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LSAMUEL 31 

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L  KINGS. 22 

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L  CHRONICLES 29 


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AMOS 9 

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MICAH'.. 7 

n;                              ...  3 

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zethaniah 3 

HAGGAI 2 

ZECHARIAH 14 

MALACHI 4 


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MARK 16 

LUKE 24 

JOHN 21 

THE  ACTS 28 

EPISTLE  TO  THE  ROMANS  16 

I.  CORINTHIANS 16 

II.  CORINTHIANS 13 

GALATIANS 6 


EPHESIANS 6 

PHILIPPIANS 4 

COLOSSIANS 4 

I.  THESSALONIANS ,   3 

II.  THE  SSALONIANS 3 

I.  TIMOTHY 6 

n.  TIMOTHY 4 

TITUS ■•    3 

PHILEMON 1 


HEBREWS 13 


EPISTLE  OF  JAMES. 

L PETER 

II.  PETER 

L  JOHN 

IL  JOHN 

HI.  JOHN 

JUDE 


5 
5 
3 
5 
1 
1 
1 


REVELATION 22 


6tli  Edition.  ' 


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i 


% 


1 


Before 

CHRIST 

4004. 


•John  1.1, 2. 

Heb.  1.  10. 
bPs.  8.  3.  & 

33.  (i.  &  8!). 

11,  li  &  10.'. 

•^5.  &  I3(>.  5. 

&  146.  6. 

Is.  44.  24. 

Jer.  10.  12. 

&51.  15. 

Zech.  12.  1. 

Acts  14. 15. 

&  17.  24. 

Col.  1.10,17. 

Hcb.  11.  3. 

Kov.  4.  11. 

&  10.  e. 
'  Ps.  a-!.  6. 

1b.  40. 1.!,  14. 

■1  Ps.  an.  0. 

•2Cor.  4.fi. 


t  Heb.  be- 
twfen  the 
liglit  and 
between  the 

f  Ps.  74.  16. 

&  I'M.  20. 
f  Heb.  And 

th^  ei-tuing 

1/;ii.s,  and 

tie  iiioni- 

ing  WW. 
BJob  ?,T.  18. 

Ps.  i;«i.  5. 

Jcr.  10. 12. 

&51.  J5. 
1  Heb.  ex- 

pansion. 


kProv.  8.  28. 


iPs.  148.  4. 


kJob2G.  10. 
&  ■•!».  8. 
Ps.  ;«.-7.  & 
9.1.  5.  &  KM. 
9.  *  IX.  fi. 
Prov.  8.  29. 
Jer.  5.  22. 
2  Pet.  3.  5. 


I  Heb.  6.  7. 
t  Heb.  fen- 
der grass. 

J"  Luke  6.44. 


THE   FIEST   BOOK   OF   MOSES; 


CALLED 


GENESIS. 


/ 


CHAPTER  I. 

\'The  creation  of  heaven  and  earth,  3  of  tlie  light,  6 
of  the  flmiament,  9  of  the  earth,  separated  from 
the  waters,  11  and  made  fruitful,  14r  of  the  sun, 
moon,  and  stars,  20  of  fish  and  Jowl,  24  of  beasts 
and  cattle,  36  of  man  in  t/ie  image  of  God.  29  Also 
the  appointment  of  food. 

IK^tlie  "^ beginning  ""God  created 
the  heaven  and  the  earth. 

2  And  the  earth  was  without  form, 
and  void;  and. darkness  was  upon 
the  face  of  the  deep.-' ^^ And  the 
Spirit  of  God  moved  ujion  the  face 
of  the  waters. 

3  '^Aud  God  said,  ^  Let  there  be 
Ught :  and  there  was  light. 

4  J^Mil  God  saw  the  hght,  that  U 
was  good  :  and  God  divided  Hhe 
light  from  the  darkness. 

5  And  God  called  the  light  ^Day,- 
and  the  darkness  he  called  Night. 
^  And  the  evening  and  the  morn- 
ing were  the  first  day. 

Q^{  And  God  said,  'Let  there  be 
a  1^  firmament  in  the  midst  of  the 
waters,  and  let  it  divide  the  wa- 
ters from  the  waters. 

7  Aiid  God  made  the  firmament, 
^  and  divided  the  waters  which  ivere 
under  the  firmament  from  the  wa- 
ters  which  ivere  'above  the  firma- 
ment :  and  it  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  firmament 
Heaven.  And  the  evening  and  the 
morning  were  the  secotid  day. 

9  «[  And  God  said,  ''Let  the  wa- 
ters under  the  heaven  be  gathered 
together  unto  one  place,  and  let 
the  dry  land  "appear:  and  it  was  so. 

10  And  God  called  tlie  dry  land 
Earth ;  and  the  gathering  together 
of  the  waters  called  he  Seas :  and 
God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

11  And  God  said.  Let  the  earth 
'  bring  forth  ^  gi-ass,  the  herb  yield- 
ing seed,  and  the  fruit  tree  yield- 
ing "fruit  after  his  kind,  whose 
seed  is  in  itself,  upon  the  earth: 
and  it  was  so. 


"  lights 
heaven  to 
the  night; 
signs,   and 


12  And  the  earth  brought  forth 
grass,  and  herb  yielding  seed  after 
his  kind,  and  the  tree  yielding' 
fruit,  whose  seed  was  in  itself,  aft- 
er his  kind:  and  God  saw  that  it 
ivas  good. 

13  And  the  evening  and  the 
morning  were  the  third  day. 

14  1"  And  God  said,  Let  there  be 
in   the   firmament  of  the 

divide  Uhe  day  from 
and  let  them  be   for 
"for  seasons,   and  for 
days,  and  years : 

15  And  let  them  be  for  lig4its  in 
the  firmament  of  the'  heaven  to 
give  light  upon  the  earth :  and  it 
was  s#. 

16  And   God  "made  two    great 
lights;    the  greater  light  ^to  rule 
the  day,  and  "the  lesser  light  to 
rule  the  night:  lie  made^ihG  stars' 
also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  firm-  | 
anient  of  the  heaven  to  give  light 
upon  the  earth, 

18  And  to  ^ruie  over  the  day  and 
over  the  night,  and  to  divide  the 
light  from  the  darkness :  and  God 
saw  that  it  ivas  good. 

19  And  the  evening  and  the 
morning  were  the  fourth  day. 

20  And  God  said,  Let  the  waters 
bring  forth  abundantly  the  "mov- 
ing "creature  that  hath  *  life,  and 
t  fowl  that  may  fly  above  the  earth 
in  the  ^open  firmament  of  heaven. 

21  And  ^  God  created  great  whales, 
and  every  living  creature  that  mov- 
eth,  which  the  waters  brought  forth 
abundantly,  after  their  kind,  and 
every  winged  fowl  after  his  kind : 
and  God  saw  that  it  i6Y<.s-  good. 

22  And  God  blessed  them,  saying, 
"Be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  till 
the  waters  in  the  seas,  and  let  fowl 
multiply  in  the  earth. 


Before 
CHltlST 

,     4004. 


"06111.4.19. 
Ps.  74.  IC.  & 

i.-;(i.  7. 

t  Heb.  hf- 
tween  the 
day  and  be- 
tu-(C7i  the 
night. 

•>  T3.74.it. 
&  104. 19. 


p  p».  isG.  r, 

8,  9.  «:  148. 

3,5. 
t  Ilcb./or 

the  }-ule  oj 

the  dav. 
IPs.  8.  3. 
■■Job  38.  7. 


"Jer.  31.  35. 


II  Or,  creep- 
ing. 

t  Heb.  sovl. 

tHeh.  ?e« 

fowlfty. 
i  Heb. /ace 

of  the  Jinn- 

awent  of 

heaven. 
'eh.  (!.  20.  & 

7.  14.  SiW.l'.l. 

Ps.  104.  21). 


"ch.  S.  17. 


The  creation  of  man. 


GENESIS. 


The  garden  of  Eden. 


Before 

CHItlsT 

4004. 


23   And   tlie    evening    and 
morning  ■svere  tlie  fifth  day. 


the 


24  ^  A?iA  Gro^  s^i^j  I^®t  the  earth 
'.•  .f  })ring',tbiitl)  the  li^dng  creature  after 


»  ch.  5. 1.  & 

9.6. 

Ps.  KK).  3. 

Ecc.  7.  a). 

Acts  17.  2C, 

28.:i9. 

1  Cor.  11.  7. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

Col.  r..  10. 

James  3.  9. 
y  ch.  9.  2. 

Ps.  b.-6. 


■1  Cor.  11.7. 

•ch..';.  2. 
Mai.  L'.  15. 
Matt.  U).  4. 
Mark  10.  (j. 


fcch.  9.  1,  7. 
Lev.  iU  9.  • 
Ps.  127.  3.  & 
IJ).  3,  4. 


tneb. 
crecpeth. 


t  Heh.  s«(i- 
ing  seed. 


31. 


'c.!..  9.  3. 

Job 
.  P«.  KM.  14, 

l.').  &  l.'W.  2fi. 

1 14«.  7. 

Acts  14.  17. 
•1P».  145.  1.5, 

IC.  Sc  147.  9. 
'Job  38.  41. 

t  Heb.  a  liv- 
ing soul. 


IT:  104.  24. 
I  Tim.  4.  4. 


25  And  God  made  the  beast  of  the 
earth  after  his  kind,  and  cattle  aft- 
er their  kind,  and  every  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth  after  his 
kind :  and  God  saw  that  it  was 
good. 

2G  ^  And  God  said,  ''Let  us  make 
man  in  oiu*  image,  after  our  like- 
ness: and  ^let  them  have  domin- 
ion over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and 
over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over 
the  cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth, 
and  over  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth. 

27  So  God  created  man  in  his  oivn 
image,  ''in  the  image  of  God  cre- 
ated he  him ;  ^  male  and  female 
created  he  them. 

28  And  (Tod  blessed  them,  and 
God  said  imto,  them,  ^Be  Iruitful, 
and  multiply,  and  replenish  the 
earth,  and  subdue  it":  and  have 
dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea, 


.-.1.  e. 


and  over  the  fowl  of  thdair,  and 
over  every  living  thing  that  ^mov- 
eth  upon  the  earth. 

20  t  And  God  said,  Behold,  I 
have  given  you  every  herb  *  bear- 
ing seed,  which  is  upon  the  face  of 
all  the  earth,  and  every  tree,  in  the 
which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree  yielding 
seed ;  "^to  you  it  shall  be  for  meat. 

30  And  to  '^  every  beast  of  the 
earth,  and  to  every  *fowl  of  the 
air,  and  to  every  thing  that  creep- 
eth ui)on  the  earth,  wherein  there 
is  mi'ii,  I  have  (jivrn  every  green 
herb  for  meat:  and  it  was  so. 

31  And  '  God  saw  every  thing  that 
he  had  mad<',  and,  behold,  it  was 
very  good.  And  tlie  evening  and 
the  morning  were  the  sixth  day. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  J7w  ,flrxt  nabbath.  4  The  manner  of  the  creation. 
8  Tlie  planting  of  the  garden  of  Eden^  10  and  the 
riwr  thereof.  17  Tlw,  tree  of  knowledge  only  for- 
hidden.  I'.t,  20  Tlie  naming  of  the  creatures.  21 
T/ie  making  of  woman,  and  institution  of  marriage. 

TITUS  the  heavens  and  the  earth 
were   finished,   and  "all  the 
host  of  them. 

6 


2  ''And  on  the  seventh  day  God 
ended  his  work  wliich  he  had  made; 
and  he  rested  on  the  seventh  day 
from  all  his  work  which  he  had 
made. 

3  And  God  '^blessed  the  seventh 
day,  and  sanctified  it :  because  that 
in  it  he  had  rested  from  all  his 
work  which  God  ^  created  and  made. 

4. 1"  '•  These  are  the  generations  of 
the  heavens  and  of  the  earth  when 
they  were  created,  in  the  day  that 
the  Lord  God  made  the  earth  and 
the  heavens, 

5  And  every  ^  plant  of  the  field 
before  it  was  in  tlie  earth,  and  ev- 
ery herb  of  the  field  before  it  grew: 
for  the  Lord  God  had  not  ^  caused 
it  to  rain  upon  the  earth,  and  there 
was  not  a  man  ^to  till  the  ground. 

6  But  'I  there  went  ui)  a  mist  from 
the  earth,  and  watered  the  whole 
face  of  the  gromid. 

7  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man 
^of  the  ^dust  of  the  ground,  and 
'breathed  into  Ms  ^nostrils  the 
breath  of  life ;  and  '  man  became  a 
living  soul. 

8  1  And  the  Lord  God  planted 
"  a  garden  "  eastward  in  "  Eden ;  and 
there  f'he  put  the  man  whom  he 
had  formed. 

9  And  out  of  the  ground  made 
the  Lord  God  to  grow  •*  every  tree 
that  is  ijleasant  to  the  sight,  and 
good  for  food ;  '^the  tree  of  life  also 
in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  'and 
the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and 
evil. 

10  And  a  river  went  out  of  Eden 
to  water  the  garden ;  and  from 
thence  it  was  parted,  and  became 
into  four  heads. 

11  The  name  of  the  first  is  Pison: 
that  is  it  which  compasseth  *the 
whole  land  of  Havilah,  where  there 
is  gold; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  is 
good :  "  there  is  bdellium  and  the 
onyx  stone. 

J  3  And  the  name  of  the  second 
river  is  Gilion :  the  same  is  it 
that  compasseth  the  whole  land  of 
♦Ethiovia. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third  riv- 
er is  *lliddekel:  that  is  it  which 
goeth  "toward  the'' east  of  AssjTia. 


Before 

CHRIST 

4004. 

»>Ex.  :o.  n. 
&r,i.  17. 
Deut.  5.  14. 
Ueb.  4.  4. 


"^Xeh.0. 14. 
Is.  Itt.  13. 


t  Hcb.  creatr 
ed  to  make  J 

dch.  1.1.  \ 
Ps.  90.  1,  2y 


"ch.  1.  12. 
Ps.  104. 14. 


f  Job  38.  26, 
27,28. 


ech.8.  23. 

II  Or,  a  mist 
which  went 
up/romfic. 


ineh.dust  of 
the  yroima. 

l-ch.  3. 19. 23. 
Ps.  103.  14.  • 

■  Ecc.  12.  7. 
Is.  (i4.  8. 

1  Cor.  15.47. 
i  Job  .^l.  4. 

Acts  17.  25. 
k  ch.  7.  22. 

Is.  2.  22. 
U  Cor.  15.45. 
'"cli.  13.10. 

Is.  51.  3. 

Ez.  l'«.  M. 

Joel  2.  3. 
°  ch.  3.  24. 
°ch.  4.  IB. 

2  Kings  19. 
12. 

Ez.  27.  23. 
P  vcr.  15. 
lEz.  ,31.8. 
'ch.  3.  22. 

Prov.  3. 18. 

&11.  .30. 

Rev.  2.  7.  A 

22.  2, 14. 
"ver.  17. 


•  ch.  25. 18. 


"Num.11./ 


tllcb.  C'mA. 


»  Dan.  10. 4. 

i  C>r,  cast' 
uard  to  As- 
syria. 


The  making  of  woman. 


GENESIS. 


The  serpent  decei/ceth  Eve. 


Before 

CHRIST 

4004. 


f  fieb.eating 
thou  thalt 
eat. 

•  ver.  9. 

•ch.  X  1,  3, 
11,  17. 


I>ch.  .3.  .%19. 

Rom.  ft.  iS. 

lCor.15.  ai. 

James  1. 15. 

IJohu  5.16. 
f  Heb.  dying 

thou  shall 

die. 

«ch.  S.  12. 

1  Cor.  11.  9. 

ITim.  a.  1.3. 
t  Heb.  OS 

before  him. 
dch.  1.20,24. 


<■  Ps.  8.  6. 
See  ch.  6.20. 

Ine  man. 


tHeb. 
called. 


rch.  1.5.  12. 
1  Sam.  26. 
12. 


fHeb. 

huilt/ed. 
S  Fro  V.' 18. 22. 
Heb.  13.  i. 


k  ch.  29. 14. 

Judg.  9.  2. 

2  Sam.  5.  1. 

&  19.  13. 

Eph.  5.  30. 
t  Heb.  hha. 
i  1  Cor.  11.  8. 
tneb.  hh. 
kcU.  31.15. 

Ps.  45.  lU. 

Matt.  19.  5. 

Mark  10.  7. 

1  Cor.  «.  IS. 

Eph.  5.  31. 


1  ch.  3.  r,  10, 
H. 

■•  Ex.  32.  25. 
Is.  47.  3. 


And  the  fourth  river  is  Euphra- 
tes. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  took  "the 
man,  and  ^  put  him  into  the  garden 
of  Eden  to  dress  it  and  to  keep  it. 

16  And  the  Lord  God  command- 
ed the  man,  saying,  Of  every  tree 
of  the  garden  Hhou  maj^est  freely 
eat: 

17  ^But  of  the  tree  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  good  and  evil, "  thou  shalt 
not  eat  of  it :  for  in  the  day  that 
thou  eatest  thereof  "♦thou  shalt 
surely  die. 

18  \  And  the  Lord  God  said,  It 
is  not  good  that  the  man  should 
be  alone ;  '^I  will  make  him  a  help 
hneet  for  hira. 

19  "^And  out  of  the  ground  the 
Lord  God  formed  every  beast  of 
the  field,  and*  every  fowl  of  the 
air;  and  'brought  them nnto  "Adam 
to  see  what  he  would  call  them: 
and  whatsoever  Adam  called  every 
living  creature,  that  was  the  name 
thereof. 

20  And  Adam  ^gave  names  to 
all  cattle,  and  to  the  fowl  of  the 
ail*,  and  to  every  boast  of  the  field; 
but  for  Adam  there  was  not  found 
a  help  meet  for  him. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a 
*^deep  sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam, 
and  he  slept;  and  he  took  one  of 
liis  ribs,  and  closed  up  the  flesh 
instead  thereof. 

22  And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord 
God  had  taken  from  man,  ^made 
he  a  woman,— and  ^brought  her 
unto  the  man. 

23  And  Adam  said,  This  is  now 
•"bone  of  my  bones,  and  flesh  of 
my  flesh :  she  shall  be  called  ♦  Wo-_ 
man,  because  she  was  'taken  out 
oft  man. 

24  "Therefore  shall  a  man  leave 
his  father  and  his  mother,  and 
shall  cleave  unto  his  wife:  and 
they  shall  be  one  flesh. 

25  ^And  they  were  both  naked, 
the  man  and  his  wife,  and  were 
not  "^  ashamed. 

CH^iPTEE  TIL 

1  TJie  serpent  deceiveth  E»e.  C  Man^s  shameful  fall. 
9  Ood  arraigneih  ttiem.  14  The  serpent  is  cursed. 
15  Tlie  prom  uied  seed.  16  The  punishment  of  man- 
kind. 31  Their  first  clothing.  33  Their  coating 
out  of  paradise. 


N 


OW  *  the  serpent  was  ''more 
subtile  than  any  beast  of  the 
field  which  the  Lord  God  had 
made.  And  he  said  unto  the  wo- 
man, ^Yea,  hath  God  said,  Ye 
shall  not  6at  of  every  tree  of  the 
garden  f 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the 
serpent.  We  may  eat  of  the  fruit 
of  the  trees  of  the  garden : 

3  "^But  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree 
winch  is  in  the  midst  of  the  gar- 
den, God  hath  said.  Ye  shall  not 
eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye  touch  it, 
lest  ye  die. 

4  '^  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the 
woman.  Ye  shall  not  siu^ely  die : 

5  For  God  doth  know  that  in  the 
dav  ye  eat  thereof,  then  'your 
eyes  shall  be  opened,  and  ye  shall 
be  as  gods,  knowing  good  and  evil. 

6  And  when  the  woman  saw  that 
the  tree  was  good  for  food,  and 
that  it  ivas  ♦  pleasant  to  the  eyes, 
and  a  tree  to  be  desired  to  make 
one  wise,  she  took  of  the  fruit 
thereof,  ^and  chd  eat,  and  gave 
also  unto  her  husband  with  her; 
^and  he  did  eat. 

7  And  ''the  eyes  of  them  both 
were  opened,  '  and  they  knew  that 
they  icere  naked ;  and  they  sewed 
fig  leaves  together,  and  made 
themselves  "aprons. 

8  And  they  heard  ''the  voice  of 
the  Lord  God  walking  in  the  gar- 
den in  the  ^cool  of  the  day:  and 
Adam  and  his  wife '  hid  themselves 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord 
God  amongst  the  trees  of  the  gar- 
den. 

0  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto 
Adam,  and  said  unto  him.  Where 
art  thou  ? 

10  And  he  said,  I  heard  thy  voice 
in  the  garden,  "'and  I  was  afraid, 
because  I  was  naked;  and  I  hid 
myself. 

11  And  he  said.  Who  told  thee 
that  thou  ivast  naked  I  Hast  thou 
eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I  com- 
manded thee  that^^thou  shouldest 
not  eat  ? 

12  And  the  man  said,  "The  wo- 
man whom  thou  gavest  to  he  with 
me,  she  gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I 
did  eat. 

7 


Before 

CHKIST 

4004. 

•Rev.  12.9. 

&  20.  2. 
bMatt.  10.16i 

2  Cor.  11.  3. 

tHcb.  Yea, 
beccitue,  l(C, 


'  ch.  2. 17. 


i  ver.  13. 
2  Cor.  11.  8. 
ITim.  2. 14. 


•  ver.  7. 
Act*  26. 18. 


tHcb. 
a  detiret 


'1  Tim.  2. 14. 

«ver.  12, 17. 
h  ver.  5. 
i  ch.  2.  25. 


II  Or.thinga 

to  gild 

nl.oiit. 
lJob38. 1. 


t  Ueb.  wind, 

lJob31.S3. 
Jer.  2.3.  24. 
Amos  9.  3. 


"ch.  2.  25. 
Kx.  3.  H. 
lJohn3.20. 


»ch.  2. 18. 
Job  31.  3.3. 
Prov.28.13. 


The  punislDnent  of  mankind. 


GEISIBSIS. 


The  murder  of  Abel. 


Before 

CHRIST 

4004. 


I  "  ver.  4.. 
2  Cor.  U.  3. 
1  Tim.  2. 14. 

PEx.  21.  29, 
32. 


<!Is.  CS.  25. 
Mic.  7.  17. 


'Matt.  S.  7. 
&  l-!.  38. 
&  23.  .'Vi. 
John  «.  +4. 
Acts  Vi.  10. 
lJohn3.  8. 
•  I's.  132.  11. 
Is.  7.  14. 
Mio.  .^.  3. 
Matt.  1.  23, 
25. 

Luke  1.  31, 
34,35. 
Gal.  4.  4. 
'Rom.  16.20. 
Col  »  IS. 
lleb.  2.  14. 
IJohn  o.  5. 
Kev.  12.  7, 
17. 

"■  P«.  48.  6. 
Ig.  l.i.  8.  & 
21.3. 

John  IG.  21. 
1  Tim.  2. 1.9. 
"ch.  4.  7. 
II  Or,  mibject 
to  thy  hia- 
tiaiui. 

»1  Cor.  11.3. 
ft  14.  34. 
Eph.  .'..  22, 
■£i.  24. 

1  Tim.  2. 11, 
12. 

Tit.  2.  .■;. 
1  Pet.  3. 1, 5, 
«. 

y  1  Sam.  15. 
23. 

'  vcr.  C. 
'ch.  2.  17. 
b  Ecc.  1.  2,  3. 
Is.  24.  5,  i;. 
Rum.  S.  20. 
'Job  5.  7. 
Ecc.  2.  23. 
dJobSI.  40. 

f  Ueb.  caiue 

to  hwl. 
«P».  104.  14. 
f  Ecc.  1.1.3. 

2Theu.  3. 

10. 

«ch.  2.  7. 
kJob21.  26. 

fr  S4.  15. 

Pn.  104.  2fl. 

Ecc.  3. 20.  & 

12.7. 

Koin.  5.  12. 

Heb.  a.  27. 

)  Ilcb. 

n,<nnh. 
That  it, 

Living, 


Iver.    .1. 

1 

Like  In 

10.  ' 

,  12.*  47. 

12, 

13. 

Jer.  22. 

23. 

k  ch.  2.  9 

■ 

I  ch.  4.  2.  *  9. 
20. 


kW 


13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto 
the  woman,  A\Tiat  is  this  tliat  thou 
liast  done  ?  And  the  woman  said, 
°The  serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I 
did  eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  ^unto 
the  serpent,  Because  thou  hast 
done  this,  thou  art  cursed  above 
all  cattle,  and  above  every  beast 
of  the  field ;  upon  thy  beliy  shalt 
thou  go,  and  "dust  shalt  thou  eat 
all  the  days  of  thy  life : 

15  And^  I  will  put  enmity  be- 
tween thee  and  the  woman,  and 
between  "^thy  seed  and  ^her  seed; 
4t  shall  bruise  thy  head,  and  thou 
shalt  bruise  his  heel. 

IG  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I 
will  greatly  multiply  thy  sorrow 
and  thy  conception;  "in  sorrow 
thou  shalt  bring  forth  children; 
''and  thy  desire  shall  he  Ho  thy 
husband,  and  he  shall  ''rule  over 
thee.  /'' 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said,  ^^  Be- 
cause thou  hast  hearkened  unto 
the  voice  of  thy  wife,  ^and  hast 
eaten  of  the  tree,  *of  which  I  com- 
manded thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt 
not  eat  of  it :  ^  cursed  is  the  ground 
for  thy  sake  ;  ''in  sorrow  shalt  thou 
eat  of  it  all  the  days  of  thy  life ; 

18  ''Thorns  also  and  thistles  shall 
it  ^  bring  forth  to  thee ;  and  '^  thou 
shalt  eat  the  lierb  of  the  field : 

19  'In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt 
thou  eat  bread,  till  thou  return 
unto  the  ground;  for  out  of  it 
wast  thou  taken :  ^  for  dust  thou 
art,  and  ''unto  dust  shalt  thou  re- 
turn. 

20  And  Adam  called  his  wife's 
name  ♦ "  Eve ;  l)ocause  she  was  the 
mother  of  all  living. 

21  Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his 
wife  did  the  Lord  God  make  coats 
of  skins,  and  clothed  them. 

22  ^  And  the  Lord  God  said, 
'  Behold,  the  man  is  become  as 
one  of  us,  to  know  good  and  evil : 
and  now,^est  he  put  forth  his 
hand,  ''and  take  also  of  the  tree 
of  life,  and  eat,  and  11  \(^  for  ever: 

2.J  Tlierefore  the  Lord  (Jod  .sent 
him  forth  fi'om  the  garden  of  lOden, 
'  ta  till  the  ground  from  whence 
he  was  taken. 

.8 


24  So  he  drove  out  the  man  :  and 
he  placed  ™at  the  east  of  the  gar- 
den of  Eden  "  cherubim,  and  a  flam- 
ing sword  wliich  turned  every  way, 
to  keep  the  way  of  the  tree  of  life. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  birth,  trade,  and  religion  of  Cairi  and  Abel. 
8  The  murder  of  Abel.  11  The  curse  of  Cain. 
17  Enoch  the  frd  city.  19  Lamech  and  his  two 
wives.     25  The  birth  of  Set h,  26  and  Enos. 

A  ND  Adam  knew  Eve  his  wife ; 
XJL  and  she  conceived,  and  bare 
"  Cain,  and  said,  I  have  gotten  a 
man  from  the  Lord. 

2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother 
tAbel.  And  Abel  was  ^a  keeper 
of  sheep,  but  Cain  was  ^  a  tiller  of 
the  ground. 

3  And  t  in  process  of  time  it  came 
to  pass,  that  Cain  brought  ''of  the 
fruit  of  the  groui;id  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

4  And  Abel,  he  also  brought  of 
Hhe  firstlings  of  his  ^  flock  and  of 
the  fat  thereof.  And  the  Lord 
had  "respect  imto  Abel  and  to  his 
offering : 

5  But  unto  Cain  and  to  his  offer- 
ing he  had  not  respect.  And  Cain 
was  very  wroth,  ''and  his  counte- 
nance fell. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain, 
Whj  art  thou  wroth  ?  and  why  is 
thy  countenance  fallen  ? 

7  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou 
not  "be  accepted?  and  if  thou 
doest  not  well,  sin  lieth  at  the 
doorrjmd  "unto  thee  shall  he  his 
desire,  and  thou  shalt  rule  over 
him. 

8  And  Cain  talked  with  Abel  his 
brother :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  in  the  field,  that  Cain 
rose  up  against  Abel  his  brother, 
and  "^slew  him. 

9  •[  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Cain,  « Where  is  Abel  thy  brother! 
And  he  said,  "I  know  not:  Am  I 
my  brother's  keei)er  f 

10  And  he  said.  What  hast  thou 
done?  the  voice  of  thy  brother's 
♦  blood  '  crieth  unto  me  from  the 
ground. 

11  And  now  art  thou  cursed  from 
the  earth,  which  hath  opened  h(;r 
mouth  to  receive  thy  brother's 
blood  from  thy  hand. 

1 2  When  thou  tillfest  the  ground. 


Before 

CHRIST 

4004. 


"  ch.  2.  8. 
"  Ps.  104.  4. 
Heb.  1.  7. 


4003. 


II  That  is, 
Gotten,  or. 
Acquired. 


t  Ueb.Hebel 
t  Heb. 

a  feeder. 
'  ch.  3.  23.  & 

9.20. 

t  Heb.  at  the 
endo/dayt. 
b  Num.18.12. 


"■  Nura.18.17. 

Prov.  3.  9. 
t  Heb.  sheep, 

or,  goats, 
i  Heb.  U.  4. 


'  ch.  31.  2. 


II  Or,  have 
the  excel- 
lency ? 
Heb.  11.  4. 

II  Or,  siitiject 
vnto  thee, 
ch.  3. 16. 


about  3  875. 


f  Matt.  25. 85. 
*l,lohn.1.12. 
Jude  U. 

i  e  Ps.  9. 12. 

I 

'  hJohnS.  4(. 


tncb.Woorfs. 

i  Heb.  12.  24. 

Bcv.  6. 10. 


Lv 


Tlie  curse  of  Cain. 


GENESIS. 


Genealogy  of  the  patriarchs. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  3875. 


II  Or,  fftne 
iniqrtiti/  is 
i/reater 
than  that 
it  may  be 
forgiven. 

t  Job  15.  20- 
24. 

I  Pi.  fil.  11. 


■»  ch.  9.  C. 
Num.  ."J 
19,  21,  2". 


» Ps.  79. 12. 
'  £z.  9.  4,  0. 


P  2  Kings  1.". 
W.  &  24.  20. 
Jcr.  2'!.  39. 
&  52.  3. 


about  3875. 

tHeb. 

Chanoch. 
1  Ps.  49.  11. 


fHeb. 
Lcmech. 


"■Rom.  4. 
12. 


n. 


fHeb. 
whetter. 


II  Or. 

slay  a  man 

in  viy 

wound,  IfC. 
II  Or,  in  my 

hurt. 
*  Tcr.  15. 


3874. 


it  shall  not  hoiicefortli  yield  uuto 
thee  her  streii^ith ;  a  fugitive  aud 
a  vagabond  shalt  thou  be  in  the 
earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord, 
"My  pimishment  is  greater  than  1 
can  bear. 

14  "^  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me 
out  this  day  from  the  face  of  the 
earth ;  and  '  from  thy  face  shall  T 
be  hid ;  ami  I  shall  be  a  fugitive 
and  a  vagabond  in  the  earth ;  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  ""^that  every 
one  that  lindeth  me  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Therefore  whosoever  slayetli  Cain, 
vengeance  shall  be  taken  on  him 
"  sevenfold.  And  the  Lord  °  set  a 
mark  upon  Cain,  lest  any  finding 
him  should  kill  him. 

•IG  ^i  And  Cain  'went  out  trom  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  aud  dwelt 
in  the  land  of  Nod,  on  the  east 
of  Eden. 

17  And  Cain  laiew  his  wife  ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  ^  Enoch : 
and  he  builded  a  city,  ''and  called 
the  name  of  the  city,  after  the 
name  of  his  son,  Enoch. 

18  And  unto  Enoch  was  born 
Irad :  and  Irad  begat  Mehujael : 
and  Mehujael  begat  Methusael: 
and  Methusael  begat  ^  Lamech. 

19  1^  And  Lamech  took  unto  him 
two  wives:  the  name  of  the  one 
was  Adah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Zillah. 

20  And  Adah  bare  Jabal :  he  was 
the  father  of  such  as  dwell  in  tents, 
and  of  such  as  huvc  cattle. 

21  And  his  brother's  name  was 
Jubal:  he  was  the  'father  of  all 
such  as  handle  the  harp  ahd  organ. 

22  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare  Tu- 
bal-cain,  an  *  instructor  of  every 
artificer  in  brass  and  iron  :  and  the 
sister  of  Tubal-cain  was  Naamah. 

23  And  Lamech  said  unto  .his 
wives,  Adah  and  Zillah,  hear  my 
voice;  ye  wives  of  Lamech,  hearken 
unto  my  speech :  for  "  I  have  slain 
a  man  to  my  wounchng,  and  a 
young  man  "  to  my  hurt. 

24  '  If  Cain  shall  be  avenged  sev- 
enfold, truly  Lamech  seventy  and 
sevenfold. 

25  ^  And  Adam  knew  his  wife 


again  ;  and  she  bare  a  son,  and 
V'alled  his  name  "  ^Seth :  For  God, 
said  sJic^  liath  ap^joint^d  me  another 
seed  instead  of  Abel,  whom  Cain 


^and  he  beg«t  sons 


26  And  to  Setli,  "to  him  also  tliere 
was  born  a  son ;  and  lie  called  his 
name  ♦  Enos :  then  began  men  " ''to 
call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  TTie  genealogy,  age,  and  death  of  the  patriarchs 
from  Adam  unto  Noah.  i24  The  godllnens  and 
tranxldtion  of  Enoch. 

THIS  is  the  "^  book  of  the  genera- 
tions of  Adam.  In  the  dity 
that  God  created  man,  in  ^the  Uke- 
uess  of  God  made  he  him ; 

2  'Male  and  female  created  he 
them ;  and  blessed  them,  and  called 
their  name  Adam,  in  the  day  when 
they  were  created. 

3  ^And  Adam  lived  a  hundred 
and  thirty  years,  and  begat  a  son 
in  his  own  likeness,  after  his  image ; 
and  ^  called  liis  name  Seth : 

4  ^And  the  days  of  Adam  after 
he  had  begotten  Seth  were  eight 
hundred  years : 
and  daughters ; 

5  And  all  the  days  that  Adam 
lived  were  nine  hundred  and  thhty 
vears:  «and  he  died. 

6  And  Seth  lived  a  hundred  and 
five  years,  and  ^'  begat  Enos : 

7  And  Seth  lived  after  he  begat 
Enos  eight  hundred  and  scn^en 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were 
nine  hundred  and  twelve  yeai*s: 
and  he  died. 

9  l^And  Enos  lived  ninety  years, 
and  begat  ^  Caiiian : 

10  Aud  Enos  lived  after  he  begat 
Cainan  eight  huncked  and  fifteen 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters :         ^ 

11  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were 
nine  hundred  and  five  years :  and 
he  died. 

12  1  And  Cainan  lived  seventy 
years,  and  begat  ^Mahalaleel: 

13  And  Cainan  lived  after  he  be- 
gat ]Miihalaleel  eight  hundred  and 
forty  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

14  And  all  the  days  of  Cainan 

9 


Before 

CHKIST 

3b74. 

I;  Tlmt  is, 

Ai'r'ihiled, 

or,  I'ut. 
i  Hcb. 

Hhrlh. 
87fi!). 
"  ch.  5.  6. 
fHeb. 

ICnonh. 
II  Or.   to  call 

themiic-lvcs 

btf  the  name 

of  the. 

Lonn. 
*'  J  Kinj^s 

18.  24. 

Ps.  Jlfi.  17. 

Joil  2.  »2. 

Zeph.  .•^.  9. 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 

4004. 

"lOir.  1.1. 
Luke  3.  38. 

hch.l.  2C. 
Kph.  4.  24. 
Cul.  3.  10. 

■^■ch.  1.  27. 


3874. 


■I  ch.  4.  25. 
'l  Chr.  1.1, 


fch.  1.  28. 


fch.3.  19. 
Ueb.  9.  27. 

37«9. 
h  ch.  4.  26. 


3679. 

f  rich. 

Kenan. 


3609. 

tOr. 
ilaleleel. 


■ap^M^^Md 


I  Genealogy  of  the  patriarchs. 


GEKESIS. 


The  ivickedness  of  the  world. 


Before 
CHRIST 

tneb. 

Jcrcd. 


a3S2. 


■  Jude  14,  lo. 


3317. 

t  Gr.  ifa/Au- 
iala. 

k  ch.  G.  9.  .V 
If.  I.i24. 
40. 

2  Kinss  20. 
3. 

Ps.  jt;.  s.  & 

iiu.a.&i2». 

1. 

Mic.  0. 8. 
Mai.  2.  6. 


I  2  KinjM  2. 
1     11. 

Heb.  U.  5. 


31-30. 


tHeb. 
Lcnicch. 


294?. 


tGr.  ,Vo«, 
I.uke  ••!. ,«. 
ll.h.  11.7. 
1  Pet.  ^.  JO. 

II  That  is, 
7<'»(,  or, 
t'o«t/brt. 

"ch.s.  ir.  & 

4.  II. 


iM-W. 


were  nine  himdred  and  ten  years : 
and  lie  died. 

15  1^  And  3Ialialaleel  lived  sixty 
and  five  years,  and  begat  Mared: 

IG  And  Mahalaleel  lived  after  he 
begat  Jared  eight  hundred  and 
tliirtv  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters:  ^^ 

17  And  all  the  days  of  Mahalaleel 
were  eight  hundred  ninety  and  five 
years :  and  he  died. 

18  1^  And  Jared  lived  a  hundred 
sixty  and  two  years,  and  he  begat 
'  Enoch : 

19  And  Jared  lived  after  he  begat 
Enoch  eight  huntU'ed  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters : 

20  And  all  the  daNs  of  Jared  were 
nine  hundred  sixty  and  two  years : 
and  he  died. 

21  T^  And  Enoch  lived  sixty  and 
five  years,  an<l  begat  *  3Iethuselah : 

I    22  And  Enoch  ^  walked  with  God 
j  after  he  begat  Methuselah  three 
I  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

23  And  all  the  days  of  Enoch 
were  three  himdred  sixty  and  five 
years : 

24  And  'Enoch  walked  with  God: 
and  he  ^vas  not ;  for  God  took  him. 

25  And  Methuselah  lived  a  hund- 
red eighty  and  seven  years,  and 
begat  *  Lamech : 

i  20  And  Methuselah  lived  after  he 
begat  Lamech  seven  hundred  eighty 
and  two  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

27  And  all  the  days  oT  Methuse- 
lah were  nine  hundred  sixty  and 
nine  years :  and  he  died. 

28  ^  And  Lame('h  lived  a  hundred 
eighty  and  two  years,  and  begat  a 
son: 

20  And  he  called  his  name  ^''Xo- 
ah,  saying,  Tliis  same  shall  comfort 
us  concerning  our  work  and  toil  of 
our  hands,  because  of  the  ground 
"'wliich  the  Loud  hath  cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  liv<'d  after  he  be- 
gat Noah  five  hundred  ninety  and 
five  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters: 

31  And  all  th<>  days  of  Lamech 
were  seven  hundred  seventy  and 

j  seven  years:  and  he  died. 

I    32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred 

I  10 


years  old :  and  Noah  begat  °  Shem, 
Ham,  "and  Jax)heth. 

CHAPTEE  YI. 

1  Tfi£  wickedness  of  the  world,  which  provoked  God's 
wrath,  and  caused  the  flood.  8  Noah  flndeth  grace. 
14  Th£  order,  form,  and  end  of  t/te  ark. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  *wh€4 
_  men  began  to  multiply  on 
the  face  of  the  earth,  and  daughters 
were  born  luito  them, 

2  That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the 
daughters  of  men  tliat  they  were 
fair ;  and  they  ''  took  them  wives  of 
all  which  they  chose. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  'My  Spirit 
shall  not  always  strive  with  man, 
'^for  that  he  also  is  flesh:  vet  his 
days  shall  be  a  himtlred  and  twenty 
years.  • 

4  There  were  giants  in  the  earth 
in  those  days ;  and  also  after  that, 
when  the  sons  of  God  came  in  unto 
the  daughters  of  men,  and  they 
bare  children  to  them,  the  same  lye- 
came  mighty  men  which  were  of 
old,,  men  of  renown. 

5  T[  And  God  saw  that  the  wick- 
edness of  man  u'as   great  in  ther 
earth,  and  that  "every  ^^ imagination 
of  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  was 
only  evil  ^continually. 

6  And  4t  repented  the  Lord  that 
he  had  made  man  on  the  earth,  and 
it  s  grieved  him  at  his  heart. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  wil]  de- 
stroy man  whom  I  have  created 
trom  the  face  of  the  earth;  ^both 
man,  and  beast,  and  the  creeping 
thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air ;  for 
it  repenteth  me  that  I  have  made 
them. 

8  But  Noah  •'found  gTace  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord. 

9  ^  These  are  the  generations  of 
Noah:  '  Noah  was  a  just  man  and 
"perfect  in  his  generations,  and 
Noah  ''walked  with  God. 

10  And  Noah  begat  three  sons, 
'Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

11  The  earth  also  was  corrupt 
'"before  God;  and  the  earth  was 
"filled  with  violence. 

12  And  God  "looked  upon  the 
earth,  and,  behold,  it  was  i'orrupt; 
for  all  flesh  had  corrupted  his  way 
npf)n  the  earth. 

13  And  God  said  utrto  Noah,  ^  The 


Before 
CHRIST 

3448. 

"ch.  fi.  10. 
°ch.  10.  a. 


■ch.  1.  28. 


it.  7.  3, 

'  Gal.  5. 16. 

ir. 

1  Pet.  3. 19 

at. 

dPe. 

78.39. 

2469. 


I!  Or,  the 
whole  im- 
atjinotion : 
The  He- 
brew word 
si^nifleth 
not  only 
tfie  inmgin- 
aliofi,  but 
also  the 
pttrtiO>e8 
and  (frsires. 

'ch.  8.  21. 
Deut.  -.-n.lO. 
Prov.  C.  18. 
Matt.  15. 19. 

t  Ilcb. 
eieri/  dag. 

2448. 
fScc  Num. 
23.19. 

1  Sam.  IS. 
11,  29. 

2  Sam.  24. 
IG. 

Mai.  .•!.  6. 
.lanicsl.  17. 
« Is.  ti",.  10. 
Eph.  4.  30. 

I  Ili'b. 
from  man 
uttio  f^east. 

'"•h.  ly.  10. 
Ex.  .":t.  12, 

n,  ic,  ir. 

Luke  i.SO. 
Acts  7.  iti. 
'ch.  7.  1, 
Ez.  14.  14, 
20. 

Rom.  1.  J 7. 
H.b.  11.7. 
2  Pet.  2.  a. 

II  Or.  <ip- 
liylit. 

k  ch>5.  22. 
;  ch.  5.  32. 
'"ch.  7   1.* 
10.  9.  &  13. 

n. 

2  Chr.  34. 

27. 

I.ukc  1.(5. 

Rom.  2.  13. 

&  3.  19. 
"  E/..  8.  17.  & 

I'H.  Mi. 

Hub.  2.  8, 

17. 
"ch.  18.  21. 

P».  14.  2.  ft 

3.\  1.1,  14.  ee 

K.  2,  S. 
PJer.  .'.1.1.1. 

1>,.  7.  2,  a, 

I). 

Amos  8.  2. 

1  Pet.  4.  7. 


The  form  of  the  arlz. 


GEKESIS. 


Noah  entereth  into  the  ark. 


Before 

CHRIST 

2443. 

iver.  17. 


(I  Or,  from 
the  earth. 


t  Ilcb.  nesUs. 


'vcr.  13. 

ch.  7.  4,  21, 
2L'.  23. 
2  Pet.  2.  5. 


•ch.7. 1,7, 
13. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 

2  Pet.  2.  5. 


'  ch.  7.  8,  9, 
15,  Iti. 


°ch.  7.  9, 15. 
Sec  ch.  2. 
19. 


"  neb.  11.  7. 

See  Ex.  40. 

10. 
"  ch.  7.  5,  9, 

16. 


2349. 

*  Tcr.  7, 1.'?. 

Matt.  24. 38. 

Lukeir.Lt!. 

Hoh.  11.7. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 

2  Pet.  2.  S. 
kch.  fi.  9. 

Ps. :«.  18,19. 
Prov.  10.  D. 
2  Pet.  •>.  9. 
'  ver.  8. 
Lev.  ch.  U. 


end  of  all  flesh  is  come  before  me ; 
for  the  earth  is  filled  with  violence 
through  them ;  "  and,  behold,  I  will 
destroy  theiu  "with  the  earth. 

14  ^  Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher 
wood;  'rooms  shalt  thou  make  in 
the  ark,  and  shalt  pitch  it  within 
and  Avitliout  with  i)itcli. 

15  And  this  is  the  fashion  which 
thou  shalt  make  it  of:  The  length 
of  the  ark  shall  he  three  hundred 
cubits,  the  breadth  of  it  tifty  cubits, 
and  the  height  of  it  thirty  cubits. 

16  A  window  shalt  thou  make  to 
the  ark,  and  in  a  cubit  shalt  thou 
finish  it  above ;  and  the  door  of  the 
ark  shalt  thou  set  in  the  side  there- 
of; ivith  lower,  second,  and  third 
stories  shalt  thou  make  it. 

17  '^And,  be^hold,  I,  even  I,  do 
bring  a  flood  of  waters  upon  the 
earth,  to  destroy  all  flesh,  wherein 
is  the  breath  of  life,  from  mider 
heaven ;  and  every  thing  that  is  in 
the  earth  shall  die.  -^ 

18  But  with  thee  will  I  establish 
my  covenant ;  and  *thou  shalt  come 
into  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy  sons, 
and  thy  wife,  and  thy  sons'  wives 
with  thee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of 
all  flesli,  Hwo  of  everv  sort  shalt 
thou  bring  into  the  ark,  to  keep 
them  alive  with  thee ;  they  shall  be 
male  and  female. 

20  Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and 
of  cattle  after  their  kind,  of  every 
creeping  thing  of  the  earth  after 
his  kind;  two  of  every  sort  "shall 
come  unto  thee,  to  keep  them  alive. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all 
food  that  is  eaten,  and  thou  shalt 
gather  it  to  thee;  and  it  shall  be 
for  food  for  thee,  and  for  them. 

22  ''Thus  did  N^oah;  ''according 
to  all  that  God  commanded  him,  so 
did  he. 

CHxiPTEE  YII. 

1  Noah,  with  hit  family,  and  the  living  creatures, 
enter  into  t/u:  ark.  17  The  tteginning,  increaj<e, 
and  continuance  of  the  flood. 

A  ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah, 
XjL^Come  thou  and  all  thy  house 
.  into  the  ark ;  for  ''  thee  have  I  seen 
I  righteous  before  me  in  this  genera- 
tion. 
2  Of  every  '^  clean  beast  thou  shalt 


take  to  thee  by  *  sevens,  the  juale 
and  his  female  :  "and  of  beasts  that 
are  not  clean  by  two,  the  male  and 
his  female. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  air  by 
sevens,  the  male  and  the  female; 
to  keep  seed  alive  upon  the  face 
of  all  the  earth. 

4  For  yet  seven  days,  and  I  will 
cause  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth 
•^ forty  days  and  forty  nights;  and 
every  living  substance  that  I  have 
made  will  1  'destroy  from  ott'  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

5  ^  And  Noah  did  according  unto 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded  him. 

0  And  Noah  was  six  hundred 
vears  old  when  the  flood  of  waters 
was  upon  the  earth. 

7  1  '''And  Noah  went  in,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  sons' 
Avives  with  him,  into  the  ark,  be- 
cause of  the  waters  of  the  flood. 

8  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts 
that  are  not  clean,  and  of  fowls, 
and  of  every  thing  that  creepeth 
ujion  the  earth, 

9  There  went  in  two  and  two 
unto  Noah  into  the  ark,  the  male 
and  the  female,  as  God  had  com- 
manded Noah. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  "  after 
seven  days,  that  the  waters  of  the 
flood  were  upon  the  earth. 

11 1[  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of 
Noah's  life,  in  the  second  month, 
the  seventeenth  day  of  the  month, 
the  same  day  were  all  ''the  fount- 
ains of  the«great  deep  broken  up, 
and  the  " '  windows  of  heaven  were 
opened. 

12  ''And  the  rain  was  upon  the 
earth  forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

13  In  the  selfsame  day  'entered 
Noah,  and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and 
Japheth,  the  sons  of  Noah,  and 
Noah's  wife,  and  the  three  wives 
of  his  sons  with  them,  into  the 
ark ;  .  - 

14  ""They,  and  every  beast  after 
his  kind,  and  all  the  cattle  alter 
their  kind,  and  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth 
after  his  kind,  and  everv  fowl  after 
his  kind,  every  bird  of  e^  ery  'sort. 

15  And  they  "went  in  unto  Noah 
into  the  ark,  two  and  two  of  aU 

11 


Before 

CHRIST 

2349. 

t  Heb.  seien 

tteren. 
•i  Lev.  10.  10. 

£z.  44.  23. 


'  ver.  12,  17. 


f  Ileb.  blot 
out. 


f  ch.  C.  22. 


2M9. 


ever.  1. 


II  Or,  on  the 
seventh 
day. 


l>ch.  8.  2. 
Prov.  8.  28. 
Ez.  26. 19. 

"Or, 

Jioodgatet. 
■  ch.  1.7.&S. 

2. 

Ps.  78.  23. 
kver.  4, 17. 


1  ver.  1,  7. 
ch.6.  18. 
Ileb.  U.  7. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 

2  Pet.  2.  i. 


"  ver.  2, 3,  8, 

9. 


t  neb.  wing. 
"  ch.  6.  20. 


^mf-mfmimtm^mm 


The  flood. 


GEI^SIS. 


The  waters  assuage. 


Bffore 
CHRIST 


"rer.  2,  3. 


»Ter.4, 12. 


IPs. )«.  2C. 


'P«.  IW  6. 
Jer.  3.  23. 


■ch.fi.  13, 17. 
ver,  4. 
Job  22.  Ifl. 
Matt.  24.39. 
lyuke  17.27. 
2  Pet.  3.  6. 


'  ch.  2.  7. 

t  Heb.  the 

trrath  of 
the  spirit  of 
life. 


"1  Pet.  3.90. 
2Pet.2.£.ft 
3.6. 


«ch.*<.  3,  4. 
compared 
with  ver.  11 
of  thin 
chapter. 


■  ch.  IS.  29. 
Ex.  2.  24. 
1  Sam.  1.19. 


l-Ix.  14.21. 


cl.   - 


*  Job  :<8.  X. 


flesh,   wherein    is    the    breath    of 
life.       • 

16  An(l  they  that  went  in,  went 
in  male  and  female  of  all  flesh,  "  as 
God  had  commanded  him :  and 
the  Lord  «hut  him  in. 

17  ^And  the  flood  was  forty  days 
upon  the  earth  ;  and  the  waters 
increased,  and  l)are  \\^  the  ark, 
and  it  was  lifted  uj)  above  the 
earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and 
were  increased  greatly  upon  the 
earth ;  "  and  the  ark  went  upon 
the  face  of  the  Waters. 

19  And  the  waters  i^revailed  ex- 
ceedingly upon  the  earth ;  '  and  all 
the  high  hills,  that  were  under  the 
whole  heaven,  were  covered. 

20  Fifteen,  cubits  upward  did  the. 
waters  prevail ;  and  the  mountains 
were  covered. 

21  « And  all  flesh  died  that  moved 
upon  the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and 

i  of   cattle,    ^nd   of   beast,   and  of 

'  every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth 

upon  the  earth,  and  every  man :    '^ 

22  All  in  "^  whose  nostrils  was 
Uhe  breath  of  life,  t)f  all  that  was 
in  the  dry  land,  died. 

23  And  every  living  substance 
was  destroyed  which  was  uijon  the 
face  of  the  ground,  both  man,  and 
cattle,  and  the  creeping  things,  and 
the  fowl  of  the  heaven ;  and  they 
were  destroyed  from  the  earth : 
and  "Noah  only  remained  alive, 
and  they  that  luere  with  him  in 
the  ark. 

24  ''And  the  waters  prevailed 
upon  the  earth  a  hundred  and 
fifty  days. 

CHAPTEB  YIII. 

1  The  waterf  asmiage.  4  Tlie  ark  renMh  on  Ararat. 
7  The  raven  a?id  the  dove.  1.5  Noah,  being  com- 
manded, l>^  gcn-tli  fiirUi  of  the  ark.  'iO  lie  bnild- 
eth  an  altar,  and  offereth  xncriflce,  21  which  God 
accepleth,  and  prornuselh  to  cur.\c  the  earth  no  more. 

AND   God   ^remembered   Noah, 
j\   and  every  living  tiling,  and  all 

I  the  cattle  that  was  with  liim  in  the 

lark:   ''and  God   made   a  wind   to 
pjiss  over  the  earth,  and  the  waters 

I  assuaged, 

2  'The  fountains  also  of  ihc  decj* 
and  the  windows  of  lienven  were 

I  stopped,  and  ''the  rain  from  heaven 

!  was  restrained. 

1  12 


3  And  the  waters  returned  from 
off  the  earth  *  continually :  and 
after  the  end  *of  the  hundred  and 
fifty  days  the  waters  were  abated. 

4  And  the  ark  rested  in  the  sev- 
enth month,  on  the  seventeenth 
day  of  the  month,  upon  the  mount- 
ains of  Ararat. 

o  And  the  waters  *  decreased  con- 
tinually until  the  tenth  month : 
in  fJie  tenth  month,  on  the  first  day 
of  the  month,  were  the  tops  of  the 
mountains  seen. 

6  T  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  forty  days,  that  Noah  opened 
^the  window  of  the  ark  which  he 
had  made : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven, 
which  went  forth  ^to  and  fro,  until 
the  waters  were  dried  uj)  from  t)ff 
the  earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from 
him,  to  see  if.  the  waters  were 
abated  from  off  the  face  of  the 
ground. 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  for 
the  sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  re- 
turned imto  him  into  the  ark ;  for 
the  waters  were  on  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth.  Then  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  took  her,  and  *  pulled 
her  in  unto  him  into  the  ark. 

10  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days ;  and  again  he  sent  forth  the 
dove  out  of  the  ark. 

11  And  th(i  dove  came  in  to  him 
in  the  evening,  and,  lo,  in  her 
mouth  was  an  olive  leaf  plucked 
off:  so  Noah  knew  that  the  waters 
were  abated  from  off  the  earth. 

12  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days,  and  sent  forth  the  dove, 
which  returned  not  again  imto 
him  any  more. 

13  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
six  hundredth  and  first  year,  in 
the  first  month,  the  first  da^i  of 
the  month,  the  waters  were  di-ied 
up  from  off  the  earth:  and  Noah 
removed  the  covering  -of  the  arlv, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  the  face 
of  the  ground  was  dry. 

14  And  in  the  second  month,  on 
i}\Q  seven  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  month,  was  the  eartli  dried. 

15  ^  And  God  spake  unto  Noah, 
saying. 


Before 

CHRIST 

2349. 

t  Heb.  m  go- 
ing and  re- 
turning. 

•ch.  7.  24. 


f  Heb.  trere 
in  going 
and  de- 
creasing. 


f  ch.  6. 16. 


t  Heb.  »n  go- 
ing  forth 
and  return- 
ing. 


tHeb. 
caused  her 
to  come. 


2&4.S. 


Noah  goeth  forth  of  the  arh. 


GEKESIS. 


The  covenant  of  the  raitihow. 


Before 
CHRIST 

f  ch.  r.  13. 

b  ch.  7. 15. 


i  ch.  1.  22. 


tHeb. 
J'amilies. 


k  Lev.  ch.  11. 


I  Lev.  1.  9. 
Ez.  20.  41. 
2Cor.  2.  15. 
Eph.  5.  2. 

t  Ucb.  o  fa- 
vour o/resl. 

"'  ch.  3. 17.  & 
C.  17. 

II  Or,  though. 
"  ch.  (i.  5. 

Job  14.  4.  & 

1.5.  14. 

Vs.  51.  5. 

.Ter.  17.  9. 

Matt.  15. 19. 

Ilom.  1.  21. 

&  3.  23. 
»ch.  9. 11,15. 
r  Is.  54.  II. 
f  Hch.Aiiyet 

all  Ike  days 

ctftheearili. 


1  Jer.  33.  20, 
25. 


•ch.  1.  28. 
vcr.  7, 19. 
ch.  10. 32. 

(■ch.  1.  28. 
Uos.  2. 18. 


•Dcut.  12.15. 
(k  14.  .1,9, 11. 
Acta  10. 12, 
13. 


16  Go  forth  of  the  ark,  nhou, 
and  thy  wife,  and  thy  sons,  and 
thy  sons'  wives  with  thee. 

17  Bring  forth  with  tliee  ''every 
living  thing  that  is  with  thee,  of 
all  fiesh,  hotli  of  fowl,  and  of  cat- 
tle, and  of  every  creeping  thing 
that  creepeth  ui)on  the  earth ;  that 
they  may  breed  abundantly  in  the 
earth,  and  'be  fruitful,  and  multi- 
ply upon  the  earth. 

18  And  l^oah  went  forth,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  sons' 
wives  with  him : 

19  Every  beast,  every  creeping 
thing,  and  every  fowl,  and  Avhat- 
soever  creepeth  upon  the  earth, 
after  their  ^  kinds,  went  forth  out 
of  the  ark. 

20  •[  And  Noah  builded  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord;  and  took  of 
''every  clean  beast,  and  of  every 
clean  fowl,  and  offered  bjirnt  ofler- 
ings  on  the  altar. 

21  And  the  Lord  smelled  '^a 
sweet  savour ;  and  the  Lord  said 
in  his  heart,  I  wHl  not  again  "  curse 
the  ground  any  more  for  man's 
sake;  "for  the  "miagination  of 
man's  heart  is  evil  from  his  youth: 
"neither  will  I  again  ^lite  any 
more  every  thing  living,  as  I  have 
done. 

22  p^  While  the  earth  remaineth, 
seedtime  and  harvest,  and  cold 
and  heat,  and  summer  and  winter, 
and  ''day  and  night  shall  not 
cease. 

CHxlPTER  IX. 

1  Ood  blesseih  Noah,  i  Blood  and  murder  are  for- 
bidden. 8  God''s  covenant,  13  signified  by  the  rain- 
bow. 18  Noah  replenisheth  the  world,  20  planteth 
a  vineyard,  21  is  drunken,  and  mocked  of  his  son, 
2.5  atrset?i  Canaan,  26  blesseth  Shem,  27  prayeth 
for  Japheth,  29  and  dieth. 

AND  God  blessed  Noah  and  his 
.  *  sons,  and  said  unto  them, 
'•'  Be '  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and 
replenish  the  earth. 

2  ''And  the  fear  of  you  and  the 
dread  of  you  shall  be  upon  every 
beast  of  the  earth,  and  upon  ever}^ 

\fowl  of  the  air,  upon  all  that  mov- 
eth  xtimn  the  earth,  and  upon  all 
the  fishes  of  the  sea;  into  your 
hand  are  they  delivered. 

3  •=  Every  moving  thing  that  liv- 
eth  shall  be  meat  for  you ;  even  as 


the  ^  green  herb  have  I  given  you 
^  air  things. 

4  'But'liesh  with  the  life  thereof, 
ivliich  is  the  blood  thereof,  shall  ye 
not  eat. 

5  And  surely,  your  blood  of  your 
lives  will  I  require:  ^'at  the  hand 
of  every  beast  will  I  require  it, 
and  ^  at  the  hand  of  man ;  at  the 
hand  of  every  '  man's  brother  will 
I  require  the  life  of  man. 

G  ''Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood, 
by  man  shall  his  blood  be  shed: 
'  for  in  the  image  of  God  made  he 
man.  ■ 

7  And  you,  ""be  ye  fruitful,  and 
multiply;  bring  forth  abundantly 
in  the  earth,  and  multiply  therein. 

8  ^  And  God  spake  unto  Noah, 
and  to  his  sons  with  him,  saying, 

9  And  I,  "behold,  I  establish  "my 
covenant  with  you,  and  with  your 
seed  after  you-; 

10  p  And  with  every  living  creat- 
ure that  is  with  you,  of  the  fowl, 
of  the  cattle,  and  of  every  beast  of 
the  earth  with  jo\\;  from  all  that 
go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every  beast  of 
the  earth.        * 

11  And  "^1  will  establish  my  cov- 
enant with  you;  neither  shall  all 
tlcsU  be  cut  off  any  more  by  the 
waters  of  a  flood;  neither  shall 
there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  de- 
stroy the  earth. 

said,  '^This  is  the 
covenant  which  I 
me  and  you,  and 
every  living  creature  that  is  with 
you,  for  perpetual  generations : 

lo  I  do  set  'my  bow  in  the  cloud, 
and  it  shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  cov- 
enant between  me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
I  bring  a  cloud  over  the  earth,  that 
the  bow  shall  be  seen  in  the 
cloud :  ~  \ 

15  And  *  I  will  remember  my  cov- 
enant, which  is  between  me  and 
you  and  every  living  creature  of 
all  flesh;  and  the  waters  shall  no 
more  become  a  flood  to  destroy  all 
flesh.  • 

16  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the 
cloud ;  and  I  will  look  ui)on  it,  that 
I  may  remember  "the  everlasting 
covenant  between  God  and  every 

13     . 


12  And  God 
token  of  the 
make  between 


Before 

cnmsT 

2348. 

J  ch.  1.  29. 
•Kom.  14.14, 

•Jl. 

1  Cor.  10. 23. 

26. 

Col.  2.  IC. 

ITim.  4.3,4. 
'Lev.  17.  10, 

II,  14.  &19. 

26. 

neut.  J2.23. 

1  .Sam. 14.33, 

34. 

.\cts  15.  20, 

i:9. 

s  Ex.  21.  28. 
b  fh.  4.  9, 10. 

Ps.  9.  12. 
'Acts  17.  28. 
k  Ex.  21.  12, 

14. 

Lev.  24. 17. 

Matt.  26. 52. 

Rev.  U.  10. 
1  ch.  1.  27. 


"ver.  1,  19. 
ch.  1.  28. 


"  ch.  C.  18. 
°  Is.  54.  9. 


P  Ps.  145.  9. 


•ils.  64.  9. 


'•ch.l7.U. 


'Rev.  4.  3. 


•Ex.  28. 13. 

Lev.  26.43, 
4.5. 

£z.  16.  eo. 


"  ch.  17. 13, 

19. 


The  generations  of  Noah. 


GE^J^ESIS. 


The  sons  of  Ham. 


Before 
CHRIST 

••vi4S. 


2a47. 


!    »ch.  10.  G. 

t  Hcb. 
Chenaan, 

j    >ch.  5.  32. 

I    'ch.  10.  32. 
1  Chr.  1.  4, 

tx. 

•ch..S.19,23. 
k4.  2. 
Prov.  12.  U. 


>ProT.  20.1. 
1  Cor.  10.12. 


«  Ex.  20. 12. 
GaL  (i.  I. 


i  Deiit27.1G. 

•JosI..9.  23. 
1  Kings  9. 
20,21. 

fP».  1«.  l.V 
Ueb.  11. 16. 


W  Or,  ftrvant 

to  thctn. 
g  Or,  ,,er- 

wuade. 
«Eph.  2.13, 

11  k  3.  C. 


1998. 


^ 


•ch.  6. 1. 
18. 


living  creature  Qf_all  flesli  that  is 
upon  the  earth. 

17  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  This 
is  the  token  of  the  covenant,  which 
I  have  established  bt^tween  me  and 
all  flesh  that  is  upon  the  earth. 

18  ^  And  the  sons  of  Noah,  that 
went  forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem, 
and  Ham,  and  Japheth :  ''and  Ham 
is  the  father  of  ♦  Canaan, 

19  -These  are  the  three  sons  of 
Noah :  ^and  of  them  was  the  whole 
earth  overspread. 

20  And  Noah  began  to  he  "  a  hus- 
bandman, and  he  planted  a  vine- 
yard : 

21  And  he  di'ank  of  the  wine, 
^and  was  drunken;  and  he  was 
uncovered  witliin  his  tent. 

22  And  Ham,  the  father  of  Ca- 
naan, saw  the  nake/lness  of  his 
father,  and  told  liis  two  brethren 
without. 

23  'And  Shem  and  Japheth  took 
a  garment,  and  laid  it  upon  both 
their  shoulders,  and  Txent  back- 
ward, and  covered  the  nakedness   , 

of   their  father ;    and  their  facesj^hunter  before  the  Lokd 


and  Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan, 
and  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  and  Ti- 
ras. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Gomer;  Ash- 
kenaz,  and  Eiphath,  and  Togar- 
mah. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Javan;  Eli- 
shah,  and  Tarshish,  Kittim,  and 
"Dodanim. 

5  By  these  were  Hhe  isles  of  the 
Gentiles  divided  in  their  lands; 
every  one  after  his  tongue,  after 
their  families,  in  their  nations. 

G  •[  ^  And  the  sons  of  Ham ;  Cush, 
and  Mizraim,  and  Phut,  and  Ca- 
naan. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Cush;  Sel)a, 
and  Havilah,  and  Sabtah,  and 
Eaamah,  and  Sabt^cha:  and  the 
sons  of  Kaamah ;  Sheba,  and  De- 
dan. 

8  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod:  he 
began  to  be  a  mighty  one  in  the 
earth. 

9  He  was  a  mighty  'hunter  *^ be- 
fore the  .Lord  :  wherefore  it  is 
said,  Even  as  Nimrod  the  mighty 


Before 
CHRIST 


r    1.  ii, 


were  backward,  and  they  saw  not 
their  father's  nakedness. 

24  And  Noah  awoke  from  his 
wine,  and  knew  what  his  younger 
son  had  done  unto  him. 

25  And  he  said,  "^Cursed  he  Ca- 
naan ;  '^  a  servant  of  servants  shall 
he  be  unto  his  brethren. 

26  And  he  said,  ^Blessed  he  the 
Lord  God  of  8hem ;  and  Canaan 
shall  be  "his  servant. 

27  God  shall  "enlarge  Japheth, 
^and  he  shall  dwell  in  the  tents  of 
Rhem;  and  Canaan  shall  be  his 
servant. 

28  1  And  Noah  lived  after  the 
flood  three  hundred  and  fifty  years. 

29  And  all  the.  days  of  Noah  were 
nine  hundred  and  fifty  years :  and 
lie  died. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  generation  If  of  Noah.  2  The  mux  of  Jupheth. 
6  The  Hon*  of  Ham.  8  Nimrod  the  first  monarch. 
21  The  sons  of  Shem, 

NOW  these  arc  the  generations 
of  tlfe  sons  of  Noah ;.  Shem, 
Ham,    and    Japheth :    '^  and    unto 
theni   were    sous   born    after    the 
flood. 
2  ''The  sons  of  Japheth ;  Gomer,  |  coiuest  to  Gerar,  unto  ^Gaza;  as 
14 


10  ^And  the  beginning  of  his 
kingdom  was  +  Babel,  and  Erech, 
and  Accad,  and  Calneh,  in  the 
land  of  Shinar. 

11  Out  of  that  la»d  "went  forth 
Asshur,  and  builded  Nineveh,  and 
"the  city  Eehoboth,  and  Calah, 

12  And  Eesen  between  Nineveh 
and  Calah:  the  same  is  a  great 
city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim, 
antl  Anamim,  and  Leliabim,  and 
Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,  and  Caslu- 
him,  (''out  of  whom  came  Pliilis- 
tim,)  and  Caphtorim. 

15  1  And  Canaan  begat  ^Sidon 
his  firstborn,  and  Heth, 

IG  And  the  Jebusite,  and  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Girgasite, 

17  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Ai"k- 
ite,  and  the  Siuite, 

18  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the 
Zemarite,  and  the  Hamathite:  nnd 
afterward  were  the  families  of  the 
Canaanites  spread  abroad. 

19  'Arid  the  boVder  of  the  Ca- 
naanites was  from  Sidon,  as  thou 


[|  Or,  as  some 

read  it,  Jio- 

danim. 
'  Ps.  72. 10. 

Jer.  2.  10.  & 

2.i.  22. 

Zeph.  2. 11. 


d  1  Clir.  1.  8, 
&c. 


about  2218. 


•Jer.  16. 16. 
-Mic.  7.  2r 
f  ch.  6. 11. 


6  Mic.  5.  6. 

tCr. 
Babylon. 


II  Or,  he  went 
out  into  As- 
syria. 

II  Or,  the 
streets  of 
the  city. 


h  1  Chr.  1. 12. 


tHeb. 
2'zidon, 


ich.  IS.  12,14, 

1.5,  ir.  &15. 

18-21. 

Num.  34.  2- 

12. 

.Tosh.  12.7,8. 

t  Iltb. 

Azzah. 

Tlie  sons  of  Shem. 


GENESIS. 


The  confusion  of  tongues. 


Before  • 
CHRIST 

about  2218. 


k  1  Chr.  1.  ir, 

1  Hcb.  Ar- 
pachshad. 


tnob. 

Shtlah. 
Ich.  11.  12. 

224T. 
■»  1  Chr.  1.19. 


II  That  is. 
Division. 


"  ver.  1. 


°.ch.  9. 19. 


\  Heb.  lip. 

\  Heb. 
wonts. 

about  2247. 

II  Or,  tast- 
inard,  as 
ch.  U.  11. 
2  Sam.  (;.  2. 
with  1  Chr. 
13.6. 


tliou  goest  unto  Sodom,  and  Go- 
morrah, and  Admah,  and  Zeboim, 
even  unto  Laslia. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham, 
after  their  families,  after  tlieir 
tongues,  in  theu*  countries,  and  in 
their  nations. 

21  1  Unto  Shem  also,  the  father 
of  all  th^  children  of  l^jber,  the 
brother  of  Japheth  the  elder,  even 
to  him  were  children  born. 

22  The  "chihU-en  of  Shem;  Elam, 
and  Asshm-,  and  ^Arphaxad,  and 
Lud,  and  Aram. 

23  And  the  childi'en  of  Aram;  Uz, 
and  Hul,  and  Gether,  and  Mash. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  ^ '  Salah ; 
and  Salah  begat  Eber. 

25  "'And  unto  Eber  were  born 
two  sons :  tlie  name  of  one  ivas 
I'Peleg;  for  in  his  days  was  the 
earth  divided;  and  his  brother's 
name  tvas  Joktan. 

26  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad, 
and  Sheleph,  and  Hazarmaveth, 
and  Jerah, 

27  And  Hadoram,  and  Uzal,  and 
Diklah, 

28  And  Obal,.-and  Abimael,  and 
Sheba, 

29  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and 
Jobab :  all  these  tvere  the  sons  of 
Joktan. 

30  And  their  dwelling  was  from 
Mesha,  as  thou  goest  unto  Sephar, 
a  mount  of  the  east. 

31  These  are  tlie  sons  of  Sliem, 
after  their  families,  after  their 
tongues,  in  their  lands,  after  their 
nations. 

32  °  These  are  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Noah,  after  their  genera- 
tions, in  their  nations :  '  and  by 
these  were  the  nations  divided  in 
the  earth  after  the  flood. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  One  language  in  the  world.  3  The  building  of 
Babel.  5  The  confuiyion  of  tongues.  10  The  gener- 
ations of  Shem.  27  TTie  generatio7i.i  of  TeraU  the 
father  of  Abrarn.  31  Terah  gocth  from.  Vr  to 
Mar  an. 

AND  the  whole  earth  was  of 
.    one  language,  and  of  one 
♦  speech. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
journeyed  "from  the  east,  that  they 
found  a  plain  in  the  land  of  Shi- 
nar ;  and  they  dwelt  there. 


3  And  *they  said  one  to  another. 
Go  to,  let  us  make  brick,  and 
'  bum  them  thoroughly.  And  they 
had  brick  for  stone,  and  slime  had 
they  for  mortar. 

4  And  they  said,  Go  to,  let  us 
build  us  a  city,  and  a  tower, 
"whose  top  may  reach  unto  heav- 
en; and  let  us  make  us  a  name. 


upon 


lest  we  be  scattered  abroad 
the  face  of  the  whole  earth. 

5  *'And  the  Lord  came  down  to 
see  the  'city  and  the  tower,  which 
the  children  of  men  builded. 

G  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold, 
niie  i)eoi)le  is  one,  and  they  have 
all  ^  one  language ;  and  this  they 
begin  to  do :  and  now  nothing 
will  be  restrained  from  them, 
which  they  have  ''imagined  to  do. 

7  Go  to,  'let  us  go  down,  and 
there  cx)n  found  their  language, 
that  they  Inay  ^not  understand 
one  another's  speech. 

8  So  ''the  Lord  scattered  them 
abroad  from  thence  '  uijon  the  face 
of  all  the  earth :  and  they  left  otf 
to  build  the  city.  . 

9  Therefore  is  the  name  of  it 
called  "Babel;  ''because  the  Lord 
did  there  confound  the  language 
of  all  the  earth :  and  from  thence 
(Ud  the  Lord  scatter  them  abroad 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

10  •[ '  These  are  the  generations 
of  Shem:  Shem  teas  a  hundred 
years  old,  and  begat  Arphaxad  two 
years  after  the  flood : 

11  And  Shem  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Arphaxad  five  hundred  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

12  And  AJ^iaxad  lived  five  and 
thirty  years,  "'  and  begat  Salah : 

13  And  Arj)haxad  lived  after  he 
begat  Salah  four  hundred'  and 
three  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

14  And  Sala,h  lived  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Eber : 

15  And  Salah  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Eber  four  hundred  and  three 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

16  "And  Eber  lived  four  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  ''Peleg: 

17  And  Eber  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Peleg  four  hundred  and  thirty 

15 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  22-17 

f  Heb.  a  man 

gait/  lit  Ai,s- 
neiffhhour. 
t  Hcb.  bum 
tfietn  to  a, 
burni)ig. 


'  Deut.  1.  28. 


bch.  18.  21. 


'  ch.  9. 10. 
AcU  17.  26. 
i  vcr.  1. 


'  Ps.  2. 1. 

fth.  1.  26. 
Ps.  2.  4. 
Acte  2.  4, 
6. 


5, 


Sch.  42.  23. 

Deut.  28.49. 

Jer.  5.  i!i. 

1  Cor.  14.  2, 

11. 

kLuke  1.  m. 
ich.l0.2S,32. 


II  That  is, 

Coi\/'usion. 
k  1  Cor.W.23. 


Ich.  10.  22. 
1  Chr.  1.  17. 


2346. 


2311. 

■»  Sec  Luke 
*36. 


2381. 


2247. 
"1  Chr.  1.19. 
•  Called. 

Luke  3.  35, 

Phalec. 


The  generations  of  Terali. 


GENESIS. 


God  calleth  Ahram. 


Before 
CHRIST 

2217. 


91 S5. 

P  Luke  3.  35, 
Sarua/i. 


2155. 


2136. 

1  Lnke  3.  34, 
Thara. 


2056. 


'Josh.  24.  2. 
IChr.  1.  26. 


199C. 


•ch.  17.  ll.  & 
20.  12. 
•ch.  22.20. 


"ch.  Ifi.  1.  2. 
&  18.  11,  12. 


"ch.  12. 1. 


'  Neh.  9.  7. 

Acta  7.  4. 

'ch.  10.  19. 

about  1923. 


j  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

18  And  Peleg  lived  tliirty  years, 
and  begat  Reu : 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Eeii  two  hiinth'ed  and  nine 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

20  And  Reu  lived  two  and  tliirty 
years,  and  begat  ^  Serug : 

21  And  Reu  lived  after  he  begat 
Serug  two  hundred  and  seven 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Nahor^ 

23  And  Serug  lived  after  he  be- 
gat ^NTahor  two  hundi'ed  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters.    • 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and 
twenty-  years,  and  begat  '^  Terah : 

25  And  Nahor  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Terah  a  hun«h-ed  and  nineteen 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

26  And  Terah  lived  seventy 
years,  and  "^  begat  Abram,  ^S^ahor, 
and  Haran. 

27  ^\  Now  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Terah :  Terah  begat 
Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran;  and 
Haran  begat  Lot. 

28  And  Haran  died  before  his 
father  Terah  in  the  land  of  his 
nativity,  in  Uv  of  the  Chaldees. 

29  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took 
them  wives :  the  name  of  Abvam's 
wife  ivas  'Sarai;  and  the  name  of 
Nahor's  wife,  'Milcah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Haran,  the  father  of  Milcah, 
and  the  father  of  Iscah. 

30  But  "Sarai  was  barren;  she 
had  no  child. 

31  And  Terah  ^took  Abram  his 
son,  and  Lot  the  soi\  of  Haran  his 
son's  son,  and  Sarai  his  daughter 
in  law,  his  son  AV)ram's  wile;  and 
they  went  forth  with  them  fi-om 
""Ur  of  th<;  (Jlialdees,  to  go  into 
^the  laud  of  ('auaan ;  and  they 
came  unto  Harsni,  aud  dwelt  there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were 
two  hundred  and  five  years:  and 
Terah  died  in  Haran. 

OHAPTKU  XIL 

1  Ood  caJleth  Abram,  and  bleitKclU  Imn  with  n  prom- 
ute  of  ('hrixl.  4  Jle  tleparlilli  with  Lul  friiin  lla- 
rati.     C  Ue  journe>jelU  Ihrowjh  Vanaun,  7  which  is 

16 


-promised  him  in  a  vision.     10  JTe  is  driven  by  a 
famine  into  Egypt.     11  Fear  maketh  him  feign  hi^ 
.   wife  to  be  /ji.s  nister.     14  Pharaoh,  hxxving  taketi  her 
I  ]  from  him,  by  plagues  is  compelled  to  restore  her. 

NOW  the  "  LoED  had  said  unto 
Abrani,  Get  thee  out  of  thy 
country,  and  from  thy  kindred, 
and  from  thy  father's  house,  unto 
a  land  that  I  will  shew  thee : 

2  ''And  I  will  make  of  thee  a 
great  nation,  "and  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  make  thy  name  great; 
'^  and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing : 

3  ^And  I  will  bless  them  that 
bless  thee,  and  curse  him  that 
ciirseth  thee:  '^and  in  thee  shall 
all  famiUes  of  the  earth  be  bless- 
ed. 

4  So  Abram  departed,  as  the 
Lord  had  spoken  unto  him;  and 
Lot  went  with  him:  and  Abram 
ivas  seventy  and  five,  years  old 
when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

5  And  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife, 
and  Lot  his  brother's  son,  and  all 
their  substance  that  they  had 
gathered,  and  ^the  souls  that  they 
had  gotten  ^  in  Haran ;  and  they 
went  forth  to  go  into  the  laud  of 
Canaan ;  and  into  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan they  came. 

6  1^  And  Abram  '  passed  through 
the  land  unto  the  place  of  Sichem, 
''unto  the  plain  of  Moreh.  'And 
the  Canaanite  was  then  in  the 
land. 

7  '"And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
Abram,  and  said,  "Unto  thy  seed 
will  I  give  this  land:  and  there 
builded  he  an  "altar  unto  the 
Lord,  who  ai)peared  unto  him. 

8  And  he  removed  ft'om  thence 
imto  a  mountain  on  the  east  of 
Beth-el,  and  jjitched  his  tent,  Mv- 
ing  Beth-el  on  the  west,  and  Hai 
on  the  east :  and  there  he  builded 
an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  i" call- 
ed upon  the  name  of  the  L(3RD. 

9  And  Abram  journeyed,  * ''going 
on  still  toward  the  south. 

10  *[  And  there  was  'a  famine  in 
the  land :  and  Abram  "went  down  j 
into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there ;  for  | 
the  famine  zcas  'grievous  in   the 
land. 

11  Aud  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  near  to  enter  into  Egypt, 
that  he  said  unto  Sarai  his  wife. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1921. 


»  ch.  15.  7. 
Neh.  9.  7. 
Is.  41.  2. 
.*ct8  7.  .3. 
Heb.  11.  8. 


bch.  17.  6.  & 

18. 18. 
Ucut.  26.  5. 
1  Kings  3.  8. 
'  ch.  24.  35. 

■Ich.  28.4. 

Gal.  3.  14. 
'  ch.  27.  29. 

Ex.  23.  22. 

Num.  24.  9. 

f  ch.  18.  18.  & 
22.18.  &  26.4. 
Ps.  72.  17. 
AcU  3.  25. 
Gal.  3.  8. 


1931, 


Sch.  14. 14. 

I  ch.  11.31. 


i  Hcb.  11.  9. 


k  Deutll..30. 

Judg.  7.  1. 
I  eh.  10. 18,19. 

&  13.  7. 


■°ch.  17.  1. 

"  ch.  13.15.  &. 
17.8. 
Ps.  103. 9,11. 

"  ch.  13.  4. 


I'ch.  13.4. 


f  Hcb.  in 
flititiif  and 
journeying. 

1  ch.  1.3.  3. 

'ch.  20.  1. 

•  Ps.  105. 13. 


'  ch.  43. 1. 


Abram  sojournetli  in  Egypt. 


GENESIS.  - 


Atram  <md  Lot  part  asunder. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1921. 


°  ver.  14. 
Ch.  26.  r. 


"ch.  20.  11. 
&  26.  r. 


>^ch.20.5,1.3. 
Seech.  26.7. 


jibout  1920jt 


■'•ch.  .TO.  7. 
Matt  £.  28. 


'  ch.  20.  2. 
•  ch.  20. 14. 


I'ch.  20.  18. 
1  Chr.  Ifi.21. 
Pa.  105.  14. 
Heb.  13.  4. 


■■  ch.  20.  9.  & 
26.10. 


•I  Prov.  21. 1. 


about  1018. 


^ch.13.9. 

l>ch.  24.  .'iS. 
Ps.  112.  .■!. 
Prov.  10.  22 


■=  ch.  12. 8,  9. 


Behold  now,  I  know  tliitt  thou  art 
"  ii  fair  woman  to  look  ui)on ; 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Egyptians  shall  see  thee, 
that  they  shall  say,  This  is  his  wife: 
and  they  "^will  kill  me,  but  they 
will  save  thee  alive. 

lo  ""Say,  I  ])ray  thee,  thou  art  my 
sister:  that  it  may  be  well  with  me 
for  thy  sake;  and  my  soul  shall 
live  because  of  thee. 
.  14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Abram  was  come  into  Egypt, 
the  Egyptians  ^  beheld  the  woman 
that  she  ^vas  very  fair. 

15  The  i)rinces  also  of  Pharaoh 
saw  her,  and  commended  lier  be- 
fore Pharaoh :  and  the  woman  was 
'taken  into  Pharaoh's  house. 

16  And  he  '^  entreated  Abram  well 
for.  her  sake :  aud  he  had  sheep, 
and  oxen,  and  he  asses,  aud  men- 
servants,  and  maidservants,  and 
she  asses,  and  camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  ^plagued  Pha- 
raoh and  his  house  with  great 
plagues,  because  of  Sarai,  Abram's 
wife. 

18  Aud  Pharaoh  called  Abram, 
and  said,  ''What  is  this  tluit  thou 
hast  dc  ne  unto  me  ?  why  didst  thou 
not  telj  me  tliat  she  loas  thy  wife  ? 

19  Wliy  said.st  thou.  She  is  my 
sister  I  so  I  might  have  taken  her 
to  me  to  wife:  now  therefore  be- 
hold thy  wife,  take  Iwr,  and  go  thy 
way. 

20  "^And  Pharaoh  commanded 
Ms  men  concerning  him :  and  they 


sent  him  away, 
all  that  he  had. 


and  his  Avife,  and 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Abram  and  Lot  return  out  of  Egypt.  7  By  dis- 
agreement they  part  asu7ider.  10  Lot  goeth  to  ivick- 
cd  Sodom.  14  God  renewdh  the  promise  to  Abram. 
1 8  Jfe  remaveth  to  Hebron ,  and  there  buildcth  an 
altar. 

ND  Abram  went  up  ou\t.  of 


A^ 


Egypt,  he,  and  his  wife,  and 
all  that  he  had,  and  Lot  with  him, 
''  into  the  south. 

2  ^And  Abram  was  very  rich  in 
cattle,  in  silver,  and  in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journeys 
•'trom  the  south  even  to  Beth-el, 
unto  the  place  where  his  tent  had 
been  at  the  beginning,  between 
Beih-el  and  Hai; 


4  Unto  the  ''place  of  the  altar, 
which  he  had  made  there  at  the 
tirst :  and  there  Abram  "  called  on- 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  1  And  Lot  also,  which  went 
with  Abram,  had  flocks,  and  herds, 
and  tents. 

()  And  ^the  land  was  not  able  to 
bear  them,  that  they  might  dwell 
together:  for  their  substance  was 
great,  so  that  they  could  not  dwell 
together. 

7  And  there  was  ^a  strife  between 
the  herdmen  of  Abram's  cattle  and 
the  herdmen  of  Lot's  cattle :  ''  and 
the  Canaanite  and  the  Perizzite 
dwelt  then  in  the  land. 

8  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot, '  Let 
there  be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee,  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  between 
my  herdmen  and  thy  herdmen ;  for 
we  l)e  t  brethren. 

0  ^Is  not  the  whole  land  before 
thee  ?  sei)arate  thyself,  I  pray  thee, 
from  me :  'if  thou  unit  take  the  left 
hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  right; 
or  if  tliou  depart  to  the  right  hand, 
then  I  will  go  to  the  left. 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  beheld  all  "'the  plain  of  Jor- 
dan, that  it  was  well  watered  every 
where,  before  the  Lord  "destroyed 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  "even  as  the 
garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the  land 
of  Egypt,  as  thou  comest  unto 
"Zoar. 

11.  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the 
plain  of  Jordan  ;  and  Lot  journey- 
ed east :  and  they  separated  them- 
selves the  one  from  the  other. 

12  Abram  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  and  Lot  **  dwelt  in  the  cit- 
ies of  the  plain,  and  "^  pitched  Ms 
tent  toward  Sodom. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sodom  ^were 
wicked  aud  'sinners  before  the 
Lord  exceedingl}'. 

14  T^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Abram,  after  that  Lot  "was  sepa- 
rated from  him.  Lift  ap  now  thine 
eyes,  and  look  from  tj  e  place  where 
thou  art  ''northward,  and  south- 
ward, and  eastward,  and  westward: 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou 
seest,  ''to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and 
^to  thy  seed  for  ever. 

16  And  'I  will  make  thy  seed  as 

17 


Before, 

CHRIST 

about  1918. 

i  ch.  12.  7,  8. 
'Ps.116.  U. 


fch.  30.  7. 


«ch.  20.  20. 


kch.  12.  6. 


>  1  Cor.  6.  7. 


t  Heb.  men 

hrtthfcn  : 

Soc  cli.  11. 

27,  31. 

Kx.  2. 18. 

Ps.  l.«.  1. 

Acts  7.  26. 
I  ch.  20.  15. 

&  34.  10. 
I  Rom.  12.18. 

Heb.  12. 14. 

JameeS.U. 


■"  ch.  19. 17. 
Deut.  34. 3. 
Pb.  107.  34. 

"  ch.  10.  24, 

2'}. 
"ch.  2.  10. 

Is.  SI.  Z. 


P  ch.  14.  2,  8. 

&  lU.  22. 


about  1917. 
Ich.  19.  29. 
'ch.  14.12. 
&  19.  1. 
2  Pet.  2. 7, 8. 
'ch.  18.  20. 
Ez.  16.  49. 
2  Pet.  2. 7, 8. 
'ch.6. 11. 
"  ver.  11. 
'  ch.  28. 14. 
"ch.  12.  7.  & 
1.5.  IS.  &  17. 
8.  .%  24.  7.  Se 
2»i.  4. 

Nuin..'?4.12. 
Ucut.  34.  4. 
Acts  7.  5. 
J  2  Chr.  20.7. 
P.S.  .-t?.  22, 
29.  &  112.  2. 
'ch.  15.  S.  & 
2i.  17.  &  26. 
4.  A  -.H.  14. 
&  3.'.  12. 
Ex.  32.  13. 
Num. 23. 10. 
Diut.  1.  10. 
1  Kings  4. 
2<l. 
1  Chr.  27. 

a".. 

Is.  4.S.  19. 
Jer.  33.  22. 
iloin.  4. 16, 
17, 18. 
Heb.  11. 12. 


Tlic  lyattte  of  the  Mngs. 


GE1!sT:SIS. 


Melcliizedek  hlesseth  Ahram. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1917. 


*ch.  14.  13. 
flleb. 

plains. 
kch.  .■?5.  27. 

&y7.  14. 


•ch.  10. 10. 
&  11.  2. 


kle.  11.11. 

9 


«Deut.  23. 
23. 


*  ch.  10.  22. 


'Num.  »4. 

12. 

Dint.  3. 17. 

Jo.h.  X  li>. 

Ph.  107.  M. 
/ch. ».  26. 


about  1913. 


tch.  LI.  20. 

Ueut.  •■!.  II. 
iJosh.  12.4. 

fc  13.  12. 
I  Dcut.  2.  20. 
k  Dcut.  2. 10, 

11. 
I  Or.  rA« 

plfiin  of 

Kiriath- 

aim. 
I  Dcut.  2.12, 

22. 
B  Or,  TTie 

plain  of 

Partin, 

ch    21.21. 

Num.  12. 

16.  ii  13.  3. 


■»  2  Chr.  20. 
2. 


the  dust  of  the  earth :  so  that  if  a 
man  can  number  the  dust  of  the 
earth,  then  shall  thy  seed  also  be 
numbered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land 
in  the  length  of  it  and  in  the 
breadth  of  it;  for  I  will  give  it 
unto  thee. 

18  Then  Abram  removed  his  tent, 
and  came  ^and  dwelt  in  the  'plain 
of  Mamre,  ^' which  is  in  Hebron,  and 
built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Lokd. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  TTie  battle  of  Jour  kings  against  five.  13  Lot  is 
taken  prUoiier.  14  Abrani  resciceth  him.  18  Mel- 
chizedek  hleMeth  Abram.  20  Abram  giveth  him 
tithe.  22  The  rest  of  the  spoil,  hi.s  partners  having 
had  their  jjortivng,  Ive  restoreth  to  the  king  of  Sodom. 

A  ND  it  came  to  i)ass  in  the  days 
Xa.  of  Amrapliel  king  '^  of  Shinar, 
Arioch  king  of  Ellasar,  Chedorlao- 
mer  king  of  ^'  Elam,  and  Tidal  king 
of  nations; 

2  TJiat  these  made  war  with  Bera 
king  of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsha 
king  of  Gomorrah,  Shinal)  king  of 
'^Admah,  and  Shemeber  king  of  Ze- 
boiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela,  which 
is  '^Zoar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  together 
in  the  vale  of  Siddim, "  which  is  the 
salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  *^they  served  Ched- 
orlaomer,  and  in  the  thirteenth  year 
they  rebelled. 

5  Aud  in  the  fourteenth  year/came 
Ohedorlaomer,  and  the  kings  that 
were  with  him,,  and  .smote  ^the 
Eeijhaim  ''in  Ashteroth  Karuaim, 
and  'the  Zuzim  in  Ham,  ""and  the 
Emim  in  "  Shaveh  Kiriathaim, 

6  'And  the  Horites  in  tlK^ir  mount 
Seir,  unto  "El-paran,  which  is  by 
the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  returned,  and  came  to 
Bn-mishpat,  Mliich  is  Kadesh,  and 
smote  all  tho,  country  of  the  Aina- 
lekites,  and  also  the  zVmoi'ites,  that 
dwelt  ""in  Haz(^zon-tamar. 

8  ^Vnd  there  went  out  the  king  of 
iSodom,  and  the  king  of  (iomorrali, 
and  the  king  of  Admah,  and  the 
king  of  Zeboiiin,  and  the  king  of 
Bela,  (the  .same  is  Zoar ;)  and  they 
joined  battle  with  thein  in  the  vale 
of  Siddini ; 

9  With  ('hedorlaoraer  the  king  of 
Elam,  and  with  I'idal  king  of  na- 

18 


tions,  and  Amraphel  king  of  Shi- 
nar,  and  Ai'ioch  king  of  Ellasar; 
four  kings  with  live. 

10  And  the  vale  of  Siddim  was 
full  of  "slimepits;  and  the  kings 
of  Sodom  and  (TOiHorrah  fled,  and 
fell  there ;  and  they  th^t  remained 
fled  "to  the  mountain. 

11  And  they  took  ^all  the  goods 
of  Sodom  an<l  Gomorrah,  and  all 
then'  victuals,  and  went  their  way. 

12  And  they  took  Lot,  Abram's 
^brother's  son,  "^who  dwelt  in  Sod- 
om, and  his  goods,  and  departed. 

13  •[And  there  came  one  that  had 
escaped,  and  told  Abram  the  He- 
brew; for  4ie  dwelt  in  the  plain 
of  Mamre  the  Ainorite,  brother  of 
Eshcol,  and  brother  of  Aner:  *and 
these  ivere  confederate  with  Abram. 

14  And  when  Abram  heaid  that 
"his  brother  was  taken  captive,  he 
"arijned  his  "trained  servants,  "^borii 
in  ills  own  house,  three  hundred 
and  eighteen,  and  pursued  them 
''unto  Dan. 

15  And  he  divided  himself  against 
them,  he  and  his  servants,  bj-  night, 
and  ■'  smote  them,  and  pursued  them 
unto  Hobah,  which  is  on  the  left 
hand  of  Damascus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  ■'  all  the 
goods,  and  also  brought  again  his 
brother  Lot,  and  his  goods,  and  the 
women  also,  and  the  people. 

17  ■[  And  the  king  of  Sodom  '^  went 
out  to  meet  him,  "  after  his  return 
from  the  slaughter  of  Chedorlao- 
mer  and  of  the  kings  that  ivere  with 
him,  at  the  valley  of  Shaveh,  which 
is  the  "king's  dale. 

18  And  "Melchizedek  king  of  Sa- 
lem brought  forth  bread  and  wine: 
and  he  u-as  Hhe  priest  of  'the  most 
high  God. 

lif  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said, 
s Blessed  ibe  Abram  of  the-  most 
high  God,  '■  possessor  of  heaven  and 
earth : 

20  And  'blessed  be  the  most  higli 
God,  which  hath  delivered  thin< 
enemies  into  thy  hand.  And  Ik 
gave  him  tithes  ''of  all. 

21  And  the  king  lof  Sodom  sai<l 
unto  Abram,  (iive  me  the  *])erson.s, 
and  take  the  goods  to  thyself. 

22  Aud  Abram  said  to  the  king 


Before 

CHRIST 
abijut  1913. 


"ch.  ll.'i. 


°ch.  ID.  17, 
30. 

"■ver.  16,  21. 


Ich.  12.5. 
■■ch.  13.  12. 


a  ch.  13.  IS. 


'  rer.  24. 


■■  ch.  13.  8. 

|IOr, 

led  forth. 
II  Or, 

iitsti-vct&f. 
"ch.  15.  .3.  S 

17.  12,  27. 

Etc.  2.  7. 

"  Dcut.  .34. 1. 
Judg.  18. 
2^J. 


lis.  41.  2,  3. 


■vrr.  11,  12. 


Mndj.  11. 

1  S.-im.  18. 

■I. 

>•  lleb.  7. 1. 


'  2  Sum.  IS. 
IS. 
i  llcb.  7.  1. 


"Ps.  110.  4. 

Hcb.  5  r.. 
I  Mic.  G.  G. 

Acts  10. 17. 


8  Ruth  3. 

10. 

2  Sum.  2 

0. 

b  vcr.  22. 

Matt.  11. 

25. 

i  ch.  24.  2; 

1 

k  Hcb.  r.  *. 


fliob.  nula. 


■Ml^ 


Abram  is  justified  hj  faitli. 


GENESIS. 


Canaan  is  promised., 


of  Sodom,  I  ^liave  lifted  up  mine 
hand  nnto  the  Lord,  the  most 
high  God,  '"the  possessor  of  heav- 
en and  earth, 

23  That  "I  will  not  tal^e  from  a 
thread  even  to  a  shoelatchet,  and 
that  I  will  not  take  any  thing-  that 
is  thine,  lest  thou  shouldest  say,  I 
have  made  Abram  rich : 

24:  Save  only  that  whieli  the 
young  men  have  eaten,  and  the 
portion  of  the  men  "which  went 
with  me,  Aner,  Eshcol,  and  Mam- 
re  ;  let  them  take  their  portion. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  God  encwtrageth  Abram.  2  Abram  cornplainelh 
for  want  of  ait  heir.  4  God  proiiiUctli  hmi  a  xon, 
and  a  midiiplying  of  hu  seed.  6  Abraui  isjundjicd 
by  faith.  7  Canaan  is  promised  again,  and  con- 
firmed by  a  siyn,  12  and  a  vision. 

AFTER  these  things  the  word 

came    unto 
^  Fear 


Lord 


in  a  vision,  saying. 


J\.    of    the 

Abram 

not,   Abram:    I   am    thy   ^shiekf, 

and  thy  exceeding  ''great  reward. 

2  And  Abram  said.  Lord  God, 
what  wilt  thou  give  me,  'seeing 
I  go  childless,  and  the  steward  of 
my  house  is  this  Eliezer  ©f  Da- 
mascus I 

3  And  Abram  said.  Behold,  to 
me  tliou  hast  given  no  seed :  and, 
lo^  *^one  born  in  my  house  is  mine 
heir. 

4  .And,  behold,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  him,  saying,  This 
shall  not  be  thine  heir;  but  he 
that  *^  shall  come  forth  out  of 
thine  own  bowels  shall  be  thine 
heu\ 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth 
abroad,  and  said.  Look  now  to- 
ward heaven,  and  ''  tell  the  '  stars, 
if  thou  be  able  to  number  them : 
and  he  said  unto  him,  ''So  shall 
thy  seed  be. 

6  And  he  '  belieVed  in  the  Lord  ; 
and  he  "'counted  it  to  him  for 
righteousness. 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  am 
the  Lord  that  "brought  thee  out 
of  "Ur  of  the  Ohaldees,  ^to  give 
thee  this  land  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  he  said.  Lord  God, 
•>  whereby  shall  I  know  that  I 
shall  inherit  it  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  him.  Take 
me  a  heifer  of  three  years   old, 


and  a  she  goat  of  three  years  old, 
and  a  ram  of  three  years  ohl,  and 
a  turtledove,  and  a  young  i)igeon. 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all 
these,  and  '(li^■ided  them  in  the 
midst,  and  laid  each  i>iece  one 
agahist  another:  but  "the  birds 
divided  he  not. 

11  And   when   the   fowls    came 
doM'u  upon  the 
drove  them  away. 

12  And  when  the 
down,    "^a    deep    sleep    fell    upon 
Abram ;  and,  lo,  a  horror  of  great 
darkness  fell  upon  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  Abram, 
Kjiow  of  a  surety  "that  thy  seed 
shall  be  a  stranger  in  a  land  that 
is  not  theirs,  and  shall  serve  them ; 
and  ''they  shall  atiiict  them  four 
hundred  years ; 

14  And  also  that  nation,  whom 
they   shall   serve,  ''will    I 
and   afterward 


carcasses,  Abram 


sun  was  going 


out  with  great  substance. 


,     -    jwtlge. 

shall    they   come 


15   And 
fathers  in 


thou 


Shalt 
•    ^'thou 


go 


l)eace ; 
buried  in  a  good  old  age 


no  thy 
shalt  be 


16  But  'in  the 


fourth  generation 


they  shall  come  hither  again :  for 
the  iniquity  "^of  the  Amorites  ''is 
not  yet  full. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  sun  went  down,  and  it 
was  dark,  behold  a  smoking  fur- 
nace, and  Ui  burning  lamp  that 
^  passed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  that  same  day  the  Lord 
=^inade  a  covenant  with  Abram, 
saying,  ''Unto  thy  seed  have  I 
given  this  land,  from  the  river 
of  Egypt  unto  the  great  river,  the 
river  Euphrates : 

19  Th^  Kenites,  and  the  Keniz- 
zites,  and  the  Kadmonites, 

20  And  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Rephaim, 

21  And  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Cahaanites,  and  the  Girgashites, 
and  the  Jebusites. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Sarai,  being  barren,  r/iveth  IJagar  to  Abram.    4 
Hagar,  being  afflicted  for  disputing  her  mistrcts, 
runneth  away.      1  An  angel  sendeth  her  back  to- 
submit  herself,  11  and  tclleth  her  of  her  child.     15 
Ishmael  is  born. 

OW     Sarai,     Abram's    wife, 
^bare  him  no  children:  and 
19 


N 


Before 
CHRIST 

aboul  l'J13 


'  Jer.  34. 18, 
10. 


"Lev.  1.  17. 


'  ch.  2.  21. 
Job  4. 13. 


"  Ex.  12.  40. 
P«.  ll«.  2.'i. 
Acts  7.  C. 


»  Ex.  1. 11. 
Ps.  105.  25. 


'  Ex.  6.  6. 

Deut.  G.  22. 
J  Ex.  12.  Sfi. 

Ps.  105.  37. 


'■  Job  .5.  2C. 
'  Acts  \X  ?,t). 
1>  ch.  25.  8. 


'  Ex.  12.  40. 


A  1  Kings  21. 

2(i. 
'Dan.  8.  2^. 

Mntt.  'J,",.  :',■>. 

1  Thess.  2-. 

16. 


f  Ilcb.  a 

lamp  Of' fire. 
fJer.  .■!4.  18, 

ly. 


ech.  24.  7. 

I'ch.  )2.  7.  & 
1.3.  15.  &  •>(). 
4. 

Ex.  23.  .31. 
Num.  .34.  .3. 
Deut.  1.  7. 
&n.24.  & 
.34.4. 
Josh.  1.  4. 

1  Kings  4. 
21. 

2  Chr.  9.  •S.. 
Neh.  ».  8. 
Ps.  lO.'J.  11. 
Is.  27. 12. 


»ch.  15.  2,3. 


Sarai  giveth  Hagar  to  Ahram. 


GEl^ESIS. 


Ishmael  is  l)orn. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1913. 

bch.  21.9. 
'  Gal.  4.  24. 
ich.  30.  .3. 
«ch.  20.  18. 

&  :m.  2. 

1  Sam.  1.  .■;, 

6. 
fSoch.30.3, 

9. 
t  Heb.  be 

buitded  6y 

her. 
Bch.  3.  ir. 

1011. 


hch.  12.  5. 


i  2  Sam.  C.  16. 
Prov.30.21, 
23. 


krh.  31.  5.3. 
1  Sani.24.12. 


I  ProT.  15. 1. 
1  Pet.  3.  7. 

'"Job2.  C. 

P«.  lOG.  41, 

42. 

Jer.  SS.  5. 
t  Heb.  that 

which  is 

good  in 

thine  eyes. 
t  Ilib.  af- 

Jticted  her. 
■  Ex.  2. 15. 

"  ch.  25.  18. 

PEx.  15.  22. 


iTit.  2.  n. 
1  Pet.  2.  18. 


'ch.  1".20.  & 
21. 18.  &  25. 
12. 


'eh.  17.  19. 
Mntt.  1.  21. 
I.uk-  I.  13, 
31. 

HThnt  ia, 
</nd  shall 
htar. 

•ch.  21.  20. 


she  had  a  handmaid,  ''an  Egyp- 
tian, whose  name  ivas  'Hagar. 

2  ''And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram, 
Behold  now,  the  Lord  ""hath  re- 
strained me  from  bearing :  I  pray 
thee,  ^go  in  unto  my  maid;  it  may 
be  that  I  may  ^  obtain  chikU-en  by 
her.  And  Abram  t' hearkened  to 
the  voice  of  Sarai. 

3  And  Sarai,  Abram's  wife,  took 
Hagar  her  maid  the  Egyptian,  after 
Abram  ''  had  dwelt  ten  years  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  gave  her  to 
her  husband  Abram  to  be  his 
wife. 

4  *f  And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar, 
and  she  conceived:  and  when  she 
saw  that  she  had  conceived,  her 
mistress  was  '  despised  in  her  eyes. 

5  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram, 
My  wrong  l)e  upon  thee:  I  have 
given  my  maid  into  thy  bosom; 
and  when  she  saw  that  she  had 
conceived,  I  was  despised  in  her 
eyes:  ''the  Lord  judge  between 
me  and  thee. 

C  '  But  Abram  said  unto  Sarai, 
""  Behold,  thy  maid  is  in  thy  hand ; 
do  to  her  ^  as  it  pleaseth  thee.  And 
when  Sarai  ^  dealt  hardly  with  her, 
"  she  fled  from  her  face. 

7  T"  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
found  her  by  a  fountain  of  water 
in  the  wilderness,  "by  the  fountain 
in  the  way  to  ^  Shm*. 

8  x\nd  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai's 
maid,  whence  camest  thou!  and 
whither  wilt  thou  go?  And  she 
said,  I  flee  from  the  face  of  my 
mistress  vSarai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  her,  Eeturu  to  thy  mistress, 
and  ''submit  thyself  under  Ler 
hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her,  'I  will  nuiltiply  thy 
seed  exceedingly,  that  it  shall  not 
be  numbered  for  multitude. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her.  Behold,  thou  wrt  with 
child,  and  slialt  bear  a  son,  "and 
shalt  call  his  name  "Ishmael;  be- 
cause the  Lord  hath  heard  thy  af- 
fliction. 

12  ^And  ho  will  bo  a  wild  man; 
his  hand  tcill  he.  against  every  man, 
and  every  man's  hand  against  him : 

20 


"and  he  shall  dwell  in  the  presence 
of  all  his  brethren. 

13  And  she  called  the  name  of 
the  Lord  that  sx)ake  unto  her. 
Thou  God  seest  me :  for  she  said, 
Have  I  also  here  looked  after  him 
''that  seeth  me? 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called 
y " Beer-lahai-roi :  behold,  it  is  'be- 
tween Kadesh  and  Bered. 

15  1^  And  ^  Hagar  bare  Abram  a 
son:  and  Abram  called  his  son's 
name,  which  Hagar  bare,  ''Ishmael. 

IG  And  Abram  was  fourscore  and 
six  years  old,  when  Hagar  bare  Ish- 
mael to  Abram. 

CHAPTEE  XVIL 

1  God  reneweth  the  covenant.  5  Abram  his  name  is 
changed  in  token  of  a  (greater  blessing.  10  Circum- 
cision is  instituted.  15  Sarai  her  name  is  changed^ 
and  she  blessed.  17  Isaac  is  i^romised.  23  Abra- 
ham and  Ishmael  are  circumcised. 

.  AND  when  Abram  was  ninety 
XjL  years  old  and  nine,  the  Lord 
''appeared  to  Abram,  and  said  un- 
to him,  ''  I  am  the  Almighty  God ; 
'^walk  before  me,  and  be  thou "  ''per- 
fect. 

2  And  I  will  make  my  covenant 
between  me  and  thee,  and  "will 
multiply  thee  exceedingly. 

3  And  Abram  ''fell  on  his  face: 
and  God  talked  with  him,  saying, 

4  As  for  me,  behold,  my  covenant 
is  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  ^a 
father  of  ^  many  nations. 

5  Neither  shall  thy  name  any 
more  be  called  Abram,  but  ''thy 
name  shall  be  "  Abraham ;  '  for  a 
father  of  many  nations  have  I  made 
thee. 

6  And  I  will  make  thee  exceed- 
ing fruitful,  and  I  will  make  ''na- 
tions of  thee,  and '  kings  shall  come 
out  of  thee. 

7  And  I  will  "^establish  my  cov- 
enant between  me  and  thee  and 
thy  seed  after  thee  in  then-  genera- 
tions, for  an  everlasting  covenant, 
"to  be  a  God  unto  thee  and  to  "thy 
seed  after  tliee, 

8  And  ''I  will  give  unto  thee,  and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee,  the  land 
''wherein  thou  art  a  stranger,  all 
th(^  land  of  Canaan,  for  an  everlast- 
ing ])ossession  ;  and  'I  will  be  their 
God. 

9  1  And   God  said  imto  Abra- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1911. 

°  ch.  25. 18. 


^ch.  31.  42. 


V  ch.  24.  62. 
&  25.  11. 

II  That  is, 
The  well  of 
hint  thnt 
liveth  and 
seeth  Ttie. 

'Num. 1.3.26. 

•  Gal.  4.  22. 

bver.  11. 
1910. 


189S. 


"  ch.  12.  1. 

hch.  23.  3.  & 

35.  II. 

Ex.  «.  3. 

Dent.  10. 17. 
'  ch.  5.  22.  & 

48.  IS. 

1  Kings  2.4. 
&8.  25. 

2  Kings  20. 
3. 

II  Or, 

vjiright,  or, 

.'n/icere. 
'1  ch.  C.  9. 

Deut.  18.13. 

Jobl.  1. 

Matt.  6.  48, 
«ch.  12.  2.  & 

13.  lU.  &  22. 

17. 

:  ver.  17. 
SRom.  4.  11, 

12,  16. 

Gal.  3.  29. 
t  lU-b. 

multitude 

of  nations, 
h  Nch.  9.  r. 
II  That  is, 

Fdther  of  a 

great  mul- 
titude. 
i  Rom.  4.  17. 


kch.  35.  11. 

I  vcr.  16. 

ch.  ;!5.  11. 

Matt.  1.  6, 

&c. 
■»  Gal.  3.  17. 


°  ch.  26.  24. 

&  28.  13. 

llcl>.  11.  16. 
"  Hum.  9.  8. 
I'ch.  12.7.  & 

13.  l.-i. 

Ps.  105. 9,11. 

f  Hob.  ofthi/ 
sojout-iii»g.i. 
1  ch.  23.  4.  & 

28. 
'Ex.  6.7. 

l.cv.  26.12. 

Deut.  4. 37. 

&  14.  2.  & 

26. 18.  &  29. 

13. 


Circumcision  is  instituted. 


GENESIS.  Abraham  entertains  three  angels. 


"  ch.  18. 10. 
&  n.  2. 
Gal.  4.  28. 


liam,  Thou  slialt  keep  my  cov- 
enant therefore,  thoii,  and  thy  seed 
after  thee  in  their  generations. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye 
shall  keep,  betAveen  me  and  you 
and  thy  seed  after  thee;  'Every 
man  child  among  you  shall  be  cu-- 
cumcised. 

11  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the 
flesh  of  your  foresldn ;  and  it  shall 
be  'a  token  of  the  covenant  be- 
twixt me  and  you. 

12  And  the  that  is  eight  days 
old  "shall  be  circumcised  among 
you,  every  man  child  in  your  gen- 
erations, he  that  is  born  in  the 
house,  or  bought  with  money  of 
any  stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy 
seed. 

13  He  that  is  bom  in  thy  house, 
and  he  that  is  bought  with  thy 
money,  must  needs  be  chcumcised : 
and  my  covenant  shall  be  in  your 
flesh  for  an  everlasting  covenant. 

14  And  the  uncircumcised  man 
child  whose  flesh  of  his  foreskin  is 
not  circumcised,  that  soul  ''shall 
be  cut  off  from  his  people ;  he  hath 
broken  my  covenant. 

15  'f  And  God  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, As  for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou 
shalt  not  call  her  name  Sarai,  but 
"  Sarah  shall  her  name  be. 

16  And  I  will  bless  her,  ''and  give 
thee  a  son  also  of  her :  yea,  I  will 
bless  her,  and  ^  she  shall  be  a  mother 
5  of  nations;  kings  of  people  shall 
be  of  her. 

17  Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his 
face,  'and  laughed,  and  said  in  his 
heart,  Shall  a  child  be  born  unto 
him  that  is  a  hundi'ed  years  old  I 
and  shall  Sarah,  that  is  ninety 
years  old,  bear  ? 

18  And  Abraham  said  unto  God, 

0  that  Ishmael  might  live  before 
thee! 

19  iVnd  God  said,  ^^  Sarah  thy  wife 
shall  bear  thee  a  son  indeed ;  and 
thou  shalt  call  his  name  Isaac :  and 

1  will  establish  my  covenant  with 
him  for  an  everlasting  covenant, 
and  with  his  seed  after  him. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I  have 
heard  thee :  Behold,  I  have  blessed 
him,  and  will  make  him  fruitful, 
and   ^will    multiply  him   exceed- 


ingly; Hwelve  x^rinces  shall  he  be- 
get, 'and  I  will  make  him  a  great 
nation. 

21  liut  my  covenant  will  I  estab- 
lish with  Isaac,  'which  Sarah  shall 
bear  unto  thee  at  this  set  time  in 
the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with 
him,  and  God  went  uj)  ti'om  Abra- 
ham. 

2o  ^  And  Abraham  took  Ishmael 
his  son,  and  all  that  were  born  in 
his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought 
with  his  money,  every  male  among 
the  men  of  Abraham's  house ;  and 
circumcised  the  flesh  of  their  fore- 
skin in  the  selfsame  day,  as  God 
had  said  unto  him. 

24  And  Abraham  »'«s  ninety  years 
old  and  nine,  when  he  was  circiun- 
cised  in  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

25  And  Ishmael  his  son  was  thir- 
teen years  old,  when  he  was  cir- 
cumcised in  the  flesh  of  his  fore- 
skin. 

20  In  the  selfsame  day  was  Abra- 
ham circumcised,  and  Ishmael  his 
son. 

27  And  '"all  the  men  of  his  house, 
born  in  the  house,  and  bought  with 
money  of  the  stranger,  were  cir- 
cumcised with  him. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Abraham  entertaineth  three  angels.  9  Sarah  is  re- 
proved for  laaghhtg  at  the  stra7ige  promise.  17  Tfte 
destruction  of  Sodom  is  revealed  to  Abraham.  23 
Abraham  maketh  Udercession  for  the  men  thereof. 

AND  the  Lord  apx)eared  unto 
XJl  him  in  the  '  plains  of  Mamre : 
and  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the 
heat  of  the  day  ; 

2  ''And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and 
looked,  and,  lo,  three  men  stood  by 
\\\m.:  ''and  when  he  saw  thcrn^  he 
ran  to  meet  them  from  the  tent 
door,  and  bowed  himself  toward 
the  ground, 

3  And  said.  My  Lord,  if  now  I 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
pass  not  away,  I  pray  thee,  fi'om 
thy  servant: 

4  Let  ''  a  little  water,  I  pray  you, 
be  fetched,  and  wash  yom^  feet,  and 
rest  yourselves  under  the  tree : 

5  And  '^I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of 
bread,  and  ^  ^  comfort  ye  your  hearts ; 
after  that  ye  shall  pass  on  :  "-'for 
therefore  ^  are  ye  come  to  yom^  serv- 

21 


Before 
CHRIST 

1898. 

■■  ch.  25.  12, 
IG. 
d  ell.  21.  18. 

'ch.  21.  2. 


1898. 


fch.  18.  19. 


1898. 

'ch.  13. 18. 
&  14.  13. 


b  lleb.  13.  2. 


■^ch.  19.  1. 
1  Pet.  4.  9. 


■1  ch.  19.  2.  i 
^i.  24. 


'Jiulg.  C.  18. 

&  l.'i.  15. 
f  Hob.  stay. 
'  Judg.  19.  5. 

Ps.  KM.  lo. 
Bch.  19.  8.  & 

33.  10. 
f  Ileb.  you 

have 

passed. 


Isaac  is  promised. 


GENESIS. 


Abraliam  intercedetli  for  Sodom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1898. 


tHcb. 
Hasten. 


bch.  19.  3. 


i  ch.  24.  C7. 

k  ver.  14. 

.  1  2  Kings  4. 
16. 

"ch.  17.  19, 
21.  &  21.  2. 
Rom.  9.  9. 


°ch.  17.17. 
Rom.  4.  111. 
Heb.  11.  11, 
n,  19. 


•ch.  31.  3.5. 
Pch.  17.  17. 
1  Luke  1. 18. 

'  1  Pet.  3.  C. 


'Jer.  32. 17. 

Zech.  8.  «. 

Matt.  3.  9. 

&  19.  S. 

Luke  1.  .37. 
'ch.  17.21. 

ver.  10. 

2  Kings  4. 

1«. 


"  Rom.  15. 
24. 
3  John  C. 

"Ps.  25.14. 
Amos  3.  7. 
John  15.  15. 


^ch.  12.  .3.  «£ 
22.  18. 
Acts  3.  25. 
Gal.  3.  8. 


ant.    And  tliey  said,  So  do,  as  tlioii 
hast  said. 

6  And  Abraham  hastened  into  the 
tent  unto  Sarah,  and  said,  ^Make 
ready  quickly  three  measures  of 
tine  meal,  knead  it,  and  make  cakes 
upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the 
herd,  and  fetched  a  calf  tender  and 
good,  and  gaTe  it  unto  a  young- 
man  ;  and  he  hasted  to  dress  it. 

8  xVnd  ''  he  took  butter,  and  milk, 
and  the  calf  which  he  had  dressed, 
and  set  it  before  them ;  and  he 
stood  by  them  under  the  tree,  and 
they  did  eat. 

1)  1  And  they  said  unto  him. 
Where  is  Sarah  thy  wife?  And 
he  said,  Behold,  '  in  the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I  ^will  certainly 
return  unto  thee  '  according  to  the 
time  of  life;  and,  lo,  °' Sarah  thy 
wife  shall  have  a  son.  And  Sarah 
heard  it  in  the  tent  door,  which  ivas 
behind  him. 

11  Now  "Abraham  and  Sarah 
iverc  old  and  well  stricken  in  age ; 
and  it  ceased  to  be  with  Sarah 
"after  the  manner  of  women. 

12  Therefore  Sarah  Plaughed  with- 
in herself,  saying,  "^ After  I  am  wax- 
ed old  shall  I  have  i^leasure,  my 
'lord  being  old  also? 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh, 
saying,  Shall  I  of  a  siu-ety  bear  a 
child,  which  am  old  ? 

14  **  Is  any  thing  too  hard  for  the 
Lord  ?  *  At  the  time  appointed  I 
will  return  unto  thee,  accorchng  to 
the  time  of  life,  and  Sarah  shall 
have  a  son. 

15  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I 
laughed  not;  for  she  was  afraid. 
And  he  said,  Nay ;  but  thou  didst 
laugh. 

IG  1  And  the  men  rose  up  from 
thence,  and  looked  toward  Sodom: 
and  Abraliam  went  with  them  "to 
bring  tlicni  on  tlu^  way. 

17  And  the  Loud  said,  "Shall  I 
hide    from   Abraham    that 
which  1  do; 

18  Se(^ing   that   Abraham    shall 

surely  become  a  great  and  mighty 

nation,  and  all  the  nations  of  the 

earth  shall  be  "blessed  in  him  ? 
22 


thing 


19  For  I  know  him,  ^'that  he  will 
command  his  children  and  his 
household  after  him,  and  they  shall 
keep  the  Avay  of  the  Lord,  to  do 
justice  and  judgment ;  that  the 
Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham 
that  which  he  hath  spoken  of  him. 

20  And  the  Lord  said.  Because 
'the  cry  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah 
is  great,  and  because  their  sin  is 
very  grievous, 

21  ^  I  will  go  down  now,  and  see 
whether  they  have  done  altogether 
according  to  the  cry  of  it,  which  is 
come  unto  me ;  and  if  not,  ''  I  will 
know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their  faces 
from  thence,  '^and  went  toward 
Sodom:  but  Abraham  ''stood  yet 
before  the  Lord. 

23  T^  And  Abraham  ''drew  near, 
and  said,  'Wilt  thou  also  destroy 
the  righteous  with  the  wicked  ? 

24  sPerad venture  there  be  fifty 
righteous  within  the  city:  wilt 
thou  also  destroy  and  not  sjiare 
the  place  for  the  fifty  righteous 
that  are  therein  ? 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do 
after  this  manner,  to  slay  the  right- 
eous with  the  wicked;  and  ''that 
the  righteous  should  be  as  the 
Avicked,  that  be  far  from  thee: 
'Shall  not  the  Judge  of  all  the 
earth  do  right  ? 

2G  And  the  Lord  said,  '^If  I  find 
in  Sodom  fifty  righteous  within  the 
city,  then  I  will  spare  all  the  place 
for  their  sakes. 

27  And  AIn-aham  answered  and 
said,  'Behold  now,  I  have  taken 
upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord, 
which  am  ""hut  dust  and  ashes: 

28  Peradventure  there  shall  lack 
five  of  the  fifty  righteous :  wilt  thou 
destroy  all  the  city  for  lack  o/five? 
And  he  said.  If  I  find  there  forty 
and  five,  I  will  not  destroy  it. 

20  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet 
again,  and  said,  Peradventure  there 
sliall  be  forty  found  there.  And 
he  said,  I  will  not  do  it  for  forty's 
sake. 

30  And  he  said  itnto  liim,  Oh  let 
not  the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will 
speak:  I*eradventure  there  shall 
thirty  be   found   there.      And   he 


Before 
CHKIST 

1808. 

>  Dent.  4.  9, 

10.  &  a.  7. 

Josh.  24.  15. 
Eph.  G.  4. 


'ch.  4. 
19.  13. 
James 

10.  & 
5.4. 

»ch.  11 
Ei.  3. 

.  5. 

8. 

S.  2. 

kt.  22. 
10.15 
11.11. 

'  ch.  19 

.  1. 

i  ver.  1 

"•neb. 

10.22 

fNum. 
2  San 
17. 

l(i.22 
.24. 

ejer.  5 

.1. 

I  Job  8.  20. 
Is.  3.  10, 11. 


iJobS.  3.  & 

34.17. 

Ps.  58.  11.  & 

94.  2. 

Rom.  .3.  0. 
kJer.  .'i.  1. 

Ez.  22.  30. 


iLuke  IS.  1. 


"  ch.  3. 10. 
Job  4. 19. 
Ecc-.  12.  7. 

1  Cor.  15. 
47,  48. 

2  Cor.  fi.  1. 


Lot  entertainetli  tivo  angels. 


GENESIS. 


Lot  is  sent  out  of  Sodom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1808. 


"Judic.  0.30. 


"  James  S.Ki. 


»  cli.  IS.  22. 


l-  ch.  IS.  1, 
&c. 


'  Ilcb.  13.  2. 


i  ch.  IS.  4. 


'  See  Luke 
24.28. 


f  ch.  IS.  8. 


e  Is.  3.  9. 


Ii  Judg.  10.22. 

■  ch.  4.1. 

K<im.  1.  24, 

27. 

JiideT. 
kjudg.19.23. 


said,  I  will  not  do  it,  if  I  lind  thirty 
there. 

01  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I 
have  taken  upon  me  to  speak  nnto 
the  Lord :  Peradventure  there  shall 
be  twenty  found  there.  And  he 
said,  I  will  not  destroy  it  for  twen- 
ty's sake. 

32  And  he  said,  "  Oh  let  not  the 
Lord  he  angry,  and  I  w  ill  speak  yet 
hut  this  once :  Peradventure  ten 
shall  be  found  there.  "And  he  said, 
1  will  not  destroy  it  for  ten's  sake. 

33  And  the  Lord  Avent  his  way, 
as  soon  as  he  had  left  communing 
with  Abraham :  and  Abraham  re- 
turned unto  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Lot  eviertaineth  two  angels.  4  The  vicions  Sodom- 
ites are  stricken  u'ith  blindness.  13  Lot  is  sent  for 
safety  into  the  mountains.  18  He  ohtaineth  leave  to 
go  into  Zoar.  24  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  are  de- 
stroyed. 26  Lofs  wife  is  a  pillar  of  salt.  30  Lot 
dweileth  in  a  cave.  31  The  incestuous  original  of 
Moab  and  Amnion. 

A  XD  there  ''  came  two  angels  to 
jlJL  Sodom  at  even ;  and  Lot  sat 
in  the  gate  of  Sodom:  and  ^Lot 
seeing  tliem  rose  up  to  meet  them ; 
and  he  bowed  himself  with  his  face 
toward  the  ground ; 

2  And  lie  said.  Behold  now,  my 
lords,  nurn  in,  I  pray  you,  into 
■your  servant's  house,  and  tarry  all 
night,  and  ''wash  your  feet,  and  ye 
shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on  yoiu^ 
ways.  And  they  said,  ^Xay;  but 
we  will  abide  in  the  street  all  night. 

3  And  he  pressed  upon  them 
greatly ;  and  they  tm^ned  in  unto 
him,  and  entered  into  his  house; 

and  he  made  them  a  feast,  and 
did  bake  unleavened  bread,  and 
they  thd  eat. 

4  ^  But  before  they  lay  down, 
the  men  of  the  citv,  even  the  men 
of  Sodom,  compassed  the  house 
round,  both  old  and  young,  all 
the  people  from  every  quarter : 

5  ^And  they  called  unto  Lot,  and 
said  unto  him.  Where  are  the  men 
which  came  in  to  thee  fliis  night  ? 
^  bring  them  out  unto  us,  that  we 
'  may  know  them. 

G  And  ''Lot  went  out  at  the  door 
unto  them,  and  shut  the  door  after 
him, 

7  And  said,  I  pray  you,  brethren, 
do  not  so  wickedly. 


8  ^  Behold  now,  I  have  two 
daughters  which  have  not  known 
man ;  let  mc^,  I  pray  you,  bring 
theiii  out  unto  you,  and  do  ye  to 
them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes : 
only  unto  these  men  do  nothing ; 
'"lor  therefore  came  they  under 
the  shadow  of  my  roof. 

0  And  they  said.  Stand  back. 
And  they  said  again,  This  one 
fellow  "came  in  to  sojourn,  "and 
he  will  needs  be  a  judge:  now 
will  we  deal  worse  with  thee  than 
with  them.  And  they  pressed  sore 
upon  the  man,  even  Lot,  and  came 
near  to  break  the  door. 

10  But  the  men  i)ut  forth  their 
hand,  and  pulled  Lot  into  the 
house  to  them,  and  shut  to  the 
door. 

11  And  they  smote  the  men 
''  that  irere  at  the  door  of  the  house 
with  blindness,  both  small  and 
great :  so  tliat  they  wearied  them- 
selves to  lind  the  door. 

12  n[  And  the  men  said  unto  Lot, 
Hast  thou  here  any  besides  ?  son 
in  law,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
daughters,  and  whatsoever  thou 
hast  in  the  city,  *! bring  tliem  out 
of  this  place : 

13  For  we  will  destroy  this  i)lace, 
because  the  'cry  of  them  is  waxen 
great  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  Hhe  Lord  hath  sent  us  to 
destroy  it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake 
unto  his  sons  in  law,  '  which  mar- 
ried his  daughters,  and  said,  "Up, 
get  you  out  of  this  place ;  for  the 
Lord  will  destroy  this  city.  ""But 
he  seemed  as  one  that  mocked 
unto  his  sons  in  law. 

15  ^  And  when  the  morning 
arose,  then  the  angels  hastened 
Lot,  saying,  ^  Arise,  take  thy  wife, 
and  thy  two  daughters,  which  ^  are 
here;  lest  thou  be  consumed  in 
the  I'  iniquity  of  the  city. 

16  And  while  he  lingered,  the 
men  laid  hold  uj)on  his  tiand,  and 
\\\)o\\  the  hand  of  his  wife,  and 
upon  the  hand  of  his  two  daugh- 
ters; nhe  Lord  being  merciful 
unto  him :  "  and  they  brought  him 
forth,  and  set  hiiu  without  the 
city. 

23 


Before 
CHRIST 

1898. 

1  See  Judg. 
19.  24. 


"■  See  ch.  18. 


"2  Pet.  2. 7,8. 
°  £x.  2. 14. 


f  See2Kiiigs 
fi.  18. 
Acts  13.  11. 


Ich.  7.  1. 
2  Pet.  2. 7, 9. 


'ch.  IS.  20. 


•  1  Chr.21.15. 


•  Matt  1. 18. 

"  Nuin.16.21, 
45. 

• 

"  Ex.  9.  21. 
Luke  17. 28. 
&  24.  11. 


y  Num.  16. 

24,  26. 

Kev.  18.  4. 
t  Ileb.  are 
found. 


II  Or,  pun- 
ishment. 


'  Luke  18.13. 

Rom.  9. 15, 

10. 
*  Pb.  34.  22. 


Sodom  and  Gomorrah 


GENESIS. 


are  destroyed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1898. 

kl  Kings  10. 

3. 
«  ver.  26. 

Matt.  24.  IC, 

17,  18. 

Luke  9.  62. 

PhU.  3. 13, 


<l  Acts  10. 14. 


'Job  42.  S. 9. 

Ps.  145.  I'J. 
tHeb.  thy 

Jace. 


I  See  ch.  32. 

m,  2(j. 

Ex.  32.  10. 

Deut.  9.  14. 

Mark  «.  5. 
fch.  13.  10. 

k  14.  2. 
P  That  is. 

Little. 

vcr.  20. 
t  Hob.  gone 

forth. 


Ii  Dent.  20.23. 
Is.  1.3.  19. 
Jer.  20.  10. 
&  5f).  40. 
Ez.  16.49,.iO. 
IIos.  ]).«. 
Amos  4. 11. 
Zeph.  2.  9. 
Liikeir.2',). 
2  Pet.  2.  C. 
Jude  7. 


ich.  14.  3. 
Pb.  107.  34. 


>  Luke  17.32. 


1  ch.  18.  22. 


'  BcT.  18.  9. 


•ch.  8.  L& 
18.23. 


17  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  brought  them  forth 
abroad,  that  he  said,  ^Escape  for 
thy  hfe;  4ook  not  behind  thee, 
neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain ; 
escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  thou 
be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them,  Oh, 
^  not  so,  my  Lord : 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  and  thou 
hast  magnitied  thy  mercy,  which 
thou  hast  shewed  unto  me  in  sav- 
ing my  life ;  and  I  cannot  escape 
to  the  mountain,  lest  some  evil 
take  me,  and  I  die : 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  is  near 
to  flee  unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one : 
O,  let  me  escape  thither,  {is  it  not 
a  little  one!)  and  my  soul  shall 
live. 

21  And  he  s(\id  unto  him,  See, 
^I  have  accepted  Hliee  concerning 
this  thing  also,  that  I  will  not 
overthrow  this  city,  for  the  which 
thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape  thither; 
for  *^I  cannot  do  any  thing  till 
thou  be  come  thither.  Therefore 
^'the  name  of  the  city  was  called 
II  Zoar. 

23  •[  The  sun  was  ^  risen  upon 
the  earth  when  Lot  entered  into 
Zoar. 

24  Then  ^  the  Lord  rained  upon 
I  Sodom  and  upon  Gomorrah  brim- 
\  stone  and  lire  from  the  Loed  out 
\  of  heaven ; 

25  And  he  overthrew  those  cities, 
and  all  the  plain,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  cities,  and  'that 
which  grew  upon  the  ground. 

26  f  But  his  wife  looked  back 
from  behind  him,  and  she  became 
"^  a  ])illar  of  salt. 

27  1^  And  Abraham  gat  up  early 
in  the  morning  to  the  place  where 
'  he  stood  before  the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  toward  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  and  toward  all  the 
land  of  tlf^^  ])lain,  and  Ix'lichl,  and, 
lo,  "'the  smoke  of  the  country  went 
up  as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace. 

29  *|  iVnd  it  came  to  pass,  when 
God  destroyed  the  cities  of  the 
])lain,  that  God  "remembered  Abra- 
ham, and  sent  Lot  out  of  the  midst 

24 


Before 
CHRIST 

1898. 


» ver.  17, 19. 


P  ch.  IG.  2, 4. 

&  "j8.  8, 9. 
Deut.  25. 5. 


"1  Markl2.19. 


of  the  overthrow,  when  he  over- 
threw the  cities  in  the  which  Lot 
dwelt. 

30  \  And  Lot  went  up  out  of 
Zoar,  and  "dwelt  in  the  moimtain, 
and  his  two  daughters  with  him; 
for  he  feared  to  dwell  in  Zoar :  and 
he  dwelt  in  a  cave,  he  and  his  tv/o 
daughters. 

31  And  the  firstborn  said  unto 
the  younger.  Our  father  is  old,  and 
there  is  not  a  man  in  the  earth  ''to 
come  in  unto  us  after  the  manner 
of  all  the  earth : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father 
drink  wine,  and  we  will  lie  with 
him,  that  we  'imay  preserve  seed 
of  our  father. 

33  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night:  and  the 
firstborn  went  in,  and  lay  with  her 
father ;  and  he  perceived  not  Avhen 
she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose. 

34  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  firstborn  said  un- 
to the  younger.  Behold,  I  lay  yes- 
ternight with  my  father:  let  us 
make  him  drink  wine  this  night 
also ;  and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  with 
him,  that  we  may  i^reserve  seed  of 
our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night  also:  and 
the  younger  arose,  and  lay  with 
him;  and  he  perceived  not  when 
she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters 
of  Lot  with  child  bv  their  father. 

37  And  the  firstborn  bare  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  Moab:  'the 
same  is  the  father  of  the  Moabites 
unto  this  day, 

38  And    the    younger,   she    also 
bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name  I 
Ben-ammi :  Hhe  same  is  the  father  i  "Deut  2.10. 
of  the   children  of  Ammon  unto! 

this  day. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Abraham  sqja^rndh  at  Gerar,  2  denUth  his  wife, 
and  loneth  her.  3  Alnmekch  is  ivproeed  for  Iter  in 
a  dream.  9  lie  rehuketh  Abraham,  14  re.itorcth 
Sai-ah,  If)  and  reproveth  her.  17  Jle  is  healed,  by 
Abrah/irn^s  prayer. 

A  ND  A])raham  journeyed  from 
J\.  ^thence  toward  the  south 
country,  and  dwelt  between  'Ka- 
desh  and  Shur,  and  'sojourned  in 
Gerar. 


ISOT. 
'Deut.  2.  9. 


about  1890. 
"ch.  IS.  1. 
tch.  1C..7, 14. 
'  ch.  2C.  C. 


Abrahani,  denieth  Ms  wife. 


GENESIS. 


Isaac  is  J)orn. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1898. 

ich.  !■:.  13. 

'ch.  li.  1.5. 

fPs.  lO.'i.  11. 

sjob."^;.  15. 

1»  vcr.  7. 


t  Kcl). 
married  to 
<i  husband. 


ich.  1«.  23. 
vcr.  IS. 


k  2  Kin.  20.". 
2  Cor.  1.  12. 

II  Or,  siiii- 
pticiti/,  or, 
sincerity. 


.  & 


I ch.  01. 
35.  5. 
Ex.  34.  24. 

1  Sam.  25. 
2G,  ::4. 

■"  ch.  30.  9. 
I>ev.  (i.  2. 
Ps.  51.  4. 

"  1  Sam.  7.  5. 

2  Kings  5. 
11. 

Job  42.  8. 
James  5.  14, 
15. 

lJohn5.1C. 
"ch.  2.  17. 

P  Num.  16. 

32,33. 


Ich.  26.  10. 
Ex.  32.  21. 
Josh.  7.  25. 


'■ch.£4.T. 


■  ch.  42.  18. 

Ps.  3<;.  1. 

Prov.  lii.  6. 
<  ch.  12. 12. 

*  26.  7. 

"  See  ch.  11. 
2U. 


2  And  Abraliam  said  of  Sarali 
his  wife,  '^ISlie  is  my  sister:  and 
Abimelecli  king  of  Gerar  sent,  and 
Hook  Sarah. 

3  But  "^God  came  to  Abimelech 
^in  a,  dream  by  night,  and  said  to 
him,  ''Behold,  thou  art  hut  a  chnid 
man,  for  the  woman  whicli  thou 
hast  taken ;  for  she  is  ^  a  man's 
wife. 

4  But  Abimelech  had  not  come 
near  her :  and  he  said.  Lord,  *  wilt 
thou  slay  also  a  righteous  nation  1 

5  Said  he  not  unto  me.  She  is-  my 
sister?  and  she,  even  she  herself 
said.  He  is  my  brother:  '4n  tlie 
"integrity  of  my  heart  and  inno- 
ceiicy  of  my  hands  have  I  done 
this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  him  in  a 
dream,  Yea,  I  know  that  thou  didst 
this  in  the  integrity  of  tliy  heart ; 
for  '  I  also  withheld  thee  from  sin- 
ning '"  against  me :  therefore  suf- 
fered I  thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7  Now  therefore  restore  the  man 
Ms  wife ;  "  for  he  is  a  prophet,  and 
he  shall  pray  for  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  live:  and  if  thou  restore  her 
not,  "know  thou  that  thou  shalt 
surely  die,  thou,  "and  all  that  are 
thine. 

8  Therefore  Abimelech  rose  early 
in  the  morning,  and  called  all  his 
servants,  and  told  all  these  things 
in  their  ears :  and  the  men  were 
sore  afraid. 

9  Then  Abimelech  called  Abra- 
ham, and  said  unto  him.  What 
hast  thou  done  unto  lis  ?  and  what 
have  I  oftended  thee,  ^that  thou 
hast  brought  on  me  and  on  my 
kingdom  a  great  sin?  thou  hast 
done  deeds  unto  me  Hhat  ought 
not  to  be  done. 

10  And  Abimelech  said  unto 
Abraham,  What  sawest  thou,  that 
thou  hast  done  this  thing  ? 

11  And  Abraham  said.  Because 
I  thought,  Sm-ely  'the  fear  of  God 
is  not  in  this  i^lace ;  and  ^  they  will 
slay  me  for  my  wife's  sake. 

12  And  yet  indeed  "s/ie  is  my 
sister;  she  is  the  daughter  of  my 
father,  but  not  the  daughter  of  my 
mother ;  and  she  became  my  wife. 

13  And  it   came  to  pass,  when 


''God  caused  me  to  wander  from 
my  father's  house,  that  I  said  unto 
her,  This  is  thy  kindness  which 
thou  shalt  shew  unto  me ;  at  every 
l)lace  whither  we  shall  come,  ^'  say 
of  me.  He  is  my  brother. 

14  And  Abimelech  'took  sheei^, 
and   oxen,   and  menservants,   and 

and    ga^e    ,them 
and  restored  him 


womenservants, 
unto  Abraham, 
Sarah  his  wife. 

15  .Vnd  Abimelech  said.  Behold, 
■'  my  land  is  before  thee :  dwell 
^  where  it  x)leaseth  thee. 

1()  And  unto  Sarah  he  said.  Be- 
hold, I  have  given  ^  thy  brother  a 
thousand  ji/ece.s'  of  .silver:  ^behold, 
he  is  to  thee  ''  a  covering  of  the 
eyes,  unto  all  that  are  with  thee, 
and  with  all  other:  thus  she  was 
reproved. 

17  •[  So  Abraham  Sprayed  unto 
God :  and  God  healed  Abimelech, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  maidservants; 
and  they  bare  children. 

18  For  the  Lord  ^  had  fast  closed 
up  all  the  wombs  of  .the  house 
of  Abimelech,  because  of  Sarah, 
Abraham's  wife. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Isaac  is  born.  4:  He  is  circumcised.  G  Sarah\ijoy. 
9  Hagar  and  Ishrnael  arc  cast  forth.  15  Ilatjar  in 
distress.  17  The  aiigd  comforleth  her.  2'i  Abime- 
lecKs  covenant  loith  Abraham  at  Seer-sheba. 

A  XD  the  Lord  ""  visited  Sarah  as 
XX-  he  had  said,  and  the  Lord 
did  unto  Sarah  ^  as  he  had  spoken. 

2  For  Sarah  "  conceived,  and  bare 
Abraham  a  son  in  his  old  age,  '•  at 
the  set  time  of  which  God  had 
spoken  to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name 
of  his  son  that  was  born  unto  him, 
whom  Sarah  bare  to  him,  "  Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham  ^  circumcised  his 
son  Isaac  being  eight  days  old,  ^  as 
God  had  commanded  him. 

5  And  ''Abraham  was  a  hundred 
years  old,  when  his  son  Isaac  was 
born  unto  him. 

6  ^  Aud  Sarah  said,  '  God  hath 
made  me  to  laugh,  so  that  all  that 
hear  ""will  laugh  with  me. 

7  And  she  said,  Who  would  have 
said  unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah 
should  have  given  children  suck  ? 
'  for  I  have  borne  Mm  a  son  in  his 
old  age. 

25 


Before 
CHKIST 
abuut  1898. 

^ch.  12. 1,9, 

II,  &c. 
Ilcb.  U.  S. 

5'  ch.  12.  13. 


'  ch.  12.  16. 


•  ch.  13.  9. 

t  Ilcb.  as  is 
fjood  in 
thine  eyes. 

!>  vcr.  5. 

'011.26.  11. 

•Ich.  24.  65. 


"Job  42.9, 
10. 


fch.  12. 17 


*1  Sam.  2.21. 


bch.  17.  19. 

&  18. 10,  M. 

Gal.  4.23,28. 
'  \cU  7.  8. 

Gal.  4.  22. 

Ilcb.  11.  11. 
<1  ch.  17.  21. 


<■  ch.  17.  19. 

f  Acts  7.  8. 

Sch.  17.  10, 
12. 

about  1897 

lich.17.1,17 

i  Ps.  126.  2. 
Is.  .54.  1. 
Gal.  4.  27. 

k  Luke  1.  58 

Ich.  18. 11, 
12. 


Ishnuiel  is  cast  forth. 


GENESIS. 


The  covenant  ivith  Abimelech. 


Before 
CHRIST 
aboat  1897. 


■"  ch.  16. 1. 
■■  ch.  1«.  \o. 
'  Gal.  4.  iU. 


about  1892. 

P  Gal.  4.  30. 
See  ch.  25. 
G.  &  3G.  G,  7. 


Ich.  17.  IS. 


'■Rom.9.",8. 
Heb.  11. 18. 


•  ver.  18. 
ch.  1«.  10.  i 
17.  iO. 


'Johns. 


"  Ex.  3.  7. 


■  Ter.  13. 


^Num.ZS.."!!. 
See  2  KinRii 
6.  17,  IM,  -JO. 
I>ukc  24.  M, 
31. 


8  And  tlie  cliild  grew,  and  was 
weaned :  and  Abraham  made  a 
great  feast  the  same  day  that  Isaac 
was  weaned. 

9  1  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of 
Hagar  "'  the  Egyptian,  °  which  she 
had  borne  unto  Abraham,  °  mock- 
ing- 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, ^Gast  out  this  bondwoman 
and  her  son:  for  the  son  of  this 
bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir  with 
my  son,  even  with  Isaac. 

11  And  the  thing  was  very  griev- 
ous in  Abraham's  sight  '^  because 
of  his  son. 

12-1^  A^d  God  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, Let  it  not  be  grievous  in  thy 
sight  because  of  the  lad,  and  be- 
cause of  thy  bondwoman;  in  all 
that  Sarah  hath  said  unto  thee, 
hearken  unto  her  voice ;  for  ^  in 
Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called. 

13  And  also  of  the  son  of  the 
bondwoman  will  I  make  ^a  nation, 
because  he  is  thy  seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  early 
in  the  morning,  and  took  bread, 
and  a  bottle  of  water,  and  gave  it 
unto  Hagar,  i)utting  it  on  her 
shoulder,  and  the  cliild,  and  '  sent 
her  away:  and  she  departed,  and 
wandered  in  the  wilderness  of  Beer- 
sheba. 

15  And  the  water  was  spent  in 
the  bottle,  and  she  cast  the  child 
under  one  of  the  shrubs. 

16  And  she  went,  and  sat  her 
down  over  against  him  a  good  way 
off,  as  it  were  a  bowshot :  for  she 
said.  Let  me  not  see  the  death  of 
the  child.  And  she  sat  over 
against  hiiii^  and  lifted  up  her  voice, 
and  wei)t. 

1 7  And  "  God  heard  the  voice  of 
tlie  lad ;  and  the  angel  of  God 
called  to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and 
said  unto  her,  AVhat  aileth  thee,  Ha- 
gar ?  fear  not ;  for  God  hath  heard 
t\m  voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is. 

18  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and 
hold  him  in  thine  hand;,  for  "*  I 
will  make  him  a  gi'cat  nation. 

II)  And  "God  ojx^ned  her  eyes, 

and  she  saw  a  well  of  water;  and 

she  went,  and  liUed  Ihe  bottle  with 

water,  and  gave  the  lad  diiuk. 
26 


me,  and  to  the  land  wherein 


20  And  God  ^was  with  the  lad; 
and  he  gi-ew,  and  dwelt  in  the  wil- 
derness, 'and  became  an  archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran :  and  his  mother 
^took  him  a  wife  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

22  1  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
time,  that  ^Abimelech  and  Phichol 
the  chief  captain  of  his  host  spake 

:  unto  Abraham,  saying,  '^God  is  with 
thee  in  all  that  thou  doest : 

23  I^ow  therefore  ^  swear  imto  me 
here  bv  God,  Uhat  thou  wilt  not 
deal  falsely  with  me,  nor  with  my 
son,  nor  with  my  son's  son  :  })ut 
according  to  the  kindness  that  I 
have  done  unto  thee,  thou  shalt  do 
unto 
thou  hast  sojourned. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I  will 
swear. 

25  And  Abraham  reproved  Abim- 
elech because  of  a  well  of  water, 
which  Abimelech's  servants  '^had 
violently  taken  away. 

26  And  Abimelech  said,  I  wot  not 
who  hath  done  this  thing :  neither 
didst  thou  tell  me,  neither  yet 
heard  I  of  it,  but  to  day. 

27  And  Abraham  took  sheep  and 
oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  Abime- 
lech; and  both  of  them  *^made  a 
covenant. 

28  And  Abraham  set  seven  ewe 
lambs  of  the  flock  bv  themselves. 

29  And  Al)imelecli  said  unto 
Abraham,  °What7)?efni  these  seven 
ewe  lambs  which  thou  hast  set  by 
themselves  ? 

30  And  he  said.  For  these  seven 
ewe  lambs  shalt  thou  take  of  my 
hand,  that  ^  they  maj^  be  a  witness 
unto  me,  that  I  have  digged  this 
well. 

31  Wherefore  he  '  called  that  place 
"Beer-sheba;  because  there  they 
sware  both  of  them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a  covenant  at 
Beer-sheba:  then  Abimelech  rose 
up,  and  Phichol  the  chief  captain 
of  his  host,  and  they  returned  into 
the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

33  1  And  Ahraham  planted  a 
"grove  in  Beer-sheba,  and  ''called 
tliere  on  the  name  of  the  Lokd, 
'  the  everlasting  God. 


Before 
CHKIST 

abuull&92. 

ych.  28. 15. 

&  39.  2,  3, 

21. 
'  ch.  16.  12. 


"  ch.  24.  4. 


b  ch.  20.  2. 

&26.  26. 


'  ch.  26.  28. 


i  Josh.  2.  12. 

1  Sara.  24. 

21. 
t  Heh.  if 

thou  uTiolt 

He  unto  me. 


'  See  ch.  26. 
l,i,  18,  20, 
21,  22. 


'ch.  :6.  31. 


l!ch.33.8. 


!>  ch.  31.  48, 

52. 


i  ch.  26.  33. 

li  That  is. 
The  well  of 
the  oath. 

about  1891. 


(i  Or,  tree. 
l  ch.  4.  26. 
lDeiit..'!.'?.27. 

If.  40.  -iS. 

K<.ni.l«.  2fi. 

1  Tim.  1. 17. 


The  trial  of 


GEIS^ESIS. 


Ahrahavi's  faith. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1891. 


1873. 

Jos.  Ant. 
"ICor.  lO.l.'i. 

Hob.  11.  17. 

Janu's  1.  lii. 

1  Pet.  1.  7. 
f  Ilcb. 

Behold  me. 


!■  Ilcb.  11. 17. 
<•  2  Chr.  3. 1. 


a  John  13.17. 


(Hcb. 
Behold  me. 


II  Or,  kid. 


"Hcb.  11.17. 
Jumcs  2.  21. 


34  And  Abraham  sojourned  in  the 
Philistines'  land  many  days. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Abraham  is  temj^ted  to  offer  haac.  'ii  lie  gil'dh  proof 
of  las  fiith  and  obedience.  11  2'lie  auycl  staijdli 
him.  13  Isaac  is  excluxiixjed  with  a  ram.  14  'I'lie 
place  is  called  Jeliovahjire'h.  1.5  Abra/ncm  is hle.s.'u'd 
ufjain.     20  The  generation  of  Nahor  vnto  Ikbekah. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
J\.  things,  that  'God  did  tempt 
Abraham,  and  said  unto  him,  Abra- 
ham :  and  he  said,  ^  Behold,  here  I 
am. 

2  And  he  said,  Take  now  thy  son, 
''thine  only  son  Isaac,  whom  thou 
lovest,  and  get  thee  'into  the  lan<l 
of  Moriali ;  and  oifer  him  there  for 
a  burnt  offering  upon  one  of  the 
mountains  which  I  will  tell  thee  of. 

3  l^And  Abraham  rose  up  early 
in  the  morning,  and  saddled  his 
ass,  and  took  two  of  his  young  men 
with  him,  and  Isaac  his  son,  and 
clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  rose  up,  and  went  unto 
the  place  of  Avhich  God  had  told  him. 

4  Then  on  the  third  day  Abraham 
lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the 
place  afar  off'. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his 
young  men.  Abide  ye  here  with 
the  ass ;  and  I  and  the  lad  will  go 
yonder  and  worship,  and  come 
again  to  you. 

0  And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of 
the  burnt  offering,  and  '"laid  it  upon 
Isaac  his  son  ;  and  he  took  the  fire 
in  his  hand,  and  a  knife ;  and  the}'* 
went  both  of  them  together. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abraham 
his  father,  and  said.  My  father: 
and  he  said,  ^Here  am  I,  n\j  son. 
And  he  said.  Behold  the  fke  and 
the  wood :  but  where  is  the  "  lamb 
for  a  burnt  offering  ? 

8  And  Abraham  said,  My  son, 
God  will  i)rovide  himself  a  lamb 
for  a  burnt  offering :  so  they  went 
both  of  them  together. 

9  And  they  came  to  the  jjlace 
which  God  had  told  him  of;  and 
Abraham  built  an  altar  there,  and 
laid  the  wood  in  order,  and  bound 
Isaac  his  son,  and  'laid  him  on  the 
altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth 
his  hand,  and  took  the  knife  to  slay 
his  son. 


11  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord 
called  unto  him  out  of  heaven,  and 
said,  Abraham,  Abraham:  and  he 
said,  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  '^Lay  not  thine 
hand  upon  the  lad,  neither  do 
thou  any  thing  unto  him:  for 
^'now  I  know  that  thou  fearest 
God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  with- 
held thy  son,  thine  only  son,  fi-om 
me. 

13  And  Abraham  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold 
behind  him  a  ram  caught  in  a 
thicket  by  his  hortis:  and  Abra- 
ham went  and  took  the  ram,  and 
offered  him  up  for  a  biu'ut  offering 
in  the  stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  Abraham  called  the 
name  of  that  place  "  Jehovah-jireh: 
as  it  is  said  to  this  day,  In  the 
mount  of  the  LoED  it  shall  be 
seen. 

15  ^  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord 
called  unto  Abraham  out  of  heav- 
en the  second  time, 

10  And  said,  ''  By  myself  have  I 
sworn,  saith  the  Lord,  for  because 
thou  hast  done  this  thing,  and 
hast  not  withheld  thy  son,  thine 
only  son,, 

17  That  in  blessing  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  in  multii)lying  I  will 
multiply  thy  seed  '  as  the  stars  of 
the  heaven,  ""and  as  the  sand 
which  is  upon  the  sea  ^ shore;  and 
"  thy  seed  shall  possess  "^  the  gate 
of  his  enemies ; 

18  "And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the 
nations  of  the  earth  be  blessed; 
"because  thou  hast  obeyed  my 
voice. 

19  So  Abraham  retm-ned  unto 
his  young  men,  and  they  rose 
up  and  went  together  to  I'Beer- 
sheba;  and  Abraham  dwelt  at 
Beer-sheba. 

20  1  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  it  was  told 
Abraham,  saying.  Behold,  ''Mil- 
cali,  she  hath  also  borne  children 
unto  thy  brother  Nahor ; 

21  'Huz  his  firstborn,  and  Buz 
his  brother,  and  Kemuel  the  father 
^  of  Aram, 

22  And  Ohesed,  and  Hazo,  and 
Pildash,  and  Jidlaph,  and  Bethuel. 

27      • 


Before 
CHKIST 

1S72. 


fl  Sam.  15. 
22. 
Mic.G.  7,8. 


Kch.2(;.  i5. 
James  2. 22. 


I!  That  is, 
The  Loud 
v-iU  .-jcf,  or, 


k  P».  105.  0. 
Luke  1.  73. 
lleb.  C.  13, 
14. 


i  ch.  IS.  5. 
Jer.  33.  22. 
V  ch.  13.  IC. 

t  Ileb.  lip. 

1  ch.  24.  60. 
"  Mic.  1.  a. 


"ch.  12.  3.  S 

IS.  18.  &  26. 

4. 

Acts  3,  25. 

Gal.  .3f  8,  9, 

IIJ,  1.8. 
°  ver.  3,  10. 

eh.  2«.  5. 


Pch.  21.31. 


1  ch.  11.  29. 


■■Job  1.1. 


"  Job  32.  2. 


Tlie  purchase  of  Machpelah, 


GENESIS. 


where  Sarah  was  liiried. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1872. 

'  ch.  24.  15. 

"  Called, 
Rom.  y.  10, 
Jiebecca, 


1860. 


»  Josh.  14. 15. 

Jud-.  I.  10. 
l-ch.  li.  18. 

ver.  19. 


'ch.  17.  8. 

IChr.  29.1.5. 

Ps.  la:.  IL'. 

Heb.  11.  9, 

IS. 
i  AcU  7.  5. 


t  Heb.  a 

prince  of 

God. 
«ch.  1.3.  2.  & 

14.  14.  &  24. 

35. 


t  neb.  full 
monei/. 


i  Heb.  care. 

fch.. ■54.20,24. 
Ruth  4.  4. 

«  Sec  2  Sam. 
M.  21-24. 

- 

23  And  'Bethuel  begat  "Eebek- 
ali:  these  eight  Milcah  did  bear 
to  Nahor,  Abraham's  brother. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose 
name  was  Reiimah,  she  bare  also 
Tebah,  and  Gaham,  and  Thahash, 
and  Maachah. 

OHAPTEE  XXIII. 

1  The  age  and  death  of  Sarah.     3  The  purchase  of 
jfachpelah,  19  where  Sarah  was  buried. 

AND  Sarah  was  a  hundred  and 
.  seven  and  twenty  years  old : 
these  w'ere  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Sarah. 

2  And  Sarah  died  in  ""Kirjath- 
arba ;  the  same  is  ^  Hebron  in  the 
land  of  Canaan:  and  Abraham 
came  to  mourn  for  Sarah,  and  to 
weep  for  her. 

3  *l  And  Abraham  stood  up  from 
before  his  dead,  and  spake  unto 
the  sons  of  Heth,  saying, 

4  'I  am  a  stranger  and  a  so- 
journer with  you:  ""give  me  a 
possession  of  a  buryingplace  with 
you,  that  I  may  bury  my  dead  out 
of  my  sight. 

5  And  the  children  of  Heth  an- 
swered Abraham,  saying  unto  him, 

C  Hear  us,  my  lord:  thou  art  t'a 
mighty  prince  among  us:  in  the 
choice  of  our  sepulchres  bury  thy 
dead;  none  jf  us  shall  withhold 
from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but  that 
thou  mayest  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  people  of  the 
land,  even  to  the  children  of  Heth. 

8  And  he  communed  with  them, 
saying.  If  it  be  your  mind  that  1 
should  bury  my  dead  out  of  my 
sight,  hear  me,  and  entreat  for  me 
to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cave 
of  Machi)elah,  which  he  hath, 
which  is  in  the  end  of  his  field; 
for  ♦  as  much  money  as  it  is  worth 
he  shall  give  it  me  for  a  i)osses- 
sion  of  a  buryingplace  amongst 
you. 

10  And  Ephron  dwelt  among  the 
chihlren  of  Heth:  and  Ejjhron  the 
Hittite  answered  Abraham  in  the 
♦au(hence  of  the  children  of  Iletli, 
ei^en  of  all  that  "^wc^nt  in  at  the 
gate  of  his  city,  saying, 

11  ^Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me:  the 

28 


field  give  I  thee,  and  the  cave  that 
is  therein,  I  give  it  thee ;  in  the 
presence  of  the  sons  of  my  people 
give  I  it  thee :  bury  thy  dead. 

12  And  Abraham  bowed  down 
himself  before  the  people  of  the 
land. 

13  And  he  spake  unto  Ephron 
in  the  audience  of  the  peoi^le  of 
the  land,  saying.  But  if  thou  ivilt 
give  it,  I  pray  thee,  hear  me:  I 
will  give  thee  money  for  the  field ; 
take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury  my 
dead  there. 

14  And  Ephron  answered  Abra- 
ham, saying  unto  him, 

15  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me: 
the  land  is  tvorth  foiu"  hundred 
^  shekels  of  silver ;  what  is  that  be- 
twixt me  and  thee  ?  bury  therefore 
thy  dead. 

IG  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto 
Ei)hron ;  and  Abraham  '  weighed 
to  Ephron  the  silver,  which  he  had 
named  in  the  audience  of  the  sons 
of  Heth,  four  hundred  shekels  of 
silver,  current  money  with  the  mer- 
chant. 

17  1  And  Hhe  field  of  Ephron, 
which  was  in  Machpelah,  which 
luas  before  Mamre,  the  field,  and 
the  cave  which  was  therein,  and 
all  the  trees  that  ivere  in  the  field, 
thiit  were  in  all  the  borders  round 
about,  Avere  made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a  posses- 
fiion  in  the  presence  of  the  children 
of  Heth,  before  all  that  went  in  at 
the  gate  of  his  city. 

19  And  after  this,  Abraham  bur- 
ied Sarah  his  wife  in  the  cave  of 
the  field  of  Machpelah  before  Mam- 
re :  the  same  is  Hebron  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave 
that  is  therein,  '  were  made  sm"e 
unto  Abraham  for  a  possession  of  a 
buryingplace  by  the  sons  of  Heth. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Abraham  siveareth  hii  servant.  10  The  scrvanVs 
joitrncij :  12  Jlis  praijer :  1-i  Jfis  .tuj)!.  l^j  Jfcbckah 
medeth  him,  18  fidjUUth  hit  xi>/n,  22  rcceii'cth  jew- 
el.%  23  shvwcth  her  kindred,  2^  iind  iiivitcth  hiiu 
home.  2()  The  servant  blcsscth  (rod.  29  Laban  en- 
tertaincth  him.  34  The  servant  xhcweth  his  message. 
.')0  Laban  and  Bethuel  approve  it.  58  Itebekah  con- 
sentdli  to  go.     63  Isaac  mecteth  her. 

NI)    Abraham   ''was    old,  and 
♦weU   stricken   in   age:    and 


Before 
CHRIST 

18(i0. 


b  Ex.  30. 13. 
Ez.  45.  12. 


ijer.  32.9. 


kch.  25.  9.& 
49.^0,31,32. 
&  .V).  1.-;. 
Acts  r.  IG. 


A^ 


1  Sec  Ruth  4. 
7,  8,  9,  10. 
Jer.  32. 10, 
11. 


1857. 

•oh.  IH.  U. 

&21.  5. 
f lleb.  gone 

into  liays. 


Abraham  sendcth  Ids  servant 


GENESIS. 


to  seelc  a  ivifc  for  Isaac. 


Before 

CURIST 

1857. 

b  ch.  13.  2. 

ver.  35, 

I'a.  IIJ.  3. 

I'rov.  10.  22. 
'  ch.  15.  2. 
J  ver.  10. 

«h.  3'.l.  4,5.6. 
'  ch.  47.  29. 

IChr.  2y. 

24. 

L.am.  5.  6. 
fch.  14.  22. 

Dciit.li.  i:i. 

Josh.  2. 12. 


=  ch.26.  35. 
&  2".  4C. 
&  2S.  2. 
Ex.  .14.  IS. 
Deut.  7.  3. 

h  ch.  as.  2. 
i  ch.  12. 1. 


tch.  12.1. 


Ich.  12.  7.  & 

l.S.  1,5.  &  15. 

18.  &  17.  «. 

Ex.  32.  13. 

Deut.  1.  8. 

&  CA.  4. 

Acts  7.  5. 
"■  Ex.  23. 20, 

23.  &  53.  2. 

Heb.  1. 14. 

"Josh.  2. 17, 
20. 


"  ver.  2. 
II  Or,  and. 


P  ch.  27.  43. 


t  Heb.  that 

ivoinen 

xohichdraw 

water  go 

forth. 
lEx.  2.  16. 

ISam.a.U. 
"■yer.  27. 

ch.  26.  24.  & 

2S.  13.  & 

32.  9. 

Ex.  .3.  6, 15. 
■Neh.l.  11. 

Ps.  37.  5. 


% 


the  LoKD  ^had  blessed  Abraliam 
in  all  things. 

2  And  Abraham  said  ''unto  his 
eldest  servant  of  his  house,  that 
'•ruled  over  all  that  he  had,  'rut, 
I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  under  my 
thigh : 

3  And  I  will  make  thee  ^  swear 
by  the  Lokd,  the  God  of  heaven, 
and  the  God  of  the  earth,  that 
f-'thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  unto 
my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the 
Canaanites,  among  whom  I  dwell : 

4  ''But  thou  shalt  go  'unto  my 
country,  and  to  my  kin(hed,  and 
take  a  wife  unto  my  son  Isaac. 

5  And  the  servant  said  unto  him, 
Peradventure  the  woman  will  not 
be  willing  to  follow  me  unto  this 
land :  must  I  needs  bring  thy  son 
again  unto  the  land  from  Avhence 
thou  earnest  ? 

6  And  Abraham  said  unto  him, 
Beware  thou  that  thou  bring  not 
my  son  thither  again. 

7  1  The  LoED  God  of  heaven, 
which  •'took  me  from  my  father's 
house,  and  from  the  land  of  my 
kindred,  and  which  spake  unto  me, 
and  that  sware  unto  me,  saying, 
•  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this 
land ;  ™  he  shall  send  his  angel  be- 
fore thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  a 
wife  unto  my  son  from  thence. 

8  And  if  the  woman  will  not  be 
willing  to  follow  thee,  then  "  thou 
shalt  be  clear  from  this  my  oath : 
only  bring  not  my  son  thither 
again. 

9  And  the  servant  put  his  hand 
under  the  thigh  of  Abraham  his 
master,  and  sware  to  him  concern- 
ing that  matter. 

10  1^  And  the  servant  took  ten 
camels  of  the  camels  of  his  master, 
and  departed;  ''Hfor  all  the  goods 
of  his  master  ivere  in  his  hand :  and 
he  arose,  and  went  to  Mesopota- 
mia, unto  "the  city  of  Nahor. 

11  And  he  made  his  camels  to 
kneel  down  without  the  city  by  a 
well  of  water  at  the  time  of  the 
evening,  even  the  time  ^''that  wo- 
men go  out  to  draw  ivater. 

12  And  he  said,  '  O  Lord  God  of 
my  master  Abraham,  I  pray  thee, 
''send  me  good  speed  this  day,  and 


shew    kindness    unto    my    master* 
Abraham, 

13  Behold,  'I  stand  here  by  the 
well  of  water;  and  "the  daughters 
of  the  men  of  the  city  come  out  to 
draw  water : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that 
the  damsel  to  whom  I  shall  say, 
Let  down  thy  i)itclier,  I  pray  thee, 
that  I  may  drink;  and  she  shall 
say.  Drink,  and  I  will  give  thy  cam- 
els di'ink  also :  let  the  same  he  she 
that  thou  hast  appointed  for  thy 
servant  Isaac;  and  ''thereby  shall 
I  know  that  thou  hast  shewed  kind- 
ness unto  my  master. 

15  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  before 
he  had  done  speaking,  that,  behold, 
Eebekah  came  out,  who  was  born 
to  Bethuel,  son  of  ''Milcah,  the  wife 
of  Nahor,  Abraham's  brother,  with 
her  pitcher  upon  her  shoulder. 

IC)  And  the  damsel  ^  tvas  ^very 
fair  to  look  upon,  a  virgin,  neither 
had  any  man  known  her :  and  she 
went  down  to  the  well,  and  hlled 
her  ijitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet 
her,  and  said.  Let  me,  I  pray  thee, 
drink  a  little  water  of  thy  pitcher. 

18  ^And  she  said.  Drink,  my 
lord :  and  she  hasted,  and  let 
down  her  pitcher  upon  her  hand, 
and  gave  him  think. 

19  And  when  she  had  done  giv- 
ing him  drink,  she  said,  I  will 
ch"aw  water  for  thy  camels  also, 
until  they  have  done  drinking. 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied 
her  i)itclier  into  the  trough,  and 
ran  again  unto  the  well  to  draw 
water,  and  drew  for  all  his  camels. 

21  And  the  man  wondering  at 
her  held  his  peace,  to  wit  whether 
^the  Lord  had  made  his  journey 
prosperous  or  not. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
camels  had  done  (binking,  that 
the  man  took  a  golden  ^"earring 
of  half  a  shekel  weight,  and  two 
bracelets  for  her  hands  of  ten 
shekels  weight  of  gold ; 

23  And  said.  Whose  daughter 
aH  thou  I  tell  me,  I  pray  thee :  is 
there  room  in  thy  father's  house 
for  us  to  lodge  in  ? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  ''I  am 

29 


Before 
CHlilST 

1657. 


'ver.  43. 

"  ch.  29.  9. 
Ex.  2. 16. 


^  See  Judg. 
6.  17,v>7. 
1  Siim.  6,  7. 
&  14.  10.  & 
20.  7. 


^eh.  11.  29. 

&  22.  23. 


r  ch.  26.  7. 

f  Iltb.  good 
of  counte- 
nance. 


'  1  Pet.  S.  8. 
&4.  9. 


'  ver.  12,  5G. 


I  Ex.  32.  2, 3. 
Is.  3.  19,  20, 
21. 

Ez.  16.11,12. 
1  Pet.  3.  3. 

II  Or,  jewel 
for  the  fore- 
head. 


«  ch.  22.  i 


Lahaii  entertaineth  the  servant. 


GENESIS. 


He  telleth  his  errand. 


Before  • 
CHRIST 

1S57. 


<l  ver.  52. 
Ex.  4.  31. 


'  Ex.  18. 10. 
Ruth  4.  14. 

1  Sam.  '25. 
32.  3M. 

2  Sam.  18. 
28. 

Luke  1.  68. 
fch.  32. 10. 
Ps.  98.  3. 


ever.  48. 


hch.  29.  5. 


i  ch.  2C.  20. 
Jud".  17.  2. 
Ruth  .';.  10. 
Ps.  115. 15. 


k  ch.  i'?.  24. 
Judg.19.21. 


1  Job  23. 12. 
John  4.  ''A. 
Eph.  «.  5,0, 
7. 


■"  ver.  1. 
ch.  13.  2. 


"ch.  21.2. 


the  daughter  of  Bethuel  the  son 

of  Milcab,   which   she   bare   uuto 

Nahor. 

25  She  said  moreover  unto  him, 

have  both  straw  and  proven- 

aud  room   to  lodge 


hath 


enough, 


AVe 

der 
in. 

26  And  tlie  man  '^  bowed  down  his 
head,  and  worshipped  the  Lord. 

27  And  he  said,  ''Blessed  le  the 
Lord  God  of  my  master  Abra- 
ham, who  hath  not  left  destitute 
my  master  of  ^his  mercy  and  his 
truth :  I  l)eing  in  the  way,  the 
Lord  ^led  me  to  the  house  of  my 
master's  brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told 
them  of  her  mother's  house  these 
things. 


29  1  And  Eebekah 
er,  and  his  name  was 


had  a  broth- 
''  Laban :  and 

Laban  ran  out  unto  the  man,  unto 

the  well. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  lie 
saw  the  earring,  and  bracelets 
upon  his  sister's  hands,  and  when 
he  heard  the  words  of  Eebekah 
his  sister,  saying.  Thus  si^ake  the 
man  unto  me,  that  he  came  unto 
the  man;  and,  behold,  he  stood 
by  the  camels  at  the  well. 

31  And  he  said,  Come  in,  'thou 
blessed  of  the  Lord;  wherefore 
standest  thou  without !  for  I  have 
prepared  the  house,  and  room  for 
the  camels. 

32  ^  And  the  man  came  into  the 
house:  and  he  ungirded  his  cam- 
els, and  ''gave  straw  and  proven- 
der for  the  camels,  aud  water  to 
wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's  feet 
that  ivere  with  him. 

33  And  tliere  was  set  meat  before 
him  to  eat :  but  lie  said, '  I  will  not 
eat,  until  I  have  told  mine  errand. 
And  he  said,  Speak  on. 

34  And  he  said,  I  am  Abraham's 
servant. 

35  And  the  Lord  '"hath  l)lcssed 
my  master  greatly,  and  he  is  be- 
come great:  and  he  hath  given 
hhn  flocks,  and  herds,  and  silver, 
and  gold,  and  menservants,  and 
maidservants,  and  camels,  and 
asses. 

30  And  Sarah  my 

"bare  a  son  to  my 
30 


master's  wife 
master  when 


Thou     Shalt 
my   son   of 


me 
not 
the 


she  was  old :  and  °  unto  him 
he  given  all  that  he  hath. 

37  And   my   master   f'made 
swear,    saying, 
take  a  wife    to 

daughters  of   the   Canaanites,   m 
whose  land  I  dwell : 

38  ''But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my 
father's  house,  and  to  my  kindred, 
and  take  a  wife  unto  my  son. 

39  "^And  I  said  unto  my  master, 
Peradventure  the  woman  will  not 
follow  me. 

40  'And  he  said  unto  pie.  The 
Lord,  'befoie  whom  I  walk,  will 
send  his  angel  with  thee,  and  pros- 
per thy  way ;  and  thou  shalt  take 
a  wife  for  my  son  of  my  kindred, 
and  of  my  father's  house : 

41  "Then  shalt  thou  be  clear 
fi'om  this  my  oath,  when  thou  com- 
est  to   my  kindred;    and  if  they 


give 


not  thee  one,  thou  shalt  be 


Xahor's   son,    whom 
unto  him :  and  I 
upon  her  face,  and 
upon  her  hands. 


Milcali   bare 

'put  the  earring 

the  bracelets 


clear  from  my  oath. 

42  And  I  came  this  day  unto  the 
well,  and  said,  'O  Lord  God  of 
my  master  Abraham,  if  now  thou 
do  iirosper  my  way  which  I  go  : 

43  ^Behold,  I  stand  by  the  well 
of  water ;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  when  the  virgin  conieth  forth 
to  draw  water,  and  I  say  to  her, 
Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water 
of  thy  pitcher  to  drink ; 

44  And  she  say  to  me,  Both  drink 
thou,  and  I  will  also  draw  for  thy 
camels  :  let  the  same  he  the  woman 
whom  the  Lord  hath  appointed 
out  for  my  master's  son. 

45  ''And  before  I  had  done  ^  speak- 
ing in  mine  heart,  behold,  Eebekah 
came  forth  with  her  pitcher  on  her 
shoulder;  and  she  went  down  unto 
the  well,  and  drew  water :  and  I  said 
unto  her,  Let  me  drink,  I  i)ray  thee. 

40  And  she  made  haste,  aiul  let 
down  her  pitch(;r  from  her  shoulder, 
and  said,  Drink,  and  I  will  give  thy 
camels  drink  also :  so  I  drank,  and 
she  made  the  camels  (ulnk  also. 

47  And  I  asked  her,  and  said. 
Whose  daughter  art  thou?  And 
she  said.  The  daughter  of  Bethuel, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1857. 

"  ch.  21. 10. 

&  25.  5. 
P  ver.  3. 


1  ver.  4. 


'  ver.  T. 
>  ch.  17. 1. 


'  ver.  8. 


'ver.  12. 


'  ver.  IS. 


^  ver.  15,  &c. 
Jl  Sara.  1. 
13. 


'  Ez.  IB.  II, 
12. 


Laban  and  Bctlmel  approve  it. 


GENESIS. 


Isaac  meeteth  Rcbekali. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1S57. 

•  ver.  26. 


b  ch.  28.  23. 


'ch.  47.  L^. 
JcBh.  ■:.  U. 


d  Ps.  lis.  2n. 
Matt.  21.42. 
Mark  12. 11. 

'ch.  31.  24. 

f  ch.  20. 15. 


ever.  26. 


t Ileb. 

vesaels, 
b  Ex.  X  22. 
&  U.  2.  & 
12.  35. 

i2Chr.  21.  .■!. 
Ezra  1.  C. 


k  ver.  5G,  & 
59. 


llOr,  a/-i7? 
year,  or,  ten 
montlis. 
Judg.  14.8. 


1  ch.  35.  8. 


"  ch.  ir.  16. 
•ch.  22.  17. 


48  ^And  I  bowed  down  my  liead, 
and  worshipped  the*  Loud,  and 
blessed  the  Lord  God  of  my  mas- 
ter Abraham,  which  had  led  me  in 
the  right  way  to  take  ^'  my  master's 
brother's  daugliter.  nnto  his  son. 

49  And  now,  if  ye  will  'deal  kindly 
and  trnly  with  my  master,  tell  me : 
and  if  not,  tell  me ;  that  I  may  tnrn 
to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  left. 

50  Then  Laban  and  Bethuel  an- 
swered and  said,  ''The  thing  pro- 
ceedeth  from  the  Lord  :  we  cannot 
''speak  nnto  thee  bad  or  good. 

51  Behold,  Eebekah  ^  is  before 
thee ;  take  lier^  and  go,  and  let  her 
be  thy  master's  son's  wife,  as  the 
Lord  hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Abraham's  servant  heard 
their  words,  he  ^worshipped  the 
Lord,  hoiviug  himself  to  the  ejn'th. 

53  And  the  servant  bronght  forth 
t ''jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels^  of 
gold,  and  raiment,  and  gave  them 
to  Eebekah:  he  gave  also  to  her 
brother  and  to  her  mother  'pre- 
cious things. 

54  xlnd  they  did  eat  and  think,  he 
and  the  men  that  tcere  with  him, 
and  tarried  all  night ;  and  they 
rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  he 
said,  ^Seud  me  away  unto  my 
master. 

55  And  her  brother  and  her  moth- 
er said.  Let  the  damsel  abide  with 
us  "  a  few  days,  at  the  least  ten ; 
after  that  she  shall  go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them.  Hin- 
der me  not,  seeing  the  Lord  hath 
prospered  my  way ;  send  me  away 
that  I  may  go  to  my  master. 

57  And  they  said,  AVe  will  call 
the  damsel,  and  inquu-e  at  her 
mouth. 

•  58  And  they  called  Eebekah,  and 
said  imto  her.  Wilt  thou  go  with 
this  man  ?    And  she  said,  I  will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Eebekah 
their  sister,  and  'her  nurse,  and 
Abraham's  servant,  and  his  men. 

GO  And  they  blessed  Eebekah,  and 
said  unto  her,  Thou  art  our  sister ; 
be  thou  "'  the  mother  of  thousands 
of  millions,  and  "let  thy  seed  pos- 
sess the  gate  of  those  which  hate 
them. 


01  "if  And  Eebekah  arose,  and  her 
damsels,  and  tliey  rode  upon  tlie 
camels,  and  followed  the  man  :  and 
the  servant  took  Eebekah,  and  went 
his  way. 

G2  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way 
of  the  "well  Lahai-roi ;  for  he  dwelt 
in  the  south  country. 

G3  And  Isaac  went  out  "^to  medi- 
tate in  the  field  at  the  eventide :  and 
he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw,  and, 
behold,  the  camels  were  coming. 

G4  And  Eebekah  lifted  up  her 
eyes,  and  when  she  saw  Isaac,  **  she 
lighted  off  the  camel. 

05  For  she  had  said  unto  the  serv- 
ant. What  man  is  this  that  walketh 
in  the  field  to  meet  us  I  And  the 
servant  had  said.  It  is  my  master : 
therefore  she  took  a  vail,  and  cov- 
ered herself. 

GO  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all 
things  that  he  had  done. 

07  And  Isaac  brought  her  into 
his  mother  Sarah's  tent,  and  took 
Eebekah,  and  she  became  his  wife; 
and  beloved  her:  and  Isaac '^  was 
comforted  after  his  mother's  death. 

CHAPTEE  XXV. 

1  TTie  sons  of  Abraham  by  Keturah.  5  The  diviKicm 
of  his  goods.  1  His  age,  and  death.  9  Hi.s  burial. 
12  The  generations  of  hhmael.  17  Uui  age,  and 
death.  21  Isaac  j^rayeth  for  Hebekah,  being  barren. 
22  The  children  .strive  in  her  vomb.  24  Tlie  birth 
of  Esau  and  Jacob.  27  Their  difference.  29  Esau 
selleth  his  birthright. 

THEX  again  Abraham  took  a 
wife,  and  her  name  icas  Ke- 
turah. 

2  And  '^she  bare  him  Zimran,  and 
Jokshan,  and  Medan,  and  Midian, 
and  Ishbak,  and  Shuah. 

3  And  Jokshan  begat  Slieba,  and 
Dedan.  And  the  sons  of  Dedan 
were  Asshurim,  and  Letushim,  and 
Leummim. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Midian;  Ephah, 
and  Eplier,  and  Hanoch,  and  Abi- 
dah,  and  Eldaah.  All  these  tvere 
the  children  of  Keturah. 

5  ■[  And  ^Abraham  gave  all  that 
he  had  unto  Isaac. 

0  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concu- 
bines, which  Abraham  had,  Abra- 
ham gave  gifts,  and  ^sent  them 
away  from  Isaac  his  son,  while  he 
yet  lived,  eastward,  unto  ''  the  east 
country. 

7  And  these  are  the  days  of  the 

31 


Before 

CHRIST 

1857. 


"ch.  16.14. 
&  25.  11. 


II  Or, 
to  pray. 

P.Iosh.  l.S. 
P«.  1.  2.  & 
77.  12.  & 
llil.  1,5.  & 
14.3.  5. 


1  Josh.  15.18. 


'ch.  33. 12. 


about  1853. 


n  Chr.1.32. 


bch.24.36. 


"  ch.  21. 14. 


i  Judg.  0.  3. 


1822.- 


The  generations  of  Islimael. 


GENESIS. 


The  hirth  of  Esau  and  Jacob. 


Before 

CHRIST 

182-2. 


'ch.  15.15. 
Si  49.  29. 


f  ch.  35.  29. 

&  49.  .13. 
Pch.  35.  29. 

&50.  13. 


k  ch.  23.  IC. 


i  ch.  49. 31. 


Vch.  IC.  14. 
&  24.  U2. 


1  ch.  IC.  15. 


about  1800. 
"IChr.l.a. 


^OrJ/arlad, 
I  Chr.  1.  30. 


»ch.l7.20. 


1773. 


"  Tcr.  8. 


PlSam.lfl.'. 


tllcb. /.•/?, 

1-8.  78.  04. 

4ch.  IG.  L2. 


'Matt.  1.2. 
1857. 

•  ch.  22.  23. 
'  ch.  24.  29. 


years  of  Abraham's  life  whicli  he 
lived,  a  hundred  threescore  and  fif- 
teen years. 

8  Then  Abraham  gave  up  the 
ghost,  and  ^  died  in  a  good  old  age, 
an  old  man,  and  full  of  years  ;  and 
'^Avas  gathered  to  his  people. 

9  And  ^his  sons  Isaac  and  Ish- 
mael  bmied  him  in  the  cave  of 
Machpelah,  in  the  field  of  Ephron 
the  son  of  Zohar  the  Hittite,  which 
is  before  Mamre ; 

10  ''The  field  which  Abraham 
purchased  of  the  sons  of  Heth: 
'there  was  Abraham  buried,  and 
Sarah  his  wife. 

11  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
the  death  of  Abraham,  that  God 
blessed  his  son  Isaac;  and  Isaac 
dwelt  by  the  ''well  Lahai-roi. 

12  *i\  N^ow  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Ishmael,  Abraham's  son, 
'whom  Hagar  the  Egyptian,  vSa- 
rah's  handmaid,  bare  unto  Abra- 
ham : 

13  And  ""these  are  the  names 
of  the  sons  of  Ishmael,  by  their 
names,  according  to  their  gener- 
ations: the  firstborn  of  Ishmael, 
Nebajoth ;  and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel, 
and  Mibsam, 

14  And  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  and 
Massa, 

15  "Hadar,  and^  Tema,  Jetur, 
Nai^hish,  and  Kedemah : 

10  These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael, 
and  these  are  their  names,  by  their 
towns,  and  by  their  castles;  "  twelve 
j)rinces  according  to  their  nations. 

1 7  And  these  are  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Islunael,  a  hundred  and  thir- 
ty and  seven  years :  and  °he  gave 
uj)  the  ghost  and  died,  and  was 
gathered  unto  his  people. 

18  PAnd  they  dwelt  from  Havilah 
unto  Shur,  that  is  before  Egypt,  as 
thou  goest  toward  Assyria:  and 
he  *  died  "  in  the  presence  of  all  liis 
brethren. 

19  \  And  th<\se  aj-e  the  genera- 
tions of  Isaac,  iVbraham's  son  : 
'^Al)raham  begat  Isaac: 

20  And  Isaac  was  forty  years  old 
when  he  took  Kebekah  to  wife, 
"tlie  daughter  of  Betluu'l  the  Syr- 
ian of  Padan-aram,  'the  sister  to 
Laban  the  Syrian. 

32 


21  And  Isaac  entreated  the  Lord 
for  his  wife,*  because  she  was  bar- 
ren :  "  and  the  Loed  was  entreated 
of  him,  and ''  Eebekah  his  wife  con- 
ceived. 

22  And  the  chi](ben  struggled  to- 
gether within  her;  and  she  said. 
If  it  he  so,  why  am  I  thus  ?  ''And 
she  went  to  inquire  of  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her, 
^'Two  nations  are  in  thy  womb, 
and  two  manner  of  jjeople  shall  be 
separated  from  thy  bowels;  and 
^the  one  people  shall  be  stronger 
than  the  other  ijeojile;  and  ''the 
elder  vshall  serve  the  younger. 

24  "[  And  when  her  days  to  be  de- 
hvered  were  fulfilled,  behold,  there 
were  twins  in  her  womb. 

25  And  the  first  came  out  red, 
^  all  over  like  a  hairy  garment ;  and 
they  called  his  name  Esau. 

20  And  after  that  came  his  broth- 
er out,  and  ''his  hand  took  hold  on 
Esau's  heel;  and  ''his  name  was 
called  Jacob :  and  Isaac  tvas  three- 
score years  old  when  she  bare 
them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew :  and  Esau 
was  ''a  cunning  hunter,  a  man  of 
the  field ;  and  Jacob  u-as  ^  a  i)lain 
man,  *^' dwelling  in  tents. 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because 
t  he  did  ''  eat  of  his  venison  :  '  but 
Eebekah  loved  Jacob. 

29  ^  And  Jacob  sod  pottage :  and 
Esau  came  from  the  field,  and  he 
was  faint : 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed 
me,  I  pray  thee,  ^with  that  same 
red  imttafje  ;  for  I  am  faint :  there- 
fore was  his  name  called  "Edom. 

31  And  Jacob  said.  Sell  me  this 
day  thy  birthi-ight. 

32  And  Esau  said,  Behold,  I  am 
^at  the  point  to  die:  and  what 
profit  shall  this  birthright  do  to 
me? 

33  And  Jacob  said.  Swear  to  me 
this  day ;  and  he  swarc  unto  him  : 
and  ''he  sold  his  birthright  unto 
Jacob. 

34  Then  Jacob  gave  Esau  bread 
and  ])ottage  of  lentiles;  and  'he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up,  and 
went  his  way.  Thus  Esau  despised 
7m  birthright. 


Before 
CHRIST 

lb38. 

°1  Chr.  5.20. 

L'Chr.  .33.13. 

Ezra  8.  23. 
"  Rom.  9. 10. 


^1  Sam.  9. 9. 
&10.  22. 


5^  ch.  17.  Ifi. 
*:  24.  CO. 


'2Sam.8. 14. 

»  ch.  27.  29. 
Mai.  1.  3. 
Pvom.  9. 12. 


b  ch.  27. 11, 

lU,  23. 


■■  Hos.  12.  3. 

dch.  27.  3G. 

1S37. 


•■  ch.  27.  3, 5. 
fJoh  1.1,8. 

.t  2.  ?.. 

Ps.  37.  37. 
SHeb.  11.9. 


t  Ileb.  veni- 
aoii  waA  in 
his  mouth. 

hch.  27.  19, 
£5.  31. 

ich.  27. G. 

about  1805. 


t  ITcb.  wilh 
that  red, 
Willi  that 
red  ])uttage. 

11  That  is, 
lied. 


t  ricb.  going 
to  die. 


I  neb.  12.  IG. 


1  Ecc.  8. 15. 
Is.  22;  1.3. 
1  Cor.  '3. 
32. 


Isaac  denieth  his  tvife. 


GENESIS. 


TJie  wells  which  Isaac  digged. 


CHAPTEE  XXVI. 

1  Isaac  because  of  famine  went  to  Oerar.  2  God  in- 
stnictet/i,  and  hles.trth  /lim.  7  Jle  is  reprored  by 
Abiindech  for  detnjing  his  wife.  VI  He  gvoueth 
rich.  18  lie  diggeth  Esck,  Siiuah,  and  Behohoih, 
26  AbimeJech  maketh  a  covenant  with  him  at  Becr- 
shcba,     34  Esau's  wivc.'i. 

A  XD  there  was  a  famine  in  the 
jLjL.  land,  besides  '  the  first  faniiiu^ 
tliat  was  in  the  days  of  Abraliani. 
And  Isaac  went  unto  ^Abimelech 
king  of  the  Philistines  unto  Gerar. 

2  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
him,  and  said,  Go  not  down  into 
Egypt;  dwell  in  Hhe  land  which  I 
shall  tell  thee  of. 

3  ''Sojourn  in  this  land,  and  ""I 
will  be  with  thee,  and  ^will  bless 
thee ;  for  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy 
seed,  '^'I  will  give  all  these  coun- 
tries, and  I  will  perform  ''  the  oath 
which  I  sware  unto  Abraham  thy 
father ; 

4  And  'I  will  make  thy  seed  to 
multiply  as  the  stars  of  heaven, 
and  will  give  unto  thy  seed  all 
these  countries;  ^'and  in  thy  seed 
shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
be  blessed  ; 

5  '  Because  that  Abraham  obeyed 
my  voice,  and  kept  my  charge,  my 
commandments,  my  statutes,  and 
my  laws. 

6  *j[  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar. 

7  And  the  men  of  the  place  asked 
him  of  his  wife;  and  ''he  said.  She 
is  my  sister :  for  "  he  feared  to  say. 
She  is  my  wife;  lest,  said  he,  the 
men  of  the  i)lace  should  kill  me 
for  Eebekah;  because  she  ''ivas  fair 
to  look  upon. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
had  been  there  a  long  time,  that 
Abimelech  king  of  the  Philistines 
looked  out  at  a  window,  and  saw, 
and,  behold,  Isaac  was  sporting 
with  Eebekah  his  wife. 

9  And  Abimelech  called  Isaac, 
and  said,  Behok.,  of  a  surety  she  is 
thy  wife :  and  how  saidst  thou,  She 
is  my  sister?  And  Isaac  said  unto 
him.  Because  I  said,  Lest  I  die  for 
her. 

10  And  Abimelech  said,  What  is 
this  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  one 
of  the  people  might  lightly  have 
lain  with  thy  wife,  and  ^thou 
shouldest  have  brought  guiltiness 
upon  us. 


11  And  Abimelech  charged  all  his 
people,  saying.  He  that  ''toucheth 
this  man  or  his  wife  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death, 

12  Then  Isaac  sowed  in  that  land, 
and  *  received  in  the  same  year  "^a 
hundredfold:  andtheLoED  'blessed 
him. 

13  And  the  man  'waxed  great, 
and  hvent  forward,  and  grew  until 
he  became  very  great : 

14  For  he  had  possession  of  flocks, 
and  possession  of  herds,  and  great 
store  of  I'  servants :  and  the  I*hilis- 
tines  "envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  '"which  his 
father's  servants  had  digged  in  the 
days  of  Abraham  his  father,  the 
Philistines  had  stopped  them,  and 
tilled  them  with  earth. 

IG  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Isaac, 
Go  from  us ;  for  '^  thou  art  much 
mightier  than  we. 

17  ^  And  Isaac  departed  thence, 
and  pitched  his  tent  in  the  valley 
of  Gerar,  and  dwelt  there. 

18  And  Isaac  digged  again  the 
wells  of  water,  which  they  had 
digged  in  the  days  of  Abraham  his 
father ;  for  the  Philistines  had 
stopped  them  after  the  death  of 
Abraham  :  ^and  he  called  their 
names  after  the  names  by  which 
his  father  had  called  them. 

19  And  Isaac's  servants  digged  in 
the  valley,  and  found  there  a  weU 
of  ^springing  water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gerar 
'did  strive  with  Isaac's  herdmen, 
saying,  The  water  is  ours :  and  he 
called  the  name  of  the  well  "  Esek ; 
because  they  strove  with  him. 

21  And  they  digged  another 
well,  and  strove  for  that  also :  and 
he  called  the  name  of  it  "  Sitnah. 

22.  And  he  removed  from  thence, 
and  digged  another  well ;  and  for 
that  they  strove  not :  and  he  call- 
ed* the  name  of  it  "Eehoboth;  and 
he  said.  For  now  the  Lord  hath 
made  room  for  us,  and  we  shall 
="  be  fruitful  in  the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence 
to  Beer-sheba. 

24  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
him  the  same  night,  and  said,  ''I 
am  the  God  of  Abraham  thy  fa- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  18C4. 


1  Pa.  105. 13. 


i  Ilcb. _ 

fouiid' 
'Matt.  13.8. 

Murk  4.  8. 
'vcr.^l. 

oh.  IM.  1.,'55. 

Job  4.'.  12. 
•ch.  '.-4.  So. 

Ps.  112.3. 

Pvov.  JO.  22. 
t  Hi'b.  went 

rjoirig. 


(I  Or, 

husbandry. 
"oh.  ;!r.  U. 

Ecc.  4.  4. 
"  ch.  21.  30. 


^Ex.  1.  9. 


>■  ch.  21.  31. 


tneb. 
living. 


»ch.  21.  25. 


!|  That  is. 
Contention. 


I!  That  is, 
Haired. 


II  That  is,, 
lioom. , 


•ch.  If.  fi.  & 

•.V,.  3.  &  41. 

a:. 

Ex.  1.  7. 


bch.  17.  7.  & 
£4.  12.  &  i8. 

Ex.  X  G. 
Acta  7.  32. 


AbimeleclVs  covenant  with  Isaac. 


GENESIS. 


Isaac  sendeth  Esau  for  venison. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  18tJ4. 

«ch.  13.  1. 
»  ver.  3,  4. 

•ch.  12.  ".  & 
13.  IS. 

/Ps.  lie.  ir. 


Ech.  21.  22. 


ijudg.  11. 
i  ver.  Ifl. 


t  Hcb.  Sce- 
ififj  we  saw. 

k  ch.  21.  2J, 
23. 


t  Hcb.  If 
thou  s/ialtf 

«fC. 


1  cli.  24.  ."1. 
Ps.  llj.  1 J. 


'  ch.  19. ; 


»  ch.  21.  31. 


I  That  i». 

An  oath. 

°ch.  21.31. 

llThati", 
The  vrll  of 
the  oath. 
1706. 

P  ch.  SI).  2. 


ich.  27.  4«. 
k^.  1,8. 

filch. 
bitterneu 
of$i>iril. 


ther:  '=fear  not,  for  ''I  am  with 
thee,  and  will  bless  thee,  and  mul- 
tiply thy  seed  for  my  servant 
Abraham's  sake. 

25  And  he  ''builded  an  altar 
there,  and  ^called  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  and  pitched  his  tent 
there:  and  there  Isaac's  servants 
digged  a  well. 

26  ^  Then  Abimelech  went  to 
him  from  Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath 
one  of  his  friends,  ^and  Phichol 
the  chief  captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Isaac  said  unto  them, 
Wherefore  come  ye  to  me,  seeing 
^ye  hate  me,  and  have  'sent  me 
away  from  you  1 

28  And  they  said,  *We  saw  cer- 
tainly that  the  Lord  ^was  with 
thee :  and  we  said.  Let  there  be 
now  an  oath  betwixt  us,  even  be- 
twixt us  and  thee,  and  let  us  make 
a  covenant  with  thee ; 

29  ^  That  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt, 
as  we  have  not  touched  thee,  and 
as  we  have  done  unto  thee  noth- 
ing but  good,  and  have  sent  thee 
away  in  peace :  '  thou  art  now  the 
blessed  of  the  Lord. 

30  '"And  he  made  them  a  feast, 
and  they  did  eat  and  drink. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in 
the  morning,  and  "sware  one  to 
another:  and  Isaac  sent  them 
away,  and  they  departed  from  him 
in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
day,  that  Isaac's  servants  came, 
and  told  him  concerning  the  well 
which  they  had  digged,  and  said 
unto  him.  We  have  found  water. 

33  And  he  called  it  "Shebah: 
"therefore  the  name  of  the  city 
is  "  Beer-sheba  unto  this  day. 

34  ^  PAnd  Esau  was  forty  years 
old  when  he  took  to  wife  Judith 
tlui  daughter  of  J^eeri  the  Ilittite, 
and  liasheniath  the  daughter  of 
Elon  the  Ilittite: 

35  Wliich  'were  *a  grief  of  mind 
unto  Isaac  and  to  liebelvah. 

CHAPTER   XXVII. 

1  Isaac  sendeth  /•.'■■<au  for  vcnwon.  C  Rebckah  in- 
utructeUi  Jacob  to  obtain  the  blexxintj.  15  Jacob 
under  the  jxr.ion  of  Kuan  oblaiitcth  it.  30  Exau 
brinr/dh  iieninon.  33  Isaac  tretnbJeth.  34  Ksau. 
complainelh,  and  by  importunity  obtaincth  a  blcHu,- 
im/.  41  J/c  ihrcatcneth  Jacob.  42  llcbckah  disap- 
pointelh  iU 

34 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
.  Isaac  was  old,  and  "his  eyes 
were  dim,  so  that  he  could  not  see, 
he  called  Esau  his  eldest  son,  and 
said  unto  him.  My  son:  and  he 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  here  am  I. 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I  am 
old,  I  ^know  not  the  day  of  my 
death : 

3  ""Now  therefore  take,  I  pray 
thee,  thy  weapons,  thy  quiver  and 
thy  bow,  and  go  out  to  the  field, 
and  t  take  me  some  venison ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat, 
such  as  I  love,  and  bring  it  to  me, 
that  I  may  eat ;  that  my  soul ''  may 
bless  thee  before  I  die. 

5  And  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac 
spake  to  Esau  his  son.  And  Esau 
went  to  the  field  to  hunt  for  veni- 
souj  and  to  bring  it. 

6  ^  And  Eebekah  spake  unto 
Jacob  her  son,  saying.  Behold,  I 
heard  thy  father  speak  unto  Esau 
thy  brother,  saying, 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make 
me  savoury  meat,  that  I  may  eat, 
and  bless  thee  before  the  Lord 
before  my  death. 

8  Now  therefore,  my  son,  ^obey 
my  voice  according  to  that  which 
I  command  thee. 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch 
me  from  thence  two  good  kids  of 
the  goats;  and  I  will  make  them 
•^  savoury  meat  for  thy  father,  such 
as  he  loveth : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy 
father,  that  he  may  eat,  and  that 
he  ^'may  bless  thee  befoie  his  death. 

11  And  Jacob  said  to  Rebekah 
his  mother.  Behold,  ''Esau  my 
brother  is  a  hairy  man,  and  I  am  a 
smooth  man : 

12  My  father  perad venture  will 
'  feel  me,  and  I  shall  seem  to  him 
as  a  deceiver;  and  I  shall  bring  ""a 
curse  u])on  me,  and  not  a  blessing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  him, 
'  Upon  me  he  thy  curse,  my  son : 
only  ob(3y  my  voice,  and  go  fetch 
me  them. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched,  and 
brought  them  to  his  mother:  and 
his  mother  '"madti  savoury  meat, 
such  as  his  father  loved, 

15  And   Rebekah  took  ♦"goodly 


tfacob  deceivetli  hisfatlier. 


GENESIS. 


Jacob  obtaineth  the  blessing. 


raiment  of  her  eldest  son  Esau, 
which  tvere  with  her  in  the  house, 
and  put  them  upon  Jacob  her 
younger  son : 

16  And  she  put  the  skins  of  the 
kids  of  the  goats  upon  his  hands, 
and  upon  the  smooth  of  his  neck : 

17  And  she  gave  the  savoury 
meat  and  the  bread,  which  she  had 
prepared,  into  the  hand  of  her  son 
Jacob. 

18  ^[  And  he  came  unto  his  father, 
auB  said,  My  father :  and  he  said, 
Here  am  I ;  wlio  art  thou,  my  son  I 

19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  father, 
I  am  Esau  thy  firstborn ;  I  have 
done  according  as  thou  badest  me  : 
arise,  I  pray  tliee,  sit  and  eat  of  my 
venison,  °that  thy  soul  may  bless 
me. 

20  And  Isaae  said  unto  his  son. 
How  is  it  that  thou  hast  found  it 
so  quickly,  my  son  ?  And  he  said. 
Because  the  Lord  thy  God  brought 
it  t  to  me. 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob, 
Oome  near,  I  pray  thee,  that  I 
Pmay  feel  thee,  my  son,  whether 
thou  be  my  very  son  Esau  or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto 
Isaac  his  father ;  and  he  felt  him, 
and  said.  The  voice  is  Jacob's 
voice,  but  the  hands  are  the  hands 
of  Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not,  be- 
cause '^  his  hands  were  hairy,  as  his 
brother  Esau's  hands :  so  he  blessed 
him. 

24  And  he  said.  Art  thou  my  very 
son  Esau  I    And  he  said,  I  am. 

25  And  he  said.  Bring  it  near  to 
me,  and  I  will  eat  of  my  son's  veni- 
son, "^that  my  soul  may  bless  thee. 
And  he  brought  it  near  to  him,  and 
he  did  eat :  and  he  brought  him 
wine,  and  he  cbank. 

20  And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto 
him.  Come  near  now,  and  kiss  me, 
my  son. 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed 
him :  and  he  smelled  the  smell  of 
his  raiment,  and  blessed  him,  and 
said,  See,  'the  smell  of  my  son  is 
as  the  smell  of  a  field  which  the 
Lord  hath  blessed : 

28  Therefore  'God  give  thee  of 
"the  dew  of  heaven,  and  "^the  fat- 


ness of  the  earth,  and  ''plenty  of 
corn  and  wine: 

29  ^Let  people  serve  thee,  and 
nations  bow  down  to  thee :  be  lord 
over  thy  brethren,  and  'let  thy 
mother's  sons  bow  down  to  thee: 
•'cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth 
thee,  and  blessed  be  he  that  bless- 
etli  thee. 

30  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  Isaac  had  made  an  end  of  bless- 
ing Jacob,  and  Jacob  was  yet 
scarce  gone  out  fi'om  the  presence 
of  Isaac  his  father,  that  l^lsau  his 
brother  came  in  from  his  hunt- 
ing. 

3i  And  he  also  had  made  savoury 
m^at,  and  brought  it  unto  his  fa- 
ther, and  said  unto  his  father.  Let 
my  father  arise,  and  ""eat  of  his 
son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me.  • 

32  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto 
him.  Who  art  thou  I  And  he  said, 
I  am  thy  son,  thy  firstborn,  Esau. 

33  And  Isaac  Ureml)led  very  ex- 
ceedingly, and  said.  Who?  where 
is  he  that  hath  +  taken  venison,  and 
brought  it  me,  and  I  have  eaten  of 
all  before  thou  earnest,  and  have 
blessed  him  1  yea,  "and  he  shall  be 
blessed. 

34  And  when  Esau  heard  the 
words  of  liis  father,  ''he  cried  with 
a  great  and  exceeding  bitter  cry, 
and  said  unto  his  father.  Bless  me, 
even  me  also,  O  my  father. 

35  And  he  said,  Thy  brother  came 
with  subtilty,  and  hath  taken  away 
thy  blessing. 

36  And  he  said,  *  Is  not  he  rightly 
named  "Jacob?  for  he  hath  sup- 
I)lanted  me  these  two  times:  Hie 
took  away  my  birthright ;  and,  be- 
hold, now  he  hath  taken  away  my 
blessing.  And  he  said.  Hast  thou 
not  reserved  a  blessing  for  me  f 

37  And  Isaac  answered  and  said 
unto  Esau,  ^  Behold,  I  have  made 
him  thy  lord,  and  all  his  brethren 
have  I  given  to  him  for  servants ; 
and  ^with  com  and  wine  have  I 
"sustained  him:  and  what  shall  I 
do  now  unto  thee,  my  son  ? 

38  And  Esau  said  unto  his  father, 
Hast  thou  but  one  blessing,  my 
father?  bless  me,  even  me  also,  O 

35 


Before  . 

CHKIST 

about  1(60. 

'^  Dcut.  33. 

L'.S. 
>  rh.O.  25.  & 

•25.  23. 

*  ch.  4a.  8. 


"ch.  12.3. 
Num.  24.  9. 


!•  ver.  4. 


t  HIb.  trem- 
bled with  a 
great  trem- 
blirifj  great- 
ly- 

t  Ueb. 
/}  unted. 


'  ch.  28.  3,  4. 
Rom.  11.20. 


dHcb.12.17. 


•  ch.  25.  26. 

!  That  is,  ^ 
sitpplanter. 

fch.  25.  S3. 


SFuWUcd, 
2  Sam.  8.14. 
ver.  29. 


k  ver.  28. 

II  Or, 
supported. 


Esau  threatenetli  Jacob. 


GENESIS. 


Isaac  Messeth  Jacob. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1760. 

I  Hcb.  12. 17. 

k  ver.  28. 
Ileb.  11.  20. 

(I  Or,  o/t/ie 
fatness. 


tch.  25.  23. 

2  Sam.  N.  14. 

Obad.  18, 

lU.  LlJ. 
"  -1  Kings  8. 

20. 


">ch.  87.  4,  8. 


•ch.  50.  3,4, 
10. 


P  Obad.  10. 


1  Ps.  64.  §. 


'ch.  11.31. 


•ch.  36.  35.& 
28.8. 
>  eh.  24.3. 


1760. 
•ch.  27.  33. 

bch.24.  3. 


'  Hm.  12.  12. 
<l  ch.  25.  20. 
•ch.  22.  23. 


ray  father.    And  Esau  lifted  up  Ms 
voice,  '  and  wept. 

39  And  Isaac  Ms  fatlier  answered 
and  said  unto  Mm,  Behold,  ""thy 
dwelling  shall  be  "  the  fatness  of 
the  earth,  and  of  the  dew  of  heaven 
from  above ; 

40  And  by  thy  sword  slialt  thou 
live,  and  '  shalt  serve  thy  brother : 
and  '"it  shall  come  to  jiass  when 
thou  shalt  have  the  dominion,  that 
thou  shalt  break  his  yoke  from  oflT 
thy  neck. 

41  ^  And  Esau  "  hated  Jacob  be- 
cause of  the  blessing  wherewith 
his  father  blessed  Mm :  and  Esau 
said  in  his  heart,  "The  days  of 
mourning  for  my  father  are  ^t 
hand ;  ^  then  will  I  slay  my  brother 
Jacob. 

42  And  these  words  of  Esau  her 
elder  son  were  told  to  Eebekah: 
and  she  sent  and  called  Jacob  her 
younger  son,  and  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thy  brother  Esau,  as  touch- 
ing tliee,  doth  '^  comfort  Mmself, 
purposing  to  kill  thee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey 
my  voice;  and  arise,  flee  thou  to 
Laban  my  brother  'to  Haran ; 

44  And  tarry  with  Mm  a  few 
days,  until  thy  brother's  fiuy  turn 
away ; 

45  Until  thy  brother's  anger  turn 
away  from  thee,  and  he  forget  that 
which  thou  hast  done  to  him :  then 
I  will  send,  and  fetch  thee  from 
thence :  why  should  I  be  deprived 
also  of  you  both  in  one  day  ? 

46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac, 
°  I  am  weary  of  my  life  because  of 
the  daughters  of  Heth :  ^  if  Jacob 
take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Heth,  such  as  these  ivliich  are  of 
the  daughters  of  the  land,  what 
good  shall  my  life  do  me  ? 

CHAPTEIl  XXVIII. 

1  Titaar  hlcxxdh  .Jacobs  and  sernklh  him  to  Padan- 
aram.  C  Emu  rnarriclh  Mahalath  the  daughter 
of  Ixhmacl.  10  The  vision  of  Jacob's  ladder.  18 
Tfie  Ktone  of  Jiethvl.     20  Jacob's  vow. 

AND  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and 
J\.  ''blessed  him,  and  charged 
him,  and  said  unto  liim,  ''Thou 
shalt  not  take  a  wife  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Canaan. 

2  ■=  Arise,  go  to  •'  Padan-aram,  to 

the  house  of '^Bethuel  thy  mother's 

36 


father ;  and  take  thee  a  wife  from  ' 
thence  of  the  daughters  of  ^  Laban 
thy  mother's  brother. 

3  «And  God  Almighty  bless  thee, 
and  make  thee  fruitful,  and  multi- 
ply thee,  that  thou  mayest  be  +  a 
multitude  of  people ; 

4  And  give  thee  ^  the  blessing  of 
Abraham,  to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed 
with  thee ;  that  thou  mayest  inherit 
the  land  ^ '  wherein  thou  art  a 
stranger,  wMch  God  gave  unto 
Abraham. 

5  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob :" 
and  he  went  to  Padan-aram  unto 
Laban,  son  of  Bethuel  the  Syrian, 
the  brother  of  Rebekah,  Jacob's 
and  Esau's  mother. 

6  ^\  When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac 
had  blessed  Jacob,  and  sent  him 
away  to  Padan-aram,  to  take  him 
a  wife  from  thence ;  and  that  as  he 
blessed  him  he  gave  him  a  charge, 
saying,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife 
of  the  daughters  of  Canaan ; 

7  And  that  Jacob  obeyed  Ms  fa- 
ther and  Ms  mother,  and  was  gone 
to  Padan-aram ; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  ''that  the 
daughters  of  Canaan  +  pleased  not 
Isaac  his  father ; 

9  Then  went  Esau  unto  Ishmael, 
and  took  unto  the  wives  which  he 
had  '  Mahalath  the  daughter  of 
Ishmael  Abraham's  son,  ""the  sister 
of  Nebajoth,  to  be  his  wife. 

10  ^  And  Jacob  "  went  out  from 
Beer-sheba,  and  went  toward  "  Ha- 
ran. 

11  And  he  lighted  upon  a  certain 
place,  and  tarried  there  all  night, 
because  the  sun  was  set;  and  he 
took  of  the  stones  of  that  place, 
and  put  them  for  his  pillows,  and 
lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 

12  And  he  p  dreamed,  and  behold 
a  ladder  set  up  on  the  earth,  and 
the  to])  of  it  reached  to  heaven : 
and  behold  "^  the  angels  of  God 
ascending  and  d(\scending  on  it. 

13  'And,  In^hold,  the  Lord  stood 
above  it,  and  said,  *  I  am  the  Lord 
God  of  Abraham  thy  fatlier,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac :  ^  tlu^  land  where- 
on thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I  give  it, 
and  to  thy  seed ; 

14  And  "  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

1760. 

fch.  24.  29. 

Ech.  17.  1,  6. 


f  Heb.  an 
assevibllf  of 
people. 

b  ch.  12.  2. 


t  Heb.o/«Ay 

vojoum- 

ings. 
i  ch.  17.  8. 


kch.  24.  3.S[ 

i'U.  35. 

t  Hcb.  Trere 
evil  in  the 
tijes,  i(c. 

about  1760. 


ich..'56..'5, 
ehe  is  called 
Jiashemath. 
"  ch.  25. 13. 


■■  Hos.  12. 12. 

"  Called, 
Acts  7.  2, 
C'karran. 


Pch.  41.1. 
Job  33. 15. 


iJohn  1.  ,'31. 
llcb.  1. 14. 


'ch.  35. 1.& 
4.S.  3. 

•ch.  20.  24. 


'ch.  13. 15.  & 
35.12. 


"ch.  13.  IG. 


JacoVs  vow. 


GENESIS. 


Jacob  Cometh  to  Haran- 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1760. 

t  Hcb.  break 

forth. 
"ch.  13.14. 

Dout.  12.  a). 

»ch.  12.3.  Si 
18.18.  &22. 
18.  &  •2ij.  4. 

y  See  ver.  20, 

21. 

ch.  LC.  24.& 

SI.  3. 
'cli.  48.  Ifi. 

Ps.  121.  5, 

7,8. 

•ch.  35.  G. 
bDcut.  31.C, 

8. 

Josh.  1.  5. 

1  Kin.  8.  S". 

Hcb.  13.  5. 
'  Nura.23.19. 


i  Ex.  3.  5. 
Jouh.  i.  15. 


'  ch.  31.  13, 
45.  &  35.  14. 

fLev.  8.  10, 
11,12. 
Num.  7. 1. 

fjudg.l.  23, 

20. 

lios.  4.  15. 
0  That  is. 

The  house 

of  God. 
bch.  31.  13. 

Judg.  11..30. 

2  Sam.  15.8. 
i  ver.  15. 
k  1  Tim.  6. 8. 


IJudpr.  11.31. 

2  Sam.  lU. 

24,  SO. 
"  Deut.  2fi. 

17. 

2  Sam.  15.8. 

2  Kings  5. 

17. 

"  ch.  35. 7,14. 
"  Lev.  27.  .30. 


t  Heb.  Urtcd 
up  his  feel. 

"Num.  2.3.7. 
Ho3.  12. 12. 

t  Ueh. 

children. 


dust  of  the  earth ;  and  thou  shalt 
♦spread  abroad  '"to  the  west,  and 
to  the  east,  and  to  the  north,  and 
to  the  south:  and  in  tliee  and  ''in 
thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of 
the  earth  be  blessed. 

15  And,  behold,  'I  am  with  thee, 
and  will  ''keep  thee  in  all  i)laces 
whither  thou  goest,  and  will  "^  bring 
thee  again  into  this  land;  for  ^I 
will  not  leave  thee,  '^  until  I  have 
done  that  which  I  have  spoken  to 
thee  of. 

16  T[  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of 
his  sleep,  and  he  said,  Siu-ely  the 
Lord  is  in  '^this  place ;  and  1  knew 
it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said. 
How  dreadful  is  this  place!  this 
is  none  other  but  the  house  of  God, 
and  tliis  is  the  gate  of  heaven. 

18  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  took  the  stone 
that  he  had  put /or  his  pillows,  and 
^set  it  up  for  a  pillar,  *^and  poured 
oil  upon  the  top  of  it. 

19  And  he  called  the  name  of 
s  that  place  "  Beth-el :  but  the  name 
of  that  city  was  called  Luz  at  the  first. 

20  ''And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  say- 
ing. If  'God  will  be  with  me,  and 
will  keei>  me  in  this  way  that  I  go, 
and  will  give  me  ''bread  to  eat,  and 
raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that '  I  come  again  to  my 
father's  house  in  peace ;  '"  then  shall 
the  Lord  be  my  God : 

22  And  this  stone,  which  I  have 
set  for  a  pillar,  "shall  be  God's 
house :  °  and  of  all  that  thou  shalt 
give  me  I  will  surely  give  the  tenth 
unto  thee. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Jacob  conieth  to  the  well  of  Jlaran.  9  He  taketh  ac- 
quaintance of  Rachel.  13  Laban  entertameth  him. 
18  Jacob  covenanteth  for  Jiachcl.  23  He  is  deceived 
with  Leah.  28  He  marrieth  aho  Bachel,  and  serv- 
ethfor  her  seven  yearn  more.  33  Leah  beareih  Reu- 
ben, 33  Simeon,  34  Levi,  35  and  Jiidah. 

THEN  Jacob  ♦  went  on  his  jour- 
ney, "^  and  came  into  the  land 
of  the  ♦  people  of  the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and  behold  a 
well  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  there  were 
three  flocks  of  sheep  lying  by  it; 
for  out  of  that  well  they  watered 
the  flocks:  and  a  great  stone  was 
upon  the  well's  mouth. 


3  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks 
gathered:  and  they  rolled  the  stone 
from  the  well's  mouth,  and  watered 
the  slieej),  and  put  the  stone  again 
upon  the  well's  mouth  in  his  i)lace. 

4  And  Jacob  said  unto  them,  My 
brethren,  whence  Jje  ye  ?  And  they 
said.  Of  J  hu'an  are  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know 
ye  Laban  the  son  of  Nahor  i  And 
they  said,  We  know  Mm. 

0  And  he  said  unto  them,  ♦'' J.s  he 
well  ?  And  they  said.  He  is  well : 
and,  behold,  Eachel  his  daughter 
Cometh  with  the  sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  Ht  is  yet  high 
day,  neither  is  it  time  that  the  cat- 
tle should  be  gathered  together: 
water  ye  the  sheep,  and  go  and 
feed  them.. 

8  And  they  said.  We  cannot,  un- 
til all  the  flocks  be  gathered  to- 
gether, and  till  they  roll  the  stone 
from  the  well's  mouth;  then  we 
water  the  sheep. 

9  ^  And  while  he  yet  spake  with 
them,  '^Kachel  came  with  her  fa- 
ther's sheep :  for  she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  i>ass,  when 
Jacob  saw  Rachel  the  daughter  of 
Laban  his  mother's  brother,  and 
the  sheep  of  Laban  his  mother's 
brother,  that  Jacob  went  near,  and 
''rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's 
mouth,  and  watered  the  flock  of 
Laban  his  mother's  brother. 

11  And  Jacob  '^kissed  Rachel,  and 
lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

12  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that 
he  tvas  '"her  father's  brother,  and 
that  he  was  Rebekah's  son:  ^'aud 
she  ran  and  told  her  father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  La- 
ban heard  the  *  tidings  of  Jacob  his 
sister's  son,  that  ''he  ran  to  meet 
him,  and  embraced  him,  and  kissed 
him,  and  brought  him  to  his  house. 
And  he  told  Laban  all  these  things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him, '  Sure- 
ly thou  art  my  bone  and  my  flesh. 
And  he  abode  with  him  ♦  the  space 
of  a  month. 

15  *l  And  Laban  said  unto  Ja- 
cob, Because  thou  art  my  brother, 
shouldest  thou  therefore  serve  me 
for  nought?    tell   me,  what   shall 

thy  wages  he  ? 

37 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1760. 


!  Ilcb.  la 

there  peact 

to  hint  t 
!■  cli.  43.  27. 


f  TIeb.  )/<?« 
the  day  \a 
i/rcat. 


'  Ex.  2. 16. 


■I  Ex.  2.  17. 


"  ch.  33.  4. 1 
45.  14, 15. 


fch.  1.3.  8.  & 
14.  14, 16. 

8ch.  24.  28. 


•t  Hcb. 
hearing. 
hch.  24.  20. 


ich.  2.  23. 

Judg.  9.  2. 

2  Sam.  5.1. 

&  I'J.  12, 13. 
t  Ilcb. 

a  jiwnth  of 

days. 


Jacob  inarrieth  Leah  and  Rachel. 


ge:o:sis. 


Rachel  envieth  Iter  sister. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1760. 


tch.  ni.41. 
2  Sam.  3.14. 


I  ch.  .3IJ.  26. 
Uus.  12. 12. 


1-0.3. 


"Judg.  13.1. 


•'Juds.14.10. 
John  2.1,1'. 


t  Heb.place. 
'>Judg.l4.12. 


P  vcr.  20. 
Deut.  21.1i. 


Teh.  M.  20. 

&:il.4l. 

lloH.  12.12. 
'Ps.  127.3. 
•ch.  30. 1. 


16  And  Laban  had  two  daugh- 
ters: the  name  of  the  ekler  ivas 
Leah,  and  the  name  of  the  young- 
er teas  Eachel. 

17  Leah  was  tender  eyed;  but 
Eachel  was  beautiful  and  well  fa- 
voured. 

18  And  Jacob  loved  Eachel;  and 
said,  ''I  will  serve  thee  seven  years 
for  Eachel  thy  younger  daughter. 

19  And  Laban  said.  It  is  blotter 
that  I  give  her  to  thee,  than  that  I 
should  give  her  to  another  man: 
abide  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  '  served  seven  years 
for  Eachel ;  and  they  seemed  unto 
him  hut  a  few  days,  for  the  love  he 
had  to  her. 

21  ^  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban, 
Give  me  my  wife,  for  my  days  are 
fulfilled,  that  I  may '"  go  in  unto  her. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together 
all  the  men  of  the  place,  and 
"made  a  feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
evening,  that  he  took  Leah  his 
daughter,  and  brought  her  to  him ; 
and  he  went  in  unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  gave  unto  his 
daughter  Leah  Zilpah  his  maid  for 
a  handmaid. 

25  And  it  came  to  x>ass,  that  in 
the  morning,  behold,  it  was  Leah : 
and  he  said  to  Laban,  What  is  this 
thou  hast  done  unto  me  ?  did  not  I 
serve  with  thee  for  Eachel  ?  where- 
fore then  hast  thou  beguiled  me  ? 

26  And  Laban  said,  It  must  not 
be  so  done  in  our  ^  country,  to  give 
the  younger  before  the  firstborn. 

27  "Fulfil  her  Aveek,  and  we  will 
give  thee  this  also  for  the  service 
which  thou  shalt  serve  with  me  yet 
seven  other  years. 

28  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled 
her  week :  and  he  gave  liiin  Eachel 
his  daughter  to  wife  also. 

29  And  Laban  gave  to  Eachc^l  his 
daughter  Bilhah  his  handmaid  to 
be  her  maid. 

30  And  lie  went  in  also  unto  Ea- 
chel, and  he  'ioved  also  Eachel 
more  than  Leah,  and  served  with 
him  ''  yet  seven  other  yc^ars. 

31  1[  And  when  the  Lokd  'saw 
that  Leah  was  hated,  ho  "ojm^iuhI 
her  womb :  but  Rachel  ivas  barren. 

3S 


32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son;  and  she  called  his  name 
"  Eeuben :  for  she  said.  Surely  the 
LoED  hath  looked  upon  my  affiic- 
tion;  now  therefore  my  husband 
will  love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  agajn,  and 
bare  a  son ;  and  said,  Because  the 
LoKD  hath  heard  that  I  was  hated, 
he  hath  therefore  given  me  this 
son  also :  and  she  called  his  name 
"  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son ;  and  said,  Now  this 
time  will  my  husband  be  joined 
unto  me,  because  I  have  borne  him 
three  sons :  therefore  was  his  name 
called  "Levi. 

35  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son ;  and  she  said,  Kow  will 
I  x^raise  the  Loed  :  therefore  she 
called  his  name  " "  Judah ;  and  '  left 
bearing. 

OHAPTEE  XXX. 

1  Machel,  in  grief  for  her  bn-n-enness,  glveih  Bilhah 
her  maid  unto  Jacob.  5  She  beareih  Dan  and 
Naphtali.  9  Leah  rjiveth  Zilpah  her  maid,  who 
beareth  Gad  and  Asher.  14  lienben  findeih  man- 
drake.%  with  which  Leah  buyelh  her  husband  of 
Rachel.  17  Leah  beareth  Jssachar,  Zebidu7t,  and 
Dinah.  22  JRachel  beareth  Joseph.  25  Jacob  desir- 
eth  to  dqmrt.  27  Laban  dayeth  him  on  a  new  cov- 
enant.   37  JacoVn  policy,  whereby  he  became  nch. 

AND  when  Eachel  saw  that  ^  she 
_  bare  Jacob  no  children,  Ea- 
chel ^envied  her  sister;  and  said 
unto  Jacob,  Give  me  children,  '^or 
else  I  die. 

2  And  Jacob's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Eachel ;  and  he  said,  '^Am 
I  in  God's  stead,  who  hath  with- 
held from  thee  the  fruit  of  the 
womb  ? 

3  And  she  said,  Behold  "my  maid 
Bilhah,  go  in  unto  her;  '^and  she 
shall  bear  upon  my  knees,  '^that  I 
may  also  Uiave  children  by  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Bilhah  her 
handmaid  ''to  wife:  and  Jacob 
went  ill  unto  her. 

5  And  Bilhah  conceived,  and  bare 
Jacob  a  son. 

6  And  Eachel  said,  God  hath 
'judged  me,  and  hath  also  heard 
my  voice,  and  hath  given  me  a 
son  :  therefore  called  she  his  name 
"Ban. 

7  And  Bilhah  Eachel's  maid  con- 
ceived again,  and  bare  Jacob  a 
second  son. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1752. 

(iThatia, 
See  a  son. 

'  Ex.  3.  7.  & 
4.  .'51. 

Deut.  2F,.  7. 
Ps.  25.  18. 
k  1U6.  44. 

about  1751.' 


n  That  19, 
Hearing. 
about  1730. 


II  That  is, 
Joined. 
Sec  Num. 
IS.  2,  4. 

about  1749. 

°  Matt.  1.  2. 

[|  That  is, 
rraiie. 

tHcb.  !tood 
Jrom  bear- 
ing. 


about  1749. 
'  ch.  20.  31. 

b  ch.  .37.  11. 
'Job  5.  2. 


dch.  IC.  2. 
1  Sam.  1.  5. 


'  ch.  IC.  2. 

fch.  5t).  23. 
Job  3.  12. 
c  ch.  10.  2. 

t  Ilcb.  be 
built  by  her. 


k  ch.  IC.  3.  & 

3;;.  22. 


about  1748. 


i  Vs.  C'}.  24.  & 
43.  ]. 
Lam.  3. 33. 


fl  That  is, 
Judginij. 

about  1747 


iieaJi  heareth  IssacJiai'  and  Zebulun.       GEISTESIS. 


Bachel  'bcaretli  Jose])h. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1747. 

f  Hob. 

wrest  tings 

of  God, 

ell.  '^i.  C. 
HThat  IS, My 

wrestling. 
k  Culled, 

Mutt.  4.  13, 

NfpUtha- 

liin. 

about  1749. 
1  ver.  4. 

about  1748. 


U  That  is,  A 
troop,  or, 
coinjnmi/. 
Is.  tii.  11. 

about  1747. 

f  Heb.  In  my 
happiness. 

™Prov..'?1.28. 
Luke  1.48. 


II  That  is, 
Nappy. 

about  1748. 


"  ch.  25.  30. 


•  Num.  10.  9, 
13. 


about  1747. 


II  That  is,  A 
hire. 


about  1746. 


II  That  is. 
JJwelling. 

I"  Called, 
Matt.  4.  13, 
Zabulun. 

about  1745. 
II  That  is, 

Jadgment. 
Ich.  8.  1. 

1  Sam.  1.19. 


'ch.  29.31. 


8  And  Rachel  said,  With  + 
wrestlings  have  I  wrestled  with  my 
sister,  and  I  have  prevailed :  and 
*she  called  his  name  i'''Nai)htali. 

9  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had 
left  bearing,  she  took  Zilpah  her 
maid,  and  '  gave  her  Jacob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zili3ah  Leah's  maid  bare 
Jacob  a  son. 

11  And  Leah  said,  A  troop  cometh : 
and  she  called  his  name  "  G  jjd. 

12  And  Zilpah  Leah's  maid  bare 
Jacob  a  second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said,  ^  Happy  am  I, 
for  the  danghters  "'will  call  me 
blessed:  and  she  called  his  name 
lAvSher. 

11  1[  And  Eenben  went  in  the 
days  of  wheat  harvest,  and  found 
mandrakes  in  the  held,  and  brought 
them  unto  his  mother  Leah.  Then 
Eachel  said  to  Leah,  "  Give  me,  I 
pray  thee,  of  thy  son's  mandrakes. 

15  And  she  said  unto  her,  "Is  it 
a  small  matter  that  thou  hast  taken 
my  husband  I  and  wouldest  thou 
take  away  my  son's  mandrakes 
also?  And  Rachel  said.  Therefore 
he  shall  lie  with  thee  to  night  for 
thy  son's  mandrakes. 

IG  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the 
field  in  the  evening,  and  Leah  went 
out  to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thou 
must  come  in  unto  me ;  for  surely 
I  have  hired  thee  with  my  son's 
mantbakes.  And  he  lay  with  her 
that  night. 

17  And  God  hearkened  unto  Leah, 
and  she  conceived,  and  bare  Jacob 
the  fifth  son. 

18  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  given 
me  my  hire,  because  I  have  given 
my  maiden  to  my  husband:  and 
she  called  his  name  "  Issachar. 

19  And  Leah  conceived  again, 
and  bare  Jacob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  en- 
dued me  with  a  good  dowry ;  now 
will  my  husband  dwell  with  me, 
because  I  have  borne  him  six  sons : 
and  she  called  his  name  i""  Zebulun. 

21  And  afterwards  she  bt^re  a 
daughter,  and  called  her  name 
I'  Dinah. 

22  *{  And  God  ''  remembered  Ra- 
chel, and  God  hearkened  to  her, 
and  '^  opened  her  womb. 


23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son ;  and  said,  God  hath  taken 
away  "^  my  reproach  : 

24  And  she  called  his  name  "  Jo- 
seph; and  said,  ^The  Lokd  shall 
add  to  me  another  son. 

25  1^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Rachel  had  borne  Joseph,  that 
Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  "  Send  me 
away,  that  1  may  go  unto  '"'mine 
own  place,  and  to  my  country. 

20  Give  me  my  wives  and  my 
children,  ^  for  whom  I  have  served 
thee,  and  let  me  go :  for  thou 
knowest  my  service  which  I  have 
done  thex?. 

27  And  Laban  said  unto 
pray  thee,  if  I  have  found 
in  thine  eyes,  tarry :  for 
learned    by    experience 
Lord  hath  blessed  me 
sake. 

28  And  he  said,  ^Ai^point  me  thy 
wages,  and  I  will  give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him,  ''  Thou 
knowest  how  I  have  served  thee, 
and  how  thy  cattle  was  with  me. 

30  For  it  teas  little  which  thou 
hadst  before  I  came,  and  it 


that 

"■  for 


him,  I 
favour 
I  have 
the 
thy 


IS  noiv 

^  increased  unto  a  multitude ;  and 
the  Lord  hath  blessed  thee  ^  since 
my  coming:  and  now,  when  shall 
I  *=  provide  for  mine  own  house 
also  f 

31  And  he  said,  AVhat  shall  I  give 
thee  I  And  Jacob  said.  Thou  shalt 
not  give  me  any  thing :  if  thou  wilt 


do  this  thing  for  me,  I  will  again 
feed  ami  keep  thy  flock. 

32  I  will  x^ass  through  all  thy 
flock  to  day,  removing  from  thence 
all  the  speckled  and  spotted  cattle, 
and  all  the  brown  cattle  among  the 
sheep,  and  the  spotted  and  speckled 
among  the  goats:  and  "^ of  such 
shall  be  my  hire. 

33  So  shall  my  ^righteousness 
answer  for  me  *in  time  to  come, 
when  it  shall  come  for  my  hire  be- 
fore thy  face :  every  one  that  is  not 
speckled  and  spotted  among  the 
goats,  and  brown  among  the  sheep, 
that  shall  be  counted  stolen  with 
me. 

34  And   Laban    said.   Behold,   I 

would  it  might  be  according  to  thy 

word. 

39 


I      Before 
CHRIST 

about  1745. 

"1  .Sam.  1.  G. 

Is.  4.  1. 

Luke  1.25. 
(1  That  is, 

Aittjiufj. 
'  ch.  35.  n. 


"  ch.  24.  54, 

5U. 
"■  cli.  IS.  ;33. 

&  31.  o5. 


"  ch.  29.  20, 
30. 


>  ch.  39.  3,  5. 


'  See  ch.  26. 
24. 


»ch.  29.  15. 


i>ch..31.6,38, 

39  40. 
Matt.  24.  45. 
Tit.  2.  10. 


f  Heb. 

broken 
forth, 
ver.  4.3. 
f  Heb.  at  my 
foot. 

'  1  Tim.  5. 8. 


dch.  31.8. 


•Ps.  37.  6. 

f  Heb.  to 
morrow, 
Ex.  13. 14, 


Jacob  hecometh  rich. 


GENESIS. 


'iZe  leaveth  Laban. 


Before 

CH  RIST 

about  1745. 


'  See  ch.  31. 


«ver.  .30. 

hch.  rs.  2.  & 

iM.  M.  ic  -Id. 
13,14. 


1739. 


35  And  he  removed  that  day  the 
he  goats  that  were  ringstreaked 
and  sj)otted,  and  all  the  she  goats 
that  were  speckled  and  spotted, 
and  every  one  that  had  some  white 
in  it,  and  all  the  brown  among  the 
sheep,  and  gave  them  into  the  hand 
of  his  sons. 

36  And  he  set  three  days'  jonrney 
betwixt  himself  and  Jacob:  and 
Jacob  fed  the  rest  of  Laban's 
flocks. 

37  T^  And  ^  Jacob  took  him  rods 
of  green  poplar,  and  of  the  hazel 
and  chesnut  tree;  and  pilled  white 
streaks  in  them,  and  made  the  white 
appear  which  tvas  in  the  rods. 

38  And  he  set  the  rods  which  he 
had  pilled  before  the  flocks  in  the 
gutters  in  the  watering  troughs 
when  the  flocks  came  to  diink, 
that  they  should  conceive  when 
they  came  to  diink. 

39  And  the  flocks  conceived  be- 
fore the  rods,  and  brought  forth 
cattle  ringstreaked,  speckled,  and 
spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  separate  the 
lambs,  ifnd  set  the  faces  of  the 
flocks  toward  the  ringstreaked,  and 
all  the  brown  in  the  flock  of  Laban ; 
and  he  put  his  own  flocks  by  them- 
selves, and  j)ut  them  not  unto  La- 
ban's  cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  whenso- 
ever the  stronger  cattle  did  con- 
ceive, that  Jacob  laid  the  rods  be- 
fore the  eyes  of  the  cattle  in  the 
gutters,  that  they  might  conceive 
among  the  rods. 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were  fee- 
ble, he  i)ut  them  not  in  :  so  the  fee- 
bler were  Laban's,  and  the  stronger 
Jacob's. 

43  And  the  man  ^increased  ex- 
ceedingly, and  'had  much  cattle, 
and  maidservants,  and  menserv- 
ants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Jacob  upon  dupleasnre  dcparteih  secretly.     19  Ra- 
chel utealeth  her  falhcr^a  imonrn.     2,2  Laban  pur- 
sneth  after  /lim,  20  and  complaincth  of  the  wront/. 
".s  jMilinj  to  hide  lite  imarjex.     .'JO  J(ieob\s 
41  The  covenant  of  Laban 


34  liachel 

eomplaird  of  L<d)an 
and  Jacob  at  Galecd. 


A  Nl)  he  lioard  the  words  of  La- 
xV_  ban's  sons,  saying,  Jacob  hath 
taken  away  all  that  was  our  father's; 


40 


I  and  of  that  which  teas  om'  father's 
hath  he  gotten  all  this  ""  glory. 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  Hhe  coun- 
tenance of  Laban,  and,  behold,  it 
ivas  not  Howard  him  ^as  before. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob, 
''Eeturn  unto  the  land  of  thy  fa- 
thers, and  to  thy  kindred ;  and  I 
will  be  with  thee. 

4  And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Ea- 
chel  aijd  Leah  to  the  field  unto  his 
flock, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  ^  I  see  your 
father's  countenance,  that  it  is  not 
toward  me  as  before ;  but  the  God 
of  my  father  4iath  been  with  me. 

6  And  ^'ye  know  that  with  all  my 
power  I  have  served  your  father. 

7  And  your  father  hath  deceived 
me,  and  ''changed  my  wages  'ten 
times;  but  God  ''sutt'ered  him  not 
to  hurt  me. 

8  If  he  said  thus,  '  The  speckled 
shall  be  thy  wages;  then  all  the 
cattle  bare  speckled :  and  if  he  said 
thus.  The  ringstreaked  shall  be  thy 
hire ;  then  bare  all  the  cattle  ring- 
streaked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  "taken  away 
the  cattle  of  your  father,  and  given 
them  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  that  the  cattle  conceived,  that 
I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw  in 
a  dream,  and,  behold,  the  "rams 
which  leaped  upon  the  cattle  ivere 
ringstreaked,  speckled,  and  griz- 
zled. 

11  And  "the  angel  of  God  spake 
unto  me  in  a  dream,  saying,  Jacob : 
and  I  said,  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said.  Lift  up  now  thine 
eyes,  and  see,  all  the  rams  which 
leap  upon  the  cattle  are  ringstreak- 
ed, si)eckled,  and  grizzled:  for  "I 
have  seen  all  that  Laban  doeth  un- 
to thee. 

13  I  am  the  God  of  Beth-el, 
''where  thou  auointedst  the  pillar, 
and  where  thou  vowedst  a  vow  un- 
to me:  now  '•arise,  get  thee  out 
from  this  land,  and  return  unto  the 
laud  of  thy  kindred. 

14  And  Kachel  and  Leah  answer- 
ed and  said  unto  liini,  '7,s  there  yet 
any  portion  or  inliciitahce  for  us 
in  our  father's  house  ? 


Before 

CHRIST 

1739. 

'  Ps.  49.  16. 
l-ch.  4.5. 


"  Deut.28.54. 
t  Hcb.  as 

y  ester  il  ay 

and  the  day 

h^/'ore, 

lSiim.19.7'. 
dch. 28.15,20, 

21.  &  32.  0. 


•  ver.  2. 


fvcr.  3. 


s  ch.  30.  ca. 

ver.  38,  39, 
40,  41. 

h  ver.  41. 

i  Num.  14.22 
Neh.  4.  12. 
Job  19.  3. 
Zech.  8.  23. 

k  ch.  20.  6. 
Ps.  ]()5.  14. 

1  ch.  30.  32. 

"ver.  1,  IG. 


II  Or, 
he  goatt. 


"ch.  48.  IG. 


»  Ex.  .■?.  7. 


[■ch.  28.  IS, 

19,  20. 


1  ver.  3. 
ch.  32.  9. 


'ch.  2.  34. 


{ 


Laban  imrs^ietli 


GENESIS. 


after  Jacob. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1739. 

•ch.  li'J.  15, 


1739. 


t  Hcb. 
teianhim, 
J  lids.  ''•■"'• 
ISam.l'J.l.i. 
IIos.  3.  4. 

'ch.  35.  2. 

t  Hcb. 
tfir  heart 
of  Laban. 


»  ch.  4G.  28. 
2  Kin.  12. 

n. 

l>uke  9.  51, 
53. 


'ch.  13.  8. 


ych.  20.  3. 
Job  uii.  1.'). 
Matt  1.  20. 


'ch.  24.  50. 
t  Ileb.  fyom 

good  io 

bad. 


*1  Sain.30.2. 


t  Hcb.  hast 
stoJf^-  me. 


b  ver.  aJi. 
Ruth  I.  9, 
14. 

1  Kings  19. 
20. 
Acts  20. 37. 


15  Are  we  not  counted  of  him 
strangers?  for  'he  liath  sold  us, 
and  hath  quite  devoured  also  our 
money. 

IG  For  all  the  riches  which  God 
hath  taken  from  our  father,  that  is 
ours,  and  our  children's :  now  then, 
whatsoever  God  hath  said  unto 
thee,  do. 

17  1  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set 
his  sons  and  his  wives  upon  cam- 
els; 

18  And  he  carried  away  all  his 
cattle,  and  all  his  goods  which  he 
had  gotten,  the  cattle  of  his  get- 
ting, which  he  had  gotten  in  Pa- 
dan-aram,  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his 
father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

'  19  And  Laban  went  to  shear  his 
sheep :  and  Eachel  had  stolen  the 
ii4mages  that  ivere  her  father's. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  hm- 
awares  to  Laban  the  Syrian,  in 
that  he  told  him  not  that  he  fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had; 
and  he  rose  up,  and  passed  over 
the  river,  and  "set  his  face  toward 
the  mount  Gilead, 

22  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the 
third  day,  that  Jacob  was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  ""  his  brethren  with 
him,  and  pursued  after  him  seven 
days'  journey;  and  they  overtook 
him  in  the  mount  Gilead. 

24  And  God  ^  came  to  Laban  the 
Syrian  in  a  dream  by  night,  and 
said  unto  him,  Take  heed  that  thou 
'■  speak  not  to  Jacob  ^  either  good  or 
bad. 

25  1"  Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob. 
Now  Jacob  had  pitched  his  tent  in 
the  mount:  and  Laban  with  his 
brethren  jiitched  in  the  mount  of 
Gilead. 

26  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob, 
What  hast  thou  done,  that  thou 
hast  stolen  away  unawares  to  me, 
and  ^carried  away  my  daughters, 
as  captives  taken  with  the  sword  ? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee  away 
secretly,  and  ^steal  away  from  me; 
and  didst  not  tell  me,  that  I  might 
have  sent  thee  away  with  mirth, 
and  with  songs,  with  tabret,  and 
with  harp  ? 

28  And  hast  not  suffered  me  *'to 
kiss  my  sons  and  my  daughters? 


Hhou  hast  now  done  foolishly  in  so 
doing. 

20  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand 
to  do  you  Inirt :  but  the  ''  God  of 
your  father  spake  unto  me  ''yester- 
night, saying.  Take  thou  heed  that 
thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either 
eood  or  bad. 

oO  And  now,  thongli  thou  wonki- 
est needs  be  gone,  because  thou 
sore  longedst  after  thy  father's 
house,  yet  wherefore  hast  thou 
•■  stolen  my  gods? 

31  And  Jacob  answered  and  said 
to  Laban,  Because  I  was  afraid : 
for  I  said,  Peradventure  thou 
wonkiest  take  by  force  thy  daugh- 
ters from  me. 

32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest 
thy  gods,  f-'let  him  not  live:  before 
our  brethren  discern  thou  what  is 
thine  with  me,  and  take  it  to  thee. 
For  Jacob  knew  not  that  Eachel 
had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob's 
tent,  and  into  Leah's  tent,  and  into 
the  two  maidservants'  tents;  but 
he  found  them  not.  Then  went  he 
out  of  Leah's  tent,  and  entered  into 
Eachel's  tent. 

34  Now  Eachel  had  taken  the  im- 
ages, and  put  them  in  the  camel's 
furniture,  and  sat  upon  them.  And 
Laban  ^searched  all  the  tent,  but 
found  tlieni  not. 

35  And  she  said  to  her  father,  Let 
it  not  displease  my  lord  that  I  can- 
not ''rise  up  before  thee;  for  the 
custom  of  women  is  upon  me. 
And  he  searched,  but  found  not 
the  images. 

36  1  And  Jacob  was  wroth,  and 
chode  with  Laban :  and  Jacob  an- 
swered and  said  to  Laban,  What  is 
my  trespass  ?  what  is  my  sin,  that 
thou  hast  so  hotly  pursued  after  me  ? 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  +  searched 
all  my  stuff",  what  hast  thou  found 
of  all  thy  household  stuff?  set  it 
here  before  my  brethren  and  thy 
brethren,  that  they  may  judge  be- 
twixt us  both. 

38  This  twenty  years  have  I  heen 

with  thee;  thy  ewes  and  thy  she 

goats  have  not  cast  their  young, 

and  the  rams  of  thy  flock  have  I 

not  eaten. 

41 


Before 

CHRIST 

1739. 

'  1  Sam.  13. 

13. 

2  Chr.  16.  9. 
i  vor.  53. 

ch.  -J.S.  13. 
•  vor.  24. 


I  ver.  19. 
Judg.  1S.24. 


f  See  ch.  44. 
9. 


iUcb.fclt. 


hEx.  20. 12. 
Lev.  19.  32. 


t  Heb./<!J«. 


The  covenant  of 


GEinssis. 


Ldban  and  Jacob. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1739. 

•  Ex.  22.  10, 
,k£i.  22.  12. 


Ich.  29.  27, 
28. 


"  ver.  7. 


"Pb.  124.1,2. 


°  ver.  S3. 
Is.  8. 13. 


Pch.  20.  32. 
Ex.  3.  7. 


1 1  Chr.  12. 
17. 
Jude  9. 


'ch.2C.  28. 


•  Josh.  24.27. 


«ch.  28. 18. 


II  That  is, 
The  hrap 
ofwituens. 
Chuld. 

1/  That  is, 
Thn  hrap 
of  witness. 
lleh. 

"  Josh.  24.27. 


"JudR.ll.SO. 

ISani.  7.  ,5. 
n  That  in,  A 

bfacnn,  or, 
leatelilowcr. 


39  '  That  wliicli  was  torn  of  beasts 
I  brought  not  unto  thee;  I  bare 
the  loss  of  it;  of  ^my  hand  didst 
thou  require  it,  ivlietlier  stolen  by 
day,  or  stolen  by  night. 

40  Thus  I  was;  in  the  day  the 
drought  consumed  me,  and  the 
frost  by  night;  and  my  sleep  de- 
I)arted  from  mine  eyes. 

41  Thus  have  I  been  twenty  years 
in  thy  house :  I  '  served  thee  four- 
teen years  for  thy  two  daughters, 
and  six  years  for  thy  cattle ;  and 
™  thou  hast  changed  my  wages  ten 
times. 

42  "Except  the  God  of  my  father, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  "the  fear 
of  Isaac,  had  been  with  me,  sm^ely 
thou  hadst  sent  me  away  now 
empty.  ^God  hath  seen  mine 
affliction  and  the  labour  of  my 
hands,  and  ^^  rebuked  thee  yester- 
night. 

43  T^  And  Laban  answered  and 
said  unto  Jacob,  These  daughters 
are  my  daughters,  and  these  chil- 
dren are  my  children,  and  these  cat- 
tle are  my  cattle,  and  all  that  thou 
seest  is  mine :  and  what  can  I  do 
this  day  unto  these  my  daughters, 
or  unto  their  children  which  they 
have  borne  ? 

44  Now  therefore  come  thou,  4et 
us  make  a  covenant,  I  and  thou ; 
'and  let  it  be  for  a  witness  between 
me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  *  took  a  stone,  and 
set  it  up  for  a  pillar. 

46  And  Jacob  said  unto  his 
brethren.  Gather  stones ;  and  they 
took  stones,  and  made  a  heap : 
and  they  tlid  eat  there  upon  the 
heap. 

47  And  Laban  called  it  "Jegar- 
sahadutha:  but  Jacob  called  it 
"Galeed. 

48  And  Laban  said, "  This  heap  is 
a  witness  between  me  and  thee 
this  day.  Tlun^efore  was  the  name 
of  it  called  Galeed, 

49  And  ""iiMizpah;  for  he  said. 
The  Lord  watch  between  me  aiid 
thee,  when  we  are  absent  one  from 
anotlier. 

50  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daugh- 
ters, or  if  thou  shalt  take  other 
wives    beside    my   daughters,    no 

4^ 


man  is  with  us;  see,  God  is  wit- 
ness betwixt  me  and  thee. 

51  And  La]}an  said  to  Jacob, 
Behold  this  heap,  and  behold  this 
Xjillar,  which  I  have  cast  betwixt 
me  and  thee ; 

52  This  heap  be  witness,  and  this 
pillar  be  witness,  that  I  will  not 
pass  over  this  heap  to  thee,  and 
that  thou  shalt  not  pass  over  this 
heap  and  this  pillar  unto  me,  for 
harm. 

53  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Nahor,  the  God  of  then- 
father,  ^judge  betwixt  us.  And 
Jacob  ''sware  by  ""the  fear  of  his 
father  Isaac. 

54  Then  Jacob  "offered  sacrifice 
upon  the  mount,  and  called  his 
brethren  to  eat  bread:  and  they 
did  eat  bread,  and  tarried  all  night 
in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning 
Laban  rose  up,  and  kissed  his 
sons  and  his  daughters,  and 
^blessed  them:  and  Laban  de- 
parted, and  'returned  unto  his 
place. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Jacob's  vision  at  Mahanaim.  3  JUs  message  to 
Esau.  6  He  is  afraid  of  Esau's  coming.  9  He 
prayeth  for  deliveratice.  13  He  sendeih  a  j^resent 
to  Esau.  24  He  wrestleth  with  an  angel  at  Peniel, 
ivhere  he  is  called  Israel.     31  He  halteth. 

AND  Jacob  went  on   his  way, 
_  and  ^  the  angels  of  God  met 
him. 

2  And  when  Jacob  saw  them, 
he  said.  This  is  God's  ''host:  and 
he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
"Mahanaim. 

3  And  Jacob  sent  messengers 
before  him  to  Esau  his  brother 
'unto  the  land  of  Sen-,  ''the  ^ coun- 
try of  Edam. 

4  And  he  commanded  them, 
saying,  '  Thus  shall  ye  speak  unto 
my  lord  Esau ;  Thy  servant  Jacob 
saith  thus,  I  have  sojourned  with 
Laban,  and  stayed  there  imtil 
now : 

5  And  ^I  have  oxen,  and  asses, 
flocks,  and  menservants,  and  wo- 
menservants:  and  I  have  sent  to 
tell  my  lord,  that  ^I  may  find 
grace:  in  thy  sight. 

0  1  And  the  messengers  returned 
to  Jacob,  saying,  We  came  to  thy 


Before 
CHKIST 

1730. 


y  ch.  IC.  5. 


^  ch.  21.  23. 
»  ver.  42. 


II  Or,  killed 
beasls. 


t>  ch.  28. 1. 


■•  ch.  18.  33. 
&80.  25. 


•rs.m.  n. 

Heb.  1.  14. 


bJosh.  5.  14. 

Ps.  103.  21. 

&  14,S.  2. 

Luke  2.  IS. 
B  That  is, 

Tu:o  hosts, 

or,  camps. 


'■ch.33.14,10. 
<1  ch.  .■!«.r,,7,8. 

Deut.  2.  5. 

Josh.  24.  4. 
flU-b./eW. 

'  Prov.  15.  1. 


I  ch.  30.  43. 


Kch.33.8,15. 


JacoVs  'message  to  Esau. 


ge:n'esis. 


Jacob's  name  is  changed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1739. 

kch.  30. 1. 


I  ch.  35.  3. 


k  Ps.  50.  15. 
1  ch.  28.  13. 

"ch.  31.3,13. 


t  Heb. 
/  am  less 

than  aUA'C. 
'  ch.  24.  27. 


"Jobs. 


f  Pa.  59. 1,  2. 


1  Hos.  10.  U. 
t  Heb.  upon. 
'ch.  28.  13, 
U,  15. 


•ch.  43.  11. 
Prov.  18.  IG. 


brother  Esau,  and  also  ''he  coineth 
to  meet  thee,  aud  four  huudi'ed 
men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jaeob  was  greatly  afraid 
aud  'distressed:  and  he  divided 
the  people  that  ivas  with  him,  and 
the  flocks,  and  herds,  and  the  cam- 
els, into  two  bands ; 

8  And  said.  If  Esau  come  to  the 
one  company,  and  smite  it,  then 
the  other  company  which  is  left 
shall  escape. 

9  ^  ''And  Jacob  said,  '  O  God  of 
my  father  Abraham,  and  God  of 
my  father  Isaac,  the  Lord  "which 
saidst  luito  me,  Return  unto  thy 
country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and  I 
will  deal  well  with  thee : 

10  ^  I  am  not  worthy  of  the  least 
of  all  the  "mercies,  and  of  all  the 
truth,  which  thou  hast  shewed 
unto  thy  servant;  for  with  "my 
statf  I  passed  over  this  Jordan ; 
and  now  I  am  become  two  bands. 

11  p  Deliver  me,  I  pray  thee,  from 
the  hand  of  my  brother,  from  the 
hand  of  Esau :  for  I  fear  him,  lest 
he  will  come  and  smite  me,  ami 
'^  the  mother  ♦  with  the  children. 

12  And  'thou  saidst,  I  will  siu'ely 
do  thee  good,  and  make  thy  seed 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  can- 
not be  numbered  for  multitude. 

13  1  And  he  lodged  there  that 
same  night;  and  took  of  that 
which  came  to  his  hand  'a  present 
for  Esau  his  brother ; 

14  Two  hundred  she  goats  and 
twenty  he  goats,  two  hundred 
ewes  and  twenty  rams, 

15  Thirty  milch  camels  with  their 
colts,  forty  kine  and  ten  bulls, 
twenty  she  asses  and  ten  foals. 

IG  And  he  delivered  them  into  the 
hand  of  his  servants,  every  drove 
by  themselves;  and  said  unto  his 
servants,  Pass  over  before  me,  and 
put  a  space  betwixt  di-ove  and 
drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  fore- 
most, saying,  AVhen  Esau  my 
brother  meeteth  thee,  and  asketli 
thee,  saying.  Whose  art  thou  I  and 
whither  goest  thou!  and  whose  are 
these  before  thee  ? 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say,  TJiey  he 
thy  servant  Jacob's ;  it  is  a  present 


roeth  before 
see  his 


sent  unto  my  lord  Esau :  and,  be- 
hold, also  he  is  behind  us. 

19  And  so  commanded  he  the 
second,  and  the  third,  and  all  that 
followed  the  droves,  saying.  On 
this  manner  shall  ye  speak  unto 
Esau,  when  ye  find  him. 

20  And  say  ye  moreover,, Behold, 
thy  servant  Jacol)  is  behind  us. 
For  he  said,  I  will  ^appease  him 
with  the  present  that  g 
me,  and  afterward  I  will 
face ;  i)eradventure  he  will  accept 
^of  me. 

21  So  went  the  present  over  be- 
fore him ;  and  himself  lodged  that 
night  in  the  company. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and 
took,  his  two  Avives,  and  his  two 
womenservants,  and  his  eleven 
sons,  "and  passed  over  the  ford 
Jabbok. 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  ^sent 
them  over  the  brook,  and  sent  over 
that  he  had. 

24  1  And  Jacob  was  left  alone ; 
and  there  ^wrestled  a  man  with 
him  until  the  ^  breaking  of  the  day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  pre- 
vailed not  against  him,  he  touched 
the  hollow  of  his  thigh;  and  ^'the 
hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh  was  out  of 
joint,  as  he  wrestled  with  him. 


2G  And  ^he  said,  Let  me 


go, 


for 


the  day  breaketh.  And  he  said,  •'  I 
will  not  let  thee  go,  except  thou 
bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  What  is 
thy  name  ?     And  he  said,  Jacob. 

28  And  he  said,  ''Thy  name  shall 
be  called  no  more  Jacob,  but  "Is- 
rael: for  as  a  prince  hast  thou 
'power  with  God  and  ''with  men, 
and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and  said. 
Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  thy  name. 
And  he  said,  "^  Wherefore  is  it  that 
thou  dost  ask  after  my  name?  And 
he  blessed  him  there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of 
the  place  n  Peniel :  for  ^  I  have  seen 
God  face  to  face,  and  my  life  is 
preserved. 

31  And  as  he  passed  over  Penuel 
the  sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he 
halted  upon  his  thigh. 

32  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel 

43 


Before 

CHRIST 

1739. 


<  Prov.  21.14. 


pass. 


^  Hos.  12.3,4. 

Eph.  G.  Li. 
1  Ilcb. 

ascending 

of  the 

morning. 


J  See  Matt. 
26.41. 
2  Cor.  12.  7. 


'  See  Luke 
24.  28. 
»  Hos.  12.  4. 


bch.35. 10. 

2  Kings  17. 

34. 
\\  That  is, 

A  in-ince 

of  God. 
'  ilos.  12. 3,4. 
dch.  2.5.  31. 

&27.  33. 


'Judg.  13. 
18. 


II  That  l3. 

The, lace 

of  God. 
fch.  IG.  13. 

Ex.  24.  11. 

&  .'S.  20. 

Dent.  5.  24. 

Juds.  G.  22. 

&  l.{.  22. 

Is.  U.  5. 


t  Heb.  my 
f<tcc^ 
Job  42.  8,  9. 


"DeuLS.  16. 


fHeb. 
caused  to 


The  hindness  of 


GENESIS. 


Jacob  and  Esau. 


Before 

CHRIST 

173!). 


•  ch.  32.  6. 


bch.  IS.  2.  & 
42.  6.  Si  i3. 
20. 


•ch.  .-il  28. 

Jcl).  45.  14, 
15. 


fHcb. 

tu  lliee  f 
•ch.  48.  0. 
P».  127.  .X 
la.  8.  18. 


f  neb. 

W/tat  lA  all 
thii'liand  lo 

thcr.  f 
f  ch.  32. 10. 
tch.  32.  5. 


t  rich,  fce 
that  to  thee 
that  is 


hell.  4.1.  ". 
2  Sum.."..n. 
k  14.  24,  2K, 
32. 
Matt.  18. 10. 


UikIk.  I.  1."). 
iyuiii,2.'i.27. 

*  .■«!.  -J;. 

2Kingti5.1.5. 


A^ 


eat  not  of  the  sinew  which  shrank, 
which  is  upon  the  hollow  of  the 
thigh,  unto  this  day ;  because  he 
touched  the  hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh 
in  the  sinew  that  shrank. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  The  kindness  of  Jacob  and  Esau  at  their  meeting. 
17  Jacob  Cometh  to  Succoth.  18  At  Shalem  he  huy- 
eth  a  fielU^  and  buildeih  an  altar  called  El-Elohe- 
Israel. 

XD  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  looked,  and,  behold, 
•■"Esau  came,  and  with  him  four 
hundred  men.  And  he  divided  the 
children  unto  Leah,  and  unto  Ea- 
chel,  and  unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and 
their  children  foremost,  and  Leah 
and  her  cliildren  after,  and  Rachel 
and  Joseph  hindermost. 

3  And  he  jjassed  over  before 
them,  and  ^  bowed  himself  to  the 
ground  seven  times,  until  he  came 
near  to  his  brother. 

4  ""And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him, 
and  embraced  him, ''  and  fell  on  his 
neck,  and  kissed  him:  and  they 
wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  women  and  the  children, 
and  said,  Who  are  those  ^  with  thee  ? 
And  he  said.  The  children  '^  which 
God  hath  graciously  given  thy 
servant. 

6  Then  the  handmaidens  came 
near,  they  and  their  children,  and 
they  bowed  themselves. 

7  And  Leah  also  with  her  children 
came  near,  and  bowed  themselves : 
and  after  came  Joseph  near  and 
Rachel,  and  they  bowed  them- 
selves. 

8  And  he  said,  ^what  meanest 
thou  by  *^all  this  drove  which  I 
met?  And  he  said.  These  are  ^to 
find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

0  And  Esau  said,  I  liave  enough, 
my  brother ;  '  keep  that  thou  hast 
unto  thyself. 

10  And  Jacob  said,  Nay,  I  pray 
thee,  if  now  I  have  fouiul  grace  in 
thy  sight,  then  receive  my  present 
at  my  ]iand:  for  tlwrefore  1  ''have 
seen  thy  fa(;e,  as  though  I  had  seen 
the  face  of  God,  and  thou  wast 
pleased  with  me. 

11  Take,  I  i)r;iy  thee,  'my  bless- 
ing that  is  brought  to  thee;    be- 

44 


cause  God  hath  dealt  graciously 
with  ^me,  and  because  I  have 
^enough.  ^ And  he  urged  him,  and 
he  took  it. 

12  And  he  said,  Let  us  take  our 
journej^,  and  let  us  go,  and  I  will 
go  before  thee. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  My 
lord  knoweth  that  the  children  are 
tender,  and  the  flocks  and  herds 
with  young  are  with  me;  and  if 
men  should  overdiive  them  one 
day,  all  the  flock  will  die. 

14  Let  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass 
over  before  his  servant;  and  I  will 
lead  on  softly,  ♦  according  as  the 
cattle  that  goeth  before  me  and 
the  children  be  able  to  endure,  un- 
til I  come  unto  my  lord '  unto  Seir. 

15  And  Esau  said.  Let  me  now 
Ueave  with  thee  some  of  the  folk 
that  are  with  me.  And  he  said, 
tWhat  needeth  it?  -"let  me  find 
grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

16  1  So  Esau  returned  that  day 
on  his  way  unto  Seir. 

17  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  "Suc- 
coth,  and  built  him  a  house,  and 
made  booths  for  his  cattle :  there- 
fore the  name  of  the  place  is  called 
II  Succoth. 

18  1^  And  Jacob  came  to  "Sha- 
lem, a  city  of  "  •'  Shechem,  which  is 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  when  he 
came  from  Padan-aram;  and  pitch- 
ed his  tent  before  the  city. 

19  And  -'he  bought  a  parcel  of  a 
field,  where  he  had  spread  his  tent, 
at  the  hand  of  the  children  of  n  Ha- 
mor,  Shechem's  father,  for  a  hund- 
red II  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altar, 
and  'called  it  n El-Elohe-Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Dinah  is  ravished  by  Shechem.  4  He  sveth  to  mar- 
ry her.  i;i  The  sons  of  Jacob  offer  the  condition  of 
circumcision  to  the  Shcchcmitcs.  20  Ilavior  and 
Shechem  persuade  them  to  accept  it.  25  Tfie  sons 
of  Jacob  npon  that  advantage  slay  them,  27  and 
spoil  their  city.  'SO  Jacob  reprovcth  Simeon  and 
Levi. 

AND  ^  Dinah  the  daughter  of 
Leah,  which  she  bare  unto 
Jacob,  ''went  out  to  see  the  daugh- 
ters of  the  land. 
2  And  when  Shechem  the  son  of 
Hamor  the  Hivite,  prince  of  the 
country,  'saw  her,  he  ''took  her, 
and  lay  with  her,  and  Uletiled  her. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1739. 

t  Hcb.  all 

thinqs. 
Phil.  4.  18. 
k  2Kin.  5. 23. 


t  Heb.  at- 

cordiny  to 
the  four  of 
the  u'orky 
^c,  and 
according 
to  the  foot 
of  the 
cliildren. 

Ich.  32.  3. 

f  Ilcb.  set, 
or,  place. 

tlleb. 
Wherefore 
is  this? 

■"ch.  34. 11. 
h  47.  25. 
Buth  2. 13. 


"JoBh.  13.27. 
Jiidg.  8.  5. 
Ps.  liO.  6. 


(I  That  19, 
Booths. 
"Johns.  23. 

II  Called, 
Acts  7. 16, 
Sychem. 

l'JoRh.24. 1. 
Judg.  9.  1. 


1  Josh.  24.32. 
John  4.  5. 


II  Called, 
Acts  7.  10, 
Kinmor. 

\\  Or,  lambs. 
■"ch.  35.  7. 
II  That  is, 

(;nil  the 

Hod  of 

Israel. 


nhoiit  17.12. 
•  ch.  30.  21. 

b  Tit.  2.  5. 


'  ch.  fi.  2. 
Judt,'.14.  1. 

d  ch.  20.  2. 

tllih.  Aiim- 
Ued  her, 
Pcut.22.2!l. 


Shechem  sueth  to  marry  Dinah. 


GENESIS. 


The  Shechemites  slain. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1732. 

t  Heb.  to  till! 

heart  of  the 

datiwrl : 

See  Is.  4U.2. 

Hos.  -2.  U. 
'Jud2.  H.2. 


flSam.l0.2r. 
i  Suin.lo.22. 


Sch.  49.  7. 
2Sam.  13.21. 

h  Josh.  r.  15. 

Judg.  20.  G. 
iDoiit.2-!.17. 

2Sam.l3.12. 


k  ch.  13. 9.  & 
20.  15. 
1  ch.  42.  &l. 

•^  ch.  47.  27. 


»  Ex.  22.16, 
17. 

Dcut.  22.29. 
lSam.18.25. 


"See  2  Sam. 
lo.  24,  &c. 


PJosh.5.9. 


'  3  And  his  soul  clave  unto  Dinah 
the  daughter  of  Jacob,  and  he  lov- 
ed the  damsel,  and  spake  ^Siudly 
unto  the  damsel. 

4  And  Shechem  "spake  unto  his 
father  Hamor,  saying.  Get  me  this 
damsel  to  wife. 

5  And  Jacob  heard  that  he  had 
detiled  Dinah  his  daughter:  now 
his  sons  were  with  his  cattle  in  the 
field:  and  Jacob  *^held  his  i^eace 
until  they  were  come. 

6  1  And  Hamor  the  father  of  She- 
chem went  out  unto  Jacob  to  com- 
mune with  him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came 
out  of  the  field  when  they  heard 
it:  and  the  men  were  grieved,  and 
they  ^were  very  wroth,  because  he 
''  had  wrought  folly  in  Israel  in  ly- 
ing with  Jacob's  daughter ;  '  which 
thing  ought  not  to  be  done. 

8  And  Hamor  communed  with 
them,  saying,  The  soul  of  my  son 
Shechem  longeth  for  your  daugh- 
ter: I  pray  you  give  her  him  to 
wife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with 
us,  and  give  your  daughters  unto 
us,  and  take  our  daughters  unto 
you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us: 
and  ^  the  land  shall  be  before  you ; 
dwell  and  'trade  ye  therein,  and 
"'get  you  possessions  therein. 

11  And  Shechem  said  unto  her 
father  and  unto  her  brethren,  Let 
me  find  grace  in  your  eyes,  and 
what  ye  shall  say  unto  me  I  will 
give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  "dowry 
and  gift,  and  I  will  give  according 
as  ye  shall  say  unto  me :  but  give 
me  the  damsel  to  wife. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  answer- 
ed Shechem  and  Hamor  his  father 
"deceitfully,  and  said,  because  he 
had  defiled  Dinah  their  sister : 

14  And  they  said  unto  them,  We 
cannot  do  this  thing,  to  give  our 
sister  to  one  that  is  uncircumcised ; 
for  p  that  tvere  a  reproach  unto  us : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent 
unto  you :  If  ye  will  be  as  we  he, 
that  every  male  of  you  be  circum- 
cised ; 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daugh- 


ters unto  you,  and  we  will  take 
your  daughters  to  us,  and  we  will 
dwell  with  you,  and  we  will  be- 
come one  peoi)le. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  un- 
to us,  to  be  circumcised ;  then  will 
we  take  our  daughter,  and  we  will 
be  gone. 

IcSi  And  their  words  pleased  Ha- 
mor and  Shechem  Hamor's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred 
not  to  do  the  thing,  because  he  had 
delight  in  Jacob's  daughter:  and 
he  teas  '"  more  honourable  than  all 
the  house  of  his  father. 

20  •[  And  Hamor  and  Shechem 
his  son  came  unto  the  gate  of  their 
city,  and  communed  with  the  men 
of  their  city,  saying, 

21  These  men  are  x)eaceable  with 
us ;  therefore  let  them  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  trade  therein ;  for  the 
land,  behold,  it  is  large  enough  for 
them;  let  us  take  their  daughters 
to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give 
them  our  daughters. 

22  Only  herein  will  the  men  con- 
sent unto  us  for  to  dwell  with  us, 
to  be  one  people,  if  every  male 
among  us  be  circumcised,  as  they 
are  circumcised. 

23  Shall  not  their  cattle  and  their 
substance  and  every  beast  of  theirs 
he  ours?  only  let  us  consent  unto 
them,  and  they  will  dwell  with  us. 

24  And  unto  Hamor  and  unto 
Shechem  his  son  hearkened  all 
that  'went  out  of  the  gate  of  his 
city ;  and  every  male  was  circum- 
cised, all  that  went  out  of  the  gate 
of  his  city. 

25  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  when  they  were  sore, 
that  two  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  'Sim- 
eon and  Levi,  Dinah's  bretln-en, 
took  each  man  his  sword,  and  came 
upon  the  city  boldly,  and  slew  all 
the  males. 

26  And  they  slew  Hamor  and 
Shechem  his  son  with  the  ^edge  of 
the  sword,  and  took  Dinah  out  of 
Shechem's  house,  and  went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon 
the  slain,  and  spoiled  the  city,  be- 
cause they  had  defiled  their  sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and 
their  oxen,  and   their  asses,  and 

45 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1732. 


1 1  Chr.  4. 9. 


■•ch.  23.10. 


■ch.  49.  6,6, 
7. 


fHeb. 
mouth. 


Jacob  goeth  to  Beth-el. 


GENESIS. 


God  yiessetli  Jacob. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1/32. 


'ch.  49.  C. 
"Josh.  7.  2o. 
"Ex.  5.  21. 
1  Sam.  13.  4. 


TDeut.4.  27. 
Ps.  105. 12. 


that  which  was  in  the  city,  and 
that  which  ivas  in  the  field, 

29  And  all  their  wealth,  and  all 
their  little  ones,  and  their  wives 
took  they  captive,  and  spoiled 
even  all  that  was  in  the  house. 

30  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon  and 
Levi,  'Ye  have  "troubled  me  ''to 
make  me  to  stink  among  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land,  among  the 
Canaanites  and  the  Perizzites : 
^and  I  being  few  in  number,  they 
shall  gather  themselves  together 
against  me,  and  slay  me;  and  I 
shall  be  destroyed,  I  and  my 
house. 

31  And  they  said,  Should  he  deal 
with  our  sister  as  with  a  harlot  f 

'chapter  XXXV. 

1  Ood  sendeth  Jacob  to  Beth-el.  2  He  pxirgeth  his 
house  of  idoU.  6  He  bnildeth  an  altar  at  Beth-el. 
8  Deborah  dieth  at  Alhn-bachuth.  9  God  blesseth 
Jacob  at  B(th-el.  16  Rachel  travaileth  of  Benjamin., 
and  dieth  in  the  way  to  Edar.  22  Reuben  Ueth  %eith 
B'dhah.  2i  The  sons  of  Jacob.  27  Jacob  corneth  to 
Isaac  at  Hebron.  28  The  age,  death,  and  burial  of 
Isaac. 

AND  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Arise, 
XjL  go  up  to  =*  Beth-el,  and  dwell 
there :  and  make  there  an  altar  un- 
to God,  ''that  appeared  unto  thee 
'when  thou  fleddest  from  the  face 
of  Esau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his 
''household,  and  to  all  that  ivere 
with  him.  Put  away  Hhe  strange 
gods  that  are  among  you,  and  'be 
clean,  and  change  your  garments : 

3  And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to 
Beth-el ;  and  I  will  make  there  an 
altar  unto  God,  ^who  answered  me 
in  the  day  of  my  distress, ''  and  was 
with  me  in  the  way  which  I  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all 
the   strange   gods  which  were   in 

inc. 2. 13.  I  their  hand,  and  all  their  'earrings 
j  which  were  in  their  ears ;  and  Ja- 
cob liid  them  under  "the  oak  which 
ivas  by  Shechem. 

5  And  they  journeyed:  and  'the 
ten-or  of  God  was  upon  the  cities 
that  tvere  round  about  them,  and 
they  did  not  pursue  after  the  sons 
of  Jacob. 

G  1^  So  Jacob  came  to  ""Luz,  which 
is  in  the  fend  of  Canaan,  that  is, 
Beth-el,  he  and  all  the  people  that 
tvere  with  liiui. 

7  And  he  "built  there  an  altar, 
46 


'  ch.  28. 19. 


I>ch.  28. 13. 
'  ch.  27.  43. 


i  ch.  18. 19. 

Josh.  24.  15. 
•ch..il. 19,34. 

jMh.  24.  2, 

23. 

1  Sam.  7. 3. 
fEx.  13. 10. 


tch.32.7,24. 

Ps.  107. «. 
k  ch.  28.  20. 

&  31.  3,  42. 


I  Joih.  24.2C. 
Judg.  9.  C. 


1  Ex.  15. 16. 
k  2.3.  27.  fc 
34.  24. 
I)p  lit.  11.25. 
Jo-ih.  2.  U. 
br,.  1. 
],Snm. 14.15. 
2Chr.  14. 14. 


"  ch.  28. 19, 
22. 


»  Bee.  fi.  4. 


and  called  the  place  "  El-beth-el ; ' 
because  "there  God  appeared  unto 
him,  when  he  fled  from  the  face  of 
his  brother. 

8  But  p  Deborah  Eebekah's  nurse 
died,  and  she  was  buried  beneath 
Beth-el  under  an  oak:  and  the 
name  of  it  was  called  "AUon- 
bachuth. 

9  1  And  ^  God  appeared  unto  Ja- 
cob again,  when  he  came  out  of 
Padan-aram,  and  blessed  him. 

10  And  God  said  unto  him.  Thy 
name  is  Jacob :  Hhy  name  shall  not 
be  called  any  more  Jacob,  *but  Is- 
rael shall  be  thy  name;  and  he 
called  his  name  Israel. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him,  'I  am 
God  Almighty:  be  fruitful  and 
multiply;  "a  nation  and  a  com- 
pany of  nations  shall  be  of  thee, 
and  kings  shaU  come  out  of  thy 
loins ; 

12  And  the  land  ''which  I  gave 
Abraham  and  Isaac,  to  thee  I  will 
give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  after  thee 
will  I  give  the  land. 

13  And  God  ^  went  up  from  him  in 
the  place  where  he  talked  with  him. 

14  And  Jacob  ^  set  up  a  pillar  in 
the  place  where  he  talked  with 
him,  even  a  pillar  of  stone :  and  he 
poured  a  drink  offering  thereon, 
and  he  poured  oil  thereon. 

15  And  Jacob  called  the  name 
of  the  place  where  God  sj^ake  with 
him,  'Beth-el. 

16  1  And  they  journeyed  from 
Beth-el ;  and  there  was  but  ^  a  little 
way  to  come  to  Ephrath :  and  Ra- 
chel travailed,  and  she  had  hard 
labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
was  in  hard  laboiu',  that  the  mid- 
wife said  unto  her.  Fear  not;  *thou 
shalt  have  this  son  also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  her 
soul  was  in  departing,  (for  she 
died,)  that  she  called  his  name 
"  Ben-oni :  but  his  father  called  him 
II  Benjamin. 

19  And  'Rachel  died,  and  was 
buried  in  the  way  to  "^  Ephrath, 
which  is  Beth-lehem. 

20  jVnd  Jacob  set  a  pillar  upon 
her  grave :  that  is  the  i)illar  of  Ra- 
chel's grave  "unto  this  day. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1732. 

II  That  is, 

The  God  of 

Belh-el. 
'  ch.  28.  13. 
P  ch.  24.  59. 


II  That  is. 
The  oak  of 
weeping. 

1Ho8. 12.  4. 


'ch.  17.  5. 
•  ch.  32.  28. 


'ch.l7. 1.  & 
48.  3,  4. 
Ex.  6.  3. 

"■  ch.  17.  S,  6, 
16.  &  28.3.  St 
48.4. 


'ch.  12.  7.& 
13. 15.  &  26. 
3,4.  &28.13L 


^ch.  17.  22. 


Jch.  28. 18. 


'ch.28.19. 


t  Hcb.  a 
little  piece 
or'  fj rounds 
2  Kings  5. 
19. 


•  ch.  .30.  24. 
1  Soni.  4.20. 


about  1729. 


II  That  is, 
'The  son  of 
my  foiyow. 

II  That  is, 
Tlic  son  of 
the  riyht 
ha  tut. 

hch.  48.7. 

'Hiithl.  2. 
&  4.  II. 
Mif.  5.  2. 
Matt.  2.  6. 

<ll  Sam.10.2. 
2  Sam.  IS. 
18. 


The  death  of  Isaac. 


GENESIS. 


Esau  removeth  to  mount  Sei/r. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1729. 

'  Mic.  4.  8. 


fch.  49.  4. 
1  Chr.  5. 1. 

Sfc  •i  Sam. 

IG.  ii.  &  LO. 

R. 

1  Cor.  5.  1. 


«  ch.  4G.  8. 
E.1. 1.  Z 


kch.lS.  IS. 

&  »•!.  2,  I'J. 
ijcisii.  14. 15. 
&  15. 13. 


1716. 

k  ch.  15. 15. 
&25.  8. 


1  So  ch.  25. 
9.  &  4U.  31. 


abouc  1796. 
•  ch.  25.  no. 
b  cB.  26.  34. 


about  I7G0. 
d  ch.  28.  9. 

'1  Chr.  1.35. 


about  1740. 


21  •[  And  Israel  journeyed,  and 
spread  his  tent  beyond  "the  tower 
of  p](Uir. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
rael dwelt  in  that  land,  that  Reu- 
ben went  and  Hay  with  Bilhah 
his  father's  concubine :  and  Israel 
heard  it.  No>v  the  sons  of  Jacob 
were  twelve : 

23  The  sons  of  Leah;  f^ Reuben, 
Jacob's  firstborn,  and  Simeon,  and 
Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar,  and 
Zebulun : 

24  The  sons  of  Rachel;  Josei)h, 
and  Benjamin : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Ra- 
chel's handmaid;  Dan,  and  Naph- 
tali: 

26  And  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah's 
handmaid;  Gad,  and  Asher.  These 
are  the  sons  of  Jacob,  which  were 
born  to  him  in  Padan-aram. 

27  ^  Ajid  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac 
his  father  mito  ''Mamre,  unto  the 
'  city  of  Arba,  which  is  Hebron, 
where  Abraham  and  Isaac  so- 
journed. 

28  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  a 
hundred  and  fourscore  years. 

29  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost, 
and  died,  and  ""was  gathered  unto 
his  people,  Wing  old  and  full  of 
days :  and  '  his  sous  Esau  and  Ja- 
cob buried  him. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  EsmCs  three  wives.  6  Hia  removiiig  to  mount  Seir. 
9  His  son.i.  15  TJie  dukes  which  descended  of  his 
sons.  20  The  sons  and  dickes  of  Seir.  24  Anah 
findeth  mules.  31  The  kings  of  Edom.  40  The 
dukes  that  descejided  of  Esau. 

NOW  these  are  the  generations 
of  Esau,  ''who  is  Edom. 

2  ^  Esau  took  his  wives  of  the 
daughters  of  Canaan;  Adah  the 
daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite,  and 
"^  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah 
the  daughter  of  Zibeon  the  Hi- 
vite; 

3  And  •^Bashemath  Ishmael's 
daughter,  sister  of  Nebajoth. 

4  And  '^Adah  bare  to  Esau  Eli- 
phaz ;  and  Bashemath  bare  Reuel ; 

5  And  Aholibamah  bare  Jeush, 
and  Jaalain,  and  Korah :  these  are 
the  sons  of  Esau,  wliich  were  born 
unto  him  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

6  And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all 


the  t  persons  of  his  house,  and  his 
cattle,  and  all  his  beasts,  and  all 
his  substance,  which  he  had  got  in 
the  land  of  Canaan ;  and  went  into 
the  country  from  the  face  of  his 
brother  Jacob. 

7  '^For  their  riches  were  more 
than  that  they  might  dwell  to- 
gether ;  and  ^  the  land  wherein 
they  were  strangers  could  not  bear 
them  because  of  their  cattle. 

8  Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  ^  mount 
Seir:  'Esau  is  Edom. 

9  1"  And  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Esau  the  father  of  Uhe 
Edomites  in  mount  Seir : 

10  These  are  the  names  of  Esau's 
sons;  ""Eliphaz  the  son  of  Adah 
the  wife  of  Esau,  Reuel  the  son  of 
Bashemath  the  wife  of  Esau. 

11  And  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  were 
Teman,  Omar,  "Zepho,  and  Gatam, 
and  Kenaz. 

12  And  Timna  was  concubine  to 
Eliphaz  Esau's  son ;  and  she  bare 
to  Eliphaz  'Amalek:  these  ivere 
the  sons  of  Adah  Esau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Reuel;  Xahath,  and  Zerah,  Sham- 
mah,  and  Mizzah :  these  were  the 
sons  of  Bashemath  Esau's  wife. 

14  ^  And  these  were  the  sons  of 
Aholibamah,  the  daughter  of  Anah 
the  daughter  of  Zibeon,  Esau's 
wife :  and  she  bare  to  Esau  Jeush, 
and  JTaalam,  and  Korah. 

15  1^  These  were  dukes  of  the 
sons  of  Esau :  the  sons  of  Eliphaz 
the  firstborn  son  of  Esau;  duke 
Teman,  duke  Omar,  duke  Zepho, 
duke  Kenaz, 

IG  Duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam, 
and  duke  Amalek :  these  are  the 
dukes  that  came  of  Eliphaz  in  the 
land  of  Edom :  these  ivere  the  sons 
of  Adah. 

17  1"  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Reuel  Esau's  son;  duke  Xahath, 
duke  Zerah,  duke  Shammah,  duke 
Mizzah :  these  are  the  dukes  that 
came  of  Reuel  in  the  land  of  Edom : 
these  are  the  sons  of  Bashemath 
Esau's  wife. 

18  ^\  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Aholibamah  Esau's  wife;  duke 
Jeush,  duke  Jaalam,  duke  Korah : 
these  tvere  the  dukes  that  came  of 

47 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1740. 

t  Ilcb.  souls. 


'ch.  1.3.C,11. 


Cch.  17.8.  «[ 
28.4. 


hch.  .12.  3. 

Ucut.  2.  5. 

Josh.  24.  4. 
"  ver.  1. 


tITcb. 
Edom, 


H  Chr.  1.35, 
&c. 


II  Or,  Zephi, 
1  Chr.  1. 36. 


IEt.17.  8,14. 
Num.  24.2C. 
1  Sam.  15.2, 
3,  &c. 


about  1715. 


The  dtikes  of  Seir. 


GENESIS. 


The  kings  of  Edom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1715. 


about  1840. 
"l  Chr.I.3S. 
■■  ch.  14.  6. 

Deut.  2.  12, 

22. 


I  Or, 
Jin  mam, 
1  Chr.  1.  30. 


II  Or,  AHan, 
1  Chr.  1.  4U. 

II  Or,  Shephi, 
iChr.  1.  40. 


"  See  Lev. 

I'J.  10. 


II  Or, 
Amram, 
1  Chr.  1. 41. 


|l  Or,  Jakan, 
1  Chr.  1.  4.'. 


ubout  1780. 


about  1C7C. 
PI  Chr.  1.43. 


Aliolibamali  the  daughter  of  Auah, 
Esau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau, 
who  is  Edom,  and  these  are  thek 
dukes. 

20  ^  "^  These  are  the  sons  of  Seir 
"the  Horite,  who  inhabited  the 
laud ;  Lotan,  and  Shobal,  and  Zib- 
eon,  and  Anah, 

21  And  Dishon,  and  Ezer,  and 
Dishan:  these  are  the  dukes  of 
the  Horites,  the  cliildi-en  of  Seir  in 
the  land  of  Edom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lotan 
were  Hori  and  "  Hemam ;  and  Lo- 
tan's  sister  was  Timna. 

23  And  the  children  of  Shobal 
ivere  these ;  'Alvan,  and  Manahath, 
and  Ebal,  "  Shepho,  and  Onam. 

24  And  these  are  the  childi'en 
of  Zibeon ;  both  Ajah,  and  Anah  : 
this  ^vas  that  Anah  that  found  °the 
mules  in  the  wilderness,  as  he  fed 
the  asses  of  Zibeon  his  father. 

25  And  the  children  of  Anah 
u-ere  these;  Dishon,  and  Aholib- 
amah  .the  daughter  of  Anah. 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of 
Dishon;  I'Hemdan,  and  Eshban, 
and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are 
these;  Bilhan,  and  Zaavan,  and 
"Akan. 

28  The  children  of  Dishan  are 
these ;  Uz,  and  Aran. 

29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came 
of  the  Horites ;  duke  Lotan,  duke 
Shobal,  duke  Zibeon,  duke  Anah, 

30  Duke  Dishon,  duke  Ezer,  duke 
Dishan :  these  are  the  dukes  that 
came  of  Hori,  among  their  dukes 
in  the  land  of  Seir. 

31  1^  And  "these  are  the  kings 
that  reigned  in  the  land  of  Edom, 
before  there  reigned  any  king  over 
the  children  of  Israel. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor 
reigned  in  I^^dom :  and  the  name 
of  liis  city  was  Dinhabah. 

33  And  Bila  dic^d,  and  Jobab  the 
son  of  Zerah  of  IJozrah  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

34  And  Jobab  died,  and  Husham 
of  the  land  of  Temani  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

35  And  Husham  died,  and  Ha- 
dad  the  son  of  Bedad,  who  smote 

48 


Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab,  reign- 
ed in  his  stead :  and  the  name  of 
his  city  teas  Avith. 

36  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah 
of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul 
of  Eehoboth  hy  the  river  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal-hanan 
the  son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

39  And  Ba^l-hanan  the  son  of 
Achbor  died,  and  ^  Hadar  reigned 
in  his  stead :  and  the  name  of  his 
city  ivas  Pau ;  and  his  wife's  name 
urns  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of 
Hatred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of 
'the  dukes  that  came  of  Esau, 
according  to  their  families,  after 
their  places,  by  their  names ;  duke 
Timnah,  duke  "Alvah,  duke  Je- 
theth, 

41  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah, 
duke  Pinon, 

42  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman, 
duke  Mibzar, 

43  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram: 
these  he  the  dukes  of  Edom,  ac- 
cording to  their  habitations  in  the 
land  of  their  possession  :  he  is  Esau 
the  father  of  ^the  Edomites. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

2  Joseph  in  hated  of  his  brethren.  5  Hin  two  dreams. 
13  Jacob  sendeth  him  to  visit  his  brethren.  IS  His 
brethren,  conspire  his  death.  21  Eeiiben  saveth 
him.  26  They  sell  him  to  the  Ishmaelitcs.  31  His 
father,  deceived  by  the  bloody  coat,  mourneth  for 
him.     36  He  is  sold  to  Hitiphar  in  Egypt. 

A  XD  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land 
2\_  *^  wherein  his  father  was  a 
stranger,  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

2  These  are  the  generations  of 
Jacob.  Joseph,  l)eing  seventeen 
years  old,  was  feeding  the  flock 
with  his  brethren  ;  and  the  lad  was 
^^'ith  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and  with 
the  sons  of  Zilpali,  his  father's 
wives ;  and  Joseph  brought  unto 
his  father  ^' their  evil  report. 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more 
than  all  his  children,  because  he 
was  Hhe  son  of  his  old  age:  and 
he  made  him  a  coat  of  many 
"  colours. 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw 
that  their  father  loved  him  more 
than  all  his  brethren,  they  ''hated 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1076. 


11  Chr.  1.  SO, 
hdilad, 
J'ai.    After 
his  death 
^vaa  an  Ar- 
istocracy, 
Ex.  15.  15. 


about  1496. 
i  'IChr.l.SL 


II  Or,  Aliah. 


fHob. 
Edom, 


1729. 
tHeb.  qZ-Ms 

Jatfier^s  so- 

jowtiitigs, 
»ch.  1".  8.  & 

2.3.  4.  &  28. 

4.  &  ;;(!.  7. 

Heb.  11.  9. 

1739, 


I'l  Sam.  2. 
22,  23,  24. 


'  ch.  44.  20. 


II  Or,  pieces, 
JuiIr.  .5. :». 
2  Sam.  l.J. 
18. 


ach.27.  41. 

&43.23. 


Joseph'' s  two  dreams. 


GE:NrESIS. 


His  brethren  conspire  Ms  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1729. 


«ch.  42.  fi,  0. 

&  ■».■!.  a!.  & 

«.  14. 


fch.  46.  29. 


«ch.  2". 

29. 

liAcU7 

9. 

i  Dan.  7 
Luke 
51. 

28. 
.'.  19, 

about ] 

729 

t  Heb.  aee 
the  peace  of 
ihij  breth' 
ren^  Sft. 
ch.  29.  6. 


k  ch.  PjH.  27. 


I  Cant.  1.; 


liim,  and  could  not  si^eak  i^eacea- 
bly  unto  liim. 

5  ^  And  Josepli  droanicd  a  dream, 
and  lie  told  it  liis  Im'tliven  :  and 
they  liated  him  yet  the  more. 

6  And  he  said  imto  tliem,  Hear,  I 
pray  you,  this  dream  which  I  have 
ch'eamed : 

7  For,  'behold,  we  ircre  l)indin,ii' 
sheaves  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  my 
sheaf  arose,  and  also  stood  upright; 
and,  behold,  yoiu*  sheaves  stood 
round  about,  and  made  obeisance 
to  my  sheaf. 

8  And  his  brethren  said  to  him, 
Shalt  thou  indeed  reign  over  us? 
or  shalt  thou  indeed  have  dominion 
over  us  ?  And  they  hated  him  yet 
the  more  for  his  dreams,  and  for 
his  words. 

9  1^  And  he  dreamed  yet  another 
dream,  and  told  it  his  brethren, 
and  said.  Behold,  I  have  dreamed  a 
dream  more;  and,  behold,  '^tlie  sun 
and  the  moon  and  the  eleven  stars 
made  obeisance  to  me.  • 

10  And  he  told  it  to  his  father, 
and  to  his  brethren  :  and  his  father 
rebuked  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
What  is  this  tbeam  that  thou  hast 
dreamed  I  Shall  I  and  thy  mother 
and  ^thy  brethren  indeed  come  to 
bow  down  ourselves  to  thee  to  the 
earth! 

11  And  ''his  brethren  envied  him; 
but  his  father  '  observed  the  saying. 

12  T^  And  his  brethren  went  to 
feed  their  father's  flock  in  She- 
cliem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Do  not  thy  brethren  feed  the  floclc 
in  Shechem  f  come,  and  I  will  send 
thee  unto  them.  And  he  said  to 
him.  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him.  Go,  I  pray 
thee,  ^  see  whether  it  be  well  with 
thy  brethren,  and  well  with  the 
flocks ;  and  bring  me  word  again. 
So  he  sent  him  out  of  the  vale  of 
"  Hebron,  and  he  came  to  Shechem. 

15  *[[  And  a  certain  man  found 
him,  and,  behold,  he  teas  wander- 
ing in  the  field:  and  the  man  asked 
him,  saying,  What  .seekest  thou  f 

16  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  breth- 
ren: Hell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where 
they  feed  their  flocks. 


17  And  the  man  said.  They  are 
dei)arted  hence ;  for  I  heard  them 


say. 


Let  us  lio  to  Dothan.     And 


Joseph    w(Mit    after   his    brethren, 
and  found  them  in  "Dothan. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar 
off',  even  ])efore  he  came  near  unto 
them,  "they  conspired  against  him 
to  slay  him. 

19  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Behold,  this  klreamer  cometh. 

20  "Come  now  therefore,  and  let 
us  slay  him,  and  cast  him  into 
som(»  pit,  and  we  will  say.  Some 
evil  beast  hath  devoured  him ;  and 
we  shall  see  what  will  become  of 
his  dreams. 

21  And  '  Eeuben  heard  it,  and  he 
delivered  him  out  of  their  hands ; 
and  said,  Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them, 
Shed  no  blood,  hut  cast  him  into 
this  pit  that  is  in  the  wilderness, 
and  lay  no  hand  upon  him ;  that 
he  might  rid  him  out  of  their  hands, 
to  deliver  him  to  his  father  again. 

23  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Josejjh  was  come  unto  his  brethren, 
that  they  stri])ped  Joseph  out  of 
his  coat,  his  coat  of  many  "  colours 
that  was  on  him ; 

24  And  they  took  Mm,  and  cast 
him  into  a  pit :  and  the  pit  was 
emx)ty,  there  was  no  water  in  it. 

25  'I  And  they  sat  down  to  eat 
bread:  and  they  lifted  ui)  their 
eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a 
company  of '  Ishmaelites  came  from 
Gilead,  with  their  camels  bearing 
spicery  and  '^  balm  and  myrrh,  go- 
ing to  carry  it  down  to  Egypt. 

20  And  Judah  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren. What  profit  is  it  if  we  slay  our 
brother,  and  '  conceal  his  blood  f 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell*  him  to 
the  Ishmaelites,  and  "let  not  our 
hand  be  upon  him ;  for  he  is  "^  our 
brother  and  ^our  flesh:  and  his 
brethren  ^were  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  "Mid- 
ianites  merchantmen ;  and  they 
drew  and  lifted  up  Joseph  out  of 
the  pit,  ''and  sold  Joseph  to  the 
Ishmaelites  for  ''twenty  pieces  of 
silver:  and  they  brought  Joseph 
into  Egyjit. 

29  *i  And  E€uben  returned  unto 

49 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuut  172ft 


I  Kings  6. 


i:). 


"lSam.19.1. 

IN.:!!.  1X& 

."".  12,  ;!2.  & 

94.  21. 

Mitt.  27. 1. 

.M  .irk  14.1. 

.lohn  ll.S.'J. 

Acts  23.  12. 
1  Ilcb. 

mauler  of 

(Irrams, 
"I'r.iv.  1.11, 

li;.  .V  fi.  17. 

i  27.  4. 


Pch  42.22. 


I  Or,  pieces. 


1  Prov.  30.20. 
Anios  6.  6. 


'  See  ver.  28, 
3C. 


»Jcr.  8.  22. 


'  ch.  4. 10. 
ver.  20. 
Job  1«.  18. 

"  1  Sam.  18. 
17. 
^  ch.  42.  21. 

J  ch.  29. 14. 

tHeb./iearJ:- 
eneff. 
^Judg.6.3. 


°ch.  4,';.  4,5. 

Ps.  Ktt.  17. 

Acts  7.  9. 
b  .See  Blatt. 

27.9. 


Joseph  is  sold  into  Egypt. 


ge:niesis. 


Tlie  trespass  of  Onan. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1729. 

<^Jobl.  20. 


a  ch.  42. 13, 
36. 
Jer.  31.  \S. 

■ver.  23. 


fver.  20. 
ch.  44.  28. 


K  ver.  29. 
2  Sam.  3. 31. 


k2  Sam.  12. 
17. 

■  ch.  42.  38.  & 
44.  «J,  31. 

k  ch.  30.  1. 

t  Hub.  eu- 
nuch :    But 
the  word 
dolh  sipiiify 
not  only  eu- 
nucha,  but 
also  cham- 
berlains^ 
courtierg^ 
and  offictrs, 
Ksth!  1.  10. 

f  Heb.  chief 
of  the 
slaughter- 
men^ or,  e.r- 
ecutioners. 

II  Or,  chief 
marshal. 


•  ch.  Ifl.  3. 
2  Kint'8  4. 8. 


b  ch.  34.  2. 


'  1  Chr.  2.  3. 


i  ch.  4<).  12. 
Num.  20.19. 
about  17"7. 


«  ch.  46. 12. 
Num.  28.19. 


Ich.  4fi.  12. 
Num.  26.20. 


fch.  21.  21. 


the  pit;  and,  behold,  Joseph  iras 
not  in  the  pit;  and  he  ''rent  his 
clothes. 

30  And  he  retnmed  unto  his 
brethren,  and  said.  The  child  "^  is 
not ;  and  I,  whither  shall  I  go  ! 

31  And  they  took  "  Joseph's  coat, 
and  killed  a  kid  of  the  goats,  and 
dipped  the  coat  in  the  bloqd ; 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of  many 
colonrs,  and  they  bronght  it  to  their 
father;  and  said.  This  have  we 
fonnd:  know  now  whether  it  l)e 
thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said,  It 
is  my  son's  coat;  an  ^evil  beast 
hath  devoured  him;  Joseph  is  with- 
out doubt  rent  in  pieces. 

34  And  Jacob  ^rent  his  clothes, 
and  j)ut  sackcloth  upon  his  loins, 
and  mourned  for  his.  son  many 
days. 

35  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his 
daughters  ''  rose  up  to  comfort  him ; 
but  he  refused  to  be  comforted; 
and  he  said.  For  '  I  will  go  down 
into  the  grave  unto  jny  son  mourn- 
ing.    Thus  his  father  wept  for  him. 

36  And  ^  the  Midianites  sold  him 
into  Egyi^t  unto  Potiphar,  an  ^  of- 
ficer of  Pharaoh's,  and  ^ "  captain  of 
the  guard. 

CHAPTER  XXXYIII. 

1  Jiidah  begetteth  Ei\  Ouan,  and  Shelah.  6  Er  mar- 
rleth  Tainar.  8  TIte  (rei^/Mss  of  Ouan.  11  Tarnar 
stayeth  for  Shelah.  13  She  deceiveih  Judah.  27 
She  beareth  twins,  Pharez  and  Zarah. 

A^N^D  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
jl\-  time,  that  Judah  went  down 
from  his  brethren,  and  ■'  tui-ned  in 
to  a  certain  Adullamite,  whose 
name  was  Hirah. 

2  And  Judah  "^  saw  there  a  daugh- 
ter of  a  certain  Oanaanite,  whose 
name  ivas  "  Shuah ;  and  he  took 
her,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

3  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a 
son ;  and  he  called  his  name  ^  Er. 

4  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son ;  and  she  called  his 
name  '^  Onan. 

5  And  she  yet  again  conceived, 
and  bare  a  .son ;  and  called  his 
name  '^  Slielah :  and  he  was  at  Ohe- 
zil),  when  she  bare  liim. 

()  And  Judah  *-'  took  a  wife  for  Er 
his  ihstborji,  whose  name  tvas  Ta- 
rnar. 

50 


7  And  ''  Er,  Judah's  firstborn,  was 
wicked  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; 
'  and  the  Lord  slew  hhu. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan,  Go 
in  unto  ^thy  brother's  wife,  and 
marry  her,  and  raise  up  seed  to  thy 
brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed 
should  not  be  ^  his ;  and  it  came  to 
pass,  when  he  went  in  unto  his 
brother's  wife,  that  he  sijilled  it  on 
the  ground,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  his  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did 
^  disi)leased  the  Lord  :  wherefore 
he  slew  '"  him  also. 

11  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar  his 
daughter  in  law,  "  Eemain  a  widow 
at  thy  father's  house,  till  Shelah 
my  son  be  grown :  for  he  said. 
Lest  peradventure  he  die  also,  as 
his  brethren  did.  And  Tamar  went 
and  dwelt  "  in  her  father's  house. 

12  ^  And  *  in  process  of  time  the 
daughter  of  Shuah  Judah's  wife 
(bed ;  and  Judah  ^  was  comforted, 
and  went  up  unto  his  sheepshear- 
ers  to  Timnath,  he  and  his  friend 
Hirah  the  Adullamite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  say- 
ing. Behold,  thy  father  in  law  go- 
etli  uj)  ''to  Timnath  to  shear  his 
sheep. 

14  And  she  put  her  widow's  gar- 
ments off  from  her,  and  covered 
her  with  a  vail,  and  wrapi)ed  her- 
self, and  "^  sat  in  ^  an  open  place, 
which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnath ; 
for  she  saw  'that  Shelah  Avas 
grown,  and  she  was  not  given  un- 
to him  to  wife. 

15  When  Judah  saw  her,  he 
thought  her  to  he  a  harlot;  be- 
cause she  had  covered  her  face. 

16  And  he  turned  unto  her  by 
the  way,  and  said,  Go  to,  I  pray 
thee,  let  me  come  in  unto  thee; 
(for  he  knew  not  that  she  ivas  his 
daughter  in  law:)  and  she  said, 
AVhat  wilt  thou  give  me,  that  thou 
mayest  come  in  mito  me  I 

17  And  he  said,  'I  will  send  thee 
^a  kid  from  the  flock.  And  slie 
said,  "Wilt  tliou  give  we  a  pledge, 
till  thou  send  itf 

IS  And  he  said,  AVhat  pledge 
shall  I  give  thee  I     And  she  said. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1727. 

k  ch.  46.  12. 
Num.  26.10. 
i  1  Chr.  2.  3. 

I  Deut.  25.  5. 
Matt.  22.  24. 


1  Dcut.  25.  C. 


t  Heb.  was 

evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the 
Loud. 
"ch.  46.12. 
Num.  26.10. 

°  Kuth  1. 13. 


»  Lev.  22. 13. 

t  Heb.  the 
days  were 
multiplied. 

1'  2  Sam.  13. 
30. 


IJosh.  15. 
10,  .'J. 
Judg.  14. 1. 


■■  Prov.  T.  12. 

tllcb. 
the  door  of 
et/e.i,  or,  of 
Enajini. 

'  ver.  11,  26. 


'  Kz.  16.  33. 

1  Ilob. n  kid 
of  the  goats. 

"ver.  20. 


Tamar  decei/veth  Judah. 


GENESIS. 


Joseph  is  advanced. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1T27. 

e 


J'vcr.  U. 


tn  JSntvitn. 


fHeb. 
become  a 
contempt. 


»Judg.l9.2. 


"  Lev.  21.  9. 
Deut.22.21. 


bch..3-.  32. 
'  ver.  18. 


dch.  37.  .3.3. 


'1  Sam.  24. 
17. 


f  ver.  14. 


ejob34.  31, 

32. 


^Thy    signet,   and    thy    bracelets,  ■ 
and  thy  statt"  that  is  in  thine  hand. 
And  he  gave  it  her,  and  eanu?  in 
unto   her,   and   she   conceived   by 
him. 

19  And  she  arose,  and  went  away, 
and  ^  kiid  by  lier  vail  from  her,  and 
put  on  the  garments  of  her  widow- 
hood. 

20  And  Judah  sent  the  kid  by 
the  hand  of  his  friend  the  Adul- 
lamite,  to  receive  Ms  ])ledge  from 
the  woman's  hand:  but  he  found 
her  not. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  meti  of  that 
place,  saying.  Where  is  the  harlot, 
that  was  "  openly  by  the  way  side  ? 
And  they  said.  There  was  uo  har- 
lot in  this  place. 

22  And  he  returned  to  Judah, 
and  said,  I  cannot  find  her;  and 
also  the  men  of  the  place  said,  that 
there  was  no  harlot  in  this  place. 

23  And  Judah  said.  Let  her  take 
it  to  her,  lest  we  ^  be  shamed :  be- 
hold, I  sent  this  kid,  and  thou  hast 
not  found  her. 

24  "f  And  it  came  to  pass  about 
three  months  after,  that  it  was  told 
Judah,  saying,  Tamar  thy  daugh- 
ter in  law  hath  Splayed  the  harlot ; 
and  also,  behold,  she  is  with  child 
by  whoredom.  And  Judah  said. 
Bring  her  forth,  ^and  let  her  be 
burnt. 

25  When  she  was  brought  forth, 
she  sent  to  her  father  in  law,  say- 
ing. By  the  man,  whose  these  are, 
am  I  with  child:  and  she  said, 
^'Discern,  I  pray  thee,  whose  are 
these,  "  the  signet,  and  bracelets, 
and  staff. 

26  And  Judah  "^  acknowledged 
them,  and  said,  '^She  hath  been 
more  righteous  than  I ;  because 
that  '^I  gave  her  not  to  Shelah  my 
son.  And  he  knew  her  again  ^no 
more. 

27  1  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
time  of  her  travail,  that,  behold, 
twins  ivere  in  her  womb. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
travailed,  that  the  one  put  out  his 
hand:  and  the  midwife  took  and 
bound  upon  his  hand  a  scarlet 
thread,  saying.  This  came  out  first. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 


drew  back  his  hand,  that,  behold, 
his  brother  came  out :  and  she  said, 
11 1  low  hast  thou  broken  forth  f  this 
breach  be  u[)on  thee  :  therefore  his 
name  was  called  "' Pharez. 

30  And  afterward  came  out  liis 
brother,  that  liad  the  scarlet  thread 
ui)on  his  hand :  and  his  name  was 
called  Zarah. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  Joseph  advanced  in  I\>tiphar's  house.  7  He  resist- 
eth  his  tidstrcKs'  teriqituUon.  13  He  is  falsely  ac- 
cused. 20  He  is  cast  in  in-ison.  21  God  is  with  him 
there. 

A  ND  Joseph  was  brought  down 
Xjl  to  Egyi)t ;  and  '  Potiphar,  an 
officer  of  Pharaoh,  captain  of  the 
guard,  an  Egyptian,  ^bought  him 
of  the  hands  of  the  Ishinaelites, 
which  had  brought  him  down 
thither. 

2  And  "the  Lord  was  with  Jo- 
seph, and  he  was  a  i^rosperous 
man ;  and  he  was  in  the  house  of 
his  master  the  Egyx)tian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the 
Lord  was  with  him,  and  that  the 
Lord  ''made  all  that  he  did  to 
prosper  in  his  hand. 

4  And  Jos(?ph  '  found  grace  in  his 
sight,  and  he  served  him:  and  he 
made  him  ^  overseer  over  hi^s  house, 
and  all  that  he  had  he  put  into  his 
hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the 
time  that  he  had  made  him  over- 
seer in  his  house,  and  over  all  that 
he  h^id,  that  ^'the  Lord  blessed  the 
Egyptian's  house  for  Joseph's  sake; 
and  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  all  that  he  had  in  the  house, 
and  in  the  field. 

G  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in 
Joseph's  hand;  and  he  knew  not 
aught  he  had,  save  the  bread 
which  he  did  eat.  And  Joseph 
''was  a  goodly  person,  and  well 
favoiu'ed. 

7  1  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  his  master's  wife 
cast  her  eyes  upon  Joseph;  and 
she  said,  '  Lie  with  me.  ^ 

8  But  he  refused,  and  said  unto 
his  master's  wife,  Behold,  my 
master  wottetli  not  what  is  with 
me  in  the  house,  and  he  hath 
committed  all  that  he  hath  to  my 
hand; 

51 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1727. 

II  Or,  JVIierf- 
Jore  hast 
thou  ))ia(/c 
this  breach 
(xaaiust 
thee  f 

II  Tlmt  is, 
A  breuch. 

I'ch.  V',.  12. 
Num.  •Jti.W. 
1  Clir.  2.  4. 
Matt.  1.  3. 


1729. 

»ch.  .37.  ."Ji. 
Ps.  105.  17. 


bch.  37.  28. 


'ver.  21. 
ch.  21.22.  & 
2(i.  24,  28.  & 
28.  15. 
1  Sam. 16.18. 
&  18. 14,  28. 
Acts  7.  9. 


i  Va.  1.  .3. 


•ch.  18.3.  & 
I'J.  1'.). 
ver.  21. 

fch.  24.  2. 


Sell.  30.  27. 


1 1  Sam.  IG. 
12. 


i  2  Sam.  13. 
U. 


Joseph  refusetJi  Ms  mistress. 


GENESIS. 


Joseph  interpreteth  the  dreams 


Before 

CHRIST 

175:9. 


k  Prov.  R.  29, 

32. 
Ich.  20.  C. 

Lev.  0.  2. 

2  Sam.  12. 

M. 

Ps.  jl.  4. 


"  Prov.  7.13, 


t  'Bx.'b.great. 


»  Ex.  23. 1. 
Ps.  120.  3. 


<•  Prov.  C.  34, 
35. 


PPb.  1(K.1R. 

1  Pet.  2.  lii. 
1  Sec  ch.  W. 

,3,  15.  &  41. 


9  There  is  none  greater  in  this 
Jiouse  than  I;  neither  hath  he 
kept  back  any  thing  from  me  l^nt 
thee,  because  thou  art  his  wife: 
""how  then  can  I  do  this  great 
wickedness,  and  '  sin  against  God  ? 

10  And* it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
spake  to  Joseph  day  by  day,  that 
he  hearkened  not  unto  her,  to  lie 
by  her,  or  to  be  with  her. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  .about 
this  time,  that  Joseph  went  into 
the  house  to  do  his  ])usiness ;  and 
there  was  none  of  the  men  of  the 
house  there  within. 

12  And  ""she  cauglit  him  by  his 
garment,  saying.  Lie  with  me: 
and  he  left  his  garment  in  her 
hand,  and  fled,  and  got  him  out. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
she  saw  that  he  had  left  his  gar- 
ment in  her  hand,  and  was  fled 
forth, 

14  That  she  called  unto  the  men 
of  her  house,  and  spake  unto  them, 
saying.  See,  he  hath  brought  in  a 
Hebrew  unto  us  to  mock  us;  he 
came  in  unto  me  to  lie  with  me, 
and  I  cried  with  a  ^loud  voice : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
heard  that  I  lifted  up  my  voice 
and  cried,  that  he  left  his  garment 
with  me,  and  fled,  and  got  him 
out, 

16  And  she  laid  up  his  garment 
by  her,  until  his  lord  came  home. 

17  And  she  ".spake  unto  him  ac- 
cording to  these  words,  saying. 
The  Hebrew  servant,  wliicli  thou 
hast  brought  unto  us,  came  in 
unto  me  to  mock  me : 

IH  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  I 
lifted  up  my  voice  and  cri(Ml,  that 
he  left  his  garment  with  me,  and 
fled  out. 

V.)  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
his  master  heard  the  words  of  his ' 
wife,  which  she  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  After  this  maimer  did  thy 
servant  to  me;  that  his  "wrath 
Avas  kindled, 

20  And  Jos(»pli's  master  took 
him,  and  ''i)ut  him  into  the 
'•prison,  a  pUice  where  ihv  king's 
prisoners  were  bound:  and  lie  was 
there  in  tlic  pHsoTi. 

21  1   But  thi^   I  Ami)   was  with 

52 


Joseph,  and  +  shewed  him  mercy, 
and  'gave  him  favour  in  the  sight 
of  the  keeper  of  the  prison. 

22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
^committed  to  Josei)h's  hand  all 
the  prisoners  that  were  in  the 
prison;  and  whatsoever  they  did 
there,  he  was  the  doer  of  it. 

23  The  keeper  of  the  prison 
looked  not  to  any  thing  that  was 
under  his  hand;  because  Hhe 
Loud  was  with  him,  and  that 
which  he  cUd,  the  Loed  made  it  to 
prosper. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  The  butler  and  baker  of  Pharaoh  iyi  prison.  4 
Joi^ph  hath  charge  of  them.  5  He  intetpreteih 
their  dreams.  20  niey  come  to  pass  according  to 
his  interpretation.  23  The  ingratitude  of  the 
butler.  . 

A  KD  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
XJl.  things,  that  the  ''butler  of  the 
king  of  Egypt  and  Ms  baker  had 
offended  their  lord  the  king  of 
Egypt. 

2  And  Pharaoh  was  ''wroth 
against  two  of  his  officers,  against 
the  chief  of  the  butlers,  and  against 
the  chief  of  the  bakers. 

3  ''And  he  put  them  in  ward  in 
the  house  of  the  captain  of  the 
guard,  into  the  i)rison,  the  place 
where  Joseph  urns  bound. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
charged  Joseph  with  them,  and 
he  served  them:  and  they  con- 
tinued a  season  in  ward. 

5  ^  And  they  dreamed  a  dream 
both  of  them,  each  man  his  dream 
in  one  night,  each  man  according 
to  the  interpretation  of  his  dream, 
the  butler  and  the  baker  of  the 
king  of  Egyi)t,  which  ivere  bound 
in  the  prison. 

6  And  Joseph  came  in  unto 
them  in  the  morning,  and  looked 
upon  them,  and,  behold,  they  were 
sad. 

7  And  he  asked  Pharaoh's  officers 
that  were  with  him  in  the  ward  of 
his  lord's  house,  saving,  AVherefore 
Hook  ye  so  sadly  to  day  f 

8  And  tliey  said  unto  him,  ''We 
have  dr(»ained  a  dream,  and  there  is 
no  intei'])reter  of  it.  And  Joseph 
said  untotlicMU,  'Do  not  interpreta- 
tions belong  to  Godf  tell  me  them^ 
I  pray  you. 


Before 
CHRIST 
1799.  . 


tHeb. 

cjtcnded 

unto  him. 

'Ex.  3.  21.  & 
11.  3.  &  12. 

Ps.  106.  46. 
Prov.  IH.  7. 
IJaii.  ].  9. 
Acts  7.  9,10. 

»  ch.  40.  3,  4. 


«  vcr.  2,  3. 


'about  1720. 
"Neh.  1. 11. 


bProT.lG.14. 


'  ch.  39.  20, 
33. 


about  1718. 


t Ilch.  nrc 
1101/y  faces 
>ril  f 
Nch.  2.  2. 

dch.  41. 15. 


•  See  ch.41. 

Hi. 

1)1111.  2.  11, 

28,  47. 


of  Pliaraoli's  Sutler  aiul  l)dker. 


GENESIS. 


FliaraoWs  two  dreams. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1718. 


fver.  18. 

ch.  41.12,25. 

Judg.  7. 14. 

Dan.  2.  36. 

&  4.  19. 
Bch.  41.  26. 


h  2  Kings  25. 

27. 

Ps.  3.  3. 

Jer.  52.  31. 
II  Or,  reckon. 


t  IIpI).  re- 
viember  }ne 
with  thee. 

i  Luke  23.42. 

kJosh.  2.12. 

1  Sam.  20. 
14,15. 

2  Sam.  9.  1. 
1  Kings  2. 7. 


1  ch.  89.  20. 


\t  Or,  full  of 
lioles. 


t  Heh.  meat 
of  Pha- 
raoh, the 
work  of  a 
baker,  or, 
cook. 


>ver.  12. 


»ver.  13. 

II  Or,  reckon 
thee,  and 
take  thy 
office /roni 
thee. 


"  Matt.  14.  6. 

P  Mark  C.  21. 

■iver.  13,  19. 

Matt.  25. 19. 

NOr. 
reckoned. 


9  Aud  the  cliief  butler  told  liis 
tlream  to  Joseph,  and  said  to  him, 
lu  my  dream,  behold,  a  viue  ivas 
before  me ; 

10  And  in  the  viue  were  three 
branehes :  and  it  was  as  though 
it  budded,  and  her  blossoms  shot 
forth ;  and  the  clusters  thereof 
brought  forth  ripe  grapes : 

11  And  Pharaoh's  cup  urns  in  my 
hand :  and  I  took  the  grapes,  and 
pressed  them  into  rhai'at)h's  cup, 
and  I  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh's 
hand. 

12  And  Joseph  said  unto  him, 
^This  is  the  interpretation  of  it: 
The  three  branches  ^are  three 
days : 

13  Yet  within  three  days  shall 
Pharaoh  "' "  lift  up  thine  head,  and 
restore  thee  unto  thy  place;  and 
thou  shalt  deliver  Pharaoh's  cup 
into  his  hand,  after  the  former 
manner  when  thou  wast  his  but- 
ler. 

14  But  t' think  on  me  when  it 
shall  be  well  with  thee,  and  ''shew 
kmdness,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and 
make  mention  of  me  unto  Pharaoh, 
and  bring  me  out  of  this  house : 

15  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away 
out  of  the  land  of  the  Hebrews: 
^  and  here  also  have  I  done  nothing 
that  they  should  put  me  iuto  the 
dungeon. 

16  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that 
the  interpretation  was  good,  he 
said  unto  Joseph,  I  also  teas  in  my 
dream,  and,  behold,  /  had  three 
"  white  baskets  ou  my  head : 

17  And  in  the  uppermost  basket 
tliere  ivas  of  all  manner  of  U)ake- 
meats  for  Pharaoh ;  and  the  birds 
did  eat  them  out  of  the  basket 
upon  my  head. 

18  And  Joseph  answered  and  said, 
'"  This  is  the  interpretation  thereof: 
The  thi-ee  baskets  are  three  days : 

19  "Yet  within  three  days  shall 
Pharaoh  "  lift  up  thy  head  from  oft* 
thee,  and  shall  hang  thee  on  a  tree ; 
and  the  birds  shall  eat  thy  flesh 
from  otf  thee. 

20  *\\  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third 
day,  w'hich  ivas  Pharaoh's  "birth- 
day, that  he  ^made  a  feast  unto  all 
his   servants:    and  he  ""' lifted  up 


the  head  of  the  chief  l)utk*r  and  of 
the  chief  baker  among  his  serv- 


21  And  he  "^  restored  the  chief  but- 
ler unto  his  butlership  again  ;  and 
'he  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh's 
hand : 

22  But  he  'hanged  the  chief 
baker:  as  Josex)h  had  interpreted 
to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler 
remember  Joseph,  but  "forgat  him. 

CHAPTER  XLT. 

1  Pharaoh^s  two  dreams.  25  Joneph  interpreUih  them. 
38  lie  yipiik  P/iaraoh  counsel.  38  Joseph  is  ad- 
vanced.  50  //c  bc()rtteth  3Ianasseh  a?id  Ephraim. 
54  The  famine  begiuiieth. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
Jlj^  of  two  full  years,  that  Pharaoh 
dreamed :  and,  behold,  he  stood  by 
the  river. 

2  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out 
of  the  river  seven  well  favoured 
kine  and  fatfleshed ;  and  they  fed 
in  a  meadow. 

3  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine 
came  up  after  them  out  of  the 
river,  ill  ftivoured  and  leanfleshed ; 
and  stood  by  the  otlier  kine  upon 
the  brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  ill  favoured  and  lean- 
fleshed kine  did  eat  up  the  seven 
well  favoured  and  fat  kine.  So 
Pharaoh  awoke. 

5  And  he  slei^t  and  dreamed  the 
second  time:  and,  behold,  seven 
ears  of  corn  came  up  upon  one 
stalk,  trank  and  good. 

6  zVnd,  behold,  seven  thin  ears 
and  blasted  with  the  east  wind 
sprung  up  after  them. 

7  And  the  seven  thin  ears  de- 
voured the  seven  rank  and  full 
ears.  And  Pharaoh  awoke,  and, 
behold,  it  was  a  dream. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing "  that  his  sph'it  was  troubled ; 
and  he  sent  and  called  for  all  Hhe 
magicians  of  Egypt,  and  all  the 
'wise  men  thereof:  and  Pharaoh 
told  them  his  dream ;  but  tliere  was 
none  that  could  interpret  them 
unto  Pharaoh. 

9  ^\  Then  spake  the  chief  butler 
unto  Pharaoh,  saying,  I  do  remem- 
ber my  faults  this  day : 

10  Pharaoh  was  ''wroth  with  his 
servants,  "^and  put  me  in  ward  in 

53 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1718. 


■■ver.  13. 


"  Nch.  2. 1. 


<  vcr.  19. 


"  Job  19.  14. 
I's.  31.  12. 
Ecc.  9.  16, 
16. 
Amos  6.  6. 


1715. 


t  Heb./o<, 


"  Dan.  2. 1. 

&  4.  5, 19. 
bEx.  7.11,22. 

Is.  29. 14. 

Dan.  1.20.  & 

2.  2.  &  4.  7. 
''  Matt.  2. 1. 


dch.  40.  2,  3. 
'ch.39.  20. 


Joseph  interiyretetli 


GENESIS. 


Pliaraoli's  ttvo  dreams. 


Before      ' 
CHRIST    , 
1715. 

fch.  40.  5. 


Sch.  37.  36. 


h  ch.  40. 12, 
&c. 


■  ch.  40.  22. 


k  Ps.  105. 20. 

I  Dan.  2.  25. 
f  Heb.  made 

him  run, 
"•  1  Sam.  2.8. 

Ps.  113.  7,  8. 


"  ver.  12. 
Ps.  2.5.  14. 
Dan.  5.  IG. 

II  Or,  when 
thou  hear- 
eft  o.  dream 
thou  canst 
interpret  it. 

"  Dan.  2.  .'JO. 

Acts  3.  12. 

2  Cor.  .'!.  5. 
Pch.  40.8. 

Dan.  2.  22, 

28, 47.  &  4. 2. 


iver.  1. 


f  Ilcb.  come 
to  the  in- 
V'ln-d  parts 
of  them. 


the  captain  of  the  guard's  house, 
iotli  me  and  the  chief  baker : 

11  And  Sve  dreamed  a  dream  in 
one  night,  I  and  he;  we  dreamed 
each  man  according  to  the  inter- 
pretation of  his  dream. 

12  And  tliere  was  there  with  us  a 
young  man,  a  Hebrew,  ^servant  to 
the  captain  of  the  guard ;  and  we 
told  him,  and  he  ^'  interi^reted  to  us 


our  dreams 
his 


to  each  man  accord- 
dream  he  did  inter- 


I  Or,  tmaXl. 


ing  to 
pret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass, '  as  he  in- 
terpreted to  us,  so  it  was ;  me  he 
restored  unto  mine  oflBce,  and  him 
he  hanged, 

14  ^  ''Then  Pharaoh  sent  and 
called  Joseph,  and  they  '^brought 
him  hastily  "'  out  of  the  dungeon : 
and  he  shaved  himself,  and  changed 
his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto  Pha- 
raoh. 

15  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
sei:>h,  I  have  dreamed  a  dream,  and 
there  is  none  that  can  interpret  it : 
"and  I  have  heard  say  of  thee,  that 
"thou  canst  understand  a  dream  to 
interpret  it. 

16  And  Joseph  answered  Pha- 
raoh, saying,  "It  is  not  in  me: 
i'God  shall  give  Pharaoh  an  an- 
swer of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, "^In  my  dream,  behold,  I 
stood  upon  the  bank  of  the  river : 

18  And,  behold,  there   came    up 
out  of  the  river  seven   kine,  fat- 
fleshed    and  well 
they  fed  in  a  meadow 

19  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine 
came  up  after  them,  poor  and  very 
ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed,  such 
as  I  never  saw  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  l)adness : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill  fa- 
voured kine  did  eat  up  the  first 
seven  fat  kine : 

21  And  when  they  had  ^  eaten 
them  uj),  it  could  not  be  known 
that  thev  had  eatcMi  thorn :  but 
they  irerc  still  ill  i'avoured,  as  at 
the  beginning.     So  1  awoke. 

22  And  I  saw  in  my  dream,  and, 
behohl,  seven  ears  came  up  in  one 
stalk,  full  and  good  : 

23  And,  behold,  seven  ears, "  with- 

54 


favoured ;    and 


ered,  thin,  and  blasted   with   the 
east  wind,  sprung  up  after  them  : 

24  And  the  thin  ears  devoured 
the  seven  good  ears :  and  ^  I 
this  unto  the  magicians ;  but  there 
was  none  that  could  declare  it  to 
me. 

25  1  And  Joseph  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, The  dream  of  Pharaoh  is  one : 
*God  hath  shewed  Pharaoh  what 
he  is  about  to  do. 

26  The  s'even  good  kine  are  seven 
years ;  and  the  seven  good  ears  are 
seven  years :  the  dream  is  one. 

27  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill  fa- 
voured kine  that  came  up  after 
them  are  seven  years ;  and  the  sev- 
en empty  ears  blasted  with  the  east 
wind  shall  be  *  seven  years  of  fam- 
ine. 

28  ""This  is  the  thing  which  I  have 
spoken  unto  Pharaoh:  AVhat  God 
is  about  to  do  he  sheweth  unto 
Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  ''seven 
years  of  great  plenty  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt : 

30  And  there  shall  ''^irise  after 
them  seven  years  of  famine ;  and 
all  the  plenty  shall  be  forgotten  in 
the  land  of  Egyr)t ;  and  the  famine 
'shall  consume  the  land; 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be 
known  in  the  land  by  reason  of 
that  famine  following ;  for  it  shall 
he  very  +  grievous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was 
doubled  unto  Pharaoh  twice ;  it  is 
because  the  =*  thing  is  "  established 
by  God,  and  God  will  shortly  bring 
it  to  i)ass. 

33  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh  look 
out  a  man  discreet  and  wise,  and 
set  liim  over  the  land  of  Egypt. 

34  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let 
him  appoint "  officers  over  the  land, 
and  Make  up  the  tiftli  part  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven  plen- 
teous years. 

35  And  'let  them  gather  all  the 
food  of  those  good  years  that  come, 
and  lay  up  corn  undiT  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh,  and  let  them  keep  food 
in  the  cities. 

36  And  that  food  shall  be  for 
store  to  th(»  land  against  the  seven 
years  of  liunine,  which  shall  be  in 


Before 
CHRIST 

1715. 


told      'vcr.8. 

Dan.  4. 7. 


» Dan.  2.  28, 
2y,  45. 
Rev.  4. 1. 


'2  Kings  8.1. 


"  ver.  25. 


^  ver.  4" 


'  ver.  54. 


'  ch.  47. 10. 


tncb. 

heavy. 


•Num. 23.10. 

Is.  40. 10,11. 
I!  Or, 

prepared 

of  God. 


II  Or, 

overseers. 
li  Prov.  6.  6, 

7,8. 


'  ver.  4.S. 


Joseph  is  advanced. 


GENESIS. 


The  famine  heginneth. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1715. 

t  Heb.  be  not 
cut  off, 
.1  ch.  4r.  15, 

la. 

'Ps.  1H5.  19. 
Acta  r.  10. 


f  Num.  27.18. 
Job  ;y.  8. 
Prov.  2.  C. 
Dun.  4.8,18. 
&.'>.  11,14. 
&ti.  3. 


K  Ps.  105.  21, 
22. 
Acts  ".  10. 

t  Hel).  be 
armed^  or, 
kisa. 


kDan.G.  3. 


>  Esth.  3. 10. 
&  8.  2, 8. 


k  Esth.  8.  15. 

n  Or,  silk. 
1  Dau.  5.",29. 


"  Esth.  6.  9. 
II  Or,  Tender 

father, 

ch.  45.8. 
t  Hi-b. 

Abrech, 
"ch.  42.6.  & 

45.  8,  2G. 

Acts  7.  10. 


II  Which  in 
the  Coptic 
siRnitits,  A 
revealer  of 
secrets,  or. 
The  man  to 
whom  ae- 
crets  are 
revealed. 

!|  Or,  prince, 

Ex.  •-'.  10. 

2  Sam.  8. 18. 

&  20.  2C. 
about  1715. 
"1  Sam.  16. 

21. 

1  Kings  12. 

6^8. 

Dan.  1.  19. 


the  land  of  Egypt;  that  the  laud 
f'^pei'ish  uot  through  the  famine. 

37  ^i  And  'the  tiling  was  good  in 
the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the 
eyes  of  all  his  servants. 

38  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his 
servants,  Can  we  And  shcIi  a  one  as 
this  is,  a  man  *^in  whom  the  Spirit 
of  God  is  f 

39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, Forasmuch  as  God  hath 
shewed  thee  all  this,  there  is  none 
so  discreet  and  wise  as  thou  art  : 

40  ^Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house, 
and  according  unto  thy  word  shall 
all  my  people  ^be  ruled:  only  in 
the  throne  w  ill  I  be  greater  than 
thou. 

41  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, See,  I  have  ^  set  thee  over  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

42  And  Pharaoh  'took  off  his 
ring  fi'om  his  hand,  and  put  it 
upon  Joseph's  hand,  and  "^ arrayed 
liim  in  vestures  of  "  tine  linen, '  and 
put  a  gold  chain  about  his  neck ; 

43  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in 
the  second  chariot  wliich  he  had ; 
'"  and  they  cried  before  him,  "  ^  Bow 
the  knee :  and  he  made  him  ruler 
"  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

44  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, I  am  Pharaoh,  and  without 
thee  shall  no  man  lift  up  his  hand 
or  foot  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

45  And  Pharaoh  called  Joseph's 
name  "  Zaphnath-paaneah ;  and  he 
gave  him  to  wife  Asenath  the 
daughter  of  Poti-pherah  "  priest  of 
On.  And  Joseph  went  out  over 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

4G  ^  And  Joseph  was  thirty 
years  old  when  he  °  stood  before 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt.  And  Jo- 
seph went  out  from  the  presence 
of  Pharaoh,  and  went  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

47  And  in  the  seven  plenteous 
years  the  earth  brought  forth  by 
handfuls. 

48  And  he  gathered  up  all  the 
food  of  the  seven  years,  which 
were  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
laid  up  the  food  in  the  cities :  the 
food  of  the  field,  which  tvas  round 
about  every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the 
same. 


49  And  Joseph  gathered  corn  p as 
the  sand  of  the  sea,  very  nuich, 
until  he  left  numbering;  for  it  was 
without  numb(;r. 

50  ''And  unto  Joseph  were  born 
two  sons,  before  the  years  of 
famine  came:  which  Asenath  the 
daugliter  of  Poti-pherah  "priest  of 
On  bare  unto  him. 

51  And  Josei)h  called  the  name 
of  the  firstborn  "Manasseh:  Eor 
God,  said  he,  hath  made  me  forget 
all  my  toil,  and  all  my  father's 
house. 

52  And  the  name  of  the  second 
called  he  "  Ephraim :  For  God  hath 
caused  me  to  be  'fruitful  in  the 
land  of  my  affliction. 

53  ^  And  the  seven  years  of 
plenteousness,  that  was  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  were  ended. 

54  'And  the  seven  years  of  dearth 
began  to  come,  ^according  as  Jo- 
seph had  said :  and  the  dearth  was 
in  all  lands ;  but  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  there  was  bread. 

55  And  when  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  was  tarnished,  the  people 
cried  to  Pharaoh  for  bread:  and 
Pharaoh  said  unto  all  the  Egyp- 
tians, Go  unto  Joseph;  what  he 
saith  to  you,  do. 

5G  And  the  famine  was  over  all 
the  face  of  the  earth :  and  Joseph 
opened  *all  the  storehouses,  and 
"sold  unto  the  Egyptians;  and  the 
famine  waxed  sore  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

57  ^And  all  countries  came  into 
Egypt  to  Joseph  for  to  buy  corn  ; 
because  that  the  famine  was  so 
sore  in  all  lands. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  Jacob  sendeth  his  ten  sons  to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 
16  TJietj  are  imprisoned  by  Joseph  for  spies.  18 
They  are  set  at  liberty^  on  conditio?!  to  bring  Benja- 
min. 31  They  have  remorse  for  Joseph.  34  Simeon 
is  kept  for  a  pledge.  35  They  return  vrith  cm-n, 
and  their  money.  39  Their  relation  to  Jacob.  36 
Jacob  refuseth  to  send  Benjamin. 

NOW  when  ^ Jacob  saw  that 
there  was  corn  in  Egypt, 
Jacob  said  unto  his  sons,  Wliy  do 
ye  look  one  upon  another  ? 
2  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  have 
heard  that  there  is  corn  in  Egypt : 
get  you  down  thither,  and  buy  for 
us  from  thence ;  that  we  may  Hive, 
and  not  die. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1715. 

''ch.  22.17. 

JuiIk'.  7.  12. 

1  Sam.  i;i.5. 

Ps.  78.  27. 
'I  ch.  40.  20. 

&48.  5. 


H  Or,  prince, 
vcr.  45. 
2  Sam.  8.18. 


about  1712. 

II  That  18, 
Forgetting. 


about  1711. 

II  That  is, 

Fruitful. 

'  ch.  49.  22. 


1708. 


'  Ps.  105.  16. 
Acts  7. 11. 
<  vcr.  30. 


55 


t  Heb.  all 

whe7-ein 

was. 
°  ch.  42.  6.  & 

47.  14,  24. 


^  Deut.  9. 28- 


1707. 
'  Acts  7. 13. 


bch.  43.  8. 
Ps.  118. 17. 
Is.  38. 1. 


Jacob  soidetli  his  ten  sons 


GENE8IS. 


to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 


*  Acts  7.  U. 


«ch.41.41. 


f  ch.  37.  7. 


t  Heb.  hard 
things  \cith 
them. 


ech.  37.  5,  9. 


(Heb. 
■  bound. 


kch.  37.30. 
Lam.  a.  7. 
8ee  ch.  44. 
•JO. 


I  See  1  Bam. 
I.  26.  k  17. 
U. 


3  T  And  Joseph's  ten  brethren 
went  down  to  bny  corn  in  Egypt. 

4  But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  broth- 
er, Jacob  sent  not  with  his  breth- 
ren; for  he  said,  ''Lest  i^erad ven- 
ture mischief  befall  him. 

5  i^d  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to 
buy  corn  among  those  that  came : 
for  the  famine  was  ''in  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

6  And  Joseph  was  the  governor 
''over  the  land,  and  he  it  was  that 
sold  to  all  the  people  of  the  land : 
and  Joseph's  brethren  came,  and 
^ bowed  down  themselves  before 
him  with  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren, 
and  he  knew  them,  but  made  him- 
self strange  unto  them,  and  spake 
^roughly  unto  them;  and  he  said 
unto  them,  Whence  come  ve  ?  And 
they  said.  From  the  land  of  Canaan 
to  buy  food. 

8  And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren, 
but  they  knew  not  him. 

9  And  Joseph  ^remembered  the 
(h-eams  which  he  dreamed  of  them, 
and  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  sj^ies ; 
to  see  the  nakedness  of  the  laud 
ye  are  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him,  Nay, 
my  lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy 
servants  come. 

11  We  are  all  one  man's  sons ;  we 
are  true  men  ;  thy  servants  are  no 
spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  iN^ay, 
but  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the 
land  ye  are  come. 

13  And  they  said.  Thy  servants 
are  twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of 
one  man  in  the  land  of  Canaan; 
and,  l)ehold,  the  youngest  is  this 
day  with  our  father,  and  one  ''is  not. 

14  And  Joseph  said  unto  them. 
That  is  it  that  1  spake  unto  you, 
saying,  Ye  are  spies : 

15  Hereby  ye  shall  be  proved: 
'  By  tlie  life  of  Pharaoh  ye  shall  not 
go  forth  hence,  except  your  young- 
est brotlier  come  liither. 

16  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him 
fetch  yoiu:  brother,  and  ye  shall  be 
♦k<'i)t  in  ])ris<)n,  tlint  your  words 
may  l)e  proved,  whether  there  be 
any  truth  in  you:  or  else  by  the 
life  of  Pharaoh  surely  ye  are  spies. 

5G 


17  And  he  ^put  them  all  together 
into  ward  three  days. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  them 
the  third  day,  This  do,  and  live; 
^for  I  fear  God : 

19  If  ye  be  true  men,  let  one  of 
yoiu'  brethren  be  bound  in  the 
house  of  yom'  prison :  go  ye,  carry 
corn  for  the  famine  of  your  houses: 

20  But  'bring  your  youngest 
brother  unto  me;  so  shall  your 
words  be  verified,  and  ye  shall  not 
die.     And  they  did  so. 

21  ^  And  they  said  one  to  an- 
other, ""We  are  verily  guiltj^  con- 
cerning our  brother,  in  that  we  saw 
the  anguish  of  his  soul,  when  he 
besought  us,  and  we  would  not 
hear;  "therefore  is  this  distress 
come  upon  us. 

22  And  Eeuben  answered  them, 
saying,  %Spake  I  not  unto  you, 
saying.  Do  not  sin  against  the 
child;  and  ye  would  not  hear? 
thei'efore,  behold,  also  his  blood  is 
Prequire(l. 

23  And  thev  knew  not  that  Jo- 
seph  understood  them;  for  ^he 
spake  unto  them  by  an  interpret- 
er. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about 
from  them,  and  wept ;  and  returned 
to  them  again,  and  communed  with 
them,  and  took  from  them  Sim- 
eon, and  bound  him  before  their 
eyes. 

25  ^  Then  Joseph  commanded  to 
fill  then'  sacks  with  corn,  and  to  re- 
store every  man's  money  into  his 
sack,  and  to  give  them  provision 
for  the  way:  and  ''thus  tUd  he 
unto  them. 

26  And  they  laded  their  asses  with 
the  corn,  and  departed  thence. 

27  And  as  "^one  of  them  opened 
his  sack  to  give  his  ass  provender 
in  the  inn,  he  esi)ied  his  money; 
for,  behold,  it  loas  in  his  sack's 
mouth. 

28  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren, 
My  money  is  restored ;  and,  lo,  it 
is  even  in  my  sack :  and  their  heart 
^failed  them,  and  they  were  ati'aid, 

to   another,   What  is 
God    hath    done    unto 


sayuig   one 
this    tJmt 
us? 


29  1  And  they  ciime  unto  Jacob 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 

tHeb. 
gathered. 


k  Lev.  25.  4.3. 
Neh.  5.  lo. 


I  ver.  .34. 
ch.  4.3.5.  & 
44.23. 


"Job3G.8,9. 
Hos.  5. 15. 


°  Prov.  21.13. 
Matt.  1.  •>. 


"  ch.  Sr.  21. 


l*  ch.  9.  o. 

1  Kings  2. 
32. 

2  Chr.  24.22. 
Ps.  9.  12: 
Luke  11. 
50,51. 

t  Heb.  an 
interpreter 
was  be- 
tween them. 


1  :^ratt.  5.  4 
Hum.  12.17 
2(1,  2L 


'  See  ch.  43. 

21. 


(  Ileb. 
went  forth. 


Josepli's  brethren  return. 


GENESIS. 


Benjamin  sent  with  the  rest. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 


■  vrr.  ( . 
f  Ui'l).  with 

tix  hard 
thiui/s. 


'ver.  15,  19, 

•JO. 


"ch.  »4. 10. 


'^  See  ch.  43. 
21. 


Jch.  43. 14. 


»vcr.  13. 

ch.  ?,7. 33.  & 

44.  -Jli. 
•ver.  4. 

ch.  44.  29. 


bch..'!' 
44.  31. 


35.  & 


■  ch.  41.  54, 
5T. 


their  father  unto  tlie  land  of  Ca- 
naan, and  told  liini  all  that  befell 
unto  them ;  saying, 

30  The  man,  icho  is  the  lord  of 
the  Innd,  "spake  *  roughly  to  us, 
and  took  us  for  spies  of  the  country. 

31  And  we  said  unto  him.  We  are 
true  men  ;  we  are  no  spies : 

32  We  he  twelve  bretln-en,  sons 
of  our  father ;  one  is  not,  and  the 
youngest  is  this  day  with  our  father 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the 
country,  said  unto  us,  '  Hereby 
shall  I  know  that  ye  are  true  men  ; 
leave  one  of  your  brethren  here  with 
me,  and  take  food  for  the  famine 
of  your  households,  and  be  gone : 

34  And  bring  your  youngest 
brother  unto  me:  then  shall  I 
know  that  ye  are  no  spies,  but  that 
ye  are  true  men :  so  will  I  deliver 
you  your  brother,  and  ye  shall 
"traflick  in  the  land. 

35  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they 
emptied  their  sacks,  that,  behold, 
'^  every  man's  bundle  of  money  was 
in  his  sack:  and  when  l)oth  they 
and  their  father  saw  the  bundles 
of  money,  they  were  afraid.        * 

36  And  Jacob  theu-  father  said 
unto  them.  Me  have  ye  ^'bereaved 
of  my  ehildren :  Josex)h  is  not,  and 
Simeon  is  not,  and  ye  will  take 
Benjamin  away:  all  these  things 
are  against  me. 

37  And  Eeuben  spake  unto  his 
father,  saying.  Slay  my  two  sons, 
if  I  bring  him  not  to  thee :  deliver 
him  into  my  hand,  and  I  will  bring 
him  to  thee  again. 

38  And  he  said,  My  son  shall  not 
go  down  with  you;  for  'his  broth- 
er is  dead,  and  he  is  left  alone :  ^  if 
mischief  befall  him  by  the  way  in 
the  which  ye  go,  then  shall  ye 
^  bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with 
sorrow  to  the  grave. 

CHAPTEE  XLIII. 

1  Jacob  is  hardly  jxrsuaded  to  send  Benjamin.  15 
Joseph  C7itertaineth  his  brethren.  31  Jle  maketh 
them  a  feast. 

AND  the  famine  was^^ov^  in  the 
^ZA_  land. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  eaten  up  the  corn  which  they 
had  brought  out  of  Egypt,  their 


father  said  unto  them,  Go  again, 
buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  And  Judah  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  The  man  Ulid  solemnly 
protest  unto  us,  saying,  Ye  shall 
not  see  my  face,  except  your 
^brother  he  with  you. 

4  If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother 
with  us,  we  will  go  down  and  buy 
thee  food : 

5  But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him, 
we  Avill  not  go  clown  :  for  the  man 
said  unto  us,  Ye  shall  not  see  my 
face,  except  your  brother  he  with 
you. 

G  And  Israel  said.  Wherefore  dealt 
ye  so  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell  the  man 
whether  ye  had  yet  a  brother  ? 

7  And  they  said.  The  man  ^  asked 
us  straitly  of  oiu'  state,  and  of  our 
kindi-ed,  saying.  Is  your  father  yet 
alive!  have  ye  another  brother? 
and  Ave  told  him  according  to  the 
♦  tenor  of  these  words :  ^  Could  we 
certamly  know  that  he  would  say. 
Bring  your  brother  down  ? 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his 
father.  Send  the  lad  with  me,  and 
we  will  arise  and  go ;  that  we  may 
live,  and  not  die,  both  we,  and 
thou,  and  also  our  little  ones. 

9  I  will  be  surety  for  him ;  of  my 
hand  shalt  thou  require  him :  "  if 
I  bring  him  not  unto  thee,  and'  set 
him  before  thee,  then  let  me  bear 
the  blame  for  ever : 

10  For  except  we  had  lingered, 
surely  now  we  had  returned  "this 
second  time. 

11  And  their  father  Israel  said 
unto  them,  If  it  must  he  so  now,  do 
this ;  take  of  the  best  truits  in  the 
land  in  your  vessels,  and  '^  carry 
down  the  man  a  present,  a  little 
'^balm,  and  a  little  honey,  spices 
and  mvrrh,  nuts  and  almonds : 

12  And  take  double  money  in 
your  hand;  and  the  money  *^that 
was  brought  again  in  the  mouth 
of  your  sacks,  cany  it  again  in 
yoiu'  hand;  peradventure  it  teas 
an  oversight. 

13  Take  also  j^our  brother,  and 
arise,  go  again  unto  the  man  : 

14  And  God  Almighty  give  you 
mercy  before  the  man,  that  he  may 
send  away  your  other  brother,  and 

57 


Before 
CHHIST 

1707. 


* Ilpb. 
protecting 
protested. 


bch.42.20.& 
44.23. 


t  Hcb. 
asking 
asked  U3. 


fHcb. 
mouth. 

t  Heb. 
Knowing 
could  we 

.know  ? 


=  ch.  44.32. 
Philem.  18, 
lU. 


II  Or,  tivice 
ty  this. 


i  ch.  32.'2n. 
ProT.  18.  IC. 


"■  ch.  S".  25. 
Jer.  8.  22. 


fch.  42.  25, 
35. 


JosepIVs  hrethren  are  brought 


GENESIS. 


into  his  hmisej  and  feasted. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 

K  Esth.  4. 16. 

I!  Or^nd  /, 
as  I  have 
been,  Ifc. 


k  ch.  24.  2.  & 
39.4.&44. 1. 


t  Heb.  kill  a 

killing^ 

lSairi.25.11. 
t  Heb.  eat. 


f  Heb.  roJJ 
himself 
upon  us. 
Job  3U.  14. 


!  ch.  42. 3, 10. 
t  Ucb.  com- 
ing down  we 
came  down. 


kch.42.27, 
3S. 


f  Heb.  i/our 
money  came 
to  me. 


Ich.  18.  4.  & 
24.32. 


Benjamin.     ^"If  I  be  bereaved  of 
my  children,  I  am  bereaved. 

15  ^  And  the  men  took  that  pres- 
ent, and  they  took  double  money 
in  their  hand,  and  Benjamin  ;  and 
rose  up,  and  went  down  to  Egj^^t, 
and  stood  before  Joseph. 

16  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benja- 
min with  them,  he  said  to  the  ^  rul- 
er of  his  house,  Bring  these  men 
home,  and  ♦  slay,  and  make  ready ; 
for  these  men  shall'* dine  with  me 
at  noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  Joseph 
bade;  and  the  man  brought  the 
men  into  Joseph's  house. 

18  And  the  men  were  afraid,  be- 
cause they  were  brought  into  Jo- 
seph's house;  and  they  said,  Be- 
cause of  the  money  that  was  re- 
turned in  oiu'  sacks  at  the  first 
time  are  we  brought  in ;  that  he 
may  *seek  occasion  against  us,  and 
fall  upon  us,  and  take  us  for  bond- 
men, and  oiu'  asses. 

19  And  they  came  near  to  the 
steward  of  Joseph's  house,  and 
they  communed  with  him  at  the 
door  of  the  house, 

20  And  said,  O  sir,  '  *  we  came  in- 
deed down  at  the  first  time  to  buy 
food: 

21  And  ^it  came  to  pass,  when  we 
came  to  the  inn,  that  we  opened 
our  sacks,  and,  behold,  every  man's 
money  was  in  the  mouth  of  his 
sack,  our  money  in  full  weight : 
and  we  have  brought  it  again  in 
our  hand. 

22  And  other  money  have  we 
brought  down  in  our  hands  to  buy 
food :  we  cannot  tell  who  put  our 
money  in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said,  Peace  he  to  you, 
fear  not:  your  God,  and  the  God 
of  your  father,  hath  given  you 
treasure  in  your  sacks :  *  i  had 
your  money.  xVnd  he  brought  Sim- 
eon out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the  men 
into  Joseph's  house,  and  '  gave  them 
water,  and  they  washed  their  feet; 
and  he  gave  their  asses  provender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the  pres- 
ent against  Joseph  came  at  noon: 
for  they  heard  that  they  should  eat 
bread  there. 

.58 


26  ^  And  when  Joseph  came 
home,  they  brought  him  the  pres- 
ent which  21'as  in  their  hand  into 
the  house,  and  '"  bowed  themselves 
to  him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  their 
*  welfare,  and  said,  ^Is  yoiu'  father 
well,  the  old  man  ""of  whom  ye 
spake  ?    Is  he  yet  alive  f 

28  And  they  answered,  Thy  serv- 
ant our  father  is  in  good  health, 
he  is  yet  alive.  "And  they  bowed 
down  their  heads,  and  made  obei- 
sance. 

29  And  he  lifted  ux)  his  eyes,  and 
saw  his  brother  Benjamin,  ^his 
mother's  son,  and  said.  Is  this  your 
younger  brother,  '^of  whom  ye 
spake  unto  me  f  And  he  said,  God 
be  gTacious  unto  thee,  my  son. 

30  And  Joseph  made  haste ;  for 
"^his  bowels  did  yearn  ui^on  his 
brother:  and  he  sought  u'here  to 
weep ;  and  he  entered  into  his 
chamber,  and  ^wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and 
went  out,  and  retrained  himself, 
and  said.  Set  on  *  bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by 
hinlself,  and  for  them  bv  them- 
selves,  and  for  the  Egyptians, 
which  did  eat  with  liim,  by  them- 
selves: because  the  EgjT^)tians 
might  not  eat  bread  with  the  He- 
brews ;  for  that  is  "  an  abomina- 
tion unto  the  Egyptians. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the 
tu'stborn  according  to  his  birth- 
right, and  the  youngest  according 
to  his  youth:  and  the  men  mar- 
velled one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  messes 
unto  them  from  before  him :  but 
Benjamin's  mess  was  ''five  times  so 
much  as  any  of  theu's.  And  they 
drank,  and  *  were  merry  with  him. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  Jo.'ieph\t  jx>liet/  to  stay  his  brethren.     14  Judah''s 
humble  supplkation  to  Joseph. 

A  ]SD  he  commanded  '  the  stew- 
XjL  ard  of  his  house,  saying,  Fill  \ 
the  men's  sacks  with  food,  as  much 
as  they  can  carry,  and  put  every 
man's  money  in  his  sa<'k's  mouth. 

2  And  ])ut  my  ^•\^^,  the  silver  cup, 
in  the  sac^k's  mouth  of  the  young- 
est, and  his  corn  mone}'.     And  he 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 


"•  ch.  37.  7, 
10. 


t  Heb.neace, 
ch.  Si.  14. 

f  Heb.  Is 
there  peace 
to  your  fa- 
ther. 

"  ch.  42. 11, 
13. 


°ch.37.7, 10. 


P  ch.  35.  17, 

18. 


1ch.42. 13 


■■  1  Kiags  3. 
26. 


■ch.  42.  24. 


"  ch.  46.  34. 
Ex.  8.  26. 


■^  ch.  4.5.  22. 
niih.ilrank 

larrjeUj  : 

See  Uag.  1. 

John  2. 10. 


i  Heb.  him 
that  was 
over  his 
house. 


Joseph^s  policy  to 


GENESIS. 


stay  his  brethren. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 


II  Or,  niaketh 
trial  f 


•ch.  43.  21. 


b  ch.  31.  32. 


'  ch.  37.  29, 
M. 

Num.  14  B. 
2  Sam.  1. 11. 


d  ch.  3".  i 


[[  Or,  make 
trial  f 
vcr.  5. 


did  according  to  the  word  that  Jo- 
seph had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  morning  was 
light,  the  men  were  sent  away, 
they  and  tlieir  asses. 

4  And  ^y\lell  they  were  gone  ont! 
of  the  city,  and  not  yet  far  oif,  Jo- 
seph said  nnto  his  steward,  Up, 
foHow  after  the  men ;  and  wlien 
thon  dost  overtake  tliem,  say  nnto 
them,  AVherefore  have  ye  rewarded 
evil  for  good  f 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord 
drinketh,  and  where! )y  indeed  he 
II  diviueth  ?  ye  have  done  evil  in  so 
doing. 

6  ^  And  he  overtook  them,  and 
he  spake  nnto  them  these  same 
words. 

7  And  they  said  nnto  him,  Where- 
fore saith  my  lord  these  words  I 
God  forbid  that  thy  servants  should 
do  according  to  this  thing : 

8  Behold,  -'the  monev,  which  we 
found  in  oiu"  sacks'  mouttis,  we 
brought  again  unto  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Canaan :  how  then  should 
we  steal  out  of  thy  lord's  house 
silver  or  gold  I 

9  With  whomsoever  of  thy  serv- 
ants it  be  found,  ""both  let  him  die, 
and  we  also  will  be  my  lord's  bond- 
men. 

10  And  he  said,  Now  also  let  it 
he  according  unto  your  words :  he 
with  whom  it  is  found  shall  be  my 
servant ;  and  ye  shall  be  blameless. 

1 1  Then  they  speedily  took  down 
every  man  his  sack  to  the  ground, 
and  opened  every  man  his  sack. 

12  And  he  searched,  and  began  at 
the  eldest,  and  left  at  the  young- 
est: and  the  cui)  was  found  in 
Benjamin's  sack. 

13  Then  they  'rent  their  clothes, 
and  laded  every  man  his  ass,  and 
returned  to  the  city. 

14  ^1  And  Judah  and  his  brethren 
came  to  Joseph's  house ;  for  he  was 
yet*  there:  and  they  ''fell  before 
him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them. 
What  deed  is  this  that  ye  have 
done  I  wot  ye  not  that  such  a  man 
as  I  can  certainly  "  divine  ? 

16  And  Judah  said,  WTiat  shall 
we  say  unto  my  lord  I  what  shall 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 


•  vor.  9. 


'  Prov.  17.15. 


Sch.  18.  30, 
32. 
Ex.  32.  22. 


h  ch.  37.  3. 


we  speak?  or  how  shall  we  clear 
ourselves?  God  hath  found  out 
the  iniciuity  of  thy  servants:  be- 
hold, ""we  are  my  lord's  servants, 
both  we,  and  he  also  with  whom 
the  cup  is  found. 

17  And  he  said,  ''God  forbid  that 
I  should  do  so:  J)ut  the  man  in 
whose  hand  the  cup  is  found,  he 
shall  be  my  servant;  and  as  for 
you,  get  you  ui^  in  peace  unto  your 
father. 

18  *|[  Then  Judah  came  near  unto 
him,  and  said,  O  my  lord,  let  thy 
servant,  I  pray  thee,  speak  a  word 
in  my  lord's  ears,  and  ^  let  not  thine 
anger  burn  against  thy  servant : 
for  thou  art  even  as  Pharaoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants, 
saying.  Have  ye  a  father,  or  a 
brother  f 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  We 
have  a  father,  an  old  man,  and  ^  a 
child  of  his  old  age,  a  little  one; 
and  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he 
alone  is  left  of  his  mother,  and  his 
father  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  serv- 
ants, *  Bring  him  down  unto  me, 
that  I  may  set  mine  eyes  upon  him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord. 
The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father: 
for  if  he  should  leave  his  father, 
his  father  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  serv- 
ants, ^  Except  your  youngest  broth- 
er come  down  with  you,  ye  shall 
see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  when  we 
came  up  unto  thy  servant  my  fa- 
ther, we  told  him  the  words  of  my 
lord. 

25  And  '  our  father  said.  Go  again,   'ch.43. 2. 
and  buy  us  a  little  food. 

2G  And  we  said.  We  cannot  go 
down :  if  our  youngest  brother  be 
with  us,  then  will  we  go  down :  for 
we  may  not  see  the  man's  face,  ex- 
ce^t  om'  youngest  brother  he  with 
us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father 
said  unto  us,  Ye  know  that  '"my 
wife  bare  me  two  sons  : 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from 
me,  and  I  said,  "  Surely  he  is  torn 
in  pieces ;  and  I  saw  him  not  since : 

29  And  if  ye  °  take  this  also  from 

59 


ch.  42.  IS, 
20. 


I  ch.  43.  3,  5 


"ch.  46. 19. 


»  ch.  37.  S3. 


°ch.  42.  36, 

3S. 


Joseph  maketh  himself 


GENESIS. 


linown  to  his  J)rethren. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 


PlSam.18.1. 


lch.43.  9. 


'Ex.  32.  32. 


tHcb.JJnd 
vii/fathcr^ 
Ex.  18. 8'. 
Job.il.  29. 
Ps.  lie.  3. 
&  119. 143. 


t  Ileb.  gave 
forth  hit 
Vf/ice  ill 
weeping. 
Num.  \i.  1. 


•  Act«  7. 13. 


POr. 
terrified. 
Job  4.  fi.  & 
23.15. 
Matt.  14. 2C. 
Mark  6.  91. 


h  ch.  37.  28. 
'  U.  40.  2. 

2  Cor.  2.  7. 
t  neb. 

neither  iet 

there  V  «n- 

(/(!r  in  your 

eyef. 
<l  ch.  M.  an. 

Ps.  10.5.  IB. 

17. 

See  2  Snm. 

18.  10,  U. 

AcU  4.  27, 

28. 


me,  and  mischief  befall  liim,  ye 
shall  bring  down  my  gray  hairs 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

30  ISow  therefore  when  I  come  to 
thy  servant  my  father,  and  the  lad 
})e  not  with  us ;  seeing  that  ''his  life 
is  bound  up  in  the  lad's  life ; 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he 
seeth  that  the  lad  is  not  u'ith  us., 
that  he  will  die :  and  thy  servants 
shall  bring  down  the  gTay  hah's  of 
thy  servant  our  father  with  sorrow 
to  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  surety 
for  the  lad  unto  my  father,  saying, 
'*  If  I  bring  him  not  unto  thee,  then 
I  shall  bear  the  blame  to  my  father 
for  ever. 

33  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
"^let  thy  servant  abide  instead  of 
the  lad  a  bondman  to  my  lord ;  and 
let  the  lad  go  up  with  his  brethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my 
father,  and  the  lad  he  not  with  me ! 
lest  peradventure  I  see  the  evil 
that  shall  *  come  on  my  father. 

CHAPTEE  XLV. 

1  Joseph  maketh  hinuelf  knoion  to  his  brethren.  5 
He  comforteth  them  in  GoeVs  providence.  9  He 
sendeth  for  his  father.  16  Pharaoh  confirmeth  it. 
21  Joseph  furnislieth  them  for  tlieir  journey,  and 
exhorteth  them,  to  concord.  25  Jaxob  is  revived  with 
the  news. 

THEN  Joseph  could  not  refrain 
himself  before  all  them  that 
stood  by  him ;  and  he  cried.  Cause 
every  man  to  go  out  from  me.  And 
there  stood  no  man  with  him,  while 
Joseph  made  himiself  known  unto 
his  brethren. 

2  And  he  ♦wept  aloud:  and  the 
Egyptians  and  the  house  of  Pha- 
raoh heard. 

3  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, ^  I  am  Joseph ;  doth  my  father 
yet  live  ?  And  his  brethren  could 
not  answer  him;  for  they  were 
"  troubled  at  his  presence. 

4  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you. 
And  they  came  near.  And  he  said, 
I  am  Jose])h  your  brother,  ^'whom 
ye  sold  into  Egypt. 

5  Now  therefore  '^be  not  grieved, 
♦nor  angry  with  yourselves,  that 
ye  sohl  me  hither:  ''for  (rod  did 
send  me  before  you  to  preserxe 
life. 

60 


6  For  these  two  years  hath  the 
famine  })cen  in  the  land:  and  yet 
there  are  five  years,  in  the  which 
there  slmll  neither  he  earing  nor 
harvest. 

7  And  God  sent  me  before  you 
♦  to  preserve  you  a  posterity  in  the 
earth,  and  to  save  jour  lives  by  a 
great  deliverance. 

8  So  now  it  was  not  you  that  sent 
me  hither,  but  God:  and  he  hath 
made  me  '  a  father  to  Pharaoh,  and 
lord  of  all  his  house,  and  a  ruler 
thi-oughout  all  the  land  of  Egyx)t. 

9  Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my  fa- 
ther, and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
thy  son  Joseph,  God  hath  made 
me  lord  of  all  Egypt :  come  down 
unto  me,  tarry  not : 

10  And  ^thou  shalt  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Goshen,  and  thou  shalt  be 
near  unto  me,  thou,  and  thy  chil- 
(ben,  and  thy  children's  childi*en, 
and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds,  and 
all  that  thou  hast : 

11  And  there  will  I  nourish  thee ; 
for  yet  there  are  five  years  of  fam- 
ine ;  lest  thou,  and  thy  household, 
and  all  that  thou  hast,  come  to 
poverty. 

12  And,  behold,  your  eyes  see, 
and  the  eyes  of  my  brother  Benja- 
min, that  it  is  »my  mouth  that 
speaketh  unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  tell  my  father  of 
all  my  glory  in  Egj^pt,  and  of  4ill 
that  ye  have  seen;  and  ye  shall 
haste  and  ''  bring  down  my  father 
hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother 
Benjamin's  neck,  and  wept ;  and 
Benjamin  wept  upon  his  neck. 

15  Moreover  he  kissed  all  his 
brethren,  and  wept  upon  them : 
and  after  that  his  brethren  talked 
Avith  him. 

10  'i  And  the  fame  thereof  was 
heard  in  Pharaoh's  house,  saying, 
Joseph's  brethren  are  come:  and 
it  ♦pleased  Pharaoh  well,  andr  his 
servants. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
sejih.  Say  unto  thy  brethren,  Tliis 
do  ye;  lade  your  ))easts,  and  go, 
*f>;ot  you  unto  the  land  of  Canaan; 

IS  And  take  your  father  and  your 
households,   and   come  unto   me : 


Before 

CHltlST 

1706. 


t  neb.  to  put 

/or  you  a 
renmaiU. 


'ch.  41.  4.3. 
Judp.ir.  la 
Job  29.  1(J. 


fch.4'.  1. 


Rch.  42.  23. 


h  Acta  7. 14. 


t  rich,  was 
i/oo't  in  the 
ei/es  of 
J'haraoh^ 
ch.  41.  37. 


Jacob  goeth  tvith  his 


GEKESIS. 


family  into  Egypt. 


Before 
ClIKIST 

17()6. 

i  eh.  -27.  28. 
Num.  18.12, 


t  TTcl).  lei 
not  your  eye 
spare,  !{C. 


tllob. 

mouth. 
Num.  3. 16. 


kch.  43.  »J. 


t Ilcb. 
carrying. 


1  .Tob  29.  24. 

Ps.  VS.  1. 

Luke  24. 11, 

41. 
t  Heb.  his. 


1706. 


»ch.31..".l,a'5. 

&  28.  10. 
hcb.  20.  24, 

2.5.  &  28. 13. 

&  31.  42. 


and  I  will  give  you  the  good  of 
the  laud  of  Egypt,  juid  ye  shall 
eat  41ie  fat  of  the  land, 

19  Now  thou  art  couimaudod,  this 
do  ye;  take  you  wagons  out  of  the 
land  of  Egn^t  for  your  little  ones, 
and  for  your  wives,  and  bring  your 
father,  aiul  come. 

20  Also  ^regard  not  your  stutf; 
for  the  good  of  all  the  laud  of 
Egypt  is  yours. 

21  And  the  chikh'en  of  Israel  did 
so :  and  Joseph  gave  them  wag- 
ons, according  to  the  ^command- 
ment of  Pharaoh,  and  gave  them 
l)rovision  for  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each 
man  changes  of  raiment;  but  to 
Benjamin  he  gave  three  hundred 
'pieci's  of  silver,  and  ''iive  changes 
of  raiment. 

23  And  to  his  father  he  sent  after 
this  mdmier ;  ten  asses  Uaden  with 
the  good  things  of  Egypt,  and  ten 
she  asses  laden  with  corn  and 
bread  and  meat  for  his  father  by 
the  way. 

24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away, 
and  they  departed:  and  he  said 
unto  them,  See  that  ye  fall  not 
out  by  the  way. 

25  1  And  they  went  up  out  of 
Egypt,  and  came  into  the  land  of 
Canaan  unto  ,Jacob  their  father, 

2G  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph 
is  yet  alive,  and  he  is  governor 
over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  '  And 
+  Jacob's  heart  fainted,  for  he  be- 
lieved them  not. 

27  And  they  told  him  all  the 
words  of  Joseph,  which  he  had 
said  unto  them :  and  when  he  saw 
the  wagons  which  Joseph  had  sent 
to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob 
their  father  revived. 

28  And  Israel  said.  It  is  enough ; 
Joseph  my  son  is  yet  alive :  I  will 
go  and  see  him  before  I  die. 

CHAPTER  XLYI. 

1  Jacob  is  cowforted  by  Ood  at  Bcer-slicba :  5  Thence 
he  with  his  company  goeth  into  Egypt.  8  The  man- 
her  qf  his  family  that  went  into  JL'gypt.  29  Joseph 
mecteth  Jacob.  31  Jfe  instructeih  his  brethren  how 
to  answer  to  Fharaoh. 

A  ND  Israel  took  his  journey  with 
x\_  all  that  he  had,  and  came  to 
'^  Beer-sheba,  and  offered  sacrifices 
''unto  the  God  of  his  father  Isaac. 


2  And  God  si)ake  unto  Israel  Mn 
the  visions  of  the  night,  and  said, 
Jacob,  Jacob.  And  he  said.  Here 
am  J. 

3  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  '^i\iG 
God  of  thy  father :  fear  not  to  go 
down  into  Egypt;  for  I  will  there 
'make  of  thee  .a  great  nation. 

4  'I  will  go  down  with  thee  into 
Egypt;  and  I  will  also  surely 
s  bring  thee  up  again:  and  ''Joseph 
shall  put  his  hand  upon  thine  eyes. 

5  And  'Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer- 
sheba :  and  the  sons  of  Israel  car- 
ried Jacob  their  father,  and  their 
little  ones,  and  their  wives,  in  the 
wagons  ''which  Pharaoh  had  sent 
to  carry  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and 
their  goods,  which  they  had  gotten 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  came 
into  Egypt,  'Jacob,  and  all  his  seed 
with  him : 

7  His  sons,  and  Ms  sons'  sons  with 
him,  his  daughters,  and  his  sons' 
daughters,  and  all  his  seed  brought 
he  with  him  into  Egypt. 

8  *i  And  '"these  are  the  names  of 
the  chikU'en  of  Israel,  which  came 
into  Egypt,  Jacob  and  his  sons : 
"Reuben,  Jacob's  firstborn. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Reuben ;  Ha- 
noch,  and  Phallu,  and  Hezron,  and 
Carmi. 

10  ^  And  Hlie  sons  of  Simeon; 
iiJemuel,  and  Jamin,  and  Ohad, 
and  "  Jachin,  and  "  Zohar,  and  Shaul 
the  son  of  a  Canaanitish  woman. 

11  T  And  the  sons  of  f'Levi;  "  Ger- 
shon,  Kohatli,  and  Merari. 

12  "i  And  the  sons  of  ^^  Judah;  Er, 
and  Onan,  and  Shelah,  and  Pharez, 
and  Zarah :  but  'Er  and  Onan  died 
in  the  land  of  Canaan.  Aiul  Hhe 
sons  of  Pharez  were  Hezron  and 
Hamul. 

13  ^  *And  the  sons  of  Issachar; 
Tola,  and  uphuvah,  and  Job,  and 
Shimron. 

14  ^  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun ; 
Sered,  and  Elon,  and  Jahleel. 

15  These  be  the  sons  of  Leah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Jacob  in 
Padan-aram,  with  his  daughter  Di- 
nah :  all  the  souls  of  his  sons  and 
his  daughters  were  tliirty  and  three. 

10  «ii  And  the  sons  of  Gad;  "Ziph- 
61 


Before 
CHRIST 

17(36. 

'ch.  l.'i.  1. 
Job  33.  14, 
15. 

<1  Ch.  28.  13. 


«ch.  12.  2. 

IJcut.  2«.  fi. 
fch.  28.  15.  & 

48.  21. 

fch.  15.16.& 

CO.  l.'i,  24,  25. 

Ex.  3.  8. 
t  ch.  50. 1. 
i  Acta  r.  15. 


k  ch.  45.  19, 

21. 


1  Dcut.  2G.  5. 
Josh.  24.  4. 
Ps.  105.  23. 
Is.  52.  4. 


"■E.t.  1.1.  & 
6.14. 


"Num.  26. 5. 
1  «Jhr.  5. 1. 


"Ex.  fi.  15. 
1  Chr.  4.  24. 
Ij  Or,  Xfmuel. 

II  Or,  Jarib. 
II  Or.  Zf rah, 
1  Chr.  4.  24. 

P 1  Chr.  G.  1, 

16. 
!(  Or, 

(Jershom. 
"Il  Chr.  2.  3. 

&  4.  21. 


'ch.  38.  3,7, 

10. 
»ch.  38.  29. 

1  Chr.  2.  5. 


'1  Chr.  7.1. 

II  Or,  Puah, 
and  Jashub. 


"  Num.2G.lS, 
&c. 
Zephon. 


The  nuviber  of  JacoVs  family. 


GElsrESIS. 


Joseph  meeteth  his  father, 


Before 

CHKIST 

1706. 

II  Or,  0::m. 
II  Or,  Arod. 
^1  Chr.7.30. 


Jch.  30. 10. 
'ch.  29.  24. 


•ch.  44.  27. 


l>ch.  41.  50. 


I  Or,  prince. 


'  1  Chr.  7.  6. 
&«.  1. 


i  Num.2C.38, 
Ahirarn. 

«  Num.2G..39, 
Shupham. 
1  Chr.  7.  12, 
Shuppim, 

II  Ihipham. 
Num.  26.39. 


n  Chr.  7. 12. 

II  Or, 
Shuham^ 
Num.  2C.42. 

El  Chr.  7. 13. 


b  ch.  30.  5,  7. 
i  Ch.  23.  29. 


k  Ex.  1.  5. 


fllcb.  fAisA, 
ch.  3i.  11. 


IDeut.10.22. 
Sec  Acts  7. 
14. 


'  ch.  .".1.  21. 


"ch.  47. 1. 


•8och.4S.14. 


ion,  and  Haggi,  Shuni,  and  "  Ezbon, 
Eri,  and  HAiodi,  and  xVreli. 

17  ^  ''And  the  sons  of  Aslier; 
Jimnali,  and  Isliuali,  and  Isni,  and 
Beriali,  and  Serah  their  sister:  and 
the  sons  of  Beriah;  Heber,  and 
Malchiel. 

18  -These  are  the  sons  of  Zilpah, 
'^whoui  Laban  gave  to  Leah  his 
daughter ;  and  these  she  bare  unto 
Jacob,  even  sixteen  souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Kachel  ''Jacob's 
wife ;  Joseph,  and  Benjamin. 

20  T;  ''And  unto  Jose])h  in  the  land 
of  Egypt  were  born  Manasseh  and 
Ephraim,  which  Asenath  the  daugh- 
ter of  Poti-pherah  "priest  of  On 
bare  unto  him. 

21  ^\  ^And  the  sons  of  Benjamin 
were  Belah,  and  Beeher,  and  Ash- 
bel,  Gera,  and  Naaman,  ''Ehi,  and 
Eosh,  "^Muppim,  and  "  Huppim, 
and  Ard. 

22  These  are  the  sons  of  Racliel, 
which  were  born  to  Jacob :  all  the 
souls  were  fourteen. 

23  ^  ^Ajid  the  sons  of  Dan  ;  "Hu- 
shim. 

24  T  ^And  the  sons  of  Kaphtali ; 
Jahzeel,  and  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and 
Shillem. 

25  "^  These  are  the  sons  of  Bilhah, 
'which  Laban  gave  imto  Rachel 
his  daughter,  and  she  bare  these 
unto  Jacob:  all  the  souls  ivere 
seven. 

26  ''All  the  souls  that  came  with 
Jacob  into  Egypt,  which  came  out 
of  his  Hoins,  besides  Jacob's  sons' 
wives,  all  the  souls  were  threescore 
and  six ; 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph,  which 
were  l)orne  him  in  Egypt,  ivere  two 
souls :  '  all  the  souls  of  the  house 
of  Jacob,  which  came  into  Egypt, 
wire  threescore  and  ten. 

28  ^  And  he  sent  Judah  before 
him  unto  Joseph,  ""to  direct  his 
face  unto  Goslien ;  and  they  came 
"into  tlie  land  of  Gosli(m. 

21)  And  .lo.scph  made  ready  his 
chariot,  and  went  up  to  meet  lsra(;l 
his  fatlier,  to  Goshen,  and  7)resent- 
ed  liimself  unto  liim;  and  lie  "fell 
on  his  neck,  and  wept  on  his  neck 
a  good  while. 

30  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
62 


f'Xow  let  me  die,  since  I  have  seen 
thy  face,  because  thou  art  yet  alive. 

31  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
brethren,  and  unto  his  father's 
house,  "J  I  will  go  up,  and  shew 
Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him.  My 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house, 
which  were  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
are  come  unto  me ; 

32  And  the  men  are  shepherds, 
for  t  their  trade  hath  been  to  feed 
cattle ;  and  they  have  brought  their 
flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all  that 
they  have. 

33  And  it  sh-ill  come  to  pass, 
when  Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and 
shall  say,  'What  is  your  occupa- 
tion f 

34  That  ye  shall  say.  Thy  serv- 
ants' Hrade  hath  been  about  cattle 
'from  oiu'  youth  even  until  now, 
both  we,  and  also  our  fathers :  that 
ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of  Go- 
shen; for  every  shepherd  is  "an 
abomination  mito  the  Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  XLYII. 

1  Joseph  presentcth  five  of  his  brethren,  7  and  his  fa- 
ther, before  Pharaoh.  11  He  giveth  thein  habitation 
and  maintenance.  13  He  getteth  all  the  Egyptians' 
money,  16  their  cattle,  18  their  lands  to  Pharaoh. 
23  The  priests'  land  was  not  bought.  23  He  Ictteth 
the  land  to  them  for  a  fifth  part.  28  Jacob's  age. 
29  He  sweareth  Joseph  to  bury  him  with  his  fathers. 

THE^  Joseph  ^came  and  told 
Pharaoh,  and  said.  My  father 
and  my  brethren,  and  their  flocks, 
and  their  herds,  and  all  that  they 
have,  are  come  out  of  the  land  of 
Canaan;  and,  behold,  they  are  in 
'the  land  of  Goshen. 
2  And  he  took  some  of  his  breth- 


ren, even 


five  men,  and  '^presented 


them  unto  Pharaoh. 

3  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his 
brethren,  ''What  is  your  occupa- 
tion! And  they  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, "Thy  servants  are  shepherds, 
both  we,  and  also  our  fathers. 

4  They  said  moreover  unto  Pha- 
raoh, *^For  to  sojourn  in  the  land 
are  we  come ;  for  thy  servants  have 
no  i)asture  for  their  flocks ;  ^  for  the 
famine  is  sore  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan :  now  therefore,  we  pray  thee, 
let  thy  servants  ''  dwell  in  the  land 
of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Jo- 
seph, saying.  Thy  father  and  thy 
brethren  are  come  imto  thee : 


Before 
CHRIST 

1706. 

P  So  Luke  2. 
29,30. 


ich.  47. 1. 


♦  Hob.  ihey 
are  men  of 

caltle. 


'ch.  47.2,3. 


'  ver.  32. 

•  ch.  .■».  .<!5.  Si 
.■!4.  5.  &  37. 
12. 


"  ch.  43.  32. 
Ex.  8.  26. 


17n6. 
•ch.45.  31. 


hch.  45. 10. 
&46.  28. 


'  Acts  7.  IS. 


i  ch.  46.  33. 


'cl^ 


40.34. 


fch.  15.  1.3. 
Dent.  2C.  S, 


Kch.  43.  1. 
Acts  7.  11. 


hch.  4G.  M. 


and  presenteth  him  to  Pharaoh. 


GENESIS. 


The  Egyptians  sell  tliew  land. 


Before 
CHKIST 

1706. 

i  ch.  20.  1.5. 
k  ver.  4. 


t  ricb.  JIow 
many  nro 
the  flay^  of 
the  y  tars  of 
thy  life  f 

1 1*9.  3!1.  12. 
Hcb.  11.  9, 
13. 

"•Job  14. 1. 


"  ch.  2,'!.  7.  & 

35.  as. 


"  Tcr.  7. 


PEx.  1.  11. 
&  VJ.  37. 
1  ver.  G. 


II  Or,  as  a  lit- 
tle child  is 
7iouri^he(i. 

t  Heb.  ac- 
coMing  to 
the  Utile 

OltCS^ 

ch.  50.  21. 

'ch.  41.30. 

Acts  7.  11. 


•ch.  41.  50. 


1702. 


'ver.  19. 


()  'Tlie  laud  of  Egypt  is  before 
tliee ;  in  the  best  of  the  hnul  make 
thy  father  and  brethren  to  dwell; 
•"in  the  land  of  Goshen  let  them 
dwell:  and  if  thou  knowest  any 
men  of  activity  among-  them,  then 
make  them  rulers  ovc^r  my  cattle. 

7  And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacol) 
hi^^  father,  and  set  liim  Ix'fore  l*ha- 
raoh:  and  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh. 

8  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob, 
^How  old  rtrtthouf 

9  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
'  The  days  of  the  years  of  my  i)il- 
grimage  are  a  hundred  and  thirty 
years:  '"few  and  evil  have  the  days 
of  the  years  of  my  life  been,  and 
"have  not  attained  unto  the  days 
of  the  years  of  the  life  of  my  fa- 
thers in  the  days  of  their  pilgrim- 
age. 

10  And  Jacob  °  blessed  Pharaoh, 
and  went  out  from  before  Pharaoh. 

11  1^  And  Joseph  placed  his  fa- 
ther and  his  brethren,  and  gave 
them  a  possession  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the  land,  in 
the  land  of  ^  Kameses,  ''  as  Pharaoh 
had  commanded. 

12  And  Joseph  nourished  his  fa- 
ther, and  his  brethren,  and  all  his 
father's  household,  with  bread, 
"  ^  according  to  their  families. 

13  1^  And  there  was  no  bread  in 
all  the  land;  for  the  famine  tvas 
very  sore,  ''so  that  the  land  of 
Egypt  and  all  the  land  of  Canaan 
fainted  by  reason  of  the  tainine. 

14  ^And  Joseph  gathered  up  all 
the  money  that  was  found  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  for  the  corn  which  they 
bought:  and  Joseph  brought  the 
money  into  Pharaoh's  house. 

15  And  when  money  failed  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  all  the  Egyptians  came 
unto  Joseph,  and  said,  Give  us 
bread :  for  '  why  should  we  die  in 
thy  presence?  for  the  money  fail- 
eth. 

IC  And  Joseph  said.  Give  your 
cattle;  and  I  will  give  you  for 
yoiu'  cattle,  if  money  fail. 

17  And  tliey  brought  their  cattle 
unto  Joseph:  and  Josei)h  gave 
them  bread  in  exchange  for  horses, 


and  for  the  flocks,  and  for  the  cat- 
tle of  the  herds,  and  for  the  asses ; 
an/1  he  ♦fed  them  with  bread  for 
all  their  cattle  for  that  year. 

18  AVhen  that  year  was  ended, 
they  came  unto  him  the  second 
year,  and  said  unto  him,  We  will 
not  hide  it  from  my  lord,  how  that 
our  money  is  spent ;  my  lord  also 
hath  our  herds  of  cattle ;  there  Is 
not  aught  left  in  the  sight  of  my 
lord,  but  our  bodies,  and  our  lands: 

11)  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before 
thine  eyes,  both  we  and  our  land  ? 
buy  us  and  our  land  for  bread,  and 
we  and  our  land  will  be  servants 
unto  Pharaoh :  and  give  its  seed, 
that  we  may  live,  and  not  die,  that 
the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  for  Pharaoh ;  for  the 
Egyptians  sold  every  man  his  field, 
because  the  famine  prevailed  over 
them:  so  the  land  became  Pha- 
raoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  re- 
moved them  to  cities  from  one  end 
of  the  borders  of  Egypt  even  to  the 
other  end  thereof. 

22  "Only  the  land  of  the  "priests 
bought  he  not ;  for  the  priests  had 
a  portion  assigned  them  of  Pharaoh, 
and  did  eat  their  portion  which 
Pharaoh  gave  them :  wherefore 
they  sold  not  their  lands. 

23  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the 
people.  Behold,  I  have  bought  you 
this  day  and  your  land  for  Pha- 
raoh :  lo,  here  is  seed  for  you,  and 
ye  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  increase,  that  ye  shall  give  the 
fifth  part  unto  Pharaoh,  and  four 
parts  shall  be  your  own,  for  seed 
of  the  field,  and  for  your  food,  and 
for  them  of  yoiu?  households,  and 
for  food  for  your  little  ones. 

25  And  they  said.  Thou  hast  saved 
OIK  lives  :  ''let  us  find  grace  in  the 
sight  of  my  lord,  and  we  will  be 
Pharaoh's  servants. 

26  And  Joseph  made  it  a  law  over 
the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day, 
tliat  Pharaoh  should  have  the  fifth 
part;  ^except  the  land  of  the 
"f>riests  only,  which  became  not 
Pharaoh's. 

63 


Before 
CHJtIST 

1702. 

f  Ilih. 
led  them. 


1701. 


°  Ezra  7.  24. 
11  Or,  princes^ 

ch.  AUr,. 

2Sam.«.18. 


»ch.33. 15. 


J  Tcr.  22. 

II  Or,  princes, 
ver.  22. 


Joseph  visiteth  Ms  sick  fatlwr. 


GENESIS. 


Jacol)  hlesseth  JosepWs  sons. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1701. 

»ver.  11. 
•  ch.  46.  3. 


1689. 

tHeb.  the 
dat/s  of  the 
vear»  of  his 
life. 
See  ver.  9. 


i>  So  Deut. 
31. 14. 
1  Kings  2.1. 


'  ch.  24.  2. 

d  ch.  24.  49. 

'  So  ch.  50. 
25. 


f2Sam.  19. 
37. 


Bch.49.  29. 
&  50.  5,  13. 


h  ch.  m.  2. 
1  Kings  1. 

4r. 

Heb.  11.  21. 


1689. 


•ch.  28. 13, 
19.  *  35.  6, 
9,  ic. 


b  ch.  17.  8. 

'ch.  41.50. & 

40.  -JO. 
Jo!.h.  n.  7. 
U  14.  4. 


27  T  And.  Israel  'dwelt  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  in  the  country  of  Goshen ; 
and  they  had  possessions  therein, 
and  ^grew,  and  multiplied  exceed- 
ingly. 

28  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land 
of  Egypt  seventeen  years :  so  ^  the 
whole  age  of  Jacob  was  a  hundred 
forty  and  seven  years. 

29  And  the  time  "  drew  nigh  that 
Israel  must  die :  and  he  called  his 
son  Joseph,  and  said  unto  him,  If 
now  I  have  foimd  grace  in  thy 
sight,  ""put,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand 
under  my  thigh,  and  ^  deal  kindly 
and  truly  with  me;  'bury  me  not, 
I  pray  thee,  in  Egypt : 

30  But  ^I  will  lie  with  my  fathers, 
and  thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of 
Egypt,  and  ^biuy  me  in  their  bury- 
ingplace.  And  he  said,  I  will  do 
as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me. 
And  he  sware  unto  him.  And  ^  Is- 
rael bowed  himself  ui^on  the  bed's 
head. 

CHAPTEE  XLYIII. 

1  Joseph  with  hM  sotis  vmtcth  his  sick  father.  3  Jacob 
strengtheneth  himself  to  bless  them.  3  He  rejxateth 
the  promUe.  5  Me  taketh  Ephraim  and  3Ianasseh 
CIS  his  own.  7  He  telleth  Joseph  of  his  mother's 
grave.  9  He  hlesseth  Epftraim  and  JIanasseh.  17 
He  preferreth  the  younger  before  the  elder.  21  He 
prophesieth  their  return  to  Canaan. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
XjL  tilings,  that  one  told  .Joseph, 
Behold,  thv  father  is  sick :  and  he 
took  with  him  his  two  sons,  Ma- 
nasseh  and  Ephraim. 

2  And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said, 
Behold,  thy  son  Joseph  cometh 
unto  thee:  and  Israel  strengthened 
himself,  and  sat  ui)on  the  bed. 

3  And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph, 
God  Almighty  ai^peared  unto  me 
at  ''Luz  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
blessed  me, 

4  And  said  unto  me.  Behold,  I 
will  make  thee  fruitful,  and  nuilti- 
ply  thee,  and  I  will  make  of  thee,  a 
multitude  of  i)eople  ;  and  will  give 
this  land  to  thy  seed  after  thee 
''/or  an  everla.stiiig  x)ossession, 

5  If  And  now  thy  'two  sons, 
Ephriiiiii  Jiiid  Manasseh,  which 
were  born  unto  thee  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  before  I  came  unto  thee 
into    Egyi)t,  arc  jnine;  as  Eeuben 

and  Simeon,  they  shall  be  mine. 
64 


6  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  be- 
gettest  after  them,  shall  be  thine, 
and  shall  be  called  after  the  name  of 
their  brethren  in  their  inheritance. 

7  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came 
from  Padan,  "^Eachel  died  by  me 
in  the  land  of  Canaan  in  the  way, 
when  yet  there  was  but  a  little 
way  to  come  unto  Ephrath:  and 
I  buried  her  there  in  the  way  of 

I  Ephrath ;  the  same  is  Beth-lehem. 

8  And  Israel  beheld  Joseph's 
sons,  and  said,  A\Tio  are  these! 

9  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther, ''They  are  my  sons,  whom 
God  hath  given  me  in  this  lilace. 
And  he  said.  Bring  them,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  me,  and  ^I  will  bless 
them. 

10  I^ow  etlie  eyes  of  Israel  were 
Ulim  for  age,  so  that  he  could  not 
see.  And  he  brought  them  near 
unto  him;  and  ^he  kissed  them, 
and  embraced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
'  I  had  not  thought  to  see  thy  face : 
and,  lo,  God  hath  shewed  me  also 
thy  seed. 

12  And  Joseph  brought  them  out 
from  between  his  knees,  and  he 
bowed  himself  with  his  face  to  the 
earth. 

13  And  Joseph  took  them  both, 
Ephraim  in  his  right  hand  toward 
Israel's  left  hand,  and  Manasseh  in 
his  left  hand  toward  Israel's  right 
hand,  and  brought  tliem  near  unto 
him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his 
right  hand,  and  laid  it  upon 
Ephraim's  head,  who  was  the 
younger,  and  his  left  hand  upon 
Manasseh's  head,  ''guiding  his 
hands  wittingly;  for  Manasseh 
was  the  tirstborn. 

15  ^  And  'he  blessed  Joseph, 
and  said,  God,  ""  before  whom  my 
fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  did 
walk,  the  God  which  fed  me  all 
my  life  long  unto  this  day, 

IG  The  Angel  "which  redeemed 
me  from  all  evil,  bless  the  lads; 
and  let  °mv  name  be  named  on 
them,  and  the  name  of  my  fathers 
Abr.'ilinm  and  I.saac;  and  let  them 


Before 
CHRIST 

1689. 


<lch.35.9,16, 
19. 


•Soch.33.5. 


fch.  27.  4. 


Ech.  27. 1. 

tlleb. 
heav\i. 
Is.  B.'IO.  & 
59.  1. 

h  ch.  27.  27. 


i  ch.  45.  26. 


*gr<)\v    into    a    nudtitude 
midst  of  the  earth. 


in    the 


k  ver.  19. 


I  Ileb.  11.  21. 

"■ch.  17. 1.& 
24.40. 


»  ch.  28. 15.  & 
31. 11, 13,24. 
Ps.  34.  22.  & 
121.  -. 

°Amo«9.12. 
Acta  15. 17. 


t  Hcb.  as 

Jishes  do  m- 
crrane  :  See 
Num.  20.34, 
37. 


Jacob  calletli  Ms  sons, 


GENESIS. 


and  Nesscth  them. 


Before 
CHKIST 

1GS9. 

P  ver.  14. 
II  Or,  was 

evit  in  his 

eves, 

ch.  as.  8. 


t  vcr.  14. 


'Num.  1.. 13, 

35.  &  2.  19, 

21. 

Deut.  3.3.17. 

Kcv.  7.  G,  8. 
t  Heb. 

fulness. 

'  So  Ruth  4. 
II,  11'. 


'  ch.  4r,.  4.  & 
50.  24. 


"Josh.  24.32. 
1  Chr.  5.  2. 
John  4.  5. 


^ch.l5.1G.& 
34.  28. 
Josh.  17. 14, 
&c. 


"Deut.  ,'5.3. 1. 

Amos  3.  7. 

l.Num.24.U. 

Deut.  4.  .30. 

Is.  2. 2.  &  39. 

6. 

Jer.  23.  20. 

Dan.  2.  28, 

29. 

Acts  2.  17. 

Heb.  1.  2. 
'  Ps.  34.  11. 
i  ch.  29.  32. 

'  Dent.21.17. 
Pb.  78.  51. 


t  Heb.rfo  not 

thou  excel. 

f  1  Chr.  5. 1. 

Sch.  35.  22. 
Deut.27.20. 
1  Chr.  5. 1. 

!1  Or,  my 
coucJi  is 
gone. 

hch.  29.33,34. 

i  Prov.  18.  9. 

II  Or,  their 
swords  are 
weapons  of 
violence. 

I.  ch.  04.  25. 


17  And  when  Joseph  saw  that 
his  father  Plaid  his  rijL>iit  hand 
npon  the  head  of  Ephraini,  it  "  dis- 
pleased him :  and  he  held  nj)  his 
father's  hand,  to  remove  it  from 
Ephraim's  head  unto  Manasseh's 
head. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther, Not  so,  my  father :  for  this  is 
the  firstborn ;  put  thy  right  hand 
upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and 
said,  ''I  know  it,  my  son,  I  know 
it :  he  also  shall  become  a  p(M)ple, 
and  he  also  shall  be  great:  but 
truly  'his  younger  brother  shall  be 
greater  than  he,  and  his  seed  shall 
become  a  ^  multitude  of  nations. 

20  And  he  blessed  them  that 
day,  saying,  ^In  thee  shall  Israel 
bless,  saying,  God  make  thee  as 
Ephraim  and  as  Manasseh:  and 
he  set  Ephraim  before  Manasseh. 

21  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Behold,  I  die;  but  ^God  shall  be 
with  you,  and  bring  you  again 
unto  the  land  of  your  fathers. 

22  Moreover  "I  have  given  to 
thee  one  portion  above  thy  breth- 
ren, which  I  took  out  of  the  hand 
''of  the  Amorite  with  my  sword 
and  with  my  bow.  * 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1  Jacob  calleth  his  sons  to  bless  them.  3  Their  bless- 
ing in  particular.  29  He  chargeth  them  about  his 
burial.     33  He  dieth. 

A  ND  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons, 
XJl  and  said.  Gather  yourselves 
together,  that  I  may  "^tell  you  that 
which  shall  befall  you  Mn  the  last 
days. 

2  Gather  yourselves  together, 
and  hear,  ye  sons  of  Jacob;  and 
'hearken  unto  Israel  your  father. 

3  1  Reuben,  thou  art  ''my  first- 
born, my  might,  ""and  the  begin- 
ning of  my  strength,  the  excel- 
lency of  dignity,  and  the  excel- 
lency of  power : 

4  Unstable  as  water,  t^thou  shalt 
not  excel;  because  thou  ^wentest 
up  to  thy  father's  bed ;  then  defil- 
edst  thou  it:  "he  went  up  to  my 
couch. 

5  ^[  "^  Simeon  and  Levi  are  '  breth- 
ren; I' "^  instruments  of  cruelty  are 
in  their  habitations. 

5 


6  O  my  soul,  '  come  not  thou  into 
their  secret ;  '"  unto  their  assembly, 
"mine  lionour,  be  not  thou  united: 
for  "in  their  anger  they  slew  a 
man,  and  in  their  selfwill  they 
"  digged  down  a  wall. 

7  Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  ivas 
fierce ;  and  their  wrath,  for  it  was 
cruel :  'I  will  divide  them  in  Jacob, 
and  scatter  tliem  in  Israel. 

8  ^  'iJudah,  thou  art  he  whom 
thy  brethren  shall  praise:  'thy 
hand  shall  be  in  the  neck  of  thine 
enemies;  'thy  father's  childi'en 
shall  bow  down  before  thee. 

i)  Judali  is  ^Vk  lion's  Avhelp :  from 
the  prey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone 
up  :  "he  stooped  down,  he  couched 
as  a  lion,  and  as  an  old  lion ;  who 
shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

10  ''The  sceptre  shall  not  depart 
from  Judali,  nor  ^a  lawgiver  ^from 
between  his  feet,  ""  until  Shiloh 
come;  ''and  unto  him  shall  the 
gathering  of  the  people  be. 

11  "^Binding  his  foal  unto  the 
vine,  and  his  ass's  colt  unto  the 
choice  Vine;  he  washed  his  gar- 
ments in  wine,  and  his  clothes  in 
the  blood  of  grapes : 

12  His  ''eyes  shall  be  red  with 
wine,  and  his  teeth  white  with 
milk. 

13  'll  ^Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the 
haven  of  the  sea ;  and  he  shall  be 
for  a  haven  of  ships ;  and  his  bor- 
der shall  be  unto  Zidon. 

14  1  Issachar  is  a  strong  ass  couch- 
ing down  between  two  burdens : 

15  And  he  saw  that  rest  was  good, 
and  the  land  that  it  urns  pleasant ; 
and  bowed  *^his  shoulder  to  bear, 
and  became  a  servant  unto  tribute. 

IG  •[  ^Dan  shall  judge  liis  i>eople, 
as  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

17  ''Dan  shall  be  a  serpent  by  the 
way,  *an  adder  in  the  path,  that 
biteth  the  horse  heels,  so  that  his 
rider  shall  fall  backward. 

18  I  'have  waited  for  thy  salva- 
tion, O  Lord. 

19  T[ "  Gad,  a  troop  shall  overcome 
him :  but  he  shall  overcome  at  the 
last. 

20  1 '  Out  of  Asher  his  bread  shall 
be  fat,  and  he  shall  yield  royal  dain- 
ties. 

65 


Before 
CHRIST 

1689. 

I  Prov.  1.  IS, 
16. 

■"  Ps.  %.  9. 

Eph.  .5.  11. 
"  Ps.  k;.  9.  & 

30.  12.  &  57. 

8. 

°  ch.  34.  26. 

II  Or, 
houghed 
oxen. 

PJosh.  in.  1. 

.!(:  21.  r,.  11,7. 
1  Clir.  4.  24, 
39. 

1  ch.  29.  .35. 
Deut.  .33.  7. 
'  Pa.  18.  40. 


•ch.  27.  29. 
1  Chr.  5.  2. 


iHos.  5.  14. 
Kev.  5.  5. 


"Num.23. 
24.  &  24.  9. 


^  Num.  24. 

17. 

Jer.  .30.  21. 

Zech.  10.11. 
yVf,.  fiO.  7.  & 

108.  8.  or, 

Num.21.ia 
»  Dcut.28. 57. 
Ms.  11. 1.  & 

Oi.  11. 

V.7..  21.27. 

Dan.  9.  25. 

Mutt.  21.  9. 

Luke  1.  32, 

33. 
1'  If..  2.  2.  & 

II.  10.  &  42. 

1,  4.  &  49.  (i, 

7,  22,  23.  & 

55.  4,  5.  & 

(Kl.  l,-3,  4,  5. 

llag.  2.  7. 

Luke  2. 30, 

31,  32. 
«  2  Kings  la 

32. 

<1  Prov.  23.29. 
'  Deut.  33. 

18, 19. 

Josh.  19.10, 

11. 


fl  Sam.  10.9. 


E  Deut.33.22. 
Judg.  18. 
1,2. 

h  Judg.18.27. 

t  Heb.  an 
arrow- 
snake. 


i  Ps.  25.  5.  & 
119.  l(ifi,174. 
Is.  25.  9. 

k  Dout.a3.20. 
1  Chr.  5. 18. 


1  Deut.  .33.24. 
Josh.  19. 24. 


The  Messing  of  JacoVs  sons. 


GEKESIS. 


The  mourning  for  Jacob. 


gathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed, 
and  yielded  up  the  ghost,  aiid  '  was 
gathered  unto  his  peoi)le. 

OHAPTEE  L. 

77ie  mourning  for  Jacob.  4  Joseph  gettdh  leave  of 
Pharaoh  to  go  to  bury  hbji.  7  The  funeral.  15 
I  Joseph  comforteth  his  brethren,  tcho  craved  his  jjar- 
I  don^  22  Mis  age.  2'3  He  seeth  the  third  generation 
I  of  hvi  sons.  2A  lie  prophesiethujito  hisbretlirenof 
their  return.  25  He  taketh  an  oath  of  them  for  his 
'      hones.     2(3  He  dieth,  and  is  chested. 

AiSTD  Joseiih  ''fell  upon  his  fa- 
_  ther's  face,  and  ''wept  upon 
him,  and  kissed  him. 

2  And  Joseph  commanded  his 
servants  the  i)hysicians  to  '  embalm 
his  father :  and  the  jihysicians  em- 
balmed Israel. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled 
for  him;  for  so  are  fulfilled  the 
days  of  those  which  are  embalm- 
ed: and  the  Egyptians  ^''moiu^ned 
for  him  threescore  and  ten  days. 

4  And  when  the  days  of  his 
mourning  were  past,  Joseph  si)ake 
unto  '^the  house  of  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing. If  now  I  have  found  graee  in 
yoiu?  eyes,  si^eak,  I  pray  you,  in 
the  ears  of  Pharaoh,  saying, 

5  '^^ly  father  made  me  swear,  say- 
ing, Lo,  I  die :  in  my  grave  « which 
I  have  digged  for  me  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  there  shalt  thou  bury 
me.  ]Now  therefore  let  me  go  up, 
I  pray  thee,  and  biuy  my  father, 
and  I  will  come  again. 

6  And  Pharaoh  said.  Go  up,  and 
bury  thy  father,  according  as  he 
made  thee  swear. 

7  1^  And  Joseph  went  up  to  bury 
his  father :  and  with  him  went  up 
all  the  servants  of  Pharaoh,  the 
elders  of  his  house,  and  all  the 
elders  of  the  land  of  Egjq^t, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Joseph, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  father's 
house:  only  their  little  ones,  and 
their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  they 
left  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

9  And  there  went  up  witli  him 
both  chariots  and  horsemen:  and 
it  was  a  very  great  company. 

10  ^Vnd  they  came  to  the  tlu'esh- 
ingrtoor  of  Atad,  which  is  beyond 
Jordan;  and  there  they  ''mourned 
with  a  great  and  very  sore  lament- 
afion:  'and  he  made  a  mourning 
for  liis  father  seven  days. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 


'       Before 
CHRIST 
1680. 

"Deut.  33. 
I     23. 


f  Heb. 
daughters. 

"  ch.  37.  4, 
24,  28.  &  39. 
20.  &42.  21. 
Ps.  US.  13. 


»Job29.  20. 
Ps.  Sr.  15. 


PPs.  1.32.2,3. 
leh.  4.5.11. 

&  4".  12.  & 

50.  21. 
■■Ps.  SO.  1. 
=  Is.  28.  lU. 
'ch.2.S.  13, 

21.  &  35.  3. 

&  4:3.  23. 
"ch.  ir.  1.  & 

35.11. 
''Deut.SS.W. 


TDeut.33.15. 
Hab.  3.  li. 

^  Deut.33.1C. 


»Judg.  20. 
21,  25. 
Ez.  22.  23, 
27. 

l'Num.2.3.24 
Esth.  8. 11. 
Ez.  39.  10. 
Zech.  14. 
1,7. 


«ch.  15.15. 

&25.  8. 
d  ch.  4r.  30. 

2  Sam.  19. 

37. 
«ch.50. 13. 


feh.  23. 10. 


Kch.  23. 19. 
&25.  9. 
hch.3fi.29. 


21  ^  "'Naphtali  is  a  hind  let  loose: 
he  oiveth  goodlv  words. 

22  *[  Jose})h  is  a  fruitful  bough, 
even  a  fruitful  bough  by  a  well; 
whose  Hjranches  rim  over  the  wall : 

23  The  archers  have  "  sorely  griev- 
ed him,  and  shot  at  him,  and  hated 
him : 

24  But  his  "bow  abode  in  strengfh, 
and  the  arms  of  his  hands  were 
made  strong  by  the  hands  of 
p the  mighty  God  of  Jacob ;  (' from 
thence 'is  the  shei)herd,  'the  stone 
of  Israel ;) 

25  ^J^ven  by  the  God  of  thy  father, 
who  shall  hel})  thee;  "and  by  the 
Almighty,  ''who  shall  bless  thee 
with  blessings  of  heaven  above, 
blessings  of  the  deep  that  lieth  un- 
der, blessings  of  the  breasts,  and 
of  the  womb : 

20  The  blessings  of  thy  father 
have  prevailed  above  the  blessings 
of  ni}'  progenitors  •'  unto  the  utmost 
bound  of  the  everlasting  hills : '  they 
shall  be  on  the  head  of  Joseph,  and 
on  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him 
that  was  separate  from  his  brethren. 

27  ■[  Benjamin  shall  ''raven  as  a 
wolf:  in  the  morning  he  shall  de- 
vour the  prey,  ''and  at  night  he 
shall  divide  the  sx)oil. 

28  •[[  All  these  are  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel :  and  this  is  it  that 
their  father  spake  unto  them,  and 
blessed  them ;  every  one  according 
to  his  blessing  he  blessed  them. 

29  And  he  charged  them,  and  said 
unto  them,  I  ''am  to  be  gathered 
unto  my  people:  ''bmy  me  with 
my  fathers  ''in  the  cave  that  is  in 
the  field  of  Ephron  the  Hittite, 

30  In  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field 
of  Machpelah,  which  is  before 
Mamre,  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
Mvliich  Abraham  bought  with  the 
field  of  ICpliron  the  Hittite  for  a 
possession  of  a  buryingplace. 

31  ''There  they  buried  Abraham 
and  Sarah  his  wife;  ''there  they 
])iiii<*(l  I.saac  and  Ivebekahhis  vriie; 
and  tiiere  I  buried  Leah. 

32  The  purchase  of  the  field  and 
of  the  cave  that  is  tlnnein  was  from 
the  children  of  Heth. 

33  And  when  .Tacob  had  made  an 

his 

66 


end  of  commanding- 


sons,  he 


Before 
CHRIST 

1689. 

i  ver.  29. 


"ch.  4G.  4. 

b  2  Kings  13. 
14. 


'  ver.  26. 
2Chr.  l(i.]4. 
Matt.  2(;.  12. 
Mark  14.  8. 
&  l(i.  1. 
Luke  24. 1. 
John  12.  7. 
&  19.  39,  40. 


t  Heb.  wept. 

d  Num.20.29. 
Deut.  34.  8. 


'  Esth.  4.  2. 


f  ch.  47.  29. 

e2Chr.]6.14. 
Is.  22.  1«. 
Matt.  27.  GO. 


b2Sam.l.l7 
Acta  8.  2. 


ilSam..31.13. 
Job  2. 13. 


JSe  is  huried  in  Canaan. 


GENESIS. 


Joseph  comfortetit  liis  'brethren. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1689. 


II  That  is, 
77?e  mourn- 
ing of  the 
Egyptians. 


k  ch.  49.  29, 
30. 
Acta  7.  IG. 


I  ch.  23. 16. 


"Job  15. 21, 


t Ilcb. 
charged. 


"■  Prov.28.13. 


"  ch.  49.  25. 


the  land,  tlie  Oauaaiiites,  saw  the 
mourning  in  the  lloor  of  At  ad,  they 
said.  This  is  a  grievous  mouining 
to  the  Egyptians :  wherefore  the 
name  of  it  was  eaHed  ".Vbel-miz- 
raim,  whicli  is  beyond  Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  ac- 
cording as  he  commanded  tliem  : 

13  For  ''his  sons  carried  liim  into 
the  hind  of  Canaan,  and  huvicd  liim 
in  the  cave  of  the  liekl  of  31achi)e- 
hih,  which  Abraham  '  bought  with 
the  fiekl  for  a  possession  of  a  bury- 
ingplace  of  Ephron  the  Hittite,  be- 
fore Mann'e. 

14  ^\  And  Joseph  returned  into 
Egypt,  he,  and  his  brethi'en,  and 
all  that  went  up  with  him  to  bury 
his  father,  after  he  had  buried  his 
father. 

15  ^  And  when  Joseph's  brethren 
saw  that  theu'  father  was  dead, 
'"they  said,  Joseph  will  peradven- 
ture  hate  us,  and  will  certainly  re- 
quite us  all  the  evil  which  we  did 
unto  him. 

16  And  they  ^sent  a  messenger 
unto  Joseph,  saying.  Thy  father 
did  command  before  he  died,  saying, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph, 
Forgive,  I  pray  thee  now,  the  tres- 
pass of  thy  brethren,  and  their  sin ; 
"  for  they  did  unto  thee  evil :  and 
now,  we  pray  thee,  forgive  the  tres- 
pass of  the  servants  of  "the  God  of 
thy  father.  And  Joseph  wept  when 
they  spake  unto  him. 

18  Ajid  his  brethi-en  also  went 


and  ^fell  down  before  his  face; 
and  they  said,  Behold,  we  he  thy 
servants. 

19  And  Josepli  said  unto  them, 
''Fear  not:  "^for  am  1  in  the  i^lace 
of  God  I 

20  'But  as  for  you,  ye  thought 
(^vil  against  me ;  hut  *  God  meant 
it  unto  good,  to  bring  to  i^ass,  as 
it  is  this  day,  to  save  much  peoi)le 
alive. 

21  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not :  "  I 
will  nourish  you,  and  your  little 
ones.  And  he  comforted  them, 
and  spake  Hvindly  unto  them. 

22  ^i  And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt, 
he,  and  his  father's  house:  and 
Joseph  lived  a  himdred  and  ten 
years. 

23  And  Joseph  saw  Ephraim's 
chikh'en  ""of  the  third  g en e ration  : 
^the  children  also  of  Machir  the 
son  of  Manasseh 
up  upon  Josei)h's  knees 

21  And  Josei)li  said  unto  his 
brethren,  I  die;  and  "^God  will 
surely  visit  you,  and  bring  you 
out  of  this  land  unto  the  land 
^  which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

25  And  'Joseph  took  an  oath  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  God 
will  surely  visit  you,  and  ye  shall 
carry  up  my  bones  from  hence. 

26  So  Joseph  died,  heing  a  hund- 
red and  ten  years  old :  and  they 
'^embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put 
in  a  cofliu  in  Egvpt. 

67 


were  ^  brought 


Before 
CHRIST 

•lG«9. 

f  ch.  37. 7,10. 


ich.  45.5. 
'  n.'ut..')2.35. 

2  Kiii(;3  5.7. 

Job  .'M.  iU. 

Kom.12.1!). 

Hcb.  10.30. 
'  Vs.  M.  5. 

Is.  10.  7. 
'ch.  4.'-..  5,7. 

ActK  ;i.  13, 

14,  15. 


"  ch.  47. 12. 
Matt.  5.  44. 


t  rieb.  to 
their  hearts, 
oil.  34.  3. 

1635. 


^  Job  42.  Ifi. 

y  Num.32.39. 

'  ch.  30.  3. 
tneb. 
borne. 


''ch.l5.14.& 
46.  4.  &  4S. 
21. 

Ex.  3.16,17. 
Heb.  11. 22. 


bch.l5.18.& 
2G.  3.  &  So. 
12.  &  40.  4. 

■=  Ex.  13. 19. 
Josh.  24. 32. 
Acts  7. 16. 


i  ver.  2. 

1635. 


Before 

CHRIST 

HOC. 


*  Gen.  4G.  8. 
ch.  t;.  14. 


fHeb.  MiVi. 
b  Gen.  40.  20, 

27. 

ver.  20. 

Dcut.  10.22. 

'  Gen.  50. 26. 
Act*  7. 15. 


1635. 

aGen.  4fl..S. 

Deut.  2G.  5. 

Ps.  105.  24. 

Acta  r.  17. 


•  Act3  7.  18. 


fPs.  105.  24. 


«  P«.  10.  2.  & 

«.•?.  ,1,  4. 
hJob5.  1.1. 

Ph.  105,  Z'i. 

Prov.  10.  25. 

A21..'W. 

Acta  7. 19. 


1  Gen.  l.?.  1.3. 

ch.  X  7. 

Deut.  20.  0. 
kch.  2.  11.  & 

S.  4,  5. 

P«.  81.  G. 
I  Gen.  47.11. 
tll.l,.  And 

nit  Ihrt/ 

idlliri'td 

tflc/n,  «o 

plUd,  Ifc. 


THE    SECOND    BOOK    OF   MOSES, 


CALLED 


EXODUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  children  of  larael,  after  Joseph's  death,  do  mid- 
tiphj,  8  T?ie  wore  they  are  oppressed  by  a  new 
king,  the  more  they  multiply.  15  The  godVmess  of 
the  midwives,  in  savi7ig  the  men  children  alive,  22 
Pharaoh  commandeth  the  male  children  to  he  cast 
into  the  river. 

NOW  ^ these  are  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  which 
came  into  Egyjjt ;  every  m'an  and 
his  household  came  with  Jacob. 

2  Eeuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and  Jn- 
dah, 

3  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benja- 
min, 

4  Dan,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and 
Asher. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came  out 
of  the  t  loins  of  Jacob  were  ^  seventy 
souls:  for  Joseph  was  in  Egypt 
already. 

6  And  Mosex)h  died,  and  airiiis 
brethren,  and  all  that  generation. 

7  T"  '^And  the  children  of  Israel 
were  fruitful,  and  increased  abund- 
antly, and  multiplied,  and  waxed 
exceeding  mighty;  and  the  land 
was  filled  with  them. 

8  IS^ow  there  ""  arose  u^)  a  new  king 
over  Egyx)t,  which  knew  not  Jo- 
seph. 

9  And  he  said  unto  his  people. 
Behold,  ^the  people  of  the  children 
of  Israel  are  more  and  mightier 
than  we : 

10  ^'Oome  on,  let  us  ""deal  wisely 
with  them ;  lest  they  multi])ly,  and 
it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  there 
falleth  out  any  war,  tliey  join  also 
unto  our  enemies,  ;md  light  against 
us,  and  no  get  them  uj)  out  of  the 
land. 

11  Therefore  they  did  set  over 
them  taskmasters  'to  afflict  them 
with  their  ''burdens.  And  they 
built  for  Pharaoh  treasure  cities, 
Pithoiu  '  and  IJaanises. 

12  'J>ut  the  more  they  adlicted 
them,    the    more    they   umlliplied 

G8 


and  grew.     And  they  were  grieved 
because  of  the  chikh-en  of  Israel. 

13  And  the  Egyptians  made  the 
children   of  Israel   to   serve   with 


rigour 


14  And  they  ""made  their  lives 
bitter  with  hard  bondage,  "in  mor- 
tar, and  in  brick,  and  in  all  manner 
of  service  in  the  field:  all  their 
service,  wherein  they  made  them 
serve,  ivas  with  rigour. 

15  *1  And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake 
to  the  Hebrew  midwives,  of  which 
the  name  of  the  one  icas  Shiphrah, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Puah ; 

16  And  he  said.  When  ye  do  the 
office  of  a  midwife  to  the  Hebrew 
women,  and  see  tliem  upon  the 
stools,  if  it  6e  a  son,  then  ye  shall 
kill  liim ;  but  if  it  6e  a  daughter, 
then  she  shall  live. 

17  But  the  midwives  ''feared  God, 
and  did  not  ''as  the  king  of  Egypt 
commanded  them,  but  sayed  the 
meji  children  alive. 

18  And  the  king  of  Egypt  called 
for  the  midwives,  and  said  unto 
them,  Whj^  have  ye  done  this  thing, 
and  have  saved  the  men  chikben 
alive  ? 

19  And  ''the  midwives  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  Because  the  Hebrew  wo- 
men are  not  as  the  Egyptian  wo- 
men; for  they  are  lively,  and  are 
delivered  ere  the  midwives  come  in 
unto  them, 

20  -^  Therefore  God  dealt  well  with 
the  midwives :  and  the  i^eople  mul- 
tiplied, and  waxed  very  mighty. 

21  And  it  came  to  j)ass,  because 
the  midwives  feared  God,  'that  he 
made  tluiin  liouses. 

22  And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his 
peoi)le,  saying,  *  Every  son  that  is 
born  ye  shall  cast  iiito  the  river, 
and  every  daughter  ye  shall  save 
alive. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1G35. 


"ch.  2.2.3.  i- 

6.  a. 

Num.  20.15. 
Acta  7. 1'J, 
.34. 
"  Pb.  81.  G. 


about  1633. 
"Prov.  10.  G. 
f  Dan.  ?..  10, 

IS.  &  6.  1.3. 

Acts  5.  23. 


1  See  Josh. 
2.  4,  fi<-. 
2  .Sam.  17. 
la,  20. 


"■ProT.  ILLS, 
lice.  8.  12. 
Is.  ;i.  10. 
Ueb.  0.  10. 


» See  1  Som. 

2. ;«. 

2  Sam.  7.  II, 
13,  27,  :,o. 
1  Kings  2. 
24.  &  Ti.rA 

Ps.  127.  1. 
about  1573. 
'  Acta  7.  19. 


Moses  is  l)orn. 


EXODUS. 


He  fleetli  into  Midlan. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1573. 


»  c!i.  fi.  20. 
Num.  ai.SO. 
1  Chr.  23.14. 


1571. 

b  Acts  ".  20. 
Ueb.  11.  23. 


'  Acts  7.  21. 

II  That  is, 
Draum  out. 


t  Acts  7.  23, 
24. 
lleb.  11.  24, 

23,26. 

«ch.  1. 11. 


1531. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1  Moses  is  born,  3  and  in  an  ark  cast  into  the  flags. 
5  He  ix  found,  and  brought  up  by  Pharaoh's  dautjh- 
ter.  11  He  slaycth  ati  Egyptian.  13  He  reproveth 
a  Hebrew.  15  He  Jlccih  into  Jlidian.  21  He  mar- 
rieth  Zipporah.  22  Ger.shoni  is  bor)i.  2o  God  re- 
.tpccieth  the  Israelites'  cry. 

And  there  went  ''a  man  of  the 
jljL  house  of  Levi,  and  took  to 
wife  a  daughter  of  Levi. 

2  And  the  woman  conceived,  and 
hare  a  son  :  and  ^' when  she  saw  him 
tliat  he  was  a  goodly  child,  she  hid 
him  three  montlis. 

3  And  when  she  coukl  not  longer 
hide  him,  she  took  for  him  an  ark 
of  bulrushes,  and  daubed  it  with 
slime  and  with  pitch,  ^iid  put  the 
child  therein  ;  and  sli||fciid  it  in 
the  flags  by  the  riverJijpPnk. 

4  '^And  his  sister  st6<1Tf  afar  off,  to 
wit  what  would  be  done  to  him. 

5  ^  And  the  ''  daughter  of  Pha- 
raoh came  down  to  wash  herself  at 
the  river ;  and  her  maidens  walked 
along  by  the  river's  side :  and  when 
she  saw  the  ark  among  the  flags, 
she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it. 

G  And  when  she  had  opened  it, 
she  saw  the  child :  and,  behold,  the 
babe  wept.  And  she  had  compas- 
sion on  him,  and  said,  This  is  one 
of  the  Hebrews'  children. 

7  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pha- 
raoh's daughter.  Shall  I  go  and 
call  to  thee  a  nurse  of  the  Hebrew 
women,  that  she  may  nurse  the 
child  for  thee  ? 

8  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  to 
her,  Go.  And  the  maid  went  and 
called  the  child's  mother. 

9  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said 
unto  her.  Take  this  child  away,  and 
nurse  it  for  me,  and  I  will  give 
thee  thy  wages.  And  the  woman 
took  the  child,  and  nursed  it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  she 
brought  him  unto  Pharaoh's  daugh- 
ter, and  he  became  '  her  son.  And 
she  called  his  name  "Moses:  and 
she  said,  Because  I  drew  him  out 
of  the  water. 

11  T^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  "^  when  Moses  was  grown,  that 
he  went  out  unto  his  brethren,  and 
looked  on  their  ^burdens:  and  he 
spied  an  Egyptian  smiting  a  He- 
brew, one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  tliis  way  and 


that  way,  and  when  he  saw  that 
tliere  was  no  man,  he  "'slew  the 
Egyi)tian,  and  hid  him  in  the  sand. 

13  And  'when  he  went  out  the 
second  day,  behold,  two  men  of  the 
Hel)i'e\vs  strove  together:  and  he 
said  to  him  that  did  the  wrong. 
Wherefore  smitest  thou  thy  fel- 
low ? 

14  And  he  said,  ""Who  made  thee 
^a  prince  and  a  judge  over  us?  in- 
tendest  thou  to  kill  me,  as  thou 
killedst  the  Egyi)tian  ?  And  Moses 
feared,  and  said,  Surely  this  tiling 
is  known. 

15  Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  this 
thing,  he  sought  to  slay  Moses. 
But  'Moses  fled  from  the  face  of 
Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Midian:  and  he  sat  down  by  ™a 
well. 

16  "Now  the  "priest  of  Midian 
had  seven  daughters:  ''and  they 
came  and  drew  ivater,  and  filled  the 
troughs  to  water  their  father's  flock. 

17  And  the  shepherds  came  and 
drove  them  away :  but  Moses  stood 
up  and  heli)ed  them,  and  ''watered 
their  flock. 

18  And  when  they  came  to  ''Eeuel 
their  fiither,  he  said.  How  is  it  that 
ye  are  come  so  soon  to  daj^  ? 

19  And  they  said.  An  Egyptian 
delivered  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
shepherds,  and  also  drew  ivater 
enough  for  us,  and  watered  the 
flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Ins  daugh- 
ters, And  whe^e  is  he?  why  is  it 
tliat  ye  have  left  the  man?  call 
him,  that  he  may  "^eat  bread. 

21  And  Moses  was  content  to 
dwell  with  the  man :  and  he  gave 
Moses  ^Zipporah  his  daughter. 

22  And  she  bare  him  a  son,  and 
he  called  his  name  "  ^  Gershom :  for 
he  said,  I  have  been  ""a  stranger  in 
a  strange  land. 

23  1  And  it  came  to  pass  '^  in  pro- 
cess of  time,  that  the  king  of  Egypt 
died:  and  the  children  of  Israel 
^  sighed  by  reason  of  the  bondage, 
and  they  cried,  and  Hheir  cry  came 
up  unto  God  by  reason  of  the  bond- 


Before 

CHRIST 
1531. 

h  Acts  7.  24. 

'Acts  r.  26. 


k/ots?.  27, 

5a 

t  He  J. 

a  man,  a 
prince. 
Gen.  13.  8. 


1  Acts  7.  29. 
Hub.  11.  -J 


""  Gen.  24. 
U.  &  23.  2. 


"ch..3. 1. 
II  Or,  prince, 

as  Gen.  41. 

45. 

"Gen.  24. 11. 
&  2!).  10. 
1  Sara.  9.11. 


P  Gen.  29. 10. 


lNnm.10.29. 
called  also 
Jethfo,  or, 
Jcthcr, 
ch.  .'i.  1.  & 
4. 18.  &  18. 
1,  &c. 


age. 


24  And  God  ''heard  their  groan- 
and    God    ''remembered    his 
69 


"Ig, 


'Gen.  31.54. 
&43.  25. 


'ch.  4.25.  & 
18. 2. 


II  That  is,  A 

stranger 

here. 

•ch.  18.3. 
°  Acts  7.  29. 

Ueb.  11.  13, 

14. 
»  ch.  7.  7. 

Acts  7.  30. 


yNum.20.16. 

Deut.  2fi.  7. 

Ps.  12.  5. 
» Gen.  18. 20. 

ch.  3.  y.  & 

22.  23,  27. 

Deut.  24.15. 

James  5.  4. 
"ch.  6.  Jj. 
tch.  ti.  5. 

Ps.  lO.i.  8, 

42.&10G.45. 


God  ajipeareth  to  Moses,  and 


EXODUS. 


sendeth  Mm  to  deliver  Israel. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1531. 

«  Gen.  15. 14. 
&  46.  4. 
dch.  4.  31. 

1  Sam.  1.11. 

2  Sam.  16. 
12. 

Luke  1.  25. 
t  Ilcb.  knew. 
«ch.3.r. 


1491. 
'ch.  2.16. 


ich.  IS.  5. 
1  Kings  19.8. 


«  Deut.3C.lfi. 
U.  (>i.  9. 
Acts  Z  30. 


dPs.  111.  2. 
Acts  7.  31. 


•  Deut33.16. 


f  ch.  19. 12. 
Josh.  5. 15. 
Acta  7.  33. 


«  Gen.  28. 13. 
Ter.  15. 
ch.  4.  5. 
Matt.  22.  32. 
Mark  12. 21). 
Luke  20.  .37. 
Acts  7.  32. 

I>  So  1  Kings 
19. 13. 
Is.  6.  1,  5. 

lch.2.23,  24, 
25. 

Nch.  9.  9. 
Ps.  106.  44. 
Acts  7.  34. 


kch.  I.  11. 


I  Gon.  l.S.  21. 
ch.  2.  25. 


■»  Gen.  11.  5, 
T.  &  IS.  21. 
Sc  .yi.  24. 

»  ch.  6.  6,  8. 
&  12.  51. 

•Deut.  1.25. 

ic  8.  7.  8,  9. 
P  vcr.  17. 

ch.  13.  i.  * 

?A.  3. 

Num.  13.27. 

Deut.  26.  9, 

J.5. 

Jer.  11.  6.  & 

32.22. 

£z.  20.  6. 
1  Gen.  16. 18. 


«ch.2.23. 


'"covenant     with    Abraham,    with 
Isaac,  and  with  Jacob. 
25  And   God   ''looked   npon   the 
chikken  of  Israel,  and  God  ^'had 
resi^ect  nnto  them. 

CHz^TER  III. 

1  Moses  keejieth  Jetltro's  jiock.  2  God  appeareih  to 
him  in  a  burninff  bush.  9  He  scrideVi  him  to  de- 
liver Israel.  14  The  name  of  God.  1.5  Hi^  message 
to  Israel. 

NOAY  Moses  kept  the  flock  of 
Jethro  his  father  in  law,  ^  the 
X)riest  of  Midiaii :  and  he  led  the 
flock  to  the  back  side  of  the  desert, 
and  came  to  ^'  the  mountain  of  God, 
even  to  Iloreb. 

2  And  '^the  Angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peared unto  him  in  a  flame  of  Are 
out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush :  and  he 
looked,  and,  behold,  the  bush  burn- 
ed witli  fire,  and  the  bush  ivas  not 
consumed. 

3  And  Moses  said,  I  will  now  turn 
aside,  and  see  this  ''great  sight, 
why  the  Ijush  is  not  burnt. 

4  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
he  turned  aside  to  see,  God  called 
"unto  him  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
bush,  and  said,  Moses,  Moses.  And 
he  said.  Here  am-1. 

5  And  he  said,  Draw  not  nigh 
hither:  *^x)ut  otF  thy  shoes  from  off 
thy  feet;  for  the  place  whereon 
thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

6  Moreover  he  said,  ^'I  am  the  God 
of  thy  father,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob.  And  Moses  hid  his  face; 
for  ''  he  was  afraid  to  look  ui^n 
God. 

7  "f  And  the  Lord  said,  ^I  have 
surely  seen  the  aflliction  of  my 
people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and 
have  heard  their  cry  ''by  reason  of 
tlieir  taskmasters;  for  'I  know  then' 
sorrows  •, 

8  And  '"I  am  come  down  to  "de- 
liver them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  to  bring  them  up 

i  out  of  that  land  "unto  a  good  hmd 
and  a  large,  unto  a  land  'flowing 
with  milk  and  honey;  unto  the 
place  of  ''the  Canaanites,  and  i\w 
Hittites,  and  the  Aniorite.s,  and  tlie 
Perizzites,  and  the  llivites,  and  the 
Jebusites. 

9  Now  therefore,  behold,  ''the  cry 
of  the  children  of  Israel  is  come 

70 


unto  me :  and  I  have  also  seen  the 
'oi>pression  wherewith  the  Egyp- 
tians opi)ress  them. 

10  *Come  now  therefore,  and  I 
will  send  thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that 
thou  may  est  bring  forth  my  j^eople 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Egyj)t. 

11  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  God, 
"Who  am  I,  that  I  should  go  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  that  I  should  bring 
forth  the  childi-en  of  Israel  out  of 
Egypt  ? 

12  And  he  said,  ^  Certainly  I  will 
be  with  thee;  and  this  sliall  he  a 
token  unto  thee,  that  I  have  sent 
thee:  When  thou  hast  brought 
forth  th^fc^ople  out  of  Egyi^t,  ye 
shall  ser\^&od  vipon  this  mount- 
ain. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Be- 
hold, when  I  come  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  shall  say  unto  them. 
The  God  of  your  fathers  hath  sent 
me  unto  you;  and  they  shall  say 
to  me.  What  is  his  name!  what 
shall  I  say  unto  them  ? 

14  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I 
AM  THAT  I  AM:  and  he  said. 
Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  ^I  AM  hath  sent 
me  unto  vou. 

15  And  God  said  moreover  unto 
Moses,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  The  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of 
Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and 
the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me 
unto  vou:  this  is  ^'my  name  for 
ever,  and  this  is  my  memorial  luito 
all  generations. 

16  Go,  and  ''gather  the  elders  of 
Israel  together,  and  say  unto  them. 
The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of 
Jacob,  appeared  mito  me,  saying, 
''I  have  surely  visited  you,  and 
seen  that  which  is  done  to  you  in 
Egypt : 

17  And  I  have  said,  '^I  will  bring 
you  up  out  of  the  aflliction  of  Egypt 
unto  the  land  of  the  Canaanites, 
and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites, 
and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  llivites, 
and  the  -Jebusites,  unto  a  land 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

18  And  ''they  shall  hearken  to 
thy  voice :   and  '^  thou  shalt  come. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

•ch.  1.11,13, 

14,22. 
'Ps.105.  26. 

Mic.  6.  4. 


°  See  ch.  6. 

12. 

1  Sam.lS.18. 

Ts.  y.  ,i.  s. 

Jer.  1.  6. 


^  Gen.  31.  3. 
Deut.  .01.23. 
Josh.  1.  5. 
Kom.  8. 31. 


Jch.fi.  3. 
John  8.  58. 
2  Cor.  ] .  20. 
Hel).  13.  8. 
Kev.  1.  4. 


'Ps.  1.--.   13. 
llos.  U.  5. 


"ch.  4.  2!). 


1>  Gen.  .W.  24. 
ch.  -J.  25.  & 
4.  ."1. 
Luke  1. 68. 


""  Gen.  15. 14, 
16. 
vcr.  8. 


dch.4.  31. 
•  ch.  5.  1,  3. 


God  giveth  signs  to  Moses. 


EXODUS. 


He  is  loth  to  T)e  sent. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


f  N\im.  23.  3, 
4, 15, 16. 


E  ch.  5.  2.  & 

7.4. 
II  Or,  hut  by 

strong 

h(l?id. 
b  ch.  6.  R.  & 

r.  5.  &  ',>.  15. 

i  ch.  r.  3.  & 

11.!). 

Deut.  fi.  22. 

Neh.  0.  10. 

Ps.  105.  27. 

&  135.  9. 

Jcr.  32.  20. 

Acts  7.  3(i. 

See  ch.  7.  to 

ch.  13. 
kch.  12.  31. 
Ich.  11.  3.  & 

12.  31!. 

Ps.  106.  4G. 

Prov.  lli.  7. 


"  Gen.15.14. 
ch.  11.  2.  & 
12.  35,  3b'. 


"  Job  27.  17. 

Prov.  13.22. 

Ez.  ."9.  10. 
I  Or,  Egypt.  < 


■ver.  17,  20. 


bch.  19.  9. 
"^ch.  3. 15. 


thou  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  niito 
the  king  of  Egj^)t,  and  ye  shall  say 
unto  him,  The  Loed  God  of  the 
Hebrews  hath  '^met  witli  ns:  and 
now  let  ns  go,  we  beseech  thee, 
three  days'  iournev  into  the  wilder- 
ness,  that  we  may  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord  our  God. 

19  T[  And  I  am  sm^e  that  the  king 
of  Egypt  ^'will  not  let  you  go,  "no, 
not  by  a  mighty  hand. 

20  And  I^iil  ''stretch  out  my 
hand,  and  smite  Egyi^t  with  'all 
my  wonders  which  I  will  do  in  the 
midst  thereof:  and  ''after  that  he 
will  let  you  go. 

21  And  '  I  will  give  this  people 
favour  in  the  sight  of  the  Egyi)- 
tians:  and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall  not  go 
empty : 

22  "'But  every  woman  shall  bor- 
row of  her  neighbour,  and  of  her 
that  sojourneth  in  her  house,  jew- 
els of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold, 
and  raiment:  and  ye  shall  i)ut 
them  upon  your  sons,  and  upon 
your  daughters;  and  "ye  shall  spoil 
"the  Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  ly. 

1  Moses'  rod  is  tiirned  into  a  serpent.  6  His  Jiand  is 
leprous.  10  He  is  loth  to  be  sent.  14  Aaron  is  ap- 
pointed to  assist  him.  18  3foses  departeth  from 
Jethro.  21  God'.s  me.s,^age  to  Pharaoh.  24  Zip- 
porah  circumciseth  her  son.  27  Aaron  is  sent  to 
meet  Moses.     31  The  people  believeth  them. 

A  ND  Moses  answered  and  said, 
XA_  But,  behold,  they  will  not 
believe  me,  nor  hearken  unto  my 
voice :  for  they  will  say.  The  Lokd 
hath  not  api)eared  unto  thee. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
What  is  that  in  thine  hand  ?  And 
he  said,  ^  A  rod. 

3  And  he  said,  Cast  it  on  the 
ground.  And  he  cast  it  on  the 
ground,  and  it  became  a  serpent ; 
and  Moses  fled  ti*om  before  it. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Put  forth  thine  hand,  and  take  it 
by  the  tail.  And  he  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  caught  it,  and  it  became 
a  rod  in  his  hand : 

5  That  they  may  "beheve  that 
''the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  ap- 
peared unto  thee. 


again 


6  ^  And  the  Lord  said  further- 
more unto  him.  Put  now  thine 
hand  into  thy  bosom.  And  he 
put  liis  hand  into  his  bosom :  and 
when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his 
hand  was  leprous  ''  as  snow. 

7  And  he  said.  Put  thine  hand 
into  thy  bosom  again.  And  he 
l)ut  his  hand  into  his  bosom  again; 
and  plucked  it  out  of  liis  l)osom, 
and,  behold,  'it  was  turned 
as  his  other  flesh. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  will  not  believe  thee,  neither 
hearken  to  the  voice  of  W\i^,  first 
sign,  that  they  will  believe  the 
voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  will  not  believe  also  these 
two  signs,  neither  hearken  unto 
thy  voice,  that  thou  shalt  take  of 
the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour  it 
upon  the  diy  land :  and  ^the  water 
which  thou  takest  out  of  the  river 
^  shall  become  blood  upon  the  dry 
land. 

10  1"  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  O  my  Lord,  I  am  not  ^  elo- 
quent, neither  ^  heretofore,  nor  since 
thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy  servant ; 
but  ^'I  am  slow  of  speech,  and  of  a 
slow  toiigue. 

11  Ana  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
■"Who  hath  made  man's  month! 
or  who  maketh  the  dumb,  or  deaf, 
or  the  seeing,  or  the  blind  f  have 
not  I  the  Lord  ? 

12  Now  therefore  go,  and  I  will 
be  'with  thy  mouth,  and  teach 
thee  what  thou  shalt  say. 

13  And  he  said,  O  my  Lord, 
''send,  I  pray  thee,  by  the  hand  of 
Mm  whom  thou  "  wilt  send. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Moses,  and 
he  said.  Is  not  Aaron  the  Levite 
thy  brother  ?  I  know  that  he  can 
speak  well.  And  also,  behold, '  he 
Cometh  forth  to  meet  thee:  and 
when  he  seeth  thee,  he  will  be  glad 
in  his  heart. 

15  And  "thou  shalt  speak  unto 
him,  and  "put  words  in  his  mouth: 
and  I  will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and 
with  his  mouth,  and  "will  teach 
you  what  ye  shall  do. 

16  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokes- 

71 


Before 
CHRIST 

1-191. 


i  Num. 12.10. 
2_Kini;s  5. 


'Num. 12.13, 
14. 

Ucnit.  .■'.2.39. 
2  Kind's  5. 
14. 
Matt.  8.  3. 


fch.  7.  19. 


t  Heb.  shall 
he  and  shall 
be. 


t  Heb.  a  man 
of  words. 

t  Heb.  since 
yesterday^ 
7ior  nincettie 
third  day. 

«  ch.  fi.  12. 
Jer.  1.  6. 


Ii  Ps.  94.  9. 


i  Is.  50.  4. 
Jer.  1.9. 
Matt.  10. 19. 
Mark  13.11. 
Luke  12.11, 
12.  &21. 14, 
15. 

I  See  Jonah 
1.3. 

II  Or. 
shouldest. 


I  ver.  27. 
1  Sam.  10. 2, 
3,5. 


"  ch.  7. 1,  2. 

"Num. 22.38. 

&  23.  5, 12, 

IG. 

Deut.  18.18. 

Is.  51.  16. 

Jer.  1.  9. 
"Deut.  5.  31. 


GoWs  message  to  Plxaraoli. 


EXODUS. 


Pharaoh  increaseth 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

P  ch.  7. 1.  & 
18.  19. 


1  ver.  2. 


tHcb. 
Jether. 


'Ch.2.15,23. 
Matt.  2.  20. 


•ch.  ir.  9. 

Num.20.8,9. 


'ch.  3.  20. 


"ch.  7.  .5, 13. 

&  9. 12,  35. 

&10.  1.&14. 

8. 

Deut.  2.  30. 

Josh.  11.20. 

Is.  G3.  1". 

John  12.  40. 

Rom.  9. 18. 
*  Hos.  11. 1. 

Rom.  9.  4. 

2  Cor.  6. 18. 
T  Jer.  3L  9. 

James  1. 18. 


•ch.  11.  5.  & 
12.29. 


•Num.22.22. 
fcGen.  17.  H. 
'Josh.  S.  2,3. 
n  Or,  kni/e. 

t  TTch.  made 
it  touch. 


"I  Tcr.  11. 
•ch.  3. 1. 

f  ver.  15, 10. 


man  unto  the  people :  and  he  shall 
be,  even  he  shall  be  to  thee  instead 
of  a  mouth,  and  ^  thou  shalt  be  to 
him  instead  of  God. 

17  And  thou  shalt  take  ''this  rod 
in  thine  hand,  wherewith  thou  shalt 
do  signs. 

18  1  And  Moses  went  and  re- 
turned to  t  Jethro  his  father  in  law, 
and  said  unto  him.  Let  me  go,  I 
pray  thee,  and  return  unto  my 
brethren  which  are  in  Egypt,  and 
see  Avhether  they  be  yet  alive. 
And  Jethro  said  to  Moses,  Go  in 
peace. 

19  And  the  Lokd  said  unto  Mo- 
ses in  Midian,  Go,  return  into 
Egypt :  for  '  all  the  men  are  dead 
which  sought  thy  life. 

20  And  Moses  took  his  wife  and 
his  sons,  and  set  them  upon  an 
ass,  and  he  returned  to  the  land  of 
Egypt:  and  Moses  took  Hhe  rod 
of  God  in  his  hand. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, When  thou  goest  to  return 
into  Egypt,  see  that  thou  do  all 
those  'wonders  before  Pharaoh, 
which  I  have  put  in  thine  hand: 
but  "I  will  harden  his  heart,  that 
he  shall  not  let  the  people  go. 

22  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  Pha- 
raoh, Thus  saith  the  Loii§,  ^Israel 
is  my  son,  ^  even  my  firstborn  : 

23  And  I  •  say  unto  thee.  Let  my 
son  go,  that  he  may  serve  me: 
and  if  thou  refuse  to  let  him  go, 
behold,  '^l  will  slay  thy  son,  even 
thy  firstborn. 

24  l  >d  it  came  to  pass  by  the 
way  in  the  inn,  that  the  Lord 
^met  him,  and  sought'  '^  ''kill  him. 

25  Tlien  Zipporah  took  '^a  sharp 
"  stone,  and  cut  off  the  foreskin  of 
her  son,  and  ^cast  it  at  his  feet, 
and  said,  Surely  a  bloodj^  husband 
art  tliou  to  me. 

2()  So  he  let  him  go :  then  she 
said,  A  bloody  husband  thou  art, 
because  of  the  circumcisiou. 

27  *[  And  the  Loud  said  to 
Aaron,  Go  into  the  wildi^niess 
''to  meet  Moses.  And  he  Avent, 
and  met  him  in  Hhe  mount  of 
(}()d,  aud  kissed  him. 

28  And  Moses  ^told  Aaron  all 
the  words  of  the  Lord  who  had 

72 


sent  him,  and  all  the  s  signs  which 
he  had  commanded  him. 

29  1  And  Moses  and  Aaron 
''went  and  gathered  together  all 
the  elders  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael : 

30  'And  Aaron  spake  all  the 
words  Avhich  the  Lord  had  spoken 
unto  Moses,  and  did  the  signs  in 
the  sight  of  the  i)eople. 

31  And  the  people  ''believed :  and 
when  they  heard  that  the  Lord 
had  '  visited  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  that  he  "'had  looked  upon 
their  affliction,  then  "they  bowed 
thek  heads  and  worshipped. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  Pharaoh  chidei?i  Moses  and  Aaron  for  their  mes- 
sage. 5  Ue  increa-seth  the  Israelites'  task.  15  He 
checketh  their  complaints.  20  They  cry  out  upon 
Moses  aud  Aaron.     23  Moses  conipAaiiLeth  to  God. 

A  ND  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron 
J\.  went  in,  and  told  Pharaoh, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, Let  my  people  go,  that  they 
may  hold  ""a  feast  unto  me  in  the 
wilderness. 

2  And  Pharaoh  said,  ''Who  is  the 
Lord,  that  I  should  obey  his  voice 
to  let  Israel  go  I  I  know  not  the 
Lord,  ''neither  will  I  let  Israel  go. 

3  And  they  said,  "The  God  of  the 
Hebrews  hath  met  with  us :  let  us 
go,  we  pray  thee,  three  days'  jour- 
ney into  the  desert,  and  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  our  God;  lest  he  fall 
upon  us  with  pestilence,  or  with 
the  sword. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  said 
unto  them.  Wherefore  do  ye,  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  let  the  people  from 
their  works!  get  you  unto  your 
•^  burdens. 

5  And  Pharaoh  said.  Behold,  the 
people  of  the  land  now  are  "^many, 
and  ye  make  them  rest  from  their 
burdens. 

0  And  Pharaoh  commanded  the 
same  day  the  ^'taskmasters  of  the 
people,  and  their  officers,  saying, 

7  Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  peo- 
ple straw  to  make  brick,  as  hereto- 
fore :  let  them  go  and  gather  straw 
for  themselves. 

8  And  the  tale  of  ihe  ])ricks, 
which  they  did  make  heretofore, 
ye  shall  lay  upcm  them ;  ye  shall 
not  diminish   aught    thereof:    for 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

B>ver.  8,  9. 
h  ch.  3.  16. 


i  rer.  16. 


k  ch.  3. 18. 
ver.  8,  9. 


I  ch.  3.  IC. 

"■ch.  2.  25.  & 

3.7. 
"  Gen.  24.  2G. 

ch.  12.  27. 

1  ChT.29.;;0. 


"ch.  10.  9. 

l>  2  Kings  18. 
3.i. 
Job  21. 15. 

'  ch.  3. 19. 

i  ch.  3. 18. 

•ch.  1.  n. 


fch.  1.  7,  9. 


Sch.  1. 11. 


the  Israelites^  tash. 


EXODUS. 


God  reneiveth  Ids  promise. 


Before 

CHRIST 

141(1. 


t  Ilcb.  Let 
thf  irork  be 
hrary  upon 
the  men. 


tlleb.  a 
inntler  of  a 
day  iti  his 
day. 


1"  ch.  6.  9. 


they  he  idle;    therefore  they  cry, 

saying,  Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to 

our  God. 

I  9  ^Let  there  more  work  be  laid 
i  upon  the  men,  that  they  may  la- 
I  hour  therein ;    and   let   them   not 

regard  vain  words. 

10  ^  And  the  taskmaster's  of  the 
people  went  out,  and  their  oflicers, 
and  they  spake  to  the  people,  say- 
ing, Thus  saith  Pharaoh,  1  will  not 
give  you  straw. 

11  Go  ye,  get  you  straw  where 
ye  can  find  it:  yet  not  aught  of 
your  work  shall  be  diminished. 

12  So  the  people  were  scattered 
abroad  tliroughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  to  gather  stubble  instead  of 
straw. 

13  And  the  taskmasters  hasted 
tliem,  saying,  Fulfil  your  works, 
hjour  daily  tasks,  as  when  there 
was  straw. 

14  And  the  officers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  Pharaoh's 
taskmasters  had  set  over  them, 
were  beaten,  and  demanded. 
Wherefore  have  ye  not  fulfilled 
yoiu^  task  in  making  brick  both 
yesterday  and  to  day,  as  here- 
tofore ? 

15  ^  Then  the  officers  of  the 
children  of  Israel  came  and  cried 
unto  Pharaoh,  saying.  Wherefore 
dealest  thou  thus  with  thy  serv- 
ants ? 

16  There  is  no  straw  given  unto 
thy  servants,  and  they  say  to  us. 
Make  brick:  and,  behold,  thy 
servants  are  beaten ;  but  the  fault 
is  in  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said.  Ye  are  idle,  ye 
are  idle:  therefore  ye  say.  Let  us 
go  and  do  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  work; 
for  there  shall  no  straw  be  given 
you,  yet  shall  ye  deliver  the  tale 
of  bricks. 

19  And  the  officers  of  the  children 
of  Israel  did  see  that  they  ivere  in 
evil  case,  after  it  was  said.  Ye  shall 
not  minish  aught  trom  your  bricks 
of  yoiu?  daily  task. 

20  ^  And  they  met  Moses  and 
Aaron,  who  stood  in  the  way,  as 
they  came  forth  from  Pharaoh : 

21  ^And  they  said  unto  them, 


The  Lord  look  upon  you,  and 
judge ;  beciiuse  ye  have  made  our 
savour  Ho  be  abhorred  in  the  eyes 
of  Pharaoh,,  and  in  the  eyes  of  his 
servants,  to  put  a  sword  in  their 
hand  to  slay  us. 

22  And  Moses  returned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  Lord,  wherefore 
hast  thou  so  evil  entreated  this 
people?  why  is  it  that  thou  hast 
sent  me? 

2-'>  For  since  I  came  to  Pharaoh 
to  speak  in  thy  name,  he  hath 
done  evil  to  this  people;  hieither 
hast  thou  delivered  thy  people  at  all. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  God  reneweth  his  jvomise  by  his  name  JEHOVAH. 
14  The  genealogy  of  licnbeii,  15  of  Simeon,  16  cf 
Levi,  of  whom  came  3foses  a7id  Aaron. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Now  shalt  thou  see  what 
I  will  do  to  Pharaoh :  for  '^  with  a 
strong  hand  shall  he  let  them  go, 
and  with  a  strong  hand  ^  shall  he 
drive  them  out  of  his  land. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Moses, 
and  said  unto  him,  I  am  Hhe 
Lord: 

3  And  I  appeared  unto  Abraham, 
unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  by  the 
name  of  ""  God  Almighty ;  but  by 
my  name  '^JEHOVAH  was  I  not 
known  to  them. 

4  ^And  I  have  also  established 
my  covenant  with  them,  Ho  give 
them  the  land  of  Canaan,  the  land 
of  their  pilgrimage,  wherein  they 
were  strangers. 

5  And  ^'I  have  also  h^ard  the 
groaning  of  the  children  Israel, 
whom  the  Egyj)tians  keep  in  bond- 
age; and  Z  '  ave  remembered  my 
covenant. 

G  Wherefore  say  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  'I  am  the  Lord,  and  'I 
will  bring  you  out  from  under  the 
burdens  of  the  Egyptians,  and  I 
will  rid  you  out  of  their  bondage, 
and  I  will  "^  redeem  you  with  a 
stretched  out  arm,  and  with  great 
judgments : 

7  And  I  will  ^  take  you  to  me  for 
a  peoi)le,  and  "'I  will  be  to  you  a 
God :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God,  which  bring- 
eth  you  out  "from  under  the  bur- 
dens of  the  Egyptians. 
73 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

f  Hcb. 

to  sliuk, 
Gr-n.  'M.  .30. 
lSnm.i;i.4. 

&  ■Si.  IL'. 

2  Sam.  in.fi. 
1  Chr.  ly.  U. 


f  Hcb.  deliv- 

criiifj  Ihoit 
haft  not  de~ 
livcred. 


»ch.  3.  19. 


bch.  11.  l.ft 
IL'.  31, 30,31). 


II  Or,  JE- 
HO  VAH. 


'Gen,  17. 1. 
&  35.  11.  & 

48.3. 
■Ich.3.  H. 

Ps.  CS.  4.  & 

8.3.  18. 

.lohn  8.  ,'.S. 

Rev.  1.  4. 
''Gon.1.3.18. 

&  17.4,7. 
fGen.  17.8. 

&  :.'8.  4. 


e  ch.  2.  24. 


hvcr.  2,8,  29. 
ich.  3. 17.  & 

7.4. 

Deut.2fi.8. 

Ps.  81.  «.  & 

13G.  11, 12. 


k  ch.  15.  13. 
Dent.  7.  8. 
lChr.17.21. 
Nch.  1. 10. 


I  Dout.  4.  20. 

&  7.  K  &  14. 

2.  &  -y,.  18. 

2  Sam.  7. 24. 
"  Gen.  17. 7, 

8. 

ch.  29.45,46. 

Deut.  2U.13. 

Rev.  21.  7. 
"ch.S.  4,5. 

Ps.  81.  6. 


The  genealogy  of  Reuben, 


EXODUS. 


Simeon,  and  Levi. 


Before 
CHRIST 

14!il. 

\  Ileb.  lift  1/7) 
my  band. 
See  Gen.14. 

Dent.  32.40. 
"Gen.  15.18. 
&  L'C.  3.  & 
28.  13.  &  35. 
12. 

P  ch.  5.  21. 

tHeb. 
ghortness^ 
or,  slrait- 
ncss. 


1  ver.  9. 


'  ver.  .".0. 
ch.  4. 10. 
Jer.  1.  6. 


» Gen.  4fi.  % 
1  Chr.  5. 3. 


t  Gen.4C.in. 
1  Chr.  4.  24. 


""Gen.  46. 11. 
Num.  3.  17. 
1  Chr.  6. 1, 
16. 


1019. 


1 1  Chr.  6.1". 


T  Num.  26. 
57. 

1  Chr.  C.  2, 
18. 


MChr.C.19. 
&  23. 21. 


•ch.  2. 1,2. 
Num.  20.,';9. 


8  And  I  will  bring  y 011  in  unto 
the  land,  concerning  the  which  I 
did^"  swear  to  give  it  to  Abraham, 
to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob  ;  and  I  will 
give  it  you  for  a  heritage:  I  am 
the  Lord. 

9  ^  And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the 
chikben  of  Israel :  ^but  they  heark- 
ened not  unto  Moses  for  Umguish 
of  spirit,  and  for  cruel  bondage. 

10  And  the  Lokd  si^ake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

11  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  that  he  let  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  go  out  of  his  land. 

12  And  Moses  si)ake  before  the 
Lord,  saying.  Behold,  the  children 
of  Israel  have  '^  not  hearkened  unto 
me ;  how  then  shall  Pharaoh  hear 
me,  "^who  am  of  uncircumcised  lips? 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  unto  Aaron,  and  gave  them 
a  charge  unto  the  chikU-en  of  Is- 
rael, and  unto  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  to  bring  the  chikben  of  Is- 
rael out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  •[  These  le  the  heads  of  their 
tlithers'  houses:  ^The  sons  of  Eeu- 
ben  the  firstborn  of  Israel;  Ha- 
noch,  and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Oar- 
mi  :  these  6e  the  families  of  Eeuben. 

15  *  And  the  sons  of  Simeon ;  Je- 
muel,  and  Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and 
Jachin,  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul  the 
son  of  a  Oanaanitish  woman :  these 
are  the  families  of  Simeon. 

16  T[  And  these  are  the  names  of 
"the  sons  of  Levi  according  to 
their  generations;  Gershon,  and 
Kohatli,  and  Merari:  and  the  years 
of  the  life  of  Le^d  ivere  a  huncked 
thirty  and  seven  years. 

17  ''The  sons  of  Gershon;  Libni, 
and  Shimi,  according  to  their  fam- 
ilies. 

18  And  5' the  sons  of  Kohath; 
Amram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron, 
and  Uzziel :  and  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Kohath  were  a  hundi'ed  thii'ty 
and  three  years. 

19  And  'the  sons  of  Merari; 
Mahali  and  Mushi :  these  are  the 
families  of  Levi  according  to  their 
generations. 

20  And  ^  Amram  took  him 
Jochebed  his  father's  sister  to 
wife ;  and  she  bare  him  Aaron  and 

74 


Moses:  and  the  years  of  the  life 
of  Amram  were  a  hundred  and 
thirty  and  seven  years. 

21  ^  And  ^the  sons  of  Izhar; 
Ivorah,  and  ]!^epheg,  and  Zichri. 

22  And  Hhe  sons  of  Uzziel; 
Mishael,  and  Elzaphan,  and  Zithri, 

23  And  Aaron  took  him  Elisheba, 
daughter  of  ''Amminadab,  sister 
of  Xaashon,  to  wife ;  and  she  bare 
him  '^ISTadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar 
and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  ^sons  of  Korah;  Assir, 
and  Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph :  these 
are  the  families  of  the  Korhites. 

25  And  Eleazar  Aaron's  son  took 
him  one  of  the  daughters  of  Putiel 
to  wife ;  and  ^she  bare  him  Phine- 
has :  these  are  the  heads  of  the  fa- 
thers of  the  Levitfcs  according  to 
their  families. 

26  These  are  that  Aaron  and 
Moses,  'to  whom  the  Lord  said. 
Bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  the  land  of  Egypt  according 
to  their  '  armies. 

27  These  are  they  which  ''spake 
to  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  'to 
bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  Egypt :  these  are  that  Moses 
and  Aaron. 

28  1^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
day  iclien  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  land  of  Egyi)t, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, '"I  am  the  Lord: 
"sx)eak  thou  unto  Pharaoh. king  of 
Egypt  all  that  I  say  unto  thee. 

30  And  Moses  said  before  the 
Lord,  Behold,  "I  am  of  unckcum- 
cised  lips,  and  how  shall  Pharaoh 
hearken  unto  me  ? 

CHAPTEE  VII. 

1  Moses  is  encourof/cd  to  go  to  riiarauh.  7  His  age. 
8  His  rod  is  turned  into  a  serjxrd.  11  The  sorcer- 
ers do  the  like.  13  Pharaoh's  heart  is  hardened. 
14  God's  message  to  Pharaoh.  19  The  river  is 
turned  into  blood. 

ANl)  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
J\.  See,  I  have  made  thee  -^  a  god 
to  Pharaoh ;  and  Aaron  thy  broth- 
er shall  be  ''tliv  prophet. 

2  Thou  ^shalt  sjieak  all  that  I 
command  thee ;  and  Aaron  thy 
brother  shall  speak  unto  Pharaoh, 
that  he  send  the  chikhen  of  Israel 
out  of  his  land. 

3  iVnd  ''I  will  harden  Pharaoh's 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


bXum.16. 1. 
1  Chr.  6.  37, 
3«. 

<^  Lev.  10.  4. 

Num.  3.  30. 


about  1.530. 

A  Ruth  4. 19, 
20. 

1  Chr.  2.  10. 
Matt.  1.  4. 

'Lev.  10. 1. 

Num.  3.  2. 

&  26.  CO. 

1  Chr.  6.  3. 

&  24.  1. 
(Num.26.1L 


s  Num.  25.7, 
11. 
Josh.  24..33. 


h  ver.  13. 


■  ch.  7.  4.  & 
12.  17,  51. 
Num.  S3. 1. 
1491. 

kch.5U,3.& 

7.  10. 
Ivor.  1.3. 

ch.  n-l.  7.  & 

.^3.  1. 

Ps.  77.  20. 


"ver.  11. 
ch.  7.  2. 


"ver.  12. 
ch.  4. 10. 


»ch.  4.  i6. 
Jer.  1.  10. 


l.ch.4.  Hi. 
<■  ch.  4.  15. 


■1  ch.  4.  21. 


Moses  encouraged  to  go  to  Fliaraoli.        EXODUS. 


The  river  is  turned  into  Mood. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


'ch.  11.  9. 
fch.  4.  7. 


Pch.  10.  1.  & 
11.9. 


1.  ch.  6.  G. 

ivcr.  17. 
ch.  8.  L'2.  & 
H.  -t.  IS. 
Ps.  '.>.  1«. 

k  ch.  3.  20. 


I  ver.  2. 


1491. 
"'Deut.29.S. 

J:".-il.2.  &34. 

Acts  7.  23, 
30. 


"  Is.  7.  11. 
Jolin  •-'.  18. 
&  G.  31). 

"ch.  4.  2,17. 


P  ver.  9. 


1  ch.  4.  3. 
'  Gen.  41.  8. 
'2Tiin.  3.  8. 


tver.  22. 
ch.  8.  7, 18. 


°  ch.  4.  21. 
ver.  4. 


^ch.  8. 15.  & 
10. 1,  20,  27. 


Teh.  4.  2,  3, 
ver.  10. 


sig-ns 


heart,    and    "=  multiply    m\ 

and  my  Avouders  iu  the  land  of 

Egypt. 

4  But  Pliaraoli  shall  not  hearken 
unto  you,  ^'that  I  may  lay  my 
hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  fortii 
mine  armies,  aud  my  i)eo])le  the 
children  of  Israel,  out  of  tlie  land 
of  Egypt  ''by  great  judgments. 

5  And  the  Egyptians  '  shall  knoAV 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  "^  stretch 
fortli  mine  hand  upon  Egypt,  and 
bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  among  them. 

0  And  Moses  and  Aaron  '  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  them,  so 
did  they. 

7  And  Moses  was  "'fourscore 
years  old,  and  Aaron  fourscore 
and  three  years  old,  when  they 
spake  unto  Pharaoh. 

8  T^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9  When  Pharaoh  shall  speak 
unto  you,  saying,  "  Shew  a  miracle 
for  you :  then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
Aaron,  °Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  it 
before  Pharaoh,  and  it  shall  be- 
come a  serpent. 

10  1  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  they  did  so 
Pas  the  Lord  had  commanded: 
and  Aaron  cast  down  his  rod  be- 
fore Pharaoh,  and  before  his  serv- 
ants, and  it  "^  became  a  serpent. 

11  Then  Pharaoh  also  'called  the 
wise  men  and  Hhe  sorcerers:  now 
the  magicians  of  Egypt,  they  also 
'  did  in  like  manner  with  theii'  en- 
chantments. 

12  For  they  cast  down  every  man 
his  rod,  and  they  became  serpents : 
but  Aaron's  rod  swallowed  ui^ 
their  rods. 

13  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  that  he  hearkened  not  unto 
them;  "as  the  Lord  had  said. 

14  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ""  Pharaoh's  heart  is  hardened, 
he  refuseth  to  let  the  people  go. 

15  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the 
morning;  lo,  he  goeth  out  unto 
the  water;  and  thou  shalt  stand 
by  the  river's  brink  against  he 
come;  and  ^'the  rod  which  was 
turned  to  a  serpent  shalt  thou 
take  in  tlune  hand. 


1  n  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him, 
'The  Lord  God  of  tlie  Hebrews 
hath  sent  me  unto  thee,  saying, 
Let  my  x)eople  go,  'tliat  they  may 
serve  me  in  the  wilderness:  and, 
behold,  hitherto  thou  wouldest  not 
hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this 
''thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord:  behold,  I  will  smite  witli 
tlie  rod  that  is  in  mine  hand  upon 
the  waters  which  are  in  the  river, 
and  nliey  shall  be  turned  ''to  blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the  river 
shall  die,  and  the  river  shall  stink ; 
and  the  Egyptians  shall  'loathe  to 
drink  of  the  water  of  the  river. 

19  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy 
rod,  and  *^  stretch  out  thine  hand 
upon  the  waters  of  Egyi3t,  upon 
their  streams,  upon  their  rivers, 
and  upon  their  ponds,  and  upon 
all  their  ^  pools  of  water,  that  they 
may  become  blood ;  and  that  there 
may  be  blood  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Egypt,  both  in  vessels  of 
wood,  and  in  vessels  of  stone. 

20  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  so, 
as  the  Lord  commanded ;  and  he 
^'lifted  up  the  rod,  and  smote  the 
waters  that  were  in  the  river,  in  the 
sight  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  sight 
of  his  servants ;  and  all  the ''  waters 
tliat  were  in  the  river  were  turned 
to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  ivds  in  the 
river  died;  and  the  river  stank, 
and  the  Egyptians  '  could  not  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  river;  and  there 
was  blood  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

22  ""And  the  magicians  of  Egypt 
did  so  with  their  enchantments: 
and  Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened, 
neither  did  he  hearken  imto  them ; 
'  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went 
into  his  house,  neither  did  he  set 
his  heart  to  this  also. 

24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged 
round  about  the  river  for  water  to 
drink ;  for  they  could  not  di'ink  of 
the  water  of  the  river. 

25  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled, 
after  that  the  Lord  had  smitten 
the  river. 

75 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

'  ch.  3. 18. 

•ch.3.12,18. 
&  5.  1,  3. 


bch.  5.  2. 
ver.  5. 


••  ch.  4.  9. 
<!  Kcv.  IG. 
G. 


"  ver.  24. 


fch.8.5,6.1G. 
*9.  22.&10. 
12,  21.  &  14. 

21, 2y. 


t  Hcb.  !7a(7ii 
ering  of 
their  wa- 
ters. 


Bch.  17.  5. 


k  Ps.  78.  44. 
&  105.  2U. 


iver.  18. 


k  ver.  11. 


1  ver.  3. 


TJie  plague  of  frogs. 


EXODUS. 


The  plague  of  lice. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


•ch.3.12,18. 


bch.  7. 14.  & 
9.2. 


'  Eev.  16. 13. 


i  P8. 105.  30. 


I  Or,  dough. 


•ch.  7. 19. 


f  Fs.  78. 45.  & 
105.  30. 


Pch.7. 11. 


h  ch.  9.  28.  8c 
10. 17. 
Num.  21.  7. 
1  Kin.l.!.  G. 
Acts  8.  24. 


n  Or,  Ifnve 
this  lionour 
overine,  !fc. 

II  Or,  against 
when. 

f  Ileb.  to  cut 
off. 


H  Or, Against 
to  morrow. 


I  ch.  9.  14. 
Dcut.  3.'i.20. 
2  Sum.  7.22. 
1  Chr.  17.20. 
T».  m.  8. 
Is.  4<>.  n. 

Jer.  10.  G,  t. 


CHAPTEE  YIII. 

1  Frogs  are  sent.  8  Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses,  12  ajid 
Moses  by  prayer  removeth  them  away.  16  The  diLft 
is  turned  into  lice,  tuhich  the  magicians  could  not 
do.  20  The  swarms  of  flics.  2.5  Pharaoh  inclbieth 
to  let  the  2Jeople  go,  32  but  yet  is  hardened. 

A  I!^D  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses,  Go  unto  Pharaoh,  and 
say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Let  my  people  go,  Hhat  they  may 
serve  me. 

2  And  if  thou  ^refuse  to  let  them 
go,  behold,  I  will  smite  all  thy 
borders  with  "frogs : 

3  And  the  river  shall  bring  forth 
frogs  abundantly,  which  shall  go 
up  and  come  into  thine  house,  and 
into  '^thy  bedchamber,  and  upon 
thy  bed,  and  into  the  house  of 
thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people, 
and  into  thine  ovens,  and  into  thy 
"  kneadingtroughs : 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up 
both  on  thee,  and  upon  thy  people, 
and  ui3on  all  thy  servants. 

5  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron,  'Stretch 
forth  thine  hand  with  thy  rod  over 
the  streams,  over  the  rivers,  and 
over  the  ponds,  and  cause  frogs  to 
come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  stretched  out  his 
hand  over  the  waters  of  Egypt; 
and  ''the  frogs  came  up,  and  cover- 
ed the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  sAnd  the  magicians  did  so  with 
their  enchantments,  and  brought 
up  frogs*  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

8  1  Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  and  said,  ''Entreat 
the  Lord,  that  he  may  take  away 
the  frogs  from  me,  and  from  my 
l)eople ;  and  I  Avill  let  the  x>eople 
go,  tliat  they  may  do  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
"Glory  over  me:  "when  shall  I  en- 
treat for  thee,  and  for  tliy  servants, 
and  for  tliy  people.  Ho  destroy  the 
frogs  from  thee  and  thy  houses, 
that  they  may  remain  in  the  river 
only  ? 

10  And  he  said,  ^  To  morrow.  And 
he  said,  Be  it  according  to  thy 
word ;  that  tliou  mayest  know  that 
'  there  is  none  like  unto  the  Lord 
our  God. 

11  And    the   frogs   shall   depart 

76 


from  thee,  and  fi-om  thy  houses, 
and  fr'om  thy  servants,  and  from 
thy  people;  they  shall  remain  in 
the  river  only. 

12  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
out  from  Pharaoh  :  and  Moses 
''cried  unto  the  Lord  because  of 
the  frogs  which  he  had  brought 
against  Pharaoh. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


according 


13  And  the  Lord  did 
to  the  word  of  Moses;    and   the 
frogs  died  out  of  the  houses,  out  of 
the  villages,  and  out  of  the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  to- 
gether upon  heaps;  and  the  land 
stank. 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
there  was  'respite,  "'he  hardened 
his  heart,  and  hearkened  not  unto 
them ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

16  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch 
out  thy  rod,  and  smite  the  dust  of 
the  land,  that  it  mav  become  lice 

7  t.' 

throughout  all  the  land  of  Egyi)t. 

17  And  they  did  so;  for  Aaron 
stretched  out  his  hand  with  his  rod, 
and  smote  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
and  "it  became  lice  in  man,  and  in 
beast ;  all  the  dust  of  the  land  be- 
came lice  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

18  And  "the  magicians  did  so  with 
their  enchantments  to  bring  forth 
lice,  but  they  p  could  not :  so  there 
were  lice  uiJon  man,  and  upon 
beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  This  is  Hhe  finger  of 
God:  and  Pharaoh's  "^ heart  was 
hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not 
unto  them ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

20  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  ''  Rise  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  stand  before  Pharaoh; 
lo,  lie  coineth  forth  to  the  water; 
and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  ^Let  my  people  go,  that 
they  may  serve  me. 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my 
people  go,  beliold,  I  will  send 
"swarms  of  files  upon  thee,  and 
upon  thy  servants,  and  ui)on  thy 
peojjle,  and  into  thy  houses:  and 
the  houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall 
l)e  full  of  swarms  of  Hies,  aiul  also 
the  ground  whereon  they  are. 


k  Ter.  30. 
ch.  9.  .U  & 
10.  IS.  &  32. 
11. 

James  5. 16, 
17, 1». 


1  Ecc.  8. 11. 
■°ch.  7. 14. 


"  Pb.  105.  31. 


"  ch.  7. 11. 


P  Luke  10.1.3. 
2  Tim.  3. 

8,  9. 


1 1  Sara.  6. 

3,9. 

Ps.  8.  .3. 

Matt.  12.28. 

Luke  11. 20. 
"■ver.  15. 


»ch.  7. 15. 


'  ver.  1. 


II  Or,  a  mixt- 
ure of'  7ioi- 
aome  bea.<ts, 

l(C. 


^ 


Tlie  plague  ofjlies. 


EXODUS. 


The  murrain  of  leasts. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

n  ch.  9.  4,  G, 
26.  &  10.  -JH. 
&  11.  6,  7.  & 
12. 13. 


t  Heb.  a  re- 
demption. 


B  Or,  5f/  to 
moiTow. 


'  Ps.  78. 45. 
&  105.  31. 


II  Or, 
destroyed. 


>•Gen.4.^32. 
&4U.  34. 
Deut.  7.25, 
26.  &  Li.  31. 


^  ch.  3.  IS. 


"ch.  3.  12. 


b  ver.  8. 
ch.  9.  28. 
1  Kings  13. 
6. 


°  ver.  15. 


<l  ver.  12. 


'ver.  15. 
ch.  4.  a. 


Sign 


22  And  "I  will  sever  in  that  day 
the  land  of  Goshen,  in  whieh  my 
people  dwell,  that  no  swarms  of 
flies  shall  be  there;  to  the  end 
thou  may  est  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I  will  put  ^a  division  be- 
tween my  x)eople  and  thy  peo- 
ple :  "to  morrow  shall  this 
be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so;  and 
"^  there  came  a  grievous  swarm  of 
flies  into  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  and 
into  his  servants'  houses,  and  into 
all  the  land  of  Egypt:  the  land 
was  "corrupted  by  reason  of  the 
swarm  of  flies. 

25  1^  And  Pharaoh  called  for 
Moses  and  for  Aaron,  and  said,  Go 
ye,  sacrifice  to  your  God  in  the 
land. 

26  And  Moses  said,  It  is  not  meet 
so  to  do ;  for  we  shall  sacrifice 
^'the  abomination  of  the  Egyptians 
to  the  Lord  our  God :  lo,  shall  we 
sacrifice  the  abomination  of  the 
Egyptians  before  their  eyes,  and 
will  they  not  stone  us  f 

27  We  will  go  Hhi'ee  days'  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  and  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord  om*  God,  as  "he 
shall  command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let 
you  go,  that  ye  may  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord  your  God  in  the  wilderness ; 
only  ye  shall  not  go  very  far  away : 
''entreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Behold,  I  go 
out  from  thee,  and  I  will  entreat 
the  Lord  that  the  swarms  of  flies 
may  depart  from  Pharaoh,  from 
his  servants,  and  from  his  people, 
to  morrow:  l)ut  let  not  Pharaoh 
''deal  deceitfully  any  more  in  not 
letting  the  peoi)le  go  to  sacrifice  to 
the  Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from  Pha- 
raoh, and  ''entreated  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  Lord  did  according 
to  the  word  of  Moses ;  and  he  re- 
moved the  swarms  of  flies  from 
Pharaoh,  fi'om  his  servants,  and 
from  his  people;  there  remained 
not  one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  ^hardened  his 
heart  at  this  time  also,  neither 
would  he  let  the  people  go. 


CHAPTER   IX. 

1  77ie  murrain  of  beasts.  8  The  plague  of  boils  and 
blairis.  13  Jiin  mesxagc  about  t\c  hail.  22  Tlie 
plaijue  of  hail.  27  I'haraoh  aueth  to  Moses,  35  but 
yet  is  hardened. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ^  Go  in  unto  J  *liaraoh,  and 
tell  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my  people  go, 
that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  'refuse  to  let  tliem 
go,  and  wilt  hold  them  still, 

3  Behold,  the  'liand  of  the  Lord 
is  upon  thy  cattle  which  is  in  the 
field,  upon  the  horses,  upon  the 
asses,  upon  the  camels,  upon  the 
oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep :  tliere 
shall  he  a  very  grievous  murrain. 

4  And  ''  the  Lord  shall  sever  be- 
tween the  cattle  of  Israel  and  the 
cattle  of  Egypt:  and  there  shall 
nothing  die  of  all  that  is  the  chil- 
dren's of  Israel. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a  set 
time,  saying,  To  morrow  the  Lord 
shall  do  this  thing  in  the  land. 

6  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing 
on  the  morrow,  and  ""all  the  cattle 
of  Egypt  died :  but  of  the  cattle  of 
the  children  of  Israel  died  not  one. 

7  xlnd  Pharaoh  sent,  and,  behold, 
there  was  not  one  of  the  cattle  of 
the  Israelites  dead.  And  '^the  heart 
of  Pharaoh  was  hardened,  and  he 
did  not  let  the  people  go. 

8  T^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses and  unto  Aaron,  Take  to  you 
handfuls  of  ashes  of  the  furnace, 
and  let  Moses  sx^rinkle  it  toward 
the  heaven  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh. 

9  And  it  shall  become  small  dust 
in  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall 
be  ^a  boil  breaking  forth  ivith 
blains  upon  man,  and  upon  beast, 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egyj)t. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  of  the 
furnace,  and  stood  before  Pha- 
raoh; and  Moses  sprinkled  it  up 
toward  heaven ;  and  it  became  ''  a 
boil  breaking  forth  ivith  blains  up- 
on man,  and  upon  beast. 

11  And  the  'magicians  could  not 
stand  before  Moses  because  of  the 
boils;  for  the  boil  was  upon  the 
magicians,  and  upon  all  the  Egyp- 
tians. 

12  And  the  Lord  hardened  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh,  and  he  hearken- 

77 


Before 
CHKIST 

1491. 


"ch.  S.  1. 


b  ch.  8.  2. 


■■  ch.  7.  4. 


i  ch.  8.  22. 


'Ps.  78.  50. 


fch.  7.14.  & 

8.  32. 


E  Rev.  16.  2. 


b  Deut.  28.27. 


ich.S.  18, 19. 
2  Tim.  3.  9. 


I 


The  plague  of  hail. 


EXODUS. 


Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

k  ch.  4.  21. 
'ch.8.  20. 


'  ch.  8. 10. 


"  eh.  3.  20. 


"Rom.  9. 17. 

See  ch.  14. 

17. 

ProT.  16.4. 

1  Pet.  2.  y. 
t  Heb.  viade 

thee  stand. 


tneb.  «e< 
not  his 
heart  unto. 
Ch.  7. 1S3. 


P  Bev.  10. 21. 


IJoth.  10.11. 
Ps.  IH.  l.-i.  & 
78.47.fclll.i. 
.12.  &  H«.  H. 
Is.  .W.  .'». 
F-z.  3K.  22. 
Bcv.  B.7. 


ed  not  unto  them;  ''as  the  Lokd 
had  spoken  unto  Moses. 

13  1  And  the  Lord  said  imto 
Moses, '  Else  up  early  in  the  morn- 
iug,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh,  and 
say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my  i)eo- 
ple  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

14  For  I  will  at  this  time  send  all 
my  i)lagues  upon  thine  heart,  and 
upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy 
people;  "that  thou  may  est  know 
that  tliere  is  none  Uke  me  in  all 
the  earth. 

15  For  now  I  will  "stretch  out 
my  hand,  that  I  may  smite  thee 
and  thy  people  with  pestilence; 
and  thou  shalt  be  cut  off  from  the 
earth. 

16  And  in  very  deed  for  "this 
cause  have  I  ^raised  thee  uj),  for 
to  shew  in  thee  my  j)ower;  and 
that  my  name  may  be  declared 
throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  exaltest  thou  thyself 
against  my  peoi^le,  that  thou  wilt 
not  let  them  go  f 

18  Behold,  to  morrow  about  this 
time  I  will  cause  it  to  rain  a  very 
grievous  hail,  such  as  hath  not 
been  in  Egyi^t  since  the  founda- 
tion thereof  even  until  now. 

19  Send  therefore  now,  and  gath- 
er thy  cattle,  and  all  that  thou 
hast  in  the  field;  for  iipon  every 
man  and  beast  which  shall  be 
found  in  the  field,  and  shall  not 
be  brought  home,  the  hail  shall 
come  down  upon  them,  and  they 
shall  die. 

20  He  that  feared  the  word  of 
the  Lord  among  the  servants  of 
Pharaoh  made  his  servants  and 
his  Cattle  flee  into  the  houses : 

21  And  he  that  ^regarded  not  the 
word  of  the  Lord  left  his  servants 
and  his  cattle  in  the  field. 

22  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Stretdi  forth  thine  hand 
toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be 
'liail  ill  all  the  land  of  Egyiit,  up- 
on man,  and  upon  beast,  and  ujion 
every  herb  of  the  field,  thi'oughout 
the  land  of  Egyjit. 

23  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
rod  toward  heaven:  and'tlu^  Lokd 
sent  thunder  and  hail,  and  the  fii-e 

78 


ran  along  upon  the  ground;  and 
the  Lord  rained  hail  upon  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

24  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire 
mingled  with  the  hail,  very  griev- 
ous, such  as  there  was  none  like  it 
in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  since  it 
became  a  nation. 

25  And  the  hail  smote  through- 
out all  the  land  of  Egypt  all  that 
ivas  in  the  field,  both  man  and 
beast;  and  the  hail  '^ smote  every 
herl)  of  the  field,  and  brake  every 
tree  of  the  field. 

26  ^  Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen, 
where  the  children  of  Israel  ivere, 
was  there  no  hail. 

27  "[And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  called 
for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  un- 
to them,  *I  have  sinned  this  time: 
"the  Lord  is  righteous,  and  I  and 
my  people  are  wicked. 

28  "^  Entreat  the  Lord  (for  it  is 
enough)  that  there  be  no  onore 
^  mighty  thunderings  and  hail ;  and 
I  will  let  you  go,  and  ye  shall  stay 
no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  As 
soon  as  I  am  gone  out  of  the  city, 
I  will  ^'spread  abroad  my  hands 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  thunder 
shall  cease,  neither  shall  there  be 
any  more  hail;  that  thou  mayest 
know  how  that  the  ^  earth  is  the 
Lord's. 

30  But  as  for  thee  and  thy  serv- 
ants, '^  I  know  that  ye  will  not  yet 
fear  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  the  flax  and  the  barley 
was  smitten:  ^for  the  barlej'  was 
in  the  ear,  and  the  flax  teas  boiled. 

32  But  the  wlieat  and  the  rye 
were  not  smitten :  for  they  ivere 
*not  grown  up. 

33  And  Moses  went  out  of  the 
city  from  Pharaoh,  and  "^spread 
abroad  his  hands  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  the  thunders  and  hail  ceased, 
and  the  rain  was  not  poured  ui)on 
the  earth. 

34  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
the  rain  and  the  hail  and  the  thun- 
ders were  ceased,  he  sinned  yet 
more,  and  hardened  his  heaii:,  he 
and  liis  servants. 

35  And  ''the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was 
hardened,  neither  would  he  let  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


■•Ps.  105.33. 


■  ch.  8.  22.  & 
y.  4,  e.  &  10. 
•2S.  &  11.  7. 
&  12.  1.^. 
Is.  32. 18,19. 


'ch.  10. 16. 

"2Chr.l2.G. 

Ps.  129.  4.  & 

14.5.  17. 

Lam.  1. 18. 

Dan.  9. 14. 
^  ch.  8.  8,  28. 

&  10.  17. 

Acts  8.  24. 

t  Heb.  voices 
or'  God, 
Ps.  29.  3,4. 


yi  Kings  a 

22,  as. 

Ps.  143.  6. 
Is.  1. 15. 


'Ps.  24. 1. 
1  Cor.  10. 
26,28. 


''  Is.  26.  10. 


bRuth  1.22. 
&2.  23. 


tHeb. 
hidden,  or, 
dark. 

"  ver.  29. 
ch.  8. 12. 


i  ch.  4.  21. 


Locusts  are  threatened. 


EXODUS. 


The  plague  of  locusts. 


Before 

CHRIST 

14i»l. 

tlUb.  6.v*Ae 

Jlf  171(1  of 

ch.  4. 13. 


•ch.4.  21.  & 
7.14. 


bch.  7.  4. 


"  Deut.  4.  9. 
Ps.  41.  1.  .% 
71.  IS.  &  78. 
5,  &c. 
Joel  1.  3. 


d1  Kings  21. 
29. 

2Chr.  7.14. 
&  34.  27. 
Job  42.  6. 
Jcr.  l.i.  18. 
James  4. 10. 
1  Pet.  5.  U. 


'Prov.  30.27. 

Kev.  U.  3. 
t  Ueb.  eue, 

ver.  15. 


fch.  9.  32. 
Joel  1.4.  & 

2.  2o. 


s  ch.  8.  3,  21. 


h  ch.  23.  33. 

Josh.  23.13. 

1  Sam.  18. 

21. 

Ecc.  7.  26. 

1  Cor.  7.  35. 


t  neb.  who, 
and  who, 
8,-c. 


cliiUlren  of  Israel  go ;  as  the  Lokd 
had  si)okeii  ♦by  Moses. 

CHAPTEK  X. 

1  God  threateneth  to  send  locusts.  7  Pharaoh^  moved 
by  his  seri'anis,  indiueth  to  let  the  Israelites  go.  13 
The  2)l(i(jfue  of  the  locusts.  1(5  Pharaoh  sneth  to 
Moses.  21  The  ])laguc  of  darkness.  24  Pharaoh 
sueth  unto  Moses,  27  but  yet  is  hardened. 

A  ND  the  Lord  said  unto  INIoses, 
jljL  Go  in  nnto  Pharaoli:  -'for  1 
have  hardened  his  hi^art,  and  the 
heart  of  his  servants,  ^'thatl  might 
shew  these  my  signs  before  him : 

2  And  that  '^thou  may  est  tell  in 
the  ears  of  thy  son,  and  of  thy 
son's  son,  what  things  I  have 
wrought  in  Egypt,  and  my  signs 
which  I  have  done  among  them; 
that  ye  may  know  how  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

3  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  in 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  the 
Hebrews,  How  long  wilt  thou  re- 
fuse to  '^  humble  thyself  before  me  ? 
let  my  i)eople  go,  that  they  maj' 
serve  me. 

4  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my 
people  go,  behold,  to  morrow  will  I 
bring  the  'locusts  into  thv  coast : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  the  tface 
of  the  earth,  that  one  cannot  be 
able  to  see  the  earth:  and  *^they 
shall  eat  the  residue  of  that  which 
is  escaped,  wliich  remaineth  unto 
you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat 
every  tree  which  groweth  for  you 
out  of  the  field : 

6  And  they  ^  shall  fill  thy  houses, 
and  the  houses  of  all  thy  servants, 
and  the  houses  of  all  the  Egyp- 
tians; which  neither  thy  fathers, 
nor  thy  fathers'  fathers  have  seen, 
since  the  day  that  they  were  ui)on 
the  earth  unto  this  day.  And  he 
turned  himself,  and  went  out  ti-om 
Pharaoh. 

7  And  Pharaoh's  servants  said  un- 
to him.  How  long  shall  this  man 
be  "^  a  snare  unto  us !  let  the  men 
go,  that  they  may  serve  the  Lord 
their  God:  knowest  thou  not  yet 
that  Egj  pt  is  destroyed  f 

8  And  Moses  and  Aaron  were 
brought  again  unto  Pharaoh :  and 
he  said  unto  them,  Go,  serve  the 
Lord  your  God  :l)ut  ♦  who  are  they 
that  shall  go  I 


9  And  Moses  said,  We  will  go 
with  our  young  and  with  our  old, 
with  our  sons  and  with  our  daugh- 
ters, with  our  flocks  and  Avitli  our 
herds  will  we  go ;  for  '  we  must  hold 
a  feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let 
the  Lord  be  so  Avith  you,  as  I  will 
let  you  go,  and  your  little  ones: 
look  to  it ;  for  evil  is  before  you. 

•  11  Xot  so :  go  now  ye  that  are 
men,  and  serve  the  Lord  ;  for  that 
ye  did  desne.  And  they  were  driv- 
en out  ti'om  Ph{u\'ioh's  presence. 

12  ^\  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  "^  Stretch  out  thine  hand 
over  the  land  of  Egypt  for  the  lo- 
custs, that  they  may  come  up  upon 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  '  eat  every 
herb  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the 
hail  hath  left. 

13  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
rod  over  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
the  Lord  brought   an   east  wind 

'  upon  the  land  all  that  day,  and  all 
I  that  night;  and  when  it  was  morn- 
ing,  the  east  wind    brought  the 
locusts. 

14  And  ™the  locusts  went  up 
over  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
rested  in  all  the  coasts  of  Egypt : 
very  grievous  were  they;  "before 
them  there  were  no  such  locusts 
as  they,  neither  after  them  shall 
be  such. 

15  For  they  °  covered  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth,  so  that  the  land 
was  darkened;  and  they  ^'did  eat 
every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the 
fruit  of  the  trees  which  the  hail 
had  left:  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in 


the  herbs  of  the  field. 


through 


all 


the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  1  Then  Pharaoh  t  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron  in  haste;  and 
he  said,  '^  I  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  against  you. 

17  Xow  therefore  forgive,  I  pray 
thee,  my  sin  only  this  once,  and 
'^  entreat  the  Lord  your  God,  that 
he  may  take  away  fiom  me  this 
death  only. 

18  And  he  'went  out  from  Pha- 
raoh, and  entreated  the  Lord. 

19  And  th©  Lord  turned  a 
might V  strong   west  wmd,  which 

79 


Before 
CHRIST 

14!)1. 


>ch.  5. 1. 


k  ch.  7. 19. 


1  ver.  4,  5. 


"  Vs.  78.  4G. 
&  105.  34. 


°  Joel  2. 2. 


°  ver.  5. 


PPs.105.  35. 


t  Heb.  hast- 
ened tocull. 


1  ch.  9.  27. 


'ch.  9.  28. 
1  Kings  13. 
6. 


"ch.8.30. 


The  i)lague  of  darlmess. 


EXODUS. 


God's  message  to  the  Israelites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

t  Hfb. 
fastfned. 
'Joelli.  20. 

^  ch.  4.  21.  & 
U.  10. 


»  ch.  9.  22. 


t  neb.  that 
one  may 
feel  dark- 
ness. 


yPs.  105.  28. 


'ch.  8.  22. 


»ver.  8. 


bver.  10. 


t  Hcb.  into 
our  hands. 


«vcr.  20. 
eh.  4.  21.  & 
14.  4,  8. 


1  Hcb.  11. 27. 


took  away  the  locusts,  and  ^cast 
them  *into  the  Eed  sea;  there 
remained  not  one  locust  in  all  the 
coasts  of  Egypt. 

20  But  the  Lord  "hardened  Pha- 
raoh's heart,  so  that  he  would  not 
let  the  children  of  Israel  go. 

21  T[  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  '^  Stretch  out  thine  hand  to- 
ward heaven,  that  there  may  be 
darkness  over  the  land  of  Egj^Dt, 
^even  darkness  which  iu'dj  he 
felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
hand  toward  heaven;  and  there 
was  a  y  thick  darkness  in  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  three  days : 

23  They  saw  not  one  another, 
neither  rose  any  from  his  place 
for  three  days:  ^but  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  had  light  in  their 
dwellings. 

24  •[  And  Pharaoh  called  unto 
Moses,  and  ''said.  Go  ye,  serve  the 
Lord;  only  let  your  flocks  and 
your  herds  be  stayed:  let  yom* 
''little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Moses  said.  Thou  must 
give  His  also  sacrifices  and  burnt 
offerings,  that  we  may  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

26  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with 
us ;  there  shall  not  a  hoof  be  left 
behind ;  for  thereof  must  we  take 
to  serve  the  Lord  our  God;  and 
we  know  not  with  what  we  must 
serve  the  Lord,  until  we  come 
thither. 

27  1  But  the  Lord  "hardened 
Pharaoh's  heart,  and  he  would  not 
let  them  go. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him. 
Get  thee  from  me,  take  heed  to 
thys^elf,  see  my  face  no  more;  for 
in  that  day  thou  seest  my  face  thou 
shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Tliou  hast 
spoken  well,  "I  will  see  thy  face 
again  no  more. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  God's  measam  to  the  hraclilex  to  harrow  jewels 
of  their  ncujliboiira.  4  Afose.i  threateneth  Pharaoh 
with  the  death  of  the  firxtboni. 

A  XI)  tlie  Loud  said  unto  Moses, 

Xjl  Yet  will  I  bring  one  plague 

more    upon     Pliaraoli,    and     u])()n 

Egypt ;  afterwards  he  will  let  you 

80 


go  hence:  ''when  he  shall  let  you 
go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out 
hence  altogether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,  and  let  every  man  borrow 
of  his  neighbour,  and  every  wo- 
man of  her  neighbour,  ''jewels  of 
silver,  and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  "And  the  Lord  gave  the  peo- 
ple favour  in  the  sight  of  the 
Egyptians.  Moreover,  the  man 
**  Moses  ivas  very  great  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh's 
servants,  and  in  the  sight  of  the 
people. 

4  And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  "About  midnight  will  I 
go  out  into  the  midst  of  Egypt : 

5  And  '^all  the  firstborn  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  shall  die,  from  the 
firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sitteth 
upon  his  tlu'one,  even  unto  the 
firstborn  of  the  maidservant  that 
is  behind  the  mill;  and  all  the 
firstborn  of  beasts. 

6  ^And  there  shall  be  a  great  cry 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt, 
such  as  there  was  none  like  it,  nor 
shall  be  like  it  any  more. 

7  *"  But  against  any  of  the  children 
of  Israel '  shall  not  a  dog  move  his 
tongue,  against  man  or  beast :  that 
ye  may  know  how  that  the  Lord 
doth  put  a  difference  between  the 
Egyptians  and  Israel. 

8  And  ''all  these  thy  servants 
shall  come  down  unto  me,  and  bow 
down  themselves  unto  me,  saying. 
Get  thee  out,  and  all  the  peoi)le 
t  that  follow  thee :  and  after  that  I 
will  go  out.  And  he  w  ent  out  from 
Pharaoh  in  ^a  great  anger. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
'Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken  unto 
you;  that  "'my  wonders  may  be 
multiplied  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  all 
these  wonders  before  Pharaoh : 
"and  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  so  that  he  would  not  let  the 
children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his 
land. 

OHAPTEE  XII. 

1  TJie  heginnim/  of  (he  year  is  chavged.  3  TJie  pass- 
omr  is' irustitulcd.  11  The  rite  of  the  passovcr.  15 
Uideavcned  bread,  20  The  firstborn  arc  slain.  31 
The  Israelites  are  driven  out  of  the  land.  'SI  Tlieij 
come  to  Huccoth.    43  The  ordinance  of  tlie  pussover. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

'ch.  12.31,33, 
39. 


l>ch.  3.  22.  & 
12.35. 


"  ch.  3.  21.  & 
12.  30. 
Ps.  106.  46. 


•■2  80111. -.9. 
Esth.  9.  4. 


'  ch.12.12,23, 
£9. 
Amos  5.  17. 

fch.  12.12,29. 
Ainos  4.  10. 


ech.  12.  30. 
Amos  5. 17. 


hch.  8.  22. 
■  Josh.  10.  21. 


k  ch.  12.  33. 


^  neb.  that  U 
at  thi/fect. 
So  Judj;.  4. 
10.  &  8.  5. 

1  Kinss  20. 
10. 

2  Kings  3.9. 
t  Ilcb.  heat 

of  anger, 
Ic'h.  3.  19.  & 

-.  4.  &  10.  1. 
■»ch.  7.  3. 


"  ch.10.20,27. 
Rom.  2. 5.  & 
9.  22. 


The  passover  instituted. 


EXODUS. 


The  days  of  unleavened  hread. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


»ch.  13.4. 
Deut.  lUl. 


I  Or,  kid. 


V-Lcv.  22.  19, 

2(),  21. 

Mul.  l.S.H. 

Htb.  'J.  H. 

1  Pft.  1.  19. 
f  Ileb.  son 

Of  a  year^ 

Lev.  23.  12. 


'  Lev.  Zi.  5. 
Num.  U.  3. 
,'i  -Ji.  Hi. 
Ueut.l6.1,G. 

■  Ileh.  be- 
tween the 
two  cvejt- 
iiiga^ 
ch.  16.  12. 


■1  ch.  34.  2.5. 
Num.  9.  11. 
Deut.  1(!.  3. 
1  Cor.  5.  8. 


'  Deut.  IC.  7. 


fch.  23.  18..S: 
34.25. 


E  Deut  16.  S. 

h  eh.  11.  4,  5. 
Amos  fi.  17. 


INum.  33.  4. 
llOr,  princes^ 

ch.  21.  U.  & 

22.  28. 

Ts.  82.  1,  e. 

John  10.  34, 

35. 
kch.  8.  2. 


A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses  aucl  Aaron  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  saying, 

2  'This  month  shall  he  mito  yon 
the  beginning-  of  mouths:  it  shall 
he  the  lirst  month  of  the  year  to 
you. 

3  1  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel,  saying,  In  the 
tenth  day  of  this  month  th(\y  shall 
take  to  them  every  man  a  n  lamb, 
according  to  the  house  of  tiieir  fa- 
thers, a  lamb  for  a  house : 

4  And  if  the  household  be  too  lit- 
tle for  the  lamb,  let  him  and  his 
neighbour  next  unto  his  house  take 
it  according  to  the  number  of  the 
souls ;  every  man  according  to  his 
eating  shall  make  your  count  for 
the  lamb. 

5  Yoiu?  lamb  shall  be  ^without 
blemish,  a  male  ^  of  the  first  year : 
ye  shall  take  it  out  from  the  sheep, 
or  from  the  goats : 

G  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  same  month: 
and  the  whole  assembly  of  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  shall  kill  it  Un 
the  evening. 

7  And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood, 
and  strike  it  on  the  two  side  jjosts 
and  on  the  ui)per  door  post  of  the 
houses,  wherein  they  shall  eat  it. 

8  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in 
that  night,  roast  with  fire,  and  '^  un- 
leavened bread;  and  with  bitter 
herhs  they  shall  eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden 
at  all  with  water,  but  ^  roast  with 
tire;  his  head  with  his  legs,  and 
with  the  purtenance  thereof. 

10  ^And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it 
remain  until  the  morning;  and  that 
which  remaineth  of  it  until  the 
morning  ye  shall  burn  with  fire. 

11  1  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it; 
with  your  loins  girded,  your  shoes 
on  your  feet,  and  your  staff  in  your 
hand ;  and  ye  shall  eat  it  in  haste :" 
^it  is  the  Lord's  passover. 

12  For  I  ''will  pass  through  the 
land  of  Egypt  this  night,  and  will 
smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  both  man  and  beast ;  and 
'against  all  the  "gods  of  Egypt  I 
will  execute  judgment:  "I  am  the 
Lord. 


13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you 
for  a  token  ujion  the  houses  Avhere 
ye  are :  and  wlu;n  I  see  the  blood, 
1  will  i>ass  over  you,  and  the  ])lague 
sluill  not  be  upon  yon  'to  destroy 
you,  when  1  smite  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

14  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you 
'  for  a  memorial ;  and  ye  shall  keep 
it  a  "'feast  to  the  Lord  throughout 
your  generations :  ye  shall  keep  it 
a  feast  "  by  an  ordinance  for  ever. 

15  "Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  un- 
leavened bread ;  even  the  first  day 
ye  shall  put  away  leaven  out  of 
your  houses :  for  whosoever  eateth 
leavened  bread  froirl  the  first  day 
until  the  seventh  day,  ''that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  Israel. 

10  And  in  the  first  day  there  shall 
he  "^n  holy  convocation,  and  in  the 
seventh  day  there  shall  be  a  holy 
convocation  to  you ;  no  manner  of 
work  shall  be  done  in  them,  save 
tliat  which  every  *man  must  eat, 
that  oidy  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  observe  the  feast 
of  unleavened  bread ;  for  '  in  this 
selfsame  day  have  I  brought  your 
armies  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt: 
therefore  shall  ye  observ,e  this  day 
in  your  generations  by  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever. 

18  ^[  'In  the  first  month,  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month  at 
even,  ye  shall  eat  unleavened 
bread,  until  the  one  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month  at  even. 

19  '  Seven  days  shall  there  be  no 
leaven  found  in  your  houses:  for 
whosoever  eateth  that  which  is 
leavened,  "even  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  the  congregation  of 
Israel,  whether  he  be  a  stranger, 
or  born  in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  nothing  leavened; 
in  all  yom-  habitations  shall  ye  eat 
unleavened  bread. 

21  «f  Then  Moses  called  for  all 
the  elders  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them,  ''Draw  out  and  take  you  a 
"lamb  according  to  your  famiUes, 
and  kill  the  passover, 

22  ^  And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch  of 
hyssop,  and  dip  it  in  the  blood 
that  is  in  the  basin,  and  ^strike 
the  lintel  and  the  two  side  posts 

81 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


f  Ileb.  Xor  a 
destruction. 


1  ch.  13.  9. 

"  Lev.23.4,5. 
2  Kings  23. 
21. 


■'  vcr.  24,  ir 

eh.  !.■!.  10. 
"ch.  13.  0,7. 

&  :«.  15.  i: 

••;■!.  IK,  25. 

Lev.  2.3.  5,0. 

Num.2H.17. 

Dput.10.3,8. 

1  Cor.  0.  7. 


P  Gen.  17. 14. 
Num.  0.  13. 


1  Lev.  23.7,8. 
Num.  28.18, 
25. 


t  Ileb.  soul. 


■•ch.  13.  3. 


■  Lev.  23.  5. 

Num.  28.16. 


<  Ex.  23. 15. 

&  .34.  18. 
Deut.  IG.  3. 
1  Cor.  5.  7,8. 


"Num.  9. 13. 


^  ver.  3. 

Num.  9.  4. 

Josh.  5.  10. 

2Kin.23.21. 

Ezra  6.  20. 

Matt.  26. 18,. 

19. 

Mark  14. 

1J-I6. 

Luke  22. 7, 

&.C. 

li  Or,  kid. 
J  Ileb.  11. 28. 
'  ver.  7. 


Tlie  firstborn  are  slain. 


EXODUS.         The  Is7'aeUtes  driven  out  of  Egypt. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


■ver.  12, 13. 


l.Ez.9.  C, 

Rev.  7.  3.  & 

9.4. 
'2Sam.24.16. 

1  Cor.  Kl.  10. 

Heb.  11.  28. 


ach.  3.  8, 17. 


•ch.13.8,14. 
Deut.3ii.7. 
Josh.  4.  6. 
Po.  78.  6. 


f  ver.  11. 


ech.4.  31. 


k  Heb.  11.28. 


ich.  11.  4. 

k Num.  8.17. 
&33.  4. 
Ps.  78.51.  & 
103.  30.  t 
\35. «.  &  136. 
10. 

Ich.  4.23.  & 
11.5. 

f  Heb.  house 
of  tlie  pit. 


■"ch.  11.  fi. 
Prov.  21.13. 
AnioH  .'i.  17. 
James  U.  13. 


»ch.  Il.l. 
f ».  105.  38. 


•ch.  10.  9. 


iPeh.  10. 26. 


with  the  blood  that  is  in  the  ba- 
sin ;  and  none  of  you  shall  go  out 
at  the  door  of  his  house  until  the 
morning. 

23  ''For  the  Lord  will  pass 
through  to  smite  the  Egyptians; 
and  when  he  seeth  the  blood  up- 
on the  lintel,  and  on  the  two  side 
posts,  the  Lord  will  pass  over  the 
door,  and  ^will  not  suffer  'the  de- 
stroyer to  come  in  unto  your 
houses  to  smite  you. 

24  And  ye  shall  observe  this 
thing  for  an  ordinance  to  thee 
and  to  thy  sons  for  ever. 

25  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  be  come  to  the  land 
which  the  Lord  will  give  you, 
'^according  as  he  hath  i)romised, 
that  ye  shall  keep  this  service. 

26  ^And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  your  childi'en  shall  say  unto 
you,  \\Tiat  mean  ye  by  this  serv- 
ice! 

27  That  ye  shall  say,  at  is  the 
sacrifice  of  the  Lord's  passover, 
who  passed  over  the  houses  of  the 
children  of  Israel  in  Egypt,  when 
he  smote  the  Egyptians,  and  de- 
livered our  houses.  And  the  peo- 
]}\e  ebowe^  the  head  and  worship- 
ped. 

28  And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  away,  and  ''  did  as  the  Lord 
had  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron, 
so  did  they. 

29  1^  'And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
at  midnight  ''the  Lord  smote  all 
the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
'  from  the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that 
sat  on  his  throne  unto  the  firstborn 
of  the  captive  that  was  in  the  ^  dun- 
geon ;  and  all  the  firstborn  of  cat- 
tle. 

30  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the 
night,  he,  and  all  his  servants,  and 
all  the  Egyptians;  and  there  was 
a  "'great  cry  in  Egypt:  for  there 
was  not  a  house  where  there  ivas 
not  one  dead. 

31  1  And  "he  called  for  Moses 
and  Aaron  by  nigiit,  and  said, 
Rise  up,  and  get  you  forth  from 
among  my  people,  "both  ye  and 
the  children  of  Isr«ael ;  and  go, 
serve  the  Loud,  as  y(;  liave  said. 

32  ^xWao   take    your   flocks   and 

82 


and 


your  herds,  as  ye  have  said, 
be  gone;  and  "^ bless  me  also. 

33  "^And  the  Egyptians  were  ur- 
gent upon  the  people,  that  they 
might  send  them  out  of  the  land 
in  haste;  for  they  said,  'We  he  all 
dead  men. 

34  And  the  people  took  their 
dough  before  it  was  leavened,  their 
'I  kneadingtroughs  being  bound  up 
in  then'  clothes  upon  their  shoul- 
ders. 

35  And  the  chikhen  of  Israel  did 
according  to  the  word  of  Moses; 
and  they  borrowed  of  the  Egyp- 
tians *  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold,  and  raiment : 

36  "And  the  Lord  gave  the  j)eo- 
ple  favour  in  the  sight  of  the 
Egyptians,  so  that  they  lent  unto 
them  such  things  as  they  required: 
and  ''they  spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

37  1^  And  ^  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed  from  '^Rameses  to  Suc- 
coth,  about "  six  hundred  thousand 
on  foot  that  were  men,  beside  chil- 
dren, 

38  And  ^  a  mixed  multitude  went 
up  also  with  them ;  and  flocks,  and 
herds,  even  very  much  cattle. 

39  And  they  baked  unleavened 
cakes  of  the  dough  which  they 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  for  it 
was  not  leavened;  because  ''they 
were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and  could 
not  tarry,  neither  had  they  prei^ared 
for  themselves  any  victuals. 

40  1  Now  the  sojourning  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  who  dwelt  in 
Egypt,  was  "^four  hundi-ed  and 
thirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  the  four  hundred  and  thirty 
years,  even  the  selfsame  day  it 
came  to  pass,  that  all  ''the  hosts 
of  the  Lord  went  out  from  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

42  It  is  t'a  night  to  be  much  ob- 
served unto  the  Lord  for  bringing 
them  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt : 
this  is  that  night  of  the  Lord  to 
be  ob.servod  of  all  the  children  of 
Israel  in  their  generations. 

43  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  This  is  ^  the  or- 
dinance of  the  pas.sover:  There 
shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof: 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

•i  Gen.  27. 34. 
■■ch.  11.8. 
Ps.  105.  38. 


•  Gen.  20.  3. 


II  Or,  dough, 
ch.  8.  3. 


•  eh.  3.  22.  & 
11.2. 


"  ch.  3.  21.  & 
11.3. 


"  Gen.  15.14. 

ch.  3.  22. 

Ps.  105.  37. 
!  Num.  33. 3, 

5. 

'  Gen.  47. 11. 

»Gen.  12.2. 
&46.  3. 
ch.  .38.  26. 
Num.  1.  46. 
&  11.  21. 

t Ileb. 
a  ip-eat 
mi.rture. 
Num.  11.4. 


bch.  6. 1.  & 
11.  1. 
ver.  33. 


'  Gen.  15. 13. 
Acts  7. 6. 
Gal.  3. 17. 


■Ich.  7.  4. 
ver.  51. 


t  nch.  a 
uiyht  of  oh' 
scriatioiis. 

'■  See  Deut. 
10.6. 


fNum.  9. 14. 


The  firstborn  sanctified  to  God. 


EXODUS. 


The  memorial  of  the  passover. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

e  Gen.  17. 12, 
13. 


tLev.  22. 10. 


■  Num.  9.12. 
John  19.  ;i3, 

k  vcr.  C. 
Num.  9.  13. 
t  Ileb.  do  it. 

\  Num.  9. 14. 


"•Num.  9.14. 
&  15.  15,  IB. 
Gal.  3.  28. 


"ver.  41. 


°ch.  6.  2G. 


■  ver.  12, 13, 
15. 

ch.22.29,.30. 
&  -Ai.  19. 
I.ev.  27.  26. 
Num.  3.  13. 
&8. 16,  17. 
&18.  ]o. 
Deut.  15.19. 
Luke  2. 23. 

b  ch.  12.  42. 
Deut.  IB.  3. 


t  Heb. 
servants. 
'  ch.  6. 1. 

d  ch.  12.  8. 


'ch.  23.15. & 
34.18. 
Deut.  IG.  1. 


fch.  3.  8. 


44  But  every  man's  servant  that 
is  boiio-lit  for  money,  when  thou 


hast  s  circumcised  him,  then  shall 
he  eat  thereof. 

45  ''A  foreigner  and  a  hired  serv- 
ant shall  not  eat  thereof. 

40  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten ; 
thou  shalt  not  carry  forth  aught  of 
the  flesh  abroad  out  of  the  house ; 
'neither  shall  ye  break  a  bone 
thereof. 

47  ""All  the  congregation  of  Israel 
shall  ^keep  it. 

48  And  '  when  a  stranger  shall  so- 
jom-n  with  thee,  and  will  keep  the 
passover  to  the  Lord,  let  all  his 
males  be  circumcised,  and  then  let 
him  come  near  and  keep  it ;  'and 
he  shall  be  as  one  that  is  born  in 
the  land :  for  no  uncircumcised 
person  shall  eat  thereof. 

49  "'  One  law  shall  be  to  him  that 
is  homeborn,  and  unto  the  stranger 
that  sojourneth  among  you. 

50  Thus  did  all  the  chihben  of 
Israel;  as  the  LoiiD  commanded 
Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

51  "And  it  came  to  pass  the  self- 
same day,  that  the  Lord  did  bring 
the  chikh-en  of  Israel  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  °by  their  armies. 

CHAPTEE  XIIL 

1  The  jirsthorn  are  sanctified  to  God.  3  The  memo- 
rial of  the  passover  is  commanded.  11  27ie  first- 
lings of  beasts  are  set  apart.  17  The  Israelites  go 
out  of  Ugypt,  and  carry  Joseph''s  bones  with  them. 
20  They  come  to  Etham.  21  God  guideth  them  by 
ap)Ular  of  a  cloud,  and  a  pillar  of  fire. 

/i  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
J\.  saying, 

2  ""  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  first- 
born, whatsoever  openeth  the  womb 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  hoth 
of  man  and  of  beast :  it  is  mine. 

3  1  And  Moses  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, ^Eemember  this  day,  in  which 
ye  came  out  from  Egypt,  out  of  the 
house  of  ^  bondage ;  for  '  by  strength 
of  hand  the  Lord  brought  you  out 
fi'om  tills  place:  ^ there  shall  no 
leavened  bread  be  eaten. 

4  "^This  day  came  ye  out  in  the 
month  Abib. 

5  *!  And  it  shall  be  when  the 
Lord  shall  Hiring  thee  into  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  ^Vmorites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which 


a  sign  unto 


he  f'sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give 
thee,  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey,  ''that  thou  shalt  keei^  this 
service  in  this  month. 

G  '  Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  seventh 
day  shall  he  a  feast  to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be  eat- 
en seven  days;  and  there  shall  ''no 
leavened  bread  be  seen  with  thee, 
neither  shall  there  be  leaven  seen 
with  thee  in  all  thy  quarters. 

8  1^  And  thou  shalt '  shew  thy  son 
in  that  day,  saying.  This  is  done 
because  of  that  which  the  Lord  did 
unto  me  when  I  came  forth  out  of 
Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  be  for 
thee  uj)on  thine  hand,  and  for  a 
memorial*  between  thine  eyes,  that 
the  Lord's  law  may  be  in  thy 
mouth:  for  with  a  strong  hand 
hath  the  Lord  brought  thee  out 
of  Egypt. 

10  "Thou  shalt  therefore  keep 
this  ordinance  in  his  season  liom 
year  to  year. 

11  T[  And  it  shall  be  when  the 
Lord  shall  bring  thee  into  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  as  he  sware 
unto  thee  and  to  thy  fathers,  and 
shall  give  it  thee, 

12  °  That  thou  shalt  ^  set  apart  un- 
to the  Lord  all  that  openeth  the 
matrix,  and  every  firstling  that 
Cometh  of  a  beast  which  thou  hast; 
the  male  shall  he  the  Lord's. 

13  And  p  every  firstling  of  an  ass 
thou  shalt  redeem  with  a  "  lamb ; 
and  if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  it,  then 
thou  shalt  break  his  neck ;  and  all 
the  firstborn  of  man  among  thy 
children  "^  shalt  thou  redeem. 

14  ^  'And  it  shall  be  when  thy 
son  asketh  thee  ^  in  time  to  come, 
saying,  What  is  this  I  that  thou 
shalt  nay  unto  him,  ^By  strength 
of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out 
fi-om  Egyi)t,  from  the  house  of 
bondage : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  would  hardly  let  us  go, 
that  Hhe  Lord  slew  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both 
the  firstborn  of  man,  and  the  first- 
born of  beast :  therefore  I  sacrifice 
to  the  Lord  all  that  openeth  the 

83 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

e  eh.  B.  8. 
h  ch.  12.25,26. 

i  ch.  12.15,16. 


y.  ch.  12.  19. 


Ivor.  14. 
ch.  12.  26. 


■"  See  ver.16. 
ch.  12.  14. 
N»in.l5..39. 
Deut.  (J.  8. 
Sc  11.  IH. 
Prov.  1.  9. 
Is.  49.  Ifi. 
Jer.L'U.  24. 
ilatt.  23.  5. 


"ch.12.14,24. 


"  ver.  2. 
ch.  22.  29.  & 

,34. 19. 
Lev.  27. 26. 
Num.  8.  17. 
&  18.  15. 
Dt  lit.  15.19. 
Kz.  44.  30. 
f  Ileb.  catiae 
topa^sovtr. 

Pch.34.  20. 

Num.  IS. 

1.5,  IG. 
B  Or,  kid. 


1  Num.  3. 46, 

47.  &  IS.  15, 

lU. 
'  ch.  12.  26. 

Deut.  i!.  20. 

Josh.  4.  6, 

21. 
f  Ileb. 

to  morrow. 
'  ver.  3. 


'  ch.  12.  29. 


The  Israelites  go  out  of  Egypt. 


EXODUS. 


Pharaoh  pursueth  them. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

"  ver.  9. 


*ch.l4.n,12. 

Num.  14. 

1-i. 

J  Deut.ir.l6. 
«  ch.  M.  2. 

Num.  33.  6, 

&c. 


ill  a  rank. 


*  Gen.  50. 25. 
Josh.  24. 32. 
Acts  ".  16. 


I>  Num.  33. 6. 


'ch.l4.1!>,24. 
&40.  SH. 
Num.  ii.  I.i. 
&  10.  34.  & 
14.  14. 
Deut.  1.  Si. 
Neh.  a.  12, 
19. 

Ps.  78. 14.  & 
99.  7.  &  105. 
39. 

Is.  4. 5. 
1  Cor.  10. 1. 


•  ih.  13. 18. 

1.  Num.  33. 7. 
»Jer.44.1. 


*P».71.1I. 


matrix,  being  males;   but  all  the 
firstborn  of  my  children  I  redeem. 

16  And  it  shall  be  for  "a  token 
upon  thine  hand,  and  for  frontlets 
between  thine  eyes :  for  by  strength 
of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  forth 
out  of  Egypt. 

17  T^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  had  let  the  people  go, 
that  God  led  them  not  through  the 
way  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
although  that  ivas  near;  for  God 
said.  Lest  peradventure  the  people 
''repent  when  they  see  war,  and 
''they  return  to  Egypt: 

18  But  God  'led  the  people  about, 
through  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  the  Bed  sea :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  went  up  "harnessed  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

19  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of 
Joseph  with  him :  for  he  had  strait- 
ly  sworn  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, ""  God  will  surely  visit  you ;  and 
ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones  away 
hence  with  you. 

20  ^[  And  Hhey  took  their  joiu'- 
ney  from  Succoth,  and  encamped 
in  Etham,  in  the  edge  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

21  And  'the  Lord  went  before 
them  by  day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud, 
to  lead  them  the  way;  and  by 
night  in  a  inllar  of  fire,  to  give 
tliem  light ;  to  go  by  day  and 
night. 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar 
of  the  cloud  by  day,  nor  the  pillar 
of  fire  by  night,  fro7n  before  the 
l^eople. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  God  inntritcteth  tfie  Jsradites  in  their  journey.  5 
Pharaoh  pui-sueth  after  them.  10  Tlie  Israelites 
niurrnur.  13  Moses  coinforteth  them.  15  God  in- 
atructeth  Moses.  19  The  cloud  remotieth  behind  the 
camp.  21  The  Israelites  pass  through  the  Red  sea, 
23  which  drowneth  the  Egijplians. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spak(i  unto  Mo- 
XjL  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  tlic  children  of  Is- 
rael, ''that  they  turn  and  encamp 
before '' Pi-hahiroth,  between  "^Mig- 
dol  and  the  sea,  over  against  Baal- 
zeplion :  before  it  shall  ye  encamp 
by  the  sea. 

3  For  Pliaraoh  will  say  of  the 
(jhildren  of  Israel,  "PlK'y  are  en- 
tangled in  the  land,  the  wilderness 
hath  shut  them  in. 

84 


4  And  ''I  will  harden  Pharaoh's 
heart,  that  he  shall  follow  after 
them ;  and  I  ^  will  be  honoured  ux)- 
on  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  host ; 
-that  the  Egyptians  may  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord.     And  they  did  so. 

5  1^  And  it  was  told  the  king  of 
Egypt  that  the  i)eoj)le  fled:  and 
^the  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  of  his 
servants  was  turned  against  the 
people,  and  they  said.  Why  have 
we  done  this,  that  we  have  let  Is- 
rael go  from  serving  us  ? 

G  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  took  his  i)eople  with  him : 

7  And  he  took  'six  huncb-ed 
chosen  chariots,  and  all  the  char- 
iots'of  Egypt,  and  captains  over 
every  one  of  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  ^hardened  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  he  pursued  after  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  '  the  chikben  of  Is- 
rael went  out  with  a  high  hand. 

9  But  the  "Egyptians  pursued 
after  them,  all  the  horses  and  char- 
iots of  Pharaoh,  and  his  horsemen, 
and  his  army,  and  overtook  them 
encamping  by  the  sea,  beside  Pi- 
hahiroth,  before  Baal-zephon. 

10  1  And  when  Pharaoh  drew 
nigh,  the  chikben  of  Israel  lifted 
up  their  eyes,  and,  behold,  the 
Egyptians  marched  after  them; 
and  they  were  sore  afi-aid:  and 
the  children  of  Israel  ''cried  out 
unto  the  Lord. 

11  °And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Because  there  ii-ere  no  graves  in 
Egypt,  hast  thou  taken  us  away 
to  die  in  the  wilderness?  where- 
fore hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us, 
to  carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

12  ^Is  not  this  the  word  that  we 
did  tell  thee  in  Egypt,  saying,  Let 
us  alone,  that  we  may  serve  the 
Egyptians!  For  it  had  'been  bet- 
ter for  us  to  serve  the  Egyptians, 
than,  that  we  should  die  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

13  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
X)eople,  "Fear  ye  not,  stand  still, 
and  s(H^  the  salvation  of  the  Lord, 
wliich  he  will  shew  to  you  to  day : 
"for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye  have 
seen  to  day,  ye  shall  see  them 
again  no  more  for  ever. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

«ch.4.  21.  & 

7.3. 
fch.  9. 16. 

ver.  17,  18. 

Rom.  9. 17, 

22,  2). 
e  ch.  7.  5. 


t  Ps.  105. 25. 


ich.  15.4. 


k  ver.  4. 


Ich.  C.  1.  & 
13.  9. 
Num.  33.  3. 

■"  ch.  15.  9. 
Josh.  24.  6. 


"Josh.  24. 7. 
Neh.  9.  9. 
P?.  M.  17.  & 

1U7.  «. 

"Pa.  106. 7,8. 


P  ch.  5.  21.  St 

6.9. 


12Chr.20.15, 
]-. 

Is.  41. 10,13, 
14. 


II  Or,  /or 
whertas  i/e 
hnre  seen 
the  Kr;i/j>- 
tiann  to 
day,  Ifc. 


I 


The  passage  of  the  Bed  sea. 


EXODUS. 


The  Egyptians  are  droivned. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

'  ver.  25. 
Dcut.  1.  30. 

& :!.  2-J.  & 

2(1.  4. 

Josh.  10. 14, 

42.  &  2:(.  3. 

2  Cl1r.ai.2y. 

Nch.  4.  20. 

Ib.  .'il.4. 
» Is.  M.  15. 
<  ver.  21,  26. 

ch.  ".  19. 


■'  ver.  8. 
ch.  7.  3. 


'  ver.  4. 


y  ver.  4, 


•ch.l3.21.& 
2;).  20.  i  32. 
34. 

Num.20.16. 
la.  63.  9. 


"Sec  Is.  8.14. 
2  Cor.  4.  3. 


b  ver.  16. 


'  Vs.  66.  6. 

d  ch.  15.  8. 

Josh.  3.  16. 

&4.  23. 

Neh.  9.  11. 

Ps.  74.  13.  & 

100. 9.  &  114. 

3. 

Is.  63.  12. 
•ver.  29. 

ch.  15.  19. 

Num.  33.  8. 

Ps.  «).  6.  & 

78. 13. 

Is.  63. 13. 

1  Cor.  10.  1. 

Ueb.  11.  29. 
f  Uab.  3. 10. 


e  See  Ps.  77. 
17,  &c. 


14  'The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you, 
and  ye  shall  'hold  your  peace. 

15  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  AVherefore  criest  thou  luito 
me  ?  speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  go  forward : 

16  But  4ift  thou  u\)  thy  rod,  and 
stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the 
sea,  and  divide  it:  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  shall  go  on  dry 
ground  through  the  midst  of  the 
sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I  will  "harden 
the  hearts  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
they  shall  follow  them  :  and  I  will 
''get  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh, 
and  upon  all  his  host,  upon  his 
chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

18  And  the  Egyptians  ^  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when 
I  have  gotten  me  honour  upon 
Pharaoh,  upon  his  chariots,  and 
upon  his  horsemen. 

19  1  And  the  Angel  of  God, 
^  which  went  before  the  camp  of 
Israel,  removed  and  went  behind 
them ;  and  the  pillar  of  the  c!oud 
went  from  before  their  face,  and 
stood  behind  them : 

20  And  it  came  between  the 
camp  of  the  Egyptians  and  the 
camp  of  Israel;  and  ^ it  was  a 
cloud  and  darkness  to  them,  but  it 
gave  light  by  night  to  these:  so 
that  the  one  came  not  near  the 
other  all  the  night. 

21  And  Moses  ''stretched  out  his 
hand  over  the  sea ;  and  the  Lord 
caused  the  sea  to  go  hack  by  a 
strong  east  wind  all  that  night, 
and  'made  the  sea  dry  land,  and 
the  waters  were  '*  divided. 

22  And  ^the  children  of  Israel 
went  into  the  midst  of  the  sea 
upon  the  diy  ground:  and  the 
waters  were  ^a  wall  unto  them  on 
their  right  hand,  and  on  their 
left. 

23  1  And  the  Egyptians  pursued, 
and  went  in  after  them  to  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  even  all  Pharaoh's 
horses,  his  chariots,  and  his  horse- 
men. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
the  morning  watch  ^the  Lord 
looked  unto  the  host  of  the  Egyp- 
tians through  the  x)ilhii'  of  fire  and 


of  the  cloud,  and  troubled  the  host 
of  the  I]gyi)tians, 

25  And  took  off  their  chariot 
wheels,  "that  they  drave  them 
heavily:  so  that  the  Egyptians' 
said,  Let  us  flee  from  the  face  of 
Israel ;  for  the  Lord  ''  lighteth  for 
them  against  the  Egyptians. 

20  "ii  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  'Stretch  out  thine  hand 
over  the  sea,  that  the  waters  may 
come  again  upon  the  Egyptians, 
upon  their  chariots,  and  upon  their 
horsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretc]^ed  forth 
his  hand  over  the  sea,  and  the  sea 
''returned  to  his  strength  when 
the  morning  appeared;  and  the 
Egyptians  fled  against  it ;  and  the 
Lord  '  ^  overthrew  the  Egyptians 
in  the  midst  of  the  sea. 

28  And  "the  waters  returned, 
and  "covered  the  chariots,  and 
the  horsemen,  and  all  the  host  of 
Pharaoh  that  came  into  the  sea 
after  them ;  there  remained  not  so 
much  as  one  of  them. 

29  But  "the  children  of  Israel 
walked  upon  dry  land  in  the  midst 
of  the  sea ;  and  the  waters  u-ere  a 
wall  unto  them  on  their 
hand,  and  on  their  left. 

30  Thus  the  Lord  p  saved  Israel 
that  day  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians;  and  Israel  "^saw  the 
Egyptians  dead  upon  the  sea 
shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  great 
*work  which  the  Lord  did  upon 
the  Egyptians:  and  the  people 
feared  the  Lord,  and  '^beheved  the 
Lord,  and  his  servant  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Mbnes'  so)ig.  22  The  people  want  water.  23  The 
waters  at  Marah  are  bitter.  25  A  tree  sweeteneth 
them.  27  At  Elim  are  twelve  wells,  and  seventy 
palm  trees. 

THEX  sang  ^  Moses  and  the 
children  of  Israel  this  song 
unto  the  Lord,  and  spake,  saying, 
I  will "  sing  unto  the  Lord,  for  he 
hath  triumphed  gloriously :  the 
horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown 
into  the  sea.  "^ 

2  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and 
''song,  and  he  is  become  my  sal- 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


II  Or,  anrl 
mtufe  them 
to  (JO  heav- 
ily. 


h  ver.  14. 


1  ver.  16. 


k  Josh.  4. 18. 


Ich.  15.1,7. 
t  Heb. 
shook  off\ 
Deut.  11.  4. 
Neh.  9.  11. 
Ps.  7H.  ,W. 
Heb.  11.  29. 
I  ■"  llab.  3.  8, 
13. 

°Pb.  106.11. 


°  ver.  22. 
Ps.  77.  20.  & 
7S.  .W,  53. 


right 


P  Ps.  106.  8, 
10. 


1  Ps.  .IS.  10. 
&  59.  10. 


t  Ileb.  hand. 


'eh.  4.31.  & 
19.  9. 

Ps.  lOG.  12. 
John  2.  11. 
&11.  45. 


vation :  he  is  my  God,  and  I 

85 


will 


•Judg.  5.1. 
2  Sam.  22.1. 
Pa.  106.  12. 


b  ver.  21. 


'  De«t.l0.21. 
Ps.  18.  2.  & 
22.  3.  h  59. 
17.  .I-  62.  6. 
&  1(19.  1.  & 
118.  14.  & 
140.7. 
Is.  12.  2. 
Hab.  3.  IS, 
19. 


Tlie  song  of  Moses. 


EXODUS. 


TJie  people  want  water. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

d  Gen.  28.21, 

22. 

2 Sam.  7.5. 

Ps.  132.  5. 
'  ch.  3.  15,1G. 
f2Sam.  22. 

47. 

Ps.  90.  S.  & 

US.  2S. 

Is.  25.  1. 
sps.  24.  8. 

Kcv.  lU.  11. 
hch.  G.  3. 

Ps.  83.  18. 
ich.  14.  28. 
kch.  14.  7. 
Ich.  14.  28. 
"Neh.  9.11. 
"Ps.  118.15, 

16. 


°Deut.33.26. 


PPs.59. 13. 
1 1n.  3.  24.  & 

47.  14. 
■■ch.  14.  21. 

2Sam  .22.16. 

Job  4.  y. 

2Thess.2.S. 
■  Ps.  78.  13. 

Hab.  3. 10. 


'Judg.  5.30. 

"0611.49.27. 
Is.  5.3.  12. 
Luke  11. 22. 


II  Or, 

repossess. 
»ch.l4.  21. 

Pa.  147. 18. 
y  ver.  5. 

ch.  14.  28. 


»2Sam.7.22. 

lKings8.23. 

Ps.  71. 19.  & 

8fi.  8.  is.  89. 

G,  8. 

Jer.  10.  C.  & 

49.  19. 
II  Or,  mighty 

onesf 
•Is.  6.  .3. 
bPa.  77.  14. 
'  ver.  0. 


dPs.  77. 15, 
20.  &  78. 52. 
**).  1.  & 
106.  9. 
Is.  Ci.  12,13. 
Jcr.  2.  C. 

•  P«.  78.  54. 


fNum.14.14. 

Deut.  2.  25. 

Ji«h. 2.9,10. 
t  Pi.  48.  6. 


k  Gen.  36. 40. 

i  Deut.  2.  4. 

k  Num.  22. 3. 

Hub.  3.  7. 


IJoib.  5. 1. 


"•  Dput.  2.25. 
Ml.  2.5. 
Jush.  2.  9. 


prepare  him  "^a  habitation ;  my  ^fa- 
ther's God,  and  I  ^will  exalt  him. 

3  The  LoED  is  a  man  of  ^ war: 
the  LoKD  is  his  *"  name. 
i  4  '  Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  host 
hath  he  cast  into  the  sea:  ^his 
chosen  captains  also  are  drowned 
in  the  Eed  sea. 

5  'The  depths  have  covered  them: 
"they  sank  into  the  bottom  as  a 
stone. 

6  "Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is 
become  glorious  in  power:  thy 
right  hand,  O  Lord,  hath  dashed 
in  i)ieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thine 
"excellency  thou  hast  overthrown 
them  that  rose  up  against  thee: 
thou  sentest  forth  thy  wrath,  which 
p  consumed  them  "^as  stubble. 

8  And  '"with  the  blast  of  thy  nos- 
trils the  waters  were  gathered  to- 
gether, 'the  floods  stood  upright 
as  a  heap,  and  the  depths  were 
congealed  in  the  heart  of  the  sea. 

9  *  The  enemy  said,  I  will  pm'sue, 
I  will  overtake,  I  will  "divide  the 
spoil;  my  lust  shall  be  satisfied 
upon  them ;  I  will  draw  my  sword, 
my  hand  shall  "  destroy  them. 

10  Thou  didst  ^blow  with  thy 
wind,  ^the  sea  covered  them:  they 
sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  wa- 
ters. 

11  ^Vrho  is  like  unto  thee,  O 
Lord,  among  the  "gods!  who  is 
like  thee,  ^glorious  in  holiness, 
fearful  in  praises, ''  doing  wonders  I 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  Hhy 
right  hand,  the  earth  swallowed 
them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  ''led 
fortli  the  peoijle  which  thou  hast 
redeemed:  thou  hast  guided  them 
in  thy  strength  unto  Hhy  holy 
hal  >itation. 

14  ^  The  people  shall  hear,  and 
be  afraid :  *>'  sorrow  shall  take  hold 

I  on  the  inhaljitants  of  Palestina. 

1  15  "Then  'the  dukes  of  Edom 
shall  l)e  amazed;  ■'tht;  mighty  uien 
of  Moal),  tremlding  shall  take  hold 
upon  them ;  '  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Canaan  sliall  melt  away. 

IG  "'Fear  and  dread  sliall  ftill  up- 
on   them;    by    the    greatness    of 
thine  arm   they  shall   be  as  still 
86 


°as  a  stone;  till  thy  people  pass 
over,  O  Lord,  till  the  people  pass 
over,  "ichich  thou  hast  i^urchased. 

17  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and 
p  plant  them  in  the  mountain  of 
thine  inheritance,  in  the  place,  O 
Lord,  which  thou  hast  made  for 
thee  to  dwell  in;  in  the  ''sanctu- 
ary, O  Lord,  which  thy  hands 
have  established. 

18  'The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever 
and  ever. 

19  For  the  ^  horse  of  Pharaoh 
went  in  with  his  chariots  and 
with  his  horsemen  into  the  sea, 
and  Hhe  Lord  brought  again  the 
waters  of  the  sea  upon  them ;  but 
the  children  of  Israel  went  on  dry 
land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea. 

20  1  And  Miriam  "the  prophet- 
ess, ^the  sister  of  Aaron,  ^'took  a 
timbrel  in  her  hand;  and  all  the 
women  went  out  after  her  ^with 
timbrels  and  with  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  ^answered  them, 
^  Sing  ye  to  the  Lord,  for  he  hath 
triifmphed  gloriously:  the  horse 
and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into 
the  sea. 

22  So  Moses  brought  Israel  from 
the  Eed  sea,  and  they  went  out 
into  the  wilderness  of  "  Shur ;  and 
they  went  three  days  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  found  no  water. 

23  T[  And  when  they  came  to 
''Marah,  they  could  not  drink  of 
the  waters  of  Marah,  for  they  were 
bitter:  therefore  the  name  of  it 
was  called  "Marah. 

24  And  the  people  ^murmured 
against  Moses,  saying,  What  shall 
we  drink  f 

25  And  he  *^  cried  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  Lord  shewed  him  a  tree, 
^u'hich  when  he  had  cast  into  the 
waters,  the  Avaters  were  made 
sweet:  there  he  ''made  for  them 
a  statute  and  an  ordinance,  and 
there  '  he  j)roved  them, 

20  And  said,  '^If  thou  wilt  dili- 
gently hearken  to  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  wilt  do  that 
which  is  right  in  his  sight,  and 
wilt  give  ear  to  his  command- 
ments, and  k(?ep  all  his  statutes, 
I  will  ])ut  none  of  these  '  diseases 
upon  thee,  which  I  have  brought 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

n  1  Sam.  25. 

37. 
"ch.  19.5. 

Deut.  .32.  9. 

2Sam.  7.23. 

Ps.  74.  2. 

Is.  43. 1,  3. 

&  51.  10. 

Jer.  .31.  11. 

Tit.  2. 14. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
PPs.  44.2.& 

80.8. 
•i  Ps.  78.  54. 


f  Ps.  10. 16.  & 
29. 10.  &  140. 
10. 
Is.  57. 15. 

■  ch.  14.  23. 
Prov.  21.31. 


<  ch.  14.28,29. 


°  Judg.  4.  4. 

1  Sam.  10.5. 

^Nnm.26.59. 

J  1  Sam.18.6. 


'Judg.11.34. 

&  21.  21. 

2. Sam.  6.16. 

Ps.  68.11,25. 

&  149.  3.  & 

150.  4. 
•lSam.18.7. 
t  ver.  1. 


'  Gen.  16.  7. 
&25. 18. 


d  Num.  33. 8. 


II  That  is. 
Bitterness, 
Ruth  1.  20. 

•ch.  16.2.  & 
17.3. 


fch.l4.  10.  & 
ir.  4. 
Ps.  50.  15. 

E  See  2  Km. 
2. 21.  &  4. 41. 


b  See  Josh. 
24.25. 


ich.  16.4. 

Deut.8.2,16. 

Judg.  2.  22. 

i  3.  1,  4. 

Ps.  66. 10.  & 

81.  7. 
k  Deut.  7. 12, 

15. 


1  Deut.  28.27, 
UU. 


Tliey  murmur  for  want  of  hrcad. 


EXODUS. 


Quails  and  manna  are  sent. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

"ch.  23.25. 

Ps.  41.  .•!,4. 

&  10!.  3.  & 

147.3. 
"Num.  33.9. 


1401. 
•  Num.33.10, 
U. 


h  Ez.  30. 15. 


«  eh.  15.  24. 
Pa.  IWi.  25. 
1  Cor.  10.10. 


<1  Lam.  4.  9. 


"Num.U.4, 
5. 


f  Pa. "S.  24,25. 

&  105.  40. 

John  G.  31, 

.32. 

1  Cor.  10.  3. 
t  Heb.  the 

portion  of  a 

day  in  his 

day, 

Prov.  30.8. 

Matt.  G.  11. 
ech.  15.25. 

Deut.8.2,16. 


6  Sec  ver.  22. 
Lev.  25.  21. 


•  See  ver.  12, 
13.  &ch.6.7. 
Num.  16.28, 
29,30. 


t  See  ver.  10. 

Is.  35.  2.  & 

40.  5. 

John  11.  4, 

40. 
INum.ie.U. 


upon  the  Egyptians :  for  I  am  the 
LoKD  "'  that  healeth  thee. 

27  t  "And  they  came  to  Elim, 
where  were  twelve  wells  of  water, 
and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees : 
and  they  encamped  thcjre  by  the 
waters. 

CHAPTER  XYI. 

I  The  Israelites  come  to  Sin.  2  Tliey  murmur  for 
xuant  of  bread.  4  God  promiscth  them  bread  from 
heaven.  11  Quails  are  sent,  14  and  manna.  16 
TJte  ordering  of  manna.  25  It  was  not  to  be  found 
on  the  sabbath.     32  An  omer  of  it  is  preserved. 

AXD  they  ''took  then*  joiu'ney 
J\_  from  Elim,  and  all  tlie  eon- 
gregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 
came  unto  the  wilderness  of  ^  Sin, 
which  is  between  Elim  and  Sinai, 
on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second 
month  after  their  departing  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  the  whole  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  'murmured 
against  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the 
wilderness : 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  them,  <*  Would  to  God  we  had 
died  by  the  hand  of  the  Lord  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  'when  we  sat 
by  the  flesh  pots,  and  when  we  did 
eat  bread  to  the  full ;  for  ye  have 
brought  us  forth  into  this  wilder- 
ness, to  kill  tliis  whole  assembly 
with  hunger. 

4  ^[  Then  said  the  Loed  unto 
Moses,  Behold,  I  will  rain  ^  bread 
from  heaven  for  you ;  and  the  ])eo- 
ple  shall  go  out  and  gather  ^  a  cer- 
tain rate  every  day,  that  I  may 
^' prove  them,  whether  they  will 
walk  in  my  law,  or  no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
on  the  sixth  day  they  shall  prepare 
tliat  which  they  bring  in ;  and  ''  it 
shall  be  twice  as  much  as  they 
gather  daily. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  '  At 
even,  then  ye  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  hath  brought  you  out  from 
the  land  of  Egypt : 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  ye 
shall  see  ''the  glory  of  the  Lord  ; 
for  that  he  heareth  yoiu'  murmiu'- 
ings  against  the  Lord:  and  '  what 
are  we,  that  ye  murmiu'  against  us  ! 

8  And  Moses  said,  This  shall  he, 
when  the  Lord  shall  give  you  in 


the 


evening 


flesh  to  eat,  and  in 


the  morning  bread  to  the  full ;  for 
that  the  Lord  heareth  your  mur- 
inurings  which  ye  murmur  against 
him  :  and  what  are  we  f  your  mur- 
murings  are  not  against  us,  but 
'"against  the  Lord. 
9  *\\  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aa- 


ron, Say 


unto  all  the  congregation 


of  the  children  of  Israel,  "Come 
near  before  the  Lord  :  for  he  hath 
heard  your  niurmurings. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron 
spake  unto  the  whole  congrega- 
tion of  the  chikh'en  of  Israel,  that 
they  looked  toward  the  wilderness, 
and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
"appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11  ^[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  p  I  have  heard  the  murmurings 
of  the  childi-en  of  Israel:  speak 
unto  them,  saying,  "At  even  ye 
shall  eat  flesh,  and  'in  the  morning 
ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread ;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at 
even  'the  quails  came  up,  and 
covered  the  camp :  and  in  the 
morning  'the  dew  lay  round  about 
the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay 
was  gone  up,  behold,  ui)on  the 
face  of  the  wilderness  tliere  lay  "a 
small  round  thing,  as  small  as  the 
hoar  fi'ost  on  the  ground. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael saw  it,  they  said  one  to  an- 
other, I'  It  is  manna :  for  they  Avist 
not  what  it  tvas.  And  Moses  said 
unto  them,  ''This  is  the  bread 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  you  to 
eat. 

16  *l  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded,  Gather  of 
it  every  man  according-  to  his  eat- 
ing, 'an  omer  ^for  every  man,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  yoiu*  ^per- 
sons ;  take  ye  every  man  for  them 
which  are  in  his  tents. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so,  and  gathered,  some  more,  some 


18  And  when  they  did  mete  it 
with  an  omer,  ''he  that  gathered 
much  had  nothing  over,  and  he 

87 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


■"Seel  Sam. 

8.7. 

Luke  10.  II). 

Koni.  13.  2. 

"Num.ie.ie. 


"  ver.  7. 
eh.  13.  21. 
Num.  10.19. 
IKinwS.lO, 
11. 


V  ver.  8. 


1  ver.  6. 
"■  ver.  7. 


»Num.ll.3L 
Ps.  78. 27,28. 
&i  105.  40. 

'Num.  11.9. 


"Num.  11. 7. 
Deut.  8.  3. 
Neh.  9.  15. 
Pa.  78.  24.  & 
105.  40. 


II  Or,  What 
is  thisf  or, 
Jf  is  ci  jjor' 
lion, 

"John  6.31, 
49.58. 
1  Cor.  10.  3. 


J  ver.  36. 
t  Heb.  by  the 

volt,  or, 

hrad. 
tUeb.  Muls. 


»  2  Cor.  8.  IS. 


No  manna  foinul  on  the  saMath. 


EXODUS. 


The  people  murmur  for  ivater. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


■  Gen.  2.  .3. 
ch.  20.  8.  * 
31.  15.  &  35. 
3. 
1<V.  23.  3. 


kver.  20. 


«ch.  20.9,10. 


<«  2  Kings  \7. 
H. 

Ps.  78.  10, 
22.  &  10C.13. 


that  gathered  little  had  no  lack; 
they  gathered  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  eating. 

19  And  Moses  said,  Let  no  man 
leave  of  it  till  the  morning. 

20  Is^otwithstanding  they  heark- 
ened not  nnto  Moses ;  but  some 
of  them  left  of  it  until  the  morn- 
ing, and  it  bred  worms,  and  stank: 
and  Moses  was  wroth  with  them. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  every 
morning,  every  man  according  to 
his  eating:  and  when  the  sun  wax- 
ed hot,  it  melted. 

22  "^  And  it  came  to  pass,  tliat 
on  the  sixth  day  they  gathered 
twice  as  much  bread,  two  omers 
for  one  man :  and  all  the  rulers  of 
the  congregation  came  and  told 
Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  This 
is  that  which  the  Lord  hath  said, 
To  morrow  is  ''the  rest  of  the  holy 
sabbath  unto  the  Lord  :  bake  that 
which  ye  will  bake  to  day,  and 
seethe  that  ye  will  seethe;  and 
that  which  remaineth  over  lay  up 
for  you  to  be  kept  until  the  morn- 
ing. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the 
morning,  as  Moses  bade:  and  it 
did  not  ''stink,  neither  was  there 
any  worm  therein. 

25  And  Moses  said.  Eat  that  to 
day ;  for  to  day  is  a  sabbath  unto 
the  Lord  :  to  day  ye  shall  not  find 
it  in  the  field. 

20  SSix  days  je  shall  gather  it; 
but  on  the  seventh  dav,  ivhich  is 
the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall  be 
n(me. 

27  ^\  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
there  went  out  some  of  the  people 
ou  the  seventh  day  for  to  gather, 
and  they  found  none. 

28  Andthe  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Ifow  long  ''refuse  ye  to  keei)  my 
commandments  and  my  laws  f 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  sabl)atli,  therefore 
lie  givetli  you  on  the  sixth  day  the 
bread  of  two  days :  abide  ye  every 
man  in  his  place,  let  no  man  go 
out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh  day. 

,S0  So  the  people  rested  on  the 
seventh  dny. 
31  And  the  house  of  Israel  called 

88 


the  name  thereof  Manna:  and  4t 
was  like  coriander  seed,  white ;  and 
the  taste  of  it  ivas  like  wafers  made 
with  honey. 

32  1  And  Moses  said.  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  command- 
eth,  Fill  an  omer  of  it  to  be  kept 
for  your  generations  ;  that  they 
may  see  the  bread  wherewith  I 
have  fed  vou  in  the  wilderness, 
when  I  brought  you  forth  from  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
^  Take  a  pot,  and  put  an  omer  full 
of  manna  therein,  and  lay  it  up  be- 
fore the  Lord,  to  be  kept  for  your 
generations. 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 
ses, so  Aaron  laid  it  up  ^  before  the 
Testimony,  to  be  kept. 

35  And  the  chikben  of  Israel  did 
eat  manna  ^  forty  years,  '  until  they 
came  to  a  land  inhabited :  they  did 
eat  manna,  until  they  came  unto 
the  borders  of  the  land  of  Canaan. 

30  Now  an  omer  is  the  tenth  part 
of  an  ephah. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  people  murmur  for  water  at  RepMdim.  5  Ood 
sendeth  him  for  water  to  the  rock  in  Horeb.  8  Am- 
alek  is  overcome  by  the  holdinrj  up  of  3foses^  hands. 
15  Moses  buildeth  the  altar  jEHovAs-nissi. 

AXD  ^all  the  congregation  of 
jLJl  the  chikh-en  of  Israel  joiu-- 
neyed  from  the  wilderness  of  Sin, 
after  their  jom'ueys,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
and  pitched  in  Eephidim:  and 
there  was  no  water  for  the  peoj)le 
to  drink. 

2  ^  Wherefore  the  people  did  chide 
with  Moses,  and  said.  Give  us  water 
tliat  we  may  di'ink.  And  IMoses 
said  unto  them.  Why  chide  ye  with 
me?  wherefore  do  ye  'tempt  the 
Lord  ? 

3  And  the  people  thirsted  there 
for  water;  and  the  i^eoxjle  ''mur- 
mured against  Moses,  and  said. 
Wherefore  is  this  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt,  to 
kill  us  and  our  children  and  our 
cattle  with  thirst  ? 

4  And  Moses  ''cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying,  \^1lat  shall  I  do 
unto  this  people?  they  be  almost 
ready  to  ^stone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

•Num.  11.7, 


f  Heb.  9.  4. 


Pch.  25.  10, 
21.  &  40.  lO. 
Num.  ir.lO. 
Dcut.  10.  5. 
1  Kings  8  y. 

h  Num..'53..'5S 
IJcut.S.  IV 
Neh.  9.  IV 
21. 

John  6.  31, 
49. 

■  Josh.  5.12. 
Neh.  9. 15. 


■ch.  16.1. 
Num.  .■«. 
12, 14. 


b  Num.  20. 
S,  4. 


"=  Dent.  G.  IG. 
Ti!.  78.  18, 
41. 

Is.  7.  12. 
Mntt.  4.  7. 
1  Cor.  10.  9. 

i  ch.  IG.  2. 


'ch.  14.15. 


fl  Pftm..10.n. 
John  8.  59. 
&1I).  31. 


Amalclc  is  overcome. 


EXODUS. 


Moses  entertaineth  Jethro. 


Before 
CHKIST 
,      1401. 

R  Ez.  2.  e. 

b  ch.  7.  20. 
Num.  20.  8. 


i  Num.  20. 
10,11. 

P!<.  r«.  15, 

20.  ,t  ID.i,  41. 
ilI4.  8. 
1  Cor.  10.  4. 


kNum.20.13. 
Ps.  SI.  T.  & 

'.a.  8. 

ileb.  3.  8. 
II  That  is, 

TeiitiUion. 
II  That  is, 

Chifliiig, 

or,  Stri/'e. 

I  Gen.  RG.  12. 
Num.  24.20. 
Dciit.  2.1.17. 
1  Sam.  15.2. 

"Called 
Jesus, 
Acts  7.  45. 
Heb.  4.  8. 


"  ch.  4.  20. 


°  James  5. 10. 


P  ch.  34.  27. 

1Num.24.20. 
Deut.  25.19. 

1  Sam.  15.3. 
7.&.m  1,17. 

2  Sam.  8. 12. 
Ezra  9.  14. 

II  That  is, 
The  LoitD 
tny  hanner : 
SeeJudg.  0. 
24. 

fl  Or,  Because 
the  hand  of 
AmaU'k  is 
agaiiiM.  the 
throrv.  of 
the  Lord, 
therefore, 
&c. 

t  Heb.  the 
hand  upon 
the  throne  of 

the  Lord. 


^  Go  on  before  tlie  people,  and  take 
Avitli  thee  of  the  elders  of  Israel ; 
and  thy  rod,  wherewith  ^  thou 
smotest  the  river,  take  in  thine 
hand,  and  go. 

G  'Behold,  I  Avill  stand  before 
thee  there  upon  the  rock  in  Horeb ; 
and  thou  shalt  smite  the  rock,  and 
there  shall  come  water  out  of  it, 
that  the  people  may  drink.  And 
Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the 
elders  of  Israel. 

7  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
place  ""iiMassah,  and  "Meribah,  be- 
cause of  the  chiding-  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  because  they  tempt- 
ed the  Lord,  saying,  Is  the  Lord 
among  us,  or  not  ? 

8  1  'Then  came  Amalek,  and 
fought  with  Israel  in  Eei^hidim. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  "'Joshua, 
Choose  us  out  men,  and  go  out, 
fight  with  Amalek:  to  morrow  I 
will  stand  on  the  top  of  the  hill 
with  ''the  rod  of  God  in  mine  hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had 
said  to  him,  and  fought  with  Ama- 
lek: and  Moses,  Aaron,  and  Hur 
went  up  to  the  top  of  the  hill. 

11  And  it  came  to  ijass,  when 
Moses  "held  up  his  hand,  that  Is- 
rael prevailed:  and  when  he  let 
down  his  hand,  Amalek  prevailed. 

12  But  Moses'  hands  ivere  heavy; 
and  they  took  a  stone,  and  put  it 
under  him,  and  he  sat  thereon ;  and 
Aaron  and  Hur  stayed  up  his 
hands,  the  one  on  the  one  side,  and 
the  other  on  the  other  side;  and  his 
hands  were  steady  until  the  going- 
down  of  the  sun. 

13  And  Joshua  discomtited  Ama- 
lek and  his  peoi)le  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, p  Write  this  for  a  memorial  in 
a  book,  and  rehearse  it  in  the  ears 
of  Joshua :  for  "  I  will  utterly  put 
out  the  remembrance  of  Amalek 
from  under  heaven. 

15  And  Moses  built  an  altar,  and 
called  the  name  of  it  hJehovah- 
nissi : 

16  For  he  said,  "Because  Uhe 
Lord  hath  sworn  that  the  Lord 
ivill  have  war  with  Amalek  from 
generation  to  generation. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Jethro  hringeth  to  Mones  his  ivife  and  ttvo  sons.  7 
3Ioses  entehainelh  him.  13  Jdhro's  counsel  is  ac- 
ceptcd.    27  Jethro  departeth. 

WHEN  ^^ Jethro,  the  priest  of 
Midian,  Moses'  father  in  law, 
heard  of  all  that  '^'God  had  done 
for  Moses,  and  for  Israel  his  peo- 
ple, and  that  the  Lord  had  brought 
Israel  out  of  Egypt ; 

2  Then  Jethro,  IVIoses'  father  in 
law,  took  Zipporah,  INIoses'  wife, 
''after  he  had  sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  ''  two  sons ;  of  which 
the  "name  of  the  one  ivas  "Ger- 
shom ;  for  he  said,  I  have  been  an 
alien  in  a  strange  land : 

4  And  the  name  of  the  other  ivas 
"  Eliezer ;  for  the  God  of  my  father, 
said  he,  was  mine  help,  and  deliver- 
ed me  from  the  sword  of  Pharaoh : 

5  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father  in 
law,  came  with  his  sons  and  his 
wife  unto  Moses  into  the  wilder- 
ness, where  he  encamped  at  Hhe 
mount  of  God : 

0  And  he  said  unto  Moses,  I  thy 
father  in  law  Jethro  am  come  unto 
thee,  and  thy  wife,  and  her  two 
sons  with  her. 

7  ^  And  Moses  ^went  out  to  meet 
his  father  in  law,  and  did  obei- 
sance, and  ''  kissed  him ;  and  they 
asked  each  other  of  their  ^  welfare ; 
and  they  came  into  the  tent. 

8  And  Moses  told  his  father  in 
law  all  that  the  Lord  had  done 
unto  Pharaoh  and  to  the  Egyptians 
for  Israel's  sake,  and  all  the  travail 
that  had  *  come  upon  them  by  the 
way,  and  how  the  Lord  '  delivered 
them. 

9  And  Jethro  rejoiced  for  all  the 
goodness  which  the  Lord  had  done 
to  Israel,  whom  he  had  delivered 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyi^tians. 

10  And  Jethro  said,  ''Blessed  he 
the  Lord,  who  hath  delivered  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  Pharaoh, 
who  hath  delivered  the  people  from 
under  the  hand  of  the  Egyi^tians. 

11  Now  I  know  that  the  Lord  is 
'  greater  than  all  gods :  "'  for  in  the 
thing  wherein  they  dealt  "proudly 
he  ivas  above  them. 

12  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father  in 
law,  took  a  bui'nt  off'ermg  and  sac- 

89 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


•ch.2. 16.  & 
3.1. 


bPs.  44.  1.  & 

77.  14,  15.  & 

78.  4.  &  105. 
5,  43.  &  106. 
2,8. 


'  ch.  4.  26. 

<t  Acts  7.  29. 

»  ch.  2.  22. 
II  That  is,  A 

stranger 

there. 


'I  That  is. 
Mil  God  it 
a  help. 


fell.  3. 1,12. 


5  Gen.  14. 17. 
&  IS.  2.  & 
10.  1. 

1  Kings  2. 
19. 

I.  Gen.  29. 13. 

&  .33.  4. 
jHeb.  peace. 

Gen.  43.  27. 

2  Sam.  11.7. 


t  IJeh. found 

t/itm. 

Gin.  44.  .34. 

Num.  20.14. 
i  Vs.  78.  42.  & 

81.  7.  &  106. 

10.  &  107.  2. 


k  Gen.  14.  20. 

2  Sam. 18.28. 
Luke  1. 68. 


1 2  Chr.  2.  a. 

Ps.  95.  3.  & 

97.  9.  &  135. 

5. 
■"ch.  1.  10, 

16,  22.  &  5.  2, 

7.  &  14. 8, 18. 
"  1  Sam.  2.  3. 

Neh.  U.  10, 

16.  29. 

Job  40.  ]], 

12. 

Ps.  31.  23.  & 

119.  21. 

Luke  1.  51. 


Jethro's  counsel  to  Moses. 


EXODUS. 


Tlie  'people  oome  to  Sinai. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


"Deut.  12.  7. 
lChr.29.22. 
1  Cor.  lO.lS, 
21,31. 


P  Lev.  24.12. 
Num.  15.34. 


Ich.  23.  7.& 

24.  14. 

IJeut.  17.  8. 

2  Sam.  15. .3. 

Job  31.  1.3. 

Acts  IS.  15. 

1  Cor.  «.  1. 
t  neb.  a  inan 

and  his  fel- 
low. 
'Lev.  24.  15. 

Num.  15.35. 

&  27.  6,  &c. 

&  36.  6,  7, 

8,9. 


t  Fleb. 
Fading 
thuu  wilt 

fade. 


•Num.  n. 
14, 17. 
Deut.  1.  9, 
12. 


«ch.  3. 12. 

"ch.  4.'l6.  & 
20.19. 
Ucut.  5.  5. 

*  Num.  27. 5. 

'Deut.  4.  1, 
5.4:5.  1.  ft 
6.  1,  2.  &  7. 
11. 

•P8. 143.  8. 
■Deut.  1.18. 


>>  ver.  25. 

Deut.  1. 1.5, 

Id.  k  10.  18. 

2  Chr.  19. 

6-10. 

AcU  6.  3. 
•Gon.42. 18. 

2  Sam.  23.3. 

2  Chr.  19.  9. 
<1  £z.  18.  8. 
•  Deut.  10.19. 


fvcr.  2fi. 
«  ver.  20. 

Lev.  24.  11. 

Num.  15.33. 

&  27.  2.  & 

36.  1. 

Deut.  1.  17. 

&  17.  8. 

hNum.11.17. 


riflces  for  God:  and  Aaron  came, 
and  all  the  elders  of  Israel,  to  eat 
bread  with  Moses'  father  in  law 
"before  God. 

13  1^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Moses  sat  to  judge 
the  people:  and  the  people  stood 
by  Moses  from  the  morning  unto 
the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses'  father  in  law 
saw  all  that  he  did  to  the  people, 
he  said.  What  is  this  tiling  that 
thou  doest  to  the  people?  Why 
sittest  thou  thyself  alone,  and  all 
the  people  stand  by  thee  from 
morning  unto  even  ? 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  his  father 
in  law.  Because  ^the  i)eople  come 
unto  me  to  inquire  of  God : 

16  When  they  have  ''a  matter, 
they  come  unto  me;  and  I  judge 
between  ^one  and  another,  and  I 
do  '^make  t\em  know  the  statutes 
of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses'  father  in  I'aw  said 
unto  him.  The  thing  that  thou 
doest  is  not  good. 

18  *  Thou  wilt  siu'ely  wear  away, 
both  thou,  and  this  people  that  is 
with  thee:  for  this  thing  is  too 
heavy  for  thee;  'thou  art  not  able 
to  perform  it  thyself  alone. 

19  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice, 
I  will  give  thee  counsel,  and  *  God 
shall  be  with  thee:  Be  thou  "for 
the  people  to  God- ward,  that  thou 
may  est  "^  bring  the  causes  unto  God : 

20  And  thou  shalt  -teach  them 
ordinances  and  laws,  and  shalt 
shew  them  Hhe  way  wherein  they 
must  walk,  and  ''the  work  that  they 
must  do. 

21  Moreover  thou  shalt  provide 
out  of  all  the  people  ''able  men, 
such  as  'fear  God,  "men  of  truth, 
''hating  covetousness  ;  and  place 
meli  over  them,  to  he  rulers  of 
thousands,  and  rulers  of  hmidreds, 
rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens : 

22  And  let  them  judge  the  people 
^1t  all  seasons:  ^and  it  shall  be, 
that  every  great  matter  they  shall 
bring  unto  thee,  liut  every  small 
matter  they  shall  judge:  so  shall 
it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  ''they 
shall  bear  the  harden  with  thee. 

23  K  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and 

90 


God  command  thee  so,  then  thou 
shalt  be  'able  to  endure,  and  all 
this  peoi)le  shall  also  go  to  ""  their 
place  in  peace. 

24  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  his  father  in  law,  and  did 
all  that  he  had  said. 

25  And  'Moses  chose  able  men 
out  of  all  Israel,  and  made  them 
heads  over  the  people,  rulers  of 
thousands,  rulers  of  hmidreds,  rul- 
ers of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  ""judged  the  people 
at  all  seasons:  the  "hard  causes 
they  brought  unto  Moses,  but  ev- 
ery small  matter  they  judged  them- 
selves. 

27  1  And  Moses  let  his  father  in 
law  depart;  and  ''he  went  his  way 
into  his  own  land. 


OHAPTEE  XIX. 

1  The  people  come  to  Sinai.  3  God''s  message  by  Mo- 
ses unto  the  people  out  of  the  mount.  8  The  people's 
answer  returned  again.  10  The  j^eople  are  prepared 
against  the  third  day.  12  The  mountain  must  not 
he  touched.  16  The  Jearful  presence  of  God  upon 
the  mount. 


IN  the  third  month,  when  the 
children  of  Israel  were  gone 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  the 
same  day  ""  came  they  into  the  wil- 
derness of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  departed  from 
'' E-epliidim,  and  were  come  to  the 
desert  of  Sinai,  and  had  i^itched  in 
the  wilderness;  and  there  Israel 
camped  before  Hhe  mount. 

3  And  ''Moses  went  up  unto  God, 
and  the  Lord  "  called  unto  him  out 
of  the  mountain,  saying.  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  to  the  house  of  Jacob, 
and  tell  the  children  of  Israel ; 

4  'Ye  have  seen  what  I  did  unto 
the  Egyptians,  and  Iww  «I  bare 
you  on  eagles'  wings,  and  brought 
you  unto  myself. 

5  Now  ''  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey 
my  voice  indeed,  and  keep  my  cov- 
enant, then  '  ye  shall  be  a  peculiar 
treasure  unto  me  above  all  people : 
for  ''all  the  earth  is  mine: 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a 
'kingdom  of  jiriests,  and  a  "'lioly 
nation.  These  are  the  words  wliich 
thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  childi-en 
of  Israel. 

7  1  And  INIoses  came  and  called 
for  the  elders  of  the  people,  and 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

iver.  18. 
k  Gen.  18. 

Si.  &  30.  25. 

ch.  IG.  29. 

2  Sam.  19. 

39. 


1  Deut.  1.  15. 
Acts  6.  5. 


^  ver.  22. 
"Job  20. 16. 


"Num.10. 
29, 30. 


1491. 


"Num.33.15. 


b  ch.  17.  1,  8. 


'  ch.  3. 1. 12. 

<Ich.  20.  21. 
Acts  7.  38. 

'  ch.  3.  4. 


fDeut.  29.2. 
SDeut.32.11. 

Is.  (J3.  U. 

Kev.  12.  14. 
li  Ueut.  5.  2. 
i  Deut.  4.  20. 

&  7.  (J.  &  14. 

2,  21.  &26. 
18.  &  32. 8,9. 
1  Kings  8. 
5.!. 

Ps.  1.3.5.  4. 

Cant.  8.12. 

Is.  41.  8.  & 

43.  I. 

.Ter.  10. 16. 

Mai.  3.  17. 

Tit.  2.  14. 
k  ch.  9.  iO. 

Deut.  10.14. 

.loh  41.  11. 

Vs.  24.  1.  & 

,W.  12. 

1  Cor.  10. 

2(;.  28. 
1  Deut.  33.2, 

3,  4. 

1  I'et.  2. 5,9. 
Kev.  l.(i.& 
5.  10.  &  20.G. 

"■  Lev.  20. 

24,  2li. 
Deut.  7.  6. 
&  2(i.  19.  & 
28.  9. 

Is.  ra.  12. 

1  Cor.  3.  17. 
1  Tbess.  5. 
27. 


The  fearful  presence  of 


EXODUS. 


God  upon  the  mount. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491.     " 


"  ch.  24.  3,  7. 
Deut.  J.  27. 

&  20. ir. 


Oyer.  Ifl. 

ch.  20.  21. 

&  24.  l,i,  10. 

Deut.  4.  U. 

Ps.  IS.  II, 

12.  &  11".  2. 

Matt.  17.  5. 
1'  Deut.  4. 12, 

30. 

John  12.  29, 

30. 
1  ch.  14.  31. 


'Lev.  11.  44, 
45. 
U*.  10.  22. 

■  ver.  14. 
Gen.  So.  2. 
L,ev.  15.  5. 


'ver.  IG,  18. 
ch.  34.  5. 
Dsut.  33.  2. 


»  Heb.  12.20. 


B  Or,  comet. 
^  ver.  10,  19. 


y  ver.  10. 


'ver.  11. 

« 1  Sam.  21. 
4,5. 

Zech.  7.  3. 
1  Cor.  7.  5. 


bPs.  7".  18. 

Heb.  12. 18, 

19. 

Rev.  4.  5.  & 

8.5.  &  11.10. 
«ver.  9. 

ch.  40.  34. 

2  Chr.  5. 14. 
<lRcv.  1.  10. 

&4.  1. 

«  Heb.  12.21. 
fDcut.  4. 10. 


eDeut.4.U. 
&33.  2. 
Judfj.  5.  5. 
Ps.  68.  7,  8. 
Is.  6.  4. 
Hab.  3.  3. 


laid  before  their  faces  all  these 
words  Avhich  the  LoiiD  commanded 
him. 

8  And  "all  the  people  answered 
together,  and  said,  ^VU  that  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  we  will  do.  And 
Moses  returned  the  words  of  the 
l^eople  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Lo,  I  come  unto  thee  "in  a  thick 
cloud,  pfhat  the  people  may  hear 
when  I  si)eak  with  thee,  and  "^  be- 
lieve thee  for  ever.  And  Moses 
told  the  words  of  the  peoj)le  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Go  unto  the  people,  and  '  sanc- 
tify them  to  day  and  to  morrow, 
and  let  them  'wash  their  clothes, 

11  And  be  ready  against  the  third 
day:  for  the  third  day  the  Lord 
^  will  come  down  in  the  sight  of  all 
the  people  upon  mount  Sinai. 

12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  im- 
to  the  people  round  about,  saying, 
Take  heed  to  yoiu-selves,  that  ye  go 
not  up  into  the  mount,  or  touch  the 
border  of  it:  "whosoever  tou^cheth 
the  mount  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death : 

13  There  shall  not  a  hand  touch 
it,  but  he  shall  surely  be  stoned,  or 
shot  through;  whether  it  he  beast 
or  man,  it  shall  not  live :  when  the 
II ""  triunpet  soimdeth  long,  they  shall 
come  up  to  the  mount. 

14  1^  And  Moses  went  down  from 
the  mount  unto  the  people,  and 
^'sanctified  the  people;  and  they 
washed  their  clothes. 

15  And  he  said  unto  the  people, 
'Be  ready  against  the  thbd  day: 
''come  not  at  your  wives. 

16  1  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  day  in  the  morning,  that 
there  were  "thunders  and  light- 
nings, and  a  'thick  cloud  upon 
the  moimt,  ami  the  Soice  of  the 
trumpet  exceecUng  loud;  so  that 
all  the  people  that  tvas  in  the 
camp  Hrembled. 

17  And  ^  Moses  brought  forth  the 
Ijeople  out  of  the  camp  to  meet 
with  God;  and  they  stood  at  the 
nether  part  of  the  mount. 

18  And  Amount  Sinai  was  alto- 
gether on   a  smoke,  because   the 


Lord  descended  ui)on  it  '4n  fire: 
'and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended 
as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace,  and 
''the  whole  mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  'when  the  voice  of  the 
trumpet  sounded  long,  and  waxed 
louder  and  louder,  "'Moses  spake, 
and  "God  answered  him  by  a 
voice. 

20  And  the  Lord  came  down  up- 
on mount  Sinai,  on  the  top  of  the 
mount:  and  the  Lord  called  Mo- 
ses up  to  the  top  of  the  mount; 
and  Moses  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  imto  Mo- 
ses, Go  down,  t  charge  the  people, 
lest  they  break  through  unto  the 
Lord  °to  gaze,  and  many  of  them 
perish. 

22  And  let  the  priests  also,  which 
come  near  to  the  Lord,  ^  sanctify 
themselves,  lest  the  Lord  "^  break 
forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  The  people  cannot  come  up 
to  mount  Sinai :  for  thou  chargedst 
us,  saying,  "^Set  bounds  about  the 
mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Away,  get  thee  down,  and  thou 
shalt  come  wp,  thou,  and  Aaron 
with  thee:  but  let  not  the  priests 
and  the  people  break  through  to 
come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he 
break  forth  ui)on  them. 

25  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the 
l)eoi)le,  and  spake  unto  them. 

CHAPTEE  XX. 

1  The  ten  commandme7its.  18  The  people  are  afraid. 
30  Moses  comforteth  them.  23  Idolatry  is  forbid- 
den.   24  Of  what  sort  the  altar  should  be. 

AND  God  spake ""  all  these  words, 
_  saying, 

2  "  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  "^out  of  the  house  of 
t  bondage. 

3  "  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods 
before  me. 

4  '^  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee 
any  graven  image,  or  any  likeness 
of  any  thiny  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or 
that  is  in  the  water  under  the 
earth : 

5  ^Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thy- 
self to  them,  nor  serve  them :  for  I 

91 


Before 
CHKIST 

1491. 

Iicli.  ;!.  2.  & 

24.  17. 

2  Chr.  7. 1, 

2,3. 
■  Glii.  15.17. 

Pa.  144. 5. 

Rev.  15.  8. 
k  Ps.  08.  8.  & 

V7. 18.&;114. 

7. 

Jer.  4.  24. 

lleb.  12.  2G. 
Iver.  13. 
"  neb.12.21. 
°  Neh.  0. 13. 

Pa,  81.  7. 


f  Ikh. 
coiitest. 


°  See  ch.  3.  .5. 
1  Sam.  0. 19. 


P  Lev.  10.  3. 

1 2  Sam.  6. 7, 

8. 


"■ver.  12. 
Josh.  3.  4. 


»  Deut.  5.  22. 


l>Lev.  26. 1, 

13. 

Deut.  5.  6. 

Ps.  81.10. 

Hob.  13.  4. 
'  ch.  13.  3. 
t  lleb. 

servant*. 
rtDeut.  5.7. 

&G.  14. 

2  Kin. 17.35. 

Jer.  25.  0.  & 

35.  15. 
'Lev.  20.1. 

Deut.4.I0.& 

5.  8.  &  27. 15. 

Ps.  97. 7. 


fch.  23.  24. 
Josh.  23.  7. 
2  Kin. 17. 35. 
Is.  44. 1549. 


The  ten  commandments. 


EXODUS. 


Idolatry  is  forhidden. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

Sch.  34.  14. 

Deut.  4. 24. 

&6.  15. 

Josh.  24. 19. 

Nah.  1.  2. 
hch.  34.  7. 

Ivev.  2(1.  5. 

&  20.  3y,  40. 

Num.  14.18, 

.3;5. 

1  Kin.  21.29. 

Job  5.  4.  & 

21.  10. 

Ps.  79.  8.  & 

109.  14. 

Is.  14. 20, 21. 

&6o.  C,7. 

Jor.  2.  0.  & 

32.18. 
ich.  34.7. 

Deut.  7.  9. 

Pb.  89.  .34. 

Kom.  11.28. 
kch.  23.1. 

Lev.  19.  12. 

Deut.  5.  U. 

Ps.  15.  4. 

Matt.  5.  33. 
I  Mic.  G.  11. 
"ch.  31.  13, 

14. 

Lev.  19.  ,3, 

39.  &  26.  2. 

Deut.  5.  12. 
°  ch.  23. 12.  & 

31.15.  &  34. 

21. 

Lev.  23.  3. 

Ez.  20.  12. 

Luke  13.14. 
"Gen.  2.2,3. 

ch.  16.  26.  & 

81.15. 
P  Neh.  13. 10, 

17,  18,  19. 
^  Gen.  2.  2. 


'ch.  23.  26. 

Lev.  19.  3. 

Deut.  5.  16. 

Jer.  .3.5.  7, 

18.  19. 

JIatt.  15.  4. 

&  19.  19. 

Mark  7. 10. 

U  10.  19. 

Luke  18. 20. 

Eph.  6.  2. 
•  Deut.  5.  17. 

Matt.  5.  21. 

Rom.  13.  9. 
'  Deut.  5. 18. 

Matt.  5.  27. 
"Lev.  19.11. 

Deut.  5.  19. 

Matt.  19. 18. 

Rom.  1.3.9. 

IThets.  4.6. 
"ch.  2.3.  1. 

Deut.  5.  20. 

&  19.  16. 

Matt.  19. 18. 
'Deut.  5.  21. 

Mic.  2.  2. 

Hab.  2.  9. 

Luke  12.15. 

Acts  20.  .33. 

Rom.  7. 7.  & 

13.  9. 

Enh.  .5.3,5. 

Ileb.  13.3. 
JJob31.9. 

Prov.  6.  29. 

Jer.  5.  a. 

Malt.  5.  28. 
'  Ileb.  12. 18. 
'Rev.  1.10, 

12. 
bch.  19.  18. 


'  Deut.  5.  27, 

Sc  18.  16. 

G;il.  3,19,20. 

1Kb.  12.  19. 
-IDcul.  .'..  2.'i. 
'  1  Sam.  12. 

20. 

I».  41. 10,1.3. 
fOen.  22.  1. 

Deut  13.  3. 


the  Lord  tliy  God  am  ^a  jealous 
God,  ''visiting  the  iniquity  of  the 
fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  of  them 
that  hate  me ; 

6  And  '  shewing  mercy  unto  thou- 
sands of  them  that  love  me,  and 
keep  my  commandments. 

7  ""Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain :  for 

I  the  Lord  '  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

8  ""Eemember  the  sabbath  day,  to 
keep  it  holy. 

9  "Six  days  shalt  thou  labour, 
and  do  all  thy  work : 

10  But  the  °  seventh  day  is  the 
sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God :  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work, 
thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daugh- 
ter, thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maid- 
servant, nor  thy  cattle,  "nor  thy 
stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates: 

11  For  '^in  six  days  the  Lord 
made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested 
the  seventh  day:  wherefore  the 
Lord  blessed  the  sabbath  day, 
and  hallowed  it. 

12  *l  "^  Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mother:  that  thy  days  may  be 
long  upon  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  givetli  thee. 

13  ^Thou  fehalt  not  kill. 

14  *Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul- 
tery. 

15  "Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

16  "^Thou  shalt  not  bear  false 
witness  against  thy  neighboiu^. 

17  ''Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy 
neighbour's  house,  'thou  shalt  not 
covet  thy  neighbour's  wife,  nor  his 
manservant,  nor  his  maidservant, 
nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any 
thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

18  1  And  "all  the  people  ^'saw 
the  thunderings,  and  the  light- 
nings, and  the  noise  of  the  trump- 
et, and  the  mountain  '' smoking: 
and  when  the  people  saw  it,  they 
removed,  juid  stood  afar  off. 

19  And  tlu'v  said  unto  Moses, 
SSpeak  Ihou  with  us,  and  we  will 
hear :  but "  let  not  God  speak  with 
us,  lest  we  die. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the^peo- 
ple, ''Fear  not:    4"or  God  is  come 

92 


j  to  prove  you,  and  ^that  liis  fear 
i  may  be  before  your  faces,  that  ye 
sin  not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar  off, 
and  Moses  cbew  near  unto  ''the 
thick  darkness  where  God  ivas. 

22  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  have 
seen  that  I  have  talked  with  you 
'from  heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  ^with  me 
gods  of  silver,  neither  shall  ye 
make  unto  you  gods  of  gold. 

24  \  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt 
make  unto  me,  and  shalt  sacrifice 
thereon  thy  burnt  offerings,  and 
thy  peace  offerings,  'thy  sheep, 
and  thine  oxen :  in  all  ""  x^laces 
where  I  record  my  name  I  will 
come  unto  thee,  and  I  will  "bless 
thee. 

25  And  °if  thou  wilt  make  me  an 
altar  of  stone,  thou  shalt  not  ^  build 
it  of  hewn  stone:  for  if  thou  lift 
up  thy  tool  upon  it,  thou  hast  pol- 
luted it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  ui>  by 
steps  unto  mine  altar,  that  thy  na- 
kedness be  not  discovered  thereon. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Lawxfor  menset-vantx.  5  For  the  sen<ant  whose  ear 
is  bored.  7  For  luomenservants.  12  For  man- 
slaughter. IQ  For  stealers  of  men.  17  For  cursers 
oj  parents.  18  For  smiters.  22  For  a  hurt  by 
chance.  28  For  an  ox  that  goreth.  33  For  him 
that  is  an  occasion  of  harm. 

NOW  these  are  the  judgments 
which  thou  shalt  ""set  before 
them. 

2  **  If  thou  buy  a  Hebrew  servant, 
six  years  he  shall  serve:  and  in 
the  seventh  he  shall  go  out  free  for 
nothing. 

3  If  he  came  in  ^by  himself,  he 
shall  go  out  by  himself:  if  he  were 
married,  then  his  wife  shall  go  out 
with  him. 

4  K  his  master  have  given  him  a 
wife,  and  she  have  borne  him  sons 
or  daughters ;  the  wife  and  ^  her 
children  shall  be  her  master's,  and 
he  shall  go  out  by  himself. 

5  'And  if  the  servant  ♦shall  plain- 
ly say,  I  love  my  master,  my  wife, 
and  my  children ;  I  will  not  go  out 
freci : 

6  Then  his  master    shall    bring 


Before 
CHPJST 

1491. 

E  Deut,  4. 10. 

&  6.  2.  &  10. 

12.  A-  17.  1.3, 

19.  &  19,  20. 

&  28.  58. 

Prov.  3.  7. 

&  16.  6. 

Is.  8.  1.3. 
hch.  19.  16. 

Deut.  5.  5. 

1  Kings  8. 

12. 


i  Deut.  4.  .36. 

Xeh.  9.  13. 

kch.  32.1,2,4. 

1  Sam. 5.4,5. 

2  Kings  17. 
33. 

Ez.  20,  39. 
&  43.  8.      , 
Dan,  5,4,23. 
Zeph.  1.  5. 
2  Cor.  6.  14, 
15, 16. 


iLcv.  1.  2. 

""Deut.  12.5, 
11,  21,  &  14. 
23.  &  16.  «, 
11.  &  26.  2. 

1  Kings  8. 
43.  &  9,  3. 

2  Chr.  6.  6. 
&7.16.  &12. 
13. 

Ezra  0.  12. 

Neh.  1,  9. 

Ps.  74.  7. 

Jer.  7. 10.12. 
"  Gen.  12.  2. 

Deut.  7.  13. 
°  Deut,  27,  5. 

Josh.  8,  31. 
t  Heb.  Uiild 

them  with 

fiCwing. 


•  ch.  24.  3,  4. 
Deut,  4,  14. 
&6.  1. 

b  Lev.  25. 39, 
40,  41. 
Deut.  15.12. 
Jer.  34. 14. 


t  Heb.  with 
his  body. 


'  Dcut.l5.K, 
17. 

t  Ileb.  fail- 
in  f;  shall 
saij. 


Divers  laivs 


EXODUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

dch.l2.12.& 
22.  8,  :i8. 
•  Pb.  40.  6. 


fNeh.  5.  5. 


Srer.  2,  3. 

t  Ilcb.  be 
evil  in  the 
eyes  of,  Ifc. 


b  1  Cor.  r.  5. 


■  Gen.  9.  6. 
Lev.  24.  ir. 
Num.  35.a0, 
.SI. 
Matt.  20. 52. 


kNum.X;.22. 

Deut.  ly.  4, 

5. 
U  Sam.  24. 4, 

10,  18. 
"  Num.  35. 
■  11. 

Deut.  19.  3. 

Josh.  20.  2. 
"Num. 15.30. 

&  ■■•■-,.  a). 

Deut.  19.11, 

12. 

Heb.  10.  26. 

°1  Kings  2. 
2.S-'i4. 

2  Kings  11. 
15. 


V  Deut.  24. 7. 
1  Gen.  37. 28. 
'ch.  23.  4. 


'  Lev.  20.  9. 
Prov.  20.  20. 
Matt.  15.  4. 
Mark  7. 10. 

II  Or..,    ^ 
revuttli. 


II  Or,  Ais 
neighbour. 


<  2  Sam.  3.29. 


tneb. 
Am  ceasing. 


him  unto  tlie  ''ju(l<>es;  lie  shall 
also  bring  him  to  the  door,  or  unto 
the  door  post ;  and  his  master  shall 
''bore  his  ear  through  with  an  awl; 
and  he  shall  serve  him  for  ever. 

7  ^[  And  if  a  man  ^sell  his  daugh- 
ter to  be  a  maidservant,  she  shall 
not  go  out  ^as  the  menservants  do. 

8  If  she  ^please  not  her  master, 
who  hath  betrothed  her  to  himself, 
then  shall  he  let  her  be  redeemed : 
to  sell  her  unto  a  strange  nation 
he  shall  have  no  power,  seeing  he 
hath  dealt  deceitfully  with  her. 

9  And  if  he  have  betrothed  her 
unto  his  son,  he  shall  deal  with 
her  after  the  manner  of  daugh- 
ters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  ivife, 
her  food,  her  raiment,  ''and  her 
duty  of  marriage,  shall  he  not 
diminish. 

11  And  if  he  do  not  these  three 
unto  her,  then  shall  she  go  out 
free  without  money. 

12  Tf  '  He  that  smiteth  a  man,  so 
that  he  die,  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death. 

13  And  ''if  a  man  lie  not  in  wait, 
but  God  'deliver  him  into  his 
hand;  then  "'I  will  appoint  thee  a 
place  whither  he  shall  flee. 

14  But  if  a  man  come  "  presumpt- 
uously upon  his  neighbour,  to  slay 
him  with  guile;  "thou  shalt  take 
him  fi-om  mine  altar,  that  he  may 
die. 

15  1"  And  he  that  smiteth  his  fa- 
ther, or  his  mother,  shall  be  surely 
put  to  death. 

16  1  And  Phe  that  stealeth  a 
man,  and  '^  selleth  him,  or  if  he  be 
'found  in  his  hand,  he  shall  surely 
be  i)ut  to  death. 

17  1  And  ^he  that  "curseth  his 
father,  or  his  mother,  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

18  ^  And  if  men  strive  together, 
and  one  smite  "another  with  a 
stone,  or  with  Ms  list,  and  he  die 
not,  but  keeijeth  Ids  bed : 

19  If  he  rise  again,  and  walk 
abroad  Hipon  his  staff,  then  shall 
he  tliat  smote  liim  be  quit:  only 
he  shall  pay  for  Hhe  loss  of  his 
time,  and  shall  cause  him  to  be 
thoroughly  healed. 


20  •][  And  if  a  man  smite  his  serv- 
ant, or  his  maid,  with  a  rod,  and 
he  die  under  his  hand ;  he  shall  be 
surely  *])uiushed. 

21  Notwithstanding,  if  he  con- 
tinues a  day  or  two,  he  shall  not  be 
punished  :  for  "he  is  his  money. 

22  1  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a 
wonian  with  child,  so  that  her  fruit 
depart  from  her,  and  yet  no  mis- 
chief follow:  he  shall  be  surely 
punished,  according  as  the  wo- 
man's husband  will  lay  upon  him  ; 
and  he  shall  ""pay  as  the  judges  de- 
termine. 

23  And  if  anij  mischief  follow, 
then  thou  shalt  give  life  for  life, 

24  ^Eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth, 
hand  for  hand,  foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning  for  burning,  wound 
for  wound,  strii^e  for  stripe. 

2G  1  And  if  a  man  smite  the  eye 
of  his  servant,  or  the  eye  of  his 
maid,  that  it  perish;  he  shall  let 
iiim  go  free  for  his  eye's  sake. 

27  xlnd  if  he  smite  out  his  man- 
servant's tooth,  or  his  maidserv- 
ant's tooth;  he  shall  let  him  go 
free  for  his  tooth's  sake. 

28  ^\  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or  a 
woman,  that  they  die:  then  Hhe 
ox  shall  be  surely  stoned,  and  his 
flesh  shall  not  be  eaten ;  but  the 
owner  of  the  ox  shall  he  quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to 
push  with  his  horn  in  time  past, 
and  it  hath  been  testified  to  his 
owner,  and  he  hath  not  kept  him 
in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a  man 
or  a  woman ;  the  ox  shall  be 
stoned,  and  his  owner  also  shall 
be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a  sum 
of  money,  then  he  shall  give  for 
^  the  ransom  of  his  life  whatsoever 
is  laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  gored  a  son, 
or  have  gored  a  daughter,  accord- 
ing to  this  judgment  shall  it  be 
done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man- 
servant or  a  maidservant ;  he  shall 
give  unto  their  master ''  thirty  shek- 
els of  silver,  and  the  '^ox  shall  be 
stoned. 

33  ^  And  if  a  man  shall  open  a 
I)it,  or  if  a  man  shall  dig  a  pit,  and 

93 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


f  Ileb. 
arenffed, 
(icn.  4. 15, 
24. 
Kom.  13.  4. 

"  Lev.  25.  45, 
40. 


"  ver.  .30. 
Deut.  22.18, 
19. 


y  Lev.  24.  20. 
Deut.  19.21. 
Mutt.  5.  38 


^Gen.  9.  5. 


"  ver.  22. 
Num.  35.31. 


b  See  Zech. 
U.  12, 13. 
Matt.  26. 15. 
Pliil.  2.  7. 

'  ver.  28. 


Divers  laws 


EXODUS. 


a}id  ordinances. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


fiO.,goat. 


•  2Sam.  12. 6. 

SeeProv.6. 

31. 

Luke  19. 8. 
b  Matt.  24.-13. 

'  Num.35.2r. 


Jch.  21.2. 


f  See  vcr.l.r, 
ProT.  6. 31. 


'vcr.  4. 


not  cover  it,  and  an  ox  or  an  ass 
fall  therein ; 

34  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall 
make  it  good,  and  give  money 
unto  the  owner  of  them ;  and  the 
dead  heast  shall  be  his. 

35  If  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurt 
another's,  that  he  die;  then  they 
shall  sell  the  live  ox,  and  divide 
the  money  of  it;  and  the  dead 
ox  also  they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the  ox 
hath  used  to  push  in  time  past, 
and  his  owner  hath  not  kept  him 
in ;  he  shall  siu-ely  pay  ox  for  ox ; 
and  the  dead  shall  be  his  own. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Of  theft.  5  Of  damage.  7  Of  trespasses.  14  Of 
borrowing.  16  Of  foi-nication.  18  Of  witchcraft. 
19  Of  bestiality.  20  Of  idolatry.  31  Of  strangers.^ 
widows,  and  fatherless.  25  Of  usury.  26  Of  pledges. 
28  Of  reverence  to  magistrates.   29  Ofthefirstfruits. 

IF  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a 
"sheep,  and  kill  it,  or  sell  it; 
he  shall  restore  five  oxen  for  an 
ox,  and  ^four  sheep  for  a  sheep. 

2  T  If  a  thief  be  found  ^breaking 
up,  and  be  smitten  that  he  die, 
there  shall  '^no  blood  he  shed  for 
him. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him, 
there  shall  he  blood  shed  for  him; 
for  he  should  make  full  restitu- 
tion :  if  he  have  nothing,  then  he 
shall  be  ''  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  certainly  ''found 
in  his  hand  alive,  whether  it  be  ox', 
or  ass,  or  sheep;  he  shall  ^restore 
double. 

5  ^  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field 
or  vineyard  to  be  eaten,  and  shall 
put  in  his  beast,  and  shall  feed  in 
another  man's  field ;  of  the  best  of 
his  own  field,  and  of  the  best  of  his 
own  vineyard,  shall  he  make  resti- 
tution. 

6  T  If  fire  break  out,  and  catch 
in  thorns,  so  thjit  tlie  stacks  of 
com,  or  the  standing  com,  or  the 
field,  be  consumed  therewith;  he 
that  kindl(Ml  tlie  fire  shall  surely 
make  restitution. 

7  1^  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto 
his  neighbour  m()ii(\y  or  stuft"  to 
keep,  and  it  be  stol(Mi  out  of  the 
man's  house;  *^if  llu^  thief  be 
found,  let  liiin  ])ay  donlde.       ^ 

8  If  the  thief  l)e  not  found,  then 

94 


the  master  of  the  house  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  ''judges,  to  see 
whether  he  have  put  his  hand  unto 
his  neighboui*'s  goods. 

9  For  all  manner  of  trespass, 
tvliether  it  he  for  ox,  for  ass,  for 
sheep,  for  raiment,  or  for  any  man- 
ner of  lost  thing,  which  another 
challengeth  to  be  his,  the  '  cause  of 
both  parties  shall  come  before  the 
judges  ;  and  whom  the  judges  shall 
condemn,  he  shall  pay  double  unto 
his  neighbour. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his  neigh- 
bour an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a  sheep, 
or  any  beast,  to  keep ;  and  it  die, 
or  be  hurt,  or  driven  away,  no  man 
seeing  it : 

11  Then  shall  an  ""oath  of  the 
Lord  be  between  them  both,  that 
he  hath  not  put  his  hand  unto  his 
neighbour's  goods ;  and  the  owner 
of  it  shall  accept  thereof,  and  he 
shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  '  if  it  be  stolen  from  him, 
he  shall  make  restitution  unto  the 
owner  thereof. 

•13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  tlien  let 
him  bring  it  for  witness,  aiid  he 
shall  not  make  good  that  which 
was  torn. 

14  1^  And  if  a  man  borrow  aught 
of  his  neighbour,  and  it  be  hurt, 
or  die,  the  owner  thereof  heiuf/  not 
with  it,  he  shall  siu'ely  make  it 
good. 

15  But  if  the  owner  thereof  he 
with  it,  he  shall  not  make  it  good : 
if  it  he  a  hired  thing,  it  came  for  his 
hire. 

16  li  And  ""if  a  man  entice  a  maid 
that  is  not  betrothed,  and  lie  with 
her,  he  shall  sm-ely  endow  her  to 
be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to 
give  her  unto  him,  he  shall  *pay 
money  accortling  to  the  "  dowry  of 
virgins. 

18  1  "Thou  Shalt  not  sufter  a 
witch  to  live. 

19  T^  •' AVliosoever  lietli  with  a 
beast  shall  surely  be  ])ut  to  death. 

20  ^  ''  IIt5  that  sacriticeth  unto  any 
god,  save  unto  the  Lord  only,  he 
shall  be  utterly  destroyed. 

21  1^  'Thou  shalt  neither  vex  a 
stranger,  nor  oppress  him :  for  ye 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


hch.  21.6. 
ver.  28. 


i  Deut.  2.1.  1. 
2  Chr.  19.10. 


i  Heb.  6. 16. 


I  Gen.  31.  39. 


"  Deut.  22. 

28,29. 


tHcb. 

weigh. 

(icn.  23. 16. 
"  Gen.  34.  J2. 

Deut.  22.29. 

1  Sam. 18.25. 
°  Lev.  19.  26, 

31.  &  20.  27. 

Deut.  18.10, 

11. 

1  Sam.  28. 3, 

9. 
r  Lev.  IS.  23. 

6  20.  15. 

1  Num.  25.2, 

7  8 

liciit.  13.  ]. 
2,  5,  6,  9. 13, 
14,  15.  &  17. 
2,  3,  5. 
'eh.  23.9. 
Lev.  19.  33. 
&  25.  .'W. 
Dent.  10.19. 
.ler.  7.  (1. 
Zueh.  7.  10. 
Mai.  3.  5. 


Divers  laws 


EXODUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

'Ileut.  10.18. 

&  L'4.  17.  & 

■27.  ISI. 

1»8.  Ml.  6. 

Is.  1.  17,  a. 

&  10.  2. 

Ez.  -J'J.  7. 

Zech.  7.  10. 

Jaiiici;  1.  27. 
>  Dent.  15.  y. 

fi  24.  1.1. 

Job  ;i,v  It. 

Luke  18.  7. 
"  vcr.  27. 

Jcib  .14.  28. 

Fs.  18.  6.  & 

14.1.  19. 

James  5.  4. 
^Job  31.23. 

Ps.  C'.l.  24. 

yps.  109..'.). 

Lam.  5.  3. 
•  Lev.  25.  35, 

.S6,  .'!7. 
Deut.  23.19, 
20. 

Nch.  5.  7. 
Ps.  15.  5. 
Ez.  18.8,17. 
"  Dout.  24.  6, 
10,  13,  17. 
Job  22.  (i.  & 
24.  3,  y. 
Prov.20.1C. 
&  22.  27. 
Ez.  18.  7, 16. 
Auios  2.  8. 


bver.  23. 

'  eh.  .3-1.  fi. 

2  Chr.  .30.  9. 

Ps.  8U.  15. 
i  Ecc.  10.  20. 

Acts  23.  5. 

Judc  8. 
II  Or,  jurlges, 

vcr.  8,  9. 

Pb.  82.  (i. 

t  rieb.  th)j 

julncss. 
'■'ch.  2.3.10,19. 

Prov.  3.  9. 
t  llcb.  tear. 
fch.  13.2,12. 

&  34.  19. 
e  Deut.15.19. 


h  Lev.  22.  27. 


ich.19.  fl. 

Lev.  19.  2. 

Deut  14.21. 
i  Lev.  22.  8. 

Ez.  4.  14.  & 

44.' 31. 


■rer.  i. 

Lev.  19. 16. 

Ps.  15. 3.  & 

101.  5. 

Prov.  10. 18. 

See  2  Sam. 

19.  27.  with 

18.3. 

N  Or,  receive. 
bch.  £0.  I(i. 

Deut.  19.16, 

17,  18. 

Ps.  ai.  11. 

Prov.  19.  5, 

9,  28.  &  24.28. 

Sec  1  Kings 

21.  10,  13. 

Matt.  20.  59, 

fiO,  01. 

Acts  6.  11, 

13. 


strangers 


in    the    laud    of 


were 
Egypt. 

22  1  'Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  wid- 
ow, or  fatherless  chihl. 

23  If  thou  afflict  theiu  in  any  wise, 
and  they  'cry  at  all  unto  me,  1  will 
surely  "hear  their  cry; 

24  And  my  ""  wrath  shall  wax  hot, 
and  I  will  kill  you  with  the  sword ; 
and  ^yoiu^  wives  shall  he  widows, 
and  your  children  fatherless. 

25  *{\  "^  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of 
my  people  tJmt  is  i)oor  by  thee,  thou 
shalt  not  be  to  him  as  a  usurer,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  lay  ni^on  him  usury. 

26  ^If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neigh- 
bour's raiment  to  pledge,  thou  shalt 
deliver  it  unto  him  by  that  the  sun 
goeth  down: 

27  For  that  is  his  covering  only, 
it  is  his  raiment  for  his  skin :  where- 
in shall  he  sleep  ?  and  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  when  he  ^crieth  unto  me, 
that  I  will  hear ;  for  I  am  "^  gracious. 

28  1  ^^Thou  shalt  not  revile  the 
II  gods,  nor  curse  the  ruler  of  thy 
people. 

29  ^  Thou  shalt  not  delay  to  offer 
^  *"  the  first  of  thy  ripe  fruits,  and  of 
thy  t liquors:  ''the  firstborn  of  thy 
sons  shalt  thou  give  unto  me. 

30  '^  Likewise  shalt  thou  do  with 
thine  oxen,  and  with  thy  sheep : 
''seven  days  it  shall  be  with  his 
dam ;  on  the  eighth  day  thou  shalt 
give  it  me. 

31  1  And  ye  shall  be  ^  holy  men 
unto  me:  ''neither  shall  ye  eat  any 
flesh  tliM  is  torn  of  beasts  in  the 
field ;  ye  shall  cast  it  to  the  dogs. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Of  slander  and  false  witness.  3,  6  Of  justice.  4  Of 
charitableness.  10  Of  the  year  of  rest.  12  Of  the 
sabbath.  13  Of  idolatry.  14  Of  the  three  feasts. 
18  Of  the  blood  and  the  fat  of  the  sacrifice,  20  An 
Angel  is  promised,  with  a  blessing,  if  they  obey  him. 

THOU  '^ shalt  not  "raise  a  false 
report:  put  not  thine  hand 
with  the  wicked  to  be  an  ''  unright- 
eous witness. 

2  ^  '^Thou  shalt  not  follow  a  multi- 
tude to  do  evil ;  ''neither  shalt  thou 
^speak  in  a  cause  to  decUne  after 
many  to  vf  rest  judgment : 

3  i  Neither  shalt  thou  counte- 
nance a  i)oor  man  in  his  cause. 

'■Gen.7.].&19.  4,  7.  ch.  32.1,2.  Josh.  24.  15.  1  Sam.  l.i.  9.  1  Kin.  19. 10.  Job 
31.34.  Prov.  1.  10,  11, 15.  &  4.  14.  Matt.  27.  24,  2C.  Mark  15.  15.  Luke  2.3.  2.3. 
Acts  24.  27.  &  25.  9.  d  ver.  6,  7.  Lev.  19.  15.  Deut.  1.  17.  Ps.  72.  2.  t  Heb. 
answer. 


4  1^ "  If  thou  meet  thine  enemy's 
ox  or  his  ass  going  astray,  thou 
shalt  surely  bring  it  back  to  him 
again. 

5  Mf  thou  see  the  ass  of  him 
that  hatetli  thee  lying  under  his 
burden,  "and  wouldest  forbear  to 
help  him,  thou  shalt  sm'ely  help 
with  him. 

6  •^'Tliou  shalt  not  wrest  the 
judgment  of  thy  poor  in  his 
cause. 

7  ''Keep  thee  far  from  a  false 
matter;  'and  the  innocent  and 
righteous  slay  thou  not:  for  ''I 
will  not  justify  the  wicked. 

8  "If  And  '  thou  shalt  take  no  gift: 
for  the  gift  blindeth  Uhe  wise,  and 
perverteth  the  words  of  the  right- 
eous. 

9  *f  Also  '"thou  shalt  not  op- 
press a  stranger :  for  ye  know  the 
t  heart  of  a  stranger,  seeing  ye  were 
strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  "  six  years  thou  shalt  sow 
thy  land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the 
fruits  thereof: 

11  But  the  seventh  year  thou 
shalt  let  it  rest  and  lie  still;  that 
the  j)oor  of  thy  people  may  eat: 
and  what  they  leave  the  beasts  of  I 
the  field  shall  eat.  In  like  manner 
thou  shalt  deal  with  thy  vineyard, 
and  with  thy  Holiveyard. 

12  ''Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy 
work,  and  on  the  seventh  day  thou 
shalt  rest :  that  thine  ox  and  thine 
ass  may  rest,  and  the  son  of  thy 
handmaid,  and  the  stranger,  may 
be  refreshed. 

13  And  in  all  things  that  I  have 
said  unto  you  ^be  circumspect: 
and  "i  make  no  mention  of  the 
name  of  otlier  gods,  neither  let  it 
be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  ^[  'Three  times  thou  shalt 
keep  a  feast  unto  me  in  the  year.     I 

15  'Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread :  (thou  shalt  eat 
unleavened  bread  seven  days,  as  I 
commanded  thee,  in  the  time  aj)- 
pointed  of  the  month  Abib ;  for  in 
it  thou  earnest  out  from  Egyj)t: 
'and  none  shall  appear  before  me 
empty :) 

16  "And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the 
firstfruits   of   thj^    labours,   which 

95 


Before 

CHKIST 

1491. 

"Deut.  22.1. 
Job  31.  29. 
Prov.  24. 17. 
&25.  21. 
Mutt.  5.  44. 
Kom.l2.i:0. 
1  Theas.  5- 
15. 

fDfut.  22.  4. 
II  Or,  icilt 
thou  rcafr. 
tt>hrl}thiinf 
or,  and 
wo  u  l(tcst 
cease  to 
leaie  thy 
business 
for  him  ; 
thou  shalt 
tfurt'If/  lean 
it  to  .join 
with  him. 
6  vcr.  2. 
Dout.  27.19. 
Job  31.  13, 
21. 

Ecc.  5.  a. 
1«.  10.  1,  2. 
Jcr.  5.  28.  S 
7.6. 

Amos  5.  12. 
Ma!.  3.5. 
h  ver.  1. 
Lev.  19.  IL 
Luke  3. 14. 
Eph.  4.  25. 
i  Deut.  27.25. 
Pk.  94.  21. 
Prov.  17.15, 
26. 

Jer.  7.  fi. 
Matt.  27.  4. 
V.ch.  34.7. 
Kom.  1.18. 

I  Deut.  10. 19. 
1  Sam.  8.3. 
&  12.  3. 
2Chr.  19.  7. 
Ps.  20.  10. 
Prov.  15.27. 
&  17.  8,23. 
&  29.  4. 

Is.  1 .  23.  & 

5.23.  &. 33. 1,5. 

Ez.  22.  12. 

Amos  5.  12. 

Acts  24.  20. 
t Ileb. 

the  seeing. 
"ch.  22.21. 

Deut.  10.19. 

&  24. 14,17. 

&  27.  19. 

Ps.  94.  6. 

Ez.  22.  7. 

Mai.  3.  5. 

t  lleb.  sovl. 

.  "  Lev.  25.3,4. 

II  Or, 

olire  trees. 

°ch.  20.  8,9. 

Deut.  5.  13. 

Luke  13. 14. 


f  Dent.  4. 9. 

Josh.  22.  5. 

Ps.  39. 1. 

Eph.  5.  15. 

1  Tim.  4. 16. 
lNum..32..38. 

Deut.  12.3. 

Josh.  23. 7. 

Ps.  16.  4. 

Hos.  2. 17. 

Zcch.  13.  2. 
'ch.  34.  2.3. 

I>ev.  2.3.  4. 

Deut.  16.16. 
»ch.l2. 1.5.& 

1.3.C.&  34.18. 

Lev.  23.  6. 

Deut.  16. 8. 


•ch..34.  £0. 
Deut.  16.16. 


°ch..34.  22. 
Lev.  23. 10. 


An  Angel  'promised  for  a  guide. 


EXODUS. 


The  people  promise  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

»  Deut.18.13. 


Jch.  3i.  23. 
Deut.  lU.lC. 


'ch.  12.8.  & 
34.25. 
Lev.  2. 11. 
Deut.  16.  i. 


^  Or,  feast. 

■ch.  22.29.  & 

34.26. 

Lev.  23.  10, 

1?. 

Num.  18.12, 

13. 

Deut  26.10. 

Nell.  10.  35. 
I'ch.  54.  2G. 

Deut.  14.21. 

'ch.  14. 19.  & 
32.  34.  &  33. 
2.14. 

Num.  20.1G. 
Josh.  5.  13. 
&G.  2. 
Ps.  HI.  11. 

Is.  sj.  a. 


■lNum.l4.n. 

Ps.  la.m.x,. 

Eph.  4.  30. 

Heb.  3. 10, 

16. 
'  ch.  32.  34. 

Num.  14.:3o. 

Deut.  1S.I9. 
'  Josh.  24. 19. 

Jer.  5. 7. 

Heb.  3.  11. 

1  John  5. 16. 
f  Is.  9.6. 

Jer.  2:i.  6. 

John  10.  30, 

38. 
E  Gen.  12.  3. 

Deut.  .iO.  7. 

Jer.  30.  20. 
II  Or,  /  vnll 

afflicl  them 

that  afflict 

thee. 
k  ver.  20. 

ch.  33.  2. 
i  Josh.  24.  8, 

11. 
kch.  20.  S. 
ILev.  18.3. 

Deut.  12.30, 

31. 
"ch.  34.13. 

Num.3:j..52. 

Deut.7.5,25. 

i  12.  3. 
"  Deut.  6. 1.3. 

&  10. 12,20. 

&11.  13,14. 

k  13.  4. 

Josh.  22.  .';. 

ti'H.  14,15, 

21,  24. 

1  Sam.  7.  3. 

k  12.  20,24. 

Matt.  4. 10. 
"Deut.  7. 13. 

b.  28.  5. 8. 
Pch.  15.  26. 

Deut.  7.  15. 
9  Deut.  7.14. 

&  2M.  4. 

Job  21.  10. 

Mal.3. 10,11. 

'  Gen.  25.  8. 

&  .35.  29. 

1  Chr.  -Si.  1. 

Job  .S.  26.  k 

42.  17. 

P«.  5.<.  23.  k 

UO.  10. 
'Gen.Xi.a. 

ch.  I,j.l4,16. 

Deut.  2.  25. 

&  II.  2.'!. 

J(mh.2.!l,ll. 

ISiiiii.M.l.r 

2Chr.  14.14. 
■Dfut.  7.  23. 
t  Heb.  nerk, 

l'».  IS.  40. 
»  Deut.  7.  20. 

Jush.  24.12. 


thou  hast  sown  in  the  field:  and 
""the  feast  of  ingathering,  ivMch  is 
in  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  labours  out 
of  the  field. 

17  ^  Three  times  in  the  year  all 
thy  males  shall  appear  before  the 
Lord  God. 

18  ^Thou  Shalt  not  offer  the 
blood  of  my  sacrifice  with  leavened 
bread ;  neither  shall  the  fat  of  my 
"  sacriiice  remain  until  the  morning. 

19  ^The  first  of  the  firstfruits  of 
thy  land  thou  shalt  bring  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  ''Thou 
shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in  his  moth- 
er's milk. 

20  T"  '^Behold,  I  send  an  Angel 
before  thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the 
way,  and  to  bring  thee  into  the 
place  which  I  have  prepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his 
voice,  ''provoke  him  not;  for  he 
will  "not  pardon  your  transgres- 
sions: for  '^my  name  is  in  him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  obey 
his  voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak ; 
then  *''I  will  be  an  enemy  unto 
thine  enemies,  and  "an  adversary 
unto  thine  adversaries. 

23  ^  For  mine  Angel  shall  go  be- 
fore thee,  and  'bring  thee  in  unto 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Perizzites,  and  the  Canaanites, 
the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites;  and 
I  will  cut  them  off". 

24  Thou  shalt  not  ^bow  down  to 
their  gods,  nor  serve  them,  '  nor  do 
after  their  works:  "but  thou  shalt 
utterly  overthrow  them,  and  quite 
break  down  their  images. 

25  And  ye  shall  "  serve  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  "he  shall  bless  thy 
bread,  and  thy  water;  and  ^I  will 
take  sickness  away  from  the  midst 
of  thee. 

20  1  1  There  shall  nothing  cast 
their  young,  nor  be  barren,  in  thy 
ItUid:  the  number  of  thy  days  I 
will  'fulfil. 

27  I  will  send  "my  fear  before 
thee,  and  will  'destroy  all  the  peo- 
ple to  whom  thou  shalt  come ;  and 
1  will  make  all  thine  enemies  turn 
their  ^  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  "T  will  send  liornets  be- 
fore thee,  which  shall  drive  out  the 

96 


Hivite,  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hit- 
tit«,  from  before  thee. 

29  ""I  will  not  drive  them  out 
ti'om  before  thee  in  one  year ;  lest 
the  land  become  desolate,  and  the 
beast  of  the  field  multij)ly  against 
thee. 

30  By  little  and  little  I  will  drive 
them  out  from  before  thee,  until 
thou  be  increased,  and  inherit  the 
land. 

31  And  ''I  will  set  thy  bounds 
from  the  Eed  sea  even  unto  the 
sea  of  the  Philistines,  and  from  the 
desert  unto  the   river :    for  I  will 

I 

•deliver  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  your  hand;  and  thou  shalt 
drive  them  out  before  thee. 

32  ^Thou  shalt  make  no  cove- 
nant with  them,  nor  with  their 
gods. 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy 
land,  lest  they  make  thee  sin 
against  me :  for  if  thou  serve  their 
gods,  ''it  will  surely  be  a  snare  un- 
to thee. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  3Ioses  is  called  up  into  the  mountain.  3  The  people 
promise  obedience.  4  2Ioses  buildeih  an  altar,  and 
twelve  lyMar.'i.  6  He  sprinkleth  the  blood  of  the  cov- 
enant, 9  The  glo>y  of  God  apjxareth.  14  Aaron 
and  Hur  have  the  charge  of  the  people.  15  Moses 
goeth  into  the  mountam,  ivhere  he  continueth  forty 
days  and  forty  nights. 

A  XD  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come 
Jr\_  up  unto  the  Lord,  thou,  and 
Aaron,  ''Xadab,  and  Abihu,  ''and 
seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and 
worship  ye  afar  oft". 

2  And  Moses  '^  alone  shall  come 
near  the  Lord  :  but  they  shall  not 
come  nigh ;  neither  shall  the  peo- 
I)le  go  up  with  him. 

3  1  xVnd  Moses  came  and  told  the 
l)eoi)le  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  judgments :  and  all  the 
l)eople  answered  with  one  i^oice, 
and  said,  ''All  the  words  which  the 
Lord  hath  said  will  we  do. 

4  And  Moses  'wrote  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  builded  an  altar 
under  the  hill,  and  twelve  ^pillars, 
according  to  the  twelve  tribes  of 
Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  offered 
burnt  ofierings,  and  sacrificed  peace 
otterings  of  oxen  luito  the  Lord. 


Before 
CHRIST 

149;. 

"  Deut.  7.22. 


^  Gen.  15.18. 
Num.  34.  3, 
Deut.  11.24. 
Josh.  1.  4. 
1  Kings  4. 
21,24. 
Ps.  72.  8. 


J  Josh.  21.44. 
Judg.  1.  4. 
&  11.  21. 


•  ch.  .34.12,15. 
Deut.  7.  2. 


»ch.  34.  13. 
Deut.  7.  16. 
&  12.  30. 
Josh.  2.3. 13. 
Jud^.  2.  3. 
1  Sam.  18. 
21. 
Ps.  106.  36. 


•  ch.  28. 1. 

Lev.  10. 1,2. 
bi-h.  1.5. 

Num.  11.16. 


=  ver.  13, 15, 
IS. 


i  ver.  7. 

ch.  19.  8. 

Deut.  5.27. 

Gal.  3.19,20. 
"^  Deut.  31.  9. 


fGen.  28. 18. 
k  31.  45. 


Moses  goeth  iq)  into  the  mount. 


EXODUS. 


The  form  of  the  ark. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

«Hcb.  y.  18. 


h  ucb.  u.  ]y. 


i  vcr.  3. 


V  Ucb.  'X  20. 
&  i:!.  21). 
llVt.  !.•>. 


I  vcr.  1. 


">  Sec  Gen. 

32. ;». 

ch.  ^.  G. 

Jud?.  l.'5.22. 

Is.  0.  1.5. 

with  ch.  33. 

i»,  23. 

John  1.  IS. 

1  Tim.C.K;. 

1  John  4.1.'. 
"Ez.  1.2G. 

&10.  1. 

Ucv.  4.  3. 
"  Malt.  17.  2. 
Pch.  19.  :i. 
iGen.  10.13. 

&  32.  30. 

ver.  10. 

ch.  33.  20. 

Dciit.  4.  o.",. 

Judg.  13.2J. 
'Gen.  3I.o4. 

ch.  18.  12. 

1  Cor.  10.18. 
•  ver.  2,1.5,1.S. 
'ch.  31.  IS.i: 

32.  1.5,  lU. 

Deut.  6.  22. 


"  ch.  32. 17. 
&:■.:!.  11. 
"  vcr.  2. 


^ch.  lo.n.ic. 

Matt.  17.  5. 


>ch.  13.  10. 
Hum.  14.10. 


«ch.  3.  2.  & 
19.  IM. 
Dcut.  4. 3(1. 
Heb.  12.  IS, 
29. 


6  And  Moses  nook  half  of  the 
blood,  and  put  it  hi  basins;  and 
half  of  the  blood  ho  sprinkled  on 
the  altar. 

7  And  he  ''  took  the  book  of  the 
covenant,  and  read  in  the  audience 
of  the  people:  and  they  said,  'All 
that  the  Loud  hath  said  will  we 
do,  and  bo  obedient. 

8  And  jVIoses  took  the  blood,  and 
.;prinkled  it  on  the  peo])le,  and 
said,  Behold  'Hhe  blood  of  the  cov- 
enant, which  the  Loud  hath  made 
with  you  concerning  all  these 
words. 

9  •[  Then  'went  up  Moses,  and 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and 
so\'euty  of  the  elders  of  Israel ; 

10  And  they  '"  saw  the  God  of  Is- 
rael :  and  there  was  under  his  feet 
as  it  were  a  x)aved  work  of  a  "  sap- 
l^liire  stone,  and  as  it  were  the 
"  body  of  heaven  in  his  clearness. 

11  And  upon  tlie  nobles  of  the 
children  of  Israel  he  ""laid  not  his 
hand:  also  ''they  saw  God,  and 
did  "^eat  and  drink. 

12  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  'Come  up  to  me  into  the 
mount,  and  be  there :  and  I  will 
give  thee  *tab,les  of  stone,  and  a 
law,  and  commandments  which  I 
have  written ;  that  thou  mayest 
teach  them. 

13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  "his 
minister  Joshua;  and  Moses  'went 
up  into  the  momit  of  God. 

14  And  he  said  unto  the  elders. 
Tarry  ye  here  for  us,  until  we  come 
again  unto  you :  and,  behold,  Aaron 
and  Hur  are  with  you  :  if  any  man 
have  any  matters  to  do,  let  him 
come  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  went  up  into  the 
mount,  and  ''a  cloud  covered  the 
moimt. 

16  And  ^the  glory  of  the  Lord 
abode  ui)on  mount  Sinai,  and  the 
cloud  covered  it  six  days :  and  the 
seventh  day  he  called  unto  Moses 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  tvas  like  'devoiu-ing  fire 
on  the  top  of  the  mount  in  the 
eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

18  And  Moses  went  into  the  midst 
of  the  cloud,  and  gat  him  up  into 


the  mount :  and  '^  Moses  was  in  the 
moiuit  forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

CHAPTER.  XXV. 

1  What  t?ie  LsrncUtfx  must  offer  for  ilic  rnal-'ni;/  of  the 
tabernacle.  10  The  form  vf  the  ark.  17  The  inercij 
scat,  with  the  chembhn.  23  T)ie  table,  with  the  fur- 
niture thereof.  31  I7tc  candlentick,  loith  the  inatru- 
meiits  thereof. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\_  S(\s,  saying, 

2  Speak  inito  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  '  bring  me  an  "  otter- 
ing :  ''of  every  man  that  giveth  it 
Avillingiy  with  his  heart  ye  shall 
take  my  ottering. 

3  And  this  is  the  oti'ering  wliich 
ye  shall  take  of  them;  gold,  and 
silver,  and  brass, 

4  And  blue,  and  pur])le,  and 
scarlet,  and  "  fine  linen,  and  goats' 
hair^ 

5  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
badgers'  skins,  and  shittim  wood, 

G  ''Oil  for  the  light,  ''spices  for 
anointing  oil,  and  for  ''sweet  in- 
cense. 

Onyx   stones,    and 


■  ephod. 


stones    to 
and  in  the 


be  set  in  the 
''breastplate 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  '^sanc- 
tuary; that  ''I  may  dwell  among 
them. 

9  'AccorcUng  to  all  that  I  shew 
thee,  after  the  pattern  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  the  pattern  of  all  the 
instruments  thereof,  even  so  shall 
ye  make  it. 

10  T^  'And  they  shall  make  an 
ark  of  shittim  wood:  two  cubits 
and  a  half  shall  he  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  height  thereof. 

11  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  within  and  without 
shalt  thou  overlay  it,  and  shalt 
make  upon  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings 
of  gold  for  it,  and  put  them  in  the 
four  corners  thereof;  and  two  rings 
shall  he  in  the  one  side  of  it,  and 
t^Yo  rinffs  in  the  other  side  of  it. 


•f^^ 


13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves 
of  shittim  wood,  and  overlay  them 
with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves 
into  the  rings  by  the  sides  of  the 

97 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

•  eh.  .34.  28. 
Deut.  9.  y. 


t  Heb.  <<jt« 

Jor  me. 
II  Or,  heave 

ojjering. 
»ch..3.5..'-.,21. 

1  Chr.  -/J.  3, 

5,  y,  14. 

Ezra  2.r,8.  i 
3.  5.  &  7.1«. 
Neh.  11.2. 

2  Cor.  (i.  12. 
&  y.  7. 


11  Or,  silk. 
Gen.  41.  42. 


'•  ch.  27.  20.  • 
'  ch.  ."0.  23. 
A  ch.  30.  34. 


'  ch.  £.8.  4,  6. 

fch.  28.  15. 

Pch..'!r>.l,3,4. 
l,ev.  4.  ti.  & 
10.4. &  21.12. 
llcb.U.  1,2. 

l.ch.  20.45. 

1  Kings  6. 
13. 

2  Cor.  6. 16. 
Heb.  3.  G. 
Rev.  21 .  3. 

i  ver.  40. 


Vch.  .37. 1. 
Dcut.  10.  J 
Heb.  9.  4. 


Tim  mercy  seat. 


EXODUS. 


The  candlestick. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

U  Kings  8. 8. 


"ch.  Ifi.  ?,4. 
k  31.  18. 
Deut.  10.  2, 
S.  k  31.  26. 

1  Kings  8. 9. 

2  Kings  II. 
12. 

Heb.  9.  4. 

"ch.  .^r.  e. 

Rom.  3.  25. 
Heb.  9.  5. 


BOr,  of  the 
matter  of 
the  mercy 
Stat, 


•1  Kings  S.7. 
IChr.  28.18. 
Heb.  U.  5. 


P  ch.  26.  ?A. 
1  ver.  16. 


'ch.  29.42,43. 
t  30.  «,  36. 
Lev.  16.  2. 
Num.  17.  4. 


■Num.  7. 89. 

1  Sam.  4.  4. 

2  Sam.  0.  2. 
2  Kings  19. 
15. 

Ts.  80.  1.  & 
90.  1. 
Is.  37.  16. 


•ch.  37.  10. 

1  Kings  7. 
4«. 

2  Chr.  4.  8. 
Ueb.  9. 2. 


ark,  that   the  ark  may  be  home 
with  them. 

15  'The  staves  shall  be  in  the 
rings  of  the  ark :  they  shall  not  be 
taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the 
ark  '"the  testimony  which  I  shall 
give  thee. 

17  And  "thou  shalt  make  a  mercy 
seat  of  pure  gold :  two  cubits  and 
a  half  sliall  le  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth 
thereof. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  two 
cherubim  of  gold,  of  beaten  work 
shalt  thou  make  them,  in  the  two 
ends  of  the  mercy  seat. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  the 
one  end,  and  the  other  cherub  on 
the  other  end :  even  "  of  the  mercy 
seat  shall  ye  make  the  cherubim 
on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

20  And  "the  cherubim  shall 
stretch  forth  their  wings  on  high, 
covering  the  mercy  seat  with  their 
wings,  and  their  faces  shall  look 
one  to  another ;  toward  the  mercy 
seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cheru- 
bim be. 

21  PAnd  thou  shalt  i)ut  the  mercy 
seat  above  upon  the  ark ;  and  '^  in 
the  ark  thou  shalt  put  the  testi- 
mony that  I  shall  give  thee. 

22  And  "^  there  I  will  meet  with 


with 
mercy  seat," 


thee,  and  I  will  commune 
thee  from  above  the 
from  "^  between  the  two  cherubim 
which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  of  all  things  which  I 
will  give  thee  in  commandment 
unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

23  ^  ^Thou  shalt  also  make  a 
table  of  shittim  wood :  two  cubits 
shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a 
cubit  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  the  height  there- 
of. 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  and  make  thereto  a 
crown  of  gold  round  about. 

25  And  tliou  slialt  make  inito  it 
a  border  of  a  handl)readth  round 
about,  and  thou  slialt  make  a 
golden  crown  to  the  border  thereof 
roTUid  about. 

20  And  than  shalt  make  for   it 
four  rings   of  gold,   and  put  the 
98 


rings  in  the  four  corners  that  are 
on  the  foiu?  feet  thereof. 

27  Over  against  the  border  shall 
the  rings  be  for  places  of  the 
staves  to  bear  the  table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
lay them  with  gold,  that  the  table 
may  be  borne  with  them. 

29  And  thou  shalt  make  "the 
dishes  thereof,  and  spoons  there- 
of, and  covers  thereof,  and  bowls 
thereof,  "  to  cover  withal :  of  pure 
gold  shalt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the 
table  "^shewbread  before  me  al- 
ways. 

31  ^  ''And  thou  shalt  make  a 
candlestick  of  i^ure  gold :  of  beat- 
en work  shall  the  candlestick  be 
made :  his  shaft,  and  his  branches, 
his  bowls,  his  knox)s,  and  his 
flowers,  shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  shall  come 
out  of  the  sides  of  it;  three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of 
the  one  side,  and  three  branches 
of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  other 
side : 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto 
almonds,  irith  a  knop  and  a  flower 
in  one  branch ;  and  three  bowls 
made  like  almonds  in  the  other 
branch,  with  a  knop  and  a  flower : 
so  in  the  six  l)ranches  that  come 
out  of  the  candlestick. 

34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall  he 
four  bowls  made  like  unto  almonds, 
with  their  knox)s  and  their  flowers. 

35  And  there  shall  he  a  knop  un- 
der two  branches  of  the  same,  and 
a  laiox3  under  two  branches  of  the 
same,  and  a  knop  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  according  to 
the  six  branches  that  proceed  out 
of  the  candlestick. 

3G  Their  knops  and  their  branch- 
es shall  be  of  the  same :  all  of  it 
shall  he  one  beaten  work  of  i)ure 
gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the  sev- 
en lamps  thereof:  and  -they  shall 
"hght  the  lami)s  thereof,  that  they 
may  '^give  light  over  against  Mt. 

38  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  the 
snuft'dishes  thereof,  shall  he  o/pure 
ijrold. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


"ch.37.  16. 
Num.  4.  7. 


II  Or,  to  pour 
out  withal. 


'  Lev.24.5,6. 


^ch.  37..17. 
1  Kings  7. 
49. 

Zcch.  4.  2. 
Heb.  9.  2. 
Rev.  1.  12. 
&4.  5. 


Teh.  27.21. 

&  30.  8. 

I.ev.  24. 3,4. 

2Chr.i;!.ll. 
II  Or,  cause 

to  ascend, 
'  Num.  8.  2. 
tllcb.  the 
Jacc  q/'it. 


The  ten  curtains 


EXODUS. 


of  the  tahernacle. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

"ch.  26.30. 

Num.  8.  4. 

IChr.M.U, 

19. 

Acts  7.  44. 

lleb.  8.  S. 
t  IK-b.  ti'/(ic-/i 

thou  iviisl 

caused  to 

tte. 


■ch.3C.8. 


t  Ilcb.  the 
work-  of  a 
cunning 
workman^ 
or, triHbroid- 
erer. 


Ich.  36. 14. 


39  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  shall 
lie  make  it,  with  all  these  vessels. 

40  And  ''look  that  thou  make 
them  after  their  pattern,  *  which 
was  shewed  thee  iu  the  mount. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  27ie  (en  cicrtains  of  the  iabemavle.  7  Tlie  eleven 
curtains  of  guaW  hair.  14  The  covering  of  ramii' 
skins.  15  The  boanh  of  the  tabernacle,  with  their 
sockets  ami  bars,  ol  The  vail  for  the  ark.  86  Tlie 
hanqing  for  the  door. 

MOREOVER  Hhou  Shalt  make 
the  tabernacle  with  ten  cur- 
tains of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet :  with  cher- 
ubim tof  cunning  work  shalt  thou 
make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  ciu'tain  shall 
1)6  eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  of  one  curtain  four 
cubits :  and  every  one  of  the  cm-- 
tains  shall  have  one  measure, 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  be  coup- 
led together  one  to  another;  and 
other  five  cm'tains  shall  he  coupled 
one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of 
blue  upon  the  edge  of  the  one  cur- 
tain from  the  selvedge  in  the  coup- 
ling ;  and  likewise  shalt  thou  make 
in  the  uttermost  edge  of  another 
curtain,  in  the  coupling  of  the  sec- 
ond. 

5  Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in 
the  one  curtain,  and  fifty  loops 
shalt  thou  make  in  the  edge  of  the 
cm^tain  that  is  in  the  coupling  of 
the  second;  that  the  loops  may 
take  hold  one  of  another. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches 
of  gold,  and  couple  the  curtains 
together  with  the  taches:  and  it 
shall  be  one  tabernacle. 

7  1  And  Hhou  shalt  make  cur- 
tains of  goats'  hair  to  be  a  cover- 
ing upon  the  tabernacle:  eleven 
curtains  shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  curtain  sJmll 
l)e  thirty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
of  one  curtain  four  cubits :  and  the 
eleven  ciu't'ains  shall  he  all  of  one 
measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  couple  five  cur- 
tains by  themselves,  and  six  cur- 
tains by  themselves,  and  shalt 
double  the  sixth  curtain  in  the 
forefront  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou   shalt    make  fifty 


loops  on  the  edge  of  the  one  cur- 
tain that  is  outmost  in  the  coup- 
ling, and  fifty  loops  in  the  edge  of 
the  ciuiain  which  coupleth  the 
second. 

11  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty 
taches  of  brass,  and  i)ut  the  taches 
into  the  loops,  and  coui)le  the  "  tent 
together,  that  it  may  be  one. 

12  And  the  remnant  that  remain- 
eth  of  the  curtains  of  the  tent,  the 
half  curtain  that  remaineth,  shall 
hang  over  the  back  side  of  the 
tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side, 
and  a  cubit  on  the  other  side  ^of 
that  which  remaineth  in  the  length 
of  the  curtains  of  the  tent,  it  shall 
hang  over  the  sides  of  the  taber- 
nacle, on  this  side  and  on  that 
side,  to  cover  it. 

14  And  Hhou  shalt  make  a  cov- 
ering for  the  tent  of  rams'  skins 
dyed  red,  and  a  covering  above  of 
badgers'  skins. 

15  ^  And  thou  shalt  make  boards 
for  the  tabernacle  of  shittim  wood 
standing  up. 

16  Ten  cubits  shall  he  the  length 
of  a  board,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
shall  he  the  breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  t  tenons  shall  there  he  in 
one  board,  set  in  order  one  against 
another :  thus  shalt  thou  make  for 
all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards 
for  the  tabernacle,  twenty  boards 
on  the  south  side  southward. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  forty 
sockets  of  silver  under  the  twenty 
boards;  two  sockets  under  one 
board  for  his  two  tenons,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board  for 
his  two  tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the 
tabernacle  on  the  north  side  there 
shall  he  twenty  boards, 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  of  sil- 
ver ;  two  sockets  under  one  board, 
and  two  sockets  under  another 
board. 

22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  taber- 
nacle westward  thou  shalt  make 
six  boards.       ' 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou 
make  for  the  corners  of  the  taber- 
nacle in  the  two  sides. 

99 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


II  Or,  cover- 
ing. 


t  Ilcb.  in  the 
i'emain(fry, 
or,  xurplus- 
age. 


'  ch.  36. 19. 


\ll.eh.hands. 


The  vail  for  ilie  arJi. 


EXODUS. 


The  altar  of  hurnt  offering. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

t  Jleb. 
twinned. 


dch.  2.5.  9, 
40.  &  --T.  H. 
Acts  7.  44. 
Hub.  8.  5. 


•  ch.  3fl.  S5. 
Lev.  1«.  2. 
2  Chr.  .S.  14. 
Matt.  27.  ,51. 
Heb.  a.  3. 


rch.  25.16.  & 
40.21. 


fLcv.  IC.  2. 
Hob.  li.2,3. 


*ch.  2.5.  21. 

&  40.  20. 
Ucb.  y.  5. 


ich.  40.  22. 
Hob.  0.2. 

k  ch.  40.  24. 


24  And  they  shall  be  *  coupled  to- 
gether beneath,  and  they  shall  be 
coupled  together  above  the  head 
of  it  unto  one  ring :  thus  shall  it 
be  for  them  both;  they  shall  be 
for  the  two  corners. 

25  And  they  shall  be  eight  boards, 
and  their  sockets  of  silver,  sixteen 
sockets;  two  sockets  under  one 
board,  and  two  sockets  under  an- 
other board. 

26  ^  And  thou  shalt  make  bars  of 
sliittim  wood;  five  for  the  boards 
of  the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of 
the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle,  for  the  two 
sides  westward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  in  the 
midst  of  the  boards  shall  reach 
from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the 
boards  with  gold,  and  make  their 
rings  of  gold  for  i>laces  for  the 
bars:  and  thou  shalt  overlay  the 
bars  with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the 
tabernacle  ''according  to  the  fash- 
ion thereof  which  was  shewed  thee 
in  the  mount. 

31  *[  And  nhou  shalt  make  a  vail 
of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen  of  cunning 
work:  with  cherubim  shall  it  be 
made. 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon 
four  pillars  of  shittim  wood  overlaid 
with  gold :  their  hooks  shall  he  of 
gold,  upon  the  four  sockets  of 
silver. 

33  T[  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the 
vail  under  tlie  taclies,  that  thou 
mayest  bring  in  thither  within  the 
vail  ^  the  ark  of  the  testimony :  and 
the  vail  shall  divide  unto  you  be- 
tween ^the  holy  j>^ace  and  the  most 
holy. 

34  And  ^  tliou  shalt  put  the  mercy 
seat  upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony 
in  the  most  holy  place. 

35  And  'thou  slialt  set  the  table 
without  th(5  vail,  and  ''the  candle- 
stick over  against  tile  table  on  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  toward  the 
south:  and  thou  shalt  put  the  table 
on  the  north  side. 

100 


36  And  '  thou  shalt  make  a  hang- 
ing for  the  door  of  the  tent,  of  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen,  wrought  with  needle- 
work. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  for  the 
hanging  "'five  pillars  of  shittim 
u'ood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold, 
and  their  hooks  shall  he  of  gold: 
and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets  of 
brass  for  them. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  TTie  altar  of  burnt  offering,  with  the  ve.iseli  thereof. 
9  The  court  of  the  tabernacle  inclosed  with  hangings 
and  pillars.  \%  The  measure  of  the  court.  20  The 
oil  for  the  lamp. 

A  XD  thou  .shalt  make  ''an  altar 
JTjl  of  shittim  wood,  five  cubits 
long,  and  five  cubits  broad;  the 
altar  shall  be  foursquare :  and  the 
height  thereof  shall  he  three  cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns 
of  it  upon  the  four  corners  thereof: 
his  horns  shall  be  of  the*same :  and 
''thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans 
to  receive  his  ashes,  and  his  shov- 
els, and  his  basins,  and  his  flesh- 
hooks,  and  his  firepans:  all  the 
vessels  thereof  thou  shalt  make  of 
brass. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a 
grate  of  network  of  brass;  and 
upon  the  net  shalt  thou  make  four 
brazen  rings  in  the  four  corners 
thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under  the 
compass  of  the  altar  beneath,  that 
the  net  may  be  even  to  the  midst 
of  the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  for 
the  altar,  staves  of  shittim  wood, 
and  overlay  them  with  brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put  in- 
to the  rings,  and  the  staves  shall 
be  upon  the  two  sides  of  the  altar, 
to  bear  it. 

8  Hollow  with  boards  shalt  thou 
make  it:  '^as  ♦it  was  shewed  thee 
in  the  mount,  so  shall  they  make  it. 

9  1^  And  ''thou  shalt  make  the 
court  of  the  tabernacle :  for  the 
south  side  southward  there  shall 
he  hangings  for  the  court  of  fine 
twined  linen  of  a  hundred  cubits 
long  for  one  side : 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  there- 
of and  their  twenty  sockets  shall  he 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

I  ch.  36.  37. 


"°  ch.  36.  38. 


•ch.  38. 1. 
Ez.  43. 13. 


b  See  Num. 
16.38. 


■■ch.  25.  40. 

&  2fi.  30. 
t  Hob. 

he  shewed, 
i  ch.  38.  9. 


The  court  of  the  tabernacle. 


EXODUS. 


Aaron  and  his  sons  set  apart. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


\noh.  fifty 

hyfij'ty- 


'  Lev.  24.  2. 


♦  ITeb.  to 
ascend  up. 


f  ch.  26.31,33. 

Sch.30.  8. 
1  Sam.  .S.  3. 
2Chr.l3.11. 

I  ch.  28.  43.  & 
29.  9,  28. 
]>cv.  3.  IT. 
&  16.  34.  & 
24.  9. 

Num.  18.23. 
&  19.  21. 
lSam.30.25. 


of  brass ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars 
and  theh'  fillets  shall  he  o/ silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north  side 
in  length  there  shall  he  hangings 
of  a  himdred  cubits  long,  and  his 
twenty  pillars  and  their  twenty 
sockets  of  brass  ;  the  hooks  of  the 
pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver. 

12  1  And  for  the  breadth  of  the 
court  on  the  west  side  shall  he 
hangings  of  fifty  cubits :  their  pil- 
lars ten,  and  their  sockets  ten. 

13  And  the  breadth  of  the  court 
on  the  east  side  eastward  shall  he 
fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of 
the  gate  shall  he  fifteen  cubits: 
their  pillars  three,  and  their  sock- 
ets three. 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  he- 
hangings  fifteen  cubits :    then*  pil- 
lars three,  and  their  sockets  tliree. 

16  ^  Anff  for  the  gate  of  the  court 
shall  he  a  hanging  of  twenty  cubits, 
of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen,  wrought 
with  needlework :  and  their  pillars 
shall  he  four,  and  their  sockets  four. 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about  the 
court  shall  he  filleted  with  silver; 
their  hooks  shall  he  of  silver,  and 
their  sockets  o/ brass. 

18  ^\  The  length  of  the  court 
shall  he  a  huncked  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  +  fifty  every  where,  and  the 
height  five  cubits  of  fine  twined 
linen,  and  their  sockets  of  brass. 

19  All  the  vessels  of  the  taber- 
nacle in  all  the  service  thereof,  and 
all  the  pins  thereof,  and  all  the 
pins  of  the  court,  shall  he  of  brass. 

20  ^  And  Hhou  shalt  command 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
bring  thee  pure  oil  olive  beaten 
for  the  light,  to  cause  the  lamp  ^to 
burn  always. 

21  In  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ^without  the  vail,  which 
is  before  the  testimony,  ^  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  order  it  from 
evening  to  morning  before  the 
Lord  :  ^  it  shall  he  a  statute  for 
ever  unto  their  generations  on  the 
behalf  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER   XXYIII. 

1  Aaron  and  his  sona  are  set  ajmrt  for  (lie  priesVx 
office.     2  I£oly  garments  are  appointed.     6    T/w 


ephod.  15  The  hreasiplate  xdth  twelve  precicms 
stones.  30  The  Urim  and  Thnmmim.  31  The 
robe  of  the  ephod,  with  pomef/runates  and  bcUs.  36 
The  plate  of  the  mitre.  3'j  The  embroidered  coat. 
40  The  (jarments  for  Aaron's  sous, 

AND  take  thou  unto  thee  ''Aa- 
_  ron  tliy  brotljer,  Jind  his  *.()i:\ii 
with  him,  from  among  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  he  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office,  even 
Aaron,  Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar 
and  Ithamar,  Aaron's  sons. 

2  And  ^  thou  shalt  make  holy 
garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother, 
for  glory  and  for  beauty. 

3  And  '^thou  shalt  speak  unto  all 
that  are  wise  hearted,  ''whom  1  have 
filled  with  the  spirit  of  wisdom, 
that  they  may  make  Aaron's  gar- 
ments to  consecrate  him,  that  he 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's 
office. 

4  And  these  are  the  garments 
which  they  shall  make;  '^a  breast- 
plate, and  '^an  ephod,  and  '^a  robe, 
and  ''  a  broidered  coat,  a  mitre,  and 
a  girdle :  and  they  shall  make  holy 
garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother, 
and  his  sons,  that  he  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

0  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and 
blue,  and  x>urple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen. 

G  If  'And  they  shall  make  the 
ephod  o/gold,  o/blue,  and  of  pur- 
ple, of  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen,  with  cunning  work. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulder- 
pieces  thereof  joined  at  the  two 
edges  thereof;  and  so  it  shall  be 
joined  together. 

8  And  the  "  curious  girdle  of  the 
ephod,  which  is  upon  it,  shall  be  of 
the  same,  according  to  the  work 
thereof;  even  of  gold,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  luie  twined 
linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx 
stones,  and  grave  on  them  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one 
stone,  and  the  other  six  names  of 
the  rest  on  the  other  stone,  accord- 
ing to  their  birth. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver 
in  stone,  lilce  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  shalt  thou  engrave  the  two 
stones  with  the  names  of  the  chil- 

101 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


*  Num  13.  7. 
ll.b..M,4. 


hch.20.  J,  29. 
k  31 .  10.  .v 
39.  1,  2. 
J^ev.S, -,.'». 
Num.20.2C, 
28. 

•■cli.  ,31.0.  .1: 

30.  1. 
•ich.  ru.s.  *i 

35.  30,  31. 


'  ver.  15. 

fvcr.  C. 
ever.  .31. 
k  ver.  39. 


I  ch.  39.  2. 


II  Or,  em- 
broidered. 


Tlie  hreastplate. 


EXODUS. 


The  Urim  and  Thummim. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


k  ver.  TC. 
ch.  39.  ( . 


I  See  Josh.  4. 
Zech.  6. 14. 


"  ch.  39. 8. 


"  ch.  39. 10, 

&c. 
t  Heb.  fill  in 

it  fillings  of 

stone. 
II  Or,  ruby. 


tHeb. 
fillings. 


dren  of  Israel :  thou  shalt  make ; 
them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of  gold. 
.12  And  thou  .shalt  put  the  two 
.stones  .upCH:  the  shoulders  of  the 
ephod  for  stones  -of  memorial  unto 
the  «7l3ildi^n  o|*. Israel :  and  ''Aaron 
shall  bear  their  names  before  the 
Lord  upon  his  two  shoulders  '  for 
a  memorial. 

13  *'  And  thou  shalt  make  ouches 
of  gold ; 

14  And  two  chains  of  pure  gold 
at  the  ends;  of  wreathen  work 
shalt  thou  make  them,  and  fasten 
the  wreathen  chains  to  the  ouches. 

15  *![  And  ""thou  shalt  make  the 
breastplate  of  judgment  with  cun- 
ning work ;  after  the  work  of  the 
ephod  thou  shalt  make  it ;  of  gold, 
of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scar- 
let, and  of  fine  twined  linen,  shalt 
thou  make  it. 

16  Foursquare  it  shall  be  heing 
doubled ;  a  span  shall  he  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  span  shall  he  the 
breadth  thereof. 

17  "And  thou  shalt  ^set  in  it  set- 
tings of  stones,  even  four  rows  of 
stones:  the  first  row  shall  he  a  "sar- 
dius,  a  toiiaz,  and  a  carbuncle :  this 
shall  he  the  first  row. 

18  And  the  second  row  shall  he  an 
emerald,  a  sapphire,  and  a  dia- 
mond. 

19  And  the  third  row  a  ligure,  an 
agate,  and  an  amethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a  beryl, 
and  an  onyx,  and  a  jai^per:  they 
shall  be  set  in  gold  in  theu'  Un- 

I  closings. 

I  21  And  the  stones  shall  be  with 
the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
twelve,  according  to  their  names, 
like  the  engi'avings  of  a  signet; 
every  one  with  his  name  shall  they 
be  according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

22  ^  And  thou  shalt  make  upon 
the  breastplate  chains  at  the  ends 
o/ wreathen  work  o/y)uregold. 

23  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the 
breastplate  two  rings  of  gold,  and 
shalt  put  the  two  rings  on  the  two 
ends  of  the  breasti)late. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two 

wreathen  chains  of  gold  in  tlie  two 

rings  which  are  on  the  ends  of  the 

breastidate. 

102 


25  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the 
two  wreathen  chains  thou  shalt 
fasten  in  the  two  ouches,  and  put 
them  on  the  shoulderpieces  of  the 
ephod  before  it. 

26  1^  And  thou  shalt  make  two 
rings  of  gold,  and  thou  shalt  put 
them  upon  the  two  ends  of  the 
breastplate  in  the  border  thereof, 
which  is  in  the  side  of  the  ex)hod 
inward. 

27  And  two  other  rings  of  gold 
thou  shalt  make,  and  shalt  put 
them  on  the  two  sides  of  the  ephod 
underneath,  toward  the  forepart 
thereof,  over  against  the  other  coup- 
ling thereof,  above  the  ciu-ious  gir- 
dle of  the  ephod. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  the  breast- 
plate by  the  rings  thereof  unto  the 
rings  of  the  ephod  with  a  lace  of 
blue,  that  it  may  be  above  the 
curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and 
that  tlie  breastplate  be  not  loosed 
from  the  ephod. 

29  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel  in 
the  breastplate  of  judgment  upon 
his  heart,  when  he  goeth  in  unto 
the  holy  place,  "for  a  memorial  be- 
fore the  LoKD  continually. 

30  «[  And  "thou  shalt  put  in  the 
breastplate  of  judgment  the  Urim 
and  the  Thummim ;  and  they  shall 
be  upon  Aaron's  heart,  when  he 
goeth  in  before  the  Loed:  and 
Aaron  shall  bear  the  judgment  of 
the  children  of  Israel  upon  his  heart 
before  the  Lord  continually. 

31  1  And  "thou  shalt  make  the 
robe  of  the  ephod  all  of  blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  a  hole  in 
the  top  of  it,  in  the  midst  thereof: 
it  shall  have  a  binding  of  woven 
work  round  about  the  hole  of  it,  as 
it  were  the  hole  of  an  habergeon, 
that  it  be  not  rent. 

33  ^  And  heneath  upon  the  "hem 
of  it  thou  shalt  make  pomegran- 
ates o/blue,  and  0/ purple,  and  of 
scarlet,  round  about  the  hem  there- 
of; and  bells  of  gold  between  them 
round  about : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pomegran- 
ate, a  golden  bell  and  a  pomegran- 
ate, upon  the  hem  of  the  robe  round 
about. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


°  ver.  12. 


P  Lev.  8.  8. 
Num.  27.21. 
Deut.  33.  8. 
1  Sam.  28.6. 
Ezra  2.  63. 
Neh.  7.  65. 


1  ch.  39.  22. 


II  Or,  skirls. 


The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies 


EXODUS. 


of  consecrating  the  ^yriests. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


'ch.  59.  30. 
Zech.14.20. 


•ver.  «. 
I,ev.  10.  17. 
&  22.  9. 
Num.  18. 1. 
Is.  33,  U. 
Ez.4.4,5,0. 
John  1.  a). 
lleb.  9.  28. 
1  Pet.  2.  24. 


<  Lev.  1.  4.  & 
22.  2r.  &  23. 
11. 
Is.  50.  7. 


"■  ver.  4. 

ch.,'».2r,28, 

29,  41. 

Ez.  44.17,18. 


^ch.  29.  7.  & 
30.  30.  &  40. 
1.5. 
Lev.  10.  7. 

t  Heb.  nn 

their  hand. 

y  ch.  29.  9, 

&c. 

Lev.  ch.  8. 

Heb.  7.  28. 
'  ch.  39.  28. 

Lev.  G.  10.  & 

l(i.  4. 

Ez.  44.  18. 
t  Ileh.  ,ffesh 

ot' their  ua- 

ke<lncss, 
t  Heb.  be. 


»ch.20.26. 

b  Lev.  5.1,17. 

&  -J).  19,  20. 

&  22.  9. 

Num.  9. 13. 

&  13.  22. 
«ch.  27.  21. 

Lev.  17.  7. 


35  And  it  slinll  be  upon  Aaron  to 
minister:  and  his  sound  sluill  be 
lieard  when  lie  goetli  in  unto  the 
holy  ji/«ce  before  the  Loud,  and 
when  he  cometh  out,  that  he  die 
not. 

36  ^  And  "^thou  shalt  make  a  i)late 
of  x)ure  gold,  and  grave  ui)on  it, 
like  the  engravings  of  a  signet, 
HOLINESS   TO   THE   LOIM). 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a  blue 
lace,  that  it  may  be  ujion  the  mitre; 
upon  the  foreli'ont  of  the  mitre  it 
shall  be. 

38  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron's 
forehead,  that  Aaron  may  'bear 
the  iniquity  'of  the  holy  things, 
which  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts ;  and 
it  shall  be  always  upon  his  fore- 
head, that  they  may  be  *  accepted 
before  the  Lord. 

39  *!  And  thou  shalt  embroider 
the  coat  of  fine  linen,  and  thou 
shalt  make  the  mitre  of  fine  linen, 
and  thou  shalt  make  the  girdle  of 
needlework. 

40  ^  "And  for  Aaron's  sons  thou 
shalt  make  coats,  and  thou  shalt 
make  for  them  girdles,  and  bon- 
nets shalt  thou  make  for  them,  for 
glory  and  for  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons 
with  him ;  and  shalt  "^  anoint  them, 
and  ^^  consecrate  them,  and  sancti- 
fy them,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  x)riest's  oflice. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them 
4inen  breeches  to  cover  Uheir  na- 
kedness ;  from  the  loins  even  unto 
the  thighs  they  shall  h-each: 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron, 
and  upon  his  sons,  Avhen  they  come 
in  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gre'gatiou,  or  when  they  come  near 
''unto  the  altar  to  minister  in  the 
holy  ^;?rtce  ;  that  they  ^  bear  not  in- 
iquity, and  die:  ''it  shall  he  a  stat- 
ute for  ever  unto  him  and  his  seed 
after  him. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  TTie  sacrifice  and  ceremonies  of  consecrating  the 
priests.  '6%  The  continual  hirnt  offering,  '^h  God's 
promise  to  dwell  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

ND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou 
shalt  do  unto  them  to  hallow 


A^ 


them,  to  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest's  office:  "Take  one  young 
l)ull()ck,  and  two  rams  without 
blemish, 

2  And  ^'unleavened  bread,  and 
cakes  unleavened  tempered  with 
oil,  and  wafers  unleavened  anoint^ 
ed  with  oil:  o/whcaten  flour  shalt 
thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into 
one  basket,  and  bring  them  in  the 
basket,  with  the  bullock  and  the 
two  rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou 
slijilt  bring  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
•"and  shalt  wash  them  with  water. 

5  ''And  thou  shalt  take  the  gar- 
ments, and  put  upon  Aaron  the 
coat,  and  the  robe  of  the  ei)hod, 
and  the  ephod,  and  the  breastplate, 
and  gird  him  with  •=  the  curious  gir- 
dle of  the  ephod : 

G  '^And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre 
upon  his  head,  and  put  the  holy 
crown  upon  the  mitre. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anoint- 
ing Soil,  and  pour  ti upon  his  head, 
and  anoint  him. 

8  And  ''thou  shalt  bring  his  sous, 
and  put  coats  upon  them. 

9  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with 
girdles,  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and 
*  put  the  bonnets  on  them :  and '  the 
priest's  office  shall  be  theirs  for  a 
peri^etual  statute:  and  thou  shalt 
t""  consecrate  Aaron  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bullock 
to  be  brought  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation ;  and  'Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  bullock. 

11  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock 
before  the  Lord,  hij  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

12  And  thou  "^  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  put  it 
upon  "the  horns  of  the  altar  with 
thy  finger,  and  pour  all  the  blood 
beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

13  And  nhou  shalt  take  all  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
"the  caul  that  is  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  and  burn  them 
upon  the  altar. 

14  But  pfhe  flesh  of  the  bifllock, 

103 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

•Lev.  8.  2. 


»>Lcv.  2.  4.  & 
6.  20,  21,  22. 


'ch.40.  12. 

I,ev.  S.  G. 

llch.  10.  22. 
dell.  28.  2. 

Lev.  8.  7. 


'ch  28.8. 


fLcv.  8.  9. 


ech.28.41.& 

.30.  25. 

Lev.  8. 12.  & 

10.  7.  &  21. 

10. 

Num.  35.25. 
bLev.  8. 13. 


♦  neb.  bind. 
i  Num.  18.  T. 


Uieb.filUhe 

hand  of. 
Ich.  2«.'41. 

Lev.  8.  22, 

&c. 

Ileb.  7.  28. 
1  Lev.  1.  4.  & 

8.14. 


"Lev.  8. 15. 


"ch.  27.  2.  * 

30.2. 


•Lev.  3. 3. 


11  It  Reemeth 
by  anato- 
my, and  tho 
Hebrew 
(li)Ctors,  to 
be  the  mid- 
ri.tr. 

PLcv.  4.  U, 
12,21. 
Heb.  13.  U. 


The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies 


EXODUS. 


of  consecrating  the  priests. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


*LcT.  8.  IS. 


'Lev.  1.  4-9. 


I  Or,  upon. 


•Gen.  8.  21. 


«ver.  3. 
Lev.  8.  22. 


•ch.  30.  25, 
31. 
Lev.  8.  30. 


'  Tcr.  1. 
Ueb.  a.  22. 


:> 


»Lev.  8.  20. 


and  his  skin,  and  his  dung,  shalt 
thou  bum  witli  fire  without  the 
camp  :  it  is  a  sin  offering. 

15  ^  iThou  .shalt  also  take  one 
ram;  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
"^put  their  hands  upon  the  head  of 
the  ram. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram, 
and  thou  shalt  take  his  blood,  and 
sprinkle  it  round  about  upon  the 
altar. 

17  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ram 
in  pieces,  and  wash  the  inwards 
of  him,  and  his  legs,  and  put  them 
unto  his  X3ieces,  and  "unto  his 
head. 

18  And  thou  shalt  bum  the  whole 
ram  upon  the  altar:  it  is  a  biu'nt 
offering  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a 
*  sweet  savour,  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  *l  *And  thou  shalt  take  the 
other  ram;  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  i)ut  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram, 
and  take  of  his  blood,  and  put  it 
upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
Aaron,  and  upon  the  tip  of  the 
right  ear  of  his  sons,  and  ui^on  the 
thumb  of  their  right  hand,  and  up- 
on the  great  toe  of  their  right  foot, 
and  sprinkle  the  blood  upon  the 
altar  round  about. 

21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  that  is  upon  the  altar,  and 
of  "the  anointing  oil,  and  sprinkle 
it  upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his  gar- 
ments, and  uijon  his  sons,  and  up- 
on the  garments  of  his  sons  with 
him:  and  "^he  shall  be  hallowed, 
and  his  garments,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
ram  the  fat  and  tlie  rump,  and  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
the  caul  ahove  the  liven*,  and  the 
two  kidnevs,  and  the  fat  that  is 
upon  them,  and  the  right  shoulder; 
for  it  is  a  ram  of  consecration  : 

23  ^And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and 
one  cake  of  oiled  bread,  and  one 
wafer  out  of  the  Ijasket  of  the  un- 
leavened bread  that  is  befflre  the 
Lord  : 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the 
hands  of  Aaron,  and  in  the  hands 

104 


of  his  sons;  and  shalt  "''wave 
them  for  a  wave  offering  before 
the  Lord. 

25  ^And  thou  shalt  receive  them 
of  their  hands,  and  burn  them  up- 
on the  altar  for  a  burnt  offering, 
for  a  sweet  savour  before  the 
Lord  :  it  is  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

26  And  thou  shalt  take  nhe 
breast  of  the  ram  of  Aaron's  con- 
secration, and  wave  it  for  a  wave 
offering  before  the  Lord:  and  ''it 
shall  be  thy  part. 

27  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  "^the 
breast  of  the  wave  offering,  and 
the  shoulder  of  the  Jieave  offering, 
which  is  waved,  and  which  is 
heaved  up,  of  the  ram  of  the  con- 
secration, even  of  that  which  is  for 
Aaron,  and  of  that  which  is  for  his 
sons : 

28  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and 
his  sons'  ''by  a  statute  for  ever 
from  the  children  of  Israel ;  for  it 
is  a  heave  offering:  and  "it  shall 
be  a  heave  offering  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  of  the  sacrifice  of 
their  peace  offerings,  even  their 
heave  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

29  ^  And  the  holy  garments  of 
Aaron  ^  shall  be  his  sons'  after  him, 
sfo  be  anointed  therein,  and  to  be 
consecrated  in  them. 

30  And  *''that  son  that  is  priest 
in  his  stead  shall  put  them  on 
'  seven  days,  when  he  cometh  into 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
to  minister  in  the  holy  place. 

31  ^  And  thou  shalt  take  the  ram 
of  the  consecration,  and ''  seethe  his 
ffesii  in  the  holy  place. 

32  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
eat  the  flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the 
^  bread  that  is  in  the  basket,  htj 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation, 

33  And  '"they  shall  eat  those 
things  wherewith  the  atonement 
was  made,  "to  consecrate  ami  to 
sanctify  them :  "  but  a  stranger 
sliall  not  eat  thereof  because  they 
arc  holy. 

34  And  if  aught  of  the  flesh  of 
the  consecrations,  or  of  the  bread, 
remain  unto  the  morning,  then 
"thou   shalt   burn    the    remainder 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

i  Or,  shake 
to  and  J'ro. 
y  Lev.  7.  30. 
'  Lev.  8.  28. 


"Lev.  8.  29. 


b  Pa.  99.  G. 


'  Lev.  7.  31, 
PA. 

Num.  18.11, 
IS. 
Deut.18.3. 


i  Lev.  19. 15. 


"Lev.  r.  34. 


fNura.  20. 

iO,  28. 

s Num.  IS.  8. 
*:  So.  25. 


t  neb.  he  of 
ht3  sons. 
kXum.^O.iS. 

•  Lev.  8.  35. 
&  0.  1,  8. 


V.  Lev.  8.  31. 


1  Matt.  12. 4. 


"  Lev.  10. 14, 
15,  ir. 


°  Lev.  22. 10. 


'  Lev.  8.  32. 


The  continual  hnrnt  offering. 


EXODUS. 


The  altar  of  incense. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


P  Ex.  40.  12. 
I^ev.  8.  33, 
34,  35. 

Illcb.lO.ll. 


■■ch.sn.  2G, 
!H,  L'y.  i  40. 
10. 


•  ch.  40.  10. 


'ch.  30.  20. 
Matt.  23. 19. 


°Num.2S.3. 

1  Chr.l(J.4ll. 

2  Chr.  -J.  4. 
&  13.  11.  & 
31.  3. 
Ezra  3.  3. 

"  See  Dan. 

0.  27.  &  12. 

11. 
^2  Kings  IG. 

15. 

Ez.  40.  13, 

14, 15. 


1 1  Kings  18. 
29,  3«. 
2  Kings  IG. 
1.5. 

Ezra  0.  4,  5. 
Ps.  141.  2. 
Dan.  y.  21. 


'ver.  38. 
ch.  30.  8. 
Num.  28.  C. 
Dan.  8.  11, 
12, 13. 


'ch.  35.  22. 

& ;».  6,  m. 

Num.  17.  4. 


II  Or,  Israel. 

tch.  40.  .34. 

1  Kings  8. 
II. 

2  Chr.  5. 14. 
&  7.  1,  2,  3. 
Ez.  43.  5. 
Hag.  2.  ",  9. 
Mai.  3.  1. 

'  Lev.  21.  15. 
&  22.  9,  16. 


i  Ex.  25.  8. 

Lev.  2(i.  12. 

Zech.  2.  10. 

John  14.  17, 

23. 

2  Cor.  C.  IG. 

Rev.  21.3. 
'  ch.  20.  2. 


with  fire :   it  shall  not  be  eaten, 
because  it  is  holy. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  iinto 
Aaron,  and  to  liis  sons,  accordino; 
to  all  thiuf/s  Avliich  1  have  com- 
manded thee:  'seven  days  shalt 
thou  consecrate  them. 

36  And  thou  slialt  Coffer  every 
day  a  bullock  for  a  sin  offering 
for  atonement :  and  thou  shaft 
cleanse  the  altar,  when  thou  hast 
made  an  atonement  for  it,  "^and 
thou  shalt  anoint  it,  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Seven  days  thou  shalt  make 
an  atonement  for  the  altar,  and 
sanctify  it ;  ^  and  it  shall  be  an  al- 
tar most  holy :  *  whatsoever  touch- 
eth  the  altar. shall  be  holy. 

38  1  ISTow  this  is  that  which  thou 
shalt  offer  upon  the  altar;  "two 
lambs  of  the  first  year  ''  day  by  day 
continually. 

39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer 
""in  the  morning';  and  the  other 
lamb  thou  shalt  offer  at  even  : 

40  iVnd  with  the  one  lamb  a  tenth 
deal  of  flour  mingled  with  the 
fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  beaten  oil ; 
and  the  fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  wine 
for  a  drink  offering, 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt 
^  offer  at  even,  and  shalt  do  thereto 
according  to  the  meat  offering  of 
the  morning,  and  according  to  the 
drink  offering  thereof,  for  a  sweet 
savour,  an  ottering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

42  This  shall  he  '  a  continual  burnt 
offering  throughout  your  genera- 
tions at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  before,  the 
Lord,  "^  where  I  will  meet  you,  to 
speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  there  I  will  meet  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  "f/(c  taher- 
nacle  ^  shall  be  sanctified  by  my 
glory. 

44  And  I  will  sanctify  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  the 
altar:  I  will  'sanctity  also  both 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  to  minister  to 
me  in  the  priest's  office. 

45  1  And  ''I  will  dwell  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  will  be 
their  God. 

46  And  they  shall  know  that  *I 
am    the    Lord    their    God,    that 


brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egyi)t,  that  I  may  dwell  among 
them:  I  am  the  Lord  their  God. 


CHAPTER  XXX. 


1  The  altar  of  incense.  11  The  ransom  of  ,<touLi.  17 
Tlie  brazen  lavcr.  22  The  holy  anoinlifiy  dil.  34 
The  composition  of  the  perfinte. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  ''an  altar 
j^\_  ^to  burn  incense  upon:  of 
shittim  wood  shalt  thou  make  it. 

2  A  cubit  shall  he  the  length 
thereof,  and  a^  cubit  the  breadth 
thereof;  foursquare  shall  it  be :  and 
two  cubits  shall  he  the  height  there- 
of: the  horns  thereof  shall  he  of  the 
same. 

3  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  the  ^top  thereof,  and 
the  ^  sides  thereof  round  about,  and 
the  horns  thereof;  and  thou  shalt 
make  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold  round 
about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  shalt  thou 
make  to  it  under  the  crown  of  it, 
T)y  the  two  ^corners  thereof,  upon 
the  two  sides  of  it  shalt  thou  make 
it ;  and  they  shall  be  for  places  for 
the  staves  to  bear  it  Avithal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves 
of  shittim  wood,  and  overlay  them 
with  gold. 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the 
vail  that  is  by  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, before  the  ''mercy  seat  that 
is  over  the  testimony,  where  I  will 
meet  with  thee. 

7  And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon 
t** sweet  incense  every  morning: 
Avhen  ''he  dresseth  the  lamx)s,  he 
shall  burn  incense  upon  it. 

8  And  when  Aaron  " '  lighteth  the 
lami)s  ^at  even,  he  shall  burn  in- 
cense upon  it,  a  perpetual  incense 
before  the  Lord  throughout  your 
generations. 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  ^strange  in- 
cense thereon,  nor  burnt  sacrifice, 
nor  meat  offering ;  neither  shall  ye 
pour  drink  offering  thereon. 

10  And  ^ Aaron  shall  make  an 
atonement  upon  the  horns  of  it 
once  in  a  year  with  the  blood  of 
the  sin  offering  of  atonements; 
once  in  the  year  shall  he  make 
atonement  upon  it  throughout  your 
generations:  it  is  most  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 

105 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


»ch.  37.25.  & 
40.5. 

b  Sec  ver.  i 
8,  10. 
Lev.  4.  7,18. 
Rev.  8.  3. 


I  Ilcb.  roof, 
\  Hcb.  walls. 


t  Ilcb.  ribs. 


'  ch.  25.  a, 

22. 


tneb. 

incense  of 

spices. 
il  ver.  34. 

1  Sam.  2.28. 

1  Chr.2.'i.l3. 

Lultc  1.  9. 
'ch.27.  21. 
II  Or,  sctleth 

vp. 
t  Ileb. 

cmtseth  to 

ascetid. 
1  Ilcb.  bc- 

tween  the 

two  evens, 

ch.  12.  C. 
fLcv.  10.  L 


SLcv.lG.  18. 
&23.  27. 


The  ransom  of  souls. 


EXODUS. 


The  holy  anointing  ail. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

i  ch.  S8.  25. 
Num.  1.  2, 

5.  &  2G.  2. 

2  Sam.  24.2. 
tHeb.  them 
,  that  are  to 
be  num- 
bered, 
i  See  Num. 
31.50. 
Job  .S3.  24. 

6.  36.  18. 
Ps.  40.  7. 
Matt.  20. 28. 
Mark  10.45. 
1  Tim.  2.  «. 
1  Pet  1. 18, 
19. 

k2Sam.24. 
15. 
I  Matt.  17.  24. 


=  Lev.  27.25. 

Num.  3.  47. 

Ez.  45. 12. 
"ch.  38.  26. 


•Job  34.  19. 

Prov.  22.  2. 

EpK.  0.  0. 

Col.  3.  25. 
f  Hcb. 

Tnultiply. 
t  Heb. 

diminish. 
Pver.  12. 


Icli.38.  25. 


'Num.16.40. 


'ch.  38.  8. 

iKin.  r.a 


•ch.  40.7,30. 


''ch.40.31,32. 
Ps.  26. 6. 
Is.  52.  II. 
John  13. 10. 
Heb.  10.  22. 


"ch.  28.  43. 


11  T^  And  the  LoPwD  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  ^  When  thou  takest  the  sum  of 
the  chiklren  of  Israel  after  Hheir 
number,  then  shall  they  give  every 
man  'a  ransom  for  his  soul  unto 
the  Lord,  when  thou  numberest 
them;  that  there  be  no  ''plague 
among  them,  when  thou  numberest 
them. 

13  'This  they  shall  give,  every 
one  that  passeth  aigong  them  that 

•  are  numbered,  half  a  shekel  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary:  ('"a 
shekel  is  twenty  gerahs :)  "  a  half 
shekel  shall  he  the  offering  of  the 

LOED. 

14  Every  one  that  passeth  among 
them  that  are  numbered,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  above,  shall 
give  an  offering  unto  the  Loed. 

15  The  "rich  shall  not  *give  more, 
and  the  poor  shall  not  ^give  less, 
than  half  a  shekel,  when  they  give 
an  offering  mito  the  Lord,  to  make 
an  p  atonement  for  your  souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atone- 
ment money  of  the  chikben  of  Is- 
rael, and  "^  shalt  appoint  it  for  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation;  that  It  may  be  "^a 
memorial  unto  the  chikben  of  Is- 
rael before  the  Lord,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  your  souls. 

17  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  imto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  ^Thou  shalt  also  make  a  laver 
o/ brass,  and  his  foot  also  0/ brass, 
to  wash  withal:  and  thou  shalt 
^put  it  between  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  and  the  altar, 
and  thou  shalt  j)ut  water  therein. 

19  For  Aaron  and  his  sons  ""  shall 
wash  their  hands  and  their  feet 
thereat : 

20  When  they  go  into  tlie  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  they 
shall  wash  Mith  water,  that  they 
die  not;  or  when  they  come  near 
to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  burn 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord  : 

21  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands 
and  their  feet,  that  tliey  die  not: 
and  ''it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
to  thein,  even  to  him  and  to  his 
seed  throughout  their  generations. 

lOG 


22  1  Moreover  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Moses,  saying, 

23  Take  thou  also  unto  thee 
^principal  spices,  of  -piiTe  ^ myrrh 
five  huncbed  shelcels,  and  of  sweet 
cinnamon  half  so  much,  even  two 
hundred  and  fifty  shelels,  and  of 
sweet  ^calamus  two  hundred  and 
fifty  sheliels, 

24  And  of  ^cassia  five  hundred 
shelielSj  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  of  oil  olive  a  ""hin : 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  an 
oil*  of  holy  ointment,  an  ointment 
compound  after  the  art  of  the 
"apothecary:  it  shaU  be  ''a  holy 
anointing  oil. 

26  ''And  thou  shaljfc  anoint  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
therewith,  and  the  ark  of  the  tes- 
timony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, and  the  candlestick  and  his 
vessels,  and  the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt  otter- 
ing with  all  his  vessels,  and  the 
laver  and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them, 
that  they  may  be  most  holy :  "  what- 
soever toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

30  *^And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  and  consecrate  them, 
that  they  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  This  shall 
be  a  holj^  anointing  oil  unto  me 
throughout  your  generations. 

32  Upon  man's  flesh  shall  it  not 
be  poured,  neither  shall  ye  make 
any  other  like  it,  after  the  compo- 
sition of  it :  ^ it  is  holy,  and  it  shall 
be  holy  unto  you. 

33  ''Wliosoever  compoundeth  any 
like  it,  or  whosoever  jiutteth  any 
of  it  upon  a  stranger,  'shall  even 
be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

34  1  And  the  Loi?d  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ''Take  unto  thee  sweet  si)ices, 
stacte,  and  onycha,  and  galbanum ; 
these  sweet  spices  with  i)ure  frank- 
incense: of  each  shall  there  be  a 
like  weif/ht : 

35  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a  per- 
fume, a  confection  '  after  the  art  of 
the  apothecary,  *  tempered  togeth- 
er, pure  and  holy : 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


^  Cant.  4. 14. 
Ez.  27.  22. 
5  Ps.  45.  8. 
•ProT.  7. 17. 


■Cant.  4. 14. 
Jer.  6.  20. 


'  Ps.  45.  8. 


1>  ch.  29.  40. 


II  Or, 

perfumer. 
'  ch.  37.  29. 

Num.  35.25. 

Ps.  89.  20.  & 

133.  2. 
<l  cli.  40.  9. 

Eev.  8.  10. 

Num.  7. 1. 


'ch.  20.  37. 


fch.29.7,&c. 
Eev.  8. 12, 

31). 


e  vcr.  25,  37. 


li  ver.  38. 


iOon.  17.14. 
cli.  12.  15. 
Lev.  7.  20, 


k  ch.  25. 0.  & 

37.  29. 


1  ver.  25. 

I  Heb. 
sfiltedt 
Lev.  2.  13. 


Bezalcel  and  Alwliiih  called. 


EXODUS. 


The  observation  of  the  sahhath. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


">  ch.  29. 42. 
Lev.  1«.  2. 

°  ver.  .•!2. 
ch.  2;i.  37.    • 
Lev.  2.  3. 


°Tcr.  32, 


f  ver.  33. 


■ch.  35.  30. 
&3C.  1. 
blChr.2.20. 


«ch.35.  31. 
1  Kings  7. 
U. 


ich.  35.  34. 


•  ch.  28.  3.  & 
35.  10,  35.  & 
3G.  1. 


fch.  3G.  8. 
e  ch.  37. 1. 
h  ch.  37.  6. 


tneb. 

vessels. 
■  ch.  S7.  10. 

k  ch.  37.  17. 


Ich.  S3.  1. 


"  ch.  38.  8. 

"C11..30.1.41. 
Num.  4. 5,6, 
&c. 


36  And  thou  shalt  beat  some  of  it 
very  small,  and  put  of  it  before 
the  testimony  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  confrren^ation,  '"whore  I  will 
meet  with  thee;  "it  shall  be  unto 
you  most  holy. 

37  And  as  for  the  perfume  which 
thou  shalt  make,  "ye  shall  not 
make  to  yourselves  accordin;"^  to 
the' composition  thereof:  it  shall 
be  unto  thee  holy  for  the  Lord. 

38  p Whosoever  shall  make  like 
unto  that,  to  smell  thereto,  shall 
even  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

CHAPTER  XXXT. 

1  Bezalcel  and  Aholiab  are  called  and  made  meet  for 
the  work  of  the  tabernacle.  13  The  observation  of 
the  sabbath  is  again  commanded.  18  Jloses  re- 
ceiveth  the  two  tables. 

A  XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
JLJl  ses,  saying-, 

2  ''See,  I  have  called  by  name 
Bezaleel  the  ^sou  of  Uri,  the  son 
of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judali : 

3  And  I  have  '^tilled  him  with 
the  sjiirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  and 
in  understanding,  and  in  knowl- 
edge, and  in  all  manner  of  work- 
manship, 

4  To  devise  cunning  works,  to 
work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in 
brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones,  to 
set  tlieiii^  and  in  tarving  of  timber, 
to  work  in  all  manner  of  work- 
manship. 

C  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given 
with  him  ''Aholiab,  the  son  of 
Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan: 
and  in  the  hearts  of  all  that  are 
''wise  hearted  I  have  put  wisdom, 
that  they  may  make  all  that  I 
have  commanded  thee ; 

7  ^The  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  ^the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  and  ^the  mercy  seat 
that  is  thereupon,  and  all  the 
^  furniture  of  the  tabernacle, 

8  And  'the  table  and  his  furni- 
ture, and  ''the  pure  candlestick 
with  all  his  furniture,  and  the  al- 
tar of  incense, 

9  And  'the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing with  all  his  furniture,  and 
""the  laver  and  his  foot, 

10  And  "the  clothes  of  service, 
and  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron 
the  i>riest,  and  the  garments  of  his 


sons,  to  minister  in  the  jMest's 
oflice, 

11  ''And  the  anointing  oil,  and 
''  sweet  incense  for  the  holy  lylace : 
according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded thee  shall  they  do. 

12.  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  "Verily 
my  sabbaths  ye  shall  keep:  for 
it  is  a  sign  between  me  and  you 
throughout  your  generations ;  that 
ye  may  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  doth  sanctify  you. 

14  'Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath 
therefore ;  for  it  is  holy  unto  you. 
Every  one  that  defileth  it  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death:  for  'who- 
soever doeth  any  work  therein, 
that  soul  shall  bo  cut  off  from 
among  his  people. 

15  '  Six  days  may  work  be  done ; 
but  in  the  "seventh  is  the  sabbath 
of  rest,  ^  holy  to  the  Lord  :  whoso- 
ever doeth  any  work  in  the  sab- 
bath day,  he  shall  surely  be  i)ut  to 
death. 

16  AVherefore  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  keex)  the  sabbath,  to 
observe  the  sabbath  throughout 
their  generations,  for  a  i)erj)etual 
covenant. 

17  It  is  ^Si  sign  between  me  and 
the  cliildren  of  Israel  for  ever :  for 
^in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heav- 
en and  earth,  and  on  the  seventh 
day  he  rested,  and  was  refreshed. 

18  ^  And  he  gave  unto  Moses, 
when  he  had  made  an  end  of  com- 
muning with  him  upon  mount 
Sinai,  Hwo  tables  of  testimony, 
tables  of  stone,  written  with  the 
finger  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  The  people.,  in  the  absence  of  Moses,  cause  Aaron  to 
make  a  calf.  7  God  is  angered  thereby.  11  At  the 
entreaty  of  Moses  he  is  appealed.  15  Ifoses  cometh 
down  ivith  the  tables.  ID  Jle  breaketh  them.  20  He 
destroyeth  the  calf.  22  Aaron^s  excuse  for  Jiim.self. 
25  Moses  causeth  the  idolaters  to  be  slai7i.  30  Ife 
praijcthfor  the  2JCople. 

A  XD  when  the  i^eople  saw  that 
J\.  Moses  ^  delayed  to  come  down 
out  of  the  mount,  the  people  gath- 
ered themselves  together  unto 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  him,  ^Up, 
make  us  gods,  which  shall  '^go  be- 
fore us ;  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the 

^107 


iLev.  19.  .•?, 

30.  &  2B.  2. 

Ez.  2(1.  12, 

.     20.  &  44. 24. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

°ch..30.25,3L 

&  37.  20. 
T  cli.  .W.  34.  Si 

37.29. 


'ch.  20.8. 
Deut.  5.  12. 
Ez.  20.  12. 


■ch.  35.  2. 
Num.  15.35. 


<  ch.  20.  9. 

"0611.2.  2. 

ch.  10.  23.  & 

20.  10. 
t  lleb. 

holiness. 


»  ver.  13. 
Ez.20.12,20. 


J  Gen.  1.  31. 
&2.  2. 


1491. 


»ch.24. 12.& 
32.  I.'),  10.  & 
34.  28,  29. 
Deut.  4.  13. 
&  5.  22.  &  9. 
10,11. 
2  Cor.  3.  3. 


1491. 

•ch.24. 18. 
Deut.  9.  9. 


b  Acts  r.  40. 
'  ch.  13.  21. 


Aaron  maketh  a  golden  calf. 


EXODUS. 


Moses  ireaTieth  the  tables. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


<lJuds.8.  24, 
J5,  26,  2r. 


'  ch.  20.  23. 

Deut.  9.  16. 

Judj;.  17.  3, 

4. 
•  1  Kings  12. 

28. 

Neh.  9.  18. 

Ps.  KIG.  19. 

I8.  -16.  6. 

AcU  7.  41. 

Rom.  1.  -JS. 


fl/cv.  23.  2, 
4,  21,  .•i7. 
2  Kings  10. 
20. 
2Chr.  SO.  5. 


e  1  Cor.  10. 7. 


Ii  ver.  1. 
ch.  33. 1. 
Deut.  9.  12. 
Dan.  U.  24. 

>  Gen.  C.  11, 
12. 

Deut.  4.  10. 
&  Zi.  5. 
Judg.  2.  19. 
Hos.  U.  9. 

kch.  20.  3,4, 
23. 
Deut.  9.  IC. 


1 1  Kings  12. 
28. 


"«h.S3.3,5. 

k  M.  9. 

Deut.  9.  0, 

13.  &  .ii.  27. 

2Clir.  30.8. 

In.  48.  4. 

Acta  7.  M. 
°  Deut.  9. 14, 

19. 

"eh.  22.  24. 
f  Num. 14.12. 


■«  Deut.  9.  IS, 

2<;.;i".28,29. 

P".  74.  1.  2. 

&  10«.  23. 
I  Ileb.  rA»! 
face,  cj  the 

LoSD. 


man  that  broiiglit  us  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what 
is  become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them, 
Break  off  the  ''golden  earrings, 
which  are  in  the  ears  of  your 
wives,  of  your  sons,  and  of  your 
daughters,  and  bring  tliem  unto  me. 

3  And  all  the  i^eople  brake  off 
the  golden  earrings  which  ii'ere  in 
their  ears,  and  brought  tliem  unto 
Aaron. 

4  ^And  he  received  tliem  at  their 
hand,  and  fashioned  it  with  a 
graving  tool,  after  he  had  made 
it  a  molten  calf:  and  they  said. 
These  le  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  it,  he 
built  an  altar  before  it;  and  Aa- 
ron made  ^proclamation,  and  said. 
To  morrow  is  a  feast  to  the  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the 
morrow,  and  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  brought  peace  offerings ; 
and  the  ^people  sat  down  to  eat 
and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

7  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  ^  Go,  get  thee  down ;  for 
thy  people,  which  thou  broughtest 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  '  have 
corrupted  themselves  : 

8  They  have  turned  aside  quick- 
ly out  of  the  way  which  '^  I  com- 
manded them :  they  have  made 
them  a  molten  calf,  and  have 
worshipped  it,  and  have  sacri- 
ficed thereunto,  and  said,  '  These 
he  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which  have 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, "'  I  have  seen  this  people,  and, 
behold,  it  is  a  stiffnecked  people : 

10  Now  therefore  "let  me  alone, 
that  °my  wrath  may  wax  hot 
against  them,  and  that  I  may  con- 
sume them:  and  "I  will  make  of 
thee  a  great  nation. 

11  "And  Moses  besought  ^  the 
Lord  his  (iod,  and  saicl.  Lord, 
why  doth  tliy  wrath  wax  hot 
against  thy  people,  which  thou 
hast  brouglit  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  witli  great  power,  and 
with  a  mighty  hand  ? 

108 


12  ''Wherefore  should  the  Egyp- 
tians speak,  and  say.  For  mis- 
chief did  he  bring  them  out,  to 
slay  them  in  the  mountains,  and 
to  consume  them  from  the  face 
of  the  earth?  Turn  from  thy 
fierce  wrath,  and  'repent  of  this 
evil  against  thy  people. 

13  Remember  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Israel,  thy  servants,  to  whom 
thou  'swarest  by  thine  own  self, 
and  saidst  unto  them,  "I  will 
multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars 
of  heaven,  and  all  this  land  that 
I  have  spoken  of  will  I  give  unto 
your  seed,  and  they  shaU  inherit  it 
for  ever. 

14  And  the  Lord  "^repented  of 
the  e^dl  which  he  thought  to  do 
unto  his  people. 

15  1"  And  ''Moses  turned,  and 
went  down  from  the  mount,  and 
the  two  tables  of  the  testimony 
were  in  his  hand :  the  tables  icere 
written  on  both  their  sides;  on 
the  one  side  and  on  the  other  ivere 
they  written. 

16  And  the  -tables  were  the  work 
of  God,  and  the  writing  was  the 
writing  of  God,  graven  ui)on  the 
tablas. 

17  And  when  Joshua  heard  the 
noise  of  the  people  as  they  shouted, 
he  said  unto  Moses,  There  is  a 
noise  of  war  in  the  camp. 

18  And  he  said.  It  is  not  the 
voice  of  them  that  shout  for  mas- 
tery, neither  is  it  the  voice  of  them 
that  cry  for  ♦being  overcome;  hut 
the  noise  of  them  that  sing  do  I  hear. 

19  'Tf  And  it  came  to  j)ass,  as 
soon  as  he  came  nigh  unto  the 
camp,  that  'he  saw  the  calf,  and 
the  dancing:  and  Moses'  anger 
waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables 
out  of  his  hands,  and  brake  them 
beneath  the  mount. 

20  "And  he  took  the  calf  which 
they  had  made,  and  burnt  it  in 
the  fire,  and  ground  it  to  ])owder, 
and  strewed  it  upon  the  water,  and 
made  the  children  of  Israel  drink 
of  it. 

21  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
MVhat  did  this  i)eople  unto  thee, 
that  thou  hast  brouglit  so  great  a 
sin  upon  them  ? 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

'Num. 14.1.3. 
Deut.  9.  28. 
&  32.  27. 


"Ter.  14. 


t  Gen.  22.16. 
Heb.  C.  13. 

"■  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  13.  15.  & 
15.  7,  IS.  & 
26.  4.  &  28. 
13.  &  35.  U, 
12. 


"  Deut.  32. 

2G. 

2Sam.24.1G. 

IChr.  21.15. 

Ps.  10«.  45. 

Jer.  18.  8.  & 

2(i.  1?,,  19. 

Joel  2.  13. 

Jonah  3. 10. 

&  4.  2. 
^  Deut.  9. 15. 


Jch.Sl.18. 


t  Heb. 
weakness. 


'  Deut.  9. 16, 

1". 


'  Deut.  9. 21. 


h  Gen.  20.  9. 
&  26. 10. 


\) 


The  idolaters  are  slain. 


EXODUS. 


The  people  murmur. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

'ch.  14.  n.& 
15.  24.  &  16. 
2.  20,  2«.  & 
17.  2,  4. 

<  ver.  1. 


•ver.  4. 


fch.  33.  4,  5. 

5  2Chr.  28. 
1». 

t  Hob.  thost 
that  ro!*e  UJJ 
nf/ainut 
them. 


h  Num.  25. 5. 
Deut.  33.  9. 


i  Num.  25. 
11,  12, 1.3. 
Deut.  13. 
6-11. &33. 
9,  10. 

1  Sam.  15. 
1.S,  22. 
Prov.  21.  3. 
Zeeh.  13.  3. 
Matt.  10. 3". 

|l  Or,  And 
Moses  saift. 
Consecrate 
yoursclies 
to  flay  to  the 
LoHD,  be- 
cause every 
man  hath 
been 

against  his 
son,  and 
against  his 
brother,  SiC. 

t  Ileb.  Fill 
your  hands. 

k  1  Sam.  12. 
20,2.3. 
Luke  15. 18. 

12  Sam. 16.12. 
Amos  o.  ij. 

"Num.  25. 
13. 

"  Deut.  9. 18. 

°  ch.  20.  23. 
1"  Ps.  6!).  28. 

Kom.  9.  3. 
1  Ps.  56.  8.  & 

139. 16. 

Dan.  12. 1. 

Phil.  4.  3. 

Kev.  3.  5.  & 

1.3.8.  &  17. 8. 

&  20.  12,  15. 

&21.  27.  & 

22. 19. 


22  And  Aaron  said,  Let  not  the 
anger  of  my  lord  wax  hot:  Hhou 
knowest  the  i)eople,  that  they  are 
set  on  mischief. 

23  For  they  said  unto  me,  "^Make 
us  gods,  which  shall  go  before  us : 
for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is  become 
of  him. 

24  And  I  said  unto  them,  A\Tio- 
soever  hath  any  gold,  let  them 
break  it  off.  So  they  gave  it  me : 
then  I  cast  it  into  the  fire,  and 
there  ''came  out  this  calf. 

25  ^  And  when  Moses  saw  that 
the  peoi)le  ivere  '^  naked,  (for  Aaron 
shad  made  them  naked  unto  their 
shame  among  Uheir  enemies,) 

2G  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate 
of  the  camp,  and  said.  Who  is  on 
the  Lord's  side  I  let  him  come  unto 
And  all  the  sons  of  Levi 


me. 


gathered  themselves  together  unto 
him. 
27  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Put 
every  man  his  sword  by  his  side, 
and  £-0  in  and  out  from  fi-ate  to 


gate  throughout  the  camp,  and 
''  slay  every  man  his  brother,  and 
every  man  his  companion,  and 
every  man  his  neighbour. 

28  And  the  children  of  Levi  did 
according  to  the  word  of  Moses : 
and  there  fell  of  the  people  that 
day  about  three  thousand  men. 

29  '  I'  For  Moses  had  said,  ^  Conse- 
crate yourselves  to  day  to  the 
Lord,  even  every  man  upon  his 
son,  and  ux)on  his  brother ;  that  he 
may  bestow  upon  you  a  blessing 
this  day. 

30  ^\  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Moses  said  unto  the 
I)eople,  ''Ye  have  sinned  a  great 
sin :  and  now  I  will  go  up  unto  the 
Lord ;  '  peradventurel  shall  "'make 
an  atonement  for  your  sin. 

31  And  Moses  "returned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Oh,  this  people 
have  sinned  a  great  sin,  and  have 
"made  them  gods  of  gold. 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt  forgive 
their  sin — ;  and  if  not,  ^blot  me,  I 
pray  thee,  '^  out  of  thy  book  which 
thou  hast  written. 


33  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  'Whosoever  hath  sinned 
against  me,  him  will  I  blot  out  of 
my  book. 

34  Therefore  now  go,  lead  the 
l)eople  unto  the  place  of  which  I 
have  spoken  unto  thee:  'behold, 
mine  Angel  shall  go  before  thee: 
nevertheless,  4n  the  day  when  I 
visit,  I  will  visit  their  sin  upon 
them. 

35  And  the  Lord  plagued  the 
people,  because  "they  made  the 
calf,  which  Aaron  made. 

CHAPTER  XXXIIL 

1  TJie  Lord  refitseth  to  go  as  he  hacl  promised  rvith  t?ie 
peojjJe.  4  The  2Xople  murmur  thereat.  7  IVic  tab- 
ernacle is  removed  out  of  the  camjy.  9  The  Lord 
talketh  familiarlij  with  Moses.  12  Moses  desireth  to 
sec  the  glory  of  God. 

A  XD  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
jl\_  Depart,  ,and  go  up  hence, 
thou  ^and  the  i^eople  wliich  thou 
hast  brought  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  unto  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to 
Jacob,  saying,  ^  Unto  thy  seed  will 
I  give  it : 

2  ''And  I  will  send  an  Angel  be- 
fore thee ;  ''and  I  will  drive  out  the 
Canaanite,  the  Amorite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  the  Hi- 
vite,  and  the  Jebusite : 

3  "  Unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk 
and  honey:  'for  I  will  not  go  up 
in  the  midst  of  thee ;  for  thou  art  a 
*^stiffnecked  people:  lest  ''I  con- 
sume thee  in  the  way. 

4  ^  And  when  the  people  heard 
these  evil  tidings,  '  they  mourned : 
■"and  no  man  did  i)ut  on  him  his 
ornaments. 

5  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
Moses,  Say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  '  Ye  are  a  stiffuecked  people: 
I  will  come  vqy  "'into  the  midst  of 
thee  in  a  moment,  and  consume 
thee:  therefore  now  put  off'  thy 
ornaments  from  thee,  that  I  may 
"know  what  to  do  unto  thee. 

0  And  the  children  of  Israel 
stripped  themselves  of  their  orna- 
ments by  the  mount  Horeb. 

7  And  Moses  took  the  tabernacle, 
and  pitched  it  without  the  camp, 
afar  off  from  the  camp,  "and  called 
it  the  Tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion.    And  it  came  to  pass,  tliat 

109 


Before 

CH  ItlST 

1491. 

'  1-ev.  23.  30. 
£z.  18.  4. 


'ch.  .^^.  2, 

14,  &c. 
Num.  20.16. 

<  Deut.  .32..35. 
Amos  3.  14. 
llom.  2.5,6. 


"  2  Sam. 12.9. 
Acts  7.  41. 


'  ch.  32.  7. 


1>  Gen.  12.  7. 

ch.  32. 13. 


'  ch.  32. 34.  & 

34.11. 
<l  Deut.  7. 22. 

Josh.  24.  U. 


•  ch.  .3.  8. 
f  ver.  15, 17. 


Bch.  32.  9.  & 

34.  9. 

Deut.  9.  6, 

1.3. 
1>  ch.  23.  21. 

&  32.  10. 

Num.  16. 

21,45. 
iNum.  14.  I, 

39. 
i  Lev.  10.  6. 

2S.im.lU.24. 

1  Kings  21. 
27. 

2  Kings  19. 
1. 

Ezra  9.  3. 

Esth.4.1,4. 

Job  1.  20.  & 

2.  12. 

Is.  32.  11. 

Ez.  24.  17, 

23.  &  20. 16. 
1  ver.  .3. 
■"  See  Num. 

16.  45, 46. 

°  Deut.  8.  2. 
Pi.  139.  23. 


"ch.  29.42,43. 


God  tall^etli  with  3Ioses  openly. 


EXODUS. 


The  tables  are  renewed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

P  Dtut.  4.  '£>. 
2  S&m.  121.1. 


'Num.16.27. 


'ch.  25.22.  & 
81. 18. 
Pe.  99.  7. 


•  ch.  4.  31. 


•Gen.  32.30. 

Num.  12. 8. 
Deut.  31.10. 


■ch.  24. 13. 


»ch.  32.  .34. 


Jver.  17. 
Gen.  18. 19. 
Ps.  l.U. 
Jer.  1.  4. 
John  10.  14, 
15. 
2  Tim.  2.19. 


'  ch.  34.  9. 

■Ps.  25.  4.  k 
27.  11.  *  W. 
11.  &  119.  33. 


k  Deut.  9. 26, 

29. 

Joel  2.  17. 
'ch.l3.21.i 

40.  34-.'«S. 

Is.  6.3.  9. 
<1  Deut.  3. 20. 

Juah.  21.44. 

tc  22.  4.  ti 

•£i.  1. 

P».  9.5.  11. 
•  ver.  3. 

ch.  34.  9. 


I  Nura.14.14. 


Itch.  34. 10. 
Deut.  4.  7, 
34. 

2Snm.7.23. 
IKinsKH-.Vi. 
Fb.  147.  20. 


li  Gen.  19. 21. 
James  h.  10. 
Ivcr.  12. 


every  one  wliieli  ^  sought  the  Lord 
went  out  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  which  was  without 
the  camp. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Mo- 
ses went  out  unto  the  tabernacle, 
that  all  the  people  rose  up,  and 
stood  every  man  "^at  his  tent  door, 
and  looked  after  Moses,  until  he 
was  gone  into  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Moses 
entered  into  the  tabernacle,  the 
cloudy  pillar  descended,  and  stood 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  Lord  'talked  with  Moses. 

10  And  all  the  people  saw  the 
cloudy  i^illar  stand  at  the  taberna- 
cle door :  and  all  the  people  rose 
up  and  'worshipped,  every  man  in 
his  tent  door. 

11  And  *the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  face  to  face,  as  a  man  speak- 
eth  unto  his  friend.  And  he  turned 
again  into  the  camp  ;  but  "his  serv- 
ant Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun,  a  young- 
man,  departed  not  out  of  the  taber- 
nacle. 

12  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  See,  ^thou  sayest  unto  me. 
Bring  up  this  people:  and  thou 
hast  not  let  me  know  whom  thou 
wilt  send  with  me.  Yet  thou  hast 
said,  ''I  know  thee  by  name,  and 
thou  hast  also  found  gTace  in  irj 
sight. 

13  ]^ow  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
4f  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
""  shew  me  now  thy  way,  that  I  may 
know  thee,  that  I  may  find  grace 
in  thy  sight :  and  consider  that  this 
nation  is  ^  thy  people. 

14  And  he  said,  °My  presence 
shall  go  ivith  thee,  and  I  will  give 
thee  "^rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  "If  thy 
presence  go  not  ivith  me,  carry  us 
not  up  hence. 

IG  For  wherein  shall  it  be  known 
here  that  I  and  thy  people  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight?  Us  it 
not  in  that  thou  goest  with  us  I 
So  ^' shall  we  ])e  separated,  I  and 
thy  people,  from  all  the  people 
that  are  ui)on  the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, *'I  will  do  this  thing  also  that 
thou  hast  spoken  :  for  '  thou  hast 
110 


found   grace  in  my  sight,  and  I 
know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  I  beseech  thee, 
shew  me  ''thy  glory. 

19  And  he  said, '  I  will  make  all 
my  goodness  pass  before  thee,  and 
I  will  x)roclaim  the  name  of  the 
Lord  before  thee;  "and  will  be 
"gracious  to  whom  I  will  be  gTa- 
cious,  and  will  shew  mercy  on 
whom  I  will  shew  mercy. 

20  And  he  said.  Thou  canst  not 
see  my  face:  for  "there  shall  no 
man  see  me,  and  live. 

21  And  the  Lord  said,  Behold, 
there  is  a  place  by  me,  and  thou 
shalt  stand  upon  a  rock : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
while  my  glory  passeth  by,  that  I 
will  x>ut  thee  ^  in  a  cleft  of  the  rock, 
and  will  "^  cover  thee  with  my  hand 
while  I  pass  by : 

23  And  I  will  take  away  mine 
hand,  and  thou  shalt  see  my  back 
l^arts;  but  my  face  shall  ^not  be 
seen. 

CHAPTEE  XXXIV. 

1  IVie  tables  are  renewed.  5  The  name  of  tJie  Lord 
proclaimed.  8  Moses  entreateth  God  to  f/o  with 
them.  10  God  maketh  a  covenant  with  them,  re- 
peating certain  duties  of  the  first  table.  28  Moses 
after  forty  days  in  the  mount  cometh  down  with  the 
tables.  29  Mis  face  shineth,  and  he  covereth  it  with 
a  vail. 

A  XD  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
JTA.  ^  Hew  thee  two  tables  of  stone 
like  unto  the  first:  "and  I  will  write 
upon  these  tables  the  words  that 
were  in  the  first  tables,  which  thou 
brakest. 

2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning, 
and  come  up  in  the  morning  unto 
and  present  thyself 
''in  the  top   of  the 


mount  Sinai, 


me 


there   to 
mount. 

3  And  no  man  shall  ''come  up 
with  thee,  neither  let  any  man  be 
seen  throughout  all  the  mount; 
neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds 
feed  before  that  mount. 

4  1  And  he  hewed  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first ;  and  Mo- 
ses rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  went  up  unto  mount  Sinai,  as 
the  Lord  had  commanded  him, 
and  took  in  liis  hand  the  two  ta- 
bles of  stone. 

5  And  the  Lord  descended  in  the 
cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


k  ver.  20. 

1  Tim.  6. 16. 
1  ch.  34.5,6,7. 

Jer.  31.  14. 


"Rom.  9. 15, 
16, 18. 

"  Rom.  4.  4, 
16. 


"Gen.  32.  .30. 
Deut.  5.  24. 
Judg.  6.  22. 
&  13.  22. 
Is.  6. 5. 
Rev.  1. 16, 
17. 

See  ch.  24. 
10. 


fls.  2.  21. 
IPs.  91.1,  4. 


'ver.  20. 
John  1. 18. 


•ch.32.16,19. 

Deut.  10. 1. 
l>ver.  28. 

Deut.  10.  2, 

4. 


<'ch.l9.20.& 

24.  12. 


dch.  19. 12, 
13,21. 


\> 


God  malieth  a  covenant 


EXODUS. 


with  the  Israelites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

'ch.  33.  19. 
Num.  14.17. 

fNuin.  H.IS. 
•2  Clir.  .'111.  SI. 
Noh.  n.  17. 
Ps.  »!.  i5.U 

un.n.  &111. 

4.  &  111'.  4. 

&  IKi.  5.  & 

14,5.  H. 

Joc'l  2.  13. 
ePa.  31.  I'J. 

Rom.  L'.  4. 
h  Ps.  ,'.7.  10. 

&  lOS.  4. 
■  ch.  it).  6. 

Dent.  5.  10. 

Ps.  «;.  1,5. 

•Jor.  .I:.'.  18. 

IXili.  y.  4. 
k  Ps.  103.  3. 

«;  l.!(l.  4. 

Dan.  9.  U. 

Eph.  4..32. 

1  John  1.!). 
ich.B.  7,l;l. 

Josh.  L'4.  ly. 

Job  Id.  14. 

Mic.  C.  11. 

Nah.  1.  .3. 
■"  ch.  4.  31. 


°  ch..33.15,16. 
°  ch.  33.  3. 


P  Dcut.  .32.  9. 

Ps.28.  y.  & 

3.3.12.  &  78. 
62.  &  91.  14. 
Jer.  10,  Ifi. 
Zech.  2.  12. 
1  Deut.  5.  2. 
&  2!».  12, 14. 

'Deut.  4.32. 
2  Sam.  7.23. 
Ps.  77. 14.  & 
"8. 12.  &  147. 
20. 


•Deut.  10.21. 
Ps.  145. 6. 
Is.  64.  3. 


« Dcut.  5.  32. 
&  C.  3,  25.  & 
12.  28, 32.  & 
28.1. 

"■  ch.  33. 2. 


^  ch.  23.  32. 
Deut.  7.  2. 
Judg.  2.  2. 


^ch.  23.  33. 

'ch.  23.  24. 

Deut.  12.  3. 

Judg.  2.  2. 
tHeb. 

statues. 
•  Deut.  7.  5. 

&  12.  2. 

Judg.  (5.25. 

2  Kings  l.S. 

4.  &  al  14. 

2  Chr.  31.  1. 

&  ,34.  3,  4. 
bch.  20.  3,  5. 
'  So  Is.  9.  K. 

&  57.  15. 
i  ch.  20.  5. 
«ver.  12. 
fDeut.31.lG. 

Judg.  2.  17. 

Jcr.  3.  9. 

Ez.  6.  9. 
eNum.25.  2. 

1  Cor.  10.27. 
b  Ps.  100.  28. 

1  Cor.  8.  4, 

7,10. 


and  *  proclaimed  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 
G  And  the  Lord  passed  by  before 
him,  and  proclaimed,  The  Lord, 
The  Lord  ^God,  merciful  and  gra- 
cious, longsutfering-,  and  abundant 
in  ^goodness  and  "truth, 

7  '  Keeping  mercy  for  thousands, 
''forgi\ing  iniquity  and  transgres- 
sion and  sin,  and  '  that  will  by  no 
means  clear  the  guilty  ;  visiting  the 
iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the 
children,  and  upon  the  children's 
children,  unto  the  third  and  to  the 
foiu'th  f/ene ration. 

8  And  Moses  made  haste,  and 
""bowed  his  head  toward  the  earth, 
and  worshipped. 

9  And  he  said,  If  now  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord, 
"let  my  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  go 
among  us;  for  "it  is  a  stiflf'necked 
peoj)le;  and  pardon  our  iniquity 
and  our  sin,  and  take  us  for  ^^  thine 
inheritance. 

10  1  And  he  said,  Behold,  "I 
make  a  covenant;  before  all  thy 
people  I  will  'do  marvels,  such  as 
have  not  been  done  in  all  the 
earth,  nor  in  any  nation :  and  all 
the  people  among  which  thou  art 
shall  see  the  work  of  the  Lord: 
for  it  is  ^a  terrible  thing  that  I 
will  do  with  thee. 

11  *  Observe  thou  that  which  I 
command  thee  this  day:  behold, 
"I  drive  out  before  thee  the  Amo- 
rite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite. 

12  ^Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest 
thou  make  a  covenant  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  whither 
thou  goest,  lest  it  be  for  ^  a  snare 
in  the  midst  of  thee : 

13  But  ye  shall  'destroy  their  al- 
tars, break  their  +  images,  and  "  cut 
down  their  groves : 

14  For  thou  shalt  worship  ^no 
other  god:  for  the  Lord,  whose 
''name  is  Jealous,  is  a  ''jealous  God. 

15  *Lest  thou  make  a  covenant 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
and  they  *^go  a  whoring  after  their 
gods,  and  do  sacrifice  unto  their 
gods,  and  one  '^call  thee,  and  thou 
^  eat  of  his  sacrifice ; 


16  And  thou  take  of '  their  daugh- 
ters unto  thy  sons,  and  their 
daughters  ''go  a  whoring  after 
their  gods,  and  make  thy  sons  go 
a  whoring  after  their  gods. 

1 7  '  Tliou  shalt  make  thee  no 
molten  gods. 

18  i  The  feast  of  ""  unleavened 
bread  shalt  thou  keep.  Seven 
da}s  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread,  as  I  commanded  thee,  in 
the  time  of  the  month  Abib :  for 
in  the  "month  Abib  thou  camest 
out  from  Egyj)t. 

10  "All  that  openeth  the  matrix 
is  mine ;  and  every  firstling  among 
thy  cattle,  whether  ox  or  sheep, 
that  is  male. 

20  But  ''the*  firstling  of  fln  ass 
thou  shalt  redeem  with  a  "  lamb : 
and  if  thou  redeem  Mm  not,  then 
shalt  thou  break  his  neck.  All 
the  firstborn  of  thy  sons  thou  shalt 
redeem.  And  none  shall  appear 
before  me  '^  empty. 

21  ^  'Six  days  thou  shalt  work, 
but  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt 
rest :  in  earing  time  and  in  harvest 
thou  shalt  rest.> 

22  ^  'And  thou  shalt  observe  the 
feast  of  weeks,  of  the  firstfruits  of 
wheat  harvest,  and  the  feast  of  in- 
gathering at  the  ^  vear's  end. 

23  1  '  Thrice  in  the  year  shall  all 
your  men  children  appear  before 
the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

24  For  I  will  "cast  out  the  na- 
tions before  thee,  and  ^enlarge 
thy  borders:  ^neither  shall  any 
man  desire  thy  land,  when  thou 
shalt  go  up  to  appear  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  thrice  in  the  year. 

25  'Thou  shalt  not  offer  the 
blood  of  my  sacrifice  with  leaven ; 
*  neither  shall  the  sacrifice  of  the 
feast  of  the  passover  be  left  unto 
the  morning. 

2G  ^'The  first  of  the  firstfmits  of 
thy  land  thou  shalt  bring  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  '  Thou 
shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in  his  moth- 
er's milk. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, AVrite  thou  "^  these  words :  for 
after  the  tenor  of  these  words  I 
have  made  a  covenant  with  thee 
and  with  Israel. 

Ill 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

i  Deut.  7.  3. 
1  Kings  11. 

Kzra  n.  2. 
Nch.  13.  25. 
kNum.25. 1, 
2. 
1  Kings  11. 

Irh.  32.  8. 

l.cv.  19.  4. 
■"  ch.  12.  IS. 

&  -Zi.  15. 


■■  ch.  1.3.  4. 


°ch.l3.2,12. 
&  22.  29. 
Ez.  44.  30. 
Luke  2.  23. 


Pch.  1.3.  1,3. 

Num.  1,8.15. 
II  Or,  hid. 


«eh.  23.  15. 

Deut.  16.16. 

1  Sam.9.7,8. 

2Sam.24.24. 
'ch.  LO.  9.  & 

2;?.  12.  &  36. 

Deut.  5.  12, 

Lukel3.14. 
'ch.  23.  IG. 
Deut.  16.10, 
13. 


t  Hcb.  rero- 
lutitm  of  the 
year. 

'  ch.  23.14.17. 
Deut.  16.16. 


°  ch.  3.3.  2. 

Lev.  18.  24. 

Deut.  7.  1. 

P.-i.  78.  55.  & 

80.  ,S. 
"  Deut.l2.20. 

&  ly.  8. 

>  See  Gen. 
35.  .5. 

2  Chr.  17.10. 
Prov.  16.  7. 

Acts  18.  10. 

'ch.  23. 18. 


"  ch.  12. 10. 


bch.  23.19. 
Dcut.  26.  2, 
10. 

'  ch.  23. 19. 
Deut.  14.21. 


i  vcr.  10. 
Deut.  4. 13. 
&  31.  9. 


Moses'  face  shineth. 


EXODUS. 


Offerings  for  the  tabernacle. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

•ch.  24.  18. 

Deut.  U.  9, 

18. 
fver.  1. 

ch.  31.  18.& 

32.  IG. 

Deut.  4.  13. 

&  10.  2,  4. 
f  Heb. 

words. 


ech.  32. 15. 


h  Matt.  IT.  2. 
2  Cor.  3.  7, 
13. 


I  eh.  24.  3. 


k  2  Cor.  3. 13. 


l2Cor.  3. 16. 


•ch.  54.  32. 


lich.20.  n.  & 

31.  14,  15. 

iA-v.  %\.  ?,. 

Num.  15.32, 

&c. 

Deut.  fi.  12. 

Luke  13. 14. 
t  Hcb. 

hoUneu. 


28  '^Aiid  he  was  there  with  the 
Lord  forty  days  and  forty  nights ; 
he  did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink 
water.  And  ^He  wrote  upon  the 
tables  the  words  of  the  covenant, 
the  ten  t  commandments. 

29  ^i  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  came  down  from  mount  Si- 
nai with  the  ^two  tables  of  testi- 
mony in  Moses'  hand,  when  he 
came  down  from  the  mount,  that 
Moses  wist  not  that  ''tlie  slvin  of 
his  face  shone  while  he  talked  with 
him. 

30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the 
children  of  Israel  saw  Moses,  be- 
hold, the  skin  of  his  face  i»hone; 
and  they  were  afr'aid  to  come  nigh 
him. 

31  And  Moses  called  unto  them ; 
and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the 
congregation  returned  unto  him: 
and  Moses  talked  with  them. 

32  And  afterward  all  the  children 
of  Israel  came  nigh :  '  and  he  gave 
them  in  commandment  all  that  the 
Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in 
mount  Sinai. 

33  And  till  Moses  had  done  speak- 
ing with  them,  he  put  ""a  vail  on 
his  face. 

34  But  ^  when  Moses  went  in  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  speak  with  him, 
he  took  the  vail  off,  until  he  came 
out.  And  he  came  out,  and  spake 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  that 
which  he  was  commanded. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  saw 
the  face  of  Moses,  that  the  skin  of 
Moses'  face  shone :  and  Moses  put 
the  vail  upon  his  face  again,  until 
he  went  in  to  speak  with  Him. 

OHAPTEE  XXXV. 

1  The  sabbath.  4  The  free  gifts  for  the  tabcniade.  20 
The  readinena  of  the  people  to  offer.  30  Bczaleel  and 
Aholiab  arc  called  to  the  work. 

AND  IMoses  gathered  all  the 
Jl\-  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel  together,  and  said  unto 
them,  '  These  are  the  words  which 
the  Jvoiii)  hath  commanded,  that 
ye  should  do  them. 

2  ''Six  days  shall  work  be  done, 
but  on  the  seventh  <lay  there  shall 
be  to  you  ^i  holy  day,  a  sabbath  of 
rest  to  the  LoiU) :  who.soever  doeth  | 
work  therein  shall  be  put  to  death,  j 
112 


3  '^  Ye  shall  kindle  no  tire  through- 
out your  habitations  upon  the  sab- 
bath day. 

4  ^  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  ''This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  commanded,  say- 
ing, 

5  Take  ye  from  among  you  an 
offering  unto  the  Lord  :  "whosoever 
is  of  a  willing  heart,  let  him  bring 
it,  an  offering  of  the  Lord  ;  gold, 
and  silver,  and  brass, 

6  And  blue,  and  i)urple,  and  scar- 
1^,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
badgers'  skins,  and  shittim  wood, 

8  And  oil  for  the  light,  ^and  spices 
for  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet 
incense, 

9  And  onyx  stones,  and  stones  to 
be  set  for  the  ephod,  and  for  the 
breastplate. 

10  And  ^  every  wise  hearted  among 
you  shall  come,  and  make  all  that 
the  Lord  hath  commanded ; 

11  ''  The  tabernacle,  his  tent,  and 
his  covering,  his  taches,  and  his 
boards,  his  bars,  his  pillars,  and  his 
sockets ; 

12  'The  ark,  and  the  staves  there- 
of, ivitli  the  mercy  seat,  and  the 
vail  of  the  covering ; 

13  The  ''table,  and  his  staves,  and 
all  his  vessels, '  and  the  shewbread ; 

14  '"The  candlestick  also  for  the 
light,  and  his  furniture,  and  his 
lami3S,  with  the  oil  for  the  light ; 

15  "And  the  incense  altar,  and  his 
staves,  "and  the  anointing  oil,  and 
Ptlie  sweet  incense,  and  the  hang- 
ing for  the  door  at  the  entering  in 
of  the  tabernacle ; 

IG  ^The  altar  of  burnt  offering, 
with  his  brazen  grate,  his  staves, 
and  all  his  vessels,  the  laver  and 
his  foot ; 

17  'The  hangings  of  the  court, 
his  pillars,  and  their  sockets,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the 
court ; 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  pins  of  the  court,  and  their 
cords ; 

19  "The  clothes  of  service,  to  do 
service  in  the  holy  place,  the  holy 
garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

'  ch.  16.  23. 


d  ch.  25. 1, 2. 


°ch.25.  2. 


fch.  25.6. 


Sch.  31.  6. 


k  ch.  26.  1,  2, 
&c. 


ich.  25.  10, 
&c. 


k  ch.  25.  23. 

1  ch.  25.  30. 
Lev.  24. 5, 6. 
'"  ch.  25.  31, 

ic. 


"ch.SO.  1. 
"  ch.  30.  23. 
P  ch.  30.  34. 


1  ch.  27. 1. 


'  ch.  27.  9. 


•ch.31.10.& 
».>.  1,  41. 
Num.  4.  5, 
6,  &c. 


Tlie  people's  readiness  to  offer. 


EXODUS. 


Bezaleel  and  Alioliah  called. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


•ver. 

ch. 

3(i 

1 

!). 
E: 


90 

_ ,  t.^f 

29. 

:i5.  2.  & 

>> 
_  ''..  2S.  2, 

&  2il.  »;;_ 

;rni  7.  27. 
Cor.  S.  12. 
U.  7. 


Chr 


"■lChr.29.8. 


"ch.  28.  3.  & 

31.C.  &3y.l. 

2  Kings  23. 

7. 

Prov.  31. 19, 

22,  2-J. 


»I  Chr.  29. 6. 
Ezra  2.  C8. 


J  ch.  30.23. 


'ver.  21. 
1  Chr.  29. 9. 


•ch.  31.  2, 
&c. 


the  garments  of  his  sons,  to  minis- 
ter in  the  priest's  office. 

20  *|[  And  all  the  eonoreoation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  departed  from 
the  presence  of  Moses. 

21  And  they  came,  every  one 
'whose  heart  stirred  him  up,  and 
every  one  Avhom  his  sph-it  made 
willing,  and  they  brought  the 
Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
for  all  his  service,  and  for  the  holy 
garments. 

22  And  they  came,  both  men  and 
women,  as  many  as  were  willing 
hearted,  and  brought  bracelets,  and 
earrings,  and  rings,  and  tablets,  all 
jewels  of  gold:  and  every  man 
that  oft'ered,  offered  an  ofiering  of 
gold  unto  the  Loud. 

23  And  "every  man,  with  whom 
was  fomid  blue,  and  x)uri)le,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats' 
hair,  and  red  skins  of  rams,  and 
badgers'  skins,  brought  them. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an 
offering  of  silver  and  brass  brought 
the  Lord's  offering:  and  every 
man,  with  whom  was  found  shittim 
wood  for  any  work  of  the  service, 
brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were 
'"^wise  hearted  did  spin  with  their 
hands,  and  brought  that  which 
they  had  si)un,  hoth  of  blue,  and 
of  puri)le,  and  of  scarlet,  and  of 
fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose 
heart  stirred  them  up  in  wisdom 
spun  goats'  hair. 

27  And  Hhe  rulers  brought  onyx 
stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  for 
the  ephod,  and  for  the  breast- 
plate ; 

28  And  ^  spice,  and  oil  for  the 
light,  and  for  the  anointing  oil, 
and  for  the  sweet  incense. 

29  The  children  of  Israel  brought 
a  'willing  offering  unto  the  Lord, 
every  man  and  woman,  whose  heart 
made  them  willing  to  bring  for  all 
manner  of  work,  which  the  Lord 
had  commanded  to  be  made  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

30  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  See,  nhe  Lord 
hath  called  by  name  Bezaleel  the 


son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
tribe  of  Judah ; 

31  And  he  hath  filled  him  with 
the  spirit  of  God,  in  wisdcjm,  in 
understanding,  and  in  knowledge, 
and  in  all  manner  of  workmanship ; 

32  And  to  devise  curious  works, 
to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and 
in  brass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  stones, 
to  set  them,  and  in  carving  of  wood, 
to  make  any  manner  of  cunning 
work. 

34  And  he  hath  put  in  his  heart 
that  he  may  teach,  loth  he,  and 
'Aholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisamach, 
of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 

35  Them  hath  he  "filled  with  wis- 
dom of  heart,  to  work  all  manner 
of  work,  of  the  engraver,  and  of 
the  cunning  workman,  and  of  the 
embroiderer,  in  blue,  and  in  purple, 
in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  of 
the  weaver,  eren  of  them  that  do 
any  work,  and  of  those  that  devise 
cmming  work. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  77ie  offcHnys  are  delivered  to  the  xvorkmen.  5  The 
liberality  of  the  j^eople  i.s  restrained.  8  The  cnrtaiiieii 
of  cherubim.  14  The  curtaina  of  goats''  hair.  19 
flie  covering  of  itkins.  20  The  boards  with  tliqir 
sockets.  31  The  bars.  35  The  vail.  37  The  hang- 
ing for  the  door. 

THEX  wrought  Bezaleel  and 
Aholiab,  and  every  ''wise 
hearted  man,  in  whom  the  Lord 
put  wisdom  an*i  understanding  to 
know  how  to  Avork  all  manner  of 
work  for  the  service  of  the  ''sanc- 
tuary, according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  had  commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaleel  and 
Aholiab,  and  every  wise  hearted 
man,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord  had 
put  wisdom,  even  every  one  ''whose 
heart  stirred  him  up  to  come  unto 

,the  work  to  do  it : 

3  And  they  received  of  Moses  all 
the  offering,  Avhich  the  children  of 
Israel  '4iad  brought  for  the  work 
of  the  service  of  the  sanctuary,  to 
make  it  ivithal.  And  they  brought 
yet  unto  him  free  off'erings  every 
morning. 

4  And  all  the  wise  men,  that 
wrought  all  the  work  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, came  every  man  from  his 
work  which  they  made ; 

ll3 


Before 

CHRIST 

Hill. 


b  ch.  31.  S. 


'  ver.  .31. 
oh.  31.  .3,6. 

1  Kings  7. 
M. 

2  Chr.  2.14 
Is.  28.  2C. 


1491. 

'ch.  28.  3.& 
••'.l.fi.  &35. 
H),35. 


bch.  25.  8. 


'ch.  35.  21, 
2<i. 
IChr.  29.S 


i  ch.  35.  27. 


The  people's  liberality  restrained. 


EXODUS. 


The  curtains  and  hoards. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

»1  Cor.8.2,3. 


«ch.  2C.  1. 


Ech.  2C.  5. 


kch.26.r. 


5  ^  And  tliey  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying,  '^The  people  bring  much 
more  than  enough  for  the  ser\ice 
of  the  work,  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded to  make. 

G  And  Moses  gave  commandment, 
and  they  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed 
tliroughout  the  camp,  saying.  Let 
neither  man  nor  woman  make  any 
more  work  for  the  offering  of  the 
sanctuary.  So  the  people  were  re- 
strained from  bringing. 

7  For  the  stuif  they  had  was  suffi- 
cient for  all  the  work  to  make  it, 
and  too  much. 

8  ®[  ^xVnd  every  wise  hearted  man 
among  them  that  wrought  the 
work  of  the  tabernacle  made  ten 
cm'tains  of  fine  twined  linen,  and 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet :  with 
cherubim  of  cunning  work  made  he 
them.- 

9  The  length  of  one  curtain  was 
twenty  and  eight  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  of  one  curtain  four  cubits : 
the  curtains  ivere  all  of  one  size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  cur- 
tains one  unto  another:  and  the 
other  five  cmtains  he  coupled  one 
unto  another. 

11  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  on 
the  edge  of  one  curtain  from  the 
selvedge  in  the  coupling :  likewise 
he  made  in  the  uttermost  side  of 
another  curtain,  in  the  coui)ling  of 
the  second. 

12  ^  Fifty  loops  made  he  in  one 
curtain,  and  fifty  loops  made  he  in 
the  edge  of  the  curtain  which  was 
in  the  coupling  of  the  second :  the 
loops  held  one  curtain  to  another. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of 
gold,  and  coupled  the  curtains  one 
unto  another  with  the  taches :  so  it 
became  one  tabernacle. 

14  •[  ''And  he  made  curtains  of- 
goats'  hair  for  the  tent  over  the 
tabernacle :  eleven  curtains  he 
made  them. 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  was 
thirty  cubits,  and  four  cubits  teas 
the  breadth  of  one  curtain :  the 
eleven  ciu'tains  were  of  one  size. 

IC  And  he  coupled  five  curtains 
by  themselves,  and  six  curtains  by 
themselves. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon 

114 


!  the  uttermost  edge  of  the  curtain 
jin   the   coupling,    and  fifty   loops 
!  made  he  upon  the  edge  of  the  cm- 
tain  which  coupleth  the  second. 

18  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of 
brass  to  couple  the  tent  together, 
that  it  might  be  one. 

19  'And  he  made  a  covering  for 
the  tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red, 
and  a  covering  of  badgers'  skins 
above  that. 

20  ^  ^And  he  made  boards  for 
the  tabernacle  of  shittim  wood, 
standing  up. 

21  The  length  of  a  board  was  ten 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  a  board 
one  cubit  and  a  half. 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons, 
equally  distant  one  from  another: 
thus  did  he  make  for  all  the  boards 
of  the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the 
tabernacle ;  twenty  boards  for  the 
south  side  southward : 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  he 
made  under  the  twenty  boards; 
two  sockets  under  one  board  for 
his  two  tenons,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board  for  his  two 
tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
tabernacle,  which  is  toward  the 
north  corner,  he  made  twenty 
boards, 

26  And  their  forty  sockets  of  sil- 
ver ;  two  sockets  under  one  board, 
and  two  sockets  under  another 
board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  taber- 
nacle westward  he  made  six  boards. 

28  And  two  boards  made  he  for 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the 
two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  ^coupled  be- 
neath, and  coupled  together  at  the 
head  thereof,  to  one  ring :  thus  he 
did  to  both  of  them  in  both  the 
corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards ; 
and  their  sockets  ivere  sixteen  sock- 
ets of  silver,  ^  under  every  board 
two  sockets. 

31  •[  And  he  made  '  bars  of  shit- 
tim wood ;  five  for  the  boards  of 
the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of 
the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


i  ch.  26. 14. 


k  ch.  26.  IS. 


t Ilch. 
twinned. 


tHeb.  two 
iocl-fts,  two 
sockrt:i  un- 
fler  one 
board. 

1  ch.  X.  26. 


The  ark  and  mercy  scat. 


EXODUS. 


The  golden  candlestick. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


""ch-se-si. 


•ch.26.  36. 


t  neb.  rAe 
work-  or'  a 
jieedlework' 
€/■,  or.  ein~ 
broUhrer. 


'  ch.  25. 10. 


kch.25.1'. 


and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
tabernacle  for  the  sides  westward. 

33  And  be  made  the  niuhlle  bar 
to  shoot  throu,i>h  the  boards  from 
the  one  end  to  tlie  other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  l)oards 
with  gold,  and  made  their  rings  of 
gokl  to  he  phices  for  the  bars,  and 
overhiid  the  bars  with  gold. 

35  ■[  And  he  made  "'a  vail  o/bliie, 
and  pnrple,  and  searlet,  and  tine 
twined  linen :  with  cherubim  made 
he  it  of  cunning  work. 

36  And  he  made  thereunto  four 
pillars  of  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
laid them  with  gold:  their  hooks 
were  of  gold ;  and  he  cast  for  them 
four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  1^  And  he  made  a  "hanging 
for  the  tabernacle  door  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  tine  twined 
linen,  ^  of  needlework ; 

38  And  the  five  j)illars  of  it  with 
their  hooks :  and  he  overlaid  their 
chapiters  and  their  fillets  with  gold : 
but  their  five  sockets  ivere  of  brass. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1  The  ark.  6  The  mercy  seat  with  cherubim.  10  TJie 
table  with  his  vesseli.  17  The  candlestick  with  his 
lamps  and  instruments.  25  The  altar  of  incense. 
29  The  anointing  oil  and  sweet  incense. 

AND  Bezaleel  made  ''the  ark  of 
JLA_  shittim  wood :  two  cubits  and 
a  half  ivas  the  length  of  it,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  the  bi-eadth  of  it, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height 
of  it : 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold  within  and  without,  and  made 
a  crown  of  gold  to  it  round  about. 

3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of 
gold,  to  1)6  set  by  the  four  corners 
of  it ;  even  two  rings  upon  the  one 
side  of  it,  and  two  rings  upon  the 
other  side  of  it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  of  shittim 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

5  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the 
rings  by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to 
bear  the  ark. 

6  1  And  he  made  the  ^  mercy  seat 
of  ])iive  gold :  two  cubits  and  a  half 
ivas  the  length  thereof,  and  one 
cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth  thereof. 

7  And  he  made  two  cherubim  of 
gold,  beaten  out  of  one  piece  made 
he  them,  on  the  two  ends  of  the 
mercy  seat ; 


rings 

upon 

in  the 


8  One  cherub  "on  the  end  (m  this 
side,  and  another  cherub  "on  the 
other  end  on  that  side :  out  of  the 
mercy  seat  made  he  the  cherubim 
on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

9  And  the  cherubim  spread  out 
their  wings  on  high,  a)td  covered 
with  their  wings  over  the  mercy 
seat,  with  their  faces  one  to  an- 
other j^fTCH  to  the  mercy  seatward 
were  the  faces  of  the  cherul)im. 

10  ^i  And  he  made  'the  table  of 
shittim  wood :  two  cubits  was  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  height  thereof: 

11  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold,  and  made  thereunto  a  crown 
of  gold  round  about. 

12  Also  he  made  thereunto  a 
border  of  a  handbreadth  round 
about;  and  made  a  crown  of  gold 
for  the  border  thereof  round  about. 

13  And  he  cast  for  it  four 
of  gold,  and  put  the  rings 
the  four  cc^rners  that  were 
four  feet  thereof. 

14  Over  against  the  border  were 
the  rings,  the  places  for  the  staves 
to  bear  the  table. 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  gold,  to  bear  the  table. 

IG  And  he  made  the  vessels  which 
were  upon  the  table,  his  ''dishes, 
and  his  spoons,  and  his  bowls,  and 
his  covers  "to  cover  withal,  o/pm-e 
gold. 

17  *f  And  he  made  the  ''candle- 
stick of  pure  gold :  of  beaten  w  ork 
made  he  the  candlestick;  his  shaft, 
and  his  branch,  his  bowls,  his 
knops,  and  his  flowers,  were  of 
the  same : 

18  And  six  branches  going  out  of 
the  sides  thereof;  three  branches 
of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  one 
side  thereof,  and  three  branches  of 
the  candlestick  out  of  the  other 
side  thereof: 

19  Three  bowls  made  after  the 
fashion  of  almonds  in  one  branch, 
a  knoj)  and  a  flower;  and  three 
bowls  made  like  almonds  in  an- 
other branch,  a  knop  and  a  flower: 
so  throughout  the  six  branches  go- 
ing out  of  the  candlestick. 

115 


Before 

cnmsT 

U91. 

II  Or,  out  of, 
Vc. 
II  «r,  out  of, 

IfC. 


'  cli.  25.  23. 


i  ch.  2S.  29. 


II  Or,  to  pour 
out  withal. 


'ch.  25.  31. 


The  altar  of  incense. 


EXODUS. 


The  laver  ofhrass. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


foil.  30. 1. 


«ch.30.23, 
31. 


•ch.  27. 1. 


20  And  in  tlie  candlestick  were 
four  bowls  made  like  almonds,  liis 
knops,  and  liis  flowers : 

21  And  a  knop  under  two  brandi- 
es of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  and  a 
kuoj)  under  two  branches  of  the 
same,  according  to  the  six  branch- 
es going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knojis  and  their  branch- 
es were  of  the  same :  all  of  it  ivas 
one  beaten  work  of  pure  gold.' 

23  And  he  made  his  seven  lamps, 
and  his  snufters,  and  his  snufifdish- 
es,  o/pure  gold. 

24  0/  a  talent  of  pure  gold  made 
he  it,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  ^  *^And  he  made  the  incense 
altar  of  shittim  w  ood :  the  length 
of  it  was  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth 
of  it  a  cubit;  it  ivas  foursquare; 
and  two  cubits  was  the  height  of 
it ;  the  horns  thereof  were  of  the 
same. 

20  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold,  hotli  the  top  of  it,  and  the 
sides  thereof  round  about,  and  the 
horns  of  it :  also  he  made  unto  it  a 
crown  of  gold  round  about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of 
gold  for  it  under  the  crown  there- 
of, by  the  two  corners  of  it,  upon 
the  two  sides  thereof,  to  be  places 
for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

2(S  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  gold. 

29  1  And  he  made  ^the  holy 
anointing  oil,  and  the  pure  in- 
cense of  sweet  spices,  according 
to  the  work  of  the  apothecary. 


CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1  The  altar  of  burnt  offering.     8  The  laver  of  brass. 
9  The  court.     21  The  .sum  uf  thai  the  jjeople  offered. 

A  XI)  'he  made  the  altar  of  burnt 
JllL  offering  o/ shittim  wood:  five 
cubits  was  the  lengtli  thereof,  and 
five  cubits  tlie  breadth  thereof;  it 
ivas  foursquare;  and  three  cubits 
the  heiglit  tlun-eof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  thereof 
on  the  four  corners  of  it ;  the  horns 
thereof  were  of  the  same :  and  he 
overhiid  it  witli  brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  tlie  vessels  of 
the  altar,  the  i)ots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  basins,  and  the  fleshhooks, 

116 


and  the  firepans:   all  the  vessels 
thereof  made  he  of  brass. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a 
brazen  grate  of  network,  under  the 
compass  thereof,  beneath  unto  the 
midst  of  it. 

5  And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the 
fom'  ends  of  the  grate  of  brass,  to 
he  places  for  the  staves. 

G  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  brass. 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the 
rings  on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to 
bear  it  withal ;  he  made  the  altar 
hollow  with  boards. 

8  ^  And  he  made  ''the  laver  of 
brass,  and  the  foot  of  it  of  brass, 
of  the  I'lookingglasses  of  the  women 
^assembling,  which  assembled  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

9  ^[  And  he  made  Hhe  court:  on 
the  south  side  southward  the  hang- 
ings of  the  court  were  of  fine  twined 
linen,  a  hundred  cubits : 

10  Their  pillars  w'ere  twenty,  and 
their  brazen  sockets  twenty ;  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
ivere  of  silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side  the  hang- 
ings ivere  a  hundred  cubits,  their 
jiillars  we7'e  twenty,  and  their  sock- 
ets of  brass  twenty ;  the  hooks  of 
the  pillars  and  theu*  fillets  of  silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  were 
hangings  of  fifty  cubits,  their  pil- 
lars ten,  and  their  sockets  ten ;  the 
hooks  of  the  x>ill{irs  and  their  fillets 
of  silver. 

13  And  for  the  east  side  eastward 
fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side 
of  the  gate  were  fifteen  cubits ;  their 
pillars  three,  and  their  sockets 
three.       . 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
court  gate,  on  this  hand  and  that 
hand,  irere  hangings  of  fifteen  cu- 
bits; their  pillars  three,  and  their 
sockets  three. 

10  All  the  hangings  of  the  court 
round  about  were  of  fine  twined 
linc^n. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars 
were  of  brass ;  the  hooks  of  the  pil- 
lars and  their  fillets  o/ silver;  and 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


bch.  30. 18. 


II  Or,  brazen 
gla.^es. 

tlli'l).  ns- 
seniUutg  by 
trooj>$,  as 
1  Sam.  2. 22. 


'  ch.  27.  9. 


The  sum  of  that 


EXODUS. 


the  people  offered. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


a  ch.  27. 10. 


'Num.  1.50, 
53.  1 0. 15. 
\  in.  U.  & 

17.  7,  8.  & 

18.  2. 

2  Chr.  24.  fi. 
Acts  7.  44. 


f  Num.  4.  28, 
33. 


e  ch.  31.  2,  6. 


h  ch.  30. 13, 
24. 

Lev.  5. 15. 
&  27.  3,  25. 
Num.  .3.  47. 
&  18. 16. 


ich.SO.W.lJ. 
t  Keh.apoll. 


kNum.  1.4«. 


the  overlaying-  of  their  chapiters  of 
silver;  aud  all  the  i)illars  of  the 
court  were  filleted  with  silver. 

18  And  the  hanging-  for  the  gate 
of  the  conrt  was  ncedk'work,  of 
blue,  and  i)urple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen :  and  twenty  cu- 
bits was  the  length,  and  the  height 
in  the  breadth  was  five  ^iubits,  an- 
swerable to  the  hangings  of  the 
court. 

19  And  their  pillars  were  four, 
and  their  sockets  of  brass  four; 
their  hooks  of  silver,  and  the  over- 
laying of  their  chapiters  and  their 
fillets  q/"  silver. 

20  And  all  the  '^pins  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  of  the  court  round  about, 
were  of  brass. 

21  *^  This  is  the  sum  of  the  taber- 
nacle, even  of  'the  tabernacle  of 
testimony,  as  it  was  counted,  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of 
Moses,  for  the  service  of  the  Le- 
vites,  'by  the  hand  of  Ithamar,  son 
to  Aaron  the  priest. 

22  And  *^Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri, 
the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Ju- 
dah,  made  all  that  the  Lokd  com- 
manded Moses. 

23  And  with  him  was  Aholiab, 
son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of 
Dan,  an  engraver,  and  a  cunning- 
workman,  and  an  embroiderer  in 
blue,  and  in  i)m'ple,  and  in  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was  occupied 
for  the  work  in  all  the  work  of  the 
holy  jp?«ce,  even  the  gold  of  the 
offering,  was  twenty  and  nine  tal- 
ents, and  seven  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  after  ''the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary. 

25  And  the  silver  of  them  that 
were  numbered  of  the  congregation 
2vas  a  hundi-ed  talents,  and  a  thou- 
sand seven  hundred  and  threescore 
and  fifteen  shekels,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary : 

2G  'A  bekah  for  ^ every  man,  that 
is,  half  a  shekel,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary,  for  every  one  that 
went  to  be  numbered,  ti'om  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  for  ""six 
hundred  thousand  and  three  thou- 
sand and  five  hundi-ed  and  fifty 
men. 


27  And  of  the  huncked  talents  of 
silver  were  cast '  the  sockets  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  sockets  of  the 
vail;  a  hundred  sockets  of  the 
lumdred  talents,  a  talent  for  a 
socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven 
hun(h'ed  seventy  and  five  sheliels 
he  made  hooks  for  the  pillars,  and 
overlaid  their  chapiters,  and  filleted 
them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering 
was  seventy  talents,  and  two  thou- 
sand and  four  hundred  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the 
sockets  to  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  the 
brazen  altar,  and  the  brazen  grate 
for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
altar, 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  the  sockets  of  the 
court  gate,  and  all  the  pins  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  all  the  pins  of  the 
court  round  about. 

CHAPTER  XXXTX. 

1  TJte  clothes  of  service  and  holy  gannents.  2  The 
cphod.  S  The  breastplate.  22  The  robe  of  the  ephod. 
27  The  coats,  rnilye,  and  girdle  of  fixe  linen.  30 
The  plate  of  the  holy  crown.  33  All  is  viewed  and 
approved  by  Moses. 

And  of  ''the  blue,  and  pur- 
JTjL  pie,  and  scarlet,  they  made 
^  clothes  of  service,  to  do  service  in 
the  holy  2)1ace,  and  made  the  holy 
garments  for  Aaron;  ''as  the  Loed 
commanded  Moses. 

2  ''And  he  made  the  ephod  of 
gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold  in- 
to thin  plates,  and  cut  it  into  wires, 
to  w^ork  it  in  the  blue,  and  in  the 
purple,  and  in  the  scarlet,  and  in 
the  fine  linen,  tvith  cunning  work. 

4  They  made  shoulderpieces  for 
it,  to  couple  it  together:  by  the 
two  edges  was  it  coupled  together. 

5  And  the  curious  girdle  of  his 
ephod,  that  was  upon  it,  iras  of 
the  same,  according  to  the  work 
thereof;  of  gold,  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

G  1  ''And  they  wrought  onyx 
stones  inclosed  in  ouches  of  gold, 
graven,  as  signets  are  graven,  with 
the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

117 


Before 
CHKIST 

1491. 

lch.2(>.  I'J, 
21,  25,  32. 


»ch.  35.  23. 


hch.r,\.  10. 
&  35.  19. 


■^ch.  28.  4. 


d  ch.  28. 6. 


'ch.  28.  9. 


Tlie  'breastplate. 


EXODUS. 


The  robe  of  the  ephod. 


kch.  28. 17, 
&c. 
I  Or,  ruby. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

f  ch.  28. 12. 


Cch.  28.  Ij. 


7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoul- 
ders of  the  ephod,  that  they  should 
he  stones  for  a  '^  memorial  to  the 
children  of  Israel;  as  the  LOED 
commanded  Moses. 

8  *f  ^And  he  made  the  breast- 
plate of  cunning-  work,  like  the 
work  of  the  ephod ;  of  gold,  blue, 
and  pmple,  and  scarlet,  and  tine 
twined  linen. 

9  It  was  foursquare;  they  made 
the  breastplate  double :  a  span  ivas 
the  length  thereof,  and  a  span  the 
breadth  thereof,  heing  doubled. 

10  ^  And  they  set  in  it  four  rows 
of  stones :  the  first  row  urns  a  "sar- 
dius,  a  topaz,  and  a  carbuncle: 
this  was  the  first  row. 

11  And  the  second  row,  an  eme- 
rald, a  sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

12  And  the  third  row,  a  ligure, 
an  agate,  and  an  amethyst. 

13  And  the  fourth  row,  a  beryl, 
an  onyx,  and  a  jasper :  tJiey  were 
inclosed  in  ouches  of  gold  in  their 
inclosings. 

14  And  the  stones  were  according 
to  the  names  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  twelve,  according  to  their 


names,  Ule  the 


engravnigs 


of  a 


signet,  every  one  with  his  name, 
according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

15  And  they  made  upon  the 
breastplate  chains  at  the  ends,  of 
wreathen  work  of  pure  gold. 

10  And  they  made  two  ouches  of 
gold,  and  two  gold  rings,  and  put 
the  two  rings  in  the  two  ends  of 
the  breastplate. 

17  And  they  put  the  two  wreath- 
en  chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings 
on  the  ends  of  the  breastplate. 

18  And  the  two  ends  of  the  two 
wreathen  chains  they  fastened  in 
the  two  ouches,  and  put  them  on 
the  slioulderpieces  of  the  ex)hod, 
before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  put  theni  on  the  two 
ends  of  the  breastplate,  upon  the 
border  of  it,  which  teas  on  the  side 
of  the  ephod  inward. 

20  And  they  made  two  other  gold- 
en rings,  and  put  them  on  the 
two  sides  of  the  ephod  underneath, 
toward  the  fore])nrt  of  it,  over 
against  the  other  coupling  thereof, 

118 


above  the  curious   girdle  of  the 
ephod. 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  breast- 
plate by  his  rings  unto  the  rings 
of  the  ephod  with  a  lace  of  blue, 
that  it  might  be  above  the  curious 
girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  that  the 
breastplate  might  not  be  loosed 
from  the  ephod;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

22  1  '  And  he  made  the  robe  of 
the  ephod  o/ woven  work,  all  o/blue. 

23  And  there  teas  a  hole  in  the 
midst  of  the  robe,  as  the  hole  of 
an  habergeon,  with  a  band  round 
about  the  hole,  that  it  should  not 
rend. 

24  And  they  made  upon  the  hems 
of  the  robe  pomegranates  of  bfue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined 
linen. 

25  And  they  made  ^  bells  o/pure 
gold,  and  put  the  bells  between 
the  pomegranates  upon  the  hem 
of  the  robe,  round  about  between 
the  i)omegranates ; 

26  A  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a 
bell  and  a  pomegranate,  round 
about  the  hem  of  the  robe  to  min- 
ister in;  as  the  Loed  commanded 
Moses. 

27  1  'And  they  made  coats  o/fine 
linen  of  woven  work  for  Aaron, 
and  for  his  sons, 

28  ""And  a  mitre  of  fine  linen, 
and  goodly  bonnets  of  tine  linen, 
and  "linen  breeches  of  fine  twined 
linen, 

29  "And  a  girdle  of  fine  twined 
linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  o/ needlework;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

30  *l  p  And  they  made  the  plate  of 
the  holy  crown  of  pure  gold,  and 
wrote  upon  it  a  writing,  lilxe  to  the 
engravings  of  a  signet,  HOLINESS 
TO  THE  LORD. 

31  And  they  tied  unto  it  a  lace  of 
blue,  to  fasten  it  on  high  ui)on  the 
mitre;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

32  1  Thus  was  all  the  work  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the 
conirreffation  finished :  and  the 
children  of  Israel  did  ''according 
to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  they. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


ich.28.31. 


\ 


k  ch.  28. 33. 


I  ch.  28.  39, 
40. 


^  ch.  28.4,.39. 
Ez.  44. 18. 


°  ch.  28.  42. 


I 


■■  ch.  28.  39. 


Pch.28.36,37. 


1  vcr.  4?,  43. 
ch.  25.  40. 


An  approved  l)y  Moses. 


EXODUS. 


The  tiibernacle  is  reared. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


tlTnl).  the 
inceiisc  or' 


'ch.  35. 10. 


■Lev.9.22,2-3. 

Num.  (i.  ai. 
Josh.  22.  e. 
2  Sam.  (5.  IS. 
1  Kings  8. 
H. 
2Chr.30.27. 


•ch.  12.  2.  & 

13.4. 
I'ver.  17.  k 

ch.  26. 1,30. 


'  ver.  21. 
ch.  2(J.  33. 
Num.  4.  5. 


33  1"  And  they  brought  the  tab- 
ernacle nnto  Moses,  the  tent,  and 
all  his  fnrniture,  his  taehes,  his 
boards,  his  bars,  and  his  pillars, 
and  his  sockets; 

34  And  the  c^)^'e^ing  of  rams' 
skins  dyed  red,  and  the  coverino^ 
of  badgers'  skins,  and  the  Tail  of 
the  covering- ; 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony,  and 
the  staves  thyreof,  and  the  mercy 
seat; 

36  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels 
tliereof,  and  the  shcnvbread ; 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  with  the 
lamps  thereof,  ercn  with  the  lamps 
to  be  set  in  order,  and  all  the 
vessels  thereof,  and  the  oil  for 
light; 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the 
anointing  oil,  and  Hhe  sweet  in- 
cense, and  the  hanging  for  the  tab- 
ernacle door; 

39  The  brazen  altar,  and  his  grate 
of  brass,  his  staves,  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, the  laver  and  his  foot ; 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his 
l)illars,  and  his  sockets,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  court  gate,  his 
cords,  and  his  pins,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  the  service  of  the  taber- 
nacle, for  the  tent  of  the  congrega- 
tion ; 

41  The  clothes  of  service  to  do 
service  in  the  holy  2)iace,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest, 
ancl  his  sons'  garments,  to  minister 
in  the  i^riest's  office. 

42  Accortling  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses,  so  the  children 
of  Israel  "^made  all  the  work. 

43  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all 
the  work,  and,  behold,  they  had 
done  it  as  the  Lord  had  command- 
ed, even  so  had  they  done  it :  and 
Moses  'blessed  them. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  77ie  tabernacle  is  commandtd  to  be  reared,  9  and 
anointed.  Vi  Aaron  and  fiissons  to  be  sanclijied. 
16  Moses  performeth  all  things  accordingly.  34 
A  cloud  coveretk  'the  tabernacle. 

AXD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
_  ses,  saying, 

2  On  the  first  day  of  the  ^  first 
month  shalt  thou  set  up  ''the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  tent  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

3  And  'thou  shalt  put  therein  the 


ark  of  the  testimony,  and  cover  the 
ark  with  the  vail. 

4  And  ''tliou  shalt  bring  in  the 
table,  and  'set  in  order  Ulie  things 
that  are  to  l)e  s(^t  in  order  upon  it; 
''and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  can- 
dk^stick,  and  light  the  lamps  there- 
of. 

5  ^  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of 
gold  for  the  incense  before  the  ark 
of  tlie  testimony,  and  put  the  hang- 
ing of  the  door  to  the  tabernacle. 

G  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of 
the  burnt  ofi'ei-ing  before  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the 
congregation. 

7  And  ''tliou  shalt  set  the  laver 
betweeu  the  tent  of  the  congrega- 
tion and  the  altar,  and  shalt  put 
wat<^r  therein. 

8  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court 
round  about,  and  hang  u^)  the 
hanging  at  the  court  gate. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  '  anoint  the  tabernacle, 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  shalt 
hallow  it,  and  all  the  vessels  there- 
of: and  it  shall  be  \\o\y. 

10  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the 
altar  of  the  burnt  offering,  and  all 
his  vessels,  and  sanctify  the  altar : 
and  ''it  shall  be  an  altar  ^most 
holy. 

11  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the 
laver  and  his  foot,  and  sanctifv  it. 

12  'And  thou  shalt  bring  Aaron 
and  his  sons  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
wash  them  with  water. 

13  And  thou  shalt  put  upon  Aa- 
ron the  holy  garments,  "'and  anoint 
him,  and  sanctify  him ;  that  he  may 
miidster  unto  me  in  the  priest's 
office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons, 
and  clothe  them  with  coats ; 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint  them, 
as  thou  didst  anoint  their  father, 
that  they  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office :  for  their  anoint- 
ing shall  surely  be  "  an  everlasting 
priesthood  tlnoughout  theu'  gener- 
ations. 

IG  Thus  did  Moses :  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded  him, 
so  did  he. 

17  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 

119 


Before 
CHRIST 

14!)1. 

dver.  22. 
cli.  2fi.  35. 

'  vor.  23. 
<-!i.  2r,.  30. 
l.i'V.  24.  .1,0. 

<[\h'h.the  or- 
der thereof. 

fver.  24,  25. 


c  ver.  26. 


h  ver.  30. 
ch.  30.  18. 


ich.  30.  26. 


kch.  20.  3G, 

37. 
t  Hob.  hoU- 

vextt  of  holi- 

tiesses. 


1  Lev.  8. 1-13. 


■"  ch.  28.  41. 


''Nuin.26.13. 


1400. 


A  cloud  cover eth 


EXODUS. 


the  tal)ernacle. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

•  ver.  1. 
Num.  7. 1. 


Pch.  25.  IG. 


1  ch.  2fi.  33. 
&  35.  12. 


'ch.26.  35. 


•ver.  4. 


«ch.  26.35. 


"  ver.  4. 

ch.  25.  37. 


y  ver. .'». 
Ch.  30.  6. 


•ch.30.7. 


'ver.  a. 
ch.  2U.  30. 


first  montli  in  the  second  year,  on 
the  first  dcty  of  the  month,  that  the 
"tabernacle  was  reared  up. 

18  And  Moses  reared  np  the  tab- 
ernacle, and  fastened  his  sockets, 
and  set  up  the  boards  thereof,  and 
put  in  the  bars  thereof,  and  reared 
up  his  pillars. 

19  And  he  spread  abroad  the  tent 
over  the  tabernacle,  and  put  the 
covering  of  the  tent  above  upon 
it;  as  the  Lokd  commanded  Mo- 
ses. 

20  1  And  he  took  and  put  nhe 
testimony  into  the  ark,  and  set  the 
staves  on  the  ark,  and  j)ut  the 
mercy  seat  above  upon  the  ark : 

21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into 
the  tabernacle,  and  "set  up  the  vail 
of  the  covering,  and  covered  the 
ark  of  the  testimony ;  as  the  Loed 
commanded  Moses. 

22  ®[  "^And  he  put  the  table  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  upon  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  northward, 
without  the  vail. 

23  *And  he  set  the  bread  in  order 
upon  it  before  the  Lord;  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded  Moses. 

24  ®[  *And  he  put  the  candlestick 
in  the  tent  of  the  congTCgation, 
over  against  the  table,  on  the  side 
of  the  tabernacle  southward. 

25  And  "he  lighted  the  lamps  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

26  ^  'And  he  put  the  golden  altar 
in  the  tent  of  the  congregation  be- 
fore the  vail : 

27  '^And  he  burnt  sweet  incense 
thereon ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

28  ^  ^'And  he  set  up  the  hanging 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle. 

120 


29  ^And  he  put  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering  Jjij  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation, 
and  "^offered  upon  it  the  burnt 
offering  and  the  meat  offering ;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  ^  ^'And  he  set  the  laver  be- 
tween the  tent  of  the  congregation 
and  the  altar,  and  put  water  there, 
to  wash  withal. 

31  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons  washed  their  hands  and  their 
feet  thereat : 

32  AVhen  they  went  into  the  tent 
of  the  congregation,  and  when  they 
came  near  unto  the  altar,  they 
washed ;  "  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

33  ^And  he  reared  up  the  court 
round  about  the  tabernacle  and 
the  altar,  and  set  ui^  the  hanging 
of  the  court  gate.  So  Moses  finished 
the  work. 

34  ^  ^Then  a  cloud  covered  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  tilled  the  taber- 
nacle. 

35  And  Moses  ''was  not  able  to 
enter  into  the  tent  of  the  congre- 
gation, because  the  cloud  abode 
thereon,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  'And  when  the  cloud  was  taken 
up  from  over  the  tabernacle,  the 
children  of  Israel  ^  went  onward  in 
all  their  journeys : 

37  But  ''if  the  cloud  were  not 
taken  up,  then  they  journeyed  not 
till  the  day  that  it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  'the  cloud  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  the  tabernacle  by  day, 
and  fire  was  on  it  by  night,  in  the 
sight  of  all  the  house  of  Israel, 
throughout  all  their  joui-neys. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

1>  ver.  6. 

'  ch.  29.  38, 
&c. 


i  ver.  7. 
ch.  30. 18. 


•ch.  30.19,20. 


fver.  8. 
ch.  27. 9, 16. 


ech.  29.  43. 
Lev.  16.  2. 
Num.  9.  15. 

1  Kings  8. 
10,11. 

2  Chr.  5.13. 
kJ.  2. 

Is.  6.  4. 
Hog.  2.7,9. 
Kiv.  15.  H. 
b  Lev.  16.  2. 

1  Kings  8. 
11. 

2  Chr.  5.14. 


'Num.  9. 17. 
&  10.11. 
Neh.  9. 19. 

tUcb. 
journeyed. 


i  Num.  9.19- 
22. 


ich.  13.  21. 
Num.  9. 15. 


Before 
CHRIST 

HIH). 


■  Ex.  19.  3. 

b  Ex.  40.  34, 
3.-1. 

Num.  V2.  4, 
5. 


=  ch.22.18,19. 


<lEx.  12.  5. 
ch.  3.  1.  & 

22.  2(1,  21. 
Deut.  15.21. 
Mai.  1.  14. 
Eph.  5.  27. 
Heb.  9.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 

'  Ex.  29.  10, 

15,  19. 

ch.  3.  2,  R, 

13.  &  4.  15. 

&  8.  14,  22. 

&  16.  21. 
fch.  22.21,27. 

I?.  .56.  7. 

Rom.  12.  1. 

Phil.  4.  IH. 
ech.4.  20,  20, 

31,  .35.  &  9. 7. 

&  16.  24. 

Num.  15.25. 

2  Chr.  29. 

23,  24. 
Rom.  5.  11. 

h  Mic.  G.  C. 
12  Chr.  35. 

11. 

Heb.  10. 11. 
t  ch.  3.  8. 

Heb.  12.  24. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 


I  Gen.  22.  9. 


THE   THIRD    BOOK   OF   MOSES, 

CALLED 

LEVITICUS. 


"0611.8.21. 
Ez. 20.28,41. 
2  Cor.  2.  15. 
Eph.  5.  2. 
Phil.  4.  18. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  burnt  offenugs.    3  Of  the  herd,  10  of  (he  flocks, 
14  of  the  fowls. 

A  KD  tlie  Lord  =^  called  unto  Mo- 
XA_  ses,  and  spake  unto  him  ^'out 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  '^If  any 
man  of  you  bring  an  oft'ering  unto 
the  Lord,  ye  shall  bring  your  of- 
fering- of  the  cattle,  even  of  the 
herd,  and  of  the  flock. 

3  If  his  offering  he  a  burnt  sacri- 
fice of  the  herd,  let  him  offer  a 
male  "^ without  blemish:  he  shall 
offer  it  of  his  own  voluntary  will 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  before  the  Lord. 

4  "^And  he  shall  put  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  burnt  otter- 
ing ;  and  it  shall  be  ^  accepted  for 
him  ^to  make  atonement  for  him. 

5  Aiid  he  shall  kill  the  "  bullock 
before  the  Lord  :  '  and  the  priests, 
Aaron's  sons,  shall  bring  the  blood, 
''and  sprinkle  the  blood  round 
about  upon  the  altar  that  is  hy  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

6  And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt  of- 
fering, and  cut  it  into  his  pieces. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  the 
priest  shall  put  fire  upon  the  altar, 
and  '  lay  the  wood  in  order  upon 
the  fire : 

8  And  the  i^riests,  Aaron's  sons, 
shall  lay  the  parts,  the  head,  and 
the  fat,  in  order  upon  the  w^ood 
that  is  on  the  fh'e  which  is  upon 
the  altar: 

9  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs 
shall  he  wash  in  water:  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  all  on  the  altar, 
to  he  a  burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  '"sweet  savom* 
unto  the  Lord. 


10  ^  And  if  his  offering  he  of  the 
flocks,  namely^  of  the  slice]),  or  of 
iha  goats,  for  a  burnt  sacrifice ;  he 
shall  bring  it  a  male  "without 
blemish. 

11  °And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the 
side  of  the  altar  northward  before 
the  Lord  :  and  the  priests,  Aaron's 
sons,  shall  sprinkle  his  blood  round 
about  upon  the  altar. 

VI  And  he  shall  cut  it  uito  his 
pieces,  with  his  head  and  his  fat : 
and  the  priest  shall  lay  them  in 
order  on  the  wood  that  is  on  the 
fire  which  is  upon  the  altar :  • 

1-3  But  he  shall  wash  the  inwards 
and  the  legs  with  water :  and  the 
priest  shall  bring  it  all,  and  burn 
it  upon  the  altar:  it  is  a  burnt 
sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by  fire, 
of  a  sweet  savour  unto  ilvQ  Lord. 

14  ^  And  if  the  burnt  sacrifice 
for  his  offering  to  the  Lord  he  of 
fowls,  then  he  shall  bring  his  of- 
fering of  p  turtledoves,  or  of  young- 
pigeons. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it 
unto  the  altar,  and  i' wring  off  his 
head,  and  burn  it  on  the  altar; 
and  the  blood  thereof  shall  be 
wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the  altar : 

IG  And  he  shall  i)luck  away  his 
crop  with  I'  his  feathers,  and  cast  it 
'^  beside  the  altar  on  the  east  part, 
by  the  place  of  the  ashes. 

17  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with 
the  wings  thereof,  hut  "^ shall  not 
divide  it  asunder:  and  the  priest 
shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar,  upon 
the  wood  that  is  upon  the  fire:  4t 
is  a  burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering- 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savoiu' 
unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Tlie  meat  qfferbig  of  flour  with  oil  and  meenife,  i 
cither  baken  in  the  oven.,  5  or  on  a  plate,  7  or  in  a 
fnjingpan ,  12  or  of  the  flrntfruits  ifi  the  ear,     13 
The  salt  of  (he  meat  offering. 

121 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


'  vcr.  3. 


°  vcr.  5. 


Pch.  5.  7.  & 
12.8. 
Luke  2.  24. 


II  Or,  pinch 
off  the  head 
with  the 
nail. 


II  Or,  the  filth 
thereof. 
"!  ch.  6.  10. 


'  Gen.  15. 10. 


■  ver.  9,  13. 


The  meat  offering  ofjfoiw. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  peace  offerings. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•  ch.  (5.  U.  & 
•I.  17. 
Num.  \5.  4. 


b  ver.  9. 
ch.5.  12.  & 
G.  15.  &  ■J4.r. 
Is.  06.  .•!. 
Acts  10.  4. 


'  ch.  7.  9.  & 
10.  li,  13. 


d  Ex.  29.  37. 
Num.  1».  9. 


•Er.20.  2. 


8  Or,  on  a 
/at  /v/ate, 
or,  siice. 


'vcr.  2. 


tEx.  29. 18. 


t  vcr.  3. 


Ich.  G.  17. 
Sec  Matt, 
li;.  IL'. 

Mark  8. 15. 
Luke  12.1. 
1  Cor.  i.  8. 
Gal.  5.  9. 


AND  when  any  will  offer  ^a 
J\_  meat  offering  unto  tlie  Loed, 
his  offering  shall  be  of  fine  flour ; 
and  he  shall  pour  oil  ujDon  it,  and 
put  trankincense  thereon. 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aaron's 
sons  the  i^riests :  and  he  shall  take 
thereout  his  handful  of  the  flom* 
thereof,  and  of  the  oil  thereof,  with 
all  the  trankincense  thereof;  and 
the  priest  shall  burn  ''the  memo- 
rial of  it  upon  the  altar,  to  fee  an  of- 
fering made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savom'  unto  the  Loed  : 

3  And  'the  remnant  of  the  meat 
offering  shall  he  Aaron's  and  his 
sons':  ^it  is  a  thing  most  holy  of 
the  offerings  of  the  Loed  made  by 
fire. 

4  ••[  And  if  thou  bring  an  obla- 
tion of  a  meat  offering  baken  in 
the  oven,  it  shall  he  unleavened 
cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil,  or  unleavened  wafers  'anoint- 
ed with  oil. 

5  ^\  And  if  thy  oblation  he  a  meat 
offering  hal^en  "in  a  pan,  it  shall  be 
of  fine  flour  unleavened,  mingled 
with  oil. 

6  Thou  shalt  part  it  in  pieces, 
and  pour  oil  thereon :  it  is  a  meat 
offering. 

7  ^  And  if  thy  oblation  he  a  meat 
offering  haheu  in  the  fryiugpan,  it 
shall  be  made  of  fine  flour  with  oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  meat 
offering  that  is  made  of  these 
things  unto  the  Loed  :  and  when 
it  is  presented  unto  the  priest,  he 
shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from 
the  meat  offering  ^  a  memorial 
thereof,  and  shall  burn  it  upon 
the  altar:  it  is 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
the  Loed. 

10  And  "^  that  which  is  left  of  the 
meat  offering  shall  he  Aaron's  and 
his  sons' :  it  is  a  thing  most  holy 
of  the  offerings  of  the  Loed  made 
by  tire. 

11  No  meat  offering,  which  ye 
shall  T)ring  unto  the  Loed,  shall 
be  made  with  '  leaven :  for  ye  shall 
burn  no  leaven,  nor  any  honey,  in 
any  offering  of  the  Loed  made  by 

fixe. 

123 


an  '-'offering 


made 
savour  unto 


"with  all  thine  offerings 


12  ^  ''As  for  the  oblation  of  the 
firstfruits,  ye  shall  offer  them  unto 
the  Loed:  but  they  shall  not  ^be 
burnt  on  the  altar  for  a  sweet 
savour. 

13  And  every  oblation  of  thy 
meat  offering  '  shalt  thou  season 
with  salt ;  neither  shalt  thou  suffer 
"the  salt  of  the  covenant  of  thy 
God  to  be  lacking  from  thy  meat 
offerina; 
thou  shalt  offer  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a  meat  of- 
fering of  thy  iirstfruits  unto  the 
Loed,  "  thou  shalt  offer  for#  the 
meat  offering  of  thy  firstfruits 
green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  the 
fire,  even  corn  beaten  out  of  ^full 
ears. 

15  And  "^  thou  shalt  put  oil  upon 
it,  and  lay  frankincense  thereon : 
it  is  a  meat  offering. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  '^the 
memorial  of  it,  jjart  of  the  beaten 
corn  thereof,  and  part  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  trankincense 
thereof:  it  is  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Loed. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  jxace  offering  of  the  herd,  6  of  (?ie  flock,  7  either 
a  lamb,  13  or  a  goat. 

A  ND  if  his  oblation  he  a  ""sacri- 
JTjl  fice  of  peace  offering,  if  he 
offer  it  of  the  herd,  whether  ithe  sl 
male  or  female,  he  shall  offer  it 
''without  blemish  before  the  Loed. 

2  And  'he  shall  lay  his  hand  up- 
on the  head  of  his  offering,  and 
kill  it  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation :  and  Aaron's 
sons  the  priests  shall  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace  offering  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Loed  ; 
''the  "tat  that  covereth  the  in- 
wards, and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon 
the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  Iddneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  on  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  "caul  above 
the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall 
he  take  away. 

5  And  Aaron's  sons  *  shall  burn 
it  on  the  altar  upon  the  burnt  sac- 
rifice, Avhich  is  upon  the  wood  that 
is  on  the  fire:   it  is  an  offering 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

k  Ex.  22.  £9. 

ch.  23.10,11. 
tHeb. 

ascend. 


I  Mark  9. 49. 
Col.  4.  6. 


■"Num.  18. 
19. 


°  Ez.  43.  24. 


"ch.  23.10,14. 


P  2  Kings  4. 
42. 


iver.  1. 


'■ver.2. 


>ch.7.n,29. 
&  22.  21. 


boh.  1.3. 

'  Ex.  29. 10. 
ch.  1.  4,  5. 


i  Ex.  29. 13, 

22. 

ch.  4.  8,  9. 
II  Or,  suet. 


II  Or,  midriff' 
over  the  lif- 
er, and  over 
the  kidneys. 


'  Ex.  29.  13. 
ch.  li.  12. 


Tlie  peace  offerings. 


LEVITICUS. 


TJie  sbi  offering  of  ignorance. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


f  vcr.  1,  &c. 


5  See  ch.  21. 
6,  «,  17,  •-'!, 
22.  &  22.  25. 
Ez.  44.  7. 
Mai.  1.7,12. 


h  Tcr.  1,  7, 
i:c. 


Ich.  7.2.'?,2.'!. 

1  Sam.  2.1.5. 

2  Chr.  7.  7. 
kch.  C.  18.  & 

7.,'W.  fcl7.7. 
&  23. 14. 


made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

G  1^  And  if  his  offerin*]^  for  a  sac- 
rifice of  peace  oft'eriuiL!:  unto  the 
Loud  he  of  the  flock,  niak^  or  fe- 
male, ^he  shall  ofl'er  it  without 
blemish. 

7  If  he  oflPer  a  laml)  for  his  offer- 
ing-, then  shall  he  ofter  it  before 
the  Lord. 

8  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  head  of  his  ofi'ering,  and  kill 
it  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation :  and  Aaron's  sons  sliall 
sprinkle  the  blood  thereof  round 
about  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shall  ofter  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace  oftering  an  ofi'er- 
ing  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; 
the  fat  thereof,  and  the  whole 
rumj),  it  shall  he  take  off"  hard  by 
the  backbone ;  and  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

10  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he 
take  away.  * 

11  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it 
upon  the  altar:  it  is  "^the  food  of 
the  offering'  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

12  ^  And  if  his  offering  he  a  goat, 
then  ^'he  shall  offer  it  before  the 
Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  it,  and  kill  it  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation: and  the  sons  of  Aaron 
shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 
upon  the  altar  round  about. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his 
offering,  even  an  oftering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord;  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he 
take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar :  it  is  the  food  of  the 
offering  made  by  fire  for  a  sweet 
savour:  'all  the  fat  is  the  Lord's. 

n  It  shall  he  a  ''peri^etual  statute 


for  yoiu? 
all  your 
neither  '  fat  nor 


generations 


dwellings, 


that 
blood. 


throughout 


ye   eat 


Before 

CHKIST 

1490. 


comptre  with  Dout.  K.  14.      Neh.  H.  10. 
Deut.  12.  It).    1  Sam.  14. ;«.    Ez.  44. 7, 16. 


iver.  16. 
■"  Gen.  9.  4.    ch.  7.  23,  20.  &  17. 10, 14. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  si)i  offcriiKj  of  ifjuornnre,  Sfo7-  tfie  prwat,  13/o/* 
ifie  rviKjnyation,  22  for  the  ruleVy  21  for  any  of  the 
2)eopte. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\_  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  chikben  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  ''If  a  soul  shall  sin 
tlirough  ignorance  against  any  of 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
concerning  things  which  ought  not 
to  be  done,  and  shall  do  against 
any  of  them : 

3  ^If  the  priest  that  is  anointed 
do  sin  according  to  the  sin  of  the 
peoph; ;  then  let  him  bring  for  his 
sin,  which  he  hath  sinned,  '^a  young 
bullock  without  blemish  unto  the 
Lord  for  a  sin  offering. 

4  And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock 
'^  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  before  the  Lord; 
and  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
bullock's  head,  and  kill  the  bullock 
before  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed 
''shall  take  of  the  bullock's  blood, 
and  bring  it  to  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation : 

G  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his 
finger  in  the  blood,  and  sprinkle 
of  the  blood  seven  times  before  the 
Lord,  before  the  vail  of  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

7  And  the  priest  shall  *^put  some 
of  the  blood  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  sweet  incense  before  the 
Lord,  which  is  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation;  and  shall 
pour  ^all  the  blood  of  the  bullock 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the 
burnt  offering,  which  is  «tthe  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

8  And  he  shall  take  off  from  it  all 
the  fat  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
offering ;  the  fat  that  covereth  the 
inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is 
upon  the  inwards, 

9  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  is  hy 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shaU  he 
take  awav, 

123 


"ch.o.l,';,17. 
Num.  15.22, 

1  Sam. 14.27. 
Pb.  19. 12. 


bch.8. 12. 


'  ch.  9.  2. 


dch.1.3,4. 


•  ch.  IC.  14. 
Num.  10.  4. 


fch.fi.  15.  & 
9.9.&1U.18. 


Sch.  6.  9. 


The  sin  offering  of  ignorance 


LEVITICUS. 


for  the  ruler  and  the  i^eople. 


Before 
CHRIST 

14'J0. 

hch.  3.3,4,i. 


i  Ex.  29.  14. 
Num.  lU.  5. 


+  Heb. 
to  without 
the  camp. 

kch.  U.  U. 

I  Heb.  13. 11. 

t  Heb.  at  the 
pouring  out 
oftlie  ashes. 


-Num.  15. 

24. 

Josh.  7. 11. 

"  ch.  0.  2, 3, 
4,17. 


<'cli.l.4. 


Pver.  5. 
Heb.  'J.  12, 
13, 11. 


1  ver.  3. 


10  ''As  it  was  taken  off  from  the 
bullock  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings :  and  the  priest  shall  burn 
them  upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt 
offering. 

11  'And  the  skin  of  the  bullock, 
and  all  his  flesh,  with  his  head, 
and  with  his  legs,  and  his  inwards, 
and  his  dung, 

12  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall 
he  carry  forth  ♦without  the  camp 
unto  a  clean  place,  ^ where  the 
ashes  are  x>oured  out,  and  'burn 
him  on  the  wood  with  fire :  ♦  where 
the  ashes  are  poured  out  shall  he 
be  burnt. 

13  ^  And  ""if  the  whole  congrega- 
tion of  Israel  sin  through  igno- 
rance, "and  the  thing  be  hid  li-om 
the  eyes  of  the  assembly,  and  they 
have  done  somewhat  against  any  of 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
concerning  things  which  should  not 
be  done,  and  are  guilty; 

14  When  the  sin,  which  they  have 
sinned  against  it,  is  known,  then 
the  congregation  shall  offer  a  young 
bullock  for  the  sin,  and  bring  him 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

15  And  the  elders  of  the  congre- 
gation °  shall  lay  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  the  bullock  shall  be 
killed  before  the  Lord. 

IG  pAnd  the  priest  that  is  anoint- 
ed shall  bring  of  the  bullock's 
blood  to  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his 
finger  in  some  of  the  blood,  and 
sprinkle  it  seven  times  before  the 
Lord,  even  before  the  vail. 

18  And  he  shall  jDut  some  of  the 
blood  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar 
which  is  before  the  Lord,  that  'is 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  at  the  ]>ottom  of  the  altar  of 
the  burnt  offering,  which  is  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, 

10  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat 
from  him,  and  burn  it  ujjon  the 
altar. 

20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  l)idl- 

ock  as  he  did  ''  with  the  bullock  for 

124 


a  sin  offering,  so  shall  he  do  with 
this:  ""and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  them,  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carrj^  forth  the 
bullock  without  the  camp,  and 
burn  him  as  he  burned  the  first 
bullock :  it  is  a  sin  offering  for  the 
congregation. 

22  ^  When  a  ruler  hath  sinned, 
and  'done  someivhat  through  igno- 
rance against  any  of  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  his  God  con- 
cerning things  which  should  not  be 
done,  and  is  guilty ; 

23  Or  'if  his  sin,  wherein  he  hath 
sinned,  come  to  his  knowledge ;  he 
shall  bring  his  offering,  a  kid  of 
the  goats,  a  male  without  blemish : 

24  And  "he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  goat,  and  kill 
it  in  the  place  where  they  kill  the 
burnt  offering  before  the  Lord  :  it 
is  a  sin  offering. 

25  ""And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  offering  with 
his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt  ottering, 
and  shall  pout  out  his  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering. 

20  And  he  shall  bm^n  all  his  fat 
upon  the  altar,  as  ^  the  fat  of  the 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings :  '  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  as  concerning  his  sin,  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

27  ®1  And  "if  ^any  one  of  the 
f  common  people  sin  through  ig- 
norance, while  he  doeth  somewhat 
against  any  of  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord  concerning  things  which 
ought  not  to  be  done,  and  be 
guilty ; 

28  Or  ''if  his  sin,  which  he  hath 
sinned,  come  to  his  knowledge; 
then  he  shall  bring  his  offering,  a 
kid  of  the  goats,  a  female  without 
blemish,  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 
sinned. 

29  ""And  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  sin  ottering, 
and  slay  the  sin  ottering  in  the 
place  of  the  burnt  ottering. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  thereof  with  his  finger, 
and  i)ut  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

'Num. 15.25. 
Dan.  S.  24. 
Rom.  5.11. 
Heb.  2.  17. 
&  10.  10, 11, 
12. 

1  John  1.  7. 
&2.  2. 


•  ver.  2, 13. 


tver.  14. 


'rer.  4,  &c. 


^ver.  30. 


r  ch.  3.  5. 

'TOr.  20. 
Num.  15.28. 


»  ver.  2. 

Num.  15.27. 
t  Heb. 

an}/  sout. 
t  lleb.people 

of  the  land. 


b  vcr.  23. 


=  vcr.  4,  24. 


Offerings  for  divers  sins. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  trespass  offering. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


.1  ch.  3.  U. 
•ch.  3.  3. 


fEx.  £9.  18. 
ch.  1.  3. 

E  vcr.  2G. 


Uvcr.  28. 


Ich.  3.  5. 
kvcr.  2C,31. 


"  1  Kings  8. 
31. 
Matt.  2G.  63. 


hver.  17. 

ch.  7.  18.  & 

17. 16.  &  19. 

8.  &  ■-■U.  17. 

Num.  9. 13. 
'ch.  11.24, 

28.  31,7.1. 

Num.iy.ll, 

13,  16. 


J  vcr.  17. 

'  ch.  12,  &  13, 
&lj. 


altar  of  burnt  offerins:,  and  shall 
pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof  at 
the  bottom  of  tluj  altar. 

31  And  '•he  shall  take  away  all 
the  fat  thereof,  "as  the  fat  is  taken 
away  from  otf  the  saerilice  of  peace 
offerings ;  and  the  ])riest  shall  burn 
it  upon  the  altar  for  a  '^  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Loud;  ^and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  at(mement  for 
him,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

32  And  if  he  bring  a  lamb  for  a 
sin  offering,  •'  he  shall  bring  it  a  fe- 
male without  blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  head  of  the  sin  ottering,  and 
slay  it  for  a  sin  ottering  in  the  place 
where  they  kill  the  burnt  ottering. 

34  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin  ottering  with  his 
ttnger,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns 
of  the  altar  of  burnt  ottering,  and 
shall  pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof 
at  the  l)ottom  of  the  altar : 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the 
fat  thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the  lamb 
is  taken  away  from  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace  otterings;  and  the  j)riest 
shall  burn  them  upon  the  altar, 
'according  to  the  otterings  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord:  ""and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
his  sin  that  he  hath  committed,  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  JTe  thai  sinneth  in  coticculitnj  hin  knowlcdqe,  2  in 
touching  an  itnclean  t/ii/ig,  4  or  in  makiiig  an  oath. 
6  Ifis  tre.'<2}ass  offering,  of  the  flock,  1  of  Jowls,  11  or 
of  flour.  14  T/ie  tre.sjxiss  offering,  in  sacrilege,  17 
a?id  in  sins  of  ignorance. 

AND  if  a  soul  sin,  ^and  hear  the 
XA_  voice  of  swearing,  and  is  a 
witness,  whether  he  hath  seen  or 
known  of  it;  if  he  do  not  utter  it, 
then  he  shall  ^bear  his  iniquity. 

2  Or  ''if  a  soul  touch  any  unclean 
thing,  whether  it  he  a  carcass  of  an 
unclean  beast,  or  a  carcass  of  un- 
clean cattle,  or  the  carcass  of  un- 
clean creeping  things,  and  if  it  be 
hidden  from  him ;  he  also  shall  be 
unclean,  and  'guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  touch  4he  un cleanness 
of  man,  wiiatsoever  uncleanness  it 
he  that  a  man  shall  be  defiled  with- 
al, and  it  l)e  hid  from  him ;  when 
he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be 
guilty. 


4  Or  if  a  soul  swear,  pronouncing 
with  his  lips  'to  do  evil,  or  Ho  do 
good,  whatsoever  it  he  that  a  man 
sliall  i)ron<)Uii('e  with  an  oath,  and 
it  ])e  hid  from  liim;  when  he  know- 
eth of  it,  then  Re  shall  be  guilty  in 
one  of  these. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall 
be  guilty  in  one  of  rhese  things, 
that  he  shall  ''  confess  that  he  hath 
sinned  in  that  thing: 

G  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass 
ottering  unto  the  Lord  for  his  sin 
which  he  hath  sinned,  a  female 
from  the  flock,  a  lamb,  or  a  kid  of 
the  goats,  for  a  siii  offering;  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  concerning  his  sin. 

7  And  '  if  ^  he  be  not  able  to  bring 
a  lamb,  then  h^  shall  bring  for  his 
trespass,  which  he  hath  committed, 
two  ''turtledoves,  or  two  young 
liigeons,  unto  the  Lord;  one  for 
a  sin  offering,  and  the  other  for 
a  burnt  ottering. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto 
the  priest,  who  shall  otter  that 
which  is  for  the  sin  ottering  first, 
and  'wring  ott*  his  head  from  his 
neck,  but  shall  not  divide  it  asun- 
der: 

9  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin  offering  upon  the 
side  of  the  altar;  and  "'the  rest  of 
the  blood  shall  l)e  wrung  out  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar :  it  is  a  sin 
offering. 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second 
for  a  burnt  ottering,  according  to 
the  ""manner:  ''and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him  for  his 
sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

11  ^  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring 
two  turtledoves,  or  two  young  pig- 
eons, then  he  that  sinned  shall 
bring  for  his  offering  the  tenth 
part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for 
a  sin  offering ;  ^  he  shall  put  no  oil 
upon  it,  neither  shall  he  i^ut  any 
frankincense  thereon:  for  it  is  a 
sin  offering. 

12  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the 
priest,  and  the  priest  shall  take 
his  handful  of  it,  '^  even  a  memorial 
thereof,  and  burn  it  on  the  altar, 
"^  according  to  the  offerings  made 

125 


Before 
CHRIST 

14<)0. 

1  See  1  Sam. 

25.  22. 

Acts  23. 12. 
E  Sec  Mark 

6.23. 


bch.  10.21. 
&  26.  41). 
Num.  a.  7. 
Ezra  JO.  11, 


ich.  12.8.  & 
H.  21. 

tUcb.  *("» 
hiniil  isan- 
not  ffiach 
to  the  ytijfi- 
cieiict/  o/a 
lainl>'. 

k  ch.  1. 14. 


I  ch.  1. 15. 


""ch.  4.7,18, 

3u,  .34. 


'I  Or, 

ordinance. 
"ch.  1.  II. 
"ch.  4.  26. 


P  Num.  5. 15. 


•i  ch.  2.  2. 


'ch.  4.  35. 


The  trespass  offering. 


LEVITICUS. 


Lmv  of  the  hurnt  offering. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

•ch.  4.  26. 


'  ch.  2.  3. 


"ch-Za.  14. 


'Ezra  10. 19. 


y  Ei.  XO.  13. 
ch.  27.  25. 


'ch.  6.  5.  & 
22. 14.  &  27. 
li,  15, 27, 01. 
Num.  5.  7. 

•  ch.  4.  26. 


l>ch.  4.  2. 


'  ver.  15. 
ch.  4.  2, 13, 

22,  27. 

Ps.  I  a.  12. 

Luke  12. 48. 
i  vcr.  1,2. 

•vcr.  15. 


fver.  10. 


s  Ezra  10.  2. 


•Num.6.  6. 

Wch.  19.11. 

ActH  5.  4. 

Col.  3.  9. 
'  Ex.  22.7,10. 
II  Or,  ill 

dealing. 
\  Ihb. 

jiultinq  of 

the  hand. 
■iProv.  24.28. 

&  26.  19. 


And  if  a  ^'soul  sin,  and  com- 


by  fire  unto  tlie  Loed  :  it  is  a  sin 
olfering. 

13  'And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  as  tonching  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned  in  one  of 
these,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him:  and  ^the  remnant  shall  be 
the  priest's,  as  a  meat  offering. 

14  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  nnto 
Moses,  saying, 

15  "If  a  sonl  commit  a  trespass, 
and  sin  through  ignorance,  in  the 
holy  things  of  the  Lord  ;  then  ''he 
shall  bring  for  his  trespass  unto 
the  Lord  a  ram  without  blemish 
out  of  the  flocks,  with  thy  estima- 
tion by  shekels  of  silver,  after  -the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  for  a  tres- 
pass ottering : 

16  And  he  shall  make  amends  for 
the  harm  that  he  hath  done  in  the 
holy  thing,  and  'shall  add  the  fifth 
part  thereto,  and  give  it  nnto  the 
priest:  ^and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atone^ient  for  him  with  the 
ram  of  the  trespass  offering,  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him 

17 
mit  any  of  these  things  which  are 
forbidden  to  be  done  by  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  ;  though 
he  wist  it  not,  yet  is  he  "^  guilty, 
and  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  ^And  he  shall  bring  a  ram 
without  blemish  out  of  the  flock, 
with  thy  estimation,  for  a  trespass 
offering,  unto  the  priest :  ^  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  concerning  his  ignorance 
wherein  he  erred  and  wist  it  not, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

19  It  is  a  trespass  offering:  ^he 
hath  certainly  trespassed  against 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  YI. 

1  The  trespas.<i  offering  for  sms  done  wittingly.  8  Tlie 
law  of  the  burnt  offering,  14  and  of  the  meat  offer- 
ing. 19  The  offering  at  the  consecration  of  a  pHest. 
24  The  law  of  the  .sin  offering. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
_  ses,  saying, 
2  If  a  soul  sin,  and  ''commit  a 
trespass  against  the  Lord,  and 
''lie  unto  his  neighboiir  in  that 
•=  which  was  delivered  him  to  keep, 
or  in  I'tfellowsliip,  or  in  a  thing 
taken  away  by  violence,  or  hath 
''deceived  his  neighbour; 


3  Or  ^have  found  that  which  was 
lost,  and  lieth  concerning  it,  and 
^sweareth  falsely;  in  any  of  all 
these  that  a  man  doeth,  sinning 
therein : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,  because  he 
hath  sinned,  and  is  guiltj^,  that  he 
shall  restore  that  which  he  took  vio- 
lently away,  or  the  tning  which  he 
hath  deceitfully  gotten,  or  that 
winch  was  delivered  him  to  keep, 
or  the  lost  thing  which  he  found, 

5  Or  all  that  about  which  he 
hath  sworn  falsely ;  he  shall  even 
s  restore  it  in  the  principal,  and 
shall  add  the  fifth  part  more 
thereto,  and  give  it  unto  him  to 
whom  it  appertaineth,  "Un  the  day 
of  his  trespass  offering. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  tresjiass 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  ^a  ram 
without  blemish  out  of  the  flock, 
with  thy  estimation,  for  a  trespass 
offering,  unto  the  priest : 

7  'And  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  before  the 
Lord  :  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him  for  any  thing  of  all  that  he 
hath  done  in  trespassing  therein. 

8  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

9  Command  Aaron  and  his  sons, 
saying.  This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt 
offering:  It  is  the  biu-nt  offering, 
"because  of  the  biu-niug  upon  the 
altar  all  night  unto  the  morning, 
and  the  fire  of  the  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it. 

10  ""And  the  priest  shall  put  on 
his  linen  garment,  and  his  linen 
breeches  shall  he  put  upon  his 
flesh,  and  take  up  the  ashes  which 
the  fire  hath  consumed  with  the 
burnt  offering  on  the  altar,  and  he 
shall  put  them  '  beside  the  altar. 

11  And  ™he  shall  put  oft'  his 
garments,  and  put  on  other  gar- 
ments, and  carrv  forth  the  ashes 
without  the  camp  "unto  a  clean 
place. 

12  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar 
shall  be  burning  in  it ;  it  shall  not 
be  put  out:  and  the  priest  shall 
burn  wood  on  it  every  morning, 
and  lay  the  burnt  offering  in  order 
upon  it;  and  he  shall  burn  thereon 
"the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

'  Ueut.  22. 1, 

2,3. 
fEx.  22.11. 

eh.  19.  12. 

Jer.  7.  9. 

Zech.  5.  4. 


Bch.  5. 16. 
Num.  5.  7. 
2  Sam.  12. 6. 
Luke  19.  8. 


II  Or,  in  the 
day  of  his 
being/ound 
guilty. 

t  Ilcb.  in  the 
day  of  his 
trespass. 

k  ch.  5.  15. 


i  ch.  4.  26. 


11  Or, /or  (Se 
bufning. 


t  Ex.  28.  39, 
40,  41,  43. 
ch.  l(i.  4. 
Ez.  44. 17, 

18. 


1  ch.  1.  IC. 
"■  Ez.  44. 19. 


°  ch.  4. 12. 


•ch.  .3.3,9,14. 


Law  of  the  mmt  offerituj, 


LEVITICUS. 


and  of  the  trespass  offering. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1400. 


Pch.  2. 1. 
Num.  15.  4. 


1  ch.  2.  2,  0. 


'ch.  2.  .^. 
£z.  44.  29. 


•vcr.  2«. 
ch.  I0.12,1.S. 

Num.  IS.IO. 


•ch.  2. 11. 

"  Num.  18. 9, 
10. 


^  ver.  2.5. 
Ex.  M.  37. 
ch.  2.  3.  & 
7.1. 


y  ver.  20. 
Num.  18.10. 


'ch.  3. 17. 


"Ex.  29.  37. 
ch.  22.  3,  4, 
5,  G,  7. 


b  Ex.  29.  2. 


■^Ex.lG.  S6. 


■1  ch.  4.  3. 


'Ex.  29.  25. 


13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  burning' 
upon  the  altar ;  it  shall  never  go 
out. 

14  t  PAnd  this  is  the  law  of  the 
meat  offering- :  The  sons  of  Aaron 
shall  offer  it  before  the  Loed,  be- 
fore the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his 
handful,  of  the  flour  of  the  meat 
offering,  and  of  the  oil  thereof, 
and  all  the  frankincense  Avhich  is 
upon  the  meat  offering,  and  shall 
burn  it  upon  the  altar  for  a  sweet 
savour,  even  the  ^^  memorial  of  it, 
unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  nhe  remainder  thereof 
shall  Aaron  and  his  sous  eat: 
^with  unleavened  bread  shall  it  be 
eaten  in  the  holy  x^lace;  in  the 
court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation they  shall  eat  it. 

17  ^It  shall  not  be  baken  with 
leaven.  "I  have  given  it  itnto  them 
for  their  i)ortion  of  my  offerings 
made  by  fire ;  ""  it  is  most  holy,  as 
is  the  sin  offering,  and  as  -the  tres- 
pass offering. 

18  >A11  the  males  among  the 
childi-en  of  Aaron  shall  eat  of  it. 
'It  shall  l)e  a  statute  for  ever  in 
your  generations  concerning  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire:  ''every  one  that  toucheth 
them  shall  be  holy. 

19  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

20  ^This  is  the  offering  of  Aaron 
and  of  his  sons,  which  they  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord  in  the  day 
when  lie  is  anointed ;  the  tenth 
part  of  an  '^ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a 
meat  offering  x^erpetual,  half  of  it 
in  the  morning,  and  half  thereof 
at  night. 

21  In  a  pan  it  shall  be  made  with 
oil;  and  when  it  is  baken,  thou 
shalt  bring  it  in:  and  the  baken 
pieces  of  the  meat  offering  shalt 
thou  offer  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

22  And  the  priest  of  his  sons 
''that  is  anointed  in  his  stead  shall 
offer  it :  it  is  a  statute  for  ever  unto 
the  Lord  :  ''it  shall  be  whollv  burnt. 

23  For  every  meat  offering  for  the 
priest  shall  be  wholly  burnt:  it 
shall  not  be  eaten. 


24  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

25  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
sons,  saying,  "^This  is  the  law  of 
the  sin  ottering:  ^In  the  i)lace 
where  the  buriit  offering  is  killed 
shall  the  sin  offering  be  killed  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  ^  it  is  most  holy. 

20  '  The  priest  that  oft'ereth  it  for 
sin  shall  eat  it:  ""in  the  holy  place 
shall  it  be  eaten,  in  the  court  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

27  'AVhatsoever  shall  touch  the 
flesh  thereof  shall  be  holy:  and 
when  there  is  sprinkled  of  the 
blood  thereof  upon  any  garment, 
thou  shalt  wash  that  whereon  it 
was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  wherein 
it  is  sodden  '"shall  be  broken:  and 
if  it  be  sodden  in  a  brazen  j)ot,  it 
shall  be  both  scoured,  and  rinsed 
in  water. 

29  "All  the  males  among  the 
priests  shall  eat  thereof:  "it  is  most 
holy. 

30  ^And  no  sin  offering,  whereof 
any  of  the  blood  is  brought  into 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
to  reconcile  withal  in  the  holy 
2)lace,  shall  be  eaten :  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

CHAPTEE  VII. 

1  T/ie  law  of  the  trespauis  offering,  11  rt«d  of  the  peace 
offerUifjs,  12  whether  it  be  for  a  thanksgivintj,  1(5 
or  a  vow,  or  a  freewill  offering.  22  Thejat,  2C  and 
the  blood,  are  forbidden.  28  The  priests'  portion  in 
the  peace  offerings. 

LIKEWISE  Hhis  is  the  law  of 
the   Lresi)ass  offering:   ''it  is 
most  holy. 

2  "^In  the  place  where  they  kill 
^he  burnt  offering  shall  they  kill 
the  trespass  offering :  and  the  blood 
thereof  shall  he  sprinkle  round 
about  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  it  ^all  the 
fat  thereof;  the  rinnp,  and  the  fat 
that  covereth  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  on  them,  which  is  by  the 
flanks,  and  the  caul  that  is  above 
the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall 
he  take  away : 

5  And  the  i)riest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar  for  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  tres- 
pass offering. 

127 


Before 

CHUIST 

1490. 


fch.  4.  2. 

Ech.  1.3,  5, 
11.&4.24, 

29,  .33. 


fc  ver.  17. 

ch.  21.  22. 
idi.  10.17, 

18. 

Num.  18.  9, 

10. 

Ez.  44.28,29. 

k  vcr.  16. 


1  Ex.  29.37.  & 
30.29. 


'°ch.ll..3,3. 
Si  15.  12. 


"  vcr.  18. 
Num.  18.10. 
°  ver.  25. 


Pch.  4.  7,11, 
12,  18,  21.  & 
10.  18.  &  10. 
27. 
Ueb.  13. 11. 


•ch.5,  &C. 

1-7. 
tch.fi.  17,25. 

k  21.  22. 


'  ch.  1.  .1,  r,, 

11.  &  4.  24, 

29,33. 


J  Ex.  29.  1.3. 
ch.  3.  4,  9, 
10, 14, 15, 16. 
k  4.  8,  9. 


Laiv  of  the  trespass  offering, 


LEVITICUS. 


and  of  the  peace  offerings. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

•ch.e.ic.ir, 

18. 

Num.  18.  9, 

10. 

fch.  2.  3. 
ech.6.25,26. 

&  14. 13. 


hch.  2.  3,  10. 
Num.  18.  9. 
Ez.  a.  29. 

n  Or,  on  Ihe 
flat  plate, 
or,  slice. 


Ich.  .3. 1.  & 
22. 18,  21. 


kch.  2.  4. 
Num.  6.  15. 


IAmo3  4.  S. 


"Num.  18.8, 
II,  19. 


•ch.  22. .'«. 


»ch.  19.  G, -, 
8. 


6  ^  Every  male  among  tlie  priests 
shall  eat  thereof:  it  shall  be  eaten 
in  the  holy  place :  4t  is  most  holy. 

7  As  the  sin  offering  is,  so  is  ^'the 
tresijass  offering :  there  is  one  law 
for  them:  the  priest  that  maketh 
atonement  therewith  shall  have  it. 

8  And  the  i)riest  that  oft'ereth  any 
man's  burnt  offering,  even  the  priest 
shall  have  to  himself  the  skin  of 
the  burnt  offering  which  he  hath 
offered. 

9  And  ^  all  the  meat  offering  that 
is  baken  in  the  oven,  and  all  that 
is  dressed  in  the  fryingpan,  and  "in 
the  pan,  shall  be  the  priest's  that 
offereth  it. 

10  And  every  meat  offering,  min- 
gled with  oil,  and  dry,  shall  all  the 
sons  of  Aaron  have,  one  as  much 
as  another. 

11  And  '  this  is  the  law  of  the  sac- 
rifice of  peace  offerings,  Avhich  he 
shall  offer  unto  the  Lord. 

12  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiving, 
then  he  shall  offer  with  the  sacrifice 
of  thanksgiving  unleavened  cakes 
mingled  with  oil,  and  unleavened 
wafers  "^  anointed  with  oil,  and  cakes 
mingled  with  oil,  of  fine  flour,  fried. 

13  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall  ofi'er 
for  his  offering  Ueavened  bread 
with  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving 
of  his  peace  offerings. 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out 
of  the  whole  oblation  for  a  heave 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  ""'and  it 
shall  be  the  priest's  that  sprinkleth 
the  blood  of  the  i^eace  offerings. 

15  "And  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice 
of  his  i)eace  offerings  for  thanks- 
giving shall  be  eaten  the  same  day 
that  it  is  ottered }  he  shall  not  leave 
any  of  it  until  the  morning. 

1(>  But  "if  the  sacrifice  of  his  of- 
fering he  a  vow,  or  a  voluntary  of- 
fering, it  sliall  be  eaten  the  same 
day  that  he  offereth  his  sacrifice; 
and  on  the  morrow  also  the  re- 
mainder of  it  sliall  ])e  eaten : 

17  l>ut  the  remainder  of  the  flesh 
of  the  sacrifice  on  tlie  third  day 
sliall  lie  burnt  Avith  fire. 

18  And  if  any  of  the  flesh  of  the 
sacriiice  of  his  peace  olfcrings  be 
eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day,  it 
shall  not  be  acceiited,  neither  shall 

128 


it  be  p  imputed  unto  him  that  offer- 
eth it :  it  shall  be  an  "■  abomination, 
and  the  soul  that  eateth  of  it  shall 
bear  his  iniquity. 

19  And  the 'flesh  that  toucheth 
any  unclean  thing  shall  not  be  eat- 
en ;  it  shall  be  burnt  with  fire :  and 
as  for  the  flesh,  all  that  be  clean 
shall  eat  thereof. 

20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  of 
the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  that  pertain  unto  the 
Lord,  ''  having  his  uncleanness 
upon  him,  even  that  soul  ^  shall 
be  cut  oft'  from  his  people. 

21  Moreover  the  soul  that  shall 
touch  any  unclean  thing,  as  *the 
uncleanness  of  man,  or  any  "un- 
clean beast,  or  any  "^abominable 
unclean  thing,  and  eat  of  the  flesh 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings, 
which  pertain  unto  the  Lord,  even 
that  soul  "^  shall  be  cut  off"  from  his 
people. 

22  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  ^  Ye  shall  eat  no  man- 
ner of  fat,  of  ox,  or  of  sheei),  or  of 
goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  ^  beast  that 
dieth  of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that 
which  is  torn  with  beasts,  may  be 
used  in  any  other  use :  but  ye  shall 
in  no  wise  eat  of  it. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fi^it 
of  the  beast,  of  which  men  offer 
an  offering  made  by  fh'e  unto  the 
Lord,  even  the  soul  that  eateth  it 
sliall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

2G  ''■  Moreover  ye  shall  eat  no  man- 
ner of  blood,  ivhether  it  he  of  fowl 
or  of  beast,  in  any  of  your  dwell- 
ings. 

27  AVhatsoever  soul  it  he  that  eat- 
eth any  manner  of  blood,  even  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  ofl*  from  his  peo- 
ple. 

28  1"  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  -'He  that  oftereth  the 
sacrifice  of  his  peace  oft'erings  unto 
the  Lord,  shall  bring  his  oblation 
unto  the  Lord  of  the  sacrifice  of 
his  p(?ace  offerings. 

30  ^llis  own  hands  sliall   brins: 


Before 

CHRIST 

149C. 

f  Num.18.27. 
leh.  11.  in, 

11,  41.  &  19. 

7. 


fch.  15.3. 
•  Gen.  17. 14. 


'ch.  12,  8:13, 

&15. 
"011.11.24, 

2S. 
"  Ez.  4. 14. 


^  Ter.  20. 


^ch.  3.17. 


t  Heb. 
carcase, 
ch.  17.  15. 
Dcut.  14.21. 
iTz.  4. 14.  & 
44.31. 


^  Gen.  9.  4. 
ch.  3.  17.  Si 
17.  10-14. 


I 


'ch.  3. 1 


l>ch.  3.  3,  4, 
9,11. 


The  portion  of  (lie  priests. 


LEVITICUS. 


Aaron  and  Ids  sons  consecrated\ 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

•Ex.  29.  24, 
27. 

rli.  8.  27.  & 
!l.  L'l. 
Num.  G.  20. 

i  ch.  3.  5,  11, 
l(i. 
'  ver.  ai. 


fver.  34. 
eh.  9.  21. 
Num.  G.  20. 


e  Ex.  29.  28. 
ch.  10.14,1,5. 
Num.  1S.18, 
10. 
Deut.  18.  3. 


I  Ex.  40. 13, 
cli.  8. 12,  30. 


■  ch.  6. 9. 

kch.  G.  14. 

»ch.  G.  25. 
■»  vcr.  1. 

°  Ex.  29. 1. 
ch.  6.  20. 
"  ver.  11. 


Pch.  1.  2. 


■  Ex.  29. 1, 

2,3. 
1>  Ex.  28.  2, 4. 
'  Ex.  30.  24, 

25. 


tlie  offerings  of  the  Loed  made 
by  fire,  tlie  fat  witli  tlie  breast;  it 
shall  be  l)riiig,  that  'the  breast 
may  be  waved  for  a  wave  oft'eriug 
before  the  Lord. 

31  ''And  the  priest 'shall  burn  the 
fat  upon  the  altar:  'but  the  breast 
shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons'. 

32  And  'the  right  shoulder  shall 
ye  give  nnto  the  priest  /'or  a  heave 
offering  of  the  saerihces  of  your 
peace  offerings. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
that  oft'ereth  the  blood  of  the  i)ea(;e 
offerings,  and  the  fat,  shall  have 
the  right  shoulder  for  It  is  \niYt. 

34  For  ^the  wave  breast  and  the 
heave  shoulder  have  I  taken  of  the 
children  of  Israel  from  off'  the  sac- 
rifices of  their  peace  offerings,  and 
have  given  them  unto  xiaron  the 
priest  and  unto  his  sons,  by  a  stat- 
ute for  ever,  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

35  ^  This  is  the  jiortion  of  the 
anointing  of  Aaron,  and  of  the 
anointing  of  his  sons,  out  of  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire,  in  the  day  when  he  presented 
them  to  minister  unto  the  Lord 
in  the  priest's  office ; 

36  Which  the  Lord  commanded 
to  be  given  them  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  ^  in  the  day  that  he  anoint- 
ed them,  hy  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  their  generations. 

37  This  is  the  law  'of  the  burnt 
offering,  ""of  the  meat  offering, 
'  and  of  the  sin  off'ering,  ""  and  of 
the  trespass  offering,  "and  of  the 
consecrations,  and  "of  the  sacrifice 
of  the  peace  offerings ; 

38  Which  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  in  mount  Sinai,  in  the  day 
that  he  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel  pfo  offer  their  oblations 
unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai. 

CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  Moxest  C07isecrateth  Aaron  and  his  sonn.  14  Their 
sin  offerinffi  18  Their  burnt  offering.  33  The  ram 
of  consee  rat  ions.  31  The  place  and  time  of  their 
consecration. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
XjL  ses,  saying, 

2  '^  Take  Aaron  and  his  sons  with 

him,  and  'the  garments,  and  '"the 

anointing  oil,  and  a  bullock  for  the 

o 


sin  off'ering,  and  two  rams,  and  a 
basket  of  unleavened  bread ; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  congre- 
gation together  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

4  And  JNIoses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him ;  and  the  assem- 
bly was  gathered  together  nnto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. • 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  con- 
gregation, ''This  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  commanded  to  be  done. 

G  And  Moses  brought  Aanm  and 
his  sons,  '^and  washed  them  with 
^^■ater. 

7  '^And  he  put  upon  him  the 
-coat,  and  girded  him  with  the 
girdle,  and  clothed  him  with  the 
robe,  and  ])ut  the  ephod  upon  him, 

i  and  he  girded  hiin  with  the  curious 
I  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  bound  it 
unto  him  therewith. 

8  And  he  i)ut  the  l)reastplate  upon 
him :  also  he  ''  put  in  the  breast- 
plate the  Urim  and  the  Thummim. 

9  'And  he  put  the  mitre  npoii  his 
j  head ;   also   upon   the   mitre,  even 

upon  his  forefront,  did  he  put  the 
golden  plate,  the  holy  crown  5  as 
the  Lord  ''commanded  Moses. 

10  'And  Moses  took  the  anointing 
oil,  and  anointed  the  tabernacle 
and  all  that  ^cas  therein,  and  sanc- 
tified them. 

11  And  he  sprinkled  thereof  upon 
the  altar  seven  times,  and  anointed 
the  altar  and  all  his  vessels,  both 
the  laver  and  his  foot,  to  sanctify 
them. 

12  And  he  '"  i)onred  of  the  anoint- 
ing oil  upon  Aaron's  head,  and 
anointed  him,  to  sanctify  him. 

13  "And  Moses  brought  Aaron's 
sons,  and  put  coats  upon  them, 
and  girded  them  with  girdles,  and 
*put  bonnets  upon  them;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

14  "And  he  brought  the  bullock 
for  the  sin  offering:  and  Aaron 
and  his  sons  f  laid  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
off'ering. 

15  And  he  slew  it;,  ''and  Moses 
took  the  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  round  about  with 
his  finger,  and  purified  the  altar, 

129 


Before 
CHRIST 

14'.J0. 


i  Ex.  29.  4. 


•  Ex.  29. 4. 


fEx.  29.  5. 
e  Ex.  28.  4. 


h  Ex.  28.  30. 


i  Ex.  29.  6. 


k  Ex.  28.  37, 

&c. 
I  Ex.  .30.  26, 

27,  28,  29. 


>"  Ex.  29.  7. 
&  30.  .30. 
ch.  •.'1.10,12. 
Ps.  133.  2. 


"Ex.  29.8,9. 


tHeb. 
bound. 


'  Ex.  £9. 10. 
Ez.  iX  19. 


tch.i.i. 


1  Ex.  29. 12, 

ch.  4.  7. 
Ez.  43.L'0,2G. 
Ileb.  9.  22. 


Tlie  ram 


LEVITICUS. 


of  consecration. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


'Ex.  29. 13. 
ch.4.8. 


•Ex.  29. 14. 
ch.  4.11,12. 
•  Ex.  29. 15. 


"Ex.  29. 18. 


''Ex.  29. 19, 
31. 


»Ex.29.  22. 


IEx.29.  23. 


i  and  poured  the  blood  at  the  bottom 
of  the  altar,  and  sanctified  it,  to 
make  reconciliation  upon  it. 

10  ^And  he  took  all  the  fat  that 
was  upon  the  inwards,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver,  and  the  two 
kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  Moses 
burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  bullock,  and  his  hide, 
hi*  flesh,  and  his  dun^,  he  burnt 
with  fire  without  the  camp  ;  as  the 
Lord  'commanded  Moses. 

18  ^  'And  he  brought  the  ram  for 
the  burnt  offering :  and  Aaron  and 
his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the 
head  of  the  ram. 

19  And  he  killed  it;  and  Moses 
sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar 
round  about. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  pieces; 
and  Moses  burnt  the  head,  and  the 
pieces,  and  the  fat. 

21  And  he  washed  the  inwards 
and  the  legs  in  water ;  and  Moses 
burnt  the  whole  ram  upon  the 
altar :  it  was  a  burnt  sacrifice  for  a 
sweet  savour,  and  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord;  "as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

22  1  And  ''he  brought  the  other 
ram,  the  ram  of  consecration :  and 
Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

23  And  he  slew  it;  and  Moses 
took  of  the  blood  of  it,  and  put  it 
upon  the  tip  of  Aaron's  right  ear, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right 
hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his 
right  foot. 

24  And  he  brought  Aaron's  sons, 
and  Moses  put  of  the  blood  ui^on 
the  tip  of  their  right  ear,  and  upon 
the  tluimbs  of  their  right  hands, 
and  ui)on  the  great  toes  of  their 
right  feet :  and  Moses  sprinkled  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

25  ^And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the 
nunp,  and  all  the  fat  that  teas  upon 
tlie  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and 
their  fat,  and  the  right  shoulder: 

26  'And  out  of  the  basket  of  un- 
leavened l)read,  tliat  was  before 
the  Lord,  he  took  one  unleavened 
cake,  and  a  cake  of  oiled  bread, 
and  on(i  wafer,  and  ])ut  them  on  the 
fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoulder : 

130 


27  And  he  put  all  mpon  Aaron's 
hands,  and  upon  his  sons'  hands, 
and  waved  them  for  a  wave  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord. 

28  '^And  Moses  took  them  from 
off  their  hands,  and  burnt  them 
on  the  altar  upon  the  bmnit  offer- 
ing :  they  ivere  consecrations  for  a 
sweet  savour:  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

29  And  Moses  took  the  breast, 
and  waved  it  for  a  wave  .offering 
before  the  Lord  :  for  of  the  ram 
of    consecration    it    was    Moses' 

,  ^  part ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

30  And  "^  Moses  took  of  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  of  the  blood  which  was 
upon  the  altar,  and  sprinkled  it 
ufjon  Aaron,  and  upon  his  gar- 
ments, and  upon  his  sons,  and 
upon  his  sons'  garments  with  him ; 

I  and  sanctified  Aaron,  and  his  gar- 
ments, and  his  sons,  and  his  sons' 
garments  with  him. 

31  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron 
and  to  his  sons,  ''Boil  the  flesh 
at  the  door  of  tlie  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation ;  and  there  eat 
it  with  the  bread  that  is  in  the 
basket  of  consecrations,  as  I  com- 
manded, saying,  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  '"And  that  which  remaineth  of 
the  flesh  and  of  the  bread  shall  ye 
biu-n  with  fire. 

33  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  of  the 
door  of  tlie  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation in  seven  days,  until  the 
days  of  your  consecration  be  at  an 
end :  for  ^  seven  days  shall  he  con- 
secrate you. 

34  sAs  he  hath  done  this  day,  so 
the  Lord  hath  commanded  to  do, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  jou. 

35  Therefore  shall  ye  abide  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation day  and  night  seven 
days,  and  ''  keep  the  charge  of  the 
Lord,  that  ye  die  not :  for  so  I  am 
commanded. 

30  So  Aaron  and  his  sons  did  all 
tilings  whicli  the  Lord  command- 
ed by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  Jirst  offrHngn  of  Aaron,  for  himsdf  and  the 
people.     8  The  sin  offering,  Vi  and  tJie  burnt  offer- 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

'  Ex.  29.  24, 


'  Ex.  29.  25. 


b  Ex.  29.  26. 


'  Ex.  29.  21. 
&  ."D. ;!(). 
Num.  3.  3. 


A  Ex.  29. 31, 
32. 


'  Ex.  29. 34. 


f  Ex.  29.  30. 

35. 

Ez.  43.  25, 

2ti. 
eilcb.  7.1G. 


b  Num.3.  7. 

Dent.  II.  1. 
1  Kings  2.3. 


Aai'on^s  offerings  for  himself^ 


LEVITICUS. 


and  for  the  people. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

•£z.  43.  27. 


bEx.  20. 1. 
ch.  4.  3.  Sc 
K.  14. 

«  ch.  8.  13. 


i  ch.  4.  23. 
Ezra  e.  IT. 
&  10.  I'J. 


•ch.  2.  4. 

f  ver.  (i,  23. 
Ex.  29.  43. 


S  ver.  23. 
Ex.  24.  IG. 


kch.4.3. 
1  Sam.  3. 14. 
Heb.  5.  3.  & 
7.  -S.  &  9.  7. 


I  ch.  4. 16,  20. 
Heb.  5. 1. 


k  ch.  8.  15. 


1  See  ch.  4. 7. 


'ch.  8.  IG. 


"  ch.  4. 8. 


"ch.  4.11.  & 
8.17. 


ing  for  himself.  1.5  The  offerings  for  the  people. 
23  Moses  and  Aaron  bliss  tfir  people.  24  I^ire  com- 
ethfrom  the  Lord,  niwn  the  altar. 

AND  "it  came  to  ])ass  on  the 
X-L  eighth  (lay,  tluit  Moses  called 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  the  elders 
of  Israel ; 

2  And  he  said  unto  Aaron,  ^Take 
thee  a  young  calf  for  a  sin  offering, 
'^and  a  ram  for  a  burnt  offering, 
without  blemish,  and  ofier  them 
before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
thou  shalt  speak,  saying, ''  Take  ye 
a  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin  otfer- 
ing;  and  a  calf  and  a  lamb,  hotli 
of  the  first  year,  without  blemish, 
for  a  burnt  offering ; 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for 
peace  offerings,  to  sjicrifice  before 
the  Lord;  and  "a  meat  offering 
mingled  with  oil:  for  ^to  day  the 
Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  1^  And  they  brought  that  which 
Moses  commanded  before  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation :  and 
all  the  congregation  drew  near  and 
stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  said.  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  commanded 
that  ye  should  do:  and  ^'the  glory 
of  the  Lord  shall  appear  unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Go  unto  the  altar,  and  ''offer  thv 
sin  offering,  and  thy  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  make-  an  atonement  for 
thyself,  and  for  the  people:  and 
'offer  the  offering  of  the  people, 
and  make  an  atonement  for  them ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded. 

8  ^  Aaron  therefore  went  unto 
the  altar,  and  slew  the  calf  of  the 
sin  offering,  which  teas  for  himself. 

9  ''And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought 
the  blood  unto  him :  and  he  dipped 
his  finger  in  the  blood,  and  '  put  it 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar,  and 
poured  out  the  blood  at  the  bottom 
of  the  altar : 

10  '"But  the  fat,  and  tlie  kidneys, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver  of  the 
sin  offering,  he  burnt  upon  the 
altar;  "as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

11  "And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he 
burnt  with  fire  without  the  camp. 

12  And  he  slew  the  burnt  offer- 
ing;  and  Aaron's  sons  jiresented 


unto   him   the    blood,   "^  which    he 
sprinkled   round   about   upon   the 
:  altar. 

lo  ^And  they  ]>resented  the  burnt 
oflering  unto  him,  with  the  ])ieces 
thereof,  and  fhe  head:  and  he 
burnt  tlwm  upon  the  altar. 

14  'And  he  did  wash  the  inwards 
and  the  legs,  and  burnt  them  upon 
the  burnt  offering  on  the  altar. 

15  \  "And  he  brought  the  peo- 
ple's offering,  and  took  the  goat, 
which  teas  the  sin  offering  for  the 
people,  and  slew  it,  and  ofi'A'ed  it 
for  sin,  as  the  first. 

10  And  he  brought  the  burnt  of- 
fering, and  offered  it  *  according  to 
the  "manner. 

IT  And  he  brought  "the  meat  of- 
fering, and  Hook  a  handful  there- 
of, and  burnt  it  upon  the  altar, 
"besides  the  burnt  sacrifice  of  the 
morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and 
the  ram  for  -a  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, which  ivas  for  the  people : 
and  Aaron's  sons  presented  unto 
him  the  blood,  which  he  sprinkled 
upon  the  altar  round  about, 

19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock  and 
of  the  ram,  the  rump,  and  that 
which"  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
the  kidneys,  and  the  caul  ahove  the 
liver: 

20  And  they  put  the  fat  upon  the 
breasts,  ^  and  he  burnt  the  fat  upon 
the  altar : 

21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right 
shoulder  Aaron  waved  'for  a  wave 
offering  before  the  Lord;  as  Moses 
commanded. 

^2  And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hand 
toward  the  people,  and  ''blessed 
them ;  and  came  down  from  offer- 
ing of  the  sin  offering,  and  the 
burnt  offering,  and  peace  offer- 
ings. 

23  And  INIoses  and  Aaron  went 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  came  out,  and  blessed 
the  people :  "  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple. 

24  And  ''there  came  a  fire  out 
from  before  the  Lord,  and  con- 
sumed upon  the  altar  the  burnt 
offering  and  the  fat:  which  when 

131 


Before 
CHKIST 

14U0. 

Pch.  1.5.  & 
8.  19. 
Ich.  8.20. 


'ch.  S.  21. 


"  ver.  3. 
l.s.  .'■■3. 10. 
Ucb.  2. 17. 
&5.  3. 


'ch.  1.3,10. 

BOr 

ordinance. 
"  ver.  4. 

ch.  2.  1,2. 
Uli-'h.  fiUed 

lits/ianrlout 

oftt. 

"Ex.  29.  38. 


'  ch.  3. 1,  &c. 


'  ch.  .3.  6, 13. 


"  Ex.  29.  24, 

ch.  r..",n,  31, 

32,  33.  34. 


h  Num.  G.  2.3. 
Deut.  21.  .5. 
Luke  24. 50. 


•■  ver.  R. 
Num.  14.10. 
&  IG.  19,  42. 


<i  Ren.  4.  4. 
Judg.  G.  21- 

1  Kings  18. 

2  Chr.  7. 1. 
Ps.  20.  3. 


Naddh  and  AMlm  slain. 


LEVITICUS. 


Laiv  of  eating  the  holy  things. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

"  ]  Kings  18. 
3!». 

2  Chr.  7.  3. 
Ezra  3. 11. 


•ch.  16. 1.& 

22.9. 

Num. 3.3, 4. 

&:«;.  61. 

1  Chr.  24. 2. 
hch.  16. 12. 

Num.  16.18. 

<=  Ex.  30.  9. 


d  ch.  9.  24. 
Num.  1U.35. 
2  Sam.  6.  7. 


«  Ex.  19.  22. 

&  29.  4:3. 

ch.  21.  6, 17, 

21. 

Is.  52. 11. 

Ez.20.41.  & 

42.13. 
fis.  49.  3. 

Ez.  28.  22. 

John  1.3.  .31. 

32.  &  14. 13. 

2  Thess.  1. 

10. 

ePs.  39.9. 
b  Ex.  G.  18, 

22. 

Num.  3. 19, 

,30. 
i  Luke  7. 12. 

Acts  5.  6,  9, 

10.  &  8.  2. 


k  Ex.  ,33.  5. 

ch.  13.  45.  Sc 

21.1,11). 

Num.  0.6,7. 

Deut.  33.  9. 

Ez.  24. 16, 

17. 
I  Num.  16.22, 

46. 

J.)«h.  7. 1.& 

22.  18,  20. 

2  Sum.  24.1. 


»ch.21.  12. 


"  Ex.  28.  41. 
ch.  8.  30. 


•Ez.  44.  21. 
Luke  1.  l.y 
1  Tim.  3.  3. 
Tit.  1.  7. 


Pch.ll.47.<i 
20.  25. 
JtT.  I,'..  19. 
Ez.  22.  26.  * 
44.23. 


all  tjie  people  saw,  Hhey  vsliouted, 
and  fell  on  their  faces. 

CHAPTEE  X. 

1  Nadah  and  Abihu,  for  offering  oj  stra7ige  fire,  are 
burnt  by  fire.  C  Aaron  and  liis  sons  are  forbidde7i 
to  mourn  for  them.  8  The  priests  are  forbidden 
wine  when  they  are  to  go  into  the  tabernacle.  13  The 
law  ofeatinrj  the  holy  things.  16  Aaron's  excuse  for 
transgressing  thej-eof. 

AND  ^Nadab  and  Abihn,  the 
x\_  sons  of  Aaron,  ''took  either 
of  them  his  censer,  and  put  fire 
therein,  and  put  incense  thereon, 
and  offered  "^stranij^e  fire  before  the 
Lord*  which  he  commanded  them 
not. 

2  And  there  "^went  out  fire  from 
the  Lord,  and  de-voured  them,  and 
they  died  before  the  Lord. 

3  Then  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
This  is  it  that  the  Lord  spake, 
saying,  I  will  be  sanctified  in  them 
Hhat  come  nigh  me,  and  before  all 
the  people  I  will  be  ^glorified. 
^And  Aaron  held  his  peace. 

4  And  Moses  called  Mishael  and 
Elzaphan,  the  sons  of  ^'  Uzziel  the 
uncle  of  Aaron,  and  said  unto 
them.  Come  near,  '  carry  your 
brethren  from  before  the  sanctuary 
out  of  the  camp. 

5  So  they  went  near,  and  carried 
them  in  their  coats  out  of  the 
camp ;  as  Moses  had  said. 

6  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
and  nnto  Eleazar  and  unto  Itha- 
mar,  his  sons,  ''Uncover  not  your 
heads,  neither  rend  your  clothes; 
lest  ye  die,  and  lest  'wrath  come 
upon  all  the  peoi)le :  but  let  your 
brethren,  the  whole  house  of  Israel, 
bewail  the  burning  which  the  Lord 
hath  kindled. 

7  ""And  ye  sliall  not  go  out  from 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  lest  ye  die:  "for  the 
anointing  oil  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
you.  And  they  did 
the  word  of  Moses. 

8  1  And  tlie  Lord  spake  unto 
Aaron,  saying, 

9  "Do  not  drink  wine  nor  strong 
drink,  thou,  nor  thy  sons  with 
thee,  when  ye  go  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  lest  ye 
die:  it  shall  he  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  g(Mierations : 

10  And  that  ye  may  'put  differ- 

"132 


according  to 


ence  between  holy  and  unholy,  and 
between  unclean  and  clean ; 

11  "^And  that  ye  may  teach  the 
children  of  Israel  all  the  statutes 
which  the  Lord  hath  si)oken  unto 
them  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

12  *j[  And  Moses  spake  nnto  Aa- 
ron, and  unto  Eleazar  and  nnto 
Ithamar,  his  sons  that  were  left. 
Take  "^the  meat  offering  that  re- 
maineth  of  the  ofterings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire,  and  eat  it  with- 
out leaven  beside  the  altar:  for  4t 
is  most  holy. 

13  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy 
j)lace,  because  it  is  thy  due,  and 
thy  sons'  due,  of  the  sacrifices  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire :  for  *  so  I 
am  commanded. 

14  And  "the  wave  breast  and 
heave  shoulder  shall  ye  eat  in  a 
clean  place;  thou,  and  thy  sons, 
and  thy  daughters  with  thee:  for 
they  he  thy  due,  and  thy  sons'  due, 
ivhich  are  given  out  of  the  sacri- 
fices of  peace  ofterings  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

15  ^The  heave  shoulder  and  the 
wave  breast  shall  they  bring  with 
the  ofterings  made  by  fire  of  the 
fat,  to  wave  it  for  a  wave  offering 
before  the  Lord  ;  and  it  shall  be 
thine,  and  thy  sons'  with  thee,  by 
a  statute  for  ever ;  as  the  Lord 
hath  commanded. 

16 1^  And  Moses  diligently  sought 
^the  goat  of  the  sin  offering,  and, 
behold,  it  was  burnt :  and  he  was 
angry  with  Eleazar  and  Ithamar, 
the  sons  of  Aaron  which  were  left 
alive,  saying, 

17  ^Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten 
the  sin  offering  in  the  holy  place, 
seeing  it  is  most  holy,  and  God 
hath  given  it  you  to  bear  the  in- 
iquity of  the  congregation,  to  make 
atonement  for  them  before  the 
Lord? 

18  Behold,  Hhe  blood  of  it  was 
not  brought  in  within  the  holy 
])lace :  ye  should  indeed  have  eat- 
en it  in  the  holy  place,  ''as  I  com- 
manded. 

11)  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  Hhis  day  have  they  offer- 
ed theii'.sin  oftering  and  their  burnt 
oft'ering  before  the  Lord  ;  and  such 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

1  Deut.  24.  8. 

Neh.  8.  2,  8, 
9,  13. 

Jer.  18. 18. 
Mai.  2.  7. 


'■Ex.29,  i. 
ch.  6.  16. 
Num.  18.  9, 
10. 


•  ch.  a. 


'ch.2.  3.  &6. 


"  Ex.  29.  24, 
26,  27. 
ch.7.,31,,34. 
Num.  18.11. 


'^ch.  7. 29,30, 
34. 


Jch.  9.  3, 15. 


»ch.6.2C,29. 


■ch.6.30. 


lch.6.  26. 


'  ch.  0.  8, 12. 


Tlie  dist'mcUoil  of  meats 


LEVITICUS. 


clean  and  unclean. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

dJer.C.20.  & 
14.  12. 
Hcis.  "I.  4. 
Mal.l.lU,13. 


•Dcut.  14.  4. 
Act«  10.  12, 
14. 


b  Is.  65.  4.  & 
6e.  3,  17. 


'  Is.  52.  11. 

See  Matt. 
1,5.  11,1'U. 
Mark  7.  2, 
15,  IS. 
Acts  10.  14, 
15.  &  15.  liil. 
Rom.  14. 14, 
17. 

1  Cor.  8.  8. 

Col.  2.16,21. 

Ileb.  a.  10. 

d  Deut.  14. 9. 


"ch.  7. 18. 
Deut.  14.  3. 


things  have  befallen  me :  and  if  I 
had  eaten  the  sin  ottering  to  day, 
''should  it  have  been  accepted  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lokd  ? 

20  And  when  Moses  heard  that, 
he  was  content. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  What  6fia,s/.s  nmij^  4  ami  what  may  not  be  eaten.  9 
What  fiahcs.  13  What  fowls.  1*9  The  creeping 
things  which  arc  unclean. 

A  I^D  the  Lord  spake  nnto  Mo- 
x\_  ses  and  to  Aaron,  saying  un- 
to them, 

2  Speak  unto  the  ehiklren  of  Is- 
rael, saying, '■' These  are  the  beasts 
which  ye  shall  eajt  among  all  the 
beasts  that  are  on  the  earth. 

3  Whatsoever parteth  the  hoof,  and 
is  cloveufooted,  and  cUeweth  the  cud, 
among  the  beasts,  that  shall  ye  eat. 

4  Nevertheless,  these  shall  ye  not 
eat  of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or 
of  them  that  divide  the  hoof:  as 
the  camel,  because  he  cheweth  the 
cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he 
is  unclean  unto  you. 

5  And  the  coney,  because  he 
cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth  not 
the  hoof;  he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he  chew- 
eth the  cud,  l)ut  divideth  not  the 
hoof;  he  is  imclean  unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he  di- 
vide the  hoof,  and  be  cloveufooted, 
yet  he  cheweth  not  the  cud ;  ^'  he  is 
unclean  to  you. 

8  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not  eat, 
and  their  carcass  shall  ye  not 
touch  ;  ""thev  are  unclean  to  you. 

9  1  ■!  These  shall  ye  eat  of  all  that 
are  in  the  waters :  Avhatsoever  hath 
fins  and  scales  in  the  waters,  in 


the  seas,  and  in 


the  rivers,  them 


shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fins  and 
scales  in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers, 
of  all  that  move  in  the  waters,  and 
of  any  living  thing  which  is  in  the 
waters,  they  sliall  he  an  ^abomina- 
tion unto  you : 

11  They  shall  be  even  an  abom- 
ination unto  you ;  ye  shall  not  eat 
of  their  flesh,  but  ye  shall  have 
their  carcasses  in  abomination. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor 
scales  in  the  waters,  that  shall  he 
an  abomi;iation  unto  you. 


13  If  '^  And  these  are  they  which  ye 
shall  have  in  abomination  am'ong 
the  fowls ;  they  shall  not  be  eaten, 
they  are  an  abomination :  the  ea- 
gle, and  the  ossifi'age,  and  the 
osjiray, 

14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite 
after  his  kind ; 

15  Every  raven  after  his  kind ; 

IG  And  the  owl,  and  the  night- 
hawk,  and  the  cuckoo,  and  the 
hawk  after  his  kind, 

17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the 
cormorant,  and  the  great  owl, 

IS  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican, 
and  the  gier  eagle, 

19  And  the  stork,  the  heron  after 
her  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the 
bat. 

20  All  fowls  that  creep,  going 
upon  all  four,  shall  he  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  eat  of  every 
flying  creeping  thing  that  goeth 
upon  all  four,  which  have  legs 
above  their  feet,  to  leap  withal 
upon  the  earth ; 

22  J^i'en  these  of  them  ye  may 
eat;  *the  locust  after  his  kind,  and 
the  bald  locust  after  his  kind,  and 
the  beetle  after  his  kind,  and  the 
grasshopper  after  his  kind. 

23  But  all  other  flying  creeping 
tilings,  which  have  four  feet,  shall 
he  an  abomination  unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  im- 
clean :  whosoever  toucheth  the 
carcass  of  them  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  aught 
of  the  carcass  of  them  ^  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  eveii. 

26  The  carcasses  of  every  beast 
which  divideth  the  hoof,  and  is 
not  cloveufooted,  nor  cheweth  the 
cud,  are  miclean  unto  you :  every 
one  that  toucheth  them  shall  be 
unclean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon 
his  paws,  among  all  manner  of 
beasts  that  go  on  all  four,  those 
are  unclean  unto  you:  whoso 
toucheth  their  carcass  shall  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

28  And  he  that  beareth  the  car- 
cass of  them  shall  wash  his  clothes, 

133 


Before 
CIIKIST 

1490. 

I  Deut.14.12. 


e  JIatt.  3.  4. 
Mark  1.  6. 


bch.  14.  8.  & 
15.  ,1. 

Num.  19.10, 
22.  &.  31.  24. 


The  creeping  things 


LEVITICUS. 


which  are  unclean. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•  Is.  (JG.  ir. 


k  ch.  15.  12. 


1  ch.  C.  28.  & 
15.12. 


t  rich,  a 
gitt/tfrinff 
toynther  of 
waters. 


■"ch.  17.15. 
«t  •-'.'.  H. 
Dcut.  14.21. 
F.7..  4.  14.  & 
44.31. 


and  be  unclean   until   the   even : 
they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

29  *l  These  also  shall  he  unclean 
unto  you  among  the  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth ; 
the  weasel,  and  'the  mouse,  and 
the  tortoise  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  ferret,  and  the  cha- 
meleon, and  the  lizard,  and  the 
snail,  and  the  mole. 

31  These  are  unclean  to  you 
among  all  that  creep :  whosoever 
doth  touch  them,  when  they  be 
dead,  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of 
them,  when  they  are  dead,  doth 
fall,  it  shall  be  unclean ;  whether 
it  1)6  any  vessel  of  wood,  or  rai- 
ment, or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoever 
vessel  it  he,  wherein  any  work  is 
done,  ""it  must  be  i)ut  into  water, 
and  it  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even ;  so  it  shall  be  cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel, 
whereinto  any  of  them  falleth, 
whatsoever  is  in  it  shall  be  un- 
clean ;  and  ^  ye  shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be 
eaten,  that  on  which  such  water 
cometh  shall  be  unclean :  and  all 
drink  that  may  be  drunk  in  every 
such  vessel  shall  l)e  unclean. 

35  And  every  thing  whereupon 
any  part  of  their  carcass  falleth 
shall  be  unclean ;  whether  it  he 
oven,  or  ranges  for  pots,  they  shall 
be  broken  down  :  for  they  are  un- 
clean, and  shall  be  unclean  unto 
you. 

36  Nevertheless  a  fountain  or  pit,' 
tvherein  there  is  Aplenty  of  water, 
shall   be   clean :    but    that   which 
toucheth  their  carcass  shall  be  un- 
clean. 

37  And  if  any  part  of  their  carcass 
fall  upon  any  sowing  seed  which 
is  to  be  sown,  it  shall  he  clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  i)ut  upon 
the  seed,  and  any  part  of  their 
carcass  fall  thereon,  it  slmU  he  un- 
clean unto  you. 

30  And  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye 
may  eat,  die;  he  tliat  touclK^th  the 
carcass  thereof  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

40  And  '"lie  that  eateth  of  the 
184 


carcass  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even :  he 
also  that  beareth  the  carcass  of  it 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

41  And  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth  shall  he  an 
abomination ;  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoever  goeth  upon  the 
belly,  and  whatsoever  goeth  upon 
all  four,  or  whatsoever  '  hath  more 
feet  among  all  creeping  things 
that  creep  upon  the  earth,  them 
ye  shall  not  eat ;  for  they  are  an 
abomination. 

43  ""Ye  shall,  not  make  your 
t  selves  abominable  with  any  creep- 
ing thing  that  creepeth,  neither 
shall  ye  make  yourselves  unclean 
with  them,  that  ye  should  be  de- 
filed thereby. 

44  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God : 
ye  shall  therefore  sanctify  your- 
selves, and  "ye  shall  be  holy;  for 
I  am  holy :  neither  shall  ye  defile 
yourselves  with  any  manner  of 
creeping  thing  that  creejieth  upon 
the  earth. 

45  ^Tor  I  am  the  Lord  that 
bringeth  you  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  to  be  your  God :  '^  ye  shall 
therefore  be  holy,  for  I  am  holy. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beasts, 
and  of  the  fowl,  and  of  every  liv- 
ing creature  that  moveth  in  the 
waters,  and  of  every  creature  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth : 

47  'To  make  a  difference  between 
the  unclean  and  the  clean,  and  be- 
tween the  beast  that  may  be  eaten 
and  the  beast  that  may  not  be 
eaten. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Tlie  purification  of  women  after  childbirth.     C  Her 
offerings  for  her  jnirifi/ing. 

A  KD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
jLJL  ses,  saying, 

2  {Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  If  a  ''woman  have 
conceived  seed,  and  borne  a  man 
child,  then  ''she  shall  be  unclean 
sev(Mi  days;  '^according  to  th(^  days 
of  the  sei)aration  for  her  infirmity 
shall  sh(5  be  unclean. 

3  And  in  the  ''eighth  day  the 
flesh  of  his  foreskin  shall  be  cir- 
cumcised. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


JHeb.  doth 
multiply 

fett. 


"  ch.  20.  25. 
tlleb.  iouU. 


"  Ex.  19.  6. 
ch.  111.  2.  & 
20.  7.  2(i. 
1  The.»s.4.7. 
1  Pet.  1.  15, 
16. 


P  Ex.  G.  7. 


1  ver.  44. 


'ch.  10.  10. 


•  eh.  15. 19. 


l>Luko2.  22. 
'  ch.  15. 19. 


Jr,<n.l7.12. 

l^ilkcl.51). 
fc2.  21. 
John  7.  22, 


The  laivs  arid  tokens 


LEVITICUS. 


ivlwrehy  to  discern  leprosy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•  Lukd  2.  22. 


t  Heb.  a  son 
o/his  year. 


fell.,?.'. 
Luke  2.  24. 

t  Heb.  /ter 
hand  find 
not  suifi- 
ciency  of. 


Sch.  4.  26. 


II  Or, 
swelling. 
•  Dent.J8.27. 

i8.  3.  ir. 


bDcut.  17.8, 
9.  &  24.  S. 
Luke  17. 14. 


4  And  she  shall  then  continue  in 
the  blood  of  her  purifying-  three 
and  thirty  days;  she  shall  touch 
no  hallowed  thin<j:,  nor  come  into 
the  sanctuary,  luitil  the  days  of 
her  purifying  be  fulhlled. 

5  But  if  she  bear  a  maid  child, 
then  she  shall  be  unclean  two 
weeks,  as  in  her  sei)aratiou :  and 
she  shall  continue  in  the  blood  of 
her  purifying  threescore  and  six 
days.     i:r' '(.'•;■.<•. 

6  And  *when  the  days  of  her  pu- 
rifying are  fultilled,  for  a  sou,  or 
for  a  daughter,  she  shall  bring  a 
lamb  t  of  the  first  year  for  a  burnt 
offering,  and  a  young  pigeon,  or  a 
turtledove,  for  a  sin  ottering,  luito 
the  d(jor  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregatiou,  unto  the  priest : 

7  Who  shall  otter  it  before  the 
Lord,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
her;  and  she  shall  be  cleansed 
from  the  issue  of  her  blood.  This 
is  the  law  for  her  that  hath  borne 
a  male  or  a  female. 

8  *^And  if  ^she  be  not  able  to 
bring  a  lamb,  then  she  shall  bring 
two  turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons; 
the  one  for  the  burnt  ottering,  and 
the  other  for  a  sin  ottering:  ^'and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  her,  and  she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  TTie  laws  and  tokens  wherchy  the  priest  is  to  be  guided 
in  discerning  the  leprosy. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
JTA.  ses  and  Aaron,  saying, 

2  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the 
skin  of  his  flesh  a  "rising,  ''a  scab, 
or  bright  spot,  and  it  be  in  the 
skin  of  his  flesh  like  the  plague  of 
leprosy;  ''then  he  shall  be  brought 
unto  Aaron  the  priest,  or  unto  one 
of  his  sons  the  priests : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on 
the  plague  in  the  skin  of  the  flesh: 
and  ivhen  the  hair  in  the  j^lague  is 
turned  white,  and  the  plague  in 
sight  he  deeper  than  the  skin  of 
his  flesh,  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy : 
and  the  priest  shall  look  on  him, 
and  pronounce  him  unclean. 

4  If  the  bright  spot  he  white  in 
the  skin  of  his  flesh,  and  in  sight 
he  not  deeper  than  the  skin,  and 
the   hair   thereof  be   not   turned 


white;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
u\)  him  that  hath  the  i)lague  seven 
days : 

5  And  the  ])riest  shall  look  on 
him  the  seventh  day:  and,  behold, 
if  the  i)lague  in  his  sight  be  at  a 
stay,  and  the  plague  spread  not  in 
the  skin  ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  days  more : 

(>  Aiul  the  i)riest  shall  look  on 
him  again  the  seventh  day :  and, 
behold,  (/■  the  plague  he  somewhat 
dark,  and  the  plague  spread  not  in 
the  skin,  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  clean:  it  is  hut  a  scab:  and 
he  'shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
clean. 

7  But  if  the  scab  spread  much 
abroad  in  the  skin,-r  after  that  he 
hath  been  seen  of  the  priest  for 
his  cleansing,  he  shall  be  seen  of 
the  priest  again : 

8  x\nd  (f  the  i)riest  see  that,  be- 
hold, the  scab  spreadeth  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean:  it  is  a  lep- 
rosy. 

9  1  TVTien  the  plague  of  leprosy  is 
in  a  man,  tlien  he  shall  be  brought 
unto  the  priest ; 

10  ''And  the  priest  shall  see  him: 
and,  behold,  if  the  rising  he  white 
in  the  skin,  and  it  have  turned  the 
hair  white,  and  there  he  Upiick  raw 
flesh  in  the  rising ; 

11  It  is  an  old  lex)rosy  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  and  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean,  and  shall 
not  shut  him  up :  for  he  is  unclean. 

12  And  if  a  leprosy  break  out 
abroad  iu  the  skin,  and  the  lei)rosy 
cover  all  the  skin  of  him  that  hath 
the  plague  from  his  head  even  to 
his  foot,  wheresoever  the  priest 
looketh ; 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider : 
and,  behold,  if  the  lepr>osy  have 
covered  all  his  flesh,  he  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean  that  hath  the 
plague :  it  is  all  turned  white :  he 
is  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appear- 
eth  in  him,  he  shall  be  unclean. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  see  the 
raw  flesh,  and  pronounce  him  to 
be  unclean :  for  the  raw  flesh  is 
unclean :  it  is  a  leprosy. 

135 


Before 
CHRIST 

1-190. 


■■ell.  U.25. 
&  14.  8. 


i  Num.  12. 
10,  12. 
2  Kin.  ,5.  27. 
2  Chr.2«.20. 


t  Ileb.  the 
quickenmg 
of  liviiiy 
flesh. 


The  laws  and  tolcens 


LEVITICUS. 


iclierehy  to  discern  leprosy. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


'£x.9.9. 


tllcb.  a 
bummg  of 
fire. 


16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again, 
and  be  changed  unto  white,  he  shall 
come  nnto  the  priest ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him : 
and,  behold,  if  the  plague  be  turn- 
ed into  white ;  then  the  i)riest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean  tJmt  hath  the 
l^lague:  he  is  clean. 

18  1  The  flesh  also,  in  which, 
even  in  the  skin  thereof,  was  a 
'boil,  and  is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil 
there  be  a  white  rising,  or  a  bright 
spot,  white,  and  somewhat  reddish, 
and  it  be  shewed  to  the  priest ; 

20  And  if,  when  the  ijriest  seeth 
it,  behold,  it  he  in  sight  lower  than 
the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be 
turned  white ;» the  x)riest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean  :  it  is  a  jilagiie 
of  leprosjO^roken  out  of  the  boil. 

21  But  if  the  ijriest  look  on  it, 
and,  behold,  there  he  no  white  hairs 
therein,  and  (/"  it  he  not  lower  than 
the  skin,  but  he  somewhat  dark; 
then  the  priest  shall  shut  him  up 
seven  days : 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad 
in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall 
XH'onounce  him  unclean:  it  is  a 
l^lague. 

23  But  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in 
his  place,  and  spread  not,  it  is  a 
burning  boil ;  and  the  jniest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean. 

24  ^\  Or  if  there  be  any  flesh,  in 
the  skin  whereof  there  is  'a  hot 
burning,  and  the  quick  flesh  that 
biu-netli  have  a  white  bright  sjiot, 
somewhat  red(hsh,  or  white ; 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon 
it :  andj  behold,  if  the  hair  in  the 
l)right  spot  b(^  turned  white,  and 
it  be  in  sight  deeper  than  the  skin ; 
it  is  a  leprosy  broken  out  of  the 
burning :  wherefore  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean :  it  is  the 
plague  of  leprosy. 

20  But  if  th(5  priest  look  on  it, 
and,  behold,  there  he  no  white  hair 
in  the  bright  spot,  and  it  he  no 
lower  than  th(^  other  skin,  but  he 
somewhat  dark ;  then  tlie  priest 
shall  slmt  him  up  seven  days: 

27  And  the  jmest  shall  look  upon 
him  the  seventh  day :  and,  if  it  Ix? 
spread  much  abroad  in  the  skin, 


then  the  priest  shall  pronomace 
him  unclean :  it  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in 
his  place,  and  spread  not  in  the 
skin,  but  it  he  somewhat  dark ;  it 
is  a  rising  of  the  burning,  and  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean : 
for  it  is  an  inflammation  of  the 
biu-ning. 

29  ^  If  a  man  or  woman  have  a 
plague  upon  the  head  or  the  beard; 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the 
plague:  and,  behold,  if  it  he  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin,  and 
there  he  in  it  a  vellow  thin  hair; 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean  :  it  is  a  dry  scall,  even 
a  leprosy  upon  the  head  or  beard. 

31  x^nd  if  the  priest  look  on  the 
plague  of  the  scall,  and,  behold,  it 
he  nofe  in  sight  deeper  than  the 
skin,  and  that  there  is  no  black  hair 
in  it ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut  up 
him  that  hath  the  plague  of  the 
scall  seven  days : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the 
priest  shall  look  on  the  plague : 
and,  behold,  if  the  scall  spread  not, 

I  and  there  be  in  it  no  yellow  han, 
j  and  the  scall  he  not  in  sight  deeper 
than  the  skin ; 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  but  the 
scall  shall  he  not  shave ;  and  the 
priest  shall  shut  up  him  that  hath 
the  scall  seven  days  more : 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  the 
priest  shall  look  on  the  scall :  and, 
behold,  if  the  scall  be  not  spread 
in  the  skin,  nor  he  in  sight  deeper 
than  the  skin ;  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean  :  and  he  shall 
wash  liis  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much 
in  the  skin  after  his  cleansing ; 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on 
him :  and,  behold,  if  the  scall  be 
spread  in  the  skin,  the  ])riest  shall 
not  seek  for  yellow  hair ;  he  is  un- 
clean. 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  his  sight 
at  a  stay,  and  that  there  is  black 
liair  grown  up  therein  ;  the  scall  is 
healed,  he  is  clean :  and  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

38  ^1  If  a  man  also  or  a  woman 
have  in  the    skin  of   their   flesh 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


The  laics  and  tolicns 


LEVITICUS. 


u'lierebij  to  discern  lejyrosy. 


Before 

CHRIST 

14<)0. 


t  Ileb.  head 


22. 


fEz.24.1 

Mic.  3.  7. 
e  Lam.  4. 15, 


h  Num.  5.  2. 
&  12.  H. 
2  Kinfjs  7. 
3.  &  1 J.  .5. 
2Chr.26.21. 
Luke  17. 12. 


tlleb. 
wgrk  of. 


t  Ileb. 


briglit    spots,    even    white    bright 
spots ; 

39  Then  the  priest  shall  look: 
and,  behold,  if  the  bn<i;ht  s])ots  in 
the  skin  of  their  flesli  })e  darkish 
white,  it  is  a  freeklT'd  spot  that 
groweth  in  the  skin  :  he  is  elean. 

40  And  the  man  whose  Miair  is 
fallen  off  his  head,  he  is  bald ;  yet 
is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fall- 
en oft'  from  the  x)art  of  his  head 
toward  his  face,  he  is  forehead 
bald;  yet  is  he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald 
head,  or  bald  forehead,  a  white 
reddish  sore ;  it  is  a  leprosy  sprnng- 
up  in  Jiis  bald  head,  or  his  bakl 
forehead. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon 
it:  and,  beliold,  y/the  rising  of  the 
sore  he  white  reddish  in  his  bakl 
head,  or  in  his  bald  forehead,  as 
the  leprosy  appeareth  in  the  skin 
of  the  flesh ; 

44  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is 
unclean  :  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  utterly  unclean ;  his  plague  is 
in  his  head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the 
plague  is,  his  clothes  shall  be  rent, 
and  his  head  bare,  and  he  shall 
'^put  a  covering  upon  his  upper 
lip,  and  shall  cry,  °  Unclean,  un- 
clean. 

46  All  the  days  wherein  the  plaf  ue 
shall  he  in  him  he  shall  be  defiled ; 
he  is  unclean :  he  shall  dwell 
alone;  'Mvithout  the  camp  shall  his 
habitation  he. 

47  1  The  garment  also  that  the 
plague  of  leprosy  is  in,  whether  it 
he  a  woollen  garment,  or  a  linen 
garment ; 

48  Whether  it  he  in  the  warp, 
or  woof,  of  linen,  or  of  woollen ; 
whether  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  filing 
made  of  skin ; 

49  And  if  the  plague  be  greenish 
or  reddish  in  the  garment,  or  in 
the  skin,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  any  *  thing  of  skin  ; 
it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy,  and  shall 
be  shewed  unto  the  priest : 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon 
the  plague,  and  shut  up  it  that  hath 
the  jilague  seven  days : 


51  And  he  shall  look  on  the 
plague  on  the  seventh  day :  if  the 
plague  be  spread  in  the  garment, 
either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof, 
or  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  work  that  is 
made  of  skin  ;  the  plague  is  '  a  fret- 
ting leprosy  ;  it  is  unclean. 

52  He  shall  therefore  burn  that 
garment,  whether  warp  or  woof,  in 
woollen  or  in  linen,  or  any  thing 
of  skin,  wherein  the  plague  is:  fru- 
it is  a  fretting  leiu'osy;  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

53  And  if  the  priest  shall  lool^, 
and,  behold,  the  i^lague  be  not 
s])read  in  the  garment,  either  in 
the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any 
thing  of  skin ; 

54  Then  the  i)riest  shall  command 
that  they  wash  the  thiuf/  wherein 
the  plague  is,  and  he  shall  shut  it 
up  seven  days  more : 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on 
the  i)lagne,  after  that  it  is  washed: 
and,  behold,  i/'the  plague  have  not 
changed  his  colour,  and  the  plague 
be  not  spread,  it  is  unclean ;  thou 
shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire ;  it  is  fret 
inward,  ''whether  it  he  bare  within 
or  without. 

50  And  if  the  priest  look,  and, 
behold,  the  i)lague  he  somewhat 
dark  after  the  washing  of  it ;  then 
he  shall  rend  it  out  of  the  garment, 
or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of  the 
warp,  or  out  of  the  woof: 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the 
garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin ; 
it  is  a  spreading  plague :  thou  shalt 
burn  that  wherein  the  plague  is 
with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp, 
or  woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of 
skin  it  he,  which  thou  shalt  wash, 
if  the  plague  be  departed  from 
them,  then  it  shall  be  washed  the 
second  time,  and  shall  be  clean.* 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague 
of  leprosy  in  a  garment  of  woollen 
or  linen,  either  in  the  warp,  oi» 
woof,  or  any  thing  of  skins,  to  pro- 
nounce it  clean,  or  to  pronounce  it 
unclean. 

CHAPTEK  Xn». 

1  The  rites  and  sacrifices  in  cleansing  of  the  leper. 
33  The  sifpis  of  leprosy  in  a  house.  43  The  cleans- 
ing of  that  house. 

137 


Be  Tore 

CHRIST 

1490. 


ich.  14.44. 


filch, 
whether  It 
be  tmltl  in 
the  head 
therrof,  or 
in  the  /orc~ 
head  there- 
of. 


The  rites  and  sacrifices 


LEVITICUS. 


in  cleansing  the  lejyer. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•  Matt.  8. 2,4. 
Mark  1.  40, 
44. 

I.ukc  .■>.  12, 
U.  Siir.U. 


II  Or, 

sparrows, 
bNura.  ltl.6. 
'  Heb.  9.  19. 
dPa.il.  r. 


«  Heb.  9. 13. 


I  2  Kings  5. 
10,14. 


t  hfeb.  upon 
the  far.f.  of 
th-e  field. 


«ch.  IXU 
•>ch.  11.  25. 


I  Num.12.15. 


k  Matt.  A.  4. 

Mark  1.44. 

Luke  5. 14. 

t  Heb.  the 

dauqhltrof 

her  year. 

icli.  2. 1. 

Num.  15. 4, 

15. 

A  ND  the  LoKD  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses,  saying, 

2  This  shall  be  tlie  law  of  the 
leper  in  the  day  of  his  cleansing : 
He  ''shall  be  brought  unto  the 
l^riest : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  go  forth 
out  of  the  camp;  and  the  priest 
shall  look,  and,  behold,  if  the 
plague  of  leprosy  be  healed  in  the 
lei>er ; 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  command 
to  take  for  him  that  is  to  be 
cleansed  two  "  birds  alive  and 
clean,  and  ''cedar  wood,  and  ''scar- 
let, and  '^  hyssop : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  command 
that  one  of  the  birds  be  killed  in 
an  earthen  vessel  over  running- 
water. 

6  As  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall 
take  it,  and  the  cedar  wood,  and 
the  scarlet,  and  the  hyssop,  and 
shall  dip  them  and  the  living  bird 
in  the  blood  of  the  bird  tliat  ivas 
killed  over  the  running  water : 

7  And  he  shall  ''sprinkle  upon 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  from 
the  leprosy  ''seven  times,  and  shall 
pronounce  him  clean,  and  shall  let 
the  living  bml  loose  +  into  the  open 
field. 

8  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
s  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  shave 
oft*  all  his  hair,  ''and  T\^ash  himself 
in  water,  that  he  may  be  clean : 
and  after  that  he  shall  come  into 
the  camp,  and  'shall  tarry  abroad 
out  of  his  tent  seven  days. 

9  But  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  he  shall  shave  all  his  hair 
off  his  head  and  his  beard  and  his 
eyebrows,  even  all  his  hair  he  shall 
shave  oft':  and  he  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  also  he  shall  wash  his  flesh 
in  water,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  ''he 
sliiill  take  two  he  lambs  without 
blemish,  and  one  ewe  lamb  ♦of 
tlie  lirst  year  without  blemish,  and 

•three  tenth  deals  of  fine  flour  for 
'a  meat  oftering,  mingled  with  oil, 
and  one  log  of  oil. 

11  And  the  jniest  that  maketh 
him  cle*n  shall  present  the  man 
that  is  to  be  made  clean,  and  those 
things,   before   the   Lokd,  at  the 

138 


door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

12  And  the  priest  shall  take  one 
he  lamb,  and  '"  offer  Mm  for  a  tres- 
pass oftering,  and  the  log  of  oil, 
and  "wave  them  for  a  wave  ofter- 
ing before  the  Loud  : 

13  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  °in 
the  place  where  he  shall  kill  the 
sin  oftering  and  the  burnt  offering, 
in  the  holy  jflace :  for  ^  as  the  sin 
offering  is  the  i^riest's,  so  is  the 
trespass  offering :  ''  it  is  most  holy : 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  some 
of  the  blood  of  the  trespass  offer- 
ing, and  the  i^riest  shall  i)ut  if 'uj)- 
on  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon 
the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and 
ui)on  the  great  toe  of  his  right 
foot. 

15  And  the  i:)riest  shall  take  some 
of  the  log  of  oil,  and  i^our  it  into 
the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand : 

16  And  the  priest  shall  dij)  his 
right  finger  in  the  oil  that  is  in 
his  left  hand,  and  shall  sprinkle 
of  the  oil  with  his  finger  seven 
times  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that 
is  in  his  hand  shall  the  priest  put 
upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  up- 
on the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  gTeat  toe  of  his  right 
fo^t,  ui)on  the  blood  of  the  tres- 
pass offering : 

18  And  tlie  remnant  of  the  oil 
that  is  in  the  priest's  hand  he  shall 
pour  upon  the  head  of  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed:  'and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
before  the  Lokd. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  offer  4he 
sin  oftering,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
from  his  un cleanness;  and  after- 
ward he  shall  kill  the  burnt  ofter- 
ing : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
burnt  offering  and  the  meat  offer- 
ing u])()n  the  altar:  and  the  priest 
sliall  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
and  he  shall  l)e  clean. 

21  And  "if  he  &e  poor,  and  ♦can- 
not get  so  nnich;  then  he  shall 
take  one  lamb  for  a  trespass  offer- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


■"  ch.  5.  2, 18. 
&  G.  (i,  7. 


"  Ex.  20.  24. 


'•Ex.29,  n. 
ch.  1.5,11. 
&  4.  4,  24. 


r  ch.  7.  7. 


'ioh.2.  3.  & 
7.U.&21.22. 


'  Ex.  SO.  20. 
ch.  8.  aj. 


•ch.  4.  2G. 


'ch.  5.  1,6. 
i  12.  7. 


°ch.  5.  7.  & 

12.  «. 
tllch.  his 

hand  reach 

not. 


The  rites  and  ceremonies 


LEVITICUS. 


of  cleansing  the  leprosy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

t  lleb./or  a 
waving. 


"ch.  12.  8.  & 
15.  H,  15. 


'ver.  10,11. 


J-  vcr.  \l 


•ver.  14. 


•yer.  22. 
ch.  15. 15. 


ing- 


*  to    be   waved,   to   make    an  ] 
atonement  for  liim,  and  one  tenth 
deal  of  tine  flonr  mingled  with  oil 
for  a  meat  ottering-,  and  a  log  of 
oil ; 

22r'^And  two  tnrtledovc^s,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  sueli  as  he  is  able 
to  get ;  and  the  one  shall  be  a  sin 
ofl'eriug,  and  the  other  a  burnt  of- 
fering. 

23  ''And  he  shall  bring-  them  on 
the  eighth  day  for  his  eleansing 
unto  the  priest,  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernaele  of  the  cougregation, 
before  the  •Loud. 

24  >  And  the  jiriest  shall  take  the 
lamb  of  the  trespass  ottering,  and 
the  log  of  oil,  and  the  j^riest  shall 
wave  them  for  a  wave  offering  be- 
fore the  Lord : 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of 
the  trespass  offering,  ^  and  the  priest 
shall  take  some  of  the  blood  of  the 
trespass  ottering,  and  put  it  \\\km\ 
the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that 
is  to  be  eleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  ui)on 
the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot. 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of 
the  oil  into  the  palm  of  his  own 
left  hand : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle 
with  his  right  linger  some  of  the  oil 
that  is  in  his  left  hand  seven  times 
before  the  Lokd  : 

28  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the 
oil  that  is  in  his  hand  upon  the  tip 
of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to 
be  cleansed,  and  upon  the  thumb 
of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the 
great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon 
the  iilace  of  the  blood  of  the  tres- 
pass offering : 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is 
in  the  priest's  hand  he  shall  put 
upon  the  head  of  him  that  is  to  be 
eleansed,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  him  before  the  Lord. 

•  30  And  he  shall  otter  the  one  of 
Hhe  turtledoves,  or  of  the  young 
I)igeons,  such  as  he  can  get ; 

31  El-en  such  as  he  is  able  to  get, 
the  one  for  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
othe.r/o'r  a  burnt  off'ei-ing,  with  the 
meat  offering :  and  th(^  i)riest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him  that  is 
to  be  cleansed  before  the  Lord. 


32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  whom 
is  the  plague  of  leprosy,  whose 
hand  is  not  able  to  get  ^that  which 
pertuineth  to  his  cleansing. 

33  1  And  thcv  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

34  ''When  ye  be  come  into  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  to 
you  for  a  ])ossession,  and  I  i)ut  the 
plague  of  leprosy  in  a  house  of  the 
land  of  your  ]>ossession; 

35  And  he  that  owneth  the  house 
shall  come  and  tell  the  priest,  say- 
ing, It  seemeth  to  me  tliere  is  as  it 
were  '^a  plague  in  the  house: 

3()  Then  the  priest  shall  command 
that  they  n  empty  the  house,  before 
the  j)riest  go  into  it  to  see  the 
plague,  that  all  that  is  in  the  house 
be  not  made  unclean :  and  after- 
ward the  priest  shall  go  in  to  see 
the  house : 

37  And  he  shall  look  on  the 
plague,  and,  behold,  (/'the  plague 
he  in  the  walls  of  the  house  with 
hollow  streaks,  greenish  or  reddish, 
which  in  sight  are  lower  than  the 
wall; 

38  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of 
the  house  to  the  door  of  the  house, 
and  shut  up  the  house  seven  days: 

30  And  the  i)riest  shall  come  again 
the  seventh  day,  and  shall  look: 
and,  behold,  if  the  i)lague  be  spread 
in  the  walls  of  the  house ; 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  command 
that  they  take  away  the  stones  in 
which  the  x)lague  is,  and  they  shall 
cast  them  into  an  unclean  place 
without  the  city : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house 
to  be  scraped  within  round  about, 
and  they  shall  pour  out  the  dust 
that  they  scrape  off  without  the 
city  into  an  unclean  place : 

42  And  they  shall  take  other 
stones,  and  i)ut  them  in  the  place 
of  those  stones ;  and  he  shall  take 
other  mortar,  and  shall  plaster  the 
house. 

43  And  if  the  plague  come  again, 
and  break  out  in  the  house,  after 
that  he  hath  taken  away  the  stones, 
and  after  he  hath  scraped  the 
house,  and  after  it  is  plastered ; 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come  and 
look,  and,  behold,  if  the  plague  be 

1:39 


Btforc 
CIIHIST 

1400. 


^  ver.  10. 


=  Ocn.  1".  K. 
Nuni.;i2.22. 
IVnt.  7.  1. 


■JPs.  91.  m. 
IVmv.  ,'i.  XS. 
Zech.  5.  4. 

II  Or, 
prepare. 


Cleansing  of  a  leprous  liouse. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  nncleanness  of 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

'ph.  13.51. 
Zech.  5.  i. 


tHeb.  m 
coming  in 
skull  come 
in,  IfC. 


I  vcr.  i. 


t  vcr.  20. 


b  ch.  K.  30. 
I  ch.  13.  47. 
k  vcr.  PA. 
Ich.  1.1.2. 

■■  Dcut.  24.8. 
F./..  U.  2.!. 

t  Hch.  in  the 
datf  oi  tin: 
viirlean, 
an't  in  thu 
dan  of  Ike 
clean. 


spread  in  the  liouse,  it  is  'a  fret- 
ting leprosy  in  the  house :  it  is  un- 
clean. 

45  And  he  shall  break  down  the 
house,  the  stones  of  it,  and  the 
timber  thereof,  and  all  the  mortar 
of  the  house;  and  he  shall  carry 
tliem  forth  out  of  the  city  into  an 
unclean  place. 

46  Moreover,  he  that  goeth  into 
the  house  all  the  while  that  it  is 
shut  up  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house 
shall  wash  his  clothes ;  and  he  that 
eateth  in  the  house  shall  wash  his 
clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  ^  shall  come 
in,  and  look  upon  it,  and,  behold, 
the  plague  hath  not  spread  in  the 
house,  after  the  house  was  plas- 
tered; then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce the  house  clean,  because 
the  plague  is  healed. 

49  Ahd  '  he  shall  take  to  cleanse 
the  house  two  birds,  and  cedar 
wood,  and  scarlet,  and  hyssoiJ : 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of 
the  birds  in  an  earthen  vessel  over 
running  water : 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar 
wood,  and  the  hyssop,  and  the 
scarlet,  and  the  living  bird,  and 
dip  them  in  the  blood  of  the  slain 
bird,  and  in  the  running  water, 
and  sprinkle  the  house  seven 
times : 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the 
house  with  the  blood  of  the  bird, 
and  with  the  running  water,  and 
with  the  living  bird,  and  with  the 
cedar  wood,  and  with  the  hyssop, 
and  ^vith  the  scarlet : 

53  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living- 
bird  out  of  the  city  into  the  open 
fields,  and  ^make  an  atonement 
for  the  house :  and  it  shall  be 
clean. 

54  This  is  the  law  for  all  manner 
of  plague  of  leprosy,  and  ''  scall, 

55  And  for  the  '  leprosy  of  a  gar- 
ment, ''and  of  a  house, 

50  And  'for  a  rising,  and  for  a 
scab,  and  for  a  bright  spot : 

57  To  "'teach  ^wlien  it  is  unclean, 
and  when  it  is  clean :  this  is  the 
law  of  leprosv. 

140 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1  T/i£  uncleanness  of  rneii  in  their  issues.  13  The 
cleansing  of  them.  19  The  wideanness  of  women 
in  their  issues.     28  Tfieir  cleansing. 

A  ND  the  LoED  spake  unto  Mo- 
±\.  ses  and  to  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Si^eak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  ""When 
any  man  hath  a  "running  issue 
out  of  his  flesh,  because  of  his  issue 
he  is  unclean. 

3  And  this  shall  be  his  nnclean- 
ness in  his  issue :  whether  his  flesh 
run  with  his  issue,  or  his  flesh  be 
stopped  from  his  issue,  it  is  his 
nncleanness. 

4  Every  bed,  whereon  he  lieth 
that  hath  the  issue,  is  unclean : 
and  every  +  thing,  whereon  he 
sitteth,  shall  be  unclean. 

5  And  whosoever  toucheth  his 
bed  shall  wash  ,  his  clothes,  ^  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  anr/ 
thing  whereon  he  sat  that  hath 
the  issue  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh 
of  him  that  hath  the  issue  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  hirn- 
self  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue 
s^jit  upon  him  that  is  clean ;  then 
he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he 
ridetli  upon  that  hath  the  issue 
shall  be  unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any 
thing  that  was  under  him  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even:  and  he 
that  beareth  cunj  of  those  things 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

11  And  whomsoever  he  touchetii 
that  hath  the  issue,  and  hath  not 
rinsed  his  hands  in  water,  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

12  And  the  *  vessel  of  earth,  that 
he  toucheth  which  hath  the  issue, 
shall  bo  broken :  and  every  vessel 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


"  ch.  22.  4. 

Num.  5.  2. 

2  Sam.  3.29. 

Slatt.  9.  20. 

Mark  5.  25. 

Luke  8.  43. 
11  Or,  7-un- 

ving  of  the 

reins. 


t  Hcb. vessel. 


bch.n.25.* 
17.  15. 


•ch.fi.  28.  * 
11.  32,  :i!i. 


men  hi  their  issues. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  uncleanness  of  women. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


J  VBT.  2S. 

ch.  14.  a. 


•  ch.14.22,23. 


fch.  14.30,.",!. 
Kcli.  14.19,31. 


bch.  22.4. 
Oeut.  23.10. 


1 1  Sam.  21.4. 


k  ch.  12.  2. 


f  Heb.  in  her 
separation. 


I  See  ch.  20. 
18. 


of  wood  shall  be   rinsed  in  wa- 
ter. 

13  x\nd  when  he  that  hath  an 
issue  is  cleansed  of  his  issue,  then 
''he  shall  number  to  himself  seven 
days  for  his  cleansing,  and  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
running'  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he 
shall  take  to  him  'two  turtU'doves, 
or  two  young  ])igeons,  and  come 
before  the  Lord  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  give  them  unto  the  i)riest : 

15  And  the  priest  sliall  offer  them, 
*^the  one /or  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt  ottering;  ^and 
the  priesti  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  before  the  LoiiD  for  his 
issue. 

10  And  ''if  any  man's  seed  of 
copulation  go  out  from  him,  then 
he  shall  wash  all  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

17  And  every  garment,  and  every 
skin,  whereon  is  the  seed  of  copu- 
lation, shall  be  washed  with  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom 
man  shall  lie  wWi  seed  of  copula- 
tion, they  sliall  l)oth  bathe  thcmselrcs 
in  water,  and  '  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

19  1  And  ''if  a  woman  have  an 
issue,  and  her  issue  in  her  flesh  be 
blood,  she  shall  be  ♦put  apart  seven 
days :  and  whosoever  toucheth  her 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth 
upon  in  her  separation  shall  be  un- 
clean: every  thing  also  that  she 
sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her 
bed  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any 
thing  that  she  sat  upon  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

23  And  if  it  he  on  her  bed,  or  on 
any  thing  whereon  she  sitteth, 
when  he  toucheth  it,  he  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And  '  if  any  man  lie  with  her 
at  all,  and   her  flowers   be  upon 


him,  he  shall  be  unclean  seven 
days ;  and  all  the  bed  whereon  he 
lieth  shall  be  unclean. 

25  And  if  '"a  woman  have  an  is- 
sue of  her  bh)()d  nuniy  days  out  of 
the  time  of  her  separation,  or  if  it 
run  beyond  the  time  of  her  separa- 
tion; all  the  days  of  the  issue  of 
her  un(;leanness  shall  be  as  the 
days  of  her  separation:  she  shall 
he  unclean. 

2G  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth 
all  the  days  of  her  issue  shall  be 
unto  her  as  the  bed  of  her  separa- 
tion :  and  whatsoever  she  sitteth 
upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the  un- 
cleanness of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth  those 
things  shall  be  unclean,  and  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

28  But "  if  she  be  cleansed  of  her 
issue,  then  vslie  shall  number  to 
herself  seven  days,  and  after  that 
she  shall  be  clean. 

20  And  on  the  eighth  day  she 
shall  take  unto  her  two  turtles,  or 
two  young  ijigeons,  and  bring 
them  unto  the  priest,  to  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
one  for  a  sin  ottering,  and  the  other 
for  a  burnt  ottering;  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  her 
before  tlie  Lord  for  the  issue  of 
her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  "separate  the 
children  of  Israel  from  their  un- 
cleanness; that  they  die  not  in 
their  uncleanness,  when  they  i' de- 
file my  tabernacle  that  is  among 
them. 

32  iThis  is  the  law  of  him  that 
hath  an  issue,  "^and  of  him  whose 
seed  goeth  from  him,  and  is  defiled 
therewith ; 

33  'And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her 
flowers,  and  of  him  that  hath  an 
issue,  of  the  man,  'and  of  the  wo- 
man, "and  of  him  that  lieth  with 
her  that  is  unclean. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Ifow  the  high  priest  muxt  enter  into  the  holy  place. 
11  The  sin  offering  for  himself.  15  The  sin  offering 
for  the  people.  20  2'he  scapegoat.  29  T/te  yearly 
feast  of  the  exinalions. 

141 


Before 
CIIUIST 

14'J0. 


">  Mutt.  n.  20. 
Mark  .5.  2fi. 
l.uke  8.  43. 


"  ver.  13. 


"oh.  11.  47. 
Dout.  24.  8. 
Kz.  44.  23. 


P  Num.  5.  .3. 
&  la.  13.  20. 

r.7..r,.  11.& 


■!  ver.  2. 
'  vcr.  16. 


'  vcr.  19. 


•  Tcr.  25. 
"vcr.  24. 


Hmo  the  liigh  priest  must 


LEVITICUS. 


e^iter  into  the  holy  place. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

»  ch.  10.  1,  2, 


b  Ex.  .30. 10. 
ch.  23.  27. 
Heb.  9.  7. « 
lU.  19. 


'Ex.  25.22. 
&  4IJ.  34. 
1  Kings  8. 
10,  11, 12. 


d  Heb.  9.  ', 
12,  24,  25. 
'  ch.  4.  3. 


fEx.  28.  39, 
42.  43. 
ch.  (I  in. 
Ez.  44.17,13. 


E  Ex.  .30.  20. 
ch.  8.  C,  7. 


k  See  ch.  4. 
14. 

Num.  29.11. 
2Chr.a).Jl. 
EzraC.  17. 
Ez.  45.  22, 
23. 


•  ch.9.  ". 
Heb.  5.  2. 

&  7.  27,  28. 
&9.  7. 


tneb. 
Azazel. 


tlTcb. 
went  up. 


k  1  John  2. 2. 


A  ND  the  Lord  si^ake  unto  Moses 
XjL  after  ^the  death  of  the  two 
sons  of  Aaron,  when  they  offered 
before  the  Lord,  and  died ; 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Speak  unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that 
he  •'come  not  at  all  times  into  the 
holy  ^;7rtce  within  the  vail  before 
the  mercy  seat,  which  is  upon  the 
ark;  that  he  die  not:  for  'I  will 
appear  in  the  cloud  upon  the  mercy 
seat. 

3  Thus  shall  Aaron  ^come  into 
the  holy  place;  '^with  a  young 
bullock  for  a  sin  offering,  and  a 
ram  for  a  burnt  offering. 

4  He  shall  put  on  '^the  holy  linen 
coat,  and  he  shall  have  the  linen 
breeches  upon  his  flesh,  and  shall 
be  girded  with  a  linen  girdle,  and 
with  the  linen  mitre  shall  he  be 
attired:  these  are  holy  garments; 
therefore  ^  shall  he  wash  his  flesh 
in  water,  and  so  put  them  on. 

5  And  he  shall  take  of ''  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel 
two  kids  of  the  goats  for  a  sin  of- 
fering, and  one  ram  for  a  burnt  of- 
fering. 

6  And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bull- 
ock of  the  sin  offering,  which  is  for 
himself,  and  'make  an  atonement 
for  himself,  and  for  his  house. 

7  And  he  shall  take  the  two  goats, 
and  present  them  before  the.  Lord 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  ! 
congregation. 

8  And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  up- 
on the  two  goats;  one  lot  for  the 
Lord,  and  the  other  lot  for  the 
t  scapegoat. 

9  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat 
upon  which  the  Lord's  lot  4ell, 
and  offer  him /or  a  sin  offering. 

10  But  the  goat,  on  which  the  lot 
fell  to  be  the  scai)egoat,  shall  be 
presented  alive  before  the  Lord, 
to  make  ""an  atonement  with  him, 
and  to  let  him  go  for  a  scajjegoat 
into  the  wilderness. 

11  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the 
bullock  of  tlie  sin  offering,  which 
is  for  him.self,  and  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
house,  and  shall  kill  the  bullock  of 
the  sin  offering  which  is  for  him- 
self: 

142 


12  And  he  shall  take  'a  censer 
full  of  burning  coals  of  fire  from 
off  the  altar  before  the  Lord,  and 
his  hands  full  of  '"sweet  incense 
beaten  small,  and  bring  it  within 
the  vail : 

13  "And  he  shall  put  the  incense 
upon  the  fire  before  the  Lord,  that 
the  cloud  of  the  incense  may  cover 
the  °  mercy  seat  that  is  upon  the 
testimony,  that  he  die  not : 

14  And  1'  he  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  bullock,  and  ">  sprinkle  it  with 
his  finger  upon  the  mercy  seat  east- 
ward; and  before  the  mercy  seat 
shall  he  sprinkle  of  the  blood  with 
his  finger  seven  times. 

15  •[  ^Then  shall  he  kill  tte  goat 
of  the  sin  offering,  that  is  for  the 
people,  and  bring  his  blood  'with- 
in the  vail,  and  do  with  that  blood 
as  he  did  with  the  blood  of  the 
bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the 
mercy  seat,  and  before  the  mercy 
seat : 

16  And  he  shall  'make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  holy  place^  because 
of  the  uncleanness  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  because  of  their 
transgTessions  in  all  their  sins: 
and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  that  ^  re- 
maineth  among  them  in  the  midst 
of  their  uncleanness. 

17  "And  there  shall  be  no  man 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion when  he  goeth  in  to  make  an 
atonement  in  the  holy  place^  until 
he  come  out,  and  have  made  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
household,  and  for  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel. 

18  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the 
altar  that  is  before  the  Lord,  and 
""make  an  atonement  for  it;  and 
shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  bull- 
ock, and  of  the  blood  of  the  goat, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  upon  it  with  his  finger  seven 
times,  and  cleanse  it,  and  -hallow 
it  from  the  uncleanness  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

20  \  And  when  he  hath  made  an 
end  of 'reconciling  the  \io\y  place, 
and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 


Before 
CHKIST 

1490. 

Ich.  10.1. 

Num.lG.18, 

40. 

Rev.  8. 5. 
■»  Ex.  30.34. 


°  Ex.  30. 1, 7, 
8. 

Num.  16.  7, 
18,  4B. 
Kev.  8.  3, 4. 

"  Ex.  25.  21. 


P  ch.  4.  5. 
I     Ileb.  9.  13, 
25.  i  10.  4. 
1  ch.  4.  6. 


'Hob.  2.17. 
&  5.  2.  &  9. 

7,28. 


'  ver.  2. 
Heb.  6.  19. 
&  9.  3,  7, 12. 


'  See  Ex.  29. 
.36. 

Ez.  45.  IS. 
Heb.  9.  22, 
23. 


tllcb. 
dtcelleth. 


"  See  Ex.  .34. 
3. 
Luke  1. 10. 


»  Ex.  30. 10. 
ch.4.  7,18. 
Heb.  9.  22, 
23. 


»  Ez.  4.3.  20. 


■ver.  16. 
£z.  45.  20. 


The  yearly  feast 


LEVITICUS. 


of  the  expiations. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•  Is.  53.  6. 


t  Hcb.  a 
man  or'op' 
portunity. 

bis.  .53. 11,12. 
John  1.  L'J. 
Heb.  11.  ^8. 
1  Pet.  2. 24. 

t  Ileb.  of 
separation. 


'Ez.  42. 14. 
&  44.  lU. 


d  ver.  3,  5. 


'ch.4. 10. 


fch.  15.  5. 


Sch.  4.12.21. 
&  6.  30. 
Heb.  13. 11. 


I  Ex.  30. 10. 
ch.  2-3.  27. 
Num.  2!i.  ". 
Is.  .W.S,.^. 
Dan.  10.  3, 
12. 


gation,  and  the  altar,  he  shall  bring 
the  live  goat : 

21  And  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his 
hands  npon  the  head  of  the  live 
goat,  and  confess  over  him  all  the 
ini([uities  of  the  ehildren  of  Israel, 
and  all  their  transgressions  in  all 
their  sins,  ''pntting  them  npon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send 
him  away  by  the  hand  of  ♦a  fit 
man  into  the  wilderness : 

22  And  the  goat  shall  ^  bear  npon 
him  all  their  iniqnities  nuto  a  land 
^not  inhabited:  and  he  shall  let 
go  the  goat  in  the  wilderness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, ''and  shall  pnt  off  the  linen 
garments,  which  he  put  on  when 
he  went  into  the  holy  place,  and 
shall  leave  them  there : 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh 
with  water  in  the  holy  place,  and 
X)nt  on  his  garments,  and  come 
forth, ''  and  offer  his  burnt  offering, 
and  the  burnt  offering  of  the  i^eo- 
ple,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
himself,  and  for  the  people. 

25  And  Hhe  fot  of  the  sin  offering 
shall  he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

20  And  he  that  let  go  tlie  goat 
for  the  scapegoat  shall  wash  iSs 
clothes,  '^and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  afterward  come  into  the 
camp. 

27  sAnd  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
offering,  and  the  goat  for  the  sin 
offering,  whose  blood  was  brought 
in  to  make  atonement  in  the  holj' 
place,  shall  one  cany  forth  without 
the  camp ;  and  they  shall  burn  in 
the  fire  their  skins,  and  their  flesh, 
and  their  dung. 

28  And  he  "that  burneth  them 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward 
he  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

29  ^\  And  this  shall  be  a  statute 
for  ever  unto  you:  that  ''in  the 
seventh  month,  on  the  tenth  day  \ 
of  the  month,  ye  shall  alflict  yoiu- 
souls,  and  do  no  work  at  all,  ichsther 
it  he  one  of  your  own  country,  or 
a  stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
you : 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the  priest 
make  an  atonement  for  you,   to 


'  cleanse  you,  that  ye  may  be  clean 
from  all  your  sins  before  the  Lord. 

31  ''It  shall  he  a  sabbath  of  rest 
unto  you,  and  ye  shall  afilict  your 
souls,  by  a  statute  for  ever. 

32  '^\nd  the  priest,  whom  he  shall 
anoint,  and  whom  he  shall  ♦  "con- 
secrate to  minister  in  the  priest's 
oftice  in  his  father's  stead,  shall 
make  the  atonement,  and  "shall 
put  on  the  linen  clothes,  even  the 
holy  garments :  * 

33  And  "he  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  holy  sanctuary,  and 
he  shall  make  an  atonement  for  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
for  the  altar:  and  he  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  the  priests,  and 
for  all  the  people  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

34  PAnd  this  shall  be  an  everlast- 
ing statute  unto  you,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  the  children  of  Israel 
for  all  their  sins  "^  once  a  year.  And 
he  did  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  blood  of  all  dain  beasfi^  mud  be  offered  to  the 
Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle.  7  They  mnxt 
not  offer  to  devils.  10  All  eating  of  blood  in  forbid- 
de7i,  15  and  all  that  dieth  alone.,  or  is  torn. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
XjL  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  his 
sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them ;  This  is 
the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath 
commanded,  saying, 

3  What  man  soever  there  he  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  "  that  killeth  an  ox, 
or  lamb,  or  goat,  in  the  camj),  or 
that  killeth  it  out  of  the  camp, 

4  ^And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, to  offer  an  offering  unto 
the  Lord  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  Lord  ;  blood  shall  be  ''imputed 
unto  that  man;  he  hath  shed 
blood;  and  that  man  ''shall  be  cut 
off  from  among  his  people : 

5  To  the  end  that  the  children  of 
Israel  may  bring  their  sacrifices, 
''wliich  they  offer  in  the  open  field, 
even  that  they  may  bring  them 
unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
unto  the  priest,  and  offer  them  for 
peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord. 

143 


Before 
CHiilST 

1490. 

iPs.  51.  2. 

Jcr.  .33.  8. 

Eph.  .'■>.  26. 

Ileb.  !t.  1.3, 

14.  &  10. 1,2. 

1  Jolm  1.  7, 

!l. 

keh.  23.32. 
leli.4.  .'vMS. 
i  llvh. Jill 

/ii.v  hand. 

■"  Ex.  2y.  29, 

:«. 

Num.20. 
20.  2,S. 
"  ver.  4. 


"  ver.  R,  16, 
17, 18,  24. 


Pch.  23.  31. 
Num.  21).  7. 


1  Ex.  .30. 10. 
Ueb.  9.7,25. 


■  Sec  Deut. 
12.  5, 15,  21. 


h  Deut.  12.  5, 
0,  13,  14. 


'  Kora.  5. 13. 


J  Gen.  17. 14. 


"Gen.  21.. 33. 
&  22.  2.  & 
.>!  54. 
Deut.  12.  2. 

1  Kings  14. 
23. 

2  Kingn  ](>. 
4.  &  if.  10. 
2Chr.  28.4. 
Ez.  20.  28. 
&22.  9. 


Eating  of  Nood  forbidden. 


LEVITICUS. 


Unlawful  marriages. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

f  ch.  3.  2. 

SEx.  29.  18. 
ch.3.  5,  11, 
1«.  &4.  .SI. 
Num.  W.ir. 


I  Dent.32.17. 

2  Chr.  11.15. 

Ps.  iw;.  37. 

1  Cor.  10.20. 

Rev.  1).  20. 
I  Ex.  34.  15. 

ch.  20.  5. 

Deut.  31. IS. 

£z.  23.  8. 


kch.  1.2,3. 


I  ver.  i. 


■"  Gen.  9.  4. 
ch.  3.  ir.  & 
7.  26, 27.  & 
lit.  26. 

Deut.  12.16, 
23.  t  15.  23. 
1  Sam.14.33. 
Ez.  44.  7. 

»  ch.  20.  3.  5, 
6.  &  26.  17. 
Jer.  44.  11. 
Ez.  14.  8.  & 
15.7. 


°  Tcr.  14. 


P  Mitt  3!;.28. 

Mark  14.  24. 

Rom.  3.  25. 

&5.  9. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Col.  1.14,20. 

Heb.  1.3.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 

IJohn  1.  7. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
1  Heb.  9. 22. 


\  Heb.  t}At 
hunteth  any 
hunting. 

'ch.  7.  2C. 

•Deut.  12.16, 
24.  &  15.  23. 

t£z.24.  7. 

"rer.11,12. 
Ocn.  y.  4. 
Ucut.  12.23. 


«Ex.  22..31. 
ch.  22.  8. 
Deut.  14.21. 
Ez.4.  14.  & 
41.31. 


6  And  the  priest  ^sliall  sprinkle 
tlie  blood  upon  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  ^ burn  the 
fat  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 

LOED. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer 
their  sacritices  ^unto  devils,  after 
whom  they  '  have  gone  a  whoring. 
This  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
unto  them  tliroughout  theu'  gener- 
ations. • 

8  ®[  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
"Whatsoever  man  tliere  he  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
which  sojourn  among  j^ou,  ''that 
oflfereth  a  burnt  offering  or  sacrifice, 

9  And  'bringeth  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, to  offer  it  unto  the 
Lord  ;  even  that  man  shall  be  cut 
off  from  among  his  people. 

10  •[  "'And  whatsoever  man  tliere 
he  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojom^n  among  you, 
that  eateth  any  manner  of  blood ; 
"  I  will  even  set  my  face  against 
that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and 
will  cut  liim  off  from  among  his 
people. 

11  ''For  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in 
the  blood ;  and  I  have  given  it  to 
you  upon  the  altar  ^to  make  an 
atonement  for  yom*  souls:  for  "^it 
is  the  blood  that  maketh  an  atone- 
ment for  the  soul. 

12  Therefore  I  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  IS^o  soul  of  you  shall 
eat  blood,  neither  shall  any  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  you  eat 
blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  he 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  among  you, 
*  which 'hunteth  and  catcheth  any 
beast  or  fowl  that  may  be  eaten ; 
he  shall  even  'pour  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  'cover  it  with  dust. 

14  "For  it  is  the  life  of  all  flesh; 
the  blood  of  it  is  for  the  life  there- 
of: therefore  I  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  Y<^  shall  eat  the 
blood  of  no  niaiiiicr  of  flesh;  for 
the  life  of  all  flesh  is  the  blood 
thereof:  whosoever  eateth  it  shall 
be  cut 'off. 

15  ^And  every  soul  that  eateth 

144 


^  that  which  died  of  itself  or  that 
which  was  torn  luith  heasts,  ivhetlier 
it  he  one  of  your  own  country,  or  a 
stranger,  ^he  shall  both  wash  his 
clothes,  'and  bathe  himself  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even : 
then  shall  he  be  clean. 

16  But  if  he  wash  tliem  not,  nor 
bathe  his  flesh ;  then  ^'he  shall  bear 
his  iniquity. 

CHAPTEE  XVIir. 

1  Unlauful  marriages.     19  Unlauful  htsts. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.XJL  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  ^  I  am  the 
Lord  yom*  God. 

3  ^' After  the  doings  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  wherein  ye  dwelt,  shall 
ye  not  do:  and  'after  the  doings 
of  the  land  of  Canaan,  whither  I 
bring  you,  shall  ye  not  do  :  neither 
shall  ye  walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4  ''Ye  shall  do  my  judgments,  and 
keep  mine  ordinances,  to  walk 
therein:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

5  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  stat- 
utes, and  my  judgments:  "^ which 
if  a  man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them : 
'^I  am  the  Lord. 

6  ^\  None  of  you  shall  approach  to 
a^y  that  is  ^near  of  kin  to  him,  to 
uncover  their  nakedness:  I  am  the 
Lord. 

7  ^The  nakedness  of  thy  father, 
or  the  nakedness  of  thy  mother, 
shalt  thou  not  uncover :  she  is  thy 
mother;  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her 
nakedness. 

8  ^  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
wife  shalt  thou  not  uncover :  it  is 
thy  father's  nakedness. 

9  '  The  nakedness  of  thv  sister,  tlie 
daughter  of  thy  father,  or  daugh- 
ter of  thy  mother,  whether  she  he 
born  at  home,  or  born  abroad,  even 
their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not  un- 
cover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's 
daughter,  or  of  thy  daughter's 
daughter,  even  their  nakedness  thou 
shalt  not  uncover:  for  theirs  is 
thine  own  nakedness. 

11  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
wife's  daughter,  begotten  of  thy 
father,  she  is  thy  sister,  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  her  nakedness. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

i  Heb.  a 
carcass. 
y  ch.  11.  25. 

'  ch.  15.  5. 


•ch.  5.  1.  & 

7. 18.*  19. 8. 
Num.  19.20. 


"ver.  4. 

Ex.  fi.  7. 

ch.  11. +4.  & 

19.  4, 10,  34. 

&  ::0.  7. 

Ez.  20.  5,  7, 

19,  20. 
li  Ez.  20.  7,  8. 

&  23.  S. 
'  Ex.  23.  24. 

ch.  20.23. 

Deut.  12.  4, 

30,  31. 


i  Deut.  4. 1, 
2.  &  (i.  1. 
Ez.  20.  19. 


'Ez.  20.11, 

13,21. 

l.ukelO.  28. 

Rcim.  10.  5. 

Gal.  3.  12. 
fEx.  G.  2,  6, 

29. 

Mai.  3.  G. 
t  Heb.  re- 

inainder  of 

hisjtesh. 


e  ch.  20.  11. 


h  Gen. 49. 4. 
eh.  20.  II. 

Deut.  22..30. 
&  27.  20. 
Ez.  22.  10. 
Amos  2.  7. 
1  Cor.  5.  1. 
ieh.  20.  17. 
2. Sam. 13.13. 
Ez.  22. 11. 


Unlawful  lusts. 


LEA^TICUS. 


Sundry  laws. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

kch.20.  la. 


1  ch.  a).  20. 


S.IS, 


"Gen 

ch.  2a  1-'. 
£z.  22.  n. 


"  ch.  20.  21. 
Matt.  U.  4. 
Sl-c  Dcut. 
2.5.  .-,. 

M.-itt.  22.  24. 
Murk  12.  lit. 

°ch.  20.  U. 


J  Or,  one 
toirc  to 

Ex.  2(i.  -.i. 
P  1  Sam.  1.  C, 

8.  i 


ich.  20.  18. 
Ez.  18.  «.  & 
2-'.  10. 

'  E.V.  20.  U. 
ch.  20.  U). 
Dcut.  o.  IS. 
5;  22.  22. 
Prov.'«.'  20, 
32. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
Malt.  5.  27. 
Kom.  2.  22. 

1  Cor.  (i.  !t. 
lieb.  13.  4.  I 

"ch.  20.2. 

2  Kin.  16..'!. 
&21.U.  &2.i. 
10. 

Jcr.  10.  .5. 

Ez.  20.  ol.& 

23.  37,  39. 
«1  Kin.  11.7, 

33.    Called, 

Acts  7.  4.'f, 

Moloch. 
"ch.  19.12.  & 

20.3.  &21.«. 

&  22.  2,  32. 

Ez.m.  20, 

&c. 

Mai.  1.  12. 
''ch.  20.  l.'i. 

Kom.  1.27. 

I  Cor.  0.  9. 

1  fini.  1.10. 
J  Ex.  22.  ]!>. 

ch.  20.15,10. 
'  ch.  20.  12. 
•ver.30. 

Mitt.  15.18, 

19,  20. 

Mark  7.  21, 

22,  23. 

1  Cor.  3. 17. 
I>ch.  20.  2.3. 

Deut.  18.12. 
'Num.35..34. 

Jer.  2.  7.  & 

10.  18. 

Ez.  S«.  17. 
d  Ps.  89.  .32. 

Is.  20.  21. 

Jer.  5.  9,  2». 

&  9.  9.  &  H. 

10.  &  23.  2. 

llos.  2. 13.  & 

8. 13.  &  9. 9. 
«  vcr.  28. 


12  ""Thou  slialt  not  uncover  tlie 
nakedness  of  thy  fatlier's  sister: 
she  is  thy  fiithei-'s  near  kinswoman. 

13  Tliou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sister: 
for  she  is  thy  mother's  near  kins- 
woman. 

14  'Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  father's  brotlier, 
thou  shalt  not  approach  to  his 
wife:  she  is  tlihie  aunt. 

15  "Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  .thy  daughter  in  law  : 
she  is  thy  son's  wife;  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

10  "Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  brother's  wife :  it 
is  thy  brother's  nakedness. 

17  "Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  a  woman  and  her 
daughter,  neither  shalt  thou  take 
her  son's  daughter,  or  her  daugh- 
ter's daughter,  to  uncover  her  na- 
kedness; for  they  are  her  near 
kinswomen :  it  is  Avickedness. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  take  "a 
wife  to  her  sister,  ^to  vex  her,  to 
uncover  her  nakedness,  besides  the 
other  in  her  life  time. 

19  'Also  thou  slialt  not  approach 
unto  a  woman  to  uncover  her  na- 
kedness, as  long  as  she  is  put  apart 
for  her  uncleanness. 

20  Moreover  'thou  shalt  not  lie 
carnally  with  thy  neighbour's  wife, 
to  defile  thyself  with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  lot  any  of 
thy  seed  ''pass  through  the  fire  to 
'Molech,  neither  shalt  thou  "pro- 
fane the  name  of  thy  God:  I  am 
the  Lord. 

22  ^  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  man- 
kind, as  with  womankind:  it  is 
abomination. 

23  >  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with 
any  beast  to  defile  thyself  there- 
with: neither  shall  any  woman 
stand  before  a  beast  to  lie  down 
thereto:  it  is  'confusion. 

24  ^Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in 
any  of  these  things:  ^for  in  all 
these  the  nations  are  defiled  which 
I  cast  out  before  you : 

25  And  'the  land  is  defiled:  there- 
fore I  do  ''visit  the  iniquity  there- 
of upon  it,  and  the  land  itself 'vom- 
iteth  out  her  inhabitants. 

lO 


20  ^Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my 
statutes  and  my  judgments,  and 
shall  not  commit  any  of  these 
abominations ;  neither  any  of  your 
own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  thaj; 
sojourneth  among  you: 

27  (For  all  these  abominations 
have  the  men  of  the  land  done, 
which  were  before  you,  and  the 
land  is  defiled ;) 

28  That  "the  land  spew  not  you 
out  also,  when  ye  defile  it,  as  it 
spewed  out  the  nations  that  ivere 
before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit 
any  of  these  abominations,  even 
the  souls  that  commit  them,  shall 
be  cut  ofi'  from  among  their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine 
ordinance,  ^  that  ye  commit  not 
any  one  of  these  abominal)le  cus- 
toms, which  were  committed  before 
you,  and  that  ye  '  defile  not  your- 
selves therein:  ''I  am  the  Loud 
your  God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

A  repetition  of  sundry  laws. 

AXD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J^X.  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them,  ''Ye  shall  be  holy:  for 
I  the  Lord  your  God  am  holy. 

3  1  "Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his 
mother,  and  his  father,  and  "keep 
my  sabbaths :  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

4  T[  ^Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  'nor 
make  to  yourselves  molten  gods: 
I  am  the  Lord  vour  God. 

5  ^\  And  '  if  ye  offer  a  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  ye 
shall  offer  it  at  your  own  will. 

0  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day 
ye  offer  it,  and  on  the  morrow : 
and  if  aught  remain  until  the  third 
day,  it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the 
third  day,  it  is  abominable ;  it  shall 
not  be  accepted. 

8  Therefore  erery  one  that  eateth 
it  shall  bear  his  iniquity,  because 
he  hath  profaned  the  hallowed 
thing  of  the  Lord  ;  and  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his 
people. 

9  ^  And  ^when  ye  reap  the  har- 

145 


Before 

CH  RIST 

1490. 

fvcr.  5,  30. 
ch.  20.22,23. 


Rch.  20.22. 
Jcr.  :i.  19. 
Ez.!0.13,17. 


h  vcr.  3,  26. 
ch.  20.  2.3. 
Deut.  18. 9. 


i  ver.  24. 
>.  veo.  2,  4. 


'ch.  11.44.  & 
20.  7,  2C. 
IPet.  1.16. 

!■  Ex.  20. 12. 

'  Ex.  20. 3.  * 

31.  13. 


.1  Ex.  20.  4. 

ch.  2G.  1. 

1  Cor.  10.14. 

IJohn  5.2i. 
■•Ex.  .34.  17. 

Deut.  27.15. 
ich.  7.1G. 


Cch.  2.^22. 
Deut.  24.19, 
20.21. 
Ruth  2.  15, 
16. 


A  repetition 


LEVITICUS. 


of  sundry  laws. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


l>Ex.20.15.& 

1!2.1,7,10-1J. 

Ucut.  i.  I'J. 
i  ch.  6.  2. 

Eph.  4.  25. 

Col.  3.  9. 
k  Ex.  20.  7. 

ch.  C.  .S. 

Dout.  .•).  n. 

Matt.  .5.  .'►!. 

J^mes  5. 12. 
Ich.  IS.  21. 


"MarklO.lD. 

1  Thess.4.(i. 
»  Deut.L'4.14, 

15. 

Mai.  3.  5. 

James  5.  4. 


"Dcut.S'.lS. 
Horn.  U.  13. 

P  ver.  32. 

Gen.  42.  18. 

ch.  25. 1". 

Ecc.  5.  7. 

1  Pet.  2  17. 
1Ex.2.!,  2,  3. 

Dcut.  1.  17. 

&1B.  VJ.  & 

27.  11). 

Ps  «2.  2. 

Prov.  24.23. 

Jainea  2. ',). 


'Ex.  23. 1. 
Ps.  15.  3.  & 

50.  20. 

Prov. 11.13. 

&  ■/>.  I'J. 

hz.  22.  9. 
■Ex   23.1,7. 

1  Kin. 21. 1.3. 

Matt.  20.  CO. 

CI.  &27.  4. 
•1  John  2.9, 

11.  &..3.  15 
"Matt.  18.1.^. 

l.uke  17.3. 

Gal.  G.I. 

Eph.  5.  11. 

1  Tim.  5.20. 

2 Tim.  4.2. 

Tit.  I.  13.& 

2.  1.3. 
II  Or,  tliat 

thou  fn'cir 

nut  sin/or 

film  : 

Kcc  Ilcjni.  I. 

32. 

1  Cor.  5.  2. 

1  Tim.  5.22. 

2John  11. 
»  2. Sam.  1.3. 

22. 

Prov.  20.  22. 

Koi.1.12. 17, 

19. 

(;al.  .1.  20. 

Eph   4.31. 

JiiriH-H  5.  9. 
.1  Pet.  2.  1. 
JMatt.  .'-..  43. 

k  22.  .".9. 

Rom.  1.3.  9. 

.(;iii.  A.  14. 

JamcH  2.  H. 
'  Deut.  22.  0, 

10. 
•l)cut.22.1I. 
II  Or,  nUuned 

by  liny. 
tll.'h.  rr- 

uroafhfd 

W.  Ti  .lor 

man. 

II  Or,  Ihf.ii. 
1  Hch,  there 

shttU  be  a 
.  icourging. 


vest  of  your  land,  tliou  shalt  not 
wholly  reap  the  corners  of  thy 
field,  neither  shalt  thou  gather  the 
gleanings  of  thy  harvest. 
^  10  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy 
vineyard,  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
every  grape  of  thy  vineyard ;  thou 
shalt  leave  them  for  the  i^oor  and 
stranger :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

11  *i  ''Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither 
deal  falsely,  '  neither  lie  one  to  an- 
other. 

12  ^  And  ye  shall  not  ''swear  by 
my  name  falsely,  '  neither  shalt 
thou  profane  the  name  of  thy 
God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  l."^Thou  shalt  not  defraud  thy 
neighbour,  neither  rob  Mm  :  "  the 
wages  of  him  that  is  hired  shall 
not  abide  with  thee  all  night  until 
the  morning. 

14  ^  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the 
deaf,  "nor  put  a  stumbliugblock 
before  the  blind,  but  shalt  pfear 
thy  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  ^  1  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteous- 
ness in  judgment ;  thou  shalt  not 
resi)ect  the  person  of  the  poor,  nor 
honour  the  person  of  the  mighty : 
hut  in  righteousness  shalt  thou 
judge  thy  neighbour. 

IG  T^  'Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and 
down  as  a  talebearer  among  thy 
X)eople;  neither  shalt  thou  "^ stand 
against  the  blood  of  thy  neigh- 
bour :  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  1  ^Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy 
brother  in  thine  heart:  ""thou  shalt 
in  any  wise  reljuke  thy  neighbom^, 
"and  not  suffer  sin  upon  him. 

18  T^  ''Thou  shalt  not  avenge,  nor 
bear  any  grudge  against  the  chil- 
dren of  thy  i)eople,  •  but  thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself:  I 
am  the  Lord. 

19  ^[  Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes. 
Thou  shalt  not  let  thy  cattle  gen- 
der with  a  diverse  kind:  'tliou 
shalt  not  sow  thy  field  with  min- 
gled seed:  =" neither  shall  a  gar- 
ment mingled  of  linen  aud  woollen 
come  uixm  thee. 

20  *][  And  whosoever  lieth  car- 
nally with  a  woman,  that  is  a 
bondmaid,  "*  betrothed  to  a  hus- 
band, and  not  at  all  redeemed,  nor 
freedom  given  her ;  " '  she  shall  be 

14() 


scourged :  they  shall  not  be  put  to 
death,  because  she  was  not  free. 

21  And  ''he  shall  bring  his  tres- 
pass offering  unto  the  Lord,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  even  a  ram  for  a  tres- 
13ass  offering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  with  the  ram  of 
the  trespass  offering  before  the 
Lord  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 
done ;  and  the  sin  which  he  hath 
done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  1^  And  when  ye  shall  come 
into  the  land,  and  shall  have  jjlant- 
ed  all  manner  of  trees  for  food, 
then  ye  shall  count  the  fruit  there- 
of as  uncircumcised :  three  years 
shall  it  be  as  uncircumcised  unto 
you :  it  shall  not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the 
fruit  thereof  shall  be  ^holy  Ho 
I)raise  the  Lord  withal. 

25  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye 
eat  of  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it 
may  yield  unto  you  the  increase 
thereof:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

26  ^[  ''Ye  shall  not  eat  any  thing 
with  the  blood:  'neither  shall  ye 
use  enchantment,  nor  observe 
times. 

27  ^Ye  shall  not  round  the  cor- 
ners of  your  heads,  neither  shalt 
thou  mar  the  corners  of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  *''make  any  cut- 
tings in  your  flesh  for  the  dead, 
nor  print  any  marks  upon  you: 
I  ain  the  Lord. 

29  1  ''Do  not  'prostitute  thy 
daughter,  to  cause  her  to  be  a 
whore ;  lest  the  land  fall  to  whore- 
dom, and  the  land  become  full  of 
wickedness. 

30  ^  '  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  ''reverence  my  sanctuary:  I 
am  the  Lord.    • 

31  1  '  Eegard  not  them  that  have 
familiar  spirits,  neither  seek  after 
wizards,  to  be  defiled  by  them:  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

32  1  "vThou  shalt  rise  up  before 
the  hoary  head,  and  honour  the 
face  of  iho,  old  man,  and  "fear  thy 
God:  I  am  the  Lord. 

33  ^\  And  "if  a  strang(n*  sojourn 
with  thee  in  your  land,  ye  shall 
not  II  vex  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


ich.  5. 15.  & 
6.6. 


t  Heb.  Jtoli- 
neiis  of 
prates  to 
the  LvBD. 

•■Deut.  12.17. 
IS. 
Prov.  3.  9. 


<i  ch.  17. 10, 

Deut.  12.23. 
'Deut.18.10, 

11,  14. 

1  Sam.  15.28. 

2Kinpa  17. 

17.  &;!.«. 

2Chr..-«.6. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
fch.  21.  5. 

Is.  15.  2. 

Jer.  n.  20.  & 

4.S.  37. 

Pch.  21.  5. 
Deut.  14.  1. 
Jer.  IG.  G.  & 
•  48.  37. 


h  Dcut.23.17 
t  Hob. 
profane. 


i  ver.  3. 
cli.  20.  2. 
i  Ecc.  5. 1. 


1  Ex.  22.  IS. 
ch.  20.0, ;  7. 
Deul.  18.1". 
1  .Sam.  28.  7. 
1  Chr.  lO.l.i. 
Is.  8.  19. 
Acts  10.  10. 


■"rrov.20.29. 
I  Tim.  5.  1. 


I    n 


ver.  14. 


"Ex.  22.21.. t 
23.  9. 

II  Or, 
oppresis. 


A  repetition 


LEVITICUS. 


of  sundry  laws. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

P  Ex.  12.  48, 
49. 
1  Deut.10.19. 


'ver.  15. 


•Deut.  25.13, 
1.1. 

Prov.  11.  1. 
&  10.  11.  S: 

2(1.  10. 

sioties. 


«ch.  IS.  4.  5. 
Deut.  4. 5,<i. 
AS.l.ii  6. 
•25. 


"  ch.  18.  2. 

lich.  18.  21. 
Deut.  12.31. 
&  18.  10. 
2  Kinss  17. 
17.  &  -J-".  10. 
2  Chr.  .^S.  «i. 
Jer.  7.  31.  & 
32.  35. 
Ez.20.26,31. 


'  ch.  17. 10. 


i  Ez.  S.  11.  & 

2.3.  38,  39. 
'  ch.  18.  21. 


fDentl7.  2, 
3,5. 


5  ch.  17.  10. 
k  Ex.  20.  5. 


i  ch.  17.  7. 


kch.19.Sl. 


Ich.  11.  44.& 
19.2. 
1  Pet.  1. 16. 


34  ^But  the  stranger  tliat  dwell- 
eth  with  you  .shall  be  imto  you  as 
one  born  among  you,  and  Uhou 
shalt  love  him  as  thyself;  for  ye 
were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 

'35  ^  ""Ye  shall  do  no  unright- 
eousness in  judgment,  in  mete- 
yard,  in  weight,  or  in  measure. 

36  'Just  balances,  just  *  weights, 
a  just  ephah,  and  a  just  hin,  shall 
ye  have:  I  am,  the  Loud  your 
God,  which  brought  you  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

37  *  Therefore  shall  ye  observe  all 
my  statutes,  and  all  my  judgments, 
and  do  them :  1  am  the  Loud. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Of  Mm  that  giveth  of  his  seed  to  Molech.  4  Of  him 
that  favoureth  such  a  one.  6  Of  going  to  wizards. 
7  Of  sancfification.  9  Of  Mm  that  cnrseth  his  jm- 
reiits.  10  Of  adnUeni.  11,  14,  17,  19  Of  incest. 
13  Of  sodomy.  15  Of  bestiality.  18  Of  unclcan- 
ness.  23  Obedience  is  reqiiired  with  holiness.  37 
Wizards  must  be  put  to  death. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
XjL  ses,  saying, 

2  =" Again,  thou  shalt  say  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  *" Whosoever  lie 
1)6  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel,  or  of 
the  strangers  that  sojourn  in  Isra- 
el, that  giveth  any  of  his  seed  unto 
Molech ;  he  shall  surely  be  jjut  to 
death :  the  people  of  the  land  shall 
stone  him  with  stones. 

3  And  "=1  will  set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  will  cut  him  off 
from  among  his  people;  because 
he  hath  given  of  his  seed  unto 
Molech,  to  ''defile  my  sanctuary, 
and  ®to  profane  my  holy  name. 

4  And  if  the  people  of  the  land 
do  any  ways  hide  their  eyes  from 
the  man,  when  he  giveth  of  his 
seed  unto  Molech,  and  ^kill  him 
not; 

5  Then  ^I  will  set  my  face 
against  that  man,  and  *"  against  his 
family,  and  will  cut  him  off,  and 
all  that  '  go  a  whoring  after  him, 
to  commit  whoredom  with  Molech, 
from  among  their  people. 

6  1  And  ''the  soul  that  tunieth 
after  such  as  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  after  wizards,  to  go  a  whoring 
after  them,  I  will  even  set  my  face 
against  that  soul,  and  will  cut  him 
off  from  among  his  people. 

7  1  'Sanctify   yourselves  there- 


fore, and  be  ye  holy :  for  I  am  the 
Lord  vour  God. 

8  '"And  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes, 
and  do  them:  "I  am  the  Lord 
which  sanctify  you. 

9  ^f  "For  every  one  that  curseth 
his  father  or  his  mother  shall  be 
surely  ])ut  to  death :  he  hath 
cursed  his  father  or  his  mother; 
''his  blood  shall  he  upon  him. 

10  ^  And  ''the  man  that  commit- 
teth  adultery  with  another  man's 
wife,  even  he  that  committeth  adul- 
tery with  his  neighbour's  wife,  the 
adulterer  and  the  adulteress  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

11  'And  the  man  that  lietli  with 
his  father's  wife  hath  uncovered 
his  father's  nakedness:  both  of 
them  shall  surely  be  put  to  death ; 
their  blood  shall  he  upon  them. 

12  'And  if  a  man  lie  with  his 
daughter  in  law,  both  of  them 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death :  ^  they 
have  wrought  confusion ;  their 
blood  shall  he  upon  them. 

13  "If  a  man  also  lie  with  man- 
kind, as  he  lieth  with  a  woman, 
both  of  them  have  committed  an 
abomination  :  they  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death ;  their  blood  shall  he 
upon  them. 

14  ''And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and 
her  mother,  it  is  wickedness :  they 
shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  both  he 
and  they;  that  there  be  no  wick- 
edness among  you. 

15  -And  if  a  man  lie  with  a  beast, 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death; 
and  ye  shall  slay  the  beast. 

16  And  if  a  woman  approach  un- 
to any  beast,  and  lie  down  thereto, 
thou  shalt  kill  the  woman,  and  the 
beast :  they  shall  sm^ely  be  put  to 
death;  their  blood  shall  he  upon 
them. 

17  'And  if  a  man  shall  take  his 
sister,  his  father's  daughter,  or  his 
mother's  daughter,  and  see  her  na- 
kedness, and  she  see  his  nakedness; 
it  is  a  wicked  thing ;  and  they  shall 
be  cut  off  in  the  sight  of  then' 
people :  he  hath  uncovered  his  sis- 
ter's nakedness;  he  shall  bear  his 
iniquity. 

18  ^And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  a 
woman  having  her  sickness,  and 

147 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

■"  ch.  19.  37. 

"Ex.  31.13. 
ch.  21.  8. 
Ez.  37.  28. 

"Ex.  21.  17. 
Dent.  27. in. 
I'lov.  i0.2<l. 
Matt.  15.  4. 


Pver.  11,12, 
13,  l(i,  27. 
2Siuri.l.l(i. 

1  eh.  IS.  20. 
Deut.  22.22. 
Juhii  S.  4,  5. 


'ch.  18.8. 
Deut.  27.23. 


•ch.  18.  15. 


'  ch.  18.  2.3. 


°ch.  IS.  52. 
Deut.  23.17. 
See  Gen. 
19.  5. 
Judg.  19.22. 


'■ch.  18.  17. 
Deut.  27.23. 


Jch.  18.  23. 
Deut.  27.21. 


'ch.lS.  9. 
Deut.  27.22. 
See  Gen. 
20. 12. 


"ch-lS-W. 
See  ch.  15. 

24. 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before      I 
CHRIST 
1490. 

t  Heb.  made 
naked. 


b  ch.18.12,13. 


'  ch.  18.  6. 


<i  ch.  18.  U. 


'ch.  13. 16. 

t  Heb.  a 

separation. 


fch.18.  26.  & 
19.37. 


Sch.  18.25,28. 

bch.  18.  3, 
24,  30. 


!ch.l8.  2r. 
Ueut.  9.  5. 


t  Ex.  3.  17.  & 
C.  8. 


Wer.  28. 

Ex.  It).  5.  Sc 
S.<i.  10. 
iieut.  7.  6. 
&  M.  2. 
1  Kings  8. 
5.x 

"ch.  11.47. 
Deut.  14.  4. 


"ch.  11.  43. 


I  O^moyeCi. 


"  ver,  I . 

ell.  ID.  2. 

1  IVt.  1.  10. 
P  vcr.  24. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

1  Ex.  22.  IS. 
ch.  r.».  .'il. 
IJcut.  18.10, 
U. 

1  Sam.  28. 
7,8. 


'  vcr.  9. 


shall  uncover  her  nakedness;  he 
hath  ^  discovered  her  fountain,  and 
she  hath  uncovered  the  fountain 
of  her  blood:  and  both  of  them 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  their 
people. 

19  ^And  thou  shalt  not  uncover 
the  nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sis- 
ter, nor  of  thy  father's  sister;  ^for 
he  uncovereth  his  near  kin:  they 
shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  '^And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with 
his  uncle's  wife,  he  hath  uncovered 
his  uncle's  nakedness:  they  shall 
bear  their  sin ;  they  shaU  die  child- 
less. 

21  ""And  if  a  man  shall  take  his 
brother's  wife^  it  is  ^an  unclean 
thing  :  he  hath  uncovered  his 
brother's  nakedness  ;  they  shall 
be  childless. 

22  1^  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all 
my  ^statutes,  and  all  my  judg- 
ments, and  do  them :  that  the  land, 
whither  I  bring  you  to  dwell  there- 
in, *-'  spew  you  not  out. 

23  ''And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the 
manners  of  the  nation,  which  I 
cast  out  before  you :  for  they  com- 
mitted all  these  tilings,  and  '  there- 
fore I  abhorred  them. 

24  But  ''I  have  said  unto  you.  Ye 
shall  inherit  their  land,  and  I  will 
give  it  unto  you  to  possess  it,  a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey :  I  am  the  Lokd  your  God, 
'which  have  separated  you  from 
other  people. 

25  "'Ye  shall  therefore  put  dift'er- 
ence  between  clean  beasts  and  un- 
clean, and  between  unclean  fowls 
and  clean :  "and  ye  shall  not  make 
your  souls  abominable  by  beast,  or 
by  fowl,  or  by  any  manner  of  living 
tiling  that  "creepeth  on  the  ground, 
wliich  1  have  sexjarated  from  you 
as  unclean. 

20  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me: 
"for  I  the  Lord  am  holy,  and  'have 
severed  you  from  other  people,  that 
ve  should  be  mine. 

27  1  "A  man  also  or  woman  that 
hath  a  familiar  s])irit,  or  that  is  a 
wizard,  shall  surely  bo  ])ut  to 
death:  they  shall  stone  tluMn  with 
stones;  'their  blood  shall  he  upon 

them. 

148 


CHAPTEE  XXI. 

1  Of  the pi'iests'  mourning.  6  Of  their  holinexs.  8  Of 
their  estimation.  7, 13  Of  their  marriages.  17  Tfie 
jyriests  that  have  blemishes  must  not  minister  in  the 
sanctuary. 

A  IS'D  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
./\_  Speak  unto  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  and  say  unto  them, 
^  There  shall  none  be  defiled  for 
the  dead  among  his  people : 

2  But  for  his  kin,  that  is  near 
unto  him,  that  is,  for  his  mother, 
and  for  his  father,  and  for  his  son, 
and  for  his  daughter,  and  for  his 
brother, 

3  And  for  his  sister  a  virgin,  that 
is  nigh  unto  him,  which  hath  had 
no  husband;  for  her  may  he  be 
defiled. 

4  But  "he  shall  not  defile  himself, 
heing  a  chief  man  among  his  i)eo- 
ple,  to  profane  himself. 

5  ^They  shall  not  make  baldness 
upon  their  head,  neither  shall  they 
shave  off'  the  corner  of  their  beard, 
nor  make  any  cuttings  in  then- 
flesh. 

6  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their 
God,  and  '^wot  profane  the  name 
of  their  God :  for  the  ofierings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire,  and  ''the 
bread  of  their  God,  they  do  offer: 
therefore  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  ''They  shall  not  take  a  wife 
that  is  a  whore,  or  profane;  nei- 
ther shall  they  take  a  woman  '^put 
away  from  her  husband :  for  he  is 
holy  unto  his  God. 

8  Thou  shalt  sanctify  him  there- 
fore; for  he  offereth  the  bread  of 
thy  God:  he  shall  be  holy  unto 
thee:  'for  I  the  Lord,  which  sanc- 
tify you,  am  holy. 

9  1  "And  the  daughter  of  any 
l)riest,  if  she  profane  herself  by 
playing  the  whore,  she  profaneth 
her  father :  she  shall  bo  burnt  with 
fire. 

10  'And  he  that  is  the  high  priest 
among  his  l)rethren,  u])on  whose 
head  the  anointing  oil  was  poured, 
and  ""that  is  consecrated  to  put  on 
the  garments,  'shall  not  uncover 
hi.s  h(^ad,  nor  rend  his  clothes; 

11  Neither  shall  ho  "go  in  to  any 
dead  body,  nor  deiilo  himself  for 
his  father,  or  for  his  mother ; 

12  "Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•Ez.  44.  25. 


II  Or,  bein;; 
a  husband 
among  his 
peo/ile,  he 
shall  7iot  de- 
file h  imsel/ 
for  his  wife, 
&c.  See  Ez. 
24. 16,  17. 
bch.  19.27, 
28. 

Deut.  14. 1. 
Ez.  44.  20. 


'ch.  18.  21. 
&  19. 12. 


i  See  ch.  3. 
11. 


«Ez.  44.  22. 


f  See  Deut. 
24.  1,  2. 


E  ch.  20. 7, 8. 


h  Gen.  38.  24. 


■•  Ex.  29.  29, 

,30. 

ch.  8.  12.  & 

hi.  .'V.'. 

Num.  3.5.25, 
k  Ex.  28.  2. 

ch.  16.  32. 

Ich.  10.  G. 


"■  Num.  19. 
14. 
Suever.  1,2. 


"ch.  10.  ; 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

"  Ex.  28.  36. 
ch.  S.  9,  ll>, 
30. 


f  ver.  ". 
Ez.  44.  22. 


■iver.  8. 


'ch.  10.  .1. 

N\iin.  IG.  5. 

Ps.  (».  4. 
II  Or, /oorf, 

ch.  3. 11. 


'ch.  22.  23. 


iOr 
too  slender. 


<  Deut.  23.  1. 


^  ch.  2.  S,  10. 

&  0.  17,  -JS. 
&  7.  1.  &  24. 

Num.  18.  9. 
5  ch.  22.  10, 
11,  12. 
Nuin.18.19. 


'  ver.  12. 


sanctuary,  nor  profane  the  sanctu- 
ary of  his  God;  for  "the  crown  of 
the  anomtiug  oil  of  his  God  is  up- 
on him :  I  am  tlie  Lord. 

13  And  'he  shall  take  a  wife  in 
her  virginity. 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  woman, 
or  profone,  or  a  harlot,  these  shall 
he  not  take:  but  he  shall  take  a 
virgin  of  his  own  people  to  wife. 

15  Neither  shall  he  i)r()fane  his 
seed  among  his  i)eople :  for  '  I  the 
Lord  do  sanctify  him. 

16  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

17  Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying. 
Whosoever  he  he  of  thy  seed  in 
their  generations  that  hath  any 
blemish,  let  him  not  'approach  to 
offer  the  n  bread  of  his  God. 

18  For  whatsoever  man  he  he  that 
hath  a  blemish,  he  shall  not  ap- 
proach: a  blind  man,  or  a  lame, 
or  he  that  hath  a  flat  nose,  or  any 
thing  "  superfluous, 

11)  Or  a  man  that  is  brokenfooted, 
or  brokenhanded, 

20  Or  crookbacked,  or  "a  dwarf, 
or  that  hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye, 
or  be  sciu'vy,  or  scabbed,  or  *hath 
his  stones  broken ; 

21  No  man  that  hath  a  blemish 
of  the  seed  of  Aaron  the  priest 
shall  come  nigh  to  "ofler  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Lord  made  by  Are :  he 
hath  a  blemish ;  he  shall  not  come 
nigh  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his 
God,  hoth  of  the  ^most  holy,  and 
ofthe>hol5^ 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto 
the  vail,  nor  come  nigh  unto  the 
altar,  because  he  hath  a  blemish; 
that  'he  profane  not  my  sanctu- 
aries: for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify 
them. 

24  And  Moses  told  it  unto  Aaron, 
and  to  his  sons,  and  unto  all  the 
cliildren  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  priests  in  their  uncleanness  must  abstain  from 
the  hohj  things.  6  How  they  shaU  be  cleansed.  10 
Who  of  the  priesVs  hort,se  may  cat  of  the  holy  things. 
17  The  sacrifices  must  be  without  blemish.  2G  The 
".9'^  of  the  sacrifice.  29  The  law  of  eating  the  sacri- 
fice of  thanksgiving. 

XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 


A^ 


2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
sons,  that  they  "  separate  them- 
selves from  the  holy  things  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  that  they 
"^profane  not  my  holy  name  in 
those  tilings  which  they  'hallow 
unto  me :  I  am  the  Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them,  AVliosoever  lie 
he  of  {dl  your  seed  among  your 
generations,  that  goeth  unto  the 
holy  things,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  hallow  unto  the  Lord,  ''hav- 
ing his  uncleanness  upon  him,  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  my  jjres- 
ence:  I  am  the  Lord. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed 
of  Aaron  is  a  leper,  or  hath  "a 
U'unning  issue;  he  shall  not  eat 
of  the  holy  things,  *^  until  he  be 
clean.  And  ^' whoso  toucheth  any 
thing  that  is  unclean  h'y  the  dead,  or 
"  a  man  whose  seed  goeth  from  him ; 

5  Or  'whosoever  toucheth  any 
creeping  thing,  whereby  he  may  be 
made  unclean,  or  '^  a  man  of  whom 
he  may  take  uncleanness,  whatso- 
ever uncleanness  he  hath ; 

G  The  soul  which  hath  touched 
any  such  shall  be  unclean  until 
even,  and  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
things,  unless  he  'wash  his  flesh 
with  water, 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down, 
he  shall  be  clean,  and  shall  after- 
ward eat  of  the  holy  things;  be- 
cause "'it  is  his  food. 

8  "That  which  dieth  of  itself,  or 
is  torn  with  heasts,  he  shall  not  eat 
to  defile  himself  therewith :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

9  They  shall  therefore  keep  mine 
ordinance,  "lest  they  bear  sin  for 
it,  and  die  therefore,  if  they  pro- 
fane it:  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify 
them. 

10  'There  shall  no  stranger  eat 
of  {he  holy  thing :  a  sojourner  of 
the  priest,  or  a  hired  servant,  shall 
not  eat  of  the  holy  thing. 

11  But  if  the  priest  buy  any  soul 
t  with  his  money,  he  shall  eat  of  it, 
and  he  that  is  born  in  his  house : 
•1  they  shall  eat  of  his  meat. 

12  If  the  priest's  daughter  also  be 
married  unto  *  a  stranger,  she  may 
not  eat  of  an  offering  of  the  holy 
things. 

149 


Before 
CHRIST 

14<H). 


'  Num.  (i.  3. 


l>ch.  18.21. 

■^Ex.  2S;.T8. 
Num.  18.:)2. 
Dcut.  15.19. 


'1  cli.  7.  20. 


"  ch.  1.5.  2. 

t  Ilcb.  run- 
niiirj  of  the 
reins. 

fch.  14.  a. & 
15.  i;i. 

ENum.19.1], 


h  ch.  1.';.  1«. 

ich.  11.24, 43, 

44. 


k  ch.  15. 7, 19. 


Ich.  15.  .5. 
Utb.  10.  22. 


m  ch.  21.  22. 

Num.  is'li, 

13. 
"  Ex.  22.  31. 

ch.  17.  15. 

£z.  44.  31. 


*■  Ex.  28.  4.3. 
Num.  18.22, 


I"  See  1  Sum. 

21.  C. 


t  Heb.  iciih 
the  pttr- 
chai*e  oj  his 
iiioitey. 

lNum.18.ll, 
13. 


■tlleb.  aman 
a  stranycy. 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

"•Gen.  38. 11. 

"ch.  10.  U. 
Num.  IS.U, 
19. 


'ch.  5.15,10. 


•NBm.18.32. 


li  Or,  ImJe 
theinnelres 
tinth  the 
iniiitiity  of 
tre.'fjKUS  in 
theireatmg. 

'  ver.  a. 


»ch.l.2,3, 
10. 
Num.  15.14. 


'ch.1.3. 


•Dcut  15.21. 

4:17.1. 
Mai.  1.8, 14. 
Eiih.o.  ■/:. 
He\>.  y.  14. 
1  Pet.  1. 19. 

bch.3. 1,6. 


'ch.  7.  IB. 
Num.  15.  3, 
8. 
l>eut.23.L>l, 

•ja. 

v».  <;t.  8.  it 

05. 1. 

Kcc.  5.4,5. 
II  Or,  goat$. 
■I  ver.  20. 

MaL  1.  8. 


•ch.  1.  9,  13. 
&  3.  3,  5. 


II  Or,  Kd. 
Ich.  21.18. 


13  But  if  the  priest's  daughter  be 
a  widow,  or  divorced,  and  have  no 
child,  and  is  "^  returned  unto  her 
father's  house,  'as  in  her  youth, 
she  shall  eat  of  her  father's  meat : 
but  there  shall  no  stranger  eat 
thereof. 

14  T[  'And  if  a  man  eat  of  the 
holy  thing  unwittingly,  then  he 
shall  put  the  fifth  part  thereof  unto 
it,  and  shall  give  it  unto  the  priest 
with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  "they  shall  not  profane 
the  holy  things  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  they  offer  unto  the 
Lord; 

16  Or  "suffer  them  ^to  bear  the 
iniquity  of  trespass,  when  they  eat 
their  holv  things :  for  I  the  Lord 
do  sanctify  them. 

17  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

]  8  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his 
sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  ^What- 
soever he  he  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
or  of  the  strangers  in  Israel,  that 
will  offer  his  oblation  for  all  his 
vows,  and  for  all  his  freewill  offer- 
ings, which  they  will  offer  unto  the 
Lord  for  a  burnt  oflfering ; 

19  "-Ye  shall  offer  at  your  own  will 
a  male  without  blemi.sh,  of  the 
beeves,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the 
goats. 

20  ''But  whatsoever  hath  a  blem- 
ish, tliat  shall  ye  not  offer:  for  it 
shall  not  be  acceptable  for  you. 

21  And  ^whosoever  offereth  a  sac- 
rifice of  peace  offerings  unto  the 
Lord  '^to  accomplish  his  vow,  or  a 
freewill  offering  in  beeves  or "  sheep, 
it  shall  be  perfect  to  be  accepted; 
there  shall  be  no  blemish  therein. 

22  •^  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed, 
or  having  a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or 
scab1)ed,  ye  shall  not  offer  the.se 
unto  the  Lord,  nor  make  ''an  of- 
fering by  fire  of  them  ui)on  the 
altar  unto  the  Lord. 

2.'i  Either  a  bullock  or  a  "lamb  that 
hath  any  thing  ^su])erfinous  or 
lacking  in  his  })arts,  that  niayest 
thou  off'er  for  a  freewill  offering ; 
but  for  a  vow  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
cepted. 

24  Ye   shall   not   offer  inito   the 

150 


Lord  that  which  is  bruised,  or 
crushed,  or  broken,  or  cut ;  neither 
shall  ye  make  any  offering  thereof 
in  your  land. 

25  Neither  ^from  a  stranger's  hand 
shall  ye  offer  ^the  bread  of  your 
God  of  any  of  these ;  because  their 
'corruption  is  in  them,  and  blem- 
ishes he  in  them :  they  shall  not  be 
accepted  for  you. 

26  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

27  ""AVhen  a  bullock,  or  a  sheep, 
or  a  goat,  is  brought  forth,  then 
it  shall  be  seven  days  under  the 
dam;  and  from  the  eighth  day  and 
thenceforth  it  shall  be  accepted  for 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

28  And  ivhetlier  it  he  cow  or  "  ewe, 
ye  shall  not  kill  it '  and  her  young 
both  in  one  day. 

29  And  when  ye  will  '"offer  a 
sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  unto  the 
Lord,  offer  it  at  your  own  will. 

30  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be 
eaten  up;  ye  shall  leave  "none  of 
it  until  the  morrow:  I  am  the 
Lord. 

31  "Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my 
commandments,  and   do  them:    I 

'  am  the  Lord. 

32  p  Neither  shall  ye  profane  my 
holy  name ;  but  '^  1  will  be  hallowed 
among  the  children  of  Israel:  I  am 
the  Lord  which  'hallow  you, 

33  'That  brought  you  out  of  the 
land  of  Egyi)t,  to  be  your  God :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTEE  XXIIL 

I  The  feaxtsi  of  the  Lord.  Z  The  sabbath,  i  The  pass- 
over,  'd  The  sheaf  of  fln^tfiidts.  15  The  feast  of 
Pentecost.  22  Gleanings  to  be  left  for  the  poor.  23 
The  f-ast  oj  trumpets.  26  The  datj  of  atonement. 
83  2'he  feast  oJ  tabernacles. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  Concern- 
ing "  the  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which 
ye  shall  '' proclaim  to  he  holy  convo- 
cations, even  these  are  my  feasts. 

3  sSix  days  shall  work  be  done: 
but  the  seventh  day  is  the  sa])bath 
of  rest,  a  holy  convocation;  ye 
shall  do  no  work  therein :  it  is  the 
sabbath  of  the  Lord  in  all  your 
dwellings. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


s  Num.15.15. 
1«. 
bch.21.6,17. 


i  Mai.  1.14. 


k  Ex.  22. 30. 


II  Or, 
sht  goat. 
1  Deut.  22.  C. 


"ch.7.  12. 
P».  lor.  22. 
&  116.  17. 
Amos  4.  5. 


°  ch.  7. 15. 


"ch.  in.  37. 
Num.  15.40. 
Deut.  4.  40. 


P  ch.  18.  21. 

1  ch.  10.  3. 
Matt.  6.  9. 
Luke  11.  2. 

'ch.  20.8. 

'  Ex.  fi.  7. 
fh.  11.  45.  & 

r.i.  ;x.  Sc  25. 

Num.  15.41. 


*Ter.  4,  37. 

1.  Ex.  .12.  5. 
2  Kinus  10. 
20. 
Vs.  81.  3. 

'  Ex.  20.  9.  & 

2M.  12.  &;ii. 

1,?.  &  .•!4.  21. 
eh.  19. .'!. 
DiMit.  ,■;.  1.". 
Luke  13.14. 


Tlie  passover. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  feast  of,  Pentecost. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

A  Ex.  2.3.  14. 
ver.  2,  37. 


«  Ex.  12.(i,14, 
IH.  &  13.  3, 
10.  &  -S).  15. 
&  :M.  18. 
Num.  !».2,.'?. 
&  2S.  1«,  17. 
l)eiit.lt!.l-8. 
Josh.  S.  10. 


fEx.  12.  IG. 

Num.  28.18, 
25. 


SEx.  2^5.  If), 
I'J.  i  »4.  22, 
2«. 

Num.  15.  2, 
18.  &  2.S.  2(i. 
Deut.  IC.  a. 
Josh.  3. 15. 


nor, 

handful. 
t  Ueb.  omer. 
b  Rom.  11.16. 

1  Cor.  l.i.ai. 

James  1.18. 

Rev.  14.  4. 
lEx.  29.  24. 


k  ch.  2. 14, 
15,  la. 


I  Ex.  ?A.  22. 
ch.  25.  8. 
Deut  lU.  9. 


4  1^  "^  These  are  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord,  even  holy  convocations, 
which  ye  shall  proclaiui  in  their 
seasons. 

5  "In  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  at  even  is  the  LoiiD's 
passover. 

G  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
same  month  is  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  unto  the  Loud  :  seven 
days  ye  must  eat  unleavened  bread. 

7  '^In  the  first  day  ye  shall  have  a 
holy  convocation:  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work  therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  ofier  an  ofiPering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  seven 
days :  in  the  seventh  day  is  a  holy 
convocation :  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  therein. 

9  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  ^When 
ye  be  come  into  the  land  which  I 
give  unto  you,  and  shall  reap  the 
harvest  thereof,  then  ye  shall  bring 
a  I' t  sheaf  of  ^  the  firstfruits  of  your 
harvest  unto  the  priest : 

11  And  he  shall  '  wave  the  sheaf 
before  the  Lord,  to  be  accepted 
for  you :  on  the  morrow  after  the 
sabbath  the  priest  shall  wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  oft'er  that  day 
when  ye  wave  the  sheaf  a  he  lamb 
without  blemish  of  the  first  year 
for  a  burnt  oft'ering  unto  the  Lord. 

13  ''And  the  meat  oflering  there- 
of shall  he  two  tenth  deals  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  an  oftering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  for  a 
sweet  savour :  and  the  drink  offer- 


ing thereof  shall  he  of 


wine,  the 


fourth  2)((rt  of  a  hin. 

14  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread, 
nor  parched  corn,  nor  green  ears, 
until  the  selfsame  day  that  ye  have 
brought  an  offering  unto  your  God: 
it  shall  he  a  statute  for  ever  through- 
out your  generations  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

15  ^\  And  'ye  shall  count  unto 
you  from  the  morrow  after  the  sab- 
bath, from  the  day  that  ye  brought 
the  sheaf  of  the  wave  offering; 
seven  sabbaths  shall  be  complete : 

16  Even  unto  the  mon*ow  after 
the  seventh  sabbath  shall  ye  num- 


ber "' fifty  days ;  and  ye  shall  offer 
"a  new  meat  ottering  unto  the 
Lord. 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your 
habitations  two  wave  loaves  of  two 
tenth  deals:  they  shall  b(^  of  fine 
fiour;  they  shall  be  baken  with 
leaven  ;  they  are  "  the  firstfruits  un- 
to the  Lord. 

18  And  ye  shall  offer  with  the 
bread  seven  lambs  without  blemish 
of  the  first  year,  and  on6  young 
bullock,  and  two  rams :  they  shall 
be  for  a  burnt  offering  unto  the 
Lord,  with  their  meat  offering, 
and  their  drink  offerings,  even  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord. 

19  Then  ye  shall  sacrifice  ^one 
kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin  offering, 
and  two  lambs  of  the  first  year  for 
a  sacrifice  of  •*  peace  offerings. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them 
with  the  bread  of  the  firstfruits  for 
a  wave  offering  before  the  Lord, 
with  the  two  lambs:  "^they  shall 
be  holy  to  the  Lord  for  the  priest. 

21  And  ye  shall  proclaim  on  the 
selfsame  day,  that  it  may  be  a  holy 
convocation  unto  vou :  ye  shall  do 
no  servile  work  therein :  it  shall  he 
a  statute  for  ever  in  all  vour  dwell- 
ings  throughout  your  generations. 

22  ^  And  'when  ye  reap  the  har- 
vest of  your  land,  thou  shalt  not 
make  clean  riddance  of  the  corners 
of  thy  field  when  thou  reapest,  'nei- 
ther shalt  thou  gather  any  glean- 
ing of  thy  harvest:  thou  shalt  leave 
them  unto  the  poor,  and  to  the 
stranger:  I  am  the  Lord  yom* 
God. 

23  T[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  cl^ldren  of 
Israel,  saying.  In  the  "seventh 
month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  shall  ye  have  a  sabbath, 
^  a^memorial  of  blowing  of  trump- 
ets, a  holy  convocation. 

25  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein  :  but  ye  shall  offer  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

2G  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

27  ^Also  on  the  tenth  day  of  this 
seventh  month  there  shall  he  a  day 

151 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

""Acts  2.  1. 
"  Num. 28.2ft 


"  Ex.  2.S.  IB, 
I'.K  .1;  22.29. 
&  .34.  22,  21!. 
Num.  15.17- 
21.  &  28.  2(i. 
Deut.  26. 1. 


P  ph.  4.  2!?,  28. 
Num.  28.30. 


1  ch.  3.  1. 


'Num.18.12. 
Deut.  18.  4. 


"  ch.  19.  9. 


'  Deut.  24.19. 


"Num.  29.1. 


»  ch.  25.  9. 


Teh.  16.  .30. 
Num.  23.  7. 


The  day  of  atonement. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  feast  of  tabernacles. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


'  Gen.  17.14. 


•ch.  20.3,5,0. 


t  ilcb.  rest. 


»  Ex.  23. 16. 
Num. -".1.12. 
Deut.  lU.ia. 
Ezra  .i.  4. 
Neh.  8.  14. 
Zeeh.  14.10. 
John  7. 2. 


'  Num.29..'?5. 
Nel».  .S.  IH. 
John  7.  y7. 


\  TItb.  (lay 
oi'rfintniuit. 
oDeut.  Mi.H. 

2  Clir.  7.  II. 

Nell.  K.  18. 

Jotl  1.14.  & 

2. 1.5. 
•vcr.  2,  4. 


lNum.20..'?9. 


of  atonement:  it  shall  be  a  holy 
convocation  unto  you ;  and  ye  shall 
afflict  yoiu'  souls,  and  ofter  an  of- 
fering made  by  lire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in 
that  sa^e  day :  for  it  is  a  day  of 
atonement,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  you  before  the  Lord  your  God. 

29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  he  that 
shall  not  be  afflicted  in  that  same 
day,  ^  he  shall  be  cut  ofl'  from  among 
his  people. 

30  And  whatsoever  soul  it  he  that 
doeth  any  work  in  that  same  day, 
''the  same  soul  will  I  destroy  from 
among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of 
work :  it  shall  he  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

32  It  shall  he  unto  you  a  sabbath 
of  rest,  and  ye  shall  afflict  your 
souls :  in  the  ninth  day  of  the 
month  at  even,  fiom  even  unto 
even,  shall  ye  ^  celebrate  your 
sabbath. 

33  ^i^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

34  Speak  unto  the  chihb-en  of 
Israel,  saying,  ''The  fifteenth  day 
of  this  seventh  month  shall  he  the 
feast  of  tabernacles  for  seven  days 
unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  first  day  shall  he  a  holy 
convocation  :  ye  shall  do  no  serv- 
ile work  therein. 

36  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an 
offering  made  by  tire  unto  the 
Lord  ;  '^  on  the  eighth  day  shall 
be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  ofl'er  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a 
'''solemn  assembly;  and  ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work  therein. 

37  "^Theiie  are  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim  to 
he  holy  convocations,  to  otter  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord,  a  burnt  offering,  and  a  meat 
offering,  a  sacrifice,  an<l  drink  offer- 
ings, ev^ery  thing  upon  his  day: 

38  4k\side  the  sab))aths  of  the 
Lord,  and  beside  your  gifts,  and 
beside  all  your  vows,  and  beside 
all  your  freewill  offerings,  which 
ye  give  unto  the  Loim). 

39  Also  in   th(^   iiftecnth  day  of 

152 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

KEx.  2."..  Ifi. 
Deut.  Iti.iS. 


i  Deut.lG.14, 
15. 


kXum.29.12. 

Neh.  K.  18. 


lNeh.8. 14, 
15,  1«. 


■"Dciit.nui" 
V.s.  78.  5, 6. 


the  seventh  month,  when  ye  have 
s  gathered  in  the  fruit  of  the  land, 
ye  shall  keep  a  feast  unto  the 
Lord  seven  days :  on  the  first 
day  shall  he  a  sabbath,  and  on  the 
eighth  day  shall  he  a  sabbath. 

40  And  ''ye  shall  take  you  on  the  iNeh.8.i5. 
first  day  the  *  boughs  of  goodly  tHcb./n<,<. 
trees,  branches  of  palm  trees,  and 
the  boughs  of  thick  trees,  and  wil- 
lows of  the  brook;  'and  ye  shall 
rejoice  before  the  Lord  your  God 
seven  days. 

41  ""And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast 
unto  the  Lord  seven  days  in  the 
year :  it  shall  he  a  statute  for  ever 
in  your  generations ;  ye  shall  cel- 
ebrate it  in  the  seventh  month. 

42  '  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  sev- 
en days;  all  that  are  Israelites 
born  shall  dwell  in  booths : 

43  "'That  your  generations  may 
know  that  I  made  the  children  of 
Israel  to  dwell  in  booths,  when  I 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

44  And  Moses  "  declared  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  The  oil  for  the  lamps.  5  TTie  ifhewbread.  10  Shelo- 
mlth's  son  blaqjheitteth.  lo  The  law  of  hlai^phemy. 
11  Of  murder.  Vi  Of  damage.  2'd  The  blasphemer 
is  stoned.. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
XJL  ses,  saying, 

2  ''Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  bring  unto  thee  pure 
oil  olive  beaten  for  the  light,  *to 
cause  the  lamps  to  burn  continu- 
ally. 

3  Without  the  vail  of  the  testi- 
mony, in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, shall  Aaron  order  it  from 
the  evening  unto  the  morning  be- 
fore the  Lord  continually :  it  shall 
he  a  statute  for  ever  in  yoiu-  gener- 
ations. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon 
^the  -piwe  candlestick  before  the 
Lord  continually. 

5  1  And  thou  shalt  take  fine  flour, 
and  bake  twelve  'cakes  thereof: 
two  tenth  deals  shall  be  in  one 
cake. 

(3  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two 
rows,  six  on  a  row,  ''ui^on  the  pure 
table  before  the  Lord. 


i 


I 


"  Ex.  27.  20, 

21. 


t  Heb.  to 
caiiite  to 
uscend. 


i 


h  Ex.  31.8.  & 

3».  37. 


'  Ex.  25.  30. 


i  1  Kings  7. 
48. 
2Chr.4.13. 

fc  l.i.  11. 

Ucb.  "J.  2. 


The  laiv  of  Uasphemy . 


LEVITICUS. 


The  sabbath  of  the  seventh  year. 


Before 
CHRIST 

14!)0. 


"Num. 
1  Chr. 
■2  Chr. 

•1.  r. 

9. ;« 

2.4. 

flSnm 
Matt. 
Murk 
Luke 

21. C 
12.  4. 
2.  2I>. 

1.4. 

R  Ex.  Lfl.  .11. 
ch.  8.  .51.  «t 
ai.  If.'. 

bvcr.  IG. 

■  Job  1.5,  11, 

22.  &  2.  .5,  y, 

10 

Is.  8.  21. 
)i  Ex.  18.  22, 

26. 


1  Num.  15.34. 

t  Ileb.  toc.r- 
poumt  vtito 
them  ac- 
cording to 
the  mouth 
of  the  Lord 

"Ex.  18.15, 
Hi. 

Num.  27.  5. 
&  oti.  5,  U. 


°  Deut.  13.  9. 
&  17.  7. 


"oh.  5.  1.  & 
2(>.  17. 
Num.  9. 13. 

P 1  Kings  21. 
10,  13. 
Ps.  74. 10,18. 
Mutt.  12.  31. 
Mark  3.  28. 
JamcB  2.  7. 


<lEx.  21. 12. 

Num..35..Sl. 

Deut.  19.11, 

12. 
♦  Ileb. 

sinileth  the 

life  of  a 

man. 
'ver.  21. 
t  Heb.  life 
for  life. 
■Ex.21.  24. 

Deut.  19.21. 

Matt.  5.  oS. 

&  7.  2. 


7  And  tboii  slialt  put  pure  frank- 
incense upon  each  row,  tliat  it  may 
be  on  the  bread  for  a  niemorial, 
even  an  offering  made  by  lire  unto 
the  LoKD. 

8  *  Every  sabbath  ho  shall  sot  it 
in  order  before  the  Lord  continu- 
ally, hcing  talen  from  the  chihlrcu  of 
Israel  by  an  everlasting  covenant. 

9  And  4t  shall  bo  Aaron's  and 
his  sons';  ^-'and  they  shall  eat  it  in 
the  holy  place :  for  it  is  most  holy 
unto  him  of  the  oiferings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  lire  by  a  perpetual 
statute. 

10  ^  And  the  son  of  an  Israeli  tish 
woman,  whose  father  icas  an  Egyp- 
tian, Avent  out  among  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  this  son  of  the  Is- 
raelitish  woman  and  a  man  of  Is- 
rael strove  together  in  the  camp ; 

11  And  the  Israelitish  woman's 
son  ''blasphemed  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  'cursed.  And  they 
""l^rought  him  unto  Moses:  (and 
his  mother's  name  was  8helomith, 
the  daughter  of  Dibri,  of  the  tribe 
of  Dan :) 

12  And  they  'put  him  in  ward, 
t'"that  the  mind  of  the  Lord  might 
be  shewed  them. 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath 
ciu'sed  without  the  camp ;  and  let 
all  that  heard  him  "lay  their  hands 
ujjon  his  head,  and  let  all  the  con- 
gregation stone  him. 

15  And  thou  slialt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  Wh(jso- 
ever  cm\seth  his  God  "shall  bear 
his  sin. 

16  And  he  that  Pblasphemeth  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation shall  certainly  stone  him : 
as  well  the  stranger,  as  he  that 
is  born  in  the  land,  when  he  blas- 
phemeth  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

17  t  "And  he  that  tkilleth  any 
man  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  'And  he  that  killeth  a  beast 
shall  make  it  good ;  *  beast  for  boast. 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish 
in  his  neighbour ;  as  '  he  hath  done, 
so  shall  it  be  done  to  him ; 


20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye, 
tooth  for  tooth :  as  he  hath  caused 
a  blemish  in  a  man,  so  shall  it  be 
done  to  him  aqain. 

21  'And  he  that  killeth  a  beast, 
ho  shall  restore,  it:  "and  ho  that 
killeth  a  man,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  ''one  manner  of 
law,  as  well  for  the  stranger,  as  for 
one  of  yovu'  own  country  :  for  1  am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

23  1  And  Moses  spake  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  >  that  they  should 
Iwing  forth  him  that  had  cursed 
out  of  the  camp,  and  stone  him 
with  stones:  and  the  children  of 
Israel  did  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Tlie  mhhadi  of  the  mventh  year.  8  Tlte  jubilee  in 
the  fiflitth  year.  14  Of  oppression.  IS  A  ble.'<si)ig 
of  obedienee.  23  The  reiJe>iiptio?t  oflaiid.  29  ()f 
hon.'if.'i.  35  Conipas.sion  of  the  poor.  39  The  usatje 
of  bondmen.     47  The  redemption  of  servants. 

AND  the  Lord  si)ake  unto  Mo- 
_  SOS  in  mount  Sinai,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them.  When  ye 
come  into  the  land  which  I  give 
you,  then  shall  the  land  tkee|>  "a 
sabbath  mito  the  Lord. 

3  Six  years  thou  slialt  sow  thy 
field,  and  six  years  thou  slialt 
lirune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather 
in  the  fruit  thereof; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall 
be  a  sabbath  of  rest  unto  the  land, 
a  sabbath  for  the  Lord  :  thou  slialt 
neither  sow  thy  field,  nor  j)rune 
thy  vineyard. 


5    "That   which 


groweth   of   its 


own  accord  of  thy  harvest  thou 
shalt  not  reap,  neither  gather  the 
grapes  ♦  of  thy  vine  undressed :  for 
it  is  a  year  of  rest  unto  the  land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land 
shall  be  meat  for  you;  for  thee, 
and  for  thy  servant,  and  for  thy 
maid,  and  for  thy  hired  servant, 
and  for  thy  stranger  that  sojourn- 
etli  with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the 
beast  that  are  in  thy  land,  shall  all 
the  increase  thereof  be  meat. 

8  ^  And  thou  shalt  number  sev- 
en sabbaths  of  years  unto  thee, 
seven  times  seven  years ;  and  the 

]53 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


'vcr.  18. 
Ex.  21.  33. 
"  vur.  17. 


'Ex.  12.49.  ■ 

ch.  19.  .34. 
Num.  15.16. 


'  vcr.  14. 


1491. 


t  Ileb.  rest. 
»  Ex.  23.  10. 

Sec  ch.  20. 

.•!4  3.5. 

2Chr.3C.21. 


b  2  Kings  19. 
2'J. 


t  Heb.  ofthp 
»eparation. 


The  year  of  jubilee. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  redemption  of  land. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


t  Ilcb.  loud 
of  sound. 


'ch.23.24,27. 


dls.ei.  2.  & 
63.4. 
Jer.  34.  8, 
15,  17. 
Luke  -1.  19. 


«ver.  13. 
Num.  36.  4. 


f  ver.  S. 


Ever.  6,7. 


b  ver.  10. 
ch.  27.  24. 
Num.  SB.  4. 


i  ver.  17. 

ch.  19.  13. 

1  Sam.  12.3, 

4. 

Mic.  2.  2. 

1  Cor.  0.  a 
k  ch.  27. 18, 

23. 


I  ver.  14. 

"  ver.  43. 
ch.  10.14,32. 


■  ch.  19.  37. 


»ch.  26.  .7. 
Dt-ut.  12.10. 
l'«.  4.  8. 
Prov.  1.  .33. 
Jer.  23.  «. 

fclv26.  «. 
Gz.  34.  22, 
27,  28. 

1  Matt.  6.  25, 
31. 


space  of  the  seven  sabbaths  of 
years  shall  be  imto  thee  forty  and 
nine  years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the 
trumpet  ^of  the  jubilee  to  sound 
on  the  tenth  day  of  the  seventh 
month,  4n  the  day  of  atonement 
shall  ye  make  the  trumpet  sound 
throughout  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fifti- 
eth year,  and  ''i)rockiim  liberty 
throughout  all  the  land  unto  all 
the  inhabitants  thereof:  it  shall  be 
a  jubilee  unto  you;  '^and  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  i^osses- 
sion,  and  ye  shall  return  every 
man  unto  his  family. 

11  A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth 
year  be  unto  you:  ^ye  shall  not 
sow,  neither  reap  that  which  grow- 
eth  of  itself  in  it,  nor  gather  the 
grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  undressed. 

12  For  it  is  the  jubilee ;  it  shall 
be  holy  unto  you :  *-  ye  shall  eat 
the  increase  thereof  out  of  the 
field. 

13  ''In  the  year  of  this  jubilee  ye 
shall  retiu^n  every  man  unto  his 
possession. 

14  And  if  thou  sell  aught  unto  thy 
neighbour,  or  buyest  aught  of  thy 
neighb6iu''s  hand,  'ye  shall  not 
oppress  one  another : 

15  "^ According  to  the  number  of 
years  after  the  jubilee  thou  shalt 
buy  of  thy  neighbour,  and  accord- 
ing unto  the  niunber  of  years  of 
the  fruits  he  shall  sell  unto  thee : 

16  According  to  the  multitude 
of  years  thou  shalt  increase  the 
l)rice  thereof,  and  according  to 
the  fewness  of  years  thou  shalt 
diminish  the  price  of  it :  for  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  the  years  of 
the  fruits  doth  he  sell  unto  thee. 

17  '  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oj)- 
press  one  another;  '"but  thou  shalt 
fear  thy  God:  for  I  am  the  LoKD 
your  God. 

18  ^\  "Wherefore  ye  shall  do  my 
statutes,  and  keep  my  judgments, 
and  do  them;  "and  ye  shall  dwell 
in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her 
fruit,  and  ^ye  shall  eat  your  fill, 
and  dwell  therein  in  safety. 

20  And   if  ye  shall  say,  "^What 

154 


shall  we  eat  the  seventh  year  I 
behold,  "^we  shall  not  sow,  nor 
gather  in  our  increase : 

21  Then  I  will  "* command  my 
blessing  u])on  you  in  the  sixth 
year,  and  it  shall  bring  forth  fruit 
for  three  years. 

22  'And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth 
year,  and  eat  yet  of  "old  fruit  until 
the  ninth  year;  until  her  fruits 
come  in  ye  shall  eat  of  the  old  store. 

23  t  The  land  shall  not  be  sold 
"  *  for  ever :  for  "^  the  land  is  mine ; 
for  ye  are  ^ strangers  and  sojourn- 
ers with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your 
l^ossession  ye  shall  grant  a  re- 
demption for  the  land. 

25  1  'If  thy  brother  be  waxen 
l^oor,  and  hath  sold  away  some  of 
his  j>ossession,  and  if  ""  any  of  his 
kin  come  to  redeem  it,  then  shall 
he  redeem  that  which  his  brother 
sold. 

26  And  if  the  man  have  none  to 
redeem  it,  and  ^himself  be  able  to 
redeem  it ; 

27  Then  ""let  him  count  the  years 
of  the  sale  thereof,  and  restore  the 
overplus  unto  the  man  to  whom 
he  sold  it ;  that  he  may  return 
unto  his  j)ossession. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  re- 
store it  to  him,  then  that  which 
is  sold  shall  remain  in  the  hand  of 
him  that  hath  bought  it  until  the 
year  of  jubilee:  'and  in  the  jubilee 
it  shall  go  out,  and  he  shall  return 
unto  liis  possession. 

29  And  if  a  man  sell  a  dwelling- 
house  in  a  walled  city,  then  he 
may  redeem  it  within  a  whole  year 
after  it  is  sold ;  within  a  full  year 
may  he  redeem  it. 

30  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed 
within  the  space  of  a  full  year,  then 
the  house  that  is  in  the  walled  city 
shall  be  established  for  ever  to  him 
that  bought  it  throughout  his  gen- 
erations :  it  shall  not  go  out  in  the 
jubilee. 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages 
which  have  no  wall  round  about 
them  shall  be  counted  as  the  fields 
of  the  country :  '  they  may  be  re- 
d(3emed,  and  they  shall  go  out  in 
the  jubilee. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

'  ver.  4,  5. 

'  See  Ex.  IG. 
2!>. 
Dsut.  28.  8. 


<  2  Kinga  19. 

29. 
"  Josh.  5.  11, 

12. 


II  Or,  to  he 

qmte  cut 

off. 
tlleh./or 

cut  tilt;/  off. 
^  Deut.32.43. 

2Clir.  7. 10. 

Ps.  Ho.  1. 

Joel  2. 18.  & 

3.2. 
y  1  Chr.  29. 

15. 

Ps.  .39  12.  & 

119.  19. 

IPtt.  2.11. 
=  Ruth  2.20. 

&  4.  4,  e. 
»  See  Ruth  3. 

2.  9,  12. 

Jer. 32.  7,8. 


*  neb.  his 
hand  hath 
attained 
andfounrl 
Riiffricncy^ 
ch.  5.*". 

b  ver.  50.51, 
52.        * 


"  ver.  13. 


tllcb. 

redrmjitian 
liflonoQth 
unto  it. 


The  iisage  of  bondmen. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  rcdemiHion  of  servants. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

fl  See  Num. 

;«.  2. 

Ji)sh.  21.  2, 

&c. 
II  Or,  one  of 

the  Levxtcs 

refleeni 

them. 


'  vcr.  28. 


fSee  Acts  4. 
30,37. 


tllcb. 

hiA  httnd 
Imlelli. 

t  Hub. 

^trcy}gthen* 
?  Dcut.  15. 
7.8. 

Ps.  ;17.  20.  & 
41.  1.  &  112. 

Prov.14.31. 

Luke  0.  35 

Acts  11   ifl. 

Itom.  12. 10, 

1  John  u.  17. 
1.  Ex   2J.  25. 

Deut.  2:1.19. 

Xeh.  5.  7. 

P»  15.  5. 

Prov.  28.  8. 

Ez.  1S.S,13, 

17.  &  22. 12. 
'  ver.  17 

Neh.  5.  0. 


l  eh.  22. ; 
33. 


1  Ex.  21.  2. 
Deut.  15.12. 
1  Kings  y. 

2KiM'_'s4. 1. 
Xeh.  ,*  5. 
.ler.  34.  14. 
t  Ueb. 

nerve  thi;$elf 
with  him 
with  the 
service,  !fc. 
ver.  40. 
E.\-.  1.  14. 
Jer  25.  14. 
&  27.  7.  Si. 
30.8. 


'  Ex.  21.  3. 


°  ver.  28. 


°  ver.  55. 
Bom.  0.  22. 
1  Cor.  7. 23. 


f  Heb  with 

the  sate  0/ a 

boiidnmn. 
P  Eph.  0.  9. 

Col.  4.  1. 
"i  ver.  40. 

Ex.  1.  1.3. 
■^ver.  17. 

Ex.  1.17,21. 

Deut.  25.18. 

ilal.  3.  5. 


32  J^otwitbstaiKling  ^  the  cities  of 
the  Levites,  and  the  lioiises  of  the 
cities  of  their  possession,  may  the 
Levites  redeem  at  any  time. 

33  And  if  "a  man  i)nr(']iase  of  the 
Levites,  tlien  tlie  lionse  that  was 
sold,  and  tlie  city  of  his  i)Ossession, 
'shall  go  out  in  the  year  o/ jubilee: 
for  the  houses  of  the  cities  of  the 
Levites  are  their  possession  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

34  But  ^the  field  of  the  suburbs 
of  their  cities  may  not  be  sold ;  for 
it  is  their  .peri)etual  possession. 

35  ^  And  if  thy  brother  be  wax- 
en poor,  and  *  fallen  in  decay  with 
thee ;  then  thou  shalt  ♦  ^  relieve 
him :  yea^  Ihotiyh  he  he  a  stranger, 
or  a  sojourner;  that  he  may  live 
with  thee. 

30  ^Take  thou  no  usury  of  him, 
or  increase:  but  'fear  thy  God; 
that  thy  brother  may  live  with 
thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy 
money  upon  usurj',  nor  lend  him 
thy  victuals  for  increase. 

38  "I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  brought  you  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  to  give  you  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  to  be  your  God. 

39  1  And  'if  thy  brother  tMt 
dwelleth  by  thee  be  Avaxen  poor, 
and  be  sold  unto  thee ;  thou  shalt 
not  t  compel  him  to  serve  as  a 
bonds'ervant : 

40  Bnt  as  a  hired  servant,  and  as 
a  sojourner,  he  shall  be  with  thee, 
and  shall  serve  thee  unto  the  year 
of  jubilee : 

41  And  then  shall  he  depart  from 
thee,  hoth  he  and  his  children  "with 
him,  and  shall  return  unto  his  own 
family,  and  "unto  the  possession 
of  his  fathers  shall  he  return. 

42  For  they  are  °my  servants, 
which  1  brought  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt :  they  shall  not  be 
sold  *as  bondmen. 

43  p  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him 
"with  rigom-;  but  'shalt  fear  thy 
God. 

44  Both  thy  bondmen,  and  thy 
bondmaids,  which  thou  shalt  have, 
shall  he  of  the  heathen  that  are 
round  about  you ;  of  them  shall  ye 
buy  bondmen  and  bondmaids. 


45  Moreover,  of  Hhe  chikben  of 
the  strangers  that  do  sojom-n  among 
you,  of  them  shall  ye  buy,  and  of 
their  families  that  are  with  you, 
which  they  begat  in  your  land : 
and  they  shall  be  your  possession. 

40  And  ^  ye  shall  take  them  as  an 
inheritance  for  your  children  after 
you,  to  inherit  them  for  a  posses- 
sion ;  '  they  shall  be  yoiu*  bondmen 
for  ever:  but  over  your  brethren 
the  children  of  Israel,  "ye  shall  not 
rule  one  over  another  with  rigour. 

47  ^  And  if  a  sojourner  or  stran- 
ger 'wax  rich  by  thee,  and  ""thy 
brother  that  dweUcth  by  him  wax 
poor,  and  sell  himself  unto  the 
stranger  or  sojourner  by  thee,  or  to 
the  stock  of  tlie  stranger's  family  : 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may 
be  redeemed  again ;  one  of  his 
brethren  may  ''redeem  him: 

49  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  uncle's 
son,  may  redeem  him,  or  any  that 
is  nigh  of  kin  unto  him  of  his  fam- 
ily may  redeem  him;  or  if  'he  be 
able,  he  may  redeem  himself. 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him 
that  boughl  him  from  the  year  that 
he  was  sold  to  him  unto  the  year 
of  jubilee :  and  the  jn-ice  of  his  sale 
shall  be  according  unto  the  num- 
ber of  years,  '^  according  to  the  time 
of  a  hired  servant  shall  it  be  with 
him. 

51  If  there  he  yet  many  years  he- 
hind,  according  unto  them  he  shall 
give  again  the  price  of  his  redemp- 
tion out  of  the  money  that  he  Avas 
bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few 
years  unto  the  year  of  jubilee,  then 
he  shall  count  with  him,  and  ac- 
cording unto  his  years  shall  he 
give  him  again  the  price  of  his  re- 
demption. 

53  And  as  a  yearly  hired  servant 
shall  he  be  with  him  :  and  the  other 
shall  not  rule  with  rigour  over  him 
in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  "  in 
these  years,  then  ""he  shall  go  out 
in  the  year  of  jubilee,  hoth  he,  and 
his  chikh'en  with  him. 

55  For  ninto  me  the  children  of 
Israel  are  servants;  they  are  my 
servants  whom  I  brought  forth  out 

155 


Before 
CHKIST 

1491. 


'  Is.  56.  3,  6. 


'  Is.  14.  2. 


t Ileb.  ye 
ahull  serve 
yourselves 
with  thenit 
ver.  ,39. 

"  vcr.  43. 


tUcb. 
his  hand 
ottain,  Vc. 
ver.  26. 

"  vcr.  25,  35. 


5  Neh.  5.  5. 


'  ver.  2G. 


"Job  7.1. 
Is.  10. 14.  & 

21.10. 


II  Or,  6s/  these 

means. 
1.  ver.  41. 

Ex.  21.  2,  3. 


^  vcr.  42. 


A  blessing  and 


LEVITICUS. 


a  curse  proposed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


"Ex.  20.4,5. 

Dcut.  5.  8. 

&  10.  aa.  & 

ZT.  1.5. 

Pe.  9T.  T. 
II  Or,  pillar, 

II  Or.  figured 

stone. 
tHcb. 

a  stone  of 

picture. 


h  ch.  10.  30. 


'Deut.  11.13, 
14,  V,.  &  -JS. 
1-14. 


i  Is.  30.  23. 

Ez.  .■J4.  -X. 

JoeU'.iiS,  :;4. 
'  Pa.  0".  «.  & 

85.  1-J. 

Ez.  .•».  27.  & 

■SH.  .TO. 

Zech.  8.  12. 
f  Amos  9.  13. 


Sch.  25.  19. 

Dcut.  11.15. 

J(xl2.1U,2(j. 
hch.  2.5.  18. 

Job  11.18. 

Ez.  34.  25, 

27,28. 
i  1  Chr.  22.  9. 

Ps.  Ifl.  11.  & 

147.  14. 

Is.  4.5.  7. 

Uag.  2.  9. 
k  Job  11.  19. 

Pa.  3.  5.  & 

4.8. 

Is.  35.  9. 

Jer. ;».  10. 

Ez.  :i4.  25. 

Uos.  2.  18. 

Zeph.  3.  13. 
t  IIt?b.  cause 

to  ct'o-te. 
1 2  Kings  17. 

Ez.  5.  17.  & 

14.  15. 
"Ez.  14.17. 
"  Dcut..32..iO. 

Josh.  23. 10. 


"Ex.  2.  25. 

2  Kings  13. 

23. 
P  Gen. 17.0,7. 

Neh.  y.  2f. 

Ps.  107.  38. 


■iBh.  25.  22. 


'  Ex.  25.  8.  & 

29.45. 

Josli.  22.19. 

Ps.  "«.  2. 

Ez.  37.  2C, 

27,  28. 

licv.  21.  X 
•ch.  20.  23. 

Deut.  .32.19. 
•  2  Cor.  »i.  II!. 
'  Ex.  0.  7. 

Jer.  7.  2:!.  * 

11.4.  fcSO. 

22. 

Ez.  11.20.  & 

.36.28. 
"ch._2i.  38, 

42^55. 


of  the  land  of  Egypt:   I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Of  idolatry.  2  Beligioiisness.  3  A  blessing  to  tkem 
that  keep  the  commandments.  14  A  curse  to  those 
that  break  them.  40  God  pro7niseth  to  remember 
them  that  repent. 

YE  shall  make  you  ''no  idols 
nor  graven  image,  neither 
rear  you  up  a  "standing  image, 
neither  shall  ye  set  up  any  "  ^  image 
of  stone  in  yoiu*  laud,  to  bow  down 
unto  it:  for  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

2  ^  ^Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  reverence  my  sanctuary :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

3  1^  'If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes, 
and  keep  my  commandments,  and 
do  them; 

4  ''Then  I  will  give  you  rain  in 
due  season,  *and  the  land  shall 
yield  her  increase,  and  the  trees  of 
the  field  shall  yield  their  fruit. 

5  And  ''your  threshing  shall  reach 
unto  the  vintage,  and  the  vintage 
shall  reach  unto  the  sowing  time : 
and  ^ye  shall  eat  your  bread  to  the 
full,  and  ^  dwell  in  yoiu  land  safely. 

6  And  '  I  will  give  peace  in  the 
land,  and  ''ye  shall  lie  do^Ti,  and 
none  shall  make  you  afraid :  and  I 
will  hid  'evil  beasts  out  of  the 
land,  neither  shall  '"the 
through  your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  ene- 
mies, and  they  shall  fall  before  you 
by  the  sword. 

8  And  "live  of  you  shall  chase  a 
hun(h'ed,  and  a  hundred  of  you 
shall  put  ten  thousand  to  flight: 
and  your  enemies  shall  fall  before 
you  by  the  sword. 

9  For  I  will  "have  respect  unto 
you,  and  •'make  you  fi'uitful,  and 
multiply  you,  and  establish  my 
covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  ''old  store, 
and  bring  forth  the  old  because  of 
the  new. 

11  "^And  I  will  set  my  tabernacle 
among  yon  :  and  my  soul  shall  not 
"abhor  you. 

12  'And  I  will  walk  among  you, 
and  "will  be  your  God,  and  ye 
shall  be  my  people. 

L3  "[  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  brought  you  forth  out  of  the  \ 

'l50 


sword  go 


land  of  Egypt,  that  ye  should  not 
be  their  bondmen;  ^and  I  have 
broken  the  bands  of  your  yoke, 
and  made  you  go  upright. 

14  \  -But  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  me,  and  will  not  do  all  these 
commandments ; 

15  And  if  ye  shall  Hlespise  my 
statutes,  or  if  your  soul  abhor  my 
judgments,  so  that  ye  will  not  do 
all  my  commandments,  but  that  ye 
break  my  covenant : 

10  I  also  will  do  this  unto  you; 
I  will  even  appoint  ^  over  you  '^  ter- 
ror, ''  consumption,  and  the  bimiing 
ague,  that  shall  'consume  the  eyes, 
and  cause  sorrow  of  heart:  and 
''ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain, 
for  your  enemies  shall  eat  it. 

17  And  "^I  will  set  my  face  against 
you,  and  ^ye  shall  be  slain  before 
your  enemies :  ^  they  that  hate  you 
shall  reign  over  you ;  and ''  ye  shall 
flee  when  none  pursueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all 
this  hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will 
punish  you  '  seven  times  more  for 
yoiu*  sins. 

19  And  I  will  ''break  the  pride 
of  your  power ;  and  I  '  will  make 
your  heaven  as  iron,  and  yom'  earth 
as  brass : 

20  And  your  "'strength  shall  be 
spent  in  vain :  for  "  your  land  shall 
not  yield  her  increase,  neither  shall 
the  trees  of  the  land  yield  their 
fruits. 

21  1^  And  if  ye  walk  "contrary 
unto  me,  and  will  not  hearken  unto 
me ;  I  will  bring  seven  times  more 
plagues  upon  you  according  to 
your  sins. 

22  "I  will  also  send  wild  beasts 
among  you,  which  shall  rob  you 
of  yom'  children,  and  destroy  your 
cattle,  and  make  you  few  in  num- 
ber; and  'yoiu'  ]iMjh  wayts  shall  be 
desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  ''  will  not  be  reform- 
ed by  me  by  these  things,  but  will 
walk  contrary  unto  me ; 

24  'Then  will  I  also  walk  contra- 
ry unto  you,  and  will  punish  you 
yet  seven  times  for  your  sins. 

25  And  'I  will  bring  a  sword  up- 
on jou,  that  shall  avenge  the  quar- 
rel of  my  covenant :  and  when  yc 


Before 

CHKIST 

1491. 


^  Jer.  2.  20. 
Ez.  34.  27. 


y  Deut.28.15. 
Lam.  2. 17. 
Mai.  2.  2. 


•vcr.  43. 
2  Kings  17. 
15. 


t  Heb.  upon 

you. 
'Dcut.  28.65, 

(M,  (;7.  &  32. 

25. 

Jer.  15.  8. 
ij  Dcut.£S.22. 
'1  Sam. 2.  33. 
i  Deut.28.33, 

51. 

Job.'?l.  8. 

Jer.  5.  17.  & 

12.  13. 

Mic.  6.  15. 
'  ch.  17.  10. 

f  Deut.  28.25. 

Judg.  2.  14. 

Jer.  19.  7. 
e  Ps.  IOC.  41. 
h  ver.  30. 

Ps.  53.  5. 

Prov.  28. 1. 


il  Sam.  2.  5. 
Ps.  119.104. 
Prov.  24.10. 

k  Is.  25.  11.  & 

Sili.5. 

Ez.  7.  24.  & 

.■».  C. 
1  Deut.  28.23. 


"■  Ps.  127.  1. 

Is.  49.  4. 
"  Deut.11.17. 

.t  28.  18. 

Hag.  1. 10. 


II  Or,  at  all 
aUventures 

and  so 
ver.  24. 


•'Dcut.."2.24. 
2  Kings  17. 


Ez.  .5.  17.  & 
14. 15. 


rjudg.  5.C. 

2  Chr.  15.  .5. 

Is. :«.  8. 

Lam.  1.  4. 

Zech.  7.  14. 
IJcr.  2.30. 

&  5.  3. 

Amos  4. 6- 

12. 


■■  2_Sam.  22. 
Ps.  18.  26. 


■Ez.5.17.  .* 
C.  3.  &  14.17. 
&  2!t.  8.  & 
33.2. 


Mercy  ijromised 


LEVITICUS. 


to  the  penitent. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491 . 

'Num. 14.12. 
Dinit.  I'N.-Jl. 
Jcr.  14.12.  & 

■'A.  10.  &  29. 

ir,  i.s. 

Ames  4.  10. 


1(1. 


"  Ps.  1(1.1 

Is. ;!.  1. 

Kz.  4.  Itl.  & 
U.  16.  &  14. 

la. 


'  Is.  n.  20. 

Mie.  (i.  14. 

Hag.  1.0. 

'  ver.  21,  24. 


'  Is.  .W.  IS.  & 
(►!.  3.  &  (i(J. ' 
1.5. 

Jer.  21., 5. 
Ez.  5.  U,li. 
&  8.  IS. 

"  Deiit.28.5.'.. 
2  Kiii.U.  29. 
Lam.  4. 10. 
liz.  5.  10. 


'>2Chr.34.S, 

4,  ". 

Is.  27.  9. 
i:z.  ().  3.  4, 
.■•),  ti,  13. 

'  2  Kings  23. 
20. 
2  Chr.  34.  5. 

d  Lev.  20.  23. 
I's.  78.  K).  & 

«9.  as. 

Jer  14.  19. 
'Neh   2.3. 

.Jer    4.  7 

Kz.  fi  (i. 
rPs.  74.7. 

l.uni.  1.  10. 

Kz.  9.  6.  & 

21.  2. 


PJcr.  9  11.  & 
2i  11,  18. 


b  Deut.28.37. 

1  KinKs9.  8. 

•ler.  18.  lU. 

&  19.  8. 

Ez.  5.  15. 
i  Dcut.  4.  27. 

&  28.  04. 

Ts.  44.  11. 

Jer.  9.  Hi. 

Ez.  12.  I.S.  & 

20.  2;5.  &.  22. 

I.'). 

Zech.  7. 14. 


t2Chr.3G.21. 


1  ch.  25.  2. 


"Ez.  21.  ; 

12,  15. 


21. 


"  vcr.  17. 

Jul)  1,-, 

Pniv.  28.  1. 
\  Heb. 

driven. 


are  gathered  together  within  your 
cities,  'I  will  .send  the  i)estilence 
among  you ;  and  ye  shall  be  de- 
livered into  the  hand  of  the  en- 
emy. 

20  ''And  when  I  have  broken  the 
stall'  of  your  bread,  ten  women 
shall  bake  your  bread  in  one  oven, 
and  they  shall  deliver  you  your 
bread  again  by  weight:  and  ^'ye 
shall  eat,  and  not  be  satisfied. 

27  And  ^if  ye  will  not  tor  all  this 
hearken  unto  me,  but  walk  contra- 
ry unto  me ; 

28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary  un- 
to you  also  'in  fury;  and  I,  even 
I,  will  chastise  you  seven  times  for 
your  sins. 

29  '^And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of 
your  sons,  and  the  tlesh  of  your 
daughters  shall  ye  eat. 

30  And  ''I  will  destroy  your  high 
places,  and  cut  down  your  images, 
and  '^cast  your  carcasses  upon  the 
carcasses  of  your  idols,  and  my 
soul  shall  ''abhor  you. 

31  ^And  I  will  make  your  cities 
waste,  and  "^  bring  your  sanctuaries 
unto  desolation,  and  I  will  not 
smell  the  savour  of  yom*  sweet 
odours. 

32  ^And  I  will  bring  the  land  in- 
to desolation :  and  yoin^  enemies 
which  dwell  therein  shall  be  ''as- 
tonished at  it. 

33  And  '  I  will  scatter  you  among 
the  heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a 
sword  after  you:  and  your  land 
shall  be  desolate,  and  your  cities 
waste.  ' 

34  "Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her 
sabbaths,  as  long  as  it  lieth  deso- 
late, and  ye  lye  in  your  enemies' 
land ;  even  then  shall  the  land  rest, 
and  enjoy  her  sal)baths. 

35  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it 
shall  rest;  because  it  did  not  rest 
in  your  '  sabbaths,  when  ye  dwelt 
upon  it. 

30  And  upon  them  that  are  left 
alive  of  you  '"I  will  send  a  faint- 
ness  into  their  hearts  in  the  lands 
of  their  enemies;  and  "the  sound 
of  a  t shaken  leaf  shall  chase  them; 
and  they  shall  flee,  as  fiei^ng  from 
a  sword;  and  they  shall  fall  when 
none  pursueth. 


37  And  "they  shall  fiiill  one  ux)on 
another,  as  it  were  before  a  sword, 
when  none  pursueth:  and  ''ye  shall 
have  no  i^ower  to  stand  before  your 
enemies. 

38  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the 
heathen,  and  the  land  of  your  en- 
emies shall  eat  you  up. 

39  And  they  that  are  left  of  you 
"shall  ])ine  away  in  their  iniquity 
in  your  enemies'  lands;  and  also 
in  the  iniquities  of  their  fathers 
shall  they  pine  away  with  them. 

40  "^If  they  shall  confess  their  in- 
iquity, and  the  ini(]uity  of  their 
fathers,  with  their  tresjjass  which 
they  trespassed  'against  me,  and 
that  also  they  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me ; 

41  And  tliat  I  also  have  walked 
contrary  unto  them,  and  have 
brought  them  into  the  land  of 
their  enemies;  if  then  their  *un- 
circumcised  hearts  be  'humbled, 
and  they  then  accept  of  the  i)un- 
ishment  of  their  iniquity : 

42  Then  will  I  "remember  my 
covenant  with  Jacob,  and  also  mv 
covenant  Avith  Isaac,  and  also  my 
covenant  with  Abraham  will  I  re- 
member; and  I  will  ''remember 
the  land. 

43  ^The  land  also  shall  be  left  of 
them,  and  shall  enjoy  her  sab- 
baths, while  she  lieth  desolate 
without  them :  and  they  shall  ac- 
cept of  the  punishment  of  their 
iniquity;  because,  even  because 
they  'despised  my  judgments,  and 
because  their  soul  abhorred  my 
statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when 
they  be  in  the  land  of  their  en- 
emies, ''I  will  not  cast  them  away, 
neither  will  I  abhor  them,  to  de- 
stroy them  utterly,  and  to  break 
my  covenant  with  them :  for  I  am 
the  Lord  their  God. 

45  But  I  will  ""for  their  sakes  re- 
member the  covenant  of  their  an- 
cestors, "^whom  I  brought  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  ''in  the  sight 
of  the  heathen,  that  I  might  be 
their  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

« 

40  "^ These  are  the  statutes  and 
judgments  and  laws,  which  the 
Lord  made  between  him  and  the 

157 


Before 
CHKIST 

1491. 

"  I«.  10.  4. 

See  Judg.7. 

2'' 

I'Sam.  14. 

15,  10. 
I' Josh.  7. 12, 

13. 

Judg.  2.  14. 


1  Dcut.  4. 27. 
&  28.  05. 
Neh.  1.8. 
Jer.  3.  25.  & 
29.  12,  1.3. 
Ez.  4.17.  & 
(i.  9.  &  20.4.3. 
&  24.  23.  & 

."■:.  10.  k  3«. 

31. 

IIos.  6.  15. 
Zech.  10.  9. 
'Num.  ,5.  7. 
lKiiiL'»8.,33, 
35,  if. 
Neh.  9.  2. 
l'n)V.2S.  13. 
Dun.  9.3,4. 
Luke  15. 18. 
1  Johu  1.  9. 


■  See  Jer.  6. 

10.  &  9.  25, 

20. 

Ez.  44.  7. 

Acts  7.  51. 

Itom.  2.29. 

Col.  2.  11. 
'1  Kin.  21.29. 

2  Chr.  12.6, 

7,  12.  &  32. 

20.  &  33. 12, 

13. 
"  Ex.  2.  24.  & 

0. .';. 

P».  100.4,5. 
Ez.  10.  00. 

'Ps.  136.23. 


!'  ver.  34,  35. 


'  ver.  15. 


"Dcut.  4. .31. 
2  Kin. 13.23. 
Rom.  11.  2. 


b  llom.11.28. 


•■ch.  22.53.*: 

25.  38. 
A  Ps.  9.8.  2. 

Ez.  20. 9, 14, 


'ch.  27.  ,34. 
Dcut.  ti.l.  & 
12.  I.i-;i3.4. 
John  1,  17. 


Tlie  estimation  of  vows. 


LEVITICUS. 


Redemption  of  a  vowed  field. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 

ich.a5. 1. 


•Num.fi.  2. 
See  Judg. 
11. 30, 31  ..in. 
ISam.Lll, 
28. 


b  Ex.  30. 13. 


children  of  Israel  *^in  mount  Sinai 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  lie  that  maketh  a  singidar  vow  must  be  the  Lord's. 
3  The  estimatioyi  of  the  perston.  'dOfa  beaut  given 
by  vow.  14  Of  a  house.  16  Of  a  field,  and  the  re- 
cUmption  thereof.  28  No  devoted  thing  may  be  re- 
deemed.    32  The  tithe  may  tiot  be  changed. 

A  XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
Xjl  ses,  saying-, 

2  Speak  unto  the  cMldren  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  ''When 
a  man  shall  make  a  singular  vow, 
the  persons  sliall  he  for  the  Lord 
by  thy  estimation. 

3  And  thy  estimation  shall  be  of 
the  male  from  twenty  years  old 
even  unto  sixty  years  old,  even 
thy  estimation  shall  be  lifty  shekels 
of  silver,  ''after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary. 

4  And  if  it  he  a  female,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  thirty  shekels. 

5  And  if  it  he  from  five  years  old 
even  unto  twenty  years  old,  then 
thy  estimation  shall  be  of  the  male 
twenty  shekels,  and  for  the  female 
ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  he  from  a  month  old 
even  unto  five  years  old,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  of  the  male 
five  shekels  of  silver,  and  for  the 
female  thy  estimation  shall  he  three 
shekels  of  silver. 

7  And  if  it  he  from  sixty  years 
old  and  above;  if  it  he  a  male, 
then  thy  estimation  shall  be  fif- 
teen shekels,  and  for  the  female 
ten  shekels. 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy 
estimation,  then  he  shall  present 
himself  before  the  priest,  and  the 
priest  shall  value  him ;  according 
to  his  ability  that  vowed  shall  the 
priest  value  him. 

9  And  if  it  he  a  beast,  whereof 
men  bring  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord,  all  that  any  man  giveth  of 
such  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  holv. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor 
change  it,  a  good  for  a  bad,  or  a 
bad  for  a  good :  and  if  he  shall  at 
n\\  change  beiist  for  beast,  then  it 
and  the  ex(!hange  thereof  shall  be 
holy. 

11  And  if  if  he  any  unclean  beast, 
of  which  they  do  not  otter  a  sacri- 
fice unto  the  Lord,  then  he  shall 

158 


present     the     beast     before     the 
priest : 

12  And  the  priest  shall  value  it, 
whether  it  be  good  or  bad:  ^as 
thou  vainest  it,  ivlio  art  the  priest, 
so  shall  it  be. 

13  'But  if  he  will  at  all  redeem 
it,  then  he  shall  add  a  fifth  lyart 
thereof  unto  thy  estimation. 

14  T:  And  when  a  man  shall 
sanctify  his  house  to  he  holy  unto 
the  Lord,  then  the  priest  shall 
estimate  it,  whether  it  be  good  or 
bad:  as  tire  priest  shall  estimate 
it,  so  shall  it  stand. 

15  "^And  if  he  that  sanctified  it 
will  redeem  his  house,  then  he 
shall  add  the  fifth  2)art  of  the 
money  of  thy  estimation  unto  it, 
and  it  shall  be  his. 

16  And  if  a  man  shall  sanctify 
unto  the  Lord  some  part  of  a  field 
of  his  possession,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  accorchng  to  the  seed 
thereof:  "a  homer  of  barley  seed 
shall  he  valued  at  fifty  shekels  of 
silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  fi'om 
the  year  of  jubilee,  according  to 
thy  estimation  it  shall  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field 
after  the  jubilee,  then  the  priest 
shall  ''reckon  unto  him  the  money 
according  to  the  years  that  remain, 
even  unto  the  year  of  the  jubilee, 
and  it  shall  be  abated  from  thy 
estimation. 

19  ^And  if  he  that  sanctified  the 
field  will  in  any  wise  redeem  it, 
then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part  of 
the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto 
it,  and  it  shall  be  assured  to  him. 

20  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the 
field,  or  if  he  have  sold  the  field  to 
another  man,  it  shall  not  be  re- 
deemed any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  ^when  it  goeth 
out  in  the  jubilee,  shall  be  holy 
unto  the  Lord,  as  a  field  '-de- 
voted; 'the  possession  thereof 
shall  be  the  priest's. 

22  And  if  a  man  sanctify  unto 
the  Lord  a  field  which  he  hath 
bought,  which  is  not  of  the  fields 
of  ''  his  possession ; 

23  '  Then  the  i)riest  shall  reckon 
unto  him  the  worth  of  thy  estima- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
thy  estima- 
tion, O 
priest^  Sfc. 

■^ver.  15, 19. 


i  ver.  IS. 


II  Or.  the 
land  of  a 
homer,  ifc. 


'ch.  25. 15, 

le. 


fver.  13, 


ech.  25.10, 
28,31. 


k  ver.  28. 


i  Num.  1S.I4. 
Ez.  44.  29. 


k  ch.  25.  10, 
I  ver.  18. 


No  devoted 


NUMBEES. 


tiling  redeemable. 


1 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


■"  ch.  25.  as. 


"  Ex.  no.  1.1. 

Num. ;(.  4". 
&  18.  IG. 
Ez.  «.  12. 

t  Heb.  first- 
born, !\-r. 

'Ex.  1.!.  2, 
12.  &  22.  :». 
Num.  18.17. 
Deut.  15.1U. 


P  vcr.  11, 12, 
13. 


1  ver.  21. 
•losh.  t).  17, 
IS,  19. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


"Ex.  Ifl.  1. 
ch.  10.11,12. 
b  Ex.  25.  22. 


'  Ex.  .SO.  12. 

&  ;)8.  2«. 

eh.  20.  2,  G-"., 

m. 

2  Sam.  24. 2. 
1  Chr.  21. 2. 


tion,  ev€)i  unto  the  year  of  tlie  ju- 
bilee :  and  he  shall  ^ive  thine  esti- 
mation in  that  day,  as  a  holy  thing 
unto  the  Lord. 

24  ""In  the  year  of  the  jubilee  the 
field  shall  return  unto  him  of  whom 
it  was  bought,  eroi  to  him  to  whom 
the  possession  of  the  land  did  he- 
long. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall 
be  according  to  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary:  "twenty  gerahs  shall 
be  the  shekel. 

26  1  Only  the  ^"firstling  of  the 
beasts,  which  should  be  the  Lord's 
firstling,  no  man  shall  sanctify  it ; 
whether  it  he  ox,  or  sheep :  it  is  the 
Lord's. 

27  And  if  it  he  of  an  unclean 
beast,  then  he  shall  redeem  it  ac- 
cording to  thine  estimation,  ^and 
shall  add  a  fifth  jirtrf  of  it  thereto : 
or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  -then  it 
shall  be  sold  according  to  thy  esti- 
mation. % 

28  **  Notwithstanding,  no  devoted 
thing,  that  a  man  shall  devote  un- 
to the  Lord  of  all  that  he  hath, 
hath  of  man  and  beast,  and  of  the 


field  of  his  possession,  shall  be  sold 
or  redeemed :  every  devoted  thing 
is  most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

29  'None  devoted,  which  shall  be 
devoted  of  men,  shall  be  redeemed; 
hut  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

30  And  %all  the  tithe  of  the  land, 
whether  of  the  seed  of  the  land,  or 
of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  is  the 
Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

31  'And  if  a  man  will  at  all  re- 
deem aught  of  his  tithes,  he  shall 
add  thereto  the  fifth  jxtrt  there- 
of. 

32  And-  concerning  the  tithe  of 
the  herd,  or  of  the  flock,  even  of 
whatsoever  "passeth  under  the  rod, 
the  tenth  shall  be  holy  unto  the 
Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether  it 
be  good  or  bad,  ''neither  shall  he 
change  it :  and  if  he  change  it  at 
all,  then  both  it  and  the  change 
thereof  shall  be  holy ;  it  shall  not 
be  redeemed. 

34  ^  These  are  the  commandments, 
which  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 
ses for  the  children  of  Israel  in 
mount  Sinai. 


THE   FOUETH   BOOK   OF   MOSES, 


CALLED 


NUMBEES. 


CHAPTEE  I. 

1  God  commandeth  Moncn  to  number  the  people.  .5 
The  princea  of  the  tribea.  17  The  ii.mi^bcr  of  evo-y 
tribe.  47  The  Levites  are  exempted  for  the  service  of 
the  Lord. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses  ^in  the  wilderness  of  Si- 
nai, ^iu  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, on  the  first  day  of  the 
second  month,  in  the  second  year 
after  they  were  come  out  of  the 
laud  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  ""Take  ye  the  sum  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel, 
after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  with  the  number 
of  their  names,  every  male  by  their 
polls ; 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  up- 


ward, all  that  are  able  to  go  forth 
to  war  in  Israel :  thou  and  Aaron 
shall  number  them  by  their  armies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a 
man  of  every  tribe ;  every  one  head 
of  the  house  of  his  fathers. 

5  \  And  these  arc  the  names  of 
the  men  that  shall  stand  with  you : 
of  the  trihe  of  Eeuben ;  Elizur  the 
son  of  Shedeur. 

6  Of  Simeon ;  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai. 

7  Of  Judah ;  Nahshon  the  son  of 
Amminadab. 

8  Of  Issachar;  Nethaneel  the  son 
of  Zuar. 

9  Of  Zebulun;  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon. 

159 


Bofore 

CHRIST 

1491. 


'Num.  21.2, 


T.pn.  28.22. 
Num.  18. 
21,24. 
2  Chr.  .31.5, 

<;,  12. 

Nch.  \n.  12. 
Mai.  3. 8,10. 


« vcr.  13. 


"  See  Jcr.  33 
13. 

Ez.  21).  P.7. 
Mic.  7. 14. 


'  ver.  10. 


y  ch.  20.  46. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


Tlie  princes  of  the  tribes. 


NUIVIBEES. 


The  niimher  of  men 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


<1  ch.  2.  14, 
he  i?  called 
Jieusl. 


'ch.  r.  2. 
1  Chr.2r.l6. 


fEi.  18.  21, 
25. 


10  Of  the  children  of  Joseph:  of 
Ephraim ;  Elishama  the  son  of 
Ammihud:  of  Manasseh;  Gama- 
liel the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

11  Of  Benjamin;  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni. 

12  Of  Dan;  Ahiezer  the  son  of 
Ammishaddai. 

13  Of  Asher;  Pagiel  the  son  of 
Ocrau. 

14  Of  Gad;  Eliasaph  the  son  of 
'^  Deuel. 

15  Of  Naphtali ;  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

16  "^  These  irere  the  renowned  of 
the  congregation,  princes  of  the 
tribes  of  their  fathers,  "^  heads  of 
thousands  in  Israel. 

17  ^  And  Moses  and  Aaron  took 
these  men  which  are  expressed  by 
their  names : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the 
congregation  together  on  the  first 
day  of  the  second  month,  and  they 
declared  their  pedigrees  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  by  their  i)olls. 

19  As  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 
ses, so  he  numbered  them  in  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Eeuben, 
Israel's  eldest  son,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  ffimilies,  by  the 
house  of  their  fjitliers,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  names,  by 
their  polls,  every  male  from  twen- 
ty years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
were  forty  and  six  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

22  •,!  Of  the  children  of  Simeon, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, those  that  were  numbered 
of  them,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  by  their  polls,  every  j 
male  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
foi'tli  to  Avar; 

23  Those  tliat  Avore  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the;  tribe  of  Simeon, 
were  fifty  and  nine  thousand  and 
three  hundnxl. 

IGO 


24  Ti  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  niunber  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war; 

25  Those,  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  were 
forty  and  five  thousand  six  hund- 
red and  fifty. 

26  1  Of  the  chilcben  of  Judah,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
were  thi'eescore  and  fourteen  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

28  1  Of  the  children  of  Issachar, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to 
go  forth  to  war; 

20  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar, 
ivere  fifty  and  four  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

30  ^  Of  the  children  of  Zebulun, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  Able  to 
go  forth  to  war ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
were  fifty  and  seven  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

32  ^1  Of  the  children  of  Joseph, 
nameh/,  of  the  children  of  Ephraim, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twentv  a  ears  old 
and  upAvard,  all  that  Avere  able  to 
go  forth  to  war ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
tlioni,  even  of  the  tribe  of  l']])hraim, 
were  forty  thousand  and  fiAc  hund- 
red. 

34  ^  Of  the  children  of  Manasseh, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


in  each  tribe. 


NUMBERS. 


The  Levites  exemjHed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


by  tlieir  generations,  aftcv  their 
families,  by  tbe  bouse  of  tbeir  fa- 
tbers,  according  to  tbe  number  of 
tbe  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  tbat  were  able  to 
go  fortli  to  war ; 

35  Tbose  tbat  were  numbered  of 
tbem,  even  of  tbe  tribe  of  Manas- 
seb,  were  tbirty  and  two  thousand 
and  two  hundred. 

36  1  Of  tbe  children  of  Benjamin, 
by  tbeir  generations,  after  tbeir 
families,  by  tbe  bouse  of  tbeir  fa- 
thers, according  to  the  number  of 
tbe  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to 
go  forth  to  war ; 

37  Tbose  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  tbe  tribe  of  Benja- 
min, n'ere  tbirty  and  tive  thousand 
and  four  hundred. 

38  «[  Of  tbe  children  of  Dan,  by 
their  generations,  after  tbeir  fami- 
lies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  tbe 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

39  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
tbem,  even  of  tbe  tribe  of  Dan,  were 
threescore  and  two  thousand  and 
seven  hundred. 

40  •[  Of  the  children  of  Asber,  by 
tbeir  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  tbeir  fathers, 
according  to  tbe  number  of  tbe 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  tbat  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
tbem,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Asber, 
were  forty  and  one  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

42  t  Of  tbe  children  of  Napbtali, 
throughout  their  generations,  after 
tbeir  families,  by  the  bouse  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  tbe  number 
of  tbe  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  ui^ward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war ; 

43  Tbose  tbat  were  numbered  of 
tbem,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali, 
were  fifty  and  three  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

44  ^  These  are  those  that  were 

numbered,  which  Moses  and  Aaron 

numbered,  and  tbe  princes  of  Is- 
11 


rael,  hfiur/  twelve  men :  each  one 
Avas  for  tlie  bouse  of  his  fathers. 

45  So  were  all  those  that  were 
numbered  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
by  tbe  bouse  of  their  fathers,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all 
tliat  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war 
in  Israel ; 

46  Even  all  they  that  were  num- 
bered were  ''  six  hundred  thousand 
and  three  thousand  and  five  bund- 
red  and  fifty. 

47  1  But ''the  Levites  after  the 
tribe  of  tbeir  fathers  were  not 
inimbered  among  them. 

48  For  tbe  Lokd  had  spoken  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

49  ""Only  thou  sbalt  not  number 
the  tribe  of  Levi,  neither  take  the 
sum  of  tbem  among  the  children 
of  Israel ; 

50  'But  thou  sbalt  appoint  the 
Levites  over  tbe  tabernacle  of  testi- 
mony, and  over  all  the  vessels 
thereof,  and  over  all  things  that 
belong  to  it:  they  shall  bear  tbe 
tabernacle,  and  all  tbe  vessels 
thereof;  and  they  shall  minister 
unto  it,  "'and  shall  encamp  round 
about  the  tabernacle. 

51  "And  when  the  tabernacle  set- 
teth  forward,  tbe  Levites  shall  take 
it  down ;  and  when  the  tabernacle 
is  to  be  pitched,  the  Levites  shall 
set  it  up:  "and  tbe  stranger  that 
cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

52  And  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
pitch  tbeir  tents,  ^  every  man  by 
his  own  camp,  and  every  man  by 
bis  own  standard,  throughout  their 
hosts. 

53  -iBut  tbe  Levites  shall  pitch 
round  about  the  tabernacle  of  testi- 
mony, tbat  there  be  no  'wrath 
upon  the  congregation  of  tbe  chil- 
dren of  Israel:  'and  the  Levites 
shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  testimony. 

54  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according- to  all  that  tbe  Lord  com- 
manded Moses,  so  did  they. 

CHAPTER  IL 

Tlie  order  of  the  tribes  in  (heir  tents. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.jLA_  ses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  *  Every  man  of  the  chikken  of 
Israel  shall  j)itcb  by  his  own  stand- 

161 


I      Before 
CHRIST 

14!H1. 


h  Kx.  38.  28. 
See  Ex.  12. 

iir. 

ch.  2.  32.  & 
26.51. 


ich.2.  3.3. 
Sec  ch.  .3,  & 
4.  &  M.  r,T. 
1  Chr.  6.  & 
21.  C. 


k  ch.  2.  .33.  & 

a;.  G2. 


I  Ex.  38.  21. 
eh. .3.  7,8. & 
4.  l."),  23,  26, 
2",  33. 


"  ch.  3.  23, 

29,  35,  38. 


"  ch.  10.  17, 
21. 


"ch.  3. 10,38. 
&  18.  22. 


f  c'a.  2.  2,  34. 


Iyer.  50. 


'I>ev.  10.  6. 

ch.  8. 1st.  & 

Hi.  4«.  &  18. 

5. 

1  Sam.fi.  19. 
'  ch.  3.  7, 8.  & 

H.  L'4,  25,  26. 

&  18.  3,  4,  5. 

&  31. 30, 47. 

1  Chr.  23..32. 

2  Chr.  13.11. 


"ch.  1.52. 


The  order  of  the 


NUMBEES. 


tribes  in  their  tents. 


Before 
CHKIST 

14H0. 

tUeb.  over 
against, 
k  Josh.  S.  4. 


«ch.  10. 14. 
Kutli  4.  -J). 
1  Chr.  2.  10. 
Matt.  1.4. 
I-uke  3.  32, 
33. 


i  cli.  10.  14. 


ard,  with  the  ensign  of  their  father's 
house :  *  ^  far  olf  about  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  shall 
they  i^itch. 

3  And  on  the  east  side  toward  the 
rising  of  the  sun  shall  they  of  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  Judali 
pitch  throughout  their  armies :  and 
"Nahshon  the  son  of  Araminadab 
shall  he  cax^tain  of  the  chikken  of 
Judah. 

4  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  ivere  three- 
score and  fom'teen  thousand  and 
six  hundred. 

5  And  those  that  do  pitch  next 
unto  him  shall  he  the  tribe  of  Is- 
sachar:  and  Nethaneel  the  son  of 
Zuar  shall  he  cajjtain  of  the  children 
of  Issachar. 

6  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  ivere  fifty 
and  four  thousand  and  four  hund- 
red. 

7  Then  the  tribe  of  Zebulun :  and 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon  shall  he  caj)- 
tain  of  the  children  of  Zebulun. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  were  fifty 
and  seven  thousand  and  four  hund- 
red. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Judah  ivere  a  hunch-ed 
thousand  and  fourscore  thousand 
and  six  thousand  and  four  hund- 
red, throughout  their  armies :  ''  these 
shall  first  set  forth. 

10  ^[  On  the  south  side  shall  he 
tlie  standard  of  the  camp  of  Keu- 
ben  according  to  their  armies :  and 
the  captain  of  the  children  of  Eeu- 
ben  shall  he  Elizur  the  son  of  Shed- 
eur. 

11  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  iuim))ered  thereof,  ivere  forty 
and  six  thousand  and  five  hund- 
red. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him 
shall  he  tlie  tribe  of  Simeon :  and 
the  captain  of  the  children  of  Sim- 
eon shall  he  Shelumiel  the  son  of 
Zurisliaddai. 

r.j  And  liis  host,  and  those  that 
were  luuubered  of  them,  were  fifty 
and  nine  thousand  and  three  hund- 
red. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gatl :  and  the 

162 


cap  O  of  the  sons  of  Gad  shall  he 
Eliasaph  the  son  of  "  Eeuel. 

15  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  forty 
and  five  thousand  and  six  hundred 
and  fifty. 

IG  All  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camx)  of  Eeuben  were  a  hundred 
thousand  and  fifty  and  one  thou- 
sand and  four  hundi-ed  and  fifty, 
throughout  their  armies :  "  and  they 
shall  set  forth  in  the  second  rank. 

17  T^  *^Then  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  shall  set  forward  with 


the   Levites   in 
camp :  as   they 


tlie 
en- 
forward, 
by  their 


the   camp   of 

midst   of  the 

camp,  so   shall  they  set 

every   man  in  his  place 

standards. 

18  ^  On  the  west  side  shall  he  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  Ephraim 
according  to  their  armies  :  and  the 
captain  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim 
shall  he  Elishama  the  son  of  Am- 
milnid. 

10  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  he  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Manasseh  shall  he 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahziu*. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  thu'- 
ty  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Benjamin: 
and  the  captain  of  the  sons  of 
Benjamin  shall  he  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  thirty 
and  five  thousand  and  four  hund- 
red. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of  the 
camj)  of  Ephraim  were  a  hun(h-ed 
thousand  and  eight  thousand  and 
a  hundred,  throughout  their  armies: 
^'and  they  shall  go  forward  in  the 
third  rank. 

25  *1[  The  standard  of  the  camp 
of  Dan  shall  he  on  the  north  side 
by  their  ariuics:  and  the  captain 
of  the  children  of  Dan  shall  he 
Ahiezer  the  son  of  Annni.shaddai. 

20  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  thi'ee- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

II  Deuel, 
cli.  1.14.  .<t 
7.  42,  4".  & 
10.20. 


'  ch.  10. 18. 


fch.  10.  ir, 
21. 


Pch.  10.  22. 


The  order  of  the  tribes. 


NUMBEES. 


The  sons  of  Aaron. 


Before 
CHRIST 

14<t0. 


kch.  10.25. 


i  Ex.  38.  26. 
ch.  1.  4G.  & 
11. 1!1. 


I  ch.  1.  47. 


I  ch.  24. 2,5,6. 


1401. 


*Ex.  6.  23. 


score  and  two  thousand  ar.^^    6ven 
hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by  him 
sImU  he  the  tribe  of  Asher :  and  the 
captain  of  the  chihh'en  of  Asher 
shall  1)6  Pac^iel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  nimibered  of  them,  ivere  forty 
and  one  thousand  and  five  hund- 
red. 

29  1  Then  tlie  tribe  of  :N'aphtah  : 
and  the  captain  of  the  chikh*en  of 
Naphtali  shall  he  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  fifty 
and  three  thousand  and  four  hund- 
red. 

31  All  they  that  were  numbered 
in  the  camp  of  Dan  icere  a  hund- 
red thousand  and  fifty  and  seven 
thousand  and  six  hundred :  ''  they 
shall  go  hindmost  with  theh*  stand- 
ards. 

32  •[  These  are  those  which  were 
nnml)ered  of  the  children  of  Israel 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers :  '  all 
those  that  were  numbered  of  the 
camps  throughout  their  hosts  tcere 
six  hundred  thousand  and  three 
thousand  and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

33  But  ""the  Levites  were  not 
numbered  among  the  children  of 
Israel;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses :  '  so  they  pitch- 
ed by  their  standards,  and  so  they 
set  forward,  every  one  after  their 
families,  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  sons  of  Aaron.  5  The  Levites  are  given  to  the 
prk.-itsfor  the  service  of  the  tabernacle,  11  instead  of 
the  firstborn.  14  The  Levites  are  numbered  by  their 
families.  21  The  families,  nuiiibir,  and  charge 
of  the  OersJtonites,  27  of  the  Kohathites,  33  of  the 
Merariles.  38  TJie  place  and  charge  of  Moses  and 
Aaron.  40  Tfie  firstborn  are  freed  by  the  Levites. 
44  The  overplus  are  redeemed. 

THESE  also  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Aaron  and  Moses,  in 
the  day  that  the  Lord  spake  with 
Moses  in  mount  Sinai. 
2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Aaron;  Nadab  the  =" first- 
born, and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ith- 
amar. 


3  These  arc  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Aaron,  'the  x>riests  which  were 
anointed,  *  whom  he  consecrated  to 
minister  in  the  priest's  oftice. 

4  'iVnd  Nadab  and  Abihu  died 
before  the  Lord,  when  they  oftered 
strange  fire  before  the  Lord,  in 
the  wiklerness  of  Sinai,  and  they 
had  no  chihlren :  and  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar  ministered  in  the  priest's 
oftice  in  the  sight  of  Aaron  their 
father. 

5  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

C  ''Bi'ing  the  tribe  of  Levi  near, 
and  present  them  before  Aaron 
the  priest,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  him. 

7  And  they  shall  keep  his  charge, 
and  the  charge  of  the  whole  con- 
gregation before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  to  do  Hhe  serv- 
ice of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  in- 
struments of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  the  charge  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  to  do  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  ^thou  shalt  give  the  Le- 
vites unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons : 
they  are  wholly  given  unto  him 
out  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  ^'and  they  shall  wait 
on  their  priest's  ofiice :  ^  and  the 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

12  And  I,  behold,  '  I  have  taken 
the  Levites  from  among  the  chil- 
(ben  of  Israel  instead  of  all  the 
firstborn  that  openeth  the  matrix 
among  the  children  of  Israel :  there- 
fore the  Levites  shall  be  mine ; 

13  Because  ""all  the  firstborn  are 
mine ;  ^for  on  the  day  that  I  smote 
all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of 
EgyiJt  I  hallowed  unto  me  all  the 
firstborn  in  Israel,  both  man  and 
beast:  mine  they  shall  be:  I  am 
the  Lord. 

14  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
saying, 

15  Number  the  children  of  Levi 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers,  by 

]63 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

bEx.  28.41. 

Lev.  8. 
t  llch.  ir/iosc 

Innifl  he 

Jillctt. 

lion. 

■^Lcv.  10.1. 
ch.  ^B.  (11. 
1  Chr.  24. 2. 


i  ch.  8.  G.  & 

18.2. 


■■  Seech.  1. 

.W.  &8.  11, 
15,  24,  2G. 


fch.  8.  19.  & 
18.6. 


fch.  18.  ". 

1.  vcr.  38. 
ch.  1.  51.  & 
10.  40. 


i  ver.  41 . 
ch.  8.  16.  k. 
18.6. 


k  Ex.  13.  2. 

I>ev.  27.  26. 

ch.  8.  16. 

Luke  2.  23. 
lEx.  13.  12, 

1.5. 

ch.  8. 17. 


The  several  fmnilies,  riumher, 


NUMBEES. 


and  charge  of  the  Levites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

"■  ver.  39. 
ch.  26.  62. 


t lleb. 

mouth. 


»  Gen.  46.11. 
Ex.  6. 10. 

ch.  2U.  57. 
IChr.  «.  1, 
16.  &  23.  6. 


°  Ex.  fi.  17. 


P  Ex.  6.  18. 


1  Ex.  6.  19. 


'ch.  1.  53. 


•  eh.  4.24,25, 
20. 


'  Ex.  25.  9. 

«Ex.  26.  1. 
»  Ex.  20.7,14. 
'  Ex.  20.  36. 


•  Ex.  27.  9. 
•Ex.27.  16. 


b  Ex.  25.  18. 


•  1  Chr.26.23. 


their  families :  ""  every  male  from  a 
montli  old  and  upward  shalt  thou 
number  them. 

16  And  Moses  numbered  them  ac- 
cording to  the  *  word  of  the  Lord, 
as  he  was  commanded. 

17  "And  these  were  the  sons  of 
Levi  by  their  names;  Gershon,  and 
Kohath,  and  Merari. 

18  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Gershon  by  their  families ; 
"Libni,  and  Shimei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by 
their  families;  ^Amram,  and  Ize- 
har,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

20  ''And  the  sons  of  Merari  by 
their  families;  Mahli,  and  Mushi. 
These  are  the  families  of  the  Le- 
vites according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers. 

21  Of  Gershon  tms  the  family  of 
the  Libnites,  and  the  family  of  the 
Shimites :  these  are  the  families  of 
the  Gershonites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of 
all  the  males,  from  a  month  old 
and  ui)ward,  even  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them  were  seven  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred. 

23  'The  families  of  the  Gershon- 
ites shall  pitch  behind  the  taber- 
nacle westward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of 
the  father  of  the  Gershonites  shall 
he  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Lael. 

25  And  'the  charge  of  the  sons 
of  Gershon  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  shall  he  'the  taberna- 
cle, and  "the  tent,  "the  covering 
thereof,  and  'the  hanging  for  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, 

2G  And  '^the  hangings  of  the 
court,  and  ^  the  curtain  for  the 
door  of  the  court,  which  is  by  the 
tabernacle,  and  by  the  altar  round 
about,  and  ''the  cords  of  it,  for  all 
the  service  thereof. 

27  1  "^And  of  Kohath  was  the 
family  of  the  Amramites,  and  the 
family  of  tlie  Izeharites,  and  the 
family  of  the;  Ilebronites,  and  the 
family  of  the  IJzzielites:  these  are 
the  families  of  the  Kohatliites. 

28  In  the  number  of  all  the  males, 
from   a  month    old    and   upward, 

1G4 


ivere  eight  thousand  and  six  hund- 
red, keeping  the  charge  of  the 
sanctuary. 

29  ''The  families  of  the  sons  of 
Kohath  shall  pitch  on  the  side  of 
the  tabernacle  southward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of 
the  father  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites  shall  he  Elizaphan  the 
son  of  Uzziel. 

31  And  Hheir  charge  shall  he  Hhe 
ark,  and  ^the  table,  and ''the  can- 
dlestick, and  'the  altars,  and  the 
vessels  of  the  sanctuary  wherewith 
they  minister,  and  ''the  hanging, 
and  all  the  service  thereof. 

32  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  jmest  shall  he  chief  over  the 
chief  of  the  Levites,  and  have  the 
oversight  of  them  that  keep  the 
charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  1  Of  Merari  ivas  the  family  of 
the  Mahlites,  and  the  family  of  the 
Mushi tes:  these  are  the  families 
of  Merari. 

34  And  those  that  were  numbered 
of  them,  according  to  the  number 
of  all  the  males,  from  a  month  old 
and  upward,  2vere  six  thousand  and 
two  hundred. 

35  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of 
the  father  of  the  families  of  Merari 
was  Zuriel  the  son  of  Abihail: 
'  these  shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the 
tabernacle  northward. 

36  And  ^""'wnder  the  custody  and 
charge  of  the  sons  of  Merari  shall 
he  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  bars  thereof,  and  the  pillars 
thereof,  and  the  sockets  thereof, 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  all 
that  serveth  thereto, 

37  And  the  pillars  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  their  sockets,  and 
their  pins,  and  their  cords. 

38  1  "  But  those  that  encamp  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  toward  the  east, 
even  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  eastward,  shall  he 
Moses,  and  Aaron  and  his  sons, 
"keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ''for  the  charge  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel;  and  'the  stranger 
that  Cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

39  'All  that  were  numbered  of  the 
Levites,  which  Moses  and   Aaron 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


dch.  1.  53. 


'ch. 

4.1 

5. 

fEx. 

25. 

10. 

SEx 

25 

23. 

hEx 

25 

31. 

iEx. 

27. 

1.  & 

30.1. 

kEx 

26 

32 

Ich.  1.  53. 


tneb. 

tlif-  office  of 

the  rhayffe. 

""  ch.  4.01,32. 


°  ch.  1.  53. 


"  ch.  13.  5. 
P  vcr.  7,  8. 
1  ver.  10. 


'  Sec  ch.  2S. 

62. 


The  charge  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 


NUMBEES. 


The  age  for  the  Levites'  service. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


'ver.  15. 


<  ver.  12,  45. 


"ver.  12, -11. 


^  Ex.  13. 13. 
ch.  18. 15. 


y  ver.  39,«. 
'Lev.  27.0. 

Ch.  la.  10. 


•  Ex.  .so.  \X 
Lev.  27.  25. 
ch.  18.  Hi. 
Ez.  •45.  l;i. 


kvcr.  4C,  47 


numbered  at  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord,  throughout  their  fami- 
lies, all  the  males  from  a  mouth 
old  and  upward,  were  t^yenty  and 
two  thousand. 

40  1^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  'Number  all  the  hrstborn 
of  the  males  of  the  chihlren  of  Is- 
rael from  a  month  old  and  upward, 
and  take  the  number  of  their 
names. 

41  *And  thou  shalt  take  the  Le- 
vites for  me  (I  am  the  Lord)  in- 
stead of  all  the  tirstborn  among-  the 
children  of  Israel ;  and  the  cattle 
of  the  Levites  instead  of  all  the 
firstlings  among  the  cattle  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

42  And  Moses  numbered,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  him,  all  the 
firstborn  among  the  children  of 
Israel. 

43  And  all  the  firstborn  males  by 
the  number  of  names,  from  a  month 
old  and  upw^ard,  of  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  twenty 
and  two  thousand  two  hundred 
and  threescore  and  thirteen. 

44  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

45  "Take  the  Levites  instead  of 
all  the  tirstborn  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  the  cattle  of  the 
Levites  instead  of  their  cattle ;  and 
the  Levites  shall  be  mine:  I  am 
the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be 
''redeemed  of  the  tw^o  hundred  and 
threescore  and  thirteen  of  the  first- 
born of  the  children  of  Israel, 
5' which  are  more  than  the  Levites; 

47  Thou  shalt  even  take  'five 
shekels  apiece  by  the  poll,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  shalt 
thou  take  thcni:  (Hhe  shekel  is 
twenty  gerahs :) 

48  And  thou  shalt  give  the  mon- 
ey, wherewith  the  odd  number  of 
them  is  to  be  redeemed,  unto  Aa- 
ron and  to  his  sons. 

49  And  Moses  took  the  redemp- 
tion money  of  them  that  were  over 
and  above  them  that  were  redeemed 
by  the  Levites : 

50  Of  the  firstborn  of  the  childi-en 
of  Israel  took  he  the  money;  ''a 
thousand  three  hundi-ed  and  three- 


score and  five  shelcels^  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary : 
51  And  INIoses  'gave  the  money 
of  them  that  were  redeemed  unto 
Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
Lord  counnanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  af]C  and  time  of  the  Leviteii'  service.  4  The  car- 
riage of  the  Kvhathitcn,  when  the  priests  hare  taken 
down  the  tabernacle.  \ii  The  charge  of  Eleazar.  17 
T'he  office  of  the  priests.  21  The  carriage  of  the 
Gershonites.  29  The  carriage  of  the  Meraritc.s.  34 
The  number  of  the  Kohathites,  38  of  the  Gershon- 
ites, 42  and  of  the  Merarites. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\_  ses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of 
Kohath  from  among  the  sons  of 
Levi,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers, 

3  ='  From  thirty  years  old  and  up- 
ward even  until  fifty  years  old,  all 
that  enter  into  the  host,  to  do  the 
work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

4  ''  This  shall  he  the  service  of  the 
sons  of  Kohath  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  ahout  'the 
most  holy  things. 

5  1  And  when  the  camp  setteth 
forward,  Aaron  shall  come,  and  his 
sons,  and  they  shall  take  down 
''the  covering  vail,  and  cover  the 
''ark  of  testimony  with  it: 

G  ^\iid  shall  put  thereon  the  cov- 
ering of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall 
spread  over  it  a  cloth  wholly  of 
blue,  and  shall  put  in  ^the  staves 
thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  ^ table  of  sliew- 
bread  they  shall  spread  a  cloth  of 
blue,  and  i)ut  thereon  the  dishes, 
and  the  spoons,  and  the  bow  Is,  and 
covers  to  n cover  withal:  and  the 
continual  bread  shall  be  thereon : 

8  And  they  shall  spread  upon 
them  a  cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover 
the  same  with  a  covering  of  badg- 
ers' skins,  and  shall  put  in  the 
staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of 
blue,  and  cover  the  ''  candlestick  of 
the  light,  'and  his  lamps,  and  his 
tongs,  and  his  snulfdishes,  and  all 
the  oil  vessels  thereof,  wherewith 
they  minister  unto  it : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof  within  a  cover- 

165 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

"  ver.  4S. 


"Soech.8.24. 
1  Chr.  23.  3, 

24,27. 


l>  ver.  15. 


"  ver.  19. 


dEx.2C.31. 


'  Ex.  25. 10, 
10. 


fE.x.  25. 13. 


5  Ex.  25.  23, 
2i»,  30. 
Lev.  24. 0,8. 


II  Or,  pour 
out  withal. 


li  Ex.  25.  31. 

i  Ex.  25.  37, 
38. 


The  number  qualified 


NUMBEES. 


for  the  ministry. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

kEx.SO.  i,a 


I  Or,  bowls. 


ich.  7.  9.  & 

10.  21. 

Deut.  31.  9. 

J  Sam.  (j.l:3. 

1  Clir.  15. 2, 

15. 
"'  2  Sara.  6. 

(i,  7. 

1  Chr.  1.3. 

i»,  ID. 
-cli.  3.  31. 


«  Ex.  2.5.  G. 
Lev.  24.  2. 
''  Ex.  .'!0.  .'Jl. 
1  Ex.  29.  *). 
'Ex.  30.  23. 


'  vcr.  4. 


<  See  Ex.  19. 
21. 
1. Sam.  0.19. 


ivLg  of  badgers'  skins,  and  sliall  put 
it  upon  a  bar. 

11  And  upon  ''the  golden  altar 
they  shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  it  with  a  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put  to  the 
staves  thereof: 

12  And  they  shall  take  all  the  in- 
struments of  ministry,  wherewith 
they  minister  in  the  sanctuary,  and 
I)ut  them  in  a  cloth  of  blue,  and 
cover  them  with  a  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  i)ut  them 
on  a  bar. 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  the 
ashes  from  the  altar,  and  sjjread  a 
purple  cloth  thereon : 

14  And  they  shall  put  upon  it  all 
the  vessels  thereof,  wherewith  they 
minister  about  it,  even  the  censers, 
the  fleshhooks,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  "  basins,  all  the  vessels  of 

I  the  altar ;    and  they  shall  sjjread 

!  upon    it   a   covering    of   badgers' 

skins,  and  put  to  the  staves  of  it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons 
have  made  an  end  of  covering  the 
sanctuary,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  sanctuary,  as  the  camp  is  to 
set  forward;  after  that,  'the  sons 
of  Kohath  shall  come  to  bear  it  : 
""but  they  shall  not  touch  any  holy 
thing,  lest  they  die.  "  ThCvSe  tilings 
are  the  burden  of  the  sons  of  Ko- 
hath in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

16  1  And  to  the  office  of  Eleazar 
the  son  of  ^Varon  the  priest  pertain- 
eth  °the  oil  for  the  light,  and  the 
p  sweet  incense,  and  '^  the  daily  meat 
offering,  and  the  'anointing  oil,  and 
the  oversight  (^f  all  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  all  that  therein  is,  in  the 
sanctuary,  and  in  the  vessels  ^here- 
of. 

17  ^  And  the  Lotid  spake  mito 
Moses  and  iTuto  Aaron,  saying, 

18  Cut  ye  not  off  the  tribe  of  the 
families  of  the  Kohathites  from 
among  the  Levites : 

19  I>ut  thus  do  unto  them,  that 
they  may  live,  and  not  die,  when 
they  approach  unto  "the  most  holy 
things :  Aarcm  and  his  sons  sliall 
go  in,  and  appoint  them  every  one 
to  his  service  and  to  liis  burden  : 

20  ^I3ut  they  sliall  not  go  in  to 


see  when  the  holy  things  are  cov- 
ered, lest  they  die. 

21  1  And  the  Loed  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

22  Take  also  the  sum  of  the  sons 
of  Gershon,  throughout  the  houses 
of  their  fathers,  by  then'  families ; 

23  "From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  until  fifty  years  old  shalt 
thou  number  them ;  all  that  enter 
in  Ho  perform  the  service,  to  do 
the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

24  This  is  the  service  of  the 
families  of  the  Gershonites,  to 
serve,  and  for  "  burdens : 

25  And  ''they  shall  bear  the  cur- 
tains of  the  tabernacle,  and'  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  his 
covering,  and  the  covering  of  the 
badgers'  skins  that  is  above  upon 
it,  and  the  hanging  for  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court, 
and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of 
the  gate  of  the  court,  which  is  by 
the  tabernacle  and  by  the  altar 
round  about,  and  their  cords,  and 
all  the  instruments  of  their  service, 
and  all  that  is  made  for  them :  so 
shall  they  serve. 

27  At  the  t  appointment  of  Aa- 
ron and  his  sons  shall  be  all  the 
service  of  the  sons  of  the  Gershon- 
ites, in  all  their  burdens,  and  in  all 
their  service :  and  ye  shall  appoint 
unto  them  in  charge  all  their 
burdens. 

28  This  is  the  service  of  the 
families  of  the  sons  of  Gershon  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion :  and  their  charge  shall  be  un- 
der the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  ^  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari, 
thou  shalt  number  them  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers ; 

30  ^From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old 
shalt  thou  number  tliem,  every 
one  that  entereth  into  the  *  service, 
to  do  the  work  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

,')!  And  'this  is  the  charge  of 
their  burden,  according  to  all  their 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


"  Tcr.  3. 


t  Heb.  to 
7rnr  the 
war/are. 


II  Or. 

carnage. 
^ch.3.25,23. 


t  Ileb. 
mouth. 


1  vcr.  ". 


tllcb. 
waifari. 


'ch..^.r.,37. 


The  mniiber  of  the  Kohathites, 


Is^UMBEES. 


and  of  tlie  Merarites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•£x.  26. 15. 


b  Ex.  38.  21. 


'  ver.  2. 


"1  vcr.  22. 


service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation;  -^tlie  boards  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof, 
and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  sockets 
thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  conrt 
round  about,  and  their  sockets, 
and  their  ])ins,  and  their  cords, 
with  all  tlieir  instruments,  and 
with  all  their  service:  and  by 
name  ye  shall  ^'reckon  the  instru- 
ments of  the  charge  of  their  bur- 
den. 

33  This  is  the  service  of  the 
families  of  the  sons  of  Merari, 
according  to  all  their  service,  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tioU;^  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

34  ^[  ''And  Moses  and  Aaron  and 
the  chief  of  the  congregation  num- 
bered the  sons  of  the  Kohathites 
after  their  families,  and  after  the 
house  of  their  fathers, 

35  From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  tifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation : 

30  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  by  their  families 
were  two  thousand  seven  huucbed 
and  fifty. 

37  These  were  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites,  all  that  might  do  serv- 
ice in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, which  Moses  and  Aaron 
did  number  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  bv  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

38  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  sons  of  Gershon, 
throughout  their  families,  and  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers, 

39  From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation, 

40  Even  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  throughout  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, were  two  thousand  and  six 
hundred  and  thirty. 

41  '^  These  are  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  families  of  the 


sons  of  Gershon,  of  all  that  might 
do  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  Avhoni  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lokd. 

42  ^j  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Merari,  throughout  their  families, 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

43  From  thirty  years  old  and 
ui)ward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation, 

44  Even  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  after  their  fami- 
lies, were  three  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

45  These  lye  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Merari,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron 
numbered  'according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

4G  All  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  Levites,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  and  the  chief  of  Israel  num- 
bered, after  their  families,  and  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers, 

47  *^From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  came  to  do  the 
service  of  the  ministry,  and  the 
service  of  the  burden  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation, 

48  Even  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  were  eight  thousand 
and  five  hundred  and  fourscore. 

49  According  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  were  num- 
bered by  the  hand  of  Moses,  ^  every 
one  according  to  his  service,  and 
according  to  his  burden :  thus  were 
they  numbered  of  him,  ''as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  unclean  are  removed  out  of  the  camp.  5  Besti- 
tutkni  is  to  be  made  in  trespasses.  11  The  trial  of 
jealousy. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
jljL  ses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  put  out  of  the  camp 
every  ''leper,  and  every  one  that 
hath  an  ^  issue,  and  whosoever  is 
defiled  by  the  "^  dead : 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye 
put  out,  without  the  camp  shall  ye 

167 


Before 
CHHIST 

1490. 


"vcr.  20. 


f  ver.  3, 23,30. 


B  vcr.  15,  24, 
31. 


k  ver.  1,  21. 


•  Lev.  13.  3, 

4B.  &  ch.  12. 

14. 

bLev.  15.  2. 
'  Lev.  21. 1. 

ch.  9.  6,  in. 

A  19.  11,13. 

&  31. 19. 


The  unclean  to  J)e  removed. 


IS^UMBEES. 


The  trial  of  jealousy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

•iLev.  26. 11, 
12. 

2  Cor.  6.  16. 


•Lev.  0.2, 3. 


fLev.  5.  5.  & 
26.  4(1. 
Josh.  7.  19. 

ELcv.  C.  5. 


h  Lev.  C.  6, 7 
&7.  7. 


II  Or,  heave 

offering. 
•  Ex.  29.  28. 

Lev.  6.  i", 

].S.  X.  &  7. 

G,  7,  '.1, 1(1,14. 

ch.  18.  8,  a, 

19. 

Ueut.18.3,4. 

Ez.  44.  29, 

30. 


k  Lev.  10. 13. 


1  Lev.  18.  20. 


put  them ;  that  they  defile  not  their 
camps,  "^in  the  midst  whereof  I 
dwell. 

4  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so,  and  put  them  out  without  the 
camp :  as  the  Lord  si)ake  unto 
Moses,  so  did  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

6  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, ^  When  a  man  or  woman  shall 
commit  any  sin  that  men  commit, 
to  do  a  trespass  against  the  Lord, 
and  that  person  be  guilty ; 

7  ^Then  they  shall  confess  their 
sin  which  they  have  done :  and  he 
shall  recompense  his  trespass  ^with 
the  principal  thereof,  and  add  unto 
it  the  fifth  j)art  thereof,  and  give  it 
unto  him  against  whom  he  hath 
trespassed. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman 
to  recompense  the  trespass  unto, 
let  the  trespass  be  recompensed 
unto  the  Lord,  even  to  the  priest ; 
beside  ^  the  ram  of  the  atonement, 
whereby  an  atonement  shall  be 
made  for  him, 

9  And  every  " '  offering  of  all  the 
holy  things  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  they  bring  unto  the 
priest,  shall  be  his. 

10  And  every  man's  hallowed 
things  shall  be  his :  whatsoever 
any  man  givetli  the  i)riest,  it  shall 
be  ""his. 

11  •[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  If  any 
man's  wife  go  aside,  and  commit  a 
trespass  against  him, 

13  And  a  man  '  lie  with  her  car- 
nally, and  it  be  hid  from  the  eyes 
of  her  husband,  and  be  kept  close, 
and  she  be  defiled,  and  there  l)e  no 
witness  against  her,  neither  she  be 
taken  with  the  manner  ; 

14  And  tlie  spirit  of  jealousy  come 
upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his 
wife,  and  she  be  defiled ;  or  if  the 
si)irit  of  jealousy  come  upon  him, 
and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife,  and 
she  be  not  d(*filed : 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his 
wife  unto  the  priest,  and  he  sliall 

bring  her  offering  for  her,  the  tentli 
iG8 


l)art  of  an  ephah  of  barley  meal; 
he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon  it,  nor 
put  frankincense  thereon ;  for  it  is 
an  offering  of  jealousy,  an  offering  , 
of  memorial,  "'  bringing  iniquity  to 
remembrance. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her 
near,  and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take  holy 
water  in  an  earthen  vessel ;  and  of 
the  dust  that  is  in  the  fioor  of  the 
tabernacle  the  priest  shall  take, 
and  put  it  into  the  water : 

18  And  the  priest  shall  set  the 
woman  before  the  Lord,  and  un- 
cover the  woman's  head,  and  j)ut 
the  offering  of  memorial  in  her 
hands,  which  is  the  jealousy  offer- 
ing: and  the  priest  shall  have  in 
his  hand  the  bitter  water  that 
causeth  the  cm^se : 

19  And  the  i)riest  shall  charge 
her  by  an  oath,  and  say  unto  the 
woman.  If  no  man  have  lain  with 
thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not  gone 
aside  to  uncleanness  I'hdf/j  another 
instead  of  thy  husband,  be  thou 
free  from  this  bitter  water  that 
causeth  the  curse : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside 
to  another  instead  of  thy  husband, 
and  if  thou  be  defiled,  and  some 
man  have  lain  with  thee  besides 
thine  husband : 

21  Then  the  jjriest  shall  "charge 
the  woman  with  an  oath  of  curs- 
ing, and  the  priest  shall  say  unto 
the  woman,  "The  Lord  make  thee 
a  curse  and  an  oath  among  thy 
people,  when  the  Lord  doth  make 
thy  thigh  to  *rot,  and  thy  belly  to 
swell ;  I 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth  I 
the  curse  "  shall  go  into  thy  bow-  i 
els,  to  make  thy  belly  to  swell,  and  I 
thy  thigh  to  rot.   "^  And  the  woman 
shall  say.  Amen,  amen.  | 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write 
these  curses  in  a  book,  and  he 
shall  blot  them  out  with  the  bitter 
water : 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  woman 
to  drink  the  bitter  water  that  caus- 
eth the  curse :  and  the  water  that 
causeth  the  curse  shall  enter  into 
her,  a)ul  heeome  bitter. 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


"■  1  Kings  17 
18. 
£z.  29. 16. 


II  Or,  being 
in  the  pow- 
er of  ihij 
htt^hanii, 
Horn.  7.  2. 

t  Heb.  vnrler 
thy  husband. 


"  Josh.  G.  26. 
lSam.14.24. 
Neh.  10.  29. 


"Jer.  29.  22. 


tncb./a«. 


PTs.  100.18. 


"l  Dcut.27.1.'; 


Tlie  trial  of  jealousy. 


NUMBERS. 


The  law  of  the  Nacarites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

■■Lev.  8.  IT. 


■  Lev.  2. 2, 9. 


«Deut.28..'i7. 
Ps.  8.'!.!M1. 
Jer.  24.  'J.  & 
29.  IS,  22.  & 
42.  IS. 
Zech.  8. 13. 


"ver.  19. 


^  Lev.  20. 17, 

19,20. 


/I  Or,  male 
themselves 
Nazarites. 

•  Lev.  27.  2. 
Judg.  13. 5. 
Acts  21.  2:3. 
Rom.  1. 1. 

b  Amos  2. 12. 
Luke  1. 15. 


II  Or,  Kaza- 
riteship. 


\  Heb.  line 
of  the  wine. 


jealousy  offerinc:  out  of  the  wo- 
luaii's  hand,  and  shall  'wave  the 
offering  before  the  Lord,  and  offer 
it  upon  the  altar : 

20  ^And  the  priest  shall  take  a 
handful  of  the  offering,  even  the 
memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it  up- 
on the  altar,  and  afterward  shall 
cause  the  woman  to  driidv  the 
water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her 
to  drink  the  water,  then  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  if  she  be  defiled, 
and  have  done  trespass  against  her 
husband,  that  the  water  that  caus- 
etli  the  curse  shall  enter  into  her, 
and  hecome  bitter,  and  her  belly 
shall  swell,  and  her  thigh  shall 
rot:  and  the  woman  \shall  be  a 
curse  among  her  i)eople. 

28  xVnd  if  the  woman  be  not  de- 
filed, but  be  clean ;  then  she  shall 
be  free,  and  shall  conceive  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jealousies, 
when  a  wife  goeth  aside  to  another 
"instead  of  her  husband,  and  is  de- 
filed ; 

30  Or  when  the  spirit  of  jealousy 
cometh  upon  him,  and  he  be  jeal- 
ous over  his  wife,  and  shall  set  the 
woman  before  the  Loed,  and  the 
priest  shall  execute  u^jon  her  all 
this  law. 

31  Then  shall  the  man  be  guilt- 
less from  iniquity,  and  this  woman 
""  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

OHAPTEE  VI. 

1  The  laiv  of  the  Nazarites.     22  The  form  of  blessing 
the  people. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them.  When 
either  man  or  woman  shall  "  ^  sep- 

'  arate  themselves  to  vow  a  vow  of  a 
Nazarite,  to  sei)arate  themselves  un- 
to the  Lord  ; 

3  ^He  shall  separate  himself  frora 
wine  and  strong  drink,  and  shall 
drink  no  vinegar  of  wine,  or  vin- 
egar of  strong  drink,  neither  shall 
he  drink  any  liquor  of  grapes,  nor 
eat  moist  grapes,  or  dried. 

4  All  the  days  of  his  n  separation 
shall  he  eat  nothing  that  is  made 
of  the  t  vine  tree,  from  the  kernels 
even  to  the  husk. 


5  All  the  days  of  the  vow  of  his 
separation  there  shall  no  ''razor 
come  upon  his  head:  until  the 
days  be  fulfilled,  in  the  which  he 
separateth  himself  unto  the  Lord, 
he  shall  ])e  holy,  and  shall  let  the 
locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head  grow. 

6  All  the  days  that  he  separateth 
himself  unto  the  Lord  ''he  shall 
come  at  no  dead  body. 

7  ''lie  shall  not  make  himself  un- 
clean for  his  father,  or  for  his 
mother,  for  his  brother,  or  for  his 
sister,  when  they  die :  because  the 
t  consecration  of  his  God  is  upon 
his  head. 

8  All  the  days  of  his  separation 
he  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  if  any  man  die  very  sud- 
denly by  him,  and  he  hath  defiled 
the  head  of  his  consecration ;  then 
he  shall  ^shave  his  head  in  the  day 
of  his  cleansing,  on  the  seventh 
day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  ^on  the  eighth  day  he 
shall  bring  two  turtles,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  to  the  priest,  to 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation : 

11  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
one  for  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt  offering,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  him,  for 
tliat  he  sinned  by  the  dead,  and 
shall  hallow  his  head  that  same 
day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto 
the  Lord  the  days  of  his  separa- 
tion, and  shall  bring  a  lamb  of  the 
first  year  ^  for  a  trespass  offering : 
but  the  days  that  were  before  shall 
^  be  lost,  because  his  separation  was 
defiled. 

13  ^  And  this  is  the  law  of  the 
Nazarite :  '  when  the  days  of  his 
separation  are  fulfilled,  he  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation : 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering 
unto  the  Lord,  one  he  lamb  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  for  a 
burnt  offering,  and  one  ewe  lamb 
of  the  first  year  without  blemish 
•"for  a  sin  offering,  and  one  ram 
without  blemish  'for  i)eace  offer- 
ings, 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleavened 

I()9 


Before 

CIimST 

1490. 

Mudg.  13.  5. 
&  l(i.  17. 
ISura.l.U. 


<i  Lev.  21.11. 
ch.  19.11,10. 


'  Lev.  21.  1, 
2   11. 
ell.  9.  6. 


t  Ileb. 
sepm-ation. 


fAetslS.  18. 
&  21.  24. 


SLev.  5.  7.  & 
14.  22.  &  15. 
14,  29. 


hLev.  5.  6. 


^Uch./aU. 


i  Acts  21.  26. 


k  Lev.  4.2,27, 
32. 
1  Lev.  3. 6. 


Tlie  law  of  the  Nasarites. 


NUMBEES. 


The  offerings  of 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

"  Lev.  2.  4. 
"  Ex.  29.  2. 
"  eh.  15.  5,  7, 

JO. 


P  Acts  21.  24. 


11  Sam.  2.15. 


'Ex.  29.  23, 
24. 


"  Ex.  29.  27, 
28. 


•Lev.  9.  22. 
IChr.  23.13. 


"Pd.  121.7. 
John  17. 11. 

"Ps.  31.1G. 

&(i7.  l.&NO. 

3,  7,  1!J.  & 

lilt.  IM. 

Uan.  U.  17. 
^  Gen.  4.^29. 
I  Pb.  4.  «. 
'John  14.27. 

2  Thcss.  3. 

1«. 
'  Dcut.28.10. 

2  Chr.  7. 14. 

It.  4.3.  7. 

Dan.  9. 18, 

19. 


bread,  ™  cakes  of  fine  floiir  mingled 
with  oil,  and  wafers  of  nnleavened 
bread  "  anointed  with  oil,  and  their 
meat  offering,  and  their  "di'ink  of- 
ferings. 

IG  And  the  priest  shall  bring  tliem 
before  the  Lord,  and  shall  oiler  his 
sin  offering,  and  his  bimit  ofier- 
ing: 

17  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram /or 
a  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  unto 
the  Lord,  with  the  basket  of  un- 
leavened bread:  the  priest  .shall 
offer  also  his  meat  oflering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

18  PAnd  the  Kazarite  shall  shave 
the  head  of  his  separation  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  shall  take  the  hair 
of  the  head  of  his  separation,  and 
X)ut  it  in  the  fire  which  is  under  the 
sacrifice  of  the  peace  offerings. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 
'I  sodden  shoulder  of  the  ram,  and 
one  unleavened  cake  out  of  the 
basket,  and  one  unleavened  wafer, 
and  ^shall  put  them  upon  the  hands 
of  the  Nazarite,  after  the  hair  o/his 
separation  is  shaven : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them 
for  a  wave  offering  before  the 
Lord:  Hliis  is  holy  for  the  priest, 
with  the  wave  breast  and  heave 
shoulder :  and  after  that  the  Naza- 
rite  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  ^azarite 
who  hath  vowed,  and  of  his  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  for  his  separa- 
tion, besides  that  that  his  hand 
shall  get;  according  to  the  vow 
which  he  vowed,  so  he  must  do 
after  the  law  of  his  separation. 

22  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  8peak  unto  Aaron  and  unto 
liis  sons,  saying,  On  this  wise  *ye 
shall  bless  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying  unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  "keep 
thee : 

25  The  Lord  ''make  his  face  shine 
upon  thee,  and  ''be  gracious  imto 
thee : 

2G  >'Thc  Lord  lift  up  his  counte- 
nance upon  thee,  and  'give  thee 
peace. 

27  ''And  they  shall  put  my  name 

170 


upon  the  children  of  Israel,  and  ^I 
will  bless  them. 

CHAPTEE  VII. 

1  Tlie  offering  of  the  princes  at  the  dedication  of  the 
tabernacle.  10  Their  several  offerings  at  the  dedica- 
tion of  the  altar.  89  Gvd  speaketh  to  Moses  from 
the  merc7j  seat. 

A  ^D  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day 
JlX.  that  Moses  had  fully  '  set  up 
the  tabernacle,  and  had  anointed 
it,  and  sanctified  it,  and  all  the  in- 
struments thereof,  both  the  altar 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  had 
anointed  them,  and  sanctified  them ; 

2  That  "^'tlie  in-inces  of  Israel,  heads 
of  the  house  of  their  fathers,  who 
ivere  the  princes  of  the  tribes,  +  and 
were  over  them  that  were  number- 
ed, oftered : 

3  And  they  brought  their  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord,  six  covered 
wagons,  and  twelve  oxen  ;  a  wagon 
for  two  of  the  princes,  and  for  each 
one  an  ox :  and  they  brought  them 
before  the  tabernacle. 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

5  Take  it  of  them,  that  they  may 
be  to  do  the  service  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation ;  and 
thou  shall  give  them  unto  the  Le- 
vites,  to  every  man  according  to 
his  service. 

G  And  Moses  took  the  wagons  and 
the  oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  the 
Levites. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  ""he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  Gershon,  ac- 
cording to  their  service : 

8  "And  four  wagons  and  eight 
oxen  he  gaAC  unto  the  sons  of 
Merari,  according  unto  their  serv- 
ice, '^  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sous  of  Kohatli  he 
gave  none :  because  ^  the  service  of  i 
the  sanctuary  belonging  unto  them 
^was  that  they  should  bear  ui)oii 
their  shoulders. 

10  ^[  And  the  princes  offered  for 
''  dedicating  of  the  idtar  in  the  day 
that  it  was  anointed,  even  the 
princes  oftered  their  ottering  before 
the  altar. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, They  shall  otter  tlieir  ottering, 
each  i)rince  on  his  day,  for  the 
dedicating  of  the  altar. 


Before 

CHRIST 

14!)0. 

i-Ps.  115. 12. 


•Ex.  40.  18. 
Lev.  8. 10, 
U. 


boh.  1.4,  &c. 


tHeb. 
who  stood. 


'  eh.  4.  25. 


dch.  4.  3L 


'■ch.4.28,33. 


fch.  4.  15. 


fch.  4.  6.  R, 
111.  IL'.  14. 
2Suni.  6. 13. 


b  See  Deut. 

20.  5. 

1  Kings  8. 
tii. 

2  Chr.  7..%9. 
Ezm  «.  Ifi. 
Neh.  12.  27. 
Ps.  30,  title. 


the  princes  at  the 


NUMBEES. 


dedication  of  the  altar. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

i  ch.  2.  3. 


I  Ex.  30. 13. 


I  Lev.  2.  1. 


""  Ex.  3f).  34. 
"Lev.  1.  2. 


°  Lev.  4.  23. 


I-Lcv.  3.  1. 


12  1  And  he  that  offered  his  offer- 
ing the  tirst  day  was  'Nahshon  the 
son  of  Aniininadab,  of  the  tribe  of 
Judah : 

13  And  his  offering  iras  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  wliereof  iras  a 
hnnch'ed  and  thirty  shelids,  one  sil- 
ver bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
''the  shekel  of  the  sanetnary;  both 
of  them  were  full  of  tine  Hour  min- 
gled Avith  oil  for  a  '  meat  olfering : 

14  One  spoon  of  ten  shekels  of 
gold,  full  of '"  incense : 

15  "One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  tirst  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

IG  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  "  sin 
offering : 

17  And  for  ''a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  tvas  the  offering  of  Nah- 
shon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

18  1^  On  the  second  day  Nethaneel 
the  son  of  Zuar,  prince  of  Issachar, 
did  ofter : 

19  He  offered  for  his  offering  one 
silver  charger,  the  weight  whereof 
was  a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels, 
one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  ottering : 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  ten. shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

21  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  tirst  year,  for  a 
burnt  ottering : 

22  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
ottering : 

2.3  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
otterings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  offering  of  Ne- 
thaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

21  1  On  the  third  day  Eliab  the 
son  of  Helon,  xjrince  of  the  chikben 
of  Zebulun,  did  offer : 

25  His  ottering  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  loas 
a  hundi'ed  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  ottering : 

20  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 


27  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  llrst  year,  for  a 
burnt  ottering : 

28  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
ottering : 

2!)  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
otterings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  ottering  of  Eliab 
the  son  of  Helon. 

30  1  On  the  fourth  day  Elizur  the 
son  of  Shedeur,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  did  offer: 

31  His  ottering  ivas  one  silver 
charger  of  the  weight  of  a  hundred 
and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl 
of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary ;  both  of  them  full 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 
meat  ottering : 

32  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  tnst  year,  for  a 
burnt  ottering : 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
ottering : 

35  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
ott'erings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year:  this  was  the  ott'ering  of  Elizur 
the  son  of  Shedeur. 

3G  1  On  the  fifth  day  Shelumiel 
the  son  of  Zurishaddai,  prince  of 
the  children  of  Simeon,  did  offer  : 

37  His  ottering  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  teas 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuarj^ ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  ottering : 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  ottering : 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
ottering : 

41  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  tvas  the  offering  of  She- 
lumiel the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

42  1  On  the  sixth  day  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  Deuel,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Gad,  offered : 

171 


Before 

CHIUST 

1490. 


The  offerings  of 


NUMBEES. 


the  iwinces  at  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


43  His  offering  teas  one  silver 
charger  of  the  weight  of  a  hund- 
red and  thirty  shekels,  a  silver  bowl 
of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary ;  both  of  them  full 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 
meat  offering : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

47  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  teas  the  offering  of  Elia- 
saph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

48  ^  On  the  seventh  day  Elisha- 
ma  the  son  of  Ammihud,  i:)rince  of 
the  children  of  Ephraim,  offered  : 

49  His  offering  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  ivas 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  offering : 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense  : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

53  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  x)eace  of- 
ferings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he 
goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year : 
this  tvas  the  offering  of  Elishama 
the  son  of  Ammihud. 

54  1  On  the  eighth  day  offered 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedalizm^, 
X^rince  of  the  children  of  Mauas- 
seh : 

55  His  offering  ivas  one  silver 
charger  of  the  weight  of  a  hund- 
red and  thirty  shelals,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat  offering: 

5()  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

172 


58  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

59  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  oftering  of  Ga- 
maliel the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

GO  ^[  On  the  ninth  day  Abidan 
the  son  of  Gideoni,  j^rince  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin,  offered: 

61  His  offering  2vas  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  ivas 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  offering : 

62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

63  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

64  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

65  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  i)eace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  ivas  the  offering  of  Abi- 
dan the  son  of  Gideoni. 

66  *i  On  the  tenth  day  Ahiezer 
the  sou  of  Ammishaddai,  i^rince  of 
the  children  of  Dan,  offered  : 

67  His  offering  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
a  hundred  and  thirty  sheliels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  tine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  offering : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  off'ering : 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

71  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  offering  of  Ahi- 
ezer the  son  of  Ammisliaddni. 

72  1  On  the  ekncnth  day  PagieJ 
the  son  of  Ocran,  ])rince  of  the 
children  of  Ashcr,  offered: 

73  His  off'ering  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
a  hundred  and  thirtv  shekels,  one 


Before 

CHRIST 

149a 


lUdication  of  the  altar. 


NUMBERS. 


God  speaketh  to  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuarj^ ; 
both  of  them  full  of  tine  Hour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  ottering : 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

75  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  tirst  year,,  for  a 
burnt  ottering : 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
ottering : 

77  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
ofterings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  ottering  of  Pagi- 
el  the  son  of  Ocran. 

78  1  On  the  twelfth  day  Ahira 
the  son  of  Enan,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Naphtali,  offered : 

79  His  ottering  icas  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
a  hundred  and  thirty  sheliels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat  ottering : 

80  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

81  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

82  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
ottering : 

83  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
otterings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  ottering  of  Ahira 
the  son  of  Enan. 

84  This  ivas  the  dedication  of 
the  altar,  in  the  day  when  it  was 
anointed,  by  the  j^rinces  of  Israel : 
twelve  chargers  of  silver,  twelve 
silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons  of 
gold : 

85  Each  charger  of  silver  weic/h- 
ing  a  hundi-ed  and  thirty  shekels, 
each  bowl  •  seventy :  all  the  sil- 
ver vessels  iveighed  two  thousand 
and  four  hundred  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary : 

80  The  golden  spoons  were 
twelve,  full  of  incense,  iveighing 
ten  shekels  apiece,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary:  all  the  gold  of 
the  spoons  tvas  a  hundred  and 
twenty  shelcels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt  of- 


fering were  twelve  bullocks,  the 
rams  twelve,  the  lambs  of  the  tirst 
year  twelve,  with  their  meat  otter- 
ing :  and  the  kids  of  the  goats  for 
sin  ottering  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the  sac- 
rifice of  the  peace  otterings  tvei-e 
twenty  and  four  bullocks,  the 
rams  sixty,  the  he  goats  sixty, 
the  land)s  of  the  first  year  sixty. 
This  was  the  dedication  of  the 
altar,  after  that  it  was  "^  anointed. 

89  And  when  Moses  was  gone 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation "^to  speak  with  "him,  then 
lie  heard  'the  voice  of  one  speak- 
ing unto  him  from  ott'  the  mercy 
seat  that  tvas  upon  the  ark  of  tes- 
timony, from  between  the  two 
cherubim :  and  he  spake  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  YIII. 

1  ITow  the  lampit  are  to  be  lighted.  5  77)6  conitccra- 
tion  of  the  Leintes.  23  The  age  and  time  of  their 
service, 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\,  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  say 
unto  him,  When  thou  '■"  lightest  the 
lamps,  the  seven  lamps  shall  give 
light  over  against  the  candlestick. 

3  And  Aaron  did  so ;  he  lighted 
the  lamps  thereof  over  against 
the  candlestick,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

4  ^And  this  work  of  the  candle- 
stick was  of  beaten  gold ;  unto  the 
shaft  thereof,  unto  the  flowers 
thereof,  teas  "beaten  work:  ''ac- 
cording unto  the  pattern  which 
the  Lord  had  shewed  Moses,  so 
he  made  the  candlestick. 

5  If  And  the  Lord  si)ake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

0  Take  the  Levites  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  cleanse 
them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto 
them,  to  cleanse  them :  Sprinkle 
''water  of  purifying  upon  them, 
and  ^4et  them  shave  all  their  flesh, 
and  let  them  wash  their  clothes, 
and  .so  make  themselves  clean. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  young 
bullock  with  ^his  meat  ottering, 
even  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil, 
and  another  young  bullock  shalt 
thou  take  for  a  sin  ottering. 

173 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


iver.  1. 


'ch.  12.  8. 

Ex.  a^.  9,11. 
II  That  is, 

Goil. 
'  Ex.  25.  22. 


»  Ex.  2r,.  37. 
&40.  25. 


b  Ex.  25.  31. 


'  Ex.  25. 18. 
<1  Ex.  25.  40. 


'cli.l9.9,ir, 
l.S. 

tlleb.  let 
them  cause 
a  }q^nr  to 
puss  over. 

Ire. 
f  Lev.  14.8,9. 


e  Lev.  2.1. 


TJis  consecration 


:ntjmbees. 


of  the  Levites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

V  See  Ex.  20. 

4.  &  W.  U. 
'  Lev.  8.  3. 


i  Lev.  1.  i. 


t  Heb.  wave. 

t  Ileb.  wave 
offering. 


t  Heb.  the;/ 
may  be  to 
execute,  l(C. 

I  Ex.  29. 10. 


"ch.  3.  45.& 
16.  !). 


"ver.  11, 13. 


°ch.  3.12,45. 


P  Ex.  13.  2, 
12,  13,  1.5. 
ch. .'..  13. 
Luke  2. 23. 


Ich.3.  9. 
t  Ucb.  given. 


'ch.  I.CT.  & 
1B.46.  &  IH.r,. 
2  Clir.2t;.lG. 


9  ^And  thou  slialt  bring  the  Le- 
vites before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation :  '  and  thou  slialt 
gather  the  whole  assembly  of  the 
children  of  Israel  together. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Le- 
vites before  the  Lord  :  and  the 
chikben  of  Israel  ''shall  put  their 
hands  upon  the  Levites : 

11  And  Aaron  shall  t  offer  the  Le- 
vites before  the  Lord  for  an  ^  offer- 
ing of  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
^tliey  may  execute  the  service  of 
the  Lord. 

12  'And  the  Levites  shall  lay  their 
hands  upon  the  heads  of  the  bull- 
ocks :  and  thou  shalt  offer  the  one 
for  a  sin  offering,  and  the  other /or 
a  burnt  offering,  unto  the  Lord,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  the  Levites. 

13  And  thou  shalt  set  the  Le\ites 
before  Aaron,  and  before  his  sons, 
and  offer  them  for  an  ottering  unto 
the  Lord. 

14  Thus  shalt  thou  separate  the 
Levites  from  among  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  the  Levites  shall  be 
"'mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Le- 
vites go  in  to  do  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 
and  thou  shalt  cleanse  them,  and 
"  offer  them  for  an  offering. 

10  For  they  are  wholly  given 
unto  me  from  among  the  children 
of  Israel ;  "instead  of  such  as  open 
every  womb,  even  instead  of  the 
firstborn  of  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, have  I  taken  them  unto  me. 

17  PFor  all  the  firstborn  of  the 
children  of  Israel  are  mine,  l)oth 
man  and  beast :  on  the  day  that  I 
smote  every  firstborn  in  the  land 
of  Egypt  I  sanctified  them  for  my- 
self. 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Levites 
for  all  the  firstborn  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

li)  And  'I  have  given  the  Levites 
as  ^a  gift  to  Aaron  and  to  his  sons 
from  among  tlie  children  of  Israel, 
to  do  the  service  of  the  children  of 
Israel  in  tlie  tabernncle  of  tlw  con- 
gregation, and  to  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  children  of  Israel : 
■^tliat  there  be  no  plague  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  when  the 
174 


children  of  Israel  come  nigh  unto 
the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and 
all  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  did  to  the  Levites  accord- 
ing unto  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses  concerning  the  Le- 
vites, so  did  the  children  of  Israel 
unto  them. 

21  'And  the  Levites  were  purified, 
and  they  washed  their  clothes; 
^and  Aaron  offered  them  as  an  of- 
fering before  the  Lord  ;  and  Aaron 
made  an  atonement  for  them  to 
cleanse  them. 

22  "And  after  that  went  the  Le- 
vites in  to  do  their  service  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  be- 
fore Aaron,  and  before  his  sons: 
""  as  the  Lord  had  commanded  Mo- 
ses concerning  the  Levites,  so  did 
they  unto  them. 

23  •[  And  the  Lord  spake  imto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  delongeth  unto 
the  Levites:  ^  from  twenty  and  five 
years  old  and  upward  they  shall  go 
in  t  to  wait  upon  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 

25  And  from  the  age  of  fifty  years 
they  shall  ^  cease  waiting  ux)on  the 
service  thereof  and  shall  serve  no 
more : 

20  But  shall  minister  with  their 
brethren  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  Ho  keep  the  charge, 
and  shall  do  no  service.  Thus 
shalt  thou  do  unto  the  Levites 
touching  their  charge. 

CHAPTEE  IX. 

1  The  pasfKyver  is  commanded  ayaln.  6  A  ftecond 
2}axwi'er  allowed  for  them  that  were  imcleaii  or  ab- 
sent. 15  The  cloud  guideth  the  removiyigs  and  e?i- 
campings  of  the  Israelites. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
Xjl  ses  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
in  the  first  month  of  the  second 
year  after  they  were  come  out  of 
tlie  land  of  Eg>i)t,  saying, 

2  Let  the  children  of  Israel  also 
keep  Hlie  jiassover  at  his  appoint- 
ed season. 

3  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  this 
month,  ^at  even,  ye  shall  keep  it  in 
his  appointed  season  :  according  to 
all  the  rites  of  it,  and  according  to 
all  the  ceremonies  thereof,  shall  ye 
keep  it. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


"ver.  7. 


'ver.  11,12. 


"  ver.  15. 


^  ver.  5,  &c 


y  See  ch.  4. 3. 
1  Chr.  23. 
3,  24,  27. 

t  Ueb. 
to  war  the 
warfare  of, 
S<c. 
1  Tim.  1.18. 

tHeb. 

retitnifrom 
till'  warfare 
of  the  serv- 
ice. 


^ch.l.  53. 


»  Ex.  12. 1, 

Lev.  2;i.  5. 
ch.  28.  Ki. 
l)eut.lU.l,2. 

t  Ilcb. 
itetween 
the  two 
evenings, 
Lx.  12.  G. 


A  second  j)«,ssoiYT  aUoived. 


NIBIBEES. 


A  cloud  guideth  the  Israelites. 


Before 
CHKIST 

14i(0. 


»  Josh.  5. 10. 


'ch.  S.  2.  & 
lit.  II,  l»j. 
See  John 

IS.  2». 


i  Ex.  18.  15, 

19,  -jr,. 

ch.  27.  2. 


'  ch.  27.  5. 


«2Chr.30.2, 
15. 


EEs.  12.  8. 


b  Ex.  12. 10. 

*  Ex.  12.  4fl. 
John  10.  .iC. 
k  Ex.  12.  43. 


"  Gen.  17.  U. 
Ex.  12.  15. 


■■  ch.  5.  31. 


•Ex.  12.  49. 


4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren oi  Israel,  that  they  should 
keep  the  passover. 

5  And  ^they  kept  the  passover 
on  the  fourtc^enth  day  of  the  fn-st 
month  at  even  in  the  wilderness  of 
Sinai:  according-  to  all  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  (Ud 
the  children  of  Israel. 

G  ^[  And  there  were  certain  men, 
who  were  "  defiled  hy  the  (U;ad 
body  of  a  man,  that  they  could  not 
keep  the  i)assover  on  that  day: 
■^and  they  came  before  Moses  and 
before  Aaron  on  that  day. 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him. 
We  are  defiled  by  the  dead  body 
of  a  man :  wherefore  are  we  kept 
back,  that  we  may  not  oifer  an  of- 
fering of  the  Lord  in  his  appointed 
season  among  the  children  of  Is- 
rael ? 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
Stand  still,  and  '^I  will  hear  what 
the  Lord  will  command  concern- 
ing you. 

9  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  If  any  man  of  you  or 
of  your  posterity  shall  be  unclean 
by  reason  of  a  dead  body,  or  he  in 
a  journey  afar  off,  yet  he  shall  keei) 
the  i^assover  unto  the  Lord. 

11  ^The  fourteenth  day  of  the 
second  month  at  even  they  shall 
keep  it,  and  ^eat  it  with  unleaven- 
ed bread  and  bitter  herbs. 

12  ''They  shall  leave  none  of  it 
unto  the  morning,  '  nor  break  any 
bone  of  it:  ''according  to  all  the 
ordinances  of  the  jjassover  they 
shall  keep  it. 

13  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and 
is  not  in  a  joiu'ney,  and  forbeareth 
to  keei)  the  passover,  even  the 
same  soul  'shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  his  people:  because  he 
'"brought  not  the  offering  of  the 
Lord  in  his  appointed  season,  that 
man  shall  "bear  his  sin. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  shall  sojourn 
among  you,  and  will  keep  the  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord  ;  accoriling  to 
the  ordinance  of  the  passover,  and 
according  to  the  manner  thereof, 
so  shall  he  do:  °ye  shall  have  one 


ordinance,  both  for  the  stranger, 
and  for  him  that  w^as  born  in  the  land. 

15  1  And  "on  the  day  that  the 
tabernacle  was  reared  up  the  cloud 
covered  the  tabernacle,  namchj.,  the 
tent  of  the  testimony:  and  "^at 
e\'en  there  Avas  ui)on  the  tabernacle 
as  it  were  the  appearance  of  lire, 
until  the  morning. 

1()  So  it  was  alway :  the  cloud 
covered  it  &//  daij^  and  the  appear- 
ance of  tire  by  night. 

17  And  when  the  cloud  ^was 
taken  up  from  the  tabernacle,  then 
after  that  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed:  and  in  the  place  where 
the  cloud  abode,  there  the  children 
of  Israel  jntched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  the  children  of  Israel  jour- 
neyed, and  at  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  they  i)itched :  ^as  long- 
as  the  cloud  abode  npon  the  taber- 
nacle they  rested  in  their  tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  Harried 
long  upon  the  tabernacle  many 
days,  then  the  children  of  Israel 
*kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  and 
journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  w-hen  the  cloud 
was  a  few  days  upon  the  taber- 
nacle ;  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  abode  in 
their  tents,  and  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud 
*  abode  from  even  unto  the  morn- 
ing, and  that  the  cloud  was  taken 
up  in  the  morning,  then  they  jour- 
neyed :  whether  it  was  by  day  or  by 
night  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up, 
they  journeyed. 

22  Or  whether  it  were  two  days,  or 
a  month,  or  a  year,  that  the  cloud 
tarried  upon  the  tabernacle,  re- 
maining thereon,  the  children  of 
Israel  "abode  in  their  tents,  and 
journeyed  not:  but  when  it  was 
taken  up,  they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  they  rested  in  their  tents, 
and  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  thej^  journeyed:  they  ""kept 
the  charge  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

175 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

I'  Ex.  40.  .14. 
Nell.  U.  12, 
19. 

Ps.  78.  14. 
1490. 

■1  Ex.  IX  21. 
&4U.  38. 


'  Ex.  40.  .10. 
cl\.  10.  11, 
.■!.■!.  ?A. 
Ps.  SO.  1. 


'  1  Cor.  10. 1. 


I  llcb.  pro- 
luiiycd. 


'ch.1.53.  & 
3.8. 


t  neb.  was. 


"  Ex.  40.  3G, 
37. 


'^  Tcr.  19. 


The  tise  of  the  silver  trumpets. 


NUMBEES. 


The  order  of  the  Israelites' 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


•Is.  1.13. 


b  Jpr.  4.  .1. 
Joel  2. 15. 


•Ex.  18.21. 
ch.  1.  IS.  & 
T.2. 


ach.  2.3. 


'ch.  2. 10. 


f  ver.  3. 
«Jocl2.  1. 


b  ch.  31.  6. 

Josh.  6.4. 
IChr.  1.5.24. 
2  Chr.13.12. 


ich.  .31.6. 

Josh.  li.  5. 
2Clir.i:!.H. 
li  JudL'.  -J.  18. 
*  4. :,.  &  (!.  9. 
.;  IIP.  H.  iL'. 
ISam. 111.18. 
l'».  UW.  42. 

1  Ocn.  «.  1. 
Pi.  MW.  4. 


"ch.  20. 1. 
1a-v.  Zi.  j4. 
1  Chr.  1,5.24. 
2Chr.  i.  12. 
&  7.  G.  &  29. 
20. 

Kzra  3.  10. 
Nch.  12.  35. 
P».  »1.  a 


'Tcr.  9. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1  Tfie  tcse  of  the  silver  trnmpets.  11  The  Israelites  re- 
move fro)n  Sinai  to  Paran.  14  The  order  of  their 
march.  29  Hohnh  is  entreated  by  3Ioses  not  to  leave 
them.  33  The  blessing  of  Moses  at  tfw  removing  and 
resting  of  the  ark. 


K 


ISTD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 


ses, saymg, 


2  Make  thee  two  trumpets  of  sil- 
ver; of  a  whole  piece  shalt  thou 
make  them :  that  thou  mayest  use 
them  for  the  '^calliug-  of  the  assem- 
bly, and  for  the  journeying  of  the 
camps. 

3  And  when  ^they  shall  blow  with 
them,  all  the  assembly  shall  assem- 
ble themselves  to  thee  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

4  And  if  they  blow  hut  with  one 
trumpet^  then  the  princes,  which  are 
'^  heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel, 
shall  gather  themselves  unto  thee. 

5  When  ye  blow  an  alarm,  then 
''the  camps  that  lie  on  the  east 
parts  shall  go  forward. 

6  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the 
second  time,  then  the  camps  that 
lie  'on  the  south  side  shall  take 
their  journey :  they  shall  blow  an 
alarm  for  their  journeys. 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is 
to  be  gathered  together,  'ye  shall 
blow,  l3ut  ye  shall  not  ^soimd  an 
alarm. 

8  ''And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the 
priests,  shall  blow  with  the  trump- 
ets; and  they  shall  be  to  you  for 
an  ordinance  for  ever  throughout 
your  generations. 

9  And  'if  ye  go  to  war  in  your 
land  against  the  enemy  that  ''op- 
presseth  you,  then  ye  shall  blow 
an  alarm  with  the  trumpets;  and 
ye  shall  be  'remembered  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall 
be  saved  from  your  enemies. 

10  Also  "'in  the  day  of  your  glad- 
ness, and  in  your  solemn  days,  and 
in  the  beginnings  of  your  months, 
ye  shall  blow  with  the  trumpets 
over  your  burnt  oft'erings,  and  over 
the  sacrifices  of  your  peace  offer- 
ings; that  tliey  may  be  to  you 
"for  a  memorial  before  your  God: 
I  am  the  Lord  your  (tocI. 

11  ^\  And  it  c{un(;  to  pass  on  the 
twentieth  day  of  tlio  second  mouth, 

]/G 


in  the  second  year,  that  the  cloud 
°was  taken  up  from  off  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  testimonv. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  took 
p  their  journeys  out  of  the  "^  wilder- 
ness of  Sinai ;  and  the  cloud  rested 
in  the  "^  wilderness  of  Paran. 

13  And  they  first  took  their  jour- 
ney 'according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

14  ^  *In  the  first  place  went  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  according  to  their 
armies:  and  over  his  host  icas 
"Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Issachar  ivas  ^e- 
thaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

10  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Zebulun  teas 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

17  And  "the  tabernacle  was  taken 
down;  and  the  sons  of  Gershon 
and  the  sons  of  Merari  set  forward, 
'bearing  the  tabernacle. 

18  t  And  'the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  Reuben  set  forward  ac- 
cording to  their  armies:  and  over 
his  host  tvas  Elizur  the  son  of 
Shedeur. 

19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Simeon  was 
Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishad- 
dai. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Gad  was  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  Deuel. 

21  And  the  Kohathites  set  for- 
ward, bearing  the  ""  sanctuary :  and 
"  the  other  did  set  up  the  tabernacle 
against  they  came. 

22  '^  And  Hhe  standard  of  the 
camp  of  the  children  of  Ephraim 
set  forward  according  to  their  ar- 
mies :  and  over  his  host  ivas  Elish- 
ama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Manasseh  was 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedalizur. 

24  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin  was 
Abidan  the  son  of  Gideofii. 

25  *i\  And  Uhe  standard  of  the 
camp  of  the  cliildren  of  Dan  set 
forward,  which  was  the  rearward 
of  all  the  camps  throughout  their 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

"ch.  9. 17. 


P  Ex.  40.  ,"i6. 

ch.  2.  9,  16, 

24,  .-il. 
«Ex.  19.  1. 

ch.  1.  1.  & 

9.5. 

■■Gen.  21.21. 
ch.  12. 16.  & 
13.  3.  1-6. 
Deut.  1.  1. 

'  ver.  5,  6. 
ch.  2.  34. 


'  ch.  2.  S,  9. 


"ch.  1.  7. 


''ch.  1.51. 


'ch.  4.  24,31. 

&  7.  6,  7,  8. 

'  eh.  2. 10, 16. 


•ch.  4.  4, 15. 

&  7.  9. 
liThatis,  (Ae 

Gershonit€9 

mttl  the 

Mrrai-iten: 

Sec  ver.  17. 

ch.  1.  51. 
l'Ch.2.18,24. 


<^ch.2.2.5,Sl. 
Josh.  6.  9. 


march  from  Sinai  to  Paran. 


NUMBERS. 


The  peoi^le  lust  for  flesh. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


1 Ilcb. 

These. 
<l  eh.  2. 04. 


■  Ex.  2.  18. 


fGen.  12.r. 

f  Jiuls.l.  IC. 

&  4.  11. 
1.  Go  11.. ",2.1 2. 

Ex.  .!.  S.  & 

6.  7,  8. 


■  Job  29. 15 


k  Judg.  1.  IC. 


1  Sec  Ex.  3.1. 


""  Deut.  l.,T3. 
Josh.  3.  3, 
4,  C. 

Ps.  1.32.  8. 
Jer.  31.  2. 

Ez.  20.  e. 

"Ex.  1,3.21. 
Neh.  9.  12, 
19. 


"Ps.  68. 1,2. 
&  132.  8. 


tnpb.  ten 
thouymiU 
thousands. 


•Deut. 9.  22. 

B  Or,  were  as 
itwarecom- 
plai»ers. 

t  Heb.  it  rcas 
evil  in  the 
ears  of,  tfc. 


hosts :  and  over  his  host  was  Alii- 
ezer  the  son  of  AmmishacUhii. 
20  And  over  the  liost  of  the  tribe 
of  the  chikh-en  of  Asher  ivas  Pagiel 
the  sou  of  Ocran. 

27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  chihh-en  of  NaphtaU  was 
Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

28  t^'Thns  were  the  journeyinfi^s 
of  the  chikh-en  of  Israel  according 
to  then-  armies,  when  they  set  for- 
ward. 

29  1  And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab, 
the  sou  of 'Raguel  the  Midianite, 
Moses'  father  in  law,  We  are  jour- 
neying unto  the  place  of  which 
the  Lord  said,  '^I  will  give  it  you: 
come  thou  with  us,  and  ^we  will 
do  thee  good :  for  ''  the  Lord  hath 


garlic : 


spoken  good  concerning  Israel. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  will 
not  go ;  but  I  will  dejmrt  to  mine  f  0    But    now   ''  our   soul   is   dried 
own  lalid,  and  to  my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said,  Leave  us  not,  I 


pray  thee  ;  forasmuch  as  thou 
knowest  how  we  are  to  encamp  in 
the  wilderness,  and  thou  mayest 
be  to  us  '  instead  of  eyes. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with 
us,  yea,  it  shall  be,  that  ''what^ 
goodness  the  Lord  shall  do  unto 
us,  the  same  will  we  do  unto  thee. 

33  '^  And  they  departed  from  '  the 
mount  of  the  Lord  three  days' 
journey :  and  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord  '"went  before 
them  in  the  three  days'  journey,  to 
search  out  a  resting  place  for  them. 

34  And  "the  cloud  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  them  by  day,  when  they 
went  out  of  the  camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
ark  set  forward,  that  Moses  said, 
"Rise  up.  Lord,  and  let  thine  ene- 
mies be  scattered;  and  let  them 
that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

30  And  when  it  rested,  he  said, 
Return,  O  Lord,  unto  the  ^mauy 
thousands  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  77i/^  burning  at  Taherah  quenched  by  Mosefi'  prayer. 
4  The  people  lu.'it  for  flesh ,  and  loathe  manna.  10 
3fosen  coinplaineth  of  his  charge.  IG  God  divideth 
his  burden  unto  seventy  elders.  31  Quails  are  given 
in  wrath  at  Kibroth-hattaavah. 

AND  ''when  the  people  "com- 
jLA-  plained,  Ut  displeased  the 
Lord  :    and  the  Lord  heard  it  ; 

13 


''and  his  anger  was  kindled;  and 
the  'fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among 
them,  and  consumed  them  that 
tvere  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
camp. 

2  And  the  peoi)le  cried  luito  Mo- 
ses ;  and  when  Moses  ''prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  the  fire  ^was  quenched. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
l)lace  iiTaberah:  because  the  tire 
of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them. 

4  ^[  And  the  'mixed  multitude 
that  was  among  them  ^fell  a  lust- 
ing :  and  the  children  of  Israel  also 
'wept  again,  and  said,  '^Who  shall 
give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? 

5  ^We  remember  the  fish,  which 
we  did  eat  in  Egypt  freely ;  the 
cucumbers,  and  the  melons,  and 
the  leeks,  and  the  onions,  and  the 


away :  there  is  nothing  at  all,  be- 
sides this  manna,  hefore  our  eyes. 

7  And  '  the  manna  ivas  as  corian- 
der seed,  and  the  *  colour  thereof  as 
the  colour  of  ''bdellium. 

8  And  the  people  went  about,  and 
gathered  it,  and  ground  it  in  mills, 
or  beat  it  in  a  mortar,  and  baked 
it  in  jjans,  and  made  cakes  of  it: 
and  '  the  taste  of  it  was  as  the  taste 
of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  '"when  the  dew  fell  upon 
the  camp  in  the  night,  the  manna 
fell  upon  it. 

10  1  Then  Moses  heard  the  people 
weep  throughout  their  families, 
every  man  in  the  door  of  his  tent : 
and  "the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  greatly;  Moses  also  was 
displeased. 

11  "And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  AVherefore  hast  thou  afflict- 
ed thy  servant  1  and  wherefore 
have  I  not  found  favour  in  thy 
sight,  that  thou  layest  the  bm'den 
of  all  this  people  upon  me  ? 

12  Have  I  conceived  all  this  peo- 
ple? have  I  begotten  them,  that 
thou  shouldest  say  unto  me, ''  Carry 
them  in  thy  bosom,  as  a  '^  nursing- 
father  beareth  the  sucking  child, 
unto  the  land  which  thou  'swarest 
unto  their  fathers  1 

13  'Whence  should  I  have  flesh 
to  give  uuto  all  this  j^eople?   for 

177 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

b  Ps.  78.  21. 
'  Lev.  10.  2. 

ch.  10.  .'W. 

2  Kings  1. 

12. 

Ps.  106.  18. 


J  Jumcs  5.10. 
f  neb.  nnuk. 


II  Thiit  is, 
A  burning^ 
Deut.  ;i.  22. 

"  As  Ex.  12. 

;;8. 

tllrh.  Justed 
a  lust. 


1  Ileb. 

returned 

and  wept. 

>  Ps.  78.  18. 

&  iik;.  14. 

1  Cor.  10.6. 
«  Ex,  16.  3. 


h  ch.  21.  5. 


>  Ex.  16. 14, 

31. 

t  Heb. 
cue  of  it  as 
the  e]/e  of. 

k  Gen.  2.  12. 


I  Ex.  16.  31. 


■»  Ex.  16.  13, 
14. 


"  Ps.  78.  21. 


"Deut.  1.12. 


Pis.  40.  11. 


1  U.  49.  23. 
1  Thes.'i.2.7. 


'Gen.  26. 3. 

Si  .V).  24. 
Ex.  13.  5. 

'  Matt.  15.33. 
Mark  8.  4. 


Moses  complaineth  to  God. 


NIBIBEKS. 


Quails  are  given  in  wrath. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

« Ex.  18.18. 


•Seel  Kings 
19.4. 
Jonah  1.  3. 

»Zeph.3.15. 


J  See  Ex.  24. 
1,9. 


'Deut.  16.18. 


•ver.  25. 
Gen.  11.  5. 

&  Its.  -^i. 

Ex.  19.  20. 
bl  Sam.lO.G. 
2 Kings  'S. 
15. 

Neh.  9.  20. 
Is.  44. 3. 
Joel  2.  28. 


'  Ex.  19.  10. 


i  Ex.  IC.  7. 


•  ver.  5. 
Acts  7.  39. 


fP«.78.  29.& 

lOii.  15. 
t  lliih. month 

of  (lays. 


«ch.  21.  5. 

b  Gen.  12.  2. 

Ex.  12.37.81 

ch.  1.  4G. 


.i  Sec  2  Kin. 

,7.  2. 

Malt.  15.. %1. 
Murk  M.  4. 
John  (i.  7, 9. 


k  Is.  50.  2.  & 
.£9.1. 


tliey  weep  unto  me,  saying,  Give 
us  tlesli,  that  we  may  eat. 

14  'I  am  not  able  to  bear  all 
this  people  alone,  because  it  is  too 
heavy  for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  (leal  thus  with  nie, 
"kill  me,  I  pray  thee,  out  of  hand, 
if  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight ; 
and  let  me  not  ""  see  my  wretched- 
ness. 

16  1^  And  the  Loed  said  unto 
Moses,  Gather  unto  me  ^seventy 
men  of  the  elders  of  Israel,  whom- 
thou  k  no  west  to  be  the  elders  of 
the  people,  and  '  officers  over  them ; 
and  bring  them  unto  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  that  they 
may  stand  there  with  thee. 

]  7  And  I  will  ""  come  down  and 
talk  with  thee  there:  and  ''I  will 
take  of  the  si>irit  which  is  upon 
thee,  and  will  put  it  upon  them ; 
and  they  shall  bear  the  burden  of 
the  people  with  thee,  that  thou 
bear  it  not  thyself  alone. 

18  And  say  thou  unto  the  peo- 
ple, '^Sanctify  yourselves  against 
to  morrow,  and  ye  shall  eat  flesh : 
for  ye  have  wept  '^in  the  ears  of 
the  Lord,  saying,  AVho  shall  give 
us  flesh  to  eat?  'for  it  was  well 
with  us  in  Egypt:  therefore  the 
Lord  will  give  you  flesh,  and  ye 
shall  eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor 
two  days,  nor  five  days,  neither 
ten  days,  nor  twenty  days ; 

20  ^But  even  a  ^  whole  month, 
until  it  come  out  at  your  nostrils, 
and  it  be  loathsome  unto  you :  be- 
cause that  ye  have  despised  the 
Lord  which  is  among  you,  and 
have  wept  before  him,  saying, 
^'  Why  came  we  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

21  And  Moses  said,  ''  The  people, 
among  whom  I  am,  are  six  hund- 
red thousand  footmen ;  and  thou 
hast  said,  1  will  give  them  flesh, 
that  th(\y  may  (;at  a  whole  month. 

22  '  Shall  the  flocks  and  the  herds 
be  slain  for  them,  to  suflice  them? 
or  shall  all  tlu^  fish  of  the  sea  be 
gatlKUHid  together  for  them,  to  suf- 
fice them  ? 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ""Is  the  Lord's  hand  waxed 
short  ?  tliou  shalt  see  now  whether 

178 


^  my  word  shall  come  to  pass  unto 
thee  or  not. 

24  *!  And  Moses  went  out,  and 
told  the  people  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  and  "'gathered  the  seventy 
men  of  the  elders  of  the  people, 
and  set  them  round  about  the  tab- 
ernacle. 

25  And  the  Lord  "  came  down  in 
a  cloud,  and  spake  unto  him,  and 
took  of  the  spjrit  that  was  upon 
him,  and  gave  it  unto  the  seventy 
elders :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that,* 
"when  the  spirit  rested  upon  them, 
pfhey  prophesied,  and  did  not 
cease> 

26  But  there  remained  two  of 
the  men  in  the  camp,  the  name 
of  the  one  ivas  Eldad,  and  the 
name  of  the  other  Medad:  and 
the  spirit  rested  upon  them;  and 
they  were  of  them  that  were  writ- 
ten, but  "^went  not  out  unto  the 
tabernacle :  and  they  prophesied 
in  the  camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a  young  man, 
and  told  Moses,  and  said,  Eldad 
and  Medad  do  prophesy  in  the 
camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  IS'un, 
the  servant  of  Moses,  one  of  his 
young  men,  answered  and  said, 
My  lord  Moses,  'forbid  them. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  him, 
Enviest  thou  for  my  sake  ?  ^  would 
God  that  all  the  Lord's  people 
were  prophets,  and  that  the  Lord 
would  put  his  Spirit  upon  them. 

30  And  Moses  gat  him  into  the 
camp,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel. 

31  ^  And  there  went  forth  a 
*  wind  from  the  Lord,  and  brought 

the  sea,  and  let  them 
camp,   ^as  it  were  a 


quails  from 
fall   by  the 


day's  journey  on  this  side,  and  as 
it  were  a  day's  journey  on  the 
other  side,  round  Jibout  the  camj), 
and  as  it  were  two  cubits  high 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all 
that  day,  and  all  that  night,  and 
all  the  next  day,  and  they  gather- 
gathered 


that 


ed  the  quails:  he 
least  gathered  ten  "homers:  and 
they  S])read  them  all  abroad  for 
them.selves  round  abont  the  camp. 
33  And  while  the  ''llesh  icas  yet 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

1  rh.  2.'?.  19. 
Ez.  12. 25.  & 
24. 14. 

"ver.  16. 


"  ver.  17. 
ch.  12.  5. 


°  See  2  Kin. 

2.  15. 

PSee  ISam. 
10.  5,  (!,  10. 
&  19.  20,  21, 
23. 

.loel  2.  28. 
Acts  2.  ir, 
18. 

1  Cor.  14.  1, 
&c. 


1  See  1  Sam. 
20.  2G. 
Jer.  CO.  5. 


'  Sec  Mark 
9.38. 

Luke  9.  49. 
John  3.  liiJ. 

•  1  Cor.  14.  5. 


'  Ex.  IG.  13. 
Ps.  7S.2G.Lr, 
28.  &  105. 40. 

t  Heb.  Of  it 
were  the 
wnji  of  a 
day. 


"Ex.  \C,.X. 
Ez.  45.  II. 


'Pa. 
31. 


'8.  30, 


Miriam  and  Aaroii's  sedition. 


NUMBERS. 


Miriam's  leprosy  is  liealed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


II  That  is. 
The  fjraves 
nfltist, 
Beut.  9.  22. 


J  ch.  33.  17 


t  Ilcb.  they 
were  in,  ^c. 


||Or,Ci»;ii>. 

"  Ex.  2.  21. 
+  Heb. (aien. 


h  Ex.  M  2(1. 

Mic.  (J.  4. 
'Gen.  20. 3,3. 

ch.  11.  1. 

2  Kin.  19.  4. 

Is.  .•i-.  4. 

Ez.35.12,13. 


A  Ps.  TG.  9. 


•ch.  11.25.  & 
16. 19. 


fGen.1,5. 1. 

&  4t;.  2. 

Job  33.  15. 

Ez.  1.  1. 

Dan.  8.  2.  & 

10.  8.  IC,  17. 

Luke  1.  U, 

22. 

Acts  10. 11, 

17.  &  22. 17, 

l.S. 
e  Gen.  .31. 10, 

11. 

1  Kings  3.  5. 

Matt.  I.  20. 
Ii  Ps.  105.  2G. 
i  Heb.  .3.  2. 5. 
kl  Tim  ..3.15. 
lEx  .33.  11. 

Deut..34.i0. 
"•  1  Cor.  13. 

12. 

"  Ex.  33.  10. 
»  2  Pet.  2. 10. 

Jude  8. 


between  their  teeth,  ere  it  was 
chewed,  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  the  peo])k% 
and  the  Lokd  smote  the  people 
with  a  very  great  plagne. 

34  And  he  called  tlie  name  of 
that  place  "  Kibroth-hattaavah : 
becanse  there  they  binied  the  i>eo- 
ple  that  Insted. 

35  ^And  the  people  journeyed 
from  Kibroth-hattaavah  unto  Ha- 
zeroth ;  and  ^  abode  at  Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  God  rchuketh  the  sedition  of  Miriam  and  Aaron. 
10  Jliriaiii's  leprosy  is  healed  at  the  prayer  of  Mo- 
ses. 14  Qod  eommandeth  her  to  be  shut  out  of  the 
host. 

AND  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake 
XjL  against  Moses  because  of  the 
"Ethiopian  woman  whom  he  had 
married :  for  ''  he  had  *  married  an 
Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  said,  Hath  the  Lord 
indeed  spoken  only  by  Moses? 
*'hath  he  not  spoken  also  by  us? 
And  the  Lord  ''heard  it. 

3  (Now  the  man  Moses  was  very 
meek,  above  all  the  men  which 
were  upon  the  face  of  the  earth.) 

4  "^And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly 
unto  Moses,  and  unto  Aaron,  and 
unto  Miriam,  Come  out  ye  three 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation.   And  they  three  came  out. 

5  ''And  the  Lord  came  down  in 
the  pillar  of  the  cloud,  and  stood 
in  the  door  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
called  Aaron  and  Mmam:  and 
they  both  came  forth. 

6  And  he  said.  Hear  now  my 
words :  If  there  be  a  projjhet 
among  you,  I  the  Lord  will  make 
myself  known  unto  him  ^in  a  vi- 
sion, and  will  speak  unto  him  ^in  a 
dream. 

7  •'My  servant  Moses  is  not  so, 
'who  is  faithful  in  all  ""mine  house. 

8  With  him  will  I  speak  '  mouth 
to  mouth,  even  ""apparently,  and 
not  in  dark  si^eeches;  and  "the  si- 
militude of  the  Lord  shall  he  be- 
hold :  wherefore  then  "were  ye  not 
afraid  to  speak  against  my  servant 
Moses  ? 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  them ;  and  he  de- 
parted. 

10  And  the  cloud  departed  from 


off  the  tabernacle;  and,  ^ behold, 
JNIiriam  became  ''leprous,  ivliite  as 
snow  :  and  Aaron  looked  upon 
]\Iiriam,  and,  behold,  she  was  lep- 
rous. 

11  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
Alas,  my  lord,  I  beseech  thee,  'lay 
not  the  sin  ui)on  us,  wherein  we 
have  done  foolishly,  and  wherein 
we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  'as  one  dead,  of 
whom  the  flesh  is  half  consumed 
when  he  cometh  out  of  his  mother's 
womb. 

13  And  Moses  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying.  Heal  her  now,  O 
God,  I  beseech  thee. 

14  1^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  '  If  her  father  had  but  spit 
in  her  face,  should  she  not  be 
ashamed  seven  days  ?  let  her  be 
"shut  out  from  the  camp  seven 
days,  and  after  that  let  her  be  re- 
ceived in  afiabx. 

15  ''And  Miriam  was  shut  out 
from  the  camp  seven  da>s :  and 
the  people  journeyed  not  till  Miri- 
am was  brought  in  affain. 

IG  And  afterward  the  people  re- 
moved from  •  Hazeroth,  and  pitched 
in  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  7%e  natnes  of  the  men  who  were  sent  to  search  the 
land.  17  Their  instructions.  21  Their  acts.  20 
Their  relation. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.iV.  ses,  saying, 

2  ^Send  thou  men,  that  they  may 
search  the  land  of  Canaan,  which 
I  give  unto  the  children  of  Israel : 
of  every  tribe  of  their  fathers  shall 
ye  send  a  man,  every  one  a  ruler 
among  them. 

3  And  Moses  by  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  sent  them  ^  from 
the  wilderness  of  Paran :  all  those 
men  ivere  heads  of  the  childreu  of 
Israel. 

4  And  these  ^cei'e  their  names : 
Of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Shammua 
the  son  of  Zaccur. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Shaphat 
the  son  of  Hori. 

6  "Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  "Caleb 
the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal 
the  son  of  Joseph. 

179 


Before 
CHRIST 

i4y(). 

PDeut  24.9. 

1  2  Kines  5. 
27.  &  15.  5. 
2  Chr.  26. 
19,20. 


'2  Sam.  10. 
10.  &  24.  10. 
Prov.  30. 32. 


"Ps.  88.4. 


'  Sec  Hcb. 
12.9. 


"  Lev.  13. 46. 
ch.o.  2,3. 


^  Dent.  24. 9. 
2  Chr.  20. 
20,21. 


y  ch.  U.  35. 

&  33. 18. 


'  ch.  .32.  8. 
Deut.  1. 22, 


bch.  12.16.  & 

32.  8. 

Deut.  1. 19. 
&  y.  23. 


"^  ch.  .34.  19. 

1  Chr.  4.  15. 
i  ver. ;«). 

ch.  14.6.30. 

Josh.  14.  6, 

7,  1.3,  14. 

Judg.  1.  12. 


The  names  of  the  spies. 


mJMBEES. 


Their  evil  report  of  the  land. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

•  ver.  IB. 


f  ver.  8. 
Ex.  17.  9. 
ch.  14.  6,30. 


Bver.  21. 
L  Gen.  14. 10. 

Judg.  1. 9, 

19. 


i  Neh.  9.  25, 

3.5. 

Ez.  34.  14. 
I-  Dcut.  31.  6, 

7.23. 


I  ch.  .'M. ."!. 
Joah.  I.;.  1. 

''Jo8h.19.28. 


"Josh. 

11.21, 

L-j.  & : 

5.  l.J. 

14. 

Judf;. 

1.10. 

»  ver.  3.1.           i 

PJo<ih. 

21.11. 

1  V».  -^ 

.  12. 

Ih.  19. 

11.  & 

.'«).  4. 

'  Dcut 

1.24, 

2.'.. 

IM)r.ra»ri/,     | 

rh.  .'12 

!t.           ' 

Judg. 

Ifi.  4. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Epliraim,  '  Osliea 
the  son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti 
the  son  of  Eaphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gad- 
diel  the  son  of  Sodi. 

11  Of  tlie  tribe  of  Joseph,  namely^ 
of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Gaddi  the 
son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel 
the  son  of  Gemalli. 

13  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur 
the  son  of  Michael. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  I^aphtali,  Nahbi 
the  son  of  Vophsi. 

15  Of  tlie  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel  the 
son  of  Machi. 

IG  These  are  the  names  of  the 
men  wliich  Moses  sent  to  spy  out 
the  land.  And  Moses  called  ^  Oshea 
the  son  of  Kun,  Jehoshua. 

17  1^  And  Moses  sent  them  to  spy 
out  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  said 
unto  them.  Get  yo«  up  this  way 
^'southward,  and  go  uj)  into  ^the 
mountain : 

18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  is; 
and  the  people  that  dwelleth  there- 
in, whether  they  he  strong  or  weak, 
few  or  many ; 

19  And  what  the  land  is  that  they 
dwell  in,  whether  it  he  good  or  bad; 
and  what  cities  tliey  he  that  they 
dwell  in,  whether  in  tents,  or  in 
strong  holds ; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether 
it  he  '  fat  or  lean,  whether  there  be 
wood  therein,  or  not.  And  ''be  ye 
of  good  courage,  and  bring  of  the 
truit  of  the  land.  Now  the  time 
was  the  time  of  the  first  ripe 
grapes. 

21  1  8o  they  went  up,  and  search- 
ed the  land  '  from  the  wilderness 
of  Zin  unto  "'Eehob,  as  men  come 
to  Ha  math. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the 
south,  and  came  unto  Hebron ; 
where  "Ahimau,  Sheshai,  and  Tal- 
mai,  "the  children  of  Anak,  ivere. 
(Now  ^  Hebron  was  built  seven 
years  before  "^  Zoan  in  Egy])t.) 

23  'And  they  cauK'.  unto  the 
"  brook  of  Eshcol,  and  cut  down 
from  thence  a  branch  with  one 
cluster  of  grajx^s,  and  they  bare 
it  between  two  upon  a  staff;  and 

ItiO 


they  hrought  of  the  pomegranates, 
and  of  the  figs. 

24  The  place  was  called  the "  brook 
t  Eshcol,  because  of  the  cluster  of 
grapes  which  the  chikben  of  Israel 
cut  down  from  thence. 

25  And  they  returned  from  search- 
ing of  the  land  after  forty  days. 

2G  T[  And  they  went  and  came  to 
Moses,  and  to  Aaron,  and  to  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  'unto  the  wilderness  of 
Paran,  to  ^Kadesh;  and  brought 
back  word  unto  them,  and  unto 
all  the  congregation,  and  shewed 
them  the  fruit  of  the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said. 
We  came  unto  the  land  whither 
thou  seutest  us,  and  surely  it  tiow- 
eth  with  "milk  and  honey;  ""and 
this  is  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless  ^'the  people  he 
strong  that  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
the  cities  are  walled,  and  very 
great :  and  moreover  we  saw  ^  the 
children  of  Anak  there. 

29  '-'  The  Amalekites  dwell  in  the 
land  of  the  south :  and  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  the  Jebusites,  and  the 
Amorites,  dwell  in  the  mountains : 
and  the  Oanaanites  dwell  by  the 
sea,  and  by  the  coast  of  Jordan. 

30  And  ^  Caleb  stilled  the  people 
before  Moses,  and  said.  Let  us  go 
up  at  once,  and  jjossess  it ;  for  we 
are  well  able  to  overcome  it. 

31  •'But  the  men  that  went  up 
with  him  said,  We  be  not  able  to 
go  up  against  the  peojjle ;  for  they 
are  stronger  than  we. 

32  And  they  ^brought  up  an  evil 
report  of  the  land  which  they  had 
searched  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  The  land,  through 
which  we  have  gone  to  search  it, 
is  a  laud  that  eateth  up  the  inhab- 
itants thereof;  and  "all  the  peoi)le 
that  we  saw  in  it  are  ^  men  of  a 
great  stature. 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants, 
4he  sons  of  Anak,  which  come  of 
the  giants:  and  we  were  in  our 
own  sight  ^-'as  grasshoppers,  and 
so  we  were  ''  in  their  sight. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  TItc  prnpJc  nniriinir  at  (he  neii's.  G  Joshua  and  Ca- 
leb labour  to  still  thnn.  11  God  thrcatciieth  them. 
13  Moaes  persuadelh  God,  and  obtaincth  pardon. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

II  Or,  valley. 

I]  That  is, 
A  climterof 
grapes. 


'  Ter.  3. 

'  ch.  20. 1, 16. 

&  .■)2.  8.  & 

.•i-t.  a;. 

Dcut.  1.19. 
Josh.  14.  6. 


"  Ex.  3.  8.  & 
33.3. 
''Deut.1.25. 

>  Deut.  1. 28. 

i  y.  1,  2. 


'  ver.  33. 


»Ex.  17.  8. 
ch.  14.  43. 
Judff.  6.  3. 
1  Sam. 14.48. 
&  13.  3,  &c. 


kSce  ch.l4. 

i;,  24. 

Josh.  14.  r. 


■■  ch.  32.  9. 
Dcut.  1.28. 
Josh.  14.  8. 


J  ch.  14.  S6, 


*  Amos  2.  9. 

t  Ileb.  men 
of  itatxires. 


f  Dcut.  1.28. 
&2.10.&y.2. 


e  Is.  40.  22. 
hlSara.17.42. 


The  people  murmur  at  the  neivs. 


NUMBEES. 


Moses  intercedeth  with  God, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


=  ch.  11.  4. 

bEx.lG.  2.  & 
17.  .■). 
ch.  IC.  41. 
Pb.  IOC.  1'5. 


'  See  ver.  2S, 


i  Neh.  9. 17. 
'  See  Deut. 

17.  K). 

Acts  7.  39. 
fch.  16. 4, 22. 


ever.  24,  30, 
38. 
ch.  13. «,  8. 


kch.  13.  27. 

Deut.  1.  25. 
i  Deut.  10.1,1. 

2Sam. 15.25, 

26.  &  22.  20. 

IKiuKslO.O. 

Ps.  22.  8.  & 

147.  10,  11. 

Is.  GJ.  4. 
k  ch.  13.  £7. 
1  Deut.  9.  7, 

•£i.  24. 
"  Deut.  7.1S. 

&  20.  3. 
"ch.  24.8. 
t  Ileb. 

sh'lilOK\ 

Ps.  121.  S. 
Is.  so.  2,  X 
Jer.  48.  45. 

"Gen.  48.  21. 

Ex.  :K.  10. 

Deut.  20.  1, 

3,4.&31.(;,8. 

Josh.  1.  5. 

Juds.  1.  22. 

2Chr.  13.12. 

&I5.  2.  &20. 

17.  &  32.  8. 

Ps.  4i!.7, 11. 

Is.  41.  10. 

Amos  5.  14. 

Zech.  8.  23. 
F  Ex.  17.  4. 
?  Ex.  Irt.  10. 

&  24.  li;,  17. 

&  40.  34. 

Lev.  9.  23. 

ch.  1(!.1U,42. 

&  20.  G. 
■■ver.  2-3. 

Deut.'J.?,8, 

22. 

Ps.  95.  8. 

Ileb.  3.8,  IC. 
•  Deut.  1.  32. 

&  9.  23. 

Ps.  78.  22, 

32, 42.  &  lUfl. 

24. 

iohn  12.  37. 

Heb.  3.  IS. 


26  Tlie  murnncrers  arc  deprived  of  enter  in//  into  the 
land.  30  The  men  wlio  rained  the  evil  report  die  by 
a  plague.  '  40  77(6  people  that  would  invade  the  land 
against  the  will  of  God  are  smitten. 


M 


ND  all  tlie  congregation  lifted 


up    their   voice,    and    cried; 


and  ^tlie  peoi)le  wept  that  night, 

2  ^And  all  the  children  of  Israel 
murmured  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron :  and  the  whole 
congregation  said  unto  them, 
Would  God  that  we  had  died  in 
the  land  of  Egypt !  or  'would  God 
we  had  died  in  this- wilderness  ! 

3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord 
brought  us  unto  this  land,  to  fall 
by  the  sword,  that  our  wives  and 
our  children  should  be  a  prey  I 
were  it  not  better  for  us  to  return 
into  Egypt  ? 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
''Let  us  make  a  captain,  and  "let 
us  return  into  Egypt. 

5  Then  '^  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on 
theh*  faces  before  all  the  assembly 
of  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

0  *\\  ^'And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh, 
which  were  of  them  that  searched 
the  land,  rent  their  clothes : 

7  And  they  si)ake  unto  all  the 
company  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying, ''  The  land,  which  we  passed 
through  to  search  it,  is  an  exceed- 
ing good  laud. 

8  If  the  Lord  '  delight  in  us,  then 
he  will  bring  us  into  this  land,  and 
give  it  us;  ""a  land  which  tloweth 
with  milk  and  honey. 

9  Only  '  rebel  not  ye  against  the 
Lord,  '"  neither  fear  ye  the  people 
of  the  land;  for  "they  are  bread 
for  us :  their  t  defence  is  departed 
from  them,  "and  the  Lord  is  with 
us :  fear  them  not. 

10  i^'  But  all  the  congregation  bade 
stone  them  with  stones.  And  '^  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  be- 
fore all  the  children  of  Israel. 

11  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  How  long  will  this  people 
"^ provoke  me?  and  how  long- will 
it  be  ere  they  ^believe  me,  for  all 
the  signs  which  I  have  shewed 
among  them  ? 

12  I  will   smite  them  with  the 


pestilence,  and  disinherit  them,  and 
'  will  make  of  thee  a  greater  nation 
and  mightier  than  they. 

13  1  And  "Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Then  the  Egyptians  shall 
hear  it,  (for  thou  broughtest  up 
this  people  in  thy  might  from 
among  them ;) 

14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the  in- 
habitants of  this  land:  ""for  they 
have  heard  that  thou  Lord  art 
among  this  people,  that  thou  Lord 
art  seen  tace  to  face,  and  that  -thy 
cloud  standeth  over  them,  and  that 
thou  goest  before  them,  by  day- 
time in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  and  in 
a  pillar  of  fire  bv  night. 

15  1  :N^ow  if  thou  Shalt  kill  all 
this  i)eople  as  one  man,  then  the 
nations  which  have  heard  the  fame 
of  thee  will  speak,  saying, 

IG  Because  the  Lord  was  not 
'able  to  bring  this  people  into  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  them, 
therefore  he  hath  slain  them  in  the 
wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I  beseech  thee,  let 
the  power  of  my  Lord  be  great, 
according  as  thou  hast  spoken, 
saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  ''longsuflFering, 
and  of  great  mercy,  forgiving  in- 
iquity and  transgression,  and  by 
no  means  clearing  theguiUy,  ''visit- 
ing the  inicpiity  of  the  fathers  upon 
the  children  unto  the  third  and 
fourth  generation. 

19  '^Pardon,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
iniquity  of  this  people  ''according 
unto  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy, 
and  ''  as  thou  hast  forgiven  this  peo- 
ple, from  EgyiJt  even  "until  now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  par- 
doned *^ according  to  thy  word: 

21  But  as  truly  as  I  live,  ^all  the 
earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  glory 
of  the  Lord. 

22  ''  Because  all  those  men  which 
have  seen  my  glory,  and  my  mir- 
acles, which  I  did  in  Egypt  and  in 
the  wilderness,  and  have  tempted 
me  now  '  these  ten  times,  and  have 
not  hearkened  to  my  voice ; 

23  ^  ^  Surely  they  shall  not  see  the 
land  which  I  sware  unto  their  fa- 
thers, neither  shall  any  of  them 
that  provoked  me  see  it : 

181 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

'Ex.  32. 10. 

''Ex.32.  12. 
Deut.  9.  20, 
27,  28.  &  32. 
27. 

Ps.  IOC.  2,3. 
Ez.  20.  U,  14. 


^  Ex.  15.  14. 

Jiish.  2.  9, 
10.  &.  5.  1. 


TEx.  13.  21. 
&  40.  ,38. 
eh.  10.  .34. 
Neh.  9.  12. 
Ps.  78.  14.  & 
105.39. 


'  Deut.  9.  28. 
Josh.  7.  9. 


»  Ex.  34.  fi,  7. 
Ps.  103.  8.  & 
145.8. 
Jonah  4.  2. 


b  Ex.  20.  5.  .% 
34.7. 


'  Ex.  34.  9. 
■1  Ps.  IOC.  45. 


'Ps.  78.  38. 

il  Or,  hither- 
to. 

fPs.  lOG.  2.3. 
James  5.  l(i. 
IJohn  5.  14, 
15,  IC. 

ePb.  72. 19. 


I' Deut.  1.S5. 
Ps.  95.11.& 
IOC.  2C. 
Heb.  3. 17, 
IS. 


i  Gen.  31.  7. 


kch.  .32.  11. 

Ez.  20.  15. 
t  Heb.  If 

tfiftf  nee  the 

land. 


Tlie  imirmurers  excluded 


mnviBEES. 


from  entering  the  land. 


Before 

CHKIST 

1490. 

'Deut.  1.  36. 

Josh.  14.  ti, 

8,  9,  14. 
""ch.  32.  12. 


"Deut.  1.40. 


'rer.  11. 
Ex.  lU.  28. 
Matt.  17. 17. 

r  Ex.  IG.  12. 


1  ver.  23. 

ch.  2S.  Go.  & 

.■;j.  11. 

Deut.  1.  .35. 

Heb.  3.  17. 
■■  See  ver.  2. 


■ch.  1.45.  i 
2t;.  W. 


♦  Heb.  lifted 
up  mi/ 

Gen.  14.22. 
'ver.  38. 

ch.  JC.Go.  & 

.3J.  12. 

Ueut.  1.  36, 

138. 
"  Dent.  1.  Si). 


'  Ps.  106.  24. 

1  1  Cor.  10.  i. 

Heb.  3.  17. 


(1  Or,  feed. 
■ch..!2.  l.i. 

P».  107.  4<J. 
"  Sec  Deut. 

2.  14. 
l>Ei.  23.  35. 


'  ch.  1.3.  Z'u 
1490. 


-I  Pa.  0.5.  10. 
Ez.  4.  U. 


'SeelKinsR 

H.  .W. 

Ph.  77.  8.  & 
10.-).  42. 
Heb.  4.  1. 

tlOr,  nhering 
of  my  pur- 
pose. 

I  ch.  23.  10. 

Kvcr.  27,20. 
ch.  26.  tV: 
1  Cor.  10.  5. 


24  But  my  servant  '  Caleb,  be- 
cause lie  bad  anotber  spirit  witb 
bim,  and  '"batb  followed  me  fully, 
bim  will  I  bring  into  tbe  land 
wbereinto  be  went;  and  bis  seed 
sball  i^ossess  it. 

25  (Now  tbe  Amalekites  and  tbe 
Canaanites  dwelt  in  tbe  valley.) 
To  morrow  turn  you,  "  and  get  you 
into  tbe  wilderness  by  tbe  way  of 
tbe  Red  sea. 

26  ^  And  tbe  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

27  "How  long  sliall  I  dear  ivith 
tbis  evil  congregation,  wbicb  mur- 
miu'  against  me?  ^I  bave  beard 
tbe  murmurings  of  tbe  cbildren  of 
Israel,  wbicb  tbey  murmur  against 
me. 

28  Say  imto  tbem,  '^As  truly  as  I 
live,  saitb  tbe  Lord,  ^as  ye  bave 
spoken  in  mine  ears,  so  will  I  do  to 
you: 

29  Your  carcasses  sball  fall  in  tbis 
mlderness,  and  '^all  tbat  were  num- 
bered of  you,  according  to  your 
wbole  number,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  u])ward,  wbicb  bave  mur- 
mured against  me, 

30  Doubtless  ye  sball  not  come 
into  tbe  land,  concermng  wbicb  I 
^sware  to  make  you  dwell  tberein, 
*  save  Caleb  tbe  son  of  Jepbunueb, 
and  Josbua  tbe  son  of  Nun. 

31  "  But  vour  little  ones,  wbicb  ye 
said  sbould  be  a  prey,  tbem  will  I 
bring  in,  and  tbey  sball  know  tbe 
land  wbicb  "ye  bave  despised. 

32  But  as  for  you,  ^your  carcasses, 
tbey  sball  fall  in  tbis  wilderness. 

33  And  your  cbildren  sball "  'wan- 
der in  tbe  wilderness  ''forty  years, 
and  ^bear  vour  wboredoms,  until 
your  carcasses  be  wasted  in  tbe 
wilderness. 

34  '^ After  tbe  number  of  tbe  days 
in  wbicb  ye  searcbed  tbe  land,  even 
'•forty  days,  eacb  day  for  a  year, 
sliall  ye  bear  your  i)ii(|uities,  even 
forty  years,  "^aiid  ye  sball  know  my 
"breacli  of  promise. 

35  ^l  tbe  Lord  bave  said,  1  will 
surely  do  it  unto  all  ^'tliis  evil  coii- 
gregati()n,  tliat  are  gatbercd  to- 
gether against  me:  in  tbis  wilder- 
ness tbey  sball  be  consumed,  and 
tbero  tbey  sball  die. 


36  ^And  tbe  men  wbicb  Moses 
sent  to  searcb  tbe  land,  wbo  re- 
turned, and  made  all  tbe  congrega- 
tion to  murmur  against  bim,  by 
bringing  up  a  slander  upon  tbe 
land, 

37  Even  tbose  men  tbat  did  bring 
up  tbe  evil  report  upon  tbe  land, 
'died  by  tbe  j)lague  before  tbe 
Lord. 

38  ''But  Josbua  tbe  son  of  Nun, 
and  Caleb  tbe  son  of  Jepbunneb, 
ivMch  ivere  of  tbe  men  tbat  went  to 
searcb  tbe  land,  lived  still. 

39  And  Moses  told  tbese  sayings 
unto  all  tbe  cbildren  of  Israel: 
'  and  tbe  peox^le  mourned  greatly. 

40  ^\  And  tbey  rose  up  early  in 
tbe  morning,  and  gat  tbem  up  into 
tbe  top  of  tbe  mountain,  saying, 
Lo,  ™we  he  here,  and  will  go  up  un- 
to tbe  place  wbicb  tbe  Lord  batb 
promised :  for  we  bave  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said,  Wberefore 
now  do  ye  transgress  "tbe  com- 
mandment of  tbe  Lord  f  but  it 
sball  not  prosper. 

42  "Go  not  ui),  for  tbe  Lord  is 
not  among  you;  tbat  ye  be  not 
smitten  before  your  enemies. 

43  For  tbe  Amalekites  and  tbe 
Canaanites  are  tbere  before  you, 
and  ye  sball  fall  by  tbe  sword: 
p  because  ye  are  turned  away  from 
tbe  Lord,  tberefore  tbe  Lord  will 
not  be  witb  j^ou. 

44  1  But  tbey  i)resumed  to  go  up 
unto  tbe  bill  top  :  nevertbeless  tbe 
ark  of  tbe  covenant  of  tbe  Lord, 
and  Moses,  departed  not  out  of  tbe 
camp. 

45  'Tben  tbe  Amalekites  came 
down,  and  tbe  Caniianites  wbicb 
dwelt  in  tbat  bill,  and  smote  tbem, 
and  discomfited  tbem,  even  unto 
*  Hormab. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Thr  law  of  the  meal  offcritH)  and  t/tc  drink  offering. 
K),  ^!)  T/ie  strani/cr  is  uiahr  the  xdinc  li(ir.  17  The 
law  of  thejirxt  oj  the  doi/f/hfnr  a  heave  offer iiiij.  22 
The  Kdcrifice  for  xiiiH  of  Upiorance.  oO  Tlie  punish- 
ment <f  prexamptioii.  ">:i  lie  tlutt  violated  the  sab- 
bath i.s-  .stoned.     87  The  law  of  fringes. 

A  ND  tbe  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
JLJL  ses,  saying, 

2  ^  Speak  unto  tbe  cbildren  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  tbem,  Wben  ye 
be  come  into  tbe  land  of  your  bab- 
itatiohs,  wbicb  I  give  unto  you, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

b  ch.13.31,32. 


il  Cor.  10.10. 
Heb.  3.  17. 
Jude  o. 

k  ch.  26.  65. 
Josh.  14.  6, 
10. 


lEx.  33.  4. 


■»  Deut.  1.41. 


'  ver.  25. 
2  Chr.  24.20. 


"Deut.  1.42. 


P  2  Chr.  15. 2. 


1  Deut.  1. 43. 


'  ver.  43. 
Deut.  1.  44. 


"ch.  21.  3. 
Judg.  1.  17 


•vor.  18. 
I,ev.  23. 10. 
Deut.  '.  1. 


The  Imv  of  the  meat  offering 


NUMBEES. 


and  the  driiik  offering. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 

bLev.  1.2,3. 
■^  I.ev.  7.  Ifi. 
&  22.  in,  21. 
f  lleb. 

Lev.  27.  2. 
J  Lev.  23.  S, 

12, ;;«. 

cU.  2H.10,L>7. 
.V  2!t.  2,  N.l'!. 
Beut.  lU.lO. 
'  Gen.  R.  21. 

i;\.  20.  18. 

fLev.  2.  L  & 

C.  14. 
E  Ex.  29.  40. 

Lev.  2i.  13. 
k  Lev.  U.  10. 

ch.  2S.  5. 

lch.28.7,  14. 


»  ch.  28.  12, 
14. 


I  Lev.  7.  11. 

■"011.28.12, 
14. 


■  ch.  26. 


Over,  20. 
Ex.  12.  49. 
ch.  9.  14. 


3  And  ''will  make  an  oflPeriug  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt  otter- 
ing, or  a  sacrifice  'in  'performing 
a  vow,  or  in  a  freewill  ottering,  or 
''in  your  solemn  feasts,  to  make  a 
''sweet  savour  unto  the  Loed,  of 
the  herd,  or  of  the  tlock : 

4  Then  'shall  he  that  oftereth  his 
ottering  unto  th(j  Lokd  bring  ^'a 
meat  ottering  of  a  tenth  deal  of 
flour,  mingled  ''with  the  fourth 
part  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

5  'And  the  fourth  part  of  a  hin  of 
wine  for  a  drink  ottering  shalt  thou 
prepare  with  the  burnt  ottering  or 
sacrifice,  for  one  lamb. 

G  ''Or  for  a  ram,  thou  shalt  j^re- 
pare  for  a  meat  ottering  two  tenth 
deals  of  flour,  mingled  with  the 
third  part  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink  ottering  thou 
shalt  otter  the  third  part  of  a  hin 
of  wine,  for  a  sweet  savom'  unto 
the  LoKD. 

8  And  when  thou  preparest  a 
bullock  for  a  burnt  ottering,  or  for 
a  sacrifice  in  performing  a  vow,  or 
'  peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord  ; 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  ™witli  a 
bullock  a  meat  offering  of  three 
tenth  deals  of  flour,  mingled  with 
half  a  hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a 
drink  ottering  half  a  hin  of  wine, 
for  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

11  "Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  one 
bullock,  or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a 
lamb,  or  a  kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that 
ye  shall  prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to 
every  one  according  to  their  number. 

13  All  that  are  born  of  the  coun- 
try shall  do  these  things  after  this 
manner,  in  ottering  an  ottering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with 
you,  or  whosoever  he  among  you  in 
your  generations,  and  will  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord;  as  ye  do, 
so  he  shall  do. 

15  °One  ordinance  sliall  he  hoth 
for  you  of  the  congregation,  and 
also  for  the  stranger  that  sojourn- 
eth  with  you,  an  ordinance  for  ever 


stranger 


in  your  generations :  as  ye  are,  so 
shall  the  stranger  be  before  the 
Lord. 

10  One  law  and  one  manner  shall 
be  for  you,  and  for  the 
that  soiourneth  with  vou. 

17  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  p  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When 
ye  come  into  the  land  whither  I 
bring  you, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  thai,  when  ye 
eat  of  ''the  bread  of  the  land,  ye 
shall  otter  up  a  heave  ottering  un- 
to the  Lord. 

20  ^  Ye  shall  offer  up  a  cake  of  the 
first  of  your  dough  for  a  heave  of- 
fering: as  ye  do  'the  heave  ottering 
of  the  threshingfloor,  so  shall  ye 
heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye 
shall  give  unto  the  Lord  a  heave 
ottering  in  your  generations. 

22  ^\  And  'if  ye  have  erred,  and 
not  observed  all  these  command- 
ments, which  the  Lord  hath  sx^oken 
unto  Moses, 

23  Uven  all  that  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  you  by  the  hand  of 
Moses,  from  the  day  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses,  and  hencefor- 
ward among  yoiu'  generations ; 

24  Then  it  shall  be,  "if  aught  be 
committed  by  ignorance  'without 
the  knowledge  of  the  congregation, 
that  all  the  congregation  shall  of- 
fer one  young  bullock  for  a  burnt 
offering,  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord,  ""with  his  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering,  according 
to  the  "manner,  and  ^  one  kid  of 
the  goats  for  a  sin  offering. 

25  ^And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  them;  for  it  is 
ignorance :  and  they  sliall  bring 
then*  offering,  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  and  their  sin 
ottering  before  the  Lord,  for  their 
ignorance: 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  the  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  among  them;  seeing  all 
the  people  tvere  in  ignorance. 

183 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


P  vcr.  2. 
Ueut.  26. 1. 


iJosh.  6. 11, 
12. 


'  Deut.  26.  2, 
10. 

Prov.  3.  9, 
10. 

»  Lev.  2.  14. 
&  23. 10, 16. 


<  Lev.  4.  2. 


"Lev.  4.13. 

t  Ileb. /rom 
the  eyes. 


^Ter.8,9,10. 


II  Or 

ordmaTice, 
1  See  Lev.  4. 

?l'i.  28.  IS. 
KzrnG.  17. 
&S.  35. 
'  Lev.  4.  29. 


The  scibhathhreaker  stoned. 


NUMBEES. 


The  rebellion 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


»Lev.  4.  27, 
28. 


k  Lev.  4.  35. 


•ver.  15. 
t  Heb.  doth. 


*  Deut.17.12. 

Ve.  19.  1.3. 

Ileb.  10.  26. 

2  Pet.  2. 10. 
t  Heh.Jcith  a 

hir/h  hand. 


*aSam.l2.9. 
Prov.  13. 13. 


fLev.  5. 1. 
£z.  18.  2U. 


EEx.  31.  14, 
U.  &.33. 2,  3. 


•  Lev.  24. 12. 


>Ki.  31.  14, 
15. 


k  Lev.  24. 14. 
1  Kin.  21.13. 
Acta  7.  58. 


I  Deut.  22.12. 
Matt.  23. 5. 


27  T  And  ''if  any  soul  sin  through 
ignorance,  then  he  shall  bring  a 
she  goat  of  the  first  year  for  a  sin 
offering. 

28  "^  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  the  soul  that  sin- 
neth  ignorantly,  when  he  sinneth 
by  ignorance  before  the  Lord,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  him ;  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

29  ""Ye  shall  have  one  law  for  liim 
that  t  sinneth  through  ignorance, 
both  for  him  that  is  born  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
them. 

30  1"  "But  the  soul  that  doeth 
aught  ^presumptuously,  whether  he 
be  born  in  the  land,  or  a  stranger, 
the  same  reproacheth  the  Lord; 
and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  *  despised  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  hath  broken 
his  commandment,  that  soul  shall 
utterly  be  cut  oft";  '^his  iniquity 
shall  be  ujjon  him. 

32  T[  And  while  the  children  of 
Israel  were  in  the  wilderness,  ^'they 
found  a  man  that  gathered  sticks 
upon  the  sabbath  day. 

33  And  they  that  found  him  gath- 
ering sticks  brought  him  unto  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  and  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

34  And  they  put  him  ''  in  ward, 
because  it  was  not  declared  what 
should  be  done  to  him. 

35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, '  The  man  shall  be  surely  put 
to  death :  all  the  congregation 
shall  "^  stone  him  with  stones  with- 
out the  camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation 
brought  him  without  the  camp, 
and  stoned  him  with  stones,  and 
he  died ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

37  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

38  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  bid  '  tliem  that  they  make 
them  fringes  in  tlie  borders  of  their 
garments,  througliout  their  genera- 
tions, and  that  they  put  upon  the 
fringe  of  the  borders  a  ribband  of 
blue : 

184 


I  39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
fringe,  that  ye  may  look  upon  it, 

j  and  remember  all  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  and  do  them ; 

j  and  that  ye  "  seek  not  after  your 
own  heart  and  your  own  eyes, 
after  which  ye  use  "to  go  a  whor- 
ing: 

j  40  That  ye  may  remember,  and 
do  all  my  commandments,  and  be 

j "  holy  unto  yoiu'  God. 

i    41  I   am   the    Lord    your    God, 

j  which  brought  you  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God :  I  am 

I  the  Lord  your  God.  , 

!  CHAPTER  XYI. 

'  1  The  rebellion  of  Korah,  Bathan,  and  Abiram.  23 
Moses  se2MrcUeth  the  jxople  from  the  rebcW  tents. 
31  The  earth  swalloweth  up  Korah,  and  a  fire  con- 
snineih  othera.  30  TJie  centers  are  reserved  to  holy 
vfe.  41  Fourteen  thortsand  and  seven  hundred  are 
slain  by  a  plague  for  murmuring  against  Jfoses 
and  Aaron.   46  Aai-on  by  incense  stayeth  the  plague. 

NOW  ^Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar, 
the  son  of  Kohath,  the  son 
of  Levi,  and  Dathan  and  Abiram, 
the  sons  of  Eliab,  and  On,  the  son 
of-  Peleth,  sons  of  Eeuben,  took 
men  : 

2  And  they  rose  up  before  Moses, 
with  certain  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, two  hundred  and  fifty  princes 
of  the  assembly,  ^famous  in  the 
congregation,  men  of  renown : 

3  And  ''they  gathered  themselves 
together  against  Moses  and  against 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  *  Yc 
talxe  too  much  upon  you,  seeing 
'^all  the  congregation  are  hoh', 
every  one  of  them,  "and  the  Lord 
is  among  them :  wherefore  then 
lift  ye  up  yourselves  above  the 
congregation  of  the  Lord  f 

4  And  when  Moses  heard  it,  ^he 
fell  upon  his  face : 

5  And  he  spake  unto  Korah  and 
unto  all  his  company,  saying.  Even 
to  morrow  the  Lord  will  shew  who 
are  his,  and  who  is  ^ holy ;  and  will 
cause  him  to  come  near  unto  liim : 
even  him  whom  he  liath  ''  clioscMi 
will  he  cause  to  'come  near  unto 
him. 

0  This  do ;  Take  you  censers,  Ko- 
rah, and  all  his  conii)any; 

7  And  ])ut  fire  therein,  and  put 
incense  in  them  b.efore  the  Lord 
to  morrow  :  and  it  shall  be  that  the 
man  whom  the  Lord  doth  choose, 


Before 
CHIilST 

1490. 


™  See  Deut. 

2'.l.  Ifl. 

Job  ."1.  7. 

Jer.  9.  14. 

Ez.  G.  9. 
"Ps.  73.27. 

&  106.  39. 

Jamea  4. 4. 


"Lev.  11.  44, 
45. 

Rom.  12.  L 
Col,  I.  22. 
1  Pet.  1. 15, 
16. 


about  1471. 
"Ex.  «.  21. 

ch.  iC.  9.  & 

27.  3. 

Jude  11. 


b  eh.  26.  9. 


'  Ps.  lOG.  16. 


t lleh.  It  is 

iituchfor 
you. 

■iPx.  19.  C. 

'  Ex.  29.  45. 
cb.  14.  14. 
&  35.  ^>l. 


fch.  14.  5.  .% 
20.6. 


Sver.  3. 
Lev.  21.  6, 
7,  8,  iL',  15. 


I   hEx.  2S.  I. 
I     cli.  17.  5. 

1  Sam.  2.28. 

Ps.  105.  'M. 

ch.."..  10. 

Lev.  10.  X 

&  21.  ir,  l>i. 

Ez.  40.  46. 

&.  -14.  ].->,  16. 


ofKorahy 


IsTJMBERS. 


Dathan,  and  AMram. 


Before 

CHRIST 

:ibout  1471. 


k  1  Sam.  18. 

as. 

Is.  7.  13. 

1  ch.  3.  41,  45. 
&8.  14. 
Bcut  10.  8. 


■"  Ex.  Ifi.  8. 
1  Cor.  3.  5. 


"  ver.  9. 


°  Ex.  2.  14. 

Acta  r.  2!", 
35. 


P  Ex.  3.  8. 
Lev.  20. 24. 


f  Heb. 
bore  out. 


1  Gen.  4. 4, 5. 

'1  Sam.  12.3. 
Acts  20.  33. 
2  Cor.  7.  2. 


'ver.  6,  7. 
<  1  Sam.  12. 
3,7. 


he  shall  he  holy :  yc  talc  too  much 
upon  3^ou,  ye  sous  of  Levi. 

8  Aud  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
Hear,  I  pray  you,  ye  sous  of  Levi : 

9  Seemcth  it  hut  ^a  small  thing 
unto  you,  that  the  God  of  Israel 
hath  'sex)arated  you  from  the  cou- 
gregatiou  of  Israel,  to  bring  you 
near  to  himself  to  do  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  Lokd,  and  to 
stand  before  the  congregation  to 
minister  unto  them  ? 

10  And  he  hath  brought  thee 
near  to  him,  and  all  thy  brethren 
the  sons  of  Levi  with  thee:  and 
seek  ye  the  priesthood  also  ? 

11  For  which  cause  hoth  thou  and 
all  thy  company  are  gathered  to- 
gether against  the  Loud  :  "'  and 
what  is  Aaron,  that  ye  mm'mur 
against  him  ? 

12  ^  And  Moses  sent  to  call  Da- 
tlian  and  Abiram,  the  sons  of 
Eliab;  which  said,  We  will  not 
come  up : 

13  "Js  it  a  small  thing  that  thou 
hast  brought  us  up  out  of  a  land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey, 
to  kill  us  in  the  wilderness,  except 
thou  "make  thyself  altogether  a 
prince  over  us  1 

14  Moreover,  thou  hast  not 
brought  us  into  ^a  land  that  flow- 
eth with  milk  and  honey,  or  given 
us  inheritance  of  fields  and  vine- 
yards :  wilt  thou  ^  put  out  the  eyes 
of  these  men?  we  will  not  come 
up. 

15  And  Moses  was  very  wroth, 
and  said  unto  the  Lord,  '^  Kesi^ect 
not  thou  their  offering:  "^I  have 
not  taken  one  ass  from  them,  nei- 
ther have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
'Be  thou  and  all  thy  company  'be- 
fore the  Lord,  thou,  and  they,  and 
Aaron,  to  morrow : 

17  And  take  every  man  his  cens- 
er, and  put  incense  in  them,  and 
bring  ye  before  the  Lord  every 
man  his  censer,  two  hundred  and 
fifty  censers  ;  thou  also,  and  Aaron, 
each  of  you  his  censer. 

18  And  they  took  every  man  his 
censer,  and  put  .fire  in  them,  and 
laid  incense  thereon,  and  stood  in 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 


congregation  with  Moses  and  Aa- 
ron. 

19  And  Korah  gathered  all  the 
congregation  against  them  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation:  and  "the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

21  ""  kSe])arate  yourscdves  from 
among  this  congregation,  that  I 
may  ^consume  them  in  a  moment. 

22  And  they  'fell  ui)on  their  faces, 
and  said,  O  God,  'the  God  of  the 
spirits  of  all  flesh,  shall  one  man 
sin,  and  wilt  thou  be  wroth  with 
all  the  congregation  1 

23  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation, 
saying.  Get  you  up  from  about  the 
tabernacle  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and 
Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up  and  went 
unto  Dathan  and  Abiram  ;  and  the 
elders  of  Israel  followed  him. 

2G  And  he  spake  unto  the  congre- 
gation, saying,  ''Depart,  I  pray 
you,  from  the  tents  of  these  wicked 
men,  and  touch  nothing  of  theirs, 
lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all  their 
sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  taber- 
nacle of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abi- 
ram, on  every  side:  and  Dathan 
and  Abiram  came  out,  and  stood 
in  the  door  of  their  tents,  and  their 
wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  lit- 
tle children. 

28  And  Moses  said,  'Hereby  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  to  do  all  these  works ;  for 
I  have  not  done  them  ''of  mine  own 
mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  ^  the  common 
death  of  all  men,  or  if  they  be  "  vis- 
ited after  the  visitation  of  all  men ; 
then  the  Lord  hath  not  sent  me. 

30  But  if  the  Lord  ^make  "^a  new 
thing,  and  the  earth  open  her 
mouth,  and  swallow  them  up,  with 
all  that  appertain  unto  them,  and 
they  '^go  down  quick  into  the  pit; 
then  ye  shall  understand  that  these 
men  have  provoked  the  Lord. 

31  ^  ''And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 

185 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


"  vcr.  42. 
Ex.  111.7,10. 
Lev.  0.  C,23. 
ch.  14. 10. 


^  ver.  4!). 

See  Gen, 

111.  17,  22. 

Jer.  51.  G. 

Acts  2.  40. 

Rev.  18.  4. 
5  ver.  45. 

Ex.  32.  10. 

&  .33.  5. 
"  ver.  45. 

ch.  14.  5. 
"ch.  27.  IB. 

Job  12.  10. 

Eec.  12.7. 

Is.  r,-.  16. 

Zeeh.  12.  1. 

Ileb.  12.  9. 


l>  Gen.  19. 12, 
14. 

Is.  52. 11. 
2  Cor.  6. 17. 
Rev.  18.  4. 


"■  Ex.  3. 12. 
Dent.  18.22. 
Zech.  2.9, 
n.&4.  9. 
John  5.  36. 


dch.  24.  1.3. 

Jer.  23.  IG. 

Ez.  1.3.  17. 

John  5.  30. 

&  G.  .38. 
t llcb.  OS 

every  man 

dielh. 
'Ex.  £0.  5.  & 

.32.  .34. 

Job  35.  15. 

Is.  10.  3. 

Jer.  5.  9. 
f  Hch. C7-eatc 

n  creature^ 

Is.  45.  7. 
f  Job  .31.  .3. 

Is.  28.  21. 


ever.  33. 
Ps.  55. 15. 


hch.2C.10.  & 
27.  S. 

Deut.  11.  n. 
Ps.  106. 17. 


Destruction  of  Korali,  &c. 


mJMBEES. 


Aaron  staycth  the  plague. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


>  See  vcr.  17. 
&ch.  26.  11. 
1  Chr.  6. 22, 
37. 


kLev.  in.  2. 

ch.  11.  1. 

Ps.  100.  18. 
1  ver.  17. 


"  See  Lev. 

27.28. 
»  Prov.  20.  2. 
Hab.  2.  10. 


°ch.l7.10.& 
26.  10. 
Ez.  14.  8. 


f  ch.  3.  10. 
2  Chr.  26.18. 


Ich.M.  2. 
Pb.  lOU.  25. 


had  made  an  end  of  speaking  all 
these  words,  that  the  ground  clave 
asunder  that  ivas  under  them  : 

32  And  the  earth  ojiened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up, 
and  their  houses,  and  '  all  the  men 
that  appertained  unto  Korah,  and 
all  their  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained 
to  them,  went  down  ali^'e  into  the 
pit,  and  the  earth  closed  upon 
them :  and  they  perished  from 
among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  Israel  that  were  round 
about  them  fled  at  the  cry  of  them : 
for  they  said,  Lest  the  earth  swal- 
low us  uj)  aUo. 

35  And  there  ''came  out  a  fire 
from  the  Lord,  and  consumed  '  the 
two  hundred  and  fifty  men  that  of- 
fered incense. 

30  1'  And  the  Loud  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

37  Speak  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  that  he  take  up 
the  censers  out  of  the  burning,  and 
scatter  thou  the  fire  yonder;  for 
"they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  "sinners 
against  their  own  souls,  let  them 
make  them  broad  plates  for  a  cov- 
ering of  the  altar :  for  they  offered 
them  before  the  Lord,  therefore 
they  are  hallowed :  "  and  they  shall 
be  a  sign  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took 
the  brazen  censers,  wherewith  they 
that  were  burnt  had  offered;  and 
they  were  made  broad  plates  for  a 
covering  of  the  altar : 

40  To  he  a  memorial  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  ^that  no  stranger, 
which  is  not  of  the  seed  of  Aaron, 
come  near  to  offer  incense  before 
the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not  as  Ko- 
rah, and  as  his  company :  as  the 
Lord  said  to  him  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

41  1  But  on  tlie  morrow  ''all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael murmured  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  saying.  Ye  have 
killed  the  ])('ople  of  the  Lord. 

42  And  it  (rame  to  pass,  when  the 
congregatioji  was  gathered  against 
Moses  and  against  Aaron,  that  they 

186 


looked  toward  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation :  and,  behold,  '  the 
cloud  covered  it,  and  Hhe  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

44  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

45  *Get  you  up  from  among  this 
congregation,  that  I  may  consume 
them  as  in  a  moment.  And  "they 
fell  upon  thefr  faces. 

46  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Take  a  censer,  and  put  fire  therein 
from  oft'  the  altar,  and  put  on  in- 
cense, and  go  quickly  unto  the 
congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them :  ""for  there  is  wrath 
gone  out  fr'om  the  Lord  ;  thei)lague 
is  begim. 

47  And  Aaron  took  as  Moses  com- 
manded, and  ran  into  the  midst  of 
the  congregation ;  and,  behold,  the 
X)lague  was  begun  among  the  peo- 
X)le:  and  he  put  on  incense,  and 
made  an  atonement  for  the  people. 

48  And  he  stood  between  the 
dead  and  the  living ;  and  the 
plague  was  stayed. 

49  Now  they  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  fourteen  thousand 
and  seven  hundred,  besides  them 
that  died  about  the  matter  of 
Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unto  Mo- 
ses unto  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation :  and  the 
plague  was  stayed. 


CHAPTER  XYII. 

1  Aaron's  rod  among  all  the  rods  of  the  tribes  only 
fiouriahcth.  10  It  is  left  for  a  monument  against 
the  rebels. 


A^ 


ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 


ses, saymg, 


2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  take  of  every  one  of  them 
a  rod  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  of  all  their  |)riuces 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, twelve  rods :  write  thou  ev- 
ery man's  name  u])on  liis  rod. 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  Aaron's 
name  upon  the  rod  of  Levi :  for 
one  rod  shall  he  for  the  head  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

4  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1471. 

'Ex.  40.  34. 
'  ver.  19. 
ch.  20.  6. 


'ver.  21,  24. 


"  ver.  22. 
ch.  20.  G. 


^Lev.  10.  fi. 
ch.  y.Si.Sc 
8.  19.  &  11. 
m.  &  IK.  5. 
1  Chr.  27.24. 
Pa.  106.  29. 


Aarofi's  rod  Jlourisheth. 


NUINIBERS.  Charge  of  the  2)riests  and  Levites. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1471. 

=  Ex.  25.  22. 

&  2!t.  •»■-',  43. 

&  ;!0.  X. 

bch.  10.  J. 


'  ch.  IG.  H. 


t  Heb.n  rod 
for  one 
prince^  a 
roti  for  one 
prince. 


A  Ex.  .TS.  21. 
ch.  IS.  2. 
Acta  ".  a. 


'  neb.  9.  i. 


fch.  IG.  3S. 

tHeb. 
chilttrcn  of 
rcbcltion. 


lich.1.51,53. 
&  IB.  4,  7. 


»  ch.  17.  IX 
1>  Ex.  28.  38. 


'  the  tabernacle  (if  the  (^onij^reoatiori 
before  the  testimony,  'M'here  1  will 
meet  witli  you, 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  man's  rod,  ^  whom  I  shall 
choose,  shall  blossom :  and  I  will 
make  to  cease  from  me  the  mur- 
mnrings  of  the  chihhen  of  Israel, 
•=  whereby  they  murmur  against 
you. 

G  1  And  Moses  spake  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  every  one 
of  their  princes  gave  him  ^a  rod 
apiece,  for  each  prince  one,  accord- 
ing to  their  fathers'  houses,  even 
twelve  rods :  and  the  rod  of  Aaron 
ivas  among  their  rods, 

7  And  Moses  laid  up  the  rods  be- 
fore the  Lord  in  "^the  tabernacle 
of  witness. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  morrow  Moses  went  into  the 
tabernacle  of  witness ;  and,  behold, 
the  rod  of  Aaron  for  the  house 
of  Levi  was  budded,  and  brought 
forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blossoms, 
and  yielded  almonds. 

9  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the 
rods  from  before  the  Lord  unto 
all  the  children  of  Israel :  and  they 
looked,  and  took  every  man  his 
rod. 

10  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Bring  ''Aaron's  rod  again 
before  the  testimony,  to  be  kept 
*^for  a  token  against  the  ^ rebels; 
*^and  thou  shalt  quite  take  away 
their  murmurings  from  me,  that 
they  die  not. 

11  And  Moses  did  so :  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him,  so  did  he. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel 
spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Behold, 
we  die,  we  perish,  we  all  perish, 

13  ''Whosoever  cometh  any  thing 
near  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  shall  die:  shall  we  be  con- 
sumed with  dying  f 

CHAPTEE  XYIII. 

1  The  charge  of  the  prieMx  and  Levites.  9  The  priests^ 
portion.  21  The  Leriies'  portion.  25  The  heave  of- 
fering to  the  priests  out  of  the  Levites'  portion. 

A  ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron, 
jLJL  ''Thou  and  thy  sons  and  thy 
father's  house  with  thee  shall  ^  bear 
the  iniquity  of  the  sanctuary :  and 
thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee  shall 


I  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priest- 
hood.    , 

2  And  thy  brethren  also  of  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  the  tribe  of  thy  fa- 
ther, bring  thou  with  thee,  that 
they  may  be  'joined  unto  thee, 
and  ''minister  unto  thee:  but  'thou 
and  thy  sons  with  thee  shall  minis- 
ter before  the  tabernacle  of  wit- 
ness. 

3  And  they  shall  keep  thy  charge, 
and  "^the  charge  of  all  the  taberna- 
cle: '^only  they  shall  not  come  nigh 
the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary  and 
the  altar,  ''that  neither  they,  nor 
ye  also,  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto 
thee,  and  keep  the  charge  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  for 
all  the  service  of  the  tabernacle: 
'and  a  stranger  shall  not  come 
nigh  unto  vou. 

5  And  ye  shall  keep  ""the  charge 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  charge 
of  the  altar ;  '  that  there  be  no 
wrath  any  more  u^jon  the  children 
of  Israel. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  "'taken 
your  brethren  the  Levites  from 
among  the  children  of  Israel:  "to 
you  thnj  are  given  as  a  gift  for  the 
Lord,  to  do  the  service  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation. 

7  Therefore  "thou  and  thy  sons 
with  thee  shall  keep  your  priest's 
office  for  every  thing  of  the  altar, 
and  "within  the  vail;  and  ye  shall 
serve:  I  have  given  your  priest's 
office  tnito  you  as  a  service  of  gift : 
and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

8  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Aaron,  Behold,  "^I  also  have  given 
thee  the  charge  of  mine  heave  of- 
ferings of  all  the  hallowed  things 
of  the  children  of  Israel ;  unto  thee 
have  I  given  them  'by  reason  of 
the  anointing,  and  to  thy  sons,  by 
an  ordinance  for  ever. 

9  This  shall  be  thine  of  the  most 
holy  things,  reserved  from  the  fire : 
every  oblation  of  theirs,  every 
'meat  ottering  of  theirs,  and  every 
*sin  offering  of  theirs,  and  every 
"trespass  offering  of  theirs,  which 
they  shall  render  unto  me,  shall  he 
most  holy  for  thee  and  for  thy  sons. 

]87 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


■'Seo  Gen. 

•.V.  ;i4. 

■1  ch.  3.  G,  7. 
'  Ch.  3. 10. 


fch.  3.  25,31, 
IJIJ. 
K  ch.  16.  40. 


l'ch.4.  15 


■  ch.  3. 10. 


I  Ex.  27.  21. 

&  ."0.  7. 
Lev.  24.3. 
ch.  8.  2. 

Ich.  IG.  4G. 


■ch.  3.12,45. 


»  ch.  3.  9.  & 
8.19. 


"  VCT.  5. 

ch.  3. 10. 


PHeb.  9.3,0. 


1 1,ev.  6.  IG, 
1,S,2«.&7.6, 
32. 
ch.  5.  9. 


'  Ex.  29.  29.& 
40.  13,  15. 


'  Lev.  2.  2,  3. 

&  10.  12,  13. 
'Lev.  4.  22, 

27.  &  6.  23, 

20. 
"Lev.  5.1. & 

7.  7.  &  10.12. 

&  14. 13, 


The  iwrtion  of  the  ]^riests. 


NUMBEES. 


The  portion  of  the  Levites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1471. 

"^  Lev.  C.  IG, 
18,  -X,  -JfJ.  & 

7.e. 

J  Ex.  29.  27, 
28. 

Lev.  7.  30, 
31. 


'Lev.  10. 14. 
Deut  18.  3. 


"  Lev.22.2,3, 
11, 12, 13. 


bEx.  23.  19. 

Deut.  18.  4. 

Neh.  lU.  35, 

36. 
tHcb./a<, 

ver.  29. 
'  Ex.  22.  29. 


<i  Ex.  22.  29. 

&  at.  19.  & 

.34.  20. 

Lev.  2.  14. 

ch.  \3.  I'.l. 

Deut.  iU.  2. 
'  vcr.  11. 

fLev.  27.  2.S. 


EEx.  13.  2.& 
22.29. 
Lev.  27.  20. 
ch.  3. 13. 


h  Ex.  13.  1.3. 
k  34.  20. 


■  Lev.  27. 2,6. 
ch.  3.  47. 


k  Ex.  .30.  13. 

Lev.  27.  25. 

ch.  .3.  47. 

Ez.  43.  12. 
I  Deut.  15.19. 


"  Lev.  3. 2,; 


»  Ex.  29.  26, 
28. 

Lev.  7.  31, 
32,  34. 

°vcr.  11. 


r  Lev.  2. 13. 
2Chr.  13.  5. 


10  -^In  tlie  most  holy  2)lace  sbalt 
tlioii  eat  it ;  every  male  diall  eat 
it :  it  shall  be  holy  unto  thee. 

11  And  this  is  thine;  ^the  heave 
offering  of  their  gift,  with  all  the 
wave  offerings  of  the  children  of 
Israel:  I  have  given  them  unto 
'thee,  and  to  thy  sons  and  to  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever :  "  every  one  that  is  clean 
in  thy  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

12  "All  the  tbest  of  the  oil,  and 
all  the  best  of  the  wine,  and  of  the 
wheat,  Hhe  firstfruits  of  them 
which  they  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord,  them  have  I  given  thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  rij>e 
in  the  land,  "^  which  they  shall  bring 
unto  the  Lord,  shall  be  thine; 
'^  every  one  that  is  clean  in  thine 
house  shall  eat  of  it. 

14  ''Every  thing  devoted  in  Is- 
rael shall  be  thine. 

15  Every  thing  that  openeth  ^the 
matrix  in  all  flesh,  which  they 
bring  unto  the  Lord,  whether  it  he 
of  men  or  beasts,  shall  be  thine : 
nevertheless  ''  the  firstborn  of  man 
shalt  thou  surely  redeem,  and  the 
firstling  of  unclean  beasts  shalt 
thou  redeem. 

16  And  those  that  are  to  be  re- 
deemed from  a  month  old  shalt 
thou  redeem,  'according  to  thine 
estimation,  for  the  money  of  five 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  ^  which  is  twenty  gerahs. 

17  'But  the  firstling  of  a  cow,  or 
the  firstling  of  a  sheep,  or  the  first- 
ling of  a  goat,  thou  shalt  not  redeem ; 
they  are  holy:  ™thou  shalt  sprinkle 
their  blood  upon  the  altar,  and 
shalt  burn  their  fat  for  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall 
be  thine,  as  the  "wave  breast  and 
as  the  right  shoulder  are  thine. 

10  "All  the  heave  offerings  of  the 
holy  things,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  offer  unto  the  Lord,  have  I 
given  thee,  and  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  Avith  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever:  ''it  i.s  a  covenant  of  salt 
for  ever  before  the  Loud  unto  thee 
and  to  thy  seed  with  thee. 

20  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 

188 


,     ^  x^ov.  given 
Levi  all  the  tenth 


Aaron,  Thou  shalt  have  no  in- 
heritance in  their  land,  neither 
shalt  thou  have  any  part  among 
them:  "^I  am  thy  part  and  thine 
inheritance  among  the  children  of 
Israel. 

21  And,  behold,  "^I  have 
the  chikben  of 
in  Israel  for  an  inheritance,  for 
their  service  which  they  seyve, 
ei-en  'the  service  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

22  '^  Neither  must  the  children  of 
Israel  henceforth  come  nigh  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
"lest  they  bear  sin,  ^and  die. 

23  '^But  the  Levites  shall  do  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  they  shall  bear 
their  iniquity :  it  shall  he  a  statute 
for  ever  throughout  your  genera- 
tions, that  among  the  children  of 
Israel  they  have* no  inheritance. 

24  >'But  the  tithes  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  they  offer  as  a 
heave  ofi'ering  unto  the  Lord,  I 
have  given  to  the  Levites  to  in- 
herit: therefore  I  have  said  unto 
them,  ^Aniong  the  children  of  Isra- 
el they  shall  have  no  inheritance. 

25  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  ye  take 
of  the  children  of  Israel  the  tithes 
which  I  have  given  you  from  them 
for  your  inheritance,  then  ye  shall 
offer  up  a  heave  offering  of  it  for 
the  Lord,  even  ""  a  tenth  part  of  the 
tithe. 

27  ^*And  this  your  heave  offering 
shall  be  reckoned  unto  you,  as 
though  it  were  the  corn  of  the 
threshingfloor,  and  as  the  fulness 
of  the  winepress. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  a  heave 
offering  unto  the  Lord  of  all  your 
tithes,  which  ye  receive  of  the  chil- 


dren of  Israel;  and  ye  shall 


give 


ther(M)f  the  Lord's  heave  offering 
to  Aaron  the  ])riest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall 
offer  xivery  heave  offering  of  the 
Loud,  of  all  the  *best  thereof,  eren 
the  hallowed  part  thereof  out  of  it. 

30  Tlu^refore  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  When  ye  have  heaved  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  147L 


■>  Deut.  10.  9. 

&  12.  12.  & 

14.  27,  t9.  & 

18.  1.  2. 

Josh.  13.14, 

33.  &  14.  3. 

&  18.  7. 

Ps.  10.  5. 

Ez.  44.  28. 
■■  ver.  24,  2C. 

Lev.  27.  30, 

32. 

Nch.  10.  37. 

&  12.  44. 

Hcb.  7.  5,  8, 

9. 
'ch.  3.  7,  8. 


'  ch,  1.  51. 


"  Lev.  22.  9. 
t  Ilcb.fo  die. 
^ch.  3.  7. 


>  ver.  21. 


'  ver.  20. 
Deut.  10.  9. 
&14.  27,29. 
Si  18. 1. 


•Neh.  10.  .38. 


h  ver.  30. 


t  Ileb.  /at, 
vcr.  12. 


The  water  of  separation. 


NUMBERS. 


The  law  for  the  use  of  it. 


Before 
CH  RIST 

about  1471. 

'  vcr.  ar. 


■iMntt.  10.10. 
Luku  10.  r. 
1  for.  il.  1.!. 
1  Tim.  J.  18. 


'Lev.  10.  8. 
&  £.'.  1«. 


f  Lev.  22.  2, 
15. 


•Deut.  21.. r 
1  Sam.  U.  7. 


hhev.  i.  12, 
21.  &  IC.  27. 
Xleb.  13.  11. 


'  Lev.  4.  6.  & 
lli.  14,  I'J. 
Ueb.  y.  13. 


i  Ex.  29.  14. 
Lev.  4.  11, 
12. 


<•  Lev.  14.  4, 

6,  4'J. 


fLev^.  11.23. 
&  15.  5. 


e  neb.  9. 13. 


best  thereof  from  it,  *^then  it  shall 
be  counted  unto  the  Levites  as  the 
increase  of  tli,e  threshin«j'floor,  and 
as  the  increase  of  the  winepress. 

31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every 
place,  ye  and  your  households :  for 
it  is  .''your  reward  for  your  service 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

32  And  ye  shall  "bear  no  sin  by 
reason  of  it,  when  ye  have  heaved 
from  it  th^  best  of  it :  neither  shall 
ye  *^ pollute  the  holy  things  of  the 
childi-en  of  Israel,  lest  ye  die. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  TTie  water  of  separation  made  of  the  aahca  of  a  red 
heifer.  11  The  law  for  the  me  of  it  in  purification 
of  tlie  unclean. 

AXD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
_  ses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law 
which  the  Lord  hath  commanded, 
saying.  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  bring  thee  a'  red 
heifer  without  spot,  wherein  is  no 
blemish,  ""and  upon  which  never 
came  yoke. 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto  Ele- 
azar  the  priest,  that  he  may  bring 
her  ''forth  without  the  camp,  and 
one  shall  slay  her  before  his  face : 

4  And  Eleazar  the  priest  shall 
take  of  her  blood  with  his  finger, 
and  ''sprinkle  of  her  blood  directly 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation seven  times. 

o  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer 
in  Ms  sight;  ''her  skin,  and  her 
flesh,  and  her  blood,  with  her  dung, 
shall  he  burn : 

G  And  the  priest  shall  take  "cedar 
wood,  and  hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and 
cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the  burn- 
ing of  the  heifer. 

7  ^Then  the  priest  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh 
in  water,  and  afterward  he  shall 
come  into  the  camp,  and  the  priest 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

8  ^Vnd  he  that  burnetii  her  shall 
wash  his  clothes  in  water,  and 
bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  a  man  that  is  clean  shall 
gather  up  » the  ashes  of  the  heifer, 
and  lay  them  up  without  the  camp 
in  a  clean  place,  and  it  shall  be; 


kept  for  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel ''  for  a  water  of 
separation :  it  is  a  purification  for 
sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the 
ashes  of  the  heifer  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even :  and  it  shall  be  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  unto  the 
stranger  that  sojourn eth  among 
them,  for  a  statute  for  ever. 

11  1  'He  that  toucheth  the  dead 
body  of  any  ^  man  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days. 

12  ""He  shall  purify  himself  with 
it  on  the  third  day,  and  on  the  sev- 
enth day  he  shall  be  clean :  but  if 
he  purify  not  himself  the  third  day, 
then  the  seventh  day  he  shall  not 
be  clean. 

13  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead 
body  of  any  man  that  is  dead,  and 
purifieth  not  himself,  '  defileth  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ;  and  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off*  from  Israel: 
because  "'the  water  of  separation 
was  not  sprinkled  upon  him,  he 
shall  be  unclean;  "his  uucleanness 
is  yet  upon  him. 

14  This  is  the  law,  when  a  man 
dietli  in  a  tent :  all  that  come  into 
the  tent,  and  all  that  is  in  the  tent, 
shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

15  And  every  "open  vessel,  which 
hath  no  covering  bound  upon  it,  is 
unclean. 

16  And  p  whosoever  toucheth  one 
that  is  slain  with  a  sword  in  the 
open  fields,  or  a  dead  body,  or  a 
bone  of  a  man,  or  a  grave,  shall  be 
unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  ijcrson  they 
shall  take  of  the  *'' ashes  of  the 
burnt  heifer  of  purification  for  sin, 
and  ^running  water  shall  be  i)ut 
thereto  in  a  vessel : 

18  And  a  clean  i)ersou  shall  take 
■^  hyssop,  and  dip  it  in  the  water, 
and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  tent,  and 
upon  all  the  vessels,  and  upon  the 
persons  that  were  there,  and  upon 
him  that  touched  a  bone,  or  one 
slain,  or  one  dead,  or  a  grave : 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall 
Sjirinkle  upon  the  unclean  on  the 
third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day: 
'  and  on  the  seventh  day  he  shall  pu- 

189 


Before 

CHKI8T 

iibout  1471. 

t  ver.  13,  20, 
21. 
ch.  31.  23. 


>  vcr.  16. 

Lev.  21.  1. 

ch.  ,';.  2.  &9. 

(i,  10.  &  31. 

1!). 

Lam.  4. 14. 

HaK.  2.  i;!. 
\  Ileb.  fouj 

of  viun. 

k  ch.  31. 19. 


1  Lev.  15.  31. 


"  vcr.  9. 
ch.  8.  7. 


"  Lev.  7.  20. 
&22.  3. 


"Lev.  J1..32. 
ch.  31.20. 


Pvcr.  11. 


t  Heb.  dust. 
1  ver.  9. 


t  Ileb.  Urina 
waters  shall 
be  f/h'en^ 
Gen.  20.  19. 


'  Ps.  .01.  7. 


■  Lev.  14.  9. 


The  ])eople  murmur  for  water. 


NUIVIBEES. 


Moses  gmitetli  the  roch 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


tver.  13. 


"  nag.  -J.  13. 


^  Lev.  15. 5. 


1453. 
•ch.  33.  36. 


bEx.  15.  20. 
ch.  26.  59. 


•  Ex.  17.  1. 

d  ch.  IC.  19, 
4i. 


'Ex.  ir.  2. 
ch.  14.  2. 


fch.  11.1,.'W. 
&  14.  :<J.  a 
1(5.3:;,  35, 49. 

«Ex.  17.  3. 


Ich.  14.  5.  & 
!(!.  4,  22,  45. 
I  ch.  14.  10. 


rify  himself,  and  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  un- 
clean, and  shall  not  purify  himself, 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  the  congregation,  because 
he  hath  *  defiled  the  sanctuary  of 
the  Lord  :  the  water  of  separation 
hath  not  been  sprinkled  upon  him ; 
he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpetual 
statute  unto  them,  that  he  that 
sprinkleth  the  water  of  separation 
shall  wash  his  clothes ;  and  he  that 
toucheth  the  water  of  separation 
shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  "whatsoever  the  unclean 
lierson  toucheth  shall  be  unclean ; 
and  "^  the  soul  that  toucheth  it  shall 
be  unclean  until  even. 

OHAPTEE  XX. 

1  The  children  of  Israel  come  to  Zin.,  inhere  Miriam 
dieth.  3  They  murmur  for  want  of  water.  7  Mo- 
ftes  smiting  therock  bringeth  forth  water  at  3feribah. 
1*1  3'foses  at  Kadesh  desireth  passage  through  Edoni, 
which  is  denied  him.  22  At  mount  Hor  Aaron  re- 
signeth  hU  place  to  Mcazar.,  and  dieth. 

THEX  ""  came  the  cliildren  of  Is- 
rael, eve)i  the  whole  congre- 
gation, into  the  desert  of  Zin  in 
the  first  month:  and  the  people 
abode  in  Kadesh;  and  ^Mmam 
died  there,  and  was  buried  there. 

2  ''And  there  was  no  water  for  the 
congregation:  ''and  they  gathered 
themselves  together  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron. 

3  And  the  people  ""chode  with 
Moses,  and  spake,  saying.  Would 
God  that  we  had  died  '^when  our 
brethren  died  before  the  Lord  ! 

4  And  '^why  have  ye  brought  up 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord  into 
this  wilderness,  that  we  and  our 
cattle  should  die  there? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made 
us  to  come  up  out  of  Egypt,  to 
bring  us  in  unto  this  evil  place?  it 
is  no  place  of  seed,  or  of  figs,  or  of 
vines,  or  of  pomegranates ;  neither 
is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
from  the  ])resence  of  the  asseml)ly 
unto  tlie  door  of  thc^  tabernacle  of 
the  congregati(m,  and  ''tliey  fell 
upon  their  faces:  and  'the  glory 
of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them. 


7  *f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

8  ''Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou 
the  assembly  together,  thou  and 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  speak  ye 
unto  the  rock  before  their  eyes; 
and  it  shall  give  forth  his  water, 
and  '  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to  them 
water  out  of  the  rock:  so  thou 
shalt  give  the  congregation  and 
their  beasts  drink. 

9  And  Moses  took  the 'rod  ""from 
before  the  Lord,  as  he  commanded 
him. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  gath- 
ered the  congregation  together  be- 
fore the  rock,  and  he  said  unto 
them,  "  Hear  now,  ye  rebels ;  must 
we  fetch  you  water  out  of  this 
rock? 

11  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand, 
and  with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock 
twice:  and  "the  water  came  out 
abundantly,  and  the  congregation 
drank,  and  their  beasts  also. 

12  *![  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  Because  ^ye  be- 
lieved me  not,  to  ''sanctify  me  in 
the  eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
therefore  ye  shall  not  bring  this 
congregation  into  the  land  which  I 
have  given  them. 

13  'This  is  the  w^ater  of  "Meribah; 
because  the  children  of  Israel  strove 
with  the  Lord,  and  he  was  sancti- 
fied in  them. 

14  ^  'And  Moses  sent  messengers 
from  Kadesh  unto  the  king  of 
Edom,  '  Thus  saith  thy  brother  Is- 
rael, Thou  knowest  all  the  travail 
that  hath  ^  befallen  us : 

15  "How  our  fathers  went  down 
into  Egypt,  ''and  we  have  dwelt 
in  Egypt  a  long  time;  ""and  the 
Egyptians  vexed  us,  and  our  fa- 
thers : 

IG  And  >'wlien  we  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  he  heard  our  voice,  and 
'sent  an  angel,  and  hath  brought 
us  forth  out  of  Egypt:  and,  be- 
hold, Ave  are  in  Kadesh,  a  city  in 
the  uttermost  of  thy  border. 

17  -'Let  us  i)ass,  I  pray  thee, 
through  thy  country :  we  will  not 
pass  through  the  fields,  or  through 
the  vineyards,  neither  will  we  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  wells :  we  will 


Before 
CHRIST 

145.3. 

i  Ex.  17.5. 


iNeh.  9. 15. 
Ps.  78.  15, 
IB.  &  1IJ.5. 
41.  &  114.  8. 
Is.  43.  20.  & 
48.21. 


"  ch.  17.  10. 


"  Ps.  IOC.  33. 


"Ex.  17.  6. 
Deut.  8.  15. 
1  Cor.  10.  4. 


Pch.  27.14. 

Deut.  1.  .S". 

&  3.  20.  & 

32.  51. 
"iLev.  10.  3. 

Ez.  20.  41. 

&  30.  23.  & 

38.16. 

1  Pet.  3.  13. 


■•  Deut.  33.  8. 

Ps.  !«.  8.  & 

100.  32,  &c. 
II  That  is, 

Striie. 

See  Ex.  17. 


"  Judg. 
10, 17. 


11. 


'Deut.  2.  4, 
,tc.  k  23.  7. 
ObLia.10,12. 

f  Ileb' 

fntintt  vs. 

Ex.  l.S.  8. 
''Grn.4G.G. 

Acts  7.  l.'). 
"  Ex.  12.  40. 
"Ex.  1.11, 

&c. 

Deut.  26.  0. 

Acta  7.  19. 


J  Ex.  2.  2.3.  .t 
3.7. 


'Ex.  3.2.  .t: 
14.  19.  &  2-". 
20.  &  33.  2. 


"Sec  ch.  21. 
22. 
Deut.  2.  2r. 


Aaron  dictli  iqmn  mount  Ilor. 


NUMBERS. 


The  j)eople  are  plagued. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1453. 


b  Deut.  2.  G, 
28. 


'Judg.U.ir. 


J  See  Dcut 

2.  27,  29. 


'  Deut.  2.  4, 

:>.  .s. 

Judg.ll.lS. 


fch.  33.  ."r. 
Ech.  21.  4. 


h  Gen.  2.5. 8. 
cli.  •27. 13.  & 
31.  2. 
Deut.  32.50. 


i  ver.  12. 
t  Heb. 
mouth. 

k  ch.  3.3.  .38. 
DeuL  32.50. 


I  Ex.  29.  20, 
30. 


1452. 

■"ch.S'i..^?. 
Dcut.  10.  C. 
&  32.  50. 


go  by  the  king's  Mgli  way,  we  will 
not  turn  to  the  riglit  hand  nor  to 
the  left,  until  we  have  passed  thy 
borders. 

18  And  Edom  said  unto  him, 
Thou  shalt  not  pass  by  me,  lest 
I  come  out  against  thee  with  the 
sword. 

19  And  the  children  of  I.srael  said 
unto  him.  We  will  go  by  the  high 
way :  and  if  I  and  my  cattle  drink 
of  thy  water,  ^then  I  Avill  pay  for 
it:  I  will  only,  without  doing  any 


else^ 


go 


through 


on    my 


thing 
feet. 

20  And  he  said,  'Thou  shalt  not 
go  through.  And  Edom  came  out 
against  him  with  much  people,  and 
with  a  strong  hand. 

21  Thus  Edom  ''refnsod  to  give 
Israel  j)assage  through  his  border : 
wherefore  Israel "  turned  away  from 
him. 

22  ^  And  the  chikben  of  Israel, 
even  the  whole  congregation,  jour- 
neyed from  "^Kadesh,  '''and  came 
unto  mount  Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron  in  mount  Hor,  by 
the  coast  of  the  land  of  Edom,  say- 

24  Aaron  shall  be  ^  gathered  unto 
his  people:  for  he  shall  not  enter 
into  the  land  which  I  have  given 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  because 
'ye  rebelled  against  my  ^word  at 
the  water  of  Meribah. 

25  ''Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his 
son,  and  bring  them  up  unto  mount 
Hor: 

26  And  strip  Aaron  of  his  gar- 
ments, and  put  them  upon  Eleazar 
his  son :  and  Aaron  shall  be  gath- 
ered unto  his  people,  and  shall  die 
there. 

27  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded:  and  they  went  up 
into  mount  Hor  in  the  sight  of  all 
the  congregation. 

28  'And  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of 
his  garments,  and  put  them  upon 
Eleazar  his  son;  and  '"Aaron  died 
there  in  the  top  of  the  mount: 
and  Moses  and  Eleazar  came  down 
from  the  mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congrega- 
tion   saw   that   Aaron   was    dead. 


they   mourned   for   Aaron  "thirty 
days,  even  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Israel  with  wme  loss  destroy  the  Canaanites  at  Hor- 
mah.  4  The  people  rniirmuring  are  plxujuvd  ivUli 
fiery  serpents.  7  They  repe>iti>i(/  are  healed  by  a 
brazen  serpent.  \Q  Umidry  joitrueys  of  the  Israel- 
ites.    21  iSihoH  is  overcome,  oii  and  Oy. 

AND  ivhen  ^king  Arad  the  Ca- 
JTA-  naanite,  Aviiicli  dwelt  in  t\n.\ 
south,  heard  tell  that  Israel  came 
'by  the  way  of  the  spies;  then  he 
fought  against  Israel,  and  took 
some  of  them  prisoners. 

2  ''And  Israel  vowed  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  wilt 
indeed  deliver  this  people  into  my 
hand,  then  ^I  will  utterly  destroy 
their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  Israel,  and  delivered  up 
the  Canaanites;  and  they  utterly 
destroyed  them  and  their  cities: 
and  he  called  the  name  of  the 
place  I'Hormah. 

4  1  And  'they  journeyed  from 
mount  Hor  by  the  way  of  the 
Red  sea,  to  '"compass  the  land  of 
Edom :  and  the  soul  of  the  people 
was  much  "  ^  discouraged  because 
of  the  way. 

5  And  the  people  *^  spake  against 
God,  and  against  Moses,  ''Where- 
fore have  ye  brought  us  up  out  of 
Egypt  to  die  in  the  wilderness! 
for  there  is  no  bread,  neither  fs 
there  any  water ;  and  '  our  soul 
loatheth  this  light  bread. 

6  And  ''the  Lord  sent '  fiery  ser- 
pents among  the  i)eople,  and  they 
bit  the  people;  and  much  people 
of  Israel  died. 

7  ^  "'Therefore  the  people  came 
to  Moses,  and  said.  We  have  sin- 
ned, for  "we  have  spoken  against 
the  Lord,  and  against  thee;  "pray 
unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take  away 
the  serpents  from  us.  And  Moses 
prayed  for  the  peoide. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Make  thee  a  fiery  serpent,  and  set 
it  upon  a  pole :  and  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  every  one  that  is  bit- 
ten, when  he  looketh  upon  it,  shall 
live. 

9  And  I*  Moses  made  a  serpent  of 
brass,  and  put  it  upon  a  pole ;  and 
it  came  to  pass,  that  if  a  serpent 

191 


Before 
CHKIST 

1452. 


"  So  Deut. 
34.  8. 


1452. 
•ch..'i3.  40. 
See  Judg. 
1.  IG. 


boh.  13.  21. 


'Gen. 2a  20. 
Judg.  11.30. 


<1  Lev.  2".  28. 


II  That  is, 
{■"<)■  </e- 
slructioii. 

'cb.  20.  22. 
&;K.  41. 

f  Judg.ll.lS. 


II  Or,gr{eved. 
t  Heb. 

s/iurtened^ 

Kx.  ti.  y. 
s  Ps.  78. 19. 

h  Ex.  16.3.  & 
17.3. 


.  ch.  n.  G. 


V  1  Cor.  10.  0. 
1  Deut.  8.  15. 


•  Pa.  78.  34. 


"  ver.  5. 

"  Ex.  .<5.  S,  28. 
lSam.l2]!). 
IKin.  1.3.0. 
Acts  8.  21. 


P  2  Kin;;3  IS. 
4. 

John  3. 14, 
15. 


Silion  and  Og  are 


NUMBEES. 


overcome  and  slain. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


t  ch.  33.  43. 


'ch.  3.3. +4. 
[  Or,  Hfaps 
of  Abarim, 


•  Deut.  2.  13. 


<  ch.  22.  ■%. 
Judg.  11.13. 


I  OT.Vaheb 
in  ^uphak. 


'  Deut  2.  IS, 

29. 
tUeb. 

leancth. 
^  Judg.  9.21. 


T  Ex.  15. 1. 

Pa.  10,5.  2.  & 

lUG.  12. 
t  Hcb. 

Ascend, 
II  Or, 

answer^ 


•Is. 33.  22. 


^  Hcb.  field. 

iOr,rhchitl. 

•ch.  23.  28. 
II  Or,  The 

wildeniefig. 
k  Deut.  2.  20, 

27. 

Judg.  11.19. 
i 

1    '  ch.  20.  17. 


liad  bitten  any  man,  when  he  be- 
held the  serpent  of  brass,  he  lived. 

10  •[  And  the  children  of  Israel 
set  forward,  and  "  i^itched  in  Oboth. 

11  And  they  joiu-neyed  from 
Oboth,  and  ^pitched  at  nije-abarim, 
in  the  wilderness  which  is  before 
Moab,  toward  the  sunrising. 

12  *i  'From  thence  they  removed, 
and  pitched  in  the  valley  of  Zared. 

13  From  thence  they  removed, 
and  pitched  on  the  other  side  of 
Arnon,  which  is  in  the  wilderness 
that  Cometh  ont  of  the  coasts  of 
the  Amorites:  for  ^  Arnon  is  the 
border  of  Moab,  between  Moab 
and  the  Amorites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the 
book  of  the  wars  of  the  Loed, 
II  What  he  did  in  the  Eed  sea,  and 
in  the  brooks  of  Arnon, 

15  And  at  the  stream  of  the 
brooks  that  goeth  down  to  the 
dwelling  of  Ar,  "and  ^lieth  upon 
the  border  of  Moab. 

16  And  from  thence  they  went  ^to 
Beer :  that  is  the  well  whereof  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Gather 
the  ijeople  together,  and  I  will 
give  them  water. 

17  1"  >'Then  Israel  sang  this  song, 
^  Spring  up,  O  well ;  "  sing  ye  unto 
it: 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well, 
the  nobles  of  the  people  digged  it, 
by  the  direction  of  ^the  lawgiver, 
with  their  staves.  And  from  the 
wilderness  they  went  to  Mattanah : 

19  And  from  Mattanah  to  IS^aha- 
liel:  and  from  Nahaliel  to  Bamoth: 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  val- 
ley, that  is  in  the  ^  country  of  Moab, 
to  the  top  of  "  Pisgali,  which  look- 
eth  ''toward  "  Jeshimon. 

21  1"  And  "^  Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
saying, 

22  ''Let    me    pass    through 
laud:   we  will   not  turn   into 


J  Deut.  29. 7. 


thy 
the 


fields,  or  into  the  vineyards;  we 
will  not  drink  of  the  watei's  of  the 
well :  hut  we  will  go  along  by  the 
king's  ]ii(/h  way,  until  we  be  past 
thy  borders. 
23  ''And  Sihon  would  not  suffer 
Israel  to  pass  through  his  border: 
but  Sihon  gathered  all  his  people 
192 


together,  and  went  out  against  Is- 
rael into  the  wilderness:  ^and  he 
came  to  Jahaz,  and  fought  against 
Israel. 

24  And  ^Israel  smote  him  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  pos- 
sessed his  land  from  Arnon  imto 
Jabbok,  even  unto  the  children  of 
Ammon :  for  the  border  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  ivas  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  these  cities : 
and  Israel  dwelt  in  all  the  cities  of 
the  Amorites,  in  Heshbon,  and  in 
all  the  t  villages  thereof. 

20  For  Heshbon  2vas  the  city  of 
Sihon  the  king  of  the  Amorites, 
who  had  fought  against  the  former 
king  of  Moab,  and  taken  all  his 
land  out  of  his  hand,  even  unto 
Arnon. 

27  AVherefore  they  that  speak  in 
I)roverbs  say.  Come  into  Heshbon, 
let  the  city  of  Sihon  be  built  and 
prepared : 

28  For  there  is  ^a  fire  gone  out  of 
Heshbon,  a  flame  from  the  city  of 
Sihon:  it  hath  consumed  ''Ar  of 
Moab,  and  the  lords  of  the  high 
places  of  Arnon. 

29  Woe  to  thee,  Moab !  thou  art 
undone,  O  people  of '  Chemosh :  he 
hath  given  his  sons  that  escajjed, 
and  his  daughters,  into  captivity 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them ;  Hesh- 
bon is  perished  even  ""unto  Dibon, 
and  we  have  laid  them  waste  even 
unto  Is^ophah,  which  reacheth  unto 
'  Medeba. 

31  ^  Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the 
land  of  the  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out 
™  Jaazer,  and  they  took  the  villages 
thereof,  and  drove  out  the  i^jnorites 
that  ivere  there. 

I    33  1  "And  they  tiu-ned  and  went 

\  up   by  the  way  of  Bashan :    and 

:  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  went  out 

against  them,  he,  and  all  his  peo- 

I)le,  to  the  battle  "at  Edrei. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  luito  Mo- 
ses, pFear  him  not:  for  I  have  de- 
livered, him  into  thy  hand,  and 
all  his  i)eople,  and  his  land;  and 
'^  thou  shalt  do  to  him  as  thou  didst 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
which  dwelt  at  Heshbon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 

"  Dent.  2.  .32. 
Judg.  11.20. 


fDeut.  2.33. 
&  ^.  7. 
Josh.  12.1, 

2.  &  24.  8. 
Neh.  it.  22. 
P».  ].",j.  10, 

n.&i;!fi.  lit. 

Amos  2.  9. 


tHeb. 
daughters. 


fJcr.  48.  45, 
46. 


fc  Deut.  2.  9, 
IS. 
I».  15. 1. 


i,Tuds.  11.24. 

1  Kings  11. 
7.  .'l-'J. 

2  Kings  23. 
13. 

Jcr.  48.  7,13. 


kjcr.  48.18, 

22. 


1  la.  15.  2. 


"ch.  .32.  1. 
Jer.  48.  32. 


"Deut.  8.1. 
&  29.  7. 


"Josh.  13. 12. 


P  Deut.  3.  2. 


1  Tcr.  24. 
r.i.  ^K.  10, 
11.  i  130. 20. 


Bal(ik  sendeth 


KUMBEKS. 


for  Balaam. 


Before 

CHRIST 

H52. 

'  Doiit.  3.  3, 
4,  &c. 


"  ch.  33.  48. 


l.Jiias.11.2.-,. 


'Ex.  13.}:,. 


.lch.3I.S. 
Josh.  13.  -21. 


'  Dcut.  £3. 4. 

Josh.  13.  22. 

&  -.'4.  '.I. 

Nch.  13.1,2. 

Hip.  i;.  .i. 

2  Tct.  2.  15. 

Jiide  II. 

Kcv.  2.  14. 
'  See  ch.  23. 

Deut.  23.  4. 


tllcb.  e<je. 


s  ch.  2.3. ; 


h  1  Sam.  9. 
7,S. 


i  vcr.  19. 


k  Gen.  20.  3. 
ver.  20. 


35  'So  they  smote  him,  and  his 
sous,  and  ix]\  his  peoi)le,  until  there 
was  none  left  him  alive :  and  they 
possessed  his  laud. 

CHAPTER  XXIT. 

1  Balak\s  firtit  uieK.satje  for  JJalaain  isrtfii.sed.  15  Hit 
gecoiid  7ii.cs.'<aqc  obtaincth  him.  2'.l  An  aur/el  would 
have  slain  him,  if  hli  ass  had  not  saved  him.  36 
Balak  enteriaineUi  him. 

AiSTD  "the  children  of  Israel  set 
X\_  forward,  and  pitched  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  on  this  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho. 

2  ^r  And  'Balak  the  sou  of  Zippor 
saw  all  that  Israel  had  done  to  the 
Amorites. 

3  And  '^Moab  was  sore  afraid  of 
the  i)eople,  because  they  ivere 
many :  and  Moab  was  distressed 
because  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  Moab  said  unto  ''  the  elders 
of  Midiau,  Now  shall  this  company 
lick  uj)  all  that  are  round  about  us, 
as  the  ox  licketh  up  the  grass  of 
the  field.  And  Balak  the  son  of 
Zippor  was  king-  of  the  Moabites 
at  that  time. 

5  ''He  sent  messengers  therefore 
unto  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to 
'Petlior,  which  is  by  the  river  pi 
the  land  of  the  children  of  his  peo- 
ple, to  call  him,  saying.  Behold, 
there  is  a  people  come  out  from 
Egypt  :  behold,  they  cover  the 
t  face  of  the  earth,  and  they  abide 
over  against  me : 

G  Come  now  therefore,  I  pray 
thee,  ^  curse  me  this  people ;  for 
they  are  too  mighty  for  me  :  i)er- 
ad venture  I  shall  prevail,  that  we 
may  smite  them,  and  that  I  may 
drive  them  out  of  the  land :  for  I 
wot  that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is 
blessed,  and  he  whom  thou  cursest 
is  cursed. 

7  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and  the 
elders  of  Midiau  departed  with  ''  the 
rewards  of  divination  in  their  hand; 
and  they  came  unto  Balaam,  and 
spake  unto  him  the  words  of  Balak. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  '  Lodge 
here  this  night,  and  I  will  bring 
you  word  again,  as  the  Loud  shall 
speak  unto  me :  and  the  princes  of 
Moab  abode  with  Balaam. 

9  ''And  God  came  unto  Balaam, 
and  said,  What  men  are  these  with 
thee  ? 

•       13 


10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God, 
Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of 
JNIoab,  hath  sent  unto  me,  sai/inr/, 

1 L  liehold,  there  is  a  people  come 
out  of  Egypt,  which  covereth  the 
face  of  the  earth:  come  now,  curse 
me  them  ;  i)eradventure  '  I  shall  be 
able  to  overcome  them,  and  drive 
them  out. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Balaam, 
Thou  shalt  not  go  with  them  ;  thou 
shalt  not  curse  the  people :  for 
'  they  are  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  said  unto  the  princes 
of  Balak,  Get  you  into  your  land : 
for  the  Lord  refuseth  to  give  me 
leave  to  go  with  yon. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose 
up,  and  they  went  unto  Balak,  and 
said,  Balaam  refuseth  to  come  with 
us. 

15  If  And  Balak  sent  yet  again 
I)rinces,  more,  and  more  honour- 
able than  they. 

10  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and 
said  to  him,  Thus  saith  Balak  the 
son  of  Zii)por,  ^Let  nothing,  I  pray 
thee,  hinder  thee  from  coming  un- 
to me : 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  unto 
very  great  honour,  and  I  will  do 
whatsoever  thou  say  est  unto  me : 
'"come  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  curse 
me  this  people. 

18  And  Balaam  answered  and 
said  unto  the  servants  of  Balak, 
"  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house 
full  of  silver  and  gold,  "I  cannot 
go  beyond  the  word  of  the  Lord 
my  God,  to  do  less  or  more. 

10  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
p  tarry  ye  also  here  this  night,  that 
I  may  know  what  the  Lord  will 
say  unto  me  more. 

20  ''And  God  came  unto  Balaam 
at  night,  and  said  unto  him.  If  the 
men  come  to  call  thee,  rise  up,  and 
go  with  them  ;  but  "^yet  the  word 
which  I  shall  say  unto  thee,  that 
shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and 
went  with  the  i^rinces  of  Moab. 

22  ^  And  God's  anger  was  kin- 
dled because  he  went :  'and  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  the 

193 


Before 

CHRIST 

11 5  J. 


i  Ilrh. 
/  .^hult  pre- 

ii}fj  ngainiit 
him. 


Ich.  2.3.  20. 
Kom.  11.20. 


♦ Ileb. 
JJr  vnt  tJtoH 
lettedjrotitt 
Sfc. 


'ver.  6. 


"  ch.  24.  13. 

"  1  Kin^s  22. 
14. 
2  Chr.  18.13. 


P  vcr.  8. 


1  ver.  0. 


■ver. .-). 
ch.  23.  12, 
26.  Si  24.  13. 


"  Ex.  4.  24 


An  angel  opposeth  Balaam. 


NIBIBEKS. 


Balah  goetli  to  meet  Balaam. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


'  See  2  Kings 
0.17. 

Dan.  10.  7. 
Acts  22. !). 
2  Pet.  2.  Ifi. 
J  Udell. 


'2Pct.  2.  IG. 


»Prov.  12.10. 
J  2  Pet.  2.  IG. 

t  Heb.  who 
h(Uit  ritUlen 
uiion  me. 

II  Or,  erfr 
finri;  tfirjtt 
WlUt,  &.C. 


■SccGen.21. 
19. 

2  KingH  fi. 

17. 

Luke  24.  IG, 

31. 


•Ex.  34.  8. 

II  Or,  iMwed 
himself. 


1  llcb.  tn  he 
an  nilver- 
ntvy  wito 
ither. 

b2Pet.  2.  14, 
15. 


way  for  an  adversary  against  liim. 
Now  lie  was  riding  upon  his  ass, 
and  liis  two  servants  were  with  him. 

23  And  '  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  standing  in  the  way,  and 
his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand :  and 
the  ass  turned  aside  out  of  the  w  ay, 
and  went  into  the  field:  and  Ba- 
laam smote  the  ass,  to  tiu'n  her  into 
the  way. 

24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  in  a  path  of  the  vineyards,  a 
wall  heing  on  this  side,  and  a  wall 
on  that  side. 

25  And  when  tlie  ass  saw  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  she  thrust  herself 
unto  the  wall,  and  crushed  Ba- 
laam's foot  against  the  wall :  and 
he  smote  her  again. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  further,  and  stood  in  a  nar- 
row place,  where  ivas  no  way  to 
turn  either  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  she  fell  down 
under  Balaam:  and  Balaam's  an- 
ger was  kindled,  and  he  smote  the 
ass  with  a  staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  "opened  the 
mouth  of  the  ass,  and  she  said  unto 
Balaam,  What  have  I  done  unto 
thee,  that  thou  hast  smitten  me 
these  three  times  ? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass, 
Because  thou  hast  mocked  me:  I 
would  there  were  a  sword  in  mine 
hand,  ^for  now  would  I  kill  thee. 

30  ^And  the  ass  said  unto  Ba- 
laam, Am  not  I  thine  ass,  Uipon 
which  thou  hast  ridden  "ever  since 
I  ivas  thine  unto  this  day  ?  was  I 
ever  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee? 
And  he  said,  Nay. 

31  Then  the  Lord  'opened  the 
eyes  of  Balaam,  and  he  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in  the 
way,  and  his  sword  drawn  in  his 
hand:  and  lie  'bowed  down  his 
head,  and  nfell  flat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  liim,  Wlierc't'ore  hast  tliou 
smitt(;n  tliiiu;  ass  these  three  tiiiK's? 
Behold,  1  went  out  Ho  withstan<l 
thee,  because  thy  way  is  ^perverse 
before  m(5 : 

33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turned 


from  me  these  three  times :  unless 
she  had  turned  from  me,  surely 
now  also  I  had  slain  thee,  and 
saved  her  alive. 

34  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  ''I  have  sinned; 
for  I  knew  not  that  thou  stoodest 
in  the  way  against  me :  now  there- 
fore, if  it  t  displease  thee,  I  will  get 
me  back  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Balaam,  Go  with  the 
men :  '^  but  only  the  word  that  I 
shall  speak  unto  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  speak.  So  Balaam  went  with 
the  princes  of  Balak. 

•  36  ^  And  when  Balak  heard  that 
Balaam  was  come,  ^he  went  out  to 
meet  him  unto  a  city  of  Moab, 
^  which  is  in  the  border  of  Arnon, 
which  is  in  the  utmost  coast. 

37  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam, 
Did  I  not  earnestly  send  unto  thee 
to  call  thee  ?  wherefore  camest  thou 
not  unto  me  ?  am  I  not  able  indeed 
^'to  i^romote  thee  to  honour? 

38  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
Lo,  I  am  come  unto  thee :  have  I 
now  any  power  at  all  to  say  any 
tiling ?  ''the  word  that  God  initteth 
in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I  speak. 

39  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak, 
and  they  came  unto  "Kirjath- 
huzotli. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and 
sheep,  and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to 
the  X)rinces  that  were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  i)ass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Balak  took  Balaam, 
and  brought  him  up  into  the  '  high 
places  of  Baal,  that  thence  he  might 
see  the  utmost  j^ari  of  the  i)eople. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1,  13,  28  B(dak\s  .sacrifice.     7,  18  Balaam'' s  parable. 

AND  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
XJL  ''Build  me  here  seven  altars, 
and  prepare  me  here  seven  oxen 
and  seven  rams. 

2  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had 
spoken;  and  Balak  iind  Balaam 
'olfered  on  ei:enj  altar  a  bullock 
and  a  rain. 

3  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
Stand  by  thy  burnt  offering,  and 

I  will  go:  pin-adventure  the  Lord 
will  come  ''to  meet  me;  and  what- 
soever he  sheweth  me  I  will  tell 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


'I  Sam.  15. 
24,  30.  &  2fi. 
21. 

2Sam.l2.1.'?. 
Job  34.  31, 
3'* 

t  Ileb.'ieei'iV 
in  thine 
eyes. 


i  ver.  20. 


"Gen.  14.17. 


'ch.  21.  13. 


Sver.  17. 
ch.  24.  11. 


t  ch.  23.  20. 
&  24.  13. 

1  Kings  22. 
14. 

2  Chr.  18.13. 

II  Or,  A  city 
oj  streets. 


i  Dent.  12.  2. 


'ver.  211. 


■vcr.  !4,  30. 


"■  Tcr.  1.-.. 


Hch.  24.  1. 


Bakiani's  first  parable. 


NIBIBEES. 


His  second  parahU. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1453. 

H  Or,  he  went 
solitary. 
'ver.  16. 


frer.  16. 
ch. '-'.'.  •"v'i. 
Deut.  1.S.18. 
Jer.  1.9. 


8  ver.  18. 
ch.  24.  3, 15, 

Job  27. 1.  & 

2!t.  1. 

P«.  78.  2. 

Ez.  17.  2. 

Mif.  2.  4. 

Hab.  2. 6. 
lich.22.6,11, 

17. 
i  ISam. 17.10. 

k  Is.  47.12,13. 


IDeut.33.28. 

>"  Ex..%'?.lG. 
E/.ni ;».  2. 
Eph.  2.  14. 

"Gen.l.rie. 
■■  &  22.  17. 


t  Heb.  nil/ 
i!o«/,  or,  my 
/i7e. 

°  Pa.  116. 15. 


I'd!.  22.  11, 
17.  &  24. 10. 


1  ch.  22.  38. 


II  Or, 

nn  hill. 
'ver.  1,2. 


thee.     And   "lie  went   to  a  liigli 
place. 

4  "And  God  met  Balaam :  and  he 
said  unto  him,  I  have  prepared 
seven,  altars,  and  I  have  ottered 
upon  t^rt'/-// altar  a  bullock  and  a  r;un. 

5  And  tiie  Loud  '^i)ut  a  word  in 
Balaam's  mouth,  and  said,  Keturn 
unto  Balak,  and  thus  thou  shalt 
speak. 

G  And  he  returned  unto  him,  and, 
lo,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  sacrilice, 
he,  and  all  the  princes  of  Moab. 

7  And  he  *^took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Balak  the  king  of  Moab 
hath  brought  me  from  Aram,  out 
of  the  mountains  of  the  east,  saij- 
iug,  ''Come,  curse  me  Jacob,  and 
come,  '  defy  Israel. 

8  ""How  shall  I  curse,  whom  God 
hath  not  cursed?  or  how  shall  I 
defy,  tvhom  the  Lord  hath  not  de- 
fied! 

9  For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I 
see  him,  and  from  the  hills  I  be- 
hold him :  lo,  '  the  people  shall 
dwell  alone,  and  ™  shall  not  be  reck- 
oned among  the  nations. 

10  "Who  can  count  the  dust  of 
Jacob,  and  the  number  of  the 
fourth  2)firt  of  Israel  ?  Let  ^me  die 
"  the  death  of  the  righteous,  and  let 
my  last  end  be  like  his ! 

11  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam, 
What  hast  thou  done  unto  me? 
PI  took  thee  to  curse  Inine  enemies, 
and,  behold,  thou  hast  blessed  them 
altogether. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said, 
"^Must  I  not  take  heed  to  speak 
that  which  the  Lord  hath  put  in 
my  mouth  ? 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him, 
Come,  I  pray  thee,  with  me  imto 
another  i)lace,  from  whence  thou 
mayest  see  them:  thou  shalt  see 
but  the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 
shalt  not  see  them  all:  and  curse 
me  them  from  thence. 

14  1  And  he  brought  him  into 
the  field  of  Zopliim,  to  the  top  of 
iiPisgah,  'and  built  seven  altars, 
and  offered  a  bullock  and  a  rain 
on  every  altar. 

15  And  he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand 
here  by  thy  burnt  oft'ering,  while  I 
meet  the  Lo.rd  yonder. 


Before 
CHRIST 

145-2. 


"  ver.  .■). 
ch.22..35. 


'  Judg.  3.  20. 


''IS,am.l5.20. 
.Mai.  .-!.  (i. 
|{.iiii.I1.2!). 
Tit.  I.  2. 
Junius  1. 17. 


'^  Gen.  12.  2. 

&  22.  17. 
ch.  22.12. 


5  Rom.  4.7,8. 


'Ex.  13.  21. 

&  29.  Vi,  4(;. 

&  .'iS.  14. 
"  Ps.  89.  1.5. 


IG  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam, 
and  'i)ut  a  word  in  his  mouth,  and 
said.  Go  again  unto  Balak,  and  say 
thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him,  be- 
hold, he  stood  by  his  burnt  otter- 
ing, and  the  princes  of  Moab  with 
him.  And  Balak  said  unto  him, 
What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

18  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  'Else  up,  Balak,  and 
hear;  hearken  unto  me,  thou  son 
of  Zippor: 

19  "God  is  not  a  man,  that  he 
should  lie;  neither  the  son  of  man, 
that  he  should  repent :  hath  he 
said,  and  shall  he  not  do  itf  or 
hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not 
make  it  good  ? 

20  Behold,  I  have  received  com- 
mandment to  bless:  and  "-he  hath 
blessed ;  and  I  cannot  reverse 
it. 

21  ''He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity 
in  Jacob,  neither  hath  he  seen  per- 
verseness  in  Israel:  Hhe  Lord  his 
God  is  with  him,  '  and  the  shout  of 
a  king  is  among  them. 

22  ''God   brought   them    out   of  i ''ch.24.8. 
Egypt;    he   hath  as  it  were  Hhe 
strength  of  a  unicorn. 

23  Surely  there  is  no  enchantment 
"  against  Jacob,  neither  is  there  any 
divination  against  Israel:  accord- 
ing to  this  time  it  shall  be  said  of 
Jacob  and  of  Israel,  ''What  hath 
God  wrought ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise 
up  ''as  a  great  lion,  and  lift  up 
himself  as  a  young  lion:  '^lie  shall 
not  lie  down  until  he  eat  of  the 
prey,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the 
slain. 

25  ^[  And  Balak  said  unto  Ba- 
laam, Neither  curse  them  at  all, 
nor  bless  them  at  all. 

26  But  Balaam  answered  and  said 
unto  Balak,  Told  not  I  thee,  say- 
ing, ^-'AU  that  the  Lord  speaketh, 
that  I  must  do  ? 

27  1[  And  Balak  said  unto  Ba- 
laam, ''Come,  I  pray  thee,  I  will 
bring-  thee  unto  another  place; 
peradventure  it  will  please  God 
that  thou  mayest  curse  me  them 
from  thence. 

28  And   Balak  brought  Balaam 

195 


■"  i)out.a';.i7. 
Job  ya.  10, 
11. 


I  Or,  m. 


dPs.  .SI.  19. 
&44.  1. 


»  Gen.  49.  9. 
f  Gen.  49.  27. 


f  ver.  12. 

ch.22.  ."iS. 
IKin.  22. 14. 


li  ver.  13. 


Balaam^s  propliecy  of 


:n^umbers. 


il\e  Star  of  Jacol) 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

i  ch.  21.  20. 
k  ver.  1. 


•ch.  23.3.13. 

t  Heb.  to  the 
vu^f-tinii  of 
enchant- 
ments. 


b  ch.  2.  2,  &c. 


"ch.  11.  25. 

lSam.10.10. 
&  I'J.  2U.  ■£',. 
2  Chr.  Ij.  1. 
d  ch.  23.  7,18. 

t  Heb.  who 
hatt  hU 
ei/es  shut^ 
but  now 
opened. 


'  Sec  1  Sam. 

r.i.  24. 

K/..  1.  28. 
IJan.  X.  IS. 
&  II).  Ij,  !«. 
2  Cor.  12.  2, 
.•3.4. 

Rev.  1. 10, 
17. 


fPs.  1.  3. 
JiT.  17.8. 
f  P«.  104.  IG. 


hjcr.  M.13. 

lUv.  17.  1, 

Vj. 
i  1  Sam.  15.9. 
k  2  Sam. 5.12. 

1  Chr.  14.  2. 

1  ch.  23.  22. 


"•  ch.  14.  9.  ft 

Zi.  24. 

"  P9.  2.  9. 

In.  38.  13. 

Jer.  50.  17. 
0  P«.  4.V  5. 

Jcr.  50.  y. 

PQen.  49.9. 


t  Ocn.  12.  3. 

&  27.  20. 


unto  the  top  of  Peor,  that  looketh 
'toward  Jeshimon. 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
■^  Build  nie  here  seven  altars,  and 
prepare  me  here  seven  bullocks 
and  seven  rams. 

30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had 
said,  and  oft'ered  a  bullock  and  a 
ram  on  every  altar. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  Balaam,  leaving  divinations,  prophesieth  the  happi- 
ness of  Israel.  10  Balak  in  anger  dismisseth  him. 
15  He  prophesieth  of  the  Star  of  Jacob,  and  the  de- 
struction of  some  nations. 

A  ND  when  Balaam  saw  that  it 
XjL  pleased  the  Lord   to   bless  | 
Israel,  he  went  not,  as  at  ="  other : 
times.  Ho  seek  for  enchantments,] 
!  but  he  set  his  face  toward  the  wil- 
derness. 

i    2  And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes, 

'  and  he  saw  Israel  ^  abiding  in  his 

,  tents  according  to  their  tribes ;  and 

Hhe  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  him. 

3  "^And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor 
hath  said,  and  the  man  ♦  whose 
eyes  are  open  hath  said : 

4  He  hath  said,  tvliich  heard  the 
words  of  God,  which  saw  the  vision 
of  the  Almighty,  'falling  into  a 
trance,  but  having  his  eyes  open : 

5  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O 
Jacob,  and  thy  tabernacles,  O  Is- 
rael ! 

6  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread 
j  forth,  as  gardens  by  the  river's 
Lside,    '^as    the    trees    of   lignaloes 

^' which  the  Lord  hath  planted,  and 
as  cedar  trees  beside  the  waters. 

7  He  shall  pour  the  water  out  of 
his  buckets,  and  his  seed  shall  he 
''  in  many  waters,  and  his  king  shall 
be  higher  than  'Agag,  and  his 
■^ kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

8  '  God  brought  him  forth  out 
of  Egypt ;  he  hath  as  it  were  the 
strengtli  of  a  unicorn:  he  shall 
"•eat  up  the  nations  his  enemies, 
and  shall  "break  their  bones,  and 
"pierce  tlicm  through  with  his  ar- 
rows. 

9  ^He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a 
lion,  and  as  a  great  lion  :  who  shall 
stir  him  u])!  ''Tilessed  is  he  that 
ble.s.setli  tlie(?,  and  cursed  is  ho  that 
curseth  thee. 

10  •[    And    Balak's    anger    was 

196 


kindled  against  Balaam,  and  he 
'smote  his  hands  together:  and 
Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  'I  called 
thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and, 
behold,  thou  hast  altogether  blessed 
them  these  three  times. 

11  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy 
l)lace :  '  I  thought  to  promote  thee 
unto  great  honour;  but,  lo,  the 
Lord  hath  kept  thee  back  from 
honour. 

12  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
Spake  I  not  also  to  thy  messengers 
which  thou  sentest  unto  me,  saying, 

13  "If  Balak  would  give  me  his 
house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  can- 
not go  beyond  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord,  to  do  either  good  or 
bad'  of  mine  own  mind ;  hut  what 
the  Lord  saith,  that  will  I  speak  I  j 

14  And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto  j 
my  people :  come  therefore,  and  ""  I 
will  advertise  thee  what  this  people 
shall  do  to  thy  i)eople  ''in  the  latter 
days. 

15  *T[  'And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor 
hath  said,  and  the  man  whose  eyes 
are  open  hath  said : 

16  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the 
words  of  God,  and  knew  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  Most  High,  which  saw 
the  vi.sion  of  the  Almighty,  falling 
into  a  trance,  but  having  his  eyes 
open : 

17^1  shall  see  him,  but  not  now : 
I  shall  behold  him,  but  not  nigh : 
there  shall  come  "a  Star  out  of 
Jacob,  and  'a  Sceptre  shall  rise  out 
of  Israel,  and  shall  "smite  the  cor- 
ners of  Moab,  and  destroy  all  the 
children  of  Sheth. 

18  And  "  Edom  shall  be  a  posses- 
sion, Seir  also  shall  be  a  possession 
for  his  enemies;  and  Israel  shall 
do  valiantly. 

19  ^Out  of  Jacob  shall  come  he 
that  shall  have  dominion,  and  shall 
destroy  him  that  remaineth  of  the 
city. 

20  T  And  when  he  looked  on 
Amalek,  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Amalek  was  "  tlie  first  of 
the  nations ;  but  his  latter  end 
"  shall  he  that  he  perish  for  ever. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kenites, 
and  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

'Ez.  21.  14, 
17.  &  22. 13. 

•ch.  23.  11. 
Dcut.  23. 
4.5. 

Josh.  24.  9, 
10. 
Neh.  13.  2. 


<  ch.  22.17,37. 


°  ch.  22. 18. 


■^  >ric.  6.  5. 
Rev.  2.  14. 


>  Gon.  49.  1. 
Dan.  2.  28. 
&  10.  14. 

'  ver. .".,  4. 


'RcT.  1.7. 


>.  Matt.  2.  2. 

Rev.  22. 16. 
'  Gen.  49. 10. 

Ps.  110.  2. 
II  Or,  "mite 

through  I  lie 

jn'inres  of' 

3fon>>, 

2  Sam.  8.  2. 

Jer.  48.  45. 

a  2  Sam.8.14. 
Ps.  (JO.  8, !», 
12. 


•0611.49.10. 


II  Or.  the 
Jiisl  nj  the 

nalionsl/iat 

ivurreil 

against 

Israel. 

Ex.  17.  8. 
II  Or,  shall 

be  fren  lo 

flfntnictinnt 

Ex.  17.  14. 

1  Sam.  11. 

3,8. 


Phinehas  Tiilleth 


NUMBERS. 


Zimri  and  Cozli. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

t  Heb.  Kain, 
Gcu.  15.  lU. 

II  Or,  how 
long  shuU  it 
be  ere  An- 
shut'  carry 
thee  aivny 
captive  f 


f  Gen.  10.  4. 

Dan.  11.  GO. 
■^Gen.  10. 

21,:;5. 


bSeech.Sl.8. 


■ch..1S.  49. 

Josh.  -2.  1. 

Mic.  (i.  .5. 
bch.31.  1(). 

1  Cor.  10.  8. 


'Josh.  22. 17. 

Ps.  10«.  2«. 

Uos.  0.  10. 
i  Ex.  34.  15, 

Id. 

1  Cor.  10.20. 
'  Ex.  -JU.  5. 


f  Ps.  106.  29. 


E  Deut.  4.  3. 
Josh.  22. 17. 


'ver.  11. 
Deut.  13.17. 


■  Ex.  18.  21, 

23. 
k  Ex.  32.  27. 

Deut.  13.  6, 

9,  13,  15. 


lJoel2.  17. 


■"  Ps.  106.  ,•». 
"  Ex.  0.  25. 


Strong  is  thy  dwelliiigplafe,   and  j 
thou  puttest  thy  nest  in  a  rock. 

22  Nevertheless  Uhe  Kenite  shall 
be  wasted,  "until  Asshur  shall  car- 
ry thee  iiway  cai)tive. 

23  And  he  took  u])  liis  parable, 
and  said,  Alas,  who  shall  live  when 
God  doeth  this ! 

24  And  ships  shall  come  from  the 
coast  of  *^Chittini,  and  shall  afflict 
Asshur,  and  shall  afflict  ^Eber,  and 
he  also  shall  perish  for  ever. 

25  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went 
and  ''returned  to  his  place:  and 
Balak  also  went  his  way. 

CHAPTER  XXY. 

1  Israel  at  Shitlim  commit  tvhorcdotn  and  idolatry. 
Q  Phinehas  killelh  Zimri  and  Vozbi.  10  God  there- 
fore giveth  him  an  everlasting  priesthood.  10  27ie 
Midianitcs  are  to  he  vexed. 

AND   Israel  abode  in  ""Shittim, 
i\.  and   ^'the    peoi)le    began    to 
commit  whoredom  with  the  daugh- 
ters of  Moab. 

2  And  'they  called  the  people 
unto  ''the  sacrifices  of  their  gods: 
and  the  people  did  eat,  and  *"  bowed 
down  to  their  gods. 

3  And  Israel  joined  himself  unto 
Baal-i^eor:  and  ^  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel.* 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ^''I'ake  all  the  heads  of  the 
peojile,  and  hang  them  up  before 
the  Lord  against  the  sun,  ''that 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  may 
be  turned  awaj^  from  Israel. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  'the 
judges  of  Israel,  ''Slay  ye  every 
one  his  men  that  were  joined  unto 
Baal-peor. 

6  \  And,  behold,  one  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  came  and  brought 
unto  his  brethren  a  Midianitish 
woman  in  the  sight  of  Moses,  and 
in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel, '  who  were 
weeping  hefore  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation. 

7  And  "'when  Phinehas,  "the  son 
of  Eleazar,  the  sou  of  Aaron  the 
priest,  saw  if,  he  rose  up  from 
among  the  congregation,  and  took 
a  javelin  in  his  hand ; 

8  And  he  went  after  the  man  of 
Israel  into  the  tent,  and  thrust 
both  of  them  through,  the  man  of 
Israel,  and  the  woman  through  her 


belly.  So  "the  plague  was  stayed 
from  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  And  ^' those  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

iO  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

11  "  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar, 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  jjriest,  hath 
turned  my  wrath  away  from  the 
childien  of  Israel,  while  he  was 
zealous  ^for  my  sake  among  them, 
that  I  consumed  not  the  children 
of  Israel  in  'my  jealousy. 

12  Wherefore  say,  ''Behold,  I  give 
unto  him  my  covenant  of  peace : 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  ^his 
seed  after  him,  even  the  covenant 
of  "an  everlasting  priesthood;  be- 
cause he  was  "^  zealous  for  his  God, 
and  ^  niade  an  atonement  for  the 
children  of  Israel. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israel- 
ite that  was  slain,  even  that  was 
slain  with  the  Midianitish  woman, 
was  Zimri,  the  son  of  Salu,  a  prince 
of  a  t  chief  house  among  the  Sime- 
onites. 

15  And  the  name  of  the  Midian- 
itish woman  that  was  slain  was 
Cozbi,  the  daughter  of  'Zur;  he 
was  head  over  a  people,  and  of  a 
chief  house  in  Midian. 

16  ^[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

17  ^Yex  the  Midianites,  and  smite 
them : 

18  For  they  vex  you  with  their 
'wiles,  wherewith  they  have  be- 
guiled you  in  the  matter  of  Peor, 
and  in  the  matter  of  Cozbi,  the 
daughter  of  a  prince  of  Midian, 
their  sister,  which  was  slain  in  the 
day  of  the  j)lague  for  Peor's  sake. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  sum  of  all  Israel  is  taken  in  the  plains  of  Moah. 
52  The  law  of  diiiidint/  among  them  the  inheritance 
of  the  land.  57  The  families  and  number  of  the 
Levites.  68  None  were  left  of  them  which  were  num- 
bered at  ISiuai^  but  Caleb  and  Joshua. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  the 
.  plague,  that  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Moses  and  unto  Eleazar  the 
sou  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saying, 

2  '^  Take  the  sum  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel, 
^from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward,   throughout    their    fathers' 

197 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

°  Pb.  lOG.  30. 

P  Deut.  4.  3. 

1  Cor.  10.  8. 


1  Ps.  10(i.  30. 


1  Heb.  with 
wi/  zeal  : 
See  2  Cor. 
11.  2. 

'Ex.  20.5. 
Deut.  32.1(;, 
21. 

1  Kings  14. 
22. 
Ps.  78.  l». 

v./..  in.  ;■». 

Zeph.  1.  IH. 

k .-;.  8. 

"  .Mul.  2.  4,  5. 

&3.  1. 
'  See  1  Chr. 

0.  4,  &c. 
"  Ex.  40.  15. 
"  Acts  22.  3. 

Koni.  10.  2. 
>  lleb.  2.  17. 


t  Heb.  home 
of  a  father. 


'ch.  31.  S. 
Josh.  13.  21. 


•ch.  31.  2. 


!>  ch.  31.  IB. 
Pvcv.  2.  14. 


■  Ex.  .30. 12. 
&  3S.  25,  26. 
ch.  1.  2. 

bch.  L&1 


The  sum 


KIBIBEES. 


of  all  Israel 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


'  ver.  (k?. 
ch.  22. 1.  & 
.•U.  12.  &  Hi. 
48.  Si  35.  1. 


<lch.  1.1. 


•■■  Gen.  4fi.  S. 
Ex.  (i.  14. 
1  Chr.  5. 1. 


fch.  IG.  1, 2. 


ech.  IG.  32. 


hch.lC.'W. 
See  1  Cor. 
ID.  G. 
J  IVt.  2.  G. 

i  Ex.  <;.  24. 
1  Chr.  G.  22. 


UGen.4G.  10. 
Ex.  G.  1.5, 
Jemuel. 


1 1  Chr.  4. 24, 
Jarib. 


""(Jen.  40.10, 
Hohar. 


"  Ocn.  4fi.lC, 
Ziphion. 


house,  all  that  are  able  to  go  to 
war  in  Israel. 

3  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
I)riest  spake  with  them  4u  the 
l)lains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near 
Jericho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  sum  of  the  people,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward ;  as 
the  Lord/' commanded  Moses  and 
the  children  of  Israel,  which  went 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  ^  ''Eeuben,  the  eldest  son  of 
Israel:  the  children  of  Eeuben; 
Hanoch,  of  whom  cometh  the  family 
of  the  Hanochites:  of  Pallu,  the 
family  of  the  Palluites : 

6  Of  Hezron,  the  family  of  the 
Hezronites:  of  Oarmi,  the  family 
of  the  Oarmites. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Eeubenites:  and  they  that  were 
numbered  of  them  were  forty  and 
three  thousand  and  seven  hundred 
and  thirty. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Pallu ;  Eliab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Eliab;  Le- 
muel, and  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 
This  is  that  Dathan  and  Abiram, 
which  were  ^famous  in  the  congre- 
gation, who  strove  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron  in*  the  company 
of  Korah,  when  they  strove  against 
the  Lord  : 

10  «And  the  earth  opened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up 
together  with  Korah,  when  that 
comi^any  died,  what  time  the  tire 
devoured  two  hundred  and  fifty 
men:  ""and  they  became  a  sign. 

11  Notwithstanding  'the  children 
of  Korah  died  not. 

12  ^\  The  sons  of  Simeon  after 
their  families:  of  ''Nenuiel,  the 
family  of  the  ISTeinuelites :  of  Ja- 
miu,  the  family  of  the  Jaminites : 
of  '  Jachin,  the  family  of  the  Ja- 
chinites : 

13  Of  ""Zerah,  the  family  of  the 
Zarhites:  of  Shaul,  the  family  of 
the  vShaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Simeonites,  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  two  hundnHl. 

15  1  Th(3  children  of  Gad  after 
their  families:  of  "Zephon,  the 
family  of  the  Z(5phonites:  of  Hag- 
gi,  the  family  of  the  Haggites :  of 

198 


Shuni,    the    family    of   the    Shu- 

nites : 

Ozni,  the  family  of  the 
of  Eri,  the  family  of  the 


16  Of  " 
Oznites : 
Erites : 

17  Of  °Arod,  the  family  of  the 
Arodites:  of  Areli,  the  family  of 
the  Arelites. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  the 
children  of  Gad  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  forty 
thousand  and  live  hundred. 

19  T^  PThe  sons  of  Judah  were  Er 
and  Onan  :  and  Er  and  Onan  died 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  'ifhe  sons  of  Judah  after 
their  families  were ;  of  Shelah,  the 
family  of  the  Shelanites :  of  Pharez, 
the  family  of  the  Pharzites:  of 
Zerah,  the  family  of  the  Zarhites. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were ; 
of  Hezron,  the  family  of  the  Hez- 
ronites: of  Ilamul,  the  family  of 
the  Hamulites. 

22  These  are  the  families  of  Judah 
according  to  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  threescore  and  six- 
teen thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  ^[ '  Of  the  sons  of  Issachar  after 
their  families:  o/ Tola,  the  family 
of  the  Tolaites :  of 
ily  of  the  Punites : 

24  Of  "  Jashub,  the  family  of  the 
Jashubites :  of  Shimron,  the  family 
of  the  Shimronites. 

25  These  arc  the  families  of  Issa- 
char according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  threescore  and 
four  thousand  and  three  hundred. 

26  1  'Of  the  sons  of  Zebulun 
after  their  families:  of  Sered,  the 
family  of  the  Cardites :  of  Elon,  the 
family  of  the  Elonites :  of  Jahleel, 
the  family  of  the  Jahleelites. 

27  These  are  the  families  of  the  j 
Zebulunites  according  to  those  that  | 
were  numbered  of  them,  threescore  j 
thousand  and  live  hundred.  ] 

28  1   'The  sons  of  Joseph  after  I 
their  families  ivere  Manasseh  and 
E})hraim. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Manasseh:  of 
"Machir,  the  family  of  the  Machir- 
ites:  and. Machir  begat  Gilead:  of 
Gilead  come  the  family  of  the  Gil- 
eadites. 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead : 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

II  Or,  Ezbon. 
Gen.  4G.  IG. 


"0011.46.16, 

Arudu 


T  Gen. ."«.  2, 
&c.  &  4G.  12. 


1 1  Chr.  2. 


'Pua,  the  fam- 


'  Gen.  46. 13. 
1  Chr.  T.  1. 


llOr, 
rhuvah. 


\  Or.  Job, 


i 


"Gen.  4C.14. 


■  Gen.  46. 20. 


".Tnsh.  17.  1. 
1  Chr.  r.  14, 
15. 


is  taken  in  tlie 


NUMBERS. 


2}lains  of  Moah. 


Before 

CHKIST 

1452. 

"  Called 
Abiezer^ 
Josh.  ir.  2. 
Judg.  G.  11, 
a4,  34. 


>ch.  27.  1.  & 
■X.  11. 


MChr.-.20, 
Bered. 


» Gen.  40.21. 
1  Chr.  7.  (J. 


ijGen.4G.21, 
Ehi. 

1  Chr.  8. 1, 
Aharah. 

•'  Gen.  4G.  21, 
Muppiiii 
una  Jiup- 
pim. 


d  1  Chr.  8. .%    ■ 
Addar.  | 


«  Gen.  4G.  2-".. 

II  Or, 
Hushiin. 


of  '^  Jeezer,  the  family  of  the  Jee- 
zerites:  of  Ilelek,  the  laiiiily  of 
the  Helekites : 

31  And  of  Asriel,  the  family  of 
the  Asrielites:  and  of  Shecliem, 
the  family  of  the  Shechemitcs: 

32  And  o/8hemida,  the  family  of 
the  Shemidaites :  and  of  J  lei)her, 
the  family  of  the  Ilepheiites. 

33  *^j  And  ^  Zelophehad  the  son  of 
Hepher  had  no  sons,  but  dan<;h- 
ters :  and  the  names  of  the  dani>  li- 
ters of  Zelophehad  were  Mahlah, 
and  Koah,  Hoglah,  Mileah,  and 
Tirzah. 

34  These  are  the  families  of  Ma- 
nasseli,  and  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  lifty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred. 

35  ^j  These  are  the  sons  of  Ephra- 
im  after  their  families :  of  8huthe- 
lah,  the  family  of  the  Shuthalhites: 
of  ^Becher,  the  family  of  tlie  Baeh- 
rites :  of  Tahan,  the  family  of  the 
Tahanites. 

36  And  these  ai-e  the  sons  of  Shu- 
thelah :  of  Eran,  the  family  of  the 
Eranites. 

37  These  are  the  ttimilies  of  the 
sons  of  Ephraim  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  five  hundred. 
These  are  the  sons  of  Joseph  after 
their  families. 

38  ^  ''The  sons  of  Benjamin  after 
their  families :  of  Bela,  the  family 
of  the  Belaites :  of  Ashbel,  the  fam- 
ily of  the  Ashbelites:  of  ^Ahiram, 
the  fjimily  of  the  Ahiramites : 

39  Of  '8hupham,  the  itimily  of 
the  Shuphamites :  of  Hupham,  the 
family  of  the  Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were 
''Ard  and  Naaman:  of  Ard,  the 
family  of  the  Ardites  :  and  of  Naa- 
man,  the  family  of  the  Naamites. 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Benja- 
min after  their  families :  and  they 
that  were  numbered  of  them  were 
forty  and  five  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

42  ^[  ''These  are  the  sons  of  Dan 
after  their  families:  of"  Slmham,  the 
family  of  the  kShuhamites.  These 
are  the  families  of  Dan  after  their 
families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shu- 


hamites,  according  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  three- 
score and  four  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

44  1  ^Of  the  children  of  Asher 
after  their  families:  of  Jinnia,  the 
family  of  the  Jimuites:  of  Jesui, 
the  family  of  the  Jesuites:  of  Be- 
riah,  the  taniily  of  the  Beriites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  Beriali :  of  He- 
ber,  the  family  of  the  Heberites: 
of  JMalchiel,  the  family  of  the  Mal- 
chielites. 

4G  And  the  name  of  the  daughter 
of  Asher  was  Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Asher  accordiug  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them  ;  who 
ivere  fifty  and  three  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

48  1  '-'0/the  sons  of  l^aphtali  after 
their  families :  of  Jahzeel,  the  fam- 
ily of  the  Jahzeelites :  of  Guni,  the 
family  of  the  Gunites : 

49  Of  Jezer,  the  family  of  the  Je- 
zerites :  of  ''  Shillem,  the  family  of 
the  Shillemltes. 

50  These  are  the  families  of  Naph- 
tali  according  to  their  families :  and 
they  that  were  numbered  of  them 
were  forty  and  five  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

51  'These  ivere  the  numbered  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  six  hundred 
thousand  and  a  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  thirty, 

52  ^i  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

53  ''Unto  these  the  land  shall  be 
divided  for  an  inheritance  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  names. 

54  '  To  many  thou  shalt  +  give  the 
more  Inheritance,  and  to  few  thou 
shalt  tgive  the  less  inheritance:  to 
every  one  shall  his  inheritance  be 
given  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding  the  land  shall 
be  "'divided  by  lot:  according  to 
the  names  of  the  tribes  of  their  fa- 
thers they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the 
possession  thereof  be  di\ided  be- 
tween many  and  few. 

57  ^[  "And  these  are  they  that 
were  numbered  of  the  Levites  after 
their  famiUes :  of  Gershon,  the  fam- 

199 


Before 

CHUIST 

1452. 


rCon.  4r,.  17. 
1  Chr.  7.  -M. 


CGen.*;.  24. 
1  Clir.  7.  VS. 


h  I  Chr.  7. 1,3, 
^hattum. 


ISocch.1.46. 


IJosh.  11.23. 
&  14.  1. 


1  cli.  ."K.  M. 

t  lleb.miilti- 
j'h/  his  iii- 
hcyitavre* 

tlleb.  rii- 
iiiiiiuth  fiU 
i/thefitance. 


"ch.  31.54. 
&  .34.  1.3. 
Josh.  11.23. 
&  14.  2. 


■'Gcn.4G.Il. 
Kx.6.  ll),17, 
1«,  19. 
1  Chr.  6. 1, 
16. 


Nuinber  of  the  Levites, 


KIBIBEES. 


Tlie  law  of  inlieritances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


•Ex.  2.  1,2. 
&  C.  20. 


Pch.  3.  2. 


ILcT.  10.1.2. 
ch.  .i.  4. 
1  Chr.  24.  2. 


'  Sec  ch.3.30. 


■  ch.  1.  49. 


'ch.  18.  20, 

Di^ut.  10.  !). 
Josh.  1.1.14, 
33.  &  14.  3. 


"  ver.  X 


«ch.  1. 
Dent.  2. 14, 
15. 


J  ch. 14.28,2!'. 
1  Cor.  10.5,0. 


■ch.  14.  SO. 


•ch.  2«..'«.& 
■M\.  1,  II. 
Jo«h.  17.  3. 


ilv  of  the  Gershonites :  of  Koliath, 
the  family  of  the  Kohathites :  of 
Merari,  the  family  of  the  Merarites, 

58  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Levites:  the  family  of  the  Libnites, 
the  family  of  the  Hebronites,  the 
family  of  the  Mahlites,  the  family 
of  the  Mushites,  the  family  of  the 
Korathites.  And  Kohath  begat 
Ami'am. 

59  And  the   name   of  Amram's 
wife  was  °Jochebed,  the  daughter 
of  Le^d,  whom  her  mother  bare  to  \ 
Levi  in  Egypt :  and  she  bare  unto  ' 
Amram,    Aaron   and   Moses,    and 
Miriam  their  sister.  j 

GO  p  i^nd  unto   Aaron   was   born  j 
Kadab    and   Abihu,   Eleazar   and 
Ithamar. 

Gl  And  ''Nadab  and  Abihu  died, 
when  they  offered  strange  fire  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

62  "^And  those  that  were  numbered 
of  them  were  twenty  and  three 
thousand,  all  males  from  a  month 
old  and  upward:  'for  they  were 
not  numbered  among  the  children 
of  Israel,  because  there  was  ''no  in- 
heritance given  them  among  the 
children  of  Israel. 

G3  ^[  These  are  they  that  were 
numbered  by  Moses  and  Eleazar 
the  priest,  who  numbered  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  "in  the  plains  of 
Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

64  '^But  among  these  there  was 
not  a  man  of  them  whom  Moses 
and  Aaron  the  priest  numljered, 
when  they  numbered  the  chilcb-en 
of  Israel  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

65  For  the  Lord  had  said  of 
them,  They  ^  shall  surely  die  in  the 
wilderness.  And  there  was  not 
left  a  man  of  them,  'save  Caleb 
the  son  of  Jephuuneh,  and  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  dang/iter.t  of  Zdophehad  inie.for  an  inheritance. 
6  The  law  of  inheritauceg.  12  Jfoncs,  being  told  of 
hix  death,  mcth  for  a  successor.  18  Joshua  is  ap- 
pointed to  succeed  him. 

THEN  camo  the  daughters  of 
"Zelophehad,  tlie  son  of  He- 
pher,  the  son  of  Gil(?ad,  the  sou  of 
Macliir,  the  son  of  jVlanasseh,  of 
the  families  of  Manasseh  the  son 
of  Joseph :  and  these  are  the  names 
of  his  daughters;  Mahlah,  Noah, 
200 


and  Hoglah,  and  Milcah,  and  Tir- 
zah. 

2  And  they  stood  before  Moses, 
and  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
before  the  princes  and  all  the  con- 
gregation, })ij  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  saying, 

3  Our  father  ^  died  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  he  was  not  in  the  com- 
pany of  them  that  gathered  them- 
selves together  against  the  Lord 
4n  the  company  of  Korah;  but 
died  in  his  o^vti  sin,  and  had  no 
sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our 
father  be  ^  done  away  fi*om  among 
his  family,  because  he  hath  no 
son?  ''Give  unto  us  therefore  a 
possession  among  the  brethren  of 
our  fatjier. 

5  And  Moses  ""  brought  their  cause 
before  the  Lord. 

6  ^[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad 
speak  right:  '^thou  shalt  surely 
give  them  a  possession  of  an  in- 
heritance among  their  father's 
brethren ;  and  thou  shalt  cause 
the  inheritance  of  their  father  to 
pass  unto  them. 

8  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  If  a  man 
die,  and  have  no  son,  then  ye  shall 
cause  his  inheritance  to  pass  unto 
his  daughter. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  liis  brethren. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  his  father's  brethren. 

11  And  if  his  father  have  no 
brethren,  then  ye  shall  give  his 
inheritance  unto  his  kinsman  that 
is  next  to  him  of  his  family,  and 
he  shall  possess  it :  and  it  shall  be 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  ^a  stat- 
ute of  judgment,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

12  ^[  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  ^Get  thee  up  into  this 
mount  Abarim,  and  see  the  land 
which  T  have  given  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it, 
thou  also  'shalt  be  gathered  unto 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


bch.l4..<!5.i: 
20.  04,  05. 


■"ch.  10. 1,  2.. 


tneb. 
diminished. 


i  Josli.  ir.  4. 


"•  E.T.  18. 15, 

IV. 


( ch.  36.  2. 


e  ch.  35.  20. 


b  ch.  3.1.  47. 
Dcut.  3.  -J, 
fi  32.  4!).  & 
34.1. 


i  ch.  20.  24,28. 

.t;;i.  2. 

Uiut.  10.  0. 


Joshua  to  succeed  Moses. 


NUMBEES. 


The  continual  burnt  offering. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

kch.20.TJ,_M. 
Dcut.  1.  o". 

Ps.  10«.  31'. 


•  Ex.  17.  r. 


"eh.  IG.  22. 
Ueb.  12.  i). 


"  Deut.  31.  2. 

1  Sain.S.20. 
&18. 13. 

2  Chr.  1. 19. 


"  I  Kings  22. 
17. 
Zcch.  10.  2. 

Matt.  y.  ;k;. 

Mark  G.  34. 


PGen.«..38. 
Judg.  3. 10. 

1  Sam.  16. 
13.  18. 
1  Deut.  34. 9. 


'Dcut-Sl.  7. 


'  See  ch.  11. 
17,28. 

1  Sam.  10. 
(),  9. 

2  Kings  2. 
15. 

'Josh.  1.  l(i, 

17. 
"  Si'f  Josh. 

9.  14. 

Judg.  1.  1. 

&  20. 18,  23, 

2tJ. 

1  Sam.  23. 

y.  &  30.  r. 
'  Ex.  28.  30. 
yjosh.  9.  14. 

1  Sam.  22. 

10, 13,  15. 


•  Deut.  3.  28. 
&  31.  7. 


thy  peox)le,  as  Aaron  thy  brother 
was  gathered. 

14  For  ye  "rebelled  against  my 
commandment  in  the  desert  of  Zin, 
in  the  strife  of  the  congregation,  to 
sanctify  me  at  the  water  before 
their  eyes:  that  is  tlie  'water  of 
Meribah  in  Kadesh  in  the  Avilder- 
ness  of  Zin. 

15  1"  And  Moses  spake  unto  the 
Lord,  saying, 

1()  Let  the  Lord,  '"tlie  God  of 
the  spirits  of  all  liesh,  set  a  man 
over  the  congregation, 

17  "Which  may  go  out  before 
them,  and  which  may  go  in  before 
them,  and  which  may  lead  them 
out,  and  which  may  bring  them 
in;  that  the  congregation  of  the 
LoKD  be  not  °as  sheep  which  have 
no  shepherd. 

18  ^  And  the  Lord  said  iTuto 
Moses,  Take  thee  Joshua  the  s(m 
of  IS^un,  a  man  'in  whom  is  the 
spirit,  and  '^lay  thine  hand  upon 
him; 

19  And  set  him  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  all  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  "■  give  him  a  charge 
in  their  sight. 

20  And  'thou  shalt  put  some  of 
thine  honour  upon  him,  that  all 
the  congregation  of  the  chikh-en  of 
Israel  4nay  be  obedient. 

21  "And  he  shall  stand  before 
Eleazar  the  priest,  who  shall  ask 
counsel  for  him  "^  after  the  judgment 
of  Urim  before  the  Lord  :  ■  at  his 
word  shall  they  go  out,  and  at  his 
word  they  shall  come  in,  hoth  he, 
and  all  the  children  of  Israel  with 
him,  even  all  the  congregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him :  and  he  took 
Joshua,  and  set  him  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  all  the  con- 
gregation : 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  ui)on 
him,  '^and  gave  him  a  charge,  as 
the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Cfferings  are  to  be  observed.  3  The  eoiitinual  burnt 
offering.  9  Tlie  offering  on  the  aabbath,  11  mi  the 
new  moons,  16  at  ihepoHnover,  20  in  tlie  day  of  fir  at- 
fruits. 

A  XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
JlJL.  ses,  saying. 


2  Command  the  children  of  I.srael, 
and  say  unto  them.  My  offering, 
and  -'my  Ijread  for  my  sacrilices 
made  by  tire,  for  ^  a  sweet  savour 
unto  me,  shall  ye  observe  to  offer 
unto  me  in  their  due  season. 

3  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
''This  is  the  offering  made  by  lire 
which  ye  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  ;  two  lambs  of  the  first  year 
without  spot  Ulay  by  day,  for  a 
continual  burnt  offering. 

4  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou  offer 
in  the  morning,  and  the  other  lamb 
shalt  thou  offer  ^  at  even ; 

5  And  ""a  tenth  i)art  of  an  ephah 
of  flour  for  a  ''meat  offering,  min- 
gled Avith  the  fourth  part  of  a  '  hin 
of  beaten  oil. 

6  It  is  ^2i  continual  bm'ut  offering, 
which  was  ordained  in  mount  Sinai 
for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sacrifice  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  drink  offering  thereof 
shall  he  the  fourth  -part  of  a  hin  for 
the  one  lamb:  ^'in  the  holy  place 
shalt  thou  cause  the  strong  wine 
to  be  poured  unto  the  Lord  for  a 
drink  offeriu"". 

8  And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou 
offer  at  even :  as  the  meat  offering 
of  the  morning,  and  as  the  drink 
oflering  thereof,  thou  shalt  offer  it, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9  ^[  And  on  the  sabbath  day  two 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot,  and  two  tenth  deals  of  flour 
for  a  meat  offering,  mingled  with 
oil,  and  the  drink  offering  thereof: 

10  This  is  ''the  burnt  oflering  of 
every  sabbath,  beside  the  contin- 
ual burnt  offering,  and  his  drink 
offering. 

11  ^[  And  'jn  the  beginnings  of 
vour  months  ve  shall  oft'er  a  burnt 
oflering  unto  the  Lord;  two  young 
bullocks,  and  one  ram,  seven  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  spot ; 

12  And  ''tlu?ee  tenth  deals  of  flour 
for  a  meat  ofi'ering,  mingled  with 
oil,  for  one  bullock ;  and  two  tenth 
deals  of  flour  for  a  meat  ottering, 
mingled  with  oil,  for  one  ram ;         | 

13  And  a  several  tenth  deal  of  i 
flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

»I.ev.  3. 11. 

&■-'!.  0,8. 

-Mai.  1.7,12. 
1  Ueb. 

a  sai'our  of 

my  rest. 


1'  Ex.  29.  33. 


t  Ileb. 
I'l  u  day. 


t  Ileb.  bt- 
tween  the 
two  erc«- 

Ex.  12.  6. 
■^  Ex.  IG.  36. 

ch.  15.  4. 
■1  Lev.  2.  1. 
'  Ex.  29.  40. 

j  f  Ex.  29.  42. 
'     See  AmoB 

!     5. 25. 


S  Ex.  29.  42. 


h  Ez.  4fi.  4. 


ieh.  10.10. 
1  Sam.  20. .'!. 

1  Chr.  2:5.31. 

2  Clir.  2.  4. 
E.!ra  3.  5. 
Neh.  10.  K.l. 
Is.  1.  1.".,  14. 
Ez.  45.  17. 
&  4«i.  6. 
IIos.  2.11. 
Col.  2.  IC. 

kch.15.4-12. 


oflering 


unto 


one 
201 


lamb ;    for    a 


The  offerings  at  the  passover, 


N^UMBEES. 


in  the  clay  of  firstfruits^ 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


I  vpr.  22. 
cli.  lb.  24. 


"  Ex.  12.  C, 

18. 

Lev.  23.  5. 
ch.  9.  .3. 
Deut.  10. 1. 
Ez.  45.  :il. 

"  Lev.  23.  6. 


°  Ex.  12.  IG. 
Lev.  23.  7. 


Pver.31. 
Lev.  22. 20. 
ch.  29.  8. 
Deut.  15.21. 


1  ver.  15. 


'Ex. 
&  13 
Lev. 

12. 
(J. 
23 

IC. 
8. 

•Ex. 

k'.'A 
Lev 

23. 
22 
23 

IC. 
10, 

15. 

JJcut.  IG.  10 

AcU  2.  1. 

burnt  offering  of  a  sweet  savour, 
a  sacritice  made  by  lire  unto  the 
Lord. 

14  And  tlieir  drink  offerings  shall 
be  half  a  hin  of  wine  unto  a  bull- 
ock, and  the  third  part  of  a  hin  un- 
to a  ram,  and  a  fourth  part  of  a  hin 
unto  a  lamb :  this  is  the  burnt  of- 
fering of  every  month  throughout 
the  months  of  the  year. 

15  And  'one  kid  of  the  goats  for 
a  sin  offering  unto  the  Lord  shall 
be  offered,  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  his  drink  of- 
fering. 

16  ""And  in  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  first  month  is  the  passover  of 
the  Lord. 

17  "And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of 
this  month  is  the  feast :  seven  days 
shall  unleavened  bread  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  "first  day  shall  he  a  holy 
convocation;  ye  shall  do  no  man- 
ner of  servile  work  therein  : 

19  But  ye  shall  offer  a  sacrifice 
made  by  fire  for  a  burnt  offering 
unto  the  Lord  ;  two  young  bull- 
ocks, and  one  ram,  and  seven 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  pfhey  shall 
be  unto  you  without  blemish. 

20  And  their  meat  offering  shall 
l)e  of  floiu?  mingled  with  oil :  three 
tenth  deals  shall  ye  offer  for  a 
bullock,  and  two  tenth  deals  for  a 
ram; 

21  A  several  tenth  deal  shalt  thou 
offer  for  every  lamb,  throughout 
the  seven  lambs : 

22  And  "^  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing, to  make  an  atonement  for 
you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the 
burnt  offering  in  the  morning, 
which  is  for  a  continual  burnt  of- 
fering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall  of- 
fer daily,  throughout  the  seven 
days,  the  meat  of  the  sacrifice 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord:  it  sliall  be  offered 
beside  the  continual  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  his  drink  offering. 

25  And  'on  the  seventh  day  ye 
shall  have  a  holy  convocation;  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work. 

26  1  Also  "in  the  day  of  the  first- 
fruits,  when  ye  bring  a  new  meat 

202 


A^ 


offering  unto  the  Lord,  after  your 
weeks  he  out,  ye  shall  have  a  holy 
convocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt 
offering  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord  ;  ^  two  young  bullocks, 
one  ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  first 
year ; 

28  And  their  meat  offering  of  flour 
mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth  deals 
unto  one  bullock,  two  tenth  deals 
unto  one  ram,     • 

29  A  several  tenth  deal  unto  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs ; 

30  And  one  kid  of  the  goats,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  them  beside  the 
continual  burnt  offering,  and  his 
meat  offering,  ("they  shall  be  unto 
you  without  blemish,)  and  their 
drink  offerings. 

OHAPTEE  XXIX. 

1  T7)e  offering  at  the  feast  of  irum2xt.%  7  at  the  day 
of  afflictimj  their  nouh,  13  atid  07i  the  eight  days  <f 
thefeant  of  tabernades. 

ND  in  the  seventh  month,  on 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  ye 
shall  have  a  holy  convocation ;  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work:  ""it  is  a 
day  of  blowing  the  trumj)ets  unto 
you. 

2  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  offer- 
ing for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord  ;  one  young  bullock,  one 
ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish : 

3  And  their  meat  offering  shall  he 
of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  deals  for  a  bullock,  and  two 
tenth  deals  for  a  ram, 

4  And  one  tenth  deal  for  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs: 

5  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  you : 

6  Beside  ''the  burnt  offering  of 
the  month,  and  his  meat  offering, 
and  'the  daily  burnt  offering,  aiul 
his  meat  offering,  and  their  drink 
offerings,  ''according  unto  their 
manner,  for  a  sweet  savour,  a 
sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  1  And  ""ye  shall  have  on  the 
tenth  day  of  this  seventh  month 
a  holy  convocation ;  and  ye  shall 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


'Sec  Lev.  23. 
IS,  19. 


"  ver.  19. 


'  Lev.  23.  24. 


bch.28.  U. 


■■  ch.  28.  3. 


<)  rh.  !.■;  11, 
12. 


'  Lev.  16.  2& 
«i23.  27. 


and  on  the  other  feasts 


NIBIBERS. 


and  solemn  days. 


Beforo 

CHKIST 

1452. 

fPs.  .T.'j.  13. 
Is.  68.  5. 


fch.  2S.  19. 


bLcv.lG. .'?,,';. 


1  Lev.  2'?.  ^4. 
Ueut.  Iti.ia. 
Kz.  45.  25. 


k  Ezra  3.  4. 


1  ver.  .1,  4,  9, 
1(1. 

ch.  1,-).  12.  & 
2».  7,  14. 


'"fifflict  your  souls:  ye  shall  uot  do 
any  work  therein  : 

8  But  ye  shall  otter  a  burnt  offer- 
ing" unto  the  Loin)  for  a  sweet 
savour;  one  young-  l)ullock,  one 
ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  tlie  hrst 
year;  f-'they  shall  be  unto  you  with- 
out blemish. 

9  And  their  meat  offering  shall  he 
of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  deals  to  a  bullock,  and  two 
tenth  deals  to  one  ram, 

10  A  several  tenth  deal  for  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs : 

11  One  kid  of  the  goats /or  a  sin 
offering ;  beside  ''  the  sin  offering 
of  atonement,  and  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  the  meat  offer- 
ing of  it,  and  their  drink  offer- 
ings. 

12  T  And  '  on  the  fifteenth  day 
of  the  seventh  month  ye  shall  have 
a  holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work,  and  ye  shall  keep  a 
feast  unto  the  Lord  seven  days : 

13  And  ''ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  of- 
fering, a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  thir- 
teen young  bullocks,  two  rams,  and 
fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  year; 
they  shall  be  without  blemish : 

14  And  their  meat  ottering  shall 
he  o/ flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  deals  unto  every  bullock  of 
the  thirteen  bullocks,  two  tenth 
deals  to  each  ram  of  the  two  rams, 

15  And  a  several  tenth  deal  to 
each  lamb  of  the  fourteen  lambs : 

IG  And  one  kid  of  the  goats /or  a 
sin  offering;  beside  the  continual 
burnt  ottering,  his  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

17  1  And  on  the  second  day  ye 
shall  offer  twelve  young  bullocks, 
two  rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  spot : 

18  And  their  meat  ottering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  ^  after  the  manner : 

19  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for 
a  sin  ottering ;  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  the  meat  otter- 
ing thereof,  and  their  drink  ott'er- 
ings. 

20  ^  And  on  the  third  day  eleven 


bullocks,  two  rams,  fourteen  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  blemish : 

21  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  otterings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  '"  after  the  nuniner : 

22  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  ofter- 
ina':  beside  the  continual  burnt 
ottering,  and  his  meat  ottering,  and 
his  drink  ottering. 

23  1  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
bleinish : 

24  Their  meat  offering  and  their 
drink  otterings  for  the  bullocks,  for 
the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall 
he  according  to  their  number,  after 
the  manner : 

25  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  ottering;  beside  the  continual 
burnt  ottering,  his  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  ottering. 

20  1  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot : 

27  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 

28  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing; beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  his  meat  ottering,  and 
his  drink  ottering. 

29  1  And  on  the  sixth  day  eight 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish : 

30  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  otterings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according"  to  theu' 
number,  after  the  manner : 

31  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing; beside  the  continual  burnt 
ottering,  his  meat  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

32  1  And  on  the  seventh  day 
seven  bullocks,  two  rams,  and  four- 
teen lambs  of  the  first  year  with- 
out blemish : 

33  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bull- 
ocks,  for   the   rams,    and  for  the 

203 


Before 

CII  lilST 

1452. 


■"  vcr.  18. 


Of  voivs. 


NTJIVIBEES. 


Of  vows. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1453. 


''LeT.23.3B. 


J  Or,  o^er. 

'  Lev.  2?.  2. 
lChr.ti3.31. 
u'C!u-.:!l.  3. 
Ezra  .*>.  5. 
Neh.  10.  33. 
Is.  1.  14. 
PLev.  7.  11, 
1(1.  &  22.  -/l, 
■£i. 


'c'.i.  I.  4,  IG. 
t7.  2. 


I>  Lev.  27.  2. 

IJcut.  2.'i.2l. 

Jiidg.  11.30, 

.■i,5. 

Ecc.  5.  4. 
«  Lev.  .5. 4. 

Matt.  14.  tt. 

Acta  2:!.  H. 
♦  Ileh.  jiro- 

f'an'\ 

I's.  .W.  20. 
■I  Job  22.  27. 

I'8.  22.  ■>■•>.  Si 

m.  14.  .I-  <*i. 

i:!,  14.  &11«. 
14,  \>i. 


lambs,  s7trt7Z  Z>e  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 

34  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing; beside  thQ  continual  burnt 
offering,  his  meat  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

35  ^  On  the  eighth  day  ye  shall 
have  a  "solemn  assembly :  ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work  therein  : 

36  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  of- 
fering, a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  :  one 
bullock,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of 
the  first  year  without  blemish : 

37  Their  meat  offering  and  their 
drink  otterings  for  the  bullock,  for 
the  ram,  and  for  the  lambs,  sliall  &e 
according  to  their  number,  after 
the  manner: 

38  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing; beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  his  meat  ofi'ering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

30  These  things  ye  shall  "do  unto 
the  Lord  in  yom^  "set  feasts,  be- 
side your  Pvows,  and  your  freewill 
offerings,  for  your  burnt  offerings, 
and  for  your  meat  offerings,  and 
for  your  drink  offerings,  and  for 
your  peace  offerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children 
of  Israel  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Vows  are  not  to  be  broken.  3  The  exception  of  a 
maid's  vow,  Qof  a  ivife''s,  9  of  a  widow\^,  or  her  that 
is  divorced. 

AND  Moses  spake  unto  ^the 
_  heads  of  the  tribes  concern- 
ing the  children  of  Israel,  saying. 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
hath  commanded. 

2  ^  If  a  man  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  or  'swear  an  oath  to  bind 
his  soul  with  a  bond;  he  shall  not 
♦bn^ik  his  word,  he  shall  ''do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  proceedeth  out 
of  his  mouth. 

3  Jf  a  woman  also  vow  a  vow  un- 
to the  Lord,  and  bind  herself  by  a 
bond,  heing  in  her  father's  house  in 
her  youth ; 

4  And  her  father  hear  her  vow, 

and  her  bond  wherewith  she  hath 

bound  her  soul,  and  her  father  shall 

hold  his  peace  at  her ;  then  all  her 

vows  shall  stand,  and  every  bond 
'i04 


wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul 
shall  stand. 

5  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in 
the  day  that  he  heareth,  not  any 
of  her  vows,  or  of  her  bonds  where- 
with she  hath  bound  her  soul,  shall 
stand ;  and  the  Lord  shall  forgive 
her,  because  her  father  disallowed 
her. 

6  And  if  she  had  at  all  a  hus- 
band, when  t  she  vowed,  or  uttered 
aught  out  of  her  lips,  wherewith 
she  bound  her  soul ; 

7  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and 
held  his  peace  at  her  in  the  day 
that  he  heard  it:  then  her  vows 
shall  stand,  and  her  bonds  where- 
with she  bound  her  soul  shall  stand. 

8  But  if  her  husband  '  disallowed 
her  on  the  day  that  he  heard  it, 
then  he  shall  make  her  vow  which 
she  vowed,  and  that  Avhich  she  ut- 
tered with  her  lips,  wherewith  she 
bound  her  soul,  of  none  effect;  and 
the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

9  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and 
of  her  that  is  divorced,  wherewith 
they  have  bound  their  souls,  shall 
stand  against  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  hus- 
band's house,  or  bound  her  soul  by 
a  bond  with  an  oath ; 

11  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and 
held  his  peace  at  her,  ami  disal- 
lowed her  not:  then  all  her  vows 
shall  stand,  and  every  bond  where- 
with she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  utterly 
made  them  void  on  the  day  he 
heard  them;  then  whatsoever  ])ro- 
ceeded  out  of  her  lii)S  concerning 
her  vows,  or  concerning  the  bond 
of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand:  her 
husband  hath  made  them  void ; 
and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding 
oath  to  afflict  the  soul,  lier  liusband 
may  establish  it,  or  her  husband 
may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  husband  altogether 
hold  his  ])eace  at  her  from  day  to 
day;  then  he  e.stablisheth  all  her 
vows,  or  all  her  bonds,  which  are 
upon  her:  he  contirmeth  them,  be- 
cause ho  held  his  peace  at  her  in 
the  (lav  that  he  heard  tliem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


t Ilcb.  her 
vo}VH  were 
V}ioit  lier^ 
Pb.  5C.  12. 


■  Ccn. 


The  MicUanites  are  spoiJed. 


NUMBERS. 


Moses  is  ivroth  ivitli  the  officers. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


'ch. ; 


6ch.  27.  W. 


tHeb. 
A  t/ion^nnd 
or' a  tritiey 
a  ihounand 
of  a  tribe. 


ch.  10.  9. 


dDent.SO.W. 

Judji.  iil.n. 

lS>im.L'7.!l. 

1  Kin^s  11. 

15,  U). 
'  See  Judfj. 

6.  1,  L',  as. 

fj03h.l3.  21. 


E  Josh.  13.22. 


15  But  if  lie  shall  any  ways  make 
them  void  after  that  he  hath  heard 
them;  then  he  shall  bear  her  in- 
iquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes,  which 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  be- 
tween a  man  and  his  M'ife,  between 
the  father  and  his  daughter,  heing 
yet  in  •  her  youth  in  her  father's 
house. 

CHAPTEE  XXXI. 

1  The  Midiaidtex  are  spoiled,  and  Balaam  .slain.  13 
Moses  is  ivroih  ivHh  the  officers,  for  sari7ig  the  luo- 
inen  alive.  19  JIow  the  .'ioldier.s,  with  their  captives 
and  spoil,  are  to  be  purified.  2o  Jlie  proportion 
icherebij  the  prey  is  to  be  divided.  48  The  voluntary 
oblation  unto  the  treasury  of  the  Lord. 

A  XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
/A    ses,  saying-, 

2  ''Avenge  the  children  of  Israel 
of  the  Midianites :  afterward  shalt 
thou  ^'  be  gathered  unto  thy  people. 

3  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  Ai-m  some  of  your- 
selves unto  the  war,  and  let  them 
go  against  the  Midianites,  and 
avenge  the  Lord  of  Midian. 

4  +0f  every  tribe  a  thousand, 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
shall  ye  send  to  the  war. 

5  So  there  were  delivered  out  of 
the  thousands  of  Israel,  a  thousand 
of  every  tribe,  twelve  thousand 
armed  for  war. 

6  And  Moses  sent  them  to  the 
war,  a  thousand  of  every  tribe, 
them  and  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  ijriest,  to  the  war,  with 
the  holy  instruments,  and  Hlie 
trumpets  to  blow  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  warred  against  the 
Midianites,  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses;  and  Hhey  slew  all  the 
''males. 

8  And  they  slew  the  kings  of 
Midian,  beside  the  rest  of  them 
that  were  slain;  namely,  *^Evi,  and 
Eekem,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and 
Eeba,  five  kings  of  jNIidian:  ^Ba- 
laam also  the  son  of  Beor  they 
slew  with  the  sword. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  took 
all  the  women  of  Midian  captives, 
and  their  little  ones,  and  took  the 
spoil  of  all  their  cattle,  and  all 
their  flocks,  and  all  their  goods. 

10  And  they  burnt  all  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt,  and  all  their 
goodly  castles,  with  fixe. 


11  And  ''they  took  all  the  spoil, 
and  all  the  prey,  hoth  of  men  and 
of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives, 
and  the  prey,  and  the  spoil,  unto 
Moses  and  I]leazar  the  priest,  and 
unto  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  unto  the  camp  at 
the  plains  of  Moab,  which  are  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho. 

13  1  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  all  the  princes  of  the 
congregation,  went  forth  to  meet 
them  without  the  camp. 

14  And  Moses  was  wroth  with 
the  officers  of  the  host,  u-ith  the 
captains  over  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains over  hundreds,  which  came 
from  the  *  battle. 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
Have  ye  saved  'all  the  women 
alive  ? 

IG  Behold,  "^  these  caused  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  through  the  '  coun- 
sel of  Balaam,  to  commit  trespass 
ajrainst  the  Lord  in  the  matter  of 
Peor,   and    "'there  was  a   plague 


among 


the 


congregation  of   the 


Lord. 

17  Xow  therefore  "kill  every  male 
\  among   the    little   ones,   and    kill 

every   woman    that    hath    known 
man  by  lying  with  ^  him. 

18  But  all  the  women  children, 
that  have  not  known  a  man  by 
lying  with  him,  keep  alive  for 
yourselves. 

19  And  "do  ye  abide  without  the 
camp  seven  days :  Avhosoever  hath 
killed  any  person,  and  ^ whosoever 
hath  touched  any  slain,  purify  J)oth 
yourselves  and  your  captives  on 
the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh 
day. 

20  And  purify  all  your  raiment, 
and  all  Uhat  is  made  of  skins,  and 
all  work  of  goats'  hairj  and  all 
things  made  of  wood. 

21  "f  And  Eleazar  the  priest  said 
nnto  the  men  of  war  which  went  to 
the  battle,  This  is  the  ordinance  of 
the  law  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses ; 

22  Only  the  gold,  and  the  silver, 
the  brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and  the 
lead, 

23  Everv  thing  that  may  abide 

205 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 

b  Deut.20.14. 


t  Heb.  host 
of  war. 


'  Sec  Dcut. 
:;(P.  H. 

1  Sam.  15.  S. 

i  ch.  25.  2. 

ich.  24.  H. 

2  Pst.  2. 15. 
Kev.  2. 14. 


'  ch.  25.  9. 


"  Judz.21.11. 


lllcb. 
a  metle. 


"ch.  5.  2. 


V  ch.  19.  11, 
&c. 


t  ITeb.  I'n- 
strtnneitt, 
or,  vessel 
o/skitis. 


The  proportion  ivliereby 


NUMBERS. 


tlie  prey  is  to  he  divided. 


Before 

CHRIST 

145-2. 

«ch.l9.9,17. 


'Lev.  11. : 


tlleb.  or"  (Ae 
captwity. 


'Josh.  22.  S. 
1  Sam. ;«. 
24. 


•  See  vcr.  30, 
■ir.  &ch.  IS. 
2G. 


"  See  ver. 

42^r. 


11  Or,  goats. 


*ch.  .3.  7,  8, 
2.5,  ?A, .%.  & 
18.  3,  4. 


!  the  fire,  ye  shall  make  it  go  tlirougli 
j  the  fire,  and  it  sliall  be  clean  :  nev- 
I  ertheless  it  sliall  be  purified  "^witli 
I  the  water  of  separation :  and  all 
I  that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye  shall 
j  make  g'o  throngb  the  water. 
:  24  ''And  ye  shall  wash  yom* 
!  clothes  on  the  seventh  day,  and  ye 

shall  be  clean,  and  afterward  ye 

shall  come  into  the  camp. 
25  ^  And  the  Lokd  si^ake  unto 

Moses,  saying, 
2G    Take  the   sum   of   the  prey 

Hhat  was  taken,  hoth  of  man  and 

of  beast,   thou,   and   Eleazar  the 

priest,  and  the  chief  fathers  of  the 

congregation : 

27  And  'divide  the  prey  into  two 
parts ;  between  them  that  took  the 
war  upon  them,  who  went  out  to 
battle,  and  between  all  the  congre- 
gation. 

28  And  levy  a  tribute  unto  the 
Lord  of  the  men  of  war  which 
went  out  to  battle :  ^  one  soul  of 
five'  hundred,  both  of  the  persons, 
and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the  asses, 
and  of  the  sheep : 

29  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give 
it  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  for  a 
heave  oftering  of  the  Lord. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's 
half,  thou  shalt  take  "one  portion 
of  fifty,  of  the  persons,  of  the 
beeves,  of  the  asses,  and  of  the 
"flocks,  of  all  manner  of  beast.s, 
and  give  them  unto  the  Levites, 
"^  which  keep  the  charge  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  did  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

32  And  the  booty,  heing  the  rest 
of  the  prey  which  the  men  of  war 
had  caught,  was  six  hundred  thou- 
sand and  seventy  thousand  and 
five  thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve 
thousand  beeves, 

34  And  threescore  and  one  thou- 
sand asses, 

35  And  tliirty  and  two  thousand 
persons  in  all,  of  women  that  had 
not  known  man  bv  hinff  with 
him. 

30  And  the  half,  which  was  the 
portion  of  tliem  tliat  went  out  to 

20G 


war,  was 


in  number  three  hund- 
red thousand  and  seven  and  thirty 
thousand  and  five  hundred  sheei) : 
•37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the 
sheep  was  six  hundred  and  tliree- 
score  and  fifteen. 

38  And  the  beeves  were  thirty 
and  six  thousand;  of  which  the 
Lord's  tribute  ivas  threescore  and 
twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  icere  thirty 
thousand  and  five  hundred;  of 
which  the  Lord's  tribute  icas 
threescore  and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  ivcre  sixteen 
thousand;  of  which  the  Lord's 
tribute  icas  thirty  and  two  persons. 

41  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute, 
which  was  the  Lord's  heave  offer- 
ing, unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  ^'as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's 
half,  which  Moses  divided  from  the 
men  that  warred, 

•43  (Xow  the  half  that  ])ertained 
unto  the  congregation  was  tliree 
hundred  thousand  and  thirty  thou- 
sand and  seven  thousand  and  five 
hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand 
beeves, 

45  iVnd  thirty  thousand  asses  and 
five  hundred, 

4G  And  sixteen  thousand  per- 
sons,) 

47  Even  ''of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael's half,  Moses  took  one  portion 
of  fifty,  hoth  of  man  and  of  beast, 
and  gave  them  unto  the  Levites, 
which  kept  the  charge  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

48  ^  And  the  officers  which  were 
over  thousands  of  the  host,  the 
captains  of  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains of  hundreds,  came  near  unto 
Moses : 

49  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Thy  servants  have  taken  the  sum 
of  the  men  of  Avar  whicli  are  under 
our  *  charge,  and  there  lacketh  not 
one  man  of  us. 

50  We  liave  therefore  brought  an 
ol)lation  for  tlu;  Lord,  what  every 
man  hath  'gotten,  of  Jewels  of 
gold,  chains,  and  bracelets,  rings, 

ui 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


y  See  ch.  1& 
S,l'J. 


'  ver.  30. 


earruigs, 


and  tablets,  ='to  make 


t  Ilcb.  Aand. 


tncb. 

juuttd. 


'  T.x.  30. 12, 
10. 


The  Beiibenites  and  Gadites 


NIBIBERS. 


sue  for  their  inheritance. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


\  Ilob.  Jteave 
offering. 


bDeiit.i.'O.H. 


"Ex.  .10.  IG. 


'  ch.  21.  32. 
Josh.  1.3.25. 
2  Sam.  24.  b. 


b  ver.  30,  . 

Beth'tiiin- 

rafi. 
'ver.  38, 

Shibmuh. 
A  vcr.  .38, 

Bital'ineon. 

'  eh.  21.  24, 


■f  Heb.ftreai-. 


atonement  for  oiir  souls  before  tlie 
Loud. 

51  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  took  the  gohl  of  them,  even 
all  Avi'ought  jewels. 

52  And  all  the  ooid  of  the  t of- 
fering- that  they  offered  up  to  the 
Lord,  of  the  captains  of  thou- 
sands, and  of  the  cai)taius  of 
huiubeds,  was  sixteen  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  hfty  shekels. 

53  (-For  ''the  men  of  war  had 
taken  spoil,  every  man  for  him- 
self) 

54  And  IVToses  and  Eleazar  the 
X^riest  took  the  gold  of  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands  and  of  hund- 
reds, and  brought  it  into  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  ''for 
a  memorial  for  the  chilcken  of  Is- 
rael before  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  T/ie  lieuhenites  and  Gadiies  sue  for  their  inhei-- 
itance  on  that  side  Jordan.  G  Mo.^es  reproveth 
them.  16  They  offer  him  conditions  to  his  content. 
33  Hoses  assi(/7ieth  them  the  land.  39  They  con- 
quer it. 

NOW  the  children  of  Eeuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  had 
a  very  great  multitude  of  cattle: 
and  when  they  saw  the  land  of 
"^Jazer,  and  the  land  of  Gilead, 
that,  behold,  the  place  teas  a  place 
for  cattle ; 

2  The  children  of  Gad  and  the 
childi-en  of  Reuben  came  and 
spake  unto  Moses,  and  to  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  unto  the  princes  of 
the  congregation,  saying, 

3  Ataroth,  and  Dibon,  and  Jazer, 
and  ''Ximrah,  and  Heshbon,  and 
Elealeh,  and  ''Shebam,  and  Xebo, 
and  '^Beon, 

4  J^veu  the  country  •=  which  the 
Lord  smote  before  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  is  a  land  for  cattle, 
and  thy  servants  have  cattle : 

5  Wherefore,  said  they,  if  we 
have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  let 
this  land  be  given  unto  thy  serv- 
ants for  a  possession,  and  bring  us 
not  over  Jordan. 

6  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
children  of  Gad  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  Shall  your 
brethren  go  to  war,  and  shall  ye 
sit  here  I 

7  And  wherefore  t  discourage  ye 


the  heart  of  the  children  of  Israel 
from  going  over  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  them  I 

8  Thus  did  your  fathers,  *^when  I 
sent  them  from  Kadesh-baruea  *''to 
see  the  land. 

9  For  ''  when  they  went  u])  unto 
the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  saw  the 
land,  they  discouraged  the  heart 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
should  not  go  into  the  land  which 
the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  'And  the  Lord's  anger  was 
kindled  the  same  time,  and  he 
sware,  saying, 

11  Surely  none  of  the  men  that 
came  uj)  out  of  Egypt,  ''from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
shall  see  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob;  because  'they  have 
not  ^  wholly  follow  ed  me : 

12  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neli  the  Keuezite,  and  Joshua  the 
son  of  Xun  :  '"  for  they  have  Avhol- 
ly  followed  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  Lord's  anger  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he 
made  them  "  w  ander  in  the  wilder- 
ness forty  years,  until  "all  the  gen- 
eration, that  had  done  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  was  consumed. 

14  And,  behold,  ye  are  risen  up 
in  your  fathers'  stead,  an  increase 
of  sinful  men,  to  augment  yet 
the  p  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  to- 
ward Israel. 

15  For  if  ye  ''turn  away  from 
after  him,  he  will  yet  again  leave 
them  in  the  wilderness;  and  ye 
shall  destroy  all  this  peoi^le. 

16  T^  And  they  came  near  unto 
him,  and  said,  We  will  build  sheep- 
folds  here  for  our  cattle,  and  cities 
for  our  little  ones : 

17  But  'we  ourselves  will  go  ready 
armed  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
until  we  have  brought  them  unto 
their  place:  and  our  little  ones 
shall  dwell  in  the  fenced  cities,  be- 
cause of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land. 

18  'We  will  not  return  unto  our 
houses,  until  the  children  of  Israel 
have  inherited  every  man  his  in- 
heritance : 

19  For  we  will  not  inherit  with 

207 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


fch.  13.3,26. 
B  Dcut.  1.  22. 


hch.13.24,31. 
Deut.  1.  24, 

2S. 


i  oil.  14.11,21. 
Dcut.  1.  34. 


V  Ph. 14.28,2!). 
Duut.  1.  3j. 


1  ch.  14.24,SO. 

tlTpb. 

/iil,/illp(l 
a/ttr  me. 


"ch.  14.  24. 

Dcut.  1.  3(5. 
Josh.  14.8,y. 


"ch.  14.  33, 

34,  3j. 
°ch.  2G.  C4, 


P  Deut.  1.34. 


1  Dcut..30.17. 
Josh.  22:10, 
18. 

2  Chr.  ".  19. 
&  15.  2. 


'Josh.  4.12, 

13. 


'Jo.ih.  22.4. 


The  Beuhenites  and  Gadites 


KUMBEES. 


offer  conditions  to  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

«ver.  S3. 
Josh.  12. 1. 
&  13.  8. 

"Dcut-.S.IS. 
Josh.  1.  14. 
&  4.  12,  la. 


^  Dent.  S.  20. 

Josh.  11.23. 

&  IS.  1. 
y  Josh.  22.  4. 


'  Dcut. ."?.  12, 
15,  IG,  IS. 
Josh.  1.1.5. 
*  1.3.  8,  S2. 
&  22.  4,  9. 


•Ocn.4.7.  & 
44.16. 
Is.  5it.  12. 

hver.  16,  34, 


'Josh.  1.14. 


ij08h.4.12. 


•Josh.  1.13. 


them  on  yonder  side  Jordan,  or 
forward ;  *  because  our  inheritance 
is  fallen  to  us  on  this  side  Jordan 
eastward. 

20  *\\  And  "Moses  said  unto  them, 
If  ye  will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will 
go  armed  before  the  Lord  to  war, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  armed 
over  Jordan  before  the  Lokd,  un- 
til he  bath  driven  out  his  enemies 
from  before  him, 

22  And  ''the  land  be  subdued  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  then  afterward  'ye 
shall  return,  and  be  guiltless  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  before  Israel ; 
and  'this  land  shall  be  your  pos- 
session before  the  Lord. 

23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  behold, 
ye  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  : 

]  and  be  sure  "■  your  sin  will  tind  you 
out. 

24  ^  Build  you  cities  for  your  lit- 
tle ones,  and  folds  for  your  sheep ; 
and  do  that  which  hath  proceeded 
out  of  your  mouth. 

25  And  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  children  of  Reuben  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying.  Thy  servants  will 
do  as  my  lord  commandeth. 

2G  ''Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our 
flocks,  and  all  our  cattle,  shall  be 
there  in  the  cities  of  Gilead : 

27  ''But  thy  servants  will  pass 
over,  every  man  armed  for  war,  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  battle,  as  my  lord 
saith. 

28  So  ^concerning  them  Moses 
commanded  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the 
chief  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel : 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  If 
the  children  of  Gad  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  will  i^ass  with  you 
over  Jordan,  every  man  armed  to 
battle,  before  the  Lord,  and  the 
land  shall  be  subdued  before  you; 
then  ye  shall  give  them  the  land 
of  Gilead  for  a  possession  : 

30  But  if  tlu^y  will  not  pass  over 
with  you  armed,  they  shall  have 
possessions  among  you  in  the  land 
of  Can,') ."in. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  children  of  lieuben  answered, 
saying,  As  the  Lord  hath  said  un- 
to thy  servants,  so  will  we  do. 

2i)6 


32  We  will  pass  over  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  into  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, that  the  possession  of  oiu'  in- 
heritance on  this  side  Jordan  may 
he  ours. 

33  And  '^ Moses  gave  unto  them, 
even  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and 
to  the  chikben  of  Reuben,  and  un- 
to half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  the 
son  of  Josei)h,  ^the  kingdom  of  Si- 
hon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  the 
kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Bashan, 
the  land,  with  the  cities  thereof  in 
tlie  coasts,  even  the  cities  of  the 
country  round  about. 

34  ^\  And  the  children  of  Gad 
built  ''Dibon,  and  Ataroth,  and 
'  Aroer, 

35  And  Atroth,  Shophan,  and 
■^  Jaazer,  and  Jogbehah, 

30  And  '  Beth-nimrah,  and  Beth- 
haran,  "'fenced  cities;  and  folds  for 
sheep. 

37  And  the  children  of  Reuben 
"built  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and 
Kiijathaim, 

38  And  "ISTebo,  and  ^Baal-meon, 
(' their  names  being  changed,)  and 
Shibmah:  and  tgave  other  names 
unto  the  cities  which  they  build- 
ed. 

39  And  the  children  of  ^Machir 
the  son  of  Manasseh  went  to  Gil- 
ead, and  took  it,  and  dispossessed 
the  Amorite  which  was  in  it. 

40  And  Moses  'gave  Gilead  unto 
Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh ;  and 
he  dwelt  therein. 

41  And  Mair  the  son  of  Manasseh 
went  and  took  the  small  towns 
thereof,  and  called  them  "Havoth- 
jair. 

'  42  And  Nobah  went  and  took 
Kenath,  and  the  villages  thereof, 
and  called  it  IS^obah,  after  his  own 
name. 

CHAPTER  XXXIIL 

1  Two  and  forty  jonrncijx  of  t/ie  hraeVUes.     50  The 
Canaanites  arc  to  be  dcKtroyed. 

THESE  are  the  journeys  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  went 
forth  out  of  the  hnid  of  Egypt  with 
their  armies  under  the  hand  of  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron. 
2  And  Moses  wTote  their  goings 
out  according  to  their  journeys  by 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  : 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


fDeut.  3. 12- 
17.  &  2!l.  8. 
Josh.  12.  6. 
&  1.!.  8.  & 
22.  4. 


i;<:h.  21.  24, 
33,35. 


k  ch.  .33.  45, 
4(i. 

i  Deut.  2.  Sfi. 


I  ver.  1,  3, 

Jazer. 
1  vpr.  3, 

yimrah. 
'"  ver.  24. 


"  cli.  21.  27. 


"Is.  4C.  1. 

r  ch.  22.  41. 

■!  See  ver.  3. 
Ex.  2.3. 1.3. 
Josli.  23.  7. 

t  lltb.  t/iev 
called  tjif 
7iatnes  the 
unwea  oj 
the  cities, 

'  Gen.  50. 33. 


'  Dent.  3. 12, 
l:!,15. 

Josh.  L3. 31. 
&  17. 1. 


t  Dent.  3. 14. 

Josh.  13.  311. 

1  Chr.  2.21, 

22,  23. 
"  JudR.  19.4. 

1  Kin.  4. 13. 


Two  and  forty  journcijs 


:N^U]MBErtS. 


of  the  Israelites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

145-2. 

"  Ex.  1-'.  37. 

l-l'll. 
1.  Kx.  12.  -1.  & 
U.i. 


'  Ex.  U.  S. 


.1  Ex.  12.  29. 

'  Ex.  ]2. 12. 

■■CIS.  U. 
N.  l;i.  1. 
KfV.  12.  ». 


fEx.  12.  or. 


SEs.  13.  20. 


kEx.  IJ.2,9. 


i  Ex.  14.  22. 

&  15.  22, 23. 


kEx.  15.  27. 


lEx.  IG.  1. 


"Ex.  17.  1. 
&  19.  2. 


1490. 

»  Ex.  IG.  1.  & 

I'J.  1,  2. 


°ch.  11.34. 

t  That  is, 
The  graves 
oflust. 


and   tliese  are  their  journeys  ac- 
cording to  tlieir  goings  ont. 

3  -And  tliey  ""  departed  from  Ea- 
meses  in  ""tlie  first  montli,  on  tlie 
fifteentli  day  of  tlie  iirst  niontli ; 
on  tlie  morrow  after  the  passover 
the  children  of  Israel  went  out 
'with  a  high  hand  in  the  sight  of 
all  the  Egyptians. 

4  For  the  Egyptians  buried  all 
their  firstborn,  ''which  tlie  Lokd 
had  smitten  among  them :  ''  ui)oii 
their  gods  also  the  Lord  executed 
judgments. 

5  'And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
moved from  Eameses,  and  pitched 
in  Succoth. 

6  And  they  departed  from  ^  Suc- 
coth, and  pitched  in  Etham, 
which  is  in  the  edge  of  the  wilder- 
ness. 

7  And ''  they  removed  from  Etham, 
and  turned  again  unto  Pi-haliiroth, 
which  is  before  Baal-zephon :  and 
they  pitched  before  Migdol. 

8  And  they  departed  from  before 
Pi-hahiroth,  and  'passed  through 
the  midst  of  the  sea  into  the  wil- 
derness, and  went  three  days'  jom^- 
nej^  in  the  Avilderness  of  Etham, 
and  pitched  in  Marah. 

9  And  they  removed  from  Marah, 
and  ""came  unto  Elim :  and  in  Elim 
icere  twelve  fountains  of  water,  and 
threescore  and  ten  palm  trees ;  and 
they  pitched  there. 

10  And  they  removed  from  Elim, 
and  encami^ed  by  the  Red  sea. 

11  And  they  removed  from  the 
Eed  sea,  and  encamped  in  the 
'  wilderness  of  Sin. 

12  And  they  took  their  journey 
ont  of  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  and 
encamped  in  Dophkah. 

13  And  they  departed  from  Doph- 
kali,  and  encamped  in  Alush. 

14  And  they  removed  from  Alush, 
and  encamx)ed  at  "'Rephidim,  Avhere 
was  no  water  for  the  people  to 
drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Reph- 
idim,  and  pitched  in  the  "wilder- 
ness of  Sinai. 

16  And  they  removed  from  the 
desert  of  Sinai,  and  pitched  "at 
"  Kibroth-hattaavah. 

17  And  they  departed  fr-om  Kib- 

141 


roth-hattaavah,  and  PencamxDcd  at 
Hazeroth. 

18  And  they  departed  from  Ha- 
zeroth, and  pitclied  in  ''Ritlimah. 

19  And  tliey  departed  from  Rith- 
mah,  and  pitched  at  Rimmon-parez. 

20  .Viid  they  de[)arted  from  Rim- 
mon-parez, and  pitched  in  Libnah. 

21  And  tliey  removed  from  Lib- 
nali,  and  pitched  at  Ris.sali. 

22  And  they  iourneyed  from  Ris- 
\  sail,  and  pitched  in  Kehelathah. 

23  And  thej'  went  from  Kehel- 
athah, and  jjitched  in  mount  Slia- 
l)her. 

24  And  they  removed  from  mount 
Shapher,  and  encamped  in  Hara- 
dah. 

25  And  they  removed  from  Hara- 
dali,  and  pitched  in  Makhelotli. 

20  And  they  removed  from  jNIak- 
lieloth,  and  encamped  at  Tahatli. 

27  xVnd  they  departed  from  Ta- 
hatli, and  pitched  at  Tarah. 

28  And  they  removed  from  Ta- 
rali,  and  pitched  in  Mithcali. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mithcah, 
and  pitched  in  Hashmonah. 

30  xVnd  they'  departed  from  Hash- 
monah, and  "^  encamped  at  Mose- 
roth. 

31  And  they  departed  from  Mo- 
seroth,  and  pitched  in  Bene-jaa- 
kan. 

32  And  they  removed  from  '  Bene- 
jaakan,  and  'encamped  at  Hor- 
liagidgad. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor- 
hagidgad,  and  pitched  in  Jotba- 
thah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jot- 
bathah,  and  encamiied  at  Ebro- 
nah. 

35  And  they  departed  from  Ebro- 
nah,  "and  encamped  at  Ezion- 
gaber. 

30  And  they  removed  from  Ezi- 
on-gaber,  and  pitched  in  the  ''  wil- 
derness of  Zin,  which  is  Kadesh. 

37  And  they  removed  from  ''Ka- 
desh, and  pitched  in  mount  Hor, 
in  the  edge  of  the  land  of  Edom. 

38  And  >' Aaron  the  priest  went 
up  into  mount  Hor  at  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord,  and  died 
there,  in  the  fortieth  year  after  the 
children  of  Israel  were  come  out 

209 


Before 

ClIItlST 

1452. 

Pch.  11.35. 
1  ch.  12.  IG. 


'  Deut.  10. 6. 


'See  Gen.36. 

27. 

Dent.  10.  R. 

1  Chr.  1.42. 
'Deut.  10.  7. 


"  Deut.  2.  8. 
1  Kings  9. 
■20.  \  22.  48. 

1453. 

"ch.  20.1.  & 
27.14. 


'rh.  20.22, 
2.'i.  &  21.  4. 


yph.  20.25,28. 
Deut.  10.  6. 

&  .■J2.  50. 


The  Israelites'  journeys. 


IfllMBEKS. 


The  horders  of  the  land. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 

1452. 


'ch.  21.1,&c. 


•  ch.  21.  4. 


l>ch.  21. 10. 

"^ch.  21. 11. 

II  Or,  Heaps 

of  Abanm. 

dch.  21. 11. 


•ch.  32.  34. 


f  Jer.  48.  22. 
Ez.  6.  14. 


Bch.  21.  20. 
Deut.32.49. 


h  ch.  22. 1. 


B  Or,  The 
plains  of 
ahittim. 

ich.  2.5.  1. 
Josh.  2. 1. 


i.  Deut.  7. 1, 
2.  &  9.  1. 
Josh.  3. 17. 


I  Ex.  23.  24. 
33.  &  34.  13. 
Dfut.  7.2,.5. 
&  12  ij 
Joxh.  11.12. 
Judg.  2.  2. 


^  cb.  2fi.  K, 


t  Ilcb.  mu7- 
tiydy  Aw  in- 
henlance. 

tHeb.  dimi- 
niith  ft  is  in- 
heritance. 


of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  first 
day  of  the  fifth  month. 

39  And  Aaron  was  a  hundred  and 
twenty  and  three  years  okl  when 
he  died  in  mount  Hor. 

40  And  ^king-  Arad  the  Oanaan- 
ite,  which  dwelt  in  the  south  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  heard  of  the 
coming  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

41  And  they  departed  from  mount 
^  Hor,  and  i)itched  in  Zalmonah. 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zal- 
monah, and  pitched  in  Punon. 

43  And  they  departed  from  Pu- 
non, and  '^'pitched  in  Oboth. 

44  And  'they  departed  from 
Oboth,  and  pitched  in  ""Ije-aba- 
rim,  in  the  border  of  Moab. 

45  And  they  departed  from  lim, 
and  pitched  ''in  Dibon-gad. 

4G  And  they  removed  from  Dibon- 
gad,  and  encamped  in  Almon''-dib- 
lathaim. 

47  And  they  removed  from  Al- 
mon-diblathaim,  ^'and  pitched  in 
the  mountains  of  Abarim,  before 
Xebo. 

48  And  they  departed  from  the 
mountains  of  Abarim,  and ''  i^itched 
in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan 
near  Jericho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan, 
from  Beth-jesimoth  even  unto  " '  A- 
bel-sliittim  in  the  plains  of  Moab. 

50  *ii  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  ''When  ye 
are  i)assed  over  Jordan  into  the 
laud  of  Canaan ; 

52  '  Then  ye  shall  drive  out  all 
the  iidiabitants  of  the  land  from 
))cfore  you,  and  d(\stroy  all  then' 
pictures,  and  destroy  all  their 
molten  images,  and  quite  pluck 
down  all  their  high  places: 

53  ^Viid  ye  shall  dispossess  the 
inliahilanis  of  the  laud,  and  dwell 
thereiji:  for  I  have  given  you  the 
land  to  possess  it. 

54  And  "'ye  shall  divide  the  land 
by  lot  for  an  iuhcritaiice  auumg 
your  families;  and  to  the  more  ye 
shall  *give  tlu^  more  inheritance, 
and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall  ♦give  the 
less  inheritance:   every  man's  in- 

210 


heritance  shall  be  in  the  place 
where  his  lot  falleth ;  according  to 
the  tribes  of  your  fathers  ye  shall 
inherit. 

55  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  you ;  then  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  those  which  ye  let  re- 
main of  them  shall  he  "x>ricks  in 
your  eyes,  and  thorns  in  your  sides, 
and  shall  vex  you  in  the  land 
wherein  ye  dwell. 

5G  Moreover  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  I  shall  do  unto  you,  as  I 
thought  to  do  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIY. 

1  ITie  bo7-derx  of  the  land.     16  Tlie  names  of  the  men 
zvhich  shall  divide  the  latid. 

A  XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  chikben  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  come 
into  "  the  land  of  Canaan ;  (this  is 
the  land  that  shall  fall  unto  you 
for  an  inheritance,  even  the  land  of 
Canaan  with  the  coasts  thereof :) 

3  Then  ''your  south  quarter  shall 
be  from  the  wilderness  of  Zin  along 
by  the  coast  of  Edom,  and  your 
south  border  shall  be  the  outmost 
coast  of '  the  salt  sea  eastward : 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn 
from  the  south  "^to  the  ascent  of 
Akrabbim,  and  pass  on  to  Zin : 
and  the  going  forth  thereof  shall 
be  from  the  south  Ho  Kadesh-bar- 
nea,  and  shall  go  on  to  *^Hazar-ad- 
dar,  and  pass  on  to  Azmon : 

5  And  the  border  shall  fetch  a 
compass  from  Azmon  ^'unto  the 
river  of  Egypt,  and  the  goings  out 
of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  as  for  the  western  border, 
ye  shall  even  have  the  great  sea 
for  a  border:  this  shall  be  jour 
west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north 
border:  from  the  great  sea  ye  shall 
poiut  out  for  you  ''mount  Hor: 

8  From  mount  Ilor  ye  shall  point 
out  your  horder  'unto  the  entrance 
of  Hnmath  ;  and  the  goings  forth 
of  tlie  border  sliall  be  to  ''Zedad: 

9  1  .Vnd  lli(^  boi-der  shall  go  on 
to  Zipliron,  and  the  goings  out  of 
it  shall  bo  at  '  Hazar-enan  :  this 
shall  be  your  north  border. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


"  .Tosh.  23.13. 
Judg.  2.  3. 
P3.  100.  .34, 
30. 

See  Ex.  23. 
3.3. 
Ez.  28.  24. 


"  Gen.  17.  8. 
I>eut.  1.  7. 
Ps.  78.  55.  Sfi 
ll«.  11. 
Ez.  47. 14. 


bJosh.  15.  1. 
See  Ez.  47. 

13,  &c. 


'  Gen.  14.  3. 
Josh.  15.  2. 


■1  Josh.  15.  3. 


•^  ch.  13. 2G.  St 

.32.  8. 

f  See  Josh. 
15.  3,  4. 


e  Gen.  15. 18, 
Josh.  15.  4, 
4". 

1  Kings  8. 
05. 
Is.  27.  12. 


li  ch.  3.3.  37. 


ich.  13.21. 
2  Kings  14. 

25. 


t  Ez.  47. 15. 


1  Ez.  47. 17. 


Those  which  shall  (livide  it. 


NUMBERS. 


The  cities  of  the  Levites^ 


Before 

CURIST 

1453. 


"  2  Kings  23. 

ai. 

Jcr.  39.  5,  6. 


tlleb. 

shoulder. 
"Deut..").!'. 

Josh.  U.  -2. 

&  1'.).  .^-i. 

Matt.  14. 34. 

Luke  5. 1. 

"ver.  3. 


Pver.  1. 
Josh.  14.1,2. 


flch.  .32.  .'I'!. 
Josh.  14.2,3. 


'Josh.  14. 1. 
&  10.  51. 


ch.  1.  4,  IC. 


point  out  yonr 
Hazar-euau  to 


10  And  ye  shall 
east  border  from 
Sliepliam : 

11  And  tlie  coast  shall  go  down 
from  Shei)liam  '"to  Kiblah,  on  the 
east  side  of  Ain ;  and  tlie  border 
shall  descend,  and  shall  reach  unto 
the  ^  side  of  the  sea  "  of  Chinnereth 
eastward : 

12  And  the  border  shall  c:o  down 
to  Jordan,  and  the  goings  ont  of  it 
shall  be  at  "the  salt  sea:  this  shall 
be  yoiu.'  land  with  the  coasts  there- 
of round  about. 

13  And  Moses  commanded  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  ''This  is 
the  land  which  ye  shall  inlierit  by 
lot,  which  the  Lord  commanded 
to  give  unto  the  nine  tribes,  and 
to  the  half  tribe : 

14  Tor  the  tribe  of  the  chihben 
of  Reuben  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  and  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Gad  according  to 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  have  re- 
ceived their  inheritance ;  and  half 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh  have  received 
their  inheritance : 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half 
tribe  have  received  their  inherit- 
ance on  this  side  Jordan  near  Jeri- 
cho eastward,  toward  the  sunrising. 

16  And  the  Loed  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

17  These  are  the  names  of  the 
men  which  shall  divide  the  land 
unto  you:  ""Eleazar  the  i)i'iest,  and 
Joshua  the  sou  of  Nun. 

18  And  ye  shall  take  one  'prince 
of  every  tribe,  to  divide  the  land 
by  inheritance. 

19  And  the  names  of  the  men  are 
these :  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb 
the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

20  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Simeon,  Shemuel  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Eli- 
dad  the  son  of  Chislon. 

22  And  the  i^rince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  childi-en  of  Dan,  Bukki  the  son 
of  Jogli. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children  of 
Joseph,  for  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Manasseh,  Hanniel  the  son  of 
Ephod. 

21  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 


the  children  of  Ephraim,  Kemuel 
the  son  of  Shiphtan. 

25  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Z(?buluii,  Elizaphan 
the  son  of  Parnach. 

20  And  tlie  ]>rince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  chihh'cn  of  Issachar,  Paltiel  the 
son  of  Azzan. 

27  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Asher,  Ahihud  the 
son  of  Shelomi. 

28  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Naphtali,  Pedahel 
the  son  of  Ammihud, 

29  These  are  they  whom  the  Lord 
commanded  to  divide  the  inherit- 
ance unto  the  children  of  Israel  in 
the  land  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER   XXXY. 

1  Ei{jM  and  forty  cillex  for  the  Levitca  v:it?i  their  avlt- 
nrb.%  and  measure  thereof.  6  iSix  of  them  are  to  he 
cities  of  refiuje.  9  The  laws  of  murder.  31  No 
satisfaction  for  murder. 

A  XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.Xa.  ses  in  the  i^lains  of  Moab  hj 
Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

2  ''Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  give  unto  the  Le- 
vites,  of  the  inheritance  of  their 
possession,  cities  to  dwell  in ;  and 
ye  shall  give  also  unto  the  Levites 
suburbs  for  the  cities  round  about 
them. 

3  And  the  cities  shall  they  have 
to  dwell  in;  and  the  suburbs  of 
them  shall  be  for  their  cattle,  and  for 
their  goods,  and  for  all  their  beasts. 

4  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities, 
which  ye  shall  give  unto  the  Le- 
vites, shall  reach  from  the  wall  of 
the  city  and  outward  a  thousand 
cubits  round  about. 

5  And  ye  shall  measure  from 
without  the  city  on  the  east  side 
two  thousand  cubits,  and  on  the 
south  side  two  thousand  cubits, 
and  on  thf  west  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  north  side  two 
thousand  cubits ;  and  the  city  shall 
he  in  the  midst:  this  shall  be  to 
them  the  suburbs  of  the  cities. 

G  And  among  the  cities  which  ye 
shall  give  unto  the  Levites  there 
shall  he  ^six  cities  for  refuge,  which 
ye  shall  appoint  for  the  manslayer, 
that  he  mav  flee  thither:  and  Ho 
them  ye  shall  add  forty  and  two 
cities. 

211 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


14.51. 


'Josh.  14.3, 
4.  &  21.  2. 
See  Ez.  4.i. 
1,  &c.  &  48. 
8,  &o. 


l>ver.  13. 
Deut.  4.  41. 
Josh.  2(1.  2, 
7,  S.  &  21.  3, 
1.-!,  21,27, 
ry>,  rs,  3A. 

tHeb.  above 
them  ye 
shall  give. 


Tlie  laivs  of  murder 


I^UIMBEKS. 


and  manslaughter. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

■•Josh.  21. 41. 


d  Josh.  21.  3. 
'  ch.  20.  Si. 


t  Ileb.  they 
inherit. 


fDeut.  19.  2. 
Josh.  20.  2. 


?  Ex.  21.  13. 


f  neb. 

bi/  error. 
Ii  Dcut.  19. «. 

Josh.  20.  3, 

5,  6. 


i  ver.  6. 


kDeut.4.41. 
Josh.  20.  8. 


Ich.  W.IC. 


"  Ex.  21. 12, 
14. 

J.tv.  24.1". 
Deut.  19.11, 
12. 


t  Flpb.  vilh 
a  ftone  of 
the  hand. 


"Tcr.  21,24, 
27. 

Ueut.  13.  G, 
12. 
Josh.  20.3,5. 


7  So  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  to  the  Levites  shall  he  *=  forty 
aud  eight  cities :  them  shall  ye  give 
with  their  suburbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  shall  he  ''of  the  possession  of 
the  children  of  Israel:  "from  them 
that  have  jnanj  je  shall  give  many; 
but  from  them  that  have  few  ye 
shall  give  few:  every  one  shall 
give  of  his  cities  unto  the  Levites 
according  to  his  inheritance  which 
^he  inheriteth. 

9  1  And  the  Lokd  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  chikben  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  ^  When  ye 
be  come  over  Jordan  into  the  land 
of  Canaan, 

11  Then  ^ye  shall  appoint  you 
cities  to  be  cities  of  refuge  for 
you;  that  the  slayer  may  flee 
thither,  which  killeth  any  jjerson 
^at  unawares. 

12  ''And  they  shall  be  unto  you 
cities  for  refuge  from  the  avenger ; 
that  the  manslayer  die  not,  until 
he  stand  before  the  congregation 
in  judgment. 

13  xVnd  of  these  cities  which  ye 
shall  give,  '  six  cities  shall  ye  have 
for  refuge. 

14  "^  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  on 
this  side  Jordan,  and  three  cities 
shall  ye  give  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
ivhich  shall  be  cities  of  refuge. 

15  These  six  cities  shall  be  a  ref- 
uge, hoth  for  the  childi-en  of  Israel, 
and  '  for  the  stranger,  and  for  the 
sojourner  among  them ;  that  every 
one  that  killeth  any  person  un- 
awares may  flee  thither. 

IG  ""And  if  he  smite  him  with  an 
instrument  of  iron,  so  that  he  die, 
he  is  a  murderer :  the  murderer 
shall  surely  be  i)ut  to  death. 

17  And  if  he  smite  him  hvith 
throwing  a  stone,  wherewith  he 
may  die,  and  h(^  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
derer: the  nuu'derer  shall  siu'ely 
be  put  to  death. 

18  Or  i/he  smite  him  with  a  hand 
weai)on  of  wood,  wherewith  he 
may  die,  and  he  di<',  he  is  a  mur- 
derer: the  murderer  .shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

ID  "The  revenger  of  blood  him- 
212 


self  shall  slay  the  murderer :  when 
he  meeteth  him,  he  shall  slay  him. 

20  But  "if  he  thi'ust  him  of  hatred, 
or  hurl  at  him  ''by  laying  of  wait, 
that  he  die ; 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with 
his  hand,  that  he  die :  he  that 
smote  him  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death;  for  he  is  a  murderer:  the 
revenoer  of  blood  shall  slav  the 
murderer,  when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly 
^  without  enmity,  or  have  cast  up- 
on him  any  thing  without  laying 
of  wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith 
a  man  may  die,  seeing  him  not, 
and  cast  it  upon  him,  that  he  die, 
and  was  not  his  enemy,  neither 
sought  his  harm : 

21  Then  '^the  congregation  shall 
judge  between  the  slayer  and  the 
revenger  of  blood  according  to 
these  judgments : 

25  And  the  congregation  shall 
deliver  the  slaver  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  revenger  of  blood,  and  the 
congregation  shall  restore  him  to 
the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled:  and  'he  shall  abitle  in  it 
unto  the  death  of  the  high  i^riest, 
*  which  was  anointed  with  the  holy 
oil. 

26  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any 
time  come  without  the  border  of 
the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find 
him  Avithout  the  borders  of  the  city 
of  his  refuge,  and  the  revenger  of 
blood  kill  the  slayer;  ^he  shall  not 
be  guilty  of  blood : 

28  Because  he  should  have  re- 
mained in  the  city  of  his  refuge 
until  the  death  of  the  high  priest : 
but  after  the  death  of  the  high 
l)riest  the  slayer  shall  retm^n  into 
the  land  of  his  possession. 

29  So  these  things  shall  be  for 
"a  statute  of  judgment  unto  you 
throughout  your  generations  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

30  Wlio.so  killeth  any  person,  the 
murderer  shall  be  put  to  death  by 
the '"mouth  of  witnesses:  but  one 
witness  shall  not  testify  against 
any  person  to  cause  him  to  die. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

"  Gen.  4.  8. 
2Snm.3.27. 
&  L'0. 10. 
1  Kin.  2. 31, 

P  Ex.  21. 14. 
l>eut.  19.U. 


1  Ex.  21. 13. 


■■  ver.  12. 
Josh.  20.  6. 


^  Josh.  20.  G. 


'  Ex.  29. 7. 
Lev.  4.  3.  ; 
21.  10. 


t  Ileb.  no 
hlood  shall 
be  to  him, 
Ex.  22.  2. 


"  ch.  27.  U. 


»  Oout.  17.  6. 
Jii  19.  \5. 
.Matt.  IS.  16. 
2  Cor.  13.  1. 
Ileb.  10.  2S. 


Of  the  marriage 


NUIVIBERS. 


of  heiresses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

Uleb./aulty 
to  die. 


T  Fs.  IOC.  .TS. 

Mic.  4.  a. 
t  Hcb.  there 

can  fic  no 

e.i'inotion 

/or  t/ie 

laiiiL 
'  Gen.  8.  (!. 


•Lev.  IS.  2.1 
Deut.  21.L'a. 


bEx. 
4G. 


i9.  45, 


"ch.  20.  29. 


fich.Sfi.  S.'). 
& :«.  54. 
Josh.  ir.  3. 


■=  oil.  27.  1.7. 
Josh.  17.3,4. 


i  Hcb.  im^o 
whom  they 
shall  be. 


<1  Lev.  25.  in. 


31  Moreover  je  shall  take  no  sat- 
isfaction for  the  life  of  a  nunderer, 
which  is  ^i>nilty  of  death:  but  he 
shall  l)c  surely  i)ut  to  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  tak(^  no  satisfac- 
tion for  him  that  is  i\ed  to  the  city 
of  his  refuge,  that  he  sliould  come 
again  to  dwell  in  the  land,  until 
the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute"  the 
land  wherein  ye  are:  for  blood  'it 
detileth  the  land:  and  Uhe  land 
cannot  be  cleansed  of  the  blood 
that  is  shed  therein,  but  M)y  the 
blood  of  him  that  shed  it. 

34  ^Detile  not  therefore  the  land 
which  ye  shall  inhabit,  wiierein  I 
dwell :  for  ^'  I  the  Lokd  dwell 
among  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXYI. 

1  77ie  inconvenience  of  the  inheritance  of  dmigldera  5 
is  remedied  by  mamjimj  in  their  own  iribex,  7  lent 
the  inheritance  shonhl  be  removed  from  the  tribe.  10 
The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  luarrij  their  falher'^a 
brothers''  suns. 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the 
JTjL  families  of  the  "children  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Joseph,  came  near,  and 
spake  before  Moses,  and  before  the 
I)rinces,  the  chief  fathers  of  the 
children  of  Israel : 

2  And  they  said,  ''The  Loed 
commanded  my  lord  to  give  tlie 
land  for  an  inheritance  by  lot  to 
the  children  of  Israel:  and  'my 
lord  was  commanded  by  the  Lord 
to  give  the  inheritance  of  Zelophe- 
had our  Ijrother  unto  his  daughters. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any 
of  the  sons  of  the  other  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  then  shall  their 
inheritance  be  taken  from  the  in- 
heritance of  our  fathers,  and  shall 
be  put  to  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  ^wdiercunto  they  are  received: 
so  shall  it  be  taken  from  the  lot  of 
our  inheritance. 

4  And  when  ''the  jul>ilee  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  be,  then 
shall  their  inheritance  be  put  unto 
the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  w  here- 


unto they  are  received:  so  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  away 
fi'om  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  our  fathers. 

5  And  Moses  commanded  the  chil- 
dri^n  of  Israel  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  saying,  T\m  tribe  of 
the  sons  of  Joseph  'hath  said  well. 

G  This  is  tht'  thing  Avhich  the 
Lord  doth  command  concerning 
the  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  say- 
ing. Let  them  hnarry  to  Avhom 
they  think  best;  '^only  to  the  fam- 
ily of  the  tribe  of  their  father  shall 
they  marry. 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Israel  remove  from 
tribe  to  tribe :  for  every  one  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  ^f-keep  him- 
self to  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  his  fathers. 

8  And  ''  every  daughter,  that  pos- 
sesseth  an  inheritance  in  any  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  shall  be 
wife  unto  one  of  the  familj^  of  the 
tribe  of  her  father,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  may  enjoy  every  man  the 
inheritance  of  his  fathers. 

9  Neither  shall  the  inheritance  re- 
move from  one  tribe  to  another 
tribe ;  but  every  one  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  keep 
himself  to  his  own  inheritance. 

10  Even  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  the  daughters  of  Ze- 
lophehad : 

11  'For  Mahlah,  Tirzah,  and 
Hoglah,  and  Milcah,  and  Noah, 
tlie  daughters  of  Zeloi)hehad,  were 
married  unto  their  father's  broth- 
ers' sons : 

12  And  they  were  married  4nto 
the  families  of  the  sons  of  Manas- 
seh the  son  of  Joseph,  and  their 
inheritance  remained  in  the  tribe 
of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  are  the  commandments 
and  the  judgments,  which  the  Lord 
commanded,  by  the  hand  of  Moses, 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  ''in  the 
plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near 
Jericho. 


213 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


'ch.  27.  7. 


)  Ilob. 

be  icjres. 
fver.  12. 


t  ITeb.c/f  are 

to  the,  tfc. 
SI  Kin. 21. 3. 


h  1  Chr.23.22. 


i  ch.  27. 1. 


t  Hob. 
tu  some 
that  were 
or  the  fam- 
ilies. 


kch.  2C,.r,.  & 
33.su. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


•Josh.  9.  1, 
10.  &^L'.4,; 


II  Or,  Zuph. 


l>Num.l.3.2C. 

ch.  ii.  i'i. 

'  Num.33.3S. 


14.51. 


THE   FIFTH   BOOK    OF   MOSES, 


i  Num.2I.24, 


'■Num.21  ..'.-3. 
Josh.  Vi.  12. 


Kill. 

f  Ex.  3.1. 

t  See  Ex.  11). 
]. 
Num.  10.11. 


tHeb.oHAu 
itcighbouts. 


t  Ileb.(7ifen. 


bOen.12.7. 
&  1.^.  IH.  & 
17.7,B.&20. 
4.  &  2».  IS. 


CALLED 


DEUTERONOMY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  iHfo.w,?'  Speech  in  the  end  of  the  fortieth  year,  h'iefly 
rehearsing  the  atoi-y  G  of  GoiVh  promise,  13  of  giving 
them  officers,  19  of  sending  the  spies  to  search  the 
land,  34  of  God^s  anger  for  their  incredulity,  41 
and  disobedience. 

THESE  he  the  words  wbicli  Mo- 
ses spake  unto  all  Israel  ""on 
this  side  Jordan  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  the  plain  over  against  "  the 
Red  sea,  between  Paran,  and  To- 
I)hel,  and  Laban,  and  Hazeroth, 
and  Dizahab. 

2  {There  are  eleven  daja''  journeij 
from  Horeb  by  the  way  of  mount 
Seir  ^unto  Kadesh-barnea.) 

3  And  it  came  to  i^ass  4n  the  for- 
tieth year,  in  the  eleventh  month, 
on  the  tirst  day  of  the  month,  that 
Moses  spake  unto  the  chihben  of 
Israel,  according  unto  all  that  the 
Lord  had  given  him  in  command- 
ment unto  them ; 

4  '^ After  he  had  slain  Silion  the 
king  of  the  Ainorites,  which  dwelt 
in  Heshbon,  and  Og  the  king  of 
Bashan,  which  dwelt  at  Astaroth 
nn  Edrei: 

5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  land 
of  Moab,  began  Moses  to  declare 
this  law,  saying, 

(3  The  LoiiD  our  God  spake  unto 
us  'in  Horeb,  saying,  Ye  have  dwelt 
long  f-'  enough  in  this  mount : 

7  Turn  you,  and  take  yom^  jour- 
ney, and  go  to  the  mount  of  the 
Amorites,  and  unto  Udl  the  places 
nigh  thereunto,  in  the  ])lain,  in  the 
hills,  and  in  tlio  vale,  and  in  the 
soutli,  and  by  the  sea  side,  to  the 
land  of  the  Oanaanites,  and  unto 
Lebanon,  unto  the  great  river,  the 
river  Eu])lirates. 

8  J>eh(>ld,  I  have  ^set  the  land 
before  you :  go  in  and  possess  the 
land  which  tlie  Lord  sware  unto 
your  fathers,  ''Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  to  give  unto  them  and  to 
their  seed  after  them. 

214 


9  ^  And  'I  spake  unto  you  at 
that  time,  saying,  I  am  not  able  to 
bear  you  myself  alone : 

10  The  LoED  your  God  hath  mul- 
tiplied you,  and,  behold,  ''ye  are 
this  day  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for 
multitude. 

11  ('The  Lord  God  of  your  fa- 
thers make  you  a  thousand  times 
so  many  more  as  ye  are,  and  bless 
you,  ™  as  he  hath  x:)romised  you !) 

12  "How  can  I  myself  alone  bear 
your  cumbrance,  and  your  burden, 
and  your  strife  ! 

13  "  t  Take  you  wise  men,  and  un- 
derstanding, and  known  among 
your  tribes,  and  I  will  make  them 
rulers  over  you. 

14  And  5  e  answered  me,  and  said, 
The  thing  which  thou  hast  spoken 
is  good  for  us  to  do. 

15  So  I  took  the  chief  of  your 
tribes,  wise  men,  and  known,  I'and 
^made  them  heads  over  you,  cap- 
tains over  thousands,  and  captains 
over  hundreds,  and  captains  over 
fifties,  and  cax)tains  over  tens,  and 
officers  among  your  tribes. 

10  And  I  charged  your  judges  at 
that  time,  saying.  Hear  the  causes 
between  your  brethren,  and  ''judge 
righteously  between  every  man  and 
his  'brother,  and  the  stranger  that 
is  with  him. 

17  'Ye  shall  not  ^ respect  persons 
in  judgment ;  hutyQ  shall  hear  the 
small  as  well  as  the  great ;  ye  shall 
not  be  afraid  of  the  face  of  man ; 


for  *the  judgment  is  God's: 
the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for 
"bring 


it  unto  me,  and  I  will 


and 
hear 


It. 

18  And  I  connnanded  you  at  that 
time  all  the  things  which  ye  should 
do. 

19  ^[  And  when  we  departed  from 
Horeb,  ""we  wi^nt  through  all  that 
great  and  terrible  wilderness,  which 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

i  Ex.  IS.  18. 
Num.  11.14. 


t  Gen.  1.5.  5. 
ch.  10.  22.& 

28. 62. 


12  Sam.  24.3. 


■"  Gen.  15.  5. 

&  22.  17.  & 

2li.  4. 

Ex.  32. 13. 
"  1  Kings  3. 

8,9. 


"  See  Ex.  18. 

21. 

Num.  11.10, 

17. 
f  Heb.  Give. 


P  Ex.  18.  25. 
t  Heb.  gave. 


1  ch.  IG.  IS. 
John  7.  24. 


■■Lev.  24.  82. 


» Lev.  19.  IS. 
ch.  Ifi.  19. 
1  .Sum.  IC.  7. 
I'niv.  24.  23. 
Jnnics  2.  1. 

f  Ilib.  ac- 
knowledge 
faces. 

i2Chr.l9.6. 


"  Ex.  18.  22, 
2U. 


1490. 

''Num.10.12. 
ch.  8.  1,5. 
Jcr.  2.  C. 


What  l)cfell  Israel  on 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


tlieir  ivay  to  Canaan. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

>  Num.13.26. 


•Josh.  1.  P. 


1490. 

»  Num.  13.3. 


b  Num.  13. 
2-J,  li3,  -H. 


'  Num.lS.i 


d  Num.  14.1, 
2,  3,  4. 
Ps.  llXi.  24, 
25. 


ech.  9.  28. 


tHeb. 

melted^ 
Josh.  2. 11. 
f  Num.  13.28, 
31,  32, :«. 
ch.  9. 1,  2. 


eNum.13.28. 


h  Ex.  14. 14, 
25. 
Neh.  4.  20. 


ye  saw  by  tlie  way  of  the  mountain 
of  the  Amorites,  as  the  Lord  oiu' 
God  commanded  us ;  and  ^'  we  came 
to  Kadesh-barnea. 

20  And  I  said  unto  you,  Ye  are 
come  unto  the  mountain  of  tlie 
Amorites,  wliicli  the  Lokd  our  God 
doth  give  unto  us. 

21  BehoUl,  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  set  the  huid  before  tliee :  go 
up  and  i)ossess  it,  as  tlie  Lord  God 
of  thy  fathers  hath  said  unto  tliee ; 
^fear  not,  neither  be  discouraged. 

22  *![  And  ve  came  near  unto  me 
every  one  of  you,  and  said,  AW' 
will  send  men  before  us,  and  they 
shall  search  us  out  the  land,  and 
bring  us  word  again  by  what  way 
we  must  go  up,  and  into  Avhat 
cities  we  shall  come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me 
well;  and  'I  took  twelve  men  of 
you,  one  of  a  tribe : 

24  And  ^'they  turned  and  went  up 
into  the  mountain,  and  came  unto 
the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  searched 
it  out. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of 
the  land  in  their  hands,  and  l)rought 
it  down  unto  us,  and  brought  us 
word  again,  and  said,  "It  is  a  good 
land  which  the  Lord  our  God  doth 
give  us. 

26  '^Notwithstanding  ye  would 
not  go  up,  but  rebelled  against  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  your 
God: 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  your 
tents,  and  said,  Because  the  Lord 
"'  hated  us,  he  hath  brought  us  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  deliver 
us  into  the  hand  of  the  Amorites, 
to  destroy  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up?  our 
brethren  have  kliscouraged  our 
heart,  saying,  *^The  people  is  gTcat- 
er  and  taller  than  we;  the  cities 
are  great  and  walled  up  to  heaven; 
and  moreover  we  have  seen  the 
sons  of  the  ^'Auakim  there. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  you,  Dread 
not,  neither  be  afraid  of  them. 

30  ''The  Lord  your  God  which 
goeth  before  you,  he  shall  fight  for 
you,  according  to  all  that  he  did 
for  you  in  Egypt  before  yom*  eyes; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where 


thou  hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord 
thv  God  'bare  thee,  as  a  man  doth 
bear  his  son,  in  all  the  way  that 
ye  went,  until  ye  came  into  this 
place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing  "ye  did  not 
believe  the  Lord  your  God, 

33  'Who  went  in  the  way  before 
you,  "to  search  you  out  a  place 
to  pitch  your  tents  in,  in  tire  by 
night,  to  shew  you  by  what  way 
ye  should  go,  and  in  a  cloud  by 
day. 

34  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice 
of  your  words,  and  was  wroth, "  and 
sware,  saying, 

35  %Surely  there  shall  not  one  of 
these  men  of  this  evil  generation 
see  that  good  land,  which  I  sware. 
to  give  unto  your  fathers, 

30  p  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neli ;  he  shall  see  it,  and  to  him 
will  I  give  the  land  that  he  hath 
trodden  upon,  and  to  his  children, 
because  ''  he  hath  ^  wholly  followed 
the  Lord. 

37  "^Also  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  me  for  your  sakes,  saying. 
Thou  also  shalt  not  go  in  thither. 

38  ""But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
*  which  standeth  before  thee,  he 
shall  go  in  thither:  "encourage 
him:  for  he  shall  cause  Israel  to 
inherit  it. 

39  "^ Moreover  jour  little  ones, 
which  ^  ye  said  should  be  a  prey, 
and  your  children,  which  in  that 
day  ''had  no  knowledge  between 
good  and  evil,  they  shall  go  in 
thither,  and  unto  them  will  I  give 
it,  and  they  shall  possess  it. 

40  ""  But  as  for  you,  turn  you,  and 
take  your  journey  into  the  wilder- 
ness by  the  way  of  the  Bed  sea. 

41  Then  ye  answered  and  said 
unto  me,  ^We  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord,  we  will  go  up  and  tight, 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  our 
God  commanded  us.  And  when 
ye  had  girded  on  every  man  his 
weapons  of  war,  ye  were  ready  to 
go  up  into  the  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Say  unto  them,  ''  Go  not  up,  neither 
fight;  for  I  am  not  among  you; 
lest  ye  be  smitten  before  your  ene- 
mies. 

215 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

■  Kx.  19.  4. 

ch.  .32.11,18. 

Is.  4(i.  3,  4. 

&  U3.  9. 

Uos.  11.  .3. 

S(.'e  on  Acta 

13. 18. 
>.  r».  KK).  24. 

Judc5. 


I  Ex.  13.  21. 

Ps.  78.  14. 

'"  Num.  10. 

.3.3. 

Ez.  20.  a. 


"  ch.  2. 14, 15. 


1491. 

"Num.14. 
P8'."95.  U. 


1'  Num.  14. 
L-4.  :W. 
Josh.  U.  9. 


1Num.l4.24. 
t  Heb. 
jiilfiHed  to 

go  after. 
'■Num.20.12. 

&  -Jj.  14. 

ch.  .3.  2(i.& 

4.  21.  &. 34. 4. 

Ps.  IOC.  32. 

"  Num.14.30. 

'  Ex.  24. 13. 

&;a.  11. 

Sec  1  Sara. 

lii.  22. 
"Num.  27. 

18,  V.\. 

ch.31.7,23. 

'  Num.l4..31. 
J  Num.  14. 3. 


'Is.  7.15, 16. 
Rom.  9. 11. 


'  Num.14.25. 


liNum.14.40. 


•^  Num.H.42. 


What  l)efell  Israel  on 


deuteeo:n^o]my. 


their  way  to  Canaan. 


Before 

CHKIST 

1451. 


dNum.H. 

44.  io. 
\  riel).  ye 

were  jn'e- 

and  went 
up. 

'Pb.  118. 12. 


fNum.l.T2.i. 

&2(l.  I,  L'L'. 

Jud-.  11.17. 


•Nuni.14.25. 
ch,  1.40. 


11  See  ver.  7, 
14. 


'Num. 20. 1 4. 


tlloh.  evrn 
tatUelnt.d- 
i/il/  of  t/ir 
sole  vj'  the 
foot. 

dGtn.r'j;.  8. 
Josh.  24.  4. 


'ch.8.2,.'!,4. 


^Jua«.  11.18. 


43  So  I  sfjake  unto  yon ;  and  ye 
would  not  hear,  but  rebelled  against 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
and  ^ '  went  presumptuously  up  into 
the  hill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
in  that  mountain,  came  out  against 
you,  and  chased  you,  ^as  bees  do, 
and  destroyed  you  in  Seir,  even 
untO'Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned  and  wej)t 
before  the  Lord  ;  but  the  Lord 
would  not  hearken  to  your  voice, 
nor  give  ear  unto  you. 

4G  'So  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  manv 
days,  according  unto  the  days  that 
ye  abode  there. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  fitory  i.'!  continued,  that  they  were  not  to  meddle 
with  the  Edomite.s,  9  nor  with  the  2Ioabites,  17  nor 
with  the  Ammonites,  24  but  Sihon  the  Amorite  was 
subdued  by  them. 

THEX  we  turned,  and  took  our 
journey  into  the  wilderness 
by  the  way  of  the  Eed  sea,  "  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  me :  and  we  com- 
passed mount  Seir  many  days. 

2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me, 
saying, 

3  Ye  have  comx)assed  this  mount- 
ain ^'long  enough:  turn  you  north- 
ward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  people, 
saying,  "^Ye  are  to  pass  through 
the  coast  of  your  lu'ethren  the  chil- 
dren of  Esau,  which  dwell  in  Seir ; 
and  tliev  shall  be  afraid  of  you : 
take  ye  good  heed  unto  yourselves 
therefore : 

5  Meddle  not  with  them ;  for  I 
will  not  give  you  of  their  land, 
hio,  not  so  much  as  a  footbreadth; 
''because  I  have  given  mount  Seir 
unto  Esau  for  a  possession. 

G  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  them  for 
money,  t]i[it  ye  may  eat;  and  ye 
shall  also  buy  water  of  them  for 
money,  that  ye  may  drink. 

7  For  tlie  Lord  tliy  (Jod  hath 
blessed  thee  in  all  tlie  works  of 
tliy  hand:  he  knoweth  thy  walk- 
ing tln-ough  this  great  wilderness  : 
'■thes(5  forty  years  tlM3  T^ord  thy 
(lod  l\<(lh  hccn  with  thee;  thou 
liast  lacked  nothing. 

8  *^And  when  we  ])assed  by  from 
our  brethren  the  children  of  Esau, 
which  dwelt  in  Seir,  through  the 

21G 


gave 


get 


way  of  the  plain  from  ^Elath,  and 
from  Ezion-gaber,  we  turned  and 
passed  by  the  way  of  the  wilder- 
ness of  Moab. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
"  Distress  not  the  Moabites,  neither 
contend  with  them  in  battle :  for  I 
will  not  give  thee  of  their  land  for 
a  i^ossession ;  because  I  have  given 
''Ar  unto  'the  children  of  Lot /or  a 
possession. 

10  ""Tlie  Emim  dwelt  therein  in 
times  past,  a  people  great,  and  ma- 
ny, and  tall,  as  '  the  Anakim ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted 
giants,  as  the  Anakim;  but  the 
Moabites  call  them  Emim. 

12  "'  The  Horim  also  dwelt  in  Seir 
beforetime ;  but  the  children  of 
Esau  ^succeeded  them,  when  they 
had  destroyed  them  trom  before 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  "stead; 
as  Israel  did  unto  the  land  of  his 
l^ossession,  which  the  Lord 
unto  them. 

13  Now  rise  up,  said  J,  and 
you  over  "  the  "  brook  Zered.     And 
we  went  over  the  brook  Zered. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we 
came  "from  Kadesh-barnea,  until 
we  were  come  over  the  brook  Ze- 
red, ivas  thirty  and  eight  years ; 
^' until  all  the  generation  of  the 
men  of  war  were  wasted  out  from 
among  the  host,  "^  as  the  Lord 
sware  unto  them. 

15  For  indeed  the  "^hand  of  the 
Lord  was  against  them,  to  destroy 
them  from  among  the  host,  until 
they  were  consumed. 

10  *1[  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  men  of  war  were  consumed 
and  dead  from  among  the  i)eo- 
ple, 

17  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me, 
saying, 

18  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through 
Ar,  the  coast  of  JMoab,  this  day : 

19  And  when  thou  comest  nigh 
over  against  the  cliilchen  of  Am- 
mon,  distress  them  not,  nor  med- 
dle with  them :  for  I  will  not  give 
\\\e.Q  of  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  a)ui  jK)ssession  ;  because  I 
have  given  it  unto  Hhe  children  of 
Lot /or  a  possession. 

20  (That  also  was   accounted  a 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

siKin.g.LC. 


II  Or.  Une  no 
ho»tilitii 
Of/'iinst 
.Moab. 


hNum.21.:.^. 
i  Gen.  19.  .-if), 


k  Gen.  14.  J. 


1  Num.  13.2-.\ 
3.">. 
ch.  9.  2. 


ver.  2". 
Gen.  U.  Ci. 
&  :X.  -..0. 


ited  them. 


I  Or,  room. 


"Xum.21.12. 
WOr.valhn, 
Num.  13.2.J. 


"Nura.lS.lG. 


PNum.l4.3<!. 
&  2«.  64. 


1  Num.14..';,', 
eh.  1.. ■«,;«. 
Ez.  10.  Vo. 

'Ps.  78.  .r. 
i  100.  20. 


'Gen.  19. 


Whftt  'befell  Israel  on 


deuteeo:n^omy. 


tlieir  way  to  Canaan. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

«Gen.  14.5, 
Ziizim. 
"  See  ver.  10. 


'Gen.  3G.8. 
J  Gen.  14.  G. 
ver.  12. 


•Josh.  13. 3. 

■Jer.  M.  'JO. 

b  Gen.  11).  14. 

Amos  'J.  7. 


'Num. 21.1". 
14. 

Judg.  11.18, 
21. 


t  neb.  begin, 
posse;ss. 


d  Ex.  1.1.  14, 
13. 

eh.  11.  2.1 
Josh.2.a,10. 


'cli.  20. 10. 


f  Num.  21. 

21,  "22. 
Jud^;  11.10. 


5Nura.20.in. 


'  See  Num. 
20. 18. 
ch.  2:'.. .",  4. 
Judu'.  11. 
17,18. 


I  Num.  21.2.1. 


k  Josh.  11.20. 
i  Ex.  4.21. 


land  of  giants :  giants  dwelt  there- 
in in  old  time;  and  tlie  Ammon- 
ites call  them  *  Zamznmmim ; 

21  "A  people  great,  and  many, 
and  tall,  as  the  Anakim  ;  l)nt  the 
LoiiD  destroyed  them  before?  them; 
and  they  sneceeded  them,  and 
dwelt  in  their  stead : 

22  As  he  did  to  the  children  of 
Esau,  ''which  dwelt  in  Scir,  when 
he  destroyed  -the  Horim  from  be- 
fore them ;  and  they  succeeded 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead 
even  unto  this  day : 

23  And  'the  Avini  which  dAvelt 
in  Hazerim,  eren  unto  ^Azzah,  ^'the 
Caphtorim,  which  came  forth  out 
of  Oaphtor,  destroyed  them,  and 
dwelt  in  tlieir  stead.) 

24  *1[  Else  ye  up,  take  your  jour- 
ney, and  ''pass  over  the  river  Ay- 
ncm :  behold,  I  have  given  into 
thine  hand  Sihon  the  Amorite, 
king   of  Heshbon,  and  his  land : 


^  begin 


to  possess  it,  and  contend 


with  him  in  battle. 

25  ^'  This  day  will  I  begin  to  put 
the  dread  of  thee  and  tlie  fear  of 
thee  upon  the  nations  that  are  un- 
der the  whole  heaven,  who  shall 
hear  report  of  thee,  and  shall  trem- 
ble, and  be  in  anguish  because  of 
thee. 

2G  ^  And  I  sent  messengers  out 
of  the  wilderness  of  Kedemotli  un- 
to Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  ^with 
words  of  peace,  saying, 

27  ^Let  me  i>ass  through  thy  land: 
I  will  go  along  by  the  high  way,  I 
will  neither   turn   unto 
hand  nor  to  the  left. 

28  Thou  shalt  sell  me  meat  for 
money,  that  I  may  eat;  and  give 
me  water  for  money,  that  I  may 
drink:  "^only  I  will  pass  through 
on  my  feet : 

29  (''As  the  cliildren  of  Esau  which 
dwell  in  Seir,  and  the  Moabites 
which  dwell  in  Ar,  did  unto  me :) 
until  I  shall  pass  over  Jordan  into 
the  land  which  the  Loud  our  God 
givetli  us. 

30  'But  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon 
would  not  let  us  pass  by  him  :  for 
^  the  Lord  thy  God  '  hardened  his 
spirit,  and  made  his  heart  obsti- 
nate,  that  he  might  deliver  him 


the  right 


Before 
CHRIST 

14.51. 


'ch.  l.S. 


"  Num.21.23. 


"ph.  7.2.  & 

20.  10. 
l'Num.21.24. 

ch.  2y.  7. 


1  Lev.  27.  28. 
ch.  7.  2,  26. 

t  Ileb.  every 
C}Ui  of  men, 
tmil  iroiiten, 
and  little 
ones. 


'  ch.  3. 12.  & 
4.  48. 
Josh.  13.  9. 


» Ts.  44.  3. 


into  thy  hand,  as   appearetli  this 
day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Behold,  I  have  begun  to  "'give  Si- 
hon and  his  land  before  thee:  l)e- 
gin  to  possess,  that  thou  may  est 
inlierithis  land. 

32  "Then  Sihon  came  out  against 
us,  he  and  all  his  peojde,  to  light 
at  Jahaz. 

33  ^Vnd  "the  Lord  our  God  deliv- 
ered him  before  us ;  and  ''we  smote 
him,  and  his  sous,  and  all  his 
l^eople. 

34  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at 
that  time,  and  '^^' utterly  destroyed 

;  Ulie  men,  and  the  women,  and  the 
I  little  ones,  of  every  city,  we  left 
I  none  to  remain : 

35  Oidy  the  cattle  we  took  for  a 
prey  unto  ourselves,  and  the  spoil 
of  the  cities  which  we  took. 

30  "^From  Aroer,  which  h  by  the 
brink  of  the  river  of  Arnon,  and 
from  the  city  that  is  by  the  river, 
even  unto  Gilead,  there  was  not 
one  city  too  strong  for  us:  ^the 
Lord  our  God  delivered  all  unto 
us: 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  thou  camest  not, 
nor  unto  any  place  of  the  river 
'  Jabbok,  nor  unto  the  cities  in  the 
mountains,  wov  unto  "whatsoever 
the  Lord  our  God  forbade  us. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  TJie  .ilorij  of  the  conquest  of  Og  king  of  Bashan.  11 
Tlie  bigness  of  his  bed.  12  The  distribution  of  those 
land.'i  to  the  two  tribes  and  half.  23  Jloses^  i^rayer 
to  enter  into  the  land.     26  He  is  ixrmittcd  to  see  it. 

HEX  we  turned,  and  went  up 
the  way  to  Bashan  :  and  '  Og 
the  king  of  Bashan  came  out 
against  us,  he  and  all  his  people, 
to  battle  ^'at  Edrei. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Fear  him  not :  for  I  will  deliver 
him,  and  all  his  people,  and  his 
land,  into  thy  hand;  and  thou 
shalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst 
unto  ''Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
which  dwelt  at  Heshbon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  delivered 
into  our  hands  Og  also,  the  king 
of  Bashan,  and  all  his  people :  ''and  ;  ■JNum.si.ss. 
we  smote  him  until  none  was  left 
to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at 

217 


>  Gen.  .32. 22. 

Num.  21.24. 

ch.  3.  It;. 
"ver.  5,9,13. 


T 


"Num. 
3.!,  &c. 
ch.  29. 


21. 


tch.  1.  4. 


'  Num.21.34. 


The  distribution  of 


DEUTEKONOMY. 


the  conquered  lands. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

'1  Kin.  4.13. 


fch.  2.  24. 
Ps.  1.35. 10, 
]1,1J.&136. 
VJ,  20,  21. 


Ech.  4.48. 
Ps.  29.  6. 


lilChr.5.23. 
i  ch.  4.  49. 


kJosh.  12.  5. 
&  13. 11. 


I  Amos  2.  9. 
"  Gen.  14.  5. 


"  2  Sam.  12. 
20. 

Jer.  49.  2. 
Ez.  21.  20. 


"ch.  2.  .36. 
Josh.  12.  2. 


PNum..32.n3. 
Joah.  12.  «. 
&  13.  8,  &c. 


1  Josh.  13.29. 


'  1  Clir.  2. 22. 


■  Josh.  1.3. 1.';. 

2  Sam.  .3.  .3. 

&  10.  (J. 
•Num. .32.41. 


•  Num.32..39. 


that  time,  there  was  not  a  city 
wliieh  we  took  not  from  tliem, 
tlireescore  cities,  ^  all  the  region  of 
Argob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Ba- 
shan. 

5  All  these  cities  icere  fenced  with 
high  walls,  gates,  and  bars ;  beside 
unwalled  towns  a  great  many. 

G  And  we  utterly  destroyed  them, 
as  we  did  unto  Sihoii  king  *'of 
Heshl^on,  utterly  destroying  the 
men,  women,  and  children,  of  every 
city. 

7  But  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil 
of  the  cities,  we  took  for  a  prey  to 
ourselves. 

8  And  we  took  at  that  time  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the 
Amorites  the  land  that  was  on  this 
side  Jordan,  from  the  river  of  Ar- 
non  unto  mount  Hermon ; 

9  {Which  '-'Hermon  the  Sidonians 
call  Sirion ;  and  the  Amorites  call 
it ''  Shenir ;) 

10  'All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 
all  Gilead,  and  ""all  Bashan,  unto 
Salchah  and  Edrei,  cities  of  the 
kiDgdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

11  ^  For  only  Og  king  of  Bashan 
remained  of  the  remnant  of  '"gi- 
ants; behold,  his  bedstead  ivas  a 
bedstead  of  u*on ;  is  it  not  in  "  Eab- 
bath  of  the  children  of  iVmmon  ? 
nine  cubits  was  the  length  thereof, 
and  four  cubits  the  breadth  of  it, 
after  the  cubit  of  a  man. 

12  And  this  land,  ivhich  we  i)os- 
sessed  at  that  time,  "fi"om  Aroer, 
which  is  by  the  river  Arnou,  and 
half  mount  Gilead,  and  f'the  cities 
thereof,  gave  I  unto  the  Eeuben- 
ites  and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  "lAnd  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and 
all  Bashan,  l)ci)ig  the  kingdom  of 
Og,  gave  I  luito  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh;  all  the  region  of  Ar- 
gob, with  all  Bashan,  which  was 
called  the  land  of  giants. 

14  Mair  the  son  of  Manasseh 
took  all  the  country  of  Argob 
"unto  the  coasts  of  Geshuri  and 
]\raa('hathi ;  and  'calkMl  them  after 
his  own  name,  iiashan-havoth-jair, 
unto  this  day. 

15  "And  I  gave  Gilead  mito  Ma- 
chir. 

10 


And 


unto    the 
218 


lleubenites 


sea,  "luider 


"^and  unto  the  Gadites  I  gave 
from  Gilead  even  unto  the  river 
Arnon  half  the  valley,  and  the 
border  even  unto  the  river  Jab- 
bok,  ^  which  is  the  border  of  the 
childi'en  of  Ammon ; 

17  The  x>lain  also,  and  Jordan, 
and  the  coast  thereof,  from  ^  Ohin- 
nereth  'even  unto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  ''even  the  salt 
Ashdoth-pisgah  eastward. 

18  1^  And  1  commanded  you  at 
that  time,  saying.  The  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  you  this  land  to 
l)ossess  it:  ""ye  shall  x^ass  over 
armed  before  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel,  all  that  are 
t  meet  for  the  w  ar. 

19  But  your  wives,  and  your 
little  ones,  and  your  cattle,  {for 
I  know  that  ye  have  much  cattle,) 
shall  abide  in  yom*  cities  which  I 
have  given  you ; 

20  Until  the  Loed  have  given 
rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  well 
as  unto  you,  and  until  they  also 
possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  given  them  be- 
yond Jordan :  and  then  shall  ye 
'=  return  every  man  unto  his  pos- 
session, which  I  have  given  you. 

21  ^[  And  ''I  commanded  Joshua 
at  that  time,  saying.  Thine  eyes 
have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  done  unto  these  two 
kings :  so  shall  the  Lord  do  unto 
all  the  kingdoms  whither  thou 
l)assest. 

22  Ye  shall  not  fear  them:  for 
''the  Lord  your  God  he  shall  fight 
for  you. 

23  And  ^I  besought  the  Lord  at 
that  time,  saying, 

24  O  Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun 
to  shew  thy  servant  *^thy  great- 
ness, and  thy  mighty  hand:  for 
''what  God  is  there  in  lieaAcn  or  in 
earth,  that  can  do  according  to 
thy  works,  and  according  to  thy 
might  ? 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over, 
and  see  'the  good  land  that  is  be- 
yond Jordan,  that  goodly  mount- 
ain, and  Lebanon. 

20  But  tlje  Lord  ''was  wroth 
with  me  for  your  sakes,  and  would 
not  hear  me:  and  tlie  Lord  said 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

''2Sam.24.5. 


^Xum. 21.24. 
Josh.  12.  2. 


TNum.S4.11. 

'  Num.34.12. 
ch.  4.  49. 
Josh.  12.  3. 

'  Gen.  14.  3. 

!1  Or,  wider 
the  f^prhigs 
vf  Fisgah^ 
or,  the  hiU. 


l'Num.32. 
20,  &c. 


\  Ilcb.  ^on$ 
ofpowtr. 


^  Josh.  22. 4. 


d  Num.27. 13. 


"•Ex.  11.  14. 

ch.  1.  ao.  & 

20.  4. 

f  See  2  Cor. 
12.  8,  9. 


Beh.  U.  2. 


h  Ex.  l.i.  11. 
2  S;iin.  7.22. 
I's.  71.  10.  & 
Kti.  8.  &  89. 
C,8. 


i  Ex.  3.  S. 
cli.  4.  22. 


I  Num.  20. 
12.  .I-  -.7.  14. 
cli.  1  .37.  & 
;ll.  2.  &.32. 
.•>1,32.  &  34. 
4. 
1-9.  lOG.  32. 


An  exhortatmi  to  obedience. 


DEUTEEONOMY.  A  dissuasive  against  idolatry. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

INuin.'i'.li 
II  Or,  The 
hill. 


■"  Num.  27. 
IS,  L'.'!. 
cli.  I.  lis.  & 
31.  3,  7. 


"  ch.  4.  46.  & 
34.6. 


"Lev.  19.  ,37. 

.t  *.  S.  & 

22.  31. 

cii".  5.'l.  &8. 

1. 

Ez.  20.  11. 

Rom.  ID.  5. 


bch.  12.  32. 
Josh.  1.  7. 
I'lov. ;».  6. 
Ecc.  12. 13. 
Ktv.  22.  18, 


'  Num.  25. 4, 
&c. 

Josh.  22. 17. 
Ps.  100.  28, 
29. 


i  Job  28.  2S. 
Ps.  19.  7.  & 
111.  10. 
Prov.  1. 7. 


"2  Sam.  7.23. 
fPs.  4i;.  1.  & 

14.5.  IK.  & 
1+S.  14. 
Is.  5o.  6. 


unto  me,  Let  it  suflice  tliee ;  sx)eiik 
no  more  unto  me  of  this  matter. 

27  '  Get  tliee  up  into  the  top  of 
I'Pis^ali,  and  lift  u])  thine  eyes 
westward,  and  north wartl,  and 
southward,  and  eastward,  and  be- 
hohl  it  with  thine  eyes:  for  thou 
slialt  not  go  over  this  Jonhm, 

28  But  "cliarge  Josliua,  and  en- 
courage liim,  and  strengthen  Ihni : 
for  he  shall  go  over  before  this 
people,  and  he  shall  cause  them  to 
inherit  the  land  which  thou  shalt 
see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  "the  valley 
over  against  Beth-peor. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1  An  exhortation  to  obedience.     41  lifoses  appointeth 
the  three  cities  of  refuge  on  that  side  Jordan. 

NOW  therefore  hearken,  O  Is- 
rael, unto  ''the  statutes  and 
unto  the  judgments,  which  I  teach 
you,  for  to  do  them,  that  ye  may 
live,  and  go  in  and  ])ossess  the 
land  which  the  Loud  God  of  yoiu* 
fathers  givetli  you. 

2  ^Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the 
word  which  I  command  3  ou,  nei- 
ther shall  ye  diminish  a iKjlit  from 
it,  that  ye  may  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  yoiu*  God 
which  I  command  you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the 
LoED  did  because  of  'Baal-peor: 
for  all  the  men  that  followed  Baal- 
peor,  the  Lokd  thy  God  hath  de- 
stroyed them  from  among  you. 

4  But  ye  that  did  cleave  unto  the 
Lord  your  God  are  alive  every 
one  of  you  this  day. 

0  Behold,  I  have  taught  you  stat- 
utes and  judgments,  even  as  the 
LoED  my  God  commanded  me, 
that  ye  should  do  so  in  the  land 
whither  ye  go  to  possess  it. 

G  Keep  therefore  and  do  them; 
for  this  is  ''your  wisdom  and  your 
understanding  in  the  sight  of  the 
nations,  which  shall  hear  all  these 
statutes,  and  say,  Surely  this  great 
nation  is  a  wise  and  understanding 
people. 

7  For  ^wliat  nation  is  there  so 
great,  who  hath  ^  God  .so  nigh  unto 
them,  as  the  Loed  our  God  is  in 
all  things  that  we  call  ui^on  him 
forF 


8  And  what  nation  is  there  so 
great,  that  hath  statutes  and  judg- 
ments .so  righteous  as  all  this  law, 
which  I  set  before  you  this  day  ? 

9  Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and 
« keep  thy  soul  diligently,  ''  lest 
thou  forget  the  things  which  thine 
eyes  have  seen,  and  lest  they  de- 
])art  from  thy  heart  all  the  days  of 
thy  life :  but '  teach  them  thy  sons, 
and  thy  sons'  sons ; 

10  SpeciaUy  ""the  day  that  thou 
stoodest  before  the  Loed  thy  God 
in  Horeb,  when  the  Loed  said  un- 
to me.  Gather  me  tlie  i)eople  to- 
gether, and  I  will  make  them  hear 
my  words,  that  they  may  learn  to 
fear  me  all  the  days  that  they  shall 
live  upon  the  earth,  and  that  they 
may  teach  their  chikU-eu. 

11  And  ye  came  near  and  stood 
under  the  mountain  ;  and  the 
'  mountain  burned  with  lire  unto 
the  t  midst  of  heaven,  with  dark- 
ness, clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  '"And  the  Loed  spake  unto 
you  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire: 
"ye  heard  the  voice  of  the  words, 
but  saw  no  similitude;  "^tQ^iy  ^/e 
heard  a  voice. 

13  ^And  he  declared  unto  you 
his  covenant,  which  he  command- 
ed you  to  x^erform,  even  "^  ten  com- 
mandments; and  'he  wrote  them 
upon  two  tables  of  stone. 

14  1^  And  'the  Loed  command- 
ed me  at  that  time  to  teach  you 
statutes  and  judgments,  that  ye 
might  do  them  in  the  land  whither 
ye  go  over  to  possess  it. 

15  '  Take  ye  therefore  good  heed 
unto  yourselves ;  for  ye  saw  no 
manner  of  "similitude  on  the  day 
that  the  Loed  spake  unto  you  in 
Horeb  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire ; 

16  Lest  ye  ""  corrupt  yourseh-es, 
and  ^make  you  a  graven  image, 
the  similitude  of  any  figm^e,  ^the 
likeness  of  male  or  female, 

17  The  likeness  of  any  beast  that 
is  on  the  earth,  the  likeness  of  any 
winged  fowl  that  flieth  in  the  air, 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  that 
creei)eth  on  the  ground,  the  like- 
ness of  any  fish  that  is  in  the  wa- 
ters beneath  the  earth : 

19  And  lest   thou  ^lift  up  thine 

219 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


KProv.  4.  23. 
h  Prov.  3.1,3. 
&4.  21. 


iGon.18. 10. 

rh.  (i.  7.  & 

11.  19. 

IN.  78.  .5,  (i. 

Kph.  «.  4. 
k  Ex.  19.  y, 

HI.  S:  20.  18. 

Ileb.  12.  IS, 

19. 


lEx.  in.  18. 

ch.  r,.  23. 
Hlt^b.  heart. 


'ch.  5.4,22. 


"  ver.  33,  S6. 

"Ex.  20.  22. 

1  Kill.  19.12. 
1  llc-b.  save 

a  voice. 
P  ch.  9.  9,  U. 


■!  Ex.  34.  28. 


'Ex.  24.  12. 
&  31.  IS. 


"Ex.  21.1.  & 
ch.22.&ch. 
23. 


•  Josh.  23. 11. 


"  Is.  40. 13. 


'  Ex.  32.  7. 

>■  Ex.  20.  4, 5. 

ver.  23. 

ch.  5.  8. 
2  Kom.  1.  23. 


»  ch.  17.  .3. 
Job  31.  26, 

27. 


Go(Vs  esiKcial 


deuteko:n^omy. 


regard  to  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

l>  Gen.  2. 1. 

2  Kin.  17.16. 

&  L'l.  3. 
'  Rom.  1.  25. 


II  Or, 
imparted. 


JlKin.S.51. 
Jer.  11.  4. 


'  Ex.  10.  ,i. 
ch.  fl.  W.  & 
32.  9. 

f  Num.  20.12. 
ch.  1.  37.  & 
3.20. 


<eSee2Pet.l. 

13, 14,  1.5. 

t  ch.  3.  27. 

i  eh.  3.  25. 


k  vcr.  9. 


I  vcr.  Ifi. 
Ex.  20.  4,  5. 


■^  Ex.  24. 17. 

ch.  il.  3. 

Is.  .■■;).  14. 

Ueb.  12.  29. 
"  Ex.  20.  -,. 

ch.  0. 15. 

Is.  42.  S. 


'  vcr.  IG. 


l'2Kin.l7.17 
&c. 


1  ch..'?0.18,19. 
Is.  1.2. 
iMic.  G.  2. 


'  Ixv.  V,.  3.1. 
cli.  28.G.',M. 
Nch.  1.  ». 


'ch.28.  G4. 
lSttm.2tl.l9. 
Jer.  IG.  11. 

'Vs.  Il.'i.  4,.n. 
»  I  «.  1/i,  10. 
Is.  44.  9.  & 
46.7. 


eves  imto  lieaven,  and  when  thou 
seest  the  sun,  and.  the  moon,  and 
the  stars,  even^viSS.  the  host  of  heav- 
en, shouklest  be  driven  to  "^  worship 
them,  and  serve  them,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  n  divided  unto 
all  nations  under  the  whole  heaven. 

20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you, 
and  '^brought  you  forth  out  of  the 
iron  furnace,  even,  out  of  Egypt, 
•"to  be  unto  him  a  people  of  inher- 
itance, as  ye  are  this  day. 

21  Furthermore  *^the  Lord  was 
angry  with  me  for  your  sakes,  and 
sware  that  I  should  not  go  over 
Jordan,  and  that  I  should  not  go 
in  unto  that  good  land,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an 
inheritance : 

22  But  '^I  must  die  in  this  land, 
^  I  must  not  go  over  Jordan :  but 
ye  shall  go  over,  and  possess  '  that 
good  land. 

23  Take  heed  unto  yourselves, 
•"lest  ye  forget  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  which  he  made 
with  you,  ^  and  make  you  a  graven 
image,  or  the  likeness  of  any  tMmj., 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  for- 
bidden thee. 

24  For  '"the  Lord  thy  God  h  a 
consuming  lii-e,  even  "a  jealous 
God. 

25  *Y  Wlien  thou  shalt  beget  chil- 
dren, and  children's  children,  and 
ye  shall  have  remained  long  in  the 
land,  and  "shall  corrupt  yourselves, 
and  make  a  graven  image,  or  the 
likeness  of  any  thinf/,  and  ''shall  do 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  provoke  him  to  anger ; 

26  ''I  call  heaven  and  earth  to 
witness  against  you  this  day,  that 
ye  shall  soon  utterly  perish  from 
off  the  laud  whereunto  ye  go  over 
Jordan  to  possess  it ;  ye  shall  not 
prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but 
shall  utt(M-ly  be  destroyed. 

27  And  the  Lord  'shall  scatter 
you  among  the  nations,  and  ye 
shall  be  left  few  in  number  among 
the  heathen,  whither  the  Lord 
shall  h-ad  you. 

28  And  'there  ye  shall  serve  gods, 
the  work  of  men's  hands,  wood  and 
stone,  Mvhicli  neither  see,  nor  hear, 
nor  eat,  nor  smell. 

220 


29  "But  if  from  thence  thou  shalt 
seek  the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt 
find  him,  if  thou  seek  him  with  all 
thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

30  When  thou  art  in  tribulation, 
and  all  these  things  ^are  come  upon 
thee,  ^eveii  in  the  latter  days,  if 
thou  'turn  to  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  shalt  be  obedient  unto  his 
voice ; 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  "a 
merciful  God ;)  he  will  not  forsake 
thee,  neither  destroy  thee,  nor  for- 
get the  covenant  of  thy  fathers, 
which  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  For  ""  ask  now  of  the  days  that 
are  past,  which  were  before  thee, 
since  the  day  that  God  created 
man  ui^on  the  earth,  and  ask  ^  from 
the  one  side  of  heaven  unto  the 
other,  whether  there  hath  been  any 
such  thiny  as  this  great  thing  is,  or 
hath  been  heard  like  it  ? 

33  ""Did  ever  people  hear  the  voice 
of  God  speaking  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fh'e,  as  thou  hast  heard,  and 
live? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go  and 
take  him  a  nation  from  the  midst 
of  another  nation,  'M)y  temptations, 
''by  signs,  and  l)y  wonders,  and  by 
war,  and  Hjy  a  mighty  hand,  and 
^by  a  stretched  out  arm,  ''and  by 
great  terrors,  according  to  all  that 
the  Lord  your  God  did  for  you  in 
Egypt  before  your  eyes  ? 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  shewed,  that 
thou  miglitest  know  that  the  Lord 
he  is  God ;  '  there  is  none  else  be- 
side liim. 

30  '^  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee 
to  hear  his  voice,  that  he  miglit 
instruct  thee:  and  upon  earth  he 
shewed  thee  his  great  fire ;  and 
thou  heardest  his  words  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire. 

37  x^nd  because  '  he  loved  thy  fa- 
thers, therefore  lie  chose  their  seed 
after  them,  and  '"brought  thee  out. 
in  his  sight  with  his  mighty  i)ower 
out  of  Egypt ; 

38  "To  drive  out  nations  from  be- 
fore thee  greater  and  mightier  than 
thou  art,  to  l)ring  tliee  in,  to  give 
thee  their  land  for  an  inheritance, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

31)  Know  therefore  this  day,  and 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

°  Lev.  26.  39, 

40. 

ch.:».l,2,3. 

2  Chr.  15.  4. 

Neh.  I.  9. 

Is.  55.  G,  7. 

Jer.  •«.  12, 

13,  14. 
t  Ileb.  have 

jouiitl  thee, 

Ex.  IS.  S. 

ch.  31.  ir. 
^  Gen.  49.1. 

ch.  31.29. 

Jer.  23. 20. 

IIos.  3.  5. 
y  Joel  2. 12. 
'  2  Chr.  :50.  9. 

Neh.  9.  31. 

Ps.  UG.  5. 

Jonah  4.  2. 


'■•JoS  8.  8. 


!<  Matt.  24.31. 


"■  Ex.  24.  11. 

&  33.  -3). 
ch.  5.  24,  26. 


<lch.  r.  19.& 
29.3. 
"^Ex.  7.  3. 

t  Ex.  1,0.  3. 

EEx.  G.  6. 
li  eh.  m.  8.  & 
34.  12. 


ich.  32.  39. 
1  .Sam.  2.  2. 
Is.  45.  5,  IS, 
22. 
Mark  12.  £9, 


k  Ex.  19.9,19. 
&2II.  IS,  V2. 
k  24.  IG. 
lleb.  12.  IS. 


Ich.  10.  l.-|. 


"' Ex.1.!.  3,9, 
14. 


"ch.  7.  1.  & 
U.  1,4,  5. 


Three  cities  of  refuge. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


The  covenant  in  Hord), 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

0  ver.  35. 
Josh.  -2. 11. 


I' Lev. -Ji  SI. 


iclL.'i.lfi.  .t 
(i.;j,  18.  .tli 
U5,  as.  &  L~J. 

Eph.  0.  3. 


■■Num.  ."AC, 
H. 


»cli.  lU. -1. 


•JOBh.  20.8. 


"  cli.  3.  29. 


'N'um.21.24. 
ch.  1.  4. 


'■  Num.21..3o. 
ch.  3.  3,  i. 


'ch.  2.  3G.  & 
3.  12. 


'  ch.  .^  0. 

I's.  1.33.  3. 


k  ch.  3.  17. 


consider  it  in  thine  heart,  that  "the 
Lord  he  is  God  in  heaven  above, 
and  upon  the  earth  beneath :  there 
is  none  else. 

40  'Tliou  shalt  keep  therefore  his 
statntes,  and  ids  eonimandnients, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
''that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and 
with  thy  children  after  thee,  and 
that  thon  ma}' est  prolong*  tin/  days 
upon  the  earth,  which  the  Lokd 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  for  ever. 

41  1  Then  Moses  'severed  three 
cities  on  this  side  Jordan  toward 
the  smnising ; 

42  'That  the  slayer  might  flee 
thither,  wldch  should  kill  his  neigh- 
bour unawares,  and  hated  him  not 
in  times  i)ast;  and  that  tleeing 
unto  one  of  these  cities  he  might 
live : 

4:3  Namelij,  'Bezer  in  the  wilder- 
ness, iji  the  i)lain  country,  of  the 
Eeubenites ;  and  Eamoth  in  Gil- 
ead,  of  the  Gadites ;  and  Golan  in 
Bashan,  of  the  Mauassites. 

44  ^  And  this  is  the  law  which 
Moses  set  before  the  chikben  of 
Israel : 

45  These  are  the  testimonies,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
which  Moses  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  after  they  came  forth 
out  of  Egypt, 

40  On  this  side  Jordan,  "in  the 
valley  over  against  Beth-peor,  in 
the  land  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  who  dwelt  at  Heshbon,  whom 
Moses  and  the  children  of  Israel 
"^  smote,  after  they  were  come  forth 
out  of  Egypt ; 

47  And  they  possessed  his  land, 
and  the  land  ^  of  Og  king  of  Ba- 
shan, two  kings  of  the  Amorites, 
which  ivere  on  this  side  Jordan 
toward  the  sunrising ; 

48  'From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  even  unto 
mount  Sion,  which  is  '  Ilermon, 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side 
Jordan  eastward,  even  unto  the 
sea  of  the  plain,  imder  the  ^  si)rings 
of  Pisgah. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  The  covenant  in  Ilorcb.  6  Tlie  ten  commandments. 
32  At  the  people's  request  Moses  receiveth  the  law 
from  God. 


A ISTD  Moses  called  all  Israel,  and 
J\  said  unto  them.  Hear,  O  Is- 
rael, the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  I  speak  in  your  ears  this 
day,  that  ye  may  learn  them,  and 
Uvcep  and  do  them. 

2  'The  Loud  our  God  made  a 
covenant  with  us  in  Iloreb. 

3  The  Loud  'made  not  this  cov- 
enant Avith  our  father^,  but  with 
us,  even  us,  who  are  all  of  us  here 
alive  this  day. 

4  'The  LoKD  talked  with  you  face 
to  face  in  the  mount  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  lire, 

5  ('I  stood  between  the  Loud 
and  you  at  that  time,  to  shew  you 
the  word  of  the  Loud:  for  ''ye 
were  afraid  by  reason  of  the  fire, 
and  went  not  up  into  the  mount,) 
saying, 

G  ®[  'T  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  tlu;  land 
of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  *  bond- 
age. 

7  ^'Thou  shalt  have  none  other 
gods  before  me. 

8  ''  Thou  shalt  not  make  thee  any 
graven  image,  or  any  likeness  of 
any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or 
that  is  in  the  waters  beneath  the 
earth : 

9  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thy- 
self unto  them,  nor  serve  them : 
for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jeal- 
ous God,  'visiting  the  iniquity  of 
the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto 
the  third  and  fourth  generation  of 
them  that  hate  me, 

10  ""And  shewing  mercy  unto 
thousands  of  them  that  love  me 
and  keep  my  commandments. 

11  '  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain :  for 
the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

12  "'Keep  the  sabbath  day  to 
sanctify  it,  as  tlie  LaRD  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee. 

13  "Six  days  thou  shalt  labour, 
and  do  all  tliy  w  ork : 

14  But  the  seventh  day  is  the 
"sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God:  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou, 
nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  nor 
thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maidserv- 

221 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


t  Ilcb.  keep 
to  do  them. 

14<tl. 

'  Ex.  10.  5. 

ch.  4.  2.3. 
'■Sec  Matt. 

13.  I". 

Uct.  8.  9. 


■■  Ex.  in.9,19. 
&  20.  •«. 
cli.  4.  ".3,,%. 
&  34. 10. 


•1  E.x.  20.  21. 
Gal.  3.  19. 


'  Ex.  IP.  10. 

&  20,  18.  & 
24.  2. 


fEx.  20.  2, 

Ecv.  20.  1. 
ch.  0.  4. 
Ps.  81.  10. 
tlk-h. 

senan/s. 

S  Ex.  20.  3. 


li  Ex.  20.  4. 


i  Ex.  34. 7. 


k  .lor.  ,32. 18. 
Dan.  9.  4. 


I  Ex.  20.  7. 
l.cv.  19.  12. 
Matt.  5.  33. 


"  Ex.  20.  8. 


"  Ex.  23. 12. 
&  .35.  2. 
Ez.  20.  12. 


"  Gen.  2.  2. 

Ex.lii.29,:0. 
Ueb.  4.  4. 


Moses  7rceiv€th 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


tlie  Imv  from  God. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


Peh.l5.15.Jit 
10.  lu'.  &  ^4. 
18,  22. 


1  ch.  4.  .■54,.'!7. 


'Ex.  20. 12. 

Lev.  ly.  .'J. 

ch.  :T.  IB. 

Eph.  0.  -',  3. 

Col.  :i.  20. 
'  ch.  4.  40. 


t  Ex.  20. 13. 

Matt.  .5.  21. 
"  Ex.  20. 14. 

Luke  18.  20. 

James  2. 11. 

^  Ex.  20.  1.5. 
Rom.  13.  !>. 
I  Ex.  20.  10. 


^  Ex.  20. 17. 
Mic.  2.  2. 
Hub.  2.  ;i. 
Luke  12. 15. 
Rom.  7.  7. 
&13.9. 


•Ex.  24.  12. 

&;ii.  iM. 

ch.  4. 13. 


l>Ex.  20. 18, 

la. 


'  Ex.  19. 19. 


Ich.  4.  .".1. 
Judg.  13.22. 


'ch.  18.  10. 

t  Ileb.  aM 

to  hear. 


ant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass, 
nor  any  of  thy  cattle,  nor  thy 
stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates ; 
that  thy  manservant  and  thy 
maidservant  may  rest  as  well  as 
thou. 

15  PAnd  remember  that  thou  wast 
a  servant  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
that  the  Loed  thy  God  bronght 
thee  out  thence  '^  through  a  mighty 
hand  and  by  a  stretched  out  arm : 
therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 
manded thee  to  keep  the  sabbath 
day. 

16  T^  ''Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  as  the  Lord  thv  God  hath 
commanded  thee;  'that  thy  days 
may  be  prolonged,  and  that  it  may 
go  well  with  thee,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee. 

17  'Thou  Shalt  not  kill. 

18  '' Neither  shalt  thou  commit 
adultery. 

19  ^]S^either  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  ^Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false 
witness  against  thy  neighbour. 

21  ^ISTeither  shalt  thou  deske  thy 
neighbour's  wife,  neither  shalt  thou 
covet  thy  neighbour's  house,  his 
field,  or  his  manservant,  or  his 
maidservant,  his  ox,  or  his  ass,  or 
any  thi}u/  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

22  ^  These  words  the  Lord  spake 
unto  all  your  assembly  in  the  mount 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  of  the 
cloud,  and  of  the  thick  darkness, 
with  a  great  voice ;  and  he  added 
no  more.  And  ''he  wrote  them  in 
two  tables  of  stone,  and  delivered 
them  unto  me. 

23  ''And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ye 
heard  the  voice  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  darkness,  (for  the  mountain  did 
burn  with  fire,)  tliat  ye  came  near 
unto  me,  even  all  the  heads  of  your 
tribes,  and  your  elders ; 

24  And  ye  said.  Behold,  the  Lord 
our  (Jod  hath  shewed  us  his  glory 
and  his  greatness,  and  '^we  have 
heard  his  voice  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire:  we  have  seen  this  day 
that  God  doth  talk  witli  man,  and 
he  ''livetli. 

25  Now  therefore  why  should  we 
for  -this  great  fire  will  con- 


die? 
sume  us 


'if  we  *liear  the  voice  of 
222 


the  Lord  our  God  any  more,  then 
we  shall  die. 

26  ^For  who  is  there  of  all  flesh, 
that  hath  heard  the  voice  of  the 
living  God  speaking  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  as  we  have,  and 
lived? 

27  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all 
that  the  Lord  our  God  shall  say ; 
and  ^  speak  thou  unto  us  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  speak  un- 
to thee;  and  we  will  hear  it,  and 
do  it. 

28  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice 
of  your  words,  when  ye  spake  unto 
me ;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I 
have  heard  the  voice  of  the  words 
of  this  people,  which  they  have 
spoken  unto  thee :  ''  they  have  well 
said  all  that  they  have  spoken. 

29  'Oh  that  there  were  such  a 
heart  in  them,  that  thev  would 
fear  me,  and  ''keep  all  my  com- 
mandments always,  '  that  it  might 
be  well  with  them,  and  with  then- 
children  for  ever ! 

30  Go  say  to  them,  Get  you  into 
vour  tents  again. 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou 
here  by  me,  ""and  I  will  speak  un- 
to thee  all  the  commandments,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
which  thou  shalt  teach  them,  that 
they  may  do  them  in  the  land  which 
I  give  them  to  possess  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  there- 
fore as  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
commanded  you :  °  ye  shall  not 
turn  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in  "all  the  ways 
which  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
commanded  you,  that  ye  may  live, 
'and  tliat  it  may  he  well  with  you, 
and  tliat  ye  may  X)rolong  your  da}S 
in  the  land  which  ye  shall  x)pssess. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  27ie  end  of  the  law  is  obedience.    3  Ati  exhortation 
thereto. 

NOW  these  are  Hhe  command- 
ments, the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  the  Lord  your 
God  coniniandcd  to  teach  you,  that 
ye  mi  gilt  do  them  in  the  land  whith- 
er ye  ^go  to  possess  it: 
2 ''That  thou  niightest  fear  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all  his  stat- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

fch.  4.  33. 


SEx.  20. 19. 
Ueb.  12. 19. 


k  ch.  IS.  17. 


ich..32.  29. 

Ps.  81.  13. 

Is.  48.  18. 

JIatt.  2.S.  :37. 

Luke  19.42. 
ich.  U.  1. 
1  ch.  4. 40. 


"  Gal.  3. 19. 


"ch.  17.  £0. 
&  28.  14. 
Josh.1.7.  & 
2.'i.  0. 
Prov.  4.  27. 

"ch.  10.  12. 
Ps.  J19.  (1. 
Jer.  7.  2-. 
Luke  1.  0. 


Teh.  4.  40. 


•ch.  4.1.&.1 
31.  &  12.  1. 


(  Heb. 

IHias  over. 
liEx.  2(^  20. 

ch.  10.I2.1.^ 

Ps.  111.  10. 

&128.  1. 

Ecc.  12.13. 


An  exlwrtatioii 


DEUTEEOXOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


••ch.  4.  40. 
I'lov.  3. 1,2 


J  Gen.  15.  5. 
&  -H.  17. 


-  Ex.  3.  S. 


f  l5.  42.  S. 
Mark  12.29, 

John  17.  3. 

1  Cor.  8. 4,6. 
c  ch.  10.  12. 

.Alatt.  22.  .•!7. 

JIarkl2..">0. 

l.uko  10.27. 
b  2Kin.23.25. 


i  ch.  11. 18.  & 

:i2.  4«. 

Ps.  ;,7.  31,  & 

40.  8.  &  ll'J. 

11.  9«. 

Prov.  ,^  3. 

Is.  ol.  7. 
k.  ch.  4.  9.  & 

11.  19. 

Ps.  7S.  4,.%C. 

Eph.  G.  4. 
t  Heb.  lohet, 

or,  sliarjien. 


I  Ex.  13. 9,16. 
ch.  11. 18. 
P.'-ov..3. 3.  & 
6.21.  &  7.  3. 


"ch.  11.20. 
Is.  57.  8. 


"  .losh.  24.13. 
Pb.  1U5.  44. 


"ch.S.lO.ic. 


tHeb. 

bondtnen, 

or, iiervaiits. 
f  ch.  10.  12, 

20.  &  13.  4. 

Matt.  4. 10. 

Luke  4.  8. 
IPs.  63.  11. 

Is.  4,5.  23.  & 

65. 16. 

Jer.  4.  2.  & 

fi.  7.  &  12.16. 
'ch.  S.  19.  & 

11.28. 

Jer.  25.  6. 
•ch.13.7. 


utes  aud  liis  commaiiduKMits,  wliieh 
I  command  thee,  thou,  and  thy  son, 
and  thy  son's  son,  all  the  days  of 
thy  life;  %and  that  thy  days  may 
be  in'olouged. 

3  T"  Hear  therefore,  O  Israel,  and 
observe  to  do  it;  tliat  it  may  be 
well  with  thee,  and  that  ye  may 
increase  mightily,  *' as  the  Lokd 
God  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised 
thee,  in  ''the  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

4  '^Hear,  O  Israel:  The  Loed  our 
God  is  one  Lord  : 

5  And  ^thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  ''with  all  thine  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
might. 

G  xind  '  these  words,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  dav,  shall  be  in 
thine  heart : 

7  And  ''thou  shalt  ^ teach  them 
diligently  unto  thy  children,  and 
shalt  talk  of  them  when  thou  sit- 
test  in  thine  house,  and  when  thou 
walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou 
liest  down,  and  when  thou  risest  up. 

8  'And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for 
a  sign  upon  thine  hand,  and  they 
shall  be  as  frontlets  between  thine 
eyes. 

9  "'And  thou  shalt  write  them  up- 
on the  posts  of  thy  house,  and  on 
thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  have  brought  thee 
into  the  land  which  he  sware  unto 
thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac, 
and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee  great 
and  goodly  cities,  "which  thou 
buildedst  not, 

11  And  houses  full  of  all  g'ood 
tilings,  which  thou  hlledst  not,  and 
wells  digged,  which  thou  diggedst 
not,  vineyards  and  olive  trees, 
which  thou  x>lantedst  not;  "when 
thou  shalt  have  eaten  and  be  full ; 

12  TlJen  beware  lest  thou  forget 
the  Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  ^bondage. 

13  Thou  shalt  "fear  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  serve  him,  aud  '^  shalt 
swear  by  his  name. 

14  Ye  shall  not  'go  after  other 
gods,  ^of  the  gods  of  the  people 
which  are  round  about  you ; 


15  (For  *the  Lord  thy  God  is  a 
jealous  God  among  you;)  "lest  the 
auger  of  the  Lord  thy  God  be 
kindled  against  thee,  and  destroy 
thee  from  olf  the  face  of  the  earth. 

IG  1  ^Ye  shall  not  tempt  the 
Lord  your  God,  ^as  ye  tempted 
him  in  Massah. 

17  Ye  shall  'diligently  keep  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
(Jod,  and  his  testimonies,  and  his 
statutes,  which  he  hath  command- 
ed thee. 

LS-And  thou  \shalt  do  tliat  wVwli 
is  right  and  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord;  that  it  may  be  well 
with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
go  in  and  possess  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 
tat  hers, 

19  ^'To  cast  out  all  thine  enemies 
from  before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath 
spoken. 

20  And  '^when  thy  son  asketh 
thee  Mn  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  mean  the  testimonies,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
which  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
commanded  you  ? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy 
son.  We  were  Pharaolfs  bondmen 
in  Egypt ;  and  the  Lord  brought 
us  out  of  Egypt  ''with  a  mighty 
hand : 

22  "And  the  Lord  shewed  signs 
and  wonders,  great  and  ^sore,  upon 
Egypt,  ui)on  Pharaoh,  and  upon 
all  his  household,  before  our  eyes : 

23  Ain\  he  brought  us  out  fi'om 
thence,  that  he  might  bring  us  in, 
to  give  us  the  land  which  he  sware 
unto  our  tiithers. 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded  us 
to  do  all  these  statutes,  *^to  fear 
the  Lord  our  God,  ^'for  our  good 
always,  that ''  he  might  preserve  us 
alive,  as  it  is  at  this  day. 

25  And  '  it  shall  be  our  righteous- 
ness, if  we  observe  to  do  all  these 
commandments  before  the  Lord 
om'  God,  as  he  hath  commanded 
us. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  All  cmnmunion  u'ith  the  nations  is  forbidden,  ifor 
fear  of  idolatry,  6  for  the  Jioliness  of  the  jxople,  9 
for  the  nature  of  God  in  his  mercy  and  justice,  17 
for  the  assuredness  of  victory  xvhich  God  will  give 
over  them. 

223 


Before 

CHHIST 

1451. 

'Ex.  20.  ,5. 

ch.  4.  24. 
"ch.T.i.  & 

11. 17. 


^  Matt.  4.  7. 

Luke  4. 12. 
>  E.\-.  17.2.7. 

Num.  20.  .3, 

4.  &  21.  4,5. 

1  Cor.  10.  1». 

'ch.  11.13,22. 
P8.  119.  4. 


"  Ex.  15.  26. 

ch.  12.  28.  & 
13. 18. 


I'  Num.33.52, 
53. 


'  Ex.  13.  14. 

t Ileb. 
to  morrow. 


i  Ex.  3. 19.  & 
13.3. 


"Ex.  7.  &8. 

&  9.  &  10.  & 

11.  &12. 

Ps.  135.  0. 
t  Heb.  eviL 


fver.  2. 

Sch.  10. 1.3. 

Job  35.  7,  8. 

Jer.  32.  ;i9. 
hch.  4.  1.& 

8.1. 

Ps.  41.  2. 

Luke  10. 28. 
i  Lev.  18. 5. 

ch.  24.  13. 

Rom.  10.  3, 

5. 


All  communion  ivith  the 


DEUTEEO:^OMY. 


nations  is  forMclden. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

Pa.  44.  2,  3. 


l.Gcn.l5.]9, 
&c. 
£x.  So.  2. 


'  ch.  4.  38.  & 
9.1. 


i  ver.  23. 

ch.  Zi.  14. 
■•  Lev.  27.  28, 

2y. 

Num.  35.52. 

ch.20.1G,  17. 

Josh.  (j.  17. 

&  8.  24.  &  11. 

24.  &  10.  28, 

40.  &  11.  11, 

12. 
f£x.  23.  32. 

&  34.  12,  15, 

Ifi. 

Judg.  2.  2. 

Sec  ch.  20. 

10.  &c. 

Josh.  2.  14. 

&  9.  18. 

Judg.  1.  24. 
*  Josh.  2".  12. 

1  Kings  11. 

Ezra  9. 2. 


b  ch.  G.  15. 


■  Ex.  £3.  24. 

&  34.  13. 

ch.  12.2,3. 
f  lieb. 

vtatues,  or, 

pillars. 


k  Ex.  19. 6. 

ch.  14.  2.  & 

26. 10. 

I's.  M.  S. 

Jer.  2.  i. 
i£x.  19.  5. 

Amo^  .'J.  2, 

IIV.,2.  9. 


"■  Ch.  10.  22. 


'  ch.  10. 15. 


»  Ex.  r,2.  13. 

I's.  105.  8,  0, 

10. 

Luke  1.  55, 

72,  73. 
r  Ex.  13.  3, 

14. 


1 1s.  40.  7. 

1  Cor.  1.9. 
&  10.  13. 

2  Cor.  1.  18. 

1  Tlicss.  5. 
24. 

2  'rhcBi).3.3. 
2'riin.2. 13. 
11(1).  II.  II. 
I  John  I.  0. 

'  Ex.  20.  «. 
ch.  .5.  10. 
Nch.  I.J 
Uaii.  U.  4. 


WHE:N"  the  ^LORD  thy  God 
shall  bring-  thee  into  the 
land  whither  thou  goest  to  x)ossess 
it,  and  hath  cast  out  manj'  nations 
before  thee,  Hhe  Hittites,  and  the 
Girgashites,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites, 
seven  nations  '^greater  and  mightier 
than  thou ; 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thj  God 
shall  ''deliver  them  before  thee; 
thou  shalt  smite  them,  and  'utterly 
destroy  them ;  ''thou  shalt  make 
no  covenant  with  them,  nor  shew 
mercy  unto  them : 

3  s  Neither  shalt  thou  make  mar- 
riages with  them;  thy  daughter 
thou  shalt  not  give  unto  his  son, 
nor  his  daughter  shalt  thou  take 
unto  thy  son. 

4  For  they  will  turn  away  thy 
sou  from  following  me,  that  they 
ma  J'  serve  other  gods :  ''  so  will  the 
anger-  of  the  Lord  be  kindled 
against  you,  and  destroy  thee  sud- 
denlv. 

5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with 
them ;  ye  shall '  destroy  their  altars, 
and  break  down  their  *  images,  and 
cut  down  their  groves,  and  burn 
their  graven  images  with  fire. 

6  ''For  thou  art  a  holy  people 
unto  the  Lord  th}"  God:  'the 
Lord  thv  God  hath  chosen  thee 
to  be  a  special  people  unto  himself, 
above  all  people  that  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love 
upon  you,  nor  choose  you,  because 
ye  were  moa^e  in  number  than  any 
peoi:)le ;  for  ye  ivere  '"  the  fewest  of 
all  people : 

8  But  "because  the  Lord  loved 
you,  and  because  he  would  keep 
"the  oath  which  he  had  sworn  un- 
to vour  fathers,  ''hath  the  Lord 
brought  you  out  with  a  mighty 
hand,  and  redeemed  you  out  of  tlie 
house  of  bondmen,  from  the  hand 
of  Pliaraoh  king  of  Egypt. 

\)  Know  tlierefore  tliat  the  Lord 
thy  God,  Ik;  is  God,  ''the  faithful 
God,  "^whicli  keepeth  covenant  and 
mercy  with  them  tliat  love  him 
and  keep  his  commandments  to  a 
thousand  generations ; 
2i>4 


j  10  And  ^  repay eth  them  that  hate 
,  him  to  their  face,  to  destroy  them : 
j  ^  he  will  not  be  slack  to  him  that 
I  hateth  him,  he  will  repay  him  to 
his  fjice. 

11  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the 
commandments,  and  the  statutes, 
and  the  judgments,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  to  do  them. 

12  %  "Wherefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  Uf  ye  hearken  to  these  judg- 
ments, and  keep  and  do  them,  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  keep  unto 
thee  ^the  covenant  and  the  mercy 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers : 

13  And  he  will  ^love  thee,  and 
bless  thee,  and  multiply  thefe:  '^he 
will  also  bless  the  fruit  of  thy 
womb,  and  the  fruit  of  thj^  land, 
thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oil,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and 
the  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  in  the  land 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers 
to  give  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  be  blessed  above 
all  people:  ''there  shall  not*  be 
male  or  female  barren  among  you, 
or  among  your  cattle. 

15  And  the  Lord  will  take  away 
from  thee  all  sickness,  and  will 
put  none  of  the  ''evil  diseases  of 
Egypt,  which  thou  knowest,  ui^ou 
thee ;  but  will  lay  them  upon  all 
tJiem  that  hate  thee. 

16  And  ''thou  shalt  consume  all 
the  i)eople  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  deliver  thee ;  ''  thine  eye 
shall  have  no  pity  ui)on  them: 
neither  shalt  thou  serve  their 
gods ;  for  that  will  he  "a  snare  unto 
thee. 

17  If  thou  shalt  say  in  thine 
heart,  These  nations  are  more 
than  I;  how  can  I  klispossess 
them? 

18  ^'Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of 
them:  hut  slialt  well  ''remember 
what  the  Lord  thy  God  did  unto 
riiaraoh,  and  unto  all  Egypt ; 

19  '  The  great  temptations  which 
thine  eyes  saw,  and  the  signs,  and 
the  wonders,  and  the  mighty  hand, 
and  the  stretched  out  arm,  where- 
by the  Lord  thy  God  brouglit 
thee  out:  so  shall  the  Lord  thy 
God  do  unto  all  the  people  of 
whom  thou  art  afraid. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

'  Is.  59. 18. 
Nah.  1.  2. 

>  ch.  32.  35. 


"  Lev.  2G.  3. 

ch.  28. 1. 
t  Heh. 

because. 


^Ps.  10.5.8,0. 
Luke  1.  55t 
7J,  73. 

>■  John  14.21. 
^  ch.  28.  4. 


»  Ex.  23.  20, 
&c. 


b  Ex.  9. 14.  & 
15.  2G. 
ch.r8.27,C0. 


'  ver.  2. 


■I  ch.  13.  8.  & 
W.  13,  21.  & 
25.  12. 


"=  Ex.  23.  .13. 
ch.  12.  .30. 
Judfr.  8.  27. 
Ps.  lOG.  30. 


f  Num.  33.53. 


Sch.  31.0. 
b  Ps.  105.  5. 


i  ch.  4.  tA.  & 
20.  3. 


The  reivard  of  obedience. 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


An  exiiortation  thereto. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

k  Ex.  2.'{.  S.*!. 

jo3h.:;4. 12. 


iXiim.ll.'-'O. 
«r  H.  II.  14, 
4.'.  ,<t  Hi.  ■■!. 
.losh.  ;).  1(1. 

"'ell.  111.  ir. 
Nell.  l.,i.  & 
4.  H.-tn..'!-'. 

■'  Ex.  -23.  29, 

no. 

t  Hob. 
pluck  off. 


t  ITcb. 'je/brc 

tini  face, 
vcr.  2. 


".Tnsh.  in.':4, 
2,1,  4.'.  &  12. 
l,&c. 

TEx.  17.  14. 

rh.  n.  14.  & 
2.5.  ly.  &  29. 
20. 

Ich.  11.2.1 
Josh.  1..5.  & 
lU.S.&23.y. 


'ver.  ,'). 

Ex.  ?.>.  20. 
.    ch.  12.  .1. 

1  Chr.14.12. 
"Josh.  7.  1, 

21. 

•  JudK.  8.  27. 
ZeiiTi.  1.  .3. 
°ch.  17.  1. 


"  Lev.  27.28. 
ch.  1.;.  17. 
Josh.  C.  17, 
18.  &  7.  1. 


•ch.  4.  L.t 
5.  ,S2,  VR.  Si. 
(f.  1,  -Z,  3. 


Ich.  1.  3.  & 

2.  7.  &  29.  .1. 

Ps.  1.3B.  Hi. 

Amos  2.  10. 
'  Ex.  ICi.  4. 

ch.  13.  a. 
*  2  Chr.  32. 

•tl. 
'   John  2.  25. 


•Ex.  16.  2, 3. 

'Ex.  16.  12, 
14,35. 


20  ''Moreover  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  send  the  hornet  ainoii^-  them, 
until  they  that  are  left,  and  hide 
themselves  from  thee,  be  destroy- 
ed. 

21  Thou  Shalt  not  be  atfrio-hted 
at  them  :  for  the  Loiii)  thy  God  is 
'anion.i>-  you,  "a  mighty  God  and 
terrible. 

22  "And  the  Lord  thy  (iod  Avill 
^put  out  tho.se  nations  before  thee 
by  little  and  little:  thou  mayest 
not  consume  th(Mn  at  onee,  lest  the 
beasts  of  the  lield  increase  ui)on 
thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
deliver  them  *  unto  thee,  and  shall 
destroy  them  with  a  mif>hty  de- 
struction, until  they  be  d(\stroye(l. 

24  And  "he  shall  delivc^r  their 
kings  into  thine  hand,  and  thou 
shalt  destroy  their  name  ''from 
under  heaven :  ''  there  shall  no 
man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee, 
until  thou  have  destroyed  them. 

25  The  graven  images  of  their 
gods  'shall  ye  bui'n  with  tire: 
thou  'shalt  not  desire  the  silver 
or  gold  that  is  on  them,  nor  take 
it  unto  thee,  lest  thou  l)e  '  snared 
therein :  for  it  is  "  an  abomination 
to  the  Lord  thy  God. 

2G  Neither  shalt  thou  bring  an 
abomination  into  thine  house,  lest 
thou  be  a  cursed  thing  like  it:  hut 
thou  shalt  utterly  detest  it,  and 
thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it;  ""for  it 
is  a  cursed  thing. 

CHAPTER  YITI. 

An  exhortation  to  obedience  in  regard  of  God''s  deal- 
ing with  them. 

ALL  the  commandments  which 
XjL  I  command  thee  this  day 
'shall  ye  observe  to  do,  that  ye 
may  live,  and  nmltiply,  and  go  in 
and  x>ossess  the  land  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers. 

2  And  thou  shalt  remember  all 
the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
"led  thee  these  forty  years  in  the 
wilderness,  to  humble  thee,  and 
Ho  jn'ove  thee,  ''to  know  what 
ivas  in  thine  heart,  whether  thou 
wouldest  keei)  his  commandments, 
or  no. 

3  And  he  humbled  thee,  and 
'^suffered  thee  to  hunger,  and  ^fed 

15 


thee  with  manna,  which  thou 
knewest  not,  neither  did  thy  fa- 
thers know;  that  he  might  make 
thee  know  that  man  dotli  *-'not 
live  by  bread  only,  but  by  every 
word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord  doth  man  live. 

4  ''Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old 
upon  tlu^e,  luMther  did  thy  foot 
swell,  tlie.se  forty  years. 

5  'Thou  shalt  also  consider  in 
thine  heart,  that,  as  a  man  chas- 
teneth  his  son,  so  the  Lord  thy 
God  chasteneth  thee. 

G  Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  ''to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to 
fear  him. 

•  7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bring- 
eth  thee  into  a  good  land,  '  a  land 
of  brooks  of  water,  of  fountains 
and  depths  that  spring  out  of 
valleys  and  hills ; 

8  A  land  of  wheat,  and  barley, 
and  vines,  and  tig  trees,  and  pome- 
granates ;  a  land  ^  of  oil  olive,  and 
honey ; 

9  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat 
bread  without  scarceness,  thou  shalt 
not  lack  any  thine/  in  it;  a  land 
"whose  stones  are  iron,  and  out  of 
whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig  brass. 

10  "When  thou  hast  eaten  and 
art  full,  then  thou  shalt  bless  the 
Lord  thy  God  for  the  good  laud 
which  he  hath  given  thee. 

11  Beware  that  thou  forget  not 
the  Lord  thy  God,  in  not  keeping 
his  commandments,  and  his  judg- 
ments, and  his  statutes,  which  I 
command  thee  this  day  : 

12  "Lest  tvhcn  thou  hast  eaten 
and  art  full,  and  hast  built  goodly 
houses,  and  dwelt  therein  ; 

13  And  when  thy  herds  and  thy 
flocks  multiply,  and  thy  silver  and 
thy  gold  is  multiplied,  and  all  that 
thou  hast  is  nuiltiplied ; 

14  'Then  thine  heart  be  lifted  up, 
and  thou  ''forget  the  Lord  thy 
God,  which  brought  thee  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  l)ondage ; 

15  Who  'led  thee  through  that 
great  and  terrible  wilderness, 
^wherein  ivere  fiery  serpents,  and 
scorpions,  and  drought,  where  there 

225 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


P  Ps.  lat.  29. 
.Matt.  4.  4. 
Luke  4.  4. 


►  eh.  2!».  a. 
Nth.  il.  21. 


12  Sum.  7.14. 
Ps.  K).  .'W. 
l'rov.3.  12. 
lleb.  12.5,0. 
Kev.  3.  19. 


k  ch.  5.  33. 


I  oh.  11.10,11, 

12. 


+  Heb.  of 
olive  tree  of 
oil. 


'  ch.  .33.  2.5.- 


"ch.  0.11,12. 


"  ch.  28. 47.  & 
32.  15. 
Prov.  .30.  9. 
Uos.  13.  6. 


P 1  Cor.  4.  7. 
IPs.  106.21. 


'Is.  63. 12,13, 
14. 
Jer.  2.  6. 

"Num.21.  6. 
Hos.  13.  5. 


Moses  rehear seth 


deutero:n^omy. 


the  rebellions  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

«  Num.20.11. 

Ps.  78. 15.  & 

114.  8. 
"  ver.  3. 

Ex.  16.  15. 


''Jer.24..5,6. 

Hib.  IL'.II. 
Jch.  y.  4. 

1  Cor.  4.  7. 


■Prov.  10.22. 
IIos.  2.  8. 


'ch.7.8,12 


kch.  4.  26.  & 
30.18. 


'  Dan.  9. 11, 
12. 


»ch.  11.31. 

Josh.  3.  16. 

&  4.  m. 
bch.  4.38.  & 

'.l.&il.23. 

'ch.  1.  28. 

i  Num.13.22, 
28,  32,  33. 


'ch.  ."n..?. 

Josh.  3.  II. 
'ch.  4.  24. 

Htb.  12.29. 
«ch.  7.  23. 

b  Ex.  23.  .31. 
ch.  7.  24. 


ich.  8.  17. 
liAim.  11.  G, 
211. 
1  Cor.  4.4,7. 


k  Gen.  15. 16. 

Lev.  IN.  24. 

25. 
.cb.  18. 12. 


was  no  water ;  *  who  brought  thee 
forth  water  out  of  the  rock  of  flint ; 

16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness 
with  "manna,  which  thy  fathers 
knew  not,  that  he  might  humble 
thee,  and  that  he  might  prove  thee, 
'^  to  do  thee  good  at  thy  latter  end ; 

17  ^And  thou  say  in  thine  heart. 
My  power  and  the  might  of  mine 
hand  hath  gotten  me  this  wealth. 

IS  But  thou  shalt  remember  the 
Lord  thy  God :  ^for  it  is  he  that 
giveth  thee  power  to  get  wealth, 
'^that  he  may  establish  his  cove- 
nant which  he  sware  unto  thy  fa- 
thers, as  it  is  this  day. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at 
all  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
walk  after  other  gods,  and  serve 
them,  and  worship  them,  ''I  testify 
against  you  this  day  that  ye  shall 
surely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord 
destroyeth  before  your  face,  ^so 
shall  ye  perish ;  because  ye  would 
not  be  obedient  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

Moscx  dissuadeth  them  from  t/ie  opi?iioii  of  their  own 
riijhteou»Hcs>i,  by  rehearsiny  their  several  rehellions. 

HEAR,  O  Israel:  Thou  art  to 
^pass  over  Jordan  this  day, 
to  go  in  to  possess  nations  ^greater 
and  mightier  than  thyself,  cities 
great  and  'fenced  up  to  heaven, 

2  A  people  great  and  tall,  ''the 
children  of  the  Anakim,  whom  thou 
knowest,  and  of  u'hom  thou  hast 
heard  .s^//.  Who  can  stand  before 
the  children  of  Anak  ! 

3  Understand  therefore  tliis  day, 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  is  he  which 
"^  goeth  over  before  thee ;  as  a  ^  con- 
suming fire  *-'he  shall  destroy  them, 
and  he  shall  bring  them  down  be- 
fore thy  face:  ''so  shalt  thou  drive 
tliem  out,  and  destroy  them  (piick- 
ly,  as  tlu;  Lord  hath  said  unto  thee, 

4  'Speak  not  thou  in  thine  heart, 
after  tliat  tlui  Loud  thy  God  hath 
cast  them  out  from  l)efore  thee, 
saying,  For  my  righteousness  the 
Lord  hath  brought  me  in  to  pos- 
sess this  land:  but  ''for  the  wick- 
edness of  tliese  nations  the  Lord 
doth  drive  them  out  from  before 

thee. 

22G 


5  ^Not  for  thy  righteousness,  or 
for  the  uprightness  of  thine  heart, 
dost  thou  go  to  possess  their  land : 
but  for  the  wickedness  of  these  na- 
tions the  Lord  thy  God  doth  drive 
them  out  from  before  thee,  and  that 
he  may  i^erform  "  the  word  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob. 

6  Understand  therefore,  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this 
good  land  to  possess  it  for  thy 
righteousness ;  for  thou  art ""  a  stiff- 
necked  i^eople. 

7  ^  Remember,  and  forget  not, 
how  thou  provokedst  the  Lord 
thy  God  to  wrath  in  the  wilder- 
ness :  "from  the  day  that  thou  didst 
depart  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
until  ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye 
have  been  rebellious  against  the 
Lord. 

8  Also  Pin  Horeb  ye  provoked  the 
Lord  to  wrath,  so  that  the  Lord 
was  angry  with  you  to  have  de- 
stroyed you. 

9  1  When  I  was  gone  up  into  the 
mount  to  receive  the  tables  of 
stone,  even  the  tables  of  the  cove- 
nant which  the  Lord  made  with 
you,  then  '^I  abode  in  the  mount 
forty  days  and  forty  nights ;  I  nei- 
ther did  eat  bread  nor  drink  water : 

10  'And  the  Lord  delivered  unto 
me  two  tables  of  stone  written  with 
the  finger  of  God;  and  on  them 
ivas  2vritten  according  to  all  the 
words  which  the  Lord  spake  with 
you  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fke,  'in  the  day  of  the  as- 
sembly. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  forty  days  and  forty  nights,  that 
the  Lord  gave  me  the  two  tables 
of  stone,  even  the  tables  of  the  cov- 
enant. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
"Arise,  get  thee  down  (piickly  from 
hence;  for  thy  people  which  thou 
hast  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt 
have  corrupted  themselves ;  they 
are  ''quickly  turned  aside  out  of 
tlie  Avay  M'liich  I  coniniauded  them; 
thc;y  have  made  them  a  molten  im- 


!      Before 
[    CHRIST 
1451. 


age. 


13  Furthermore  >the  Lord  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  I  have  seen  this 


1  Tit.  3.  5. 


"■  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  13. 15.  & 
15.  7.  &  17. 
S.  &  26.  4.  & 
23. 13. 


"  ver.  13. 
Ex.  32.  9.  & 
33.3.  &  34. 9. 


"ExM.n.Sc 

]ii.  2.  &17.2. 
Num.  U.  4. 
&.-M.2.Scli. 

ch.  31.  27. 


r  Ex.  32.  4. 
I'b.  1U6.  19. 


1491. 
f-  Ex.  24.  12., 
15. 


■■  Ex.  24.  18. 

&  34.  28. 


"  Ex.  31. 18. 


•  Ex.  19.  17. 
&  20.  1. 
ch.  4.  in.  & 
10.  4.  &  18. 
IG. 


"  Ex.  32.  7. 


'=ch.31.  20. 
Judg.  2.17. 


J  Ex.  32.  9. 


Moses  reliearsetli  the 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


rebellions  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

»  ver.  6. 

ch.  10.  10.  & 

31.  27. 

y  Kin. 17.14. 
•  Ex.  r,±  10. 
I'ch.  19.2(1. 

Ps.  9.  5.  & 

109.  13. 
'Nura.U.12. 

i  Ex.  ,02.  lo. 

'Ex.  19.  IS. 
ch.  4.  11.  & 
5.23. 


fEx.  32.  19. 


f  Ex.  34.  2S. 
Ps.  lOG.  2.3. 


h  Ex.  32.  10, 
11. 


i  Ex.  .32.  14. 
&  3.3.  17. 
ch.  10.  10. 
Ps.  lOti.  23. 


k  Ex.  32.  20. 
1b.  31.  7. 


IXiim.  n.i, 

3,  5. 

■"  Ex.  17.  7. 

"Num.  11.  4, 
34. 

"Num.  13.  3. 
&14.  1. 


fPs.  106.  24, 
25. 


■ich.  31.27. 


people,  and,  behold,  "^it  is  a  stiff- 
necked  people : 

14  ^Let  me  alone,  that  T  may 
destroy  them,  and  'blot  ont  their 
name  from  under  heaven:  'and  I 
will  make  of  thee  a  nation  mi<>  htier 
and  greater  than  th(\^■. 

15  *'So  I  turned  and  came  down 
from  the  mount,  and  'tlu?  mount 
burned  with  lire:  and  the  two 
tables  of  the  covenant  were  in  my 
two  hands. 

10  And  'I  looked,  and,  behold,  ye 
had  sinned  against  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  had  made  you  a  molten 
calf;  ye  had  turned  aside  quickly 
out  of  the  way  which  the  Lord 
had  commanded  you. 

17  And  I  took  the  two  tables,  and 
cast  them  out  of  my  two  hands, 
and  brake  them  before  your  eyes. 

18  And  I  ^'fell  down  before  the 
Lord,  as  at  the  tii'st,  forty  days 
and  forty  nights :  I  did  neither  eat 
bread  nor  drink  water,  because  of 
all  your  sins  which  ye  sinned,  in 
doing'  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  to  i)rovoke  him  to  anger. 

19  ''For  I  was  afraid  of  the  anger 
and  hot  displeasure,  wherewith  the 
Lord  was  wroth  against  you  to 
destroy  you.  '  But  the  Lord  heark- 
ened unto  me  at  that  time  also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry 
with  Aaron  to  have  destroyed  him : 
and  I  prayed  for  Aaron  also  the 
same  time. 

21  And  ''I  took  your  sin,  the  calf 
which  ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it 
with  fire,  and  stamped  it,  and 
ground  it  very  small,  even  until  it 
was  as  vsmall  as  dust:  and  I  cast 
the  dust  thereof  into  the  brook  that 
descended  out  of  the  mount. 

22  And  at '  Taberah,  and  at  "^Mas- 
sah,  and  at "  Kibroth-hattaavah,  ye 
provoked  the  Lord  to  wrath. 

23  Likewise  "when  the  Lord  sent 
you  from  Kadesh-barnea,  saying, 
Go  uj)  and  possess  the  land  which 
I  have  given  you ;  then  ye  rebelled 
against  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  '^ye  believed 
him  not,  nor  hearkened  to  his  voice. 

24  "^Ye  have  been  rebellious 
against  the  Lord  from  the  day 
that  I  knew  you. 


25  'Thus  I  fell  down  before  the 
Lord  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
as  I  fell  down  at  tlw  first ;  because 
the  Lord  had  said  he  would  de- 
stroy you. 

2(>  'I  prayed  therefore  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God,  de- 
stroy not  thy  people  and  thine 
inlieritance,  wliich  thou  hast  re- 
deemed through  thy  greatness, 
whi(;li  thou  hast  brought  forth  out 
of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand. 

27  Kemember  thy  servants,  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  Jacob ;  look  not 
unto  the  stubboriniess  of  this  x>eo- 
ple,  nor  to  their  wickedness,  nor  to 
their  sin : 

28  Lest  Hhe  land  whence  thou 
broughtest  us  out  say,  "Because 
the  Lord  was  not  able  to  bring 
them  into  the  land  which  he  prom- 
ised them,  and  because  he  hated 
them,  he  hath  brought  them  out  to 
slay  them  in  the  wilderness. 

2i)  ''Yet  they  are  thy  peox)le 
and  thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
broughtest  out  by  thy  mighty 
power  and  by  thy  stretched  out 
arm. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  God's  mercy  in  restoring  the  two  table.<!,  6  in  con- 
tinuiiiff  the  priesthood,  8  i?t  sejjaratiiiij  the  tribe  of 
Levi,  10  in  hearkening  unto  J/o.st'.s'  Kiiit  for  the  peo- 
ple.    12  An  exhortation  unto  obedience. 

AT  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto 
Jl\.  me,  ""  Hew  thee  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  come 
up  unto  me  into  the  mount,  and 
''make  thee  an  ark  of  wood. 

2  And  I  will  write  on  the  tables 
the  words  that  were  in  the  first 
tables  which  thou  brakest,  and 
'^thou  shalt  put  them  in  the  ark. 

3  And  I  made  an  ark  o/'shittim 
wood,  and  "hewed  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  went 
up  into  the  mount,  having  the  two 
tables  in  mine  hand. 

4  And  'he  wrote  on  the  tables, 
according  to  the  first  writing,  the 
ten  t  commandments,  ^' which  the 
Lord  spake  unto  you  in  the 
mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire,  ''  in  the  day  of  the  assembly : 
and  the  Lord  gave  them  unto 
me. 

5  And  I  turned  myself  and  '  came 
down  from  the   mount,  and  ''put 

227 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

■■ver.  18. 


•  Ex.  32. 11, 


'Gen.  41.. 57. 

1  Sam. 14. 25. 
"  Ex.  32.  12. 

Num.  14.16. 


■'ch.  4.  20. 
1  Kiii.S.  .';i. 
Neh.  1.  10. 
Ps.  95.  7. 


1401. 
»  Ex.  34.  1,  2. 


I>  Ex.  25. 10. 


•■  Ex.  25.  16, 

21. 
<l  Ex.  25.5,10. 

&  37.  1. 
'  Ex.  34. 4. 


fEx.  34.  28. 


tHeb. 

8  Ex.  20.1. 


h  Ex.  19.  17. 

ch.9.  10.  * 
18.  16. 


■  Ex.  34.29. 
k  Ex.  40.  20. 


An  exliortation 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

1 1  Kings  8. 9. 


■='Num.33..'n. 
°Num.:!3.30. 
"Num.liO.28. 

&33.  as. 


P  Num.33.32, 
33. 


iNum.  3.G. 

S;  4.  4.  i  .S. 

14.  &  16.  U. 
'Num.  4.15. 


•ch.  18.5. 

<  Lev.  9.  22. 
Num.  t).  23. 
Ch.  21.  5. 

"  Num. 18.20, 
24. 

ch.  18.  1,  2.- 
£z.  44.  28. 


»  E.t.  34.  28. 

ch.  a.  18,  25. 
I  Or,  former 

tlaj/s. 

1491. 
>  Ex.  32.  14, 

33,  M.  &  33. 

17. 

ch.  9.  19. 


•  Ex.  32.  .•34. 
&  .«.  1. 
t  IJeb.  go  in 

journey. 


•  Mic.  6.  8. 


•>ch.  6. 13. 

•  ch.  5.  a3. 
'1  ch.  6.  5.  & 

ll.rt.  &3U. 

l(i,20. 

Matt.  22. 37. 


'ch.6.  24. 

fl  Kin.  8.27. 
1'k.  11.-..  Hi. 
&  148.  4. 

«  Gen.  14. 19. 
Kx.  19.  5. 
P».  24.  1. 

i>  ch.  4.  37. 


the  tables  in  the  ark  which  I  had 
made ;  '  aud  there  they  be,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  me. 

6  ^  And  the  children  of  Israel 
took  their  journey  from  Beeroth 
"of  the  children  of  Jaakan  to  "Mo- 
sera  :  "  there  Aaron  died,  and  there 
he  was  buried;  and  Eleazar  his 
son  ministered  in  the  priest's  office 
in  his  stead. 

7  pFrom  thence  they  journeyed 
unto  Gudgodah;  and  from  Gudgo- 
dah  to  Jotbath,  a  land  of  rivers  of 
waters. 

8  ^  At  that  time  "  the  Lord  sep- 
arated the  tribe  of  Levi,  "^to  bear 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  ^to  stand  before  the  Lord 
to  minister  unto  him,  and  *  to  bless 
in  his  name,  unto  this  day. 

9  "Wherefore  Levi  hath  no  part 
nor  inheritance  with  his  brethren ; 
the  Lord  is  his  inheritance,  ac- 
cording as  the  Lord  thy  God 
promised  him, 

10  And  ""I  stayed  in  the  mount, 
according  to  the  "tirst  time,  fortj' 
days  and  forty  nights;  and  ^the 
Lord  hearkened  unto  me  at  that 
time  also,  and  the  Lord  would  not 
destroy  thee. 

11  ^And  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Arise,  Uake  f%  journey  before  the 
people,  that  they  may  go  in  and 
possess  the  land,  which  I  sware 
unto  their  fathers  to  give  unto 
them. 

12  ^[  And  now,  Israel,  ^'what  doth 
the  Lord  thy  God  require  of  thee, 
but  Ho  fear  the  Lord  thy  God, 
Ho  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  ''to 
love  him,  and  to  serve  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and 
with  all  thy  soul, 

13  To  keep  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord,  and  his  statutes, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day 
•"for  tliy  good  f 

14  Behold,  Hhe  heaven  and  the 
heaven  of  heaven,s  is  the  I^iOIid's 
thy  God,  ^'the  earth  also,  with  all 
that  therein  is. 

15  ''Only  tli(;  Lord  had  a  delight 
in  thy  fathers  to  love  tliem,  and  Ik^ 
chose  their  seed  after  them,  iri'ii 
you  above  all  people,  as  it  is  this 
day. 

223 


16  Circumcise  therefore  *  the  fore- 
skin of  your  heart,  and  be  no  more 
■"stifthecked. 

17  For  the  Lord  your  God  is 
'  God  of  gods,  and  "'  Lord  of  lords, 
a  great  God,  "a  mighty,  and  a  ter- 
rible, which  "regardeth  not  per- 
sons, nor  taketh  reward : 

18  ^He  doth  execute  the  judg- 
ment of  the  fatherless  and  widow. 


and  loveth  the  stranger. 


in  giving 


him  food  and  raiment, 

19  "^  Love  ye  therefore  the  stran- 
ger: for  ye  were  strangers  in  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

20  ^Thou  Shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God ;  him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to 
him  shalt  thou  ^cleave,  'and  swear 
by  his  name. 

21  "He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is 
thy  God,  ^that  hath  done  for  thee 
these  great  and  terrible  things, 
which  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into 
Egypt  ^with  threescore  and  ten 
persons;  and  now  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  made  thee  'as  the  stars 
of  heaven  for  multitude. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  An  exhortation  to  obedience,  2  by  their  own  expe- 
rience of  GocVs  (jreat  tvorkx,  8  by  promise  of  GocVs 
great  bletsmujs,  10  and  by  threateninya,  18  A  care- 
fid  study  is  required  in  God's  words.  26  The 
blessing  and  curse  is  set  before  them. 

THEREFORE  thou  shalt  Hove 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  ^'keep 
his  charge,  and  his  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  and  his  command- 
ments, alway. 

2  And  know  ye  this  day:  for  I 
speak  not  with  your  children  which 
have  not  known,  and  which  have 
not  seen  Hhe  chastisement  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  ''his  greatness, 
''his  mighty  hand,  and  his  stretched 
out  arm, 

3  '^And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts, 
which  he  did  in  the  midst  of  Egypt 
unto  Pharaoh  the  king  of  Egypt, 
and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

4  And  what  he  did  unto  the  army 
of  Egyi)t,  unto  their  horses,  and  to 
their  chariots;  *''liow  he  made  the 
water  of  tflie  Red  sea  to  overflow 
them  as  they  pursued  after  you, 
and  how  the  Loud  hath  destroyed 
them  unto  this  day ; 

5  And  what  he  did  unto  you  m 


Before 

CHKIST 

1451. 

i  .See  Lev.  26. 

41. 

ch.  ."0.6. 

Jer.  4.  4. 

Rom.  2. 28, 

29. 

Col.  2.11. 
i  ch.  9.  6, 13. 

IJosh.  22.22. 

Ps.  in»).  2. 

Dan.  2.  47. 

&  11.  :«). 
"'Rev.  17.14.' 

&  19.  IB. 
"ch.  7.  21. 
"  ■>  Chr.  19. 7. 

Job  ;!4. 19. 

Acts  10.34. 

Rom.  2. 11. 

Gal.  2.  6. 

Eph.  H.  9. 

Col.  3.  25. 

1  Pet.  1. 17. 
P  Ps.  GS.  5.  & 

14(i.  9. 
'1  Lev.  19. 3.3, 

34. 
'  ch.  6.  1.3. 

Matt.  4. 10. 

Luke  4.  8. 

•ch.  11.22.& 
13.  4. 
'  Ps.  (13. 11. 

"  Ex.  15.  2. 

Ps.  22.  S. 

Jer.  17.  14. 
'■I  Sam.  12. 

24. 

2  Sam.  7.2.3. 
Ps.  lOG.  21, 

9'> 


r  Gen.  46. 27. 
Ex.  1.5. 
Acts  7.  14. 

'  Gen.  15.  r,. 
ch.  1.  10.  & 

28.62. 


=  ch.l0.12.& 

.•10.  16,20. 
bZuchfs.  7. 


■■  ch.  8.  5. 
A  ch.  5.  24. 
"  ch.  7. 19. 


fPs.  78. 12. 
&  135. 9. 


P  Ex.  14.  27, 
28.&  15.9,11). 
Ps.  106.  n. 


An  exliortation 


DEUTEEO:^OMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

hNum.16. 1, 
Fs.  lOU.  1". 


II  Or,  living 
siJ),ttt2nce 
ir/iich  fol- 
lowed tlunn. 

\  Hcb.  was 
at  their 
fi'et. 

ich.  5.  3.  & 
/•.lO. 


k  Josh.  1.0,7 


Ich.  4.  40.  & 

5.  IG. 

Vriiv.  10.  27. 
"  ch.  9.  5. 


"Ex.  3.8. 


°  Zcch.14.18. 


P  ch.  8. 


tHeb. 

\      seeketk. 
'ill\jngs9.3. 


■■  ver.  22. 
ch.  0.  17. 


'ch.  10. 12. 


'  Lev.  2C.  4. 
ch.  28. 12. 


"Joel  2.  2.1. 
Juincs  5.  7. 


^  Ps.  104.  14. 
t  Hcb.  give. 

>'ch.  6.  11. 

Joel  2.  19. 
'ch.  29.  18. 

Job  31.  27. 


the  wilderness,  until  ye  caine  into 
this  place ; 

C  And  ''  what  he  did  nnto  Dathan 
and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab,  the 
son  of  Reuben :  liow  the  earth 
opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed 
them  up,  and  their  households, 
and  their  tents,  and  all  the  "sub- 
stance that  Urns  in  tlunr  ])osses- 
sion,  in  the  midst  of  all  Israel : 

7  But  'your  eyes  have  seen  all 
the  great  acts  of  the  Lord  which 
he  did, 

8  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the 
commandments  which  I  command 
you  this  day,  that  ye  may  ''be 
strong,  and  go  in  and  possess  the 
land,    whither    ye    go   to    i)ossess 

it ;  '  . 

9  And  '  that  ye  may  prolong  your 
days  in  the  land,  '"which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give 
unto  them  and  to  their  seed,  "a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey. 

10  *\[  For  the  land,  whither  thou 
goest  in  to  possess  it,  is  not  as  the 
land  of  Egyx)t,  from  Avhence  ye 
came  out,  "  where  thou  sowedst  thy 
seed,  and  wateredst  it  with  thy 
foot,  as  a  garden  of  herbs : 

11  'But  the  land,  whither  ye  go 
to  possess  it,  'is  a  land  of  hills  and 
valleys,  and  drinketh  water  of  the 
rain  of  heaven : 

12  A  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  t  careth  for :  "^  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  are  always  upon  it, 
from  the  beginning  of  the  year 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  year. 

13  1  And  it  shall  come  to  i)ass,  if 
ye  shall  hearken  "^  diligently  unto 
my  commandments  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day,  '^to  love  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  to  serve  him 
with  all  your  heart  and  with  all 
yoiu'  soul, 

14  That  'I  will  give  you  the  rain 
of  your  land  in  his  due  season, 
"the  first  rain  and  the  latter  rain, 
that  thou  mayest  gather  in  thy 
corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil. 

15  ""And  I  will  t.send  grass  in  thy 
fields  for  thy  cattle,  that  thou  may- 
est ^  eat  and  be  fulh 

16  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  ^tliat 
your  heart  be  not  deceived,  and  ye 


turn  aside,  and  "  serve  other  gods, 
and  worship  them ; 

17  And  then  'the  Lord's  wrath 
be  kindled  ag.'unst  you,  and  he 
'shut  up  the  hejiven,  that  there  be 
no  rain,  and  that  the  land  yield 
not  her  fruit;  and  lest  ''ye  perish 
quickly  from  off  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  giveth  you. 

18  1  Therefore  '^  shall  ye  lay  up 
these  my  words  in  your  heart  and 
in  your  soul,  and  '^bind  them  for  a 
sign  upon  your  hand,  that  they 
may  be  as  frontlets  between  your 
eyes. 

19  f'And  ye  shall  teach  them  your 
children,  speaking  of  them  when 
thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and 
when  thou  walkest  by  the  way, 
when  thon  liest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  ''And  thou  slialt  write  them 
upon  the  door  posts  of  thine  house, 
and  upon  thy  gates : 

21  That '  your  days  may  be  multi- 
plied, and  the  days  of  your  chil- 
dren, in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give 
them,  ''as  the  days  of  heaven  upon 
the  earth. 

22  1  For  if  'ye  shall  diligently 
keep  all  these  commandments 
which  I  command  you,  to  do  them, 
to  love  the  Lord  your  God,  to 
walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  '"to 
cleave  unto  him ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  "drive  out 
all  these  nations  from  before  you, 
and  ye  shall  "possess  greater  na- 
tions and  mightier  than  your- 
selves. 

24  p  Every  place  whereon  the  soles 
of  your  feet  shall  tread  shall  be 
yours:  "^from  the  wilderness  and 
Lebanon,  from  the  river,  the  river 
Euphrates,  even  unto  the  utter- 
most sea  shall  your  coast  be. 

25  '  There  shall  no  man  be  able  to 
stand  before  you:  for  the  Lord 
your  God  shall  'lay  the  fear  of  you 
and  the  di-ead  of  you  upon  all  the 
land  that  ye  shall  tread  ui^on,  '  as 
he  hath  said  unto  you. 

26  1  "Behold,  I  set  before  you 
this  day  a  blessing  and  a  curse ; 

27  ''A  blessing,  if  ye  obey  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your 

229 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"ch.g.  19.  & 
CO.  17. 
tch.  I).  15. 

M  Kin.8.  .1,'). 
2  thr.  (J.  20. 
&  7.  13. 

dch.  4.  2G.  & 
H.  19,  20.  & 
30.  IS. 

Jfiph.23. 13, 
15,  m. 


'ch.  0.  C.  & 
32. 46. 


fch.6.  8. 


Pch.4.  9,  10. 
&0.  7. 


h  ch.  6.  9. 


i  ch.  4.  40.  & 
11.2. 

Prov.  3.  2.  & 
4.10.&9.11. 


k  Ps.  72.  5.  & 

89. 29. 


1  ver.  13. 
ch.  G.  17. 


"■ch.  10.20. 
&  ;!0.  20. 


"ch.4.  38.  & 
9.5. 


"  ch.  9.  1. 


rjofih.  1.  3. 
&  14.  9. 


1  Gen.  15. 18. 
Ex.  23.  31. 
Num.  34.  3, 
&c. 


^ch.  7.  24. 


'  ch.  2.  25. 


'  Ex.  23.  27. 


"  ch.  30. 1,15, 

19. 


^ch.  28.  2. 


The  i^lace  of  GoiVs 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


service  is  to  he  Itept. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

>  ch.  2S.  15. 


»  ch.27.12,l!5. 
Josh.  8.  33. 


"Gen.  12.  G. 

JuJ;,'.  r.  1. 
bch.  D.  I. 

Josh.  1.  11. 


'ch.  5.  02.  & 
U'.  -6^. 


'ch.  C.  1. 


bch.  4. 10. 
IKin.  ».-W. 


■^Ex.  ^.  13. 
ch.  7.  0. 


II  Or,  inherit. 

■I  2  Kill.  10.4. 
&ir.  10,  U. 
Jer.  3.  U. 


•Num.?.",..'.2. 

Judj;.  2.  2. 
t  Ilch. 

breuk  doum. 


fvcr.  .31. 


ever.  II. 
ch.  2«.  1. 
3m\\.  U.  27. 

1  Kill,  n.-ja. 

i  Chr.  7.  12. 
Pb.  7S.  ti8. 


God,  wliicli  I  command  you  this 
day: 

28  And  a  'curse,  if  ye  will  not 
obey  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  but  turn  aside 
put  of  the  way  which  I  command 
you  this  day,  to  go  after  other 
gods,  which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
brought  thee  in  unto  the  land 
whither  thou  goest  to  i^ossess  it, 
that  thou  shalt  i)ut  ""the  blessing 
upon  mount  Gerizim,  and  the  curse 
upon  mount  Ebal. 

30  Are  they  not  on  the  other  side 
Jordtin,  by  the  way  where  the  sun 
goeth  down,  in  the  land  of  the 
Oanaanites,  which  dwell  in  the 
champaign  over  against  Gilgal, 
''  beside  the  x)lains  of  Moreh  I 

31  ''  For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan 
to  go  in  to  possess  the  land  which 
the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you, 
and  ye  shall  x>ossess  it,  and  dwell 
therein. 

32  And  ye  shall  observe  Ho  do  all 
the  statutes  and  judgments  which 
I  set  before  you  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  Monuments  of  idolatry  are  to  he  destroyed.  5  The 
■place  of  God'n  service  is  to  be  kept.  15,  2y  Blood  is 
forbidden.  17,  20,  26  Holy  things  must  be  eaten  in 
the  holy  place.  19  The  Levitc  is  not  to  he  forsaken. 
29  Idolatry  is  not  to  be  inquired  after. 

^nnHESE  are  the  statutes  and 
H  judgments,  which  ye  shall  ob- 
serve to  do  in  the  land,  which  tlie 
Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  giveth 
thee  to  i^ossess  it,  ^all  the  days 
that  ye  live  upon  the  earth. 

2  "^Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  all  the 
places,  wherein  the  nations  which 
ye  shall "  possess  served  their  gods, 
''u]H)n  tlie  high  mountains,  and  up- 
on the  hills,  and  under  every  green 
tree : 

3  And  "^ ye  shall  ♦  overthrow  their 
altars,  and  br(?ak  their  ])i liars,  and 
burn  tlu'ir  groves  with  fire;  and 
ye  siiall  hew  down  the  graven  im- 
ages of  their  gods,  and  destroy  the 
names  of  them  out  of  that  ])lace. 

4  'Ye  shall  not  do  so  unto  the 
Lord  your  (irod. 

5  liut  unto  the  ])la(*e  which  the 
Lord  your  God  shall  '-'choose  out 
of  all  your  tribes  to  put  his  name 

230 


there,  even  unto  his  habitation  shall 
ye  seek,  and  thither  thou  shalt 
come : 

0  And  ^  thither  ye  shall  bring 
your  biu'nt  offerings,  and  your 
sacrilices,  and  your  '  tithes,  and 
heave  offerings  of  yom-  hand,  and 
your  vows,  and  your  freewill  of- 
ferings, and  the  tirstlings  of  your 
herds  and  of  your  flocks : 

7  And  ''there  ve  shall  eat  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  '  ye  shall 
rejoice  in  all  that  ye  put  your 
hand  unto,  ye  and  your  households, 
wherein  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the 
thincjs  that  we  do  here  this  day, 
'"  every  man  whatsoever  is  right  in 
his  own  eyes. 

0  For  ye  are  not  as  yet  come  to 
the  rest  and  to  the  inheritance, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth 
you. 

10  But  n-hen  "ye  go  over  Jordan, 
and  dwell  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  your  God  giveth  you  to  in- 
herit, and  ivhen  he  giveth  you  rest 
from  all  your  enemies  round  about, 
so  that  ye  dwell  in  safety ; 

11  Then  there  shall  be  "a  i^lace 
which  the  Lord  your  God  shall 
choose  to  cause  his  name  to  dwell 
there ;  thither  shall  ye  bring  all 
that  I  command  you;  your  burnt 
offerings,  and  your  sacritices,  your 
tithes,  and  the  heave  ofl'ering  of 
your  hand,  and  all  ^  your  choice 
vows  which  ye  vow  unto  the  Lord  : 

12  And  Pye  shall  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  ye,  and  your 
sons,  and  your  daughters,  and  your 
menservants,  and  yoiu-  maidserv- 
ants, and  the  Levite  that  is  within 
vour  "ates;  forasnuich  as  'he  hath 
no  part  nor  inheritance  with  you. 

13  '  Take  heed  to  thyself'  that 
thou  offer  not  thy  burnt  olferings 
in  every  place  that  thou  seest: 

14  'But  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  shall  choose  in  one  of  thy 
tribes,  there  thou  shalt  offer  thy 
burnt  ofl'crings,  and  there  thou 
shalt  do  all  that  1  conunand  thee. 

\i)  Notwithstaniding,  'thou  may- 
est  kill  and  cat  tlcsh  in  all  thy 
gates,  Mhatsoever  thy  soul  lustetii 


Before 

CHKIST 

U51. 


1'  Lev.  17.3,4. 


i  ver.  17. 
I'll.  14.'.'2,23. 
&  15. 1'J,  20. 


t  ch.  14.  2C. 

>  ver.  12, 18. 
Lev.  2.J.  40. 
ch.  le.  11, 

11.  &  27.  7. 


".liid?.  17.G. 


"ch.  11.31. 


"  ver.  5,14,1S, 
21,  2li. 

ch.  14.  23.  & 
15.20.  &]«. 
2,  &c.  k  17. 

•S.  &  1,H.  (i.  & 

2.3.  IG.  &  2U. 
2.  &3I.  11. 
Josh.  18.1. 
1  Kin.  8.  29. 

Ps.  78.08. 


t  neb.  the 

chaice  of 
your  vows. 


I'  ver. 


'I  rh.  10.  y.  & 
14.  lU. 


f  Lev.  17.  4. 


'ver.  11. 


'  ver.  21. 


Holii  tlihufs  mnst  l)e 


DEUTEKONOMY. 


eaten  in  the  hohj  place. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


"ch.  H.  ; 

15.  l"-.'. 


>  Gen.  !).  4. 
I,pv.  7.  20. 
&  17.  HI. 
c-h.  15.  ai.  & 
ver.  23,  24. 


'ver.  11.12. 
ch.  14.  23. 


"ch.  14.  27. 

♦  Hell.  n!l 
thy  daijs. 


!>  Gen.  1.5.  IS. 
&2X.  14. 
K.\.  .'14.  24. 
ch.  11.  24.  & 
I'J.  8. 


'ver.  13. 


aver.  10. 
t  Heb.  he 

strong, 
'  Gen.  9.  4. 

Lev.  17.  U, 

14. 


after,  accordiiio-  to  the  blessing  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  Avliieh  he  hath 
given  thee:  "the  undean  and  the 
oh'an  may  eat  thereof,  ^as  of  the 
roebuclv,  and  as  of  the  liart. 
10   -Only  ye   sliall   not  eat 


right  in  the 


hh)od;  ye  shall  pour  it  upon 


the 
the 


fch.  4.  40. 
Is.  3. 10. 


earth  as  water 

17  1^  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within 
thy  gates  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  or 
of  thy  Avine,  or  of  thy  oil,  or  the 
lirstlings  of  thy  herds  or  of  thy 
flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  freewill  ofler- 
ings,  or  heave  ottering  of  thine 
hand : 

18  ^But  thou  must  eat  them 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the 
place  which  the  Lord  thy  (liod 
shall  choose,  thou,  and  thy  son, 
and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  man- 
servant, and  thy  maidservant,  and 
the  Levite  that  is  within  thy  gates: 
and  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  all  that  thou 
puttest  thine  hands  unto. 

19  '-'Take  heed  to  thyself  that 
thou  forsake  not  the  Levite  ^as 
long  as  thou  livest  upon  the  earth. 

20  <f  When  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  enlarge  thy  border,  ^'as  he 
hath  promised  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
say,  I  will  eat  flesh,  because  thy 
soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh;  thou 
mayest  eat  flesh,  whatsoever  thy 
soul  lusteth  after. 

21  If  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  chosen  to  put  his 
name  there  be  too  far  from  thee, 
then  thou  shalt  kill  of  thy  herd 
and  of  thy  flock,  Avhich  the  Lord 
hath  given  thee,  as  I  have  com- 
manded thee,  and  thou  shalt  eat 
in  thy  gates  whatsoever  thy  soul 
lusteth  after. 

22  •=  Even  as  the  roebuck  and  the 
hart  is  eaten,  so  thou  shalt  eat 
them :  the  unclean  and  the  clean 
shall  eat  of  them  alike. 

23  ''Only  ^be  sure  that  thou  eat 
not  the  blood :  'for  the  blood  is  the 
life ;  and  thou  mayest  not  eat  the 
life  with  the  flesh. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it;  thou 
shalt  pom'  it  upon  the  earth  as 
water.  '   ' 

25  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it 


may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with 
thy  children  after  thee,  *''when  thou 
shalt  do  thdt  u'hkli  is 
sight  of  the  Lord. 

20  Only  thy  ''holy  things  which 
tho\i  hast,  and  'thy  vows,  thou 
shalt  take,  and  go  unto  the  place 
which  the  Lord  shall  choose : 

27  And  ""thou  shalt  otter  thy  l>urnt 
otterings,  the  flesh  and  the  l)lood, 
upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy 
God:  and  the  blood  of  thy  sacri- 
fices sliJill  be  poured  out  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
thou  shalt  eat  the  flesh. 

28  Observe  and  hear  all  these 
words  Avhich  I  command  thee, '  that 
it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with 
thy  children  after  thee  for  ever, 
when  thou  doest  that  wlticJi  is  good 
and  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

29  1  When  "Hhe  Lord  thy  God 
shall  cut  oft' the  nations  from  before 
thee,  wliither  thou  goest  to  possess 
them,  and  thou  ^succeedest  them, 
and  dwellest  in  their  land ; 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself  "that  thou 
be  not  snared  ^by  following  tliem, 
after  that  they  be  destroyed  from 
before  thee ;  and  that  thou  inquire 
not  after  their  gods,  saying,  How 
did  these  nations  serve  their  gods? 
even  so  Mi  11  I  do  likewise. 

31  °Thou  shalt  not  do  so  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God :  for  ever}-  ^abomin- 
ation to  the  Lord  which  he  hateth 
have  they  done  imto  their  gods; 
for  ''even  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  they  have  bm^nt  in  the 
fire  to  their  gods. 

32  AVhat  thing  soever  I  command 
you,  observe  to  do  it :  '^  thou  shalt 
not  add  thereto,  nor  diminish  from 
it. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Enticera  to  iilolatnj,  6  how  near  socrer  tinto  thee,  9 
are  to  he  Moned  to  death.  12  Idolatrous  citiesarenot 
to  be  Kpared. 

IF  there  arise  among  you  a 
prophet,  or  a  Hlreamer  of 
dreams,  ^'and  giveth  thee  a  sign  or 
a  wonder, 
2  And  ''the  sign  or  the  wonder 
come  to  pass,  whereof  he  spake 
unto  thee,  saying.  Let  us  go  after 
other  gods,  which  thou  hast  not 


that  it  I  known,  and  let  us  serve  them , 

231 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

f  Ex.  15.26. 
ell.  1!.  18. 
1  Kings  11. 

li  Num.  r,.  9, 
III.  &1S.  19. 

i  1  Sum.  1.21, 
22,  24. 


k  Lev.  1.5,9, 
13.  &  17.  11. 


1  ver.  25. 


■"  Ex.  23.  23. 
ch.  19.  1. 
Jush.  23.  4. 


t  ITcb.  inker-' 
ite.-^t,  or, 
jiosarstiest 
thetn. 

"  ch.  7.  10. 

t  Heb.  qfter 
them. 


"  ver.  4. 

Lev.  18.  3, 

20,  ■>,0. 

2  Kings  17. 

1.1. 
t  Heb. 

ohomina- 

tion  of  the. 
I'  Lev.'l8.  21. 

&  2<l.  2. 

ch.  18. 10. 

Jur.  32.  35. 

Ez.  23.  37. 


1  ch.  4.  2.  & 
13. 18. 
J.ish.  1.  7. 
Fiov.  ;«). 0. 
Kev.  22. 18. 


'  Zech.  10.  2. 


l  Matt.  24.24. 
2  Tlies8.2.9. 


'  See  ch.  18. 

Jcr.  28.  9. 
Matt.  7.  22. 


Enticers  to  idolatry 


deutero:n^omy. 


to  he  stoned. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


i  ch.  8.  2. 
See  Mart. 
■M.  '-'4. 

1  Cor.  11.19. 

2  Thess.  :;. 
11. 

Bev.  13. 14. 


•2  Kin.  23.  .3. 
2  Chr.34.31. 


fch.  10.20.  & 

30.20. 
Sch.  18.20. 

Jer.  14. 15. 

Zech.  13.  3. 

tHeb. 
spnijen  re- 
volt against 
the  LORJ}. 


kch.  17.  ".  & 
22.21,22,24. 
1  Cor.  5. 13. 


ich.  1".  2. 


k  See  Gen. 

16.5. 

ch.  28.  54. 

Prov.  5.  20. 

Mic.  7.  5. 
U  Sam.  18. 

1,3.&20. 17. 


'  ProY.  1. 10. 


'  ch.  17.  .■;. 


•ch.  17.  7. 
AcU  7.  M. 


( Ifch. 

bonitmen. 
I>ch.  17.  13. 

Ic  19.  21). 


3  Thou  shalt  not  hearken  unto 
the  words  of  that  prophet,  or  that 
dreamer  of  dreams :  for  the  Lord 
your  God  ''proveth  you,  to  know 
whether  ye  love  the  Lord  your 
God  with  all  your  heart  and  with 
all  your  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  '^^walk  after  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  fear  him,  and  keej) 
his  commandments,  and  obey  his 
voice,  and  ye  shall  serve  him,  and 
'cleave  unto  him. 

5  And  ^that  prophet,  or  that 
dreamer  of  dreams,  shall  be  put  to 
death ;  because  he  hath  ^  spoken  to 
turn  you  away  from  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  brought  you  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  you 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage,  to 
thrust  thee  out  of  the  way  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  commanded 
thee  to  walk  in.  ''8o  shalt  thou 
put  the  evil  away  from  the  midst 
of  thee. 

6  1' '  If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy 
mother,  or  thy  son,  or  thy  daugh- 
ter, or  ""the  wife  of  thy  bosom,  or 
thy  friend,  '  which  is  as  thine  own 
soul,  entice  thee  secretly,  saying, 
Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou, 
nor  thy  fathers ; 

7  Namely,  of  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple which  are  round  about  you, 
nig-h  unto  thee,  or  far  otf  from 
thee,  from  the  one  end  of  the  earth 
even  unto  the  other  end  of  thej 
earth ;  i 

8  Thou  shalt  "not  consent  unto ' 
him,  nor  hearken  unto  him ;  nei-  > 
ther  shall  thine  eye  i)ity  him,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  spare,  neither  shalt ; 
thou  conceal  him: 

9  But  "thou  shalt  surely  kill  him; 
''thine  hand  shall  be  first  ui)on  him 
to  put  liini  to  death,  and  afterwards 
the  hand  of  all  the  people. 

10  And  thou  slialt  stone  him  with 
stoues,  that  he  die;  because  he 
hath  .sougiit  to  thrust  thee  away 
from  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  out  of  tXxa  land  of 
Egypt,  from  the  liousc  of  numdage. 

11  And  ''all  Israel  shall  licar,  and 

fear,    and   shall    do    no    more  any 

such  wickedness  as  this  is  among 

you. 

232 


12  T"  '^  If  thou  shalt  hear  say  in  one 
of  thy  cities,  wliich  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  given  thee  to  dwell  there, 
saying, 

13  Certain  men,  "the  children  of 
Belial,  "^are  gone  out  from  among 
you,  and  have  'withdrawn  the  in- 
habitants of  their  city,  saying, 
'Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  ye  have  not  known ; 

14  Then  shalt  thou  inquire,  and 
make  search,  and  ask  diligently; 
and,  behold,  if  it  he  truth,  and  the 
thing  certain,  that  such  abomina- 
tion is  wrought  among  you ; 

15  Thou  shalt  surely  smite  the 
inhabitants  of  that  citv  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  "destroying  it 
utterly,  and  all  that  is  therein,  and 
the  cattle  thereof,  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

10  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the 
sjDoil  of  it  into  the  midst  of  the 
street  thereof,  and  shalt ""  burn  with 
lire  the  city,  and  all  the  spoil  there- 
of exery  whit,  for  the  Lord  thy 
God:  and  it  shall  be  -a  heap  for 
ever ;  it  shall  not  be  built  again. 

17  And  'there  shall  cleave  nought 
of  the  I'  cursed  thing  to  thine  hand : 
that  the  Lord  may  'turn  from  the 
fierceness  of  his  anger,  and  shew 
thee  mercy,  and  have  compassion ! 
upon  thee,  and  multiply  thee,  ^asi 
he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  lathers ;       | 

18  AVlien  thou  shalt  hearken  to 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  Ho 
keep  all  his  commandments  wliich 
I  command  thee  this  dav,  to  do  : 
that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

.      CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  GixVs  children  are  not  to  dUflz/ure  theniHetvex  in 
mourning.  3  W/tai  7na)/,  and  what  nitiij  not  be 
eaten,  4  of  beasts,  9  of  JUhc.s,  11  of/otvls.  :jl  That 
which  dieth  of  itself  may  nut  be  eaten.  'J2  Tithes  of 
divine  seti'iee.  23  Tithes  and  ftrxtlint/s  of  rejoicinc/ 
before  the  Lord.  28  The  third  yearns  tithe  of  alnis 
and  charity. 

YE  are  ^the  children  of  the 
Lord  your  (iod:  ''ye  shall 
not  cut  yourselves,  nor  make  any 
baldness  between  your  eyes  for  the 
dead. 

2  'For  thou  art  a  holy  ]>eople  unto 
the  Loni)  thy  God,  and  the  Lord 
liath  cho.seu  thee  to  \w  a  peculiar 
jx'ople  unto  himself,  above  all  the 
nations  that  are  upon  the  earth. 


!      Before 
■    CHRIST 
1        1451. 

1  Josh.  22. 11, 
&e. 
Judg.20.1,2. 

I   II  Or, 

I     naughty 

men :  See 

Judg.  19.22. 

1  Sam.  2.12. 
.    &  2.-..  17,  25. 

1  Kings  21. 

10, 13. 
:     2  Cor.  6.  IS. 
■■  1  John  2.19. 

Jude  19. 

I  » 2  Kin. 17.21. 

'  ver.  2,  ti. 


"Ex.  22.20. 
l>ev.  27.  'JS. 
Josh.  ti.  17, 
21. 


^Josh.C.  24. 


>  Josh.  8.  28. 

Is.  17.  1.  & 

25.  2. 

Jer.  49.  2. 
^ch.  7.  2G. 

Josh.  ti.  18. 
li  Or. 

lit  voted.    . 

"Josh.  G.  2G. 


b  Gen.  22. 17. 
&  -M.  4.  24. 

&  28.  14. 


"  ch.  12.  25, 
28,  32. 


"Kom.8.  10. 

&  il.  8,  2(1. 

Gal.  3.  2G. 
!■  l.cv.  19.  28. 

Si-Jl.  .5. 

Jer.  li;.  C.  & 

41..';.  & 47. 5. 

I  Thess.  4. 

13. 


•  Lev.  20.  2G. 
ch.  7.  t;.  & 
2U.  18,  19. 


Of  meats  dean 


DEUTERONOMY. 


and  unclean. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

dEz.  4.14. 

Acts  10. 13, 

14. 
'  Lev.  11.  2, 

Jtc. 


II  Or,  bison. 
t  Heb. 
dishon. 


I  Lev.  11.  a;, 

•J7. 


SLev.  11.  9. 


b  Lev.  11.13. 


I  Lev.  11.  20. 


k  See  Lev. 
11. 21. 


3  ^  "^Thou  slialt  not  eat  any 
abominable  thing. 

4  "^  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye 
shall  eat:  the  ox,  the  sheep,  and 
the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  tlie  nx^bnck,  and 
the  fallow  deer,  and  the  wild  goat, 
and  the  i'*pygarg,  and  the  wihl  ox, 
and  the  chamois. 

0  And  every  beast  that  parteth 
the  hoof,  and  cleaveth  tlui  cleft 
into  two  claws,  and  cheweth  the 


21 


thing 


•f  'Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any 
that  dieth  of  itself:  tlion 
shalt  give  it  nnto  the  stranger 
that  is  in  thy  gates,  that  ho  may 
eat  it;  or  thon  mayest  sell  it  nnto 
an  alien  :  '"for  thon  art  a  holy  ])('(>- 
pie  nnto  the  Lokd  thy  God.  "  Thon 
shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in  his  moth- 


er's milk. 


among 


the    beasts,   that    ye 


end 
shall  eat. 

7  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall  not 
eat,  of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or 
of  them  that  divide  the  cloven 
hoof;  as  the  camel,  and  the  hare, 
and  the  coney :  for  they  chew  the 
cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof;  there- 
fore they  are  nnclean  unto  you. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it 
divideth  the  hoof,  yet  cheweth 
not  the  cud,  it  is  unclean  unto 
you :  ye  shall  not  eat  of  their 
iiesh,  '^nor  touch  their  dead  car- 
cass. 

911  ^^  These  ye  shall  eat,  of  all 
that  are  in  the  waters  :  all  that 
have  fins  and  scales  shall  ye  eat : 

10  And  whatsoever  hath  not  fins 
and  scales  ye  may  not  eat;  it  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

11  ^  Of  all  clean  birds  ye  shall 
eat. 

12  ''But  these  are  they  of  which 
ye  shall  not  eat:  the  eagle,  and 
the  ossifrage,  and  the  ospray, 

13  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite, 
and  the  vulture  after  his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after  his 
kind, 

15  And  the  owl,  and  the  night- 
hawk,  and  the  cuckoo,  and  the 
hawk  after  his  kind, 

10  The  little  owl,  and  the  great 
owl,  and  the  swan, 

17  And  the  pelican,  and  the  gier 
eagle,  and  the  cormorant, 

18  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron 
after  her  kind,  and  the  la^jwing, 
and  the  bat. 

19  And  'every  creeping  thing 
that  flietli  is  unclean  unto  you: 
•"thev  shall  not  be  eaten. 

20  But  of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may 
eat. 


long 


22  "Thou  shalt  truly  tithe  all  the 
increase  of  thy  seed,  that  the  field 
bringeth  forth  year  by  year. 

23  'And  thou  shalt  eat  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  in  the  i^lace 
which  he  shall  choose  to  place  his 
name  there,  the  tithe  of  thy  corn, 
of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and 
''the  lirstlings  of  thy  herds  and  of 
thy  flocks ;  that  thou  mayest  learn 
to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God  always 

24  And  if  the  way  be  too 
for  thee,  so  that  thou  art  not  able 
to  carry  it;  or  'if  the  place  be  too 
far  from  thee,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose  to  set  his  name 
there,  when  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  blessed  thee : 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into 
money,  and  bind  up  the  money  in 
thine  hand,  and  shalt  go  unto  the 
place  Avhich  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  choose : 

26  And  thou  shalt  bestow  that 
money  for  whatsoever  thy  soul 
lusteth  after,  for  oxen,  or  for 
sheep,  or  for  wine,  or  for  strong- 
drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul 
klesireth:  'and  thou  shalt  eat 
there  before  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  thou  shalt  rejoice,  thou,  and 
thine  household, 

27  And  'the  Levite  that  is  within 
thy  gates ;  thou  shalt  not  forsake 
him :  for  "he  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  thee. 

28  *|f  ''At  the  end  of  three  years 
thou  shalt  bring  forth  all  the  tithe 
of  thine  increase  the  same  year, 
and  shalt  lay  it  up  within  thy 
gates : 

29  ^  And  the  Levite,  (because  'he 
hath  no  i)art  nor  inheritance  with 
thee,)  and  the  stranger,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  which 
are  Avithin  thy  gates,  shall  come, 
and  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied; 
that  *the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless 

233 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

I  Lev.  17.  15. 
&  22.  8. 
£z.  4. 14. 


"■  vcr.  2. 

■'  Ex.  2.1.  19. 
&  34.  2b'. 


"  Lev.  27.  SO. 
eh.  iL'.0, 17. 
Neh.  10.  37. 


I'ch.  12.5,6, 
7,  17,  18. 


'I  eh.  15. 19, 
20. 


•■011.12.21. 


t  Ileb.  ask- 
tth  nf' thee. 

'eh.  12.  7, 18. 
&2U.  11. 


<  ch.  12.12,13, 
I     lU. 


"Num. 18.20. 
ch.  18.  1,  2. 


'ch.  2«.  12. 
Ainoa  4.  4. 


ych.  2G.  12. 
'  ver.  27. 
ch.  12. 12. 


»  ch.  15.  in. 
Prov.  3.  9, 
1(1. 

Sec  Mai.  3. 
10. 


The  year  of  release. 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


Of  a  Hehreiv  servant. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


■  Ex.  21.  2.  & 

'JR.  10.  11. 
Lev,  -.'5.  L',4. 
cli.  .31.  W. 
Jer.  31.  14. 

t  neb. 
master  of 
the  lenr/i/tfj 
of  his  hand. 


b  See  ch.  23. 
20. 


H  Or,  To  the 
end  that 
there  be  no 
poor  among 
you. 

'  ch.  28.  S. 


dcli.28. 1. 


«ch.28.12,44. 


'ch.  28. 13. 
l'rov.22.  7. 


» 1  John  3.17 


h  Lev.  2.5. 35. 
Matt.  5.  42. 
I>ukc  (j.  34, 

Ha. 


t  Hcb.  word. 
i  Ili'h. 
Jielial. 


ich.2«..^t,.1fi. 
Prov.  2.i.  6. 
&  2«.  2-J. 
Matt.  20. 15. 

kch.  24.  l.l. 
I  Matt.  2,5.  41, 
42. 


thee  in  all  tlie  work  of  thine  hand 
which  thou  doest. 

CHAPTER  XY. 

1  77ie  .seventh  year  a  year  of  relea-se  for  the  poor.  7 
Jt  must  he  no  let  of  lending  or  (jiving.  12  A  He- 
brew senaut,  16  except  he  will  not  depart,  must  in 
the  seven.th  year  go  forth  free  and  well  furnished. 
19  All  Jir.stUng  7nales  of  the  cattle  are  to  be  sanctified 
unto  the  Lord. 

AT  the  end  of ""  every  seven  years 
_  thou  shalt  make  a  release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the 
release :  Every  ^  creditor  that  lend- 
eth  aiujUt  unto  his  neighbour  shall 
release  it ;  he  shall  not  exact  it  of 
his  neiglibour,  or  of  his  brother; 
because  it  is  called  the  Lord's  re- 
lease. 

3  ''  Of  a  foreigner  thou  mayest  ex- 
act it  ayain :  but  that  which  is 
thine  with  thv  brother  thine  hand 
shall  release ; 

4  "Save  when  there  shall  be  no 
poor  among  you;  'for  the  Lord 
shall  greatly  bless  thee  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee /or  an  inheritance  to  possess  it : 

5  Only  ''if  thou  carefully  hearken 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  observe  to  do  all  these 
commandments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day. 

G  For  the  Lord  thy  God  blesseth 
thee,  as  he  promised  thee:  and 
"thou  shalt  lend  unto  many  na- 
tions, but  thou  shalt  not  borrow; 
and  'thou  shalt  reign  over  many 
nations,  but  they  shall  not  reign 
over  thee. 

7  1  If  there  be  among  you  a  poor 
man  of  one  of  thy  brethren  within 
any  of  thy  gates  in  thy  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
^'thou  shalt  not  harden  thine  heart, 
nor  sluit  thine  hand  from  thy  poor 
brother : 

8  ''  But  thou  shalt  o])en  thine  hand 
wide  unto  him,  and  slialt  surely 
lend  liim  sufficient  for  his  need,  in 
that  wliicli  lie  wanteth. 

9  Beware  that  thcn^  be  not  a 
Hhought  in  tliy  *  wicked  heart, 
saying.  The  seventh  year,  the  year 
of  release,  is  at  hand;  and  tliinc 
'e3'(;  b(^  evil  against  lliy  i)()or  broth- 
er, and  thou  glvest  him  nought; 
and  ''he  cry  unto  the  Lord  against 
thee,  and  '  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

234 


10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  him, 
{^nd  "'thine  heart  shall  not  be 
grieved  when  thou  givest  unto 
him:  because  that  "for  this  thing 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee 
in  all  thy  works,  and  in  all  that 
thou  puttest  thine  hand  unto. 

11  For  "the  poor  shall  never  cease 
out  of  the  land:  therefore  I  com- 
mand thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt 
open  thine  hand  wide  unto  thy 
brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to  thy 
needy,  in  thy  land. 

12  *{[  And  hi  thy  brother,  a  He- 
brew man,  or  a  Hebrew  woman, 
be  sold  unto  thee,  and  serve  thee 
six  years ;  then  in  the  seventh  year 
thou  shalt  let  him  go  fi?ee  from 
thee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him 
out  free  from  thee,  thou  shalt  not 
let  him  go  away  empty  : 

14  Thou  shalt  furnisli  him  liberal- 
ly out  of  thy  flock,  and  out  of  thy 
floor,  and  out  of  thy  winepress  :  of 
that  wherewith  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  '^  blessed  thee  thou  shalt  give 
imto  him. 

15  And  'thou  shalt  remember  that 
thou  wast  a  bondman  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy  God 
redeemed  thee:  therefore  I  com- 
mand thee  this  thing  to  day. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  4f  he  say  unto 
thee,  I  will  not  go  away  from  thee; 
because  he  loveth  thee  and  thine 
house,  because  he  is  well  with  thee ; 

17  Then  thou  shalt  take  an  awl, 
and  thrust  it  through  his  ear  unto 
the  door,  and  he  shall  be  thy  serv- 
ant for  ever.  And  also  unto  thy 
maidservant  thou  shalt  do  like- 
wise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  hard  unto 
thee,  when  thou  sendest  him  away 
free  from  thee;  for  he  hath  been 
worth  'a  double  hired  servant  to 
thee,  in  serving  thee  six  years :  and 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee 
in  all  that  thou  doest. 

19  1  "All  the  tirstling  males  that 
come  of  thy  lun-d  ami  of  thy  flock 
thou  shalt  sanctify  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God:  thou  shalt  do  no  Avork 
with  the  tirstling  of  thy  bullock, 
nor  shear  the  flrstling  of  thy  sheep. 

20  ^Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the 


Before 

CHKTST 

1451. 

"  2  Cor.9.fi,7. 

"ch.  14.29. 
&  24.  19. 
Ps.  41.1. 
Prov.  22. 9. 


'Matt.  26.11. 
Mark  14.  7. 
John  12.8. 


P  Ex.  21.2. 
Lev.  25.  39. 
Jer.  34.  14. 


1  Prov.  10.22. 


'  ch.  5. 15.  & 
IG.  12. 


•  Ex.  21. 5, 6. 


'  Sec  Is.  Ifi. 
14.  Si  21.  lli. 


°  Ex.  13.  2.  & 

■M.  19. 
Iav.  27. 26. 
Num.3. 13. 


»  ch.  12.  5, 6. 
7,  17. .%  14. 
2.1.  a  10.  Ill 
14. 


« 


The  three  solemn 


deuteeo:n^omy. 


yearly  feasts. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


}  Lcv.22.20. 
ell.  17.  1. 


•  ch. 12.15,2-'   ' 


'ch.  12.16,23. 


»Ex.l2.2,&c. 


!•  Ex.  i:;.  4.  & 
M.  IS. 


'  Ex.  12.  29, 
42. 


<l  Num.28.19. 
«ch.l2.5,  26. 


fEx.  12.  15, 

19,  a:».  &  i-i. 

3,  6,  7.  &  34. 
IS. 


s  Ex.  13.  7. 


li  Ex.  12.  10. 
&  ■■H.  25. 


:  Or,  kill. 


I  Ex.  12.  6. 


k  Ex.  12.  8,9. 
2  Chr.3o.l3. 


Lord  thy  God  year  by  year  in  the 
phu'e  which  the  Lord  shall  choose, 
thou  and  thy  household. 

21  >And  if  there  be  any  bleinish 
therein,  as  if  it  he  lame,  or  1)1  ind, 
or  have  any  ill  blemish,  thou  shalt 
not  sacrifice  it  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  within  thy 
gates:  'the  unclean  and  the  clean 
person  shaU  eat  it  alike,  as  the  roe- 
buck, and  as  the  hart. 

23  ■■'  Only  thou  shalt  not  eat  the 
blood  thereof;  thou  shalt  pour  it 
ui)on  the  ground  as  water. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  Tho  feast  of  the  jmsgoivr,  9  (f  weeks,  13  of  taberna- 
cles. 16  Every  male  must  offer,  as  fie  is  able,  at  these 
three  feasts.  IS  Of  Judfjes  and  Justice.  '21  Grures 
and  linages  are  forbidden. 

OBSERVE  the  ^  month  of  Abib, 
and  keep  the  passover  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God:  for  'in  the 
month  of  Abib  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  thee  forth  out  of  Egypt 
'^bv  night. 

2  Thou  shalt  therefore  sacrifice 
the  passover  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  of  the  flock  and  ''  the  herd,  in 
the  ''place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  *^Thou  shalt  eat  no  leavened 
bread  with  it;  seven  days  shalt 
thou  eat  unleavened  bread  there- 
with, ere)i  the  bread  of  affliction ; 
for  thou  camest  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  in  haste :  that  thou 
mayest  remember  the  day  when 
thou  camest  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

4  ^And  there  shall  be  no  leavened 
bread  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy 
coast  seven  days;  ''neither  shall 
there  any  thiny  of  the  fle.sh,  which 
thou  sacrificedst  the  first  day  at 
even,  remain  all  night  until  the 
morning. 

5  Thou  mayest  not  "sacrifice  the 
passover  within  any  of  thy  gates, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee: 

G  But  at  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  to  place  his 
name  in,  there  thou  shalt  sacrifice 
the  passover  '  at  even,  at  the  going 
down  of  the  sun,  at  the  season  that 
thou  camest  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

7  And  thou  shalt  "^  roast  and  eat 


it  'in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose:  and  thou 
shalt  turn  in  the  morning,  and  go 
unto  thy  tents. 

8  Six  days  thou  shalt  eat  urdeav- 
ened  bread:  and  "on  the  seventh 
day  shall  he.n  ♦  solemn  assembly  to 
the  Lord  thy  God :  thou  shalt  do 
no  work  therein. 

9  *^|  "  Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  num- 
ber unto  thee:  begin  to  number 
the  seven  weeks  from  such  time  as 
thou  beginnest  to  put  the  sickle  to 
the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keej)  the  feast 
of  weeks  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  "  a  tribute  of  a  freewill  offering 
of  thine  hand,  which  thou  shalt 
give  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  "ac- 
cording as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee : 

11  And  •'thou  shalt  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  thou,  and  thy 
son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy 
manservant,  and  thy  maidservant, 
and  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy 
gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that  are 
among  you,  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to 
place  his  name  there. 

12  "lAnd  thou  shalt  remember  that 
thou  wast  a  bondman  in  Egyi)t: 
and  thou  shalt  observe  and  do 
these  statutes. 

13  ^  'Thou  shalt  observe  the  feast 
of  tabernacles  seven  days,  after 
that  thou  hast  gathered  in  thy 
t  corn  and  thy  wine : 

14  And  'thou  shalt  rejoice  in  thy  ' 
feast,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  ; 
daughter,  and  thy  manservant,  and 
thy  maidservant,  and  the  Levite, 
the  stranger,  and  the  fatherless, 
and  the  widow,  that  are  within  thy 
gates. 

15  *  Seven  days  shalt  thou  keep  a 
solemn  feast  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose :  because  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all 
thine  increase,  and  in  all  the  works 
of  thine  hands,  therefore  thou  shalt 
siu-ely  rejoice. 

IG  1  "Three  times  in  a  year  shall 
all  thy  males  appear  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which 

235 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


12  Kin.2').23. 
Jiihii  2.  13, 
2.3.  &  11.  05. 


■"  Ex.  12.  16. 

&  13.  6. 

J-cv.  23.  8. 
t  ITtb. 

rei<trair}t, 
IjCV.  23.  36. 


"  Ex.  23. 16. 
&  ■■».  22. 
I.uv.  23.  15. 
Nuin.  28.26. 
Acts  2.  1. 


II  Or, 
siijjiciency. 


"  ver.  17. 
1  Cor.  16.  2. 


Pch.  12.; 
12, 18. 
ver.  14. 


1  ch.  15. 15. 


■■  Ex.  23.  16. 
Lev.  2.3.  .34. 
Num.  29.12. 


t  Heb. 

Jloor.  and 

tfitj  wine- 

presft. 
*  Neh.  8.  9, 

&c. 


'  Lev.  23.  39, 
40. 


"  Ex.  23. 14, 
ir.&»4.  23. 


Of  judges,  and  of  Justice. 


DEUTEEOI^OMY. 


Idolaters  to  he  slain. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


*  Ex.  2S.  15. 

&SI.-JO. 


tHeb. 
accortUng 
to  th"  riit't 
of'  hinhanfft 
2  Cor.  8.  12. 

y  ver.  10. 


'ch.  1. 16. 
I  Chr.  23. 4. 

2Chr.l9.S,8. 


•Ex.  2-1.2.  G. 

Lev.  I'J.  IS. 
bch.  I.  ir. 

Prov.  24. 23. 
'--  Ex.  sr  8. 

Prov.  17.  23. 

Ecc.  7.  7. 

i:or, 

matters. 


t  Heb.  Jus- 
tice,juslice. 


J  Ez.  is.  5,  9. 


"■  Ex.  34.  13. 

1  Kinj:s  14. 
1.5.  &  Ii;.  .*!. 

2  Kin^s  ir. 
1«.  (tL'l.  3. 

2  Cbr.  33. 3. 


fLeT.  26. 1. 

II  Or,  statue, 
or,  2>Hlar. 


■cb.  1.1.  21. 
.Mai.  1.8, 13, 
14. 

II  Or,  yoal. 


b  ch.  13.  6. 


'Josh.  7.  II, 
1.5.  H  23.  Hi. 
J  ml';.  2.  2U. 
2  Kin. 18.12. 
IIus.  8. 1. 


•tcb.  4,10. 

J.ib  31.  2fl. 
*■  Jpr.  7.  22, 

23,31.  &  lit. 

5.  tc  32.  3.5. 

f  ch.  13.12,14. 


I  he  shall  choose ;  in  the  feast  of  nu- 
leavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast  of 
weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles: and  ''they  shall  not  appear 
before  the  Lord  empty : 

17  Everj^  man  shall  give  ^as  he  is 
able,  •' according  to  the  blessing  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath 
given  thee. 

18  1"  '^Judges  and  officers  shalt 
thou  make  thee  in  all  thy  gates, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  throughout  thy  tribes :  and 
they  shall  judge  the  j)eople  with 
just  judgment. 

19  "Thou  shalt  not  wrest  judg- 
ment; ^thou  shalt  not  respect  per- 
sons, "^  neither  take  a  gift :  for  a  gift 
doth  blind  the  eyes  of  the  wise, 
and  pervert  the  "  words  of  the 
righteous. 

20  t  That  which  is  altogether  just 
shalt  thou  follow,  that  thou  mayest 
''live,  and  inherit  the  laud  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

21  ^\  ^Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee  a 
grove  of  any  trees  near  unto  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
thou  shalt  make  thee. 

22  ^  Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee  up 
anij  "image;  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hateth. 

CHAPTER  XYII. 

1  ITie  things  sacrificed  must  be  sound.  2  Idolaters 
must  be  slain,  b  Hard  controversies  are  to  he  de- 
ternd)ted  by  the  prie.sts  and  judges.  12  The  con- 
temner of  tliat  determination  must  die.  li  The  elec- 
tion, 10  and  duty  of  a  king. 

THOU"  "" shalt  not  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  aug  bull- 
ock, or  "  sheep,  wherein  is  blemish, 
or  any  evilfavouredness :  for  that 
is  an  fibomination  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

2  ^  ''If  there  be  found  among 
you,  within  any  of  thy  gates  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  gi\x?tli  thee, 
main  or  woman,  that  hath  wrought 
wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  'in  transgressing 
his  covenant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served  oth- 
er gods,  and  worsliii)ped  them,  ei- 
ther ''the  sun,  or  moon,  or  any  of 
the  host  of  hcjiven,  '^  which  I  have 
not  commanded ; 

4  ^And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou 
hast  heard  of  it,  and  inquired  dili- 

236 


gently,  and,  behold,  it  6e  true,  and 
the  tiling  certain,  that  such  abom- 
ination is  wrought  in  Israel : 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth 
that  man  or  that  woman,  which 
have  committed  that  wicked  thing, 
unto  thy  gates,  even  that  man  or 
that  woman,  and  ^' shalt  stone  them 
with  stones,  till  they  die. 

G  ''At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses, 
or  three  witnesses,  shall  he  that  is 
worthy  of  death  be  j)ut  to  death ; 
hut  at  the  mouth  of  one  witness  he 
shall  not  be  put  to  death. 

7  'The  hands  of  the  witnesses 
shall  be  hrst  upon  him  to  put  him 
to  death,  and  afterward  the  hands 
of  all  the  people.  So  ""thou  shalt 
put  the  evil  away  from  among 
you. 

8  \  '  If  there  arise  a  matter  too 
hard  for  thee  in  judgment,  ""be- 
tween blood  and  blood,  between 
plea  and  plea,  and  between  stroke 
and  stroke,  heing  matters  of  con- 
troversy within  thy  gates :  then 
shalt  thou  arise,  "and  get  thee  up 
into  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose ; 

9  And  "thou  shalt  come  unto  the 
priests  the  Levites,  and  ^unto  the 
judge  that  shall  be  in  those  days, 
and  inquire ;  '^  and  they  shall  shew 
thee  the  sentence  of  judgment : 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according 
to  the  sentence,  which  they  of  that 
place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose 
shall  shew  thee ;  and  thou  shalt 
observe  to  do  according  to  all  that 
they  inform  thee : 

11  According  to  the  sentence  of 
the  law  which  thej^  shall  teach 
thee,  and  according  to  the  judg- 
ment which  they  shall  tell  thee, 
thou  shalt  do :  thou  shalt  not  de- 
cline from  the  sentence  wliich  they 
shall  shew  thee,  to  the  right  hand, 
nor  to  the  left. 

12  And  'the  man  that  will  do  pre- 
suini)tuously,  'and  will  not  heark- 
en unto  the  i)riest  'that  standeth 
to  minister  there  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  or  unto  the  judge,  even 
that  man  shnll  die :  and  '  thou 
shalt  put  away  the  evil  from  Is- 
rael. 

13  "And  all  the  people  shall  hear, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


"  Lev.  24.  14, 

IG. 

ch.  13.  10. 

Josh.  7.  '25. 
h  Num. .35.30. 

ch.  i:t.  15. 

-Matt.  IS.  IG. 

John  8.  17. 

2  Cor.  13.  1. 

1  Tim.  5.19. 

Ucb.  lU.  28. 


i  ch.  13.  9. 
A^A  7.  5S. 


kver.  12. 
ch.  13.  5.  & 
I'J.  111. 


12  Chr.  19.10. 

Ung.  2.  11. 

Mul.  2.  7. 
""  See  Ex.21. 

13,  20,  22,28. 

Sc  22.  2. 

Xum..'>5.11- 

h;.  in. 

ch.  19.  4, 10, 

n. 


"  eh.  12.  5. 1 
19. 17. 
Ps.  122.3. 


"See  Jer.18. 
18. 
■'  ch.  19.  17. 


'1  Ez.  44.  24. 


'Num. 1.1.30. 

Ezra  10.  8. 

Uos.  4.  4. 
t  Ucb.  not  to 

hfarken. 
'ch.  18.  5,7. 


'ch.  13.  5. 


"ch.  13.11. 
&  19.  20. 


Tlie  duty  of  a  Icing. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


The  ^priesPs  due. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"1  Sam.  8.5, 


y  Sec  1  Sam. 
9.  1,5.  S:  U). 
a4.  &  Iti.  !•-'. 
IChr.L'J.lO. 


•1  Kin.  4. 2(1. 
&  10.  -Jli,  -M. 

Vs.  a).  7. 
i.i8.  ai.  I. 

Ez.  1".  15. 

''Ex.lXU. 
Num.U..!,4. 

Jch.  :.'8.  (W. 
IIos.  11.  5. 
.•^ee  Jlt.  4:.'. 
15. 


'See  1  Kin. 
11.  u,  4. 


(2Kin.ll.l2. 


fch..';i.0,2G. 
See  2  Kill. 
22.  h. 


h  Josh.  1.  8. 

Ps.  ny.  or, 

'M. 


i  ch.  5.  ,S2. 
1  Kings  15. 
5. 


'Num.18.20. 
&  2«.  62. 
ch.  10.  9. 

l>Nura.  18.8, 
9. 
1  Cor.  9. 13. 


and   fear,   and   do    no    more   pre- 
snnii)tuonsly. 

14  *i  AVlien  tliou  art  come  unto 
the  land  wliicli  the  Lokd  thy  Ood 
giveth  thee,  and  shalt  possess  it, 
and  shalt  dwell  therein,  and  shalt 
say,  "'I  will  set  a  king-  over  me, 
like  as  all  the  nations  that  are 
abont  me ; 

15  Thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set  him 
king  over  thee,  ^  whom  tlie  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose:  one  ''from 
among-  thy  brethren  shalt  tliou  set 
king  over  thee :  thou  mayest  not 
set  a  stranger  over  thee,  which  is 
not  thy  brother. 

10  But  he  shall  not  multiply 
""  horses  to  himself,  nor  cause  the 
people  ^'to  return  to  Egypt,  to  the 
end  that  he  should  multiply  horses: 
forasmuch  as  ''the  Lord  hath  said 
luito  you,  ''  Ye  shall  henceforth  re- 
turn no  more  that  way. 

17  Neither  shall  he  multiply  wives 
to  himself,  that  '^his  heart  turn  not 
away:  neither  shall  he  greatly 
multiijly  to  himself  silver  and 
gold. 

18  'xVnd  it  shall  be,  when  he  sit- 
teth  upon  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom, that  he  shall  write  him  a  coi)y 
of  this  law  in  a  book  out  oi^that 
which  is  before  the  priests  the  Le- 
vites : 

19  And  ''it  shall  be  with  him,  and 
he  shall  read  therein  all  the  days 
of  his  life ;  that  he  may  learn  to 
fear  the  Lord  his  God,  to  keep  all 
the  words  of  this  law  and  these 
statutes,  to  do  them : 

20  That  his  heart  be  not  lifted  up 
above  his  brethren,  and  that  he 
'turn  not  aside  from  the  command- 
ment, to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the 
left :  to  the  end  that  he  may  pro- 
long Ids  days  in  his  kingdom,  he, 
and  his  children,  in  the  midst  of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  TJie  Lord  is  the  priests^  and  LevileiC  inheritajicc.  3 
The  priesCs  due.  0  The  Lcvite's  portion.  9  Tlie 
abominations  of  the  nations  are  to  be  avoided.  15 
ChrUt  the  Prophet  is  to  be  heard.  20  The  presumpt- 
uous prophet  is  to  die. 

THE  priests  the  Levites,  and  all 
the  tribe  of  Levi,  '^  shall  have 
no  part  nor  inheritance  with  Israel : 
they  ^  shall  eat  the  otferings  of  the 


Lord  made  by  fire,  and  his  inher- 
itance. 

2  Therefore  shall  they  have  no  in- 
heritance among  their  brethren: 
the  Lord  is  their  inheritance,  as  he 
hath  said  unto  them. 

3  ^f  And  this  shall  be  the  priest's 
due  from  the  jx'ople,  from  them 
that  oiler  a  sacrilice,  whether  it  le 
ox  or  sheep;  and 'they  shall  give 
luito  the  priest  the  shoulder,  and 
tlie  two  cheeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  ''The  firstfruit  also  of  thy  corn, 
of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and 
the  first  of  the  fleece  of  thy  sheep, 
shalt  thou  give  him. 

5  For  'the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  him  out  of  all  thy  tribes, 
''to  stand  to  minister  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  him  and  his  sons  for 
ever. 

6  *\\  And  if  a  Levite  come  from 
any  of  thy  gates  out  of  all  Israel, 
where  he  *^  sojourned,  and  come 
Avith  all  the  desire  of  his  mind 
''unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  '  as  all 
his  brethren  the  Levites  do,  which 
stand  there  before  the  Lord. 

8  They  shall  have  like  "^ portions 
to  eat,  besides  Uhat  which  cometh 
of  the  sale  of  his  patrimony. 

0  ^\  AVhen  thou  art  come  into  the 

I  land  which    the    Lord    thy   God 

giveth  thee,  '  thou  shalt  not  learn 

to  do   after   the   abominations  of 

those  nations. 

10  There  shall  not  be  .found 
among  you  any  one  that  maketh 
his  son  or  his  daughter  "'to  i^ass 
through  the  fire,  "or  that  useth 
divination,  or  an  observer  of  times, 
or  an  enchanter,  or  a  witch, 

11  "Or  a  charmer,  or  a  consulter 
with  familiar  spirits,  or  a  Avizard, 
or  a  p  necromancer. 

12  For  all  that  do  these  things  are 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  ''because  of  these  abominations 
the  Lord  thy  God  doth  tMve  them 
out  from  before  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  be  "perfect  with 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  For  these  nations,  which  thou 
shalt  "iDossess,  hearkened  unto  ob- 

237 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


'  Lev.  ".  .•»- 
34. 


'1  Fx.  22.  29. 
Num.lS.12, 
24. 


Tx-.  28.1. 
Num.  .i.  10. 


f  ch.  10.  8.  & 
ir.  12. 


SNum.Sa.  2, 
3. 


I.  ch.  12.  5. 


i2Chr..'!1.2. 


k2Chr..'!1.4. 

Neh.  12.  44, 

47. 
tlleb./iis 

salf^  ly  the 
jutheri. 


ll,ev.  IS.  26, 
27,  ■■!(). 
eh.  12.  29, 
30,31. 


"Lev.  IS.  21. 

ch.  12.  31. 
"Lev.  19.  if., 

31.  &  20.  27. 

Is.  S.  19. 


'  Lev.  20. 27. 


P 1  Sam.28.r. 


1  Lev.  18. 24, 
eh.  9.  4. 


H  OT,iipright, 
or,  siiiceye. 
Gen.  17. 1. 


II  Or,  inherit. 


Christ  the  true  Prophet. 


DEUTEROXOMY. 


The  cities  of  refuge. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


•vcr.  18. 
John  1.  45. 
Acts3.2.i.& 
7  37. 


•ch.9.  10. 


'  Ex.  20.  19. 
Heb.  hi.  19. 


»ch.  ,■;.  28. 


^  ver.  15. 
John  1.45. 
Acts  3.  tl.  & 

7. -.a. 

>Is.  5].]«. 
John  17.  8. 

'John  t.  -15. 
&  8.  28.  & 
12.  49,  50. 


•Acts  3.  23. 


fcch.  13.  5. 
Jer.  14. 14, 
15. 
Zech.  1.3.  .3. 


■  ch.  13.  I,  2. 
Jer.  2.  8. 


JJcr.  28.9. 
'Sccch.13.2. 


( vcr.  20. 


■ch.  12.  29. 


t  rich.  I'n- 
h^hteff,  or, 
ponsesscst. 


!■  Kx.  21. 13. 
Num. :». 
I'l,  14. 
Joth.  20.  2. 


servers  of  times,  and  unto  diviners: 
but  as  for  tliee,  tlie  Lord  thy  God 
hath  not  suffered  thee  so  to  do. 

15  t  "^The  Lord  thy  God  will 
raise  up  unto  thee  a  Prophet  from 
the  midst  of  thee,  of  thy  brethi'en, 
like  unto  me;  unto  him  ye  shall 
hearken  ; 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  de- 
siredst  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
Horeb  'in  the  day  of  the  assembly, 
saying',  *Let  me  not  hear  again  the 
A'oice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  neither 
let  me  see  this  great  fire  any  more, 
that  I  die  not. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
"They  have  well  spoken  that  which 
they  have  sj^oken. 

18  "^  I  will  raise  them  up  a  Prophet 
from  among  their  bretlu'en,  like 
unto  thee,  and  -will  put  mj^  words 
in  his  mouth ;  '■  and  he  shall  speak 
unto  them  all  that  I  shall  com- 
mand him. 

19  ''And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  whosoever  will  not  hearken 
unto  my  words  whicli  he  shall 
speak  in  my  name,  I  will  require  it 
of  him. 

20  But  'the  prophet,  which  shall 
presume  to  speak  a  word  in  my 
name,  which  I  have  not  command- 
ed him  to  speak,  or  Hhat  shall 
speak  in  the  name  of  other  gods, 
even  tliat  prophet  shall  die. 

21  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart. 
How  shall  we  know  the  word  which 
the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  ? 

22  ''When  a  prophet  speaketh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  '^  if  the  thing- 
follow  not,  nor  come  to  pass,  that 
is  the  thhig  whic^li  the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken,  hut  the  prophet  hath 
spoken  it  '  presum])tuously :  thou 
shalt  not  be  afraid  of  him. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  77ie  citicx  of  refuf/e.  4  The  privilege  thereof  for  the 
manslayer.  14  'Ilw  Idndniark  ix  not  to  be  rtnioved. 
15  Two  witnesnex  at  tlie  leant.  10  The  j^unishuient 
of  afiilxc  vntnenH. 

HEN  the  Lord  thy  (iod 
'liath  cut  off"  the  nations, 
whose  land  tlie  Loki>  tliy  God  giv- 
eth  thee,  and  thou  *succee(lest 
them,  and  (hvclkst  in  their  cities, 
and  in  their  houses ; 

2  ^Thou  shalt  sei>arate  three  cities 
for  thee  in  the  midst  of  thy  land, 
238 


W^ 


I  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  possess  it. 

3  Thou  shalt  prepare  thee  a  way, 
and  divide  the  coasts  of  thy  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  inherit,  into  three  parts, 
that  every  slayer  may  flee  thither. 

4  ^  And  'this  is  the  case  of  the 
slayer,  which  shall  flee  thither,  that 
he  may  live:  Whoso  killeth  his 
neighboiu'  ignorantly,  whom  he 
hated  not  ^  in  time  past ; 

5  As  when  a  man  goeth  into  the 
wood  with  his  neighbour  to  hew 
wood,  and  his  hand  fetcheth  a 
stroke  with  the  axe  to  cut  down 
the  tree,  and  the  ^head  slippeth 
from  the  t  helve,  and  Highteth  up- 
on his  neighbour,  that  he  die ;  he 
shall  flee  unto  one  of  those  cities, 
and  live : 

6  ''Lest  the  avenger  of  the  blood 
pursue  the  slayer,  while  his  heart 
is  hot,  and  overtake  him,  because 
the  way  is  long,  and  ^slay  him; 
whereas  he  ivas  not  worthy  of 
death,  inasmuch  as  he  hated  him 
not  *  in  time  past. 

7  AVherefore  1  command  thee, 
saying.  Thou  shalt  separate  three 
cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  'en- 
large thy  coast,  as  he  hath  sworn 
unto  thy  fathers,  and  give  thee  all 
the  land  which  he  promised  to  give 
unto  thy  fathers ; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these 
commandments  to  do  them,  which 
I  command  thee  this  day,  to  U)ve 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  to  w^alk 
ever  in  his  ways;  "^then  shalt  thou 
add  three  cities  more  for  thee,  be- 
side these  three : 

10  That  innocent  l)lood  be  not 
shed  in  thv  land,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee /or  an  inherit- 
ance, and  so  blood  be  upon  thee. 

11  ^  But  ^if  any  man  hate  his 
neighbour,  and  lie  in  wait  for  him, 
and  rise  up  against  him,  and  smite 
him  ^nioitally  tliat  he  die,  and 
fleeth  into  one  of  these  cities : 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  citv 
shall  send  and  fetch  him  tlience, 
and  deliver  him  into  the  hand  of 
the  avenger  of  blood,  that  he  may 
die. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


"  Num.K.lo. 
ch.  4.  42. 


♦  Heb.  from 
vesterflay 
'the  third 
day. 


f  Heb.  iron. 

I   +  Heb.  wood. 
I    tHeb. 
'    Jiitdclh. 


i  Nuin.35.12. 


illeh.  smite 
him  ill  ly'e. 


iHeh.from 
j/e<terd(ip 
the  third 
day. 


'  Gen.  15. 18. 
ch.  12.  20. 


f  Josh.  20. 7, 

8. 


c  Ex.  21. 12, 

JCiim.  3.5. 
M.  24. 
c-li.  27.  24. 
I'rov.  28. 17. 

tlleb.tnli/i. 


Of  false  tvltness. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Laws  to  J)e  observed  in  war. 


Bofore 

CHRIST 

1451. 

hch.  13.8.  & 

:i5.  1.'. 
■  Num.  35. 

."S-'i, ;«. 

ch.  2\.  0. 

1  Kin.  2.  .SI. 
k  ch.  JT.  ir. 

Job  -24.  2. 

I'lov.  22.28. 

Hos.  5.  lU. 


lNiim..'«.30. 
cli.  17.  (i. 
.Matt.  1,S.  1(). 
John  «.  1". 
2  Cor.  1.-!.  1. 
ITim.S.II*. 
lleb.  10.  28. 


■"  Ps.  27.  12. 
&;a.  11. 


]\  Or,  f ailing 
away. 


"ch.  17.  y.  Si 
21.  5. 


"  Prov.  19.  5, 
Dan.  C.  24. 

P  ch.  13.  -,.  & 
17.  7.  &21. 
21.  &  22.  21, 
24.  &  24.  7. 

'ich.  17.  13. 
&  21.  21. 


■■ver.  1.". 

'  Kx.  21.  2.3, 
24. 

I^cv.  24.  20. 
Matt.  5.  38. 


'  .See  P6.20.7. 
Is.  31.  1. 


kNum.23.21. 
ch.  31.  6,  S. 
2  Chr.13.12. 
&  32.  7,  8. 


13  ''Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him, 
*but  thou  shalt  put  away  the  (f nil t 
o/ innocent  blood  from  Israel,  that 
it  may  ^o  well  with  thee. 

14  1  ""Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy 
neighbour's  landmark,  which  they 
of  old  time  luive  set  in  tliine  inher- 
itance, which  thou  slialt  inherit  in 
the  land  that  the  Loud  thy  God 
giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

15  ^  '  One  witness  shall  not  rise 
up  ai»ainst  a  man  for  any  inicjuity, 
or  for  any  sin,  in  any  sin  that  he 
sinneth :  at  the  moutli  of  two  wit- 
nesses, or  at  the  mouth  of  three 
witnesses,  shall  the  matter  be  estab- 
lished. 

IG  •[  If  a  false  witness  '"rise  up 
against  any  man  to  testify  against 
him  II  that  which  is  wrong ; 

17  Then  both  the  men,  between 
whom  the  controversy  is,  shall 
stand  before  the  Lord,  "before  the 
priests  and  the  judges,  which  shall 
be  in  those  days ; 

18  And  the  judges  shall  make 
diligent  inquisition :  and,  behold, 
if  the  witness  he  a  false  witness, 
and  hath  testified  falsely  against 
his  brother ; 

19  "Then  shall  ye  do  unto  him,  as 
he  had  thought  to  have  done  unto 
his  brother:  so  ^^ shalt  thou  put  the 
evil  away  from  among  you. 

20  ''And  those  which  remain  shall 
hear,  and  fear,  and  shall  henceforth 
commit  no.  more  any  such  evil 
among  you. 

21  'And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity ; 
hut  'life  shall  go  for  life,  eye  for 
e}  e,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand, 
foot  for  foot. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  T7te  pi'iesfs  exhortation  to  encourage  the  people  to 
battle.  .5  Tlie  officers'  proclamattAJu  irho  are  to  be 
dismissed  from  the  war.  10  How  to  n.se  the  cities 
that  accept  or  nfiit'^  tlie  proclamation  of  peace.  16 
What  cities  rnu.st  be  devoted.  19  Trees  of  man'' s 
meat  laust  not  be  destroyed  in  the  siege. 

WHEX  thou  goe.st  out  to  battle 
against  thine  enemies,  and 
seest  ''horses,  and  chariots,  and  a 
]3eople  more  than  thou,  be  not 
afraid  of  them :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  is  ''with  thee,  which  brought 
thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egj^^t. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  are 
come  nigh  unto  the  battle,  that  the 


priest   shall   approach   and   speak  j 
unto  the  people,  i 

',^  ^Vnd  shall  say  unto  them,  TIenr,  ! 
O  Israel,  ye  approach  this  (hiy  unto  j 
battle  against   your   enemies :    let , 
not   your  liearts   Maint,  fear  not, 
and  do  not  ^  tremble,  neither  be  ye 
terrified  l)ecause  of  them; 

4  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  he 
that  goetli  with  you,  'to  fight  for 
you  against  your  enemies,  to  save 
you. 

5  *[  And  tiie  officers  shall  speak 
unto  the  people,  saying.  What  man 
is  there  that  hath  built  a  new  house, 
and  hatli  not  '' dedicated  it?  let 
him  go  and  return  to  his  house, 
lest  he  die  in  tlie  battle,  and  an- 
other man  dedicate  it. 

6  And  what  man  is  he  that  hath 
l)lanted  a  vineyard,  and  hath  not 
yet  *  eaten  of  it  I  let  him,  <^^?.so  go 
and  return  unto  his  house,  lest  he 
die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man 
eat  of  it. 

7  ""And  what  man  is  there  that 
hath  betrothed  a  wife,  and  hath 
not  taken  her  ?  let  hiin  go  and  re- 
turn unto  his  house,  lest  he  die  in 
the  battle,  and  another  man  take 
her. 

8  And  the  officers  shall  speak  fur- 
ther unto  the  people,  and  thej^'  shall 
say,  "^What  man  is  there  that  is 
fearful  and  fainthearted  ?  let  him 
go  and  return  unto  his  house,  lest 
his  brethren's  heart  *  faint  as  well 
as  his  heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  officers 
have  made  an  end  of  speaking  un- 
to the  people,  that  they  shall  make 
captains  of  the  armies  ^  to  lead  the 
people. 

10  ^[  When  thou  comest  nigh  un- 
to a  city  to  fight  against  it,  ^'then 
proclaim  peace  unto  it. 

11  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee 
answer  of  peace,  and  open  unto ' 
thee,  then  it  shall  be,  that  all  the 
people  that  is  found  therein  shall 
be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and  they 
shall  serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  i)eace 
with  thee,  but  will  make  *  war 
against  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be- 
siege it : 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God 

239 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


trieb. 

bf;  tcHfler. 
t  Tleb. 

make  haste. 


■"ch.-I.  ,30.  k 
3.  22. 
Josh.  23. 10. 


'I  Se.e  Nch. 
12.  27. 
Ps.  30,  title. 


t  Heb.  made 
it  common : 
.See  Lev. 10. 
23,  24. 
ch.  28.  30. 


'ch.  24.  5. 


I'Juds. '.  3. 


■  Heb.  melt. 


t  Heb.  to  be 
ill  tlie  head 
of  the  jjeo- 

ple. 


s  2  Sara.  20. 
18,  LO. 


The  ezpiatmi  of 


DEUTERONOMY. 


an  uncertain  murder. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

h  Num.  31. 7. 


i  Josh.  8.  2. 

t  Heb.  spoi7. 
kJosh.  22.8. 


»Num.21.  2, 
3,  ;J5.  &  33. 
52. 

ch.  7.  1.  2. 
Josh.  11. 14. 


"■ch.7.  4.  ife 
12. ;«,  31.  & 
18.9. 


»  Ex.  23.  33. 


||Or,/or,  0 

/rpe  ol'  the 
field  ia  (o  (le 
employed  in 
the  siege. 
t  Ilcb.  (o  f/o 
I'rnm  bej'ore 
thee. 


t  rieb.  it 
come  down. 


hath  delivered  it  into  thine  hands, 
''  thou  shalt  smite  every  male  there- 
of with  the  edge  of  the  sword : 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little 
ones,  and  'the  cattle,  and  all  that 
is  in  the  city,  even  all  the  spoil 
thereof,  shalt  thou  Hake  unto  thy- 
self; and  ''thou  shalt  eat  the  spoil 
of  thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  thee. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all 
the  cities  which  are  very  far  off 
from  thee,  which  are  not  of  the 
cities  of  these  nations. 

IG  But '  of  the  cities  of  these  peo- 
ple, which  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
give  thee  for  an  inheritance,  thou 
shalt  save  alive  nothing  that  breath- 
eth : 

17  But  thou  shalt  utterly  destroy 
them;  namely,  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Aujorites,  the  Oanaanites,  and 
the  Perizzites,  the  Hivites,  and  the 
Jebusites;  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee  : 

18  That  "'they  teach  you  not  to 
do  after  all  their  abominations, 
wliich  they  have  done  unto  their 

]gods;    so   should  ye   "sin  against 
the  Lord  your  God. 

19  ^[  When  thou  shalt  besiege  a 
city  a  long  time,  in  making  war 
against  it  to  take  it,  thou  shalt  not 
destroy  the  trees  thereof  by  forcing 
an  axe  against  them:  for  thou 
mayest  eat  of  them,  and  thou  shalt 
not  cut  them  down  ("  for  the  tree  of 
the  field  is  man's  life)  Ho  employ 
them  in  the  siege : 

20  Only  the  trees  which  thou 
knowest  that  they  &e  not  trees  for 
meat,  thou  shalt  destroy  and  cut 
them  down;  and  thou  shalt  build 
bulwarks  against  the  city  that 
maketh  war  with  thee,  until  Ut  be 
subdued. 

CHABTER  XXI. 

1  TTie  expiation  of  an  uncertain  murder.  10  T7i£ 
u.fOf/c  of  a  captive  taken  to  wife,  15  The  flmtborn 
in  not  to  be  disinherited  xqHin  private  affection.  18 
A  Hlvblxtrn  nan  is  to  be  stoned  to  death.  22  The 
malefactor  inunt  not  hang  ail  nujht  on  a  tree. 

IF  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land 
wliich  the  Lord  tliy  God  giveth 
thee  to  possess  it,  lying  in  the  field, 
and  it  be  not  known  who  hath  slain 
him : 
2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges 
240 


shall  come  forth,  and  they  shall 
measure  unto  the  cities  which  are 
round  about  him  that  is  slain : 

3  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  city 
ivhich  is  next  unto  the  slain  man, 
even  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
take  a  heifer,  which  hath  not  been 
wrought  with,  and  which  hath  not 
drawn  in  the  yoke ; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
bring  down  the  heifer  unto  a  rough 
valley,  which  is  neither  eared  nor 
sown,  and  shall  strike  off  the  heif- 
er's neck  there  in  the  valley. 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi 
shall  come  near;  for  ''them  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to 
minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
''by  their  ^word  shall  every  contro- 
versy and  every  stroke  be  tried : 

G  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city, 
that  are  next  unto  the  slain  man, 
'shall  wash  their  hands  over  the 
heifer  that  is  beheaded  in  the  val- 
ley: 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and 
say.  Our  hands  have  not  shed  this 
blood,  neither  have  our  eyes  seen 
it. 

8  Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  unto  thy 
people  Israel,  whom  thou  hast  re- 
deemed, ''and  lay  not  innocent 
blood  Hmto  thy  people  of  Israel's 
charge.  And  the  blood  shall  be  j 
forgiven  them.  ! 

9  So  ''shalt  thou  put  away  the: 
guilt  o/ innocent  blood  from  among 
you,  when  thou  shalt  do  that  which 
is  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

10  1^  When  thou  goest  forth  to 
war  against  thine  enemies,  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  liaf  h  delivered  them 
into  thine  hands,  and  thou  hast 
taken  them  captive, 

11  And  seest  among  the  captives 
a  beautiful  woman,  and  hast  a  de- 
sire unto  her,  that  thou  wouldest 
have  her  to  thy  wife ; 

12  Then  thou  slialt  bring  her 
home  to  thine  house ;  and  she 
shall  shave  her  head,  and  "tpi|i.(3 
her  n.'iils; 

13  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment 
of  her  captivity  from  off  her,  and 
sh;ill  remain  in  thine  house,  and 
^bewail  her  father  and  her  mother 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


»ch.  10.  S. 
1  Chr.  23.13. 


i'ch.17.8,9. 
t  Huh. 
mouth. 


'  .See  Ps.  m. 

1.'.  sc-^e.v,. 

Matt.27.24. 


tl  Jonah  1.14. 

t  Heb.  in  the 
Diidst. 


'ch.  19.  13. 


II  Or,  fnfer 
to  grow. 

t  llob.mnte, 
or,  dress. 


rScoFs.  4S. 

10. 


J 


'.dt 


A  rebellious  son  to  de  stoned. 


DEUTERONOMY.         Of  Immanitij  tou-ard  Iretliren. 


Before 

CHKIST 

1451. 


I  Gen.  34.2. 
cli.  L'l'.  ■.'■^■ 
Judg.  VX-H. 

h  Gen.  a  33. 


ilChr.  5.  2. 

&  ai.  10. 

2Chr.ll.l9, 
22. 


I  See  1  Chr. 
5.1. 

tlleb.  that 
is/onnd 
with  him. 

•  Gen.  40.  3. 

■  Gen.2o.31, 


OOt 


h.  13.  5.  & 
.  1»,  20.  & 
.  21,  24. 
.  13.  11. 


rch.  19. 0.  & 

22.26. 
I  Acts  23.  29. 

&  25.  11,25. 

.^  2(i.  31. 

Mosh.  8.  20. 

&  10.  2U,  lT. 

John  ly.  31. 

Gul.  3.  13. 

Heb.  the 

cursr  of 

Go.1 : 

See  Num. 

25.4. 

2  Sam.  21.6. 


a  full  month :  and  after  that  thou 
shalt  go  in  nnto  her,  and  be  her 
husband,  and  she  shall  be  thy 
wife. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have 
no  delight  in  her,  then  thou  shalt 
let  her  go  whither  she  will ;  but 
thou  shalt  not  sell  her  at  all  for 
money,  thou  shalt  not  ninke  mer- 
chandise of  her,  because  thou  hast 
''humbled  her. 

15  Tf  If  a  man  have  two  Avives, 
one  beloved,  ''and  another  hated, 
and  they  have  borne  him  chikhen, 
hotli  the  beloved  and  the  hated ; 
and  if  the  firstborn  son  be  hers 
that  was  hated : 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  'when  he 
maketh  his  sons  to  inherit  that 
which  he  liath,  tliat  he  may  not 
make  the  son  of  the  beloved  first- 
born before  the  son  of  the  hated, 
which  is  indeed  the  firstborn  : 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the 
son  of  the  hated  for  the  firstborn, 
''by  giving  him  a  flouble  portion 
of  all  ^  that  he  hath :  for  he  is  '  the 
beginning  of  his  strength;  ""the 
right  of  the  firstborn  is  his. 

18  ^  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn 
and  rebellious  son,  which  will  not 
obey  the  voice  of  his  father,  or  the 
voice  of  his  mother,  and  that,  when 
they  have  chastened  him,  will  not 
hearken  nnto  them : 

10  Then  shall  his  father  and  his 
mother  lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring 
him  out  unto  the  elders  of  his  city, 
and  nnto  the  gate  of  his  place ; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the 
elders  of  his  city.  This  our  son  is 
stubborn  and  rebellious,  he  will 
not  obey  our  voice;  he  is  a  glut- 
ton, and  a  drunkard. 

21  And  all  the  men  of  his  city 
shall  stone  him  with  stones,  that 
he  die:  "so  shalt  thou  put  evil 
away  from  among  you ;  "  and  all 
Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  ^  And  if  a  man  have  commit- 
ted a  sin  p  worthy  of  death,  and  he 
be  to  be  put  to  death,  and  thou 
hang  him  on  a  tree : 

23  ^  His  body  shall  not  remain  all 
night  upon  the  tree,  but  thou  shalt 
in  any  wise  bury  him  that  day; 
(for  'he  that  is  hanged  is  *  accursed 


of  God ;)  that  'thy  land  be  not  de- 
filed, Avhich  the  Lord  thy  God  giv- 
eth  thee /or  an  inheritance. 

OirAPTEK  XXTT. 

1  Of  Jnimardtij  ((iii'urd  brethren,  ii  T/ie  ncx  i.s  to  be 
(ti.ilinqiiis/ird  by  (tjJjxtrel.  0  T/ie  ilma  is  not  to  be 
taken  with  her  youiiej  ones.  8  The  hmixe  nntst 
have  batllcineuts.  9  Conjmion  i.s  to  be  avoided.  12 
Frimjcx  upon  the  vesture.  13  TJie  piiinshriient  of 
him  that  sJa-iidereth  his  wife.  20,  22  Of  adultery., 
25  of  ra])f^  28  antl  of  fornication.     oO  Invest. 

THOU  \slialt  not  see  thy  broth- 
er's ox  or  his  sheej)  go  astray, 
and  liide  thyself  from  them :  thou 
shalt  in  any  case  bring  them  again 
nnto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  he  not  nigh 
unto  thee,  or  if  thou  know  him 
not,  then  thou  shalt  bring  it  unto 
thine  own  house,  and  it  shall  be 
with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek 
after  it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it 
to  him  again. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do 
with  his  ass ;  and  so  shalt  thou  do 
with  his  raiment;  and  with  all  lost 
things  of  thy  brother's,  which  he 
hath  lost,  and  thou  hast  found, 
shalt  thou  do  likewise :  thou  may- 
est  not  hide  thyself. 

4  1  ^'Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  broth- 
er's ass  or  his  ox  fall  down  by  the 
way,  and  hide  thyself  from  thejti ; 
thou  shalt  surely  help  him  to  lift 
them  up  again. 

5  ^  The  woman  shall  not  wear 
that  which  pertaineth  unto  a  man, 
neither  shall  a  man  put  on  a  wo- 
man's garment:  for  all  that  do  so 
are  abomination  unto  the  Lobd 
thy  God. 

6  ■[  If  a  bird's  nest  chance  to  be 
before  thee  in  the  w^ay  in  any  tree, 
or  on  the  ground,  whether  they  he 
young  ones,  or  eggs,  and  the  dam 
sitting  upon  the  young,  or  upon 
the  eggs,  'thou  shalt  not  take  the 
dam  with  the  young : 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let 
the  dam  go,  and  take  the  young  to 
thee;  ''that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  prolong 
thy  days. 

8  ^[  When  thou  buildest  a  new 
house,  then  thou  shalt  make  a  bat- 
tlement for  thy  roof,  that  thou 
bring  not  blood  upon  thine  house, 
if  any  man  fall  from  thence. 

9  ^  "  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vine- 

241 


Before 
CIimST 

1-151. 

"  Lev.  18.  25. 
Num.  35.34. 


"Ex.  2;).  4. 


b  Ex.  23.  5. 


'  Lev.  22.  ^ 


dch.  4.  40. 


'Lev.  19. 19. 


The  punisliment  of  Mm 


deuteeo:n^omy. 


that  slandereth  his  wife. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

\lUb.f Ill- 
ness oj  lliy 
seed. 

I  See  2  Cor. 
«.  14,  15,  Ifi. 


BLev.  19. 19. 


l>Num.]S..T8. 

Matt.  23. 5. 
t  Hcb. 

wings. 


i  Gen.  29.  21. 
Judg.  15.  1. 


i.(ien.rA.7. 
JiulK.  2U.  (1, 
10. 
2Som.  13. 

12,  n. 

Ich.13.  £. 


yard  with  divers  seeds :  lest  the 
♦  fruit  of  thy  seed  which  thou  hast 
sowu,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  vine- 
yard, be  defiled. 

10  if  *^Thou  shalt  not  x)lough  with 
an  ox  and  an  ass  together. 

11  ^  ^'Thou  shalt  not  wear  a  gar- 
ment of  divers  sorts,  as  of  woollen 
and  linen  together. 

12  ■[  Thou  shalt  make  thee 
''fringes  upon  the  four  *  quarters 
of  thy  vesture,  wherewith  thou 
coverest  thyself. 

13  *i  If  any  man  take  a  wife,  and 
'go  in  unto  her,  and  hate  her, 

14  And  give  occasions  of  speech 
against  her,  and  bring  up  an  evil 
name  upon  her,  and  say,  I  took 
this  woman,  and  when  I  came  to 
her,  I  found  her  not  a  maid : 

1.J  Then  shall  the  father  of  the 
damsel,  and  her  mother,  take  and 
bring  forth  the  tokens  of  the  dam- 
sel's virginity  unto  the  elders  of 
the  city  in  the  gate : 

16  And  the  damsel's  father  shall 
say  unto  the  elders,  I  gave  my 
daughter  unto  this  man  to  wife, 
and  he  hateth  her ; 

17  And,  lo,  he  hath  given  occa- 
sions of  speech  against  her,  saying, 
I  found  not  thy  daughter  a  maid ; 
and  yet  these  are  the  tolxens  of  my 
daughter's  virginity.  And  they 
shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the 
elders  of  the  city. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city 
shall  take  that  man  and  chastise 
him; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him  in 
a  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
give  them  unto  the  father  of  the 
damsel,  because  he  hath  brought 
up  an  evil  name  upon  a  virgin  of 
Israel :  ajid  she  shall  be  his  wife ;  he 
may  not  put  her  away  all  his  days. 

20  I)ut  if  this  thing  be  true,  and 
the  tokens  o/ virginity  be  not  found 
for  the  damsel : 

21  Then  tliey  shall  bring  out  the 
damsel  to  the  door  of  her  father's 
house,  and  the  men  of  her  city 
sliall  stone  her  with  stones  that 
she  di(!;  because  she  hath  "^  wrought 
folly  in  IsnuH,  to  i)Uiy  the  whore  in 
her  fatlier's  house:  'so  slialt  thou 
put  evil  away  from  aniong  you. 

242 


'  22  ^  '''If  a  man  be  found  lying 
with  a  woman  married  to  a  hus- 
band, then  they  shall  both  of  them 
die,  hoth  the  man  that  lay  with  the 
woman,  and  the  woman :  so  shalt 
thou  put  away  evil  from  Israel. 

23  ^  If  a  damsel  that  is  a  virgin 
be  "^  betrothed  unto  a  husband,  and 
a  man  find  her  in  the  city,  and 
lie  with  her ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  bring  them  both 
out  unto  the  gate  of  that  city,  and 
ye  shall  stone  them  with  stones 
that  they  die ;  the  damsel,  because 
she  cried  not,  heing  in  the  city; 
and  the  man,  because  he  hath 
"  humbled  his  neighbour's  wife : 
Pso  thou  shalt  put  away  evil  from 
among  you. 

25  ^  But  if  a  man  find  a  betroth- 
ed damsel  in  the  field,  and  the 
man  "force  her,  and  lie  with  her; 
then  the  man  only  that  lay  with 
her  shall  die : 

20  But  unto  the  damsel  thou 
vshalt  do  nothing ;  there  is  in  the 
damsel  no  sin  worthy  of  death : 
for  as  when  a  man  riseth  against 
his  neighbour,  and  slayeth  him, 
even  so  is  this  matter : 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field, 
and  the  betrothed  damsel  cried, 
and  there  tvas  none  to  save  her. 

28  1[  "^If  a  man  find  a  damsel 
that  is  a  virgin,  which  is  not  be- 
trothed, and  lay  hold  on  her,  and 
lie  with  her,  and  they  be  found ; 

29  Then  the  man  that  lay  with 
her  shall  give  unto  the  damsel's 
father  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  and 
she  shall  be  his  wife;  "^ because  he 
hath  humbled  her,  he  may  not  put 
her  away  all  his  days. 

30  1^  'A  man  shall  not  take  his 
father's  wife,  nor  'discover  his  fa- 
ther's skirt. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Who  may  or  may  nut  ertier  into  the  congregation. 
9  UiidcannexHtobe  uvoidcd  in  the  host.  15  Of  the 
fugitive  servant.  17  Of  JiU)n7icss.  18  Of  abomin- 
able sacrifices.  19  Of  usury.  21  Of  vows.  24  Of 
tr<spas.<<es. 

HE   that   is   wounded    in    the 
stones,    or    hath    his    privy 
nu^mber   cut   ofi',    shall    not   enter 
into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 
2  A  bastard  shall  not  enter  into 
the  congregation    of    the    Lokd: 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

""  Lev.  20.10. 
Johns.  5. 


°  Matt.  1. 18. 
19. 


"ch.  21.14. 
f  vcr.  21,  22. 


II  Or,  tale 
stfovq  hold 

2Sam. 13.14. 


1  Ex.  22. 16, 
17. 


"■ver.  24. 


'  Lev.  18.8.  ft 

20.  II. 

ch.  •i'l.  20. 

]  Cor.  S.  1. 
>  Sec  Ruth 

.".  9. 

Ez.  16.  8. 


Divers  Imvs 


DEUTERONOMY. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


•Neh.  13,1.2. 


b Seech.  2. 

■£). 


'Num.  22.  S, 


>l  Ezra  9. 12. 
t  Heb.  good. 


•  Gen.  2.5. 24, 
2.5.  2li. 
Obad.10,12. 

'Ex.  22.  21. 
&  23.  II. 
Lev.  li).  34. 
ch.  10.  19. 


e  Lev.  15.  IC. 


tneb. 

tnrneth 
towar'l. 
t  Lev.  Ij.  J. 


t  Heb.  Ml- 
test  down. 


even  to  his  tenth  veneration  sliall 
he  not  enter  into  the  congregation 
of  the  Lord. 

3  ''An  Ammonite  or  Moahite 
shall  not  enter  into  the  congre- 
gation of  the  Lord  ;  e\'en  to  their 
tenth  generation  shall  they  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  for  ever : 

4  ^Because  they  met  you  not 
with  bread  and  with  water  in  tlu^ 
way,  when  ye  came  forth  out  of 
Egypt;  and  *=  because  they  hired 
against  thee  Balaam  the  son  of 
Beor  of  Pethor  of  Mesopotamia,  to 
curse  thee. 

5  Nevertheless,  the  Lord  thy 
God  would  not  hearken  unto  Ba- 
laam ;  but  the  Lord  thy  God 
turned  the  curse  into  a  blessing 
unto  thee,  because  the  Lord  thy 
God  loved  thee. 

G  *'Tliou  slialt  not  seek  their 
peace  nor  their  ^  prosperity  all  thy 
days  for  ever. 

7  1^  Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an 
Edomite;  "^for  he  is  thy  brother: 
thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Egyptian ; 
because  *^thou  wast  a  stranger  in 
his  land. 

8  The  children  that  are  begotten 
of  them  shall  enter  into  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord  in  their 
third  generation. 

9  ^[  When  the  host  goeth  forth 
against  thine  enemies,  then  keep 
thee  from  every  wicked  thing. 

10  ^[  '^  If  there  be  among  you  any 
man,  that  is  not  clean  by  reason 
of  uncleanness  that  chanceth  him 
by  night,  then  shall  he  go  abroad 
out  of  the  camp,  he  shall  not  come 
within  the  camp : 

11  But  it  shall  be,  when  evening 
^Cometh  on,  ''he  shall  wash  Inm- 
s(;//with  Avater:  and  when  the  sun 
is  down,  he  shall  come  into  the 
camp  afiain. 

12  "^l  Thou  shalt  have  a  place  also 
without  the  camp,  whither  thou 
shalt  go  forth  abroad : 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a  paddle 
upon  thy  weapon;  and  it  shall 
be,  when  thou  'wilt  ease  thyself 
abroad,  thou  shalt  dig  therewith, 
and  shalt  turn  back  and  cover  that 
which  Cometh  from  thee : 


14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  'walk- 
etli  in  the  midst  of  thy  camp,  to 
deliver  thee,  and  to  give  up  thine 
enemi(\s  before  thee;  therefore 
shall  thy  camp  be  holy:  that  he 
see  no  '  unclean  thing  in  thee,  and 
turn  away  from  thee. 

15  ^  ''Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto 
his  master  the  servant  which  is 
escaped  from  his  master  unto  thee : 

1()  He  shall  dwell  with  thee,  even 
among  you,  in  that  place  which  he 
shall  choose  in  one  of  thy  gates, 
where  it  Hiketh  him  best:  'thou 
shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  T^  There  shall  be  no  "whore 
"'of  the  daughters  of  Israel,  nor 
"a  sodomite  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  bring'  the  hire 
of  a  whore,  or  the  i)rice  of  a  dog, 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  for  any  vow :  for  even  both 
these  are  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

19  ^  ''Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon 
usury  to  thy  brother;  usury  of 
money,  usury  of  victuals,  usury  of 
any  thing  that  is  lent  upon  usury : 

20  PUnto  a  stranger  thou  may  est 
lend  upon  usury;  but  unto  thy 
brother  thou  shalt  not  lend  upon 
usury:  "that  the  Lord  thy  God 
may  bless  thee  in  all  that  thou 
settest  thine  hand  to  in  the  land 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

21  "1  "^  When  thou  shalt  vow  a  vow 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt 
not  slack  to  pay  it :  for  the  Lord 
thy  God  will  surely  require  it  of 
thee ;  and  it  would  be  sin  in  thee. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear  to 
vow,  it  shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  '  That  which  is  gone  out  of  thy 
lips  thou  shalt  keep  and  perform ; 
even  a  freewill  offering,  according 
as  thou  hast  vowed  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  thou  hast  x)romised 
with  thy  mouth. 

24  1^  When  thou  comest  into  thy 
neighbour's  vineyard,  then  thou 
mayest  eat  grapes  thy  fill  at  thine 
own  pleasure;  but  thou  shalt  not 
put  any  in  thy  vessel. 

25  When  thou  comest  into  the 
standing  corn  of  thy  neighbour, 
Hhen  thou  mayest  pluck  the  ears 
with  thine  hand;  but  thou  shalt 

243 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

>  Lev.  26. 12. 


t  Ilcb.  nn- 

/ietii/t'!is  of 
any  thing. 

k  1  Sam.  30.. 
1,5. 


t  Ilcb.  M 
poodjor 
liitn. 

I  Ex.  22.  21. 

II  Or, 
sodomjtrnfi. 

"  Lev.  I'.l.iU. 
See  Prov.  2. 
10. 

"  Gen.  19.  5. 
2  Kings  -a. 
7. 


"  Ex.  22.  25. 

Lf-v.  25.  'oH, 

Neh.  .5.2,7. 
I'8.  IS.  ,5. 
Luke  0.  34, 


PSeeLev.I9. 
."4.  &  ch.l5. 


ich.  15.  10. 


■•Num., 30.  2. 
Ece.  5.  4,  5. 


''Num..'!0.  2. 
P8.()6.13,14. 


•Matt  12.1. 
Mark  2.  23. 
Luke  6. 1. 


Divers  laws 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


•Matt.  .5.  31. 
&  l'.».  7. 
Mark  10.  4. 


t  Hcb. 
viafter  of 
nakedness. 

IHeb. 

cutting  off. 


bjer.  3.  1. 


'ch.  20.  7. 


\  Hcb.  -not 
anil  thino 
sftnll  jifvfs 
upon  kiiii. 


•I  Prov.  5. 18. 


'  Ex.  21.  K. 


fch.  19.  13. 


Hxv.13.2. 
&  14.  2. 


h  Sec  lyuke 

17.  ri2. 

1  Cor.  10.  6. 

i  Num.  12.10. 

H'JO. 


not  move  a  sickle  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour's standing  corn. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  Of  divorce.  5  A  new  married  nia?i  goeth  vot  to  war. 
(),  10  Of  pledges.  7  Of  man. stealers.  8  Of  Iqiroxy. 
14  The  hire  is  to  be  given.  16  Of  justice.  19  Of 
charity. 

WHEN  a  ^man  hath  taken  a 
wife,  and  married  her,  and 
it  come  to  pass  that  slie  find  no 
favour  in  his  eyes,  because  he  hath 
found  *some  uncleanness  in  her: 
then  let  him  write  her  a  bill  of 
Ulivorcement,  and  give  it  in  her 
hand,  and  send  her  out  of  his 
house. 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out 
of  his  house,  she  may  go  and  be 
another  man's  ivife. 

3  And  if  the  latter  husband  hate 
her,  and  write  her  a  bill  of  divorce- 
ment, and  giveth  it  in  her  hand, 
and  sendeth  her  out  of  his  house ; 
or  if  the  latter  husband  die,  which 
took  her  to  l)e  his  wife ; 

4  ""Her  former  husband,  which 
sent  her  away,  may  not  take  her 
again  to  be  his  wife,  after  that  she 
is  defiled ;  for  that  is  abomination 
before  the  Lord:  and  thou  shalt 
not  cause  the  land  to  sin,  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee /or 
an  inheritance. 

5  ^  '^When  a  man  hath  taken  a 
new  wife,  he  shall  not  go  out  to 
war,  *  neither  shall  he  be  charged 
with  any  business:  hut  he  shall  be 
free  at  home  one  year,  and  shall 
''cheer  up  his  wife  which  he  hath 
taken. 

0  ^1  No  man  sliall  take  the  nether 
or  the  upper  millstone  to  i^ledge : 
for  he  taketh  a  man^s  life  to 
pledge. 

7  ^1  'If  a  man  be  found  stealing 
any  of  his  brethren  of  the  children 
of  Isra(;l,  and  maketh  merchandise 
of  him,  or  selleth  him;  then  that 
thief  shall  die ;  *^and  thou  shalt  put 
evil  away  from  among  yon. 

8  ^i^  Take  heed  in  *^'tlie  i>lagne  of 
leprosy,  that  thou  observe  diligent- 
ly, and  do  according  to  all  that  tlie 
priests  the  Levites  shall  teach  you : 
as  I  coiiniiiuided  them,  so  ye  shall 
observ(^  to  do. 

9  ''KcmeiiilKT  what  the  Lord  thj^ 
God  did  '  unto  IVIiriam  by  the  way, 

244 


after  that  ye  were  come  forth  out 
of  Egypt. 

10  1  When  thou  do.st  Hend  thy 
brother  any  thing,  thou  shalt  not 
go  into  his  house  to  fetch  his 
pledge. 

11  Thou  shalt  stand  abroad,  and 
the  man  to  whom  thou  dost  lend 
shall  bring  out  the  pledge  abroad 
unto  thee. 

12  And  if  the  man  7>e  poor,  thou 
shalt  not  sleep  with  his  i^ledge : 

13  ""In  any  case  thou  shalt  deliver 
him  the  pledge  again  when  the 
sun  goeth  down,  that  he  may  sleep 
in  his  own  raiment,  and  'bless 
thee:  and  '"it  shall  be  righteous- 
ness unto  thee  before  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

14  •[  Thou  shalt  not  "oppress  a 
hired  servant  that  is  poor  and 
needy,  whether  he  he  of  thy  breth- 
ren, or  of  thy  strangers  that  are  in 
thy  land  within  thy  gates : 

15  At  his  day  "thou  shalt  give 
him  his  hire,  neither  shall  the  sun 
go  down  upon  it;  for  he  is  poor, 
and  ^  setteth  his  heart  upon  it :  ^  lest 
he  cry  against  thee  unto  the  Lord, 
and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

IG  "The  lathers  shall  not  be  put 
to  death  for  the  children,  neither 
shall  the  children  be  put  to  death 
for  the  fathers :  every  man  shall  be 
X)ut  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

17  1  'Thou  shalt  not  pervert  the 
judgment  of  the  stranger,  nor  of 
the  fatherless ;  'nor  take  a  widow's 
raiment  to  i^ledge : 

18  But  Hhou  shalt  remem])er  that 
thou  wast  a  bondman  in  Egypt, 
and  the  Lord  thy  God  redeemed 
thee  thence :  therefore  I  command 
thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  T  MVhen  thou  cnttest  down 
thine  harvest  in  thy  hehl,  and  hast 
forgot  a  sheaf  in  the  field,  thou 
shalt  not  go  again  to  fetch  it:  it 
shall  be  for  ihe  stranger,  for  the 
fatherless,  and  for  the  widow :  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  niav  "^ble.ss  thee 
in  all  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive 
tree,  i*  thou  slialt  not  go  over  the 
boughs  again  :  it  shall  l>e  for  the 
stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and  for 
the  widow. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

tHeb.  lent! 
the  loan  oj 
any  thing 

to,  tfC. 


t  Ex.  22.  26. 


lJoh2fl.  11, 

l.i.  &  31.  20. 

2  Cor.  9.  13. 

2  Tim.  1.18. 
"■  ch.  ().  25. 

Ps.  lOii.  31. 

&112. !) 

Dan.  4.27. 

"  Mai.  3.  5. 


"  Lev.  19.  13. 
Jer.  22.  13. 
James  5.  4. 


tHeb.?!/7e<A 
his  ftoul  wn- 
tn  it, 
Vs.  25.  1.  & 

.St;.  4. 

^' James  5.4. 
12  Kings  14. 

6. 

2Clir.25.4. 

Jer.  .31.29. 

.30. 

Ez.  IS.  20. 


■■Ex.  22.  21, 

Prov.  22.22. 

Is.  1.23. 

Jer.  5.  28.  & 

22. 3. 

Ez.  22.  29. 

Zech.  7.  10. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
>  Ex.  22.  26. 
'  vcr.  22. 

ch.  IIJ.  12. 


°  Lev.  19. 9, 

1(1.  &.  23.  22. 


^ch.  i.'i.  in. 

P».  41.  1. 
Prov.  I'J.  17. 


t ITeb. thnu 
shfilt  not 
botifjh  it 
q/Vei-  thee. 


Divers  laws 


deuteeo:n^omy. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CIIHIST 

1-151. 

tllcb. 
Hf'tcr  thee. 


»vcr.  18. 


•ch.  in.  17. 
£z.  44.  1'4. 


b  Sop  Prov. 


17. 15. 


•  l.uke  12.48. 


d  Matt.  10.17 


'2Cor.ll.24. 


f  Job  IS.  .3. 

5  Prov.  12.10. 

1  Cor.  9.  9. 

1  Tim.  5. 18. 
IHeb. 

thnsliPlh, 
Hos.  10.11. 
h  Mjtt.  22.24. 
-MurU  12.  ly. 
Luke  20. 2S. 


H  Or,  uext 
Kinsman, 
lien.  .-iS.  8. 
Kuth  1.  12, 
13.  i  3.  y. 


iGen.  38.  n. 


!■  Ruth  4.  10. 


II  Or,  next 
'  \     kin^inan^s 
wiji:. 
1  Ruth  4. 1,2 


■Ruth  4.  6. 


21  When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes 
of  thy  vineyard,  thou  shalt  not 
glean  it  Uifterward:  it  shall  be  for 
the  stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and 
for  the  widow. 

22  And  ^thou  shalt  remember 
that  thou  wast  a  bondman  in  the 
land  of  Egypt:  therefore  I  com- 
mand thee  to  do  this  thing. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Siripea  must  not  exceed  forty.     4  The  ox  is  not  to  he 

tnuzzled.  5  Of  ramiHj  .seed  unto  a  brother.  11  Of 
the  immodest  woman.  13  Of  ^mjnst  weUjhts.  17 
The  memory  of  Amalek  is  to  be  blotted  out. 

IF  there  be  a  ''controversy  be- 
tween men,  and  they  come 
unto  judgment,  that  the  judges 
may  judge  them;  then  they  ^' shall 
justify  the  righteous,  and  con- 
demn the  wicked. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked 
man  he  *=  worthy  to  be  beaten,  that 
the  judge  shall  cause  him  to  lie 
down,  ''  and  to  be  beaten  before  his 
face,  according  to  his  fault,  by  a 
certain  number. 

3  "Forty  stripes  he  may  give  him, 
and  not  exceed :  lest,  if  he  should 
exceed,  and  beat  him  above  these 
with  many  stripes,  then  thy  brother 
should  'seem  vile  unto  thee. 

4  ^  ^Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the 
ox  when  he  '  treadeth  out  the  corn. 

5  ^  ''If  brethren  dwell  together, 
and  one  of  them  die,  and  have  no 
child,  the  wife  of  the  dead  shall  not 
marry  without  unto  a  stranger :  her 
II  husband's  In-other  shall  go  in  unto 
her,  and  take  her  to  him  to  wife, 
and  perform  the  duty  of  a  hus- 
band's brother  unto  her. 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first- 
born which  she  beareth  '  shall  suc- 
ceed in  the  name  of  his  brother 
ivhich  is  dead,  that  ''his  name  be 
not  put  out  of  Israel. 

7  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take 
his  "brother's  wife,  then  let  his 
brother's  wife  go  up  to  the  'gate 
unto  the  elders,  and  say,  My  hus- 
band's brother  refuseth  to  raise  up 
unto  his  brother  a  name  in  Israel, 
he  will  not  perform  the  duty  of  my 
husband's  brother. 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall 
call  him,  and  speak  ufito  him :  and 
if  he  stand  to  it,  and  say,  "'I  like 
not  to  take  her ; 


9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife 
come  unto  him  in  the  presence  of 
the  elders,  and  "loose  his  shoe  from 
off  his  foot,  and  si)it  in  his  face, 
and  shall  answer  and  say,  So  shall 
it  be  done  unto  that  man  that  will 
not  "build  up  his  brother's  house. 

10  And  liis  name  shall  be  called 
in  Israel,  The  house  of  hiui  that 
hath  his  shoe  loosed. 

11  1  When  men  strive  together 
one  with  another,  and  the  wife  of 
the  one  draweth  near  for  to  deliver 
her  husband  out  of  the  han<l  of  him 
that  suiiteth  him,  and  putteth  forth 
her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by  the 
secrets : 

12  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her 
hand,  'thine  eye  shall  not  pity  her. 

13  "^l  ^Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy 
bag  ^divers  weights,  a  great  and  a 
small : 

14  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thine 
house  Olivers  measures,  a  great 
and  a  small : 

15  But  thou  shalt  have  a  perfect 
and  just  weight,  a  perfect  and  just 
measure  shalt  thou  have:  'that  thy 
days  may  be  lengthened  in  the 
land  which  the  Lokd  thy  God  giv- 
eth  thee. 

IG  For  ^all  that  do  such  things, 
and  all  that  do  unrighteously,  are  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

17  •[  ^Eemember  what  Amalek 
did  unto  thee  by  the  way,  when  ye 
were  come  forth  out  of  Egypt ; 

18  How  he  met  thee  by  the  way, 
and  smote  the  hindmost  of  thee, 
even  all  that  were  feeble  behind 
thee,  when  thou  wast  faint  and 
weary ;  and  he  "^  feared  not  God. 

19  Therefore  it  shall  be,  ""when 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee 
rest  from  all  thine  enemies  round 
about,  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inlierit- 
ance  to  possess  it,  tliat  thou  shalt 
^  blot  out  the  remembrance  of 
Amalek  from  under  heaven;  thou 
shalt  not  forget  it. 

OHAPTEE  XXVL 

1  77ie  co»fe.iniou  of  him  that  offertth  the  ha.tket  of  first- 
fruits.  12  The  prayer  of  him  that  yivetli  his  third 
year's  tithes.  16  The  covenard  between  God  and  t/ie 
2xople. 

A  XD  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art 
XjL  come  in  unto  the  land  which 

245 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

"  Kuth  4.  7. 


"Ruth  4.  11. 


r  ch.  19.  13. 

1  Lev.  ]',).  35, 

Prov.  II.  1. 
Ez.  4.1.  III. 
Mic.  (;.  11. 
t  Hcb. 
a  stone  and 
a  n/one. 

t  Ileb.  an 
ep/tah  and 
an  ephuh. 


Ex.  20.  12. 


■■Pinv.  11.  1. 
1  Thtss.4.6. 


'  Ex.  17 


"  Ps.  ,3fi.  I. 

Prov.  li;.  fi. 

Koni.  .3.  IS. 
^  1  Sam.15.3. 


J  Ex.  17. 14. 


Tlie  offerinci  of  the 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


firstfruits  and  tithes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"  Ex.  2.r  19. 

&  'A.  26. 
Num.l.S.13. 
-.h.  lU.  10. 
Prov.  3.  9. 


bch.  12.  5. 


'  Hos.  12.  12. 

d  Gen.  43.  I, 
2.&V).7.\\. 

'•  Gfn.4(;.l.(i. 
AcN  r.  1.5. 

TGen.  41).  L'?. 
ch.  lU.  22. 


e  Ex.  1.11,14. 


I>  Ex.  2.  23, 
24,  25.  &  3. 
9.  &  4.  31. 


I  Ex.  12.  .37, 
.01.  &•  1.3.3, 
14,  Hi. 
ch.  5.  15. 


nch.  4.  34. 


I  Ex.  .3.  8. 


"ch.  12.7,12, 
18.  Si  10. 11. 


the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for 
an  inheritance,  and  possessest  it, 
and  dwellest  therein ; 

2  ''Tliat  thon  shalt  take  of  the 
first  of  all  tlie  fruit  of  the  earth, 
which  thou  shalt  brin^  of  thy  land 
that  the  Lokd  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
and  shalt  put  it  in  a  basket,  and 
shalt  ""go  unto  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  x>lace 
his  name  there. 

3  And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the 
priest  that  shall  be  in  those  days, 
and  say  unto  him,  I  j^rofess  this 
day  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  I 
am  come  unto  the  country  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  our  fathers 
for  to  give  us. 

4  And  the  i:>riest  shall  take  the 
basket  out  of  thine  hand,  and  set 
it  down  before  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

5  And  thou  shalt  speak  and  say 
before  the  Lord  thy  God,  ''A  Syr- 
ian '^ ready  to  perish  was  my  father; 
and  "he  went  down  into  Egyi)t, 
and  sojourned  there  with  a  'few, 
and  became  there  a  nation,  great, 
mighty,  and  populous : 

6  And  ^the  Egyptians  evil  en- 
treated us,  and  alHicted  us,  and 
laid  upon  us  hard  bondage: 

7  And  ''when  we  cried  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  our  fathers,  the  Lord 
heard  our  voice,  and  looked  on  oiu* 
atfliction,  and  our  labour,  and  our 
oppression : 

8  And  '  the  Lord  brought  us  forth 
out  of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  with  an  outstretched  arm,  and 
''with  great  terribleness,  and  with 
signs,  and  with  wonders : 

9  And  die  hath  brought  us  into 
this  place,  and  hath  given  us  this 
land,  even  '  a  land  that  tioweth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have 
brought  tlic  firstfruits  of  the  laud, 
which  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  given 
me.  And  thou  shalt  set  it  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  worship 
before  the  Lord  thy  God: 

11  And  "thou  shalt  rejoice  in  ev- 
ery good  thing  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  givtui  unto  thee,  and  unto 
thine  house,  tliou,  and  the  Levite, 
and  the  strang(;r  that  is  among  you. 

24(J 


12  ^  When  thou  hast  made  an 
end  of  tithing  all  the  "tithes  of 
thine  increase  the  third  year,  which 
is  "the  year  of  tithing,  and  hast 
given  it  unto  the  Levite,  the  stran- 
ger, the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
that  they  may  eat  within  thy  gates, 
and  be  tilled ; 

13  Then  thou  shalt  say  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  I  have  brought 
away  the  hallowed  things  out  of 
mine  house,  and  also  have  given 
them  unto  the  Levite,  and  unto 
the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and 
to  the  widow,  according  to  all  thy 
commandments  which  thou  hast 
commanded  me :  I  have  not  trans- 
gressed thy  commandments,  ^nei- 
ther have  I  forgotten  them  : 

14  ''I  have  not  eaten  thereof  in 
my  mourning,  neither  have  I  taken 
away  aught  thereof  for  any  unclean 
use^  nor  given  aught  thereof  for  the 
dead:  hut  I  have  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  and 
have  done  according  to  all  that 
thou  hast  commanded  me. 

15  'Look  down  from  thy  holy 
habitation,  from  heaven,  and  bless 
thy  people  Israel,  and  the  land 
which  thou  hast  given  us,  as  thou 
swarest  unto  our  fathers,  a  land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  hon- 
ey- 

IG  1  This  day  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee  to  do  these 
statutes  and  judgments:  thou  shalt 
therefore  keep  and  do  tliem  with 
all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul. 

17  Thou  hast  'avouched  the  Lord 
this  day  to  be  thy  God,  and  to  walk 
in  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  stat- 
utes, and  his  commandments,  and 
his  judgments,  and  to  hearken  un- 
to his  voice : 

18  And  *  the  Lord  hath  avouched 
thee  this  day  to  be  his  peculiar 
])eople,  as  he  hath  i)romised  thee, 
and  that  thou  shouldest  keep  all 
his  commandments ; 

11)  And  to  mnke  thee  "high  above 
all  nations  Avliich  he  hath  made,  in 
praise,  and  in  name,  .and  in  hon- 
our; and  that  thou  may  est  be  ''a 
holy  ])eople  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"Lev.  27.30. 

Num.  18.24. 

°  ch.  14.2«,29. 


P  Pa.  119.141, 

153,  na. 


1  Lev.  7.  20. 
&  21.  1,11. 
llos.  9. 4. 


'  Is.  a3. 15. 
Zech.  2. 13. 


•Ex.  20.19. 


'  Ex.  6.  7.  & 
19.  5. 

ch.7.fi.&14. 
2.  &  28.  9. 


"ch.4.  7,  8. 
*2«.  1. 
I'u.  148.  14. 


'  Ex.  19.  (1. 
cli.  7.0.4  28. 
9. 
1  I'et.  2.  9. 


\i 


The  law  to  le  u-ritten  on  stones.       DEUTEEONOMY. 


The  curses  of  the  laiv. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"Jjish.  4. 1. 


b  Josh.  8.32. 


'ch.  11.29. 
Josh.  8.  30. 


d  Hx.  20.  2.1. 
Josh.  8.  31. 


■ch.2G.18. 


fch.  11.  29. 
Josh.  8.  ?Ji. 
Judg.  9.  7. 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  people  are  commanded  to  write  the  law  upon 
xtones,  5  a?id  to  build  an  altar  ofxvhole  stoitcx.  11 
The  tribes  divided  oh  Gerizim  and  Ebal.  14  TJie 
curses  prorion need  on  inou/tt  Ebal. 

A  ND  Moses  with  the  eklers  of 
Jl\.  Israel  commanded  the  peo- 
ple, sayhig,  Keep  all  the  com- 
mandments which  I  command  you 
this  day. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  on  the  day 
''when  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan 
nnto  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  that  'thou  shait 
set  thee  up  great  stones,  and  plas- 
ter them  Avitli  i)laster : 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  them 
all  the  words  of  this  law,  when 
thou  art  passed  over,  that  thou 
mayest  go  in  unto  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey;  as  the  Lord  God  of  thy 
fathers  hath  promised  thee. 

4  Therefore  it  shall  be  when  ye 
be  gone  over  Jordan,  that  ye  shall 
set  \\\}  these  stones,  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day,  Mn  mount 
Ebal,  and  thou  shalt  plaster  them 
with  i:>laster. 

5  And  there  shalt  thou  build  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  an 
altar  of  stones :  ''  thou  shalt  not  lift 
up  anil  iron  tool  upon  them. 

6  Thou  shalt  build  the  altar  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  of  whole  stones: 
and  thou  shalt  otfer  burnt  olfer- 
ings  thereon  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God: 

7  And  thou  shalt  offer  peace  of- 
ferings, and  shalt  eat  there,  and 
rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the 
stones  all  the  words  of  this  law 
very  plainly. 

9  ^  And  Moses  and  the  priests 
the  Levites  spake  unto  all  Israel, 
saying,  Take  heed,  and  hearken,  O 
Israel;  Hhis  day  thou  art  become 
the  people  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  do 
his  commandments  and  his  stat- 
utes, which  I  command  thee  tliis 
day. 

11  ^  And  Moses  charged  the  i)eo- 
ple  the  same  day,  saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  ^upon  mount 


Gerizim  to  bless  the  people,  when 
ye  are  come  over  Jordan  ;  v^imeon, 
and  Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar, 
and  Joseph,  and  lienjamin  : 

Vo  And  -these  shall  stand  upon 
mount  Ebal  ^  to  curse ;  Eeuben, 
Gad,  and  Asher,  and  Zebulun, 
Dan,  and  Xaphtali. 

14  "ii  And  "tlie  Levites  shall 
si)eak,  and  say  unto  all  the  men 
of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice, 

15  '  Cursed  he  the  man  that  mak- 
eth  anil  graven  or  molten  image, 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord, 
the  work  of  the  hands  of  the 
craftsman,  and  putteth  it  in  a  se- 
cret place:  ''and  all  the  people 
shall  answer  and  say.  Amen. 

10  '  Cursed  he  he  tliat  setteth  light 
by  his  father  or  his  mother:  and 
all  the  i^eople  shall  say.  Amen. 

17  "'Cursed  he  he  that  remove th 
his  neighbour's  landmark :  and  all 
the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

18  "Cursed  he  he  that  niaketh  the 
blind  to  wander  out  of  the  way : 
and  all  the  i)eople  shall  say. 
Amen. 

19  "Cursed  he  he  that  perverteth 
the  judgment  of  the  stranger,  fa- 
therless, and  widow:  and  all  the 
j)eople  shall  sjiy.  Amen. 

20  p  Cursed  he  he  that  lieth  with 
his  father's  wife;  because  he  un- 
covereth  his  father's  skirt :  and  all 
the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

21  '^  Cursed  he  he  that  lieth  with 
any  manner  of  beast:  and  all  the 
peoiile  shall  say.  Amen. 

22  ^Cursed  J)e  he  that  lieth  with 
his  sister,  the  daughter  of  his  fa- 
ther, or  the  daughter  of  his  moth- 
er: and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

23  'Cursed  he  he  that  lieth  with 
his  mother  in  law:  and  all  the 
people  shall  say.  Amen. 

24  '  Cursed  le  lie  that  smiteth  his 
neighbour  secretly:  and  all  the 
peoi)le  shall  say,  Amen. 

25  "Cursed  he  he  that  taketh  re- 
M'ard  to  slay  an  innocent  person : 
and  all  the  x)eople  shall  say.  Amen. 

20  ''Ciu'sed  he  he  that  confirmeth 
not  all  the  words  of  this  law  to  do 
them :  and  all  the  i)eople  shall  say, 
Amen. 

247 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


fch.  H.  29. 

Josh.8.  .fi. 
t  Ileb.  /or  a 

cursing. 


I'lh.  ".•',.  10. 
Josh.  S.  .'i'i. 
Dan.  9.  11. 


i  Ex.  20.  4,2S. 
*  M.  17. 
1,1V.  19.  4. 
A  2(1.  1 . 
ih.  4.  1(!,23. 
&  .'•).  ,s. 
Ib.  44.  9. 
IIos.  13.  2. 


k  See  Num. 

j'e"'ll.  .'-,. 
1  Cor.  14.16. 

I  Ex.  20.  12. 
.^21.  17. 
hev.  19.  S. 
ch.  21.  18. 


■"  ch.  19.  14. 
Prov.  22.  aJ. 


"Lev.  19.14. 


"  Ex.  22.  21, 

22. 

ch.  10. 18.  & 
24.  17. 
JIal.  3.  5. 


T  Lev.  18.  8. 
«:  20.  U. 
ell.  22.  .•». 


1  Lev.  18. 23. 
&  20.  15. 


'  Lev.  IS.  9. 
&  20.  1". 


»  Lev.  18.  IT. 
&  20. 14. 


'  Ex.  20.  IS. 
&  21.  12,  14. 

Lev.  24.  17. 
Num.  35.31. 
ch.  19.  11. 


°  Ex.  23.7.8. 
ch.  10.  17.  & 
](i.  19. 
Ez.  22. 12. 


^ch.  28.  l.?. 
Pa.  119.  21. 
Jer.  11.  X 
Gal.  3.  10. 


The  hlessings  for  obedience. 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


The  curses  for  disobedience. 


Bsfore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


■  Ex.  15.  26. 
'Lev.  26.  3. 
Is.  55.  -J. 


•  l^ev.  25.  21. 

II  Or,  bams, 
Prov. :;.  10. 

k  ch.  15. 10. 


CHAPTER  XXYIII. 

1  The  hlessings  for  obedience.     1.5  T/ie  curses  for  diso- 
bedience. 


I      Before 
I    CHRIST 
i       1451. 


bch.  26.  r.». 


'rcr.  15. 
Zcch.  1.  6. 


aPs.iai.l,-*. 
'  Geiu39.  5. 


I 

1    fver.  11. 

!      Gen.  22.  1". 

'     &  4'J.  25. 
ch.  7.  !.■!.         I 
Ps.  107.  38. 
&127.  3.  & 
128.  3. 

Prov.  10.  22.  I 
1  Tiui.  4.  8. 


[Or,  (lovgh, 
or,  knead- 
itigtroitfj/i. 

«P8.  121.  8. 


l>L.cv.  2G.7,S. 
2  Sum.  22. 

as. .!'.).  41. 

Ps.  8S).  -Si. 
Sec  ver.  25. 


1  Ex.  19.  5,  fi. 
cli.  7.  6.& 
2<i.  IH,  I'J.  & 
29. 13. 


"Num.  (7.27. 

2Chr.  7.  14. 

1».  li  i.  1!). 

IJan.U.  18, 

19. 

•ch.  11.25. 
•vcr.  4. 

ch.  .iO.  9. 

Prov.  1(».  22. 
I  Or,  for 

good. 
t  Ueb.  beUu. 


if 


on  high  above 


AiSTD  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
Jl\.  thou  slialt  hearken  diligently 
nnto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  observe  and  to  do  all  his 
commandments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  Svill  set  thee 
all  nations  of  the  earth : 

2  And  all  these  blessings  shall 
come  on  thee,  and  ''overtake  thee, 
if  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thv  God. 

3  '^Blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the 
city,  and  blessed  shalt  thou  be  4n 
the  field. 

4  Blessed  shall  be  *^the  fruit  of  thy 
body,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  the  in- 
crease of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks 
of  thy  sheep. 

o  Blessed  shall  be  thy  basket  and 
thy  II  store. 

G  *'' Blessed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou 
comest  in,  and  blessed  shalt  thou 
be  when  thou  goest  out. 

7  The  Lord  ''  shall  cause  thine 
enemies  that  rise  up  against  thee 
to  be  smitten  before  thy  face :  they 
shall  come  out  against  thee  one 
way,  and  flee  before  thee  seven 
ways. 

8  The  Lord  shall  '  command  the 
blessing  upon  thee  in  thy  n  store- 
houses, and  in  all  that  thou  *"  settest 
thine  hand  unto;  and  he  shall  bless 
thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9  '  The  Lord  shall  establish  thee 
a  holy  x)eople  unto  himself,  as  he 
hath  sworn  unto  thee,  if  thou  shalt 
keep  the  conunandments  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  w^alk  in  his 
ways. 

10  And  all  people  of  the  earth 
shall  see  that  thou  art  "'called  by 
the  name  of  tlu^  Lokd;  and  thev 
shall  he  "afiaid  of  thee. 

11  And  "the  Lord  shall  make 
thee  plenteous  "in  goods,  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  'body,  and  in  the  fruit 
of  tliy  catth',  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
gnnmd,  in  th(?  land  wliich  the  Lord 
sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

12  The  Lord   shall   open   unto 

248 


P  Lev.  26.  4. 
oil.  1).  H. 
'Ich.  14.  I'i. 
'  ch.  15.  G. 


thee 


-  ciu'sing*. 


^vexation,  and  ''re- 


buke, in  all  that  thou  settest  thine 
hand  unto  *for  to  do,  until  thou  be 
destroyed,  and  until  thou  perisli 
quickly ;  because  of  the  wicked- 
ness of  thy  doings,  whereby  thou 
hast  forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  Hhe 
pestilence  cleave  unto  thee,  until 
he  have  consumed  thee  from  olf 
the  land,  whither  thou  goest  to 
possess  it. 

22  ''The  Lord  shall  smite  thee 
with  a  consumption,  and  with  a 
fever,  and  with  an  inflammation, 
and  with  an  extreme  burning,  and 
with  the  "sword,  and  with  ''blast- 


'ch.  5.32.  & 
11. 10. 


thee  his  good  treasure,  the  heaven 
''to  give  the  rain  unto  thy  land  in 
his  season,  and  ''to  bless  all  the 
work  of  thine  hand:  and  'thou 
shalt  lend  unto  manv  nations,  and 
thou  shalt  not  borrow.  j 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  | 

Hhe  head,  and  not  the  tail;  and  'i^^^^.i^ 
thou  shalt  be  above  only,  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  beneath ;  if  that  thou 
hearken  unto  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  to  observe  and 
to  do  them  : 

14  ^And  thou  shalt  not  go  aside 
from  any  of  the  words  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  to  the 
right  hand,  or  to  the  left,  to  go 
after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 

15  ^  But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  "if 
thou  wilt  not  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  ob- 
serve to  do  all  his  commandments 
and  his  statutes  which  I  command 
thee  this  day  ;  that  all  these  curses 
shall  come  upon  thee,  and  ''over- 
take thee: 

16  Cursed  shalt  thou  be  ''in  the 
citv,  and  cursed  shalt  thou  be  in  the 
fieid. 

17  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket  and 
thy  store. 

18  Cursed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy 
body,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  the 
increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks 
of  thy  sheep. 

19  Cursed  shalt  thou.  &6?  when  thou 
comest  in,  and  cursed  shalt  thou  be 
when  thou  goest  out. 

20  The    Lord   shall   send   upon 


°  Lev.  26. 14. 
Lum.  2.  ir. 
Dan.  9.  11, 

Mai.  2.  2. 


y  vcr.  3,  &c. 


'  Mnl.  2.  2. 
"1  Sam.  14. 

20. 

Zcch.  14.13. 
1.  Ts.  SO.  16. 

Is.  :'.0.  17.  * 

.'4.  20.  &  66. 

15. 
1  lleb.  whirh 

thou  would- 

est  do. 


'  Lot.  26.  25. 
Jer.  24. 10. 


d  Lev.  26. 18. 


II  Or, 
drought. 
'  Amos  4.  9. 


The  curses 


DEUTERONOMY. 


for  disobedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

Hoi. 

'Lev.  26. 19. 


f  ver.  7. 
Lev.  L'B.  17, 

ch.  ••;.'.  :;o. 

Is.  30.  17. 


hJcr.  1S.4.& 

i;4. '.). 

Lz.  -^S.  41). 
t  Ileb.  lor  a 
reinoviiig. 

i  1  Snm.  17. 
44,  4i;. 

Ps.  r:>.  2. 

Jer.  r.  ;«.  Si 
IK.  4.  &  34. 
■Ji. 


k  vcr.  .To. 

Ex.  II.  9.  & 

1.5.  ■£. 
1  I  Sam.  .5.  B. 

Ps.  7S.  00. 


"Jcr.  4.  9. 


"Job  .5.  14. 
Is.  59.  10. 


°,Tob31.  10. 
Jer.  8.  10. 


PJnbni.,S. 

J<T.  \1.  13. 

Amos  5.  U. 

Mic.  0.  15. 

Zeph.  1. 13. 
f  ch.  20.  g! 

t  Ilel).  7)ro- 
/awp,  or, 
us€  it  as 
common 
weat :  as 
ch.  21).  6. 


t  Heb.  fhall 
not  return 
to  thee. 


'Pa.  119.  82. 


•ver.  51. 
Ivcv.  26.  IS. 
Jer.  5.  17. 


'thy  carcass    shall    be 


ing,  and  with  mildew;  and  they 
shall  pursue  thee  until  thou  perish. 

23  And  'thy  heaven  that  is  over 
thy  head  shall  be  brass,  and  the 
earth  that  is  under  thee  situ  1 1  be 
iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain 
of  thy  land  jtowder  and  dust: 
from  heaven  shall  it  come  down 
upon  thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed. 

25  ^'The  Lord  shall  cause  thee 
to  be  smitten  before  thine  en- 
emies: thou  shalt  go  out  one 
way  against  them,  and  flee  seven 
ways  before  them ;  and  ''  shalt  be 
*  removed  into  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth. 

26  And 

meat  imto  all  fowls  of  the  air,  and 
unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth,  and 
no  man  shall  fray  them  away. 

27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee  with 
^the  botch  of  Egypt,  and  with  'the 
emerods,  and  with  the  scab,  and 
with  the  itch,  whereof  thou  canst 
not  be  healed. 

28  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee 
with  madness,  and  blindness,  and 
"'  astonishment  of  heart : 

29  And  thou  shalt  "grope  at 
noonday,  as  the  blind  gropeth  in 
darkness,  and  thou  shalt  not  pros- 
per in  thy  ways:  and  thou  shalt 
be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled 
evermore,  and  no  man  shall  save 
thee. 

30  '•Thou   shalt  betroth  a  wife, 
another   man   shall   lie   with 

I"  thou  shalt  build  a  house, 
thou  shalt  not  dwell  therein  : 
■1  thou  shalt  plant  a  vineyard,  and 
shalt  not  ^  gather  the  grapes  thereof. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  be  slain  before 
thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  not 
eat  thereof:  thine  ass  shall  be 
violentlv  taken  away  from  before 
thy  face,  and  *  shall  not  be  restored 
to  thee:  thy  sheep  shall  be  given 
unto  thine  enemies,  and  thou  shalt 
have  none  to  rescue  them. 

32  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters 
shall  be  given  unto  another  peo- 
ple, and  thine  eyes  shall  look, 
and  "^fail  with  louf/inr/  for  tliem 
all  the  day  long:  and  there  shall  be 
no  might  in  thine  hand. 

33  ^The   fruit   of  thy  land,  and 


and 
her 
and 


all  thy  labours,  shall  a  nation 
which  thou  knowest  not  eat  uj) ; 
and  thou  shalt  be  only  oj)pressed 
and  crushejl  alway  : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad 
'for  the  sight  of  thine  eyes  which 
thou  shalt  see. 

35  The  Lord  shall  "smite  thee 
in  the  knees,  and  in  the  legs,  with 
a  sore  botcli  that  cannot  be  healed, 
from  the  sole  of  thy  foot  unto  the 
toj)  of  thy  head. 

3(j  The  Lord  shall  ""  bring  thee, 
and  thy  king  which  thou  shalt  set 
over  thee,  unto  a  nation  which 
neither  thou  nor  thy  fathers  have 
known;  and  ^ there  shalt  thou 
serve  other  gods,  wood  and 
stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  'an 
astonishment,  a  proverb,  ''and  a 
byword,  among  all  nations  whither 
the  Lord  shall  lead  thee. 

38  ''Thou  shalt  caiTy  much  seed 
out  into  the  field,  and  shalt  gather 
but  little  in;  for  'the  locust  shall 
consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards, 
and  dress  them,  but  shalt  neither 
drink  of  the  wine,  nor  gather  the 
grapes;  for  the  worms  shall  eat 
them. 

40  Thou  shalt  have  olive  trees 
throughout  all  thy  coasts,  but 
thou  shalt  not  anoint  thyself  \f\i\\ 
the  oil;  for  thine  olive  shall  cast 
his  fruit. 

41  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and 
daughters,  but  Uhou  shalt  not 
enjoy  them ;  for  ''  they  shall  go 
into  captivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy 
land  shall  the  locust  "  consume. 

43  The  stranger  that  is  within 
thee  shall  get  up  above  thee  very 
high;  and  thou  shalt  come  down 
very  low. 

44  ''He  shall  lend  to  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  not  lend  to  him :  'he 
shall  be  the  head,  and  thou  shalt 
be  the  tail. 

45  Moreover  ^all  these  curses 
shall  come  upon  thee,  and  shall 
pursue  thee,  and  overtake  thee,  till 
thou  be  destroyed;  because  thou 
hearkenedst  not  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy   God,  to  keef)  his 

249 


Before 

CIIKIST 

14.51. 


'  vcr.  67. 


"  vcr.  27. 


^2  KinfTS  17. 
4, 0.  &  24. 12, 
14.  &25.  7, 
1!. 

2rhr.,33.1L 
&  30.  U,  20. 


ych.4.  28. 
ver.  64. 
Jer.  16. 13. 


'  1  Kings  9. 
7,8. 

Jer.  24.  9.  & 
25.  9. 
Zich.  8. 13. 

»  Ps.  44. 

14. 

b  iMic.  6 
Ilag.  1. 

1.5. 
0. 

'  Joel  1.  4. 


t  Hob. 
the;/  shall 
not  hf  thine. 

J  Lam.  1.  5. 


I  Or,  2>osscss, 


'vcr.  12. 


f  ver.  13. 
Lam.  1.  5. 


c  vcr.  15. 


Tlie  curses 


DEUTEKONOMY. 


for  disobedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


h  Ir.  8. 18. 
Ez.  14.  8. 


i  Neh.  D.  35, 
30,37. 


k  ch.  32. 15. 


I  Jer.  28. 14. 


"Jer.  5.  15. 
&  (J.  -2^2,  23. 
Luke  lU.  43. 

■■  Jer.  4.S.  40. 

&  49.  L'-.'. 

Lam.  4.  Ifl. 

Ez.  17. 3,  U. 

Hos.  8.  1. 
t  Ueb.  hear. 


^Heb.  strong 

ot'/acG, 

Prov.  7.  13. 

Ecc.  8.  1. 

Dan.  8.  23. 
«  2  Chr.3«.17. 

I«.  47. 6. 

r  ver.  ,31. 
Is.  1.  7.  & 

6J.8. 


•»  2  Kings  25. 

1   •'  4 
*i  -^  *■ 


'Lev.  26.  20. 

2  Kings  G. 

28,  2'.». 

Jer.  ly.  9. 

I^am.  2.  2<(. 

&  4.  10. 
f  Ueb.  teHi/. 


•ch.  1.V9. 


>ch.  13.6. 


commandments   and   his    statutes 
which  he  commanded  thee. 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee 
^  for  a  sign  and  for  a  wonder,  and 
upon  thy  seed  for  ever. 

47  '  Because  thou  servedst  not  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  joyfulness,  and 
with  gladness  of  heart,  ""for  the 
abundance  of  all  things  ; 

48  Therefore  shalt  thou  serve 
thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord 
shall  send  against  thee,  in  hunger, 
and  in  thirst,  and  in  nakedness, 
and  iu  want  of  all  tliinr/s:  and  he 
'  shall  put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  thy 
neck,  until  he  have  destroyed  thee. 

49  '"The  Lord  shall  bring  a  na- 
tion against  thee  from  far,  from 
the  end  of  the  earth,  "rts  sivift  as 
the  eagle  flieth;  a  nation  whose 
tongue  thou  shalt  not  Umder- 
stand ; 

50  A  nation  ^of  fierce  counte- 
nance, "which  shall  not  regard  the 
person  of  the  old,  nor  shew  favour 
to  the  young : 

51  And  he  shall  "eat  the  fruit  of 
thy  cattle,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
until  thou  be  destroyed:  which 
also  shall  not  leave  thee  either  corn, 
wine,  or  oil,  or  the  increase  of  thy 
kine,  or  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  until 
he  have  destroyed  thee. 

52  And  he  shall  ''  besiege  thee  in 
all  thy  gates,  until  thy  high  and 
fenced  walls  come  down,  Avherein 
thou  trustedst,  throughout  all  thy 
land :  and  he  shall  besiege  thee  in 
all  thy  gates  throughout  all  thy 
land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee. 

53  And  'thou  shalt  eat  the  fruit 
of  thine  own  ^body,  the  flesh  of 
thy  sons  and  of  thy  daughters, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
given  thee,  in  the  siege,  and  in  the 
straitness,  Avherewith  thine  ene- 
mies shall  distress  thee: 

54  So  that  the  man  that  is  tender 
among  you,  and  very  delicate,  'his 
eye  shall  l)e  evil  toward  his  broth- 
er, and  toward  Hlui  wife  of  his 
bosom,  and  toward  the  remnant 
of  his  cliildren  which  he  shall 
leave : 

55  So  that  he  will  not  give  to  any 
of  them  of  the  flesli  of  his  children 

2r)0 


whom  he  shall  eat:  because  he 
hath  nothing  left  him  in  the  siege, 
and  in  the  straitness,  wherewith 
thine  enemies  shall  distress  thee  in 
all  thy  gates. 

50  The  tender  and  delicate  wo- 
man among  you,  which  Avould  not 
adventure  to  set  the  sole  of  her 
foot  upon  the  ground  for  delicate- 
ness  and  tenderness,  "her  eye  shall 
be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her 
bosom,  and  toward  her  son,  and 
toward  her  daughter, 

57  And  toward  her  ^voung  one 
that  Cometh  out ""  from  between  her 
feet,  and  toward  her  children  which 
she  shall  bear:  for  she  shall  eat 
them  for  want  of  all  things  secretly 
in  the  siege  and  straitness,  where- 
with thine  enemj^  shall  distress 
thee  in  thy  gates. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do 
all  the  words  of  this  law  that  are 
written  in  this  book,  that  thou 
mayest  fear  ^this  glorious  and  fear- 
ful name,  THE  LOED  THY 
GOD; 

59  Then  the  Lord  will  make 
thy  plagues  'wonderful,  and  the 
plagues  of  thy  seed,  even  great 
plagues,  and  of  long  continuance, 
and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of  long 
continuance. 

00  Moreover,  he  will  bring  upon 
thee  all  ^the  diseases  of  Egypt, 
which  thou  wast  afraid  of;  and 
they  shall  cleave  unto  thee. 

01  Also  every  sickness,  and  every 
plague,  which  is  not  written  in  the 
book  of  this  law,  them  will  the 
Lord  *  bring  upon  thee,  until  thou 
be  destroyed. 

02  And  ye  ^' shall  be  left  few  in 
number,  whereas  ve  were  '^as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude ;  be- 
cause thou  wouldest  not  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

()o  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  the  Lord  ''rejoiced  over  you  to 
do  you  good,  and  to  multiply  you; 
so  the  Lord  'will  rcrjoice  over  you 
to  destroy  you,  and  to  bring  you 
to  nought ;  and  ye  shall  be  plucked 
from  olf  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  possess  it. 

04  And  the  Lord  *^  shall  scatter 
thee  among  all  people,  from  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"  ver.  64. 


<  UqY. 
ajterbirth. 

«  Gen.49.i0. 


■  E.^.  6.  3, 


'  Dan.  9.  12. 


Lh.  7.  15. 


*  lieb.  cause 
Iu  cuicenti. 


!■  ch.  4.  27. 


■■(•h.  1(1  22. 
Kch.  9.  23. 


<i  ch.  ST.  9. 
Jer.  32.  41. 


Trov.  1.  26. 
Ib.  1.  24. 


'  Lev.  26.  33, 
eh.  4.27,2i.    ! 
Neh.  1.8.       I 
Jer.  16. 13. 


An  exlwrtation 


deuteeo:n^omy 


to  obedience. 


Before 

CllKlST 

1151. 

s  ver.  SC. 


bAmos  9.  4. 


i  Lev.  20.  ."W. 


k  Lev.  20.  k;. 


IJob7.  4. 


™  ver.  34. 


"  Jer.  iX  7. 
Uos.  8. 13. 

&a.  3. 


°cli.  I/".  16. 


•  ch.  5.  2,  3. 


I"  Ex.  10.  4. 


''ch.4.  M.  & 

7,  ly. 


"•See  la.fi.O, 

I't.  it  (J!,  ir. 

juliii  S.  4-i. 

Acts  2S.  2B, 

27. 

Eph   4.  18. 

2  Thesa.  2. 

11.  12. 
'ch.  1.3.  & 

8.i. 


oue  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the 
other;  and  *^' there  thou  shalt  serve 
other  gods,  which  neither  thou  nor 
thy  fathers  have  known,  even  wood 
and  stone. 

G5  And  ''amono-  these  nations 
shalt  thou  tind  no  ease,  neither 
shall  the  sole  of  thy  foot  have 
rest:    'but    the   Lord    shall    uive 

heart,  and 


trembling- 


a 
eyes. 


and    *"  sorrow   of 


thee  there 
failing  of 
mind : 

60  And  thv  life  shall  hang  In 
doubt  before  thee ;  and  thou  shalt 
fear  day  and  night,  and  shalt  have 
none  assurance  of  thy  lif^ : 

07  '  In  the  morning  thou  shalt 
say.  Would  God  it  were  even  !  and 
at  even  thou  shalt  say.  Would 
God  it  were  morning !  for  the  fear 
of  thine  heart  w^herewith  thou  shalt 
fear,  and  "'for  the  sight  of  thine 
eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

08  And  the  Lokd  "shall  bring 
thee  into  Egypt  again  with  ships, 
by  the  way  whereof  I  spake  luito 
thee,  "Thou  shalt  see  it  no  more 
again  :  and  there  ye  shall  l)e  sold 
unto  your  enemies  for  bondmen 
and  bondwomen,  and  no  man  shall 
buy  you. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Mosex  exhorteih  them  to  obedience,  by  the  rnemory  of 
tlie  works  they  have  seen.  10  All  are  presented  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  enter  into  his  covenaitt.  18  TJie 
great  wrath  on  him  that  flatter eth  himself  in  his 
wickedness.     22  Secret  thiuys  belong  xuito  God. 

THESE  are  the  words  of  the 
covenant,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  to  make  Avith 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  land 
of  Moab,  besides  ''the  covenant 
which  he  made  with  them  in 
Horeb. 

2  ^1  And  Moses  called  unto  all 
Israel,  and  said  unto  them,  ^Ye 
have  seen  all  that  the  Lokd  did 
before  your  eyes  in  the  laud  of 
Egypt  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all 
his  servants,  and  unto  all  his  land; 

3  'The  great  temptations  wiiich 
thine  eyes  have  seen,  the  signs, 
and  those  great  miracles : 

4  Yet  "the  Lord  hath  not  given 
you  a  heart  to  i)erceive,  and  eyes 
to  see,  and  ears  to  hear,  unto  this 

\  day. 

5  '^And  I  have  led  you  forty  years 


in  the   wilderness:    *^your   clothes 
are  not  waxen  old  upon  you,  and 


upon 


thy  shoe  is  not  waxen  old 
thy  foot. 

0  ^'Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  nei- 
ther have  ve  drunk  wine  or  strong 
drink :  that  ye  might  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

7  And  wium  ye  came  unto  this 
place,  ''Sihon  the  king  of  Heshbon, 
and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan,  came 
out  against  us  unto  battle,  and  we 
smote  them : 

8  And  we  took  their  land,  and 
'gave  it  for  an  inheritance  unto 
the  Eeubenites,  and  to  the  Gadites, 
and  to  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9  ''Keep  therefore  the  words  of 
this  covenant,  and  do  them,  that 
ye  may  '  prosper  in  all  that  ye  do. 

10  ^[  Ye  stand  this  day  all  of  you 
before  the  Lord  your  God;  your 
captains  of  your  tribes,  your  elders, 
and  your  officers,  ivitli  all  the  men 
of  Israel, 

11  Your  little  ones,  your  wives, 
and  thy  stranger  that  is  in  thy 
camp,  from  '"  the  hewer  of  thy  wood 
unto  the  drawer  of  thy  water : 

12  That  thou  shouldest  ^  enter  into 
covenant  with  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  "into  his  oath,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  maketh  with  thee  this  day : 

13  That  he  may  "establish  thee  to 
day  for  a  people  unto  himself,  and 
that  he  may  be  unto  thee  a  God, 
Pas  he  hath  said  unto  thee,  and  ''as 
lie  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers,  to 
Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

14  Neither  with  you  only  'do  I 
make  this  covenant  and  this  oath ; 

15  But  with  him  that  staiideth 
here  with  us  this  day  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  'and  also  with  him 
that  i.s  not  here  with  us  this  day : 

10  (For  ye  know  how  we  have 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt;  and 
how  we  came  through  the  nations 
which  ye  passed  by ; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abom- 
inations, and  their  Mdols,  wood 
and  stone,  silver  and  gold,  which 
ivere  among  them :) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among 
you  man,  or  woman,  or  family,  or 
tribe,  ^  whose  heart  turneth  away 
this  day  from  the  Lord  our  God, 

251 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

f  ch.  8.  4. 


f  Sfo  Ex.  IG. 
12. 

rh.  S.  .3. 
Pb.  78.24,25. 


1'  Num.21.23, 
24,  .■;■(. 
ch.  2.  32.  & 
3.1. 


i  Num.  .'52.33. 
ch.  3. 12, 13. 


keh.  4.  G. 
Jnsh.  1.7. 
1  Ivinss  2.  3. 


1  Josh.  1.  7. 


"  Sec  Josh. 

■J.  21,  23,  27. 


t  Ilcb.jpos*. 


»  Neh.  10. 29. 


"ch.  28.9. 


PEx.G.  7. 
'1  Gen.  17.  7. 


'  Jer.  31.  31, 
lleb.  8.  7,8. 


"  See  Acts  2. 
3'.). 
1  Cor.  7. 14. 


t Ileb. 
duiirjy  gods. 


'ch.  11.  IG. 


GoiVs  ivratli  on  the  tvicked. 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


Mercy  to  the  penitent 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

"  Acts  8.  23. 

Heb.  12. 15. 
II  Or,  a  poif- 

onrut  herb. 
t  Ucb.  rosh. 


"Num.  IS. 

39. 

Etc.  11.  9. 
II  Or,  !-tiih- 

boniue&tf 

Jer.  .■).  17.  & 

7.  24. 

» Is.  :tn.  1. 

t  Heb.  the 
(Irunifli  to 
the  thirsty. 

JEz.  14.7,8. 

'Ps.  74   ]. 

"  Ps.  7'.>.  .5. 
£z.  ;iu.  2o. 


hch.  9. 14. 


"Ma(t.24..51. 


t  Heb. 
is  written. 


t  Ileb. 
wherewith 
the  LOKD 
hath  made 
it  sick. 


J  Ps.  1(17.  34. 
Jer.  17.  (i. 
Zcph.  2.  9. 


'  Gen.  19. 24, 

2.5. 

Jer.  20.  IC. 


n  Kings  9. 
8,9. 
Jer.  22.  8,9. 


n  Or,  who 
haif  not 
given  to 
thfiti  any 
portion. 

I  rieb. 
divided. 


to  go  and  serve  the  gods  of  these 
nations ;  "  lest  there  should  be 
among  you  a  root  that  beareth 
"  *  gall  and  wormwood ; 

19  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he 
hearetli  the  words  of  this  ciu\se, 
that  he  bless  himself  in  his  heart, 
saying,  I  shall  have  peace,  though 
I  walk  ''in  the  "  imagination  of 
mine  heart,  ''to  add  t drunkenness 
to  thirst : 

20  ^  The  Lord  will  not  spare  him, 
but  then  Hhe  anger  of  the  Lord 
and  "^  his  jealousy  shall  smoke 
against  that  man,  and  all  the 
curses  that  are  written  in  this  book 
shall  lie  upon  him,  and  the  Lord 
'shall  blot  out  his  name  from  un- 
der heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  'shall  separate 
him  unto  evil  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  according  to  all  the  curses 
of  the  covenant  that  *are  written 
in  this  book  of  the  law : 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come 
of  your  children  that  shall  rise  up 
after  you,  and  the  stranger  that 
shall  come  from  a  far  land,  shall 
say,  when  they  see  the  plagues 
of  that  land,  and  the  sicknesses 
*  which  the  Lord  hath  laid  uj^on 
it; 

23  And  that  the  whole  land  there- 
of is  brimstone,  ''  and  salt,  and 
biu-ning,  that  it  is  not  sown,  nor 
beareth,  nor  any  grass  groweth 
therein,  ''like  the  overthrow  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  Admah  and 
Zeboim,  which  the  Lord  over- 
threw in  his  anger,  and  in  his 
wrath : 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say, 
nVherefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  land  I  what  meaneth 
the  heat  of  this  great  anger  ? 

25  Then  men  shall  say.  Because 
they  have  forsaken  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
which  lie  made  with  them  when 
he  l>rouglit  tliem  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  J<]gypt: 

2G  For  they  went  and  served 
other  gods,  and  worshii)ped  them, 
gods  Avhom  tliey  knew  not,  and 
i'?r/'o/>i  ]ic  iiad  not  'given  unto 
them : 

27  And  the  anger  of  tlie  Lord 

252 


was  kindled  against  this  land,  ^to 
bring  upon  it  all  the  curses  that 
are  written  in  this  book : 

28  And  the  Lord  ^rooted  them 
out  of  their  land  in  anger,  and  in 
wrath,  and  in  great  indignation, 
and  cast  them  into  another  laud, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  secret  things  heJong  unto 
the  Lord  our  God:  but  those 
things  which  are  revealed  helong 
unto  us  and  to  our  children  for 
ever,  that  ive  may  do  all  the  words 
of  this  law. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Great  mercies  prorrmed  unto  the  repentant.  11  The 
command  I  nent  is  manifest.  15  Death  and  life  are 
set  before  them. 


AND  ''it  shall  come  to  pass, 
XA.  when  ^all  these  things  are 
come  upon  thee,  the  blessing  and 
the  curse,  which  I  have  set  before 
thee,  and  'thou  shalt  call  them  to 
mind  among  all  the  nations,  whith- 
er the  Lord  thy  God  hath  diiven 
thee, 

2  And  shalt  ^return  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  shalt  obey  his 
voice  according  to  all  that  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  thou  and  thy 
children,  with  all  thine  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul ; 

3  "  That  then  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  turn  thy  captivity,  and  have 
compassion  upon  thee,  and  will  re- 
turn and  'gather  thee  from  all  the 
nations,  whither  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  scattered  thee. 

4  ^'If  ang  of  thine  be  driven  out 
unto  the  outmost  parts  of  heaven, 
from  thence  will  the  Lord  thy 
God  gather  thee,  and  from  thence 
will  he  fetch  thee : 

5  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
bring  thee  into  the  land  which 
thy  fathers  i)Ossessed,  and  thou 
shalt  possess  it;  and  he  will  do 
thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above 
tliy  fathers. 

0  And  'the  Lord  thy  God  will 
circumcise  thine  heart,  and  the 
heart  of  thy  seed,  to  love  the 
Lord  thy  (lod  with  all  thine  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  that  thou 
may  est  live. 

7  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will, 
put   all   these   curses   upon    thine 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

SDan.  9. 11, 

1.!,  14. 
1'  1  Kings  14. 

15. 

2  Chr.  7.  20. 

Ps.  52.  5. 
i     Prov.  2.  22. 


"Lev.  20. 40. 
bch.  28. 


■■  ch.4.29,30. 
1  Kings  8. 

47,18. 


il  Neh.  1.  9. 
Is.  !Sit.  7. 
I.am.  3.  41). 
Joel  2.12,13. 


■■  Ps.  lOfi.  45. 
&126.  I,  4. 
Jer.  29.  14. 
hara.  3.  22, 


<  Ps.  147.  2. 
Jer.  32.  37. 
Ez.  34.  13. 
&  36.  24. 


Cch.  28.  C4. 
Neh.  1.  9. 


hch.  in.  ifl. 

Jer.  32.  .W. 
Ez.  11.19. 
&36.  26. 


Death  and  life  are 


DEUTERONOMY. 


set  'before  the  people. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


ell.  L'S.  11. 


V  ch.  28.  fi^ 
Jer.  a^.  41. 


Us.  45.  19. 


■Rom.  10. 6, 


"  rer.  1, 19. 
ch.  11.  26. 


"ch.4.26.  & 
8.19. 


enemies,  aud  on  them   that  hate 
thee,  whicli  persecuted  thee. 

8  And  thou  slialt  return  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  ail 
his  commandments  ^vhich  1  com- 
mand thee  this  day. 

9  'And  the  Lokd  thy  God  will 
make  thee  plenteous  in  every  work 
of  thine  hand,  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
body,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cat- 
tle, and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
for  good :  for  the  Lord  will  again 
■^ rejoice  over  thee  for  good,  as  he 
rejoiced  over  thy  fathers : 

10  If  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep 
his  commandments  and  his  stat- 
utes which  are  written  in  tliis  book 
of  the  law,  and  if  thou  turn  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

11  ^  For  this  commandment 
which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
'  it  is  not  hidden  from  thee,  neither 
is  it  far  olf. 

12  "'It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou 
shouldest  say.  Who  shall  go  up  for 
us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it  unto  us, 
that  we  may  hear  it,  and  do  it ! 

13  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea, 
that  thou  shouldest  say,  AVho  shall 
go  over  the  sea  for  us,  and  bring 
it" unto  us,  that  we  may  hear  it,  and 
doit! 

14  But  the  word  is  very  nigh  un- 
to thee,  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy 
heart,  that  thou  mayest  do  it. 

15  *[\  See,  "I  have  set  before  thee 
this  day  life  and  good,  and  death 
and  evil ; 

IG  In  that  I  command  thee  this 
day  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments,  and  his  statutes, 
and  his  judgments,  that  thou  may- 
est live  and  multiply :  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in 
the  land  whither  thou  goest  to 
possess  it. 

17  But  if  thine  heart  turn  away, 
so  that  thou  wilt  not  hear,  but 
shalt  be  drawn  away,  and  worship 
other  gods,  and  serve  them ; 

IS  "I  denounce  unto  you  this  dav, 
that  ye  shall  surely  perish,  and  that 
ye  shall  not  prolong  your  days 
upon  the  land,  whither  thou  i^ass- 


est  over  Jordan  to  go  to  possess 
it. 

11)  ''I  call  heaven  and  earth  to  re- 
cord this  day  against  you,  that'll 
have  set  before  you  life  and  death, 
blessing  and  cursing :  therefore 
choose  life,  that  both  thou  and 
thy  seed  may  live : 

20  That  tliou  mayest  love  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  that  thou 
mayest  obey  his  voice,  and  that 
thou  mayest  cleave  unto  him :  for 
he  is  thy  "^life,  and  the  length  of 
thy  days :  that  thou  mayest  dwell 
in  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware 
unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Moaes  encouragdh  the  people.  7  He  encmiragelh 
Joxhua.  9  He  deiivereth  the  laiu  unto  the  prieMx  to 
read  it  in  the  neventh  year  to  the  jieople.  14  God 
giveth  a  charge  to  Joxhua,  19  and  a  song  to  textify 
ar/aiuxt  the  people,  ^-t  Moses  deiivereth  the  hook  of 
tlie  law  to  the  Levites  to  keep.  2!A  He  maketh  a  prot- 
estation to  the  elders. 

AND  Moses  went  and  spake 
x\_  these  words  unto  all  Israel. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  ■'«/» 
a  hundred  and  twenty  years  old 
this  day;  I  can  no  more  ''go  out 
and  come  in :  also  the  Lord  liath 
said  unto  me,  'Thou  shalt  not  go 
over  this  Jordan. 

3  The  Lord  thy  God,  Hie  will  go 
over  before  thee,  and  he  will  de- 
stroy these  nations  from  before 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  possess  them : 
and  Joshua,  he  shall  go  over  be- 
fore thee,  "as  the  Lord  hath  said. 

4  ^And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto 
them  ^as  he  did  to  Sihon  and  to 
Og,  kings  of  the  Amorites,  and 
unto  the  land  of  them,  whom  he 
destroyed. 

5  And  ''  the  Lord  shall  give  them 
up  before  your  face,  that  ye  may 
do  unto  them  according  unto  all 
the  commandments  which  I  have 
commanded  you. 

6  '  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  cour- 
age, ''fear  not,  nor  be  afraid  of 
them :  for  the  Lord  thy  God,  '  he 
it  is  that  doth  go  with  thee;  "'he 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

7  ^[  And  Moses  called  unto 
Joshua,  and  said  unto  him  in  the 
sight  of  all  Israel,  "Be  strong  and 
of  a  good  com'age :  for  thou  must 
go  with  this  people  unto  the  land 

253 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

Peh.4.2G.& 

ai.  L8. 

1  ver.  15. 


'Ps.  27'.1.  & 
GIJ.  9. 
John  11. 25. 


'  Ex.  7.  T. 
ch.34.  7. 


1.  Xum.er.ir. 

1  KiufcsS.  7. 


'■Num. 20.12. 
&  27.  13. 
ch.  3.  27. 

i  ch.  9.  3. 


'•Num.27.21. 

ch.  3.  28. 
fch.3.  21. 

i:Xura.21.24, 


I.  ch.  7.  2. 


i  Josh.  10. 25. 

I  Chr.22.13. 
kch.  1.  29.  & 

7.  18. 
Ich.  20.4. 

""Josh.  1.5. 
Ueb.  13.  5. 


"  ver.  23. 
ch.  1.33.& 
3.28. 
Josh.  1. 6. 


Moses  encourageth  Joshua^ 


DEUTEKONOMY. 


and  giveth  Mm  a  charge. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"Ex.  13.21, 
22.  &  .ii.  U. 
ch.  y.  3. 

•".losh.  1.5,3. 
1  Chr.2S.20. 


1  ver.  2.5. 

ch.  17.  IS. 
•"Num.  4. 15. 

Josh.3.  •). 

1  Chr.15.12, 

15. 


'ch.  15.  1. 
'  Lev.  2.3.  34. 


"  ch.  Ifi.  IG. 


»Josh.8.34, 

35. 

2Kinss2:!.2. 

Neh.  8.  1,2, 

3,  &c. 
Jch.4.10. 


'ch.  11.  2. 
'  Ps.  78.  G,  I. 


b  Num.  27.13. 
ch.  34. 5. 


■■  ver.  23. 
Num.  27.19. 


d  Ex.  3.3.  9. 


♦  TTi  •h.  lie 
2Snin.7. 12. 

'  Ex.  .32.  0. 
fi;x.34.  l.'.. 
Judj;.  2.  17. 

^ch.  .32.  I.-i. 
.fiKlK.  2.  12. 
&  ID.  (;,  13. 


which  the  Lokd  hath  sworn  unto 
then-  fathers  to  give  them ;  and 
thou  shalt  cause  them  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  the  Loed,  "  he  it  is  that 
doth  go  before  tliee;  ^he  will  be 
with  thee,  he  will  not  fail  thee, 
neither  forsake  thee :  fear  not,  nei- 
ther be  dismayed. 

9  1  And  Moses  wrote  this  law, 
'■and  delivered  it  unto  the  priests 
the  sons  of  Levi,  'which  bare  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Loed, 
and  unto  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

10  And  INIpses  commanded  them, 
saying.  At  the  end  of  every  seven 
years,  in  the  solemnity  of  the  '^year 
of  release,  *  in  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles, 

11  When  all  Israel  is  come  to 
"appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose, 
"^  thou  shalt  read  this  law  before  all 
Israel  in  their  liearing. 

12  ^Gather  the  people  together, 
men,  and  women,  and  children, 
and  thy  stranger  that  is  within 
thy  gates,  that  they  may  hear,  and 
that  they  may  learn,  and  fear  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  observe  to  do 
all  the  words  of  this  law ; 

13  And  that  their  children,  'which 
have  not  known  any  thing,  ""may 
hear,  and  learn  to  fear  the  Lord 
your  God,  as  long  as  ye  live  in  the 
land  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to 
possess  it. 

14  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  ^Behold,  thy  days  approach 
that  thou  must  die :  call  Joshua, 
and  present  yourselves  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  that 
•=1  may  give  him  a  charge.  And 
Moses  and  Joshua  went,  and  pre- 
sented themselves  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

15  And  "the  Lord  appeared  in 
the  tabernacle  in  a  pillar  of  a 
cloud :  and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
stood  over  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle. 

IG  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  liehold,  thou  shalt  'sleep 
with  thyfalhcrs;  and  this  peo])le 
will  ''rise  up,  and  ^go  a  whoring 
after  the  gods  of  the  strangers 
of  the  land,  whither  they  go  to  he 
them,  and  will  *-' forsake 
254 


me,     and    ''break    my    covenant 


among 


which  I  have  made  with  them. 

17  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kin- 
dled against  them  in  that  day, 
and  'I  will  forsake  them,  and  I 
will  ''hide  my  face  from  them,  and 
they  shall  be  devoured,  and  many 
evils  and  troubles  shall  *  befall 
them ;  so  that  they  will  say  in  that 
day,  'Are  not  these  evils  come 
upon  us,  because  our  God  is  "not 
among  us  ? 

18  And  ''I  will  surely  hide  my 
face  in  that  day  for  all  the  evils 
which  they  shall  have  wrought,  in 
that  they  are  turned  unto  other 
gods. 

19  Now  therefore  write  ye  this 
song  for  you,  and  teach  it  the 
children  of  Israel :  put  it  in  their 
mouths,  that  this  song  may  be  "a 
witness  for  me  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

20  For  when  I  shall  have  brought 
them  into  the  laud  which  I  sware 
unto  their  fathers,  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey ;  and  they  shall 
have  eaten  and  filled  themselves, 
Pand  waxen  fat;  '^then  will  they 
turn  unto  other  gods,  and  serve 
them,  and  jDrovoke  me^  and  break 
my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
"^when  many  evils  and  troubles 
are  befallen  them,  that  this  song- 
shall  testify  ^against  them  as  a 
witness;  for  it  shall  not  be  for- 
gotten out  of  the  mouths  of  their 
seed:  for  'I  know  their  imagina- 
tion 'which  they  *go  about,  even 
now,  before  I  have  brought  them 
into  the  laud  which  I  sware. 

22  If  Moses  therefore  wrote  this 
song  the  same  day,  and  taught  it 
the  children  of  Israel. 

23  'And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun  a  charge,  and  said,  ''Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage :  for 
thou  shalt  bring  the  children  of 
Israel  into  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  them :  and  I  will  be  with 
thee. 

24  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  had  made  an  end  of  ^writ- 
ing the  words  of  this  law  in  a 
book,  until  they  were  finished. 

That  Moses  commanded  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

k  Judg.  2. 20. 


>2Chr.  15.  2. 

k  ch.  32.  20. 

Ps.  104.  29. 

Is.  H.  17.  & 

G4.  7. 

Ez.  39.  23. 
t  Ileb.  Jind 

t/tem, 

Neh.  9.  32. 

1  Judg.  C.  13. 

"■  Num.  14. 
42. 


I   "  ver.  17 


OK 


'  ver.  26. 


Teh.  ,32.  15. 

Neh.  9.  25, 

2(i. 

llos.  13.  6. 

1  ver.  16. 


'  ver.  17. 


t Ileb. 
hf^f'ore. 


'IIos. ,'!.  S,  & 

13.  .5,  6. 
*  Ani03  5.  25, 

26. 
f  Ueb.  do. 


'  ver.  14. 


^  ver.  I . 
Josh.  1.  G. 


y  ver.  9. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


DEUTEEONOMY. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


Belbre 

CHRIST 

1451. 


^  Sec  2Kiug3 
2-.'.  8. 


•vcr.  19. 


bch.  9.  24.  & 

:«.  JO. 

■  Ex.  ;!■.'.  9. 
ch.  U.  6. 


«  ch.  .'iO.  19.  & 
3:i.  1. 


'  ch.  R2.  5. 
Judg.  li.  19. 
Uos.  9.  9. 


'  ch.  28.  1.5. 
E  Gen.  49.  1. 
ch.  4.  30. 


»ch.  4.  20.  ,& 

30. 19.  &  31. 

28. 

Ps.  no.  4. 

Is.  1.2. 

Jer.  2.  12.  & 

fi.  19. 
bis.  05.10,11. 

1  Cor.  3.  G, 

7,8. 

'  Pa.  72.  «. 
Mic.  5.  7. 


"llChr.ag.U. 
'2  Sam.  22. 

3.  &  ii.  3. 

Ps.  IS.  2,31, 

46. 

Hub.  1.  12. 
'2Sam.22.31. 
SDaii.  4.37. 

Rev.  15.  3. 
kJer.  10.  10. 

I  Job  34.  10. 
Ps.  92.  15. 

tlleb. 
He  fialh 
corrupted 
lo  Uiinse{f. 

kch.  31.  29. 

II  Or,  that 
they  are  not 
hi<  chit- 
dre«,that  is 
their  blut. 

1  Matt.  17.17. 

Luke  9. 41. 

Phil.  2. 15. 
"  Ps.  UK.  11. 
■Is.  63.  16. 
•Ps.  74.  2. 


Levites,  which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
2G  Take  this  book  of  the  hiw, 
'and  put  it  in  the;  sitle  of  the  ark 
of  tlie  eovenant  of  tlie  Lord  your 
God,  that  it  may  be  there  "for  a 
witness  against  tliee. 

27  Tor  I  know  thy  rebellion, 
and  thy  '^stitf  neck:  behold,  while 
I  am  yet  alive  with  you  this  day, 
ye  have  been  rebellious  against 
the  Lord  ;  and  how  uuieh  more 
after  my  death  f 

28  *|  Gather  unto  me  all  the  elders 
of  your  tribes,  and  your  othcers, 
that  I  may  speak  these  words  in 
their  ears,  ''and  call  heaven  and 
earth  to  record  against  them. 

21)  For  I  know  that  after  my 
death  ye  will  utterly  '^  corrupt 
yourselves,  and  turn  aside  from 
the  way  which  I  have  conunanded 
you;  and  "^evil  will  befall  you  ^in 
the  latter  days;  because  ye  will 
do  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
to  provoke  him  to  anger  through 
the  work  of  your  hands. 

30  And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel 
the  words  of  this  song,  until  they 
were  ended. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  llose.i'  song,  wJdch  setltth  forlh  Gtxl's  mercy  and 
vengeance.  46  He  exhortelh  them  to  .^ct  their  hearts 
upon  it.  48  God  sendeth  him  up  to  mount  Xebo., 
to  see  the  land,  and  die. 

GIVE  "ear,  O  ye  heavens,  and 
I  will   speak;    and   hear,    O 
earth,  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

2  ''My  doctrine  shall  droj)  as  the 
rain,  my  speech  shall  distil  as  the 
dew,  ''as  the  small  rain  upon  the 
tender  herb,  and  as  the  showers 
upon  the  grass : 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the  name 
of  the  Lord  :  ''ascribe  ye  greatness 
unto  our  God. 

4  He  is  Hhe  Rock,  '^his  work  is 
perfect:  for  ^all  his  ways  prejudg- 
ment :  ''  a  God  of  truth  and  '  with- 
out inicpiity,  just  and  right  is  he. 

5  ^''Thej'^  have  corrupted  them- 
selves, I'  their  spot  is  not  the  spot  of 
his  children:  theg  are  a  'perverse 
and  crooked  generation. 

G  Do  ye  thus  "'requite  the  Lord, 
O  foolish  people  and  unwise!  is 
not  he  "  thy  father  that  hath  '  bought 


thee?  hath  he  not  ^made  thee,  and 
established  thee  ? 

7  1  Reiiit^mber  the  days  of  old, 
consider  the  years  of  hnany  gen- 
erations: ''ask  thy  father,  and  he 
will  shew  thee;  thy  elders,  and 
thev  will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  -^  divided 
to  the  nations  their  inheritance, 
when  he  ^separated  the  sons  of 
Adam,  he  set  the  bounds  of  the 
people  according  to  the  number  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

9  For  'the  Lord's  poj-tion  is  his 
people ;  Jacob  is  the  ^  lot  of  his  in- 
heritance. 

10  He  found  him  "in  a  desert 
land,  and  in  the  waste  howling 
wilderness ;  he  "  led  him  about,  he 
"^ instructed  him,  he  ^  kept  him  as 
the  apple  of  his  eye. 

11  'As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her 
nest,  fluttereth  over  her  young, 
spreadeth  abroad  her  wings,  taketh 
them,  beareth  them  on  her  wings : 

12  ko  the  Lord  alone  did  lead 
him,  and  tliere  was  no  strange  god 
with  him. 

13  "He  made  him  ride  on  the 
high  lilaces  of  the  earth,  that  he 
might  eat  the  increase  of  the  fields ; 
and  he  made  him  to  suck  ^  honey 
out  of  the  rock,  and  oil  out  of  the 
flinty  rock ; 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of 
sheep,  with  fat  of  lambs,  and  rams 
of  the  breed  of  Bashan,  and  goats, 
'^witli  the  fat  of  kidneys  of  wheat; 
and  thou  didst  drink  the  i^ure 
''  blood  of  the  grape. 

15  *[  But  '^Jeshurun  waxed  fat, 
and  "^ kicked:  '^ thou  art  waxen  fat, 
thou  art  grown  thick,  thou  art  cov- 
ered with  fatness  ;  then  he  ''  forsook 
God  whicli  'made  him,  and  lightly 
esteemed  the  ""Rock  of  his  salva- 
tion. 

16  'The}^  provoked  him  to  jeal- 
ousy with  strange  gods,  with  abom- 
inations provoked  they  him  to 
anger. 

17  "'They  sacrificed  unto  devils, 
"not  to  God;  to  gods  whom  they 
knew  not,  to  new  gods  that  came 
newly  up,  whom  your  fathers  feared 
not. 

18  "  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee 

255 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

r  ver.  15. 

Is.  27.  U.  & 

44.  2. 
t  Heb.  gene- 

riilioii  and 

f/tneration. 
1  ICx.  1.3.  14. 

Ps.  44.  1.  & 

78.  3,  4. 

^  Zech.  9.  2. 
AcU  17.  26. 


'Gen.  11.  8. 


'  Ex.  1.5.  IC. 

&  19.  5. 

I  Sam.  10.1. 

Ps.  78.  71. 
t  Ueb.  coril. 

°  ch.  8.  l.i. 
Jer.  2.  6. 
Uos.  13.  5. 

II  Or, 

compassed 

hiiiL  about. 
'  ch.  4.  36. 
>  Ps.  17.  8. 

Prov.  7.  2. 

Zech.  2.  8. 
^Ex.  19.  4. 

ch.  1.  31. 

Is.31.5.i:  46. 

4.  &  6.3.  9. 

Ho3. 11. 3. 


'  ch.  .33.  29. 
Is.  58.  14. 
Ez.  SO.  2. 


i>  Jnb  29.  6. 
Pb.  61.  16. 


>■  p.-.  81.  16. 
&  147.  14. 


J  Gen.  49. 11. 

'ch.  .3.3. 5, 26. 

Is.  41.2. 
a  Sam.  2.1:9. 
'  ch.  31.  20. 

Neh.  9.  25. 

Ps.  17.  10. 

Jer.  2.  7.  & 

5.  7,  28. 

Hos.  13.  0. 
ich.  31.16. 

Is.  1.  4. 
i  ver.  6. 

Is.  51.  13. 
k  2  Sam.  22. 

47. 

Ps.  89.  26.  Si 

95. 1. 
1 1  Kings  14. 

22. 

1  Cor.  10.22. 


"■  Lev.  17.  7. 

Ps.  106.  37. 

1  Cor.  10.:a). 

Kev.  9.  20. 
II  Or,  which 

were  not 

GwJ, 

ver.  :il. 


"  Is.  17.  10. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


deuteeo:n^omt. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

14S1. 

•  Jer.  2.  32. 
P  Judg.  2.  U. 

Lam.  2.  G. 
1 1s.  1.  2. 


■■ch.  31.  17 


"  Is.  30.  9. 
Matt.  17. 17. 


<ver.  IC. 
Vs.  78.  58. 


"1  Sum.  12. 

1  Kings  ItJ. 

13,  2U. 

Ps.  31.  fi. 

Jer.  8.  r.».  & 

10.  8.  &  H. 

22. 

Jonah  2.  8. 

Acta  14.  1.5. 
^Hos.  1.  10. 

Uom.lU.  1!). 
>Jer.  1.1.  H. 

&  17.  4. 

Lam.  4.  11. 
II  Or,  hath 

Iturncrl. 
y  Or,  /lutli 

consumed. 


'  Is.  2C.  15. 


Ez.  J 


,12,13 
lU. 


t  Ileb.  ?>t(rn- 
f«7  coal?. 
Hub.  J.  5. 

k  Lev.  26.  22. 


"■Lam.  1.20. 

Lz.  7.  15. 

2  Cor.  7.  5. 
1  Ucb. 

J'rotii  the 
chanltjerA, 
tllpb. 
bcTcare. 


J  Ez.  20.  13, 
14,23. 


"Jer.  10.  4. 


IVk.  140.8. 
II  Or,  Our 

hii/h  hfin't. 

na'l  not  Ititt 

Lniin.  hnih 

done  all 

thin. 

fU.  27.  11. 

Jer.  4.  22. 
bch.  5.  2». 

1'k.  81.  l:i.i 

1(17.  4  t. 

Lukclil.42. 
Ufi.  47.7. 

Lam.  1.  9. 
k  Lev.  2(1.  8. 

JoBh.  2.f.  HI. 

2  Chr.  24.24. 

1».  30.  17. 


thou  art  unminclfnl,  and  Last  °for- 
gotten  God  that  formed  thee. 

19  PAnd  when  the  Loed.  saw  it, 
he  "abhorred  them,  '^ because  of  the 
provoking  of  his  sons,  and  of  his 
daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  'I  will  hide  my 
face  from  them,  I  will  see  what 
their  end  shall  he:  for  they  are  a 
very  fro  ward  generation,  'children 
in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  '  They  have  moved  me  to  jeal- 
ousy with  that  which  is  not  God; 
they  have  provoked  me  to  anger 
"with  their  vanities:  and  ""I  will 
move  them  to  jealousy  with  those 
ivhich  are  not  a  people ;  I  will  i)ro- 
voke  them  to  anger  with  a  foolish 
nation. 

22  For  'a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine 
anger,  and  "shall  burn  unto  the 
lowest  hell,  and  "  shall  consume  the 
earth  with  her  increase,  and  set  on 
fire  the  foundations  of  the  mount- 
ains. 

23  I  will  'heap  mischiefs  upon 
them;  ''I  will  spend  mine  arrows 
upon  them. 

21  Theij  shall  he  burnt  with  hun- 
ger, and  devoured  with  ^burning 
heat,  and  with  bitter  destruction: 
I  will  also  send  ''the  teeth  of  beasts 
upon  them,  with  the  poison  of  ser- 
pents of  the  dust. 

25  ''The  sword  without,  and  terror 
t  within,  shall  Ulestroy  both  the 
young  man  and  the  virgin,  the 
suckling  also  with  the  man  of  gray 
hairs. 

20  ''I  said,  I  would  scatter  them 
into  corners,  I  would  make  the  re- 
membrance of  them  to  cease  from 
among  men : 

27  Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the 
wrath  of  the  enemy,  lest  their  ad- 
versaries ®  should  behave  them- 
selves strangely,  and  lest  they 
should  *^sny,  "Our  hand  is  high, 
and  the  Loud  hath  not  done  all 
this. 

28  For  they  are  a  nation  void  of 
counsel,  '''neither  is  there  any  un- 
derstanding in  them. 

2i)  'O  that  they  w(!re  wise,  that 
they  TUid(M-stoo(l  this,  ^that  they 
Avould  c(msider  their  latter  end  ! 

30  How  should  ^(nui  chase  a  thou- 
256 


sand,  and  two  put  ten  thousand  to 
flight,  except  their  Eock  '  had  sold 
them,  and  the  Loed  had  shut  them 
up! 

31  For  "'their  rock  is  not  as  our 
Eock,  "even  our  enemies  them- 
selves Z><;'i»// judges. 

32  For  "their  vine  "is  of  the  vine 
of  Sodom,  and  of  the  fields  of  Go- 
morrah :  their  grapes  are  grapes  of 
gall,  their  clusters  are  bitter: 

33  Their  wine  is  ^the  poison  of 
dragons,  and  the  cruel  ''venom  of 
asps. 

31  Is  not  this  ^laid  up  in  store 
with  me,  and  sealed  up  among  my 
treasures  ? 

35  'To  me  hclongeth  A'^engeance, 
and  recompense;  their  foot  shall 
slide  in  due  time:  for  'the  day  of 
their  calamity  is  at  hand,  and  the 
things  that  shall  come  ujion  them 
make  haste. 

3G  "For  the  Loed  shall  judge  his 
X)eople,  ""and  repent  himself  for  his 
servants,  when  he  seeth  that  their 
^  power  is  gone,  and  ^  there  is  none 
shut  up,  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say,  'AYhere  are 
their  gods,  their  rock  in  whom  they 
trusted, 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their 
sacrifices,  and  drank  the  wine  of 
their  drink  offerings?  let  them  rise 
up  and  hell)  yoi^j  tt^^d  be  *your 
protection. 

39  See  now  that ""  I,  even  I,  am  he, 
and  ^' there  is  no  god  with  me:  '1 
kill,  and  I  make  alive ;  1  wound, 
and  I  heal:  neither  is  there  any 
that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand. 

40  "For  I  lift  up  my  hand  to  heav- 
en, and  say,  I  live  for  ever. 

4L  'If  I  whet  my  glittering  sword, 
and  mine  hand  take  hold  on  judg- 
ment; 'T  will  render  vengeance  to 
mine  enemies,  and  will  reward  them 
that  hate  me. 

12  I  will  make  mine  arrows  "drunk 
with  blood,  and  my  sword  shall 
devour  flesh;  and  that  with  tb3 
blood  of  the  slain  and  of  the  cap- 
tives, from  the  beginning  of  ''re- 
venges upon  the  enemy. 

43  " '  Ivejoice,  O  ye  nations,  iriih 
his  p('o])le :  for  he  will  ■" avenge  the 
blood   of  his   servants,   and   ' Mill 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

I  P.s.  44.  12. 
Is.  50.  1.  & 

5J.  3. 

"1  Sam.  2. 2. 

"1  Sam.  4. 8. 
Jer.  40.  3. 


"Is.  1.10. 

11  Or.  is  worse 
tftrtil  the 
viyiP-  nf  Sod- 
om, ii'c. 


V  Ps.  ■».  4. 


1  Ps.  140.  ?,. 
Kom.  3.  13. 


■■Job  14. 17. 
Jer.  2.  22. 
Hos   !.■!.  12. 
Bom.  2.  5. 


'  Ps.  94.  1. 
Kum.  12. 19. 
Ileb.  10.  30. 

'  2  Pet.  2.  3. 


"Ps.  135.14. 

'=  Judg.  2. 18. 

Ps.  1(J«.  45. 

Jer.  31.10. 

Juel  2. 14. 
+  Ileb.  Itand. 
>  1  Kings  14. 

10.  &  il.  -A. 

2  Kings  9. 8. 

&  14.  2(>. 
'Jiidg.IO.U. 

Jer.  2.  28. 


trteb. 
ti  hiding 
jor  you. 

'  Ps.  102.  27. 
Is.  41.4.  & 

4S.  IJ. 

1.  eh.  4.  35. 

Is.  45.  5, 18, 

22. 
"=  I  Sam.  2. 6. 

2King85.7. 

Job  5.  18. 

P.s.  (W.  20. 

llos.  U.  1. 
.1  (Jen.  14.  22. 

Lx.  0.  8. 

Num.  14.30. 

Ms.  27.  1.& 

;u.  5.  &  ix. 

Hi. 

Ez.  21.9,10, 
14,  -0. 
fis.  1.24. 
Nab.  1.  2. 


ejcr.  40. 10. 


bJobl3.  24. 
Jer.  -M.  14. 

LuMi.  2.  5. 
II  Or,  I'laiM 

hit*  jieitjife, 

f/fl  uiitiotift. 

or.  .s'*/i.';  i/c. 
1  Rom.  15. 10. 
I  Kev.  0.  10. 

&  Ul.  2. 
I  vcr.  41. 


Moses  sent  up  to  mount  NeU.  DEUTERONOMY. 


Tlie  'blessings  of  the  tribes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

■nPs.  S5.  1. 


II  Or,  Joshua. 


»  ch.  rt.  C.  &  , 
11.  IS. 
Ez.  40.  i. 


•ch.  SO.  19. 
Lev.  18.  a. 
Prov. ;!.  L', 
ti.  &  4.  -22. 
Bom.  10.  5. 


I  fNum.S'.li, 
13. 


|<lNum.33.4r, 
4S. 
ch.  34. 1. 


'Num. 20.2.5, 
::8.  &  3y.  S8. 


'Num.  20.11, 
U',  13.  &  J7. 
14. 


:i  Or,  SiH/e 
at  Kadesh. 


See  l.ev.lO. 
3. 


'Num.27.12. 
ch.  34.  4. 


I  Gen.  49.  28. 
Ps.  90,  title. 


1491. 
Ex.  19. 18, 

ludg.  .5.4,.5. 
Uab.  3.  3. 

SeePe.eS. 
17. 

Dan.  7. 10. 
(Vets  7.  S3. 
3al.  3.  19. 
fleb.  2.  2. 
Rev.  ,5. 11. 

ta.  16. 


render  vengeance  to  his  adversa- 
ries, and  '"Avill  be  merciful  unto  his 
land,  (Old  to  liis  people. 

44  ^\  And  Moses  canic  and  spake 
all  the  words  of  this  sonu'  in  the 
ears  of  the  i)eoi)le,  he,  and  "  Hoshea 
the  son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  these  ^\ords  to  all 
Israel : 

4G  And  he  said  unto  th(^m,  "Set 
your  hearts  unto  all  the  words 
which  I  testify  among  you  this 
day,  which  ye  shall  command  your 
children  to  observe  to  do,  all  the 
words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for 
you;  "because  it  is  your  life:  and 
through  this  thing  ye  shall  i)rolong 
your  days  in  the  laiid,  whither  ye 
go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it. 

48  PiVnd  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  that  selfsame  day,  saying, 

49  Get  thee  up  into  this  ''  mount- 
ain Abarim,  luito  mount  Nebo, 
which  is  in  the  land  of  Moab,  that 
is  over  against  Jericho ;  and  be- 
hold the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I 
give  unto  the  children  of  Israel  for 
a  possession : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither 
thou  goest  up,  and  be  gathered 
unto  thy  people;  as  'Aaron  thy 
brother  died  in   mount  Hor,  and 

I  was  gathered  unto  his  people : 

51  Because  ^ye  trespassed  against 
I  me  among  the  children  of  Israel  at 

the  waters  of  "  Meribah-Kadesh,  in 
the  wilderness  of  Zin ;  because  ye 
'  sanctified  me  not  in  the  midst  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

52  "Yet  thou  shalt  see  the  land 
before  thee  ;  but  thou  shalt  not  go 
thither  unto  the  land  which  I  give 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  The  majedy  of  God.     6  The  blessing.t  of  the  twelve 
tribes.     26  The  excellejicij  of  Israel. 

A  XD  this  is  '  the  blessing,  where- 
XA.  with  Moses  ^the  man  of  God 
blessed  the  children  of  Israel  be- 
fore his  death. 

2  And  he  said,  '^The  Lc^)ED  came 

from  Sinai,  and  rose  up  from  Seir 

unto  them;  he  shined  forth  from 

mount  Paran,  and  he  came  with 

'^ten  thousands  of  saints:  from  his 
ir 


right  hand  ivent  *a  tiery  law  for 
them. 

3  Yea,  ''he  loved  the  ])eople;  ^all 
his  saints  are  in  thy  hand :  and 
they  ^'sat  down  at  thy  feet;  every 
one  shall ''  receive  of  thy  words. 

4  'Moses  commanded  us  a  law, 
^even  the  inheritance  of  the  con- 
areaation  of  Jacob. 


And  he  was 


'  king 


in  ""Jeshu- 


Before 

CHKIST 

1451. 

t  Heb.  a  fire 

of  law. 
'  Ex.  19.  r,. 

oil.  7.  7,  H. 

I's.  47.4. 

}los.  11.  1. 

.Mttl.  1.2. 
tell.  ".«. 

I  Sum.  2.9. 

l'».  ,10.  5. 
Sl,ukel0.r». 

•Vets  22.  3. 
h  I'rov.  2.  1. 
..lohii  1.17. 

.'.:  7.  II). 

I  i's.  uy.m 

I  See  Gon.MG. 

31. 

,1u(1k.  9.  2. 

k  17.  «. 
■"  eh.  32.  15. 


o 
run,  when  the  heads  of  the  i^eople 
and  the  tribes  of  Israel  were  gath- 
ered together. 

6  ^j  Let  Reuben  live,  and  not  die; 
and  let  not  his  men  be  few. 

7  1  And  this  is  the  blessing  of  Ju- 
dah :  and  he  said,  Hear,  Lord,  the 
voice  of  Judah,  and  bring  him  un- 
to his  peoi)le:  "let  his  hands  be 
sufficient  for  him;  and  be  thou  "a 
help  to  him  from  his  enemies. 

8  1  And  of  Levi  he  said,  ^Let  thy 
Thummim  and  thy  Urim  be  with 
thy  holy  one,  ''whom  thou  didst 
prove  at  Massah,  and  with  whom 
thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters  of 
Meribah ; 

9  Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to 
his  mother,  I  have  not '  seen  him ; 
'neither  did  he  acknowledge  his 
brethren,  nor  knew  his  own  cliil- 
tben :  for  ^  they  have  observed  thy 
word,  and  kept  thy  covenant. 

10  ""They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy 
judgments,  and  Israel  thy  law: 
"''they  shall  put  incense  ^before 
thee,  'and  whole  burnt  sacrifice 
upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  Lord,  his  substance,  and 
'accept  the  work  of  his  hands: 
smite  through  the  loins  of  them 
that  rise  against  him,  and  of  them 
that  hate  him,  that  they  rise  not 
again. 

12  *[  And  of  Benjamin  he  said. 
The  beloved  of  the  Lord  shall 
dwell  in  safety  by  him ;  and  the 
Lord  shall  cover  him  all  the  day 
long,  and  he  shall  dwell  betw^een 
his  shoulders. 

13  ^  And    of   Joseph   he    said, 
'Blessed  of  the  Lord  be  his  land,   "Gcn.49.25. 
for  the  precious  things  of  heaven,  I 

for  ^the  dew,  and  for  the  deep  that !  '•Gen.2r.28. 
coucheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits 
brought  forth  by  the  sun,  and  for 

257 


■  Gen.  49.8. 
"  Ps.  140.  5. 


P  Ex.  28.  ,30. 


■lEx.  17.7. 

NuMi.J).i;!. 
eh.S.  2,3,1U. 
Ps.  81.  7. 


■^  Gen.  29.  32. 

IChr.  17.17. 

Job  37.  1.4. 
'  Ex.  .32.  2G, 

27,28. 

<  See  Jer.  18. 
JIal.  2.  3,  6. 

II  Or,  Let 

them  tcachf 

(ic. 
"  Lev.  10. 11. 

ch.  17. 11,10, 

11.  &24.  «. 

Ez. 44. 23,24. 

Mai.  2.  7. 
11  Or, let  them 

j'Ut  i/iceiise. 
^  Ex.  .-W.  7, 8. 

Xnm.  10.40. 

1  Sam.  2.28. 
meb.atthy 

nose. 
>Lev.  1.9, 

13, 17. 

Ps.  .51. 19. 

Ez.  43.  27. 
^  2  Sam.  24. 

23. 

Ps.  20.  3. 

Ez.lO.40,41. 

&  43.  27. 


Moses  Nesseth  the  tribes. 


DEUTEEOI^OMY. 


Tlie  excellency  of  Israel. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

tHeb.  <7<rae< 

forth. 
tHeb. 

moons, 
'Gen.  40.  'J.G. 
i  Uab.  3.  6. 


'  Ex.  X  2,  4. 
Acts  r.  30, 
35. 

fGen.49.  2G. 


eiChr.  5. 1. 


Ii  Num.2S.22. 

Ps.  il2.  K). 
t  Hcb. 

a  unico}'n. 
<  1  Kings  22. 

11. 

Ps.  44.  .5. 
k  Gen.  48. 19. 


I  Gen.  49. 13, 
14, 15. 


"■  Is.  2.  .1. 
"  Ps.  4.  o. 


°  See  Josh. 
13.  10,  &c. 
1  Chr.  12.  8, 
&c. 


PNum.32.lG, 
17,  So. 


t  Heh. 
celtetf. 
1  Josh.  4.  12. 


'Josh.  10.47. 
Judjj.  1S.27. 


•Gen. 40.  21. 


*  .^ee  ,To(»h. 
10.  .'L',  &C. 


°.Ocn.  40.20. 


"Sec  Job  29. 

a. 

•  Or,  I'mlcr 
thr/  fhftr.n 
Hh.iM  tie 

.irnn. 

ich.ao. 


the  precious  things  ^piit  forth  by 
the  ^moou, 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of 
"  the  ancient  mountains,  and  for 
the  precious  things  "^  of  the  lasting 
hills, 

IG  And  for  the  precious  tilings  of 
the  earth  and  fulness  thereof,  and 
for  the  good  will  of  "him  that 
dwelt  in  the  bush :  let  tlie  hlessing 
*"come  upon  the  head  of  Josej)h, 
and  upon  the  top  of  the  head  of 
him  that  was  separated  from  his 
brethren. 

17  His  glory  is  lil-e  the  ^firstling 
of  his  bullock,  and  his  horns  are 
ZiTte'the  horns  of  hmicorns:  with 
them  '  he  shall  push  the  i)eople  to- 
gether to  the  ends  of  the  earth: 
and  "^  they  are  the  ten  thousands  of 
Ephraim,  and  they  are  the  thou- 
sands of  Manasseh. 

18  ^  And  of  Zebulun  he  said, 
'  Eejoice,  Zebulun,  in  thy  going- 
out  ;  and,  Issacliar,  in  thy  tents. 

19  They  shall  '"call  the  people 
unto  the  mountain;  there  "they 
shall  offer  sacrifices  of  righteous- 
ness: for  they  shall  suck  of  the 
abundance  of  the  seas,  and  of 
treasures  hid  in  the  sand. 

20  'I  And  of  Gad  he  said.  Bless- 
ed 'be  he  that  ''enlargeth  Gad:  he 
dwelleth  as  a  lion,  and  teareth  the 
arm  with  the  crown  of  the  head. 

21  And  ''he  provided  the  first  part 
for  himself,  because  there,  in  a  por- 
tion of  the  lawgiver,  was  he  ^  seat- 
ed ;  and  '  he  came  with  the  heads 
of  the  people,  he  executed  the  jus- 
tice of  the  LoiiD,  and  his  judg- 
ments with  Israel. 

22  ^  And  of  Dan  he  said,  Dan  is 
a  lion's  whelp :  'he  shall  leap  from 
Bashan. 

23  1  And  of  Naphtali  he  said,  O 
Naphtali,  \satisfied  Avith  favour, 
and  full  with  the  blessing  of  the 
Lord,  '  possess  thou  the  west  and 
the  south. 

24  ^  And  of  Ashcr  he  said,  ''Let 
Asher  he  l)lessed  with  chihlren ;  let 
him  ])e  a('C('])lal)le  to  his  brethren, 
.and  let  him  'dip  his  loot  in  oil. 

25  "Thy  shoes  shall  he  >iron  and 
brass;  and  as  thy  days,  so  shall 
thy  strength  he. 

258 


26  1"  There  is  ^none  like  unto  the 
God  of  ■'Jeshm-un,  ^  who  rideth  up- 
on the  heaven  in  thy  heli),  and  in 
his  excellency  on  the  sky. 

27  The  eternal  God  is  thy  '^refuge, 
and  underneath  are  the  everlasting 
arms:  and  "he  shall  thinist  out  the 
enemy  from  before  thee ;  and  shall 
say.  Destroy  tliem. 

28  "Israel  then  shall  dwell  in 
safety  alone:  "^the  fountain  of  Ja- 
cob shall  he  upon  a  land  of  corn 
and  wine;  also  his  ^heavens  shall 
drop  down  dew. 

29  ''  Happy  art  thou,  O  Israel : 
'who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  peojile 
saved  by  the  Loud,  ''the  shield  of 
thy  help,  and  who  is  the  sword  of 
thy  excellency  !  and  thine  enemies 
'"shall  be  found  liars  unto  thee; 
and  '"thou  shalt  tread  upon  their 
high  i)laces. 

CHAPTER  XXXIY. 

1  3foses  from  mount  Nebo  vieweth  tlie  land.  .5  He 
dieth  there.  6  His  burial.  7  Hix  age.  8  Thirty 
days''  mourning  for  him.  9  Joshua  s-ucceedeth  him. 
10  The  2} raise  of  Moses. 

A  ND  Moses  went  up  from  the 
jLJL  plains  of  Moab  ''unto  the 
mountain  of  Nebo,  to  the  top  of 
I'  Pisgah,  that  is  over  against  Jeri- 
cho: and  the  Lord  ^shewed  him 
all  the  land  of  Gilead,  Hinto 
Dan, 

2  And  all  Xaphtali,  and  the  land 
of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh,  and 
all  the  land  of  Judah,  ''unto  the 
utmost  sea, 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain  of 
the  valley  of  Jericho,  ""the  city  of 
palm  trees,  unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
*^This  is  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob,  saying,  I  will  give  it 
unto  thy  seed :  "^I  have  caused  thee 
to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  thou 
shalt  not  go  over  tliither. 

5  ^1  '' 8o  Moses  the  serAant  of  the 
Lord  died  there  in  the  land  of 
JVIoab,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord. 

G  And  he  buried  him  in  a  valley 
iu  the  land  of  jNIoab,  over  against 
Beth-peor:  but  'no  man  knoweth 
of  his  sepulchre  unto  this  day. 

7  ^  ''And  IMoses  ivas  a  hundred 
and  twenty  years  old  when  he  died: 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

'  Ex.  15. 11. 

Ps.  86.  8. 

Jer.  10.  G. 
"  ch.  32.  lo. 

b  Ps.  68. 4.."-3, 
.34.  &  104.  3. 
Uab.  .3.  8. 

■=  Ps.  90.  1. 

■ich.9.3,4,5. 


"Num.  23.9. 

Jer.  23.  6.  & 

33.16. 
fch.  8.  7,8. 


8  Gen.  27. 28. 
ch.  11.  U. 


kPs.  144. 1.1. 
i2Sam.7.ii3. 


k  Ps.  115.  9, 
10,  U. 


12Sam.22.4.5. 

Ps.  IS.  44.  & 

66.  3.  &  81. 

15. 
II  Or,  !:hall  U 

siitxiued. 
"  ch.  32. 1.3. 


»Num.27.12. 
&  33. 47. 
ch.  32.  40. 


II  Or, 
The  hilJ. 


b  ch.  3.  27. 
■^  Gen.  14. 14. 


i  ch.  11.  24. 


'Judc.  1. 16. 
&  .3.  13. 
2  t'hr.28.13. 


f  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  13. 15.  * 
].->.  18.  &  2C. 
3.  &  28. 13. 


Bch..3.  27.& 
32. 52. 


h  ch.  32.  .W. 
Josh.  1.1,1. 


i  See  Jnde  9. 


k  ch.  31.  2. 


Joshua  appointed  to  succeed  Moses.  JOSHUA. 


God  promisetli  to  assist  Mm. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

lSi>eGen.27. 

1.  &4.S.  10. 

Josh.  U.  10. 

U. 

1451. 
tHeb. 

moiiture. 
tHcb./«rf. 
">  Sec  Gen. 

W. ;!,  10. 

Num.  20.29. 

'Is.  11.  2. 
Dan.  C.  3. 
•Num.  27. 
18,23. 


Before 

CHRIHT 

1451. 


'Ex.  24. 13. 

Deut.  1.  38. 

>Deut.34.5. 


Deut.  11.24. 
ch.  14.  9. 


Gen.  15. 18. 
Ex.  23.  31. 
Num.  34.  3- 
12. 


Deut.  r.  24. 


Ex.  3. 12. 
Deut.  31. 8, 
23. 
irer.  9, 17. 

|bh.3.7.&(;. 
27. 
Ib.  43.  2,  5. 
1  Deut.  31.  G, 
8. 

Heb.  13. 5. 
Deut.  31.  7, 
23. 

Or,  thnu 
9hah  cause 
this  people 
to  inhf}it 
the  land. 


'  Ms  eve  was  not  dim,  nor  his  ^  nat- 
ural  force  ^  abated. 

8  *|  And  the  children  of  Israel 
wept  for  Moses  in  the  plains  of 
Moab  '"thirty  days:  so  the  days  of 
weeping  and  mourning  for  Aloses 
were  ended. 

9  1  And  Joshua  the  son  of  IS'un 
was  full  of  the  "spirit  of  wisdom; 
for  "Moses  had  laid  his  hands  upon 
him:  and  the  children  of  Israel 
hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 


10  1"  And  there  ^  arose  not  a 
prophet  since  in  Israel  like  mito 
Moses,  '^  whom  the  Loud  knew  face 
to  face, 

11  In  all  'the  signs  and  the  won- 
ders which  the  J^okd  sent  him  to 
do  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  Pha- 
raoh, and  to  all  his  servants,  and 
to  all  his  land, 

12  And  in  all  that  mighty  hand, 
and  in  all  th(5  great  terror  which 
Moses  shewed  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel. 


THE  BOOK  OF  JOSHUA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  Lord  appoiuteth  Joi^Jaia  to  .succeed  Mo.tes.  3 
The  borders  of  the  promised  land.  5,  9  God  protJi- 
i.teth  to  assist  Joshua.  8  He  giveth  him  instrij-ctions. 
10  He  prcjMreth  the  people  to  pass  over  Jordan.  12 
Joshua  jjutteth  the  tivo  tribes  and  half  in  mind  of 
their  promise  to  Moses.  16  Tliey  promise  him 
fealty. 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  it 
came  to  x)ass,  that  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  Mo- 
ses' 'minister,  saying, 

2  ^ Moses  my  servant  is  dead; 
now  therefore  arise,  go  over  this 
Jordan,  thou,  and  all  this  people, 
unto  the  land  which  I  do  give  to 
them,  even  to  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  ''Every  place  that  the  sole  of 
your  foot  shall  tread  upon,  that 
have  I  given  unto  you,  as  I  said 
linto  Moses. 

4  ^  From  the  wilderness  and  this 
Lebanon  even  unto  the  great  river, 
the  river  Euphrates,  all  the  land  of 
the  Hittites,  and  unto  the  great 
sea  toward  the  going  down  of  the 
sun,  shall  be  your  coast. 

5  '^  There  shall  not  any  man  be 
able  to  stand  before  thee  all  the 
days  of  thy  life:  *^as  I  was  with 
Moses,  so  ^  I  will  be  with  thee :  ^  I 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  '  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  cour- 
age :  for  "  unto  this  people  shalt 
thou  divide  for  an  inheritance  the 
land,  which  I  sware  unto  their  fa- 
thers to  give  them. 

7  Only  be  thou  strong  and  very 


courageous,  that  thou  mayest  ob- 
serve to  do  according  to  all  the 
law,  ''which  Moses  my  servant 
commanded  thee:  'turn  not  from 
it  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left, 
that  thou  mayest  "prosper  whith- 
ersoever thou  goest. 

8  '"This  book  of  the  law  shall  not 
depart  out  of  thy  mouth ;  -but "  thou 
shalt  meditate  therein  day  and 
night,  that  thou  majest  observe 
to  do  according  to  all  that  is  writ- 
ten therein :  for  then  thou  shalt 
make  thy  way  prosperous,  and 
then  thou  shalt  n  have  good  suc- 
cess. 

9  "Have  not  I  commanded  thee? 
Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage ; 
pbe  not  afraid,  neither  be  thou  dis- 
mayed: for  the  Lord  thy  God  is 
with  thee  whithersoever  thou  go- 
est. 

10  1"  Then  Joshua  commanded 
the  officers  of  the  people,  saying, 

11  Pass  through  the  host,  and 
command  the  people,  saying.  Pre- 
pare you  victuals ;  for  "  within 
three  days  ye  shall  pass  over  this 
Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the 
land,  which  the  Lord  your  God 
giveth  you  to  possess  it. 

12  "If  And  to  the  Eeubenites,  and 
to  the  Gadites,  and  to  half  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  spake  Josliua, 
saying, 

13  Remember  '^the  word  which 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 

259 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


I'  S.'i'  th.  IS. 
1.'..  !«. 

iKx.  .■!;;.  11. 

NMin.l2.(l,rt. 
ch.  r,.  4. 
■■011.4.34.  & 
7.  19. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

lcNum.27.2.1. 
Deut.  31.7. 
ch.  11.15. 

I  Deut.  5.  32. 
&  28.  14. 

II  Or. 

do  u'ifieli/f 
Deut.  29.  9. 

">  Deut.  17. 
IS,  19. 

"  Ps.  1.  2. 


II  o---  .  , 

do  -wisely, 
ver.  7. 

"  Deut.  31. 7, 
8,23. 


1'  Ps.  27. 1. 
Jer.  1.  8. 


1  ch.  3.  2. 
See  Deut, 

y.  1.4: 11.31. 


■•Num.32.20- 
28. 
eh.  22. 2,3,4. 


The  covenant  hetiveen 


JOSHUA. 


Bahab  and  the  spies. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


tHcb.  mar- 
shaUed  by 
jive  :  IIS 
Ex.  la.  18. 


"ch.  22.  4, 
itc. 


■  vcr.  o. 
ISam.  20.1.1. 
IKings  1.37. 


llOr, 
had  sent. 
'  Num.  25. 1. 


blleb.  11..11. 
James  2.  '^'t, 
•  Matt.  1.  5. 

t  Ilcf).  lay. 

<IPh.  127.  1. 
Prov.21.30. 


'  Sec  2  Snra. 
17.  1»,  20. 


commanded  you,  saying,  The  Lord 
I  your  God  hath  given  jou  rest,  and 

iiath  given  you  this  land. 
I    14  Your  wives,  your  little  ones, 
'.  and   your   cattle,  shall  remain   in 
:  the  land  which  Moses  gave  you  on 
I  this  side  Jordan ;  hut  ye  shall  x)ass 

before   your   brethren  ^  armed,  all 
j  the    mighty   men    of  valour,  and 
I  help  them ; 
j    15   Until  the  Loed  have  given 

your  brethren  rest,  as  he  hath  given 
I  you,  and  they  also  have  possessed 
'  the  land  which  the  Lord  your  God 

fiiveth  them  :  'then  ve  shall  return 
,  unto  the  land  of  your  i)ossession, 
I  and  enjoy  it,  which  Moses  the 
j  Lord's  servant  gave  you  on  this 

side  Jordan  toward  the  sunrising. 

16  *l  And  they  answered  Joshua, 
saying,  All  that  thou  commandest 
us  we  will  do,  and  whithersoever 
thou  sendest  us,  we  will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened 
unto  Moses  in  all  things,  so  will 
we  hearken  unto  thee:  only  the 
Lord  thy  God  *be  with  thee,  as  he 
was  with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  he  he  that  doth  re- 
bel against  thy  commandment,  and 
will  not  hearken  unto  thy  words 
in  all  that  thou  commandest  him, 
he  shall  be  put  to  death :  only  be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Rnhab  receiveth  and  concealeth  the  two  ft/nes  sent 
from  tihittim.  8  Tlie  covevant  between  her  and 
them.    23  2'Judr  return  and  relaiimi. 

Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
sent  ''  out  of  Shittim  two 
men  to  spy  secretly,  saying.  Go 
view  the  land,  even  Jericho.  And 
they  went,  and  ^came  into  a  har- 
lot's house,  named  '^Eahab,  and 
^  lodged  there. 

2  And  "^it  was  told  the  king  of 
.Jericho,  saying.  Behold,  there  came 
men  in  hitlier  to  night  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  to  search  out  the 
country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent 
unto  Rahab,  saying,  Bring  forth 
the  men  that  are  come  to  thee, 
whicli  are  entered  into  thine  house: 
for  they  be  conie  to  search  out  all 
the  country. 

4  ""And  the  woman  took  the  two 

2G0 


AND 
J\.  "s 


men,  and  hid  them,  and  said  thus, 
There  came  men  unto  me,  but  I 
wist  not  whence  they  icere : 
5  And  it  came  to  pass  ahout  the 
time  of  shutting  of  the  gate,  when 
it  was  dark,  that  the  men  went 
out ;  whither  the  men  went,  I  wot 
not:  pursue  after  them  quickly; 
for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 
.  6  But  "^she  had  brought  them  up 
to  the  roof  of  the  house,  and  hid 
them  with  the  stalks  of  flax,  which 
she  had  laid  in  order  upon  the  roof. 

7  And  the  men  pursued  after  them 
the  way  to  Jordan  unto  the  fords : 
and  as  soon  as  they  which  inirsued 
after  them  were  gone  out,  they 
shut  the  gate. 

8  %  And  before  thev  were  laid 
down,  she  came  uj)  unto  them 
uiDon  the  roof; 

9  And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I 
know  that  the  Lord  hath  given 
you  the  land,  and  that  ^'your  terror 
is  fallen  upon  us,  and  that  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  ^  faint  be- 
cause of  vou, 

10  For  we  have  heard  how  the 
Lord  ''dried  up  the  water  of  the 
Red  sea  for  you,  when  ye  came  out 
of  Egypt ;  and  '  what  ye  did  unto 
the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites,  that 
tve7'e  on  the  other  side  Jordan, 
Sihon  and  Og,  whom  ye  utterly 
destroyed. 

11  And  as  soon  as  we  had  ''heard 
these  things,  'our  hearts  did  melt, 
neither  '  did  there  remain  any  more 
courage  in  any  man,  because  of 
you:  for  '"the  Lord  your  God,  he 
is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  in 
earth  beneath. 

12  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
"swear  unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since 
I  have  shewed  you  kindness,  tliat 
ye  will  also  shew  kindness  unto 
"my  father's  house,  and  ^give  me 
a  true  token  : 

13  And  that  ye  will  save  alive  my 
father,  and  my  mother,  and  my 
brethren,  and  my  sisters,  and  all 
tliat  they  have,  and  deliver  our 
lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her, 
Our  life  *for  yours,  if  ye  utter  not 
this  our  business.  And  it  shall  be, 
when  the  Lord  hath  given  us  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


f  See  Ex.  1. 
17. 
2Sam.)7.1». 


^  Gen.  35. 5. 
Ex.  2.S.  27. 
Deut.  2.  25. 
&  11.25. 

t  Heb.  7nelt, 
Ex.  15. 15. 


h  Ex.  14.  21. 
ch.  4.  23. 


■  Num.  21.24, 

34,35. 


k  Ex.  15.  14, 

15. 
Ich.  5. 1.i7. 

5. 

Is.  13.  7. 
t  Heb.  rose 

vp. 

"Deut.  4.39. 


"  Sec  1  Sam. 
20. 14, 15, 17. 


°  See  1  Tim. 
5.  «. 
P  ver.  18. 


t  rieb.  in- 
fteadoftiou 
to  die. 


Their  return  and  relation. 


JOSHUA. 


Joshua  Cometh  to  Jordan. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


'iJud^'.  1.24. 

Matt.  .•;.  7. 

■•  -■icts  9.  L'5. 


•  Ex.  a>. 


'ver.  12 


"  ch.  B.  2; 
i  lleh. 


3. 


'  Matt.  27.25. 


JEx.  23.  31. 
eh.  6.  2.  & 
21.44. 


t  neb.  melt, 
ver.  a. 


land,  that "  we  will  deal  kindly  and 
truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  'let  them  down  by  a 
cord  through  the  window :  for  her 
house  was  npou  the  town  wall,  and 
she  dwelt  ui)on  tlie  wall. 

16  And  she  said  nn.to  them,  Get- 
you  to  the  mountain,  lest  the  pur- 
suers meet  you:  and  hide  vour- 
selves  there  three  days,  until  tlie 
pursuers  be  returned:  and  after- 
ward may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her. 
We  will  he  *  blameless  of  this  thine 
oath  which  thou  hast  made  us 
swear. 

18  ^Behold,  when  we  come  into 
the  land,  thou  shalt  bind  this  line 
of  scarlet  thread  in  the  window 
which  thou  didst  let  us  down  by : 
"and  thou  shalt  ^ bring  thy  father, 
and  thy  mother,  and  tliy  brethren, 
and  all  thy  father's  household,  home 
unto  thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  f/jrti  whosoever 
shall  go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy 
house  into  the  street,  his  blood 
shall  he  upon  his  head,  and  we  tvill 
he  guiltless :  and*  whosoever  shall 
be  with  thee  in  the  house,  ""his 
blood  shall  he  on  our  head,  if  any 
hand  be  upon  him. 

20  And  if  thou  utter  this  our  busi- 
ness, then  we  will  be  quit  of  thine 
oath  which  thou  hast  made  us  to 
swear. 

21  And  she  said.  According  unto 
your  words,  so  he  it.  And  she  sent 
them  away,  and  they  departed: 
and  she  bound  the  scarlet  line  in 
the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came  unto 
the  mountain,  and  al)ode  there 
three  days,  until  the  pursuers  were 
returned :  and  the  pursuers  sought 
tkeni  throughout  all  the  way,  but 
found  them  not. 

23  ^[  So  the  two  men  returned, 
and  descended  from  the  mountain, 
and  jiassed  over,  and  came  to 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nim,  and  told 
him  all  things  that  befell  them : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua, 
Truly  ^the  Lord  hath  delivered 
into  our  hands  all  the  land;  for 
even  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
country  do  ^  faint  because  of  us. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1  Joshua  cometh  to  Jordan.  3  The  officers  instruct  the 
people  for  the  fxisxage.  7  The  Lord  cneourugctlt 
Joshua.  0  Joshua  eiiconragelh  the  people.  14  The 
waters  of  Jordan  are  divided. 


■N. 


Nl)  Joshua  rose  early  in  the 
morning;  and  they  removed 
"from  Shittim,  and  came  to  Jor- 
dan, he  and  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  lodged  there  before  they 
passed  o\qa\ 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  ^  after  three 
days,  that  the  officers  went  through 
the  host ; 

3  And  they  commanded  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  '^When  ye  see  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 

t,' 

God,  '^and  the  priests  the  Levites 
bearing  it,  then  ye  shall  remove 
from  your  place,  and  go  after  it. 

4  ''Yet  there  shall  be  a  space  be- 
tween you  and  it,  about  two  thou- 
sand cubits  by  measure :  come  not 
near  unto  it,  that  ye  may  know  the 
way  by  which  ye  must  go  :  for  ye 
have  not  passed  this  way  ^ hereto- 
fore. 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
jjle,  ^  Sanctify  yourselves :  for  to 
morrow  the  Lord  will  do  wonders 
among  you. 

G  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the 
priests,  saying,  ^Take  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant,  and  pass  over  be- 
fore tlie  i^eople.  And  they  took 
up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 
went  before  the  i)eople. 

7  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  This  day  will  I  begin  to 
''magnify  thee  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel,  that  they  may  know  that, 
'  as  I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be 
with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command  ''the 
jjriests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the 
covenant,  saying.  When  ye  are 
come  to  the  brink  of  the  water  of 
Jordan,  ^  ye  shall  stand  still  in  Jor- 
dan. 

9  ^[  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  Come  hither,  and 
hear  the  words  of  the  Lord  yom* 
God. 

10  And  Joshua  said.  Hereby  ye 
shall  know  that '"  the  living  God  is 
among  you,  and  that  he  will  with- 
out fail  "  (Mve  out  from  before  you 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites, 

261 


Before 

CHRIST 

14.51. 


"ch.  2. 1. 


i'th.1.10,11. 


■■  Sec  Num. 
10.  33. 


<i  neut.31.9, 
25. 


■  E.x.  19. 12. 


t ITeb. fince 
yesterday, 
anti  the 
third  day. 


I  Ex.  19. 10, 
14,  15. 
Lev.  2(1.  7. 
Num.  IMS. 

ch.  7.  i;;. 

1  Snm.  16.5. 
Joel  2.  IG. 

c  Num.  4.  iS. 


I'ch.  4.  14. 
1  Chr.  29.25. 
2Chr.  1.  1. 

ich.  1.  5. 


1-  ver.  3. 


I  ver.  17. 


■"  Dent.  5.26. 

1  Sam. 17.20. 

2  Kings  19.4. 
IIo8.  1.  10. 
Matt.  If!.  IC). 
1  Thees.  1.9. 

"  Ex.  33.  2. 
Deut.  7.  1. 
Ps.  44.  2. 


The  waters  of  Jordan  divided. 


JOSHUA. 


The  Israelites 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


"vet.  13. 
Mic.  4.  13. 
Z.!ch.4.  14. 
&  B.  5. 


I'  cii.  4. : 


1  vcr.  1j,  1G. 


'ver.  11. 


*Ps.r8. 13.& 
U4.  3. 


•  Acts  ".  io. 


"ver.  13. 


»lChr.l2.15. 

Jer.  V>.  5.  & 

49.  m. 
^ch.  4. 18.  & 

5. 10,  12. 


'  1  Kings  4. 
i2.  &  f.  46. 


*Deut.  3.  ir. 


bGen.  H.  .3. 
Num.  34.  3. 


'  See  Ex.  14. 


•  Dcut.  27.  2. 
ch.  3. 17. 


b«h.  8. 12. 


and  tlie  Hivites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Girgasliites,  and  the  Amo- 
rites,  and  the  Jehusites. 

11  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  °  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth 
passeth  over  before  you  into  Jor- 
dan. 

12  Xow  therefore  ^take  yon  twelve 
men  out  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  out 
of  every  tribe  a  man. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  ''as 
soon  as  the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the 
priests  that  bear  the   ark  of  the 

!  Lord,  'the  Lord  of  all  the  earth, 
shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jordan, 
that  the  waters  of  Jordan  shall  be 
cut  oif  from  the  waters  that  come 
down  from  above  ;  and  they  '  shall 
stand  upon  a  heap. 

14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  people  removed  from  their 
tents,  to  i)ass  over  Jordan,  and  the 
priests  bearing-  the  '  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant before  the  people ; 

15  And  as  thej^  that  bare  the  ark 
were  come  unto  Jordan,  and  ''the 
feet  of  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark 
were  dipped  in  the  brim  of  the  wa- 
ter, (for  ''Jordan  overfloweth^  all 
his  banks  -all  the  time  of  har- 
vest,) 

16  That  the  waters  which  came 
down  ti-om  above  stood  and  rose 
nil  upon  a  heap  very  far  fi'om  the 
city  Adam,  that  is  beside  ^Zare- 
tan;  and  those  that  came  down 
''toward  the  sea  of  the  i^lain,  even 
^the  salt  sea,  failed,  and  were  cut 
off:  and  the  people  passed  over 
right  against  Jericho. 

17  And  the  priests  that  bare  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
stood  iirm  on  dry  ground  in  the 
midst  of  Jordan,  ''and  all  the  Is- 
raelites x^assed  o^'er  on  dry  ground, 
until  all  the  people  were  passed 
clean  over  Jordan. 

OHAPTEE  IV. 

1  Twelve  men  are  appointed  to  take  twelve  atones  for  a 
memorial  out  of  Jordan.  9  Twelve  other  utoiiex  are  set 
up  in  the  midxt  of  Jordan.  10,  19  The  people  paxs 
over.  14  Ood  moffnifitUh  Joshua.  20  The  twelve 
stones  are  pitched  in  (Jilgal. 

A  OT)  it  cauK^  to  pass,  when  all 
XjL  tin?  ])('()plc  were  clean  i)assed 
"over  Jordan,  that  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Joshua,  saying, 

2  ^Take  you  twelve  men  out  of 


2<i; 


the  people,  out  of  every  tribe  a 
man, 

3  And  command  ye  them,  saying, 
Take  you  hence  out  of  the  midst 
of  Jordan,  out  of  the  place  where 
'the  priests'  feet  stood  firm,  twelve 
stones,  and  ye  shall  carry  them 
over  with  you,  and  leave  them  in 
"the  lodging  place,  where  ye  shall 
lodge  this  night. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve 
men,  whom  he  had  prepared  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  out  of  every  tribe 
a  man : 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  them.  Pass 
over  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
your  God  into  the  midst  of  Jor- 
dan, and  take  you  up  every  man 
of  you  a  stone  upon  his  shoulder, 
according  unto  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel : 

0  That  this  may  be  a  sign  among 
vou,  that  'when  vour  children  ask 

*J  7  t.' 

their  fathers  4n  time  to  come,  say- 
ing. What  mean  ye  by  these  stones  ? 

7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them. 
That  *^the  waters  of  Jordan  were 
cut  off  before  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  ;  when  it  passed 
over  Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jordan 
were  cut  off:  and  these  stones  shall 
be  for  ^a  memorial  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  for  ever. 

8  And  the  chikben  of  Israel  did 
so  as  Joshua  commanded,  and  took 
up  twelve  stones  out  of  the  midst 
of  Jordan,  as  the  Lord  sjoake  unto 
Joshua,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  tribes  of  the  chikken  of  Is- 
rael, and  carried  them  over  with 
them  unto  the  place  where  they 
lodged,  and  laid  them  down  there. 

9  And  Joshua  set  up  twelve 
stones  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  in 
the  place  where  the  feet  of  the 
priests  which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  stood :  and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

10  *l  For  the  priests  which  bare 
the  ark  stood  in  the  midst  of  Jor- 
dan, uiitil  every  thmg  was  finished 
that  the  Lord  commanded  Joshua 
to  speak  unto  the  people,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  jNloses  commanded 
Josliua:  and  the  ijeoijle  hasted 
and  i)ass(Ml  over. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


'ch.  3. 13. 


i   d  vcr.  1!>,  20. 


»z 


'rer.  21. 

Ex.  12.26.  & 

13.  14. 

Deut.  6.  20. 

Ps.  44. 1.  & 

rs.  .3, 4, 5,  6. 
tHeb.  to 

morrow. 

fch.  3.13,16. 


I  ! 


SEx.  12. 14. 

Num.  10.40. 


I 


pass  over  Jordan. 


JOSHUA. 


Joshua  r^newetli  circumcision. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


I.  Num.3.'.20, 


I]  Or,  ready 
artacd. 


1  th. ". ; 


k  Ex.  25.  li'i, 
2-'. 


t  Hob. 
plucked  up. 


Ich.  .1. 15. 
f  Heb.  wenf. 


"ch.  o.  9. 


"  vor.  3. 


°ver.  fl. 

tHeh. 
Xo  morrow. 


»ch.  3. 17 


1  Ex.  14.  21. 
'1  KinssS. 

4-.',  4:). 

2  Kings  I'J. 

1!). 

Pa.  106. 8. 


the  people  were  clean  jjassed  over, 
that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  passed 
over,  and  the  priests,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  peoi)le. 

12  And 'the  children  of  Eenben, 
and  the  children  of  (hid,  and  half 
the  tribe  of  Mauasseh,  passed  over 
armed  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
as  Moses  spake  nnto  them  : 

13  About  forty  thousand  "ju'e- 
l^ared  for  war  passed  over  before 
the  LoiiD  unto  battle,  to  the  plains 
of  Jericho. 

14  \  On  that  day  the  Lord  'mag- 
nified Joshua  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel;  and  they  feared  him,  as 
they  feared  Moses,  all  the  days  of 
his  life. 

15  Aud  the  Lord  sjiake  unto 
Joshua,  saying, 

16  Command  the  priests  that  bear 
''the  ark  of  the  testimony,  that 
they  come  u^)  out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded 
the  i)riests,  saying,  Come  ye  up 
out  of  Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord  were  come  up 
out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  the 
soles  of  the  i)riests'  feet  were  ^  lifted 
up  unto  the  dry  land,  that  the  wa- 
ters of  Jordan  returned  unto  their 
place,  'and  +  flowed  over  all  his 
banks,  as  they  did  before. 

19  ^  And  the  people  came  up  out 
of  Jordan  on  the  tenth  day  of  the 
first  month,  and  encamped  '"in  Gil- 
gal,  in  the  east  border  of  Jericho. 

20  And  "those  twelve  stones, 
which  they  took  out  of  Jordan,  did 
Joshua  pitch  in  Gilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  saying,  "When  your  chil- 
dren shall  ask  their  fiithers  ^  in  time 
to  come,  saying,  What  mean  these 
stones ! 

22  Then  ye  shall  let  your  chihben 
know,  saying,  ^Israel  came  over 
this  Jordan  on  dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried 
up  the  waters  of  Jordan  from  be- 
fore you,  until  ye  were  passed  over, 
as  the  Lord  your  God  did  to  the 
Red  sea,  "^  which  he  dried  up  from 
before  us,  until  we  were  gone  over: 

24  'That  all  the  people  of  the 


earth  might  know  the  hand  of  the 
Lord,  that  it  is  ^mighty:  that  ye 
might  4ear  the  Lord  your  God 
♦  for  ever. 

CHArTER  V. 

1  T/ie  Uanaanite>i  arc  afraid.  2  JoaJiua  renewdh  cir- 
cumcMoii,.  10  The  pasfsomr  is  kept  at  Gilgal.  13 
Manna  ceasdh.     13  Au  Atigd  appeareth  to  Joshua. 

A  NB  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
jljL  the  Idngs  of  the  Amorires, 
whicli  were  on  the  side  of  Jordan 
westward,  and  all  the  kings  of  the 
Canaanites,  ''which  were  by  the 
sea,  'heard  that  the  Lord  had 
dried  up  the  waters  of  Jordan  from 
before  tlu3  children  of  Israel,  until 
we  were  passed  over,  that  their 
heart  melted,  'neither  was  there 
spirit  in  them  any  more,  because 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

2  ^l  At  that  time  the  Lord  said 
unto  Joshua,  Make  thee  "''sharp 
knives,  and  circumcise  again  the 
children  of  Israel  the  second  time. 

3  Aud  Joshua  made  him  sharp 
knives,  and  circumcised  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  at  "the  hill  of  the 
foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why  Josh- 
ua did  circumcise :  'All  the  people 
that  came  out  of  Egypt,  that  irere 
males,  even  all  the  men  of  war,  died 
in  the  wilderness  by  the  way,  after 
they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

5  Xow  all  the  people  that  came 
out  were  circumcised;  but  all  the 
X^eoi^le  tliat  were  born  in  the  wil- 
derness by  the  way  as  they  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt,  tlwm  they  had 
not  circumcis*ed. 

C  For  the  children  of  Israel  walk- 
ed *^ forty  years  in  the  wilderness, 
till  all  the  people  that  ivere  men  of 
war,  which  came  out  of  Egypt,  were 
consumed,  because  they  obeyed  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  :  unto  whom 
the  Lord  sware  that  ^'he  would  not 
shew  them  the  land,  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  their  fathers  that 
he  would  give  us, ''  a  land  that  flow- 
etli  with  milk  and  honey. 

7  And  'their  children,  ivhoni  he 
raised  up  in  their  stead,  them  Josh- 
ua circumcised :  for  they  were  un- 
circumcised,  because  they  had  not 
circumcised  them  by  the  way. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  ^  when  they 
had  done  circumcising  all  the  j)eo- 

263 


Before 

CHKIST 

1451. 

"  Ex.  I.'..  Ifi. 
1  Clir.a!l.l2. 
I's.  811.  i;!. 

'Ex.  14.31. 

Dout.  i;.  2. 

l'«.  W).  7. 

Jti-.  lU.  7. 
1  Heb. 

alt  days. 


"  Num.l.'i.2i). 

bEx.  li.  14, 
1.'".. 

oh.  2.  9,  10, 
11. 

Ps.  4.S.  «. 
Ez.  21.  7. 


•  1   Kinzs  10. 


il  Or,  Inives 

ot\tinits. 

<1  Ex.  4.  25. 


II  Or,  aib- 
cah-haara- 

luth. 


^  Num. 14.29. 
&  2(1.  (;4,65. 
Duut.  2.  IB. 


rNum.14.aT 
Deut.  1.3.& 
2.  7,  14. 
Pa.  95.  10. 


B  Num. 14. 23. 
P8.  95. 11. 
Ueb.  3.  11. 


h  Ex.  3.  8. 


i  Num. 14.31. 
Deut.  1.  39. 


t  Ilcb.  when 
the  people 
haa  made 
an  end  to 
be  circum- 
cised. 


An  Angel  appearet]\  to  Joshua. 


JOSHUA. 


Jericho  is  iesieged, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

t  See  Gen. 

.34.  25. 
:Gen.S4.14. 

1  Sam.  14.6. 

See  Lev.18. 

.0. 

ch.  24.  14. 

Ez.  -A).  T.  & 

23.  .3,  8. 
IIThnt  is, 

HnUinfj. 
'"  ch.  4.  I'J. 


"  Ex.  12.  (i. 
Xuin.  U.  5. 


"  Ex.  IG.  .35. 


P  Gen.  IS.  2. 

& :«.  24. 

Ex.  Ji.  2.3. 

Zech.  ].  K. 

Acts  1.  10. 
1  Num.2-.>.23. 


D  Or,  prince. 

See  Ex.  3. 

20. 

D.in.  10.13, 

21.  &  12.  1. 

Rev.  12.  7. 

k'.'.t.  11,14. 
'  Gen.  IT.  3. 


•  Ex.  .3.  .5. 
AcU  7.  33. 


1 1ltb.  did 

if  I  tit  upf 

ami  was 
Mhut  up. 


•rh.  2.  !>,  24. 
fc.s.  1. 
k  Oeut.  7.  24. 


pie,  that  they  abode  in  their  places 
iu  the  camp,  ''till  they  were  whole. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
This  day  have  I  rolled  away  '  the 
reproach  of  Egypt  from  off  you. 
Wherefore  the  name  of  the  place 
is  called  " '"  Gilgal  unto  this  day. 

10  If  And  the  children  of  Israel 
encamped  in  Gilgal,  and  kept  the 
passover  °  on  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  month  at  even  iu  the  plains 
of  Jericho. 

11  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old 
corn  of  the  land  on  the  morrow  aft- 
er the  passover,  unleavened  cakes, 
and  parched  corn  in  the  selfsame 
day. 

12  1"  And  "the  manna  ceased  on 
the  morrow  after  they  had  eaten 
of  the  old  corn  of  the  land ;  neither 
had  the  children  of  Israel  manna 
any  more ;  but  they  did  eat  of  the 
fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that 
year. 

13  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  was  l)y  Jericho,  that  he 
lifted  up  his  eyea  and  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  stood  ^a  man  over 
against  him  ''with  his  sword  drawn 
in  his  hand :  and  Joshua  went  un- 
to him,  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou 
for  us,  or  for  our  adversaries  1 

14  And  he  said,  Nay ;  but  as  n  cap- 
tain of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I 
now  come.  And  Joshua  "^fell  on 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  wor- 
ship, and  said  unto  him,  What  saith 
my  lord  unto  his  servant  f 

15  And  tha  captain  of  the  Lord's 
host  said  unto  Joshua,  ''Loose  thy 
shoe  from  off  thy  foot;  for  the 
place  whereon  thou  standest  is 
holy.     And  Joshua  did  so. 

CHAPTER  VT. 

1  Jericho  is  shut  up.  2  God  inntructcth  Joxhua  how 
to  besiege  it.  12  The  city  is  compa.s.ied.  17  It  must 
he  accursed.  20  The  walls  fall  doivn.  22  Rahab  is 
saved.    20  Tfie  builder  of  JencJio  is  cursed. 

NOW  Jericho  ^was  straitly  shut 
up  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel :  none  went  out,  and  none 
came  in. 

2  And  tlie  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
See,  '  1  lijivc  given  into  thine  liand 
Jericho,  and  tlie  'king  thereof,  and 
the  Diighty  men  of  valour. 

3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city, 
all  ye  men   of  war,  and  go  round 

2G4 


Thus  Shalt 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


•■  Sep  Jiids- 
7. 16,  22. 


tlleb. 
under  it. 


I  about  the  city  once, 
thou  do  six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear  be- 
fore the  ark  seven  "trumpets  of 
rams'  horns :  and  the  seventh  day 
ye  shall  compass  the  city  seven 
times,  and  ''the  priests  shall  blow  -"Num.io.s. 
with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  they  make  a  long  Nast  with 
the  ram's  horn,  and  when  ye  hear 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  all  the 
people  shall  shout  with  a  gTcat 
shout;  and  the  wall  of  the  city 
shall  fall  down  ^flat,  and  the  peo- 
j)le  shall  ascend  uj)  every  man 
straight  before  him. 

6  T  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
called  the  jji'iests,  and  said  unto 
them.  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant, and  let  seven  priests  bear 
seven  trumx)ets  of  rams'  horns  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  the  peojile, 
Pass  on,  and  compass  the  city,  and 
let  him  that  is  armed  pass  on  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

8  1"  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  had  spoken  unto  the  peo- 
ple, that  the  seven  priests  bearing 
the  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  hornr, 
passed  on  before  the  Lord,  and 
blew  with  the  trumpets:  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
followed  them. 

9  ■[  And  the  armed  men  went 
before  'the  priests  that  blew  with 
the  trumpets,  '^and  the  h-earward 
came  after  the  ark,  the  priests  going 
on,  and  blowing  witli  the  trumpets. 

10  And  Joshua  had  commanded 
the  x'Gopie,  saying.  Ye  shall  not 
shout,  nor  hnake  any  noise  with 
your  voice,  neither  shall  any  word 
proceed  out  of  your  moutli,  until 
the  day  I  bid  you  shout;  then 
shall  ye  shout. 

11  So  tlie  ark  of  the  Lord  com- 
passed the  city,  going  about  it 
once :  and  they  caine  into  the 
camp,  and  lodged  in  the  camp. 

12  1  And  Joshua  rose  early  iu 
the  morning,  ^*Hl(l  the  priests  took 
up  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  seven  i)riests  bearing 
seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  Lord  went  on 


'  Num.lO.2.5. 
♦  llfb.  nalh- 
ering  host. 


1  TTeb.  7vnl-e 
i/fnir  voiff 
to  be  hcurd. 


fDeut.  .31.25. 


I 


taken ^  and 


JOSHUA. 


destroyed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


Lev.  27.  -m. 
Mic.  i.  13. 


ech.  2.4. 


Ii  Deut.  r.  26. 
&  13. 17. 
ch.  7.  1, 11, 
12. 


'ch.  7.  25. 
1  Kings  18. 
17, 18. 
Jouah  1. 12. 


tHeb. 
holinesn. 


kver.  5. 

Heb.  11.30. 
tHeb. 

uniier  it. 


'Deut.  7.  2. 


coiitiiuially,  and  blew  with  the 
trumpets :  and  the  armed  men 
went  before  them;  but  the  rear- 
ward came  after  the  ark  of  the 
LoKD,  the  priestH  iioino-  on,  and 
blowinfi^  with  the  trumpet.s. 

1,4  And  the  second  day  they  com- 
passed the  city  once,  and  returned 
into  the  camp.  So  they  did  six 
days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  they  rose  early 
about  the  dawning-  of  the  day,  and 
conqjassed  the  city  after  the  same 
manner  seven  times :  only  on  that 
day  they  compassed  the  city  seven 
times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  sev- 
enth time,  when  the  priests  blew 
with  the  trumpets,  Joshua  said  un- 
to the  people,  Shout ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  given  jon  the  city. 

17  lAnd  the  city  shall  be  "ac- 
cursed, even  it,  and  all  that  arc 
therein,  to  the  Lord  :  only  Eahab 
the  harlot  shall  live,  she  and  all 
that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  be- 
cause ^'she  hid  the  messengers  that 
we  sent. 

18  And  ye,  ''in  any  wise  keep 
yourselves  from  the  acciu'sed  thing, 
lest  ye  make  yourselves  accursed, 
when  ye  take  of  the  accursed  thing-, 
and  make  the  camp  of  Israel  a 
curse, '  and  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold, 
and  vessels  of  brass  and  iron,  are 
^  consecrated  unto  the  Lord  :  they 
shall  come  into  the  treasury  of  the 
Lord. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when 
the  priests  blew  with  the  trumpets: 
and  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  peo- 
l)le  heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet, 
and  the  people  shouted  wjth  a  great 
shout,  that  ''the  wall  fell  down  *  flat, 
so  that  the  people  went  up  into  the 
city,  every  man  straight  before  him, 
and  they  took  the  city. 

21  And  they  'utterly  destroyed 
all  that  ivas  in  the  city,  both  man 
and  woman,  young-  and  old,  and 
ox,  and  sheep,  and  ass,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

22  But  Joshua  had  said  unto  the 
two  men  that  had  sjjied  out  the 
country,  Go  into  the  harlot's  house,    smite  Ai 


and  bring  out  thence  the  woman, 
and  all  that  she  hath,  "'as  ye  sware 
unto  her. 

23  And  the  young-  men  that  were 
spies  went  in,  and  brought  out 
Bahab,  "and  her  father,  and  her 
mother,  and  her  brethren,  and  all 
that  she  had;  and  they  brought 
out  all  her  ^kindred,  and  left  them 
without  the  <*amp  of  Israel. 

24  And  they  burnt  the  city  with 
fire,  and  all  that  teas  therein  :  "only 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass  and  of  iron,  they 
l)ut  into  the  treasury  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  Eahab  the 
harlot  alive,  and  her  father's  house- 
hold, and  all  that  she  had;  and 
'she  dwelleth  in  Israel  even  unto 
this  day ;  because  she  hid  the  mes- 
sengers, which  Joshua  sent  to  spy 
out  Jericho. 

26  *[  And  Joshua  adjured  tliem  at 
that  time,  saying,  ''Cursed  le  the 
man  before  the  Lord,  that  riseth 
up  and  buildeth  this  city  Jericho : 
he  shall  lay  the  foundation  thereof 
in  his  firstborn,  and  in  his  youngest 
son  shall  he  set  uj^  the  gates  of  it. 

27  '  So  the  Lord  was  with  Joshua; 
and  ^his  fame  was  noised  through- 
out all  the  country. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  TTie  Ifiraelitcs  arc  smitten  at  At,  6  Jo.s7ma''s  com- 
plaint. 10  God  instructeth  Mm  ivhat  to  do.  16 
Achan  is  taken  by  the  lot.  19  His  confession.  23 
He  a>td  all  he  had  are  destroyed  in  the  valley  of 
Achor. 

BUT  the  children  of  Israel  com- 
mitted a  trespass  in  the  ac- 
cursed thing :  for  " "  Achan,  the  son 
of  Carmi,  the,  son  of  "Zabdi,  the 
son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
took  of  the  accm-sed  thing:  and 
the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 
against  the  chikh-en  of  Israel. 

2  And  Joshua  sent  men  from 
Jericho  to  Ai,  which  is  beside  Beth- 
aven,  on  the  east  side  of  Beth-el, 
and  spake  unto  them,  saying.  Go 
up  and  view  the  country.  And  the 
men  .went  up  and  viewed  Ai. 

3  And  they  returned  to  Joshua, 
and  said  unto  him,  Let  not  all  the 
people  go  up;  but  let  *  about  two 
or  three  thousand  men  go  up  and 

not  all  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 

■"ch.  2.  14. 
Ueb.  11.  31. 


'  ch.  2.  1-3. 


t  Hob. 
Jamilies. 


'  ver.  19. 


r  See  Matt. 
1.5. 


1 1  Kings  16. 
34. 


'ch.  1.  5. 
"ch.  9. 1,3. 


"  ch.  22.  20. 
II 1  Chr.  2.  7, 

Achar. 
(I  Or,  Zimri, 

1  Chr.  2.  6. 


and  make 

265 


tlleb.  about 

'JiHX)  mentor 
about  aOOO 
men. 


Aclian  troiibletli  Israel. 


JOSHUA. 


He  is  taken  J)})  lot. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


I  Lev.  2«.  ir. 
Deut.  •ja.-J.o. 


l!Or, 

in  Morad. 
«ch.  2.  it,  11. 

Lev.  20.  X. 

Ps.  22. 14. 

d  Gen.  37. 29, 
34. 


«1  Sara.  4.12. 
2  Sam.  1. 2. 
&  13.  19. 
Neh.  9.  1. 
Job  2. 12. 

fEx.  5.  22. 
2  Kings  3. 
W. 


t  Heb.  necfa. 


ePs.  83.  4. 

h  See  Ex.  32. 
12. 
Num.  14.13. 


tHcb. 
Jalletl. 
i  ver.  1. 


I  ch.  8.17, 18. 


I  See  Acts  5. 
1,2. 


"  See  Num. 
14.  4.';. 
Judg.  2. 14. 


»Deut.7.2C. 
ch.  U.  18. 


•Ex.19.  10. 
Pch.  3.  i. 


people  to  labour  tliitlier ;  for  they 
are  hut  few. 

4  So  there  weut  up  thither  of  the 
people  about  three  thousand  men ; 
^and  they  fled  before  the  men  of 
Ai. 

5  And  the  men  of  Ai  smote  of 
them  about  thirty  and  six  men: 
for  they  chased  them  from  before 
the  gate  even  unto  Shebarim,  and 
smote  them  "  in  the  going  down : 
wherefore  "the  hearts  of  the  people 
melted,  and  became  as  water. 

C  ^  And  Joshua  ''rent  his  clothes, 
and  fell  to  the  earth  upon  his  face 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  until 
the  eventide,  he  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  'put  dust  ux)on  their 
heads. 

7  And  Joshua  said,  Alas,  O  Lord 
God,  ''wherefore  hast  thou  at  all 
brought  this  people  over  Jordan, 
to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the 
Amorites,  to  destroy  us  1  would  to 
God  we  had  been  content,  and 
dwelt  on  the  other  side  Jordan  !- 

8  O  Lord,  what  shall  I  say,  when 
Israel  turneth  thek  ^  backs  before 
their  enemies ! 

9  For  the  Oanaanites  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  shall  hear 
of  it,  and  shall  environ  us  round, 
and  ^cut  off  our  name  from  the 
earth :  and  ''  what  wilt  thou  do  un- 
to thy  great  name  ? 

10  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  Get  thee  up;  wherefore 
niest  thou  thus  upon  thy  face  I 

11  'Israel  hath  sinned,  and  they 
have  also  transgressed  my  cove- 
nant which  I  commanded  them : 
■"for  they  have  even  taken  of  the 
accursed  thing,  and  have  also 
stolen,  and  '  dissembled  also,  and 
they  have  put  it  even  among  their 
own  stuff". 

12  ""  Therefore  the  children  of  Is- 
rael could  not  stand  before  their 
enemies,  hut  turned  their  backs 
before  their  enemies,  because  "they 
were  accursed:  neither  will  I  be 
with  you  any  more,  excei)t  ye  de- 
stroy the  accursed  from  among 
you. 

13  Up,  "sanctify  the  x)eoplc,  and 
say,  p  Sanctify  yourselves  against 
to    morrow :    for    thus    saith    the 

2GG 


Lord  God  of  Israel,  There  is  an 
accursed  thing  in  the  midst  of 
thee,  O  Israel:  thou  canst  not 
stand  before  thine  enemies,  until 
ye  take  away  the  accursed  thing 
from  among  you. 

14  In  the  morning  therefore  ye 
shall  be  brought  according  to  your 
tribes:  and  it  shall  be,  that  the 
tribe  which  '^  the  Lord  taketh  shall 
come  according  to  the  families 
thereof;  and  the  family  which  the 
Lord  shall  take  shall  come  by 
households ;  and  the  household 
which  the  Lord  shall  take  shall 
come  man  by  man. 

15  'And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that 
is  taken  with  the  accursed  thing 
shall  be  burnt  with  Are,  he  and 
all  that  he  hath :  because  he  hath 
'transgressed  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  because  he  '  hath 
wrought  "follj^  in  Israel. 

16  ^  So  Joshua  rose  ui^  early  in 
the  morning,  and  brought  Israel 
by  their  tribes;  and  the  tribe  of 
Judah  was  taken : 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of 
Judah ;  and  he  took  the  family  of 
the  Zarhites:  and  he  brought  the 
family  of  the  Zarhites  man  by 
man ;  and  Zabdi  was  taken : 

18  And  he  brought  his  household 
man  by  man  ;  and  Achan,  the  son 
of  Carmi,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son 
of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
"was  taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan, 
My  son,  ""give,  I  pray  thee,  glory 
to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ^and 
make  confession  unto  him ;  and 
'  tell  me  now  what  thou  hast  done ; 
hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua, 
and  saidj  Indeed  I  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
and  thus  and  thus  have  I  done : 

21  When  I  saw  among  the  spoils 
a  goodly  Babylonish  garment,  and 
two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  jmd 
a  hvedge  of  gold  of  fifty  shekels, 
weight,  then  I  coveted  them,  and 
took  them;  and,  behold,  they  are 
hid  in  the  earth  in  the  midst  of  my 
tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

22  1  So  Joshua  sent  messengers, 
and  they  ran  unto  the  tent;  and, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


1  Prov.  1C.33. 

.1 


■■  See  1  Sam. 
14.  38,  39. 


»  ver.  11. 

•Gen.  34.7. 
Judg.  20.  & 

wickeaneat. 


"ISam.M.a 


'  Sec  1  Sam. 

G.  5. 

Jlt.  13. 16. 

Jiihu  9.  24. 
>  Num.  5.  6, 

2'ciir.  30.22. 
Ps.  SI.  3. 
Dan.  9.  4. 
'  1  Sam.  14. 
43. 


t  Hd). 
tongue. 


Achau  is  put  to  death. 


JOSHUA. 


The  stratagem  for  talcing  Ai. 


Before 

CHKIST 

1451. 


1 Ilcb. 
poured. 


"ver.  26. 

ch.  15.  r. 
I'ch.  G.  18. 

1  Chr.  2.  7. 

GiU.  5.  i:;. 


■:  Deut.  17.  5. 


■Ich.  8.  29. 
2Sam. 18.17. 
Lam.  3. 53. 


'  Dciit.l.5.I7. 
2Sam.21.14. 

fver.  24. 

Is.  65. 10. 

lIo3.  2.  IS. 
II  That  13, 

Trouble. 


"Deut.  1.21. 
&  7.  18.  & 
31., s. 
ch.  1.  9. 


fcch.  6.  2. 


"  ch.  6.  21. 
d  Dcut.20.14. 


•Ju(ls.20.29. 


behold,  it  was  hid  in  his  teut,  and 
the  silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  ont  of  the 
midst  of  the  tent,  and  broniiht 
them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all 
the  childi-en  of  Israel,  and  Uaid 
them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  took  Aehan  the  sou  of 
Zerah,  and  the  silver,  and  the  gar- 
ment, and  the  wedge  of  gold,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  (laughters,  and 
his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his 
sheep,  and  his  tent,  and  all  that  he 
had :  and  they  brought  them  unto 
•^  the  valley  of  Achor. 

25  And  Joshua  said,  ^'^YTiy  hast 
thou  troubled  us  ?  the  Lord  shall 
trouble  thee  this  day.  '^And  all 
Israel  stoned  him  with  stones,  and 
burned  them  with  Are,  after  they 
had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

20  And  they  '^raised  over  him  a 
g'reat  heap  of  stones  unto  this  day. 
So ""  the  Lord  turned  from  the  fierce- 
ness of  his  anger.  AYherefore  the 
name  of  that  place  was  called,  *^The 
valle}^  of  "  Achor,  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  Ood  encoumffeth  Joshua.  3  T7tc  dratagem  whereby 
Ai  was  taken.  39  Tlie  king  thereof  is  hangexU  SO 
Joshua  buildeth  an  altar,  32  writeth  the  law  on 
stones,  33  propoundeth  blessings  and  cursings. 

A  KD  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
XJL  ""Fear  not,  neither  be  thou 
dismayed:  take  all  the  j)eople  of 
war  with  thee,  and  arise,  go  wp  to 
Ai :  see,  ^'  I  have  given  into  thy 
hand  the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  i^eo- 
ple,  and  his  city,  and  his  land : 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and 
her  king  as  thou  didst  unto  ''Jeri- 
cho and  her  king :  only  '^  the  ^i)oil 
thereof,  and  the  cattle  thereof,  shall 
ye  take  for  a  prey  unto  yourselves : 
lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city 
behind  it. 

3  1^  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the 
people  of  war,  to  go  uj)  against  Ai : 
and  Joshua  chose  out  thirty  thou- 
sand mighty  men  of  valom-,  and 
sent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  say- 
ing, Behold,  "^ye  shall  he  in  wait 
against  the  city,  even  behind  the 
city :  go  not  very  far  from  the  city, 
but  be  ye  all  ready : 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  x>eople  that 


are  with  me,  will  approach  unto 
the  city :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  they  come  out  against  us,  as 
at  the  first,  that  '^we  will  flee  before 
them, 

0  (For  they  will  come  out  after 
us,)  till  we  have  *  drawn  them  from 
the  city;  for  they  will  say.  They 
flee  before  us,  as  at  the  first:  there- 
fore we  will  flee  before  them. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the 
ambush,  and  seize  upon  the  city : 
for  the  Lord  your  God  will  deliver 
it  into  your  hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  have 
taken  the  citj^,  that  ye  shall  set  the 
city  on  fire :  according  to  the  coin- 
mancbuent  of  the  Lord  shall  ye  do. 
^  See,  I  have  commanded  you. 

9  1^  Joshua  therefore  sent  them 
forth  ;  and  they  went  to  lie  in  am- 
bush, and  abode  between  Beth-el 
and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  of  Ai :  but 
Joshua  lodged  that  night  among 
the  i)eople. 

10  And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  numbered  the 
people,  and  went  up,  he  and  the 
elders  of  Israel,  before  the  people 
to  Ai. 

11  ''And  all  the  people,  even  the 
l)eople  of  war  that  ivere  with  him, 
went  up,  and  di-ew  nigh,  and  came 
before  the  city,  and  jjitched  on  the 
north  side  of  Ai :  now  there  ivas  a 
valley  between  them  and  Ai. 

12  And  he  took  about  five  thou- 
sand men,  and  set  them  to  lie  in 
ambush  between  Beth-el  and  Ai, 
on  the  west  side  "  of  the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the 
I)eople,  even  all  the  host  that  %vas 
on  the  north  of  the  city,  and  *  their 
liers  in  wait  on  the  west  of  the  city, 
Joshua  went  that  night  into  the 
midst  of  the  valley. 

14  "^  x\nd  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  king  of  Ai  saw  if,  that  they 
hasted  and  rose  up  early,  and  the 
men  of  the  city  went  out  against 
Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his  peo- 
ple, at  a  time  appointed,  before  the 
plain ;  but  he  '  wist  not  that  there 
ivere  liers  in  ambush  against  him 
behind  the  city. 

15  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel 
''made  as  if  they  were  beaten  be- 

207 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


fjudg.20.3 


tneb. 
pulled. 


«  2  Sam.  13. 
28. 


|Or,o/.4(. 


t  Heb.  their 
lying  in 

ver.  4. 


iJudg.20..-!4. 
£cc.  9.  i2. 


1  Jnd(;.20.3a 
&c. 


It 


Ai  is  taken,  and 


JOSHUA. 


the  king  thereof  hanged. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


\  Ucb.  hand. 


1  Deut.  7.  2. 


fore  them,  and  fled  by  the  way  of 
the  wiklerness. 

16  And  all  the  people  that  were 
in  Ai  were  called  together  to  j)iir- 
sue  after  them :  and  they  piu^sued 
after  Joshua,  and  were  drawn  away 
from  the  city. 

17  And  there  was  not  a  man  left 
in  Ai  or  Beth-el,  that  went  not  ont 
after  Israel :  and  they  left  the  city 
open,  and  i^ursued  after  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh- 
ua, Stretch  out  the  spear  that  is  in 
thy  hand  toward  Ai ;  for  I  will  give 
it  into  thine  hand.  And  Joshua 
stretched  out  the  spear  that  he  had 
in  his  hand  toward  the  city. 

19  And  the  ambush  arose  quickly 
out  of  their  place,  and  they  ran  as 
soon  as  he  had  stretched  out  his 
hand:  and  they  entered  into  the 
city,  and  took  it,  and  hasted  and 
set  the  city  on  fire. 

20  And  when  the  men  of  Ai 
looked  behind  them,  they  saw, 
and,  behold,  the  smoke  of  the  city 
ascended  up  to  heaven,  and  they 
had  no  ^  power  to  flee  this  way  or 
that  way:  and  the  people  that  fled 
to  the  wilderness  turned  back  u^)- 
on  the  pursuers. 

21  And  when  Joshua  and  all  Is- 
rael saw  that  the  ambush  had  taken 
the  city,  and  that  the  smoke  of  the 
city  ascended,  then  they  turned 
again,  and  slew  the  men  of  Ai. 

22  And  the  other  issued  out  of 
the  city  against  them ;  so  they 
were  in  the  midst  of  Israel,  some 
on  this  side,  and  some  on  that  side : 
and  they  smote  them,  so  that  they 
'  let  none  of  them  remain  or  es- 
cape. 

23  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took 
alive,  and  brought  him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  when  Is- 
rael had  made  an  end  of  slaying 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai  in  the 
field,  in  the  wilderness  wherein 
they  chased  them,  and  when  they 
were  all  fall<Mi  on  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  until  they  were  consumed, 
that  all  the  Israelites  returned  un- 
to Ai,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

25  And  .so  it  was,  that  all  that 
fell  that  day,  both  of  men  and  wo- 

268 


men,  were  twelve  thousand,  even  all 
the  men  of  Ai. 

20  For  Joshua  drew  not  his  hand 
back,  wherewith  he  •  stretched  out 
the  spear,  until  he  had  utterly  de- 
stroyed all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai. 

27  '"  Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil 
of  that  city  Israel  took  for  a  prey 
unto  themselves,  according  unto 
the  word  of  the  Loed  which  he 
"  commanded  Joshua. 

28  And    Joshua    burnt    Ai,  and 
made  it  ''  a  heai^  for  ever,  even  a  | 
desolation  unto  this  day. 

20  PAnd  the  king  of  Ai  he  hanged 
on  a  tree  until  eventide:  '^and  as 
soon  as  the  sun  was  down,  Joshua 
commanded  that  they  should  take 
his  carcass  down  from  the  tree,  and 
cast  it  at  the  entering  of  the  gate 
of  the  city,  and  "^  raise  thereon  a 
great  heap  of  stones,  tliat  rcmainetli  \ 
unto  this  day. 

30  ^  Then  Joshua  built  an  altar 
imto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  'in 
mount  Ebal, 

31  As  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  commanded  the  children  of 
Israel,  as  it  is  written  in  the  ^book 
of  the  law  of  Moses,  an  altar  of 
whole  stones,  over  which  no  man 
hath  lifted  up  any  iron:  and  "they 
offered  thereon  burnt  offerings  un- 
to the  Lord,  and  sacrificed  peace 
offerings. 

32  *|[  And  ''he  wrote  there  upon 
the  stones  a  copy  of  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses, which  he  wrote  in  the  presence 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

33  And  all  Israel,  and  their  eld- 
ers, and  officers,  and  their  judges, 
stood  on  this  side  the  ark  and  on 
that  side  before  the  priests  the  Le- 
vites,  y  which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  as  well  Hhe 
stranger,  as  he  that  was  born 
among  them;  half  of  them  over 
against  mount  Gerizim,  and  half 
of  them  over  against  mount  Ebal ; 
"  as  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
had  commanded  before,  that  they 
should  bless  the  i)eople  of  Israel. 

34  And  afterward  ''he  read  all  the 
words  of  the  law,  ''the  blessings 
and  cursings,  according  to  all  that 
is  wi'itten  in  the  book  of  the  law. 

35  There  was  not  a  word  of  all 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


■"  Num.  31. 
22,  26. 


"  Tcr.  2. 


"  Deut.13.16. 


Pell.  10.26. 

Ps.  Il>7.  40. 

&1H>.  5. 
•lDeut.21.23. 

ch.  10. 2r. 


■■ch.  r.20.  & 
lU.  27. 


"Dcut.  27.4, 


I  Ex.  20.  25. 
Ueut.  27.  5, 

C. 


"  Ex.  20.  24. 


'^  Deut.  27.2, 

(5. 


1  Dout.  31. 9, 
'■  Deut.31.12. 


•  Dout.ll.2D. 
&  27.  12. 


l.Deut."I.ll. 

Nch.  8.  ;i. 
M)cut.  2H.2, 
m,  ^.5.  &  29. 
20,  21.  Si  30. 
19. 


The  GibeonUcs^  hy  craft 


JOSHUA. 


obtain  a  league. 


Before 

CHPaST 

1451. 

I  OL'ut.31.12. 
•  vor.  33. 

I  Heb. 
tvittked. 


•Num.34.  C. 


kEx.  3.  ir.& 
S.  23. 


I'Ps.  83.  3,  5. 


I  Heb. 
mouth. 


dch.  10.  2. 

8  Sam.  21.1, 

8. 
•ch.  6.  27. 


Iteh.  {.  10. 


Jch.  11. 19. 
Ex.  23.  32. 
'  Ueut.  7.  2. 

'.  &  20.  16. 
Judg.  2.  2. 


Deut.  2011. 
2  Kings  10. 


'  Deut.20.15. 


'  Ex.  15. 14. 

ch.  2. 10. 


t°Num.  21. 
'  24, 33. 


tliat  Moses  commanded,  wliicli 
Joshua  read  not  before  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  ''with  the  wo- 
men, and  the  little  ones,  and  'the 
strangers  that  ^were  conversant 
among  them. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  TTie  kings  combine  against  Israel.  3  The  Gihconites 
by  cnift  obtain  a  league.  10  For  which  they  are 
condeiimed  to  perpetual  bondage. 

A  jS'D  it  came  to  i)ass,  when  all 
i\  the  kings  which  were  on  this 
side  Jordan,  in  the  hills,  and  in 
the  valleys,  and  in  all  the  coasts 
of  ''the  great  sea  over  against 
Lebanon,  ''the  Hittite,  and  the 
Amorite,  the  Oanaanite,  the  Periz- 
zite,  the  Plivite,  and  the  Jebusite, 
heard  thereof ; 

2  That  they  ''gathered  themselves 
together,  to  fight  Avith  Joshua  and 
with  Israel,  with  one  ^accord. 

3  ^  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 
''Gibeon  ''heard  what  Joshua  had 
done  unto  Jericho  and  to  Ai, 

4  They  did  work  wilily,  and  went 
and  made  as  if  thej^  had  been  am- 
bassadors, and  took  old  sacks  upon 
their  asses,  and  wine  bottles,  old, 
and  rent,  and  bound  up ; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  clouted  upon 
their  feet,  and  old  garments  ui^oii 
them;  and  all  the  bread  of  their 
provision  was  dry  and  mouldy. 

G  And  they  went  to  Joslnia  'unto 
the  camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto 
him,  and  to  the  men  of  Israel,  We 
be  come  from  a  far  country :  now 
therefore  make  ye  a  league  with 
us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto 
the  ^  Hi\ites,  Peradventure  ye  dwell 
among  us;  and  ''how  shall  we 
make  a  league  with  you  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua, 
'  We  are  thy  servants.  And  Joshua 
said  unto  them.  Who  are  ye  ?  and 
from  whence  come  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said  uiito  him,  Trom 
a  very  far  country  thy  servants  are 
come,  because  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God :  for  we  have  '  heard 
the  fame  of  him,  and  all  that  he 
did  in  Egyx^t, 

10  And  °^all  that  he  did  to  i\\ii 
two  kings  of  the  Amorites,  that 
ivere  beyond  Jordan,  to  Sihon  king 


of  Heshbon,   and   to  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  which  was  at  Ashtaroth. 

11  Wherefore  our  elders  and  all 
the  inhabitants  of  our  country 
spake  to  us,  saying,  Take  victuals 
Uvith  you  for  the  journey,  and  go 
to  meet  them,  and  say  unto  th(^m, 
AVe  are  your  servants:  therefore 
now  make  ye  a  league  with  us. 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot /or 
our  i)rovision  out  of  our  houses  on 
the  day  we  came  forth  to  go  unto 
you ;  but  now,  behold,  it  is  dry, 
and  it  is  mouldy : 

13  And  these  bottles  of  wine, 
which  we  filled,  ivere  new ;  and, 
behold,  they  be  rent:  and  these 
our  garments  and  our  shoes  are 
become  old  by  reason  of  the  very 
long  journey. 

14  And  "the  men  took  of  their 
victuals,  "and  asked  i\ot  counsel  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  Joshua  "made  peace  with 
them,  and  made  a  league  with 
them,  to  let  them  live :  and  the 
princes  of  the  congregation  sware 
unto  them. 

16  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  three  days  after  they  had 
made  a  league  with  them,  that 
they  heard  that  they  were  their 
neighbours,  and  that  they  dwelt 
among  them. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed,  and  came  unto  their 
cities  on  the  third  dav.  IS^ow  their 
cities  were  ''Gibeon,  and  Chephirah, 
and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath-jearim. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel 
smote  them  not,  '^  because  the 
princes  of  the  congregation  had 
sworn  unto  them  by  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel.  And  all  the  con- 
gregation murmured  against  the 
princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto 
all  the  congregation.  We  have 
sworn  unto  them  by  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel :  now  therefore  we  may 
not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them ;  we 
will  even  let  them  live,  lest  "^  wrath 
be  upon  us,  because  of  the  oath 
which  we  sware  unto  them. 

21  And    the    princes    said   unto 

but  let  them 

269 


them,  Let  them  live , 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


t Ileh. in 
l/our  hvmd. 


Or,  they  re- 

ceirrri  the. 
[     mfn  h/  rea- 
'     linu  o/tbeir 

virtuah. 

"Num. 27.21. 
!     Is.  .■«).  1,2. 
i     See  Judg. 

I.  1. 

;     1  Sam.  22. 
10.  &  2.1.  10, 

II.  &  no.  8. 

2  S.nm.  2.  1. 
&  .5.  lU. 
°ch.  11.  19. 
2  Sam.  21. 2. 


P  ch.  18.  25, 
20,  L'«. 
Ezra  2.  25. 


1  Ts.  15.  4. 

Ecc.  5.  2. 


■■  See  2  Sam 
21.1,2,6. 
Ez.  17.  13, 
1.1,  W,  19. 
Zech.  5.  3, 
4. 
Mai.  3.5. 


i 


Five  Idngs  war 


JOSHUA. 


a§ainst  Gibeon. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

'Deut.a.ll. 
'  ver.  15. 


"ver.  fi, !). 
^  ver.  1(5. 
y  Gen.  9. 25, 

tHeb.nof  be 
cut  uff'jroin 

l/Oli. 

'  ver.  21,  27. 


DeutT  7.  l'2. 


bEx.  15.11. 


'  Gen.  IC.  G. 


tUeb.  gave, 
or,  deliver' 
ed  to  Ik, 
1  Chr.  H.  2. 
Ezra  8.  20. 

d  ver.  21,23. 


"  Deut.  12.  5. 


•ch.  G.  21. 


••ch.8.22,2C, 
28. 
'  ch.  9. 15. 


J  Ex.  15. 14, 
].'>,  U!. 
Ueut.  11.25. 

I  IXeb.  ciliei 
nl  Ihi:  king- 

f/onl. 


be  '  hewers  of  wood  aud  drawers  of 
water  unto  all  the  congregation  5 
as  the  princes  had  *  promised  them. 

22  \  And  Joshua  called  for  them, 
and  he  spake  unto  them,  saying, 
"SVherefore  have  ye  beguiled  us, 
saying,  "We  are  very  far  irom 
you;  when  ''ye  dwell  among  us! 

23  Now  therefore  ye  are  ^  cursed, 
and  there  shall  ^none  of  you  be 
freed  from  being  bondmen,  and 
^hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of 
water  for  the  house  of  my  God. 

24  And  they  answered  Joshua, 
and  said,  Because  it  was  certainly 
told  thy  servants,  how  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  *  commanded  his 
servant  Moses  to  give  you  all  the 
land,  and  to  destroy  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  laud  from  before  you, 
therefore  ^'we  were  sore  afraid  of 
our  lives  because  of  you,  and  have 
done  this  thing. 

25  And  now,  behold,  we  are  =in 
thine  hand :  as  it  seemeth  good  and 
right  unto  thee  to  do  unto  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  them,  and 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  ^made  them  that 
day  ''hewers  of  wood  and  drawers 
of  water  for  the  congregation,  and 
for  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  evan  un- 
to this  day,  ^u  the  place  which  he 
should  choose. 

CHAPTEE  X. 

1  Five  kings  war  against  Gibeon.  6  Joshua  resciceih 
it.  10  God  flghteth  against  them  with  hailstones. 
12  The  sun  and  moon  stand  still  at  the  word  of 
Joshua.  16  The  five  kings  are  mured  in  a  cave. 
23  They  are  brought  Jorth,  24  scornfully  used.,  26 
and  hanged.  28  Seven  kings  more  are  conquered. 
43  Joshua  returneth  to  Oilgal. 

"jVTOW  it  came   to  pass,  when 


came  to  pass, 
Adoiji-zedek  king  of  Jeru- 
salem had  heard  how  Joshua  had 
taken  Ai,  and  had  utterly  destroy- 
ed it ;  "^  as  he  had  done  to  Jericho 
and  her  king,  so  he  had  done  to 
''Ai  and  her  king;  and  '^how  the 
inhabitants  of  Gibeon  had  made 
peace  with  Israel,  and  were  among 
them ; 
2  That  they  ''feared  greatly,  be- 
cause (jlibeon  iras  a  great  city,  as 
one  of  the  *  royal  cities,  and  be- 
cause it  was  greater  tlian  Ai,  and 
all  the  men  thereof  iccre  mighty. 

270 


3  AAHierefore  Adoni-zedek  king  of 
Jerusalem  sent  unto  Hoham  king 
of  Hebron,  and  unto  Piram  king  of 
Jarmuth,  and  unto  Japhia  king  of 
Lachish,  and  unto  Debir  king  of 
Eglon,  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  me, 
that  we  may  smite  Gibeon :  ''for  it 
hath  made  peace  with  Joshua  and 
with  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  five  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  the  king  of  Jerusalem, 
the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of 
Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish,  the 
king  of  Eglon,  ^gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  went  up,  they 
and  all  their  hosts,  and  encamped 
before  Gibeon,  and  made  war 
against  it. 

G  1  And  the  men  of  Gibeon  sent 
unto  Joshua  ^'to  the  camp  to  Gil- 
gal,  saying.  Slack  not  thy  hand 
from  thy  servants;  come  up  to 
us  quickly,  and  save  us,  and  help 
us :  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amo- 
rites that  dwell  in  the  mountains 
are  gathered  together  against  us. 

7  So  Joshua  ascended  trom  Gil- 
gal,  he,  and  ''  all  the  people  of  war 
with  him,  and  all  the  mighty  men 
of  valour. 

8^  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  '  Fear  them  not :  for  I 
have  delivered  them  into  thine 
hand;  ''there  shall  not  a  man  of 
them  stand  before  thee. 

9  Joshua  therefore  came  unto 
them  suddenly,  and  went  up  li'om 
Gilgal  all  night. 

10  And  the  Lord  '  discomfited 
them  before  Israel,  and  slew  them 
with  a  great  slaughter  at  Gibeon, 
and  chased  them  along  the  way 
that  goeth  up  '"to  Beth-horon,  and 
smote  them  to  "Azekah,  and  unto 
Makkedah. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
fled  from  before  Israel,  and  were 
in  the  going  down  to  Beth-horon, 
'that  the  Lokd  cast  down  gTcat 
stones  from  heaven  upon  them  un- 
to Azekah,  and  they  died :  tliey 
were  more  which  died  with  hail- 
stones than  tluy  whom  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  slew  with  the  sword. 

12  "f  Then  spjdvc  Joshua  to  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  the  Lord 


Before 
CHKIST 
1451. 


aK 


1.^ 


'ver.  1. 
ch.  9. 15. 


fch.  9.2. 


SI.  I 


fch.S.  10.  & 
9.6. 


hch.S.l. 


ich.n.G. 
Judfe'.4.U. 


I  ch.  I.  5. 


1  .Tiidg.  4. 15. 
1  Sam.  7.10, 
12. 

Pb.  18. 14. 
Is.  28.  21. 


™ch.]G.3,i. 
"ch.lS.SS. 


"  P8.18.13,«. 
&  77.  17. 

Is. ;«. ;». 

Kcv.  16. 21. 


Vliefive  comhined 


JOSHUA. 


Mngs  are  hanged. 


delivered  up  the  Amorites  before 
the  chikh-eii  of  Israel,  and  he  said 
ill  the  sight  of  Israel,  ''Sun,  *  stand 
thou  still  upon  (libeon  ;  and  lliou, 
Moon,  in  the  vallej^  of 'Ajalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and 
the  moon  stayed,  until  the  people 
had  avenged  themselves  upon  their 
enemies.  "^J.s  not  this  Avritten  in 
the  book  of  "  Jasher  ?  So  the  sun 
stood  still  in  the  midst  of  heaven, 
and  hasted  not  to  go  down  about  a 
whole  day. 

14  And  there  was  'no  day  like 
that  before  it  or  after  it,  that  the 
Lord  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of 
a  man :  for  ^  the  Loud  fought  for 
Israel. 

15  *f  "And  Joshua  returned,  and 
all  Israel  with  him,  unto  the  camp 
to  Gilgal. 

10  But  these  five  kings  fled,"  and 
hid  themselves  in  a  cave  at  Mak- 
kedah. 

17  And  it  was  told  Joshua,  say- 


mg.  The  five 


kings  are  found  hid 


in  a  cave  at  Makkedah. 

18  And  Joshua  said.  Boll  great 
stones  upon  the  mouth  of  the  cave, 
and  set  men  by  it  for  to  keep 
them : 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  hut  purswe 
after  your  enemies,  and  ^  smite  the 
hindmost  of  them ;  suffer  them  not 
to  enter  into  their  cities:  for  the 
Lord  yoiu'  God  hath  delivered 
them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  and  the  children  of  Israel 
had  made  an  end  of  slaying  them 
with  a  very  great  slaughter,  till 
they  were  consumed,  that  the  rest 
which  remained  of  them  entered 
into  fenced  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned 
to  the  camp  to  Joshua  at  Mak- 
kedah in  peace :  '^  none  moved  his 
tongue  against  any  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

22  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the 
mouth  of  the  cave,  and  bring  out 
those  five  kings  unto  me  out  of  the 
cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought 
forth  those  five  kings  unto  him  out 
of  the  cave,  the  king  of  Jerusalem, 
the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of 


Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish,  and 
the  king  of  Eglon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  brought  out  those  kings  unto 
Joshua,  that  Joshua  called  for  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him,  Come  near, 
•put  your  feet  upon  the  necks  of 
these  kings.  And  they  came  near, 
and  put  their  feet  upon  the  necks 
of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them, 
'Fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed,  be 
strong  and  of  good  courage:  for 
•^  thus  shall  the  Lord  do  to  all  your 
enemies  against  whom  ye  fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote 
them,  and  slew  them,  and  hanged 
them  on  live  trees :  and  they  ^  were 
hanging  upon  the  trees  until  the 
evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  of  the  going  down  of  the  sun, 
that  Joshua  commanded,  and  they 
'^took  them  down  off' the  trees,  and 
cast  them  into  the  cave  wherein 
they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great 
stones  in  the  cave's  mouth,  which 
remain  until  this  very  day. 

28  1  And  that  day  Joshua  took 
Makkedah,  and  smote  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king- 
thereof  he  utterly  destroyed,  them, 
and  all  the  souls  that  were  therein ; 
he  let  none  remain :  and  he  did  to 
the  king  of  Makkedah  '"as  he*  did 
unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 

29  Then  Joshua  passed  from  Mak- 
kedah, and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  Libnah,  and  fought  against 
Libnah : 

30  And  the  Lord  delivered  it 
also,  and  the  king  thereof,  into  the 
hand  of  Israel;  and  he  smote  it 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  all 
the  souls  that  were  therein ;  he  let 
none  remain  in  it;  but  did  unto 
the  king  thereof  as  he  did  unto  the 
king  of. Jericho. 

31  ^  And  Joshua  passed  from 
Libnah,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  un- 
to Lachish,  and  encamped  against 
it,  and  fought  against  it : 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  La- 
chish into  the  hand  of  Israel,  which 
took  it   on   the   second   day,  and 

271 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


5-  P.I.  107.  40. 
&  1 10.  5.  & 

14;).  8, «. 
Is.  Lt;.  .\  c. 

Mai.  4.  3. 


'DeutSl.G, 
8. 
ch.  1.  9. 

"Dent.  ."..21. 

&7.  la. 


1>  ch.  8.  29. 


'^Deut.21.2.?. 
ch.  8.  2M. 


li  ch.  G.  21. 


Seven  Mngs  more  are  conquered. 


JOSHUA. 


Joshua  smiteth 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


'  See  ch.  14. 
Vi.  Si  1.5. 13. 
Judg.  1. 10. 


f  See  ch.  15. 
Judg.  l.U. 


f  Deiil.  aa 
Hi,  17. 


k  Gen.  10. 1'J. 
Ich.  11.  ](>. 


smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  tvere 
therein,  according  to  all  that  he 
had  done  to  Libuah. 

33  ^  Then  Horam  king  of  Gezer 
came  up  to  help  Lachish ;  and 
Joshua  smote  liim  and  his  people, 

j  until  he  had  left  him  none  remain- 
jing. 

34  1^  And  from  Lachish  Joshua 
!  passed  unto  Eglon,  and  all  Israel 

with  him ;  and  they  encamped 
against  it,  and  fought  against  it : 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day, 
and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein  he  utterly  destroyed  that 
day,  according  to  all  that  he  had 
done  to  Lachish. 

36  And  Joshua  went  up  from 
Eglon,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  "Hebron;  and  they  fought 
against  it : 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote 
it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
the  king  thereof,  and  all  the  cities 
thereof,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein ;  he  left  none  remaining, 
accortUng  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Eglon ;  but  destroyed  it  utterly, 
and  all  the  souls  that  ivere  therein. 

38  ^  And  Joshua  returned,  and 
all  Israel  mth  him,  to  ^Debir;  and 
fought  against  it : 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king 
I  thereof,  and  all  the  cities  thereof; 
j  and  they  smote  them  with  the  edge 

of  the  sword,  and  utterly  destroyed 
,  all  the  souls  that  tvere  therein ;  he 
left  none  remaining:  as  he  had 
done  to  Hebron,  so  he  did  to  De- 
bir,  and  to  the  king  thereof;  as  he 
had  done  also  to  Libnah,  and  to 
her  king. 

40  1  So  Joshua  smote  all  the 
country  of  the  hills,  and  of  the 
south,  and  of  the  vale,  and  of  the 
springs,  and  all  their  kings:  he 
left  none  remaining,  but  utterly 
destroyed  all  that  breathed,  as  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  '''commanded. 

41  And  . Joshua  smote  them  from 
Kadesh-barnea  even  unto  ''  Gaza, 
'and  all  the  country  of  Goshen, 
even  unto  Gibeon. 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their 

land  did  Joshua  take  at  one  time, 
070 


■^  because  the  Lokd  God  of  Israel 
fought  for  Israel. 
43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all 
Israel  with  him,  unto  the  camp  to 


Gilgal. 


CHAPTER  XL 


1  Divers  kinga  overcome  at  the  waters  of  3Ierom.  10 
Hazor  is  taken  and  burnt.  16  All  the  country 
taken  by  Joshua.     21  The  Anakiin  cut  off. 

A  ND  it  cahie  to  pass,  when  Jabin 
JTjl  king  of  Hazor  had  heard  tliose 
thiuf/s,  that  he  ''sent  to  Jobab  king 
of  Madon,  and  to  the  king  'of 
Shimron,  and  to  the  king  of  Ach- 
shaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  were  on 
the  north  of  the  mountains,  and 
of  the  plains  south  of  ^Ohinneroth, 
and  in  the  valley,  and  in  the  bor- 
ders ''  of  Dor  on  the  west, 

3  Ami  to  the  Oanaanite  on  the 
east  and  on  the  west,  and  to  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the 
Perizzite,  and  the  Jebusite  in  the 
mountains, '  and  to  the  Hivite  under 
^Hermon  '-'in  the  land  of  Mizpeh. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and 
all  their  hosts  with  them,  much 
people,  ''even  as  the  sand  that  is 
ujjon  the  sea  shore  in  multitude, 
with  horses  and  chariots  very 
many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were 
^  met  together,  they  came  and 
X)itched  together  at  the  waters  of 
Merom,  to  fight  against  Israel. 

6  1  And  the  Lokd  said  unto 
Joshua,  '  Be  not  afraid  because  of 
them :  for  to  morrow  about  this 
time  will  I  deliver  them  up  all 
slain  before  Israel :  thou  shalt 
■^  hough  their  horses,  and  burn 
their  chariots  with  tire. 

7  So  Joshua  came,  and  all  the 
lieople  of  war  with  him,  against 
them  by  the  waters  of  Merom  sud- 
denly ;  and  they  fell  upon  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  delivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  who  smote 
them,  and  chased  them  unto  "  great 
Zidon,  and  unto  '  "  *  Misrephoth- 
maim,  and  unto  the  valley  of  Miz- 
l)eh  eastward;  and  they  smote 
them,  until  they  left  them  none  re- 
maining. 

1)  And  Joshua  did  unto  them  "as 
the  LoiiD  bade  him :  he  houghed 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

kver.14. 


1450. 

"ch.  10.3. 
I  b  ch.  19. 15. 


'  Num.34.U. 


<ich.  ir.  11. 

JikIj;.  i.2r. 
1  Kings  4. 


HI 


"•Judjr.  3.  3. 


ich.  13.  11. 
f  Gen.  31. 49. 


h  Gen.  22. 17. 
&  "2.  !•> 
J  lid}?.  7.12. 
1  Sam.  13.5. 


I 


tlleb. 

hif  appoint- 
merit. 


ich.  10.  8. 


1.2  Sam.  8.  4. 


II  Or,  Zirlon- 
yabbah. 

I  ch.  13.  6. 

II  Or       . 
.S(l/(  ptls. 

tlli'li. 
Jjimiings 
o/watert. 


>  ver.  fi. 


divers  otlier  Icings. 


JOSHUA. 


The  Analcim  are  cut  off. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1450. 


Itlleb. 

'     nnti  h 


any  breath. 


»Num..".';.52. 
Deut.  7.  -J. 
&  20. 1«,  17. 


t  Heb.  on 
their  heap. 


•Ex.  34. 11, 
1  1-'. 

PUeut.7.  2. 

I'ich.  1.  7. 

'♦  Ileb.  he 
irnioi'cd 
nothing. 


ch.  Ii8. 
'  ch.  10.  41. 


;  ch.  12.  7. 
ilOr, 

'  the  smooth 
mountain. 


If  Deut.  7.24. 
ch.  12.  7. 


Till  1445. 
ver.  23. 


ch.  9.  3,  7. 


Deut.  2.  .sn. 
.Judg.  14.  4. 
jl  Sam.  2.25. 
1  Kings  12. 

15. 

jBom.  9. 18. 


tlieir  horses,  and  burnt  their  char- 
iots with  fire. 

10  ^  And  Joslnia  at  that  time 
turned  hack,  and  took  Ilazor,  and 
smote  the  king  thereof  A\'itli  the 
sword:  for  Hazor  beforetime  was 
the  head  of  all  those  kingdoms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  souls 
that  irere  therein  wifli  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  utterly  destroying  them: 
there  was  not  ^any  left  to  breathe: 
and  he  burnt  Hazor  with  fire. 

12  And  all  the  cities  of  those 
kings,  and  all  the  kings  of  them, 
did  Joshua  take,  and  smote  them 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  he 
utterly  destroyed  them,  "as  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  com- 
manded, ft 

13  But  as  for  the  cities  that  stood 
still  ^  in  their  strength,  Israel  burn- 
ed none  of  them,  save  Hazor  only ; 
that  did  Joshua  burn. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cities, 
and  the  cattle,  the  children  of  Is- 
rael took  for  a  prey  unto  them- 
selves ;  but  every  man  they  smote 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  had  destroyed  them,  neither 
left  they  any  to  breathe. 

•  15  T[  °As  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  his  servant,  so  ''did  Moses 
command  Joshua,  and  ''so  did 
Joshua;  ^he  left  nothing  undcme 
of  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

IG  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land, 
'the  hills,  and  all  the  south  coun- 
try, ^and  all  the  land  of  Goshen, 
and  the  valley,  and  the  i3lain,  and 
the  mountain  of  Israel,  and  the 
valley  of  the  same ; 

17  ^Uveii  from  "the  mou^it  Halak, 
that  goetli  up  to  Seir,  even  unto 
Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon 
under  mount  Hermon :  and  "  all 
their  kings  he  took,  and  smote 
them,  and  slew  them. 

18  'I  Joshua  made  war  a  long  time 
with  all  those  kings. 

19  There  was  not  a  city  that  made 
peace  with  the  chikken  of  Israel, 
save  ''the  Hivites  the  inhabitants 
of  Gibeon:  all  other  they  took  in 
battle. 

20  For  ''it  was  of  the  Lord  to 
harden    their    hearts,    that    they 

18 


should  come  against  Israel  in  bat- 
tle, that  he  might  destroy  them  ut- 
terly, and  that  they  might  have  no 
favour,  but  that  he  might  destroy 
them,  ^as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

21  1  And  at  that  time  came  Josh- 
ua, and  cut  off  'the  Aiiakim  from 
the  mountains,  from  Hebron,  from 
Debir,  from  Anal),  and  from  all 
the  mountains  of  Judah,  and  from 
all  the  mountains  of  Israel:  Joshua 
destroyed  thiem  utterly  with  their 
cities. 

22  There  was  none  of  the  Anakim 
left  in  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Israel:  onlv  in  Gaza,  in  'Gath, 
'^and  in  Ashdod,  there  remained. 

23  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land, 
''according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses ;  and  Joshua  gave 
it  for  an  inheritance  unto  Israel 
'  according  to  their  divisions  by 
their  tribes.  ^And  the  land  rested 
from  Avar. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  tiro  kingx  ivhoae  countries  3Ioses  took  and  dis- 
po.sed  of.  7  T/ie  o7ie  and  thirty  king.s  07i  the  other 
side  Jordan  zchich  Joshua  smote. 

NOW  these  are  the  kings  of  the 
laud,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  smote,  and  possessed  their 
land  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
toward  the  rising  of  the  sun,  ""  from 
the  river  Arnon  ^'unto  mount  Her- 
mon, and  all  the  plain  on  the  east: 

2  'Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
who  dwelt  in  Heshbou,  and  ruled 
from  Aroer,  w^hich  is  upon  the 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  from 
the  middle  of  the  river,  and  from 
half  Gilead,  even  unto  the  river 
Jabbok,  n'ltich  is  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  ; 

3  And  '^from  the  plain  to  the  sea 
of  Chinneroth  on  the  east,  and 
unto  the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the 
salt  sea  on  the  east,  ""the  way  to 
Beth-jeshimoth  ;  and  from  "  the 
south,  under  "  '^Ashdoth-pisgah : 

4  1  And  '-'the  coast  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  ivMch  was  of  "the  remnant 
of  the  giants,  '  that  dwelt  at  Ashta- 
roth  and  at  Edrei, 

5  And  reigned  in  ^  mount  Her- 
mon, ^and  in  Salcah,  and  in  all 
Bashan,  "'unto  the  border  of  the 

273 


Before 

CHRIST 

1450. 


"  Deut.  20. 
lU,  17. 


°Num.  13. 

22.  ■■•;;. 

Deut.  1.  28. 
ch.  15.13,14. 


'■1  Sam.17.4. 

'  ch.  15.  4(1. 


<l  Num.  34. 
2,  &e. 

'•NUII1.2G..53. 

ch.I4.  &15. 

&  K.  &  17. 

&  Itt.  &  1!). 
fell.  14,  l.i.  & 

21.  44.  &22. 

4.  &  2.".  1. 
1445. 

ver.  18. 


1452. 


"  NuTn.21.24. 
I'  Deut.  3.8,9. 


''Num.21 .24. 
Deut.  2.  .33, 
3i;.  &3.G,1(J. 


d  Deut.  3. 17. 


'ch.  13.  20. 

II  Or,  Teman. 

II  Or.  The 
springs  of 
Pv^gah.  or, 
The  hill. 

fDeut.  3.17. 
&  4.  49. 

BNum.21..35. 
Deut.  3.  4, 
10. 

h  Deut.  3. 11. 
ch.  13.  12. 

i  Deut.  1.  4. 

k  Deut.  3.  8. 

1  Deut.  3.  10. 
ch.  13. 11. 

"  Deut.  3.14. 


Thirty  one  liings 


JOSHUA. 


smitten  hy  Joshua. 


Before 

CHRIST 

145d. 


°Num.21.24, 
33. 


»  Num.32.2!), 
3.-?. 

Deut.  3.  11, 
12. 
ch.  13.  8. 


Teh.  11.  17. 


1  Gen.  14. 6. 

&32.  3. 

Deut.  2. 1,4. 
'ch.  11.  2-3. 


■ch.  10.40.  & 
11. 16. 


'  Ex.  3.  8.  & 

2.3.-23. 
ch.  0.  1. 


1451. 
"  ch.  C.  2. 
^ch.  8.  29. 


Jch.  10.  23. 


■  ch.  10.  33. 


•ch.  10.38. 


hch.  10.  29. 


•■  ch.  10.  28. 

dch.  8.  ir. 
Judg.  1.  22. 


'1  Kings  4. 
10. 


llOr,.S7iaron, 
In. :«.  9. 
fch.  11.  10. 


U50. 
(ch.  11.1.  & 
1<J.1A. 


bch.  19.  37. 


■ch.  11.2. 


Gesliurites  and  the  Maacbatbites, 
and  balf  Gilead,  tbe  border  of  Si- 
boii  king  of  Hesbbon. 

6  "Tbem  did  Moses  tbe  servant 
of  tbe  Lord  and  i\iQ  cbildren  of 
I.srael  smite:  and  "Moses  tbe  serv- 
ant of  tbe  LoED  gave  it  for  a  j)OS- 
session  unto  tbe  Eeubenites,  and 
tbe  Gadites,  and  tbe  balf  tribe  of 
Manasseb. 

7  •[  And  tbese  are  tbe  kings  of 
tbe  country  p  wbicb  Josbua  and 
tbe  cbikb'en  of  Israel  smote  on  tbis 
side  Jordan  on  tbe  west,  from 
Baal-gad  in  tbe  valley  of  Lebanon 
even  unto  tbe  mount  Halak,  tbat 
goetb  up  to  "Seir;  wbicb  Josbua 
"^gave  unto  tbe  tribes  of  Israel  for  a 
possession  according  to  their  divi- 
sions ; 

8  'In  tbe  mountains,  and  in  tbe 
valleys,  and  in  the  ijlains,  and  in 
tbe  springs,  and  in  tbe  wilderness, 
and  in  the  south  country ;  *  tbe 
Hittites,  tbe  Amorites,  and  the  Ca- 
naanites,  tbe  Perizzites,  the  Hi- 
vites,  and  tbe  Jebusites : 

Q  ^  u  r|i|jg  king  of  Jericho,  one ; 

^the  king  of  Ai,  which  is  beside 
Beth-el,  one ; 

10  -  The  king  of  Jerusalem,  one ; 
tbe  king  of  Hebron,  one ; 

11  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one; 
the  king  of  Lacbish,  one ; 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one;  Hbe 
king  of  Gezer,  one ; 

13  ^The  king  of  Debir,  one;  the 
king  of  Geder,  one ; 

14  Tbe  king  of  Hormah,  one ;  the 
king  of  Arad,  one ; 

15  ''The  king  of  Libnah,  one;  the 
king  of  Adullam,  one ; 

16  '^The  king  of  Makkedab,  one; 
''  tbe  king  of  Beth-el,  one ; 

17  The  king  of  Tai^puab,  one; 
Hbe  king  of  Hepber,  one ; 

18  Tbe  king  of  Aphek,  one;  tbe 
king  of  II  Lasbaron,  one ; 

19  The  Idng  of  Madon,  one;  *^the 
king  of  Hazor,  one ; 

20  Tlie  king  of  ^KShimron-meron, 
one ;  tbe  king  of  Acbshai)li,  one ; 

21  Tlie  king  of  Taanach,  one;  the 
king  of  M(;giddo,  one ; 

22  ''  Tbe  king  of  Kedesb,  one ;  the 
king  of  Jokneaui  of  Oarmel,  one ; 

23  The  king  of  Dor  in  the  '  coast 

274 


of  Dor,  one;  the  king  of  ''the  na- 
tions of  Gilgal,  one ; 

24  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one :  all 
tbe  kings  thirty  and  one. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  The  bounds  of  the  land  not  yd  conqtiered.  8  The 
inheritance  of  the  two  tribes  and  half.  14,  S3  Tfie 
Lord  and  his  sacrifices  are  the  inheritance  (f  Levi. 
15  T/ie  bounds  of  the  inlieritnnce  of  Renben.  22 
Balaam  slain.  24  Tlie  bounds  of  the  inheritance  of 
Gad,  29  a>id  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

NOW    Josbua    ^was    old    and 
stricken   in   years;    and   tbe 
j  Lord  said  unto  him.  Thou  art  old 
and  stricken  in  years,  and  there  re- 
maineth  yet  very  much  land  Uo  be 
■  i^ossessed. 

j    2  ^'Tbis  is  tbe  land  tbat  yet  re- 
maineth:   "^all  the  borders  of  tbe 
^Philistines,  and  all  ''Gesburi, 

3  Trom   Sihor,  which  is  before 
j  Egypt,  even  unto  tbe  borders  of 

Ekron  northward,  which  is  counted 
to  the  Canaanite :  ^tive  lords  of  the 
Philistines ;  the  Gazatbites,  and  tbe 
Ashdothites,  tbe  Eshkalonites,  tbe 
Gittites,  and  tbe  Ekronites;  also 
^the  Avites.: 

4  From  the  south,  all  tbe  land  of 
the  Canaanites,  and  I'Mearab  that 
is  beside  the  Sidonians,  ''unto 
Aphek,  to  the  borders  of  ^  the  Amo- 
rites : 

5  And  the  land  of  ''the  Gibbtes, 
and  all  Lebanon  toward  the  sun- 
rising,  '  from  Baal-gad  under  mount 
Hermon  unto  the  entering  into 
Hamath. 

G  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  bill 
country  from  Lebanon  unto  ™Mis- 
repbotb-maim,  and  all  tbe  Sido- 
nians, them  "will  I  drive  out  from 
before  tbe  children  of  Israel :  only 
°  divide  thou  it  by  lot  unto  the  Is- 
raelites for  an  inheritance,  as  I 
have  commanded  thee. 

7  Now  therefore  divide  this  land 
for  an  inheritance  unto  the  nine 
tribes,  and  the  balf  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh, 

8  With  whom  tbe  Eeubenites  and 
the  Gadites  have  received  their  in- 
heritance, p  which  Moses  gave  them, 
bej'Ond  Jordan  eastward,  even  as 
Moses  tbe  servant  of  the  Lord 
gave  them ; 

9  From  Aroer,  that  is  upon  the 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  tbe 


Before 

CHRIST 

1450. 

k  Gen.  14.  I, 
ia.  9.  1. 


1445. 

'  See  ch.  14. 

10.  &  23. 1. 


tHcb.  fo 
jto^^ess  it. 
Deut.  31.  3. 

b  Judg.  3.1. 

<■  Joel  3.  4. 

i  ver.  13. 

2  Sam.  3. 3. 

&  13.  .37,  ;J8. 
'Jer.  2. 18. 


f  Judg.  3.  3. 
1  Sam.  6.  4, 
Hi. 
•Zeph.  2.  5. 


'  Dcut.  2. 23. 


I!  Or,  Tlie 
cave. 
h  ch.  19.  30. 

i  See  Judg. 
1.34. 


k  1  Kings  5. 
18. 

Ps.  83.  7. 
£z.  27.  9. 

1  ch.  12.  7. 


"ch.  11.8. 


"  See  ch.  33.  |W 

13.  . '  V 

Judg.  2.  a,  ■( 

2;j. 

"ch.  14.1,2. 


I 


P  Num. 32.33. 
IJeut.  3.  li, 
13. 
ch.  22. 4. 


The  unsKMued  land 


JOSHUA. 


to  T)e  divided. 


Before 

CUKIST 

1445. 

1  vcr.  IG. 

Num.  21.30. 
■■Num.L'l.LM, 

25. 


»ch.  12.  5. 


t  Dout.  3. 11. 
ch.  12.  4. 
°  Num.21.24, 


»  ver.  11. 


y  Xiim. 18.20, 
21,  24. 
cli.  14.  3,  4. 


^ver.  33. 


"  ch.  12.  2. 


1'  Num. 21.28. 

'  Num. 21.30. 
ver.  a. 


II  Or,  TTie 
high  places 
or'  r.'ial, 
ami  house  of 
Bual-ineon: 
See  Num. 
32.  38. 

il  Num. 21.23. 
'"Num. ■32.37. 
fNum. 32.38. 


PDcut.3. 17. 
ch.  12.  3. 

|l  Or,Sprinqs 
of  Pixgah, 
or.  The  hill 

b  Deat.  3. 10. 


■Num.21.24. 
kNum.  31. 8. 


I  Num.  22.  5. 
&31.8. 

1  Or,diviner. 


city  that  is  in  tlie  midst  of  the 
river,  "  and  all  the  plain  of  JMedeba 
nnto  Dibon ; 

10  And  'all  the  cities  of  Silion 
king  of  the  Amorites,  Avliicli  reign- 
ed iuHeshbon,  nnto  the  border  of 
the  children  of  Amnion ; 

11  'And  Gilead,  and  the  border 
of  the  Geshurites  and  JVlaacha- 
thites,  and  all  monnt  Jlermon,  and 
all  Bashan  nnto  Salcah  ; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Ba- 
shan, which  reigned  in  Ashtaroth 
and  in  Edrei,  who  remained  of  '  the 
remnant  of  the  giants:  "for  these 
did  Moses  smite,  and  cast  them 
ont. 

13  ^Nevertheless  the  children  of 
Israel  exi:>elled  ""not  the  Geshnrites, 
nor  the  Maachathites :  but  the 
Geshm-ites  and  the  Maachathites 
dwell  among  the  Israelites  until 
this  day. 

14  ^  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi 
he  gave  none  inheritance ;  the  sac- 
rifices of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
made  by  fire  arc  their  inheritance, 
''as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  ^[  And  Moses  gave  unto  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Reuben  in- 
heritance according  to  their  fam- 
ilies. 

IG  And  their  coast  was  ''from 
Aroer,  that  is  on  the  bank  of  the 
river  Arnon,  ^'and  the  city  that  is 
in  the  midst  of  the  river,  'and  all 
the  plain  by  Medeba ; 

17  Heshbou,  and  all  her  cities  that 
are  in  the  plain  ;  Dibon,.  and  "  Ba- 
moth-baal,  and  Beth-baal-meon, 

18  ''And  Jahaza,  and  Kedemoth, 
and  Mej)liaath, 

19  ''And  Kirjathaim,  and  ^Sib- 
mah,  and  Zareth-shahar  in  the 
mount  of  the  valley, 

20  And  Beth-peor,  and  ^ " Ashdoth- 
pisgah,  and  Beth-jeshimoth, 

21  ''And  all  the  cities  of  the  plain, 
and  all  the  Idngdom  of  Sihon  king 
of  the  Amorites,  which  reigned  in 
Heshbou,  '  whom  Moses  smote 
•"with  the  princes  of  Midian,  Evi, 
and  Eekem,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and 
Reba,  which  tvere  dukes  of  Sihon, 
dwelling  in  the  country. 

22  If  'Balaam  also  the  son  of 
Beor,  the  "  soothsayer,  did  the  chil- 


dren of  Israel  slay  with  the  sword 
amoug  them  that  were  slain  by 
them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  children 
of  lleuben  was  Jordan,  and  the 
border  thereof.  This  was  the  in- 
heritance of  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben after  their  faniili(\s,  the  cities 
and  the  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Moses  gave  inheritance 
unto  the  tribe  of  Gad,  even  unto 
the  children  of  Gad  according  to 
their  families. 

25  "'And  their  coast  was  Jazer, 
and  all  the  cities  of  Gilead,  "and 
half  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Amnion,  unto  Aroer  that  is  before 
°Rabbah; 

26  And  from  Heshbon  unto  Ra- 
math-mizpeh,  and  Betonim ;  and 
from  Mahanaim  unto  the  border 
of  Debir; 

27  And  in  the  valley,  PBeth-aram, 
and  Beth-nimrah,  '^and  Succoth, 
aud  Zaphon,  the  rest  of  the  king- 
dom of  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon, 
Jordan  and  his  border,  even  unto 
the  edge  "^of  the  sea  of  Chinnereth 
on  the  other  side  Jordan  eastward. 

28  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Gad  after  their  fiimilies, 
the  cities,  and  their  villages. 

29  ^[  And  Moses  gave  inheritance 
unto  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh; 
and  this  was  the  possession  of  the 
half  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ma- 
nasseh by  their  families. 

30  And  their  coast  was  from  Ma- 
hanaim, all  Bashan,  all  the  king- 
dom of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  and 
'all  the  towns  of  Jair,  which  are  in 
Bashan,  threescore  cities : 

31  And  half  Gilead,  and  *Ashta- 
roth,  and  Edrei,  cities  of  the  king- 
dom of  Og  in  Bashan,  tvere  jyertain- 
inf/  nnto  tlie  children  of  Machir 
the  son  of  Manasseh,  even  to  the 
one  half  of  the  "children  of  Machir 
by  their  families. 

32  These  are  the  countries  which 
Moses  did  distribute  for  inheritance 
in  the  plains  of  Moab,  on  the  other 
side  Jordan,  by  Jericho,  eastward. 

33  ""But  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi 
Moses  gave  not  any  inheritance: 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  tvas  their 
inlieritance,  ^as  he  said  unto  them. 

275 


Before 

CHRIST 

1445. 


"Num.Sa.So. 

°  Compare 

Num.  21.2(j, 
28,  2!i,  with 
Dout.  2.  U). 
&•  JudK-  U. 
13,  l"),  &c. 

"2  Sam.  11.1. 
&  12.  20. 


P  Num. .32.36. 

1  Gen.  ."S.  17. 

1  Kings  7. 
46. 


'■Num.34.11. 


=  Num.  .32.41. 
1  Chr.  2.  -Si. 


'  ch.  12.  4. 


'■Num.32.39, 
40. 


•t  ver.  14. 
ch.  18.  7. 


>Num.l8.20. 
Dcut.  10.  9. 
&  IS.  1 , 2.. 


Ccdeh  T)7j  iwivilege 


JOSHUA. 


obtaineth  Sebron. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1444. 


»Num.34.ir, 
18. 


b  Num.26.5o. 
34.13. 


''ch.13.8,32, 
33. 


<'  Gen.  43. 5. 
1  Chr.  5.1,2. 


'  Num.  35. 2. 
ch.  21.  2. 


'Xum.  32.12. 

ch.  15.  ir. 
f  Xuiu.14.24, 

30. 

Deut.  1.  3G, 

38. 
b  Num.13.26. 


i  Ntim.  13.  C. 
&  14.  6. 


k  Num.13.31, 
32. 
Deut.  1.  28. 


1  Num.  14.24. 
l>eut.  1. 36. 


">  Num.  14. 

23,24. 

Deut.  1.  sa. 

ch.  1.  .3. 
"  Sec  Num. 

13. 22. 


'  Num.14.30. 


CHAPTEB  XIY. 

1  77ie  nine  triben  and  a  half  are  to  have  their  inherit- 
ance by  lot.     6  Caleb  by  privilege  obtaineth  Hebron. 

AISTD  these  are  the  countries  wliicli 
jrA_  the  children  of  Israel  inherit- 
ed iu  the  land  of  Canaan,  'which 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the 
son  of  Xun,  and  the  heads  of  the 
fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  distributed  for  inherit- 
ance to  them. 

2  ^  By  lot  ivas  their  inheritance,  as 
the  LoED  commanded  by  the  hand 
of  Moses,  for  the  nine  tribes,  and 
for  the  half  tribe. 

3  '^For  Moses  had  given  the  in- 
heritance of  two  tribes  and  a  half 
tribe  on  the  other  side  Jordan : 
but  unto  the  Levites  he  gave  none 
inheritance  among  them. 

4  For  ''the  childi-en  of  Josej>h 
were  two  tribes,  Manasseh  and 
Ephraim:  therefore  they  gave  no 
part  unto  the  Levites  in  the  land, 
save  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  their 
subur))s  for  their  cattle  and  for 
their  substance. 

5  ''As  the  Lord  commanded  Clo- 
ses, so  the  children  of  Israel  did, 
and  they  chvided  the  land. 

6  *l  Then  the  children  of  Judah 
came  unto  Joshua  iu  Gilgal:  and 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the 
•^Kenezite  said  unto  him,  Thou 
knowest  ^'the  thing  that  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses  the  man  of  God 
concerning  me  and  thee  ''in  Ka- 
desh-barnea. 

7  Forty  years  old  was  I  when  Mo- 
ses the  servant  of  the  Loud  '  sent 
me  from  Kadesh-barnea  to  espy 
out  the  land;  and  I  brought  him 
word  again  as  it  ivas  in  mine  heart. 

8  Nevertheless  ""my  brethren  that 
went  u^)  with  me  made  tlie  heart 
of  the  x^eople  melt:  but  I  wholly 
'  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

9  And  Moses  sware  on  that  day, 
saying,  '"Surely  the  land  "wherc;- 
on  thy  feet  have  trodden  shall  V)e 
thine  inheritance,  and  tliy  chil- 
dren's for  ever,  because  thou  hast 
wliolly  followecl  the  Loud  my  (lod. 

10  And  now,  l)ehold,  the  Lord 
hath  k(!pt  me  alive,  °as  he  said, 
these  forty  and  five  years,  even 
since  the  Lord  spake  this  word 

276 


unto  Moses,  while  the  children  of 
Israel  ^  wandered  in  the  wilderness : 
and  now,  lo,  I  am  this  day  fom'- 
score  and  five  years  old. 

11  pAs  yet  I  am  as  strong  this  day 
as  I  ivas  in  the  day  that  Moses 
sent  me :  as  my  strength  was  then, 
even  so  is  my  strength  now,  for 
war,  both  '^to  go  out,  and  to  come 
in. 

12  Kow  therefore  give  me  this 
mountain,  whereof  the  Lord  spake 
in  that  day ;  for  thou  heardest  in 
that  day  how  '^the  Anakim  ivere 
there,  and  that  the  cities  were  great 
and  fenced:  ''if  so  be  the  Lord 
will  he  with  me,  then  *I  shall  be 
able  to  drive  them  out,  as  the  Lord 
said. 

13  And  Joshua  "blessed  him, 
""and  gave  unto  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh  Hebron  for  an  inherit- 
ance. 

14  ^Hebron  therefore  became  the 
inheritance  of  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh  the  Kene^ite  unto  this 
day;  because  that  he  ^wholly  fol- 
lowed the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  Uhe  name  of  Hebron  be- 
fore was  Kiijath-arba ;  which  Aria 
was  a  great  man  among  the  Ana- 
kim. ^And  the  land  had  rest  from 
war. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  borders  of  the  lot  of  .Judah.  13  Caleb's  portion 
and-conqiieai.  1(5  Othuid,for  his  valour,  hath  Ach- 
sah,  CaleVs  daughter,  to  wife.  IS  She  obtaineth  a 
ble.ssing  of  her  father.  2\  The  cities  of  Judah.  63 
The  Jebutiites  7iot  conquered. 

^lUS  then  was  the  lot  of  the 
-L  tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah 
by  their  families  ;  ^  men  to  the 
border  of  Edom  the  ''wilderness  of 
Zin  southward  was  the  uttermost 
X)art  of  the  south  coast. 

2  And  their  south  border  was 
from  the  shore  of  the  salt  sea,  from 
the  ♦  bay  that  looketh  southward : 

3  And  it  went  out  to  the  south 
side  'to  "jNlaaleh-acrabbim,  and 
passed  along  to  Zin,  and  ascended 
up  on  the  south  side  unto  Kadesh- 
barnea,  and  i)assed  along^  to  Hez- 
ron,  and  M'eut  up  to  Adar,  and 
fetched  a  conii)ass  to  Karkaa : 

4  From  thence  it  passed  ''toward 
Azmon,  and  went  out  unto  the 
river  of  Egyi^t;    and  the  goings 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 

tHeb. 

walked. 


f  See  Deut. 
34.7. 


1  Deut  01. 2. 


■■  Num.I3.2S, 
33. 


'  Ps.  18.32,34. 

&  m.  12. 

Kom.  8.  31. 
'  ch.  15. 14. 
Judg.  1.  20. 


"  ch.  22.  6. 

'=ch.]0.3r.& 
15. 13. 

Jude.  1.  20. 
See  ch.  21. 
11.12. 
1  Chr.  6.55, 
.5G. 

J'ch.  21. 12. 


'rer.  8,9. 


»  Gen.  2.3.  2. 
ch.  15. 13. 


tch.  11.23. 


'Num..'54..^ 


b  Xum.33.36. 


t  Hob. 
tongue. 


■^  Num.  34.  4. 

II  Or,  The 
ffiiing  up  to 
lAcrabbim. 


dNum.34.& 


CaJeVs  imrtion 


JOSHUA. 


and  conquest. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 


»ch.  18. 19. 


f  ch.  13. 1". 


«ch.7.  2G. 


h2  Sam.  17. 

ir. 

1  Kings  1.9. 
ich.  18. 16. 

2  Kings  23. 
10. 

Jer.  19.  2,  G. 
kch.  18.  28. 
Judg.  1.  21. 
&19.10. 


Ich.  18. 16. 


■  cli.  18. 15. 


■lChr.13.fi. 
•Judg.  18.15. 


» 


PGen.3,S.1.3. 
Judg.  14. 1. 


1  ch.  19.  43. 


■■  ver.  47. 
Num.  34.  6, 


'eh.  14. 13. 


out  of  that  coast  were  at  the  sea : 
this  shall  be  your  south  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  ivas  the 
salt  sea,  even  uuto  the  end  of  Jor- 
dan. And  their  border  in  the  north 
quarter  was  from  the  bay  of  the 
sea  at  the  uttermost  part  of  Jordan : 

6  And  the  border  went  up  to 
•"Beth-hogla,  and  ])assed  aloni;-  by 
the  north  of  Beth-arabah  ;  and  the 
border  went  up  "^to  the  stone  of 
Bohan  the  son  of  Eeuben : 

7  And  the  border  went  up  toward 
Debir  from  ^the  valley  of  Achor, 
and  so  northward,  looking-  toward 
Gilgal,  that  is  before  the  going  up 
to  Adummim,  which  is  on  the 
south  side  of  the  river:  and  the 
border  passed  toward  the  waters 
of  En-shemesh,  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  were  at ''  En-rogel : 

8  And  the  border  went  up  'by 
the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom 
unto  the  south  side  of  the  "^  Jebu- 
site ;  the  same  is  Jerusalem :  and 
the  border  went  up  to  the  top  of 
the  mountain  that  lieth  before  the 
valley  of  Hinnom  westward,  which 
is  at  the  end  '  of  the  valley  of  the 
giants  northward : 

9  And  the  border  was  drawn  from 
the  top  of  the  hill  uuto  ■"  the  fount- 
ain of  the  water  of  Nephtoah,  and 
went  out  to  the  cities  of  mount 
Ephron ;  and  the  border  was  drawn 
"  to  Baalah,  which  is  °  Kiijath- 
jearim : 

10  And  the  border  compassed 
from  Baalah  westward  unto  mount 
Seir,  and  passed  along  unto  the 
side  of  mount  Jearim,  which  is 
Ohesalon,  on  the  north  side,  and 
went  down  to  Beth-shemesh,  and 
I)assed  on  to  ^  Timnah  : 

11  And  the  border  went  out  unto 
the  side  of  ^  Ekron  northward :  and 
the  border  was  drawn  to  Shicron, 
and  iiassed  along  to  mount  Baalah, 
and  went  out  unto  Jabneel ;  and 
the  goings  out  of  the  border  were 
at  the  sea. 

12  And  the  west  border  ivas  "^to 
the  great  sea,  and  the  coast  thereof. 
This  is  the  coast  of  the  children  of 
Judah  round  about  accorduig  to 
their  families. 

13  1  'And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of 


b 


Jephunneh  he  gave  a  part  among 
the  children  of  Judah,  according 
to  the  comniaiulment  of  the  Lokd 
to  Joshua,  even  ^Hhe  city  of  Arba 
the  father  of  Auak,  which  citij  is 
Hebron. 

14  And  Caleb  drove  thence  "the 
three  sons  of  Anak,  ''Sheshai,  and 
Aliiman,  and  Talmai,  the  children 
of  Auak. 

15  And  'he  went  up  thence  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Debir :  and  the 
name  of  Debir  before  was  Kiijath- 
sepher. 

K)  1  'And  Caleb  said,  He  that 
smiteth  Kirjath-sepher,  and  taketli 
it,  to  him  will  I  give  Achsah  my 
daughter  to  wife. 

17  And  ''Othuiel  the  *son  of 
Kenaz,  the  brother  of  Caleb,  took 
it:  and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his 
daughter  to  wife. 

18  And  '^it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
came  unto  him,  that  she  moved 
him  to  ask  of  her  father  a  field: 
and  ''she  lighted  otf  her  ass;  and 
Caleb  said  unto  her,  What  would- 
est  thou  ? 

19  AYlio  answered.  Give  me  a 
•^ blessing;  for  thou  hast  given  me 
a  south  land ;  give  me  also  springs 
of  water.  And  he  gave  her  the 
ui^per  springs,  and  the  nether 
springs. 

20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah  ac- 
corcUng  to  their  families. 

21  And  the  uttermost  cities  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah  to- 
ward the  coast  of  Edom  southward 
were  Kabzeel,  and  Eder,  and  Ja- 
gur, 

22  And  Kinah,  and  Dimonah,  and 
Adadah, 

23  And  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and 
Ithnan, 

24  Ziph,  and  Telem,  and  Bealoth, 

25  And  Hazor,  Hadattah,  and 
Kerioth,  and  Hezron,  which  is  Ha- 
zor, 

26  Amam,  and  Shema,  and  Mol- 
adah, 

27  And  Hazar-gaddah,  and  Hesh- 
mon,  and  Beth-palet, 

28  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer- 
sheba,  and  Bizjothjah, 

29  Baalah,  and  lim,  and  Azem, 

277 


Before 

CIIUIST 

1444. 


'ch.  14.  15. 
II  Or,  Kir- 
jalh-urba. 


"  Jiidj,'.  1. 10, 
20. 
"Num. 13.22. 


5ch.  10.  .3,S. 
Judg.  1.11. 


^  Judg.  1.12. 


"Judg.  1.13. 

& :',.  9. 
bNuni..32.12. 

ch.  14.  6. 


^  Judg.  1.14. 


•1  See  Gen. 
24.  (H. 
1  Sam.25.23. 


'■Gen.  3.3. 11. 


The  cities  of  Judah. 


JOSHUA. 


The  cities  of  Judah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 

1 1  Sara.  27.6. 


fNura.ir; 


1  Or,  or. 


b  2  Kings  14. 


t  Hcb.  by  the 
place  of. 


I  vcr.  4. 
kNura.;j4.G. 


Ich.  10.41.  & 
11. 10. 


\  Or,  Jatiui. 


■"ch.  14.  1.-.. 
vcr.  l.i. 


30  And  Eltolad,  and  Chesil,  and 
Hormali, 

31  Aud  ^^Ziklag,  and  Madinannah, 
and  Sausannali, 

32  And  Lebaoth,  and  Shilbim, 
and  Ain,  and  Eimmon :  all  the 
cities  are  twenty  aud  nine,  with 
their  Tillages : 

[    33  And  in  the  valley,   ^Eshtaol, 
I  and  Zoreah,  and  Ashnah, 

34  And  Zanoah,  and  En-gannim, 
Tappuali,  and  Enani, 

35  Jarnmth,  and  AduUam,  Socoh, 
and  Azekah, 

3G  And  Sharaim,  and  Adithaim, 
and  Gederah,  "and  Gederothaim ; 
fourteen  cities  with  their  villages : 

37  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and 
Migdal-gad, 

38  Aud  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  ''and 
Joktheel, 

39  Lachish,  and  Bozkath,  and  Eg- 
lon, 

40  And  Cabbon,  and  Lahmam, 
and  Kithlish, 

41  And  Gederoth,  Beth-dagon, 
and  IsTaamah,  and  Makkedah ;  six- 
teen cities  with  their  villages : 

42  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan, 

43  And  Jiphtah,  and  Ashnah,  and 
l^ezib, 

44  And  Keilah,  and  Achzib,  and 
Mareshah;  nine  cities  with  theu' 
villages : 

45  Ekron,  with  her  towns  and  her 
villages : 

40  From  Ekron  even  unto  the 
sea,  all  that  lay  ^  near  Ashdod,  with 
their  villages : 

47  Ashdod,  with  her  towns  and 
her  villages ;  Gaza,  with  her  towns 
and  her  villages,  unto  '  the  river  of 
Egypt,  and  ^  the  great  sea,  and  the 
border  thereof: 

48  ^  And  in  the  mountains,  Sha- 
mir, and  Jattir,  and  Socoh, 

40  And  Dannah,  and  Kirjath- 
sannah,  which  i.s  Debir, 

50  And  Anab,  and  Eshtemoh,  and 
Anim, 

51  'And  Goslien,  and  Ilolon,  and 
Giloh ;  eleven  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages : 

52  Arab,  and  Dumah,  and  Eshean, 

53  And  "Jaiiuiu,  and  Beth-tax)- 
puah,  and  Aphckah, 

54  And  llumtah,  and  "'Kiijath- 

278 


arba,  which  is  Hebron,  and  Zior; 
nine  cities  with  their  villages : 

55  Maon,  Oarmel,  and  Zii)h,  and 
Juttah, 

56  And  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeam,  and 
Zanoah, 

57  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Timnah;  ten 
cities  with  their  villages : 

58  Halhul,  Beth-zur,  and  Gedor, 

59  Aud  Maarath,  and  Beth-anoth, 
and  Eltekon;  six  cities  with  their 
villages : 

60  "  Kirjath-baal,  which  is  Kirjath- 
jearim,  and  Eabbah;  two  cities 
with  their  villages. 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-arabah, 
Middin,  and  Secacah, 

62  And  Nibshan,  and  the  city  of 
Salt,  and  En-gedi ;  six  cities  with 
their  villages. 

63  1  As  for  the  Jebusites  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  "the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  could  not  drive 
them  out:  'but  the  Jebusites  dwell 
with  the  children  of  Judah  at  Je- 
rusalem unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  TJie  general  borders  of  the  S07is  of  Joseph.  5  The 
borikrofthe  bdieritance  of  Ephraim.  10  27te  Ca- 
naanites  not  conquered. 

A  N^D  the  lot  of  the  children  of 
J\_  Joseph  tfell  from  Jordan  by 
Jericho,  unto  the  water  of  Jericho 
on  the  east,  to  the  wilderness  that 
goeth  up  from  Jericho  throughout 
mount  Beth-el, 

2  And  goeth  out  from  Beth-el  to 
^Luz,  and  i^asseth  along  unto  the 
borders  of  Ai'chi  to  Ataroth, 

3  And  goeth  down  westward  to 
the  coast  of  Japhleti,  ''unto  the 
coast  of  Beth-horon  the  nether, 
and  to  '  Gezer :  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  ''  So  the  children  of  Joseph,  Ma- 
nasseh  and  Ephraim,  took  their  in- 
heritance. 

5  1  And  the  border  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  according  to  their 
families  was  thus:  even  the  border 
of  then-  inheritance  on  the  east  side 
was  '  Ataroth-addar,  '^unto  Beth- 
horon  the  upi)er; 

6  And  the  border  went  out  to- 
ward the  sea  to  ^  JVIichmethah  on 
the  north  side;  and  the  border 
went   about    eastward  unto   Taa- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 


"  ch.  18. 14. 


"See  Judg. 
1.  8,  21. 
2  Sam.  5. 6. 

PJudg.l.  21. 


t  Heb. 
went  forth. 


'  ch.  18.  13. 
Judg.  1.  26. 


bch.  IS.  13. 
2  Chr.  8. 5. 


=  lChr.".2&    ! 
]  Kings!). 
15. 

icli.  17.  U.      I 


<■  ch.  18. 13. 
f  2  Chr.  8. 5. 


Cch.  17. 


The  lot  and  coast 


JOSHUA. 


of  Manassch. 


Before 

CHKIST 

1444. 


6lChr.7.28. 


I  ch.  ir.  0. 


icli.  17.  9. 


ISudg.  1.  2f). 
See  1  Kiugs 
8.  lU. 


»  Gen.  41. 51. 

&  4(i.  20.  & 
Hi.  IS. 

b  Gen.. 50. 23. 
Num.2tj.2't. 
&  :U.  :!9.  40. 
1  Chr.  7.  U. 

'Deut.  3.15. 

'INum.26.29- 
32. 


'1  Chr.  7. 18. 

n  Xum.2G.30, 
Jeezet: 

'Num.26.31. 


ENum.2G.32. 


t  Num.26.3' 
&  27.  1.  & 

'X.  2. 


'ch.  14.  1. 


»Num.27.G, 


natli-sliiloli,  and  passed  by  it  on 
tbe  east  to  Jauoliali ; 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Janohali 
to  Atarotli,  'and  to  Naarath,  and 
came  to  Jericlio,  and  went  out  at 
Jordan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from  Tap- 
puali  westward  unto  the  '  river 
Kanah ;  and  the  goings  out  there- 
of were  at  tlie  sea.  This  is  thi^  in- 
heritance of  the  tribe  of  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  by  their  families. 

0  And  ^the  separate  cities  for  the 
children  of  Ephraim  were  amon"' 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Manasseh,  all  the  cities  with  their 
villages. 

10  ^  And  they  drave  not  out  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer: 
but  the  Canaanites  dwell  among 
the  Ephraimites  unto  this  day,  and 
serve  under  tribute. 

CHAPTER  XYIT. 

1  I'/ie  lot  of  Manansch.  7  Jlix  coast.  12  The  Canaan- 
itex  not  driven  out.  14  The  children  of  Joseph  ob- 
tain  another  lot. 

THERE  was  also  a  lot  for  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh ;  for  he  was 
the  ''firstborn  of  Joseph;  to  wit, 
for  ^Machir  the  fii'stborn  of  Ma- 
nasseh, the  father  of  Gilead:  be- 
cause he  was  a  man  of  war,  there- 
fore he  had  '^Gilead  and  Bashan. 

2  There  was  also  a  lot  for  ''the  rest 
of  the  children  of  Manasseh  by 
their  families ;  'for  the  chihh-eu  of 
I'Abiezer,  and  for  the  children  of 
Helek,  ^and  for  the  children  of  As- 
riel,  and  for  the  children  of  She- 
chem,  ^  and  for  the  children  of  He- 
pher,  and  for  the  children  of  Shem- 
ida:  these  toere  the  male  chikh-en 
of  Manasseh  the  son  of  Joseph  by 
their  families. 

3  *Ii  But ''  Zelophehad,  the  son  of 
Hepher,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son 
of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh, 
had  no  sons,  but  daughters:  and 
these  are  the  names  of  his  daugh- 
ters, Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah, 
Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before 
'  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  before 
the  princes,  saying,  ^  The  Lord 
commanded  Moses  to  give  us  an 
inheritance  among  our  brethren. 


among 


gave 
the 


Therefore,  according  to  the  com 
mandment  of  the  LoiiD,  he 
them   an   inheritance 
brethren  of  their  father 

5  xVnd  there  fell  ten  portions  to 
Manasseh,  besides  the  land  of  (Jil- 
ead  and  Basliau,  which  were  on  the 
other  side  J  ordaii ; 

(3  Because  the  daughters  of  Ma- 
nasseh had  an  inheritance  among 
his  sons:  and  the  rest  of  Manas- 
seh's  sons  had  the  land  of  Gilead. 

7  ^[  And  the  coast  of  Manasseh 
was  from  Asher  to  'Michmethjdi, 
that  liclh  before  Shechem  ;  and  the 
bordi'r  wxnit  along  on  the  right 
hand  unto  the  inhabitants  of  En- 
tappuah. 

8  Noiv  IVIanasseh  had  the  laud  of 
Ta])puah :  but  "'Tai)puah  on  the 
border  of  ]\[anasseh  belonged  to  the 
children  of  Ephraim ; 

9  And  the  coast  descended  "  unto 
the  "river  Kanah,  southward  of  the 
river:  "these  cities  of  Ephraim  are 
among  the  cities  of  Manasseh :  the 
coast  of  Manasseh  also  teas  on  the 
north  side  of  the  tiver,  and  the 
outgoings  of  it  w^ere  at  the  sea : 

10  Southward  it  icas  Ephraim's, 
and  nortliward  it  was  Manasseli's, 
and  the  sea  is  his  border ;  and  thej^ 
met  together  in  Asher  on  the  north, 
and  in  Issachar  on  the  east. 

11  PAnd  Manasseh  had  in  Issa- 
char and  in  Asher  '  Beth-shean  and 
her  towns,  and  Ibleam  and  her 
towns,  and  the  inhal)itants  of  Dor 
and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  En-dor  and  her  towns,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Taanach  and  her 
towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Me- 


Before 

cmasT 

1444. 


giddo  and 


her  towns,  even  three 


countries. 

12  Yet  'the  children  of  Manasseh 
could  not  drive  out  tlie  inlialitants 
of  those  cities ;  but  the  Canaanites 
would  dwell  in  that  land. 

13  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  children  of  Israel  were  waxen 
strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaan- 
ites to  'tribute ;  but  did  not  utterly 
drive  them  out. 

14  *i^d  the  children  of  Joseph 
spake  unto  Joshua,  saying,  \Vhy 
hast  thou  given  me  hut  "one  lot 
and  one  i)ortion  to  inherit,  seeing 

279 


1  ch.  10.  G. 


">  eh.  1«.  8. 


"  ch.  IG.  8. 

II  Or,  brook 
or  reetis. 

°  ch.  IG.  U. 


riChr.7.2'J. 


■^ISam.Sl.lO. 
lKm!>rs4.12. 


Mu 

d-.  1.  27, 

28. 

"ch 

10.  10. 

'ch. 

IG.  4. 

"Gen.  48. 22. 

The  remainder  of  the 


JOSHUA. 


land  divided  l)y  lot. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 

»Gen.+S.19. 
Num.  aj.34, 
37. 


DOr, 

liephaim. 
Gen.  14.5.  & 
15.  m 


JJudg.l.  19. 
&4.  3. 


«ch.  19.  18. 
lKiug34.12. 


•  Deut.  20. 1. 


•ch.  10.,n.& 
21.2.&:iiy. 
Jer.  7.  l:'. 

b.Iud;r.lS.:;i. 
1  Sutn.  I..-'., 
24.  &  4.  3,  4. 


«Judg.  18.9. 


I  am  ''a  g'reat  people,  forasmneli 
as  the  Lord  liath  blessed  ine  hith- 
erto ? 

15  And  Joshua  answered  them, 
If  thou  l)e  a  great  i>eople,  then  get 
thee  up  to  the  wood  country,  and 
cut  down  for  thyself  there  in  the 
land  of  the  Perizzites  and  of  the 
"giants,  if  mount  Ephraim  be  too 
narrow  for  thee. 

16  And  the  chihben  of  Joseph 
said,  The  hill  is  not  enough  for  us: 
and  all  the  Canaan  ites  that  dwell 
in  the  land  of  the  valley  have 
''chariots  of  iron,  hath  they  who  are 
of  Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and 
they  who  are  ^of  the  valley  of 
Jezreel. 

17  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the 
house  of  Joseph,  even  to  Ephraim 
and  to  Manasseh,  saying,  Thou  art 
a  great  people,  and  hast  great 
power:  thou  shalt  not  have  one 
lot  only: 

18  But  the  mountain  shall  be 
thine ;  for  it  is  a  wood,  and  thou 
shalt  cut  it  down ;  and  the  outgo- 
ings of  it  shall  be  thine :  for  thou 
shalt  drive  out  the  Oanaanites, 
^thougli  they  have  iron  chariots, 
and  though  they  he  strong. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  The  tahemadeix  set  up  at  Shiluh.  2  The  remainder 
of  the  land  is  described,  and  divided  into  seven  parts. 
10  Joshua  divideth  it  by  lot.  11  Tlie  lot  and  border 
of  Benjamin.     31  TJieir  cities. 

A  XD  the  whole  congregation  of 
XjL  the  children  of  Israel  assem- 
bled together  ="  at  Shiloh,  and  ''  set 
up  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion there :  and  the  land  was  sub- 
dued before  them. 

2  And  there  remained  among  the 
children  of  Israel  seven  tribes, 
which  liad  not  yet  received  their 
inheritance. 

3  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  ''How  long  are  ye 
slack  to  go  to  possess  the  land, 
which  the  Lord  God  of  your  fa- 
tliers  hath  given  you  ? 

4  Give  out  from  among  you  three 
men  for  eacli  trib(5 :  and  I  will  send 
them,  and  they  shall  rise,  and  go 
through  the  land,  and  descril)e  it 
according  to  the  inheritance  of 
theui;  and  they  shall  come  again 
to  me. 

280    • 


5  And  they  shall  divide  it  into 
seven  parts:  ''Judah  shall  abide  in 
their  coast  on  the  south,  and  'the 
house  of  Joseph  shall  abide  in  their 
coasts  on  the  north. 

6  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the 
land  into  seven  parts,  and  bring 
the  description  hither  to  me,  ^tliat  I 
may  cast  lots  for  you  here  before 
the  Lord  our  God. 

7  ^'But  the  Levites  have  no  part 
among  you ;  for  the  priesthood  of 
the  Lord  is  their  inheritance :  ^'  and 
Gad,  and  Reuben,  and  half  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh,  have  received  their 
inheritance  beyond  Jordan  on  the 
east,  which  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  them. 

8  ^  And  the  men  arose,  and  went 
away:  and  Joshua  charged  them 
that  went  to  describe  the  land,  say- 
ing, Go  and  walk  through  the  land, 
and  describe  it,  and  come  again  to 
me,  that  I  may  here  cast  lots  for 
you  before  the  Lord  in  Shiloh. 

9  x\.nd  the  men  went  and  passed 
through  the  land,  and  described  it 
by  cities  into  seven  parts  in  a  book, 
and  came  ayain  to  Joshua  to  the 
host  at  Shiloh. 

10  1  And  Joshua  cast  lots  for 
them  in  Shiloh  before  the  Lord  : 
and  there  Joshua  divided  the  land 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  accord- 
ing to  their  divisions. 

Ill  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin  came  up 
according  to  their  families:  and 
the  coast  of  their  lot  came  forth 
between  the  children  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Joseph. 

12  'And  their  border  on  the  north 
side  was  from  Jordan ;  and  the 
border  went  up  to  the  side  of  Jeri- 
cho on  the  north  side,  and  went  uj) 
through  the  mountains  westward ; 
and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at 
the  wilderness  of  Beth-aven. 

13  And  the  border  went  over  from 
thence  toward  Luz,  to  the  side  of 
Luz,  •'which  is  B(5tli-el,  southward; 
and  the  border  descended  to  Ata- 
roth-adar,  near  the  hill  that  licth 
on  the  south  side  'of  the  nether 
Beth-horon. 

14  And  the  bord(H*  was  drawn 
thence,  and  comx)assed  the  corner 


Before 

CH  RIST 

1444. 

dch.  15.  1. 
•"ch.  10.  1,  i. 


fch.  14.  2. 
ver.  10. 


Sch.  13. ; 


1.  ch.  13.  S. 


I 


:  See  ch.  1G.1. 


ir.on.28.19. 
Judg.  1.23. 


1  ch.  IG.  X 


I 


The. lot  of  Beujamin. 


JOSHUA. 


The  lot  of  Simeon. 


Before 

CIIKIST 

1444. 


"  See  ch.-15. 

a. 


"  ch.  13. 9. 


"ch.li.  8. 


P  ch. 13. 


Ich.  15.  6. 


'ch.  13.  C. 
II  Or, 
The  plain. 


fHeb. 
tongue. 


of  the  sea  southward,  from  the  hill 
that  I'leth  before  Beth-hovoii  soutli- 
"warcl;  and  the  goinos  out  tlieveof 
were  at  "Khjath-baal,  which  is 
'  Kirjath-jeariin,  a  city  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah :  this  ivas  the  west 
quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  was 
from  the  end  of  Kirjath-jearim, 
and  the  border  went  out  on  the 
west,  and  went  out  to  "the  well  of 
waters  of  jSTephtoah : 

IC  And  the  border  came  down  to 
the  end  of  the  mountain  that  licth 
before  °tlie  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom,  and  which  is  in  the  valley 
of  the  giants  on  the  north,  and  de- 
scended to  the  valley  of  Hinnom, 
to  the  side  of  Jebusi  on  the  south, 
and  descended  to  PEn-rogel, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  the  north, 
and  went  forth  to  En-shemesh,  and 
went  forth  toward  Geliloth,  which 
is  over  against  the  going  u^)  of 
Adumraim,  and  descended  to  "^the 
stone  of  Boh  an  the  son  of  Reuben, 

18  And  passed  along  toward  the 
side  over  against "" "  ^^rabali  north- 
ward, and  went  doA\Ti  unto  iVra- 
bah : 

19  And  the  border  passed  along 
to  the  side  of  Beth-hoglah  north- 
ward: and  the  outgoings  of  the 
border  were  at  the  north  ^bay  of 
the  salt  sea  at  the  south  end  of 
Jordan :  this  was  the  south  coast. 

20  And  Jordan  was  the  border  of 
it  on  the  east  side.  This  was  the 
inheritance  of  the  clnhh-en  of  Ben- 
jamin, by  the  coasts  thereof  round 
about,  according  to  their  families. 

21  Xow  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin  accord- 
ing to  their  families  were  Jericho, 
and  Beth-hoglah,  and  the  valley  of 
Keziz, 

22  And  Beth-arabah,  and  Zema- 
raim,  and  Beth-el, 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and 
Ophrah, 

24  And  Chephar-haammonai,  and 
Ophni,  and  Gaba;  twelve  cities 
with  their  villages : 

25  Gibeon,  and  Eamah,  and  Be- 
eroth, 

26  And  Mizpeh,  and  Cheplikah, 
and  Mozah, 


27  And  Eekem,  and  Irpeel,  and 
Taralah, 

28  And  Zelah,  Eleph,  and  Mebu- 
si,  which  is  Jerusalem,  Gibeath, 
and  Kirjath ;  fourteen  cities  with 
their  villages.  This  is  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  children  of  Benjamin 
according  to  their  families. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  T/ie  Jot  of  Simi'on,  10  of  Zebnlun,  17  oflssachar,  24 
(f  Ak/ic)\  'd'Z  of  Xaphtali,  40  of  Ban.  4Q  The  chil- 
dren of  Ixracl  give  an  inheritance  to  Joshua. 

A  XD  the  second  lot  came  forth 
J\_  to  Simeon,  even  for  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Simeon  accord- 
ing to  their  families :  '^  and  their 
inheritance  was  witliin  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  ^they  had  in  their  inherit- 
ance Beer-sheba,  or  Sheba,  and 
Moladah, 

3  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Balah, 
and  Azem, 

4  And  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and 
Hormah, 

5  And  Ziklag,  and  Beth-marca- 
both,  and  Hazar-susah, 

G  And  Beth-lebaoth,  and  Sharu- 
hen;  thirteen  cities  and  their  vil- 
lages : 

7  Ain,  Remmon,  and  Ether,  and 
Ashan;  four  cities  and  then'  vil- 
lages : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  ivere 
round  about  these  cities  to  Baalath- 
beer,  Ramath  of  the  south.  This 
is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Simeon  according 
to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  iras  the  inheritance 
of  the  children  of  Simeon :  for  the 
part  of  the  chikben  of  Judah  was 
too  much  for  them:  therefore  the 
children  of  Simeon  had  their  inherit- 
ance within  the  inheritance  of  them. 

10  ^  And  the  third  lot  came  up 
for  the  children  of  Zebulun  ac- 
cording to  their  families :  and  the 
border  of  their  inheritance  was 
unto  Sarid: 

11  ''And  their  border  went  up  to- 
ward the  sea,  and  Maralah,  and 
reached  to  Dabbasheth,  and  reach- 
ed to  the  river  that  is  ''before 
Jokneam ; 

12  And  tm'ned  from  Sarid  east- 

281 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 


'  ch.  15.  8. 


'  vcr.  9. 


b  1  Chr.  4. '.«. 


■^  ver.  1. 


■I  Gen.  49. 13. 


'ch.  12.22. 


The  lots  of  Issachar,  Asher, 


JOSHUA. 


K((phtali,  and  Dan. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1-U4. 


II  Or,  w!i  ich 
ij>  drawn. 


ward  toward  the  suniising  unto 
the  border  of  Ohisloth-tabor,  and 
then  goeth  out  to  Daberath,  and 
goeth  up  to  Japhia, 

13  And  from  thence  j)asseth  on 
along  on  the  east  to  Gittah-hepher, 
to  Ittah-kaziu,  and  goeth  out  to 
Eemmon-i'  methoar  to  Neah ; 

14  And  the  border  compasseth  it 
on  the  north  side  to  Hannathon : 
and  the  outgoings  thereof  are  in 
the  valley  of  Jiphthah-el : 

15  And  Kattath,  and  Nahallal, 
and  Shiniron,  and  Idalah,  and 
Beth-lehem :  twelve  cities  with 
their  villages. 

.16  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
chihben  of  Zebulun  according  to 
their  families,  these  cities  with  their 
villages. 

17  1[  And  the  fourth  lot  came  out 
to  Issachar,  for  the  children  of  Is- 
sachar  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward 
Jezreel,  and  Chesulloth,  and  Shu- 
nem, 

19  And  Haphraim,  and  Shihon, 
and  Anaharath, 

20  And  Eabbith,  and  Kishiou,  and 
Abez, 

21  And  Eemeth,  and  En-gannim, 
and  En-haddah,  and  Beth-pazzez; 

22  And  the  coast  reacheth  to 
Tabor,  and  kShahazimah,  and  Beth- 
shemesh;  and  the  outgoings  of 
their  border  were  at  Jordan :  six- 
teen cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Issachar 
according  to  their  families,  the 
cities  and  their  villages. 

24  «f  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out 
for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Asher  according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  Helkath, 
and  Hali,  and  Beten,  and  Ach- 
shaph, 

20  And  ^Vlanmielech,  and  Aniad, 
and  ]Misheal;  and  reacheth  to  Car- 
mel  Avestward,  and  to  Shilior-lib- 
natli ; 

27  And  tnrneth  toward  the  sun- 
rising  to  lieth-dagon,  and  reacheth 
to  Zebulun,  and  to  tlie  valley  of 
Jiplitliah-el  toward  tlie  north  side 
of  Beth-emek,  and  Neiel,  and  go- 
eth out  to  Cabul  on  the  left  hand, 
282 


28  And  Hebron,  and  Eehob,  and 
Hammon,  and  Kanah,  ^even  unto 
great  Zidon ; 

29  And  tlien  the  coast  turneth 
to  Eamah,  and  to  the  strong  city 
^Tyre;  and  the  coast  turneth  to 
Hosah ;  and  the  outgoings  thereof 
are  at  the  sea  from  the  coast  to 
^Achzib : 

30  Ummah  also,  and  Aj^hek,  and 
Eehob  :  twenty  and  two  cities  with 
their  villages. 

31  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Asher  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  these  cities 
with  their  villages. 

32  ®t  The  sixth  lot  came  out  to  the 
children  of  Nai^htali,  even  for  the 
children  of  NaphtaU  according  to 
their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  was  from  He- 
leph,  from  Allon  to  Zaanannim,  and 
Adami,  Nekeb,  and  Jabneel,  unto 
Lakum ;  and  the  outgoings  thereof 
were  at  Jordan : 

34  And  then  ^the  coast  turneth 
westward  to  Aznoth-tabor,  and  go- 
eth out  from  thence  to  Hukkok, 
and  reacheth  to  Zebulun  on  the 
south  side,  and  reacheth  to  Asher 
on  the  west  side,  and  to  Judah  up- 
on Jordan  toward  the  sunrising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Zid- 
dim,  Zer,  and  Hammath,  Eakkath, 
and  Ohinnereth, 

36  And  Adamah,  and  Eamah,  and 
Hazor, 

37  And  Kedesh,  and  Edrei,  and 
En-hazor, 

38  And  Iron,  and  Migdal-el,  Ho- 
rem,  and  Beth-anath,  and  Beth- 
shemesh ;  nineteen  cities  with  their 
villages. 

39  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Kaphtaii 


according 


to    their    families,   the 


cities  and  their  villages. 

40  ^l  And  the  seventh  lot  came 
out  for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Uan  according  to  their  families. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inherit- 
ance was  Zorah,  and  Eshtaol,  and 
Ii'-shemesh, 

42  iVnd  '  Sliaalabbin,  and  Ajalon, 
and  Jetlilah, 

43  And  Elou,  and  Thimnathah, 
and  Ekron, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 

fch.  11.8. 
Judg.  1. 31. 


t  Ilcb.  Tzor, 
2  Sam.  5.11. 


s  Gen.  .3S.  5. 
Jiidg.  1.  .•;i. 
Mic.  1.  li. 


h  DeuL33.2a. 


iJudg.  I  Si 


JoslixuCs  inlieritance. 


JOSHUA. 


Six  cities  of  refuge  apiwinted. 


Before 
CHRIST 


J  Or,  over 

against. 
I  Or,  Joppa, 

Acts  !1.  ;i6. 
k  See  Judg. 

18. 


I  Judg.  18.29. 


'"ch.24.  ,10. 

°lChr.r.-4. 

1444. 


°Num.r.4.ir 
ch.  14. 1. 


rclLlS.l.lO. 


•Ex.  il.1.3 

Num.  35. 
II,  11, 
Deut.  19. 

y. 


''Euth4.1,2. 


families,   these 


44  And  Eltekeli,  and  Gibbetlion, 
and  Baalath, 

45  And  Jelind,  and  Bene-berak, 
and  Gatli-rimmon, 

40  And  Me-jai'koii,  and  Eakkon, 
with  tlie  border  "before  "Jai)lio. 

47  Aiid  ''the  coast  of  the  children 
of  Dan  went  ont  too  little  for  them : 
therefore  the  children  of  13an  went 
np  to  fight  against  Leshem,  and 
took  it,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  and  possessed  it,  and 
dwelt  therein,  and  called  Leshem, 
'  Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their 
father. 

48  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  ac- 
cording to  their 
cities  with  their  villages 

49  ^  When  they  had  made  an  end 
of  dividing  the  land  for  inheritance 
by  their  coasts,  the  cliildren  of  Is- 
rael gave  an  inheritance  to  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun  among  thein : 

50  According  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  they  gave  him  the  city  wliicli 
he  asked,  even  /"  Timnath-"  serah  in 
mount  Ephraim  :  and  he  built  the 
city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

51  "These  are  the  inheritances, 
which  Eleazar  the  x)riest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  I^uu,  and  the 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  divided 
for  an  inheritance  by  lot  ■'  in  Shiloh 
before  the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation.  So 
they  made  an  end  of  dividing  the 
country. 

OHAPTEE  XX. 

1  God  commandeth,  7  and  tJte  children  of  Israel  ap- 
point the  six  cities  of  refiuje. 

THE    Lord    also    spake    unto 
Joshua,  saying, 

2  Speak  to  the  cliildren  of  Israel, 
saying,  -^Api^oint  out  for  you  cities 
of  refuge,  whereof  I  spake  unto 
you  by  the  hand  of  Moses : 
'  3  That  the  slayer  that  killeth  any 
person  unawares- rt»r/  unwittingly 
may  flee  thither:  and  they  shall 
be  your  refuge  from  the  avenger 
of  blood. 

4  And  when  he  that  doth  flee 
unto  one  of  those  cities  shall  stand 
at  the  entering  of  ^the  gate  of  the 
city,  and  shall  declare  his  cause  in 


the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that  city, 
they  shall  take  him  into  the  city 
unto  them,  and  give  him  a  i)lace, 
that  he  may  dwell  among  them. 

5  '^And  if  the  a\'eiiger  of  blood 
I)ursue  after  him,  then  they  shall 
not  deliver  the  slayer  up  into  his 
hand ;  because  he  smote  his  neigh- 
bour unwittingly,  and  hated  him 
not  bciforetime. 

()  And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city, 
''until  he  stand  before  the  congre- 
gation for  Judgment,  and  until  the 
death  of  the  high  priest  that  shall 
be  in  those  days:  then  shall  the 
slayer  return,  and  come  unto  his 
own  city,  and  unto  his  own  house, 
unto  the  city  from  whence  he  fled. 

7  *1|  And  they  Uippointed  'Kedesh 
in  Galilee  in  mount  Naphtali,  and 
^^Shechem  in  mount  Ephraim,  and 
*^Kiijath-arba,  which  is  Hebron,  in 
''  the  mountain  of  Judah. 

8  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho  eastward,  they  assigned 
^  Bezer  in  the  w  ilderness  upon  the 
plain  out  of  the  tribe  of  Keuben, 
and  "Ramoth  in  Gilead  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Gad,  and  '  Golan  in  Bashan 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9  "'These  were  the  cities  appoint- 
ed for  all  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourn- 
eth  among  them,  that  whosoever 
killeth  any  j)erson  at  unawares 
might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  by 
the  hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood, 
"until  he  stood  before  the  congre- 
gation. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Eight  and  forty  cities  given  by  lot,  out  of  the  otJier 
tribes,  unto  the  Leviies.  43  God  gave  the  land,  and 
rest  unto  the  Israelites,  according  to  hispromise. 

THEN  came  near  the  heads  of 
the  fathers  of  the  Levites  unto 
''Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  Josh- 
ua the  son  of  Xun,  and  unto  the 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel ; 

2  And  they  spake  unto  them  at 
^  Shiloli  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  say- 
ing, '^The  Lord  commanded  by  the 
hand  of  Moses  to  give  us  cities  to 
dwell  in,  with  the  suburbs  thereof 
for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave 
unto  the  Levites  out  of  their  inher- 

283 


Before 
CllKIST 

1444. 


°  Num.35.12. 


dNum.35.12, 


tllcb. 

sanctiji^d. 
•■ch.  21.  .32. 

1  Clu-.  a  76. 
fell.  21.  21. 

2  Chr.  10. 1. 
«^cli.l4.  l.^.S 

21.  11,  13. 
b  Luke  1.  39. 


i  Dent.  4. 4.3. 
ch.  21.  36. 
1  Chr.  6. 78. 

kch.21.  3,S. 
1  Kings  22, 

1  ch.  21.  27. 


">  Num.  35. 
15. 


"  ver.  6. 


» ch.  14. 1.  & 
17.4. 


lich.  18. 1. 
'Num.  35.2. 


kL 


JEight  and  forty  cities 


JOSHUA. 


are  given  unto  the  Levites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 


■1  vcr.  8, 10. 

'  See  ch.  24. 
33. 


fyer.  20,  &c. 


s  ver.  2",  &c. 


liver.  34,  &c. 


i  ver.  3. 


k  Num.  35.2. 


tHcb. 
called. 
Iyer.  4. 


■"IChr.C.M. 
II  Or  Kir- 

jaffi-arha, 

Gen.  'Si.  2. 
»ch.  15.  13, 

14. 
°ch.  20.  7. 

Luke  1.  39. 


Teh.  14. 14. 
1  Chr.  (J.  M. 


llChr.C.'T, 
Sec. 

'ch.  15.54.  & 

20.7. 


•ch.  l."..  42. 


itance,  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  these  cities  and  then*  sub- 
urbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the 
families  of  the  Kohathites:  and 
'^the  children  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
u'ldch  were  of  the  Levites,  ''had  by 
lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen 
cities. 

5  And  *^the  rest  of  the  cliildren  of 
Kohath  liad  by  lot  out  of  the  fami- 
lies  of  the  tribe  of  Ei)hraim,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  and  out  of 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  ten 
cities. 

6  And  ^the  children  of  Gershon 
had  by  lot  out  of  the  families  of 
the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  ]N'aphtali,  and  out  of  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thir- 
teen cities. 

7  ^  The  children  of  Merari  by  their 
families  had  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Eeuben,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
lun,  twelve  cities.  r- 

8  'And  the  children  of  Israel  gave 
by  lot  unto  the  Levites  these  cities 
■with  their  suburbs,  ""as  the  Lord 
commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

9  1"  And  they  gave  out  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  the  cliildren  of 
Simeon,  these  cities  which  are  here 
t  mentioned  by  name, 

10  ^  Which  the  children  of  Aaron, 
T)eing  of  the  families  of  the  Kohath- 
ites, ivho  were  of  the  children  of 
Levi,  had :  for  theirs  was  the  first 
lot. 

11  ""And  they  gave  them  "  the  city 
of  Arba  the  father  of  "Anak,  which 
city  is  Hebron,  "in  the  hill  country 
of  Judah,  with  the  suburbs  thereof 
round  about  it. 

12  But  nhe  fields  of  the  city,  and 
the  villages  thereof,  gave  they  to 
Caleb  the  sou  of  Jephunneh  for 
his  possession. 

13  •[  Thus  nhey  gave  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Aaron  the  priest  "^  Hebron 
with  her  sul)ur])s,  to  he  a  city  of 
refuge  for  the  slayer;  ''and  Libnah 
with  her  subiu-bs, 

284 


14  And  *  Jattir  with  her  suburbs, 
"and  Eshtemoa  with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  ^Holon  with  her  suburbs, 
^and  Debir  with  her  suburbs, 

16  And  ^Ain  with  her  subm^bs, 
^and  Juttah  with  her  suburbs,  and 
^ Beth-shemesh  with  her  suburbs; 
nine  cities  out  of  those  two  tribes. 

17  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min, '^Gibeon  with  her  suburbs, 
'^  Geba  with  her  suburbs, 

18  Anathoth  with  her  suburbs, 
and  •'Almon  with  her  suburbs  ;  four 
cities. 

19  All  the  cities  of  the  chikben 
of  Aaron,  the  priests,  were  thirteen 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 

20  ^  *^And  the  families  of  the  chil- 
(ben  of  Kohath,  the  Legates  which 
remained  of  the  children  of  Kohath, 
even  they  had  the  cities  of  their 
lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 

21  For  they  gave  them  *-'  Shechem 
with  her  suburbs  in  mount  Ephra- 
im, to  he  a  city  of  refuge  for  the 
slayer;  and  Gezer  with  her  sub- 
urbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Beth-horon  with  her  suburbs ; 
four  cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
Eltekeh  with  her  subiu'bs,  Gib- 
bethon  with  her  suburbs, 

24  Aijalon  with  her  suburbs,  Gath- 
rimmon  with  her  suburbs ;  four 
cities. 

25  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  Tanach  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Gath-rimmon  with  her 
suburbs ;  two  cities. 

26  All  the  cities  were  ten  with 
their  subiu'bs  for  the  families  of 
the  chikken  of  Kohath  that  re- 
mained. 

27  1^  ''And  unto  the  children  of 
Gershon,  of  the  families  of  the  Le- 
vites, out  of  the  other  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh  they  gave  '  Golan  in  Ba- 
shan with  her  suburbs,  to  he  a  city 
of  refuge  for  the  flayer ;  and  Beesh- 
terah  with  her  suburbs;  two  cities. 

28  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char, Kishon  with  her  suburbs, 
Dabareh  with  her  suburbs, 

29  Jarmuth  with  her  sul)urbs,  En- 


gannim   with 
cities. 


her    suburbs ;   four 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 

•ch.  15.  48. 
"  ch.  15.  50. 
^lChr.G.58, 

mien, 

eh.  15.  51. 
>■  ch.  15.  49. 
^  1  Chr.  e.  59. 

ch.  15.  42. 
^ch.  13.  ■>5. 
bch.  15. 10. 


'  ch.  18.  25. 

d  ch.  18.  24, 
Gaba. 


"'IChr.  C.a- 
Alemelh. 


fver.  5. 
1  Chr.  6.  G6. 


?ch.20. ; 


h  ver.  C. 
1  Chr.  C.  71. 


!ch.20.8. 


The  cities  of  the  Levites. 


JOSHUA. 


The  two  tribes  and  half  return. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1441. 


kch.20. -. 


I  ver.  r. 
See  1  Chr.G. 
77. 


i 


"  ch.  20.  8. 


■■  ch.  20.  8. 


"Num.  33.7 


f  Gen.  1.3. 13. 

Sc  13.  18.  & 
•Jj.  .3.  &  28. 
4,13. 


'I  ch.  11.  2.3.  & 
22.4. 


'Deut.7.  24. 


30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher, 
Mishal  with  her  suburbs,  Abdon 
with  her  suburbs, 

31  Helkath  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Eehob  Avith  her  suburbs ;  four 
cities. 

32  And  out. of  tlic^  tribe  of  lSra])h- 
tali,  ""Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her 
suburbs,  to  l)e  a  city  of  refuge  for 
the  slayer;  and  Haunnoth-dor  with 
her  suburbs,  and  Kartan  with  her 
suburbs ;  three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Gershon- 
ites  according-  to  their  families  were 
thirteen  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

34  ^  'And  unto  the  families  of  the 
children  of  Merari,  the  rest  of  the 
Levites,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
lun,  Jokueam  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Kartah  with  her  suburbs, 

35  Dimnah  with  her  suburbs,  Na- 
halal  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Eeu- 
ben,  "Bezer  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jahazah  with  her  suburbs, 

37  Kedemoth  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Mephaath  with  her  suburbs; 
four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
"Eamoth  in  Gilead  with  her  sub- 
urbs, to  le  a  city  of  refuge  for  the 
slayer;  and  Mahauaim  with  her 
suburbs, 

39  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs, 
Jazer  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities 
in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  children 
of  Merari  by  their  families,  which 
were  remaining  of  the  families  of 
the  Levites,  were  hy  their  lot  twelve 
cities. 

41  ''All  the  cities  of  the  Levites 
within  the  possession  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  tvere  forty  and  eight 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 

42  These  cities  were  every  one 
with  their  suburbs  round  about 
them :  thus  u'lere  all  these  cities. 

43^1"  And  the  Lord  gave  unto 
Israel  Pall  the  land  which  he  sware 
to  give  unto  their  fathers;  and  they 
possessed  it,  and  dwelt  therein. 

44  "lAnd  the  Lord  gave  them  rest 
round  about,  according  to  all  that 
he  sware  unto  their  fathers:  and 
'there  stood  not  a  man  of  all  their 
enemies  before  them;   the  Lord 


delivered   all    their    enemies  into 
their  hand, 

45  'There  failed  not  aught  of  any 
good  thing  which  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel; 
all  came  to  i)ass. 

CHAPTEE  XXII. 

1  TIic  two  tribes   and  half  with   a  blessing  arc   soit 
home.     10  The//  build  the  altar  of  testimony  in  their 
journeij.     11  The  Israelites  are  offended  thereat.    21 
Thiy  ijive  them  yood  satisfaction. 

Tliim  Joshua  called  the  Eeu- 
benites,  and  the  Gadites,  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 

2  Aud  said  unto  them.  Ye  have 
kept  ''all  that  Moses  the  ser^nt 
of  the  Lord  commanded  you,  'and 
have  obeyed  my  voice  in  all  that  I 
commanded  you : 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren 
these  many  days  unto  this  day, 
but  have  kept  the  charge  of  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  yoiu- 
God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  given  rest  unto  yoi\r  breth- 
ren, as  he  fn'omised  them:  there- 
fore now  return  ye,  and  get  you 
unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the  land 
of  your  j)ossession,  ''which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you 
on  the  other  side  Jordan, 

5  But  ''take  diligent  heed  to  do 
the  commandment  and  the  *  law, 
which  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  charged  you,  "^to  love  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  to  walk  in  all 
his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments, and  to  cleave  unto 
him,  and  to  serve  him  with  all  your 
heart  and  with  all  your  soul. 

6  So  eJoshua  '^ blessed  thein,  and 
sent  them  away :  and  they  went 
unto  their  tents. 

7  1  Xow  to  the  one  half  of  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  Moses  had  given 
jwssession  in  Bashan:  ^but  unto 
the  other  half  thereof  gave  Joshua 
among  their  brethren  on  this  side 
Jordan  w^estward.  And  when  Josh- 
ua sent  tliein  away  also  unto  their 
tents,  then  he  blessed  them, 

8  And  he  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing, Eeturn  with  much  riches  unto 
your  tents,  and  with  very  much 
cattle,  with  silver,  and  with  gold, 
and  with  brass,  and  with  iron,  and 
with  very  much  raiment:  ''divide 

285 


Before 

CIIKIST 

1441. 

»ch.  23. 14. 


'  Xum  ..32.20. 

JJeut.  3.  18. 

Ii  ch.  1.  lU,  1". 


'=Num..32..3.3. 
Deut.  29.8. 
ch.  13.  8. 


d  Dr-ut.  C.  C, 
IT.  &  11.  22. 


"  Deut.10.12. 


rGon.47.  7. 

K.\.;i'J.  43. 
ch.  14.13. 
2  Sum.  6.  IS. 
Luke  24. 50. 


Kch.  17.  5. 


h  Num.31.27. 
1  Sain.30.24. 


The  altar  of  testimony  'built. 


JOSHUA. 


Contention  of  the  tribes  thereon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


iTCiim.32. 1, 

26, 29. 


k  Deut.13.12, 
&c. 
Judg.  20.12. 


IJudg.  20. 1. 


■»  Deut.  13. 
14. 
Judg.  20. 12 


"  Ex.  6.  2.1. 
Num.  25.  7. 


t  Ucb. 
houfe  of 
the  father. 

"Num.  1.  4. 


the  spoil  of  your  enemies  with 
yonr  brethren. 

9  ?[  xVud  the  chikh^en  of  Eeuben 
and  the  chikben  of  Gad  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  returned, 
and  dei^arted  from  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  Shiloh,  which  is  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto 
'  the  country  of  Gilead,  to  the  land 
of  their  possession,  whereof  they 
were  possessed,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

10,  ^  And  when  they  came  unto 
the  borders  of  Jordan,  that  are  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  the  children 
of  Eeuben  and  the  children  of  Gad 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a 
great  altar  to  see  to. 

11  *|  And  the  children  of  Israel 
■"  heard  say,  Behold,  the  chikken 
of  Eeuben  and  the  children  of  Gad 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
have  built  an  altar  over  against 
the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  borders 
of  Jordan,  at  the  passage  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

12  And  when  the  children  of  Ps- 
rael  heard  of  it,  '  the  whole  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel 
gathered  themselves  together  at 
Shiloh,  to  go  up  to  war  against 
them. 

13  And  the  chikben  of  Israel 
""sent  unto  the  children  of  Eeuben, 
and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  into  the 
land  of  Gilead,  "Phinehas  the  son 
of  Eleazar  the  priest, 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of 
each  t  chief  house  a  prince  through- 
out all  the  tribes  of  Israel ;  and 
"each  one  teas  a  head  of  the  house 
of  their  fathers  amoilg  the  thou- 
sands of  Israel. 

15  1^  And  they  came  unto  the 
children  of  Eeuben,  and  to  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  unto  the  land 
of  Gilead,  and  they  spake  with 
them,  saying, 

1()  Tlius  saith  the  whole  congre- 
gation of  the  LoKD,  AVhat  tresi)ass 
is  this  that  ye  have  conuriitted 
against  the  God  of  Israel,  to  turn 
away  this  day  from  following  the 
286 


Lord,  in  that  ve  have  builded  vou 
an  altar,  ^that  ye  might  rebel  this 
day  against  the  Lord  ? 

17  Js  the  iniquity  "of  Peor  too 
little  for  us,  from  which  we  are  not 
cleansed  until  this  day,  although 
there  was  a  plague  in  the  congre- 
gation of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away 
this  day  from  following  the  Lord  ? 
and  it  will  be,  seeing  ye  rebel  to 
day  against  the  Lord,  that  to  mor- 
row "^he  will  be  wroth  with  the 
whole  congregation  of  Israel. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land 
of  your  i)OSsession  be  unclean,  then 
pass  ye  over  unto  the  land  of  the 
possession  of  the  Lord,  'wherein 
the  Lord's  tabernacle  dwelleth, 
and  take  possession  among  us :  but 
rebel  not  against  the  Lord,  nor 
rebel  against  us,  in  building  you 
an  altar  besides  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  oiu-  God. 

20  *Did  not  Achan  the  son  of 
Zerah  commit  a  trespass  in  the  ac- 
cursed thing,  and  wrath  fell  on  all 
tlie  congregation  of  Israel  ?  and 
that  man  perished  not  alone  in  his 
iniquity. 

21  ^  Then  the  children  of  Eeuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  answered, 
and  said  unto  the  heads  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord  "God  of  gods,  the 
Lord  God  of  gods,  he  ^knoweth, 
and  Israel  he  shall  know;  if  it  be 
in  rebellion,  or  if  in  transgression 
against  the  Lord,  (save  us  not  this 

23  That  we  have  built  us  an  altar 
to  turn  from  following  the  Lord, 
or  if  to  offer  thereon  burnt  oifering 
or  meat  offering,  or  if  to  oft'er  peace 
offerings  thereon,  let  the  Lord 
himself  ^require  it; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather  done  | 
it  for  fear  of  ^/*/.s  thing,  saying,  *in 
time  to  come  your  chiklren  might 
speak  unto  our  children,  saying, 
What  have  ye  to  do  with  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  ? 

25  For  tlie  Lord  hath  made  Jor- 
dan a  border  betAveen  us  and  you, 
ye  children  of  Eeuben  and  chikben 
of  Gad;  ye  have  no  part  in  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 

"  See  Lev. 

17.  8,  M. 

Deut.  12.13. 

14. 
INum.  25. 

."..  4. 

Deut.  4.  3 


'  Num.lG.22. 


"ch.  IS.  1. 


'cli.  7. 1.5. 


°  Deut.lO.l*. 
"  1  Kings  8. 

sy. 

Job  10.  7.  & 
2:;.  10. 
Ps.  44. 21.  & 
l.ili.  1,2. 
Jer.  12.  3. 
2  Cor.  U. 
11,31. 


SDout.l.S.m. 
1  Uuin.-U.Ui. 


t llcb. 
2'o  morroie. 


I 


The  deputies  are  satisfied. 


JOSHUA. 


Joshua's  exlwi'tation  to  obedience. 


Before 

CIIKIST 

1444. 


•Gcn.Sl.-lS. 
ch.  '.'4.  27. 
ver.  S4. 


•Dcut.  12 
«,  11. 1-', 
18,  Ltj,  L'- 


I 


bDciit.  12. 
1.;,  H. 


i  Ili^b.  it  icas 
qno't  in 
their  ci/cs. 


■Lev.  26.  11, 
12. 
2  Chr.  ir,.  2. 

t  neb.  then. 


Lord  :  so  shall  your  children  make 
oiir  childreu  cease  ti'om  feariug  the 
Lord. 

26  Therefore  we  said,  Let  iis  now 
prepare  to  l)nild  ns  an  altar,  not 
for  burnt  oflTerino',  nor  for  sacrifice: 

27  But  that  it  mat/  he  'ii  witness 
between  us,  and  you,  and  our  i^en- 
erations  after  us,  that  we  niiiiht 
""  do  the  service  of  the  Lord  before 
liim  with  our  ]>urnt  offerinos,  and 
with  our  sacritices,  and  with  our 
l)eace  olferings ;  that  your  children 
may  not  say  to  our  children  in 
time  to  come,  Ye  have  no  \}avt  in 
the  Lord. 

28  Therefore  said  we,  that  it  shall 
be,  Avhen  they  should  so  say  to  us 
or  to  our  generations  in  time  to 
come,  that  we  may  say  a(/ain,  Be- 
hold the  pattern  of  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  which  our  fjithers  made,  not 
for  burnt  offerings,  nor  for  sacri- 
tices ;  but  it  is  a  witness  between 
us  and  vou. 

29  God  forbid  that  we  should  re- 
►bel   against  the   Lord,  and  turn 

this  day  from  following  the  Lord, 
^to  build  an  altar  for  burnt  otfer- 
ings,  for  meat  offerings,  or  for  sac- 
rifices, besides  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  our  God  that  is  before  his 
tabernacle. 

30  •[  And  when  Phinehas  the 
priest,  and  the  x)rinces  of  the  con- 
gregation and  heads  of  the  thou- 
sands of  Israel  which  were  with 
him,  heard  the  words  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Keuben  and  the  children 
of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Manas- 
seli  spake,  Mt  pleased  them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Elea- 
zar  the  priest  said  unto  the  children 
of  Eeuben,  and  to  the  children  of 
Gad,  and  to  the  children  of  ]Manas- 

1  seh.  This  day  we  perceive  that  the 
Lord  is  *=  among  us,  because  ye 
have  not  committed  this  trespass 
against  the  Lord  :  ^  now  ye  have 
delivered  the  children  of  Israel  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Lord. 

32  If  And  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  the  princes, 
returned  from  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, and  from  the  children  of  Gad, 
out  of  the  land  of  Gilead,  iTuto  the 
land  of  Canaan,   to  the  childi-en 


of  Israel,  and  brought  them  word 


agani. 


33  And  the  thing  pleased  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ;  and  the  children 
of  Israel  '"blessed  (rod,  and  did  not 
intend  to  go  up  against  them  in 
battle,  to  destroy  the  land  wherein 
the  children  of  Eeuben  and  Gad 
dwelt. 

34  ^Vnd  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  called  the 
altar  ^^Ud :  for  it  shall  he  a  witness 
between  us  that  the  Lord  is  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Joshua's  exhortation  before  his  death.,  3  by  forme)- 
bctit'fts,  .')  hij  ]>roinines,  11  and  by  threateuiiKjs. 

AXD  it  came  to  pass,  a  long 
J\.  time  after  that  the  Lord  '-'  had 
given  rest  unto  Israel  from  all  their 
enemies  round  al)out,  that  Joshua 
•^  waxed  old  and  +  stricken  in  age. 

2  And  Joshua  '^called  for  all  Is- 
rael, and  for  their  elders,  and  for 
their  heads,  and  for  their  judges, 
and  for  their  ofiicers,  and  said  unto 
them,  I  am, old  and  stricken  in 
ao'e : 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto  all 
these  nations  because  of  you;  for 
the  ''Lord  your  God  is  he  that 
hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  ''I  have  divided  unto 
you  by  lot  these  nations  that  re- 
main, to  be  an  inheritance  for  your 
tribes,  from  Jordan,  with  all  the 
nations  that  I  have  cut  off,  even 
unto  the  great  sea  ^westward. 

5  And  the  Lord  your  God,  Hie 
shall  expel  them  from  before  you, 
and  drive  them  from  out  of  your 
sight;  and  ye  shall  possess  their 
land,  ^as  the  Lord  yom'  God  hath 
promised  unto  you. 

6  ''Be  ye  -therefore  very  coura- 
geous to  keep  and  to  do  all  that 
is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law 
of  Moses,  '  that  ye  turn  not  aside 
therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left ; 

7  That  ye  ""come  not  among  these 
nations,  these  that  remain  among 
you ;  neither  '  make  mention  of  the 
name  of  their  gods,  nor  cause  to 
swear  hy  them,  neither  serve  them, 
nor  bow  yourselves  unto  them  : 

8  "  But  °' cleave  unto  the  Lord 

287 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


■1 1  Chr.29.20. 
Nfh.  H.  6. 
Dun.  2.  111. 
Luke  2.  28. 


II  That  is,  A 
witnesB :  So 
ch.  24.  27. 


about  1427 

»ph.  21. 44.  J 
22.4. 


l>ch.  1,3. 1. 
t  Ileb.  come 

into  (lay.1. 
•"  Deut.Sl.£8. 

ch.  24. 1. 

lChr.28. 1. 


d  Ex.  14.  14. 
ch.  10.14,42. 


'ph.  13.  2,  G. 
&  18. 10. 


t  neb.  at 
the  sunset. 
fEx.  23.  30. 

&  .■i:1.  2.  & 
.".4.11.' 
D«ut.  11.23. 
ch.  13.  y. 


E  Nuin.33.53. 


l.ch.  1.7. 


i  Dcut.  5.  .i2. 
&  28. 14. 

k  Ex.  2.'?.  33. 
Deut.  7.  2..">. 
Priiv.  4.  14. 
Eph.  .5. 11. 

I  Ex.  23.  13. 
Ps.  16.  4. 
Jer.5.  7. 
Zcph.  1.  5. 
See  Num. 
32.  .58. 

II  Or,  For  if 
ye  will 
cleave,  S{C. 

■"  Deut.  10. 
20.  &  11.  22. 
.t  13.  4. 
ch.  22.  5. 


I 


JosJiua^s  exlwrtation. 


JOSHUA. 


GocVs  henefits  to  Israel. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1427 

11  Or,  The7i 
tlip  Lord 

Will  drive. 
"  Deut.11.23. 
"  cli.  1.  5. 


P  Lev.  26.  8. 
Deut.  3l'.30. 
See  Judg.S. 
31.  &  J5.  15. 
i  Sam.  23.8. 

1  Ex.  14. 14. 

&  2.3.  27. 

Deut.  3.  22. 
'  ch.  22.  i. 
t  Hob. 

your  souls. 


'  Heb.  10. 38, 
3:). 

2  Pet.  2.  20, 
21. 


'  Deut.  7.  3. 


"Judg.2.  3. 


»  Ex.  2.3.  53. 
Num.  33.55. 
Deut.  7.  IB. 
lKiiigall.4. 


>  I  Kings  2  2. 
See  Heb.  9. 

27. 


'ch.  21.4.5. 
Luke  21.  33. 


'  Deut.28.&3. 


I'Lev.  2G.  KJ. 
Deut.  28.15, 
IS,  Sec. 


yoiir  God,  as  ye  have  done  unto 
this  day. 

9  " "  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out 
from  before  you  great  nations  and 
strong:  but  as  for  you,  °no  man 
hath  been  able  to  stand  before  you 
unto  this  day. 

10  pQne  man  of  you  shall  chase 
a  thousand:  for  the  Lord  your 
God,  he  it  is  that  fighteth  for  you, 
"i  as  he  hath  i^romised  you. 

11  "^Take  good  heed  therefore  un- 
to ^  yourselves,  that  je  love  the 
Lord  your  God. 

12  Else,  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  ^go 
back,  and  cleave  unto  the  remnant 
of  these  nations,  even  these  that  re- 
main among  you,  and  shall  Mnake 
marriages  with  them,  and  go  in 
unto  them,  and  they  to  you : 

13  Know  for  a  certainty  that  "the 
Lord  your  God  will  no  more  drive 
out  an}/  of  these  nations  from  be- 
fore you ;  ""  but  they  shall  be  snares 
and  traps  unto  you,  and  scourges 
in  your  sides,  and  t^jorns  in  your 
eyes,  until  ye  perish  from  off  this 
good  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  you. 

14  And,  behold,  this  day  ''I  am 
going  the  way  of  all  the  earth: 
and  ye  know  in  all  your  hearts 
and  in  all  your  souls,  that  ""not  one 
thing  hath  failed  of  all  the  good 
things  which  the  Lord  your  God 
spake  concerning  you ;  all  are  come 
to  pass  unto  you,  and  not  one  thing 
hath  failed  thereof. 

15  ''Therefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  as  all  good  things  are 
come  upon  you,  which  the  Lord 
your  God  promised  you;  so  shall 
the  Lord  bring  ui)ou  you  ^all  evil 
things,  until  he  have  destroyed 
you  from  off  this  good  laud  which 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  given 
you. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  he  commanded  you, 
and  have  gone  and  served  other 
gods,  and  bowed  yourselves  to 
tliein ;  then  shall  the  anger  of  tlu^ 
Lord  be  kindled  against  you,  and 
ye  shall  i>erish  quickly  from  off  the 
good  land  which  he  hath  given  un- 
to you. 

288 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Jofthua  assembleth  the  tribes  at  Shechem.  2  A  hi'ief 
history  of  God's  benefits  from  Terah.^  14  He  re- 
neweth  the  covenant  between  them  and  God.  26  A 
stone  the  witness  of  the  covenant.  2'd  Joshua\  age, 
death,  and  burial.  32  Joseph's  bones  are  buried. 
33  Eleazar  dieth. 

XD  Joshua    gathered   all  the 


A^ 


tribes  of  Israel  to  "Shechem, 
and  "^  called  for  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  for  their  heads,  and  for  their 
judges,  and  for  their  officers ;  and 
they  'presented  themselves  before 
God. 

2  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the 
people,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  ''Your  fathers  dwelt  on 
the  other  side  of  the  flood  in  old 
time,  even  Terah,  the  father  of 
Abraham,  and  the  father  of  Xa- 
chor :  and  'they  served  other  gods. 

3  And  'T  took  your  father  Abra- 
ham from   the   other  side   of  the 


flood,  and  led  him 


throughout 


all 


the  land  of  Canaan,  and  multiplied 
his  seed,  and  ^'gave  him  Isaac. 

4  And  I  gave  unto  Isaac  ^  Jacob 
and  Esau :  and  I  gave  unto  '  Esau 
mount  Seir,  to  possess  it ;  ^  but  Ja-. 
cob  and  his  children  went  down 
into  Egypt. 

5  '  I  sent  Moses  also  and  Aaron, 
and  '"I  plagued  Egypt,  according 
to  that  which  I  did  among  them : 
and  afterward  I  brouglit  you  out. 

G  And  I  "brought  your  fathers 
out  of  Egyjit:  and  °ye  came  unto 
the  sea ;  p  and  the  Egyptians  pur- 
sued after  your  fathers  with  char- 
iots and  horsemen  unto  the  Eed 
sea. 

7  And  when  they  "  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  "^he  put  darkness  between 
you  and  the  Egyptians,  'and 
brought  the  sea  upon  them,  and 
covered  them ;  and  ^  your  eyes  have 
seen  what  I  have  done  in  Egypt : 
and  ye  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  "a 
long  season. 

8  iVnd  I  brought  you  into  the 
laud  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
on  the  other  side  Jordan;  ''and 
they  fought  with  you :  and  I  gave 
them  into  your  hand,  that  ye  might 
possess  their  land ;  and  I  destroyed 
them  from  before  you. 

9  Then  ^  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor, 
king  of  Moab,  arose  and  warred 
against  Israel,  and  '  sent  and  called 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1427. 


"  Gen.  35. 4. 
I  ch.  23.  2. 


■■  1  Sam.  10. 
19. 


J  Gen.  11. 26, 
31. 


"•  Gen.  31. 53. 

fGen.  12.1. 
Acts  7.  2,  3. 


°nen.21.2,3. 

I's.  127.  3. 
1.  Gen. 25. 24, 

25,  2(!. 
i  Gen.  36.  8. 

Deut.  2.  5. 
'-  Gen.  46. 1, 

6. 

Acts  7. 15. 


1  Ex.  3. 10. 

"  Ex.  7.  &  8. 
&  9.  &  10.  & 
12. 


"  E.x.  12.  37, 
.51. 

°  Ex.  14.  2. 
r  Ex.  14.  9. 


1  Ex.  14.  10. 

■■Ex.  14.  ai. 


"  Ex.  14. 

28. 


'  Deut.  4.  -M. 
&  29.  2. 


"  eh.  5.  C. 


'■Num. 21. 21, 

Deut.  2.  32. 
&3.  1. 


;•  Sec  Judff. 
11.25. 


^Num.  22.."!. 
Deut.  23.  4. 


The  covenant  renewed. 


JOSHUA. 


Joshna^s  age  and  death. 


Before 
CHKIST 
nlioul  1427. 

■'  Deut.  23.  5. 

i.Xum.i'l.lI, 
2I».  &  -^4.  10. 


'.■h.. 1.14,17. 

S;  4.  10,11, 

I  J. 
'It'll,  (i.  I.& 

ID.l.&ll.l. 


■■  Ex.  2.1.  L'S. 
Dcut.  7.  L'O. 


f  Ps.  44.  3,  B. 


«Deiit.G.  10, 
II. 
ch.  11.  13. 


liDeiit.10.12. 

1  Sam.  12.24. 
iGen.  ir.  1. 

ft  20. 5. 
Deut.  1S.13. 
1?«.  IIU.  1. 

2  Cor.  1.12. 
£ph.  C.  24. 

tver.  2,  23. 

l,ev.  17.  7. 

Jiz.  20. 18. 
IEz.211.  7,  8. 

&23.  3. 

"  See  Ruth 
1. 1.5. 
1  Kings  18. 

ill. 

Ez.  20.  3!). 
John  U.  67. 
■ver.  14. 

•Ex.  2.3.  24, 
Sa,Sa.S:  34. 
15. 

ut.  13.  7. 
Ll«. 
idg.  K.  10. 
en.  18. 19. 

ft 


Balaam  the  son  of  Bcor  to  curse 
you : 

10  ""  But  I  would  not  hearken  unto 
Balaam ;  Hherefore  he  blessed  you 
still :  so  I  delivered  you  out  of  his 
hand. 

11  And  ''ye  Avent  over  Jordan, 
and  came  unto  Jericho:  and  'the 
men  of  Jericho  fought  ai>ain.styou, 
the  Amorites,  and  the  l*eiizzites, 
and  the  Canaanites,  and  tlie  Ilit- 
tites,  and  the  Girgashites,  the  lli- 
vites,  and  the  Jebusites;  and  I  de- 
livered them  into  your  hand. 

12  And  'I  sent  the  hornet  before 
you,  which  drave  them  out  from 
before  you,  even  the  two  kings  of 
the  Amorites ;  hut  "^not  with  thy 
sword,  nor  with  thy  bow. 

13  And  I  have  given  you  a  land 
for  which  ye  did  not  labour,  and 
^cities  which  ye  built  not,  and  ye 
dwell  in  them;  of  the  vineyards 
and  oliveyards  which  ye  planted 
not  do  ye  eat. 

14  •|i  ''Now  therefore  fear  the 
Lord,  and  serve  him  in  '  sincerity 
and  in  truth;  and  ""put  away  the 
gods  which  your  fathers  served  on 
the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and  '  in 
Egypt ;  and  serve  ye  the  Lokd. 

15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you 
to  serve  the  Lord,  "'choose  you 
this  day  whom  ye  will  serve ; 
whether  "the  gods  which  your  fa- 
thers served  that  ivere  on  the  other 
side  of  the  flood,  or  "the  gods  of 
the  Amorites,  in  whose  laud  ye 
dwell :  p  but  as  for  me  and  my 
house,  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

IG  And  the  jieople  answered  and 
said,  God  forbid  that  we  should 
forsake  the  Lord,  to  serve  other 
gods ; 

17  For  the  Lord  our  God,  lie  it  is 
that  brought  us  uj)  and  our  fathers 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  bondage,  and  which  did 
those  great  signs  in  our  sight,  and 
preserved  us  in  all  the  way  wherein 
we  went,  and  among  all  the  people 
through  whom  we  passed : 

18  And  the  Lord  drave  out  from 
before  us  all  the  people,  even  the 
Amorites  which  dwelt  in  the  land : 
therefore  will  we  also  serve  the 
Lord  ;  for  he  is  our  God. 

19 


1!)  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, "^ Ye  cannot  serve  the  Loud: 
for  he  is  a  'holy  God  ;  he  is  "a  jeal- 
ous God;  'he  will  not  forgive  your 
transgressions  nor  ycmr  sins. 

20  "If  ye  forsake  the  Loud,  and 
serve  strange  gods,  ^then  he  will 
turn  and  do  you  hurt,  and  consume 
you,  after  that  he  hath  done  you 
good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto 
Joshua,  Nay;  but  we  will  serve 
the  Lord. 

22  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, Ye  are  witnesses  against  your- 
selves that  -ye  have  chosen  you 
the  Lord,  to  serve  him.  And  they 
said.  We  are  witnesses. 

23  Now  therefore  ''i)ut  away,  said 
he,  the  strange  gods  which  are 
among  you,  and  incline  your  heart 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  people  said  unto 
Joshua,  The  Lord  our  God  will 
we  serve,  and  his  voice  will  we 
obey. 

25  So  Joshua  ''made  a  covenant 
with  the  people  that  day,  and  set 
them  a  statute  and  an  ordinance 
''in  Shechem. 

20  •[  And  Joshua  '^  wrote  these 
words  in  the  book  of  the  law  of 
God,  and  took  ''a  great  stone,  and 
''set  it  up  there  *^ under  an  oak,  that 
was  by  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord. 

27  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the 
people.  Behold,  this  stone  shall  be 
^'a  witness  unto  us;  for  ''it  hath 
heard  all  the  words  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake  unto  us :  it  shall 
be  therefore  a  witness  unto  you, 
lest  ye  deny  your  God. 

28  So  '  Joshua  let'  the  people  de- 
part, every  man  unto  his  inherit- 
ance. 

29  ^  ''And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  Jo.shua  the  son 
of  Nun,  the  servant  of  the  Lord, 
died,  being  a  hundred  and  ten  years 
old. 

30  And  the}^  buried  him  in  the 
border  of  his  inheritance  in  'Tim- 
uath-serah,  which  is  in  mount 
Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
hill  of  Gaash. 

31  And  "'Israel  served  the  Lord 
all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the 

289 


Before  | 
CIIKIST  I 
about  1427. 

1  Matt.  C.  24. 
■■  l.cv.  19.  2. 

1  Siiin.G.20. 

I'd.  'M.  r,,  9. 

Jb.  5.  IG. 
» i:.x.  20.  5. 
'  Ex.  23.  21.  . 

"10^1^28.9. 

2  C'lir.  l.i.  2. 
Kzr;i  H.  22. 
Is.  1.  28.  & 
(■'-,.  11,12. 
Jer.  17. 13. 

^i-h.  23.  15. 
Is.  (i3.  10. 
Acts  7.  42. 


I 

I   >Ps.n9.173. 


'ver.  14. 
Gill.  .35.  2. 
Ju.ig.  10.16. 
1  Sum.  7.  3. 


»  Sec  Ex.  15. 
25. 

2  Kings  11. 
17. 


i>  ver.  28. 
'  Deut.  31.24. 


<l  See  Judg. 

'J.  6. 
••  See  Gen. 

■zH.  18. 

ch.  4.  3. 
f  Gen.  35.  4. 


s  See  Gen. 

31.4S,  52. 

Deut.  31.19, 

21,26. 

ch.  22.  27, 

28,  ,3-t. 
1'  Deut.  32. 1. 


"Judg.  2.  6. 


kJudg.  2.  8. 


about  1426. 


Ich.  i;).  50. 
Judg.  2.  :>. 


'  Judi;.  2.  r. 


Acts  of  Juduli  and  Simeon. 


JUDGES. 


Jerusalem  taTcen. 


days  of  the  elders  that  ^overlived 
Joshua,  and  which  had  "known  all 
the  works  of  the  Lokd,  that  he  had 
done  for  Israel. 

32  •[  And  °the  bones  of  Joseph, 

which  the  children  of  Israel  brought 

up  out  of  Egypt,  buried  they  in 

Shechem,   in   a  parcel  of  ground 

p  Gen.  S3. 19.   p^hlch  Jacob  bouffht  of  the  sons 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1426. 

t  Ileb.  prn- 
Jonffet/their 
iini/s  alter 
Joshua. 

"  See  Deut. 
11.2.  &  31. 
13. 

I"  Gen.  an.  25. 
Ex.  13. 1'J. 


Before 

OH  RIST 

about  1426. 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuut  1425. 


of  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem 
for  a  hundred  "pieces  of  silver; 
and  it  became  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Joseph.  j 

33  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron   about  1420. 
died ;  and  they  buried  him  in  a  hill 
that  pertained  to  "^Phinehas  his  son, 
which  was  given  him  in  mount 
Ephraim. 


1  Or,  lambs. 


1  Ex.  6  25. 
Judg.  20.28. 


•  Niira.27.Cl. 
ch.  20.  IS. 


k  Gen.  49.  8. 


^  ver.  17. 


illSam.11.8. 


t Ilcb. the 
thutnia  of 
their  hawtn 
and  of  their 
feet. 

gleaned. 
•  Lev.  24. 19. 
1  Sam.l5..1'?. 
Samcs  2. 13. 


THE  BOOK  OF  JUDGES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  ad.t  of.Tudah  ajid  Simeon.  4  Adoni-bezek  jnd- 
ly  requittd.  8  Jerusalem  taken.  10  Hebrun  token. 
11  Olhniel  hath  Ach.sah  to  wife  for  taking  of  JJebir. 
16  27ie  Kenites  dwell  in  Judah.  17  Hormah,  Gaza., 
Askelon  and  Ekron  taken.  21  The  acta  of  Benja- 
min. 22  Of  the  house  of  Joseph.,  who  take  Beth-el. 
30  OfZebulun.  31  Of  Asha:  33  Of  Naphtali.  34 
Of  Dan. 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Joshua 
it  came  to  i3ass,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  ^  asked  the  Lord, 
saying,  Who  shall  go  up  for  us 
against  the  Cauaanites  first,  to 
fight  against  them  I 

2  And  the  Loed  said,  ''Judah 
shall  go  up :  behold,  I  have  deliv- 
ered the  laud  into  his  hand. 

3  And  Judah  said  unto  Simeon 
his  brother.  Come  up  with  me  into 
my  lot,  that  we  may  fight  against 
the  Canaanites;  and  'I  likewise 
will  go  with  thee  into  thy  lot.  So 
Simeon  went  with  him. 

4  And  Judah  went  up ;  and  the 
Lord  delivered  the  Canaanites  and 
the  Pei-izzites  into  their  hand :  and 
they  slew  of  them  in  ''Bezek  ten 
thousand  men. 

5  And  they  found  Adoni-bezek  in 
Bezek:  and  they  fought  against 
him,  and  th(^y  slew  the  Canaanites 
and  the  rerizzites. 

G  But  Adoni-bezek  fled ;  and  they 
pursued  after  him,  and  caught  him, 
and  cut  ott"  his  thumbs  and  his 
great  toes. 

7  And  Adoni-bezek  said.  Three- 
score and  iv,n  kings,  liaving  ♦theh' 
thumbs  and  their  great  toes  cut 
off,  "gathered  their  meat  under  my 
table :  ''as  I  have  done,  so  Cod  hath 

requited  me.     And  they  brought 
290 


him  to   Jerusalem,  and  there  he 
died. 

8  Xow  ^the  children  of  Judah  had 
fought  against  Jerusalem,  and  had 
taken  it,  and  smitten  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  set  the  city 
on  fire. 

9  "[  ^And  afterward  the  children 
\  of  Judah  went  down  to  fight 
I  against  the  Canaanites,  that  dwelt 

in  the  mountain,  and  in  the  south, 
and  in  the  "valley. 

10  And  Judah  went  against  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Hebron  : 
now  the  name  of  Hebron  before 
was  '' Kirjath-arba :  and  they  slew 
Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and  Talmai. 

11  'iVnd  from  thence  he  went 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Debir : 
and  the  name  of  Debu'  before  icas 
Kiijath-sepher : 

12  '^And  Caleb  said,  He  that 
smiteth  Kiijath-sepher,  and  taketh 
it,  to  him  will  I  give  Achsah  my 
daughter  to  wife. 

13  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz, 
'  Caleb's  younger  brother,  took  it : 
and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his  daugh- 
ter to  wife. 

14  "'And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
she  came  to  him,  that  she  moved 
him  to  ask  of  her  father  a  field: 
and  she  lighted  from  off*  her  ana; 
and  Caleb  said  unto  her,  What  wilt 
thou  ?  , 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  "  Give 
me  a  blessing :  for  thou  hast  given 
me  a  south,  land;  give  me  also 
sjiiings  of  water.  And  Caleb  gave 
her  the  upper  springs  and  the  neth- 
er sx)rings. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1425. 

f See  Josh. 
15.63. 


8  Josh.  10. 36. 
&  11.  21.  & 
15.  13. 


II  Or,  low 
couutry. 


hjnsh.  14.15. 
&  15.  13,  14. 


i  Josh.  15.15. 


1444. 
k  Josh.  15.16, 


1  ch.  3.  9. 


"Josh.  15 
l,s,  19. 


'Gen. 


The  Canaanites 


JUDGES. 


not  driven  out. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuut  IVii. 

•ch.  4. 11,17. 

1  Sam.  IS.e. 

1  Chr.  2.  55. 

Jcr.  35.  2. 
PDcut.34..3. 
1  Num.  21.  1. 
'iium.10.3J. 


•ver.  3. 


'Num.  21.  3. 
Josh.  19.  4. 


"Josh.  11. 22. 


"ver.  2. 

2  KiiiKs  18. 

7. 
I!  Or,  he  j>o.«- 

sfi^itffl  the 

mountain. 


yjoBh.ir.ii;, 

18. 


'Num. 14.21. 
Deut.  \.:i;. 
Josli.  14.  II, 
13.  &  15.  13, 
14. 


*  See  Josh. 
15.  03.  &.  18. 
28. 


over.  19. 

■Josh.  2.1. 
&7.  2. 

ch.  18.  2. 

i  Gen.  28. 19. 


'Josh.  2. 12, 
14. 


fjosh.17.11, 
12,13. 


16  *l  "And  the  cliildreii  of  the 
Iveuite,  Moses'  father  in  hiw,  went 
up  out  Pof  the  city  of  pahn  trees 
with  the  cliihhen  of  Judah  into 
the  wiklerness  of  Judali,  which 
lietli  in  the  south  of  'Aiad;  'and 
they  went  and  dwelt  among  the 
I)eople. 

17  'And  Judah  went  with  Simeon 
his  brother,  and  tliey  slew  the  Ca- 
naanites that  inhabited  Zephath, 
and  utterly  destroyed  it.  And  the 
name  of  the  city  was  called  '  Hor- 
mah. 

18  Also  Judah  took  "Gaza  with 
the  coast  thereof,  and  Askehm 
with  the  coast  thereof,  and  Ekron 
with  the  coast  thereof. 

19  And  ''the  Lord  was  with  Ju- 
dah; and  "he  drave  out  the  inluih- 
itants  of  the  mountain ;  but  could 
not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  the 
valley,  because  they  had  ^chariots 
of  iron. 

20  'And  they  gave  Hebron  unto 
Caleb,  as  Moses  said:  and  he  ex- 
pelled thence  the  tlu-ee  sons  of 
Anak. 

21  ''And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
did  not  driv^e  out  i\\Q  Jebusites 
that  inhabited  Jerusalem ;  but  the 
Jebusites  dwell  with  the  children 
of  Benjamin  in  Jerusalem  unto  this 
day. 

22  ^  And  the  house  of  Joseph, 
they  also  went  uj)  against  Beth-el: 
•"and  the  Lord  was  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  '^  sent 
to  descry  Beth-el.  Now  the  name 
of  the  city  before  teas  ''Luz. 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man  come 
forth  out  of  the  city,  and  they  said 
unto  him.  Shew  us,  we  pray  thee, 
the  entrance  into  the  city,  and  '^  we 
will  shew  thee  mercy. 

25  And  when  he  shewed  them  the 
entrance  into  the  city,  they  smote 
the  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword; 
but  they  let  go  the  man  and  all 
his  family. 

2G  And  the  man  went  into  the 
land  of  the  Hittites,  and  built  a 
city,  and  called  the  name  thereof 
Luz:  which  is  the  name  thereof 
unto  this  day. 

27  ^  '^ Neither  did  Manasseh  drive 
out  tlie  inhabitants  of  Beth-shean 


and  her  towns,  nor  Taanach  and 
her  towns,  nor  the  inhabitants  of 
Dor  and  her  towns,  nor  the  iidiab- 
itants  of  Ibleam  and  her  towns, 
nor  the  inhabitants  of  Megiddo 
and  her  towns :  but  the  Canaanites 
would  dwell  in  that  land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
rael was  strong,  that  they  i)ut  the 
Canaanites  to  tribute,  and  did  not 
utterly  drive  them  out. 

29  1  s  Neither  did  Ephraim  drive 
out  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in 
Gezer;  but  the  Canaanites  dwelt 
in  Gezer  among  them. 

30  ^  Neither  did  Zebulun  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  Kiti'on,  nor 
the  "^  inhabitants  of  Nahalol;  but 
the  Canaanites  dwelt  among  them, 
and  became  tributaries. 

31  *l  'Neither  did  Asher drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Accho,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab, 
nor  of  Achzib,  nor  of  Helbah,  nor 
of  Aphik,  nor  of  Rehob : 

32  But  the  Asherites  ''dwelt  among 
the  Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land:  for  they  did  not  drive 
them  out. 

33  1  '  Neither  did  Naphtali  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-she- 
mesh,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Beth- 
anath;  but  he  "'dwelt  among  the 
Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land :  nevertheless,  the  inhabitants 
of  Beth-shemesh  and  of  Beth-anath 
"became  tributaries  unto  them. 

34  And  the  Amorites  forced  the 
children  of  Dan  into  the  mountaiti : 
for  tliey  would  not  suffer  them  to 
come  down  to  the  valley : 

35  But  the  Amorites  would  dwell 
in  mount  Heres  °in  Aijalon,  and 
in  Shaalbim :  yet  the  hand  of  the 
house  of  Joseph  ^  prevailed,  so  that 
they  became  tributaries. 

30  And  the  coast  of  the  Amorites 
was  ^  from  "  the  going  up  to  Aki-ab- 
bim,  from  the  rock,  and  upward. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  An  angel  rehuketh  the  people  at  Bochim.  6  The 
wickedness  of  the  new  generation  ajter  JosMia.  14 
GoeTst  anger  and  pity  towards  them.  20  The  Ca- 
naa7iiteii  are  left  to  prove  Israel. 

AND   an   "Angel  of  the  Lord 
JlA.  came  up  from  Gilgal  ''to  Bo- 
chim, and  said,  I  made  you  to  go 
up  out  of  Egypt,  and  have  brought 
291  J 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1425. 


PJosh.  I().IO. 
1  Kiugs  9. 

IG. 


I'Josli.  19. 15. 


i  Josh.  19. 

24-::0. 


k  Ps.  lOfi.  .^4, 


1  Josh.  19.  38. 


■"  vcr.  .32. 


°  ver.  30. 


"Josh.  19. 42. 


t IJeb. 
was  hcai'y. 


PNum.  S4.4. 

Josh.  15.  3. 
WOr.Mnnlch- 

akrabbiiu. 


II  Or, 

messenger. 
*  ver.  o. 


An  amjU  rebxiketli  the  people. 


JUDGES. 


The  Israelites'  obstinate  idolatry. 


Before 
CHRIST 
iboiU  1425. 

l>  Gen.  17.  7. 


■  Deut. ; 


■I  Deut.  12.  C 


'  ver.  20. 
Pi.  106.  34. 


I  Josh.  T,.  IS. 

'  (.;li. .'!.  (i. 

h  Ex.  i'l.  3.3. 
&  .■i4. 12. 
Deut.  7.  Id. 

Ps.  iu«.  ae. 


;i  That  is, 
IVceperii. 


ahiut  1444. 
ijo^ii.  '.''i.  G. 
*  L>4. 2S. 


k  Josh.  24.31. 


tHeb. 

firolonrjed 
dnr/s  utter 
Joshua. 


about  1420. 
1  Josh.  24.29. 


"'  Josh.24..'M. 

"  J</sh.  19.iO. 
&  24.  ;ii>, 

Timnath- 
serah. 


»  Et..  5.  2. 

1  Sam.  2.12. 

I  Chr.  2K.  U. 

Jer.  a.  3.  & 

22. 1(i. 

Gul.4.H. 

2Thc«s.I.8. 

Tit.  1.  Hi. 
ubuut  14U6. 


PDcut.Sl.lC. 


•I  Ueut.  0. 14. 


'  Ex.  20. .-,. 


yon  unto  the  land  which  I  sware 
nnto  yonr  fathers;  and  ^I  said,  I 
will  never  break  my  covenant  with 
yon. 

2  And  'ye  shall  make  no  leagne 
with  the  inhabitants  of  this  land ; 
''ye  shall  throw  down  their  altars: 
•"bnt  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice; 
why  have  ye  done  this  1 

3  Wherefore  I  also  said,  I  will  not 
drive  them  ont  from  before  yon; 
bnt  the}'  shall  be  U(s  thorns  in  yonr 
sides,  and  ^' their  gods  shall  be  a 
''  snare  nnto  yon. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
Angel  of  the  Lord  spake  these 
words  nnto  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  the  people  lifted  np  their 
voice,  and  wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of 
that  place  "Bochim:  and  they  sac- 
rificed there  nnto  the  Lord. 

6  1^  And  when  'Joshna  had  let 
the  people  go,  the  children  of  Israel 
went  every  man  nnto  his  inherit- 
ance to  possess  the  land. 

7  ''And  the  people  served  the 
Lord  all  the  days  of  Joshna,  and 
all  the  days  of  the  elders  that  ^  ont- 
lived  Joshna,  who  had  seen  all  the 
great  works  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
did  for  Israel. 

8  And  '  Joshna  the  son  of  Nnn, 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  be- 
ing a  hnndred  and  ten  years  old. 

9  "'And  they  l)nried  him  in  the 
border  of  his  inheritance  in  "Tim- 
nath-heres,  in  the  moiTnt  of  Ephra- 
ini,  on  the  north  side  of  the  hill 
Gaash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation 
were  gathered  nnto  their  fathers: 
and  there  arose  another  generation 
after  them,  which  "knew  not  the 
Lord,  nor  yet  the  works  which  he 
had  dqne  for  Israel. 

11  ^[  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  served  Baalim : 

12  And  th(\y  'forsook  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  brought 
them  out  of  the  laud  of  Kgyi)t, 
and  followed  ''other  gods,  of  the 
gods  of  the  peo])le  that  irere  round 
about  them,  and  'bowed  themselves 
unto  them,  iind  i)rovoked  the  Lord 

to  anger. 

292 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 

■  ch.  3.  7.  & 
10.  G. 

Ps.  106.  3(;. 

■  ch.  3.  8. 
Ps.  lOG.  40, 
41,  42. 

"  2  Kings  17. 

■21). 
'^ch.  3.  8.  & 

4.2. 

Ps.  44. 12. 

Is.  oO.  1. 

>  Lev.  2fi.  .37. 
Josh.  7.  12, 
13. 


^  Lev.  26. 
Deut.  l8. 


=  o.h.  3.  9, 10, 

ISam. 12.11. 

Acts  1.!.  20. 

tlieb.saved. 


bEx.  34. 15, 
lU. 
Lev.  17.  7. 


13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord, 
''and  served  Baal  and  Ashtaroth. 

14  ^  *And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he  "de- 
livered them  into  the  hands  of 
spoilers  that  spoiled  them,  and  ^  he 
sold  them  into  the  hands  of  their 
enemies  round  abont,  so  that  they 
^'  could  not  any  longer  stand  before 
their  enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  they  went  ont, 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against 
them  for  evil,  as  the  Lord  had 
said,  and  ''as  the  Lord  had  sworn 
nnto  them :  and  they  were  greatly 
distressed. 

16  1  Nevertheless  ="  the  Lord 
raised  np  judges,  which  klelivered 
them  ont  of  the  hand  of  those  that 
spoiled  them. 

17  And  yet  they  wonld  not  heark- 
en nnto  their  judges,  but  they 
^went  a  whoring  after  other  gods, 
and  bowed  themselves  nnto  them : 
they  turned  quickly  out  of  the 
way  which  their  fathers  walked  in, 
obeying  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  ;  but  they  did  not  so. 

18  And  when  the  Lord  raised 
them  up  judges,  then  Hhe  Lord 
was  with  the  jndge,  and  delivered 
them  out  of  the  hand  of  their  en- 
emies all  the  days  of  the  judge: 
''  for  it  repented  the  Lord  because 
of  their  groanings  by  reason  of 
them  that  oppressed  them  and 
vexed  them. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  *=when 
the  jndge  was  dead,  that  they  re- 
turned, and  "corrui)ted  themselves 
more  than  their  fathers,  in  follow- 
ing other  gods  to  serve  them,  and 
to  bow  down  nnto  them;  'they 
ceased  not  from  their  own  doings, 
nor  from  their  stubborn  way. 

20  ^1  'And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel ;  and  he 
said.  Because  that  this  x>eople  hath 
f^  transirressed  mv  covenant  which  sj,«h.23.iG. 
I  commanded  their  fathers,  and 
have  not  hearkened  nnto  my 
voice; 

21  ''I   also   will    not   henceforth   'Josh.23.13. 
drive   out  any  from  before   them 
of  the  nations  which  Joshna  left 
when  he  died :  ! 

22  'That   throuuh   them   1   jnav !  ich.3.1,4. 


''Josh.  1.  5. 


i  See  Gcn.C. 
0. 

Deut.  .32.3(i. 
Ps.  lUG.  44, 
45. 


'ch.  3.  12.  & 
4.  l.&S.  33. 


|]  Or.  icere 
corrupt. 


t  Hcb.  Ihry 
let  nothvig 
.fall  of 
their. 


tvnr.  14. 


Tlie  nations  left  to  prove  them. 


JUDGES. 


Othniel  deliver eth  them. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 

k  Deiit.  8.  2, 
]«.  &  13.  a. 


(Or, 
suffered. 


•ch.2.21,22. 


b  Josh.  13.3. 


'  ch.  2.  22. 


d  Ps.  lOG.  35. 


■"Ex.  34.  10. 
.Deut.  r.  3. 


about  1406. 
fch.  2.11. 

ech.  2. 13. 

h  Ex.  34.  13. 

Deut.  10.21. 

ch.  0.  25. 
about  1402. 

ich.  2.14. 
k  Hab.  3.  7. 
iHeb. 

Aram-na- 

haraim. 
I  ver.  1.5.  & 

ch.  4.  3.  &  0. 

7.  &  10.  111. 

ISam. 12.10. 

Neh.  9.  27. 

Ps.  22.  5.  & 

100.  44.  & 

107.  13,  li). 
"•  ch.  2.  10. 
tlleb. 

iuvioui: 


''prove  Israel,  wlietlier  they  will 
keep  tlie  Avay  of  the  Loud  to  walk 
therein,  as  their  fathers  did  keep 
it,  or  not. 

23  Tlierefore  the  Lord  Heft  those 
nations,  without  driving-  tlieni  out 
hastily  ;  neither  delivered  he  them 
into  the  hand  of  Joshua. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  T7ie  nations  tchich  were  hft  to  prove  Tsi-ael.  6  By 
cominunion  with  them  tlieij  cominlt  idolatry.  SOth- 
7ikl  dclii'creth  them  from  (Vni.'^han-ri.slinthnini.  12 
Ehud  from  Eylon.  '61  tShamyar  from  tlie  Philis- 
tiiies. 

NOW  these  are  "  the  nations 
which  the  Lord  left,  to  ])rove 
Israel  by  them,  even  as  many  of 
Israel  as  had  not  known  all  the 
wars  of  C^anaan ; 

2  Only  that  tlie  generations  of 
the  children  of  Israel  mi<;ht  know 
to  teach  them  war,  at  the  least 
such  as  before,knew  nothing-  there- 
of; 

3  Namehj,  '^tive  lords  of  the  Plii- 
listines,  and  all  the  Canaanites, 
and  the  Sidonians,  and  the  Hivites 
that  dwelt  in  mount  Lebanon,  from 
mount  Baal-hermon  unto  the  en- 
tering* in  of  Hamath. 

4  '^And  they  were  to  prove  Israel 
by  them,  to  know  whether  they 
would  hearken  unto  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  which  he  com- 
manded their  fathers  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

5  ^\  "And  the  children  of  Israel 
dwelt  among  the  Canaanites,  Hit- 
tites,  and  Amorites,  and  Perizzites, 
and  Hivites,  and  Jebusites : 

G  And  nhey  took  their  daughters 
to  be  their  wives,  and  gave  their 
daughters  to  their  sons,  and  served 
their  gods. 

7  ^And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
forgat  the  Lord  their  God,  -and 
served  Baalim  and  "  the  groves. 

8  ^  Therefore  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  hot  against  Israel,  and 
he  'sold  them  into  the  hand  of 
'^  Chushan-rishathaim  king  of  ^  Mes- 
opotamia :  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael served  Chushan-rishathaim 
eight  years. 

I  9  And  when  the  children  of  Israel 
j' cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
I  '"raised  up  a  *  deliverer  to  the  chil- 


dren of  Israel,  who  delivered  them, 
even  "Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz, 
Caleb's  younger  brother. 

10  And  "tlie  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
*cam(Mipon  liim,  and  he  judged  Is- 
rael, and  went  out  to  war:  and  the 
Loud  deliver(Hl  Chushan-rishatha- 
im king  of  ^  Mesopotamia  into  his 
hand ;  and  his  hand  prevailed 
against  Chushan-rishathaim. 

11  And  the  land  had  rest  forty 
vears :  and  Othniel  the  son  of  Ke- 
naz  died. 

12  ^1  'And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  Lord  strengthened 
'Eglon  the  king  of  Moab  against 
Israel,  because  they  had  done  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the 
children  of  Amnion  and  'Amalek, 
and  went  and  smote  Israel,  and 
possessed  Hhe  city  of  palm  trees. 

14  So  the  children  of  Israel 
^served  Eglon  the  king  of  Moab 
eighteen  years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  Israel 
"cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
raised  them  up  a  deliverer,  Ehud 
the  son  of  Gera,  "a  Benjamite,  a 
man  Mefthanded:  and  by  him  the 
children  of  Israel  sent  a  present 
unto  Eglon  the  king  of  Moab. 

1()  But  Ehud  made  him  a  dagger 
wliich  had  two  edges,  of  a  cubit 
length ;  and  he  did  gird  it  under 
his  raiment  upon  his  right  thigh. 

17  And  he  brought  the  present 
unto  Eglon  king  of  Moab :  and 
Eglon  teas  a  very  fat  man. 

18  And  when  he  had  made  an  end 
to  offer  the  present,  he  sent  away 
the  people  that  bare  the  i>resent. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again 
''from  the  "qiuu-ries  that  ivere  by 
Gilgal,  and  said,  I  have  a  secret 
errand  unto  thee,  O  king :  who 
said.  Keep  silence.  And  all  that 
stood  by  him  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came  unto  him ; 
and  he  was  sitting  in  Ui  summer 
parlour,  which  he  had  for  himself 
alone:  and  Ehud  said,  I  have  a 
message  from  God  unto  thee.  And 
he  arose  out  of  his  seat. 

I    21  And  Ehud  put  forth  his  left 

hand,   and  took  the  dagger  from 

293 


I      Before 
!    CHRIST 

:  about  1394. 

j  "  ch.  1. 13. 

1 

I   "Sec  Num. 

27.  1«. 
1     fli.O.  ^4.  & 
I     11.  -.'H.  «il3. 

■ir,.  &  14.  «, 

111. 

ISnm.n.fi. 
I     2Clir.  15.1. 
I   t  lUb.  was. 
I  HIeb. 

Artim. 


PcU.  2. 10. 
about  1354. 


1 1  Sam.  12.'J. 


'ch.  .■).  14. 


•ch.  1. 16. 


•  Deut.  28.48. 


about  1330. 

"  vcr.  9. 
Ps.  7S.  34. 


11  Or,  the  son 

of  (Tcnioii. 
1  ilel).  shut 

or'  his  right 

hdii'l, 

ch.  20.  16. 


''Josh.  4.  20. 
II  Or,  graven 
linages. 


tHeb.apor- 
lourofcool- 
int] :  See 
Amos  3.  15. 


Ehud  liilleth  Eglon. 


JUDGES. 


Israel  oppressed  hy  Jahin. 


Before 
CHKIST 
sbout  1336. 


I!  Or,  it  came 
out  at  t/ie 
Jundament. 


i;or, 

doeth  hiA 
e'Tsfiment, 
lSam.i;4.;3. 


>ch.,5.  14.  & 

n.  :',*. 

1  Sam.  IT.I. 
■'Josh.  17.1.1. 

ch.  7.  U'4.  & 

i7.i.&iy.i. 


"eh.  7.  fl.  1.';. 
I  Sam. 17.47. 


bJosh.  2.  ; 
ch.  12.  0. 


t  Ilcb./ae. 

'  ver.  11. 

iich.  .5.  «,  8. 
lSara.l.).19, 
2.'. 

It  Hcems  to 
concfrn 
only  the 
C'luntry 
next  tci  the 
I'hiliHtiiu's. 

••1  Siini.  17. 
47,  ,'j(). 

rch.  2.  Hi. 

K  So  part  itf 
called  Is- 
rarl, 

ch.4.  l.r,, 
tiC.  .%  10.  r, 
17.  &  11.4, 

fiC. 

1  Sum.  4.  I. 


.-ibnut  1316. 
"ch.  2. 19. 


fcch.  2. 14. 


liis  right  thigh,  and  thrust  it  into 
his  belly : 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in  after 
the  blade ;  and  the  fat  closed  npon 
the  blade,  so  that  he  could  not 
draw  the  dagger  out  of  his  belly; 
and  "the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  Ehud  went  forth  through 
the  porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of  the 
parlour  upon  him,  and  locked  them. 

24  AYhen  he  was  gone  out,  his 
servants  came  ;  and  when  they  saw 
that,  behold,  tlie  doors  of  the  par- 
lour tvere  locked,  they  said.  Surely 
he  "  covereth  his  feet  in  his  summer 
chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  thev  were 
ashamed:  and,  behold,  he  opened 
not  the  doors  of  the  j^arlour ;  there- 
fore they  took  a  key,  and  opened 
them :  and,  behold,  their  lord  urns 
fallen  down  dead  on  the  earth. 

20  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they 
tarried,  and  passed  beyond  the 
quarries,  and  escaped  unto  Seirath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come,  that  ^  he  blew  a  trumpet 
in  the  'mountain  of  Ephraim,  and 
the  chiklren  of  Israel  went  down 
with  him  from  the  mount,  and  he 
before  them. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Follow 
after  me :  for  '^  the  Lord  hath  de- 
livered your  enemies  the  Moabites 
into  your  hand.  And  they  went 
down  after  him,  and  took  ^'the 
fords  of  Jordan  toward  Moab,  and 
suffered  not  a  man  to  pass  over. 

29  And  they  slew  of  Moab  at  that 
time  about  ten  thousand  men,  all 
Husty,  and  all  men  of  valour;  and 
there  esca])ed  not  a  man. 

30  So  Moab  was  sul)dued  that 
day  under  the  hand  of  Israel.  And 
Hhe  land  had  rest  fourscore  years. 

31  ^l  And  after  him  was  ''Sham- 
gar  the  son  of  Anath,  which  slew 
of  the  Philistines  six  hundred  men 
•'with  an  oxgoad:  'and  he  also  de- 
livered '-'Israel. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Deborah  and  Ikirak  delircr  them  from  Jabin  and 
Sixera.     18  Jael  kiUcth  Sixcra. 

AND    nhe    childn^n    of   Israel 
JLJL  again  did  evil  in  tlie  sight  of 
I  the  Lord,  when  I^^liud  was  dead. 
j    2  And  the  Loin)  'sohl  them  into 
1  2J>4 


the  hand  of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan, 
that  reigned  in  'Hazor;  the  cap- 
tain of  whose  host  icas  ''Sisera, 
which  dwelt  in  'Harosheth  of  the 
Gentiles. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Loud  :  for  he  had  nine 
hundred  *^ chariots  of  iron;  and 
twenty  years  ^he  mightily  oppress- 
ed the  children  of  Israel. 

4  ^[  And  Deborah,  a  prophetess, 
the  wife  of  Lapidoth,  she  judged 
Israel  at  that  time. 

5  ''And  she  dwelt  under  the  palm 
tree  of  Deborah,  between  Eamah 
and  Beth-el  in  mount  Ephraim: 
and  the  children  of  Israel  came  up 
to  her  for  judgment. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  '  Barak 
the  son  of  Abinoam  out  ''of  Ke- 
desh-naphtali,  and  said  unto  him. 
Hath  not  the  Loku  God  of  Israel 
commanded,  saying^  Go  and  draw 
toward  mount  Tabor,  and  take 
with  thee  ten  thousand  men  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali  and  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun  ? 

7  And  '  I  will  draw  unto  thee,  to 
the  "'river  Kishon,  Sisera  the  cap- 
tain of  Jabin's  army,  with  his  char- 
iots and  his  multitude ;  and  I  will 
deliver  him  into  thine  hand. 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her.  If 
thou  wilt  go  with  me,  then  I  will 
go:  but  if  thou  wilt  not  go  with 
me,  tlwn  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go 
with  thee:  notwithstanding  the 
journey  that  thou  takest  shall  not 
be  for  thine  honour ;  for  the  Lord 
shall  "  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand  of  a 
woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and 
went  with  Barak  to  Kedesh. 

10  "f  And  Barak  called  "Zebulun 
and  Naphtali  to  Kedesh;  and  he 
went  up  with  ten  thousand  men 
'at  his  feet:  and  Deborah  went 
up  with  him. 

11  Now  Heber  "the  Kenite,  whicli 
was  of  the  children  of  'Hobjib  the 
father  in  law  of  Moses,  had  severed 
himself  from  the  Kenites,  and 
pitched  his  tent  unto  the  plain  of 
Zaanaim,  'which  is  l)v  Kedesh. 

12  And  th(\y  shewed  Sisera  that 
liarak  the  son  of  Abinoam  was 
gone  up  to  mount  Tabor. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1316. 

■■.Josh.  11.  1, 

10.  &  19.  36. 
H  Sam.I2.U. 

Ps.  «3.  'J. 

It  seems  to 

concern 

only  North 

Israel. 

'  ver.  13, 16. 

fch.  1. 19. 

B  ch.  .5.  8. 
Ps.  106.  42. 


h  Gen.  35.  8. 


about  1296. 
■  Heb.  11.32. 
k  Josh.  19.37. 


I  Ex.  14.  4. 

"ch.S.  21. 
1  Kings  18. 
40. 
Ps.  83.  9, 10. 


'ch.  2.  14. 


"ch.  5.  18. 


f  Sec  Ex.  U. 
8. 

1  Kinga  20. 
10. 

ich.  1.  16. 

'Num. 10.29. 


'  vcr.  6. 


.Tad  liilleth  Sisera. 


JUDGES. 


Song  of  Dehor  ah  and  Barak. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1296. 

t  Hob. 
tjtithered  by 
en/,  or, 
proclaina' 
tion. 


I  Dcut.  9.  a. 
2  Sam.  't.'Zi. 
Vs.  i;s.  r. 
Is.  3l'.  12. 


"Vs.AI.0, 10. 
.'^^■cJosh.ll). 
ID. 


t  Ilcb.  unto 
one. 


I  Or,  rug,  or, 
blanket. 


'ch.  5.  ; 


^ch.  5.  26. 
tHeb.iiut. 


13  And  Sisera  ^g-athered  togetlier 
all  his  chariots,  even  nine  liundred 
chariots  of  iron,  and  all  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  from  llarosheth 
of  the  Gentiles  nnto  the  river  of 
Kishon. 

14  And  Deborah  said  unto  liarak, 
Up;  for  this  is  the  dny  in  which 
the  Lord  hath  dc^livered  Sisera  into 
thine  hand :  *is  not  the  Loud  gone 
ont  before  thee?  So  Jiarak  Avent 
down  from  mount  Tabor,  and  ten 
thousand  men  after  him. 

15  And  "the  Lokd  discomfited 
Sisera,  and  all  Ms  chariots,  and  all 
his  host,  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword  before  Barak ;  so  that  Sisera 
lighted  down  oft'  his  chariot,  and 
fled  away  on  his  feet. 

16  But  Barak  i)ursued  after  the 
chariots,  and  after  the  host,  nnto 
Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles:  and  all 
the  host  of  Sisera  fell  ui)on  the 
edge  of  the  sword ;  and  there  was 
not  ^a  man  left. 

17  Howbeit  Sisera  fled  away  on 
his  feet  to  the  tent  of  Jael  the  wife 
of  Heber  the  Kenite :  for  there  was 
peace  between  Jabin  the  king  of 
Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber  the 
Kenite. 

18  1^  And  Jael  went  out  to  meet 
Sisera,  and  said  unto  him,  Turn  in, 
ray  lord,  turn  in  to  me ;  fear  not. 
xVnd  when  he  had  tm*ned  in  nnto 
her  into  the  tent,  she  covered  him 
with  a  II  mantle. 

19  And  he  said  unto  her,  Give 
me,  .1  pray  thee,  a  little  water  to 
drink ;  for  I  am  thirsty.  And  she 
opened  "^  a  bottle  of  milk,  and  gave 
him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  Again  he  said  nnto  her.  Stand 
in  the  door  of  the  tent,  and  it  shall 
be,  when  any  man  doth  come  and 
inquire  of  thee,  and  say,  Is  there 
any  man  here?  that  thou  shalt 
say,  Xo. 

21  Then  Jael  Heber's  wife  ^  took 
a  nail  of  the  tent,  and  Hook  a 
hammer  in  her  hand,  and  went 
softly  nnto  him,  and  smote  the 
nail  into  his  temples,  and  fastened 
it  into  the  ground :  for  he  was  fast 
asleej)  and  weary      So  he  died. 

22  And,  behold,  as  Barak  pursued 
Sisera,  Jael  came  out  to  meet  him, 


and  said  nnto  him,  Come,  and  I 
will  shew  thee  the  man  wlumi  thou 
seekest.  And  when  he  came  into 
her  tent,  behold,  Sisera  lay  dead, 
and  the  nail  ?/v/.s'  in  his  teni])les. 

2.')  So  HJod  subdued  on  that  day 
Jjd)in  tlie  king  of  Canaan  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  hand  of  the  children 
of  Lsrael  'pros})ered,  and  prevailed 
against  Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan, 
until  they  had  destroyed  Jabin 
king  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

T/ie  aoucj  of  Deborah  and  Barak. 

THEN  '  sang  Deborah  and  Ba- 
rak the  son  of  Abinoam  on 
that  day,  saying, 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  for  the 
''avenging  of  Israel,  ^when  the  peo- 
ple willingly  olfered  themselves. 

3  ''Hear,  O  ye  kings;  give  ear,  O 
ye  i)riuces ;  I,  even  I,  will  sing  un- 
to the  Lord  ;  I  will  sing  in-aise  to 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

4  Lord,  'when  thou  wentest  out 
of  Seir,  when  thou  marchedst  out 
of  the  field  of  Edom,  '^the  earth 
trembled,  and  the  heavens  drop- 
ped, the  clouds  also  dropped  water. 

5  ^The  mountains  ♦  melted  from 
before  the  Lord,  even  'that  Sinai 
from  before  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael. 

6  In  the  davs  of  '  Shamgar  the 
son  of  Anath,  in  the  days  of  *"  Jael, 
'the  highways  were  unoccupied, 
and  the  ^  travellers  walked  through 
^  byways. 

7  The  inhabitants  of  the  villages 
ceased,  they  ceased  in  Israel,  until 
that  I  Deborah  arose,  that  I  arose 
'"a  mother  in  Israel. 

8  They  "  chose  new  gods ;  then 
was  war  in  the  gates :  "  was  there 
a  shield  or  spear  seen  among  forty 
thousand  in  Israel  ? 

9  My  heart  is  toward  the  govern- 
ors of  Israel,  that  "olfered  them- 
selves willingly  among  the  people. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  111  Speak,  ye  'that  ride  on  white 
asses,  'ye  that  sit  in  judgment,  and 
walk  by  the  way. 

11  TJic)/  that  are  delivered  from  the 
noise  of  archers  in  the  places  of 
drawing  water,  there  shall  they  re- 

895 


Before 
CHRIST 
ahout  !■.>%. 


■  Pa.  18.  4". 


1  TIeb.  (joing 
irent  and 
was  hard. 


"See  Ex.  15. 
1. 
Pfl.  18,  title. 


!■  Ps.  IH.  47. 
■■L'Chr.n.ie. 


<lDeut..".2.], 
P».  2.  10. 


'  Deut.  .•«.  2. 
Ps.  GS.  7. 


f  2  Sam.  22.8. 
Pb  (W.  8. 
Is.  M.  ;). 
Hab.  A.  3,10. 


i:  Dent.  4.  II. 
Ps.  iir.  5. 
\  Ilcb. 
Jtowed. 

h  Ex.  19.  18. 


'  ch.  .0.  31. 

k  ch.  4.  1". 

1  Lev.  28.  22. 
2  Clir.  lo.  5. 

Is.  ."•!.  K, 

I. .1111.  1.4. 

&  4.  IS. 
♦  Ilcb. 

vnlkersof 

paths. 
f  Ilcb. 

crooked 

ways. 

"'  Is.  49.  2Z. 

"  Deut.,'!2.I«. 

eh.  2.  12, 17. 
"  Sn  1  Sam 

l.l.  19,  22. 

ch.  4.  3. 


Pver.  2. 


II  Or, 
Meditate.. 

IPs 
145 

105.  2.  & 
5. 

■^ch. 

10.  4.  & 
14. 

■Ps. 

107.  32. 

The  song  of 


JUDGES. 


Dehor  ah  and  Bar  ale. 


Before 

CHRIST 

abuut  1206. 

t  Heb. 

i-ifjhteoxm- 
ti^Rses  oj'the 

Lord. 

'1  Sam.  12.7. 
Ps.  145. 7. 
"  Ps.  ST.  8. 


'  Ps.  CS.  IS. 


IPs.  40.  14. 


'ch.3.  27. 
•rh.  3. 1.1. 


••Num.32.39, 
40. 


t  Heb.  draw 
with  the 


'ch.  4.  14. 

t  Hi-b. 

hisjeet. 
II  Or,  III  the 

liivlsiuit^j 

t  Heb.  m- 
pfessioujt. 
<i  Num.  32.1. 


II  Or,  In. 


'  See  Josh. 
l;t.  25,  u\. 


fj08h.]9.2!), 
111. 

II  Or,  port. 
Ij  Or,  c^ee.ka. 
fch.  4.  10. 

t  ll.li. 
ej'iiuned  ifi 
rtpruach. 


kch.4.  in. 
V*.  44.  12. 

See  ver.  ;J0. 

>  Sec  Joah. 

lU. 11. 

Pa.  77.17,18. 
k  ch.  4.  V,. 
t  llcb.  jjaWi*. 


Ich.  4.  7. 


I  Or,  tram- 
plinqf,  or, 
planyiitys. 


liearse  the  "  ri^bteous  acts  of  the 
Loud,  even  the  righteous  acts  to- 
ward the  inhahltants  oi"  his  villages 
ill  Israel :  then  shall  the  people  of 
the  Lord  go  down  to  the  gates. 

12  "  Awake,  awake,  Deborah  : 
awake,  awake,  utter  a  song :  arise, 
Barak,  and  ''  lead  thy  captivity 
captive,  thou  son  of  Abinoaui. 

13  Then  he  made  him  that  re- 
raaineth  'have  dominion  over  the 
nobles  among  the  peoi)le :  the 
Lord  made  me  have  dominion 
over  the  mighty. 

14  '  Out  of  Ephraim  was  there  a 
root  of  them  ''  against  Amalek ; 
after  thee,  Benjamin,  among  thy 
people;  out  of 'Machir  came  down 
governors,  and  out  of  Zebulun 
they  that  ^  handle  the  pen  of  the 
writer. 

15  And  the  princes  of  Issachar 
ivere  with  Deborah ;  even  Issachar, 
and  also  'Barak:  he  was  sent  on 
'  foot  into  the  valley.  "  For  the  di- 
visions of  Eeuben  there  ivere  great 
thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  thou  •'  among  the 
sheepfolds,  to  hear  the  bleatings 
of  the  tlocks  I  "  For  the  divisions 
of  Eeuben  there  ivere  great  search- 
in  gs  of  heart. 

17  'Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan  : 
and  why  did  Dan  remain  in  ships? 
^Asher  continued  on  the  sea  "  shore, 
and  abode  in  his  "breaches. 

18  -Zebulun  and  Naphtali  ivere  a 
people  that  ^jeoparded  their  lives 
unto  the  death  in  the  high  places 
of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought; 
then  fought  the  kings  of  Canaan 
in  Taanach  by  the  waters  of  Me- 
gid(h) ;  ''  they  took  no  gain  of 
money. 

20  '  Tliey  fought  from  heaven ; 
■^  the  stars  in  their  '  courses  fought 
against  Sisera. 

21  '  The  river  of  Kishon  swept 
them  away,  that  ancient  river,  the 
river  Ki.shon.  O  mv  soul,  thou 
hast  trochlen  down  strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horsehoofs  bro- 
ken by  the  means  of  the  "]»nuic- 
ings,  tile  prancings  of  their  mighty 
ones. 

23  Curse  ye  ]Meroz,  said  the  angel 


of  the  Lord,  curse  ye  bitterly  the 
inhabitants  thereof;  '"because  they 
came  not  to  the  help  "  of  the  Lord, 
to  the  help  of  the  Lord  against 
the  mighty. 

24  Blessed  above  women  shall 
"  Jael  the  wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite 
be;  p blessed  shall  she  be  above 
women  in  the  tent. 

25  'I  He  asked  water,  and  she  gave 
him  milk ;  she  brought  forth  butter 
in  a  lordly  dish. 

2G  '  She  put  her  hand  to  the  nail, 
and  her  right  hand  to  the  work- 
men's hammer  ;  and  ^  w  ith  the 
hammer  she  smote  Sisera,  she 
smote  off  his  head,  when  she  had 
l^ierced  and  stricken  through  his 
temples. 

27  t  At  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell, 
he  lay  down :  at  her  feet  he  bowed, 
he  fell :  where  he  bowed,  there  he 
fell  down  Ulead. 

28  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked 
out  at  a  window,  and  cried  through 
the  lattice.  Why  is  his  chariot  so 
long  in  coming?  why  tarry  the 
wheels  of  his  chariots  f 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her, 
yea,  she  returned  ^  answer  to  her- 
self, 

30  'Have  they  not  sped?  have 
they  not  divided  the  prey ;  ♦  to 
every  man  a  damsel  or  two ;  to 
Sisera  a  prey  of  divers  colours,  a 
prey  of  divers  colours  of  needle- 
work, of  divers  colours  of  needle- 
work on  both  sides,  meet  for  the 
necks  of  them  that  take  the  spoil  ? 

31  *  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish, 
O  Lord  :  but  ht  them  that  love 
him  he  "as  the  sun  ^when  he  goeth 
forth  in  his  might.  And  the  land 
had  rest  forty  years. 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  The  IsmeUtcfifor  their  sin  are  o;j/)/r.s'.5«7  by  3fidia)K 
8  A  prophet  rvbnketh  them.  11  An  augd  scndeth 
Gideon  for  their  deliverance.  17  G'idcon\s  jjrexent 
is  con.suined  icith  fire.  25  Gideon  destrotjeth  Baal'.s 
altar.,  and  offereth  a  sacrifice  upon  the  altar  Jclio- 
vali-shaloin.  28  Joash  dtj'endeth  his  son,  and  calleih 
him  Jerubbaal.  33  Gideon's  army.  36  QideotVn 
si(/ns. 


AND  th 
>_  evil  i 


\Q)  children  of  Israel  did 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : 
and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  'of  IMidian  seven  years. 

2  And  the  hand  of  jMidian  ♦  pre- 
vailed aaainst  Israel :  and  because 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  12<I6 

"■ch.Sl.iMO. 

Nch.  .■;.  o. 
"  1  Sam.  I". 

47.  &  IS.  17. 

&  25.  •JH. 


"  ch.  4. 17. 
P  Luke  1. 28. 


1  eh.  4.  I'J. 


'ch.  4.  21. 


t  Heb.  the 
haintjiercd. 


tHeb. 
Between. 


t  Hob. 
destroyed. 


t Ileb. 
fJier  words. 


'  Ex.  IS.  9. 

tlleb. 
to  the  head 
of  a  man. 


'  Ps.  83. 0, 10. 


''2Sam.2"..4. 

"Ps.  i;i.  5. 


*  cl>.  2.  VJ. 


!>  nab.  "..  7. 

t  Heb. 
wtis  strong. 


The  M'ulianites  oppress  Israel. 


JUDGES. 


Crideon  is  sent  to  deliver  them. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1256 

"]  Sam.  13.6. 
Ui.'b.  U.  33. 


■»  eh.  3.  13. 
'  Gen.  :il.  1. 

eh.  7.  IL'.  & 

S.  1(1. 

1  Kin^s  4. 

.■10. 

Job  1.  3. 

fLev.  £0.  IH. 

Ueiit.  :.'S.:;o, 

S!,5l. 
JIic.  0.  15. 


I  Or,  goat. 


Sch.  7.12. 


Ii  ch.  3.  l.i. 
Hos.  o.  15. 


about  1249. 


t  TIeb.  a  man 
a  prophet. 


i  Vs.  44.  2,  3. 


k  2  Kings  17. 
35,  37,  3«. 
Jer.  10.  2. 


IJosh.  17.  2. 

"Heb.  11.32, 

Cilled  Ged- 

eoii. 
t  Heb.  to 

cause  it  to 

Jlee. 
"  ch.  13.  .3. 

I.ukel.ll, 

28. 

"Josh.  1.5. 


of  the  Midiaiiites  tlio  oliildron  of 
Israel  made  tlieiii  'the  dens  which 
are  in  the  mountains,  and  eaves, 
and  strong-  hohls. 

3  And  .so  it  was,  A\lien  Israel  had 
sown,  that  the  ]Midianites  eame  up, 
and  ''the  Anialekites,  'and  the 
chikben  of  the  east,  even  they 
came  u\)  against  them ; 

4  And  they  encani])ed  against 
them,  and  '^ destroyed  the  increase 
of  the  earth,  till  thon  come  nnto 
Gaza,  and  left  no  sustenance  for 
Israel,  neither  "sheep,  nor  ox,  nor 
ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  their 
cattle  and  their  tents,  and  they 
came  ^'as  grasshoppers  for  nudti- 
tude ;  for  both  they  and  their  cam- 
els were  withou!  nund)er :  and  thev 
entered  into  the  laud  to  destroy  it. 

G  And  Israel  was  greatly  impov- 
erished because  of  the  Midianites ; 
and  tlie  children  of  Israel  ''cried 
unto  the  Lord. 

7  T[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the 
LoKD  because  of  the  Midianites, 

8  That  the  Lord  sent  ^i  proi)het 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  brought  you 
up  from  Egypt,  and  brought  you 
forth  out  of  the  house  of  bondage ; 

9  And  I  delivered  vou  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Egyx>tians,  and  out  of 
the  hand  of  all  that  oppressed  you, 
and  'drave  them  out  from  before 
you,  and  gave  you  their  land ; 

10  And  I  said  unto  you,  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God ;  ^  fear  not  the  gods 
of  the  Amorites,  in  whose  land  ye 
dwell :  but  ye  have  not  obeyed  my 
voice. 

11  1"  And  there  came  an  angel  of 
the  Lord,  and  sat  under  an  oak 
which  teas  in  Ophrah,  that  per- 
tained unto  Joash  '  the  Abi-ezrite : 
and  his  son  ™  Gideon  threshed 
wheat  by  the  winepress,  Uo  hide 
it  fi'om  the  Midianites. 

12  And  the  "angel  of  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  The  Lord  is  "with  thee,  thou 
mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him,  O 
my  Lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with  us, 


why  then  is  all  this  befallen  us? 
and  ''where  l)e  all  his  miracles 
■1  w^hich  our  fathers  told  us  of,  say- 
ing. Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us  up 
from  Egy])tf  t)ut  now  the  Lord 
liatli  'forsaken  us,  and  delivered  us 
into  tlie  hands  of  tlie  ^Midianites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon 
him,  and  said,  'Go  in  this  thy 
miglit,  and  tliou  slialt  save  Israel 
from  the  liand  of  the  Midianites: 
'  have  not  I  sent  th(^e  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  O  my 
Lord,  Mherewitli  shall  I  save  Is- 
rael? behold,  "tijiy  family  is  ])Oor 
in  Manasseh,  and  1  am  the  least  in 
my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
""  Surely  I  wull  be  with  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  smite  the  Midianites  as 
one  man. 

17  And  lie  said  unto  him.  If  now 
I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
then  ^shew  me  a  sign  that  thou 
talkest  Avith  me. 

18  'Depart  not  hence,  I  pray  thee, 
until  I  come  unto  thee,  and  bring- 
forth  my  "present,  and  set  it  before 
thee.  And  he  said,  I  will  tarrv 
until  thou  come  again. 

10  ^  'And  Gideon  went  in,  and 
made  ready  ^  a  kid,  and  unleavened 
cakes  of  an  ephah  of  flour:  the 
flesh  he  put  in  a  basket,  and  he 
put  the  broth  in  a  i)ot,  and  brought 
it  out  unto  him  under  the  oak,  and 
presented  it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said 
unto  him,  Take  the  flesh  and  the 
unleavened  cakes,  and  ''lay  them 
upon  this  rock,  and  ^pour  out  the 
broth.     And  he  did  so. 

21  ^  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
put  forth  the  end  of  the  staff  that 
was  in  his  hand,  and  touched  the 
flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes ; 
and  ''there  rose  up  tire  out  of  the 
rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and 
the  ludeavened  cakes.  Then  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  departed  out  of 
his  sight. 

22  And  when  Gideon  ''perceived 
that  he  was  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  I 
Gideon  said,  Alas,  O  Lord  God  ! 
'^for  because  I  have  seen  an  angel  I 
of  the  Lord  face  to  face.  j 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 

297  I 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  1249. 

r  So  Pb.  89. 

49. 

Ib.  59. 1.  & 

(3.10. 
IPs.  44. 1. 

■•2Chr.l5.2. 


'lSam.12.11. 
llcb.  11.  32, 
34. 


•Josh.  1.9. 
ch.  4.  tS. 


"  See  1  Sara. 
'.).  21. 

t  Web.  »»j/ 
thotisanfi  Is 
tfiemeone^t^ 
Ex.18.21,25. 
Mic.  5.  2. 

'  Ex.  3.  12. 
Josh.  1.  5. 


>  Ex.  4.  1-R. 

vcr.  ;;ti,  .'t7. 

2  Kings  10. 

8. 

Ps.  S«.  17. 

Is.  7.  11. 
'  Gen.  1K..3,5. 

c!i.  1.3.  15. 

[[  Or,  meat 
offering. 


'  Gen.  18.  6, 

7,8. 
t  Heb.  a  k-id 

of  the  goats. 


kch.  13.  19. 

"■Seel  Kings 
18.  33,  34. 


i  Lev.  9.  24. 

1  Kings  18. 
38. 

2  Chr.  7.  1. 


'ch.  13.  21. 


I  Gen.  Ifi.  13. 
&  32.  SO. 
Ex.  .33.  20. 
ch.  1.3.  22. 


Gideon  destroyeth  BaaTs  altar. 


JUDGES. 


The  double  sign  granted  to  Mm. 


Before 
CHRIST 
aboui  1249. 

B  Dan.  10. 19. 


II  That  is, 
T/ie  Loud 
Bend  peace: 
See  Gen.2-J. 
14. 

Ex.  17.  15. 
Jcr.  .T!.  Vi. 
Ez.  4S.  35. 

kch.  8.  32. 


1  Or,  and. 


i  Ex.  34.  13. 
Deut.  7.  5. 


^Hcb.slrong 

jilace. 
II  Or,  ill  an 

oraerly 

manner. 


II  Thnt  U, 

Let  Haul 

]itcad. 
k  1  Sam.  12. 

II. 

2Sam.ll.2I, 

Jeru/jbe- 

ihnth  :  that 

it,  Lft  lite 

thitinftjid 

thins' 

pb'afl. 

Bee  Jer.  11. 

13. 

llos.  0.  10. 


=  Peace   be  unto   tliee  ;    fear   not : 
thou  shalt  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar 
there  unto  the  Lord,  and  called 
it  "Jehovah-shalom:  unto  this  day 
it  is  yet  ''in  Ophrah  of  the  Abi- 
ezrites. 

25  ^1  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
same  night,  that  the  Lokd  said 
unto  hiiu.  Take  thy  father's  young 
bullock,  "even  the  second  bullock 
of  seven  years  old,  and  throw  down 
the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father 
hath,  and  '  cut  down  the  grove  that 
is  by  it : 

26*  And  build  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God  upon  the  top  of  this 
^rock,  "in  the  ordered  place,  and 
take  the  second  bullock,  and  offer 
a  burnt  sacrifice  with  the  wood  of 
the  grove  which  thou  shalt  cut 
down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of 
his  servants,  and  did  as  the  Lord 
had  said  unto  him  :  and  so  it  was, 
because  he  feared  his  father's  house- 
hold, and  the  men  of  the  city,  that 
he  could  not  do  it  by  day,  that  he 
did  it  by  night. 

28  1  And  when  the  men  of  the 
city  arose  early  in  the  morning, 
behold,  the  altar  of  Baal  was  cast 
down,  and  the  grove  was  cut  down 
that  was  bv  it,  and  the  second  bull- 
ock  was  offered  upon  the  altar  that 
was  built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Who  hath  done  this  thing  1  And 
when  they  inquired  and  asked, 
they  said,  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash 
hath  done  this  thing. 

30  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  Joa.sli,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that 
he  may  die :  because  he  hath  cast 
down  the  altar  of  Baal,  and  because 
he  hatli  cut  down  the  grove  that 
ivas  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that 
stood  against  him.  Will  ye  plead 
for  Baal !  will  ye  save  him  ?  he 
tliat  will  ])l('ad  for  him,  lot  him  be 
put  to  deatli  whilst  it  is  yet  morn- 
ing :  if  he  he  a  god,  let  him  plead 
for  himself,  b(;cause  one  hath  cast 
down  his  .altar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  dav  he  called 
i  him  "''Jerubbaal,  saving,  Let  Baal 

298  " 


plead  against  him,  because  he  hath 
thrown  down  his  altar. 

33  «li  Then  all '  the  Midianites  and 
the  Amalekites  and  the  children 
of  the  east  were  gathered  together, 
and  went  over,  and  pitched  in 
""  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  "the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
^carae  upon  Gideon,  and  he  "blew 
a  trumpet ;  and  Abi-ezer  ^  was 
gathered  after  him. 

35  And  he  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  Manasseh ;  who 
also  was  gathered  after  him:  and 
he  sent  messengers  unto  Asher, 
and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto  I^aph- 
tali;  and  they  came  up  to  meet 
them. 

3(3  1^  And  Gideon  said  unto  God, 
If  thou  wilt  save  *Israel  by  mine 
hand,  as  thou  hast  said, 

37  ''  Behold,  I  will  put  a  fleece  of 
wool  in  the  floor;  and  if  the  dew 
be  on  the  fleece  only,  and  it  he  (ivj 
upon  all  the  earth  hesides,  then  shall 
I  know  that  thou  wilt  save  Israel 
by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  said. 

38  And  it  w^as  so :  for  he  rose  up 
early  on  the  morrow,  and  thrust 
the  fleece  together,  and  wringed 
the  dew  out  of  the  fleece,  a  bowl 
full  of  water. 

39  And  Gideon  said  unto  God, 
''Let  not  thine  anger  be  hot  against 
me,  and  I  will  speak  but  this  once : 
let  me  prove,  I  pray  thee,  but  this 
once  with  the  fleece ;  let  it  now  be 
dry  only  ui)on  the  fleece,  and  upon 
all  the  ground  let  there  be  dew. 

40  Ami  God  did  so  that  night: 
for  it  was  dry  upon  the  fleece 
only,  and  there  was  dew  on  all  the 
ground. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Gi<Jc(yn^s  army  of  two  and  thirty  thousand  is  brought 
to  three  hundred.  9  He  is  encourar/ed  by  the  dream 
and  interpretation  of  the  barley  cake.  16  His  strat- 
ayein  of  trumpets  and  lamps  i)i  pitchers.  24  The 
Ephraimitcs  take  Orcb  and  Zceb. 

THE^N" "  Jerubbaal,  who  is  Gid- 
eon, and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  rose  u])  early,  and 
I)itched  beside  the  well  of  llarod : 
so  that  the  host  of  the  Midianites 
were  on  the  north  side  of  them, 
by  the  liill  of  Moreh,  in  the  val- 
ley. 
2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1249 

1  ver.  3. 


""Josh.17.16. 

ab  ut  r49 
»  ch.  .3. 10. 

1  Chr.lL'.18. 

■1  Chr.24.20. 
t Ilch. 

clothed. 
"Num.  10.3. 

ch.  3.  27. 
t  Ileb.  was 

culled  after 

h  int. 


P  See  Ex.  4. 
3,  4,  6,  7. 


1  Gen.  18.32. 


•  cli.  G.  32. 


Gideonh  army  reduced. 


JUDGES. 


He  is  encouraged  by  a  dream. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1249. 


b  Dent.  8.17. 
Is.  10. 13. 

1  Cor.  1.29. 

2  Cor.  4.  7. 


"  Deut.  31. 8. 


i  1  Sam.U.G. 


'Gen.46.2,3. 


eon,  The  peoi)lc  that  are  with  thee 
are  too  many  for  me  to  give  the 
Midianites  into  their  hands,  lest 
Israel  "vannt  themselves  against 
me,  saying.  Mine  oM'n  hand  hath 
saved  me. 

3  Novr  therefore  go  to,  i)roclaim 
in  the  ears  of  the  i)eople,  saying, 
'^AMiosoever  is  fearful  and  aiVaid, 
let  him  return  and  depart  early 
from  mount  (lilead.  And  there 
returned  of  the  peoi)le  twenty  and 
two  thousand ;  and  there  remained 
ten  thousand. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid- 
eon, The  people  are  yet  too  many; 
bring  them  down  unto  the  water, 
and  I  will  try  them  for  thee  there : 
and  it  shall  be,  tliat  of  whom  I  say 
unto  thee,  This  shall  go  with  thee, 
the  same  shall  go  with  thee ;  and 
of  whomsoever  I  say  unto  thee. 
This  shall  not  go  with  thee,  the 
same  shall  not  go. 

5  So  he  brought  down  the  people 
unto  the  water :  and  the  Lord  said 
unto  Gideon,  Every  one  that  lap- 
j)eth  of  the  water  with  his  tongue, 
as  a  dog  lappeth,  him  shalt  thou 
set  by  himself;  likewise  every  one 
that  boweth  down  upon  his  knees 
to  drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that 
lapped,  putting  their  hand  to  their 
mouth,  were  three  hundred  men : 
but  all  the  rest  of  the  peojjle  bowed 
down  upon  their  knees  to  drink 
water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid- 
eon, ''By  the  thi'ee  hundred  men 
that  lapped  will  I  save  you,  and 
deliver  the  Midianites  into  thine 
hand :  and  let  all  the  other  people 
go  every  man  unto  his  place. 

8  So  the  jjeople  took  victuals  in 
their  hand,  and  their  trumpets: 
and  he  sent  all  the  rest  of  Israel 
every  man  unto  his  tent,  and  re- 
tained those  three  hundred  men: 
and  the  host  of  Midian  was  beneath 
him  in  the  valley. 

9  %  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
■^  night,  that  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Arise,  get  thee  down  unto  the 
host;  for  I  have  delivered  it  into 
thine  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down. 


J 


go  thou  with  Phurah  thy  servant 
down  to  the  host: 

11  And  thou  shalt  Hiear  what 
they  say;  and  afterward  shall  thine 
hands  be  strengthened  to  go  down 
unto  the  host.  Then  went  he  down 
with  riiurah  his  servant  unto  the 
outside  of  the  "armed  men  that 
were  in  the  host. 

12  And  the  jMidianites  and  the 
Amalekites  and  ^'all  the  children 
of  the  east  lay  along  in  the  valley 
like  grasshoppers  for  nndtitude; 
and  their  camels  n-ere  without 
number,  as  the  sand  bj^  the  sea 
sid(^  for  multitude. 

1-')  An<l  when  Gideon  was  come, 
behold,  there  was  a  man  that  told 
a  dream  unto  his  fellow,  and  said. 
Behold,  I  dreamed  a  dream,  and, 
lo,  a  cake  of  barley  bread  tumbled 
into  the  host  of  Midian,  and  came 
unto  a  tent,  and,  smote  it  that  it 
fell,  and  overturned  it,  that  the 
tent  lay  along. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered  and 
said.  This  is  nothing  else  save  the 
sword  of  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash, 
a  man  of  Israel :  for  into  his  hand 
hath  God  delivered  Midian,  and  all 
the  host. 

15  1  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon 
heard  the  telling  of  the  dream,  and 
tfhe  interpretation  thereof,  that  he 
worsliii)ped,  and  returned  into  the 
host  of  Israel,  and  said.  Arise ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  your 
hand  the  host  of  Midian. 

16  And  he  divided  the  three  hund- 
red men  into  three  companies,  and 
he  put  *  a  trumpet  in  every  man's 
hand,  with  empty  pitchers,  and 
"  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  Look 
on  me,  and  do  likewise :  and,  be- 
hold, when  I  come  to  the  outside 
of  the  camp,  it  shall  be  that,  as  I 
do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet, 
I  and  all  that  are  with  me,  then 
blow  ye  the  trumpets  also  on  every 
side  of  all  the  camp,  and  say,  The 
sword  of  the  Lord,  and  of  Gideon. 

19  1  So  Gideon,  and  the  huntked 
men  that  were  with  him,  came  un- 
to the  outside  of  the  camj)  in  the 
beginning   of  the   middle  watch; 

299 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1249. 

fvcr.  13,14, 
1,5. 

See  Gen. 24. 
14. 

1  Sam.  14. 9, 
10. 


11  Or,  ranks 
III/ Jive, 
Ex.  13.  18. 


E  ch.  G.  5, 33. 
&  8. 10. 


♦  nub.  ffie 
breuhing 
thereof. 


*neb. 
trutiipets  in 
the  hand  of 
all  of  them, 

II  Or,  fre- 
tf)-aufls,  or, 
torches. 


The  Midiamtes  imt  to  flight  JUDGES.  Gideon  pacifieth  the  Ephraimites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  124Q. 


b  Ex.  14. 13, 
14. 
a  Chr.20.17. 

>  2  Kings  7.'. 


kjosh.  C.  4, 

ii;,  -M. 

See  L'  Cor. 

4.  r. 

I  Ps.  83.  0. 
Is.  9.  4. 

"  1  Sara.  14. 
20. 
2  Chr.20.23. 

II  Or, 
towards. 

t  Hfb.  Up. 


=  011-3.27. 


"ch.S.  28. 
PJohnl.  28. 


1  ch.  8.  .3. 
Ps.  83. 11. 


'  Is.  10.  20. 


••ch.  8.  4. 


■Seech  .12.1. 

2Sam.i;i.4I. 
♦  Hell.  H/m« 
ttiiny  is  /Aw 
than  hfint 
done  unto 
lur 


*  Ilfh. 
itiongly. 


and  they  liad  but  newly  set  the 
watch :  and  they  blew  the  trump- 
ets, and  brake  the  pitchers  that 
were  in  their  hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew 
the  trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitch- 
ers, and  held  the  lamps  in  their 
left  hands,  and  the  trumpets  in 
their  right  hands  to  blow  withal: 
and  they  cried,  The  sword  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  Gideon. 

21  And  they  ^'  stood  every  man  in 
his  place  round  about  tlie  camj) : 
'and  all  the  host  ran,  and  cried, 
and  fled. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  ^'blew 
the  trumpets,  and  'the  Lord  set 
""  every  man's  sword  against  his  fel- 
low, even  throughout  all  the  host : 
and  the  host  fled  to  Beth-shittah 
■'in  Zererath,  and  to  the  ♦border  of 
Abel-meholah,  unto  Tabbath. 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  gath- 
ered themselves  together  out  of 
]N'ax)htali,  and  out  of  Asher,  and 
out  of  all  Manasseh,  and  pursued 
after  the  Midianites. 

24  ^  And  Gideon  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  "mount  Ephraim, 
saying,  Come  down  against  the 
Midianites,  and  take  before  them 
the  waters  unto  Beth-barah  and 
Jordan.  Then  all  the  men  of 
Ex)hraim  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, and  "took  the  waters  unto 
p  Beth-barah  and  Jordan. 

25  And  they  took  "^  two  princes  of 
the  Midianites,  Oreb  and  Zeeb ; 
and  they  slew  Oreb  upon  'the  rock 
Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they  slew  at  the 
winepress  of  Zeeb,  and  pursued 
Midian,  and  brought  the  heads  of 
Orel)  and  Zeel)  to  Gideon  on  the 
^  other  side  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  YIII. 

1  Gideon  pacifieth-  the  Ephraimites.  4  Succoth  and 
Penuel  refu-te  to  relieve  Gidm7t'K  army.  10  2^bah 
and  Zahnunna  are  taken.  13  Succotli.  and  Ptiimd 
are  destruijcd.  18  Gideon  reveiiyeth  his  brethroi^s 
death  on  Zcbah  and  Zalmumia.  23  He  refiuseth 
government,  24  Uis  ephod  eame  of  idiAatry.  28 
^fidian  mbdiied.  29  Gideon's  children,  and  death. 
3o  The  Israelites'  idolatry  and  infjraiitvde. 

AXJJ  Ulie  men  of  IOi)hraim  said 
jLjL  unto   him,   ♦Why   hast   thou 

j  served  us  thus,  that  thou  calledst 
us  not,  when  thou  wentest  to  light 
with    the    ^liflianites  ?     And  they 

'did  chide  witli  him  ♦sliaiply. 

'  300 


2  And  he  said  unto  them,  A\Tiat 
have  I  done  now  in  comparison  of 
you  ?  Is  not  the  gleaning  of  the 
grapes  of  Ephraim  better  than  the 
vintage  of  Abi-ezer  ? 

3  ^  God  hath  delivered  into  your 
hands  the  princes  of  Midian,  Oreb 
and  Zeeb  :  and  what  was  I  able  to 
do  in  comparison  of  you?  Then 
their  ♦'anger  was  abated  toward 
him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  ■[  And  Gideon  came  to  Jordan, 
and  passed  over,  he,  and  the  three 
hundred  men  that  ivere  with  him, 
faint,  yet  piu'suiug  them. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of 
•^Succoth,  Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves 
of  bread  unto  the  people  that  fol- 
low me;  for  they  &e  faint,  and  I 
am  pursuing  after  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna,  kings  of  Midian. 

G  *l  And  the  princes  of  Succoth 

said,  ''uire  the  hands  of  Zebah  and 

;  Zalmunua  now  in  thine  hand,  that 

"^we  should  give  bread  unto  thine 

army  I 

7  And  Gideon  said.  Therefore 
when  the  Lord  hath  delivered  Ze- 
bah and  Zalmunua  into  mine  hand, 
"then  I  will  ♦tear  your  flesh  with 
the  thorns  of  the  wilderness  and 
with  briers. 

8  "[  And  he  went  up  thence  ^  to 
Penuel,  and  spake  unto  them  like- 
wise :  and  the  men  of  Penuel  an- 
swered him  as  the  men  of  Succoth 
had  answered  liinu 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the 
men  of  Penuel,  saying,  AVhen  I 
'  come  again  in  peace,  *'I  will  break 
down  this  tower. 

10  •[  Xow  Zebah  and  Zalmunua 
were  in  Karkor,  and  their  hosts 
with  them,  about  fifteen  thousand 
men,  all  that  were  left  of  '  all  the 
hosts  of  the  chilch-en  of  the  east: 
for  there  fell  "  a  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword. 

11  *l  And  Gideon  went  up  by  the 
way  of  them  that  dwelt  in  tents  on 
the  east  of  "'jS'obah  and  .Jogbehah, 
and  smote  the  host :  for  the  host 
was  "secure. 

12  And  when  Zebah  and  Zalmun- 
ua fled,  h(^  ])ursu('d  after  them,  and 
"took  the  two  kings  of  Midian,  Ze- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 


>>ch.7.24,25. 
Phil.  2.  3. 


t  Heb. 
spirit. 
"  Prov.  15. 1. 


>i  Gen.. '.3. 17. 
Ps.  BO.  6. 


"■Seel  Kings 
20. 11. 


f  See  1  Sam. 
25.11. 


e  ver.  16. 
t  Heb. 
thresh. 


hGpn.n2..10. 
1  Kings  12. 
25. 


i  1  Kings  22. 
27. 
I.  ver.  17. 


1  ch.  7. 12. 


[[  Or.  a  hund- 
red and 
iirenty 
thoufandy 
enry  one 
drawing  a 
sword, 
ch.  20.2,15, 
17.  2.'). 
2  Kings  3. 

2(i. 

"  Num.  32. 
35,42. 


"  ch.  18.  27. 
1  Thes6.5.3. 


"  Ps.  83. 11. 


Zebali  and  Zalmunna  slain. 


JUDGES. 


The  death  of  Gideon. 


Before 

CIIKIST 

Hbout  1249. 

t  Heb. 
teirijied. 


( Ileb.  wi-it. 


f  ver.  G. 


1  ver.  7. 


t  Hch.  made 
to  know. 
'  ver.  y. 

'1  Kings  12. 
'IS. 


'ch.  4.  G. 
1*3.  8U.  12. 


t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
the  form, 

4-c. 


"Ps.SS.  11. 


H  Or,  orna- 
inents  like 
tlie  moon. 


^1  Sam.  8.  7, 
&10.  VJ.  i 
12. 12. 


ball  and  Zahniuiua,  and  Uliscom- 
fited  all  the  host. 

13  1[  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash 
retnrued  from  battle  before  the  sun 
was  u}), 

14  And  can.iiht  a  young  man  of 
the  men  of  Suecoth,  and  iiKiuired 
of  limi:  and  he  Uleseiibed  unto 
him  the  princes  of  8uecotli,  and 
the  elders  thereof,  even  thi-eescore 
and  seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of 
Succoth,  and  said,  IJehold  Zebah 
and  Zalmunna,  with  whom  ye  did 
•'upbraid  me,  saying.  Are  the  hands 
of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  now  in 
thine  hand,  that  we  should  give 
bread  unto  thy  men  that  a  nw  envy  f 

10  'lAnd  he  took  the  elders  of  the 
city,  and  thorns  of  the  wilderness, 
and  briers,  and  with  them  he 
t  taught  the  men  of  kSuccoth. 

17  'And  he  beat  down  the  tower 
of  ''Peuuel,  and  slew  the  men  of 
the  city. 

18  ^[  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah 
and  Zalmuima,  AVhat  manner  of 
men  were  theij  whom  ye  slew  at 
'Tabor?  And  they  answered,  As 
thou  art,  so  were  they ;  each  one 
♦  resembled  the  children  of  a  king. 

19  And  he  said,  They  were  my 
brethren,  even  the  sons  of  my 
mother:  as  the  Lord  liveth,  if  ye 
had  saved  them  alive,  I  would  not 
slay  5"ou. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Jether  his 
firstborn.  Up,  and  slay  them.  But 
the  youth  drew  not  his  sword :  for 
he  feared,  because  he  was  yet-  a 
youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
said.  Else  thou,  and  fall  upon  us : 
for  as  the  man  is,  so  is  his  strength. 
And  Gideon  arose,  and  "slew  Ze- 
bah and  Zalmunna,  and  took  away 
the  "ornaments  that  'were  on  their 
camels'  necks. 

22  7  Then  the  men  of  Israel  said 
unto  Gideon,  Eule  thou  over  us, 
both  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
son's  son  also :  for  thou  hast  deliv- 
ered us  from  the  hand  of  Midian. 

23  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I 
will  not  rule  OA^er  you,  neither  shall 
my  son  rule  over  you :  ''  the  Lord 
shall  rule  over  you. 


24  ^  And  Gideon  said  unto  them, 
I  would  desire  a  request  of  you, 
that  ye  would  give  me  every  man 
t  he  earrings  of  his  prey.  (For  they 
had  golden  earrings,  -because  they 
ivere  Ishmaelites.) 

25  And  they  answered.  We  will 
willingly  give  them.  And  they 
si)read  a  garment,  and  did  cast 
therein  every  man  the  earrings  of 
his  prey. 

20  And  the  weight  of  the  golden 
earrings  that  he  requested  was  a 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  shelc- 
els  of  gold ;  besides  ornaments,  and 
"collars,  and  jn^ilde  raiment  that 
was  on  the  kings  of  Midian,  and 
besides  the  chains  that  were  about 
their  c;unels'  necks. 

27  And  Gideon  ^made  an  ej)hod 
thereof,  and  i)ut  it  in  his  city,  even 
■'in  Ophrah :  and  all  Israel  ^went 
thither  a  whoring  after  it :  which 
thing  became  'a  snare  unto  Gideon, 
and  to  his  house. 

28  ^  Thus  was  Midian  subdued 
before  the  children  of  Israel,  so 
that  they  lifted  up  their  heads  no 
more.  'And  the  country  was  in 
quietness  forty  years  in  the  days 
of  Gideon. 

29  ^i  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  of 
Joash  went  and  dwelt  in  his  own 
house. 

30  And  Gideon  had  threescore 
and  ten  sons  *of  his  body  begot- 
ten :  for  he  had  many  wives. 

31  *^And  his  concubine  that  was 
in  Shechem,  she  also  bare  him  a 
son,  whose  name  he  ^  called  Abim- 
elech. 

32  ^\  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Jo- 
ash died  ^'in  a  good  old  age,  and 
was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  Jo- 
ash his  father,  ''in  Ophrah  of  the 
Abi-ezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  '  as  soon 
as  Gideon  Avas  dead,  tliat  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  turned  again,  and 
•"went  a  whoring  after  Baalim, 
'  and  made  Baal-berith  their  god. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  "'re- 
meml)ered  not  the  Lord  their  God, 
•who  had  delivered  them  out  of  the 
hands  of  all  theu'  enemies  on  every 
side : 

35  "  Xeither  shewed  they  kindness 

301 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 


y  Gen.  25.1.?. 
&  37.  25,  as. 


li  Or,  KK-eet 
jewelt. 


'  ch.  17.  o. 

"ch.  B.  24. 
!■  Ps.  XOti.  SU. 

'  Deut.  7.  Ifi. 


a  ch.  5.  SI. 


'ch.n.  2,  5. 

t  Ilcb.  pnitig 
out  of  his 

thiyl't. 


fch. 'J.l. 


t  Ileb.  sc«. 


about  12C9. 


e  Gen.  2.1. 8. 
Jub  a.  'Jj. 


h  ver.  27. 
cli.  0.  24. 


'  ch.  2. 19. 


kch.  2.  17. 

ich.  9.  4,4G. 

">  r.«.  78.  11, 
4J.  &  100. 13, 

21. 


»ch.9.1C,17, 
18. 
Ecc.9.14,lj. 


Ahimelech  is  made  king. 


JUDGES. 


Jotham^s  parable  of  the  trees. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ibuut  1-209. 


about  12C9. 


■  ch.  8.  31. 


t  Ileb.  WTiat 
is  goo(J  f 
wliether,SfC. 


bch.  8.  SO. 


'Gen.  29. 14. 


t  Heb.  after. 


d  Gen.  29. 15. 


'  ch.  8.  33. 

fch.11.3. 
2  Chr.  \:',.  7. 
Prov.  12.11. 
Acta  17.  5. 


Sch.C.  24. 
b  2  Kings  11. 
1,2. 


II  Or,  liy  the 
oak  of  the 
jtiltar  : 
See  .losh. 
24.  20. 


about  1209. 


20. 


I  Dentil 
Sl/?.  12. 

J.jsli.N.  . ■!."., 
John  4.  20, 


to  the  house  of  Jerubbaal,  nameh/, 
Gideon,  ac<5ording  to  all  the  good- 
ness which  he  had  shewed  unto 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Ahimelech  hy  coimpircunj  ivlth  the  ShechemUes,  and 
murder  of  his  brethren.,  is  made  kinq.  1  Jot  ham  by 
a  parable  rebukelh  them.,  and  J'oretelleth  their  ruin. 
22  Gaol  conspireth  with  tlve  Shechemites  against  him. 
30  Ziebid  revealeth  it.  Q^  Ahimelech  overcometh  them, 
and  soiveth  the  city  tvith  salt.  46  He  burneth  the 
hold  of  the  god  Berith.  50  At  Thebez  he  is  slain 
by  a  piece  of  a  millstone.  56  JotharrCs  curse  is  ful- 
filled. 

A  ND  Ahimelech  the  son  of  Je- 
JTX.  rubl)aal  went  to  Shechem  un- 
to *'his  mother's  brethren,  and  com- 
muned with  them,  and  with  all  the 
family  of  the  house  of  his  mother's 
father,  saying, 

2  kSpeak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  men  of  Shechem,  *  Wheth- 
er is  better  for  you,  either  that  all 
the  sons  of  Jerubbaal,  u-kich  are 
^'threescore  and  ten  persons,  reign 
over  you,  or  that  one  reign  over 
you  f  remember  also  that  I  am 
""your  bone  and  your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother's  brethren  spake 
of  him  in  the  ears  of  all  the  men 
of  Shechem  all  these  words :  and 
their  hearts  inclined  ^to  follow 
Ahimelech;  for  they  said,  He  is 
our  ''brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore 
and  ten  pieces  of  silver  out  of  the 
house   of  '^  Baal-berith,  wherewith 


light 


Ahimelech  hired  '^vain   and 
persons,  which  followed  him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father's 
house  ^at  Ophrah,  and  ''slew  his 
brethren  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal, 
l)eing  threescore  and  ten  persons, 
upon  one  stone:  notwithstanding, 
yet  Jotham  the  youngest  son  of 
Jerubbaal  was  left ;  for  he  hid 
himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shechem 
gathered  together,  and  all  the 
house  of  INIilh),  and  went  and 
made  Al)iiiu'lecli  king,  I'by  the 
plain  of  the  i)illar  that  was  in 
Shechem. 

7  *i  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jo- 
tham, he  went  and  stood  in  the  top 
of  '  mount  Gerizim,  and  lilted  up 
his  voice,  and  cri<;d,  and  said  unto 
them.  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  iueu 
of  Sheclicin,  that  God  may  heark- 
en unto  you. 

302 


8  ''The  trees  went  forth  on  a  time 
to  anoint  a  king  over  them;  and 
they  said  unto  the  olive  tree, 
'  Eeign  thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive  tree  said  unto 
them.  Should  I  leave  my  fatness, 
"wherewith  by  me  they  honour 
God  and  man,  and  ^go  to  be  pro- 
moted over  the  trees  I 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig 
tree.  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig  tree  said  unto  them. 
Should  I  forsake  my  sweetness,  and 
my  good  fruit,  and  go  to  be  pro- 
moted over  the  trees  f 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the 
vine,  Come  thou,  and  reign  over 
us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  leave  my  wine,  "which 
cheereth  God  and  man,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto  the 
"bramble,  Come  thou,  and  reign 
over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the 
trees,  If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me  king- 
over  you,  then  come  and  put  your 
trust  in  my  "shadow;  and  if  not, 
Plet  fire  conie  out  of  the  bramble, 
and  devour  the  ''  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

IG  ISTow  therefore,  if  ye  have  done 
truly  and  sincerely,  in  that  ye  have 
made  Ahimelech  king,  and  if  ye 
have  dealt  well  with  Jerubbaal  and 
his  house,  and  have  done  unto  him 
■^  according  to  the  deserving  of  his 
hands : 

17  (For  my  father  fought  for  you, 
and  ♦adventured  his  life  far,  and 
delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
Mittian : 

18  'And  ye  are  risen  up  against 
my  father's  house  this  day,  and 
have  slain  liis  sons,  threescore  and 
ten  persons,  upon  one  stone,  and 
have  made  Ahimelech,  the  son  of 
his  maidservant,  king  over  the  men 
of  Shechem,  because  he  is  vour 
brother :) 

11)  If  ye  then  have  dealt  truly  and 
sincerely  with  Jerubbaal  and  with 
his  house  this  day,  then  'rejoice  ye 
in  Ahimelech,  and  let  him  also  re- 
joic(i  in  you : 

20  But  if  not,  "let  fire  come  out 
from  Ahimelech,  and  devour  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

:ihout  12C9. 


1  See  aKings 
14.9. 

I  ch.  8.  22,  23. 


■"  Ps.  104. 15. 

i  Ileb.  go  up 
anrl  down 
for  other 
trees. 


"  Ps.  104. 15. 


II  Or,  thistle. 


"  Is.  30.  2. 

Dan.  4. 12. 

Hos.  14.  r. 
P  Ter.  20. 

Num.  21.28. 

Ez.  19. 14. 
1  2  Kings  14. 

9. 

Ps.  104.  16. 

Is.  2. 13.  & 

37.  24. 

Ez.  ol.  3. 


'ch.  8.35. 


t  rich,  cast 
his  lije. 


'  vcr.  5,  6. 


Phil.  3.  3. 


"  ver.  U 
57. 


:,G, 


The  ShecJiemites  conspire 


JUDGES. 


until  Gaal  against  Ahimelech. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  12(19. 


'  l>  Sam.  20. 
14. 


about  1206. 


yi  Sam.  10. 
14.  &  18.  y, 
10. 

See  1 Kin^a 
lii.  15.  &  -22. 

2  Chr.  10.1.5. 

&  IS.  i:i,  &c. 

Is.  19.  2, 14. 
Ms.  33.  1. 

"  1  Kinffs  2. 
32. 

Ksth.  9.  2.5. 
.    Ps.  7.  10. 
Matt.  23. 35, 
3(j. 


tllcb. 
strengthfln- 
€fi his  hands 
to  k-iU. 


II  Or,  sortj}" : 
See  Is.  16. 9, 
10. 
Jer.  25.  30. 

bver.  4. 


=lSam.25.10. 
1  Kings  J2. 
16. 


d  Gen.34.2,6. 


•  2  Sam.15.4. 


]  Or,  hot. 


men  of  Shechem,  aud  tlie  house  of 
Millo ;  and  let  lire  eouie  out  from 
the  men  of  Sheehem,  and  from  the 
house  of  Millo,  and  devour  Ahim- 
elech. 

21  And  Jotham  ran  away,  and 
fled,  and  went  to  ^Beer,  and  dwelt 
thei-e,  for  fear  of  Abimelech  liis 
brother. 

22  1  When  Abimelech  had  reign- 
ed three  years  over  Israel, 

23  Then  5' God  sent  an  evil  spirit 
between  Abimelech  and  the  men 
of  Shechem ;  and  the  men  of  She- 
chem ^  dealt  treacherously  with 
Abimelech : 

24  -^That  the  cruelty  done  to  the 
threescore  and  ten  sons  of  Jerub- 
baal  might  come,  and  their  blood  be 
laid  upon  Abimelech  their  brother, 
which  slew  them,  and  upon  the 
men  of  Shechem,  which  *  aided  him 
in  the  killing  of  his  brethren. 

25  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set 
liers  in  wait  for  him  in  the  top  of 
the  mountains,  and  they  robbed 
all  that  came  along  that  way  by 
them :  and  it  was  told  Abimelech. 

26  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed 
came  with  his  brethren,  and  went 
over  to  Shechem  :  and  the  men  of 
Shechem  x>ut  their  confidence  in 
him. 

27  And  they  went  out  into  the 
fields,  and  gathered  their  vine- 
yards, and  trode  the  c/rapes,  and 
made  n merry,  and  went  into  ''the 
house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat 
and  drink,  aud  cursed  Abimelech. 

28  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed 
said,  '^Who  is  Abimelech,  and  who 
is  Shechem,  that  we  should  serve 
him  ?  is  not  he  the  son  of  Jerub- 
baal  I  and  Zebul  his  ofticer  f  serve 
the  men  of  "Hamor  the  father  of 
Shechem :  for  why  should  we  serve 
him  I 

29  And  'would  to  God  this  peo- 
ple were  under  my  hand !  then 
would  I  remove  Abimelech.  And 
he  said  to  Abimelech,  Increase 
thine  army,  and  come  out. 

30  ■[  And  when  Zebul  the  ruler 
of  the  city  heard  the  words  of  Gaal 
the  son  of  Ebed,  his  anger  was 
"kindled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto 


Abimelech  ^  privily,  saying.  Behold, 
Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  and  his 
brethren  be  come  to  Shechem;  and, 
behold,  they  fortify  the  city  against 
thee. 

32  Now  therefore  up  by  night, 
thou  and  the  peo])le  that  is  with 
thee,  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  field: 

33  And  it  shall  be,  that  in  the 
morning,  as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up, 
thou  slialt  rise  early,  and  set  upon 
the  city :  and,  behold,  n-hen  he  and 
the  people  that  is  with  him  come 
out  against  thee,  then  mayest  thou 
do  to  them  ^as  thou  shalt  find  oc- 
casion. 

34  ^1  And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and 
all  the  people  that  tvere  with  him, 
by  night,  and  they  laid  wait  against 
Shechem  in  four  companies. 

35  Aiid  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed 
went  out,  and  stood  in  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gate  of  the  city:  and 
Abimelech  rose  up,  and  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  from  lying  in 
wait. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  peo- 
ple, he  said  to  Zebul,  Behold,  there 
come  people  down  from  the  toj)  of 
the  mountains.  And  Zebul  said 
unto  him.  Thou  seest  the  shadow 
of  the  mountains  as  if  they  were 
men. 

37  And  Gaal  spake  again  and 
said.  See,  there  come  i)eople  down 
by  the  hniddle  of  the  land,  and 
another  company  come  along  by 
the  plain  of  "  Meonenim. 

38  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him. 
Where  is  now  thy  mouth,  where- 
with thou  ^saidst.  Who  is  Abime- 
lech, that  we  should  ser^^e  him !  is 
not  this  the  people  that  thou  hast 
despised  1  go  out,  I  pray  now,  and 
fight  with  them. 

39  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the 
men  of  Shechem,  and  fought  with 
Abimelech. 

40  And  Abimelech  chased  him, 
and  he  fled  before  him,  and  many 
were  overthrown  and  Mounded,  even 
unto  the  entering  of  the  gate. 

41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Am- 
mali :  and  Zebul  thrust  out  Gaal 
and  his  brethren,  that  they  should 
not  dwell  in  Shechem. 

42  And  it  came  to  i)ass  on  the 

303 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1206. 

t  Il.b. 
cralliln, or, 
to  Tonnah. 


t  Ileb.  a!  th'j 
hand  shall 

find, 

1  Snm.  10.7. 
&  2.5.  .S. 
Ecc.  U.  10. 


t  Hcb.  navel. 


II  Or,  The  re- 
garders  of 
time.*:. 
Deut.  18.14. 


fver.  28,  29. 


Tlie  Shechemites  overcome. 


JUDGES. 


Ahimelech  is  slain. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1206. 


Krer.  20. 


h  Deiit.29.23. 
1  Kings  11'. 


I  Kings  3. 


25. 


I  ch.  8.  33. 


k  Ps.  C3. 14. 


t Ileb.  I 
have  done. 


morrow,  that  the  people  went  out 
into  the  field ;  and  they  told  Abim- 
elech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and 
divided  them  into  three  companies, 
and  laid  wait  in  the  field,  and  look- 
ed, and,  behold,  the  people  were 
come  forth  out  of  the  city ;  and  he 
rose  u})  against  them,  and  smote 
them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  com- 
pany that  iras  with  liim,  rushed 
forward,  and  stood  in  the  entering 
of  the  gate  of  the  city :  and  the 
two  other  companies  ran  upon  all 
the  lyeople  that  were  in  the  fields, 
and  slew  them. 

45  And  Abimelech  fought  against 
the  city  all  that  day ;  and  ^'he  took 
the  city,  and  slew  the  people  that 
was  therein,  and  ''beat  down  the 
city,  and  sowed  it  with  salt. 

40  \  And  when  all  the  men  of 
the  tower  of  Shechem  heard  that, 
they  entered  into  a  hold  of  the 
house  '  of  the  god  Berith. 

47  And  it  was  told  Abimelech, 
that  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of 
Shechem  were  gathered  together. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up  to 
mount  ''Zalmon,  he  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him ;  and 
Abimelech  took  an  axe  in  his  hand, 
and  cut  down  a  bough  from  the 
trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  on 
his  shoulder,  and  said  unto  the 
people  that  ivere  with  him.  What 
ye  have  seen  ^me  do,  make  haste, 
and  do  as  I  liave  done. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise  cut 
down  every  man  his  bough,  and 
followed  Aljimelech,  and  put  them 
to  the  hold,  and  set  the  hold  on 
fire  upon  them ;  so  that  all  the 
men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  died 
also,  about  a  thousand  men  and 
women. 

50  1  Then  went  Abimelech  to 
Tliebez,  and  encamx)ed  against 
Thebcz,  and  took  it. 

51  But  there  Avas  a  strong  tower 
within  the  city,  and  thither  fled  all 
the  men  and  women,  and  all  they 
of  the  city,  and  shut  it  to  them, 
and  gat  them  up  to  tlie  tox)  of  the 
tower. 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto  the 

yo4 


tower,  and  fought  against  it,  and 
went  hard  unto  the  door  of  the 
tower  to  burn  it  with  fire. 

53  And  a  certain  woman  '  cast  a 
piece  of  a  millstone  upon  Abime- 
lech's  head,  and  all  to  brake  his 
skull. 

54  Then  "'he  called  hastily  unto 
the  young  man  his  armourbearer, 
and  said  unto  him.  Draw  thy  sword, 
and  slay  me,  that  men  say  not  of 
me,  A  woman  slew  him.  And  his 
young  man  thi'ust  him  through, 
and  he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
saw  that  Abimelech  was  dead, 
they  departed  every  man  unto  his 
place. 

56  ^  "Thus  God  rendered  the 
wickedness  of  Abimelech,  which 
he  did  unto  his  father,  in  slaying 
his  seventy  brethren : 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of 
Shechem  did  God  render  upon 
their  heads :  and  upon  them  came 
"the  curse  of  Jotham  the  son  of 
Jerubbaal. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Tola  jtidgeth  Israel  in  Shamir,  3  ./air,  ivhose  thirty 
sons  hud  thirty  cities.  6  TJie  Philistines  and  Am- 
monites oppress  Israel.  10  In  their  misery  God 
sendrth  them  to  their  false  gods.  15  Upo7i  tlieir  re- 
2}e)Uance  he  -pitieth  them. 

A  ND  after  Abimelech  there  ^  arose 
Jl\.  to  "defend  Israel  Tola  the 
son  of  Puah,  the  son  of  Dodo,  a 
man  of  Issachar ;  and  he  dwelt  in 
Shamir  in  mount  Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty 
and  three  years,  and  died,  and  was 
buried  in  Shamir. 

3  ■[  And  after  him  arose  Jair,  a 
Gileadite,  and  judged  Israel  twen- 
ty and  two  years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that 
^rode  on  thirty  ass  colts,  and  they 
had  thirty  cities,  '  which  are  called 
iiHavoth-jair  unto  this  day,  which 
are  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried 
in  Camon. 

G  1  And  ''the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
LoiiD,  and  '^served  Baalim,  and 
Ashtarotli,  and  ""the  gods  of  Syria, 
and  the  gods  of  ^'Zidon,  and  the 
gods  of  Moab,  and  the  gods  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  the  gods 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1206. 


12  Sam.  11. 
21. 


'  So  1  Sam. 
31.4. 


"  ver.  24. 
Job  31.  3. 
Ps.  il4.  23. 
Prov.  5.  22. 


"rer.  20. 


about  1206. 
'ch.  2. 16. 
II  Or,  deliver, 
t  Heb.  save. 


about  1183. 


ijch.  5. 10.& 
12.  14. 
■"Deut.S.  14. 

II  Or,  The 
villages  of 
J  a  it'. 
Num.  32.41. 


about  1161. 
<lch.  2.  n.  & 

3.  7.  &  4.1. 

&  «.  1.  &  13. 

1. 

'■ch.2.13. 
fch.  2. 12. 

El  Kinsa  11. 

Pa.  IIW.  3«, 


Tlie  Philistmes  oppress  Israel. 


JUDGES. 


Jeplitliali  is  chosen  captain. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1161. 

about  1101. 

h  ch.  2. 14. 
1  Sara.  iL'.O. 


tlleb. 
crushed^ 


i  1  Sam.  12. 
10. 


k  Ex.  14.  30. 
1  Num.  21.21, 
24,  23. 
"'  ch.  .3.12,13. 
"  ch.  3.  31. 


°  ch.  5. 19. 
P  ch.  ti.  .-5. 
•<  I's.  IOC.  42, 
4J. 


'  Deut.  32.15. 
Jer.  2. 13. 


'  Deut.  32..3r, 
^. 

2  Kings  3. 
13. 
Jer.  2.  28. 


■1  Sara.  3.  IS. 
2Sam.l5.2U. 

t  Heb. 
is  good  in 
thine  eyes. 


"  2  Chr.  7. 14. 

&  15.  S. 

Jer.  IS.  7, 8. 
tHeb. 

gods  of 

:>trangers. 
^  Ps.  lOti.  44, 

45. 

Is.  63.  9. 
tHeb.  was 

sJiortened, 

t  Ileb.  cried 
together. 


of  the  Philistines,  and  forsook  the 
Lord,  and  served  not  him. 

7  And  the  auger  of  the  Lord  was 
hot  against  Israel,  and  he  ''sold 
them  into  the  hands  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  into  the  hands  of  the 
children  of  Amnion. 

8  And  that  year  they  vexed  and 
t  oi)pressed  the  children  of  Israel : 
eighteen  years,  all  the  cliildren  of 
Israel  that  were  on  the  other  side 
Jordan  in  the  land  of  the  Amorites, 
which  is  in  Gilead. 

9  Moreover  the  children  of  Am- 
nion passed  over  Jordan  to  fight 
also  against  Judah,  and  against 
Benjamin,  and  against  the  house 
of  Eplu-aim;  so  that  Israel  was 
sore  distressed. 

10  *\\  'And  the  children  of  Israel 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  saying.  We 
have  sinned  against  thee,  both  be- 
cause we  have  forsaken  our  God, 
and  also  served  Baalim. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  Bid  not  I  deliver 
you  ^  from  the  Egyptians,  and '  from 
the  Amorites,  "'from  the  children 
of  Amnion,  "and  from  the  Philis- 
tines ? 

12  °The  Zidonians  also,  ^and  the 
Amalekites,  and  the  Maouites,  '^  did 
oppress  you ;  and  ye  cried  to  me, 
and  I  delivered  you  out  of  their 
hand. 

13  'Yet  ye  have  forsaken  me,  and 
served  other  gods :  wherefore  I  will 
deliver  you  no  more. 

14  Go  and  'cry  unto  the  gods 
which  ye  have  chosen ;  let  them 
deliver  you  in  the  time  of  your 
tribulation. 

15  "f  And  the  children  of  Israel 
said  unto  the  Lord,  We  have 
sinned :  '  do  thou  unto  us  whatso- 
ever t  seemeth  good  imto  thee ;  de- 
liver us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this 
day. 

16  "And  they  put  away  the 
^strange  gods  from  among  them, 
and  served  the  Lord:  and  ""his 
soul  twas  grieved  for  the  misery 
of  Israel. 

17  Then  the  children  of  Ammon 
were  ^  gathered  together,  and  en- 
camped in  Gilead.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  assembled  themselves 

30 


together,  and  encamped  in  ^Miz- 
l)eh. 

18  And  the  people  and  princes  of 
Gilead  said  one  to  another.  What 
man  is  he  that  will  begin  to  light 
against  the  children  of  Ammon  I 
he  shall  'be  head  over  all  the  in- 
habitants of  Gilead. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  cmienant  between  JephOiah  and  the  Gileadites, 
that  he  should  be  their  head.  12  The  treaty  of  peace 
between  him  and  the  Animoyiites  is  in  vain.  20 
Jephthdh's  roie.  32  His  conquest  of  the  Anwion- 
ites.     34  He pcrfornietli  his  vow  on  his  daughter. 

NOW  '^Jephthah  the  Gileadite 
was  ^'a  mighty  man  of  val- 
our, and  he  was  the  son  of  ^a  har- 
lot: and  Gilead  begat  Jephthah. 

2  And  Gilead's  wife  bare  him 
sons ;  and  his  wife's  sons  grew  up, 
and  they  thrust  out  Jephthah,  and 
said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  not  in- 
h(irit  in  our  fatlier's  house ;  for  thou 
art  the  son  of  a  strange  w  omaii. 

3  Then  Jephthah  iied  ^from  his 
brethren,  and  dwelt  in  the  land 
of  Tob:  and  there  were  gathered 
"vain  men  to  Jephthah,  and  went 
out  with  him. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  ^  in  pro- 
cess of  time,  that  the  children  of 
Ammon  made  war  against  Is- 
rael. 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  the 
children  of  Ammon  made  war 
against  Israel,  the  elders  of  Gilead 
went  to  fetch  Jephthah  out  of  the 
land  of  Tob : 

G  And  they  said  unto  Jephthah, 
Come,  and  be  our  captain,  that  we 
may  fight  with  the  chikben  of  Am- 
mon. 

7  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  "Did  not  ye  hate 
me,  and  expel  me  out  of  my  father's 
house  %  and  why  are  ye  come  unto 
me  now  when  ye  are  in  distress  I 

8  'And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said 
unto  Jephthah,  Therefore  we  '^turn 
again  to  thee  now,  that  thou  may- 
est  go  with  us,  and  fight  against 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  be 
Sour  head  over  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Gilead. 

9  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  If  ye  bring  me 
home  again  to  fight  against  the 
chikken  of  Ammon,  and  the  Lord 

305 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1161. 

y  Gen., 31. 49. 
ch.  11.11,29. 


'ch.ll.8sll- 


"Heb.  11.32, 
called  Jeph- 
thae. 

t-ch.  6. 12. 
2  Kings  5.1. 

i  Ileb. 
a  woman 
a  harlot. 


t  \leh.from 
the  face. 


■^ch.  9.4. 
1  Sain.  22.  i 


t#Ieb. 
qjter  days. 


■I  Gen.  26. 27. 


■■  ch.  10.  IS. 
fLuke  17.4. 


Pch.  10. 18. 


JejyTitliali's  fruitless  emMssy 


JUDGES. 


to  the  king  of  Ammon. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1161. 


liJer.  42.5. 

tHeb.  he  the 
hearer  be- 
tween us. 


iver.  8. 


kch.l0.17.& 
20.1. 

ISam. 10.17. 
&  11. 15. 

abuut  U43. 


I  Num.  21.24, 
25,26. 


'  Gcn.32.22. 


°  Deut.  2.  9, 
19. 


">Num.l4.25. 
Deut.  1. 4U. 
Josh.  5.  ti. 

PNum.13.28. 

&20. 1. 

Deut.  1.  4fi. 
lNQm.20.14. 


'Num.30.18, 
21. 


•Num.  20.1. 


•Num.  21.4. 
Deut.  2.1-8. 


"Num.21.11. 


''Num.2I.13. 
ft  22.  36. 


JNum.21.21. 
Deut.  2.  26. 


deliver  them  before  me,  shall  I  be 
your  head  ? 

10  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said 
unto  Jephthah,  ''  The  Lord  ^  be 
witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not 
so  according'  to  thy  words. 

11  Then  Jephthah  went  with  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  and  the  people 
made  him  '  head  and  captain  over 
them:  and  Jephthah  uttered  all 
his  words  "^  before  the  Loed  in 
Mizpeh. 

12  •[  And  Jephthah  sent  messen- 
gers unto  the  king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon,  saying,  What  hast  thou 
to  do  with  me,  that  thou  art  come 
against  me  to  fight  in  my  laud  ? 

13  And  the  king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  answered  unto  the  mes- 
sengers of  Jephthah,  ^  Because  Is- 
rael took  away  my  laud,  when  they 
came  up  out  of  Egyj^t,  from  Arnon 
even  unto  ™  Jabbok,  and  unto  Jor- 
dan: now  therefore  restore  those 
laiids  again  peaceably. 

14  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers 
again  unto  the  king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon : 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
Jephthah,  "^  Israel  took  not  away 
the  land  of  Moab,  nor  the  land  of 
the  childi'cn  of  Amnion  : 

16  But  when  Israel  came  up  from 
Egypt,  and  "walked  through  the 
wilderness  unto  the  Ked  sea,  and 
p  came  to  Kadesh ; 

17  Then  ''Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  the  king  of  Edom,  saying. 
Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  pass  through 
thy  land :  '  but  the  king  of  Edom 
would  not  hearken  thereto.  And 
in  like  manner  they  sent  unto  the 
king  of  Moab ;  but  he  would  not 
consent :  and  Israel  ^  abode  in  Ka- 
desh. 

18  Then  they  went  along  through 
the  wilderness,  and  'compassed  the 
laud  of  Edom,  and  the  land  of 
Moab,  and  "came. by  the  east  side 
of  the  land  of  Moab,  ''and  pitched 
on  the  other  side  of  Arnon,  but 
came  not  within  the  bordc^r  of 
Moab :  for  Aiuou  icas  the  border 
of  Moab. 

10  And  y  Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 

the  king  of  Ueshbon ;   and  Israel 
306 


said  unto  him,  ^Let  us  i)ass,  we 
pray  thee,  through  thy  land  into 
my  place. 

20  '^  But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel 
to  iDass  through  his  coast :  but  Si- 
hon gathered  all  his  people  togeth- 
er, and  pitched  in  Jahaz,  and  fought 
against  Israel. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
delivered  Sihon  and  all  his  people 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  and  they 
•^  smote  them :  so  Israel  possessed 
all  the  land  of  the  Amorites,  the 
inhabitants  of  that  country. 

22  And  they  possessed  'all  the 
coasts  of  the  Amorites,  from  Arnon 
even  unto  Jabbok,  and  from  the 
wilderness  even  unto  Jordan. 

23  So  now  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael hath  dispossessed  the  Amo- 
rites from  before  his  peoj)le  Israel, 
and  shouldest  thou  possess  it  f 

24  Wilt  not  thou  possess  that 
which  ^  Chemosh  thy  god  giveth 
thee  to  possess?  So  whomsoever 
Hhe  Lord  oiu'  God  shall  drive  out 
from  before  us,  them  will  we  pos- 
sess. 

25  And  now  art  thou  any  thing 
better  than  ^Balak  the  son  of  Zip- 
por,  king  of  Moab  ?  did  he  ever 
strive  against  Israel,  or  did  he  ever 
fight  against  them, 

26  While  Israel  dwelt  in  ^Hesh- 
bon  and  her  towns,  and  in  ^Aroer 
and  her  towns,  and  in  all  the  cities 
that  he  along  by  the  coasts  of  Ar- 
non, three  hundred  years?  why 
therefore  did  ye  not  recover  them 
within  that  time  ? 

27  Wherefore  I  have  not  sinned 
against  thee,  but  thou  doest  me 
wrong  to  war  against  me:  the 
Lord  'the  Judge  ''be  judge  this 
day  between  the  children  of  Israel 
and  the  chikken  of  Ammon. 

28  Howbeit  the  king  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  hearkened  not  un- 
to the  words  of  Jephthah  which  he 
sent  him. 

29  t  Then '  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  "Jephthah,  and  he  pass- 
ed over  Gilead,  and  Manasseh,  and 
passed  over  Mizpeli  of  Gilead,  and 
from  Mizpeli  of  Gilead  he  passed 
over  unto  the  children  of  Ammon. 

30  And  Jephthah  '"  vowed  a  vow 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1143. 


^  Num.21. 22. 

Deut.  2.  27. 
'  Num.21.2.3. 

Deut.  2.  S2. 


bNum.21.24, 

25. 

Deut.  2. 33, 

ij4. 


'Deut.  2. 30. 


<lNura.21.2n. 
lKing&11.7. 
Jer.  4«.  7. 

«  Deut.  9.4,5. 
&  18.  12. 
Josh.  3.  10. 


f  Num.  22.  2. 
See  Josh. 
24.9. 


BNum.21.25. 
U  Deut.  2.  3G. 


i  Gen.  18. 25. 
kOen.  11!.  S. 

&.;i.5J. 

1  Sam.  24. 

12,  15. 


I  ch.  3.  10. 

II  Jephthah 
Bei-ins  to 
liavc  been 
Judjje  only 
of>f(irth 
east  ls)-titl. 


>"  Gen.2'*.20. 
1  Sam.  1.11. 


His  rash  vow. 


JUDGES. 


Tlie  Epliraimites  are  smitten. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1143. 


t  Heb.  that 
ivhich  Com- 
eth r'orlh. 
vhich  shall 
come  forth. 


°  See  I-ev. 

27.  L',  3,  &c. 

1  Sam.  Ml, 

•JH.  &  'J.  18. 
\\  Or, or  I  u-ill 

offer  it,  Si'C. 
"  Ps.  GG.  !.■!. 

See  IjCV.:.'". 

11, 12. 


P  Ez.  27.  17. 
^  Or,  Abel. 
1  ch.  10.  17. 
Ter.  11. 


'Ex.  15.  20. 
1  Sam.  18. 6. 
Ps.  68.  25. 
Jer.  31.  4. 

II  Or,  he  had 
not  of  his 
own  either 
son  or 
daughter. 

t  Heb. 
of  himself, 

'  Gen.  37.  2!», 
34. 


'  Ecc.  5.  2. 

"  Num.  30. 2. 
Ps.  15.  4. 
Ecc.  0.  4,  5. 


^  Num.  30. 2. 


^2  Sam.  18. 
19, 31. 


t  Heb. 
go  and  go 
doxim. 


unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  If  thou 
shalt  without  fail  <h»liver  tlio  chil- 
dren of  Amnion  into  mine  hands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  'what- 
soever com^eth  forth  of  the  doors 
of  my  house  to  meet  me,  when  I 
return  in  peace  from  tlu^  chihlnni 
of  Ammon,  "shall  surely  be  the 
Lord's,  "  "and  I  will  otter  it  uj)  for 
a  burnt  offerinj^:. 

32  ^  So  Jephthah  i^assed  over  un- 
to the  children  of  Ammon  to  fio-ht 
against  them;  and  tlie  Lord  deliv- 
ered them  into  his  hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from 
Aroer,  even  till  thou  come  to 
^Minnith,  even  twenty  cities,  and 
unto  "the  plain  of  the  vineyards, 
with  a  very  great  slaughter.  Thus 
the  children  of  Ammon  were  sub- 
dued before  the  chiklren  of  Israel. 

34  1  And  Jephthah  came  to  "  Miz- 
peh  unto  his  house,  and,  behold, 
'his  daughter  came  out  to  meet 
him  with  timbrels  and  with  dances: 
and  she  was  Ms  only  child;  iiti)^. 
side  her  he  had  neither  son  nor 
daughter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
saw  her,  that  he  ^rent  his  clothes, 
and  said,  Alas,  my  daughter !  thou 
hast  brought  me  very  low,  and 
thou  art  one  of  them  that  trouble 
me:  for  I  'have  opened  my  mouth 
unto  the  Lord,  and  "I  cannot  go 
back. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him.  My 
father,  if  thou  hast  opened  thy 
mouth  unto  the  Lord,  ^do  to  me 
according  to  that  which  hath  pro- 
ceeded out  of  thy  mouth;  foras- 
much as  ^the  Lord  hath  taken 
vengeance  for  thee  of  thine  ene- 
mies, even  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

37  And  she  said  unto  her  father, 
Let  this  thing  be  done  for  me :  let 
me  alone  two  months,  that  I  may 
tgo  up  and  down  ui)on  the  mount- 
ains, and  bewail  my  virginity,  I 
and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said,  Go.  And  he  sent 
her  away  for  two  months :  and  she 
went  with  her  companions,  and 
bewailed  her  virginity  upon  the 
mountains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 


of  two  montlis,  that  she  returned 
unto  her  father,  who  'did  with  her 
aceordinfj  to  liis  vow  which  he  had 
vowed :  and  she  knew  no  man. 
And  it  was  a  "custom  in  Israel, 

40  That  the  daughters  of  Israel 
went  t  yearly  "to  lament  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jejihthah  the  GileaditO'  four 
days  in  a  year. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Tlie  Ephraimitot,  qnarreUlng  u'itJi  Jephthah,  and 
discciTied  by  Shibboltth,  are  .•<hjhi  bij  (lie  (rihadiics. 
7  Jephthah  i/icth.  8  Ibzan,  irho  had  thirty  xonx  and 
tliirtij  daiKjIitirx,  11  and  J^taii,  K!  and  Abdi»i,  who 
had  forty  soiix  and  thirty  nephetv.s,  judged  Israel. 

AND  ""the  men  of  Ephraim 
_  ^gathered  themselves  togeth- 
er, and  went  northward,  and  said 
unto  Jeplitliah,  Wherefore  passedst 
thou  over  to  tight  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  didst  not  call 
us  to  go  with  thee  I  we  will  burn 
thine  house  upon  thee  with  hre. 

2  And  Jephthah  said  unto  them, 
I  and  my  jjeople  were  at  great 
strife  with  the  children  of  Ammon ; 
and  when  I  called  you,  ye  delivered 
me  not  out  of  their  liands. 

3  And  when  I  saw  that  ye  deliv- 
ered me  not,  I  ''put  my  life  in  my 
hands,  and  passed  over  against  the 
children  of  Anmion,  and  the  Lord 
delivered  them  into  my  hand : 
wherefore  then  are  ye  come  up  un- 
to me  this  day,  to  fight  against  me? 

4  Then  Jephthah  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  men  of  Gilead,  and 
fought  with  Ephraim  :  and  the  men 
of  Gilead  smote  Epliraim,  because 
they  said,  Ye  Gileadites  ""are  fugi- 
tives of  Ephraim  among  the  Ephra- 
imites,  and  among  the  Manassites. 

5  And  the  Gileadites  took  the 
''passages  of  .Jordan  before  the 
Ephraimites:  and  it  was  so,  that 
when  those  Ephraimites  which 
were  escaped  said.  Let  me  go  over, 
that  the  men  of  Gilead  said  unto 
him.  Art  thou  an  Ephraimite  f  If 
he  said,  Kay ; 

(>  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Say 
now  "Shibboleth:  and  he  said  Sib- 
boleth :  for  he  could  not  frame  to 
pronounce  it  right.  Then  they 
took  him,  and  slew  him  at  the 
passages  of  Jordan  :  and  there  fell 
at  that  time  of  the  Ephraimites 
forty  and  two  thousand. 
307 


Before 

CHUJST 

about  1143. 

'ver.  ?,i. 
I  Sam.  1,22. 
24.  &  2.  18. 

II  Or,, 
ordinance. 


t  Ileb.  from 

year  to 

year. 
II  Or,  to  talk 

vilh, 

ch.  ,5.  11. 


"Seech.  8.1. 


tHeb. 
weie  called. 


bf  Sam.  19. 

.1.  .<:  2«.  21. 
.lob  1.!.  14. 
Ps.  119. 109. 


"  See  1  Sam. 
25. 10. 
Ps.  78.  9. 


djoeh.  22.11. 
cli.  3.  28.  & 
7.24. 


II  Which 
sijjniliuth  a 
stream,  or, 
flood, 

"Ps.(;y.2, 15. 

Is.  27. 12. 


An  angel  apijearetli 


JUDGES. 


to  ManoaWs  wife. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1137. 


II  He  seema 
to  have 
been  only  a 
civil  Judpe 
to  do  justice 
in  North 
east  Israel. 


about  1130. 

II A  civil 
Judge  in 
North  east 
Israel. 


about  1120. 

II  A  civil      . 
.lud^e  also 
in  North 
east  Israel. 


t Ileb. 

sofis'  sons. 
"ch.  3.  10.  & 

10.4. 


about  1112. 


feh.3.13,2". 
&  5.  14. 


about  1161. 

tUeb. 
added  to 
commit,  i(C. 

»ch.  2.  11.  & 
3.  7.  &  4. 1. 
&  6. 1.  &  10. 
G. 

II  This  seems 
a  partial 
captivity. 

M  Sam. 12.0. 

'^J03h.iy.41. 


sons,  and 


•Jch.6. 12. 
uukc  1. 11, 
i:i,  2»,  31. 


'  vcr.  14. 
Num.0. 2, 3. 
Lulcu  1. 15. 


fNum.  6.  .'i. 
1  Sam. 1.11. 


7  And  Jeplithali  judged  Israel  six 
years.  Then  died  Jeplitliali  the 
Gileadite,  and  was  buried  in  one  of 
the  cities  of  Gilead. 

8  1^  And  after  him  n  Ihzan  of  Beth- 
lehem judged  Israel. 

9  And  he  had  thirty 
thirty  daughters,  whom  he  sent 
abroad,  and  took  in  thirty  daugh- 
ters from  abroad  for  his  sons.  And 
he  judged  Israel  seven  years. 

10  Then  died  Ibzau,  and  was 
buried  at  Beth-lehem. 

11  1  And  after  him  "Elon,  a 
Zebulonite,  judged  Israel;  and  he 
judged  Israel  ten  years. 

12  And  Elon  the  Zebulonite  died, 
and  was  buried  in  Aijalon  in  the 
country  of  Zebulun. 

13  1  And  after  him  "  Abdon  the 
son  of  Hillel,  a  Pirathonite,  judged 
Israel. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons  and 
thirty  ^ nephews,  that  'rode  on 
threescore  and  ten  ass  colts:  and 
he  judged  Israel  eight  years. 

15  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel 
the  Pirathonite  died,  and  was  bur- 
ied in  Pirathon  in  the  land  of 
Ephraim,  4n  the  mount  of  the 
Amalekites. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Israel  is  in  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  2  An  angel 
appeareth  to  Manoali's  wife.  8  The  angel  appeareth 
to  Mauoah.  15  Manoah's  sacrifice,  whereby  the  an- 
gel is  discovered.     24  Samson  is  born. 

\NJ)  the  children  of  Israel  ^  ^  did 

jl\.  evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 

Lord;   "and  the  Lord  delivered 

them  Mnto  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 

I  tines  forty  years. 

2  1"  And  there  was  a  certain  man 
of  ''Zorah,  of  the  family  of  the  Dan- 
ites,  whose-  name  was  Mauoah ; 
and  his  wife  was  barren,  and  bare 
not. 

3  And  the  ''angel  of  the  Lord 
"appeared  unto  the  woman,  and 
said  unto  her,  Beliold  now,  thou 
art  barren,  and  bearest  not:  but 
thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a  son. 

4  Now  tlierefor(;  l)eware,  I  pray 
thee,  and  '  driidv  not  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  and  eat  not  any  un- 
clean thing  : 

5  For,  h),  tliou  shalt  conceive,  and 


bear  a   son 
come  on  his 


and   no  *^riizor  shall 
head:   for  the  child 
308 


shall  be  ^  a  Nazarite  unto  God  from 
the  womb  :  and  he  shall  ''begin  to 
deliver  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Philistines. 

6  1"  Then  the  woman  came  and 
told  her  husband,  saying,  'A  man 
of  God  came  unto  me,  and  his 
''countenance  teas  like  the  counte- 
nance of  an  angel  of  God,  very 
terrible:  but  I  'asked  him  not 
whence  he  was,  neither  told  he  me 
his  name : 

7  But  he  said  unto  me,  Behold, 
thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son ;  and  now  drink  no  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  neither  eat  any  un- 
clean thing :  for  the  child  shall  be 
a  Nazarite  to  God  from  the  womb 
to  the  day  of  his  death. 

8  ^[  Then  Manoah  entreated  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  my  Lord,  let 
the  man  of  God  which  thou  didst 
send  come  again  unto  us,  and 
teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto  the 
child  that  shall  be  born. 

9  And  God  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  Manoah;  and  the  angel 
of  God  came  again  unto  the  woman 
as  she  sat  in  the  field :  but  Manoah 
her  husband  ivas  not  with  her. 

10  And  the  woman  made  haste, 
and  ran,  and  shewed  her  husband, 
and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  the 
man  hath  appeared  unto  me,  that 
came  unto  me  the  other  day. 

11  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went 
after  his  wife,  and  came  to  the 
man,  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
the  man  that  si^akest  unto  the 
woman  f     And  he  said,  I  am. 

12  And  Manoah  said,  Now  let  thy 
words  come  to  pass.  ^How  shall 
we  order  the  child,  and  i' '  hoiv  shall 
we  do  unto  him  I 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Mauoah,  Of  all  that  I 
said  unto  the  woman  let  her  be- 
ware. 

14  She  may  not  eat  of  any  thing 
that  Cometh  of  the  vine,  '"neither 
let  her  drink  wine  or  strong  drink, 
nor  eat  any  unclean  thing  :  all  that 
I  commanded  her  let  her  observe. 

15  1  And  Manoah  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  "let 
us  detain  thee,  until  we  shall  have 
made  ready  a  kid  *  for  thee. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1161. 

BNum.  6.2. 

li  Sec  1  Sam. 
7.  13. 

2  Sam.  8. 1. 
1  Chr.  18. 1. 

•  Deut.  S-ri. 
1  Sam.  2. 27. 
&9.  «. 
1  Kings  17. 

24. 

k  Matt.  2R.  3. 
Luke  ».  29. 
Acts  6.  15. 

Iver.  17,  18. 


tllcb.  What 
shtdl  be  the 
iiiauncr  oj' 
the,  ^-c. 

II  Or,  wliat 
shall  he  do* 

1  lleb.  whiit 
sliall  be  his 
work  i 


"■  vcr.  4. 


"  Gen.  19..  5. 
ch.  6. 18. 

tHeb. 
Itejore  thee. 


Sam^n  is  'born. 


JUDGES. 


He  killeth  a  lion. 


Before 
CHRIST 

MHlUt    1161  . 


•Gea.32.29. 


•oonderful, 
12.  9.  G. 

Ch-C13,2a. 


n  "[.QV.  0.  24. 
1  Clir.  L'l'ie. 
V.7..  1.  -JH. 
Matt.  17. 6. 


'ch.  6.22.. 


'r.<.n..'i2.30. 
hx.  3.1.  20. 
Dent..').  26. 
cu.  C.  22. 


'  Heb.  11. 82. 

■■ISnin..T19. 
l.ukel.80. 
&  2.  52. 

^ch.  .3.10. 

I  Sum.  11.6. 

Sl.itt.  4.  1. 
1 1leb.  Ma- 

haiieh-ffan, 

ns  eh.  1H.12. 
■'JoBh.  1.5.33. 

ek.  lU.  11. 


16  And  the  aiigel  of  the  Lord 
said  inito  ]Manoah,  Though  thou 
detain  uie,  I  will  not  eat  of  thy 
bread:  and  if  thou  wilt  offer  a 
burnt  offering-,  thou  nuist  oft'er  it 
unto  the  Lord.  For  IManoah  knew 
not  that  he  teas  an  angel  of  the 
Lord. 

17  And  Manoali  said  unto  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  What  is  thy  name, 
that  when  thy  sayings  come  to 
pass  we  may  do  thee  honour  f 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  him,  "Why  askest  thou 
thus  after  my  name,  seeing-  it  is 
" secret  1 

19  So  IManoah  took  a  kid  with  a 
meat  offering,  ''and  offered  it  upon 
a  rock  unto  the  Lord  :  and  tJie 
angel  did  wondrously ;  and  Manoah 
and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
flame  went  up  toward  heaven  from 
off  the  altar,  that  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  ascended  in  the  flame  of  the 
altar:  and  Manoah  and  his  wife 
looked  on  if,  and  ''fell  on  their 
faces  to  the  ground. 

21  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  did 
no  more  appear  to  Manoah  and  to 
his  wife.  'Then  Manoah  knew  that 
he  teas  an  angel  of  the  Lord. 

22  And  Manoah  said  unto  his 
wife,  ^We  shall  surely  die,  because 
we  have  seen  God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him,  If 
the  Lord  were  i^leased  to  kill  us, 
he  would  not  have  received  a  bm^nt 
offering  and  a  meat  offering  at 
our  hands,  neither  would  he  have 
shewed  us  all  these  thiugs,  nor 
would  as  at  this  time  have  told  us 
such  things  as  these. 

24  1^  And  the  woman  bare  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  *  Samson :  and 
"the  child  grew,  and  the  Lord 
ble.ssed  him. 

25  ''And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
began  to  move  him  at  times  in 
Hhe  camp  of  Dan  ^between  Zorah 
and  Eshtaol. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Samson  deaireth  a  wife  of  the  PhiliMincx.  5  Tn  his 
journey  he  killeth  a  lion.  8  In  a  second  journey  lie 
Jindeth  honey  in  the  carcass.  10  Samso7i^s  mar- 
riage feast.  12  His  riddle  by  hit  wife  is  made 
known.  19  He  spoileth  thirty  Philistines.  30  His 
wife  is  married  to  another. 


AND  Samson  went  down  ''to 
XjL  Timnath,  and  'saw  a  woman 
in  Timnath  of  the  daughters  of  the 
Fhili.stines. 

2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his 
father  and  his  mother,  and  said,  I 
have  seen  a  woman  in  Tinniafli  of 
the  daughters  of  the  Philistines: 
now  therefore  ''  get  her  for-  me  to 
wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother 
said  unto  him,  7.s  there  never  a  wo- 
man among  the  daughters  of ''thy 
brethren,  or  among  all  my  people, 
that  thou  goest  to  tidvC  a  wife  of  the 
"  uneircumcised  Philistines  ?  And 
Samson  said  unto  his  father.  Get 
her  for  me;  for  ^she  i)leasetli  me 
well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother 
knew  not  that  it  ivas  *^  of  the  Lord, 
that  he  sought  an  occasion  against 
the  Philistines:  for  at  that  time 
^the  Philistines  had  dominion  over 
Israel. 

5  *f  Then  went  Samson  down, 
and  his  fiither  and  his  mother,  to 
Timnath,  and  came  to  the  vine- 
yards of  Timnath  :  and,  behold,  a- 
young  lion  roared  +  against  him. 

G  And  ''the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  mightily  upon  him,  and  he 
rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a 
kid,  and  lie  liad  nothing  in  his 
hand:  but  he  told  not  his  father 
or  his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked 
with  the  woman;  and  she  X)leased 
Samson  well. 

8  ^  And  after  a  time  he  returned 
to  take  her,  and  he  turned  aside  to 
see  the  carcass  of  the  lion:  and, 
behold,  there  was  a  swarm  of  bees 
and  honey  in  the  carcass  of  the 
lion. 

9  xind  he  took  thereof  in  his 
hands,  and  went  on  eating,  and 
came  to  his  father  and  mother,  and  j 
he  gave  them,  and  they  did  eat: 
but  he  told  not  them  that  he  had 
taken  flie  honey  out  of  the  carcass 
of  the  lion. 

10  ^  So  his  father  went  down  un- 
to the  woman  :  and  Samson  made 
there  a  feast;  for  so  used  the  young 
men  to  do. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 

309 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  1111. 

"(;fn..^s.  !.•). 
Josh.  l.'i.  1(1. 
l>  Gen.  34.  2. 


•■Gen.  21. 21. 
&  -M.  4. 


^  Gcn.24.3,4. 


■^0011.34.14. 
K.\.  34.  ii;. 
Dent.  ".  ;j. 

t  Ilcb.  Fke  is 
7it/fiC  in 
mme  eyes. 


f.Tosh.n.20. 

1  Kings  12. 
1.5. 

2  Kings  C. 

2  Chr.  10.1.5. 
&  22.  7.  & 
2.5.  20. 
Sch.  1.3.1. 
DcuL  28.48. 


t  TTcb. 

i«  meeting 

Aim. 
Iich.  3.10.  & 

V',.  25. 

1  .Sam.  11.0. 


Samsoii's  tnarriage^  and  riddle. 


JUDGES. 


He  'burnetii  the  Philistines'  corn. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 


■  1  Kings  10. 

Ez.  17.  2. 
Luke  14. ". 

k  Cien.  2y.  27. 


B  Or,  thirU. 

1  Gen.  45. 22. 
2  Kinjfs  5. 
22. 


"ch.  IG.o. 


■■  ch.  15.  G. 


f  Heb.  to 

possess  us^ 
or,  to  im- 
poverislinsf 


"011.16.15. 


D  Or,  the  rest 
of  the  seven 
days,  tfc. 


Pch.  ."J.  10.  & 
13. 2S. 


II  Or, 
apparel. 


I  they  saw  liiiu,  tliat  they  brought 

\  thirty  companions  to  be  with  Mm. 

I    12  *!  And  Samson  said  unto  them, 

;  I  will  now  '  put  forth  a  riddle  unto 

you :  if  ye  can  certainly  declare  it 

me  "^  within  the  seven  days  of  the 

feast,  and  find  it  out,  then  I  will 

give  you  thirty  "  sheets  and  thirty 

'  change  of  garments : 

13  But  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me, 
then  shall  ye  give  me  thirty  sheets 
and  thirty  change  of  garments. 
And  they  said  unto  him.  Put  forth 
thy  riddle,  that  we  may  hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them,  Out 
of  the  eater  came  forth  meat,  and 
out  of  the  strong  came  forth  sweet- 
ness. And  they  could  not  in  three 
days  expound  the  riddle. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  they  said  unto 
Samson's  wife,  ™  Entice  thy  hus- 
band, that  he  may  declare  unto  us 
the  riddle,  "lest  we  burn  thee  and 
thy  father's  house  with  fire:  have 
ye  called  us  Ho  take  that  we  have  I 
is  it  not  so  f 

IG  And  Samson's  wife  wept  before 
him,  and  said,  °  Thou  dost  but  hate 
me,  and  lovest  me  not :  thou  hast 
put  forth  a  riddle  unto  the  children 
of  my  i)eople,  and  hast  not  told  it 
me.  And  he  said  unto  her,  Behold, 
I  Jiave  not  told  it  my  father  nor 
my  mother,  and  shall  I  tell  it 
thee? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  "the 
seven  days,  while  thek  feast  lasted : 
and  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  he  told  her,  because  she 
lay  sore  upon  him:  and  she  told 
the  riddle  to  the  childi-en  of  her 
people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  him  on  the  seventh  day  be- 
fore the  sun  went  down.  What  is 
sweeter  than  honey  t  and  what  is 
stronger  than  a  lion  f  And  he  said 
unto  them.  If  ye  had  not  ])loughed 
with  my  heifer,  ye  had  not  found 
out  my  riddle. 

19  ^1  And  'the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
cam«  ui)ou  him,  and  he  went  down 
to  Aslii^elon,  and  slew  thirty  men 
of  them,  and  took  their  "spoil,  and 
gave  change  of  garments  unto 
them   which    expounded   the   rid- 

310 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1141. 


ich.  15.  2. 


'John  3.  29. 


about  1140. 


die.  And  his  anger  was  kindled, 
and  he  went  up  to  his  father's 
house. 

20  But  Samson's  wife '^  was  given 
to  his  companion,  whom  he  had 
used  as  '^his  friend. 

CHAPTER  XY. 

1  Samson  w  denied  his  wife.  3  He  hurneth  the  Phi- 
lUtiues'  corn  ivith  foxes  arid  firebrands.  6  His  wife 
and  her  father  are  burnt  by  the  Philistines.  7  Sum- 
son  smiteth  them  hip  and  thigh.  9  He  is  bound  by 
the  men  of  Judah,  and  delivered  to  the  Philistines. 
14  He  kiileth  them  with  ajavtbone.  18  Ood  maketh 
the  fountain  En-hakkore  for  him  in  Lehi. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  within  a 
while  after,  in  the  time  of 
wheat  harvest,  that  Samson  visited 
his  wife  with  a  kid ;  and  he  said,  I 
will  go  in  to  my  wife  into  the  cham- 
ber. But  her  father  would  not 
sufter  him  to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily 
thought  that  thou  hadst  utterly 
^  hated  her ;  therefore  I  gave  her  to 
thy  companion :  is  not  her  younger 
sister  fairer  than  she  f  ^  take  her,  I 
pray  thee,  instead  of  her. 

3  ^  And  Samson  said  concerning 
them,  II  Xow  shall  I  be  more  blame- 
less than  the  Philistines,  though  I 
do  them  a  displeasure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught 
three  hundred  foxes,  and  took  "  tire- 
brands,  and  tm-ned  tail  to  tail,  and 
put  a  ikebrand  in  the  midst  be- 
tween two  tails. 

5  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands 
on  fire,  he  let  them  go  into  the 
standing  corn  of  the  Philistines, 
and  burnt  up  both  the  shocks,  and 
also  the  standing  corn,  with  the 
vineyards  and  olives. 

6  1  Then  the  Philistines  said, 
AYho  hath  done  this?  And  they 
answered,  Samson,  the  son  in  law 
of  the  Timnite,  because  he  had 
taken  his  wife,  and  given  her  to 
his  companion.  ^And  the  Philis-^ch.  14.15. 
tines  came  up,  and  bm-nt  her  and 
her  father  with  fire. 

7  ^  And  Samson  said  unto  them. 
Though  ye  have  done  this,  yet  will 
1  be  avenged  of  you,  and  after  that 
I  will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  them  hip  and 
thigh  with  a  great  slaughter:  and 
he  went  down  and  dwelt  in  the  top 
of  the  rock  J^^tam. 

0  1  Then  the  Philistines  went  up, 


»ch.  14.  20. 


t  Ileb.  let 
her  be  thine. 


y  Or,  Xow 
shall  J  be 
blameless 
from  the 
']*hilistineii^ 
though,  SfC. 


li  Or, torcJtes. 


Samson''s  feats  of  strength. 


JUDGES. 


Delilali's  falselwod  to  Mm. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1140. 

'  vcr.  I'J. 


t  Ilcb.  u-ent 
down. 


<l  ch.  14.  4. 


•ch..^lO.  & 
14.6. 


f  Ilcb.  were 
melted. 


t  Ueb.  moist. 


fLcv.  2(1.  R. 
Josh.  liM.  10. 
ch.  3.  31. 


tHcb. 
a  heap^  two 
ficapii. 


II  That  is. 
The  lilting 
vp  of  the 
jawbone, 
or,  casting 
au-dii  oi'  the 
jawbone. 

ePs.  3.  r. 


and  pitched  in  Judah,  and  spread 
themselves  'in  Lelii. 

10  And  the  men  of  Jndah  said, 
Why  are  ye  come  up  a<;ainst  us  ? 
And  they  answered;  To  hind  Sam- 
son are  we  come  up,  to  do  to  him 
as  he  hath  done  to  us. 

11  Then  tliree  tliousand  men  of 
Judah  ^  went  to  the  top  of  the  rock 
Etam,  and  said  to  Samson,  Know- 
est  thou  not  that  the  riiihstines 
are  '^rulers  over  us?  what  is  this 
that  thou  hast  (h)ne  unto  us  !  And 
he  said  unto  them,  As  they  did 
unto  me,  so  have  I  done  unto  them. 

12  And  they  said  unto  him,  AVe 
are  come  down  to  bind  tliee,  that 
we  may  deliver  thee  into  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines.  And  Samson 
said  unto  them.  Swear  unto  me, 
that  ye  will  not  foil  upon  me  your- 
selves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him,  say- 
ing', No ;  hut  Ave  will  hind  thee 
fost,  and  deliver  thee  into  their 
hand :  but  surely  we  will  not  kill 
thee.  And  they  hound  him  with 
two  new^  cords,  and  brought  him 
up  from  the  rock. 

14  ^  And  when  he  came  unto  Le- 
hi,  the  Philistines  shouted  against 
him:  and  'the  Spirit  of  the  Lokd 
came  mightily  upon  him,  and  the 
cords  that  ivere  upQu  his  arms  be- 
came as  tiax  that  was  burnt  with 
tire,  and  his  bauds  ^  loosed  from  off 
his  hands. 

15  And  he  found  a  t  new  jawbone 
of  an  ass,  and  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  took  it,  and  '^slew  a  thousand 
men  therewith. 

16  And  Samson  said,  With  the 
jawbone  of  an  ass,  +  heaps  upon 
heaps,  with  the  jaw  of  an  ass  have 
I  slain  a  thousand  men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking,  that 
he  cast  away  the  jawbone  out  of 
his  hand,  and  called  tliat  place 
'I  Eamath-lehi. 

18  <Ti  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and 
called  on  the  Lokd,  and  said, 
sThou  hast  given  this  great  deliv- 
erance into  the  hand  of  thy  serv- 
ant :  and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst, 
and  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  uncir- 
cumcised? 


say- 

And 

laid 

gate 


mornnig. 


19  But  God  clave  a  hollow  place 
that  was  in  "  the  jaw,  and  there  came 
water  thereout ;  and  when  he  had 
drunk,  'his  spirit  came  again,  and 
he  revived:  wlu^refore  lie  called 
the  name  thereof  "  En-hakkore, 
which  is  in  Lehi  unto  this  day. 

20  "And  he  judged  Israel  'in  the 
days  of  the  Philistines  twenty 
years. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Samnon  at  Gaza  e.sca/M'th,  ami  rarritth  nwmj  tlie 
gates  of  the  city.  4  JM'Ulah,  corrupted  btj  the  P/iUis- 
tiue.%  enticeth  Sarnnoji.  G  Thrice  .•<he  if  deceived. 
15  At  IcLxt  she  ocerconieth  him.  21  The  rhili.'itiiiex 
take  him,  and  pttt  out  hi.s  eyex.  22  His  strnigth  re- 
newiity,  he  puUcth  down  the  house  upon  the  J'hilis- 
tiiics,  and  dirlh. 

THEN  went  Samson   to   Gaza', 
and  saw  there  Ui  harlot,  and 
went  in  unto  her. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  Gazites, 
ing,  Samson  is  come  hither, 
they  'comi)assed  him  in,  and 
wait  for  him  all  night  in  the 
of  the  city,  and  were  ^  (piiet  all  the 
night,    saying.    In    the 
when  it  is  day,  we  shall  kill  him 

3  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight, 
and  arose  at  midnight,  and  took 
the  doors  of  the  gate  of  the  city, 
and  the  two  posts,  and  went  away 
with  them,  M)ar  and  all,  and  put 
them  upon  his  shoulders, 
ried  them  up  to  the  top 
that  is  before  Hebron. 

4  1^  And  it  came  to  pass  after- 
ward, that  he  loved  a  woman  "in 
the  valley  of  Sorek,  whose  name 
ivas  Delilah. 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  unto  her,  and  said  unto 
her,  ^Entice  him,  and  see  wherein 
his  great  strength  Ucth,  and  by 
yyhat  means  we  may  prevail  against 
him,  that  we  may  bind  him  to 
"  afflict  him :  and  we  will  give  thee 
every  one  of  us  eleven  hundred 
ineces  of  silver. 

G  1^  And  Delilah  said  to  Samson, 
Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  wherein  thy 
great  strength  lieth^  and  wherewith 
thou  mightest  be  bound  to  afflict 
thee. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  her,  If 
they  bind  me  with  seven  "  + green 
withs  that  were  never  dried,  then 
shall  I  be  weak,  and  be  as  ^  another 
man. 

311 


and  car- 
of  a  hill 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1110. 

II  Or,  Lehi. 

h(;cn.4.').  2r. 
U.  40.  a. 

II  That  is. 
The  vrll  of 
him  that 
falleit,  or, 
cried. 
r«. :».  0. 

II  lie  Hffius 
to  have 
.jiulpod 
.^oiith  west 
Israel  (lur- 
ing; twf  nty 
yt'urH  of 
their  ser\'i- 
tiuic  f)fthe 
PhillHtiutiS. 

ich.  13.  1. 


about  1120. 

tlltb. 
a  woman  a 
harlot. 


» 1  Sam.  23. 

l»s.  118.  10, 
]l,l-.i. 
Acts  0.  24. 
^  Ueb.  silent. 


f  ITcb.  with 
the  bar. 


II  Or,  by  the 
brook. 


I'd!.  14.  15. 
See  Prov.  2. 
I(;-l!l.  &  .1. 
.3-11.  &  0.24, 
2.'),  20.  &  7. 
21,  22,  2.3. 


I  OT,humble. 


ilOr, 

new  cords, 
^lleb. moist. 

t  neb.  one. 


Delilah  overcometh  Samson. 


JUDGES. 


The  Philistines  imt  out  his  eyes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1120. 


tneb. 
sinctieth. 


tHeb. 
wherewith 
work  /latfl 
not  been 
done. 


'  ch.  14.  IG. 


t  Hob. 
fhorlened. 
d  .Miu.  7.  5. 

•Num.  6.5. 
ch.  13.  5. 


8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
brought  lip  to  her  seven  green 
withs  which  had  not  been  dried, 
and  she  bound  him  with  them. 

9  Xow  there  tvere  men  lying  in 
wait,  abiding  with  her  in  the  cham- 
ber. And  she  said  unto  him,  The 
Philistines  he  upon  thee,  Samson. 
And  he  brake  the  withs,  as  a  thread 
of  tow  is  broken  when  it  ^  toucheth 
the  fire.  So  his  strength  was  not 
known. 

10  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson, 
Behold,  thou  hast  mocked  me,  and 
told  me  lies :  now  tell  me,  I  pray 
thee,  wherewith  thou  mightest  be 
bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her.  If  they 
bind  me  fast  with  new  roj^es  Hhat 
never  were  occujiied,  then  shall  I 
be  weak,  and  be  as  another  man. 

12  Delilah  therefore  took  new 
ropes,  and  bound  him  therewith, 
and  said  unto  him.  The  Philistines 
he  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  there 
tvere  liers  in  wait  abiding  in  the 
chamber.  And  he  brake  them 
from  oif  his  arms  like  a  thread. 

1.3  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson, 
Hitherto  thou  hast  mocked  me, 
and  told  me  lies :  tell  me  where- 
with thou  u  lightest  be  bound.  And 
he  said  unto  her,  If  thou  weavest 
the  seven  locks  of  my  head  with 
the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  the 
pin,  and  said  unto  him.  The  Philis- 
tines he  upon  thee,  Samson.  And 
he  awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and 
went  away  with  the  pin  of  the 
beam,  and  with  the  web. 

15  •,!  And  she  said  unto  him, 
''How  canst  thou  say,  I  love  thee, 
when  thine  heart  is  not  with  me  ? 
Thou  hast  mocked  me  these  three 
times,  and  liast  not  told  me  where- 
in thy  great  strength  Ueth. 

IG  And  it  cauie  to  pass,  when  she 
pressed  him  daily  with  her  words, 
and  urged  him,  .so  tliat  his  soul 
was  *  vex(Hl  unto  death ; 

17  That  he  'told  her  all  his  heart, 
and  said  unto  her,  ''There  hath  not 
come  a  razor  upon  mine  liead ;  for 
I  have  heen  a  Nazarit(^  unto  God 
from  my  mother's  womb :  if  I  be 
shaven,  then  my  strength  will  go 
312 


fi-om  me,  and  I  shall  become  weak, 
and  be  like  any  otlwr  man. 

18  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he 
had  told  her  all  his  heart,  she  sent 
and  called  for  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines, saying,  Come  up  this  once, 
for  he  hath  shewed  me  all  his  heart. 
Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  unto  her,  and  brought 
money  in  their  hand. 

19  *^And  she  made  him  sleep  upon 
her  knees;  and  she  called  for  a 
man,  and  she  caused  him  to  shave 
off  the  seven  locks  of  his  head; 
and  she  began  to  afflict  him,  and 
his  strength  went  from  him. 

20  And  she  said.  The  Philistines 
he  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he 
awoke  out  of  his  sleep,  and  said,  I 
will  go  out  as  at  other  times  be- 
fore, and  shake  myself.  And  he 
wist  not  that  the  Lord  ^was  de- 
l)arted  from  him. 

21  1  But  the  Philistines  took 
him,  and  tput  out  his  ej-es,  and 
brought  him  down  to  Gaza,  and 
bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass ; 
and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison 
house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head 
began  to  grow  again  "after  he  was 
shaven. 

2,3  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines gathered  them  together  for  to 
offer  a  great  sacrifice  rmto  Dagon 
their  god,  and  to  rejoice :  for  they 
said.  Our  god  hath  delivered  vSam- 
son  our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him, 
they  Upraised  their  god:  for  they 
said,  Our  god  hath  delivered  into 
our  hands  our  enemy,  and  the  de- 
stroyer of  our  country,  t  which  slew 
many  of  us. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
their  hearts  were  '  merry,  that  they 
said.  Call  for  Samson,  that  he  may 
make  us  sport.  And  they  called 
for  Samson  out  of  the  prison  house ; 
i\m\  he  made  +  them  sport :  and 
they  set  him  between  the  ])illars. 

2G  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad 
that  held  him  by  the  hand,  Sutter 
me  that  I  may  feel  the  inl^«^i*s 
whereu])on  the  house  standeth,  that 
I  may  lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  fidl  of  men 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1120. 


fProv.  7.  £0, 
27. 


BNuni.  U.9, 
42,  4.-;. 

Josh.  7.  li". 
]Sam.l(i.l4. 
&  IS.  12.  & 
•2H.  15,  Hi. 
2  Chr.  15. 2. 
tlleb.  bored 
out. 


II  Or, 

as  when  he 
was  shaven. 


li  Dan.  5.  4. 


tHeb.  anrl 
who  inulti- 
jihrfi  our 
slain. 


i  ch.  9.  27. 


tlTcb. 
by  ore  them. 


Samsoii's  death. 


JUDGES. 


The  spies  of  Dan. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1120. 

kUcut.  -J^.S. 


iJcr.  15.  15. 


11  Or,  he 
leaned  on 
tltein. 


tHeb. 


"011.13.25. 


about  1120. 


about  1406. 


"Gen.  14.19. 
liuth  3.  lu. 


t>  See  Ex.  20. 
4,23. 
Lev.  19.  4. 


and  women ;  and  all  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines  were  there;  and 
there  were  n])on  the  ""roof  about 
three  thousand  men  and  women, 
that  beheld  while  Samson  made 
sport. 

28  And  Samson  called  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  (lOn,  '  re- 
member me,  I  pray  thee,  and 
strengthen  me,  I  pray  thee,  only 
this  once,  O  (lod,  that  I  may  be  at 
once  avenged  of  the  Philistines  for 
my  two  eyes. 

29  And  Samson  took  hold  of  the 
two  middle  pilhu's  upon  which  the 
house  stood,  and  "on  which  it  was 
borne  up,  of  the  one  with  his  right 
hand,  and  of  the  other  with  his 
left. 

30  And  Samson  said.  Let  ^me  die 
with  the  Philistines.  And  he  bow- 
ed himself  with  all  Ms  might;  and 
the  house  fell  upon  the  lords,  and 
upon  all  the  i)eople  that  were  there- 
in. So  the  dead  which  he  slew  at 
his  death  were  more  than  they 
which  he  slew  in  his  life. 

31  Then  his  brethren  and  all  the 
house  of  his  father  came  down,  and 
took  him,  and  brought  Mm  up, 
and  ™  buried  him  between  Zorah 
and  Eslitaol  in  the  buryingplace 
of  Mauoali  his  father.  And  he 
judged  Israel  twenty  years. 

CHAPTER  XYIL 

1  Of  the  money  that  Micah  first  Mole,  then  restored, 
his  mother  maketh  biuujcs,  5  and  he  onianients  for 
them.     7  He  hireth  a  Levite  to  he  7ds  jjriest. 

A  ND  there  was  a  man  of  mount 
J\.  Ephraim,  whose  name  teas 
Micah. 

2  And  he  said  unto  his  mother. 
The  eleven  huncbed  shelrls  of  silver 
that  were  taken  from  thee,  about 
which  thou  cursedst,  and  spakest 
of  also  in  mine  ears,  behold,  the 
silver  is  with  me ;  I  took  it.  And 
his  mother  said,  ^Blessed  he  thou 
of  the  Lord,  my  son. 

3  And  when  he  had  restored  the 
eleven  hundred  shekels  of  silver  to 
his  mother,  his  mother  said,  I  had 
wholly  dedicated  the  silver  unto 
the  Lord  from  my  hand  for  my 
son,  to  ^make  a  graven  image  and 
a  molten  image:  now  therefore  I 
will  restore  it  unto  thee. 


4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto 
his  mother;  and  his  mother  Hook 
two  hundred  sheliels  of  silver,  and 
gave  them  to  the  founder,  who 
made  thereof  a  graven  imjige  and 
a  molten  image :  and  they  were  in 
the  h6use  of  Micah. 

5  And  the  man  Micah  had  a 
house  of  gods,  and  made  an 
''ephod,  and  ''teraphim,  and  ^con- 
secrated one  of  his  sons,  who  be- 
came his  priest. 

0  ^In  those  days  there  was  no 
king  in  Israel,  ^hut  every  man  did 
that  u'hich  tvas  right  in  Ids  own 
eyes. 

7  If  And  there  was  a  young  man 
out  of  '' Beth-lehem-judah  of  the 
family  of  Judali,  who  was  a  Le- 
vite, and  he  sojourned  there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  of 
the  city  from  Beth-lehem-judah  to 
sojourn  where  he  could  lind  a  place: 
and  he  came  to  mount  Ephraim  to 
the  house  of  Micah,  ^as  he  jour- 
neyed. 

9  And  Micah  said  unto  him, 
Whence  comest  thou  f  And  he 
said  unto  him,  I  am  a  Levite  of 
Beth-lehem-judah,  and  I  go  to  so- 
journ where  I  may  And  a  place. 

10  And  Micah  said  unto  him. 
Dwell  with  me,  'and  be  unto  me 
a  ""  father  and  a  x>i'iesf,  awd  I  will 
give  thee  ten  shekels  of  silver  by 
the  year,  and  "^a  suit  of  apparel, 
and  thy  victuals.  So  the  Levite 
went  in. 

11  And  the  Levite  was  content 
to  dwell  with  the  man ;  and  the 
young  man  was  unto  him  as  one 
of  his  sons. 

12  And  Micah  '  consecrated  the 
Levite;  and  the  young  man  ™ be- 
came his  i)riest,  and  was  in  the 
house  of  Micah. 

13  Then  said  Micah,  ISTow  know  I 
that  the  Lord  will  do  me  good, 
seeing  I  have  a  Levite  to  my 
priest. 

CHAPTER  XYIIL 

1  TTie  Danites  send  five  men  to  seek  out  an  inheritance. 
3  At  the  Iiouse  of  Micah  they  consult  with  Jonathan , 
and  are  encouraged  in  their  way.  7  They  search 
Lavih,  and.hring  back  iiews  of  good  hope.  11  Sir 
hundred  men  are  sent  to  surprise  it.  14  hi  the  way 
they  rob  Micah  of  his  jn-iest  and  his  consetTaied 
things.  27  They  t/nn  Laish,  and  call  it  Dan.  30 
They  set  up  idolatnj,  wherein  Jonathan  in/ierited 
the  priestfiood. 

313 


Before 

cnmsT 

about  1406. 
■^  Is.  id.  C. 


ilch.8.  27. 
•■(Jen.  31.10, 

iios.  n.4. 

tll.l).  tilled 
Ihf  himd, 

i:.\.  2'j.  1). 

1  Kings  13. 

33. 
fell.  18.  1.  & 

I'.i.  1.  &  21. 

25. 

Deut.  Xi.  5. 
PDeut.  12.8. 


1'  Pee  Josh. 
I'.I.  1,5. 
eh.  ID.  1. 
Until  1.1,2. 
M,v.  ,5.  2. 
Watt.  2.  1, 
5,  U. 


t  Hcb. 
in  making 
his  tvay. 


i  ch.  18. 19. 


k  Gen.  45.   8. 
Job  29.  IC. 


II  Or, 

a  double 

fuit,  Sfc. 
tlkb. 

an  order  of 

(/arments. 


I  vcr.  5. 

>"  ch.  18.  SO. 


The  Danites  rob 


JUDGES. 


Micah  of  his  idols. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1406. 

•ch.  17.  6.  & 
21.25. 

b  Josh.  19.47. 


t  Heb.  sons. 
'  ch.  13.  -^5. 
dXura. 13.17. 
Joah.  2. 1. 


'ch.  17. 1. 


fch.  17.10. 


6 1  Kings  22. 

Is.  30.  1. 
Uo8.  4.  12. 
h  See  ch.  17. 
5.  &  ver.  14. 


i  1  Kings  22. 
ti. 


k  Josh.  19.47, 
called, 

1  ver.  27, 28. 


tHcb. 

posneMor^ 
or,  Ucif  of 
rcitrainC. 


■°  ver.  2. 


"  Num.l3..'V). 
Josh.  2.  -a, 
24. 


"  1  Kinj;a  22. 
3. 


I"  ver.  7,  27. 


I'N  ^  those  days  there  imis  no  king 
in  Israel :  and  in  those  days 
^the  tribe  of  the  Danites  sought 
them  an  inheritance  to  dwell  in ; 
for  unto  that  day  all  their  inherit- 
ance had  not  fallen  unto  them 
among  the  tribes  of  Israel.     ' 

2  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent 
of  their  family  five  men  fiom  their 
coasts,  ^men  of  valour,  from  ''Zo- 
rah,  and  from  Eshtaol,  '^  to  spy  out 
the  land,  and  to  search  it;  and 
they  said  unto  them.  Go,  search 
the  land:  who  when  they  came 
to  mount  Ephraim,  to  the  ''house 
of  Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  tcere  by  the  house 
of  Micah,  they  knew  the  voice  of 
the  young  man  the  Levite ;  and 
they  turned  in  thither,  and  said 
unto  him.  Who  brought  thee  hith- 
er ?  and  what  makest  thou  in  this 
2)lace  f  and  what  hast  thou  here  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus 
and  thus  dealeth  Micah  wdth  me, 
and  hath  ^hu'ed  me,  and  I  am  his 
priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  ^Ask 
counsel,  we  pray  thee,  ''  of  God, 
that  we  may  know  whether  our 
way  which  we  go  shall  be  i^rosper- 
ous. 

G  And  the  priest  said  unto  them, 
'  Go  in  x>eace :  before  the  Lokd  is 
your  way  wherein  ye  go. 

7  ^[  Then  the  five  men  departed, 
and  came  to  ""Laish,  and  saw  the 
people  that  were  therein, '  Iiow  thej^ 
dwelt  careless,  after  the  manner  of 
the  Zidonians,  quiet  and  secure; 
and  there  tvcis  no  Unagistrate  in  the 
laud,  that  might  put  them  to  shame 
in  any  thing ;  and  they  ice  re  far 
from  the  Zidonians,  and  had  no 
business  w'ith  any  man. 

8  And  tli(?y  came  unto  their  breth- 
ren to  "'Zorah  and  Eshtaol:  and 
their  brethren  said  unto  them. 
What  say  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said,  "Arise,  that  we 
may  go  up  again.st  them:  for  we 
have  seen  the  hnid,  and,  behold,  it 
is  very  good:  and  are  ye  "still?  be 
not  slothful  to  go,  and  to  enter  to 
possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come 
unto  a  people  'secure,  and  to  a 

314 


large  land :  for  God  hath  given  it 
into  your  hands;  ^a  i)lace  ^here 
there  is  no  want  of  any  thing  that 
is  in  the  earth. 

11  ^  And  there  went  from  thence 
of  the  family  of  the  Danites,  out 
of  Zorah  and  out  of  Eshtaol,  six 
hundred  men  ^  appointed  with 
weapons  of  war. 

12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitch- 
ed in  "^Kirjath-jearim,  in  Judah: 
w^herefore  they  called  that  place 
^Mahaneh-dan  unto  this  day:  be- 
hold, it  is  behind  Kirjath-jearim. 

13  And  they  j)assed  thence  imto 
mount  Ej>hraim,  and  came  nnto 
*the  house  of  Micah. 

14  ^  "Then  answered  the  five 
men  that  went  to  spy  out  the 
country  of  Laish,  and  said  unto 
their  brethren,  Do  ye  know  that 
^  there  is  in  these  houses  an  ephod, 
and  teraphim,  and  a  graven  image, 
and  a  molten  image!  now  there- 
fore consider  what  ye  have  to  do. 

15  And  they  turned  thitherward, 
and  came  to  the  house  of  the  young- 
man  the  Levite,  even  unto  the 
house  of  Micah,  and  ^  saluted  him. 

16  And  the  'six  hundred  men  ap- 
pointed with  their  Aveapons  of  war, 
which  were  of  the  children  of  Dan, 
stood  by  the  entering  of  the  gate. 

17  And  nhe  five  men  that  went 
to  sx)y  out  the  land  went  up,  and 
came  in  thither,  and  took  *^  the 
graven  image,  and  the  ephod,  and 
the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  im- 
age: and  the  i)riest  stood  in  the 
entering  of  the  gate  with  the  six 
lumdred  men  that  were  appointed 
with  weapons  of  war. 

18  And  these  went  into  Micah's 
house,  and  fetched  the  carved  im- 
age, the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim, 
and  the  molten  image.  Then  said 
the  i)riest  unto  them.  What  do  ye  ? 

19  And  they  said  unto  him.  Hold 
thy  peace,  ''lay  thine  hand  upon 
thy  mouth,  and  go  witli  us,  'and 
be  to  us  a  father  and  a  priest :  is  it 
better  for  thee  to  be  a  priest  unto 
the  house  of  one  man,  or  that  thou 
be  a  i)riest  unto  a  tribe  and  a  fam- 
ily in  Israel 't 

20  And  the  priest's  heart  was 
glad,  and  he  took  the  ephod,  and 


Before 
CHRI8T 

about  1406. 

•iDeut.  8.  9. 


tHeb. 
girded. 


■■Josh.  13.  GO. 


»ch.  13.  25. 


'  ver.  2. 


"  1  Sam.  14. 
28. 


''  ch.  17.  5. 


t  Heb.  asked 
him  of 

peace. 
Gen.  43.  27. 
ISiim. 17.22. 
>  ver.  U. 


^  ver.  2, 14. 


=  ch.l7.  4,  5. 


liJob21.5.  & 
211.  U.  &  41).  4. 
I'ri)V.;-«).32. 
Jlic.  7.  16. 

<=  cli.  17. 10. 


Laish  talien  Vy  surprise. 


JUDGES. 


The  Levite  mid  his  concuhine. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abiiut  HU6. 


f  ITeh.  that 
t/iint  art 
ynthfrcd 
together  ? 


f  Heb.  hitter 

Ol'i'OIll, 

2SU111.17.S. 


<i  ver.  7, 10. 
Deut.  aj.22. 


«  Josh.  10.  -17. 


'ver. 


sXtim. 1.1.21. 
2  Sam.  10. 6. 


t  Josh.  19. 47. 

■  Gen.  14. 14. 
ch.20.  1. 
1  Kin;;s  12. 
2!),  ao.  &  15. 

20. 


kch.  in.  1. 
1  Sam.  4.  2, 
3,  10,  11. 

I's.  <  a  (JO, 

01. 


the  terapliim,  and  the  graven  im- 
age, and  went  in  tlie  midst  of  the 
people. 

21  So  tliey  turned  and  departed, 
and  pnt  the  little  ones  and  the  cat- 
tle and  the  carriage  before  them. 

22  1  And  when  they  were  a  good 
way  from  the  house  of  ]\lieah,  the 
men  that  ivere  in  the  houses  near 
to  Micah's  house  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  overtook  the  children 
of  Dan. 

23  And  they  cried  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan.  And  they  turned 
their  faces,  aad  said  unto  Micah, 
What  aileth  thee,  ^that  thou  com- 
est  with  such  a  com])any  "l 

24  And  he  said,  Ye  liave  taken 
away  my  gods  which  I  made,  and 
the  priest,  and  ye  are  gone  away : 
and  what  have  I  morel  and  what 
is  this  tlmt  ye  say  unto  me.  What 
aileth  thee  I 

25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said 
unto  liim.  Let  not  thy  voice  he 
heard  among  us,  lest  ^  angry  fellows 
run  upon  thee,  and  thou  lose  thy 
life,  with  the  lives  of  thy  household. 

26  And  the  children  of  Dan  went 
their  way:  and  when  Micah  saw. 
that  they  were  too  strong  for  him, 
he  tiu^ned  and  went  back  unto  his 
house. 

27  And  they  took  the  things  which 
Micah  had  made,  and  the  priest 
which  he  had,  and  ''  came  unto 
Laish,  unto  a  i)eox)le  that  ivere  at 
quiet  and  secm-e :  'and  they  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  burnt  the  city  with  fire. 

28  And  there  was  no  deliverer,  be- 
cause it  was  ^far  from  Zidon,  and 
they  had  no  business  with  any 
man ;  and  it  was  in  the  valley  that 
Ueth  ^by  Beth-rehob.  And  they 
built  a  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

29  And  ''  they  called  the  name  of 
the  city  'Dan,  after  the  name  of 
Dan  their  father,  who  was  born 
unto  Israel :  howbeit  the  name  of 
the  city  ivas  Laish  at  the  first. 

30  1  And  the  chikben  of  Dan  set 
up  the  graven  image:  and  Jona- 
than, the  son  of  Gershom,  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  he  and  his  sons  were 
priests  to  the  tribe  of  Dan  ''until 
the  day  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 


31  And  they  set  them  up  IVIicah's 
graven  imag(^,  which  he  made,  'all 
the  time  that  the  house  of  God  was 
in  Shiloh. 

CHAPTEH  XIX. 

1  A  Levite  gocth  to  Beth-Jehem  to  fetch  home  Ids  wife. 
IC  An  old  man  entcrtaiiieth  him  at  Gibeah.  22  2'he 
(rHjcitlhitcs  abuse  hin  concubine  to  death.  21)  Jle 
dii'ideth  het-  into  twelve  pieces,  to  send  tliem  to  the 
twch'c  tribes. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
_  days, "  when  there  was  no  king- 
in  Israel,  that  there  was  a  certain 
Levite  sojourning  on  the  side  of 
mount  Ephraim,  who  took  to  him 
^a  concubine  out  of  ^Beth-lehem- 
judah. 

2  And  his  concubine  played  the 
whore  against  him,  and  went  away 
from  him  unto  her  father's  house 
to  Beth-lehem-judah,  and  w  as  there 
'I  tfour  whole  montlis. 

3  And  her  husband  arose,  and 
went  after  her,  to  speak  'friendly 
unto  her,  and  to  bring  her  again, 
having  his  servant  with  him,  and 
a  couple  of  asses :  and  she  brought 
him  into  her  father's  house;  and 
when  the  father  of  the  damsel  saw 
him,  he  rejoiced  to  meet  him. 

4  And  his  father  in  law,  the  dam- 
sel's father,  retained  him ;  and  he 
abode  with  him  three  days :  so  they 
did  eat  and  drink,  and 
there. 

5  'i  And  it  came  to  i)ass  on  the 
fourth  day,  when  they  arose  early 
in  the  morning,  that  he  rose  up  to 
depart:  and  the  damsel's  father 
said  unto  his  son  in  law,  ^'^  Comfort 
thine  heart  with  a  morsel  of  bread, 
and  afterward  go  your  way. 

0  And  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat 
and  drink  both  of  them  together : 
for  the  damsel's  father  had  said 
unto  the  man.  Be  content,  I  pray 
thee,  and  tarry  all  uight,  and  let 
thine  heart  be  merry. 

7  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to 
depart,   his    father   in 
him :    therefore    he 
again. 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing on  the  fifth  day  to  depart :  and 
the  damsel's  father  said,  Comfort 
thine  heart,  I  pray  thee.  And  they 
tarried  Uintil  afternoon,  and  they 
did  eat  both  of  them. 

315 


lodged 


law  urged 


lodged 


there 


licfore 

ClIKIST 

about  1406. 

ljosh.18.  1. 
fli.  li).  18.& 
21.  12. 


aliout  140G. 

»ch.l7.  G.  & 
IM.  1.  &21. 

2o. 


♦  llcb.  a  wo- 
man a  cuji' 
cuhine,  or,  a 
wire  a  con- 
cubine. 

b  ch.  17.  T. 


i!  Or,  a  i/ear 
anil /our 
miiiithsi. 

t  Ilch. 
tin  IIS  four 
mtniths. 

t  Ilcb.  to 
hi-r  hearty 
Geji.  34.  i 


t  Ileb. 

Strengthen. 
"  Gen.  18.  5. 


t Ilcb.  tin 
the  day  de- 
clined. 


The  Leviteh  concubine 


JUDGES. 


is  abused  to  death. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1406. 


♦  Heb. 

vi  weak. 


UTeb.  it  is 
the  pitching 
time  of  the 
day. 


t  Hcb.  to 
thy  tent. 


tHeb. 

to  over 

against. 
ajosh.  1S.28. 


'Josh.  15.8, 
B3. 

ch.  1.  21. 
2  Sam.  5.  G. 


fj03h.l8.28. 


ejosh.18.25. 


h  Matt.  V>.V\. 
Ucb.  13.  2. 


ITi.KM.  S"!. 


9  And  when  the  man  rose  tip  to 
depart,  he,  and  his  concubine,  and 
his  servant,  his  father  in  Law,  the ' 
damsel's  father,  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, now  the  day  *  draweth  toward  , 
evening,  I  pray  you  tarry  all  night : 
behold,   Hhe   day   groweth   to   an  | 
end,  lodge  here,  that  thine  heart 
may  be  merry ;  and  to  morrow  get 
you  early  on  your  way,  that  thou 
mayest  go  ^home. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry 
that  night,  but  he  rose  up  and  de- 
parted, and  came  *over  against 
''Jebus,  which  is  Jerusalem;  and 
tlicre  u'cre  with  him  two  asses  sad- 
dled, his  concubine  also  tvas  with 
him. 

11  And  when  they  ivere  by  Jebus, 
the  day  was  far  spent;  and  the 
servant  said  unto  his  master.  Come, 
I  pray  thee,  and  let  us  turn  in  into 
this  city  ''of  the  Jebusites,  and 
lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him. 
We  will  not  turn  aside  hither  into 
the  city  of  a  stranger,  that  is  not 
of  the  children  of  Israel;  we  will 
pass  over  ^to  Gibeah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  servant. 
Come,  and  let  us  draw  near  to  one 
of  these  places  to  lodge  all  night, 
in  Gibeah,  or  in  »Eamah. 

14  And  they  i)assed  on  and  went 
their  way ;  and  the  sun  went  down 
upon  them  when  they  tcere  by  Gib- 
eah, which  helongeth  to  Benjamin. 

15  And  they  turned  aside  thither, 
to  go  in  and  to  lodge  in  Gibeah : 
and  when  he  went  in,  he  sat  him 
down  in  a  street  of  the  city:  for 
there  was  no  man  that ''  took  them 
into  his  house  to  lodging. 

16  ^  And,  behold,  there  came  an 
old  man  from  '  his  work  out  of  the 
field  at  even,  which  was  also  of 
mount  Ephraim  ;  and  he  sojourned 
in  Gibeah:  but  the  men  of  the 
place  ivere  Benjamites. 

17  And  wlien  he  had  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  he  saw  a  wayfaring  man  in 
the  street  of  tli(3  city :  and  tlie  old 
man  said,  AVhither  goest  thou  ?  and 
whence  comest  thou  ? 

18  And  lie  said  unto  him,  We  are 
passing  from  Jieth-ldHnn-judah  to- 
ward the  side  of  mount  Ephraim ; 

316 


from  tlience  am  I :  and  I  went  to 
Beth-lehem-judah,  but  I  am  now 
going  to  ^the  house  of  the  Lord; 
and  there  is  no  man  that  ^receiv- 
eth  me  to  house. 

19  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and 
provender  for  our  asses ;  and  there 
is  bread  and  wine  also  for  me,  and 
for  thy  handmaid,  and  for  the 
young  man  u'hich  is  with  thy  serv- 
ants :  there  is  no  want  of  any  thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said,  ^  Peace 
he  with  thee ;  howsoever,  let  all  thy 
wants  lie  upon  me ;  ™  only  lodge 
not  in  the  street. 

21  "So  he  brought  Mm  into  his 
house,  and  gave  provender  unto 
the  asses:  "and  they  washed  their 
feet,  and  did  eat  and  diink. 

22  ^  Noiv  as  they  were  making 
their  hearts  merry,  behold,  ^the 
men  of  the  city,  certain  ''sons  of 
Belial,  beset  the  house  round  about, 
and  beat  at  the  door,  and  si^ake  to 
the  master  of  the  house,  the  old 
man,  saying,  ''Bring  forth  the  man 
that  came  into  thine  house,  that  we 
may  know  him. 

23  And  'the  man,  the  master  of 
the  house,  went  out  unto  them, 
and  said  unto  them,  Nay,  my 
brethren,  nay,  I  pray  you,  do  not 
so  wickedly ;  seeing  that  this  man 
is  come  into  mine  house,  klo  not 
this  folly. 

24  "Behold,  here  is  my  daughter  a 
maiden,  and  his  concubine;  them 
I  will  bring  out  now,  and  ""  humble 
ye  them,  and  do  with  them  what 
seemeth  good  unto  you :  but  unto 
this  man  do  not  ^  so  vile  a  thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not  hearken 
to  him :  so  the  man  took  his  concu- 
bine, and  brought  her  forth  unto 
them ;  and  they  >  knew  her,  and 
abused  her  all  the  night  until  the 
morning :  and  when  the  day  began 
to  spring,  they  let  her  go. 

2()  Tlien  came  the  woman  in  the 
dawning  of  the  day,  and  fell  down 
at  the  door  of  tlie  man's  house 
where  her  lord  was,  till  it  Mas  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  opened  the  doors  of 
the  house,  and  went  out  to  go  his 
way :  and,  behohl,  the  woman  his 
concubine  was  fallen  down  at  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1406. 

t  Josh.  18.1. 

ch.  IS.  31.  & 

20.  IX. 

1  .?ain.l.3,7. 
tHeh. 

gaiherethj 

ver.  15. 


1  Gen.  4.1.  23. 
ch.  (i.  23. 


™  Gen.  I'J.  2. 


''Gen.24.3i. 
&  43. 24. 


"Gen.  18.4. 
John  13.  5. 


P  Gen.  19.4. 

ch.  kO.  o. 

Hos.  9.  9.  & 

10.  0. 
■)  Deut.13.13. 


"•Gen.  19.  5. 
Kora.  1. 1-C, 

2r. 


'  Gen.  19.6,7. 


<2Sam.l.3.12. 


°  Gen.  19.  8. 


'^  Gen.  .34.  2. 
Deut.  21.14. 


t  Heb.  the 
vtntter  of 
thisfoUy. 


3^  Gen.  4.1. 


X, 

LX 


The  Levite  declareth  Ms  ivrong. 


JUDGES. 


Tlie  decree  of  the  asscmhly. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1406. 


^  ch.  33.  5. 


»ch.  20.  (i. 
Sec  1  Sam. 
11.  r. 


l.ch.  20.  7. 
Prov.  Kl.  10. 


»  Deut.  1?..V2. 
Josh.  21'.  12. 
ch.21.  .-..  ._ 
1  Sam.  11. 7. 


b  ch.  18.  29. 
lSam.:i.20. 
2  Sam.  3. 10. 
&  24.  2. 

Mudg.  10.17. 
&11.11. 
1  Sam.  7.5. 
&  10. 17. 


<l  ch.  8. 10. 


f  Heb.  the 

man  the 
Levite, 

'  ch.  13. 15. 


fch.  19.  22. 


Ech.  10.25, 

2(;. 
tlleb. 

humbled. 


li  ch.  19.  29. 


door  of  the  house,  and  her  hands 
were  upon  the  tln-esliohl. 

28  And  he  said  unto  lier,  Up,  and 
let  us  be  li'oing.  lUit  'none  an- 
swered. Then  the  man  took  her 
ni)  upon  an  ass,  and  the  man  rose 
up,  and  gat  liim  unto  his  place. 

29  ^[  iVnd  when  he  was  come  into 
his  house,  he  took  a  knife,  and  laid 
hold  on  his  concubine,  and  ''  divided 
her,  tof/etlwr  with  her  bones,  into 
twelve  pieces,  and  sent  her  into  all 
the  coasts  of  Israel. 

30  And  it  was  so,  that  all  that 
saw  it  said.  There  was  no  such 
deed  done  nor  seen  from  the  day 
that  the  children  of  Israel  came  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this 
day:  consider  of  it,  ^  take  aUvice, 
and  speak  your  minds. 

OHAPTEE  XX. 

1  The  Levite  in  a  genm-al  assembly  declareth  his 
wrong.  ^  The  decree  of  the  assenibbj.  12  The  Ben- 
jamiles,  being  cited,  make  head  against  the  Israel- 
ites. 18  The  Israelites  in  two  batth'S  lose  forty  thou- 
sand. 26  They  destroy  by  a  stratagem  ail  the 
Benjamites,  except  six  hundred. 

THEN  ^  all  the  children  of  Israel 
went  out,  and  the  congrega- 
tion was  gathered  together  as  one 
man,  from  ''Dan  even  to  Beer- 
sheba,  with  the  laud  of  Gilead, 
unto  the  Lord  Mn  Mizpeh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  people, 
even  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  pre- 
sented themselves  in  the  assembly 
of  the  people  of  God,  four  hund- 
red thousand  footmen  '^that  drew 
sword. 

3  (I*^ow  the  children  of  Benjamin 
heard  that  the  children-  of  Israel 
were  gone  up  to  Mizpeh.)  Then 
said  the  children  of  Israel,  Tell  us, 
how  was  this  wickedness  f 

4  And  Hhe  Levite,  the  hu.sband 
of  the  woman  that  was  slain,  an- 
swered and  said,  ""  I  came  into  Gib- 
eah  that  delongeth  to  Benjamin,  I 
and  my  concubine,  to  lodge. 

5  ^And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose 
against  me,  and  beset  the  house 
round  about  upon  me  by  night,  and 
thought  to  have  slain  me:  '^'and 
my  concubine  have  they  ^  forced, 
that  she  is  dead. 

6  And  ^  I  took  my  concul)ine,  and 
cut  her  in  pieces,  and  sent  her 
throughout  all  the  country  of  the 


inheritance  of  Israel :  for  they 
'  have  connuitted  lewdness  and  fol- 
ly in  Israel. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of 
Israel;  ''give  here  youi'  advice  and 
counsel. 

8  1  And  all  the  people  arose  as 
one  man,  saying,  AVe  will  not  any 
of  us  go  to  his  tent,  neither  will  we 
any  of  us  turn  into  his  house. 

9  But  now  this  shall  he  the  thing 
which  we  will  do  to  Gibeah;  tve 
ii'iU  f/o  vp  by  lot  against  it ; 

10  And  we  will  take  ten  men  of 
a  hundred  throughout  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  and  a  hundred  of  a  thou- 
sand, and  a  thousand  out  of  ten 
thousand,  to  fetch  victuals  for  the 
people,  that  they  may  do,  when 
they  come  to  Gibeah  of  Benjamin, 
according  to  all  the  folly  that  they 
have  wrought  in  Israel. 

11  So  all  the  men  of  Israel  were 
gathered  against  the  city,  +knit  to- 
gether as  one  man. 

12  ^  'And  the  tribes  of  Israel  sent 
men  through  all  the  tribe  of  Ben- 
jamin, saying.  What  wickedness  is 
this  that  is  done  among  you  i 

13  Now  therefore  deliver  us  the 
men,  "the  children  of  Belial,  which 
are  in  Gibeah,  that  we  may  put 
them  to  death,  and  "put  away  evil 
from  Israel.  But  the  children  of 
Benjamin  would  not  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  their  brethren  the  children 
of  Israel : 

14  But  the  children  of  Benjamin 
gathered  themselves  together  out 
of  the  cities  unto  Gibeah,  to  go  out 
to  battle  against  the  children  of 
Israel. 

15  And  the  chihh-en  of  Benjamin 
were  numbered  at  that  time  out 
of  the  cities  twenty  and  six  thou- 
sand men  that  ch'ew  sword,  besides 
the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah,  which 
were  numbered  seven  hundied 
chosen  men. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there 
tvere  seven  hundred  chosen  men 
°lefthanded;  every  one  could  sling 
stones  at  a  hak*  breadth,  and  not 
miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  Israel,  besides 
Benjamin,  were  numbered  four 
hundi-ed  thousand  men  that  drew 

317 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1406. 

1  Josh.  7.  15. 


y  ch.  13.  30. 


i  Ileb . 
fellows. 


I  Dent.  1.3.14. 
J.>sh.  22.13, 
11). 


"■Dcut.lS.lS. 
cli.  19.  22. 


"Deut.  17.12. 


o  ch.  .3. 15. 
1  Chr.  12.  2. 


The  Israelites  defeated. 


JUDGES. 


The  Benjamites  are 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


V  ver.  23,  2G. 


1  Num.2', 
ch.  1.1. 


'Gen.  49.27. 


'  ver.  2(3,  27. 


'vcr.  21. 


I  sword :   .  all    these    were    men    of 
war. 

18  1^  Aiid  tlie  cliildren  of  Israel 
arose,  and  ^went  up  to  the  house 
of  God,  and  ^  asked  counsel  of  God, 
and  said.  Which  of  us  shall  go  up 
first  to  the  battle  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  1  And  the  Loed 
said,  Judah  shall  go  up  first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  rose 
up  in  the  morning,  and  encamped 
against  Gibeah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out  to  battle  against  Benjamin; 
and  the  men  of  Israel  put  them- 
selves in  array  to  fight  against 
them  at  Gibeah. 

21  And 'the  children  of  Benjamin 
came  forth  out  of  Gibeah,  and  de- 
stroyed down  to  the  ground  of  the 
Israelites  that  day  twenty  and  two 
thousand  men. 

22  And  the  people,  the  men  of 
Israel,  encouraged  themselves,  and 
set  their  battle  again  in  array  in 
the  place  where  they  put  them- 
selves in  array  the  first  dav. 

23  ('And  the   children   of  Israel 
went  up  and  wept  before  the  Lord 
until  even 
the  Lord,  ^.vj.. 

again  to  battle  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  my  brother? 
And  the  Lord  said.  Go  up  against 
him.) 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel 
came  near  against  the  children  of 
Benjamin  the  second  day. 

25  And  'Benjamin  went  forth 
against  them  out  of  Gibeah  the 
second  day,  and  destroyed  down 
to  the  ground  of  the  children  of 


'  ver.  18. 


»Jo«h.  Al. 
1  8iiin.  4.^,4. 


•Dcut-IU.H. 
k  18.  £. 


and  asked  counsel  of 
saying.  Shall  I  go  ui) 


Israel 


again 


eiahteen    thousand 


men ;  all  these  drew  the  sword. 

20  1  Then  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  all  tlie  people,  "went  up, 
and  came  unto  the  house  of  God, 
and  wei)t,  and  sat  there  before  the 
Lord,  and  fastfnl  that  day  until 
even,  and  ofi'ered  burnt  ofterings 
and  peace  oft'erings  })efore  tlie  Lord. 

27  And  the  cliihlrcn  of  Israel  in- 
quired of  the  Lord,  (for  "the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  God  ivas  there 
in  those  days, 

28  >And  riiinehas,  the  son  of 
Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron,  'stood 

818 


before  it  in  those  days,)  saying, 
Shall  I  yet  again  go  out  to  battle 
against  the  chihh-en  of  Benjamin 
my  brother,  or  shall  I  cease  !  And 
the  Lord  said.  Go  up ;  for  to  mor- 
row I  will  deliver  them  into  thine 
hand. 

29  And  Israel  "^  set  liers  in  wait 
round  about  Gibeah. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  up  against  the  children  of 
Benjamin  on  the  third  day,  and 
put  themselves  in  array  against 
Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
went  out  against  the  people,  and 
were  drawn  awav  from  the  citv ; 
and  they  began  ^  to  smite  of  the  i^eo- 
ple,  and  kill,  as  at  other  times,  in 
the  highways,  of  which  one  goeth 
up  to  "the  house  of  God,  and  the 
other  to  Gibeah  in  the  field,  about 
thirty  men  of  Israel. 

32  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
said.  They  are  smitten  down  be- 
fore us,  as  at  the  first.  Bat  the 
children  of  Israel  said,  Let  us  flee, 
and  draw  them  from  the  city  unto 
the  highways. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose 
up  out  of  their  place,  and  put  them- 
selves in  array  at  Baal-tamar :  and 
the  liers  in  wait  of  Israel  came 
forth  out  of  their  places,  even  out 
of  the  meadows  of  Gibeah. 

34  And  there  came  against  Gibeah 
ten  thousand  chosen  men  out  of 
all  Israel,  and  the  battle  was  sore : 
^  but  they  knew  not  that  evil  ims 
near  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  smote  Benjamin 
before  Israel :  and  the  children  of 
Israel  destroyed  of  the  Benjamites 
that  day  twenty  and  five  thousand 
and  a  hundred  men :  all  these  drew 
the  SAvord. 

36  So  the  children  of  Benjamin 
saw  that  they  were  smitten:  ''for 
the  men  of  Israel  gave  j^lace  to 
the  Benjamites,  because  they  trust- 
ed unto  the  liers  in  wait  which 
they  had  set  beside  Gibeah. 

37  ''And  the  liers  in  wait  hasted, 
and  rushed  upon  Gibeah  ;  and  the 
liers  in  wait  "drew  themselves  along, 
and  smote  all  the  city  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1406. 


"  8o  Josh.  8. 
4. 


+  Heb.  to 
smite  of  the 
peopfe 
wouvdedas 
at,  IfC. 

II  OT,Betk-el. 


kJosh.8. 14. 
Is.  47. 11. 


■■Josh.  8.  !.■). 


I 


d  JoKh.  8.  19. 


11  Or,  made  a 

lovn  pound 
with  the 
trumpet, 
Jobli.  G.  5. 


smitten  and  destroyed. 


JUDGES. 


Their  desolation  hewailed. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1406 

5  Or,  linir. 
t  Ilib.  uilh. 
tllcli. 
elevation. 


HI<'ti.  '" 
limitr  the 
nuuitdej. 


"JoKh.  S.  20. 

tllfl).  tlif 
wfinle  ron- 
suinjition. 


♦  Hcb. 

tonchtd 
them. 


II  Or,  from 
Jlctiuchahf 

f  Hcb. 

imto  over 
agairist. 


f  Josh.  15,  .32. 


fch.  21. 13. 


t  Hcb.  was 
found. 


38  Now  tliero  was  an  ji])iK)inted 
II  sign  between  the  men  of  Israel 
hind  the  liers  in  wait,  that  they 
should  make  a  great  Aflame  with 
smoke  rise  up  out  of  the  city. 

39  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
retired  in  the  battk',  Benjamni 
began  Ho  smite  and  kill  of  the 
men  of  Israel  about  thirty  persons : 
for  they  said,  Surely  they  are  smit- 
ten down  before  us,  as  in  the  first 
battle. 

40  But  Miien  the  tlame  began  to 
arise  up  out  of  th(i  eity  with  a  i)il- 
lar  of  smoke,  the  Ik'njamites  'look- 
ed behind  them,  and,  behold,  *the 
tlame  of  the  city  ascended  up  to 
heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
turned  again,  the  men  of  Benjamin 
were  amazed:  for  they  saw  that 
evil  *was  come  upon  them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  their 
hacks  before  the  men  of  Israel  unto 
the  way  of  the  wilderness ;  but  the 
battle  overtook  them;  and  them 
which  came  out  of  the  cities  they 
destroyed  in  the  midst  of  them. 

43  Thus  they  inclosed  the  Benja- 
mites  round  about,  and  chased 
them,  and  trode  them  down  "with 
ease  *over  against  Gibeah  toward 
the  sunrising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  B{?njaniin 
eighteen  thousand  men ;  all  these 
were  men  of  valour. 

45  And  they  turned  and  fled  to- 
ward the  wilderness  unto  the  rock 
of^Eimmon:  and  they  gleaned  of 
them  in  the  highways  five  thou- 
sand men  ;  and  pursued  hard  after 
them  unto  Gidom,  and  slew  two 
thousand  men  of  them. 

4(3  So  that  all  which  fell  that  day 
of  Benjamin  were  twenty  and  five 
thousand  men  that  drew  the  sword; 
all  "these  ivere  men  of  valour. 

47  ^But  six  hundred  men  turned 
and  fled  to  the  wilderness  unto  the 
rock  Rimmon,  and  abode  in  the 
rock  Rimmon  four  months. 

48  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned 
again  upon  the  children  of  Benja- 
min, and  smote  them  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  as  well  the  men  of 
every  city,  as  the  beast,  and  all  that 
^came  to  hand:   also  they  set  on 


fire  all  the  cities  that  Uhey  came 
to. 

CHARTER  XXI. 

1  Tttfi  people  hcwuil  Vie  ilesoldtion  of  lioijamin.  8  By 
ilie  (listntctioii  of  Jabes/i(/i,li'<td  ttiey  provide  tlieiii 
four  /iinidred  rvive.'t.  10  T/ieij  advise  thetii  to  ,sur- 
pi-isc  the  viiyi7iii  that  danced  at  Shiloh. 

NOW  'the  men  of  Israel  had 
sworn  in  Miz])eh,  saying. 
There  shall  not  any  of  us  give  his 
daughter  inito  Benjamin  to  wife. 

2  And  the  people  came  'to  the 
house  of  God,  and  abode  there  till 
even  before  (Jod,  and  lifted  up 
their  voices,  and  wept  sore; 

3  And  said,  O  Loud  God  of  Is- 
rael, why  is  this  come  to  pass  in 
Isra(^l,  that  there  should  be  to  day 
one  tribe  lacking  in  Israel? 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  people  rose  early, 
and  ''built  there  an  altar,  and  offer- 
ed burnt  offerings  and  peace  offer- 
ing's. 

5  And  th(^  children  of  Israel  said. 
Who  is  there  among  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel  that  came  not  u])  with 
the  congregation  unto  the  Loud  ? 
■•For  they  had  made  a  great  oath 
concerning  him  that  came  not  up 
to  the  Lord  to  Mizpeh,  saying,  He 
sh.'dl  surely  be  put  to  death. 

G  And  the  clwldren  of  Israel  re- 
pented them  for  Benjamin  their 
brother,  and  said.  There  is  one 
tribe  cut  off*  from  Israel  this  day. 

7  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for 
them  that  remain,  seeing  we  have 
sworn  bv  the  Lord,  that  we  will 
not  give  them  of  our  daughters  to 
wives  ? 

8  ^  And  they  said.  What  one  is 
there  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  to  Mizpeh  to  the 
Lord?  And,  behold,  there  came 
none  to  the  camp  from  ''Jabesh- 
gilead  to  tlie  assembly. 

9  For  the  people  were  numbered, 
and,  behold,  there  were  none  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent 
thither  twelve  thousand  men  of  the 
valiantest,  and  commanded  them, 
saying,  '^Go  and  smite  the  inhab- 
itants of  Jabesh-gilead  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  Avith  the  women 
and  the  children.  , 

11  And  this  is  the  thing  that  ye 

319 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1406. 

t  ITtb.  tvere 
jound. 


"ch.  20.  1, 


hch.  20.18,2 


'■  2  Sam.  24. 


■I  ch.  .5.  2X 


'\  Sam.  n. 

1.  &:;i.  11. 


fT(T.,5.  &ch. 
5.23. 
1  Som.  11.  r. 


Wives  are  irrovided  for 


EUTH. 


the  Benjamites  that  escaped. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  1406. 

eNiiiii.--11.17. 

i  IloVf.  know- 
eth  thi^  hiiug 
with  man. 


t  Hob.  young 

viri/tns. 


bJosh.  18. 1. 


f  Heb.  and 

spake  and 

called. 
i  ch.  LO.  47. 
II  Or. 

proclaim 

pcarf.. 

Deut.  20.10. 


trer.  6. 


Ivcr.  1. 
ch.  11.  35. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

iibuul  i:!ii2. 


•JudR.  2.1C. 
t llcb. 

judyed. 
t.ScfC;cn.l2. 

K).  k'^\.  1. 

2Kin(!»M.  1. 
'  Judg.  17.8. 


sliall  do,  ^Ye  shall  utterly  destroy 
every  male,  and  every  v^  jiuan  that 
^hath  lain  by  man. 

12  And  they  found  among  the 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  foiu' 
hundred  ^  young  virgins,  that  had 
known  no  man  by  lying  with  any 
male :  and  they  brought  them  un- 
to the  camp  to  ^  Shiloh,  which  is  in 
the  land  of  Canaan. 

13  And  the  whole  congregation 
sent  some  Ho  speak  to  the  children 
of  Benjamin  'that  were  in  the  rock 
Eimmon,  and  to  ''call  j)eaceably 
unto  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again  at 
that  time;  and  they  gave  them 
wives  which  they  had  saved  alive 
of  the  women  of  Jabesh-gilead: 
and  yet  so  they  sufficed  them  not. 

15  And  the  people  "^  repented 
them  for  Benjamin,  because  that 
the  Lord  had.  made  a  breach  in 
t^e  tribes  of  Israel. 

16  ^  Then  the  elders  of  the  con- 
gregation said,  How  shall  we  do 
for  wives  for  them  that  remain, 
seeing  the  women  are  destroyed 
out  of  Benjamin  f 

17  And  they  said.  There  must  he 
an  inheritance  for  them  that  be 
escaped  of  Benjamin,  that  a  tribe 
be  not  destroyed  out  of  Israel. 

18  Howbeit  we  may  not  give 
them  wives  of  our  daughters :  '  for 
the  children  of  Israel  ha\'e  sworn, 
saying,  Cursed  he  he  that  giveth  a 
wife  to  Benjamin. 

19  Then  they  said.  Behold,  there 
is  a  feast  of  the  Loud  in  Shiloh 


^yearly,  in  a  place  which  is  on  the 
north  side  of  Beth-el,  "  on  the  east 
side  'I  of  the  highway  that  goeth  up 
from  Beth-el  to  Shechem,  and  on 
the  south  of  Lebonah. 

20  Therefore  they  commanded  the  \ 
children  of  Benjamin,  saying.  Go 
and  lie  in  wait  in  the  vinej^ards ; 

21  And  see,  and,  behold,  if  the 
daughters  of  Shiloh  come  out  ™to 
dance  in  dances,  then  come  ye  out 
of  the  vinejards,  and  catch  you 
every  man  his  wife  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land 
of  Benjamin. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their  fa- 
thers or  their  brethren  come  unto 
us  to  complain,  that  we  will  say 
unto  them,  "Be  favourable  unto 
them  for  our  sakes:  because  we 
reserved  not  to  each  man  his  wife 
in  the  war:  for  ye  did  not  give 
unto  them  at  this  time,  that  ye 
should  be  guilty. 

23  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1406. 

t  Heb.  from 

year  to 

ijear. 
li'Or, 

toward  the 

simrising. 
II  Or,  on. 


did  so,  and  took  them 


wives,   ac- 


cording to  their  number,  of  them 
that  danced,  whom  they  caught: 
and  they  went  and  returned  unto 
theh'  inheritance,  and  "reiDaired  the 
cities,  and  dwelt  in  them. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  de- 
parted thence  at  that  time,  every 
man  to  his  tribe  and  to  his  family, 
and  they  went  out  from  thence 
every  man  to  his  inheritance. 

25  °Iu  those  days  there  was  no 
king  in  Israel:  p every  man  did 
that  which  icas  right  in  his  own 
eyes. 


THE  BOOK  OF  RUTH. 


CHABTEE  I. 

Elimekch  driven  by  famine  into  Mbab,  dieth  there. 
4  Mahlon  and  Chilirm,  Jiavinrj  married  wives  of 
3foab,  die  also.  G  Naomi  rcturnim/  homeward,  8 
dmuadeth  her  two  daiujhtcr.'t  in  law  from  (joing  wit?i 
her.  14  Orpah  Icawth  her,  but  linth  with  ijreat  con- 
slancy  areompameth  her.  19  The//  two  eome  to  Beth- 
lehem, where  they  arc  gladly  received. 

OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 

iiys  when  ^  the  judges '  ruled, 

that  the^'c  was  ''a  famine  in  the 

land.  And  a  certain  man  of  ''Beth- 

320 


l.y    da 


lehem-judah  went  to  sojourn  in  the 
country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife, 
and  his  two  sons. 

2  And  the  name  of  the  man  was 
Elimelech,  and  the  name  of  his 
wife  Naomi,  and  the  name  of  his 
two  sons  JMahlon  and  Chilion, 
''  Ephrathites  of  Beth-lehem-judah. 
And  they  came  'into  the  country 
of  Moab,  and  *  continued  there. 


"■See  Ex.  15. 

20. 

ch.  11..34. 
1  Sam.lM.e. 
Jer.  31. 13. 


\\  Or, Gratify 
us  in  them. 


"  See  ch.  20. 
48. 


"ch.  17.  fi.  & 
IS.  l.&I'J.  1. 

•*  Deut.  12.  B. 
ch.  17.  C. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1322. 


■iSeeGen.SJ. 

Ul. 
"Juilj;.  .1.30. 

t  Ileb.  were. 


Naomi  and  Ruth 


EUTH. 


come  to  Betli-Jeliem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1322, 


about  131-2. 


f  Kx.  4.  SI. 
Luke  1.  (kS. 

e  P».  iry>.  15. 

JIatt.  0.  11. 


h  See  Josh. 

L'4.  l.i. 
i  -J  Tim.  I.IC, 

17,  W. 


k  vcr. .'). 
ch.  2.  -20. 


Ich.  3.  1. 


'"Gen.,'«.ll. 
Deut.  2.5.  .5. 


II  Or,  if/ 
were  with 
a  husband. 


■f  Heb.  hope. 


tHeb. 
J  have  much 

bitterness. 
"Judl.  2.15. 
Job  lit.  21. 
Ps.  .•)2.  4.  & 
."is.  2.  &  39. 
9,  10. 


3  And  Eliinelecli  Naomi's  1ms- 
baiul  died;  and  she  was  left,  aud 
her  two  sons. 

4  And  they  toolc  tlieni  wives  of 
the  women  of  JVloab;  the  name  of 
the  one  was  Or]>ah,  and  tlie  name 
of  the  other  Enth:  and  they  dwelt 
there  abont  ten  yeais, 

5  And  INIahlon  and  Cliilion  died 
also  both  of  them  ;  and  tlie  woman 
was  left  of  her  two  sons  aud  her 
husband. 

0  ■,!  Then  she  arose  with  her 
daughters  in  law,  that  she  miglit 
return  from  the  country  of  Moab : 
for  she  had  heard  in  the  country 
of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had 
'visited  his  people  in  ^giving-  them 
bread. 

7  Wherefore  she  went  forth  out 
of  the  place  where  she  was,  and 
her  two  daughters  in  law  with  her; 
and  they  went  on  the  way  to  re- 
turn unto  the  land  of  Judali. 

8  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two 
daughters  in  law,  ''  Go,  retiu^n  each 
to  her  mother's  house:  'the  Lord 
deal  kindly  with  you,  as  ye  have 
dealt  with  ''the  dead,  and  with  me. 

9  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye 
may  find  4*est,  each  of  yon  in  the 
house  of  her  husband.  Then  she 
kissed  them ;  and  they  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her,  Surely 
we  will  return  with  thee  unto  thy 
people. 

11  And  Naomi  said,  Tm^u  again, 
my  daughters:  why  will  ye  go  with 
me  1  are  there^yet  any  more  sons  in 
my  womb,  "'  that  they  may  be  your 
husbands  ? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go 
your  ivay ;  for  I  am  too  old  to  have 
a  husband.  If  I  should  say,  I  have 
hope,  "i/I  should  have  a  husband 
also  'to  night,  and  should  also  bear 
sons ; 

13  AVould  ye  ^  tarry  for  them  till 
they  were  grown  I  would  ye  stay 
for  them  from  having  husbands  I 
nay,  my  daughters ;  for  *  it  grieveth 
me  much  for  your  sakes  that  "the 
hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone  out 
against  me. 

14  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept  again :  and  Orpah  kissed 


lier  mother  in  law;  but  Euth  "clave 
unto  her. 

15  And  she  said.  Behold,  thy  sis- 
ter in  law  is  gone  back  unto  her 
l)eople,  and  unto  'her  gods:  ''re- 
turn thou  after  thy  sister  in  law.   _ 

IG  And  Euth  said,  "'Entreat  me 
not  to  leave  thee,  or  to  return  from 
following  after  thee:  for  whither 
thou  goest,  1  will  go;  and  where 
thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge:  'thy 
people  shall  he  my  x>f^ople,  and  thy 
God  my  God : 

17  Where  thou  diest,  will  I  die, 
and  there  will  I  be  buried :  '  the 
Lord  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also, 
if  aught  but  death  part  thee  and 
me. 

18  "When  she  saw  that  she  ^was 
steadfastly  minded  to  go  with  her, 
then  she  left  speaking  unto  her. 

19  1^  So  they  two  went  until  they 
came  to  Beth-lehem.-  And  it  came 
to  ])ass,  when  they  were  come  to 
Beth-lehem,  that  ""all  the  city  was 
moved  about  them,  and  they  said, 
Us  this  Naomi  ? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them,  Call 
me  not  "Naomi,  call  me  "Mara: 
for  the  Almighty  hath  dealt  very 
bitterly  with  me. 

21  I  went  out  full,  ''and  the  Lord 
hath  brought  me  home  again  emp- 
ty: why  then  call  ye  me  Naomi, 
seeing  the  Lord  hath  testified 
against  me,  and  the  Almighty 
hath  afflicted  me  ? 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Euth 
the  Moabitess,  her  daughter  in  law, 
with  her,  which  returned  out  of  the 
country  of  Moab :  and  they  came 
to  Beth-lehem  ''in  the  beginning 
of  barley  harvest. 

CHAPTEE  II. 

1  JiiitJi  f/Icaneih  vi.  ike  fldch  of  Boaz.  4  Boaz  taking 
k)ii»i'l(df/e  of  Iter,  8  xhcweth  her  great  favour.  IS 
That  which  ^le  (jot,  she  carrieth  to  Naomi. 

AND  Naomi  had  a ''kinsman  of 
JTjL  her  husband's,  a  mighty  man 
of  wealth,  of  the  family  of  Elim- 
elech  ;  and  his  name  was  """Boaz. 

2  And  Euth  the  Moabitess  said 
unto  Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the 
field,  and  'glean  ears  of  corn  after 
him  in  whose  sight  I  shall  find 
grace.  And  she  said  unto  her.  Go, 
my  daughter. 

321 


Before 
CIIKIST 

ibout  1312. 

'Prov.  17.17. 

&  18.  24. 


•Mud);. II. 24. 
I.^et  JoHh. 

24.  l.-i,  lU. 

2  Kiu^H  2.  2. 

I.uke24.28. 
|M>r,  Hrnot 

ttgfiin^t  me. 
'2  KhiL's2.2, 

4,  fi. 


"cli.2. 11,12 


'1  Sam.  3.17. 
&  2.5.  22. 
2Saui.iy.l,'!. 
2KingsU.3I. 


"Acts  21. 14. 
Uifb. 

ylrrn(jthpn* 

ed  herself. 


'  Matt.21.I0. 


5'  Sec  Is.2.3.7. 
La!i\.  2. 15. 


II  That  is, 
l*hasant. 

II  That  is. 
Hitter. 


'Job  1.21. 


"Ex.n..31,.'52. 

ch.  2.  -S':  ' 
2. Sam.  21 .9. 


"  ch.  3.  2,  12. 


hch.  4.  21. 
«  Colled 

Mutt.  1.  5. 


'Lev.  in.  9. 
Dcut.  24.19.. 


Muth  gleaneth  in  tJie  fields  of  Boaz, 


EUTH. 


wlio  shewetli  her  great  favour. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1312. 

t  Heb.  hap 
happened. 


iiPs.129.7.8. 
Luke  l.JS. 
•i  Tliess.  3. 
16. 


'eh.  1.22. 


flSam.2.?.23. 


«ch.  I.U.Ii'., 
17. 


k  1  Sum.  'H. 
III. 


3  Anfl  she  went,  aud  came,  and 
gleaned  in  the  tield  after  tlie  reap- 
ers :  and  her  ^  hap  was  to  light  on 

.a  part  of  the  field  helonying  unto 
Boaz,  who  ivas  of  the  kindred  of 
Elimelech. 

4  •[  And,  behold,  Boaz  came  from 
Beth-lehem,  and  said  unto  the 
reapers,  "^The  Lord  he  with  you. 
And  they  answered  him,  The  Lord 
bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  serv- 
ant that  was  set  over  the  reapers, 
AYhose  damsel  is  this  ? 

G  And  the  servant  that  was  set 
over  the  reapers  answered  and 
said.  It  is  the  Moabitish  damsel 
""that  came  back  with  Kaomi  out 
of  the  country  of  Moab : 

7  And  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let 
me  glean  and  gather  after  the 
reapers  among  the  sheaves :  so  she 
came,    and   hath    continued   even 


from     the 


mornmg 


until     now. 


that    she    tarried   a    little  in   the 
house. 

8  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Euth, 
Hearest  thou  not,  my  daughter? 
Go  not  to  glean  in  another  field, 
neither  go  from  hence,  but  abide 
here  fast  by  my  maidens : 

9  Let  thine  eyes  he  on  the  field 
that  they  do  reap,  and  go  thou 
after  them:  have  I  not  charged 
the  young  men  that  they  .shall  not 
touch  thee !  and  when  thou  art 
athirst,  go  unto  the  vessels,  and 
drink  of  that  which  the  young  men 
have  drawn. 

10  Then  slie  ^fell  on  her  face,  and 
bowed  herself  to  the  ground,  and 
said  unto  him.  Why  have  I  found 
grace  in  thine  eyes,  that  thou 
shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me, 
seeing  I  am  a  stranger  I 

]  1  And  Boaz  answered  and  said 
unto  her.  It  hath  fully  been  shewed 
me,  ^all  that  thou  hast  done  unto 
thy  mother  in  law  since  the  death 
of  thine  husl)and;  and  how  thou 
hast  left  thy  father  and  thy  moth- 
er, and  the  land  of  thy  nativity, 
and  art  couk;  unto  a  ixMiple  which 
th(ju  knewc^st  not  heretofore. 

1-2  'The  Loud  re('()in])en.sc  thy 
work,  and  a  full  reward  be  given 
thee  of  the  Lohd  God  of  Israel, 
322 


'  under  whose  wings  thou  art  come 
to  trust. 

13  Then  she  said,  "''Let  me  find 
favour  in  thy  sight,  my  lord;  for 
that  thou  hast  comforted  me,  and 
for  that  thou  hast  spoken  *  friendly 
unto  thine  handmaid, '  though  I  be 
not  like  unto  one  of  thine  hand- 
maidens. 

14  And  Boaz  said  unto  her,  At 
mealtime  come  thou  hither,  and 
eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  mor- 
sel in  the  vinegar.  And  she  sat 
beside  the  reaioers:  and  he  reached 
her  parched  corn,  and  she  did  eat, 
and  "was  sufficed,  and  left. 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up  to 
glean,  Boaz  commanded  his  young 
men,  saying.  Let  her  glean  even 
among  the  sheaves,  and  h^eproach 
her  not : 

IG  And  let  fall  also  some  of  the 
handfuls  of  purpose  for  her,  and 
leave  them,  that  she  may  glean 
them,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  un- 
til even,  and  beat  out  that  she 
had  gleaned :  and  it  was  about  an 
ephah  of  barley. 

18  1  And  she  took  it  up,  and 
went  into  the  city ;  and  her  moth- 
er in  law  saw  what  she  had  glean- 
ed: and  she  brought  forth,  and 
gave  to  her  "that  she  had  reserved 
after  she  was  sufficed. 

19  And  her  mother  in  law  said 
unto  her.  Where  hast  thou  gleaned 
to  day  ?  and  where  wroughtest 
thou  ?  blessed  be  he  that  did  "  take 
knowledge  of  thee.  And  she  shew- 
ed her  mother  in  law  Avith  whom 
she  had  wrought,  and  said,  The 
man's  name  with  whom  I  wrought 
to  day  is  Boaz. 

20  And  Naomi  said  unto  her 
daughter  in  law,  ^' Blessed  he  he  of 
the  Lord,  who  '^hath  not  left  oft' 
his  kindness  to  the  living  and  to 
the  dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto 
her.  The  man  is  near  of  kin  unto 
us,  "^"one  of  our  next  kinsmen. 

2L  And  Euth  the  Moabitess  said, 
He  said  unto  nw  also.  Thou  shalt 
keep  fast  by  my  young  men,  until 
they  hav(^  ended  all  my  harvest. 

22  And  Naomi  said  unto  Euth 
her  daughter  in  law.  It  is  good,  my 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1312. 

ich.  ].  16. 
Ps.  17.  8.  & 

a;. -.&57. 1. 

i  (i-i.  7. 
li  Or,  JJiiir! 

Jen  our. 
kGen.,'«.l.i. 

1  Sam.  1.18. 
t  Hfb.  to  the 

heart. 

Gen.  ?4.  X 

Judg.  v.).  .3. 
nSam. 25.41. 


■»  ver.  IS. 


t  IIeb..</iom€ 
her  not. 


"vcr.  14. 


"vpr.  10. 
Ph.  41.  1. 


Pch..T10. 

2  Sum.  2.  5. 

J. lb  L'.l.  i;i. 
1  Prov.  17.17. 


'ch.3.  9.  i 
4.  G. 

I)  O."*,  nnc 
l.iii  hulh 
ri'il.i  to  rC' 
tlvmn :  See 
Lev.  2i.  2«. 


Boajs  aclmoivJedgeth  the 


KUTH. 


right  of  a  Mnsmari. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1312. 

W  Or,  fall 
upon  thee. 


'  I  Cor.  7.  rfi. 
1  Tim.  5.  8. 
bch.  1.9. 


•■  ch.  2.  8. 


>1 2  Sam.14.2. 


II  Or,  U/f  tip 
■  the  clothes 

that  are  on 

hisjeet. 


'.Tudfc.  m.  G, 
!l.  22. 

L'Sani. 1.^.28. 
Esth.  1. 10. 


B  Or,  took 
hold  on. 


fEz.  Ifi.  8. 


[i  Or,  one 
that  hath 
rit/ht  to  rc' 
deem. 

S  ch.  2.  20.  & 
vei-.  12. 

hch.  2.20. 

ich.  1..S. 


daughter,  tliat  thou  go  out  with 
his  maidens,  that  they  "meet  thee 
not  in  any  other  fiehl. 

23  So  she  kept  fast  by  the  maid- 
ens of  Boaz  to  glean  unto  tlie  end 
of  barley  harvest  and  of  wheat 
harvest ;  and  dwelt  with  her  moth- 
er in  law. 

CHAPTEE.  ITI. 

1  B>/  JVaomi\t  instntction,  5  Ruth  lUt/i  at  Boaz'  feet. 
8  Boaz  acktiowhdgeth  the  rit/ht  of  a  kinsman.  14 
He  nemlcth  her  atoaij  with  six  meimures  of  barley . 

THE]^  Naomi  her  motlier  in  law 
said  unto  her,  My  daughter, 
-'shall  I  not  seek  ''rest  for  thee,  that 
it  may  be  well  with  thee  ? 

2  And  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our 
kindred,  '^with  whose  maidens  thou 
wast  f  Behold,  he  winnoweth  bar- 
ley to  night  in  the  threshingfloor. 

3  AVash  thyself  therefore,  ''and 
•anoint  thee,  and  put  thy  raiment 
upon  thee,  and  get  thee  down  to 
the  floor:  })ut  make  not  thyself 
known  unto  the  man,  until  he 
shall  have  done  eating  and  drink- 
ing. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth 
down,  that  thou  shalt  mark  the 
l)lace  wliere  he  shall  lie,  and  thou 
shalt  go  in,  and  "uncover  his  feet, 
and  lay  thee  down;  and  he  will 
tell  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her.  All  that 
thou  sayest  unto  me  I  will  do. 

6  ^[  And  she  went  down  unto  the 
floor,  and  did  according  to  all  that 
her  mother  in  law  bade  her. 

7  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and 
drunk,  and  'his  heart  w^as  merry, 
he  went  to  lie  down  at  the  end  of 
the  heap  of  corn :  and  she  came 
softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet,  and 
laid  her  down. 

8  *[  And  it  came  to  pass  at  mid- 
night, that  the  man  w^as  afraid, 
and  "turned  himself:  and,  behold, 
a  woman  lay  at  his  feet. 

9  xVnd  he  said.  Who  art  tliou  ? 
And  she  answered,  I  am  Euth 
thine  handmaid :  "^  spread  therefore 
thy  skirt  over  thine  handnuiid ;  for 
thou  art  "^'a  near  kinsman. 

10  And  he  said,  ''  Blessed  le  thou 
of  the  Lord,  my  daughter:  for 
thou  hast  shewed  more  kindness  in 
the  latter  end  than  '  at  the  begin- 


ning, inasmuch  as  thou  followedst 
not  young  men,  whether  poor  or 
rich. 

11  And  now",  my  daughter,  fear 
not ;  1  will  do  to  thee  all  that  thou 
requirest:  for  all  the  *city  of  my 
l)e()ple  doth  know  that  thou  art  ""a 
virtuous  woman. 

12  And  now  it  is  true  that  I  am 
Ihj/  'near  kinsman  :  howbeit  "there 
is  a  kinsman  nearer  than  I. 

13  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall 
be  in  the  morning,  that  if  he  will 
"])erform  unto  thee  the  i^art  of  a 
kinsman,  well ;  let  him  do  the 
kinsman's  i)art :  but  if  he  will  not 
do  the  i)art  of  a  kinsman  to  thee, 
then  will  I  do  tlie  part  of  a  kins- 
man to  thee,  "as  the  Lord  liveth: 
lie  down  until  the  morning. 

14  ^[  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until 
the  morning :  and  she  rose  up  be- 
fore one  could  know  another.  And 
he  said,  'Let  it  not  be  known  that 
a  woman  came  into  the  floor. 

15  Also  he  said.  Bring  the  "vail 
that  thou  hast  upon  thee,  and  hold  , 
it.  And  when  she  held  it,  he  meas- 
ured six  measures  of  barley,  and 
laid  it  on  her :  and  she  went  into 
the  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her 
mother  in  law,  she  said.  Who  art 
thou,  my  daughter  f  And  she  told 
her  all  that  the  man  had  done  to 
her. 

17  And  she  said.  These  six  meas- 
u  res  of  barley  gave  he  me ;  for  he 
said  to  me.  Go  not  empty  unto  thy 
mother  in  law. 

18  Then  said  she,  ''Sit  still,  my 
daughter,  until  thou  know  how 
the  matter  will  fall :  for  the  man 
will  not  be  in  rest,  until  he  have 
finished  the  thing  this  day. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Boaz  calleth  into  judffmcnt  the  next  kin.'sman.     6  He 

refiiseth  tlw  redemption  accordinr/  to  tlie  inanner  in 
Israel.  9  Boaz  biiydh  tlie  inheritance.  11  He 
marrieth  linth.  13  Slie  bcarcth  Ubed  the  grandfa- 
ther of  David.     IS  The  generation  of  F/iarcz. 

THEN  went  Boaz  up  to  the  gate, 
and  sat  him  down  there :  and,  ] 
behold,  ^  the  kinsman  of  whom  j 
Boaz  spake  came  by ;  unto  whom  j 
he  said.  Ho,  such  a  one !  turn  | 
aside,  sit  down  here.  And  he  j 
turned  aside,  and  sat  down. 

323  1 


Before 
CHRIST 

ihout  1312. 


1  U-h.  r;nte. 
y  Prov.  12.  1. 


1  vcr.  0. 
'"  ch.  4. 1. 


"Dent.  25..*.. 
cli.4.  .1, 
Matt.  22. 24. 


".Tiuls.  8. 19. 
.Iur.4.  2. 


I'  Rom.  12.17. 
&  14.  Iti. 

1  Cor.  10.32. 

2  Cor.  H.-'21. 
1  ThesR.  5. 
22. 

II  Or,  ■'heel, 
or,  apron. 


1  Ps. .' 


. .",  .1. 


■i.  12. 


The  nearest  of  Idn  declining  it, 


RUTH. 


Boaz  talieth  Ruth  to  wife. 


Before 

CHRIST 

abuut  1312. 

^  1  Kinss  21. 
8. 
Prov.31.23. 


t  neb.  1 

saiil  J  will 
reveal  in 
thine  ear. 

'Jor.S2.',i^. 

i  Gen.  23. 18. 


"  Lev.  25.  25. 


,  fGen.  38.  8. 
Deut.  25.  5, 
U. 

ch.  3.  13. 
Matt.  22. 24. 
ecliT3.12,13. 


b  Deut.  25. 
!■,'■»• 


i  Deut.  2.5.  C. 


2  And  lie  took  ten  men  of  'the 
elders  of  the  city,  and  said,  Sit  ye 
down  here.     And  they  sat  down. 

3  And  he  said  nnto  the  kinsman, 
ISTaomi,  that  is  come  again  out  of 
the  country  of  Moab,  selleth  a  par- 
cel of  land,  which  ivas  our  brother 
Elimelech's : 

i    4  And   ^I   thought   to   advertise 

I  thee,  saying,  ''Buy  it  ''before  the 

I  inhabitants,  and  before  the  elders 

I  of  my  x)eople.     If  thou  wilt  redeem 

j  it,  redeem  it :  but  if  thou  wilt  not 

I  redeem  it,  then  tell  me,  that  I  may 

know :  ^ for  there  is  none  to  redeem 

it  besides   thee;    and   I   am  after 

thee.    And  he  said,  I  will  redeem 

it. 

5  Then  said  Boaz,  AATiat  day  thou 
buy  est  the  tield  of  the  hand  of  Na- 
omi, thou  must  buy  it  also  of  Euth 
the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  the  dead, 
"^to  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead 
upon  his  inheritance. 

G  ^  ^And  the  kinsman  said,  I  can- 
not redeem  it  for  myself,  lest  I  mar 
mine  own  -  inheritance  :  redeem 
thou  my  right  to  thyself;  for  I 
cannot  redeem  it. 

7  ''Now  this  was  the  manner  in 
former  time  in  Israel  concerning 
redeeming  and  concerning  chang- 
ing, for  to  confirm  all  things;  a 
man  plucked  off  his  shoe,  and  gave 
it  to  his  neighbour :  and  this  was  a 
testimony  in  Israel. ' 

8  Therefore  the  kinsman  said  un- 
to Boaz,  Buy  it  for  thee.  So  he 
drew  off"  his  shoe. 

9  ^  And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders, 
and  unto  all  the  people.  Ye  are  wit- 
nesses this  day,  that  I  have  bought 
all  that  was  Elimelech's,  and  all 
that  ivas  Chilion's  and  Mahlon's,  of 
the  hand  of  Naomi. 

10  Moreover  Ruth  the  Moabitess, 
the  wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I  pur- 
chase<l  to  be  my  wife,  to  raise  up 
the  name  of  the  dead  ui)()n  his  in- 
heritance, 'that  the  name  of  the 
dead  be  not  cut  off  from  among 
his  brethren,  and  from  the  gate  of 

324 


give  thee  of 


his   place :    ye  are  Avitnesses   this 
day. 

11  And  all  the  people  that  ivere 
in  the  gate,  and  the  elders,  said. 
We  are  witnesses.  ''  The  Lord 
make  the  woman  that  is  come  into 
thine  house  like  Rachel  and  like 
Leah,  which  two  did  'build  tlie 
house  of  Israel :  and  n  do  thou 
worthily  in  '"  Ephratah,  and  t  be 
famous  in  Beth-lehem : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the 
house  of  Pliarez,  "whom  Tamar 
bare  unto  Judali,  of  "the  seed 
which  the  Loud  shall 
this  young  woman. 

13  1  So  Boaz  nook  Ruth,  and 
she  was  his  wife:  and  when  he 
went  in  unto  her,  ''the  Lord  gave 
her  conception,  and  she  bare  a  son. 

14  And  'the  women  said  unto 
Naomi,  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  which 
hath  not  ^left  thee  this  day  without 
a  II  kinsman,  that  his  name  may  be 
famous  in  Israel. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a 
restorer  of  tliy  life,  and  ^  a  nourisher 
of  '  thine  old  age :  for  thy  daughter 
in  law,  which  loveth  thee,  w^hich  is 
'better  to  thee  than  seven  sons, 
hath  borne  him. 

IG  And  Naomi  took  the  child,  and 
laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  became 
nurse  unto  it. 

17  *And  the  women  her  neigh- 
bours gave  it  a  name,  saying. 
There  is  a  son  born  to  Naomi ;  and 
they  called  his  name  Obed :  he  is 
the  father  of  Jesse,  the  father  of 
David. 

18  1  Now  these 
tions  of  Pharez : 
Plezron, 

19  And  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and 
Ram  begat  Amminadab, 

Nah- 
"Sal- 


are  the  genera- 
"  Pharez .  begat 


20  And  Amminadab  l)egat 


shon,   and   Nahshon 


begat 


mon 


21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and 
Boaz  begat  Obed, 

22  And  Obed  begat  Jesse,  and 
Jesse  becrat  'Uavid. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1312. 


I  Ps.  127.  3. 

Si  12S.  3. 


I  Deut.  25.  !). 

II  Or,  get 
thee  riches^ 
or,  power. 

"'Gcn.35.lG, 

lit.  . 
t  Heb. 

proclaim 

thy  nftme. 
"Gm.m.'lS. 

1  Chr.  2.4. 

JIatt.  1.3. 
°  1  Sam.  2.20. 


fch.n.  11. 


1  Gen.  20. 31. 


■■Luke  1.. "A 
Koni.  12. 15. 


tHcb.cau.*:e(i 
to  cease  un- 
to  thee. 

II  Or. 
redeemer. 


inob. 

to  7ioiirisht 

Gen.  45.  U. 

P.s.  55.  22. 
t Ileb.  th» 

gray  hairs. 

»1  Sam.  1.8. 


'  Luke  1.  58, 
59. 


"  1  Chr.  2.  4, 
Matt.  1.  3. 


'  Xum.  1 

.7. 

>  Matt.  1 

4, 

&c. 

II  Or, 

Salmah 

M  Chr.  2 

15. 

Matt.  1. 

(J. 

Before 
CUKIST 
about  1171. 


"  1  Chr.  6. 
34. 


bRuthJ.2. 


'  Ex.  2n.  14. 

Bent.  lO.Ki. 

Luke  2.  41. 
t  Heh.  Jrotii 
year  to  year, 
i  Dcut.  12.  5, 

(),  7. 
•  Josh.  18. 1. 


fDeut.  12.17, 
18.  &  lli.  11. 


II  Or,  a  (fou~ 
bleportioiu 


E  Gen.  30.  2. 


tlleb.  an- 
gered her, 
!■  Job  24.  21. 


II  Or,  from 
the  time  that 
she,  ^-(?. 
t  Vleb.  from 

her  going 

up. 


i  Ruth  4. 15. 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  SAMUEL, 


OTHERWISE   CALLED, 


THE   FIRST   BOOK   OF   THE   KI:N'GS. 


CHArTER  I. 

1  Mkanah  a  Lcvite,  havivg  two  wiirx,  wors?npp(t?i 
j/earhj  at  Shiloh.  4  Ik  cherishcth  Jlmivnh,  t/ioityh 
barren,  and  provoked  by  I'eninnaJi.  9  Jlaiinah  in 
grkj' i)raycth  for  a  cli'dd.  12  h'li  first  rebakiiKj  /ta; 
afterwardx  blesseth  Jicr.  l'.(  Ilatinah  having  borne 
Sanmcl,  xtaijcth  at  home  till  he  be  weaned.  24  She 
prcxentelh  him,  according  to  her  vow,  to  the  LoiiV. 

NOW  tliere  was  <i  certain  man  of 
Eamathaiui-zopliim,  of  mount 
Epliraim,  and  his  name  wa^  '  L]lka- 
nali,  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son 
of  Elihn,  the  son  of  Tohu,  the  son 
of  Znph,  ^'an  Ephrathite: 

2  And  he  had  two  wives;  the 
name  of  tlie  one  was  Hannah,  and 
the  name  of  the  other  Peninnah : 
and  Peninnah  had  children,  bnt 
Hannah  had  no  chikken. 

3  And  this  man  went  up  out  of 
his  city  "  ^  yearly  ''  to  Avorship  and  to 
sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in 
'  Shiloh.  And  the  two  sous  of  Eli, 
Hoplmi  and  Phinehas,  the  priests 
of  the  Lord,  were  there. 

4  ^  And  when  the  time  was  that 
Elkanah  '^  offered,  he  gave  to  Penin- 
luih  his  wife,  and  to  all  her  sons 
and  her  daughters,  jiortions : 

5  But  unto  Hannah  he  gave  "a 
worthy  jjortion ;  for  he  loved  Han- 
nah :  ^but  the  Lord  had  shut  uj) 
her  womb. 

G  And  her  adversarj^  also  "'pro- 
voked her  sore,  for  to  make  her 
fret,  because  the  Lord  had  shut 
up  her  womb. 

7  And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year, 
"  *  when  she  went  up  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  so  she  provoked  her ; 
therefore  she  wept,  and  did  not 
eat. 

8  Then  said  Elkanah  her  husl)and 
to  her,  Hannah,  why  weepest  thou? 
and  why  eatest  thou  not  %  and  why 
is  thy  heart  grieved?  am  not  I 
'  better  to  thee  than  ten  sous  % 

9  *i  So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they 
had  eaten  in  Shiloh,  and  after  they 
had  tli-unk.    ^ow  Eli  the  i)nest  sat 


upon  a  seat  by  a  post  of ''  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord. 

10  'And  she  was  Mn  bitterness  of 
soul,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  wept  sore. 

11  And  she  '"vowed  a  vow,  and 
said,  O  Loud  of  hosts,  if  thou  wilt 
indeed  "look  on  the  atiiiction  of 
thuie  handnuiid,  and  °  remember 
me,  and  not  forget  thine  handmaid, 
but  wilt  give  unto  thine  handmaid 
♦a  man  child,  then  I  Avill  give  him 
unto  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  his 
life,  and ''  there  shall  no  razor  come 
upon  his  head. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  ^  con- 
tinued praying  before  the  Lord, 
that  Eli  marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her 
heart;  only  her  lips  moved, 'but 
her  voice  was  not  heard :  therefore 
Eli  thought  she  had  been  drunken. 

14  And  Eli  said  unto  her,  How 
long  wilt  thou  be  drunken?  put 
away  thy  wine  from  thee. 

15  And  Hainiah  answered  and 
said,  Xo,  my  lord,  I  am  a  woman 
t  of  a  sorrowful  spirit :  I  have 
drunk  neither  wine  nor  strong- 
drink,*  but  have  ''poiu'ed  out  my 
soul  before  the  Lord. 

IG  Count  not  thine  handmaid  for 
a  daughter  of  'Belial:  for  out  of 
the  abundance  of  my  "complaint 
and  grief  have  I  si)oken  hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said, 
'^Go  in  peace:  and  *the  God  of  Is- 
rael grant  f/ice  thy  x)etition  that 
thou  hast  asked  of  liim. 

18  And  she  said,  "Let  thine  hand- 
maid find  grace  in  thy  sight.  So 
the  woman  ''went  her  wav,  and  did 
eat,  and  her  countenance  Avas  no 
more  sad. 

19  *1[  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morn- 
ing early,  and  worshipped  before 
the  Lord,  and  returned,  and  came 
to  their  house  to  Eamah :  and  El- 

325 


Before 
CURIST 
ubuut  1171. 

I  ch.  .1.  .•;. 

lJub7. 11.& 

10.  1. 
t  Htb.  Utter 

of  itoul, 

2  Sam.  17.S. 
"'Gen.  28.20. 

Num.  :<». .?. 

Judg.  11.30. 

"Gen.  29.82. 

Kx.  4.  .SI. 

2Sam.!li.l2. 

Ps.  25.  18. 
°  Gen.  K.  1. 

k  yu.  22. 


tlleb. 
seed  of  men. 


I' Num.  fi.  .5. 
Judg.  l-i.  5. 


t Ileb. 
multiplied 
to  pray. 


t  Heb.  hard 
oj  spirit. 


1  Ps.  G2. 8.  & 
142.  2. 


'Deut.10.13. 

II  Or, 
meditation. 


'Jufc.18.fi. 

Mark  5. 34. 

Luke  7.  5^. 

&b.  48. 
'Pa.  20.4,5. 

"  Gun..';:;.1.5. 
Rutli  2.  13. 


"Ecc.  9.  7. 


The  hirth  of  Samuel. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Hannali's  song  of  thanlcsgiving. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuut  1171. 

1  (Jen.  4.  1. 
•Gen.30.2-J. 
p.bimt    171. 
t  Heb  in 

rem/ution 

of  days. 


i:  That  i.s. 
Asked  of 
God. 


>  Ter.  3. 


li  Luke  2.  22. 


«ver.  n.2.S. 

ch.  2. 11, 16. 

&.!.  I. 
*  Ex.  21.  0. 
'  Num.  30.  7. 


f  2  Sam.  7.25 


about  1165. 

P  Dout.  12.  5, 
0,  11. 


hjosh.  18.  1. 


i  Luke  2.  22. 

k  Gen. 42.1,';. 
2KiiiKs2.2, 
4,  U. 


I  Matt.  7.  7. 
""vcr.  11,22. 

II  Or, 
returned 
hi  in.  whom 
t  have  o'>- 
taini'tl  ht/ 
pctltinii,  to 
the  LuitJ). 

II  Or,  he 
whom  I 
hare  oi)- 
Inin^d  hy 
Jit'tiliitn 
ghafl  Ite  re- 
turned. 

"  Gen.  M.  2C, 
6.'. 


•  Phil.  4.  fi. 

I'  Sec  Luke 
1.  4«,  &c. 
'P«.fl2. 10.& 

iij.  y. 

■1  T'«.  9.  14.  & 
1 ). .).  &  2I».  S. 
t-  .15.  !». 

'Kx.  !.•;.  11. 
l)nut.  ;).  24. 

& .;.'.  4. 
Fa.  m.  8.  at 

8'J.  «,  8. 


kanali   ^  knew   Hannali   liis   wife; 
and  'the  Lokd  remembered  her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  pass, 
^when  the  time  was  come  about 
after  Hannah  had  conceived,  that 
she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name  i 
"Samuel,  saging,  Because  I  have 
asked  him  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and  all 
his  house,  ""went  up  to  offer  unto 
the  Lord  the  yearly  sacrifice,  and 
his  vow. 

22  But  Hannah  went  not  up ;  for 
she  said  unto  her  husband,  I  will 
not  go  up  until  the  child  be  weaned, 
and  then  I  will  ^' bring  him,  that  he 

j  may  appear  before  the  Lord,  and 

there  "^ abide  ''for  ever. 
j  23  And  'Elkanah  her  husband 
!  said  unto  her.  Do  what  seemeth 
!  thee  good ;  tarry  imtil  thou  have 
i  weaned  him;  ''only  the  Lord  es- 
I  tablish  his  word.  So  the  woman 
j  abode,  and  gave  her  son  suck  until 

she  weaned  him. 

24  Tf  And  when  she  had  weaned 
him,  she  ^took  him  up  with  her, 
with  three  bullocks,  and  one  ex)hah 
of  Hour,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and 
brought  him  unto  ''the  house  of 
the  Lord  in  Shiloh :  and  the  child 
was  young. 

25  And  they  slew  a  bullock,  and 
'brought  the  child  to  Eli. 

26  And  she  said,  O  my  lord,  ^as 
thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord,  I  am  the 
woman  that  stood  by  thee  here, 
praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  'For  this  child  I  prayed;  and 
the  Lord  hath  given  me  my  peti- 
tion which  I  asked  of  him  : 

28  "Therefore  also  I  have  "lent 
him  to  the  Lord  ;  as  long  as  he 
liveth  "he  shall  be  lent  to  the 
Lord.  And  he  "worshipped  the 
Lord  there. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  HannafCx  »onrj  in  thankfulness.  12  The  sin  of  ElVs 
sons.  18  SamueVs  ministry.  20  Bij  KlVs  blessing 
Hannah  is  inore  fruitful.  22  JfJii  reproveth  ids 
sous.     27  A  prophec;/  atjainst  ElVs  house. 

AND  Hannah  'prayed,  and  said, 
JLA-  "My  heart  rejoiceth  in  the 
Lord,  ''mine  horn  is  exalted  in  the 
Lord  ;  my  mouth  is  (Mdarged  over 
mine  enemies;  because  I  '' 
in  thy  salvation. 

2   "There  is    none 
32G 


rejoice 
holy    as    the 


Lord:  for  there  is  '^none  besides 
thee :  neither  is  there  any  rock  like 
oiu'  God. 

3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding 
proudly;  ^let  ?ioi  ^arrogancy  come 
out  of  your  mouth :  for  the  Lord 
is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and  by  him 
actions  are  weighed. 

4  *"  The  bows  of  the  mighty  men 
are  broken,  and  they  that  stumbled 
are  girded  with  strength. 

5  '  Theg  that  ivere  full  have  hired 
out  themselves  for  bread  ;  and  theg 
that  were  hungrv  ceased:  so  that 
''the  barren  hath  borne  seven ;  and 
'she  that  hath  many  children  is 
waxed  feeble. 

0  "'  The  Lord  killeth,  and  maketh 
alive :  he  briugeth  down  to  the 
grave,  and  bringeth  up. 

7  Tlie  Lord  "maketh  i)oor,  and 
maketh  rich:  "he  bringeth  low, 
and  lifteth  up. 

8  p  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and  lifteth  u})  the  beggar 
from  the  dunghill,  "^to  set  them 
among  x)rinces,  and  to  make  them 
inherit  the  throne  of  glory:  for 
"^tlie  pillars  of  the  earth  are  the 
Lord's,  and  he  hath  set  the  world 
upon  them. 

9  ^He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his 
saints,  and  the  wicked  shall  be  si- 
lent in  darkness ;  for  by  strength 
shall  no  man  prevail. 

10  The  adversaries  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  '  broken  to  pieces ;  "  out  of 
heaven  shall  he  thunder  upon 
them:  ''the  Lord  shall  judge  the 
ends  of  the  earth ;  and  he  shall 
give  strength  unto  his  king,  and 
^  exalt  the  horn  of  his  anointed. 

11  And  Elkanah  went  to  Ramah 
to  his  house.  'And  the  child  did 
minister  unto  the  Lord  before  Eli 
the  priest. 

12  ^  Now  the  sons  of  Eli  were 
""sons  of  Belial;  ^they  knew  not 
the  Lord. 

L3  And  the  priest's  custom  with 
the  people  tvas,  that,  when  any  man 
offered  sacrifice,  the  pri(\st's  serv- 
ant came,  while  the  flesh  was  in 
seething,  with  a  fleshhook  of  three 
teeth  in  his  hand ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  i)jin, 
or  kettle,  or  caldron,  or  pot;  all 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1165. 

fDeut.  4.  .15. 
2  Sam.  22. 


E  Ps.  94.  4. 

Mai..".  1,'i. 

Jurte  15. 
t  Heb.  hard. 


h  Ps.  37.  15, 

17.  &  76.  3. 


i  Ps.  34.  10. 
Luke  1.  52 


LPs.  11,3.9. 


1  Is.  54.  1. 
Jcr.  15.  y. 


"  neut.  32. 

.'{'.1. 

,lob  5.  18. 

llos.  tj.  1. 


Vobl.  21. 

"  Ps.  75.  7. 


PP3.113.7.8. 
Dan.  4. 17. 
Luke  1.  52. 


ijobse. ; 


'Job  38. 4, 5, 

6. 

Ps.  24.  2.  & 

102.  25.  & 

1114.  ,'J. 

llcb.  1.  .3. 
'Ps.  !)1.  11. 

&  121.  3. 


'  Ps.  2.  9. 
"ch.  7.  10. 
Ps.  18. 13. 

"  Ps.  9C.  13. 

Si.  ys.  y. 


y  Ps.  89.  24. 


'  vor.  18. 
ch.3.  1. 


•  Dcut.  13.1.3. 
li,Tuaf,'.  2. 10. 

J.T.  22.  l(i. 

Horn.  1.  28. 


^U  reprovctli  his  sons. 


I.  SAMUEL.  A  prophecy  against  EWs  house. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1165. 


■■Lev.3.;i,4, 
5,  l(i. 


t  Ilcb.  nA  on 

the  da'/. 


.1  Gen.  (i.  11. 
■■  MaL  2.  8. 


fver.U. 


CEx.  28. -1. 
a  Sam.  U.  14. 


li'h.  1..'^ 


i  Gen.  11.  ];i. 


il  Or. 
petition 
u'fnch  she 
asktit,  ^f. 

I'  eh.  1.  28. 

IGen.  21.  1. 


""  ver.  2fi. 
.)ua(i.l-i.24. 
eh.  ;i.  ly. 
l.uke  1.  80. 
&  2.  40. 


"  See  Ex.  38. 

8. 
t  Ileb. 

asseinhtcd 
by  ti  ooiis. 


[I  Or,  I  hear 
evil  words 
of  you. 


II  Or, 
to  cry  out. 


'•Num.lj..30. 


that  the  fleshhook  brought  up  the 
priest  took  for  himself.  So  they 
(lid  in  Shiloh  unto  all  the  Israelites 
that  came  thither. 

15  Also  before  they  ^  burnt  the 
f{it,  the  priest's  servant  came,  and 
said  to  the  man  that  saeriticed, 
Give  flesh  to  roast  for  the  priest ; 
for  he  will  not  have  sodden  flesh 
of  thee,  but  raw. 

16  And  (/"any  man  said  unto  him. 
Let  them  not  fail  to  burn  the  fat 
^presently,  and  then  take  as  much 
as  thy  soul  desireth ;  then  he  Avould 
answer  him,  Naij ;  but  thou  shalt 
give  if  me  now :  and  if  not,  I  will 
take  it  by  force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the  young- 
men  was  very  great  ''before  the 
Loud  :  for  men  "^  abhorred  the  of- 
fering of  the  Lord. 

18  *[  '^But  Samuel  ministered  be- 
fore the  Lord,  hchif/  a  child,  ■'girded 
with  a  linen  ephod. 

19  Moreover  his  mother  made 
him  a  little  coat,  and  brought  it  to 
him  from  year  to  year,  when  she 
''  came  up  with  her  husband  to  offer 
the  yearlv  sacriiice. 

20  *T  And  Eli  'blessed  Elkanah 
and  his  wife,  and  said,  The  Lord 
give  thee  seed  of  this  woman  for 
the  i'loan  Avhicli  is  ''lent  to  the 
Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their 
own  home. 

21  And  the  Lord  'visited  Han- 
nah, so  that  she  conceived,  and 
bare  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 
And  the  child  Samuel 
the  Lord. 

22  ^\  Now  Eli  was  very  old,  and 
heard  all  that  his  sons  did  unto  all 
Israel ;  and  how  they  lay  with  "  the 
women  that  ^  assembled  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
do  ye  such  things  ?  for  "  I  hear  of 
your  evil  dealings  by  all  this  people. 

24  Nay,  my  sons;  for  it  is  no 
good  report  that  I  hear :  ye  make 
the  Lord's  people  "  to  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against  another, 
the  judge  shall  judge  him :  but  if  a 
man  °sin  against  the  Lord,  who 
shall  entreat  for  him?  Notwith- 
standing, they  hearkened  not  unto 


Samuel  ''grew 


grew  before 


the  voice  of  their  father,  ''because 
the  Lord  would  slay  them. 

2G  And  the  chihr 
on,  and  was  'in  favour  both  with 
the  Lord,  and  also  with  men. 

27  1  ''And  there  came  a  man  of 
God  unto  Eli,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  '  Did  I  ])lainly 
api)ear  unto  the  house  of  thy  fa- 
ther, when  they  were  in  Egypt  in 
riiMraoh's  house  ? 

28  And  did  I  "choose  him  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  he  my 
priest,  to  oft'er  upon  mine  altar,  to 
burn  incense,  to  wear  an  ephod 
before  me!  and  "did  I  give  unto 
the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  of- 
ferings made  by  fire  of  the  childi'en 
of  Israel  1 

29  Wherefore  ^  kick  ye  at  my  sac- 
rifice and  at  mine  offering,  which  I 
have  connnanded  in  my  'habita- 
tion ;  and  houourest  thy  sons  above 
me,  to  make  yourselves  fat  with 
the  chiefest  of  all  the  offerings  of 
Israel  my  x)eople  ? 

30  Wherefore  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  saith,  -'I  said  indeed  that  thy 
house,  and  the  house  of  thy  father, 
should  walk  before  me  for  ever: 
but  now  the  Lord  saith,  ^Be  it  far 
from  me ;  for  them  that  honour  me 
'I  will  honour,  and  ''they  that  de- 
spise me  shall  be  lightly  esteemed. 

31  Behold,  "the  days  come,  that  I 
will  cut  off'  thine  arm,  and  the  arm 
of  thy  father's  house,  that  there 
shall  not  be  an  old  man  in  thine 
house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  "an  enemy 
in  my  habitation,  in  all  the  wealth 
which  God  shall  give  Israel :  and 
there  shall  not  be  '^an  old  man  in 
thine  house  for  ever. 

33  And  the  man  of  thine,  tchom  I 
shall  not  cut  off'  from  mine  altar, 
shall  he  to  consume  thine  eyes,  and 
to  grieve  thine  heart :  and  all  the 
increase  of  thine  house  shall  die  ^in 
the  flower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  shall  he  ^a  sign  unto 
thee,  that  shall  come  upon  thy  two 
sons,  on  Hophni  and  Phinehas; 
''  in  one  day  they  shall  die  both  of 
them. 

35  And  '  I  will  raise  me  up  a  faith- 
ful priest,  that  shall  do  according 

327 


Before 

CHWST 

iibiiut  1165. 


'Mobh.  11.20. 

I'rov.  15. 10. 
'I  ver.  21. 
'Pic  V.  .'1.  4. 

I.nkf  z.  .W. 

Acts  2.  47. 

lion).  14.  m. 

"  1  Kins«  IS. 
1. 

'Ex.  4. 14,27. 


"Ex.28. 1,4. 
Num.  Ki.  6. 
&18.  1,7. 


'  I,cv.  2.  .'i, 
lU.  &  (i.  ir.. 
.«  7.  7,  8,  ;\i, 
;«.  &  10. 14. 
i.'j. 

Niini.."i.9,10. 
&  IS.  8-111. 


y  I)eut.;i2 


'  ncut.  12. 
(J. 


'  Ex.  2;).  a. 


'■Jcr.  18.!),10. 


■■  Vs.  1.8.  20. 
&  111.  14. 
il  Mai.  2. 1). 

•■  1  Kings  2. 
27. 

Ez.  44.  10. 
See  eh. 4.11, 
18.  211.  &  14. 
;i.  &  22.  18, 
&c. 


Ij  Or,  the 
affliction  of 
the  taberna- 
cle, for  all 
tlie  venlth 
V'Inrh  Hod 
irotdd  hare 
ijiriii  Is- 
rael. 

I  See  Zech. 
8.4. 


t  Ileb.  men. 


^  1  Kings  IS. 

3. 


hch.  4.  II. 


i  1  KinffsS. 


1  Chr.2H.22 
Ez.  44.  15. 


God  calleth  Samuel,  sJiewing 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Mm  the  ruin  of  EWs  liouse. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1165. 

k2  Sam.  7. 

11,  -JT. 

1  Kings  11. 

3S. 
'Ps.  2.  2.  & 

18.50. 
."■  1  Kings  2. 

27. 


\  Heb.  Join. 

I]  Or,  some- 
what about 
the  /irieit- 
hoocl. 


'ch.  2. 11. 


kP6.  74.  9. 
Amos  8. 11. 
See  ver.  21. 


about  1141. 


'Gen.  27. 1. 
&  ■id.  lu. 
eh.  2.  T2.  & 
4.  15. 

■1  Ex.  27.  21. 

Lev.  24. .". 

2Chr.l3.11. 
«ch.l.  a. 


II  Or,  TTius 
did  Samuel 
before  he 
knew  the 
LOHD,  and 
i^fore  the 
word  ot  the 
Lonn  viis 
Te  vented 
unto  him. 

I  See  Acta 
I'J.  2. 


to  that  which  is  in  mine  heart  and 
in  my  mind :  and  ^  I  will  build  him 
a  sure  house;  and  he  shall  walk 
before  '  mine  anointed  for  ever. 
36  '"And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  one  that  is  left  in  thine 
house  shall  come  and  crouch  to  him 
for  a  i)iece  of  silver  and  a  morsel 
of  bread,  and  shall  say,  +  Put  me,  I 
j)ray  thee,  into  "  one  of  the  priests' 
offices,  that  I  may  eat  a  piece  of 
bread. 

CHAPTER  HI. 

1  How  the  word  of  the  Lord  teas  first  revealed  to  Sam- 
uel. 11  God  telleth  Samuel  the  destruction  of  ElV s 
Iioiise.  15  Samuel,  thonr/h  loth,  telleth  Eli  the  vi- 
sion.    19  Samuel  cjroweth  in  credit. 

AXD  nhe  child  Samuel  minis- 
jLjL  tered  unto  the  Lord  before 
Eli.  And  ''the  word  of  the  Lord 
was  precious  in  those  days;  there 
was  no  open  vision. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass   at   that 

time,  Avhen  Eli  n-as  laid  down  in 

his  place,  ''and  his  eyes  began  to 

i  wax  dim,  that  he  could  not  see ; 

j    3  And  ere  ''  the  lamp  of  God  went 

;  out  'in  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 

I  where   the  ark   of  God   was,  and 

Samuel  was  laid  down  to  sleep ; 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel : 
and  he  answered,  Here  am  L 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said, 
Here  am  I;  for  thou  calledst  me. 
And  he  said,  I  called  not ;  lie  down 
again.  And  he  went  and  lay  down. 

0  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again, 
Samuel.  And  Samuel  arose  and 
went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I ; 
for  thou  didst  call  me.  And  he 
answered,  I  called  not,  my  son; 
lie  down  again. 

7  'I  Now  Samuel  *■  did  not  yet  know 
the  Lord,  neither  was  the  word  of 
the  Lord  yet  revealed  unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Samuel 
again  the  third  time.  And  he  arose 
and  went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am 
I;  for  thou  didst  call  me.  And  Eli 
percei  ved  that  the  Lord  had  called 
the  cliild. 

9  Tliei'cfore  Eli  said  luito  Samuel, 
Go,  lie  down  :  and  it  shall  be,  if 
he  call  thee,  that  thou  slialt  say. 
Speak,  Lord;  for  thy  servant  hear- 
eth.  So  Samuel  went  and  lay  down 
in  his  i)lace. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood, 

32d 


and  called  as  at  other  times,  Sam- 
uel, Samuel.  Then  Samuel  an- 
swered. Speak;  for  thy  servant 
heareth. 

11  ^  And  the  Lord  said  to  Sam- 
uel, Behold,  I  will  do  a  thing  in 
Israel,  *^'at  which  both  the  ears  of 
every  one  that  heareth  it  shall 
tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I  will  perform 
against  Eli  ^  all  things  which  I 
have  spoken  concerning  his  house: 
*  when  I  begin,  I  will  also  make  an 
end. 

13  "'For  I  have  told  him  that  I 
will  "^ judge  his  house  for  ever  for 
the  iniquity  which  he  kuoweth ; 
because  '  his  sous  made  themselves 
II  vile,  and  he  ^ ""  restrained  them 
not. 

14  And  therefore  I  have  sworn 
unto  the  house  of  Eli,  that  the  in- 
icpiity  of  Eli's  house  "shall  not  be 
purged  with  sacrifice  nor  oft'ering 
for  ever. 

15  ^  And  Samuel  lay  until  the 
morning,  and  opened  the  doors  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Sam- 
uel feared  to  shew  Eli  the  vision. 

IG  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and 
said,  Samuel,  my  son.  And  he  an- 
swered. Here  am  I. 
yil  And  he  said,  AVhat  is  the  thing 
that  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  thee? 
I  pray  thee  hide  it  not  from  me : 
"  God  do  so  to  thee,  and  *  more  also, 
if  thou  hide  any  "thing  from  me  of 
all  the  things  that  he  said  unto 
thee. 

18  And  Samuel  told  him  ^  every 
whit,  and  hid  nothing  from  him. 
And  he  said,  'It  is  the  Lord:  let 
him  do  what  seemeth  him  good. 

19  •[  And  Samuel  "igrew,  and  'the 
Lord  was  with  him,  'and  did  let 
none  of  his  words  fall  to  th(»  ground. 

20  And  all  Israel  'from  Dan  even 
to  Beer-sheba  knew  that  Samuel 
ivas  II  established  to  he  a  prophet  of 
the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again 
in  Shiloh:  for  the  Lord  revealed 
himself  to  Samuel  in  Shiloh  by 
"  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1  TJie   Israelites  arc  overcome  by   the  Philistines  at 
Ebai-ezer.     o  They  fetch  tlie  ark  unto  the  terror  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 


S2  Kinjrs  21. 
12. 
Jer.  10.  3. 


b  ch.  2. 30-3«. 


t  Heb. 
beginning 
and  endjjiff. 

II  Or,  And  1 

Kill  tell 

him,  ^-c. 
i  ch.  2. 2il,  20, 

31 ,  &c. 
k  Ez.  7.  3.  & 

18.30. 
Ich.  2. 12,17, 

22. 
II  Or, 

accursed. 
tlleb. 
froxrned  not 

ujion  tkeni. 
"ch.  2.23,25. 

°  Num.  15. 
;»,  31. 
Is.  22. 14. 


"Ruth  1.17. 
tlleb. 

so  add. 
II  Or,  word. 


t  Heb.  all 
the  thill  I /s. 
or,  words. 

I'Jobl.21. 
&2.  10 
Ps.  .39. !). 
Is.  3'J.  8. 

Ich.  2.  21. 
■■Gen.  39.  2, 
21,2;;. 
•ch.  U.  C. 


<Jud};.:il.  1. 


II  Or. 
Jaitliful. 


about  1141. 


■ver.  1,4. 


The  Israelites  are  smitten. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  ark  of  God  taken. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 


II  Or,  came 
Ut  pass. 
+  llcb.  was. 


eh.  :..  1.  & 
7.  li 


t  rich.  Ilie 
battle  icas 

tlK-b. 

the  array. 


\  Hcb.  take 
unto  t^s. 


b2Sam.G.  2. 

Pb.  SU.  1.  & 

'M.  1. 
■■  Ex.  25.  18, 

22. 

Num.  7.  80. 


tHeb..i/e.«^er- 
f/o.v,  or,  the 
third  day. 


i  1  Cor.10.13. 


the  HdlUtine.i.  10  T/tcy  arc  .^mitten  again,  the  ark 
taken,  Uophni  and  FInncha.t  are  uluiii.  12  EH  at 
the  news,  fallbtt)  backiuard,  breijjccth  his  neck.  10 
Phiiidiais  wife,  discouraged  in  her  travail  viith  I-cha- 
bod,  dieth. 

AND  tlieword  of  Saiunel  n^came 
JTjl.  to  all  Israel.  Now  IvSrael  went 
out  against  the  Philistines  to  bat- 
tle, and  pitehed  beside 'Eben-ezer: 
and  the  Philistines  pitched  in 
Aphek. 

2  And  the  Philistines  put  them- 
selves in  array  against  Israel :  and 
when  ^tliey  joined  battle,  Israel 
was  smitten  before  the  Philistines: 
and  they  slew  of  Hhe  army  in  the 
held  Jibont  four  thousand  men. 

3  *^  And  when  the  peoi)le  were 
come  into  the  camp,  the  elders  of 
Israel  said,  Wherefore  hath  the 
Loud  smitten  us  to  day  before  the 
Philistines  1  Let  us  ^  fetch  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out 
of  Shiloh  unto  us,  that,  when  it 
Cometh  among  us,  it  may  save  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh, 
that  they  might  bring  from  thence 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  ^  which  dwelleth  hetween 
'the  cherubim:  and  the  two  sons 
of  Eli,  IIoi)hni  and  Phinehas,  were 
there  with  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  God. 

5  And  when  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  came  into  the 
camp,  all  Israel  shouted  with  a 
great  shout,  so  that  the  earth  rang 
again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 
the  noise  of  the  shout,  they  said, 
What  meancth  the  noise  of  this 
great  shout  in  the  camp  of  the  He- 
brews ?  And  thev  understood  that 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  into 
the  camp. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid; 
for  they  said,  God  is  come  into  the 
camp!  And  they  said,  Woe  unto 
us !  for  there  hath  not  been  such  a 
thing  *  heretofore. 

8  Woe  unto  us !  who  shall  deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty 
Gods  ?  these  are  the  Gods  that 
smote  the  Egyptians  with  all  the 
plagues  in  the  wilderness. 

9  "Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves 
like  men,  O  ye  Philistines,  that  ye 


be  not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews, 
"^  as  they  have  been  to  you :  t  quit 
yourselves  like  men,  and  light. 
'  10  1  And  the  Philistines  fought, 
and  ^Israel  was  smitten,  and  they 
fled  every  man  into  his  tent :  and 
there  was  a  very  great  slaughter ; 
for  there  fell  of  Israel  thirty  thou- 
sand footmen. 

11  .Vnd  ''the  ark  of  God  was  tak- 
en ;  and ''  the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hoph- 
ni  and  Phinehas,  ^were  slain. 

12  1  Aild  there  ran  a  man  of 
Benjamin  out  of  the  army,  and 
'  came  to  Shiloh  the  same  day  with 
his  clothes  rent,  and  ''with  earth 
upon  his  head.     ' 

13  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eli  sat 
uX)on  '  a  seat  by  the  way  side  watch- 
ing: for  his  heart  trembled  for  the 
ark  of  God.  And  wlien  the  man 
came  into  the  city,  and  told  it,  all 
the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise 
of  the  crying,  he  said.  What  mean- 
eth  the  noise  of  this  tumult  I  And 
the  man  came  in  hastily,  and  told 
Eh. 

15  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight 
years  old;  and  "his  eyes  *were 
dim,  that  he  could  not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I 
am  he  that  came  out  of  the  army, 
and  I  fled  to  day  out  of  the  army. 
And  he  said,  "  What  ♦  is  there  done, 
my  son  ? 

17  And  the  messenger  answered 
and  said,  Israel  is  fled  before  the 
Philistines,  and  there  hath  been 
also  a  great  slaughter  among  the 
people,  and  thy  two  sons  also, 
Hoplini  and  Phinehas,  are  dead, 
and  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
made  mention  of  the  ark  of  God, 
that  he  fell  from  off  the  seat  back- 
ward by  the  side  of  the  gate,  and 
his  neck  brake,  and  he  died :  for  he 
was  an  old  man,  and  heavy,  i' And 
he  had  judged  Israel  forty  years. 

19  1  And  his  daughter  in  law, 
Phinehas'  wife,  was  with  child, 
near  "to  be  delivered:  and  when 
she  heard  the  tidings  that  the  ark 
of  God  was  taken,  and  that  her  fa- 
ther in  law  and  her  husband  were 
dead,  she  bowed  herself  and  trav- 

329 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1141. 

Mudg.  13.1. 
t  Ikb. 
be  ?;ic;i. 

fvor.  2. 
Iav.  20.  17. 
Dent.  2M.25. 
Pa.  "8.  a,«2. 


fch.2.  32. 

Pa.  78.  «1. 
I'ch.  2.34. 

Ps.  78.  W. 
t  Heb.  died. 


i  2  Snm.  1.  2. 

kjosh.  7.  fi. 
2Sain. 1.3.19. 
&).';.  .32. 
Neh.  y.  1. 
Job  2.  12. 


Ich.  1.  9. 


"■ch..3.2. 
t  Hcb.  stood. 


"2  80111.1.4. 
tllch. 
is  the  thing. 


about  1141. 

|]  He  eeems 
til  have 
bc'i'ii  a 
Judge  todo 
justiee  on- 
V<  «<>('  'hat 
ill  South 
wuttt  Israel. 

II  Or, 
(o  cry  out. 


Dagon  falleth  before  the  arli. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  Philistines  take  counsel 


Before 
OHKIST 

about  1141. 

\  Ileb.  were 
turned. 

"  Gen.  35. 17. 


t  neb.sp/  not 
her  heart. 


II  That  is. 
Where  is 
the  iilorij  ? 
or,  There 
is  no  (/lory. 

f  ch.  14.  S. 

"5  Ps.  2G.  8.  & 
71J.61. 


•ch.  4.1.*: 
7.  li 


l>Judg.l6.2n. 


«I9. 19.  l.i 
4U.  1,  2. 


<ila.  4C.  7. 


'Jer.  50.  2. 
Bz.  15.4.6. 
Mic.  1.  7. 

B  Or,  the 
fishy  part. 


(Sec  Zcph. 
1.9. 


trer.  7, 11. 
Ex.  9.  3. 
Ph.  3^.  4. 
AcU  13.  11. 

kch.C.  5. 

i  Deat.  28.27. 
P«.  78.  t». 


ailed;    for  her  pains  ♦came  upon 
lier. 

20  And  about  the  time  of  her 
death  °the  women  that  stood  by 
her  said  unto  her,  Fear  not;  for 
thou  hast  borne  a  son.  But  she 
answered  not,  hieither  did  she  re- 
gard it. 

21  And  she  named  the  chikl  "f'l- 
chabod,  saying,  '^The  glory  is  de- 
l)arted  from  Israel :  because  the 
ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  because 
of  her  father  in  law  aild  her  hus- 
band. 

22  And  she  said,  The  glory  is  de- 
parted from  Israel :  for  the  ark  of 
God  is  taken. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  The  Philistiuea  having  browjht  the  ark  into  Ashdocl, 
set  it  ill  the  home  of  Doajoh.  3  Dagon  is  smitten 
down  and  cat  in  pieces,  and  they  of  Ashdod  smitten 
with  emerods.  8  So  God  dealeth  with  them  of  Oath, 
when  it  tvas  brought  thither:  Wand  so  with  them  if 
Ekron,  when  it  was  bronght  thither. 

AND  the  Philistines  took  the 
XJL  ark  of  God,  and  brought  it 
■'  from  Eben-ezer  unto  Ashdod. 

2  When  the  Philistines  took  the 
ark  of  God,  they  brought  it  into 
the  house  of  ^  Dagon,  and  set  it  by 
Dagon. 

3  ^  And  when  they  of  Ashdod 
arose  early  on  the  morrow,  behold, 
Dagon  was  ^fallen  upon  his  face  to 
tlie  earth  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon,  and 
''set  him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on 
the  morrow  morning,  behold,  Da- 
gon ivas  fallen  upon  his  face  to  the 
ground  before  the  ark  of  the  Loed  ; 
and  Hhe  head  of  Dagon  and  both 
the  palms  of  his  hands  ^vere  cut 
off  upon  the  threshold;  only  'U/ie 
stump  o/ Dagon  was  left  to  him. 

5  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of 
Dagon,  nor  any  that  come  into 
Dagon's  house,  ^  tread  on  the 
threshold  of  Dagon  in  Ashdod  un- 
to this  day. 

6  But  '■'the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
heavy  upon  them  of  Ashdod,  and 
ho  ''destroyed  them,  and  smote 
thorn  with  '  einerods,  cfcu  Ashdod 
and  the  coasts  thereof. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  Ashdod 
saw  that  it  was  so,  they  said,  The 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  shall  not 
abide  with  us:  for  his  hand  is  sore 

330 


Dagon 


om' 


upon    us,   and    upon 
god. 

8  They  sent  therefore  and  gath- 
ered all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
unto  them,  and  said.  What  shall 
we  do  with  the  ark  of  the  God  of 
Israel?  And  they  answered.  Let 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  be  car- 
ried about  unto  Gath.  And  they 
carried  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel 
about  thither. 

9  And  it  was  so,  that,  after  they 
had  carried  it  about,  ""the  hand  of 
the  Lord  was  against  the  city 
'with  a  very  great  destruction: 
and  ""he  smote  the  men  of  the  city, 
both  small  and  great,  and  they  had 
emerods  in  their  secret  parts. 

10  ^i  Therefore  they  sent  the  ark 
of  God  to  Ekron.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  the  ark  of  God  came  to 
Ekron,  that  the  Ekronites  cried 
out,  saying.  They  have  brought 
about  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Is- 
rael to  Uis,  to  slay  us  and  our 
peoi)le. 

11  So  they  sent  and  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  said,  Send  away  the  ark 
of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  let  it  go 
again  to  his  own  place,  that  it  slay 
t  us  not,  and  our  people :  for  there 
was  a  deadly  destruction  through- 
out all  the  city ;  "the  hand  of  God 
was  very  heavy  there. 

12  And  the  men  that  died  not 
were  smitten  with  the  emerods: 
and  the  cry  of  the  city  went  up  to 
heaven. 

CHAPTER  YI. 

1  After  seven  months  the  Philistines  take  counsel  how 
to  send  back  the  ark.  10  They  bring  it  on  a  new 
cart  with  an  offering  unto  lieth-nhemesh.  19  The 
people  are  smitten  for  looking  into  the  ark.  21  They 
send  to  them  of  Kirjath-jearim  to  fetch  it. 

AND  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in 
the  country  of  the  Philistines 
seven  months, 

2  And  the  Philistines  ''called  for 
the  priests  and  the  diviners,  say- 
ing. What  shall  we  do  to  the  ark 
of  the  Lord?  tell  us  wherewith 
we  shall  send  it  to  his  jdace. 

3  And  tliey  said.  If  ye  send  away 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  send 
it  not  ''empty ;  but  in  any  wise  re- 
turn him  '^atresi)ass  offering:  then 
ye  shall  be  healed,  and  it  shall  ''  be 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1141. 


K  neut.  2. 15. 
ch.  r.  1.3.  & 
1.'.  15. 

1  ver.  11. 

™  vor.  G. 
Ps.  78.  60. 


t  Heb.  me, 
to  .«/a.y  me 
tniU  Jilt/. 


t  Heb.  me 
7iot,  and 
my. 

"  ver.  G,  9. 


about  1140. 


>  Gen.  41.  8. 
Kx.  7.  11. 
ihm.  2.  2.  t 

Matt.  2.  4. 


b  Ex.  23.  15. 
Dout.  I(i.l6. 
"  \.ov.  5.  l.'>, 

i  ver.  9. 


Iwtv   to  send  l)ack  the  arTc, 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Tlie  Beth-sheniites  are  smitten. 


Before 

CHRIST 

aboutlHO. 


'  See  ver.  17, 

1«. 

JoBh.  in.  3. 

t  lleb.  them. 


f  ch.  5.  6. 

ejosh.  7.  l!l. 
Ir.  42.  11'. 

Mai.  2.  -1. 
John  U.  24. 
I  See  ch.  ii. 

G,  a. 

Ps.  ,■».  10. 
i  ch.  5. 3,  4, 7. 


k  Ex.  7. 13.  & 
8.  15.  &  14. 
17. 

II  Or, 

repyoach- 
J'uWj. 

I  Ex.  \-l.  31. 
t  Ueb.  (Aem. 


■"L'Sani.(i.3. 
°  Num.  ly.  2. 


'  vcr.  4,  5. 


P  Josh.  15.10. 
1  Or,  it. 

1  ver.  3. 


known  to  yon  why  liis  luind  is  not 
removed  from  yon. 

4  Then  said  llicy,  Wliat  slialJ  he 
the  trespass  ollerino-  whicli  we  sliall 
retnrn  to  liini?  They  answered, 
Five  golden  emerods,  and  live 
gohlen  mice,  "acconUuff  to  tho.  nnm- 
ber  of  tlie  lords  of  the  Philistines: 
for  one  i)lai;ne  was  on  ^yon  all,  and 
on  yonr  lords. 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  im- 
ages of  yonr  emerods,  and  images 
of  yonr  mice  that  *^mar  the  land; 
and  ye  shall  ^'give  glory  nnto  the 
God  of  Israel :  peradventnre  he 
will  ''  lighten  his  hand  from  off  you, 
and  from  off  '  your  gods,  and  from 
oft'  your  land. 

()  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden 
yonr  hearts,  ''as  the  Egyptians  and 
Pharaoh  hardened  their  hearts  ? 
when  he  had  wrought  "  wonderful- 
ly among  them,  '  did  they  not  let 
Uiie  people  go,  and  thev  depart- 
ed? 

7  Now  therefore  make  "'a  new 
cart,  and  take  two  milch  kine,  "  on 
which  there  hath  come  no  yoke, 
and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart,  and 
bring  their  calves  home  from  them : 

8  And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  lay  it  upon  the  cart ;  and  i)ut 
"the  jewels  of  gold,  which  ye  re- 
turn him  for  a  trespass  offering, 
in  a  coffer  by  the  side  thereof;  and 
send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the 
way  of  his  own  coast  to  ^'Beth- 
shemesh,  then  "he  hath  done  us 
this  great  evil:  but  if  not,  then 
'J  we  shall  know  that  it  is  not  his 
hand  that  smote  us;  it  ivas  a  chance 
that  hajipened  to  us, 

10  *l  And  the  men  did  so ;  and 
took  two  milch  kine,  and  tied  them 
to  the  cart,  and  shut  up  their  calves 
at  home : 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer 
with  the  mice  of  gold  and  the  im- 
ages of  their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  straight 
way  to  the  way  of  Beth-shemesh, 
and  went  along  the  highway,  low- 
ing as  they  went,  and  turned  not 
aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 
left;  and  the  lords  of  the  Pliilis- 


the 


tines   went   after   them    unto 
border  of  Beth-shemesh.         • 

l.'J  And  tlu'}/  o/ Beth-shemesh  were 
reaping  their  Mheat  harvest  in  the 
valley :  and  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes,  and  saw  the  ark,  and  rejoiced 
to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  tlui 
field  of  Joshua,  a  Beth-shemit(^, 
and  stood  there,  where  there  icas  ;i 
great  stone :  and  they  clave  the 
wood  of  the  cart,  and  offered  the 
kine  a  burnt  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

15  And  the  Levites  took  down 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  the  coffer 
that  was  with  it,  wherein  the  jew- 
els of  gold  were^  and  j)ut  them  on 
the  great  stone:  and  the  men  of 
Beth-shemesh  offered  burnt  offer-' 
ings  and  sacrificed  sacrifices  the 
same  day  unto  the  Lord. 

1()  And  when  'the  five  lords  of 
the  Philistines  had  seen  it,  they 
returned  to  Ekron  the  same  day. 

17  ^And  these  are  the  golden  em- 
erods which  the  Philistines  return- 
ed fo^  a  trespass  offering  unto  the 
Lord  ;  for  Ashdod  one,  for  Gaza 
one,  for  Askelon  one,  for  Gath  one, 
for  Ekron  one ; 

18  And  the  golden  mice,  accordimj 
to  the  number  of  all  the  cities  of 
the  Philistines  helonr/ing  to  the  five 
lords,  hoth  of  fenced  cities,  and  of 
country  villages,  even  unto  the 
II  great  stone  of  Abel,  whereon  they 
set  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord  : 
which  stone  remaineth  unto  this  day 
in  the  field  of  Joshua,  the  Beth- 
shemite. 

19  T^  And  'he  smote  the  men  of 
Beth-shemesh,  because  they  had 
looked  into  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
even  he  smote  of  the  peoi)le  fifty 
thousand  and  threescore  and  ten 
men:  and  the  x>eople  lamented,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  smitten  many 
of  the  people  with  a  gTcat  slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh 
said,  "  Who  is  able  to  stand  before 
this  holy  Lord  God  ?  and  to  whom 
shall  he  go  u])  from  us  I 

21  ^l  And  they  sent  messengers 
to  the  inhabitants  of  "Kirjath-jea- 
rim,  saying,  The  Philistines  have 
brought  again  the  ark  of  the  Lord; 

331 


Before 
CHKIST 
abuut  1140. 


'JoFh.  13.3. 


"  vcr.  4. 


II  Or, 
yreat  stone. 


•See  Ex.  19. 
21. 

Num.4.  .1, 
l.'i,  L'll. 
2  Sam.  C.  7. 


"2  Sam.  fi.9. 
JIal.  3.  i. 


»Joeh.  18.14. 
Jud».  18.12. 
lChr.13.5,6. 


Samuel  exiiorteth  to  rei)entance. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  PMUstines  are  siibdued. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1140. 


"ch.  0.  21. 
Pe.  132. «. 


l>  2  Sam.  6.4. 


about  1120. 


'  Dcut.  .30. 
2-10. 

1  Kings  8. 
48. 

Is.  55.  7. 

Hos.  G.  1. 

Joel  2. 12. 
.1  Gen.  35.  2. 

Josh.  24. 14, 

23. 

»Judg.  2.1.3. 
f2Chr..30.19. 

Job  11. 13, 

14. 
e  Deut.  G.  13. 

&  10.  20.  & 

13.  4. 

Matt.  4.  10. 

Luke  4.  8. 
bJudg.  2. 11. 

ijudg.  20.  1. 

2  Kings  25. 
23. 


k  2  SaJii.  14. 
14. 


INch.  9. 1,2. 

Dun.'J..3,4,5. 

Joel  2.  12. 
'"Judg.10.10. 

IKings8.4/'. 

I^B.  IOC.  U. 


t  rich,  ne 
not  sii/*nt 
from  UH 
from  cry- 
iny. 

•'  U.  37.  4. 


you. 


CHAPTEE  YII. 


come  ye  down,  and  fetch  it  up  to   and  °  Samuel  cried  unto  tlie  Loed 

for  Israel;   and  the  Loed  "heard 
him. 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering 
uj)  the  burnt  offering-,  the  Philis- 
tines drew  near  to  battle  against 
Israel :  ''  but  the  Loed  thundered 
with  a  great  thunder  on  that  day 
upon  the  Philistines,  and  discom- 
fited them  ;  and  they  were  smitten 
before  Israel. 

11  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out  of  Mizpeh,  and  pursued  the 
Philistines,  and  smote  them,  until 
they  came  under  Beth-car. 

12  Then  Samuel  ''took  a  stone, 
and  set  it  between  Mizpeh  and 
Shen,  and  called  the  name  of  it 
"Eben-ezer,  saying,  Hitherto  hath 
the  Loed  helped  us. 

13  •[ '  So  the  Philistines  were  sub- 
dued, and  they  'came  no  more  into 
the  coast  of  Israel :  and  the  hand 
of  the  Loed  was  against  the  Phi- 
listines all  the  days  of  Samuel. 

14  And  tbe  cities  which  the  Phi- 
listines had  taken  from  Israel  were 
restored  to  Israel,  from  Ekron  even 
unto  Gath;  and  the  coasts  thereof 
did  Israel  deliver  out  of  the  hands 
of  the  Philistines.  And  there 
was  i^eace  between  Israel  and  the 
Amorites. 

15  And  Samuel  'judged  Israel  aU 
the  days  of  his  life. 

16  And  he  went  from  year  to  year 
4n  circuit  to  Beth-el,  and  Gilgal, 
and  Mizpeh,  and  judged  Israel  in 
all  those  places. 

17  And  "his  return  tvas  to  Eamah; 
for  there  was  his  house ;  and  there 
he  judged  Israel;  and  there  he 
"^  built  an  altar  unto  the  Loed. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Jiij  Oceanian  of  the  ill  govej-tmieiii  of  SamneVx  .ions, 
the  InracUtea  ask  a  king.  0  Samuel  praying  hi, 
gi'lff  is  comforted  by  God :  10  lie  tiUeth  the  tnan- 
iier  of  a  king.  19  God  willeth  Hamuel  to  yield  unto 
tfie  itnporlaiiity  of  the  people. 

A  ND  it  came  to  ijass,  w  hen  Sam- 
JTjL  uel  was  old,  that  he  'made 
his  ''sons  judges  over  Israel. 

2  Now  the  name  of  his  firstborn 
Avas  "Joel;  and  the  name  of  his 
second,  Abiah:  thei/  ivcre  ju.{\ge!s  in 
Beer-slicba. 

3  And  liis  sons  "^Avalked  not  in  his 
ways,  but  turned  aside  ''after  lucre. 


1  TTiey  of  Kirjath-jearim  bring  the  ark  into  the  house 
of  Abinadab,  and  sanctify  Aleazar  hi,s  son  to  keep 
it.  2  After  tiventy  years  3  the  Israelites,  by  Sam- 
uel's means,  solemnly  repetd  at  Mizpeh.  7  While 
Samuel  prayeth  and  sacrificeth,  the  Lord  discomJU- 
eth  the  Philistines  by  thunder  at  Eben-ezer.  13  TTie 
Philistines  are  subdued.  15  Samuel  peaceably  and 
religiously  judgeth  Israel. 

A  ND  the  men  of ""  Kirjath-jearim 
J\_  came,  and  fetched  up  tlie  ark 
of  the  Loed,  and  brought  it  into 
the  house  of  ''Abinadab  in  the  hill, 
and  sanctified  Eleazar  his  son  to 
keep  the  ark  of  the  Loed. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the 
ark  abode  in  Kirjath-jearim,  that 
the  time  was  long ;  for  it  was  twen- 
ty years :  and  all  the  house  of  Is- 

•rael  lamented  after  the  Loed. 

3  ^  And  Samuel  spake  unto  all 
the  house  of  Israel,  saying,  If  ye 
do  '^return  unto  the  Loed  with  all 
your  hearts,  then  ''put  away  the 
strange  gods  and  ''Ashtaroth  from 
among  you,  and  ^prepare  your 
hearts  unto  the  Loed,  and  *'' serve 
him  only :  and  he  will  deliver  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did 
put  away  ''  Baalim  and  Ashtaroth, 
and  served  the  Loed  only. 

5  And  Samuel  said,  'Gather  all 
Israel  to  Mizpeh,  and  I  will  pray 
for  you  unto  the  Loed. 

G  And  they  gathered  together  to 
Mizpeh,  ''and  drew  water,  and 
poured  it  out  before  the  Loed,  and 
'  fasted  on  that  day,  and  said  there, 
'"  We  have  sinned  against  the  Loed. 
And  Samuel  judged  the  children 
of  Israel  in  Mizpeh. 

7  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 
tliat  the  children  of  Israel  were 
gathered  together  to  Mizpeh,  the 
lords  of  the  Philistines  went  ui) 
against  Israel.  And  when  the 
children  of  Israel  heard  it,  they 
were  afraid  of  the  Philistines. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
to  Samuel,  ^"Ceastniot  to  cry  unto 
the  Loed  our  God  for  us,  that  he 
will  save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
PliilistiiK^s. 

9  ^1  And  Samuel  took  a  sucking 
lamb,  and  offered  it  fur  a  burnt 
offering   wholly   luito    the   Loed  : 

332 


Before 
CHRIST 
ubout  112U 

°Ps.  no.  0. 

Jcr.  15.  1. 
II  Or, 

answered. 


P  See  Jofh. 
10. 10. 

Judg.  4. 15. 
&  5.  20. 
ch.  2.  10. 
2  Sain.  22. 
14, 15. 


iGon.28.18. 
&31.  45.4; 
35.  14. 
Josli.  4.  0.  & 

24.  2G. 

II  That  is, 
T/ie  stone 
of  lie//i  : 
ch.  4.  1. 

■■Judg.  1.3. 1. 
"  ch.  13.  5. 


*  vcr.  G. 
ell.  12.  11. 
Judg.  2.  IG. 


t  Hcb.  and 
lie  circuited. 


"  ch.  8.  4. 


*  Judg.  21.4. 


about  1112. 

"Dcut.  IG.IS. 

2  Chr.  10. 5. 
bSi'e  Jiulg. 

10.  4.  &  12. 

14.  coni- 

yari'd  with 
iidg.  5.  10. 
Il  ('«.</(  »i, 
1  Chr.  G.  28. 


"■  Jcr.  22.  15, 
10,17. 

.1  r.x.  IS.  21. 

1  'rini.3.  .3. 
&  0. 10. 


M 


The  Israelites  desire  a  Icing. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  manner  of  a  Idng. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1112. 

'Deut.lfi.W. 
¥».  15.  ,5. 
10!)5. 


fver.  1(1,20. 
Dent.  17. U. 
llos.  1.!.  HI. 
Acts  13. -.'1. 


f  Ileb.  was 
aril  in  the 
vycs  of 
iiamucl. 


5  See  Ex.  16. 

8. 

iich.  10.  in.  & 
12.  17,  ly. 
Ho8. 13. 10, 
11. 


II  Or,  obey. 

II  Or,  not- 
ivLtfi^tand' 
inq  when 
thou  haul 
nof^nini!/ 
jirotestcd 
againift 
lit:- III,  then 
thou  shall 
shew,  >fc. 

•  ver.  11. 


k  Sec  Dent. 
17.  l(i,  kii. 
cli.  10.  -.'5. 


1  ch.  H.  52. 


""T  Kings  21. 

See  Ez.  46. 
18. 


and   "  took   bribes,   and   perverted 
judo-ment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
gathered  themselves  togetlier,  and 
came  to  Samnel  nnto  IJanuih, 

5  And  said  nnto  him,  Behold, 
thou  art  old,  and  thy  sons  walk 
not  in  thy  ways:  now  ^maki;  ns  a 
king-  to  judge  us  like  all  the  na- 
tions. 

G  1"  But  the  thing  *  dis])leased 
Samuel,  when  they  said,  Give  us  a 
king  to  judge  us.  And  Samuel 
prayed  unto  the  Loed. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sam- 
uel, Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the 
peoi)le  in  all  that  they  say  unto 
thee:  for  '^they  have  not  rejected 
thee,  but  ''they  have  rejected  me, 
that  I  should  not  reign  over  them. 

8  According  to  all  the  works 
which  they  have  done  since  the 
day  that  I  brought  them  up  out  of 
Egypt  even  unto  this  day,  where- 
witli  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
served  other  gods,  so  do  they  also 
unto  thee. 

9  N^ow  therefore  "hearken  unto 
their  voice:  "howbeit  yet  ju-otest 
solemnly  unto  them,  and  '  shew 
them  the  manner  of  the  king  that 
shall  reign  over  them. 

10  1  And  Samuel  told  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  unto  the  i)eople 
that  asked  of  him  a  king. 

11  And  he  said,  "This  will  be  the 
manner  of  the  king  that  shall  reign 
over  you :  '  He  will  take  your  sons, 
and  appoint  them  for  himself,  for 
his  chariots,  and  to  he  his  horse- 
men ;  and  some  shall  run  before  his 
chariots. 

J/^12  And  he  will  appoint  him  cap- 
tains over  thousands,  and  captains 
over  fifties ;  and  will  set  them  to  ear 
his  ground,  and  to  reap  his  liarvest, 
and  to  make  his  instruments  of 
war,  and  instruments  of  his  chari- 
ots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daugh- 
ters to  he  confectionaries,  and  to  he 
cooks,  and  to  he  bakers. 

14  And  "4ie  will  take  your  fields, 
and  your  vineyards,  and  your  olive- 
yards,  even  the  best  of  them,  and 
give  tJiem  to  his  servants. 

15  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of 


your  seed,  and  of  your  vineyards, 
and  give  to  his  ^ofiicers,  and  to  his 
servants. 

IG  iVnd  he  will  take  your  men- 
servants,  and  your  maidservants, 
and  your  goodliest  young  men, 
and  yoiu*  asses,  and  put  them  to  his 

i  work. 

^7  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your 
sheep:  and  ye  shall  be  his  serv- 
ants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that 
day  because  of  your  king  which  ye 
shall  have  chosen  y(m ;  and  the 
Lord  "will  not  hear  you  in  that 
day. 

19  *\\  Nevertheless  the  people  "re- 
fused to  obey  the  voice  of  Samuel ; 
and  they  said,  Nay;  but  we  will 
have  a  king  over  us ; 

20  That  we  also  may  be  ^like  all 
the  nations ;  and  that  our  king 
may  judge  us,  and  go  out  before 
us,  and  fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  the 
words  of  the  people,  and  he  re- 
hearsed them  in  the  ears  of  the 
Lord. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel, 
''Hearken  unto  their  voice,  and 
make  them  a  king.  And  Samuel 
said  unto  the  men  of  Israel,  Go  ye 
every  man  unto  his  city. 

'^         CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Said  despairing  to  find  /da  faffter\'<  a.'^scs,  6  6?/  tlie 
counsel  (if  his  .servant,  11  and  direction,  of  young 
incddeiis,  15  according  to  God^s  revchilion,  18  corn- 
eth  to  Samuel.  10  Samuel  entertnineth  Saul  at  the 
feast.  25  Satnuel,  after  secret  communication, 
bringeth  Saul  on  his  wag. 

nVTOW  there  was  a  man  of  Ben- 
±\  jam  in,  whose  name  ivas  ^  Kish, 
the  son  of  Abiel,  the  son  of  Zeror, 
the  son  of  Bechorath,  the  son  of 
Aphiah,  "a  Benjamite,  a  mighty 
man  of "  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son,  whose  name 
was  Saul,  a  choice  young  man,  and 
a  goodly :  and  there  ivas  not  among 
the  children  of  Israel  a  goodlier 
person  than  he:  ^from  his  shoul- 
ders and  upward  he  was  higher 
than  any  of  the  people. 

3  And^  the  asses  of  Kish  Saul's 
father  were  lost.  And  Kish  said 
to  Saul  his  son.  Take  now  one  of 
the  servants  with  thee,  and  arise, 
go  seek  the  asses. 

333 


Before 

CHKIST 

aljoul  1095. 

*  rich. 
f'linurhs^ 
Gon.  37.  3>>. 


"  Prnv.  1. 

L'l;,  L'7,  28. 

Is.  1 .  1.'-,. 

Mic.  .3.  4. 
"Jcr.  44.  IC. 


■)i 


P  ver. 


1  ver.  7. 
IJoa.  13.  11. 


"ch.  14.  ,51. 
1  Chr.8.33. 
&  y.  39. 


11  Or,  the  son 
o/  a  itian  q/' 
Jrmiiii. 

II  Or. 
substance. 


i>ch.  10.  23. 


Saul  is  sent  to  seek 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Ms  father's  asses. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1005. 

"  2  Kings  i. 
12. 


dDcut.'il.  1. 
1  Kings  IJ. 

'ch.  3.  19. 


fSceJiiclK-O. 
IS.  &  l.i.  U. 

1  Kinf;K  U- 
3. 

2  Kings  4. 
42.  &  ».  8. 

t  Heb.  i~- 
gone  out  of, 

l(C. 

tllob.  is 
with  wi. 


t Ilcb.  there 
is  fo unit  in 
my  hand. 


8  GcJi.  2j.  22. 


1 2  Sam.  24. 

11. 

2  Kings  17. 

1.3. 

IChr.  20.28. 

&  29.  29. 

2  Chr.  10.  7, 

10. 

Is.  .W.  10. 

Amos  7. 
tlli-b. 

wof/t  is 

good. 
t  Hcb.  i» 

the  ojfcetit 

or' the  city, 
■  Gen.  24.  11. 


k  Gen.  31.  5^1. 
ch.  10.  2. 
II  Or,  feast. 
llKiug8».2. 


4  And  he  passed  through  mount 
Ephraim,  and  passed  through  the 
laud  of  'Shalisha,  but  they  found 
tliemnot:  then  they  passed  through 
the  land  of  Shalini,  and  there  they 
tvere  not:  and  he  passed  through 
the  land  of  the  Benjamites,  but 
they  found  them  not. 

5  And  when  they  were  come  to 
the  land  of  Zuph,  Saul  said  to  his 
servant  that  was  with  him,  Come, 
and  let  us  return ;  lest  my  father 
leave  caring  for  the  asses,  and  take 
thought  for  us. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him,  Behold 
now,  there  is  in  this  city  '^  a  man  of 
God,  and  he  is  an  honourable  man ; 
'  all  that  he  saith  cometh  surely  to 
pass:  now  let  us  go  thither;  per- 
adventure  he  can  shew  us  our  way 
that  we  should  go. 

7  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant, 
But,  behold,  if  we  go,  *^what  shall 
we  bring  the  man  f  for  the  bread 
Us  spent  in  our  vessels,  and  there 
is  not  a  present  to  bring  to  the 
man  of  God :  what  *  have  we  ? 

8  And  the  servant  answered  Saul 
again,  and  said,  Behold,  *I  have 
here  at  hand  the  fourth  part  of  a 
shekel  of  silver :  that  will  I  give  to 
the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our  way. 

9  (Beforetime  in  Israel,  when  a 
man  '^  went  to  inquire  of  God,  thus 
he  spake.  Come,  and  let  us  go  to 
the  seer :  for  he  that  is  now  called  a 
Prophet  was  beforetime  called  ''a 
Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant, 
^Well  said ;  come,  let  us  go.  So 
they  went  unto  the  city  where  the 
man  of  God  ivas. 

11  ^[  And  as  they  went  up  Uhe 
hill  to  the  city,  '  they  found  young 
maidens  going  out  to  draw  water, 
and  said  unto  them,  Is  the  seer 
here  1 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and 
said.  He  is;  bcihohl,  he  is  before 
you  :  make  haste  now,  for  he  came 
to  day  to  the  city;  for  ^  there  is  3i 
iisa('iili('(;  of  the  X)eoi)le  to  day  'in 
the  liigh  i)lace: 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into 
the  city,  ye  shall  straightway  find 
liim,  before  he  go  up  to  the  high 
place  to   eat:    for  th(i  people  will 


not  eat  until  he  come,  because  he 
doth  bless  the  sacrifice ;  and  after- 
wards they  eat  that  be  bidden. 
Now  therefore  get  you  up ;  for 
about  Uhis  time  ye  shall  find  him. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the 
city:  and  when  they  were  come 
into  the  city,  behold,  Samuel  came 
out  against  them,  for  to  go  up  to 
the  high  place. 

15  ^\  '"Now  the  LoED  had  ttold 
Samuel  in  his  ear  a  day  before 
Saul  came,  saying, 

1()  To  morrow  about  this  time  I 
will  send  thee  a  man  out  -of  the 
land  of  Benjamin,  "and  thou  shalt 
anoint  him  to  he  captain  over  my 
people  Israel,  that  he  may  save 
my  people  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines:  for  I  have  "looked  up- 
on my  people,  because  their  cry  is 
come  unto  me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul, 
the  Lord  said  unto  him,  ^  Behold 
the  man  whom  I  spake  to  thee  of! 
this  same  shall  ^  reign  over  my 
people. 

18  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Sam- 
uel in  the  gate,  and  said.  Tell  me, 
I  pray  thee,  where  the  seer's  house 
is. 

19  And  Samuel .  answered  Saul, 
and  said,  I  am  the  seer :  go  uj)  be- 
fore me  unto  the  high  x>lace;  for 
ye  shall  eat  with  me  to  day,  and  to 
morrow  I  will  let  thee  go,  and  will 
tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thine  heart. 

20  And  as  for  'Uhine  asses  that 
were  lost  t  three  days  ^igo,  set  not 
thy  mind  on  them ;  for  they  are 
found.  And  on  whom  Hs  all  the 
desire  of  Israel  ?  Is  it  not  on  thee, 
and  on  all  thy  father's  house  I 

21  And  Saul  answered  and  said, 
^Am  not  I  a  Benjauiite,  of  the 
*  smallest  of  the  tribes  of  Israel? 
and  "my  family  the  least  of  all  the 
families  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  1 
wherefore  then  speakest  thou  ^so 
to  me  ? 

22  And  Samuel  took  Saul  and  his 
servant,  and  brought  them  into  the 
parlour,  and  made  them  sit  in  the 
chiefest  place  among  them  that 
were  bidden,  which  wa'e  about 
thirty  persons. 

23  And    Samuel    said    unto    the 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1095. 


t  Heb. 
to  (lay. 


■"ch.  15.1. 

Acta  i:;.  21. 
t  Hob.  re- 

I'ealed  the 

caro/Sani- 

itei, 

eh.  20.  2. 


"  ch.  10. 1. 


-^ 


"  Ex.  2.  25.  & 
3.  7,  9. 


Pch.  10.  12. 
Uos.  13.  n. 


t  Heb. 
restrain  in. 


1  vcr.  .". 
tlleb.  ?o</a.v 
three  days. 


"•  ch.  S.  3, 19. 
&  12.  13. 


'ch.  I,").  17. 

'Judg.20.4i;, 

47,  48. 

I's.  (W.  2". 
"  See  Judg. 

0.  15. 


t  Ilcb.  ac- 
cording to 
this  word. 


Samuel  anointeth  Saul. 


I.  SAJMUEL. 


Saul  pro2)hesicth. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  IdO.i. 


.■«. 


II  Or.        , 
rexriei. 


■  De<it.  2-2.  S. 
liSam.  U.2. 
Acts  10.  9. 


♦  Ifeb. 

to  lllljj. 


"ch.  9.  IG.  & 
IH.  l-'i. 

liKinss9.3, 

e. 

l-Ps.  2.  12. 
'Acts  13.  21. 


'I  Deut.  ."52. 9. 
Ps.  7S.  n. 


'Gen.. 3^.  19, 
20. 

r  Josh.  IS.  2S. 


t  Heb.  //le 


!  Gen.  28. 22. 
&So.  1,  J,7. 


cook,  Briug"  the  portion  which  I 
gave  thee,  of  which  I  said  unto 
thee,  Set  it  by  tliee. 

24  And  the  cook  took  up  ^tlie 
shoukler,  and  that  which  was  up- 
on it,  and  set  it  before  Saul.  And 
Samuel  said,  Behokl  that  which  is 
"left!  set  it  before  thee,  and  eat: 
for  unto  tliis  time  hath  it  ))een 
kept  for  thee  since  I  said,  I  liave 
invited  the  people.  So  Saul  did 
eat  with  Samuel  that  day. 

25  ^1  And  when  they  were  come 
down  from  the  high  place  into  the 
city,  Samuel  communed  with  Saul 
upon  ^  the  top  of  the  house. 

2G  And  they  arose  early :  and  it 
came  to  pass  about  the  s])ring  of 
the  day,  that  Samuel  called  Saul 
to  the  top  of  the  house,  saying. 
Up,  that  I  may  send  thee  away. 
And  Saul  arose,  and  they  went 
out  both  of  them,  he  and  Samuel, 
abroad. 

27  And  as  they  were  going  down 
to  the  end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said 
to  Saul,  Bid  the  servant  pass  on 
before  us,  (and  he  passed  on,)  but 
stand  thou  still  ^  a  while,  that  I 
maj^  shew  thee  the  word  of  God. 
CHAPTER  X. 

1  Samuel  anointeth  Satd.  2  He  cotifinneth  him  by 
2)i'cdiclion  of  three  nUjns.  9  bauVx  heart  ix  chini(jed^ 
and  lie  prophexieth.  1-1  He  coitccalrth  the  rnatti-r  of 
the  kitigdoiii  from  hix  uncle.  \1  Saul  ix  choxen  at 
Mizpeh  by  lot.  26  The  different  affections  (f  his 
siibjcctx. 

THEN"  ^  Samuel  took  a  vial  of 
oil,  and  poured  it  upon  his 
head,  ^and  kissed  him,  and  said, 
Is  it  not  because  Hhe  Lokd  hath 
anointed  tliee  to  he  captain  over 
'^  his  inheritance  ? 

2  When  thou  art  departed  from 
me  to  day,  then  thou  slialt  find  two 
men  by  '  Kachel's  sepulchre  in  the 
border  of  Benjamin  'at  Zelzah;  and 
they  will  say  unto  thee.  The  asses 
which  thou  wentest  to  seek  are 
found:  and,  lo,  thy  father  hath 
left  t  the  care  of  the  asses,  and  sor- 
roweth  for  you,  saying,  What  shall 
I  do  for  my  son  ? 

3  Then  shalt  thou  go  on  forward 
from  thence,  and  thou  shalt  come 
to  the  plain  of  Tabor,  and  there 
shall  meet  thee  three  men  going 
up  "to  God  to  Beth-el,  one  carry- 
ing three  kids,  and  another  carry- 


ing three  loaves  of  bread,  and  an- 
other carrying  a  bottle  of  wine : 

4  And  they  will  'salute  thee,  and 
give  thee  two  loare.s  of  bread; 
which  thou  shalt  receive  of  their 
hands. 

5  iVfter  that  thou  shalt  come  to 
''tlK!  hill  of  (Jod,  '  where  is  the  gar- 
rison of  the  Philistines:  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou  art 
come  thither  to  the  city,  that  thou 
shalt  meet  a  company  of  i)rophets 
coming  down  ""from  tlx^  high  ])lace 
with  a  psaltery,  and  a  tabret,  and 
a  pipe,  and  a  harp,  before  them ; 
'  and  they  shall  prophesy  : 

G  And  '"the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
will  come  upon  thee,  and  "thou 
shalt  prophesy  with  them,  and 
shalt  be  turned  into  another  man. 

7  And  '  let  it  be,  when  these  "signs 
are  come  unto  thee,  *  that  thou  do 
as  occasion  serve  thee;  for  'God  is 
with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before 
me  "i  to  Gilgal ;  and,  behold,  I  will 
come  down  unto  thee,  to  offer 
burnt  offerings,  and  to  sacrifice 
sacrifices  of  i)eace  otterings :  "^  seven 
days  shalt  thou  tarry,  till  I  come 
to  thee,  and  shew  thee  what  thou 
shalt  do. 

9  ^\  And  it  was  .so,  that,  when  he 
had  turned  his  'back  to  go  from 
Samuel,  God  'gave  him  another 
heart :  and  all  those  signs  came  to 
pass  that  day. 

10  And  ''when  they  came  thither 
to  the  hill,  behold,  'a  company  of 
l)rophets  met  him  ;  and  "  the  Spirit 
of  God  came  upon  him,  and  he 
prophesied  among  them. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
that  knew  him  beforetime  saw  that, 
behold,  he  prophesied  among  the 
prophets,  then  the  people  said  '  one 
to  another.  What  is  this  that  is 
come  unto  the  son  of  Kish  f     ^  J.s 

^aul  also  among  the  propliets  ? 
M2  And  one  'of  the  same  place 
answered  and  said.  But  >'who  is 
their  ftither  ?  Therefore  it  became 
a  proverb.  Is  Saul  also  among  the 
Ijrophets  ? 

13  And  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  prophesying,  he  came  to  the 
high  place. 

335 


Before 

CHRIST 

1095. 

t Ilcb.  afk 
fhee  of 
jieacf  :  as 
Judg.  18.15. 


1i  vcr.  10. 
■  ch.  13.  3. 


k  ch.  9.  12. 


I  Ex.  15.  20, 

21. 

2  Kinp.s  3. 
l.-j. 

1  Cor.  U.  1. 
■"  Num.  II. 

ch.  Ifi.  13. 
"  vcr.  10. 
ch.  19.u.1,24. 

inQh.itDhall 
come  to 
pn.sn,  rhnt 
vhtii  these 
figiis,  ^c. 

■■  Kx.  4.  B. 
l.uke  2.  12. 

t  Heb.  (/o./or 
theen^  tfiine 
hand  shall 
find, 
"Jiifl^.  9.  .3.3. 

rj.id^'.  fi.  12. 

'Ich.  11.  14, 

15.  &  13.  4. 


■■  eh.  13.  8. 


t  Ilcb. 

f/ioittder. 
+  Heb. 

turned. 


'  vcr.  ii. 
'  ch.  19.  20. 
"  vcr.  G. 


t  Heb.  a  limit 

tv  hi.-ijtei<jU~ 
Ijour. 

-'ch.  19.24. 
Miitt.  13. 54. 

Jc'lin  7.  15. 

Acts  4.  13. 
tllcb./io.n 

thence. 
'  Is.  54.  1.3. 

•John  «.  4.5. 

&  r.  It). 


Saul  iwodaimed 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Idng  at  Mizpeh. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1095. 


'  JudK.ll.ll. 

&    ^^).    1. 

eh.  11.15. 
"  ch.  7.  5,  6. 


liJudK.G.S.O. 


'  ch.  8.  ',  19. 
&liL.'. 


d.Tosh.  7.  14, 
Ki,  17. 
Acta  1.  24. 
26. 


«  ch.  2n.  2,  4, 
10,  II. 


fch.9.  2. 


«2Sam.21.r.. 


li  I  KinE»  1. 

2.-.,  ;;■.>. 

•i  K.mA»  11. 

12. 
t  ircb.  Lei 

thfkiuijlifc. 


14  ^  And  Saul's  uncle  said  unto 
Mm  and  to  his  servant,  AVhitlier 
went  ye?  And  he  said,  To  seek 
the  asses :  and  when  we  saw  that 
tliey  ivere  no  where,  we  came  to 
Samuel. 

15  And  Saul's  uncle  said,  Tell  me, 
I  pray  thee,  what  Samuel  said  un- 
to yon. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle. 
He  told  us  i)lainly  that  the  asses 
were  found.     But   of  the   matter 
of  the  kingdom,  whereof  Samuel  j 
spake,  he  told  him  not.  | 

17  ?!  And  Samuel  called  the  peo- 
ple together  'unto  the  Lord  ""to 
Mizpeh ; 

■  18  And  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  ^'Thus  saith  the  Lokd  God 
of  Israel,  I  brought  up  Israel  out 
of  Egypt,  and  delivered  you  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms,  and 
of  them  that  oppressed  you : 

19  ''And  ye  have  this  day  rejected 
your  God,  who  himself  saved  you 
out  of  all  your  adversities  and  vour 
tribulations ;  and  ye  have  said  un- 
to him,  Art?/,  but  set  a  king  over 
us.  ISTow  therefore  i^resent  your- 
selves before  the  Lokd  by  your 
tribes,  and  by  your  thousands. 

20  And  when  Samuel  had  '  caused 
ail  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  come  near, 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin  was  taken. 

21  When  he  had  caused  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin  to  come  near  by  their 
families,  the  family  of  Matri  was 
taken,  and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish 
was  taken :  and  when  they  songht 
him,  he  could  not  be  found. 

22  Therefore  they  '^inquired  of  tlie 
Lord  further,  if  the  man  should 
yet  come  thither.  And  the  Lord 
answered.  Behold,  he  hath  hid  him- 
self among  the  stnft'. 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him 
thence :  and  when  he  stood  among 
the  peoi)le,  Hie  was  higher  than 
any  of  tlie  xieople  from  his  shoul- 
ders and  n])\vard. 

24  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the 
peoi)le,  See  ye  him  ^'whom  the 
Lord  liath  chosen,  that  there  is 
none  like  liim  among  all  the  peo- 
l)le?  And  m11  the  people  sliouted, 
and  said,  '"God  save  the  king. 

836 


25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people 
'the  manner  of  the  kingdom,  and 
wrote  it  in  a  book,  and  laid  it  up 
before  the  Lord.  And  Samuel 
sent  all  the  peoi)le  away,  every 
man  to  his  house. 

26  ^  And  Saul  also  went  home 
''to  Gibeah;  and  there  went  with 
him  a  band  of  men,  whose  hearts 
God  hiid  touched. 

27  'But  the  "'children  of  Belial 
said,  How  shall  this  man  save 
us  f  And  they  despised  him, "  and 
brought  him  no  presents.  But  "  he 
held  his  peace. 

OHAPTEE  XI. 

1  NahmJi  offeretJi  than  of  Jnheah-gihad  a  reproncTiful 
condition.  4  Tliey  send  messengers,  and  are  deliv- 
ered by  Saul.  12  Sav.l  thereby  is  confirmed,  and  his 
kingdom  7'enewed. 

THEN  "Nahasli  the  Ammon- 
ite came  up,  and  encamped 
against  '' Jabesh-gilead:  and  all 
the  men  of  Jabesli  said  unto  ISTa- 
hash,  ''Make  a  covenant  with  us, 
and  we  will  serve  thee. 

2  And  Kahash  the  Ammonite  an- 
swered them,  On  this  condition  will 
I  make  a  covenant  with  you,  that  I 
may  thrust  out  all  your  right  eyes, 
and  lay  it  for  ''a  reproach  upon  all 
Israel. 

3  And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said 
unto  him,  ^Give  us  seven  days'  res- 
l)ite,  that  we  may  send  messen- 
gers unto  all  the  coasts  of  Israel : 
and  then,  if  there  he  no  man  to 
save  us,  we  will  come  out  to  thee. 

4  *i  Then  came  the  messengers 
no  Gibeah  of  Saul,  and  told  the 
tidings  in  the  ears  of  the  people: 
and  'all  the  people  lifted  up  their 
voices,  and  wept. 

5  And,  behold,  Saul  came  after 
the  herd  out  of  the  field;  and  Saul 
said,  What  ailcth  the  people  that 
they  weep?  And  they  told  him 
the  tidings  of  the  men  of  Jabesh. 

6  f^And  the  Spirit  of  God  came 
upon  Saul  when  he  heard  those 
tidings,  and  his  anger  was  kindled 
greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  "hewed  them  in  pieces,  and 
sent  them  throughout  all  the  coasts 
of  Israel  by  the  hands  of  messen- 
gers, snying,  ^Whosoever  cometh 
not  fortli  alter  Saul  and  after  Sam- 


Before 

CHRIST 

lOfio. 

1  Sec  Dent. 
17.  14.  &c. 
Lh.  S.  11. 


kJud?.20.14. 
ch.  11.4. 


ich.n.  12. 
'"Deut.13.1.'?. 
"2  Sam.  8.2. 

1  Kin^s  4. 

21.  &  111.25. 

2Chr.  17.5. 

Ps.  72. 10. 

JIatt.  2.  11. 
II  Or.  fic  was 

ru  though 

he  had  been 

deaf. 


'  ch.  12. 12. 


l^Judg.  21.«. 


■^0611.20.28. 
r.x.  2.3.  :i2. 
1  Kini;s  20. 
.34. 

Job  41.  4. 
Ez.  17. 13. 


•1  Gen.. 34. 14. 
ch.  17.  2G. 


t  Heb. 
Forbear  vs. 


'  ch.  10.  26. 
&  1.^..  -M. 
2  Sam.  21.  G. 


f-IiulK.  2.  4. 
&  21.  2. 


ejutlff.3.10. 
&  (i.  .34.  & 
11.2«.  &1.3. 
2.5.  .%  14.  <!. 
ch.  10.10.  i 
l(j.  13. 


hju(lg.l0.29. 


IJiulR.  21.6, 

«,  10. 


Saul  rescueth  Jahesh-gilead. 


I.  SAIVIUEL. 


Samuel  testifietli  Ms  integrity. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1095. 


t  Ilel). 
(IS  one  man^ 
Judg.  -M.  1. 

WJudg.  1.  r,. 
1 2  Sam4K4.y. 


II  Or, 
dclwcrance. 


'  vcr.  3. 


"  See  ch.  31. 
II. 
"Judg.  7.  IG. 


r  eh.  30.  27 


1  See  Luke 
11).  27. 


>■  2  Sam.  19. 


'  Ex.  14.  13, 

:'0. 
ch.19.  5. 

1095. 

•  ch.  10.  8. 


"ch.  10. 17. 
^  ch.  10.  8. 


"ch.  8.  ,5,  19, 

20. 
b  ch.  10.  24. 

&  11. 14,15. 


iiel,  SO  shall  it  be  done  luito  liis 
oxen.  And  the  fear  of  the  Lokd 
fell  on  the  peo])le,  and  they  came 
out  ^with  one  consent. 

8  And  when  he  numbered  them 
in  ''Bezek,  the  children  'of  Israel 
were  three  hundred  thousjuid,  and 
the  men  of  Judah  tliirty  thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  the  mes- 
sengers that  came,  Thus  shall  ye 
say  unto  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead, 
To  morrow,  by  that  time  the  sun  be 
hot,  ye  shall  have  "help.  ^\nd  the 
messengers  came  and  shewed  it  to 
the  men  of  Jabesh ;  and  they  were 
glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh 
said,  To  morrow  "'  we  will  come  out 
unto  you,  and  ye  shall  do  with  us 
all  that  seemeth  good  unto  you. 

11  And  it  was  so  on  the  morrow, 
that  "Saul  put  the  people  "in  three 
comi)anies;  and  they  came  into  the 
midst  of  the  host  in  the  morning 
watch,  and  slew  the  Ammonites 
until  the  heat  of  the  day:  and  it 
came  to  pass,  that  they  which  re- 
mained were  scattered,  so  that  two 
of  them  were  not  left  together. 

12  ^\  And  the  people  said  unto 
Samuel,  ^Who  is  he  that  said.  Shall 
Saul  reign  over  us  ?  ''  bring  the 
men,  that  we  may  put  them  to 
death. 

13  And  Saul  said,  'There  shall 
not  a  man  be  put  to  death  this 
day:  for  to  day  'the  Lord  hath 
wrought  salvation  in  Israel. 

14  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  peo- 
ple, Come,  and  let  us  go  '  to  Gilgal, 
and  renew  the  Idngdom  there. 

15  And  all  the  people  went  to 
Gilgal ;  and  there  theji  made  Saul 
king  "  before  the  Lokd  in  Gilgal ; 
and  ^  there  they  sacriticed  sacritices 
of  peace  offerings  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of 
Israel  rejoiced  gTcatly. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  Samuel  tesiifleth  his  integrity.  6  lie  reproveth  tJie 
people  of  ingratitude.  16  lie  terrijicth  them  with 
thunder  in  harvest  time.  20  He  comforteth  them  in 
Ood^s  mercy. 

AND  Samuel  said  unto  all  Is- 
^LJL  rael,  Behold,  I  have  heark- 
ened unto  "your  voice  in  all  that 
ye  said  unto  me,  and  ''have  made 
a  king  over  you. 

33 


now,   behold,    the    king- 
before  vou :   ''and  I  am 


2  And 
•^walketh 

old  and  grayheaded ;  and,  behold, 
my  sons  arc  with  y(m :  and  I  have 
walked  before  you  from  my  child- 
hood unto  this  day. 

3  Behold,  lu^re  I  am :  witness 
against  me  before  the  JjORD,  and 
before  'his  anointed:  'whose  ox 
have  I  taken  1  or  whose  ass  have 
I  taken  I  or  whom  have  I  defraud- 
ed! whom  have  I  oi)i)ressed?  or 
of  whose  hand  have  I  received  any 
'bribe  "to  '^ blind  mine  eyes  there- 
with I  and  I  will  restore  it  you. 

4  And  they  said.  Thou  hast  not 
defrauded  us,  nor  oi)pressed  us, 
neither  hast  thou  taken  aught  of 
any  man's  hand. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  The 
Lord  is  witness  against  you,  and 
his  anointed  is  witness  this  day, 
''  that  ye  have  not  found  aught  '  in 
my  hand.  And  they  answered, 
He  is  witness. 

G  1  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
people,  ^It  is  the  Lord  that  "ad- 
vanced Moses  and  Aaron,  and  that 
brought  your  fathers  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

7  Now  therefore  stand  still,  that  I 
may  'reason  Avith  you  before  the 
Lord  of  all  the  h-ighteous  acts  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  did  Ho  you 
and  to  your  fathers. 

8  "When  Jacob  was  come  into 
Egypt,  and  your  fathers  "  cried  un- 
to the  Lord,  then  the  Lord  "sent 
Moses  and  Aaron,  which  brought 
forth  your  fathers  out  of  Egypt, 
and  made  them  dwell  in  this  place. 

9  And  when  they  ^'forgat  the 
Lord  their  God,  ^he  sold  them  in- 
to the  hand  of  Sisera,  captain  of 
the  host  of  Hazor,  and  into  the 
hand  of  'the  Philistines,  and  into 
the  hand  of  the  king  "of  Moab,  and 
they  fought  against  them. 

10  And  they  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said, '  We  have  sinned,  because 
we  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  "and 
have  served  Baalim  and  Ashtaroth: 
but  now  '^  deliver  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  our  enemies,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  sent  '^  Jerubbaal, 


and  Bedan, 


and   'Jephthah, 

337 


and 


Ik'fore 

CllKlST 

1095. 

''  Num. 27.17. 
ch.  8.  20. 

'^ch.  8. 1.  5. 


■'  ver.  5. 

ch.lO.  1.& 

24.  (i. 

2  Sum.  1.14, 

10. 
'Ntim.lC.1.5. 

Acts  20.  .'Si. 

1  The8B.2.5. 


t  Ilcb. 

rdtisom. 
II  Or,  tliat  J 

nhfiuhl  hide 

mine  e]/cs 

atliimf 
f  Ueut.lG.iy. 


li  John  18.  .'.8. 
.Vets  2:;.  y.  «.• 
24.  10,  20. 

i  Ex.  22.  4. 


1.  Mic.  6.  4. 
II  Or,  viade. 
1  Is.  1.  18.  & 

,i.  ;i,  4. 

Mic.  (i.  2,  .3. 


tHeb. 

riyh  teou^ 

nes.-'f .«,  or, 

hf^nfifits, 

Jik1','..5.  11. 
f  Heb.  with. 

■"6611.46.5, 
G. 
"  Ex.  2.  23. 

»  Ex.  3.  10.  & 
4.  IG. 


fJuflg.  3.  7. 
'iJudg.  4.2. 


Mudg.  10.7. 
&I.':.  I. 
»Judg.  3.  12. 


'Judg.  10.10. 
"Judg.  2. 13. 


'•■Judg.10.15, 
IC. 


SJudg.  6. 14, 
'Judg.  II.  1. 


Samuel  reprovetli  the  people. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


SauVs  selected  hand. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1095. 

»ch.  7. 13. 
bch.  11. 1. 


«ch.  8.  5, 19. 


<iJudg.8.2S. 
ch.  «.  ".  & 
10.  ]a. 

•ch.  10.  24. 

f  ch.  8.  5.  & 
9.20. 


KHofl.  13. 11. 


tJosh.24.  14. 
Pfl.  81.13,14. 


tHeb. 
month. 


{ lleb. 
be  after. 


i  Lev.  26. 14, 
15,  &c. 
Deut.  28. 1.5, 

Josh.  24.  20. 


k  vet.  9. 


IEx.14.13,31. 


"■  Prov.  20. 1. 

"Josh.  10. 12. 
ch.  7.  9,  10. 
James  5. 10, 
17, 18. 


•ch.8.  7, 


f  Ex.  14.  31. 
8ce  Ezra 
10.9. 


<1  Ex.  9. 28.  & 
10.  17. 
JarnuB  5.  !.'>. 
1  John  5. 10. 


'Deut.ll.lB. 

•Jer.  10.  I'.i. 
Hab.  2.  18. 
1  Cor.  8.  4. 


>1  Kings  C. 
1.",. 
Pa.  94.  14. 


king  shall 
Hlie  Lord 


""  Samuel,  and  delivered  you  out  of 
the  haud  of  your  enemies  on  every 
side,  and  ye  dwelt  safe. 
"-12  And  when  ye  saw  that  ^Ka- 
hash  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  came  against  you,  'ye  said 
unto  me,  Nay;  but  a 
reign  over  us :  when 
your  God  was  your  king. 

13  Now  therefore,  "behold  the 
king  *^whom  ye  have  chosen,  and 
whom  ye  have  desired !  and,  be- 
hold, ^the  LoKD  hath  set  a  king- 
over  you. 

14  If  ye  will ''  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him,  and  obey  his  voice,  and 
not  rebel  against  the  ♦  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  ;  then  shall  both 
ye  and  also  the  king  that  reigneth 
over  you  *  continue  following  the 
Lord  your  God : 

15  But  if  ye  will  'not  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  but  rebel  against 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  ; 
then  shall  the  hand  of  the  Lord  be 


as   it  was 


against 


against  you, 
your  fathers. 

16  ^  Now  therefore  '  stand  and 
see  this  great  thing,  which  the 
Lord  will  do  before  your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  '"wheat  harvest  to 
(iayf  "I  will  call  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  send  thunder  and 
rain;  that  ye  may  perceive  and 
see  that  -your  wickedness  is  great, 
which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king. 

18  So  Samuel  called  unto  the 
Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  sent  thunder 
and  rain  that  day:  and  ^all  the 
people  greatly  feared  the  Lord 
and  Samuel. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto 
Samuel,  '  Pray  for  thy  servants  un- 
to the  Lord  thy  God,  that  we  die 
not:  for  we  have  added  unto  all 
our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a  king. 

20  •[  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
peoi)le,  Fear  not:  ye  have  done 
all  this  wickedness:  yet  turn  not 
a^side  from  following  the  Lord,  but 
serve  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart; 

21  And  'turn  ye  not  Jiside:  'for 
then  sliould  ye  go  after  vain  things, 
which  cannot  profit  nor  deliver; 
for  they  arc  vain. 

22  For  'the  Lord  will  not  forsake 

338 


Before 

CHRIST 

1095. 

"Josh.  7.  9. 
;  Ps.  106.8. 
I      JiT.  14.  21. 

1    Ez.::0.;»,  14. 

I    ^  Dent.  7.  7, 

8.  &  14.  2. 
I      Mnl.  1.  2. 
1    Mich,  from 
1     cea^ng. 
>  Acts  12.5. 
R<™.  l.'J. 
Col.  1.  9. 
2  Tim.  1.  3. 
^Ps.  .'!4.  11. 
Prov.  4.  11. 
"  1  Kings  8. 

2  Chr.6.  27. 

Jer.  6.  IB. 
bEcc.  12.10. 
'Is.  6.  12. 
II  Or,  what  a 

great  thing, 

&c. 
ciDeut.10.21. 

Ps.  126.  2,  S. 
'Josh.  24.  ifl. 
(Deut.  28.36. 


one 
year  in  his 
reigning. 


10!»3. 


his  people  "for  his  great  name's 
sake :  because  '^  it  hath  pleased  the 
Lord  to  make  you  his  people. 

23  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid 
that  I  should  sin  against  the  Lord 
t^in  ceasing  to  pray  for  you:  but 
'^I  will  teach  you  the* good  and 
the  right  way : 

24  ^  Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve 
him  in  truth  with  all  your  heart : 
for  '=  consider  "how  ''great  things  he 
hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wicked- 
ly, ''ye  shall  be  consumed,  '^both  ye 
and  youi"  king. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  SaiiVs  selected  band.  3  He  calleth  the  Hebrews  to 
Gilgal  against  the  PhilLftines,  whose  garriwn  Jona- 
than had  smitten.  5  The  Philistines'  great  host.  6 
The  distress  of  the  Israelites.  8  Said,  weary  of  stay- 
ing for  Samuel,  sacrificeth.  11  Samuel  reproveth 
him.  17  The  three  spoiling  hands  of  the  Philistines. 
19  The  policy  of  the  Philistines,  to  suffer  no  smith  in 
Israel. 

SAUL  ♦reigned  one  year;   and'tneb.*^^ 
when    he    had    reigned    two 
years  over  Israel, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand 
men  of  Israel;  whereof  two  thou- 
sand were  with  Saul  in  Michmash 
and  in  mount  Beth-el,  and  a  thou- 
sand were  with  Jonathan  in  "  Gib- 
eah  of  Benjamin :  and  the  rest  of 
the  people  he  sent  every  man  to 
his  tent. 

3  And  Jonathan  smote  ''the  gar- 
rison of  the  Philistiijes  that  tvas  in 
"Geba,  and  the  Philistines  heard 
of  it.  And  Saul  blew  the  trumpet 
throughout  all  the  land,  saying, 
Let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that 
Saul  had  smitten  a  garrison  of  the 
Philistines,  and  that  Israel  also 
^was  had  in  abomination  with  the 
Philistines.  And  the  people  were 
called  together  after  Saul  to  Gilgal. 

5  1^  And  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together  to  fight  with 
Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots, 
and  six  thousand  horsemen,  and 
people  as  the  sand  which  is  on  the 
sea  shore  in  multitude:  and  they 
came  up,  and  i)it('lied  in  ]Michmash, 
eastward  from  Bcth-aven. 

0  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw 
that  they  were  in  a  strait,  (for  the 
people  were  distressed,)  then  the 
people    "^did    hide    themselves    in 


-ch.  10.  26. 


I'ch.  10.5. 


Or, 
The  hUl. 


fHeb. 
ill./  stink; 
Gen.  34.  ,30. 
Ex.  5.  21. 


•■Jua;;.  6.  2. 


Samuel  reprovetJi  Saul. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  policy  of  the  Philistines. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1003. 


tHeb. 
treinblefl 
(\f'ter  him. 

ich.  10.  8. 


tneb. 
bless  him. 


tHcb. 
entreated 
the  face. 


«2Chr.  16.9. 
fch.  15. 11. 


Bch.  15. 


bPs.Sg.  20. 
Acts  13.  22. 


tHeb. 
found. 
i  ch.  14.  2. 


caves,  and  in  tliickets,  and  in  rocks, 
and  in  high  phices,  and  in  pits. 

7  And  some  of  tho  Hebrews  went 
over  Jordan  to  tlie  hind  of  (iad  and 
Gilead.  As  for  Sanl,  lie  vas  yet  in 
Gilgal,  and  all  the  people  *  followed 
him  trembling. 

8  ^\  ''And  he  tarried  seven  days, 
according;  to  the  set  time  that  Sam- 
uel had  appointed:  but  Samuel  came 
not  to  Gilgal ;  and  the  i)eople  were 
scattered  from  him. 

9  And  Sanl  said.  Bring  hither  a 
burnt  oflt'ering  to  me,  and  peace 
oiferings.  And  he  ottered  the  burnt 
offering. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
soon  as  he  had  made  an  end  of 
offering  the  burnt  offering,  behold, 
kSamuel  came;  and  Saul  went  out 
to  meet  him,  that  he  might  *  salute 
him, 

11  li^  And  Samuel  said,  Wh;it  hast 
thou  done!  And  Saul  said,  Be- 
cause I  saw  that  the  people  were 
scattered  from  me,  and  that  thou 
earnest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
l)ointed,  and  that  the  Philistines 
gathered  themselves  together  at 
Michmash ; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philis- 
tines will  come  down  now  upon 
me  to  Gilgal,  and  I  have  not 
^  made  supplication  unto  the  Lord  : 
I  forced  mvself  therefore,  and  of- 
fered  a  burnt  offering. 

13  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul, 
''Thou  hast  done  foolishly:  ^thou 
hast  not  kept  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  he 
commanded  thee:  for  now  would 
the  Lord  have  established  thy 
kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever. 

14  *''Biit  now  thy  kingdom  shall 
not  continue :  ^  the  Lord  hath 
sought  him  a  man  after  his  own 
heart,  and  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded him  to  he  cai)tain  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept 
that  which  the  Lord  commanded 
thee. 

15  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat 
him  up  from  Gilgal  unto  Gibeah 
of  Benjamin.  And  Saul  numbered 
the  people  that  ivere  ♦present  with 
him, '  about  six  hundred  men. 

16  And  Saul,  and   Jonathan  his 


son,  and  the  people  that  were  pres- 
ent with  them,  abode  in  UJibeah 
of  Benjamin :  but  the  Philistines 
encamped  in  INIiclnnash. 

17  *i  And  the  si)oilers  came  out 
of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines  in 
three  comi)anies  :  one  company 
turned  unto  the  way  that  leadeth  to 
^Ophrah,  mito  the  land  of  Shnal : 

18  And  another  company  turned 
the  way  to  '  l^eth-horon :  and  an- 
other company  turned  to  the  way 
of  the  border  that  looketh  to  the 
valley  of  "Zeboim  toward  the  wil- 
derness. 

19  '^  Now  "there  was  no  smith 
found  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Israel :  for  the  Philistines  said. 
Lest  the  Hebrews  make  them 
swords  or  spears : 

20  But  all  the  Israelites  went 
dow^n  to  the  Philistines,  to  sharp- 
en every  man  his  share,  and  his 
coulter,  and  his  axe,  and  his  mat- 
tock. 

21  Yet  they  had  *a  file  for  the 
mattocks,  and  for  the  coulters,  and 
for  the  forks,  and  for  the  axes,  and 
*to  sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  it  came  to  pass  in  the  day 
of  battle,  that  "there  was  neither 
sword  nor  spear  found  in  the  hand 
of  any  of  the  people  that  ivere  with 
Saul  and  Jonathan  :  but  with  Saul 
and  with  Jonathan  his  son  was 
there  found. 

23  ''And  the  "garrison  of  the  Phi- 
listines went  out  to  the  passage  of 
Michmash. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Jonathan,  unwitting  to  hi.s  father,  the  priest,  or  the 
people,  goeth  and  nnracnloiidij  miileth  the  Philis- 
tines' garrison.  15  A  divine  terror  makcth  them 
heat  themselves.  17  Haul,  not  stai/ing  the  priesVs 
ayisvier,  setteth  on  them.  21  The  captivated  He- 
brews, and  the  hidden  Israelites,  join  against  them. 
24  SauVs  unadvised  adjuration  hindcreth  the  vic- 
tory. 32  Jfe  restraineth  the  people  from  eating  blood. 
35  He  bnildeih  an  altar.  3G  Jonathan,  taken  by 
lot,  is  saved  by  the  peo^jle.  47  SauVs  strength  arid 
family. 

NOW  "it  came  to  pass  upon  a 
day,  that  Jonathan  the  son 
of  Saul  said  unto  the  young  man 
that  bare  his  armour.  Come,  and 
let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines' 
garrison,  that  is  on  the  other  side. 
But  he  told  not  his  father. 
2  And  Saul  tarried  in  the  utter- 
most part  of  Gibeah  under  a 
339 


Before 

CHRIST 

1093. 


t  Hob.  Geba, 
vir.  o. 


t  Josh.lS.i 


I  Josh.  10.  X 
&  18.  la,  14. 


■"Nch.  11.34. 


24.  14. 
'     Jer.  24.  1. 


Hlob.  a/ile 
with  mouths. 


t  Heb.  to  .vt. 


» So  Judg.  5. 


Pch.l4. 1,4. 
II  Or,  ftand- 
ing  camp. 


about  1087. 
a  Or,  there 
was  a  day. 


Jonathan  and  his  armowhearer 


I.  sa:muel. 


smite  the  Philistine  garrison. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1087. 

"ch.  13.  lo. 


<.ch.22.9,n 
yo,  called 
Ahimelech. 

"■ch.  4.  21. 


i  ch.  2.  28. 


pomegranate  tree  wliicli  is  in  Mig- 
ron :  and  the  i)eople  that  ivere 
with  him  ivere  ^  about  six  hundred 


men; 


r.Tii(Js.7.4,7- 
2Chr.  14.11. 


3  And  ^Ahiah,  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
''I-chabod's  brother,  the  son  of 
Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eli,  the 
Lord's  priest  in  Shiloh,  ''wearing 
an  ephod.  And  the  x^eople  knew 
not  that  Jonathan  was  gone/ 

4  ^  And  between  the  passages, 
'  by  which  Jonathan  sought  to  go 

»ch.i.3.23.  j  over  Hinto  the  Philistines'  garri- 
son, there  was  a  sharp  rock  on  the 

j  one  side,  and  a  sharp  rock  on  the 

j  other  side :   and  the  name  of  the 

,  one  was  Bozez,  and  the  name  of 

I  the  other  Seneh. 
t neb. <oo«.     5  The  ♦forefront  of  the  one  was 

I  situate  northward  over  against 
Michmash,  and  the  other  south- 
ward over  against  Gibeah. 

6  And  Jonathan  said  to  the  young 
man  that  bare  his  armour.  Come, 
and  let  us  go  over  unto  the  garri- 
son of  these  uncircumcised :  it  may 

j  be  that  the  Lord  will  work  for  us : 
for  there  is  no  restraint  to  the  Lord 

j  ^  to  save  by  many  or  by  few. 

I  7  And  his  armourbearer  said  un- 
to him,  Do  all  that  is  in  thy  heart: 

\  turn  thee ;  behold,  I  am  with  thee 
according  to  thy  heart. 

8  Then  said  Jonathan,  Behold, 
we  will  pass  over  unto  these  men, 
and  we  will  discover  ourselves  un- 
to them. 

9  If  they  say  thus  unto  us,  ♦  Tar- 
ry until  we  come  to  you ;  then  we 
will  stand  still  in  our  jjlace,  and 
will  not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus,  Come  up 
unto  us ;  then  we  will  go  up :  for 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  them  into 

t  See  Gen.     Qur  liaud )  aud  ^  this  shall  he  a  sign 
judK.V.n.    unto  us. 

11  And  both  of  them  discovered 
themselves  unto  the  garrison  of 
the  Phili.stines:  and  the  Philistines 
said.  Behold,  the  Hebrews  come 
forth  ont  of  the  holes  where  they 
had  hid  themselves. 

12  Aud  the  men  of  the  garrison 
answered  Jonathan  and  his  arm- 
ourbear(>r,  and  said,  Come  up  to 
us,  and  w(^  will  sIm^w  y<>'i  Ji  tiling. 
Aud  Jonathan  said  unto  his  arm- 

340 


f  neb. 
Be  ttill. 


oiu-bearer.  Come  up  after  me:  for 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  Israel. 

13  And  Jonathan  climbed  up  up- 
on his  hands  and  upon  his  feet, 
and  his  armourbearer  after  him : 
and  they  fell  before  Jonathan ; 
and  his  armourbearer  slew  after 
him. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter,  which 
Jonathan  and  his  armourbearer 
made,  was  about  twenty  men, 
within  as  it  were  "a  half  acre  of 
land,  which  a  yoke  of  oxen  onight 
plough. 

15  And  ^  there  was  trembling  in 
the  host,  in  the  field,  and  among 
all  the  people:  the  garrison,  and 
'the  spoilers,  they  also  trembled, 
and  the  earth  quaked:  so  it  was 
'"'a  very  great  trembling. 

16  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in 
Gibeah  of  Benjamin  looked;  and, 
behold,  the  multitude  melted  away, 
and  they  '  went  on  beating  down 
one  another. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  peo- 
X)le  that  ivere  with  him,  Number 
now,  and  see  who  is  gone  from  us. 
x\nd  when  they  had  numbered, 
behold,  Jonathan  and  his  armour- 
bearer  ^cere  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  Ahiah, 
Bring  hither  the  ark  of  God.  For 
the  ark  of  God  was  at  that  time 
with  the  children  of  Israel. 

19  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
Saul  "'talked  unto  the  priest,  that 
the  I'  noise  that  was  in  the  host  of 
the  Philistines  went  on  and  in- 
creased: and  Saul  said  unto  the 
priest.  Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people 
that  ivere  with  him  *  assembled 
themselves,  and  they  came  to  the 
battle:  and,  behold,  "every  man's 
sword  was  against  his  fellow,  and 
there  was  a  very  great  discomfiture. 

21  Moreover,  the  Hebrews  that 
were  with  the  Philistines  before 
that  time,  which  went  up  with  them 
into  the  camp  from  the  countrg 
round  about,  even  they  also  turned 
to  be  with  the  Israelites  that  were 
with  Saul  and  Jonathan. 

22  LikeAvis(5  all  the  men  of  Israel 
which    "  had    hid    themselves    in 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1087. 


\\Or,halfa 
furrov)  of 
an  acre  of 

Judg.7.21. 


h  2  Kinffs  7.7. 
Job  18.  U. 


i  ch.  13. 17 


t  Ileb.  a 
trembling 
01'  Coil. 

1-  Geu.  35. 5. 


1  ver.  20. 


">  Num.  27. 
21. 
II  Or,  twnult. 


+  Heb. 
were  cried 
togetlter. 

"  Juils-  7.  22. 
2  Chr.  20.23. 


'  ch.  13.  6. 


4. 


SauVs  unadvised  adjuration 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Mnderctli  the  victory. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1087. 


r  Ex.  14. 30. 
Ps.  44.  n.  T. 
Hos.  1.7. 

1  ch.  13. 5. 


■■Josh.  C.  26. 


'Dent. 9.  28. 
Matt.  3.  5. 

'  Ex.  .1.  8. 
Num.  13.27. 
Mutt.  3.  4. 


1  Or,  weary. 


"  Lcf.  3. 17. 
ScT.X.&U. 
10.  &  It).  26. 
Deut.  12.16, 
23, 24. 


mount  Epliraiui,  when  tliey  heiircl 
that  the  Philistines  Hed,  even  they 
also  followed  hard  after  them  in 
the  battle. 

23  I' So  the  Lord  savcnl  Israel  that 
day:  and  the  battle  passed  over 
1  unto  Beth-aven. 

24  ^  And  the  men  of  Israel  were 
distressed  that  day:  for  Saul  had 
■"adjured  thei)eople,  saying-,  Cursed 
l)e  the  man  that  eat(^th  anj/  food 
until  evening-,  that  I  may  be  aveng- 
ed on  mine  enemies.  So  none  of 
the  people  tasted  au)/  food, 

25  ''And  all  thej/  of  the  land  eame 
to  a  wood ;  and  there  was  '  honey 
upon  the  ground. 

26  And  when  the  people  were 
come  into  the  wood,  behold,  the 
honey  dropped;  but  no  man  put 
his  hand  to  his  mouth :  for  the  peo- 
l)le  feared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when 
his  father  charged  the  people  with 
the  oath :  wherefore  he  put  forth 
the  end  of  the  rod  that  n-as  in  his 
hand,  and  dipped  it  in  a  honey- 
comb, and  put  his  hand  to  his 
mouth ;  and  his  eyes  were  enlight- 
ened. 

28  Then  answered  one  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  said.  Thy  father  straitly 
charged  the  i^eople  with  an  oath, 
saying,  Cursed  l)c  the  man  that 
eateth  any  food  this  day.  And  the 
people  were  "faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  fother 
hath  troubled  the  land :  see,  I  pray 
you,  how  mine  eyes  have  been  en- 
lightened, because  I  tasted  a  little 
of  this  honey. 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the 
people  had  eaten  freely  to  day  of 
the  spoil  of  their  enemies  which 
they  found  1  for  had  there  not  been 
now  a  much  greater  slaughter 
among  the  Philistines  ? 

31  And  they  smote  the  Philistines 
that  day  from  Michmash  to  Aija- 
lon:  and  the  people  were  very 
faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the 
spoil,  and  took  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  calves,  and  slew  them  on  the 
ground:  and  the  people  thd  eat 
them  "with  the  blood. 

33  1  Then  they  told  Saul,  saying, 


Behold,  the  peoi)le  sin  against  the 
Loiii),  in  that  they  eat  with  the 
blood.  And  he  said.  Ye  have 
II  transgressed :  roll  a  great  stone 
unto  me  this  day. 

34  And  Said  said,  Disperse  your- 
selves among  the  i)eople,  and  say 
unto  them.  Bring  me  hither  every 
man  his  ox,  and  every  man  his 
shec]),  and  slay  them,  here,  and  eat; 
and  sin  not  against  the  Lokd  in 
eating  w^ith  the  blood.  And  all 
the  x)eople  brought  every  man  his 
ox  hvith  him  that  night,  and  slew 
them  there. 

35  And  Saul  ""  built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  :  *  the  same  was  the  first 
altar  that  he  built  unto  the  Lord. 

30  ^[  And  Saul  said.  Let  us  go 
down  after  the  Philistines  by  night, 
and  spoil  them  until  the  morning 
light,  and  let  us  not  leave  a  man 
of  them.  And  thej'  said.  Do  what- 
soever seemeth  good  unto  thee. 
Then  said  the  j)riest,  Let  us  draw 
near  hither  unto  God. 

37  And   Saul   asked   counsel   of 
God,  Shall   I  go  down   after   the. 
Philistines  ?  wilt  thou  deliver  them 
into  the  hand  of  Israel?     But  -he 
answered  him  not  that  day. 

38  And  Saul  said,  'Draw  ye  near 
hither,  all  the  ^  chief  of  the  x)eople : 
and  know  and  see  wherein  this  sin 
hath  been  this  day. 

39  For, ""  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which 
saveth  Israel,  though  it  be  in  Jon- 
athan my  son,  he  shall  surely  die. 
But  there  was  not  a  man  among  aU 
the  people  that  answered  him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel, 
Be  ye  on  one  side,  and  I  and  Jon- 
athan, my  son  will  be  on  the  other 
side.  ■  And  the  i^eople  said  unto 
Saul,  Do  what  seemeth  good  unto 
thee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  " ''  Give  a  per- 
fect lot.  "And  Saul  and  Jonathan 
were  taken:  but  the  x^eople  *  es- 
caped. 

42  And  Saul  said,  Cast  lots  be- 
tween me  and  Jonathan  my  son. 
And  Jonathan  was  taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan, 
•'Tell  me  what  thou  hast  done. 
And  Jonathan  told  him,  and  said, 

341 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1067. 


II  Or,  flealt 
ttracfier- 

oitMy. 


t  llcb.  In 
his  hand. 


"ch.  7.  17. 

t  llcb.  that 
altar  he  fw- 
ffaii  tohuild 
vnto  the 
LOHJ>. 


>  ch.  28.  C. 


^Josh.  7.14. 
ch.  10.  19. 

f  Ili-b. 
roniem, 
Judg.  20.2. 


'  2  Sain.12.5. 


S  Or,  SJtew 
the  inno- 
cent. 

b  Prov.  16.33. 
Actsl.  24. 

'Josh.  7.  10. 
ch.  10.20,21. 

t  Hcb.  went 

foiUi. 


djosh.  7.  19. 


The  people  rescue  Jonathan. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Saul  sent  to  destroy  Amalek. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1067. 

•  ver.  2". 
fKuthl.  17. 
s  ver.  39. 


1i2Sam.  U. 
11. 

1  Kings  1. 
5.'. 
Luke  21.18. 


ich.  11.  II. 
k2Sam.lO.G. 


II  Or, 
wronght 
mightily. 

1  ch.  15. 3,  7. 


"■ch.Sl.  2. 
1  Chr.  8.  33. 


tlleb. 
Atnner. 


■■ch.'J.  1. 


'ch.8.  11. 


about  in79. 
•  ch.  9.  W. 


'I  did  but  taste  a  little  honey  with 
the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  mine 
hand,  and^  lo,  I  must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  ^God  do 
so  and  more  also :  ^  for  thou  shalt 
surely  die,  Jonathan. 

45  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul, 
Shall  Jonathan  die,  who  hatli 
wrought  this  great  salvation  in  Is- 
rael I  God  forbid :  ^'  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of 
his  head  fall  to  the  ground ;  for  he 
hath  wrought  with  God  this  day. 
So  the  people  rescued  Jonathan, 
that  he  (Ued  not. 

4G  Then  Saul  went  up  from  fol- 
lowing the  Philistines:  ami  the 
Philistines  went  to  their  own  i)lace. 

47  ^\  So  Saul  took  the  kingdom 
over  Israel,  and  fought  against  all 
his  enemies  on  every  side,  against 
Moab,  and  against  the  childi'en  of 
'Ammon,  and  against  Edom,  and 
against  the  kings  of  ""Zobah,  and 
against  the  Philistines :  and  whith- 
ersoever he  turned  himself,  he  vex- 
ed tlicm. 

48  And  he  "  gathered  a  host,  and 
'  smote  the  Amalekites,  and  deliv- 
ered Israel  out  of  the  hands  of 
them  that  spoiled  them. 

49  Now  "'the  sons  of  Saul  were 
Jonathan,  and  Ishui,  and  Melchi- 
shua:  and  the  names  of  his  two 
daughters  ivere  these;  the  name 
of  the  firstborn  Merab,  and  the 
name  of  the  younger  Michal : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  wife 
was  Ahinoam,  the  daughter  of 
Aliimaaz:  and  the  name  of  the 
captain -of  his  host  was  ♦Abner,  the 
son  of  J«[er,  Saul's  uncle. 

51  "And  Kish  ivas  the  father  of 
Saul ;  and  Ner  the  father  of  Abner 
was  the  son  of  Abiel. 

52  iVnd  tliere  was  sore  war  against 
the  Philistines  all  the  days  of  Saul : 
and  when  Saul  saw  any  strong 
man,  or  any  valiant  man,  "he  took 
him  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XY. 

1  Samuel  nendeth  Saul  to  destroy  Amalek.  6  Saulfa- 
vonreth  the  Keiiitcn.  8  He  xpareth  Atjag  and  the 
bent  of  tlte  spoil.  10  Samuel  denoimceth  unto  Saul, 
commciuliii!/  and  excusing  hinisilf,  God's  rejection 
of  him  for  hi.s  dixol)edience.  34  Saul's  humiliation. 
33  Sanuiel  killeth  Agag.   34  Samiiel  and  Said  part. 

CI  AMUEL  also  said  unto  Saul, 

i^  "The  LoKU  sent  mc  to  anoint 

342 


thee  to  T)e  king  over  his  people, 
over  Israel :  now  therefore  hearken 
thou  unto  the  voice  of  the  words 
of  the  Loud. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
I  remember  that  which  Amalek  did 
to  Israel,  ^'  how  he  laid  wait  for  him 
in  the  way,  when  he  came  up  from 
Egypt. 

3  Now  go  and  smite  Amalek,  and 
bitterly  destroy  all  that  they  have, 
and  spare  them  not ;  but  slay  both 
man  and  woman,  infant  and  suck- 
ling, ox  and  sheep,  camel  and  ass. 

4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people 
together,  and  numbered  them  in 
Teiaim,  two  hundred  thousand 
footmen,  and  ten  thousand  men  of 
Judah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a  city. of 
Amalek,  and  "  laid  wait  in  the  val- 
ley. 

6  *![  And  Saul  said  unto  ''the  Ken- 
ites,  ^Go,  depart,  get  you  down 
fi-om  among  the  Amalekites,  lest  I 
destroy  you  with  them:  for  ^ye 
shewed  kindness  to  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  when  they  came  up 
out  of  Egypt.  So  the  Kenites  de- 
parted from  among  the  Amalekites. 

7  ^'And  Saul  smote  the  Amalek- 
ites from  ''Havilah  until  thou  com- 
est  to  '  Shur,  that  is  over  against 
Egypt. 

8  And  ''he  took  Agag  the  king  of 
the  Amalekites  alive,  and  '  utterly 
destroyed  all  the  people  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people "'  spared 
Agag,  and  the  best  of  the  sheep, 
and  of  the  oxen,  and  "of  the  fat- 
lings,  and  the  lambs,  and  all  that 
was  good,  and  would  not  utterly 
destroy  them :  but  every  thing  that 
was  vile  and  refuse,  that  they  de- 
stroyed utterly. 

10  ^[  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Sanniel,  saying, 

11 "  It  repeuteth  me  that  1  have  set 
up  Saul  to  he  king:  for  he  is  "turn- 
ed back  from  following  me,  "and 
hath  not  performed  my  command- 
ments. And  it  ''grieved  Samuel; 
and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  all 
night. 

12  And  when  Samuel  rose  early 
to  meet  Saul  in  the  morning,  it  was 


Before 
CHRIST 

.ab(>utl(J79. 


b  Ex.  17.8,14. 

Num.  24.2(1. 
Dfut.  25.17, 
18, 19. 


'  Lev.  27.  28, 
2'.l. 

Josh.  6. 17, 
21. 


11  Or, 

/ought. 

i  Xum.24 

.21. 

Jud^j.  1 

Hi. 

&4.  11. 

■■  Gen.  18 

25 

&  HI.  12, 

14. 

Rev.  18. 

4. 

!Ex.  18. 10, 

19. 

Num.  10.29, 

32. 

Seh.  14.  48. 

hGen.  2.  11. 
&  25.  IS. 
'  Gen.  1«.  7. 


IScelKinss 
20.34,35,  &c. 

lScech.30.L 


"  ver.  3, 15. 


(Or,  of  the 
second  sort. 


"  ver.  .15. 

Gen.  0.  0,  7. 

2Sam.24.1il. 
"JoaU.22.](;. 

1  KinKsO.ti. 
Pch.  13.  13. 

ver.  3,  9. 

1  ver.  3.). 
ch.  lU.  1. 


Saul  sparing  Agag, 


I.  SAMUEL. 


is  rejected  for  disobedience. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1079. 

"■Josh.  15. 5o. 


•Gon.H.lil. 
Judi;.  17.  ■!. 
Kuth  3.  10. 


'ver.  9,  21. 
Gen.  3.  12. 
Pi-ov.  28. 13. 


»  ch.  9.  21. 


t Ilcb. they 
consume 
them. 


^  Tcr.  13 


>  ver.  15. 


'  Vs.  .W.  8,  9. 

Prov.  21.3. 

Is.  1.  11,  12, 

13,  10,  17. 

Jcr.7.  22,2.3. 

Mic.  6.  G,  7, 

8. 

lleb.lO.  6,7, 

8,9. 
»  Ecc.  5. 1. 

Ho8.  6.  fi. 

Matt.  5.  24. 

&  9. 13.  & 

12.  7. 

Mark  12. 33. 


told  Samuel,  saying-,  Sjiul  came  to 
'  Oarmel,  and,  behold,  lie  set  him 
up  a  place,  and  is  gone  about,  and 
passed  on,  and  gone  down  to 
Gilgal. 

13  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul : 
and  Saul  said  unto  him,  'Blessed 
1)6  thou  of  the  Loud:  1  have  per- 
formed the  commandment  of  the 

LOKD. 

14  And  Samuel  said,  What  mean- 
eth  then  this  bleating  of  the  sheep 
in  mine  ears,  and  the  lowing  of  the 
oxen  which  1  hear  ? 

15  And  Saul  said.  They  have 
brought  them  from  the  Amalek- 
ites:  ^for  the  i)eoi)le  spared  the 
best  of  the  sheei^  and  of  the  oxen, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thv 
God ;  and  the  rest  we  have  utterly 
destroyed. 

10  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul, 
Stay,  and  I  will  tell  thee  what 
the  Lord  hath  said  to*  me  this 
night.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Say  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said,  "When  thou 
ivast  little  in  thine  own  sight,  wast 
thou  not  made  the  head  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  Lord 
anointed  thee  king  over  Israel  ? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a 
journey,  and  said.  Go  and  utterly 
destroy  the  sinners  the  Amalek- 
ites,  and  fight  against  them  until 
Hhey  be  consumed. 

19  AVlierefore  then  didst  thou  not 
obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but 
didst  fly  upon  the  spoil,  and  didst 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  1 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samut;l, 
Yea,  ^  I  have  obeyed  the  voice  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  gone  the  way 
which  the  Lord  sent  me,  and  have 
brought  Agag  the  king  of  Amalek, 
and  have  utterly  destroyed  the 
Amalekites. 

21  >But  the  people  took  of  the 
spoil,  sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of 
the  things  which  should  have  been 
utterly  destroyed,  to  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  in  Gilgal. 

22  And  Samuel  said,  ^Hath  the 
Lord  as  great  delight  in  burnt 
offerings  and  sacrifices,  as  in  obey- 
ing the  voice  of  the  Lord  !  Be- 
hold, ^  to  obey  is  better  than  sacri- 


fice, and  to  hearken  than  the  fat 
of  rams. 

23  For  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of 
t  witchcraft,  and  stubbornness  is 
as  inicpiity  and  idolatry.  Because 
thou  hast  rejected  the  Avord  of  the 
Loud,  'he  hath  also  rejected  thee 
from  hc'ing  king. 

24  1  'And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel, 
I  have  sinned:  for  I  have  trans- 
gressed the  commandment  of  the 
Loud,  and  tliyMords:  because  I 
''feared  the  people,  and  obeyed 
their  voice. 

25  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
pardon  my  sin,  and  turn  again 
with  me,  that  I  may  worship  the 
Lord. 

20  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I 
will  not  return  w  ith  thee :  ^for  thou 
hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  hath  rejected  thee 
from  being  king  over  Israel. 

27  And  as  Samuel  turned  about 
to  go  away,  '^lie  laid  hold  upon  the 
skirt  of  his  mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him, 
-  The  Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom 
of  Israel  from  thee  this  day,  and 
hath  given  it  to  a  neighbour  of 
thine,  that  is  better  than  thou. 

29  And  also  the  "  Strength  of  Is- 
rael ^  will  not  lie  nor  repent :  for  he 
is  not  a  man,  that  he  should  re- 
pent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned : 
yet '  honour  me  now,  I  pray  thee, 
before  the  elders  of  myjjeople,  and 
before  Israel,  and  turn  again  with 
me,  that  I  may  worship  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

31  So  Samuel  turned  again  after 
Saul;  and  Saul  worshii)ped  the 
Lord. 

32  1  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye 
hither  to  me  Agag  the  king  of  the 
Amalekites.  And  Agag  came  un- 
to him  delicately.  And  Agag  said. 
Surely  the  bitterness  of  death  is 
past. 

33  And  Samuel  said,  ^As  thy 
sword  hath  made  women  childless, 
so  shall  thy  mother  be  childless 
among  women.  And  Samuel  hew- 
ed Agag  in  pieces  before  the  Lord 
in  Gilgal. 

34  ^  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ea- 

343 


Before 

CniilST 

ubout  107y. 


Illeb. 
Uivinatio», 
Dc'ut.  IH.  10. 


bch.  13.  14. 


"•  Sec  2  Sam. 
12. 13. 


JRx.  23.  2.» 
Prov.  29.  2.'>. 
18.51.12,13. 


'Seech.2.30. 


f Seel  Kings 
11.30. 


Bch.2'!.17,lS. 
1  Kings  11. 
31. 


I!  Or, 

or.  Victory. 
1.  Nuni.2.3.19. 
Ez.  24.  14. 
2  Tim.  2.13. 
Tit.  1.  2. 


i  John  .5.  44. 
&  12.  4;l. 


kEx.  17.  11. 
Num.  14.45. 
See  Judg.  1. 
7. 


Samuel  cometli  to  Beth-lehem, 


I.  SAMUEL. 


and  anointetli  David. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  ]079. 

ich.  11.4. 
"  See  ch.  19. 
24. 

°ver.  11. 

ch.  IG.  1. 

°ver.  11. 


about  1003 
*ch.  15.  35. 

I.ch.  15.  iB. 


''ch.  9.  Ifi. 
2  Kings  9. 1. 


i  Ps.  78.  70. 
&N9.  ]!),a). 
Acts  13.  22. 


1 1leb.  IK 

thine  hand. 
'ch.  0.  12.  & 

20.  29. 


fEx.  4.  13. 
ech.9.  IG. 


;    lich.  21.  1. 
I   tHeb. 
1      merting. 
I    il  Kings  2. 

1.!. 

2  Kings  9. 

•21. 

k  E.v.  19.  10, 
14. 


mall ;    and   kSaul  went   up   to   liis 
liouse  to  '  Gibeali  of  Saul. 

35  And  ""  Samuel  came  no  more  to 
see  Saul  until  the  day  of  liis  death : 
nevertheless  Samuel  "mourned  for 
Saul :  and  the  Lord  "rejiented  that 
he  had  made  Saul  king  over  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Samuel  sent  by  God,  under  pretence  of  a  sacrifice, 
Cometh  to  Beth-lehem.  6  7/t.s-  hiunau  jud(/ment  is 
reproved.  11  He  anointeth  David.  15  Saul  sendeth 
for  David  to  quiet  his  evil  Sjjirit. 

unto  Sam- 
wilt    thou 
^I  have  re- 


A" 


ND  the  Lord  said 
uel,  ^  How  long 
mourn  for  Saul,  seeing 
jected  him  from  reigning  over  Is- 
raell  "^flll  thine  horn  with  oil,  and 
go,  I  will  send  thee  to  Jesse  the 
Beth-lehemite :    for   "I   have   pro- 


vided me  a  king 


among  his  sons. 


Ich.  17.  l.'J. 

called 

Elihii, 
,  1  Chr.27.18. 
"l  Kings  12. 

26. 
"  P«.  147. 10, 

11. 


"la.  55.8. 


P  2  Cor.  10. 7. 
t  Heb.  ei/et. 
'U  Kings  H. 
39. 

1  Chr.  28.9. 
I's.  7.  9. 
Ji^r.  11.20. 
k  17.  10.  & 
20.12. 
Acts  1.  24. 

'ch.  17. 1.-;. 
•ch.  17.  13. 
n  Shimeah, 

2  Sum.  i;;..3. 

S/iiinma^ 
1  Chr.  2.  13 


And  Samuel  said.  How  can  I 
go  ?  if  Saul  hear  it,  he  will  kill  me. 
And  the  Lord  said,  Take  a  heifer 
^with  thee,  and  say,  ''I  am  come  to 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

3  And  call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice, 
and  "^I  will  shew  thee  what  thou 
shalt  do :  and  ^'  thou  shalt  anoint 
unto  me  him  whom  I  name  unto 
thee. 

4  And  Samuel  did  that  which  the 
Lord  spake,  and  came  to  Beth-le- 
hem. And  the  elders  of  the  town 
''  trembled  at  his  ^  coming,  and  said, 
'  Oomest  thou  xieaceably  ? 

5  And  he  said,  Peaceably :  I  am 
come  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  : 
^  sanctif}^  yourselves,  and  come 
with  me  to  the  sacrifice.  And  he 
sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and 

..called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  come,  that  he  looked 
on  'Eliab,  and  "'said,  Surely  the 
Lord's  anointed  is  before  him. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel, 
Look  not  on  "his  countenance,  or 
on  the  height  of  his  stature;  be- 
cause I  have  refused  him:  "for  the 
Lord  seeth  not  as  man  seeth;  for 
man  ''looketh  on  the  *  outward  ap- 
pearance, but  the  Lord  looketh  on 
the  ''  heart. 

8  Then  Jesse  called  ""Abinadab, 
and  made  him  pass  before  Samuel. 
And  he  said,  Neither  hath  the 
Lord  chosen  tliis. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  '"Shammah 

344 


to  pass  by^  And  he  said,  Neither 
hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

10  Again,  Jesse  made  seven  of 
his  sons  to  pass  before  Samuel. 
And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  The 
Lord  hath  not  chosen  these. 

11  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse, 
Are  here  all  thy  children?  And 
he  said,  'There  remaineth  yet  the 
youngest,  and,  behold,  he  keej)eth 
the  sheep.  And  Samuel  said  unto 
Jesse,  "  Send  and  fetch  him :  for 
we  will  not  sit  *  down  till  he  come 
hither. 

12  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him 
in.  Now  he  icas  ^ ruddy,  and  withal 
^of  a  beautiful  countenance,  and 
goodly  to  look  to.  'And  the  Lord 
said.  Arise,  anoint  him :  for  this  is 
he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn 
of  oil,  and  ''anointed  him* in  the 
midst  of  his  brethren:  and  ""the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon  Da- 
vid from  that  day  forward.  So 
Samuel  rose  up,  and  went  to  Ea- 
mah. 

•"14  «|  "^But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
departed  from  Saul,  and  ''an  evil 
spirit  from  the  Lord  "  troubled  him. 

15  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto 
him.  Behold  now,  an  evil  si)irit 
from  God  troubleth  thee. 

IG  Let  our  lord  now  command  thy 
servants,  which  are  '"  before  thee,  to 
seek  out  a  man,  who  is  a  cunning 
player  on  a  harp :  and  it  shall  come 
to  i)ass,  when  the  evil  spirit  from 
God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall 
•'l^lay  with  his  hand,  and  thou  shalt 
be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  serv- 
ants, Provide  me  now  a  man  that 
can  i)lay  well,  and  bring  him  to  me. 

18  Then  answered  one  of  the  serv- 
ants, and  said.  Behold,  I  have  seen 
a  son  of  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite, 
that  is  cunning  in  playing,  and  '^a 
mighty  valiant  man,  and  a  man  of 
war,  and  x>i'udent  in  "matters,  and 
a  comely  person,  and  '-'the  Lord  is 
with  him. 

19  ^  Wherefore  Saul  sent  messen- 
gers unto  Jesse,  and  said.  Send  me 
David  thy  son,  ''  which  is  with  the 
sheep. 

20  And  Jesse  '  took  an  ass   laden 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  10t)3. 


'  cli.  17. 12. 


°  2  Sam.  7. 8. 
Ps.  "8.  70. 

tllcb. /owjirf. 


''ch.  17.  42. 
Cant.  5.  1(1. 

t  Ileb. /air 
>Soch.9. 17. 


'ch.  10.1. 

Ps.  S'J.  20. 
^  Sue  Num. 

27. 18. 

Jii'lS.  ll.'.?^i- 

&  l.-f.  25.  & 

14.  0. 

ch.  10. 6, 10. 


about  1065. 
liJudg.lfi.LO. 

ch.  11.  «.  & 

IS.  12.  &  2.S. 

l.i. 

Ps.  .51.11. 
"^.TikV'.  9.2".. 

cli.  18. 10.  & 

li>.  9. 
II  Or, 

ternfied. 


\  d  Gen.  41. 40. 
ver.  21,  22. 
1  Kings  10. 
8. 


"  ver.  •s.i. 
2_King8  3. 


foh.l7.  .l:>, 
34,  35,  30. 


II  Or,  speech. 

Ech.  3.  19.  & 
18. 12,  14. 


1>  ver.  11. 

cli.  ir.l.-v34. 
iSee  ch.  in. 
27.  &  17.  l.s. 
(Jen.  4.!.  II 
Prov.  18.  lO. 


Goliath  iwoudly 


I.  SAMUEL. 


defieth  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1(16:1 


kGen.4l.4S. 
1  Kings  10..S. 
Prov.  l«.  a. 


Iver.  14,  IG. 


r1 


»ch.l".S. 


a  Chr.28.18. 


II  Or,  The 
coast  of 
Daiuniim, 
called  J'as- 

1  Chr.ll.  13. 


t lleb. 
ranged  the 
battle. 


'^2Sam.21.1!>. 
ajosh.ll.l'L'. 


t Ileb. 
clothed. 


1  Or,  gorget. 


"2Sam.21.19. 


with  bread,  and  a  bottle  of  wine, 
and  a  kid,  and  sent  them  by  David 
bis  son  unto  Sanl. 

21  And  David  eame  to  Saul,  and 
''stood  before  bim:  and  be  b)ved 
bini  greatly;  and  be  became  bis 
arnionrbearer. 

22  And  kSanl  sent  to  Jesse,  say- 
ing,  Let  David,  1  jiray  tbee,  stand 
before  me;  for  be  batb  found  fa- 
vour in  my  sigbt. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  wben  '  tbe 
evil  spirit  from  God  was  u])on  Saul, 
tbat  David  took  a  barp,  and  play- 
ed witb  bis  band :  so  Saul  was  re- 
fresbed,  and  was  well,  and  tbe  evil 
spirit  departed  from  bim. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  armies  of  the  Israelite.'^  and  rhUixdnes  being 
ready  to  battle,  4  Goliath  cometh  2}>'(nidli/  forth  to 
challenge  a  combat.  12  David,  sent  bij  his  father  to 
visit  his  brethren,  taketh  the  challenge.  28  Eliab 
chideth  him.  30  He  is  brought  to  iSanl.  32  He 
.i/ieweth  the  reason  of  his  confidence.  38  Without 
armour,  armed  btj  faith,  he  slayeth  t/ie  giant.  55 
Saul  taketh  notice  of  David. 

NOW  tbe  Pbilistines  ^gathered 
togetber  tbeir  armies  to  bat- 
tle, and  were  gatbered  togetber 
at  ^Sbocbob,  wbicb  helongeth  to 
Judab,  and  pitcbed  between  Sbo- 
cbob  and  Azekab,  in  "Epbes-dam- 
mim. 

2  And  Saul  and  tbe  men  of  Israel 
were  gatbered  togetber,  and  pitcb- 
ed by  tbe  valley  of  Elali,  and  *  set 
tbe  battle  in  array  against  tbe  Pbi- 
listines. 

3  And  tbe  Pbilistines  stood  on  a 
mountain  on  tbe  one  side,  and  Is- 
rael stood  on  a  mountain  on  tbe 
otber  side :  and  there  ivas  a  vallev 
between  tbem. 

4  1^  And  tbere  went  out  a  cbam- 
pion  out  of  tbe  camp  of  tbe  Pbilis- 
tines, named  '^Goliath,  of  ''Gatb, 
wbose  beigbt  was  six  cubits  and  a 
span. 

5  And  he  had  a  helmet  of  brass 
upon  his  head,  and  he  was  +  armed 
with  a  coat  of  mail ;  and  the  weight 
of  the  coat  ^vas  tive  thousand  shek- 
els of  brass. 

6  And  lie  had  greaves  of  brass 
upon  bis  legs,  and  a  "target  of 
brass  between  his  shoulders. 

7  And  the  ''staff  of  his  spear  was 
like  a  weaver's  beam ;  and  his 
spear's  head  weighed  six  hundred 


shekels  of  iron  :  and  one  bearing  a 
shield  went  before  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto 
the  armies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them.  Why  are  ye  come  out  to  set 
your  battle  in  array?  am  not  I  a 
Phibstine,  and  ye  *^ servants  to  Saul  ? 
choose  you  a  man  for  you,  and  let 
him  come  down  to  me. 

1)  If  be  Im  able  to  fight  with  me, 
and  to  kill  me,  then  will  we  be 
your  servants:  but  if  I  i)revail 
against  bim,  and  kill  him,  then 
shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and 
'^  serve  us. 

10  And  tbe  Philistine  said,  I  ^  de- 
fy the  armies  of  Israel  this  day; 
give  me  a  man,  that  we  may  fight 
together. 

11  AVhen  Saul  and  all  Israel  beard 
those  words  of  tbe  Philistine,  they 
were  dismaj^ed,  and  greatly  afraid. 

12  ^[  Now  David  was  '  tbe  son  of 
that  ''Ephratbite  of  Betb-lehem-ju- 
dah,  whose  name  ivas  Jesse ;  and 
be  had  '  eight  sons :  and  the  man 
went  among  men  for  an  old  man 
in  tbe  days  of  Saul. 

13  And  the  tbree  eldest  sons  of 
Jesse  went  and  followed  Saul  to 
the  battle:  and  the  "'names  of  his 
tbree  sons  that  went  to,  the  battle 
were  Eliab  the  firstborn,  and  next 
unto  him  Abinadab,  and  the  third 
Shammah. 

14  And  David  was  the  youngest : 
and  the  three  eldest  followed  Saul, 

15  But  David  went  and  returned 
from  Saul  "to  feed  his  father's 
sheep  at  Betb-lebem. 

16  And  the  Philistine  drew  near 
morning  and  evening,  and  present- 
ed himself  forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his 
son.  Take  now  for  thy  brethren  an 
epbali  of  this  parched  corn,  and 
these  ten  loaves,  and  run  to  the 
camp  to  thy  brethren ; 

18  And  carry  these  ten  ^  cheeses 
unto  the  ^captain  of  their  thou- 
sand, and  "look  how  thy  brethren 
fare,  and  take  their  pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  were  in  the  val- 
ley of  Elah,  fighting  with  the  Phi- 
listines. 

20  ^  And  David  rose  up  early  in 

345 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  Klfia. 


fch.  8.  17. 


Bch.  II.  1. 

k  vcr.  26. 
2Sain.2l.21. 


i  vcr.  5S. 
]{uth  4.  22. 
ch.Ii;.  1,  IS. 

k  Gen.  35. 11). 


Ich.  IB.  10.11. 
Sec  1  Chr.2. 
13,  14, 15. 


"ch.  IG.  6,8, 
9. 
1  Chr.  2. 13. 


"ch.  16.19. 


t  Hcb. 

cheeses  oj 

viilk. 
tlleb. 

captain  of 

a  thousand. 
"Gen.  37. 14. 


i^ 


David  Cometh  to  the  army. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


He  acce])teth  the  challenge, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1063. 


H  Or,  place 
of  the  car- 
riage, 
ch.  :i6.  o. 

11  Or,  battle 
array,  or, 
place  of 
Jight. 


t  neb.  tJie 
ves^telsfroin 
upon  biiii. 


t  Heb.  a.^ke<l 
hisbrethren 
of  peace,  as 
Judg.18.15. 


P  ver.  8. 


t  rieb. /com 
hisjace. 


1j0Bh.l5.1C. 


'ch.  11.  2. 

•ch.  14.  G. 

<  ver.  10. 

"  Deut.  5. 26. 

»  ver.  2i. 


y  Oen.  .^7.  4, 
,s,  II. 
^latt.  10.  3G. 


'Tcr.  I" 


the  moriiing,  and  left  the  sheep 
with  a  keeper,  and  took,  and  went, 
as  Jesse  had  commanded  him ;  and 
he  came  to  the  "  trench,  as  the  host 
was  going  forth  to  the  "light,  and 
shouted  for  the  battle. 

21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines 
had  put  the  battle  in  array,  army 
against  army. 

22  And  David  left  ^his  carriage 
in  the  hand  of  the  keeper  of  the 
carriage,  and  ran  into  the  army,  and 
came  and  ^  saluted  his  brethren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them, 
behold,  there  came  up  the  cham- 
pion, the  Philistine  of  Gath,  Go- 
liath by  name,  out  of  the  armies 
of  the  Philistines,  and  spake  ^'ac- 
cording to  the  same  words:  and 
David  heard  them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  Israel,  when 
they  saw  the  man,  fled  ^from  him, 
and  were  sore  afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Israel  said. 
Have  ye  seen  this  man  that  is 
come  up?  surely  to  defy  Israel  is 
he  come  up :  and  it  shall  be,  that 
the  man  who  killeth  him,  the  king- 
will  enrich  him  with  great  riches, 
and  "iwill  give  him  his  daughter, 
and  make  his  father's  house  free  in 
Israel. 

20  And  David  spake  to  the  men 
that  stood  by  him,  saying,  What 
shall  be  done  to  the  man  that  kill- 
eth this  Philistine,  and  taketh  away 
'  the  reproach  from  Israel  ?  for  who 
is  this  'uncircumcised  Philistine, 
that  he  should  '  defy  the  armies  of 
"the  living  God! 

27  .^nd  the  people  answered  him 
after  this  manner,  saying, "  So  shall 
it  be  done  to  the  man  that  killeth 
him. 

28  1"  And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother 
heard  when  he  spake  unto  the  men ; 
and  Eliab's  ^  anger  was  kindled 
against  David,  and  he  said.  Why 
earnest  thou  down  liither  I  and 
with  wliom  hast  thou  left  those 
few  sheep  in  the  wilderness?  I 
know  thy  pride,  and  the  naughti- 
ness of  thine  heart ;  for  thou  art 
come  down  that  thou  niightest  see 
the  V)attle. 

2i)  And  David  said,  Wliat  have  I 
now  done  t  'Is  there  not  a  cause  1 
34G 


30  T^  And  he  turned  from  him  to- 
ward another,  and  '■'  spake  after  the 
same  ^  manner :  and  the  people  an- 
swered him  again  after  the  former 
manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  were 
heard  which  David  spake,  they  re- 
hearsed them  before  Saul :  and  he 
^  sent  for  him. 

32  1  And  David  said  to  Saul, 
''Let  no  man's  heart  fail  because 
of  him;  ''thy  servant  will  go  and 
fight  with  this  Philistine. 

33  And  Saul  said  to  David, "  Thou 
art  not  able  to  go  against  this  Phi- 
listine to  fight  with  him :  for  thou 
art  hut  a  youth,  and  he  a  man  of 
war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy 
servant  kept  his  father's  sheej),  and 
there  came  a  lion,  and  a  bear,  and 
took  a  I' lamb  out  of  the  flock: 

35  And  I  went  out  after  him,  and 
smote  him,  and  delivered  it  out  of 
his  mouth :  and  when  he  arose 
against  me,  I  caught  him  by  his 
beard,  and  smote  him,  and  slew 
him. 

30  Thy  servant  slew  both  the  lion 
and  the  bear :  and  this  uncircum- 
cised  Philistine  shall  be  as  one  of 
them,  seeing  he  hath  defied  the 
armies  of  the  living  God. 

37  David  said  moreover,  ^The 
Lord  that  delivered  me  out  of 
the  paw  of  the  lion,  and  out  of 
the  paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  deliv- 
er me  out  of  the  hand  of  this  Phi- 
listine. And  Saul  said  unto  Da- 
vid, Go,  and  *^the  Lord  be  with 
thee. 

38  1  And  Saul  farmed  David  with 
his  armour,  and  he  put  a  helmet  of 
brass  upon  his  head ;  also  he  armed 
him  with  a  coat  of  mail. 

39  And  David  girded  his  sword 
upon  his  armour,  and  he  assayed 
to  go;  for  he  had  not  proved  it. 
And  David  said  unto  Said,  I  can- 
not go  with  tlic^se ;  for  I  have  not 
proved  them.  And  David  put  them 
oft'  him. 

40  And  he  took  his  staff  in  his 
hand,  and  chose  him  five  smooth 
stones  out  of  the  "brook,  and  i)ut 
them  in  a  shepherd's  ♦bag  which 
he  had,  even  in  a  scrip ;  and  his 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  J 063. 

"  ver.  26,  27. 
f  Heb.  word. 


t  neb. 
took  him. 


l>Deut.20. 1, 
3. 
■■ch.  16. 18. 


i  Sec  Nuni. 
1.S.31. 
Deut.  9.  2. 


WO^kid. 


Ts.is.ifi.ir. 

&  (!3.  7.  & 

77.  11. 

2  Cor.  1.  10. 

2Tini.4.17, 

18. 


fch.  20.  1.^ 
1  Chr.22.11, 
Ifi. 


f  Uvh.cloth- 
cif  David 
icith  his 
clothes. 


II  Or,  raUcy. 
i  lli:b. vessel. 


and  slayeth  Goliath. 


I.  SAIVIUEL. 


Jonathan  lovetli  David. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1U63. 


ePs.123.3,4. 
1  Cor.  1.  ,ii, 
2B. 

hch.  10. 12. 


ich.  24.  H. 

2  Sam.  S.  8. 
&  1).,S.&  1(;.9. 
2  Kings  8. 
13. 


k  1  Kings  20. 
10,11. 


l2__Sam.  22. 

Ps.  ILM.  8.  & 
125.1. 

2  Cor.  10.  4. 
Heb.  11.  3a, 
34. 
■"  ver.  10. 

t  Heb.  .-Aui 
(Aee  u^. 


°  Deut.28.26. 


"10511.4.24. 

1  Kines  8. 

4;^.  .t  i.s.  .'ii;.' 

2  Kings  19. 
19. 

Is.  52.  10. 

P  Ps.  44.  (i,  7. 

Hos.  1.  7. 

Zech.  4.  G. 
12Chr.20.15. 


""ch.  21.  9. 
SeeJudg.S. 
31.  &  lo.  15. 
2  Sam.  23. 
21. 


sliiig  was  in  his   hand :    and  he 
drew  near  to  the  Philistine. 

41  And  the  PhiUstine  came  on 
and  di'ew  near  nnto  David;  and 
the  man  that  hare  the  sliield  went 
before  him. 

42  And  when  the  Phihstine  looked 
abont,  and  saw  David,  he  ^'disdain- 
ed him  :  for  he  was  hut  a  youth,  and 
''ruddy,  and  of  a  fair  countenance. 

43  And  the  Philistine  said  unto 
David,  'Am  I  a  dog,  that  thou  com- 
est  to  me  with  staves?  And  the 
Philistine  cursed  David  by  his 
gods. 

44  And  the  Philistine  ''said  to 
David,  Come  to  me,  and  I  will 
give  thy  flesh  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
air,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  field. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Philis- 
tine, Thou  comest  to  me  with  a 
sword,  and  with  a  sijear,  and  with 
a  shield:  'but  I  come  to  thee  in 
the  name  of  the  Lokd  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  whom 
thou  hast '"  defied. 

4G  This  day  will  the  Lord  t  deliver 
thee  into  mine  hand;  and  I  will 
smite  thee,  and  take  thine  head 
from  thee ;  and  I  will  give  "  the 
carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philis- 
tines this  day  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
air,  and  to  the  wild  beasts  of  the 
earth  ;  °  that  all  the  earth  may 
know  that  there  is  a  God  in  Israel. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall 
know  that  the  Lokd  ^saveth  not 
with  sword  and  spear :  for  'i  the 
battle  is  the  Lord's,  and  he  will 
give  you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
Philistine  arose,  and  came  and 
drew  nigh  to  meet  David,  that 
David  hasted,  and  ran  toward  the 
army  to  meet  the  Philistine. 

49  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his 
bag,  and  took  thence  a  stone,  and 
slang  it,  and  smote  the  Philistine 
in  his  forehead,  that  the  stone  sunk 
into  his  forehead ;  and  he  fell  upon 
his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  'David  prevailed  over  the 
Philistine  with  a  sling  and  with  a 
stone,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and 
slew  him;  but  there  was  no  sword 
in  the  hand  of  David. 

51  Therefore  David  ran,  and  stood 


upon  the  Philistine,  and  took  his 
sword,  and  drew  it  out  of  the  sheath 
thereof,  and  slew  him,  and  cut  off 
his  head  therewith.  And  when 
the  Philistines  saw  their  champion 
was  dead,  Hhey  fled. 

52  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of 
Judah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pur- 
sued the  Philistines,  until  thou  come 
to  the  valley,  and  to  the  gates  of 
Ekron.  And  the  wounded  of  the 
Philistines  fell  down  by  the  way 
to  '  Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath,  and 
unto  Ekron. 

53  And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
turned from  chasing  after  the  Phi- 
listines, and  they  spoiled  their  tents. 

54  And  David  took  the  head  of 
the  Philistine,  and  brought  it  to 
Jerusalem ;  but  he  i)ut  his  armour 
in  his  tent. 

55  ^[  And  when  Saul  saw  David 
go  forth  against  the  Philistine,  he 
said  unto  Abner,  the  captain  of  the 
host,  Abner,  "whose  son  is  this 
youth?  And  Abner  said.  As  thy 
soul  liveth,  O  king,  I  cannot  tell. 

50  And  the  king  said.  Inquire 
thou  whose  son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  fr'om 
the  slaughtei'  of  the  Philistine,  Ab- 
ner took  him,  and  brought  him 
before  Saul  ''with  the  head  of  the 
Philistine  in  his  hand. 

58  And  Saul  said  to  him,  Whose 
son  art  thou,  thou  young  man  ? 
And  David  answered,  ^  I  am  the 
son  of  thy  servant  Jesse  the  Beth- 
lehemite. 

CHAPTEE  XYIIL 

1  Jonathan  loveth  David.  5  Saul  envieth  his  praise, 
10  seeketh  to  kill  him  in  his  fury,  V2  feareth  him 
for  his  good  success,  17  offei-eth  him  his  daughters 
for  a  snare.  22  David  persuaded  to  be  the  king\s 
son  in  lav;,  giveth  two  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Did- 
Ustines  for  JlichaVs  dowry.  28  Haul's  hatred,  and 
David's  glory  increaseth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
_  had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
unto  Saul,  that  ''the  soul  of  Jona- 
than was  knit  with  the  soul  of 
David,  'and  Jonathan  loved  him 
as  his  own  soul. 

2  And  Saul  took  him  that  day, 
'^and  would  let  him  go  no  more 
home  to  his  father's  house. 

3  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made 
a  covenant,  because  he  loved  him 
as  his  own  soul. 

347 


Before 
CUHIST 

about  1063. 


•rieb.  11.34. 


'Josh.  15. 36. 


"Seech.  16. 
21,22. 


^  ver.  54, 


y  ver.  12. 


»  Gen.  44. 30. 


bDcut.  13.6. 
ch   lit.  2.* 
20. 1". 
2  Sam.  1.26. 


^  ch.  17. 15. 


SauVs  jealousy  and 


I.  SAMUEL. 


hatred  of  David. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1063. 


II  Or. 

prospered, 
ver.  H,  15, 
30. 


4  And  Jonatlian  stripped  himself 
of  the  robe  that  was  upon  him,  and 
gave  it  to  David,  and  his  garments, 
even  to  his  sword,  and  to  his  bow, 
and  to  his  girdle. 

5  ^  And  David  went  ont  whither- 
soever Sanl  sent  him,  and  "behaved 
himself  wisely :  and  Sanl  set  him 


over  the  men  of 
accepted  in  the 


war, 

sight 


and  he  was 
of  all   the 


people,  and  also  in  the 
Saul's  servants. 
6  And  it  came 
came,  when 


sight 


of 


"Or. 

Fhilistines. 
■i  Ex.  1.5.  -JK 

Judg.  11.34. 


t  Heb.  thrpe- 
sti-inged  in- 
struniemts. 

'  Ex.  15.  a. 


rch.21.11.  & 

iO.  5. 


» Heb.  was 
evil  in  his 
eyes. 

6  Ecc.  4.  4. 


1>  ch.  IB.  28. 


>  ch.  IG.  14. 

k  ch.  19.  24. 
1  Kings  18. 
■£). 
AcU  10.  IC. 


'  ch.  19.  9. 


"ch.  19.10. 
Prov.  27.  4. 


"  ver.  15,  29. 

"  ch*4(!.13,18. 

fch.IB.M.ic 
28.15. 


1  ver.  10. 
Num.  27.1". 
2  bam.  5.  2. 


nor. 

prospered, 
ver.  a. 
'Ocn.39.  2, 
?..  2'i. 
Juab.  C.  27. 


to  pass  as  they 
David  was  returned 
from  the  slaughter  of  the  "Philis- 
tine, that  "^the  women  came  out 
of  all  cities  of  Israel,  singing  and 
dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with 
tabrets,  with  joy,  and  with  ^  instru- 
ments of  music. 

7  And  the  women  *  answered  one 
another  as  thej^  played,  and  said, 
^  Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands,  and 
David  his  ten  thousands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and 
the  saying  ^^disi^leased  him;  and 
he  said.  They  have  ascribed  unto 
David  ten  thousands,  and  to  me 
they  have  ascribed  hut  thousands  : 
and  n-hat  can  he  have  more  but 
''  the  kingdom  ? 

9  And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that 
day  and  forward. 

10  1  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  'the  evil  sjiirit  from 
God  came  upon  Saul,  ''and  he 
prophesied  in  the  midst  of  the 
house :  and  David  played  with  his 
hand,  as  at  other  times  :  '  and  there 
ivas  a  javelin  in  Saul's  hand. 

11  And  Saul  "cast  the  javelin; 
for  he  said,  I  will  smite  David  even 
to  the  wall  irith  it.  And  David 
avoided  out  of  his  i)resence  twice. 

12  1  And  Saul  was  "afraid  of  Da- 
vid, because  "the  Lord  was  with 
him,  and  Avas  ^  dex)arted  from 
Saul. 

1.']  Therefore  Saul  removed  him 
from  him,  and  made  him  his  cap- 
tain over  a  thousand;  and  ^he 
went  out  and  came  in  before  the 
I)eople. 

14  And  David  "behaved  himself 
wisely  in  all  his  ways;  and  'the 
Lord  tvas  with  him. 

15  Wherefore  when  Saul  saw  that 

348 


he  behaved  himself  very  wisely,  he 
was  afraid  of  him. 

IG  But  ^all  Israel  and  Judah  lov- 
ed David,  because  he  went  out  and 
came  in  before  them. 

17  1  And  Saul  said  to  David, 
Behold  my  elder  daughter  Merab, 
*  her  will  I  give  thee  to  wife :  only 
be  thou  ^  valiant  for  me,  and  fight 
"the  Lord's  battles.  For  Saul 
said,  ^Let  not  mine  hand  be  upon 
him,  but  let  the  hand  of  the  Phi- 
listines be  upon  him. 

18  And  David  said  unto  Saul, 
^  Who  am  I!  and  what  is  my  life, 
or  my  father's  family  in  Israel,  that 
I  should  be  son  in  law  to  the  king  I 

19  But  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time 
when  Merab  Saul's  daughter  should 
have  been  given  to  David,  that  she 
was  given  unto  ''Adriel  the  ""Me- 
holathite  to  wife. 

20  "And  Michal  Saul's  daughter 
loved  David:  and  they  told  Saul, 
and  the  thing  ^  pleased  him. 

21  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him 
her,  that  she  may  be  'a  snare  to 
him,  and  that  ''the  hand  of  the 
Philistines  may  be  against  him. 
Wherefore  Saul  said  to  David, 
Thou  shalt  *this  day  be  my  son  in 
law  in  tlie  one  o/the  twain. 

22  ^  And  Saul  commanded  his 
servants,  saying.  Commune  with 
David  secretly,  and  say.  Behold, 
the  king  hath  delight  in  thee,  and 
all  his  servants  love  thee:'  now 
therefore  be  the  king's  son  in  law. 

23  And  Saul's  servants  spake 
those  words  in  the  ears  of  David. 
And  David  said,  Seemeth  it  to  you 
a  light  thing  to  be  a  king's  son  in 
law,  seeing  that  I  am  a  poor  man, 
and  lightly  esteemed  ? 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told 
him,  saying,  ^Qn  this  manner 
spake  David. 

25  And  Saul 
say  to  David, 


said,  Thus  shall  ye 
The  king  desircth 
not  any  ^dowrj',  but  a  hundred 
foreskins  of  the  Philistines,  to  be 
'^avenged  of  the  king's  enemies. 
But  Saul  ''thought  to  make  David 
fall  \>Y  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 
2G  And  when  his  servants  told 
David  these  words,  it  pleased  Da- 
vid well  to  be  the  king's  son  in 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lOfiS. 

'  ver.  5. 


•  ch.  17.  25. 

f  Heb.  a  son 

of  valour. 
"  Num.32.20, 

27,29. 

ch.  25.  28. 
^ver.  £1.  25. 

2  Sam.  12.9. 


>■  See  ver.  23. 
ch.  9.  21. 
2  Sam.  7. 18. 


'2  Sam.  21.8. 
"Judg.  7.  22. 

I'ver.  28. 


t  Heb.  was 
right  in  his 
eyes. 

"^Ex.  in.  7. 
d  ver.  17. 


'  See  ver.  2C. 


t  Heb.  Ac- 
cording to 
these  words. 


f  Gen.. •54.  12. 
Ex.  22. 17. 


Cch.  14.  24. 
h  ver.  17. 


Michal  given  to  David  to  ivife. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Saul  seelceth  to  Idll  David. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  1063. 

i  See  ver.  21. 
<  Ileb. 
julfillej. 
t  \  er.  13. 


12  Sum.:;.  14. 


'"2Sara.Il.l. 


"  ver.  5. 


t  Heb. 
precious^ 
ch.  -'(i.  21. 
2  Kiugs  1. 
]■{. 
Ps.  116. 13. 


»ch.  18. 1. 


bProv.31.8, 
9. 


■■  Gen.  42. 22. 
Ps.  35. 12.  & 
ira.  5. 
Prov.17.13. 
Jer.  18.  20. 


<lJudg.9. 17. 
&  12.  3. 

ch.  28.  21. 

Ps.  iia.  lofl. 

••011.17.40.50. 
leh.ll.  13. 
1  Chr.  11.14. 


law :  and  '  the  days  were  not  *  ex- 
pired. 

27  Wherefore  David  arose  and 
went,  he  and  ''liis  men,  and  slew 
of  the  Philistines  two  hundred 
men;  and  'David  brought  their 
foreskins,  and  they  gave  them  in 
full  tale  to  the  king,  that  lie  might 
be  the  king's  son  in  law.  And 
Saul  gave  him  IVIichal  his  daugh- 
ter to  wife. 

28  'W  And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that 
the  LoKi)  was  with  David,  and  that 
Michal  Saul's  daughter  loved  him. 

29  ^n'd  Saul  was  yet  tlie  more 
afraid  of  David ;  and  Saul  became 
David's  enemy  continually, 

oO  Then  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines '"  went  forth :  and  it  came  to 
pass,  after  they  went  forth,  that 
David  "behaved  himself  more  wise- 
ly than  all  the  servants  of  Saul ;  so 
that  his  name  was  much  ^  set  by. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Jonathan  disdo.selh  Ms  father'' n  purpone  to  kill  Da- 
vid. 4  He  jjerauadeth  hix  father  to  reconciliation. 
8  By  reamn  of  David^s  good  success  in  a  new  ivar^ 
SatiVs  lualicious  rage  breaketh  out  acjainat  him. 
12  Miclial  deceiceth  her  father  with  an.  image  in 
David's  bed.  18  David  cometh  to  Samuel  in  Naioth. 
20  SauVs  messengers  sen/it  to  take  David,  22  and  iSaul 
himself,  prophesy. 

A  XD  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his 
XjL  sou,  and  to  all  his  servants, 
that  they  should  kill  David. 

2  But  Jonathan  Saul's  son  ''de- 
lighted much  in  David :  and  Jona- 
than told  David,  saying,  Saul  my 
father  seeketh  to  kill  thee :  now 
therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  heed 
to  thyself  until  the  morning,  and 
abide  in  a  secret  i)lace,  and  hide 
thyself: 

3  And  I  will  go  out  and  stand 
beside  my  father  in  the  field  where 
thou  art,  and  I  will  commune  with 
my  father  of  thee ;  and  what  I  see, 
that  I  will  tell  thee. 

4  1  And  Jonathan  ^  spake  good 
of  David  unto  Saul  his  father,  and 
said  unto  him.  Let  not  the  king 
■"sin  against  his  servant,  against 
David ;  because  he  hath  not  sinned 
against  thee,  and  because  his  works 
have  heen  to  thee- ward  verj^  good: 

5  For  he  did  put  his  "life  in  his 
hand,  and  ''slew  the  Philistine,  and 
*^the  LoKD  wrought  a  great  salva- 
tion for  all  Israel :  thou  sawest  it, 


and  didst  rejoice:  '^wherefore  then 
wilt  tliou  ''  sin  against  innocent 
blood,  to  slay  David  without  a 
cause  1 

G  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the 
voice  of  Jouathan:  and  Saul  sware, 
A  s  the  Loiiu  liveth,  he  shall  not  be 
slain. 

7  And  Jonathan  called  David,  and 
Jonathan  shewed  him  all  those 
tliiugs.  And  Jonathan  brought 
DaN  id  to  Saul,  and  he  was  in  his 
presence,  '  as  '  in  times  past. 

8  *f  And  there  was  war  again : 
and  David  went  out,  and  fought 
with  the  Philistines,  and  slew  them 
witli  a  great  slaughter;  and  they 
lied  from  4iim. 

9  And  ''the  evil  spirit  from  the 
LoiiD  was  upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in 
his  house  with  his  javelin  in  his 
hand :  and  David  i^layed  with  his 
hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  Da- 
vid even  to  the  wall  with  the  jav- 
elin ;  but  he  slipped  away  out  of 
Saul's  presence,  and  he  smote  the 
javelin  into  the  wall :  and  David 
tied,  and  escaped  that  night. 

11 '  Saul  also  sent  messengers  un- 
to David's  house,  to  watch  him, 
and  to  slay  him  in  the  morning: 
and  Michal  David's  wife  told  him, 
saying,  If  thou  save  not  thy  life 
to  night,  to  morrow  thou  shalt  be 
slain. 

12*^ 


through 


So  Michal  "let  David  down 
a  window :  and  he  went, 
and  fled,  and  escaped. 

13  And  Michal  took  an  Mmage, 
and  laid  it  in  the  bed,  and  put  a 
pillow  of  goats'  hair  for  his  bolster, 
and  covered  it  with  a  cloth. 

14  And  when  Saul  sent  messen- 
gers to  take  David,  she  said,  He  is 
sick. 

15  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers 
again  to  see  David,  saying.  Bring 
him  up  to  me  in  the  bed,  that  I 
may  slay  him. 

16  And  when  the  messengers  were 
come  in,  behold,  there  was  an  im- 
age in  the  bed,  with  a  pillow  of 
goats'  hair  for  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  Michal, 
Why  hast  thou  deceived  me   so, 


Bnfore 
CHUIST 

about  loes. 

Cch.  20.  .32. 
i"  Matt.  27.  4. 


and  sent 


away  mine 
349 


enemy. 


that 


ich.  IG.  21. 
&  18.  2,  13. 

t  Ihb. 
yesterday 
third  liaif. 

about 10G2. 


fHcb. 

Ins  face. 
U'h.  10. 14. 

&  18. 10, 11. 


1  Ps.  59,  title. 


"'  So  Josh.  2. 
15. 

Acta  9.  24, 
25. 


t  llcb. 
teruphim. 
Gen.  .31.  10. 
Judg.  17.  5. 


David  fleetli  to  Samuel. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  consiilteth  tvith  Joiuitlian. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 

"2  80111.2.22. 


"  Sec  John  7. 

32,  «,  Jtc. 
Pch.  10.  .3,1;. 

1  Cor.  14.  3, 

24,25. 


'lXum.n.2o. 
Joel  2.  2S. 


'ch.lO.  10. 


« Is.  20.  2. 

+  Wch.fdl, 
Num.  24.  4 

<Mic..  l.K. 
See  2  8aiii. 
6.  14,  20. 

"  ch.  10.  11. 

\ Ileb.  un- 
cover mine 
far, 
ver.  12. 
ch.  t».  15. 


he  is  escaped?  And  Michal  an- 
swered Saul,  He  said  unto  me, 
Let  me  go;  "why  should  I  kill 
thee  ? 

18  1  So  David  fled,  and  escaped, 
and  came  to  Samuel  to  Eamah, 
and  told  him  all  that  Saul  had 
done  to  him.  And  he  and  Samuel 
went  and  dwelt  in  Naioth. 

19  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saying. 
Behold,  David  is  at  Naioth  in  Ea- 
mah. 

20  And  °  Saul  sent  messengers  to 
take  David :  ^  and  when  they  saw 
the  company  of  the  prophets  proi)h- 
esying,  and  Samuel  standing  as  ap- 
l^ointed  over  them,  the  Spirit  of 
God  was  ui)on  the  messengers  of 
Saul,  and  they  also  "^  ^yo\)\\q^\q(\.. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he 
sent  other  messengers,  and  they 
prophesied  likewise.  And  Saul 
sent  messengers  again  the  third 
time,  and  they  prophesied  also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah, 
and  came  to  a  great  well  that  is 
in  Sechu :  and  he  asked  and  said, 
Where  are  Samuel  and  David  ? 
And  one  said.  Behold,  tliey  he  at 
I^aioth  in  Eamah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  I^aioth 
in  Eamah:  and  "^the  Spirit  of  God 
was  upon  him  also,  and  he  went 
on,  and  i^rophesied,  until  he  came 
to  Naioth  in  Eamah. 

24  ^And  he  stripped  off  his  clothes 
also,  and  prophesied  before  Samuel 
in  like  manner,  and  Hay  down 
^  naked  all  that  day  and  all  that 
night.  AVherefore  they  say,  "Js 
Saul  also  among  the  prophets  ? 

CHAPTEE  XX. 

1  David  coriRuUiih  with  Jonalfian  for  his  safety.  11 
Jonathan  and  David  renew  their  covenaid  by  oath. 
18  Jonathati's  token  to  David.  24  Saul,  missing 
Dai'id,  secketh  to  kill  .Tonathan.  35  Jonathan  lov- 
inyly  taketh  his  leave  of  Dai) id. 

A  ND  David  fled  from  IS^aioth  in 
jl\.  Eamah,  and  came  and  said  be- 
fore Jonatlian,  What  have  I  done  1 
what  is  mine  ini(iuity?  and  what 
is  my  sin  before  thy  father,  that  he 
seeketh  my  life? 

2  And  he  said  unto  him,  God  for- 
bid; thou  slmlt  not  die:  behold, 
my  father  will  do  nothing  either 
great  or  small,   but  that   he   will 


^shew  it  me: 


and  why 
350 


ihould  my 


father  hide  this  thing  from  me  ?  it 
is  not  so. 

3  And  David  sware  moreover,  and 
said.  Thy  father  certainly  knoweth 
that  I  have  found  grace  in  thine 
eyes ;  and  he  saith.  Let  not  Jon- 
athan know  this,  lest  he  be  griev- 
ed :  but  truly,  as  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  there  is  but 
a  step  between  me  and  death. 

4  Then  said  Jonathan  unto  Da- 
vid, "Whatsoever  thy  soul  ^desir- 
eth,  I  will  even  do  it  for  thee. 

5  And  David  said  unto  Jonathan, 
Behold,  to  morrow  is  the  ''new 
moon,  and  I  should  not  fail  to  sit 
with  the  king  at  meat :  but  let  me 
go,  that  I  may  ''hide  myself  in  the 
held  unto  the  third  day  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me, 
then  say,  David  earnestly  asked 
leave  of  me  that  he  might  run  '^to 
Beth-lehem  his  city :  for  there  is  a 
yearly  "sacrifice  there  for  all  the 
family. 

7  "If  he  say  thus,  It  is  well ;  thy 
servant  shall  have  x^eace:  but  if 
he  be  very  wroth,  then  be  sure  that 
'^evil  is  determined  by  him. 

8  Therefore  thou  shalt  '^  deal  kind- 
ly with  thy  servant ;  for  ^'thou  hast 
brought  thy  servant  into  a  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  with  thee :  not- 
withstanding, ^if  there  be  in  me 
ini(piity,  slay  me  thyself;  for  why 
shouldest  thou  bring  me  to  thy  fa- 
ther? 

9  And  Jonatlian  said.  Far  be  it 
from  thee :  for  if  I  knew  certainly 
that  evil  were  determined  by  my 
ftither  to  come  upon  thee,  then 
would  not  I  tell  it  thee? 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan, 
Who  shall  tell  me  ?  or  what  if  thy 
father  answer  thee  roughly  ? 

11  1^  And  Jonathan  said  unto 
David,  Oome,  and  let  us  go  out 
into  the  field.  And  they  went  out 
both  of  them  into  the  field. 

12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  Da- 
vid, O  Lord  (Jod  of  Israel,  when  I 
have  *  sounded  my  father  about  to 
morrow  any  time,  or  the  third  day, 
and,  behold,  if  there  he-g;ood  toward 
David,  and  I  then  send  not  unto 
thee,  and  ♦shew  it  thee; 

13  'The  Lord  do  so  and  much 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1062. 


II  Or,  Satj 

what  is  thy 
mind,  and  1 
ivitl  do,  ^-c. 

t  Heb. 
siieaketh.OT, 
thinketh. 

"Num. 10.10. 
&28.  U. 


bch.  19.2. 


■^ch.  ir,.  4. 


II  Or,  feaM, 
ch.  9.  12. 


A  See  Deut. 
1.'23. 
2  Sam.  17.4. 


'ch.  25.  17. 

Esth.  7.  7. 
f  Josh.  2.  14. 

f  ver.  16. 
ch.  18.  3.  & 
23.  18. 


h  2  Sam.  14. 
32. 


fHeb. 

searched. 


f  Ileb.  vn- 
corer  thine 
ear, 
ver.  2. 

iRuthl.  17. 


i 


Tliey  agree  upon  a  token. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Saul  seeketh  to  Mil  Jonathan. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lUf.2. 


kJoRli.  1.  a. 
ch.  17.  H7. 
lChr.2l'.n, 
IG. 


I2S!im.9.1,3, 
7.  Si  Ul.  7. 


t  rieb.  cut. 


^  eh.  25.  2-J. 
Seecli..31.2. 
2  Sam.  4.  7. 
&  21.  «. 


llOr,  hv'ii-' 
lore  tuward 
him. 

"  ch.  18. 1. 


°  ver.  5. 


f  Heb. 
jinst:cd. 


li  Or. 

titligmtbj. 
tHii). 

grealbj. 
I'ch.  I'J.  2. 
t  lU-b.  Ill  'Ae 

(/a//  or' the 

busine.ts. 
!10r,  r/ici« 

»heweth  the 

way. 


tHeb.no* 
any  thing. 
SJer.  4.  2. 


"•ver.  14,1.5. 
See  ver.  42. 


more  to  Jonathan  :  but  if  it  please 
my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  then  I 
will  shew  it  thee,  and  send  thee 
away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in 
peace:  and  "the  Lord  be  with 
thee,  as  he  hath  been  with  my  fa- 
ther. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while 
yet  I  live  shew  me  the  kindness  of 
the  Lord,  that  I  die  not : 

15  But  also  'thou  shalt  not  cut 
off  thy  kindness  from  my  house  for 
ever:  no,  not  when  the  Lord  hath 
cut  off  the  enemies  of  David  every 
one  from  the  face  of  the  earth. 

10  So  Jonathan  huade  a  covenant 
with  the  house  of  David,  sayiur/, 
'"Let  the  Lord  even  retpiire  it  at 
the  hand  of  David's  enemies. 

17  And  Jonathan  caused  David 
to  swear  again,  "  because  he  loved 
him :  "for  he  loved  him  as  he  loved 
his  own  soul. 

18  Then  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
"To  morrow  is  the  new  moon :  and 
thou  shalt  be  missed,  because  thy 
seat  will  be  *  empty. 

10  And  when  thou  hast  stayed 
three  days,  then  thou  shalt  go  down 
"^luickly,  and  come  to  pfhe  place 
where  thou  didst  hide  thyself 
^wheu  the  business  was  in  hand, 
and  shalt  remain  by  the  stone 
"Ezel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows 
on  the  side  thereof,  as  though  I  shot 
at  a  mark. 

21  And,  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad, 
saijing,  Go,  find  out  the  arrows.  If 
I  expressly  say  unto  the  lad,  Be- 
hold, the  arrows  are  on  this  side 
of  thee,  take  them;  then  come 
thou:  for  there  is  peace  to  thee, 
and  hio  hurt;  'Uis  the  Lord  liveth. 

22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the 
young  man.  Behold,  the  arrows  are 
beyond  thee ;  go  thy  way :  for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  thee  away. 

23  And  as  touching  'the  matter 
which  thou  and  I  have  spoken  of, 
behold,  the  Lord  he  between  thee 
and  me  for  ever. 

24  Tf  So  David  hid  himself  in  the 
field :  and  when  the  new  moon  was 
come,  the  king  sat  him  down  to  eat 


meat. 
25  And  the  king 


sJBt   upon   his 


seat,  as  at  other  times,  even  upon 
a  seat  by  the  wall :  and  Jonathan 
arose,  and  iVbner  sat  by  Saul's  side, 
and  David's  phice  was  empty. 
20  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not 
any  thing  that  day:  for  he  thought. 
Something  hath  befallen  him,  he  is 
'not  clean;  surely  he  is  not  ch^an. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  which  urns  the  second  day 
of  the  month,  that  David's  place 
was  empty :  and  Saul  said  unto 
Jonathan  his  son.  Wherefore  com- 
et h  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat, 
neither  yesterday,  nor  to  day  f 

28  And  Jonathan  'answered  Saul, 
David  earnestly  asked  leave  of  me 
to  go  to  Beth-lehem : 

21)  And  he  said.  Let  me  go,  I  pray 
thee ;  for  our  family  hath  a  sacri- 
fice in  the  city;  and  my  brother, 
he  hath  commanded  me  to  he  there : 
and  now,  if  I  have  found  favour  in 
thine  eyes,  let  me  get  away,  I  pray 
thee,  and  see  my  brethren.  There- 
fore he  Cometh  not  unto  the  king's 
table. 

30  Then  Saul's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Jonathan,  and  he  said  un- 
to him,  II  ^Thou  son  of  the  perverse 
rebellious  ivoman,  do  not  I  know 
that  thou  hast  chosen  the  son  of 
Jesse  to  thine  own  confusion,  and 
unto  the  confusion  of  thy  mother's 
nakedness  ? 

31  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse 
liveth  upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt 
not  be  established,  nor  thy  king- 
dom. Wherefore  now  send  and 
fetch  him  unto  me,  for  he  *  shall 
surely  die. 

32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul 
his  father,  and  said  unto  him, 
"Wherefore  sliall  he  be  slain f  what 
hath  he  donef 

33  And  Saul  ''cast  a  javelin  at 
him  to  smite  him:  ^whereby  Jona- 
than knew  that  it  was  determined 
of  his  fiither  to  slay  David. 

34  So  Jonathan  arose  from  the 
table  in  fierce  anger,  and  did  eat 
no  meat  the  second  day  of  the 
month :  for  he  was  grieved  for 
David,  because  his  father  had  done 
him  shame. 

35  ^f  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  Jonathan  went  out 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  I0()2. 


351 


\ 


"Lev.  7.  21. 
&  15.  5,  &c. 


<  ver.  G. 


II  Or,  Thou 
perverse 
rebel. 

t  Heb 

or'  p 
reap 


t  Heb.  is 
the  .ton  of 
death. 


"  ch.  19.  5. 
Matt.  27. 2^. 
Luke23.2:i. 

^ch.  18. 11. 

y  ver.  7. 


David  and  Jonathan  part. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  obtaineth  hallowed  bread. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 


■t  Iltb.  lo 
jxtss  over 
liim. 


tlleb.  in- 
?tru}neuts, 

t  Ueb.  that 
waa  his. 


■h.  1.17. 
he 
be 
■■ch.  10. 10..  of 

•>Z. 

I 


'  la.  20.  2. 


t  TIfb./e?;, 
Num.  '1\. 


into  the  field  at  the  time  appointed 
with  David,  and  a  little  lad  with 
him. 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad,  Eun, 
find  out  now  the  arrows  which  I 
shoot.  And  as  the  lad  ran,  he  shot 
an  arrow  n)eyond  him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  to 
the  place  of  the  arrow  which  Jona- 
than had  shot,  Jonathan  cried  after 
the  lad,  and  said,  Js  not  the  arrow 
beyond  thee  ! 

38  And  Jonathan  cried  after  the 
lad.  Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not. 
And  Jonathan's  lad  gathered  up 
the  arrows,  and  came  to  his  master. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any 
thing:  only  Jonathan  and  David 
knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jonathan  gave  his  ^  artil- 


lery 
him 


unto  ^  his  lad,  and  said  unto 


•ch.  ](.3, 

called 

Ahia;. 

Callt'l  also 

AhinHiai , 

Mark  2.  ;;«. 

b  ch.  l(i.  4. 

,  Go,  carry  them  to  the  city. 

41  ^  And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was 
gone,  David  arose  out  of  a  place 
toward  the  south,  and  fell  on  his 
face  to  the  ground,  and  bowed 
himself  three  times:  and  they  kiss- 
ed one  another,  and  wept  one  with 
another,  until  David  exceeded. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
'Go  in  peace,  "forasmuch  as  we 
have  sworn  both  of  us  in  the  name 
of  the  LoKD,  saying.  The  Lord  be 
between  me  and  thee,  and  between 
my  seed  and  thy  seed  for  ever. 
And  he  arose  and  departed:  and 
Jonathan  went  into  the  city. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  David  at  Nob  ohtaineifi  of  Ahimelech  hallowed 
bread.  7  Boeg  was  present.  8  David  taketh  Goli- 
ath\s  sword.  10  David  at  Oath  j'eigneth  himself 
mad. 

THEX  came  David  to  Xob  to 
''Ahimelech  the  priest:  and 
Ahimelech  was  ^'afraid  at  the  meet- 
ing of  David,  and  said  unto  him, 
Why  art  thou  alone,  and  no  man 
with  thee  f 

2  And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech 
tlie  priest.  The  king  hath  command- 
ed me  a  business,  and  hath  said 
unto  me.  Let  no  man  know  any 
thing  of  the  business  whereabout  1 
send  thee,  and  what  I  have  com- 
manded thee:  and  I  have  appoint- 
ed my  servants  to  such  and  such  a 
place. 

3  Now  therefore  what  is   under 

352 


thine  hand  I  give  me  five  loaves  of 
bread  in  mine  hand,  or  what  there 
is  ^in^esent. 

4  And  the  priest  answered  David, 
and  said.  There  is  no  common 
bread  under  mine  hand,  but  there 
is  'hallowed  bread;  ''if  the  young 
men  have  kept  themselves  at  least 
from  women. 

5  And  David  answered  the  priest, 
and  said  unto  him.  Of  a  truth  wo- 
men hare  been  kept  from  us  about 
these  three  days,  since  I  came  out, 
and  the  "  vessels  of  the  young  men 
are  holy,  and  the  bread  is  in  a  man- 
ner common,  "  yea,  though  it  were 
sanctified  this  day  *^in  the  vessel. 

6  So  the  priest  ^gave  him  hal- 
lowed bread:  for  there  was  no 
bread  there  but  the  shewbread, 
''that  was  taken  from  before  the 
Lord,  to  i)ut  hot  bread  in  the  day 
when  it  was  taken  away. 

7  Xow  a  certain  man  of  the  serv- 
ants of  Saul  was  there  that  day, 
detained  before  the  Lord  ;  and 
his  name  was  '  Doeg,  an  Edomite, 
the  chiefest  of  the  herdmen  that 
belonged  to  Saul. 

8  ^f  And  David  said  unto  Ahime- 
lech, And  is  there  not  here  under 
thine  hand  spear  or  sword!  for  I 
have  neither  brought  my  sword 
nor  my  weapons  with  me,  because 
the  king's  business  required  haste. 

9  And  the  i^riest  said,  The  sword 
of  Goliath  the  Philistine,  whom 
thou  slewest  in  ''the  valley  of  Elah, 
'behold,  it  is  here  wrapped  in  a 
cloth  behind  the  ephod:  if  thou 
wilt  take  that,  take  it :  for  there  is 
no  other  save  that  here.  And  Da- 
vid said,  There  is  none  like  that; 
give  it  me. 

10  1  And  David  arose,  and  fled 
that  day  for  fear  of  Saul,  and  went 
to  I'Achish  the  king  of  Gatli. 

11  And  "'the  servants  of  Achish 
said  unto  him,  Is  not  this  David 
the  king  of  the  land  ?  did  they  not 
sing  one  to  another  of  him  in 
dances,  saying.  "  Saul  hath  slain 
his  thousands,  and  David  his  ten 
thousands  I 

12  And  David  "laid  up  these 
words  in  his  iieart,  and  was  sore 
afraid  of  Achish  the  king  of  Gath. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1062. 

tHeb. 
found. 


•■  Ex.  2S.  .10. 

1-ev.  -24.  ,'). 

Matt.  1:;.  4. 
■1  Ex.  19.  1.5. 

Zech.  7.  3. 


'  lThes8.4.4. 


I!  Or,  espf- 
cinlh/  when 
this  tiai/ 
I  here  is 
otlicr  sanc- 
tified in  the 
vessel. 

fLev.  8.  20. 

EJIatt.  12. .",, 
4. 
Mark  2.  25, 

ai. 

l>tikc  6.  3,4. 
ti  Lev.  24.8,9. 


i  ch.  22.  9. 
Pa.  52,  title. 


I  ch.  17.  2,.0O. 


1  See  ch.  SI. 
10. 


II  Or, 

Ahimelech. 

I's.  .•'.4,  title. 
■"  Ps.SO.titlc. 


"cJi.  IS.7.  & 
29.5. 


"  Luke  2. 19. 


David  feigneth  madness  at  Gath.  I.  SAJVIUEL. 


Doeg  accuseth  AMmelech. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1U62. 


PTs.^,  title. 
II  Or,  niacle 


II  Or,  praj/eth 
the  mad- 
man. 


=  Ps.  .'57,  title, 

&  IIJ,  title. 

f>  J  Sam.  :^.j. 


I 


t  Ileb.  had  a 
rfteditor. 

t  lUh.  bitter 
of  soul. 


13  And  f  lie  chang-ed  his  behaviour 
before  them,  and  feigned  liiin.self 
mad  in  their  hands,  and  "serabbled 
on  the  doors  of  the  gate,  and  h^t 
his  spittle  fall  down  upon  his  beard. 

14  Then  said  Aehish  unto  his 
servants,  Lo,  ye  see  tlie  man  "is 
mad  :  wh(>refore  ilioi  have  ye 
brought  him  to  me  ? 

15  Have  I  need  of  madmen,  that 
ye  have  brought  this  fellow  to  i)lay 
the  madman  in  my  i)resi»nee  1  shall 
this  fellow  come  into  ni}-  house  f 

OHAPTEE  XXII. 

1  Companies  resort  unto  David  at  Aduilnm.  3  At 
Mlzpeh  he  conimenddli  his  parents n?ito  the  kiiit/  of 
Moab.  5  Adinordshed  by  Gad,  he  comcth  to  lla- 
rcth.  6  Smil  <]obi(j  to  pursue  him,  coiiiplaiiicth 
of  his  servayits^  unfaithfidnrss.  '.)  Doe;/  accuseth 
AMmelech.  11  Saul  commandeihto  kill  the  priest.H. 
17  The  footmen  refusing,  iJocg  cxecuteth  it.  20 
Abiathar  escaping,  bringeth  David  the  news. 

DAVID  therefore  departed 
thence,  and  -'escaped  ^'to  the 
cave  AduUam :  and  when  his  breth- 
ren and  all  his  father's  house  heard 
it,  they  went  down  thither  to  him. 
judg.n.,3. 1  2  '^And  every  one  that  was  in  dis- 
tress, and  every  one  that  Uvas  in 
debt,  and  everj^  one  that  teas  klis- 
contented,  gathered  themselves  un- 
to him ;  and  he  became  a  captain 
over  them  :  and  there  w  ere  .with 
him  about  four  hundred  men. 

3  *1  And  David  went  thence  to 
Mizpeh  of  Moab :  and  he  said  unto 
the  king  of  Moab,  Let  my  lather 
and  my  mother,  I  pray  thee,  come 
forth,  and  l)e  with  you,  till  I  know 
what  God  will  do  for  me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before 
the  king  of  Moab  :  and  they  dwelt 
with  him  all  the  while  that  David 
was  in  the  hold. 

5  ^\  And  the  prophet  ''  Gad  said 
unto  David,  Abide  not  in  the  hold; 
depart,  and  g-et  thee  into  the  land 
of  Judah.  Then  David  departed, 
and  came  into  the  forest  of  Ilareth. 

6  1  When  Saul  heard  that  David 
was  discovered,  and  the  men  that 
ivere  with  him,  (now  Saul  abode  in 
Gibeah  under  a  "tree  in  Uamah, 
having-  his  spear  in  his  hand,  and 
all  his  servants  ivere  standing  about 
him ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  serv- 
ants that  stood  about  him.  Hear 
now,  ye  Benjamites;  will  the  son 

33 


■>  2  Sam.  24. 
11. 

1  Chr.21.!). 

2  Chr.29.2o. 


1!  Or,  grove 
in.  it  high 
place. 


of  Jesse  ^'give  every  one  of  you 
helds  and  vinevards,  and  malvc  you 
all  ca])tains  of  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains of  luuidreds; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired 
against  me,  and  there  is  none  that 
'slieweth  me  that  'niy  son  hath 
made  a  league  with  the  son  of 
.Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you 
that  is  sorry  for  me,  or  sheweth 
unto  me  that  my  son  liath  stirred 
up  my  servant  against  me,  to  lie 
in  wait,  as  at  tliis  day  ? 

9  ^[  Then  answered  '-'Doeg  the 
Kdomite,  wliich  w\as  set  over  the 
servants  of  Saul,  and  said,  I  saw 
the  son  of  Jesse  coming  to  Xob, 
to  ''Ahimelech  the  son  of  'Aliitub. 

10  "And  he  inquired  of  the  Lord 
for  him,  and  'gave  him  victuals, 
and  gave  him  the  sword  of  Goliath 
the  riiilistine. 

11  Then  the  king  sent  to  call 
Ahimelech  the  jjriest,  the  son  of 
Ahitub,  and  all  his  father's  house, 
the  i)riests  that  were  in  Nob  :  and 
they  came  all  of  them  to  the  king. 

"*42  And  Saul  said.  Hear  now,  thou 
son  of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered, 
^Here  I  am,  my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him.  Why 
have  ye  conspired  against  me,  thou 
and  the  son  of  Jesse,  in  that  thou 
hast  given  him  bread,  and  a  sword, 
and  hast  inquired  of  God  for  him, 
that  he  should  rise  against  me,  to 
lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  1 

14  Then  Ahimel|ich  answered  the 
king,  and  said^And  wdio  is  so  faith- 
ful among  all  thv  servants  as  Da- 
vid,  wliicli  is  the  king's  son  in  law, 
and  goeth  at  thy  bidding,  and  is 
honourable  in  thine  house  1 

lo  Did  I  then  begin  to  inquire  of 
God  for  him  f  be  it  far  from  me : 
let  not  the  king  impute  any  thing 
unto  his  servant,  nor  to  all  the 
house  of  my  father :  for  thy  serv- 
ant knew  nothing  of  all  this,  ^  less 
or  more. 

—  IG  And  the  king  said,  Thou  shalt 
surely  die,  Ahimelech,  thou,  and 
all  thy  father's  house. 

17  •[  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
"*  footmen  tliat  stood  about  him, 
Turn,  and  slay  the  priests  of  the 

[  LoiiD ;  because  their  hand  also  is 

353 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1062. 

'  eh.  8. 14. 


t  neb. 

uncorerctk 
niiin;  ear, 
ch.  -JO.  2. 
fch.  18.3.* 
20.  30. 


«ch.  21.7. 
Prt.  52,  title, 
&  ver.  1, 2,3. 


hch.  21.  1. 
i  cl>.  14.  S. 
k  Num.27.21. 

Jch.  21.6,  9. 


t  lit  h. 

Behold  me. 


iMch.litlle 
or  yrtat.^ 


Or,  guard. 
i  tlleb. 
I     runners. 


Hie  priests  of  Xoh  slain. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  resciieth  Keilah. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  11162 


•"SeeEx.  1. 
17. 


"  Sec  ch.  2. 
31. 


°ver.  9,  U. 


Pch.2.3.  0. 


1  ch.  2.  33. 


n  Kings  2. 
2li. 


•JOBh.  I.7.M. 


l-  vcr.  4,  (!, 
cli.  'M.  «. 
2  Sam.  A. 
23. 


with  David,  and  because  they  knew 
when  he  fled,  and  did  not  shew  it 
to  me.  But  the  servants  of  the 
king  "" would  not  put  forth  their 
hand  to  fall  upon  the  priests  of  the 
Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg, 
Turn  thou,  and  fall  upon  the 
priests.  And  Doeg  the  Edomite 
turned,  and  he  fell  upon  the  i^riests, 
and  "slew  on  that  day  fourscore 
and  five  persons  that  did  wear  a 
linen  ephod. 

19  "And  Nob,  the  city  of  the 
priests,  smote  he  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  both  men  and  women, 
children  and  sucklings,  and  oxen, 
and  asses,  and  sheej),  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

20  1  PAnd  one  of  the  sons  of 
Ahimelech  the  sou  of  Ahitub, 
named  Abiathar,  '^  escaped,  and 
fled  after  David. 

21  And  Abiathar  shewed  David 
that  Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's 
priests. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abiathar, 
I  knew  it  that  day,  when  Doeg  th©' 
Edomite  tvas  there,  that  he  would 
surely  tell  Saul :  I  have  occasioned 
the  death  of  all  the  persons  of  thy 
father's  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  me,  fear  not : 
•■for  he  that  seeketh  my  life  seek- 
eth  thy  life :  but  with  me  thou 
shalt  he  in  safeguard. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  David,  inquiring  of  the  fjord  by  Abiathar,  refteucfh 
Keilah.  7  God  shewing  him  the  corning  of  SanJ, 
and  t/ie  treachery  of  the  Keiliiex,  he  e-icapcth  from 
Keilah.  14  In  Ziph  Jonathan  cometh  and  coiifort- 
eth  him.  19  The  Ziphites  discover  him  to  Said.  25 
At  Jfaon  he  is  rescued  from  Saul  by  the  invasion  of 
the  Philistines.     21)  He  dwelleth  at  En-gedi. 

THEN  they  told  David,  saying, 
Behold,  the  Philistines  tight 
against  ''Keilah,  and  thej^  rob  the 
threshingfloors. 

2  Therefore  David  'inquired  of 
the  Lord,  saying,  Shidl  I  go  and 
smite  these  Philistines!  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  David,  Go,  and 
smite  the  Philistines,  and  save 
Keilah. 

3  And  David's  men  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  we  bc!  atVaid  here  in 
Judah:  how  nmcli  more  tlien  if 
we  come  to  Kcilali  against  the 
armies  of  the  Philistines! 

354 


4  Then  David  inquired  of  the 
Lord  yet  again.  And  the  Lord 
answered  him  and  said.  Arise,  go 
down  to  Keilah ;  for  I  will  deliver 
the  Philistines  into  thine  hand. 

5  So  David  and  his  men  went  to 
Keilah,  and  fought  with  the  Phi- 
listines, and  brought  away  their 
cattle,  aud  smote  them  with  a  great 
slaughter.  So  David  saved  the  in- 
habitants of  Keilah. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Abi- 
athar the  son  of  Ahimelech  '  fled  to 
David  to  Keilah,  tliat  he  came 
down  with  an  ephod  in  his  hand. 

7  1  And  it  was  told  Saul  that 
David  was  come  to  Keilah.  And 
Saul  said,  God  hath  delivered  him 
into  mine  hand ;  for  he  is  shut  in, 
by  entering  into  a  town  that  hath 
gates  and  bars. 

8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people 
together  to  War,  to  go  down  to 
Keilah,  to  besiege  David  and  his 
men. 

9  ^l  And  David  knew  that  Saul 
secretly  practised  mischief  against 
him ;  and  ''  he  said  to  Abiathar  the 
l^riest.  Bring  hither  the  ephod. 

10  Then  said  David,  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  thv  servant  hath  certain- 
ly  heard  that  Saul  seeketh  to  come 
to  Keilah,  Ho  destroy  the  city  for 
my  sake. 

11  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver 
me  up  into  his  hand  ?  will  Saul 
come  down,  as  thy  servant  hath 
heard  ?  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
beseech  thee,  tell  thy  servant. 
And  the  Lord  said.  He  will  come 
down. 

12  Then  said  David,  Will  the  men 
of  Keilah  ^  deliver  me  and  my  men 
into  the  hand  of  Saul !  And  the 
Lord  said.  They  will  deliver  thee 
up. 

13  1^  Then  David  and  his  men, 
^  which  tvere  about  six  hundred, 
arose  and  departed  out  of  Keilah, 
and  went  whithersoever  they  could 
go.  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  Da- 
vid was  escaped  from  Keilah ;  and 
he  forl)are  to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wil- 
derness in  strong  iiolds,  and  re- 
mained in  "a  mountain  in  the  wil- 
derness of  ''Ziph.  And  Saul '  sought 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1062. 


■  ch.  22.  20. 


Lbout  1C61. 


d  Num.2r.£l. 
ch.  GO.  ". 


'ch.  22.  in. 


tTlcb. 
shut  up. 


fch.  22.2.  & 
•io.  13. 


fPs.  11.  1. 
l.Jijsh.  I.->..«i. 
i  Ps.  5i.  3, 4. 


The  Ziphites  discover 


I.  SA3IUEL. 


David  to  Saul. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  11161. 


k  ch.  24.  20. 


Ich.  IS.  •■!.  & 
2(1.  I(>.  42. 
2  Sam.  21. r. 


"  See  eh.  20. 
]. 

Ps.  54,  title. 


t  Heb.  on  the 
right  hand. 

I!  Or,  The 
wilderness. 


°  Vs.  54.  3. 


fUeh.  foot 
shall  be. 


"Josh.  15.55. 
ch.  25.  2. 


U  Or,/rom 
the  rock. 


liim  every  day,  but  God  delivered 
liiiii  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  tliat  Saul  was 
come  out  to  seek  his  life:  and  Da- 
vid ivas  in  the  wilderness  ot  Ziph 
in  a  wood. 

16  ^  And  Jonathan  Saul's  son 
arose,  and  went  to  David  into  the 
wood,  and  strengthened  his  hand 
in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Fear 
not :  for  the  hand  of  Saul  my  fa- 
ther shall  not  find  thee;  and  tliou 
slialt  be  king  over  Israel,  and  I 
shall  be  next  unto  thee;  and  Hhat 
also  Saul  my  father  knoweth. 

IS  And  they  two  '  made  a  cov- 
enant before  the  Lord  :  and  David 
abode  in  the  wood,  and  Jonathan 
weait  to  his  house. 

19  If  Then  "'came  up  the  Ziphites 
to  Saul  to  Gibeah,  saying,  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in 
strong  holds  in  the  wood,  in  the 
hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  ^on  the 
south  of  "  Jeshimon  I 

20  Kow  therefore,  O  king,  come 
down  according  to  all  the  desire 


down 


and 
hhn 


of  thy  soul  to  come 

"our  part  shall  he  to  deliver 

into  the  king's  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said,  Blessed  he  ye 
of  the  Lord  ;  for  ye  have  compas- 
sion on  me. 

22  Go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet, 
and  know  and  see  his  place  where 
his  t haunt  is,  and  who  hath  seen 
him  there :  for  it  is  told  me  that  he 
dealeth  very  subtilely. 

23  See  therefore,  and  take  knowl- 
edge of  all  the  lurking  places  where 
he  hideth  himself,  and  come  ye 
again  to  me  with  the  certainty, 
and  I  will  go  with  you:  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the 
land,  that  I  will  search  liini  out 
throughout  all  the  thousands  of 
Judah. 

24  And  they  arose,  and  went  to 
Ziph  before  Saul:  but  David  and 
his  men  tvere  in  the  wilderness  "of 
Maon,  in  the  plain  on  the  south  of 
Jeshimon. 

25  Saul  also  and  his  men  went  to 
seek  him.  And  they  told  David: 
wherefore  he  came  down  "into  a 
rock,  and  abode  in  the  wilderness 


of  jNLion.  7Vnd  when  Saul  heard 
that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the 
wihlerness  of  Maon. 

2()  And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of 
the  mountain,  and  David  and  his 
men  on  that  side  of  the  mountain  : 
Pand  David  made  haste  to  get 
away  f(n'  l(;ar  of  Saul ;  for  Saul 
and  his  men  ''  compassed  David 
and  his  men  round  about  to  take 
them. 

27  ^  'But  there  came  a  messenger 
unto  Saul,  saying,  Haste  thee,  and 
come;  for  the  rhilistines  have  in- 
vaded the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Saul  returned  from 
pursuing  after  David,  and  went 
against  the  Philistines :  therefore 
tliey  called  that  place  "Sela-ham- 
mahlekoth. 

29  1  And  David  went  up  from 
thence,  and  dwelt  in  strong  holds 
at  'En-gedi. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  David  in  a  ixive  at  Eii-gedi.,  fiavbuj  cut  off  SmiVs 
skirt,  spardh  Iiis  life.  8  Hf  ulieweth  thenby  fiis  in- 
nocencij.  IG  Saul,  ackj}<iwledqiriij  hix  fault,  taketh 
an  oath  of  David,  and  deparieth. 

AND    it   came   to    pass,   ''when 
i\..  Saul  was  returned  from  '  fol- 
lowing the  Philistines,  that  it  was 
told  him,  saying.  Behold,  David  is 
in  the  wilderness  of  En-gedi. 

2  Then  vSaul  took  three  thousand 
chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel,  and 
""went  to  seek  David  and  his  men 
upon  the  rocks  of  the  wild  goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheep- 
cotes  by  the  way,  ^here  was  a 
cave ;  and  '  Saul  went  in  to  ''  cover 
his  feet :  and  ""  David  and  his 
men  remained  in  the  sides  of  the 
cave. 

4  ^And  the  men  of  David  said 
unto  him.  Behold  the  day  of  wliich 
the  Lord  said  unto  thee.  Behold,  I 
will  deliver  thine  enemy  into  thine 
hand,  that  thou  mayest  do  to  liim 
as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 
Then  David  arose,  and  cut  oti'  the 
skirt  of  ^  Saul's  robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
that  ^'David's  heart  smote  him,  be- 
cause he  had  cut  off'  Saul's  skirt. 

G   And    he   said    unto   his   men, 
^  The  Lord  forbid  that  I  should  j 
do  this  thing  unto  my  master,  the  i 
Lord's  anointed,  to  stretch  forth 

355  I 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1U61. 


P  Pa.  SI.  22. 


1  Ps.  17.  0. 


"■See  2  KingB 
lU.  9. 


tn.b. 
."Iiread 
thernsdves 
upon,  iic. 


II  That  is. 
The  rock  of 
divisions. 


» 2  Chr.  20.  2. 


"ch.  23.  28. 
t  Ileb.  C{fter. 


l>  Ps.  38. 12. 


■^Ps.  141.G. 

<i  .ludK.  3. 24. 

■^Ps.  57,  title, 

&  142,  title. 


rch.  2G.  8. 


t  Ilcb.  the 
robe  which 
was  ^atiVjf. 


S2Sain.  24. 
10. 


lich.  2«.  11. 


Saul  aclxnou'Jedgetli 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Ms  fault  to  David. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1061. 

tHeb. 

cut  offl 
i  Ps.  r.  4. 

Matt.  5.  44. 

Rom.  12.ir, 

19. 


kPs.  141.6. 
Prov.  lU.  2S. 
&  17.  9. 


I  Ps.  7.  3.  & 
35.7. 


"ch.  26.20. 


"  Gen.  16.  5. 
Jud-.  ll.iT. 
ch.  ai.  10. 
Job  5.  8. 


»  ch.  17.  4.T 
a  Sam.  U.  8. 
Pch.  ai. :». 

1  ver.  12. 


'  2  Chr.24.22. 
•  Pi.  35. 1.  & 

4:).  1.  i  119. 

l.M. 

Mic.  7.  9. 
t  Ueb  judge. 


'  ch.  2C.  17. 


mine  hand  against  him,  seeing  he 
is  the  anointed  of  the  Lokd. 

7  80  David  ^ '  stayed  his  servants 
with  these  words,  and  suffered 
them  not  to  rise  against  Saul. 
But  Saul  rose  up  out  of  the  cave, 
and  went  on  Ms  way. 

8  David  also  arose  afterward,  and 
went  out  of  the  cave,  and  cried 
after  Saul,  saying.  My  lord  the 
king.  And  when  Saul  looked  be- 
hind him,  David  stooped  with  his 
face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed  him- 
self. 

9  1"  And  David  said  to  Saul, 
■^  A\Tierefore  hearest  thou  men's 
words,  saving,  Behold,  David  seek- 
eth  thy  hurt  f 

10  Behold,  tliis  day  thine  eyes 
have  seen  how  that  the  Loed  had 
delivered  thee  to  day  into  mine 
hand  in  the  cave :  and  some  bade 
me  kill  thee :  but  mine  eye  spared 
thee;  and  I  said,  I  Avill  not  put 
forth  mine  hand  against  my  lord ; 
for  he  is  the  Lord's  anointed. 

11  Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea, 
see  the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my 
hand :  for  in  that  I  cut  oif  the  skirt 
of  thy  robe,  and  killed  thee  not, 
know  thou  and  see  that  there  is 
'neither  evil  nor  transgression  in 
mine  hand,  and  I  have  not  sinned 
against  thee;  yet  thou  "huntest 
my  soul  to  take  it. 

12  °  The  Loed  judge  between  me 
and  thee,  and  the  Loed 
me  of  thee :  but  mine  hand 
not  be  upon  thee. 

13  As  saitli  the  proverb  of  the 
ancients,  AVickedness  proceedeth 
from  the  wicked :  but  mine  hand 
shall  not  be  upon  thee 

14  After  whom  is  the 
rael  come  out?   after  whom  dost 
thou  i)ursue!  "after  a  dead  dog, 
aft(;r  "a  flea. 

15  "^The  Loed  therefore  be  judge, 
and  judge  between  me  and  thee, 
and  'see,  and  "plead  my  cause,  and 
'deliver  me  out  of  thine  hand. 

U)  ■  And 


avenge 


shall 


king  of  Is- 


when 


it  came  to  pass, 
David  had  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing these  words  unto  Saul,  that 
Saul  said,  '/.s  tliis  tliy  voice,  my 
son  David?  And  Saul  lifted  up 
his  voice,  and  wept. 

350 


17  "And  he  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  ''more  righteous  than  I:  for 
•thou  hast  rewarded  me  good, 
whereas  I  have  rewarded  thee  evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  shewed  this  day 
how  that  thou  hast  dealt  well  with 
me :  forasmuch  as  when  ^the  Loed 
had  ^  delivered  me  into  thine  hand, 
thou  killedst  me  not. 

19  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy, 
will  he  let  him  go  well  away! 
wherefore  the  Loed  reward  thee 
good  for  that  thou  hast  done  unto 
me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  ''I  know 
well  that  thou  shalt  surely  be  king, 
and  that  the  kingdom  of  Israel 
shall  be  established  in  thine  hand. 

21  ^  Swear  now  therefore  unto  me 
by  the  Loed,  Hhat  thou  wilt  not 
cut  otf  my  seed  after  me,  and  that 
thou  wilt  not  destroy  my  name  out 
of  my  father's  house. 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Saul. 
And  Saul  went  home ;  but  David 
and  his  men  gat  them  up  unto 
"  the  hold. 

CHAPTEE  XXY. 

I'JSainuel  dieth.  3  David  in  Paran  sendeih  to  Kdbal. 
10  Provoked  by  NabaVs  churlishnesn^  he  mindeth  to 
destroy  him.  14  Abigail  under  standing  thereof,  18 
taketh'a  jiresent,  23  and  by  her  whdom  32  pacijieth 
David.  'i^Q  Nabal  hearing  thereof  dieth.  '6^  David 
taketh  Abigail  and  Ahiiioam  to  be  his  wives.  44 
Michal  is  given  to  Phalli. 

ND  '^  Samuel  died ;  and  all  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1061. 

"  ch.  2G.  21. 
'^  Gen.  .08.26. 
!  Slatt.  5.  44. 


'  ch.  26.  25. 

t Ileb.  shut 

ch.  23. 12.  & 
£ti.  8. 


'ch.  23. 17. 


A^ 


Israelites  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  ^lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  his  house  at  Eamah. 
And  David  arose,  and  went  down 
Ho  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

2  And  there  ivas  a  man  ''in  Maon, 
whose  II  possessions  were  in  ""Oar- 
mel ;  and  the  man  was  very  great, 
and  he  had  three  thousand  sheep, 
and  a  thousand  goats :  and  he  was 
shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  icas 
Nabal,  and  the  name  of  his  wife 
Abigail ;  and  she  was  a  woman  of 
good  understanding,  and  of  a  beau- 
tiful countenance:  but  the  man 
u'as  churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings; 
and  he  was  of  the  house  of  Caleb. 

4  ^  And  David  lieard  in  the  wil- 
derness that  Ni>bal  did  'shear  his 
sheep. 

5  And  David  sent  out  ten  young 
men,   and   David    said    unto    the 


b  Gen.  21.23. 
■=2  Sam.  21.6, 


A  ch.  23.  29. 


about  1060. 
»  ch.  28.  3. 


bNum.20.29. 
Deut.  31.  8. 


'  Gen.  21. 21. 

Ph.  120.  5. 

ri  ch.  23.  24. 

II  Or, 

*  Josh.  15.00. 


fCen.  .TS.  1.3. 
2Siun.lS.23. 


I 


Nal)aVs  churUshness. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


AbigaiVs  discreet  conduct. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1060. 

t  Heb.  o-'t 
hiiH  in  my 
name  of 
peace, 
eh.  17.  22. 

MChr.U'.lS. 
Ps.  IL'J.  7. 
Luke  10.5. 


t  ileb. 
.^haitietf. 
h  ver.  li,  21. 


iNeh.S.  10. 
Ksth.  y.  19. 


t  Ileb. 
rested. 


V  Juds;.  0.  23. 
Ps.  i^l.  7,  S. 
&123.  3,  4. 


IJudg.  8.  C. 

f  Ileb. 
slaughter. 


■"  ch.  ."0.  24. 


tHcb./ew 
upon  them. 


"  ver.  I . 
tll<b. 
shamed. 


yoimg-  men,  Get  you  np  to  Carmel, 
and  go  to  Kabul,  and  'greet  liim 
in  my  name : 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  liim 
that  liveth  in  lyrosperitif,  *^' Peace  l)e 
both  to  tlice,  and  peace  &c  to  thine 
house,  and  peace  le  unto  all  that 
thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I  have  heard  that 
thou  hast  shearers :  now  thy  shep- 
herds which  were  with  us,  we  '  hurt 
them  not,  ''neither  Avas  there  aught 
missing  unto  them,  all  the  while 
they  were  in  Carmel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they 
will  shew  thee.  Wherefore  let  the 
young  men  find  favour  in  thine 
eyes ;  for  we  come  in  '  a  good  day : 
give,  I  pray  thee,  whatsoever  Com- 
eth to  thine  hand  unto  thy  serv- 
ants, and  to  thy  son  David. 

9  And  when  David's  young  men 
came,  they  spake  to  Nabal  accord- 
ing to  all  those  words  in  the  name 
of  David,  and  ^  ceased. 

10  ^  And  IS^abal  answered  David's 
servants,  and  said, ''  Who  is  David  ? 
and  who  is  the  son  of  Jesse  f  there 
be  many  servants  nowadays  that 
break  away  every  man  from  his 
master. 

11  '  Shall  I  then  take  my  bread, 
and  my  water,  and  my  tfiesh  that 
I  have  killed  for  my  shearers,  and 
give  it  unto  men,  whom  I  know 
not  whence  they  &e  f 

12  So  David's  young  men  turned 
their  way,  and  went  again,  and 
came  and  told  him  all  those  say- 
ings. 

13  And  David  said  unto  his  men, 
Gird  ye  on  every  man  his  sword. 
And  they  girded  on  every  man  his 
sword ;  and  David  also  girded  on 
his  sword :  and  there  went  up  after 
David  about  four  hundred  men ; 
and  ^ wo  hundred  "'abode  by  the 
stuff. 

14  ^\  But  one  of  the  young  men 
told  Abigail,  Nabal's  wife,  saying, 

messengers 


Behold, 
of 


David    sent 
the   wilderness 


to    salute 


out 

our   master ;    and   he    ♦  railed  on 

them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good 
unto  us,  and  "we  were  not  'hurt, 
I  neither  missed  we   any  thing,  as  j 


long  as  we  were  conversant  with 
them,  wIkmi  we  were  in  the  fields. 

10  They  were  "'a  wall  unto  us 
both  by  night  and  day,  all  the 
while  we  were  with  them  keeping 
the  sheep. 

17  Now  therefore  know  and  con- 
sider what  thou  wilt  do;  for  'evil 
is  determined  against  our  master, 
and  against  all  his  household :  for 
he  is  such  a  son  of  ''Belial,  that  a 
man  cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  1  Then  Abigail  made  haste, 
and'^took  two  hundred  loaves,  and 
two  bottles  of  wine,  and  five  slieep 
ready  dressed,  and  five  measures 
of  parchiMl  corUy  and  a  Iiundred 
"clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hund- 
red cakes  of  figs,  and  laid  them  on 
asses. 

19  And  she  said  unto  her  serv- 
ants, 'Go  on  before  me;  behold,  I 
come  after  you.  But  she  told  not 
her  husband  Nabal. 

20  And  it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on 
tlie  ass,  that  she  came  down  by 
the  covert  of  the  hill,  and,  be- 
hold, David  and  his  men  came 
down  against  her;  and  she  met 
them. 

21  Now  David  had  said.  Surely 
in  vjiin  have  I  kept  all  that  this 
fellow  hath  in  the  wilderness,  so 
that  nothing  was  missed  of  all  that 
pertained  unto  him:  and  he  hath 
*  requited  me  evil  for  good. 

22  "So  and  more  also  do  God  un- 
to the  enemies  of  David,  if  I  "^  leave 
of  all  that  pertain  to  hiin  by  the 
morning  light  ^  any  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall. 

23  And  when  Abigail  saw  David, 
she  hasted,  and  'lighted  off  the 
ass,  and  fell  before  David  on  her 
face,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said. 
Upon  me,  my  lord,  upon  me  ht  this 
iniquity  he:  and  let  thine  hand- 
maid, I  pray  thee,  speak  in  thine 
'audience,  and  hear  the  words  of 
thine  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I  pray  thee, 
'regard  this  man  of  Belial,  even 
Nabal :  for  as  his  name  is,  so  is 
he ;  "  Xabal  is  his  name,  and  folly 
is  with  him :  but  I  thine  handmaid 


Before 
CHRIST 

uboui  1000. 


"  Ex.  14.  22. 
Job  1. 10. 


'■ch.  20.7. 


1  nout.13.13. 
J  udg.  iy.22. 


'Gen.. 12. 13. 
I'rov.  1S.16. 
&  21. 14. 


i  Or,  lumps. 


Gen.  32. 10, 

I     211. 


'  Ps.  ion.  5. 

Prov.  17. 13. 

"Ruth  1.17. 
ch.  ;>,.  17.  & 
2(1.  I. 'J.  10. 

"  ver.  "A. 


y  1  Kings  14. 
10.  &:il.;il. 
2  Kings'.). 8. 


Mosh.l5. 18. 
Judg.  1.14. 


t  Heb.  ears. 


t  Ileb./dv  it 
to  his  heart. 


II  That  is, 
Fool. 


Ahigail pacifieth  David. 


T.  SAMUEL. 


David  taliCth  Ahigail  to  wife. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lOGl'. 

":i  Kings  2.2. 


b  Gen.  20.  G. 
ver.  33. 


t  Heh.saviny 

thyself. 
'Rom.l2.irt. 
i  2  Sam.  IS. 

32. 


•Gen.  .55. 11. 

ch  30.  M. 

2Kinss5.1.'i. 
li  Or,prescnt. 


t  Ileb.  ualk 
at  the  feet 
or',  S,c. 
ver.  42, 
Judfr.  4. 10. 


f2  Sam.  7.11. 
27. 

lKin<js  y.  .5. 
lChr.17.10, 
25. 


Sch.  IS.  17. 
hch.  24. 11. 


blessing  which 


ijer.  10.  IS. 

f  Heb. in  the 
mulst  of  the 
bought  of  a 
sling. 


t  Heb.  vo 
stagyering^ 
or,  ntuui- 
bliny. 


I  Gen.  24. 27. 
Kx.  1«.  10. 
Ts.  41.1.;.  & 
72. 16. 
Luke  I.  (18. 


1  ver.  20. 


'  ver.  26. 


"  ver.  22. 


saw  not  the  yoang;  men  of  my  lord, 
whom  thou  didst  send. 
20  Xow  therefore,  my  lord, ""  as  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth, 
seeing  the  Lord  hath  ^withholden 
thee  from  coming  to  slied  blood, 
and  from  ^''avenging  thyself  with 
thine  own  hand,  now  '"let  thine  en- 
emies, and  they  that  seek  evil  to 
my  lord,  be  as  Nabal. 

27  And  now  *=  this 
thine  handmaid  hath  brought  unto 
my  lord,  let  it  even  be  given  unto 
the  young  men  that  ^follow  my 
lord. 

28  I  pray  thee,  forgive  the  tres- 
pass of  thine  handmaid:  for  'the 
Lord  will  certainlj^  make  my  lord 
a  sure  house ;  because  my  lord 
stighteth  the  battles  of  the  Lord, 
and  "'  evil  hath  not  been  found  in 
thee  all  thy  days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  pursue 
thee,  and  to  seek  thy  soul :  but  the 
soul  of  my  lord  shall  be  bound  in 
the  bundle  of  life  with  the  Lord 
thy  God;  and  the  souls  of  thine 
enemies,  them  shall  he  '  sling  out, 
U(s  out  of  the  middle  of  a  sling. 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  done  to  my 
lord  according  to  all  the  good  that 
he  hath  si)oken  concerning  thee, 
and  shall  have  ai)i)ointed  thee  ruler 
over  Israel ; 

31  That  this  shall  be  ^no  grief  un- 
to thee,  nor  offence  of  heart  unto 
my  lord,  either  that  thou  ha-st  shed 
blood  causeless,  or  that  my  lord 
hath  avenged  himself:  l>ut  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  Avell 
with  niv  lord,  then  remember  thine 
handmaid. 

32  1  And  David  said  to  Abigail, 
''Blessed  6c  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, Avhich  sejit  thee  this  day  to 
meet  me : 

33  And  blessed  he  thy  advice,  and 
blessed  he  thou,  which  hast  'kept 
me  this  day  from  coming  to  shed 
blood,  and  fioin  avenging  myself 
with  mine  own  band. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  liveth,  wliicli  liath 
'"kept  me  back  fi-oni  hurting  tlice, 
exce])t  thou  liadst  hasted  and  come 
to  meet  me,  surely  there  had    not 


been  left  unto  Nabal  by  the  morn- 
ing light  any  that  jjisseth  against 
the  wall. 

35  So  David  received  of  her  hand 
that  which  she  had  brought  him, 
and  said  unto  her,  °  Go  up  in  peace 
to  thine  house ;  see,  I  have  heark- 
ened to  thy  voice,  and  have  p ac- 
cepted thy  i^erson. 

3G  1  And  Abigail  came  to  ISTabal ; 
and,  behold,  ''he  held  a  feast  in  his 
house,  like  the  feast  of  a  king ;  and 
l^abal's  heart  was  merrv  within 
him,  for  he  ivas  very  drunken : 
wherefore  she  told  him  nothing, 
less  or 
light. 

37   But 


more,  until   the  morning 

it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  when  the  wine  was  gone 
out  of  Nabal,  and  his  wife  had  told 
him  these  things,  that  his  heart 
died  within  him,  and  he  became  as 
a  stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about  ten 
days  after,  that  the  Lord  smote 
]S'abal,  that  he  died. 

39  ^i  And  when  David  heard  that 
Nabal  was  dead,  he  said,  "^ Blessed 
he  the  Lord,  that  hath  'pleaded 
the  cause  of  my  reproach  from  the 
hand  of  Xabal,  and  hath  '  kept  his 
servant  from  evil :  for  the  Lord 
hath  "returned  the  Avickedness  of 
Xabal  upon  his  own  head.  And 
David  sent  and  communed  with 
Abigail,  to  take  her  to  him  to  wife. 

40  And  when  the  servants  of  Da- 
Aid  AA^ere  come  to  Abigail  to  Gar- 
ni el,  they  spake  unto  her,  saying, 
David  sent  us  unto  thee,  to  take 
thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed  her- 
self on  her  face  to  the  earth,  and 
said.  Behold,  let  ''thine  handmaid 
he  a  servant  to  wash  the  feet  of  the 
serA^ants  of  my  lord. 

42  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  ai'ose, 
and  rode  upon  an  ass,  Avith  tiAe 
damsels  of  hers  that  went  'after 
her;  and  she  Avent  after  the  mes- 
sengers of  David,  and  became  his 
Avife. 

43  David  also  took  Ahinoam  ^  of 
Jezreel;  'and  they  Avere  also  both 
of  tlieni  his  AViAes. 

44  «;  r>ut  Saul  had  given  ^Michal 
his    daughter,    Da\itl's     Avife,    to 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1060. 


"ch.  20.  42. 

2  Sam.  15. 9. 

2Kin};s3.19. 

l.uke  7.  50. 

&  8.  48. 
P  Gen.  19.21. 


1 2  Sam.  13. 
23. 


'ver.  32. 
'Prov.  22.23. 


>  ver.  20,  "A. 


"  1  Kiiiss  2. 
44. 
Ps.  7.  16. 


^Ruth2. 10, 
l.i. 
Prov.  15.33. 


t Ileb.  at  her 
feet, 
ver.  27. 


yjosh.l5..V!. 

•  ch.  27.  3.  & 
30.5. 


»  2  Sum.3.14. 


David  stayeth  Ahishai 


I.  SAMUEL. 


from  IdUing  Saul. 


Before 
CHUIST 
uifjut  1060. 

II  Phnltiel. 
":.' Sam.  3.15. 
l>  Is.  II).  30. 


ra.M,  title 


lich.  14.3).  & 
17.  bu. 


H  Or,  midst 
of  his  car~ 

Ch.  1".  20. 


'  1  Chr.  2.  IG. 
<lJudg.7.10, 


"Phalti  the  sou 
was  of  ^  Gallini. 


of 


Laish,  which 


CHAPTER  XXYI. 

1  Saul,  hij  the  discorer//  of  the  Ziphite.i,  cometh  to 
Ildchlhih  againxt  David.  5  J)ai>kl  combu/  into  the 
tiriirh  dnijtih  Abisliai  from  IdUituj  Saul,  but  taketh 
his  spear  and  cruse.  I'S  David  rvprovcth  Abiicr,  IS 
aitd  exhorteth  Said.   2i  Saul  acknowkdi/eth  his  sin. 

AIN'D  the  Ziphites  came  iwito 
Xa_  iSaul  to  Gibeah,  sayiii,<>-,  ='I)oth 
not  David  liide  himself  in  the  hill 
of  Haehilah,  tvh  Ich  is  before  J  eshi- 

JllOll  ? 

2  Then  Saul  arose,  and  went 
down  to  the  wildernes.s  of  Ziph, 
having  three  thousand  cho.sen  men 
of  Israel  with  him,  to  seek  David 
in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of 


Haehilah, 
mon,   by 


which   ts 
the    wav. 


before 
But 


Jeshi- 
David 


f  Heb.  sfmt 
ch.  24.  IH. 


'i;h.24.  6,  7. 
2  Sam.  1.  lU. 


abode  in  the  wilderness,  and  he 
saw  that  Saul  came  after  him  into 
the  wilderness. 

4  David  therefore  sent  out  spies, 
aud  understood  that  Saul  was  come 
in  very  deed. 

5  1^  And  David  arose,  and  came 
to  tlie  place  where  Saul  had  pitch- 
ed :  and  David  beheld  the  place 
where  Saul  lay,  and  ^'Abner  the 
son  of  Ner,  the  captain  of  his  host : 
aud  Saul  lay  in  the  "trench,  and 
the  people  pitched  round  about  hini, 

(i  Then  answered  David  and  said 
to  Ahimelech  the  Hittite,  and  to 
Abishai  Hhe  son  of  Zeruiah,  broth- 
er to  Joab,  saying,  Who  will  ''go 
down  with  me  to  Saul  to  the  camp  ? 
And  Abishai  said,  I  will  go  down 
with  thee. 

7  So  David  and  Abishai  came  to 
the  people  by  night :  and,  behold, 
Saul  lay  sleeping  within  the  trench, 
and  his  spear  stuck  in  the  ground 
at  his  bolster :  but  Abuer  and  the 
peoi)le  lay  round  about  him. 

8  Then  said  Abishai  to  David, 
God  hath  t  delivered  thine  enemy 
into  thine  hand  this  day :  now 
therefore  let  me  smite  him,  I  pray 
thee,  with  the  spear  even  to  the 
earth  at  once,  and  I  will  not  smite 
him  the  second  time. 

9  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  De- 
stroy him  not :  ''for  who  can  stretch 
forth  his  hand  against  the  Lord's 
anointed,  aud  be  guiltless  I 


10  David  said  furthermore,  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  'the  Lord  shall 
smite  him  ;  or  ^  his  day  shall  come 
to  die;  or  he  shall  ''descend  into 
battle,  and  ])erish. 

11  '  The  Lord  forbid  that  I  should 
stretch  forth  mine  hand  against 
the  Lord's  anointed:  but,  J  pray 
thee,  take  thou  now  the  spear  that 
is  at  his  bolster,  and  the  cruse  of 
water,  aud  let  us  go. 

12  So  David  took  the  sxjear  and 
the  cruse  of  water  from  Saufs  bol- 
ster ;  and  they  gat  them  away,  and 
no  man  saw  it,  nor  knew  it,  neither 
awaked:  for  they  were  all  asleep; 
because  ''a  deep   skn^p   from  the 

.Lord  was  fallen  u])ou  them. 

lo  *ji  I'hen  David  Avent  over  to 
the  other  side,  and  stood  on  the 
top  of  a  hill  afar  off;  a  great  space 
hciuf/  between  them : 

14  And  David  cried  to  the  peo- 
ple, and  to  Abner  the  son  of  Xer, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  not,  Ab- 
ner? Then  Abner  answered  and 
said,  Who  art  thou  that  criest  to 
the  king  ? 

15  And  David  said  to  Abuer,  Art 
not  thou  a  valiant  man  ?  and  who 
is  like  to  thee  in  Israel  ?  wherefore 
then  hast  thou  not  kept  thy  lord 
the  king!  for  there  came  one  of 
the  people  in  to  destroy  •the  king 
thy  lord. 

10  This  thing  is  not  good  that 
thou  hast  done.  As  the  Lord  liv- 
eth, ye  are  '  worthy  to  die,  Ijecause 
ye  have  not  ke|)t  your  master,  the 
Lord's  anointed.  And  now  see 
where  the  king's  spear  is,  and  the 
cruse  of  water  that  ivas  at  his  bol- 
ster. 

17  And  Saul  knew  David's  voice, 
and  said,  ^Is  this  thy  voice,  my 
son  David  I  And  David  said.  It  is 
my  voice,  my  lord,  O  king. 

18  And  he  said,  "AVherefore  doth 
my  lord  thus  pursue  after  his  serv- 
ant? for  what  have  I  done?  or 
what  evil  is  in  mine  hand  ? 

19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
let  my  lord  the  king  hear  the  words 
of  his  servant.  If  the  Lord  have 
"stirred  thee  up  against  me,  let 
him  ♦  accept  an  offering :  but  if 
they  1)c  the  children  of  men,  cm'sed 

359 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  lUUO. 

fell.  25.  .•». 
Ph.  94.  1,2, 

i.iike  18.  7. 

Hum.  i-j.ig. 

s  Sec  Otn. 

47.  ■/.>. 

Doiit.  KI.M. 

Job  7.  1.& 

14.  .'i. 

r.s.  ;57.  13. 
li  ch.  SI.  6. 
i  ell.  24.  6, 12. 


k  Gen.  2.  21. 
&  1 J.  12. 


t  Ileb. 
t/ie  sotis  of 
death. 
2  ijuiu.  12.5. 


1  ch.  24. 10. 


■»  ch.  24.9,11. 


°  2  Sam.  16. 

11.  «;24.  1. 
t  Ileb.  smell. 

Gen.  8.  21. 

Lev.  as.  31. 


Saul  acknoivledgetli  Ms, sin. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  fleeth  to  Gatli. 


Before 

CHRIST 

abi)Ut  106  t. 

o  Deut.  4.  L'8. 

Ps.  120.  5. 
tHeb. 

cledving. 
P  2  Sam.  14. 

16.  &  -JO.  19. 


ich.  24.  14. 


'eh.  l.i.  24. 

&  24.  ir. 


•ch.  18.  30. 


<  Ps.  7.  .S.  & 
18.  ai. 


»  Ocn.  32.28. 


about  1058. 
t llob. te 


'ch.  2.5. 13. 


bch.  21.  10. 


j  1)6  they  before  the  Lord  ;  °for  they 
have  driven  me  out  this  day  from 
t  abiding  in  the  p  inheritance  of  the 
Lord,  saying,  Go,  serve  other  gods. 

20  Now  therefore,  let  not  my 
blood  fall  to  the  earth  before  the 
face  of  the  Lord  :  for  the  king  of 
Israel  is  come  out  to  seek  *^  a  flea, 
as  when  one  doth  hunt  a  partridge 
in  the  mountains. 

21  •[  Then  said  Saul,  'I  have 
sinned :  return,  my  son  David ; 
for  I  will  no  more  do  thee  harm, 
because  my  soul  was  ''precious  in 
thine  eyes  this  day :  behohl,  I  have 
played  the  fool,  and  have  erred 
exceedingly. 

22  And  David  answered  and  said, 
Behold  the  king's  spear !  and  let 
one  of  the  young  men  come  over 
and  fetch  it. 

23  'The  Lord  render  to  every 
man  his  righteousness  and  his 
faithfulness:  for  the  Lord  deliv- 
ered thee  into  my  hand  to  day,  but 
I  would  not  stretch  forth  mine 
hand  against  the  Lord's  anointed. 

24  And,  behold,  as  Xh^  life  was 
much  set  hj  this  day  in  mine  eyes, 
so  let  my  life  be  much  set  by  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  let  him 
deliver  me  out  of  all  tribulation. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  David, 
Blessed  &e  thou,  my  son  David: 
thou  shalt  both  do  great  tMmjs^ 
and  also  shalt  still  "i)revail.  So 
David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul 
returned  to  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XXYIT. 

1  Saul  hearing  David  to  be  in  Gath  seeketh  no  more 
for  lain,  b  David  bcgi^eth  Ziklafj  of  AchLsh.  8  y/e, 
inimduig  other  countries,  persuadeth  Achish  he 
fought  againut  Jiidah. 

AND  David  said  in  his  heart,  I 
.  shall  now  ♦  perish  one  day  by 
the  hand  of  Saul :  there  is  nothing 
better  for  me  than  that  I  should 
speedily  escape  into  the  land  of  the 
Philistines;  and  Saul  sliall  despair: 
of  me,  to  seek  me  any  more  in  any 
coast  of  Israel :  so  shall  I  escape 
out  of  his  liand. 

2  And  David  arose,  ^and  lie  ])ass- 
ed  over  with  tlie  six  huiidn^d  men 
that  tvere  witii  liiiii  'unto  Achish, 
the  son  of  Maocli,  king  of  Gath. 

3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achisli 
at  Gath,   he  and   his 

'MO 


men,  every 


man  with  his  household,  even  Da- 
vid ""with  his  two  wives,  Ahinoam 
the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  the 
Carmelitess,  Nabal's  wife. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David 
was  fled  to  Gath:  and  he  sought 
no  more  again  for  him. 

5  %\  And  David  said  unto  Achish, 
If  I  have  now  found  grace  in  thine 
eyes,  let  them  give  me  a  place  in 
some  town  in  the  countrv,  that  I 
may  dwell  there :  for  why  should 
thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city 
with  thee  I 

G  Then  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag 
that  day:  wherefore  ''Ziklag  per- 
taineth  unto  the  kings  of  Judah 
unto  this  day. 

7  And  t  the  time  that  David  dwelt 
m  the  country  of  the  Philistines 
was  ^  a  full  year  and  four  months. 

8  ^  And  David  and  his  men  went 
up,  and  invaded  '^the  Geshurites, 
^and  the  "Gezrites,  and  the  ^Ama- 
lekites:  for  those  nations  tvere  of 
old  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
''  as  thou  goest  to  Shur,  even  unto 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  And  David  smote  the  land,  and 
left  neither  man  nor  woman  alive, 
and  took  away>the  sheep,  and  the 
oxen,  and  the  asses,  and  the  cam- 
els, and  the  apparel,  and  returned, 
and  came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said,  HYhither 
have  ye  made  a  road  to  dav? 
And  David  said.  Against  the  south 
of  Judah,  and  against  the  south  of 
'  the  Jeralimeelites,  and  against  the 
south  of  ^  the  Kenites. 

11  And  David  saved  neither  man 
nor  woman  alive,  to  bring  ti(Un(/s 
to  Gath,  saying,  Lest  they  should 
tell  on  us,  saying.  So  did  David, 
and  so  will  he  his  manner  all  the 
while  lie  dwelleth  in  the  country 
of  the  Philistines. 

12  And  Achish  believed  David, 
saying.  He  hath  made  his  people 
Israel  ♦utterly  to  abhor  him;  there- 
fore he  shall  be  my  servant  for 
ever. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Achixh  jmtleth  confuknce  in  David.  3  Saul,  having 
destroyed  the  witches,  4  and  now  in  hix  fear  forsaken 
of  (tod,  1  srikfth  to  a  witch.  9  The  witch,  encouraged 
by  Saul,  raiselh  up  Samuel.  15  Saul,  hearing  his 
ruin,funtcth.  21  The  woman  with  hits  serva7Us  re- 
fresh him  with  meat. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1058  ■ 

■^  ch.  25.  43. 


<1  See  Josh. 
15.31.&1'J.5. 


t  Ileb.  tlie 
71  umber  of 
days. 

t  Heb.a  year 
of  days: 
See  cii.20.3, 
till  1056. 

'  Josh.  13.  2. 

f  Josh.  IC.  10. 

Judg.  1.20. 
11  Or, 

Gerzites. 
SEx.  37.  IG. 

See  ch.  lo. 

7,8. 
h  Gen.  25. 18. 


II  Or,  Did 

you  not 
viake  a 
road,  iic. 


■  See  1  Chr. 
2.  !»,  2.i. 
kjud''.  1.16. 


t  Ileb. 
to  slink. 


M 


Saul  seeketli  to 


I.  SA]VIUEL. 


a  witch  at  En-dor. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


•  ch.  29. 1. 


t>ch.  2.5.  1. 


"■  ver.  9. 

Ex.  2>.  18. 
Lev.  19.  .SI. 
&  a  I.  -Jj. 
Ueut.18.10, 
11. 


1  Josh.  19.18 
2Kin!{i4.S. 


'ch.  31. 1. 


fJob  IS.  11. 


«ch.  14.  ,■57. 

I'rov.  1.28. 

Lam.  2.  9. 
''Num.12.  C. 
i  Kx.  28.  30. 

Num. 27. 21. 

Deut.  33.  8. 


IDeuUS.n. 
1  Chr.  10.13. 
la.  S.  10. 


I  vcr.  3. 


AND  4t  came  to  pass  in  those 
j\.  (lays,  that  the  Philistines 
gathered  their  armies  togetlier  for 
warfare,  to  fii>ht  ^Mth  Israel.  And 
Aehish  said  uido  David,  Know 
thou  assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go 
out  witli  me  to  battle,  thou  and 
thy  men. 

2  And  David  s.aid  to  '^Aehish, 
Surely  thou  shalt  know  what  thy 
servant  can  do.  And  Aehish  said 
to  David,  Therefore  will  I  make 
thee  keeper  of  mine  head  for  ever. 

3  ^  Now  'Samuel  was  dead,  and 
all  Israel  had  lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  Eamah,  even  in  his 
own  city.  And  Saul  had  ])ut  away 
Hhose  that  had  familiar  spirits,  and 
the  wizards,  out  of  the  land. 

4  And  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  came 
and  pitched  in  ''Shunem:  and  Saul 
gathered  all  Israel  together,  and 
they  pitched  in  '^Gilboa. 

5  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of 
the  Philistines,  he  was  ^afraid,  and 
his  heart  greatly  trend)led. 

C  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the 
Lord,  ^the  Lord  answered  him 
not,  neither  by  ''dreams,  nor  'by 
Urim,  nor  by  prophets. 

7  1^  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  serv- 
ants. Seek  me  a  m  oman  that  hath 
a  familiar  spirit,  that  I  may  go  to 
her,  and  inquire  of  her.  And  his 
servants  said  to  him.  Behold,  there  \ 
is  a  woman  that  hath  a  familiar  \ 
spirit  at  En-dor. 

8  And  Saul  disguised  himself,  and 
put  on  other  raiment,  and  he  went, 
and  two  men  with  him,  and  they 
came  to  the  woman  by  night :  and 
''he  said,  I  pray  thee,  divine  unto 
me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and  bring 
me  him  up,  whom  I  shall  name  un- 
to thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thou  knowest  what  Saul 
hath  done,  how  he  hath  'cut  off* 
those  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land : 
wherefore  then  layest  thou  a  snare 
for  my  life,  to  cause  me  to  die  ? 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the 
Lord,  saying.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
there  shall  no  j)unishment  happen 
to  thee  for  this  thing. 


11  Then  said  the  woman.  Whom 
shall  I  bring  up  unto  thee?  And 
he  said.  Bring  me  U})  Samuel. 

12  ^Vnd  when  the  woman  saw 
Samuel,  she  cried  with  a  loud 
voice:  and  the  woman  spake  to 
Saul,  saying,  Why  hast  thou  de- 
ceived met  for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  the  king  said  unto  her, 
B(;  not  afraid :  for  what  sawest 
thou!  And  the  woman  said  unto 
Saul,  I  saw  '"gods  ascending  out 
of  the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her,  tWhat 
form  is  he  of  t  And  she  said.  An 
old  man  cometh  up ;  and  he  is  cov- 
ered with  "a  mantle.  And  Saul 
perceived  that  it  was  Samuel,  and 
he  stooped  with  7*/.s  face  to  the 
ground,  and  bowed  himself. 

15  f  And  Sanuiel  said  to  Saul, 
Why  hast  thou  distiuieted  me,  to 
bring  me  up  ?  And  Saul  answered, 
"  r  am  sore  distressed ;  for  the  Phi- 
listines make  war  against  me,  and 
^  God  is  departed  from  me,  and  ''  an- 
swereth  me  no  more,  neither  'bj^ 
l)rophets,  nor  by  dreams :  therefore 
I  have  called  thee,  that  thou  may- 
est  make  known  unto  me  what  I 
shall  do. 

IG  Then  said  Samuel,  Wherefore 
then  dost  thou  ask  of  me,  seeing 
the  Lord  is  departed  from  thee, 
and  is  become  thine  enemy  ? 

17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  "to 
him,  "as  he  spake  by  hue:  for  the 
Lopj)  hath  rent  the  kingdom  out 
of  thine  hand,  and  given  it  to  thy 
neighbour,  even  to  David : 

18  *  Because  thou  obeyedst  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  nor  execu- 
tedst  his  fierce  wrath  upon  Ama- 
lek,  therefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
this  thing  unto  thee  this  day. 

19  Moreover  the  Lord  will  also 
deliver  Israel  with  thee  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines :  and  to 
morrow  shalt  thou  and  thy  sons  Jje 
with  me :  the  Lord  also  shall  de- 
liver the  host  of  Israel  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

20  Then  Saul  'fell  straightway 
all  along  on  the  earth,  and  was 
sore  afraid,  because  of  the  words 
of  Samuel :  and  there  was  no 
strength  in  him  ;  for  he  had  eaten 

861 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1(156 


■"Ex.  22.  28. 


f  Ilcb.  TThnt 
hhis/onnf 


"ch.  1.1.  27. 
2  Kings  2.8, 


"Prov.  .').  11, 
12,13.  &H. 
14. 

Pch.  18.  12. 
1  \  t-r.  <;. 

t  Ueh.hr/tlie 
hayni  of 
prophets. 


II  Or,  for 

I'rov.  IG.  4. 
"■ch.  15.28. 
+  lUb. 

mine  hand. 


•ch.15.  9. 
1  KiiiKB  20. 
42. 

1  Chr.10.1.3. 
Jtr.  48.  10. 


f  Hob.  made 
haste,  and 
felt  with  the 
/vlneiis  of 
his  stature. 


The  2)rinces  of  the  Philistines 


I.  SA^IUEL. 


are  jealous  of  David. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


■Judj.  12.  3. 
eh.  19.  5. 
Job  13.  14. 


'  ch.  as.  1. 

bch.  4. 1. 


'ch.28. 1,2. 


i Sec  ch. 
7. 

•  Dan.  C. 


27. 


no  bread  all  the  day,  nor  all  the 
niglit. 
2i  ^  And  the  woman  came  nnto 
Saul,  and  saw  that  he  was  sore 
troubled,  and  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, thine  handmaid  hath  obeyed 
thy  voice,  and  I  have  '  put  my  life 
in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened 
unto  thy  words  which  thou  sx)akest 
unto  me. 

22  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
hearken  thou  also  unto  the  voice 
of  thine  handmaid,  and  let  me  set 
a  morsel  of  bread  before  thee ;  and 
eat,  that  thou  mayest  have  strength, 
when  thou  goest  on  thy  way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I  will 
not  eat.  But  his  servants,  together 
with  the  woman,  compelled  him ; 
and  he  hearkened  unto  their  voice. 
So  he  rose  from  the  earth,  and  sat 
upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf 
in  the  house ;  and  she  hasted,  and 
killed  it,  and  took  flour,  and  knead- 
ed it,  and  did  bake  unleavened 
bread  thereof: 

25  And  she  brought  it  before 
Saul,  and  before  his  servants ;  and 
they  did  eat.  Then  they  rose  up, 
and  went  away  that  night. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  David  marddng  with  the  Philidineft,  3  is  disallowed 
by  their  /^cirtc-es.  6  Achi.sh  disrnisseih  him,  with 
commcndatUms  of  his  fidelity. 

NOAV  "^the  Philistines  gathered 
together  all  their  armies  ^'  to 
Ai^hek:  and  the  Israelites  i)itched 
by  a  fountain  winch  is  in  Jezreel.   ^ 

2  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
passed  on  by  hundreds,  and  by 
thousands :  but  Uavid  and  his  men 
passed  on  in  the  rearward  '^with 
Achish. 

3  Then  said  the  princes  of  the 
Philistines,  AVliat  do  these  Hebrews 
here  f  And  Achish  said  unto  the 
princes  of  tlie  Philistines,  Is  not 
this  David,  the  servant  of  Saul  the 
king  of  Israel,  which  hath  l)een 
with  me  ''these  daj'S,  or  these 
years,  and  I  have  'fouud  no  fault 
in  liim  since  he  fell  unto  me  unto 
this  day  ! 

4  And  the  princes  of  thg  Philis- 

him  ;  and 

said 


tines  were  wrotli  with 
the  princes  of  tlie  P 
3(J2 


7 
ines 


unto  him,  *'Make  this  fellow  return, 
that  he  may  go  again  to  his  jAace 
which  thou  hast  appointed  him, 
and  let  him  not  go  down  with  us 
to  battle,  lest  ^in  the  battle  he  be 
an  adversary  to  us :  for  wherewith 
should  he  reconcile  himself  nnto 
his  master?  should  it  not  he  with 
the  heads  of  these  men  f 

5  Is  not  this  David,  of  whom  they 
sang  one  to  another  in  dances,  say- 
ing, ^'  Saul  slew  his  thousands,  and 
David  his  ten  thousands  I 

6  ^  Then  Achish  called  David, 
and  said  unto  him.  Surely,  as  the 
LoKD  liveth,  thou  hast  been  up- 
right, and  '  thy  going  out  and  thy 
coming  in  with  me  in  the  host  is 
good  in  my  sight:  for  ''I  have  not 
found  evil  in  thee  since  the  day  of 
thy  coming  unto  me  unto  this  day : 
nevertheless  *  the  lords  favour  thee 
not. 

7  "Wherefore  now  return,  and  go 
in  peace,  that  thou  ^  displease  not 
the  lords  of  the  Pliilistines. 

8  "If  And  David  said  unto  Achish, 
But  what  have  I  done  f  and  what 
hast  thou  found  in  thy  servant  so 
long  as  I  have  been  ^  with  thee  un- 
to this  day,  that  I  may  not  go  fight 
against  the  enemies  of  my  lord  the 
king  f 

9  And  Achish  answered  and  said 
to  David,  I  know  that  thou  art 
good  in  my  sight,  'as  an  angel 
of  God:  notwithstanding,  "'the 
princes  of  the  Philistines  have 
said,  He  shall  not  go  ui)  Avith  us  to 
the  battle. 

10  AVherefore  now  rise  up  early 
in  the  morning  Avith  thy  master's 
servants  that  are  come  with  thee : 
and  as  soon  as  ye  be  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  have  light,  de- 
part. 

11  So  David  and  his  men  rose  up 
early  to  depart  in  the  morning,  to 
return  into  the  land  of  tlie  Philis- 
tines. "iVnd  the  Philistines  went 
up  to  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  The  Amalekites  spoil  Ziklag.  i  David  asking 
counsel  is  encouraged  by  God  to  pursue  them.  11 
By  the  means  of  a  revived  Egyptian  he  is  brought  to 
the  enemies,  and  recovereth  all  the  spoil.  22  David's 
lair  to  divide  the  spoil  equally  brtween  them  that 
fight  and  them  that  keep  the  stuff.  26  lie  sendeth 
presents  to  his  friends. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 

flChr.12.19. 


e  As  ch.  14. 
:il. 


b  ch.  18.  7.  & 
■J.1. 11. 


i  2  Sam.  3.25. 
2  Kinga  19. 


k  ver.  3. 


t  Ileh.  thou 
artnot  good 
In  the  ei/ed 
of  the  lords. 


t  Heb. cfo  not 

evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the 
lords. 


fHcb. 
before  thee. 


12  Sam.  14. 
1",  liO.  &1U. 


'  ver.  4. 


"  2  Sam.  4. 4. 


Tlie  Amcdeldtes  spoil  Zildag. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  recover eth  the  spoil. 


CUiilST 
about  1056. 


"  See  eh.  15. 
7.  &  liT.  S. 


bch.25.42,4.3. 
2  Sara.  L'.  U. 


•Ex.  17.4. 


tIIcb.W««r, 

Judg.  lS.i5. 

ch.  1.  10. 

:iS:itu.l7.S. 

2  Kings  4. 

27. 

■t  Vs.  42.  5.  & 
.5(i.  a,  4,  II. 

Hab.  3. 17, 

18. 
«  ch.  23.  6,  9. 


fch.  23.  2,  4. 


«  ver.  21. 


A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  Avlieii  Ba- 
JLjl  yid  and  his  men  were  come 
to  Ziklag-  oil  the  tliird  (hiv,  that  the 
'V^malekites  had  iiivajUHl  the  south, 
and  Zildag',  and  smitten  ZiMag, 
and  burned  it  Avitli  lire ; 

2  And  had  taken  tlu?  women  cap- 
tives, that  were  therein  :  tliey  slew 
not  any,  either  great  or  small,  but 
carried  them  away,  and  went  on 
their  way. 

3  ^[  So  David  and  his  men  came 
to  the  city,  and,  behold,  it  ivas 
burned  with  tire ;  and  their  wives, 
and  their  sons,  and  their  daughters, 
were  taken  cai)tives. 

4  Then  David  and  the  people  that 
7vere  with  him  lifted  up  their  voices 
and  wept,  until  they  had  no  more 
power  to  weep. 

5  And  David's  'two  wives  were 
taken  captives,  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess,  and  Abigail  the  wife  of 
IS'abal  the  Carmelite. 

6  And  David  was  greatly  dis- 
tressed; '^for  the  people  spake  of 

;  stoning  him,  because  the  soul  of 
all  the  people  was  ^grieved,  every 

'  man  for  his  sons  and  for  his  daugh- 
ters :  ''  but  David  encouraged  him- 
self in  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  '^And  David  stud  to  Abiathar 
the  i)riest,  Ahimelech's  son,  I  pray 
thee,  bring  me  hither  the  ephod. 
And  Abiathar  brought  thither  the 
ephod  to  David. 

8  ^And  David  inquired  at  the 
LoRDy  saying,  Shall  1  pursue  after 
this  troop  !  shall  I  overtake  them  ? 
And  he  answered  him.  Pursue :  for 
thou  shalt  surely  overtake  them, 
and  without  tail  recover  all. 

9  So  David  went,  he  and  the  six 
hundred  men  that  were  with  him, 
and  came  to  the  brook  Besor, 
where  those  that  were  left  behind 
stayed. 

10  But  David  inirsued,  he  and 
four  hundred  men :  *-'for  two  hund- 
red abode  behind,  which  were  so 
faint  that  they  could  not  go  over 
the  brook  Besor. 

11  ^[  And  they  found  an  P^gyptian 
in  the  field,  and  brought  him  to 
David,  and  gave  him  bread,  and 
he  did  eat;  and  they  made  him 
drink  water ; 


12  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of 
a  cake  of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of 
raisins:  and  ''when  he  had  eaten, 
his  si)irit  came  again  to  him  :  for 
he  had  eaten  no  bread,  nor  drunk 
any  water,  three  days  and  three 
nights. 

13  And  David  said  unto  him.  To 
whom  heJomjest  thou  ?  and  whence 
art  thou  I  And  he  said,  I  am  a 
young  man  of  Egypt,  servant  to  an 
Amalekite;  and  my  master  left 
me,  because  three  days  agone  I 
fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  upon  the 
south  of '  the  OlK^rethites,  and  u])on 
the  coast  which  helongcth  to  Judali, 
and  upon  the  scmth  of  ''Caleb ;  and 
A\  e  burned  Ziklag  with  fire. 

15  And  David  said  to  him,  Canst 
thou  bring  me  down  to  this  com- 
pany "]  And  he  said,  'Swear  unto 
me  by  God,  that  thou  wilt  neither 
kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into  the 
hands  of  my  master,  and  I  will 
bring  i\\e^  down  to  this  company. 

IG  *l  And  when  he  had  brought 
liim  down,  behold,  they  were  spread 
abroad  upon  all  the  earth,  '  eating 
and  drinking,  and  dancing,  be- 
cause of  all  the  great  spoil  that 
they  had  taken  out  of  th6  land  of 
the  Philistines,  and  out  of  the  land 
of  Judah.^ 

17  And  David  smote  them  from 
the  twilight  even  unto  the  evening 
of  ^  the  next  day :  and  there  escaped 
not  a  man  of  them,  save  four  hund- 
red young  men,  Avhich  rode  upon 
camels,  and  fled. 

18  And  David  recovered  all  that 
the  Amalekites  had  carried  away : 
and  David  rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And  there  was  nothing  lacking 
to  them,  neither  small  nor  great, 
neither  sons  nor  daughters,  neither 
spoil,  nor  any  tiling  that  they  had 
taken  to  them:  '"David  recovered 
aU. 

20  And  David  took  all  the  flocks 
and  the  herds,  which  they  (U*ave 
before  those  other  cattle,  and  said, 
This  is  David's  spoil. 

21  ^[  And  David  came  to  the  "two 
hundred  men,  which  were  so  faint 
that  they  could  not  follow  David, 
whom  the\'  had  made  also  to  abide 


Before 
CHltlST 

about  1056. 


Ii  So  Judg. 
l.'l.  1!». 
ch.  14.  27. 


i  ver.  IG. 

2  Sam.  8. 18. 
]  Kings  1. 
3K,  44. 
Kz.  -jr,.  Ifi. 
Zci)h.  2.  5. 
k. Tosh.  14.13. 
&  1 J.  13. 


1 1  Thc3S.5.3. 


t  ricb.  thnir 
mon-ow. 


'  ver.  8. 


■  ver.  10. 


David's  division  of  the  spoil. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  death  of  Saul. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1 1  56. 


II  Or,  nsie'l 
them  how 
they  </?'/. 
Judg.l8.Io. 

°  Deut. 13.13. 
Judg.  19.22. 

t  Heb.  men. 


1'  See  TTum. 
.".1.  •-'7. 
Josh.  22.  S. 


t  Ileb.  and 
forward. 


tHcb. 

UessinQ, 
Gen.  ?^.  n. 
ch.  25.  27. 


IJosh.  19.  8. 


'Josh.  15. 48. 


•Josh.  13. 16. 


'Josh.  15. 50. 


'ch.  27. 10. 


^Judg.l.lC. 


yjudg.l.n. 


'Jo«h.H.I.3. 
'J  8am.  2.  1. 


at  the  brook  Besor :  and  they  went 
forth  to  meet  David,  and  to  meet 
the  people  that  were  with  him: 
and  when  David  came  near  to  the 
people,  he  "  saluted  them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked 
men,  and  men  "of  Belial,  of  Uhose 
that  went  with  David,  and  said. 
Because  they  went  not  with  us,  we 
will  not  give  them  aught  of  the 
spoil  that  we  have  recovered,  save 
to  every  man  his  wife  and  his 
children,  that  they  may  lead  them 
away,  and  depart. 

23  Then  said  David,  Ye  shall  not 
do  so,  my  brethren,  with  that  which 
the  LoED  hath  given  us,  who  hath 
preserved  us,  and  delivered  the 
company  that  came  against  us 
into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto 
you  in  this  matter!  but  ^as  his 
part  is  that  goeth  down  to  the 
battle,  so  shall  his  j)art  he  that 
tarrieth  by  the  stuff:  they  shall 
part  alike. 

25  And  it  was  so  from  that  day 
♦forward,  that  he  made  it  a  statute 
and  an  ordinance  for  Israel  unto 
this  day. 

26  ^  And  when  David  came  to 
Ziklag,  he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto 
the  elders  of  Judah,  even  to  his 
friends,  saying.  Behold  q|^i)resent 
for  you  of  the  si^oil  of  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord  ; 

27  To  them  which  icere  in  Beth-el, 
and  to  them  which  were  in  ''south 
Kamoth,  and  to  them  which  were  in 
■^Jattir, 

28  And  to  them  which  were  in 
'Aroer,  and  to  them  which  were  in 
Siphmoth,  and  to  them  which  were 
in  'Eshtemoa, 

29  And  to  them  which  tvere  in  Ea- 
chal,  and  to  them  which  ivere  in  the 
cities  of  "the  Jerahmeelites,  and  to 
them  which  ivere  in  the  cities  of  the 
''Kenites, 

30  And  'to  them  which  were  in 
^Ilormah,  and  to  them  whicli  were 
in  Chor-ashan,  and  to  them  which 
were  in  Athacli, 

31  And  to  them  which  ivere  in 
^Hebron,  and  to  nil  the  ])laces 
where  David  himself  and  his  men 
were  wont  to  haunt. 

;3(U 


N 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Saul  having  lost  his  army,  and  his  sons  dain,  he 
and  his  arinourhcarer  kill  themselves.  7  The  Phi- 
listities  po.'<.'ie.-iS  the  forsaken  towns  of  the  Israelites. 
8  They  triumph  over  the  dead  cairasses.  11  They 
of  Jabesh-ijileitd.,  recovering  the  bodies  by  night,  burn 
them  at  Jabesh,  and  monn fully  bury  their  bones. 

3W  ^  the  Philistines  fought 
against  Israel :  and  the  men 
of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Phi- 
listines, and  fell  down  "  slain  in 
mount  ^'  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed 
hard  ui)on  Saul  and  ui^on  his  sons ; 
and  the  Philistines  slew  ''Jonathan, 
and  Abinadab,  and  Melchi-shua, 
Saul's  sous. 

3  And  ^  the  battle  went  sore 
against  Saul,  and  the  ♦archers  ^hit 
him ;  and  he  was  sore  wounded  of 
the  archers. 

4  'Then  said  Saul  unto  his  arm- 
ourbearer,  Draw  thy  sword,  and 
thrust  me  through  therewith  ;  lest 
^  these  uncircumcised  come  and 
thrust  me  through,  and  "abuse  me. 
But  his  armourbearer  would  not; 
*^for  he  was  sore  afraid.  Therefore 
Saul  took  a  sword,  and  "^  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armourbearer  saw 
that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  like- 
wise upon  his  sword,  and  died  with 
him. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons, 
and  his  armourbearer,  and  all  his 
men,  that  same  day  together. 

7  •[  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
that  were  on  the  other  side  of  the 
valley,  and  they  that  were  on  the 
other  side  Jordan,  saw  that  the 
men  of  Israel  lied,  and  that  Saul 
and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  for- 
sook the  cities,  and  fled;  and  the 
Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, when  the  Philistines  came  to 
strip  the  slain,  that  they  found 
Saul  and  his  three  sons  fallen  in 
mount  Gilboa. 

1)  And  they  cut  off  his  head,  and 
stripped  oft'  his  armour,  and  sent 
into  the  land  of  the  Philistines 
round  about,  to  'publish  it  in  the 
houses  of  their  idols,  and 
the  peoi)le. 

10  ''And  they  jmt  his  armour  in 
the  house  of 'Ashtaroth :  and "'  they 
fastened  his  body  to  the  wall  of 
"Beth-shan. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1056. 


among 


■1  Chr.  10. 
1-12. 


u-ovnaed. 
bch.  28.  4. 


■^ch.K.  49. 
1  Chr.  8.  33. 


J  See  2  Sam. 

l.«,  &c. 
tHeb. 

shooters. 

men  with 

boics. 
tllcb. 

found  him. 
"  So  Judg.  0. 

54. 


fch.  14.  G.  & 

17.  26. 
II  Or, 
mocK  me. 


c  2  Sam.  1.14. 
h  2  Sam.  1.10. 


■  2  Sam.  I.  a). 


kch.  21.9. 

1  JudR.  2. 13. 
'"  2  Sam.  21. 

12. 
"Josh.  17.11. 

Judg.  1.  27. 


JIL 


Tlie  news  of  SauVs  death 


II.  SAMUEL. 


irought  to  David. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1056. 

"ch.  11.  3,9, 
II. 

II  Or,  con- 
cerning 
him. 

y  Soc  ch.  11. 

]-n. 

•J  Sam.  2.  4- 
7. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1056. 


"1  Sam.  30. 
17,  J«. 


lich.  4.  10. 


•  1  Sam.4.12 


t  Heb.  VThat 
lSaQi.4.16. 


JlSam.31.1. 
■^  See  1  Sam. 
S1.2,  3,  4. 


11 1  °And  wlicn  the  inhabitants  of 
Jabesli-ftilead  heard  "of  that  Avhich 
the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul, 

12  ^All  the  valiant  men  arose,  and 
went  all  night,  and  took  the  l)ody 
of  Saul  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons 


from  the  wall  of  Beth-shan,  and 
came  to  Jabesh,  and  '^  burnt  them 
there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones, 
and  'buried  them  nnder  a  tree  at 
Jabesh,  'and  fasted  seven  days. 


tllcb.  Be- 
hold jue. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  SAMUEL, 

OTHERWISE    CAI,LED, 

THE   SECOND   BOOK   OF   THE   KIT^TGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  TTie  Amalekite,  who  brought  (idhifjs  of  the  overthrow, 
and  accused  himself  of  <S'(i?(V'.s  death,  is  slain.  17 
David  lamenteth  Saul  and  Jonathan  with  a  song. 

NOW  it  came  to  i)ass  after  the 
death  of  Saul,  when  David 
was  returned  from  -'the  slaughter 
of  the  Amalekites,  and  David  had 
abode  two  days  in  Ziklag ; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  that,  behold,  'a  man 
came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul 
•"with  his  clothes  rent,  and  earth 
upon  his  head:  and  .so  it  was, 
when  he  came  to  David,  that  he 
fell  to  the  earth,  and  did  obei- 
sance. 

3  And  David  said  unto  him,  From 
whence  comest  thou  ?  And  he  said 
unto  him.  Out  of  the  camp  of  Is- 
rael am  I  escaped. 

4  And  David  said  unto  him,  ^  How 
went  the  matter?  I  pray  thee, 
tell  me.  And  he  answered.  That 
the  people  are  fled  from  the  battle, 
and  many  of  the  people  also  are 
fallen  and  dead ;  and  Saul  and 
Jonathan  his  son  are  dead  also. 

5  And  David  said  unto  the  young 
man  that  told  him.  How  knowest 
thou  that  Saul  and  Jonathan  his 
son  be  dead  ? 

6  And  the  young  man  that  told 
him  said,  As  I  happened  by  chance 
upon  ''mount  Gilboa,  behold,  SSaul 
leaned  upon  his  spear ;  and,  lo,  the 
chariots  and  horsemen  followed 
hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind 
him,  he  saw  me,  and  called  unto 
me.     And  I  answered,  ^H(^re  am  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me,  Who  art 


thou  ?     And  I  answered  him,  I  am 
an  Amalekite. 

9  He  said  unto  me  ag^ain,  Stand, 
I  pray  thee,  upon  me,  and  slay  me : 
for  "anguish  is  come  upon  me,  be- 
cause my  life  h  yet  whole  in  me. 

10  So  I  stood  upon  him,  and  'slew 
him,  because  I  was  sure  that  he 
could  not  live  after  that  he  was 
fallen :  and  I  took  the  crown  that 
was  upon  his  head,  and  the  brace- 
let that  was  on  his  arm,  and  have 
brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord. 

11  Then  David  took  hold  on  his 
clothes,  and  ^'rent  them;  and  like- 
wise all  the  men  that  were  with 
him: 

12  And  they  mourned,  and  wept, 
and  fasted  until  even,  for  Saul,  and 
for  eJonathan  his  son,  and  for  the 
people  of  the  Lokd,  and  for  the 
liouse  of  Israel ;  because  they  were 
fallen  by  the  sword. 

13  ^[  And  David  said  unto  the 
young  man  that  told  him.  Whence 
art  thou  f  And  he  answered,  I  am 
the  son  of  a  stranger,  an  Amalek- 
ite. 

14  And  David  said  unto  him, 
''How  wast  thou  not  'afraid  to 
''stretch  forth  thine  hand  to  de- 
stroy the  Lord's  anointed  ? 

15  And  '  David  called  one  of  the 
young'  men,  and  said.  Go  near,  and 
fall  upon  him.  And  he  smote  him 
that  he  died. 

IG  And  David  said  unto  him, 
"'  Thy  blood  &e  upon  thy  head ;  for 
"thy  mouth  hath  testitied  against 
thee,  saying,  I  have  slain  the 
Loed'.s  anointed, 
365 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 

1 2  Chr.  16. 

14. 

Jer.  34.  5. 

Amos  (>.  10. 
'2  Sam.  2.4, 

S.  &  21.  12, 

l.i.  14. 
>  Gen.  50. 10. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1056. 


II  Or,  my 

coat  of 

mail. or, my 

embroider- 

f:(i  coat 

hindereth 

me,  that 

my,  Src. 
(Judg.  9.  54. 


«ch.  .3.S1.  & 
13. 31.     ^ 


h  Num.  12. 8. 
il.«m]i.31.4. 
>■  1  .Sam.24.G. 

&  2«.  9. 

Vs.  105.  15. 

I  ch.  4. 10, 12. 


"  1  Sam.  2a 

9. 

1  Kings  2. 

32,  .tJ,  :J7. 
"  ver.  10. 

Luke  10. 22. 


DavicVs  lamentation. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


He  is  made  Icing  over  Jiidali. 


Before 

CHRIST 

105G. 


"ISam.ai.C 


P  Josh.  10.1'; 

II  Or,  of  the 
upright. 


1  ver.  i". 


■■  ]  Sam.31.9. 
Mic.  1.  1". 
Sec  Judg. 
16.23. 

'  See  Ex.  15. 

Jud<;.U.."4. 
1  Sam.  18.G. 
'lSam..!1.4. 

"lSam.31.1. 
^SoJud^.5. 

23. 

Job  3.  3,  4. 

Jer.  20. 14. 


JlSam.lO.l. 


n  Sam.  18.4. 


II  Or,  sweet. 


'Judg.14.18. 


bl  Sam. 18.1, 
3.  &  111.  2.  & 
20. 17, 41.  & 
23.  lU. 


'vcr.  I'J. 


"Jiid-.  1.1. 
lSaiii.2:i.2, 
4, ».  &  30. 7, 
«. 


lest  the  daiigliters  of  Hhe 


17  "^  Aucl  David  lamented  with 
this  lamentation  over  Saul  and 
over  Jonathan  his  son  : 

18  ("Also  he  bade  them  teach  the 
children  of  Judah  tJie  use  of  the 
bow:  behold,  it  is  written  ^iu  the 
book  I'  of  Jasher :) 

19  The  beauty  of  Israel  is  slain 
upon  thy  high  places:  ''how  are 
the  mighty  fallen ! 

20  ""Tell  it  not  in  Gath,  publish  it 
not  in  the  streets  of  Askelon ;  lest 
'the  dauiihters  of  the  Philistines 
rejoice, 
uncircumcised  triiuuph. 

21  Ye  ''mountains  of  Gilboa,  ""let 
there  he  no  dew,  neither  Jet  there  l)e 
rain,  upon  you,  nor  fields  of  oifer- 
ings:  for  there  the  shield  of  the 
mighty  is  vilely  cast  away,  the 
shield  of  Saul,  as  tlwiigh  he  had  not 
heen  'anointed  with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain, 
from  the  fat  of  the  mighty,  'the 
bow  of  Jonathan  turned  not  back, 
and  the  sword  of  Saul  returned  not 
empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  were  lovely 
and  'I  pleasant  in  their  lives,  and  in 
their  death  they  were  not  divided : 
they  were  swifter  than  eagles,  they 
were  ^stronger  than  lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep 
over  Saul,  who  clothed  you  in  scar- 
let, with  other  delights;  who  -put 
on  ornaments  of  gold  u^ion  your 
apparel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in 
the  midst  of  the  battle !  O  Jona- 
than, thou  least  slain  in  thine  high 
places. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  mv 

7  t' 

brother  Jonathan:  very  i)leasant 
hast  thou  been  unto  me :  'thy  love 
to  me  was  wonderful,  i)assing  the 
love  of  women. 

27  ^IIow  arc  the  mighty  fallen, 
and  the  weapons  of  war  perished ! 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  David,  by  GocCn  direction,  tti'Uh  hist  company  c/oeth 
im  to  lfel)roii,  vhcre  he  is  made  kitiy  of  Jndah.  ;> 
fie  cortimcndclh  them  of  Jabcuh-gUeiul  for  their 
kindness  to  Saul.  8  Abner  maketh  hh-boshcth  kin;j 
of  Israel.  13  A  mortal  skirmish  between  twelve  (if 
Abncr's  and  twelve  of  .Jo(tb''s  men.  18  Asahel  is 
slain.  2')  At  Abiier^H  motion  Joab  sovndeth  a  re- 
treat.    32  AsaheVs  burial. 

ND  it  cnmc  to  pass  nftov  this, 
that  David  'inquired  of  the, 
3C6 


A^ 


Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  go  up  into 
any  of  the  cities  of  Judah  ?  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  uj). 
And  David  said.  Whither  shall  I 
go  \\\)  I  And  he  said,  Unto  ^  He- 
bron. 

2  So  David  went  up  thither,  and 
his  'two  wives  also,  Ahinoam  the 
Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  Nabal's 
wife  the  Carmelite. 

3  And  '^his  men  that  were  with 
him  did  David  bring  up,  every 
man  with  his  household :  and  they 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Hebron. 

4  "And  the  men  of  Judnh  came, 
and  there  they  anointed  David  king 
over  the  house  of  Judah.  And  they 
told  David,  saying.  That  ^the  men 
of  Jabesh  -  gilead  ivere  they  that 
buried  Saul. 

5  1  And  David  sent  messengers 
unto  the  men  of  Jabesh -gilead, 
and  said  unto  them,  "Blessed  he  ye 
of  the  Lord,  that  ye  have  shewed 
this  kindness  unto  your  lord,  even 
unto  Saul,  and  have  buried  him. 

6  And  now  ''the  Lord  shew  kind- 
ness and  truth  unto  3' on:  and  I 
also  will  requite  you  this  kindness, 
because  ye  have  done  this  thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  vour  hands 
be  strengthened,  and  ^be  ye  val- 
iant :  for  your  master  Saul  is  dead, 
and  also  the  house  of  Judah  have 
anointed  me  king  over  them. 

8  1"  But  'Abner  the  son  of  IS'er, 
captain  of  ^Saul's  host,  took  I'lsh- 
l)oslietli  the  son  of  Saul,  and 
brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim ; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gil- 
ead, and  over  the  Ashurites,  and 
over  Jezreel,  and  over  Ephraim, 
and  over  Benjamin,  and  over  all 
Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son  icas 
forty  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  over  Israel,  and  reigned  two 
years.  But  the  house  of  Judah 
followed  David. 

11  And  ""the  ^  time  that  David  was 
king  in  Hebron  over  the  house  of 
. Judah  was  seven  years  and  six 
months. 

12  ^[  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
and  the  servants  of  ]sh-bosheth  the 
son  of  Saul,  Avent  out  from  Maha- 
naim to  '  Gibeon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1056. 


1)  1  Sam.  30. 
31. 

ver.  11. 
ch.  5.  1,  .3. 
lKins8  2.11. 


'1  Sam.  .30.5. 


i  1  Sam.27.2, 
3.  &30.  1. 
1  Chr.  12. 1. 


abnut 1C55. 
'ver.  11. 
cli.  5.  5. 


fl  Sam.  31.. 
11, 13. 


f^  Ruth  2. 20. 
&  3.  10. 
Fs.  115. 15. 


h  2  Tim.1.16, 
18. 


t  Ileb.  Ik.  ye 
the  $ons  of 
valuur. 


ilSam. 14.50. 

t  lleb.  the 
host  which 
was  ^atirs. 

II  Or. 

Esh-baa!, 
1  Chr.  ».  33. 
&  a.  SO. 


1053. 


k  ch.  5.  5. 
1  Kings2.11. 

t  Ilch.  num- 
ber of  (lays. 


IJosh.  l.S.  ai. 


Joab  defeateth  Ahner. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Joah  soiindeth  a  retreat. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1053. 

i  Ileb.  tJieiii 

totiethi'.r, 

■"Jur.  U.  12. 


II  That  is, 
Thejiehlof 
strong  men. 


"IChr.L'.lG. 


"IChr.lL'.S. 

t  Heb. 

of  his  feet. 
Micb.  as  one 

of  tile  roes 

that  is  i« 

the  fie.hl. 
1' Pa.' 18.  33. 

Clint.  2.  ir. 

&  S.  14. 
i  Ileb./rom 

afterAtmer. 


II  Or,  spoil. 
Jndtr.U.VJ. 


1  ch.  ".  2r.  & 
4.  G.  &  2U.  10. 


13  And  Joal)  the  son  of  Zovuiali,  ' 
and  the  servants  of  David,  went 
out,  and  met  Uogetlter  by  '"the 
pool  of  Gibeon :  and  tliey  sat 
down,  tlie  one  on  the  one 'side  of 
the  pool,  and  the  other  on  the  oth- 
er side  of  the  x)ool. 

14  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let 
the  young  men  now  arise,  and 
play  before  us.  And  Joab  said, 
Let  them  arise. 

15  Then  there  arose  and  went 
over  by  number  twelve  of-  Benja- 
min, \v\uQh  pcrtaiiH'd  to  Ish-bosheth 
the  son  of  Saul,  and  twelve  of  the 
servants  of  David. 

16  And  they  caught  every  one 
his  fellow  by  the  head,  and  thrust 
his  sword  in  his  felhnv's  side;  so 
they  fell  down  togetlier :  wherefore 
that  place  was  called  "  llelkath- 
hazzurim,  which  is  in  Gibeon. 

17  And  there  was  a  very  sore 
battle  that  day ;  and  Abner  was 
beaten,  and  the  men  of  Israel,  be- 
fore the  servants  of  David. 

18  1^  And  there  w^ere  "three  sous 
of  Zeruiah  there,  Joab,  and  Abish- 
ai,  and  Asahel:  and  Asahel  ivas 
°as  light  ^  of  foot  t''as  a  wild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after  Ab- 
ner; and  in  going  he  turned  not 
to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left 
^from  following  Abner. 

20  Then  Abner  looked  behind 
him,  and  said.  Art  thou  Asahel? 
And  he  answered,  I  am. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him.  Turn 
thee  aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to 
thy  left,  and  lay  thee  hold  on  one 
of  the  young  men,  and  take  thee 
his  I' armour.  But  Asahel  w^ould 
not  turn  aside  from  following  of 
him. 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to  Asa- 
hel, Turn  thee  aside  from  following  ' 
me :  wherefore  should  I  smite  tl\ee 
to  the  ground?  how  then  should 
I  hold  up  my  face  to  Joab  thy 
brother  ? 

23  Howbeit  lie  refused  to  turn 
aside:  wherefore  Abner  with  the 
hinder  end  of  the  spear  smote  him 
Hmder  the  fifth  rib,  that  the  spear 
came  out  behind  him ;  and  he  fell 
down  there,  and  died  in  the  same 
place:  and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 


many  as  came  to  the  place  where 
^Vsahel  fell  down  and  died  stood 
still. 

24  Joab  also  and  Abishai  pursued 
after  Abner:  and  the  sun  w^ent 
down  when  they  wer(i  come  to  tlie 
hill  of  Annnah,  that  Ikth  before 
Giah  by  the  w^ay  of  the  wilderness 
of  (libeon. 

25  ^\  And  the  children  of  Benja- 
min gathered  themselves  together 
after  Al)ner,  and  became  one  trooi>, 
and  stood  on  the  top  of  a  hill. 

20  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab, 
and  said.  Shall  the  sword  devour 
for  (^ver?  knowest  thou  not  that  it 
will  be  bitterness  in  the  latter  end? 
how  long  shall  it  be  then,  ere  thou 
bid  the  i)eople  return  from  follow- 
ing their  brethren  ? 

27  And  Joab  said.  As  God  liveth, 
unless  'thou  hadst  spoken,  surely 
then  Un  the  morning  the  people 
had  "gone  up  every  one  from  fol- 
lowing his  brother. 

28  So  Joab  blew  a  trumpet,  and 
all  the  i^eople  stood  still,  and  pur- 
sued after  Israel  no  more,  neither 
fought  they  any  more. 

29  AndxVbner  and  his  men  walked 
all  that  night  through  the  i)lain, 
find  passed  over  Jordan,  and  went 
through  all  Bithron,  and  they  came 
to  Mahanaim. 

30  And  Joab  returned  from  fol- 
lowing Abner:  and  when  he  had 
gathered  all  the  people  together, 
there  lacked  of  David's  servants 
nineteen  men'and  Asahel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  David  had 
smitten  of  Benjamin,  and  of  Al)- 
uer's  men,  so  that  three  hundred 
and  threescore  men  died. 

32  *l  And  they  took  up  Asahel, 
and  buried  him  in  the  sepulchre  of 
his  father,  wdiich  was  in  Beth-le- 
hem.  And  Joab  and  his  men  went 
all  night,  and  they  came  to  Hebron 
at  break  of  day. 

CHAPTEE  III. 

1  During  the  war  David  still  waxeth  stronger.  2  Six 
sons  were  born  to  Jihn  in  Hebron.  6  Abner,  d'is- 
jilea.sed  with  J.sh-bo.shcth,  12  rcvolteth  to  David.  13 
David  reqi'ireth  a  eondition  to  bring  him.  hi.f  wife 
Jlichal.  17  Abner,  having  communed  with  the  Is- 
raelites, is  feasted  by  David,  and  d'ismissed.  22 
Joab,  returning  from  battle,  is  displeased  with  the 
king,  and  killeih  Abner.  28  David  curseth  Joab,  31 
a7id  mournetli  for  Ahner. 

367 


Bfforo 
CHRIST 

about  10  3. 


■•vcr.  H. 

I'rov.  17. 14. 
t  lU'b. 
from  the 

morning;. 
II  Or,  gone 

UlfWJ, 


David  waxetli  stronger. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Abner  revolteth  to  David. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1053. 


•lChr.3.1-4. 


t  ]  Sam.  2.5. 
4.3. 


II  Or,  Daniel, 
1  Chr.  3.  1. 


'1  Sam.  27.8. 

ch.  l.S.  37. 

i  1  Kings  1. 


«ch.21.  8,10. 


fch.  IG.  21. 


BDeiit.23.13. 
1  Sam.24.14. 
ch.  9.  8.  & 
16.  U. 


kRiithl.l7. 

1  Kings  VJ. 

2. 
1 1  Sam.  l.",. 

28.  &li;.  1. 

12.&2«.  17. 

1  Chr.  12.23. 


kJudg.2n.  1. 
ch.  if.  U. 
1  Kings  4. 
25. 


10-18. 


NOW  there  was  long  war  be- 
tween the  house  of  Saul  and 
the  house  of  David:  but  David 
waxed  stronger  and  stronger,  and 
the  house  of  Saul  waxed  weaker 
and  weaker. 

2  ^  And  ''unto  David  were  sons 
born  in  Hebron :  and  his  firstborn 
was  Amnon,  ^  of  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess ; 

3  And  his  second,  "Ohileab,  of 
Abigail  the  wife  of  Xabal  the  Car- 
melite ;  and  the  third,  Absalom 
the  sou  of  Maaeah  the  daughter  of 
Talmai  king  'of  Geshur; 

4  And  the  fourth,  ''Adonijah  the 
son  of  Haggith;  and  the  fifth, 
Shephatiah  the  son  of  Abital ; 

5  And  the  sixth,  Ithream,  by  Eg- 
lah  David's  wife.  These  were  born 
to  David  in  Hebron. 

6  ^  And  it  came  to  x>ass,  while 
there  was  war  between  the  house 
of  Saul  and  the  house  of  David, 
tbat  Abner  made  himself  strong 
for  the  house  of  Saul. 

7  And  Saul  had  a  concubine, 
whose  name  was  ''Eizpah,  the 
daughter  of  Aiali :  and  Ish-hoslietli 
said  to  Abner,  Wherefore  hast  thou 
*^gone  in  unto  my  father's  concu- 
bine? 

8  Then  was  Abner  very  wroth  for 
the  words  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  said, 
Am  I  *''a  dog's  head,  which  against 
Judah  do  shew  kindness  this  day 
unto  the  house  of  Saul  thy  father, 
to  his  brethren,  and  to  his  friends, 
and  have  not  delivered  thee  into 
the  hand  of  David,  that  thou  charg- 
est  me  to  da 3^  with  a  fault  concern- 
ing this  woman  I 

9  ''  So  do  God  to  Abner,  and  more 
also,  except,  'as  the  Lokd  hath 
sworn  to  Davi<l,  even  so  I  do  to 
him ; 

10  To  translate  the  kingdom  from 
the  house  of  Saul,  and  to  set  up 
the  throne  of  David  over  Israel  and 
over  Jiidali,  Miom  Dan  even  to 
Beer-siicba. 

11  And  he  could  not  .answer  Ab- 
ner a  word  again,  because  he  fear- 
ed him. 

12  ^1  And  Abner  s(;nt  messengers 
to  David  on  his  beh;df,  saying, 
Whose  is  the   land?   saving  also, 

36d 


Make  thy  league  with  me,  and,  be- 
hold, my  hand  sliall  he  with  thee, 
to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto  thee. 

13  t  And  he  said.  Well ;  I  will 
make  a  league  with  thee  :  but  one 
thing  I  require  of  thee,  *that  is, 
'  Thou  shalt  not  see  my  face,  ex- 
cept thou  first  bring  "Michal  Saul's 
daughter,  when  thou  comest  to  see 
my  face. 

14  And  David  sent  messengers  to 
Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son,  saying.  De- 
liver me  my  wife  Michal,  which  I 
espoused  to  me  "for  a  hundred 
foreskins  of  the  Philistines. 

15  And  Ish-bosheth  sent,  and 
took  her  from  her  husband,  even 
from  "Phaltiel  the  son  of  Laish. 

16  And  her  husband  went  with 
her  *  along  weeping  behind  her  to 
'Bahurim.  Then  said  Abner  unto 
him,  Go,  return.     And  he  returned. 

17  ^[  And  Abner  had  communica- 
tion with  the  elders  of  Israel,  say- 
ing. Ye  sought  for  David  ^  in  times 
past  to  he  king  over  you : 

18  Now  then  do  it:  ""for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  of  David,  saj- 
ing.  By  the  hand  of  my  servant 
David  I  will  save  my  people  Is- 
rael out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  out  of  the  hand  of  all 
their  enemies. 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the 
ears  of  'Benjamin:  and  Abner 
went  also  to  speak  in  the  ears  of 
David  in  Hebron  all  that  seemed 
good  to  Israel,  and  that  seemed 
good  to  the  whole  house  of  Benja- 
min. 

20  So  Abner  came  to  David  to 
Hebron,  and  twenty  men  with  him. 
And  David  made  Abner  and  the 
men  that  ivere  with  him  a  feast. 

21  And  Abner  said  unto  David,  I 
will  arise  and  go,  and  'will  gather 
all  Israel  unto  my  lord  the  king, 
that  they  may  make  a  league  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  'reign 
over  all  that  thine  heart  desireth. 
And  David  sent  Abner  away;  and 
he  went  in  peace. 

22  1  And,  behold,  the  servants 
of  David  and  »Ioab  came  from  jmr- 
sidng  a  troo]),  and  brought  in  a 
givat  spoil  with  them:  but  Abner 
teas   not  with  David  in   Hebron; 


Before  . 
CHRIST 

1048. 


tHeb. 
sul/ing. 

1  So  Gen.  4-1. 

3. 
"  1  Sara.  13. 

20. 


"  1  Sam.  18. 

23,  27. 


"1  Sam.  25. 
44, 
I'halti. 

f  Tleb.  going 
and  weep- 
ing. 

P  ch.  19.  16. 


tHeb.  60M 
pester  day 
and  the 
third  day. 

1  ver.  9. 


■•lChr.12.29. 


'vcr.  10, 12. 


>  1  Kings  11. 
37. 


Jodb  liilUth  Ahner. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David  mourneth  for  Abner. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  l(J4rt. 


■■lSam.29.6. 
Is.  37.  '28. 


» 1  Kings  2. 

So  ch.  20.  i), 

10. 
II  Or, 

peaceably. 
5  ch.  4.  (J. 

'  ch.  2.  2.3. 


IHeb. 
bloods. 


'1  Kings  2. 
32,33. 


tHeb. 
be  cut  off. 
1.  Lev.  IS.  2. 


'ch.  2.  23. 


<l  Josh.  7.  r>. 

ch.  1.2,11. 

'  Gen.  37.  34. 


t  Ueb.  betl. 


for  lie  had  sent  him  away,  and  he 
was  gone  in  peace. 

23  When  Joab  and  all  the  host 
that  was  with  him  were  come,  they 
told  Joal),  saying,  Abner  the  son 
of  Ner  came  to  the  king,  and  he 
hath  sent  him  away,  and  he  is  gone 
in  peace. 

24  Then  Joah  came  to  the  king, 
and  said.  What  hast  thou  done? 
beliold,  Abner  came  unto  thee ; 
why  is  it  tliat  thou  hast  sent  him 
away,  and  he  is  quite  gone ! 

25  Thou  knowest  Abner  the  son 
of  Ner,  that  he  came  to  deceive 
thee,  and  to  know  "thy  going  out 
and  thy  coming  in,  and  to  know 
all  that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Joab  was  come  out 
from  David,  he  sent  messengers 
after  Abner,  which  brought  him 
again  from  the  well  of  Sirah :  but 
David  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Abner  was  returned 
to  Hebron,  Joab  ^  took  him  aside  in 
the  gate  to  speak  with  him  "  quiet- 
ly, and  smote  him  there  ^  under  the 
fifth  ri6,  that  he  died,  for  the  blood 
of  ^  Asahel  his  brother. 

28  *\\  And  afterward  when  David 
heard  it,  he  said,  I  and  my  king- 
dom are  guiltless  before  the  Loud 
for  ever  from  the  *  blood  of  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner : 

29  ""Let  it  rest  on  the  head  of 
Joab,  and  on  all  his  father's  house ; 
and   let  there   not  ^fajl  from  the 


^that  hath  an 
leper,  or  that 


house  of  Joab  one 

issue,  or  that  is  a 

leaneth  on  a  stalf,  or  that  falleth 

on    the    sword,    or    that    lacketh 

bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his  broth- 
er slew  Abner,  because  he  had  slain 
their  brother  ''Asahel  at  Gibeon  in 
the  battle. 

31  ^[  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and 
to  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him,  "Eend  your  clothes,  and  ''gird 
you  with  sackcloth,  and  mourn  be- 
fore Abner.  And  king  David  him- 
self followed  the  ^  bier. 

32  And  they  bm'ied  Abner  in  He- 
bron :  and  the  king  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  wept  at  the  grave  of 
Abner ;  and  all  the  people  wept. 

33  And  the  king  lamented  over 

24 


Abner,  and  said,  Died  Abner  as  a 
'fool  dieth? 

34  Thy  hands  ivere  not  bound,  nor 
thy  feet  ])ut  into  fetters :  as  a  man 
falleth  before  '  wicked  men,  .so  fell- 
est  thou.  And  all  the  people  wept 
again  over  him. 

35  And  when  all  the  i)eoi)le  came 
^to  cause  David  to  eat  meat  while 
it  was  yet  day,  David  sware,  say- 
ing, ''  So  do  God  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  I  taste  bread,  or  aught  else, 
'  till  the  sun  be  down. 

3G  And  all  the  people  took  notice 
of  itf  and  it  ^  pleased  them :  as 
whatsoever  the  king  did  pleased 
all  the  i^eople. 

37  For  all  the  people  and  all  Is- 
rael understood  that  day  that  it 
was  not  of  the  king  to  slay  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his 
servants.  Know  ye  not  that  there 
is  a  prince  and  a  g'reat  man  fallen 
this  day  in  Israel  I 

39  And  I  am  this  day  ^  weak, 
though  anointed  king;  and  these 
men  the  sons  of  Zeruiah  ^l)e  too 
hard  for  me:  'the  Lord  shall  re- 
ward the  doer  of  evil  according  to 
his  wickedness. 

CHAPTEE  IV. 

1  The  Israelites  being  troubled  at  the  death  of  Abner, 
2  Baunah  and  liechab  slay  Ish-boshct/i,  and  hriitfj 
his  head  to  Hebron,  9  David  canseth  them  to  be 
slain,  and  I.fh-bo.sheth's  head  to  be  buried. 

A  ND  when  Saul's  son  heard  that 
JTjL  Abner  was  dead  in  Hebron, 
'•'  his  hands  were  feeble,  and  all  the 
Israelites  were  ^'troubled. 

2  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men 
that  were  captains  of  bands:  the 
name  of  the  one  was  Baanah,  and 
the  name  of  the  ^  other  Eechab,  the 
sons  of  Eimmon  a  Beerothite,  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin :  (for 
"^Beeroth  also  was  reckoned  to 
Benjamin : 

3  And'  the  Beerothites  fled  to 
'^Gittaim,  and  were  sojourners  there 
until  this  day.) 

4  And  ''Jonathan,  Saul's  son,  had 
a  son  that  ivas  lame  of  his  feet. 
He  was  five  years  old  when  the 
tidings  came  of  Saul  and  Jonathan 
'^out  of  Jezreel,  and  his  nurse  took 
him  up,  and  fled:  and  it  came  to 
pass,  as  she  made  haste  to  flee,  that 

369 


Before 
CHRIST 

ubout  11)48. 

!  'ch.  13.12,13. 


t  Hob. 
children  of 
inii/uily. 


f  ch.  12.  17. 
Jer.  l(i.  7. 


h  Ruth  1.  17. 


I  ich.  1.  12. 


t  Ileb.  was 
good  in 

their  eyes. 


t  Hcb. 
tender. 


k  ch.  19.  7. 

I  See  ch.  19. 

I  Kings  2.5, 
(i,  .•«,  :'A. 
Pb.  28.  4.  & 
G2.  12. 
2Tiin.4.14. 


"  Kzrn  4.  4. 

Is.  13.  7. 

b  Matt.  2.  3. 


tneb. 
second. 


'  Josh.  18.25. 


i  Nch.  11. 33. 


'  ch.  9.  .3. 


fl  Sam.  29.1, 
11. 


Ish-boshetli  is  murdered. 


II.  SAJVIUEL. 


David  taketh  Zion. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1048. 


II  Or, 

Mf'rih-haal^ 
]  rin-.  8.  ?ri. 


ech.  2.  23. 


klSam.  19. 
2,  10,  11.  & 
23. 15.  &  25. 
29. 


!  Gen.  48. 16. 
1  Kings  1. 
29. 

Ps.  31.  r. 

kch.l.2,4,15. 

♦  Heb.  he 
was  in  Ills 
own  eyes  as 
a  tn'ingcr, 
Sfc. 


II  Or,  v>hich 
was  the  re^ 
uuirtt  i  gnre 
him  for  his 
tidings. 


I  Gen.  9.  .5, 6. 


»ch.  I.  1.5. 


•  ch.  3.  32. 


he  fell,  and  became  lame.  Aud  liis 
name  was  n  Mephiboslieth. 

5  And  the  sous  of  Eimmon  the 
Beerothite,  Eechab  and  Baauah, 
went,  and  came  about  the  heat  of 
the  day  to  the  house  of  Ish-bo- 
sheth,  who  lay  on  a  bed  at  noon. 

G  And  they  came  thither  into  the 
midst  of  the  house,  as  though  they 
would  have  fetched  wheat;  and 
they  smote  him  ?  under  the  fifth 
rih :  and  Rechab  and  Baauah  his 
brother  escaped. 

7  For  when  they  came  into  the 
house,  he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his 
bedchamber,  and  they  smote  him, 
and  slew  him,  and  beheaded  him, 
and  took  his  head,  and  gat  them 
away  through  the  plain  all  night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of 
Ish-bosheth  unto  David  to  Hebron, 
aud  said  to  the  king.  Behold  the 
head  of  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul 
thine  enemy,  *' which  sought  thy 
life;  and  the  Lord  hath  avenged 
my  lord  the  king  this  day  of  Saul, 
and  of  his  seed. 

9  ■[  And  David  answered  Eechab 
aud  Baauah  his  brother,  the  sons 
of  Eimmon  the  Beerothite,  and 
said  unto  them.  As  the  Lord  liv- 
etli,  '  who  hath  redeemed  my  soul 
out  of  all  adversity, 

10  When  ""one  told  me,  saying. 
Behold,  Saul  is  dead,  Hhinking  to 
have  brought  good  tidings,  I  took 
hold  of  him,  and  slew  him  in  Zik- 
lag,  II  who  thought  that  I  would 
have  given  him  a  reward  for  his 
tidings : 

11  How  much  more,  when  wicked 
men  have  slain  a  righteous  person 
in  his  ow^n  house  upon  his  bed  I 
shall  I  not  therefore  now  '  require 
his  blood  of  your  hand,  and  take 
you  away  from  the  earth  f 

12  And  David  "commanded  his 
young  men,  aud  they  slew  them, 
and  cut  off  their  hands  and  their 
feet,  and  hanged  tliem  up  over  the 
])()ol  in  Hebron.  But  they  took  I 
the  head  of  Ish-bosheth,  aud  buried 
it  in  the  "sepulchre  of  Abner  in 
Hebron. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  77ie  tribes  rorne  to  Jfebron  to  anoint  David  over  7s- 
rad.  4  Darid's  a</e.  0  JJfi  la/iinf/  Zion  from  the 
Jebiuiiles  Uwelkth  in  U.     11  Iliram  scnUelh  to  JJa- 

370 


I'id.  13  Eleven  sons  are  born  to  him  in  Jerusalem. 
17  David,  directed  by  God,  siniteth  the  Philistines 
at  Jiaal-perazim,  23  and  again  at  the  mulberry 
trees. 

THE:N'  ''came  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel  to  David  unto  Hebron, 
and  spake,  saying,  Behold,  ''we  are 
thy  bone  and  thy  flesh. 
2  Also  in  time  -past,  when  Saul 


was  king- 


over  us,  nhou  wast  he 


*^and 
with  them 


king 


that  leddest  out  and  broughtest  in 
Israel :  and  the  Lord  said  to  thee, 
'^Thou  shalt  feed  my  j^eople  Israel, 
and  thou  shalt  be  a  captain  over 
Israel. 

3  '  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came 
to  the  king  to  Hebron 
David  made  a  league 
in  Hebrou  -before  the  Lord  :  and 
they  anointed  David  king  over  Is- 
rael. 

4  1^  David  ^vas  thirty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  ^  and  he 
reigned  forty  years. 

5  lu  Hebron  he  reigned  over  Ju- 
dah  '  seven  years  and  six  months : 
and  in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty 
and  three  years  over  all  Israel  and 
Judah. 

6  ^[  And  the  king  and  his  men 
went  ^  to  Jerusalem  unto  '  the  Jeb- 
usites,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land: 
which  spake  unto  David,  saying, 
Except  thou  take  away  the  blind 
and  the  lame,  thou  shalt  not  come 
in  hither :  "  thiuking,  David  cannot 
come  in  hither. 

7  Nevertheless,  David  took  the 
strong-  hold  of  Zion:  ™the  same  is 
the  city  of  David. 

8  And  David  said  on  that  day. 
Whosoever  getteth  up  to  the  gut- 
ter, and  siaiteth  the  Jebusites,  aud 
the  lame  and  the  blind,  tltat  arc 
hated  of  David's  soul,  "he  shall  he 
ch  ief  and  cap  tain,  n  Wherefore  they 
said,  Tlie  blind  and  the  lame  shaU 
not  come  into  the  house. 

9  So  David  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and 
called  it  "the  city  of  David.  Aud 
David  built  round  about  from  Millo 
and  inward. 

10  And  David  *  went  on,  and  grew 
great,  and  the  Lord  God  of  hosts 
tvas  with  him. 

11  ^  x\.ud  'Hiram  king  of  Tyre 
sent  messengers  to  David,  and 
cedar  trees,   and  carpenters,  and 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1048. 


M  Chr.  U.  ]. 
&  12.  2.S. 


b  Gen.  29. 14. 


'  1  Sam.  18. 
13. 


dl  Sam.10.1, 
12. 

Ps.  "8.  71. 
See  ch.  7.  7. 


f  1  Chr.  11.:;. 

f2  Kings  11. 
17. 


SJudg.ll.U. 
1  Sam.  23. 
18. 


klChr.  2C. 
31.  &  29.  27. 


ich.  2.  11. 
1  Chr.  3.  4. 


k.Jud?.  1.21. 

IJosh.lo.  i;.!. 
Jutic.l.H.& 
19.  11,  12. 


II  Or,  sayitig. 
David  shall 
not,  Hfc. 


■"  ver.  9. 
1  Kings  2. 
10.  &  8.  1. 


■■  1  Chr.  11. 
fi-9. 

II  Or,  lie- 
cause  they 
had  sai't, 
even  the 
bUiiff  and 
the  lame, 
}Je  sh'ill  not 
come  into 
the  house, 

°ver.  7. 


t  JlGh.went 
goinfj  and 
groxuing. 


alinut  1043. 

ri  Kings  .1.2. 

1  Chr.  14. 1. 


He  smiteth  the  Philistines. 


II.  SA3IUEL. 


TJzzah  is  smitten. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1043. 

t  Heb. 
heicei'S  of 
the  (ifonc  of 
the  wall. 


lDcut.17.17. 
1  Chr.  3.  y. 
&  14.  3. 


■■  1  Chr.  Z.  5. 
&  14.  4. 


II  Or, 
1  Chr.  3.  5. 


li  Or, 
Elishama^ 
1  Chr.  3.  y. 


II  Or, 
BeeUafla^ 
1  Chr.  14.  7. 

"IChr.n.lG. 

&  14.  8. 

1047. 


'  ch.  23. 14. 


"Josh.  15.  8. 
Is.  17.  5. 


^ch.  2.  1. 
1  Sam.  23.2, 
4.  &  30.  8. 


y  Is.  28.21. 


II  That  is, 
The  plain 
of  breaches. 


'  Deut.  7.  5, 

L'5. 

1  Chr.14.12. 
II  Or,  took 

them  airnu. 
"  1  Chr.U.lk 


k  ver.  19. 


"  So  2  Kings 
7.6. 


tmasous:  and  tliey  bnilt  David  a 
liouse. 

12  And  David  poreoived  tliat  the 
Lord  had  established  liini  king- 
over  Israel,  and  that  he  liad  exalt- 
ed his  kingdom  for  his  people  Is- 
rael's sake. 

13  ^  And  •! David  took  him  more 
conenbines  and  wives  out  of  Jeru- 
salem, after  he  was  come  from 
Hebron :  and  there  were  yet  sons 
and  daughters  born  to  David. 

14  And  'these  he  the  names  of 
tliose  that  were  born  unto  him 
in  Jerusalem;  "Sliammuah,  and 
Shobab,  and  N^athan,  and  Solomon, 

15  Ibhar  also,  and  "Elishua,  and 
Nepheg,  and  Japliia, 

IG  And  Elishama,  and  "Eliada, 
and  Eliphalet. 

17  1  ^But  when  the  Philistines 
heard  that  they  had  anointed  Da- 
vid king  over  Israel,  all  the  Philis- 
tines came  \\])  to  seek  David ;  and 
David  heard  of  it,  'and  went  down 
to  the  hold. 

18  The  Philistines  also  came  and 
spread  themselves  in  "the  vaUey 
of  Rephaim. 

19  And  David  ''inquired  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  go  up  to  the 
Philistines  !  wilt  thou  deliver  them 
into  mine  hand?  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  David,  Go  up  :  for  I  will 
doubtless  deliver  the  Philistines 
into  thine  hand. 

20  And  David  came  to  ''Baal-per- 
azim,  and  David  smote  them  there, 
and  said,  The  Lord  hath  broken 
forth  upon  mine  enemies  before 
me,  as  the  breach  of  waters.  There- 
fore he  called  the  name  of  that 
lilace  I'  Baal-perazim. 

21  And  there  they  left  their  im- 
and    David    and    his    men 

burned  them. 

22  ^  ^And  the  Philistines  came 
up  yet  again,  and  si)read  them- 
selves in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

23  And  when  ''David  incpiired  of 
the' Lord,  he  said.  Thou  shalt  not 
go  up  ;  l)ut  fetch  a  compass  behind 
them,  and  come  upon  them  over 
against  the  mulberry  trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou  ''hear- 
est  the  sound  of  a  going  in  the 
tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  that 


ages, 


then  thou  shalt  bestir  thyself:  for 
then  ''shall  the  Lord  go  out  before 
thee,  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
listines. 

25  And  David  did  so,  as  the  Lord 
had  commanded  him;  and  smote 
the  Philistines  ti'om  '  CJeba  until 
thou  come  to  '^  Gazer. 

CHAPTER  YI. 

1  David  fdchcth  tlie  ark  from  Klrjath-jearim  on  a 
new  cart.  (J  Uzzah  is  Kmittat  at  J'erez-nzzafi.  9  God 
blexxeth  Obcd-cdom  for  the  ark.  12  Uaiiid  bringing 
the  ark  into  Zion.  iiiit/i  .s«c)'(/?ce.s',  danccUi  before  it, 
for  which  Michal  despi.'<eth  him.  17  lie  placcth  it 
in  a  tabernacle  with  great  joy  and  feanti/ig.  20  Mi- 
chal  reproving  David  for  his  religious  Jog  is  child- 
less to  her  death. 

AGAIN,  David  gathered  togeth- 
.  er  all  the  chosen  men  of  Is- 
rael, thirty  thousand. 

2  And  'David  arose,  and  went 
with  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him  from  "Baale  of  Judah,  to  bring 
uj)  from  *thence  the  ark  of  (iod, 
I' whose  name  is  called  by  the  name 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts  ^'that  dwell- 
eth  hettveen  the  cherubim. 

3  And  they  ^set  the  ark  of  God 
''upon  a  new  cart,  and  brought  it 
out  of  the  house  of  Abinadal)  that 
ivas  in  "  Gibeah :  and  Uzzah  and 
Ahio,  the  sons  of  Abinadab,  drave 
the  new  cart. 

4  And  they  l)rought  it  out  of  ''the 
house  of  Abinadab  which  was  at 
Gibeah,  ^accompanying  the  ark  of 
God:  and  Ahio  went  before  the 
ark. 

5  And  David  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  played  before  the  Lord 
on  all  manner  of  instruments  made 
o/tir  wood,  even  on  harj^s,  and  on 
psalteries,  and  on  timbrels,  and  on 
cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  ^\  And  when  they  came  to 
®  Nachon's  threshingfloor,  Uzzah 
'^Ijut  forth  Ms  hand  to  the  ark  of 
God,  and  took  hold  of  it;  for  the 
oxen  'I  shook  it. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Uzzah,  and  ''God 
smote  him  there  for  his  "  error ;  and 
there  he  died  by  the  ark  of  God. 

8  And  David  was  displeased,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  *  made  a  breach 
upon  Uzzah :  and  he  called  the 
name  of  the  place  n  Perez-uzzah  to 
this  day. 

9  And ''  David  was  afraid  of  the 

371 


Before 

CHRIST 

1047. 

d  Judj;.  4. 14. 


'lChr.14.in, 

(jibfon. 
fJodi.lU.  10. 


1042. 


M  Chr.  13.5, 


II  Or, 
Jiaalah. 
that  Is,  A'lV- 
jiith-jea- 
y-itfty 
Josh.  1.').  !>, 

m. 

II  Or,  at 
vhich  the 
mime,  even 
the  name  of 
the  LoiiDof 
hoyits.  irnif 
called  ujton. 

I'l  Sam.  4.  4. 
Ps.  ISO.  1. 

t  Heb.  made 
to  ride. 

''  See  Num. 
7.9. 
1  Sam.  e.7. 

II  Or, 
T/ie  fiill 

a  1  Sam.  7.1. 


t  Heb.  with. 


'1  Chr.  1.3. 9, 
he  is  called, 
Chidon. 

f  See  Num. 
4.  15. 


II  Or, 
stumbled. 


eiSam.G.lO. 

II  Or,/ 
rashness. 


fHeb. 

broken. 


11  That  if. 
The  breach 
of  i'zzah. 

hPs.  119.120. 
See  Luke  5. 
8,9. 


David  danceth  l)efore  the  ark. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Michal  reproveth  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1042. 


i  1  Chr.13.13. 
ilChi.13.14. 


I  Gen.  .TO.  27. 
&  3a.  5. 


^  1  Chr.  15. 
25. 


°  Xum.  4. 13. 

Joah.  3.  3. 

1  Chr.  15.  2, 

15. 
"  See  IKinfs 

8.5. 

1  Chr.  15.26. 

f  See  Ex.  15. 
2IJ. 
P«.  30.  II. 

1 1  Sam.  2.18. 
1  Uhr.  15.27. 
'■lChr.15.28. 


•lChr.15.29. 


'IChr.  IG.l. 

"Ithr.  1,').  1. 
Pi.  132.  ». 


tHeb. 

stretched. 

"1  Kings  8. 
6,  62,  (3. 


»  1  KinRS  S. 
1  Chr.  10.  2. 


•1  Chr.  16. 3. 


LoED  that  day,  and  said,  How  shall 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  come  to  me  ? 

10  So  David  would  not  remove 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  him  into 
the  city  of  David :  but  David  car- 
ried it  aside  into  the  house  of  Obed- 
edom  '  the  Gittite. 

11  ""And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  con- 
tinued in  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
the  Gittite  three  months :  and  the 
Lord  'blessed  Obed-edom,  and  all 
his  household. 

12  1  And  it  was  told  king  David, 
saying.  The  Lord  hath  blessed  the 
house  of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that 
pertaineth  unto  him,  because  of  the 
ark  of  God.  "'  So  David  went  and 
brought  up  the  ark  of  God  from 
the  house  of  Obed-edom  into  the 
city  of  David  with  gladness. 

13  And  it  was  so,  that  when  "they 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  Lord  had 
gone  six  paces,  he  sacrificed  "oxen 
and  fatlings. 

14  And  David  ^  danced  before  the 
Lord  with  all  his  might ;  and  Da- 
vid was  girded  '^  with  a  linen  ephod. 

15  ^So  David  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  brought  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  with  shouting,  and  with  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet. 

16  And  'as  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
came  into  the  city  of  David,  Michal 
Saul's  daughter  looked  through  a 
window,  and  saw  king  David  leap- 
ing and  dancing  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  she  despised  him  in  her  heart. 

17  •[  And  Hhey  brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  and  set  it  in  "his 
phice,  in  the  midst  of  the  taberna- 
cle that  David  had  ♦  pitched  for  it 
and  David 
and  peace 
Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  David  had 
made  an  end  of  offering  burnt  of- 
ferings and  peace  offerings,  ^he 
blessed  the  j)e()ple  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  'And  he  dealt  among  all  the 
people,  even  among  the  whole  mul- 
titude of  Israel,  as  well  to  the 
women  as  men,  to  evcny  one  a 
cake  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  of 
flesh,  and  a  flagon  ofivine.  So  all 
the  people  departed  every  one  to 
his  house. 

.372 


offered  burnt  offerings 
ofierings 


before    the 


20  1  ^'Then  David  returned  to 
bless  his  household.  And  Michal 
the  daughter  of  Saul  came  out  to 
meet  David,  and  said.  How  glori- 
ous was  the  king  of  Israel  to  day, 
who  **  uncovered  himself  to  day  in 
the  eyes  of  the  handmaids  of  his 
servants,  as  one  of  the  ''vain  fel- 
lows II  shamelessly  uncovereth  him- 
self! 

21  And  David  said  unto  Michal, 
It  was  before  the  Lord,  "^  which 
chose  me  before  thy  father,  and 
before  all  his  house,  to  appoint 
me  ruler  over  the  people  of  the 
Lord,  over  Israel :  therefore  will  I 
play  before  the  Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile 
than  thus,  and  will  be  base  in  mine 
own  sight:  and  "of  the  maidserv- 
ants which  thou  hast  spoken  of,  of 
them  shall  I  be  had  in  honour. 

23  Therefore  Michal  the  daugh- 
ter of  Saul  had  no  child  *  unto  the 
day  of  her  death. 

OHAPTEE  VII. 

1  Nathan  first  approving  the  purpose  of  David  to 
build  God  a  hou.se,  4  after  by  the  word  of  God  for- 
biddeth  him.  13  He  promiseth  him  benefits  and 
bles.sings  in  his  seed.  18  David's  prayer  and  thanks- 
giving. 

ND  it  came  to  pass,  ^  when  the 
king  sat  in  his  house,  and  the 
Lord  had  given  him  rest  round 
about  from  all  his  enemies ; 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Nathan 
the  i)rophet.  See  now,  I  dwell  in 
''a  house  of  cedar,  ""but  the  ark  of 
God  dwelleth  within  ''curtains. 

3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king. 
Go,  do  all  that  is  "  in  thine  heart ; 
for  the  Lord  is  with  thee. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  that 
night,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Nathan,  saying, 

5  Go  and  tell  ^  my  servant  David, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  '^  Shalt  thou 
build  me  a  house  for  me  to  dwell 
in? 

G  Whereas  I  have  not  dwelt  in 
any  house  ^ since  the  time  that  I 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  Egypt,  even  to  this  day,  but 
have  walked  in  ''a  tent  and  in  a 
talxirnacle. 

7  In  all  the  places  wherein  I  have 
'  walked  with  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael spake  I  a  word  with  "  any  of 


A^ 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1042. 

'  Ps.  30,  title. 


h  ver.  14,  IC. 
1  Sam.  19. 

24. 

"^  Judg.  9.  4. 
II  Or,  openly. 


d  1  Sam.  IS. 
14.  Sc  15. 28. 


II  Or,  o/iJie 
handmaids 
of  my  serv- 
ants." 


'  See  1  Sam. 
15.  .35. 
Is.  22. 14. 
Matt.  1.  25. 


1042. 
•IChr.  17. 1, 

&c. 


l>ch.  S.  11. 
"  See  Acts  7. 
40. 
>1  Ex.  20.  1. 

&  40.  21. 

•■  1  Kings  8. 
17,  18. 
1  Chr.  22.7. 
&28.  2. 


\  Heb.  to  my 

^ervant^  to 

David. 
f  Si-e  1  Kings 

5.  ."..  &  S.  I'.l. 

IChr.  22.  8. 

&  28.  3. 


Bl  Kings  8. 
16. 


b  Ex.  40.  18, 
19,34. 


i  LCT.  20. 11, 
)2. 
l)eut.2.'!.14. 

II  n7it/  of  the 

jiulqtt, 

1  chr.  17.  C. 


GoiVs  promises  to  David.  II.  SA]\IUEL.  His  prayer  and  thanksgiving. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1042. 

k  ch.  5.  2. 
Ps.7«.71,72. 
Matt.  2.  (J. 
Acta  a).  28. 


1 1  Sam.  16. 

11,12. 

I's.  7.S.  70. 
♦  licb.  from 

aj'ter. 


">  1  Sara.  18. 
14. 

ch.  5  10.  & 
S.  fi,  U. 

"  1  Sam.  31. 

I!. 

Ps.  89.  23. 
*  Weh.  from 

thy  face. 
■'  Geii.  12.  2. 


P  Ps.  44.  2.  & 

SO.  8. 
Jer.  24.  6. 
Amos  U.  15. 

1  Ps.  89.  22. 


'Judg.  2.14, 

15,  IB. 

1  Sam.  12. 

9,  11. 

Ps.  106.  42. 
'  vcr.  1. 


'  E.x.  1.  21. 

ver.  27. 

1  Kings  11. 

38. 
"  1  Kings  2. 

>■  Deut..S1.16. 

1  KiDgs  1. 

21. 

Acts  13.  36. 
>  1  Kings  8. 

20. 

Ps.  132. 11. 


'  1  Kings  5. 

5.  &  li.  12.  & 

8.  19. 

1  Chr.22.10. 

&28.  6. 
"ver.  16. 

Ps.  89. 4, 29, 

36,37. 

I'  Ps.  89.  26, 

27. 

Heb.  1.5. 
<■  Ps.  89.  30, 

31,  32,  33. 


^  1  Sam.  15. 
:«,  28.  &  16. 
14. 

1  Kings  11. 
1.3, 34. 

*■  ver.  1-3. 

P8.89.;«;,.37. 

John  12.  M. 


'  Gen.  32. 10. 


tlie  tribes  of  Israel,  whom  I  com 
manded  ""to  feed  my  i)eople  Israel, 
saying".  Why  build  ye  uot  me  a 
house  of  cedar  f 

8  Now  therefore  so  shalt  thou  say 
unto  my  servant  David,  Thus  saitli 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  'I  took  thee 
from  the  sheepcote,  ♦from  follow- 
ing the  sheep,  to  be  ruler  over  my 
people,  over  Israel : 

9  And  '"I  was  with  thee  whither- 
soever thou  wentest,  "and  have 
cut  off  all  thine  enemies  ♦out  of 
thy  sight,  and  have  made  thee  "a 
great  name,  like  unto  the  name  of 
the  great  men  that  arc  in  the  earth. 

10  Moreover  I  will  appoint  a,  i)lace 
for  my  people  Israel,  and  will 
p plant  them,  that  they  may  dwell 
in  a  place  of  their  own,  and  move 
no  more;  ''neither  shall  the  chil- 
dren of  wickedness  afflict  them  any 
more,  as  beforetime, 

11  And  as  ^since  the  time  that  I 
commanded  judges  to  he  over  my 
people  Israel,  and  have  "*  caused 
thee  to  rest  from  all  thine  enemies. 
Also  the  Lord  telleth  thee  'that 
he  will  make  thee  a  house. 

12  1  And  "when  thy  days  be  ful- 
filled, and  thou  ^  shalt  sleep  with 
thy  fathers,  'I  will  set  up  thy  seed 
after  thee,  which  shall  proceed  out 
of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will  establish 
his  kingdom. 

13  '  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my 
name,  and  I  will  ''stablish  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom  for  ever. 

1^  ^I  will  be  his  father,  and  he 
shall  be  my  son.  "^If  he  commit 
iniquity,  I  will  chasten  him  with 
the  rod  of  men,  and  with  the  stripes 
of  the  children  of  men : 

15  But  my  mercy  shall  not  depart 
away  from  him,  '^  as  I  took  it  from 
Saul,  whom  I  put  away  before 
thee. 

16  And  Hhine  house  and  thy 
kingdom  shall  be  established  for 
ever  before  thee :  thy  throne  shall 
be  established  for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words, 
and  according  to  all  this  vision,  so 
did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

18  1  Then  went  king  David  in, 
and  sat  before  the  Lord,  and  he 
said,   ^Who  am  I,  O  Lord  God  I 


and  what  is  my  house,  that  thou 
hast  brought  me  hitherto  f 

19  And  this  was  yet  a  small  thing 
in  thy  sight,  O  Lord  God;  ^'but 
thou  hast  spoken  also  of  thy  serv- 
ant's house  for  a  great  while  to 
come.  ''And  is  this  the  'manner 
of  man,  O  Lord  God  ? 

20  And  what  cjui  David  say  more 
unto  thee?  for  thou,  Lord  God, 
'knowest  tliv  servant. 

21  For  thy  word's  sake,  and  ac- 
cording to  thine  own  heart,  hast 
thou  done  all  these  great  things, 
to  make  thy  servant  know  them. 

22  AVlierefore  ''thou  art  great,  O 
Lord  God:  for  Hhere  is  none  like 
thee,  n(uther  is  there  any  God  be- 
sides thee,  according  to  all  that  we 
have  heard  witli  our  ears. 

23  And  "what  one  nation  in  the 
earth  is  like  thy  people,  even  like 
Israel,  whom  God  went  to  redeem 
for  a  people  to  himself,  and  to 
make  him  a  liame,  and  to  do  for 
you  great  things  and  terrible,  for 
thy  land,  before  "  thy  people,  which 
thou  redeemedst  to  thee  from 
Egypt,  from  the  nations  and  their 
gods  ? 

24  For  "thou  hast  confirmed  to 
thyself  thy  people  Israel  to  he  a 
people  unto  thee  for  ever:  'and 
thou.  Lord,  art  become  their  God. 

25  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  the 
word  that  thou  hast  sj^oken  con- 
cerning thy  servant,  and  concern- 
ing his  house,  establish  it  for  ever, 
and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

2G  And  let  thy  name  be  magnified 
for  ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  the  God  over  Israel :  and  let  the 
house  of  thy  servant  David  be  es- 
tablished before  thee. 

27  For  thou,  O  Lord  of  hosts, 
God  of  Israel,  hast  ♦  revealed  to  thy 
servant,  saying,  I  will  build  thee  a 
house :  therefore  hath  thv  servant 
found  in  his  heart  to  pray  this 
prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord  Gop,  thou 
art  that  God,  and  ''thy  words  be 
true,  and  thou  hast  promised  this 
goodness  unto  thy  servant : 

29  Therefore  now  Het  it  please 
thee  to  bless  the  house  of  thy  serv- 

I  ant,  that  it  may  continue  for  ever 

373 


Before 

CHRIST 

1042. 


fi  ver.  12,  13. 


li  Is.  .W.  8. 
t  Heb.  law. 


i  Gen.  18. 19. 
Pb.  139. 1. 


VlChr.16.25. 

2  Chr.  2.  5. 

1*«.  48.  1.  & 

86.  10.  &•  96. 

4.  &  l.'iS.  5. 

&  145. ;!. 

,Ier.  10.  6. 
1  Deut.  .3.  24. 

&  4.  ;«.  & 

.32.  .39. 

I  Som.  2.  2. 

Ps.  86.  8.  & 

89.  6,  H. 

Is.  45.  5, 18, 

22. 
"■  Doit.  4.  7, 

,32,  34.  &  33. 

2i). 

Ps.  147.  20. 


"Dent.  9. 26. 
Neh.  1. 10. 


"  Deut.26.18. 


PPs.  48. 14. 


tHcb. 
opened  the 
ear, 

Ruth  4.  4. 
1  Sam.  9.15. 


1  John  17.17. 


tUeb. 
tie  thou 
pleased  and 
hiest. 


David  siibdueth  liis  enemies. 


II.  SA3IUEL. 


His  j)rincii)al  officers. 


Before 
CHKIST 

WA-Z. 


'  ch.  •>■!.  51. 


before    thee :    for    thou,    O    Lord 
I  God,  hast  spoken  it :  and  with  thy 
blessiug-  let  the  house  of  thy  serv- 
ant he  blessed  'for  ever. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  David  aubdiieth  the  Philistinci  and  the  JIbabUes.  3 
Jle  smiteth  JIadadezer,  and  i/ie  Hyrla/is.  It  Toi  send- 
eth  Joraiii  vAth  pre.soits  to  ble.ss  liiin.  11  The  jjres- 
ents  aiid  the  spoil  David  dedicateth  to  God.  14  He 
putteth  ffarrisons  in  Edom.     16  David's  ojficers. 

A  jSD  ^  after  this  it  came  to  pass, 
XjL  that  David  smote  the  Philis- 
tines, and  subdued  them :  and  Da- 
■v^d  took  11  Metheg-ammah  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 
2  And  ^he  smote  Moab,  and 
measured  them  with  a  line,  casting 
them  down  to  the  gTOund ;  even 
with  two  lines  measured  he  to  j)ut 
to  death,  and  with  one  full  line  to 
keep  alive.  And  so  the  Moab- 
=ver.6.&n.   Itcs  'bccame  David's  servants,  and 


about  1040. 
•1  Chr.  18. 
1,  &c. 


11  Or, 
The  briilh 
o/Aiionah. 

bXum.24.ir. 


i  Ps.  T-2. 10. 

See  1  Sam. 

10. 27. 
II  Or, 

Hadarezcr, 

1  Chr.  18.  y. 
«ch.  10.  6. 

Ps.  m,  title, 
f  Sec  Gen. 

15. 18. 

II  Or,  of  his. 

II  As  1  Chr. 
18.4. 


EJosh.n.(l,9. 


b  1  Kings  11. 
2:3,  24,  25. 


''brouglit  gifts. 
3  •[  David  smote  also 
zer,  the  son  of  Eehobj 


i  ver.  14. 
ch.  7.  U. 


I  See  I  Kini;s 
10. 10. 


I)  Or, 
mhath. 
Q  Or,  C/inn, 
1  Chr.  18.  H. 


ilTbu, 
1  Chr.  18.  9. 


"  1  Chr.  18. 

10, 

JIatloram. 
♦  Hcb. 

ash  him  of 

peace. 


Hadade- 
king  of ''Zo- 
bah,  as  he  went  to '  recover  ^  his 
border  at  the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  'ifrom  him  a 
thousand "  chariots,  and  seven  hund- 
red horsemen,  and  twenty  thousand 
footmen:  and  David  ^ houghed  all 
the  chariot  horses,  but  reserved  of 
them  for  a  hundred  chariots. 

0  ''And  when  the  Syrians  of  Da- 
mascus came  to  succour  Hadadezer 
king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand 
men. 

C  Then  David  put  garrisons  in 
Syria  of  Damascus:  and  the  Syr- 
ians 'became  servants  to  David, 
and  brought  gifts.  ''And  the  Lord 
Ijreserved  David  Avhithersoever  he 
went. 

7  And  David  took  'the  shields  of 
gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 
Hadadezer,  and  br(mght  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  And  from  i' Betah,  aud  from 
"  Berothai,  cities  of  Hadadezer, 
king  David  took  exceeding  much 
brass. 

9  11  When  "Toi  king  of  Ilamath 
heard  tliat  David  had  smitten  all 
the  host  of  Hadadezer, 

10  Th(;n  Toi  sent  "' Jorani  his 
son  unto  king  David,  to  ^salute 
him,  and  to  bless  him,  because  he 

374 


had  fought  against  Hadadezer, 
and  smitten  him :  for  Hadadezer 
t  had  wars  with  Toi.  And  Jo  ram 
t  brought  with  him  vessels  of  sil- 
ver, and  vessels  of  gold,  and  ves- 
sels of  brass : 

11  Which  also  king  David  "did 
dedicate  unto  the  Lord,  with  the 
silver  and  gold  that  he  had  dedi- 
cated of  all  nations  which  he  sub- 
dued ; 

12  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  of 
the  Philistines,  and  of  Amalek,  and 
of  the  spoil  of  Hadadezer,  son  of 


llehob. 


king 


of  Zobah. 


13  And  David 
when   he  retui'ued 
of  the  Sja-ians  in 


gat 


him 
from 
the  valley 


a  name 

smiting 

of 


salt,  p  I'  heing  eighteen  thousand  men. 

14  \  And  he  put  garrisons  in 
Edom ;  throughout  all  Edom  put 
he  garrisons,  and  '^  all  they  of  Edom 
became  David's  servants.  ""And 
the  Lord  preserved  David  whith- 
ersoever he  went. 

15  And  David  reigned  over  all 
Israel;  and  David  executed  judg- 
ment and  justice  unto  all  his  peo- 
ple. 

16  ''And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
teas  over  the  host ;  aud  *  Jehosha- 
l)hat  the  son  of  Ahilud  was  ''re- 
corder ; 

17  And  "Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
aud  Ahimelech  the  son  of  Abiathar, 
ivere  the  priests ;  and  Seraiah  iras 
the  II scribe; 

18  ""And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada  2ras  over  both  the  ^  Chereth- 
ites  and  the  Pelethites;  and  Da- 
vid's sons  were  n  chief  rulers. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  David  hy  Ziba  sendeth  for  Mephiboxheth.  7  jFbr 
JvHaiha)t''s  .fake  he  c.ntcrtaiiieth  him  at  his  table, 
and  reatorcth  him  all  that  was  iSauVs.  9  De  niaketh 
Ziba  his  farmer. 

A  KD  David  said.  Is  there  yet 
XJl  any  that  is  left  of  the  house 
of  Saul,  that  I  may  ''shew  him 
kindness  for  Jonathan's  sake  ? 

2  And  there  was  of  the  house  of 
Saul  a  servant  whose  name  ivas 
'Ziba.  And  when  they  had  called 
him  unto  David,  the  king  said  un- 
to him.  Art  thou  Ziba  ?  And  he 
said.  Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  Idng  said,  Is  there  not 


Before 
CHKIST 

about 104U 

f  Ileb.  ivas 
a  Tna7i  of 
v:ars  with. 

t  Heb.  «(  his 
hand  were. 


"  1  Kings  7. 
51. 

1  Chr.lS.ll. 
&  2(>.  2t;. 


t  ITob. 

kis  sjuiting. 
"  2  Mngs  14. 
/. 

"'  See  i  Chr. 

J8.  12. 

Ps.  Wl,  title. 
|]Or,slaying. 


1  Gen.  27. 29, 

"7.  40. 

Num.  24.18. 
■■  ver.  6. 


'ch.lO.  10. 
&  20.  2.S. 
1  Chr.  11.6. 
&  18.  15. 

'1  Kings  4.-3. 

II  Or,  rettieiH' 
hTaitcer.  or, 
ivrtter  of 
chronicles. 

"1  Chr.  24. 3. 


II  Or, 
secretary. 

"IChr.lS.!?. 

5 1  Sam.  30. 
14. 


II  Or,pn'nceSt 
ch.  20.  21). 


»lSam.lS..r 
&  20.  14.  15, 
10,  17,42. 
Prov.  27.10. 


i.cli.  Ifi.  I.& 
10. 17,  29. 


David  sends  for  Mcphiboslieth, 


II.  SA]VIUEL. 


David^s  messengers  are  al)used. 


Before 

cum  ST 

about  1040. 

<=  1  Sam.  l-O. 
14. 


<1  ch.  -1.  4. 


=  ch.  17.  27. 


II  Called, 
Merio-badl, 
1  Clir.  8.  34. 


fver.  1,3. 


6  1  S.im.  L'4. 
14. 
ch.  Iti.  ',1. 


fc  See  ch.  16. 

4.  &  vj.  uy. 


i 


iver.  7,11,13. 

ch.  rj.  I's. 


kch.  ID.  17. 


UChr.  8.  34. 


yet  any  of  tlie  house  of  Saul,  tliat 
I  may  shew  the  'kindness  of  God 
unto  him  ?  And  Ziba  said  unto 
the  king,  Jouatlian  hath  yet  a  son, 
which  is  ''lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Where  '/,s'  he  ?  And  Ziba  said  unto 
the  king,  Behold,  he  /,s  in  the  house 
of  'Machir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  in 
Lo-debar. 

5  1^  Then  king  l>avid  sent,  and 
fe'tehed  him  out  of  tlie  house  of 
Machir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  from 
Lo-debar. 

6  NoAY  Avhen  "Mephibosheth,  the 
son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul, 
was  come  unto  David,  he  fell  on 
his  face,  and  did  reverence.  And 
David  said,  ]Mei)hib()sheth.  And 
he  answered,  Behold  thy  servant ! 

7  T[  And  David  said  unto  him, 
Fear  not:  '^for  I  will  surely  shew 
thee  kindness  for  Jonathan  thy  fa- 
ther's sake,  and  will  restore  thee 
all  the  land  of  Saul  thv  father; 

e-  7 

and  thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my 
table  continually. 

8  And  he  bowed  himself,  and 
said.  What  is  thy  servant,  that 
thou  shouldest  look  ux)on  such  ^a 
dead  dog  as  I  amf 

0  ^[  Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba, 
Saul's  servant,  and  said  unto  him, 
''I  have  given  unto  thy  master's 
son  all  that  pertained  to  Saul  and 
to  all  his  house. 

10  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sons, 
and  thy  servants,  shall  till  the  land 
for  him,  and  thou  shalt  bring  in 
the  fruits,  that  thy  master's  son 
may  have  food  to  eat :  but  Me- 
phibosheth  th.y  master's  son  '  shall 
eat  bread  alway  at  my  table.  Now 
Ziba  had  '' fifteen  sons  and  twenty 
servants. 

11  Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king, 
According  to  all  that  my  lord  the 
king  hath  commanded  his  servant, 
so  shall  thy  servant  do.  As  for 
Mephibosheth,  said  the  ling,  he 
shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of 
the  king's  sons. 

12"  And  Mephibosheth  had  a 
young  son,  '  whose  name  was  Mi- 
cha.  And  all  that  dwelt  in  the 
house  of  Ziba  were  servants  unto 
Mei^hibosheth. 


13  So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in  Je- 
rusalem :  '"for  he  did  eat  continu- 
ally at  the  king's  table;  and  "was 
lame  on  both  his  feet. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Davld''s  messetH/ei-s,  sent  to  comfort  Ilannn  the  son 
of  X(Jias/i,  are  vUIuhoukIij  cutrcatccl.  (J  The  Am- 
monites, .streiiffthencil  by  the  iSyrUms,  are  overcome 
by  Joab  and  Abishai.  15  Shobach,  making  a  ticw 
suppfy  of  the  /Syrians  at  Ilelam,  is  slain  by  JJuvid. 

ND  it  came  to  i)ass  after  this, 


A^ 


that  the  -'king  of  the  cliildren 
of  Amnion  died,  and  Hanun  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Tlien  said  David,  I  will  shew 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  as  his  father  shewed  kind- 
ness inito  me.  And  David  sent  to 
comfort  him  by  the  hand  of  his 
ser^'ants  for  his  father.  And  Da- 
\ad's  servants  came  into  the  land 
of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  said  unto  Hanun  their 
lord,  tThinkest  thou  that  David 
doth  honour  thy  father,  that  he 
hath  sent  comforters  unto  thee? 
hath  not  David  rather  sent  his 
servants  unto  thee,  to  search  the 
city,  and  to  spy  it  out,  and  to  over- 
throw it  ? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's 
servants,  and  shaved  off  the  one 
half  of  their  beards,  and  cut  off 
their  garments  in  the  middle,  ^even 
to  their  buttocks,  and  sent  them 
away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  David, 
he  sent  to  meet  them,  because  the 
men  were  greatly  ashamed :  and 
the  king  said.  Tarry  at  Jericho  un- 
til your  beards  be  grown,  and  then 
return. 

G  ^  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  they  ''stank  be- 
fore David,  the  children  of  Am- 
mon sent  and  hired  ''the  Syrians 
of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Svrians  of 
Zoba,  twenty  thousand  footmen, 
\  and  of  king  Maacali  a  thousand 
!  men,  and  of  "  Ish-tob  twelve  thou- 
sand men. 

7  And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he 
sent  Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  'the 
miglity  men. 

8  And  the  children  of  Ammon 
came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in 
array   at   the   entering  in   of  the 

375 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1(140. 

■"  ver.  7,  10. 
"  ver.  3. 


abdiit  ]('37. 

"IChr.  i:i.  1. 
&c. 


1  Hob. 
Jn  t/iute 
ej/f  X  doth 
i)avul. 


!>  Ib.  20. 4.  & 
47.2. 


'Gen.. 34.  .30. 
Ex.  ,5.  •2\. 
1  Sam.  13.4. 

iich.8.-.3,  5. 


II  Or,  the  men 

of  'loll. 

.Sec  Judg. 
11.3,0. 


'ch.  2.3.  8. 


The  Syi^ians  defeated. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David's  adultery. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1037. 

f  ver.  6. 


e  Deut.Sl.fi. 


hi  Sam. 4.  9. 
1  Cor.  16.13. 


il  Sam.  3.18. 


about  IC36. 


H  That  is, 
Kujihrate*. 

[Or, 
Shnphach , 
1  Chr.ia.KJ. 


HChr.19.18, 
/ootmen. 


gate:  and  ^the  Syrian.s  of  Zoba, 
and  of  Eeliob,  and  Ish-tob,  and 
Maacah,  ivere  by  themselves  in  the 
field. 

9  AMien  Joab  saw  that  the  ftont 
of  the  battle  was  against  him  be- 
fore and  behind,  he  chose  of  all  the 
choice  men  of  Israel,  and  jjiit  them 
in  array  against  the  Syrians : 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he 
delivered  into  the  hand  of  Abishai 
his  brother,  that  he  might  put  them 
in  array  against  the  children  of 
Amnion. 

11  And  he  said.  If  the  Syrians  be 
too  strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt 
help  me:  but  if  the  children  of 
Amnion  be  too  strong  for  thee, 
then  I  will  come  and  help  thee. 

12  '^Be  of  good  courage,  and  let 
us  ^  play  the  men  for  our  people, 
and  for  the  cities  of  our  God :  and 
'  the  LoED  do  that  which  seemeth 
him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the 
people  that  tvere  with  him,  unto 
,the  battle    against    the    Syrians: 

and  they  fled  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  children  of  Am- 
mon  saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled, 
then  fled  they  also  before  Abishai, 
and  entered  into  the  city.  So  Joab 
returned  from  the  cliildren  of  Am- 
mon,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

15  •[  And  when  the  Syrians  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  before  Is- 
rael, they  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether. 

IG  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and 
brought  out  the  Syrians  that  were 
beyond  "  the  river ;  and  they  came 
to  Helam :  and  "  Shobach  the  cap- 
tain of  the  host  of  Hadarezer  ivent 
before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David, 
be  gathered  all  Israel  together,  and 
passed  over  Jordan,  and  came  to 
llehim.  And  the  Syrians  set  them- 
selves in  array  against  David,  and 
fought  with  him. 

18  Antl  the  Syrians  fled  before 
Israel ;  and  David  slew  the  men  of 
seven  hundred  cliariots  of  the  Syr- 
ians, and  forty  thousand  ""liorse- 
men,  and  smote  Shobach  the  cap- 
tain of  their  host,  wlio  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that 

376 


ivere  servants  to  Hadarezer  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  before  Is- 
rael, they  made  peace  with  Israel, 
and  '  served  them.  So  the  Syrians 
feared  to  help  the  children  of  Am- 
mon  any  more. 

CHAPTEE  XI. 

1  While  Joab  besieged  Rabbah,  David  cominiiteth 
adultery  with  Bath-sheba.  6  UHah,  sent  for  by  Da- 
vid to  cover  the  adidtery,  would  not  go  home  neither 
sober  tior  drunken.  14  He  carrieth  to  Joab  the  let- 
ter of  his  death.  IS  Joab  sendeth  the  news  thereof 
to  David.     26  David  taketh  Bath-sheba  to  wife. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  ^^ after  the 
/A,  year  was  exj)ired,  at  the  time 
when  kings  go  forth  to  hattle,  that 
"^  David  sent  Joab,  and  his  servants 
with  him,  and  all  Israel ;  and  they 
destroyed  the  children  of  Ammon, 
and  besieged  Eabbah.  But  David 
tarried  still  at  Jerusalem. 

2  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  an 
eveningtide,  that  David  arose  from 
off  his  bed,  ^  and  walked  upon  the 
roof  of  the  king's  house :  and  from 
the  roof  he  "  saw  a  woman  washing 
herself;  and  the  woman  was  very 
beautiful  to  look  upon. 

3  And  David  sent  and  inquired 
after  the  woman.  And  one  said.  Is 
not  this  "  Bath-sheba,  the  daughter 
of  "Eliam,  the  wife  '^of  Uriah  the 
Hittite  ? 

4  And  David  sent  messengers, 
and  took  her ;  and  she  came  in  un- 
to him,  and  he  ""lay  with  her;  "for 
she  was  '^  purified  from  her  un clean- 
ness: and  she  returned  unto  her 
house. 

5  And  the  woman  conceived,  and 
sent  and  told  David,  and  said,  I 
am  with  child. 

6  ^[  And  David  sent  to  Joab,  say- 
ing, Send  me  Uriah  the  Hittite. 
And  Joab  sent  Uriah  to  David. 

7  And  when  Uriah  was  come  un- 
to him,  David  demanded  of  Mm 
Uiow  Joab  did,  and  how  the  peo- 
X)le  did,  and  how  the  war  j)rosper- 
ed. 

8  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go 
down  to  thy  house,  and  ^wasli  thy 
feet.  And  Uriah  departed  out  of 
the  king's  house,  and  there  ^iTol- 
lowed  him  a  mess  of  meat  from  the 
king. 

9  J3ut  Uriah  slept  at  the  door  of 
the  kinfi's  house  with  all  the  serv- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1036 


I  ch.  8.  6. 


about  1035. 

t  Heb.  a(  the 
return  of 
the  year^ 

1  Kings  20. 
22,  IXi. 

2  Chr.36.in. 
»lChr.20.1. 


b  Deut.  22.  .'<. 


"^  Gen.  34.  2. 
Job  31. 1. 
Matt.  5.  28. 


II  Or, 

lialh-shun. 

1  Chr.  3.  .:.. 
11  Or, 

Ainmiel. 
dch.  2.3.  31). 


'  Ps.  .51,  title. 
James  1. 14. 

II  Or,  and 
when  she 
hadpunfif'd 
herselr.'tfc. 
she  return- 
ed. 

f  Lev.  15.  m, 
28.  &  18. 1'J. 


t  Heb.  of  the 
peace  of^  ii;c. 


K  Gen.  IS.  4. 

&  ly.  2. 


t  Heb.  «en( 
out  after 
him. 


Uriah  is  slain  in  hattle. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Nathan\s  paral)le. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1035. 


kch. ; 


I  eh.  -JO.  «. 


kGen.l9.S 
35. 


1  ver.  9. 


"'  See 
1  Kings  21. 
8,9. 


t  Heb. 

strong. 
t  Ileb.  /'torn 

after  him. 
"  ch.  12.  9. 


ants  of  his  lord,  and  wcut  not  down 
to  his  honse. 

10  And  wlien  thoy  had  tohl  Da- 
vid, sayii\<:»-,  Uriah  went  not  down 
unto  his  house,  David  said  unto 
Uriah,  Caniest  thou  not  from  thy 
journey  ?  Avhy  then  (hdst  thou  not 
go  down  unto  thine  house? 

11  And  Uriah  said  unto  David, 
''The  ark,  and  Israel,  and  Judali, 
abide  in  tents  ;  and  '  my  lord  Joab, 
and  the  servants  of  my  lord,  are 
encamped  in  tliG  open  fields ;  shall 
I  then  go  into  mine  house,  to  eat 
and  to  drink,  and  to  lie  with  my 
wife?  as  thou  livest,  and  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  I  will  not  do  this  thing. 

12  And  David  said  to  Uriah, 
Tarry  here  to  day  also,  and  to 
morrow  I  will  let  thee  de4)art.  So 
Uriah  abode  in  Jerusalem  that 
day,  and  the  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called 
him,  he  did  eat  and  drink  before 
him;  and  he  made  him  "^ drunk: 
and  at  even  he  went  out  to  lie  on 
his  bed  '  with  the  servants  of  his 
lord,  but  went  not  down  to  his 
house. 

14  ^\  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  David  "'  wrote  a  let- 
ter to  Joab,  and  sent  it  by  the 
hand  of  Uriah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter, 
saying.  Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  fore- 
front of  the  ♦hottest  battle,  and 
retire  ye  ♦from  him,  that  he  may 
"  be  smitten,  and  die. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joab  observed  the  city,  that  he  as- 
signed Uriah  unto  a  place  where 
he  knew  that  valiant  men  were. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went 
out,  and  fought  with  Joab :  and 
there  fell  some  of  the  people  of  the 
servants  of  David ;  and  Uriah  the 
Hittite  died  also. 

18  1  Then   Joab   sent   and   told 
David  all  the 
the  war ; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger, 
saying,  When  thou  hast  made  an 
end  of  telling  tlie  matters  of  the 
war  unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king's 
wrath  arise,  and  he  say  unto  thee, 
Wherefore  ai)proached  ye  so  nigh 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1035. 


things 


concerning 


P.ludg.  r).S2, 
Jerubbaal. 


unto  the  city  when  ye  did  light  ? 
knew  ye  not  that  they  would  shoot 
from  the  wall  ?  i 

21  Who  smote  "Abimelech  tlui  "J"ds-9M 
son  of  'Jerubbesheth?  did  not  a 
woman  cast  a  piece  of  a  millstone 
upou  him  from  the  wall,  that  he 
died  in  Thebez  ?  why  went  ye  nigh 
the  wall  ?  then  say  thou,  Thy  serv- 
ant Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

22  ^\  So  the  messenger  went,  and 
came  and  shewed  David  all  that 
Joab  had  sent  him  for. 

23  And  the  messenger  said  unto 
David,  Surely  the  men  prevailed 
against  us,  and  came  out  unto  us 
into  the  held,  and  we  were  upon 
them  even  mi  to  the  entering  of  the 
gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from  off 
the  wall  upon  thy  servants;  and 
some  of  the  king's  servants  be  dead, 
and  thy  servant  Uriah  the  Hittite 
is  dead  also. 

25  Then  David  said  unto  the 
messenger,  Thus  shalt  thou  i^aiy 
unto  Joab,  Let  not  this  thing  ♦  dis- 
please thee,  for  the  sword  devour- 
eth  tone  as  well  as  another:  make 
thy  battle  more  strong  against  the 
city,  and  overthrow  it:  and  en- 
courage thou  him. 

20  •[  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah 
heard  that  Uriah  her  husband  was 
dead,  she  mourned  for  her  husband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was 
past,  David  sent  and  fetched  her 
to  his  house,  and  she  "^  became  his 
wife,  and  bare  him  a  son.  But  the 
thing  that  David  had  done  ♦dis- 
pleased the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Nathan' n  jyarable  of  the  ewe  lamb  causeth  David  to 
he  Ids  own  judge.  7  David.,  reproved  by  Nathan,, 
confcsneth  his  sin,  and  is  pardoned.  15  David 
niourneth  ami  praijeth  Jor  the  child,  while  it  lived. 
24  Solomon  is  born,  and  named  Jcdidiah.  26  Da- 
vid taketh  Jtabbah,  and  tortureth  the  peoj)le  thereof. 

A  ND  the  Lord  sent  Nathan  unto 
XX.  David.  And  ^he  came  unto 
him,  and  ""said  unto  him.  There 
were  two  men  in  one  city ;  the  one 
rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2  The  rich  man  had  exceeding ; 
many  flocks  and  herds :  } 

3  But  the  poor  man  had  nothing, 
save  one  little  ewe  lamb,  which  he  | 
had  bought  and  nourished  up  :  and 

377 


tHeb. 
fie  evtl  in 
t/ime  eyes. 

t  Heb.  so 
and  such. 


1  ch.  12. 9. 


t  Heb.  was 
evil  in  the 
eyes  of. 


about  1034. 

Ts.  51,  title. 

h  See  ch.  14. 
5,  &c. 
1  K  i  ngs  20. 
.•i5-41. 
Is.  5.  .3. 


Nathaii's  parable. 


n.  SAMUEL. 


David  confesseth  Ms  sin. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ahoat  1034. 


♦  Ileb. 

morsel. 


I!  Or,  is  v^or- 
thy  to  die. 
or,  is  a  son 
of  death. 
lSam.26.lG. 

'  Ex.  22. 1. 
Luke  19.  8. 


i  1  Sam.  IG. 
13. 


•  See  1  Sam. 
1.5. 19. 
(Num. 15.31. 

6ch.  II.  1.5, 
1«,  17,  27. 


b  Amos  7.  9. 


1  Deut.2a..30. 
ch.  1«.  22. 


k  ch.  IC.  22. 


ISecl  Sam. 

10.24. 


it  grew  lip  together  with  him,  and 
with  his  children ;  it  did  eat  of  his 
own  ^meat,  and  (bank  of  his  own 
Clip,  and  lay  in  his  bosom,  and 
was  unto  him  as  a  daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a  traveller  unto 
the  rich  man,  and  he  S[)ared  to  take 
of  his  own  flock  and  of  his  own 
herd,  to  dress  for  the  wayfaring 
man  that  was  come  unto  him ;  but 
took  the  poor  man's  lamb,  and 
dressed  it  for  the  man  that  was 
come  to  him. 

5  And  David's  anger  was  greatly 
kindled  against  the  man;  and  he 
said  to  Nathan,  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
the  man  that  hath  done  this  thing 
"  shall  surely  die : 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb 
"  fourfold,  because  he  did  this  thing, 
and  because  he  had  no  pity. 

7  1  And  JSTathan  said  to  David, 
Thou  art  the  man.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  ''anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel,  and  I  deliv- 
ered thee  out  of  the  hand  of  Saul ; 

8  And  I  gav6  thee  thy  master's 
house,  and  thy  master's  wives  into 
thy  bosom,  and  gave  thee  the  house 
of  Israel  and  of  Jiidah ;  and  if  that 
had  been  too  little,  I  would  more- 
over have  given  unto  thee  such 
and  such  things. 

9  ''Wherefore  hast  thou  ^despised 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  to 
do  evil  in  his  sight?  ^thou  hast 
killed  Uriah  the  Hittite  with  the 
sword,  and  hast  taken  his  wife  to 
he  thy  wife,  and  hast  slain  him 
with  the  sword  of  the  children  of 
Ammon. 

10  Now  therefore  ''  the  sword  shall 
never  depart  from  tliine  house;  be- 
cause thou  hast  desi^ised  me,  and 
liast  taken  the  wife  of  Uriah  the 
Hittite  to  be  thy  wife. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I  will  raise  uj)  evil  against  thee 
out  of  thine  own  house,  and  I  will 
'  take  thy  wives  before  thine  eyes, 
and  give  them  unto  thy  neighbour, 
and  lie  sli.'ill  lie  with  thy  wives  in 
the  sight  of  this  sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  if  secretly :  ''but 
I  will  do  this  thing  before  all  Israel, 
and  before  the  sun. 

13  'And  David  said  unto  Nathan, 

378 


°'I  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 
And  Nathan  said  unto  David,  The 
Lord  also  hath  "  put  away  thy  sin ; 
thou  shalt  not  die. 

14  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed 
thou  hast  given  great  occasion  to 
the  enemies  of  the  Lord  "to  blas- 
l)heme,  the  child  also  that  is  born 
unto  thee  shall  surely  die. 

15  1^  And  Nathan  departed  unto 
his  house.  And  the  Lord  struck 
the  child  that  Uriah's  wife  bare 
unto  David,  and  it  was  very  sick. 

16  David  therefore  besought  God 
for  the  child;  and  David  ^ fasted, 
and  went  in,  and  ^lay  all  night 
upon  the  earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  house 
arose,  and  went  to  him,  to  raise 
him  up  from  the  eartli :  but  he 
would  not,  neither  did  he  eat  bread 
with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  the  child  died. 
And  the  servants  of  David  feared 
to  tell  him  that  the  child  was  dead: 
for  they  said.  Behold,  while  the 
child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto 
him,  and  he  would  not  hearken  un- 
to our  voice :  how  will  he  then  H'ex 
himself,  if  we  tell  him  that  the 
child  is  dead  ? 

19  But  when  David  saw  that 
his  servants  whispered,  David  per- 
ceived that  the  child  was  dead: 
therefore  David  said  unto  his  serv- 
ants. Is  the  child  dead  ?  And  they 
said.  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the 
earth,  and  washed,  and  ^  anointed 
himself,  and  changed  his  apparel, 
and  came  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  'Avorshii^ped:  then  he 
came  to  his  own  house ;  and  when 
he  required,  they  set  bread  before 
him,  and  he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto 
him.  What  thing  is  this  that  thou 
hast  done  I  thou  didst  fast  and 
weep  for  the  child,  while  it  was 
alive;  but  when  the  child  was 
dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread. 

22  And  he  said.  While  the  child 
was  yet  alive,  1  fasted  and  wept : 
"for  I  said.  Who  can  tell  whether 
God  will  be  gracious  to  me,  that 
the  child  may  live! 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1U34. 

"ch.  24.  10. 

Job  7.  20. 

Ps.  32. 5.  t-. 

51.4. 

Prov.  28.13. 
"  ch.  24.  10. 

Job  7.  21. 

Ps.  32.  1. 

Mic.  7.  18. 

Zeeh.  3.  4. 
"  Is.  52.  5. 

Ez.;;6.20,23. 

Rom.  2.-  24. 


t  Heb.  fast- 
ed a/nst. 
f  ch.  13.  31. 


f  Ileb. 
do  hurt. 


1  Ruth  3.  3. 


■■Job  1.  20. 


"  Sec  Is.  38. 
1,5. 
Joiinli  3.  0. 


David  talceth  B.<ibhah. 


n.  SAMUEL. 


Amnon  loveth  Tamar. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1034. 


•  .Ttib  ".  8,  9, 
HI. 

1033. 

"Matt.  I.e. 
'  1  Chr.  2L'.  0. 


II  That  is. 
Beloved  of 
the  LoHD. 

5  1  Chr.  L'0.1. 

'Deut.  3. 11. 


tneb. 
viy  )iame  be 
called  upon 
it. 


'  1  Chr.  20.  2. 


t  Heb.  i-ery 
great. 


about  1032. 
■'  ch.  3.  2,  S. 

i- 1  Chr.  3. 9. 


23  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore 


should  I  fasti  can  I  bring  him 
back  again  f  I  shall  go  to  him, 
but  *  he  shall  not  return  to  me. 

24  ^1  And  David  comforted  Bath- 
sheba  his  wife,  and  went  in  unto 
her,  and  lay  with  ]wy:  and  "she 
bare  a  son,  and  "-he  called  his  name 
Solomon :  and  the  Loud  loved  him. 

25  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of 
Nathan  the  jirophet;  and  he  called 
his  name  "  Jedidiah,  because  of  the 

LOKD. 

20  ^  And  ^  Joab  fought  against 
'Kabbah  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon,  and  took  the  royal  city. 

27  And  Joab  sent  messengers  to 
David,  and  said,  I  have  fought 
against  Eabbah,  and  have  taken 
the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest 
of  the  people  together,  and  encamp 
against  the  city,  and  take  it :  lest 
I  take  the  city,  and  Ut  be  called 
after  my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the 
peox^le  together,  and  went  to  Eab- 
bah, and  fought  against  it,  and 
took  it. 

30  ""And  he  took  their  king's  crown 
from  otf  his  head,  the  weight  where- 
of teas  a  talent  of  gold  with  the 
precious  stones:  and  it  was  set  on 
David's  head.  And  he  brought 
forth  the  si)oil  of  the  city  Un  great 
abundance. 

31  And  he  brought  forth  the  peo- 
ple that  ivere  therein,  and  i)ut  them 
under  saws,  and  under  harrows  of 
iron,  and  under  axes  of  iron,  and 
made  them  pass  through  the  brick- 
kiln :  and  thus  did  he  unto  all  the 
cities  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 
So  David  and  all  the  ijeople  re- 
turned unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  Amnion  loving  Tamar,  by  JonadaVs  counsel  feign- 
iuy  Jiiiiudf  skk,  ravUheth  her.  15  Jle  haieth  her, 
and  shamefulhj  turndh  her  airaij.  19  Absalom  en- 
tertaineth  her,  and  concenleth  htx  purpose.  23  At  a 
sheepuliearitig,  among  all  the  king's  sons,  he  killeth 
Amnon.  30  JJavid  griei'ing  at  the  news  is  comfort- 
ed by  Jonadab.  '67  AbscUom  fleeth  to  Talmai  at 
Oeshur. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
J^Jl.  ^  that  Absalom  the  son  of  Da- 
vid had  a  fair  sister,  whose  name 
?frts  ^' Tamar ;  and  Amnon  the  son 
of  David  loved  her. 


2  And  Amnon  was  so  vexed,  that 
he  fell  sick  for  his  sister  Tamar; 
for  she  teas  a  virgin  ;  and  ^Annion 
thought  it  hard  for  him  to  do  any 
thing  to  her. 

3  But  Annion  had  a  friend,  whose 
name  2ras  Jonadab,  'the  sou  of 
Shimeah  David's  brother :  and 
Jonadab  was  a  very  subtile  man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  art 
thou,  being  the  king's  son,  Uean 
^from  day  to  day!  wilt  thou  not 
tell  me  f  And  Amnon  said  unto 
him,  I  love  Tamar,  my  brother  Ab- 
salom's sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him, 
Lay  thee  down  on  thy  bed,  and 
make  thyself  sick:  and  when  thy 
father  cometh  to  see  thee,  say  unto 
him,  I  pray  thee,  let  my  sister  Ta- 
mar come,  and  give  me  meat,  and 
dress  the  meat  in  my  sight,  that 
I  may  see  it,  and  eat  it  at  her 
hand. 

6  1  So  Amnon  lay  down,  and 
made  himself  sick :  and  when  the 
king  was  come  to  see  him,  Amnon 
said  unto  the  king,  I  pray  thee,  let 
Tamar  my  sister  come,  and  ^make 
me  a  couple  of  cakes  in  my  sight, 
that  1  may  eat  at  her  hand. 

7  Then  David  sent  home  to  Ta- 
mar, saying.  Go  now  to  thy  broth- 
er Amnon's  house,  and  dress  him 
meat. 

8  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother 
Amnon's  house;  and  he  was  laid 
down.     And  she  took  "  flour,  and  | 
kneaded  it,  and  made  cakes  in  his 
sight,  and  did  bake  the  cakes. 

9  And  she  took  a  pan,  and  poured 
them  out  before  him ;  but  he  re- 
fused to  eat.  And  Amnon  said, 
"  Have  out  all  men  from  me.  And 
they  went  out  every  man  from 
him. 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Tamar, 
Bring  the  meat  into  the  chamber, 
that  I  may  eat  of  thine  hand.  And 
Tamar  took  the  cakes  which  she 
had  made,  and  brought  them  into 
the  chamber  to  Amnon  her  brother. 

11  And  when  she  had  brought 
them  unto  him  to  eat,  he  *^took  hold 
of  her,  and  said  unto  her.  Come  lie 
with  me,  my  sister. 

12  And  she  answered  him,  Nay, 

379 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1032. 

t  llch.it  was 
1na)'i'fllouSy 
or,  hidden 
in  the  eyes 
of  Aitiiwn. 


"  See  1  Sam. 
IG.  9. 


f  neb.  t!dii. 

f  Ilcb. 
vi<n-ni)iq  by 
morning. 


i  Gen.  18.  C. 


II  Or,  paste. 


'  Gen.  45.  1. 


f  Gen.  39.12. 


Amnon  forceth  Tamar. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Absalom  Mlleth  Amnon. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  J  03-2. 

t  Heb. 

humble  mCy 

Gen.  34.  L'. 
'  Lev.  18.  ;t, 

11.  &  20.  17. 
tHtb.  i« 

OU(/ht  not  so 

to  6?  done, 
li  Gon.  R4.  7. 

Ju(1k.  19.23. 

&  20.  G. 
i  See  Lev.18. 

9,11. 


k  Dout.22.?5. 
See  ch.  12. 
11. 


tHeb.tfi7ft 
great  ha- 
tred greatly. 


1  Gen.  37.  3. 
Judfj.  5.  30. 
P«.  45.  14. 


"Josh.  7.  6. 
cli.l.  2. 
Job  2.  12. 


°  Jer.  2.  37. 


t  TIcb. 


t  Ilch.  K't 
not  thiiic 
heart. 

tlleb.  and 
desolate. 


"Gen.  24.  50. 

&31.  24. 
•'  Lev.  19. 17, 

1». 


10.30. 
iSee  Gen. 

.fM.  12,  i;). 
1  Sam.2S.4, 

3U. 


my  brother,  do  not  ^ force  me;  for 
*^tiio  such  tiling  ought  to  be  done 
in  Israel :  do  not  thou  this  ^  folly. 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I  cause 
my  shame  to  go  ?  and  as  for  thee, 
thou  shalt  be  as  one  of  the  fools  in 
Israel.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
speak  unto  the  king ;  '  for  he  will 
not  withhold  me  from  thee. 

14  Howbeit  he  would  not  hearken 
unto  her  voice :  but,  being  strong- 
er than  she,  ''forced  her,  and  lay 
with  her. 

15  1^  Then  Amnon  hated  her 
t  exceedingly ;  so  that  the  hatred 
wherewith  he  hated  her  was  great- 
er than  the  love  wherewith  he  had 
loved  her.  And  Amnon  said  unto 
her.  Arise,  be  gone. 

IG  And  she  said  unto  him.  There 
is  no  cause:  this  evil  in  sending 
me  awav  is  greater  than  the  other 
that  thou  didst  unto  me.  But  he 
would  not  hearken  unto  her. 

17  Then  he  called  his  servant  that 
ministered  unto  him,  and  said.  Put 
now  this  woman  out  from  me,  and 
bolt  the  door  after  her. 

18  And  she  had  ^  a  garment  of  di- 
vers colours  upon  her:  for  with 
such  robes  were  the  king's  daugh- 
ters that  were  virgins  apx)arelled. 
Then  his  servant  brought  her  out, 
and  bolted  the  door  after  her. 

19  1  And  Tamar  put  "ashes  on 
her  head,  and  rent  lier  garment  of 
divers  colours  that  iras  on  her,  and 
"laid  her  hand  on  her  head,  and 
went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother  said 
unto  her.  Hath  ^Amnon  thy  broth- 
er been  with  thee "?  but  hold  now 
thy  peace,  my  sister:  he  is  thy 
brother;  *  regard  not  this 
So  Tamar  remained  *  desolate 
her  brother  Absalom's  house. 

21  ^1  But  when  king  David  heard 
of  all  these  things,  he  was  very 
wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his 
brother  Amnon  "neither  good  nor 
bad:  for  Absalom 'hated  Amnon, 
because  he  had  forced  his  sister 
Tamar. 

23  1  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
two  full  years,  that  Absalom  'had 
sheepshearers  in  Baal-hazor,  which 

380 


thing, 
in 


is  beside  Ephraim:  and  Absalom 
invited  all  the  king's  sons. 

24  And  Absalom  came  to  the 
king,  and  said.  Behold  now,  thy 
servant  hath  sheepshearers ;  let  the 
king,  I  beseech  thee,  and  his  serv- 
ants go  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Absalom, 
Nay,  my  son,  let  us  not  all  now 
go,  lest  we  be  chargeable  unto  thee. 
And  he  x^i'essed  him :  howbeit  he 
would  not  go,  but  blessed  him. 

20  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I 
pray  thee,  let  my  brother  Amnon 
go  with  us.  And  the  king  said 
unto  him.  Why  should  he  go  with 
thee? 

27  But  Absalom  pressed  him,  that 
he  let  Amnon  and  all  the  king's 
sons  go  with  him. 

28  ^  Now  Absalom  had  command- 
ed his  servants,  saying,  Mark  ye 
now  when  Amnon's  'heart  is  mer- 
ry with  wine,  and  when  I  say  unto 
you,  Smite  Amnon ;  then  kill  him, 
fear  not :  "  have  not  I  commanded 
you  ?  be  courageous,  and  be  ^  val- 
iant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Absalom 
did  unto  Amnon  as  Absalom  had 
commanded.  Then  all  the  king's 
sons  arose,  and  every  man  ^gat 
him  up  upon  his  mule,  and  fled. 

30  ^[  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  in  the  way,  that  tidings 
came  to  David,  saying,  Absalom 
hath  slain  all  the  king's  sons,  and 
there  is  not  one  of  them  left. 

31  Then  the  king  arose,  and  'tare 
his  garments,  and  '  lay  on  the  earth ; 
and  all  his  servants  stood  by  with 
their  clothes  rent. 

32  And  "Jonadab,  the  son  of 
Shimeah  David's  brother,  answer- 
ed and  said.  Let  not  my  lord  sup- 
pose that  they  have  slain  all  the 
young  men  the  king's  sons;  for 
Amnon  only  is  dead :  for  by  the 
^aiipointmeut  of  Absalom  this  hath 
been  "  determined  from  the  day 
that  he  forced  his  sister  Tamar. 

33  Now  therefore  "  let  not  my  lord 
the  king  take  the  thing  to  his  heart, 
to  think  that  all  the  king's  sons  are 
dead :  for  Amnon  onlv  is  dead. 

34  >  But  Absalom  fled.  And  the 
young  man  that  kept  the  watch 


Before 
CHRIST 

1030. 


'Judg.  19.  0, 

9,  22. 

Ruth  3.  7. 

1  Sam.  25. 

,36. 

Esth.1.10. 

Ps.  104.  15. 
II  Or,  v: ill  I/O u 

7iot,  si7ice  I 

have  coin- 

inonded 

von  ? 

josh.  1.  9. 
t  Ileb.  fons 

of  valour. 


\  Ueb.  rode. 


\ 


'ch.  1.  11. 
<  ch.  12. 16. 


"  ver.  3. 


t  Heb. 
mouth. 

II  Or,  settled. 


^  ch.  10. 19. 


y  vcr.  38. 


JoaVs  artifice  to* 


II.  SAMUEL. 


iring  Absalom  home. 


Before 

CH  RIST 

1030. 


( Heb. 
according 
to  the  word 
of  thy  serv- 
ant. 


*  lleb.  with 
a  great 
weeping 
greatly. 

1030. 
•'ch.3.  3. 
»0r, 
AmmiAur. 


•  ch.  14.  2.% 
3-2.  &  15.  S. 


It  Or,  was 
consumed^ 
Ps.  84.  ;;. 

0  Gen.  38. 12. 


1027. 


»ch.l3.  39. 
b:JChr.ll.6. 


•■  See  Ruth 
3.3. 


it  ver.  19. 
Ex.  4. 15. 


'  1  Sam.  20. 
41. 
ch.  1.  2. 

f  Heb.  Save. 
f  See  2  Kings 
6.  26,  28. 


lifted  up  his  eyes,  aud  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  came  much  peoi)lo 
by  the  way  of  the  hill  side  behind 
him. 

35  And  Jonadab  said  nnto  the 
king,  Behold,  the  king's  sons  come: 
♦as  thy  servant  said,  so  it  is. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  he  had  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing, that,  behold,  the  king's  sons 
came,  and  lifted  up  their  voice  and 
wept:  and  the  king  also  and  all 
his  servants  wept  *  very  sore. 

37  ^  But  Absalom  fled,  aud  went 
to  ''Talmai,  the  son  of  HAmmihud, 
king  of  Geshur.  And  David  mourn- 
ed for  his  son  every  day. 

38  So  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to 
'^  Geshur,  and  was  there  three  years. 

39  And  the  soul  of  king  David 
"longed  to  go  forth  unto  Absalom: 
for  he  was  ''comforted  concerning 
Amnon,  seeing  he  was  dead. 

CHAPTEE  XIV. 

1  Joab,  suborning  a  widow  of  Tekoah,  by  a  parable 
to  incline  the  king^s  heart  to  fetch  home  Abxalom, 
bringeth  him  to  Jerusalem.  25  Abmloin's  beauty, 
hair,  and  children.  28  After  two  years,  Absalom 
by  Joab  is  brought  into  the  kijig's  presence. 


OW  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
perceived    that    the    king's 


N 

heart  was  ""  toward  Absalom 

2  And  Joab  sent  to  ^  Tekoah,  and 
fetched  thence  a  wise  woman,  and 
said  unto  her,  I  pray  thee,  feign 
thyself  to  be  a  mourner,  '^and  i)ut 
on  now  mourning  apparel,  and 
anoint  not  thvself  with  oil,  but  be 
as  a  woman  that  had  a  long  time 
mourned  for  the  dead : 

3  And  come  to  tlie  king,  and 
speak  on  this  manner  unto  him. 
So  Joab  ''put  the  words  in  her 
mouth. 

4  •[  And  when  the  woman  of  Te- 
koah spake  to  the  king,  she  ''fell  on 
her  face  to  the  ground,  and  did 
obeisance,  and  said,  ♦  '^Help,  O  king. 

5  And  the  king  said   unto   her, 
^  AYhat  aileth  thee  ?    And  she  an- 

eseech.12.    swcrcd,  ^I  «?«■  iudccd  a  widow  wo- 
man, and  mine  husband  is  dead. 

6  And  thy  handmaid  had  two 
sons,  and  they  two  strove  together 
in  the  field,  and  there  teas  ♦none  to 
part  them,  but  the  one  smote  the 
other,  and  slew  him. 

7  And,  behold,  ''  the  whole  family 


f  Heb.no  de- 
liverer be- 
tween  them. 


h  Num..^5.]n. 
Deut.  19.12. 


is  risen  against  thine  handmaid, 
and  they  said.  Deliver  him  that 
smote  his  brother,  that  we  may 
kill  him,  for  the  life  of  his  brother 
whom  he  slew;  and  we  will  destroy 
the  heir  also:  and  so  they  shall 
(piench  my  coal  which  is  left,  and 
shall  not  leave  to  my  husband  nei- 
ther name  nor  remainder  ♦  uijon  the 
earth. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  the  wo- 
man. Go  to  thine  house,  and  I  will 
give  charge  concerning  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah  said 
unto  the  king,  My  lord,  O  king, 
'  the  iniquity  he  on  me,  and  on  my 
father's  house:  ""and  the  king  and 
his  throne  he  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  said.  Whosoever 
saith  aught  nnto  thee,  bring  him  to 
me,  and  he  shall  not  touch  thee 
any  more. 

11  Then  said  she,  I  pray  thee,  let 
the  king  remember  the  Lord  thy 
God,  Hhat  thou  wouldest  not  suf- 
fer '  the  revengers  of  blood  to  de- 
stroy any  more,  lest  they  destroy 
my  son.  And  he  said,  "'As  the 
Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one 
hair  of  thy  son  fall  to  the  earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said.  Let 
thine  handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak 
one  word  unto  my  lord  the  king. 
And  he  said,  Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said.  Where- 
fore then  hast  thou  thought  such  a 
thing  against  "the  people  of  God"? 
for  the  king  doth  speak  this  thing 
as  one  which  is  faulty,  in  that  the 
king  doth  not  fetch  home  again 
"his  banished. 

14  For  we  ''must  needs  die,  and 
are  as  water  spilt  on  the  ground, 
which  cannot  be  gathered  up 
again ;  "  neither  doth  God  respect 
any  person ;  yet  doth  he  "  devise 
means,  that  his  banished  be  not 
expelled  from  him. 

15  Now  therefore  that  I  am  come 
to  speak  of  this  thing  unto  my 
lord  the  king,  it  is  because  the 
people  have  made  me  afraid :  and 
thy  handmaid  said,  I  will  now 
sjjeak  unto  the  king;  it  may  be 
that  the  king  will  perform  the  re- 
quest of  his  handmaid. 

IG  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  de- 
381 


Before 

CHKIST 

1027. 


t  Hcb.  vpon 
the  face  of 
the  earth. 


i  Ooii.  27. 13. 

lSam.'J5.24. 

Mutt.  S.  26. 
kch..3.28,29. 

lKings2.33. 


fllcb.  that 
the  reveng- 
er of  blood 
do  not  mitl- 
tiply  to  de- 
stroy. 

1  Num.. 35.19. 

'"  1  .Sara.  14. 
4.-.. 
Acts  27.  34. 


"JudK.20.2. 


"  ch.13.37,.58. 

r.Tob."^.  1.5. 
lleb.  9.  27. 


II  Or,  becatue 
fj'ud  hath 
not  token 
away  his 
li/e^  he  hath 
nl.<o  devised 
jtieons^  tfc. 

1  Nuni.35.15, 
25,28. 


Absalom  is  brought 


II.  SAMUEL. 


to  the  Idng. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1027. 


tHeb. 
Jbr  rest. 
"■ver.  20. 

ch.  la.  27. 
tHeb. 

to  hear. 


•ver.  3. 


'ver.  17. 
ch.  19.  27. 


t  Hob. 
blessed. 


II  Or,  thy. 
°  ch.  K.  m 


'^  Gen.  4".  !i. 
ch.  .■).  1.!. 

t  Ueb.  And 
a-t  Atmfttom 
there  was 
not  a  hcfiH- 
tifnt  mari  in 
all  Inraf.l 
to  praise 
ffreatlii. 

1 1s.  1.  e. 


liver  his  handmaid  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  man  that  would  destroy  me 
and  my  son  together  out  of  the  in- 
heritance of  God. 

17  Then  thine  liandmaid  said, 
The  word  of  my  lord  the  Idng  shall 
now  be  ^  comfortable :  for  "^as  an 
angel  of  God,  so  is  my  lord  the 
king  Uo  discern  good  and  bad: 
therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
be  with  thee. 

18  Then  tL^  king  answered  and 
said  unto  the  woman.  Hide  not 
from  me,  I  pray  thee,  the  tiling 
that  I  shall  ask  thee.  And  the 
woman  said,  Let  my  lord  the  king 
now  speak. 

19  And  the  king  said.  Is  not  the 
hand  of  Joab  with  thee  in  all  this  ? 
And  the  woman  answered  and 
said,  As  thy  soul  livetli,  my  lord 
the  king,  none  can  turn  to  the 
right  hand  or  to  the  left  from 
aught  that  my  lord  the  king  hath 
spoken :  for  thy  servant  Joab,  he 
bade  me,  and  ^he  put  all  these 
words  in  the  mouth  of  thine  hand- 
maid : 

20  To  fetch  about  this  form  of 
speech  hath  thy  servant  Joab  done 
this  thing:  and  my  lord  is  wise, 
'according  to  the  wisdom  of  an 
angel  of  God,  to  know  all  things 
that  are  in  the  earth. 

21  ^  And  the  king  said  unto 
Joab,  Behold  now,  I  have  done 
this  thing :  go  therefore,  bring  the 
young  man  Absalom  again. 

22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground 
on  his  face,  and  bowed  himself, 
and  ♦  tlianked  the  king :  and  Joab 
said.  To  day  thy  servant  knoweth 
that  I  have  found  grace  in  thv 
sight,  my  lord,  O  king,  in  that  the 
king  hath  fulfilled  the  request  of 
"  his  servant. 

23  So  Joab  arose  "and  went  to 
Geshur,  and  brought  Absalom  to 
Jerusalem. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Let  liim 
turn  to  his  own  liouse,  and  let  him 
"not  see  my  face.  So  Absalom  re- 
tnrncHl  to  liis  own  house,  and  saw 
not  the  king's  face. 

25  ^  'But  in  all  Israel  there  was 
none  to  be  so  nuich  ])raised  as  Ab- 
salom for  his  beauty:    ^from   the 

382 


sole  of  his  foot  even  to  the  crown 
of  his  head  there  was  no  blemish 
in  him. 
2G  And  when  he  polled  his  head, 
(for  it  was  at  every  year's  end  that 
he  polled  it ;  because  the  hair  was 
heavy  on  him,  therefore  he  polled 
it:)  he  weighed  the  hair  of  his 
head  at  two  hundred  shekels  after 
the  king's  weight. 

27  And  "^unto  Absalom  there  were 
born  three  sons,  and  one  daughter, 
whose  name  was  Tamar :  she  was 
a  woman  of  a  fair  countenance. 

28  ^1  So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full 
years  in  Jerusalem,  ''and  saw  not 
the  king's  lace. 

29  Therefore  Absalom  sent  for 
Joab,  to  have  sent  him  to  the 
king;  but  he  would  not  come  to 
him :  and  when  he  sent  again  the 
second  time,  he  would  not  come. 

30  Therefore  he  said  unto  his 
servants.  See,  Joab's  field  is  ^near 
mine,  and  he  hath  barley  there; 
go  and  set  it  on  fire.  And  Absa- 
lom's servants  set  the  field  on 
fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came  to 
Absalom  unto  his  house,  and  said 
unto  him.  Wherefore  have  thy 
servants  set  my  field  on  fire  ? 

32  And  Absalom  answered  Joab, 
Behold,  I  sent  unto  thee,  saying, 
Come  hither,  that  I  may  send  thee 
to  the  king,  to  say,  Wherefore  am 
I  come  fi^om  Geshur  1  it  had  hcen 
good  for  me  to  have  been  there  still : 
now  therefore  let  me  see  the  king's 
face ;  and  if  there  be  auy  iniquity 
in  me,  let  him  kill  me. 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and 
told  him  :  and  when  he  had  called 
for  Absalom,  he  came  to  the  king, 
and  bowed  himself  on  his  face  to 
the  ground  before  the  king:  and 
the  king  ^kissed  Absalom. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Absalom,  hyfair  apceches  and  courtexie.%  stealeth  the 
licarlx  of  Jxrael.  7  Under  pretence  <>f  a  void  he  ob- 
tameth  leave  to  go  to  Hebron.  10  lie  maktih  there 
a  great  con.tpiracg.  lo  David  upon  the  n.ews  Jketh 
from  ■Tcru'ialern.  19  Ittni  xvoiild  not  leave  him.  24 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  are  sent  back  with  the  ark.  30 
Davidand  his  co/npang  go  tip  mount  Olivet  leeeping. 
31  He  curscth  AhithopheV-s  counsel.  32  Hushai  is 
sent  back  with  instructiorm. 

NT)  ''it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Absalom  ''prepared  him 


Before 

CHRIST 

1027. 


A^ 


'  See  ch.  18. 

is. 


'  ver.  24. 


f  Heb.  nenr 
niyxdace. 


1025. 


b  Gen.  .T3.  4. 
&  •).■..  1.5. 
Luke  15.20. 


1094. 
"ch.  12.  11. 
H  1  Kin^sl.^'t. 


Ahsalom^s  consph'cicy. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David  Jleeth  from  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1034. 


f Ilfb. 
to  come. 


U  Or,  none 
will  hear 
tfifiej'rom 
the  king 
downward. 

"^Judg.tt.  L'y. 


cliariots  and  horses,  and  fifty  men 
to  run  before  him. 

2   And  ^Vb.sak)ui  rose   np   early, 
and  stood  beside  the  .way  of  the 


gate 


and  it  was  so,  that  when 


i  Rom.lG.IS. 


"ISara.lC.l. 


a  Sam.  16.2. 
"  Gen.  28. 20, 
21. 
b  ch.  13.  38. 


>  1  Sam.  9.13. 

&  k;.  ;!,  5. 

k  Gen.  20.  5. 


I  Pr.  41.  n.  & 
5.1.  12,  l:i,H. 


■"  Josh.lo.jl. 


any  man  tliat  had  a  controversy 
^came  to  the  kiii,<>-  for  jiidument, 
then  Absalom  eaUed  unto  him,  and 
said.  Of  what  city  art  thou  ?  And 
he  said,  Tliy  servant  is  of  one  of 
the  tribes  of  Israel. 

3  And  Absalom  said  nnto  him, 
See,  thy  matters  arc  good  and 
right;  but  Hhere  is  no  man  deputed 
of  the  king  to  hear  th(ie. 

4  Absalom  said  moreover,  '^Oh 
that  I  were  made  judge  in  the  land, 
that  every  man  which  hath  any 
suit  or  cause  might  come  unto  me, 
and  I  would  do  him  justice  ! 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  any 
man  came  nigh  to  him  to  do  him 
obeisance,  he  init  forth  his  hand, 
and  took  him,  and  kissed  him. 

6  And  on  this  manner  did  xVbsa- 
lom  to  all  Israel  that  came  to  the 
king  for  judgment:  *'so  Absalom 
stole  the  hearts  of  the  men  of 
Israel. 

7  1^  And  it  came  to  i^ass  *  after 
forty  years,  that  Absalom  said  unto 
the  king,  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go 
and  i^ay  my  vow,  which  I  have 
vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in  Hebron. 

8  ^For  thv  servant  ^  vowed  a  vow 
^  while  I  abode  at  Geshur  in  Syria, 
saying,  If  the  Lord  shall  bring  me 
again  indeed  to  Jerusalem,  then  I 
will  serve  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Go 
in  peace.  So  he  arose,  and  went 
to  Hebron. 

10  *^  But  Absalom  sent  spies 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
saying,  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye  shall 
say,  Absalom  reigneth  in  Hebron. 

11  And  with  Absalom  went  two 
hundred  men  out  of  Jerusalem, 
tlmt  tvere  *  called;  and  they  went 
■"in  their  simplicity,  and  they  knew 
not  any  thing. 

12  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahitho- 
phel  the  Gilonite,  ^David's  coun- 
sellor, from  his  citj^,  even  from 
""Giloh,  while  he  offered  sacrifices. 
And   the   consijiracy  was  strong; 


for  the  people  "increased  contin- 
ually with  Absalom. 

l.'i  ^1  And  there  came  a  messenger 
to  David,  saying,  "The  hearts  of 
the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Ab- 
salom. 

14  And  David  said  unto  all  his 
servants  that  iccre  ^\•ith  liim  at  Je- 
rusalem, Arise,  and  let  us  ''flee; 
for  we  shall  not  else  escape  from 
Absalom :  make  speed  to  de])art, 
lest  he  overtake  us  ,  bidden! y,  and 
*  bring  evil  upcm  us,  and  smite  the 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

15  And  the  king's  servants  said 
unto  the  king.  Behold,  thy  servants 
are  read;/  to  do  whatsoever  my  lord 
the  king  shall  Uippoint. 

16  And  ''the  king  went  forth,  and 
all  his  household  ^ after  him.  And 
the  king  left  'ten  women,  which 
were  concubines,  to  keep  the  house. 

17  And  the  king  went  forth,  and 
all  the  people  after  him,  and  tarried 
in  a  place  that  was  far  oft". 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on 
beside  him;  'and  all  the  Chereth- 
ites,  and  all  the  Pelethites,  and  all 
the  Gittites,  six  hundred  men  which 
came  after  him  from  Gath,  passed 
on  before  the  king. 

19  1  Then  said  the  king  to  '  Ittai 
the  Gittite,  Wherefore  goest  thou 
also  with  us  ?  return  to  thy  place, 
and  abide  with  the  king:  for  thou 
art  a  stranger,  and  also  an  exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  camest  hut  yes- 
terdav,  should  I  this  day  ^make 
thee  go  up  and  down  with  us  I 
seeing  I  go  "  whither  I  may,  return 
thou,  and  take  back  thv  brethren : 

7  t. 

mercy  and  truth  he  with  thee. 

21  And  Ittai  answered  the  king, 
and  said,  ""As  the  Lord  liveth,  and 
as  my  lord  the  king  liveth,  surely 
in  what  i)lace  my  lord  the  king 
shall  be,  whether  in  death  or  life, 
even  there  also  will  thy  servant 
be. 

22  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go 
and  pass  over.  And  Ittai  the  Git- 
tite passed  over,  and  all  his  men, 
and  all  the  little  ones  that  were 
with  him. 

23  And  all  the  country  wept  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  all  the  people 
l)assed  over :  the  king  also  himself 

383 


Before 

CIIUIST 

1023. 

"  Ps.  3. 1. 

"  ver.  C. 
Judg.  9.  3. 


I'd!,  m.  9. 
Ps.  3,  title. 


t  rid). 

thrust. 


inch. 
choose, 
1  Ps.  3,  title. 

t  Ileb. 
at  his  feet, 

'ch.l«.21,22. 


"  ch.  8. 18. 


'ch.  18.  2. 


t  Heb.  make 

thee-  wander 
in  going. 

"  1  Sam.  23. 
13. 


»Ruth  1.  Ifi, 

ir. 

Prov.  1".17. 
&  IS.  24. 


David  ^endetli  hack  the  ark. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Ziba's  falsehood. 


Before 
CHKIST 

I;  Called,  " 
Jjhii  18.  1, 
Ce'h-on. 

'  eh.  1<;.  2. 

■  Num.  4. 15. 


'Pa.  43.  3. 


k  Num.  14. 8. 
ch.  21.  at. 

1  Kings  10. 
•J. 

2  Chr.  9.  8. 
Is.  G2.  4. 

'1  Sam.  3.18. 

i  1  Sam.  9.  9. 


'  See  ch.  17. 

ir. 


.'ch.  17.  IC. 


t  Heb.  going 
lip,  and 
weeping. 

fph.  19.4. 
Ksth.  (i.  12. 

0  Is.  20.  2,  4. 


■Jer.  14.  3,4. 
k  Ps.  12G.  6. 


I  Ps.  3. 1,  2.  & 
AS.  12,  &c. 


■"ch.  10.  23. 
&  17. 14,  23. 


''Jloth.lC.2. 
•ch.  1.  2. 


»ch.l9.35. 


1  ch.  10. 19. 


passed  over  the  brook  "  Kidron,  and 
all  the  people  passed  over,  toward 
the  way  of  the  ^wilderness. 

24  ^  And  lo  Zadok  also,  and  all 
the  Levites  ivere  with  him,  ^bear- 
ing the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God : 
and  they  set  down  the  ark  of  God; 
and  Abiathar  went  up,  until  all  the 
people  had  done  jjassing  out  of  the 
city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok, 
Carry  back  the  ark  of  God  into  the 
city :  if  I  shall  find  favour  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  he  ""will  bring 
me  again,  and  shew  me  both  it,  and 
his  habitation : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no 
^'delight  in  thee;  behold,  here  am 
I,  4et  him  do  to  me  as  seemeth 
good  unto  him. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Za- 
dok the  priest,  Art  not  thou  a  '^ seer? 
return  into  the  city  in  peace,  and 
\your  two  sons  with  you,  Ahimaaz 
thy  son,  and  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Abiathar. 

28  vSee,  *^I  will  tarry  in  the  plain 
of  the  wilderness,  until  there  come 
word  from  you  to  certify  me. 

.29  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar 
carried  the  ark  of  God  again  to 
Jerusalem :  and  they  tarried  there. 

30  1  And  David  went  up  by  the 
ascent  of  mount  Olivet,  ^and  wept 
as  he  went  up,  and  *^had  his  head 
covered,  and  he  went  ''barefoot: 
and  all  the  i)eople  that  ivas  with 
him  '  covered  every  man  his  head, 
and  they  went  up,  *"  weejjing  as  they 
went  up. 

31  ^  And  one  told  David,  saying, 
'Ahithophel  is  among  the  conspir- 
ators with  Absalom.  And  David 
said,  O  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  "turn 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophel  into 
foolishness. 

32  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
ivhen  David  was  come  to  the  top 
of  the  mount,  where  he  worshii)ped 
God,  behold,  Hushai  the  "Ai'chite 
came  to  meet  him  "with  his  coat 
rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head : 

33  Unto  whom  David  said.  If  thou 
passest  on  with  me,  then  thou  shalt 
be  ''a  burden  unto  me: 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city, 
and  say  unto  Absalom,  "^  1  will  be 

384 


thy  servant,  O  king ;  as  I  have  been 
thy  father's  servant  hitherto,  so 
tvill  I  now  also  be  thy  servant: 
then  mayest  thou  for  me  defeat 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophel. 

35  And  hast  thou  not  there  with 
thee  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the 
priests?  therefore  it  shall  be,  that 
what  thing  soever  thou  shalt  hear 
out  of  the  king's  house,  'thou  shalt 
tell  it  to  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the 
priests. 

30  Behold,  they  have  there  ^with 
them  their  two  sons,  Ahimaaz  Za- 
dok's  son,  and  Jonathan  Abiathar's 
son;  and  by  them  ye  shall  send 
unto  me  every  thing  that  ye  can 
hear. 

37  So  Hushai '  David's  friend  came 
into  the  city,  "  and  Absalom  came 
into  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTEE  XVL 

1  Ziba,  bij  present. <<  andfahe  suggestions,  obtaineth  his 
ma.s(er's  inheritance.  5  At  Bahurim  Shimei  curseth 
David.  9  David  with  patieitce  abstaineth,  and  re- 
straineth  others,  from  revenge.  1.5  Hushai  insinu- 
ateth  himself  into  Absalom  s  counsel.  20  Ahitho- 
pheVs  counsel. 

AND  ^when  David  was  a  little 
J\.  past  the  top  of  the  hill,  behold, 
^  Ziba  the  servant  of  Mephibosheth 
met  him,  with  a  coux3le  of  asses 
saddled,  and  upon  them  two  hund- 
red loaves  of  bread,  and  a  hundred 
bunches  of  raisins,  and  a  hundred 
of  summer  fruits,  and  a  bottle  of 
wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba, 
What  meanest  thou  by  these? 
And  Ziba  said.  The  asses  be  for 
the  king's  household  to  ride  on ; 
and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  young  men  to  eat ;  and  the 
wine,  Hhat  such  as  be  faint  in  the 
wilderness  may  diink. 

3  And  the  king  said,  And  where 
is  thy  master's  sou  ?  *  xVnd  Ziba 
said  unto  the  king.  Behold,  he 
abideth  at  Jerusalem :  for  he  said. 
To  day  shall  the  house  of  Israel 
restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  fa- 
ther. 

4  '^Then  said  the  king  to  Ziba, 
Behold,  thine  are  all  that  lyertaincd 
unto  Mephibosheth.  And  Ziba 
said,  *I  humbly  beseech  thee  that 
1  may  lind  grace  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord,  O  king. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


■^ch.  17.15,16. 


'  ver.  27. 


'  ch.  16.  ir,. 
1  Chr.27.33. 
"  ch.  IG.  15. 


»ch.l5..30,.52. 


l-ch.  9.2. 


•■ch.lS.  23. 
&  17.  29. 


'Ic;i.l9.  27. 


i 


■  ProT.  1S.13 


tITrb.  /rfo 
obeisance. 


Shimei  curseth  David. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


AhithoplieVs  counsel. 


Before 

CHKIST 

10^3. 


fell.  10.  IG. 

1  Kin);s:i.8, 

41. 
II  Or,  he  ftill 

t'liine/urth 

and  cursed. 


trieb.  man 

or'titoo'l. 

Kl)CUt.lo.l3. 

Iijuil:;.  y.  24, 

riii,  5". 

1  Kings  2. 

32,  Xi. 
'Seoch.1.16. 

&  .•).  28,  29. 

&  4.  U,  12. 


I  Heb. 
behold  thee 

ill  thy  tvil. 


1 1  Sam.  24. 

]|. 

cli.  II.  8. 
I  Ex.  22.  28. 


"i-h.  10.22. 
1  IVt.  2.  2.!. 


"See  2  Kings 

].S.  2.3. 

Lam.  3.  :38. 
"  Uom.  0.  20. 


Pell.  12.  11. 
1  Gen.  15.  4. 


II  Or,  tears. 
t  Heb.  e>ie. 

Gen.  20.  .32. 

1  Sam.l.U. 

Ps.  2.3.  18. 
■■  Kom.  S.  28. 


f  Heb. 
fliLtted  liira 
with  dust. 


■ch.io.  n:. 


5  1  And  when  king-  David  came 
to  Bahui'im,  behold,  tlience  came 
out  a  man  of  the  family  of  the 
house  of  Saul,  whose  name  was 
'  Shimei,  the  son  of  (lei-a  :  "  lie 
came  forth,  and  cursed  still  as  he 
came. 

()  And  he  cast  stones  at  David, 
and  at  all  tlu^  servants  of  kin.i>- 
Uavid:  and  all  the  peoi)le  and  all 
the  mighty  men  were  on  his  right 
hand  and  on  his  left. 

7  And  thus  said  Shimei  when  he 
cursed.  Come  out,  come  out,  thou 
^bloody  man,  and  thou  ^  man  of 
Belial: 

8  The  Lord  hath  ''  returned  upon 
thee  all  'the  blood  of  the  house  of 
Saul,  in  whose  stead  thou  hast 
reigned;  and  the  Lord  hath  de- 
livered the  kingdom  into  the  hand 
of  Absalom  thy  son  :  and,  ^  behold, 
thou  art  talcn  in  thy  mischief,  be- 
cause thou  art  a  l)loody  man. 

9  ^  Then  said  Abishai  the  son  of 
Zeruiah  unto  the  king.  Why  should 
this  ^  dead  dog  '  curse  my  lord  the 
king  ?  let  me  go  over,  I  pra}^  thee, 
and  take  ott'  his  head. 

10  And  the  king  said,  "'What 
have  I  to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of 
Zeruiah  1  so  let  him  curse,  because 
"the  Lord  hath  said  unto  him. 
Curse  David.  ''Who  shall  then 
say.  Wherefore  hast  thou  done  so  f 

11  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
and  to  all  his  servants,  Behold, 
p  my  son,  which  '^  came  forth  of  my 
bowels,  seeketh  my  life :  how  much 
more  now  may  this  Benjamite  do  itf 
let  him  alone,  and  let  him  curse; 
for  the  Lord  hath  bidden  him. 

12  It  may  be  that  the  Lord  will 
look  on  mine  "  *  affliction,  and  that 
the  Lord  will  'requite  me  good 
for  his  cursing  this  daj'. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men 
went  by  the  way,  Shimei  went 
along  on  the  hill's  side  over  against 
him,  and  cursed  as  he  went,  and 
threw  stones  at  him,  and  'cast 
dw<t 

^  14  And  the  king,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple that  trere  with  liim,  came  weary, 
and  refreshed  themselves  there. 

15  1  And  'Absalom,  and  all  the 
people  the  men  of  Israel,  came  to 

3."5 


Jerusalem,    and  Ahithoi^hel  with 
him. 

10  And  it  came  to  ])ass,  when  ITu- 
shai  the  Archite,  'David's  friend, 
was  come  uido  Absalom,  that  Hu- 
shai  said  unto  Absalom,  ^God  save 
the  king,  (Jod  save  the  king. 

17  And  Absalom  said  to  ITushai, 
7.S  this  thy  kindness  to  thy  friend  ? 

"wh^'  wentest  thou  not  with  thy 
friend  1 

18  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absa- 
lom, Nay ;  but  whom  the  Lord, 
and  this  i)eople,  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel,  choose,  his  will  I  be,  and 
Avitli  him  will  I  abide. 

19  And  again,  ''whom  should  1 
serve?  should  I  not  serve  in  the 
presence  of  his  sou  I  as  I  ha\e 
served  in  thy  father's  presence,  so 
will  1  be  in  thy  i)resence. 

20  ^i  Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahith- 
ophel,  Give  counsel  among  you 
what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto  Ab- 
salom, Go  in  unto  thy  father's 
5  concubines,  which  he  hath  left  to 
keep  the  house;  and^  all  Israel 
shall  hear  that  thou  'art  abhorred 
of  thy  father:  then  shall  '■"  the  hands 
of  all  that  are  with  thee  be  strong. 

22  So  they  spread  Absalom  a 
tent  ui)on  the  top  of  the  house; 
and  Absalom  went  in  unto  his  fa- 

all  Israel 

23  And  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel, 
which  he  counselled  in  those  days, 
was  as  if  a  man  had  iufpiired  at  the 
t  oracle  of  God :  so  was  all  the  coun- 
sel of  Ahithophel  'both  with  David 
and  with  Absalom. 

-^"        CHAPTER  XYII. 

1  .^hithop7ier s  counsel  ix  overthrown  by  HuahaVs, 
according  to  Ood's  appointment.  15  Secret  intelli- 
gence is  sent  unto  David.  28  Ahithophel  hangeth 
himself.  25  Amasa  is  made  captain.  27  David  at 
Mnhnnaim  is  furnished  with  provi.sion. 

MOREOVER  Ahithophel  said 
unto  Absalom,  Let  me  now 
choose  out  twelve  thousand  men, 
and  I  will  arise  and  pursue  after 
David  this  night : 

2  And  I  will  come  upon  him  while 
he  is  "weary  and  weak  handed,  and 
will  make  him  afraid :  and  all  the 
peoi^le  that  are  with  him  shall  flee ; 
and  I  will  ^ smite  the  king  only: 
335 


ther's  concubines 


^in  the  sight  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

102.3. 


•  cli.  15.  37. 


tncb. 

J.cl  the 
k-ing  live. 


"eh.  10.  25. 
rrov.17.17. 


■^eh.l.-i.  34. 


Jch.is.  ie.& 

20.3. 


'Gen.. 34.  .30. 

1  Sam.  13.4. 
*  eh.  2.7. 

Zech.  8. 13. 


I'cb.  12.11, 
12. 


t  Heb.  wore?. 
'  ch.  1.3.  12. 


»  See  Dcut. 
2.5. 18. 
ch.  1«.  14. 


bZceh.13.7. 


AMtlioplicVs  counsel 


II.  SAMUEL. 


is  defeated  l)ij  HusliaVs. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


t  Heb.  was 

right  in  the 
eves  ot\  fiiT. 
l'Sam'.18.». 


t  Heb.  what 
is  i.-i  his 
mouth. 


tHeb. 
word  f 


tHeb. 

coiniseUed. 


♦  Heb.  UUer 

ofsoul^ 

JudR.  lS.2o. 
'  Hos.  13.  8. 


tHeb. 

fallen. 


JJosh.  2. 11. 


*.Judg.  20.1, 

f,Gen.  22. 1". 

♦  Heb.  (//a( 
thiijace,  or, 
pr^jif.nce 
go,  Ifc. 


3  Aucl  I  will  bring  back  all  the 
l^eople  unto  thee :  the  man  whom 
thou  seekest  is  as  if  all  returned : 
60  all  the  people  shall  be  in  peace, 


4  And  the 


saying- 


pleased  Absa- 


lom well,  and  all  the  elders  of  Is- 
rael. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now 
Hushai  the  Archite  also,  and  let 
us  hear  likewise  ^  what  he  saith. 

G  And  when  Hushai  was  come 
to  Absalom,  Absalom  spake  unto 
him,  saying,  Ahithophel  hath  spok- 
en after  this  manner :  shall  we  do 
after  his  ^  saying  ?  if  not,  speak 
thou. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom, 
The  counsel  that  Ahithoi^hel  hath 
^  given  is  not  good  at  this  time. 

8  For,  said  Hushai,  thou  knowest 
thy  father  and  his  men,  that  they 
he  mighty  men,  and  they  de  ^chafed 
in  their  minds,  as  "a  bear  robbed 
of  her  whelps  in  the  field :  and  thy 
father  is  a  man  of  w  ar,  and  will 
not  lodge  with  the  j)eox)le. 

9  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some 
pit,  or  in  some  other  x^lace :  and  it 
will  come  to  pass,  when  some  of 
them  be  *  overthrown  at  the  first, 
that  Avhosoever  heareth  it  will  say. 
There  is  a  slaughter  among  the 
people  that  follow^  Absalom. 

10  And  he  also  thai  is  valiant, 
whose  heart  is  as  the  heart  of  a 
lion,  shall  utterly  ''melt:  for  all  Is- 
rael knoweth  that  thy  father  is  a 
mighty  man,  and  they  which  he 
with  him  are  valiant  men. 

11  Therefore  I  counsel  that  all 
Israel  be  generally  gathered  unto 
thee,  ''from  Dan  even  to  Beer-she- 
ba,  ''as  the  sand  that  is  by  tlie  sea 
for  multitude;  and  Hhat  thou  go 
to  battle  in  thine  own  person. 

12  So  shall  we  come  upon  him  in 
some  place  where  he  shall  be  found, 
and  we  will  light  upon  him  as  the 
dew  falleth  on  the  ground:  and  of 
lum  and  of  all  the  men  that  are 
with  him  there  shall  not  be  left  so 
much  as  one. 

Id  31oreo\('r,  if  he  be  gotten  into 
a  city,  then  shall  all  Israel  briuii- 
ropes   to    that  city,  and   we 


win 


draw  it  into  the  river,  until  tliere 

be  not  one  small  stone  found  there. 

3c<G 


14  And  Absalom  and  all  the 
men  of  Israel  said.  The  counsel  of 
Hushai  the  Archite  is  better  than 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophel.  For 
^the  LoED  had  ^  appointed  to  de- 
feat the  good  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
phel, to  the  intent  that  the  Lord 
might  bring  evil  upon  Absalom. 

15  ^[  ''  Then  said  Hushai  unto  Za- 
dok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests. 
Thus  and  thus  did  Ahithophel 
counsel  Absalom  and  the  elders 
of  Israel ;  and  thus  and  thus  have 
I  counselled. 

16  I^ow  therefore  send  quickly, 
and  tell  David,  saying.  Lodge  not 
this  night  '  in  the  i)lains  of  the 
wilderness,  but  speedily  pass  over; 
lest  the  king  be  swallowed  up, 
and  all  the  peoi^le  that  are  with 
him. 

17  '"ISTow  Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz 
'  stayed  by  "'  En-rogel ;  for  they 
might  not  be  seen  to  come  into 
the  city:  and  a  wench  went  and 
told  them  ;  and  thev  w^ent  and  told 
king  David. 

18  Nevertheless,  a  lad  saw  them, 
and  told  Absalom :  but  they  w  ent 
both  of  them  away  quickly,  and 
came  to  a  man's  house  "in  Bahu- 
rim,  which  had  a  well  in  his  coiu't ; 
whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  "the  woman  took  and 
si)read  a  covering  over  the  well's 
mouth,  and  spread  ground  corn 
thereon;  and  the  thing  was  not 
known. 

20  And  when  Absalom's  servants 
came  to  the  woman  to  the  house, 
they  said.  Where  is  Ahimaaz  and 
Jonathan"?  And  ^the  woman  said 
unto  them.  They  be  gone  over  the 
brook  of  water.  And  when  they 
had  sought  and  could  not  find  them, 
they  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  they 
were  departed,  that  they  came  up 
out  of  the  well,  and  went  and  told 
king  David,  and  said  unto  David, 
''Arise,  and  pass  (juickly  over  the 
water:  for  thus  halli  Ahithophel 
counselled  against  you. 

22  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the 
people  that  tcere  with  him,  and 
tliey  i)assed  o\er  Jordan :  by  the 
morning  light  there  lacked  not  one 


Before 

CHRIST 

102.3. 


Sch.  15.  ."1, 
34. 

t  lleb.  com- 
manded. 


1"  cli.  15.  35. 


i  ch.  15.  28. 


k  eh.  15.  27, 

HC. 
I  Josh.  2.  4, 

&c. 
"".lash.lS.  7. 

&  18.  lU. 


"  ch.  18.  5. 


''SoeJosh.2. 
6. 


V  See  Ex.  1. 
I'J. 
Josh.  2.4,5. 


Tver.  15,10. 


Aliitliophel  liangcth  Mmself. 


II.  SAINIUEL. 


The  Israelites  smitten. 


Before 

CH  RIST 

1023. 


t  Iltb.  do}ie. 


'ch.  15. 12. 

t  Ilcb.  gni-e 
charge  con- 
earning  his 

2  Ivinss-1'- 
1. 
•  JIatt.  27.  5. 


<  Gen.  32.  2. 
Josh.  13.  20. 
ch.  2. «. 


II  Or,  .Tel?ier 

an  Ishinael- 

Ue. 
°  1  Chr.  2. 10, 

17. 
t  lleb. 

A'jigal. 
r  Or,  Jesse, 

Scf  1  Chr. 

2.  13, 10. 


»  See  ch.  10. 
1.  &  12.  2<J. 


J  ch.  9.  4. 

^ch.  19.  .31, 
32. 
1  Kings  2.7. 


I  Or,  cups. 


'ch.  10.  2. 


"ch.  i:.  19. 


of  them  tliat  was  not  gone  over 
Jordan. 

23  ■[  And  wlien  Aliitlio])liel  saw 
tliat  his  counsel  Avas  not  ^'ollowed, 
he  saddled  his  ass,  and  arose,  and 
gat  him  home  to  his  house,  to  'his 
city,  and  ^put  his  lionsehold  in  or- 
der, and  'hanged  liimself,  and  died, 
and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of 
his  father. 

24  Then  David  came  to  ^Maha- 
naim.  And  Absalom  passed  over 
Jordan,  he  and  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael with  him. 

25  ^  And  Absalom  made  Amasa 
captain  of  the  host  instead  of  Joab: 
which  Amasa  teas  a  man's  son, 
whose  name  was  "  Ithra  an  Israel- 
ite, that  went  in  to  "^Abigail  the 
daughter  of "  Naliash,  sister  to  Zer- 
uiah  Joab's  mother. 

26  So  Israel  and  Absalom  pitched 
in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

27  *^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
David  was  come  to  Mahanaim, 
that ""  Shobi  the  son  of  Nahash  of 
Kabbah  of  the  chikh'en  of  Amnion, 
and  ^Machir  the  son  of  Ammiel  of 
Lo-debar,  and  ^Barzillai  the  Gil- 
eadite  of  Eogelim, 

28  Brought  beds,  and  "basins, 
and  earthen  vessels,  and  wheat, 
and  barley,  and  flour,  and  parch- 
ed corn,  and  beans,  and  lentiles, 
and  parched  j>«Zse, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and 
sheep,  and  cheese  of  kine,  for  Da- 
vid, and  for  the  i)eople  that  were 
with  him,  to  eat:  for  they  said. 
The  people  is  hungry,  and  weary, 
and  thirsty,  "^  in  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  David  viewiny  the  armiex  in  their  march  givcth  them 
charge  of  Absalom.  6  The  Israelites  are  sore  smit- 
ten  in  the  loood  of  Ephraim.  9  Absalom,  hamjiii// 
ill  an  oak,  is  slain  by  Joab,  and  cast  into  a  pit.  18 
Absalom's  place.  19  Ahi/naaz  and  Uushi  briny 
tidings  to  David.    33  David  mournethfor  Absalom. 

AXD  David  numbered  the  peo- 
JTjL  pie  that  were  with  him,  and 
set  captains  of  thousands  and  cap- 
tains of  hundi'eds  over  tliem. 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a  third 
part  of  the  people  under  the  hand 
of  Joab,  and  a  third  i^art  under  tlie 
hand  of  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 
Joab's  brother,  ""and  a  third  part 
under  the  hand  of  Ittai  the  Gittite. 


And  the  king  said  unto  the  people, 
I  will   surely   go   forth  with   you 
'  myself  also. 

3  'lUit  the  people  answered,  Thou 
slialt  not  go  forth :  for  if  we  liee 
away,  they  will  not  *care  for  us; 
neither  if  half  of  ns  die,  will  they 
caie  for  us:  but  now  thou  art 
hvorth  ten  thousand  of  us:  there- 
fore now  it  is  better  that  thou 
^succour  us  out  of  the  city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them, 
'SMiat  seemeth  you  best  I  will  do. 
And  the  king  stood  by  the  gate 
side,  and  all  the  people  came  out 
by  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 

5  And  the  king  commanded  Joab 
and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying.  Deal 
aently  for  mv  sake  with  the  voung 
man,  ei'e)i  with  Absalom.  '^And  all 
the  ijeople  heard  when  the  king- 
gave  all  the  captains  charge  con- 
cerning Absalom. 

0  •(!  So  the  people  went  out  into 
the  Held  against  Israel :  and  the 
battle  was  in  the  ''wood  of  Ei)hra- 
im; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel  were 
slain  before  the  servants  of  David, 
and  there  was  there  a  great  slaugh- 
ter that  day  of  twenty  thousand 
men. 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scat- 
tered over  the  face  of  all  the  coun- 
trj :  and  the  wood  ^  devoured  more 
people  that  day  than  the  sword 
devoured. 

9  •[  And  Absalom  met  the  serv- 
auts  of  David.  And  Al)salom  rode 
upon  a  mule,  and  the  mule  went 
under  the  thick  boughs  of  a  great 
oak,  and  his  head  caught  hold  of 
the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  be- 
tween the  heaven  and  the  earth ; 
and  the  mule  that  teas  under  him 
went  away. 

10  And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and 
told  Joab,  and  said,  Behold,  I  saw 
Absaloiu  hanged  in  an  oak. 

11  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man 
tliat  told  him.  And,  behold,  thou 
sawest  him,  and  wh}^  didst  thon 
not  smite  him  there  to  the  ground? 
and  I  would  have  given  thee  ten 
shelxels  of  silver,  and  a  girdle. 

12  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab, 
Though  I  should  ^receive  a  thou- 

337 


Before 
CintlST 

1(W3. 


t  ch.  21.  17. 


t  Il'.-l).  set 
their  heart 
on  iw. 


t  Ileb.  a»  ten 
thotisand 
ot  MS. 

t  rieb.  Tje  to 
succour. 


'  ver.  12. 


"i  .Tosh.  17.15 
18. 


♦  Ileb.  mnl- 
tiplied  to 
(tciour. 


i  Heb.  weigh 
vpon  mine 
hand. 


Ahsalom  is  slain  %  Joal). 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Tidings  thereof  sent  to  David. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 

'ver.  3. 


t  Heb.  Be- 
ware who- 
soever ye 
be  of,  Ifc. 


tHeb. 
bvore  thee. 


f  Ueb.Acart. 


rjosh.  7.  26. 


B  Gen.  14.17. 

l>  .See  ch.  14. 
27. 


tHeb. 
jiulyed  him 
from  the 
hand.  If  c. 


t  Heb.  he  a 
man  of 
tidings. 


t  ritb.  he 
what  miiy. 


sand  shel^els  of  silver  in  mine  hand, 
yet  would  I  not  i)nt  forth  mine 
hand  against  the  king's  son:  •'for 
in  our  hearing  the  king  charged 
thee  and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying, 
*  Beware  that  none  touch  the  young 
man  Absalom. 

13  Otherwise  I  should  have 
wrought  falsehood  against  mine 
own  life:  for  there  is  no  matter 
hid  from  the  king,  and  thou  thy- 
self wouldest  have  set  thyself 
against  me. 

14  Then  said  Joab,  I  may  not 
tarry  thus  ^  with  thee.  And  he 
took  thi'ee  darts  in  his  hand,  and 
thrust  them  through  the  heart  of 
Absalom,  Avhile  he  teas  yet  alive 
in  the  ^  midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare 
Joab's  armour  compassed  about 
and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew  him. 

IG  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet, 
and  the  people  returned  from  pur- 
suing after  Israel:  for  Joab  held 
back  the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Absalom,  and 
cast  him  into  a  great  pit  in  the 
wood,  and  4aid  a  very  great  heap 
of  stones  upon  him :  and  all  Israel 
fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

18  1"  ISTow  Absalom  in  his  lifetime 
had  taken  and  reared  up  for  him- 
self a  pillar,  which  is  in  '-'the  king's 
dale:  for  he  said,  ''I  have  no  son 
to  keep  my  name  in  remembrance: 
and  he  called  the  pillar  after  his 
own  name :  and  it  is  called  unto 
this  day,  Absalom's  place. 

19  ■[  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son 
of  Zadok,  Let  me  now  run,  and 
bear  the  king  tidings,  how  that 
the  Lord  hath  ^avenged  him  of 
his  enemies. 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him.  Thou 
shalt  not  ^bear  tidings  this  day, 
buttliou  shalt  bear  tidings  another 
day :  but  this  day  thou  shalt  bear 
no  tidings,  because  the  king's  son 
is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cushi,  Go 
tell  tlic  king  what  thou  hast  seen. 
And  Cu.slii  bowed  liimself  unto 
Joab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son 
of  Zadok  yet  again  to  Joab,  But 
'howsoever,  let   me,  I.  i)ray   thee, 

338 


Before 
CHRIST 

102.3. 


Or, 
convenient. 


tHeb.  Isee 
the  running. 


also  run  after  Cuslii.  And  Joab 
said,  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my 
son,  seeing  that  thou  hast  no  ti- 
dings "ready! 

23  But  howsoever,  said  he,,  let  me 
run.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Eun. 
Then  Ahimaaz  ran  by  the  way  of 
the  i)lain,  and  overran  Cushi. 

24  And  DaAid  sat  between  the 
two  gates :  and  '  the  watchman  i2King39.i7, 
went  up  to  the  roof  over  the  gate 
unto  the  wall,  and  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a 
man  running  alone. 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  and 
told  the  king.  And  the  king  said. 
If  he  he  alone,  there  is  tidings  in  his 
mouth.  And  he  came  apace,  and 
drew  near. 

2G  And  the  watchman  saw  anoth- 
er man  running:  and  the  watch- 
man called  unto  the  porter,  and 
said.  Behold  another  man  running 
alone.  And  the  king  said.  He  also 
bringeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  ^Me- 
thiuketh  the  running  of  the  fore- 
most is  like  the  running  of  Ahim- 
aaz the  son  of  Zadok.  And  the 
king  said,  He  is  a  good  man,  and 
Cometh  with  good  tidings. 

28  And  Ahimaaz  called,  and  said 
unto  the  king,  "  ^All  is  well.  And 
he  fell  down  to  the  earth  upon  his 
face  before  the  king,  and  said, 
Blessed  he  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
hath  delivered  up  the  men  that 
lifted  up  their  hand  against  my 
lord  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  said,  ^  Is  the 
young  man  Absalom  safe?  And 
Ahimaaz  aiiswered.  When  Joab 
sent  the  king's  servant,  and  me 
thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult, 
but  I  knew  not  what  it  was. 

30  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Turn  aside,  and  stand  here.  And 
he  turned  aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And,  l)eliold,  Cushi  came;  and 
Cushi  said,  +  Tidings,  my  lord  the 
king:  for  the  Lord  hath  avenged 
thee  tliis  day  of  all  them  that  rose 
u])  against  thee. 

32  And  the  king  said  unto  Cushi, 
Is  the  young  man  Absalom  safe? 
And  Cushi  answered.  The  enemies 
of  my  lord  the  king,  and  all  that 


II  Or,  Peace 
bi!  to  thee. 

fllcb. 
J'eace. 


tHeb. 

shut  up. 


t  Heb.  Is 
there 
peace  f 


I 


f  Heb. 
Tidings  is 
brought. 


David  mournetli  for  Absalom. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David's  return  to  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

10:23. 


»  ch.  19.  i. 


t  ITeb..5a?i'a- 
tioH,  or,  (le- 
liverancc. 


"  ver.  32. 


i>cli.  15.  30. 


'■  cli.  IS.  ."A 


t  Heb.  Jin 

loving^  ifc. 


t  Ileb.  Umt 
jtrinces  or 
fermxtitA  ure 
not  to  thee. 


Illeb.  to  the 
heart  or'  thif 
^^rrantfi. 
Gen.  :U.  3. 


rise  against  tliee  to  do  thee  hurt,  be 
as  that  young  man  is. 

33  ^  And  the  king  was  much 
moved,  and  went  up  to  the  cham- 
ber over  the  gate,  and  wept :  and 
as  lie  went,  tlius  he  said,  ''O  my 
son  Absalom  !  my  son,  my  son  Ab- 
salom !  Avould  God  1  had  died  for 
thee,  O  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  ! 

OHAPTEll  XTX. 

1  Jonb  caiiselh  the  kin;/  to  ccaj<e  Iiin  moufning.  9  The 
Israelites  are  earimt  to  britifj  the  kincj  back.  11  Da- 
vid semleth  to  the  jjrie.'its  to  incite  them  of  Jmlah.  18 
Shimei  is  pardoned.  24  Mcphibonheth  excused.  83 
Barzillai  dismi.s.^ed,  Chimham  his  son  is  taken  into 
the  ki/ig's  family.  41  The  Israelites  erpost iilate 
with  Jtulahfor  bringing  home  the  king  without  them. 

A ISTD  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold, 
XJL  the  king  weepeth  and  mourn- 
eth  for  Absalom. 

2  And  the  Hictory  that  day  was 
turned  into  mourning  unto  all  the 
X)eople:  for  the  people  heard  say 
that  day  how  the  king  was  grieved 
for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them  by 
stealth  that  day  'into  the  city,  as 
people  being  ashamed  steal  away 
when  they  flee  in  battle. 

4  But  the  king  'covered  his  face, 
and  the  king  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  ^=0  my  son  Absalom  !  ,0  Ab- 
salom, my  son,  my  son  ! 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house 
to  the  king,  and  said.  Thou  hast 
shamed  this  day  the  faces  of  all 
thy  servants,  which  this  day  have 
saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives  of  thy 
sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  and  the 
lives  of  thy  wives,  and  the  lives  of 
thy  concubines ; 

6  'In  that  thou  lovest  thine  ene- 
mies, and  hatest  thy  friends.  For 
thou  hast  declared  this  day,  ^that 
thou  regardest  neither  princes  nor 
servants:  for  this  day  I  perceive, 
that  if  Absalom  had  lived,  and  all 
we  had  died  this  da^'  then  it  had 
jjleased  thee  well. 

7  Now  therefore  arise,  go  fortli, 
and  speak  ^comfortably  unto  thy 

j  servants :  for  I  swear  by  the  Lord, 
'  if  thou  go  not  forth,  there  will  not 
i  tarry  one  with  thee  this  night :  and 
j  that  will  be  worse  unto  thee  than 
j  all  the  evil  that  befell  thee  from 
thv  youth  until  now. 

8  Then  the  king  arose,  and  sat  in 
the  gate.     And  they  told  unto  all 


the 


lteo])le,  saying.  Behold,  the 
king  doth  sit  in  the  gate.  And  all 
the  people  came  before  the  king: 
for  Israel  had  tied  every  man  to 
his  tent. 

9  1  And  all  the  people  were  at 
strife  throughout  Jill  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  saying.  The  king  saved  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies, 
and  he  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  riiilistines;  and  now 
he  is  ''tied  out  of  the  land  for 
Absalom. 

10  And  Absalom,  whom  we 
anointed  over  us,  is  dead  in  battle. 
Now  therefore  why  ^  speak  ye  not 
a  word  of  l)ringing  the  king  back? 

11  ^l  And  king  David  sent  to 
Zadok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests, 
saying.  Speak  unto  the  elders  of 
Judah,  saying.  Why  are  ye  the 
last  to  bring  the  king  back  to  his 
house?  seeing  the  speech  of  all 
Israel  is  come  to  the  king,  even  to 
his  house. 

12  Ye  are  my  brethren,  ye  are 
"  my  bones  and  my  flesh :  where- 
fore tlien  are  ye  the  last  to  bring 
back  the  king? 

^And 


Before 

CIIUIHT 

1023. 


•>ch.  l.',.  U. 


t  TIeb.  nrc 
yesikntt 


"ch..').  1. 


13 


to  Amasa,  Art  'ch.ir.as. 


say  ye   .^  .^x^«oc., 
thou  not  of  my  bone,  and  of  my  j 
flesh?     ^'God   do   so   to   me,    and   =K«ti.i.i7. 
more  also,  if  tliou  be  not  captain 
of  the  host  before  me  continually 
in  the  room  of  Joab.  i 

11  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all 
the  men  of  Judah,   ''even   as  f/jc  i.juds.20.1. 
heart  of  one  man ;    so  that   they 
sent  this  icord  unto  the  king.  Re- 
turn thou,  and  all  thy  servants. 

15  So    the    king  returned,   and 
came  to  Jordan.    And  Judah  came 
to  'Gilgal,  to  go  to  meet  the  king,   ijo..h..-.9 
to  conduct  the  king  over  Jordan.     | 

16  ^  And  ^  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera, 
a  Benjamite,  which  was  of  Bahurim, 
hasted  and  came  down  with  the 
men  of  Judah  to  meet  king  David. 

17  And  there  were  a  thousand  men 
of  Benjamin  with  him,  and  'Ziba 
the  servant  of  the  house  of  Saul, 
and  his  fifteen  sons  and  his  twenty  j 
servants  with  him  ;  and  they  went . 
over  Jordan  before  the  king.  } 

18  And  there  went  over  a  ferry 
boat  to  carry  oyer  the  king's  house- 
hold, and  to  do  ^  what  he  thought  [ 

389  ' 


I.  oh.  11;.  .■;. 

1  Kings  2.8. 


lch.f>.  2,  10. 
&  lU.  ],  2. 


t  rich. 
the  t/ood  in 
hii*  eye?. 


SMmei  is  jyardoned. 


II.  SAJNIUEL. 


Barzillai  dismissed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


'°  1  Sam.  2-2. 
15. 


»  ch.  16.  5,  6, 


°ch.  13.  33. 


P  Seech.  10. 
5. 


■>  Ex.  22.  28. 


'ch.  IG.  10. 


'1  Sam.  11. 
13. 


MKin?s2.S, 
9,  37,  *j. 


"  ch.  9.  6. 


^ch.  10.17. 


s  ch.  Ifl.  .■;. 


»ch.H.17,20. 


t  Hcb.  men 
of  death, 
1  Sam.  26. 
111. 

•ch.'J.  7, 10, 
13. 


good.  And  Sliimei  the  son  of  Gera 
fell  down  before  the  king,  as  he 
was  come  over  Jordan  ; 

19  And  said  unto  the  king,  "'Let 
not  my  lord  impute  iniquity  unto 
me,  neither  do  thou  remember 
"that  wliich  thy  servant  did  per- 
versely the  day  that  my  lord  the 
king  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the 
king  should  °  take  it  to  his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  know 
that  I  have  sinned :  therefore,  be- 
hold, I  am  come  the  first  this  daj'- 
of  all  'the  house  of  Joseph  to  go 
down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king. 

21  But  Abishai  tlie  son  of  Zeru- 
iah  answered  and  said.  Shall  not 
Shimei  be  put  to  death  for  this, 
because  he  "^  cursed  the  Lord's 
anointed  I 

22  And  David  said,  'What have  I 
to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah, 
that  ve  should  this  day  be  adver- 
saries  unto  me  I  'shall  there  any 
man  be  put  to  death  this  day  in 
Israel  ?  for  do  not  I  know  that  I 
am  this  day  king  over  Israel  f 

23  Therefore  'the  king  said  unto 
Shimei,  Thou  shall  not  die.  And 
the  king  sware  unto  him. 

24  ^\  And  "Mephibosheth  the  son 
of  Saul  came  down  to  meet  the 
king,  and  had  neither  dressed  his 
feet,  nor  trimmed  his  beard,  nor 
washed  his  clothes,  from  the  day 
the  king  departed  until  the  day  he 
came  (Kjain  in  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  i^ass,  when  he 
was  come  to  Jerusalem  to  meet  the 
king,  that  the  king  said  unto  him, 
''Wherefore  wentest  not  thou  with 
me,  Mephibosheth  I 

26  And  he  answered,  My  lord,  O 
king,  my  servant  deceived  me: 
for  thy  servant  said,  I  will  saddle 
me  an  ass,  that  I  may  ride  thereon, 
and  go  to  the  king;  because  thj' 
servant  is  lame. 

27  And  ^he  hath  slandered  thy 
servant  unto  niy  lord  the  king; 
'but  my  lord  the  king  is  as  an  an- 
gel of  God :  do  therefore  what  is 
good  in  thine  eyes. 

28  For  all  of  my  father's  house 
were  but  ^dend  men  Ix^fore  my  lord 
the  king:  'yet  didst  thou  set  thy 
servant  among  tliem 

390 


at  thine  own  table.  What  right 
therefore  have  I  yet  to  cry  any 
more  unto  the  king  ! 

29  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
Why  si^eakest  thou  any  more  of 
thy  matters  I  I  have  said,  Thou 
and  Ziba  divide  the  land. 

30  And  Mephibosheth  said  unto 
the  king,  Yea,  let  him  take  all,  for- 
asmuch as  my  lord  the  king  is  come 
again  in  peace  unto  his  own  house. 

31  •[  And  ^Barzillai  the  Gileadite 
came  down  from  Eogelim,  and 
went  over  Jordan  with  the  king, 
to  conduct  him  over  Jordan. 

32  Now"  Barzillai  was  a  very  aged 
man,  eren  fourscore  years  old :  and 
•"he  had  i^rovided  the  king  of  sus- 
tenance while  he  lay  at  Mahanaim; 
for  he  was  a  very  great  man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Bar- 
zillai, Come  thou  over  with  me, 
and  I  will  feed  thee  with  me  in 
Jerusalem. 

34  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the 
king,  ^How  long  have  I  to  live, 
that  I  should  go  up  with  the  king 
unto  Jerusalem  ? 

35  I  am  this  day  ''fom'score  years 
old:  and  can  I  discern  between 
good  and  evil  ?  can  thy  servant 
taste  what  I  eat  or  what  I  drink  ? 
can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing  men  and  singing  women  ? 
wherefore  then  should  thy  servant 
be  yet  a  burden  unto  my  lord  the 
king  ? 

30  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little 
way  over  Jordan  with  the  king: 
and  whv  should  the  king  recom- 
l)ense  it  me  with  such  a  reward  f 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee, 
turn  back  again,  that  I  may  die  in 
mine  own  city,  and  he  hurled  by 
the  grave  of  my  lather  and  of  my 
mother.  But  behold  thy  servant 
'  Chimham ;  let  him  go  over  with 
my  lord  the  king;  and  do  to  him 
what  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 

38  And  the  king  answered,  Chim- 
ham shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I 
will  do  to  him  that  wliich  sliall 
seem  good  unto  tliee :  and  what- 
soever thou  slialt  *  require  of  me, 
that  will  1  do  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  i)e()i)le  went  over 
that  did  eat   Jordan.     And  wlien  the  kinff  was 


Before 

CHRIST 

10-33. 


■  1  Kings  2. 


'  ch.  17.  27. 


tllob  How 
incitiy  claims 
are  the 
j/earso/my 
li/e  f 

A  I'f.  ytl.  10. 


*1  Ivini:s2.7. 
Jer.  41.  17. 


+  Heh. 
chouse. 


Sheha^s  revolt. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Amasa  slain  hy  Jodb. 


Before 
cum  ST 

1(>»3. 
f  Ueu.  ol.  55. 


I  Hob. 

V/iimhan. 


8  ver.  15. 


Ii  vcr.  12. 


t  ITel).  fet  tis 
tit  litjlit. 


'  Sec  Judff. 
S.  1.  &  1:;.  1. 


about  1022. 


•cli.  m.  4.3. 


k  I  Kings  IL'. 
IG. 
2Glir.l0.16. 


'ch.l5.]8.& 

10.  21,  -'-i. 


come  over,  tlie  kiii^^  Hvissed  Bar- 
zillai,  and  1)1{\ss(m1  liini ;  and  he  re- 
turned unto  liis  own  place. 

40  Then  the  kin,i>-  went  on  to  Gil- 
^al,  and  KMiimliani  went  on  with 
him:  and  all  the  people  of  Judah 
conducted  the  kin,*;',  and  als;()  halt 
the  people  of  Israel. 

41  1  And,  behold,  all  the  men  of 
Israel  came  to  the  king-,  and  said 
unto  the  king",  AVhy  liave  our 
brethren  the  men  of  Judah  stolen 
thee  away,  and  ^'have  brought  the 
king,  and  his  household,  and  all 
David's  men  with  him,  over  Jor- 
dan ? 

42  And  all  the  men  of  Judah  an- 
swered the  men  of  Israel,  Because 
the  king  is  ''near  of  kin  to  us: 
wherefore  then  be  ye  angry  for 
this  matter  I  have  we  eaten  at  all 
of  the  king's  costf  or  hath  he  given 
us  any  gift  i 

43  And  the  men  of  Israel  answer- 
ed the  men  of  J  udah,  and  said,  AVe 
have  ten  parts  in  the  king,  and  we 
have  also  more  rk/htiii  David  than 
ye:  why  then  did  ye  Ulespise  us, 
that  our  advice  should  not  be  first 
had  in  bringing  back  our  king? 
And  4he  words  of  the  men  of  Ju- 
dah were  fiercer  than  the  words  of 
the  men  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  £ij  occasion  of  the  quarrel,  Slieba  maketh  a  party  in 
Israel.  3  DaviiVa  ten  concubines  are  uliut  %ip  iniier- 
petual  prison.  4  Antasa,  made  captain  over  Judah, 
is  .slain  by  Joab.  14  Joab  jiursueth  Slieba  unto  Abel. 
16  A  wise  woman  saveth  the  city  by  ISheba's  head. 
23  David's  officers. 

A  XD  there  happened  to  be  there 
JTjl  a  man  of  Belial,  Avhose  name 
was  Sheba,  the  son  of  Bichri,  a 
Benjamite :  and  he  blew  a  trump- 
et, and  said,  ^AVe  have  no  part  in 
David,  neither  have  we  inheritance 
in  the  son  of  Jesse:  ^  every  man  to 
his  tents,  O  Israel. 

2  So  every  man  of  Israel  went  up 
from  after  David,  and  followed 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri:  but  tlie 
men  of  Judah  clave  unto  their 
king,  from  Jordan  even  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

3  1  And  David  came  to  his  house 
at  Jerusalem;  and  the  king  took 
the  ten  women  liis  "^^ concubines, 
whom  he    had  left    to   keep  the 


house,  and  put  them  in  ^ward,  and 
fed  them,  but  went  not  in  unto 
them.  So  they  were  ^shut  u]»  un- 
to the  day  of  their  death,  Uiving 
in  widowhood, 

4  1  Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa, 
''tAssendde  me  th(^  men  of  Judah 
within  three  days,  and  be  thou 
here  present. 

5  So  Amasa  went  to  assemble  tlie 
men  of  Judah:  but  he  tarried  long- 
er than  the  set  time  which  he  had 
appointed  him. 

0  And  Da^•id  said  to  Abishai, 
Xow  shall  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri 
do  us  more?  harm  than  dUl  Absa- 
lom:  take  thou  "thy  lord's  serv- 
ants, and  i)ursue  after  him,  lest  he 
get  him  fenced  cities,  and  *  escape  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him 
Joab's  men,  and  the  ^Cherethites, 
and  the  Belethites,  and  all  the 
mighty  men :  and  they  went  out 
of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue  after  She- 
ba the  son  of  Bichri. 

8  When  they  were  at  the  great 
stone  which  is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa 
went  before  them.  And  Joab's 
garment  that  he  had  put  on  was 
girded  unto  him,  and  ui)on  it  a 
girdle  with  a  sword  fastened  upon 
his  loins  in  the  sheath  thereof; 
and  as  he  went  forth  it  fell  out. 

9  And  Joab  said  to  Amasa,  Art 
thou  in  health,  my  brother  f  ^And 
Joab  took  Amasa  by  the  beard 
with  the  right  haiul  to  kiss  him. 

10  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to 
the  sword  that^t-rts  in  Joab's  hand: 
so  ''he  smote  him  therewith  4n  the 
fifth  r/&,  and  shed  out  his  bowels 
to  the  ground,  and  ^struck  him  not 
again  ;  and  he  died.  So  Joab  and 
Abishai  his  brother  pursued  after 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

11  And  one  of  Joab's  men  stood 
by  him,  and  said.  He  that  favour- 
eth  Joab,  and  he  that  is  for  David, 
let  him  f/o  after  Joab. 

12  And  Amasa  wallowed  in  blood 
in  the  midst  of  the  highwav.  And 
when  the  man  saw  that  all  the  j^eo- 
ple  sto6d  still,  he  removed  Amasa 
out  of  the  highway  into  the  field, 
and  cast  a  cloth  upon  him,  when 
he  saw  that  every  one  that  came 
by  him  stood  still. 

391 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1022 


tlleb.  a 
house  of 
icfird. 

1 1leb. 

iound. 
tlU-b.  in 

vidowhood 

of  lire. 
■'  eh.  111.  1.3. 
t  lleb.  Call. 


'rb.  II.  11. 
lKing6l.33. 


t  Ileb.  deliv- 
er himself 
from  ow 
cf/es. 

fch.8.  18. 
lKiuf,'sl.S8. 


B  Matt.  20.49. 
Luke  22.4?. 


li  1  KiiiRR  2.5. 
i  cb.  2.  2.3. 


tlfoh. 
ttuubled  not 
his  Btroke. 


Sheha  is  helieaded. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Three  years'  famine. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1022. 


k  2  Kings  15. 
29. 
2  Chr.  16.  4. 


>  2  Kings  19. 

32. 
y  Or,  i'(  stood 

a(jai}u^t  the 

outmost 

wall. 
tHeb. 

marred  to 

throw 

down. 


I  Or,  ney 

plainly 
spake  in  the 
beyinnutg, 
sailing. 
Surety  they 
will  ask  of' 
Abel, and  so 
make  an 
end:  See 
Deut.  20.11. 


"■  1  Sam.  2«. 
III. 
cli.  21.3. 


t  Tlcb.  bi/  hii 
name. 


•Ecc.9.  H, 
16. 


t  Ilcb.  were 
tcattered. 


13  When  lie  was  removed  out  of 
the  highway,  all  the  people  went 
on  after  Joab,  to  pursue  after  She- 
ha the  son  of  Bichri. 

14  1^  And  he  went  through  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  unto  ""Abel,  and  to 
Beth-maachah,  and  all  the  Berites: 
and  they  were  gathered  together, 
and  went  also  after  him. 

15  And  they  came  and  besieged 
him  in  Abel  of  Beth-maachah,  and 
they  'cast  up  a  bank  against  the 
city,  and  "it  stood  in  the  trench: 
and  all  the  people  that  were  with 
Joab  ^battered  the  wall,  to  throw 
it  down. 

IG  Tf  Then  cried  a  wise  woman 
out  of  the  city,  Hear,  hear ;  say,  I 
pray  you,  unto  Joab,  Oome  near 
hither,  that  I  may  si)eak  with 
thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near 
unto  her,  the  woman  said.  Art  thou 
Joab !  And  he  answered,  I  am  lie. 
Then  she  said  unto  him.  Hear  the 
words  of  thine  handmaid.  And  he 
answered,  I  do  hear. 

18  Then  she  spake,  saying,  "  They 
were  wont  to  speak  in  old  time, 
saying,  They  shall  surely  ask  coun- 
sel at  Abel :  and  so  they  ended  the 
matter. 

19  I  am  one  of  them  that  are  peace- 
able and  faitliful  in  Israel :  thou 
seekest  to  destroy  a  city  and  a 
mother  in  Israel:  why  wilt  thou 
swallow  up  "'  the  inheritance  of  the 
Lord  ? 

20  And  Joab  answered  and  said. 
Far  be  it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that  I 
should  swallow  up  or  destroy. 

21  The  matter  is  not  so:  but  a 
man  of  mount  Ephraim,  Sheba  the 
son  of  Bichri  +  by  name,  hath  lifted 
up  his  hand  against  the  king,  even 
against  David:  deliver  him  only, 
and  I  will  d(;part  from  the  city. 
And  the  woman  said  unto  Joab, 
Behold,  his  head  shall  be  thrown 
to  the(5  over  thc!  wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  unto 
all  the  people  "in  her  wisdom  :  and 
they  cut  ott'  the  head  of  Sheba  the 
son  of  Bichri,  and  cast  it  out  to 
rjoab.  And  he  bU^w  a  trumpet, 
and  they  *  retired  from  the  city, 
every  man  to  his  tent.     And  Joab 

;J92 


T 


returned   to   Jerusalem   unto   the 
king. 

23  1"  ]^ow  "Joab  ivas  over  all  the 
host  of  Israel:  and  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada  was  over  the  Cher- 
ethites  and  over  the  Pelethites : 

24  And  Adoram  icas  ""over  the 
tribute :  and  '^  Jehoshaphat  the  son 
of  Ahilud  was  "  recorder : 

25  And  Sheva  icas  scribe:  and 
'Zadok  and  Abiathar  ivere  the 
in-iests : 

26  *And  Ira  also  the  Jairite  was 
"  a  chief  ruler  about  David. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  77ie  three  years^  famine  for  the  Gibeonites  ceasetJi, 
by  hanging  seven  of  SauVs  sons.  10  Rizpah's  kind- 
ness unto  the  dead.  12  David  burieth  the  bones  of 
Said  and  Jonathan  in  his  fathei-'s  sepulchre.  15 
Four  battles  against  the  Philistines,  vj/iereiu  four 
valiants  of  David  slay  four  giants. 

HEX  there  was  a  famine  in 
the  days  of  David  three  years, 
year  after  year ;  and  David  ♦  in- 
quired of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord 
answered,  It  is  for  Saul,  and  for  his 
bloody  house,  because  he  slew  the 
Gibeonites. 

2  And  the  king  called  the  Gib- 
eonites, and  said  unto  them  ;  (now 
the  Gibeonites  were  not  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  but  "^  of  the  remnant 
of  the  Amorites ;  and  the  children 
of  Israel  had  sworn  unto  them: 
and  Saul  sought  to  slay  them  in 
his  zeal  to  the  children  of  Israel 
and  Judah :) 

3  Wherefore  David  said  unto  the 
Gibeonites,  What  shall  I  do  for 
you  ?  and  wherewith  shall  I  make 
the  atonement,  that  ye  may  bless 
^the  inheritance  of  the  Lord  I 

4  And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto 
him,  "We  will  have  no  silver  nor 
gold  of  Saul,  nor  of  his  house; 
neither  for  us  shalt  thou  kill  any 
man  in  Israel.  And  he  said.  What 
ye  shall  say,  that  will  I  do  for 
you. 

5  And  they  answered  'the  king, 
The  man  that  consumed  us,  and 
that  "devised  against  us  that  we 
sliould  be  destroyed  from  remain- 
ing in  any  of  the  coasts  of  Israel, 

0  Let  seven  men  of  his  sons  be 
delivered    unto    us,    and    we   will 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1022 

°ch.8.16,lS. 


PlKings4.G. 

Ich.  8.  16. 
1  Kings  4..']. 

II  Or.  remem- 
brancer. 


"■ch.S.  ir. 
1  Kings  4. 4. 


»  ch.  23.  38. 

II  Or,  . 
a  pnnce, 
Gen.  41.45. 
Ex.  •>.  )(i. 
ch.  8. 18. 


hang  them  uj)  unto  the  Lord  4ii 
Gibeah  of  Saul,  ''"«7to»i  the  Lord 


1021. 


tHeb. 
sought  the 
Jace,  ^c. 
See  Is'um. 
27.  21. 


"Josh.  9. : 
15,  IG,  n 


h  ch.  20. 19. 


II  Or,  It  is 
not  silrrr 
nor  gold 
thatweharc 
to  do  u.ilh 
Saul  or  hia 
house,  nel- 
thrr  prr- 
tiiiiis  it  to  us 
to  kilt,  iic. 


II  Or,  cut  us 
off. 


M  Sum.  in. 

26.  .H:  11.  1. 
d  1  Sam.  10. 

24. 
II  Or.  rhofien 

or' the 

Loud. 


Seven  of  SauVs  sons  hanged.  II.  SA3IUEL.  Four  Philistine  giants  slain. 


Before 

CHRIST 

10-21. 


'1  Sam.  18.3. 

&  a).  8,  15, 
4U.  &  23.  IS. 


fell.  :!. 


8  Or, 

MichaVs 

M.»(cr. 
f  Ilt'l).  bfire 

to  Ailrirl. 

1  Sum.  16. 

10. 


1019. 


e  ch.  6. 17 


h  ver.  8. 

cii. ;;.  T. 


i  See  Deut. 
21.23. 


ll  Sam.  31. 
11,  12,  13. 


U  Sara.  31. 
10. 


''J08h.18.28. 


»  So  Josh.  7. 
2<i. 
ch.  24.  25. 

about  1018. 


did  clioose.     And  the  king  said,  I 
will  give  them. 

7  But  tlic  king  spared  ]\roi)liibo- 
slietli,  tlic  son  of  Jonathan  tlie  son 
of  Saul,  because  of  ''the  Lokd's 
oath  that  was  between  them,  be- 
tween David  and  Jonathan  the 
son  of  Saul. 

8  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons 
of  Qlizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah, 
whom  she  bare  unto  Saul,  .Vvmoni 
and  Mephibosheth ;  and  the  live 
sons  of  I'Michal  the  daughter  of 
Saul,  whom  she  Un'ought  up  for 
Adriel  the  son  of  Baizillai  the 
]\Ieholathite : 

9  And  he  delivered  them  into  the 
hands  of  the  Gibeonites,  and  they 
hanged  them  in  the  hill  '-'before 
the  Lord  :  and  they  fell  all  seven 
together,  and  were  i^ut  to  death  in 
the  days  of  harvest,  in  the  lirst 
days,  in  the  beginning  of  barley 
harvest. 

10  ^  And  ''Eizpah  the  daughter 
of  Aiah  took  sackcloth,  and  spread 
it  for  her  upon  the  rock,  '  from  the 
beginning  of  harvest  until  water 
dropped  upon  them  out  of  heaven, 
and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of 
the  air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor 
the  beasts  of  the  field  by  night. 

11  And  it  was  told  David  what 
Eizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  the 
concubine  of  Saul,  had  done. 

12  *|[  And  David  went  and  took 
the  bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of 
Jonathan  his  son  from  the  men  of 
''Jabesh-gilead,  which  had  stolen 
them  from  the  street  of  Beth-shan, 
where  the  '  Philistines  had  hanged 
them,  when  the  Philistines  had 
slain  Saul  in  Gilboa : 

13  And  he  brought  up  from  thence 
the  bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of 
Jonathan  his  son ;  and  they  gath- 
ered the  bones  of  them  that  were 
hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan  his  son  buried  they  in 
the  country  of  Benjamin  in  '"Ze- 
lah,  in  the  sepulchre  of  Kish  his 
father:  and  they  j)erformed  all 
that  the  king  commanded.  And 
after  that  "  God  was  entreated  for 
the  land. 

15  1^  Moreover  the  Pliilistines  had 


yet  war  again  with  Israel ;  and 
David  went  down,  and  his  serv- 
ants with  Inm,  and  fought  against 
the  Philistines :  and  David  waxed 
faint. 

10  And  Ishbi-benob,  which  was 
of  the  sons  of  "  tlie  giant,  tlie 
weight  of  whose  ts})ear  weighed 
three  hundred  slieJ^cls  of  brass  in 
weight,  he  being  girded  with  a 
new  sword,  thought  to  have  slain 
David. 

17  But  A])ishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
succoured  him,  and  smote  the  Phi- 
listine, and  killed  him.  Then  the 
men  of  David  sware  unto  him,  say- 
ing, "Thou  shalt  go  no  more  out 
witli  us  to  battle,  that  thou  quench 
not  the  ''Might  of  Israel. 

18  ""And  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  there  was  again  a  battle  with 
the  Philistines  at  Gob:  then  'Sib- 
bechai  the  Hushathite  slew  "  Saph, 
which  was  of  the  sons  of  "  the  giant. 

19  And  there  was  again  a  battle 
in  Gob  with  the  Philistines,  where 
Elhanan  the  son  of  "  Jaare-oregim, 
a  Beth-lehemite,  slew  ""the  hrotjter 
of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the  staff  of 
whose  spear  teas  like  a  weaver's 
beam. 

20  And  *  there  was  j^et  a  battle  in 
Gath,  where  was  a  man  of  great 
stature,  that  had  on  every  hand 
six  fingers,  and  on  every  foot  six 
toes,  four  and  twenty  in  number ; 
and  he  also  was  born  to  "  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  "defied  Israel, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  "Shimeah  the 
brother  of  David  slew  him. 

22  ''These  four  were  born  to  the 
giant  in  Gath,  and  fell  by  the  hand 
of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his 
servants. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

A  psalm  of  thanksgwing  for  God'x  powerful  deliver- 
ance, and  manifold  blessings. 

AXD  David  -'spake  unto  the 
JTjL  Lord  the  words  of  this  song, 
in  the  day  that  the  Lord  had  ^'de- 
livered  him  out  of  the  hand  of  all 
his  enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand 
of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said,  'The  Lord  is  my 
rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  de- 
liverer ; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock;  "in  him 

393 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1018. 


II  Or,  /tapJiti. 

tHcb. 
the  ^tajf'ory 
the  head. 


"ch.  18.  3. 


PI  Kings  11. 

.%.  &  15.  ■). 
Ps.  132.  17. 
t lleb. 
randlf*,  or, 
lamp. 

'1 1  Chr.  20.  4. 
M  Clir.Il.'.y. 
II  Or,  Hippai. 

II  Or,  Eapha. 


II  Or,  Jair. 

'  Sec  1  Chr. 
20.5. 


'1  Chr.  20.6. 


\\  Or,  Jlaphn. 

II  Or, 
7-eproacncff, 

1  Sam.  17. 

10,  25,  26. 
"  1  Sam.lO.n, 

Shainmah. 

^  1  Chr.  20.8. 


1018. 
"Ex.  15. 1. 
Judg.  5. 1. 

bPs.  18,  title, 
&  Ps.  34. 1'J. 


=  Deut.  32.  4. 
Ps.  18.2.  &c. 
&::i.:i.  &71. 
.3.  &  91.  2.  Ic 
H(.!. 


-1  Ilcb.  2. 13. 


DavicVs  ijsahn  of  tluniksgiring 


II.  SA]\IUEL. 


for  God's  mighty  deliverances. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1048. 

«Gen.  15.1. 
fLukel.09. 
eProv.  18.10. 
h  Ps.  0.  9.  & 

14.  G.  &o9. 

l.i.  &  71.  7. 

Jer.  1«.  19. 


II  Or,  pangs, 

t  Hcb. 
Belial. 


H  Or,  cords. 
iPs.  UU.  3. 


k  Ps.  llfi.  4. 
&  IJO.  1. 
Jonah  2. 2. 

1  Ex.  H.  T. 
Ps.  34.  6, 15, 
17. 


""Jndg.  .^.4. 

Ps.  7,.  IS.  & 

97.  4. 
"JobaC.  11. 


♦  Heb.  by. 

•  Ps.  nr. .",. 

Hah.  .i.  5. 
Hub.  12.  29. 


P  Ps.  144.  5. 
Is.  W.  1. 

1  Ex.  20.  21. 
1  Kings  8. 
12. 
Ps.  97.  2. 


■■Ps.  104.  3. 

"ver.  10. 

Ps.  97. 2. 
tllfb. 

binding  of 

v;aters. 


•  vcr.  9. 

•Judg.  5.  20. 
1  Sam.  2.10. 
&  7.  10. 
Ph.  29.  S. 
Is.  30.  SO. 


»  Dciit..l2.23. 
P8.  7.  1.!.  & 
77. 17.  &  144. 

e. 

Uab.  3. 11. 


y  Ex.  15.  8. 

P.S.  KXJ.  9. 

Nah.  1.  4. 

Mutt.  H.  20. 
II  Or,  (inger. 

Pa.  74.  1. 
•  Ps.  144.  7. 

II  Or,  great. 


'ver.  I. 


will  I  trust :  lie  is  luy  "^  shield,  and 
the  ''hom  of  my  salvation,  luy  high 
^ tower,  and  my  ^'refuge,  my  sav- 
iour; thou  savest  me  from  vio- 
lence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Loed,  wlio  is 
worthy  to  be  praised :  so  shall  I  be 
saved  from  mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  "  waves  of  death  com- 
passed me,  the  Hoods  of  *  ungodly 
men  made  me  afraid ; 

G  The  II '  sorrows  of  hell  compassed 
me  about ;  the  snares  of  death  jn-e- 
veuted  me. 

7  In  my  distress  ''I  called  upon 
the  Lord,  and  cried  to  my  God: 
and  he  did  'hear  my  voice  out  of 
his  temi)le,  and  my  cry  did  enter 
into  his  ears. 

8  Then  "'the  earth  shook  and 
trembled  ;  "  the  foundations  of 
heaven  moved  and  shook,  because 
he  was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a  smoke  ^  out  of 
his  nostrils,  and  °fire  out  of  his 
mouth  devoured:  coals  were  kin- 
dled bv  it. 

10  He  ''bowed  the  heavens  also, 
and  came  down;  and  '^ darkness 
icas  under  his  feet. 

11  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub, 
and  did  fly :  and  he  was  seen 
'Upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  'darkness  pavil- 
ions round  about  him,  Ulark  wa- 
ters, and  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  before 
him  were  *  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  "thundered  txom 
heaven,  and  the  Most  High  utter- 
ed his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out ""  arrows,  and 
scattered  them ;  lightning,  and  dis- 
comfited them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  sea 
appeared,  the  foundations  of  the 
worhl  were  discovered,  at  the  're- 
buking of  the  Loiii),  at  the  blast 
of  the  breath  of  his  "nostrils. 

17  'He  sent  from  above,  he  took 
me ;  he  drew  me  out  of  n  many  wa- 
ters : 

18  "He  delivered  me  Irom  my 
strong  enemy,  and  from  them  that 
hated  me :  for  they  were  too  strong 
for  me. 

11)  They  prevented  me  in  the  day 
3U4 


of  my  calamity :  but  the  Lord  was 
my  stay. 

20  ^He  brought  me  forth  also 
into  a  large  place:  he  delivered 
me,  because  he  '  delighted  in  me. 

21  ''The  Lord  rewarded  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness;  ac- 
cording to  the  '^  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompensed  me. 

22  For  I  have  ^kept  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly 
departed  from  my  God. 

2o  For  all  his  ^'judgments  we?'e 
before  me :  and  «.s*  for  his  statutes, 
I  did  not  depart  from  them. 

24  I  was  also  ''upright  ^before 
him,  and  have  kept  mj^self  from 
mine  iniquity. 

2o  Therefore  '  the  Lord  hath  rec- 
ompensed me  according  to  my 
righteousness;  according  to  my 
cleanness  4n  his  eyesight. 

2G  With  ''the  merciful  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  merciful,  and  with  the 
ujiright  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself 
upright. 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew 
thyself  pure ;  and  '  with  the  fro- 
ward  thou  wilt  "shew  thyself  un- 
savoury. 

28  And  the  ""  afflicted  people  thou 
wilt  save :  but  thine  eyes  are  ui^on 
"the  haughty,  that  thou  mayest 
bring  them  down. 

29  For  thou  art  my  "lamp,  O 
Lord  :  and  the  Lord  will  lighten 
my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  I  have  "run 
through  a  trooi) :  by  my  God  have 

I  leaped  over  a  wall. 

31  As  for  God,  "his  way  is  per- 
fect; ''the  word  of  the  Lord  is 

II  tried :  he  is  a  buckler  to  all  them 
that  trust  in  him. 

32  For  ''who  is  God,  save  the 
Lord?  and  who  is  a  rock,  save 
our  God  ? 

33  God  is  my  ^strellgth  and  pow- 
er ;  and  he  ^  'maketh  my  way  ^per- 
fect. 

34  He  hnaketh  my  feet  "like 
hindfi' feet ;  and ''setteth  me  upon 
my  high  places. 

35  'lie  teacheth  my  hands  Ho 
war;  so  that  a  bow  of  steel  is 
broken  by  mine  arms. 

3G  Thou  hast  also  ijiven  me  the 


Before 
CHEIST 

1018. 

h  Ps.  31.  8.  & 
lis.  fi. 


•■ch.  13.  26. 

Pa.  22.  8. 
ii  ver.  25. 

1  Sam.  26. 

2.3. 

1  Kings  8. 

Ps.  7.  8. 
"  Ps.  24.  4. 

fGen.  18.19. 
Ps.  119.  3.  & 
128.  1. 
Piov.  8.  32. 


fBeut.  7. 12. 
Ps.  119.  30, 
102. 


t  Gen.  6.  9.  & 

1/".  1. 

.lob  1.  1. 
t  Ileb. 

to  Iditl. 

i  ver.  21. 


t  Ileb. be/ore 
iJIatt.  5.  7. 


I  Lev.  26.  23, 

24,  27,  28. 

II  Or^irrc!itl€y 
Ps.  IS.  26. 


"'  Ex.  3.  7,  8. 
Ps.  72.12,13. 


"  .Job  40.  11, 

12. 

Is.  2.  11, 12, 

17.  &  5.  15. 

Dan.  4.  37. 
li  Or,cfi«(//e, 

Jr,b  29.  3. 

Ps.  27. 1. 


II  Or.  liroken 
a  trooji. 


"  Deut.  32. 4. 

Dan.  4.  37. 

Rev.  15.  3. 
PPs.  12.  6.  & 

119.  HO 

Prov.  30.  5. 
II  Oi,7efined. 

11  Sam.  2.2. 
Is.  45.  5,  6. 

'Ex.  15.  2. 
Ps.  27.  1.  & 

28.  7,  8.  & 

31.4. 

Is.  12.  2. 
t  lleb. 

ridileth,  or, 

looaeth. 
MUb.  13.21. 
'  Dcut.  18.13. 

Joi>  •^^2.  3. 

P.S.  101.2,6. 

&  119.  1. 
t  Hob. 

fjjualleth, 
"ch.  2.  IS. 

Hab.  3.  19. 
"  Dont.S2.1.'?. 

Is.  .■«.  16.  & 

5S.  14. 
>Ps.  144.1. 

t  Hub.  I'of 

the  ivar. 


DavicTs  ji)salm  of  tluinksgiving. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


The  last  words  of  David. 


Before 
ClIUIST 

1018. 

f  Hub.  mttl- 
tiplicit  me. 
» I'rov.  4.  12. 
t  n.<l). 


"  Mai.  4.  3. 

l>rs.IS.:K,50. 

•^  I's.  4 1.  5. 

tllcl). 
cdHned  to 
bote. 


i  Gen.  40.  8. 

E.\.  ai.  a. 

Jush.  10. 1'4. 


•■.lobSr.  9. 
Pr.iv.  1.28. 
]^.  I.  l.j. 
Jlic.  3.  4. 


f  2  Kings  13. 

r's.  35.  5. 

Dan.  2.  35. 
sis.  HI.  6. 

.Mie.  7.10. 

Zech.  10.  5. 
l"ch.  3.  1.& 

5.1.  &19.9, 

14.  &  20. 1, 

2,  22. 
i  Deut.  28.13. 

ch.  8.  1-14. 

Ps.  2.  8. 
k  Is.  55.  5. 


i  Ileb. 
Sotis  of  the 
stranger. 

II  Or,  U'eld 
feitjned  obe- 
dience. 

tHeb.  lie: 
See  Deut. 
33.  111. 
Ps.  60.  3.  & 
81.  15. 

IMic.  r.  17. 


"■  Ps.  SO.  2G. 

t Ileb. 

yiveth 

avftif/emerti 

Jar  nie^ 

1  Sam.  2.5. 

.30. 

ch.  1S.19,.31. 
"  Ps.  144.  2. 


"  Ps.  140.  1. 


n  Rom.  15.  9. 


IPs.  14-1.10. 


shield  of  tliy  salvation:   and  thy 
gentleness  liatli  hnade  me  .i^reat. 

37  Thou  hast  'enlai'<;-ed  my  ste]>.s 
under  me ;  so  that  my  'feet  did  not 
slip. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
and  destroyed  them ;  and  turned 
not  again  until  I  liad  eonsumed 
them. 

39  Aud  I  have  consumed  them, 
and  wounded  them,  tluit  they  could 
uot  arise :  yea,  they  are  fallen  '  un- 
der my  feet. 

40  Tor  thou  hast  ^girded  me  with 
strength  to  battle :  'them  that  rose 
up  against  me  hast  thou  ^subdued 
under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
''necks  of  mine  enemies,  tliat  I 
might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  hut  there  ivas 
none  to  save ;  even  mnto  the  Lord, 
but  he  answered  them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  small 
•■as  the  dust  of  the  earth:  I  did 
stamp  them  ^as  the  mire  of  the 
street,  and  did  spread  them  abroad, 

44  ''  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me 
from  the  strivings  of  my  i^eople, 
thou  hast  kept  me  to  he  '  head  of 
the  heathen:  ""a  peoxde  which  I 
knew  uot  shall  serve  me.  • 

45 '  Strangers  shall "  ^  submit  them- 
selves unto  me:  as  soon  as  they 
hear,  they  shall  be  obedient  unto 
me. 

40  Strangers  shall  fade  away,  and 
they  shall  be  afraid  '  out  of  theii' 
close  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth ;  and  blessed 
he  my  rock;  and  exalted  be  the 
God  of  the  '"rock  of  my  salvation. 

48  It  is  God  that  ^  avengetli  me, 
and  that  "bringeth  down  the  peo- 
I)le  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth 
from  mine  enemies :  thou  also  hast 
lifted  me  up  on  high  abo\e  them 
that  rose  up  against  me:  thou 
hast  delivered  me  from  the  "vio- 
lent man. 

50  Therefore  I  will  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  "the 
heathen,  and  I  will  sing  i)raises 
unto  th}^  name. 

51  "J/e  is  the  tower  of  salvation 
for  his  king 


and  sheweth  mere}' 


to  his  "^  anointed,  unto  David,  and 
''to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

CHAPTER  XXIIL 

1  Diii'id,  in  /lis  la.'it  words,  jjrofctistt/i  his  faith  in  God^s 
promises  (o  be  beijoiul  sense  or  crpcricnce.  (5  The 
different  state  of  the  wiekcd.  8  A  catalor/fie  of  Da- 
vid's niiijhty  men. 

N()\y  these  he  the  last  ^>ords 
of  David.  David  the  son  of 
Jesse  said,  ''and  the  man  who  was 
raised  up  on  high,  ^the  anointed 
of  the  God  of  Jacob,  and  the  sweet 
psalmist  of  Israel,  said, 

2  'The  Si)irit  of  the  Lord  spake 
})y  me,  and  his  word  was  in  my 
tongue. 

3  The  God  of  Israel  said,  Hhe 
Ivock  of  Israel  spake  to  m(?,  "He 
that  ruleth  over  men  must  he  just, 
ruling  'in  the  fear  of  God. 

4  And  ^he  shall  he  as  the  light  of 
the  morning,  when  the  sun  riseth, 
even  a  morning  without  clouds ;  as 
the  tender  grass  spri)uii)if/  out  of 
the  earth  by  clear  shining  after 
rain. 

5  Although  my  house  he  not  so 
with  God;  "^yet  he  hath  made  with 
me  an  everlasting  covenant,  or- 
dered in  all  things,  and  sure:  for 
this  is  all  my  salvation,  and  all  mg 
desire,  altliough  he  make  it  not  to 
grow. 

G  ■[  But  the  sons  of  Belial  shall  he 
all  of  them  as  thorns  thrust  away, 
because  they  cannot  be  taken  with 
hands : 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch 
them  miist  be  ^  fenced  with  iron 
and  the  staff  of  a  spear ;  and  they 
shall  be  utterly  burned  with  lire  in 
the  same  place. 

8  \  These  he  the  names  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had: 
"The  Tachmonite  that  sat  in  the 
seat,  chief  among  the  captains^  the 
same  tvas  Adino  the  Ezuite:  "/jc, 
lifted  lip  his  spear  against  eight 
hundred,  Mvhom  he  slew  at  one 
time. 

9  And  after  him  was  ^  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Dodo  the  Ahohite,  one  of 
the  three  mighty  men  with  David, 
when  they  delied  the  Philistines 
tliat  were  there  gathered  together 
to  battle,  and  the  men  of  Israel 
were  gone  awav : 

10  He  arose,  and  smote  the  Phi- 

395       • 


Before 

CllKIST 

1018. 

■■  Ps.  89.  20. 

■0I1.7. 12, 1.3. 
I'b.  89. 1".). 


•«h.  7.  R,  9. 
P».  78.70,71. 

&  .SO.  27. 
1- 1  Sum.  10. 
12,  13. 
Ps.  89.  20. 


•■2Fet.  1.  21. 


d  Deut.  32. 4, 

.31. 

ch.  22.  2, 32. 
II  Or,  £e  thou 

ruier,  SfC. 

I's.  110.  2. 
•^^Kx.  IS.  21. 

2C'hr.  19.  7, 

9. 
'Jiidg.  5.31. 

Ps.  «).  .30. 

I'rov.  4. 18. 

llos.  0.  5. 

See  Ps.  UO. 

3. 


f  ch.  7. 15,16. 
Ps.  8i).  29. 
Is.  55.  3. 


I  U<:b.  filled. 


II  Or, 

Josneh-bas- 
spU-i  the 
Tficfimo- 
iiite,  /lead 
0/  the  three. 
II  See  1  Chr. 
U.  11.&27. 

t  Ueb.  slain. 


hi  Chr.  11. 
12.  &  27.  4. 


A  catalogue  of 


II.  SAJVIUEL. 


DaviiVs  mighty  men. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1018. 


1 1  Chr.  11.15. 

IJ  Or,  the 
three  cap- 
tain!* over 
the  thirty. 

'°  1  Sam.  22. 
1. 

"  ch.  5. 18. 


"  1  Sam.  22. 
4,  i. 


11  Chr.  11.2 


k  See  1  Chr. 

U.  13,14. 
BOr./oi- 

J'oraging, 


P  Lev.  17.10. 


11  Chr.  11. 
20. 


\  Ileb.  Blain. 


•  Jo«h.  V,.  21. 
t  \Uh.fireat 
Qj  actH. 


listine.s  until  his  liaiicl  was  weary, 
and  his  hand  clave  unto  the  sword: 
and  the  Lokd  wrought  a  great  vic- 
tory that  day ;  and  the  people  re- 
turned after  him  only  to  spoil. 

11  xUid  after  him  was  'Shammah 
the  son  of  Agee  the  Hararite. 
''And  the  Philistines  were  gathered 
together  "into  a.  troop,  where  was 
a  piece  of  ground  full  of  lentiles : 
and  the  people  fled  from  the  Phi- 
listines. 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of 
the  ground,  and  defended  it,  and 
slew  the  Philistines :  and  the  Lokd 
wrought  a  great  victory. 

13  And  '  "three  of  the  thirty  chief 
went  down,  and  came  to  David  in 
the  harvest  time  unto  '"the  cave 
of  Adullam:  and  the  troop  of  the 
Pliilistines  pitched  in  ""the  valley 
of  Eephaim. 

14  And  David  was  then  in  "a  hold, 
and  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines 
was  then  in  Beth-lehem. 

15  And  David  longed,  and  said, 
Oh  that  one  would  give  me  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, which  is  by  the  gate ! 

16  And  the  three  mighty  men 
brake  through  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  drew  water  out  of  the 
well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  ivas  by  the 
gate,  and  took  it,  and  brouglit  it  to 
David :  nevertheless  he  would  not 
drink  thereof,  but  poured  it  out 
unto  the  Lord. 

17  And  he  said.  Be  it  far  from  me, 
O  Lord,  that  I  should  do  this :  is 
not  this  ''the  blood  of  the  men  that 
went  in  jeopardy  of  their  lives? 
therefore  he  would  not  drink  it. 
These  things  did  these  three  mighty 
men. 

18  And  ^Abishai,  the  brother  of 
Joab,  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  was  chief 
among  three.  And  he  lifted  up  his 
spear  against  three  Imndred,  ^and 
slew  them,  and  had  the  name  among 
three. 

10  Was  he  not  most  honourable 
of  tliree?  therefore  he  was  their 
captain:  liowbeit  he  attained  not 
unto  tha  first  thn^e. 

20  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 

ada,  tlie  son  of  a  valiant  man,  of 

'  Kabzeel,   '  who   liad   (h)ne   many 
:jfKj 


acts,  'he  slew  two  Uionlike  men  of 
Moab :  he  went  down  also  and 
slew  a  lion  in  the  midst  of  a  jDit  in 
time  of  snow. 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  ^a 
goodly  man :  and  the  Egyptian 
had  a  sjjear  in  his  hand;  but  he 
went  down  to  him  with  a  staff', 
and  i)lucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him 
with  his  own  spear. 

22  These  things  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jelioiada,  and  had  the  name 
among  three  mighty  men. 

23  He  was  "more  honourable  than 
the  thirty,  but  he  attained  not  to 
the  first  three.  And  David  set  him 
'  over  his  "  ^  guard. 

24  "Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab 
w-as  one  of  the  thirty ;  Elhanan  the 
son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem, 

25  ^Shammah  the  Harodite,  Eli- 
ka  the  Harodite, 

2G  Helez  the  Paltite,  Ira  the  son 
of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 

27  Abiezer  the  Anethothite,  Me- 
bunnai  the  Hushathite, 

28  Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  Maharai 
the  Ketophathite, 

29  Heleb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a 
Xetophathite,  Ittai  the  son  of  Ei- 
bai  out  of  Gibeah  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hid- 
dai  of  the  "  brooks  of  ^  Gaash, 

31  Abi-albon  the  Arbathite,  Az- 
maveth  the  Barhumite, 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite,  of  the 
sons  of  Jashen,  Jonathan, 

33  Sham m ah  the  Hararite,  Ahiam 
the  son  of  Sliarar  the  Hararite, 

34  Eliphelet  the  son  of  Aliasbai, 
the  son  of  tlie  Maachatliite,  Eliam 
the  son  of  Ahithophel  the  Gilonite, 

35  Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  Paarai 
the  Arbite, 

3(3  Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zo- 
bah,  Bani  tlie  Gadite, 

37  Zelek  the  Annnonite,  Nahari 
the  Beerothite,  armourbearer  to 
Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiali, 

38  ^Iraan  Itlu'ite,  (iareb  an  Tthrite, 

39  '^  Uriah  the  llittite:  thirty  and 
seven  in  all. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  David,  tempffd  hy  Satan,  forcdh  Joab  to  mmiher  the 
2xoplc,    5  The  captains,  iii  nine  months  and  ticenty 


Before 
CHRIST 

1018. 

•  Ex.  1.5.  1.^. 
lChr.11.22. 

t  Ileb.  lions 
of  God. 

t  Heb.  ama?i 
of  connte- 
iiance^  or, 
fight : 
c.nlled, 
1  Chr.11.2.% 
a  tiion  or 
preat  stat- 
ure. 


II  Or, 

honottrahie 
among  tlie 
thirty. 


.  <  ch.  8. 18.  & 

20.  \a. 

II  Or, 

council. 
t  Hob.  at  his 

command. 

lSam.22.U. 
"  ch.  2.  18. 
^  See  1  Chr. 

11.  27. 


II  Or,  valleys, 

Deut.  1.  24. 

yjudg.  2.  9. 


'  ch.  2(1.  2G. 
•ch.  11.  3,6. 


David  numberetli  the  people. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


The  three  days'  pestilence. 


Before 

CIIKIST 

1017. 


'ch.  21. 1. 


H  Satan :  Soo 
1  Clir.  L'l.  1. 

Juiiu's  1.  r.i, 

14. 
hi  Chr.  £7. 
■£i,  l!-4. 


II  Or,    . 

Compass. 
■^Judg.  20.1. 


.ijer.  ir 


"Deut.  2.36. 
Josh.  13.  9, 
16. 

tj  Or,  valley. 

fXum.  02. 1, 
3. 


II  Or,  ncJhe.r 
land  newly 
iuhabUed. 

«.Tosli.  1:1.47. 
Judg.  IS.  2a. 

h.losh.  19.28. 
Judg.  IS.  28. 


•  See  1  Chr. 
21.5. 


days,  hHng  the  rnvMcr  of  thirteen  hundred  thoicsand 
JyjMin;]  men.  10  David,  having  three  plagues  pro- 
poundid  by  Gad,  npcntclh,  and  ihoosclh'the  three 
days'  pestilence.  I.")  .I/Zo-  the  death  of'  three^wore 
and  ten  thousand,  David  by  repcntiinee  preventcth 
the  destruetioH  of  Jerusidein.  IS  David,  by  Gad's 
direction,  pnrchaseth  Ara)inah\<i  threshingjloor ; 
where  having  sacrificed,  the  plague  stayeth. 

AND  ^again  tlic  «qn,<>'er  of  the 
_  Lord  was  kindled  auaiiist  Is- 
rael, and  I' lie  moved  David  ai;ain.st 
them  to  sajj  ^Go,  number  Israel 
and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  Joab  the 
captain  of  the  host,  wliich  teas  with 
him, "  Go  now  through  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  'from  Dan  even  to  Beer- 
sheba,  and  number  ye  the  people, 
that  "I  may  know  the  number  of 
the  people. 

3  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king, 
Now  the  Lord  thy  God  add  unto 
the  people,  how  many  soever  they 
be,  a  hundredfold,  and  that  the 
eyes  of  my  lord  the  king  may  see 
it :  but  why  doth  my  lord  the  king- 
delight  in  this  thing  ? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  kino's  word 
prevaile'd  against  Joab,  and  against 
the  captains  of  the  host.  And  Joab 
and  the  captains  of  the  host  went 
out  from  the  i)resence  of  the  king, 
to  number  the  people  of  Israel. 

5  ^\  And  they  passed  over  Jordan, 


him  after  that  he  had  numbered 
the  people.  And  David  said  unto 
the  Lokd,  '  I  have  sinned  greatly 
in  that  I  have  done :  and  now,  I 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  take  away 
the  ini(pvity  of  thy  servant ;  for  I 
have  '"done  very  foolishly. 

1 1  For  wlien  David  was  up  in  the 
morning,  tlie  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  the  prophet  "Gad,  Da- 
vid's °seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  offer  thee  three 
things;  clioo.se  thee  one  of  them, 
that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and 
told  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Shall 
'seven  years  of  famine  come  unto 
thee  in  thy  land  ?  or  wilt  thou  tlee 
three  months  before  thine  enemies, 
while  they  pursue  thee?  or  that 
there  be  three  days'  pestilence  in 
thy  land  f  now  advise,  and  see 
what  answer  I  shall  return  to  him 
that  sent  me. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I 
am  in  a  great  strait:  let  us  fall 
now  into  the  hand  of  the  Lord  ; 
"■for  his  mercies  are  " great:  and 
■^let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand  of 
man. 

15  ^  So  'the  Lord  sent  a  pesti- 


and  i^itched  in  "Aroer,  on  the  right   lence  upon  Israel  from  the  morn- 
side  of  the  city  that  lieth  in  the 
midst  of  the  "  river  of  Gad,  and  to- 
ward '^Jazer: 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gilead,  and 
to  the  "land  of  Tahtim-hodshi ;  and 
they  came  to  ^Dan-jaan,  and  about 
to'^Zidon, 

7  And  came  to  the  strong  hold  of 
Tyre,  and  to  all  the  cities  of  the 
Hivites,    and   of  the   Oanaanites : 


ing-  even  to  the  time  appointed: 
and  there  died  of  the  people  from 
Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba  seventy 
thousand  men. 

10  *And  wIkmi  the  angel  stretched 
out  his  hand  upon  Jerusalem  to 
destroy  it,  "the  Lord  repented 
him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the 
angel  that  destroyed  the  peoj^le.  It 
is  enough:  stay  now  thine  hand. 


and  they  went  out  to  the  south  of   And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  -s^as  by 


Judah,  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

8  So  when  they  had  gone  through 
all  the  land,  they  came  to  Jerusa- 
lem at  the  end  of  nine  months  and 
twenty  days. 

9  And  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of 
the  number  of  the  i^eople  unto  the 

'and   there  were   in   Israel 
hundred    thousand    valiant 


king 

eight 

men  that  drew  the  sword;  and  the   against  my  father's  house. 

men  of  Judah  ivere  five  hundred     18  ■[  And  Gad  came  that  day  to 


the  threshing-place  of  ""Araunah  the 
Jebusite. 

17  'And  David  spake  unto  the 
Lord  when  he  saw  the  angel  that 
smote  the  people,  and  said,  Lo,  ^  I 
have  sinned,  and  I  have  done 
wickedly :  but  these  sheep,  what 
have  they  done?  let  thine  hand,  I 
pray    thee,   be    against    me,   and 


Before 
CH  KIST 

1017. 

U-h.  12.  13. 


""1  Sam.  13. 
13. 


"  1  Sam.22..5. 

"1  S.ini.  !I.O. 
I  Cl1r.2a.29. 


T  See  1  Clir. 
21.  12. 


I  Ps.  103.  a, 
13, 14.  &  119. 
IX. 

II  Or,  many. 
'■Seels.4r.fi. 

Zccli.  1.  li. 
■■■  I  Chr.21.14. 
&2r.24. 


'  Ex.  12.  2.3. 
1  Chr.21.13. 


"  Oen.  (i.  G. 
1  Slim. IS.)  1. 
Joel  2.13,14. 


i  1.  Sam. 24.5. 


thousand  men. 
10  f  And  1^ David's 


heart  smote 


David,  and  said  unto  him,  'Go  up, 
rear  an   altar  unto  the  Lord  in 

397 


» 1  Chr.21.15, 
Oman : 
Sec  ver.  18. 
2  Chr.  3. 1. 


y  1  Chr.21.17. 


'  1  Chr.21.18, 
i:c. 


Araunali's  generous  offer. 


I.  KIXGS. 


The  plague  is  stayed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1017. 


tHeb. 
Ayaniah. 


•  See  Gen. 
23.  8-lti. 


h  Num.  IC. 
48,50. 


'  1  Kings  19. 
21. 


Before 

CHRIST 

101.x 


f  Hcb. 

entered  into 
dai/s. 


t  Heb.  Let 
the  in  see/:. 

tHeb.  « 
ttawwly  a 
viryin. 

t  Ileb.  J^  a 
chfrifher 
unto  liiin. 


■Josh.lO.  18. 


tlie  thresliingfloor  of  ^Araunali  the 
Jebusite. 

19  And  David,  according  to  the 
saying  of  Gad,  went  up  as  the 
Lord  commanded. 

20  And  Araunah  looked,  and  saw 
the  king  and  his  servants  coming 
on  toward  him  \  and  Araunah  went 
out,  and  bowed  himself  before  the 
king  on  his  face  upon  the  ground. 

21  xVnd  Araunah  said,  Wherefore 
is  my  lord  the  king  come  to  his 
servant?  ''And  David  said.  To 
buy  the  thresliingfloor  of  thee,  to 
build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  that 
Hhe  plague  may  be  stayed  from 
the  people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  David, 
Let  my  lord  the  king  take  and 
offer  up  what  seemeth  good  unto 
him:    '^ behold,   here    he  oxen    for 


burnt  sacrifice,  and  threshing  in- 
struments  and   other  instruments 

<f  the  oxen  for  wood. 

'^3  All  these  things  did  Araunah, 
as  a  king,  give  unto  the  king.  And 
Araunah  said  unto  the  king,  The 
Lord  thy  God  '^accept  thee. 

f  4  And  the  king  said  unto  Arau- 
nah, ISTay  ;  but  I  will  surely  buy  it 
of  thee  at  a  j)rice:  neither  will  I 
offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord 
my  God  of  that  which  doth  cost 
me  nothing.  So  ''David  bought 
the  threshiugfloor  and  the  oxen 
for  fifty  shekels  of  silver. 

25  And  David  built  there  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  and  peace  offerings.  ^So 
the  Lord  was  entreated  for  the 
land,  and  ^the  i^lague  was  stayed 
from  Israel. 


THE  FIR'iT  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS, 


COMMONLY    CALLED, 


THE   THIED   BOOK   OF   THE   KIXGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Abishag  cheriaheth  David  in  kU  fu.>  f.me  age.  5 
Adonijah,  Bavid^s  darling,  uRurpeth  ihe  kingdom, 
^l  Bi/  the  couii-sel  of  Nathan,  15  Bath-sheha  inoveth 
the  king,  23  and  Nathan  secoudeth  her.  28  David 
reneweth  his  oath  to  Bath  sheha.  32  Solomon,  by 
David\i  appointment,  being  anointed  king  by  Za- 
dok  and  Nathan,  the  peopAe  triumph.  41  Jonathan 
bringing  these  news,  Adonijali's  guests  fly.  50  Ad- 
onijah, flying  to  the  horns  of  the  altar,  upon  his 
good  behaviour  is  dismissed  by  Solomon. 

NOW  king  David  was  old  and 
*  stricken  in  years ;  and  they 
covered  him  with  clothes,  but  he 
gat  no  heat.  • 

2  AVherefore  his  servants  said 
unto  him,  ^Let  there  be  sought  for 
ui}'  lord  the  king  ^a  young  virgin : 
and  let  her  stand  before  the  king, 
and  let  hor  k'herish  him,  and  let 
her  lie  in  thy  bosom,  that  my  lord 
tlie  king  may  get  heat. 

3  So  they  sought  for  a  fair  dam- 
]  sel  throHgliont  all  the  coasts  of  Is- 
rael, and  foinul  Abi.shag  a   'Slni- 
naminite,  and  brought  her  to  the 
king. 

4  And  the  damsel  iras  very  fair, 
and  cherished  the  king,  and  miii- 

;J08 


istered  to  him :  but  the  king  knew 
her  not. 

5  T^  Then  ''Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  exalted  himself,  saying, 
I  will  ^be  king:  and  ''he  prepared 
him  chariots  and  horsemen,  and  fif- 
ty men  to  run  before  him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  dis- 
pleased him  Uit  any  time  in  say- 
ing, Why  hast  thou  done  so  f  and 
he  also  tvas  a  very  goodly  man ; 
'"and  his  mother  bare  him  after  Ab- 
salom. 

7  And  the  conferred  with  Joab 
the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and  with 
''Abiathar  the  priest:  and  ^they 
t following  Adonijah  helped  him. 

8  But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Be- 
naiali  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and 
Nathan  the  prophet,  and  ^'Shimei, 
and  Ilei,  and  ''the  mighty  men 
which  hflongal  to  David,  v/ere  not 
with  Adonijah. 

0  And  A(l()nijali  slew  sheep  and 
oxen  and  fat  cattle  by  the  stone  of 
Zoheleth,  which  is  by  HEn-rogel, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1017. 


<)  Ez.  20.  40, 
41. 


«  See  1  Chr. 
•  21.  24,  25. 


fch.  21.14. 


STer.21. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 

b  2  Sam. 3. 4. 


t  Heb.  reifin. 
■=2  8801.15.1. 


f  lIcb../>-0(« 
his  days. 


i  2  Sam.  3. ,"?, 
I'ghr.  3.  2. 

Mlch.hi.< 
irortts  icere 
with  Joab. 

'2  Sam.  20. 
25. 

fch.2.  22,  28. 

f  Iloh.  help- 
ed a/tf'i- 
Adonijah. 


Bch.  4.  IS. 
li  2  Sam.23.8. 


If  Or.  ne 
well  Jiogel, 
2. Sam.  ir. 

>  ir. 


Natlian^s  advice  to  Bath-sheba. 


I.  KINGS. 


David's  oath  to  Bath-sheba. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


i  2  Sam.  3.  4. 


k  1  Chr.  22. 9. 


tHeb./« 

UIJ. 


t  Heb.  What 
to  thee  t 


1  ver.  13, ! 


"  ver.  r,  8, 9, 
25. 


and  called  all  his  brctlireu  the 
king's  sons,  and  all  the  men  of  J  n- 
dali  the  king's  servants : 

10  Bnt  Nathan  the  prophet,  an 
Benaiah,  and  the  mighty  men,  and 
Solomon    his    brotiier,    he    called 
not. 

11  T  ■Wherefore  Nathan  s])ake  nn-.- 
to  Bath-sheba  the  mother  of  Solor 
mon,  saying,  Hast  thou  not  heard 
that  Adonijah  the  son  of  Mlaggith 
doth  reign,  and  David  our  lord 
knoweth  it  not  f 

.  12  Now  therefore  come,  let  me,  I 
pray  thee,  give  thee  counsel,  that 
thou  mayest  save  thine  own  life, 
and  the  life  of  thy  son  Solomon. 

13  Go  and  get  thee  in  unto  king  , 
David,  and  say  unto  him.  Didst  \ 
not  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  swear 
unto  thine  handmaid,  saying,  ''As- 
suredly Solomon  thy  son  shall 
reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  throne  ?  why  then  doth 
Adonijah  reign  ? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest 
there  with  the  king,  I  also  will 
come  in  after  thee,  and  ^  confirm 
thy  words. 

15  •[  And  Bath-sheba  went  in 
unto  the  king  into  the  chamber: 
and  the  king  was  very  old;  and 
Abishag  the  Shunammite  minis- 
tered unto  the  king. 

IG  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and 
did  obeisance  unto  tlie  king.  And 
the  king  said,  HVhat  wouldest 
thou  ? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him.  My 
lord,  '  thou  swarest  by  the  Lord  j 
thy   God    unto    thine    handmaid,  I 
saj/ing,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  [ 
shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 
sit  upon  my  throne. 

18  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah 
reigneth ;  and  now,  my  lord  the 
king,  thou  knowest  it  not : 

19  '"And  he  hath  s^lain  oxen  and 
fat  cattle  and  sheep  in  abundance, 
and  hath  called  all  the  sons  of  the 
king,  and  Abiathar  the  priest,  and 
Joab  the  captain  of  the  host :  but 
Solomon  thy  servant  hath  he  not 
called. 

20  xlnd  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  the 
eyes  of  all  Israel  are  upon  thee, 
that  thou  shouldest  tell  them  who 


shall  sit  on  the  throne  of  my  lord 
the  king  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  my  lord  the  king  shall  "sleep 
with  his  fathers,  that  I  and  my 
son  Solomon  shall  be  counted  *  of- 
fenders. 

22  "^j  And,  lo,  Miiile  she  yet  tnlked 
with  the  king,  Nathan  the  i)rophet 
also  came  in. 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  say- 
ing. Behold  Nathan  the  prophet. 
And  when  he  Avas  come  in  l)efore 
the  king,  he  bowed  himself  be- 
fore the  king  with  his  face  to  the 
ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said,  My  lord,  O 
king,  hast  thou  said,  Adonijah  shall 
reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  up- 
on my  throne  ? 

25  "For  he  is  gone  down  this  day, 
and  hath  slain  oxen  and  fat  cattle 
and  sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath 
called  all  the  king's  sons,  and  the 
captains  of  the  host,  and  Abiathar 
the  priest;  auv  behold,  they  eat 
and  drink  before  him,  and  say, 
'^God  save  king  Adonijah. 

20  But  me,  even  me  thy  servant, 
and  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  thy  serv- 
ant Solomon,  hath  he  not  called. 

27  Is  th',^  thing  done  by  my  lord 
the  king,  and  thou  hast  not  shewed 
it  linto  thy  servant,  who  should  sit 
on  the  throne  of  my  lord  the  king 
after  him  ? 

28  "i  Then  king  David  an.swered 
and  said,  Call  me  Bath-sheba.  And 
she  came  Unto  the  king's  i^resence, 
and  stood  before  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  sware,  and  said, 
'^As  the  LoKD  liveth,  that  hath  re- 
deemed my  soul  out  of  all  distress, 

30  'Even  as  I  sware  unto  thee  by 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  saying, 
Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall 
reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
ux)on  my  throne  in  my  stead ;  e^en 
so  will  I  certainly  do  this  day. 

31  Then  Bath-sheba  bov\'ed  with 
her  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  re^'- 
erence  to  the  king,  and  said,  'Let 
mv  lord  king  David  live  for  ever. 

32  1  And  king  David  said.  Call 
me  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan 
the  i)rophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son 

399 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


"  Deut.ril.lC. 
eh.  2.  lU. 


)  lU-h. 
sinners. 


"  ver.  19. 


PI  Sam.  in. 
24. 

tllcb.  Let 
kiiig  Adoni- 
jah lue. 


t  IJQh.hefore 
the  kitig. 


n  2  Sam.  4. 9. 


■■  rcr.  I". 


« Xch.  2. ."!. 
Dan.  2.  4. 


Solomon  anointed  Mng. 


I.  ki:n^gs. 


Aclonijah  is  dis^nissed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


« 2  Sam.  20.6. 


belongeth 

to  me :  See 

Esth.  C.  8. 

°2Chr.32.30. 

^lSam.10.1. 

&  16. :!,  12. 

2  Sam.  2. 4. 

&S.  3. 

ch.19.lfi. 

2  Kings  0.3. 

&1I.12. 
>  3  Sara.  15. 

n. 

2  Kings  9. 
13.  &  11.  14. 


'Josh.  1.5, 
IT. 

lSam.20.13. 


'  vcr.  47. 


!>  2  Sam.8.18. 
&  23. 20-23. 


'Ex.  30.  23, 

25,32. 

Ps.  89.  20. 
<i  ]  Chr-L^.^i. 
'  1  Sam.  10. 

24. 


I  Or,  Jlutcs. 


f  2  Sam.  18. 

'jr. 


of  Jehoiada.     And  they  came  be- 


fore the  king-. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them, 
^Take  with  yon  the  servants  of 
your  lord,  and  cause  Solomon  my 
son  to  ride  upon  huine  own  mule, 
and  bring-  him  down  to  "  Gihon : 

34  And  let  Zadok  the  priest  and 
l^athan  the  prophet  ''anoint  him. 
there  king  over  I.srael :  and  'blow 
ye  with  the  trumpet,  and  say,  God 
save  king  Solomon. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after 
him,  that  he  may  come  and  sit  up- 
on my  throne ;  for  he  shall  be  king- 
in  my  stead  :  and  I  have  appointed 
him  to  be  ruler  over  Israel  and  over 
Judah. 

36  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada answered  the  king,  and  said, 
Amen  :  the  Lord  God  of  my  lord 
the  king  say  so  too. 

37  'As  the  Lord  hath  been  with 
my  lord  the  king,  even  so  be  he 
with  Solomon,  and  ^  make  his 
throne  greater  than  the  throne  of 
my  lord  king  David. 

38  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Na- 
than the  prophet,  ^and  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Oher- 
ethites,  and  the  Pelethites,  went 
down,  and  caused  Solomon  to  ride 
upon  king  David's  mule,  and 
brought  him  to  Gihon. 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took  a 
horn  of  "oil  out  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  ''anointed  Solomon.  And  they 
blew  the  trumpet ;  '  and  all  the  i)eo- 
l)le  said,  God  save  king  Solomon. 

40  And  all  the  people  came  uj) 
after  him,  and  the  jieople  i)iped 
Avith  II  pipes,  and  rejoiced  with 
great  joy,  so  tliat  the  earth  rent 
with  the  sound  of  them. 

41  If  And  Adonijah  and  all  the 
guests  that  tvcre  with  him  heard  it 
as  they  had  made  an  end  of  eating. 
And  when  .Joab  heard  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet,  he  said.  Wherefore 
is  this  noise  of  the  city  being  in  an 
uproar  ? 

42  And.  while  he  yet  spake,  be- 
hohl,  Jonathan  tlie  son  of  Abia- 
thar  the  ])riest  came :  and  Ado- 
nijah said  unto  him.  Come  in;  for 
'^thou  art  a  vidiant  man,  and  bring- 

est  good  tidings. 
400 


43  And  Jonathan  answered  and 
said  to  Adonijah,  Verily  our  lord 
king  David  hath  made  Solomon 
king. 

44  And  the  king  hath  sent  with 
him  Zadolv  the  priest,  and  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Oherethites, 
and  the  Pelethites,  and  they  have 
caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king's 
mule : 

45  And  Zadok  the  priest  and  Na- 
than the  prophet  have  anointed 
him  king  in  Gihon :  and  thev  are 
come  up  from  thence  rejoicing,  so 
that  the  city  rang  again.  This  is 
the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 

4G  And  also  Solomon  ^sitteth  on 
the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

47  And  moreover  the  king's  serv- 
ants came  to  bless  our  lord  king- 
David,  saying,  ''God  make  the 
name  of  Solomon  better  than  thy 
name,  and  make  his  throne  greater 
than  thy  throne.  'And  the  king 
bowed  himself  upon  the  bed. 

48  And  also  thus  said  the  king, 
Blessed  6e  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 


which  hath 
throne  this 
seeing  it. 


given  one  to  sit  on  my 
day,  mine  eyes  even 


49  And  all  the  guests  that  were 
with  Adonijah  were  afraid,  and 
rose  up,  and  went  every  man  his 
way. 

50  1  And  Adonijah  feared  be- 
cause of  Solomon,  and  arose,  and 
went,  and  '  caught  hold  on  the 
horns  of  the  altar. 

51  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  say- 
ing, Behold,  Adonijah  feareth  king 
Solomon :  for,  lo,  he  hath  caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar,  say- 
ing, Let  king  Solomon  swear  unto 
me  to  day  that  he  will  not  slay  his 
servant  with  the  sword. 

52  And  Solomon  said.  If  he  will 
shew  himself  a  worthy  man,  '"there 
shall  not  a  hair  of  him  fall  to  the 
earth:  but  if  wickedness  shall  be 
foiuid  in  him,  he  shall  die. 

53  So  king  Solomon  sent,  and 
they  brought  him  down  from  the 
altar.  And  he  cann^  and  bowed 
himself  to  king  Solomon :  and  Sol- 
omon said  unto  him.  Go  to  thine 
house. 


Before 
CHPaST 

1015. 


8 1  Chr.29.23. 


i  Gen.  47.  31. 


k  ch.  3.  6. 
Ps.  l:}2. 11, 
12. 


Ich.  2.  28. 


"l  Sam.H. 
45. 

L'Snm.  14. 
11. 
Acts  27.34. 


David^s  charge  to  Solomon. 


I.  KINGS. 


Adonijali  suetli  for  Abishag. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


'Gen.  4'.  29. 
Deut.;U.H. 


!■  Josh.  23.14. 

"  Deut.17.iy, 
•JD. 


i  Deut.  20.  9. 

.losh.  1.  ".. 

1  Chr.  22.12, 

13. 
II  Or, 

ilo  wisely^ 

1  Sani.  Irf.o, 

14,  30.  . 
"  2  Sam.7.25. 


fPs.  132. 12. 
e  2  Kings  20. 


li  2  Sam.7.12, 
1.3. 
ch.  8.  25. 

1  lleb.  be  cut 
off  from 
theefroni,^ 
the  throne. 


i  2  Sam.  3.39. 
,<:  IS.  5,  12, 
14.  &  la.  5, 


k  2  Sam.3.27. 

1 2  Sam.  20. 
10. 
t  Heb.  put. 


">  ver.  8. 
l'rov.20.26. 


"  2  Sam.  19. 

31,38. 
"2  Sam.  9.  7, 

10.  &  19.  2,S. 
,P2  Sam.  17. 

27. 


12Sam.lC.5. 


fHeb. 
strong. 


CHAPTER  IT. 

1  David,  having  given  a  charge  to  Solomon,  3  of  re- 
ligiousness, 5  qfJoab,  7  of  JJcirsill(ii,Sqf  ,S/ii)iiei,  10 
dicth.  12  Solomon  succcedeth.  13  Adonijali,  mov- 
ing Bath-sliebato  sue  unto  Solomon  for  Ahishag,  is 
2int  to  death.  2(5  Abiathar,  having  his  life  given 
him,  is  deprived  of  the  priesthood.  28  Joah  feeing 
to  the  horns  of  the  altar  is  there  slain.  35  Iknaiah 
is  pat  in  Joab's  room,  and  Zadok  in  Abiathar' s.  30 
Shimei,  confined  to  Jerusalem,  by  occasion  (f  going 
thence  to  (kith,  is  put  to  death. 

NOW  Hho  days  of  David  drew 
uigli  that  lie  should  die ;  and 
he  charged  Solomon  his  son,  say- 
ing, 

2  ^'I  go  the  way  of  all  the  earth  : 
"  be  thou  strong  therefore,  and  shew 
thyself  a  man ; 

3  And  keep  the  charge  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his 
ways,  to  keep  his  statutes,  and  his 
commandments,  and  his  Judg- 
menf  s,  and  his  testimonies,  as  it  is 
written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that 
thou  mayest  ''"prosper  in  all  that 
thou  doest,  and  whithersoever  thou 
turnest  thyself : 

4  That  the  Lord  may  *  continue 
his  word  which  he  spake  concern- 
ing me,  saying,  ^If  thy  children 
take  heed  to  their- way,  to  *^ walk 
before  me  in  truth  with  all  their 
heart  and  with  all  their  soul, ''  there 
shall  not  ^  fail  thee  (said  he)  a  man 
on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

5  Moreover  thou  knowest  also 
what  Joab  the  sou  of  Zeruiah  '  did 
to  me,  and  what  he  did  to  the  two 
captains  of  the  hosts  of  Israel,  un- 
to ^Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  unto 
'Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  whom 
he  slew,  and  ^shed  the  blood  of 
war  in  peace,  and  put  the  blood  of 
war  upon  his  girdle  that  was  about 
his  loins,  and  in  his  shoes  that  ivere 
on  his  feet. 

6  Do  therefore  '"according  to  thy 
wisdom,  and  let  not  his  hoar  head 
go  down  to  the  grave  in  peace. 

7  But  shew  kindness  unto  the 
sons  of  "Barzillai  the  Gileadite, 
and  let  them  be  of  those  that  "eat 
at  thy  table:  for  so  ^'they  came  to 
me  when  I  fled  because  of  Absa- 
lom thy  brother. 

8  And,  behold,  thou  hast  with  thee 
*!  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  a  Ben- 
jamite  of  Bahurim,  which  cursed 
me  with  a  *  grievous  curse  in  the 
day  when  I  went  to  Mahanaim: 

26 


grave 


but  "^he  came  down  to  meet  me  at 
Jordan,  and  'I  sware  to  him  by 
the  Loud,  saying,  I  will  not  put 
thee  to  death  witli  the  sword. 

9  Now  therefore  4iold  him  not 
guiltless  :  for  thou  art  a  wise  man, 
and  knowest  what  thou  oiightest 
to  do  unto  him ;  but  his  hoar  head 
"bring  thou  down  to  the 
with  blood. 

10  So  ^  David  slei)t  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  ^  the  city 
of  David. 

11  And  the  days  that  David 
'  reigned  over  Israel  tvere  forty 
years:  seven  years  reigned  he  in 
Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

12  1  ''Then  sat  Solomon  upon 
the  throne  of  David  his  father; 
and  his  kingdom  was  established 
greatly. 

13  1  And  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  came  to  Bath-shel^a  the 
motlier  of  Solomon.  And  she  said, 
''  Comest  thou  peaceably  ?  And  he 
said.  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have 
somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And 
she  said.  Say  on. 

15  And  he  said,  Thou  knowest 
that  the  kingdom  was  'mine,  and 
that  all  Israel  set  their  faces  on  me, 
that  I  should  reign :  howbeit  the 
kingdom  is  turned  about,  and  is 
become  my  brother's:  for  ''it  was 
his  from  the  Loed. 

10  And  now^  I  ask  one  petition  of 
thee,  ^  deny  me  not.  And  she  said 
unto  him.  Say  on. 

17  And  he  said.  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  Solomon  the  king,  (for 
he  will  not  say  thee  nay,)  that  he 
give  me  '= Abishag  the  Shunammite 
to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said.  Well*  I 
will  speak  for  thee  unto  the  king. 

19  ^[  Bath-sheba  therefore  went 
unto  king  Solomon,  to  si)eak  unto 
him  for  Adonijah.  And  the  king 
rose  up  to  meet  her,  and  *^  bowed 
himself  unto  her,  and  sat  down  on 
his  throne,  and  caused  a  seat  to  be 
set  for  the  king's  mother ;  ^and  she 
sat  on  his  right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  I  desire  one 
small  petition  of  thee;  I  pray  tlwe, 

401 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 

■•2  Sam.  19. 
IS. 

'2  Sam.  19. 
23. 

'  Ex.  2<l.  7. 
Job  9.  28. 


"Gen.  42.: 
&  44.31. 


'^ch.  1.21. 

Acta  2.  29. 

&  13. 3G. 
JaSam.S.  7. 


^  2  Sam. .').  4. 
I  Chr.  29. 

20,27. 


» 1  Chr.29.23. 
2  Chr.  1.  1. 


1014. 


H  Sam.  16. 
4,5. 


"cIi.  1.5. 


d  1  Chr.  22. 
9,  10.  &  28. 

.'-..  i;,  T. 

rrov.21..'». 
D.an.  2.  21. 

t  lleb.  turn 
not  away 
my  fare, 
Ps.  132. 10. 


'  eh.  1.  3,  4. 


fE.T.  20.12. 


EScePi<.4S.9. 


Adonijah  is  ^nit  to  death. 


I.  KIKGS. 


Joal)  is  slain. 


Before 
CHRIST 
-  1014. 


bch.  1. ; 


i  Ruth  1.  17. 


k  2  Sam.  7. 
11.13. 
1  Chr.22.10. 

1014. 


ijosh.  21.18. 


f  Heb.a  man 
of  death. 


"l  Sam.23.G. 
2  Sum.  15. 
24,  2!). 

"  1  Sam.  22. 
20.  2;{. 
2Sam.l5.24. 


•l  Sim.  2. 
31-35. 


Pch.1.7. 


tch.  1.50. 


say  me  not  nay.  And  the  king- 
said  unto  lier,  Ask  on,  my  mother; 
for  I  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

21  And  she  said,  Let  Abishag  the 
Shnnammite  be  given  to  Adonijah 
thy  brother  to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered 
and  said  unto  his  mother,  And  why 
dost  thou  ask  Abishag  the  Shn- 
nammite for  Adonijah  I  ask  for  him 
the  kingdom  also ;  for  he  is  mine 
elder  brother;  even  for  him,  and 
for  ''Abiathar  the  priest,  and  for 
Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah. 

23  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by 
the  LoED,  saying,  *God  do  so  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  Adonijah 
have  not  spoken  this  word  against 
his  own  life. 

24  Now  therefore,  as  the  Loud 
liveth,  which  hath  established  me, 
and  set  me  on  the  throne  of  David 
my  father,  and  who  hath  made  me 
a  house,  as  he  ■" promised,  Adonijah 
shall  be  put  to  death  this  day. 

25  And  king  Solomon  sent  by  the 
hand  of  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada ;  and  he  fell  upon  him  that  he 
died. 

2G  ^  And  un^o  Abiathar  the  ])riest 
said  the  king.  Get  thee  to  'Ana- 
thoth,  unto  thine  own  fields ;  for 
thou  art  ^  worthy  of  death :  but  I 
will  not  at  this  time  put  thee  to 
death,  "'because  thou  barest  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  God  before  David 
my  father,  and  because  "  thou  hast 
been  afflicted  in  all  wherein  my 
father  was  afflicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abia- 
thar from  being  priest  unto  the 
Loud;  that  he  miglit  "fulfil  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
concerning  the  house  of  Eli  in 
Shiloh. 

^8  ^  Then  tidings  came  to  Joab: 
for  Joab  ^'had  turned  after  Adoni- 
jah, though  he  turned  not  after 
Absalom.  And  Joab  fled  unto  the 
taberna(^l  e  of  the  Lok  d,  an d  '  caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

2i)  And  it  was  told  king  Solomon 
that  .lonl)  was  fled  unto  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  LoKD ;  and,  behold, 
he  is  by  the  altar.  Then  Solomon 
sent  I5enaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
saying.  Go,  fall  ui)on  Inm. 
402 


30  And  Benaiah  came  to  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  king,  Come 
forth.  And  he  said,  ISTay;  but  I 
will  die  here.  And  Benaiah  brought 
the  king  word  again,  saying.  Thus 
said  Joab,  and  thus  he  answered 
me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
'"Do  as  he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon 
him,  and  bury  him;  'that  thou 
may  est  take  away  the  innocent 
blood,  which  Joab  shed,  from  me, 
and  from  the  house  of  my  father. 

32  And  the  Lord  *  shall  return  his 
blood  upon  his  own  head,  who  fell 
upon  two  men  more  righteous  "and 
better  than  he,  and  slew  tjiem  with 
the  sword,  my  father  David  not 
knowing  thereof,  to  'ivit,  ""Abner  the 
son  of  Ner,  captain  of  the  host 
of  Isi;ael,  and  ^Amasa  the  son 
of  Jether,  captain  of  the  host  of 
Judah. 

33  Their  blood  shall  therefore  re- 
turn upon  the  head  of  Joab,  and 
'^ujion  the  head  of  his  seed  for  ever: 
"^but  upon  David,  and  ui)on  his 
seed,  and  upon  his  house,  and  up- 
on his  throne,  shall  there  be  peace 
for  ever  from  the  Lord. 

34  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
went  uj),  and  fell  upon  him,  and 
slew  him :  and  he  was  buried  in  his 
own  house  in  the  wilderness. 

35  ^[  And  the  king  put  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada  in  his  room 
over  the  host :  and  ^  Zadok  the 
priest  did  the  king  put  in  the  room 
of  ^Abiathar. 

36  *^  And  the  king  sent  and  called 
for  "*  Shimei,  and  said  unto  him, 
Build  thee  a  house  in  Jerusalem, 
and  dwell  there,  and  go  not  forth 
thence  any  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day 
thou  goest  out,  and  passest  over 
'^  the  brook  Kidron,  thou  shalt 
know  for  certain  that  thou  shalt 
surely  die:  '"thy  blood  shall  be  up- 
on thine  own  head. 

38  And  Shimei  said  unto  the 
king,  The  saying  is  good:  as  my 
lord  the  Idng  liatli  said,  so  will  thy 
servant  do.  And  Shimei  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  many  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass   at  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

1014. 


'Ex.  21. 14. 

'Num.3o..3,1. 
!  Deut.l9.i:!. 
I     &  -li.  a,  9. 


•Judg.  9.24, 
57. 
Ps.  7. 16. 


2Chr.21.13. 


^2Sam..3.27. 


y  2  Sam.  20. 
10. 


'  2  Sam.3.2n. 
»  Prov.  25.  5. 


1014. 


t>Num.25.11, 
12, 13. 

1  Sam.  2.."..5. 
See  IChr.O. 
.')  i.  &  24.  3. 


i  2  Sam.lG.5. 
ver.  S. 


'  2  Sam.  15. 


f  TjCV.  20.  9. 
Josh.  2.  I'.i. 
2  Sam.  1.10. 


1011. 


Shimei  is  put  to  death. 


I.  KmGS. 


Solomon  sacrificeth  at  Gihcon. 


Before 

CHKIST 

1011. 

c  1  Sain.27.2. 


b  2  Sara.  16.5. 


iPs.  r.ifl. 

£z.  17. 19. 


k  Prov.  25. 5. 


'ver.  12. 
2  Chr.  1. 1. 


1014. 
•ch.  7.  8.  & 


b  2  Sam.  5.7. 


'ch. :.  1. 

*ch.  6. 
•ch.  9.15,19. 


end  of  three  years,  that  two  of  the 
servants  of  8himei  ran  away  unto 
"Achish  son  of  Maachali  kin*j:  of 
Gath.  A]hI  they  told  SliinicM, 
saying,  Behokl,  thy  ser\auts  be  in 
Gath. 

40  And  Shimei  arose,  and  saddled 
his  ass,  and  went  to  Gath  to  Achish 
to  seek  his  servants:  and  Shimei 
went,  and  brought  his  ser\'ants 
from  Gath. 

41  And  it  was  told  Solomon  that 
Shimei  had  gone  from  Jerusalem 
to  Gath,  and  was  come  again. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called 
for  Shimei,  and  said  unto  him,  Did 
I  not  make  thee  to  swear  by  the 
Lord,  and  protested  unto  thee, 
saying.  Know  for  a  certain,  on  the 
day  thou  goest  out,  and  walkest 
abroad  any  whither,  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die?  and  thou  saidst 
unto  me.  The  word  tliat  I  have 
heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept 
the  oath  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
commandment  that  I  have  charged 
thee  with  I 

44  The  king  said  moreover  to 
Shimei,  Thou  knowest  ''  all  the 
wickedness  which  thine  heart  is 
privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to  David 
my  father;  therefore  the  Lord 
shall  '  return  thy  wickedness  ui)on 
thine  own  head : 

45  And  king  Solomon  sliaTl  l)e 
blessed,  and  ""the  throne  of  David 
shall  be  established  before  the 
Lord  for  ever. 

46  So  the  king  commanded  Be- 
naiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada ;  which 
went  out,  and  fell  upon  him,  that 
he  died.  And  the  'kingdom  was 
established  in  the  hand  of  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  Solomon  marrieth  Pharaoh's  daughter.  2  High 
places  being  in  use,  Solomon  sacrificeth  at  Gibton. 
5  Solomon  at  Gibeou,  in  the  choice  which  God  gave 
him,  prefernng  wisdom,  obtaineth  wisdom,  riches, 
and  honour.  16  SolomorCs  judgment  between  tfie 
two  harlots  maketh  him  renowned. 

AISTD  ^Solomon  made  affinity 
XjL  with  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  took  Pharaoh's  daughter,  and 
brought  her  into  the  ^  city  of  1  )avid, 
until  he  had  made  an  end  of  build- 
ing his  °own  house,  and  ^'the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  "^  the  wall  of  Jeru- 
salem round  about. 


2  "^Only  the  people  sacrificed  in 
high  places,  because  there  was  no 
h(mse  built  unto  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  indil  those  days. 

o  And  Solomon  *-' loved  the  Lord, 
''walking  in  the  statutes  of  David 
his  father:  only  he  sacrificed  and 
burnt  incense  in  high  ])laces. 

4  And  'the  king  Avent  to  Gibeon 
to  sacrifice  there  ;  ''for  that  was  the 
great  high  place :  a  thousand  burnt 
ott'erings  did  Solomon  ofi'er  upon 
that  altar. 

5  ^1  '  In  Gi])eon  the  Lord  appear- 
ed to  Sohnnon  "'in  a  dream  by 
night :  and  God  said.  Ask  what  I 
shall  give  thee. 

0  "And  Solomon  said.  Thou  hast 
shewed"  unto  thy  servant  David  my 
father  great  "mercy,  according  as 
he  °  walked  before  thee  in  truth, 
and  in  righteousness,  and  in  up- 
rightness of  heart  with  thee ;  and 
thou  hast  kept  for  him  this  great 
kindness,  that  thou  'liast  giveii  him 
a  son  to  sit  on  his  throne,  as  it  is 
tliis  day. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord  my  God, 
thou  hast  made  thy  servant  king 
instead  of  David  my  father :  '^  and 
I  am  hut  a  little  child :  I  know  not 
Jww  'to  go  out  or  come  in. 

8  And  thy  servant  is  in  the  midst 
of  thy  people  which  thou  "hast 
chosen,  a  great  people, '  that  cannot 
be  numbered  nor  counted  for  mul- 
titude. 

9  "Give  therefore  thy  servant  an 
hinderstanding'  heart  ""to  judge 
thy  i)eople,  that  I  may  ^'discern 
between  good  and  bad :  for  who  is 
able  to  judge  this  thy  so  great  a 
people  ? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the 
Lord,  that  Solomon  had  asked  this 
thing. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  asked  this  thing, 
and  hast  'not  asked  for  thyself 
*  long  life ;  neither  hast  asked 
riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked 
the  life  of  thine  enemies ;  but  hast 
asked  for  thyself  understanding 
'  to  discern  judgment ; 

12  ^Behold,  I  have  done  accord- 
ing to  thy  word :  Mo,  I  have  given 
thee  a  wise  and  an  understanding 

403 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 

a,ev.  17.3, 

4,  5. 

Deut.  12.  2, 

4  5.       - 

ch.  22.  4?.. 
I'Dciit.  r,.r,. 

&  :m.  1(1,  -M. 

Ps.  .'il.ai. 

]li>m.  .S.  28. 

1  Cor.  N. :;. 

liver.  0,  14. 
i2Chr.  1..",. 

WlChrlC.:!!). 
2Clir.l.a. 


1  eh.  9.2. 

2  Chr.  1.  7. 
'"Nuiii.l2.<;. 

.Matt.  1.20. 

&  2.  13,  19. 


"2Chr.  1.  8, 


Or,  bounty. 

°ch.  2.  4.  & 
;).  4. 
2  Kiiigs  20. 

Ps.  15.  2. 


!•  ch.  1.  48. 


1 1  Chr.  29. 1. 


'■Num.27.ir. 


'  Deut.  7.  6. 


<  Gen.  1.3. 16. 

&  15.  5. 


(  "2  Chr.  1. 10. 
I  Prov. :;.  ."-9. 
I  James  1.  5. 
I  tlleb. 
I  hearing. 
'Ps.  72.1,2. 
Ileb.  5.  14. 


'James  4.  3. 

+  neb. 
many  days. 


f  Hcb.  to 

hear. 
'1  John  .5.14, 

15. 
l'ch.4.29,30, 

.■;i.&5.  12. 

k  in.  24. 

Ecc.  1. 16. 


Solomon^s  judgment 


I.  KINGS. 


hetiveen  the  two  harlots. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1014. 


"  Matt.  6.  33. 
Eph.  3.  20. 


d  ch.  4.  21,24. 

&  10.  23,  25, 

&c. 

Prov.  3. 16. 
II  Or,  hath 

not  been. 


'  ch.  15. 5. 


rPs.  91.1S. 
Prov.  3.  2. 


s  So  Gen.  41. 


b  So  Gen.  40. 
20. 

ch.  8.  Oi. 
Esth.  1.  3. 
Dan.  5. 1. 
Mark  6.  21. 


i  Num.  27.  2. 


heart ;  so  that  there  was  none  like 
thee  before  thee,  neither  after  thee 
shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  I  have  also  ''given  thee 
that  which  thou  hast  not  asked, 
both  ''riches,  and  honour:  so  that 
there  "  shall  not  be  any  among  the 
kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy  days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my 
ways,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
commandments,  ^as  thy  father  Da- 
vid did  walk,  then  I  will  lengthen 
thy  days. 

15  And  Solomon  ^ awoke;  and, 
behold,  it  was  a  dream.  And  he 
came  to  Jerusalem,  and  stood  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
LoED,  and  offered  up  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  offered  peace  offerings, 
and  ''  made  a  feast  to  all  his  serv- 
ants. 

16  1"  Then  came  there  two  wo- 
men, that  were  harlots,  unto  the 
king,  and  '  stood  before  him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  O 
my  lord,  I  and  this  woman  dwell 
in  one  house ;  and  I  was  delivered 
of  a  child  with  her  in  the  house. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third 
day  after  that  I  was  delivered,  that 
this  woman  was  delivered  also : 
and  we  were  together;  there  ivas 
no  stranger  with  us  in  the  house, 
save  we  two  in  the  house. 

19  And  this  woman's  chilli  died 
in  the  night ;  because  she  overlaid 
it. 

20  And  she  arose  at  midnight, 
and  took  my  son  from  beside  me, 
while  thine  handmaid  slept,  and 
laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  laid  her 
dead  child  in  my  bosom. 

21  And  when  I  rose  in  the  morn- 
ing to  give  my  child  suck,  behold, 
it  was  dead :  but  when  I  had  con- 
sidered it  in  the  morning,  behold, 
it  was  not  my  son,  which  I  did 
bear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said, 
Nay  ;  but  the;  living  is  my  son,  and 
the  dead  is  thy  son.  And  this  said, 
No ;  but  the  dead  is  thy  son,  and 
the  living  is  my  son.  Thus  they 
si)ako  belorc  tlit;  king. 

23  Then  said  the  king,  The  one 
saith.  This  is  my  son  that  liveth, 
and  thy  son  is  the  dead : .  and  the 

404 


other  saith,  Nay;  but  thy  son  is 
the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the  living. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Bring  me  a 
sword.  And  they  brought  a  sword 
before  the  king. 

25  And  the  king  said,  Divide  the 
living  child  in  two,  and  give  half 
to  the  one,  and  half  to  the  other.  ' 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  whose 
the  living  child  ivas  unto  the  king, 
for  ''her  bowels  ^ yearned  upon  her 
son,  and  she  said,  O  my  lord,  give 
her  the  living  child,  and  in  no  wise 
slay  it.  But  the  other  said.  Let  it 
be  neither  mine  nor 
vide  it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and 
said.  Give  her  the  living  child,  and 
in  no  wise  slay  it :  she  is  the  moth- 
er thereof. 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the 
judgment  which  the  king  had 
judged;  and  they  feared  the  king: 
for  they  saw  that  the  '  wisdom  of 
God  was  Mn  him  to  do  judgment^^ 

OHAPTEE  IV.  '-^ 

1  Solomon's  princes.  7  His  twelve  officers  for  provi- 
sion. 20,  24  Tlie  peace  and  largeness  of  his  king- 
dom. 22  Mis  daily  provision.  26  His  stables.  29 
His  wisdom. 

O  king  Solomon  was  king  over 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 


thine,  hut  di- 


s 


all  Israel. 

2  And  these  were  the  princes  which 
he  had ;  Azariah  the  son  of  Zadok 
"the  priest, 

3  Elihoreph  and  Ahiah,  the  sons 
of  Shisha,  'i scribes;  "Jehoshaphat 
the  son  of  Ahilud,  the  "recorder. 

4  And  ^Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada  was  over  the  host :  and  Zadok 
and  '^Abiathar  were  the  priests : 

5  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Nathan 
ivas  over  "^ the  officers:  and  Zabud 
the  son  of  Nathan  was  'principal 
officer,  and  '"the  king's  friend: 

6  And  Ahishar  was  over  the  house- 
hold :  and  ^Adoniram  the  son  of 
Abda  was  over  the  "  tribute. 

7  IF  And  Solomon  had  twelve  offi- 
cers over  all  Israel,  which  jjrovided 
victuals  for  the  king  and  his  house- 
hold: each  man  his  month  in  a 
year  made  provision. 

8  And  these  are  their  names :  n  The 
son  of  llur,  in  mount  Ephraim : 

9  "The  son  of  Dekar,  in  Makaz, 
and  in  Shaalbim,  and  Beth-she- 
mesh,  and  Elon-beth-hanan : 


k  Gen.  4.3. 30. 

Is.  48. 15. 

Jer.  31.  20. 

Ho8. 11.  8. 
t  Heb.  were 

hot. 


lver.9,11,12. 

f  Heb.  in 
the  midst 
of  him. 


II  Or,  the 
chiej'ojfficer. 


II  Or, 
secretaries. 

=  2Som.8.ir,. 
i  20.  24. 

li  Or,  remem- 
brancer, 

^  ch.  2.  35. 

"  See  ch.  2. 
•27. 


d  ver.  7. 

•■2  Sam. 8.18. 

&  20.  26. 
I  2  Sam.  15. 

■■)".  &  16. 16. 

1  Chr.  27.33. 

Bch.  5.  14. 
!i  Or,  levy. 


II  Or, 
lien-hur. 


II  Or. 
lien-dekar. 


Solomoii's  officers. 


I.  KINGS. 


His  greatness  and  wisdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1014. 

i:or, 

Jlen-hesed. 
II  Or,  Jleii- 
atriiiadab. 


II  Or. 

Jien-geber. 
h  Num.3i.«. 


i  Deut.  3.  4. 


II  Or,  to  Ma- 
hanaim. 


1.  Deut.  3.  8. 


I  Gen.  22. 17. 

ch.  3. 8. 

Prov.  14.28. 
'"  P«.  72. 3,  7. 

Mic.  4.  4. 

"  2Chr.  9.  2G. 

Ps.  72.  8. 
"  Gen.  1,5. 18. 

Josh.  1.  4. 


f  Pa.  68.  29. 
Sc  72.  10, 11. 


♦  Ileh. 
bread, 
t  Heb.  core. 


daughter 


10  u  The  son  of  Hesed,  hi  Arul)oth ; 
to  him  pertained  Soehoh,  and  all 
the  land  of  Hepher  -^ 

11  "The  son  of  Abinadah,  in  all 
the  region  of  Dor;  ^vhich  had  Ta- 
phath  the  daughter  of  Solomon  to 
wife : 

12  Baana  the  son  of  Aliilud;  to 
Mnn)erta'nied  Taanach  and  Megid- 
do,  and  all  Beth-shejm,  Avhieh  is 
by  Zartanah  beneath  Jezreel,  from 
Beth-shean  to  Abel-meholah,  ei'en 
unto  the  place  that  is  beyond  Jok- 
neam : 

13  "The  son  of  Geber,  in  Eamoth- 
gilead;  to  him  pertained ''  the  towns 
of  Jair  the  son  of  IManasseh,  which 
arc  in  Gilead;  to  \\\m.  aim  pertained 
'the  region  of  Argob,  which  is  in 
Bashan,  threescore  great  cities  with 
walls  and  brazen  bars : 

14  Ahinadab  the  son  of  Iddo  had 
'I  Mahanaim : 

15  Ahimaaz  was  in  Najihtali ;  he 
also  took  Basmath  the 
of  vSolomon  to  wife : 

IG  Baauah  the  son  of  Hushai  was 
in  Asher  and  in  Aloth : 

17  Jehbshaphat  the  son  of  Paruah, 
in  Issachar : 

18  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah,  in 
Benjamin : 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  ^cas  in  the 
country  of  Gilead,  in  ''the 'country 
of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and 
of  Og  king  of  Bashan ;  and  he  was 
the  only  ofiicer  which  was  in  the 
land. 

20  1[  Judah  and  Israel  were  many, 
'  as  the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in 
multitude,  "'eating  and  drinking, 
and  making  merry. 

21  And  "  Solomon  reigned  over  all 
Ivingdoms  from  "the  river  unto  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  and  unto 
the  border  of  Egypt :  ^  they  brought 
presents,  and  served  Solomon  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 

22  ^  And  Solomon's  ^  provision 
for  one  day  was  thirty  t  measures 
of  fine  flour,  and  threescore  meas- 
ures of  meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen 
out  of  the  i)astures,  and  a  hundred 
sheep,  besides  harts,  and  roebucks, 
and  fallow  deer,  and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all 


the  ree/ion  on  this  side  the  river, 
from  Tiphsah  even  to  Azzah,  oxav 
''all  the  kings  on  this  side  the  riv- 
er: and  'he  had  peace  on  all  sides 
round  about  him. 

25  And  Judali  and  Israel  "dwelt 
'safely,  'every  man  under  his  vine 
and  under  his  fig  tree,  "from  Dan 
e\ en  to  Beer-sheba,  all  the  days  of 
Solomon. 

2C  T[  And  '^  Solomon  had  forty 
thousand  stalls  of  >  horses  for  his 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen. 

27  And  'those  officers  provided 
victuals  for  king  Solomon,  and  for 
all  that  came  unto  king  Solomon's 
table,  every  man  in  his  month: 
they  lacked  nothing, 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the 
horf^es  and  "dromedaries  brought 
they  unto  the  i)lace  where  the 
officers  were,  every  man  according 
to  his  charge. 

29  1^  Aiid  ^God  gave  Solomon 
wisdom  and  understanding  exceed- 
ing much,  and  largeness  of  heart, 
even  as  the  sand  that  is  on  the  sea 
shore. 

30  And  Solomon's  wisdom  ex- 
celled the  wisdom  of  all  the  chil- 
dren 'of  the  east  country,  and  all 
•^  the  wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  ''wiser  than  all 
men ;  ^  than  Ethan  the  Ezrahite, 
•^and  Heman,  and  Ohalcol,  and 
Darda,  the  sons  of  Mahol :  and 
his  fame  was  in  all  nations  round 
about. 

32  And  ^he  spake  three  thousand 
proverbs:  and  his  ''songs  were  a 
thousand  and  five. 

33  And  he  si^ake  of  trees,  from 
the  cedar  tree  that  is  in  Lebanon 
even  unto  the  hyssop  that  spring- 
eth  out  of  the  wall :  he  spake  also 
of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of  creep- 
ing things,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  '  there  came  of  all  people 
to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon, 
from  all  kings  of  the  earth,  which 
had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Hiram,  sending  to  congrainlate  Solomon,  is  certified 
of  his  purpose  to  build  the  temple,  and  desired  to 
furnisJi  him  with  timber  thereto.  7  Iliram,  blessing 
God  for  Solomon,  and  requesting  food  for  hU  fam- 
ily, furnisheth  him  with  trees.  13  The  number  of 
Solomo7i^s  workmen  and  labourers. 
405 


Before 

CHKIST 

1014. 

■1  Ps.  72.  11. 

■■  1  Chr.  22. 9. 


•  Sec  Jer.  23. 

G. 
t  Heb.  con- 

fidentli/. 
I  Mic.  4.  4. 

Zech.  3.  10. 
"Juilg.  20. 1. 


"  ch.  10.  2G. 
2  Chr.  1.  14. 

.11-  II.  -j:,. 
'  See  Deut. 
17.  l(j. 


II  Or,  mules, 
or,  sw(/t 
beasts, 
FMh.  8.  14. 
Mic.  1. 13. 


"ch.  3.  12. 


ii  Gen.  2.5.  6. 

""  See  Acts  7. 

22. 
J  ch.  3.  12. 

'1  Chr.1.5.19. 

P«.  sa,  title, 
f  See  1  Chr. 

2.  li.  *  li. ;«. 

&  1.5.  III. 
•I's.  8«,  tiUe. 


c  Prov.  1.1. 

Ecc.  12.  y. 

h  Coat.  1.  1. 


Ich. P.  1. 
2  Chr.  U.  1, 
23. 


Hiram  furtiislietJi 


I.  KIKGS. 


Solomon  with  twiber. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1014. 

»  ver.  10, 18. 
I  Chr.  -2.  S, 
Jiuram. 

b'i  Sam.o.ll. 
I  Chr.  It.  1. 
Amos  1.  U. 

<^2Chr.  2.  3. 


■11  Chr.  22.  8. 

&28.3. 


•  ch.  4.  24. 
1  Chr.  22.9. 


'2  Chr.  2.  4. 
t  Heb.  sai/. 


e  2  Sam.  7.13. 
1  Chr.l-.12. 

&.  22.  lU. 


b2Chr.  2.  8, 
10. 


t  Heb.  soy. 


fHeb.Atard. 


l2Chr.  2. 10. 


t  Heb.  lend. 


k  Sec  Ezra  3. 
7. 

Ez.  27. 17. 
AcU  12.  2U. 


A  KD  "^  Hiraui  king  of  Tyre  sent 
J\.  his  servants  unto  Solomon; 
for  he  had  heard  that  they  had 
anointed  him  king  in  tlie  room  of 
his  father :  ^'  for  Hiram  was  ever  a 
lover  of  David. 

2  And  '^  Solomon  sent  to  Hiram, 
saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David 
my  father  could  not  build  a  house 
unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  his 
God,  ''for  the  wars  which  were 
about  him  on  every  side,  until  the 
LoKD  put  them  under  the  soles  of 
his  feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God 
hath  given  me  "rest  on  every  side, 
so  that  there  is  neither  adversary 
nor  evil  occurrent. 

5  ^And,  behold,  I  ^  purpose  to 
build  a  house  unto  the  name  of 
the  Lord  my  God,  ^as  the  Lord 
spake  unto  David  my  father,  say- 
ing. Thy  son,  whom  I  will  set 
upon  thy  throne  in  thy  room,  he 
shall  build  a  house  unto  my  name. 

6  Now  therefore  command  thou 
that  they  hew  me  ''  cedar  trees  out 
of  Lebanon ;  and  my  servants  shall 
be  with  thy  servants:  and  unto 
thee  will  I  give  hire  for  thy  serv- 
ants according  to  all  that  thou 
shalt  ^appoint:  for  thou  knowest 
that  there  is  not  among  us  any  that 
can  skill  to  hew  timber  like  unto 
the  Sidonians. 

7  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Hiram  heard  the  words  of  Solomon, 
that  he  rejoiced  greatly,  and  said. 
Blessed  he  the  Lord  this  day, 
which  hath  given  unto  David  a 
wise  son  over  this  great  people. 

8  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon, 
saying,  I  have  ♦  considered  the 
things  which  thou  sentest  to  me 
for:  ayid  I  will  do  all  thy  desire 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and 
concerning  timber  of  tir. 

9  My  servants  shall  bring  them 
down  from  Lebanon  unto  the  sea; 
'  and  I  will  convey  them  by  sea  in 
floats  unto  the  plnce  that  thou  shalt 
♦ai)point  me,  and  will  cause  them 
to  be  discharged  there,  and  thou 
shalt  receive  them  :  and  thou  shalt 
accomi>lish  my  desire,  ''in  giving 
food  for  my  hous(,'liold. 

40G 


10  So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  cedar 
trees  and  fir  trees  according  to  all 
his  desire. 

11  'And  Solomon  gave  Hiram 
twentv  thousand  ^  measures  of 
wheat  for  food  to  his  household, 
and  twenty  measures  of  pure  oil : 
thus  gave  vSolomon  to  Hu^am  year 
by  year. 

12  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon 
wisdom, '"  as  he  promised  him :  and 
there  was  peace  between  Hiram 
and  Solomon  ;  and  they  two  made 
a  league  together. 

13  *i\  And  king  Solomon  raised  a 
Uevy  out  of  all  Israel;  and  the 
levy  was  thirty  thousand  men. 

•  14  And  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon, 
ten  thousand  a  month  by  courses : 
a  month  they  were  in  Lebanon, 
and  two  months  at  home:  and 
"Adoniram  was  over  the  levy. 

15  ''And  Solomon  had  threescore 
and  ten  thousand  that  bare  bur- 
dens, and  fom\score  thousand  hew- 
ers in  the  mountains ; 

16  Besides  the  chief  of  Solomon's 
officers  which  ^vere  over  the  work, 
three  thousand  and  three  hundred, 
which  ruled  over  the  i^eople  that 
wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded,  and 
they  brought  great  stones,  costlj' 
stones,  and  ''hewed  stones,  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  the  house. 

18  And  Solomon's  builders  and 
Hiram's  builders  did  hew  themy  and 
the  "  stonesquarers :  so  they  pre- 
pared timber  and  stones  to  build 
the  house. 

CHAPTER  YI. 

1  TTie  hvilding  of  Solomon^ fs  temple.  5  The  chambers 
thereof.  11  God's  promise  unto  it.  15  The  ceiling 
and  adorning  <f  it.  23  The  clierubim.  81  The 
doors.     3G  The  court.    37  The  time  of  bidlding  it. 

A  ND  ''it  came  to  pass  in  the  four 
Xa_  hundred  and  eightieth  year 
after  the  children  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in 
the  fourth  year  of  Solomon's  reign 
over  Israel,  in  the  month  Zif,  which 
is  the  second  moutli,  that  'he  ^be- 
gan to  build  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

2  And  ''the  house  which  khig  Sol- 
omon built  for  the  Lord,  the  length 
thereof  was  tlneescore  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  twenty  cuhits, 


Before 
CHKIST 

1014. 


1  See  2  Chr. 
2. 10. 
t  Heb.  cars. 


1 


"  ch.  3. 12. 


iHeh.tribute 
of  men. 


"  ch.  4.  (i. 

"ch.fl.  21. 
2  Chr.  2. 17 
IS. 


P 1  Chr.  22. 2. 


I|0r, 
(iiblites: 
Ez.  27.  y. 


»  2  Chr.3. 
1013. 


1,2. 


h  Acta  7. 
tUcb.fcu 


«  Sec  Ez.  • 
l.&c. 


I 


The  huilding  and  ornaments 


I.  KIKGS. 


of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

loia. 


i  See  Ez.  40. 
1«.  &4M«. 

li  Or,  tt'ln- 
ilows  broad 
within. and 
narroiv 
witliout  : 
or,  skeucd 
nnd  ctofed. 

II  Or,  •jpon, 
or,  joining 
to. 

'■  Sec  Ez.  41. 
G. 

t  lieh-floora. 

fver.  in,  V.t, 
•-'0,  L'l.r.I. 

t  Ueb.  ribs. 


t  Hob.  nar. 
rowings. 

or,  rebute- 
tneiits. 


B  See  Deut. 

27.  5,  fi. 
ch.  0.  IS. 


f  Ueb. 
thoulder. 


1005. 
k  ver.  14, 38. 

II  Or, 
the  I'auJt 
beams  tntd 
the  ceiliiif/s 
with  cedar. 


ich.  2.  4.  & 
».  4. 


1 2  Sam. 7.11. 
1  Chr.-J2.10. 


I  Ex.  25.  8. 
Lev.  26. 11. 
2  Cor.  6. 10. 
Rev.  21.  3. 

"Deut.  31. G. 


and  the  height  thereof  thirty  cu- 
bits. 

'  3  And  the  porch  before  the  tem- 
ple of  the  house,  twenty  cubits  tras 
the  length  thereof,  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  lunise;  aud  ten  cu- 
bits was  the  breadth  thereof  before 
the  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made 
''"windows  of  narrow  lights. 

5  1  And  "against  the  widl  of  the 
house  he  built  "*  chambers  round 
about,  against  the  walls  of  the 
house  round  about,  holh  of  the 
temple  '^and  of  the  oracle:  and  he 
made  ^  chambers  round  about. 

G  The  nethermost  chamber  was 
live  cubits  broad,  and  the  middle 
was  six  cubits  broad,  and  the  tliird 
tvas  seven  cubits  broad :  for  with- 
out in  the  wall  of  the  house  he 
made  ^  narrowed  rests  round  about, 
that  the  heams  should  not  be  fast- 
ened in  the  walls  of  the  house. 

7  And  ^  the  house,  when  it  was  in 
building,  was  built  of  stone  made 
ready  before  it  was  brought  thith- 
er :  so  that  there  was  neither  ham- 
mer nor  axe  nor  any  tool  of  iron 
heard  in  the  house,  while  it  was  in 
building. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  cham- 
ber 2cas  in  the  right  ^side  of  the 
house:  and  they  went  up  with 
winding  stairs  into  the  middle 
chamher,  and  out  of  the  middle 
into  the  third. 

9  ''  So  he  built  the  house,  and  fin- 
ished it ;  and  covered  the  house 
"  with  beams  and  boards  of  cedar. 

10  And  then  he  built  chambers 
against  all  the  house,  five  cubits 
high :  and  they  rested  on  the  house 
with  timber  of  cedar. 

11  1  And  the  word  of  the  Lokd 
came  to  Solomon,  saying, 

12  Conccrniuf/  this  house  which 
thou  art  in  buildiug,  'if  thou  wilt 
walk  in  my  statutes,  and  execute 
my  judgments,  and  keep  all  my 
commandments  to  walk  in  them ; 
then  will  I  perform  my  Avord  with 
thee,  ''which  I  spake  unto  David 
thy  father : 

13  And  '  I  will  dwell  among  the 
cliildren  of  Israel,  and  will  not 
""forsake  my  people  Israel. 


14  "So  Solomon  built  the  house, 
and  finished  it. 

15  And  lie  built  the  walls  of  the 
house  within  with  boards  of  cedar, 
"both  the  lloor  of  the  house,  and 
the  walls  of  the  ceiling:  and  he 
covered  them  on  the  inside  with 
wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of  the 
house  with  planks  of  fir. 

16  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on 
the  sides  of  the  house,  both  the 
floor  and  the  walls  with  boards  of 
cedar:  he  (?ven  built  them  for  it 
A\'ithin,  even  for  the  oracle,  ecen  for 
the  "most  l\o\y  place. 

17  And  the  house,  that  is,  the 
temple  before  it,  was  forty  cubits 
louf/. 

18  And  the  cedar  of  the  house 
within  tvas  carved  with  "knops  and 
^  open  flowers :  all  was  cedar ;  there 
was  no  stone  seen. 

19  And  th(3  oracle  he  prepared  in 
the  house  within,  to  set  there  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  the  oracle  in  the  forepart 
was  twenty  cubits  in  length,  and 
twenty  cubits  in  breadth,  and 
twenty  cubits  in  the  height  there- 
of: and  he  overlaid  it  with  ^pure 
gold;  and  so  covered  the  altar 
which  was  of  cedar. 

21  vSo  Solomon  overlaid  the  house 
within  with  pure  gold  :  and  he 
made  a  partition  by  the  chains  of 
gold  before  the  oracle ;  and  he 
overlaid  it  with  gold, 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  over- 
laid w  ith  gold,  until  he  had  finished 
all  the  house:  also ''the  w^hole  al- 
tar that  ivas  by  the  oracle  he  over- 
laid with  gold. 

23  *^i  And  within  the  oi^acle  ''he 
made  two  cherubim  o/"^  olive  tree, 
each  ten  cubits  high. 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one 
wing  of  the  cherub,  and  five  cubits 
the  other  wing  of  the  cherub  :  from 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  one  wing 
unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
other  were  ten  cubits. 

25  And  the  other  *cherub  was  ten 
cubits :  both  the  cherubim  tuere  of 
one  measure  and  one  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub 
icas  ten  cubits,  and  so  ivas  it  of  the 
other  cherub. 

407  i 


Before 

CUIilST 

1005. 


"  ver.  38. 


\\  Or,. from 
the  fioor  of 
the  lioime 
vnft)  the 
iralh,  Sfc. 
and  BO  ver. 
10. 


"Ex.  20.  ••}.?. 
l.cv.  10.  2. 
ch.  8.0. 
2Chr.  3.  8. 
Ez.  4.').  3. 
lleb.  9.  3. 


II  Or,  gourds. 

tllob. 
oiienings  of 
fiowvrs. 


tllcb. 
shut  up. 


P  Ex.  30. 1, 8, 
6. 


I  Ex.  37.7,8, 

a. 

2  Chr.  3. 10, 
11,12. 

II  Or,  oily. 
t  Ilcb. 

tree*  of  oil. 


The  doors  of  tlie  oracle. 


I.  KINGS. 


Solomon^s  other  huildings. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1005. 

'  Ex.  25.  20. 

&  37.  9. 

2  Chr.  5.  S. 
Ij  Or,  the 

cherul/im 
stretched 
forth  their 
wings. 


tHeb. 
ovenings  of 
flowers. 


lOr, 
fivesquare. 


I  Or,  leaves 
of  the  doors. 


tHeb. 
openings  of 
flowers. 


BOr, 
foursquare. 


•  Ez.  41.  23, 
24,25. 


•Ter.  1. 


II  Or,  mlh  all 
tlie  afipur- 
tenances 
theren/.and 
with  all  the 
ordinances 
thereof. 
10()5. 

"Compare 
ver.  1. 


27  And  lie  set  the  elierubim  with- 
in the  inner  house:  and  "^Hhey 
stretched  forth  the  wings  of  the 
cherubim,  so  that  the  wing  of  the 
one  touched  the  one  wall,  and  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub  touched 
the  other  wall ;  and  their  wings 
touched  one  another  in  the  midst 
of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubim 
with  gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of 
the  house  round  about  with  carved 
figures  of  cherubim  and  palm  trees 
and  t  oi)en  flowers,  within  and 
without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  tl^e  house  he 
overlaid  with  gold,  within  and 
without. 

31  ^  And  for  the  entering  of  the 
oracle  he  made  doors  of  olive  tree : 
the  lintel  and  side  i)osts  tvere  "a 
fifth  part  of  the  wall. 

32  The  I' two  doors  also  tvere  of 
olive  tree;  and  he  carved  upon 
them  carvings  of  cherubim  and 
palm  trees  and  ^open  flowers,  and 
overlaid  them  with  gold,  and  spread 
gold  upon  the  cherubim,  and  upon 
the  xialni  trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door 
of  the  temple  posts  o/ olive  tree,  "a 
fourth  part  of  the  irall. 

34  And  the  two  doors  tvere  of  fir 
tree:  the  'two  leaves  of  the-  one 
door  were  folding,  and  the  two 
leaves  of  the  other  doov  were  folding. 

35  And  he  carved  thereon  cheru- 
bim and  palm  trees  and  open  flow- 
ers :  and  covered  them  with  gold 
fitted  ux)ou  the  carved  work. 

36  ^[  And  he  built  the  inner  court 
with  three  rows  of  hewed  stone, 
and  a  row  of  cedar  beams. 

37  ^  'In  the  fourth  year  was  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Loud  laid,  in  the  month  Zif : 

38  And  in  tlui  eleventh  year,  in 
the  month  JUil,  which  is  the  eighth 
moil  til,  was  the  house  finished 
"throughout  all  the  parts  thereof, 
and  according 'to  all  the  fashion 
of  it.  So  was  he  "seven  years  in 
building  it. 

CHArTER  VII. 

1  77ie  building  of  Solomon' n  hoH.ie.     2  Of  the  houKc 
of  Lebanon.     0  Of  (he  porch  of  pillars.     7  Of  the 

408 


porch  of  judgment.  8  Of  (fie  house  for  Pharaoh'' s 
daughter.  13  Hiram's  woi-k  of  the  two  2nUars.  23 
Of  the  molten  *ea.  27  Of  the  ten  bases.  38  Of  the 
ten  lavers,  40  and  all  tlie  vessels. 

BUT  Solomon  was  building  his 
own    house   ""  thirteen   years, 
and  he  finished  all  his  house. 

2  ^  He  built  also  the  house  of 
the  forest  of  Lebanon ;  the  length 
thereof  was  a  hundred  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  fifty  cubits, 
and  the  height  thereof  thirty  cu- 
bits, upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pil- 
lars, with  cedar  beams  upon  the 
pillars. 

3  And  it  was  covered  with  cedar 
above  upon  the  ^  beams,  that  lay  on 
forty  five  pillars,  fifteen  in  a  row. 

4  And  there  were  windows  hi 
three  rows,  and  Might  was  against 
light  in  three  ranks. 

5  And  all  the  n  doors  and  posts 
were  square,  with  the  windows: 
and  light  ivas  against  light  in  three 
ranks. 

6  ^  And  he  made  a  porch  of  pil- 
lars ;  the  length  thereof  zt-ws  fifty  cu- 
bits, and  the  breadth  thereof  thirty 
cubits :  and  the  i^orch  ivas  "  before 
them :  and  the  other  pillars  and 
the  thick  beam  were  "before  them. 

7  ^  Then  he  made  a  porch  for  the 
throne  where  he  might  judge,  even 
the  i)orch  of  judgment:  and  it  was 
covered  with  cedar  ^from  one  side 
of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

8  1"  And  his  house  where  he  dwelt 
had  another  com-t  within  the  porch, 
which  Avas  of  the  like  work.  Solo- 
mon made  also  a  house  for  Pha- 
raoh's daughter,  ''whom  he  had 
taken  to  wife,  like  unto  this  porch. 

9  All  these  were  of  costly  stones, 
according  to  the  measures  of  hewed 
stones,  sawed  with  saws,  within 
and  without,  even  from  the  foun- 
dation unto  the  coping,  and  so  on 
the  outside  toward  tlie  great  court. 

10  And  the  foundation  was  of 
costly  stones,  even  great  stones, 
stones  of  ten  cubits,  and  stones  of 
eight  cubits. 

1 1  And  above  were  co.stly  stones, 
after  the  measures  of  hewed  stones, 
and  cedars. 

12  And  the  great  court  round 
about  was  with  three  rows  of  hewed 
stones,  and  a  row  of  cedar  beams. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1005. 


1005. 
till  992. 
=  ch.  9.10. 
2  Chr.  8. 1. 


t  Ileb.  ribs. 


^Heh.  fight 
Offaitist 
sight. 

II  Or,  spaces 
arid  pillars 
vferesQuare 
ir.  prospect. 


\\  Or.accord- 
ituj  to  them. 


II  Or.accord- 
ing  to  them. 


tHeb. 

froniffoor 
to  floor. 


? 


bch.3. 1. 
2  Chr.  8. 11. 


1 


IIirmn''s  tvork 


I.  KINGS. 


for  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1005. 


'John  II).  23. 
Acts  3. 11. 


ii2Chr.4.11, 
Hutam : 
St-e  ver.  40. 

«2Chr.i.  14. 

t  II.'l).  l/u: 
son  of  a 
wuiow  xro- 
man. 

f.'Chr.  4.IC. 

eEx.Sl.3.  & 
3(>.  1. 


t ITcb. 
fashioned- 
I' 2  Kinirs  2.'j. 

V. 

2  Chr.  ?,.  ]J. 

&  4.  12. 

Jer.  52.  21. 


i  See  2  Chr. 
3.1G.&4. 13. 
Jer.  52.  23. 


k  2  Chr.  3. 17. 
'ch.  e.  3. 


II  Tlisit  is,  He 
shall  e$tab~ 
lUh. 

11  That  is, 
in  it  is 
strength. 


■°  2  Kings  25. 

2  Chr.  4.  2. 
Jer.  52.  17. 
tHeb.. /ro;rt 
h  is  brim  to 
/(W  brim. 


both  for  the  inner  court  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  'and  for  the 
porch  of  the  house. 

13  1  And  kiuj>-  Soh)niou  sent  and 
fetched  ''Ilirani  out  of  Tyre. 

14  ''He  was  Ui  ^vi(k)w's  son  of  the 
tribe  of  Naplitali,  and  ^lis  father 
iras  a  man  of  Tyre,  a  Avorker  in 
brass :  and  f-'he  was  lilk^d  with  Avis- 
dom,  and  un(k'rstandin,t>:,  and  cun- 
ning- to  work  all  works  in  brass. 
And  he  came  to  king  Solomon,  and 
wrought  all  his  Avork. 

15  For  he  ^cast  ''two  pillars  of 


brass,    of    eighteen     cubits 


high 


apiece :  and  a  line  of  twelve  cubits 
did  compass  either  of  them  about. 
IG  And  he  made  two  chai)iters  of 
molten  brass,  to  set  upon  the  tops 
of  the  pillars :  the  height  of  the 
one  chapiter  was  five  cubits,  and 
the  height  of  the  other  chapiter 
7i'as  five  cubits : 

17  And  nets  of  checker  work,  and 
wreaths  of  chain  work,  for  the 
chapiters  which  ivere  upon  the  top 
of  the  pillars;  seven  for  the  one 
chapiter,  and  seven  for  the  other 
chapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and 
two  raws  round  about  upon  the 
one  network,  to  cover  the  chapiters 
that  icere  ui^on  the  top,  with  pome- 
granates: and  so  did  he  for  the 
other  chapiter. 

19  And  the  chapiters  that  icere 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  were  of 
lily  work  in  the  porch,  four  cubits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  upon  the 
two  pillars  had  immey ranates  also 
above,  over  against  the  belly  which 
was  by  the  network:  and  the 
pomegranates  were  'two  hunctred 
in  rows  round  about  \\\}0\i  the  other 
chapiter. 

21  ''And  he  set  up  the  pillars  in 
'  the  porch  of  the  temple :  and  he 
set  up  the  right  pillar,  and  called 
the  name  thereof  njachin:  and  he 
set  up  the  left  pillar,  and  called 
the  name  thereof  "  Boaz. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars 
was  lily  work :  so  was  the  work  of 
the  pillars  finished. 

23  1  And  he  made  ""a  molten  sea, 
ten  cubits  tfrom  the  one  brim  to 
the  other :  it  ivas  round  all  about, 


and  his  height  was  five  cubits :  and 
a  line  of  thirty  cubits  did  compass 
it  round  about. 

24  ^Vnd  under  the  brim  of  it  round 
about  tlicre  were  knops  compassing 
it,  ten  in  a  cubit,  "compassing  tlie 
sea  round  about:  the  knops  were 
cast  in  two  rows,  when  it  was  cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  "twelve  oxen, 
three  looking  toward  the  north, 
and  three  looking  toward  the  west, 
and  three  looking  toward  the  south, 
and  three  looking  toward  the  east: 
and  the  sea  n'as  set  above  upon 
them,  and  all  then*  hinder  parts 
were  inward. 

2G  And  it  ivas  a  handbreadth 
thick,  and  the  brim  thereof  was 
wrought  like  the  brim  of  a  cup, 
Avitli  flowers  ofi.  lilies :  it  contained 
pfwo  thousand  baths. 

27  ^[  And  he  made  ten  bases  of 
brass ;  four  cubits  ivas  the  length 
of  one  base,  and  four  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  three  cubits 
the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  work  of  the  bases  icas 
on  this  manner :  they  had  borders, 
and  the  borders  were  between  the 
ledges : 

29  And  on  the  borders  that  tvere 
betweeii  the  ledges  were  lions, 
oxen,  and  cherubim :  and  ui3on  the 
ledges  there  was  a  base  above :  and 
beneath  the  lions  and  oxen  ivere 
certain  additions  made  of  thin 
work. 

30  And  every  base  had  four 
brazen  wheels,  and  plates  of  brass: 
and  the  four  corners  thereof  had 
undersetters :  iinder  the  laver  ivere 
undersetters  molten,  at  the  side  of 
everv  addition. 

31  And  the  mouth  of  it  within  the 
chapiter  and  above  was  a  cubit: 
but  the  mouth  thereof  icas  round 
after  the  Avork  of  the  base,  a  cubit 
and  a  half:  and  also  upon  the 
mouth  of  it  were  graA'ings  Avith 
their  borders,  foursquare,  not  round. 

32  And  imder  the  borders  were 
four  Avheels ;  and  the  axletrees  of 
the  wheels  were  ''joined  to  the  base: 
and  the  height  of  a  wheel  was  a 
cubit  and  half  a  cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels 
was  like   the   work   of   a   chariot 

409 


Before 
CHRIST 

1005. 


"  2  Chr.  4.  3. 


"2Chr.4.4,5. 
Jer.  52.  20. 


P  See  2  Chr. 
4.5. 


tHeb. 
in  the  base. 


Of  the  ten  laversj 


I.  KmGS. 


and  all  the  vessels. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1005. 


tHeb. 
nakedness. 


1 2  Chr.  4.  6. 


tHeb. 
shoulder. 


IHeb. 
Hirom : 
Sec  ver.  13. 


'ver.  17, 18. 


\  Heb.  upon 
the  fare  of 
the  piilara. 


•  Ex.  27.  Z. 
2  Chr.  4. 16. 


wheel:  their  axletrees,  and  their 
naves,  and  their  felloes,  and  their 
spokes,  ivei'e  all  molten. 

34  And  there  were  four  nnder- 
setters  to  the  four  corners  of  one 
base :  and  the  undersetters  were  of 
the  very  base  itself. 

35  And  in  the  top  of  the  base  tvas 
there  a  round  comi)ass  of  half  a 
cubit  high :  and  on  the  top  of  the 
base  the  ledges  thereof  and  the 
borders  thereof  ivere  of  the  same. 

36  For  on  the  plates  of  the  ledges 
thereof,  and  on  the  borders  there- 
of, he  graved  cherubim,  lions,  and 
palm  trees,  according  to  the  ^pro- 
portion of  every  one,  and  additions 
round  about. 

37  After  this  manner  he  made  the 
ten  bases:  all  of  ihem  had  one 
casting,  one  measure,  and  one  size. 

38  ®[  Then  "^  made  he  ten  lavers  of 
brass:  one  laver  contained  forty 
baths :  and  every  laver  was  four 
cubits :  and  upon  every  one  of  the 
ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the 
right  ^side  of  the  house,  and  five 
on  the  left  side  of  the  house :  and 
he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of 
the  house  eastward,  over  against 
the  south. 

40  '^  And  ^  Hiram  made  the  la- 
vers, and  the  shovels,  and  the  ba- 
sins. So  Hiram  made  an  end  of 
doing  all  the  work  that  he  made 
king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord  : 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  tivo 
bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  were  on 
the  top  of  the  two  pillars ;  and  the 
two  "^  networks,  to  cover  the  two 
bowls  of  the  chapiters  which  were 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars ; 

42  And  four  hundred  x)omegran- 
ates  for  the  two  networks,  even  two 
rows  of  pomegranates  for  one  net- 
work, to  cover  the  two  bowls  of 
tlie  cliapiters  that  it'cre  *  u^jon  the 
pillars; 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ten 
lavers  on  the  bases; 

44  And  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen 
under  tlie  sea ; 

45  "And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  basins :  and  all  these  ves- 
sels, which  Hiram  made  to  king 

410 


Solomon    for    the    house    of    the 
LoED,  were  of  *  bright  brass. 

46  *In  the  i)lain  of  Jordan  did 
the  king  cast  them,  Mn  the  clay 
ground  between  "  Succoth  and 
""Zarthan. 

47  And  Solomon  left  all  the  ves- 
sels umveighcd,  'because  they  were 
exceeding  many :  neither  was  the 
weight  of  the  brass  '  found  out. 

48  And  Solomon  made  all  the 
vessels  that  pertained  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord:  ^the  altar  of 
gold,  and  Hhe  table  of  gold,  where- 
ui)on  '^  the  shewbread  ivas, 

49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure 
gold,  five  on  the  right  side,  and 
five  on  the  left,  before  the  oracle, 
with  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps, 
and  the  tongs  of  gold, 

50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuff- 
ers, and  the  basins,  and  the  spoons, 
and  the  '  censers  of  pure  gold ;  and 
the  hinges  of  gold,  hoth  for  the 
doors  of  the  inner  house,  the  most 
holy  place,  and  for  the  doors  of  tj^e 
house,  to  wit,  of  the  temi)le. 

51  So  was  ended  all  the  work 
that  king  Solomon  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Solomon 
brought  in  the  Uhings  ''which  Da- 
vid his  father  had  dedicated ;  even 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
vessels,  did  he  put  among  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTEE  YIIL 

1  The  feast  of  the  dedication  of  the  temple.  12,  54 
Solornojt^s  blessi7ig.  22  ISolomoii's  prayer.  62  His 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings. 

THEK  *  Solomon  assembled  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the 
heads  of  the  tribes,  the  'chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
unto  king  Solomon  in  Jerusalem, 
''  that  they  might  bring  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  "out 
of  the  city  of  David,  which  is 
Zion. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  as- 
sembled themselves  unto  king  Sol- 
omon at  the  '' feast  in  the  month 
Ethanim,  which  is  the  seventh 
month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came,  ""and  the  i)riests  took  up  the 
ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark 


Before 
CHRIST 

1005. 

t  Ileb.  made 
bright,  or, 
scoured. 

<2  Chr.  4.17. 

t  Hfb.  in  the 
thickness  of 
the  ground. 

"Gen.  3,3. 17. 

'  Josh.  3. 16. 

+  Ileb. 

for  the 

exceeding 

multitude. 

t  Ilcb. 
searched^ 
1  Chr.22.14. 


y  Ex.  37.  25, 
&c. 

'■  Ex.  37. 10, 
&c. 

'  Ex.  25.  30. 
Lev.  24. 5-8. 


tHeb. 
ashpans. 


t  Ileb.  Jiohj 
til  ings  of 
David. 

l>2  Sam.8.11. 
2  Chr.  5.  1. 


'  2  Chr.  5.  2, 


t Ileb. 
jtrinces. 


ii2.Sam.G.17. 

'2  Sam. .-).  7, 
U..S:  6.12,16. 


i  Lev.  23. 34. 

2  Chr.  7.  S. 

1004. 


"•Num.  4. 1.';. 
Dent.  3I.!i. 

J I  >sh.  .•>..■!.(;. 

I  Chr.  15.14. 
15. 


The  feast  of  the 


I.  KINGS. 


dedication  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

10U4. 

fch.3.  4. 
iiChr.  1.  3. 


eaSam.e.ia 


l>2Sam.C.17. 


i  Ex.  26.  "S, 
34. 
ch.  G.  10. 

k.  ch.  G.  27. 


I  Ex.  25. 14, 

t Ilcb. 
heads. 

II  Oi-,  ajl: :  as 
2  Chr.  5.  y. 


""  Ex.  2.5.  21. 

Deut.  10.  2. 
"  Deut.  lu.  j. 

Ileb.  y.  4. 
°  Ex.  40.  20. 
II  Or,  where, 
P  Ex.  34.  27, 

28. 

Deut.  4.  13. 

ver.  21. 


1  Ex.  40.  S4, 
3.5. 

2  Chr.  5. 13, 
14.  &  7.  2. 


■•2  Chr.  6.1, 

&c. 
"  Lev.  16.  2. 

Pa.  18.  11. 

&  07.  2. 

<2  Sam.  7.13. 

"  Ps.  132.  14. 


''aSam.G.lS. 


JLukcl.  C3. 

'  2  Sam.  7.  5, 
25. 


of  the  LoED,  ^and  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congre'iatioii,  and  all  the 
holy  vessels  that  iverc  iu  the  taber- 
uacle,  even  those  did  the  i)i-iests 
and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  that  were 
assembled  unto  him,  were  with  him 
before  the  ark,  ^^  sacrilicing  sheep 
and  oxen,  that  could  not  be  told 
nor  numbered  for  nuiltitude. 

G  And  the  priests ''brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  JjOED 
unto  'his  ijlace,  into  the  oracle  of 
the  house,  to  the  most  holy  placej 
even  ''under  the  wings  of  the  cher- 
ubim. 

7  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth 
their  two  wings  over  the  place  of 
the  ark,  and  the  cherubim  covered 
the  ark  and  the  staves  thereof 
above. 

8  And  they  '  drew  out  the  staves, 
that  the  ^ends  of  the  staves  were 
seen  out  in  the  "holy  jj/«cc  before 
the  oracle,  and  they  were  not  seen 
without:  and  there  they  are  unto 
this  day. 

9  ^  There  ivas  notliing  in  the  ark 
"  save  the  two  tables  of  stone,  which 
Moses  °put  there  at  Horeb,  "^when 
the  Lord  made  a  covenant  \f\Xh  the 
chikh-en  of  Israel,  when  they  came 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy 
])lac€y  that  the  cloud  "^filled  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

11  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  because  of  the 
cloud:  for  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

12  ^  ^Then  spake  Solomon,  The 
Lord  said  that  he  would  dwell  'in 
the  thick  darkness. 

13  *I  have  surely  built  thee  a 
house  to  dwell  in,  "a  settled  i>lace 
for  thee  to  abide  in  for  ever. 

14  And  the  king  turned  his  face 
about,  and  ''blessed  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel :  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  stood ; 

15  And  he  said,  -Blessed  le  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  'spake 
with  his  mouth  unto  David  my  fa- 
ther, and  hath  with  his  hand  ful- 
fiilled  it.,  saying. 


IG  "  Since  the  day  that  I  brought 
forth  my  i)eople  Israel  out  of  Egypt, 
1  chose  no  city  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel  to  build  a  house,  that  ''my 
name  might  be  therein ;  but  I  chose 
'^David  to  be  over  my  people  Israel. 

17  And  ''it  was  in  the  heart  of 
David  my  father  to  build  a  house 
for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

18  "^And  the  Lord  said  unto  Da- 
vid my  father,  AVliereas  it  was  in 
thine  heart  to  buiUl  a  house  unto 
my  name,  thou  didst  well  that  it 
was  in  thine  heart. 

19  !N'e^•ertheless  ^thou  shalt  not 
build  the  house ;  but  thy  sou  that 
shall  come  forth  out  of  thy  loins, 
he  shall  build  the  house  unto  my 
name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  performed 
his  word  that  he  si^ake,  and  I  am 
risen  up  in  the  room  of  David  my 
father,  and  sit  on  the  throne  of  Is- 
rael, ^as  the  Lord  promised,  and 
have  built  a  house  for  the  name  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  I  have  set  there  a  place 
for  the  ark,  wherein  is  ''the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  which  he  made 
with  our  fathers,  when  he  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  ^  And  Solomon  stood  before 
'  the  altar  of  the  Lord  in  the  pres- 
ence of  all  the  congregation  of  Is- 
rael, and  *" spread  forth  his  hands 
toward  heaven : 

23  And  he  said.  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, '  there  is  no  God  like  thee,  in 
heaven  above,  or  on  earth  beneath, 
""  who  keej)est  covenant  and  mercy 
with  thy  servants  that  "walk  be- 
fore thee  with  all  their  heart : 

24  Who  hast  kept  with  thy  serv- 
ant David  my  father  that  thou 
l)romisedst  him :  thou  spakest  also 
witli  thy  mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled 
it  with  thine  hand,  As  it  is  this  da3^ 

25  Therefore  now,  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  keej)  with  thy  servant  Da- 
vid my  father  that  thou  promisedst 
him,  saying,  "  ^  There  shall  not  fail 
thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to  sit  on 
the  throne  of  Israel;  *so  that  thy 
childi'cn  take  heed  to  thek  way, 
that  they  walk  before  me  as  thou 
hast  walked  before  me. 

411 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 

■2Sam.  7.  6. 

2  Chr.  6.  5, 

&c. 
1"  vcr.  29. 

Deut.  12.11. 

'I  Sam.lfl.l. 

2  .Sam.  7.8. 

1  Chr.  28.  4. 
<l2.Sani.  7.2. 

1  Chr.  17. 1. 


■  2  Chr.CS.O. 


f2  Sam.  7.  5, 
12,  13. 
ell.  5.  3,  5. 


ei  Chr.  28.  J. 
U. 


h  ver.  n. 
Deut.  31.2G. 


■  2  Chr.  C.  12, 
&c. 


t  Ex.  n.  .".3. 
Ezra  y.  5. 
Is.  1.  15. 


lEx.  13. 11. 
2  Sam.  7. 22. 


"  Deut.  7.  0. 

Mth.  1.5. 

Dan.  y.  4. 
°Gcn.l7. 1. 

ch..J.  G. 

2  Kings  20. 

3. 


"2  Sam.  7.12, 
16. 

ch.  2.  4. 
t  Ileb. 
There  shall 
not  be  cut 
o^tf'unto  thee 
a  man  from 
vt»  sight . 
\  Heb. 
only  if. 


Solomoii's  lyrayer  at  the 


I.  KINGS. 


dedication  of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 

.' 1!  Sam. 7.25. 


1  2  Chr.  2.  6. 
Is.  (j«.  1. 
Jer.  23.  24. 
Acts  7.  4'J. 

fc  17.  a. 

'i  Cor.  1:.'.  2. 


»Deut.l2.11. 


'  Dan.  6.  ]0. 
II  Or,  in  this 

place. 
"  2  Chr.  20.9. 

Neh.  1.  «. 


I!  Or,  in  this 
place. 


f  Heb.  aiifZ 
he  requij'e 
an  oath  of 
hvti^ 
Lev.  5.  1. 

"  Ex.  22. 11. 


JDeut.  25. 1. 


"Lev.  20. 17. 
Deut.  28.25. 


•  Lev.  2fi.  ?a, 
411. 
Neh.  1.  9. 


COr, 
to  ward. 


k  Lev.  20.19. 
Ueut.  2».2;J. 


26  PAud  now,  O  God  of  Israel,  let 
thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  verified, 
which  thou  sjiakest  unto  thy  serv- 
ant David  my  father. 

27  But  "i  will  God  indeed  dwell  on 
the  earth  1  behold,  the  heaven  and 
"^  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 
thee;  how  much  less  this  house 
that  I  have  builded  ? 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto 
the  lyrayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to 
his  supplication,  O  Lord  my  God, 
to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the 
prayer,  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
before  thee  to  day : 

29  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
toward  this  house  night  and  day, 
even  toward  the  place  of  which  thou 
hast  said,  'My  name  shall  be  there: 
that  thou  mayest  hearken  unto 
the  prayer  which  thy  servant  shall 
make  *  n  toward  this  i)lace. 

30  "And  hearken  thou  to  the  sup- 
plication of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy 
peoiile  Israel,  when  they  shall  pray 
II  toward  this  place :  and  hear  thou 
in  heaven  thy  dwellingfjlace :  and 
when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

31  *|[  If  any  man  trespass  against 
his  neighbour,  ^and  ""an  oath  be 
laid  upon  him  to  cause  him  to 
swear,  and  the  oath  come  before 
thine  altar  in  this  house : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and 
do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  >' con- 
demning the  wicked,  to  bring  his 
way  upon  his  head ;  and  justifying 
the  righteous,  to  give  him  accord- 
to  his  righteousness. 

33  1^  nVhen  thy  people  Israel  be 
smitten  down  before  the  enemy, 
because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee,  and  -^  shall  turn  again  to  thee, 


mg 


and  confess  thv  name. 


and  pray, 
unto  thee 


and  make  supplication 
"in  tliis  house: 

34  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and 
forgive  the  sin  of  thy  i)eople  Israel, 
and  bring  them  again  unto  the 
land  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers. 

35  ^[  ''AMicn  heaven  is  shut  up, 
and  there  is  no  rain,  because  they 
have  sinned  sigaiiist  thee ;  if  they 
])r{iy  toward  this  place,  and  confess 
thy  name,  and  turn  from  their  sin, 
when  thou  atilictest  them : 

412 


36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  serv- 
ants, and  of  thy  people  Israel,  that 
thou  Heacli  them  '^the  good  way 
wherein  they  should  walk,  and 
give  rain  upon  thy  land,  which 
thou  hast  given  to  thy  people  for 
an  inheritance. 

37  1 '  If  there  be  in  the  land  fam- 
ine, if  there  be  pestilence,  blasting, 
mildew,  locust-,  or  if  there  be  cater- 
l^illar;  if  their  enemy  besiege  them 
in  the  land  of  their  n  cities ;  what- 
soever plague,  whatsoever  sickness 
there  he; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplication 
soever  be  made  by  any  man,  or  by 
all  thy  people  Israel,  which  shall 
know  every  man  the  plague  of  his 
own  heart,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands  toward  this  house : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwellingplace,  and  forgive,  and  do, 
and  give  to  every  man  according 
to  his  ways,  whose  heart  thou 
knowest;  (for  thou,  even  thou  only, 
*^knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the  chil- 
dren of  men ;) 

40  ^That  they  may  fear  thee  all 
the  days  that  they  live  in  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

41  Moreover  concerning  a  stran- 
ger, that  is  not  of  thy  j)eople  Israel, 
but  Cometh  out  of  a  far  country  for 
thy  name's  sake ; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy 
great  name,  and  of  thy 
hand,   and    of   thy 
arm ;)    when   he    shall   come   and 
I)ray  toward  this  house : 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwell- 
ingplace, and  do  according  to  all 
that  the  stranger  calleth  to  thee 
for:  'that  all  people  of  the  earth 
may  know  thy  name,  to  ""fear  thee, 
as  do  thy  people  Israel ;  and  that 
they  may  know  that  *  this  house, 
which  I  have  builded,  is  called  by 
thy  name. 

44  1  If  thy  people  go  out  to  bat- 
tle against  their  enemy,  whither- 
soever thou  shalt  send  them,  and 
shall  pray  unto  the  LoiU)  toward 
the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  toward  the  house  that  I  have 
built  for  thy  name : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  their 


^  strong- 
stretched   out 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 


"=P8,  25.4.  & 
27. 11.  &  94. 
12.  &  143.  8. 

i  1  Sam.  12. 

23. 


•Lev.  26.1G, 

25,  26. 

Dcut.2S.21, 

22,27,38,42, 

52. 

2  Chr.  20. 9. 


B  Or,  juris- 
diction. 


nSam.lG.7. 

1  Chr.  28.  9. 

Ps.  U.  4. 

Jcr.  17.  10. 

Acts  1.  24. 
e  Ps.  130.  4. 


h  Deut.  3. 24. 


ilS.im.l7.4fi. 
2  Kings  19. 

Ps.  67.  2. 
k  Ps.  102. 15. 

t  n.-h.  Ihy 
iHtiitf.  in 
ctiHeil  upon 
thu  house. 


f  Ili-b.  Ih« 
vat/  of  the 
city. 


Solomon's  prayer  at  the 


L  KmGS. 


dedication  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 

li  Or,  right. 
I  2  Chr.  (!..•«. 

Prov.  a). 'J. 

El-c.  7.  -JO. 

James  'A.  2. 

1  John  1.  8, 

10. 


"  I>ev.  26.34, 
«. 
Oeut.  28.36, 

"  Ler.  2fi.  -40. 
t  Ileb.  bring 

back-  to 

their  heart. 


"Neh.l.  G. 
Ps.  1(10.  C. 
Dan. '.).  5. 


P.Ter.  20. 12, 
13, 14. 


•i  Dan.  G.  10. 


II  Or,  right. 


'Ezra:.  G. 
Pa.  lOG.  4G. 


■Deut.  9.  29. 
Neh.  1. 10. 


<Deut.4.  20. 
Jer.ll.  4. 


°  Ex.  19.  S. 
Dout.  9.  2G, 
£9.  &  14.  2. 


prayer  aud  their  supplication,  and 
maintain  their  "cause. 
4C  If  they  sin  a<iainst  thee,  ('  for 
there  is  no  man  tiiat  sinnetli  not,) 
and  thou  be  angry  Avith  tliem,  and 
deliver  them  to  the  enemy,  so  that 
they  carry  them  away  captives 
■"unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  tiir 
or  near ; 

47  ""Yet  if  they  shall  a)ethink 
themselves  in  the  land  whither 
they  were  carried  captives,  and  re- 
pent, and  make  su])plication  luito 
thee  in  the  land  of  them  that  car- 
ried them  captives,  ''saying.  We 
have  sinned,  and  have  done  per- 
versely^, we  have  committed  wick- 
edness ; 

48  And  so  ^  return  unto  thee  with 
all  their  heart,  and  with  all  their 
soul,  in  the  land  of  their  enemies, 
which  led  them  away  captive,  and 
•^pray  unto  thee  toward  their  land, 
which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fa- 
thers, the  city  which  thou  hast 
chosen,  and  the  house  which  I  have 
built  for  thy  name : 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication  in  heaven 
thy  dwelling-place,  and  maintain 
their  "cause, 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that 
have  sinned  against  thee,  and  all 
their  ti-ansgressions  wherein  they 
have  transgressed  against  thee, 
and  ""give  them  compassion  before 
them  who  carried  them  captive, 
that  they  may  have  compassion  on 
them: 

51  For  'they  l)e  thy  people,  and 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
broughtest  forth  out  of  Egypt, 
*  from  the  midst  of  the  furnace  of 
iron  : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
unto  the  supplication  of  thy  serv- 
ant, and  unto  the  supplication  of 
thy  people  Israel,  to  hearken  unto 
them  in  all  that  they  call  for  unto 
thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them 
from  among  all  the  people  of  the 
earth,  to  he  thine  inheritance,  "as 
thou  spakest  by  the  hand  of  Moses 
thy  servant,  when  thou  broughtest 
our  fathers  out  of  Egypt,  O  Lord 
God. 


54  And  it  was  so,  that  when  Solo- 
mon had  made  an  end  of  praying 
all  this  ])rayer  and  supplication 
unto  tlie  Loud,  he  arose  from  be- 
fore the  altar  of  the  Loud,  ^-om 
kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his 
hands  si)read  up  to  heaven. 

55  And  he  stood,  ''and  blessed  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying, 

56  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  that  hath 
given  rest  unto  his  people  Israel, 
according  to  all  that  he  promised : 
^  there  hath  not  ^  failed  one  word 
of  all  his  good  promise,  which  he 
promised  by  the  hand  of  Moses  his 
servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us, 
as  he  was  with  our  fathers:  'let 
him  not  leave  us,  nor  forsake  us : 

58  That  he  may  ''incline  our  hearts 
unto  him,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments, 
and  his  statutes,  and  h'is  judg- 
ments, which  he  commanded  our 
fathers. 

59  And  let  these  my  words, 
wherewith  I  have  made  supplica- 
tion before  the  Lord,  be  nigh  unto 
the  Lord  our  God  day  and  night, 
that  he  maintain  the  cause  of  his 
servant,  and  the  cause  of  his  peo- 
ple Israel  ^  at  all  times,  as  the  mat- 
ter shall  require : 

60.  'That  all  the  people  of  the 
earth  may  know  that  Hhe  Lord  is 
God,  and  that  there  is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  ''heart  therefore  be 
perfect  with  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
walk  in  his  statutes,  and  to  keej) 
his  conmiandments,  as  at  this  day. 

62  1  And  Hhe  king,  and  all  Is- 
rael with  him,  offered  sacrifice  be- 
fore the  Lord, 

63  And  Solomon  offered  a  sacri- 
fice of  peace  offerings,  which  he 
offered  unto  the  Lord,  two  and 
twenty  thousand  oxen,  and  a  hund- 
red and  twenty  thousand  sheep. 
So  the  king  and  all  the  children  of 
Israel  dedicated  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

64  *^The  same  day  did  the  king 
hallow  the  middle  of  the  court  that 
was  before  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
for  there  he  offered  burnt  offerings, 
and  meat  offerings,  and  the  fat  of 

4]a 


Before 
CHKIST 

low. 


^  2  Snm.G.ia 


y  I)cut.l2.10. 

Josh.  21.45. 

&  2.i.  14. 
t Ileb. 

fallen. 


'nout..'!l.C. 
Josh.  1.  5. 


'  Ps.  119.  36. 


t  rich,  the 
l/niig  t>/a 
(lay  in  hi* 
day. 

i'Jo6h.4.  24. 

1  .Sam.  17. 
411. 

2  KinM  19. 
19. 

"  Deut.  4.  .3.'., 

.•!9. 
■ich.  11.4.  & 

15.  .3,  14. 

2  Kings  20. 

3. 


'  2  Chr.  -.  4, 
&c. 


f2Ciir.  7.  7. 


GocVs  covenaut  loitli  Solomon. 


L  KINGS. 


Solomon  luUdeth 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 

E2CIir.  4. 1. 


k  ver.  2. 
Lev.  -23.  34. 


i  Num.  ."M.  8. 

Josh.  I'j.  o. 

Judg.  3.  .<!. 

2  Kings  14. 

25. 
k  Gen.  15. 18. 

Num.  ?A.  5. 
12Chr.  7.8. 

"SChr.  r.  9, 

10. 
II  Or, 

thanked. 


about  992. 
»2Chr.r.n, 
&c. 

I'ch.  7. 1. 

'^2Chr.  8.6. 


ach,.X.5. 


'  2  Kings  20. 
Pa.  10. 17. 


fch.  8.  29. 
e  Deut.11.12. 


l>  Gen.  17.1. 

Ich.  11.4,  i;, 
.S.1.  &  1 1.  ». 
&  1.5.  5. 


1 2  Sara.  7. 
12,16. 
ch.  2.  4.  & 
«.  12. 

IChr.  22.10. 
Fit.  132. 12. 


12Snm.7.14. 
2  Chr.  7. 1'J, 
20. 

Ps.  89.30, 
Ac. 


the  peace  offerings:  because  ^tlie 
brazen  altar  that  ivas  before  tlie 
Lord  was  too  little  to  receive  the 
burnt  offering's,  and  meat  offerings, 
and  the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings. 

65  And  "at  that  time  Solomon 
held  ^a  feast,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  a  great  congregation,  from 
'tlie  entering  in  of  Hamath  unto 
""the  river  of  Egypt,  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  ^seven  days  and 
seven  days,  even  fourteen  days. 

G6  ™0n  the  eighth  day  he  sent 
the  people  away :  and  they  "  blessed 
the  king,  and  went  unto  their  tents 
joyful  and  glad  of  heart  for  all  the 
goodness  that  the  Lord  had  done 
tor  David  his  servant,  and  for  Is- 
rael his  i^eople. 

CHAPTEE  IX. 

1  God's  covenant  in  a  vision  'wUh  Solomon.  10  The 
mutual  presents  of  Solomon  and  Hiram.  15  In 
Solomon^'!  ivorks  the  Gentiles  were  his  bondmen,  the 
Israelites  hononrable  servants.  34  Pharaoh's  daugh- 
ter removeth  to  her  house.  25  Solomon's  yearly 
solemn  sacrifices.  26  His  navy  fetcfieth  gold  from 
Ophir. 

A  ND  ''  it  came  to  pass,  when  Sol- 
JTTL  omon  had  finished  the  build- 
ing of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  ^  and 
the  king's  house,  and  "all  Solomon's 
desire  which  he  was  i^leased  to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to  vSol- 
omon  the  second  time,  ''as  he  had 
api)eared  unto  him  at  Gibeon. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
•=1  have  heard  XIyv  prayer  and  thy 
supplication,  that  thou  hast  made 
before  me :  I  have  hallowed  this 
house,  which  thou  hast  built,  *^to 
put  my  name  there  for  ever ;  ^'  and 
mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall  be 
there  perpetually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt ''  walk  before 
me,  '  as  David  thy  father  walked, 
in  integrity  of  heart,  and  in  u})- 
rightness,  to  do  according  to  all 
that  I  have  commanded  thee,  and 
wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments ; 

5  Then  J  will  establish  the  throne 
of  thy  kingdom  ux)on  Israel  for 
ever,  "as  I  x^romised  to  David  thy 
fatlier,  siiying,  There  shall  not  fail 
thee  a  man  upon  the  throne  of 
Israel. 

()  ^But  if  ve  shall  at  all  turn  from 
following  me,  ye  or  your  children, 
and  will  not  keep  my  commaud- 
414 


ments  and  my  statutes  which  I 
have  set  before  you,  but  go  and 
serve  other  gods,  and  worship) 
them; 

7  '"Then  will  I  cut  off*  Israel  out 
of  the  land  which  I  have  given 
them ;  and  this  house,  which  I 
have  hallowed  ""for  my  name,  will 
I  cast  out  of  my  sight;  °and  Israel 
shall  be  a  i)roverb  and  a  byword 
among  all  x^eoi^le : 

8  And  Pat  this  house,  wliicli  is 
high,  every  one  that  passeth  by  it 
shall  be  astonished,  and  shall  hiss ; 
and  they  shall  say,  "^  Why  hath  the 
Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land, 
and  to  this  house  ? 

9  And  they  shall  answer.  Because 
they  forsook  the  Lord  theu^  God, 
who  brought  forth  their  fathers 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  have 
taken  hold  upon  other  gods,  and 
have  worshii)x:)ed  them,  and  served 
them :  therefore  hath  the  Lord 
brought  upon  them  all  this  evil. 

10  ^[  And  'it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  twenty  years,  when  Solo- 
mon had  built  the  two  houses,  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's 
house, 

11  {""Now  Hiram  the  king  of  Tyre 
had  furnished  Solomon  with  cedar 
trees  and  fir  trees,  and  with  gold, 
according  to  all  his  Klesire,)  that 
then  king  Solomon  gave  Hiram 
twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Galilee. 

12  And  Hiram  came  out  from 
Tyre  to  see  the  cities  which  Solo- 
mon had  given  him ;  and  they 
^pleased  him  not. 

13  And  he  said,  AVliat  cities  are 
these  which  thou  hast  given  me, 
mv  brother  1  ^And  he  called  them 
the  land  of  n  Gabul  unto  this  day. 

14  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king 
sixscore  talents  of  gold. 

15  1^  And  this  is  the  reason  of 
"the  levy  which  Idng  Solomon 
raised;  for  to  build  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  his  own  house,  and 
''Millo,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem, 
and  ^Hazor,  and  '^Megiddo,  and 
•'  Gezer. 

10  For  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt 
had  gone  up,  and  taken  Gezer, 
and  burnt  it  with  fire,  'and  slain 
the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  992. 


""Dent.  4.26. 
2  Kings  17. 
2S.  &  25.  21. 


Jer.  7.  14. 


"  Dcut.28..57. 
Pa.  44.  14. 


P2Chr.7.£I. 


T  Deut.29.24, 
i%  26. 
Ji;r.  22.  8,  >J. 


■■ch.e.sz.ss. 

&7.  1. 

2  Chr.  8.1. 


■  2  Chr.  8. 


t  Heb.  were 
not  right  in 
Itis  eyes. 


'Josh.  19. 27. 

I!  That  is, 
JJifjileas- 
ivg,  or. 
Virtu. 


"  ch.  5. 13. 


^  ver.  24. 

2  Sam.  .■;.  n. 
>  josh.i:i.;;n. 

•Josh.  17.11. 
"Josh.  16. 10. 
Juiig.  1.  2iJ. 
about  992. 


bJosh.lG.lO. 


divers  cities. 


i.  KINGS. 


The  queen  of  Shelci's  visit. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  992. 

about  1014 

-Josh.  16.  3. 

&2I.  L".'. 

a  Clir.  8.  3. 
IJosh.  111.44. 

2  Chr.  S.4,l), 

&c. 


'  ch.  4.  20. 


*Heb. 

<Ac  ctesire 
of  Solotfton 
which  he 
UeMred^ 
f  vcr.  1. 


'  i  Chr.  S. 


Mudg.  1.21, 
27,a).&3. 1. 

ijosh.  15.  G3. 
&  17. 12. 


IJ  lids.  1.28. 


1  Sec  Gen.  0. 

2.5,  26. 

Ezra  2.  55, 

5.S. 

Nell.  7.  57. 

&U.  3. 
>"  Lev.  25.,'». 


"  Sec  2  Chr. 
6.10. 


"ch.  .^1. 
2  Chr.  8. 11. 


Pch.  7.8. 

'l2Sam.  5.  9. 
oh.  11.27. 
2  Chr.  32.  5. 

'2  Chr.  8. 12, 
13, 16. 


t  Ileb. 
upon  it. 


'  2  Chr.  8. 17, 

18. 
■Num. .',1.35. 

Deut.  2.  8. 

ch.  22.  4S. 

\  Heb.  lip. 


"ch.  10. 11. 


^Job22.  24. 


city,  and   given   it  for  a  present 
unto  his  (laugliter,  Solomon's  wife. 

17  And  Solomon  Iniilt  Gezer,  and 
'Beth-boron  the  nether, 

18  And  "Baalath,  and  Tadmor  in 
the  wilderness,  in  the  hind, 

10  And  all  the  cities  of  store  that 
Solomon  had,  and  cities  for  'his 
chariots,  and  cities  for  his  liorse- 
men,  and  Uhat  which  Solomon 
'^  desired  to  huild  in  Jerusalem,  and 
in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of 
his  dominion. 

20  ^And  all  the  people  that 
tvere  left  of  the  Arnorites,  Hittites, 
Perizzites,  Hivites,  and  Jebusites, 
w  hich  were  not  of  the  children  of 
Israel, 

21  Their  children  ''  that  were  left 
after  them  in  the  land,  '  whom  the 
chikben  of  Israel  also  were  not 
able  utterly  to  destroj^,  ^  upon 
those  did  Solomon  levy  a  tribute 
of  '  bondservice  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  Solomon  "'  make  no  bondmen  : 
but  they  were  men  of  war,  and  his 
servants,  find  his  princes,  and  his 
captains,  and  rulers  of  his  chariots, 
and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  were  the  chief  of  the 
otlicers  that  were  over  Solomon's 
work,  "  five  hundred  and  fifty, 
which  bare  rule  over  the  j)eoi)le 
that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  ^  But  °  Pharaoh's  daughter 
came  up  out  of  the  city  of  David 
unto  I'her  house  which  Solomon  had 
built  for  her:  '^hen  did  he  biuld 
Millo. 

25  ^  '^And  three  times  in  a  year 
did  Solomon  oft'er  burnt  offerings 
and  i)eace  oiferings  upon  the  altar 
which  he  built  unto  the  Lord,  and 
he  burnt  incense  Hipon  the  altar 
that  was  before  the  Lord.  So  he 
finished  the  house. 

2G  '^  And  'king  Solomon  made  a 
navy  of  ships  in  ^  Ezion-geber, 
which  is  beside  Eloth,  on  the 
f  shore  of  the  Red  sea,  in  the  land 
of  Edom. 

27  "And  Hiram  sent  in  the  navy 
his  servants,  shipmen  that  had 
knowledge  of  the  sea,  with  the 
servants  of  Solomon. 

28  And  they  came  to  ''  Ophir,  and 


fetched  from  thence  gold,  four 
hundred  and  twenty  talents,  and 
brought  it  to  king  Solomon. 

CHAPTEE  X. 

1  T/ie  queen  of  Sheba  admireth  the  wisdom  of  Solo- 
mon. 14  Solomon's  (johi.  16  Ilh  targets.  18  The 
throne  of  ivory.  21  Jlia  vessdx.  24  //i-s-  presents. 
20  His  chariots  and  horse.     28  Jfis  iribtitc. 

AND  when  the  -^ queen  of  Sheba 
Xjl.  heard  of  the  fame  of  Solomon 
concerning  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
she  came  Ho  i^rove  him  with  hard 
questions. 

2  And  she  came  to  Jerusalem 
with  a  very  great  train,  with  cam- 
els that  bare  spices,  and  very  much 
gold,  and  x^recious  stones :  and 
when  she  was  come  to  Solomon, 
she  communed  with  him  of  all  that 
was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her 
^  questions :  there  was  not  any 
thing  hid  from  the  king,  which  he 
told  her  not. 

4  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  all  Solomon's  wisdom, 
and  the  house  that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and 
the  sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the 
^attendance  of  his  ministers,  and 
their  apparel,  and  his  "  cupbearers, 
■^and  his  ascent  by  w^hich  he  went 
up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king.  It  was 
a  true  ^  report  that  I  heard  in  mine 
own  land  of  thy  "acts  and  of  thy 
wisdom. 

7  Howbeit  I  believed  not  the 
words,  until  I  came,  and  mine 
eyes  had  seen  it ;  and,  behold,  the 
half  was  not  told  me  :  Uhy  wisdom 
and  prosperity  exceedeth  the  fame 
which  I  heard. 

8  ''  Happy  are  thy  men,  happy  are 
these  thy  servants,  which  stand 
continually  before  thee,  and  that 
hear  thy  wisdom. 

9  "^  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  delighted  in  thee,  to  set 
thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel:  be- 
cause the  Lord  loved  Israel  for 
ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king, 
^to  do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  And  she  ^  gave  the  king  a 
hundred  and  twenty  talents  of 
gold,  and  of  spices  very  great 
store,  and  precious  stones:  there 

415 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  992. 


»  2  Chr.  9. 1, 
&c. 

Matt.  12. 42. 
Luke  U.  31. 


li  See  Judg. 
14.12. 
Prov.  1.6. 


tHeb.iiocds. 


t Ilcb. 

standing. 
II  Or, 

biitlen. 
"  1  Chr.2C.16. 


t  Heb.  word. 
II  Or,sayings. 


\  Ileb.  thou 
hast  added 
vHsdom  and 
goodness  to 
the  fame. 

i  Prov.  8.  34. 


'ch.  5.  7. 


r2  Sara.  8.15. 

Ps.  72.  2. 

Prov.  8. 15. 
e  Pa.  72. 10, 

15. 


Solomori's  wealth 


I.  KINGS. 


and  wisdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abou;  992. 


I'  ch.  9.  27. 


treet, 

i  Chr.  2.  8. 

&a.  10,11. 

i2Chr.  9. 11. 

P  Or,  rails. 
tHeb. 
a  prop. 


k  2  Chr.  9. 10. 


tHob. 
according 
to  the  hand 
or'tdng 
Hotomon. 


1 2  Chr.  t).  24. 

Ps.  72. 10. 
BOr, 

captains. 


■"  ch.  14.  26. 


"  ch.  7.  2. 

"2  Chr.  9. 17, 
&c. 


« Hcb.  on 
the  hinder 
part  there- 
of. 

t  Hcb. 
hands. 


t  Ilcb.  10. 

P  2  Chr.  9.20, 
tte. 


came  no  more  such  abundance  of 
spices  as  these  which  the  queen  of 
Slieba  gave  to  king  Solomon. 

11  '^And  the  navy  also  of  Hiram, 
that  brought  gold  from  Ophir, 
brought  in  from  Ophir  great  x)len- 
ty  of  I'almug  trees,  and  jjrecious 
stones. 

12  'And  the  Idng  made  of  the 
almug  trees  "^i^illars  for  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  king's 
house,  harj^s  also  and  psalteries 
for  singers:  there  came  no  such 
*"  almug  trees,  nor  were  seen  imto 
this  day. 

13  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto 
the  queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  besides  that 
which  Solomon  gave  her  ^of  his 
royal  bountj'.  So  she  turned  and 
went  to  her  own  country,  she  and 
her  servants. 

14  ^  Kow  the  weight  of  gold  that 
came  to  Solomon  in  one  year  was 
six  hundred  threescore  and  six  tal- 
ents of  gold, 

15  Besides  that  he  had  of  the  mer- 
chantmen, and  of  the  traffick  of  the 
spice  merchants,  and  '  of  all  the 
kings  of  Arabia,  and  of  the  "gov- 
ernors of  the  countrj^. 

16  ^  And  king  Solomon  made  two 
hundred  targets  of  beaten  gold : 
six  hundred  shehels  of  gold  went  to 
one  target. 

17  And  he  made  ""three  hundred 
shields  of  beaten  gold ;  three 
pounds  of  gold  went  to  one  shield : 
and  the  king  put  them  in  the 
"  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

18  1  "Moreover,  the  king  made  a 
great  throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid 
it  with  the  best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and 
the  top  of  the  throne  was  round 
'behind:  and  there  ivere^ stays  on 
either  side  on  the  place  of  the 
^eat,  and  two  lions  stood  beside 
the  stays. 

20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
ui)on  the  six  steps :  there  Avas  not 
Mhe  like  made  in  any  kingdom. 

21  ^f  "And  all  king  Solomon's 
drinking  vessels  2vere  o/gold,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the 
forest   of   Lebanon  tvere  of  pui'e 

416 


gold  ;  "  none  tvere  of  silver :  it  was 
nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days 
of  Solomon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a  navy 
of  '^  Tharshish  with  the  navy  of  Hi- 
ram :  once  in  three  years  came  the 
navy  of  Tharshish,  bringing  gold, 
and  silver,  "ivory,  and  apes,  and 
peacocks. 

23  So  "^king  Solomon  exceeded  all 
the  kings  of  the  earth  for  riches 
and  for  wisdom. 

24  ^  And  all  the  earth  '  sought  to 
Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom,  which 
God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

25  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  garments,  and 
armour,  and  sjiices,  horses,  and 
mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

26  ^  'And  Solomon  ^gathered  to- 
gether chariots  and  horsemen :  and 
he  had  a  thousand  and  four  hund- 
red chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen,  whom  he  bestowed  in 
the  cities  for  chariots,  and  with  the 
king  at  Jerusalem. 

27  "And  the  king  'made  silver  to 
he  in  Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  ce- 
dars made  he  to  he  as  the  sycamore 
trees  that  are  in  the  vale,  for  abund- 
ance. 

28  ^  ""  'And  Solomon  had  horses 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  and  ^  linen 
yarn :  the  king's  merchants  received 
the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and 
went  out  of  Egypt  for  six  hundred 
sheJcels  of  silver,  and  a  horse  for  a 
hundred  and  fifty :  'and  so  for  all 
the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  for 
the  kings  of  Syria,  did  thej^  bring 
them  out '  by  their  means. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  Solomon's  wives  and  concubines.  4  In  his  old  age 
they  draw  fiim  to  idolatry.  9  God  threatencth  him. 
14  Solomon's  adversarien  were  Hadad,  who  was  en- 
tertained in  Egypt.,  23  Jiezmi^  who  reigned  in  I)a- 
ma>:ctis,  26  and  Jeroboam,  to  whom  Ahijah  prophe- 
sied. 41  Solomori's  acts,  reign,  and  death:  Jieho- 
boam  succecdcth  him. 

BUT  Mdng  Solomon  loved 
''many  strange  women,  "to- 
gether with  the  daughter  of  Pha- 
raoh, women  of  the  Moabites,  Am- 
monites, Edomites,  Zidonians,  and 
Hittites ; 
2  Of  the  nations  concerning  which 
the  Loud  said  unto  the  chikh-en 


Before 
CHRIST 

aliuut992. 

II  Or, 

there  was 
no  sih-er 
in  them. 
i  'I  Gen.  10.  4. 
2  Chr.  20.36. 


i;or, 

elephants' 

teeth. 

'ch.S.liJ.lS. 
&4.  30. 


tHcb. 
fought  the 
face  of. 


"ch.  4.  26. 
2  Chr.  1.14. 

&  y.  25. 

'  Deut.  17.ie. 


"  2  Chr.  1.15- 
17. 
f  Ueb.  gave. 


^  Deut.l-.IG. 
2  Chr.  1. 16. 

&  9.  28. 

f  Heb.  And 
the  going 
forth  Of' 
the  horses 
v'/iich  was 
Solomon's. 

y£z.  27.7. 


"^Josh.  1.4. 
2Kins»7.C. 


t  neb.  hy 
their  hand. 


about  992 
•  Neh.  13.  26. 
!•  1)011 1.17. 17. 
II  Or,  besides. 


Solomon  seduced  to  idolatry. 


I.  KINGS. 


Solomon's  adversaries. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  992. 

'  Ex.  CA.  IG. 
Duut.  7. 3,4. 


about  984. 

oneiit.ir.I7. 
Neh.  13.  aU. 


'ch.  8.  111. 
fch.  i).  4. 


Kvcr.  33. 
Jiidg.  2.1.1. 
2  Kings  23. 
1.;. 

II  Called, 
Molfch, 
ver.  7. 


♦  Ileb. 
fulfilled 
not  after ^ 
Num.  14.24. 


K  Xum.33.52. 

i  ^'um.  21.20. 

Judg.  11.24. 
l  2  Kings  23. 

13. 


I  ver.  2, 3. 


"  ch.  3.  5.  & 
9.2. 


"  ch.fi.  12.  .S: 

a. «. 


I  ITch.  is 

with  thee. 


•ver.  31. 
ch.  12.15,16. 


|»'2Sjira.7.15. 

Ps.  89.  33. 
I'ch.  12.  20. 


of  Israel,  '^Ye  shall  not  go  in  to 
them,  neither  shall  they  eonie  in 
nnto  yon  :  for  sni'ely  they  will  tnni 
away  yonr  heart  alter  their  gods: 
Solomon  clave  niito  lhe.se  in  iove. 

3  And  he  had  seven  hnndred 
wives,  princesses,  and  three  hnnd- 
red concnbines :  and  his  wives 
turned  away  his  heart. 

4  For  it  came  to  ])ass,  when  Solo- 
mon was  old,  'Uhut  his  wives  turn- 
ed away  his  heart  after  other  gods : 
and  his  '^ heart  was  not  perfect  with 
the  Lord  his  God,  ""as  ivas  the  heart 
of  David  his  father. 

5  For  Solomon  went  after  "^Ash- 
toreth  the  goddess  of  the  Zidonians, 
and  after  "  jMilcom  the  abomination 
of  the  Ammonites. 

6  And  Solomon  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Loed,  and  ^went  not 
fullv  after  the  Lord,  as  diil  David 

f  7 

his  father. 

7  "  Then  did  Solomon  build  a  high 
place  for  'Chemosh,  the  abomina- 
tion of  Moab,  in  ""the  hill  that  is 
before  elerusalem,  and  for  Molech, 
the  abomination  of  the  children  of 
Amnion. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his 
strange  wives,  which  burnt  incense 
and  sacrificed  unto  their  gods. 

9  *\\   And  the  Lord  was  angry 
I  with  Solomon,  because  '  his  heart 

was  turned  from  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  ""which  had  appeared  unto 
him  twice, 

10  And  "had  commanded  him 
concerning  this  thing,  that  he 
should  not  go  after  other  gods: 
but  he  kept  not  that  which  the 
Lord  commanded. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  said  unto 
Solomon,  Forasmuch  as  this  Ms 
done  of  thee,  and  thou  hast  not 
kept  my  covenant  and  my  statutes, 
which  I  have  commanded  thee,  "I 
will  surely  rend  the  kingdom  from 
thee,  and  will  give  it  to  thy  serv- 
ant. 

12  Notwithstanding,  in  thy  days 
I  will  not  do  it  for  David  thy  fa- 
ther's sake :  liHt  I  will  rend  it  out 
of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

13  PHowbeit  I  will  not  rend  away 

all  the  kingdom ;  &«f  will  give  "  one 

tribe  to  thy  son  for  David  my  serv- 
er 


ant's  sake,  and  for  Jerusalem's  sake 
'which  I  have  chosen. 

14  ^i  Aud  the  Loifn  "stirred  up  an 
adversary  unto  Solomon,  Hadad 
the  Edomite :  he  tvas  of  the  king's 
seed  in  Edom. 

15  'For  it  came  to  pass,  when 
David  was  in  ICdom,  and  Joab  the 
captjiin  of  the  host  was  gone  u])  to 
bury  the  slain,  "after  he  had  smit- 
ten every  male  in  Edom  ; 

16  (For  six  months  did  Joab  re- 
main th(>re  with  all  Israel,  until 
lu;  lijul  cut  otf  every  male  in 
Edoiu :) 

17  Tliat  Hadad  fled,  he  and  cer- 
tain Edomites  of  his  father's  serv- 
ants with  him,  to  go  into  Egypt ; 
Hadad  Icimj  yet  a  little  cliild. 

18  And  thev  arose  out  of  Midian, 

«  7 

and  came  to  Paran  :  and  they  took 
men  with  them  out  of  Paran,  and 
they  came  to  Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt ;  which  gave  liim  a 
house,  and  appointed  him  victuals, 
and  gave  him  land. 

19  2ind  Hadad  found  great  fa- 
vour in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  so 
thiit  he  gave  him  to  wife  the  sister 
of  his  own  wife,  the  sister  of  Tah- 
X)enes  the  queen. 

20  And  the  sister  of  Tahpenes 
bare  him  Genubath  his  son,  whom 
Tahpenes  weaned  in  Pharaoh's 
house :  and  Genubath  was  in  Pha- 
raoh's household  among  the  sous 
of  Pharaoh. 

21  ''And  when  Hadad  heard  in 
Egypt  that  David  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  that  Joab  the  ca^itain 
of  the  host  was  dead,  Hadad  said 
to  Pharaoh,  ^Let  me  depart,  that  I 
may  go  to  mine  own  coiuitry. 

22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him. 
But  what  hast  thou  lacked  Avith 
me,  that,  behold,  thou  seekest  to 
go  to  thine  own  country?  And 
he  answered,  +  Nothing:  howbeit  j 
let  me  go  iu  any  wise. 

23  ^i  And  God  stined  him  up  an- 
other adversary,  Eezon  the  son  of 
Elindah,  which  fled  from  his  lord 
>  Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah : 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto 
him,  and  became  captain  over  a 
band,  ^when  David  slew  them  of 
Zohali :  and  they  went  to  Damas- 

417 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  984. 

'Deut.I2.11. 
'  1  Chr.  5.  2U. 


■2  Ram.  8.14. 
1  Chr.18.12. 
13. 


"Num.24.19. 
Dcut.  20.13. 


'  ch.  2. 10,.'M. 


f  Heb.  Send 
me  away. 


t  nab.  yot. 


7  2  Sun.  8. 3. 


'2  Sam.R.8. 
&  10.  8, 18. 


Solomon''s  adversa ries. 


I.  KIXGS. 


Sis  acts,  reign,  and  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ahdut  9m4. 


"ch.  12.  2. 
aChr.  13.6. 


b2  Sam.  20. 
21. 


■■  ch.  9.  24. 
tHeb. 


f  Heb.  did 

tvorfc. 
♦  IKb. 

burden. 


about  980. 


i  ch.  14.  2. 


•Seel  Ram. 
15.  27.  &  24. 


fver.  11, 13. 


Sver.  .■;,  C,  r. 


ens,  and  dwelt  tlierei©,  and  reign- 
ed in  Damasens. 

25  And  lie  was  an  adversary  to 
Israel  all  the  davs  of  Solomon,  be- 
sides  the  mischief  that  Hadad  did  : 
and  he  abhorred  Israel,  and  reign- 
ed over  Syria. 

26  ^  And  ^Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  an  Ephrathite  of  Zereda, 
Solomon's  servant,  whose  mother's 
name  was  Zernah,  a  widow  woman, 
even  he  ^'lifted  np  his  hand  against 
the  king. 

27  And  this  was  the  cause  that 
he  lifted  up  his  hand  against  the 
king:  sSolomon  built  Millo,  and 
♦repaired  the  breaches  of  the  city 
of  David  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  Jeroboam  was  a 
mighty  man  of  valour:  and  Solo- 
mon seeing  the  young  man  that  he 
♦was  industrious,  he  made  him 
ruler  over  all  the  ♦charge  of  the 
house  of  Joseph. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
time  when  Jeroboam  went  out  of 
Jerusalem,  that  the  i^rophet  'Ahi- 
jali  the  Shilonite  found  him  in  the 
way ;  and  he  had  clad  himself  with 
a  new  garment;  and  they  two 
were  alone  in  the  field : 

30  And  Ahijali  caught  the  new 
garment  that  was  on  him,  and 
•"rent  it  in  twelve  pieces: 

31  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam,  Take 
thee  ten  pieces :  for  '^thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I 
will  rend  the  kingdom  out  of  the 
hand  of  Solomon,  and  will  give 
ten  tribes  to  thee : 

32  (But  he  shall  have  one  tribe  for 
my  servant  David's  sake,  and  for 
Jerusalem's  sake,  the  city  whicli  I 
have  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel :) 

33  ^'Because  that  they  have  for- 
sak(Mi  me,  and  have  worshipped 
Ashtoreth  the  goddess  of  the  Zi- 
donians,  Chemosh  the  god  of  the 
Moal)it(\s,  and  Mik'om  the  god  of 
the  cliiUlren  of  Amnion,  and  have 
not  walked  in  niv  wavs,  to  do  that 

•  t  7 

which  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  to  \ 
keep  my   statutes    and   my  judg- 
ments, as  did  David  his  father. 

34  llowbeit  I  will  not  take  the 
whole  kingdom  out  of  his  hand: 

418 


but  I  will  make  him  prince  all  the 
days  of  his  life  for  David  my  serv- 
ant's sake,  whom  I  chose,  because 
he  kept  my  commandments  and 
my  statutes : 

35  But  ^'  I  will  take  the  kingdom 
out  of  his  son's  hand,  and  will  give 
it  unto  thee,  even  ten  tribes. 

3G  And  unto  his  son  will  I  give 
one  tribe,  that  '  David  my  servant 
may  have  a  ♦  light  alway  before  me 
in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  I 
have  chosen  me  to  put  my  name 
there. 

37  And  I  will  take  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  reign  according  to  all  that 
thy  soul  desireth,  and  shalt  be 
king  over  Israel. 

38  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  wilt 
hearken  unto  all  that  I  command 
thee,  and  wilt  walk  in  my  ways, 
and  do'  that  is  right  in  my  sight,  to 
keei^  my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, as  David  my  servant 
did;  that  ''I  will  be  with  thee,  and 
'  build  thee  a  sure  hou.se,  as  I  built 
for  David,  and  will  give  Israel  un- 
to thee. 

39  And  I  will  for  this  afflict  the 
seed  of  David,  but  not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  sought  therefore  to 
kill  Jeroboam.  And  Jeroboam 
arose,  and  fled  into  Egypt,  unto 
Shishak  king  of  Egypt,  and  was  in 
Egypt  until  the  death  of  Solomon. 

41  *|  And  "'tlie  rest  of  the  "acts 
of  Solomon,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  his  wisdom,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  acts  of  Sol- 
omon ? 

42  'And  the  Uime  that  Solomon 
reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Is- 
rael ii'as  forty  years. 

43  "And  Solomon  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  cit}^ 
of  David  his  father:  and  ^'Reho- 
boam  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  jT/ie  IsrnrUfcx,  a.iisembkd  at  Sherhem  to  crovm  Reho- 
biMun,  by  Jeroboam  make  a  suit  of  rehuatiou  unto 
him.  6  lit/ioboam,  7-(fu.'<i>i(j  t/te  old  men'x  counsel, 
by  the  advice  of  yoioitj  men,  answereth  tlicm  rowjh- 
hj.  1(5  Ten  tribes  reroltiiKj,  kill  Adoram,  and  make 
liefiobonni  to  flee.  21  IteUoboam,  raising  an  army, 
vi forbidden  by  Sfiemaia/i.  25  Jeroboam  Mroajth- 
eneth  /liiiwelfby  citicn,  20  and  by  the  idolatry  of  the 
tivo  calves. 

T^D  ''Rehoboam  went  to  She- 
cliem:    for    all    Israel    were 


A^ 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  acO. 


h  ch.  12.  in, 
ir. 


ich.  15.  4. 

2  Kings  8. 

V.i. 

Ps.  1:52.  17. 
t  Heb.  lutiif}, 
or,  candle. 


t  Jofh.  1.  5. 


I2Sam.7.11, 
27. 


about  880. 


'"2Chr.9.29. 
1]  Or,  worilfi, 
or,  things. 


"  2  Clir.  9.  ."0. 
t  Heb.  days. 


about  ST.'i. 
''2Chr.  9.31. 


P  Matt.  1.7, 
called 
Uoboain, 


"2Chr.l0.1, 1 
&c. 


Ten  tribes  revolt 


I.  KINGS. 


from  Rehdhoam, 


Before 

CHRIST 

975. 


bch.  II.  2C. 
■^ch.  11.  40. 


il  1  Sam.8.11- 
18. 
ch.  4.  7. 


'2Chr.lO.  r. 
Prov.  15. 1. 


come   to   Slieclieni    to   make   liim 
king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
^Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
was  yet  in  *=  Egypt,  heard  o/it,  (for 
he  was  fled  from  the  x>resence  of 
king  Soh)mon,  and  Jeroboam  dwelt 
in  Egypt,) 

3  Tliat  they  sent  and  called  him. 
And  Jeroboam  and  all  tlie  congre- 
gation of  Israel  came,  and  spake 
unto  Kehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  ''yoke 
grievous:  now  therefore  make 
thou  the  grievous  service  of  thy 
father,  and  his  heavy  yoke  which 


he  put  upon  us, 


lighter, 


and  we 


will  serve  thee, 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Depart 
jet  for  three  days,  then  come  again 
to  me.     And  the  people  departed. 

6  ^  And  king  Eehoboam  consult- 
ed with  the  old  men,  that  stood 
before  Solomon  his  father  while  he 
yet  lived,  and  said.  How  do  ye  ad- 
vise that  I  may  answer  this  peo- 
ple? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  say- 
ing, 'If  thou  wilt  be  a  servant  unto 
this  i^eople  this  day,  and  wilt  serve 
them,  and  answer  them,  and  speak 
good  words  to  them,  then  they  will 
be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of 
the  old  men,  which  they  had  given 
him,  and  consulted  with  the  young- 
men  that  were  grown  up  with  him, 
and  which  stood  before  him  : 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What 
counsel  give  ye  that  we  may  an- 
swer this  people,  who  have  spoken 
to  me,  saying.  Make  the  yoke 
which  thy  father  did  put  upon  us 
lighter  ? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
grown  up  with  him  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  speak 
unto  this  people  that  spake  unto 
thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made  our 
yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  light- 
er unto  us ;  thus  shalt  thou  say  un- 
to them.  My  little  finger  shall  be 
thicker  than  my  father's  loins. 

11  And  now  whereas  my  father 
did  lade  you  with  a  heavy  yoke,  I 
will  add  to  your  yoke :  my  father 
hath  chastised   you    with   whips, 


l)ut  I  will  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

12  1  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the 
people  came  to  Eehoboam  the  third 
day,  as  the  king  had  api)ointed, 
saying,  Come  to  me  again  the  third 
day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the 
people  h-oughly,  and  forsook  the 
old  men's  counsel  that  they  gave 
him ; 

14  And  spake  to  them  after  the 
counsel  of  tlie  young  men,  saying, 
My  lather  made  yoiu*  yoke  heavy, 
and  I  will  add  to  your  yoke:  my  fa- 
ther also  chastised  you  with  whips, 
but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  hearkened 
not  unto  the  people ;  for  ^the  cause 
was  from  the  Lord,  that  he  might 
perform  his  saying,  which  the  Lord 
^' spake  by  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  un- 
to Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

IG  1^  So  when  all  Israel  saw  that 
the  king  hearkened  not  unto  them, 
the  p^o])le  answered  the  king,  say- 
ing, ''  What  portion  have  we  in  Da- 
vid ?  neither  have  we  inheritance  in 
the  son  of  Jesse :  to  your  tents,  O 
Israel:  now  see  to  thine  own  house, 
David.  So  Israel  departed  unto 
their  tents. 

17  But  'as  for  the  children  of  Is- 
rael which  dwelt  in  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Eehoboam  reigned  over 
them. 

18  Then  king  Eehoboam  ''sent 
Adoram,  who  was  over  the  trib- 
ute ;  and  all  Israel  stoned  him 
with  stones,  that  he  died.  There- 
fore king  Eehoboam  *made  speed 
to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee 
to  Jerusalem. 

19  So '  Israel  "rebelled  against  the 
house  of  David  unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
Israel  heard  that  Jeroboam  was 
come  again,  that  they  sent  and 
called  him  unto  the  congregation, 
and  made  him  king  over  all  Israel: 
there  was  none  that  followed  the 
house  of  David,  but  the  tribe  of 
Judah  ""only. 

21  ^  And  when  "^  Eehoboam  was 
come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assembled 
all  the  house  of  Judah,  with  the 

419 


Before 

CHRIST 

975. 


t  npb. 
hardly. 


f  vcr.  24. 
Judj;.  14.4. 
2Clir.lU.15. 
&  22.  7.  & 

25.  M. 


ech.  11.  11, 
31. 


I>  2  Sam.  20.1. 


ich.ll.l,1,3G. 


1011.4.  6.  & 
5.  14. 


fHeb. 

strengthen- 
ed himstlf. 


12Kingal7. 

21. 
II  Or, 
fell  away. 


""ch.  11. 13, 
32. 

"2Chr.U.l. 


Jeroboani's  idolatry. 


I.  ki:n'gs. 


His  hand  withereth. 


Before 

CHRIST 

975. 


"aChr.  11.2. 


P  ver.  15. 


1  See  Judg. 
9.46. 


■•Judg.  8. 17 


•  Dcut.  12.  5, 
6. 


« 2  Kings  10. 
2'J.  &  17.  Iti. 


"Ex.  32.  4, 8. 


"Gen.  28.19. 

Hod.  4.  lt>. 

>  Judg.  18. 29. 

2  Kings  17. 
21. 


•ch.13.32. 

b  Num.  3. 10. 
ch.  13.  33. 
2  Kings  17. 
32. 

2Chr.ll.l4, 
I.-i. 
Kz.  44.  7,  8. 


'  tribe  of  Benjamin,  a  hxindred  and 
I  fourscore  thousand  chosen  men, 
which  were  warriors,  to  fight 
against  the  house  of  Israel,  to 
bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Eeho- 
boam  the  son  of  Solomon. 

22  But  "the  word  of  God  came 
unto  Shemaiah  the  man  of  God, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Rehoboam,  the  son 
of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  un- 
to all  the  house  of  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  to  the  remnant  of  the 
people,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Loed,  Ye  shall 
not  go  up,  nor  light  against  your 
brethren  the  children  of  Israel : 
return  every  man  to  his  house; 
pfor  tliis  thing  is  from  me.  They 
hearkened  therefore  to  the  word 
of  the  Loed,  and  returned  to  de- 
part, according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

25  1  Then  Jeroboam  ^  built  She- 
chem  in  mount  Ephraim,  and  dwelt 
therein ;  and  went  out  from  thence, 
and  built  "^Penuel. 

26  And  Jeroboam  said  in  his 
heart,  Kow  shall  the  kingdom  re- 
turn to  the  house  of  David : 

27  If  this  i^eople  ^go  up  to  do  sac- 
rifice in  the  house  of  the  Loed  at 
Jerusalem,  then  shall  the  heart  of 
this  ijeople  turn  again  unto  their 
lord,  even  unto  Eehoboam  king  of 
Judah,  and  they  shall  kill  me,  and 
go  again  to  Rehoboam  king  of 
Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took 
counsel,  and  ^made  two  calves  of 
gold,  and  said  unto  them.  It  is  too 
much  for  you  to  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem :  "  behold  thy  gods,  O  Israel, 
which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

20  And  he  set  the  one  in  '^Beth-el, 
and  the  other  put  he  in  ^'Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  became  'a  sin : 
for  the  people  went  to  worship  be- 
fore the  one,  even  unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  a ''house  of  high 
places,  ^and  made  priests  of  the 
lowest  of  th<?  people,  which  were 
not  of  the  sons  of  Levi. 

32  And  Jeroboam  ordained  a  feast 
in  the  eighth  month,  on  tlie  tif- 
teentli  day  of  the  month,  like  unto 

420 


Hhe  feast  that  is  in  Judah,  and  he 
'I  offered  upon  the  altar.  So  did  he 
in  Beth -el,  "sacrificing  unto  the 
calves  that  he  had  made :  ^  and  he 
placed  in  Beth-el  the  priests  of  the 
high  idaces  which  he  had  made. 

33  So  he  "offered  upon  the  altar 
which  he  had  made  in  Beth-el  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  eighth  month, 
even  in  the  month  which  he  had 
*  devised  of  his  own  heart;  and  or- 
dained a  feast  unto  the  children  of 
Israel :  and  he  offered  'upon  the  al- 
tar, ^and  *^  burnt  incense. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Jeroboani's  hand,  that  offered  violence  to  him  that 
projihesied  against  his  altar  at  Beth-el,  withereth, 
6  and  at  thei^rayer  of  the  prophet  in  reiAored.  7  The 
prophet,  refuning  the  king's  entertainment,  depart- 
ethfroni  Beth-el.  11  An  old  prophet,  seducing  him, 
hringeth  him  back.  20  He  is  reproved  by  God,  23 
slain  by  a  lion,  26  buried  by  the  old  prophet,  31  v;ho 
conjirmeth  his  pi'ophecy.     33  Jeroboani's  obstinacy. 

A  ND,  behold,  there  "^  came  a  man 
XA_  of  God  out  of  Judah  by  the 
word  of  the  Loed  unto  Beth -el: 
^and  Jeroboam  stood  by  the  altar 
"to  bum  incense. 

2  And  he  cried  against  the  altar 
in  the  word  of  th©  Loed,  and  said, 
O  altar,  altar,  thus  saith  the  Loed  ; 
Behold,  a  child  shall  be  born  unto 
the  house  of  David,  "^Josiah  by 
name ;  and  upon  thee  shall  he  of- 
fer the  priests  of  the  high  jilaces 
that  burn  incense  upon  thee,  and 
men's  bones  shall  be  burnt  ui^on 
thee. 

3  And  he  gave  ^a  sign  the  same 
day,  saying.  This  is  the  sign  which 
the  Loed  hath  spoken;  Behold, 
the  altar  shall  be  rent,  and  the  ash- 
es that  are  upon  it  shall  be  pom-ed 
out. 


when 


4  And  it  came  to  pass, 
king  Jeroboam  heard  the  saying 
of  the  man  of  God,  which  had 
cried  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el, 
that  he  put  forth  his  hand  from 
the  altar,  saying.  Lay  hold  on  him. 
And  his  hand,  which  he  put  forth 
against  him,  dried  up,  so  that  he 
could  not  pull  it  in  again  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the 
ashes  poured  out  from  the  altar, 
according  to  the  sign  which  the 
man  of  God  had  given  by  the  word 
of  tlie  Loed. 

G  And  the  king  answered  and  said 


Before 
CHRIST 

975. 

•^Lev.  23.33, 

34. 

Num.  29.12. 

ch.  8.  2,  5. 
li  Or,  went 

vj)  to  the 

altai-f  Hfc. 
11  Or, 

to  sacrifice. 
^  Amos 7. 13. 
II  Or,  went 

vp  to  the 

altar,  !fc. 


•Num.15.39. 


tHeb. 
to  burn 
incense. 

(ch.  13.  1. 


"  2  Kings  23. 
17. 


b  ch.  12.  32. 
Si. 
n  Or,  to  offer. 


•^2  Kings  23. 
15,  lU. 


■i  Is.  7.  14. 
Jolm  2.  IS. 
1  Cor.  1.  22. 


■1 


I 


t 


The  disobedient 


I.  KINGS. 


prophet  slain. 


Before 

CHRIST 

975. 

'Ex.  8.8.  & 

9.  1'8.  &  10. 

17. 

Num.  21.  7. 

AcU  8.  -M. 

James  5.  16. 
f  Heb.  the 

face  of  the 

LOHD. 


f\  Sam.  9.  7. 

2Kings5.Io. 


f  So  Num. 
22.  IS.  &  24. 
13. 


H  Cor.  5. 11. 


t  Heb.  son. 


•  ver.  8,  9. 


tHeb. 

a  If  or(/  was. 
kch.  20.35. 

1  Thees.  4. 

IS. 


give 


unto  the  man  of  God, '  Entreat  now 
the  face  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
pray  for  nie,  that  my  hand  may  bo 
restored  me  agahi.  And  the  man 
of  God  hesouo'ht  Uhe  Lord,  and 
the  king's  hand  was  restored  him 
again,  and  became  as  it  was  before. 

7  And  tlie  king  said  unto  tlie  man 
of  God,  Come  home  with  me,  and 
refresh  thyself,  and  ^I  will 
thee  a  reward. 

8  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto 
the  king,  ^'If  th(m  wilt  give  me 
half  thine  house,  I  will  not  go  in 
with  thee,  neither  will  I  eat  bread 
nor  drink  water  in  this  place  : 

9  For  so  was  it  charged  me  T)y  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  saying,  *'  Eat  no 
bread,  nor  drink  water,  nor  turn 
again  by  the  same  way  that  thou 
camest. 

10  So  .he  went  another  way,  and 
returned  not  by  the  way  that  he 
came  to  Beth-el. 

11  ^  Now  there  dwelt  an  old 
prophet  in  Beth-el ;  and  his  ^  sons 
came  and  told  him  all  the  works 
that  the  man  of  God  had  (k)ne  that 
day  in  Beth-el:  the  words  M^hich 
he  had  si)oken  unto  the  king,  them 
they  told 'also  to  their  father. 

12  And  their  father  said  unto 
them,  What  way  went  he?  For 
his  sons  had  seen  what  way  the 
man  of  God  went,  which  came 
from  Judah. 

13  And  he  .said  unto  his  sons, 
Saddle  me  the  ass.  So  they  sad- 
dled him  the  ass :  and  he  rode 
thereon, 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of 
God,  and  found  hiin  sitting  under 
an  oak :  and  he  said  unto  him,  Art 
thou  the  man  of  God  that  camest 
from  Judah  I     And  he  said,  I  am. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  him.  Come 
home  with  me,  and  eat  bread. 

1(3  And  he  said, '  I  may  not  return 
with  thee,  nor  go  in  with  thee: 
neither  will  I  eat  bread  nor  drink 
water  with  thee  in  this  place : 

17  For  Ut  was  said  to  me  "by  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat 
no  bread  nor  drink  water  there,  nor 
turn  again  to  go  by  the  way  that 
thou  camest. 

18  He   said   unto   him,   I   am  a 


I)rophet  also  as  thou  art;  and  an 
angel  spake  unto  me  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  saying,  Bring  him 
back  with  thee  into  thine  house, 
that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink 
water.     But  he  lied  unto  him. 

19  So  he  went  back  with  him,  and 
did  eat  bread  in  his  house,  and 
drank  water. 

20  •[  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
sat  at  the  table,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  the  prophet 
that  brought  him  back : 

21  And  he  cri(Hl  unto  the  man  of 
God  that  came  from  Judah,  say- 
ing, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Foras- 
much as  thou  hast  disobeyed  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord,  and  hast  not 
kept  the  commandment  Avhich  the 
Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee, 

22  But  camest  back,  and  hast  eat- 
en bread  and  drunk  water  in  the 
'place,  of  the  which  the  Lord  did 
say  to  thee,  Eat  no  bread,  and 
drink  no  water;  thy  carcass  shall 
not  come  unto  the  sepulchre  of  thy 
fathers. 

23  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  after 


Before 

CHKIST 

975. 


I  rcr.  9. 


he  had  eaten  bread,  and  after  he 
had  drunk,  that  he  saddled  for 
him  the  ass,  to  wit,  for  the  prophet 
whom  he  had  brought  back.  : 

24  And  when  he  was   gone,  "'a  i '"ch.20.36. 
lion  met  him  by  the  way,  and  slew 
him :  and  his  carcass  was  cast  in 
the  way,  and  the  ass  stood  by  it, 
the  lion  also  stood  by  the  carcass. 

25  And,  behold,  men  passed  by, 
and  saw  the  carcass  cast  in  the 
way,  and  the  lion  standing  by  the 
carcass:  and  they  came  and  told 
it  in  the  city  where  the  old  proj)het 
dwelt. 

2G  And  when  the  prophet  that 
brought  him  back  from  the  way 
heard  thereof,  he  said.  It  is  the  man 
of  God,  who  was  disobedient  unto 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  therefore 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  him  unto 
the  lion,  which  hath  Horn  him,  and 
slain  him,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  unto 
him. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing. Saddle  me  the  ass.  And  they 
saddled  him. 

28  And  he 


went 
421 


and  found  his 


t  Heb. 
broken^ 


Jeroboam^  ivife 


I.  KINGS. 


goetli  to  Ahijah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

973. 


tHeb. 
broken. 


°Jer.  22.  IS. 


°  2  Kings  23. 

17, 18. 
Pver.  2. 

2  Kinss  23. 

16,  19. 


1  See  ch.  16. 
24. 


■•  ch.  12.31  ..-JS. 
2  Chr.  11.1.5. 
&  13.  9. 

;tiiout  974. 
f  Hcb. 
returned 
and  made. 

t  Hcb.  filled 
his  hand, 
Judg.  17.12. 


•ch.  12.  30. 
<ch.  14. 10. 


950. 


•ch.  11.  31. 


b  9ee  1  Sam. 

9.  7,  8. 
f lleh.  In 
thine  hand. 

^  Or,  cak-rx. 
1  Or,  bottle. 


carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the 
ass  and  the  lion  standing  by  the 
carcass :  the  lion  had  not  eaten  the 
carcass,  nor  Horn  the  ass. 

29  And  the  proiihet  took  np  the 
carcass  of  the  man  of  God,  and 
laid  it  upon  the  ass,  and  brought 
it  back :  and  the  old  proj^het  came 
to  the  city,  to  mourn  and  to  bury 
him. 

30  And  he  laid  his  carcass  in  his 
own  grave;  and  they  mourned  over 
him,  saifing,  "Alas,  my«brother ! 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he 
had  buried  him,  that  he  spake  to 
his  sons,  saying,  When  I  am  dead, 
then  biu\v  me  in  the  sepulchre 
wherein  the  man  of  God  is  buried ; 
"lay  my  bones  beside  his  bones: 

32  p  For  the  saying  which  he  cried 
by  the  word  of  the  Loed  against 
the  altar  in  Beth-el,  and  against 
all  the  houses  of  the  high  jjlaces 
which  are  in  the  cities  of  •!  Samaria, 
shall  surely  come  to  jjass. 

33  1^  "^ After  this  thing  Jeroboam 
returned  not  from  his  evil  way,  but 
^made  again  of  the  lowest  of  the 
people  priests  of  the  high  places : 
whosoever  would,  he  ^  consecrated 
him,  and  he  became  o)ie  of  the 
X)riests  of  the  high  places. 

34  'And  this  thing  became  sin  un- 
to the  house  of  Jeroboam,  even  *  to 
cut  it  off,  and  to  destroy  it  from 
off'  the  face  of  the  earth. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Ahijah  heing  sick,  Jeroboam  sauleih  his  wife  dis- 
guised  ivith  preaents  to  the  prophet  Ahijah  at  Shiloh. 
5  Ahijah,  forewarned  by  God,  denouticeth  God''s 
jndrj)iient.  17  Ahijah  dieth,  and  is  buried.  19  Na- 
dab  succeedeth  Jeroboam.  21  liehoboarn^s  wicked 
rciyu.  2~i  Shlshak  upoileth  Jerusalem.  29  Abijam 
sncrrrdeth  Rchohoam. 

AT  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of 
J\.  Jeroboam  fell  sick. 

2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife. 
Arise,  I  pray  thee,  and  disguise 
thyself,  that  thou  be  not  known  to 
be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam ;  iuid  get 
thee  to  .Shiloh :  behold,  there  is 
Ahijah  tlio  prophet,  which  told  me 
that  "i"  should  be  king  over  tliis 
peo^de. 

3  'And  take  ♦with  thee  ten  loaves, 
and  I'  cracknels,  and  a  "  cruse  of 
honey,  and  go  to  him :  lie  shall 
tell  thee  what  shall  become  of  the 
child. 

422 


4  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so, 
and  arose,  ''and  went  to  Shiloh, 
and  came  to  the  house  of  Ahijah. 
But  Ahijah  could  not  see ;  for  his 
eyes  ♦  were  set  by  reason  of  his  age. 

5  T^  xVnd  the  Lord  said  unto  Ahi- 
jah, Behold,  the  wife  of  Jeroboam 
Cometh  to  ask  a  thing  of  thee  for 
her  son;  for  he  is  sick:  thus  and 
thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  her :  for 
it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in, 
that  she  shall  feign  herself  to  be 
another  tvoman. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah 
heard  the  sound  of  her  feet,  as  she 
came  in  at  the  door,  that  he  said, 
Come  in,  thou  wife  of  Jeroboam ; 
why  feignest  thou  thyself  to  be  an- 
other ?  for  I  am  sent  to  thee  with 
^  heavy  tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  "Foras- 
much as  I  exalted  thee  from  among 
the  people,  and  made  thee  x>rince 
over  my  people  Israel, 

8  And  ''rent  the  kingdom  away 
from  the  house  of  David,  and  gave 
it  thee :  and  yet  thou  hast  not  been 
as  my  servant  David,  ^who  kept 
my  commandments,  and  who  fol- 
lowed me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do 
that  only  ivhivh  ivas  right  in  mine 
eyes ; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all 
that  were  before  thee:  ^'for  thou 
hast  gone  and  made  thee  other 
gods,  and  molten  images,  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger,  and  ''hast  cast 
me  behind  thy  back : 

10  Therefore,  behold, '  I  will  bring 
evil  uj)on  the  house  of  Jeroboam, 
and  ''will  cut  off'  from  Jeroboam 
him  that  pisseth  against  the  wall, 
^and  him  that  is  shut  up  and  left 
in  Israel,  and  will  take  away  the 
renniaiit  of  the  liouse  of  Jeroboam, 
as  a  man  taketh  away  dung,  till  it 
be  all  gone. 

11  "'Him  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam 
in  the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat;  and 
him  that  dictli  in  tlie  held  shall  the 
fowls  of  the  air  eat :  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  it. 

12  Arise  thou  therefore,  get  thee 
to  thine  own  house:  and  "when 
thy  feet  outer  into  the  city,  the 
child  shall  die. 


Before 

CHRIST 

95G. 

■^ch.  11.  29. 


t  neb.  utood 
/or  his  ' 
hoariness. 


t  Ileb.  ^arrf. 


d  Sec  2  Sam. 
12.7.8. 
ch.  IB.  2. 


■■ch.  11.  31. 


fch.ll..33,38. 
&.  Ij.  5. 


Bch.  12  28. 
2  Chr.U.15. 


1>  Neh.  9.  26. 
I's.  50.  17. 
Ez.  23.  35. 

about  95(1. 
'  eh.  15.  29. 


keh.  21.  21. 
2  Kings  9. 8. 


1  Deut.  32..3C. 
2  Iviugs  14. 
20. 


"ch.  1G.4.  St 

2i.  24. 


"vcr.  17. 


i 


AMjah  dieth,  and  is  huried. 


I.  KIKGS. 


Shishali  spoileth  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  956. 


°2Chr.l2.12. 

&  ly.  -J. 


Poll.  1.1.27, 

•^6, 2y. 


•>2  Kinga  1". 

(J. 

I's.  52.  5. 
"■  .Josh.  23. 15, 

16. 

"  2  Kings  15. 

L'.l. 

'  Ex.  S4.  1.^. 
Deut.  12.  3, 
4. 


"  ch.  12..10.  & 
Vt.  .'U.  &  1.5. 
r»),  34.  &  lU. 
2. 


"  ch.  Ifi.  C,  8, 

l,i,  2'!. 

Cant.  0.  4. 
i  ver.  12. 


■  ver.  13. 


"  2  Chr.  13. 2, 
&e. 


tHcb. 
lay  down. 

•J5-1. 


b2Chr.l2.13. 
975.      ■ 


'  ch.  11.  3(j. 


i  ver.  31. 


972. 
•2  Chr.  12.1. 
fDeut.32.21. 

Ps.  78.  58. 

1  Cor.  10.22. 


13  And  all  Israel  shall  mourn  for 
liiiu,  and  bni y  liim  :  for  he  only  of 
Jeroboam  shall  come  to  the  orave, 
because  in  him  "tliere  is  ibund.  some 
good  thing-  toward  the  Lokd  (Jod 
of  Israel  in  the  house  of  Jeroboam. 

14  ''Moreover  the  Loini  shall  rai.se 
him  up  a  king  over  Israel,  Avho 
shall  cut  oil"  the  liou.se  of  Jeroboam 
that  day  :  but  what  ?  even  now. 

15  For  the  Lord  shall  smite  Is- 
rael, as  a  reed  is  shaken  in  the  wa- 
ter, and  he  shall  ''root  u])  Israel 
out  of  this  ""good  land,  which  he 
gave  to  their  fathers,  and  shall 
scatter  them  "beyond  tlu^  river, 
'because  they  have  made  their 
groves,  i)roA'oking  the  Lord  to 
anger. 

10  And  he  shall  give  Israel  up 
because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam, 
"who  did  sin,  and  Avho  made  Israel 
to  sin. 

17  ^I  And  Jeroboam's  wife  arose, 
and  departed,  and  came  to  ""  Tir- 
zah:  and  ^  when  she  came  to  the 
threshold  of  the  door,  the  child 
died ; 

18  And  they  buried  him  ;  and  all 
Israel  mourned  for  him,  ^according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  the  hand  of  his  servant 
Ahijah  tlie  i)rophet. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jeroboam,  how  he  ""  w  arred,  and 
how  he  reigned,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jeroboam 
reigned  were  two  and  twenty  years: 
and  he  *  slept  with^  his  fathers, 
and  Nadab  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

21  *i  And  Eehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon  reigned  in  Judah.  ''Ee- 
hoboam ivas  forty  and  one  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  seventeen  years  in  Je- 
rusalem, the  city  ''which  the  Lord 
did  choose  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  to  put  his  name  tliere. 
'And  his  mother's  name  was  Naa- 
mah  an  Ammonitess. 

22  ''And  Judah  did  evil  iu  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  they  *"  pro- 
voked him  to  jealousy  with  their 
sins   which  they   had   committed, 


above   all   that   their  fathers   had 
done. 
2.']  For  they  also  built  them  ^'high 


l)laces,  and 


nuages. 


and  ifroves, 


on  every  high  hill,  and  'under  ev- 
ery green  tree. 

24  ''And  there  were  also  sodom- 
ites in  tli(5  land:  and  they  did  ac- 
cording to  all  the  abominations  of 
the  nations  which  the  Lord  cast 
out  before  the  children  of  Israeli. 

25  1  'And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
tifth  year  of  king  Eehoboam,  that 
Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
aiiainst  Jerusalem : 

20  "And  he  took  away  the  treas- 
ures of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  trea.sures  of  the  king's  house ; 
he  even  took  away  all :  and  he 
took  away  all  the  shields  of  gold 
"which  Solomon  had  made. 

27  And  king  Eehoboam  nmde  in 
their  stead  brazen  shields,  and 
committed  them  unto  the  hands  of 
the  chief  of  the  ^  guard,  which  kei)t 
the  door  of  the  king's  house. 

28  And  it  was  .so,  when  the  king 
went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
that  the  guard  bare  them,  and 
brought  them  back  into  the  guard- 
chamber. 

29  \  "Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Rehoboam,  and  all  that  he  (Ud,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  f 

30  And  there  was  ''war  between 
Eehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all  their 
days. 

31  ''And  Eehoboam  slejit  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David.  'And 
his  mother's  name  ivas  Naamah  an 
Ammonitess.  And  ^Abijam  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTEE  XV. 

1  Abijani's  wicked  reign.  7  Asa  succcedcfh  him.  9 
AmCn  good  reign.  16  The  war  hetweeii  liaasha  and 
him  ciiuseth  him  to  7iiake  a  league  with  Beii-hadad. 
2'.i  Jehoxhaphut  futcceedeth  Ana.  2.5  A'adab'K  wicked 
reign.  21  Jkuisha  cwi.'ipiriiig  against  him  executeth 
Aliijah's prophecy.  91  Nadab' s  acts  and  death,  oo 
Iiaa.sha^i<  wicked  reign. 

NOW  ''in  the  eighteenth  year 
of  king  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Xebat  reigned  Abijam  over  Judah. 
2  Three  years  reigned  he  in  Jeru- 
salem. '•And  his  mother's  name 
ivas  'Maachah,  the  daughter  of 
''Abishalom. 

423 


Before 

Oil  KIST 

972. 

p  Dciit.  12.2. 
E/..  lti.24,25. 

II  Or,  slniiil. 
mil  tmrii/rs, 
or,  ,^/atueg. 

li  2  Kings  17. 
it,  J  (I. 

I  Is.  57.  .?. 

li  Diut.23.17. 
oh.  l.j.  12.& 

2.'.  41;. 

2  Kings  23. 


971. 
Ich.  11.  40. 
2  Chr.  12. ; 


">  2  Chr.  12. 

y,  10,  11. 


"ch.  10.  17. 


t  Hcb. 
runners. 


3Chr.l2.15. 


I'ch.  12.  24. 
&  15.  H. 
2  Chr.  12.15. 


9.-)8. 
1 2  Chr.12.16. 

"■  ver.  21. 


"2Clir.l2.16, 
Abijah. 
Matt.  I.  7, 
.<16ta. 


958. 
»  2  Chr.  13. 
1,2. 


t.2Chr.ll.20, 
21, 22. 

■:  2  Chr.  13.  2, 
Michaiah 
the  (lauah- 
Uro/iriel. 

d2Chr.U.21, 
Abialoni. 


Asa^s  good  reign. 


I.  KINGS. 


His  league  with  Ben-liadad. 


Before 

CHRIST 

958. 

•ch.  11.  4. 
ft.  119.  80. 


'ch.  U.S2,3t5. 
2  Chi.  I'l.  7. 


))  Or,  candle, 
ch.  11.  Jti. 


l<3Sam.ll.4, 
15.  &  \-l.  9. 


Ich.  14.  30. 


k2Chr.l3.2, 
3,-£L 


955. 
12Chr.  14. 1. 


3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins 
of  his  father,  which  he  had  done 
before  him  :  and  ''his  heart  was  not 
perfect  with  the  Lord  his  God,  as 
the  heart  of  David  his  father. 

4  Nevertheless  "^for  David's  sake 
did  the  Lord  his  God  give  him  a 
"lamp  in  Jerusalem,  to  set  up  his 
son  after  him,  and  to  establish  Je- 
rusalem: 

ich.  14. 8.  j  5  Because  David  ^did  tliat  wMcli 
\  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
and  turned  not  aside  from  any 
thing  that  he  commanded  him  all 
the  days  of  his  life,  ^  save  only  in 
the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

G  'And  there  Avas  war  between 
Eehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all  the 
daj^s  of  his  life. 

7  ''Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Abijam,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 
And  there  was  war  between  Abi- 
jam and  Jeroboam. 

8  'And  Abijam  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers ;  and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David:  and  Asa  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  T^  And  in  the  twentieth  year  of 
Jeroboam  king  of  Israel  reigned 
Asa  over  Judah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  .years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  II  mother's  name  teas  Maachah, 
the  daughter  of  Abishalom. 

11  '"And  Asa  did  that  ivhich  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as 
did  David  his  father. 

12  "And  he  took  away  the  sod- 
omites out  of  the  land,  and  re- 
moved all  the  idols  that  his  fathers 
had  made. 

13  And  also  "Maachah  his  moth- 
er, even  her  he  removed  from  being 
queen,  because  she  had  made  an 
idol  in  a  grove ;  and  Asa  ^  destroyed 
her  idol,  and  ''burnt  it  by  the  brook 
Kidron. 

14  'But  the  high  places  were  not 
removed:  nevertheless  Asa's  ''heart 
was  perfect  with  the  Lord  all  his 
days. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  ^things 
which  his  father  liad  dedicated, 
and  the  things  wliich  himself  had 
dedicated,  into   the  house  of  the 

424 


g  That  is, 
grandmoth- 
er's, 
ver.  2. 

'»2Chr.  14.2. 


about  951 . 
"ch.  14.  24. 
&22.46. 


''2Chr.15.16. 


mtb.cutoff. 
*  So  Ex.  32. 
20. 


'ch.  22.  4.3. 

2  Chr.li.l7, 

18. 
'  Bee  vcr.  3. 


tBeb.Ao^v 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  951. 


•2Chr.l6.], 


t  Josh.  18. 25. 
"See  ch.  12. 
27. 


a  league  between  me 


*2Chr.lC.2. 


J  ch.  11.  23, 
24. 


fHeb.  ffoup. 


Lord,  silver,  and  gold,  and  ves- 
sels. 

IG  Tf  And  there  was  war  between 
Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all 
their  days. 

17  And  ^Baasha  king  of  Israel 
went  up  against  Judah,  and  built 
^Eamah,  "that  he  might  not  suffer 
any  to  go  out  or  come  in  to  Asa 
king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver 
and  the  gold  that  ivere  left  in  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house,  and  delivered  them  into  the 
hand  of  his  servants  :  and  king 
Asa  sent  them  to  "  Ben-hadad,  the 
son  of  Tabrimon,  the  son  of  He- 
zion,  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at 
y Damascus,  saying, 

19  There  is 
and  thee,  and  between  my  father 
and  thy  father :  behold,  I  have  sent 
unto  thee  a  present  of  silver  and 
gold ;  come  and  break  thy  league 
with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that  he 
may  ^  depart  from  me. 

20  So  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto 
king  Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of 
the  hosts  which  he  had  against  the 
cities  of  Israel,  and  smote  ""Ijon, 
and  ""Dan,  and  ^Abel-beth-maa- 
chah,  and  all  Cinneroth,  with  all 
the  land  of  Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Baasha  heard  thereof^  that  he  left 
off  building  of  Kamah,  and  dwelt 
in  Tirzah. 

22  "^Then  king  Asa  made  a  proc- 
lamation throughout  all  Judah; 
none  loas  ^exempted:  and  they  tucb./ree. 
took  away  the  stones  of  Eamah, 
and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith 
Baasha  had  builded ;  and  king  Asa 
built  with  them  ''Geba  of  Benja- 
min, and  "Mizpah. 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa, 
and  all  his  might,  and  all  that  he 
did,  and  the  cities  which  he  built, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ?  Nevertheless  "^in  the  time 
of  his  old  age  he  was  diseased  in 
his  feet. 

24  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in 
the  city  of  David  his  father:  ^and 


'2  Kings  15. 

L'9. 

*Judg.l8.29. 
b  2  Sam.  20. 

14. 


'  2  Chr.  16. 6. 


■I  Josh.  21.17. 
'Josh.  18.26. 


12  Chr.16.12. 


914. 


F2Chr.  IM. 


BaxisluCs  ti'iclced  reign. 


I.  ki:n^gs. 


JeliiCs  prophecy  against  him. 


Before 

CHRIST 

914. 

1.  Xfatt.  1.  S, 
called 
Josaphat. 

954. 

t  Hcb. 
feiffiied. 


ich.12.  30.& 
U.  llj. 


k  ch.  H.  14. 


IJosh.in.«. 
&  til.  •£). 
ch.  16. 15. 


'"  ch.  14. 10, 
14. 


"ch.  14. 9,10. 


"  ver.  IG. 


953. 


P  ch.  12.  28, 
2H.&  13.03. 
&  14. 16. 


*"  Jehosbapliat  bis  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

25  1  And  Nadab  tlio  son  of  Jero- 
boam t  began  to  reign  over  Israel 
in  the  second  year  of  Asa  king  of 
Jndah,  and  reigned  over  Israel  two 
years. 

20  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way 
of  his  father,  and  in  '  his  sin  where- 
with he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

27  1  ^And  Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah,  of  the  house  of  Issacliar, 
conspired  against  him ;  and  Baa- 
sha smote  him  at  '  Gibbethon, 
which  l)elonged  to  the  Philistines; 
for  Nadab  and  all  Israel  laid  siege 
to  Gibbethon. 

28  Even  in  the  third  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Jndah  did  Baasha  slay 
him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
reigned,  that  he  smote  all  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  ;  he  left  not  to  Jero- 
boam any  that  breathed,  until  he 
had  destroyed  him,  according  unto 
'"  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  his  servant  Ahijah  the 
Shilouite : 

30  "Because  of  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam which  he  sinned,  and  which 
he  made  Israel  sin,  by  his  provo- 
cation wherewith  he  j>rovoked  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger. 

31  1^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Nadab,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

32  "And  there  was  war  betw^een 
Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all 
their  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king 
of  Jndah  began  Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah  to  reign  over  all  Israel  in 
Tirzah,  twenty  and  four  yeairs. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  ^'the 
way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1,  7  Jehu's  prophecy  against  Baasha.  6  Elah  site- 
ceedeth  him.  8  Ziniri  connpiring  against  Elah 
succccdeth  him.  11  Zimri  execiiteth  Jehu's  proph- 
ecy. 15  Omri,  made  king  by  the  soldiers,  forceth 
Zimri  desjjerately  to  hum  himself.  21  The  king- 
dom being  divided,  Omri  jjrevaileth  against  Tibni. 
33  Omri  buildeth  Samaria.  25  His  wicked  reign. 
27  Ahab  succeedeth  him.  29  AhaVs  most  wicked 
reign.  34  Joshua's  curse  xipori  llid  the  builder  of 
Jericlw. 


THEN  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came   to   ''Jehu    the  son  of 
Ilanani  against  Baasha,  saying, 

2  'Eorasmuch  as  I  exalted  thee 
out  of  the  dust,  and  made  thee 
prince  over  my  people  Israel ;  and 
'thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam,  and  liast  made  my  peo- 
ple Israel  to  sin,  to  provoke  me  to 
anger  with  their  sins ; 

3  Behold,  I  will  ''take  aw\ay  the 
posterity  of  Baasha,  and  the  i)OS- 
terity  of  his  house ;  and  will  make 
thy  house  like  Hhe  house  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat. 

4  *^Hini  that  dieth  of  Baasha  in 
the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat;  and 
him  tliat  dieth  of  his  in  the  fields 
shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

5  Now  tlie  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Baasha,  and  what  he  did,  and  his 
might,  ^are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Clu"ouicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  % 

6  So  Baasha  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  ''  Tirzah  : 
and  Elah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the 
prophet  'Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord  against 
Baasha,  and  against  his  house,  even 
for  all  the  evil  that  he  did  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  in  provoking 
him  to  anger  with  the  work  of  his 
hands,  in  being  like  the  house  of 
Jeroboam ;  and  because  "^  he  killed 
him. 

8  ^  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Jndah  began  Elah 
the  son  of  Baasha  to  reign  over  Is- 
rael in  Tirzah,  tw^o  years. 

9  'And  his  servant  Zimri,  captain 
of  half  his  chariots,  conspired 
against  him,  as  he  was  in  Tirzah, 
drinking  himself  drunk  in  the 
house  of  Arza  ^steward  of  his 
house  in  Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and  smote 
him,  and  killed  him,  in  the  twenty 
and  seventh  year  of  Asa  king  of 
Jndah,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  1^  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  when 
he  began  to  reign,  as  soon  as  he 
sat  on  his  throne,  tliat  he  slew  all 
the  house  of  Baasha :  he  left  him 
"'not   one   that   pisseth  against   a 

425 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  930. 

"ver.  7. 

2  Clir.  19.  2. 

&  21).  34. 
bch.  14. 7. 


'  ch.  15.  34. 


d  \-er.  11. 


'ch.  14. 10. 
&  15.  29. 


fch.  14.  11. 


e2Chr.l6.1. 


hch.l4.  ir 
&  15.  21. 


i  ver.  1. 


k  ch.  15.  27, 
29. 

See  Hos.  1. 
4. 

930. 


1  2  Kings  9. 
31. 


t  Heb.trAicA 
was  over. 


929. 


'  1  Sam.  25. 


Zimri  T)urneth  himself. 


I.  KINGS. 


AliaVs  most  u'icked  reign. 


Before 

CHRIST 

929. 

y  Or,  lioth  his 

kmsnien 

and  his 

friendi. 
"  rer.  3. 

f  Heb.  by  the 
hand  of. 
"ver.  1. 


PDeut.n.J.Sl. 
IS  am.  12.21. 

Is.  ii.i'y. 

Jonah  2.  8. 
1  C(.r.  8.  i. 
&  10. 19. 


929. 


1  ch.  15.  2r. 


929. 


'ch.l2.28.& 
15.  26,  at. 


wall,  II  neither  of  his  kinsfolks,  nor 
of  his  friends. 

12  Thus  did  Zimri  destroy  all  the 
house  of  Baasha,  "  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Loed,  which  he  si^ake 
against  Baasha  ^ "  by  Jehu  the 
l^rophet, 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha,  and 
the  sins  of  Elah  his  sou,  by  Avhich 
they  sinned,  and  by  which  they 
made  Israel  to  sin,  in  proyoking 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  auger 
''with  their  yanities. 

14  Xow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Elah,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

15  *i\  In  the  twenty  and  seyenth 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  did 
Zimri  reign  seyen  days  in  Tirzah. 
And  the  i^eople  were  encamped 
"^  against  Gibbethou,  which  belonged 
to  the  Philistines. 

IG  And  the  x^eople  tliat  were  en- 
camped heard  say,  Zimri  hath  con- 
spired, and  hath  also  slain  the 
king:  wherefore  all  Israel  made 
Omri,  the  captain  of  the  host,  king 
oyer  Israel  that  day  in  the  camp. 

17  And  Omri  went  up  from  Gib- 
bethon,  and  all  Israel  Avith  him, 
and  they  besieged  Tirzah. 

18  And  it  came  to  jya^s,  when 
Zimri  saw  that  the  city  was  taken, 
that  he  went  iuto  the  palace  of  the 
king's  house,  and  burnt  the  king's 
house  oyer  him  with  lire,  and  died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned 
in  doing  eyil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  "^iu  walking  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam,  and  in  Ids  sin  which  he 
did,  to  make  Israel  to  sin. 

20  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Zimri,  and  his  treason  that  he 
wrought,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  ? 

21  •[  Then  were  the  people  of  Is- 
rael tliyided  into  two  parts:  half 
of  the  i)eople  followed  Tibni  the 
son  of  Giiiath,  to  make  him  king; 
and  half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  peoi)le  that  followed 
Onn-i  preyailed  against  the  people 
that  followed  IMhiii  the  sou  of  (Ji- 
nath :  so  Tibni  died,  and  Omri 
reigned. 

426 


23  ^  In  the  thirty  and  first  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Omri 
to  reign  oyer  Israel,  twelye  >  ears : 
six  years  reigned  he  in  Tirzah. 

24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Sama- 
ria of  Shemer  for  two  talents  of 

I  silyer,  and  built  on  the  hill,  and 
called  the  name  of  the  city  Ayhich 
he  built,  after  the  name  of  Shemer, 
owner  of  the  hill,  ^'Samaria. 

25  ^\  But  *  Omri  wrought  eyil  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  did 
worse  than  all  that  ivere  before 
him. 

26  For  he  "walked  in  all  the  way 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  and 
in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Is- 
rael to  sin,  to  proyoke  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  to  anger  with  their 
""  yanities. 

27  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Omri  which  he  did,  and  his  might 
that  he  shewed,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel ! 

28  So  Omri  slei)t  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Samaria:  and 
Ahab  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  ^  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began 
Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  to  reign 
oyer  Israel :  and  Ahab  the  son  of 
Omri  reigned  oyer  Israel  in  Sama- 
ria twenty  and  two  years. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  did 
eyil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  aboye 
all  that  were  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  ^as  if  it 
had  been  a  light  thing  for  him  to 
walk  in  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  'that  he  took  to  wife 
Jezebel  the  daughter  of  Ethbaal 
king  of  the  'Zidonians,  -'and  went 
and  seryed  Baal,  and  worshii)x>ed 
him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for 
Baal  in  ''the  house  of  Baal,  which 
he  had  built  in  Samaria. 

33  '^And  Ahab  made  a  groye;  and 
Aliab  ''did  more  to  proyoke  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  than 
all  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were 
before  him. 

34  1  In  his  days  did  Hiel  the 
Ik'th-elite  build  Jericho:  he  laid 
the  fouudatiou  thereof  in  Abiram 
his  firstborn,  and  set  up  the  gates 


Before 

CHRIST 

925. 


tneb. 
Shoineron. 

'  See  ch.  13. 

o2. 

2  Kings  I". 

2-1. 

John  4.  4. 
'  Mic.  C.  lU. 


°  ver.  19. 


'ver.  13. 


918. 


t  Heb.  was 
it  a  light 
thing,  ifc. 


r  Deut.  ".  3. 


'JudR.  18.  7. 

•ch.2I.2o,2(;. 
2  Kings  ID. 
18.  &  17.  10. 


l>2KinsslO. 
21,2l>,2r. 


"■iKingsl.;. 
«.  &1(?H). 

&  21. ;!. 

Jer.  17.  2. 
•I  ver.  .-iO. 
ch.  21.  25. 


i 


Elijah  fed  hy  ravens. 


I.  KINGS. 


He  raiseth  the  ividoio's  son. 


Before 

CHRIST 

918. 

■■Josh.G.  20. 


about  910. 
IHeb. 
Elijahu, 
Luke  1. 17. 
&  4.  i5,  he 
i:i  called 
Etiax. 

"  -2  Kiiijjs  3. 
U. 

1'  Deut.  10.  .S. 
'■  .lames  ."j.  17. 
il  Luke  i.  'Jo. 


t  Heb.  at  the 
end  of  flays. 


'  Obad.  20. 
Luke  4.  2G, 
called 
Sarepta. 


thereof  iu  liis  youngest  son  Segub, 
"according-  to  the  word  oftlie  Lokd, 
wliicli  he  si)ake  by  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun. 

CHAPTEK  XYII. 

1  Elijah,  haviny  prophenied  agaiu.st  A/iah,  is  sent  to 
<,'/ierit/i,  w/icre  the  rtwoi.sfeed  him.  8  Jle  in  seitt  to 
the  widow  of  Zarephath.  17  He  raiseth  the  widow's 
son.     2-1  The  woman  beliereth  him. 

AND  tEhjah  tlie  Tisld)ite,  who 
XjL  was  of  the  inliabitants  of 
Gilead,  said  unto  Ahal),  '-'As  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  liveth,  M)efore 
wlioni  I  stand,  'tliere  sliall  not  be 
dew  nor  rain  ''the.se  years,  but  ac- 
cording to  my  word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Loud  came 
unto  him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  tliee 
eastward,  and  hide  tliyself  by  the 
brook  Oliei'itli,  that  is  before  Jor- 
dan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt 
driidv  of  the  brook;  and  I  have 
commanded  the  ravens  to  feed  thee 
there. 

5  So  he  went  and  did  according 
unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  for 
he  went  and  dwelt  by  the  brook 
Cherith,  that  is  before  Jordan. 

6  And  the  ravens  brought  him 
bread  and  flesh  in  the  morning, 
and  bread  and  flesh  in  the  even- 
ing ;  and  he  drank  of  the  brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  *  after  a 
while,  that  the  brook  dried  up,  be- 
cause there  had  been  uo  rain  in 
the  land. 

8  *l  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying, 

9  Arise,  get  thee  to  "Zarephath, 
which  J)elou(/eth  to  Zidon,  and  dwell 
there :  behold,  I  have  commanded 
a  widow  woman  there  to  sustain 
thee. 

10  So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zar- 
ephath.  And  when  he  came  to 
the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  the  | 
widow  woman  teas  there  gathering 
of  sticks:  and  he  called  to  her, 
and  said.  Fetch  me,  I  pray  thee,  a 
little  water  in  a  vessel,  that  I  may 
drink. 

11  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch 
it,  he  called  to  her,  and  said.  Bring 
me,  I  pray  thee,  a  morsel  of  bread 
in  thine  hand. 

12  And  she  said.  As  the  Lord  ' 


thy  God  liveth,  I  have  not  a  cake, 
but  a  handful  of  meal  in  a  barrel, 
and  a  little  oil  in  a  cruse:  and,  be- 
hold, I  am  gathering  two  sticks, 
that  I  may  go  in  and  dress  it  for 
me  and  my  son,  that  we  may  eat 
it,  and  die. 

13  And  Elijah  said  unto  her.  Fear 
not;  go  and  do  as  thou  hast  said: 
but  make  me  thereof  a  little  cake 
first,  and  bring  it  unto  me,  and 
after  make  for  thee  and  for  thy 
son. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  The  barrel  of  meal  shall 
not  waste,  neither  shall  the  cruse 
of  oil  fail,  until  the  day  that  the 
Lord  ^se^deth  rain  uj^on  the  earth. 

15  And  she  went  and  did  accord- 
ing to  the  saying  of  Elijah:  and 
she,  and  he,  and  her  house,  did  eat 
^^man)/  days, 

10  And  the  barrel  of  meal  wasted 
not,  neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil 
fail,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  ^hy  Elijah. 

17  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  the  son  of  the 
woman,  the  mistress  of  the  house, 
fell  sick ;  and  his  sickness  was  so 
sore,  that  there  was  no  breath  left 
in  him. 

18  And  she  said  unto  Elijah, 
^AVhat  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  O 
thou  man  of  Godf  art  thou  come 
unto  me  to  call  my  sin  to  remem- 
brance, and  t/O  slay  my  son  1 

ID  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give  me 
thy  son.  And  he  took  him  out  of 
her  bosom,  and  carried  him  up  into 
a  loft,  where  he  abode,  and  laid 
him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  hast 
thou  also  brought  evil  upon  the 
widow  with  whom  I  sojourn,  by 
slaying  her  son  ? 

21  *^And  he  t  stretched  himself  up- 
on the  child  three  times,  and  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord 
my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let  this  child's 
soul  come  Mnto  him  again. 

22  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice 
of  Elijah ;  and  Mie  soul  of  the  child 
came  into  him  again,  and  he  ^re- 
vived. 

23  And  Elijah  took  the  child,  and 

4xi7 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  910. 


t  neb. 
givfth. 


year. 


f  Heb.  hythe 
hand  oj. 


f  See  Luke  5. 
S. 


5  2  Kings  4.      | 

.■14,  S5. 
tlleb. 

ineaaured. 


f  Heb.  into 
his  inivard 
jtarU. 


I.  Heb.  11. 35. 


Elijah  meetepi  Obadiah. 


I.  KINGS. 


JElijali's  sign  to 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  910. 


John  3. 2.  & 
lU.  30. 


about.  906. 
'  Luke  i.  '25. 
James  0.  IT. 


i>  Dcut.  28.12. 


fHeb. 

t  Ileb.  over 
hb  house. 


fHcb. 
Jzet>el 


IHcb. 

that  wc  cut 
not  ojf  our- 
FelveH  from 
the  beasts. 


brought  him  down  out  of  the  cham- 
ber into  the  house,  and  delivered 
him  unto  his  mother:  and  Elijah 
said,  See,  thy  son  liveth. 

24  1^  And  the  woman  said  to  Eli- 
jah, Now  by  this  '  I  know  that 
j  thou  art  a  man  of  God,  and  that 
the  word  of  the  Loed  in  thy  mouth 
is  truth. 

CHAPTER  XYIII. 

1  In  the  extremity  of  famine  Elijah,  nent  to  Ahab, 
meeteth  f/ood  Obadiah.  9  Obadiah  briugeth  Ahab 
to  Elijah.  17  Elijah,  reprovinr/  Ahab,  bij  fire  from 
heaven  convinceth  BaaVs  prophets.  41  Elijah,  by 
prayer  obtaining  raiti,followeth  Ahab  to  Jczreel. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  after  ^  many 
XjL  days,  that  the  Avord  of  the 
LoKD  came  to  Elijah  in  the  third 
year,  saying.  Go,  shew  thyself  un- 
to Ahab ;  and  ^I  will  send  rain  up- 
on the  earth. 

2  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  him- 
self unto  Ahab.  And  there  ivas  a 
sore  famine  in  Samaria. 

3  And  Ahab  called  ^  Obadiah, 
which  ivas  ^  the  governor  of  Ms 
house.  (Now  Obadiah  feared  the 
Lord  greatly : 

4  For  it  was  so,  when  ♦  Jezebel  cut 
off  the  proi)hets  of  the  Lord,  that 
Obadiah  took  a  hundred  projihets, 
and  hid  them  by  fifty  in  a  cave, 
and  fed  them  with  bread  and 
water.) 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah, 
Go  iuto  the  land,  unto  all  fount- 
ains of  water,  and  unto  all  brooks: 
peradventure  we  may  find  grass  to 
save  the  horses  and  mules  alive, 
Hhat  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  be- 
tween them  to  pass  throughout  it : 
Aliab  went  one  way  by  himself, 
and  Obadiah  went  another  way  by 
himself. 

7  1  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the 
way,  behold,  Elijah  met  him :  and 
he  knew  him,  and  fell  on  his  face, 
and  said,  Art  thou  that  my  lord 
Elijah? 

8  And  he  answered  him,  I  am :  go, 
tell  thy  lord,  Bchohl,  Elijah  is  here. 

9  And  he  said.  What  have  I  sin- 
ned, that  thou  wouhlest  di^liver 
thy  servant  into  th(?hand  of  Ahab, 
to  slay  me  ? 

10  As  the  Lord  thy  God  livetli, 
there  is    no    nation   or  kingdom, 

428 


wliither  my  lord  hath  not  sent  to 
seek  thee :  and  when  they  said.  He 
is  not  there;  he  took  an  oath  of 
the  kingdom  and  nation,  that  they 
found  thee  not. 

11  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell 
thy  lord,  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as 
soon  as  I  am  gone  from  thee,  that 
'the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  carry 
thee  whither  I  know  not;  and  so 
when  I  come  and  tell  Ahab,  and 
he  cannot  find  thee,  he  shall  slay 
me:  but  I  thy  servant  fear  the 
Lord  from  my  youth. 

13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what 
I  did  when  Jezebel  slew  the  proph- 
ets of  the  Lord,  how  I  hid  a  hund- 
red men  of  the  Lord's  prophets 
by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed  them 
with  bread  and  water  1 

14  And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell 
thy  lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here: 
and  he  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  Elijah  said,  As  the  Lord 
of  hosts  liveth,  before  whom  I 
stand,  I  will  surely  shew  myself 
unto  him  to  day. 

16  So  Obadiah  went  to  meet 
Ahab,  and  told  him:  and  Ahab 
went  to  meet  Elijah. 

17  1^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  saw  Elijah,  that  Ahab  said 
mito  him,  "^  Art  thou  he  that 
nroubleth  Israel? 

18  And  he  answered,  I  have  not 
troubled  Israel ;  but  thou,  and  thy 
father's  house,  4n  that  ye  have 
forsaken  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  and  thou  hast  followed 
Baalim. 

19  Now  therefore  send,  and  gather 
to  me  all  Israel  unto  mount  '^Car- 
mel,  and  the  prophets  of  Baal  four 
hundred  and  fifty, ''  and  the  proph- 
ets of  the  groves  four  hundred, 
which  eat  at  .Jezebel's  table. 

20  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Israel,  and  'gathered  the 
l)i'ophets  together  unto  mount  Car- 
mel. 

21  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the 
people,  and  said,  ''How  long  halt 
ye  between  two  n  opinions  I  if  the 
Lord  he  God,  follow  him :  but  if 
liaal,  '  then  follow  him.  And  the 
people  answered  him  not  a  word. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 


'  2  Kings  2. 
10. 

E?...^  12,14. 
Matt.  4.  1. 
Acts  8.  Z'J. 


d  ch.  21.  20. 


«  Josh.  7.  2.5. 
Acts  16.  U'O. 


f2Chr.  1J.2. 


I  c  Josh.  10.20. 


1  ch.lO.  33. 


ich.  22.0. 


k2Kin)f8r. 

41. 

Matt.  0.  24. 
II  Or, 

thoughts. 

I  Sec  Josh. 
24.  15. 


I 


determine  the  true  God. 


I.  KINGS. 


BaaPs  pro])hets  are  stain. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 

"'  ch.  ISi.  10, 
H. 
"  ver.  19. 


"  ver.  .T8. 
1  Chr.:;1.2G. 


tllcb. 

Tfic  woj-dis 
good. 


II  Or,  a7meer. 

PPs.  115.  5. 

Jer.  10.  5. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 

&  12.  2. 
II  Or,  /leard. 
U  Or,  leaiied 

«/»  and 

down  at  the 

altar. 


t  Heb.U'iVA  a 
great  voice. 

I,  Or,  he 
meditatcth. 

^Ueh.halh 
a  pursuit. 


1  Lev.  10.  2S. 
Deut.  14.  i. 


tHeb. 
poured  out 
blood  upon 
them. 


'1  Cor.  11.4, 
•5. 

t  Heb. 
ascending. 


'  ver.  26. 

1 Jleb. 
attention. 


<ch.  19. 10. 


22  Then  said  Elijah  mito  the  peo- 
ple, '"I,  eren  I  only,  remain  a 
projjhet  of  the  Loud-  "bnt  l^aal's 
prophets  are  ionv  hundred  and  titty 
men. 

23  Let  them  therefore  give  ns  two 
bullocks ;  and  let  thcnn  choose  one 
bullock  for  themselves,  and  cut  it 
in  pieces,  and  lay  it  on  wood,  and 
put  no  lire  vudcr :  and  I  will  dress 
the  other  bullock,  and  lay  it  on 
wood,  and  put  no  lire  under: 

24  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of 
your  gods,  and  I  Avill  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  God 
that  "answereth  by  fire,  let  him  be 
God.  And  all  the  people  answered 
and  said,  ^It  is  well  spoken. 

25  And  Elijah  said  mi  to  the 
X)rophets  of  Baal,  Choose  you  one 
bullock  for  yourselves,  and  dress  it 
first ;  for  ye  are  many ;  and  call  on 
the  name  of  your  gods,  but  put  no 
fire  under. 

26  And  they  took  the  bullock 
which  was  given  them,  and  they 
dressed  it,  and  called  on  the  name 
of  Baal  from  morning  even  until 
noon,  saying,  O  Baal,  "hear  us. 
But  there  ivas  ^no  voice,  nor  any 
that  II  answered.  And  they  'i  leaped 
upon  the  altar  which  was  made. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon, 
that  Elijah  mocked  them,  and  said. 
Cry  t  aloud :  for  he  is  a  god ;  either 
"he  is  talking,  or  he  Us  pursuing, 
or  he  is  in  a  journey,  or  peradven- 
ture  he  sleejieth,  and  must  be 
awaked. 

28  And  they  cried  aloud,  and  ''cut 
themselves  after  their  manner  with 
knives  and  lancets,  till  ^  the  blood 
gushed  out  upon  them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
midday  was  past,  "^and  they  proph- 
esied until  the  time  of  the  ^ottering 
of  the  evening  sacrifice,  that  there 
ivas  ^neither  voice,  nor  any  to  an- 
swer, nor  any  ^  that  regarded. 

30  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the 
people.  Come  near  unto  me.  And 
all  the  people  came  near  unto  him. 
'And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  that  was  broken  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones, 
according  to  the  lunuber  of  the 
tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto 


whom  the  word  of  the  Lord  came, 
saying,  "Lsrael  shall  be  thy  name: 

32  And  M  itli  the  stones  he  built 
an  altar  Un  the  name  of  the  Lord: 
and  he  made  a  trench  about  the 
altar,  as  great  as  would  contain 
two  measures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  ■'])ut  the  wood  in  order, 
and  cut  the  bullock  in  x>i('<^^'^»  Jind 
laid  him  on  the  Avood,  and  said. 
Fill  four  barrels  with  water,  and 
^pour  it  on  the  burnt  sacrifice,  and  \ 
on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said,  Do  it  the  second  | 
time.     And  they  did  it  the  second 
time.     And  he  said.  Do  it  the  third 
time.    And  they  did  it  the  third 
time. 

35  And  the  water  Uan  round 
about  the  altar;  and  he  filled  ''the 
trench  also  with  water. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  of  the  offering  of  the  eveniuf/ 
sacrifice,  that  Elijah  the  prophet 
came  near,  and  .said.  Lord  ''God 
of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of  Israel, 
"let  it  be  known  this  day  that  thou 
art  God  in  Israel,  and  that  I  am 
thy  servant,  and  that  ''I  have  done 
all  these  things  at  thy  word. 

37  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me, 
that  this  people  may  know  that 
thou  art  the  Lord  God,  and  that 
thou  hast  turned  their  heart  back 
again. 

38  Then  nhe  fire  of  the  Lord  fell, 
and  consumed  the  burnt  sacrifice, 
and  the  wood,  and  the  stones,  and 
the  dust,  and  licked  up  the  water 
that  ivas  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw 
it,  they  fell  on  their  faces:  and 
they  said,  "^Tlie  Lord,  he  is  the 
God ;  the  Lord,  he  is  the  God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them, 
II  ^  Take  the  prophets  of  Baal ;  let 
not  one  of  them  escape.  And  they 
took  them:  and  Elijah  brought 
them  down  to  the  brook  I\Jshon, 
and  '•  slew  them  there. 

41  1"  And  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab, 
Get  thee  up,  eat  and  drink;  for 
there  is  "a  sound  of  abundance  of 
rain. 

42  So  Ahab  wenf  up  to  eat  and 
to  drink.  And  Elijah  went  up  to 
the  top  of  Carmel;  'and  he  cast 

429 


Before 
ClIKIST 

about  UC6. 


"Gpn..S2.28. 
&  .'tt.  10. 
2  Kings  17. 

^  Col.  3.  IT. 


>  I,ev.l.6,7, 

8. 


'  Sec  .Tudg 
U.  20. 


f  Ileb.  went. 
"ver. 32,  38. 


l-Ex.S.G. 


'■  ch.  8.  4:1. 
2  Kings  19. 
19. 
Vs.  83.  18. 

<I  Num.16.28. 


'  Lev.  9.  24. 
Jnds.  (!.  21. 
lChr.21.-J>. 
2  Chr.  7.  1. 


fver.  24. 


II  Or, 

Apprehend. 
E  2  Kings  10. 

25. 


!•  Deut.  la.  5. 

&  18.  20. 


I!  Or, 
u  sound  of 
a  noise  of 
rain. 


>  James  o.  17, 
IS. 


Elijali  hij  prayer  ohtaineth  rain.  I.  KINGS.  God  appearetli  to  Mm  at  Horeb. 


Before 
CHKIST 

abi)Ut9(i6. 


tHeb.  Tie, 
or,  Bind. 


fc  2  Kinj;s  4. 
21.  &  !».  1. 

t  Heb.  till 
thou  come 
to  Jezreel. 


•  ch.  IS.  40. 


bRuthl.  17. 
ch.  aj.  10. 
2  Kings  (i. 
31. 


'  Num.n.l.'j. 

Jonuli4.«,8. 

t  Hcb. 

Jor  hia  life. 


♦  Heb. 
bolster. 


Mm  self  down  upon  the  earth,  and 
put  his  face  between  his  knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant.  Go  up 
now,  look  toward  the  sea.  And 
he  went  up,  and  looked,  and  said, 
There  is  nothing.  And  he  said, 
Go  again  seven  times. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  sev- 
enth time,  that  he  said.  Behold, 
there  ariseth  a  little  cloud  out  of 
the  sea,  like  a  man's  hand.  And 
he  said.  Go  up,  say  unto  Ahab, 
t Prepare  thy  chariot,  and  get  thee 
down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
mean  while,  that  the  heaven  was 
black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and 

j  there  was  a  great  rain.    And  Ahab 
rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel. 

46  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
on  Elijah;  and  he  "^ girded  up  his 
loins,  and  ran  before  Ahab  ^  to  the 
entrance  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Elijah,  threatened  by  Jezebel,  fleeth  to  Beer-sheha.  4 
la  the  luilderneas,  being  weeiry  of  his  life,  he  is  com- 
forted by  an  «?/(/«?.  9  At  Horeb  God  appeareth 
unto  him,  se7idi)iij  him  to  anoint  Ilazael,  Jehu,  and 
Elisha.  19  Elhsha,  taking  leave  of  his  friends,  fol- 
loweth  Elijah. 

A  XD  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that 
XjL  Elijah  had  done,  and  withal 
how  he  had  ^  slain  all  the  i^rophets 
with  the  sword. 

« 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a  messenger 
unto  Elijah,  saying,  ^'  So  let  the 
gods  do  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  I 
make  not  thy  life  as  the  life  of  one 
of  them  by  to  morrow  about  this 
time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that,  he  arose, 
and  went  for  his  life,  and  came  to 
Beer-sheba,  which  helongeth  to  Ju- 
dah,  and  left  his  servant  there. 

4  1^  But  he  himself  went  a  day's 
journey  into  the  wilderness,  and 
came  and  sat  down  under  a  junii)er 
tree:  and  he  '^ requested  ^for  him- 
self that  he  miglit  die ;  and  said, 
It  is  enough;  now,  O  Lord,  take 
away  my  life ;  for  I  am  not  better 
than  my  fathers. 

5  And  as  lie  lay  and  slept  under 
a  juniper  tree,  behold,  then  an  an- 
gel touched  liim,  aud  said  unto 
him,  Arise  and  eat. 

0   And   he    looked,   and,  behold, 
there  icas  a  cake  bakoi  on  tlie  coal.'^,  \ 
and  a  cruse  of  wat(;r  at  Jiis  *  head,  j 
430 


And  he  did  eat  and  diink,  and  laid 
him  down  again. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  again  the  second  time,  and 
touched  him,  and  said.  Arise  and 
eat;  because  the  journey  is  too 
great  for  thee. 

8  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  went  in  the  strength  of 
that  meat  ''forty  days  and  forty 
nights  unto  '^  Horeb  the  mount  of 
God. 

9  ^[  And  he  came  thither  unto  a 
cave,  and  lodged  there;  and,  be- 
hold, the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  him,  and  he  said  unto  him.  What 
doest  thou  here,  Elijah  I 

10  And  he  said,  ^I  have  been 
very  *^' jealous  for  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts :  for  the  children  of  Israel 
have  forsaken  thy  covenant,  thrown 
down  thine  altars,  and  '\slaiii  thy 
l)rophets  with  the  sword;  and  'I, 
even  I  onlj',  am  left ;  and  they  seek 
my  hfe,  to  take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said,  Go  forth,  and 
stand  ""upon  the  mount  before  the 
Lord.  And,  behold,  the  Lord 
passed  by,  and  '  a  great  and  strong 
wind  rent  the  mountains,  and 
brake  in  pieces  the  rocks  before 
the  Lord  ;  hut  the  Lord  was  not 
in  the  wind:  and  after  the  wind 
an  earthquake;  lut  the  Lord  ivas 
not  in  the  earthquake : 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a 
fire;  hut  the  Lord  u-as  not  in  the 
fire :  aud  after  the  fire  a  still  small 
voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah 
heard  it,  that  ""he  wrapped  his  face 
in  his  mantle,  and  went  out,  and 
stood  in  the  entering  in  of  the 
cave.  "And,  behold,  there  came  a 
voice  unto  him,  and  said.  What 
doest  thou  here,  Elijah  I 

14  "And  he  said,  I  have  been 
very  jealous  for  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts:  because  the  children  of  Is- 
rael have  forsaken  thy  covenant, 
thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword; 
and  I,  even  1  only,  am  left ;  and 
they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Go,  return  on  thy  way  to  the  wil- 
derness of  Damascus:  'and  when 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 


<!  So  Ex.  .34. 

Deut.9.9,lS. 
Matt.  4.  'J. 
"  Ex.  3. 1. 


f  Rom.  11.  .3. 

KNum.25.11, 
1.3. 
Ps.  C9.  9. 


hch.  18.  4. 


>  ch.  18.  22. 
Rom.  11.  3. 


k  Ex.  24. 12. 


lEz.  1.  4.  & 
37.7. 


""SoEx.G.G. 
Is.  6.  2. 


"  ver.  9. 


<■  ver.  10. 


I"  2  Kings  3. 
12,  13. 


J 


Elislut  followeth  EUjcHi. 


I.  KINGS. 


Ben-hadad  hesiegeth  Samaria. 


Rcfore 
CHKIST 

about  906. 

1 2  KiugB  'J. 
1-3. 


f  Luke  4.  27, 
called 
Eliscus. 


12.  &  9.  14, 
fee.  &  W.  (!, 
fcc.  Sc  li.  3. 


'  See  IIo8.  fi. 

"Rom.  11.4. 
II  Or, 
J  will  leave. 


"  See  IIos. 
13.  2. 


yjlatt.  8.  21, 


Luke  9.  CI, 
62. 


tHeb. 
Go  return. 


'  2  Sara.  24. 
a. 


901. 


thou  comest,  anoiut  Hazacl  to  he 
kiug-  over  Sj'ria : 

1()  And  "^  Jeliu  tlio  son  of  Kimslii 
slialt  thou  anoint  to  he  kini»-  over 
Israel :  and  'Elisha  the  son  of  8ha- 
phat  of  Abel-mehohih  shalt  thou 
anoint  to  he  propliet  in  thy  room. 

17  And  Mt  sliall  come  to  pass, 
that  him  that  esca]>eth  the  sword 
of  Ilazael  shall  J  elm  slay:  and 
him  that  escapeth  from  the  sword 
of  Jehu  '  shall  Elisha  slay. 

18  "Yet  "I  have  h^ft  me  seven 
thousand  in  Israel,  all  the  knees 
which  have  not  bowed  unto  Baal, 
''and  every  mouth  Avliich  hath  not 
kissed  him. 

19  ^  So  he  departed  thence,  and 
found  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat, 
who  ^vas  x>loughing'  with  tAvelve 
yoke  of  oxen  before  him,  and  he 
with  the  twelfth :  and  Elijah  pass- 
ed by  him,  and  cast  his  mantle  up- 
on him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran 
after  Elijah,  and  said,  ^Let  me,  I 
pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my 
mother,  and  then  I  will  follow  thee. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  ^Go  back 
again:  for  what  have  I  done  to 
thee! 

21  And  he  returned  back  from 
him,  and  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and 
slew  them,  and  'boiled  their  flesh 
with  the  instruments  of  the  oxen, 
and  gave  unto  the  people,  and  they 
did  eat.  Then  he  arose,  and  went 
after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto 
him. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Ben-hadad,  not  content  with  Ahah's  homage,  he- 
siegeth Samaria.  13  By  the  direction  of  a  prophet, 
the  Syrian.s  are  dain.  23  Ax  the  prophet  forewarn- 
ed Ahab,  the  iSyrian.':,  trusting  in  the  valleys,  come 
against  him  in  Aphek.  28  By  the  word  if  the  proph- 
et, and  God's  jadgmejit,  the  Syrian.'i  are  smitten 
again.  31  The  Syrians  submitting  them-idves,  Ahab 
scndeth  Ben-hadad  aieay  with  a  cmxnant.  o5  The 
prophet,  under  the  parable  of  a  prisoner,  making 
Ahab  to  judge  himself,  denounceth  Ood^s  judgment 
against  him. 

AND  Ben-hadad  the  king  of 
Xjl  SjTia  gathered  all  his  host 
together:  and  there  were  thirty  and 
two  kings  with  him,  and  horses, 
and  chariots:  and  he  went  up 
and  besieged  Samaria,  and  warred 
against  it. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to 
Ahab  king  of  Israel  into  the  city, 


and    said    unto    him,    Thus    saith 
Ben-hadad, 

'?»  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  /.s  mine; 
thy  wives  also  and  thy  children, 
even  the  goodliest,  are  mine. 

4  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered 
and  said,  INly  lord,  O  king,  accord- 
ing to  thy  saying,  I  am  thine,  and 
all  that  1  have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came  again, 
and  said.  Thus  speaketh  Ben-ha- 
dad, saying.  Although  I  have  sent 
unto  thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt  de- 
liver me  thy  silver,  and  tliy  gold, 
and  thy  wives,  and  thy  chikh-en  ; 

6  Yet  I  will  send  my  servants  un- 
to thee  to  morrow  about  this  time, 
and  they  shall  search  tliine  house, 
and  the  houses  of  thy  servants; 
and  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoever  is 
^pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they  shall 
l)ut  it  in  their  hand,  and  take  it 
away. 

7  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called 
all  the  elders  of  the  laud,  and  said, 
Mark,  I  pray  you,  and  see  how  this 
man  seeketli  mischief:  for  he  sent 
unto  me  for  my  wives,  and  for  my 
children,  and  for  my  silver,  and  for 
my  gold ;  and  ^  I  denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the 
people  said  unto  him.  Hearken  not 
unto  him,  nor  consent. 

9  AMierefore  he  said  unto  the 
messengers  of  Ben-hadad,  Tell  my 
lord  the  king.  All  that  thou  didst 
send  for  to  thy  servant  at  the  first 
I  will  do  :  but  this  thing  I  may  not 
do.  And  the  messengers  departed, 
and  brought  him  word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him, 
and  said,  ''The  gods  do  so  unto  me, 
and  more  also,  if  the  dust  of  Sama- 
ria shall  sufiice  for  handfuls  for  all 
the  x)eople  that  ^follow  me. 

11  And  the  king  of  Israel  answer- 
ed and  said,  Tell  hint,  Let  not  him 
that  girdeth  on  his  harness  boast 
himself  as  he  that  putteth  it  off. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ben-hadad  heard  this  ^message,  as 
he  was  'drinking,  he  and  the  kings 
in  the  "pavilions,  that  he  said  unto 
his  servants,  "Set  yourselves  in  ar- 
ray. And  they  set  themselves  in 
array  against  the  city. 

13  ^  And,  behold,  there  ^came  a 

431 


Before 

CHRIST 

901. 


tncb. 
deniidble. 


t  neb.  Ikept 
vot back 
J'roin  him. 


'  ch.  19.  2. 


t  Heb.  are 
fit  mil  feet. 
SoEx.  n..s. 
Judg.  4. 10. 


t  Heb.  word. 
h  vcr.  IC. 

I  Or,  tents. 

II  Or, 

Place  the 
engines : 
And  tliey 
jilaced  en- 
gines. 

t  Ileb.  ap- 
proached, ' 


The  Syrians  smitten. 


I.  KmGS. 


They  sue  sul)missii'ely  to  Ahab. 


Before 

CHRIST 

901. 


■=  ver.  28. 


N 


II  Or, 
eci'vants. 


♦  Hcb.  Und, 
or,  (te. 


<*  ver.  1:3. 
ch.  IG. ». 


'2  Sam.  11. 
1. 


prophet  unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast 
thou  seen  all  this  great  multitude  ? 
behold,  '  I  will  deliver  it  into  thine 
hand  this  day;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

14  And  Ahab  said.  By  whom? 
And  he  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Ev^n  by  the  "  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces.  Then  he 
said,  Who  shall  *  order  the  battle  I 
And  he  answered.  Thou. 

15  Then  he  numbered  the  young 
men  of  the  princes  of  the  provinces, 
and  they  were  two  hundred  and 
thirty  two :  and  after  them  he  num- 
bered all  the  people,  even  all  the 
chikben  of  Israel,  heiny  seven  thou- 
sand. 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon. 
But  Ben-hadad  was  "^drinking  him- 
self drunk  in  the  pavilions,  he  and 
the  Ivings,  the  thirty  and  two  kings 
that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces  went  out 
lirst ;  and  Ben-hadad  sent  out,  and 
they  told  him,  saying.  There  are 
men  come  out  of  Samaria. 

18  And  he  said.  Whether  they  be 
come  out  for  peace,  take  them  alive ; 
or  whether  they  be  come  out  for 
war,  take  them  alive. 

19  So  these  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces  came  out 
of  the  city,  and  the  army  Avhich 
followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  every  one  his 
man:  and  the  Syrians  tied;  and 
Israel  pursued  them :  and  Ben- 
hadad  the  king  of  Syria  escaped 
on  a  horse  with  the  horsemen. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went 
out,  and  smote  the  horses  and  char- 
iots, and  slew  the  Syrians  with  a 
great  slaughter. 

22  1^  And  the  prophet  came  to 
the  king  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
him,  Go,  strengthen  thyself,  and 
mark,  and  see  what  thou  doest: 
'^for  at  the  return  of  the  year  the 
king  of  Syria  will  come  up  against 
thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king 
of  Syria  said  unto  him,  Their  gods 
are  gods  of  the  hills;  therefore  they 
were  stronger  than  we ;  but  let  us 

432 


fight  against  them  in  the  plain,  and 
surely  we  shall  be  stronger  than 
they. 

24  And  do  this  thing,  Take  the 
kings  away,  every  man  out  of  his 
place,  and  put  captains  in  their 
rooms : 

25  And  number  thee  an  army,  like 
the  army  ^  that  thou  hast  lost,  horse 
for  horse,  and  chariot  for  chariot: 
and  we  will  fight  against  them  in 
the  plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be 
stronger  than  they.  And  he  heark- 
ened unto  their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
return  of  the  year,  that  Ben-hadad 
numbered  the  Syrians,  and  went  up 
to  *Aphek,  Ho  fight  against  Israel. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  were 
numljered,  and  "were  all  present, 
and  went  against  them :  and  the 
children  of  Israel  pitched  before 
them  like  two  little  flocks  of  kids ; 
but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country. 

28  ^  And  there  came  a  man  of 
God,  and  spake  unto  the  king  of 
Israel,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Because  the  Syrians  have 
said,  The  Lord  is  God  of  the  hills, 
but  he  is  not  God  of  the  valleys, 
therefore  ^will  I  deliver  all  this 
great  multitude  into  thine  hand, 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over 
against  the  other  seven  days.  And 
so  it  was,  that  in  the  seventh  day 
the  battle  was  joined :  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  slew  of  the  Syrians  a 
hundred  thousand  footmen  in  one 
day. 

30  But  the  rest  fled  to  Aphek,  in- 
to the  city;  and  there  a  wall  fell 
upon  twenty  and  seven  thousand 
of  the  men  that  ivere  left.  And 
Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came  into  the 
city,  "  *  into  an  inner  chamber. 

31  1"  And  his  servants  said  unto 
him,  Behold  now,  we  have  heard 
that  the  kings  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael are  merciful  kings :  let  us,  I 
pray  thee,  ''i)ut  sackcloth  on  our 
loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads, 
and  go  out  to  the  king  of  Israel : 
perad venture  he  will  save  thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on 
their  loins,  and  j|;«t  rox)es  on  their 


Before 
CHRIST 

901. 


f  Heb.  that 
was/alien. 


900. 


tJosh.  1.3.  4. 
f  Hcb.  to  the 

war  with 
Israel. 
IJ  Or.  }vere 
victualled. 


s  ver.  1.". 


II  Or,/roH« 
chamber  to 
chamber, 

t  Heb.  into 
a  rhauibcr 
within  a 
chatntM^Tt 
ch.  :i2.  25. 


l>Gen.37..'34. 


AhaVs  uriseasoncible  lenity. 


I.  KINGS. 


He  dcsireth  NabotWs  vineyard. 


Before 

CHKIST 

900. 


ich.  IJ.  20. 


k  2  Kinss  2. 
3,  5, 7, 1.5. 


Ich.  13.17,18. 


» ch.  13.  24. 


tlleh. 
s>i>itin<}  anrl 
ifounding. 


"  Ste  2  Sam. 
12. 1,  &c. 


;«! 


°2  Kings  10. 
24. 

Mlcb.!<;et£7A. 


tllcb. 
lit  was  no(. 


heads,  and  came  to  tlie  king-  of  Is- 
rael, and  said.  Thy  servant  Ben- 
hadad  saith,  I  pray  thee,  let  nie 
live.  And  he  said,  Is  he  yet  alive  F 
he  is  my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men  did  diligently 
observe  whether  any  thbuj  tcouid 
come  from  him,  an(l  did "  ha.stily 
catch  it:  and  they  said.  Thy  broth- 
er Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said.  Go 
ye,  bring'  him.  Then  Ben-hadad 
came  forth  to  him ;  and  he  caused 
him  to  come  np  into  the  chariot. 

34  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him, 
'  The  cities,  which  my  father  took 
from  thy  father,  I  will  restore; 
and  thou  shalt  make  streets  for 
thee  in  Damascus,  as  my  father 
made  in  Sam  aria.  Then  sa  id  A  hah, 
I  will  send  thee  away  with  this 

j  covenant.     So  he  made  a  covenant 
with  him,  and  sent  him  away. 

35  "Y  And  a  certain  man  of  ''the 
sons  of  the  prophets  said  uuto^his 
neighbour  'in  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And 
the  man  refused  to  smite  him. 

30  Then  said  he  unto  him.  Be- 
cause thou  hast  not  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  behold,  as  soon 
as  thou  art  departed  from  me,  a 
lion  shall  slay  thee.  And  as  soon 
as  he  was  departed  from  him,  °'a 
lion  found  him,  and  slew  him. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man, 
and  said.  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  smote  him,  +  so  that 
in  smiting  he  wounded  him. 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and 
waited  for  the  king  by  the  way, 
and  disguised  himself  with  ashes 
upon  his  face. 

39  And "  as  the  king  passed  by,  he 
cried  unto  the  king :  and  he  said, 
Thy  servant  went  out  into  the 
midst  of  the  battle ;  and,  behold,  a 
man  turned  aside,  and  brought  a 
man  unto  me,  and  said,  Keep  this 
man  :  if  by  any  means  he  be  miss- 
ing, then  "shall  thy  life  be  for  his 
life,  or  else  thou  shalt  ^pay  a  talent 
of  silver. 

40  And  as  thy  servant  was  busj'- 
here  and  there,  ^  he  was  gone.  And 
the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  him. 
So  shall  thy  judgment  he  ;  thyself 
hast  decided  it. 

38 


him.  Thus 


41  And  he  hasted,  and  took  the 
ashes  away  from  his  face ;  and  the 
king  of  Israel  discerned  him  that 
he  was  of  the  prophets. 

42  And  he  said  unto 
saith  the  Lord,  ''Because  thou  hast 
let  go  out  of  thy  hand  a  man  whom 
I  ai)i)ointed  to  utter  destruction, 
therefore  thy  life  shall  go  for  his 
life,  and  thy  people  for  his  people. 

43  And  the  king  of  Israel  'went 
to  his  house  heavy  and  displeased, 
and  came  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  A?iab  bemg  denied  Xab</th''fi  vineyard  is  grieved.  5 
Jezebel  writing  letters  against  JVaboth,  he  it  con- 
demned of  blas])he>ii>j.  15  Afiab  takcth  possession 
of  the  vineyard.  17  Elijah  dcnonnreth  judgments 
against  Ahab  and  Jezebel.  2.5  Wicked  Ahab  re- 
penting, God  deferreth  the  judgment. 

A  XD  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
JTjL  things,  that  Xaboth  the  Jez- 
reelite  had  a  vineyard,  which  was 
in  Jezreel,  hard  by  the  palace  of 
Ahab  king  of  Samaria. 

2  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Xaboth, 
saying.  Give  me  thy  ''  vineyard, 
that  I  may  have  it  for  a  garden  of 
herbs,  because  it  is  near  unto  my 
house :  and  I  will  give  thee  for  it 
a  better  vinevard  than  it :  or,  if  it 
^seem  good  to  thee,  I  will  give 
thee  the  worth  of  it  in  monev. 

3  And  Xaboth  said  to  Ahab,  The 
Lord  forbid  it  me,  ''that  I  should 
give  the  inheritance  of  my  fathers 
unto  thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  liouse 
heavy  and  displeased  because  of 
the  word  which  Xaboth  the  Jez- 
reelite  had  spoken  to  him :  fop  he 
had  said,  I  will  not  give  thee  the 
inheritance  of  my  fathers.  And  he 
laid  him  down  upon  his  bed,  and 
turned  away  his  face,  and  would 
eat  no  bread. 

5  1  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  is 
thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest 
no  bread  ? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her,  Because 
I  si)ake  unto  Xaboth  the  Jezreel- 
ite,  and  said  unto  him.  Give  me 
thy  vineyard  for  money ;  or  else, 
if  it  please  thee,  I  will  give  thee 
another  vineyard  for  it :  and  he 
answered,  I  will  not  giA'e  thee  my 
vineyard. 

433 


Before 
CHRIST 

9U0. 


Pch.22..'!l-37. 


•'ch.  21.  4. 


809. 
»1  Sain.  8.14. 


tncb. 
be  f/ootl  in 
thine  eyes. 


k  Lev.  ai.  23. 
Num.  .'ai.  7. 
Ez.  4Ci.  IS. 


Nal)oth  is  storied  to  death. 


KINGS.  ElijaWs  lyropliecy  against  Aluib. 


Before 
CHRIST 

890. 


tHeb. 

in  the  fop  of 
the  pcojite. 


'  Ex.  22.  2S. 
Lev.  24. 1.5, 

Acts  6.  11. 
i  Lev.  24. 14. 


'  l8.  58.  4. 


'Sec  2  Kings 
9.  2«. 


830. 


«P«.  n.  l.>. 


7  And  Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto 
Mm,  Dost  thou  now  govern  .the 
kingdom  of  Israel?  arise,  and  eat 
bread,  and  let  thine  heart  be  mer- 
ry: I  will  give  thee  the  vineyard 
of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

8  So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's 
name,  and  sealed  them  with  his 
seal,  and  sent  the  letters  unto  the 
elders  and  to  the  nobles  that  were 
in  his  city,  dwelling  with  IS^aboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters, 
saying,  Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set  Na- 
both  ton  high  among  the  i)eople: 

10  And  set  two  men,  sons  of  Be- 
lial, before  him,  to  bear  witness 
against  him,  saying.  Thou  didst 
*=  blaspheme  God  and  the  king. 
And  then  carry  him  out,  and  "^  stone 
him,  that  he  may  die. 

11  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even 
the  elders  and  the  nobles  who  were 
the  inhabitants  in  his  city,  did  as 
Jezebel  had  sent  unto  them,  and 
as  it  was  written  in  the  letters 
which  she  had  sent  unto  them. 

12  "  They  jjroclaimed  a  fast,  and 
set  Naboth  on  high  among  the 
people. 

13  And  there  came  in  two  men, 
children  of  Belial,  and  sat  before 
him:  and  the  men  of  Belial  wit- 
nessed against  him,  even  against 
IS'aboth,  in  the  ijreseuce  of  the 
people,  saying,  ]N^aboth  did  blas- 
pheme God  and  the  king.  ^Then 
they  carried  him  forth  out  of  the 
city,  and  stoned  him  with  stones, 
that  he  died. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel,  say- 
ing, Naboth  is  stoned,  and  is  dead. 

15  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jezebel  heard  that  Naboth  w^as 
stoned,  and  was  dead,  that  Jezebel 
said  to  Ahab,  Arise,  take  posses- 
sion of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the 
Jezreelite,  which  he  refused  to  give 
thee  for  money  :  for  Naboth  is  not 
alive,  but  dead. 

IG  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  lieard  that  Naboth  was  dead, 
that  Ahab  rose  uj)  to  go  down  to 
the  vineyard  of  Nabolh  the  Jez- 
reelite, to  take  possession  of  it. 

17  ^  ^'And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  say- 
ing, 

434 


18  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab 
king  of  Israel,  ^  which  is  in  Sama- 
ria: behold,  he  is  in  the  vineyard 
of  Naboth,  whither  he  is  gone  down 
to  possess  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  Sf)eak  unto 
him,  saying,  Thus  saitli  the  Loed, 
Hast  thou  killed,  and  also  taken 
possession  ?  And  thou  shalt  si3eak 
unto  him,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  'In. the  place  where  dogs 
licked  the  blood  of  Naboth  shall 
dogs  lick  thy,  blood,  even  thine. 

20  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah,  ''Hast 
thou  found  me,  O  mine  enemy? 
And  he  answered,  I  have  found 
thee :  because  '  thou  hast  sold  thy- 
self to  work  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

21  Behold,  ™I  will  bring  evil  up- 
on thee,  and  will  take  away  thy 
posterity,  and  will  cut  off  from 
Ahab  ""him  that  pisseth  against 
th^  wall,  and  "him  that  is  shut  wp 
and  left  in  Israel, 

22  And  will  make  thine  house 
like  the  house  of  ^Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the  house 
of ''Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah,  for 
the  provocation  wherewith  thou 
hast  i:)rovoked  me  to  anger,  and 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

23  And  'of  Jezebel  also  spake  the 
Lord,  saying.  The  dogs  shall  eat 
Jezebel  by  the  "  wall  of  Jezreel. 

24  ^Hun  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in 


the  city  the 


dogs 


shall  eat:   and 


him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the 
fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

25  ^  But  *  there  was  none  like  un- 
to Ahab,  which  did  sell  himself  to 
work  wickedness  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  "whom  Jezebel  his  wife 
"  stirred  up. 

'  2G  And  he  did  very  abominablj^ 
in  following  idols,  according  to  all 
things  ""as  did  the  Amorites,  whom 
the  Lord  cast  out  before  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  heard  those  words,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  -put  sack- 
cloth upon  his  tlesh,  and  fasted, 
and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went 
softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  tha  Lord 
came  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 


Before 
CH  RIST 

899. 

hch.  13.  .32. 
2  Chr.  22,  9. 


i  ch.  22.  .^S. 


kch.  18. 17 


I  2  Kings  ir. 
17. 
Eom.  7. 14. 


"ch.  14.  III. 
2  Kings  i)  H. 


"  1  Sam.  23. 
22. 
"ch.  14.  10. 


P  ch.  15.  iV. 


lch.lG.3,U. 


'■2Kins-s!l. 
SO. 


II  Or,  clitcfi. 

»ch.  14.11. 
&  1(J.  4. 


<  ch.  16.  ."0, 
&c. 


"ch.  IG.  .01. 
II  Or,  incited. 


^  Gen.  l.n.  Hi. 
2  Kinirs  il. 
II. 


yCcn.cr.r.l. 


Alial)  seelrth  to 


I.  KINGS. 


recover  Bamotli-gUead, 


Before 
CHRIST 

81)9. 


'  2  Kings  9. 
L'5. 


SOT. 


"  2  Chr.  18.L' 
&c.  • 


h  Dcut.  4.  4". 

t  Heb.  silent 
Jrom  tak- 
inrj  it. 


•=2  Kings  3.7. 


cJch.  IS.  19. 


'2  Kings  3. 
U. 


OOr, 
eunuch. 


29  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  humbleth 
himself  before   me  ?    because   he 


will 
hut 
the 


the  kiug 


humbleth  himself  before  me,  I 
not  briug-  the  evil  in  his  days : 
"in  his  son's  days  will  I  briuu' 
evil  \\\)0\\  his  house. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Ahah,  seduced  by  false  2»'(tpficts,  according  to  the 
word  of  Micaiah,  U  dain  at  Jtamothgilead.  '67 
Tlie  dcHjs  lick  up  /ii.-<  blood,  and  Ahaz'uth  .lucccedelh 
him.  41  JehoshaphaV s  good  reign.  45  His  acts. 
50  Jehoram  succecdeth  him.  51  Aliaziah's  evil 
reign. 

AND  they  continued  three  years 
XA-  without  war  between  iSyria 
and  Israel. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third 
year,  that  ■'Jehoshaphat  the  kin<r 
of  Judah  came  down  to 
of  Israel. 

3  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  un- 
to his  servants,  Know  ve  that 
""Eamoth  in  Gilead  h  ours,  and  we 
fee  ^  still,  and  take  it  not  out  of  the 
hiand  of  the  king  of  Syria  % 

4  And  he  said  unto  Jehoshaphat, 
Wilt  tliou  go  with  me  to  battle  to 
Eamoth-gilead  \  And  Jehosha- 
phat said  to  the  king  of  Israel,  '=1 
am  as  thou  art^  my  people  as  thy 
peoi)le,  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  Inquire,  I  pray  thee, 
at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  day. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Israel  ''gath- 
ered the  prophets  together,  about 
four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto 
them.  Shall  I  go  against  Eamoth- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear? 
And  they  said.  Go  up;  for  the  Lord 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of 
the  king. 

7  And  '■  Jehoshaphat  said,  J.s'  tliere 
not  here  a  prox)het  of  the  Lokd  be- 
sides, that  Ave  might  inquire  of 
him? 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  un- 
to Jehoshaphat,  T]iere  is  yet  one 
man,  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imlah,  by 
whom  we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord  : 
but  I  hate  him;  for  he  doth  not 
prophesy  good  concerning  me,  but 
evil.  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Let 
not  the  king  say  so. 

9  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called 
an  "  officer,  and  said.  Hasten  hither 
jVIicaiah  the  son  of  Imlah. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  and 
Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  sat 


each  on  his  throne,  having  put  on 
their  robes,  in  a  ^void  i)lace  in  the 
entrance  of  the  gate  of  Samaria; 
and  all  the  prophets  proxdiesied 
before  them. 

11  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Ohe- 
naanali  made  him  horns  of  iron : 
and  he  said.  Thus  saitli  the  Lord, 
AVith  these  shalt  thou  i)ush  the 
Syrians,  luitil  thou  have  consumed 
them. 

12  And  all  the  prophets  prophe- 
sied so,  saying,  Go  up  to  Eamoth- 
gilead,  and  i)rosper:  for  the  Lord 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  king's  hand. 

13  And  the  messenger  that  was 
gone  to  call  Micaiah  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Behold  now,  the  words 
of  the  prophets  declare  good  unto 
the  king  with  one  mouth :  let  thy 
word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  the  word 
of  one  of  them,  and  speak  that 
which  is  good. 

14  And  Micaiah  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  ^what  the  Lord  saith  unto 
me,  that  will  I  speak. 

lo  ^  So  he  came  to  the  king. 
And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Mi- 
caiah, shall  we  go  against  Eamoth- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  we  for- 
bear! And  he  answered. him,  Go, 
and  i)rosper :  for  the  Lord  shall  de- 
liver it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

IG  And  the  king  said  unto  liim, 
How  many  times  shall  I  adjure 
thee  that  thou  tell  me  nothing  but 
that  which  is  true  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  saAv  all  Israel 
^scattered  upon  the  hills,  as  sheep 
that  have  not  a  shepherd :  and  the 
Lord  said.  These  have  no  master : 
let  them  return  every  man  to  his 
house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell 
thee  that  he  would  prophesy  no 
good  concerning  me,  but  evil  I 

19  And  he  said.  Hear  thou  there- 
fore the  word  of  the  Lord  :  ''  I  saw 
the  Lord  sitting  on  his  throne, 
'  and  all  the  host  of  heaven  stand- 
ing by  him  on  his  right  hand  and 
on  his  left. 

-  20  And  the  Lord  said,  AVho  shall 
"persuade  Ahab,  that  he  may 
uj)    and    fall    at 


435 


go 
Eamoth-gilead? 


Before 
CIIHIST 

S!»7. 

+  licb.  floor. 


iXum.22.33. 


e  Matt.  0.  re. 


Ms.  C.  1. 
l)an.  7. 


iJohl.fi.* 
2.  1. 

Ps.  103.  20, 
21. 

Dan.-.  10. 
Zci-h.  1.  1(1. 
-Mutt.  IX.  1(1. 
Heb.  1.7,14. 

II  Or, 
t/ecttve. 


AhaT)  goetli  in  disyuise  to  the 


I.  KINGS. 


'battle,  and  is  slain. 


Before 
CHRIST 

897. 


kJudg.a.  23. 
Job  12.  Hi. 
Ez.  14.  y. 
2  Thess.  2. 
11. 

1  Ez.  14.  0. 


•"  2  Chr.  18. 
23. 


fi  Or,  from 
chamber  to 
chamber, 

tHeb.  « 
chamber  in 
a  chamber, 
oh.  liiJ.  30. 


■■  Num.lC.2;). 
IJeut.  I8.:!0, 
•Jil,  2-J. 


II  Or,  when 

he  VKlft  to 

dis^ti.'ie 
klTHnel/,ftnd 
enter  into 
the  battle. 

"2Chj.35.22. 


Aud  one  said  on  this*  manner,  and 
anotlier  said  on  that  manner. 

21  And  there  came  forth  a  si)irit, 
and  stood  before  the  Lokd,  and 
said,  I  will  persuade  him. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Wherewith !  And  he  said,  I  will 
go  forth,  and  I  will  be  a  lying 
spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his  proph- 
ets. And  he  said,  ^  Thou  shalt  per- 
suade him,  and  ijrevail  also:  go 
forth,  and  do  so. 

23  'Now  therefore,  behold,  the 
LoED  hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in 
the  mouth  of  all  these  thy  i^roph- 
ets,  and  the  Loed  hath  spoken 
evil  concerning  thee. 

24  But  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chena- 
anah  went  near,  and  smote  Micaiah 
on  the  cheek,  and  said,  "'Which 
way  went  the  Spirif  of  the  Lord 
from  me  to  speak  unto  thee  ? 

25  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold,  thou 
shalt  see  in  that  day,  when  thou 
shalt  go  "into  ^an  inner  chamber 
to  hide  thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  Israel  said. 
Take  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back 
unto  Amon  the  governor  of  the 
city,  aud  to  Joash  the  king's  son  ; 

27  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king, 
Put  this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and 
feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction 
and  with  water  of  affliction,  until 
I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said,  If  thou,  re- 
turn at  all  in  peace,  "the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken  by  me.  Arid  he  said. 
Hearken,  O  ijeojjle,  every  one  of 
you. 

29  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Je- 
hoshaphat  the  king  of  J  udah  went 
up  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

30  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  "I  will  disguise 
myself,  and  enter  into  the  battle ; 
but  put  thou  on  thy  robes.  And 
the  king  of  Israel  "disguised  him- 
self, and  went  into  tlu;  battle. 

31  Jiiit  the  king  of  Syria  com- 
manded his  thirty  and  two  captains 


tliat  had  rule  over  his  chariots 


say 


ing.  Fight  neither  with  small  nor 
grc^at,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
Israel. 
32  And  it  came  to  pasf*,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  saw  Je- 
436 


hoshaphat,  that  they  said.  Surely 
it  is  the  king  of  Israel.  And  they 
turned  aside  to  fight  against  him : 
and  Jehoshai^hat  ''cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
caiJtains  of  the  chariots  perceived 
that  it  2vas  not  the  king  of  Israel, 
that  they  tmned  back  from  pursu- 
ing him. 

34  And  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow 
^  at  a  venture,  and  smote  the  king 
of  Israel  between  the  ^joints  of  the 
harness :  wherefore  he  said  unto 
the  driver  of  his  chariot.  Turn  thine 
hand,  and  carry  me  out  of  the  host ; 
for  I  am  *  wounded. 

35  And  the  battle  *  increased  that 
day :  and  the  king  was  stayed  up 
in  his  chariot  against  the  Syrians, 
and  died  at  even:  and  the  blood 
ran  out  of  the  wound  into  the 
t  midst  of  the  chariot. 

3G  And  there  went  a  proclamation 
throughout  the  host  about  the  go- 
ing down  of  the  sun,  saying.  Every 
man  to  his  city,  and  every  man  to 
his  own  country. 

37  i"  So  the  king  died,  and  ^was 


brought 


to    Samaria ;    and    they 


buried  the  king  in  Samaria. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot  in 
the  pool  of  Samaria ;  and  the  dogs 
licked  up  his  blood ;  and  they 
washed  his  armour ;  according 
1  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  which 
he  spake. 

30  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahab,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
"^the  ivory  house  which  he  made, 
and  all  the  cities  that  he  built,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fathers ; 
and  Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

41  ^  And  'Jehoshaphat  the  son 
of  Asa  began  to  reign  over  Judali 
in  the  fourth  year  of  Ahab  king  of 
Israel. 

42  Jehoshaphat  ivas  thirty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign ;  and  he  reigned  twenty  aud 
five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Azubah  the 
daughter  of  Shilhi. 

43  And  'he  walked  in  all  the 
ways  of  Asa  his  father ;  he  turned 


Before 
CHRIST 

897. 


I"  2  Chr.18.31. 
Prov.  13.20. 


f  Ileb.  in  his 
simplicitii, 
2Sam.l5.11. 

t  Hcb. 

Joints  and 
the  breast- 
plate. 


tHeb. 

madej^ick. 
t  Ilib. 

ascended. 


tHeb. 
h-jsom. 


\  Heb.  came. 


■!  ch.  21. 19. 


Amos  3. 15, 


897. 


014. 
Bcpnn  to 

reis"  alone, 

vcr.  51. 
»2Chr.20.31. 


12  Clir.l".?. 


JeliosliaplicWs  acts. 


II.  KINGS. 


AhaziaWs  iviclcecl  reign. 


Before 
CHKIST 

014. 

"  ch.  14.  •2!5. 
Si  1!,.  14. 
2  Kiugs  12. 
3. 


^  2  Chr.  10.2. 
2  Cor.  G.  14. 


>cli.  14.24. 
i  10.12. 


'Gen.  2o.  2.3. 

2  Sam.  S.  14. 

2  Kings 3. U. 

&  S.  20. 
"2Chr.20.35, 

&c. 
II  Or,  had 

ten  sliips. 
t>  ch.  10.  22. 
'^2Chr.2().37. 
■1  ch.  a.  2G. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

abuut  ft96. 


■2Sam.  8.  2. 


boh.  3.  5. 


*1  Sam. 5.10. 


not  aside  from  it,  doing  that  which 
was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Loud  : 
neverthek'ss  "the  iiigli  i»hic'es  were 
not  taken  away;  for  the  peopk'. 
otfered  and  burnt  ineense  yet  in 
the  high  places. 

44  And  ""  Jehosliaphat  made  peace 
with  the  king  of  Tsraek 

45  Now  the  rest  of  tlie  acts  of  Je- 
hoshaphat,  and  his  miglit  tliat  he 
shewed,  and  how  he  warred,  are 
they  not  Avritten  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Jndah  ? 

4G  'And  the  renmant  of  the  sod- 
omites, which  remained  in  tlie  days 
of  his  father  Asa,  he  took  out  of 
the  land. 

47  'There  was  then   no 
Edom:  a  deputy  was  king 

48  -'Jehoshaphat  "^'made  ships  of 
Tharshish  to  go  to  Ophir  for  gold : 
^but  they  went  not;  for  the  ships 
were  broken  at  '' Ezion-geber. 

49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  of 


king 


in 


xVhab  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Let  my 
servants  go  with  thy  servants  in 
the  ships.  But  Jehoshaphat  would 
not. 

50  ^  And  'Jehoshapliat  slept  with 
his  fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his  fa- 
ther: and  Jell  Oram  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

51  1  "^ Ahaziah  the  sou  of  Ahab 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Sama- 
ria the  seventeenth  year  of  Jehosh- 
aphat king  of  Judah,  and  reigned 
two  years  over  Israel. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  ^walked  in  the  way 
of  his  father,  and  in  the  way  of  his 
motlier,  and  in  the  way  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made 
Israel  to  sin : 

53  For  ''  he  served  Baal,  and^vor- 
shipi^ed  him,  and  provoked  to  an- 
ger the  LoKD  God  of  Israel,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS, 

COMMOKLY    CALLED, 

THE   FOUETH   BOOK   OF   THE   KINGS. 


T 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Ifoab  rebeJlcth.  2  A/iazlaft,  nauUiig  to  Baal-zcbith, 
hath  hix  jtidyment  bij  Elijah.  5  Elijah  twice  briiig- 
eth  Jire  J'roru  heaven  upuu  them  ivhoin  Ahaziah  .'<eiit 
to  apj)rehend  him.  13  He  pUicth  the  third  captain., 
and,  encouraged  by  an  arajct,  telleth  the  king  of  his 
death.     17  Jehoram  succecdeth  Ahaziah. 

HEN  Moab  n-ebelled  against 
Israel    ^  after   the    death    of 
Ahab. 

2  And  Ahaziah  fell  down  through 
a  lattice  in  his  upper  chamber  that 
was  in  Samaria,  and  was  sick  :  and 
he  sent  messengers,  and  said  unto 
them.  Go,  inquire  of  Baal-zel)ulj  the 
god  of 'Ekron  whether  I  shall  re- 
cover of  this  disease. 

3  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  Ai-ise,  go  uj) 
to  meet  the  messengers  of  the  king 
of  Samaria,  and  say  unto  them.  Is 
it  not  because  there  is  not  a  God 
in  Israel,  that  ye  go  to  inquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ? 

4  Now  therefore  thus   saith  the 


Lord,  ^  Thou  slialt  not  come  down 
from  that  bed  on  which  thou  art 
gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die.  And 
Elijah  departed. 

5  T^  And  when  the  messengers 
turned  back  unto  him,  he  said  un- 
to them,  Why  are  ye  now  turned 
back  ? 

G  And  they  said  unto  him.  There 
came  a  man  uj)  to  meet  ns,  and 
said  unto  us,  Go,  turn  again  unto 
the  king  that  sent  you,  and  say  un- 
to him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Is  it 
not  because  there  is  not  a  God  in 
Israel,  that  thou  sendest  to  inquire 
of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  I 
therefore  thou  shalt  not  come  down 
from  that  bed  on  which  thou  art 
gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  ^  What 
manner  of  man  was  he  which  came 
up  to  meet  you,  and  told  you  these 
words  ? 

437 


Before 

CHKIST 

ill  3. 


■2  Clir.:'!.!. 


889. 

Now  he 

begins  to 

rei^rii  alone. 

'  ver.  40. 

8!)8. 


Sch.  15.  2G. 


I'Jmi?.  2. 11. 
ch.  IG.  31. 


Before 
CHRIST 
ahoul  c9t) 

t  Iltb.  The 
bfff  whither 

thou  art 
gone  vp. 
tfiott  till  alt 
not  come 
down  from 
it. 


t  Ileb.  What 
was  the 
nuintter  of 
the  man  t 


AhasiaWs  messengers  consumed. 


II.  KINGS. 


Jehoram  succecleth  Aliaziah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  t96. 

ii  See  Zech. 
13.  4. 
Matt.  3.  4. 


'  Lake  9.  34. 


f  Ueb. 
bowed. 


n  Sam.  26. 
■1\. 
P».  Ti  14. 


8  And  they  answered  him,  He  ivas 
•^a  hairy  man,  and  girt  with  a  girdle 
of  leather  about  his  loins.  And  he 
said,  It  is  Elijah  the  Tishbite. 

9  Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a 
captain  of  tifty  with  his  fifty.  And 
he  went  up  to  him:  and,  behold, 
he  sat  on  the  top  of  a  hill.  And  he 
spake  unto  him.  Thou  man  of  God, 
the  king  hath  said.  Come  down. 

10  And  Elijah  answered  and  said 
to  the  captain  of  fifty,  If  I  &e  a  man 
of  God,  then  "^  let  fire  come  down 
from  heaven,  and  consume  thee 
and  thy  fifty.  And  there  came 
down  fire  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sumed him  and  his  fifty. 

11  Again  also  he  sent  unto  him 
another  captain  of  fifty  with  his 
fifty.  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  liim,  O  man  of  God,  thus  hath 
the  king  said.  Come  down  quickly. 

12  And  Elijah  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  If  I  &e  a  man  of  God, 
let  fire  come  down  from  heaven, 
and  consume  thee  and  thy  fifty. 
And  the  fire  of  God  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  consumed  him 
and  his  fiftJ^ 

13  ^  And  he  sent  again  a  captain 
of  the  third  fifty  with  his  fifty. 
And  the  third  captain  of  fifty  went 
up,  and  came  and  ^fell  on  his  knees 
before  Elijah,  and  besought  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  O  man  of  God, 
I  pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life 
of  these  fifty  thy  servants,  Uie  jjre- 
cious  in  thy  sight. 

14  Behold,  there  came  fire  down 
from  heaven,  and  burnt  up  the  two 
captains  of  the  former  fifties  with 
their  fifties:  therefore  let  my  life 
now  be  precious  in  thy  sight. 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Elijah,  Go  down  with 
him:  be  not  afraid  of  him.  And 
he  arose,  and  went  down  with  him 
unto  the  king. 

10  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou 
hast  sent  messengers  to  inquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekrou,  is  it 
not  because  there  is  no  God  in  Is- 
rael to  in(piire  of  his  word  "f  there- 
fore thou  slialt  not  come  down  ofi' 
that  bed  on  which  thou  art  gone 
up,  but  shalt  surely  die. 
438 


I  17  1^  So  he  died  according  to  the 
w^ord  of  the  Lord  which  Elijah 
had  spoken.  And  "Jehoram  reign- 
ed in  his  stead,  in  the  second  year 
of  Jehoram  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat 
king  of  Judah ;  because,  he  had  no 
son. 

18  Xow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahaziah  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  I 
CHAPTER  II. 

1  Elijah,  taking  his  leave  of  £lisha,  with  his  mantle 
divideth  Jordan,  9  and,  granting  Elisha  his  re- 
quest, is  taken  up  by  a  fiery  chariot  into  heaven. 
12  Elisha,  dividing  Jordan  with  Elijah's  mantle,  is 
acknowledged  his  successor.  16  The  young  proph- 
ets, hardly  obtaining  leave  to  seek  Elijah,  could  not 
find  him.  19  Elisha  with  salt  healeth  the  unwhole- 
some waters.  23  Hears  destroy  the  children  that 
mocked  Elisha. 

AXD  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
_  Lord  would  Uake  up  Elijah 
into  heaven  by  a  whirlwind,  that 
Elijah  went  with  ^Elisha  from  Gil- 
gal. 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha, 
''Tarry  here,  I  pray  thee;  for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Beth-el.  And 
Elisha  said  unto  him,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,'  and  '^as  thy  soul  liveth,  I 
will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  went 
down  to  Beth-el. 

3  And  "the  sons  of 'the  prophets 
that  ivere  at  Beth-el  came/  forth  to 
Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Know- 
est  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take 
away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to 
day?  And  he  said.  Yea,  I  know 
it;  hold  ye  your  peace. 

4  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Eli- 
sha, tarry  here,  I  pray  thee;  for 
the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jericho. 
And  he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not 
leave  thee.  So  they  came  to  Jeri- 
cho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
that  u'ere  at  Jericho  came  to  Eli- 
sha, and  said  unto  hiui,  Knowest 
thou  that  the  Lord  will  take  away 
thy  master  from  thy  head  to  day  ? 
And  he  answered.  Yea,  I  know  it; 
hold  ye  your  peace. 

G  And  JOlijali  said  unto  him.  Tar- 
ry, I  pray  thee,  here ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  sent  me  to  Jordan.  And  he 
said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as 
thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee.     And  they  two  wcmt  on. 


Before 
CHRIST 

8SG. 

II  The  sec- 
ond year 
that  Jclio- 
ram  was 
Prorfix^ 
and  the 
eif;htecnth 
of  Jt^liOi^ia- 
phut, 
ch.  3. 1. 


'  Gen.  5.  24. 


!>  1  Kings  10. 
I'l. 


■^  See  Ruth  1. 
15,  IB. 


i\  Pam.l.2G. 
ver.  4,  C. 
ch.  i.  CO. 


•■  1  Kings  20. 
So. 

ver.  5, 7, 15. 
ch.  4.  1,  36. 

&a.  1. 


i 


Elijah  is  taken  up  into  heaven. 


II.  KINGS. 


Jericho's  tvaters  healed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

896. 

t  lleb. 
m  'igltt, 
or,  over 
a'jitiiist. 


fSoEx.  14. 
•21. 

Josh.  .^  IC. 
ver.  14. 


t  Ileb.  Tfiou 
hast  fioae 
hnni  in 
uskintj. 


Ecll.fi.  ir. 
1*3.  11 H.  4. 


lich.  13. 14. 


t  IIol).  Up. 


i  ver.  8. 


ivcr.  7. 


t ITeb. Ronx 
{^/'strength. 


ISeel  Kings 
IS.  IJ. 
Ez.  8.  .3. 
Acts  8.  39. 


7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets-  went,  and  stood  '  to  view 
afar  otf :  and  they  two  stood  by 
Jordan. 

8  And  Elijah  took  his  mantle,  and 
wrapped  it  to<;etlier,  and  smote  the 
waters,  and  'they  were  divided 
hither  and  thither,  so  that  they 
two  went  over  on  dry  cronnd. 

9  1"  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  when 
they  were  gone  over,  that  Elijah 
said  unto  Elisha,  Ask  Avhat  I  sliall 
do  for  thee,  before  I  be  taken  away 
from  thee.  And  Elisha  said,  I  pray 
thee,  let  a  double  i)ortion  of  thy 
spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said,  ^Thou  hast  asked 
a  hard  thing:  nevertheless,  if  thou 
see  me  when  I  am  taken  from  thee, 
it  shall  be  so  unto  thee;  but  if  not, 
it  shall  not  be  so. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
still  went  on,  an<l  talked,  that,  be- 
hold, there  appeared  ^'a  chariot  of 
tire,  and  horses  of  fire,  and  part- 
ed them  both  asunder ;  and  Elijah 
went  up  by  a  whirlwind  into  heaven. 

12  *![  And  Elisha  saw  if,  and  he 
cried,  ^^ly  father,  my  father,  the 
chariot  of  Israel,  and  the  horsemen 
thereof !  And  he  saw  him  no  more : 
and  he  took  hold  of  his  own  clothes, 
and  rent  them  in  two  pieces. 

13  He  took  up  also  the  mantle  of 
Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and  went 
back,  and  stood  by  the  ^bank  of 
Jordan ; 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of  Eli- 
jah that  fell  from  him,  and  smote 
the  waters,  and  said.  Where  is  the 
LoKD  God  of  Elijah  ?  And  when 
he  also  had  smitten  the  waters, 
'they  parted  hither  and  thither: 
and  Elisha  went  over. 

15  And  Avhen  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  which  were -^ to  view  at 
Jericho  saw  him,  they  said,  The 
spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on  Elisha. 
And  they  came  to  meet  him,  and 
bowed  themselves  to  the 
before  him. 

16  1  And  they  said  unto  him,  Be- 

th}'  serv- 
let  them 

thee,  and  seek  thy 
master  :  '  lest  peradventure  the 
Spii'it    of  the    Lord   hath    taken 


ground 


hold  now,  there  be  with 


ants  fifty 
we  pray 


'  strong  men ; 


g% 


him  up,  and  cast  him  upon  *  some 
mountain,  or  into  some  valley. 
And  he  said.  Ye  shall  not  send. 

17  And  Avhen  they  urged  him  till 
he  was  ashamed,  he  said.  Send. 
They  sent  therefoni  fiiiy  men  ;  and 
tlu!y  sought  thi'ee  days,  but  found 
him  not. 

18  And  when  they  came  again  to 
him,  (for  he  tarried  at  Jericho,)  he 
said  unto  them.  Did  1  not  say  unto 
you.  Go  not  ? 

19  ^\  And  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  Elisha,  Behold,  I  pray  thee, 
the  situation  of  this  city  is  pleas- 
ant, as  my  lord  seeth:  but  the 
water  is  naught,  and  the  ground 
U)arren. 

20  And  he  said,  Bring  me  a  new 
cruse,  and  put  salt  therein.  And 
they  brought  it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  forth  unto  the 
spring  of  the  waters,  and  "'  cast  the 
salt  in  there,  and  said,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  I  have  healed  these  wa- 
ters; there  shall  not  be  from  thence 
any  more  death  or  barren  land. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed  un- 
to this  day,  according  to  the  saying 
of  Elisha  which  he  si)ake. 

23  ^\  And  he  went  up  from  thence 
unto  Beth-el :  and  as  ho  was  going 
up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth 
little  children  out  of  the  city,  and 
mocked  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
Go  up,  thou  bald  head;  go  up,  thou 
bald  head. 

.24  And  he  turned  back,  and  look- 
ed on  them,  and  cursed  them  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  tliere 
came  forth  two  she  bears  out  of  the 
wood,  and  tare  forty  and  two  chil- 
dren of  them. 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to 
mount  Carmel,  and  frcmi  thence 
he  returned  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  Jehoram''!;  reign.  4  McsJta  rebelleth.  6  Jehoram., 
ivith  Je/ioK/iapfiat,  and  the  king  of  Udom,  being  dix- 
trcsxedfor  v:ant  oj'ivater,  by  Ji/is/ia  obtaineth  uater, 
and  proinise  of  victunj.  Mi  The  Moabitat.,  dectivcd 
by  (he  colour  of  the  water,  coining  to  upoil,  are  over- 
come. 26  The  king  <f  Moab,  by  sacrijicing  the  king 
of  EdouCs  son.,  raiseth  the  siege. 

NOW  ^  Jehoram  the  son  of  xVhab 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in 
Samaria  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  and 
reigned  twelve  years. 
439 


Before 

CHRIST 

89G. 

t  lleh.  one 
ot  the 
moHiitainn. 


f  Ilel). 
C(ni\inf/  to 
mtbcarrt/. 


"SocEx.l.'). 
cli'.  4.  41.  & 
Jolin  9.  G. 


.1.  ir 


8!h;. 


Moal)  rebelleth 


II.  KINGS. 


against  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

896. 


♦  Heb. 

statue. 
bl  Kings  10. 

31,  32. 


n  Kings  12. 
28,  31,  32. 


■I  See  Is.lG.l. 


cli.  1.  1. 


895. 


n  Kings  22. 
4. 


tHeb.  a< 
their  feet. 
See  Ex.  11. 
8. 


« I  Kings  22. 


kch.  2.  2.5. 


i  E?..  H.  .3. 


I  2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  ;  but  not  like  his 

I  father,  and  like  his  mother :  for  he 
put  awaj^  the  t image  of  Baal  ''that 
his  father  had  made. 

3  ]Srevertheless  he  cleaved  unto 
Hhe  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
ISTebat,  which  made  Israel  to  sin ; 
he  departed  not  therefrom. 

4  \  And  Mesha  king  of  Moab  was 
a  sheepmaster,  and  rendered  unto 
the  king  of  Israel  a  hundred  thou- 
sand ''lambs,  and  a  hundred  thou- 
sand rams,  with  the  wool. 

5  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  ""Ahab 
was  dead,  that  the  king  of  Moab 
rebelled  against  the  king  of  Israel. 

6  ^  And  king  Jehoram  went  out 
of  Samaria  the  same  time,  and 
numbered  all  Israel. 

7  And  he  went  and  sent  to  Je- 
hoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah,  say- 
ing, The  king  of  Moab  hath  rebel- 
wilt  thou  go  with 


led  against  me : 

me  against  Moab  to  battle  f  And 
he  said,  I  will  go  up:  ^I  am  as  thou 
art,  my  people  as  thy  people,  and 
my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

8  And  he  said,  AVhich  way  shall 
we  go  up  I  And  he  answered. 
The  way  through  the  wilderness 
of  Edom.   • 

9  So  the  king  of  Israel  went,  and 
the  king  of  Judah,  and  the  king  of 
Edom :  and  they  fetched  a  compass 
of  seven  days'  journey :  and  there 
was  no  water  for  the  host,  and  for 
the  cattle  ^that  followed  them. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Alas !  that  the  Lokd  hath  called 
these  three  kings  together,  to*  de- 
liver them  into  the  hand  of  Moab  ! 

11  But  *■' Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there 
not  here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord, 
that  we  may  in(piire  of  the  Lord 
by  him  ?  And  one  of  the  king  of 
Israel's  servants  answered  and  said, 
Here  is  J']lisha  the  son  of  Slia])hat, 
wliicli  i)oured  water  on  the  hands 
of  Elijah. 

12  And  Jehosha])hat  said.  The 
word  of  the  Lord  is  with  him.  So 
the  king  of  Israel  and  fl('li()slia})hat 
and  the  king  of  Edom  ''  went  dou  n 
to  him. 

13  And  Elisha  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  '  What  have  I  to  do  with 

440 


thee  f  ""get  thee  to  '  the  prophets  of 
thy  father,  and  to  the  prophets  of 
thy  mother.  And  the  king  of  Is- 
rael said  unto  him.  Nay:  for  the 
Lord  hath  called  these  three  kings 
together,  to  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Moab. 

14  And  Elisha  said,  "^As  the  Lord 
of  hosts  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand, 
surely,  were  it  not  that  I  regard  the 
X)resence  of  Jehoshaphat  the  king 
of  Judah,  I  would  not  look  toward 
thee,  nor  see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  "a  minstrel. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
minstrel  ijlayed,  that  "the  hand  of 
the  Lord  came  upon  him. 

16  And  he  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  pMake  this  valley  full  of 
ditches. 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye 
shall  not  see  wind,  neither  shall 
ye  see  rain ;  yet  that  valley  shall 
be  filled  with  water,  that  ve  mav 
drink,  both  ye,  and  your  cattle,  and 
your  beasts. 

18  And  this  is  hut  a  light  thing 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  will 
deliver  the  Moabites  also  into  your 
hand. 

19  And  ye  shall  smite  every 
fenced  city,  and  every  choice  city, 
and  shall  fell  every  good  tree,  and 
stop  all  wells  of  water,  and  ^luar 
every  good  piece  of  land  with 
stones. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  when  ^the  meat  offering- 
was  ottered,  that,  behold,  there 
came  water  by  the  way  of  Edom, 
and  the  country  was  filled  with 
^vater. 

21  •[  And  when  all  the  Moabites 
heard  that  the  kings  were  come  up 
to  fight  against  them,  they  ^gath- 
ered all  that  were  able  to  *i)ut  on 
armour,  and  upward,  and  stood  in 
the  border. 

22  .Viid  they  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  the  sun  shone  uj)on 
the  water,  and  the  INIoabites  saw 
the  water  on  the  other  side  as  red 
as  blood : 

23  And  they  said,  This  is  blood 


Before 
CHRIST 

895. 

k  So  Judg. 

10.  U. 

Ruth  1.  ir,. 
1 1  Kings  18. 

19. 


="1  Kings  17 
ch.  5.  IG. 


"  See  1  Sam. 
10.5. 


°Ez.  l.r,.  Sc 
S.  14,  22.  i 
8.1. 


P  ell.  4.  :;. 


t  Hcl). 
grieve. 


■I  Ex.  29.  .39, 
40. 


the  kings  are  surely  ♦slain,  and 
lliey  have  smitten  one  another: 
now  therefore,  Moab,  to  the  spoil. 


f  Ilcb. 
u-eye  critd 
toprfhei: 

t  lleb. 
fjir'i  hini- 
si'l/ jiiit/i  a 
girdte. 


t  ITc-b. 
ilcstroycd . 


Elish  a  m  idtipUcth 


11.  KINGS. 


tlie  ividoiifs  oil. 


Before 
CHRIST 

893. 


I  Or,  theu 
smote  in  it 
ereii  smit- 
ing. 


t  Ilcb.  until 
he  Ictt  the 
stont't'  there- 
of in  Kir- 
hafiifieth. 
'18.10.7,11. 


'  Amos  2.  1. 


<ch.  8.  20. 


'  1  Kings  20. 
So. 


*  See  Lev. 
2.5.  .i'.l. 
Matt.  18. 25. 


«  See  ch.  3. 

IG. 
II  Or, 

scant  not. 


24  And  when  they  came  to  the 
camp  of  Israel,  the  Israelites  rose 
up  and  smote  the  ]Moabites,  so  that 
they  fled  before  them:  hut  "they 
went  forward  smit  iii,<>-  the  3Loabites, 
even  in  their  country. 

25  And  they  beat  down  tlie  cities, 
and  on  every  o()od  jnece  of  land 
cast  every  man  liis  stone,  and  lilled 
it;  and  they  stoi)])ed  all  the  wells 
of  water,  and  felled  all  the  good 
trees:  *  only  in  "'Kir-haraseth  left 
they  the  stones  thereof;  howbeit 
the  slingers  went  about  it,  and 
smote  it. 

26  ®[  And  when  the  king  of  Moab 
saw  that  the  battle  was  too  sore 
for  him,  he  took  with  him  seven 
hundred  men  that  drew  swords,  to 
break  through  ercn  mito  the  king 
of  Edom  :  but  theji  could  not. 

27  Then  'he  took  his  eldest  son 
that  should  have  reigned  in  his 
stead,  and  offered  him  for  a  burnt 
offering  upon  the  wall.  And  there 
was  gve'<\,t  indignation  against  Is- 
rael :  '  and  they  departed  from  him, 
and  returned  to  their  oivn  land. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Elhha  multiplicth  the  widow'' a  oil.  8  lie  giveth  a  son 
to  the  good  Shunammite.  IS  lie  raiseth  again  her 
dead  son.  38  At  Gik/al  he  heal^th  the  deadly  pot- 
tage, ■i'i  He  sati-'ijieth  a  hundred  men  with  twenty 
loaves. 

NOW  there  cried  a  certain  wo- 
man of  the  wives  of  ■'  the  sons 
of  the  prophets  nnto  Elisha,  say- 
ing. Thy  servant  my  husband  is 
dead;  and  thou  knowest  that  thy 
servant  did  fear  the  Lord  :  and  the 
creditor  is  come  '^^to  take  nnto  him 
my  two  sons  to  be  bondmen. 

2  And  Elisha  said  nnto  her,  AVhat 
shall  I  do  for  thee  I  tell  me,  what 
hast  thou  in  the  house  ?  And  she 
said,  Thine  handmaid  hath  not  any 
thing  in  the  house,  save  a  pot  of 
oil. 

3  Then  he  said.  Go,  borrow  thee 
vessels  abroad  of  all  thy  neigh- 
bours, even  empty  vessels;  ""bor- 
ro\^not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in, 
thou  shalt  shut  the  door  upon  thee 
and  upon  thy  sons,  and  shalt  i)our 
out  into  all  those  vessels,  and  thou 
shalt  set  aside  that  which  is  full. 

5  So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut 


the  door  upon  her  and  upon  her  I 
sons,  who  brought  the  vessels  to  | 
her ;  and  she  i^oured  out.  l 

()  And  it  canu^.  to  pass,  when  the ' 
ves.sels  w(?re  full,  that  she  said  un-  ' 
to  her  son,  Bring  me  yet  a  vessel. 
And  he  said  unto  her,  There  is  not 
a  vessel  nnn'e.    And  the  oil  stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the  man 
of  God.  And  he  said.  Go,  sell  the 
oil,  and  pay  thy  "debt,  and  live 
thou  and  thy  children  of  the  rest. 

8  1  And  ^  it  fell  on  a  day,  that 
Elisha  passed  to  ''Shunem,  where 
wa.H  a  great  woman  ;  and  she  ^  con- 
strained him  to  eat  bread.  And  so 
it  was,  that  as  oft  as  he  passed  by, 
he  turned  in  thither  to  eat  bread. 

1)  And  she  said  unto  her  husl)and. 
Behold  now,  I  perceive  that  this  is 
a  holy  man  of  God,  which  passeth 
by  us  continually. 

10  Let  us  make  a  little  chamber, 
I  pray  thee,  on  the  wall ;  and  let 
us  set  for  him  there  a  bed,  and  a 
table,  and  a  stool,  and  a  candle- 
stick :  and  it  shall  be,  when  he 
Cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in 
thither. 

11  And  it  fell  on  a  dav,  that  he 
came  thither,  and  he  turned  into 
the  chamber,  and  lay  there. 

12  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  ser\:- 
ant.  Call  this  Shunammite.  And 
when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood 
before  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  Say 
now  unto  her.  Behold,  thou  hast 
been  careful  for  us  with  all  this 
care ;  what  is  to  be  done  for  thee  ? 
wouldest  thou  be  spoken  for  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host? 
And  she  answered,  I  dwell  among 
mine  own  people. 

14  And  he  said.  What  then  is  to 
be  done  for  her  1  And  Gehazi  an- 
swered. Verily  she  hath  no  child, 
and  her  husband  is  old. 

15  And  he  said.  Call  her.  And 
when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood 
in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said,  ''About  this  ^sea- 
son,  according  to  the  time  of  life, 
thou  shalt  embrace  a  son.  And 
she  said,  lN"ay,  my  lord,  thou  man 
of  God,  '^do  not  lie  unto  thine  hand- 
maid. 

441 


Before 
CHRIST 

895. 


II  Or, 
creditor. 


t IIol).  theie 

Wds  a  (lay. 
djosh.iy.is. 

• 
tllcb.  laid 

hold  OH 

him. 


'Gen.  IS.  10, 

14. 
tHeb. 

set  time. 


rver.  28. 


The  Shunammite^s  son 


11.  KmGS. 


raised  to  life  hj  Elislm. 


Before 
CHRIST 

6'J5. 


f  Heb. 
peace. 


t  rieb. 
restrain  not 
for  me  to 
ride. 


ech.  2.  25. 


t  Ilfcb. 
fn/'fiiii/eet, 
Jlatt.  a>.  y. 


^IMy.  titter, 
1  Sum.  1.10. 


hvcr.  IG. 


i  1  Kings  18. 
W. 
cli.  U.  1. 


the   cbild  was 
a  day,  that  he 
reap- 


the 


17  And  the  woman  conceived,  and 
hare  a  sou  at  that  season  that  Eli- 
sha  had  said  nnto  her,  according  to 
the  time  of  hfe. 

18  1  And   when 
grown,  it  fell   on 
went  out  to  his  father  to 
ers. 

19  And  he  said  unto  his  father. 
My  head,  my  head !  And  he  said 
to  a  lad,  Carry  him  to  his  mother. 

20  And  when  he  had  taken  him, 
and  brought  him  to  his  mother,  he 
sat  on  her  knees  till  noon,  and  then 
died. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him 
on  the  bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and 
shut  the  door  upon  him,  and  went 
out. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  hus- 
band, and  said.  Send  me,  I  pray 
thee,  one  of  the  young  men,  and 
one  of  the  asses,  that  I  may  run  to 
the  man  of  God,  and  come  again. 

23  And  he  said.  Wherefore  wilt 
thou  go  to  him  to  day  ?  it  is  nei- 
ther new  moon,  nor  sabbath.  And 
she  said,  It  shall  l)e  ^well. 

.24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and 
said  to  her  servant,  Drive,  and  go 
forward ;  ^  slack  not  thy  riding  for 
me,  except  I  bid  thee. 

25  So  she  went  and  came  unto 
the  man  of  God  » to  mount  Garmel. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  man 
of  God  saw  her  afar  off",  that  he 
said  to  Gehazi  his  servant.  Behold, 
yonder  is  that  Shunammite : 

20  Run  now,  I  pray  thee,  to  meet 
her,  and  say  unto  her.  Is  it  well 
with  thee  ?  is  it  well  with  thy  hus- 
band I  is  it  Avell  with  the  child? 
And  she  answered.  It  is  well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the 
man  of  God  to  the  hill,  she  caught 
♦him  by  the  feet:  but  Gehazi  came 
near  to  thrust  her  away.  And  tha 
man  of  God  said,  Let  her  alone ; 
for  her  soul  is  Hexed  within  her: 
and  the  Lord  hath  hid  it  from  me, 
and  hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  slie  said,  Did  I  desire  a 
son  of  my  lord  I  ''  did  1  not  say,  Do 
not  deceive  me  ? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  '  Gird 
up  thy  loins,  and  take  my  staff'  in 
thine  hand,  find  go  thy  way:    if 

442 


thou  meet  any  man,  ^salute  him 
not ;  and  if  any  salute  thee,  answer 
him  not  again :  and  ^  lay  my  staff" 
upon  the  face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child 
said,  "J.S  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as 
thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee.  And  he  arose,  and  followed 
her. 

31  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before 
them,  and  laid  the  staff"  upon  the 
face  of  the  child ;  but  tliere  was  nei- 
ther voice,  nor  ^hearing.  Where- 
fore he  Avent  again  to  meet  him, 
and  told  him,  saying.  The  child  is 
"not  awaked. 

32  And  whenElisha  was  come  in- 
to the  house,  behold,  the  child  was 
dead,  and  laid  u^jon  his  bed. 

33  He  ''went  in  therefore,  and  shut 
the  door  upon  •them  twain,  ^'and 
i:)rayed  unto  the  Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon 
the  child,  and  put  his  mouth  upon 
his  mouth,  and  his  eyes  upon  his 
eyes,  and  his  hands  upon  his  hands : 
and  "he  stretched  himself  upon  the 
child;  and  the  flesh  of  the  child 
waxed  warm. 

35  Then  he  returned,  and  walked 
in  the  house  ♦  to  and  fro ;  and  went 
up,  ""and  stretched  himself  upon 
him:  and  'the  child  sneezed  seven 
times,  and  the  child  opened  his 
eyes. 

36  And  he  called  Gehazi,  and  said, 
Call  this  Shunammite.  So  he  call- 
ed her.  And  when  she  was  come 
in  unto  him,  he  said,  Take  w^  thy 
son. 

37  Then  she  went  in,  and  fell  at 
his  feet,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground,  and  *  took  up  her  son,  and 
went  out. 

38  If  And  Elisha  came  again  to 
"Gilgal:  and  there  was  a  "dearth 
in  the  land ;  and  the  sons  of  the 
l)r()phets  were  ^sitting  before  him  : 
and  he  said  unto  liis  servant,  Set 
on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pot- 
tage for  the  sons  of  the  prophefs. 

39  And  on(*  went  out  into  the 
held  to  gather  herbs,  and  found  a 
wild  vin(^,  and  gathered  thereof 
wild  gourds  his  lap  full,  and  came 
and  shred  ihem  into  the  })ot  of  pot- 
tage: for  they  knew  them  not. 


Before 
CHRIST 

895. 

k  Luke  10.  4. 
I  See- Ex.  7. 

IH.  &  14.  IK. 

eh.  2.  8,  14. 

Acts  lU.  1.!. 

■"ch.  2.  2. 


t  Heb. 
atttittion. 


"Jolui  11.11. 


"ver.  4. 

Matt  0.  G. 
r  1  Kings  ir 

20. 


1 1  Kings  1". 
21. 

Acts  20. 10. 


t  Heb.  once 
hither,  and 
once  thith- 
er. 

^  1  Kinjrs  17, 
21. 

'  ch.  S.  1,  5. 


M  Kings  17. 
ii'eb.  11.  r^. 

about  89:. 

"eh.  2.  1. 
"eh.  S.  1. 


>oh.  2.  .".. 

Liikeiarxi. 
Act.si'2.  :i. 


/ 


Naamcm  cometh  to  iSamaria 


II.  KINGS. 


to  1)6  cured  of  Ids  leprosy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  891. 


'Kx.  10. 17. 


•  See  Ex.  15. 
25. 

cli.  2.  21.  & 
5.  10. 
John  9.  6. 


f  Ili'b. 

evii  thing. 


b  1  Sam.  !>.  4. 
<■■  1  Sum.  0.  7. 

1  Cor.  a.  li. 

Gal.  0.  (>. 


II  Or,  in  his 
scri/),  or, 
garment. 


a  Luke  9. 13. 
John  6. 9. 


«I,>ike!).  17. 
John  0.  11. 


fMatt.  U.2t1. 
&  15.  P,7. 
John  (i.  13. 


about  691. 
'Luke  4.27. 


bEx.  11.  3. 

t  Heb. 
before. 

II  Or, 
grnrioiis. 

t  Heb. 
lifted  ?(/),or, 
kiccepted  in 
counte- 
nance. 

II  Or,  victory. 


t  Heb.  was 

be/ore. 


t  rieb. 

before. 


tneb. 

gather  in. 


40  So  tliey  poured  out  for  the  men 
to  eat.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  were  eating  of  the  pottage, 
that  they  cried  out,  and  said,  O 
thou  man  of  (^od,  there  is  Hleatfrin 
the  pot.  And  they  could  not  eat 
thereof. 

41  But  he  said,  Then  bring  meal. 
And  'he  cast  it  into  the  pot;  and 
he  said.  Pour  out  for  the  people, 
that  they  may  eat.  And  there  was 
no  ^  harm  in  the  i)ot. 

42  •[  And  there  came  a  man  from 
^'Baal-shalisha,  "and  brought  the 
man  of  God  bread  of  the  tirstfruits, 
twenty  loaves  of  barley,  and  full 
ears  of  corn  "in  the  huslv  thereof 
And  he  said.  Give  unto  the  i)eox)le, 
that  they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servitor  said,  ''What, 
should  I  set  this  before  a  hundred 
men?  He  said  again.  Give  the 
people,  that  they  may  eat:  for  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  'They  shall  eat, 
and  shall  leave  thereof 

44  So  he  set  it  before  them,  and 
they  did  eat,  '"and  left  thereof,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lokd. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  JVaaman,  by  the  report  of  a  captive  inakl,  is  sent  to 
Samaria  to  be  cured  of  his  leprosy.  8  Elislia,  seiicl- 
ing  him  to  Jordan,  cureth  him.  1.5  lie  refiising 
]\'aaman\^  gifts  gra?iteth  him  some  of  the  earth.  20 
Gehazi,  abusing  his  master's  name  unto  2iaaman,  is 
smitten  with  leprosy. 

NOW  ''Naaman,  captain  of  the 
host  of  the  king  of  S3  ria,  was 
^  a  great  man  *  with  his  master,  and 
"^honourable,  because  by  him  the 
Lord  had  given  "  deliverance  unto 
Syria :  he  was  also  a  mighty  man 
in  valour,  hut  he  was  a  leper. 

2  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out 
by  companies,  and  had  brought 
away  captive  out  of  the  land  of  Is- 
rael a  little  maid ;  and  she  *  waited 
on  Naaman's  wife. 

3  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress. 
Would  God  my  lord  were  *  with  the 
prophet  that  is  in  Samaria  !  for  he 
would  h'ecover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

4  And  one  went  in,  and  told  his 
lord,  saying,  Thus  and  thus  said 
the  maid  that  is  of  the  land  of 
Israel. 

Vnd  the  king  of  Syria  said.  Go 

ao,  and  I  will  send  a  letter  unto 

of  Israel.     And  he  de- 


5 


to,    ^v.. 


the  king- 


parted,  and  Hook  ^witli  him  ten 
talents  of  silver,  and  six  thousand 
pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of 
raiment. 

6  And  he  brought  the  letter  to 
the  king  of  Israel,  saving,  Now 
when  this  letter  is  come  unto  thee, 
behold,  I  have  therewith  sent  Naa- 
man  my  servant  to  thee,  that  thou 
mayest  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  of  Israel  had  read  the  letter, 
that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said. 
Am  I  ''God,  to  kill  and  to  make 
alive,  that  this  man  doth  send  unto 
me  to  recover  a  man  of  his  leprosy? 
Wherefore  consider,  I  i)ray  you, 
and  see  how  he  seeketh  a  quarrel 
against  me. 

8  ^  And  it  was  so,  when  Elisha 
the  man  of  God  had  heard  that  the 
king  of  Israel  had  rent  his  clothes, 
that  he  sent  to  the  king,  saying, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 
clothes  ?  let  him  come  now  to  me, 
and  he  shall  know  that  there  is  a 
prophet  in  Israel. 

9  So  Naamau  came  with  his  horses 
and  with  his  chariot,  and  stood  at 
the  door  of  the  house  of  Elisha. 

10  And  Elisha  sent  a  messenger 
unto  him,  saying.  Go  and  '^wash  in 
Jordan  seven  times,  and  thy  flesh 
shall  come  again  to  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  be  clean. 

11  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and 
went  away,  and  said.  Behold,  ^"1 
thought.  He  will  surely  come  out 
to  me,  and  stand,  and  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
^strike  his  hand  over  the  place, 
and  recover  the  leper. 

12  Are  not  "Abana  and  Pharpar, 
rivers  of  Damascus,  better  than  all 
the  waters  of  Israel?  may  I  not 
wash  in  them,  and  be  clean  ?  So 
he  turned  and  went  away  in  a  rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near, 
and  spake  unto  him,  and  said,  My 
father,  if  the  prophet  had  bid  thee 
do  some  great  thing,  wouldest  thou 
not  have  done  it  f  how  much  rather 
then,  when  he  saith  to  thee,  Wash, 
and  be  clean  ? 

14  Then  went  he  down,  and  dip- 
ped himself  seven  times  in  Jordan, 
according  to  the  saying  of  the  man 

443 


Before 
CIIKIST 

al)oul894. 

'1  Sam.  9.  8. 

cli.  8.  8,  y. 
t  Hob.  171  his 

hand. 


■I  Gen.  .10.  2. 
Ueiit.  32.39. 
1  8iim.  2.  (i. 


»Scech.4.41. 
John  9.  7. 


t  TIcb. 
I  saiff. 

II  Or,  J  said 
with  my- 
srlt'.  He  will 
sitreM/  come 
out,  SfC. 


tlleb. 
move  lip 
ami  down. 

II  Or,  Amana. 


r 


Naaman  offereth  gifts. 


II.  Klis^GS. 


GehasVs  leprosy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  894. 

fJob33.  2.5. 
s  Luke  4.  2r. 


b  Dan.  2.  47. 

.■i ;;.  21).  &  u. 

2G,  27. 
i  Gen.  33.  U. 


I  ch.  3.  14. 

1  Gen.  14.  23. 
See  ilatt. 
1(1. 8. 

Acts  8.  IS, 
20. 


">ch.  7.  2,17. 


t  neb.  a  lit- 
tle piece  of 
groHnflt  as 
Gen.  35.  IG. 


t  Ileb.  I« 
there  j)cace? 


And  he  urged  liim 


I  of  God:  and  ^liis  flesh  came  again 

'  like  unto  the  flesh  of  a  little  child, 

and  ^'he  was  clean. 

!    15  °i  And  he  returned  to  the  man 

I  of  God,  he  and  all  his  comi^auy, 

and  came,  and  stood  before  him : 

and  he  said,  Behold,  now  I  know 

that  there  is  ^no  God  in  all  the 

:  earth,  but  in  Israel :  now  therefore, 

!  I  pray  thee,  take  '  a  blessing  of  thy 

servant. 

'    16  But  he  said,  ^As  the  Loed  liv- 
i  eth,  before  whom  I  stand,  '  I  will 
I  receive  none. 
I  to  take  it ;  but  he  refused 
i    17  And  i^aaman  said.  Shall  there 
not  then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to 
thy  servant  two  mules'  burden  of 
earth  ?  for  thy  servant  will  hence- 
forth offer  neither  burnt  oflferjng 
nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  j)ardon 
thy  servant,  tliat  Avhen  my  master 
goeth  into  the  house  of  Eimmon  to 
worship  there,  and  ""he  leaneth  on 
my  hand,  and  I  bow  myself  in  the 
house  of  Eimmon  :  when  I  bow 
down  myself  in  the  house  of  Eim- 
mon, the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant 
in  this  thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him.  Go  in 
peace.  So  he  departed  fi'om  him 
t  a  little  way. 

20  ■[  But  Gehazi,  the  servant  of 
Elisha  the  man  of  God,  said,  Be- 
hold, my  master  hath  sx^ared  Naa- 
man this  Syrian,  in  not  receiving 
at  his  hands  that  which  he  brought : 
but,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I  will  run 
after  him,  and  take  somewhat  of 
him. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after  !N"aa- 
mau.  And  when  Naaman  saw  liim 
running  after  him,  he  lighted  down 
from  the  chariot  to  meet  him,  and 
said,  tJ.sall  well? 

22  And  h(?  said.  All  is  well.  My 
master  hath  sent  me,  saying.  Be- 
hold, even  now  there  be  come  to 
me  from  mount  E])hraim  two 
young  men  of  the  sons  of  tlie 
pro[)hets :  give  them,  I  pray  thee, 
a  talent  of  silver,  and  two  changes 


of  garments. 

2.'i  And  Naaman  said,  Be  content, 
take  two  talents.     And  he 
.  444 


urged 


him,  and  bound  two  talents  of  sil- 
ver in  two  bags,  with  two  changes 
of  garments,  and  laid  tlieni  \\\)on 
two  of  his  servants ;  and  they  bare 
them  before  him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the 
"tower,  he  took  them  from  their 
hand,  and  bestowed  them  in  the 
house :  and  he  let  the  men  go,  and 
they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  be- 
fore his  master.  And  Elisha  said 
unto  him,  AVhence  earnest  thou,  Ge- 
hazi? And  he  said,  Thy  servant 
went  ^no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him.  Went 
not  mine  heart  2cith  thee,  when  the 
man  turned  again  from  his  chariot 
to  meet  thee  ?  Is  it  a  time  to  re- 
ceive money,  and  to  receive  gar- 
ments, and  oliveyards,  and  vine- 
yards, and  sheep,  and  oxen,  and 
menservants,  and  maidservants  ? 

27  The  leprosy  therefore  of  Naa- 
man "shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and 
unto  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  he 
went  out  from  his  i^resence  °  a  lei)er 
as  white  as  snow. 

CHAPTEE  VI. 

1  Ulisha,  giving  leave  (o  the  yoxing  2irophets  to  enlarge 
their  dv;elli7iqs,  eauseth  iron  to  nwiin.  8  He  dis- 
cloacth  the  king  of  Syria's  counsel.  13  The  army., 
which  was  sent  to  Dothan  to  apprehend  Elinha,  is 
smitten  with  blindness.  19  Being  brought  into 
Sajnaria,  they  are  dismissed  in  peace.  24  The  fam- 
ine ill  Samaria  eauseth  women  to  eat  their  own  chil- 
dren.    30  The  king  sendeth  to  slay  Elisha. 

AND  ""the  sons  of  the  proi)hets 
.  said  unto  Elisha,  Behold  now, 
the  place  where  we  dwell  with  thee 
is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto 
Jordan,  and  take  thence  everv  man 

7  t' 

a  beam,  and  let  us  make  us  a  i^lace 
there,  where  we  may  dwell.  And 
he  answered.  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said,  Be  content,  I 
pray  thee,  and  go  with  thy  serv- 
ants.    And  he  answered,  I  will  go, 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And 
when  they  came  to  Jordan,  thej' 
cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  a  beam, 
the  *axe  head  fell  into  the  water: 
and  he  cried,  and  said,  Alas,  mas- 
ter !  for  it  was  borrowed. 

6  And  th(}  man  of  God  said, 
Where  fell  it?  And  he  shewed 
him  the  x)lace.     And  ''  he  cut  down 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  894 


II  Or,  secret 
pluce. 


t  Ileb. 
7}Ot  hither 
or  thithvr. 


"lTim.6.10 


"  Ex.  4.  C. 

Xuiil.l.'.ll!. 
ch.  1  j.  5. 


about  8S3. 
"ch.  4.  38. 


tlleb   iron. 


bch.  2.  21. 


I 


Syria  ivarretli  ivith  Israel. 


II.  KINGS. 


• 

A  great  famine  in  Samaria. 


Before 

ciimsT 

about  b93. 


/I  Or, 
encampir.g. 


,'  Ueb.  3'o. 


'Gcn.sr.  ir 


i  Ueb. 
heavy. 


II  Or, 
ilti/tisler. 


'12Chr..';i!.r. 
I's.  M.  IH. 
Rom.  8.  ;■.!. 


'ch.  2.  IT. 
Ps.  S4.  7.  & 
IW.  17. 
Zech.  1.  8. 
&  G.  1-7. 


a  stick,  and  cast  it  in  tbitlier ;  and 
the  iron  did  swim. 

7  Tlierefore  said  lie,  Take  it  np  to 
thee.  And  he  ijut  out  liis  hand, 
and  toolv  it. 

8  *^[  Then  the  king  of  Syria  war- 
red ao-aiust  Israel,  and  took  coun- 
sel with  his  servant.s,  sayin.ii',  In 
such  and  such  a  place  shall  be  my 
"  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  unto 
the  king  of  Israel,  saying.  Beware 
that  thou  pass  not  such  a  place; 
for  thither  the  t:?yrians  are  come 
down. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to 
the  place  which  the  man  of  God 
told  him  and  warned  him  of,  and" 
saved  himself  there,  not  once  nor 
twice. 

11  Therefore  the  heart  of  the  king 
of  Syria  was  sore  troubled  for  this 
thing ;  and  he  called  his  servants, 
and  said  unto  them,  AVill  ye  not 
shew  me  which  of  us  is  for  the 
king  of  Israel  ? 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said, 
^N^one,  my  lord,  O  king:  hut  Elisha, 
the  i)rophet  that  is  in  Israel,  telleth 

I  the  king  of  Israel  the  words  that 
thou  speakest  in  thy  bedchamber. 

13  "^  And  he  said.  Go  and  spy 
where  he  is,  that  I  may  send  and 
fetch  him.  And  it  was  told  him, 
saying,  Behold,  he  is  in  ''Dotlian. 

14  Therefore  sent  he  thither 
horses,  and  chariots,  and  a  ^ great 
host :  and  they  came  by  night,  and 
comjiassed  the  city  about. 

15  And  when  the  "  servant  of  the 
man  of  God  was  risen  early,  and 
gone  forth,  behold,  a  host  compass- 
ed the  city  both  with  horses  and 
chariots.  And  his  servant  said 
unto  him,  Alas,  my  master"!  how 
shall  we  do  f 

16  And  he  answered.  Fear  not: 
for  ''they  that  he  with  us  are  more 
than  they  that  he  with  them. 

17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said, 
j  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  open  his  eyes, 

that  he  may  see.  And  the  Lord 
I  opened  the  eyes  of  the  young 
I  man ;  and  he  saw" :  and,  behold, 
I  the  mountain  tvas  full  of  "  horses 
I  and  chariots  of  lire  round  about 
I  Elisha. 


18  And  when  they  came  down  to 
hinj,  Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Smite  this  people,  I  pray 
thee,  with  blindness.  And  '  he 
smote  them  with  blindness  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  Elisha. 

11)  ^1  And  Elisha  said  unto  them. 
This  is  not  the  way,  neither  is  this 
the  city:  ^follow  me,  and  I  will 
bring  you  to  the  man  whom  ye 
seek.    But  he  led  them  to  Samaria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  come  into  Samaria,  that 
Elisha  said.  Lord,  open  the  eyes 
of  these  men,  that  they  may  see. 
And  the  Lord  opened  their  eyes, 
and  they  saw ;  and,  behold,  they 
were  in  the  midst  of  Samaria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unk)  Elisha,  when  lie  saw  them. 
My  father,  shall  I  smite  themf 
shall  I  smite  them? 

22  And  he  answered,  Thou  shalt 
not  smite  them  :  Avouldest  thou 
smite  those  whom  thou  hast  taken 
captive  with  thy  sword  and  with 
thy  bowl  ^set  bread  and  water 
before  them,  that  they  may  eat 
and  drink,  and  go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  provi- 
sion for  them  :  and  when  they  had 
eaten  and  drunk,  he  sent  them 
away,  and  they  went  to  their  ums- 
ter.  So  '•  the  bands  of  vSyria  came 
no  more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

24  ^  And  it  came  to  i)ass  after 
this,  that  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria 
gathered  all  his  host,  and  went  up, 
and  besieged  Samaria. 

25  And  there  was  a  great  famine 
in  Samaria :  and,  behold,  they  be- 
sieged it,  until  an  ass's  head  was 
sold  for  fourscore  irieces  of  silver, 
and  tlie  fourth  -^'dvt  of  a  cab  of 
dove's  dung  for  five  ineces  of  silver. 

26  And  as  the  king  of  Israel  was 
I^assing  by  upon  the  wall,  there 
cried  a  woman  unto  him,  saying. 
Help,  my  lord,  O  king, 

27  And  he  said,  I'lf  the  Lord  do 
not  help  thee,  whence  shall  I  help 
thee  ?  out  of  the  barnfloor,  or  out 
of  the  winepress  I 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her. 
What  aileth  thee?  And  she  an- 
swered. This  woman  said  unto  me, 
Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him 

445 


Before 
CHKIST 
ahi.ut  893. 


fGen.  I'J.  11. 


f  Ileb.  come 
ye  alter  me. 


BRom.li.a). 


lich.S.  2. 
rer.  8,  U. 


about  692. 


II  Or,  Let  not 
the  Lord 
save  thee. 


Elislia  2)ro])Uesieth 


II.  KmGS. 


incredible  plenty. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  692. 

Lev.  2(i.  2\ 
Deut.  2S.o3, 
57. 

t  Heb.  other. 


k  1  Kings  £1. 


1  Kings  lU. 
2. 


"■  Ez.  8. 1.  & 
20.1. 


"Luke  13.32. 

"1  Kings  18. 
4. 


rjob2.9. 


about  892. 


•  ver.  18,  10. 


l>ver.  17, 10, 

J  Hcb.n  /orrf 
irhich  bc- 

Icauiiif/ 
vjiofi  his 
htintl, 
ch.  5. 18. 
'  Mai.  3.  10. 


to  day,  and  we  will  eat  my  son  to 
morrow. 

29  So  '  we  boiled  my  son,  and  did 
eat  bim:  and  I  said  unto  ber  on 
tbe  *next  day,  Give  tby  son,  tbat 
we  may  eat  bim  :  and  sbe  batb  bid 
ber  son. 

30  ^  And  it  came  to  i^ass,  wben 
tbe  king  beard  tbe  words  of  tbe 
woman,  tbat  be  ''rent  bis  clotbes; 
and  be  passed  by  upon  tbe  wall, 
and  tbe  people  looked,  and,  bebold, 
lie  had  sackclotb  witbin  ui)on  bis 
flesb. 

31  Tben  be  said, '  God  do  so  and 
more  also  to  me,  if  tbe  bead  of  Eli- 
slia tbe  son  of  Sbajjbat  sball  stand 
on  bim  tbis  day. 

32  But  Elisba  sat  in  bis  bonse, 
and  ""  tbe  elders  sat  witb  bim  ;  and 
tlie  Idng  sent  a  man  from  before 
bim :  but  ere  tbe  messenger  came 
to  bim,  be  said  to  tbe  elders,  ""  See 
ye  bow  tbis  son  of  °  a  murderer  batb 
sent  to  take  away  mine  bead?  look, 
wben  tbe  messenger  cometb,  sbut 
tbe  door,  and  bold  bim  fast  at  tbe 
door :  is  not  tbe  sound  of  bis  mas- 
ter's feet  bebind  bim  f 

33  And  wbile  be  yet  talked  witb 
tliem,  bebold,  tbe  messenger  came 
down  unto  bim :  and  be  said,  Be- 
bold, tbis  evil  is  of  tbe  Lord  ; 
Pwbat  sbould  I  wait  for  tbe  Lord 
any  longer  ? 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  Elisha  propheKteth  incredible  ple/iiy  in  Samaria. 
3  Four  lepcr.%  venturing  on  the  hoxt  of  the  Syrian.^, 
bring  tidinga  of  their  flight.  13  The  king,  finding 
by  spies  the  news  to  he  true,  spoileth  the  tents  of  the 
Syrians.  17  The  tord,  who  would  not  believe  the 
prophecy  of  plenty,  having  the  charge  of  the  gate,  is 
trodden,  to  death  in  the  press. 

THEX  Elisba  said,  Hear  ye  tbe 
word  of  tbe  Lord;  Tbus  saitb 
tbe  Lord,  ^To  morrow  about  tbis 
time  sluill  a  measure  of  fine  flour 
6e  sold  for  a  sbekel,  and  two  meas- 
ures of  barley  for  a  sbekel,  in  tbe 
gate  of  Samaria. 

2  ''Tben  ♦a  lord  on  wliose  band 
tbe  king  leaned  answered  tbe  man 
of  God,  and  said,  l^ebobl,  "if  tbe 
LoiiD  would  make  windows  in 
beaven,  miglit  tlii.s  tiling  Ixi  I  And 
be  said,  iicliold,  thou  slialt  see  it 
witb  thine  eyes,  but  slialt  not  eat 
thereof. 

3  7  And  there  were  four  leprous 

446 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  692. 

d  Lev.  13.  40. 


'2Sam..';.24. 
ch.  I'J.  7. 
Job  15.  21. 


n  Kings  10. 


men  ^at  tbe  entering  in  of  tbe 
gate:  and  they  said  one  to  an- 
other, Why  sit  we  bere  until  we 
die? 

4  If  we  say.  We  will  enter  into 
the  city,  then  tbe  famine  is  in  tbe 
city,  and  we  sball  die  there:  and 
if  we  sit  still  bere,  we  die  also. 
Kow  therefore  come,  and  let  us  fall 
unto  tbe  bost  of  the  Syrians:  if 
they  save  us  alive,  we  sball  live; 
and  if  they  Mil  us,  we  sball  but  die. 

5  And  they  rose  up  in  tbe  twi- 
light, to  go  unto  the  camp  of  tbe 
Syrians :  and  when  they  were  come 
to  tbe  uttermost  part  of  the  camp 
of  Syria,  bebold,  there  teas  no  man 
there. 

6  For  tbe  Lord  bad  made  tbe 
bost  of  tbe  Syrians  "  to  bear  a  noise 
of  chariots,  and  a  noise  of  horses, 
even  the  noise  of  a  great  host :  and 
they  said  one  to  another,  Lo,  the 
king  of  Israel  bath  hired  against 
us  'the  kings  of  tbe  Hittites,  and 
tbe  kings  of  tbe  Egyptians,  to 
come  upon  us.  | 

7  A\Tierefore  they  ^ arose  and  fled  '^^P'^^.i^'' 

«/  i     Prov.  28.  1. 

in  the  twilight,  and  left  their  tents, 
and  their  horses,  and  their  asses, 
even  the  camp  as  it  was,  and  fled 
for  their  life. 

8  And  wben  tbese  lepers  cam6  to 
tbe  uttermost  part  of  the  camp, 
they  went  into  one  tent,  and  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  carried  thence 
silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment,  and 
went  and  bid  it ;  and  came  again, 
and  entered  into  another  tent,  and 
carried  tbence  «Zso,  and  went  and 
bid  it. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another, 
AYe  do  not  well :  this  day  is  a  day 
of  good  tidings,-  and  w^e  bold  our 
peace :  if  we  tarry  till  tbe  morning 
light,  t  some  mischief  will  come 
upon  us :  now  therefore  come,  that 
we  may  go  and  tell  the  king's 
household. 

10  So  they  came  and  called  unto 
the  i^orter  of  tbe  city:  and  they 
told  them,  saying.  We  came  to  tbe 
camp  of  the  Syrians,  and,  bebold, 
there  was  no  man  there,  neither 
voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and 
asses  tied,  and  tbe  tents  as  they 
icere. 


f  Heb.  %rfi 
shall  Jind 
2Junishi7i€nt, 


Elhlia's  propliecy  verified. 


II.  KINGS. 


The  Shunammitffs  land  restored. 


Bi'fore 
CHRIST 

about  b92. 


f  Ileb.  in  if. 


h  ver.  1. 


'ch.O.  32. 
ver.  2. 


kver.  1. 


11  And  he  called  the  porters;  and 
they  told  it  to  the  king's  house 
within. 

12  •[  And  the  king  arose  in  the 
night,  and  said  nnto  his  servants, 
I  will  now  shew  you  what  the 
Syrians  have  done  to  ns.  Thev 
know  that  we  he  hungry  ;  therefore 
are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to 
hide  themselves  in  the  tield,  saying, 
When  they  come  out  of  the  city, 
we  shall  catch  them  alive,  and  get 
into  the  city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  an- 
swered and  said,  Let  some  take,  I 
pray  thee,  tive  of  the  hors(?s  that 
remain,  which  are  left  Mn  the  city, 
(behold,  the}'  are  as  all  the  multi- 
tude of  Israel  that  are  left  in  it: 
behold,  I  s((}j,  they  are  even  as  all 
the  multitude  of  tlie  Israelites  that 
are  consumed :)  and  let  us  send 
and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  chariot 
horses ;  and  the  king  sent  after  the 
host  of  the  Syrians,  saying,  Go  and 
see. 

15  And  they  went  after  them  unto 
Jordan :  an(l,  lo,  all  the  way  was 
full  of  garments  and  vessels,  which 
the  Syrians  had  cast  away  in  their 
haste.  And  the  messengers  re- 
turned, and  told  the  king. 

16  And  the  i^eople  went  out,  and 
spoiled  the  tents  of  the  Syrians. 
So  a  measure  of  fine  flour  was  sold 
for  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of 
barley  for  a  shekel,  ''according  to 
the  word  of  the  Loud. 

17  ^[  And  the  king  appointed  the 
lord  on  whose  hand  he  leaned  to 
have  the  charge  of  tlie  gate :  and 
the  people  trode  upon  him  in  the 
gate,  and  he  died,  'as  the  man  of 
God  had  said,  who  s^iake  when  the 
king  came  down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  ])ass  as  the 
man  of  God  had  spoken  to  the 
king,  saying,  ""Two  measures  of 
barley  for  a  shekel,  and  a  measure 
of  fine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall  be 
to  morrow  about  this  time  in  the 
gate  of  Samaria : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the 
man  of  God,  and  said,  Now,  be- 
hold, if  the  Lord  should  make 
windows  in  heaven,  might  such  a 


T 


thing  be?  And  he  said.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes, 
but  shalt  not  cat  thereof. 

20  And  so  it  fell  out  unto  him : 
for  the  i)eopl(;  trode  ui)on  him  in 
the  gate,  and  he  died. 

CHAPTER  yill. 

1  77ie  Shujiainmiic,  liavuig  Irft  her  cowitry  /tcve7i 
yearx,  to  avoid  the  foreimnicd  f(imwc,for  J<J/isha\i 
miracle  nake  hath  her  land  restored  by  the  king.  7 
ITazael,  being  Kent  with  a  jjrcsnd  by  Jicn-hadad  to 
Elitiha  at  DainaxcKR,  after  he  had  heard  the  proph- 
ecy, killeth  Ids  ma,'iter,  and  snceeedeth  hiui.  1(5  Je- 
horavLH  v'icked  reign  in,  Judah.  20  Edorii  and 
Libnah  renoU.  23  Ahaziah  suceecdcth.  Jehorani. 
25  Ahaziah' f!  wicked  retgn.  28  He  visiteth  Jckorarn, 
wounded,  at  Jczreel. 

HEN  spake  Elisha  mito  the 
woman,  ''whose  son  he  had 
restored  to  life,  saying.  Arise,  and 
go  thou  and  thine  household,  and 
sojourn  wheresoever  thou  canst  so- 
journ: for  the  Lord  'hath  called 
for  a  famine;  and  it  shall  also 
come  npon  the  land  seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did 
after  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God : 
and  she  went  with  her  household, 
and  sojourned  in  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  seven  years. 

3  And  it  came  to  i^ass  at  the  sev- 
en years'  end,  that  the  woman  re- 
turned out  of  the  land  of  the  Phi- 
listines :  and  she  went  forth  to  cry 
nnto  the  king  for  her  house  and 
for  her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  ''Ge- 
hazi  the  servant  of  the  man  of  God, 
saying.  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  all 
the  great  things  that  Elisha  hath 
done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
telling  the  king  how  he  had  ''re- 
stored a  dead  body  to  life,  that,  be- 
liold,  the  woman,  whose  son  he 
had  restored  to  life,  cried  to  the 
king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land. 
And  Geliazi  said.  My  lord,  O  king, 
this  is  the  woman,  and  this  is  her 
son,  whom  Elisha  restored  to  life. 

G  And  when  the  king  asked  tlic 
woman,  she  told  him.  So  the  king- 
appointed  unto  her  a  certain  "offi- 
cer, saying,  Eestore  all  that  was 
hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the  field 
since  the  day  that  she  left  the  land, 
even  until  now. 

7  1^  And  Elisha  came  to  Damas- 
cus; and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sick;  and  it  was  told 
447 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  (592. 


nboi.tSOl. 
"  ch.  4.  35. 


bPs.  10.'!.  Ifi. 
Hag.  1. 11. 


about  885. 


■  ch.  5.  27 


■1  ch.  4. 


liO-, 
eunuch-. 


S!r5. 


Razael  Mlletli  his  master. 


II.  KINGS. 


Aliazidli^s  tviclced  reign. 


Before 

CHRIST 

8»5. 

■  I  Kings  19. 

15. 
n  Sim. 9.  7. 

!  Kings  14. 

•  h.  5.  5. 
K  oh.  1.  2. 


k  ver.  15. 


*  Heb. 
and  set  it 
■  Liukc  ia.41. 


k  ch.  10.  .'!2. 
&  12.  17.  & 
13.  :i,  7. 
Amos  1.  3. 


Ich.  Ij.  1(1. 
ilos.  1.3.  Ifi. 
Amos  1. 13. 


"  1  Sam.  ir. 
43. 


"  1  Kings  19. 
lo. 


892. 


"'2Chr.21.3, 
4. 
1  Heb. 

rfirf/icd. 
lic^an  to 
rei^n  in 
connort 
with  his  fa- 
ther. 
P2Chr.  21. 


I  Ileb.  in  his 
hand. 


him,  saying,  The  mau  of  God  is 
come  hither. 

8  Aiid  the  king  said  mito  '^Ha- 
zael,  ^Take  a  present  in  thine  hand, 
and  go,  meet  the  man  of  God,  and 
^'inquire  of  the  Lokd  by  him, 
saying,  Shall  I  recover  of  this  dis- 
ease? 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him, 
and  took  a  jDresent  ^  with  him,  even 
of  every  good  thing  of  Damascus, 
forty  camels'  burden,  and  came  and 
stood  before  him,  and  said.  Thy 
son  Beu-hadad  king  of  Syri^;  hath 
sent  me  to  thee,  saying.  Shall  I  re- 
cover of  this  disease  ? 

10  And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Go, 
say  unto  him.  Thou  mayest  cer- 
tainly recover :  howbeit  the  Lord 
hath  shewed  me  that  ''he  shall 
surely  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  countenance 
^steadfastly,  until  he  was  ashamed; 
and  the  man  of  God  '  wept. 

12  And  Hazael  said.  Why  weep- 
eth  my  lord!  And  he  answered. 
Because  I  know  ^  the  evil  that  thou 
wilt  do  unto  the  children  of  Israel : 
their  strong  holds  wilt  thou  set  on 
fire,  and  their  young  men  wilt  thou 
slay  with  the  sword,  and '  wilt  dash 
their  children,  and  rip  u^)  their  m  o- 
men  with  child. 

13  And  Hazael  said,  But  what, 
'"  is  thy  servant  a  dog,  that  he  should 
do  this  great  thing  f  And  Elisha 
answered,  "  The  Lord  hath  shewed 


king 


over 


me   that  thou  shalt  he 
Syria. 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha, 
and  came  to  his  master ;  who  said 
to  liim.  What  said  Elisha  to  thee? 
And  he  answered.  He  told  me  that 
thou  shouldest  surely  recover. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  tliat  lie  took  a  thick  cloth, 
and  dipped  it  in  water,  and  spread 
it  on  his  face,  so  that  he  died :  and 
Hazael  reigned  in  his  stead. 

IG  ^\  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Jo- 
ram  the  son  of  Aha!)  king  of  Israel, 
Jehoshaphat  heing  then  king  of  J  u- 
dali,  "Jehoram  the  son  of  Jehosh- 
ai)hat   king   of  Judah   Mjegan   to 


reign. 


17  'Tliirty  and  two  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign ;  and 
448 


he  reigned  eight  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

18  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the  house 
of  Ahab ;  for  "^  the  daughter  of 
Ahab  was  his  wife:  and  he  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Loed. 

19  Yet  the  Lord  would  not  de- 
stroy Judah  for  David  his  servant's 
sake,  ^as  he  promised  him  to  give 
him  always  a  Uight,  and  to  his  chil- 
dren. 

20  •"  In  his  days  ^Edom  revolted 
from  under  the  hand  of  Judah, 
^and  made  a  king  over  themselves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair, 
and  all  the  chariots  with  him :  and 
he  rose  by  night,  and  smote  the 
Edomites  which  comi)assed  him 
about,  and  the  captains  of  the 
chariots :  and  the  j)eople  fled  into 
their  tents. 

22  II  Yet  Edom  revolted  from  un- 
der the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this 
day.  "Then  Libnah  revolted  at  the 
same  time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo- 
ram,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  f 

24  And  Joram  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  with  his  fa- 
thers in  the  city  of  David:  and 
''iiAhaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

25  *|[  In  the  twelfth  year  of  eloram 
the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel  did 
Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoram  king 
of  Judah  begin  to  reign. 

2G  ^  Two  and  twenty  j^ears  old 
was  Ahaziah  when  he  began  to 
reign ;  and  he  reigned  one  year  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Athali^h,  the  i' daughter  of 
Omri  king  of  Israel. 

27  'And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  house  of  Ahab,  and  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab  :  for  he  was  the  son 
in  law  of  the  house  of  Ahab. 

28  ^  And  he  went  ''with  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  to  the  war  against 
Hazael  king  of  Syria  in  EamOth- 
gilead;  and  the  Syrians  wounded 
Joram. 

29  And  'king  Joram  went  back  to 
be  healed  iu  Jezreel  of  the  wounds 


Before 
CHRIST 

892. 


"!  ver.  26. 


'2  Sam.  7.1.3. 

1  Kings  II. 
Sfi.  &  lo.  4. 

2  Chr.  21.  7. 
1  Heb. 

caniiUf  or, 

lamp. 
'Gen.  27.40. 

ch.  3.  27. 

2  Chr.  21.  .S, 

-9,  10. 

'  1  Kings  22. 

47. 


II  And  so 
fulfilled. 
Gen.  27.  40. 

°  2  Chr.  21. 
10. 


"  2  Chr.  22.1. 
885. 

II  Called,    • 
Aztiriab, 
2  Chr.  22.  •!. 
und  Jehou- 

ttnz, 

2  Chr.  21.1'. 

Si.  25.  23. 


^  See  2  Chr. 
22.  2. 


II  Or,  fjraiitl- 
daughter  : 
See  ver.  18. 

'  2  Chr.  22.  •", 
4. 


8&1. 
'2  Chr.  22.5. 


l>ch.9.  15. 


Jehu  is  anointed  Mng. 


II.  KINGS. 


His  conspiracy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 

f Ilpb. 
toht'rfirifh 
t/ic  S'/riftn.'i 
had  wound' 
ed. 

li  Culled, 
Ramofh^ 
vcr.  28. 
••cIi.  9.  Ifi 
•2  Chr.  T^ 


6, 


tHeb. 
wounded. 


884. 

"  I  Kings  20. 

"5. 

i.<-h.  4.  £9. 
Jcr.  1.  17. 


■•011.8.28,29. 


<f  ver.  5,  U. 

t  Hcb. 
chamfiP.r  in 
a  chainher. 

"■  1  Kings  19. 

16. 


f  1  Kings  19. 
16. 
2  Chr.  22.  7. 


H  Kings  IS. 
4.  *  21. 15. 


1>1  KinfTS  14. 

10.  &  21.  21. 
'1  Sam.  25. 

22. 
k  Deut.32.36. 


t  which  the  Syriaii.s  liad  oivcn  him 
at  I'llamah,  when  he  fon^'iit  against 
Hazael  king-  of  Syria.  'And  Alia- 
ziah  the  sou  of  Jeliorani  king-  of 
Judah  went  down  to  see  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because 
he  was  ^sick. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Elisha  sertdeth  a  young  prop/wt  vil/i  inntnictions  to 
anoint  Jehu  at  liainoih-fiUead.  4  I'/ie prop/ict  /lav- 
ing done  Jiis  mensagc  Jlceth.  11  Jelin^  being  inade 
king  by  the  .soldiers^  kiUeih  Jorani  in  thrjield  of  y<i- 
both.  37  Ahaziah  ix  slain  at  (ht>\  and  buried  at 
Jerumlem.  30  Proud  Jezebel  is  thrown  down  out 
of  a  v'indow,  and  eaten  by  dogs. 

/i  ND  EUsha  the  prophet  called 
jl\.  one  of  ''the  children  of  the 
prophets,  and  said  unto  him,  ^Gird 
up  thy  loins,  and  take  this  box  of 
oil  ill  thine  hand,  "and  go  to  Ea- 
rn oth-gilead  : 

2  And  when  thou  comest  thither, 
look  out  there  Jehu  the  son  of  Je- 
hoshaphat  the  son  of  Nimshi,  and 
go  in,  and  make  him  arise  up  from 
among  ''his  brethren,  and  carry 
him  to  an  4iiner  chamber; 

3  Then  'take  the  box  of  oil,  and 
pour  it  on  his  head,  and  say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel.  Then  oi)en 
the  door,  and  flee,  and  tarry  not. 

4  ^  So  the  young  man,  even  the 
young  man  the  prophet,  went  to 
Eamoth-gilead. 

5  And  when  he  came,  behold,  the 
captains  of  the  host  were  sitting-; 
and  he  said,  I  have  an  errand  to 
thee,  O  captain.  And  Jehu  said, 
Unto  which  of  all  us?  And  he 
said,  To  thee,  O  captain. 

6  And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the 
house ;  and  he  poured  the  oil  on 
his  head,  and  said  unto  him,  'Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
have  anointed  thee  king  over  the 
people  of  the  Lord,  even  over  Is- 
rael. 

7  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house 
of  Ahab  thy  master,  that  I  may 
avenge  the  blood  of  my  servants 
the  prophets,  and  the  blood  of  all 
the  servants  of  the  Lord,  ''at  the 
hand  of  Jezebel. 

8  For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab 
shall  perish :  and  "^  I  will  cut  off  from 
Ahab  '  him  that  x)isseth  against  the 
wall,  and  ''him  that  is  shut  uj)  and 
left  in  Israel : 

39 


9  And  I  will"  make  the  house  of 
Ahab  like  the  house  of 'Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the 
house  of"'Baasha  the  son  of  Ahi- 
jali : 

10  "And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jez- 
ebel in  the  ixntion  of  Jezreel,  and 
there  shall  be  none  to  bury  her. 
And  he  opened  the  door,  and  fled. 

11  ^1  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to 
the  servants  of  his  lord :  and  one 
said  unto  him.  Is  all  well  ?  where- 
fore came  ''this  mad  felloiv  to  thee? 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
the  man,  and  his  communication. 

12  And  they  said,  It  is  fjilse  ;  tell 
us  now.  And  he  said.  Thus  and 
thus  spake  he  to  me,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  they  hasted,  and  pfook 
every  man  his  garment,  and  put  it 
under  him  on  the  top  of  the  stairs, 
and  blew  with  trumpets,  saying, 
Jehu  *  is  king. 

14  So  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehosha- 
phat  the  son  of  Niiushi  conspired 
against  Joram.  (Now  Joram  had 
kept  Eamoth-gilead,  he  and  all  Is- 
rael, because  of  Hazael  king  of 
Syria. 

15  But  ''king  ^  Joram  was  return- 
ed to  be  healed  in  Jezreel  of  the 
wounds  which  the  Syrians  Uiad 
given  him,  when  he  fought  with 
Hazael  king  of  Syria.)  And  Jehu 
said.  If  it  be  your  minds,  then^let 
none  go  forth  nor  escape  out  of 
the  city  to  go  to  tell  it  in  Jezreel. 

10  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot,  and 
went  to  Jezreel ;  for  Joram  lay 
there.  ''And  Ahaziah  king  of 
Judah  was  come  down  to  see 
Joram. 

17  And  there  stood  a  watchman 
on  the  tower  in  Jezreel,  and  he 
spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he 
came,  and  said,  I  see  a  company. 
And  Joram  said.  Take  a  horseman, 
and  send  to  meet  them,  and  let 
him  say.  Is  it  peace  ! 

18  So  there  went  one  on  horse- 
back to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thus 
saith  the  king,  Is  it  peace  ?  And 
Jehu  said,  AVhat  hast  thou  to  do 
with  peace  1  turn  thee  behind  me. 
And  the  watchman   told,  saying, 

449 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 

'1  Kings  14. 

10.  &  15. 29. 

&21.22. 
"']  Kings  li 

3,11. 

"1  Kings  21. 
2'l. 
ver.  .'55,  3G. 


".Ter.  29.26. 
.Tohn  10.  20. 
Arts  2(i.  24. 
1  Cor.  4. 10. 


P  Matt.  21.  7. 


t Iteb. 
rtigjieth. 


1  ch.  8.  29. 
tllrb. 
Jthoratn. 

t  Hcb. 
smote. 


t  Hcb.  let  no 
escaper  go^ 
lic. 


'ch.S.  29. 


Jehu  hilleth  Joram. 


II.  KINGS. 


Jezebel  is  eaten  l)y  dogs. 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 


1|0^  ,. 

marchitig. 


tHeb. 

in  madness^ 
t  Heb.  Iliud. 


«2Chr.22.7. 


♦  Hcb. 
Jouud. 


MU\!.med 
hi'i  hand 
with  a  bow. 


tllcb. 
bowed. 


<1  Kings  21. 


!  II.b. 
btuodt. 


"  1  Kings  21. 

lit.     • 
li  Or, 

portion. 


The  messenger  came  to  them,  but 
he  Cometh  not  again. 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on 
horseback,  which  came  to  them, 
and  said.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Is  it 
peace  I  And  Jehu  answered.  What 
hast  thou  to  do  with  peace  f  turn 
thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  tokl,  say- 
ing, He  came  even  unto  them,  and 
Cometh  not  again :  and  the  "  driv- 
ing is  like  the  driving  of  Jehu  the 
son  of  Ximshi;  for  he  driveth 
^  furiously. 

21  And  Joram  said,  *Make  ready. 
And  his  chariot  was  made  ready. 
And  'Joram  king  of  Israel  and 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  went  out, 
each  in  his  chariot,  and  they  went 
out  against  Jehu,  and  hnet  him 
in  the  portion  of  Naboth  the  Jez- 
reelite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joram  saw  Jehu,  that  he  said.  Is  it 
peace,  Jehu?  And  he  answered. 
What  peace,  so  long  as  the  whore- 
doms of  thy  mother  Jezebel  and 
her  witchcrafts  are  so  many  ? 

23  And  Joram  turned  his  hands, 
and  fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah, 
There  is  treacherj^,  O  Aliaziah. 

24  And  Jehu  ^drew  a  bow  with 
his  full  strength,  and  smote  Jeho- 
rani  between  his  arms,  and  the 
arrow  went  out  at  his  heart,  and 
he  ^sunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

25  Then  said  Jehu  to  Bidkar  his 
captain.  Take  up,  and  cast  liim  in 
the  portion  of  the  field  of  IS^aboth 
the  Jezreelite:  for  remember  how 
that,  when  I  and  thou  rode  togeth- 
er after  Ahab  his  father,  "^  the  Lord 
laid  this  burden  upon  him  ; 

20  Surely  I  have  seen  yesterday 
the  t  blood  of  Naboth,  and  the 
blood  of  his  sons,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  "I  will  recpiite  thee  in  this 
"  plat,  saith  the  Lord.  Now  there- 
fore take  and  cast  him  into  the 
plat  of  (/round,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

27  1  But  when  Ahaziah  the  king 
of  Judali  saw  this,  he  fled  by  the 
way  of  the  garden  house.  And 
Jehu  followed  after  liim,  and  said. 
Smite  him  also  in  the  chariot. 
And  they  did  so  at  the  going  up  to 
450 


began 


Gur,  which  is  by  Ibleam.     And  he 
fled  to  ""Megiddo,  and  died  there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and  bur- 
ied him  in  his  sepulchre  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 

29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Joram    the    son   of   Ahab 
Ahaziah  to  reign  over  Judah 

30  1  And  when  Jehu  was  come  to 
Jezreel,  Jezebel  heard  of  it ;  ^and 
she  t  painted  her  face,  and  tired  her 
head,  and  looked  out  at  a  window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the 
gate,  she  said,  'Had  Zimri  peace, 
who  slew  his  master? 

32  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to 
the  window,  and  said,  Who  is  on 
my  side  ?  who  ?  And  there  looked 
out  to  him  two  or  three  "  eunuchs. 

33  And  he  said,  Throw  her  down. 
So  they  threw  her  down  :  and  some 
of  her  blood  was  sprinkled  on  the 
wall,  and  on  the  horses:  and  he 
trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  said,  Go, 


see  now 
biu-y  her 
daughter. 
35  And 
but  they 
than  the 


this  cursed 
for    ""  she 


ivoman,  and 


IS 


a    king's 


they  went  to  bury  her: 
found  no  more  of  her 
skull,  and  the  feet,  and 
the  i^alms  of  her  hands. 

3G  Wherefore  they  came  again, 
and  told  him.  And  he  said.  This 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  ^by  his  servant  Elijah  the 
Tishbite,  saying,  ^In  the  i^ortion 
of  Jezreel  shall  dogs  eat  the  flesh 
of  Jezebel : 

37  And  the  carcass  of  Jezebel 
shall  be  ''as  dung  upon  the  face  of 
the  field  in  the  portion  of  Jezreel ; 
so  that  they  shall  not  say,  This  is 
Jezebel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  JeJiu,  by  Ids  letters,  causHh  seventy  of  AhaVs  chil- 
dren to  be  beheaded.  8  He  excuseth  the  fact  by  the 
prophecy  of  Elijah.  12  At  the  shearing  house  he 
slayelh  two  and  forty  of  Aha^iah's  brethren.  15  He 
takcth  JeJtonadab  into  his  company.  18  Jiy  subtiUy 
he  destroyeth  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal.  29  Jeha 
followeth  Jeroboani's  .tins,  32  Hazael  oppresseth 
Israel.     34  Jehoahaz  succeedeth  Jehu. 

AND  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in 
l\_  Samaria.  And  Jehu  wrote 
letters,  and  sent  to  Samaria,  unto 
the  rulers  of  Jezreel,  to  the  elders, 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 

"  In  the 
kingdom  of 
Samaria. 
2  Chr.  22. 9. 


about  8F6. 
Then  he  be- 
gan to  reipn 
as  viceroy  to 
his  father  in 
his  sick- 
ness, 2  Chr. 
21.  18. 19. 
But  in  Jo- 
ram's  I2th 
year  he 
began  to 
reign  alone, 
ch.  8.  25. 

about  8g4. 
5Ez.  23.  40. 
t  Heb.  puf 

her  eyes  in 

painting. 
'  1  Kings  16. 

9-20. 


II  Or,  cham- 
bci'lains. 


■1  Kings  10. 
31. 


t  Heb.  bi/  the 
hand  of. 

I'l  Kings  21. 
23. 


"■  Ps.  83.  10. 


884 


Aliab's  seventy  sons,  and 


II.  KIKGS. 


all  his  liindred^  slain. 


Before 
CHRIST 

884 

tHeb. 
Hourtshers. 


tliat 


brought 


lip 


i  Heb.  for 
me. 


"  1  Kings  21. 
21. 


kch.9.14,24. 


'1  Sam  .3.19. 


and   to   *  tliem 

Aliab's  chUdren,  savin <if, 

2  Xow  as  soon  as  this  letter  coni- 
eth  to  yon,  seeing  yonr  master's 
sons  are  with  you,  and  there  are 
with  you  chariots  and  liorses,  a 
fenced  city  also,  and  armour ; 

3  Look  even  out  the  best  and 
meetest  of  your  master's  sons,  and 
set  Mm  on  his  father's  throne,  and 
fight  for  your  master's  house. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly 
afraid,  and  said,  Behold,  two  kings 
stood  not  before  him:  how  then 
shall  we  stand  ? 

5  And  he  that  was  over  the  house, 
and  he  that  was  over  the  city, 
the  elders  also,  and  the  bringers 
uj)  of  the  children,  sent  to  eTehu, 
saying.  We  are  thy  servants,  and 
will  do  all  that  thou  shalt  bid  us ; 
we  will  not  make  any  king :  do 
thou  that  which  is  good  in  thine 
eyes. 

G  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  sec- 
ond time  to  them,  saying.  If  ye  'be 
^  mine,  and  if  ye  will  lieaiken  unto 
mv  voice,  take  ve  the  heads  of  the 
men  your  master's  sons,  and  come 
to  me  to  Jezreel  by  to  morrow  this 
time.  Now  the  king's 
seventy  persons,  were 
great  men  of  the 
brought  them  ui). 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
letter  came  to  them,  that  they  took 
the  king's  sons,  and  ''slew  seventy 
persons,  and  put  their  heads  in 
baskets,  and  sent  him  them  to  Jez- 
reel. 

8  ^  And  there  came  a  messenger, 
and  told  him,  saying.  They  have 


sons,  lyeing 


with    the 
city,    which 


brought  the  heads  of  the 


king's 


sous.  And  he  said,  Lay  ye  them 
in  two  heaps  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning',  that  he  went  out,  and 
stood,  and  said  to  all  the  people, 
Ye  l)e  righteous:  behold,  ^I  con- 
spired against  my  master,  and  slew 
him  :  but  who  slew  all  these  ? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall 
''fall  unto  the  earth  nothing  of  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  the  Lord 
spake  concerning  the  house  of 
Ahab :  for  the  Lord  hath  done 


that  which  he  spake  "^'by  his  serv- 
ant Elijah. 

11  So  Jehu  slew  all  that  remained 
of  the  house  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel, 
and  all  his  great  men,  and  his "  kins- 
folks, juid  his  i)iiests,  until  he  left 
him  none  remaining. 

12  ^1  And  he  arose  juid  departed, 
and  came  to  Samaria.  And  as  he 
was  at  the  *  shearing  house  in  the 
way, 

13  '■Jehu  hnet  with  the  brethren 
of  Ahaziah  king  of  Judali,  and  said. 
Who  are  ye  ?  And  they  answered. 
We  are  the  bretliren  of  Ahaziah ; 
and  we  go  down  Uo  salute  the 
cliildren  of  the  king  and  the  chil- 
dren of  the  queen. 

14  And  he  said.  Take  them  alive. 
And  they  took  them  alive,  and 
slew  them  at  the  pit  of  the  shear- 
ing house,  even  two  and  forty  men ; 
neither  left  he  any  of  them. 

15  1^  And  when  he  was  departed 
thence,  he  *  lighted  on  *^Jehonadab 
the  son  of  ^Eechab  coming  to  meet 
liiiu:  and  he  ^saluted  him,  and  said 
to  him.  Is  thine  heart  right,  as  my 
heart  is  with  thy  heart  ?  And  Je- 
honadab  answered.  It  is.  If  it  be, 
''  give  me  thine  hand.  And  he  gave 
him  his  hand ;  and  he  took  him  up 
to  him  into  the  chariot. 

16  And  he  said,  Come  with  me, 
and  see  my  '  zeal  for  the  Lord. 
So  they  made  him  ride  in  his  char- 
iot. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Sama- 
ria, ""  he  slew  all  that  remained  un- 
to Ahab  in  Samaria,  till  he  had 
destroyed  him,  according  to  the 
saying  of  the  Lord,  '  which  he 
si^ke  to  Elijah. 

18  1  And  Jehu  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  and  said  unto 
them,  ""Ahab  served  Baal  a  little ; 
hut  Jehu  shall  serve  him  much. 

19  Now  therefore  call  unto  me  all 
the  "proiDhets  of  Baal,  all  his  serv- 
ants, and  all  his  priests;  let  none 
be  wanting:  for  I  have  a  great 
sacrifice  to  do  to  Baal ;  whosoever 
shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not  live. 
But  Jehu  did  it  in  subtilty,  to  the 
intent  that  he  might  destroy  the 
worshiijpers  of  Baal.  j 

20  And  Jehu  said,  t  Proclaim  a  I 

451  I 


Before 
CHBIST 

884. 

■■l  KinRs21. 

HI,  21,  ■2'.\. 

hand  of. 
\\  Or,  iic- 
quaintance. 


+  Heb.  hovpe 
o/sh''j)herds 
him  ling 
6heei>. 

■^  ch    S.  29. 
2<'hr.  22..S. 
)  Ileb. 
jbuntl. 


t  Hcb.  to  the 

j'eace  oj\ 


tllcb. 
found. 
'Jcr.  ai.  C, 

E 1  Chr.  2. 55. 
t  Hob. 
blessed. 


li  Ezra  10. 19. 


i  1  Kings  19. 

10. 


kch.  9.  8. 
2Chr.  22.  8. 


U  Kings  21. 


"l  Kings  16. 

31,32. 


°  1  Kings  22. 


tneb. 
Sanctify. 


BaaVs  tuorshijypers  destroyed. 


II.  KmGS. 


Joash,  saved  from  Atlmliali's 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 


°  1  Kings  16. 
32. 

II  Or,  f-afull, 
that  they 
stood  mouth 
to  mouth. 


ri  Kings  20. 


fneb. 

the  mouth. 


\  Hob. 

ntdlues. 
'I  I  Kings  14. 
23. 


'  Ezra  r,.  11. 
Dun.  2.5.  Sc 
3.  L'J. 


•1  Kings  12. 


solemn  assembly  for  Baal.  And 
they  proclaimed  it. 

21  And  Jehu  sent  throngii  all  Is- 
rael :  and  all  the  worshippers  of 
Baal  came,  so  that  there  was  not  a 
man  left  that  came  not.  And  they 
came  into  the  "house  of  Baal ;  and 
the  house  of  Baal  was  "  full  from 
one  end  to  another. 

22  And  he  said  unto  him  that 
tvas  over  the  vestry,  Bring  forth 
vestments  for  all  the  worshipiiers 
of  Baal.  And  he  brought  them 
forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  went,  and  Jehona- 
dab  the  son  of  Rechab,  into  the 
house  of  Baal,  and  said  unto  the 
worshippers  of  Baal,  Search,  and 
look  that  there  be  here  with  you 
none  of  the  servants  of  the  Loed, 
but  the  worshippers  of  Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to 
offer  sacrifices  and  burnt  ofter- 
ings,  Jehu  appointed  fourscore  men 
without,  and  said.  If  any  of  the 
men  whom  I  have  brought  into 
your  hands  escape,  he  that  lettetli 
him  (JO.,  ^  his  life  shall  he  for  the  life 
of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
he  had  made  an  end  of  olfering  the 
burnt  offering,  that  Jehu  said  to 
the  guard  and  to  the  captains.  Go 
in,  and  slay  them ;  let  none  come 
forth.  And  thev  smote  them  with 
^the  edge  of  the  sword;  and  the 
guard  and  the  captains  cast  them 
out,  and  went  to  the  city  of  the 
house  of  Baal. 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the 
♦•^images  out  of  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  burned  them. 

27  And  they  brake  down  the  im- 
age of  Baal,  and  brake  down  the 
house  of  Baal,  "^aud  made  it  a 
draught  house  unto  this  day. 

28  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out 
of  Israel. 

'  29  •[  Howbeit,  from  tlie  sins  of 
Jerol)oam  tlie  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin,  Jehu  departed 
not  from  after  them,  to  tcit,  'the 
gohlcn  calves  tliat  ivere  in  Beth-el, 
and  that  irere  in  Dan. 

'M)  And  tlie  LoiM)  said  unto -leliu, 
Because  thou  hast  done  well  in  ex- 
ecuting that  u'hivh  is  right  in  mine 
452 


eyes,  and  hast  done  unto  the  house 
of  Ahab  according  to  all  that  was 
in  mine  heart,  'thy  children  of  the 
fourth  generation  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Rrael. 

31  But  Jehu  Uook  no  heed  to 
walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  with  all  his  heart:  for  he 
departed  not  from  "  the  sins  of  Jer- 
oboam, which  made  Israel  to  sin. 

32  ^  In  those  davs  the  Lord  be- 
gau  t  to  c*it  Israel  short :  and  "^  Ha- 
zael  smote  them  in  all  the  coasts 
of  Israel ; 

33  From  Jordan  ^  eastward,  all  the 
land  of  Gilead,  the  Gadites,  and 
the  Eeubenites,  and  the  Manas- 
sites,  from  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
river  Arnon,  "even  ^ Gilead  and 
Bash  an. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehu,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  all 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  f 

35  And  Jehu  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers: and  they  buried  him  in 
Samaria.  And  Jehoahaz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

3G  And  Uhe  time  that  Jehu  reign- 
ed over  Israel  in  Samaria  was  twen- 
ty and  eight  years. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Jehoash,  being  saved  by  Jehosheba  hin  auni  from 
Atlialinli's  ma.ssacre  of  the  seed  royal,  is  hid  six 
years  in  the  hmise  of  God.  4  Jehoiada,  giving  order 
.  to  the  captains,  in  the  seventh  year  anointeth  Jam 
king.  IS  Athaliah  is  slain.  17  Jehoiada  restoreth 
the  worship  of  God. 

A  ND  when  ^^ Athaliah  nhe  moth- 
XJL  er  of  Ahaziah  saw  that  her 
son  was  dead,  she  arose  and  de- 
stroyed all  the  ♦  seed  royal. 

2  But  "Jehosheba,  the  daughter 
of  king  Joram,  sister  of  Ahaziah, 
took  iiJoash  the  son  of  Ahaziah, 
and  stole  him  from  among  the 
king's  sous  ivhich  were  slain ;  and 
they  hid  him,  even  him  and  his 
nurse,  in  the  bedchamber  from 
Athaliah,  so  that  he  was  not  slain.  | 

3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in  the 
house  of  the  Loud  six  years.  And 
Athaliah  did  reign  over  the  land. 

4  ^I  And  Hhe  seventh  year  Jehoi- 
ada s(mt  and  fetched  the  rulers 
over  hundreds,  with  the  captains 
and  the  guard,  and  brought  them 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 

'  Pee  ver.  35. 
cli.  13.1,10. 

&  M.  as.  & 
1  j. «,  12. 


t  Heb.  ob- 
ixtfed  not. 


•'  1  Kings  14. 
IC. 


about  860. 

t  Ilcb.  to  cut 
ojf  the  ends. 
"  ch.  H.  12. 


f  Heb. 
toward  the 
nsnig  ojthe 
sun. 


II  Or,  even  to 
Gilead  and 
Balkan. 

s  Amos  1.  3. 


856. 


tHeb.  the 
days  were. 


88^1. 
»2Chr.22.10. 
i>ch.  8.  L«. 


tHeb. 

seed  of  the 
kingdom. 

II  2  Clir.  22. 
li.Jeho- 
.^/taCeath. 

II  Or. 
Ji:lioash. 


878. 
•■  2  Clir.  2; 
l,Sic. 


massacre,  is  anointed  king. 


II.  KINGS. 


Athaliah  is  slaim 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 


<ilChr.9.25. 


H  Or,  from 

breaking 

up. 
li  Or, 

companies. 
IHeb. 

ka/ids. 


>  Chr.  23. 8. 


IHcb. 
shoulder. 


^  Heb.  Let 

the  king 

liie. 
n  Sam.  10. 

24. 
S2Chr.  23. 

J  2,  ic. 


to  him  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  tlu^n, 
and  took  an  oath  of  tliem  in  the 
house  of  the  Lokd,  and  shewed 
them  the  king's  son. 

5  And  lie  commanded  them,  sav- 
ing,  This  is  t|ie  thing  that  ye  sliall 
do;  A  third  i)art  of  you  tlial  enter 
in  ''on  the  s;Tbbath  sliall  even  be 
kee])ers  of  the  watch  of  the  king's 
house ; 

G  And  a  third  })art  slialJ  l)c  at  the 
gate  of  Sur ;  and  a  third  i)ai't  at 
the  gate  behind  the  guard :  so 
shall  ye  keep  the  watch  of  the 
house,  I'  that  it  be  not  broken  down. 

7  And  two  I' t  parts  of  all  you  that 
go  forth  on  the  sabbath,  even  they 
shall  keep  the  watch  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  aliout  the  king. 

8  And  ye  shall  compass  the  king  j 
round  about,  every  man  with  his 
Aveapons  in  his  hand :  and  he  that 
Cometh  within  the  ranges,  let  him 
be  slain ;  and  be  ye  with  the  king 
as  he  goeth  out  and  as  he  cometh 

!  in. 

9  ''And  the  captains  over  the 
hundreds  did  according  to  all  thuu/s 
that  Jehoiada  the  priest  command- 
ed: and  they  took  every  man  his 
men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbath,  with  th^m  that  should  go 
out  on  the  sabbath,  and  came  to 
Jehoiada  the  i^riest. 

10  And  to  the  cax)tains  over  hund- 
reds did  the  priest  give  king  Da- 
vid's spears  and  shields,  that  were 
in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  guard  stood,  every 
man  with  his  weapons  in  his  hand, 
round  about  the  king,  from  the 
right  ^  corner  of  the  temple  to  the 
left  corner  of  the  temple,  along  by 
the  altar  and  the  temple. 

12  And  he  brought  forth  the 
king's  son,  and  put  tlie  crown  upon 
him,  and  gace  him  the  testimony; 
and  thev  made  him  king,  and 
anointed  him;  and  they  clapped 
their  hands,  and  said,  t^God  save 
the  king. 

13  "|[  *^And  when  Athaliah  heard 
the  noise  of  the  guard  and  of  the 
people,  she  came  to  the  jjeople 
into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  when  she  looked,  behold, 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 

hch.23.  S. 
2  Chr.S4.3I. 


the  king  stood  by  ''  a  pillar,  as  the 
nijuiner  iras,  and  the  princes  and 
the  trumiieters  by  the  king,  and 
all  the  i)eople  of  the  land  rejoiced, 
and  blew  with  trum])ets :  and 
Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and 
cried,  Treason,  treason. 

15  .But  rJehoiada  the  priest  com- 
manded the  captains  of  the  hund- 
reds, the  oflicers  of  the  Iiost,  and 
said  unto  them.  Have  her  forth 
without  the  ranges ;  and  him  that 
followetli  her  kill  with  tlie  sword. 
¥hv  the  priest  had  said.  Let  her 
not  be  slain  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

10  And  thev  laid  hands  on  her; 
and  she  went  by  the  way  by  the 
which  the  horses  came  into  the 
king's  house:  and  there  was  she 
slain. 

17  *j  'And  Jehoiada  made  a  cov- 
enant between  the  Lord  and  the 
king  and  the  people,  that  they 
should  be  the  Lord's  people;  ''be- 
tween the  king  also  and  the  people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
went  into  the  '  house  of  Baal,  and 
brake  it  dow^n ;  his  altars  and  his 
images  "'brake  they  in  pieces  thor- 
oughly, and  slew  Mattan  the  i)riest 
of  Baal  before  the  altars.  And 
"the  priest  appointed  ^officers  over 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

19  And  he  took  the  rulers  over 
hundreds,  and  the  captains,  and 
the  guard,  and  all  the  people  of 
the  land ;  and  they  brought  down 
the  king  from  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  came  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  of  the  guard  to  the  king's 
house.  And  he  sat  on  the  throne 
of  the  kings. 

20  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced,  and  the  city  was  in  quiet: 
and  they  slew  Athaliah  with  the 
sw  ord  heside  the  king's  house, 

21  °  Seven  years  old  was  Jehoash  \  "2^1.7.24.1. 
when  he  began  to  reign. 

CHAPTEE  XII. 

1  Jehoa.fJi  reigneth  tvell  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada.  4 
He  giiteth  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple.  17 
Uazael  i:i  diverted  from  Jerusalem  h>j  a  jyre.ient  of 
the  ftallowed  irea-sitres.  19  Jehoash  being  slain  by 
his  servants,  Arnaziah  succeedeth  him. 

IN  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu,  ''Je- 
hoash began  to  reign ;  and  forty 
years    reigned    he    in    Jerusalem. 


i2Chr.2.'!.I6. 


k2Sam.5.3. 


I  cU.  10.  2C. 


"'Deut.U'.S. 
2  Chr.23.17. 


"2  Chr.  Zi. 

18,  &c. 
♦  Heb. 

offices. 


•2  Chr.  24.1. 


453 


Jehoash  giveth  order  for 


II.  KINGS. 


the  reimir  of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 


b  1  Kings  !.■». 

U.   fcL*-.'.  4i. 

ch.  H.  4. 


"^ch.  22.  4. 

Il  Or,  holi/ 
things. 

\  Hi>b. 
lioline^^ef. 

'.  Ex.  .10.  i:;. 

t  Hcb.  th<: 
money  of 
the  souls  of 
his  estima- 
tion^ 
I.CV.  27.  2. 

t  Ileb.  as- 
cewleth  up- 
on the  heart 
or' a  man. 

'  Kx.  a5.  5. 
1  Chr.  2a.  9. 


856. 

t  Hcb.  Ill  the 
twentieth 
j/ear  and 
third  year. 

f2Chr.  24.  5. 


8  2  Chr.  24. 6. 


tllch. 
threshold. 


I!  Or, 
secretary. 


tncb. 

bound  up. 


k  2  Chr.  24. 8, 

&c. 


And  his  mother's  name  ivas  Zibiah 
of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Jehoash  did  that  which  2vas 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Loed  all 
his  days  wherein  Jehoiada  the 
priest  instrncted  him. 

o  Bat  'the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away :  the  people  still  sacri- 
ficed and  burnt  incense  in  the  high 
places. 

4  1"  And  Jehoash  said  to  the 
priests,  'All  the  money  of  the 
"*  dedicated  tilings  that  is  brought 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  efen 
''  the  money  of  every  one  that  i^ass- 
eth  the  account,  Uhe  money  that 
every  man  is  set  at,  and  all  the 
money  that  ^"cometh  into  any 
man's  heart  to  bring  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord, 

5  Let  the  priests  take  it  to  them, 
every  man  of  his  acquaintance: 
and  let  them  repair  the  breaches 
of  the  house,  wheresoever  any 
breach  shall  be  found. 

G  But  it  was  so,  that  ^in  the  three 
and  twentieth  year  of  king  Jehoash 
'the  jnlests  had  not  repaired  the 
breaches  of  the  house. 

7  'Then  king  Jehoash  called  for 
Jehoiada  the  priest,  and  the  other 
priests,  and  said  unto  them,  Why 
repair  ye  not  the  breaches  of  the 
house  "I  now  therefore  receive  no 
more  money  of  your  acquaintance, 
but  deUver  it  for  the  breaches  of 
the  house. 

8  And  the  priests  consented  to  re- 
ceive no  7nore  money  of  the  people, 
neither  to  repair  the  breaches  of 
the  house. 

9  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  took  ^  a 
chest,  and  boi'ed  a  hole  in  the  lid 
of  it,  and  set  it  beside  the  altar,  on 
the  right  side  as  one  cometh  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord:  and  the 
priests  tliat  kept  the  kloor  put 
tlierein  all  the  money  that  ivas 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  it  was  .so,  when  they  saw 
that  there  was  nmch  money  in  the 
chest,  that  the  king's  "scribe  and 
tlie  higli  i)riest  came  u]),  and  they 
♦putu])  in  bags,  and  told  the  money 
that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

11  And  they  gave  the  money,  be- 

454 


ing  told,  into  the  hands  of  them 
that  did  the  work,  that  had  the 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
and  they  Uaid  it  out  to  the  carjjen- 
ters  and  builders,  that  wrought 
npon  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers  of 
stone,  and  to  buy  timber  and  hew- 
ed stone  to  repair  the  breaches  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all 
that  t  was  laid  out  for  the  house  to 
repair  it. 

13  Howljeit '  there  were  not  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord  bowls  of 
silver,  snufters,  basins,  trumpets, 
any  vessels  of  gold,  or  vessels  of 
silver,  of  the  money  that  was 
brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord: 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the 
workmen,  and  repaired  therewith 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

15  Moreover  ""they  reckoned  not 
with  the  men,  into  whose  hand 
they  delivered  the  money  to  be 
bestowed  on  workmen :  for  they 
dealt  faithfully. 

IG  '  The  trespass  money  and  sin 
money  was  not  brought  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord:  '"it  was  the 
priests'. 

17  1[  Then  "Hazael  king  of  Syria 
went  up,  and  fought  against  Gath, 
and  took  it :  and  "  Hazael  set  his 
face  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

18  And  Jehoash  king  of  Judah 
Ptook  all  the  hallowed  things  that 
Jehoshai)hat,  and  Jehoram,  and 
Ahaziah,  his  fathers,  kings  of  Ju- 
dah, had  dedicated,  and  his  own 
hallowed  things,  and  all  the  gold 
that  was  found  in  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
king's  house,  and  sent  it  to  Hazael 
king  of  Syria :  and  he  '  went  away 
from  Jerusalem. 

19  ^\  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  ''liis  servants  arose,  and 
made  a  conspiracy,  and  slew  Joash 
in  II  the  house  of  Millo,  which  goeth 
down  to  Silla. 

21  For  'Jozachar  the  son  of  Shim- 
eath,  and  .lehozabad  the  son  of 
"Shomer,  his  servants,  smote  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

856. 


)  Heb. 
brouqht  it 
forth. 


t  ITeb.  went 
Jorth. 


i  See  2  Chr. 
24.  14. 


k  eh.  22. 


1  Lev.  5. 15, 

18. 


"  Lev.  7.  7. 

Num.  18.  y. 


about  840. 
"ch.  8.  12. 


"  See  2  Chr. 
24.23. 


P  1  Kings  15. 
IS. 
ch.  18. 15,11;. 


fHeb. 

went  up. 


830. 
Ich.  14.  5. 
2  Chf.24.25. 

BOr, 
Beth-niillo. 


'2Chr.24.2(!, 
Zabad. 


II  Or, 
Shimrith. 


Hazael  oppresseth  Israel. 


II.  KINGS. 


The  sickness  of  Elisha. 


Before 

CHRIST 

839. 

•2Chr.24.27. 


856. 

t  Heb.  the 

twtiiitivtk 
year  and 
third  ytar. 


f  Ileb. 
walked 
ajler. 


about  849. 
'Juds.  2.14. 


b  ch.  8.  12. 


about  842. 
'Ps.  "S.34. 


d  Ex.  3.  7. 
ch.  14.  2e. 


'  See  ver.  23. 
&  ch.  14.  25, 


\  Ileb.  OS 
yesterdatj^ 
and  tkird 
day. 


IHcb. 
he  icalked. 
n  Kin^s  10. 

;«. 
t  Ileb.  stood. 


SAmos  1. 


839. 


and  he  died;  and  they  l)uried  him 
with  his  fatliers  in  tlie  eity  of  Da- 
vid: and  "Amaziah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Jehoahaz^  wicked  reign.  3  Jehoahaz,  oppresned  hy 
Jla-jvel,  is  relieved  by  prayer.  8  Joash  xucceedct/i 
him.  10  His  wicked  rcUjn.  12  Jeroboam  succeed- 
cth  him.  14  J-Jiisha  dying  prop/usieth  to  Jonsh 
three  victories  over  the  Syrians.  :iO  The  Moabites 
invading  the  land,  A'liKha's  bones  raise  up  a  dead 
man.  U3  Hazael  dyintf,  Joash  yelteth  three  victories 
over  Ben-hadad. 

IN  Hhe  three  and  twentieth  year 
of  Joash  the  son  of  Aliaziali 
king"  of  Jndah,  Jehoahaz  tlie  son 
of  Jehu  began  to  reign  over  Israel 
in  Samaria,  ami  reUjned  seventeen 
years. 

2  And  he  did  tliat  which  tvas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  *  fol- 
lowed the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  which  made  Israel 
to  sin ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 

3  ^  And  Hhe  auger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Israel,  and  he 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
"Hazael  king  of  Syria,  and  into  the 
hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son  of  Ha- 
zael, all  their  days. 

4  And  Jehoahaz  "^ besought  the 
Lord,  and  the  Lord  hearkened 
unto  him :  for  ''  he  saw  the  oppres- 
sion of  Israel,  because  the  king  of 
Syria  oppressed  them. 

5  ('^And  the  Lord  gave  Israel  a 
savimir,  so  that  they  went  out  from 
under  the  hand  of  the  Syrians :  and 
the  children  of  Israel  dwelt  in  their 
tents,  ^as  beforetime. 

0  Nevertheless  they  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  the  house  of  Jero- 
boam, who  made  Israel  sin,  hut 
hvalked  therein:  ^md  there  ^ re- 
mained the  grove  also  in  Sama- 
ria.) 

7  Neither  did  he  leave  of  the  peo- 
ple to  Jehoahaz  but  fifty  horsemen, 
and  ten  chariots,  and  ten  thousand 
footmen  ;  for  the  king  of  Syria  had 
destroyed  them,  ^and  had  made 
them  like  the  dust  by  threshing. 

8  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoahaz,  and  all  that  ho  did,  and 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  ? 

9  And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his 
fathers ;  and  they  buried  him  in  Sa- 


maria: and  "Joash  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead*. 

10  "Tf  In  the  thirty  and  seventh 
year  of  Joash  king  of  Judah  began 
Mehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  to 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
reUined  sixteen  ye.u's. 

11  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  he  de- 
parted not  from  all  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  sin:  hut  he  walked 
therein. 

12  "And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and  'all  that  he  did,  and 
''his  miglit  wherewith  he  fought 
against  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
are  they  not  Avritten  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 

13  And  Joash  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers; and  Jeroboam  sat  ui)on  his 
throne:  and  Joash  was  buried  in 
Samaria  with  the  kings  of  Israel. 

14  •[  Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick 
of  his  sickness  whereof  he  died. 
And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  came 
down  unto  him,  and  wept  over  his 
face,  and  said,  O  my  father,  my 
father !  '  the  chariot  of  Israel,  and 
the  horsemen  thereof. 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him. 
Take  bow  and  arrows.  And  he 
took  unto  him  bow  and  arrows. 

16  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Is- 
rael, tPut  thine  hand  upon  the 
bow.  And  he  i)ut  his  hand  upo)i 
it :  and  Elisha  i)ut  his  hands  upon 
the  king's  hands. 

17  And  he  said.  Open  the  win- 
dow eastward.  And  he  opened  it. 
Then  Elisha  said.  Shoot.  And  he 
shot.  And  he  said.  The  arrow  of 
the  Lord's  deliverance,  and  the 
arrow  of  deliverance  from  Syria: 
for  thou  shalt  smite  the  Syrians  in 
'"Apliek,  till  thou  have  consumed 
them. 

18  And  he  said,  Take  the  arrows. 
And  he  took  them.  And  he  said 
unto  the  king  of  Israel,  Smite  up- 
on the  ground.  And  he  smote 
thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth 
with  him,  and  said.  Thou  shouldest 
have  smitten  five  or  six  times ;  then 
hadst  thou  smitten  Sy^ia  till  thou 

455 


Before 
CHRIST 

839. 

i;  ver.  10, 
Jehotuh. 
•Alone. 
S41. 

II  Ih  consort 
with  hi» 
t'atlier, 
cli.  14.  1. 


hch.  14.  15. 

>  See  ver.  14. 
;    &  25. 
'  kch.  M.n,&e. 
2  Clir.25.ir, 
I     &c. 


825. 


about  839. 


ich.  2. 12. 


f  ITeb.  Make 
thine  hanil 
to  ride. 


"■  1  Kings  20. 
2(i. 


AinaziaKs  good  reign. 


II.  KIXGS. 


Sis  victory  over  Edom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  839. 

■ver.  25. 
about  838 


tHeb. 
wtnt  down. 


•ch.  8. 12. 


Pch.  14.  2r. 

'  Ex.  2.24,2.'; 
'Ex.32. 13. 


t  Ueb./ace. 
about  839. 


tHeb. 
irtumed 
and  took. 


about  836. 
•ver.  18,19. 


830. 
•ch.  13. 10. 

■>2Chr.2i.l. 


•ch.  12.3. 


hadst  consumed  if :  "whereas  now 
thou  shalt  smite  Syria  hut  thrice. 

20  •[  And  Elisha  died,  and  they 
buried  him.  And  the  bands  of  the 
Moabites  invaded  the  land  at  the 
coming  in  of  the  year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  burying*  a  man,  that,  behokl, 
they  spied  a  band  of  men;  and  they 
cast  the  man  into  the  sepulchi-e  of 
Elisha:  and  when  the  man  ^was 
let  down,  and  touched  the  bones 
of  Elisha,  he  revived,  and  stood  up 
on  his  feet. 

22  •[  But  "Hazael  king  of  Syria 
oi^pressed  Israel  all  the  days  of 
Jehoahaz. 

23  PAnd  the  Lord  was  gracious 
unto  them,  and  had  compassion  on 
them,  and  "ihad  respect  unto  them, 
'because  of  his  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  would 
not  destroy  them,  neither  cast  he 
them  from  his  ^  presence  as  yet. 

24  So  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died ; 
and  Ben-hadad  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

25  And  Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoa- 
haz *  took  again  out  of  the  hand  of 
Ben-hadad  the  son  of  Hazael  the 
cities,  which  he  had  taken  out  of 
the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  his  father  by 
war.  ^  Three  times  did  Joash  beat 
him,  and  recovered  the  cities  of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Amaziah's  good  reign.  5  His  justice  on  the  murder- 
ers of  his  father.  7  His  victory  over  Edom.  8  Arna- 
ziah,  provoking  Jehoash,  is  overcome  and  spoiled. 
15  Jeroboam  siicceedeth  Jehoash.  17  Amaziah  slain 
by  a  coru^piracy.  21  Azariah  succeedeth  him.  23 
Jeroboam's  wicked  reign.  28  Zachariah  siicceedeth 
him. 

IN  Hhe  second  year  of  Joash 
son  of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel 
reigned  'Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash 
king  of  Judah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in 
.Jeru.salein.  And  liis  mother's  name 
wan  Jelioaddan  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  right 
in  the  sight  of  tlie  Lord,  yet  not 
lik(;  David  liis  father:  he  did  ac- 
conling  to  all  things  as  Joash  his 
father  did. 

4  'Howbeit  the  l)igh  places  were 
not  taken  away :  as  yet  the  jjeople 

456 


did  sacrifice  and  burnt  incense  on 
the  high  jjlaces. 

5  T^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  the  kingdom  was  confirmed  in 
his  hand,  that  he  slew  his  servants 
''which  had  slain  the  king  his  fa- 
ther. 

6  But  the  children  of  the  murder- 
ers he  slew  not:  according  unto 
that  which  is  written  in  the  book 
of  the  law  of  Moses,  wherein  the 
Lord  commanded,  saying,  ''The 
fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death 
for  the  children,  nor  the  children 
be  put  to  death  for  the  fathers; 
but  every  man  shall  be  put  to 
death  for  his  own  sin. 

7  "^He  slew  of  Edom  in  ^the  valley 
of  salt  ten  thousand,  and  took  "  Se- 
lah  by  war,  ''  and  called  the  name 
of  it  Joktheel  unto  this  day. 

8  1^ '  Then  Amaziah  sent  messen- 
gers to  Jehoash,  the  son  of  Jehoa- 
haz son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, Come,  let  us  look  one  another 
in  the  face. 

9  And  Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel 
sent  to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
saying,  ''The  thistle  that  ivas  in 
Lebanon  sent  to  the  '  cedar  that 
was  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give  thy 
daughter  to  my  son  to  wife:  and 
there  passed  by  a  wild  beast  that 
icas  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 
the  thistle.  « 

10  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten 
Edom,  and  "thine  heart  hath  lift- 
ed thee  up :  glory  of  this,  and  tarry 
*at  home:  for  why  shouldest  thou 
meddle  to  tJtg  hurt,  that  thou 
shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah 
with  thee  f 

11  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear. 
Therefore  Jehoash  king  of  Israel 
went  up ;  and  he  and  Amaziah 
king  of  Judah  looked  one  another 
in  the  face  at  " 
helongeth  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  'was  jmt  to  tlie 
worse  before  Israel ;  and  they  fled 
every  man  to  their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Israel 
took  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Jelioa.sh  the  son  of  Ahaziah, 
at  Beth-shemesli,  and  came  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  brake  down  the  wall 


Beth-shemesh,  which 


Before 
CHRIST 

839. 


d  ch.  12.  20. 


'  Deut.24.1G. 
Ez.18.4,20. 


abntit  P27. 
f2Chr.25.Il. 
eaSam.S.lS. 

Ps.  (M,  title. 
II  Or, 

The  rock. 
h  Josh.  15.38. 

aboat  826. 
Joaeph. 

Ant.  IX. 
i2Chr.25.17, 

18,  &c. 


k  See  Judg. 

9.8. 
1 1  Kings  4. 

33. 


"■Deut.S.H. 

2Chr.32.U. 

Ez.  28.  2,  5, 

17. 

II.ib.  2.  4. 
tlleb.  at 

thfj  Aoiwe. 


"  .losh.  19.38. 
&.  21. 1'J. 


t  Ileb.  irits 
snutteii. 


of  Jerusalem   from  "the 


gate 


of 


"Xfh.K.  in. 

&  12.  39. 


Amaziah  slain  hy  a  conspiracy. 


II.  KINGS. 


AzariaWs  good  reign. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  626. 

^,Icr.  .11.. "W. 
Zfoh.  14.10. 
'  1  Ivingii  r. 
51. 


iibout  825. 


'ch.  13.  1^. 


'  2  Chr.M.2.), 


■2Chr.25.2". 

"Josh.  10.31. 
810. 


''ch.l,5.].5.& 
•JChr.  Lfi.  1, 
he  is  called 
Uzziuh. 


»ch.l6.  G. 
2  Chr.  20.  2. 


825. 
Now  he  be- 
gins to 
reii;n 
alone. 


^  Num. 13.21. 
&34.  S. 
»Deut3. 17. 


Epliraim   unto   Pthe    corner  gate, 
four  Imiulred  cubits. 

14  And  lie  took  all  ^tlie  i^old  and 
silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that  were 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house,  and  hostages,  and  returned 
to  Samaria. 

15  *l  'Now  the  rest  of  the  acts 
of  Jehoash  which  he  did,  and  his 
mfglit,  and  how  he  fought  with 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

16  And  Jehoash  sU^pt  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  Samaria 
with  the  kings  of  Israel ;  and  Jero- 
boam his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

17  *1[  'x\.nd  Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joas]i  king  of  Judah  lived  after 
the  death  of  Jehoash  son  of  Jehoa- 
haz  king  of  Israel  fifteen  years. 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziah,  are  they  not  written  in 
the.  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  ? 

11)  Now  *they  made  a  conspiracy 
against  hiin  in  Jerusalem :  and  he 
fled  to  "Lachish;  but  they  sent 
after  him  to  Lachish,  and  slew  him 
there. 

20  And  they  brouglit  him  on 
horses :  and  he  was  buried  at  Je- 
rusalem with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David. 

21  ^[  And  all  the  i)eople  of  Judah 
took  ''Azariah,  which  was  sixteen 
years  old,  and  made  him  king  in- 
stead of  his  father  Amaziah. 

22  He  built  ^  Elath,  and  restored 
it  to  Judah,  after  that  the  king- 
slept  with  his  tiithers. 

23  1^  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Am- 
aziah the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Ju- 
dah, Jeroboam 


the   son  of  Joash 


reign 


in 


khig  of  Israel  began  to 
Samaria,  and  reigned  forty  and  one 
years. 

24  And  he  did  tliat  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lokd  :  he  de- 
parted not  from  all  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  He  restored  the  coast  of  Israel 
'from  the  entering  of  Hamath  unto 
""  the  sea  of  the  lilain,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 


rael, which  he  spake  by  the  hand 
of  his  servant  ''.lonah,  the  son  of 
Amittai,  the  prophet,  which  ivas 
of  (lath-hepher. 
20  For  the  Lord  "^ saw  the  afflic- 
tion of  Israel,  that  it  ivas  very  bit- 
ter: for  "tlicre  was  not  any  shut 
up,  nor  any  left,  nor  any  helper  for 
Israel. 

27  ^And  the  Lord  said  not  that 
he  would  l)lot  out  the  name  of  Is- 
rael from  under  heaven :  but  he 
saved  them  by  the  hand  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joash. 

28  1  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jeroboam,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
his  might,  how  he  warred,  and  how 
he  recovered  Damascus,  and  Ha- 
math, ^ivhich  belonged  to  Judah,  for 
Israel,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel ? 

29  And  Jeroboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  even  with  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael ;  and ''  Zachariah  his  son  reign- 
ed in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Azariah\i  good  reign.  5  He  dying  a  leper,  Jotham 
succcedeth.  8  Zachariah,  the  lad  of  Jehu'' s  genera- 
tion, reigning  ill,  is  slain  by  Shalluni.  13  Shallurn, 
reigning  a  month,  is  slain  by  Jfenahem.  16  Mena- 
heni  strengthcneth  himself  by  Pal.  21  Pekahiah  sue- 
cecdcth  him.  23  Pekahiah  is  slain  by  Pekah.  27 
Pekah  is  oppressed  by  Tiglalh-pileser,  and  slain  by 
Hoshea.  33  Jotham^s  good  reign.  36  Ahaz  suc- 
cecdeth  him. 

N  the  twenty  and  seventh  year 
of  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel  -^  be- 
gan ''Azariah  son  of  Amaziah  king 
of  Judah  to  reign. 

2  Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
two  and  fifty  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  ^vas  Jecho- 
liah  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  Amaziah  had 
done ; 

4  '  Save  that  the  high  places  were 
not  removed :  the  people  sacrificed 
and  burnt  incense  still  on  the  high 
places. 

5  ^  And  the  Lord  "^  smote  the 
king,  so  that  he  w^as  a  leper  unto 
the  day  of  his  death,  and  ^  dwelt  in 
a  several  house.  And  Jotham  the 
king's  sou  urns  over  the  house, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

457 


I 


Before 
CHRIST 

825. 

H  Jonah  1.1. 
Mutt.  12. 30, 
•HI,  called 

JoiliVi. 

"Josh.  19.13. 

Jch.  13.  4. 
«Deut.32.3U. 


fch.  13.  S. 


S2Sam.8.  (>. 

1  Kings  11. 
24. 

2  Chr.  ».  3. 


t  After  an 
interreg- 
num or  11 
years, 
eh.  15.  8. 

784. 


about  810. 

This  is  the 
27th  year  of 
Jeroboam's 
partnership 
in  the  king- 
d<»m  with 
his  father, 
who  made 
him  consort 
at  his  going 
to  the  -Syri- 
an wars.    It 
is  the  si.x- 
tcenth  year 
of  Je  roDO- 
am*8  mon- 
archy. 

"ch.  14.21. 
2  t'hr.  2(i.  1, 
3,4. 

l>  Called 
Uzziah, 
ver.  13,  30, 
&c.  &2Chr. 
20.  1. 


"  ver.  S3, 
eh.  12. 3.  & 
14.4. 


!    about  765. 
<i  2  Chr.  2«. 
iy-21. 

'  Lev.  13.  46. 


The  reigns  of  Menahem, 


II.  KINGS. 


PekahiaJi,  PeTcali, 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  765. 


about  758. 
f2Chr.26.23. 


about  773. 
There  bav- 
ins been  an 
interreg- 
num for  11 
years. 


about  772. 


B  As  prophe- 
sied, 
Amos  7.  9. 


bch.  lO-.TO. 


about  772. 


■  Matt.  1.8,0, 
called 

and  ver.  1, 
Azariah. 
t  Ileb.  a 
month  iif 
days. 

k  I  Kings  14. 
17. 


II  Kings  4. 


"ch.  8. 12. 


772. 


6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Az- 
ariah, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judali  ? 

7  So  Azariah  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers;  and  Hhey  buried  him  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David: 
and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

8  1  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Jndah  did  Zach- 
ariah  the  son  of  Jeroboam  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria  six  months. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  fa- 
thers had  done:  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  sou 
of  iSTebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

10  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Ja- 
besh  conspired  against  him,  and 
^5  smote  him  before  the  people,  and 
slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Zachariah,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  was  ''the  word  of  the 
Lord  which  he  spake  unto  Jehu, 
saying,  Thy  sons  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Israel  unto  the  fourth 
generation.  And  so  it  came  to 
pass. 

13  1  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh 
began  to  reign  in  the  nine  and 
thirtieth  year  of  'Uzziah  kins:  of 


reigned 


ta  full 


Judah ;    and    he 
month  in  Samaria. 

14  For  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi 
went  up  from  ''Tirzah,  and  came 
to  Samaria,  and  smote  Shallum  the 
son  of  Jabesh  in  Samaria,  and  slew 
him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

15  And  the  ]*est  of  the  acts  of 
Shallum,  and  his  conspiracy  which 
he  m;ide,  behold,  they  are'  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Israel. 

l(j  1  Then  Menahem  smote'  Tiph- 
sah,  and  all  that  were  therein,  and 
tlie  coasts  thereof  from  Tirzah :  be- 
cau.se  tlicy  opened  not  to  /u»j,  there- 
fore he  smote  it;  and  all  "'tlie  wo- 
men therein  that  were  with  child 
he  ripped  U]). 

17  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  .Judah  began 
Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign 

458 


over  Israel,  and  reigned  ten  years 
in  Samaria. 

18  And  he  did  that  which  icas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  de- 
parted not  all  his  days  from  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

19  And,  °Pul  the  king  of  Assyria 
came  against  the  land  :  and  Men- 
ahem gave  Pul  a  thousand  talents 
of  silver,  that  his  hand  might  be 
with  him  to  "confirm  the  kingdom 
in  his  hand. 

20  And  Menahem  -^  exacted  the 
money  of  Israel,  even  of  all  the 
mighty  men  of  wealth,  of  each  man 
tifty  shekels  of  silver,  to  give  to 
the  king  of  Assyria.  So  the  king 
of  Assyria  turned  back,  and  stayed 
not  there  in  the  land. 

21  T^  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Menahem,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  I 

22  And  Menahem  slept  with  his 
fathers;  and  Pekahiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  ^[  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Aza- 
riah king  of  Judah,  Pekahiah  the 
son  of  Menahem  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned 
two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
dex^arted  not  from  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made 
Israel  to  sin. 

25  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Eema- 
liah,  a  captain  of  his,  conspired 
against  him,  and  smote  him  in 
Samaria,  in  the  i)alace  of  the  king's 
house,  with  ^\j'gob  and  Arieh,  and 
with  him  fifty  men  of  the  Gilead- 
ites :  and  he  killed  him,  and  reign- 
ed in  his  room. 

2G  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Pekahiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel. 

27  1  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah,  ^ Pekah 
the  son  of  Eemaliah  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned 
twenty  years. 

28  And  ho  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sigrht  of  the  Lord  :  he 


Before 
CHRIST 

■772. 


771. 
"lChr.5.26. 
Is.  ».  1. 
Hos.  8.  9. 


-  eh.  14.  5. 


t  Ileb. 
cnused  to 
come  forth. 


761. 


739. 


Pis.  7.1. 


and  Jotham. 


II.  KINGS. 


The  wicked  reign  of  Alias. 


Before 
CH  RIST 

759. 


TtO. 

1 1  Chr.  .5.  ;;8. 
U.  ».  1. 
"■1  Kings  \i. 

a). 


7S9. 


»  After  an 
anarchy  for 
some  years, 
ch.  1".  1. 
Hos.  10.3,7, 
\3. 

'  In  the 
tbui-th  year 
of  .\h:^z,  in 
the  twenti- 
eth year  aft- 
er Jotham 
had  begnn 
to  reign  : 
Ush. 

758. 


"2  Chr.  27.1. 


»  vcr.  3. 


y  ver.  4. 


'2  Chr.  27, 


about  742. 
At  the  end 

of  Jothara's 

reign. 
•ch.  K.  5. 

Is.  7.1. 
•>  ver.  27. 


711 


departed  not  from  tlie  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made 
Israel  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  kini;-  of 
Israel  ^came  Tiolath-pileser  kin<>- 
of  Assyria,  and  took  'Ijon,  and 
Abel-betli-maachah,  and  »Ianoali, 
and  Kedesh,  and  Razor,  and  (Jil- 
ead,  and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of 
Naplitali,  and  carried  them  captive 
to  Assyria. 

30  And  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah 
made  a  cons})iracy  against  Pekah 
the  son  of  Eemaliah,  and  smote 
him,  and  slew  him,  and  *  reigned 
in  his  stead,  4n  the  twentieth  year 
of  Jotliam  the  son  of  Uzziah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pe- 
kah, and  all  that  he  did,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

32  1  In  the  second  year  of  Pekah 
the  son  of  Kemaliali  king  of  Israel 
began  "Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah 
king  of  Jndah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  was  Jeru- 
sha,  the  daughter  of  Zadok. 

34  And  he  did  that  which  ivas 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
did  "^  according  to  all  that  his  father 
Uzziah  had  done. 

35  1  ^'Howbeit  the  high  places 
were  not  removed :  the  people  sac- 
riliced  and  burned  incense  still  in 
the  high  places.  ^He  built  the 
higher  gate  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

36  1  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jotham,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  f 

37  In  those  days  the  Lord  began 
to  send  against  Jndah  '^  Eezin  the 
king  of  Syria,  and  'Pekah  the  son 
of  Eemaliah. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his  fa- 
ther 
his  stead 

CHAPTEE  XVI. 

1  Ahaz^  wicked  reign.  5  Ahaz,  assailed  by  Rezin  and 
Pekah,  hireth  Tiglath-jnleKer  against  them.  10  Ahaz, 
sending  a  pattern  of  an  altar  from  JJamascus  to 
Urijah,  diverteth  the  brazen  altar  to  his  own  devo- 


tion.    17  lie  spoileth  tlie  temple, 
ceedeth  him. 


10  Ilezekiah  suc- 


and  Ahaz  his  son  reigned  in 


IN  the  seventeenth  yc^ar  of  Pekah 
the  son  of  Eemaliah,  ''Ahaz  the 
son  of  Jotham  king  of  Judah  be- 
gan to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  was  Ahaz 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reign- 
ed sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem,  and 
did  not  that  u'hich  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  his  God,  like 
David  his  lather. 

3  lint  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  yea,  ""and  made 
his  son  to  pass  through  the  fire,  ac- 
cording to  the  '^  abominations  of  the 
heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
from  ])efore  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  in- 
cense in  the  high  idaces,  and  ''on 
the  hills,  and  under  every  green  tree. 

5  ^[  'Then  Eezin  king  of  Syria, 
and  Pekah  son  of  Eemaliah  king 
of  Israel,  came  up  to  Jerusalem  to 
war :  and  they  besieged  Ahaz,  but 
could  not  overcome  him. 

0  At  that  time  Eezin  king  of 
Syria  '^  recovered  Elatli  to  Syria, 
and  drave  the  Jews  from  ^Elath: 
and  the  Syrians  came  to  Elath,  and 
dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  So  »Ahaz  sent  messengers  ^to 
*  Tiglath-i)ileser  king  of  Assyria, 
saying,  I  am  thy  servant  and  thy 
sou :  come  up,  and  save  me  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Is- 
rael, which  rise  up  against  me. 

8  And  Ahaz  ''  took  the  silver  and 
gold  that  was  found  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house,  and  sent  it  for 
a  present  to  the  king  of  Assj  ria. 

9  And  the  king  of  Assyria  heark- 
ened unto  him:  for  the  king  of 
Assyria  went  up  against  ^  Damas- 
cus, and  'took  it,  and  carried  the 
people  of  it  cai)tive  to  Kir,  and  slew 
Eezin. 

10  ^[  And  king  Ahaz  went  to  Da- 
mascus to  meet  Tiglath-pileser 
king  of  Assyria,  and  saw  an  altar 
that  was  at  Damascus:  and  king 
Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the  priest  the 
fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the  pat- 
tern of  it,  according  to  all  the 
workmanship  thereof. 

459 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  742. 


"2Clir.28. 1, 
&c. 


!>  Lev.  18. 21. 
2  Chr.  28. .'!. 
Ps.  lUG.  ;i7, 

■•  Deut.12.31. 


■i  Dcut.  12.  2. 
1  Kings  14. 
23. 

742. 
"18.7.1,4, 
&c. 


fch.  14.  22. 

tlleb. 
Eloth. 


^  ch.  15.  29. 

t  Heb. 
Tilyath- 
pileser. 
IChr.  5.  2C. 
&  2  Chr.  28. 
20,  Tilffalli- 
pilntser. 


740. 
boh.  12. 18. 
See  2  Chr. 
2S.  21. 


t  Heb. 

Dummescl-. 
■  Foretold, 

Amos  1.  5. 


Ahaz  spoileth  the  temple. 


II.  KINGS. 


Israel  carried  into  captivity. 


Before 
CHRIST 

740. 


k  2  Chr.  26. 
16. 13. 


meb. 
which  were 
his, 

12  Chr.  4.1. 


"  Ex.  20.  39, 
40,  -11. 


733. 
°2Chr.  28. 

24. 
"1  Kings  r. 

27.  ad. 

PI  Kings  7. 
23,25. 


720. 

''2Chr.28L'7. 


11  And  Urijali  the  priest  built  an 
altar  according  to  all  that  king 
Ahaz  had  sent  from  Damascus :  so 
Urijah  the  priest  made  it  against 
king  Ahaz  came  from  Damascus. 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come 
from  Damascus,  the  king  saw  the 
altar :  and  ""the  king  approached  to 
the  altar,  and  ofiered  thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt  offer- 
ing and  his  meat  oft'ering,  and 
poured  his  drink  offering,  and 
sprinkled  the  blood  of  ^his  peace 
offerings,  upon  the  altar. 

14  Ami  he  brought  also  4he 
brazen  altar,  which  was  before  the 
Lord,  from  the  forefront  of  the 
house,  from  between  the  altar  and 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  jiut  it 
on  the  north  side  of  the  altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded 
Urijah  the  priest,  saying,  Upon 
the  great  altar  burn  ™  the  morning 
burnt  offering,  and  the  evening 
meat  offering,  and  the  king's  burnt 
sacrifice,  and  his  meat  offering, 
with  the  burnt  offering  of  all  the 
people  of  the  land,  and  their  meat 
offering,  and  their  drink  offerings  ; 
and  sprinkle  upon  it  all  the  blood 
of  the  burnt  offering,  and  all  the 
blood  of  the  sacrifice:  %nd  the 
brazen  altar  shall  be  for  me  to  in- 
quire %. 

16  Thus  did  Urijah  the  priest,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  king  Ahaz  com- 
manded. 

17  1  "And  king  Ahaz  cut  off  °the 
borders  of  the  bases,  and  removed 
the  laver  from  off  them ;  and  took 
down  pfhe  sea  from  off  the  brazen 
oxen  that  were  under  it,  and  put  it 
upon  a  iiavement  of  stones. 

18  And  the  covert  for  the  sabbath 
that  they  had  built  in  the  house, 
and  the  king's  entry  without,  turn- 
ed he  from  the  house  of  the  Lokd 
for  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  1  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahaz  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  Hk;  book,  of  the  Chron- 
icles of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  Ahaz  slei)t  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  'was  buried  with  his  fa- 
thers in  the  city  of  David:  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

4G0 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Hbshea's  u'lcked  rehj^i.  '6  Bring  subdued  by  Shal- 
mmieser,  he  conKpiret/i  agahist  him  icith  So  king  of 
l]gijpt.  5  Samaria  for  their  sina  is  captivated.  24 
The  strange  nations,  which  ivere  transplanted  in 
Samaria,  beiixg  plagued  with  lions,  make  a  mixtwe 
of  religions. 

IN  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king 
of  Judah  began  ''Hoshea  the 
son  of  Elah  to  reign  in  Samaria 
over  Israel  nine  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not 
as  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were  be- 
fore him. 

3  1  Against  him  came  up  ^Shal- 
maneser  king  of  Assyria ;  and 
Hoshea  became  his  servant,  and 
^  gave  him  "  presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  Assyria  found 
conspiracy  in  Hoshea :  for  he  had 
sent  messengers  to  So  king  of 
Egypt,  and  brought  no  present  to 
the  king  of  Assyria,  as  he  had  done 
year  by  year :  therefore  the  king 
of  Assyria  shut  him  up,  and  bound 
him  in  prison. 

5  1"  Then  "the  king  of  Assyria 
came  up  throughout  all  the  land, 
and  went  up  to  Samaria,  and  be- 
sieged it  three  years. 

6  1  '^  In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea 
the  king  of  Assyria  took  Samaria, 
and  "carried  Israel  away  into  As- 
syria, ^and  placed  them  in  Halah 
and  in  Habor  hy  the  river  of  Gozan, 
and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes. 

7  For  so  it  was,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  liad  sinned  against  the 
Lord  their  God,  which  had  brought 
them  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
from  under  the  hand  of  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  and  had  feared 
other  gods, 

8  And  ^'walked  in  the  statutes  of 
the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast 
out  from  before  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
which  they  had  made. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
secretly  those  things  that  were  not 
right  against  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  they  built  them  high  places  in 
all  their  cities,  ''  from  the  tower  of 
the  watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 

10  'And  they  set  them  up  'images 
and  ''groves '  in  every  high  hill,  and 
under  every  green  tree : 

11  And  there  they  burnt  incense 


Before 

CHRIST 

730. 


"  After  nn 
interreg- 
num, 
ch.  13.  30. 


I'Ch.  18.  9. 


t  Heb. 
rendered, 
2  Sam.  8.  2. 

II  Or,  tribute. 


T2o. 


723. 
"■ch.  18.9. 


721. 

dch. 18.10,11. 
IIos.  13.  l(i, 
furetold. 

'  I,ev.  I'U.  32, 
33. 

IJeut.  2S.3<i, 
(i4.  &  29.  27, 
2S. 

flClir.5.26. 


e  Lev.  18.  3. 
Deut.  18.  9. 
ch.  K.  3. 


li  ch.  18.  8. 

>  1  Kings  14. 

2!. 

Is.  ,'•.7.  5. 
t lleb. 

&titturs. 
k  Ex.  ?A.  1.3. 

Dinit.  ](;.21. 

Mic.  A.  H. 
1  Dout.  12.  2. 

ch.  Iti.  4. 


The  mixed  worship 


II.  KINGS. 


of  the  Samaritans. 


Before 

CHKIST 

721. 


"  Ex.  20.  .<!,4. 
Lev.  I'*;.  I. 
Deut.  5.7,8. 

"Deut.^.ig. 


t  Heb.  hy  the 

hand  o/ ait. 

"  1  Sam.  9. 9. 

rjer.  IS.  11. 

&  ■j.'i.  r,.  &. 

35. 15. 


1  Deut.31.2r. 
I'rov.  IV.  1. 


■■  Deut.  29.25. 


'Deiit..'!2.21. 

1  KinK3  10. 

IS. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 
'Ps.  115.8. 

Rom.  1.  21. 


'^Deut.12.30, 


-^  Ex.  32.  8. 

1  Kinfrs  12. 

28. 
-■  1  Kinps  14. 

15,  2:i.  &15. 

13.  &  Ki.  .-;,■!. 
■'  1  Kings  16. 

31.  &■.'.'.  5;^. 

ch.  11    18. 
»  Lev.  IS.  21. 

ch.  IC.  3. 

Ez.  23. 37. 

1.  Deut.l8.in. 
'  1  Kings  21. 

to. 


*1  Kings  11. 
13, 32. 


•Jer.  3.  8. 


'eh.  \X  3.  & 
13.  2U. 


in  all  tlie  hifth  places,  as  did  the 
heathen  whom  the  Lokd  carried 
away  before  them ;  and  wron<;ht 
wicked  things  to  provoke  tlie  Lokd 
to  anger : 

12  For  they  served  idols, ""  where- 
of the  Lokd  had  said  mito  them, 
"Ye  shall  not  do  this  thing. 

13  Yet  the  Loud  testilied  jigainst 
Israel,  and  against  Jndah,  'by  all 
the  prophets,  'and  hi/  all  "the  seers, 
saying,  ''Tnrn  ye  irom  yonr  evil 
ways,  and  keep  my  counnandments 
and  my  statntes,  according  to  all 
the  law  which  I  connnanded  yonr 
fathers,  and  which  I  sent  to  yon 
by  my  servants  the  prophets. 

14  Notwithstanding,  they  wonld 
not  hear,  bnt  "^  hardened  their 
necks,  like  to  the  neck  of  their  fa- 
thers, that  did  not  believe  in  the 
Lord  their  God. 

15  And  they  rejected  his  statntes, 
■^and  his  covenant  that  he  made 
Avith  their  lathers,  and  his  testi- 
monies which  he  testitied  against 
them;  and  they  followed  ^vanity, 
and  ^became  vain,  and  went  after 
the  heathen  that  were  round  about 

{ them,  concerning  whom  the  Lord 
had  charged  them,  that  they  should 
"not  do  like  them. 

IG  And  they  left  all  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  ""made  them  molten  images, 
even  two  calves,  ^  and  made  a 
grove,  and  worshipped  all  the  host 
of  heaven,  ^and  served  15aal. 

17  ^And  they  caused  their  sons 
and  their  daughters  to  x^nss  through 
the  tire,  and  ^used  divination  and 
enchantments,  and  ""  sold  them- 
selves to  do  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  to  i)rovoke  him  to 
anger. 

18  Therefore  the  Lord  was  very 
angry  with  Israel,  and  removed 
them  out  of  his  sight:  there  was 
none  left  ^but  the  tribe  of  Judah 
only. 

19  Also  '  Judah  kept  not  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  their  God, 
but  walked  in  the  statutes  of  Israel 
which  they  made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the 
seed  of  Israel,  and  afflicted  them, 
and  ^delivered  them  into  the  hand 


of  spoilers,  until  he  had  cast  them 
out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  "he  rent  Israel  from  the 
house  of  David;  and  'they  made 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  king : 
and  Jeroboam  drave  Israel  from 
fohowing  the  Lord,  and  made 
them  sin  a  great  sin. 

22  For  the  children  of  Israel 
walked  in  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
which  he  did;  they  departed  not 
from  thcMU ; 

2'>  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel 
out  of  his  sight,  '  as  he  had  said  by 
all  his  servants  the  prox)hets.  ""So 
Avas  Israel  carried  away  out  of 
their  own  land  to  Assyria  unto 
this  day. 

24  1  'And  the  king  of  Assyria 
brought  men  "from  Babylon,  and 
from  Outhah,  and  from  "Ava,  and 
from  Hamath,  and  from  8ephar- 
vaim,  and  placed  them  in  the  cities 
of  Samaria  instead  of  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  they  possessed  Sama- 
ria, and  dwelt  in  the  cities  thereof. 

25  And  .so  it  was  at  the  beginning 
of  their  dwelling  there,  that  they 
feared  not  the  Lord  :  therefore  the 
Lord  sent  lions  among  them,  which 
slew  some  of  them. 

26  AVherefore  they  spake  to  the 
king  of  Assyria,  saying.  The  na- 
tions which  thou  hast  removed,  and 
placed  in  the  cities  of  Samaria, 
know  not  the  manner  of  the  God 
of  the  land :  therefore  he  hath  sent 
lions  among  them,  and,  behold, 
they  slay  them,  because  they  know 
not  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the 
land. 

27  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  com- 
manded, saying.  Carry  thither  one 
of  the  priests  whom  ye  brought 
from  thence ;  and  let  them  go  and 
dwell  there,  and  let  him  teach 
them  the  mannev  of  the  God  of  the 
land. 

28  Then  one  of  the  priests  whom 
they  had  carried  away  from  Sama- 
ria came  and  dwelt  in  Beth-el,  and 
taught  them  how  they  should  fear 
the  Lord. 

29  Howbeit  every  nation  made 
gods  of  their  own,  and  put  them  in 
the  houses  of  the  high  places  which 
the   Samaritans  had   made,  every 

4G1 


Before 
CIIKIST 

721. 

fl  Kings  11. 

11,31. 
h  1  Kings  12. 

20,28. 


i  1  Kings  14. 

k;. 

k  ver.  G. 


about  678. 
1  Ezra  4.2,10. 
■"  Sec  ver.30. 

"ch.  18.34, 
hah. 


A  mixture  of  religions. 


II.  KINGS. 


Hezeldali's  good  reign. 


Before 
CHUIST 
about  678. 

"  ver.  21. 


P  Ezra  4. '.). 


'Lev.  IS.  21. 
Deut.l2..!l. 


'  1  Kings  12. 
31. 


•Zeph.  1.5. 


H  Or,  who 
carried 
them  aicay 
from 
thence. 


'  Gen.  .•?2. 28. 
&  3.5.  10. 
1  Kings  11. 
SI. 


"Judg.C.  10. 
'  Ex.  20.  5. 


!  Ex.  C.  fi. 
'  Deut.10.20. 


•  Dcut.  ,5.  .",2. 


l.Dcut.4.23. 


uation  in  their  cities  wherein  they 
dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  "Babylon 
made  Succoth-beuoth,  and  the  men 
of  Cnth  made  Xergal,  and  the  men 
of  Hamath  made  Asliima, 

31  I'And  the  Avites  made  ^N^ibhaz 
and  Tartak,  and  the  Sepharvites 
''burnt  their  children  in  fire  to 
Adrammelech  and  Anammelech, 
the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  'and 
made  nnto  themselves  of  the  low- 
est of  them  priests  of  the  high 
places,  which  sacrificed  for  them  in 
the  houses  of  the  high  places. 

33  'They  feared  the  Lord,  and 
served  their  own  gods,  after  the 
manner  of  the  nations  'i  whom  they 
carried  away  from  thence. 

34  Unto  this  day  they  do  after 
the  former  manners :  they  fear  not 
the  Lord,  neither  do  they  after 
their  statutes,  or  after  their  ordi- 
nances, or  after  the  law  and  com- 
mandment which  the  Lord  com- 
manded the  children  of  Jacob, 
•^whom  he  named  Israel; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had 
made  a  covenant,  and  charged 
them,  saying,  "Ye  shall  not  fear 
other  gods,  nor  ''bow  yourselves 
to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor  sac- 
rifice to  them : 

30  But  the  Lord,  who  brought 
you  \x])  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
with  great  power  and  >  a  stretched 
out  arm,  ''him  shall  ye  fear,  and 
him  shall  ye  worshij),  and  to  him 
shall  ye  do  sacrifice. 

37  And  the  statutes,  and  the  or- 
dinances, and  the  law,  and  the 
commandment,  which  he  wrote  for 
you,  ^ye  shall  observe  to  do  for 
evermore;  and  ye  shall  not  fear 
other  gods. 

38  And  the  covenant  that  I  have 
made  with  you  'ye  shall  not  ft)r- 
fTi^i'.,  neither  shall  ye  fear  other 
gods. 

31)  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye 
shall  fear;  and  he  shall  deliver 
yon  out  of  (he  hand  of  all  your 
eix'inics. 

40  Ho\vb(;it  they  did  not  hearken, 

but    they   did    after   their   former 

manner. 

4G2 


41  '^So  these  nations  feared  the 
Lord,  and  served  their  graven  im- 
ages, both  their  children,  and  their 
children's  children  :  as  did  their  fa- 
thers, so  do  they  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  IlezekicMs  good  reign.  4  He  destroyefh  idolatry, 
and  prosjxreth.  9  Samaria  is  carried  captive  fur 
their  sins.  13  Sennacherib  invading  Jiidah  is  paci- 
fied by  a  tribute.  17  liabshakeh,  sent  by  Sennache- 
rib again,  reviJeth  Hezekiah,  and  by  blasphemous 
persuasions  solicileth  the  people  to  revolt. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
third  year  of  Hoshea  son  of 
Elah  king  of  Israel,  that  ^  Hezekiah 
the  son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judah  be- 
gan to  reign. 

2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign;  and 
he  reigned  tweiity  and  nine  years 
in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  was  /'Abi,  the  daughter  of 
Zachariah. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  David  his  father 
did. 

4  ^  '^He  removed  the  high  places, 
and  brake  the  Umages,  and  cut 
down  the  groves,  and  brake  in 
pieces  the  ''brazen  serpent  that 
Moses  had  made:  for  unto  those 
days  the  children  of  Israel  did 
burn  incense  to  it :  and  he  called 
it  I'j^ehushtan. 

5  He  Hrusted  in  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel;  ^so  that  after  him  was 
none  like  him  among  all  the  kings 
of  Judah,  nor  any  that  were  before 
him. 

G  For  he  ^  clave  to  the  Lord,  and 
departed  not  ^from  following  him, 
but  kept  his  commandments,  which 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

7  And  the  Lord  ''  was  with  him ; 
and  he  'prospered  whithersoever 
he  went  forth:  and  he  "rebelled 
against  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
served  him  not. 

8  '  He  smote  the  Philistines,  even 
unto  *  Gaza,  and  the  borders  there- 
of, '"from  tlie  tower  of  the  watch- 
men to  the  fenced  city. 

9  ^[  And  "  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
fourth  year  of  king  Hezekiah, 
which  icas  the  seventh  year  of 
Hoshea  son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel, 
that  Shalmaneser  king  of  Assyria 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  b78. 


'  ver.  32, 33. 


about  726. 


■  2  Chr.  28. 
27.  &  29.  1. 
lie  is  called 
J'^zehias. 
Slatt.  1.  a. 


b  2  Chr.  20.1, 
Abijah. 


•"2  Chr.  31.1. 

f  Heb. 
statiies. 


d  Num.  21.0. 


II  That  is, 

A  piece  of 

braaf. 
'cll.  10.  in. 

Jiih  |:i.  1,5. 

Ps.  1.^.  5. 
fch.  23.  25. 


E  Deut.10.20. 

Josh.  2.S.  K. 
t  Heb.  from 

aj'ter  him. 


b  2  Chr.  15. 2. 

iibiiut  725. 
'<  1  Sam.  18. 

5,  14. 

I's.  CO.  12. 
kcli.  10.  7. 


UChr.  4.  41. 

Is.  14.  25). 
t  llib. 

Azzah. 

•"  cli.  17.  9. 


"ch.  17.  3. 


about  723. 


Sennacherib  invadeth  Jndali. 


II.  KINGS. 


Rdb-slialielih  Nasphemy. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  7'2'i. 

about  721. 


»uh.  ir.  C. 


l-ch.  17.  i!. 


nChr..';.2C. 


'ch.  17.  7. 
Dau.  U.C.IO. 


71.3. 

•2Chr..';2.1, 

&c. 

Is.  8C.l,&c. 
1  Ueb. 

Sanherib, 


•ch.  16.  8. 


t  Ileb.  them. 


about  710. 


i  Heb.Aea>'j/. 


'  Is.  7.  .•?. 


came  np  a<^aiust  Samaria,  and  be- 
sieged it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years 
they  took  it:  even  in  the  sixtli  year 
of  Hezekiah,  that  is  "the  nintli  year 
of  Hoshea  king  of  Israel,  Samaria 
was  taken. 

11  ''And  the  king  of  Assyria  did 
carry  away  Israel  unto  Assyria, 
and  put  tliem  "in  Halah  and  in 
Hahor  hj  tlie  river  of  Gozan,  and 
in  the  cities  of  tlie  Medes : 

12  'Because  tliey  obeyed  not  tlie 
voice  of  the  Lord  their  God,  but 
transgressed  his  covenant,  and  all 
that  Moses  the  servant  of  tlie  Lord 
commanded,  and  would  not  hear 
them,  nor  do  them. 

13  ^  ]N^ow  'm  the  fourteenth  year 
of  king  Hezekiah  did  ^  Sennacherib 
king  of  Assyria  come  up  against 
all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and 
took  them. 

14  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah sent  to  the  king  of  AssjTia 
to  Lachish,  saying,  I  have  of- 
fended ;  return  from  me :  that 
which  thou  puttest  on  me  will  I 
bear.  And  the  king  of  Assyria 
appointed  unto  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah  three  hundred  talents 
of  silver  and  thirty  talents  of 
gold. 

15  And  Hezeldah  *gave  him  all 
the  silver  that  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
treasures  of  the  Idiig's  house. 

IG  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut 
off  the  gold  from  the  doors  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the 
pillars  which  Hezekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah had  overlaid,  and  gave  Ut  to 
the  king  of  Assyria. 

17  ^  And  the  king  of  Assyria 
sent  Tartan  and  Eabsaris  and  Rab- 
shakeh 

ekiali  with  a  ^  great  host 
Jerusalem :  and  they  went  up  and 
came  to  Jerusalem.  And  when 
they  were  come  up,  they  came 
and  stood  by  the  conduit  of  the 
upper  pool,  "  which  is  in  the  high- 
way of  the  fuller's  field. 

18  And  when  they  had  called  to 
the  king,  there  came  out  to  them 
Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which 
was  over  the  household,  and  Slieb- 


from  Lachish  to  king  Hez- 


against 


iia  the  "scribe,  and  Joah  the  son 
of  Asaph  the  recorder. 

19  And  Eab-shakeh  said  unto 
them,  vSpeak  ye  now  to  Hezekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  king 
of  Assyria,  ''What  confidence  is 
this  wherein  thou  trustest ! 

20  Thou  "say est,  (but  they  are  hut 
Wain  words,)  "J  have  counsel  and 
strength  for  the  war.  Now  on 
whom  dost  thou  trust,  that  thou 
rebellest  against  me ! 

21  ^Now,  behold,  thou  Hrustest 
upon  the  staff  of  this  bruised  reed, 
even  upon  Egypt,  on  which  if  a 
man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand, 
and  pierce  it :  so  is  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egyjjt  unto  all  that  trust  on 
him. 

22  But  if  ye  say  unto  me.  We 
trust  in  the  Lord  our  God  :  is  not 
that  he,  'whose  high  x>laces  and 
whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath  taken 
away,  and  hath  said  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  before 
this  altar  in  Jerusalem  ? 

23  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
give  I'  pledges  to  my  lord  the  king 
of  Assyria,  and  I  will  deliver  thee 
two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  be 
able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away 
the  face  of  one  captain  of  the  least 
of  my  master's  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots  and 
for  horsemen  I 

25  Am  I  now  come  up  without 
the  Lord  against  this  place  to  de- 
stroy it  1  The  Lord  said  to  me, 
Go  up  against  this  land,  and  de- 
stroy it. 

20  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Hilkiah,  and  Sliebna,  and  Joah, 
unto  Eab-shakeh,  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  to  thy  servants  in  the  Syrian 
language;  for  we  understand  it: 
anil  talk  not  with  us  in  the  Jews' 
language  in  the  ears  of  the  i)eople 
that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Eab-shakeh  said  unto 
them.  Hath  my  master  sent  me  to 
thy  master,  and  to  thee,  to  speak 
these  words  I  hath  he  not  sent  me  to 
the  men  which  sit  on  the  wall,  that 
they  may  eat  their  own  dung,  and 
drink  *  their  own  piss  witli  you  ?  ,' 
463  '  I 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  710. 

II  Or, 
iecretary. 


•<  •-'  Clir.  82. 

10,  &c. 


II  Or,  laUcft. 

f  Ileb.  irortl 
of  the  lips. 

ilOr,  Jlut 
counsel  aud 
strength  arc 

Jor  the  war. 


y  Ez.  29.  fi.  7. 
t.Heb.  tru.1t- 
.est  thee. 


'  ver.  4. 
2Chr.  .■Jl.f 
&  32.  12. 


II  Or, 
hostages. 


t  Heb. 
the  water  of 
theirjeet. 


I 


Rcib-slialieli's  Nasphemous  speech. 


11.  KmGS. 


Hezehiah  sendeth  to  Isaiah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  710. 


•2Chr.32.I5. 


n  Or,  Seek 

mil  I'aiour. 
t  Ileb.  .yoke 

with  me  a 

blessin</y 

Gcn.:i.'.  20. 

Sc.ii.n. 

Prov.  18. 16. 


i  Or,  pit. 


bDcut.8.",8. 


nor. 

(leceiveth. 


'ch.  19. 12. 
SChr-.UH. 

18.10.10,11. 


<ich.  19.13. 


•ch.  17.  24, 
Ava. 


rOan.  3.  U. 


ilB.33.7. 


28  Then  Eab-shakeh  stood  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews' 
language,  and  spake,  saying.  Hear 
the  word  of  the  great  king,  the 
king  of  Assyria : 

29  Thus  siiith  the  king,  "Let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you :  for  he  shall 
not  be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of 
his  hand : 

30  Neither  let  Hezekiah  .make  you 
trust  in  the  Lord,  saying.  The 
Lord  will  surely .  deliver  us,  and 
this  city  shall  not  be  delivered  in- 
to the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria. 

31  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah :  for 
thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria, 
"t]Make  an  agreement  with  me  by  a 
X)resent,  and  come  out  to  me,  and 
then  eat  ye  every  man  of  his  own 
vino,  and  every  one  of  his  fig  tree, 
and  drink  ye  every  one  the  waters 
of  his  "  cistern  : 

32  Until  I  come  and  take  you 
away  to  a  land  like  your  own  land, 
^'a  land  of  corn  and  wine,  a  land  of 
bread  and  vineyards,  a  land  of  oil 
olive  and  of  honey,  tliat  ye  may 
live,  and  not  die :  and  hearken  not 
unto  Hezekiah,  when  he  "persuad- 
eth  3'ou,  saying,  The  Lord  will  de- 
liver us. 

33  "^Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the 
nations  delivered  at  all  his  land 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria ? 

34  ''Where  are  the  gods  of  Ha- 
math,  and  of  Arpad?  where  are 
the  gods  of  Sepharvaim,  Hena,  and 
"  Ivali  ?  have  they  delivered  Sama- 
ria out  of  mine  hand  f 

35  AVho  are  they  among  all  the 
gods  of  the  countries,  that  have 
delivered  their  country  out  of  mine 
hand,  "^that  the  Lord  should  de- 
liver Jerusalem  out  of  mine  hand? 

3G  But  the  people  held  their  peace, 
and  answered  him  not  a  word :  for 
the  king's  commandment  was,  say- 
ing. Answer  liim  not. 

37  Then  came  Ehakim  the  son  of 
1  lilkiah,  wliich  ivas  over  the  house- 
hold, and  vSlicl)na  the  scribe,  and 
Joali  file  son  of  .As;i])h  the  record- 
er, to  Hezekiah  '^with  tlieir  clothes 
rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of 
Kab-shakch. 

464 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Hezekiah  mourning  sendeth  to  Ixaiah  to  pray  for 
them.  6  Isaiah  comforteth  them.  8  Heiaiacherib, 
going  to  cncaiiider  Tirhakah,  sendeth  a  blasphemous 
letter  to  Hezekiah.  14  Hezekiah''s  prayer.  20 
Isaiah''s  prophecy  of  the  pride  a-)ul  destruction  of 
Sennacherib,  and  the  good  of  Zion.  35  A?),  angel 
slayeth  the  Assyrians.  St)  Sennacherib  is  slain  at 
Nineveh  by  his  own  sons. 


when 


AND  ''it  came  to  pass, 
Jl\.  king  Hezekiah  heard  if,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered 
himself  with  sackcloth,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which  was 
over  the  household,  and  Shebna 
the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the 
priests,  covered  with  sackcloth,  to 
'Isaiah  the  prox^het  the  son  of 
Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day 
of  trouble,  and  of  reljuke,  and 
"blasi)heray:  for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  'It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  hear  all  the  words  of  Eab-sha- 
keh, ''whom  the  king  of  Assyria 
his  master  hath  sent  to  reproach 
the  living  God;  and  will  ^rei^rove 
the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  heard:  wherefore  lift  ui)  thy 
prayer  for  the  remnant  that  are 
Heft. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Heze- 
kiah came  to  Isaiah. 

0  T  'And  Isaiah  said  unto  them, 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  your  master, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid 
of  the  words  which  thou  hast  heard, 
with  which  the  -servants  of  the 
king  of  Assyria  have  blasphemed 
me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  send  ''  a  blast  up- 
on him,  and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour, 
and  shall  return  to  his  own  land ; 
and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall  by  the 
sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  1  So  Eab-shakeh  returned,  and 
found  the  king  of  Assyria  warring 
against  Libiiah :  for  he  had  heard 
that  he  was  departed  '  from  J^achish. 

9  And  ''  when.he  heard  say  of  Tir- 
hakah  king  of  Ethioi)ia,  Behold,  he 
is  come  out  to  figlit  against  thee ; 
he  sent  messengers  again  unto 
Hezekiah,  saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Heze- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  710. 


!  "Is.sr.  l,ic. 


b  Luke  S.  4, 
called 
J^saias. 


II  Or,  provo- 
cation. 


'  2  Sam.  16. 
12. 


i  ch.  18.  S5. 


'Ps.  50.  21. 


tHeh. 
Jouiid. 


fis.  o".C,&c, 


Sch.'lS.  17. 


h  ver.  .35,  K. 
«7. 
Jer.  51. 1. 


ich.  IS.  14. 

710. 
V.  See  1  Sam. 

2;!.  -S. 


I 


SennachetWs  Nasphemous  letter. 


11.  KINGS. 


Isaiah's  prophecy  against  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 

ich.  18.  5. 


■"  ch.  18. 33. 


"  Ez.  27.  23. 
"  cli.  18.  34. 


r  Is.  37. 1-J, 


11  Sam.  4. 4. 

r.s.  SO.  1. 
'I  Kings  18. 

39. 

Is.  44.  6. 

Jer.  10.  10, 

11,12. 


'  V>.  PA.  2. 
'  2  Chr.  G.  40. 


"  ver.  4. 


t  IXeb. 
ffiven. 


Ts.  11.^.4. 
Jer.  10.  3. 


J  Ps.  83. 18. 


'Is.  37.  21, 
&c. 


"Ps.GS.  2. 


kiali  king-  of  Judali,  sayinc^,  Let 
not  thy  God  '  in  whom  thou  trust- 
est  deceive  thee,  saying,  Jerusalem 
shall  not  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  Avliat 
the  kings  of  xVssjria  have  done  to 
all  lands,  by  destroying  them  ut- 
terly: and  shaltthou  be  delivered? 

12  '"Have  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  them  which  my  fathers 
have  destroyed ;  as  Gozan,  and  Ha- 
ran,  and  Eezepli,  and  the  children 
of "  Eden  which  tvere  in  Thelasar  ? 

13  nVhere  is  the  king  of  Hauuith, 
and  the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the 
king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvaim,  of 
Heua,  and  Ivah  ? 

14  1  PAnd  Hezekiah  received  the 
letter  of  the  hand  of  the  messen- 
gers, and  read  it:  and  Hezekiah 
went  up  into  the  house  of  the 
LoKD,  and  si^read  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  x>rayed  before 
the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  '*  which  dwellest  'between 
the  cherubim,  'thou  art  the  God, 
even  thou  alone,  of  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth ;  thou  hast  made 
heaven  and  earth. 

IG  Lord,  'bow  down  thine  ear, 
and  hear :  *  open.  Lord,  thine  eyes, 
and  see:  and  hear  the  words  of 
Sennacherib,  "which  hath  sent  him 
to  reproach  the  living  God. 

17  Of  a  truth,*  Lord,  the  kings  of 
Assyria  have  destroyed  the  nations 
and  their  lands, 

18  And  have  \cast  their  gods  into 
the  fire :  for  they  were  no  gods,  but 
""the  work  of  men's  hands,  wood 
and  stone :  therefore  they  have  de- 
stroyed them. 

19  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our 
God,  I  beseech  thee,  save  thou  us 
out  of  his  hand,  'that  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  may  know  that 
thou  art  the  Lord  God,  even  thou 
only. 

20  ^  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz 
sent  to  Hezekiah,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  "^That 
which  thou  hast  prayed  to  me 
against  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
s>Tia  ^  I  have  heard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord 

30 


hath  spoken  concerning  him  ;  The 
\irgin  'the  daughter  of  Zion  hath 
despised  thee,  and  laughed  thee  to 
scorn ;  the  daugliter  of  Jerusalem 
hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

22  AYhom  hast  thou  reproached 
and  bla.si)henied  i  and  against 
whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice, 
and  lifted  up  tliine  eyes  on  high  ? 
even  against  ''the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael. 

23  ^"^By  thy  messengers  thou  hast 
reproached  the  Lord,  and  hast  said, 
'^  With  the  multitude  of  mv  chariots 
I  am  come  up  to  the  height  of  the 
mountains,  to  the  sides  of  Lebanon, 
and  will  cut  down  Uhe  tall  cedar 
trees  thereof,  and  the  choice  fir 
trees  thereof:  and  I  will  enter  into 
the  lodgings  of  his  borders,  and  in- 
to II  the  forest  of  his  Carmel. 

24  I  have  digged  and  drunk 
strange  waters,  and  with  the  sole 
of  my  feet  have  I  dried  up  all  the 
rivers  of  "besieged  places. 

25  II  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago 
how  ^I  have  done  it,  and  of  ancient 
times  that  I  have  formed  it  I  now 
have  I  brought  it  to  pass,  that 
''thou  shouldest  be  to  lay  w^aste 
fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

26  Therefore  their  inhabitants 
were  ^of  small  power,  thej'  were 
dismayed  and  confounded;  they 
were  as  the  grass  of  the  field,  and 
as  the  green  herb,  as  '  the  grass  on 
the  housetops,  and  as  corn  blasted 
before  it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  "I  know  thy  i' abode,  and 
thy  going  out,  and  thj^  coming  in, 
and  thy  rage  against  me. 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me 
and  thy  tumult  is  come  up  into 
mine  ears,  therefore  '  I  will  put  my 
hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my  bridle  in 
thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee  back 
'"  by  the  way  by  which  thou  camest. 

29  And  this  shall  he  "  a  sign  unto 
thee.  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such 
things  as  grow  of  themselves,  and 
in  the  second  year  that  which 
springe th  of  the  same ;  and  in  the 
third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and 
plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruits 
thereof. 

30  "And  ^  the  remnant  that  is  es- 
caped of  the  house  of  Judah  shall 

465 


Before 

CHRIST 

TIO. 

bLam.2. 13. 


•■  .lob  IG.  4. 
Pv  22.  7,  8. 
1-ani.  2.  15* 


J  Ps.  71.22. 
I.s.  .5.  24. 
Jer.  51.5. 

t  Ueb.  Hi/ 
the  hiuiil  of. 
■^ch.  IS.  17. 

f  Ps.  20.  7. 


t  Ilcb.  the 


II  Or,  the 
forest  and 
liU  fruitful 
felit, 
is.  10.  18. 


•il  Or,  fenced. 

II  Or,  Hast 
thou  not 
heard  liow 
1  hare 
made  it 
long  ago, 
aiuijonned 
it  of  ancient 
times? 
should  I 
now  bring 
it  to  be  laid 
waste,  and 
fenced  cit- 
ies to  be 
ruinous 
heaps  ? 

?  Is.  45.  7. 

1.  Is.  10.  5. 

f  Ubh.  short 
of  hand. 

iPs.  I2y.  G. 


k  Ps.  139.  1, 
ic. 
B  Or,  sitting. 


1  Job  41.  2. 
Ez.  2y.  4.  & 

3.S.  4. 
Amos  4.  2. 


""  ver.  33, 36, 

37. 
"  1  Sam. 2.34. 

ch.  20.  K,  H. 

Is.  7.  11,14. 

Luke  2. 12. 


''2Chr.32.22, 
23. 
t  Heb.  the 

escaping  of 
the  honse  of 
,]udtth  that 
remaineth. 


The  Assyrian  army  destroyed. 


II.  KINGS. 


HezeTciali's  siclcness  and  iwayer. 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


t  lleb.  the 
escaping, 
Us.  a.  7. 


*ch.  20.6. 


'I  Kinesll. 

12.  13. 
•2Chr..l2.al. 

Is.  37.%. 


«Gcn.  10.11. 
709. 


°2Chr.  32. 
21. 


t  Ueb. 

Ararat. 
'  Ezra  4.  2. 


71.3. 

•2Chr..32.24, 
lie. 
U.  38. 1.&c. 


1  Hcb. 
Uirc  rhnrqe 
rnnreninitj 
thtne  hoiine, 

2  .Sam.  1*. 

a. 


t.Neh.13.22. 

'Oon.  17.1. 
1  KinRiiS.fi. 


yet  again  take  root  downward,  and 
bear  fruit  upward. 

31  For  out  of  Jerusalem  sliall  go 
forth  a  remnant,  and  Hhey  that 
escape  out  of  mount  Zion :  ^the 
zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  do 
this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  king  of  Assyria, 
He  shall  not  come  into  this  city, 
nor  shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor  come 
before  it  with  shield,  nor  cast  a 
bank  against  it. 

33  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by 
the  same  shall  he  return,  and  shall 
not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the 
Lord. 

34  For  "  I  will  defend  this  city,  to 
save  it,  for  mine  own  sake,  and 
"■for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

35  1  And  "it  came  to  pass  th^tt 
night,  that  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  out,  and  smote  in  the  camp 
of  the  Assyrians  a  hundred  four- 
score and  five  thousand :  and  when 
they  arose  early  in  the  morning, 
behold,  they  ivere  all  dead  corpses. 

3G  8o  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
dei)arted,  and  went  and  returned, 
and  dwelt  at  ^I*^ineveh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
worshipping  in  the  house  of  Nis- 
roch  his  god,  that  "Adrammelech 
and  Sharezer  his  sons  ''smote  him 
with  the  sword :  and  they  escaped 
into  the  land  of  'Armenia.  And 
5'  Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTEE  XX. 

I  Hezekiah,  having  received  a  message  of  death,  by 
prayer  hath  his  life  lengthened.  8  The  sun.  goeth 
ten  degrees  backward  for  a  sign  of  that  promise.  12 
Berodach-baladan  sendiitg  to  vmt  Hezekiah,  because 
of  the  wo)ider,  hath  7iotice  of  hix  treiuiures.  14  Isa- 
iah under standiiuj  thereof  foretelleth  the  Babylonian 
captivity.     20  Manasseh  succeedeth  Uezekiah. 

IN  '  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick 
unto  deatli.  And  the  prophet 
Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  came  to 
liim,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Loud,  ^Set  tliine  house  in  or- 
der; for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not 
live. 

2  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the 
wall,  an<l  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

3  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  ''re- 
member now  how  I  have  ''walked 
before  thee  in   truth  and  with  a 

466 


l^erfect  heart,  and  have  done  that 
which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And 
Hezekiah  wept  *sore. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isa- 
iah was  gone  out  into  the  middle 
II  court,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  him,  saying, 

5  Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekiah 
**the  captain  of  my  people,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Da- 
vid thy  father,  ^I  have  heard  thy 
prayer,  I  have  seen  Hhj  tears:  be- 
hold, I  will  heal  thee :  on  the  third 
day  thou  shalt  go  up  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  I  will  add  unto  thy  days 
fifteen  years;  and  I  will  deliver 
thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria ;  and  ^I  will 
defend  this  city  for  mine  own  sake, 
and  for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

7  And  ^  Isaiah  said.  Take  a  lump 
of  figs.  And  they  took  and  laid  it 
on  the  boil,  and  he  recovered. 

8  •][  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isa- 
iah, 'What  shall  he  the  sign  that 
the  Lord  will  heal  me,  and  that  I 
shall  go  up  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  the  third  dav  f 

9  And  Isaiah  said,  ^This  sign 
shalt  thou  have  of  the  Lord,  that 
the  Lord  will  do  the  thing  that  he 
hath  spoken :  shall  the  shadow  go 
forward  ten  degrees,  or  go  back 
ten  degrees  1 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered,  It  is 
a  light  thing  for  the  shadow  to  go 
down  ten  degrees:  nay,  but  let 
the  shadow  return  backward  ten 
degrees.    . 

11  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  '  he  brought 
the  shadow  ten  degrees  backward, 
by  which  it  had  gone  down  in  the 
*  dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  1  "^xit  that  time  "Berodach- 
baladan,  the  son  of  Baladan,  king 
of  Babjlon,  sent  letters  and  a  pres- 
ent unto  Hezekiah :  for  he  had 
heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been  sick. 

13  And  "Hezekiah  hearkened  un- 
to them,  and  shewed  them  all  the 
house  of  his  iix)recious  things,  the 
silver,  ami  the  gold,  and  the  spices, 
and  the  precious  ointment,  and  all 
the  house  of  his  "  *  armour,  and  all 
that  was  found  in  his  treasures: 


Before 
CHRIST 

713. 

t  Heb.  with 
a  great 
weeping. 


II  Or,  city. 


dlSam.  n. 
IG.  &10.  1. 


"■ch.  19.  20. 
Ps.  («.  2. 

!Vii.?a.  VI. 

&5G.  8. 


S  ch.  19.  S4. 


b  Is.  38.  21. 


i  See  Judg. 
6. 17,  37,  39. 
Is.  7.11,14. 
&38.  22. 


k  See  Is.  3S. 

7,8. 


1  See  Josh. 
10.  12, 14. 
Is.  35.  8. 


tlleb. 

degreea. 

712. 

>"  la.  39.  1, 
&c. 

II  Or. 

Meroilach' 
baladan. 


'  2  Chr.  32. 

27,  31. 


\  Or,  spicer;/. 


II  Or,  jewels. 
tlleb. 
vesiet.i. 


The  Babylonish  cai)tivity  foretold.         II.  KINGS. 


Manasschh  excessive  wicliedness. 


Before 

CHRIST 

IVi. 


"  vcr.  13. 


Pch.  2*.  13. 

&  25.  13. 
Jer.  -JT.  i>}, 
•12.  Si  52.17. 


Ich.  24.12. 

2Chr..«.ll. 
n  Fulfilled, 

JJan.  1.  o. 


n  Sam.  3.18. 
Job  ].  21. 
Ps.  .'jy.  9. 

II  Or,  Shall 
them  not  be 
peace  and 
truths  a^'c. 
about  7!0. 

»2Chr.32.32. 


<  Neh.  3.  IG. 


"  2  Chr.  32. 


^  2  Chr.  32. 
33. 
about  698. 


about  698. 
•2  Chr.  33.1, 
&c. 


kch.  1G.3. 


tliere  was  iiothhi<^  in  hi.s  liouse,  nor 
in  all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah 
shewed  them  not. 

14  *f  Then  came  Isaiah  the  proph- 
et unto  kin^-  Hezekiah,  and  said 
unto  him.  What  said  the.se  men  ? 
and  from  wlienee  came  tlu^y  unto 
thee!  And  Hezekiah  said,  Q'hey 
are  come  from  a  far  country,  even 
from  Babylon. 

lo  And  he  said,  What  have  they 
seen  iu  thine  house  I  And  Hez- 
ekiah answered,  "All  the  things 
that  are  in  mine  house  have  they 
seen :  there  is  nothing-  among  my 
treasiu'es  that  I  have  not  shewed 
them. 

16  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Heze- 
kiah, Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all 
that  is  in  thine  house,  and  that 
which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  unto  this  day,  p  shall  be  car- 
ried unto  Babylon :  nothing  shall 
be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  is- 
sue from  thee,  which  thou  shalt  be- 
get, **  shall  they  take  away ;  n  and 
they  shall  be  eunuchs  in  the  jjalace 
of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isa- 
iah, "^  Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  thou  hast  spoken.  And  he 
said,  ^^Is  it  not  good^  if  x^eace  and 
truth  be  in  my  days  ? 

20  ^\  ^And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  all  his  might,  and 
how  he  ^made  a  i^ool,  and  a  con- 
duit, and  "brought  water  into  the 
city,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah? 

21  And  "^  Hezekiah  slept  with  his 
fathers:  and  Manasseh  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead.  ^ 

OHAPTEE  XXI. 

1  Manassehh  rekpi.  3  His  great  idolatry.  10  His 
wickedness  causeth  prophecies  against  Judah.  17 
Anion  succeedeth  him.  19  4»to?t',s  wicked  reitpi. 
23  He  being  slain  by  his  servants,  and  those  mur- 
derers  slain  by  the  people,  Josiah  is  made  king. 

MANASSEH  ""was  twelve  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
ivas  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ^  after 


tlie  abominations  of  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  cast  out  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

,'}  For  he  built  up  again  the  high 
places  '^  which  Hezekiah  his  father 
had  destroyed ;  and  he  reared  up 
altars  for  15aal,  and  made  a  grove, 
''as  did  Ahab  king  of  Israel;  and 
"worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven, 
and  served  them. 

4  And  'he  built  altars  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  of  whicli  the  Lord 
said,  ^'In  Jerusalem  will  I  put  my 
name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the 
ho.st  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  •''And  he  made  his  son  pass 
through  the  fire,  and  observed 
'times,  and  used  enchantments, 
and  dealt  with  familiar  spirits  and 
wizards :  he  wrought  much  wick- 
edness in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  graven  image  of 
the  grove  that  he  had  made  in -the 
house,  of  which  the  Lord  said  to 
David,  and  to  Solomon  his  son, 
''In  this  house,  and  in  Jerusalem, 
which  I  have  chosen  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put  my  name 
for  ever : 

8  '  Neither  will  I  make  the  feet  of 
Israel  move  any  more  out  of  the 
land  which  I  gave  their  fathers; 
only  if  they  will  observe  to  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded them,  and  according  to  all 
the  law  that  my  servant  Moses 
commanded  them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not:  and 
Manasseh  "'  seduced  them  to  do 
more  evil  than  did  the  nations 
Avhom  the  Lord  destroyed  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

10  *\\  And  the  Lord  spake  by  his 
servants  the  prophets,  saying, 

11  "Because  Manasseh  king  of 
Judah  hath  done  these  abomin- 
ations, "and  hath  done  wickedly 
above  all  that  the  Amorites  did, 
which  tvere  before  him,  and  Phath 
made  Judah  also  to  sin  with  his 
idols : 

12  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I  am  bring- 
ing sucJi  evil  upon  Jerusalem  and 

467 


Before 
CHHIST 
about  e9{i. 


'ch.  18.  4. 


■n  Kincslfi. 

02, 3.'i. 
•■  Deut.  4. 19. 

&  17.  ■■',. 

ch.  17.  10. 

f  Jer.  32.  M. 


P 2  Sam. 7.13. 
1  Kiiit's  H. 
20.  &  U.  3. 


liLev.  18.  21. 
Ji;  'JO.  2. 
ill.  HJ.  3.  & 
17.17. 

i  Lev.  19. 26, 
.■!1. 

Deut.  18.10, 
11. 
ch.  17.  17. 


li2Sani.7.13. 
1  Kinffs  8. 
2'.t.  &  ',1.  3. 
eh.  2.'!.  27. 
Ps.  1.32. 13, 
14. 
Jer.  32.  34. 

12  Sam.  7.10. 


°'Prov.29.I2. 


"  ch.23.2fi,27. 
*  24.  3,  4. 
Jer.  15.  4. 

"1  KinRS  21. 

26. 


P  vor.  9. 


Amoxi's  wicked  reign. 


II.  KmGS. 


JosiaWs  good  reign. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 

11  Sam.  3.11. 

Jer.  la.  3. 
'  Sec  Is.  34. 

11. 

Lam.  2.  R. 

Amos  7.r,8. 


t  Hob.  he 
wipeth  and 
turneth  it 
upon  the 
face  there- 
of. 


«ch.  24.  4. 


t  IIpK. /rom 
mouth  to 
mouth. 


'2Chr.  33. 
11-10. 


°2Chr.  33. 
20. 


643. 


^2Chr.  33. 
21-23. 


'vcr.  2,&c. 


•IKincnIl. 
83. 


C4I. 
•2Clir..'«. 
24,  20. 


[  Jiidah,  that  whosoever  heareth  of 
it,  both  "^  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

13  And  I  -will  stretch  over  Jeru- 
salem "^the  line  of  Samaria,  and 
the  plummet  of  the  house  of  Ahab : 
and  I  will  wipe  Jerusalem  as  a  man 
wipeth  a  dish,  ^  wiping  it,  and  turn- 
ing it  upside  down. 

14  And  I  will  forsake  the  remnant 
of  mine  inheritance,  and  deliver 
them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies ;  and  they  shall  become  a  prey 
and  a  spoil  to  all  their  enemies ; 

15  Because  they  have  done  that 
tvliich  was  evil  in  my  sight,  and 
have  provoked  me  to  anger,  since 
the  day  their  fathers  came  forth 
out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this*  day. 

16  'Moreover  Manasseh  shed  in- 
nocent blood  very  much,  till  he 
had  filled  Jerusalem  *  from  one  end 
to  another ;  besides  his  sin  where- 
with he  made  Judah  to  sin,  in  do- 
ing that  wliich  ivas  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

17  1  Now  *the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Manasseh,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
his  sin  that  he  sinned,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Olu'oni- 
cles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

18  And  "Manasseh  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  gar- 
den of  his  own  house,  in  the  garden 
of  Uzza:  and  Amon  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

19  1  ''Amon  was  twenty  and  two 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  two  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother's  name 
was  Meshullemeth,  the  daughter 
of  Haruz  of  Jotbah. 

20  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Loud,  'as  his 
father  Manasseh  did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way 
that  his  father  walked  in,  and 
served  the  idols 'that  his  father 
served,  and  worship])ed  them : 

22  And  he  'forsook  the  Lord  God 
of  hi.s  iatliers,  and  walked  not  in 
tlie  way  of  the  JjOKD. 

23  T  'And  the  servants  of  Amon 
conspired  against  him,  and  slew 
the  king  in  his  own  house. 

24  And  the  jx'ople  of  the  land 
slew  all  them  that  had  conspired 
against  king  Am(m ;  and  the  i)eo- 

468 


pie  of  the  land  made  Josiah  his 
son  king  in  his  stead. 

25  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amon  which  he  did,  are  thev  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Judah  I 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his  sep- 
ulchre in  the  garden  of  Uzza :  and 
^Josiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXIL' 

1  JosdaK's  good  reign.  3  He  taketh  care  for  the  repair 
of  the  temple.  8  Hilkiah  having  found  a  hook  of 
the  law,  Josiah  .tendeth  to  Hiddah  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord.  1.5  Huldah  pro2}he.iieth  the  destrucliwi  of 
Jei-usalem,  but  respite  thereof  in  Josiah'' a  time. 

JOSIAH  ""was  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  thirty  and  one  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Jedidah,  the  daughter  of  Ada- 
iah  of  ^  Boscath. 

2  And  he  did  tluit  whicli  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walk- 
ed in  all  the  way  of  David  his  fa- 
ther, and  '^ turned  not  aside  to  the 
right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3  ^  ''And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah, 
that  the  king  sent  Shaphan  the  son 
of  Azaliah,  the  son  of  Meshullam, 
the  scribe,  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high  priest, 
that  he  may  sum  the  silver  which 
is  ^brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  which  "^the  keei)ers  of  the 
t  door  have  gathered  of  the  people : 

5  And  let  them  ^deliver  it  into 
the  hand  of  the  doers  of  the  work, 
that  have  the  oversight  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  and  let  them  give  it 
to  the  doers  of  the  work,  which  is 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  repair 
the  breaches  of  the  holise, 

6  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders, 
and  masons,  and  to  buy  timber  and 
hewn  stone  to  repair  the  house. 

7  Howbeit,  ''  there  was  no  reckon- 
ing made  with  them  of  the  money 
that  was  delivered  into  their  hand, 
because  tliey  dealt  faithfully. 

8  1  And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest 
said  unto  Shai)han  the  scribe,  'I 
have  found  the  book  of  the  law  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Hil- 
kiah gave  the  book  to  Shai)ha,n, 
and  he  read  it. 

9  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came 


Before 
CHRIST 

641. 


b  Matt.  1. 10, 
called 
Josias. 


041. 
»2Clir.34. 1. 


b  Josh.  15.39. 


■■  Deut.  5. 32. 


about  (i24. 

d2Chr.34.8, 
&c. 


'ch.  12.4. 

fch.  12.0. 

Ps.  S4.  10. 
t  Heb. 

threshold. 
Sch. 12.11,12, 

14. 


hch.  12.  1.). 


i  Deut.  31.24, 
&c. 
2Chr.3».14. 

&c. 


1 1 


lit 


Huldali's  prophecy 


11.  KINGS. 


against  Jerusalem. 


Beforo 

CH  RIST 

034. 

t  Heb. 
melltd. 


It  Ahdon, 
•1  Chr.;M.20. 

II  Or,  Micah. 


:  Deut.  29.2", 


">  Til-vnlh, 

2Chr.;M.L'2. 
II  Or, 

Nasrah, 
t  lUb. 

(/at'iiients. 
II  Or,  in  the 

""coitUjjart. 


°  Deut.29.2". 
Dan.!).  11, 

12, 13,  U. 


"  Deut.29.25, 
20,27. 


l'2Chr.34.26, 
&c. 


to  tbe  king,  and  brou<;lit  the  king 
word  again,  and  said,  I'liy  servants 
liave  t  gathered  t\w  money  that 
was  found  in  the  house,  and  have 
delivered  it  into  the  liand  of  them 
that  do  the  work,  that  liave  the 
oversiglit  of  the  house  of  the  Lokd. 

10  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  sliewed 
the  king,  saying,  Ililkinli  the  priest 
hath  delivered  me  a  book.  And 
•Shaphan  read  it  before  the  king. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  had  heard  the  words  of  the 
book  of  the  law,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes. 

12  And  the  king  commanded  Tfil- 
kiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan,  and  "Aclibor  the 
son  of  "Michaiah,  and  Shaphan  the 
scribe,  and  Asahiah  a  servant  of 
the  king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for 
me,  and  for  the  people,  and  for  all 
Judah,  concerning  the  words  of  this 
book  that  is  found:  for  great  is 
'  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  that  is  kin- 
dled a<iainst  us,  because  our  fa- 


thers have  not  hearkened  unto  the 
words  of  this  book,  to  do  according 
unto  all  that  which  is  written  con- 
cerning us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahi- 
kam, and  Achbor,  and  Shaphan, 
and  Asahiah,  went  unto  Huldah 
the  prophetess,  the  wife  of  Shallum 
the  son  of  "'Tikvah,  the  son  of 
"  Harhas,  keeper  of  the  ^  wardrobe ; 
(now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  "in 
the  college;)  and  they  communed 
with  her. 

15  ^[  And  she  said  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
Tell  the  man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
"  I  will  bring  evil  upon  this  place, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
ecen  all  the  words  of  the  book 
which  the  king  of  Judah  hath  read: 

17  "Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  that  they  might 
voke 


pro- 

with   all   the 

hands ;    therefore 


anger 


me   to 
works   of  their   ^c^l^^^^  , 
my  wrath  shall  be  kindled  against 
this     place,    and     shall     not    be 
quenched. 
18  But  to  Pthe  king  of  Judah 


which  sent  you  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord,  thus  shall  ye  say  to  liim. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
As  tomhing  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard ; 

19  Because  thine  "^  heart  was  ten- 
der, and  thou  hast  'humbled  thy- 
self before  the  Lord,  when  thou 
heardest  what  I  spake  against  this 
place,  and  against  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  that  they  should  become 
''a  desolation  and  'a  curse,  and  hast 
rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept  before 
me;  I  also  have  heard  tliec^  saith 
the  Lord. 

20  Behold  therefore,  I  will  gather 
thee  luito  thy  fathers,  and  thou 
"shalt  be  gathered  into  thy  grave 
in  peace ;  and  thine  eyes  shall  not 
see  all  the  evil  which  I  will  bring 
upon  this  place.  And  they  brought 
the  king  word  again. 

CHAPTER  XXIIL 

1  Jbsiah  cauficih  the  book  to  bo  read  in  a  solemn  asxem- 
hly.  ^  lie  mi eiveth  the  covenant  of  the  Lord.  A  He 
dentroyeth  idolatry.  15  He  burnt  dead  men's  bones 
upon  the  altar  of  Bethel,  as  was  foreprophcsied.  21 
He  kept  a  most  solemn  2i<issover.  24  He  ^mt  away 
witches  and  all  abominatioii.  26  OckVs  final  wrath 
against  Judah.  2'J  Josiah,  provokim/  I'haraoh-ite- 
choh,  is  slain  at  Merjiddo.  81  Jehoaliaz,  succeeding 
him,  is  inqyrisoned  by  Fharaoh-neclioh,  v<lio  made 
J^ioiakim  king.    30  Jehoiakim^s  tvicked  reign. 

AND  ^tlie  kinjr  sent,  and 


gathered 


sent,  and  they 
unto   him    all   the 
elders  of  Judah  and  of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  the  king  went  uj)  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
men  of  Judah  and  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem  with  him,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  i)ropliets,  and 
all  the  ijeople,  ti)oth  small  and 
great:  and  he  read  in  their  ears 
all  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
covenant ''  which  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

3  1  And  the  king  "^  stood  by  a  pil- 
lar, and  made  a  covenant  before 
the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments 
and  his  4;estimonies  and  his  stat- 
utes with  all  their  heart  and  all 
their  soul,  to  i)erform  the  words 
of  this  covenant  that  were  written 
in  this  book.  And  all  the  i)eople 
stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  And  the  king  commanded  Hil- 
kiah the  high  priest,  and  the  priests 
of  the  second  order,  and  the  keep- 
ers of  the  door,  to  bring  forth  out 

469 


Before 
CHKIST 

6d4. 


Ih.  .'.'.  1.-.. 
'  1  Kings  21. 
29. 


"1,0V.  2<i.  ."1, 


'  .Ter.  20.  fi.  & 
44.  22. 


"  Ps.  KT.  ?.-. 
Is.  57.  1,  2. 


»2Chr.n4.29, 
30.  &c. 


t  Hob.,r/'OT7i 
tiniaii  even 
unto  tjrcat. 


!■  ch.  22.  S. 


■■ch.  11.14,17 


Josifih  destroyeth 


II.  KINGS. 


idolatry  in  Judali. 


Before 
CHRIST 

C24. 


d  ch.  lil.  3,  7. 


tHeb. 
caitiff d  to 
cetise, 

» ikb. 
C/temarim^ 
Hfw.  111.  .1. 
Forett'ld, 
Zeph.  1.  4. 


II Or,  Iwelie 
signs,  or, 
cottslelta- 

ti07t.1. 

'ch.  21.  3. 
fch.  21.7. 


6  2Chr.34.-J. 


bl  KinRB  14. 

24.  &lo.  12. 

i  Ez.  1«.  10. 

tHeb.a 
houses. 


k  1  Kings  15. 
22. 


I  .V.  Ez.  44. 
10-14. 


"■  1  Sam.  2. 
3U. 


°  In.  .TO.  33. 

Jcr.  7.  .31.  ft 

lU.  «,  11, 12, 

13. 

"Josh.  1.5.8. 
H.CV.  18.21. 

Ueut.  IX.IO. 

El.  23.  37, 

3». 


U  (jT^fimucfi, 
or,  officer. 


of  tlie  temple  of  the  Lord  all  the 
vessels  that  were  made  for  Baal, 
and  for  ''the  grove,  and  for  all  the 
host  of  heaven:  and  he  burned 
them  without  Jerusalem  in  the 
fields  of  Kidron,  and  carried  the 
ashes  of  them  unto  Beth-el. 

5  And  he  *  put  down  the  ^  idol- 
atrous priests,  whom  the  kings  of 
Judah  had  ordained  to  burn  in- 
cense in  the  high  places  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  places 
round  about  Jerusalem;  them  also 
that  burned  incense  unto  Baal,  to 
the  sun,  and  to  the  moon,  and  to 
the  "planets,  and  to  "all  the  host 
of  heaven. 

G  And  he  brought  out  the  '^  grove 
from  the  house  of  the  Lord,  with- 
out Jerusalem,  unto  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  burned  it  at  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  stamped  it  small  to 
powder,  and  cast  the  powder  there- 
of ujion  *-'  the  graves  of  the  children 
of  the  people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses 
''  of  the  sodomites,  that  were  by  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  '  where  the  wo- 
men wove  ^hangings  for  the  grove. 

8  And  he  brought  all  the  prints 
out  of  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  de- 
filed the  high  places  where  the 
I)riests  had  burned  incense,  from 
''Geba  to  Beer-sheba,  and  brake 
down  the  high  jjlaces  of  the  gates 
that  tvere  in  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate  of  Joshua  the  governor  of  the 
city,  which  tvere  on  a  man's  left 
hand  at  the  gate  of  the  city. 

9  '  Nevertheless  the  priests  of  the 
high  places  came  not  up  to  the  al- 
tar of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem,  '"but 
they  did  eat  of  the  unleavened 
bread  among  their  brethren. 

10  And  he  defiled "  Topheth,  which 
is  in  the  valley  of  the  children  of 
Hinnom,  ''that  no  man  might  make 
his  son  or  his  daughter  to  pass 
through  the  fire  to  Molech. 

11  And  he  took  away  the  horses 
that  the  kings  of  Judali  had  given 
to  the  sun,  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  by  the 
chamlxT  of  Nullian -melech  the 
iichainhcrljiiii,  wliich  van  in  the 
suburl).s,  and  i»nrned  the  chariots 
of  the  sun  with  fire. 

470 


12  And  the  altars  that  ivere  "^on 
the  top  of  the  upper  chamber  of 
Ahaz,  which  the  kings  of  Judah 
had  made,  and  the  altars  which 
'Manasseh  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
did  the  king  beat  down,  and  "  brake 
tliem  down  tiom  thence,  and  cast 
the  dust  of  them  into  the  bl'ook 
Kidron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that  ivere* 
before  Jerusalem,  which  were  on 
the  right  hand  of  "the  mount  of 
corrui)tion,  which  'Solomon  the 
king  of  Israel  had  builded  for  Ash- 
toreth  the  abomination  of  the  Zi- 
donians,  and  for  Ohemosh  the 
abomination  of  the  Moabites,  and 
for  Milcom  the  abomination  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  did  the  king 
defile. 

14  And  he  'brake  in  pieces  the 
t  images,  and  cut  down  the  groves, 
and  filled  their  places  with  the 
bones  of  men. 

15  *1[  Moreover  the  altar  that  was 
at  Beth-el,  and  the  high  place 
"which  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin,  had  made, 
both  that  altar  and  the  high  place 
he  brake  down,  and  burned  the 
high  place,  and  stamped  it  small 
to  powder,  and  burned  the  grove. 

IG  And  as  Josiah  turned  himself, 
he  spied  the  sepulchres  that  were 
there  in  the  mount,  and  sent,  and 
took  the  bones  out  of  the  sepul- 
cln-es,  and  burned  them  upon  the 
altar,  and  polluted  it,  according  to 
the  '^  word  of  the  Lord  which  the 
man  of  God  proclaimed,  who  pro- 
claimed these  words. 

17  Then  he  said.  What  title  is  that 
that  I  see  ?  And  the  men  of  the 
city  told  him,  It  is  ^  the  sepulchre 
of  the  man  of  God,  which  came 
from  Judah,  and  proclaimed  these 
things  that  thou  hast  done  against 
the  altar  of  Beth-el. 

18  And  he  said.  Let  him  alone ; 
let  no  man  move  his  bones.  So 
they  let  his  bones  ♦alone,  with  the 
bones  of  'the  prophet  that  came 
out  of  Samaria. 

10  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the 
higli  places  that  were  -^n  the  cities 
of  Samaria,  which  the  kings  of  Is- 


Before 

CHRIST 

624. 

1  See  Jer.  19. 
13. 
Zeph.  1.  5. 

'ch.  21.  5. 


II  Or, 

7-anfrom 
thence. 


II  That  is,  the 
mount  of 
Olives. 

M  Kings  11. 


'  Ex.  23.  24. 

Ueut.  7.  S, 

25. 
tHeb. 

statues. 


"1  Kings  12. 
28,33. 


^lKinKsl3. 


y  1  Kings  13. 
1,30. 


tllcb. 

tu  escape. 
'  1  Kings  13. 

31. 


"  See  2  Chr. 
M.  6,  7. 


■w 


A  solemn  imssover  is  liejyt. 


II.  KmGS. 


Josiah  slain  in  l)qj;tle. 


Before 
CURIST 


M  Kings  13. 

2. 

llOr.  .,     ^ 
sacrijicea, 

'  Ex.  22.  20. 

1  Kings  18. 

41). 

ch.  11.  18. 
<1  2  Clir.  34.5. 


'  2  Chr.  35. 1. 


f  Ex.  12.  3. 

Lev.  23.  5. 

Num. !).  2. 

Deut.  IB.  2 
B2Chr.  35. 

18, 19. 


about  fi23. 
IlisISth 
i,ear  end- 
ing. 


hch.  21.G. 


II  Or,    ^. 
tfraphim^ 
Gun.  31. 19. 


iLcv.  in.  .■!1. 
&  20.  27. 
Deut.  18.11. 


kch.  18.  5. 


ich.  21.11,12. 

&  24.  3,  4. 

Jer.  15.  4. 
tUeb. 

angers. 


"ch.ir.  18, 
20.  &  18.  11. 
i  21. 13. 


°1  Kings  8. 
29.  &  9.  3. 
ch.  21.  4,  T. 


rael  had  made  to  provoke  the  Lord 
to  anger,  Josiah  took  away,  aud 
did  to  them  accordini;-  to  all  tlie  acts 
that  he  had  done  in  Beth-el. 

20  And  'he  "'slew  all  the  priests 
of  the  high  places  that  were  there 
upon  the  altars,  aud  '  burned  men's 
bones  upon  them,  and  returned  to 
Jerusalem. 

21  ^  And  the  king  commanded 
all  the  people,  saying,  "Keep  the 
passover  unto  the  Lord  your  God, 
'as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  this 
covenant. 

22  Surely  ^  there  was  not  hoi  den 
such  a  passover  from  the  days  of 
the  judges  that  judged  Israel,  nor 
in  all  the  days  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael, nor  of  the  kings  of  Judah ; 

23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
king  Josiah^  wherein  this  passover 
was  holden  to  the  Lord  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

24  1"  Moreover  ^  the  worlcers  ivith 
familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards, 
and  the  "images,  and  the  idols, 
and  all  the  abominations  that  were 
spied  in  the  land  of  Judah  and  in 
Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  j^ut  away, 
that  he  might  perform  the  words 
of  '  the  law,  which  were  written  in 
the  book  that  Hilkiah  the  priest 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

25  ''And  like  unto  him  was  there 
no  king  before  him,  that  turned  to 
the  Lord  with  all  his  heart,  and 
with  all  his  soul,  and  with  all  his 
might,  according  to  all  the  law  of 
Moses;  neither  after  him  arose 
there  any  like  him. 

26  1  Notwithstanding,  the  Lord 
turned  n(Jt  from  the  herceness  of 
his  great  wrath,  wherewith  his  an- 
ger was  kindled  against  Judah, 
'because  of  all  the  ^ provocations 
that  Manasseh  had  provoked  him 
withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  re- 
move Judah  also  out  of  my  sight, 
as  °'I  have  removed  Israel,  and 
will  cast  off  this  citj^  Jerusalem 
which  I  have  chosen,  and  the  house 
of  which  I  said,  "My  name  shall  be 
there. 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Josiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 


of   the 


kings 


of 


the   Chronicles 
Judah? 

29  1  "In  his  days  Pharaoh-nechoh 
king  of  l^jgjpt  went  up  against  the 
king  of  Assyria  to  the  river  Eu- 
phrates: and  king  Josiah  went 
against  him ;  and  he  slew  him  at 
p  Megiddo,  when  he  "^  had  seen 
him. 

30  "^And  his  servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  dead  from  Megiddo, 
and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem, 
and  buried  him  in  his  own  sepul- 
chre. And  "  the  people  of  the  land 
took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Josiah, 
and  anointed  him,  and  made  him 
king  in  his  father's  stead. 

31  1  II  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and 
three  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign ;  and  he  reigned  three  months 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  u-as  ^Hamutal,  the  daughter 
of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

32  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  put  him 
in  bands  "at  Eiblah  in  the  land 
of  Hamath,  n  that  he  might  not 
reign  in  Jerusalem ;  and  t  put  the 
land  to  a  tribute  of  a  hundred 
talents  of  silver,  and  a  talent  of 
gold. 

34  And  Tharaoh-neclioh  made 
Eliakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  in 
the  room  of  Josiah  his  fjither,  and 
5  turned  his  name  to  "^Jehoiakim, 
and  took  Jehoahaz  away :  ^  and  he 
came  to  Egypt,  and  died  there. 

35  And  Jehoiakim  gave  ''the  sil- 
ver and  the  gold  to  Pharaoh ;  but 
he  taxed  the  land  to  give  the  money 
according  to  the  commandment  of 
Pharaoh :  he  exacted  the  silver  and 
the  gold  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
of  every  one  according  to  his  tax- 
ation, to  give  it  unto  Pharaoh- 
nechoh. 

36  ^  *=  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign ;  and  he  reigned  eleven  years 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Zebudah,  the  daughter 
of  Pedaiah  of  Rumah. 

37  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 

to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done. 
471 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  623. 

(ilO. 
"2Chr.35.20. 


PZech.I2.n. 

Ich.  14.  8. 

'2Chr.35.24. 


•2  Chr.  36.1. 


II  Called 
ShfiUwn^ 
1  Chr.  3. 15. 
Jer.  22. 11. 


'ch.  24. 18. 


°ch.25.  6. 
Jer.  52.  27. 

tt  Or  J/f  cause 
he  reigved. 

t  Hch.  set  a 
mulct  iijion 
the  htntl^ 
2  Chr.  3«.  3. 


'^2  Chr.: 


)•  See  ch.  24. 

ir. 

Dan.  1.  7. 
'  Matt.  1. 11, 

called 

JakiiH. 
'  .ler.  22.  11, 

12. 

Ez.  19.  3,  4. 
li  ver.  33. 


610. 
"  2  Chr.  30. 6. 


JelioiaMiii's  uncked  reign. 


II.  KmGS. 


Jerusalem  is  taken. 


Before 

CHRIST 

607. 


607. 

606. 

603. 

600. 

■2Chr..T6.6. 

Jcr.  2.-..  l.'J. 

Dan.  1.  1. 


bJer.  25.  9.& 
32.  28. 
Ez.  19.  8. 


'  ch.  20. 1". /t 
21. 12, 13,14. 
&  23.  V7. 

^  lleh.  by  tite 
hand  of. 


J  ch.  21. 2, 11. 
&  23.  20. 


•ch.  21.1i;. 


xm. 

fSee  2  Chr. 

a;.  r>,  8. 

Jcr.  22.  18, 
W.  &  30.  30. 

SSec  Jer.37. 
4,7. 


hjcr.  •«;.  2. 


I  Callorl 
Jaconiali , 
I  Chr.  3.  1(!. 
Jur.  24.  1. 
andCV>niVi/i, 
Jer.  2.'.  24, 
28. 
laChr.  3«.a. 


kDaii.  1.  1. 


t  Ilcb.  rnme 


CHAPTEE  XXIY. 

1  Jehoialiim,  JirM  subdued  by  Nebuchadnezzar^,  then 
rebelling  against  him,  procureth  his  own  rniyi.  5 
Jehoiachin  succeedeth  him.  7  Tfie  king  of  Egypt  is 
vanquished  by  the  king  of  Babylon.  8  Jehoiuchin's 
evil  7-eign.  10  Jerusalem  is  taken  and  carried  cap- 
tive into  Babylon.  17  Zedekiah  is  made  king,  and 
reigneth  ill  unto  the  utter  destruction  of  Judah. 

IX  "his  days  Xebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came  up,  and 
Jehoiakim  became  his  servant  three 
years :  then  he  turned  and  rebelled 
against  him. 

2  Wnd  the  Lord  sent  against  him 
bands  of  the  Chaldees,  and  bauds 
of  the  Syrians,  and  bands  of  the 
Moabites,  and  bands  of  the  children 
of  Ammou,  and  sent  them  against 
Judah  to  destroy  it,  '^  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  ♦by  his  servants  the  prophets. 

3  Surely  at  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  came  tliis  upon  Judah, 
to  remove  tliem  out  of  his  sight, 
••for  the  sins  of  Manasseh,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  he  did ; 

4  ""And  also  for  the  innocent  blood 
that  he  shed :  for  he  filled  Jerusa- 
lem with  innocent  blood;  which 
the  Lord  would  not  pardon. 

5  ^  Xow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoiakim,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

6  *^So  Jehoiakim  slept  with  his 
fathers:    and  Jehoiachin   his   son 


reigned  in  his  stead. 


eighteen 


7  And  ^the  king  of  Egypt  came 
not  again  any  more  out  of  his 
laud :  for  ^  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  taken  from  the  river  of  Egypt 
unto  the  river  Euphrates  all  that 
pertained  to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

8  ^  "'Jehoiachin  \ims 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  three 
months.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Xehushta,  the  daughter  of  El- 
nathan  of  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  did  tliat  which  ivas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 

10  •,  "At  that  time  the  servants 
of  Xebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon ('ani(5  nj)  again.st  Jerusalem, 
and  the  (;ity  'was  besieged. 

11  And  Xebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  against  the  city, 
and  his  servants  did  besiege  it. 

472 


12  'And  Jehoiachin  the  king* 
Judah  went  out  to   the  kino; 


of 
of 

Babylon,  he,  and  his  mother,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  princes,  and 
his  II officers:  ""and  the  king  of 
Babylon  "took  him  °in  the  eighth 
year  of  his  reign. 

13  PAnd  he  carried  out  thence  all 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king's  house,  and  **  cut  in  pieces  all 
the  vessels  of  gold  which  Solomon 
king  of  Israel  had  made  in  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  '^as  the  Lord 
had  said. 

14  And  4ie  carried  away  all  Je- 
rusalem, and  all  the  princes,  and 
all  the  mighty  men  of  valour, 
^even  ten  thousand  captives,  and 
"all  the  craftsmen  and  smiths: 
none  remained,  save  ""the  poorest 
sort  of  the  peoj)le  of  the  laud. 

15  And  ^he  carried  away  Jehoi- 
achin to  Babylon,  and  the  king's 
mother,  and  the  king's  wives,  and 
his  II  officers,  and  the  mighty  of  the 
land,  those  carried  he  into  caijtivity 
from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon. 

16  And  \all  the  men  of 
even  seven  thousand,  and  crafts- 
men and  smiths  a  thousand,  all 
that  were  strong  and  apt  for  war, 
even  them  the  king  of  Babylon 
brought  captive  to  Babylon. 

17  1  And  nhe  king  of  Babylon 
made  Mattaniah  ^'his  father's  broth- 
er king  in  his  stead,  and  ''changed 
his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

18  ''Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. And  his  mother's  name 
was  ^  Hamutal,  the  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

10  '^And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had 
done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  until  he  had  cast  them 
out  from  his  presence,  ^tliat  Zede 
kiah  rebelled  against  the 
Babj'lon. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Jerusalem  is  besieged.     4  Zedekiah  take7i,  his  sons 
slain,  his  eyes  put  out.     8  Nebuzar-adan  dcfaceth 


might. 


I      Before 
1    CHRIST 
I         5'J9. 

I  ■ 

■  Jcr.  24.1.  & 
I     29.  1,  2. 
!     Ez.  17. 12. 

'   II  Or, 
ettuvchs. 

nezzar^s 
eighth  year, 
Jer.  25.  1. 
"  .See  ch.  £5. 

"See  Jer.  52. 

28. 

Pch.20.  17. 
Is.  39.  G. 

1  See  Dan. 
5.  2,  3. 


■■Jer.  20.5. 


^  Jer.  24.  I. 


•  See  Jer.  52, 

28. 
"  So  1  Sam. 

13.  19,  22. 
^  ch.  25.  12. 

Jer.  40.  7. 


y2Chr..3fi.lO. 
Esth.  2.  (i. 
Jer.  22.  24, 
&c. 


II  Or, 
eiitiucJis. 


■'  See  Jer.  52. 

28. 


king  of 


rm. 

■Jer.  37.  1. 

hlClir.3.]o. 

2  Chr.  36.10. 
'  So  ch.  23. 

34. 

2  Chr.  S6.  4. 

<12Chr.36.11. 
Jer.  37. 1.  & 
52.  1. 


«ch.  23.  .11. 


50.3. 
f2Chr.3G.12. 


e2Chr.3fi.n. 
Ez.  17. 15. 


Jerusalem  is  again 


II.  KINGS. 


besieged  and  talien. 


Before 
CHRIST 

590. 


■2Chr.36.17. 
Jcr.  34.  2.  & 
•SO.  1.  &  52. 
4,5. 
Er.  24. 1. 


588. 

Mer..')9.  2.& 
52.  U. 


'Jer.  39.  2.  & 
52.  7,  &c. 


iijer.39.  4-; 
&  52.  7. 
Ez.  12. 12. 


«ch.  2.">.  a?. 

Jer.  52. 9. 
f  lieb.  .«pate 

Juttpmctit 
■  with.  him. 

f  Fleb.  made 

f,lind. 
f  Jer.  .19.  7. 

Ez.  12. 13. 


s  See  Jer.  52. 
12-14. 


!■  Sec  eh.  24. 
12.  &ver.2r. 


i  Jer.  39.9. 
H  Or,  chief 
marshal. 


k2Chr.36.19. 

Ps.  79. 1. 
IJer.  .S9.  8. 

Amos  2.  5. 


>"  Neh.  1.  ?,. 
Jer.  52.  14. 


".Ter.  39.  9. 
&  52. 15. 


the  city,  carrieth  the  remnant,  except  a  few  poor  la- 
bourers, into  captivity,  13  spoileth  and  carrieth 
away  the  treasures.  IS  The  rioblcs  arc  slain  at  liib- 
lah.  2'i  Gedaliah,  who  wa.<t  set  over  them  that  re- 
mained, beiny  slain,  the  rest  flee  into  Kijypt.  'Zl 
Evil-mcrodach  advanceth  Jehoiachin  in  his  court. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  "in  the 
JTjL  iiiutli  year  of  his  rei<>n,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  daij  of 
the  month,  that  Nebncliadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came,  he,  and  all 
his  host,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
l)itched  against  it ;  and  they  built 
forts  against  it  round  al)out. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  unto 
the  eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  dag  of  the 
^\fouFtli  month  the  famine  prevailed 
in  the  city,  and  there  was  no  bread 
for  the  people  of  the  land. 

4  ^  And  "^the  city  was  broken  up, 
and  all  the  men  of  wnvfled  by  night 
by  the  way  of  the  gate  between 
two  walls,  which  is  by  the  king's 
garden :  (now  the  dial  dees  ire  re 
against  the  city  round  about :)  and 
'^tJte  Mug  Aveut  the  way  toward  the 
l)lahi. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  Chaldees 
l)ursued  after  the  king,  and  over- 
took him  in  the  plains  of  Jericho : 
and  all  his  army  were  scattered 
from  him. 

()  So  they  took  the  king,  and 
brought  him  nj)  to  the  king  of 
Babylon  ^  to  Eiblali ;  and  they 
^ gave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zed- 
ekiah before  Ijis  eyes,  and  ^"^put 
out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah,  and 
bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass, 
and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

8  1^  And  in  the  fifth  month,  ^on 
the  seventh  dag  of  the  mouth,  which 
is  ""the  nineteenth  year  of  king 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
'came  Nebuzar-adan,  "captain  of 
the  guard,  a  servant  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  unto  Jerusalem : 

9  ''And  he  burnt  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  '  and  the  king's  house,  and 
all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and 
every  great  man''s  house  burnt  he 
with  fire. 

10  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
dees, that  uwre  ivith  the  captain  of 
the  guard,  "brake  down  the  w^alls 
of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

11  ''Now  the  rest  of  th^  people 


that  were  left  in  the  city,  and  the 
t  fugitives  that  fell  away  to  the 
king  of  Babylon,  with  the  remnant 
of  the  multitude,  did  Nebuzar-adan 
the  captain  of  the  guard  carry 
away. 

12  But  the  captain  of  the  guard 
"left  of  the  X)Oor  of  the  land  to  he 
vinedressers  and  husbandmen. 

13  And  Pfhe  "pillars  of  brass  that 
were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
'the  bases,  and  'the  brazen  sea  that 
was  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
did  the  Chaldees  break  in  pieces, 
and  carried  the  brass  of  them  to 
Babylon. 

14  And  *  the  pots,  and  the  shov- 
els, and  the  snuffers,  ai\d  the 
spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass 
wherewith  they  ministered,  took 
they  away. 

15  And  the  firepans,  and  the 
bowls,  and  such  things  as  u'ere  of 
gold,  in  gold,  and  of  silver,  in  sil- 
ver, the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
away. . 

16  The  two  pillars,  ^one  sea,  and 
the  bases  wliich  Solomon  had  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord;  "the 
brass  of  all  these  vessels  was  with- 
out weight. 

17  ^The  height  of  the  one  pillar 
was  eighteen  cubits,  and  the  chap- 
iter upon  it  was  brass :  and  the 
height  of  the  chapiter  three  cubits ; 
and  the  wTcathen  work,  and  i)ome- 
granates  upon  the  chapiter  round 
about,  all  of  brass :  and  like  unto 
these  had  the  second  pillar  with 
wreathen  work. 

18  1  ^  And  the  captain  of  the 
guard  took '  Seraiah  the  chief  i^riest, 
and  ''Zephaniah  the  second  priest, 
and  the  three  keepers  of  the 
^  door : 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took  an 
II  ofiicer  that  was  set  over  the  men 
of  war,  and  ^'five  men  of  them  that 
^  were  in  the  king's  i^resence,  which 
were  found  in  the  city,  and  the 
I'  I)rincipal  scribe  of  the  host,  which 
mustered  the  people  of  the  land, 
and  threescore  men  of  the  people 
of  the  land  that  ivcre  found  in  the 
city : 

20  And  Nebuzar-adan  captain  of 
the  guard  took  these,  and  brought 

473 


Before 
CHKIST 

588. 

t  Heb.  /alien 
away. 


"eh.  24  14. 
Jer.  39.  10. 

&  41).  7.  & 
52.  l(i. 

I' oil.  20.17. 

Jer.  27. 19, 

22.  &  52.  17, 

&c. 
'1 1  Kings  7. 

15. 
'1  Kings  7. 

27. 

"  1  Kings  7. 
23. 


<  Ex.  27.  3. 
1  Kings  7. 
45, 50. 


tHeb. 
the  one  sea. 


"  ]  Kings  7. 
47. 


^  1  Kings  7. 
15. 
Jcr.  52.  21. 


5Jer.  52.  24, 

&c. 
^  1  Chr.  C.  M. 

Ezra".  1. 
»Jer.  21.1.  & 

29.25. 


tneb. 

threxhold. 


\\0i,  eunuch. 

h  See  Jer.  52. 
25. 

tlleb. 
saw  the 
/■/h7\s  r'arr^ 
Esth.  i.  14. 

II  Or, 

scribe  of  the 
captain  of 
the  host. 


The  nobles  of  Judali  slain. 


I.  chko:n^ioles. 


Ishmael  Mlletli  Gedaliah. 


'  Lev.  2G.  33. 
Deut.  28.36, 

ch.  23. 27. 


i  Jer.  40.  5. 


'Jer.  40.  7, 
8,». 


CHRIST    t^®^  ^^  tlie  king  of  Babylon  to 
588.       Eiblali : 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon 
smote  them,  and  slew  them  at  Kib- 
lah  in  the  land  of  Hamath.  '^So 
Judali  was  carried  away  out  of 
their  land. 

22  1  "And  as  for  the  people  that 
remained  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
whom  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  had  left,  even  over  them 
he  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  "^  captains  of 
the  armies,  they  and  their  men, 
heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  made  Gedaliah  governor,  there 
came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah,  even 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Kethaniah,  and 
Johanan  the  soh  of  Careah,  and 
Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth  the 
Netophathite,  and  Jaazaniah  the 
sou  of  a  Maachathite,  they  and 
their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them, 
and  to  their  men,  and  said  unto 
them,  Fear  not  to  be  the  servants 
of  the  Ohaldees :  dwell  in  the  laud, 
and  serve  the  king  of  Babylon; 
and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  '^it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seventh  month,  that  Ishmael  the 


588. 
r  Jer.  41. 1,  2. 


Bofore 
CIIKIST 
iiM,  &,C. 


'  Oen.  4.  25. 
2U.  tc  5.  3,  9. 


h  Gen.  10.  2, 


son  of  Nethaniah,  the  son  of  Elish- 
ama,  of  the  seed  ^  royal,  came,  and 
ten  men  with  him,  and  smote  Ged- 
aliah, that  he  died,  and  the  Jews 
and  the  Ohaldees  that  were  with 
him  at  Mizpah. 
2G  And  all  the  people,  both  small 
and  great,  and  the  captains  of  the 
armies,  arose,  ^and  came  to  Egyx)t: 
for  they  were  afi'aid  of  the  Ohal- 
dees. 

27  1^  ^And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  caj)- 
tivity  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  on  the'  seven 
and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Baby- 
lon in  the  year  that  he  began  to 
reign  ^  did  lift  up  the  head  of  Jehoi- 
achin king  of  Judah  out  of  prison ; 

28  And  he  spake  ^  kindly  to  him, 
and  set  his  throne  above  the  throne 
of  the  kings  that  tvere  with  him  in 
Babylon ; 

29  And  changed  his  prison  gar- 
ments :  and  he  did  ^  eat  bread  con- 
tinually before  him  all  the  days  of 
his  life. 

30  And  his  allowance  ums  a  con- 
tinual allowance  given  him  of  the 
king,  a  daily  rate  for  every  day,  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 


THE   FIEST   BOOK   OF 

THE  CHRONICLES 


iHj'hath,  n8 
it  '\h  in  soinu 
cuj>tcu. 


CHAPTEE  I. 

1  Adam's  line  to  Noah.  5  The  sons  of  Japheth.  8 
The  sons  of  Ham.  \7  The  sous  of  Hhem.  '24  Shem^s 
line  to  Abraham.  2'.)  JshmaeVs  sons.  32  The  sons 
of  Kelurah.  34  The  jwsterity  of  Abraham  by  Esau. 
43.  The  kiiifjs  of  A'dom.     51  The  dukes  of  Udom. 

ADAM,  ^Slrtth,  Enosh, 
J^  2  Kenan,  Mahalaleel,  Jered, 

3  Henoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech, 

4  Noah,  8hem,  Ham",  and  Ja- 
pheth. 

5  1  •'The  sons  of  Jai)heth;  Go- 
mer,  and  Magog,  and  Madai,  and 
Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Mesliech, 
and  Tiras. 

(t  And  tlio  sons  of  Gonier;  Ash- 
chenaz,  and  "Eiphath,  and  Togar- 
mah. 


474 


7  And  the  sons  of  Javan;  Eli- 
shah,  and  Tarshish,  Kittim,  and 
I'  Dodanim. 

8  T[  'The  sons  of  Ham;  Oush, 
and  Mizraim,  Put,  and  Oanaau. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Oush;  Seba, 
and  Havilah,  and  Sabta,  and  Eaa- 
mah,  and  Sabtecha.  And  the  sons 
of  Eaamah ;  Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

10  And  Oush  ''begat  Mmrod:  he 
began  to  be  mighty  upon  the  earth. 

11  And  Mizrjiim  l)egat  Ludim, 
and  Anamim,  luid  Lehabim,  and 
Naphtuhim, 

12  And  Pathrusim,  and  Oaslu- 
hini,  (of  whom  came  the  Philis- 
tines,) and  "Oaijhtorim. 


Before 
CHKIST 

588. 

tHeb.o/rte 
kingdom. 


B  Jer.  43.4,7. 


502. 
hJer.  o2.  31, 
&e. 


>  See  Gen. 
40.  Vi,  20. 


t  Heb. 
yoof/  things 
with  him. 


k  2  Sam.  9.  7. 


Before 
ClIKIST 

4004,  &c. 

II  Or,  Hoda- 
7iim,  accord- 
ing to  some 
copies. 
'  Gen.  10.  G, 
&c. 


dGen.  10.8, 
13,  &c. 


■■  Deut.  2.  23. 


The  sons  ofShem, 


I.  CHEOmCLES. 


TJie  kings  of  Edom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

4U04,  &.C. 

f  Gen.  10. 15, 


e  Gen.  10.  22. 
ill.  lU. 


II  Or,  Mash, 
Gen.  10.  a5. 


II  That  19, 
Division, 
Gen.  10.  25. 


b  Gen.  10. 26. 


i  Gen.  11. 10, 

&c. 

Luke  3.  34, 

&c. 
k  Gen.  11. 15. 

1  Gen.  1".  5. 

°'Gen.21.2,3. 

"Gen.  16.11, 
15. 


"  Gen.  25. 1.3- 
16. 


,i  Or,  Flailar, 
Gen.  25. 15. 


nl)out  1853. 
P  Gen.25.1,2. 


1  Gen.21.2,3. 

'Gen. 25.  25, 

20. 


■  Gen.  30.  9, 
10. 


13  And  *"  Canaan  begat  Zidou  his 
firstborn,  and  Hetli, 

14  The  Jebnsite  also,  and  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Girgashite, 

15  And  the  Ilivite,  and  the  Ark- 
ite,  and  the  Sinite, 

16  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the 
Zemarite,  and  the  Ilaniathite. 

17  1  The  sons  of  ^Shem;  Ehim, 
and  Asshur,  and  Arphaxad,  and 
Lud,  and  Aram,  and  Uz,  and  Hlil, 
and  Gether,  and  "Meshech. 

18  And  Arphaxad  begat  Shehih, 
and  Shelah  begat  Eber. 

19  And  nnto  Eber  were  born  two 
sons:  the  name  of  the  one  was 
"Peleg;  because  in  his  days  the 
earth  was  divided :  and  his  broth- 
er's name  ivas  Joktan. 

20  And  ^  Joktan  begat  Ahnodad, 
and  Shelei)h,  and  Hazarmaveth, 
and  Jerah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,  and 
Diklah, 

22  And  Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and 
Sheba, 

23  And  Oplm*,  and  Havilah,  and 
Jobab.  All  these  were  the  sons  of 
Joktan.  • 

24  1^  '  Shem,  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 

25  ''Eber,  Peleg,  Eeu, 

•  26  Serug,  Nahor,  Terah, 

27  'Abram;  the  same  is  Abraham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham ;  "'Isaac, 
and  "Ishmael. 

29  ^  These  are  their  generations : 
The  "firstborn  of  Ishmael,  Nebai- 
oth ;  then  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and 
Mibsam, 

30  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  Massa, 
"  Hadad,  and  Tema, 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah. 
These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael. 

32  1^  Kow  Pfhe  sons  of  Keturah, 
Abraham's  concubine:  she  bare 
Zimran,  and  Jokshan,  and  Medan, 
and  Midian,  and  Ishbak,  and  Shu- 
ah.  And  the  sons  of  Jokshan; 
Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Midian; 
Ephah,  and  Epher,  and  Henoch, 
and  Abida,  and  Eldaah.  All  these 
are  the  sons  of  Keturah. 

34  And  'J Abraham  begat  Isaac. 
"^The  sons  of  Isaac;  Esau  and  Is- 
rael. 

35  1  The  sons  of  'Esau;  Eliphaz, 


^  kings 


Eeuel,  aftid  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and 
Korah. 

36  The  sons  of  Eliphaz ;  Teman, 
and  Omar,  "Zephi,  and  Gatam, 
Kenaz,  and  Timna,  and  Amalek.. 

37  The  sons  of  Eeuel;  Nahath, 
Zerah,  Sliammah,  and  Mizzah. 

38  And  '  the  sons  of  Seir ;  Lotan, 
and  Shobal,  and  Zibeon,  and  Anah, 
and  Dislion,  and  Ezar,  and  Dishan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan ;  Hori, 
and  "  Homam :  and  Timna  was 
Lotan's  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Shobal;  n  Allan, 
and  Manahath,  and  Ebal,  I'Shephi, 
and  Onam.  And  the  sons  of  Zibe- 
on ;  Aiah,  and  Anah. 

41  The  sons  of  Anah;  "Dishon. 
And  the  sons  of  Dishon ;  "  Amram, 
and  Eshban,  and  Ithran,  and  Che- 
ran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezer ;  Bilhan,  and 
Zavan,  and  "Jakan.  The  sons  of 
Dishan ;  Uz,  and  Aran. 

43  *[  i^ow  these  are  the 
that  reigned  in  the  land  of  Edom 
before  any  king  reigned  over  the 
chikben  of  Israel ;  Bela«the  son  of 
Beor:  and  the  name  of  his  city 
ivas  Dinhabah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead, 
Jobab  the  son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

45  And  when  Jobab  was  dead, 
Husham  of  the  land  of  the  Teman- 
ites  reigned  in  his  stead. 

46  And  when  Husham  was  dead, 
Hadad  the  son  of  Bedad,  which 
smote  Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab, 
reigned  in  his  stead :  and  the  name 
of  his  city  was  Avith. 

47  And  when  Hadad  was  dead, 
Samlah  of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

48  ''And  when  Samlah  was  dead, 
Shaul  of  Eehoboth  by  the  river 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

49  And  when  Shaul  was  dead, 
Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

50  And  when  Baal-hanan  was 
dead,  "  Hadad  reigned  in  his  stead : 
and  the  name  of  his  city  was  "  Pai ; 
and  his  wife's  name  was  Mehetabel, 
the  daughter  of  Matred,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Mezahab. 

51  ^\  Hadad  died  also.    And  the 

475 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1853. 


II  Or,  Zrphn, 
Gen.  'M.  11. 


•  Gen.  30. 20. 


||Or,ffrnmm, 
Gen.  36.  22. 


\\  Or,  Alran, 
G(>n..'J(;.  23. 

llOr, Shephn, 
Gen.  36.  23. 


"  Gen.  ,TC.25. 

II  Or, 

Ifemann, 
Gen.  36. 26. 


II  Or,  Akan, 
Gen.  30.  'S. 


about  IfiTR. 
''Gen.36.Sl, 
&c. 


y  Gen.  30. 37. 


I  Or,  Hadar, 
Gen.  .'iO.  3tf. 

1  Or,  Pmi, 
Gen.  36. 39. 


about  1496. 


The  sons  of  Judah. 


I.  CHEONICLES. 


JeralimeeTs  imsterity. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1496. 

'  Gen. .%.  V>. 
il  OT,Alvah. 


1752,  tc. 

\\  Or,  Jacob. 
•Gcn.-.''J..TJ. 

&  .■«).  .5.  &c. 

&:;.).  18,  22. 


l-  Gen.  38.  3. 
A  -W.  12. 
Xum.1'6.19. 


'  Gen.  .38.  2. 
.1  Gen.  38.  7. 


'Gen..^S.20, 

■.n>. 

Mutt.  1.  3. 


r  Gen.  40. 13. 
Kuth  4. 18. 


J  Or,  Xabfli, 
Josh.  7. 1. 

*^1  Kines  4. 
.31. 

il  Or,  Darda. 

I.  See  ell.  4.1. 
||Or,.4cAaii. 


i  Josh.  6.  18. 
k7.  1. 


i,  Or,  Aram, 

.Mutt.  1.3,4. 
i  Or,  CilMj, 

ver.  18,  42. 
k  Uiith  4.  10, 

a  I. 

-Matt.  1.  4. 
1  Num.  1.  7. 

&  L'.  .■!. 

abjut J471. 
.Or 

.Salmon, 

Kiltli  4.21. 

Mutt.  1.  4. 

"■ISam.lCG. 
about  1090. 


|i  Or, 
SJiammaM, 
1  Sam.  l(i.;». 


'  dukes  of  Edom  were ;  diike  Tim- 
nah,  duke  nAliali,  duke  Jetbeth, 

52  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah, 
duke  Pinon, 

53  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman, 
duke  Mibzar, 

54  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Irani. 
These  are  the  dukes  of  Edom. 

CHAPTEE  II. 

1  The  sonsi  of  Israel.  3  The  posterity  of  Judah  by  Ta- 
mar.  13  77(6  children  of  Jesse.  18  The  posterity 
of  Caleb  the  .son  of  Ilezron.  21  Hezron's  posterity 
by  the  dauyhter  of  Machir.  25  Jerahmeel's  ]}Oster- 
ity.  34  Sheshan's  posterity.  42  Another  branch 
of  Caleb's  posterity.  50  T/ie  posterity  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Hur. 

THESE  are  the  sons  of  n  Israel ; 
''Eeuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and 
Judab,  Issacbar,  and  Zebuluu, 
.  2   Dan,   Josepb,    and  Benjamin, 
Napbtali,  Gad,  and  Asber. 

3  *l  The  sons  of 'Judab;  Er,  and 
Oiian,  and  Sbelab :  irlncli  three 
were  born  unto  him  of  the  daugh- 
ter of "  Sliua  the  Canaanitess.  And 
''Er,  the  firstborn  of  Judah,  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
he  slew  him. 

4  And  ''Tamar  his  daughter  in 
law  bare  Ijim  Pharez  and  Zerah. 
All  the  sons  of  Judah  were  five. 

5  The  sons  of  ^Pharez;  Ilezron, 
and  Hamul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Zerah;  I'Zimri, 
^and  Ethan,  and  Heman,  and  Oal- 
col,  and  "  Dara :  five  of  them  in  all. 

7  And  the  sons  of ''  Oarmi;  lAcbar, 
the  troubler  of  Israel,  who  trans- 
gressed in  the  thing  '  accursed. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Ethan ;  Aza- 
riab. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Ilezron,  that 
were  born  unto  him;  Jerabmeel, 
and  "Earn,  and  "Cbelubai. 

10  And  Earn  ''begat  Amminadab ; 
and  Amminadab  begat  Nabshon, 
'  prince  of  the  children  of  Judah ; 

11  And  Nabsbon  begat  "Salma, 
and  Salma  begat  Boaz, 

12  And  P)Oaz  begat  Obed,  and 
Ob(Hl  begat  Jesse. 

13  •]  "'And  Jesse  begat  his  first- 
born Eliab,  and  Abinadal)  the  sec- 
ond, and  I'Sbimma  the  third, 

14  Xethaneel  the  fourth,  Eaddai 
tlw  fiftb, 

15  Ozeui  the  sixth,  David  the  sev- 
enth : 

IG  \¥hose 


sisters 
476 


ivere  Zeruiah, 


and  Abigail.  "And  the  sons  of 
Zeruiah;  Abishai,  and  Joab,  and 
Asahel,  three. 

17  And  "Abigail  bare  Amasa: 
and  the  father  of  Amasa  was  "  Je- 
ther  the  Isbmaelite. 

18  1  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hez- 
ron  begat  cliildren  of  Azubah  his 
wife,  and  of  Jerioth :  her  sons  are 
these;  Jesher,  and  Shobab,  and 
Anion. 

19  And  when  Azubah  was  dead, 
Caleb  took  unto  him  ''Ex)hrath, 
which  bare  him  Hur. 

20  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri 
begat  'iBezaleel. 

21  ^  And  afterward  Hezron  went 
in  to  the  daughter  of  "^  Machir  the 
father  of  Gilead,  whom  he  ^  married  | 
when  he  ivas  threescore  years  old ; 
and  she  bare  him  Segub. 

22  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  who 
had  three  and  twenty  cities  in  the 
land  of  Gilead. 

23  ^And  he  took  Geshur,  and 
Aram,  with  the  towns  of  Jair,  from 
them,  with  Kenath,  and  the  towns 
thereof,  even  threescore  cities.  All 
these  'belong€d*to  the  sons  of  Machir 
the  father  of  Gilead. 

24  And  after  that   Hezron   was 
dead  in  Caleb-ephi-atab,  then  Abiah^ 
Hezron's  wife  bare  him  *Ashm'  the 
father  of  Tekoa. 

25  T  And  the  sons  of  Jerabmeel 
the  firstborn  of  Hezron  were,  Eam 
the  firstborn,  and  Bunah,  and 
Oren,  and  Ozem,  and  Abijab. 

20  Jerabmeel  had  also  another 
wife,  whose  name  was  Atarali;  she 
was  the  mother  of  Onam. 

27  And  the  sous  of  Eam  the  first- 
born of  Jerabmeel  were,  Maaz,  and 
Jamin,  and  Eker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Onam  were, 
Shammai,  and  Jada.  And  the  sons 
of  Shammai ;  Nadab,  and  Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of 
Abishur  ivas  Abihail,  and  she  bare 
him  Abban,  and  Molid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  ISTadab ;  Seled, 
and  Appaim :  but  Seled  died  with- 
out chihlren. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim ;  Ishi. 


And 
And 
Ahlai. 


the   sons  of  I.slii: 
"the  children    of 


Sheslian. 
Sheshan ; 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1090. 

"  2  Sam.2.18. 

°  2  Sara.  17. 
25. 

II  2  Sam.  17. 
25, 

Ilhra  an 
Ist-aelite. 

about  1471. 


P  ver.  50. 


1  Ex.  31.  2. 

"■JCum.  27. 1. 
t  Heb.  took: 


"Xnm.  32.41. 
Deut.  3.  14. 
Josh.  13.30. 


about  1471. 


•ch.  4.  5. 


"  .'CO  ver.  34, 
35. 


The  [wsterity  of  Caleb. 


I.  CHROmOLES. 


The  sons  of  David. 


Before 
CHlilST 
about  1471. 


''ch.  11.  11. 


about  1471, 
He. 


>  Josh.  15.17. 


BOr, 

E)>hrath, 
ver.  ly. 


32  And  the  sons  of  Jadii  the 
brother  of  Shanmaai;  Jetlier,  and 
Jonathtm :  and  J  ether  died  without 
children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan; 
Peleth,  and  Zaza.  Tliese  were  the 
sons  of  Jerahniec^l. 

34  1  Now  Sheshan  liad  no  sons, 
bnt  daughters.  And  Sheshan  had 
a  servant,  an  Egyptian,  whose  name 
was  Jarha. 

35  And  Sheshan  gave  his  daugh- 
ter to  Jarha  his  servant  to  wife; 
and  she  bar©  him  Attai. 

30  And  Attai  begat  Natlian,  and 
N'athan  begat  ''Zabad, 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and 
Ephlal  begat  Obed, 

38  And  Obed  begat  Jehu,  and 
Jehu  begat  Azariah, 

39  And  Azariah  begat  Helez,  and 
Helez  begat  Eleasah, 

40  And  Eleasah  begat  Sisamai, 
and  Sisamai  begat  KShallum, 

41  And  Shall  um  begat  Jekamiah, 
and  Jekamiah  begat  Elishama. 

42  1  Now  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
brother  of  Jerahmeel  iverc^  Mesha 
his  firstborn,  which  ivas  the  father 
of  Ziph;  and  the  sons  of  Mareshah 
the  father  of  Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Hebron ;  Ko- 
rah,  and  Tappuah,  and  Eekem,  and 
Shema. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham,  the 
father  of  Jorkoam :  and  Kekem 
begat  Shammai. 

45  And  the  son  of  Shammai  ivas 
Maon :  and  Maon  ivas  the  father 
of  Beth-zur. 

46  And  Ephah,  Caleb's  concubine, 
bare  Harau,  and  Moza,  and  Gazez : 
and  Haran  begat  Gazez. 

47  And  the  sous  of  Jahdai ;  Ee- 
gem,  and  Jotham,  and  Gesham, 
and  Pelet,  and  Ephah,  and  Shaaph. 

48  Maachah,  Caleb's  concubine, 
bare  Sheber,  and  Tirhanah. 

49  She  bare  also  Shaai)h  the  fa- 
ther of  Madmannah,  Sheva  the 
father  of  Machbenah,  and  the  fa- 
ther of  Gibea:  and  the  daughter 
of  Caleb  was  ^  Achsa. 

50  ^  These  were  the  sons  of  Caleb 
the  son  of  Hur,  the  firstborn  of 
iiEphratah;  Shobal  the  father  of 
Kirjath-jearim, 


51  Salma  the  father  of  Beth- 
lehem, Hareph  the  father  of  Beth- 
gader. 

52  And  Shobal  the  father  of  Kir- 
jath-jearim had  sons ;  "  Haroeh, 
and  "half  of  the  Manahethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath- 
jearim;  the  Ithrites,  and  the  l*u- 
hites,  and  the  Shumathites,  and 
the  Mishraites ;  of  them  came  the 
Zareatliites,  and  the  Eshtaulites. 

54  The  sons  of  Salma;  Beth-le- 
hem,  and  the  Netophathites,  "  Ata- 
rotli,  the  house  of  Joab,  and  half 
of  the  Manahethites,  the  Zorites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the  scribes 
which  dwelt  at  Jabez;  the  Tirath- 
ites,  the  Shimeathites,  and  Suchath- 
ites.  These  are  the  ^Kenites  that 
came  of  Hemath,  the  father  of  the 
house  of  'Eechab. 

CHAPTEE  III. 

1  Ttie  sons  of  David.     10  His  line  to  Zedekiah.     17 
The  successors  of  Jeconiah. 

NOW  these  were  the  sons  of 
David,  which  were  born  unto 
him  in  Hebron  ;  the  firstborn  '  Am- 
non,  of  Ahinoam  the  '' Jezreelitess : 
the  second,  "Daniel,  of  Abigail  the 
Carmelitess : 

2  The  third,  Absalom  the  son  of 
Maachah  the  daughter  of  Talmai 
king  of  Geshur:  the  fourth,  Adoni- 
jah  the  son  of  Haggith : 

3  The  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  Abital: 
the  sixth,  Ithream  by.  ''Eglah  his 
wife. 

4  These  six  were  born  unto  him  in 
Hebron;  and  ''there  he  reigned 
seven  years  and  six  months:  and 
''in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty 
and  three  years. 

5  '^And  these  were  born  unto  him 
in  Jerusalem;  "Shimea,  and  Sho- 
bab,  and  Nathan,  and  ^  Solomon, 
four,  of  'I  Bath-shua  the  daughter  of 
"Ammiel : 

G  Ibhar  also,  and  "Elishama,  and 
Eliphelet, 

7  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Jai)hia, 

8  And  Elishama,  and  "Eliada,  and 
Eliphelet,  ''nine. 

9  These  were  all  the  sons  of  Da- 
vid, besides  the  sons  of  the  concu- 
bines, and  '  Tamar  their  sister. 

10  ^  And    Solomon's    son    was 

477 


Be  lore 
CHKIST 

about  1471, 


JUaian, 
ch.  4.  -1. 

II  Or,  half  of 
the  Mt'nu- 
chilea^  or, 
JlatM-ham' 
menuclioth. 


II  Or, 

( 'towns  of 
the  house  of 
Joab. 


^  Judg.  1.  16. 


"  Jer.  05.  2. 


about  10:3, 


"2  Sam.  3.  2. 

1)  Josh.  15.50. 

II  Or, 
Chileab, 
•i  Sam.  0. 3. 


!  Sam.  3.  5. 


<1  i  Sam.2.n. 


'2  Sam.  5. 5. 


f2  Sam.  5.14. 

ch.  14.  4. 
II  Or, 

Shammtta, 

2  .Sam.  5.14. 
6  2  Sam.  12. 

24. 
II  Or, 

M'lfh-sheba^ 

2Sunj.  ll.>3. 
I|  Or,  Jiliam, 

2  Sam.  11.3. 
II  Or, 

Elishua, 

2  Sam.  5. 15. 


II  Or, 

Beeliaaa, 
ch.  14.  7. 

t  Sec  2  Sam. 
5. 14, 15,  IB. 


i  2  Sam.  13.1. 


The  successors  of  Jeconiah. 


I.  CHEOXICLES. 


Of  Jdbez,  and  Ms  prayer. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1053, 

&c. 

kl  Kings  II. 

43.  &  l.i.  «. 
<llOT,Abijam, 

1  Kin^s  15. 

1. 
II  Or, 

Azariah, 

i;  Chr.  'J-J.  6. 

or, 

J-'hoahaz, 

■i  Chr.L'l.ir. 
II  Or,  Vzziah, 

'2  Kings  15. 

30. 


II  Or, 

i;  Knigs  2.3. 
■M. 
II  Or, 

"J:  Kings  23. 
34. 
II  Or, 

Jldllanian, 
2  Kings  *J4. 

ir. 

IMatt.  1.  11. 

li  Or. 

Jehotachin^ 
2  Kings  24. 
6.  or, 

Jer.  22.  24. 
"■2  Kings  24. 

17,  being  his 

uncle, 
f  Heb. 

Shvtilliel, 
"  Matt.  1. 12. 


-  Ezra  8. 2. 


t  Ileh. 
Jii*kt)ahu, 


1300.  &r. 
•Gen..')H.29. 

&  4<i.  12. 
(Or, 

('fiflnhoi^ 

ch.  2.  ;i. 

or,  f  'nlr\ 

ch.  2.  If^. 
I  Or, 

JIarorh, 

ch.  2.  52. 


^Eelioboam,  "Abia  his  son,  Asa  Ms 
son,  Jehoshapliat  Lis  son, 

11  Joram  bis  son,  "Ahaziab  bis 
son,  Joasb  bis  son, 

12  Amaziab  bis  son,  "Azariab  bis 
son,  Jotbam  bis  son, 

13  Abaz  bis  son,  Hezekiab  bis 
son,  Manasseb  bis  son, 

14  Amon  bis  son,  Josiab  bis  son. 

15  And  tbe  sons  of  Josiab  were, 
tbe  tir.stborn  "  Jobanan,  tbe  second 
"Jehoiakim,  the  third  "Zedekiah, 
the  fourth  Shalhim. 

16  And  tbe  sons  of  '  Jehoiakim ; 
"Jeconiah  bis  son,  Zedekiah  "'bis 
son. 

17  1  And  tbe  sons  of  Jeconiah ; 
Assir,  ^Salatbiel  "bis  son, 

18  Malcbiram  also,  and  Pedaiah, 
and  Shenazar,  Jecamiah,  Hosba- 
ma,  and  Nedabiah. 

19  And  tbe  sons  of  Pedaiah  ivere, 
Zerubbabel,  and  Shimei :  and  tbe 
sons  of  Zerubbabel;  Meshullam, 
and  Hananiah,  and  Shelomith  their 
sister : 

20  And  Hashubah,  and  Obel,  and 
Berecbiah,  and  HasacUab,  Jushab- 
hesed,  five. 

21  And  tbe  sons  of  Hananiah ; 
Pelatiah,  and  Jesaiah :  the  sons  of 
Rephaiah,  the  sons  of  Arnau,  the 
sons  of  Obadiab,  the  sons  of  Shecb- 
aniah. 

22  And  tbe  sons  of  Shecbaniah ; 
Shemaiah :  and  tbe  sons  of  Shem- 
aiah ;  "Hattusb,  and  Igeal,  and 
Bariab,  and  Neariah,  and  Shapbat, 
six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Neariah ;  Elio- 
enai,  and  *  Hezekiab,  and  Azrikam, 
three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Elioenai  were, 
Hodaiali,  and  Eliasbib,  and  Pela- 
iah,  and  Akkub,  and  Johauan,  and 
Dalaiah,  and  Anani,  seven. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1,  11  T/ie  jMsterity  ofJudah  by  Caleb  the  son  of  Hur. 
h  Of  Axlnir  the  jxmthnuiouH  son  of  Jlezrou.  9  Of 
Jabrz,  and  h  in  prayer.  21  T/ie  posterity  ofShelah. 
24  The  jwsterity  and  cities  of  Simeon.  89  Their 
cotu/ucsl  of  Gedor,  and  of  the  Anialekites  in  mount 
Seir. 

THE  sons  of  Judah;    '^Pliarcz, 
Hcizron,  and  "Carmi,  and  Hur, 
and  Sliohiil. 

2  And  II  i;e;iiab  the  son  of  Sbobal 

begat  Jabatb;    and  Jabath  begat 

478 


Abumai,  and  Lahad.     These  are 
tbe  families  of  the  Zoratbites. 

3  And  these  were  of  the  father 
of  Etam ;  Jezreel,  and  Isbma,  and 
Idbash :  and  the  name  of  their  sis- 
ter was  Hazelelponi : 

4  And  Penuel  the  father  of  Gedor, 
and  Ezer  the  father  of  Husbah. 
These  are  the  sons  of  ^Hur,  the 
firstborn  of  Ephratab,  the  father  of 
Beth-lehem. 

5  1^  And  "Ashur  the  father  of 
Tekoa  bad  two  wives,  Helah  and 
Naarah. 

6  And  Naarab  bare  him  Abuzam, 
and  Hepher,  and  Temeni,  and 
Haahasbtari.  These  were  the  sons 
of  IS^aarab. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Helah  icere, 
Zereth,  and  Jezoar,  and  Ethnan. 

8  And  Ooz  begat  Anub,  and  Zo- 
bebab,  and  the  families  of  Abarhel 
the  son  of  Harum. 

9  1^  And  Jabez  was  *^more  hon- 
ourable than  his  brethren :  and  his 
mother  called  bis  name  *  n  Jabez, 
saying,  Because  I  bare  him  with 
sorrow, 

10  And  Jabez  called  on  the  God 
of  Israel,  saying,  ^Ob  that  thou 
wouldest  bless  me  indeed,  and  en- 
large my  coast,  and  that  thine  hand 


Before 
CHRIST 
)  3U0,  &c. 


might 


be  with  me,  and  that  thou 


wouldest  ^keep  me  from  evil,  that 
it  may  not  grieve  me !  And  God 
granted  him  that  which  he  re- 
quested. 

11  1^  And  Cbelub  the  brother  of 
Sbuali  begat  Mehir,  which  was  the 
father  of  Esbton. 

12  And  Esbton  begat  Beth-rapba, 
and  Paseah,  and  Tehinnab  the  fa- 
ther of  "Ir-nahash.  These  are  the 
men  of  Rechab. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz ;  ''0th- 
niel,  and  Seraiah :  and  the  sons  of 
Othniel;  iiHathath. 

14  And  Meonothai  begat  Ophrah : 
and  Seraiah  begat  Joab,  tbe  father 
of  '^the  "valley  of  "Charasbim;  for 
they  were  craftsmen. 

15  And  tlie  sons  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jepbunneb ;  Iru,  ]^]hih,  and 
Naam:  and  tbe  sons  of  Elab,  "even 
Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jebaleleel; 
Ziph,  andZiphab,Tiria,  and  Asareel. 


I'ch.  2.  ,W. 


"■  ch.  2.  24. 


d  Gen.  34.10. 


II  That  is. 
Sorrowful. 


t  neb.  If 
thou  wilt, 
IfC. 


tHeb. 
Uo  me. 


II  Or,  T?,e 
city  of 
yahcL^h. 

'Josh.  15. 17. 


II  Or,  Ha- 
t/iuth,  and 
Mt^ouothfiiy 
who  beyat, 

ifC. 

fNeh.  11.3,5. 

II  Or,  inhab- 
itants nf 
the  valley. 

II  That  is, 
Cr^flsTucn. 


1  Or,  Uknaz. 


The  posterity  and 


I.  CHEOmCLES. 


cities  of  Simeon. 


Before 
CHKIST 

1300,  &c. 


II  Or, 
I'he  Jewess. 


II  Or,      . 
Jc/tiiiftjan, 
nicnfioncd 
befure. 


eGcn..T8.1,5. 
Hi  4U.  U. 


II  Or,  Jemiiel, 
Gen.  40.  1(1. 

Kx.  i;.  1.5. 

Xiiin.  Ai.lJ. 
'  Or.  Jachin, 
/Cohar. 


t  Heb.  tmto. 


b  Josh.  19.  2. 


II  Or,  Bnhth, 
Josh.  I'J.  3. 

II  Or, 
Eltotari, 
Josh.  10.  4. 


I  Or,  Hazar- 
Josh.  19.  5. 


17  And  the  sons  of  Ezra  u'ere, 
Jether,  and  Mere(l,.and  Ei)lier,  and 
Jalon :  and  she  bare  INIiriain,  and 
Shainmai,  and  Ishbah  the  father  of 
Eshtemoa. 

18  And  his  wife  n  Jehndijah  l)are 
Jered  the  father  of  CJedor,  and  He- 
ber  the  father  of  vSocho,  and  Je- 
kuthiel  the  father  of  Zanoali.  And 
these  are  the  sons  of  Bitliiah  the 
danghter  of  Pharaoh,  's\'hich  Mered 
took. 

10  And  the  sons  of  lus  wife  "Ho- 
diah  the  sister  of  Naliani,  the  la- 
ther of  Keihih  the  Garniite,  and 
Eshtemoa  the  Maachathite. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  were^ 
Amnon,  and  Einnah,  Ben-hanan, 
and  Tilon.  And  tlie  sons  of  Ishi 
were^  Zoheth,  and  Ben-zoheth. 

21  1  The  sons  of  SheLah  niie  son 
of  Judah  ivere^  Er  the  fatlier  of 
Lecah,  and  Laadah  the  father  of 
Mareshah,  and  the  famihes  of  the 
house  of  them  that  wrought  fine 
Knen,  of  the  house  of  Ashbea, 

22  And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of 
Ohozeba,  and  Joash,  and  Saraph, 
who  had  the  dominion  in  Moab, 
and  Jashubi-lehem.  And  these  are 
ancient  things. 

23  These  were  the  potters,  and 
those  that  dwelt  among  plants  and 
hedges :  there  they  dwelt  with  the 
king  for  his  work. 

24  ^  The  sons  of  Simeon  were, 
ii]^emuel,  and  Jamin,  "Jarib,  Ze- 
rah,  and  Shaul : 

25  Shallum  his  sou,  Mibsam  his 
son,  Mishma  his  son. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Mishma; 
Hamuel  his  son,  Zacchur  his  son, 
Shimei  his  son. 

27  And  Shimei  had  sixteen  sons 
and  six  daughters;  but  his  breth- 
ren had  not  many  children,  neither 
did  all  their  family  multiijly,  Uike 
to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at "  Beer-she- 
ba,  and  Moladah,  and  Hazar- 
shual, 

29  And  at "  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem, 
and  atiiTolad, 

30  And  at  Bethuel,  and  at  Hor- 
mah,  and  at  Ziklag, 

31  And  at  Beth-marcaboth,  and 
I' Hazar-susim,   and  at  Beth-birei, 


and  at  Shaaraim.    These  ivere  their 
cities  unto  the  reign  of  David. 

32  And  tlieir  villages  were,  n  Etam, 
and  Ain,  Einnnon,  and  Toclien,  and 
Ashan,  five  cities : 

33  And  Jill  their  villages  that  were 
round  about  the  same  cities,  unto 
I' Baal.  These  were  their  habita- 
tions, and  'I  their  genealogy. 

tM  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlech, 
and  Joshali  the  son  of  Amaziah, 

35  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son  of 
Josibiah,  the  son  of  Seraiah,  the 
son  of  Asiel, 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah, 
and  Jeshohaiah,  and  Asaiah,  and 
Adiel,  and  Jesimiel,  and  Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi, 
the  son  of  Allon,  the  son  of  Jeda- 
iah,  the  son  of  Shimri,  the  son  of 
Shemaiah ; 

38  These  ^mentioned  by  tlieir 
names  were  princes  in  their  fami- 
lies :  and  the  house  of  their  fathers 
increased  greatly. 

39  ^  And  tliey  went  to  the  en- 
trance of  Gedor,  even  unto  the  east 
side  of  the  valley,  to  seek  pasture 
for  their  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture 
and  good,  and  the  land  w'as  wide, 
and  quiet,  and  peaceable ;  for  they 
of  Ham  had  dwelt  there  of  old. 

41  And  these  written  by  name 
came  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah  Idng 
of  Judafi,  and  'smote  their  tents, 
and  the  habitations  that  were 
found  there,  and  destroyed  them 
utterly  unto  this  day,  and  dwelt 
in  their  rooms :  because  there  ivas 
pasture  there  for  their  flocks. 

42  And  some  of  them,  even  of  the 
sons  of  Simeon,  five  hundred  men, 
went  to  mount  Seir,  having  for 
their  captains  Pelatiah,  and  JSTea- 
riah,  and  Eephaiah,  and  Uzziel,  the 
sons  of  Ishi. 

43  And  they  smote  ^the  rest  of 
the  Amalekites  that  were  escaped, 
and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTEE  V. 

1  The  line  of  Reuben  {who  lost  his  hirthright)  unto  tTie 
captivity.  9  Their  habitation  and  conquest  of  the 
Hagarites.  11  The  chief  men  and  habitations  of 
Gad.  18  TTie  number  and  eonque.ft  of  Reuben,  Gad, 
and  the  half  of  3Ianas.ie/i.  33  The  habitations  and 
chief  men  of  that  half  tribe.  25  T/uir  captivity  for 
their  ain. 

479 


Before 
CHRIST 
1300,  &c. 

II  Or,  Ether, 
Josh.  19.  7. 


II  Or,  naa}- 
ath-beer. 
Josh.  ]>.i.  8. 

II  Or,  as  they 
(tiricied 
themselves 
lit/  iKttions 
among 
them. 


t  TIeb. 
coming. 


about  715. 


i  2  Kings  IS. 
8. 


k  See  1  Sam. 
1.5.  8.  &  SO. 
\7.  &  2  Sam. 

«.  12. 


The  line  of  ReiLhen. 


I.  CHKONICLES. 


The  chief  men  of  Gad. 


Before 
CHRIST 
1300,  &c. 

»  Gen.  29.32. 
&W.3. 

l>  Gen.. ■'.5.22. 
&  4U.  4. 
•  Gt-n.  48.15, 


i  Gen.  49.  8, 
10. 
P8.  60.  7.  & 

IIW.S. 

'  Mic.  5.  2. 

Mstt.  2.  C. 

B  Or,  prince. 

t  Gen.  46.  9. 
Kx.  6.  14. 
Num.  26.  5. 


J  Or,  Tig- 
lat/t-pileser, 
2  Kinss  Id. 
29.  &  16.  7. 


f  See  ver.  17. 


i:  Or.  .  ^ 
i)/ietnau2A, 
ver.  4. 

kJo«h.l3.15, 
16. 


i  Josh.  22.9. 


Gen.  25. 12. 


ileb.  upon  1 
•tU  the  /nee  i 
o/  the  etat.    i 


I  Jo.li.  1.3.11, 
24. 


NOW  the  sons  of  Keiiben  the 
firstborn  of  Israel,  (for  ''he 
ivas  the  firstborn ;  but,  forasmnch 
as  he  ^'defiled  his  father's  bed,  'his 
birthright  was  given  unto  the  sons 
of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel:  and 
the  genealogy  is  not  to  be  reckoned 
after  the  birthright. 

2  For  '' Judah  prevailed  above  his 
brethren,  and  of  him  came  the 
•^ chief  "ruler;  but  the  birthright 
teas  Joseph's :) 

3  The  sons,  I  say,  of  ^Eeuben  the 
firstborn  of  Israel  icere,  Hanoch, 
and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Oarmi. 

4  The  sons  of  Joel ;  Shemaiah  his 
son,  Gog  his  son,  Shimei  his  son, 

5  Micah  his  son,  Eeaia  his  son, 
Baal  his  son, 

G  Beerah  his  son,  whom  n  Tilgath- 
pilneser  king  of  Assyria  carried 
away  captive :  he  was  prince  of  the 
Reubenites. 

7  And  his  brethren  by  their  fami- 
lies, swhen  the  genealogy  of  theh' 
generations  was  reckoned,  ivere  the 
chief,  Jeiel,  and  Zechariah, 

8  And  Bela  the  son  of  Azaz,  the 
son  of  "  Shema,  the  son  of  Joel,  who 
dwelt  in  ''Aroer,  even  unto  Nebo 
and  Baal-meon : 

9  And  eastward  he  inhabited  unto 
the  entering  in  of  the  wilderness 
from  the  river  Euphrates :  because 
their  cattle  were  multiplied  '  in  the 
land  of  Gilead. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they 
made  war  "^  with  the  Hagarites,  who 
fell  by  their  hand :  and  they  dwelt 
in  their  tents  throughout  all  the 
east  land  of  Gilead. 

11  •;  And  the  children  of  Gad 
dwelt  over  against  them,  in  the 
land  of '  Bashan  unto  Salcah : 

12  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham 
the  next,  and  Jaanai,  and  Shaphat 
in  Bashan. 

l.'i  And  their  brethren  of  the  house 
of  their  fathers  were,  Michael,  and 
Meshullain,  and  81ieba,  and  Jorai, 
and  Jachan,  and  Zia,  and  Heber, 
seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of  Abi- 
hail  tlie  son  of  Huri,  the  son  of 
Jaroah,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son 
of  Micliacl,  the  son  of  Je.slii.shai, 
the  son  of  Jahdo,  tlie  sou  of  Buz; 
480 


15  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the  son 
of  Guni,  chief  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

16  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in 
Bashan,  and  in  her  towns,  and  in 
all  the  suburbs  of  '"Sharon,  upon 
*  their  borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by 
genealogies  in  the  days  of  "  Jotham 
king  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of 
"Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 

18  ^  The  sons  of  Eeuben,  and 
the  Gadites,  and  half  the  tribe  of 
]Manasseli,  ^of  valiant  men,  men 
able  to  bear  buckler  and  sword, 
and  to  shoot  with  bow,  and  skilful 
in  war,  ivere  four  and  forty  thou- 
sand seven  hundred  and  threescore, 
that  went  out  to  the  war. 

19  And  they  made  war  with  the 
Hagarites,  with  pJetur,  and  Ke- 
phish,  and  Nodab. 

20  And  ^they  were  helped  against 
them,  and  the  Hagarites  were  de- 
livered into  their  hand,  and  all  that 
ivere  with  them :  for  they  cried  to 
God  in  the  battle,  and  he  was  en- 
treated of  them ;  because  they 
'put  their  trust  in  him. 

21  And  they  Hook  away  then' 
cattle;  of  their  camels  fifty  IIiout 
sand,  and  of  sheep  two  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand,  and  of  asses 
two  thousand,  and  of  ^  men  a  hund- 
red thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many  slain, 
because  the  war  ivas  of  God.  And 
thej"  dwelt  in  their  steads  until 
Hhe  cai^ti^dty. 

23  ^  And  the  children  of  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh  dwelt  in  the 
land :  they  increased  from  Bashan 
unto  Baal-hermon  and  Senir,  and 
unto  mount  Hermon. 

24  And  these  icere  the  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  even 
Epher,  and  Ishi,  and  Eliel,  and 
Azriel,  and  Jeremiah,  and  Hoda- 
viah,  and  Jahdiel,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  ^iamous  men,  and  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

25  ^\  And  they  transgressed 
against  the  God  of  their  fathers, 
and  went  a  '  whoring  after  the  gods 
of  the  people  of  the  land,  whom 
God  destroyed  before  them. 

2G  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred 


Before 
CHRIST 

1.300,  &c. 


™  ch.  27.  29. 

f  Heb.  their 
goings 
forth. 

°  2  Kings  15. 
5,32. 


°  2  Kings  14. 

16,28. 


+  Hcb.  lions 
oj  valour. 


P  Gen.  25. 15. 
ch.  1.  31. 


■!  See  ver.  22. 


Ts.  22.  4,5. 

t  Heb. 
led  captive. 


tHeb.  souls 
of  men:  as 
Num.  31.35. 


•2  Kings  15. 
29.  &  17.  6. 


♦  Heb.  men 
oj  names. 


•2  Kings  17. 


about  771. 


Tlie  sons  of  Levi. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


Tlie  families  of  the  Levites. 


Before 
CUIUST 
about  771. 

"  2  Kings  15. 

lU. 

;il)riut  740. 
""  2  Kings  15. 


!'2  Kings  17. 
G.  &  IS.  11. 


about  1300, 
&c 

"Grn.4t!.  11. 
Ex.  (i.  hi.  _ 
Num.  'Jlj..'ir. 
cli.  Si.ti. 

11  Or, 

ver.  li;. 
ii  Sec  ver.  22. 


Lev.  10.1. 


>l2Sam.8.17. 
■■  2  Sam.  15. 


r  See  2  Chr. 

211.  17,  l.S. 
t  I  Id),  in 

Ihc  fiiniae. 
'I  Kings  (3. 

2Chr. ;;. 

I'  See  Ezra". 
3. 


II  Or, 

McshtiUamj 
ch.  y.  11. 


iNeh.  11. 11. 


k  2  Kings  25. 
18. 


I  Ex.  6. 16. 

II  Or, 
(Jcrshon, 
ver.  1. 


up  the  spirit  of  "Pul  kiii^-  of  As- 
syria, and  tlie  spirit  of  ''Tiloatli- 
pilneser  kiii^-  of  Assyria,  aiul  lie 
carried  tbeui  a\vay,  even  the  lieu- 
benites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the 
lialf  tribe  of  Manasseli,  and  bron^ht 
tliem  unto  >  llahdi,  and  Ilabor,  and 
Hara,  and  to  the  ri\  er  Gozau,  un- 
to this  day. 

CHAPTER  YI. 

1  77ie  S091S  of  Levi.  4  T/ie  line  of  the  priests  unto  tlie 
citpih'ity.  10  Tlic  fanii/ies  of  Gerxiwin,  Jlerari, 
and  Kohdtli.  41)  The  o\}iix  of  Aaron,  (tiid  /lis  line 
unto  Ahiinaaz.     54  The  cititx  of  the  priests  and 

Levites. 

THE  sons  of  Levi ;  '' "  Oershon, 
Kohatli,  and  ]\Ierari. 
13  And  the  sons  of  Koliatli ;  Am- 
I'ani,  'Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uz- 
ziel. 

o  And  the  eliildren  of  x^niram  ; 
Aaron,  and  Moses,  and  Miriam. 
The  sons  also  of  Aaron;  'Nadab 
and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithaniar. 

4  *\\  Eleazar  begat  rhiuehas,  Phiu- 
ehas  begat  xVbishua, 

5  And  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and 
Bukki  begat  Uzzi, 

()  And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and 
Zerahiah  begat  Meraioth, 

7  Meraioth  begat  Ainariab,  and 
Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

8  And  ''Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 
^'Zadok  begat  Ahiniaaz, 

9  And  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah, 
and  Azariah  begat  Johanau, 

10  And  Johanau  begat  Azariah ; 
(he  it  is  *^that  executed  the  i)riest's 
office  ^iu  the  *■' temple  that  Solomon 
built  in  Jerusalem :) 

11  And  ''Azariah  begat  Amariah, 
and  Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 
Zadok  begat  "  Shallum, 

13  And  Shallum  begat  Hilkiah, 
and  Hilkiah  begat  Azariah, 

14  And  Azariah  begat  '  8eraiah, 
and  Seraiah  begat  Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jehozadak  went  into  cap- 
tivity^ ''when  the  Lord  carried 
away  Judah  and  Jerusalem  by  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar. 

10  1  The  sons  of  Levi;  '"Ger- 
shom,  Kohath,  and  INIerari. 

17  And  these  he  the  names  of 
the  sons  of  Gershom;  Libni,  and 
Shimei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  were, 

»i 


Amram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron, 
and  llzziel. 

11)  Tlie  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahli, 
and  Mushi.  And  these  are  the 
fjxmilies  of  the  Levites  according 
to  their  fathers.         * 

20  Of  (lershom;  Libni  his  son, 
Jahath  his  son,  '"Zimniah  his  son, 

21  Moah  his  son,  "iddo  his  son, 
Zerah  his  son,  Meaterai  his  son. 

22  The  sons  of  Kohath  ;  "Aniniin- 
adab  his  sou,  Korah  his  son,  Assir 
his  son, 

2.'>  Elkanah  liis  son,  and  Ebiasaph 
his  son,  and  Assir  his  son, 

24  Taliath  his  son,  "Uriel  his  son, 
Uzziah  his  son,  and  Shaul  his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Elkanah; 
"Amasai,  and  Ahimoth. 

20  As  for  Elkanah  :  the  sons  of  El- 
kanah; "Zopliai  his  sou,  and  "Na- 
hath  his  son, 

27  'Eliab  his  son,  Jeroham  his 
sou,  Elkanah  his  son. 

28  And  the  sous  of  Samuel ;  the 
firstborn  "Vashni,  and  Abiah. 

29  The  sous  of  Merari;  Mahli, 
Libni  his  son,  Shimei  his  son,  Uz- 
za  his  sou, 

30  Sliimea  his  son,  Haggiah  his 
son,  Asaiah  his  son. 

31  And  these  are  thei/  whom  Da- 
vid set  over  the  service  of  song  in 
the  house  of  the  Loud,  after  that 
the  '^  ark  had  rest. 

32  And  they  ministered  before  the 
dwellingplace  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  with  singing,  un- 
til Solomon  had  built  the  house  of 
the  Lord  in  Jerusalem :  and  then 
they  waited  on  their  office  accord- 
ing to  their  order. 

33  And  these  are  they  that  *  wait- 
ed with  their  children.  Of  the  sous 
of  the  Kohathites;  Heman  a  singer, 
the  sou  of  Joel,  the  son  of  She- 
muel, 

34  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of 
Jeroham,  the  sou  of  Eliel,  the  son 
of  "Toah, 

35  The  son  of  "Zuph,  the  son  of 
Elkanah,  the  sou  of  Mahath,  the 
son  of  Amasai, 

30  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son 
of  "Joel,  the  son  of  Azariah,  the 
son  of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  son  of  Tahath,  the  son  of 
481 


Before 
CHRIST 
aliout  1300, 


■"  vor.  42. 

II  Or,  Eihan, 

ver.  42. 
II  Or, 

Ailitinh, 

ver.  41. 
II  Or,  Klhni, 

ver.  41. 
II  Or,  Izhar, 

ver.  2, 18. 


II  Or,  Zepha- 
niah, Aza' 
riah,  Joel, 
ver.  3G. 


"See  ver.  35, 
30. 


II  Or,  Zuph, 

ver.  3.'i. 

1  Sum.  1.  1. 
"  ver.  .34, 

Toah. 
P  ver.  34, 

Eliel. 


II  Called 
also  Joel, 
ver.  3;;.  4 
1  Sam.  8. 2. 


about  1260, 
Sic. 


Ich.  16. 1. 


t  Heb.  s^ood. 


II  ver.  20, 
Nahaih. 

II  Or, 
Zophai. 


II  ver.  24, 
Maul.l'z- 
ziah,  t'riel. 


The  families  of  the  Levites. 


t  CHKOmCLES. 


The  cities  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1280, 
&c. 

'Ex.  6.  24. 


•  See  ver.  2L 


II  Called 
Jecluthun, 
cli.  y.  li;.  & 
25.  1,3,1). 

UOr, 

Kiuhainh, 
ch.  IS.  17. 


]444.  &c. 
•Lev.  1.9. 

"  Ex.  30.  7. 


■Jo«h.  21. 


JJo«h.21. 
Jl,  V.i- 


Assir,  the  sou  of  "^Ebiasaph,  the 
son  of  Korali, 

38  The  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of 
Kohath,  the  sou  of  Levi,  the  son 
of  Israeh 

39  And  his  "brother  Asaph,  who 
stood  on  his  rio-ht  hand,  ez7e>i  Asaph 
the  sou  of  Berachiah,  the  son  of 
Shiiuea, 

40  The  son  of  Michael,  the  son 
of  Baaseiah,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  'Ethui,  the  son  of 
Zerah,  the  son  of  Adaiah, 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of 
Zinnnah,  the  son  of  Shimei, 

43  The  son  of  Jahatli,  the  sou  of 
Gershom,  the  son  of  Levi. 

44  And  their  bretlu-en  the  sons 
of  Merari  stood  on  the  left  hand: 
"  Ethan  the  son  of  n  Kishi,  the  son 
of  Abdi,  the  son  of  Malluch, 

45  The  sou  of  Hashabiah,  the  son 
of  Amaziah,  the  sou  of  Hilkiah, 

46  The  son  of  Anizi,  the  sou  of 
Bani,  the  son  of  Shamer, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of 
Moshi,  the  son  of  Merari,  the  son 
of  Levi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  Levites 
were  appointed  unto  all  manner  of 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
house  of  God. 

49  li  But  Aaron  and  his  sons  of- 
fered Hipon  the  altar  of  the  burnt 
ottering,  and  "on  the  altar  of  in- 
cense, and  were  ajjpointed  for  all 
the  work  of  the  place  most  holy, 
and  to  make  an  atonement  for  Is- 
rael, according  to  all  that  Moses 
the  servant  of  God  had  commanded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aa- 
ron ;  Eleazar  his  sou,  Phiuehas  his 
son,  Abishua  his  son, 

51  Bukki  his  sou,  Uzzi  his  son, 
Zerahiali  his  son, 

52  ^leriiioth  hi.s  sou,  Amariah  his 
son,  Aliittib  his  sou, 

53  Zadok  his  sou,  Ahiuiaaz  his 
sou. 

54  'I  '^Xow  these  are  their  dwell- 
ingjtlnccs  tlironghout  tlieir  castles 
in  their  coast.s,  of  the  sous  of  Aa- 
ron, of  the  families  of  the  Kohatli- 
ites:  for  theirs  was  the  lot. 

55  >  And  they  gave;  them  Hebron 
in  the  l;nid  of  .Inchili,  ;nid  tiie  sub- 
Uibs  thereof  round  about  it. 

482 


56  'But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and 
the  villages  thereof,  they  gave  to 
Caleb  the  sou  of  Jephunneh. 

57  And  Ho  the  sous  of  Aaron 
they  gave  the  cities  of  Judah, 
ruunehj,  Hebron,  the  city  of  refuge, 
and  Libnah  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa,  with  their 
suburbs, 

58  And  "Hilen  with  her  suburbs, 
Debir  with  her  suburbs, 

59  And  "  Ashau  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Beth-shemesh  with  her  sub- 
urbs : 

60  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benja^ 
miu;  Geba  with  her  subiu'bs,  and 
"Alemeth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Anathoth  with  her  suburbs.  Alf 
their  cities  throughout  their  fami- 
lies ivere  thirteen  cities. 

61  And  unto  the  sous  of  Kohath, 
^ which  ivere  left  of  the  family  of 
that  tribe,  were  cities  given  out  of 
the  half  tribe,  namely ,  out  of  the 
half  tribe  of  Mauasseh,  '^by  lot,  ten 
cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom 
throughout  their  families  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Kaphtali,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Mauasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen 
cities. 

63  Unto  the  sous  of  Merari  were 
given  by  lot,  throughout  their  fam- 
ilies, out  of  the  tribe  of  Eeuben,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Zebuluu,  ''twelve  cities. 

64  And  the  children  of  Israel 
gave  to  the  Levites  these  cities  with 
their  suburbs. 

65  Aiul  they  gave  by  lot  out  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Simeon,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  these- 
cities,  which  are  called  by  their 
names. 

()()  And  ''the  residue  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sous  of  Kohath  had  cit- 
ies of  their  coasts  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Ephraim. 

()7  'And  tliey  gave  unto  them,  of 
the  cities  of  refuge,  Shechem  in 
mount  Ephraim  with  her  suburbs; 
they  gave  also  Gezer  with  her  sub- 
urbs. 


Before 
CHKIST 
1444,  &c. 

'.Josh.  14. 13. 
&  15.  13. 
"Josh.  21. 13. 


jl  Or.  IMn-n. 
Josh.  lil.  15. 


|i  Or,  Ain, 
Josh.  I'l.  IC. 


jl  Or,  Almon^ 
Josh.  21.18. 


b  ver.  6C. 


''Josh.  21.  5. 


'1  Josh.  21. ", 


'ver.  CI. 


rjosh.21.21. 


I 


priests  and  Levites. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  sons  of  Benjamin. 


Before 
CHRIST 
1444,  &c. 

E  See  Josh. 
•21.  2L'-M, 
where  ina- 
n,v  of  these 
cftiew  have 
other 
nuiiies. 


1400,  &c. 

»Gen.4fi.l.1. 

Num.  2ti.*J^.J. 
II  Phuva?i, 

Job. 


C8  And  *^  Jokmeaiu  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Beth-horou  with  her  sub- 
urbs, 

09  And  Aj;don  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Gath-riunuon  with  lier  suburbs : 

70  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh  ;  Aner  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Bileam  with  her  suburbs,  for 
the  family  of  the  remnant  of  the 
sons  of  Kohath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  of  Gershom  were 
giren,  out  of  the  family  of  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  Golan  in  Ba- 
shan  with  her  suburbs,  and  Ashta- 
roth  with  her  suburbs : 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char;  Kedesh  with  her  suburbs, 
Daberath  with  her  suburbs, 

73  And  Eamotli  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Anem  with  her  suburbs : 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher ; 
Mashal  with  her  subiu'bs,  and  Ab- 
don  with  her  suburbs, 

75  And  Hukok  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Rehob  with  her  suburbs : 

70  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  a^apli- 
tali;  Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Hammon  witli  her 
suburbs,  and  Kiijathaiin  with  her 
suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children 
of  Merari  were  giren,  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Zebulun,  Einimon  with  her 
suburbs.  Tabor  with  her  sul)urbs : 

78  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho,  on  the  east  side  of  Jor- 
dan, irere  giren  them,  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Bezer  in  the  wil- 
derness with  her  suburbs,  and  Jah- 
zah  with  her  suburbs, 

79  Kedemoth  also  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Mephaath  with  her  sub- 
urbs : 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad ; 
Ramoth  in  Gilead  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Mahanaim  with  her  sub- 
urbs, 

81  And  Heshbon  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Jazer  with  her  suburbs. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  sons  of  Issacfiai;  6  of  Benjamin,  13  of  Xaph- 
tali,  1-4  of  Matiasseh,  20,  24  and  of  Ephraim.  21 
The  cdlamitij  of  Ephraim  by  the  men  of  Oath.  23 
Beriah  is  born.  28  Ephrairii's  habitations.  30  The 
son.i  of  Asher. 

OW  the  sons  of  Issachar  were, 
Tola,   and   "  Puah,  Jashub, 
and  Shimrom,  four. 


N' 


2  And  the  scms  of  Tola;  Uzzi,  and 
Rephaiah,  and  Jeriel,  and  Jahmai, 
and  Jibsam,  and  Shenuiel,  heads 
of  their  father's  house,  to  irit,  of 
Tola :  they  were  valiant  men  of 
minht  in  tlieir  iL>enerations ;  ''whose 
number  was  in  the  days  of  David 
two  and  twenty  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Uzzi ;  Izraluah : 
and  the  sons  of  Izrahiah  ;  Michael, 
and  Obadiah,  and  Joel,  Ishiah,  live: 
all  of  them  chief  men. 

4  And  with  them,  by  their  gen- 
erations, after  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  icere  bands  of  soldiers  for 
war,  six  and  thirty  thousand  men : 
for  they  had  many  wives  and  sons. 

5  And  their  brethren  among  all 
the  families  of  Issachar  were  val- 
iant men  of  might,  reckoned  in  all 
by  their  genealogies  fourscore  and 
seven  thousand. 

0  ^1  The  Hons  of 'Benjamin;  Bela, 
and  Becher,  and  Jediael,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Bela ;  Ezbon, 
and  Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jeri- 
moth,  and  Iri,  live ;  heads  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  mighty  men 
of  valour;  and  were  reckoned  by 
their  genealogies  twenty  and  two 
thousand  and  thirty  and  four. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Becher;  Ze- 
mira,  and  Joash,  and  Eliezer,  and 
Elioenai,  and  Omri,  and  Jerimoth, 
and  Abiah,  and  Anathoth,  and 
Alameth.  All  these  are  the  sons 
of  Becher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  after 
their  genealogy  by  their  genera- 
tions, heads  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  mighty  men  of  valour,  ivas 
twenty  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

10  The  sous  also  of  Jediael ;  Bil- 
han :  and  the  sons  of  Bilhan ;  Je- 
ush,  and  Benjamin,  and  Ehud,  and 
Chenaanah,  and  Zethan,  and  Thar- 
shish,  and  Ahishahar. 

11  AH  these  the  sons  of  Jediael,  by 
the  heads  of  their  fathers,  mighty 
men  of  valour,  were  seventeen  thou- 
sand and  two  hundred  soldiers,  fit 
to  go  out  for  war  and  battle. 

12  ''Shuppim  also,  and  Hupi)im, 
the  children  of  "Ir,  and  Hushim, 
the  sons  of  "xUier. 

13  1  The  sons  of  :N^aphtali ;  Jah- 

483 


Before 
CHRIST 
14U0,  &c. 


h 2. "Sam.  24. 
l.L'. 
ch.  a7. 1. 


'^Gen.4fi.21. 

Nuiii.:i6.:«<. 
ch.  8.1,  &c. 


dNiim.2fi..30, 

and  //«- 

pham, 
li  Or.  M, 

ver.  / . 
II  Or, 

Ahiram. 

Num.  26.38. 


The  sons  of  Manasseh, 


I.  CHEONICLES. 


Ephraim,  and  Asher. 


Before 
CHRIST 
14UU,  &c. 

'Gen.  46. 24, 
Shillem, 


n  Sam.  12. 
11. 


«Nutn  .26.30, 
Jeezer. 


hNum.26.S5. 


II  Or,  Xun, 
Num.  13. 8, 
16. 


IJo«h.  16.7, 
A'aarath. 


ziel,    and    Giuii,   and   Jezer,    and 
*=  Shallum,  the  sons  of  Bilhali. 

14  •[  The  sous  of  Manasseh;  Ash- 
riel,  whom  she  bare ;  (but  his  con- 
cubine the  Aramitess  bare  Machir 
tlie  father  of  Gilead : 

15  And  Machir  took  to  wife  the 
sister  of  Huppini  and  Shuppim, 
whose  sister's  name  was  Maachah;) 
and  the  name  of  the  second  was 
Zelophehad:  and  Zelophehad  had 
daughters. 

10  And  Maachah  the  wife  of  Ma- 
cliir  bare  a  son,  and  she  called  liis 
name  Peresh ;  and  the  name  of  his 
brother  was  Sheresh ;  and  his  sons 
were  Uh^im  and  Rakem. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ulam ;  ^Be- 
dan.  These  were  the  sous  of  Gil- 
ead, the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of 
Manasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh 
bare  Ishod,  and  ^Abiezer,  and 
Mahalah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Shemidah 
were,  Ahian,  aud  Shechem,  and 
Likhi,  and  Aniam. 

20  •[  Aud  "  the  sous  of  Ephraim ; 
Shuthelah,  aud  Bered  his  sou,  and 
Tahath  his  son,  and  Eladali  Jiis 
son,  aud  Tahath  his  sou, 

21  ^  Aud  Zabad  his  sou,  and 
Shuthelah  his  son,  aud  Ezer,  and 
Elead,  whom  the  men  of  Gath  that 
were  born  in  that  laud  slew,  because 
they  came  dowu  to  take  away  their 
cattle. 

22  Aud  Ephraim  their  father 
mourned  many  days,  and  his  breth- 
ren came  to  comfort  him. 

23  *l  Aud  when  he  went  in  to  his 
wife,  she  conceived  aud  bare  a  sou, 
aud  he  called  his  uauie  Beriah,  be- 
cause it  went  evil  with  liis  house. 

21  (Aud  liis  daughter  ?m.s  Sherah, 
who  l)uilt,  Betli-horou  the  nether, 
and  the  upper,  aud  LIzzeu-sherah.) 

2o  Aud  Kephali  was  his  sou,  also  \ 
Itcshcph,  and  Telah  his  sou,  and 
Tahau  his  sou, 

2()  I>;i:Hl;ni  his  sou,  Ammihud  his 
sou,  J'^lishama  his  sou, 

27  i'N(m  his  son,  Jehoshuah  his' 
son.  I 

28  ^  And  their  possessions  and  ! 
habitations  vrr/v,  IJctli-el   and  the 
towns  thereof,  and  easlward  'Naa- 

484 


ran,  and  westward  Gezer,  with  the 
t towns  thereof;  Shechem  also  and 
the  towns  thereof,  uuto  Gaza  aud 
the  towns  thereof: 

29  Aud  by  the  borders  of  the  cliil- 
dren  of ''Manasseh,  Beth-shean  and 
her  towns,  Taanach  aud  her  towns, 
'  Megiddo  and  her  towns,  Dor  aud 
her  towns.  In  these  dwelt  the 
childi-eu  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Is- 
rael. 

3Q  •j^  m  rjijjg  gQ^g  Q^  Asher ;  Imuah, 

aud  Isuah,  aud  Ishuai,  and  Beriah, 
aud  Serah  their  sister. 

31  Aud  the  sous  of  Beriah ;  He- 
ber,  aud  Malchiel,  who  is  the  fa- 
ther of  Birzavith. 

32  Aud  Heber  begat  Japhlet, 
aud  "Shomer,  and  Hotham,  and 
Shua  their  sister. 

33  Aud  the  sons  of  Jax)hlet ;  Pa- 
sach,  and  Bimhal,  aud  Ashvath. 
These  are  the  children  of  Japhle't. 

34  And  the  sous  of  %Shamer; 
Ahi,  aud  Eohgah,  Jehubbah,  and 
Aram. 

35  Aud  the  sous  of  his  brother 
Helem;  Zophah,  and  Imna,  and 
Shelesh,  and  Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zophah;  Suah, 
and  Harnepher,  and  Shual,  and 
Beri,  aud  Imrah, 

37  Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma, 
and  Shilshah,  aud  Ithrau,  and 
Beera. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Jether;  Je- 
phuuneh,  and  Pispah,  and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sous  of  Ulla;  Arah, 
aud  Hauiel,  aud  Rezia. 

40  All  these  ivere  the  children  of 
Asiier,  heads  of  their  father's  house, 
choice  and  mighty  men  of  valour, 
chief  of  the  princes.  And  the 
number  throughout  the  genealogy 
of  them  that  w  ere  apt  to  the  war 
and  to  battle  ivas  twenty  and  six 
thousand  men. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  The  sons  and  chief  men  of  Benjamiu.     33  Tlie  stock 
of  Haul  and  Jonathan. 

NOW  Benjamin  l)egat  ''Bela  his 
firstborn,  Ashbel  the  second, 
and  Aharah  the  third, 

2  Koliah  the  fourth,  aud  Kapha 
the  fifth. 

3  And  the  .sous  of  Bel  a  werej 
"  Addar,  and  Gera,  aud  Abihud, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1400,  &c. 

t  Hcb. 
daughters. 


k  Josh.  I".  7. 


1  Josh.  17.11. 


■"  Gcn.4fi.l7. 

Num.  2t;.44. 


"  vcr.  U, 
6liaiiicr. 


Shonier, 


lion,  &C 
»(icn.4ii.  21. 
Num.ai.M. 
ch.  7.  U. 


^ 


II  Or,  Ard, 
Gen.  46.  21. 


The  sons  and  chief 


I.  CHEONICLES. 


men  of  Benjamin. 


Before 
CHRIST 
1400,  &c. 

If  Or, 
Shttpham, 
Num.ai..'». 
Seech. 7. 12. 


bch.2.52. 


'  vcr.  21. 


II  Or,  5Aema, 
ver.  13. 


4  And  Abisliiia,  aucl  Naamaii,  and 
Ahoab, 

5  And  Gera,  and  "Shepliniihan, 
and  Huram. 

G  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Elind: 
tliese  are  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of 
tlie  hihabitants  of  (leba,  and  they 
removed  them  to  'IManaliatli: 

7  And  Naanian,  and  Ahiali,  and 
Gera,  he  removed  them,  and  begat 
Uzza,  and  Ahilmd. 

8  And  Shaharaiin  begat  children 
in  the  conntry  of  Moab,  after  lie 
had  sent  them  away;  llushim  and 
Baara  were  his  wives. 

9  And  he  begat  of  Hodesh  his 
wife,  Jobab,  and  Zibia,  and  Mesha, 
and  Malcham, 

10  And  Jenz,  and  Shachia,  and 
Mirma.  These  were  his  sous,  heads 
of  the  fathers. 

11  And  of  Hnshim  he  begat  Abi- 
tnb,  and  Elpaal. 

12  The  sons  of  Elpaal ;  Eber,  and 
Misham,  and  Shamed,  who  bnilt 
Ono,  and  Lod,  with  the  towns 
thereof: 

13  Beriah.  also^  and  "  Shema,  who 
were  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Ajalon,  who  drove 
away  the  inhabitants  of  Gath  : 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Jere- 
moth, 

15  And  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and 
Ader, 

IG  And  Michael,  and  Ispah,  and 
Joha,  the  sons  of  Beriah ; 

]  7  And  Zebadiah,  and  Meshnllam, 
and  Hezeki,  and  Heber, 

18  Ishmerai  also,  and  Jezliah,  and 
Jobab,  the  sons  of  Elpaal ; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and 
Zabdi, 

20  And  Elienai,  and  Zilthai,  and 
Eliel, 

21  And  Adaiali,  and  Beraiah,  and 
Shimrath,  the  sons  of  "  Shimhi ; 

22  And  Ishpan,  and  Heber,  and 
Eliel, 

23  And  Abdon,  and  Zichri,  and 
Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elam,  and 
Antothijah, 

25  And  Iphedeiah,  and  Penuel, 
the  sons  of  Shashak ; 

2G  And  Shamsherai,  and  Sheha- 
riah,  and  Athaliah, 


gat 


5 


27  And  Jaresiah,  and  Eliah,  and 
Zichri,  the  sons  of  Jeroham. 

28  These  were  heads  of  the  fa- 
thers, by  their  generations,  chief 
men.     These  dwelt  in  Jernsalem. 

29  And  at  Gibeon  dwelt  the  "fa- 
ther of  Gibeon  ;  whose  ''wife's 
name  was  Maachah : 

30  And  his  firstborn  son  Abdon, 
and  Znr,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and 
Nadab, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and 
iiZacher. 

32  And  Mikloth  begat "  Shimeah. 
And  these  also  dwelt  with  their 
brethren  in  Jerusalem,  over  against 
them. 

33  1  And  "Ner  begat  Kish,  and 
Kish  begat  Saul,  and  Saul  begat 
Jonathan,  and  Malchi-shua,  and 
^Abinadab,  and  "Esh-baal. 

34  Afid  the  son  of  J  onathan  was 
I'Merib-baal;   and  Merib-baal  be- 

Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were 
Pithon,  and  Melech,  and  "Tarea 
and  Ahaz. 

3G  And  Ahaz  begat  ''Jehoadah; 
and  Jehoadah  begat  Alemeth,  and 
Azmaveth,  and  Zimri ;  and  Zimri 
begat  Moza ; 

37  And  Moza  begat  Binea :  '  Ka- 
pha was  his  son,  Eleasah  his  sou, 
Azel  his  son. 

38  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these,  Azrikam,  Boch- 
eru,  and  Ishmael,  and  Sheariah, 
and  Obadiah,  and  Hanan.  All 
these  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Eshek  his 
brother  were,  Ulain  his  firstborn, 
Jehnsli  the  second,  and  Eliphelet 
the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were 
mighty  men  of  valour,  archers,  and 
had  many  sons,  and  sous'  sons,  a 
hundred  and  fifty.  All  these  are 
of  the  sons  of  Benjamin. 

OHAPTEE  IX. 

1  TTie  original  of  Inraers  and  Judah^s  genealogies.  2 
The  Israelites,  10  the  priests,  14  and  the  Levites, 
with  Kethinim,  which , dwelt  in  Jerusalem.  27  T/ie 
charge  of  certain  Levites.  35  Tfie  stock  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan. 

O  '  all  Israel  were  reckoned  by 
genealogies;  and,  behold,  they 
were  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings   of  Israel   and  Judah,  who 

485 


Before 
CHRIST 
1400,  Sic. 


II  Called 
.hliiel, 
ch.  y.  35. 

•i  ch.  y.  35. 


II  Or, 

Zechaviah. 

ch.  y.  37. 
II  Or, 

Shimeam, 

ch.  U.  88. 


'l  Sam.  U. 
51. 


fl  Sam.  14. 

49,  Mut. 
II  Or, 

lfh-t;oshetli , 

2  Sam.  'J.  8. 
WOrJtepliib- 

os/ieth, 

2  Sam.  4.  4. 

&y.  c,  1". 

S2Sam.y.I2. 

Tahrea, 
ch.  y.  41. 

ti  Jarah, 
ch.  y.  42. 


ich.  9.  4.'?, 
liephaiah. 


s 


1200,  &r. 
'Ezra  2.  59. 


The  inhaMtants 


I.  CHEOXICLES. 


of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1200.  &c. 

about  o3fi. 
b  Ezra  2.  70. 

Neh.  7.  73. 


'Josh.  9.  27. 

Ezra  2.  43. 

&  8.  20. 
dNeh.  11. 1. 


•Neh.  11.10, 


liXeh.  11.11, 
Seraia/i. 


♦  Tleb. 

mighty  men 
of  valour. 


were  carried  away  to  Babylon  for 
their  transgression. 

2  ^  ^Xow  the  first  inhabitants 
that  dwelt  in  their  jjossessious  in 
their  cities  n-ere,  tlie  Israelites,  the 
priests,  Levites,  and  Hhe  ISTethiniiu. 

3  And  in  "Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  of  the  chil- 
di'en  of  Benjamin,  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh  ; 

4  Uthai  the  son  of  Ammihnd,  the 
son  of  Omri,  the  son  of  Imri,  the 
son  of  Bani,  of  the  children  of 
Pharez  the  son  of  Judah. 

o  And  of  the  Shilonites ;  Asaiah 
the  firstborn,  and  his  sons. 

6  And  of  the  sons  of  Zerah ; 
Jeuel,  and  their  brethren,  six  hund- 
red and  ninety. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin ; 
Sallu  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the 
son  of  Hodaviah,  the  son  of  Hase- 
nuah, 

8  And  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  and  Elah  the  son  of  Uzzi,  the 
son  of  Michri,  and  Meshullam  the 
son  of  Shephathiah,  the  son  of 
Eeuel,  the  son  of  Ilmijah ; 

0  And  their  brethren,  according 
to  their  generations,  nine  hundred 
and  fifty  and  six.  All  these  men 
tvere  chief  of  the  fathers  in  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 

10  ^  ""And  of  the  priests;  Jedaiah, 
and  Jelioiarib,  and  Jachin, 

11  And  "Azariah  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the 
son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  the  ruler  of  the 
house  of  God ; 

12  And  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  the  .son  of  Pashur,  the  son  of 
Malchijah,  and  Maasiai  the  son  of 
Adi(d,  tlie  son  of  Jahzerah,  the  son 
of  MeslmUam,  the  son  of  Meshil- 
lemitli,  the  son  of  Innner; 

13  And  tlieir  Im'tln-en,  heads  of 
the  iiouse  of  llieir  father.s,  a  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred  and  three- 
score; ♦very  abh?  men  for  the  work 
of  tlie  service  of  the  hou.se  of  God. 

14  And  of  the  I.evltes;  Sliemaiah 
the  son  of  Has.shul),  tlie  son  of  Az- 
rikam,  the  son  of  llashabiali,  of  the 
sons  of  !\I«'rari ; 

15  And  r);ikl)akkar,  llrrcsh,  and 
Galal,  and  ^lattaniah   the  son  of 

48«) 


Micah,  the  son  of  Zichri,  the  son 
of  Asaph ; 

16  And  Obadiah  the  son  of  Shem- 
aiah,  the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of 
Jeduthun,  and  Berechiah  the  son 
of  Asa,  the  son  of  Elkanah,  that 
dwelt  in  the  villages  of  the  Ke- 
tophathites. 

17  And  the  porters  were,  Shallura, 
and  Akkub,  and  Talmon,  and  Ahi- 
man,  and  their  brethren :  Shallum 
was  the  chief; 

18  Who  hitherto  waited  in  the 
king's  gate  eastward:  they  were 
porters  in  the  comijanies  of  the 
children  of  Levi. 

19  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Kore, 
the  son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of 
Korah,  and  his  brethren,  of  the 
house  of  his  father,  the  Korahites, 
were  over  the  work  of  the  service, 
keepers  of  the  ♦gates  of  the  taber- 
nacle :  and  their  fathers,  deiug  over 
the  host  of  the  Loed,  ivere  keepers 
of  the  entry. 

20  And  "^Phinehas  the  son  of  Ele- 
azar  was  the  ruler  over  them  in 
time  past,  and  the  Lord  was  with 
him. 

21  And  Zechariah  the  son  of  Mesh- 
elemiah  was  porter  of  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

22  All  these  which  were  chosen  to 
be  porters  in  the  gates  were  two 
hundred  and  twelve.  These  were 
reckonecL  by  their  genealogy  in 
thfeir  villages,  whom  ^' David  and 
Samuel  ''the  seer  Ulid  ordain  in 
their  "  set  office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children  had 
the  oversight  of  the  gates  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  namely,  the 
house  of  the  tabernacle,  by  wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  the  por- 
ters, toward  the  east,  west,  north, 
and  south. 

25  And  their  brethren,  which  were 
in  their  villages,  were  to  come  '  after 
seven  days  from  time  to  time  with 
them. 

2()  For  the.se  Levites,  the  four 
chief  ])orters,  were  in  their  "set  of- 
fice, and  were  over  the  "chambers 
and  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God. 

27  ^  And  they  lodged  round 
about  the  hou.se  of  God,  because 
the   charge  was   upon   them,  and 


Before 
CHRIST 

1200,  &c. 


t  Hcb. 
thresholtts. 


rXum.  .31.  6. 


Bch.  26. 1,2. 

til  Sam.  9.  9. 
t Ileb. 

II  Or,  trust. 


i2Kiiiss  11.  . 


II  Or,  trust. 

II  Or.  ytorc- 
housci. 


The  stock  of  Saul  andJonatMn.     I.  CHEONICLES. 


SauVs  overthrow  and  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1200,  &c. 


( Ilpb.  hriitff 
fhem  in  hif 
tale,  ami 
carry  them 
out  by  talt'. 


II  Or,  vessels. 


k  Ex.  30.  :;3 


II  Or,  truft. 

I  l^ev.  2.  5.  & 
C.  ■>!. 

II  Or,  on  fat 
jjtates,  or, 
slices. 

•"  Lev.  24.  8. 

t  Ileb. 
bread  of 
ordering. 

"  ch.  6.  31.  & 
•io.  1. 


tUcb. 
Vjtun  them. 


»ch.  8.  29. 


Pch.  8.  33. 


ich.  8.  3o. 


the  opening-  tliereof  every  morn-   vetli,^JURl  Zimri ;  and  Zimri  begat 
ing-  i)('i'tain('d  to  tlieni.  j  Moza'; 

28  And  certain  of  tlioni  liad  the     4-'i  And  INFoza  begat  P)inea;  and 
eharge  of  the  ministering  vessels,    liepliaiah  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son, 


that  they  sliould  *  bring  them  in 
and  out  by  tale. 
21)   Some  of  them  also  were  ap- 


Azel  his  son. 
44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  hre  these,  Azrikain,  lioch- 


NOW   nhe   P 
against  Isra 


and  Obadiah,  and  llanan.     These 
were  'the  sons  of  Azel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Saiir.i  overt fi row  and  death.  8  IVie  PhiU.'itiue.'i  (ri- 
nirq)h  wer  Saul.  11  The  kbidnrns  of  Jabc.<ih  tjilead 
toward  Saul  and  his  i<oiis.  I'o  Saiir.i  sin,  for  which 
the  kitiydom  was  tranxhded  from  him  to  iJtuiid. 

'hilistines    fought 
ael ;  and  the  men 
of  Israel  tied  from  before  the  Phi- 
listines,  and   fell   down   "  slain   in 
mount  (xilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed 
hard  after  8aul,  and  after  his  sons; 
and  the  Philisthies  slew  Jonathan, 
and  "Abinadab,  and  Malchi-shua, 
the  sons  of  Saul. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against 
Saul,  and  the  ^archers  4iit  him,  and 
he  was  wounded  of  the  archers. 

4  Then  said  kSaul  to  his  armour- 
bearer.  Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust 
me  through  therewith ;  lest  these 
uncircumcised   come    and    "  abuse 

Put  his  armourbearer  would 


pointed  to  oversee  the  vessels,  and  Cru,   and    Ishmael,   and    Sheariah, 
all  the  "instruments  of  the  sanetu- 
ary,  and   the   fine   flour,  and   the 
wine,  and  the  oil,  and  the  frank- 
incense, and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  the  sons  of  the 
priests  made  "the  ointment  of  the 
spices. 

31  And  ]\rattithiah,  one  of  the 
Levites,  who  was  the  firstborn  of 
Shallum  the  Korahite,  had  the 
"set  office  ^over  the  things  that 
were  made  "in  the  i)ans. 

32  And  otlier  of  their  brethren,  of 
the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  ""'were 
over  the  *shewbread,  to -prepare  it 
everv  sabbath. 

33  And  these  are  "the  singers, 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites, 
wlw  remain in(f  in  the  chambers 
were  free :  for  ^  they  were  emi)loyed 
in  that  work  day  and  night. 

34  These  chief  fathers  of  the  Le- 
vites were  chief  throughout  their 
generations;  these  dwelt  at  Jeru- 
salem. 

35  ^  And  in  Gibeou  dwelt  the  fa- 
ther of  Gibeon,  Jehiel,  whose  wife's 
name  ivas  °Maachah : 

36  And  his  firstborn  son  Abdon, 
then  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and 
Nev,  and  Nadab, 

37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and 
Zechariah,  and  Mikloth. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeam. 
And  they  also  dwelt  with  their 
brethren  at  Jerusalem,  over  against 
their  brethren.  • 

39  PAnd  Ner  begat  Kish;  and 
Kish  begat  Saul;  and  Saul  begat 
Jonathan,  and  IMalchi-shua,  and 
Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was 
jVIerib-baal :  and  Merib-baal  begat 
Micah. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were, 
Pithon,  and  Melech,  and  Tahrea, 
'^and  Ahaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah;  and 
Jarah  begat  Alemeth,  and  Azma- 


« 
me. 

not;    for  he  was  sore  afraid.     So 

Saul  took  a  sword,  and  fell  upon 

it. 

5  And  when  his  armourbearer  saw 
that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise 
on  the  sword,  and  died. 

G  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons, 
and  all  his  house  died  togvether. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Israel 
that  were  in  the  valley  saw  that 
they  fled,  and  that  Saul  and  his 
sons  were  dead,  then  they  forsook 
their  cities,  and  fled :  and  the  Phi- 
listines came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  ^[  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  when  the  Philistines  came 
to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  found 
Saul  and  his  sons  fallen  in  mount 
Gilboa. 

9  And  when  they  had  stripped 
him,  they  took  his  head,  and  his 
armour,  and  sent  into  the  land  of 
the  Philistines  round  about,  to  car- 
ry tidings  unto  their  idols,  and  to 
the  i)eople. 

487 


Before 
CHRIST 
1200,  &c. 


io,5r,. 

'  1  Sam.  31. 
1,2. 


II  Or, 
wounded. 


II  Or.  Ishui, 
1  Sara.14.49. 


t  Ileb. 
shooters 
}rith  boxvs. 

t  Ileb. 
found  kirn. 


II  Or,  mock 
me. 


David  made  Icing  at  Hebron. 


I.  CHEOJflCLES. 


A  catalogue  of 


Before 

CHRIST 

105G. 

blSam.  31. 
10. 


1  Hcb.  trans- 

'  I  Sam.  K. 
13.  &  15. 23. 


d  1  Sain.28.7. 


'1  Sam.  15. 
28. 

2  Snm.  X  9, 
10.  &  5. 3. 

t  Heb.  hat. 


104S. 
*2Sam.5. 1. 


t  Hcb.  both 
yesterday 
anil  the 
tliird  day. 


D  Or,  niZ«. 

kP8.r8.n. 


2  Sam.  5.  3. 


t  Hcb.  by  Vie 

hand  oJ\ 
dlSam.  16. 

1,  12, 13. 
•28am.  6.6. 

IJudK.1.21. 
fc  Vi.  10. 


10  'And  they  put  his  armour  in 
the  house  of  their  gods,  and'  fast- 
ened his  head  in  the  temijle  of 
Dagon.  I 

11  *;  And  Avhen  all  Jabesli-gilead 
heard  all  that  the  Philistines  had 
done  to  Saul, 

12  Thej^  arose,  all  the  valiant 
men,  and  took  away  the  body  of 
Saul,  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons, 
and  brought  them  to  Jabesh,  and 
buried  their  bones  under  the  oak 
in  Jal:>esh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  •,  So  Saul  died  for  his  trans- 
gression which  he  ^  committed 
against  the  Lokd,  "evew  against 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
kept  not,  and  also  for  asking  eoun- 
sd  of  one  that  had  a  familiar  spirit, 
''to  inquire  of  it  ; 

14  And  inquired  not  of  the  Loed  : 
therefore  he  slew  him,  and  'turned 
the  kingdom  unto  David  the  son 
of  *  Jesse. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  David  by  a  general  conficnt  is  made  kbig  at  Hebron. 
i  He  winneth  the  castle  of  Zioii  from,  the  Jebusites 
by  JoaJ/s  valour.  10  A  catalogue  of  David's  mighty 
men. 

THEX  ^  all  Israel  gathered  them- 
selves to  David  unto  Hebron, 
saying.  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone 
and  thy  tlesh. 

2  And  moreover  Un  time  past, 
even  when  Saul  was  king,  thou 
want  he  that  leddest  out  and 
broughtest  in  Israel :  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee. 
Thou  shalt  "''feed  my  peoi:>le  Is- 
rael, and  thou  shalt  be  ruler  over 
my  peopje  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elders 
of  Israel  to  the  king  to  Hebron ; 
and  David  made  a  covenant  with 
them  in  Hebron  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  '^they  anointed  David  king 
over  Israel,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord  'by  ''Sanuiel. 

4  *i  And  David  and  all  Israel 
'went  to  Jerusalem,  which  is  Je- 
bus;  '"where  the  Jebusites  ivere^f 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inlia])itants  of  Jebus 
said  to  David,  Thou  shalt  not  come 
hith<'r.  Xevertheless  David  took 
the  castle  of  Zion,  which  is  the 
city  of  David. 

G  xVnd   David    said,    Wliosoever 
4d8 


smiteth  the  Jebusites  first  shall  be 
^  chief  and  captain.  So  Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah  went  first  up,  and 
was  chief. 

7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  castle ; 
therefore  they  called  "it  the  city  of 
David. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round 
about,  even  from  Millo  round 
about:  and  Joab  'repaired  the 
rest  of  the  city. 

9  So  David  'waxed  greater  and 
greater :  for  the  Lord  of  hosts  was 
with  him. 

10  •[  ^  These  also  are  the  chief  of 
the  mighty  men  whom  David  had, 
who  'I  strengthened  themselves  Avitli 
him  in  his  kingdom,  and  with  all 
Israel,  to  make  him  king,  accord- 
ing to  ''  the  word  of  the  Lord  con- 
cerning Israel. 

11  And  this  is  the  number  of  the 
mighty  nieu  whom  David  had; 
Jashobeam,  "a  Hachmonite,  the 
chief  of  the  captains :  he  lifted  up 
his  spear  against  three  hundred 
slain  hij  him  at  one  time. 

12  And  after  him  was  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Dodo,  the  Ahohite,  who  was 
one  of  the  three  mighties. 

13  He  was  with  David  at  "Pas- 
dammim,  and  there  the  Philistines 
were  gathered  together  to  battle, 
where  was  a  i)arcel  of  ground  full 
of  barley ;  and  the  people  fled  from 
before  the  Phili.stines. 

14  And  they  "set  themselves  in 
the  midst  of  that  parcel,  and  deliv- 
ered it,  and  slew  the  Philistines; 
and  the  Lord  saved  them  by  a 
great  "  deliverance. 

15  1^  Xow  "three  of  the  thirty 
captains  'went  down -to  the  rock 
to  David,  into  the  cave  of  Adul- 
lani;  and  the  host  of  the  Philis- 
tines  encamijed  ""in  the  valley  of 
Eephaim. 

IG  And  David  was  then  in  the 
hold,  and  tJie  Philistines'  garrison 
was  then  at  Beth-lehem. 

17  And  David  longed,  and  said. 
Oh  that  one  would  give  me  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, that  is  at  the  gate ! 

18  And  the  tlu'ee  brake  through 
the   host  of   the   Philistines,  and 

I  drew  water  out  of  the  A\'ell  of  Beth- 


Before 

CHKIST 

1048. 

t  Ueb.  head. 


II  That  is, 
2  Sum.  5.  7. 


t Ileb. 
refived. 


flleb.  y-cnt 
in  ijoing 
and  in- 
creasing. 


B2Sam.  23. 


li  Or,  held 
strongh/ 
with  fiim. 


1'  1  Sam.  IC. 
1,  1:.'. 


li  Or,  fon  of 
Hachnioni. 


1047. 
II  Or,  Ephes- 
(t a  linn  int. 
1  Sam.  17.1. 


I  Or,  stood. 


II  Or,      . 
salratio)!. 

II  Or. 
three  ctiji- 
tains  orer 
the  thirtii. 

i  2  Sam.  23. 
13. 


k  ch.  14.  !l. 


David's  mighty  men. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


DavkVs  mighty  men. 


Before 

CIIIUST 

1047. 


f  Hob.  wiHi 
their  lives. 


1 2  Sam.  23. 

18. 


">  2  Sam.  23. 

la. 


t  Heb.  fp-eat 
0/ deeds. 

"  2  Sam.  23. 
20. 


t  Heb. 
a  man  of 
measure. 


°2Sam.  23. 
24. 


I|0r, 

Shammah. 
II  Or, 

Harodite, 

2  Sam.  -Si. 

25. 
\\OT,Panite, 

2  Sam.  23. 

26. 
II  Or, 

Metninnai. 
II  Or, 

/Salmon. 


J  Or,  Heleb. 


lebem,  that  was  by  the  jS^ate,  and 
took  it,  and  brought  it  to  David: 
but  David  avouUI  not  (h-ink  of  it, 
but  poured  it  out  to  th(3  Lokd, 

11)  And  said,  My  God  loibid  it 
me,  that  I  should  do  this  thin<;-: 
shall  I  drink  the  blood  of  these 
men  Uhat  have  i)ut  their  lives  in 
jeopardy  F  for  with  iJw  jeopardy  of 
their  lives  they  brou,i>ht  it :  there- 
fore he  would  not  drink  it.  These 
things  did  these  three  mightiest. 

20  "i  'And  Abi.shai  the  brother  of 
Joab,  he  was  ehief  of  the  three: 
for  lifting"  uj)  his  spear  against 
three  hundred,  he  slew  tliem,  and 
had  a  name  among  the  tln'(»e. 

21  '"  Of  the  three,  he  was  more 
honourable  than  the  two;  for  he 
was  their  eai)tain :  howbeit  he  at- 
tained not  to  X\w  first  three. 

22  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
the  son  of  a  valiant  man  of  Kab- 
zeel,  hvho  had  done  many  acts; 
"he  slew  two  lionlike  men  of  Moab: 
also  he  went  down  and  slew  a  lion 
in  a  pit  in  a  snowy  day. 

23  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  ^a 
man  of  (freat  stature,  live  cubits 
high ;  and  in  the  Egyptian's  hand 
^cas  a  spear  like  a  weaver's  beam ; 
and  he  went  down  to  him  with  a 
stalf,  and  })lucked  the  spear  out  of 
the  Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew"  him 
with  his  own  spear. 

24  These  things  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada,  and  had  a  name 
among  tlie  three  migiities. 

25  Behold,  he  Mas  honourable 
among  the  thirty,  but  attained  not 
to  the  first  three :  and  David  set 
him  over  his  guard. 

20  ^  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the 
armies  were,  "Asahel  the  brother 
of  Joab,  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo 
of  Beth-lehem, 

27  'UShammotli  the  "Harorite,  He- 
lez  the  "Pelonite, 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesli  the  Te- 
koite,  Abi-ezer  the  Antothite, 

29  "Sibbecai  the  Hushaihite,  "Ilai 
the  Ahohite, 

30  iNIaharai  the  Netophathite, 
II  Heled  the  son  of  Baanah  the  Ne- 
tophathite, 

31  Ithai  the  son  of  Eibai  of  Gib- 
eah,  that  pertained  to  the  children 


of  Benjamin,  Benaiah    the    Pira- 
thonite, 

32  II  Hurai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash, 
iiAbiel  the  Arbathite, 

33  Azmaveth    the    Baharumite, 
1  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite, 

34  The  sons  of  HHashem  the  Gi- 
1  zonite,  Jonathan  the  son  of  8hage 

the  Hararite, 

35  Ahiam  the  son  of  "Sacar  the 
Hararite,  "Eliphal  the  son  of  niJr, 

30  Heplier  the  Mecherathite,  Ahi- 
jah  the  Pelonite, 

37  iiHezro  the  Carmelite,  "Naarai 
the  son  of  Ezbai, 

38  Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan, 
Mibhar  "  the  son  of  Haggeri, 

39  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai 
the  Berothite,  the  armourbearer  of 
Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 

40  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the  Ith- 
rite, 

41  Urifdi  the  Hittite,  Zabad  the 
son  of  Ahlai, 

42  Adina  the  son  of  Shiza  the 
Eeubenite,  a  captain  of  the  Eeu- 
benites,  and  thirty  with  him, 

'  43  Hanan  the  son  of  Maachah, 
and  Joshaphat  the  Mithnite, 

44  Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,  Sha- 
nia  and  Jehiel  the  sons  of  Hothan 
the  Aroerite, 

45  Jediael  the  n  son  of  Shimri,  and 
Joha  his  brother,  the  Tizite, 

40  Eliel  the  Mahavite,  and  Jeri- 
bai  and  Joshaviah  the  sons  of 
Elnaam,  and  Ithmah  the  Moab- 
ite, 

47  Eliel,  and  Obed,  and  Jasiel  the 
Mesobaite. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  companies  that  came  to  David  at  Ziklng.     23 
The  armies  that  came  to  him  at  Hebron. 

NOW  ''these  are  they  that  came 
to  David  to  'Ziklag,  +  while 
he  yet  kept  himself  close  because 
of  Saul  the  son  of  Kish :  and  tliej' 
were  among  the  mighty  men,  help- 
ers of  the  war. 

2  They  were  armed  with  bows, 
and  could  use  both  the  right  hand 
and  the  left  in  hurling  stones  and 
shooting  arrows  out  of  a  bow,  even 
of  Saui's  brethren  of  Benjamin. 

3  The  chief  was  Ahiezer,  then 
Joash,  the  sons  of  "  Shemaah  the 
Gibeathite ;  and  Jeziel,  and  Pelet, 

489 


Before 
CHRIST 

1047. 

i;or, 

lliddai. 

II  Or, 
Abi-albon. 


|]  Or,  Janhen. 
Si'e  2  Sam. 
23.  32,  33. 


II  Or, 

bharar. 
II  Or, 

EUphelet. 
li  Or, 

Akasbai. 


i:or, 

Ilezrai. 

li  Or, 
Ptiarai  the 

Arbite. 


li  Or,  the 
Ilugijerite. 


II  Or, 
Shimnte. 


about  lO.'iS. 
•1  Sam.  27.2. 
lilSam.27.U. 
t  Heb.  being 
yet  shut  up. 


'^Ju(lg.20.16. 


liOr, 
JJasmaafi. 


«* 


The  companies  that 


I.  CHEOXICLES. 


came  to  David 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1058 


tHeb. 
qfthe  host. 


<12Sam.2.18. 

t  Heb.  as  the 
roes  Vfton 
the  mount- 
ains to 
make  haste. 


g  Or,  one 
that  wiu 
least  could 
resist  a 
hundfcfl^ 
and  the 
greatest  a 
thousand. 


♦  Heb. 
filled  over. 
'Josh.3.lj. 


\  Ilcb  hefore 
them. 


fneb. 
be  one. 


«0r 

violence. 
<Hcl.. 

the  spirit 

clothed 

Amasai: 

So  JudK-6. 

»4. 
12  Sam.  17. 

25. 


the  sons  of  Azmavetli ;  and  Bera- 
chali,  and  Jehu  the  Antothite, 

4  And  Ismaiah  the  Gibeouite,  a 
mighty  man  among  the  thirty,  and 
over  the  thirty;  and  Jeremiah,  and 
Jahaziel,  and  Johanan,  and  Josa- 
bad  the  Gederathite, 

5  Ehizai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bea- 
liah,  "and  Shemariah,  and  Shepha- 
tiah  the  Harnphite, 

G  Elkanah,  and  Jesiah,  and  Aza- 
reel,  and  Joezer,  and  Jashobeiim, 
the  Korhites, 

7  And  Joehih,  and  Zebadiah,  the 
sons  of  Jeroham  of  Gedor. 

8  And  of  the  Gadites  there  sep- 
arated themselves  unto  David  into 
the  hold  to  the  wilderness  men  of 
might,  and  men  ^  of  war  fit  for  the 
battle,  that  could  handle  shield  and 
l)uckler,  whose  faces  luere  like  the 
faces  of  lions,  and  were  ''  ^  as  swift 
as  the  roes  upon  the  mountains ; 

9  Ezer  the  hrst,  Obadiah  the  sec- 
ond, Eliab  the  third, 

10  Mishmanuah  the  fourth,  Jere- 
miah the  fifth, 

11  Attai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the  sev- 
enth, 

12  Johanan  the  eighth,  Elzabad 
the  ninth, 

13  Jeremiah  the  tenth,  Machba- 
nai  the  eleventh. 

14  These  icere  of  the  sons  of  Gad, 
cax)tains  of  the  host:  "one  of  the 
least  was  over  a  hundied,  and  the 
greatest  over  a  thousand. 

15  These  are  they  that  went  over 
Jordan  in  the  first  month,  when  it 
had  ^ overflown  all  his  ^ banks;  and 
they  put  to  flight  all  tliem  of  the 
valleys,  Jmtli  toward  the  east,  and 
toward  the  west. 

1()  And  there  came  of  the  children 
of  Benjaniin  and  Judah  to  the  hold 
unto  David. 

17  And  David  went  out  Uo  meet 
them,  and  answered  and  said  unto 
tlicm,  If  ye  be  come  peaceably  un- 
to me  to  help  me,  mine  heart  shall 
n^e  knit  unto  you:  but  if  ye  he 
come  to  betray  me  to  mine  ene- 
mies, seeing  there  is  no  "wrong  in 
min(;  hands,  the  God  of  our  fathers 
look  thereon,  and  rebuke  it. 

18  Then  'the  sjiirit  came  u])on 
•^Amasai,  tvlio  w(ts  chief  of  the  cap- 

4iX) 


tains,  and  he  said,  Thine  are  we,  Da- 
vid, and  on  thy  side,  th4)u  son  of 
Jesse:  peace,  peace  he  unto  thee, 
and  peace  he  to  thine  helpers ;  for 
thy  G(xl  helpeth  thee.  Then  Da- 
vid received  them,  and  made  them 
captains  of  the  band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Manas- 
seh  to  David,  ^when  he  came  with 
the  Philistines  against  Saul  to  bat- 
tle ;  but  they  helped  them  not :  for 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines  upon 
advisement  sent  him  away,  saying, 
"  He  will  fall  to  his  master  Saul '  to 
the  jeopardy  o/our  heads.   ■ 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there 
fell  to  him  of  Manasseh,  Adnali, 
and  Jozabad,  and  Jediael,  and  Mi- 
chael^ and  Jozabad,  and  Ehhu,  and 
Zilthai,  captains  of  the  thousands 
that  ^v€re  of  Manasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  DaVid 
"against  'the  band  of  the  rovers: 
for  they  were  all  mighty  men  of 
valour,  and  were  captains  in  the 
host. 

22  For  at  that  time  day  by  day 
there  came  to  David  to  liel})  him, 
until  it  teas  a  great  host,  like  the 
host  of  God. 

23  ^  And  these  are  the  numbers 
of  the  I' '  bands  that  were  ready 
armed  to  the  war,  and  ""came  to' 
David  to  Hebron,  to  '  turn  the 
kingdom  of  Saul  to  him,  '"accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

24  The  children  of  Judah  that 
bare  shield  and  spear  were  six 
thousand  and  eight  hundred,  ready 
"  armed  to  the  war. 

25  Of  the  children  of  Simeon, 
mighty  men  of  valour  for  the  war, 
seven  thousand  and  one  hund- 
red. 

20  Of  the  children  of  Levi  four 
thousand  and  six  hundred. 

27  And  Jehoiada  was  the  leader 
of  the  Aaronites,  and  with  him 
were  three  thousand  and  seven 
hundred ; 

28  And  "Zadok,  a  young  man 
mighty  of  valour,  and  of  his  fa- 
ther's house  twenty  and  two  cap- 
tains. 

29  And  of  the  children  of  Benja- 
min, the  'kindred  of  Saul,  three 
thousand :  for  hitherto  '  "the  great- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1058. 


about  n;6. 

E 1  Sain.'J'J.2. 


h  1  Sam.29.4. 
t  Ileb.  on 
our  heads. 


II  Or,  with  a 

band. 
<  I  Sam.  30.1, 

9,10. 


1048. 

Or, 

captains^ 

or,  juen. 
j  tHi'b. 

heads. 
k  2  Sam.  2.3, 

4.  &.■).  1. 

ch.  11.1. 
ich.  10. 14. 
"■  1  Sam.  16. 

1,3. 


II  Or, 
prepared. 


"2Sam.8.1" 


filch. 

bri'thren, 

Gen.  31.  23. 
t  lUb. 

(I  multitude 

ot'thetu. 
"  2  Sam.  2. 8, 

U. 


at  ZiJi'lag  and  Hebron. 


I.  CHEONICLES. 


Uzzfi  is  smitten. 


Before 
CHKIST 

1048. 


t  Ileb.  wen 
u/  names. 


PEsth.  1.13. 


II  Or, 

rangers  of 

battle,  or." 

rayitjed  in 

battle. 
WOy^aet  the 

battle  in 

array. 
t  lU'b.  icith- 

out  a  heart 

and  a 

hearty 

Ps.  12.  2. 


II  Or.  keep- 
ing their 
rait/,'. 


II  Or,  victual 
of  meal. 


est  part  of  tliem  had  kept  the  ward 
of  the  house  of  tSaul. 

30  Aiidof  tlie  diihhcu  of  Ei)]iraim 
twenty  thousand  and  ('i<>lit  hnnd- 
red,  mighty  men  of  valour, '  famous 
thiougliout  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

31  And  of  tlie  lialf  tribe  of  ]\Ia- 
nasseh  eighteen  thousand,  whicli 
were  expressed  by  name,  to  eome 
and  make  David  king. 

32  And  of  the  chil(h-en  of  Tssa- 
char,  ^' which  nrre  mot  tliat  liad  un- 
derstanding of  the  times,  to  know 
what  Israel  ought  to  do ;  the  heads 
of  them  were  two  hundred ;  and 
all  their  brethren  icere  at  their 
commandment. 

33  Of  Zebulun,  such  as  went  forth 
to  bjittle,  II  expert  in  war,  with  all 
instruments  of  war,  tifty  thousand, 
which  could  nkeep  rank:  they  were 
^  not  of  double  heart. 

34  And  of  Naphtali  a  thousand 
captains,  and  with  them  with  shield 
and  spear  thirty  and  seven  thousand. 

35  And  of  the  Danites  expert  in 
war  twenty  and  eight  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

36  And  of  Asher,  such  as  went 
forth  to  battle,  n  ex2)ert  in  war,  for- 
ty thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jor- 
dan, of  the  Eeubenites,  and  the 
Gadites,  and  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  with  all  manner  of  in- 
struments of  war  for  the  battle,  a 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand. 

38  All  these  men  of  ^ar,  that 
could  keep  rank,  came  with  a  i^er- 
fect  heart  to  Hebron,  to  make  Da- 
vid king  over  all  Israel :  and  all 
the  rest  also  of  Israel  were  of  one 
heart  to  make  David  king. 

39  And  there  they  were  with  Da- 
vid three  days,  eating  and  drink- 
ing: for  their  brethren  had  pre- 
pared for  them. 

40  Moreover  they  that  were  nigh 
them,  even  unto  Issachar  and  Zeb- 
ulun and  Nai^htali,  brought  bread 
on  asses,  and  on  camels,  and  on 
mules,  and  on  oxen,  and  Hmeat, 
meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  bunches 
of  raisins,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and 
oxen,  and  sheep  abundantly :  for 
there  teas  joy  in  Israel. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  David  felchclh  the  ark  irit/i  great  soJ emu Uy  from 
Kirjath-jeariiii.  9  J'zza  being  smitten,  the  ark  is  l^'t 
at  the  house  of  Obecl-edoin. 

AND  David  consulted  with  the 
XjL  captains  of  thousands  and 
hundreds,  and  with  every  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  Jf  it  secni 
good  unto  you,  and  that  it  Ik-  of  the 
LoKD  our  God,  Het  us  send  abroad 
unto  our  brethren  every  where, 
tltat  are  'left  in  all  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, and  with  them  also  to  the 
priests  and  Levites  which  are  Un 
their  cities  and  suburbs,  that  they 
may  gather  themselves  unto  us : 

3  And  let  us  U)ring  again  tlie  ark 
of  our  God  to  us:  Mbr  we  inquired 
not  at  it  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said 
that  they  would  do  so:  for  the 
thing  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  all 
the  i)eople. 

o  8o  'David  gathered  all  Israel 
together,  from  ''Shihor  of  Egypt 
even  unto  the  entering  of  Hemath, 
to  bring  the  ark  of  God  'from  Kir- 
jath-jearim. 

G  And  David  went  up,  and  all  Is- 
rael, to  '^Baalah,  that  is,  to  Kirjath- 
jearim,  which  hclonged  to  Judah,  to 
bring  up  thence  the  ark  of  God  the 
Loud,  ^^that  dwelleth  between  the 
cherubim,  whose  name  is  called 
on  it. 

7  And  they  ^carried  the  ark  of 
God  ''in  a  new  cart  'out  of  the 
house  of  Abinadab  :  and  Uzza  and 
Ahio  drave  the  cart. 

8  ""And  David  and  all  Israel  played 
before  God  with  all  their  might, 
and  with  'singing,  and  with  harps, 
and  witli  psalteries,  and  with  tim- 
brels, and  with  cymbals,  and  with 
trumpets. 

9  1  And  when  they  came  unto 
the  threshingfloor  of "  Chidon,  Uzza 
put  forth  his  hand  to  liold  the  ark; 
for  the  oxen  ♦  stumbled. 

10  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Uzza,  and  he 
smote  him,  '  because  he  put  his 
hand  to  the  ark:  and  there  he 
"'  died  before  God. 

11  And  David  was  displeased,  be- 
cause the  LoED  had  made  a  breach 

491 


Before 
CHRIST 

1045. 


tlleh.  Ictvs 
breal-  jorth 
and  send. 

'  1  Sum.."il.l. 
l8.  y?.  i. 


t  Heb.  ill  the 

cities  oj 
their  sub- 
urbs. 


t  Hcb.  bi~iny 

about, 
b!  Sam.  7.1, 

2. 


nSnm.  r.  1. 
2  Sam.  (J.  ]. 
djush.  13.3. 


"  I  Sam.6.21. 
til.  I. 


'Josh.  15.  9, 
WJ. 


'1  S:im.4.  4. 
•'  Sum.  G.  2. 


fHcb. 

iiiude  the 

ark  to  ride. 
li  See  Num. 

4.  13. 

cb.  l.i.2,13. 
■  1  Sam.  r.  1. 

k  2  Sam.  U.  5. 


t  Ileb.  soji^s. 


II  Called 
2  Sam.  a.  t). 

t Ileb. 
shook  it. 


INum.4. 15. 
ch.  15.13,15. 


■"  Lev.  10.  2. 


The  prosperity  of  David. 


I.  CHROmCLES. 


The  Fhilistines  defeated. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1045. 

II  That  18, 
The  breach 
of  Uzza. 


♦  Heb. 

removed. 


"2Sam.6.11. 


"  As  Gen. 30. 
■Si. 
ch.  26.  5. 


about  1043. 
"2Sain.5.11, 


t  Hcb.  yet. 


l-ch.  .3.  5. 


i;  Or, 
Klifula, 
:iSaiii.5.1C. 


'2San>.5.1". 


10-17. 
ich.  11.15. 


/ 


upon  Uzza :  wherefore  that  place 
is  calfed  "  Perez-uzza  to  this  day. 

12  And  David  was  afraid  of  God 
that  day,  saying-,  How  shall  I  bring 
the  ark  of  God  home  to  me  f 

13  So  David  t  brought  not  the  ark 
home  to  himself  to  the  city  of  Da- 
vid, but  carried  it  aside  into  the 
hpuse  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite. 

14  "And  the  ark  of  God  remained 
with  the  family  of  Obed-edom  in 
his  house  three  months.  And  the 
Lord  blessed  "the  house  of  Obed- 
edom,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Hiram's  Tcindness  to  David.  2  Darid's  felicity  in 
people,  wives,  and  children.  8  Uis  two  victories 
against  the  Philistines. 

NOW  "^  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent 
messengers  to  David,  and 
timber  of  cedars,  with  masons  and 
carpenters,  to  build  him  a  house. 

2  And  David  perceived  that  the 
Lord  had  confirmed  him  king  over 
Israel,  for  his  kingdom  was  lifted 
up  on  high,  because  of  his  peoj)le 
Israel. 

3  ^  And  David  took  huore  wives 
at  Jerusalem :  and  David  begat 
more  sons  and  daughters. 

4  Now  ''these  are  the  names  of 
his  children  which  he  had  in  Jeru- 
salem ;  Shammua,  and  Shobab,  Na- 
than, and  vSolomon, 

5  And  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  and 
Elpalet, 

G  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Japhia, 

7  And  Elishama,  and  "Beeliada, 
and  Eliphalet. 

8  1"  And  when  the  Philistines 
heard  that  'David  was  anointed 
king  over  all  Israel,  all  the  Philis- 
tines went  up  to  seek  David.  And 
David  heard  of  it,  and  went  out 
against  them. 

U  And  the  Philistines  came  and 
s])r<';i(l  th(;mselves  ''in  the  valley 
of  K('[)haim. 

10  And  David  inquired  of  God, 
saying.  Shall  I  go  up  against  the 
Pliihstincs  ?  and  wilt  thou  deliver 
them  into  mine  hand?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up ;  for  I 
will  deliver  them  into  thine  hand. 

11  So  tlicy  ('Mine  up  to  Panl-iu'ra- 
zim ;  and  David  smote  them  there. 

41)2 


Then  David  said,  God  hath  broken 
in  upon  mine  enemies-  by  mine 
hand  like  the  breaking  forth  of 
waters:  therefore  they  called  the 
name  of  that  place  "Baal-perazim. 

12  And  when  tliey  had  left  their 
gods  there,  David  gave  a  com- 
mandment, and  they  were  burned 
with  tire. 

13  ^And  the  Philistines  yet  again 
spread  themselves  abroad  in  the 
valley. 

14  Therefore  David  inquired  again 
of  God;  and  God  said  unto  him, 
Go  not  up  after  them;  turn  away 
from  them,  *^aud  come  upon  them 
over  against  the  mulberry  trees. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou 
shalt  hear  a  sound  of  going  in  the 
tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  that 
then  thou  shalt  go  out  to  battle: 
for  God  is  gone  forth  before  thee 
to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 

IG  David  therefore  did  as  God 
commanded  him :  and  they  smote 
the  host  of  the  Philistines  from 
s  Gibeon  even  to  Gazer. 

17  And  ''the  fame  of  David  went 
out  into  all  lands;  and  the  Lord 
'  brought  the  fear  of  him  ujjon  all 
nations. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  David,  having  prepared  a  jilace  for  the  ark,  order- 
eth  the  prie.sts  and  Lei'ites  to  bring  it  from  Obed- 
edom.  25  He  pe rformeth  the  solemnity  thereof  with 
great  joij.     29  Michal  despiseth  him. 

A  XD  David  made  him  houses  in 
/l_  the  city  of  David,  and  i:>re- 
pared  a  place  for  the  ark  of  God, 
''and  pitched  for  it  a  tent. 

2  Then  David  said,  ^Xone  ought 
to  carry  the  ^'ark  of  God  but  the 
Levites:  for  them  liatli  the  Lord 
chosen  to  carry  the  ark  of  God, 
and  to  minister  unto  him  for  ever. 

3  And  David  'gathered  all  Israel 
together  to  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
which  he  had  prepared  for  it. 

4  And  David  assembled  the  chil- 
ilren  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites : 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Kohath;  Uriel 
the  chief,  and  his  "  brethren  a  hund- 
red and  twenty : 

G  Of  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Asaiah 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  two 
hundred  and  twenty : 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom;  Joel 


Before 
CHRIST 

1047. 


II  That  is, 
,1  phice  of 
breaches. 


'■2SEm.5.22. 


f2Sam.5.2o. 


e  2  Sam.  5.25, 

Geba.  i 

hJosh.6.  27. 
2  Cbr.26.B. 


i  Dcut.  2.  25. 

&  11.  25. 


1042. 


Vli.  IG.  1. 

tlleb.  Itis 
not  to  cany 
the  arfc  of 
(itnl.  hut 
for  the  Le- 
vites. 

'•  Num.  4.  2, 
1.5. 

Dcut.  10.  8. 
&  :il.  9. 

about  1042. 
M  Kings S.l. 
ch.  13.  5. 


II  Or, 
kmsmcn. 


The  ark  hrought  from 


I.  OHEONICLES. 


the  house  of  Ohed-edom. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1042. 

tl  Ex.  (i.  •-'.'. 


'  Ex.  fi.  IS. 


f2  Sam.  6.  3 
ch.  1.!.  7. 

fch.  13.  10, 
11. 


h  Ex.  25.  14. 
Num.  4.  Ij. 
&  ".  a. 


ich.  C.  33. 


kch.  C.  39. 


Ich.  G.  «. 


J 


the  cliief,  and  his  brethren  a  liiind- 
red  and  thirty : 

8  Of  the  sons  of  "EHzai)han; 
Shemaiah  the  chief,  and  his  breth- 
ren two  lumch'ed : 

9  Of  the  sons  of '^Hebron;  Eliel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  four- 
score : 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Am- 
minadab  tlie  chief,  and  liis  bretli- 
ren  a  hundred  and  twelve. 

11  And  David  calk'd  for  Za(h)k 
and  Abiatliar  the  priests,  and  for 
the  Levites,  for  Uriel,  Asaiali,  and 
Joel,  Shemaiah,  and  Eliel,  and 
Aniniinadab, 

12  And  said  nnto  them,  Ye  are 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  Le- 
vites: sanctify  yourselves,  hath  ye 
and  your  brethren,  that  ye  may 
bring-  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  unto  the  place  that  I  have 
prepared  for  it. 

13  For  *^  because  ye  did  it  not  at 
the  first,  ^'the  Lord  our  God  made 
a  breach  upon  us,  for  that  we 
sought  him  not  after  the  due  order. 

14  So  the  i)riests  and  the  Levites 
sanctified  themselves  to  bring  up 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  the  Le- 
vites bare  the  ark  of  God  ui)on 
their  shoulders  with  the  staves 
thereon,  as  ''Moses  commanded, 
according  to  the  w  ord  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  David  sx)ake  to  the  chief 
of  the  Levites  to  appoint  their 
brethren  to  he  the  singers  with 
instruments  of  music,  psalteries 
and  harps  and  cymbals,  sound- 
ing, by  lifting  up  the  voice  with 

joy. 

I  17  So  the  Levites  appointed  'He- 
I  man  the  son  of  Joel ;  and  of  his 
i  brethren,  ''Asaph  the  son  of  Bere- 
'  chiah ;  and  of  the  sons  of  Merari 
their  brethren,  '  Ethan  the  son  of 
j  Kushaiah ;  , 

18  And  with  them  their  brethren 
of  the  second  degree,  Zechariah, 
Ben,  and  Jaaziel,  and  Shemira- 
moth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  Eliab, 
and  Beuaiah,  and  Maaseiah,  and 
Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and 
Mikneiah,  and  Obed-edom,  and 
Jeiel,  the  x)orters. 

19  So  the  singers,  Heman,  Asaph, 


and  Ethan,  were  appointed  to  sound 
with  cymbals  of  brass ; 

20  And  Zechariah,  and  "Aziel,  and 
Shemiramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Un- 
ni, and  EHal),  and  Maaseiah,  and 
Benaiah,  with  psalteries  '"on  Ala- 
moth; 

21  And  Mattithiah,  and  Elii)he- 
leh,  and  Mikneiah,  and  Obed- 
edom,  and  Jeiel,  and  Azaziah, 
with  harps  "  on  the  Sheminith  to 
excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah,  chief  of  the 
Levites,  "  was  for  *  song :  he  in- 
structed about  the  song,  because 
he  ivas  skilful. 

23  And  Berechiah  and  Elkanah 
ivere  doorkeepers  for  the  ark. 

24  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehosha- 
phat,  and  Nethaneel,  and  Amasai, 
and  Zechariah,  and  Benaiah,  and 
Eliezer,  the  priests,  "did  blow 
with  the  trumpets  before  the  ark 
of  God :  and  Obed-edom  and 
Jehiah  iver.e  doorkeepers  for  the 
ark. 

25  ^  So  "David,  and  the  elders 
of  Israel,  and  the  captains  over 
thousands,  went  to  bring  up  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
out  of  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
with  joy. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
God  heli)ed  the  Levites  that  bare 
the  ark • of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  that  they  offered  seven  bull- 
ocks and  seven  rams. 

27  And  David  was  clothed  with 
a  robe  of  fine  linen,  and  all  the 
Levites  that  bare  the  ark,  and  the 
singers,  and  Chenaniah  the  master 
of  the  I' song  with  the  singers:  Da- 
vid also  had  upon  him  an  ephod 
of  linen. 

28  p  Thus  all  Israel  brought  up  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
w  ith  shouting,  and  with  sound  of 
the  comet,  and  with  trumpets,  and 
with  cymbals,  making  a  noise  with 
psalteries  and  harps. 

29  1^  And  it  came  to  pass,  '^as  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
came  to  the  city  of  David,  that 
Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  look- 
ing out  at  a  window  saw  king  Da- 
vid dancing  and  playing :  and  she 
desi)ised  him  in  her  heart. 

493 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  U;42. 

liver.  18, 
Jaaziel. 


■"  Ps.  40, 

title. 


II  Or,  nn  the 
eighth  to 
orersee. 
Pu.  «,  title. 


II  Or,  was 

/or  the  car- 
rttige  :  he 
itt»trnctcd 
ttljoiil  the 
carnage. 

t  Ileb. 
lifting  up. 


"Num.m.g: 
P3.81.3. 


"  2  Sam.6.I2, 
13,  .tc. 
1  Kings  8.1. 


II  Or, 
carriage. 


Pch.  13.  8. 


i2Sam.6.16. 


DavicVs  2>s((lm 


I.  CHKONIOLES. 


of  thanksgknng. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  li,42. 


■  2  Sam.fi.ir- 
10. 


lVs..-«,&70, 
title. 


♦  Hi'b.  Kith 
vi'*trvyncnfs 

and  harps. 


•"See  2  Sam. 
2a.  1. 


dPa.  IOj.  1- 
li. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  BavicCa  festiral  sacrifiix.  4  He  ordereth  a  choir  to 
sbig  thanksgiving.  7  Tfie  jjsahn  of  thaiik-yiving. 
37  Jle-  appointeth  7HiHi.'<ter.s,  jx>rters,  priest.i,  and 
miixicia/ts,  to  atttnd  continualUj  oh  the  ark. 

SO  Hliey  brought  the  ark  of 
God,  and  set  it  in  the  midst 
of  the  tent  that  David  had  pitched 
for  it :  and  they  offered  burnt  sac- 
rifices and  peace  offerings  before 
God. 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an 
end  of  offering  the  burnt  offerings 
and  the  peace  offerings,  he  blessed 
the  people  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of 
Israel,  both  man  and  woman,  to 
every  one  a  loaf  of  bread,  and  a 
good  i)iece  of  flesh,  and  a  flagon 
of  IV  inc. 

4  ^  And  he  appointed  certain  of 
the  Levites  to  minister  before  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  and  to  ''record, 
and  to  thank  and  jjraise  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel : 

5  Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to 
him  Zechariah,  Jeiel,  and  Shemira- 
moth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Mattithiah, 
and  Eliab,  and  Benaiah,  and  Obed- 
edom :  and  Jeiel  ♦  with  psalteries 
and  with  harps ;  but  Asaph  made 
a  sound  with  cymbals ; 

X>  Benaiah  also  and  Jahaziel  the 
priests  with  trumpets  continuall}^ 
before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
God. 

7  ■[  Then  on  that  day  David  de- 
livered '^ first  thin  psahn  to  thank 
the  Lord  into  the  hand  of  Asaph 
and  his  brethren. 

8  *'Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
call  upon  his  name,  make  known 
his  deeds  among  the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  un- 
to him,  talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous 
works. 

10  (ilory  ye  in  his  holy  name  :  let 
the  heart  of  them  rcyoice  that  seek 
the  Loud. 

11  Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength, 
seek  his  face  continually. 

12  Kemember  his  marvellous 
works  that  he  hath  done,  his 
wonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his 
mouth ; 

l'>  O  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant, 

ye  children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen 

ones. 

494 


14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God ;  his 
judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his 
covenant ;  the  word  which  he  com- 
manded to  a  thousand  generations; 

IG  J^Jceu  of  the  ""  covenant  which  he 
made  with  Abraham,  and  of  his 
oath  unto  Isaac ; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same 
to  Jacob  for  a  law,  and  to  Israel 
for  an  everlasting  covenant, 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give 
the  land  of  Canaan,  ^  the  lot  of 
your  inheritance ; 

19  When  ye  were  but  ^few,  ^even 
a  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

20  Aiid  when  they  went  from  na- 
tion to  nation,  and  from  one  king- 
dom to  another  people ; 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do 
them  wrong:  yea,  he  ^reproved 
kings  for  their  sakes, 

22  Sayinf/,  ''  Touch  not  mine 
anointed,  and  do  my  projDhets  no 
harm. 

23  'Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the 
earth ;  shew  forth  from  day  to  day 
his  salvation. 

24  Declare  his  glory  among  the 
heathen ;  his  marvellous  works* 
among  all  nations. 

25  Tor  great  is  the  Lord,  and 
greatly  to  be  praised:  he  also  is 
to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

20  For  all  the  gods ''  of  the  i)eople 
are  idols :  but  the  Lord  made  the 
heavens. 

27  Glory  and  honour  are  in  his 
presence ;   strength   and 
are  in  his  place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kin- 
dreds of  the  people,  give  unto  the 
LoiiD. glory  and  strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory 
due  unto  his  name :  bring  an  otter- 
ing, and  come  before  him :  worship 
the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  fill  the  earth : 
the  world  also  shall  be  stable,  that 
it  be  not  moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and 
let  the  earth  rejoice:  and  let  men 
say  among  the  nations,  The  Lord 
reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof:  let  the  fields  rejoice, 
and  all  that  is  therein. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1U42. 


gladness 


«  Gen.  17.  2. 
&  26.  3.  & 
28. 13.  &  35. 
11. 

/ 


t Ileb. 
the  cord. 


t  Heb.  men 

of  number. 

f  Gen.  34. 30. 


e  Gen.  12. 17. 
&  20.  3. 
Ex.  7. 15-18. 

b  Ps.  105. 15. 


i  Ps.  tW.l,  &c. 


k  Lev.  19.  4. 


il 


Levites  left  to  wait  on  the  ar]c.  I.  CHRONICLES. 


Nathmi's  message  to  David. 


Before 
on  HIST 

iib(iull042. 


IPs.  lOfi.I.  &  ; 
lor. i.&n.s.  t 

1.  &  IX.  1. 


■"  Vs.  Mi.  47, 


"  1  Kings  8. 
15. 


'  Deut.2r.l0. 


Pch.  21.29. 

2  Chr.  1.  .!. 

.MlKinss3.4. 


■■  Ex.  29.  W. 

Num.  2.S.  ;i. 
i  Hi'b.  in  the 

morfihig, 

ami  i)t  the 

evening. 


•  ver.  34. 
2  Chr.  a.  1.3. 
&  7.  .■?.  " 
KzraS.  11. 
Jer.  33. 11. 


I  Heb.  for 
the  gate. 

■2Sam.  G. 
19,  20. 


33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the 
wood  sing  out  at  the  presence  of 
the  Loud,  because  he  cometh  to 
judge  the  earth. 

34  'O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lokd; 
for  he  is  good;  for  liis  mercy  en- 
(lureth  for  ever. 

35  '"And  say  ye,  Save  us,  O  God 
of  our  salvation,  and  gather  us  to- 
gether, and  deliver  us  from  the 
heathen,  that  we  may  giv(?  thanks 
to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory  in  thy 
praise. 

3G  "Blessed  le  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  for  ever  and  ever.  And  all 
"the  people  said,  Amen,  and  praised 
the  LoiiD. 

37  \  So  he  left  there  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
Asaph  and  his  brethren,  to  minis- 
ter before  the  ark  continuallv,  as 
every  day's  work  required  : 

'38  And  Obed-edom  with  their 
brethren,  threescore  and  eight; 
Obed-edom  also  the  son  of  Jedu- 
thun  and  Hosali  to  he  porters : 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and  liis 
brethren  the  priests,  'before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  "in  the 
high  place  that  was  at  Gibeon, 

40  To  otter  burnt  offerings  unto 
the  Lord  upon  the  altar  of  the 
burnt  otfering  continually  'hnorn- 
ing  and  evening,  and  to  do  accord- 
ing to  all  that  is  written  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  which  he  com- 
manded Israel ; 

41  And  Avith  them  Heman  and 
Jeduthun,  and  the  rest  that  were- 
chosen,  who  were  expressed  by 
name,  to  give  thanks  to  the  Lord, 
*  because  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever ; 

42  And  with  them  Heman  and 
Jeduthun  with  trumpets  and  cym- 
bals for  tliose  that  should  make  a 
sound,  and  with  musical  instru- 
ments of  God.  And  the  sons  of 
Jeduthun  ivere  *  porters. 

43  ^And  all  the  people  departed 
evei'y  man  to  his  house :  and  David 
returned  to  bless  his  house. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Xathmi  first  aj^provbig  the  purpose  of  David,  to 
build  God  a  house,  o  ojter  by  the  word  of  (Jod  for- 
biddeth  hitn.  \\.  He  protniseth  him  ble.mnr/s  and 
benefits  in  his  seed.  Itt  David's  prayer  and  Ihauks- 
giving. 


NOW  "it  came  to  pass,  as  Da- 
vid sat  in  his  house,  that  Da- 
vid said  to   Nathan   the  prophet, 
Lo,  I  dwell  in  a  house  of  cedars, ! 
but  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  i 
Lord  remaiueth  under  curtains. 

2  Then  Nathan  said  unto  David, 
Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart;  for 
God  is  with  thee. 

3  "i  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
night,  that  the  word  of  God  came 
to  Nathan,  saying, 

4  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Tliou  shalt 
not  build  me  a  house  to  dwell  in : 

5  For  I  have  not  dwelt  in  a  house 
since  the  day  that  I  brought  up 
Israel  unto  this  day ;  but  *  have 
gone  from  tent  to  tent,  and  from 
one  tabernacle  to  another, 

()  AVheresoever  I  have  w^alked 
with  all  Israel,  spake  I  a  w^ord  to 
any  of  the  judges  of  Israel,  whom 
I  commanded  to  feed  my  people, 
saying,  Why  have  ye  not  built  me 
a  house  of  cedars  1 

7  JSow  therefore  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  my  servant  David,  Thns 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  took 
thee  from  the  sheei)Cote,  even  ^from 
following  the  sheep,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  ruler  over  my  people 
Israel : 

8  And  I  have  been  with,  thee 
whithersoever  thou  hast  walked, 
and  have  cut  oft'  all  thine  enemies 
from  before  thee,  and  have  made 
thee  a  name  like  the  name  of  the 
great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

9  Also  I  will  ordain 'a  place  for 
my  people  Israel,  and  will  plant 
them,  and  they  shall  dwell  in  their 
place,  and  shall  be  moved  no  more; 
neither  shall  the  children  of  wick- 
edness waste  them  any  more,  as  at 
the  beginning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I  com- 
manded judges  to  he  over  my  peo- 
ple Israel.  Sloreover  I  will  snlxlue 
all  thine  enemies.  Furthermore  I 
tell  thee,  that  the  Lord  will  build 
thee  a  house. 

11  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when    thy  days  be   expired  that  I 
thou  must  go  to  he  with  thy  fathers,  j 
that  I  will  raise  up  thy  seed  after 
thee,  which  shall  be  of  thy  sons; 

495 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  lOfl. 

"2  Sum.  7.1, 


t ITcb. 
hate  been. 


f  Ilcb. 
from  after. 


DavkVs  prayer 


I.  OHEONICLES. 


and  tliaiiksgiving . 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1U42. 


b  2  Sara.  7. 
U,  15. 


dSSamJ.lS. 


tHcb. 
greataesies. 


will    establish,    his 


king- 


"=  Luke  1.33. 


and    I 
dom. 

12  He  shall  hnild  me  a  house,  and 
I  will  stablish  his  throne  for  ever. 

13  •''I  will  be  his  father,  and  he 
shall  be  my  son:  and  I  will  not 
take  my  mercy  away  from  him,  as 
I  took  it  from  him  that  was  before 
thee: 

14  But  'I  will  settle  him  in  mine 
house  and  in  my  kingdom  for  ever: 
and  his  throne  shall  be  established 
for  evermore. 

15  According  to  all  these  words, 
and  according  to  all  this  vision,  so 
did  Xatlian  speak  unto  David. 

16  "i  ''And  David  the  king  came 
and  sat  before  the  Loud,  and  said, 
Who  am  I,  O  Lord  God,  and  wliat 
is  mine  house,  that  thou  hast 
brought  me  hitherto  ? 

17  And  yet  this  was  a  small  thing 
in  thine  eye.s,  O  God ;  for  thou 
hast  also  si^oken  of  thy  servant's 
house  for  a  great  while  to  come, 
and  hast  regarded  me  according  to 
the  estate  of  a  man  of  high  degree, 
O  LoKD  God. 

18  What  can  David  spcalv  more  to 
thee  for  the  lionour  of  thy  servant  I 
for  thou  knowest  thy  servantf 

19  O  Lord,  for  thy  servant's  sake, 
and  according  to  thine  own  heart, 
hast  thou  done  all  this  gTeatness, 
in  making  known  all  these  ^  great 
things. 

20  6  Lord,  there  is  none  like  thee, 
neither  is  there  any  God  besides 
thee,  according  to  all  that  we  have 
heard  with  our  ears. 

21  aVnd  what  one  nation  in  the 
earth  is  like  thy  people  Israel, 
whom  God  went  to  redeem  to  he 

I  his  o.wn  people,  to  make  thee  a 
name  of  greatness  and  terribleness, 
]>y  driving  out  nations  from  before 
thy  peoi)le,  whom  thou  hast  re- 
deemed out  of  Egypt  ? 

22  For  thy  people  Israel  didst 
thou  mnke  thine  own  peoi)le  for 
ever;  and  thou,  Loud,  becamest 
their  God. 

23  Therefore  now.  Lord,  let  the 
thing  that  thou  hast  si)oken  con- 
cerning thy  servant  and  concern- 

;  ing  ins   house   be   estaldislicd  for 
I  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 
I  490 


24  Let  it  even  be  established,  that 
thy  name  may  be  magnified  for 
ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts  is 
the  God  of  Israel,  even  a  God  to  Is- 
rael :  and  let  the  house  of  David 
thy  servant  le  established  before 
thee. 

25  For  thou,  O  my  God,  ^hast  told 
thy  servant  that  thou  wilt  build 
him  a  house :  therefore  thy  servant 
hath  found  in  his  heart  to  pray  be- 
fore thee. 

26  And  now.  Lord,  thou  art  God, 
and  hast  x>i'omised  this  goodness 
unto  thy  servant : 

27  Xow  therefore  "let  it  please 
thee  to  bless  the  house  of  thy  serv- 
ant, that  it  may  be  before  thee  for 
ever:  for  thou  blessest,  O  Lord, 
and  it  shall  he  blessed  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XYIII. 

1  David  siibdueth  (he  Philistmes  and  the  Moabitea. 
'6  He  smiteth  Hadarezer  and  the  SyHanit.  9  Twt 
seiideth  Hudoram  with  jwcscntx  to  bless  David.  11 
The  presents  and  the  spoil  David  dcdicateth  to  God. 
13  He  putteth  f/arrisoim  in  Edom.  14  David'' s  offi- 
cers. 

NOW  after  this  ""it  came  to 
pass,  that  David  smote  the 
Philistines,  an<l  subdued  them,  and 
took  Gatli  and  her  towns  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab;  and  the 
Moabites  became  David's  servants, 
and  brought  gifts. 

3  ^\  And  David  smote  "  Hadarezer 
king  of  Zobah  unto  Hamath,  as  he 
went  to  stablish  his  dominion  by 
the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a 
thou.sand  chariots,  and  'seven  thou- 
sand horsemen,  and  twenty  thou- 
sand footmen :  David  also  houghed 
all  the  chariot  horses,  but  reserved 
of  them  a  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of  ♦Da- 
mascus came  to  help  Hadarezer 
king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand 
men. 

6  Then  David  put  fiarrisons  in 
S^Tia-damascus;  and  tlie  Syrians 
became     David's     servants,     and 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1U42. 


T  Heb.  linFt 
rer€a\efl  the 
ear  or  thy 
servant. 


II  Or,  it  hath 
pleased 
thee. 


about  1040. 
»2  Sam.  8.1, 


II  Or, 

hctftadezery 
"I  Sam.  8. 3. 


l>2Sam.R.  4, 
seven  huiid' 
red. 


tHcb. 
JDarmesek, 


broufi'ht 


gifts. 


Thus    the    Lord 


l)reserved  David  whithersoever  he 
went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of 
gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 


il 


David  siCbduetli  Ms  enemies. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


David''s  message  to  Haniin. 


Before 

CHRIST 

iibout  1U40. 

II  Called  in 
the  hook  of 
Saimiul 
Hetdh^  and 
/ierothai. 

'  I  Kings  7. 

L'Chr.  4.12, 
15,  10. 


II  Or,  Tot. 
■J.  Sam.  8.  9. 


II  Or,  Joram, 
;.'Sam.«.  10. 

II  Ov, 

to  sahite, 
tUch. 

to  bless. 


i  lleb.  tf'as 
the  man  (if 
wars. 


t  Hcb.  _ 
Abshai. 


<l2Sam.8.13. 
■•  2  Sam.8.14, 


I  Or,  rem€m~ 
brancei: 


II  Called 
A/iitnelPcht 

liSaia.  y.ir. 

II  Called 
.Se}-aiahj 
2  Sam.  8.17, 
and  Shv<ha, 
1  Kings  4. U. 

'2  Sam.  8.18. 


tHeb. 
«( the  hand 
of  the  king. 


about  ]d37. 
"2  Sam. 10.1, 


Hadarezer,  aud  brought  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  Likewise  from  "  Tibhath,  and 
from  Chun,  cities  of  JIadare/er, 
brought  David  very  mucli  brass, 
wherewith  'Solomon  made  the  bra- 
zen sea,  and  the  i)illars,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass. 

9  ^  Now  when  "Ton  king  of  Ila- 
math  heard  how  David  had  smitten 
all  the  host  of  Hadarezer  king  of 
Zobah ; 

10  He  sent  "Hadoram  his  son  to 
king  David,  "to  inquire  of  his  wel- 
fare, and  Ho  congratulate  him,  be- 
cause he  had  fought  against  Hadar- 
ezer, and  smitten  him ;  (for  Hadar- 
ezer Uiad  war  with  Tou;)  and  with 
him  all  manner  of  vessels  of  gold 
aud  silver  and  brass. 

11  ^1  Them  also  king  David  dedi- 
cated unto  the  Lokd,  with  the  sil- 
ver and  the  gold  that  he  brouglit 
from  all  these  nations ;  from  Edom, 
and  from  Moab,  and  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Phi- 
listines, and*  from  Amalek. 

12  Moreover,  ^Abishai  the  son  of 
Zeruiah  slew  of  the  Edomites  in  the 
valley  of  salt  ''eighteen  thousand. 

13  *[[  *And  he  i)ut  garrisons  in 
Edom;  and  all  the  Edomites  be- 
came David's  servants.  Thus  the 
Lord  preserved  David  whitherso- 
ever he  went. 

14  1  So  David  reigned  over  all 
Israel,  and  executed  judgment  and 
justice  among  all  his  people. 

15  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
was  over  the  host;  and  Jehosha- 
phat  the  son  of  Ahilud,  "  recorder ; 

IG  Aud  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
and  "Abimelech  the  son  of  Abia- 
thar,  were  the  priests ;  and  "  Sliav- 
sha  was  scribe ; 

17  ^And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada  tvas  over  the  Cherethites 
and  the  Pelethites;  and  the  sons 
of  David  were  chief  •+ about  the 
king. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  DavicVs  messeyigers,  se7it  to  comfort  Hanun  the  smi 
of  Nahash,  arc  viUanonsly  entreated.  6  77te  Am- 
mo)iU£x,  strenijthened  by  the  Syrians,  are  overcome 
by  Joab  and  Abishai.  16  Shophach,  making  a  new 
supply  of  the  Syriaii.i,  is  slain  by  David. 

NOW  Ht  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Xahasli  the  king  of  the 

3'i 


children  of  Ammon  died,  and  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  David  said,  I  will  shew^ 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  because  his  fatlu'r  shewed 
kindness  to  me.  And  David  sent 
messengers  to  comfort  him  con- 
cerning his  father.  So  the  serv- 
ants of  David  came  into  the  land 
of  the  children  of  Ammon  to  Ha- 
nun, to  comfort  him. 

o  Put  the  princes  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  said  to  Hanun,  'Tiiink- 
est  thou  tlijit  David  doth  honour 
thy  father,  that  he  hath  sent  com- 
forters unto  thee  1  are  not  his  serv- 
ants come  unto  thee  for  to  search, 
and  to  overthrow,  and  to  spy  out 
the  laud  ? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's 
servants,  and  shaved  them,  and  cut 
off  their  garments  in  the  midst  hard 
by  their  buttocks,  and  sent  them 
away. 

5  Then  there  went  certain.,  and 
told  David  how  the  men  were 
served ;  and  he  sent  to  meet  them : 
for  the  men  were  greatly  ashamed. 
And  the  king  said.  Tarry  at  Jeri- 
cho until  your  beards  be  grown, 
and  then  return. 

6  T[  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  they  had  made 
themselves  ^  odious  to  David,  Ha- 
nun and  the  children  of  Ammon 
sent  a  thousand  talents  of  silver  to 
hire  them  chariots  and  horsemen 
out  of  Mesopotamia,  and  out  of 
Syria-maachah,  ^and  out  of  Zobah. 

7  So  they  hired  thirty  and  two 
thousand  chariots,  and  the  king  of 
Maachah  and  his  people ;  w^ho 
came  and  pitched  before  Medeba. 
And  the  children  of  Ammon  gath- 
ered themselves  together  from  their 
cities,  and  came  to  battle. 

8  And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he 
sent  Joab,  and  aU  the  host  of  the 
mighty  men. 

9  And  the  children  of  Ammon 
came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in 
array  before  the  gate  of  the  city : 
and  the  kings  that  were  come  ivere 
by  themselves  in  the  field. 

10  Now  when  Joab  saw  that  Uhe 
battle  was  set  against  him  before 
and  behind,  he  chose  out  of  all  the 

497 


Before 
ClIKIST 

about  1037. 


tlleb.  J,i 
thine  e;/es 
doth  Da- 
vid, !(c. 


t  Heb. 
to  stink. 


t>ch.  18.5,9. 


about  1037. 


t  lleb.  the 
face  of  the 
battle  was. 


The  Ammonites  overcome. 


I.  CHEOmCLES. 


Rabbali  talien  and  spoiled. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  Hj37. 

II  Or, 
l/ouvg  me)i. 

Illeb. 
Abshai. 


about  1036. 


II  That  is. 
Kuphrates. 

li  Or, 
Shobach, 
2  Sam.  10. 
16. 


"choice  of  Israel,  and  put  them  in 
array  against  tbe  Syrians. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he 
delivered  unto  the  hand  of  ^Abishai 
his  brother,  and  they  set  themselves 
in  array  against  the  children  of 
Amnion. 

12  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians  be 
too  strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt 
help  me:  but  if  the  children  of 
Ammon  be  too  strong  for  thee, 
then  I  will  help  thee. 

13  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us 
behave  ourselves  valiantly  for  our 
people,  and  for  the  cities  of  our 
God:  and  let  the  Lord  do  tliat 
ivhich  is  good  in  liis  sight. 

14  So  Joab  and  the  people  that 
were  with  him  drew  nigh  before 
the  Syrians  unto  the  battle;  and 
they  fled  before  him. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Am- 
mon saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled, 
they  likewise  fled  before  Abishai 
his  brother,  and  entered  into  the 
city.   Then  Joab  came  to  Jerusalem. 

16  ^  And  when  the  Syrians  saw 
that  they  were  put  to  the  worse 
before  Israel,  they  sent  messen- 
gers, and  drew  forth  the  Syrians 
that  were  beyond  the  n  river :  and 
"  Shophach  the  captain  of  the  host 
of  Hadarezer  went  before  them. 

17  And  it  was  told  David;  and 
he  gathered  all  Israel,  and  passed 
over  Jordan,  and  came  upon  them, 
and  set  the  battle  in  array  against 
them.  So  when  David  had  put  the 
battle  in  array  against  the  Syrians, 
they  fought  with  him. 

18  But  the  Syrians  fled  before  Is- 
rael; and  David  slew  of  the  Syrians 
seven  thousand  men  which  f on (jht  in 
chariots,  and  forty  thousand  foot- 
men, and  killed  Shophach  the  cap- 
tain of  the  host. 

19  And  when  the  servants  of 
Htwlarezer  saw  that  they  were  put 
to  the  worse  ])efore  Israel,  they 
made  p(;ace  with  David,  and  be- 
came his  servants:  neither  would 
the  Syrians  help  the  children  ol" 
Ammon  any  more. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Rabhah  is  bcskr/ed  by  Joab,  xpoilcd  by  David,  and 
the  people  thereof  tiirlurcd.  4  Three  (/ianlx  are  slain 
in  three  several  werthrows  of  the  I'hilistines. 

498 


A  ND  ^  it  came  to  pass,  that  ♦  after 
JlX.  the  year  was  expired,  at  the 
time  that  kings  go  out  to  hattle, 
Joab  led  forth  the  power  of  the 
army,  and  wasted  the  country  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  came 
and  besieged  Eabbah.  But  David 
tarried  at  Jerusalem.  And  'Joab 
smote  Eabbah,  and  destroyed  it. 

2  And  David  Hook  the  crown  of 
their  king  from  off  his  head,  and 
found  it  *  to  weigh  a  talent  of  gold, 
and  there  were  precious  stones  in 
it;  and  it  was  set  upon  David's 
head :  and  he  brought  also  exceed- 
ing unich  spoil  out  of  the  city. 

3  And  he  brouglit  out  the  people 
that  u'ere  in  it,  and  cut  them  with 
saws,  and  with  harrows  of  iron, 
and  with  axes.  Even  so  dealt  Da- 
vid with  all  the  cities  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon.  And  David  and 
all  the  people  returned  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  ''  that  there  "  ^  arose  war  at 
I'  Gezer  with  the  Philistines ;  at 
which  time  "  Sibbechai  the  IIu- 
shathite  slew  "Sippai,  that  tvas  of 
the  children  of  "the  giant:  and 
they  were  subdued. 

5  And  there  was  war  again  with 
the  Philistines;  and  Elhanan  the 
sou  of  "  Jair  slew  Lahmi  the  broth- 
er of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  whose 
spear  staff  was  like  a  weaver's 
beam. 

C  And  yet  again  Hhere  was  war 
at  Gath,  where  was  *a  man  of  great 
stature,  whose  fingers  and  toes  icere 
four  and  twenty,  six  on  each  hand, 
and  six  on  each  foot :  and  he  also 
was  Hhe  son  of  the  giant. 

7  But  when  he  "  defied  Israel,  Jon- 
athan the  son  of "  Shimea  David's 
brother  slew  him. 

8  These  were  born  unto  the  giant 
in  Gath  ;  and  they  fell  by  the  hand 
of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his 
servants. 

CHAPTER  XXI.     . 

1  David,  tempted  by  Satan ,  forceth  Joab  to  nnmbcr  the 
2JCople.  5  27ie  niuiiber  of  the peojjle  being  bronejht, 
David  repcnteth  of  it.  9  David  having  three playuen 
propounded  by  Gad  chooseth  the  p^Milence.  14  After 
the  death  of  seventy  thousand,  David  by  repentance 
preventeth  the  destruction  <f  Jerusalem.  18  David, 
by  Gad\i  direction,  purclinseth  Oriian^s  threshing- 
Jioor:  where  having  built  an  altar,  God  giveth  a 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1035 


»2Sam.ll.l. 
tHeb.  at  the 

re/u)'ti  of' 
the  year. 


l-SSam.  12. 

2ti. 


about  1033. 
■■2  Sam.  12. 

iHeh.  the 

weight  of. 


about  1018. 

d2Sam.  21. 
18. 

11  Or. 

continued. 
t  Heb. 

flood. 
II  Or,  Gob. 
«ch.  11.29. 
II  Or,  Saph. 

2  Sam.  21. 

18. 
\\Or,Rapha. 


II  Called  al.w 
Jaare-ori:- 
gim, 

2  Sam.  21. 
1». 


f2  Sam.  21. 
20. 

t  Heb.  n 
man  of 
measure. 


t  ITcb.  dofn 
tothegwntf 
or,  JiU/jha. 

II  Or,  re- 
procichcd. 

II  Called 
Shnmmah^ 
1  Sam.  1U.9. 


David  nurtiberetli  Israel. 


I.  CHEONICLES. 


The  three  days'  iwstilence. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1017. 


"2  Sum.  24.1, 


1<  ch.  2".  23. 


■•  ch.  27,  24. 


t  Heb.  And 
it  was  evil 
in  the  eyes 
oftheLoRD 
concerning 
this  thing. 

•I  2  Sam.  24. 
10. 


•2  Sam.  12. 
13. 


fSeel  Sam. 
9.9. 


t  Heb. 
ilietch  out. 


tHeb.  Take 

to  thee. 
82  Sam.  24. 

13. 


dg  11  of  his  favour  hy  fire.,  and  Maycth  (he  plaguf.. 
28  David  sacriflcelh  there,  being  restrained  from 
Gibeou  by  fear  of  the  angel. 

AND  ^ Satan  stood  n])  against 
XjL  Israel,  and  i)ro\okcd  i)avid 
to  niiiuber  Israel. 

2  And  David  said  to  Joab  and  to 
the  rulers  of  the  people,  Go,  num- 
ber Israel  from  Beer-sheba  even  to 
Dan ;  ^  and  bring-  the  luimber  of 
them  to  me,  that  I  may  know  it. 

3  And  Joab  answered,  The  Lord 
make  his  people  a  hundred  times 
so  many  more  as  they  he:  but,  my 
lord  the  king,  are  they  not  all  my 
lord's  servants  ?  why  then  doth  my 
lord  require  this  thing?  why  will 
he  be  a  cause  of  trespass  to  Israel  ? 

4  Nevertheless  the  king's  word 
prevailed  against  Joab.  Where- 
fore Joab  departed,  and  went 
throughout  all  Israel,  and  came  to 
Jerusalem. 

5  1^  And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of 
the  number  of  the  people  unto  Da- 
vid. And  all  they  of  Israel  were  a 
thousand  thousand  and  a  hundred 
thousand  men  that  drew  sword : 
and  Judah  tvas  four  hundred  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  that 
drew  sword. 

6  '^But  Levi  and  Benjamin  count- 
ed he  not  among  them :  for  the 
king's  word  was  abominable  to 
Joab. 

7  ^And  God  was  displeased  with 
this  thing ;  therefore  he  smote  Is- 
rael. 

8  And  David  said  unto  God,  '^I 
have  sinned  greatly,  because  I  have 
done  this  thing:  ^but  now,  I  be- 
seech thee,  do  away  the  iniquity 
of  thy  servant;  for  I  have  done 
very  foolishly. 

9  ^[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Gad,  David's  ^seer,  saying, 

10  Go  and  tell  David,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I '  offer  thee 
three  things:  choose  thee  one  of 
them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee. 

11  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and 
said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
t  Choose  thee 

12  ^Eitjier  three  years'  famine; 
or  three  months  to  be  destroyed 
before  thy  foes,  while  tliat  the 
sword  of  thine  enemies  overtaketh 


thee;  or  else  three  days  the  sword 
of  the  Lord,  even  the  pestilence, 
ill  the  land,  and  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  destroying  throughout  all 
the  coasts  of  Israel.  Now  there- 
fore advise  thyself  what  word  I 
shall  bring  again  to  him  that  sent 
me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I 
am  in  a  great  strait:  let  me  fall 
now  into  the  hand  of  the  Lord  ; 
for  very  "great  are  his  mercies: 
but  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man. 

14  1  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence 
u])on  Israel :  and  there  fell  of  Is- 
rael seventy  thousand  men. 

15  And  God  sent  an  ''angel  unto 
Jerusalem  to  destroy  it :  and  as  he 
was  destroying,  the  Lord  beheld, 
and  'he  repented  him  of  the  evil, 
and  said  to  the  angel  that  destroy- 
ed. It  is  enougli,  stay  now  thine 
hand.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  by  the  threshingfloor  of  "  Or- 
nan  the  Jebusite. 

16  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  ''saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stand  between  the  earth  and  the 
heaven,  having  a  drawn  sword  in 
his  hand  stretched  out  over  Jeru- 
salem. Then  David  and  the  elders 
of  Israel,  who  were  clothed  in  sack- 
cloth, fell  upon  their  faces. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is 
it  not  I  that  commanded  the  i)eo- 
ple  to  be  numbered  ?  even  I  it  is 
that  have  sinned  and  done  evil  in- 
deed ;  but  as  for  these  sheep,  what 
have  they  done  1  let  thine  hand,  I 
pray  thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  be  on 
me,  and  on  my  father's  house ;  but 
not  on  thy  people,  that  they  should 
be  plagued. 

18  1  Then  the '  angel  of  the  Lord 
commanded  Gad  to  say  to  David, 
that  David  should  go  up,  and  set 
up  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the 
threshingtioor  of  Oman  the  Jebu- 
site. 

19  And  David  went  up  at  the 
saying  of  Gad,  which  he  spake  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

20  "And  Oman  turned  back,  and 
saw  the  angel;  and  his  four  sons 
with  him  hid  themselves.  Now 
Oman  was  threshing  wheat. 

499 


Before 

CIIKIST 

1017. 


I  Or,  many. 


h  2  Sam.  24. 


■  See  Gen.G. 
6. 


II  Or. 

Arnunah, 
■J.  Sam.  24. 

la 


k2Chr.  3. 1. 


l2Chr.  3. 1. 


II  Or. 
When  Or- 
nan  turned 

tKlch  (Old 

faw  the  an- 
gfl,  tiu-n  he 
and  his/our 
son.^  irith 
hint  hid 
themselves. 


God  stmjeth  the  plague. 


I.  CHKONICLES. 


David^s  charge 


Before 
CHRIST 

1017. 


tHeb.  Give. 


"  2  Sara.  24. 
24. 


"  Lev.  9.  24. 
2  Chr.  3. 1. 
&7. 1. 


°  ch.  1&  39. 


t  I  KinRS  .3. 
•4. 

ch.  !<)..'». 
a  Chr.  1.  3. 


21  And  a.s  David  came  to  Oman, 
Oman  looked  and  saw  David,  and 
went  out  of  the  tlire.shingfloor,  and 
bowed  himself  to  David  with  his 
face  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman, 
^ Grant  me  the  i)lace  of  this  thresh- 
ingfloor,  that  I  maj^  build  an  altar 
therein  unto  the  Lord  :  thou  shalt 
grant  it  me  for  the  full  price :  that 
the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the 
peoi)le. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David, 
Take  it  to  thee,  and  let  iny  lord 
the  king  do  that  which  is  good  in 
his  eyes :  lo,  I  give  thee  the  oxen 
also  for  burnt  offerings,  and  the 
threshing  instruments  for  wood, 
and  the  wheat  for  the  meat  offer- 
ing ;  I  give  it  all. 

24  And  king  David  said  to  Oman, 
Nay;  but  I  will  verily  buy  it  for 
the  full  price :  for  I  will  not  take 
that  which  is  thine  for  the  Lord, 
nor  offer  burnt  offerings  without 
cost. 

25  So  "'David  gave  to  Oman  for 
the  place  six  hundred  shekels  of 
gold  by  weight. 

26  And  David  built  there  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  and  i^eace  offerings,  and 
called  upon  the  Lord;  and  "he 
answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire 
upon  the  altar  of  burnt  offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  commanded  the 
angel;  and  he  i)ut  up  his  sword 
again  into  the  sheath  thereof. 

28  ^  At  that  time  when  David 
saw  that  the  Lord  had  answered 
him  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Oman 
the  Jebusite,  then  he  sacrificed 
there. 

29  "For  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord,  which  Moses  made  in  the 
wilderness,  and  the  altar  of  the 
burnt  ottering,  were  at  that  season 
in  llie  liigh  jtlace  at  ''Gibeon. 

.'30  J5ut  David  could  not  go  before 
it  to  iiHiuire  of  God:  for  he  was 
afraid  becan.se  of  the  sword  of  the 
angel  of  the  Lord. 

C^HA1»TEK  XXIL 

1  JJamd,  fi)rek)unnti<i  Ihc  j>lace  of  llie  lenipJe,  pre- 
pnreih  uhiiridaiicf  Jor  l/ic  buUdiiif)  nj  it.  C  He  in- 
striictfilfi  Solomon  in  (Jod'x  proi/iues,  mid  /u'.s  duly 
i)i  huiUliiii/  t/ie  Uni])ie.  17  Jlc  c/iaiycth  the  princen 
to  a.i.sixt  hU  son. 

500 


THEN  David  said,  ^'This  is  the 
house  of  the  Lord  God,  and 
this  is  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offer- 
ing for  Israel. 

2  And  David  commanded  to  gath- 
er together  *"  the  strangers  that  were 
in  the  land  of  Israel ;  and  he  set 
masons  to  hew  wrought  stones  to 
build  the  house  of  God. 

3  And  David  prepared  iron  in 
abundance  for  the  nails  for  the 
doors  of  the  gates,  and  for  the 
joinings ;  and  brass  in  abundance 
"  without  weight ; 

4  Also  cedar  trees  in  abundance : 
for  the  '^Zidonians  and  thev  of  Tyre 
brought  much  cedar  wood  to  Da- 
vid. 

.5  And  David  said,  ''Solomon  my 
son  is  young  and  tender,  and  the 
house  that  is  to  be  builded  for  the 
Lord  must  he  exceeding  magnifi- 
cal,  of  fame  and  of  glory  through- 
out all  countries :  I  will  therefore 
now  make  preparation  for  it.  So 
David  prej^ared  abundantly  before 
his  death. 

6  ^  Then  he  called  for  Solomon 
his  son,  and  charged  him  to  build 
a  house  for  tlie  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

7  And  David  said  to  Solomon,  My 
son,  as  for  me,  ^it  was  in  my  mind 
to  build  a  house  ^unto  the  name 
of  the  Lord  my  God : 

8  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  me,  saying,  ''Thou  hast  shed 
blood  abundantly,  and  hast  made 
great  wars :  thou  shalt  not  build  a 
house  unto  my  name,  because  thou 
hast  shed  much  blood  upon  the 
earth  in  my  sight. 

9  '  Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to 
thee,  who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest ; 
and  I  will  give  him  '^rest  from  all 
his  enemies  round  about:  for  his 
name  shall  be  "  Solomon,  and  I  will 
give  pcjice  and  quietness  unto  Is- 
rael in  his  davs. 

10  '  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my 
name;  and  '"he  shall  be  my  son, 
and  I  irill  he  his  father;  and  I  will 
establish  tlie  throne  of  his  kingdom 
over  Israel  for  ever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  "the  Lord  be 
with  thee;  and  i^rosper  thou,  and 
build  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  as  he  hath  said  of  thee. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1017. 

'  Deut.  12.  5. 

2  Sam.  24. 

18. 

ch.  21.18,19, 

26,28. 

2  Chr.  3.1. 
l>  1  Kings  9. 

21. 


'  vcr.  14. 
1  Kings  7. 
47. 


d  1  KinRS  5. 
6. 


=  ch.  29. 1. 


(2  Sam.  r.  2. 
1  Kings  8. 
17. 

ch.  17.  1.& 
I'.S.  2. 

e  Deut.  12. 5, 
11. 

li  1  Kings  5. 
3. 
ch.  2S.  3. 


>  ch.  28.  5. 


kl  Kin^s  4. 
25.  &  5.  4. 


|l  That  is. 
Peaceable. 


1 2  Sam.  7.13. 

1  KinpsS..'!. 

ch.  17.12,13. 

&  28.  (J. 
"  lleb.  1.  5. 


"  vcr.  16 


d\ 


to  Solomon. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  sons  of  Koliath. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1017. 


"1  Kings  3.9, 
Ps.  72. 1. 


fjosh.  1.7,8- 
ch.  28.  7. 


1  Dent.  31. 7, 
Josh.  l.(!,7, 

y. 

ch.  28.  -20. 

\'t  Or,  in.  my 
poutyty. 


'  An  ver.  3. 


11  That  is, 
jitagon^  and 
cafpenters. 


'ver.  11. 


'  Deut.  12.10. 
.Tush.  22.  4. 
2  Sum.  7.  1. 
ch.  23.  25. 


''2Chr.20.3. 


^IKinRsS. 
(!,  21. 

2  Chr.  5.  7. 
Si  6.  11. 


>'  ver.  7. 
1  KiliKS  5.3. 


1015. 
*1  Kings  1. 

.•w-aa. 

ch.  28.  5. 
1015. 


12  Only  the  Lord  "g-ive  tliee  wis- 
dom and  understanding,  and  give 
thee  charge  concerning  Israel,  that 
thou  niayest  keep  the  law  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

13  PThen  shalt  thou  prosper,  if 
thou  takest  heed  to  fulfil  the  stat- 
utes and  judgments  which  the 
Lord  charged  JMoses  with  con- 
cerning Israel :  *>  be  strong,  and  of 
good  courage;  (head  not,  nor  be 
dismayed. 

14  Now,  behold,  n  in  my  trouble 
I  have  prepared  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  a  hundred  thousand  tal- 
ents of  gold,  and  a  thousand  thou- 
sand talents  of  silver ;  and  of  brass 
and  iron  'without  weight;  for  it  is 
in  abundance:  timber  also  and 
stone  have  I  prepared;  and  thou 
mayest  add  thereto. 

15  Moreover,  there  are  workmen 
with  thee  in  abundance,  hewers 
and  "workers  of  stone  and  timber, 
and  all  manner  of  cunning  men  for 
every  manner  of  work, 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the 
brass,  and  the  iron,  there  is  no  num- 
ber. Arise  therefore,  and  be  doing, 
and  Hhe  Lord  be  with  thee. 

17  ^  David  also  commanded  all 
the  princes  of  Israel  to  help  Solo- 
mon his  son,  scnjiuffj 

18  Is  not  the  Lord  your  God 
with  you?  'and  hath  he  not  given 
you  rest  on  every  side  ?  for  he  hath 
given  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  mine  hand;  and  the  land  is 
subdued  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
fore his  people. 

19  Now  "set  your  heart  and  your 
soul  to  seek  the  Lord  your  God ; 
arise  therefore,  and  build  ye  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  God,  to 
'^  bring  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels 
of  God,  into  the  house  that  is 
to  be  built  'to  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  David  in  his  old  age  maketh  Solomon  king.  2  The 
number  and  distributiwi  of  the  Lcvites.  7  The  fam- 
ilies of  the  Gerahonites.  12  The  aotis  of  Kohath. 
21  The  soils  of  Merari.    24  The  office  of  the  Levites. 

SO  when  David  was  old  and  full 
of  days,  he  made  ^  Solomon  his 
son  king  over  Israel. 
2   ^  And  he  gathered  together 


all  the  princes  of  Israel,  with  the 
priests  and  the  Levites. 

3  Now  the  Levites  were  numbered 
from  tlu^  age  of  'thirty  years  and 
upward:  and  their  number  by  their 
polls,  man  by  man,  was  thirty  and 
eight  thousand. 

4  Of  which,  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand ivere  "  to  set  forward  the  worlv 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  and  six 
thousand  were  ''officers  and  judges: 

5  Moreover  four  thousand  were 
porters;  and  four  thousand  xn-aised 
the  Lord  with  the  instruments 
'^ which  I  made,  said  David,  to 
praise  therewith. 

G  And  'David  divided  them  into 
^courses  among  the  sons  of  Levi, 
namely,  Gershon,  Kohath,  and  Mer- 
ari. 

7  ^  Of  the  ^Gershonites  ivere 
"Laadan,  and  Shimei. 

8  The  sons  of  Laadan ;  the  chief 
was  Jehiel,  and  Zetham,  and  Joel, 
three. 

9  The  sons  of  Shimei ;  Shelomith, 
and  Haziel,  and  Haran,  three. 
These  were  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Laadan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shimei  were, 
Jahath,  "  Ziiia,  and  Jeush,  and  Be- 
riah.  These  four  were  the  sons  of 
Shimei. 

11  And  Jahath  was  the  chief,  and 
Zizah  the  second:  but  Jeush  and 
Beriah  ^  had  not  many  sons ;  there- 
fore they  were  in  one  reckoning, 
according  to  their  father's  house. 

12  *\\  *5The  sons  of  Kohath;  Am- 
ram,  Izhar,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel, 
four. 

13  The  sons  of  ^'Amram;  Aaron, 
and  Moses:  and  'Aaron  was  sep- 
arated, that  he  should  sanctify  the 
most  holy  things,  he  and  his  sons 
for  ever,  ^to  burn  incense  before 
the  Lord,  'to  minister  unto  him, 
and  "'to  bless  in  his  name  for  ever. 

14  Now  concerning  Moses  the  man 
of  God,  "his  sons  were  named  of 
the  tribe  of  Levi. 

15  "The  sons  of  Moses  ivere,  Ger- 
shom,  and  Eliezer. 

16  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom, 
'' "  Shebuel  was  the  chief. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  tvere, 
^  Rehabiah  "  the  chief.    And  Eliezer 

501 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 

(iboul  1045. 

I.  Num.  4.  3, 
47. 


II  Or, 
to  oversee. 


'  Deut.l(!.lS. 
ch.  20.  29. 
2  Chr.  19.  8. 


<i  See  2  Chr. 

29.  25,  2C. 
Amos  G.  5. 

'Ex.  G.  10. 

Nuni.2U.."7. 

ch.  li.  l.&c. 

2  Chr.  8. 14. 

&  29.  25. 
t  Heb. 

divisions. 


fell.  2(;.  21. 

II  Or,  Libiii. 
ch.  a.  17. 


IJOr,  ;?i2a7j, 
ver.  11. 


t  Heb.  did 
not  multiply 
soils. 


e  Ex.  G.  18. 


k  Ex.  6. 20. 

i  Ex.  28. 1. 
Heb.  5.  4. 


k  Ex.  30.  7. 

Num.  10.40. 

1  Sam.  2.28. 
1  Deut.  21. 5. 
"Num.  6.23. 


"  See  ch.  2G. 
23,  24,  25. 


"  Ex.  2.  22.  & 
18.  3,  4. 


Pch.-26.  24. 

II  Sh'Aae!, 
ch.  24.  29. 

I  eh.  26.  25. 

II  Or, 

the  Jirsl. 


Tlie  office  of  the  Levites. 


I.  OHEONIOLES. 


The  divisions 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1045. 

tHeb. 
were  hiqhhj 
multiplied. 

j|  S/ielnmoth, 
Ch.  L'4.  ±i. 

'  ch.  -M.  25. 


•ch.  24.  26. 


'ch.  24.  29. 

"ch.  24.  28. 


ll.Or, 

Innsmen. 
^  See  Num. 

3G.  6,  8. 
»ch.  24.  30. 


'Nuin.10.17, 
21. 


'ver27. 

See  Num. 

1.  3.  &4.  3. 

&8.  24. 

Ezra  3.  8. 
bch.  22. 18. 
I]  Or,  and  he 

ctwelleth  m 

JervioUm, 


'Num.  4.  5, 
&c. 


about  1015. 

t  Hcb. 

number. 


t  Heb.  their 
ttaiion  was 
at  the  hand 
of  the  sons 
of  Aaron  ^ 
Neh.  11.  24. 


d  Ex.  2.5.  30. 

'  Lev.  6.  20. 
ch.  1I.29,  &c. 

(Lev.  2.4. 
ULer.  2.5,7. 

flat  plate. 
I  l>ev.  li».  35. 


1  Num.  10.10. 
Fa.  81.  3. 


Lad  none  other  sons ;  but  the  sons 
of  Eehabiah  ^  were  very  many. 

18  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar ;  "  Shelo- 
mith  the  chief. 

19  'Of  the  sons  of  Hebron;  Je- 
riah  the  first,  Amariah  the  second, 
Jahaziel  the  third,  and  Jekameam 
the  fourth. 

,  20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Micah 
the  first,  and  Jesiah  the  second. 

21  1|  'The  sons  of  Merari;  Mahli, 
and  Mushi.  The  sons  of  Mahli; 
Eleazar,  and  *Kish. 

22  And  Eleazar  died,  and  "had 
no  sons,  but  daughters :  and  their 
"brethren  the  sons  of  Kish  Hook 
them. 

23  J  The  sons  of  Mushi;  Mahli, 
and  Eder,  and  Jeremoth,  thi-ee. 

24  •[  These  were  the  sons  of  'Levi 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers; 
even  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  as 
they  were  counted  by  number  of 
names  by  their  polls,  that  did  the 
work  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  from  the  age  of 
"^  twenty  years  and  upward. 

25  For  David  said.  The  Lord  God 
of  Israel  ^  hath  given  rest  unto  his 
people,  "that  they  may  dwell  in  Je- 
rusalem for  ever : 

2G  And  also  unto  the  Levites: 
they  shall  no  more  ''carry  the  tab- 
ernacle, nor  any  vessels  of  it  for 
the  service  thereof. 

27  For  by  the  last  words  of  David 
the  Levites  were  ^  numbered  from 
twenty  years  old  and  above : 

28  Because  t  their  office  was  to 
wait  on  the  sons  of  Aaron  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  courts,  and  in  the  chambers, 
and  in  the  purifying  of  all  holy 
things,  and  the  work  of  the  service 
of  the  house  of  God ; 

21)  Both  for  ''the  shewbread,  and 
for  'the  fine  flour  for  meat  ofier- 
ing,  and  for  Hhe  unleavened  cakes, 
and  for  ^'  that  ivhich  is  halced  in  the 
"pan,  and  for  that  which  is  fried, 
and  for  all  manner  of  ''measure 
and  size ; 

30  And  to  stand  every  morning 
to  thank  juid  praise  the  Lord,  and 
likewise  at  even ; 

31  And  to  oftV'r  all  burnt  sacrifices 
unto  the  Lord  'in  the  sabbaths,  in 

5m 


'  Num. 


1015. 

"Lev.  10.1. fi. 
Num.^Ai.tiO. 


•■Num.  3.  4. 
&  26.  01. 


the  new  moons,  and  on  the  ""set  j  ^^^^^j, 
feasts,  by  number,  according  to  the  about  lois. 
order  commanded  unto  them,  con-   ^ Lev.  23. 4. 
tinually  before  the  Lord  : 
32  And  that  they  should  'keep  i Num. lsj. 
the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  the  charge  of  } 
the  holy  place^  and  "'  the  charge  of 
the  sons  of  Aaron  their  brethren, 
in  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  The  divisions  of  the  sons  of  Aaroyi  by  lot  into  four 
and  twenty  orders.  20  The  Kohathites,  27  and  the 
Merarites  divided  by  lot. 

NOW  these  are  the  divisions  of 
the  sons  of  Aaron.  -^  The 
sons  of  Aaron  ;  Nadab  and  Abihu, 
Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

2  But  "Nadab  and  Abihu  died  be- 
fore their  father,  and  had  no  chil- 
dren: therefore  Eleazar  and  Itha- 
mar executed  the  priest's  office. 

3  And  David  distributed  them, 
both  Zadok  of  the  sous  of  Eleazar, 
and  Ahimelech  of  the  sons  of  Ith- 
amar, according  to  their  offices  in 
their  service. 

4  And  there  were  more  chief  men 
found  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar  than 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar;  and  thus 
were  they  divided.  Among  the 
sons  of  Eleazar  tliere  ivere  sixteen 
chief  men  of  the  house  of  tlieir  fa- 
thers, and  ei^ht  among  the  sons 
of  Ithamar  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers. 

5  Thus  were  they  divided  by  lot, 
one  sort  with  another;  for  the  gov- 
ernors of  the  sanctuary,  and  gov- 
ernors of  the  house  of  God,  were  of 
the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  of  the  sons 
of  Ithamar. 

6  And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaneel  the  scribe,  one  of  the  Le-  ] 
vites,  wrote  them  before  the  king, 
and  the  princes,  and  Zadok  the 
priest,  and  Ahimelech  the  son  of 
Abiathar,  and  before  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  priests  and  Le- 
vites :  one  ♦  principal  household 
being  taken  for  Eleazar,  and  &ne 
taken  for  Ithamar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to 
Jehoiarib,  the  second  to  Jedaiali, 

8  The  third  to  Harim,  the  fourth 
to  Seorim, 


tlleh. 
houfe  or" 
the/atJirr. 


I 


of  the  priests. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


TJie  nuniber  of  the  singers. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


■^  Neh.  12.  4, 
1". 
Luke  1.  5. 


dch.O.  25. 


'cli.  2^.  IG, 
:>hebtiel. 


fch.  Zi.  IT. 


S  rh.  ir,.  IS, 
tiheloinith. 


I'ch.  3.'i.ia.& 
26.31. 


i  Ex.  fi.  19. 
(di.  23.  21. 


k  ch.  2.x  22. 


Ich.  23.  23. 


9  The  fifth  to  Malchijah,  the  sixth 
to  Mijamin, 

10  The  seventli  to  Hakkoz,  the 
eighth  to  '^Abijah, 

11  The  ninth  to  Jeshuah,  the 
tenth  to  Shecaniah, 

12  The  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the 
twelfth  to  Jakini, 

13  The  thirteenth  to  Huppah,  the 
fourteenth  to  Jeshebeab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the 
sixteenth  to  Imnier, 

15  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the 
eighteenth  to  Aphses, 

IG  The  nineteenth  to  Pethaliiah, 
the  twentieth  to  Jehezekel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ja- 
chin,  the  two  and  twentieth  to 
Garnul, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to 
Delaiah,  the  four  and  twentieth  to 
Maaziah. 

19  These  were  the  orderings  of 
them  in  their  service  "^  to  come  in- 
to the  house  of  the  Lord,  accord- 
ing to  their  manner,  under  Aaron 
their  father,  as  the  Loud  God  of 
Israel  had  commanded  him. 

20  ^  And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of 
Levi  ivere  these:  Of  the  sons  of 
Amram;  "Shubael:  of  the  sous  of 
Shubael ;  Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning'  *^Eehabiah:  of  the 
sons  of  Rehabiah,  the  first  was  Is- 
shiah. 

22  Of  the  Izharites ;  ^Shelomoth: 
of  the  sons  of  Shelomoth  ;  Jahath. 

23  And  the  sons  of  ^'Hebron;  Je- 
riah  the  first,  Amariah  the  second, 
Jahaziel  the  third,  Jekameam  the 
fourth. 

24  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Michah : 
of  the  sons  of  Michah ;  Shamir. 

25  The  brother  of  Michah  was  Is- 
shiah:  of  the  sons  of  Isshiah; 
Zechariah. 

26  '  The  sons  of  Merari  were  Mahli 
and  Mushi:  the  sous  of  Jaaziah; 
Beno. 

27  1  The  sons  of  Merari  by  Ja- 
aziah; Beno,  and  Shoham,  and 
Zaccur,  and  Ibri. 

28  Of  Mahli  came  Eleazar,  Mvho 
had  no  sons. 

29.  Concerning  Kish:  the  son  of 
Kish  2vas  Jerahmeel. 
30    'The    sons    also    of   Mushi; 


INIahli,  and  Eder,  and  Jerimoth. 
These  irere  the  sons  of  the  Levites 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

31  These  likewise  cast  lots  over 
against  their  brethren  the  sons  of 
Aaron  in  the  i)resence  of  David  the 
king,  and  Zadok,  and  Ahimelech, 
and  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the 
priests  and  Levites,  even  the  prin- 
cipal fathers  over  against  their 
younger  brethren. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  TTie  number  and  offices  of  the  situjers.     8  Tlieir  di- 
vision by  lot  into  four  and  twenty  orders. 

MOREOVER  David  and  the 
captains  of  the  host  separa- 
ted to  the  service  of  the  sons  of 
'As,aph,  and  of  Heman,  and  of 
Jeduthun,  Avho  should  prophesy 
with  harps,  with  psalteries,  and 
with  cymbals :  and  the  number  of 
the  workmen  according  to  their 
service  was : 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph ;  Zaccur, 
and  Josei)h,  and  Xethaniah,  and 
I'Asarelah,  the  sons  of  Asaph  under 
the  hands  of  Asaph,  which  proph- 
esied *  according  to  the  order  of  the 
king. 

3  Of  Jeduthun  :  the  sons  of  Jedu- 
thun ;  Gedaliah,  and  "Zeri,  and 
Jeshaiah,  Hashabiah,  and  Matti- 
thiah,  "six,  under  the  hands  of 
their  father  Jeduthun,  who  proph- 
esied with  a  harp,  to  give  thanks 
and  to  praise  the  Lord. 

4  Of  Heman :  the  sons  of  Heman ; 
Bukkiah,  Mattaniah,"  Uzziel,"  Sheb- 
uel,  and  Jerimoth,  Hananiah,  Ha- 
naui,  Eliathah,  Giddalti,  and  Ro- 
mamti-ezer,  Joshbekashah,  Mal- 
lothi,  Hothir,  and  Mahazioth : 

5  All  these  were  the  sons  of  He- 
man  the  king's  seer  in  the  "  words 
of  God,  to  lift  up  the  horn.  And 
God  gave  to  Heman  fourteen  sons 
and  three  daughters, 

G  All  these  were  under  the  hands 
of  their  father  for  song  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  with  cymbals,  psal- 
teries, and  harps,  for  the  service  of 
the  house  of  God,  ''^according  to 
the  king's  order  to  Asaph,  Jed- 
uthun, and  Heman. 

7  So  the  number  of  them,  with 
their  brethren  that  were  instructed 
in  the  songs  of  the  Lord,  even  all 

503 


Before 
CUKIST 

1015. 


about  1015. 


•ch.6.,'B^, 


II  Otherwise 
culled 
./csharflah, 
ver.  14. 

i\ioh.h/ the 
htimh  of 
tlic  king : 
So  ver.  6. 


II  Or,  Izri, 
ver.  11. 


11  With 
Sliimci, 
mentioned 
ver.  ir. 


II  Or, 
Azareel, 
ver.  18. 

II  Or, 

ver.  20. 


II  Or, 
nMtters. 


t  Ileb.  by  the 
hancl:t  of 
the  king. 


The  divisions  of  the  singers. 


I.  chro:n^cles. 


The  divisions  of  the  porters. 


Before 

CHRIST 

abuut  10.5. 


'  2  Chr.23.13. 


that  were  ciiniiiDg,  was  two  hund- 
red fourscore  and  eig^lit. 

8  1  And  they  cast  lots,  ward 
against  u-ard^  as  well  the  small 
as  the  great,  'the  teacher  as  the 
scholar. 

9  ]N^ow  the  first  lot  came  forth  for 
Asaph  to  Joseph:  the  second  to 
Gedaliah,  who  with  his  brethren 
and  SODS  ivere  twelve : 

10  Tlie  third  to  Zaccur,  7ie,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere  twelve: 

11  The  fourth  to  Izri,  he^  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve : 

12  The  fifth  to  I^ethaniah,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

13  The  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesharelah,  he, 


his   sons,   and   his 


brethren,  were 


twelve : 

15  The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere  twelve: 

16  The   ninth   to  Mattaniah,  he, 


his   sons,   and   his 


brethren,  ivere 


twelve : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shimei,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

18  The  eleventh  to  Azareel,  he. 


his   sons,  and  his 


brethren,  ivere 


twelve 

19  The  twelfth  to  Hashabiah,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere 
twelve : 

20  The  thirteenth  to  Shubael,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mattithiah, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

22  The  fifteenth  to  Jeremoth,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere 
twelve : 

23  Tlie  sixteenth  to  Hananiah 


his   sons,  and  his 


,he, 
brethren,  were 


twelve 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joshbek 
ashah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  breth 


ren,  were  twelve 


25  The  <Mglite(Mith  to  ITanani,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

2G  The  nineteenth  to  Mallothi 


his   sous,  and   his 


,  he, 
brethren,   ivere 


twelve 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah,  he, 
504 


his   sons,  and  his   brethren,  were 
twelve : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ho- 
thir,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren, 
were  twelve : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to  Gid- 
dalti,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren, 
ivere  twelve : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to 
Mahazioth,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve : 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to  Ro- 
marati-ezer,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve. 

CHAPTEE  XXVI. 

1  The  divisions  of  the  porters.  13  The  gates  assigned 
by  lot.  20  TJie  Leviies  that  had  charge  of  the  treas- 
ures.    29  Officers  and  judges. 

COXCERNIXG  the  divisions  of 
the  porters :  Of  the  Korhites 
was  II  Meshelemiah  the  son  of  Kore, 
of  the  sons  of  "Asaph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemiah 
were,  Zechariah  the  firstborn,  Je- 
diael  the  second,  Zebadiah  the 
third,  Jathniel  the  fourth, 

3  Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  the 
sixth,  Elioenai  the  seventh. 

4  Moreover  the  sons  of  Obed- 
edom  were,  Shemaiah  the  firstborn, 
Jeliozabad  the  second,  Joah  the 
third,  and  Sacar  the  fourth,  and 
Xethaueel  the  fifth, 

5  Ammiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  the 
seventh,  Peulthai  the  eighth:  for 
God  blessed  nhim. 

6  Also  unto  Shemaiah  his  son 
were  sons  born,  that  ruled  through- 
out the  house  of  their  father:  for 
they  were  mighty  men  of  valour. 

7  The  sons  of  Shemaiah;  Otlmi, 
and  Rephael,  and  Obed,  Elzabad, 
whose  brethren  were  strong  men, 
Elihu,  and  Semachiah. 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  Obed- 
edom :  they  and  their  sons  and  their 
brethren,  able  men  for  strength  for 
the  ser^dce,  were  threescore  and  two 
of  Obed-edom. 

9  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons  and 
brethren,  strong  men,  eighteen. 

10  Also  •''Hosah,  of  the  children 
of  Merari,  Inid  sons ;  Simri  the 
chief,  (for  though  he  was  not  the 
firstborn,  yet  his  father  made  liim 
the  chief;) 

11  llilkiah  the  second,  Tebaliah 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015 


II  Or, 

vcr.  14. 

II  Or, 
hhiasaph, 

ch.  (i.  nr.  & 
a.  ly. 


II  Thnt  i.s 
Obcd- 
edoni,  IS 
ch.  i;;.  U. 


"  ch.  IG.  38. 


The  lieepers  of  the  treasures. 


J.  CHRONICLES. 


The  officers  mid  judges. 


Before 
CHHIST 

aboutlUIS. 


II  Or.  ns  well 
J\n-  the 
fimtilhisj'or 
the  yreat. 


II  Callcil 
Jtexliele- 
mmAjVcr.l. 


GatheHngs. 


II  See  livings 
W.  o.. 
2  Chr.  y.  4. 


bch.as.  12. 
Mai.  3. 10. 


+  Hcb. 
ftuty  things. 


II  Or. Llhni, 
ch.  U.  17. 


\\  Or,  Jrhiel, 
ch.  -Si.  S.  & 
2a.  8. 


'  ch.  23.  16. 


ich.  23. 18. 


the  third,  Zeehariuh  the  foiirtli :  all 
the  sons  and  brethren  of  llosah 
uwre  tliirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  divisions 
of  the  porters,  even  among-  the  eliief 
men,  having  wards  one  against  an- 
other, to  minister  in  the  honse  of 
the  LoKD. 

13  *i  And  they  cast  lots,  "as  well 
the  small  as  the  great,  according 
to  the  honse  of  their  fathers,  for 
ever}'  gate. 

14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to 
I'Shelemiah.  Then  for  Zechariah 
his  son,  a  wise  connsellor,  they 
cast  lots;  and  his  lot  came  out 
northward. 

15  To  Obed-edom  southward ;  and 
to  his  sons  the  house  of  tAsui)pim. 

IG  To  Shuppim  and  Hosah  the  lot 
came  forth  westward,  with  the  gate 
Shallecheth,  by  the  causeway  of 
the  going  "up,  w^ard  against  ward. 

17  Eastward  u'ere  six  Levites, 
northward  four  a  day,  southward 
four  a  day,  and  toward  Asuppim 
two  and  two. 

18  At  Parbar  westward,  four  at 
the  causeway,  and  two  at  Parbar. 

19  These  are  the  divisions  of  the 
porters  among  the  sons  of  Kore, 
and  among  the  sons  of  Merari. 

20  1  And  of  the  Levites,  Ahijah 
^tY^s  ''over  the  treasures  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  over  the  treasures  of 
the  kledicated  things. 

21  As  concerning  the  sons  of 
"Laadan;  the  sons  of  the  Ger- 
shonite  Laadan,  chief  fathers,  even 
of  Laadan  the  Gershonite,  were 
"Jehieli. 

22  The  sons  of  Jehieli ;  Zetham, 
and  Joel  his  brother,  which  were 
over  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

23  Of  the  Amramites,  and  the 
Izharites,  the  Hebronites,  and  the 
Uzzielites : 

24  And  '  Shebuel  the  son  of  Ger- 
shom,  the  son  of  Moses,  ivas  ruler 
of  the  treasures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  Eliezer ; 
Eehabiah  his  son,  and  Jeshaiah 
his  son,  and  Joram  his  son,  and 
Zichri  his  son,  and  ''Shelomith  his 
son: 

26  Which    Shelomith    and    his 


brethren  were  over  all  the  treas- 
ures of  the  dedicated  things,  w  hich 
David  the  king,  and  the  chief  fa- 
thers, the  captains  over  thousands 
and  hundreds,  and  the  captains  of 
the  lK)st,  had  dedicated. 

27  ^Out  of  the  spoils  won  in  bat- 
tles did  they  dedicate  to  maintain 
the  house  of  the  Loud. 

28  And  all  that  Samuel  Hhe  seer, 
and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  and  Ab- 
ner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah,  had  dedicated ;  and 
whosoever  had  dedicated  any  thing, 
it  was  nnder  the  hand  of  Shelomith, 
and  of  his  brethren. 

29  •[  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah 
and  his  sons  were  for  the  outward 
business  over  Israel,  for  *^ officers 
and  judges. 

30  And  of  the  Hebronites,  Hash- 
abiah  and  his  brethren,  men  of 
valour,  a  thousand  and  seven  hund- 
red, were  ^officers  among  them  of 
Israel  on  this  side  Jordan  westward 
in  all  the  business  of  the  Lord,  and 
in  the  service  of  the  king. 

31  Among  the  Hebronites  was 
^  Jerijah  the  chief,  even  among  the 
Hebronites,  according  to  the  gen- 
erations of  his  fathers.  In  the  for- 
tieth year  of  the  reign  of  David 
they  w^ere  sought  for,  and  there 
were  found  among  them  miglitj' 
men  of.  valour  ''  at  Jazer  of  Gilead. 

32  And  his  brethren,  men  of  val- 
our, were  two  thousand  and  seven 
hunih'ed  chief  fathers,  whom  king 
David  made  rulers  over  the  Eeu- 
benites,  the  Gadites,  and  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  for  every  mat- 
ter pertaining  to  God,  and  *' affairs 
of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  XXYII. 

1  TVie  twelve  captains  for  every  several  month.  16  The 
princes  of  the  twelve  tribes.  2S  The  mi>nberi>ig  (f 
the  jicoiile  is  hindered.     25  David's  several  officers. 

NOW  the  chikU'en  of  Israel 
after  their  number,  to  wit, 
the  chief  fathers  and  captains  of 
thousands  and  hundreds,  and  their 
officers  that  served  the  king  in  any 
matter  of  the  courses,  which  came 
in  and  went  out  month  by  month 
throughout  all  the  months  of  the 
year,  of  every  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

505 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1015. 


t  Hoi).  Out 
or  the  bat- 
ttrs  and 
sjjoiU. 


'  1  Sam.  9. 9. 


fell.  23.  4. 


t  Hob.  over 
the  charge. 


Bch.  23.  19. 


b  .See  Josih. 
21.  39. 


tHeb.<7(»?5. 
i  2  Chr.  19.11. 


Captains  far  every  month. 


I.  CHEONIOLES. 


Princes  of  the  tivelve  tribes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1015. 

"2  Sara.  23. 
8. 
ch.  U.  U. 


I/Or,  Dodo, 
2  Sam.  23.a. 


11  Or,  pn'nci- 
1<at  ojiicer, 
1  Kings  4. 5. 


i'2Sam.  2.S. 
20.  22,  23. 
i-h.  II.  22, 


'  2  Sam.  23. 
■lA. 
ell.  11.  2G. 


ach.  ll.i 


•ch.  11.  27. 


fiSam.  21. 
18. 
ch.  11.29. 


'ch.  11.28. 


1. 2  Sam.  23. 
2«. 
ch.  11.30. 


ich.  11.31. 


2  Over  the  first  course  for  tlie 
first  montli  loas  ''Jashobeam  the 
son  of  Zabdiel :  and  in  his  course 
ivere  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

3  Of  the  children  of  Perez  was 
the  chief  of  all  the  captains  of  the 
host  for  the  first  month. 

4  And  over  the  course  of  the  sec- 
ond month  was  ^Dodai  an  Ahohite, 
and  of  his  course  ^L'as  Mikloth  also 
the  ruler:  in  his  course  likewise 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

5  The  third  captain  of  the  host 
for  the  third  mouth  was  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  a  "chief  priest: 
and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

G  This  is  that  Benaiah,  who  was 
*>  mighty  among  the  thirty,  and 
above  the  thirty :  and  in  his  course 
was  Ammizabad  his  son. 

7  The  fom'th  captain  for  the  fourth 
month  ^L'as  '^Asahel  the  brother  of 
Joab,  and  Zebadiah  his  son  after 
him :  and  in  his  course  were  twen- 
ty and  four  thousand. 

8  The  fifth  captain  for  the  fifth 
month  «'rts  Shamhuth  the  Izrahite: 
and  in  his  course  ivere  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

9  The  sixth  captain  for  the  sixth 
month  was  ''Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh 
the  Tekoite :  and  in  his  course  ivere 
twenty  and  foiu-  thousand. 

10  The  seventh  captain  for  the 
seventh  month  was  "  Helez  the  Pel- 
onite,  of  tlie  children  of  Ephraim : 
and  ia  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand, 

11  The  eighth  captain  for  the 
eighth  mouth  ivas  *kSibbecai  the 
Tlushathite,  of  the  Zarhites:  and 
in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

12  The  ninth  captain  for  the  ninth 
month  was  ^-'Abiezer  the  Anetoth- 
ite,  of  the  Benjamites :  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

13  The  tenth  captain  for  the  tenth 
montli  vas  '' Maliaiai  the  Netoph- 
athite,  of  the  Zarhites:  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

14  The  eleventh  captain  for  th(^ 

eleventh  month  was 

I  rirathonite,    of    the 
i  506 


'I'cnaiah  the 
chiklren    of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  101£. 


U  Or,  neled, 
ch.  11.30. 


kch.  2G.  30. 


1 1  Sam.  IG.G, 
Eliab. 


Ephraim:  and  in  his  coiu'se  ivere 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

15  The  twelfth  captain  for  the 
twelfth  month  was  "  Heldai  the 
Ketophathite,  of  Othniel:  and  in 
his  course  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

IG  ^  Furthermore  over  the  tribes 
of  Israel :  the  ruler  of  the  Eeuben- 
ites  was  Eliezer  the  son  of  Zichri : 
of  the  Simeonites,  Shephatiah  the 
son  of  Maachah : 

17  Of  the  Levites,  ^Hashabiah  the 
son  of  Kemuel :  of  the  Aaronites, 
Zadok : 

18  Of  Judah,  '  Elihu,  one  of  the 
brethren  of  David:  of  Issachar, 
Omri  the  son  of  Michael : 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son 
of  Obadiah :  of  Nai)htali,  Jerimoth 
the  son  of  Azriel : 

20  Of  the  children  of  Ephraim, 
Hoshea  the  son  of  Azaziah :  of  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Joel  the 
son  of  Pedaiah : 

21  Of  the  half  trihe  of  Manasseh 
in  Gilead,  Iddo  the  son  of  Zecha- 
riah :  of  Benjamin,  Jaasiel  the  son 
of  Abner : 

22  Of  Dan,  Azareel  the  son  of 
Jeroham.  These  were  the  princes 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  ^\    But   David   took   not    the 
number  of  them  from  twentv  years 
old  and  under:  because '"the  Lord  !  -"Gen. is. s. 
had  said  he  would  increase  Israel 
like  to  the  stars  of  the  heavens. 

24  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  began 
to  number,  but  he  finished  not,  be- 
cause "  tliere  fell  wrath  for  it  against 
Israel;  neither  *was  the  number 
put  in  the  account  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  king  David. 

25  1^  And  over  the  king's  treas- 
ures was  Azmaveth  the  son  of 
Adiel :  and  over  the  storehouses 
in  the  fields,  in  the  cities,  and  in 
the  villages,  and  in  the  castles,  was 
Jehonatlian  the  son  of  Uzziah  : 

2G  And  over  them  that  did  the 
work  of  the  field  for  tillages  of  the 
ground  was  Ezri  the  son  of  Ohelub: 

27  And  over  the  vineyards  was 
Shiinei  the  Eamathite:  ♦over  the 
increase  of  the  vineyards  for  the 
wine  cellars  was  Zabdi  the  Shiph- 
mite  : 


al)out  1017 


"2  Sam.  24. 

l.'i. 

cli.  21.  7. 
tlleb. 

ascctifJed. 


about  1(115. 


t  Hcb.  rtrcr 
llitit  II  Inch 
wus  o/  the 
l-Uii'i/ards. 


I 


DaviiVs  several  officers. 


I.  OlIEONICLES. 


His  charge  to  Solomon. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1015. 


I!  Or, 

sei^retary. 
i;  Or,  Huch- 

inonite. 


"2  Sam.  15. 

I'J. 
r'-.' Sam.  1.5. 

37.  &  lU.  It). 


ll  Kings  1.7. 
■■ch.  11.  6. 


'ch.  27. 16. 
l-ch.  27. 1,2. 


'ch.  27.  25. 


II  Or,  cattle. 
II  Or,  and  his 

fiOHS. 

II  Or, 
ennuchs. 
Jch.  11.  10. 


'2  Sam.  7. 2. 
1'8. 132. 3, 4, 


fPs.  im.  5.  & 
l.-a.  7. 

P  2  Sum.  7.  .5, 
i:i. 

1  Kin.  8. 5.  .n. 
uh.  17.4.  & 
22.8. 


28  Aud  over  the  olive  trees  and 
the  sycamore  trees  that  icere  in 
the  low  plains  was  Baal-hanan  the 
Gederite :  and  over  the  cellars  of 
oil  was  Joasli ; 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed  in 
Sharon  was  Shitrai  the  8haronite : 
and  over  the  herds  that  were  in  the 
valleys  tms  Shajjhat  the  sou  of 
Adlai : 

30  Over  the  camels  also  iras  Obil 
the  Ishmaelite :  and  over  the  asses 
w'as  Jehdeiah  the  Meronothite : 

31  And  over  the  flocks  was  Jaziz 
the  Hagerite.  All  these  were  the 
rulers  of  the  substance  which  was 
king-  David's. 

32  Also  Jonathan  David's  ilncle 
"was  a  counsellor,  a  wise  man,  and 
a  "scribe:  and  Jehiel  the  "sou  of 
Hachmoui  ivas  with  the  king's 
sons : 

33  And  "Ahithophel  was  the 
king's  counsellor:  and  ^'Hushai  the 
Archite  w'as  the  king's  companion : 

34  And  after  Ahithophel  icas  Je- 
hoiada  the  son  of  Benaiah,  and 
'Abiathar :  and  the  general  of  the 
king's  army  ivas  '  Joab. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  David  in  a  solemn  assembli/  having  declared  God's 
favour  to  him,  and  jyroinise  to  his  son  Solomon,  ex- 
horteth  them  to  fear  God.  9,  20  He  cncourageth 
iSolomo?i  to  build  the  temple.  11  He  giveth  him2)at- 
ternsfor  the  form,  and  gdd  and  silver  for  the  ma- 
terials. 

AXD  David  assembled  all  the 
J\_  princes  of  Israel,  '^  the  princes 
of  the  tribes,  and  ''the  captains  of 
the  companies  that  ministered  to 
the  king  by  course,  and  the  cap- 
tains over  the  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains over  the  hundreds,  and  Hhe 
stewards  over  all  the  substance  and 
I'  l)ossession  of  the  king, "  and  of  his 
sons,  with  the  "officers,  and  with 
''the  mighty  men,  and  with  all  the 
valiant  men,  unto  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  David  the  king  stood  up 
upon  his  feet,  aud  said.  Hear  me, 
my  brethren,  and  my  i)eople :  As 
for  me,  ""1  liad  in  mine  heart  to 
build  a  house  of  rest  for  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
Hhe  footstool  of  our  God,  and  had 
made  ready  for  the  building : 

3  But  God  said  unto  me,  ^Thou 
shalt  not  build  a  house  for  my 


name,  because  thou  liast  been  a  man 
of  war,  and  hast  shed  ♦  blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
''  chose  me  before  all  the  house  of 
my  father  to  be  king  ovei^  Israel 
for  ever :  for  he  hath  chosen  '  Ju- 
dah  to  he  Urn  ruler;  and  of  the 
house  of  Judali,  ""the  house  of  my 
father ;  and  '  among  the  sons  of 
my  father  he  liked  me  to  make 
me  king  over  all  Israel : 

5  "And  of  all  my  sons,  (for  the 
Lord  hath  given  me  many  sons,) 
"he  hath  chosen  Solomon  my  son 
to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  the  king- 
dom of  the  Lord  over  Israel. 

G  And  he  said  unto  me, "  Solomon 
thy  son,  he  shall  build  my  house 
and  my  courts :  for  I  have  chosen 
him  to  he  my  sou,  and  I  will  be  his 
father. 

7  Moreover  I  will  establish  his 
kingdom  for  ever,  'if  he  be  ^ con- 
stant to  do  my  commandments  and 
lay  judgments,  as  at  this  day. 

8  Xow  therefore,  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  audience  of  our 
God,  keep  and  seek  for  all  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God :  that  ye  may  possess  this 
good  land,  and  leave  it  for  an  in- 
heritance for  your  children  after 
you  for  ever. 

9  ^\  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son, 
'^  know  thou  the  God  of  thy  father, 
and  serve  him  "^  with  a  perfect  heart 
and  with  a  willing  mind:  for  'the 
Lord  searcheth  all  hearts,  and  un- 
derstandeth  all  the  imaginations  of 
the  thoughts:  Mf  thou  seek  him, 
he  will  be  found  of  thee;  but  if 
thou  forsake  him,  he  wall  cast  thee 
off'  for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now ;  "for  the  Lord 
hath  chosen  thee  to  build  a  house 
for  the  sanctuary :  be  strong,  and 
do  it. 

11  IThen  David  gave  to  Solomon 
his  son  ''the  pattern  of  the  i)orch, 
and  of  the  houses  thereof,  aud  of 
the  treasuries  thereof,  and  of  the 
upper  chambers  thereof,  and  of  the 
inner  j^arlours  thereof,  aud  of  the 
place  of  the  mercj^  seat, 

12  And  the  pattern  *  of  all  that  he 
had  by  the  Spirit,  of  the  courts  of 

507 


Before 

ClIKIST 

about  1015. 

i Ileb. 

bloods. 
hi  Sam.  16. 

7-13. 


I  Gen.  40.  8. 
ch.  5.  2. 
I's.  m.  T.  & 

7,S.  08. 

klSam.KJ.l. 

I I  Sam.  16. 
12,  13. 


■"ch..'5.1,&c. 
&  23.  1. 


''ch.22.  9. 


°2Sam.7.13, 
14. 

ch.  22.9,  in. 
2  Chr.  1.  'J. 


P  ch.  22. 13. 
f  1Kb. 
strong. 


IJer.9.  24. 
IFoa.  4. 1. 

John  17.  S. 
'•2  KinK8  20. 

3. 

Ps.  101.  2. 
'lSam.lfi.7. 

1  Kings  8. 

.■iO. 

ch.  2!).  17. 

P8.  7.  9.  i- 

l:i9.  2. 

Prov.  17.3. 

Jer.  11.20. 

&  17.  10.  & 

20.  12. 

Rev.  2.  23. 
'2  Chr.  15. 2. 

"  ver.  6. 


"  Sec  Ex.  25. 
40. 
ver.  19. 


)  Heh.  o/all 
i     that  wa.1 
with  him. 


David  encourageth  Solomon. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


Offerings  for  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015. 

5  ch.  20.  20. 


»  Ex.  25. 18- 

•ii. 

1  Sam.  4.  4. 
1  Kinj^B  t>. 
23,  *c. 


"  Sec  Ex.  25 
40. 
ver.  11,12. 


'■DouJ.  31.7, 

.Josh.  1.0,7, 

U. 

ch.  22. 1.3. 


■■Jonh.  1..^. 


<<ch.24,&25, 
&20. 


the  house  of  the  Lord,  aud  of  all 
the  chambers  round  about,  ^of  the 
'  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God,  and 
of  the  treasuries  of  the  dedicated 
things : 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  for  all 
the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  the  vessels 
of  service  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

14  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  for 
things  of  gold,  for  all  instruments 
of  ail  manner  of  service ;  silver  also 
for  all  instruments  of  silver  by 
weight,  for  all  instruments  of  every 
kind  of  service : 

15  Even  the  weight  for  the  c^an- 
dlesticks  of  gold,  and  for  their 
lamps  of  gold,  by  weight  for  every 
candlestick,  and  for  the  lamps 
thereof:  and  for  the  candlesticks 
of  silver  by  weight,  hotli  for  the 
candlestick,  and  also  for  the  lamps 
thereof,  according  to  the  use  of 
every  candlestick. 

IG  And  by  weight  he  gave  gold  for 
the  tables  of  shewbread,  for  every 
table;  and  lilceivise  silver  for  the 
tables  of  silver : 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  flesh- 
hooks,   and    the   bowls,   and    the 
I  cups  :  and  for  the  golden  basins  he 
I  gave  gold  by  weight  for  every  basin ; 
I  and  lihewise  silver  by  weight  for 
j  every  basin  of  silver : 
I    18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense 
'  refined  gold  by  weight ;  and  gold 
for  the  pattern  of  the  chariot  of 
the    "^  cherubim,   that    spread    out 
I  their  wings,  and  covered  the  ark 
I  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 
;.  I    10  All  this,  said  David,  'the  Lord 
made  me  understand  in  writing  bv 
his  hand   upon   me,   even   all   the 
works  of  this  pattern. 

20  And  David  said  to  Solomon 
his  son,  ^Be  strong  and  of  good 
courage,  and  do  it:  fear  not,  nor 
be  dismayed,  for  the  Lord  God, 
even  my  God,  irill  he  with  thee; 
'^he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake 
thee,  until  thou  hast  finished  all 
the  work  for  tlie  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And,  behold,  ''the  courses  of 
the  pri(;sts  and  the  Levites,  even 
they  shall  he  with  thee  for  all  the 

508 


service  of  the  house  of  God:  and 
there  shall  he  with  thee  for  all  man- 
ner of  workmaushijj  ''every  will- 
ing skilful  man,  for  any  manner  of 
service:  also  the  princes  and  all 
the  people  ivill  he  wholly  at  thy 
commandment. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  David,  hy  his  exainph  and  entreaty,  6  causeth  the 
princes  and  people  to  offer  iciUitujly.  10  David's 
thanksgiving  and  2iTayer.  20  The  people,  having 
blessed  God,  and  sacrificed,  make  Solomon  king. 
26  David's  reign  and  death. 

FURTHERMORE  David  the 
king  said  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation, Solomon  my  son,  whom 
alone  God  hath  chosen,  is  yet 
''young  and  tender,  and  the  work 
is  great :  for  the  j)alace  is  not  for 
man,  but  for  the  Lord  God. 

2  Now  I  have  prepared  with  all 
my  might  for  the  house  of  my  God 
the  gold  for  things  to  he  made  of 
gold,  and  the  silver  for  things  of 
silver,  and  the  brass  for  things  of 
brass,  the  iron  for  things  of  iron, 
and  wood  for  things  of  wood; 
^'onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set, 
glistering  stones,  and  of  divers  col- 
ours, and  all  manner  of  precious 
stones,  and  marble  stones  in  abund- 
ance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set 
my  affection  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  I  have  of  mine  own  proper 
good,  of  gold  and  silver,  ivhich  I 
have  given  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  over  and  above  all  that  I 
have  prepared  for  the  holy  house, 

4  Even  three  thousand  talents  of 
gold,  of  the  gold  of  'Ophir,  and 
seven  thousand  talents  of  refined 
silver,  to  overlay  the  walls  of  the 
houses  withal  : 

5  The  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and 
the  silver  for  things  of  silver,  and 
for  all  manner  of  work  to  he  made 
by  the  hands  of  artificers.  And 
who  then  is  willing  Ho  consecrate 
his  service  this  day  unto  the  Lord  1 

6  •![  Then  "the  chief  of  the  fathers 
and  i)rinces  of  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
and  tlie  cnptains  of  thousands  and 
of  hundreds,  with  'the  rulers  of  the 
king's  work,  offcM'ed  willingly, 

7  And  gave,  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  God,  of  gold  five  thousand 
talents   and  ten  thousand  di'ams. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about.  1015. 

^  Ex.  .■«.  25, 
20.  &  SO.  1,2. 


1015. 


■lKinff»3.7. 
ch.  22.  5. 
Prov.  4.  3. 


1)  See  Is.  54. 
11,12. 
Rev.  21. 18, 


''  1  Kings  9. 

2S. 


il 


tlloh.  tn/itl 
his  hitnil. 


i  ch.  27. 1. 


'ch.27.  25, 


DavicVs  tlianJisgiving. 


I.  CHEONICLES.         The  people  make  Solomon  king. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


fch.  L'(i.  21. 


5  2  Cor.  0.7. 


1.  Matt.  G.  13. 
ITini.l.ir. 
Kev.  5.  13. 


i  Rom.  11.36. 


tHeb. 
retain,  or, 
ohfciin 
strength, 

tHcb.  of 
thine  hand. 


t  Ps.  39. 12. 
Heb.  U.  13. 
1  Pet.  2. 11. 

I  Job  14.  2. 

Ps.  ao.  9.  & 

lOi.  11.  & 

144.4. 
tHeb. 
expectation. 


"■  1  Sam.  16. 

T. 

ch.  28.  9. 
»ProY.11.20. 


and  of  silver  ten  thousand  talents, 
and  of  brass  eighteen  thousand  tal- 
ents, and  one  hundred  thousand 
talents  of  iron. 

8  And  they  with  whom  precious 
stones  were  found  gave  them  to 
the  treasure  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  bj-  the  hand  of  '  Jehiel  the 
Gershonite. 

9  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for 
that  they  offered  willingly,  because 
with  perfect  heart  they  '-'offered 
willingly  to  the  Lokd  :  and  David 
the  king  also  rejoiced  with  great 

joy. 

10  *![  Wherefore  David  blessed  the 
Lord  before  all  the  congregation : 
and  David  said.  Blessed  he  thou, 
Lord  God  of  Israel  our  father,  for 
ever  and  ever. 

11  ''  Thijie,  O  Lord,  is  the  great- 
ness, and  the  power,  and  the  glory, 
and  the  victory,  and  the  majesty : 
for  all  that  is  in  the  heaven  and 
in  the  earth  is  thine ;  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  O  Lord,  and  thou  art 
exalted  as  hef^d  above  all. 

12  '  Both  riches  and  honour  come 
of  thee,  and  thou  reignest  over  all ; 
and  in  thine  hand  is  jiower  and 
might ;  and  in  thine  hand  it  is  to 
make  great,  and  to  give  strength 
unto  all. 

13  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we 
thank  thee,  and  praise  thy  glorious 
name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  my 
people,  that  we  should  ^be  able  to 
offer  so  willingly  after  this  sort? 
for  all  things  come  of  thee,  and  *  of 
thine  own  have  we  given  thee. 

15  For  ''we  are  strangers  before 
thee,  and  sojourners,  as  were  all 
our  fathers :  '  our  days  on  the  earth 
are  as  a  shadow,  and  there  is  none 
t  abiding. 

16  O  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store 
that  we  have  prepared  to  build 
thee  a  house  for  thine  holj^  name 
Cometh  of  thine  hand,  and  is  all 
thine  own. 

17  I  know  also,  my  God,  that 
thou  "'triest  the  heart,  and  "hast 
pleasure  in  uprightness.  As  for 
me,  in  the  uprightness  of  mine 
heart  I  have  willingly  offered  all 
these  things :  and  now  have  I  seen 


with  joy  thy  people,  which  are 
"present  here,  to  offer  willingly 
unto  thee. 

18  O  Lord  God  of  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  our  fathers, 
keep  this  for  ever  in  the  imagina- 
tion of  the  thoughts  of  the  heart 
of  thy  people,  and  "prepare  their 
heart  unto  thee : 

ID  And  "give  unto  Sohmion  my 
son  a  perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy 
commandments,  thy  testimonies, 
and  thy  statutes,  and  to  do  all 
these  things,  and  to  build  the  ])al- 
ace,  for  the  which  'I  have  made 
j)ro  vision. 

20  1  And  David  said  to  all  the 
congregation,  Now  bless  the  Lord 
your  God.  And  all  the  congrega- 
tion blessed  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers,  and  bowed  down  their 
heads,  and  worshipped  the  Lord, 
and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  unto  the  Lord,  on  the 
morrow  after  that  day,  even  a  thou- 
sand bullocks,  a  thousand  rams, 
and  a  thousand  lambs,  with  their 
drink  offerings,  and  sacrifices  in 
abundance  for  all  Israel : 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before 
the  Lord  on  that  day  with  great 
gladness.  And  they  made  ^5olo- 
mon  the  son  of  David  king  the 
second  time,  and  "anointed  him 
unto  the  Lord  to  he  the  chief  gov- 
ernor, and  Zadok  to  he  priest. 

23  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the 
throne  of  the  Lord  as  king  instead 
of  David  his  father,  and  prosi)ered; 
and  all  Israel  obeyed  him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the 
mighty  men,  and  all  the  sons  like- 
wise of  king  David,  "^^  submitted 
themselves  unto  Solomon  the  king. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  Sol- 
omon exceedingly  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel,  and  ''bestowed  upon  him 
such  royal  majesty  as  had  not 
been  on  any  king  before  him  in 
Israel. 

20  *^r  Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse 
reigned  over  all  Israel. 

27  'And  the  time  that  he  reigned 
over  Israel  was  forty  years ;  "  seven 
years  reigned  he  in  Hebron,  and 

509 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 

II  Ot,  found. 


II  Or, 
ittatiltah, 

Ps.  r».  ir, 

»Ps.  72.  1. 


P  ver.  2. 
ch.  22.  14. 


11  Kinssl. 

3  J,  sa. 


'  Ecc.  8.  2. 
tll'b. 

gare  the 

hnuit  un<Jer 

.'^tlnnton : 

See  (len. 

LM.-'.&  »".29. 

2  Chr.  ;!(>.  8. 

Ez.  17.  IS. 
'  1  Kings  3. 

2  Chr.  1.12. 
Ecc.  2.  9. 


'2  Sum.  .'5.4. 

1  Kin^  2. 

11. 
"2  Sam.  5. 5. 


Solomoii's  choice  of  tcisdom 


II.  CHKONIOLES. 


is  Messed  hy  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1015. 

"  Gen.  25.  8. 
Jch.  23. 1. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1015. 


•1  Kings  2. 
•W. 


bGcn.  39.  2. 
'lClir.20.2J. 


<l  1  Chr.  2r.l. 


n  Kings  .r4. 
1  Chr.1(;.:J9. 
&  21.  20. 


f2Sam.6.  2, 

ir. 

1  Chr.  1.5.1. 
1045. 


«  Ex.  27.1,2. 
&:w.  1,  2. 
k  Ex.  31.  2. 

II  Or, 
wa«  there. 


II  King*  .3. 4. 


kl  Kings  3,5, 
C. 


thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he 
in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  ''died  in  a  good  old 
age,  ^  full  of  days,  riches,  and 
honour :  and  Solomon  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  Now  the  acts  of  David  the 
king,  first  and  last,  behold,  they 


are  written  in  the  "  ^  book  of  Samuel 
the  seer,  and  in  the  book  of  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  in  the  book  of 
Gad  the  seer, 

30  AVith  all  his  reign  and  his 
might,  'and  the  times  that  went 
over  him,  and  over  Israel,  and  over 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  countries. 


THE    SECOND   BOOK   OF 

THE   CHRONICLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  77ie  solemn  offering  of  Solomon  at  Oibeon.  7  Solo- 
mwi'.s  choice  of  ivUdom  is  blessed  by  God.  13  i>olo- 
»no7i's  strejigth  and  viealth. 

AND  ^Solomon  the  son  of  Da- 
XA_  vid  was  strengthened  in  his 
kingdom,  and  ^the  Lord  his  God 
was  with  him,  and  "^  magnified  him 
exceedingly. 

2  Then  Solomon  spake  unto  all 
Israel,  to  ''the  cai)tains  of  thou- 
sands and  of  hundreds,  and  to  the 
judges,  and  to  every  governor  in 
all  Israel,  the  chie'1^  of  tlie  fathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  congre- 
gation with  him,  went  to  the  high 
place  that  was  at  ^Gibeon;  for 
there  was  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  of  God,  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  had  made 
in  the  wilderness. 

4  ^But  the  ark  of  God  had  David 
brought  up  from  Kirjath-jearim  to 
the  i)lace  u'hich  David  had  prepared 
for  it:  for  he  had  pitched  a  tent 
for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  ^Moreover  ^  the  brazen  altar,  that 
"Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son 
of  Hur,  had  made,  "he  put  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  : 
and  Solomon  and  the  congregation 
sought  unto  it. 

G  And  Solomon  went  uj)  thither 
to  the  brazen  altar  before  the  Lord, 
which  was  at  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  'offered  a  thou- 
sand burnt  oll'erings  ujion  it. 

7  1  "In  that  night  did  God  ap- 
pear unto  Solomon,  and  said  unto 
him.  Ask  wliat  I  shall  give  thee. 

8  And  Solomon  said  unto  God, 

510 


Thou  hast  shewed  great  mercy  un- 
to David  my  father,  and  hast  made 
me  '  to  reign  in  his  stead. 

9  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  thy 
promise  unto  David  my  father  be 
established:  "'for  thou  hast  made 
me  king  over  a  people  Uike  the 
dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  "Give  me  now  wisdom  and 
knowledge,  that  I  may  °go  out  and 
come  in  before  this  jjeople:  for 
v\lio  can  judge  this  thy  x^eople,  that 
is  so  great  ? 

11  pAnd  God  said  to  Solomon, 
Because  this  was  in  thine  heart, 
and  thou  hast  not  asked  riches, 
wealth,  or  honour,  nor  the  life  of 
thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast 
asked  long  life;  but  hast  asked 
wisdom  and  knowledge  for  thyself, 
that  thou  mayest  judge  my  jjeople, 
over  whom  I  have  made  thee  king: 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is 
granted  unto  thee ;  and  I  will  give 
thee  riches,  and  wealth,  and  hon- 
our, such  as  ''none  of  the  kings 
have  had  that  have  heen  before  thee, 
neither  shall  there  any  after  thee 
have  the  like. 

13  ^  Then  Solomon  came  from 
his  journey  to  the  high  place  that 
^vas  at  Gibeon  to  Jerusalem,  from 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  reigned  over  Israel. 

14  And  Solomon  gathered  chari- 
ots and  horsemen :  and  he  had  a 
thousand  and  four  hundred  chari- 
ots, and  twelve  thousand  horsemen, 
which  he  placed  in  the  chariot  cit- 
ies, and  with  the  king  at  Jerusa- 
lem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1015. 

\\Ot, history. 
tHeb. 

words. 


'Dan. 2.  21. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 

II  Chr.  28.5. 


■"  1  Kings  3. 

7,  H. 

f  Ileh.  intich 
cm  the  dust 
of  the  earth. 

"1  Kings  3. 

9. 
"  N11m.2r.ir. 

Deut.  31.  2. 


PI  Kings  n 
11,  12,  13. 


1 1  Chr.  29. 


ch.  9.  22. 
Kcc.  2.  9. 


'  1  Kings  4. 
2t).  &  10.  2G, 
&c. 
ch.  9.  25. 


Solomon''s  message  to  Huram. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Huram'' s  friendly  answer. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 

'IKingsIO. 

rli.  9.  2". 

Job  ■£>.  24. 
t  Ileb.  gave. 
1 1  Kings  10. 

2.S.  21). 

ch.  It.  28. 
f  Ileb. the 
going  forth 
of' the  horsts 

trhich  was 

Holomon's. 


*  rieb.  h;/ 
their  hand. 


"IKingso.  5. 


k  1  Kings  5. 

"in. 
VIT.  18. 

II  Or,  Hiram, 

1  Kings  5.1. 

'lChr.14.1. 

ivcr.  1. 

'F.x.r^lT. 

t  Ileb. 

incense  of 

fjjices. 
'  Ex.  2.5.  no. 

Lev.  24.  8. 
f  Num.  28.  3, 

SI,  11. 

b  Ps.  1G5.  5, 

i  1  Kings  8, 

ch.  6.  IS. 
Is.  66.  1. 
t  Heb.  hath 
I'itained. 
or,  obtain- 
ed strength. 

15  "And  the  king  huade  silver  and 
gold  at  Jerusalem  as  plenteous  as 
stones,  and  cedar  trees  made  lie  as 
the  sycamore  trees  that  are  in  the 
vale  for  abundance. 

16  'And  t  Solomon  had  horses 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  and  linen 
J  am  :  the  king's  merchants  receiv- 
ed the  linen  yarn  at  a  jirice. 

17  And  they  fetched  up,  and 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt  a  char- 
iot for  six  hundred  sheliels  of  silver, 
and  a  horse  for  a  hundred  and 
fifty:  find  so  brought  they  out 
horses  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  for  the  kings  of  Syria, 
^  by  their  means. 

CHAPTER  II.      - 

1,  17  Solom<m\i  labourers^  for  the  building  of  the  tem- 
ple. 3  His  embassage  to  Huram  for  workmen  and 
provision  of  stuff.  11  Huram  seiideth  him  a  kind 
answer. 

AND  Solomon  ''determined  to 
_  build  a  house  for  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  and  a  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

2  And  ^\Solomon  told  out  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  to 
bear  burdens,  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand to  hew  in  the  mountain,  and 
three  thousand  and  six  hundred  to 
oversee  them. 

3  ^  And  Solomon  sent  to  ^  Huram 
the  king  of  Tyre,  saying,  'As  thou 
didst  deal  with  David  my  father, 
and  didst  send  him  cedars  to  build 
him  a  house  to  dwell  therein,  even 
so  deal  with  me. 

4  Behold,  "  I  build  a  house  to  the 
name  of  the  Lord  my  God,  to  ded- 
icate it  to  him,  and  "to  burn  before 
him  t  sweet  incense,  and  for  "^the 
continual  shewbread,  and  for  ^the 
burnt  otferiugs  morning  and  even- 
ing, on  the  sabbaths,  and  on  the 
new  moons,  and  on  the  solemn 
feasts  of  the  Lord  our  God.  This 
is  an  ordinance  for  ever  to  Israel. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  is 
gi'eat :  for  ^  great  is  our  God  above 
all  gods. 

6  'But  who  Us  able  to  build  him 
a  house,  seeing  the  heaven  and 
heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 
him  ?  who  am  I  then,  that  I  should 
build  him  a  house,  save  only  to 
burn  sacrifice  before  him  ? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a  man 


cunning  to  work  in  gold,  and  in 
silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in  iron, 
and  in  puri)le,  and  crimson,  and 
blue,  and  that  can  skill  Uo  grave 
with  the  cunning  men  that  are 
with  me  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, ''whom  David  my  father  did 
provide. 

8  '  Send  me  also  cedar  trees,  fir 
trees,  and  "  algum  trees,  out  of 
Leb.'uion  :  for  I  know  that  thy 
servants  can  skill  to  cut  timber  in 
Lebanon ;  and,  behold,  my  serv- 
ants shall  he  with  thy  servants, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in 
abundance:  for  the  house  which 
I  am  about  to  build  shall  he  hvon- 
derful  great. 

10  '"And,  behold,  I  will  give  to 
thy  servants,  the  hewers  that  cut 
timber,  twenty  thousand  measures 
of  beaten  wheat,  and  tw  enty  thou- 
sand measures  of  barley,  and  twen- 
ty thousand  baths  of  wine,  and 
twenty  thousand  baths  of  oil. 

11  1  Then  Huram  the  king  of 
Tyre  answered  in  wa-iting,  which 
he  sent  to  Solomon,  "Because  the 
Lord  hath  loved  his  i)eoi)le,  he 
hath  made  thee  king  over  them. 

12  Huram  said  moreover,  "Bless- 
ed he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  "that 
made  heaven  and  earth,  who  hath 
given  to  David  the  king  a  wise 
son,  ^endued  with  prudence  and 
understanding,  that  might  build  a 
house  for  the  Lord,  and  a  house 
for  his  kingdom. 

13  And  now  I  have  sent  a  cun- 
ning man,  endued  with  understand- 
ing, of  Huram  my  father's, 

14  ''  The  son  of  a  woman  of  the 
daughters  o.  Dan,  and  his  father 
teas  a  man  of  Tyre,  skilful  to  work 
in  gold,  and  in  silver,  in  brass,  in 
iron,  in  stone,  and  in  timber,  in 
purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine  linen, 
and  in  crimson ;  also  to  grave  any 
manner  of  graving,  and  to  find  out 
every  device  w^hich  shall  be  put  to 
him,  with  thy  cunning  men,  and 
with  the  cunning  men  of  my  lord 
David  thy  father. 

15  Xow  therefore  the  wheat,  and 
the  barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine, 
which  "^my  lord  hath  spoken  of,  let 
him  send  unto  his  servants : 

511 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


t Ileb. 
to  grave 
graving  f. 


llChr.22.1.->. 


11  Kings  .5.0. 

I  Or,        _ 
atmuggim, 
1  Kings  10. 


f  neh. 
great  and 
wonderful. 

■"1  Kings  5. 
11. 


"  1  Kings  1(1. 
ch.9.  8, 


"IKingf.";.:. 

PGpn.l.&2. 
Ps.  SA.  6.  & 
102.2.5&124. 
8.  &  1:36.6,11. 
Acts  4. 24. ,« 
14.15. 
Rev.  10.  6. 

tlleb. 
knowing 
prudence 
and  imder- 
stundiny. 


1]  King 
10,14, 


'ver,  10. 


The  dimensions  and 


II.  CHEOmOLES. 


ornaments  of  the  temple. 


Bc'forf 
CHRIST 

'1  Kings  5. 

8,  il. 
i  Hfh.  ac- 

rtii-'ling  to 

■  til  i/iy 

ueetl. 
f  Heb. 

Jaitfio^ 

Jo?h.  19.46. 

ActK  ».  36. 
'  As  ver.  2. 

1  Kings  .5. 

l.'i.  1.5, 16.  & 

y.  :i(i,  21. 

ch.8.  7,  8. 

i  Heb. 
the  mtn  the 
strangers. 

°lChr.22.2. 


'  As  it  is 
vur.  2. 


101-2. 
•  1  Kings  6. 

1,  &c. 
fc  Gen.  22.  2, 

H. 
I'  Or,  which 

icns  seen  of 

Dariil  his 
father. 


'\  Chr.  21. 

18.  &  22. 1. 
tOr, 

Araunan, 

2  Sam.  24. 

1». 


H  1  Kings  C.2. 
1 1leb. 
joiuided. 


<1  Kings  6.3. 


M  Kings  6. 
17. 


tHcb. 
covered. 


16  'And  we  will  cut  wood  out  of 
Lebanon,  ^as  miicli  as  thoii  slialt 
need:  and  we  will  bring  it  to  tbee  in 
floats  by  sea  to  ^Joppa;  and  thou 
slialt  carry  it  uj)  to  Jerusalem. 

17  T[  *And  Solomon  numbered 
all  *the  strangers  that  were  in  the 
land  of  Israel,  after  the  numbering 
wherewith  "David  his  tather  had 
numbered  them ;  and  they  were 
found  a  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
and  three  thousand  and  six  hund- 
red. 

18  And  he  set  '^  threescore  and  ten 
thousand  of  them  to  he  bearers  of 
burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand 
to  l)e  hewers  in  the  mountain,  and 
three  thousand  and  six  hundred 
overseers  to  set  the  peoj^le  awork. 

CHAPTEE  III. 

1  77ie  place,  and  time  of  building  the  temple.  3  The 
meaxure  and  ornaments  of  the  house.  11  Tlie  cho'- 
ubitn.     14  The  vail  and  jiillars. 

THEN  -^  Solomon  began  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Loud  at  ^Je- 
rusalem in  mount  Moriah,  "where 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  David  his 
father,  in  the  x)lace  that  David  had 
prepared  in  the  threshing-floor  of 
"  I'  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the 
second  day  of  the  second  month, 
in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 

3  1[  Now  these  are  the  things 
'^tuherein  Solomon  was  *  instructed 
for  the  building  of  the  house  of 
God.  The  length  by  cubits  after 
the  first  measure  ivas  threescore 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  twenty 
cubits. 

4  And  the  ^  porch  that  tvas  in  the 
front  of  the  house,  the  length  of  it 
was  according  to  the  breadth  of 
the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
height  was  a  hundred  and  twenty : 
and  he  overlaid  it  within  with  i)ure 
gold. 

5  And  4he  greater  house  he  ceiled 
with  fir  ti'ee,  which  he  overlaid 
with  fine  gold,  and  set  thereon 
palm  trees  and  chains. 

0  And  lie  'garnished  the  house 
with  precious  stones  for  beauty : 
and  the  gold  was  gold  of  Parvaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the 
beams,  tlie  i»ost.s,  and  tlui  walls 
thereof,  and  the  doors  thereof,  with 
512 


gold ;  and  graved  cherubim  on  the 
walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  holy 
house,  the  length  whereof  was  ac- 
cording to  the  breadth  of  the  house, 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  twenty  cubits :  and  he  over- 
laid it  with  fine  gold,  amounting  to 
six  hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  weight  of  the  nails  was 
fifty  shekels  of  gold.  And  he  over- 
laid the  upper  chambers  with  gold. 

10  ^And  in  the  most  holy  house 
he  made  two  cherubim  "of  imao-e 
work,  and  overlaid  them  with 
gold. 

11  ^  And  the  wings  of  the  cheru- 
bim were  twenty  cubits  long :  one 
wing  of  the  one  cherul)  was  five  cu- 
bits, reaching  to  the  wall  of  the 
house:  and  the  other  wing  was 
liliewise  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub. 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other 
cherub  was  five  cubits,  reaching  to 
the  wall  of  the  house:  and  the 
other  wing  was  five  cubits  also, 
joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 
cherub. 

13  The  wings  of  these  cherubim 
spread  themselves  forth  twenty  cu- 
bits :  and  they  stood  on  their  feet, 
and  their  faces  u-ere  "  inward. 

14  ^  And  he  made  the  ''vail  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  crimson,  and 
fine  linen,  and  '  wrought  cherubim 
thereon. 

15  Also  he  made  before  the  house 
'  two  pillars  of  thirty  and  five  cu- 
bits 'high,  and  the  chapiter  that 
was  on  the  top  of  each  of  them  teas 
five  cubits. 

IG  And  he  made  chains,  as  in  the 
oracle,  and  put  them  on  the  heads 
of  the  pillars;  and  made  ''a  hund- 
red i)omegranates,  and  x>^^t  them 
on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  '  reared  up  the  pillars 
before  the  temi)le,  one  on  the  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left; 
and  called  the  name  of  that  on  the 
right  hand  "  Jachin,  and  the  name 
of  that  on  the  left  n  Boaz. 

CHAPTEE  IV. 

1  The  altar  of  bras.<<.  2  The  molten  sea  npo7i  twelve 
oxen.  (5  The  ten  lat'er.%  catidle.'itiek.'t,  and  tables.  9 
77ie  conrtH,  and  the  instruments  of  brass.  19  Tlie 
instruments  of  gold. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1012. 


ei  Kings  (!. 

23,  &c. 
i;  Or,  (iis 

pome  tliinV) 

of  moveable 

work'. 


11  Or,  toward 
the  house. 

1.  Ex.  L«.  .•;!. 
Matt.  27.  .51. 
Heb.  9.  3. 

t  Heb. 
caused  to 
ascend. 


i  1  Kings  7. 

l.i-21. 

Jcr.  52.  21. 
t  Ueb.  long. 


k  1  Kin^s ; 
20. 


1 1  Kings  J 
21. 


llThntis, 
He  thai  I 
estaUish. 

II  Thnt  is^ 
In  It  is 
streuyl/i. 


The  molten  sea. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


The  furniture  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1012. 

''Ex.27.  1.2. 
2  Kinss  le. 
14. 
Ez.43.13,10. 


M  Kings  7. 
2.1. 

t  Ilob.  ./rom 
Ilia  hrinl  to 
his  brim. 


'  1  Ki»i5  7 
24,  l.'5,2C. 


II  Or,  hl-r  a 

ilSeo  1  Kings 
7.  26. 


'■  1  Kings  ; 


t  Heb. 
the.  uorkof 
hitnit  ojer- 
ing. 


n  Kings  7. 

4!l. 
n  Ex.  25.  31, 

40. 

1  Chr.28.12, 

I'J. 


b  1  Kings  7. 
48. 


J  Or,  bowls. 


i  1  Kings  6. 
SC. 


11  Kings  7. 
ii9. 


1  Seel  Kings 

7.  40. 
1  E  Or.  hoirl.i. 
Itlleb. 

.^n lifted  to 

make. 


MOREOVER  he  made  'an  altar 
of  brass,  twenty  cubits  the 
length  thereof,  and  tAventy  cubits 
the  breadth  thereof,  and  ten  cubits 
the  hei.<>ht  thereof. 

2  f  ''Also  he  made  a  molten  sea 
of  ten  cubits  M'roni  brim  to  brim, 
round  in  com])ass,  and  five  cubits 
the  height  thereof;  and  a  line  of 
thirty  cubits  did  compass  it  round 
about. 

3  "^And'under  it  ?(y/.s'  the  similitude 
of  oxen,  Avhicli  did  compass  it  round 
about:  ten  in  a  cubit,  compassing 
the  sea  round  about,  '^fwo  rows 
of  oxen  were  cast,  when  it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three- 
looking  toward  the  north,  and  three 
looking  toward  the  west,  and  three 
looking  toward  the  south,  and  three 
looking  toward  the  east:  and  the 
sea  was  set  above  upon  them,  and 
all  their  hinder  parts  were  inward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  was  a 
handbreadth,  and  the  brim  of  it  like 
the  work  of  the  brim  of  a  cup, 
"with  flowers  of  lilies;  and  it  re- 
ceived and  held  ''three  thousand 
baths. 

G  ^\  He  made  also  "  ten  lavers,  and 
put  tive  on  the  right  hand,  and 
Ave  on  the  left,  to  wash  in  them: 
*  such  things  as  they  offered  for 
the  burnt  offering  they  washed  in 
them ;  but  the  sea  teas  for  the 
priests  to  wash  in. 

7  '^And  he  made  ten  candlesticks 
of  gold  ^'according  to  their  form, 
and  set  tJicm  in  the  temple,  five  on 
the  right  hand,  and  live  on  the 
left. 

8  ''He  made  also  ten  tables,  and 
placed  them  in  the  temple,  five  on 
the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left. 
And  he  made  a  hundred  "basins  of 
gold. 

9  ^\  Furthermore  'he  made  the 
court  of  the  priests,  and  the  great 
court,  and  doors  for  the  court,  and 
overlaid  the  doors  of  them  with 
brass. 

10  And  ''he  set 
riglit  side  of  the 
against  the  south. 

11  And  '  Huram  made  the  pots, 

and  the  shovels,  and  the  "basins. 

And   Huram   'finished   the    work 
»» 


the  sea  on  the 
east   end,   over 


that  he  was  to  make  for  king  Sol- 
omon for  the  house  of  God; 

12  To  wit,  the  two  pillars,  and 
"'the  i)ommels,  and  the  chapiters 
which  were  on  the  top  of  the  two 
pillars,  and  the  two  wreaths  to 
cover  the  two  pommels  of  the  chaxj- 
iters  which  ivere  on  the  top  of  the 
pillars ; 

lo  And  "lour  hundred  pomegran- 
ates on  the  two  wreaths ;  two  rows 
of  pomegranates  on  each  wreath,  to 
cover  the  two  pommels  of  the  chap- 
iters which  were  'upon  the  pillars. 

14  He  made  also  "bases,  and 
"  lavers  made  he  upon  the  bases ; 

15  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  un- 
der it. 

10  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  fleshhooks,  and  all  their 
instruments,  did  ^  Huram  his  fa- 
ther make  to  king  Solomon  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  of  n)right  brass. 

17  '^In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the 
king  cast  them,  in  the  ^clay  ground 
between  Succoth  and  Zeredathah. 

18  ■'Thus  Solomon  made  all  these 
vessels  in  great  abundance  :  for  the 
weight  of  the  brass  could  not  be 
found  out. 

19  ^  And  ^Solomon  made  all  the 
vessels  that  ware  for  the  house  of 
God,  the  golden  altar  also,  and  the 
tables  whereon  '  the  shewbread  was 
set; 

20  Moreover  the  candlesticks  with 
their  lamps,  that  they  should  burn 
"after  the  manner  before  the  oracle, 
of  x^ure  gold ; 

21  And  ^the  flowers,  and  the 
lamps,  and  the  tongs,  made  he  of 
gold,  and  that  ' x^<-^i"^'f?ct  gold; 

22  And  the  snufters,  and  the 
"basins,  and  the  s])oons,  and  the 
censers,  of  xmre  gold :  and  the  en- 
try of  the  house,  the  inner  doors 
thereof  for  the  most  holy  place,  and 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  tem- 
X)le,  tvere  of  gold. 

I  CHAPTER  Y. 

1  The  dedicated  treasnrex.  2  TJie  .tolemn  induction 
I  (fthe  ark  into  tlie  oracle.  11  Qod  beiitij  /)raj«ed 
'      (jirdh  a  vixible  .mjn  of  Ids  favour. 

THUS  %all  the  work  that  Solo- 
mon made  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  was  finished :  and  Solo- 
mon brought  in  all  the  things  that 
r)i3 


Before 

CHRIST 

1012. 


■"  I  Kingn  7. 

4i. 


"Sfpl  Kings 

7.  jd. 


t  Ilcb.  upon 
the  Jace. 

"1  Kings  7. 

27,  4.i. 
11  Or. 
cutarous. 


PI  Kings  7. 
14,  45. 


t  Heh.  made 

bright,  or, 

scoured. 
II  Kings  7. 

40. 
f  Ilcl).  thick- 

nessc^  of  Ifie 

ground. 

'  1  Kings  7. 
47. 


*1  Kings  7. 
48,  4U,  50. 


'  Ex.  25.  30. 


"  Ex.  27.  20, 
21. 


'  Ex.  25.  31. 


+  Heb. 
}ifrteclions 
oj  gold. 

jl  Or,  bowti. 


1005. 
» 1  Kings  7. 
51. 


The  arlt  Irouglit  into  the  oracle.      II.  CHR0:N'ICLES. 


A  cloud  filleth  the  house. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1005. 


100-1. 
hi  KiiiKsS. 
l,&c. 


°2Sam.6.12. 


•llKinge8.3. 


•Seech.  7. 8, 
»,  lU. 


I  Or,  Ihcy 
are  there,  ai 
1  Kinga  8.  M. 


fDeut.  10.  J, 

i. 

ch.e.  II. 
1  Or,  where. 


I  Hch. 

JuhhU. 


David  Ms  fatlier  had  dedicated; 
and  the  silver,  and  tlie  gold,  and 
all  the  instrnmeuts,  put  he  among 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God. 

2  "I^  "^Then  Solomon  assembled  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads 
of  the  tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  Je- 
rusalem, to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  'out  of  the 
city  of  David,  which  is  Zion. 

3  '^Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael assembled  themselves  unto  the 
king-  'in  the  feast  which  was  in  the 
seventh  month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came ;  and  the  Levites  took  up  the 
ark. 

5  And  they  brought  up  the  ark, 
and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  all  the  holy  vessels  that 
were  in  the  tabernacle,  these  did 
the  ijriests  and  the  Levites  bring 
ui). 

G  Also  king  Solomon,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel  that  were 
assembled  unto  him  before  the  ark, 
sacrificed  sheep  and  oxen,  which 
could  not  be  told  nor  numbered 
for  multitude. 

7  And  the  priests  brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
unto  his  place,  to  the  oracle  of  the 
house,  into  the  most  holy  jj?«ce, 
even  under  the  wings  of  the  cheru- 
bim : 

8  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth 
their  wings  over  the  place  of  the 
ark,  and  the  cherubim  covered  the 
ark  and  the  staves  thereof  above. 

9  xVnd  they  drew  out  the  staves 
of  the  ark,  that  the  ends  of  the 
staves  were  seen  from  the  ark  be- 
fore the  oracle ;  but  they  were  not 
seen  without.  And  "  there  it  is  un- 
to this  day. 

U)  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark 
save  the  two  tables  which  Moses 
^I)ut  therein  at  Horeb,  "when  tlie 
Lord  made  a  covenant  with  the 
cbiUlren  of  I.srael,  when  they  came 
cAit  of  Egypt. 

11  •  And  it  cam(5  to  i)ass,  when 
the  ])riests  were  come  out  of  the 
holy  7^/r/(Y':  (for  all  the  pricst.s  that 
were  '  pics* mi t  were  sanctified,  «»</ 

I  did  not  then  Avait  by  course: 
'  514 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 

eiChr.  25.1. 


hlChr.15.24. 


>  Ps.  13fi. 
See  1  Chr. 
lU.  Si,  41. 


k  Ex.  40.  35. 

th.  7.  2. 


12  *^Also  the  Levites  which  ivere 
the  sing-ers,  all  of  them  of  Asaph, 
of  Hemau,  of  Jeduthun,  with  their 
sons  and  their  brethren,  heing  ar- 
rayed in  white  linen,  having  cym- 
bals and  psalteries  and  harps,  stood 
at  the  east  end  of  the  altar,  ''and 
with  them  a  hundred  and  twenty 
priests  sounding  with  trumpets :) 

13  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the 
trumpeters  and  singers  ivere  as  one, 
to  make  one  sound  to  be  heard  in 
praising  and  thanking  the  Lord; 
and  when  they  lifted  up  their  voice 
with  the  trumpets  and  cymbals  and 
instruments  of  music,  and  praised 
the  Lord,  saying,  '  For  he  is  good ; 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever: 
that  then  the  house  was  filled  with 
a  cloud,  even  the  house  of  the 
Lord; 

14  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  by  reason  of  the 
cloud:  ''for  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  tilled  the  house  of  God. 

OHAPTEE  YI. 

1  SolomoHy  hainng  ble.sfsed  (he  people,  blesseth  God.  13 
Noloinoii's  prayer  in  the  consecration,  of  tits  temple, 
npon  the  brazen  scaffold. 

THEX  '"said  Solomon,  The  Lord 
hath  said  that  he  would  dwell 
in  the  "^  thick  darkness. 

2  But  I  have  built  a  house  of 
habitation  for  thee,  and  a  place 
for  thy  dwelling  for  ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face, 
and  blessed  the  whole  congrega- 
tion of  Israel :  and  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel  stood. 

4  And  he  said.  Blessed  l)e  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  who  hath  with 
his  hands  fulfilled  that  which  he 
spake  with  his  mouth  to  my  father 
David,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought 
forth  my  people  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  I  chose  no  city  among 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build  a 
house  in,  that  my  name  might  be 
there ;  neither  chose  I  any  man  to 
be  a  ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

()  'But  I  have  chosen  Jerusalem,  I  '■ch.12.13. 
that  my  name  might  be  there;  and 
''have  chosen  David  to  be  over  my   dichr.28.4. 
people  Israel.  | 

7  Now  'it  Avas  in  the  heart  of  Da- ' 
vid  my  father  to  build  a  house  for 


»1  Kings  8. 
12,  &c. 


bLev.  16.  2. 


^2  Sum.' 
1  i:iir.  ir 
Si  28.  2. 


SoIomon^s  prayer  at  the 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


consecration  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 


fch.  5.  10. 


P 1  Kings  8. 
2.'. 


\ Ileb. 
the  length 
ilicrevj\  Vc. 


hEx.  15.  U. 
Ueut.  4.  oU. 

&;.  9. 


ilClir.22.9. 


k2Sam.".12, 

16. 

1  Kings  2.4. 

&  G.  12. 

ch.  7. 18. 
tUeb.  There 

shall  vol  a 

man  be  cut 

ojf. 
iPs.l3il2. 


the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael. 

8  But  the  Lord  said  to  I>avid 
iiiy  father,  Forasiinieh  as  it  was  in 
thine  heart  to  biiihl  a^  house  lor 
my  name,  thou  (Hdst  well  in  that 
it  was  in  thine  heart : 

0  jS^otAvithstandin.i>-  thou  shalt  not 
build  the  house;  but  thy  son  which 
shall  come  forth  out  of  thy  loins, 
he  shall  build  the  house  for  my 
name. 

10  The  Lord  therefore  hath  per- 
formed his  word  that  he  hath 
spoken :  for  I  am  risen  up  in  the 
room  of  DaA  id  my  father,  and  am 
set  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the 
Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

11  And  in  it  have  I  put  the  ark, 
'^  wherein  is  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  made  with  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

12  ^\  ^And  he  stood  before  the  al- 
tar of  the  Lord  in  the  presence  of 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and 
spread  forth  his  hands : 

13  For  Solomon  had  made  a  bra- 
zen scatfold,  of  five  cubits  ^long, 
and  five  cubits  broad,  and  three 
cubits  high,  and  had  set  it  in  the 
midst  of  the  court :  and  upon  it  he 
stood,  and  kneeled  down  upon  his 
knees  before  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands  toward  heaven, 

14  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, ^' there  is  no  God  like  thee  in 
the  heaven,  nor  in  the  earth;  which 
keepest  covenant,  and  sheirest  mer- 
cy unto  thy  servants,  that  walk  be- 
fore thee  with  all  their  hearts : 

15  'Thou  which  hast  kept  with 
thy  servant  David  my  fathei>  that 
which  thou  hast  promised  him ; 
and  spakest'  with  thy  mouth,  and 
hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,  as 
it  is  this  day. 

IG  Xow  therefore,  O  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant  Da- 
vid my  father  that  which  thou  hast 
promised  him,  saying,  *'' There 
shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my 
sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  Is- 
rael ;  '  yet  so  that  thy  children  take 
heed  to  their  way  to  walk  in  my 


law,  as  thou  hast  walked  before 
me. 

17  Xow  then,  O  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, let  thy  Avord  be  veritied,  which 
thou  hast  sx)oken  unto  thy  servant 
David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed 
dwell  with  men  on  the  earth? 
'"Behold,  heaven  and  the  heaven 
of  heavens  cannot  ccmtain  thee; 
how  much  less  this  house  which  I 
have  built ! 

19  Have  respect  therefore  to  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  his 
supi)lication,  O  Lord  my  God,  to 
hearken  unto  the  cry  and  the  pray- 
er which  thy  servant  prayeth  be- 
fore thee ; 

20  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
uiK)n  this  house  day  and  night, 
upon  the  place  whereof  thou  hast 
said  that  thou  wouldest  put  thy 
name  there ;  to  hearken  unto  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  i^rayeth 
"toward  this  place. 

21  Hearken  therefore  unto  the 
supplications  of  thy  servant,  and 
of  thy  people  Israel,  which  they 
shall  ^make  toward  this  i)lace; 
hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling-place, 
even  from  heaven ;  and  when  thou 
hearest,  forgive. 

22  'T  If  a  man  sin  against  his 
neighbour,  ^and  an  oath  be  laid 
upon  him  to  make  him  swear,  and 
the  oath  come  before  thine  altar  in 
this  house ; 

23  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, 
and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  by 
requiting  the  wicked,  by  recom- 
pensing his  way  upon  his  own 
head ;  and  by  justifying  the  right- 


eous, by 


givnig 


him 


according 


to 


his  righteousness. 

24  ^  And  if  thy  jjeople  Israel  "  be 
put  to  the  worse  before  the  enemy, 
because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee ;  and  shall  retm'u  and  confess 
thy  name,  and  pray  and  make  sup- 
plication before  thee  "in  this  house; 

25  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heav- 
ens, and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  bring  them  again 
unto  the  land  which  thou  gavest 
to  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

2G  1^  When  the  "heaven  is  shut 
up,  and  there  is  no 

515 


IS 

rain,  because 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 


"ch.  2.6. 
If.  66.1. 
Acta  7.  49. 


II  Or,  in  this 
plate. 


f  Hcb.  pray. 


t  ITeb.  and 
he  ref^iire 
an  oath  of 
him. 


II  Or. 
Oe  smitteH. 


lOr,toward. 


"  1  Kings  17. 


Solomon'' s  prayer  at  the 


11.  CHEONICLES. 


consecration  of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 


"ch.  29.  a. 


t  Heb.  in 
<//«  t<xnd  of 
their  gates. 


I  Or,  toward 
this  hovM. 


f  I  Chr.  28.9. 


inch-allthe 
days  whicli. 

t  Hcb.  upon 
the/ace  of 
the  land. 


1. John  12.20. 
AcU  8.  'a. 


\  }Ieb. 
th\i  name  is 
riiltr't  upon 
this  howie. 


\  they  have  sinned  against  thee ;  yet 
I  if  they  pray  toward  this  place,  and 
!  confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from 

their  sin,  when  thou   dost   afflict 

them; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants, 
and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when 
thou  hast  taught  them  the  good 
way,  wherein  they  should  w  alk ; 
and  send  rain  upon  thy  land,  which 
thou  hast  given  unto  thy  people 
for  an  inheritance. 

28  ^  If  there  "be  dearth  in  the 
land,  if  there  be  pestilence,  if  there 
be  blasting  or  mildew,  locusts  or 
caterpillars;  if  their  enemies  be- 
siege them  Mn  the  cities  of  their 
land ;  whatsoever  sore,  or  whatso- 
ever sickness  there  he: 

29  Then  what  prayer  or  what  sup- 
plication soever  shall  be  made  of 
any  man,  or  of  all  thy  people  Israel, 
when  every  one  shall  know  his 
own  sore  and  his  own  grief,  and 
shall  spread  forth  his  hands "  in  this 
house : 

30  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven 
thy  dwellingplace,  and  forgive,  and 
render  unto  every  man  according 
unto  all  his  ways,  whose  heart  thou 
knowest;  (for  thou  only  Pknow- 
est  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 
men ;) 

31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to 
walk  in  thy  ways,  ^  so  long  as  they 
live  Mn  the  land  which  thou  gavest 
unto  our  fathers. 

32  •[  Moreover  concerning  the 
stranger,  **  which  is  not  of  thy  \)eo- 
I)le  Israel,  but  is  come  from  a  far 
country  for  thy  gTcat  name's  sake, 
and  thy  mighty  hand,  and  thy 
stretched  out  arm ;  if  they  come 
and  pray  in  this  house; 

33  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heav- 
ens, even  from  tliy  dwellingplace, 
and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
stranger  calleth  to  thee  for ;  that  all 
people  of  the  earth  may  know  thy 
name,  and  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy 
people  Isra<'l,  and  may  know  that 
'tliis  house  wliich  I  have  built  is 
calkMl  l)y  thy  nnme. 

34  If  tliy  people  go  out  to  war 
against  their  ('iicmics  by  tlie  Avay 
that   thou    shalt   send    tlieui,    and 

51G 


they  pray  unto  thee  toward  this 
city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
the  house  which  I  have  built  for 
thy  name ; 

35  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heav- 
ens their  prayer  and  their  suppli- 
cation, and  maintain  their  "  cause. 

3G  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for 
there  is  "^no  man  which  sinneth  not,) 
and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and 
deliver  them  over  before  their  ene- 
mies, and  Hhey  carry  them  away 
captives  unto  a  land  far  olf  or 
near ; 

37  Yet  if  they  ^bethink  them- 
selves in  the  land  whither  they  are 
carried  captive,  and  turn  and  pray 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  their  cap- 
tivity, saying.  We  have  sinned,  we 
have  done  amiss,  and  have  dealt 
wickedly ; 

38  If  they  return  to  thee  with  all 
their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul 
in  the  land  of  their  captivity, 
whither  they  have  carried  them 
captives,  and  pray  toward  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers,  and  toward  the  city  which 
thou  hast  chosen,  and  toward  the 
house  which  I  have  built  for  thy 
name: 

39  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heav- 
ens, eren  from  thy  dwellingplace, 
their  prayer  and  their  supplica- 
tions, and  maintain  their  "cause, 
and  forgive  thy  people  which  have 
sinned  against  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech 
thee,  thine  eyes  be  open,  and  let 
thine  ears  he  attent  *  unto  the  prayer 
that  is  made  in  this  i^lace. 

41  Now  'therefore  arise,  O  Lord 
God,  into  thy  h-esting  place,  thou, 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength:  let 
thy  priests,  O  Lord  God,  be. clothed 
with  salvation,  and  let  thy  saints 
"rejoice  in  goodness.    • 

42  O  Lord  God,  turn  not  away 
the  face  of  thine  anointinl:  "re- 
member the  mercies  of  David  thy 
servant. 

CHArTER  YII. 

1  Ood  havinrj  given  testbiioutj  to  Soh»no)t\i praj/er  by 
fire  from  heaven,  and  (/lory  in  the  temple,  the  people 
worsliip  liim.  4  tio(omon\  solemn  xacrifice.  8 
ISohiiuoii.  having  kept  the  feeist  of  tiihernaelex,  a7)d 
the  fea-ft  of  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  dismisxeth 
the  pcn])le.  12  God  appearing  to  Holornon  giveth 
him  i>ro)niKCS  npon  condition. 


Before 
ClIKIST 

1004. 


!|  Or,  right. 


'  Prov.  20.  9. 
I     Ecc.  7.  20. 
James  .J.  2. 
1  Joliii  1.  S. 


tlleb.  they 
that  take 
them  cap- 
tic/^.t  carry 
them  away. 

t  Ileb.  bring 
bach  to 
their  heart. 


I  Or,  right. 


t  Heb.  to  the 
prar/er  of 
thisplace. 

'Ps.  1^2.8,9, 

II),  ll!. 

'  1  Chr.  28.  2. 


"  Xeh.  9.  25. 


^Ps.  l.'iS.  1. 
I8.  55.  3. 


.Sohmon^s  sacrifices  at  the 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


feast  of  the  dedication. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 

•1  Kings  8. 

M. 
1.  Lev.  y.  24. 

Jlld;;.  (!.  21. 

1  Kings  18. 

.18. 

1  Chi-.21.2G. 
*■  1  Kings  8. 

10,11. 

eh.  5. 13, 14. 

lOz.  1(1.  .i,  4. 
dch.  5.  14. 


«ch.  i.  13. 
Ps.  13(i.  1. 

fl  C'hr.lli.41. 
cli.  liO.  21. 


^  1  Kings  8. 
0.',  6;!. 


klChr.15.lG. 


t  Ileb.  bv 
their  hand. 
i  ch.  5.  12. 


V  1  Kings  8. 
(14. 


1 1  Kings  8. 
65. 


'"  Jof-h.  13.  3. 


Uleb. 
a  restraint. 


NOW  ''AAlien  Solomon  liad  made 
an  end  of  pvayini::,  the  'lire 
came  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sumed the  burnt  offering  and  the 
sacrifices;  and  ''the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  house. 

2  "And  the  priests  could  not  en- 
ter into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
because  the  glory  of  the  Lord  had 
filled  the  Lord's  house. 

3  And  when  all  the  children  of 
Israel  saw  how  t.he  lire  came  down, 
and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  ui)on 
the  house,  they  bowed  themselves 
with  their  faces  to  the  ground  upon 
the  pavement,  and  worshipped,  and 
l)raised  the  Lord,  '8Y////>/r/,  For  he 
is  good;  4br  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

4  ■[  '^  Then  the  king  and  all  the 
people  oflered  sacrifices  before  the 
Lord. 

5  And  king  Solomon  offered  a 
sacrifice  of  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand oxen,  and  a  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  sheep.  So  the 
king  and  all  the  i)eople  dedicated 
the  house  of  God. 

6  ''And  the  priests  waited  on  their 
offices:  the  Levites  also  Avith  in- 
struments of  music  of  tlie  Lord, 
which  David  the  king  had  made 
to  praise  the  Lord,  because  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever,  when  Da- 
vid praised  *  by  their  ministry ; 
and  '  the  priests  sounded  trumpets 
before  them,  and  all  Israel  stood. 

7  Moreover  "^  Solomon  hallowed 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  teas 
before  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  for 
there  he  offered  burnt  offerings, 
and  the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings, 
because  the  brazen  altar  which 
Solomon  had  made  was  not  able 
to  receive  the  burnt  offerings,  and 
the  meat  offerings,  and  the  fat. 

8  *i\  'Also  at  the  same  time  SoIot 
mon  kept  the  feast  seven  days,  and 
all  Israel  with  him,  a  very  great 
congregation,  from  the  entering 
in  of  Hamath  unto  "'the  river  of 
Egypt. 

9  And  in  the  eighth  day  they 
made  ^  a  solemn  assembly :  for  they 
kept  the  dedication  of  the  altar 
seven  days,  and  the  feast  seven 
days. 


10  And  "  on  the  three  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  seventh  month  he 
sent  the  peoi)le  away  into  their 
tents,  glad  and  merry  in  heart  for 
the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  unto  David,  and  to  Solo- 
mon, and  to  Israel  his  i)eople. 

11  Thus  "Solomon  finished  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's 
house :  and  all  that  came  into  vSol- 
omon's  heart  to  make  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  his  own  house, 
he  prosperously  effected. 

12  1^  And  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  by  night,  and  said  unto 
him,  I  have  heard  thy  prayer,  'and 
have  chosen  this  place  to  myself 
for  a  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  1 1f  I  shut  up  heaven  that  there 
be  no  rain,  or  if  I  command  the  lo- 
custs to  devour  the  land,  or  if  I 
send  pestilence  among  my  peoi)le ; 

14  If  my  people,  ^  which  are  called 
by  my  name,  shall  'humble  them- 
selves, and  pray,  and  seek  my  face, 
and  turn  from  their  wicked  ways ; 
''then  will  I  hear  from  heaven,  and 
will  forgive  their  sin,  and  will  heal 
their  land. 

15  Now  ^mine  eyes  shall  be  open, 
and  mine  ears  attent  Uuito  the 
prayer  that  is  made  in  this  place. 

10  For  now  have  ''I  chosen  and 
sanctified  this  house,  that  my  name 
may  be  there  for  ever:  and  mine 
eyes  and  mine  heart  shall  be  there 
perpetually. 

17  ""And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt 
walk  before  me,  as  David  thy  fa- 
ther walked,  and  do  according  to 
all  that  I  have  commanded  thee, 
and  shalt  observe  my  statutes  and 
mv  judgments; 

18  Then  will  I  stablish  the  throne 
of  thy  kingdom,  according  as  I  have 
covenanted  with  David  thy  father, 
saying,  ^^  There  shall  not  fail  thee 
a  man  to  he  ruler  in  Israel. 

19  ^But  if  ye  turn  away,  and  for- 
sake my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, which  I  have  set  be- 
fore you,  and  shall  go  and  serve 
other  gods,  and  worship  them ; 

20  Then  will  I  pluck  them  up  by 
the  roots  out  of  my  land  which  I 
have  given  them ;  and  this  house, 
which   I   have    sanctified   for   my 

517 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 

"I  Kings 8. 
ttJ. 


°  1  KingK  9. 
l,*c. 


PDcut.  12.3. 


1  oil.  li.  a;,28. 


t  Heb. 
upon  whom 
tut/  name 
is  called. 

'■Jume3  4. 10. 


•ch.C.27,30. 


'  ch.  6.  40. 

t  Heb.  to  the 
prnj/i'r  of 
this  place* 

"1  Kings  9. 
3. 
ch.  (!.  6. 


^1  Kings  9. 
4,  &c. 


y  ch.fi.  16. 

tllpb. 
There  shall 
not  be  cut 
ofi'lu  thee. 

'  Lev.  2G.  14, 
S'i. 

Dent.  28.15, 
36,  37. 


r 


The  cities  ivhich  Solomon  Milt.        II.  CHE0:N^ICLES. 


Sis  yearly  sacrifices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 


'  Deut.  20.24. 
Jer.  2-2.  S, 'J. 


002. 
•1  Kings  9. 
lil,  ic. 


l'1  Kinss9. 

ir,  .stc. 


t  Ilcb.  all 
the  flei>ire 
of'  Stitfmivtl 
irfiirh  hr 
t/p:tireU  to 
buitU. 


•■  I  KiiiBii '.). 
20,  lie. 


name,  will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight, 
and  will  make  it  to  he  a  i)roverb 
and  a  byword  among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  high, 
shall  be  an  astonishment  to  every 
one  that  passeth  by  it ;  so  that  he 
shall  sav,  MVhv  liath  the  Lord 
done  thus  unto  this  land,  and  unto 
this  house  f 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered,  Be- 
cause they  forsook  the  Lord  God 
of  their  ftithers,  which  brought  them 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
laid  hold  on  other  gods,  and  wor- 
shipped them,  and  served  them: 
therefore  hath  he  brought  all  this 
evil  upon  them. 

CHAPTER  yill. 

1  Solomoii's  huildings.  7  The  Gentilesi  which  were  left 
SoUnnon  made  triOutarie.'i ;  but  the  Israelites  rulers. 
11  Pharnoh\'i  daughter  renwveth  to  her  house.  12 
Holomon^ s  yearly  .solenm  sacrijice.s.  14  He  appoiid- 
eth  the  priests  and  Lemtes  to  their  2}laces.  17  The 
navy  fetcheth  gold  from  Ophir. 

AND  Mt  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
XjL  of  twenty  years,  wherein  Sol- 
omon had  built  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  own  house, 

2  That  the  cities  wliicli  Huram 
had  restored  to  Solomon,  Solomon 
built  them,  and  caused  the  children 
of  Israel  to  dwell  there. 

3  And  Solomon  went  to  Hamath- 
zobah,  and  i)revailed  against  it. 

4  ''Aiid  he  built  Tadmor  in  the 
wilderness,  and  all  the  store  cities, 
which  he  built  in  Hamath. 

5  Also  he  built  Beth-horon  the 
upper,  and  Beth-horon  the  nether, 
fenced  cities,  with  walls,  gates,  and 
bars ; 

G  And  Baalath,  and  all  the  store 
cities  that  Solomon  had,  and  all 
the  chariot  cities,  and  the  cities  of 
the  liorsemen,  and  *all  that  Solo- 
mon desired  to  build  iu  Jerusalem, 
and  in  JA'banou,  and  tlu'oughout 
all  the  land  of  his  dominion. 

7  1  "As  for  all  the  pe()i)le  that  were 
left  of  the  Hittitcs,  and  the  Amo- 
rites,  and  tli<'  Peri/zites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  rJebusites,  which 
were  not  of  Israel, 

8  Hut  of  their  children,  who  were 
left  after  tlieni  in  the  l;in<l,  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  con.snnied 
not,  them  did  Solomon  make  to 
pay  tribute  until  this  day. 

r>i8 


9  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did 
Solomon  make  no  servants  for  his 
work ;  but  they  were  men  of  war, 
and  chief  of  his  captains,  and  cap- 
tains of  his  chariots  and  horsemen. 

10  And  these  ivere  the  chief  of 
king  Solomon's  officers,  even  ''two 
hundred  and  fifty,  that  bare  rule 
over  the  people. 

11  ^  And  Solomon  'brought  up 
the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  out  of  the 
city  of  l)avid  unto  the  house  that 
he  had  built  for  her :  for  he  said, 
]My  wife  shall  not  dwell  in  the 
house  of  David  king  of  Israel,  be- 
cause the  places  are  ^holy,  where- 
uiito  the  ark  of  the  Lord  hath 
come. 

12  ^1'  Then  Solomon  offered  burnt 
offerings  unto  the  Lord  on  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  which  he  had 
built  before  the  i)oreh, 

13  Even  after  a  certain  rate  '^  ev- 
ery day,  offering  according  to  the 
commandment  of  Moses,  on  the 
sabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons, 
and  on  the  solemn  feasts,  ^  three 
times  in  the  year,  even  in  the  feast 
of  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the 
feast  of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of 
tabernacles. 

14  ^{  And  he  appointed,  according 
to  the  order  of  David  his  father, 
the  ''  courses  of  the  priests  to  their 
service,  and  'the  Levites  to  their 
charges,  to  i^raise  and  minister  be- 
fore the  priests,  as  the  duty  of  ev- 
ery day  required :  the  ''  porters  also 
by  their  courses  at  every  gate :  for 
^so  had  David  the  man  of  God 
commanded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from 
the  commandment  of  the  king  unto 
the  i)riests  and  Levites  concerning 


Before 

CHRIST 

992. 


any    matter,    or 


concerning 


the 


treasures. 

IG  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon 
was  prepared  unto  the  day  of  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  until  it  Avas  finished. 
8o  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  i)er- 
fected. 

17    1"    Then    went    Solomon    to 

'  Ezion-geber,  and  (o  "Eloth,  at  the 

sea  side  in  the  land  of  E(h)ni. 

1    18  '"And  JIuram  sent  him,  by  the 

I  hand.s  of  his  servants,  ships,  and 


''Seel  Kings 
y.  23. 


•1  KinjTsS. 

1.&7.  8.  & 
y.  24. 


IHeb. 
holiness. 


I  Ex.  2!l.  38. 
Num.  28.  3, 
11,  ]I,2li.  & 
211. 1,  &c. 


s  Ex.  23.14. 
Deut.lU.16. 


lilChr.24.]. 
'1  Chr.2o.l. 


M  Clir.9.17. 
&  2«.  1. 


t  lleb. 
.«o  w.ns  the 
coiiDuand- 
vieitt of  Da- 
vifl  tfie  man 
0/  God. 


1 1  Kinss  9. 

2(!. 
II  Or,  Elalh, 

Ooiit.  2.  .S. 

2  Kings  14. 

•)■> 

'"1  Kins»9- 
27. 
ch.  y.  10, 13. 


The  queen  of  Sheha's 


11.  CHRONICLES. 


visit  to  Solomon. 


Before 
CHKIST 


about  992. 
•1  Kings  10. 
1,  S.O. 

Matt.  12.42. 
Luke  11. 31. 


I  Or,  butlers. 


I  lleb.  word. 

II  Or,sat/ings. 


servants  that  liad  kiiowkHl<>c  of 
tlie  sea;  and  tlioy  Avent  with  tlio 
servants  of  Solomon  to  Opliiv,  and 
took  thence  fonr  liunch'ed  and  fifty 
takMits  of  gohl,  and  bronglit  them 
to  king-  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  TJie  queen  of  Shcha  achnirtth  the  ivisdom  of  Solo- 
11101).  V-i  Sii!o»ioh\'<  ijohl.  15  His  ta)r/ets.  17  T/ie 
throne  of  irory.  20  Hix  re.sseU.  'Si  JJix  prexents. 
'J.")  7//.S  charitits  and  hur.se.  20  Ilis  tribtUes.  29 
Jlia  rcigii  and  death. 

A  ND  •'  when  the  qneen  of  Slieha 
JTjL  heard  of  the  fame  of  Solomon, 
she  came  to  prove  Solomon  witli 
hard  questions  at  Jerusalem,  with 
a  very  great  company,  and  camels 
that  hare  spices,  and  gohl  in  abund- 
ance, and  precious  stones:  and 
when  she  was  come  to  Solomon, 
she  communed  with  him  of  all  that 
was  in  her  heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her 
(juestions :  and  there  was  nothing 
hid  from  Solomon  which  he  told 
Iier  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  the  wisdom  of  Solo- 
mon, and  the  house  that  he  had 
built, 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and 
the  sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the 
attendance  of  his  ministers,  and 
their  apparel ;  his  "  cupbearers  also, 
and  their  apparel ;  and  his  ascent 
by  which  he  went  u})  into  the  house 
of  the  Loud;  there  was  no  more 
spirit  in  her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It 
was  a  true  h'eport  which  I  heard 
in  mine  own  land  of  thine  "acts, 
and  of  thy  wisdom  : 

G  Howbeit  I  believed  not  their 
words,  until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes 
had  seen  it:  and,  behold,  the  one 
half  of  the  greatness  of  thy  wisdom 
was  not  told  me :  for  thou  exceed- 
est  the  faine  that  I  heard. 

7  Hax)py  are  thy  men,  and  liappy 
are  these  thy  servants,  Avhich  stand 
continually  before  thee,  and  hear 
thy  wisdom. 

8  Blessed  be  the  Loed  thy  God, 
which  delighted  in  thee  to  set  thee 
on  his  throne,  to  he  king  for  the 
Lord  thy  God :  because  thy  God 
loved  Israel,  to  establish  them  for 
ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king- 


over  them,  to  do  judgment   and 
justice. 

y  And  she  gave  the  king  a  hund- 
red and  twenty  talents  of  gold, 
and  of  spices  great  abundance,  and 
precious  stones :  neither  was  there 
any  such  si)ice  as  the  queen  of 
Sheba  gave  king  Solomon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of  Hu- 
ram,  and  the  servants  of  Solomon, 
''which  brought  gold  from  Ophir, 
brought  'algum  trees  and  precious 
stones. 

11  And  the  king  made  of  the 
algum  trees  " '  terraces  to  the  house 
of  the  Loud,  and  to  the  king's  pal- 
ace, and  harps  and  i)salteries  for 
singers :  and  there  were  none  such 
seen  before  in  the  land  of  Judah. 


12  And  kinof   vSolomon 


gave 


to 


chapmen 
,  And  all 
'  governors 

gold  and 


the  queen  of  Sheba  all  lier  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  besides  that 
which  she  had  brought  unto  the 
king.  So  she  turned,  and  went 
aw\iy  to  her  own  land,  she  and  her 
servants. 

13  ^\  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that 
came  to  Solomon  in.  one  vcar  was 
six  hundred  and  threescore  and  six 
talents  of  gold ; 

14  Besides  that' which 
and  merchants  brought, 
the  kings  of  Arabia  and ' 
of  the  country  brought 
silver  to  Solomon. 

15  ^  And  king  Solomon  made  two 
hundred  targets  of  beaten  gold : 
six  hundred  sheJcels  of  beaten  gold 
went  to  one  target. 

IG  And  three  hundred  shields 
made  he  of  beaten  gold :  three  hund- 
red sheliels  of  gold  went  to  one 
shield.  And  the  king  put  them  in 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

17  Moreover  the  king  made  a 
great  throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid 
it  with  i)ure  gold. 

18  And  there  ivere  six  steps  to  the 
throne,  with  a  footstool  of  gold, 
which  were  fastened  to  the  throne, 
and  'stays  on  each  side  of  the  sit- 
ting place,  and  two  lions  standing 
by  the  stays : 

19  And  twelve  lions  stood  there 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
upon  the  six  steps.  There  was  not 
the  like  made  in  any  kingdom. 

519 


Before 
CHUIST 

al)iml  992., 


i'ch.8.  )8. 

•■  1  Kiiiffs  10. 
]  1,  nfmuy 

trees. 


II  Or,  stairs. 
tlli-b. 
Ititjhirays. 


I!  Or, 
captains. 


t  Ilcb. 
hatids. 


Solomon''s  reign  and  death. 


II.  cimo:N^iCLES. 


Belidboam  made  king. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  992. 


IHeb. 

shut  up. 

BOr,  there 
was  »o  .t  j7- 
ve/in  them. 


II  Or, 
teeth. 


J  1  Kinsa  4. 

It;.  &  1(1. 26. 

ch.  1. 14. 


'  1  Kings  4. 

HI. 
r  Gen.  \o.  18. 

1>5.  7i.  8. 
II  That  is, 

Euphiates. 


Kt  KinRslO. 

cii.  1.  1.5. 
t  Ueb.  gave. 


h  1  Kings  10. 
ch.  1. 10. 


il  Kings  11. 
41. 


tllcb. 
woril: 


kl  Kings  11. 

•JU. 
Ich.  12.  li.* 

IX  a. 


"■IKIngnll. 
4A  4.'J. 


!>75. 


20  •[  And  all  the  drinking  vessels 
of  king  Solomon  ^vere  of  gold,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  honse  of  the 
forest  of  Lebanon  were  of  *pure 
gold :  "  none  ^vere  of  silver ;  it  was 
not  any  thing  accounted  of  in  the 
days  of  Solomon. 

21  For  the  king's  ships  went  to 
Tarshish  with  the  servants  of  Hu- 
ram :  ev^ery  three  years  once  came 
the  ships  of  Tarshish  bringing  gold, 
and  silver,  "ivory,  and  apes,  and 
peacocks. 

22  And  king  Solomon  passed  all 
the  kings  of  the  earth  in  riches 
and  wisdom. 

23  ^  And  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  sought  the  presence  of  Solo- 
mon, to  hear  his  wisdom,  that  God 
had  put  in  his  heart. 

24  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  har- 
ness, and  spices,  horses,  and  mules, 
a  rate  year  by  year. 

25  ^  And  Solomon  ''had  four 
thousand  stalls  for  horses  and 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen;  whom  he  bestowed  in 
the  chariot  cities,  and  with  the 
king  at  Jerusalem. 

20  ■[  'And  he  reigned  over  all  the 
kings  '^from  the  "river  even  unto 
the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  to 
the  border  of  Egypt. 

27  ^'And  the  king  hnade  silver  in 
Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  cedar 
trees  made  he  as  the  sycamore 
trees  that  are  in  the  low  plains  in 
abundance. 

2(S  '  .;Vnd  they  brought  unto  Solo- 
mon horses  out  of  Egypt,  and  out 
of  all  lands. 

20  "i  '  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Solomon,  lirst  and  last,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  M)()ok  of  Na- 
than the  ])rophet,  and  in  the  proj^h- 
ecy  of  "Aliijah  the  Sliilonite,  and  in 
the  visions  of  Iddo  the  seer  against 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat ! 

30  "'And  Solomon  reigned  in  Je- 
rusalem over  all  Israel  forty  years. 

31  And  Solomon  slejjt  with  his 
fathers,  and  lu^  was  buried  in  tlie 
city  of  David  liis  father:  and  Ile- 

j  hoboam   his   son   reigned    in    his 
1  stead. 


520 


CHAPTEE  X. 

1  The  Tsraelitefi,  ouisembled  at  Shechem  to  crown  Be- 
hoboain,  by  Jeroboam  make  a  auit  of  relaxation  un- 
to him.  6  Hehoboariiy  refuxiug  the  old  riien\t  coun- 
sel., by  the  advice  of  youny  men  a?i.swenth  them 
roughly.  Ifi  Ten  tribe.t  revoUiiuj  kill  Hadoram, 
and  make  Rchoboaiii  to  flee. 

AND  ''Eehoboam  went  to  vShe- 
JTJl.  chem:  for  to  Shechem  were 
all  Israel  come  to  make  him  Idng. 

2  And  it  came  to  jjass,  when  Jer- 
oboam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  ivas 
in  Egypt,  ^'whither  he  had  Hed 
from  the  presence  of  Solomon  the 
king,  heard  it,  that  Jeroboam  re- 
turned out  of  Egypt. 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him. 
So  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  came 
and  spake  to  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke 
grievous :  now  therefore  ease  thou 
somewhat  the  grievous  servitude 
of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
that  he  put  upon  us,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Come 
again  unto  me  after  three  days. 
And  the  people  departed. 

6  ^  And  king  Eehoboam  took 
counsel  with  the  old  men  that  had 
stood  before  Solomon  his  father 
while  he  yet  lived,  saying,  What 
counsel  give  ye  me  to  return  an- 
swer to  this  people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  say- 
ing. If  thou  be  kind  to  this  people, 
and  please  them,  and  speak  good 
words  to  them,  they  will  be  thy 
servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel 
which  the  old  men  gave  him,  and 
took  counsel  with  the  young  men 
that  were  brought  up  with  him, 
that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What 
advice  give  ye  that  we  may  return 
answer  to  this  people,  which  have 
spoken  to  me,  saying,  Ease  some- 
what the  yoke  that  thy  father  did 
l)ut  ui)on  us  ? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
brought  up  with  him  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  an- 
swer the  i^eople  that  spake  unto 
thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made  our 
yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it 
somewhat  lighter  for  us  ;  thus 
shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  My  little 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  975. 


»1  Kings  12. 
1,  ic. 


h  1  Kings  11. 

40. 


The  revolt  of  the  ten  tribes. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Hehohoam  raiseth  an  army. 


Before 
CIIKIST 
abuut  975. 

t  lleb.laded. 


'  1  Snm.2.M. 
1  Kings  12. 
15,  -M. 


i  1  Kings  11. 

2a. 


tHeb. 

strengthen- 
ed himself. 


M  KinKsl2. 

ly. 


•1  KinKsl2. 
21,  &c. 


thicker  tliaii  my  j  a  liTiiidied  and  fourscore  thousand 


finger  sliall   he 
tather's  loins. 

11  For  whereas  my  father  ^mt  a 
heavy  yoke  ui)on  you,  I  will  put 
more  to  your  yoke:  my  father 
chastised  you  witli  whii)s,  but  I 
will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  So  Jeroboam  and  all  The  ])eo- 
ple  came  to  Kehoboani  on  the  third 
day,  as  the  king-  bade,  saying, 
Come  again  to  me  on  the  third 
day. 

1.3  And  the  king  answered  them 
roughly ;  and  king  liehoboam  for- 
sook the  counsel  of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the 


advice  of  the 


young 


men,  saynig, 


David,   see  to 
So  all   Israel 


My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy, 
but  I  will  add  thereto :  my  father 
chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I 
will  chastise  yon  with  scorpions. 

15  So  the  king  hearkened  not 
unto  the  iieople:  ''for  the  cause 
was  of  God,  tliat  the  Lord  might 
perform  his  word,  which  he  spake 
by  the ''hand  of  Ahijah  the  Shilo- 
nite  to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  [Nebat. 

16  ^  And  when  all  Israel  saiv 
that  the  king  would  not  hearken 
unto  them,  the  people  answered 
the  king,  saying,  AVhat  portion 
have  we  in  David!  and  we  have 
none  inheritance  in  the  son  of 
Jesse :  every  man  to  your  tents,  O 
Israel :  and  now, 
thine  own  house, 
went  to  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Is- 
rael that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah,  liehoboam  reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Kehoboam  sent 
Hadoram  that  was  over  the  trib- 
ute; and  the  children  of  Israel 
stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he 
died.  But  king  Eehoboam  hnade 
speed  to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot, 
to  flee  to  Jerusalem. 

19  ''And  Israel  rebelled  against 
the  house  of  David  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  Rehohoam  raising  an  army  to  subdue  Israel,  is  for- 
bidden by  Slieinaiah.  5  He  strenfjt/ieneth  /lis  king- 
dom ifith  forts  and  jirorisioyi.  18  The  priests  and 
Levites,  and  such  as  feared  God,  forsaken  by  Jero- 
boam, strengthen  the  kingdom  of  Judah.  18  The 
wives  and  children  of  Hehoboam. 

ND  ^  when  Rehoboam  was  come 
to  Jerusalem,  he  gathered  of 
the  house  of  Judah  and  Benjamin 


A" 


cho.sen  men,  which  Avere  warriors, 
to  light  against  Israel,-  that  he 
might  bring  the  kingdom  again  to 
Rehoboam. 

2  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  <'ame 
^'to  Shemaiah  the  man  of  God, 
saying, 

'^  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son 
of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  to 
all  Israel  in  Judah  and  Benjamin, 
saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall 
not  go  up,  nor  fight  against  your 
brethren  :  return  every  man  to  his 
house.;  for  this  thing  is  done  of 
me.  And  they  obeyed  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  returned  from 
going  against  Jeroboam. 

5  1  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  built  cities  for  defence 
in  Judah. 

0  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and 
Etam,  and  Tekoa, 

7  And  Beth-zur,  and  Shoco,  and 
Adullam, 

8  And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and 
Ziph, 

9  And  Adoraim,  and  Lachish,  and 
Azekah, 

10  And  Zorah,  and  Ajalon,  and" 
Hebron,  which  are  in  Judah  and 
in  Benjamin,  fenced  cities. 

11  And  he  fortified  the  strong 
holds,  and  put  captains  in  them, 
and  store  of  victuals,  and  of  oil  and 
wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  he 
init  shields  and  spears,  and  made 
them  exceeding  strong,  having  Ju- 
dah and  Benjamin  on  his  side. 

13  1^  And  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  that  were  in  all  Israel  h'e- 
sorted  to  him  out  of  all  their  coasts. 

14  For  the  Levites  left "  their  sub- 
urbs and  their  possession,  and  came 
to  Judah  and  Jerusalem :  for  'Jer- 
oboam and  his  sons  had  cast  them 
off  from  executing  the  priest's  of- 
fice unto  the  Lord  : 

15  'And  he  ordained  him  priests 
for  the  high  places,  and  for  "^thti 
devils,  and  for  ''the  calves  which 
he  had  made. 

10  ^  And  after  them,  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  such  as  set  their 
hearts  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of 

521 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  975. 


bch.  12.  15. 


0-4. 

tHeb. 

presented 
themselves 
to  hint. 

'Nuin.Sj.  2. 


J  ch.  13.  y. 


'IKinesIi. 

■"1.*;  l.i.  3.i. 

&  14.  '.I. 

Uos.  13.  2. 
r  Lev.  17.  7. 

1  Cor.10.20. 
:  1  Kings  12. 

28. 

I-  Seech.  15. 
H.  &30.  11, 
18. 


Shishalc  invadeth  JudaJi, 


II.  CHEONICLES. 


and  spoiletli  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

974. 


i  eh.  12. 1. 


k  I  Kings  15. 

She  i«  call- 
ed Micha- 
iah  the 
dimjriiterof 
rriel, 
ch.  13.  2. 


I  See  Deut. 

21. 15, 16,17. 


\  !!eb. a 
multitufli 
c/ wives. 


97-2. 
•ch.  11.17. 


t>l  Kineii14. 
22,^21. 


'  \  KingK  14. 
24,2.5. 

<IT1. 


Israel  came  to  Jerusalem,  to  sacri- 
fice uuto  the  Lord  God  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

17  So  they '  strengthened  the  king- 
dom of  Judali,  and  made  Eeho- 
boam  the  son  of  Solomon  strong, 
three  years:  for  three  years  they 
walked  in  the  way  of  David  and 
Solomon. 

18  1  And  Eehohoam  took  him 
Mahalath  the  daughter  of  Jerimotli 
the  son  of  David  to  wife,  and  Abi- 
hail  the  daughter  of  Ehab  the  son 
of  Jesse ; 

19  Which  bare  him  children; 
Jeush,  and  Shamariah,  and  Zaham. 

20  xVnd  after  her  he  took  ''Maa- 
chah  the  daughter  of  Absalom ; 
which  bare  him  Abijah,  and  Attai, 
and  Ziza,  and  Shelomith. 

21  And  Eehoboam  loved  Maachah 
the  daughter  of  Absalom  above  all 
his  wives  and  his  concubines :  (for 
he  took  eighteen  wives,  and  three- 
score concubines ;  and  begat  twen- 
ty and  eight  sons,  and  threescore 
daughters.) 

22  And  Eehoboam  '  made  Abijah 
the  son  of  Maachah  the  chief,  to  he 
ruler  among  his  brethren :  for  he 
thouf/ht  to  make  him  king. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dis- 
persed of  all  his  children  through- 
out all  the  countries  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  unto  every  fenced  city : 
and  he  gave  them  victuals  in 
abundance.  And  he  desired  ^many 
wives. 

CHAPTEE  XIL 

1  llehoboam^forxnkirig  the  Lord,  is  punished  by  Shi- 
sliak.  5  lie  and  the  princes,  repenting  at  the  preach- 
i>'fj  ^if  Shemaiah,  are  delivered  from  destruction, 
but  not  from  sjwU.  I'd  TfiereUjn  and  death  of  Re- 
hoboam. 

AND  Mt  came  to  pass,  when  Ee- 
_  hoboam  had  established  the 
kingdom,  and  had  strengthened 
himself,  'iie  forsook  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  and  all  Israel  with  him. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the 
fiftli  year  of  king  l^elioboam,  Shi- 
shak  kingof  Egy])t  came  uj)  against 
Jerusalem,  because  they  had  trans- 
gress(Ml  against  the  Lonn, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots, 
and  tlii'eescoi'c  thonsiind  lior.scmen: 
and  tlu!  people  ircrc  without  num- 
ber that  came  with  him  out  of 

522 


Egypt;  ''the  Lubim,  the  Sukkiim, 
and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities 
which  pertained  to  Judah,  and  came 
to  Jerusalem. 

5  ^  Then  came  ^Shemaiah  the 
prophet  to  Eehoboam,  and  to  the 
princes  of  Judah,  that  were  gath- 
ered together  to  Jerusalem  because 
of  Shishak,  and  said  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^  Ye  have  for- 
saken me,  and  therefore  have  I  also 
left  you  in  the  hand  of  Shishak. 

G  Whereupon  the  princes  of  Israel 
and  the  king  ^'humbled  themselves; 
and  they  said,  ''  The  Lord  is  right- 
eous. 

7  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
they  humbled  themselves,  'the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Shem- 
aiah,  saying,  They  have  humbled 
themselves;  therefore  I  will  not 
destroy  them,  but  I  will  grant  them 
I'  some  deliverance ;  and  my  wrath 
shall  not  be  poured  out  upon  Jeru- 
salem by  the  hand  of  Shishak. 

8  Nevertheless  ''they  shall  be  his 
servants;  that  they  may  know '  my 
service,  and  the  service  of  the  king- 
doms of  the  countries. 

9  "SSo  Shishak  king  of  Egypt 
came  up  against  Jerusalem,  and 
took  away  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treas- 
ures of  the  king's  house ;  he  took 
all:  he  carried  away  also  the  shields 
of  gold  which  Solomon  had  "made. 

10  Instead  of  which  king  Eeho- 
boam made  shields  of  brass,  and 
committed  them  "to  the  hands  of 
the  chief  of  the  guard,  that  keiJt 
the  entrance  of  the  king's  house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entered 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  the 
guard  came  and  fetched  them,  and 
brought  them  again  into  the  guard- 
chamber. 

12  And  when  he  humbled  him- 
self, the  wrath  of  the  Lord  turned 
from  him,  that  he  would  not  de- 
stroy him  altogether:  "and  also  in 
tJudah  1  lungs  wt^nt  well. 

13  1  So  king  Eehoboam  strength- 
ened himself  in  Jerusalem,  and 
reigned:  lor  ^Eehoboam  iras  one 
and  Ibrty  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  seventeen 


Before 
CHRIST 

971. 

i  ch.  16.  8. 


"ch.ll.  2. 


fch.  15.  2. 


s  James  4.10. 
h  Ex.  9.  27. 


>  1  Kings  21. 

28,  2'J. 


II  Or,  a  little 
while. 


k  See  Is.  26. 

13. 
lDeut.2S.47, 

4S. 


""  1  Kings  14. 
25,  26. 


"  1  Kings  10. 
16,  17. 
ch.9.15,10. 


'  2  .Sara.8.18. 


fl  Or,  nnd  yet 
in  jtattih 
there  were 
good 
thtugs : 
See  Uen. 
IS.  :'4.  .<: 
1  ICiiigs  14. 

i;). 

ch.  19.  .1. 
I'l  Kings  14. 

21. 


Ahijah  malccth  war 


11.  CI1K0NICLE8. 


against  Jeroboam. 


Before 

CHKIST 

971. 

1  ch.  C.  a. 


i  Or,  fixed. 


f  Heb. 

tconls. 
■■(■li.l),  2a.  & 

Vi.  -I'l. 
"  I  Kings  14. 

•M. 


•I  KiTifisU. 

ol,  Abijatn. 


0.5S. 
"  1  Kind's  15. 
1,  &c. 


1.  Seech.  11. 
957. 


f  \leh. bound 
toijet/ier. 


■^  Josh.  18.22. 


J  2  Sam.  ". 
12,  l.i,  lU. 


'Num.18.10. 


n  Kings  11. 
2U.&  12.20. 


SJudg.  9.4. 


years  in  Jernsaloni,  ''tho  city  Mliich 
the  Loiiu  had  chosen  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  to  i)nt  l)is  name 
there.  And  liis  mother's  name  was 
]!^aamali  an  .Vmmonitess. 

14  And  he  did  e\il,  heeanse  lie 
II  prepared  not  his  heart  to  seek  the 

LOKD. 

15  Now  the  acts  of  Eehoboam, 
tirst  and  last,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  U)ook  of  Shemaiah  the 
proi)]»et,  'and  of  Iddo  the  seer  con- 
cerning' genealogies?  ^And  there 
were  wars  between  Eehoboam  and 
Jeroboam  continnally. 

10  And  Kehoboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  bnried  in  the  city 
of  David:  and  ^Abijah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XTII. 

1  Abijah  SHCcecdiiig  maketh  ivar  wjuiuHt  Jfrohoam. 
4:  He  dedareth  the  right  of  his  caitsc.  lo  Trnxfhig 
ill.  God  he,  overeometh  Jeroboam.  21  The  wives  and 
children  of  Abijah. 

NOW  -'in  the  eighteenth  year 
of  king  Jeroboam  began  Abi- 
jah to  reign  over  Judah. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Jern- 
salem.  His  mother's  name  also 
was  ''Michaiah  the  danght.er  of 
Uriel  of  Gibeah.  And  there  was 
war  between  Abijah  and  Jero- 
boam. 

3  And  Abijah  ^set  the  battle  in 
array  with  an  army  of  valiant  men 
of  war,  even  four  hundred  thonsand 
chosen  men:  Jeroboam  also  set  the 
battle  in  array  against  him  with 
eight  hundred  thonsand  chosen 
men,  heing  mighty  men  of  valour. 

4  i\  An(l  Abijah  stood  up  upon 
mount  ''Zemaraim,  which  is  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  said,  Hear 
me,  thou  Jeroboam,  and  all  Israel ; 

5  Ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the 
Loud  God  of  Israel  "gave  the  king- 
dom over  Israel  to  David  for  ever, 
even  to  him  and  to  his  sous  ""by  a 
covenant  of  salt  ? 

G  Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
the  servant  of  Solomon  the  son  of 
David,  is  risen  up,  and  hath  *^ re- 
belled against  his  lord. 


7  And  there  are  gathered  unto 
him  ^vain  men,  the  children  of  Be- 
lial, and  have  strengthened  them- 
selves against  Rehoboam  the  son 
of  Solomon,  when  Rehoboam  was 


young  and  tenderhearted,  and 
could  not  withstand  them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  withstand 
the  kingdom  of  the  Lord  in  the 
hand  of  the  sons  of  David  ;  and  ye 
he  a  great  nHUtitud(^,  and  there  are 
with  you  golden  calves,  which  Jer- 
oboam ''made  you  for  gods. 

1)  '  Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  i)riests 
of  the  Lord,  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
and  the  Levites,  and  have  made 
you  priests  after  the  manner  of  the 
nations  of  other  lands?  ""so  that 
whosoever  cometli  Ho  consecrate 
himself  with  a  young  bullock  and 
seven  rams,  the  same  may  be  a 
priest  of  them  that  are  no  gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our 
God,  and  we  have  not  forsaken 
him ;  and  the  priests,  which  min- 
ister unto  the  Lord,  are  the  sons 
of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites  wait  up- 
on their  business : 

11  'And  thej^  burn  unto  the  Lord 
every  morning  and  every  evening 
burnt  sacritices  and  sweet  incense: 
the  '"shewbread  also  set  tlieij  in  or- 
der upon  the  pure  talde ;  and  the 
candlestick  of  gold  with  the  lamps 
thereof,  "to  burn  every  evening: 
for  we  kec])  the  charge  of  the  Lord 
our  God ;  but  ye  have  forsaken  him. 

12  And,  behold,  God  himself  is 
with  us  for  our  captain,  "and  his 
priests  with  sounding  trumpets  to 
cry  alarm  against  you.  O  children 
of  Israel,  'tight  ye  not  against  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers ;  for  ye 
shall  not  prosper. 

13  ^1  But  Jeroboam  caused  an 
ambushment  to  come  about  behind 
them :  so  they  were  before  Judah, 
and  the  ambushment  was  behind 
them. 

14  x\nd  when  Judah  looked  back, 
behold,  the  battle  tvas  before  and 
behind :  and  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  the  priests  sounded 
with  tlie  trumpets 

15  Then  the 
a  shout :  and  as  the  men  of  Judah 
shouted,  it  came  to  pass,  that  God 
'^  smote  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel 
before  Abijah  and  Judah. 

16  And  the  children  of  Israel  fled 
before  Judah :  and  God  delivered 
them  into  their  hand. 

523 


Before 
CHIilST 

957. 


men  of  Judah  gave 


hi  Kings  12. 

28.  &  14.  9. 

Jlos.  8.  6. 
ich.n. 14,15. 


k  Ex.  20.  35. 

tlleb.  to  fill 
/n>  /tand : 
See  Ex.  29. 
1. 
Lev.  8.  2. 


Ich.  2.  4. 


"'  Lev.  24. 6. 


"  Ex.  27.  20, 
21. 
Lev.  24.2,3. 


"Num.  10.8. 


f  Acts  5.  39. 


■Ich.  14. 12. 


Asa  destroyeth  idolatry. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


He  spoileth  the  J^thiopians. 


Before 

CHRIST 

957. 


'IChr.  5.20. 
Pa.  L'2.  5. 


•Josli.  Ij.  9. 


'  I  Sam.  25. 

.■is. 
"  1  Kings  14. 

■JJ. 


U  Or,  com^ 

mcntary. 

■^  ch.  12.  15. 


955. 


•I  Kings  15. 
8,  ic. 


about  051. 

••SccI  Kin;;8 

l.'j.  14. 

cli.  ].5.  17. 
'  Kx.  M.  13. 
t  I  lot). 

I  I  KinggU. 


»  Flcb. 

tun  iniaget. 


17  Ami  Ahijah  and  his  people 
slew  them  with  a  great  slaughter : 
so  there  fell  down  slain  of  Israel 
live  hundred  thou.sand  chosen  men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Israel 
were  brought  under  at  that  time, 
and  the  children  of  Judah  pre- 
vailed, 'because  they  relied  upon 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after 
Jeroboam,  and  took  cities  from 
him,  Beth-el  with  the  towns  there- 
of, and  Jeshanah  with  the  towns 
thereof,  and  'Ei)hraiu  with  the 
towns  thereof. 

20  IS'either  did  Jeroboam  recover 
strength  again  in  the  days  of  Abi- 
jali*:  and  the  Lord  ^struck  him, 
and  "he  died. 

21  1^  But  Abijah  waxed  mighty, 
and  married  fourteen  wives,  and 
begat  tAventy  and  two  sons,  and 
sixteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Abijah,  and  his  ways,  and  his  say- 
ings, are  written  in  the  "story  of 
the  i)rox)het  "^  Iddo. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Ana  succeeding  dextroyeth  idolatry.  6  Having 
peace.,  he  dre)i(](heneth  hi.-<  kingdom  with  fort  a  and 
ariniex.  9  Calling  on  God,  ?ie  overtlirowelh  Zerah, 
and  xpoilcth  the  EUiiopians. 

SO  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David:  and  ^Asa  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead.  In  his  days 
the  land  was  quiet  ten  years. 

2  And  Asa  did  that  which  was 
good  and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  his  God : 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of 
the  strange  gods,  and  ^'the  high 
I^laces,  and  '^ brake  down  the.  im- 
ages, ''and  cut  down  the  groves: 

4  And  commanded  Judah  to  seek 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and 
to  do  the  law  and  the  command- 
ment. 

5  Also  he  took  away  out  of  all 
the  cities  of  Judah  the  higli  places 
and  the  '  images :  ;md  the  kingdom 
was  (piiet  i)elbre  him. 

(>  ^j  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in 
Judah:  for  the  land  had  rest,  and 
he  had  no  war  in  thosc^  years ;  be- 
cause the  L(n;n  had  given  him 
rest. 

7  Therefore  lie  said  unto  Judah, 
r,2A 


Let  us  build  these  cities,  and  make 
about  them  walls  and  towers,  gates 
and  bars,'  while  the  land  is  yet  be- 
fore us;  because  we  have  sought 
the  Lord  our  God,  we  have  sought 
him,  and  he  hath  given  us  rest  on 
every  side.  So  they  built  and 
])rospered. 

8  And  Asa  had  an  army  of  men 
that  bare  targets  and  S])ears,  out 
of  Judah  three  hundred  thousand ; 
and  out  of  Benjamin,  that  bare 
shields  and  drew  bows,  two  hund- 
red and  fourscore  thousand:  all 
these  were  mightj^  men  of  valour. 

9  ^\  ''And  there  came  out  against 
them  Zerah  the  Ethiopian  with  a 
host  of  a  thousand  thousand,  and 
three  hundred  chariots ;  and  came 
unto  f  Mareshah. 

10  Then  Asa  went  out  against 
him,  and  they  set  the  battle  in 
array  in  the  valley  of  Zephathah 
at  Mareshah. 

11  And  Asa  ^  cried  unto  the  Lord 
his  God,  and  said.  Lord,  it  is 
''  nothing  with  thee  to  help,  whether 
with  many,  or  with  them  that  have 
no  power:  help  us,  O  Lord  our 
God ;  for  we  rest  on  thee,  and  '  in 
thy  name  we  go  against  this  mul- 
titude. O  Lord,  thou  art  our 
God  ;  let  not  "man  i)revail  against 
thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  i^  smote  the  Ethi- 
opians before  Asa,  and  before  Ju- 
dah ;  and  the  Ethiopians  fled. 

13  And  Asa  and  the  people  that 
were  with  him  pursued  theju  unto 
'  Gerar :  and  the  Ethiopians  were 
overthrown,  that  they  could  not 
recover  themselves ;  for  they  were 
destroyed  before  the  Lord,  and 
before  his  host;  and  they  carried 
away  very  much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities 
round  about  Gerar;  for  "the  fear 
of  the  Lord  came  upon  them :  and 
they  spoiled  all  the  cities ;  for  there 
was  exceeding  much  spoil  in  them. 

L")  They  smote  also  the  tents  of 
cattle,  and  carried  away  sheep  and 
camels  in  abundance,  and  returned 
to  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Ana  vith  Judah  and  tnany  of  Ixrarl,  moved  by  the 
prophecy  of  Azariah  the  non  of  Oded,  make  a  sol- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  951. 


041. 
'ch.  IB.  8. 


f  Josh.  15.44. 


SEx.  14. 10. 
ch.  11. 14. 
Ps.  22.  5. 

b  1  S»m.l4.0. 


ilSam.17.4.';. 
Prov.  18.10. 


(I  Or,  mortal 
man. 


k  ch.  13.  15. 


I  Gen.  10.19. 

&20.1. 


fHeb. 

broken. 


•"  Gen.. ".^..5. 

ch.  ir.  111. 


Asa  pntteth  away  idolatry. 


II.  CHEOmCLES. 


Judah  covenanteth  iinth  God. 


Before 

CHRIST 

941. 


"  Num.  24.  2. 
JudR..-).  in. 
ch.  al.  14.  & 

:i4.  20. 


t  Hib. 
hijort  Asa. 


b  J.imcs  4. 8. 

'vpr.  4,  15. 

1  thr.  2H.  0. 

■!h..".;.l-.',13. 

Jpi-.  L-J.  1.!. 

Matt.  7.  ". 
ach.  24.  20. 


'  Hos.  3.  4. 


rl.cv.  in.  11. 


5  Dcut.  4.  29. 


kjudg.  5.  0. 


i  Matt.  24.  r. 
in  piects. 


\  Hcb.a^oni- 
inations. 


kch.  13.  10.. 


Ich.  11.  IG. 


"ch.  14.  i5. 
t  Ueb. 
iiitftatdaif. 
°ch.  14.  lo. 


emn  covenant  u'ith  God.  16  ITe  putteth  down  Man- 
chah  Ills  mother  for  licr  idolatry.  \'6  ]le  Ijriuyith 
dedicate  thincjs  into  the  house  of  God,  and  enjoi/eih 
a  lonij  peace. 

AND  nhe  Spirit  of  God  came 
XjL  upon  Aziiriuli  the  son  of 
Oded : 

2  And  lie  went  ont  Uo  meet  Asa, 
and  said  nnto  him,  Hear  ye  me, 
Asa,  and  all  Jndah  and  Benjamin; 
••The  Lord  is  with  yon,  while  ye 
be  with  him;  and  "^if  ye  seek 
him,  he  will  be  fonnd  of  yon ;  bnt 
''if  }'e  forsake  him,  he  will  forsake 
yon. 

3  IS^ow  ''for  a  long  season  Israel 
liatli  hfcu  withont  the  trne  God,, 
and  withont  ^n  teaching  priest,  and 
withont  law. 

4  Bnt  ^when  they  in  their  trouble 
did  turn  nnto  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, and  sought  him,  he  was  found 
of  them. 

5  And 'in  those  times  tlierc  was 
no  peace  to  him  that  went  out,  nor 
to  him  that  came  in,  but  great  vex- 
ations were  upon  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  countries. 

G  'And  nation  was  ^  destroyed  of 
nation,  and  city  of  city:  for  God 
did  vex  them  with  all  adversity. 

7  Be  ye  strong  therefore,  and  let 
not  your  hands  be  weak :  for  your 
work  shall  be  rewarded. 

8  And  when  Asa  heard  these 
words,  and  the  prophecy  of  Oded 
the  prophet,  he  took  courage,  and 
put  away  the  ^abominable  idols 
out  of  all  the  land  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities 
■^  which  he  had  taken  from  mount 
Ephraim,  and  renewed  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  that  was  before  the 
porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  '  the  strangers  with 
them  out  of  Ephraim  and  Manas- 
seh,  and  ont  of  Simeon :  for  they 
fell  to  him  out  of  Israel  in  abund- 
ance, when  they  saw  that  the  Lord 
his  God  was  with  him. 

10  vSo  they  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Jerusalem  in  the  third 
month,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Asa. 

11  ""And  they  offered  nnto  the 
Lord  ♦  the  same  time,  of "  the  spoil 
ivliich   they    had    brought,   seven 


and  the  Lord  gave 


hundred  oxen  and  seven  thousand 
sheep. 

12  And  they  "entered  into  a  cove- 
nant to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers  with  all  their  heart  and 
with  all  their  soul ; 

l.'>  'That  whosoever  would  not 
seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
"should  be  put  to  death,  whether 
small  or  great,  whether  man  or 
woman. 

14  And  they  sware  nnto  the  Lord 
M'ith  a  loud  voice,  and  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  trumpets,  and  with 
cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the 
oath :  f(n*  they  had  sworn  with  all 
their  heart,  and  'sought  him  with 
their  whole  desire;  and  he  was 
found  of  them 
them  rest  round  about 

16  "If  And  also  concerniuy  'Maa- 
chah  the  "mother  of  Asa  the  king, 
he  removed  her  from  heing  queen, 
because  she  had  made  an  Mdol  in 
a  grove:  and  Asa  cut  down  her 
idol,  and  stamped  it,  and  burnt  it 
at  the  brook  Kidron. 

17  But  'the  high  x)laces  were  not 
taken  away  out  of  Israel :  never- 
theless the  heart  of  Asa  was  per- 
fect all  his  days. 

18  nf  And  he  brought  into  the 
house  of  God  the  things  that  his 
father  had  dedicated,  and  that  he 
himself  had  dedicated,  silver,  and 
gold,  and  vessels. 

19  And  there  was  no  more  war 
nnto  the  five  and  thirtieth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Asa. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  Asa,  hy  the  aid  of  the  iiyriayis,  divertctli  Baaxha 
from  hnildini]  of  Ji'amah.  7  Being  reproved  there- 
of by  JIanani,  he  putteih  him  in  prison.  11  Among 
his  other  acts  in  his  disease  he  .sceketh.  not  to  God, 
but  to  the  physicians.     13  His  death  and  burial. 

IN  the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Asa,  'Baasha  king 
of  Israel  came  up  against  Judah, 
and  built  Ramali,  ''to  the  intent 
that  he  might  let  none  go  out  or 
come  in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Then  Asa  brought  out  silver 
and  gold  out  of  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord  and  of  the 


king's  house,  and  sent  to  Ben- 
hadad  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at 
^Damascus,  saying, 

525 


Before 

CIIUIST 

941. 

"  2  Kings  %\ 

ch.  ,",4  .'il. 
Nuh.  10.  2a. 


•*  Kx.  22.  20. 


1  Deut.  13.  B, 
«,  15. 


■■  ver.  2. 


^  1  Kings  15. 
13. 

\\  That  is, 

granil- 

niotficy, 

1  Kings  13. 

2,10. 
)  Htb. 

horror. 


'ch.  14.3,.'). 
1  Kings  Is. 
14,  Xc. 


040,  Viz. 
From  the 

rending  of 

the  ten 

tri bta  from 

Judah, 

over  which 

Asa  was 

now  king. 
"1  Kings  IS. 

17,  ic. 
l.ch.  15.9. 


tlleb. 


Asa  reproved  dy  Hanani. 


II.  CHEONICLES. 


Jelwshaphafs  good  reign. 


Before 
CHRIST 

94(t. 


fHeb. 
which  were 
hi$. 


'  1  Kings  16. 
cii.  19.  2. 

rfif.  ni.i. 

Jer.  ir.  0. 


S41. 
••ch.H.  9. 
fell.  I:.'.  3. 
t  Ileb.  in 
abundance. 


'Job  at.  21. 

Prov.  5.  '21. 

&  I.'). .!. 

Jci.  1(1.  17. 

&  .•!.'.  19. 

Zcch.  4.  10. 
BOr, 

sfroilfjh/  to 

hold  uilh 

them,  &e. 
h  1  Sam.  13. 

13. 

1 1  Kings  15. 
Hi. 


leh.l'<.  y<. 
Jvr.  -J).  •-'. 
Jlatt.  11..'!. 


t  Ileh. 
crtulKd. 


II  Kings  15. 

Xi. 


3  There  is  a  league  between  me 
and  thee,  as  there  was  between  mv 
father  and  thy  father:  behold,  I 
have  sent  thee  silver  and  gold;  go, 
break  thy  league  with  Baasha  kin^i^ 
of  Israel,  that  he  may  depart  from 
me. 

4  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto 
king  Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of 
♦his  armies  against  the  cities  of 
Israel;  and  they  smote  IJon,  and 
Dan,  and  Abel-maim,  and  all  the 
store  cities  of  Naphtali. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Baasha  heard  it,  that  he  left  otf 
building  of  Eamah,  and  let  his 
work  cease. 

G  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Ju- 
dah;  and  they  carried  away  the 
stones  of  Eamah,  and  the  timber 
thereof,  wherewith  Baasha  was 
building;  and  he  built  therewith 
Geba  and  Mizpah. 

7  ^  And  at  that  time  'Hanani  the 
seer  came  to  Asa  king  of  Judah, 
and  said  unto  him,  'Because  thou 
hast  relied  on  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  not  relied  on  the  Lord  thy 
God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the 
king  of  Syria  escaped  out  of  thine 
hand. 

8  Were  not  Hlie  Ethiopians  and 
*^the  Lubim  ^a  huge  host,  with  very 
many  chariots  and  liorsemen  ?  yet, 
because  thou  didst  rely  on  the 
Lord,  he  delivered  them  into  thine 
hand. 

9  ^For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  run 
to  and  fio  throughout  the  whole 
earth,  "to  shew  himself  strong  in 
the  behalf  of  them  whose  heart  is 
perfect  toward  him.  Herein  ''  thou 
hast  done  foolishly:  therefore  from 
henceforth  '  thou  shalt  have  wars. 

10  Then  Asa  was  wroth  with 
the  seer,  and  ''put  him  in  a  prison 
house;  for  he  iras  in  a  rage  with 
him  because  of  this  thing.  And 
Asa  ♦opi)ressed  some  of  the  people 
the  same  time. 

11  1  'And,  behold,  the  acts  of 
Asa,  first  and  last,  lo,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Judah  and  Israel. 

12  And  Asa  in  the  thirty  and 
ninth  year  of  his  reign  was  dis- 
eased in  his  feet,  until  his  disease 

.526 


was 


exceeding 


great. 


his 
the 


A'et  m 
disease    he    "'sought    not    to 
Lord,  but  to  the  physicians. 
'  13  1  "And  Asa  slei)t  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  died  in  the  one  and  for- 
tieth year  of  his  reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchres,  which  he  had 
huade  for  himself  in  the  city  of 
David,  and  laid  him  in  the  bed 
which  was  filled  "with  sweet 
odours  and  divers  kinds  of  spices 
prepared  by  the  apothecaries'  art : 
and  they  made  'a  very  great  burn- 
ing for  him. 

CHAPTEE  XYII. 

1  Jehoshaphat,  succeeding  Am,  reigiieth  well,  and  pros- 
pereUi.  7  He  sendeth  Levites  with  the  princes  to 
teadi  Judah.  10  His  enemies  being  terrified  by  God, 
some  of  them  bring  him  presents  and  tribute.  12 
Mis  greatness,  captains,  and  armies. 


Jehoshaphat     his     son 
in    his    stead,    and 


XjL  reigned 

strengthened  himself  against  Is 

rael. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the 
fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  set  gar- 
•risons  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Ephraim,  ^  which  Asa 
his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  Je- 
hoshaphat, because  he  walked  in 
the  first  ways  "  of  his  father  David, 
and  sought  not  unto  Baalim ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  Lord  God  of 
his  father,  and  walked  in  his  com- 
mandments, and  not  after  "the  do- 
ings of  Israel. 

o  Therefore  the  Lord  stablished 
the  kingdom  in  his  hand ;  and  all 
Judah  "t  brought  to  Jehoshaphat 
presents;  ''and  he  had  riches  and 
honour  in  abundance. 

G  And  his  heart  n  was  lifted  up  in 
the  ways  of  the  Lord  :  moreover 
'^he  took  away  the  high  places  and 
groves  out  of  Judah. 

7  *l  Also  in  the  third  year  of  his 
reign  he  sent  to  his  princes,  even 
to  Ben-hail,  and  to  Olwidiah,  and 
to  Zechariah,  and  to  Nethaneel, 
and  to  Michaiah,  ^'  to  teach  in  the 
cities  of  Judah. 

8  And  with  tliem  he  sent  Levites, 
even  Shemaiah,  and  Nethaniah, 
and'  Zebadiah,  and  Asaliel,  and 
Sliemiramotli,  and  Jehonatlian,  and 
Adonijah,  and  Tobijah,  and  Tob- 


Bcfore 

CHRIST 

!)41. 

"Jer.  17.  5. 

014. 
"  1  Kings  15. 
24. 


tHeb. 
digged. 


"Gen.  50.  2. 
Mark  IB.  1. 
Jolia  19. 39, 
4U. 


Pch.  21.19. 
Jer.  34.  5. 


'1  Kings  15. 

i;4. 


l-ch.  15.  8. 


II  Or,  ofhis 
Jather,  and 
of  David. 


"  1  Kings  12. 

28. 


•1 1  .Sam.  10. 
27. 
1  Kings  10. 

25: 

♦  Ileb.  gave. 

'  1  Kings  10. 

■'7 

ch.  18.  1. 

!)13. 
II  That  is, 

U'lSfliCOW- 

aged. 

fl  Kings  22. 
4.3. 

cli.  15. 17.  & 
19.  ,3.  &  20. 
33. 

91'->. 


Ech.  15.  3. 


His  greatness. 


II.  CHEOmCLES. 


Hejobieth  tvith  Ahah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

912. 

iich.ns.  s. 

Neh.8.". 


i  C.en.  M.  5. 
f  lluli.uaJ. 


I  2  Sam.  8.2. 


II  Or^palaces. 


t  Hcb. 
at  his  hand. 


lJudg.S.2,9. 


"  ver.  2. 


adoiiijali,  Levitos;  and  witli  tliem 
Elisliama  and  Jehoram,  ])ri('st.s. 

0  ''And  they  tan<i'lit  in  Judah,  and 
had  the  book  of  the  kiw  of  the 
Lord  with  them,  and  went  ahont 
thi'onji»hont  all  the  citie.s  of  Judah, 
and  taught  the  people. 

10  l  And  'the  fear  of  the  Lord 
^fell  u])on  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
lands  that  were  round  about  Jndah, 
so  that  they  made  no  war  against 
Jehoshaphat. 

11  Also  some  of  the  Phili.stines 
■^  brought  Jehoshaphat  i)resents, 
and  tribute  silver;  and  the  Ara- 
bians brought  him  tioeks,  seven 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  rams, 
and  seven  thousand  and  seven 
hundred  he  goats. 

12  *[  And  Jehosha])hat  waxed 
great  exceedingly  ;  and  he  built  in 
Judah  "castles,  and  cities  of  store. 

13  And  he  had  much  business  in 
the  cities  of  Judah:  and  the«men 
of  war,  mighty  men  of  valour,  ivere 
in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  these  are  the  numbers  of 
them  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers :  Of  Judah,  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands;  Adnah  the 
chief,  and  with  him  mighty  men 
of  valour  three  hundred  thousand. 

15  And  hiext  to  him  n-as  Jeho- 
hanan  the  captain,  and  with  him 
two  hundred  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand. 

IG  And  next  him  was  Amasiah 
the  son  of  Zichri,  'who  willingly 
offered  himself  unto  the  Lord; 
and  with  him  two  hundred  thou- 
sand mighty  men  of  valour. 

17  And  of  Benjamin;  Eliada  a 
mighty  man  of  valour,  and  with 
him  armed  men  with  bow  and 
shield  two  hundred  thousand. 

18  And  next  him  was  J ehozahad, 
and  with  him  a  hundred  and  four- 
score thousand  ready  prepared  for 
the  war. 

19  These  waited  on  the  king,  be- 
sides '''those  whom  the  king  put  in 
the  fenced  cities  throughout  all 
Judah. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Jt7ios/inphat,  joined  in  affinity  wit?i  Ahah,  la  per- 
suaded to  go  with  him  agaiunt  Bamoth-gilcad.  4 
Ahnb,  seduced  by  folsv  prophets,  accordiug  to  the 
word  of  JJicaiaJi,  Udain  there. 


nVTOAY  Jehoshaphat  ''had  riches 
XI  and  honour  in  abundance, 
and  'j'oined  athnity  with  Ahab. 

2  ''And  f  after  certain  years  he 
went  down  to  Aliab  to  Samaria. 
And  iVhab  killed  sheep  and  oxen 
for  him  in  abundance,  and  for  the 
peopU?  that  lie  had  with  hinj,  and 
persuaded  him  to  go  up  with  him 
to  Kamoth-gilead. 

3  And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
Wilt  tliou  go  with  me  to  Ivamoth- 
gilead  f  And  he  answered  him,  I 
am  as  thou  art,  and  my  people  as 
thy  people ;  /ind  ive  tvill  he  Avith 
thee  in  the  war. 

4  1  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto 
the  king  of  Israel,  ''Inquire,  I  pray 
thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to 
day. 

5  Therefore  the  king  of  Israel 
gathered  together  of  prophets  four 
hundred  men,  and  said  unto  them. 
Shall  we  go  to  IJamoth-gilead  to 
battle,  or  shall  I  forbear  I  And 
they  said,  Go  up ;  for  God  will  de- 
liver it  mto  the  king's  hand. 

G  But  Jehoshaphat  said,.  Js  there 
not  here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord 

*  besides,  that  we  might  inquire  of 
him  f 

7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto 
Jehoshaphat,  There  is  yet  one  man, 
by  whom  we  may  inquire  of  the 
Lord  :  but  I  hate  him ;  for  he 
never  prophesi^d  good  unto  me, 
but  always  evil:  the  same  is  Mi- 
caiah  the  son  of  Imla.  And  Je- 
hoshaphat said.  Let  not  the  king 
say  so. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  called 
for  one  of  his  "officers,  and  said, 

♦  Eetch  quickly  Micaiah  the  son  of 
Imla. 

9  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah  sat  either 
of  them  on  his  throne,  clothed  in 
their  robes,  and  they  sat  in  a  "void 
I)lace  at  the  entering  in  of  the  gate 
of  Samaria;  and  all  the  prophets 
I)rophesied  before  them. 

10  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  had  made  him  horns  of 
iron,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  With  these  thou  shalt  push 
Syria  until  *they  be  consumed. 

527 


Before 
CHRIST 

897. 

"ch.  I".  J. 
h-J  Kings  8. 

18. 
M  Kings  22. 

2,  &c. 

i  Ilrli. 
of  the  end 
of  years. 


'1 1  Sam.  23. 
2,  4, !». 
2  Sam.  2. 1. 


tlleb.  riet, 
or,  more. 


II  Or, 

eunuchs. 
tHeb. 

Hasten. 


II  Or,  floor. 


tlleb. 
thou  ron- 
suiiie  them. 


Jehoslmpliat  and  Aliab 


II.  CHRONICLES.  go  against  Bamoth-gilead. 


Before 

CHRIST 

897. 


t  Heb.  with 
one  mouth. 


•Nnm.22.IS, 
20,  35.  &  -JS. 
12,  '.«.  &  i!4. 
1.1. 

1  Kings  22. 
14. 


i  Or.  but/or 


fJobl.fi. 


11  And  all  the  prophets  proph- 
esied so,  saying,  Go  up  to  Eamoth- 
gilead,  and  pro.sper :  for  the  Lord 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
king. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  went 
to  call  Micaiah  spake  to  him,  say- 
ing. Behold,  the  words  of  the  proph- 
ets declare  good  to  the  king  ♦  with 
one  assent ;  let  thy  word  therefore, 
I  pray  thee,  be  like  one  of  theirs, 
and  speak  thon  good. 

13  And  Micaiah  said.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  'even  what  my  God 

I  saith,  that  will  I  speak. 

14  And  when  he  wa^  come  to  the 
king,  the  king  said  nnto  him,  Mi- 
caiah, shall  we  go  to  Eamoth-gil- 
ead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear? 
And  he  said.  Go  ye  up,  and  pros- 
per, and  they  shall  be  delivered 
into  vonr  hand. 

15  And  the  king  said  to  him. 
How  many  times  shall  I  adjure 
thee  that  thou  say  nothing  but  the 
truth  to  me  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  f 

16  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all  Is- 
rael scattered  upon  the  mountains, 
as  sheep  that  have  no  shepherd: 
and  the  Lord  said,  These  have 
no  master;  let  them  return  there- 
fore every  man  to  his  house  in 
peace. 

17  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to 
Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell  thee 
that  he  would  not  iirophesy  good 
unto  me,  "  but  evil  I 

18  Again  he  said,  Therefore  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  I  saw  the 
Lord  sitting  upon  his  throne,  and 
all  the  host  of  heaven  standing  on 
his  right  hand  and  on  his  left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall 
entice  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  that  he 
may  go  u])  and  fall  at  Ramoth- 
gilead  ?  And  one  spake  saying 
after  this  manner,  and  another  say- 
ing after  that  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a  '"siHrit, 
and  stood  before  the  Lord,  an(l 
said,  I  will  entice  him.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  liini,  Wherewith? 

21  And  Im;  said,  I  will  go  out,  and 
be  a  lying  spirit  in  tlie  month  of 
all  his  ])r()pliets.  And  .the  Loud 
said,  Thou  slialt  entice  ///m,  and 

528 


thou  shalt  also  prevail:    go  out, 
and  do  even  so. 

22  ^ovf  therefore,  behold,  ^the 
Lord  hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in  the 
mouth  of  these  thy  prophets,  and 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  evil  against 
thee. 

23  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  came  near,  and  ''smote  Mi- 
caiah ui)on  the  cheek,  and  said. 
Which  way  went  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto  thee! 

24  And  Micaiah  said,  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  on  that  day  when 
thou  shalt  go  "into  ^an  inner  cham- 
ber to  hide  thyself. 

25  Then  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Take  ye  Micaiah,  and  carry  him 
back  to  Amon  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  to  Joash  the  king's  son  ; 

2G  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king, 
'  Put  this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and 
feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction 
and  With  water  of  affliction,  until  I 
return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou  cer- 
tainly return  in  peace,  then  hath 
not  the  Lord  sj^oken  by  me.  And 
he  said.  Hearken,  all  ye  people. 

28  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Je- 
hoshaphat the  king  of  Judah  went 
up  to  Eamoth-gilead. 

29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  I  will  disguise 
myself,  and  will  go  to  the  battle; 
but  i)ut  thou  on  thy  robes.  So  the 
king  of  Israel  disguised  himself; 
and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had 
commanded  the  captains  of  the 
chariots  that  were  with  him,  say- 

Fio-ht  ve  not  with  small  or 


i»g, 


great,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
Israel. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  saw  Je- 
hoshaphat, tliat  they  said.  It  is  the 
king  of  Israel.  Therefore  they 
compassed  about  him  to  fight :  but 
Jehoshaphat  cried  out,  and  the 
Lord  helped  him;  and  (Jod moved 
them  to  depart  from  him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
the  captains  of  the  chariots  per- 
ceived that  it  was  not  the  king  of 
Israel,  they  turned  back 
Urom  pursuing  him. 


agam 


Before 
CHRIST 

897. 

ejobl2.  If). 
Is.  I'.l.  14. 
Ez.  14.  9. 


h  .Ter.  20.  2. 
Slark  H.ia. 
Acts  a.  2. 


If  Or,  from 
chamber  to 
chamber. 

tllcb.  a 
chamber  in 
a  chamber. 


>ch.  IG.  10. 


t  Ueh./iom 
aj'ter  him. 


Jelwsliaiiliat  reproved. 


II.  CHEONICLES. 


His  care  for  justice. 


Bcfoi'e 
CHRIST 

8!)7. 


33  And  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow 
*at  a  venture,  and  smote  the  king- 
of  Israel  *  between  the  joints  of  the 
harness :  therefore  he  said  to  his 
chariot  man,  Turn  tliine  hand,tliat 


tlleb. 
made  sick 


snc. 


i  Hcb.  in  his 

.^lni]'Ucifi/. 

i  Ilcb. 
I^etu-it'n  the 
Joints  (mil 

hrt<isti,iate.  ^  thou  uuiyest  carry  me  out  of  tlie 
host ;  for  1  am  '  wouncUnl. 

34  And  tlie  battle  increased  that 
day:  howbeit  the  king  of  Israel 
stayed  himself  up  in  his  chariot 
against  the  Syrians  until  the  even: 
and  about  the  time  of  the  sun  go- 
ing down  he  died. 

CHAPTEK  XIX. 

1  Jehoxhaphai,  reprcn'ed  bi/Je/ni,  visiteth  his  kinfjdom. 
5  His  instructions  to  the  judges,  8  to  the  pi-iests  and 
Lei'ites. 

AXD  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of 
J^\.  Judah  returned  to  his  house 
in  peace  to  Jerusalem. 

2  And  Jehu  the  son  of  Han  an  i 
''the  seer  went  out  to  meet  him, 
and  said  to  king  Jehoshaphat, 
Shouldest  thou  help  the  ungodly, 
and  ^'love  them  that  hate  the 
Lord  ?  therefore  is  "  wrath  upon 
thee  from  before  the  Lord. 

3  Nevertheless,  there  are  ''good 
things  found  in  thee,  in  that  thou 
hast  taken  away  the  groves  out  of 
the  land,  and  hast  '^  prepared  thine 
heart  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  at  Je- 
rusalem :  and  ^  he  went  out  again 
through  the  people  from  Beer-she- 
ba  to  mount  Ephraim,  and  brought 
them  back  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

5  ^  And  he  set  judges  in  the  land 
throughout  all  the  fenced  cities  of 
Judah,  city  by  city, 

G  And  said  to  the  judges.  Take 
heed  what  ye  do:  for  *ye  judge 
not  for  man,  but  for  the  Lord, 
-who  is  with  you  Mn  the  judgment. 

7  Wherefore  now  let  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  be  upon  you ;  take  heed 
and  do  it:  for  ''  there  is  no  iniquity 
with  the  Lord  our  God,  nor  're- 
spect of  persons,  nor  taking  of  gifts. 

8  ^  Moreover  in  Jerusalem  did 
Jehoshaphat  "set  of  the  Levites, 
and  of  the  priests,  and  of  the  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  for  the 
judgment  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
controversies,  when  they  returned 
to  Jerusalem. 

»4 


'  1  Sam.  9.  9. 


kPs.  ].",'.).  21. 
'ch.  02.  25. 


■fch.  ir.  4,  6. 
See  ch.  12. 

12. 


"•rh.  .W,  19. 
Kzra  7.  10, 


t  Ileb.  hr,  re- 
turned <ind 
went  out. 


fDcut.  1. 1" 


«Ps.  82. 1. 
Ecc.  5.  8. 

t  Heb.  in  the 
vtatter  of 
judgment. 

liDeut..'?2.  4. 

Kom.  9.  H. 
•Deut.  m.ir. 

Job  :M.  19. 

Acts  10.  M. 

Kom.  2. 11. 

Gal.  2.  6. 

Eph.  fi.  9. 

Col.  3. 25. 

1  Pet.  1.17. 
»  Deut.lB.18. 

ch.  17.  8. 


9  And  he  charged  them,  saying, 
Thus  shall  ye  do  '  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  faithfully,  and  with  a  per- 
fect heart. 

10  "And  what  cause  soever  shall 
come  to  you  of  your  brethren  that 
dwell  in  their  cities,  between  blood 
and  blood,  between  law  and  com- 
mandment, statutes  and  judg- 
ments, ye  shall  even  warn  them 
that  they  trespass  not  against  the 
Lord,  and  .so  "wrath  come  upon 
"you,  and  upon  ycmr  brethren:  this 
do,  and  ye  shall  not  trespass. 

11  And,  behold,  Amariali  the 
chief  priest  is  over  you  'in  all 
matters  of  the  Lord;  and  Zeba- 
diah  the  son  of  Ishmael,  the  ruler 
of  the  house  of  Judah,  for  all  the 
king's  matters:  also  the  Levites 
shall  he  officers  before  you.  ^Deal 
courageously,  and  the  Lord  shall 
be- "^  with  the  good. 

CHAPTEE  XX. 

1  Jehoshaphat  in.  his  fear  proclaimelh  a  fast.  5  His 
prayer.  14  The  prophecy  of  Jahaziel.  20  Jehosh- 
aphat  ezhorteth  the  people.,  and  setteth  singers  to 
praixe  the  Lord.  22  The  great  ove^-throw  of  the  en- 
emies. 26  The  jjeople,  having  blessed  God  at  Bera- 
chah,  return  in  triump>h.  31  JehoshaphaV s  reign. 
35  Hisconvoy  of  ships,  which  he  madewi/h  Ahaziah, 
according  to  the  prophecy  of  Eliezer,  unhappily  per- 
ished. 

IT  came  to  pass  after  this  also, 
that  the  children  of  Moab,  and 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  with 
them  otlier  besides  the  Ammonites, 
came  against  Jehoshaphat  to  bat- 
tle. 

2  Then  there  came  some  that  told 
Jehoshaphat,  saying.  There  Com- 
eth a  great  multitude  against  thee 
from  beyond  the  sea  on  this  side 
Syria;  and,  behold,  they  l)e  Mn 
Hazazon-tamar,  which  is  'En-gedi. 

3  And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and 
set  Uiimself  to  'seek  the  Lord, 
and  ''x>i'oclaimed  a  fast  throughout 
all  Judah, 

4  And  Judah  gathered  themselves 
together,  to  ask  help  of  the  Lord  : 
even  out  of  all  the  cities  of  Judah 
they  came  to  seek  the  Lord. 

5  \  And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in  the 
congregation  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem, in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
before  the  new  court, 

G  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  art  not  thou  '^God  in  heav- 
en? and  ^rulest  not  thou  over  all 

529 


Before 

CllHIST 

890. 


12  Sam.  23.8. 


"  Dent.  ir.S, 
&c. 


"  Num.IC.-lfi. 
"  Ez.  3.  18. 


1'  1  Chr.2G.30. 


t  Heb. 
Take  cour- 
age and  do. 

■)  ch.  15.  2. 


»  Gen.  14.  7. 
b  Josh.  15.62. 


t  Heb. 

h  is  face, 
'ch.  19.3. 
rt  EzrnS.  21. 

Jer.  ?,r,.  9. 

Jonah  3.  5. 


'  Dout.  4.  .19. 

Josh.  2.  II. 

1  Kinfts  8. 

23. 

Malt.  6.9 
fPs.  47.  2,8. 

Dan.  4.  17, 

25,  32. 


TJie  iwopliecif  of  Jahaziel. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Overthrow  of  the  enemies. 


Before 

CHRIST 

896. 

ei  Chr.  20. 

li 

Ps.  fl2. 11. 

Matt.  6. 1.1. 
bGen.  17.7. 

Ex.  (i.  7. 
1  Ueb.  Ihou. 
i  Ps.  44.  2. 


k  Is.  41.8. 
James  2. 23. 


1 1  KlnRS  8. 
Si,:!7. 

cli.  e.  2S,  29, 
30. 


"ch.  C.  20. 


"  Dout.  2.  4, 

it,  lU. 


''Num.20.21. 


T  Vs.  83. 12. 


11  Sam.3.13. 


'P8.2.5. 15.& 
121.  1,2.  Si 
12.T  1,  2.  St 
141. ». 


•Num.ll.2.''i, 
2li.  Sc  24.  -J. 
ch.  16.  1.  & 
24.20. 


the  kingdoms  of  the  heathen  ?  and 
^in  thine  hand  is  there  not  power 
and  might,  so  that  none  is  able  to 
withstand  thee  f 

7  Art  not  thou  ""our  God,  Uvho 
'  didst  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of 
this  hind  before  thy  x)eople  Israel, 
and  gavest  it  to  the  seed  of  Abra- 
ham ''thy  friend  for  ever? 

8  And  they  dwelt  therein,  and 
have  built  thee  a  sanctuary  there- 
in for  thy  name,  saying, 

9  '  If,  u-hen  evil  cometh  upon  us, 
as  the  sword,  judgment,  or  pesti- 
lence, or  famine,  we  stand  before 
this  house,  and  in  thy  presence, 
(for  thy  '"name  is  in  this  house,) 
and  cry  unto  thee  in  our  affliction, 
then  thou  wilt  hear  and  help. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  children 
of  Ammon  and  Moab  and  mount 
Seir,  whom  thou  "  wouldest  not  let 
Israel  invade,  when  they  came  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  but  "they 
turned  from  them,  and  destroyed 
them  not ; 

11  Behold,  I  say,  how  they  reward 
us,  ''to  come  to  cast  us  out  of  thy 

given 


which  thou  hast 


possession, 
us  to  inherit. 

12  O  our  God,  wilt  thou  not 
•^judge  them  f  for  we  have  no 
might  against  this  great  company 


against 


us :    neither 


of  the  congre- 


•Kx.  14.  i:;, 

14. 

Ociit.  I.  20, 

ao.A.n.H.H. 
ch.  az.  7. 


I  Hch. 


that   cometh 

know   we   what  to  do :   but   '  our 

eyes  are  upon  thee. 

13  And  all  Judah  stood  before  the 
Lord,  with  their  little  ones,  their 
wives,  and  their  children. 

14  ■[  Then  upon  Jahaziel  the  son 
of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
tlie  son  of  Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mat- 
taniidi,  a  Levite  of  the  sons  of 
Asaph,  '  came  the  Spirit  of  the 
Loud  in  the  nudst 
gation ; 

15  And  lie  said,  II(;arken  ye,  all 
Judah,  and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  thou  king  Jehoshaphat, 

I  Thus  saith  the  Loud  unto  you, 
'Be  not  afraid  nor  di.smayed  by 
reason  of  this  great  multitude; 
for  the  battle  is  not  yours,  but 
God's. 

1()  To  morrow  go  ye  down  against 
them:    behold,   they  come    up  by 

the  *  cliff  of  Ziz;  and  ye  shall  find 
530 


them  at  the  end  of  the  "  brook,  be- 
fore the  wilderness  of  Jeruel. 

17  "Ye  shall  not  7ieed  to  fight  in 
this  hattle:  set  yourselves,  stand 
ye  still,  and  see  the  salvation  ot 
the  Lord  with  you,  O  Judah  and 
Jerusalem :  fear  not,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed ;  to  morrow  go  out  against 
them:  ^for  the  Lord  tvill  &e  with 
you. 

18  And  Jehoshaphat  ^ bowed  his 
head  with  his  face  to  the  ground : 
and  all  Judah  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  fell  before  the  Lord, 
worshipping  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Levites,  of  the  chil- 
dren of  the  Kohathites,  and  of  the 
children  of  the  Korhites,  stood  up 
to  praise  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
with  a  loud  voice  on  high. 

20  1^  And  they  rose  early  in  the 
morning,  and  went  forth  into  the 
wilderness  of  Tekoa :  and  as  they 
went  forth,  Jehoshaphat  stood  and 
said,  Hear  me,  O  Judah,  and  ye 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ;  'Believe 
in  the  Lord  your  God,  so  shall  ye 
be  established ;  believe  his  proph- 
ets, so  sliall  ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted 
with  the  people,  he  appointed  sing- 
ers unto  the  Lord,  ""and  Uliat 
should  praise  the  beauty  of  holi- 
ness, as  they  went  out  before  the 
army,  and  to  say,  ^  Praise  the 
Lord;  "for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

22  ^  t  And  when  they  began  ^  to 
sing  and  to  praise,  ''the  Lord  set 
ambushments  against  the  children 
of  Ammon,  Moab,  and  mount  Seir, 
which  were  come  against  Judah; 
and  'I  they  were  smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Ammon 
and  Moab  stood  up  against  the  in- 
habitants of  mount  Seir,  utterly  to 
slay  and  destroy  them  :  and  when 
they  had  made  an  end  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Seir,  every  one  helped 
*to  destroy  another. 

24  And  when  Judah  came  toward 
the  watchtower  in  the  wilderness, 
they  looked  unto  the  multitude, 
and,  behold,  they  were  dead  bodies 
fallen  to  the  earth,  and  ^none 
escaped. 

25  And  when   Jehoshaphat   and 


Before 
CHRIST 

896. 

II  Or,  valley. 
"  Ex.  14. 13, 
14. 


■^  Num.  14.0. 
ch.  1.5.  2.  & 
32. «. 

5-  Ex.  4.  31. 


'  Is.  7.  9. 


» 1  Chr.lfi.JO. 
t  Hcb. 
praisers^ 


blChr.lfi.".4. 

Vs.  KJS.  1. 
nChr.lH.4I. 

ch.  5. 13.  & 

7.  3,  6. 

t  Hcb. 
Anctin  the 
ttiiif  ijint 
the;,,  iiC. 

tllob. 
in  singiiifj 
and  jiriiisr, 

■).lna«.  7.  2-'. 
1  Siim.l4.'«l. 

II  Or, 
thet/  stnotf 
oneanothcr. 


t  Ileb. 
for  the  (l^- 
stniction. 


t  lleb.  tliorp 
WHS  not  tfit 
escaping. 


Jelioshajylmfs  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Jehoram^s  wicked  reign. 


Before 
CHRIST 

896. 


IIThntis. 
JitessiiHj. 


I  Ileb.  head. 


'  Xch.  12. 43. 


fch.  ir.  10. 


Pch.  IS.  1.-. 
Job  -M.  -jy. 


hi  Kiiiss22. 
41,  &c. 


1  See  ch.  17. 
6. 


Ich.  12. 14. 
&  I'J.  3. 


t  Hcb. 

iconts. 
11  Kings  IG. 

1,7. 
)  lUb. 

was  made 

to  ascend. 

"l  Kings  22. 
48,  40. 


liis  people  came  to  take  away  tlie 
spoil  of  them,  they  fouiid  amon2: 
them  in  ahnndaiu'e  botli  riches 
with  the  (lead  bodies,  and  precions 
jewels,  which  they  stripped  ott'  for 
themselves,  more  than  they  could 
carry  away :  and  they  w(?re  three 
days  in  gathering  of  the  spoil,  it 
was  so  mncli. 

20  •!!  And  on  the  foiu'th  day  they 
assembled  themselves  in  the  valley 
of  "Berachali ;  for  there  they  bless- 
ed the  Lokh:  therefore  the  name 
of  the  same  place  was  caHed,  The 
valley  of  Berachah,  unto  this  day. 

27  Then  they  returned,  every 
man  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and 
Jehoshaphat  in  the  ^forefront  of 
them,  to  go  again  to  Jerusalem 
with  joy;  for  the  Lord  had  ''made 
them  to  rejoice  over  their  enemies. 

28  And  they  came  to  Jerusalem 
with  psalteries  and  harps  and 
trumpets  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

29  And  ^the  fear  of  God  was  on 
all  the  kingdoms  of  those  countries, 
when  they  had  heard  that  the 
Lord  fought  against  the  enemies 
of  Israel. 

30  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat 
was  quiet :  for  his  ^  God 
rest  round  about. 

31  •[  ''And  Jehoshaphat  reigned 
over  Judah :  he  was  thirty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  twenty  and  five 
years  '  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Azubah  the 
daughter  of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
Asa  his  father,  and  departed  not 
from  it,  doing  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

33  Howbeit '  the  high  places  were 
not  taken  away:  for  as  yet  the 
X)eople  had  not  "^  prepared  their 
hearts  unto  the  God  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je- 
hoshaphat, first  and  last,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  n)ook  of 
Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani,  'who  Hs 
mentioned  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel. 

35  T  And  after  this  '"did  Jehosh- 
aphat king  of  Judah  join  himself 


gave  him 


with  Ahaziah  king  of  Israel,  who 
did  very  wickedly : 

3()  II  And  he  joined  himself  with 
him  to  make  shii)s  to  go  to  Tar- 
shish  :  and  they  made  the  ships  in 
Ezion-gaber. 

37  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of  Dod- 
avah  of  Mareshah  i)roi)hesied 
against  Jehoshai)hat,  saying,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  joined  thyself  with 
Ahaziah,  the  Lord  hath  broken 
thy  works.  "And  the  ships  were 
broken,  that  they  were  not  able 
to  go  "  to  Tarshish. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Jdioram,  sncceedhif/  JcIiOHhaphnt,  Hlayeth  Ma  breth- 
ren. 5  7/i.s'  wicked  reign.  8  Edoni  and  Libnali  re- 
volt. 12  The  prophecy  of  Elijah  ayainsi  him  in 
tm-iting.  16  Philistines  and  Arabian.s  oppress  him. 
18  His  incurable  disease,  infamous  death,  and 
burial. 

NOW  ^Iehoshaphat  slept  with 
his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  Da- 
vid. And  Jehoram  his  son  "reign- 
ed in  his  stead. 

2  And  he  had  brethren  i\\Q  sons 
of  Jehoshaphat,  Azariah,  and  Je- 
hiel,  and  Zechariah,  and  Azariah, 
and  Michael,  and  Shephatiah :  all 
these  icere  the  sons  of  Jehoshai^hat 
king  of  Israel. 

3  And  their  father  gave  them 
great  gifts  of  silver,  and  of  gold, 
and  of  i>recious  things,  with  fenced 
cities  in  Judah :  but  the  kingdom 
gave  he  to  "  Jehoram ;  because  he 
was  the  firstborn. 

4  Now  when  Jehoram  was  risen 
up  to  the  kingdom  of  his  father,  he 
strengthened  himself,  and  slew  all 
his  brethren  with  the  sword,  and 
divers  also  of  the  princes  of  Israel. 

5  1^  ''Jehoram  teas  thirty  and  two 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  eight  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

6  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  like  as  did  the 
house  of  Aliab :  for  he  had  the 
daughter  of  '^Ahab  to  wife  :  and  he 
wrought  that  which  tvas  evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord. 

7  Howbeit  the  Lord  would  not 
destroy  the  house  of  David,  be- 
cause of  the  covenant  that  he  had 
made  with  David,  and  as  he  prom- 
ised to  give  a  ♦  light  to  him  and  to 
his  ''sons  for  ever. 

531 


Before 

CHRIST 

89t>. 

II  At  first  .T.- 

hoslKtpliDt 

wasuuwill- 

ing. 

1  Kings  22. 

49. 


"  1  KingB  22. 
48. 


"ch.  9.  21. 


88!t. 

"  1  Kings  22. 
51). 


I  Alone. 


892. 

II  Jehoram 
made  part- 
ner of  the 
kingdom 
witii  his 
father, 
2  Kings  8. 
lU. 


8fl9. 
''  In  consort, 
2KinK8S. 
17,  &c. 


r  cjj^  22.  2. 


t  Heb.  lamp, 
or,  candle. 

ii2Sani.7.12, 
13. 
IKinRsll. 

3e. 

2  Kings  S. 

19. 

Ps.  132.  11, 

&C. 


Edom  and  Lihnah  revolt. 


II.  CHEONIOLES. 


Aliaziali  succeedeth  Jehoram. 


Before 
CHKIST 

889. 

'2  Kings  8. 
20.  &c. 
\iieb.hand. 


'  Lev.  17.  7. 
fc2U.  5. 
ver.  13. 

11  Which  ■urns 
writ  before 
his  death, 
2  Kings  2.1. 


Ever.  11. 


h  Ex.  .34. 15. 
Ueut.  .31.10. 

1 1  Kings  IG. 

?,\-m. 

2  Kings  9. 
22. 
k  ver.  4. 


fHeb. 
a  fireat 
stroke. 


lTCr.18, 19. 


about  887. 
"IKingsll. 
14,23. 


inch. 
carried 
mjitivf : 
Seech. 22.1. 

»  ch.  24.  7. 
887. 

II  Or. 

Ahitziah^ 
ch.  22.1.  or, 
Azariah, 
ch.  22.  B. 

mi. 

H  Ilis  son, 
Ahaziah 
ProreT. 
ZKingii!). 
29, 
soon  after. 


8  1^  ^In  his  days  the  Edomites  re- 
volted from  under  the  klouiinion 
of  Judah,  and  made  themselves  a 
kin<r. 

9  Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with 
his  prince.s,  and  all  his  chari- 
ots with  him :  and  he  rose  np  by 
night,  and  smote  the  Edomites 
which  compassed  him  in,  and  the 
captains  of  the  chariots. 

10  So  the  Edomites  revolted  from 
under  the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this 
day.  The  same  time  aUo  did  Lib- 
nah  revolt  from  under  his  hand; 
because  he  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
God  of  his  fathers. 

11  Moreover  he  made  high  places 
in  the  mountains  of  Judah,  and 
caused  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem to  '^  commit  fornication,  and 
compelled  Judah  thereto. 

12  1[  And  there  came  a  "writing 
to  him  from  Elijah  the  prophet, 
saving,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  David  thy  father.  Because  thou 
hast  not  walked  in  the  ways  of  Je- 
hoshaphat  thy  father,  nor  in  the 
ways  of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 

13  But  hast  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  and  hast  *^  made 
Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem to  ''go  a  whoring,  like  to  the 
'  whoredoms  of  the  house  of  Ahab, 
and  also  hast  ''slain  thy  brethren 
of  thy  father's  house,  u'hich  were 
better  than  thyself: 

14  Behold,  with  *  a  great  plague 
will  the  Lord  smite  thy  people, 
and  thy  children,  and  thy  wives, 
and  all  thy  goods : 

15  And  thou  shalt  have  great  sick- 
ness by  '  disease  of  thy  bowels,  un- 
til thy  bowels  fall  out  by  reason  of 
the  sickness  day  by  day. 

IG  •[  Moreover  the  Lord  ""stirred 
up  against  Jehoram  the  spirit  of 
the  Philistines,  and  of  the  Ara- 
bians, that  tvere  near  the  Ethio- 
pians: 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Judah, 
and  brake  into  it,  and  '  carried  away 
all  tlic  sul)stance  that  wa*^  found  in 
the  king's  house,  and  "his  s.;ns  also, 
and  his  wives;  so  that  there  was 
never  a  son  left  him,  save  "  Jehoa- 
liaz,  the  youngest  of  his  sons. 

18  •,!  "And  after  all  this  the  Lord 

532 


A^ 


smote  him  "in  his  bowels  with  an 
incurable  disease. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
process  of  time,  after  the  end  of 
two  years,  his  bowels  fell  out  by 
reason  of  his  sickness :  so  he  died 
of  sore  diseases.  And  his  people 
made  no  burning  for  him,  like  ^  the 
burning  of  his  tathers. 

20  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  in  Jerusalem  eight  years, 
and  departed  hvithout  being  de- 
sired. Howbeit  they  buried  him 
in  the  city  of  David,  but  not  in  the 
sei^ulchres  of  the  kings. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Ahaziah  succeeding  reigneth  wickedly.  5  In  Jiis 
coTifederaci/  with  Jorarn  the  .son  of  Ahab,  he  i.s-  .ilain 
by  Jehu.  10  Athaliah,  destroying  all  the  seed  roy- 
al, save  Joash,  whom  Jehoshabeath  his  aunt  hid, 
usurpeth  the  kingdom. 

ND  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem made  ''Ahaziah  his 
youngest  son  king  in  his  stead: 
for  the  band  of  men  that  came 
with  the  Arabians  to  the  camp 
had  slain  all  the  ^eldest.  So  Aha- 
ziah the  son  of  Jehoram  king'  of 
Judah  reigned. 

2  ''Forty  and  two  years  did  ivas 
Ahaziah  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  one  year  in  Jeru- 
salem. His  mother's  name  also  ivas 
''Athaliah  the  daughter  of  Omri. 

3  He  also  walked  in  the  ways  of 
the  house  of  Ahab :  for  his  mother 
was  his  counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4  Wherefore  he  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  like  the  house 
of  Ahab :  for  they  were  his  coun- 
sellors, after  the  death  of  his  fa- 
ther, to  his  destruction. 

5  1^  He  walked  also  after  their 
counsel,  and  '^went  with  Jehoram 
the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel  to 
war  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria 
at  Eamoth-gilead :  and  the  Syrians 
smote  Joram. 

G  *^And  he  returned  to  be  healed 
in  Jezreel  because  of  the  wounds 
♦which  were  given  him  at  Eamah, 
when  he  fought  with  Hazael  king 
of  Syria.  And  "Azariah  the  son  of 
Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went  down 
to  see  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  at 
Jezreel,  because  he  was  sick. 

7  And  the  '  destruction  of  Aha- 


Before 
CHRIST 

885. 

"ver.  15, 


P  ch.  IC.  14. 


t  Heb.  wtth- 
out  desire, 
Jer.  22.  18. 


883. 

'  2  Kings  8. 
24,  ic. 
.See  ch.  21. 
17. 
ver.  6. 


bch.  21.  17. 


'See  2  Kings 

S.  26. 


J  ch.  21.  6. 


884. 

'  2  Kin^s  8. 
2«,  &c. 


f  2  Kings  9. 
15. 


t  ITob. 
jcht^rewith 
thetnround 
c(i  hitn. 

I;  Otlierwis" 
called 
A/ifizinh. 
ver.  1.  and 
Jrhonhaz, 
ch.  21. 17. 

tHob. 

trrarlinff 

down. 


A thalia h^s  iisu rpa Hon. 


II.  CHEONIOLES. 


Joash  is  made  Icing. 


Before 
CllKIST 

S84. 

sjudR.  14.  4. 
1  Kinsja  IJ. 
l.-K 
ch.  10. 15. 

li  2  Kings  y. 

21.         t 
'2  Kint;8  9. 

6,7. 


k  2  Kings  10. 

1(1,  11. 
1  2  Kings  10. 

13,  14. 


"2  Kings  9. 
27, 

at  M^giildo 
in  tlie  king- 
dom lit'  i'u- 
mariix. 


»ch.  17.4. 


884. 
"2  Kings  U. 
1,&C. 


P2  Kings  11. 
Jehosheba. 


878. 
Kings  11. 


ziah  ^was  of  God  by  coming  to  Jo- 
ram  :  for  when  lie  was  come,  lie 
''went  out  with  Jehoram  against 
Jehu  the  son  of  Ninishi,  'whom 
the  LoKD  had  anointed  to  cut  off 
the  house  of  Ahab. 

8  And  it  came  to  ])ass,  that,  when 
Jehu  was  '"executing  judgment  up- 
on the  house  of  Ahab,  and  '  found 
the  xninces  of  Judah,  and  the  sons 
of  the  brethren  of  Ahaziah,  that 
ministered  to  Ahaziah,  he  slew 
them. 

9  '"And  he  sought  Ahaziah :  and 
they  caught  him,  (for  he  was  hid 
in  Samaria,)  and  brought  him  to 
Jehu;  and  when  they  had  slain 
him,  they  buried  him:  Because, 
said  they,  he  is  the  sou  of  Jeliosh- 
aphat,  who  "sought  the  Lord  with 
all  his  heart.  !So  the  house  of 
Ahaziah  had  no   power  to  keej) 


no 
still  the  kingdom. 


the 
her 
de- 
the 


10  1  °But    when  Athaliah 
mother  of  Ahaziah  saw  that 
sou  was  dead,  she  arose  and 
stroyed  all  the  seed  royal  of 
house  of  Judah. 

11  But  p  Jehoshabeath,  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  king,  took  Joash  the  son 
of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  from 
among  the  king's  sons  that  were 
slain,  and  x^ut  him  and  his  nurse  in 
a  bedchamber.  So  Jehoshabeath, 
the  daughter  of  king  Jehoram,  the 
wife  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  (for  she 
was  the  sister  of  'Ahaziah,)  hid  him 
from  Athaliah,  so  that  she  slew 
him  not. 

12  And  he  was  with  them  hid  in 
the  house  of  God  six  years:  and 
Athaliah  reigned  over  the  land. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Jehoiada,  having  set  things  in  order,  maketh  Joash 
king.  12  Athaliah  is  slain.  16  Jehoiada  rcstoreth 
the  worship  of  God. 

AND  '^in  the  seventh  year  Je- 
JTA.  hoiada  strengthened  himself, 
and  took  the  captains  of  hundreds, 
Azariah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  and 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Jehohanan,  and 
Azariah  the  son  of  Obed,  and  Maa- 
seiah  the  son  of  Adaiah,  and  Elish- 
aphat  the  son  of  Zichri,  into  cov- 
enant with  him. 

2  And  they  went  about  in  Judah, 
and  gathered  the  Levites  out  of  all 


the  cities  of  Judah,  and  the  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  and  they 
came  to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made 
a  covenant  with  the  king  in  the 
house  of  God.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Behokl,  the  king's  son  shall 
reign,  as  the  Lokd  hath  'said  of 
the  sons  of  David. 

I  Tills  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do;  A  third  ])art  of  you  'entering 
on  the  sabbath,  of  the  priests  and 
of  the  Levites,  shall  he  porters  of 
the  t  doors ; 

5  And  a 'third  part  shall  he  at  the 
king's  house ;  and  a  third  part  at 
the  gate  of  the  foundation  :  and  all 
the  i^eople  shall  he  in  the  courts  of 
the  house  of  the  Lokd. 

G  But  let  none  come  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  save  the  priests, 
and  ''they  that  minister  of  the  Le- 
vites ;  they  shall  go  in,  for  they  are 
holy :  but  all  the  people  shall  keej) 
the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Levites  shall  compass 
the  king  round  about,  every  man 
with  his  weapons  in  his  hand;  and 
whosoever  else  cometh  into  the 
house,  he  shall  be  put  to  death: 
but  be  ye  with  the  king  when  he 
cometh  in,  and  when  he  goeth  out. 

8  So  the  Levites  and  all  Judah 
did  according  to  all  things  that 
Jehoiada  the  priest  had  command- 
ed, and  took  every  man  his  men 
that  were  to  come  in  on  the  sab- 
bath, with  them  that  were  to  go 
out  on  the  sabbath:  for  Jehoiada 
the  priest  dismissed  not  '  the 
courses. 

9  Moreover  Jehoiada  the  priest 
delivered  to  the  captains  of  hund- 
reds spears,  and  bucklers,  and 
shields,  that  had  hecn  king  David's, 
which  ivere  in  the  house  of  God. 

10  And  he  set  all  the  people, 
every  man  having  his  weapon  in 
his  hand,  from  the  right  *side  of 
the  t  temple  to  the  left  side  of  the 
temple,  along  by  the  altar  and 
the  temple,  by  the  king  round 
about. 

II  Then  they  brought  out  the 
king's  son,  and  put  upon  him  the 
crown,  and  ^(/ave  him  the  testimony. 

And  Jehoia 
533" 


and  made  him  king 


Before 
CUKIST 

878. 


b2Snin.7.12. 
1  Kings  2.4. 
&  !l.  .5. 
cli.  (i.  Ifi.  .t 
7.  IS.  &  21.7. 


'lChr.9.25. 


♦  Ihb. 
thresholds. 


i  1  Chr.  23. 

28,  29. 


■■  Si-p  1  Chr. 
24.  &  25. 


nhotdder. 
tlleb./iouse. 


fDeut.  17.18. 


Athaliah  is  slain. 


U.  CHRONICLES. 


Joasli  giveth  order  for 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 

t  Heb.  Let 
the  kiwj 
lice. 


eiChr.25.S. 


tHeb. 

Coiispiracf/. 


!•  Neh.  3.  28. 


I  Deut.  13. 9. 


H  Chr.23.fi, 
31),  31.  &  24. 
1. 


1  Num.  28. 2. 


f  ITfb.  h,, 

of  iJavUl, 
I  Chr.  25. 2, 
G. 
"•  I  Chr.26.I, 


"  2  KinKS  H. 

I'J. 


da  and  his  sons  anointed  liim,  and 
said,  ♦  God  save  the  king. 

12  ^[  Now  wlien  Athaliah  heard 
the  noise  of  the  people  running 
and  praising  the  king,  she  came  to 
the  people  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  : 

13  And  she  looked,  and,  behold, 
the  khig  stood  at  his  pillar  at  the 
entering  in,  and  the  princes  and 
the  trumpets  by  the  Mwg :  and  all 
the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced,  and 
sounded  with  trumpets,  also  the 
singers  with  instruments  of  music, 
and  °  such  as  taught  to  sing  i^raise. 
Then  Athaliah  rent  her  clothes, 
and  said,  +  Treason,  treason. 

14  Then  Jehoiada  the  priest 
brought  out  the  captains  of  hund- 
reds that  were  set  over  the  host, 
and  said  unto  them.  Have  her  forth 
of  the  ranges :  and  whoso  follow- 
eth  her,  let  him  be  slain  with  the 
sword.  For  the  priest  said.  Slay 
her  not  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

15  So  they  laid  hands  on  her; 
and  when  she  was  come  to  the  en- 
tering *'of  the  horse  gate  by  the 
king's  house,  they  slew  her  there. 

16  1^  And  Jehoiada  made  a  cov- 
enant between  him,  and  between 
all  the  people,  and  between  the 
king,  that  they  should  be  the 
Lord's  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to 
the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it 
down,  and  brake  his  altars  and  his 
images  in  jjieces,  and  '  slew  Mattan 
the  i)riest  of  Baal  before  the  altars. 

18  Also  Jehoiada  appointed  the 
oflices  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  by 
the  hand  of  the  priests  the  Levites, 
whom  David  had  ''distributed  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  ofter  the 
burnt  offerings  of  the  Lord,  as  it 
is  written  in  the  'law  of  Moses, 
with  rejoicing  and  with  singing,  as 
it  ivas  ordained  *by  David. 

10  And  he  set  the  "ijorters  at  the 
gates  of  tlie  house  of  the  Lord, 
that  norn^  irhich  was  unclean  in 
any  thing  should  enter  in. 

20  "And  he  took  the  captains  of 
hundreds,  and  the  nol)les,  and  the 
governors   of  th(^   ])<H)])h>,  and  all 

j  the  people,  of  the.  land,  and  brouglit 
down  the  king  from  the  house  of: 

I  534 


the  Lord  :  and  they  came  through 
the  high  gate  into  the  king's  house, 
and  set  the  king  ui)on  the  throne 
of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced:  and  the  city  was  quiet, 
after  that  they  had  slain  Athaliah 
with  the  sword. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Joash  reigneth  well  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada.  4  He 
giveth  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple.  15  Jehoi- 
ada's  death  and  honourable  burial.  17  Joa.sh,  fall- 
ing to  idolatry,  ulayeth  Zevhariah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada. 23  Joash  is  .s]Miled  by  the  Syria?}.'!,  and  slain 
by  Zabad  and  Jehozabad.  27  Arnaziah  succeedeth 
him. 

XOASH  ''was  seven    years  old 


begat 


sons 


when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  forty  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. His  mother's  name  also  tvas 
Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Joash 'did  that  ivliicli  ivas 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  Jehoiada  the  priest. 

3  And    Jehoiada   took  for   him 
two  wives ;    and   he 
and  daughters. 

4  ^\  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  Joash  was  minded  Ho 
repair  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

5  And  he  gathered  together  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  said 
to  them.  Go  out  unto  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  "^  gather  of  all  Israel 
money  to  repair  the  house  of  your 
God  from  year  to  year,  and  see 
that  ye  hasten  the  matter.  How- 
beit  the  Levites  hastened  it  not. 

6  ''And  the  king'  called  for  Jehoi- 
ada the  chief,  and  said  unto  him, 
Why  hast  thou  not  required  of  the 
Levites  to  bring  in  out  of  Judah 
and  out  of  Jerusalem  the  collec- 
tion, according  to  the  commandment 
of  "Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
for  the  '"tabernacle  of  witness  ? 

7  For  f-'the  sons  of  Athaliah,  that 
wicked  woman,  had  broken  up  the 
house  of  God;  and  also  all  the 
''dedicated  things  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord  did  they  bestow  upon 
Baalim. 

8  And  at  the  king's  command- 
ment 'they  made  a  chest,  and  set 
it  witliout  at  the  gate  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

1)  iVnd  they  made  'a  proclamation 
through  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  to 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 


ahont  878. 

»2Kin?3ll. 

21.  &12. 1, 


b  Sec  ch.  26. 


t  Heb. 
to  retiew. 


856. 


'.  Kings  12 


i  2  Kings  12. 
7. 


"  Ex.  .•».  12, 
13,  14, 16. 


fjftim.  1..50. 
Acts  7.  44. 

Bcll.2I.  17. 


b  2  King.s  12. 
4. 


i  2  Kings  12. 
9. 


IIIi'l). 
ci  foice. 


the  repair  of  the  temple. 


II.  OHEOmOLES. 


He  is  slain  hy  his  servants. 


Before 
CHRIST 

856. 


k  ver.  (i. 


12  Kings  12. 
10. 


fHeb. 

the  healing 
leent  ii/t 
ttpojt'the 
work. 


"  Sec 
2  Kings  12. 


II  Or,  pestils. 


about  650. 


about  840. 


» 1  Kings  14. 
S3. 


bring-  in  to  the  Lord  ""the  collec- 
tion that  Moses  the  servant  of  God 
laid  upon  Israel  in  the  wilderness. 

10  And  all  tlie  princes  and  all 
the  people  rejoiced,  and  bronght 
in,  and  cast  into  the  chest,  until 
they  had  made  an  end. 

11  Now  it  came  to  i)ass,  that  at 
what  time  the  chest  was  bronght 
nnto  the  king's  office  by  the  hand 
of  the  Levites,  and  '  when  they  saw 
that  there  iras  nuich  money,  the 
king's  scribe  and  the  high  priest's 
officer  came  and  emptied  the  chest, 
and  took  it,  and  carried  it  to  his 
place  again.  Thns  they  did  day 
by  day,  and  gathered  money  in 
abundance. 

12  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada 
gave  it  to  snch  as  did  the  work  of 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  hired  masons  and  car- 
penters to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  also  such  as  wrought 
iron  and  brass  to  mend  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and 
Hhe  work  was  perfected  by  them, 
and  they  set  the  house  of  God  in 
his  state,  and  strengthened  it, 

14  And  when  tlie}^  had  finished 
it,  they  brought  the  rest  of  the 
money  before  the  king  and  Jehoi- 
ada, '"whereof  were  made  vessels 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
vessels  to  minister,  and  "  to  offer 
tcithal,  and  spoons,  and  vessels  of 
gold  and  silver.  And  they  offered 
burnt  offerings  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  continually  all  the  days  of 
Jehoiada. 

15  ^1  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old,  and 
was  full  of  days  when  he  died ;  a 
hundred  and  thirty  years  old  was 
he  when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David  among  the  kings,  be- 
cause he  had  done  good  in  Israel, 
both  toward  God,  and  toward  his 
house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoi- 
ada came  the  princes  of  Judah,  and 
made  obeisance  to  the  king.  Then 
the  king  hearkened  unto  them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of  the 
Lord   God  of  their  fathers,   and 


served 


"  groves 


and    idols :    and 


"wrath  came  upon  Judah  and  Je- 
rusalem for  this  their  trespass. 

19  Yet  he  f'sent  jn-ophets  to  them, 
to  bring  them  again  luito  the  Lord; 
and  tl  ley  testified  against  them:  but 
they  would  not  give  ear. 

2()\Vnd  "the  Spirit  of  (iod  trame 
upon  Zechariah  the  son  of  Ji'hoiada 
the  priest,  which  stood  above  the 
people,  and  said  unto  them.  Thus 
saitli  God,  "^Why  transgress  ye  the 
connnandments  of  the  Lord,  that 
ye  cannot  prosper?  "because  ye 
have  forsaken  the  Lord,  he  hath 
also  forsaken  you. 

21  And  they  conspired  against 
him,  and  'stoned  him  with  stones 
at  the  commandment  of  the  king 
in  the  court  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

22  Thus  Joash  the  king  remem- 
bered not  the  kindness  which  Je- 
hoiada his  father  had  done  to  him, 
but  slew  his  son.  And  when  he 
died,  he  said.  The  Lord  look  upon 
it,  and  require  it. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  *at  the 
end  of  the  year,  that  "the  host  of 
Syria  came  up  against  him :  and 
they  came  to  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
and  destroyed  all  the  princes  of  the 
people  from  among  the  people,  and 
sent  all  the  spoil  of  them  unto  the 
king  of  ^  Damascus. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians 
""came  with  a  small  company  of 
men,  and  the  Lord  ' delivered  a 
very  great  host  into  their  hand,  be- 
cause they  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers.  So  they  ^  ex- 
ecuted judgment  against  Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed 
from  him,  (for  they  left  him  in  great 
diseases,)  ''his  own  servants  con- 
spired against  him  for  the  blood 
of  the  ^'sons  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
and  slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he 
died :  and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David,  but  they  buried  him 
not  in  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 

2(>  And  these  are  they  that  con- 
spired against  him;  "Zabad  the 
son  of  Shimeath  an  Ammonitess, 
and  Jehozabad  the  son  of  "  Shim- 
rith  a  Moabitess. 

27  *!  Now  concerning  his  sons,  and 
the  greatness  of  ^the  burdens  laid  ' 
535  I 


Before 
CHUIST 
about  blO. 

".Iiidg.  S.  8. 

cli.  III.  2.  & 

VS.  i;i.  &  -lO. 

H.  k  ,12.  25. 
I'rli.  .■»:.  ].l 

JiT.  7. 25. 26. 

&25.  4. 

Irli.  15.  1.& 
211.  14. 

tll.l). 
rhitht'ff,  fls 
Jutlg.  0.34. 


'Num. 14. 41. 


•ell.  15.  2. 


fUO. 
'  Mitt.  23.  Vi. 

Acta  I  .  oS.o'J. 


fHeb.  in  the 

revolution 
of  the  year, 
"2_  Kings  12. 
17. 

839. 


t  Heb. 
J  hirmesch. 

"  I.cv.  2ii.  ft. 
Dfut.:!.'..'30. 
Is.  »0.  17. 


J  l.ev.  2fi.  25. 
Ueut.  2S.  25. 


»  cli.  22.  S. 
Is.  10.  5. 


•2  Kings  12. 

20. 


!•  ver.  21. 


II  Or, 

Jnzachar, 
2  Kings  12. 
21. 

liOr, 
Shomer. 


839. 

'■2Kiuss  12. 
18. 


Amaziah  smiteth 


11.  CHRONICLES. 


the  JEclomites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

839. 


f  Heb. 
founding. 
II  Or,  com- 

wentari;. 
•1  2  Kings  12. 

21. 


•2  Kings  14. 
l,&c. 


bSceZKings 
14.4. 
ver.  14. 

'2  Kings  14. 
5,  &c. 

1 1lcb. 
conHnned 
vpon  him. 


i  Deut.24.1fl. 
2Kingsl4.i;. 
JlT.  31.  .71. 
Ez.  18.  2(1. 


•Num.  I.  .3. 


upon  him,  and  the  ^  repairing  of  the 
house  of  God,  behold,  they  «re  writ- 
ten in  the  "  story  of  the  book  of  the 
kings.  "^And  Amaziah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Amaziah  heginnelh  to  reign  ivell.  3  He  executeth 
junlice  on  the  trailorx.  5  liaving  hired  an  army  of 
Israelites  against  the  Edoinites,  at  the  word  of  a 
prophet  he  loseth  tlie  hundred  taletds,  and  disiniss- 
cth  t/iem.  11  Jle  o/ierthroweth  the  Udomites.  10, 13 
The  Israelite.'!,  discontented  with  their  dismiasion, 
spoil  as  they  return  home.  14  Amaziah,  proud  of 
his  vicionj,  serveth  the  god,'*  of  Edvin,  and  despiseth 
the  admonitions  of  the  prophet.  17  He  provoketh 
Joash  to  his  overthrow.  25  His  reign.  27  He  is 
slain  by  conspiracy.  ^ 

A  MAZIAH  ^tvas  twenty  and  five 
J\.  years  old  ivhen  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  twenty  and 
nine  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Jehoaddan  of 
Jerusalem. 

2  And  he  did  that  ivhich  urns  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ^  but  not 
with  a  perfect  heart. 

3  T^  '^Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  kingdom  was  *  established  to 
him,  that  he  slew  his  servants  that 
had  killed  the  king  his  father. 

4  But  he  slew  not  their  children, 
but  did  as  it  is  written  in  the  law 
in  the  book  of  Moses,  where  the 
Lord  commanded,  saying,  '^The 
fathers  shall  not  die  for  the  chil- 
dren, neither  shall  the  children  die 
for  the  fathers,  but  every  man  shall 
die  for  his  own  sin. 

5  1  Moreover  Amaziah  gathered 
Judah  together,  and  made  them 
captains  over  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains over  hundreds,  according  to 
the  houses  oi  their  fathers,  through- 
out all  Judah  and  Benjamin :  and 
he  numbered  them  ""from  twenty 
years  old  and  above,  and  found 
them  three  hundred  thousand  choice 
m4i)i,  able  to  go  forth  to  war,  that 
could  handle  spear  and  shield. 

()  He  hired  also  a  hundred  thou- 
sand mighty  men  of  valour  out 
of  Israel  for  a  hundred  talents  of 
silver. 

7  But  there  came  a  man  of  God 
to  him,  saying,  O  king,  let  not  the 
army  of  Israel  go  with  thee;  for 
the  Loud  is  not  with  Israel,  to  wit, 
ivith  all  the  cliildrcn  of  Eplu'aim. 

8  Hut  if  tliou  wilt  go,  do  iV,  be 
strong  for  the  battle:    God  shall 

536 


make  thee  fall  before  the  enemy : 
for  God  hath  '^  power  to  help,  and 
to  cast  down. 

9  And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man 
of  God,  But  what  shall  we  do  for 
the  hundred  talents  which  I  have 
given  to  the  ^army  of  Israel?  And 
the  man  of  God  answered,  ^The 
Lord  is  able  to  give  thee  much 
more  than  this. 

10  Then  Amaziah  separated  them, 
to  ivit,  the  army  that  was  come  to 
him  out  of  Ephraim,  to  go  *home 
again :  wherefore  their  anger  was 
greatly  kindled  against  Judah,  and 
they  returned  home  *in  great  an- 
ger. 

11  ^  And  Amaziah  strengthened 
himself,  and  led  forth  his  people, 
and  went  to  ''the  valley  of  salt, 
and  smote  of  the  children  of  Seir 
ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left 
alive  did  the  children  of  Judah 
carry  away  captive,  and  brought 
them  unto  the  top  of  the  rock,  and 
cast  them  down  from  the  toj)  of 
the  rock,  that  they  all  were  broken 
in  pieces. 

131^  But  ^  the  soldiers  of  the  army 
which  Amaziah  sent  back,  that 
they  should  not  go  with  him  to 
battle,  fell  upon  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, from  Samaria  even  unto  Beth- 
horon,  and  smote  three  thousand 
of  them,  and  took  much  spoil. 

14  1  Now  it  came  to  pass,  after 
that  Amaziah  was  come  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Edomites,  that '  he 
brought  the  gods  of  the  children 
of  Seir,  and  set  them  up  to  he  ''his 
gods,  and  bowed  down  himself  be- 
fore them,  and  burned  incense  un- 
to them. 

15  Wherefore  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Ama- 
ziah, and  he  sent  unto  him  a  proph- 
et, which  said  unto  him.  Why  hast 
thou  sought  after  '  the  gods  of  the 
I)eople,  which  "'could  not  deliver 
their  own  people  out  of  thine  hand  ? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
talked  with  him,  that  the  liimj 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  made  of 
the  king's  counsel!  forbear;  why 
shouldest  thou  be  smitten  I  Then 
I  the   proph(?t  forbare,  and   said,  I 


Before 

CHRIST 

S3;). 

fch.  20.6. 


tllcb.  6aii(/. 
6  Prov.  10.22. 


tTIeb.  io 

their  place. 


tHeb. 

in  heat  of 
anger. 

about  827. 


h  2  Kings  14. 


tHeb. 
the  »ons  of 
the  band. 


i  See  ch.  28. 


k  Ex.  20. 3,  .5. 


1  Ps.  96.  5. 
"  Tcr.  11. 


Amaziali  is  overthrown. 


II.  CHEONIOLES. 


He  is  slain  ty  a  conspiracy. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  827. 

t  Ileb. 

coun:itUed, 
"  1  Sam. :.'. 

25. 

s,  y,  &c. 


Jurzc  busfif 
or,  thorn. 


t  Heb. 
the  field. 


H  Kings  12. 
15. 
ch.  22.  7. 

«ver.  14. 


fHeb. 


'Seech.  21. 

1".  &22.  l.li. 


t  Heb.  the 
gate  01'  it 
that  look- 
eth. 


'2  Kings  14. 
17. 


know  that  God  liatli  t"  determined 
to  destroy  thee,  beciause  thou  liast 
done  this,  and  hast  not  hearkened 
unto  my  counsel. 

17  1  Then  "Amaziah  king  of  Ju- 
dah  took  advice,  and  sent  to  Joash, 
the  son  of  Jelioahaz,  the  son  of  Je- 
hu, king'  of  Israel,  saying.  Come, 
let  us  see  one  another  in  the  face. 

18  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sent 
to  Amaziali  king  of  Judah,  saying. 
The  "thistle  that  was  in  Lebanon 
sent  to  the  cedar  that  was  in  J^eb- 
anon,  sa>'ing,  Give  thv  daughter  to 
my  son  to  wife :  and  there  passed 
by  Ui  wild  beast  that  was  in  Leb- 
anon, and  trode  down  the  thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast 
smitten  the  Edomites;  and  thine 
heart  lifteth  thee  up  to  boast: 
abide  now  at  home;  why  should- 
est  thou  meddle  to  thine  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  ftill,  even  thou,  and 
Judah  with  thee  ? 

20  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear ; 
for  Pit  came  of  God,  that  he  might 
deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies,  because  they  ''sought  after 
the  gods  of  Edom. 

21  So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel 
went  uj) ;  and  they  saw  one  an- 
other in  the  face,  hoth  he  and  Am- 
aziah king  of  Judah,  at  Beth-she- 
mesh,  which  helongetli  to  Judah. 

22  And  Judah  was  ^put  to  the 
worse  before  Israel,  and  they  fled 
every  man  to  his  tent. 

23  And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel 
took  Amaziali  king  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Joa,sli,  the  son  of '^Jehoahaz, 
at  Beth-shemesh,  and  brought  him 
to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down  the 
wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of 
Ephraim  to  *the  corner  gate,  four 
hundred  cubits. 

24  And  he  toolc  all  the  gold  and 
the  silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that 
were  found  in  the  house  of  God 
with  Obed-edom,  and  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house,  the  hostages 
also,  and  returned  to  Samaria. 

25  ^  ^^ And. Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  lived  after 
the  death  of  Joash  son  of  Jehoahaz 
king  of  Israel  fifteen  years. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziah,  first  and  last,  behold,  are 


they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  and  Israel  1 

27  1  Now  after  the  time  that 
Amaziah  did  turn  away  ^  from  fol- 
lowing the  Lord  they  tmade  a 
conspiracy  against  him  in  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  he  fled  to  Lachish :  but 
they  sent  to  Lachish  after  him,  and 
slew  him  there. 

28  And  they  brought  him  upon 
horses,  and  buried  him  with  his  fa- 
thers in  the  city  of "  Judah. 

CHAPTEE  XXVI. 

1  Uzziah  succeeding,  and  rcignhig  well  iit  the  days  of 
Zec/iariah,  pros-jiercth.  Iti  Waxing  proud,  he  in- 
vadelh  the  priesVs  office,  and  is  smitten  with  leprosy. 
22  He  dieth,  and  Jotharti  succeedeth  him. 

THEN  all  tlie  people  of  Judah 
took  ''I'Uzziah,  who  was  six- 
teen years  old,  and  made  hin^  king- 
in  the  room  of  his  father  Amaziah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored  it 
to  Judah,  after  that  the  king  slei)t 
with  his  fathers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  ivas  LTzziah 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  fifty  and  two  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. His  mother's  name  also 
was  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  Amaziah  did. 

5  And  ^he  sought  God  in  the  days 
of  Zechariah,  who  <^had  under- 
standing Mn  the  visions  of  God: 
and  as  long  as  he  sought  the  Lord, 
God  made  him  to  i)rosi)er. 

G  xVnd  he  went  forth  and  ''warred 
against  the  Philistines,  and  brake 
down  the  wall  of  Gath,  and  the 
wall  of  Jabneli,  and 'the  wall  of 
Ashdod,  and  built  cities  "about 
Ashdod,  and  among  the  Philistines. 

7  And  God  helped  him  against 
'the  Philistines,  and  against  the 
Arabians  that  dwelt  in  Gur-baal, 
and  the  Mehunim. 

8  And  the  Ammonites  ^gave  gifts 
to  Uzziali:  and  his  name  *  spread 
abroad  even  to  the  entering  in  of 
Egypt;  for  he  strengthened  him- 
self exceedingly. 

9  Moreover  Uzziah  built  towers 
in  Jerusalem  at  the  ^  corner  gate, 
and  at  the  valley  gate,  and  at  the 
turning  of  the  wall,  and  "fortified 
them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the 

537 


Before 
CHKIST 

820. 

810. 

I  Ileb./rom 
qf'ter. 

tHeb. 
coTuipired  a 
conspiracy. 


II  That  is. 
The  city  of 
Dnrid^  iiB 
it  i!i2  Kings 
14.  20. 


810. 

"2  Kings  14. 

21,  22.  &  1.5. 

I ,  &c. 
II  Or, 

Azariah. 


l>Scech.24.2. 

'  Gen.  41. 1.1. 

L)an.l.l7.& 

2. 19.  &  lU.  1. 
t  Heb. 

in  the  seeing 

of  God. 


d  Is.  14.  29. 


II  Or,  in  the 
country  of 
Ashdod. 


'ch.  21.  l(i. 


f2  Sam.  8.  2. 

ell.  17.  11. 

t  Ileb.  went. 


E2  Kings  14. 

Nch.  3.  \\ 
19,  32. 
Zech.  14.10. 
II  Or, 
repaired. 


Uzzialij  tvaxing  proud, 


Ii:  CHEOmCLES. 


is  smitten  ivith  leprosy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

810. 

II  Or,  cut  out 
inani/  cii- 
terns. 

II  Or.frvit- 
r'ltl  fields. 

t  Hcb. 
ground. 


t  lleb.  the_ 
power  of 
au  army. 


tllcb.  SfOllM 
0/  slinrji. 


t  Hcb.  went 
Jbrl/l. 


about  765. 

1'  Dcut.."..'.!.?. 

i  Dent.  S.  U. 

ch.  :Jo.  rj. 


I  So 2 Kings 
10.  IL',  M. 


1 1  Chr.  ().  10. 


■"  Num.  11. 
41).  ,%  1«.  7. 


"Ex.  30.-,  8. 


desert,  and  "digged  many  wells: 
for  lie  had  much  cattle,  both  in  the 
low  country,  and  in  the  plains; 
husbandmen  also,  and  vinedressers 
in  the  mountains,  and  in  "  Oarmel : 
for  he  loved  ^  husbandry. 

11  Moreover  Uzziah  had  a  host  of 
fighting-  men,  that  went  out  to 
war  by  bands,  according  to  the 
number  of  their  account  by  the 
hand  of  Jeiel  the  scribe  and  Maa- 
seiah  the  ruler,  under  the  hand  of 
Hananiah,  o»e  of  the  king's  cap- 
tains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  the  mighty  men 
of  valour  were  two  thousand  and 
six  hundred. 

13  And  under  their  hand  tvas  ^  an 
army,  three  hundred  thousand  and 
seven  thousand  and  live  hundred, 
that  made  war  with  mighty  power, 
to  help  the  king  against  the  enemy. 

14  And  Uzziah  prepared  for  them 
throughout  all  the  host  shields,  and 
spears,  and  helmets,  and  haber- 
geons, and  bows,  and  ^  slings  to 
cast  stones. 

15  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem 
engines,  invented  by  cunning  men, 
to  be  on  the  towers  and  upon  the 
bulwarks,  to  shoot  arrows  and 
great  stones  withal.  And  his 
name  ^ spread  far  abroad;  for  he 
was  marvellously  helped,  till  he 
was  strong. 

16  ^  But  ''when  he  was  strong, 
his  heart  was  'lifted  up  to  his 
destruction:  for  he  transgressed 
against  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
•"went  into  the  temple  of  the 
LoiiD  to  burn  incense  upon  the 
altar  of  incense. 

17  And  'Azariah  the  priest  went 
in  after  him,  and  with  him  four- 
score priests  of  the  Lokd,  that  were 
valiant  men : 

18  And  they  withstood  Uzziah 
the  king,  and  said  unto  him.  It 
"' ajqmrtaineth not  unto  thee,  Uzziah, 
to  burn  inccMisc;  unto  tlie  Loud,  but 
to  the  "priests  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
that  arc  consecrated  to  burn  in- 
cense: go  out  of  the  sanctuary; 
for  thou  hast  tresi)iussed ;  neither 
.shall  it  be  for  thine  honour  from 
the  Loud  God. 

5;38 


19  Then  Uzziah  was  wroth,  and 
had  a  censer  in  his  hand  to  burn 
incense:  and  while  he  was  wroth 
Avith  the  ijriests,  "the  leprosy  even 
rose  up  in  his  forehead  before  the 
Ijriests  in  the  house  of  the  Loud, 
from  beside  the  incense  altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest, 
and  all  the  priests,  looked  upon 
him,  and,  behold,  he  iras  leprous 
in  his  forehead,  and  they  thrust 
him  out  from  thence;  yea,  him- 
self ^  hasted  also  to  go  out,  because 
the  Loud  had  smitten  him. 

21  'I And  Uzziah  the  king  was  a 
leper  unto  the  day  of  his  death, 
and  dwelt  in  a  '^  several  house, 
heing  a  leper;  for  he  was  cut  off" 
from  the  house  of  the  Loud  :  and 
Jotham  his  son  was  over  the  king's 
house,  judging  the  i^eople  of  the 
land. 

22  1  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Uzziah,  first  and  last,  did  ^  Isaiah 
the  i)rophet,  the  son  of  Amoz, 
write. 

23  ^So  Uzziah  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  they  buried  him  with  his 
fathers  in  the  field  of  the  burial 
which  belonged  to  the  kings;  for 
they  said.  He  is  a  leper:  and  Jo- 
tham his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Jotham  reigning  ivell  prospereth.   5  He  subdueih  the 
Ammonites.   7  His  reign.   9  Ahaz  succeedeth  him. 

JOTHAM  -^  urns  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  lie  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  sixteen  years 
in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  was  Jerushah,  the  daughter  of 
Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  whicli  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Loud,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  his  father  Uzziah 
did:  howbeit  he  entered  not  into 
the  temple  of  the  Loud.  And  ^  the 
people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3  He  built  the  high  gate  of  the 
house  of  the  Loud,  and  on  the  wall 
of  "  Opliel  he  built  much. 

4  Moreover  he  built  cities  in  the 
mountains  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
forests  he  built  castles  and  towers. 

5  ^  He  fought  also  with  the  king 
of  the  Ammonites,  and  prevailed 
against  them.  And  the  children 
of  Amnion  gave  him  the  same  year 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  765. 


"•Num.12.10. 
2  Kings  5. 


f  As  Esth.  6. 
12. 


12  Kings  15. 


■•Lev.  ].■!.  46. 
Num.  5.  2. 
tlleb./jce. 


"Is.  1.1. 


'2  Kings  15. 
Is.  G.  I. 


758. 
•2  Kings  15. 

32,  &c; 


l>  2  Kings  15. 


II  Or, 
T/w  lower^ 
ch.:i\.  14. 
Kuh.  3.  26. 


Aliaz^  iviclied  reign. 


II.  OHKONICLES. 


Jiiddli  is  talien  ccqHive. 


Before 

CHRIST 

7o8. 

i  Ueb.  This. 


II  Or. 
established. 


about  742. 
'L'  Kings  15. 


7tl. 
"  2  Kin;;3  IG. 


b  Kx.  ?A.  17. 

Lev.  I'J.  4. 
■^Judg.  L'.  11. 
'(  Or.  offered 

sacrijice. 
•1  ?  Kings  23. 

10. 
'Lev.  18.21. 

2  Kings  lU. 

ch.  3.3.  6. 


f  Is.  7.1. 
:iliout  741. 

f  2  Kings  16. 
Of  G. 


f  Ileb. 
iJarineaek. 


k  2  Kings  15. 
27. 


a  hundred  taleuts  of  silver,  and  ten 
thousand  measures  of  ^vheat,  and 
ten  thousand  of  barley.  NSo  much 
did  the  children  of  Amnion  \)iiy 
unto  him,  both  the  second  year, 
and  the  third. 

G  So  Jotham  became  niii>hty,  be- 
cause he  'Jprei)ared  his  ways  before 
the  Lord  his  God. 

7  ^  Now  tlie  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jotham,  and  all  liis  wars,  and  his 
ways,  lo,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem. 

9  1  ''And  Jotham  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David :  and  Ahaz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

'  CHArTEE  XXYIII. 

1  Ahaz  reigning  very  wickedly  is  greatly  afflicted  by 
the  Syrians.  6  Jitdah  being  captivated  by  the  I.s- 
raelites  t,s  sent  home  by  the  counxel  of  Oded  the  proph- 
et. Ifi  Ahaz  sending  for  aid  to  Assyria  if  not  helped 
thereby.  22  In.  his  distress  he  grotveth  more  idola- 
trous.    26  lie  dying,  Ilezekiah  succeedeth  him. 

IIAZ   ^  ivas   twentv 


AHAZ  ^u'as  twenty  years  old 
JTjl  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem :  but  he  did  not  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Loud,  like 
David  his  father : 

2  For  he  walked  in  the  ways  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  and  made  also 
^molten  images  for  "^ Baalim. 

3  Moreover  he  "burnt  incense  in 
Hhe  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom, 
and  burnt  ''his  children  in  the  lire, 
after  the  abominations  of  the  hea- 
then whom  the  Loed  had  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  He  sacrificed  also  and  burnt  in- 
cense in  the  high  places,  and  on 
the  hills,  and  under  every  green 
tree. 

5  AVherefore  ^the  Lord  his  God 
delivered  him  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Syria;  and  they  ^' smote 
him,  and  carried  away  a  great 
multitude  of  them  captives,  and 
brought  them  to  ♦  Damascus.  And 
he  was  also  delivered  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Israel,  who  smote 
him  with  a  great  slaughter. 

6  1  For  ''  Pekah  the  son  of  Kema- 
liah  slew  in  Judah  a  hundred  and 


twenty  thousand  in  one  day,  irhich 
were  all  ^  valiant  men;  because  they 
liad  forsaken  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

7  And  Zichri,  a  mighty  man  of 
Ephraim,  slew  INIaaseiah  the  king's 
son,  and  Azrikain  the  governor  of 
the  house,  and  Elkanah  that  ivas 
hiext  to  the  king. 

8  And  the  chikben  of  Israel  car- 
ried away  captive  of  their  '  brethren 
two  hundred  thousand,  women, 
sons,  and  daughters,  and  took  also 
away  much  spoil  from  them,  and 
brought  the  spoil  to  Samaria. 

1)  But  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  was 
there,  whose  name  ivas  Oded:  and 
he  went  out  before  the  host  that 
came  to  Samaria,  and  said  unto 
them.  Behold,  ""  because  the  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers  was  wroth  with 
Judah,  he  hath  delivered  them  into 
your  hand,  and  ye  have  slain  them 
in  a  rage  that  4'eacheth  up  unto 
heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep 
under  the  children  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  for  "bondmen  and  bond- 
women unto  you :  hut  are  there  not 
with  you,  even  with  you,  sins 
against  the  Lord  your  God  I 

11  Xow  hear  me  therefore,  and 
deliver  the  captives  again,  which 
ye  have  taken  captive  of  your 
brethren :  "  for  the  fierce  wrath  of 
the  Lord  is  ux)on  you. 

12  Then  certain  of  the  heads  of 
the  children  of  Ephraim,  Azariah 
the  sou  of  Johanan,  Berechiah  the 
son  of  Meshillemoth,  and  Jehizkiah 
the  son  of  Shallum,  and  Amasa  the 
son  of  Hadlai,  stood  up  against 
them  that  came  from  the  war, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall 
not  bring  in  the  captives  hither: 
for  whereas  we  have  oft'ended 
against  the  Lord  already^  ye  in- 
tend to  add  more  to  our  sins  and 
to  our  trespass :  for  our  trespass  is 
great,  and  tliere  is  fierce  wrath 
against  Israel. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the  cap- 
tives and  the  spoil  before  the 
princes  and  all  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  men  "which  were  ex- 
pressed by  name  rose  up,  and  took 
the  captives,  and  with  the  spoil 

539 


Before 
CHKIST 
atmut  741. 

t  Hcb.  sons 
of  valour. 


t  TIcb. 
the  second 
to  the  king. 

ich.  11.4. 


V  Ps.  09.  2fi. 
Is.  10.  5.  & 
47.  ti. 

Ez.v5.12,15. 
&  20.  2. 
Obad.  10, 
&c. 
Zech.  1.  15. 

I  Ezra  0.  f>. 
Kev.  IS.  5. 


■"  Lev.  2.">.3n, 
42,  43,  4(>. 


"  James  2.1S. 


°  ver.  12. 


The  idolatry  of  Aliaz. 


II.  CHEOmCLES. 


HezeliialCs  good  reign. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  741. 

f  2  icings  6. 
22. 
Prov.  25.21, 

Luke  6.  27. 
Rom.  12.20. 


1  Deut.  .'M.  r5. 
Judf,  1.  16. 


about  741. 
'  2  Kings  16. 


tllcb. 
a  captivit;/. 

'  Ez.lG.2",57. 


•eh.  21.  2. 
"  Ex.  32.  25. 


740. 
^  2  Kings  15. 
2!l.  &  lU.  7, 
8,'J. 


I  Sec  ch.  25. 

U. 
1  Ilch. 

Diinntsck. 


'.Tor.  4-J.  17 

18. 


•  Sco  eh.  29. 
3,7. 


clothed  all  tliat  were  naked  amonoc 
them,  and  arrayed  them,  and  shod 
them,  and  ^gave  them  to  eat  and 
to  drink,  and  anointed  them,  and 
carried  all  the  feeble  of  them  upon 
asses,  and  brought  them  to  Jericho, 
ithe  city  of  iialm  trees,  to  their 
bretlu-en:  then  they  returned  to 
Samaria. 

16  «1[  ^At  that  time  did  king  Ahaz 
send  unto  the  kings  of  Assyria  to 
help  him. 

17  For  again  the  Edomites  had 
come  and  Ksmitten  Judah,  and  car- 
ried away  ^  captives. 

18  ^The  Philistines  also  had  in- 
vaded the  cities  of  the  low  country, 
and  of  the  south  of  Judah,  and  had 
taken  Beth-shemesh,  and  Ajalou, 
and  Gederoth,  and  Shocho  with 
the  villages  thereof,  and  Timnah 


with  the 


villages 


thereof,   Gimzo 


but  strengthened  him 


also  and  the  villages  thereof:  and 
they  dwelt  there. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Judah 
low  because  of  Ahaz  king  of  *  Isra- 
el ;  for  he  "  made  Judah  naked,  and 
transgressed  sore  against  the  Lokd, 

20  And  ""  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of 
Assyria  came  unto  him,  and  dis- 
tressed him 
not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a  i)ortion 
out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
out  of  the  house  of  the  king,  and 
of  the  princes,  and  gave  it  unto 
the  king  of  Assyria :  but  he  helj^ed 
him  not. 

22  ^[  And  in  the  time  of  his  dis- 
tress did  he  trespass  yet  more 
against  the  Lord  :  this  is  that  king 
Ahaz. 

23  For  ^he  sacrificed  unto  the 
gods  of  ♦Damascus,  which  smote 
him:  and  he  said,  Because  the 
gods  of  the  kings  of  Syria  help 
them,  therefore  will  I  sacrilice  to 
them,  that  'they  may  help  me. 
But  they  Avere  the  ruin  of  him,  and 
of  jUI  Lsrac;!. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  cut  in  pieces  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  *and  shut  up  the 
doors  of  tlie  house  of  the  Lord, 


and  lie  made  him  altars 
corner  of  Jerusalem. 
540 


m  every 


25  And  in  every  several  city  of 
Judah  he  made  high  places  "to 
burn  incense  unto  other  gods,  and 
provoked  to  anger  the  Lord  God 
of  his  fathers. 

26  T^  ^Now  the  rest  of  his  acts 
and  of  all  his  ways,  first  and  last, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and 
Israel. 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city,  even  in  Jerusalem:  but  they 
brought  him  not  into  the  sepul- 
chres of  the  kings  of  Israel :  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

I  HezekiaKs  good  reign.  3  He  restoreth  relk/ion.  5 
I£e  exhorteth  the  Levites.  13  They  sanctify  them- 
selves, and  cleanse  the  house  of  God.  20  Hezekiah 
offereth  solemn  sacrifices,  wherein  the  Levites  were 
more  forward  than  the  2)ri£sts. 

HEZEKIAH  =^  began  to  reign 
when  he  was  five  and  twenty 
years  old,  and  he  reigned  nine  and 
twenty  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Abijah,  the 
daughter  ''of  Zechariah. 

2  And  he  did  that  ivhich  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  David  his  father  had  done. 

3  ^  He  in  the  first  year  of  his 
reign,  in  the  first  month,  '^opened 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  gathered 
them  together  into  the  east  street, 

5  And  said  unto  them.  Hear  me, 
ye  Levites;  '^ sanctify  now  your- 
selves, and  sanctify  the  house  of 
the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  and 
carry  forth  the  filthiness  out  of  the 
holy  place. 

6  For  our  fathers  have  trespassed, 
and  done  that  ivhich  was  evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
have  forsaken  him,  and  have  'turn- 
ed away  their  faces  from  the  hab- 
itation of  the  Lord,  and  Uurned 
their  backs. 

7  ^Also  they  have  shut  up  the 
doors  of  the  porch,  and  put  out  the 
lamps,  and  have  not  burned  in- 
cense nor  offered  burnt  offerings  in 
tlie  holy  place  unto  the  God  of  Is- 
rael. ' 


Before 
CHRIST 

740. 

II  Or,(o  oj/'ei: 


1 2  Kings  IG. 
19,  20. 


726. 


7-26. 
"  2  Kings  18. 
1. 


I'ch.  £0.  5. 


•iC. 


'  See  ch.  28. 
24. 
ver.  7. 


'1 1  Chr.  15. 
ch.  ,"5.  6. 


'.Tit.  2.27. 
Ez.  8.  10. 


t llcb.  given 
the  neck. 


fch.  28.  3-1. 


The  liouse  of  God  cleansed. 


II.  CHEONICLES. 


HezehialVs  solemn  sacrifices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

72f). 

'  ch.  -M.  18. 

I  Heb. 

ronimotiony 

Dcut.-iH.L'.'i. 
M  Kings  il.S. 

Jer.  IS.  l(i. 

&l!i.  .S.  &--J3. 

'.I,  US.  &  ^.l). 

IS. 
i  ch.  28.  5,  G, 

S,  17. 


1.  ch.  lo.  12. 


I' Or, 
t.e  not  now 

I  Num.  n.fi. 
,tS.  14.&18. 
•J,  ti. 


I;  Or,  nffer 
sacrijice. 


B  Or,  in  the 
business  of 
the  LOKD, 

ch.  ;w.  12. 
» 1  CUr.  2.3. 
28. 


726. 


8  Wherefore  the  ^^  wrath  of  the 
Loud  was  upon  Jnchili  and  Jeru- 
salem, and  he  hath  delivered  them 
to  ♦  trouble,  to  astonishment,  and 
to  ''hissing,  as  ye  see  with  your 
eyes. 

9  For,  lo,  '  our  fathers  have  fallen 
by  the  sword,  and  our  sons  and 
our  daughters  and  our  wives  are  iu 
captivity  for  this. 

10  Kow  it  is  iu  mine  heart  to 
make  ""a  covenant  with  the  Loud 
God  of  Israel,  that  his  tierce  wrath 
may  turn  away  from  us. 

11  My  sons,  ii])e  not  now  negli- 
gent :  for  the  Lokd  hath  '  chosen 
you  to  stand  before  him,  to  serve 
him,  and  that  ye  shouhl  minister 
unto  him,  and  "burn  incense. 

12  ^  Then  the  Levites  arose.  Ma- 
hath  the  son  of  Amasai,  and  Joel 
the  son  of  Azariah,  of  the  sons  of 
the  Kohathites:  and  of  the  sons 
of  Merari;  Kish  the  son  of  Abdi, 
and  Azariah  the  son  of  Jehalelel : 
and  of  the  Gershonites;  Joah  the 
son  of  Zimmah,  and  Eden  the  sou 
of  Joah : 

13  And  of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan  ; 
Shimri,  and  Jeiel :  and  of  the  sons 
of  Asaph ;  Zechariah,  and  Mat- 
taniah : 

14  And  of  the  sons  of  Hem  an ; 
Jehiel,  and  Shimei :  and  of  the 
sons  of  Jeduthun ;  Shemaiah,  and 
Uzziel. 

15  And  they  gathered  their  breth- 
ren, and  "'sanctified  themselves, 
and  came,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king,  "by  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  "  to  cleanse  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  ])riests  went  into  the 
inner  part  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
to  cleanse  it,  and  brought  out  all 
the  uncleanness  that  they  found  iu 
the  temple  of  the  Lord  into  the 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  Levites  took  it,  to  carry 
it  out  abroad  into  the  brook  Kid- 
ron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first 
day  of  the  first  month  to  sanctify, 
and  on  the  eighth  day  of  the  month 
came  they  to  the  porch  of  the  Lord  : 
so  they  sanctified  the  house  of  the 
Lord  in  eight  days ;  and  in  the 


sixteenth  day  of  the  first  month 
they  made  an  end. 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Heze- 
kiah  the  king,  and  said.  We  have 
cleansed  all  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  altar  of  burnt  ofi'ering, 
with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
the  shewbread  table,  with  all  the 
vessels  thereof. 

19  Moreover  all  the  vessels,  which 
king  Ahaz  in  his  reign  did  "cast 
away  in  his  transgression,  have 
we  prepared  and  sanctified,  and, 
behold,  they  ar-e  before  the  altar 
of  the  Lord. 

20  1  Tlien  Hezekiah  the  king  rose 
early,  and  gathered  the  rulers  of 
the  city,  and  went  up  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

21  And  they  brought  seven  bull- 
ocks, and  seven  rams,  and  seven 
lambs,  and  seven  he  goats,  for  a 
Psiu  ottering  for  the  kingdom,  and 
for  the  sanctuary,  and  for  .Judah. 
And  he  commanded  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron  to  otter  them  on  the 
altar  of  the  Lord. 

22  So  tliey  killed  the  bullocks, 
and  the  priests  received  the  blood, 
and  '^  sprinkled  it  on  the  altar:  like- 
wise, when  they  had  killed  the 
rams,  they  sprinkled  the  blood  up- 
on the  altar:  they  killed  also  the 
lambs,  and  they  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar. 

23  And  they  brought  ^  forth  the 
he  goats /or  the  sin  ottering  before 
the  king  and  the  congregation ;  and 
they  laid  their  "^  hands  upon  them  : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them, 
and  they  made  reconciliation  with 
their  blood  ujion  the  altar,  Ho 
make  an  atonement  for  all  Israel : 
for  the  king  commanded  that  the 
burnt  ottering  and  the  sin  ottering 
should  he  made  for  all  Israel. 

25  'And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  with  cymbals, 
with  psalteries,  and  with  harps, 
"according  to  the  commandment 
of  David,  and  of  ""Gad  the  Ivjng's 
seer,  and  Nathan  the  prophet:  ^  tor 
so  ivas  the  commandment  ^of  the 
Lord  ^by  his  prophets. 

26  And  the  Levites  stood  with 
the  instruments  ^  of  David,  and  the 

priests  with  ''the  trumpets. 
541 


Before 

CHKIST 

726. 


"ch.  28.  24. 


P  Lev.  4.3,14. 


Il.ev.  S.  14, 
1.5,  ly,  24. 
Heb.  9.  21. 


1  Heb.  near. 


Lev.  4.  15, 
24. 


"  Lev.  14.  20. 


'  1  Chr.  16.  4. 
&25.  6. 


°  1  Chr.  23.S. 

&25.  ]. 

eh.  8. 14. 
"  2  Sam.  24. 

11. 
>ch.  30.  12. 
t  Heb.  f/.v  the 

hand  of' 

the  Loud. 
t  Heb.  hi/  the 

hanil  of. 
^  1  Chr.  23.  a. 

AniOB  (i.  5. 
'Num.10.  8, 

10. 

1  Chr.  15.24. 

&  1«.  (>. 


HezeMaWs  solemn  sacrifices. 


II.  OHEONIOLES.    Hezeldah  ijroclcdmeth  a  passover. 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 

t  Hpb. 
in  the  time. 

l>  ch.  2.3.  18. 


tHeb. 
hands  orin- 

strwnents. 


t  Ilcb.  song. 


'  ch.  20.  18. 

f  Heb. 
found. 


\\  Or,  filled 
yow  hand, 
ch.  l.i.  9. 


•ILcv.  ".  12. 


♦ch.W.  11. 

♦  IKb. 
ftrenyttten- 
ed  them. 


fch.  .'it.  3. 
(  Pi.  7. 10. 


h  I,ev.  .■?.  Ifi. 

iNum.  I.J.  fi, 
7,10. 


27  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to 
offer  the  bm-nt  offering  upon  the 
altar.  And  ^when  the  burnt  offer- 
ing began,  ^'the  song  of  the  Lord 
began  also  with  the  trumpets,  and 
with  the  ^instruments  ordained  by 
David  king  of  Israel. 

28  And  all  the  congregation  wor- 
shipi)ed,  and  the  ^singers  sang,  and 
the  trumpeters  sounded:  and  all 
this  continued  until  the  biu'nt  offer- 
ing was  finished. 

29  And  wlien  they  had  made  an 
end  of  offering,  'the  king  and  all 
that  were  ^  present  with  him  bowed 
themselves,  and  worshipped. 

30  Moreover  Hezekiali  the  king 
and  the  ijrinces  commanded  the 
Levites  to  sing  praise  unto  the 
Lord  with  the  words  of  David, 
and  of  Asaph  the  seer.  And  they 
sang  praises  with  gladness,  and 
they  bowed  their  heads  and  wor- 
shipped. 

31  Then  Hezekiah  answered  and 
said,  Now  ye  have  "  consecrated 
yourselves  unto  the  Lord,  come 
near  and  bring  sacrifices  and 
''thank  offerings  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord.  And  the  congregation 
brought  in  sacrifices  and  thank  of- 
ferings ;  and  as  many  as  were  of  a 
free  heart,  burnt  offerings. 

32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt 
offerings,  which  the  congregation 
brought,  was  threescore  and  ten 
bullocks,  a  hundred  rams,  and  two 
hundred  laml)s :  all  these  were  for 
a  burnt  offering  to  the  Lord. 

33  And  the  consecrated  things 
were  six  hundred  oxen  and  three 
thousand  sheep. 

34  But  the  priests  were  too  few, 
so  that  they  could  not  flay  all  the 
burnt  offerings :  wherefore  '^  their 
brethren  the  Levites  ^  did  help 
them,  till  tlie  work  was  ended,  and 
until  the  otlier  priests  had  sancti- 
fied themselves:  ^for  the  Levites 
icere  more  *■' u])right  in  h(\'irt  to  sanc- 
tify them.selves  than  the  jH-iests. 

35  And  al.^o  the  burnt  ollerings 
were  in  abundance,  with  ''the  fat 
of  the  peace  otferings,  and  'the 
drink  offerings  for  crcrii  burnt  of- 
fering. So  llie  service  of  tiie  house 
of  the  J^iOiiD  was  set  in  order. 

542 


36  And  Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and  all 
the  people,  that  God  had  prepared 
the  ]ieople :  for  the  thing  was  done 
suddenly. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Hezekiah  prodaimeth  a  aolcmn  passover  on  the  sec- 
ond month  for  Judah  and  Israel.  13  T7>e  aisenibli/, 
having  destroyed  the  altars  of  idolatry,  keep  the  feast 
fourteen  days.  27  The  priests  and  Levites  bless  the 
people. 

AXD  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel 
_  and  Judah,  and  wrote  letters 
also  to  Ephraim  and  Manasseh, 
that  they  should  come  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  to  keep 
the  passover  unto  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  counsel, 
and  his  princes,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation in  Jerusalem,  to  keep 
the  passover  in  the  second  ^  month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  ''at 
that  time,  '^because  the  priests  had 
not  sanctified  themselves  sufficient- 
ly, neither  had  the  people  gathered 
themselves  together  to  Jerusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  t  pleased  the 
king  and  all  the  congregation. 

5  kSo  they  established  a  decree  to 
make  ijroclamation  throughout  all 
Israel,  from  Beer-sheba  even  to 
Dan,  that  they  should  come  to 
keep  the  x)assover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  at  Jerusalem :  for 
they  had  not  done  it  of  a  long  time 
in  such  sort  as  it  was  written. 

G  So  the  posts  went  with  the  let- 
ters tfrom  the  king  and  his  princes 
throughout  all  Israel  and  Judah, 
and  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  king,  saying.  Ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  ''turn  again  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Israel,  and  he  will  return  to 
the  remnant  of  you,  that  are  escaped 
out  of  the  hand  of  ''the  kings  of 
Assyria. 

7  And  be  not  ye  Hike  your  f;i- 
tliers,  and  like  your  brethren,  which 
trespassed  against  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers,  who  therefore  ^  gave 
them  up  to  desolation,  as  ye  see. 

8  Now  *be  ye  not  ''stiffnecked,  as 
your  fathers  were,  hut  ^ yield  your- 
selves unto  the  Lord,  and  enter 
into  his  sanctuary,  which  he  hath 
sanctified  forever:  and  serve  the 
Lord  your  God,  '  that  the  fierce- 


Before 

CHRIST 

7-26. 


•Num.!).  10, 

11. 
li  Ex.  12.0,18. 

"  ch.  20.  .54. 


f  Ilch.  vfas 
rif/ht  in  the 
er/rs  of  the 
king. 


\  Heb. /rom 
the  hand. 


d.Ter.  4.  1. 
Joel  2. 13. 


'  2  Kings  15. 
10,  2'J. 


(Ez.  20.  13. 


fch.  20.  8. 


t Ilcb. 
harden  not 
your  necks. 

h  Dent. 10.111. 

f  Ilfl).  gire 
the  hand : 
See  I  Chr. 
20.  2-t. 
Ezra  10. 19. 

1  ch.  29. 10. 


The  assembly  destroy 


II.  CHEONICLES. 


the  altars  of  idolatry. 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 


t  Ps.  ItHi.  46. 


1  E.\-.  3-1.  (i. 


'  Is.  o5.  7. 


"  cli.  SB.  1G. 


"Soch.ll.lG. 
ver.  18,  21. 


PPhil.  2.  13. 


1  ch.  ZJ.  25. 


'ch,  28.  I'l. 


'cli.  29.  34. 


f  Heh.  their 
standing. 


'ch.  20.  .34. 


■ver.  n. 


ness  of  bis  wrath  may  turn  away 
from  yon. 

9  For  if  ye  turn  a<i'aiii  unto  tlie 
Lord,  your  brethren  and  your  chil- 
dren shall  find  ''eomjiassion  before 
them  that  k'ad  tlieni  captive,  so 
that  tlicy  shall  come  aj!i;ain  into 
this  land:  for  the  Loni)  your  (Jod 
is  'gracious  and  nierciful,  and  will 
not  turn  away  his  face  from  you, 
if  ye  '"return  unto  him. 

10  So  the  i)()sts  ])assed  from  city 
to  city,  thiouiih  the  country  of 
Ephraim  and  ]\lanasseh,  even  unto 
Zebulun:  but  "they  lau.i>hed  them 
to  scorn,  and  niocked  them. 

11  JSTevertheless,  "divers  of  Ash- 
er  and  Manasseh  and  of  Zebulun 
humbled  themselves,  and  came  to 
Jerusalem. 

12  Also  in  Judali  ''tlie  hand  of 
God  was  to  <>ive  them  one  heart  to 
do  the  commandment  of  tlie  kin<j;' 
and  of  the  j)rinces,  ''by  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

13  ^\  And  there  assemT)led  at  Je- 
rusalem much  people  to  keep  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread  in  the 
second  month,  a  very  great  congre- 
gation. 

14  And  they  arose  and  took  away 
the  "^ altars  that  were  in  Jerusalem, 
and  all  the  altars  for  incense  took 
they  away,  and  cast  them  into  the 
brook  Kidron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passover 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  second 
month :  and  the  lu'iests  and  the 
Levites  were  ^ashamed,  and  sanc- 
titied  themselves,  and  brought  in 
the  burnt  offerings  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

10  And  they  stood  in  Hheir  x)lace 
after  their  manner,  according  to" 
the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God : 
the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood, 
tchich  they  received  of  the  hand  of 
the  Levites. 

17  For  there  were  many  in  the  con- 
gregation that  were  not  sanctitied : 
therefore  the  Levites  had  the  charge 
of  the  killing  of  the  i)assovers  for 
every  one  tliat  was  not  clean,  to 
sanctify  them  unto  the  Lord. 

18  For  a  multitude  of  the  people, 
even  "many  of  Ephraim  and  Manas- 

j  seh,  Issachar  and  Zebulun,  had  not 


cleansed  themselves,  ''yet  did  they 
eat  the  passover  otherwise  than  it 
was  written.  But  Hezekiah  prayed 
for  them,  saying,  The  good  Lord 
pardon  every  one 

19  That  ^jn-epareth  his  heart  to 
seek  God,  tlie  Lord  God  of  his 
fathers,  though  he  he  not  cleansed 
according  to  the  X)uritication  of  the 
sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to 
Hezekiah,  and  healed  the  people. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel  that 
were  ^liresent  at  Jerusalem  kept 
'the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
seven  days  with  great  gladness: 
and  the  Levites  and  the  priests 
praised  the  Lord  day  by  day,  siny- 
ing  with  *loud  instruments  unto 
the  Lord. 

22  And  Hezekiah  spake  ^  comfort- 
ably unto  all  the  Levites  ''that 
taught  the  good  knowledge  of  the 
Lord  :  and  they  did  eat  through- 
out the  feast  seven  days,  offering 
peace  offerings,  and  ''making  con- 
fession to  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  assembly  took 
counsel  to  keep  *=  other  seven  days: 
and  they  kept  other  seven  days 
with  gladness. 

24  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
t ''  did  give  to  the  congregation  a 
thousand  bullocks  and  seven  thou- 
sand sheep ;  and  the  princes  gave 
to  the  congregation  a  thousand 
bullocks  and  ten  thousand  sheep : 
and  a  great  number  of  i)riests 
''sanctified  themselves. 

25  And  all  the  congregation  of 
Judah,  with  the  j^riests  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  the  congregation 
•^that  came  out  of  Israel,  and  the 
strangers  that  came  out  of  the  land 
of  Israel,  and  that  dwelt  In  Judah, 
rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in  Jeru- 
salem:* for  since  the  time  of  Solo- 
mon the  son  of  David  king  of  Is- 
rael there  was  not  the  like  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

27  1[  Then  the  priests  the  Levites 
arose  and  ^  blessed  the  people :  and 
their  voice  was  heard,  and  their 
prayer  came  up  to  ^  his  holy  dwell- 
ingplace,  even  unto  heaven. 

543 


Before 
CHKIST 

»  Ex.  12.  4.3, 


ych.  19.3. 


fllpb. 
J'ounft. 
'Kx.  12.  13. 
&  13.  (). 


t  Ucb. 
instyumenra 
of  strength, 

tlleh. 

to  till',  heart 

fit  III/.  tVr, 

Is.  40.  2. 
"  Deut..33.in. 

cli.  U.  'J.  fi 

35.3. 


1' Ezra  II).  n. 


"■.SnclKins 
8.65. 


t  Ileb. 
lilted  up, 
or,  offered. 

dch.  35.  7,  8. 


•ch.  20.  .34. 


fvcr.  I1,1S. 


ENum.fi.  2". 


tHeb. 
the  habita- 
tion ofhiA 
holiness, 
Ps.  G.S.  5. 


TJie  people^s  forivardness 


II.  OHEOI^ICLES. 


in  offerings  and  tithes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 


t  neb. 
found. 


•2  Kings  18. 
4. 

t  Ilib. 
statues, 
ch.  30. 14. 


t  Ilcb.  until 
to  make  an 
end. 


blChr.23.C. 
&  24.  1. 


'  I  Chr.23.30, 
31. 


''Num.  28, & 
Z). 


'Num.  18. 8, 
Nc'h.  13.  10. 
fMal.  2.  f. 


lUeb. 
trrake  forth. 


f  Ex.  22.  29. 
Neh.  I.J.  12. 
\  Or,  dates. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  The  people  U  forward  in  de.stro^/iiiff  idolatry.  2  Hcz- 
ekiah  ordereth  the  cnursea  of  the  prieatft  and  Levile.<!, 
and  prmddeth  for  their  work  and  maintenance.  5 
The  people' s  forwardneKx  in.  offerinr/.t  and  tithea.  11 
Ilezekiah  appointeth  officers  to  dispose  of  the  tithes. 
20  Tfie  sincerity  of  Ilezekiah. 

NOW  when  all  this  was  finish- 
ed, all  Israel  that  were  ^  pres- 
ent went  out  to  the  cities  of  Juclah, 
and  -^  brake  the  +  images  in  pieces, 

and 
and 
and 
and 


groves, 


k  Lev.  27.  .7). 
Dcut.  14.28. 


f  ITcb.Aeap*, 
heaps. 


and  cut  down  the 
threw  down  the  high  places 
the  altars  out  of  all  Judah 
Benjamin,  in  Ephraim  also 
Manasseh,  ^  until  they  had  utterly 
destroyed  them  all.  Then  all  the 
children  of  Israel  returned,  every 
man  to  his  possession,  into  their 
own  cities. 

2  *T[  And  Ilezekiah  appointed  '^  the 
courses  of  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites  after  their  courses,  every  man 
according  to  his  service,  the  priests 
and  Levites  '^for  burnt  offerings 
and  for  j^eace  oiferings,  to  minis- 

jter,  and  to  give  thanks,  and  to 
praise  in  the  gates  of  the  tents  of 
the  LoitD. 

3  He  appointed  also  the  king's  por- 
tion of  his  substance  for  the  burnt 
ofiFerings,  to  wit,  for  the  morning 
and  evening  burnt  offerings,  and 
the  burnt  offerings  for  the  sab- 
baths, and  for  the  new  moons,  and 
for  the  set  feasts,  as  it  is  written  in 
the  '^  law  of  the  Lord. 

4  Moreover  he  commanded  the 
peox)le  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  to 
give  the  '"portion  of  the  priests  and 
the  Levites,  that  they  might  be  en- 
couraged in  Hhe  law  of  the  Lord. 

5  ^  And  as  soon  as  the  command- 
ment *came  abroad,  the  children 
of  Israel  brought  in  abundance 
^'the  firstfruits  of  corn,  wine,  and 
oil,  and  "honey,  and  of  all  the  in- 
crease of  the  field;  and  the  tithe 
of  all  things  brought  they  in  abund- 
antly. 

6  And  concerning  the  children  of 
Israel  and  Judah,  that  dwelt  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  they  also  brought 
in  the  titln^  of  oxen  and  sheep,  and 
the  "  tithe  of  holy 
were  consecrated  unto 

laid 


things  which 
the  Lord 
them   t  by 


their    God,    and 
heaps. 

7  In  the  third  month  they  began 
544 


to  lay  the  foundation  of  the  heaps, 
and  finished  them  in  the  seventh 
month. 

8  And  when  Ilezekiah  and  the 
princes  came  and  saw  the  heaps, 
they  blessed  the  Lord,  and  his 
people  Israel. 

9  Then  Hezekiah  questioned  with 
the  priests  and  the  Levites  con- 
cerning the  heaps. 

10  And  Azariah  the  chief  priCvSt 
of  the  house  of  Zadok  answered 
him,  and  said,  '  Since  tlie  people  be- 
gan to  bring  the  offerings  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  we  have  had 
enough  to  eat,  and  have  left  lAen- 
ty  :  for  the  Lord  hath  blessed  his 
people;  and  that  which  is  left  is 
this  great  store. 

11  *l  Then  Hezekiah  commanded 
to  prepare  "  chambers  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ;  and  they  prepared 
them, 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings 
and  the  tithes  and  the  dedicated 
things  faithfully:  ''over  which  Oon- 
oiiiah  the  Levite  was  ruler,  and 
Shimei  his  brother  ivas  the  next. 

13  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah,  and 
Xahath,  and  Asahel,  and  Jerimoth, 
and  Jozabad,  and  Eliel,  and  Is- 
machiah,  and  Mahatli,  and  Bena- 
iah,  were  overseers  ^  under  the  hand 
of  Oononiah  and  Shimei  his  broth- 
er, at  the  commandment  of  Heze- 
kiah the  king,  and  Azariah  the 
ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  sou  of  Imnah  the 
Levite,  the  porter  toward  the  east, 
was  over  the  freewill  offerings  of 
God,  to  distribute  the  oblations  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  most  holy 
things. 

15  And  ^next  him  ivere^den,  and 
Miuiamin,  and  Jeshua,  and  Shema- 
iah,  Amariah,  and  Shecaniah,  in 
'  the  cities  of  the  priests,  in  their 
"set  office,  to  give  to  their  breth- 
ren by  courses,  as  well  to  the  great 
as  to  the  small : 

1()  Besides  their  genealogy  of 
males,  from  three  years  old  and 
upward,  even  unto  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
his  daily  portion  for  their  sc^-vice 
in  their  charges  according  to  their 
courses; 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 


i  Mai.  3. 10. 


II  Or, 
storehouses. 


k  Neh.  13.13. 


tncb. 

at  the  hand. 


t  Hob. 
at  his  hand. 


IJosh.  21.9. 

II  Or,  trust, 
1  Clir.  9.  22. 


HezekiaWs  sincerity. 


II.  CIIEONICLES. 


Sennacherib'' s  invasion. 


Before 

CURIST 

726. 

"  1  Chr.  23. 
24,  27. 


I  Or,  truH. 


"  Lev.  25.  .'?4. 
Num.  35.  2. 


"vcr.  H- 13, 
14,  li. 


P  2  Kings  20. 
3. 


713. 
"  2  Kings  IS. 
13,  &c. 
Is.OO.l.&c. 


tHeb. 

to  break 
them  up. 


t  Heb.  his 
race  was 
to  war. 


tHcb. 
overflowed. 


17  Both  to  the  geneiUogy  of  the 
priests  hy  the  liouse  of  tlieir  fa- 
thers, and  tlie  Lcvites  '"from  tAveii- 
ty  years  ohl  and  npward,  in  their 
charges  \)y  their  courses ; 

IS  And  to  the  genealogy  of  all 
their  little  ones,  their  wives,  and 
their  sons,  and  their  dangliters, 
through  all  the  congregation  :  for 
in  their  "set  ollice  they  sanctified 
themselves  in  holiness : 

19  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the 
priests,  irhkli  u'crc  in  "the  lields  of 
the  suburbs  of  their  cities,  in  every 
several  city,  the  men  that  were 
"expressed  by  name,  to  give  por- 
tions to  all  the  males  among  the 
priests,  and  to  all  that  were  reck- 
oiied  by  genealogies  among  the 
Levites. 

20  1   And    thus    did    Hezekiah 
throughout  all  Judah,  and  •'  wrought 
that  which  was  good  and  right  and  | 
truth  before  the  Lord  his  God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he  be- 
gan in  the. service  of  the  house  of 
God,  and  in  the  law,  and  in  the 
commandments,  to  seek  his  God, 
he  did  it  with  all  his  heart,  and 
prosx)ered. 

CHAPTEE  XXXII. 

1  Sennacherib  i/wadmi/ Judah, Hc^ekiahjortiflcfh  him- 
Keif,  and  cncoiiraj/eth  hix  people.  'J  Ayainst  the 
blasphemies  of  Sennacherib,  by  inctsai/e  and  letters, 
Hezekiah  and  Isaiah  pray.  31  An  angel  destroy- 
eth  the  host  of  the  Assyrians,  to  the  glory  of  Jler.e- 
kiah.  24  Hezekiah  praying  m  his  .sickjiess,  God 
giveth  him  a  sigyi  of  recovery.  2.5  He  waxing  proud 
ii  huynbled  by  God.  27  His  v;ealth  and  vmrks.  31 
His  error  in  the  ambassage  of  Babylon.  33  He  dy- 
ing, Manassch  succcedeth  him. 

AFTER  nhese  things,  and  the 
XJL  establishment  thereof,  Sen- 
nacherib king  of  Assyria  came,  and 
entered  into  Judah,  and  encamped 
against  the  fenced  cities,  and 
thought  ^  to  win  them  for  himself. 

2  And  when  Hezekiah  saw  that 
Sennacherib  was  come,  and  that 
^  he  was  purposed  to  light  against 
Jerusalem, 

3  He  took  counsel  with  his  princes 
and  his  mighty  men  to  stop  the 
waters  of  the  fountains  which  were 
without  the  city:  and  they  did 
help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much 
people  together,  who  stopped  all 
the  fountains,  and  the  brook  that 
^van  through  the  midst  of  the  land, 

35 


saying.  Why  should  the  kings  of 
Assvria  come,  and  find  much  wa- 
ter f 

5  Also  'he  strengthened  himself, 
''and  built  up  all  the  wall  that  was 
broken,  and  raised  it  up  to  the 
towers,  and  another  wall  without, 
and  rej)aired  'JNlillo  in  the  city  of 
David,  and  made  "darts  and  shields 
in  abiuidance. 

G  And  he  set  captains  of  war  over 
the  peoi)le,  and  gathered  them  lo- 
g(?tlier  to  him  in  the  street  of  the 
gate  of  the  city,  and  ^spake  com- 
fortably to  them,  saying, 

7  '13e  strong  and  courageous,  '^be 
not  afraid  nor  dismaved  for  the 
king  of  Assyria,  nor  for  all  the 
multitude  that  is  with  him :  for 
"^  there  he  more  with  us  than  with 
him. 

8  With  him  is  an  ''  arm  of  flesh ; 
but  '  with  us  is  the  Lord  our  God 
to  help  us,  and  to  fight  our  battles, 
xind  the  people  ^  rested  themselves 
upon  the  words  of  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah. 

9  \  ""After  this  did  Sennacherib 
king  of  Assyria  send  his  servants 
to  Jerusalem,  (but  he  himself  laid 
siege  against  Lachish,  and  all  his 
^  power  with  him,)  unto  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  Judah 
that  ivere  at  Jerusalem,  saying, 

10  '  Thus  saitli  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria,  Whereon  do  ye  trust, 
that  ye  abicfe '"  in  the  siege  in  Je- 
rusalem ? 

11  Doth  not  Hezfekiah  persuade 
you  to  give  over  yourselves  to  die 
by  famine  and  by  thirst,  saying, 
""The  Lord  our  God  shall  deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria  ? 

12  "Hath  not  the  same  Hezekiah 
taken  away  his  high  places  and  his 
altars,  and  commanded  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  saying.  Ye  shall  wor- 
ship before  one  altar,  and  burn  in- 
cense upon  it  ? 

13  Know  ye  not  what  I  and  my 
fathers  have  done  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple of  other  lands?  "were  the  gods 
of  the  nations  of  those  lands  any 
ways  able  to  deliver  theu'  lauds 
out  of  mine  hand  ? 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the 

545 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 


>>  Is.  22.  9, 10. 
'  ch.  25.  23. 


<12  .Sam.fl.O. 

1  Kinf^a  !l. 

24. 
H  Or,  swort/n, 

or,xvcai>onf. 


t  Heb. 

sjiake  to 

their  heart, 

ch.  .30.  22. 

Is.  40.  2. 
'I)eut.31.(!. 
fch.20.  15. 


6  2  Kings  6. 

!    ]«• 


>>  .Tor.  17.  5. 

1  John  4.  4. 
i<-h.l3.  12. 

Kom.  8.  31. 


tlleb. 
leaned. 


710. 
l  2  Kij)g9  18. 


tlleb. 
dominion. 


1  2  Kings  18. 
19. 


II  Or,  ill  the 
strong  hold. 


■"  2  Kings  18. 
30. 


"  2  Kings  18. 
22. 


°  2  Kings  18. 
33,  34,  35. 


M 


The  Assyrians  destroyed. 


II.  OHEONIOLES. 


HezeldaKs  riches  and  worlds. 


Before     i 

CHRIST    I 

710.         ! 


P  2  Kings  18. 
29. 


12  Kings  19. 

y. 


'2  Kings  10. 

La. 


■2  Kings  18. 
2S. 


•  2  Kings  18. 
26,  27,  28. 


"  2  Kings  19. 


^  2  Kings  19. 

1^. 
»2  Kings  1!). 

2,4. 


about  710. 
'2  Kings  19. 


\  npb.  made 
him/all. 


710. 


gods  of  those  nations  that  my  fa- 
thers utterly  destroyed,  that  could 
deliver  his  people  out  of  mine 
hand,  that  your  God  should  be  able 
to  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

15  Now  therefore  ^let  not  Heze- 
kiah  deceive  j^ou,  nor  persuade  you 
on  this  manner,  neither  yet  believe 
him :  for  no  god  of  any  nation  or 
kingdom  was  aWe  to  deliver  his 
people  out  of  mine  hand,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  my  fathers:  how 
much  less  shall  your  God  deliver 
you  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

IG  And  his  servants  spake  yet 
more  against  the  Lord  God,  and 
against  his  servant  Hezekiah. 

17  "^He  wi'ote  also  letters  to  rail 
on  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  to 
speak  against  him,  saying,  'As  the 
gods  of  the  nations  of  other  lands 
have  not  delivered  their  people  out 
of  miue  hand,  so  shall  not  the  God 
of  Hezekiah  deliver  his  people  out 
of  mine  hand. 

18  'Then  they  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  in  the  Jews'  speech,  unto  the 
j)eoi3le  of  Jerusalem  '  that  ivere  on 
the  wall,  to  affright  them,  and  to 
trouble  them;  that  they  might  take 
the  city. 

19  And  they  sjjake  against  the 
God  of  Jerusalem,  as  against  the 
gods  of  the  people  of  the  earth, 
which  were  "the  work  of  the  hands 
of  man. 

20  ''And  for  this  caitse  Hezekiah 
the  king,  and  'the  prophet  Isaiah 
the  son  of  Amoz,  jirayed  and  cried 
to  heaven. 

21  •[  'And  the  Lord  sent  an  an- 
gel, which  cut  off  all  the  mighty 
men  of  valour,  and  the  leaders  and 
captains  in  the  camp  of  the  king 
of  Assyria.  So  he  returned  with 
shame  of  face  to  his  own  land. 
And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house  of  his  god,  they  that  came 
forth  of  his  own  bowels  *slew  him 
there  with  the  sword. 

22  Tims  the  Loud  saved  Heze- 
kiah and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem from  the  hand  of  8enna(;he- 
rib  tlie  king  of  Assyria,  and  from 
the  hand  of  all  other^  and  guided 
them  on  ev(?ry  side. 

23  And  many  brought  gifts  unto 

546 


the  Lord  to  Jerusalem,  and  ^  ^pres- 
ents to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah: 
so  that  he  was  ''magnified  in  the 
sight  of  all  nations  from  thence- 
forth. 

24  ^  "^In  those  days  Hezekiah  was 
sick  to  the  death,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord  :  and  he  spake  unto  him, 
and  he  "gave  him  a  sign. 

25  But  Hezekiah  ''rendered  not 
again  according  to  the  benefit  done 
unto  him ;  for  '=his  heart  was  lifted 
up:  ^therefore  there  was  wrath 
upon  him,  and  upon  Judah  and 
Jerusalem. 

26  ^'Notwithstanding,  Hezekiah 
humbled  himself  for  ^  the  pride  of 
his  heart,  })oth  he  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Jerusalem,  so  that  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  came  not  upon 
them  ''  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah. 

27  1^  And  Hezekiah  had  exceed- 
ing much  riches  and  honour:  and 
he  made  himself  treasuries  for  sil- 
ver, and  for  gold,  and  for  precious 
stones,  and  for  spices,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  all  manner  of 
t  pleasant  jewels; 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  in- 
crease of  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil; 
and  stalls  for  all  manner  of  beasts, 
and  cotes  for  flocks. 

29  Moreover  he  provided  him 
cities,  and  possessions  of  flocks 
and  herds  in  abundance :  for  '  God 
had  given  him  substance  very 
much. 

30  ''This  same  Hezekiah  also  stop- 
ped the  upper  watercourse  of  Gihon, 
and  brought  it  straight  down  to 
the  west  side  of  the  city  of  David. 
And  Hezekiah  prospered  in  all  his 
works. 

31  1  Howbeit,  in  the  business  of 
the  ^ambassadors  of  the  princes  of 
Babylon,  who  '  sent  unto  him  to 
inquire  of  the  wonder  that  was 
done  in  the  land,  God  left  him,  to 
""try  him,  that  he  might  know  all 
that  loas  in  his  heart. 

32  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  his  ^  goodness,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  "the  vi- 
sion of  Isaiah  the  prophet,  the  son 
of  Amoz,  and  in  the  "book  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

33  'And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 

t  Heb.  pre- 
cious tningn, 
"ch.  17.  5. 
bch.  1.1. 

713. 
'  2  Kings  20. 

Is.  38.  1. 


II  Or, 

wrought  a 
miracle  for 
him. 

i  Vs.  116.  12. 

'ch.  26.  Ifi. 

Hub.  2.  i. 

fch.  24.  18. 


e.Ter.  26.  38, 

VJ. 
t  Heb.  the 

li/iing  up. 


h  2  Kings  20. 
19. 


t  Heb. 

insfrtimcnts 
of  desire. 


i  1  Clir.iO.  12. 


k  Is.  22.  y,  U. 


712. 

t  neb.  intei-- 

prcters. 
I  2  Kings  20. 

12. 

Is.  C9.  1. 


""  Dcut.  8.  2. 


tllcb. 

Ai(u/;ic.«.»es. 
"  la.  rr,.  k  r,7, 


°2  Kings  13, 
&  19,  &  20. 

P  2  Kings  20. 
21. 


ManasseWs  iviclied  reign. 


II.  CHEOmCLES. 


His  captivity  and  return. 


Before 

CHRIST 

698. 

\\0\, highest. 


1  Frov.  10.  7. 


"i  Kings  L'l.   I 
l,&c.  I 


l>  Dent.  IS.  9. 

ch.  a*,  a. 


1  Hob. 

he  rttvn^cd 
and  titiitC. 


'  2  Kings  18. 

4. 

ch.  .30.  14.  & 

31. 1.  &  32. 

12. 
A  Deut.lG.21. 
"  Deut.  1".  3. 


fDcut.  12.11. 

1  Kings  8. 
29.  &  y.  3. 
ch.ti.  C.  &". 
16. 


Bch.  4.  9. 


b  Lev.  18. 21. 

Deut.  18.10. 

2  Kings  23. 

10. 

ch.  28.  3. 

Ez.23..37,39. 
i  Deut.18.10, 

U. 


k  2  Kings  21- 

e. 


1 2  Kings  21. 


■"  Pa.  132. 14. 


°  2  Sam.7.10. 


fathers,  and  tliey  buried  liiin  in  the 
I'cliiefest  of  tlie  se])ulclires  of  the 
sons  of  David:  and  all  Judah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jenisaleni  did 
him  Miononr  at  his  dea(h.  And 
Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

,  CHAPTEK  XXXIII. 

1  Manassch''s  wicked  reign.  3  He  scthth  vp  idolatry, 
and  would  not  he  admonished.  11  He  is  carried  in- 
to Babylon.  Vi  Upon  his  prayer  to  God  he  is  re- 
leased, and  pnttdh  down  idolatry.  18  JJis  acts.  20 
He  dying.  Anion  siiccecdeth  him.  21  Amo7i  reign- 
ing wickedly  is  slain  by  his  .yervants.  25  T7ie  mur- 
derers being  slain,  Josiah  succeedeth  him. 

MAXASvSEH  'was  twelve  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  tifty  and  five  years 
ill  Jerusalem : 

2  But  did  that  irhich  iras  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lokd,  like  unto 
the  ^'abominations  of  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  had  cast  out  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

3  ^  For  the  built  again  the  high 
places  which  Ilezekiah  his  tather 
had  "^  broken  down,  and  he  reared 
up  altars  for  Baalim,  and  ''made 
groves,  and  worshipped  '^  all  the 
host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  whereof  the  Lord 
had  said,  *^In  Jerusalem  shall  my 
name  be  for  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the 
host  of  heaven  *^iu  the  two  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

G  ''And  he  caused  his  children  to 
pass  through  the  fire  in  the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hinnom :  '  also  he  ob- 
served .  times,  and  used  enchant- 
ments, and  used  witchcraft,  and 
•" dealt  with  a  familiar  spirit,  and 
with  wizards:  he  wrought  much 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And '  he  set  a  carved  image,  the 
idol  which  he  had  made,  in  the 
house  of  God,  of  which  God  had 
said  to  David  and  to  KSolomonhis 
son.  In  "'this  house,  and  in  Jeru- 
salem, which  I  have  chosen  before 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put 
my  name  for  ever : 

8  "IS^either  will  I  any  more  re- 
move the  foot  of  Israel  from  out 
of  the  land  which  I  have  appoint- 
ed for  your  fathers;  so  that  they 
will  take  heed  to  do  all  that  I  have 


commanded  them,  accordir^  to  the 
whole  law  and  the  statutes  and  the 
ordinances  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

1)  So  Manasseh  made  Judah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to 
err,  and  to  do  worse  than  the  hea- 
then, whom  the  Lord  had  destroy- 
ed l)efore  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Lord  s])ake  to  Ma- 
nasseh, and  to  his  peoi)le:  but 
they  would  not  hearken. 

11 1°  Wherefore  the  Lord  brought 
upon  them  the  captains  of  the  host 
t  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  which  took 
Manasseh  among  the  thorns,  and 
'bound  him  with  "fetters,  and  car- 
ried him  to  Babylon. 

12  And  when  he  was  in  affliction, 
he  besought  the  Lord  his  God, 
and  ''humbled  himself  greatly  be- 
fore the  God  of  his  fathers, 

13  And  prayed  unto  him :  and  he 
was  "^ entreated  of  him,  and  heard 
his  supplication,  and  brought  him 
again  to  Jerusalem  into  his  king- 
dom. Then  Manasseh  'knew  that 
the  Lord  he  was  God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  built  a  wall 
without  the  city  of  David,  on  the 
west  side  of  ^Gihou,  in  the  A^al- 
ley,  even  to  the  entering  in  at  the 
fish  gate,  and  compassed  "about 
"Ophel,  and  raised  it  up  a  A^ery 
great  height,  and  put  captains  of 
war  in  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Ju- 
dah. 

15  And  he  took  away  ""the  strange 
gods,  and  the  idol  out  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  altars  that 
he  had  built  in  the  mount  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  cast  them  out  of  the  city. 

10  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  and  sacrificed  thereon 
peace  offerings  and  ^  thank  offer- 
ings, and  commanded  Judah  to 
serve  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

17  ^Nevertheless  the  people  did 
sacrifice  still  in  the  high  places,  yet 
unto  the  Lord  their  God  only. 

18  1  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Manasseh,  and  his  prayer  unto  his 
God,  and  the  'words  of  "  the  seers 
that  spake  to  him  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

547 


Before 

CHRIST 

698. 


677. 
"  Deut.28.36. 


tlleb. 
which  were 
the  king's. 

P.Ioh.V,.  8. 

Ps.  107.  10, 

II. 
II  Or,  chains. 


1 1  Pet.  5.  B. 


'  1  Clir.  5.  20. 
Ezra  8.  23. 


■  Ps.  9.  16. 
Dan.  4.  25. 


'  1  Kings  1. 
33. 


"eh.  27.  3. 


Ihe  tower. 


'vcr.  3,  o,  /. 


TLcv.  7. 12. 


'ch.  32. 12. 


»1  Sam.  9. 9. 


TosiaIVs  good  reign. 


II..CHEONI0LES. 


The  tem])le  repaired. 


Before 

CHRIST 

677. 


B  Or,  Hosai. 
bli  Kings  1^1. 
18. 


"2  Kings  21. 
I'J,  ic. 


il  Ter.  12. 


tHeb. 

multiplied 
trei^tass. 
'  1  Kings  '1\. 
as,  24. 


641. 


•2  Kings  22. 
1,  Jke. 


634. 

bell.  1^.2. 

630. 
"■  I  Kings  1.1. 
dch.  ?n.  17, 


19  His  prayer  also,  and  lioir  God 
was  entreated  of  him,  and  all  liis 
sins,  and  liis  trespass,  and  the 
places  wherein  he  bnilt  high  places, 
and  set  up  groves  and  graven  im- 
ages, before  he  was  humbled :  be- 
hold, they  are  written  among  the 
sayings  of  n  the  seers. 

20  If  ''  So  Manasseh  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in  his 
own  house:  and  Amon  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  ^  'Anion  was  two  and  twenty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  reigned  two  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

22  But  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did 
Manasseh  his  father:  for  Amon 
sacrificed  unto  all  the  carved  im- 
ages which  Manasseh  his  father 
had  made,  and  served  them ; 

23  And  humbled  not  himself  be- 
fore the  LoED,  ''as  Manasseh  his 
father  had  humbled  himself;  but 
Amon  ^trespassed  more  and  more. 

24  ^And  his  servants  conspired 
against  him,  and  slew  him  in  his 
own  house. 

25  ^\  But  the  people  of  the  land 
slew  all  them  that  had  conspired 
against  king  Amon ;  and  the  peo- 
ple of  tlie  land  made  Josiali  his 
son  king  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTEE  XXXIY. 

1  Josiah's  good  reign.  3  He  deatroycUi  idolatry.  8  He 
taketh  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple.  14  Hilkiah 
having  found  a  book  of  the  laiv,  Joxia.h  .letideth  to 
Huldah  to  inquire  of  the  Lord.  2o  Hnldah  proph- 
estieth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem.,  hut  retynte  there- 
of in  Jo.'<iah\s  time.  29  Josiah,  causing  it  to  be  read 
in  a  solemn  assembly,  reneweth  the  covenant  with 
God. 

JO  SI  AH  ""wafi  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  one  and 
thirty  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  tlie  siglit  of  the  Lokd,  and 
walked  in  the  ways  of  David  his 
father,  and  declined  neither  to  the 
riglit  liaiid,  nor  to  the  left. 

3  *!  For  ill  the  eighth  year  of  his 
r(Mgii,  wliiic^  h(5  was  yet  young,  he 
began  to  'seeic  alter  fhe  (Jod  of  Da- 
vid his  father:  and  in  th(^  twelfth 
year  he  began  'to  purge  Judah 
and    Jerusalem    ''from    the    hiirh 


images. 


and   the    molten 


carved 
images. 

4  "And  they  brake  down  the  altars 
of  Baalim  in  his  presence ;  and  the 
"images,  that  ivere  on  high  above 
them,  he  cut  down ;  and  the  groves, 
and  the  carved  images,  and  the 
molten  images,  he  brake  in  pieces, 
and  made  dust  of  them,  '^and  strewed 
it  upon  the  ^graves  of  them  that 
had  sacrificed  unto  them. 

5  And  he  ^  burnt  the  bones  of 
the  priests  upon  their  altars,  and 
cleansed  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

6  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of 
Manasseh,  and  Ephraim,  and  Sim- 
eon, even  unto  Xaphtali,  with  their 
"mattocks  round  about. 

7  And  when  he  had  broken  down 
the  altars  and  the  groves,  and  had 
''beaten  the  graven  images  Mnto 
powder,  and  cut  down  all  the  idols 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Israel, 
he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

8  ^  Now  '  in  the  eighteenth  year 
of  his  reign,  when  he  had  purged 
the  land,  and  the  house,  he  sent 
Shaphan  the  son  of  Azaliah,  and 
Maaseiah  the  governor  of  the  city, 
and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the 
recorder,  to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Lord  his  God, 

9  And  when  they  came  to  Hilkiah 
the  high  priest,  they  delivered  ''the 
moiiej^  that  was  brought  into  the 
house  of  God,  which  the  Levites 
that  kei)t  the  doors  had  gathered  of 
the  hand  of  Manasseh  and  Ephra- 
im, and  of  all  the  remnant  of  Israel, 
and  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin; 
and  they  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand 
of  the  workmen  that  had  the  over- 
sight of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  they  gave  it  to  the  workmen 
that  wrought  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  to  repair  and  amend  the 
house : 

11  Even  to  the  artificers  and 
builders  gave  they  it,  to  buy  hewn 
stone,  and  timber  for  couplings, 
and  "to  fioor  the  houses  which  the 
kiiic:s  of  Judah  had  destroyed. 

12  And  the  men  did  tlui  work 
faithfully :  and  the  overseers  of 
them   were  Jahatli   and   Obadiah, 

places,  and   th(!   groves,   and   the  [  the  Levites,  of  the  sons  of  Merari ; 

548 


Before 

CHRIST 

630. 

'  Lev.  2fi.  RO. 
2Kings2.i.4. 

11  Or, 
sun  images. 


f2  Kings  2.".. 

flleb, face  o/ 
the  graves. 


E 1  Kings  13. 


II  Or,  niauU. 


h  Dcut.  n.  21. 
t  Ueb. 

to  make 

powder. 


624. 

>  2  Kings  22. 
3. 


k  See  2  Kings 
12.  4,  &c. 


II  Or. 
tu  rajtcr. 


The  hook  of  the  Jaiv  found. 


II.  GHKONICLES. 


Josiah  causeth  it  to  he  read. 


Before 

CHRIST 

624. 


IlChr.23.  4, 
5. 


"  2  Kings  22. 

8,  &c. 
1  Hcb.  by  the 

hand  of. 


t  Heb.  to  the 
hayid  of. 


tHeb. 

poured  outy 
or,  melted. 


t  Hcb.  in  it. 


II  Or, 
Achbor, 
2  Kingu  22. 
12. 


and  Zechiiriali  and  Mcshnllam,  of 
the  sons  of  tbe  Koliatliitcs,  to  set 
it  forward ;  and  other  of  the  Le- 
vites,  all  that  could  skill  of  instru- 
ments of  music. 

13  Also  theif  were  over  the  bearers 
of  burdens,  and  n-ere  overseers  of 
all  that  wrouii^ht  the  Avork  in  any 
manner  of  service :  '  and  of  the  Le- 
vites  there  were  scribes,  and  ofticers, 
and  porters. 

14  ^1  And  when  they  brought  out 
the  money  that  was  brou^lit  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  llilkiah  the 
priest  "'found  a  book  of  the  law  of 
the  Lord  f/ircn  ^by  Moses. 

15  And  liilkiah  answered  and 
said  to  Shai)han  the  scribe,  I  have 
found  the  book  of  the  law  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Hilkiah 
delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan. 

IG  And  Shaphan  carried  the  book 
to  the  king,  and  brought  the  king- 
word  back  again,  saying.  All  that 
was  committed  ^to  thy  servants, 
they  do  it. ' 

17  And  they  have  ^  gathered  to- 
gether the  money  that  was  found 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  have 
delivered  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
overseers,  and  to  the  hand  of  the 
workmen. 

18  Then  Shaphan  the  scribe  told 
the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest 
hath  given  me  a  book.  And  Sha- 
phan read  Ut  before  the  king. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  had  heard  the  words  of  the 
law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

20  And  the  king  commanded  Hil- 
kiah, and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan, and  "Abdon  the  son  of  Mi- 
cah,  and  Shaphan  the  scribe,  and 
Asaiah  a  servant  of  the  king's, 
saying, 

21  Go,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for 
me,  and  for  them  that  are  left  in 
Israel  and  in  Judah,  concerning 
the  words  of  the  book  that  is 
found:  for  great  is  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  that  is  i)oured  out  upon  | 
us,  because  our  fathers  have  not 
kept  the  word  of  the  Lord,  to  do 
after  all  that  is  written  in  this  book. 

22  And  Hilkiah,  and  they  that  the 
king  had  appointed^  went  to  Huldah 
the  prophetess,  the  wife  of  Shallum 


the  son  of  "Tikvath,  the  son  of 
"Hasrah,  keeper  of  the  hvardrobe; 
(now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  "in 
the  college ;)  and  they  spake  to  her 
to  that  effeet. 

23  1  And  she  answered  them. 
Thus  saitli  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
Tell  ye  the  man  that  sent  you  to 
me, 

24  Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I  will  bring  evil  upon  this  place, 
and  ui)()n  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
evenjiiW  the  curses  that  are  written 
in  the  book  which  they  have  read 
before  the  king  of  Judah  : 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  that  they  might  pro- 
voke me  to  anger  with  all  the 
works  of  their  hands ;  therefore  my 
wrath  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this 
l)lace,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

20  And  as  for  the  king  of  Judah, 
who  sent  you  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord,  so  shall  ye  say  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
concerning  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard ; 

27  Because  thine  heart  was  ten- 
der, and  thou  didst  hundjle  thyself 
before  God,  Avlieu  thou  heardest 
his  words  against  this  place,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
and  humbledst  thyself  before  me, 
and  didst  rend  thy  clothes,  and 
w  eep  before  me ;  I  have  even  heard 
thee  also,  saith  the  Lord. 

28  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to 
thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be 
gathered  to  thy  grave  in  peace, 
neither  shall  thine  eyes  see  all  the 
evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  this 
place,  and  uj^on  the  inhabitants  of 
the  same.      So  they  brought  the 


king  word  again 
29  1  "Then 


the 


gathered  together  all 


king   sent  and 
the  elders  of 
Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  and  the  in'iests,  and 
the  Levites,  and  all  the  people, 
^ great  and  small:  and  he  read  in 
their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book 
of  the  covenant  that  was  found  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

549 


Before 

CHRIST 

624. 

°  2  Kings  22. 
14. 

BOr, 
Ilarhcu. 

t  Ileb. 
yarmrnts. 

II  Or,  in  the 
school,  or, 
in  the  ter- 
ond  part* 


"2  Kings  23. 
1,  &c. 


t  Heb. /rom 
great  even 
to  small. 


Josiah  heepeth  a 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


most  solemn  passover. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1'2  KinssH. 
14.  fc-Si.S. 
ch.  C.  13. 


♦  llcb. 

Jouml, 


1 1  Kinss  11. 


'Jcr.3. 10. 

f  Ueb. 

from  after. 


;ibout  623. 
•  2  Kings  23. 
21,22. 


kEx.  12.(!. 
Ezra  G.  19. 


'ch.  23.  18. 
Ezra  6.  U. 

<1  ch.  29.  5,11. 

'  Dcut.S.l.lO. 
ch.  30.  22. 
Mai.  2.7. 

f  See  ch.  "A. 
H. 
<ch.  i.  r. 


k  I  Chr. : 
■JH. 


1 1  Chr.  0.  10. 

klChr.2^,«i 
24,  IL  -a,  Si 

211. 


Ich.  8.  14. 


"  V».  134.  1. 

t  Ileb. 
<Ae  AoiiJe  o/ 
the/alher: 

IHeb. 

the  people. 


31  And  tlie  king  stood  in  Phis 
place,  and  made  a  covenant  be- 
fore the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the 
Lord,  and  to  keei>  his  command- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  and  his 
statutes,  with  all  his  heart,  and 
with  all  his  soul,  to  perform  the 
words  of  the  covenant  Avhich  are 
written  in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were 
^present  in  Jenisalem  and  Benja- 
min to  stand  to  it.  And  the  inhab- 
itants of  Jerusalem  did  according 
to  the  covenant  of  God,  the  God 
of  their  fathers. 

33  xVnd  Josiah  took  away  all  the 
'1  abominations  out  of  all  the  coun- 
tries that  pertained  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  made  all  that  Avere 
present  in  Israel  to  serve,  even  to 
serve  the  Lord  their  God.  ''And 
all  his  days  they  departed  not  *  from 
following  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  Josiah  keepeth  a  most  solemn  passot^er.  20  He,  pro- 
voking Pharaoh  -  iiecho,  is  slain  at  Megiddo.  25 
Lamentations  for  Josiah. 

MOREOVER,  ^^  Josiah  kept  a 
I)assover  nnto  the  Lord  in 
Jerusalem:  and  they  killed  the 
passover  on  the  ^fourteenth  day 
of  the  first  month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their 
"  charges,  and  '^  encouraged  them  to 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

3  And  said  nnto  the  Levites  "that 
taught  all  Israel,  Avhich  were  holy 
nnto  the  Lord,  *^Put  the  holy  ark 
«in  the  house  which  Solomon  the 
son  of  David  king  of  Israel  did 
build ;  ''  /?  >>haU  not  he  a  burden  up- 
on ijonr  shoulders:  serve  now  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  his  jjeople 
Israel, 

4  And  ])repare  yourselves  by  the 
'  houses  of  your  fathers,  after  your 
courses,  according  to  the  ''writing 
of  David  king  of  Israel,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  '  writing  of  Solomon 
his  son : 

5  And  "'  stand  in  the  holy  jdace 
according  to  the  divisiims  of  Hhe 
fjiniilies  of  the  fatliers  of  your 
br(!thr(.'n  'the  ])(h)])I(',  and  after  the 
division  of  the  families  of  the  J^e- 
vites. 


G  So  kill  the  passover,  and  "  sanc- 
tify yourselves,  and  prepare  your 
brethren,  that  they  may  do  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  hand  of  Moses. 

7  And  Josiah  ^"gave  to  the  peo- 
ple, of  the  flock,  lambs  and  kids, 
all  for  the  passover  offerings,  for 
all  that  were  present,  to  the  luim- 
ber  of  thirty  thousand,  and  three 
thousand  bullocks :  these  ivere  of 
the  king's  substance. 

8  And  his  i)rinces  *  gave  willingly 
unto  the  people,  to  the  priests,  and 
to  the  Levites :  Hilkiah  and  Zech- 
ariah  and  Jehiel,  rulers  of  the 
house  of  God,  gave  unto  the 
priests  for  the  i^assover  offerings 
two  thousand  and  six  hundred 
small  cattle,  and  three  hundred 
oxen. 

9.  Conaniah  also,  and  Shemaiah 
and  Nethaneel,  his  brethren,  and 
Hashabiah  and  Jeiel  and  Jozabad, 
chief  of  the  Levites,  ^gave  unto 
the  Levites  for  passover  offerings 
live  thousand  small  cattle,  and  five 
hundred  oxen. 

10  So  the  service  was  prepared, 
and  the  priests  ^  stood  in  their 
place,  and  the  Levites  in  their 
courses,  according  to  the  king's 
commandment. 

11  And  they  killed  the  passover, 
and  the  priests  "^  sprinkled  the  Mood 
from  their  hands,  and  the  Levites 
'flayed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnt 
offerings,  that  they  might  give  ac- 
cording to  the  divisions  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  people,  to  offer  unto  the 
Lord,  as  it  is  written  'in  the  book 
of  Moses.  And  so  did  they  with 
the  oxen. 

13  And  they  *  roasted  tlie  pass- 
over  with  tire  according  to  the  or- 
dinance: but  the  other  holy  offer- 
ings "sod  they  in  pots,  and  in  cal- 
drons, and  in  pans,  and  Ulivided 
them  speedily  among  all  the  i)eo- 
ple. 

14  And  afterward  they  made 
ready  for  themselves,  and  for  the 
I^riests :  because  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron  trere  husied  jn  offcr- 

of  burnt  olferinas  and  the  fat 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  623. 

"ch.  29.5,15. 
&  30.  3,  15. 
Ezra  6. 20. 


t  Heb. 

ojfered. 
"  ch.  30.  24. 


tHeb. 

offered. 


tlleb. 

offered. 


mg 


until  night ;  therefore  the  Levites 


P  Ezra  6. 18. 


1  ch.  20.  22. 


■■  Si'c  cli.  29. 
34. 


"  Lev.  3. 3. 


<  Et.  12.  S,  9. 
Deut.  lU.  7. 


"1  Sum. 2.13, 

14,  li. 
(Ui'li-  made 

them  run. 


Josiali  is  slain 


n.  CHEOmCLES. 


at  Megiddo. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  623. 


1  Hob. 
station, 
"IChr.aS.l, 


nChr.3. 17, 
IS  &  20. 14, 


t  Hob. 
found. 

'  Ex.  IJ.  15. 
&  1.!.  C.  • 
ch.  30.  21. 

» 2  Kings  23. 
22,23. 


610. 
1>  2  Kings  23. 

2y. 

Jer.  4C.  2. 
t  Heb. house. 


t  Heh.  Me 
hoiii^e  o/  my 
war. 


"=  So  1  Kings 
22.30. 


prei)arecl  for  themselves,  and  for 
the  priests  tlie  sons  of  Aaron. 

15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of 
Asaph  irere  iu  their  ^  phice,  aecord- 
iiig  to  the  ''eonimandnient  of  Da- 
vid, and  Asajdi,  and  Jleman,  and 
Jednthnn  tlie  king's  seer;  and  tlie 
l^orters  -waited  at  every  gate  ;  they 
might  not  depart  from  their  serv- 
ice ;  for  their  brethren  the  Levites 
prepared  for  them. 

10  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lord 
was  prepared  the  same  day,  to 
keep  the  passover,  and  to  offer 
burnt  otferings  upon  the  altar  of 
the  LoED,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  king  Josiah. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  that 
were  ^present  kept  the  passover  at 
that  time,  and  the  feast  of  Hiuleav- 
ened  bread  seven  days. 

18  Ajid  ^  there  was  no  passover 
like  to  that  kejit  in  Israel  from  the 
days  of  Samuel  the  j^roidiet ;  nei- 
ther did  all  the  kings  of  Israel  keep 
such  a  passover  as  Josiah  kept,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all 
Judah  and  Israel  that  were  present, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Josiah  was  this  i^assover 
kept. 

20  ^  ^Aiter  all  this,  when  Josiah 
had  i)repared  the  Uemple,  N'eclio 
king  of  Egypt  came  up  to  fight 
against  Oharchemish  by  Euphra- 
tes :  and  Josiah  Avent  out  against 
him. 

21  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to 
liim,  saying.  What  have  I  to  do 
with  thee,  thou  king  of  Judah? 
I  come  not  agaiust  thee  this  day, 
but  agaiust  Uhe  house  wherewith 
I  have  war :  for  God  commanded 
me  to  make  haste:  forbear  thee 
from  meddlhiff  with  God,  who  is 
with  me,  that  he  destro}-  thee 
not. 

22  Nevertheless  Josiali  would  not 
tm-n  his  face  from  him,  but '  disguis- 
ed himself,  that  he  might  tight 
with  him,  and  hearkened  not  unto 
the  words  of  Necho  from  the  month 
of  God,  and  came  to  fight  in  the 
valley  of  Megiddo. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king 
Josiah;  and  the  king  said  to  his 


servants.  Have  me  away ;  for  I  am 
sore  *  wounded. 

24  ''Iliis  servants  therefore  took 
him  out  of  that  chariot,  and  jjut 
him  in  the  second  chariot  that  he 
liad ;  and  they  brought  him  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  he  died,  and  was 
buried  "in  one  o/the  sepulchres  of 
his  fathers.  And  ''all  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  mourned  for  Josiah. 

25  1  And  Jeremiah  lamented  for 
Josiah :  and  *"  all  tlie  singing  men 
and  tlie  singing  women  spake  of 
Josiah  in  their  lamentations  to  this 
day,  ''  and  made  them  an  ordinance 
in  Israel :  and,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  lamentations. 

2G  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Josiah,  and  his  ^  goodness,  accord- 
ing to  that  ichich  u'as  written  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord, 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  last, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and  Ju- 
dah. 

CHAPTER  XXXYI. 

1  Jehodhaz  succeeding  is  deposed  by  Pharaoh,  and 
carried  into  Eyypt.  5  Jehoiakim  reigning  ill  is 
cai'ried  bound  into  Babylon.  9  Jchoiachin  suc- 
ceeding reigneth  ill,  and  is  brought  into  Babylon. 
11  Zcdekiah  succeeding  reigneth  ill,  and  despiseth 
the  prophets,  and  rcbellcth  against  Nebuchadnezzar. 
14  Jeriisaleni,  for  the  sins  of  the  priests  and  people, 
is  wholly  destroyed.     23  The  p)i'oclamation.  of  Cyrus. 

THEN  nhe  people  of  the  land 
took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Jo- 
siah, and  made  him  king  in  his  fa- 
ther's stead  in  Jerusalem. 

2  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three 
years  old  when  lip  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  three  months  in 
Jerusalem. 

3  And  the  king  of  Egypt  ^  put 
him  down  at  Jerusalem,  and  *  con- 
demned the  land  in  a  hundred 
talents  of  silver  and  a  talent  of  gold. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made 
Eliakim  his  brother  king  over  Ju-  I 
dah  and  Jerusalem,  and  turned  his 
name  to  Jehoiakim.     And  Necho 
took    Jehoahaz    his    brother,   and. 
carried  him  to  Egypt. 

5  ^  "Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  years 
in  Jerusalem :  and  he  did  that-ivhich 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
his  God. 

G  'Against  him  came  up  Nebu- 

551 


Before 

CHRIST 

610. 

t Ilcb. 
tnnile  sick, 
]  Kings  22. 

<l  2  Kings  S3. 
30. 


II  Or, 

among  the 
itrpiilchres. 

'  Zech.l2.U. 


fLam.4.  20. 


f  See  Matt. 
9.23. 


I  Jer.  22.  20. 


tlfeb. 
kindnesset. 


610. 
•  2  Kings  23. 

30,  &c. 


tHeb.  re- 
mored  him. 

t  Ileb. 
mulcted. 


610. 
t>2  Kings  28. 
30,3*. 


607. 
•■  2  Kings  24. 
1. 

Foretold, 

Uab.  1.  6. 

606. 


Zedekiali's  l)ad  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


TJie  destruction  of  Jerusalem- 


Before 

CHRIST 

606. 

J!  Or,  chaiTis. 
d  See  2  Kings 

24.  «. 

Jer.  22.  18, 

19.  &  36.  30. 
'  2  Kings  24. 

l.r 

Dan.  1.1,2. 

&5.2. 


500. 

11  Or. 
Jeconiah, 

1  Chr.  3. 16. 
or,  Coniah^ 
Jcr.  22.  24. 

1 2  Kings  24. 
8. 


♦  Hcb.  at  the 
return  of 
the  year. 

K2  Kings  24. 
10-17. 

k  Dan.  1.1, 2. 
&5.  2. 
599. 

\  Hcb. 
vessels  of 
desire, 

11  Or. 

Mattaniah^ 
hU  father's 
brother, 

2  Kings  24. 
17. 
i  Jer.  37.  1. 

1 2  Kings  24. 
18. 

Jer.  52. 1, 
iiu. 


593. 
IJer.  .52.  3. 
Kz. 17.15,18. 


■2Kincsl7. 
14. 


"Jer.  1';.  S, 
4.  &  .V,.  15. 
<e44.  4. 

f  Hcb.  t,u  the 
hand  of  his 
messengers. 

II  That  in, 
fontinunlljf 
anil  care- 
fuily. 


chadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and 
bound  him  in  n fetters,  to  "carry 
him  to  Babylon. 

7  '^Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried 
of  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  to  Babylon,  and  put  them 
in  his  temple  at  Babylon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je- 
hoiakim,  and  his  abominations 
which  he  did,  and  that  which  was 
found  in  him,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael and  Judah:  and  "Jehoiachin 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  •[  ^  Jehoiachin  was  eight  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  three  months  and  ten  days 
in  Jerusalem:  and  he  did  that 
tvhich  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

10  And  ^when  the  year  was  ex- 
I  pired,  ^king  Nebuchadnezzar  sent, 

and  brought  him  to  Babylon,  ^  with 
the  tgoodlj'^  vessels  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  made  "'Zedekiah 

I  his  brother  king  over  Judah  and 

I  Jerusalem. 

11  ^  *"  Zedekiah  was  one  and 
twenty  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  reigned  eleven  years 
in  Jerusalem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
and  humbled  not  himself  before 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  speaking  from 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  '  he  also  rebelled  against 
king  Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had 
made  him  swear  by  God:  but  he 
"'stiffened  his  neck,  and  hardened 
his  heart  from  turning  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

14  1[  Moreover  all  the  chief  of  the 
priests,  and  the  people,  transgress- 
ed very  nuich  after  all  the  abom- 
inations of  the  heathen ;  and  pol- 
luted the  house  of  the  Lord  which 
he  had  hallowed  in  Jerusalem. 

15  "And  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers  sent  to  them  'by  his  mes- 
sengers, rising  up  "  betimes,  and 
sending ;  because  he  had  compas- 

j  sion  on  his  people,  and  on  his 
dwcUiugplace: 

552 


IG  But  "they  mocked  the  messen- 
gers of  God,  and  p  despised  his 
words,  and  ^  misused  his  i)rophets, 
until  the  ''wrath  of  the  Lord  arose 
against  his  people,  till  there  was  no 
'  remedy. 

17  'Therefore  he  broug-ht  upon 
them  the  king  of  the  Chaldees, 
who  'slew  their  young  men  with 
the  sword  in  the  house  of  their 
sanctuary,  and  had  no  compassion 
upon  young  man  or  maiden,  old 
man,  or  him  that  stooped  for  age : 
he  gave  them  all  into  his  hand. 

18  "And  all  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  great  and  small,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  princes ;  all  these 
he  brought  to  Babylon. 

19  ''And  they  burnt  the  house  of 
God,  and  brake  down  the  wall  of 
Jerusalem,  and  burnt  all  the  pal- 
aces thereof  with  tire,  and  destroyed 
all  the  goodly  vessels  thereof. 

20  And  ^'them  that  had  escaped 
from  the  sword  carried  he  away  to 
Babylon;  ^ where  they  were  serv- 
ants to  him  and  his  sons  until  the 
reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia : 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  the  mouth  of  ''Jeremiah,  until 
the  land  ^'  had  enjoyed  her  sabbaths : 
for  as  long  as  she  lay  desolate  "  she 
kept  sabbath,  to  fulfil  threescore 
and  ten  years. 

22  ?[  '^Now  in  the  first  year  of  Cy- 
rus king  of  Persia,  that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  spoken  by  the  mouth 
of  Meremiah  might  be  accomplish- 
ed, the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit 
of  '^  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he 
made  a  proclamation  throughout 
all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it  also  in 
writing,  saying, 

23  f'Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  All  the  kingdoms  of  the 
earth  hath  the  Lord  God  of  heaven 
given  me;  and  he  hath  charged 
me  to  build  him  a  house  in  Jerusa- 
lem, which  is  in  Judah.  Who  is 
there  among  you  of  all  his  people  I 
The  Lord  his  God  he  with  him, 
and  let  him  go  uj). 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 

°  Jcr.  5.12,1.?. 
1'  Prov.  1.  25. 

SO. 

1  Jer.  .32.3. 

&  .'W.  G. 

.Matt.  23. 34. 
'  Vs.  74. 1.  & 

7a.  5. 

f  Hcb. 
healing. 

590. 
'  Dcut.28.4y. 
2  Kings  25. 
l,&c. 
Ezra  9.  7. 

588. 
•  Ps.  74. 20.  & 

79.  2,  3. 


■  2  Kings  25. 


5SS. 
^  2  Kings  25. 
9. 
Ps.  74.  0,  7. 

&79. 1,  7. 


T  3  Kings  25. 

t  Hcb.  the 
remainder 
from  the 
sword. 

'Jer.  27.  r. 


»Jcr.  25.9. 

11,1:J.  &2ii. 

6,  7.  &  29.  lU. 
b  Lev.  26.  34, 

.V-,  4.-J. 

Dan.  9.  2. 
'  Lev.  25.4,5. 


5.30. 
dEzral.  1. 


'Jer.  25.  12. 
l.-i.  Si  v9.  I". 
&  3J.  19,  11, 
14. 

'Is.  44.  28. 


1:  Ezra  1.2, 3. 


I 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  530. 


'  2  Chr.  Sfi. 


Jer.  L'5. 11'. 
I'J.  10. 


I'ch.  5.13,14. 
t  Hcb. 

caused  a 

voice  to 


'  Is.  44.  28.  & 
45.  1.  13. 


d  Dan.  C.  26. 


tUcb.  ?i/t 
Aim  up. 


•Phil.  2. 13. 


I  That  is, 
helped 
Uiem. 


f  ch.  5. 14.  & 
6.5. 


S2KinBsS4. 
2  Chr.  36. '. 


EZRA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  37ie  proclamation  of  Ci/nex  for  tlie  bidhUng  of  (he 
temple,  b  IVw  people  j^rovide  for  the  return.  7  Cy- 
rus re.storeth  the  vessels  of  the  temple  to  Hheshbazzar. 

NOW  ill  the  first  year  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia,  tliat  the  word 
of  the  Loud  'by  the  nioiitli  of  Jer- 
emiah might  be  fullilled,  tlie  Loud 
stirred  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king 
of  Persia,  ''tliat  lie  hiiade  a  proc- 
lamation throughout  all  his  king- 
dom, and  ])ut  it  also  in  writing, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  Ojtus  king  of  Per- 
sia, The  LoiU)  God  of  hea\'^en  hath 
given  me  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
earth ;  and  he  hath  'charged  me  to 
build  him  a  house  at  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah. 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all 
his  i^eople  ?  his  God  be  with,  him, 
and  let  him  go  up  to  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah,  and  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
('^he  is  the  God,)  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

4  And  whosoever  remaineth  in 
any  place  Avhere  he  sojoui'neth,  let 
the  men  of  his  place  ♦  help  him 
with  silver,  and  with  gold,  and 
with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  be- 
sides the  freewill  offering  for  the 
house  of  God  that  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

5  \  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  Judah  and  Benjamin, 
and  the  i)riests,  and  the  Levites, 
.with  all  them  whose  sjiirit  ''God 
had  raised,  to  go  up  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lokd  which  is  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

G  And  all  they  that  were  about 
them  I'  strengthened  their  hands 
with  vessels  of  silver,  with  gold, 
Avith  goods,  and  with  beasts,  and 
with  precious  things,  besides  all 
that  was  willingly  offered. 

7  1^  ^Also  Cyrus  the  king  broifght 
forth  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  ^wiiich  Nebuchadnezzar 
had  brought  forth  out  of  Jerusa- 


lem, and  had  put  them  in  the  house 
of  his  gods ; 

8  Even  those  did  Cj^us  king  of 
Persia  bring  forth  by  the  hand  of 
Mithredath  the  treasurer,  and  num- 
bered them  unto ''  Sheshbazzar,  the 
prince  of  Judah. 

9  And  this  is  the  number  of  them : 
thirty  chargers  of  gold,  a  thousand 
chargers  of  silver,  nine  and  twenty 
knives, 

10  Thirty  basins  of  gold,  silver 
basins  of  a  second  sort  four  hund- 
red and  ten,  and  other  vessels  a 
thousand. 

11  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of 
silver  were  five  thousand  and  fom* 
hundred.  All  these  did  Sheshbaz- 
zar  bring  np  with  them  o/Uhe  cap- 
tivity that  were  brought  up  from 
Babylon  unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  77ie  number  that  return,  of  the  people,  36  of  the 
priests,  40  of  the  Levites,  43  of  the  Nethinim,  5.5  of 
tolomoii''s  servants,  62  of  the  priests  which  could  not 
shew  their  pedigree.  64  The  whole  number  of  them, 
with  their  substance.     68  Their  oblations. 

NOW  niiese  are  the  children 
of  the  province  that  went  up 
out  of  the  captivity,  of  those  which 
had  been  carried  away,  ^whom 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  carried  away  unto  Baby- 
lon, and  came  again  nnto  Jerusa- 
lem and  Judah,  every  one  unto  his 
city; 

2  Which  came  with  Zerubbabel : 
Jeshua,  Nehemiah, "  Seraiah, "  Reel- 
aiah,  Mordecai,  Bilshan,  "Mizpar, 
Bigvai,  "Eehum,  Baanah.  The 
number  of  the  men  of  the  people 
of  Israel : 

3  The  children  of  Parosh,  two 
thousand  a  hundred  seventy  and 

tM^O. 

4  The  children  of  Shei^hatiah, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

5  The  children  of  Arab,  ''seven 
hundred  seventy  and  five. 

G  The  children  of ''Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab, 

553 


Before 
ClIKIST 
ithout  536. 


t  See  ch.  6. 
14. 


tlleb. 
the  trOTis- 
jiortation. 


about  536. 
'  Neh.  7.  6, 


1>  2  Kings  24. 
14,  15,  IfJ.  & 
25.11. 
2  Chr.36.20. 


II  Or, 
Azanah, 
Neh.  7.  7. 

Jiaamiah, 
II  Or, 

Mispereth, 
II  Or, 

2^ehum, 


■^SeeNah.r. 
10. 


dNeh.  7.  11. 


The  nuniber  of  the  people 


EZEA. 


wlw  returned  from  Babylon. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  53t3. 


II  Or,  Binnui, 
Kch.  7. 15. 


n  Or, //an/A, 
Neh.  7.  24. 


D  Or,  Oibeon, 
Neh.  7.  25. 


g  Or,  Beth- 
azmavcth^ 
Neh.  7.  28. 


•  Sec  ver.  7. 


two  thousaud  eight  liundred  and 
twelve. 

7  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

8  The  children  of  Zattn,  nine 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

9  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven 
hundred  and  threescore. 

10  The  children  of  "  Bani,  six 
hundred  forty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Bebai,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

12  The  children  of  Azgad,  a  thou- 
sand two  hun(U*ed  twenty  and 
two. 

13  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six 
hundred  sixty  and  six. 

14  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two 
thousand  fifty  and  six. 

15  The  children  of  Adin,  four 
hundred  fifty  and  four. 

16  The  chilcben  of  Ater  of  Heze- 
kiah,  ninety  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Bezai,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  of "  Jorah,  a  hund- 
red and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  "  Gibbar,  ninety 
and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Beth-lehem,  a 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

22  The  men  of  Netoj^hah,  fifty 
and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathotli,  a  hund- 
red twenty  and  eight. 

24  The  children  of  "Azmaveth, 
forty  and  two. 

25  The  children  of  Kirjath-arim, 
Ohephirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven 
hundred  and  forty  and  three. 

2G  The  children  of  Ramah  and 
Gaba,  six  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

27  The  men  of  Michmas,  a  hund- 
red twenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-el  arid  Ai, 
two  hundred  twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty  and 
two. 

;iO  Tlie  children  of  Magbish,  a 
hundred  fifty  and  six. 

31  The  cliihlren  of  the  other 
''Elam,  a  tljousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

32  The  childn'u  of  Ilarim,  three 
huudied  and  twenty. 

554 


33  The  children  of  Lod,  "Hadid, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three 
thousand  and  six  liundred  and 
thirty. 

36  I  The  priests :  the  children  of 
^Jedaiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua, 
nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

37  The  children  of  ^Immer,  a 
thousand  fifty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  '^Pashur,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

39  The  children  of '  Harim,  a  thou- 
sand and  seventeen. 

40  ^  The  Levites:  the  children 
of  Jeshua  and  Kadmiel,  of  the 
children  of  J' Hodaviah,  seventy 
and  four. 

41  *i  The  singers :  the  children 
of  Asaph,  a  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

42  *l  The  children  of  the  porters : 
the  children  of  Shallum,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ater,  the  children  of  Tal- 
mon,  the  children  of  Akkub,  the 
children  of  Hatita,  the  children  of 
Shobai,  in  all  a  hundred  thirty  and 
nine. 

43  ^[  ^The  Nethinim  :  the  children 
of  Ziha,  the  children  of  Hasupha, 
the  children  of  Tabbaoth, 

44  The  chikben  t>f  Keros,  the 
children  of  "  Siaha,  the  children  of 
Padou, 

45  The  children  of  Lebanah,  the 
children  of  Hagabah,  the  children 
of  Akkub, 

46  The  children  of  Hagab,  the 
children  of  I'IShalmai,  the  children 
of  Hanan, 

47  The  children  of  Giddel,  the 
children  of  Gahar,  the  children  of 
Real  ah, 

48  The  children  of  Rezin,  the  chil- 
dren of  Nekoda,  the  children  of 
Gazzjim, 

49  The  children  of  Uzza,  the  chil- 
dren of  l*aseah,  the  children  of 
Besai, 

5(1   The   children   of  Asnah,  the 
children  of  Mehunim,  the  children 
of  "N(^phusini, 
.51  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  5S6. 

II  Or, 

JJarid,  as  it 
is  in  some 
copies. 


flClir.  24.  7. 


61Chr.24.14. 


hlClir.9.12. 


i  1  Chr.  24. 8. 


llOr,  Judah, 
ch.3.  9. 
called  also 
Hodevah, 
Nell.  7.  4.'5. 


k  1  Chr.  9.  2. 


I  Or,  Sia. 


II  Or,         , 
Shaiulau 


II  Or,  -Vc- 
jiliislteainu 


Tlie  nmnber  of  tJie  pcojyle 


EZRA. 


u-lio  returned  from  Bcibylon. 


Before 

ciimsT 

about  036. 

II  Or, 
Jimlilh. 
Neh.  7.  54. 


1 1  Kings  9. 
lil. 


|IOr,PcnVf«, 
Neh.  T.  oT. 


W  Or,  A 

Nv-h. ; 

)ion, 

.  5a. 

'"Josh. 

•X2\ 

1  Chr. 

9.  2. 

"1  Kin 

■:i. 

gs'J. 

11  Or,  Addon, 
Neh.  ".  61. 


11  Or, 
pedigree. 


"2  Sam.  17. 
;i7. 


P  Num.  3. 10. 

tHcb. 
thtif  were 
poiluted 
from  the 
priesthood, 

BOr. 

governor : 
See  Neh.  8. 
9. 

1  Lev.  22.  2, 
Kl,  15,  n;. 

'Ex.  28.  .TO. 
Num.  27.:;l. 

•Neh.  7.  US, 

«£C. 


children  of  Hakupha,  the  children 
of  Harhur, 

52  The  children  of  "Bazlnth,  the 
children  of  Mehida,  the  children  of 
Harsha, 

53  The  childrcMi  of  Barkos,  the 
children  of  8isera,  the  children  of 
Tliamah, 

54  The  children  of  Keziah,  the 
children  of  Hatii)ha. 

55  ^  The  children  of  '  Solomon's 
servants :  the  children  of  Sotai,  the 
children  of  Sophereth,  the  children 
of "  Pernda, 

5G  The  children. of  Jaalah,  the 
children  of  Darkon,  the  childi'en  of 
Giddel, 

57  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
the  children  of  Hattil,  the  children 
of  Pochereth  of  Zebaini,  the  chif- 
dren  of  "Ami. 

58  All  the  ">Kethinim,  and  the 
children  of  "Solomon's  servants, 
were  three  hnndred  ninety  and 
two. 

59  And  these  were  they  which 
went  np  from  Tel-melah,  Tel- 
harsa,  Cheruh,  "Addan,  and  Im- 
mer:  but  they  could  not  shew 
their  father's  house,  and  their 
"  seed,  whether  they  were  of  Israel : 

GO  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the 
children  of  Tobiah,  the  children  of 
ISTekoda,  six  hundred  tifty  and  two. 

61  ^  And  of  the  children  of  the 
priests :  the  children  of  Habaiah, 
the  children  of  Koz,  the  children 
of  Barzillai;  which  took  a  wife 
of  the  daughters  of  "Barzillai  the 
Gileadite,  and  was  called  after 
their  name : 

G2  These  sought  their  register 
among  those  that  were  reckoned 
by  genealog}^,  but  they  were  not 
found:  ^ therefore  t^ere  they,  as 
I)olluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

G3  And  the  "  Tirshatha  said  unto 
them,  that  they  '^  should  not  eat  of 
the  most  holy  things,  till  there 
stood  up  a  priest  with  "^Urim  and 
with  Thummim. 

G4  ^  'The  whole  congregation 
together  was  forty  and  two  thou- 
sand three  hundred  and  threescore, 

G5  Besides  their  servants  and  their 
maids,  of  whom  there  were  seven 
thousand  thi'ee  hundred  thirty  and 


seven  :  and  there  were  among  them 
two  hundred  singing  men  and  sing- 
ing women.  » 

GG  Their  horses  ivere  seven  hund- 
red thirty  and  six;  their  mules, 
two  hundred  forty  and  live ; 

()7  Their  ciunels,  four  hundred 
thirty  juid  live;  their  asses,  six 
thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty. 

G8  ^  'And  some  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers,  when  they  came  to  the 
house  of  the  Loud  which  is  at 
Jerusalem,  offered  freelj^  for  the 
house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in  his 
1)1  ace : 

G9  They  gave  after  their  ability 
unto  the  "treasure  of  the  work 
threescore  and  one  thousand  drams 
of  gold,  and  live  thousand  pounds 
of  silver,  and  one  hundred  i^riests' 
garments. 

70  ''So  the  priests,  and  the  Le- 
vites,t}ind  some  of  the  people,  and 
the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and 
the  Kethinim,  dwelt  in  their  cities, 
and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTEE  III. 

1  T7ie  altar  is  set  up,  4  Offerings  frequented.  7 
Workmen  prepared.  8  27te  funudatious  of  the 
temple  are  laid  in  great  joy  and  mourning. 

KD  when  t\\Q  seventh  month 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  S36. 


A^ 


was  come,  and  the  children 
of  Israel  ivere  in  the  cities,  the  peo- 
X)le  gathered  themselves  together 
as  one  man  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  stood  up  "  Jeshua  the  son 
of  Jozadak,  and  his  brethren  the 
Ijriests,  and  "Zerubbabel  the  son 
of  -^  Shealtiel,  and  his  brethren,  and 
builded  the  altar  of  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, to  olier  burnt  ofterings  there- 
on, as  it  is  ^written  in  the  law  of 
Moses  the  man  of  God. 

3  And  the}'  set  the  altar  upon 
his  bases ;  for  fear  was  upon  them 
because  of  the  people  of  those 
countries :  and  they  oftered  burnt 
offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord, 
even  *=  burnt  ofterings  morning  and 
evening. 

4  ''They  kej)t  also  the  feast  of 
tabernacles,  ""as  it  is  written,  and 
^offered  the  daily  burnt  offerings 
by  number,  according  to  the  cus- 
tom, *  as  the  duty  of  every  day  re- 
quired ; 

.555 


'  Neh.  7.  70. 


°lChr.2G.2('. 


^ch.G.7(5,17. 
Neh.  7.  73. 


P  Or,.7oshua, 
Hag.  1.1.  & 
2.2. 
Zech.  3. 1. 

II  Called 
Zorobabel, 
Matt.  1.12. 
Luke  3.  27. 

■Matt.  1.12. 
&.Lukc3. 
27,  called 
JSuIathiel. 


b  Deut.  12. 5. 


'Num.  28. 3, 
4. 


d  Neh.  8. 14, 

17. 

Zech.l4.  IG, 

17. 
'Ex.  23.  16. 
fNura.29.12, 

&c. 

tHeb. 

the  matter 
oj  the  day 
i«  h'8  day. 


The  foundation  of  the  temjjle  laid. 


EZEA. 


The  adversaries  endeavour 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  536. 


«  Ex.  29. :«. 
Num.  28.  3. 
II,  19,  2fi.  & 
29.  2,  8, 13. 


t  Heb. 
the  temple 
ojihe  LottD 
teas  not  ytt 

founded. 


II  Or, 
workmen. 

'"1  Kinps  5. 
B.  I'. 

•i  Chr.  2.  in. 
Acts  12.  20. 


12  Chr.  2. 16. 

Acts  '.).  CJO. 

k  cli.  0. :;. 


535. 


1 1  Chr.  23.24, 


"ch.  2.40. 


i;or. 

/iodaviah, 
ch.  2.  40. 
♦  Ilel). 
eu  one. 


"  1  Chr.  IC.  5, 
B,  42. 


''lChr.G..",l. 
&  10.  4.  & 
2i.  1. 

P  Ex.  IJ.  21. 
2  Chr.  7.  .3. 
Xeh.  12.  24. 

'1 1  Chr.  10. 
.■!4. 

p».  ik;.  I. 

'  1  Chr.  10. 
41. 
Jcr.  33.  II. 


5  And  afterward  offered  the  ^con- 
tinual burnt  ottering,  both  of  the 
new  moons,  and  of  all  the  set 
feasts  of  the  Loud  that  were  con- 
secrated, and  of  every  one  that 
willingly  offered  a  freewill  offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

G  From  the  first  day  of  the  sev- 
enth month  began  they  to  offer 
burnt  ofierings  unto  the  Lord. 
But  t  the  foundation  of  the  temple 
of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

7  They  gave  money  also  unto  the 
masons,  and  to  the  "carpenters; 
and  ''m^at,  and  drink,  and  oil, 
unto  them  of  Zidon,  and  to  them 
of  Tyre,  to  bring  cedar  trees  from 
Lebanon  to  the  sea  of '  Joppa,  ''ac- 
cording to  the  grant  that  they  had 
of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia. 

8  *j  Now  in  the  second  year  of 
their  coming  unto  the  house  of 
God  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  second 
month,  began  Zerubbabel  the  son 
of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the  son 
of  Jozadak,  and  the  remnant  of 
their  brethren  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  they  that  were 
come  out  of  the  cai^tivity  unto  Je- 
rusalem ;  '  and  api)ointed  the  Le- 
vites, from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  to  set  forward  the  work 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

9  Then  stood  '"Jeshua  ivith  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  Kadmiel 
and  his  sons,  the  sons  of  "  Judah, 
*  together,  to  set  forward  the  work- 
men in  the  house  of  God :  the  sons 
of  Henadad,  with  their  sons  and 
their  brethren  the  Levites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  laid 
the  foundation  of  the  temple  of 
the  Lord,  "they  set  the  priests  in 
their  apparel  with  trumpets,  and 
the  Levites  the  sons  of  Asaph  w  ith 
cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after 
the  -ordinance  of  David  king  of 
Israel. 

11  PAnd  they  sang  together  by 
course  in  i)raising  and  giving 
thanks  unto  the  Lord;  ''because 
lie  is  good,  'for  his  mercy  cndureth 
for  ever  toward  Israel.  And  all 
the  people  shouted  with  a  great 
shout,  wlicn  f  lu'y  ])rais('d  the  Loiii), 
because  the  fouiHlation  of  the  house 
of  the  LoRi>  was  laid. 

550 


12  ^But  many  of  the  priests  and 
Levites  and  chief  of  the  fathers, 
who  were  ancient  men,  that  had 
seen  the  first  house,  when  the 
foundation  of  this  house  was  laid 
before  their  eyes,  wept  with  a  loud 
voice;  and  many  shouted  aloud 
for  joy : 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not 
discern  the  noise  of  the  shout  of 
joy  from  the  noise  of  the  weeping 
of  the  people :  for  the  x)eople  shout- 
ed with  a  loud  shout,  and  the  noise 
was  heard  afar  oft'. 

CHAPTER  rV^ 

1  TTie  adversaries,  bewff  not  accepted  in  the  building 
of  the  iemjjle  with  the  Jews,  endeavour  to  hinder  it. 
7  TJunr  letter  to  Artaxerxes.  17  The  decree  of  Ar- 
iaxerxes.     23  The  building  is  Jdndered. 

nVTOW  when  ''the  adversaries  of 
W  Judah  and  Benjamin  heard 
that  Hhe  children  of  the  captivity 
builded  the  temj^le  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel ; 

2  Then  they  came  to  Zerubba- 
bel, and  to  the  chief  of  the  fathers, 
and  said  unto  them,  Let  us  build 
with  you :  for  we  seek  your  God, 
as  ye  do  ;  and  we  do  sacrifice  unto 
him  ''since  the  days  of  Esar-haddon 


Before 

CHRIST 

535. 


king 


of  Assur, 


which  brought  us 


up  hither. 

3  But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua, 
and  the  rest  of  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers of  Israel,  said  unto  them,  ''Ye 
have  nothing  to  do  with  us  to  build 
a  house  unto  our  God;  but  we  our- 
selves together  will  build  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  as  ''king  Cyrus 
the  king  of  Persia  hath  command- 
ed us. 

4  Then  Hhe  people  of  the  land 
weakened  the  hands  of  the  peo- 
X)le  of  Judah,  and  troubled  them 
in  building, 

5  And  hired  counsellors  against 
them,  to  frustrate  their  jiurpose, 
all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
sia, even  until  the  reign  of  Darius 
king  of  Persia. 

G  And  in  the  reign  of  ^Ahasue- 
rus,  in  the  beginning  of  his  reign, 
wrote;  they  unto  him  an  accusation 
aiiainst  the  inhabitants  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem. 

7  1  And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerxes 
wrote  "Bishlan),  ivtithredath,  Ta- 
beel,  and  the  rest  of  their  ♦com- 


■  Sec  Hag.  2. 

3. 


"  Sec  ver.  i 

8, 'J. 


t  Heb.  the 

sons  of  the 
transporta- 
tion. 


abou^  678. 
^2  Kinpa  1". 
24,  32, 33.  & 
ly.  37. 
ver.  10. 


'  Neh.  2. 20. 


a  ch.  1.1,2,3. 


534. 
«  ch.  3.  3. 


52!). 
t  Ileb. 
Ahiishve- 
rosh. 


522. 

II  Or, 

iH  peace* 
\  IIcl). 

societies. 


to  liinder  the  u'orli. 


EZBA. 


The  huilding  stopped^  and  renewed. 


panions,  unto  Artaxerxes  king  of 
Persia;  and  the  writing  of  tlie 
letter  was  Avrittcn  in  tlu;  Syrian 
tongue,  and  interpreted  in  the 
Syrian  tongue. 

8  Rehuni  the  elianeetlor  and  Sliim- 
sliai  the  "  scribe  wrote  a  letter 
against  Jerusalem  to  Artaxerxes 
the  king  in  this  sort : 

9  Then  wrote  Eehum  the  chan- 
cellor, and  Shinishai  the  scribe,  and 
the  rest  of  their  *conii)anions ;  '^the 
Dinaites,  the  iV])harsathchites,  the 
Tarpelites,  the  Ai)liarsites,  the  Ar- 
chevites,  the  Babylonians,  the  Su- 


sanchites,  the 


Dehavites,  and  the 


Elaniites, 

10  ^And  the  rest  of  the  nations 
whom  the  great  and  noble  Asnap- 
per  brought  over,  and  set  in  the 
cities  of  Samaria,  and  the  rest  that 
are  on  this  side  the  river,  ''  and  ^  at 
such  a  time. 

11  T[  This  is  the  copy  of  the  let- 
ter that  they  sent  unto  him,  even 
unto  ^^'taxerxes  the  king;  Thy 
servants  the  men  on  this  side  the 
river,  and  at  such  a  time. 

12  Be  it  known  unto  the  king, 
that  the  Jews  which  came  up  from 
thee  to  us  are  come  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, building  the  rebellious  and 
the  bad  city,  and  have  "set  up  the 
walls  thereof^  and  ^joined  the  fouu- 
dations.  • 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the 
king,  that,  if  this  city  be  l)uilded, 
and  the  walls  set  up  again,  then 
will  they  not  ^pay  'toll,  tribute, 
and  custom,  and  .so  thou  shalt  en- 
damage the  "revenue  of  the  kings. 

14  Now  because  ^  we  have  main- 
tenance from  the  Mng''s  palace,  and 
it  was  not  meet  for  us  to  see  the 
king's  dishonour,  therefore  have 
we  sent  apd  certified  the  king ; 

15  That  search  may  be  made  in 
the  book  of  the  records  of  thy  fa- 
thers: so  shalt  thou  find  in  the 
book  of  the  records,  and  know  that 
this  city  is  a  rebellious  citj^,  and 
hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces, 
and  that  they  have  ^  moved  sedi- 
tion *  within  the  same  of  old  time : 
for  which  cause  was  this  city  de- 
stroyed, 


10  We  certify  the 


king 


that,  if 


this  city  be  builded  again,  and  the 
walls  thereof  set  up,  by  this  means 
thou  shalt  have  no  portion  on  this 
side  the  river. 

17  ^[  llten  sent  the  king  an  an- 
swer unto  TIehum  the  chancellor, 
and  to  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  to 
the  rest  of  their  ^  com])anions  that 
dwell  in  Samaria,  and  nnto  the  rest 
beyond  the  river,  Peace,  and  at 
such  a  time. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto 
us  hath  been  i)lainly  read  before 
me. 

19  And  *  I  commanded,  and  search 
hath  been  made,  and  it  is  found 
that  this  city  of  old  time  hath 
*made  insurrection  against  kings, 
and  that  rebellion  and  sedition 
have  been  made  therein. 

20  There  have  been  mighty  kings 
also  over  Jerusalem,  which  have 
''ruled  over  all  countries  'beyond 
the  river;  and  toll,  tribute,  and 
custom,  was  paid  unto  them. 

21  ^Give  ye  now  commandment 
to  cause  these  men  to  cease,  and 
that  this  city  be  not  builded,  until 
another  commandment  shall  be 
given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail  not 
to  do  this:  why  should  damage 
grow  to  the  hurt  of  the  kings  1 

23  ^  Now  when  the  copy  of  king 
Artaxerxes'  letter  ivas  read  before 
Ilehum,  and  Shimshai  the  scribe, 
and  their  companions,  they  went 
up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem  uuto  the 
Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease  ^  by 
force  and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusa- 
lem. So  it  ceased  unto  the  second 
year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  king  of 
Persia. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Zerubbabcl  and  Jes/iua,  incited  by  IJagffai  and  Zecli- 
ariah,  setfoncard  (he  building  of  the  temple.  3  Tat- 
nai  and  Shethar-boznai  could  not  hinder  the  Jews.  6 
Their  letter  to  Darius  against  the  Jews. 

THEN  the  prophets,  ^Haggai 
the  prophet,  and  '^'Zechariah 
the  son  of  Iddo,  i)roi)hesied  unto 
the  Jews  that  were  in  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  in  the  name  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  ei-en  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  'Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the 
557 


Before 

CHRIST 

522. 


t  Chttld. 
sovietUs. 


t  Cliald.  hy 
71IC  a  decree 
is  set. 


t  Chald./i'^N 
eU  vp  itse^. 


k  ]  KincB  4. 
21. 
I's.  72.  S. 

IGen.  15. 18. 
Josh.  1.  -1. 

fChaM. 
Mdke  a  de- 
cree. 


t  Chald.  hy 
arm  anil 
power. 

520. 


520. 
•Hag.  1. 1. 
bZech.  1.1. 


'  ch.  3.  2. 


Tatnai  and  Shetliar-JjoznaVs 


EZBA. 


letter  to  Artaxerxes. 


Before 
CHRIST 

520. 


'1  ver.  B. 
di.  6.  U. 


'  vcr.  9. 


fver.  10. 


t  Chald.  that 
but  lit  thu 
building  f 

KSecch. ".  G, 
Vs.  33.  IS. 


hch.  C.  6. 


519. 


■  cli.  4.  fl. 


t  Chald.  ill 
the  rnifist 
whereof. 


t  Chald. 
stOTies  of 
rolling. 


k  ver.  3,4. 


IKingiG.  1. 


"  2  Clir.  .•)<!. 
Hi,  17. 


"2Klne«24. 
2.  *!«.«, », 
11. 


;  son  of  Jozadak,  aad  began  to  build 
the  house  of  God  which  is  at  Jeru- 
salem :   and  with   them  were  the 

!  prophets  of  God  helping  them. 

I    3  *![  At  the  same  time  came  to 

I  them  '^  Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side 
the  river,  and  Shethar-boznai,  and 
their  companions,  and  said  thus 
unto  them,  'Who  liath  commanded 
yon  to  build  this  house,  and  to 
make  up  this  wall  ? 

4  '^Then  said  we  unto  them  after 
this  manner,  What  are  the  names 
of  the  men  ♦  that  make  this  build- 
ing ? 

5  But  ^the  eye  of  their  God  was 
upon  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  that 
they  could  not  cause  them  to  cease, 
till  the  matter  came  to  Darius: 
and  then  they  returned ''  answer  by 
letter  concerning  this  matter. 

G  ^Y  The  copy  of  the  letter  that 
Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side  the 
river,  and  Shethar-boznai, '  and  his 
companions  the  Apharsachites, 
which  ivere  on  this  side  the  river, 
sent  uuto  Darius  the  king : 

7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  him, 
*  wherein  was  written  thus;  Unto 
Darius  the  king,  all  peace. 

8  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that 
we  went  into  the  province  of  Ju- 
dea,  to  the  house  of  the  great  God, 
which  is  builded  with  ^  great  stones, 
and  timber  is  laid  in  the  walls,  and 
this  work  goeth  fast  on,  and  i^ros- 
pereth  in  their  hands. 

9  Then  asked  we  those  elders,  and 
said  unto  them  thus,  ''Who  com- 
manded you  to  build  this  house, 
and  to  make  up  these  walls  f 

10  We  asked  their  names  also,  to 
certify  thee,  that  we  might  Avrite 
the  names  of  the  men  that  were  the 
chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us  an- 
swer, saying,  AVe  are  the  servants 
of  the  (lod  of  heaven  and  earth, 
and  buikl  the  liouse  that  was  build- 
ed these  many  years  ago,  which  a 
great  king  of  Israel  builded  '  and 
set  up. 

12  But  "'after  that  our  fath(;rs  had 
provok(?d  tlie  God  of  heaven  unto 
wratli,  lie  gave  tliem  into  tlie  hand 
of  "  NebucliMdnc/.zar  tlie  king  of 
Babylon,   the  Chaldean,  who   de- 

558 


Before 

CHRIST 

519. 

53G. 
"ch.  1. 1. 


I'ch.  1.7,8. 


'1  Hag.  1.  14. 
Sc2.  2,21. 


1  Or,  deputy. 


stroyed  this  house,  and  carried  the 
jjeople  away  into  Babylon. 

13  But  in  the  first  year  of  "Cyrus 
the  king  of  Babylon,  the  same  king 
Cyrus  made  a  decree  to  build  this 
house  of  God. 

14  And  ''the  vessels  also  of  gold 
and  silver  of  the  house  of  God, 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  out 
of  the  temple  that  was  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  brought  them  into  the 
temple  of  Babylon,  those  did  Cy- 
rus the  king  take  out  of  the  temple 
of  Babylon,  and  they  were  deliver- 
ed unto  one,  '^  whose  name  ivas 
Sheshbazzar,  whom  he  had  made 
"  governor ; 

15  And  said  unto  him,  Take  these 
vessels,  go,  carry  them  into  the 
temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  and 
let  the  house  of  God  be  builded  in 
his  place. 

10  Then  came  the  same  Shesh- 
bazzar, and  "^laid  the  foundation  of  '^ch.3.8,10. 
the  house  of  God  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem :  and  since  that  time  even 
until  now  hath  it  been  in  building, 
and  ^yet  it  is  not  finished.  'ch.c.u. 

17  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good 
to  the  king,  4et  there  be  search  I '"^'••g- J.  2. 
made  in  the  king's  treasure  house, ! 
which  is  there  at  Babylon,  whether 
it  be  so,  that  a  decree  was  made  of 
Cyrus  the  king  to  build  this  house 
of  God  %t  Jerusalem,  and  let  the 
king  send  his  pleasure  to  us  con- 
cerning this  matter. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Darius,  finding  the  decree  of  Cyrus,  makeih  a  neio 
decree  for  the  advancement  of  t/ie  huildiny.  13  By 
the  help  of  the  enemies,  and  the  directions  of  the 
prophets,  the  temple  is  finished.  16  The  feast  of  the 
dedication  is  kept,  19  and  the  passovcr. 

HEN  Darius  the  king  made  a 


T 


decree,  "^and  search  was  made 
in  the  house  of  the  +  rolls,  where 
the  treasures  were  Uai(:l  up  in 
Babylon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  "Ach- 
metlia,  in  the  x)alace  that  is  in  the 
province  of  the  Medes,  a  roll,  and 
therein  was  a  record  thus  written : 

3  In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king,  tlie  same  (Jyrus  the  king  made 
a  decree  concerning  the  house  of 
God  at  Jerusalem,  Let  the  house 
be  builded,  the  place  where  they 
olfered  sacrifices,  and  let  the  foun- 


519. 
»ch.  5. 17. 

t  Chald. 
books. 

t  Chnld. 
made  to 
descend. 

II  Or,  Kchat- 
fl/ia,  or,  t/4 
a  cojj'er. 


11 

■Jtil 


Darius^  decree. 


EZEA. 


nie  temple  is  finished. 


]5efore 

CHRIST 

510. 


1>  1  Tvings  fi. 

iX. 


'ch.  1.7,  S. 
&  S.  14. 


tChnld.  go. 


>l  ch.  5. 3. 


tChald. 
their  socie- 
ties. 


t  Chald.  hy 
me  a  decree 
is  made. 


t  Chald. 
liuide  to 
cease. 


'ch.  7.  23. 

Jer.  ^1.  7. 
♦  Chald. 

of  rest, 
n  Tim.  2.1, 

2. 


t  Chald. 
let  him  be 
destroyed. 

«Dan.2.5.& 
3.  2y. 


■"l  Kings  9.3. 


(latioiis  thereof  be  stroniily  laid : 
the  heif^ht  thereof  tlireeseore  eii- 
bits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  three- 
score cubits ; 

4  ^'With  three  rows  of  great  stones, 
and  a.  row  of  new  timber:  and  h't 
the  expenses  be  given  out  of  the 
king's  house : 

6  And  also  h't  Hhe  gol(hm  and 
silver  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  fortli 
out  of  the  tenipU'  which  is  at  Jeru- 
salem, and  brought  unto  liabylon, 
be  restored,  and  ^  brought  again 
unto  the  temple  which  i^  at  Jeru- 
salem, everi/  o)ie  to  his  ])lace,  and 
l)lace  them  in  the  house  of  (iod. 

G  '^Now  therefore,  Tatnai,  govern- 
or beyond  the  river,  Shethar-boz- 
nai,  and  *your  companions  the 
Apharsachites,  which  are  beyond 
the  river,  be  ye  far  from  thence : 

7  Let  the  Avork  of  this  house  of 
God  alone ;  let  the  governor  of  the 
Jews  and  the  elders  of  the  Jews 
build  this  house  of  God  in  his 
place. 

8  Moreover  ^  I  make  a  decree  what 
ye  shall  do  to  the  elders  of  these 
Jews  for  the  building  of  this  house 
of  God:  that  of  the  king's  goods, 
even  of  the  tribute  beyond  the  riv- 
er, forthwith  expenses  be  given  un- 
to these  men,  that  they  be  not 
Uiindered. 

9  And  that  which  they  have  need 
of,  both  young  bullocks,  and  rams, 
and  lambs,  for  the  burnt  oflteriugs 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt, 
wine,  and  oil,  according  to  the  ap- 
pointment of  the  priests  which  are 
at  Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given  them 
day  by  day  without  fail : 

10  ''That  they  may  offer  sacrifices 
^of  sweet  savours  unto  tlie  God 
of  heaven,  and  "^pray  for  the  life  of 
the  king,  and  of  his  sons. 

11  Also  I  have  made  a  decree, 
that  whosoever  shall  alter  this 
word,  let  timber  be  pulled  down 
from  his  house,  and  being  set 
up,  net  him  be  hanged  thereon; 
^and  let  his  house  be  made  a 
dunghill  for  this. 

12  2\nd  the  God  that  hath  caused 
his  ''  name  to  dwell  there  destroy  j 
all  kings   and   people,   that   shall , 


put  to  their  hand  to  alter  and  to 
destroy  this  house  of  God  which  is 
at  Jerusalem.  I  Darius  have  made 
a  decree ;  let  it  be  done  with  speed. 

13  '^[  Then  Tatnai,  governor  on 
this  side  the  river,  v^hethar-boznai, 
and  their  com])anions,  according 
to  that  which  Darius  the  king  had 
sent,  so  they  did  speedil}'. 

14  'And  thii  elders  of  the 
Jews  builded,  and  they  prosper- 
ed through  the  projdiesying  of 
Haggai  the  projdiet  and  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Iddo.  And  they  build- 
ed, and  finished  it,  according  to 
the  conunandment  of  the  God  of 
Israel,  and  according  to  the  *  com- 
mandment of  *"  Cyrus,  and  '  Darius, 
and  '"Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished 
on  the  third  day  of  the  month 
Adar,  which  Avas  in  the  sixth  year 
of  the  reign  of  Darius  the  king. 

IG  1^  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  rest  of  Uhe  children  of  the 
captivity,  kept  "the  dedication  of 
this  house  of  God  with  joy, 

17  And  "offered  at  the  dedication 
of  this  house  of  God  a  hundred 
bullocks,  two  hundred  rams,  four 
hundred  lambs;  and  for  a  sin  of- 
fering for  all  Israel,  twelve  he 
goats,  according  to  the  luimber 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  in 
their  ^' divisions,  and  the  Levites 
in  their  ''courses,  for  the  service 
of  God,  which  is  at  Jerusalem; 
t'as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity kept  the  passover  "upon  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
were  '  purified  together,  all  of  them 
were  pure,  and  "killed  the  x^assover 
for  all  the  children  of  the  captivity, 
and  for  their  brethren  the  priests, 
and  for  themselves. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  were  come  again  out  of 
captivity,  and  all  such  as  liad 
separated  themselves  unto  them 
from  the  ''filthiness  of  the  heathen 
of  the  land,  to  seek  the  Loed  God 
of  Israel,  did  eat, 

559 


Before 
CHRIST 

510. 


ich.  5.  1,2. 


tCliald. 

decree. 
Ich.  1.  1.& 

5.  l.j. 

ver.  3. 
I  (-h.  4.  24. 
"ch.  7. 1. 
515. 


t  Chald. 

the  sons  of 
•  the  tra}is- 

portation. 

"1  Kings  8. 

ftl. 

2Chr.  7.  «. 
"  ch.  8.  35. 


l'lChr.24.]. 
<llChr.2.':.G. 


♦  Chnld. 
ticctirding 
to  the  writ- 
ing. 

■■Num.  .S.  fi. 
&  8.  S). 

'  Ex.  12.  6. 


<  2  Chr..Tn.l5. 
"  2Chr.;'.5.11. 


"ch.;!.  11. 


The  gracious  cmnmission 


EZEA. 


of  Artaxerxes  to  Ezra. 


Before 

CHRIST 

515. 

J  Ex.  12. 15. 

ft  LI.  6. 

2Chr..30.21. 

ft  35.  17. 
'Prov.  21.1. 

•  2  Kings  23. 
29. 

2Chr.33.11. 
ch.  1.  1.  & 
Yer.  C,  &c. 


457. 
*Neh.  2. 1. 
blChr.CH. 


'ver.  11,12, 
21. 


i  ver.  9. 
ch.«.  22,31. 


'  ch.  8. 1. 


fSee  ch.  8. 

1,5,  &c. 
«ch.  2.  ■IS.ft 

8.20. 


457 


ahont  457. 

t  Ileb.  ^«■1UI 
tlicjouiidi}- 
tion  of  the 
ffoinff  up. 


kvcr.  6. 
Nch.  2.8,18. 


•  Pa.  110.  45. 

It  vor.  fi,  2.-.. 
Dpiit.  33.10. 
Neh.  8. 1-8. 
Mai.  2.  7. 


22  And  kept  the  'feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  seven  days  with 
joy :  for  the  Lord  had  made  them 
joyful,  and  ''turned  the  heart  ''of 
the  khig  of  Assyria  unto  them,  to 
strengthen  their  hands  in  the  work 
of  the  house  of  God,  the  God  of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Szi-a  goeth  up  to  Jerusalem.  11  The  gracious  com- 
mission of  Artaxerxes  to  Ezra.  27  Ezra  blesseth 
God  for  Ids  favour. 

NOW  after  these  things,  in  the 
reign  of  "Artaxerxes  king  of 
Persia,  Ezra  ^'the  son  of  Seraiah, 
the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah, 

2  The  son  of  Shallum,  the  son  of 
Zadok,  the  son  of  xVhitub, 

3  The  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of 
Azariah,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 

4  The  son  of  Zerahiah,  the  son 
of  Uzzi,  the  son  of  Bukki, 

5  The  son  of  Ahishua,  the  son  of 
Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  chief  priest : 

6  This  Ezra  went  np  from  Baby- 
lon ;  and  lie  was  "  a  ready  scribe  in 
the  law  of  Moses,  which  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  had  given :  and  the 
king  granted  him  all  his  request, 
''according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
his  God  upon  him. 

7  ^And  there  went  up  some  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  of  the  priests, 
and  '^the  Levites,  and  the  singers, 
and  the  porters,  and  '-'the  N^ethinim, 
unto  Jerusalem,  in  the  seventh 
year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

8  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in 
the  fifth  month,  which  tvas  iu  the 
seventh  year  of  the  king. 

0  For  upon  the  first  day  of  the 
first  month  ^  began  he  to  go  up 
from  Babylon,  and  on  the  first  day 
of  the  fifth  month  came  he  to  Je- 
rusalem, ''  according  to  the  good 
hand  of  his  God  upon  liim. 

10  For  Ezra  liad  prepared  his 
heart  to  '  seek  the  law  of  the  Lord, 
and  to  do  it,  and  to  ''teach  in  Israel 
statutes  and  judgments. 

11  ^  Now  tills  is  the  copy  of  the 
letter  tliat  tlie  king  Artaxerxes 
gave  unto  ICzra  the  priest,  the 
scribe,  even  a  scribe;  of  tlie  words  of 
the  coniniaTi(biicnts  of  the   Lord, 

and  of  liis  statutes  to  Israel. 
560  • 


12  Artaxerxes,  '  king  of  kings, 
"unto  Ezra  the  priest,  a  scribe  of 
the  law  of  the  God  of  heaven,  -pev- 
fect  j)eace,  '"and  at  such  a  time. 

13  I  make  a  decree,  that  all  they 
of  the  people  of  Israel,  and  of  his 
priests  and  Levites,  in  my  realm, 
which  are  minded  of  their  own 
freewill  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  go 
with  thee. 

14  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent 
^of  the  king,  and  of  his  "seven 
counsellors,  to  inquire  concerning 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  according 
to  the  law^  of  thy  God  which  is  in 
thine  hand ; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and 
gold,  which  the  king  and  his  coun- 
sellors have  freely  offered  unto  the 
God  of  Israel,  "  whose  habitation  is 
in  Jerusalem, 

16  ^And  all  the  silver  and  gold 
that  thou  canst  find  in  all  the  prov- 
ince of  Babylon,  with  the  freewill 
offering  of  the  people,  and  of  the 
priests,  ^offering  willingly  for  the 
house  of  their  God  wliich  is  in  Je- 
rusalem : 

17  That  thou  mayest  buy  speedily 
with  this  money  bullocks,  rams, 
lambs,  with  their  ""meat  offerings 
and  their  drink  oflferings,  and  'offer 
them  upon  the  altar  of  the  house 
of  your  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem 
good  to  thee,  and  to  thy  brethren, 
to  do  with  the  rest  of  the  silver 
and  the  gold,  that  do  after  the  will 
of  your  God. 

19  The  vessels  also  that  are  given 
thee  for  the  service  of  the  house  of 
thy  God,  those  deliver  thou  before 
the  God  of  Jerusalem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be 
needful  for  the  house  of  thy  God, 
which  thou  shalt  have  occasion  to 
bestow,  bestow  it  out  of  the  king's 
treasure  house. 

21  And  I,  even  I  Artaxerxes  the 
king,  do  make  a  decree  to  all  the 
treasurers  Avhich  are  bevond  the 
river,  that  whatsoever  Ezra  the 
priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law  of  the 
God  of  heaven,  shall  require  of 
you,  it  be  done  speedily, 

22  Unto  a  liundred  tal<Mits  of  sil- 
ver, and  to  a  hundred  'measures 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  457. 

I  Ez.  2fi.  7. 
Dan.  2.  37. 

to  h.zra  the 
p7'iest,  a 
perfect 
srrif>e  of 
the  law  of 
the  God  of 
heaven^ 
peace,  &c. 
""  ch.  4. 10. 


t  Chald. 
from  before 
the  king. 
"  Esth.  1. 14. 


"2^^6.2. 
Pa.  135.  21. 


•■ch.  8:25. 


1 1  Chr.  29. 
(i,9. 


■■  Num.1.-..  4- 

l-!. 
'D(!ut.l2.  5, 

11. 


M 


1  Chald.rors. 


The  com])anions  of  J^zra, 


EZEA. 


tvho  returned  from  Babylon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  IS?. 


f Ileb. 
Whatsoever 
is  oj  the 
decree. 


tEx.  18.21, 
IJcut.  lU.lS. 


"  vcr.  10. 
■Jfhr.  17.". 
M.tl.  L'.  7. 
Matt.2a.2,.'i. 


i  Chald.  to 
rootiny  out. 


^  I  Chr.  29. 
10. 
Jch.C.  22. 


'ch.  9.  9. 


'  Seech..'). 5. 
&  ver.  «,  9. 
&  ch.  ».  1«. 


457 


of  wheat,  and  to  a  liuiidred  baths 
of  whie,  and  to  a  hundred  batlis  of 
oil,  and  salt  without  ijieseribing- 
hotv  viKch. 

23  t  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by 
the  God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  dili- 
gently done  ft)!'  the  house  of  the 
God  of  heaven :  for  why  should 
there  be  wrath  against  the  realm 
of  the  king  and  his  sons  ? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that, 
touching  any  of  the  i)riests  and 
Levites,  singers,  ])orters,  Nethinim, 
or  ministers  of  this  house  of  God, 
it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  impose 
toll,  tribute,  or  custom,  ujjon  them. 

25  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the  wis- 
dom of  thy  God,  that  is  in  thine 
hand,  *set  magistrates  and  judges, 
which  may  judge  all  the  people 
that  are  beyond  the  river,  all  such 
as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God ;  and 
"teach  ye  them  that  know  them 
not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the 
law  of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of  the 
king,  let  judgment  be  executed 
speedily  upon  him,  whether  it  he 
unto  death,  or  'to  banishment,  or 
to  conliscation  of  goods,  or  to  im- 
prisonment. 

27  "ii  ^Blessed  he  the  Loed  God  of 
our  fathers,  'which  hath  put  sueh 
a  thing  as  this  in  the  king's  heart, 
to  beautify  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  is  in  Jerusalem  : 

28  And  ""hath  extended  mercy 
unto  me  before  the  king,  and  his 
counsellors,  and  before  all  the 
king's  mighty  princes.  And  I  was 
strengthened  as  ''the  hand  of  the 
Lord  my  God  ivas  upon  me,  and  I 
gathered  together  out  of  Israel 
chief  men  to  go  up  with  me. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  T7ie  companions  of  Ezra.,  who  retur>ied  from  Bab- 
ylon. 15  JJe  sotdeth  to  Iddo  for  iidnl'iUrn  for  the 
temple.  2\  He  keepeth  a  fast.  24  He  committdh 
the  treajiures  to  tJie  ciidody  tf  the  prie.stK.  ol  From 
Ahava  they  come  to  Jerusalem,  oo  The  treasure  is 
weiyhed  iu  the  temple.  o6  The  comnLission  is  deliv- 
ered. 

THESE  are  now  the  chief  of 
their  fathers,  and  this  is  the 
genealogy  of  them  that  went  up 
with  me  from  Babylon,  in  the 
reign  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 
2  Of  the  sons  of  Phiuehas ;  Ger- 
shom:    of  the   sons   of   Ithamar; 

3G 


Daniel:    of  the   sous    of   David; 
"  Hattush. 

3  Of  the  s(ms  of  Shechaniah,  of 
the  sons  of  'Pharosh;  Zechariah  : 
and  with  him  were  reckoned  by 
genealogy  of  the  males  a  hundred 
and  tifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab; 
Elihoenai  the  son  of  Zerahiah,  and 
with  him  two  hundred  males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ;  the 
son  of  Jahaziel,  and  with  him  three 
hundred  males. 

G  Of  the  sons  also  of  Adin ;  Ebed 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  and  with  him 
fifty  males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam^  Jesh- 
aiah  the  son  of  Athaliah,  and  with 
him  seventy  males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Sheidiatiah  ; 
Zebadiah  the  son  of  Michael,  and 
with  him  fourscore  males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Joab;  Obadiah 
the  son  of  Jehiel,  and  with  him 
two  hundred  and  eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sons  of  Shelomith ; 
the  son  of  Josiphiah,  and  with  him 
a  hundred  and  threescore  males. 

11  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai; 
Zechariah  the  son  of  Bebai,  and 
with  him  twenty  and  eight  males. 

12  And  of  the  sons  of  Azgad ;  Jo- 
hanan  "the  son  of  Hakkatan,  and 
with  him  a  hundred  and  ten  males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Adoni- 
kam,  whose  names  « re  these,  Eliph- 
elet,  Jeiel,  and  Shemaiah,  and  with 
them  threescore  males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bigvai; 
Uthai,  and  "  Zabbud,  and  with  them 
seventy  males. 

15  ^[  And  I  gathered  them  togeth- 
er to  the  river  that  runneth  to 
Ahava;  and  there  "abode  we  in 
tents  three  days :  and  I  viewed  the 
people,  and  tlie  priests,  and  found 
there  none  of  the  ^sons  of  Levi. 

10  Then  sent  I  for  Eliezer,  for 
Ariel,  for  Shemaiah,  and  for  El- 
nathan,  and  for  Jarib,  and  for  El- 
nathan,  and  for  Natlian,  and  for 
Zechariah,  and  for  Meshullam,  chief 
men  ;  also  for  Joiarib,  and  for  El- 
nathan,  men  of  understanding. 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  com- 
mandment unto  Iddo  the  chief  at 
the  place  Casiphia,  and  1 1  told  them 
5G1 


Before 
CHRIST 

457. 

"  1  Chr.  3. 22. 
bch.  2.  3. 


II  Or,  the 
youngest 
son. 


II  Or, 

Xnccur^  US 
some  rend. 


WOr^itched. 


.•^Scech.r.Z. 


f  Hcb.  /put 
words  in 
theinnouth: 
See  2  Sam. 
14.  3»  I'J. 


^zra  Iceepetli  a  fast. 


EZRA. 


The  treasure  is  iveighecl. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  4&7. 


<Neh.8.  7. 
b  ».  4,  0. 


•  See  ch.  2. 
43. 


fSChr.  20.S. 


f!  1,0V.  16.20. 

&1B.  2H. 

Is.  .M.  3,  5. 
k  Ft.  i.  8. 


■  So  1  Cor.  9. 
15. 


k  ch.  7.  6,  9, 

28. 
1 1's.  .%3.18,1!). 

&  .M.  l.s  ','2. 

Kmii.  fi.  M. 
■»  Ps.  .14.  1«. 
■2Chr.l5.2. 


•lChr.J.20, 
2ChT.m.\X 
Ib.  1».  22. 


Pch.  7.15,10. 


f  Hcb.  wi- 

loin,  nr, 
shilling 

t  Hch. 

dfnirnhle. 
1I,vv.21.(;,7, 
M. 
Ucut.  S3. 8. 


wliat  they  should  say  unto  Iddo, 
and  to  his  brethren  the  Nethinim, 
at  the  place  Casiphia,  that  they 
should  bring*  unto  us  ministers  for 
the  house  of  our  God. 

18  And  by  the  good  hand  of  our 
God  upon  us  they  ''brought  us  a 
man  of  understanding,  of  the  sons 
of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son 
of  Israel ;  and  Sherebiah,  with  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen ; 

19  And  Hashabiah,  and  with  him 
Jeshaiah  of  the  sons  of  jNIerari,  his 
brethren  and  their  sons,  twenty ; 

20  "Also  of  the  JSTethinim,  whom 
David  and  the  princes  had  appoint- 
ed for  the  service  of  the  Levites,  two 
hundred  and  twenty  Xethinim :  all 
of  them  were  expressed  by  name. 

21  ^1  Then  I  'proclaimed  a  fast 
there,  at  the  river  of  Ahava,  that 
we  might  ^afflict  ourselves  before 
our  God,  to  seek  of  him  a  ''right 
way  for  us,  and  for  our  little  ones, 
and  for  all  our  substance. 

22  For  '  I  was  ashamed  to  require 
of  the  king  a  baud  of  soldiers  and 
horsemen  to  help  us  against  the 
enemy  in  the  way:  because  we 
had  spoken  unto  the  king,  saying, 
""The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all 
them  for  '  good  that  seek  him  ;  but 
his  power  and  his  wrath  is  "'against 
all  them  that "  forsake  him. 

23  So  we  fasted  and  besought  our 
God  for  this :  and  he  was  "entreat- 
ed of  us. 

24  1^  Then  I  separated  twelve  of 
the  chief  of  the  priests,  Sherebiah, 
HashabiiUi,  and  ten  of  their  breth- 
ren with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  ^the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  ves- 
sels, even  the  ottering  of  the  house 
of  our  God,  which  the  king,  and 
his  counsellors,  and  his  lords,  and 
all  Israel  there  i)resent,  had  oifered: 

20  I  even  weighed  unto  their 
hand  six  hundnnl  and  lifty  talents 
of  silver,  and  silver  vessels  a  hund- 
red talents,  and  of  gold  a  hundred 
talents ; 

27  Also  twenty  basins  of  gold,  of 
a  thou.sand  drams ;  and  two  vessels 
of  Mine  co])]K'1',  '])recious  as  gold. 

28  And  I  said  unto  Iheni,  Ye  are 

''holy  unto  the  Lowd;  the  vessels 
5G2 


are  'holy  also;  and  the  silver  and 
the  gold  are  a  freewill  offering  un- 
to the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers. 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  tliem,  un- 
til ye  weigh  them  before  the  chief 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  at  Je- 
rusalem, in  the  chambers  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

30  So  took  the  i^riests  and  the  Le- 
vites the  weight  of  the  silver,  and 
the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  to  bring 
them  to  Jerusalem  unto  the  house 
of  our  God. 

31  •[  Then  we  departed  from  the 
river  of  Ahava  on  the  twelfth  day 
of  the  first  month,  to  go  unto  Je- 
rusalem :  and  'the  hand  of  our  God 
was  upon  us,  and  he  delivered  us 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy,  and 
of  such  as  lay  in  wait  by  the  way, 

32  And  we  *came  to  Jerusalem, 
and  abode  there  three  days. 

33  ^  Now  on  the  fourth  day  was 
the  silver  and  the  gold  and  the 
vessels  "  weighed  in  the  house  of 
our  God  by  the  hand  of  Meremoth 
the  son  of  Uriah  the  priest;  and 
with  him  ivas  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Phinehas ;  and  with  them  was  Joz- 
abad  the  son  of  Jeshua,  and  No- 
adiah  the  son  of  Binnui,  Levites ; 

34  By  number  and  by  weight  of 
every  one :  and  all  the  weight  was 
written  at  that  time. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those  that 
had  been  carried  away,  which  were 
come  out  of  the  captivity,  "offered 
burnt  offerings  unto  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, twelve  bullocks  for  all  Israel, 
ninety  and  six  rams,  seventy  and 
seven  lambs,  twelve  he  goats /ora 
sin  offering:  all  this  was  a  burnt 
offering  unto  the  Lord. 

36  1  And  they  delivered  the 
king's  'commissions  unto  the  king's 
lieutenants,  and  to  the  governors 
on  this  side  the  river:  and  they 
furthered  the  people,  and  the  house 
of  God. 

OHAPTEE  IX. 

1  Ezra  mournelh  for  the  afflniii/  af  the  people  with 
Htrangers.  5  lie  prayeth  unto  God  with  cotifession 
of  xiiis. 

iS^OW  when  these 
X  1    done,  the  ])rinces  came  to  me, 
saying,  The  people  of  Israel,  and 
the  i)riests,  and  the  Levites,  have 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  457. 

■■  Lev.  22.2,.1. 
Num.  4.  4, 
15, 11),  20. 


'ch.  7.0,0,28. 


'Xeh.  2.11. 


'ver.  2(;,.10. 


"Soch.CU. 


Jch.  7.  21. 


things  were 


457. 


I 


Ezra's  prayer  and 


EZRA. 


confession  of  sins. 


Before 
CHRIST 

457. 

•ch.  6.  21. 

Nch.  9.  i 
b  Dcut.12.30, 

81. 


•  Ex.  34.  If.. 
Dent.  7.  ;!. 
Neh.  13.  23. 

d  Ex.  19.  C.  & 
M.  .'fl. 
Deut. ".(!.  & 
14.  a. 

•  2  Cor.  G.  14. 


f  Job  1. 20. 


ePs.  143.  4. 


hch.KI.  .•?. 
Is.  tin.  2. 


i  Ex.  29.  39. 


II  Or, 
aj/itction. 


k  Ex.  9.29,33. 


IDan.  9.  7,8. 
"■  Ps.  38.  4. 


II  Or, 

guittmess. 
"2011^28.9. 

Kev.  18.  5. 


"  Ps.  lOfi.  6. 
Dan  .9.5,0,8. 


f  Deut.28.36, 
Neh.  9.  SO. 


IDan.  9. 7,8. 


tHcb. 
moment. 


II  Or,  a  pin : 
that  is,  a 
constunt 
and  stire 
abode: 
So  Is.  22.23. 

"■Pb.  13.  3.  & 
34.5. 

'Neh.9.  S6. 

«P».  136.  23. 


"ch.'.SS. 


not '^  separated  tliem.selve.s  from  tlie  ' 
jieople  of  the  lands,  ^' doing  accord- 
ing to  tlieir  aboniination.s,  croi  of 
the  Canaanites,  the  llittites,  the 
Perizzite.s,  the  Jebusites,  the  Am- 
monites, the  Moabites,  the  Egypt- 
ians, and  the  Amorites. 

2  For  they  haAC  'taken  of  their 
danghters  for  tliemselves,  jind  for 
their  sons:  so  that  the ''holy  seed 
have  ''mingled  themselves  with  the 
people  of  those  lands :  yea,  the 
hand  of  the  princes  and  rnlers  hath 
been  chief  in  this  tresi)ass. 

3  And  when  I  heard  this  thing, 
*^I  rent  my  garment  and  my  man- 
tle, and  plncked  otf  the  hah-  of  my 
head  and  of  my  beard,  and  sat 
down  *^astonied. 

4  Then  were  assembled  nnto  me 
every  one  that  ''  trembled  at  the 
words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  because 
of  the  transgression  of  those  that 
had  been  carried  away ;  and  I  sat 
astouied  until  the '  evening  sacrifice. 

5  ^  And  at  the  evening  sacrifice 
I  arose  up  from  my  "heaviness; 
and  having  rent  my  garment  and 
my  mantle,  I  fell  upon  my  knees, 
and  ""  spread  out  my  hands  unto 
the  LoitD  my  God, 

G  And  said,  O  my  God,  I  am 
'  ashamed  and  blush  to  lift  up  my 
face  to  thee,  my  God :  for  "'  our 
iniquities  are  increased  over  our 
head,  and  oiu'  "trespass  is  "grown 
up  unto  the  heavens. 

7  Since  the  days  of  our  fathers 
have  "we  heen  in  a  great  tresi)ass 
unto  this  day ;  and  for  our  iniqui- 
ties Phave  we,  our  kings,  and  our 
priests,  been  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  kings  ,of  the  lands,  to 
the  sword,  to  captivity,  and  to  a 
spoil,  and  to  "^confusion  of  face,  as 
it  is  this  day. 

8  And  now  for  a  Uittle  space 
grace  hath  been  shewed  from  the 
Lord  om-  God,  to  leave  us  a  rem- 
nant to  escape,  and  to  give  us  "a 
nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our  God 
may  'lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us 
a  little  reviving  in  our  bondage. 

9  'For  we  ivere  bondmen;  'yet 
our  God  hath  not  forsaken  us  in 
our  bondage,  but  "hath  extended 
mercy  unto  us  in  the  sight  of  the 


kings  of  Persia,  to  give  us  a  reviv- 
ing, to  set  up  the  house  of  our 
God,  and  *to  repair  the  desolations 
thereof,  and  to  give  us  ""a  wall  in 
Judah  and  in  Jerusalem. 

10  And  now,  O  our  God,  what 
shall  we  say  after  this !  for  we 
have  forsaken  thy  commandments, 

11  Which  thou  hast  commanded 
^by  thy  servsmts  the  prophets, 
saying,  The  land,  unto  Avhich  ye 
go  to  i)ossess  it,  is  an  unclean  land 
with  the  ^tilthiness  of  the  people 
of  the  lands,  Avith  their  abomina- 
tions, which  have  filled  it  ^from 
one  end  to  another  with  their  un- 
cleanness. 

12  Kow  therefore. 'give  not  your 
daughters  unto  their  sons,  neither 
take  their  daughters  unto  your 
sons,  ^nor  seek  their  peace  or  their 
wealth  for  ever:  that  ye  may  be 
strong,  and  eat  the  good  of  the 
land,  and  ^' leave  it  for  an  inherit- 
ance to  your  children  for  ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come  up- 
on us  for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for 
our  great  tresx)ass,  seeing  that  thou 
our  God  '^^hast  jjunished  us  less 
than  our  iniquities  deserve,  and 
hast  given  us  such  deliverance  as 
this ; 

14  Should  we  ''again  break  thy 
commandments,  and  "join  in  af- 
finity with  the  x^eople  of  these 
abominations  I  wouldest  not  thou 
be  'angry  with  us  till  thou  hadst 
consumed  us,  so  that  there  should 
he  no  remnant  nor  escaping  ? 

15  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ^thou 
art  righteous;  for  we  remain  yet 
escaped,  as  it  is  this  day :  behold, 
we  are  ''before  thee  'in  our  tres- 
passes; for  we  cannot  ''stand  be- 
fore thee  because  of  this. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Shechaniah  encourageth  Ezra  to  reform  the  atrange 
marrui(/e.s.  6  JiJzra  mourning  annernhleth  the  peo- 
ple. 9  The  people.,  at  the  exhortation  of  Ezra.,  re- 
pent, and  promise  ameyulment.  15  The  care  to  jxr- 
form  it.  18  Tlie  names  of  them  which  had  married 
strange  wives. 

NOW  ""when  Ezra  had  prayed, 
and  when  he  had  confessed, 
weeping  and  casting  himself  down 
*•  before  the  house  of  God,  there 
assembled  unto  him  out  of  Israel  a 
very  great  congregation  of  men 

5G3 


Before 

CHRIST 

457. 

t Ileb. 
lo  i>et  vp. 
>  Is.  5.  2. 


t  Hcb.;»/Me 
hand  of  thy 
st'fvantg. 


Jch.  (!.  21. 


tlleb./rom 

mouth  to 
vinuth :  HH 
2  Kings  21. 
IS. 


'  Ex.  2.1.  ?,2. 
&;h.  Ifi. 
Deut.  7.  3. 


"Dout.  2."..  fi.    \ 


k  Pr(iv.l3. 22. 
&  20.  7. 


■■  Ps.  103.  10. 

1  Hch.  halt 
icithhfhlbe- 
neath  our 
iniquities. 


<I.7ohn  .1.14. 
I    2  Pet.  2.  kO, 

I    ^'■ 

I  '  vcr.  2. 
I     Nell.  13.  23, 
I    27. 


rDent.  9.  8. 


KNch.9..'i.3. 
Dan.  9.  14. 


1>  Rom.  3. 19. 
ilCnr.15.17. 
k  P».  130.  3, 


»  Dan.  9.  20. 


b2Chr.20.9. 


The  strange 


EZRA. 


marriages  reformed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

457. 

t  Heb.  wept 
a  great 
weeping. 


°Neh.  13.27. 


d2Chr.34.3I. 

t  Heb.  to 
bring  forth. 


'ch.  9.  4. 
fDeut.7.2,3. 


eiChr.28.10. 


LNch.  5. 12. 


1  Deut.  9.  18. 


tHcb. 
denoted. 


kSeel  Sam. 
12.  18. 


\  Ileb.  the 

t/toivera. 


and  TTomen  and  children :  for  the 
people  t  wept  very  sore. 

2  And  Shechaniah  the  son  of 
Jehiel,  one  of  the  sons  of  Elam, 
answered  and  said  nnto  Ezra,  We 
have  Hrespassed  against  our  God, 
and  have  taken  strange  wives  of 
the  people  of  the  land:  yet  now 
there  is  hope  in  Israel  concerning 
this  thing-. 

3  Now  therefore  let  us  make  ''a 
covenant  with  our  God  *  to  put 
away  all  the  wives,  and  such  as 
are  i3orn  of  them,  according  to  the 
counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of  those 
that  *  tremble  at  Hhe  command- 
ment of  our  God;  and  let  it  be 
done  according  to  the  law. 

4  Arise ;  for  tliis  matter  helongeth 
unto  thee:  we  also  ^v^ll  he  with 
thee:  ^be  of  good  courage,  and 
do  it, 

5  Then  arose  Ezra,  and  made  the 
chief  priests,  the  Levites,  and  all 
Israel,  ^  to  swear  that  they  should 
do  according  to  this  word.  And 
they  sware. 

6  ^[  Then  Ezra  rose  up  from  be- 
fore the  house  of  God,  and  went 
into  the  chamber  of  Johanan  the 
son  of  Eliashib :  and  when  he  came 
thither,  he  '  did  eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water:  for  he  mourned  be- 
cause of  the  transgression  of  them 
that  had  been  carried  away. 

7  And  they  made  proclamation 
throughout  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
unto  all  the  children  of  the  captiv- 
ity, that  they  should  gather  them- 
selves together  unto  Jerusalem ; 

8  And  that  whosoever  would  not 
come  within  three  days,  according 
to  the  counsel  of  the  princes  and 
the  elders,  all  his  substance  should 
be  ♦forfeited,  and  himself  separated 
from  the  congregation  of  those  that 
had  be(^n  carried  away. 

0  1  Th(;n  all  the  men  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin  gathered  themselves 
togetlier  unto  Jerusalem  Avithin 
three  dnys.  It  was  the  ninth 
month,  on  the  twentieth  r/^/// of  the 
nionlh;  and  "^all  Uie  jycople  sat  in 
the  street  of  the  house  of  God, 
trembling  becau.se  of  this  matter, 
and  for  Mhc  gr«';it  rain. 

10  And  J'>.ra  the  priest  stood  up, 
564 


and  said  unto  them.  Ye  have  trans- 
gressed, and  ^have  taken  strange 
wives,  to  increase  the  trespass  of 
I.srael. 

11  Now  therefore  'make  confes- 
sion unto  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers,  and  do  his  pleasure :  and 
'"  separate  yourselves  from  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land,  and  from  the 
strange  wives. 

12  Then  all  the  congregation  an- 
swered and  said  with  a  loud  voice, 
As  thou  hast  said,  so  must  we  do. 

13  But  the  people  are  many,  and 
it  is  a  time  of  much  rain,  and  we 
are  not  able  to  stand  without,  nei- 
ther is  this  a  work  of  one  day  or 
two :  for  I'  we  are  many  that  have 
transgressed  in  this  thing. 

14  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the 
congregation  stand,  and  let  all 
them  which  have  taken  strange 
wives  in  our  cities  come  at  ap- 
IJointed  times,  and  with  them  the 
elders  of  every  city,  and  the  judges 
thereof,  until  ""the  fierce  wrath  of 
our  God  "  for  this  matter  be  turned 
from  us. 

15  ^[  Only  Jonathan  the  sou  of 
Asahel  and  Jahaziah  the  son  of 
Tikvah  ♦  were  employed  about  this 
matter :  and  Meshullam  and  Shab- 
bethai  the  Levite  helped  them. 

16  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity did  so.  And  Ezra  the  priest, 
with  certain  chief  of  the  fathers, 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and 
all  of  them  by  their  names,  were 
separated,  and  sat  down  in  the  first 
day  of  the  tenth  mouth  to  examine 
the  matter. 

17  And  they  made  an  end  with 
all  the  men  that  had  taken  strange 
wives  by  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month. 

18  ^  And  among  the  sons  of  the 
l^riests  there  were  found  that  had 
taken  strange  wives:  uameh/,  of 
the  sons  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Joza- 
dak,  and  his  brethren ;  Maaseiah, 
and  Eliezer,  and  Jarib,  and  Geda- 
liah. 

19  And  they  °gave  their  hands 
that  they  would  put  away  their 
wives;  and  being  ''guilty,  theg  of- 


fered a  ram 
tresi)ass. 


of  the  fiock  for  their 


Before 

CHRIST 

457. 

t  Ileb.  hai'e 
caused  to 
dwell,  or, 
have 
brought 
back. 

Uosh.  7. 19. 
I'rov.28.13. 


»  ver.  3. 


II  Or,  we 
have  great- 
hl  oJTended 
in  thitt 
thing. 


°2Chr.30.8. 

II  Or,  till  this 
matter  be 
dispatched. 


t  Heb.  stood. 


45G. 


"  2  Kings  10. 
1.5. 

1  Chr.  20.24. 
li  Chr.  30. 8. 

I'  Lev.  0. 4,  C. 


The  names  of  those  ivho 


NEHEMIAH. 


Imd  married  strange  wives. 


Before 
CHRIST 

456. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  446. 


■  ch.  10.  1. 


20  And  of  tlio  sons  of  Iiniuer; 
Hanani,  and  Zebadiab. 

21  And  of  tbe  sons  of  Harim ; 
Maaseiab,  and  EHJab,  and  Sbcin- 
aiab,  and  Jcbiel,  and  Uzziab. 

22  And  of  tbe  sons  of  Pasbur; 
Elioenai,  Maaseiab,  Isbniael,  Ne- 
tbaueel,  Jozabad,  and  Ebisab. 

23  Also  of  tbe  Levites ;  Jozabad, 
and  Sbiinei,  and  Kebiiali,  (tlie  same 
is  Kebta,)  Petbabiab,  Jndab,  and 
Eliezer. 

24  Of  tbe  singers  also ;  Eliasbib  : 
and  of  tbe  i)orters;  Sballuni,  and 
Telem,  and  Uri. 

25  Moreover  of  Israel :  of  tbe  sons 
of  Parosli;  Eamiab,  and  Jeziab, 
and  Malcbiab,  and  Mianiin,  and 
Eleazar,  and  Malcbijab,  and  Bena- 
iab. 

26  And  of  tbe  sons  of  Elam  ;  Mat- 
taniab,  Zecbadab,  and  Jebiel,  and 
Abdi,  and  Jeremotb,  and  Eliab. 

27  And  of  tbe  sons  of  Zattu ;  Eli- 
oenai, Eliasbib,  Mattaniab,  and 
Jeremotb,  and  Zabad,  and  Aziza. 

28  Of  tbe  sons  also  of  Bebai ;  Je- 
bobanan,  Hauauiab,  Zabbai,  and 
Atblai. 

29  And  of  tbe  sons  of  Bani; 
Mesbnllam,  Mallncb,  and  Adaiab, 
Jasbiib,  and  Sbeal,  and  Ramotb. 


30  And  of  tbe  sons  of  Pabatb- 
moab  ;  Adna,  and  Cbelal,  Benaiab, 
Maaseiab,  IMattaniab,  Bezaleel,  and 
Binuni,  and  IManasseb. 

31  And  of  tbe  sons  of  Harim ; 
Eliezer,  Isbijab,  Malcbiab,  Sbem- 
aiali,  Sbimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Mallucb,  and  Sbem- 
ariab. 

33  Of  tbe  sons  of  Hasbnm  ;  Mat- 
tenai,  Mattatbab,  Zabad,  Elipbelet, 
Jeremai,  Manasseb,  and  Sbimei. 

34  Of  tbe  sons  of  Bani ;  Maadai, 
Amram,  and  Uel, 

35  Benaiab,  Bedeiab,  Cbellnb, 
30  Vaniab,  Meremotb,  Eliasbib, 

37  Mattaniab,  Matteuai,  and  Jaa- 
san, 

38  And  Bani,  and  Binnni,  Sbimei, 

39  And  Sbelemiab,  and  Natban, 
and  Adaiab, 

40  I'Macbnadebai,  Sbasbai,  Sbarai, 

41  Azareel,  and  Sbelemiab,  Sbem- 
ariab, 

42  Sballum,  Amariab,  and  Jo- 
sepb. 

43  Of  tbe  sons  of  Nebo;  Jeiel, 
Mattitbiab,  Zabad,  Zebina,  Jadau, 
and  Joel,  Benaiab. 

44  All  tliese  bad  taken  strange 
wives :  and  some  of  tliem  bad  wives 
by  wbom  tbey  bad  cbildi-en. 


Before 

CHRIST 

45(). 


THE 


BOOK    OF    NEHEMIAH, 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Nehemiah,  understanditKj  by  Hanani  tlie  misery  of 
Jerusalem,  laourneth^fa^teth,  and  prayeth.  5  llis 
prayer. 

THE  words  of  '^Kebemiab  tbe 
son  of  Hacbaliab.  And  it 
came  to  pass  in  tbe  montb  Cbis- 
leii,  in  tbe  twentietb  year,  as  I  was 
in  Sbusban  tbe  palace, 

2  Tbat  Hanani,  one  of  my  bretb- 
ren,  came,  be  and  certain  men  of 
Jndab ;  and  I  asked  tbem  concern- 
ing tbe  Jews  tbat  bad  escaped, 
wbicb  were  left  of  tbe  captivity, 
and  concerning  Jerusalem. 

3  And  tbey  said  nnto  me,  Tbe 
remnant  tbat  are  left  of  tbe  cap- 


tivity tbere  in  tbe  province  are  in 
great  affliction  and  reproacb:  ^tbe 
wall  of  Jerusalem  also  Hs  broken 
down,  and  tbe  gates  tbereof  are 
burned  witb  fire. 

4  ^1  And  it  came  to  pass,  wben  I 
beard  tbese  words,  tbat  I  sat  down 
and  wept,  and  mourned  certain 
days,  and  fasted,  and  prayed  be- 
fore tbe  God  of  beaven, 

5  And  said,  I  beseecb  tbee,  "  O 
Lord  God  of  beaven,  tbe  great 
and  terrible  God,  Ubat  keepetb 
covenant  and  mercy  for  tbem  tbat 
love  bim  and  observe  bis  com- 
mandments : 

565 


II  Or,  ilah- 
7iai/ebnt, 
according 
to  some 
copies. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  446. 

b  ch.  2. 17. 
■■  2  Kings  25. 
10. 


d  Dan.  9.  4. 


'  Ex.  20.  6. 


Neliemiali^s  prayer. 


NEHEMIAH. 


He  Cometh  to  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  446 

r  1  Kings  8. 
■J».  -iO. 
aChr.G.4«. 
Dan.  y.  17, 
18. 


E  Dan.  9.  20. 


h  Ps.  inn.  6. 

Dan.  y.  S. 

•Deut.aS.15. 


t  Ler.  2C.  S.r 
Deut.  4.  25. 
Lli,  Iff.  &  28. 


1  Lev.  26.  .59, 

Deut.  4.  29. 
30. 31.  & .'!(). 
2. 
"Deut.  30.4. 


"  Deut.  9. 29. 
Dun.  'J.  15. 


°  ver.  6. 


P  la.  26.  8. 
Ueb.  13. 18. 


ich.  2.  1. 


abdat  445. 

'EznJ.  1. 
bch.  1.  11. 


6  Let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive, 
and  '^ thine  ejes  open,  that  thon 
mayest    hear   the    prayer    of  tliy 

'  servant,  which  I  pray  before  thee 
{ now,  day  and  night,  for  the  ehil- 
'  dren  of  Israel  thy  servants,  and 
^'confess  the  sins  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  we  have  sinned 
against  thee:  both  I  and  my  fa- 
ther's house  have  sinned. 

7  ^  We  have  dealt  very  corruptly 
again.st  thee,  and  have  'not  kept 
the  commandment.s,  nor  the  stat- 
utes, nor  the  judgments,  which 
thou  commandedst  thy  servant 
Moses. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
word  that  thou  commandedst  thj^ 
servant  Closes,  saying,  ''//"ye  trans- 
gress, I  will  scatter  you  abroad 
among  the  nations : 

9  '  Bat  if  ye  turn  unto  me,  and 
keep  my  commandments,  and  do 
them ;  "'  though  there  were  of  you 
cast  out  unto  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I  gather 
them  from  thence,  and  will  bring 
them  unto  the  place  that  I  have 
chosen  to  set  my  name  there. 

10  "Xow  these  are  thy  servants 
and  thy  people,  Avhom  thou  hast 
redeemed  by  thy  great  i)Ower,  and 
by  thy  strong  hand. 

11  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  "let 
now  thine  ear  be  attentive  to  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  the 
lirayer  of  thy  servants,  who  ^  de- 
sire to  fear  thy  name:  and  pros- 


per, I  pray  thee,  thy  servant  this 
,  day,  and  grant  him  mercy  in  the 
I  sight  of  this  man.     For  I  was  the 

king's  ''  cupbearer. 


A^ 


CHAPTER  II. 

lArtazerxes  undemtanding  the  cause  of  NehemiaK's 
sadne.is  xendeih  ftiin  with  Ictterx  and  roininii^Mon  to 
Jerumlem.  9  Nchemiah,  to  the  f/ruf  of  the  enemies, 
Cometh  to  Jerusalem.  12  lie  vieweth  Kecretly  the  rn- 
ina  of  the  walls.  17  He  inciteth  the  Jewx  to  binld  in 
despite  of  the  enemies. 


ND    it    came    to   pass    in   the 


month  Ni.san,  in  tlie  twen- 
tieth year  of  'Artaxerxes  the  king, 
that  wine  wan  before  him :  and  ^'I 
took  up  tlie  wine,  and  gave  it  un- 
to the  king.  Now  I  had  not  been 
'bvforetimc  sad  in  hi.s  ])r<'sem'('. 

2  \Vh(;refore   the  king  said  unto 
me,  Why  is  thy  countenance  sad, ! 


seeing  thou  art  not  sick?  this  is 
nothing  else  but  ^sorrow  of  heart. 
Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid, 

3  And  said  unto  the  king,  •'Let 
the  king  live  for  ever :  why  should 
not  my  countenance  be  sad,  when 
'the  city,  the  place  of  my  fathers' 
sepulchres,  lieth  waste,  and  the 
gates  thereof  are  consumed  with 
tire! 

4  Then  the  king  said  unto  me. 
For  what  do.st  thou  make  request  f 
So  I  prayed  to  the  God  of  heaven. 

5  And  I  said  unto  the  king.  If  it 
please  the  king,  and  if  thy  servant 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
that  tliou  wouldest  send  me  unto 
Judah,  unto  the  city  of  my  fathers' 
sepulchres,  that  I  may  build  it. 

G  And  the  king  said  unto  me, 
(the  *  queen  also  sitting  by  him,) 
For  how  long  shall  thy  journey 
be  I  and  when  wilt  thou  return  ? 
So  it  pleased  the  king  to  send  me ; 
and  I  set  him  *^a  time. 

7  Moreover  I  said  unto  the  king. 
If  it  please  the  king,  let  letters  be 
given  me  to  the  governors  beyond 
the  river,  that  they  may  convey 
me  over  till  I  come  into  Judah ; 

8  And  a  letter  unto  Asaph  the 
keeper  of  the  king's  forest,  that  he 
may  give  me  timber  to  make 
beams  for  the  gates  of  the  jjalace 
which  appertained  ^to  the  house, 
and  for  the  wall  of  the  city,  and 
for  the  house  that  I  shall  enter 
into.  And  the  king  granted  me, 
''  according  to  the  good  hand  of  my 
God  uj)on  me. 

9  ^1  Then  I  came  to  the  governors 
beyond  the  river,  and  gave  them 
the  king's  letters.  Now  the  king 
had  sent  captains  of  the  army  and 
horsemen  with  me. 

10  AVlien  Sanballat  the  Iloronite, 
and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Am- 
monite, heard  of  it,  it  grieved  them 
exceedingly  that  there  was  come  a 
man  to  seek  the  welfare  of  the 
children  of  Lsrael. 

11  So  I  'came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
was  there  three  days. 

rj  ^  And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I 
and  some  few  men  with  me;  nei- 
tlier  told  I  any  man  what  my  God 
had  put  in  my  heart  to  do  at  Jeru- 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  445. 

'ProT. 15.13. 

^  1  Kings  1. 
•■il. 

Dan.  2. 4.  & 
5.  10.  &  «.  G, 
I'l. 


'ch.  1.3. 


I 


t  lleb.  wife. 


rch.5.14.& 
13.  G. 


Cell.  3.; 


h  Ezra  5. 5.  & 

7.  (;,  y,  28. 

ver.  18. 
445. 


i  Ezra  8.  .■52. 


Nehemiah  inciteth  the  Jeivs  to  luild.    NEHEMIAH. 


TJie  Guilders  of  tlie  wall. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


1. 2  Cl>r.  2fi.  9. 
ch.  a.  u. 


ich.  1.1. 
ver.  ir. 


■"  ch.  3. 15. 


"  2  Sam.  15. 
2.1. 
Jer.  31.  40. 


"ch.  1.3. 
I's.  44.  13.  & 

711.  4. 

Jer.  'M.  9. 
E/..  .1.  14,15. 
&  \>.i.  4. 
V  vcr.  8. 


12  Sam.  2. 7. 


' Pfl.  44. 1". & 
79.4.  &  SO.  6. 


•ch.  C.  S. 


'  Ezra  4.  S. 


'  ch.  12. 10. 


saleni :  neitlier  n-as  there  anrj  beast 
with  me,  save  the  beast  that  1  rode 
upon. 

13  And  I  went  out  by  night  ""by 
the  gate  of  tlie  valley,  even  before 
the  dragon  Mell,  and  to  the  dung 
port,  and  viewed  the  walls  of  Je- 
rusak'ni,  which  were  '  broken  down, 
and  the  gates  thereof  were  con- 
sumed with  hre. 

14  Then  I  went  on  to  the  '"gate 
of  the  fountain,  and  to  th(^  king's 
pool :  but  there  was  no  place  for  the 
beast  that  was  under  me  to  pass. 

15  Then  went  I  up  in  the  night 
by  the  "brook,  and  viewed  the 
wall,  and  turned  back,  and  entered 
by  the  gate  of  the  valley,  and  so 
returned. 

IG  And  the  rulers  knew  not 
whither  I  went,  or  what  I  did; 
neither  had  I  as  yet  told  it  to  the 
Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor  to  the 
nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to  the 
rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  1  Then  said  I  unto  them.  Ye 
see  the  distress  that  we  are  in,  how 
Jerusalem  lieth  waste,  and  the  gates 
thereof  are  burned  with  tire :  come, 
and  let  us  build  up  the  wall  of  Je- 
rusalem, that  we  be  no  more  "a 
reproach. 

18  Then  I  told  them  of  nhe  hand 
of  my  God  which  was  good  upon 
me ;  as  also  the  king's  words  that 
he  had  spoken  unto  me.  And 
they  said,  Let  us  rise  up  and  build. 
So  they  ''  strengthened  their  hands 
for  this  good  work. 

19  But  when  8anballat  the  Hor- 
onite,  and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the 
Ammonite,  and  Gesliem  tlie  Ara- 
bian, heard  it,  they  'laughed  us  to 
scorn,  and  despised  us,  and  said. 
What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do? 
'will  ye  rebel  against  the  king? 

20  Then  answered  I  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  The  God  of  heav- 
en, he  will  prosper  us;  therefore 
we  his  servants  will  arise  and 
build:  *but  ye  have  no  portion, 
nor  right,  nor  memorial,  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  names  and  order  of  them,  (hat  builded  the  wall. 

THEN  ''Eliashib  the  high  priest 
rose  uj)  with  his  brethren  the 


priests,  '^  and  they  builded  the  sheep 
gate ;  they  sanctilied  it,  and  set  up 
the  doors  of  it;  %'ven  unto  the 
tower  of  Meah  they  sanctified  it, 
unto  the  tower  of ''Hananeel. 

2  And  hiext  unto  him  builded 
•^the  men  of  Jericho.  And  nc.\t  to 
them  builded  Zaccur  the  sou  of 
Inu'i. 

3  ''But  the  fish  gate  did  the  sons 
of  Hassenaah  buikl,  who  aho  laid 
the  beams  thereof,  and  '^'set  u])  the 
doors  thereof,  the  locks  thereof, 
and  the  bars  thereof. 

4  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Meremoth  the  son  of  Urijali,  the 
son  of  Koz.  xVnd  next  unto  them 
repaired  Meshullam  the  son  of 
Berechiah,  the  son  of  Meshezabeel. 
And  next  unto  them  repaired  Za- 
dok  the  son  of  Baana. 

5  And  next  unto  them  the  Teko- 
ites  rei)aired ;  but  their  nobles  put 
not  their  necks  to ''  the  work  of  their 
Lord. 

G  Moreover  '  the  old  gate  repaired 
Jehoiada  the  son  of  Paseah,  and 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Besodeiah ; 
they  laid  the  beams  thereof,  and 
set  up  the  doors  thereof,  and  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Melatiah  the  Gibeonite,  and  Jadon 
the  Meronothite,  the  men  of  Gib- 


eon,    and    of   Mizpah, 


governor 


unto    the 
on    this 


•^ throne  of  the 
side  the  river. 

8  Next  unto  him  repaired  Uzziel 
the  son  of  Harhaiah,  of  the  gold- 
smiths. Next  unto  him  also  re- 
X^aired  Hananiah  the  son  of  one  of 
the  apothecaries,  and  they  "forti- 
fied Jerusalem  uuto  the  '  broad 
wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Rephaiah  the  son  of  Hur,  the  ruler 
of  the  half  part  of  Jerusalem. 

10  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Jedaiah  the  son  of  Harumaph, 
even  over  against  his  house.  And 
next  unto  him  repaired  Hattush 
the  son  of  Hashabniah. 

11  Malchijah  the  son  of  Harim, 
and  Hashub  the  son  of  Pahath- 
moab,  repaired  the  ^  other  piece, 
"and  the  tower  of  the  furnaces. 

12  xlnd  next  unto  him  repaired 

567 


Before 

CHKIST 

445. 


cl.Tor..'il..'W. 

Zfch.  14.19. 
t  Hub.  at  Ills 

h'tnd. 

'  Ezra  2.  34. 


f2  Chr.fVi.14. 

ch.  12. ;«(. 

Zuph.  1.  10. 

f  Seech.  6.1. 
&7.1. 


liJudg.5.23. 


ich.  12.  .19. 


k  ch.  2. 8. 


I]  Or,  left 
Jenisaten 
unto  the 
broad  wall. 

I  ch.  12.  38. 


IHeb. 
second 
measure. 

■"ch.  12.  88. 


The  names  and  order  of 


NEHEMIAH. 


them  that  huilded  the  wall. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


°ch.2. 13. 


"Ch.  2.  13. 


Pch.  2. 14. 


'Johns.; 


'2  KinES  20. 
Is.  22. 11. 


'2Chr.26.9. 


I  Or,  Ziiccai, 


Sballiim  tlie  son  of  Haloliesh,  the 
ruler  of  tlie  half  part  of  Jerusalem, 
lie  and  liis  daugliters. 

13  "The  A'alley  gate  repaired 
Hanun,  and  the  inhabitants  of 
Zanoah;  they  built  it,  and  set  up 
the  doors  thereof,  the  locks  thereof, 
and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a  thou- 
sand cubits  on  the  wall  unto  °the 
dung-  gate. 

14  But  the  dung  gate  repaired 
Malchiah  the  son  of  Eechab,  the 
ruler  of  i)art  of  Beth-haccerem  ;  he 
built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  there- 
of, the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars 
thereof. 

15  But  ''the  gate  of  the  fountain 
repaired  Shallun  the  son  of  Col- 
hozeh,  the  ruler  of  part  of  Mizpah ; 
he  built  it,  and  covered  it,  and  set 
up  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks 
thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and 
the  Avail  of  the  ijool  of  ''  Siloah  by 


the 


kino's 


garden,  and  unto  the 


stairs  that  go  down  from  the  city 
of  David. 
IG  After  him  repaired  Nehemiah 
the  son  of  Azbuk,  the  ruler  of  the 
half  part  of  Beth-zur,  unto  the  place 
over  against  the  sepulchres  of  Da- 
vid, and  to  the  "^1)001  that  was  made, 
and  unto  the  house  of  the  mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  Levites, 
Rehum  the  son  of  Bani.  Next  un- 
to him  repaired  Hashabiah,  the 
ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Keilah,  in 
his  i)art. 

18  After  him  repaired  their  breth- 
ren, Bavai  the  son  of  Henadad,  the 
ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Keilah. 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired 
Ezer  the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  ruler  of 
Mizpah,  another  piece  over  against 
the  going  up  to  the  armoury  at  the 
"turning  of  the  wall. 

20  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of 
"Zabbai  earnestly  repaired  the 
other  i)iece,  from  the  turning  of  the 
wall  unto  the  door  of  the  house  of 
Eliashib  the  high  priest. 

21  After  him  repaired  Meremoth 
the  son  of  Urijah  the  son  of  Koz 
another  i)iece,  from  the  door  of  the 
house  of  Eliashib  even  to  the  end 
of  the  house  of  Eliashib. 

22  And  after  him  rei)air('d  the 
priests,  the  men  of  the  plain. 

5(58 


23  After  him  repaired  Benjamin 
and  Hashub  over  against  their 
house.  After  him  repaired  Azariah 
the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  son  of 
Ananiah  by  his  house. 

24  After  him  repaired  Binnui  the 
son  of  Henadad  another  i)iece, 
from  the  house  of  Azariah  unto 
'the  turning  of  the  ivaU,  even  unto 
the  corner. 

25  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai,  over 
against  the  turning  of  the  icall,  and 
the  tower  which  lietli  out  from  the 
king's  high  house,  that  was  by  the 
"court  of  the  prison.  After  him 
Pedaiah  the  son  of  Parosh. 

2G  ]Moreover  "^  the  Nethinim  n  dwelt 
in  "  ^  Ophel,  unto  the  place  over 
against  ^  the  water  gate  toward  the 
east,  and  the  tower  that  lieth  out. 

27  After  them  the  Tekoites  repair- 
ed another  piece,  over  against  the 
great  tower  that  lieth  out,  even 
unto  the  wall  of  Ophel. 

28  From  above  the ""  horse  gate  re- 
paired the  x^riests,  every  one  over 
against  his  house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Zadok  the 
son  of  Inimer  over  against  his 
house.  After  him  repaired  also 
Shemaiah  the  son  of  Shechaniah, 
the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

30  After  him  rei^aired  Hananiah 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Hanun 
the  sixth  son  of  Zalaph,  another 
piece.  After  him  repaired  Meshul- 
1am  the  son  of  Berechiah  over 
against  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  re|)aired  Malchiah 
the  goldsmith's  son  unto  the  place 
of  the  Nethinim,  and  of  the  mer- 
chants, over  against  the  gate  Miph- 
kad,  and  to  the  n  going  up  of  the 
corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of 
the  corner  unto  the  sheep  gate 
repaired  the  goldsmiths  and  the 
merchants. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Wliile  the  enemwx  scoff,  Nehemki?i  prayeth  and  cmi- 
timieth  the  work.  7  Underxtandinij  t/ie  wrath  and 
secrets  of  the  enemy,  he  setteth  a  imdch.  13  llearm- 
eth  the  lalx>urers,  19  atid  (jivcth  ndiitary  precepts. 

BUT  it  came  to  ]^ass, "  that  when 
8anballat  heard  that  we  build- 
ed  the  wall,  lie  was  wroth,  and  took 
great  indiguation,  and  mocked  the 
J  ews. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


'  vcr.  19. 


°  Jer.  32.  2.  & 
as.  1.  &  37. 
21. 

'  Ezra  2.  43. 
ch.  ll.il. 

II  Or,  which 
dwflt  in 
O/ih,-!.  re- 
paiied  unto. 

s  2  Chr.  27. 3. 

II  Or, 
The  toicer. 

'ch.  8.  1,3. 
i  II.  SI. 


»2  Kings  11. 
16. 

2  Chr.2i.l.5. 
Jer.  31.  40. 


II  Or,  coinier 
chamber. 


'  cli.  2. 10, 19. 


Nehemiah  armeth  the  lahourers. 


NEHEMIAII. 


and  giveth  instructions. 


Before 
CHRIST 

445. 


nieb. 

/''(/I-e  to 

t/ttinselves. 


I<ch.2. 10,1'.}. 


'^Ps.l2;!.3,4. 

f  Hcb. 

ciesinte, 
d  Ps.  79.  12. 
Prov.  3. 3-1. 


"  Ps.r,n.2r,2.s. 

&  1(111. 14, 15. 
Jer.  18. 23. 


( ver.  1. 


tllcb. 
ascended. 


ePs.  83.3,4,5. 


tlleb. 
to  make  an 
error  to  it, 

k  Ps.  50.  15. 


iOr, 
J  hat  from 
all  places 
ye  mtift  re- 
turn to  tiS, 


2  And  he  spake  before  liis  breth- 
ren and  tlie  army  of  Samaria,  and 
said,  What  do  tliese  ieehh'  Jews? 
will  they  ^fortify  themselves?  will 
they  sacrifice  ?  will  they  make  an 
end  in  a  day  ?  will  they  revive  the 
stones  ont  of  the  heai)s  of  the  rub- 
bish Avhich  are  burned  I 

3  Now  ^Tobiah  the  Anuiionite 
was  by  him,  and  he  said.  Even  that 
which  they  build,  if  a  fox  go  up, 
he  shall  even  break  down  their 
stone  wall. 

4  'Hear,  O  our  God;  for  we  are 
^  desjjised :  and  '^  turn  their  reproach 
upon  their  owai  head,  and  give 
them  for  a  prey  in  the  land  of 
captivity : 

5  And  '^ cover  not  their  iniquity, 
and  let  not  their  sin  be  blotted  out 
from  before  thee:  for  they  have 
provoked  thee  to  anger  before  the 
builders. 

C  So  built  we  the  wall;  and  all 
the  wall  was  joined  together  unto 
the  half  thereof:  for  the  people 
had  a  mind  to  work. 

7  •[  But  it  came  to  pass,  that 
*^when  Sanballat,  and  Tobiali,  and 
the  Arabians,  and  the  Ammonites, 
and  the  Ashdodites,  heard  that  the 
walls  of  Jerusalem  ^  were  made 
up,  and  that  the  breaches  began  to 
be  stoi)ped,  then  they  were  very 
wroth, 

8  And  ^conspired  all  of  them  to- 
gether to  come  and  to  fight  against 
Jerusalem,  and  Ho  hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  ''we  made  our 
prayer  unto  our  God,  and  set  a 
watch  against  them  day  and  night, 
because  of  them. 

10  And  Judah  said.  The  strength 
of  the  bearers  of  burdens  is  de- 
cayed, and  there  is  much  rubbish  ; 
so  that  we  are  not  able  to  build 
the  w\all. 

11  And  our  adversaries  said.  They 
shall  not  know,  neither  see,  till  we 
come  in  the  midst  among  them, 
and  slay  them,  and  cause  the  w^ork 
to  cease. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
the  Jews  which  dwelt  by  them 
came,  they  said  unto  us  ten  times,. 
I' From  all  places  whence  ye  shall 
return  unto  us  they  icill  he  upon  you. 


13  ^  ThereiVn-e  set  I  Mn  the  lower 
jdaces  behind  the  wall,  a)id  on  the 
higher  places,  1  even  set  the  ])eo- 
ple  after  their  families  with  their 
swords,    their    si>ears,    and    their 

bOM'S. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up, 
and  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to 
the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the 
peo])le,  'Be  not  ye  afraid  of  them : 
remember  the  Lord,  whicli  is ''great 
and  terrible,  and  'fight  for  your 
brethren,  your  sons,  and  your 
daughters,  your  wives,  and  your 
houses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  wdien  our 
enemies  heard  that  it  was  known 
unto  us,  "and  God  had  brought 
their  counsel  to  nought,  that  we 
returned  all  of  us  to  the  w^all,  every 
one  unto  his  work. 

IG  And  il5  came  to  pass  from  that 
time  forth,  that  the  half  of  my  serv- 
ants w  rought  in  the  w^ork,  and  the 
other  half  of  them  held  both  the 
spears,  the  shields,  and  the  bows, 
and  the  habergeons ;  and  the  rul- 
ers irere  behind  all  the  house  of 
Judah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the 
wall,  and  they  that  bare  burdens, 
with  those  that  laded,  every  one 
with  one  of  his  hands  wrought  in 
the  work,  and  with  the  other  hand 
held  a  weapon. 

18  For  the  builders,  every  one  had 
his  sword  girded  ^  by  his  side,  and 
so  builded.  And  he  that  sounded 
the  trumpet  was  by  me. 

10  1^  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles, 
and  to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest 
of  the  people.  The  work  is  great 
and  large,  and  w^e  are  separated 
upon  the  wall,  one  far  from  an- 
other. 

20  In  what  place  therefore  ye  hear 
the  sound  of  the  trumi)et,  resort  ye 
thither  unto  us:  "our  God  shall 
tight  for  us. 

21  So  we  laboured  in  the  work : 
and  half  of  them  held  tlie  spears 
from  the  rising  of  the  morning  till 
the  stars  appeared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time  said 
I  unto  the  people.  Let  every  one 
Avith  his  servant  lodge  within  Jeru- 
salem, that  in  the  night  they  may 

509 


Before 
CHKIST 

445. 

t  Hcb. 
Jroui  the 
lower  pitrt^ 
o/theplace, 
Hfc. 


I  Num.  14.  n. 

Deut.  1.  2i). 

1.  Deut.10.17. 

i2Sani.10.12. 


■"  Job  5.  12. 


f  lleb. 
on  his  lotus. 


"Kx.  14.  14, 
2.'-.. 

Deut.  1.  30. 
&."..  22.&-J0. 
4. 
Josh.  a>.  10. 


The  inactke  of  usury  reformed. 


NEHEMIx\H. 


Neliemialih  generosity. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


nor, 

every  one 
went  with 
his  weaptin 
fnr  loaler. 
See  JudK.5- 
11. 


'  Is.  5. ; 


b  Lev.  25. 35, 
Deut.  15.  7. 


'  U.  58.  7. 


<<  Ex.  21.7. 
Lev.  as.  39. 


t  ITeb.  my 
heart  con- 
fuUed  in 

•  Ex.  22.  a.-!. 
I-ev.  25.  :K. 
Ez.  22.  12. 


f  Lev.  25. 48. 


be  a  guard  to  us,  aud  labour  on 
the  day. 
23  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren, 
nor  my  servants,  nor  the  men  of 
the  guard  whicli  followed  me,  none 
of  us  put  off  our  clothes,  ^savimf 
tlmt  every  one  jjut  them  off  for 
washing. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Tfie  Jews  complain  of  their  debt,  mortgage,  and 
bondage.  6  Xehemiah  rebuktth  the  nxiirers,  and 
caiiseth  than  to  make  a  covenant  of  restitution.  14 
J/eforbeareth  his  own  allowance,  and  keepeth  hospi- 
tality. 

ND  there  was  a  great  ^cry  of 
the  i)eople  and  of  their  wives 
aaainst  their  ''brethren  the  Jews. 


A.^ 


•^e-^ 
9 


For  there  were  that  said, 


A\e 


are 


our  sons,  and  our  daughters, 
many :  therefore  we  take  uj)  corn 
for  them,  that  we  may  eat,  and 
live. 

3  Some  also  there  were  that  said, 
We  have  mortgaged  our  lands 
vineyards,   and    houses,   that 


1 
we 


might 


buy  corn,   because  of  the 
dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said.  We 
have  borrowed  monev  for  the  king's 
tribute,  and  that  upon  our  lands  and 
vineyards. 

5  Yet  now  "^  our  flesh  is  as  the  flesh 
of  our  brethren,  our  children  as 
their  children :  and,  lo,  we  '^  bring 
into  bondage  our  sons  and  our 
daughters  to  be  servants,  and  some 


of  our  daughters  are 


brought  into 


bondage  already:  neither  is  it  in 
our  power  to  redeem  them  ;  for  other 
men  have  our  lands  and  vineyards. 

6  1^  And  I  wa^  very  angry  when 
I  heard  their  cry  and  these  words. 

7  Then  ♦  I  consulted  with  myself, 
and  I  rebuked  the  nobles,  and  the 
rulers,  and  said  unto  them,  ''Ye 
exact  usury,  every  one  of  his 
brother.  And  I  set  a  great  assem- 
bly against  tliem. 

8  And  I  said  luito  them.  We,  after 
our  ability,  have  *^redeemed  our 
brethien  the  Jews,  which  were  sold 
unto  the  heathen  ;  and  will  ye  even 
sell  vonr  brethren  ?  or  shall  thev  be 


Then 
found 


held 


nothing 


they 
to 


sold    unto   us? 
their  peace,  and 
answer. 
9  Also  T  said,  It  is  not  good  that 


« Lev. 2.',. so.  ye  do:  ought 


ye  not 
570 


to  walk  '-'in 


the  fear  of  our  God  ^  because  of  the 
reproach  of  the  heathen  our  ene- 
mies ? 

10  I  likewise,  and  my  brethren, 
and  my  servants,  might  exact  of 
them  money  and  corn  :  I  pray  you, 
let  us  leave  off  this  usury. 

11  Restore,  I  pray  you,  to  them, 
even  this  day,  their  lands,  their 
vineyards,  their  oliveyards,  and 
their  houses,  also  the  hundredth 
part  of  the  money,  and  of  the  corn, 
the  wine,  and  the  oil,  that  ye  exact 
of  them. 

12  Then  said  they,  W^e  will  restore 
them,  and  will  require  nothing  of 
them  ;  so  will  we  do  as  thou  sayest. 
Then  I  called  the  priests, '  and  took 
an  oath  of  them,  that  they  should 
do  according  to  this  promise. 

13  Also  ""I  shook  my  lap,  and  said. 
So  God  shake  out  every  man  from 
his  house,  and  from  his  labour,  that 
performeth  not  this  j)romise,  even 
thus  be  he  shaken  out,  aud 
^emptied.  And  all  the  congrega- 
tion said.  Amen,  and  praised  the 
Lord.  'And  the  people  did  ac- 
cording to  this  promise. 

14  *l  Moreover  from  the  time  that  I 
was  appointed  to  be  their  governor 
in  tlie  land  of  Judah,  from  the 
twentieth  year  "'even  unto  the  two 
and  thirtieth   year  of  Artaxerxes 

twelve  years,  I 
have  not  "eaten 
the  bread  of  the  governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that 
had  been  before  me  were  chargeable 
unto  the  people,  and  had  taken  of 
them  bread  and  wine,  besides  forty 
shekels  of  silver;  yea,  even  their 
servants  bare  rule  over  the  people : 
but  "so  did  not  I,  because  of  the 
''fear  of  God. 

IG  Yea,  also  I  continued  in  the 
work  of  this  waW,  neither  bought 
we  any  land :  and  all  my  servants 
n-ere  gathered  thither  unto  the 
work. 

17  Moreover  there  were  ''at  my 
table  a  hundred  and  fifty  of  the 
Jews  aud  rulers,  besides  those  that 
came  unto  us  from  among  the 
heathen  that  are  about  us. 

18  Now  that  'which  was  prei)ared 
for  me  daily  was  one  ox  a)id  six 


the  king,  that  is, 
and  my  brethren 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


h  2  Sam.  12. 
U. 

K<im.  2.  24. 
1  Pet.  2. 12. 


i  Ezra  in,  5. 
Jer.M.  8,  9. 


k  Matt.  10.14. 
Acts  13.  51. 
&  18.  6. 


iflcb. 
ctujtty,  or, 
void. 


12Kings23.3. 


"  eh.  13.  6. 


"l  00^0.4, 
15. 


"2  Cor.  11. 
&  12. 13. 
P  ver.  9. 


12  Sam.?.  7. 
1  kings  18. 
I'J. 


'  1  Kings  4. 
22. 


SanljciUafs  evil  liractices. 


NEHEMIAH. 


The  wall  is  Juiished. 


choice  slieej) ;  also  fowls  were  pre- 
pared for  me,  and  once  in  ten  days 
store  of  all  sorts  of  wine :  yet  for 
all  this  'required  not  I  the  bread 
of  the  governor,  because  the  bond- 
age was  heavy  upon  this  i)e()])le. 

11)  ^  Think  upon  nie,  my  (Jod,  for 
good,  accordiiKj  to  all  that  1  have 
done  for  this  people. 

CHArTEK  YI. 

1  Saiiballat  praclmdh  by  craft,  by  i-uinours,  by  hired 
prop/i/rien,  to  terrify  Xt/ieiuia/i.  15  T/ie  work  in 
fiidslud  to  the  terror  of  the  cnoiiics.  17  Secret  iii- 
teUlf/eiiee  pa.sseth  between  the  eitetnies  and  the  nobles 
of  Jiidah. 

OW  it  came  to  pass,  *wlien 
mballat,  and  Tobiah,  and 
iiGesliem  the  Arabian,  and  the  rest 
of  our  enemies,  heard  that  1  had 
builded  the  wall,  and  that  there  was 
no  breach  left  therein  ;  ('though  at 
that  time  I  had  not  set  uj)  the  doors 
upon  the  gates ;) 
2  That  Sanballat  and  Geshem 
'sent  unto  me,  saying.  Come,  let 
us  meet  together  in  some  one  of  the 
villages  in  the  plain  of  "Ono.  But 
they  "^  thought  to  do  me  mischief. 


IM    Sa 


3  And  I   sent 


messengers 


unto 


them,  saying,  I  am  doing  a  great 
work,  so  that  I  cannot  come  down: 
why  should  the  work  cease,  whilst 
I  leave  it,  and  come  down  to  you  ? 

4  Yet  they  sent  unto  me  four 
times  after  this  sort;  and  I  an- 
swered them  after  the  same  manner. 

5  Then  sent  Sauballat  his  servant 
unto  me  in  like  manner  the  fifth 
time  with  au  open  letter  in  his 
hand ; 

C  Wherein  was  written,  It  is  re- 
ported among  the  heathen,  and 
I'Gashmu  saith  it,  ^that  thou  and 
the  Jews  think  to  rebel :  for  which 
cause  thou  buildest  the  wall,  that 
thou  mayest  be  their  king,  accord- 
ing to  these  words. 

7  And  thou  hast  also  appointed 
prophets  to  preach  of  thee  at  Jeru- 
salem, saying.  There  is  a  king  in 
Judah: 
ed  to 

words.  Come  now  therefore,  and 
let  us  take  counsel  together. 

8  Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saying. 
There  are  no  such  things  done  as 
thou  sayest,  but  thou  feiguest  them 
out  of  thine  own  heart. 


and  now  shall  it  be  rei)ort 
the  king  according  to  these 


9  For  they  all  made  us  afraid, 
saying,  Their  hands  shall  be  weak- 
ened from  the  work,  that  it  be 
not  done.  Now  therefore,  0  God, 
strengthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I  came  unto  the 
house  of  SlKMuaiah  the  son  of  I)el- 
aiah  the  son  of  INIehetabeel,  who 
was  shut  up ;  and  he  said.  Let  us 
meet  together  in  the  house  of  (Jod, 
within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut 
the  doors  of  the  temple:  for  they 
will  come  to  slay  thee ;  yea,  in  the 
night  will  they  come  to  slay  thee. 

11  And  I  said.  Should  such  a  man 
as  I  lice  ?  and  who  is  there,  that, 
beiiiff  as  I  am,  would  go  into  the 
temple  to  save  his  life  ?  I  will  not 
go  in. 

12  And,  lo,  I  perceived  that  God 
had  not  sent  him;  but  that  ^lie 
pronounced  this  prophecy  Jigainst 
me :  for  Tobiah  and  Sanballat  had 
hired  him. 

13  Therefore  was  he  hired,  that  I 
should  be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and 
sin,  and  that  they  might  have  mat- 
ter for  an  evil  report,  that  they 
might  reproach  me. 

14  ''My  God,  think  thou  upon 
Tobiah  and  8anballat  according 
to  these  their  works,  and  on  the 
'prophetess  Noadiah,  and  the  rest 
of  the  i)ropliets,  that  would  have 
put  me  in  fear. 

15  1  So  the  wall  was  finished  in 
the  twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the 
month  Elul,  in  fifty  and  two  days. 

IG  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
^wlien  all  our  enemies  heard  there- 
of, and  all  the  heathen  that  were 
about  us  saw  these  things,  the}^  were 
much  cast  down  in  their  own  eyes: 
for  '  they  perceived  that  this  Avork 
was  wrought  of  our  God. 

17  1  Moreover  in  those  days  the 
nobles  of  Judah  ^seut  many  letters 
unto  Tobiah,  and  the  letters  of  To- 
biah came  unto  them. 

18  For  there  were  many  in  Judah 
sworn  unto  him,  because  he  was 
the  son  in  law  of  Shechaniah  the 
son  of  Arab  ;  and  his  son  Johanan 
had  taken  the  daughter  of  Meshul- 
1am  the  son  of  Berechiah. 

19  Also  they  reported  his  good 
deeds  before  me,  and  uttered  my 

57] 


Before 
CHHIST 

445. 


«Ez.  13.  22. 


I  ch.  IS.  20. 


i  Ez.  13.  IT. 


about  445. 


kclu2.  If).  & 
4.1,7.  &G.1. 


I  Ps.  i:g.  2. 


t  ricl).  mu!- 
ti/tlii'.fl  their 
h-tlrr^jiiuis- 
uh;  to 
Tobinh. 


A.  register  of 


Is^EHEMIAH. 


the  genealogy  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  445. 

II  Or, 
mxittei-s* 


*ch.  C.  1. 


bch.2.8. 


=  Ex.  18.  21. 


f  Heb.  broad 
in  sjxices. 


about  53fi. 
<l  Ezra  2.1, 
Sec. 


nor, .  , 

SeraiaJi : 
See  Ezra  2. 
2. 


11  words  to  him.    And  Tobiah  sent 
letters  to  i)ut  me  in  fear. 

CHAPTER  yil. 

1  Nchemiah  committelh  the  charge  of  Jerusalem  to 
JIanani  and  Hannniah.  5  A  register  of  the  gene- 
alogy of  them  which  came  at  the  firat  out  of  Jinbij- 
lou,  9  ifthe  people,  39  oftfte  priext/s,  43  of  the  Le- 
vites,  idofthe  Nethi?iim,  57  of  Solomon's  servaiits, 
63  and  of  the  priests  which  could  not  find  their  pedi- 
gree. GO  The  whole  number  of  them,  with  their  sub- 
stance.    70  Their  oblations. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  wlieu  tlie 
wall  was  built,  and  I  had  ^  set 
up  the  doors,  and  the  porters  and 
the  singers  and  the  Levites  were 
appointed, 

2  That  I  gave  my  brother  Han- 
ani,  and  Hanauiah  the  ruler  ^of 
the  palace,  charge  over  Jerusalem : 
for  he  2m.s  a  faithful  man,  and 
^feared  God  above  manj'. 

3  And  I  said  unto  them,  Let  not 
the  gates  of  Jerusalem  be  opened 
until  the  sun  be  hot;  and  while 
they  stand  by,  let  them  shut  the 
doors,  and  bar  them :  and  appoint 
watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, every  one  in  his  watch, 
and  every  one  to  he  over  against 
his  house. 

4  Now  the  city  ivas  *  large  and 
great:  but  the  people  tvere  few 
therein,  and  the  houses  ivere  not 
builded. 

5  1  And  my  God  put  into  mine 
heart  to  gather  together  the  no- 
bles, and  the  rulers,  and  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  might  be  reckoned 
by  genealogy.  And  I  found  a  reg- 
ister of  the  genealogy  of  them 
which  came  up  at  the  first,  and 
found  written  therein, 

G  ''These  are  the  children  of  the 
province,  that  went  up  out  of  the 
captivity,  of  those  that  had  been 
carried  away,  Avhom  Nebuchadnez- 
zar the  king  of  Babylon  had  car- 
ried away,  and  came  again  to  Je- 
rusahMu  and  to  Judah,  every  one 
unto  his  city ; 

7  Who  came  with  Zerubbabel, 
Jcshua,  Nehemiah,  "Azariah,  Eaa- 
miali,  Nahamani,  Mordecai,  Bil- 
shan,  Misperetli,  Bigvai,  Nehum, 
Baanah.  The  number,  /  saif,  of 
tlie  men  of  the  people  of  Israel 
iva.H  th \H  ; 

8  The  children  of  pMrosh,  two  thou- 
sand a  hundred  seventy  and  two. 


9  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

10  The  children  of  Arab,  six 
hundred  fifty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and 
Joab,  two  thousand  and  eight 
hundred  and  eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and 
four. 

13  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven 
hundred  and  threescore. 

15  The  children  of  I'Binnui,  six 
hundred  forty  and  eight. 

IG  The  children  of  Bebai,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Azgad,  two 
thousand  three  hundred  twenty 
and  two. 

18  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six 
hundred  threescore  and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two 
thousand  threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin,  six 
hundred  fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Ater  of  Heze- 
kiah,  ninety  and  eight. 

22  The  children  of  Hashum,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

23  The  children  of  Bezai,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  four. 

24  The  children  of  i^Hariph,  a 
hundred  and  twelve. 

25  The  children  of  "  Gibeon, 
ninety  and  five. 

2G  The  men  of  Beth-lehem  and 
Netophah,  a  hundred  fourscore  and 
eight. 

27  The  men  of  Anathoth,  a  hund- 
red twenty  and  eight. 

28  The  men  of  "  Beth-azmaveth, 
forty  and  two. 

29  The  men  of  "Kirjath-jearim, 
Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven 
hundred  forty  and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Pamah  and  Gaba, 
six  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

31  The  men  of  Mich  mas,  a  hund- 
red and  twenty  and  two. 

32  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  a 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

33  The  men  of  the  other  Nebo, 
fifty  and  two. 

34  The    children    of   the    other 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  536. 


[I  Or,  Eani. 


\  Or,  Jora. 


II  Or,  GOibar. 


II  Or. 
Aziiiaveth. 


II  Or,  Kir- 
Jalh-ai  tin. 


I 


them  u'Mch  came 


NEHEMIAH. 


first  from  Babylon. 


'Elam,  a  tliousaud  two  liundred 
fifty  aiul  four. 

35  The  cbiklren  of  ITariin,  tliree 
liiuulred  and  twenty. 

30  The  chikUeii  of  Jericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

37  The  chiUhen  of  Lod,  Hadid, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  one. 

38  The  chiklren  of  Senaah,  tln-ee 
thousand  nine  Inuidred  and  thirty. 

39  1  The  priests:  tlie  eliildren  of 
^Jedaiah,  of  the  honse  of  Jeshua, 
nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  ^luimer,  a 
thousand  fiftv  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  "  Tashur,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

42  The  children  of  '  Harini,  a 
thousand  and  seventeen. 

43  ^  The  Levites:  the  children 
of  Jeshua,  of  Kadmiel,  and  of  the 
children  of  "  Hodevah,  seventy  and 
four. 

44  •[  The  singers :  the  children  of 
Asaph,  a  hundred  forty  and  eight. 

45  ^\  The  porters :  the  children  of 
Shallum,  the  children  of  Ater,  the 
children  of  Talmon,  the  children 
of  Akkub,  the  children  of  Hatita, 
the  chiklren  of  Shobai,  a  hundred 
thirty  and  eight. 

40  1  The  Xethinim  :  the  children 
of  Ziha,  the  chiklren  of  Hashupha, 
the  children  of  Tabbaoth, 

47  The  children  of  Keros,  the  chil- 
dren of  "  Sia,  the  children  of  Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the 
children  of  Hagaba,  the  children 
of 


mai 


49  The  children  of  Hanan,  the 
children  of  Giddel,  the  chikken  of 
Gahar, 

50  The  children  of  Eeaiah,  the 
children  of  Eezin,  the  children  of 
Xekoda, 

51  The  children  of  Gazzam,  the 
children  of  Uzza,  the  children  of 
Phaseah, 

52  The  children  of  Besai,  the  chil- 
dren of  Meunim,  the  childi-en  of 
iiiSTephishesini, 

53  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the 
children  of  Hakupha,  the  children 
of  Harhur, 

54  The  children  of  "  Bazlith,  the 


children  of  Mehida,  the  children  of 
Harsha, 

55  The  children  of  Barkos,  the 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of 
Taniah, 

50  The  children  of  Neziah,  the 
children  of  llatii)ha. 

57  •„  The  children  of  Solomon's 
servants :  the  children  of  Sotai,  the 
children  of  Sophereth,  the  children 
of  "Perida, 

iS^  Tiie  children  of  Jaala,  tke  chil- 
dren of  Darkon,  the  children  of 
Giddel, 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
the  children  of  llattil,  the  children 
of  Pochereth  of  Zebaim,  the  chil- 
dren of  "Anion. 

00  All  the  jS^ethinim,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Solomon's  servants,  were 
tkree  hundred  ninetv  and  two. 

01  ''And  these  were  they  which 
went  up  also  from  Tel-melah,  Tel- 
haresha.  Cherub,  "Addon,  and  Im- 
nier:  but  they  could  not  shew 
their  father's  house,  nor  their  "  seed, 
whether  thev  were  of  Israel. 

02  The  children  of  Uelaiali,  the 
children  of  Tobiah,  the  children 
of  Xekoda,  six  hundred  forty  and 
two. 

03  ^  And  of  the  priests :  the  chil- 
dren of  Habaiah,  the  children  of 
Koz,  the'  children  of  Barzillai, 
which  took  one  of  the  daughters 
of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  to  wife, 
and  was  called  after  their  name. 

04  These  sought  their  register 
among  those  that  were  reckoned  by 
genealogy,  but  it  was  not  found: 
therefore  were  they,  as  polluted, 
put  from  the  priesthood. 

05  And  "  the  Tirshatha  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  not  eat  of 
the  most  holy  things,  till  there 
stood  up  a  priest  with  Urim  and 
Thummim. 

00  •[  The  whole  congregation  to- 
gether ivas  forty  and  two  thousand 
three  hundred  and  threescore, 

07  Besides  their  manservants  and 
their  maidservants,  of  whom  there 
tvere  seven  thousand  three  hundred 
thirty  and  seven :  and  they  had 
two  hundred  forty  and  live  singing 
men  and  singing  women. 

OS  Their   horses,  seven   hundred 

573 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  536. 


II  Or, 
Pcruda, 


\OT,Ami, 


k  Ezra  2.  59. 


8  Or,  Aildan. 


i:or, 

pedigree. 


II  Or.  (Ac 

governor  f 
ch.  8.  9. 


The  religious  manner  of 


NEHEMIAH. 


reading  and  hearing  the  law. 


Before 
CHRIST 

aboiil  53t>. 


t  Ileb.jiroV. 
1  ch.  8.  9. 


"•  So  Ezra  2. 
6U. 


"Ezra 3.  I. 


ahniit  445. 
•  Ezra  3. 1. 


b  ch.  3.  2C. 


'  Ezra  7.  «. 


»  Dent.  f.l. 
11,  li 


♦  I  Feb.  that 

in  htarimj. 
'  Lev.  23.  24. 


\  Ileb.  from 
the  Iti/Ul. 


f  lleb.  tower 
0/  wood. 


thirty  aucl  six :   their  mules,  two 
hundred  forty  and  five : 

GO  Their  camels,  four  hundred 
thirty  and  five :  six  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  twenty  asses. 

70  ^  And  ^  some  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  gave  unto  the  work.  ^  The 
Tirshatha  gave  to  the  treasure  a 
thousand  drams  of  gold,  fifty  ba- 
sins, five  himdred  and  thirty  jniests' 
garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  gave  to  the  treasure  of  the 
work  '"twenty  thousand  drams  of 
gold,  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred  pounds  of  silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the 
people  gave  was  twenty  thousand 
drams  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
pounds  of  silver,  and  threescore 
and  seven  priests'  garments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
and  the  porters,  and  the  singers, 
and  some  of  the  people,  and  the 
Nethinim,  and  all  Israel,  dwelt  in 
their  cities ;  "  and  when  the  seventh 
month  came,  the  children  of  Israel 
tvere  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER  YIII. 

1  TJie  religious  manner  of  remJing  and  hearing  the 
law.  9  They  comfort  the  2xople.  \Z  The  forward- 
ness of  them  to  hear  and  he  instructed.  1(3  They 
keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

AND  all  ''the  people  gathered 
JTjL  themselves  together  as  one 
man  into  the  street  that  ivas  ''be- 
fore the  water  gate ;  and  they  spake 
unto  Ezra  the  'scribe  to  bring  the 
book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which 
the  Lord  had  commanded  to  Israel. 

2  And  Ezra  the  i)riest  brought 
''the  law  before  the  congregation 
both  of  men  and  women,  and  all 
'that  could  hear  with  understand- 
ing, 'upon  the  first  day  of  the  sev- 
entli  month. 

3  And  he  read  therein  before  the 
street  that  vas  before  the  water 
gate  ♦from  the  morning  until  mid- 
day, before  the  men  and  the  w^o- 
men,  and  tliose  that  could  under- 
stand ;  and  the  ears  of  all  the 
l)eople  irere  attentire  unto  the  book 
of  the  law. 

4  And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon 
a  'pulpit  of  wood,  which  they  had 
made  for  the  })urp().s(';  and  Ix^side 
him  stood  Mattithiah,  and  8hema, 

574 


and  Anaiah,  and  Urijah,  and  Hil- 
kiah,  and  Maaseiah,  on  his  right 
hand ;  and  on  his  left  hand,  Peda- 
iali,  and  Mishael,  and  Malchiah, 
and  Hashum,  and  Hashbadana, 
Zechariah,  and  Meshullam. 

5  And  Ezra  opened  the  book  in 
the  t sight  of  all  the  people;  (for 
he  was  above  all  the  j^eople ;)  and 
when  he  opened  it,  all  the  people 
^stood  up: 

C  And  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord, 
the  great  God.  And  all  the  people 
s  answered.  Amen,  Amen,  with 
''lifting  up  their  hands:  and  th^y 
'  bowed  their  heads,  and  worshipped 
the  Lord  Avith  their  faces  to  the 
ground. 

7  Also  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  and 
Sherebiah,  Jamin,  Akkub,  Shab- 
bethai,  Hodijah,  Maaseiah,  Kelitn, 
Azariah,  Jozabad,  Hanau,  Pelaiah, 
and  the  Levites,  ''caused  the  peo- 
ple  to  understand  the  law :  and  the 
people  stood  in  their  place. 

8  So  they  read  in  the  book  in  the 
law  of  God  distinctly,  and  gave 
the  sense,  and  caused  them  to  un- 
derstand the  reading. 

9  1  'And  Nehemiah,  which  is  "the 
Tirshatha,  and  Ezra  the  priest  the 
scribe,  "'and  the  Levites  that  taught 
the  people,  said  unto  all  the  jieo- 
ple,  "This  day  is  holy  unto  the 
Lord  your  God ;  "  mourn  not,  nor 
weep.  For  all  the  people  wept, 
when  they  heard  the  words  of  the 
law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them,  Go 
your  way,  eat  the  tat,  and  drink 
the  sweet,  ^and  send  portions  unto 
them  for  whom  nothing  is  i)repared : 
for  this  day  is  holy  unto  our  Lord : 
neither  be  ye  sorry ;  for  the  joy  of 
the  Lord  is  your  strength. 

11  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the 
people,  saying,  Hold  your  peace, 
for  the  day  is  holy ;  neither  be  ye 
grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their 
Avay  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to 
•^send  jmrtions,  and  to  make  great 
mirth,  because  they  had  "^ under- 
stood the  words  that  were  declared 
unto  them. 

13  ^  iVnd  on  the  second  day  were 
gathered  together  the  chief  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuut445. 


i  Ileb.  eyes. 


f  Jud".  3.  20. 


siCor.14.lC. 

hLnm.S.  41. 

1  Tim.  -2.  S. 
■Ex.  4.  31.  & 

lli.2'. 

2  Chr.20.18. 


I  Lev.  10.11. 
Deut.  3.!.10. 
2Chr.ir.7, 
.S,9. 
.Alal.  2.  7. 


I  Ezra  2.  C3. 
ch.  7. 6o.  & 
10.1. 

II  Or,  tJie 
yovenior. 

■»  2  Chr.,35.3. 
ver.  8. 

"  Lev.  23. 24. 

Num.  2".1.  1. 

"Deut.  10.14, 

Id. 

Ecc.C.  4. 


P  Esth.  9. 19, 
22. 
Rev.  11.  10. 


1  ver.  10. 
■■  ver.  7, 8. 


Tlie  feast  of  tahemiacJes  Icept. 


Is^EIIEMIAII. 


The  Levites  malce  a  confession. 


fathers  of  all  tlio  people,  the  i)riests, 
and  the  Levites,  luito  l^^zra  the 
scribe,  even  "  to  uiiderstaud  the 
words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the 
law  whieh  the  Loud  had  coinniand- 
ed  'by  INloses,  that  the  children  of 
Israel  shonld  dwell  in  'booths  in 
the  feast  of  the  seventh  month  : 

15  And  'that  they  shonhl  ])nblish 
and  proclaim  in  all  their  cities,  and 
'in  Jernsalem,  saying,  (Jo  forth 
unto  the  monnt,  and  ^ fetch  olive 
branches,  and  pine  branches,  and 
myrtle  branches,  and  palm  branch- 
es, and  branches  of  thick  trees,  to 
make  booths,  as  it  is  written. 

10  1^  So  the  people  went  forth, 
and  broui>ht  them,  and  made;  them- 
selves booths,  every  one  upon  the 
■roof  of  his  hcmse,  and  in  their 
courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  in  the  street  of 
the  'water  gate,  -'and  in  the  street 
of  the  gate  of  Ephraim. 

17  And  all  the  congTCgation  of 
them  that  ware  come  again  out  of 
the  captivity  made  booths,  and  sat 
under  the  booths:  for  since  the 
days  of  Jeshna  the  son  of  Nun  un- 
to that  day  had  not  the  children 
of  Israel  done  so.  And  there  was 
very  ^  great  gladness. 

18  Also  *day  by  day,  from  the 
first  day  unto  the  last  day,  he  read 
in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God. 
And  they  kept  the  feast  seven 
days ;  and  on  the  eighth  day  was  Ui 
solemn  assembly, 
the  manner. 


''according  unto 


CHAPTER   IX. 

1  A  solemn  fast,  and  repentance  of  the  people.  4  T7ic 
Levites  make  a  reli<iious  confession  of  OocVs  yood- 
ness,  and  their  %eickedness. 

NOW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth 
dayofHhis  month  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  were  assembled  with 
fasting,  and  with  sackclothes,  'and 
earth  upon  them. 

2  And  '^tlie  seed  of  Israel  separa- 
ted themselves  from  all  ^strangers, 
and  stood  and  confessed  their  sins, 
and  the  iniquities  of  their  fathers. 

3  And  they  stood  up  in  their 
place,  and  ''read  in  the  book  of  the 
law  of  the  Lord  their  God  one 
fourth  part  of  the  day  ;  and  another 


ftmrth   part    they   confessed,    and 
worshii)])ed  the  IjORD  their  God. 

4  •[  Then  stood  up  npon  the 
II  stairs,  of  the  Levites,  Jeshna,  and 
Bani,  Kadmiel,  Slu^baniah,  Bunni, 
Sherebiah,  J>ani,  and  Ghenani,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  unto  the 
Lord  their  (Jod. 

5  Then  the  Levites,  Jeshna,  and 
Kadmiel,  Bani,  IIashal)niah,  Sher- 
ebiah, Jlodijah,  Shc^baniah,  and 
Bethahiah,  said.  Stand  up  and  bless 
the  Lord  your  God  for  ever  and 
ever  :  and  blessed  be  ""thy  glorious 
name,  which  is  exalted  above  all 
blessing  and  praise. 

()  "^Thou,  even  thou,  art  Lord 
alone;  ^'tliou  hast  made  heaven, 
''the  heaven  of  heavens,  with  'all 
their  host,  the  earth,  and  all  thint/s 
that  are  therein,  the  seas,  and  all 
that  is  therein,  and  thou  ''preserv- 
est  them  all ;  and  the  host  of  heav- 
en worshippeth  thee. 

7  Thou  art  the  Lord  the  God, 
who  didst  choose  'Abram,  and 
broughtest  him  fortli  out  of  Ur  of 
the  Ghaldees,  and  gavest  him  the 
name  of  "'Abraham ; 

8  And  foundest  his  heart  "faithful 
before  thee,  and  madest  a  "cove- 
nant with  him  to  give  the  land  of 
the  Canaanites,  the  Hittites,  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and 
the  Jebusites,  and  the  Girgashites, 
to  give  it,  I  say,  to  his  seed,  and 
'hast  performed  thy  words;  for 
thou  art  righteous : 

9  ''And  didst  see  the  affliction  of 
bur  fathers  in  Egypt,  and  "^heard- 
est  their  cry  by  the  Red  sea ; 

10  And  ^shewedst  signs  and  won- 
ders upon  Pharaoh,  and  on  all  his 
servants,  and  on  all  the  people  of 
his  land:  for  thon  knewest  that 
they  '  dealt  proudlj^  against  them. 
So  didst  thou  "get  thee  a  name,  as 
it  is  this  day. 

11  ''And  thou  didst  divide  the  sea 
before  them,  so  that  they  went 
through  the  midst  of  the  sea  on 
the  dry  land ;  and  tlieir  persecutors 
thou  threwest  into  the  deeps,  ^asa 
stone  into  the  mighty  waters. 

12  Moreover  thou  ^leddest  them 
in  the  day  by  a  cloudy  pillar ;  and 
in  the  night  by  a  pillar  of  fii'e,  to 

575 


Before 

CIIKIST 

445. 


II  Or,  , 
acctjfold. 


•  1  Chr.SO.l."!. 


'i  Kings  11). 

1.-),  la. 

I's.  Mi.  10. 

J.s.  ur.  li;,:;0. 
sOcn.  I.  1. 
Jx.  I'O.  11. 
lU-v.  U.  7. 

liDcut. 10.14. 

1  Kin^s  H. 

2". 

1  Gen.  2.  1. 
k  Pa.  36.  (i. 


lOen.  II.  31. 
&  1-'.  1. 


•"  Gen.  17.  .5. 

"  Gen.  1."..  6. 

■'G.n.li.  r. 
.t  )."..  IS.  & 
17.  7,  S. 


I'  Jo.sh.  2.1.14. 


1  Ex.  2  '*.'»  .S: 
■A.  ':.    "  ' 
'lix.  14.  10. 


"  Ex.  7,  S,  n, 
111,  IJ.  &  14, 
chapters. 


'Ex.  18.  11. 

°  Ex.  n.  111. 
Is.  tVi.  1J,14. 
.ler.  .32.  Li). 
Dafl.  a.  15. 

"  Ex.  14.  21, 
22,  27,  2H. 
I'a.  78.  la. 


y  Ex.  15.5,10. 


'  Ex.  1.3.  21 


The  Levites  malce  a  religious 


NEHEMIAH. 


confession  of  GocVs  goodness^ 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 

•Ex.  in.  20. 


b  Pa.  19.  8,  9. 

Rom.  7.  12. 
t  Heb.  laws 

q;' truth. 


'  Gen.  3.  X. 
Ex.  20. 8,11. 


i  Ex.  IC.  14, 
15. 
John  0.  P.l. 

'Ex.  ir.  fl. 

>"um.  lU  9, 


fDeut  1.8. 
t  ficb. uhich 

thou  haclst 

li/'ted  up 

thiite  hand 

to  gifc 

ihfiiix^ 

Num.  14.30. 
P  vcr.  -J^. 

Ps.  lUO.  6. 
I  Dcut.^l.L^. 

::  Kinj;s  17. 

14. 

■1  Chr.  30.  8. 

Jcr.  19.  15. 
iPs.  7.S.  11, 

42,  4a. 


INura.  14.  4. 


Wleh.aGod 

of  pardons. 
1  Ex.  .'54.  ti. 

Num.  14.18. 

Ps.  »(i.  J,  1.5. 

Joel  2. 13. 


"  Ex.  3.'.  4. 


°  ver.  27. 
P«.  lUO.  45. 


°Ex.  1.X21, 

Num. 14.14. 
ICor.  10. 1. 


FNum.11.17. 

Ib.  Ui.  11. 


<l  Ex.  in.  15. 
Jo«h.  5.  12. 

•Ex.  17.0. 


•  Deul.  2.  7. 


>Dcut.  8.4. 
ti-£i.i. 


give  them  light  in  the  way  Avhere- 
in  they  slioukl  go. 

13  ''Thou  earnest  down  also  upon 
mount  Sinai,  and  spakest  with 
them  from  heaven,  and  gavest 
them  ^ right  judgments,  and  *true 
laws,  good  statutes  and  command- 
ments : 

14  And  madest  known  unto  them 
thy  'holy  sabbath,  and  command- 
edst  them  precepts,  statutes,  and 
laws,  by  the  hand  of  Moses  thy 
servant : 

15  And  ''gavest  them  bread  from 
heaven  for  their  hunger,  and 
•^broughtest  forth  water  for  them 
out  of  the  rock  for  their  thirst,  and 
promisedst  them  that  they  should 
'go  in  to  possess  the  land  *  which 
thou  hadst  sworn  to  give  them. 

IG  ^But  they  and  our  fathers 
dealt  proudly,  and  ^  hardened  their 
necks,  and  hearkened  not  to  thy 
commandments, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  '  neither 
were  mindful  of  thy  wonders  that 
thou  didst  among  them ;  but  hard- 
ened their  necks,  and  in  their  re- 
bellion appointed  ""a  captain  to  re- 
turn to  their  bondage:  but  thou 
art  'a  God  ready  to  j>ardon,  'gra- 
cious and  merciful,  slow  to  anger, 
and  of  great  kindness,  and  forsook- 
est  them  not. 

18  Yea,  "'when  they  had  made 
them  a  molten  calf,  and  said.  This 
is 'thy  God  that  brought  thee  up 
out  of  Egypt,  and  had  wrought 
great  provocations ; 

19  Yet  thou  in  thy  "manifold 
mercies  forsookest  them  not  in  the 
wilderness :  the  "  pillar  of  the  cloud 
departed  not  from  them  by  day,  to 
lead  them  in  the  way ;  neither  the 
pilhu"  of  lire  by  night,  to  shew  them 
light,  and  the  way  wherein  they 
should  go. 

20  Thou  gavest  also  thy  "good 
8i)irit  to  instruct  them,  and  with- 
heldest  not  thy  ''manna  from  their 
mouth,  and  gavest  them  "^ water 
for  their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  "forty  years  didst  thou 
sustain  them  in  the  wilderness,  so 
that  they  lacked  nothing ;  their 
'clothes  AVMxed  not  old,  and  their 

feet  swelled  not. 
I  576 


22  Moreover  thou  gavest  them 
kingdoms  and  nations,  and  didst 
divide  them  into  corners :  so  thev 
possessed  the  land  of  "Sihon,  and 
the  land  of  the  king  of  Heshbon, 
and  the  land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan. 

23  ""  Their  children  also  multi- 
pliedst  thou  as  the  stars  of  heaven, 
and  broughtest  them  into  the  land, 
concerning  which  thou  hadst  prom- 
ised to  their  fathers,  that  they 
should  go  in  to  possess  it. 

'IAl  So  ^  the  children  went  in  and 
possessed  the  land,  and  'thou  sub- 
duedst  before  them  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  the  Canaanites,  and 
gavest  them  into  their  hands,  with 
their  kings,  and  the  people  of  the 
land,  that  they  might  do  with  them 
^as  they  would. 

25  And  they  took  strong  cities, 
and  a  ^  fat  land,  and  possessed 
''houses  full  of  all  goods,  "wells 
digged,  vineyards,  and  oliveyards, 
and  'fruit  trees  in  abundance:  so 
they  did  eat,  and  were  filled,  and 
"^became  fat,  and  delighted  them- 
selves in  thy  great  ''goodness. 

2G  Nevertheless  they  '^Avere  diso- 
bedient, and  rebelled  against  thee, 
and  *^cast  thy  law  behind  their 
backs,  and  slew  thy  ^  prophets 
which  testified  against  them  to 
turn  them  to  thee,  and  they 
wrought  great  provocations. 

27  ''Therefore  thou  deliveredst 
them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies, who  vexed  them :  and  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble,  when  they 
cried  unto  thee,  thou  '  heardest 
them  from  heaven ;  and  according 
to  thy  manifold  mercies  "^  thou 
gavest  them  saviours,  who  saved 
them  out  of  the  hand  of  their  en- 
emies. 

28  But  after  they  had  rest,  ♦'they 
did  evil  again  before  thee:  there- 
fore leftest  thou  them  in  the  hand 
of  their  enemies,  so  that  they  had 
the  dominion  over  them  :  yet  when 
they  returned,  and  cried  unto  thee, 
thou  heardest  them  from  heaven ; 
and  "'many  times  didst  thou  deliv- 
er them  according  to  thy  mercies ; 

21)  And  testitiedst  against  them, 
that  thou  mightest  bring  them 
again    unto    thy    law :    yet    they 


Before 
CHRIST 

445. 


"  Num.21.21, 


^  Gen.  22.17. 


JJosh.  1.  2, 
'  Ps.  44.  2,  3. 


tHeb. 
according 
to  their  wilt. 


"ver.  t». 

Num.  13.27. 

Ueut.  8.7,,S. 

Ez.  20.  G. 
bDeut.  6. 11. 
II  Or, 

cisterns. 
t  Heb.  tree 

of  food. 

'  Deut.32.15. 

<l  Hos.  3.  5. 

■'Judg.2. 11, 
12. 

Ez.  20.  21. 

flKinssl4. 

<J. 

Ps.  50. 17. 
^  1  Kings  18. 
4.  &  10.  10. 
2  Chr.24.20, 
21. 

Matt.  23. 37. 
Acts  7.  52. 


hJudg.  2.14. 
Jii  3.  8,  &c. 
P.S.  100.  41, 
42. 


i  Ps.  106.  44. 


k  Judff.  2. 18. 
&3.  0. 


t Ileb. they 
rftumed  to 
do  evil. 

1  So  Juds. ;!. 
11.12.  .ai.* 
4.  1.&5.  31. 
tktj.  1. 


"  Ps.  IOC.  43. 


and  of  the  national  sins. 


NEHEMIAH. 


The  sealing  of  the  covenant. 


"dealt  proudly,  and  hearkened  not 
unto  tby  commandments,  but  sin- 
ned against  tliyjiid<iinents,  ("wliicli 
if  a  man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them;) 
and  ^withdrew  the  shoulder,  and 
hardened  their  ueek,  and  uould 
not  hear. 

30  Yet  many  years  didst  thou '  for- 
bear them,  and  testihedst  'against 
them  by  thy  Spirit  '''in  thy  proph- 
ets: yet  would  they  not  give  ear: 
'therefore  gavest  thou  them  into 
the  hand  of  the  people  of  the 
lands. 

31  Nevertheless  for  thy  great  mer- 
cies' sake  Hhou  didst  not  utterly 
consume  them,  nor  forsake  them; 
for  thou  art  'a  gracious  and  merci- 
ful God. 

32  Now  therefore,  our  God,  the 
great,  the  "mighty,  and  the  ter- 
rible God,  who  keepest  covenant 
and  mercy,  let  not  all  the  '  trouble 
seem  little  before  thee,  ^  that  hiith 
come  upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on 
our  princes,  and  on  our  priests, 
and  on  our  prophets,  and  on  our 
fathers,  and  on  all  thy  people, 
"^  since  the  time  of  the  kings  of  As- 
syria unto  this  day. 

33  Howbeit  ^thou  rtr^  just  in  all 
that  is  brought  upon  us ;  for  thou 
hast  done  right,  but  ^  we  have  done 
wickedly : 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our 
princes,  our  priests,  nor  our  fa- 
thers, kei)t  thy  law,  nor  hearkened 
unto  thy  commandments  and  thy 
testimonies,  wherewith  thou  didst 
testify  against  them. 

35  For  they  have  -'not  served  thee 
in  their  kingdom,  and  in  ^'thy 
great  goodness  that  thou  gavest 
them,  and  in  the  large  and  '^fat 
land  which  thou  gavest  before 
them,  neither  turned  they  from 
their  kicked  works. 

36  Behold,  'we  are  servants  this 
day,  and  for  the  land  that  thou 
gavest  unto  our  fathers  to  eat  the 
fruit  thereof  and  the  good  thereof, 
behold,  we  are  servants  in  it : 

37  And  '^it  yieldeth  much  in- 
crease unto  the  kings  whom  thou 
hast  set  over  us  because  of  our 
sins:  also  they  have  "^ dominion  over 
our  bodies,  and  over  our  cattle,  at 

37 


their  pleasure,  and  we  are  in  great 
distress. 
38  And  because  of  all  this  we 
''make  a  sure  covenant,  and  write 
it;  and  our  princes,  Levites,  and 
priests,  '''seal  unto  it. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  names  of  thou  t/utt  .sealed  the  covenant.     29  The 
points  of  the  covenant. . 

NOW  Uhose  that  sealed  were, 
"Nehemiah,  "the  Tirshatha, 
"the  sou  of  Hachaliah,  and  Zid- 
kijah, 

2  'Seraiah,  Azariah,  Jeremiah, 

3  Pashur,  Amariah,  Malchijah, 

4  Hattush,  Shebaniah,  Malluch, 

5  Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 
G  Daniel,  Ginnethon,  Baruch, 

7  Meshullam,  Abijah,  Mijamin, 

8  Maaziah,  Bilgai,  Shemaiah: 
these  were  the  i)riests. 

9  And  the  Levites :  both  Jeshua 
the  son  of  Azaniah,  Binnui  of  the 
sons  of  Henadad,  Kadmiel ; 

10  And  their  brethren,  Sheba- 
niah,  Hodijah,  Kelita,  Pelaiah, 
Hanan, 

11  Micha,  Eehob,  Hashabiah, 

12  Zaccur,  Sherebiah,  Shebaniah, 

13  Hodijah,  Bani,  Beninu. 

14  The  chief  of  the  people;  ''Pa- 
rosh,  Pahath-moab,  Elam,  Zatthu, 
Bani, 

15  Bunni,  Azgad,  Bebai, 
IG  Adonijah,  Bigvai,  Aclin, 

17  Ater,  Hizkijah,  Azzur, 

18  Hodijah,  Hashum,  Bezai, 

19  Hariph,  Anathoth,  Nebai, 

20  Magpiash,  Meshullam,  Hezir, 

21  Meshezabeel,  Zadok,  Jaddua, 

22  Pelatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hashub, 

24  Hallohesh,  Pileha,  Shobek, 

25  Rehum,  Hashabnah,  Maaseiah, 
2G  And  Ahijah,  Hanan,  Anan, 

27  Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  1  ""And  the  rest  of  the  people, 
the  priests,  the  Levites,  the  port- 
ers, the  singers,  the  Nethinim, 
'^and  all  they  that  had  separated 
themselves  from  the  i)eople  of  the 
lands  unto  the  law  of  God,  their 
wives,  their  sons,  and  their  daugh- 
ters, every  one  having  knowledge, 
and  having  understanding ; 

29  They  clave  to  their  brethren, 
their  nobles,  ^'and  entered  into  a 

577 


Before 
CHRIST 

445. 


s  2  Kings  23. 

2Chr.2;(.  H). 

&.!4.  .-11. 

Kzrii  111.  ,■!. 

eh.  II).  21*. 
t  lii'b.  are  at 

the  Healing, 

or,  Sf'ftfed. 
hell.  ]0.  1. 


\  lU'h.  at  the 

arnhnf/t. 

ch.  '.».  ;«. 
"  ch.  H.  9. 
II  Or,  the 

ffovenior. 
l>ch.  1.  1. 

•■  Sre  ch.  IJ. 
1-21. 


■1  Sec  Ezra  2. 
3,  &c. 
ch.  T.  S,  &c. 


"•  Ezra  2.  30- 

4,S. 


f  Ezra  9.  1.  & 
in.  11, 12, 19. 
ch.  13.  3. 


eDeut29.12, 
14. 

ch.fi.  12.  K). 
Pb.  lin.  1J6. 


Hie  obligations 


NEHEMIAH. 


of  the  covenant. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 

►  2  Kings  23. 

3. 

2  Chr.34.3l. 
t  Heb.  bn  the 

hand  of. 


i  Ex.  34.  IG. 

Deut.  7. .!. 
Ezra  It.  l:i, 
U. 


k  Ex.  20. 10. 
Lev.  23.  .3. 
Deut.  5.  12. 
ch.  13. 15. 
&c. 


1  Ex.  23. 10, 
11. 
Lev.  25.  4. 

"»  Deut.  15. 

1,2. 

ch.  5.  12. 
tlleb. 

every  hand. 


"Lev.  24.  5, 

tc. 

2  Chr.  2.  4. 
"  See  Num. 

28,  &29. 


Pch.  1.3.31. 
Is.  40. 10. 


iLev.  C.  12. 


'Ex.  23. 19. 
&34.  26. 
Lev.  111.  23. 
Num.18.12. 
Deut.  2ti.  2. 


■Ex.  13.2,12, 
13. 

Lev.  27.  2<), 
27 

Num.  18.15, 
16. 


•Lev.  23.  17. 
Num.  1.5.19. 
<[  IM.  12,  &C. 
Deut  \H.  4. 
&  2<J.  2. 


"Lev.  27.  30. 
Num.  18.21, 
Ac. 


curse,  and  into  an  oath,  ''to  walk 
in  God's  law,  which  was  given  ♦  by 
Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  to 
observe  and  do  all  the  command- 
ments of  the  LoKD  our  Lord,  and 
his  judgments  and  his  statutes ; 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give 
'  our  daughters  unto  the  people  of 
tlie  laud,  nor  take  their  daughters 
for  our  sons : 

31  "And  if  the  people  of  the  land 
bring  ware  or  any  victuals  on  the 
sabbath  day  to  sell,  that  we  would 
not  buy  it  of  them  on  the  sabbath, 
or  on  the  holy  day :  and  that  we 
would  leave  the  '  seventh  year,  and 
the  "'  exaction  of  ^  every  debt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  for 
us,  to  charge  ourselves  yearly  with 
the  third  part  of  a  shekel  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  our  God ; 

33  For  "the  shewbread,  and  for 
the  °  continual  meat  offering,  and 
for  the  continual  burnt  offering, 
of  the  sabbaths,  of  the  new  moons, 
for  the  set  feasts,  and  for  the  holy 
things^  and  for  the  sin  offerings  to 
make  an  atonement  for  Israel,  and 
for  all  the  work  of  the  house  of 
our  God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lots  among 
the  priests,  the  Levites,  and  the 
people,  ^'for  the  wood  offering,  to 
bring  it  into  the  house  of  our  God, 
after  the  houses  of  our  fathers,  at 
times  appointed  year  by  year,  to 
burn  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  "^as  it  is  written  in  the 
law: 

35  And  Ho  bring  the  firstfruits  of 
our  ground,  and  the  firstfruits  of 
all  fruit  of  all  trees,  year  by  year, 
unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

3(5  Also  the  firstborn  of  our  sons, 
and  of  our  cattle,  as  it  is  written 
'iu  the  law,  and  the  firstlings  of 
our  herds  and  of  our  flocks,  to 
bring  to  the  house  of  oiu*  God,  un- 
to the  priests  tliat  minister  in  the 
house  of  our  God: 

37  '^Vnd  that  we  should  bring  the 
firstfruits  of  our  dougli,  and  our 
offerings,  and  the  fruit  of  all  man- 
ner of  trees,  of  wine  and  of  oil,  un- 
to tlie  pri(\sts,  to  the  chambers  of 
the  house  of  our  God;  and  "the 
tithes  of  our  ground  unto  the  Le- 
578 


vites,  that  the  same  Levites  might 
have  the  tithes  in  all  the  cities  of 
our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest  the  son  of  Aa- 
ron shall  be  with  the  Levites,  ^  when 
the  Levites  take  tithes:  and  the 
Levites  shall  bring  up  the  tithe  of 
the  tithes  unto  the  house  of  our 
God,  to  ^the  chambers,  into  the 
treasure  house. 

39  For  the  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Levi  'shall  bring 
the  offering  of  the  corn,  of  the  new 
wine,  and  the  oil,  unto  the  cham- 
bers, where  are  the  vessels  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that 
minister,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
singers :  '^  and  we  will  not  forsake 
the  house  of  our  God. 

CHAPTER  XL 

I  The  ruJer.i,  voluntanj  men,  and  the  tenth  man 
■chotteu  by  lot,  dwell  at  Jerusalem.  3  A  catalogue  of 
their  names.     20  The  residue  dwell  iyi  other  cities. 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  people 
jljL  dwelt  at  Jerusalem :  the  rest 
of  the  people  also  cast  lots,  to  bring 
one  of  ten  to  dwell  in  Jerusalem 
nhe  holy  city,  and  nine  parts  to 
dwell  in  other  cities. 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the 
men,  that  ''willingly  offered  them- 
selves to  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

3  1^  ""Now  these  are  the  chief  of 
the  i)rovince  that  dwelt  in  Jerusa- 
lem: but  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
dwelt  every  one  in  his  i)ossession 
in  their  cities,  to  ivit,  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  ''the 
Nethinim,  and  ''the  children  of 
Solomon's  servants. 

4  And  '^at  Jerusalem  dwelt  cey^tain 
of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin.  Of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah ;  Athaiah  the  son 
of  Uzziah,  the  son  of  Zechariah, 
the  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of 
Shephatiah,  the  son  of  Mahalaleel, 
of  the  children  of  ^  Perez ; 

5  And  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Ba- 
ruch,  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  son 
of  Ilazaiah,  the  son  of  Adaiah,  the 
son  of  Joiarib,  the  son  of  Zechariah, 
the  son  of  Shiloni. 

()  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that  dwelt 
at  Jerusalem  nrre  four  hundred 
threescore  and  eight  valiant  men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ben- 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


'=Num.l8.2«. 


y  1  Chr.  0.  2ii. 
2Chr.31.11. 


^  Deut.  12.  6, 
11. 

2  Chr.,11.12. 
ch.  13.  12. 


'ch. 13.10,11. 


"ver,  IS. 
Matt.  4.  5.  & 
27.  0^3. 


bJudg.  5.!). 


'  1  Chr.9.2,3. 


d  Ezra  2.  43. 

°  Ezra  2.  55. 


fl  Chr.  9.3, 
&c. 


5  Gen.. •V?. 29, 
Pham. 


The  inhaMtants  of  Jerusalem^ 


NEHEMIAII. 


and  of  the  other  cities. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


h  1  Chr.  0. 10, 
&c. 


fl  Or,  t7ie  son 
ofHagge- 
dolinu 


tncb. 
were  over. 
ilChr.2C.29. 


kver.  1. 


jamin ;  Sallu  the  son  of  Mosliul- 
1am,  the  son  of  Joed,  tlie  son  of 
Pedaiah,  the  son  of  Kohiiah,  the 
son  of  Maaseiali,  the  son  of  Ithiel, 
the  son  of  Jesaiah. 

8  And  after  liim  Gahbai,  Sallai, 
nine  hundred  twenty  and  eiuht. 

9  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zichri  was 
their  overseer :  and  Jndah  the  son 
of  Senuah  ivas  second  over  the 
city. 

10  ''Of  the  priests:  Jedaiah  the 
son  of  Joiarib,  Jachin. 

11  Seraiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the 
son  of  Meshnllani,  the  son  of  Za- 
dok,  the  son  of  Meraioth,  the  son 
of  Ahitub,  was  the  ruler  of  the 
house  of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren  that  did 
the  work  of  the  house  were  eight 
hundred  twenty  aud  two:  and 
Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the 
son  of  Pelaliah,  the  son  of  Amzi, 
the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of 
Pashur,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

13  And  his  brethren,  chief  of  the 
fathers,  two  hundred  fortj^"  and 
two :  and  Amashai  the  son  of  Aza- 
reel,  the  son  of  Ahasai,  the  son 
of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of  Im- 
mer, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty 
men  of  valour,  a  hundred  twenty 
and  eight :  and  their  overseer  was 
Zabdiel,  "the  son  of  one  o/the  great 
men. 

15  Also  of  the  Levites :  Shemaiah 
the  son  of  Hashub,  the  son  of  Az- 
rikam,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  the 
son  of  Bunni ; 

IG  And  Shabbethai  and  Jozabad, 
of  the  chief  of  the  Levites,  *  liad  the 
oversight  of '  the  outward  business 
of  the  house  of  God. 

17  And  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Mi- 
cha,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of 
Asaph,  urns  the  i)riucipal  to  begin 
the  thanksgiving  in  prayer:  and 
Bakbukiah  the  second  among  his 
brethren,  and  Abda  the  son  of 
Shammua,  the  son  of  Galal,  the 
son  of  Jeduthun. 

18  All  the  Levites  in  ^the  holy 
city  tvere  two  hundred  fourscore 
and  four. 

19  Moreover  the  porters,  Akkub, 
Talmon,  and  their  brethren   that  j 


kept  ^the   gates,  were  a  hundred 
seveuty  and  two. 

20  ^1  ^Vnd  the  residue  of  Israel,  of 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  ivere 
in  all  the  cities  of  ffudah,  every 
one  in  his  inheritance. 

21  'But  the  Nethinim  dwelt  in 
"Ophel:  and  Ziha  and  Gispa  were 
over  the  Nethinim. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Le- 
vites at  Jerusalem  was  Uzzi  the 
son  of  Bani,  the  son  of  Hashabiah, 
the  son  of  Mattaniah,  the  sou  of 
Micha.  Of  the  sons  of  Asaijh,  the 
singers  were  over  the  business  of 
the  house  of  God. 

23  For  '"it  was  the  king's  com- 
mandment concerning  them,  that 
"  a  certain  portion  should  be  for  the 
singers,  due  for  every  day. 

24  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of 
Meshezabeel,  of  the  chikh-en  of 
"Zerah  the  son  of  Judah,  ^vas  "at 
the  king's  hand  in  all  matters  con- 
cerning the  people. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with  their 
fields,  some  of  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah dwelt  at  pRirjath-arba,  and  in 
the  villages  thereof,  and  at  Dibon, 
and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and  at 
Jekabzeel,  and  in  the  villages 
thereof, 

26  And  at  Jeshua,  and  at  Mol- 
adah,  and  at  Beth-phelet, 

27  And  at  Hazar-shual,  and  at 
Beer-sheba,  and  in  the  villages 
thereof, 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Meko- 
nah,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

29  And  at  En-rimmon,  aud  at 
Zareah,  and  at  Jarmuth, 

30  Zanoah,  Adullam,  and  in  their 
villages,  at  Lachish,  and  the  fields 
thereof,  at  Azekah,  and  in  the  vil- 
lages thereof.  And  they  dwelt 
from  Beer-sheba  unto  the  valley 
of  Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benjamin 
"from  Geba  dwelt  "at  Michmash, 
and  Aija,  and  Beth-el,  and  in  their 
villages, 

32  And  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ana- 
niah, 

33  Hazor,  Eamah,  Gittaim, 

34  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Neballat, 

35  Lod,  and  Ono,  **  the  valley  of 
craftsmen. 

579 


Before 

CUBIST 

445. 

t  rieb.  (It 
the  ffates. 


ISeecli.S.2e. 

HOr, 
The  tower. 


"  See  Ezra 
fi.  8,  !>.&?. 
21),  &c. 

li  Or,  a  xin-e 
ordinance. 


"Gcn.M.30. 

Zarah. 
"IChr.IS.ir. 

&  23.  28. 


rJosh.  H.l.'i. 


II  Or, 

oj  Geba. 
W  Or,  to 

Michmash. 


11  Chr.  4.14 


The  succession  of  high  priests. 


NEHEMIAH. 


The  solemnity  of  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


about  536. 
'Ezra  2. 1,2. 


b  Seech.  10. 

2-8. 


II  Or,  Melicu, 
ver.  14. 

II  Or.       .  , 
Shehantah, 

vcr.  14. 

3  Or,  Harim, 

ver.  15. 

ii  Or, 

J/eraiom, 

ver.  1.5. 
1,  Or, 

(jinnethon, 

ver.  ItJ. 
'  Luke  1.  5. 

ll  Or, 

Jliiiiamm, 

ver.  17. 
II  Or, 

Jloadiah, 

ver.  17. 
i;  Or,  Sallai, 

ver.  •.'0. 
•<  Ezra  ?,.  2. 

Hag.  1.  1. 

Zech.  3.  1. 
''ch.  11. 17. 
II  That  is, 

the  psalrris 

or'tfiau/cs- 

giviiifj. 


36  And  of  the  Levites  were  divi- 
sions in  Judali,  and  in  Benjamin. 

CHAPTEE  XIL 

1  The  priests,  8  and  the  Levites,  which  came  up  with 
Zerubbabel.  10  The  succennon  of  hig?i  priests.  23 
Certain  chief  Levites.  27  The  soleitudty  of  the  dedi- 
cation of  the  walls.  44  The  offices  of  priest's  and 
Levites  appointed  in  the  temple. 

NOAV  these  are  the  ^  priests  and 
the  Levites  that  went  up  with 
Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel, 
and  Jeshua:  ^Seraiah,  Jeremiah, 
Ezra, 

2  Amariah,  iiMalhich,  Hattush, 

3  II Shechauiah,  "Rehum,  "Mere- 
moth, 

4  Iddo,  "Ginnetho,  "^Abijah, 

5  "Miamin,  I'Maadiah,  Bilgah, 

6  Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Jedaiah, 

7  II  Salhi,  Amok,  Hilkiah,  Jedaiah. 
These  were  the  chief  of  the  priests 
and  of  their  brethren  in  the  days 
of ''Jeshua. 

8  Moreover  the  Levites:  Jeshua, 
Binnui,  Kadmiel,  Sherebiah,  Ju- 
dah,  and  Mattaniah,  ^  which  urns 
over  II  the  thanksgiving,  he  and  his 
brethren. 

9  Also  Bakbukiah  and  Unni,  their 
brethreu,  were  over  against  them 
in  the  watches. 

10  ^  And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakim, 
Joiakim  also  begat  Eliashib,  and 
Eliashib  begat  Joiada, 

11  And  Joiada  begat  Jonathan, 
and  Jonathan  begat  Jaddua. 

12  And  in  the  days  of  Joiakhn 
were  priests,  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers: of  Seraiah,  Meraiah;  of 
Jeremiah,  Hananiah ; 

13  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam ;  of  Ama- 
riah, Jehohanan ; 

14  Of  Melicu,  Jonathan;  of  Sheb- 
aniah,  Joseph; 

15  Of  Ilarim,  Adna ;  ofMeraioth, 
Helkai ; 

10  Of  Tddo,  Zechariah;  of  Gin- 
nethon,  Meshnllam ; 

17  Of  Abijah,  Zichri ;  of  Minia- 
min,  of  Moadiah,  Piltai; 

18  Of  liilgali,  Shammua;  of  Shem- 
aiah, .lelionathan ; 

19  And  of  .Joiarib,  Mattenai;  of 
Jedaiah,  Uzzi ; 

20  Of  Salhii,  Kallai;  of  Amok, 
Eber ; 

21  Of  TTilkiah,  Ilashabiah;  of 
Jedaiah,  Nethaneel. 

580 


22  t  The  Levites  in  the  days  of 
Eliashib,  Joiada,  and  Johanan,'and 
Jaddua,  were  recorded  chief  of  the 
fathers :  also  the  priests,  to  the 
reign  of  Darius  the  Persian. 

23  The  sons  of  Levi,  the  chief  of 
the  fathers,  ivere  written  in  the 
book  of  the  ''Chronicles,  even  until 
the  days  of  Johanan  the  son  of 
Eliashib. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  Levites : 
Hashabiah,  Sherebiah,  and  Jeshua 
the  son  of  Kadmiel,  with  their 
brethren  over  against  them,  to 
praise  and  to  give  thanks,  ^accord- 
ing to  the  commandment  of  David 
the  man  of  God,  ^  ward  over  against 
ward. 

25  Mattaniah,  and  Bakbukiah, 
Obadiah,  Meshullam,  Talmon,  Ak- 
kub,  ivere  porters  keeping  the  ward 
at  the  II  thresholds  of  the  gates. 

26  These  were  in  the  days  of  Joia- 
kim the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  son  of 
Jozadak,  and  in  the  davs  of  Kehe- 
miah  'the  governor,  and  of  Ezra 
the  priest,  ''the  scribe. 

27  1^  And  at  'the  dedication  of 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem  they  sought 
the  Levites  out  of  all  their  places, 
to  bring  them  to  Jerusalem,  to 
keep  the  dedication  with  gladness, 
'"  both  with  thanksgivings,  and  with 
singing,  ivith  cymbals,  psalteries, 
and  with  harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers 
gathered  themselves  together,  both 
out  of  the  plain  country  round 
about  Jerusalem,  and  from  the  vil- 
lages of  Netophathi ; 

29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gilgal, 
and  out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and 
Azmaveth:  for  the  singers  had 
bailded  them  villages  round  about 
Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites i)urified  tliemselves,  and  \)\\- 
ritied  the  i)eople,  and  the  gates, 
aiul  the  wall. 

31  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes 
of  Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  ap- 
pointed two  great  eompanU's  of  them 
that  gave  thanks,  whereof ''  one  went 
on  the  right  hand  upon  the  wall 
"toward  the  dung  gate: 

32  vVnd  after  th(Mn  went  Hoshaiah, 
and  half  of  the  princes  of  Judah, 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  536. 


fl  Chr.  9. 14, 
&e. 


5 1  Chr.  Z\  St. 
25,  Si.  26. 


h  Ezra  3. 11. 


|l  Or,  treasi{- 
assemblies. 


i  ch.  8.  9. 

k  Ezra  7.6,11. 

445. 

I  Dent.  20.  r,. 

Ps.  31),  title. 


"  1  Chr.25.r,. 
2  Chr.  5. 13. 
&  7.  «. 


"  See  ver.  38, 


»ch.  2.13.  & 
3.13. 


dedication  of  the  wall. 


NEHEMIAH.         Israel  se/parated  from  strangers. 


33  And  Azariali,  Ezra,  and  Me- 
shullam, 

34  Judali,  and  Benjamin,  and 
Sheniaiab,  and  Jeremiali, 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests'  sons 
P"witli  tninipets;  uarnrh/,  Zeehariali 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of 
Shemaiah,  the  son  of  Mattaniah, 
the  son  of  Micliaiah,  the  son  of 
Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph : 

36  And  his  brethren,  8hemaiah, 
and  Azarael,  Mikdai,  Gihdai,  Maai, 
Nethaueel,  and  Jndah,  Hanani, 
with  '^the  musical  instruments  of 
David  the  man  of  God,  and  Ezra 
the  scribe  before  them. 

37  ""And  at  the  fountain  gate, 
which  was  over  against  them,  tliey 
went  up  by  Hhe  stairs  of  the  city 
of  David,  at  the  going  up  of  the 
wall,  above  the  house  of  David, 
even  unto  *the  water  gate  east- 
ward. 

38  "And  the  otlier  company  of 
them  tliat  gave  thanks  went  over 
against  them,  and  I  after  them,  and 
the  half  of  the  people  upon  the 
wall,  from  beyond  "the  tower  of 
the  furnaces  even  unto  ^  the  broad 
wall ; 

39  'And  from  above  the  gate  of 
Eijhraim,  and  above  ''the  old  gate, 
and  above  ''the  fish  gate,  ''and  the 
tower  of  Hananeel,  and  the  tower 
of  Meah,  even  unto  ''the  sheep 
gate :  and  they  stood  still  in  ^  the 
prison  gate. 

40  kSo  stood  tke  two  companies  of 
them  that  gave  thanks  in  tlie  house 
of  God,  and  I,  and  the  half  of  the 
rulers  with  me : 

41  And  the  priests;  Eliakim, 
Maaseiah,  Miniamin,  Michaiah, 
Elioenai,  Zechariah,  and  Hana- 
uiah,  with  trumi^ets ; 

42  And  Maaseiah,  and  Shemaiah, 
and  Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and  Jeho- 
hanan,  and  Malchijah,  and  Elam, 
and  Ezer.  And  the  singers  ♦sang 
loud,  with  Jezrahiah  their  overseer. 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered 
great  sacrifices,  and  rejoiced:  for 
God  had  made  them  rejoice  with 
great  joy  :  the  wives  also  and  the 
children  rejoiced :  so  that  the  joy 
of  Jerusalem  was  heard  even  afar 
off. 


44  T  '"And  at  that  time  were  some 
appointed  over  the  chambers  for 
the  treasures,  for  the  ofl'erings,  for 
the  firstfruits,  and  for  the  tithes,  to 
gather  into  them  out  of  the  fields 
of  the  cities  the  portions  ^of  tlie 
kiw  for  the  priests  and  Levites: 
'for  .Tudah  rejoiced  for  the  priests 
and  for  the  Levites  Uhat  waited. 

45  And  both  the  singers  and  the 
porters  kept  the  Avard  of  tlieir  God, 
and  the  ward  of  the  purification, 
^according  to  the  commandment  of 
David,  and  of  Solomon  his  son. 

40  For  in  the  days  of  David  ''  and 
Asaph  of  old  there  ivere  chief  of  the 
singers,  and  songs  of  praise  and 
thanksgiving  unto  God. 

47  And  all  Israel  in  the  days  of 
Zerubbabel,  and  in  the  da^'s  of 
Nehemiah,  gave  the  portions  of  the 
singers  and  the  i^orters,  every  day 
his  portion :  '  and  they  "  sanctified 
holy  things  unto  the  Levites;  ""and 
the  Levites  sanctified  them  unto 
the  childi-en  of  Aaron. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Upon  the  reading  of  the  law  separation  Li  made 
from  tlie  mixed  inuUiiude.  4  Xeliemiah  at  his  return 
cauaeth  the  chambers  to  be  cleansed.  10  I£e  reform- 
eth  the  offices  in  the  house  of  God.  15  The  violation 
of  the  sabbath,  23  and  the  marriages  with  strange 
wives. 

ON  that  day  "  ♦  they  read  in  the 
book  of  Moses  in  the  ^audi- 
ence  of  the  people;  and  therein 
was  found  written,  ''that  the  Am- 
monite and  the  Moabite  should  not 
come  into  the  congregation  of  God 
for  ever ; 

2  Because  they  met  not  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  with  bread  and  with 
water,  but  *=  hired  Balaam  against 
them,  that  he  should  curse  them: 
''  howbeit  our  God  turned  the  curse 
into  a  blessing. 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  heard  the  law,  ''that  they  sep- 
arated ti'om  Israel  all  the  mixed 
multitude. 

4  1  And  before  this,  Eliashib  the 
priest,  Uiaving  the  oversight  of  the 
cliamber  of  the  house  of  our  God, 
was  allied  unto  Tobiah : 

5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him  a 
great   chamber,   '^  where   aforetime 
they  laid   the  meat  ofterings,  the| 
frankincense,  and  the  vessels,  andi 

581  I 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 

I  2  Chr.  31. 
11,  12. 
ch.13.5,12, 
13. 


II  That  is, 
apitoiiited 
by  tlie  laiv. 

\  lleh.  for 
the  jot/  of 
.Iin'lah. 

t  IKh.  that 
stood. 


f  1  CUr.  2.5, 
Si  2t>. 


k  1  Chr.  2r,. 
1,  &e. 
2  CJir.  29. 
30. 


"  Num,  18. 

21,  24. 
II  That  is, 

set  apart. 
k  Num.  IS. 

2(;. 


»  Deut.  31. 

11.12. 

2  Kings  2^J. 

2. 

eh.  8.  3,  8. 

&  !(.  3. 

Is.  34.  16. 
t  Heb.  there 

u-as  read. 
t  Heb.  ears. 
!■  Duut.  23.  3, 

4. 


•^  Num.  22.5. 
Josh.  24. 9, 

10. 

rfNum.  23. 

1I.&24.  in. 

Dfirf.  23.  5. 


"■  cli.  9.  2.  .^ 
10.28. 


f  TIeh.  being 
set  over. 
oh.  12.  44. 


feh.l2.  44. 


Nehemiah  reformeth 


:n^ehemiah. 


certain  al)iises. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 

t  Heb.  the 
couiinand- 
ment  of  the 
Levites. 

6  Num.  18. 
■n,  -Si. 


h  ch.  5.  14. 
about  434. 


t  Heb.  at  the 

end  of  days. 

11  Or, 
/  eaniestly 
requested. 


i  ver.  1,  5. 


k  2  Chr.  20. 
5,  15,  IG,  18. 


1  Mai.  3.  8. 


"■Num.  35.2. 

°  ver.  17,  25. 
Prov.  2S.  4. 

o  ch.  10.  39. 


tHeb. 

standing. 
P  ch.  10.  .W, 
30.  Si.  li.  44. 


n  Or,  ttore- 

houses. 
12Chr.31.12. 

ch.  12.  44. 


t  Ileh.  at 
their  hand. 


'  ch.  7.  2. 

1  Ci.r.  4.  2. 
t  IIeb.it  wan 

u^ion  them. 


•  ver.  22,  31. 
ch.  5.  lU. 


t  Heb.  kind- 
tteue*. 


I  Or,  oh$erv- 
ations. 


'  Ex.  20.  10. 


the  tithes  of  the  com,  the  new 
wine,  and  the  oil,  ^^  which  was 
commanded  to  he  given  to  the  Le- 
vites,  and  the  siuoers,  and  the 
porters;  and  the  offerings  of  the 
priests. 

6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not  I  at 
Jerusalem :  ^  for  in  the  two  and 
thirtieth  year  of  i^'taxerxes  king 
of  Babylon  came  I  unto  the  king, 
and  *  after  certain  days  n  obtained  I 
leave  of  the  king : 

7  And  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
nnderstood  of  the  evil  that  Eliashib 
did  for  Tobiah,  in  'preparing  him 
a  chamber  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore  :  there- 
fore I  cast  forth  all  the  household 
stuff  of  Tobiah  out  of  the  chamber. 

9  Then  I  commanded,  and  they 
''  cleansed  the  chambers :  and  thith- 
er brought  I  again  the  vessels  of 
the  house  of  God,  with  the  meat 
offering  and  the  Irankinceuse. 

10  ^  And  I  perceived  that  the 
portions  of  the  Levites  had  4iot 
been  given  the7n:  for  the  Levites 
and  the  singers,  that  did  the  work, 
were  fled  every  one  to  "'his  field. 

11  Then  "contended  I  with  the 
rulers,  and  said,  "Why is  the  house 
of  God  forsaken  ?  And  I  gathered 
them  together,  and  set  them  in 
their  *  place. 

12  PThen  brought  all  Judah  the 
tithe  of  the  corn  and  the  new  wine 
and  the  oil  nnto  the  "  treasuries. 

13  *^And  I  made  treasm^ers  over 
the  treasuries,  Shelemiah  the  priest, 
and  Zadok  the  scribe,  and  of  the 
Levites,  Pedaiah :  and  ^next  to 
them  was  Hanan  the  son  of  Zac- 
cur,  the  son  of  Mattaniah :  for  they 
were  counted  'faithful,  and  Uheir 
office  was  to  distribute  unto  their 
brethren. 

14  'Ilemember  me,  O  my  God, 
concerning  this,  and  wipe  not  out 
my  *good  deeds  that  I  have  done 
for  the  house  of  my  God,  and  for 
the  ''offices  thereof. 

15  •,!  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Ju- 
dah some  treading  winepresses 
^on  the  sabbath,  and  bringing  in 
sheaves,  and  lading  asses;  as  also 
wine,   grapes,    and    figs,   and    all 

582 


manner  of  burdens,  "which  they 
brought  into  Jerusalem  on  the  sab- 
bath day:  and  I  testified  against 
them  in  the  day  wherein  they  sold 
victuals. 

IG  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also 
therein,  which  brought  fish,  and 
all  manner  of  ware,  and  sold  on 
the  sabbath  unto  the  children  of 
Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem. 

17  ''Then  I  contended  with  the 
nobles  of  Judah,  and  said  unto 
them.  What  evil  thing  is  this  that 
ye  do,  and  profane  the  sabbath 
day  I 

18  ^Did  not  your  fathers  thus, 
and  did  not  our  God  bring  all  this 
evil  upon  us,  and  upon  this  city  I 
yet  ye  bring  more  wrath  upon  Is- 
rael by  profaning  the  sabbath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
the  gates  of  Jerusalem  ^  began  to 
be  dark  before  the  sabbath,  I  com- 
manded that  the  gates  should  be 
shut,  and  charged  that  they  should 
not  be  opened  till  after  the  sab- 
bath :  ^  and  some  of  my  servants  set 
I  at  the  gates,  that  there  should  no 
burden  be  brought  in  on  the  sab- 
bath day. 

20  So  the  merchants  and  sellers 
of  all  kind  of  ware  lodged  without 
Jerusalem  once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I  testified  against  them, 
and  said  unto  them.  Why  lodge  ye 
t  about  the  wall  I  if  ye  do  so  again, 
I  will  lay  hands  on  you.  From 
that  time  forth  came  they  no  more 
on  the  sabbath. 

22  And  I  commanded  the  Levites, 
that  ''they  should  cle^-nse  them- 
selves, and  that  they  should  come 
and  keep  the  gates,  to  sanctify  the 
sabbath  day.  '^Eemember  me,  O 
my  God,  concerning  this  also,  and 
spare  me  according  to  the  "great- 
ness of  thy  mercy. 

23  T[  In  those  days  also  saw  I 
Jews  that  ^''had  married  wives  of 
Ashdod,  of  Amnion,  and  of  Moab; 

24  And  then*  children  spake  half 
in  the  speech  of  Ashdod,  and  *  could 
not  speak  in  the  Jews'  language, 
but  according  to  the  language  *  of 
each  people. 

25  And  I  'contended  with  them, 
and  "cursed  them,  and  smote  cer- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  434. 

"ch.  10.  31. 
Jer.17.21,22. 


^Tcr.  11. 


yjcr.  17.  21, 
22,  ■£•,. 


^  Lev.  23.  32. 


*Jer.  17.  21, 


t  Heb.ftf /bie 
the  walli 


>>ch.  12.  30. 


"ver.  14,  .31. 


[lOr. 
multitude. 


about  434. 

t  Heb.  hnd 
inadf  to 
(/welt  with 
them. 

■1  Ezra  9.  2. 

t  Heb.  they 
diareitteU 
7iot  in 
speak. 

t  Ilcb. 
of  people 
and  people. 

'ver.  11. 

Prov.  2S.  4. 
II  Or.  miUd 

them. 


A hasuerus  maketli 


ESTHEE. 


royal  feasts. 


tain  of  them,  and  plucked  off  their 
hair,  and  made  them  ^  swear  by 
God,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  give  your 
daughters  unto  their  sons,  nor  take 
their  daughters  unto  your  sons,  or 
for  yourselves. 

26  ^'Did  not  Solomon  king  of  Isra- 
el sin  by  these  things  ?  yet ''  among 
many  nations  was  there  no  king- 
like  him,  '  who  Avas  beloved  of  his 
God,  and  God  made  him  king  over 
all  Israel:  ''nevertheless  even  him 
did  outlandish  women  cause  to  sin. 

27  Shall  we  then  hearken   unto 


you  to  do  all   this 


transgress 


great 


agamst 


our 
marrying  strange  wives  ? 


evil, 
God 


to 
in 


28  And  one  of  the  sons  '"  of  Joiada, 
t\u}  son  of  Eliashib  the  high  i)riest, 
was  son  in  law  to  Sanballat  the 
lloronite:  therefore  I  chased  him 
from  me. 

21)  "Eemember  them,  O  my  God, 
t  because  they  have  detiled  the 
priesthood,  and  "the  covenant  of 
the  priesthood,  and  of  the  Levites. 

30  I'Thus  cleansed  I  them  from 
all  strangers,  and  ^  appointed  the 
wards  of  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites, every  one  in  his  business ; 

31  And  for  Hhe  wood  offering,  at 
times  appointed,  and  for  the  first- 
fruits.  'Remember  me,  O  my  God, 
for  good. 


THE 


BOOK    OF    ESTHER. 


CHAPTEE  I. 

1  Aha.iue7'us  maketh  ■royal  feastx.  10  Vashii,  sent  for, 
refuseth  to  come.  13  Ahasuerns,  by  the  cmmsel  of 
ITcmucan,  maketh  the  decree  of  men's  sovereignty. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
days  of  •''Ahasuerus,  (this  is 
Ahasuerus  which  reigned  ^from 
India  even  unto  Ethiopia,  "over  a 
hundred  and  seven  and  twenty 
provinces,) 

2  That  in  those  days,  when  the 
king  Ahasuerus  ^  sat  on  the  throne 
of  his  kingdom,  which  ivas  in  "^  Shu- 
shan  the  palace, 

3  In  the  third  year  of  his  reign,  he 
^made  a  feast  unto  all  his  princes 
and  his  servants;  the  power  of 
Persia  and  Media,  the  nobles  and 
princes  of  the  provinces,  Winy  be- 
fore him : 

4  When  he  shewed  the  riches  of 
his  glorious  kingdom  9,nd  the  hon- 
our of  his  excellent  majesty  many 
days,  even  a  hundred  and  fourscore 
days. 

5  And  when  these  days  w^ere  ex- 
pired, the  king  made  a  feast  unto 
all  the  people  that  were  ^  present 
in  Shushan  the  palace,  both  unto 
great  and  small,  seven  days,  in 
the  court  of  the  garden  of  the 
king's  palace ; ' 

6  Where  tvere  white,  green,  and 
"blue  hangings,  fastened  with  cords 


of  fine  linen  and  purple  to  silver 
rings  and  pillars  of  marble:  ^'the 
beds  were  of  gold  and  silver,  upon 
a  pavement "  of  red,  and  blue,  and 
white,  and  black  marble, 

7  And  they  gave  them  drink  in 
vessels  of  gold,  (the  vessels  being 
diverse  one  from  another,)  and 
*  royal  wine  in  abundance,  ^accord- 
ing to  the  state  of  the  king. 

8  And  the  drinking  was  according 
to  the  law ;  none  did  compel :  for 
so  the  king  had  appointed  to  all 
the  officers  of  his  house,  that  they 
should  do  according  to  every  man's 
j)leasure. 

9  Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a 
feast  for  the  women  in  the  royal 
house  which  helonged  to  king  Ahas- 
uerus. 

10  1^  On  the  seventh  day,  when 
^  the  heart  of  the  king  was  merry 
with  wine,  he  commanded  Me- 
human,  Biztha,  'Harbona,  Bigtha, 
and  Abagtha,  Zethar,  and  Carcas, 
the  seven  "chamberlains  that  serv- 
ed in  the  presence  of  Ahasuerus 
the  king, 

11  To  bring  Yashti  the  queen 
before  the  king  with  the  crown 
royal,  to  shew  the  people  and  the 
princes  her  beauty:  for  she  ivas 
*fair  to  look  on. 

583 


Before 
CHRIST 

about,  434. 

■»ch.l2.I0,22. 


"  ch.  C.  14. 

tlleb. 
Jur  the 
(tejilinys. 

"  Mill.  '2.  4, 
11,12. 

P  ch.  10.  30. 

ich.  12. 1, 
&c. 


'cli.  10..'!4. 


■  ver.  U,  22. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  519. 

P  Seech. 7.8. 
Ez.  2.;.  41. 
Amos  2.  8. 
&  (i.  4. 

II  Or,  of 
porphj/ry. 
andmarbte^ 
and  alabas- 
ter, and 
stone  of  blue 
colour. 


f  Hob. 
nnne  of  the 
kingdom. 

t  Heb. 
according 
to  the  hand 
of  the  king. 


li  2  Sam.  13. 

28. 


i  ch.  7.  9. 


II  Or, 
eunuchs. 


t  Heb.  good 
of  eounte' 
nance. 


Ahasiierus  piitteth  Yashti  away. 


ESTEEE. 


A  neiv  queen  to  he  chosen. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  519. 

i  Ueb.  which 
was  by  the 
hanii  or' his 
eunuchs. 


y  Jer.  10.  7. 

Dan.  2.  12. 

Man.  2.  1. 
llChr.12.32. 


■»  Ezra  r.  14. 


"  2  Kings  25. 
19. 


t  Heb. 
What  to  do. 


"Eph.  5.33. 


tllcb.  I/it 
be  yoo(J  with 
the  king. 
\  Heb.  from 
b^ore  him. 


t  lleh.  that 
it  past  not 
awaii, 
ch.  8.  8. 
Dan.  6.8,12, 
15. 


t  Heb. 
UHlo  her 
companion. 


12  But  the  queen  Vasliti  refused 
to  come  at  the  king's  command- 
ment t  by  Ms  chamberlains :  there- 
fore was  the  king  very  wroth,  and 
his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  1  Then  the  king  said  to  the 
*"  wise  men, '  which  knew  the  times, 
(for  so  was  the  king's  manner  to- 
ward all  that  knew  law  and  judg- 
ment : 

14  And  the  next  unto  him  was 
Oarshena,  Shethar,  Admatha,  Tar- 
shish.  Meres,  Marsena,  and  Me- 
mucan,  the  ""seven  princes  of  Per- 
sia and  Media,  "which  saw  the 
king's  lace,  and  which  sat  the  first 
in  the  kingdom,) 

15  *What  shall  we  do  unto  the 
queen  Vashti  according  to  law,  be- 
cause she  hath  not  performed  the 
commandment  of  the  king  Ahas- 
uerus  bv  the  chamberlains  f 

16  And  Memucan  answered  be- 
fore the  king  and  the  princes, 
Vashti  the  queen  hath  not  done 
wrong  to  the  king  only,  but  also 
to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the 
people  that  are  in  all  the  provinces 
of  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

17  For  this  deed  of  the  queen 
shall  come  abroad  unto  all  women, 
so  that  they  shall  ''despise  their 
husbands  in  their  eyes,  when  it 
shall  be  reported.  The  king  Ahasu- 
erus commanded  Vashti  the  queen 
to  be  brought  in  before  him,  but 
she  came  not. 

18  Likeivise  shall  the  ladies  of 
Persia  and  Media  say  this  day 
unto  all  the  king's  princes,  which 
have  heard  of  the  deed  of  the 
queen.  Thus  shall  there  arise  too 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19  *If  it  please  the  king,  let  there 
go  a  royal  commandment  ^from 
him,  and  let  it  be  written  among 
the  laws  of  the  Persians  and 
the  Medes,  'that  it  be  not  alter- 
ed, Tliat  Vashti  come  no  more 
before  king  Ahasuerus ;  and  let 
the  king  give  her  royal  estate 
'unto  another  tliat  is  better  than 
she. 

20  And  when  the  king's  decree, 
whicli  he  shall  make,  shall  bei)ub- 
lished  throughout  all  his  emjnre, 
(for  it  is  great,)  all  the  wives  shall 

584 


pgive   to   their  husbands  honour, 
both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  ^pleased  the 
king  and  the  princes ;  and  the 
king  did  accortling  to  the  word  of 
Memucan : 

22  For  he  sent  letters  into  all  the 
king's  provinces,  ^  into  every  prov- 
ince according  to  the  writing  there- 
of, and  to  every  people  after  their 
language,  that  every  man  should 
'bear  rule  in  his  own  house,  and 
'that  it  should  be  published  ac- 
cording to  the  language  of  every 
people. 

CHAPTEE  II. 

1  Out  of  the  choice  of  virgins  a  queen  is  to  be  chosen. 
5  Mordecai  the  mirsing  father  of  Esther.  8  Mother 
is  preferred  by  Uegai  before  the  rest.  12  The  man- 
ner of  purification.,  and  goiiig  in  to  the  king.  15 
Esther  best  pleasing  the  king  is  made  queen.  21 
Mordecai  discovering  a  treason  is  recorded  in  the 
chronicles. 

A  FTER  these  things,  when  the 
JTA-  wrath  of  king  Ahasuerus  was 
appeased,  he  remembered  Vashti, 
and  what  she  had  done,  and  "^what 
was  decreed  against  her. 

2  Then  said  the  king's  servants 
that  ministered  unto  him.  Let  there 
be  fair  young  virgins  sought  for 
the  king : 

3  And  let  the  king  apj)oint  offi- 
cers in  all  the  jirovinces  of  his 
kingdom,  that  they  may  gather  to- 


gether all  the  fair 


young  virgins 


unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
house  of  the  women,  'unto  the 
custody  of  "  Hege  the  king's  cham- 
berlain, keeper  of  the  women ;  and 
let  their  things  for  xjurification  be 
given  them: 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which  pleas- 
eth  the  king  be  queen  instead  of 
Vashti.  And  the  thing  pleased  the 
king ;  and  he  did  so, 

5  1  Now  in  Shushan  the  palace 
there  was  a  certain  Jew,  whose 
name  ivas  Mordecai,  the  son  of  Jair, 
the  son  of  Shimei,  the  son  of  Kish, 
a  Benjamite ; 

6  ""Who  had  been  carried  away 
from  Jerusalem  with  the  captivity 
which  had  been  carried  away  with 
"Jeconiah  king  of  Judah,  whom 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Bab- 
ylon had  carried  away. 

7  And  he  '  brought  up  Hadassah, 
that  is^  Esther,  'his  uncle's  daugh- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  519. 

P  Eph.  5.  33. 

Col.  3.  IS. 

1  Pet.  3. 1. 
IHeb.  wa? 

good  in  fl;e 

eyes  of  the 

king. 


1  ch.  8.  9. 


■■  Eph.  5.  22, 

23  24. 

iTrm.2. 12. 
tHtb.  that 
one  should 
publish  it 
according 
to  the  l(m- 
guage  of  his 
people. 


518. 


»ch.l.l9,2(). 


t  Ileb.  vnto 
the  hand. 

II  Or,  Negai, 
ver.  8. 


b2Kinj;3  24. 
14,  15. 
2  Chr.3G.10, 
20. 
Jer.  24.  1. 


II  Or, 

Jehoiachjiu 
2  Kinjjs  24. 
6. 

tHeb. 

nouriahetty 
Eph.  6.  4. 
•^  ver.  15. 


Esther  pleasetli  Ahasuerusj 


ESTHEE. 


and  is  made  queen. 


Before 

CHRIST 

518. 

tHeb. /air 
qt'fonn, 
and  good 
of'covnte-' 
tiaiice. 


•1  ver.  3. 


•ver.  3, 12. 

t  Hob.  her 
portious. 


flleb.  Ae 
changed 
her. 


f  ver.  20. 


+  Heb. 
to  know  the 
peace. 

about  515. 


about  515. 


ter :  for  she  had  neither  father  nor 
mother,  and  the  maid  was  ^fair  and 
beautiful;  whom  Mordecai,  Avhen 
her  father  and  mother  were  dead, 
took  for  his  own  daughter. 

8  1  So  it  came  to  i)ass,  when  the 
king's  commnudment  and  liis  de- 
cree was  heard,  and  when  many 
maidens  were  ''gathered  togetlier 
nuto  Shushan  the  pahice,  to  the 
custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was 
brouglit  also  unto  the  king's  house, 
to  the  custody  of  Hegai,  keeper  of 
the  women. 

9  And  the  maiden  jdeased  him, 
and  she  obtained  kindness  of  him; 
and  he  speedily  gave  her  her  "things 
for  purilicatiou,  with  tgnch  things 
as  belonged  to  her,  and  seven 
maidens,  which  were  meet  to  be 
given  her,  out  of  the  king's  house : 
and  ♦he  preferred  her  and  lier  maids 
unto  the  best  place  of  the  house  of 
the  women. 

10  ^Esther  had  not  shewed  her 
people  nor  her  kindred:  for  Mor- 
decai had  charged  her  that  she 
should  not  shew  it. 

11  And  Mordecai  walked  every 
day  before  the  court  of  the  women's 
house.  Ho  know  how  Esther  did, 
and  what  should  become  of  her. 

12  ^  Now  when  every  maid's  turn 
was  come  to  go  in  to  king  Aliasue- 
rus,  after  that  she  had  been  twelve 
months,  according  to  the  manner 
of  the  women,  (for  so  were  the 
days  of  their  purifications  accom- 
plished, to  witj  six  mouths  with  oil 
of  myrrh,  and  six  months  with 
sweet  odours,  and  with  other  things 
for  the  i)urifying  of  the  women,) 

13  Then  thus  came  every  maiden 
unto  the  king ;  whatsoever  she  de- 
sired was  given  her  to  go  with  her 
out  of  the  house  of  the  women  un- 
to the  king's  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and 
on  the  morrow  she  returned  into 
the  second  house  of  the  women,  to 
the  custody  of  Shaashgaz,  the  king's 
chamberlain,  which  kept  the  con- 
cubines :  she  came  in  unto  the  king 
no  more,  except  the  king  delighted 
in  her,  and  that  she  were  called  by 
name. 

15  ^\  Kow  when  the  turn  of  Esther, 


sthe  daughter  of  Abihail  the  uncle 
of  Mordecai,  who  had  taken  her  for 
his  daughter,  was  come  to  go  in 
unto  the  king,  she  required  nothing 
but  what  Hegai  the  king's  cham- 
berlain, the  keeper  of  the  women, 
aifi^ointed.  And  Esther  obtained 
favour  in  the  sight  of  all  them  that 
looked  upon  her. 

IG  So  Esther  was  taken  unto  king 
Ahasuerus  into  his  house  royal  in 
the  tenth  month,  which  is  the 
month  Tebeth,  in  the  seventh  year 
of  his  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Esther 
above  all  the  women,  and  she  ob- 
tained grace  and  "favour  Mu  his 
sight  more  than  all  the  virgins ;  so 
that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon 
her  head,  and  made  her  queen  in- 
stead of  Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  ^  made  a  great 
feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his 
servants,  even  Esther's  feast;  and 
he  made  a  *  release  to  the  provinces, 
and  gave  gifts,  according  to  the 
state  of  the  king. 

19  And  when  the  virgins   were 
gathered  together  the  second  time, 
then  Mordecai  sat  4n  the 
gate. 

20  "^  Esther  had  not  yet  shewed 
her  kindred  nor  her  peoide,  as  Mor- 
decai had  charged  her :  for  Esther 
did  the  commandment  of  Mordecai, 
like  as  when  she  was  brought  up 
with  him. 

21  ^  In  those  days,  while  Morde- 
cai sat  in  the  king's  gate,  two  of 
the  king's  chamberlains,  "Bigthan 
and  Teresh,  of  those  which  kept 
Hhe  door,  were  wroth,  and  sought 
to  lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

22  And  the  thing  was  known  to 
Mordecai,  '  who  told  it  unto  Esther 
the  queen ;  and  Esther  certified  the 
king  thereof  in  Mordecai's  name. 

23  And  when  inquisition  was  made 
of  the  matter,  it  was  found  out; 
therefore  they  were  both  hanged 
on  a  tree:  and  it  was  written  in 
"'the  book  of  the  chronicles  before 
the  king. 

OHAPTEE  III. 

1  JTaman,  advanced  by  the  king,  aiid  despised  by 
Mordecai.,  seekelh  revenge  iipoti  all  the  Jews.  7  Me 
casteth  lots.  8  He  obtaineth  by  calumniation  a  de- 
cree of  the  king  to  put  the  Jews  to  death. 

585 


kings 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  615 


8  ver.  7. 


II  Or, 

kindness. 
f  lUb. 

Orjore  him. 


aboiit  514. 
h  ch.  1.  3., 


t  Ueb.  rest. 


'  ver.  21. 
ch.  3.  2. 


t  ver.  10. 


II  Or. 

Jiigthana, 
ch.  6.  2. 

f  Hob.  the 
threshold. 


I  ch.  6.  2. 


'  ch.  6. 1. 


Haman  seeketli  to 


ESTHEE. 


destroy  the  Jeivs. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  510. 


•  Num.  24. 7. 
1  Sam.  lo.8. 


b  ch.  2. 19. 


"  Ter.  5. 
Ps.  15.  4. 


i  ver.  2. 


'  ver.  2. 
ch.  .5.  9. 
( Dan.  3. 19. 


e  Ps.  83.  4. 


510. 


li  ch.  9.  24. 


I  Ezra  4. 1^ 

Acta  lU.  UO. 


t  Heb.  meet, 
or,  equal. 


I  Heb.  to  fle- 

*trou  the  III. 
t  Ileb.uiei^A. 


bowed  not,  nor  did 


AFTER  these  things  did  king 
JTjL  Ahasuerus  promote  Haman 
the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  '^  Agag- 
ite,  and  advanced  him,  and  set  his 
seat  above  all  the  iDiinces  that  tvere 
with  him. 

2  And  all  the  king's  servants,  that 
ivere^  in  the  king's  gate,  bowed,  and 
reverenced  Haman:  for  the  king 
had  so  commanded  concerning  him 
But  Mordecai ' 
him  reverence. 

3  Then  the  king's  servants,  which 
ivere  in  the  king's  gate,  said  unto 
Mordecai,  Why  transgressest  thou 
the  "^  king's  commandment  I 

4  Xow  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
spake  daily  unto  him,  and  he  heark- 
ened not  unto  them,  that  they  told 
Haman,  to  see  whether  Mordecai's 
matters  would  stand:  for  he  had 
told  them  that  he  was  a  Jew. 

5  And  when  Haman  saw  that  Mor- 
decai ^  bowed  not,  nor  did  him  rev- 
erence, then  was  Haman  ^fuU  of 
wrath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay 
hands  on  Mordecai  alone ;  for  they 
had  shewed  him  the  people  of  Mor- 
decai: wherefore  Haman  ^sought 
to  destroj^  all  the  Jews  that  were 
throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of 
Ahasuerus,  even  the  jjeople  of  Mor- 
decai. 

7  1^  In  the  first  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Nisan,  in  the  twelfth  year  of 
king  Ahasuerus,  ''they  cast  Pur, 
that  is,  the  lot,  before  Haman  from 
day  to  day,  and  from  month  to 
month,  to  the  twelfth  month,  that 
is,  the  month  Adar. 

8  %  And  Haman  said  unto  king 
Ahasuerus,  There  is  a  certain  peo- 
ple scattered  abroad  and  disi)ersed 
among  the  people  in  all  the  prov- 
inces of  thy  kingdom ;  and  '  their 
laws  are  diverse  from  all  people; 
neither  keep  they  the  king's  laws  : 
therefore  it  is  not  tfor  the  king's 
profit  to  suffer  them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be 
written  ♦  that  they  may  be  destroy- 
ed: and  I  will  'pay  ten  thousand 
talents  of  «ilver  to  the  hands  of 
those  that  have  the  charge  of  the 
l)usiness,  to  bring  it  into  the  king's 
treasuries. 

58G 


ring 


10  And  the  king  ''took  'his 
from  his  hand,  and  gave  it  unto 
Haman   the  son  of  Hammedatha 
the  Agagite,  the  Jews'  "  enemy. 

11  And  the  king  said  unto  Ha- 
man, The  silver  is  given  to  thee, 
the  people  also,  to  do  with  them  as 
it  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

12  "'Then  were  the  king's  "scribes 
called  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
first  month,  and  there  was  written 
according  to  all  that  Haman  had 
commanded  unto  the  king's  Ueu- 
tenants,  and  to  the  governors  that 
ivere  over  every  j)rovince,  and  to 
the  rulers  of  every  jjeople  of  every 
province  "according  to  the  writing 
thereof,  and  to  every  peoj^le  after 
their  language;  °in  the  name  of 
king  Ahasuerus  was  it  written,  and 
sealed  with  the  king's  ring. 

13  And  the  letters  were  ''sent  by 
posts  into  all  the  king's  i^rovinces, 
to  destroy,  to  kill,  and  to  cause  to 
perish,  all  Jews,  both  young  and 
old,  little  children  and  women,  "Jin 
one  day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth 
day  of  the  twelfth  month,  Avhich  is 
the  month  Adar,  and  'to  taJce  the 
si)oil  of  them  for  a  prey. 

14  'The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a 
commandment  to  be  given  in  every 
province  was  published  unto  all 
people,  that  they  should  be  ready 
against  that  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  being 
hastened  by  the  king's  command- 
ment, and  the  decree  was  given  in 
Shushan  the  i^alace.  And  the  king 
and  Haman  sat  down  to  drink; 
but  'the  city  Shushan  was  per- 
l)lexed. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  great  monruing  of  Mordecai  and  the  Jews.  4 
JiJst/wr,  understanding  it,  sendeth  to  Mordecai,  who 
sheweth  the  cause,  and  adviseth  her  to  wulertake  the 
suit.  10  She  excusing  herself  is  threatened  by  Mor- 
decai. 15  She  appointing  a  fast  undertakcth  the 
suit. 

WHEIS"  Mordecai  perceived  all 
that  was  done,  Mordecai 
^rent  his  clothes,  and  i)ut  on  sack- 
cloth 'with  ashes,  and  went  out 
into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and 
"cried  with  a  loud  and  a  bitter  cry ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the  king's 
gate :  for  none  miyht  enter  into  the 
kind's  ffate  clothed  with  sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province,  whither- 


Before 
CHRIST 

510. 

k  Gen.  41.42. 
1  ch.  8.  2,  8. 
flOr, 

oppressor, 

ch.  7. 6. 


^  ch.  8.  9. 

II  Or. 


"ch.  1.22.  & 

8.9. 


°  1  Kings  21. 
8. 
ch.  8.  8, 10. 


P  ch.  8.  10. 


")  ch.8.12,  &c. 


"•ch.  8. 11. 


■ch.8.13,14. 


<  See  ch.S.1.3. 
Prov.  29.  2. 


about  510. 


'2Sam.l.ll. 


b.Iosh.  7.  0. 
Ez.  27.  30. 


'Gen  27.34. 


The  great  mourning  of  the  Jews.  ESTHER. 


Esther  undcrtalceth  their  suit. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  510. 


f  Heb.  sack- 
cloth and 
ashes  ivere 
laid  under 
viaii!/, 
Is.  5>S.  5. 
Ouii.  ',1.  3. 

t  Htb. 
er.nuchs. 


t  Heb.  whom 
he  had  set 
be/ore  her. 


dch.  3.  9. 


«  ch.  3. 14, 15. 


fch.  5. 1. 
5  Dan.  2.  9. 


bch.  5.2.  & 
S.4. 


soever  the  king's  commaiuluieut 
and  liis  decree  came,  there  was 
great  mourning  among  tlie  Jews, 
q,nd  fasting,  and  weeping,  and 
wailing;  and  ^many  lay  iu  sack- 
cloth and  ashes. 

4  1  So  Esther's  maids  and  her 
t  chamberlains  came  and  told  it 
her.  Then  was  the  queen  exceed- 
ingly grieved;  and  she  scyit  rai- 
ment to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to 
take  away  his  sackcloth  from  him : 
but  he  received  it  not. 

5  Then  called  Esther  for  Hatach, 
one  of  the  king's  chamberlains, 
*  whom  he  had  appointed  to  attend 
upon  her,  and  gave  him  a  com- 
mandment to  Mordecai,  to  know 
what  it  was,  and  why  it  tvas. 

6  So  Hatach  went  forth  to  Mor- 
decai unto  the  street  of  the  city, 
which  teas  before  the  king's  gate. 

7  And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all 
that  had  happened  unto  him,  and 
of ''  the  sum  of  the  money  that  Ha- 
man  had  promised  to  pay  to  the 
king's  treasuries  for  the  Jews,  to 
destroy  them. 

8  Also  he  gave  him  "^  the  copy  of 
the  writing  of  the  decree  that  was 
given  at  Shushau  to  destroy  them, 
to  shew  it  unto  Esther,  and  to  de- 
clare it  unto  her,  and  to  charge 
her  that  she  should  go  in  unto  the 
king,  to  make  supi)lication  unto 
him,  and  to  make  request  /before 
him  for  her  peopio. 

9  And  Hatach  came  and  told  Es- 
tiber  the  words  of  Mordecai. 

10  1  Again  Esther  spake  unto 
Hatach,  and  gave  him  command- 
ment unto  Mordecai ; 

11  All  the  king's  servants,  and 
th(j  people  of  the  king's  provinces, 
do  know,  that  whosoever,  whether 
man  or  woman,  shall  come  unto 
the  king  into  '^the  inner  court,  who 
is  not  called,  ^  there  is  one  law  of 
his  to  put  him  to  death,  except 
such  ''  to  whom  the  king  shall  hold 
out  the  golden  sceptre,  that  he 
may  live:  but  I  have  not  been 
called  to  come  in  unto  the  king 
these  thirty  days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai 
Esther's  words. 

13  Then  Mordecai  commanded  to 


answer  Esther,  Think  not  with  thy- 
self that  thou  shalt  escape  in  the 
king's  house,  more  than  all  the 
Jews. 

14  For  if  thou  altogether  boldest 
thy  i)eace  at  this  time,  then  shall 
there  *  enlargement  and  deliverance 
arise  to  the  Jews  from  another 
l^lace;  but  thou  and  thy  father's 
house  shall  be  destroyed ;  and  who 
knoweth  whether  thou  art  come  to 
the  kingdom  for  such  a  time  as 
this? 

15  ■[  Then  Esther  bade  them  re- 
turn Mordecai  this  answer, 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the 
Jews  that  are  ^  present  in  Shushan, 
and  fast  ye  for  me,  and  neither  eat 
nor  drink  'three  days,  night  or 
day :  I  also  and  my  maidens  will 
fast  likewise ;  and  so  will  I  go  in 
unto  the  king,  which  is  not  accord- 
ing to  the  law :  ""and  if  I  perish,  I 
perish. 

17  So  Mordecai  ^went  his  way, 
and  did  according  to  all  that  Es- 
ther had  commanded  him. 

OHAPTEE  V. 

1  Esther,  adventuring  on  the  king's  favour,  obtaineth 
the  grace  of  the  golden  sceptre,  and  inviteth  the  king 
and  Uaman  to  a  l)anquet.  6  She,  being  encouraged 
bij  the  king  in  her  suit,  inviteth  them  to  another 
banquet  the  next  day.  9  Ilanutn,  proud  of  his  ad- 
varicanent,  repineth  at  the  contempt  of  Mordecai, 
14  Bij  the  counsel  of  Zeresh  he  buildeth  for  him  a 
pair  of  gallows. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  ''on  the 
third  day,  that  Esther  put  on 
her  royal  apparel,  and  stood  in  ^  the 
inner  court  of  the  king's  house, 
over  against  the  king's  house: 
and  the  king  sat  upon  his  royal 
throne  in  the  royal  house,  over 
against  the  gate  of  the  house. 

2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king 
saw  Esther  the  queen  standing  in 
the  court,  thaf^liQ  obtained  favour 
in  his  sight:  and  ''the  king  held 
out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre 
that  ivas  in  his  hand.  So  Esther 
drew  near,  and  touched  the  top  of 
the  sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her. 
What  wilt  thou,  queen  Esther  I 
and  what  is  thy  request?  Mt  shall 
be  even  given  thee  to  the  half  of 
the  kingdom. 

4  And  Esther  answered.  If  it  semi 
good  unto  the  king,  let  the  king 

587 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  510. 


t  Hob.  res- 
piration. 
Job  9.  18. 


tlleb. 

Jound. 


i  Sec  ch.  5.1. 


k  See  Gen. 
43.14. 


tHcb. 
passed. 


'  See  ch.  4. 
16. 


b  See  ch.  4. 
11.  &  ti.  4. 


■^Prov.  21.1. 

<lch.  4.  11.  & 
8.4. 


'So  Mark 6. 
23. 


Esther's  banquet. 


ESTHER. 


MordecaVs  service. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  5 10. 


fch.  7.  2. 
8ch.9. 12. 


t  lieb.  to  do. 


b  ch.  3.  5. 


i  So  2  Sam. 
13.22. 


♦  Hob. 
catised  to 
come. 


Vch.O.  7,&c. 


Ich.  3. 1. 


t  Ilcl).  tree. 
"■ch.  7.  9. 
"ch.  C.  A. 


and  Haman  come  tliivS  day  iiuto  the 
banquet  that  I  have  prepared  for 
him. 

5  Then  the  king  said,  Cause  Ha- 
man to  make  haste,  that  lie  may 
do  as  Esther  hath  said.  So  the 
king  and  Haman  came  to  the  ban- 
quet that  Esther  had  prepared. 

6  1  "^And  the  king  said  unto  Es- 
ther at  the  banquet  of  wine,  ^  What 
is  thy  petition?  and  it  shall  be 
granted  thee :  and  what  is  thy  re- 
quest? even  to  the  half  of  the 
kingdom  it  shall  be  performed. 

7  Then  answered  Esther,  and  said, 
My  petition  and  my  request  is ; 

8  If  I  have  found  favour  in  the 
sight  of  the  king,  and  if  it  i^lease 
the  king  to  grant  my  petition,  and 
Uo  perform  my  request,  let  the 
king  and  Haman  come  to  the  ban- 
quet that  I  shall  prepare  for  them, 
and  I  will  do  to  morrow  as  the 
king  hath  said. 

9  *\\  Then  went  Haman  forth  that 
day  joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart : 
but  when  Haman  saw  Mordecai  in 
the  king's  gate,  ^  that  he  stood  not 
up,  nor  moved  for  him,  he  was  full 
of  indignation  against  Mordecai. 

10  J^evertheless  Haman  '  refrain- 
ed himself:  and  when  he  came 
home,  he  sent  and  ^called  for  his 
friends,  and  Zeresh  his  wife. 

11  And  Haman  told  them  of  the 
glory  of  his  riches,  and  ''the  multi- 
tude of  his  children,  and  all  the 
things  wherein  the  king  had  pro- 
moted him,  and  how  he  had  '  ad- 
vanced him  above  the  princes  and 
servants  of  the  king. 

12  Haman  said  moreover,  Yea, 
Esther  the  queen  did  let  no  man 
come  in  with  the  king  unto  the 
banquet  that  she  had  prei)ared  but 
myself;  and  to  morrow  am  I  in- 
vited unto  her  also  with  the  king. 

13  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  noth- 
ing, so  long  as  I  see  Mordecai  the 
Jew  sitting  at  the  king's  gate. 

14  ^[  Then  said  Zere.sh  his  wife 
and  all  his  friends  unto  him.  Let  a 
♦'"gallows  be  made  of  fifty  cubits 
high,  and  to  morrow  "si)eak  thou 
unto  tli(^  king  that  Mordecai  may 
be  hanged  tliereon :  then  go  thou 
in  merrily  with  the  king  unto  the 

588 


banquet.  And  the  thing  pleased 
Haman;  and  he  caused  "the  gal- 
lows to  be  made. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Ahamerus,  reading  iji  the  chroniclen  of  the  good 
service  done  by  Mordecai,  taketh  care  for  his  re- 
ward. 4  Haman.,  coming  to  sne  thai  Jlordecai 
might  be  hanged,  unawares  giveth  counsel  that  he 
■might  do  him  honour.  13  Complaining  of  his  mis- 
fortune, his  friends  ttll  him  of  his  final  destiny. 

OlST  that  night  ♦could  not  the 
kmg  sleep,  and  he  command- 
ed to  bring  ''  the  book  of  records 
of  the  chronicles;  and  they  were 
read  before  the  king. 

2  And  it  was  found  written,  that 
Mordecai  had  told  of  "Bigthana 
and  Teresh,  two  of  the  king's 
chamberlains,  the  keepers  of  the 
♦  door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand  on 
the  king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said.  What  hon- 
our and  dignity  hath  been  done  to 
Mordecai  for  this  ?  Then  said  the 
king's  servants  that  ministered  un- 
to him,  There  is  nothing  done  for 
him. 

4  1  And  the  king  said,  Who  is  in 
the  court  ?  Now  Haman  was  come 
into  ''the  outward  court  of  the 
king's  house,  '=to  speak  unto  the 
king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the  gal- 
lows that  he  had  prepared  for  him. 

5  And  the  king's  servants  said  un- 
to him.  Behold,  Haman  standeth  in 
the  ccurt.  And  the  king  said,  Let 
him  «ft>7ne  in. 

6  So  Haman  came  in.  Anrf  the 
king  said  unto  him,  What  shill  be 
done  unto  the  man  ♦  whom  thekijLg 
delighteth  to  honour?  Now  Ha- 
man thought  in  his  heart.  To  whom 
would  the  king 
our  more  than  to  myself? 

7  And  Haman  answered  the  king. 
For  the  man  ♦whom  the  king  de- 
lighteth to  honour, 

8  ♦Let  t\\&  royal  apparel  be 
brought  ♦which  the  king  nscth  to 
wear,  and  "^the  horse  that  the  king 
ridetli  upon,  and  the  crown  royal 
which  is  set  ujx)]!  his  head : 

0  And  let  this  api)arel  and  horse 
be  delivered  to  the  hand  of  one  of 
the  king's  most  noble  princes,  that 
they  may  array  the  man  withal 
whom  the  king  d(;ligliteth  to  hon- 
our, and  ♦bring  him  on  horseback 


delight  to  do  hon- 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  510. 

°ch.7.  10. 


\  Heb.  the 
king's  sleep 
Jted  away. 

'ch.  2.  23. 


II  Or, 
Bigthaiiy 
ch.  2.  21. 


t  Heb. 
threshold. 


bSee  ch.5.1. 
"^ch.  5.  H. 


tBeh..  in 

whose  hon- 
our I  h^  king 
delighteth. 


t  Heb.  in 
whose  hon- 
our the  king 
delighteth. 

tllcb.  Let 
them  bring 
the  roytil 
a}iparel. 

t  Heb. 
tfherejcith 
the  king 
clolhcth 
himself. 

Jl  Kings  1. 
33. 


t  Heb.  cause 
hiuLto  ride. 


Mordecai  is  honoured. 


ESTHEE. 


Haman  is  hanged. 


Before 
CHKIST 

abuul510. 

"Gen.  41. 43. 


♦  Tleb.  mffer 
not  a  whit 
lofall. 


f2Chr.26.20. 

s  2  Sam.  15. 
30. 
Jcr.  14.  3,4. 


I  ch.  5.  8. 


tHeb. 

to  drmk. 


•ch.5.6. 


tlirongh  the  street  of  the  city,  "^  and 
proclaim  before  hiui,  Thus  sliall  it 
be  done  to  the  man  whom  the  king" 
delighteth  to  honour. 

10  Then  the  king-  said  to  ITaman, 
Make  liaste,  and  take  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said, 
and  do  even  so  to  Mordecai  the 
Jew,  that  sitteth  at'the  king's  gate: 
Uet  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou 
hast  spoken. 

11  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  and  arrayed  Morde- 
cai, and  brought  him  on  horseback 
through  the  street  of  the  city,  and 
proclaimed  before  him,  Thus  shall 
it  be  done  unto  the  man  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour. 

12  ^  And  Mordecai  came  again 
to  the  king's  gate.  But  Haman 
^hasted  to  his  house  mourning, 
sand  having  his  head  covered. 

13  And  Haman  told  Zeresh  his 
wife  and  all  his  friends  every  thing 
that  had  befallen  him.  Then  said 
his  wise  men  and  Zeresh  his  wife 
unto  him.  If  Mordecai  he  of  the 
seed  of  the  Jews,  before  whom 
thou  hast  begun  to  fall,  thou  shalt 
not  prevail  against  him,  but  shalt 
surely  fall  before  him. 

1-4  And  while  they  were  yet  talk- 
ing with  him,  came  the  king's 
chamberlains,  and  hasted  to  bring 
Haman  unto  ^the  banquet  that 
Esther  had  i^repared. 

CHAPTER  YH. 

1  Esther,  entertaining  the  king  and  Haman.,  maketh 
^uit  for  her  own  life  and  her  people's.     5  She  ac- 
^cu.seth  Haman.     7  The  king  in  his  anger,  under- 
standing of  the  gallows  which  Haman  had  made 
fur  Mordecai,  causcth  him  to  be  hanged  thereon. 

SO  the  king  and  Haman  came 
Uo  banquet  wdth  Esther  the 
queen. 

2  And  the  king  said  again  unto 
Esther  on  the  second  day  "  at  the 
banquet  of  wine.  What  is  thy  pe- 
tition, queen  Esther?  and  it  shall 
be  granted  thee :  and  what  is  thy 
request  ?  and  it  shall  be  performed, 
even  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  answer- 
ed and  said,  If  I  have  found  favour 
in  thy  sight,  O  king,  and  if  it 
please  the  king,  let  my  life  be 
given  me  at  my  petition,  and  my 
people  at  my  request : 


4  For  we  are  ''sold,  I  and  my  peo- 
ple, Ho  be  destroyed,  to  be  slain, 
and  to  perish.  But  if  we  had  been 
sold  for  bondmen  and  bondwomen, 
I  had  held  my  tongue,  although 
the  enemy  could  not  countervail 


the  king's  damage. 
Then 


5 


king  Ahasuerus 


1  Then  the 
answered  and  said  unto  Esther 
the  queen.  Who  is  he,  and  where 
is  he,  'that  durst  presume  in  his 
heart  to  do  so  ? 
G  And  Esther  said,  ^The  adver- 
sary and  enemy  is  this  wicked 
Haman.  Then  Haman  was  afraid 
"before  the  king  and  the  queen. 

7  ^  And  the  king  arising  from 
the  banquet  of  wine  in  his  wrath 
ivent  into  the  i)alace  garden :  and 
Haman  stood  up  to  make  request 
for  his  life  to  Esther  the  queen; 
for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil  de- 
termined against  him  by  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of 
the  palace  garden  into  the  place  of 
the  banquet  of  wine ;  and  Haman 
was  fallen  upon  ''the  bed  whereon 
Esther  icas.  Then  said  the  king. 
Will  he  force  the  queen  also  *  be- 
fore me  in  the  house!  As  the 
word  went  out  of  the  king's  mouth, 
they  ^  covered  Haman's  face. 

9  And  ^Harbonah,  one  of  the 
chamberlains,  said  before  the  king. 
Behold  also  Hhe  ^gallows  fifty 
cubits  high,  which  Haman  had 
made  for  Mordecai,  who  had  spok- 
en good  for  the  king,  standeth  in 
the  house  of  Haman.  Then  the 
king  said.  Hang  him  thereon. 

10  So  ^they  hanged  Haman  on 
the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared 
for  Mordecai.  Then  was  the  king's 
wrath  i)acilied. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  -Mwdecai  is  advanced.  8  Esther  maketh  S7iit  to  re- 
verse Haman^s  letters.  7  Ahasnerus  granteth  to  tlie 
Jews  to  defend  themselves.  15  MordecaVs  hojiour, 
and  the  Jews'  Joy. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahas- 
uerus give  the  house  of  Ha- 
man the  Jews'  enemy  unto  Esther 
the  queen.  And  Mordecai  came 
before  the  king;  for  Esther  had 
told  ^  what  he  was  unto  her. 
2  And  the  king  took  off  ""his 
ring,  which  he  had  taken  from 
Haman,  and  gave  it  unto  Morde- 
589 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  518. 


bch.3.  9.  & 
4.  r. 

t  Ili'b.  ihat 
they  should 
detitroft, 
aiift  X*i//, 
and  cansi 
to  perish. 


t  Heb.  vhofte 
heart  hath 
Jilltd  him. 

tncb. 
The  man 
adversary. 


li  Or,  at  the 
presence  of. 


'  ch.  1.  6. 


t  Heb. 
wit/i  me. 


il  Job  ?.  24. 
"  eh.  1.  10. 


fch.  .5.  14. 

Ps.  7.  IB. 

Prov.  11.  .5, 

6. 
flleb.  tree. 


cPs.  3".  35, 
Dan.  6.  24. 


=  ch.  2.  7. 
bch.  .3.  10. 


Ahasiierus  granteth  the  Jews 


E8THER. 


to  defend  themselves. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  510. 


t  Heb.  and 
she  wept^ 
and  be- 
sought him. 


'ch.  4.  n.& 
5.2. 


♦  Heb. 
the  device. 


II  Or, 
who  wrote. 


tHeb. 

be  able  that 
J  may  see. 

A  Nch.  2. 3. 
Ch.  7. 4. 


'  ver.  1. 
Prov.13.22. 


fSecch.1.19. 
Dan.(i.«,  12, 
15. 

«ch.3.12. 


bch.  1.1. 


Ich.  1.22.  & 
3.  12. 


cai.    And  Esther  set  Mordecai  over 
the  house  of  Haman. 

3  1  And  Esther  spake  yet  again 
before  the  king,  and  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  ^and  besought  him  with 
tears  to  put  away  the  mischief  of 
Haman  the  Agagite,  and  his  de- 
\ice  that  he  had  de\ised  against 
the  Jews. 

4  Then  Hhe  king  held  out  the 
golden  sceptre  toward  Esther.  So 
Esther  arose,  and  stood  before  the 
king, 

5  And  said.  If  it  please  the  king, 
and  if  I  have  found  favour  in  his 
sight,  and  the  thing  seem  right 
before  the  king,  and  I  le  pleasing 
in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  re- 
verse Uhe  letters  devised  by  Ha- 
man the  son  of  Hammedatha  the 
Agagite,  "which  he  wrote  to  de- 
strov  the  Jews  which  are  in  all  the 
king's  provinces : 

6  For  how  can  I  ^endure  to  see 
''the  evil  that  shall  come  unto  my 
people?  or  how  can  I  endure  to 
see  the  destruction  of  my  kin- 
dred? 

7  "f  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  said 
unto  Esther  the  queen  and  to  Mor- 
decai the  Jew,  Behold,  '^I  have 
given  Esther  the  house  of  Haman, 
and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his 
hand  upon  the  Jews. 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as 
it  liketh  you,  in  the  king's  name, 
and  seal  it  with  the  king's  ring: 
for  the  writing  which  is  written  in 
the  king's  name,  and  sealed  with 
the  king's  ring,  ^may  no  man  re- 
verse. 

9  ^Then  were  the  king's  scribes 
called  at  that  time  in  the  third 
mouth,  that  is^  the  month  Sivan, 
on  the  three  and  twentieth  day 
thereof;  and  it  was  written  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Mordecai  command- 
ed unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the  lieu- 
tenants, and  the  deputies  and 
rulers  of  the  provinces  which  are 
''from  India  unto  Ethiopia,  a  hund- 
red tw(;nty  and  seven  provinces, 
unto  every  province  'according  to 
the  writing  therciof,  and  unto  every 
people  after  their  language,  and  to 
the  Jews  according  to  their  writ- 

590 


ing, 


lan- 


and   according  to   their 
guage. 

10  ''And  he  wrote  in  the  king 
Ahasuerus'  name,  and  sealed  it 
with  the  king's  ring,  and  sent  let- 
ters by  posts  on  horseback,  and 
riders  on  mules,  camels,  ami  young 
dromedaries : 

11  Wherein  the  king  granted  the 
Jews  which  were  in  every  city  to 
gather  themselves  together,  and 
to  stand  for  their  life,  to  destroy, 
to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish, 
all  the  power  of  the  people  and 
province  that  would  assault  them, 
})oth  little  ones  and  women,  and 
'  to  talie  the  spoil  of  them  for  a 
prey, 

12  ™Upon  one  day  in  all  the  prov- 
inces of  king  Ahasuerus,  namely, 
upon  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month 
Adar. 

13  "  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a 
commandment  to  be  given  in  every 
province  was  *  published  unto  all 
peoi)le,  and  that  the  Jews  should 
be  ready  against  that  day  to  avenge 
themselves  on  their  enemies. 

14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon 
mules  and  camels  went  out,  being 
hastened  and  pressed  on  by  the 
king's  commandment.  And  the  de- 
cree was  given  at  Shushan  the  pal- 
ace. 

151^  And  Mordecai  went  out  from 
the  presence  of  the  king  in  royal 
apparel  of  "blue  and  white,  and 
with  a  great  crown  of  gold,  and 
with  a  garment  of  fine  linen  and 
I)urple:  and  "the  city  of  Shushan 
rejoiced  and  was  glad. 

16  The  Jews  had  plight,  and  glad- 
ness, and  joy,  and  honour. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and  in 
every  city,  whithersoever  the  king's 
commandment  and  his  decree  came, 
the  Jews  had  joy  and  gladness,  a 
feast  ^  and  a  good  day.  And  many 
of  the  people  of  the  land  '  became 
Jews ;  for  'the  fear  of  the  Jews  fell 
upon  them. 

CHArTER  IX. 

1  The  Jews  {the  ruler.%  for  fear  of  Mordecai,  helping 
ifiern)  slay  their  enemies,  with  the  ten  .ion,i  of  Ha- 
man. 12  Ahiuvtcnts,  at  the  request  of  Esther,  grant- 
eth another  day  of  slaughter,  and  Ifama7i\i  .ions  to 
be  hanged.  !J0  I'he  two  days  of  Fui-iin  are  made 
festival. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  510. 

k  1  Kings  21. 
8. 
ch.  3. 12, 13. 


I  See  ch.9.10, 
13,  16. 


"ch.S.  i:!. 
&c.  &  y.  1. 


"  uh.  S.  14,13. 


tHeb. 
revealed. 


5'Or,  violet. 


"Seech.^.13. 
Prov.  29.  2. 


1'  Ps.  97. 11. 


1 1  Sam.25.S. 
ch.  9. 19,  22. 
■•Ps.  IS.  43. 

'Gciu.ai.  .->. 

Ex.  15.  lli. 
Dcut.  2.  25. 
&  11.  2.5. 
ch.  9.  2. 


The  Jews  slay  their  enemies, 


ESTHER. 


ivith  the  ten  sons  of  liaman. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  509. 

"ch.8. 12. 
bch.  ,'i.  13. 


'2  Sam.  22. 
41. 


dch.  S.  11.  & 
VLT.  lli. 


«Ps.71.in,24. 
fch.8.17. 


t  Hcb.  those 
which  did 
the  business 
that  be- 
lonfjetl  to 
the  Jang. 


62  Sam.  3.1. 
1  Chr.  11.  9. 
Prov.  4.  IS. 


t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
their  wilL 


h  ch.  .■;.  11. 
Job  IS.  lit.  & 
■27. 13. 14, 1 J. 
Ps.  21.  10. 

iSecch.S.ll. 


t  Heb.  came. 


kch.5.6.&-. 
2. 


NOW  Mn  the  twelfth  month, 
that  is,  the  month  Adar,  on 
the  thirteenth  day  of  the  same, 
^when  the  kind's  commandment 
and  his  decree  drew  near  to  he  put 
in  execution,  in  the  day  tliat  the 
enemies  of  tlie  Jews  liojx'd  to  have 
power  over  them ;  (though  it  was 
turned  to  the  contrary,  that  the 
Jews  'had  rule  over  them  that 
hated  them,) 

2  The  Jews  '^gathered  tliemselves 
together  in  their  cities  throughout 
all  the  provinces  of  the  king  Ahas- 
uerus,  to  lay  hand  on  such  as 
'^ sought  their  hurt:  and  no  man 
could  withstand  them;  for  '^the 
fear  of  them  fell  upon  all  i)eox)le. 

3  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  prov- 
inces, and  the  lieutenants,  and  the 
deputies,  and  ^othcers  of  the  king, 
helped  the  Jews ;  because  the  fear 
of  Mordecai  fell  upon  them. 

4  For  Mordecai  was  great  in  the 
king's  house,  and  his  fame  went  out 
throughout  all  the  provinces:  for 
this  man  Mordecai  ^  waxed  greater 
and  greater. 

5  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their 
enemies  with  the  stroke  of  the 
sword,  and  slaughter,  and  destruc- 
tion, and  did  ^  what  they  would  un- 
to those  that  hated  them. 

6  And  in  Shushan  the  palace 
the  Jews  slew  and  destroyed  five 
hundred  men. 

7  And  Parshandatha,  and  Dal- 
phon,  and  Aspatha, 

8  And  Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and 
Aridatha, 

9  And  Parmashta,  and  Arisai,  and 
Aridai,  and  Vajezatha, 

10  ^  The  ten  sons  of  Haman  the 
son  of  Hammedatha,  the  enemy  of 
the  Jews,  slew  they;  'but  on  the 
spoil  laid  they  not  their  hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  number  of 
those  that  were  slain  in  Shushan 
the  palace  ^  was  brought  before  the 
king. 

12  ^  And  the  king  said  unto  Es- 
ther the  queen,  The  Jews  have  slain 
and  destroyed  five  hundred  men  in 
Shushan  the  palace,  and  the  ten 
sons  of  Haman ;  what  have  they 
done  in  the  rest  of  the  king's  prov- 
inces? now  ""what  is  thy  iDctition? 


and  it  shall  be  granted  thee:  or 
what  is  thy  request  fui'therf  and 
it  shall  be  done. 

13  Then  said  Esther,  If  it  please 
the  king,  let  it  be  granted  to  the 
Jews  which  are  in  Shushan  to  do 
to  morrow  also  '  according  unto  this 
day's  decree,  and  Uet  Haraan's  ten 
sons  "'  be  hanged  upon  the  gallows. 

14  And  the  king  commanded  it  so 
to  be  done:  and  the  decree  was 
given  at  Shushan ;  and  they  hanged 
Haman's  ten  sons. 

15  For  the  Jews  that  were  in  Shu- 
shan"  gathered  themselves  together 
on  the  fourteenth  day  also  of  the 
month  Adar,  and  slew  three  hund- 
red men  at  Shushan;  °but  on  the 
prey  they  laid  not  their  hand. 

IG  But  the  other  Jews  that  were 
in  the  king's  provinces  •'gathered 
themselves  together,  and  stood  for 
their  lives,  and  had  rest  from  their 
enemies,  and  slew  of  their  foes  sev- 
enty and  five  thousand,  "^  but  they 
laid  not  their  hands  on  the  prey, 

17  On  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar;  and  on  the  four- 
teenth day  *of  the  same  rested 
they,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feast- 
ing and  gladness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  were  at 
Shushan  assembled  together  "^on 
the  thirteenth  day  thereof,  and  on 
the  fourteenth  thereof;  and  on  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  same  they  rest- 
ed, and  made  it  a  day  of  feasting 
and  gladness. 

19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the  vil- 
lages, that  dwelt  in  the  unwalled 
towns,  made  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  month  Adar  ^a  day  o/ gladness 
and  feasting, '  and  a  good  day,  and 
of  "sending  portions  one  to  an- 
other. 

20  ■[  And  Mordecai  wrote  these 
things,  and  sent  letters  unto  all  the 
Jews  that  were  in  all  the  provinces 
of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  hoth  nigh 
and  far, 

21  To  establish  this  among  them, 
that  they  should  keep  the  four- 
teenth day  of  the  month  Adar,  and 
the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same, 
yearly, 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jews 
rested  from  their  enemies,  and  the 

591 


Before 
CHKlf^'l 

about  i)09 


1  ch.  8. 11. 

t  Heb.  let 
men  hang. 

"■2  Sam.  21. 
6,9. 


"  vcr.  2.  & 
ch.  8.  11. 


"ver.  10. 


Trer.  2.  & 
ch.  8.  U. 


1  See  ch.  S. 
11. 


509. 


f  Hcb.  in  It. 


'Ter.  11,1:;. 


'Dcut.10.11, 
14. 
<  ch.8. 17. 

°  ver.  22. 
Neh.  8. 10, 
12. 


The  tivo  days  of  Purim 


JOB. 


are  made  festival. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  5U9. 

^  Ps.  SO.  11. 


>  vcr.  19. 
^eh.  8. 10. 


'ch.  3.  G,  7. 


f  Heb.cr«37i. 


t  Heb.  when 
she  came. 

•vcr.  13,14. 
ch.  7.  5.  &c. 
&  8.  3,  &c. 


kch.  ".  10. 
Ps.  7. 16. 


ll  That  is, 
Lot. 
'  ver.  20. 


-I  ch.  fi.  17. 
Is.  .W.  3,  6. 
Zech.  2. 11. 

t  Heb.  jjass. 


•  yfotct  is 
thought  to 
ha\'e  wrote 
the  Book  of 
«/o/),  wlillst 
anions  the 
MadianitcM, 
Before 
Christ 
about  1520. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


•Gen.  22. 20, 

21. 
lEz.  14.  14. 

James  J.  11. 


month  which  was  ^turned  unto 
them  from  sorrow  to  joy,  and  from 
mourning  into  a  good  day:  that 
they  shoukl  make  them  days  of 
feasting  and  joy,  and  of  ^'sending 
portions  one  to  another,  and  gifts 
to  the  poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to  do 
as  they  had  begun,  and  as  Morde- 
cai  had  written  unto  them ; 

24  Because  Haman  the  son  of 
Hammedatha,  the  Agagite,  the  en- 
emy of  all  the  Jews,  'had  devised 
against  the  Jews  to  destroj^  them, 
and  had  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot, 
to  ^consume  them,  and  to  destroy 
them ; 

25  But  t  a  when  Esther  came  be- 
fore the  king,  he  commanded  by 
letters  that  his  wicked  device,  w^hich 
he  devised  against  the  Jews,  should 
^'return  upon  his  own  head,  and  that 
he  and  his  sons 
on  the  gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these 
days  Purim  after  the  name  of  "Pur. 
Therefore  for  all  the  words  of  Hhis 
letter,  and  of  that  which  they  had 
seen  concerning  this  matter,  and 
which  had  come  unto  them, 

27  The  Jews  ordained,  and  took 
upon  them,  and  upon  their  seed, 
and  ujjou  all  such  as  ''joined  them- 
selves unto  them,  so  as  it  should 
not  ♦fail,  that  they  would  keep 
these  two  days  according  to  their 
writing,  and  according  to  their 
api)ointed  time  every  year; 

28  And  that  these  days  should  he 
remembered  and  kej)t  throughout 
every  generation,  every  family,  ev- 
ery province,  and  every  city ;  and 


should  be  hanged 


that  these  days  of  Purim  should 
not  ♦fail  from  among  the  Jews,  nor 
the  memorial  of  them  *  perish  from 
their  seed. 

29  Then  Esther  the  queen,  nhe 
daughter  of  Abihail,  and  Mordecai 
the  Jew,  wrote  with  ♦  all  authority, 
to  confirm  this  ^second  letter  of 
Purim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto 
all  the  Jews,  to  ^  the  hundred  twen- 
ty and  seven  i)rovinces  of  the  king- 
dom of  Ahasuerus,  ivith  words  of 
peace  and  truth, 

31  To  confirm  these  dajs  of  Purim 
in  their  times  apiwinted,  according 
as  Mordecai  the  Jew  and  Esther 
the  queen  had  enjoined  them,  and 
as  they  had  decreed  ♦  for  themselves 
and  for  their  seed,  the  matters  of 
^  the  fastings  and  their  cry. 

32  And  the  decree  of  Esther  con- 
firmed these  matters  of  Purim; 
and  it  was  written  in  the  book. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Ahasuerus'  greatness.     3  MordecaVs  advancement. 

A  ND  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a 
JLjL  tribute  upon  the  land,  and 
upon  ''the  isles  of  the  sea. 

2  And  all  the  acts  of  his  power 
and  of  his  might,  and  the  declara- 
tion of  the  greatness  of  Mordecai, 
••whereunto  the  king  ♦advanced 
him,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Media  and  Persia  f 

3  For  Mordecai  the  Jew  was  ''next 
unto  king  Ahasuerus,  and  great 
among  the  Jews,  and  accepted  of 
the  multitude  of  his  brethren,  "^  seek- 
ing the  wealth  of  his  people,  and 
speaking  peace  to  all  his  seed. 


'THE 


BOOK    OF   JOB 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  77ie  holine.1.1,  riches,  and  religious  care  of  Job  for 
his  childroi.  G  Satan,  ap/)cari7ig  before  God,  by 
calumniation  obtaiucth  leave  to  tempt  Job.  13  Uii- 
derstaiiding  of  the  loss  of  his  goods  and  children,  in 
hLs  tnourinng  he  blcsseth  Ood. 

HERP]  was  a  man  "in  the  land 
of  IJz,  whose  name  tvas  ''Job ; 

592 


T 


and  that  man  was  "^  perfect  and  up- 
right, and  one  that  ''feared  God, 
and  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him 
seven  sons  and  three  daughters. 

3  His  "substance  also  was  seven 
thousand   sheep,  and  three  thou- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  51)9. 

t  Heb.  pass. 
t  Heb. 

be  ended. 

'ch.  2.  15. 


f  Heb.  aU 
strength. 

fSeech.8.10. 
&  ver.  20. 


ech.  1. 1. 


t  Heb.  /or 
their  souh. 


lich.  4.  3,  ] 


about  493. 


» Gen.  10.  5. 
Ps.  72. 10. 
Is.  24.13. 


I'ch.  8.15.  & 

il.  4. 
+  Heb.  mwJe 

him  great. 


•"Gen.  41.  40. 
2  Chr.  2S.  7. 


d  Neh.  2. 10. 
Pa.  12-.'.  8, 9. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 

'"Gen.e.O.fc 

17.  I. 

ch.  2.  3. 
a  Prov.  8. 13. 

&  l(i.  6. 

II  Oii  cattle. 


*, 


Satan  ohtainetli  leave  to  tenqit  Job.  JOB. 


JoVs  affliction  and  'patience. 


Before 

CHHI8T 

about  1520. 

il  Or, 
husbandry. 


t  Heb.  sons 
0/  the  east. 


'Cen.S.  20. 
eh.  4:!.  8. 


fl  Kings  21. 

111.13. 
1  Heb.  n« 

the  dat/s. 


fch.  2. 1. 
1 1  Kings  22. 

ch.  38.  7. 


Illcb.  r;i« 
A^rersan/y 
1  Chr.  lil.l. 
Kcv.  12.  y, 
10. 

t  Heb. 
in  the  midst 
oj  them. 

u-b.2.  2. 
JIatt.  12.43. 
1  Pet.  5.  8. 


\  Ileb.  Hast 
thou  set  thy 
iwart  on. 

kch.  2.  3. 

1  vcr.  1. 


"  Ps.  S4.  7. 
Is.  5.  2. 


"Ps.  12R.  1,2. 

Prov.  lU.  22. 

U  Or,  cattle. 


"ch.  2.  5.  & 
11).  21. 

f  Heb. 
tf  he  curse 
thee  not  to 
thyjace. 

fls.  8.  21. 
Mal.3.13,14. 


t  Heb.  Aanr/, 
Gen.  16.  6. 


lEcc.  9. 12. 


saucl  camels,  and  fivo  liuiulred 
yoke  of  oxeu,  and  live  LundicMl  she 
asses,  and  a  very  great  "liouseliold; 
so  that  this  man  was  the  greatest 
of  all  the  *men  of  the  east. 

4  And  his  sons  Avent  and  feasted  ; 
in  their  houses,  every  one  his  day  ; 
and  sent  and  called  lor  their  three 
sisters    to  eat  and  to  drink  with 
them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days 
of  their  feasting  Avere  gone  about, 
that  Job  sent  and  sanctilied  them, 
and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
•"and  offered  burnt  offerings  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  them  all :  for 
Job  said.  It  may  be  that  my  sons 
have  sinned,  and  '^ cursed  God  in 
their  hearts.  Thus  did  Job  ^  con- 
tinually. 

G  ^[  Kow  ^  there  was  a  day  ''  when 
the  sons  of  God  came  to  present 
themselves  before  the  Loed,  and 
*  Satan  came  also  *  among  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Wlience  comest  thou?  Then  Sa- 
tan answered  the  Loed,  and  said. 
From '  going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth, 
and  from  walking  up  and  down  in  it. 

8  And  the  Loed  said  unto  Satan, 
^''Hast  thou  considered  my  servant 
Job,  that  there  is  none  like  him  in 
the  earth,  'a  perfect  and  an  np- 
right  man,  one  that  feareth  God, 
and  escheweth  evil  ? 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the  Loed, 
and  said.  Doth  Job  fear  God  for 
nought  ? 

10  '"Hast  not  thou  made  a  hedge 
about  him,  and  about  his  ,  house, 
and  about  all  that  he  hath  on  every 
side  f  "  thou  hast  blessed  the  work 
of  his  hands,  and  his  "substance  is 
increased  in  the  land. 

11  "But  put  forth  thine  hand  now, 
and  touch  all  that  he  hath,  *and  he 
will  ^  curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

12  And  the  Loed  said  unto  Sa- 
tan, Behold,  all  that  he  hath  is  in 
thy  t power;  only  npon  himself  put 
not  forth  thine  hand.  So  Satan 
went  fort b  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord. 

13  1  And  there  was  a  day  "  when 
Ills  sons  and  his  daughters  were 
eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their 
eldest  brother's  house : 

38 


messenger 


14  And  there  came  a 
unto  Job,  and  said.  The  oxeu  were 
ploughing,  and  the  asses 
beside  them : 

15  Ajid  the   Sabeans    fell 
them,  and  took  them  away ; 
they  have  slain  the  servants 
the  edge  of  the  sword ;  and  I  only 
am  escaped  alone  to  .tell  thee. 

10  While  he  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  anotlun*,  and  said, 
"The  fire   of  God   is   fallen   from 


feeding 


Kpon 
yea, 
with 


heaven,  and  hath  burned 


the 


,  « -^"  -- --  "P 

sheep,  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed them ;  and  I  only  am  es- 
caped alone  to  tell  thee. 

17  While  he  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said. 
The  Chaldeans  made  out  three 
bands,  and  ^fell  upon  the  camels, 
and  have  carried  them  away,  yea, 
and  slain  the  servants  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword ;  and  I  only  am 
escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

18  AVhile  he  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said, 
'Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  were 
eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their 
eldest  brother's  house : 

19  And,  behold,  there  came  a 
great  wind  *from  the  wilderness, 
and  smote  the  four  corners  of  the 
house,  and  it  fell  upon  the  young 
men,  and  they  are  dead;  and  I 
only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,  'and  rent  his 
"  mantle,  and  shaved  his  head,  and 
'fell  down  upon  the  ground,  and 
worshipped, 

21  And  said,  "Naked  came  I  out 
of  my  mother's  womb,  and  naked 
shall  I  return  thither:  the  Loed 
"gave,  and  the  Loed  hath  'taken 
away;  ^blessed  be  the  name  of  the 
Loed. 

22  ''In  all  this  Job  sinned  not, 
nor  "charged  God  foolishly. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Satan  appearing  again  before  God  obtaineth further 
leave  to  tempt  Job.  7  Jfe  smiteth  him  itiith  sore  boils. 
9  Job  reproveth  his  wife,  moving  him  to  curse  God. 
11  His  three  friends  condole  with  him  in  silence. 

AGAIiS"  nhere  was  a  day  when 
a\.  the  sons  of  God  came  to  pre- 
sent themselves  before  the  Loed, 
and  Satan  came  also  among  them 
to  present  himself  before  the 
Loed. 

593 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1520. 


II  Or,  A 
yreat  fire. 


tlleb. 
rushed. 


'ver.  4,  13. 


f  Heb.  from 
aside,  ^-c. 


■Gen.  37.  29. 
Ezr.i  9.  ,3. 

jl  Or,  robe. 
•  1  Pet.  5.  6. 


»  Ps.  49.  17. 
Ecc.  5.  1.5. 
1  Tim.  IS.  T. 


^  Ecc.  5. 19. 

James  1. 17. 
>  .Matt.20. 1,1. 
'  Enli.  5.  20. 

1  Thess.  5. 

18. 
"ch.  2.  10. 

II  Or,  allrib- 
utedfoHy 
to  Ood. 


'ch.  1.  C 


Job  reprovetli  his  ivifc. 


JOB. 


He  curseth  the  day  of  his  hirth. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1020. 

bch.  1.  r. 


«ch.  1.  1,  8. 


ich.  27.  5,  fi. 


tUcb. 

to  iiwnVow 

him  ii/t, 
'ch.  9.  ir. 


fch.  1.  11. 
tch.  r.l.  L-O. 

kch.  1.  IJ. 
1  Or,  oiili/. 


ils.  1.  6. 


k  2  Sam.  13. 

in. 

ch.  4-.>.  (i. 
Kz.  L'7.  .m. 
Matt.  11. 121. 

Ich.  21.  13. 
"  vcr.  .3. 


"ch.l.  21. 
K»tn.l2. 12. 
Jamet)5. 10, 
11. 


•ch.  1.22. 
PPs.SU.  1. 


iProv.i;.17 


'Gcn-.Tfl-Il. 
Jcr.  i'X  7. 
•Oen.  25.  2. 


<ch.42.  11. 
Rom.  U.  16. 


2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
From  whence  comest  thou  ?  And 
''Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said.  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the 
earth,  and  from  walking  np  and 
down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  nnto  Satan, 
Hast  thon  considered  my  servant 
Job,  that  there  is  none  like  him  in 
the  earth,  'a  perfect  and  an  up- 
right man,  one  that  feareth  God, 
and  escheweth  evil?  and  still  he 
''holdeth  fast  his  integrity,  al- 
though thou  movedst  me  against 
him,  ♦ ""  to  destroy  him  without 
cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all 
that  a  man  hath  will  he  give  for 
his  life. 

5  '^But  put  forth  thine  hand  now, 
and  touch  his  ^-'bone  and  his  flesh, 
and  he  will  curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

6  ''And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Behold,  he  is  in  thine  hand;  "but 
save  his  life. 

7  T^  So  went  Satan  forth  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  smote 
Job  with  sore  boils  '  from  the  sole 
of  his  foot  unto  his  crown. 

8  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to 
scrape  himself  withal ;  ""and  he  sat 
down  among  the  ashes. 

9  •[  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him, 
'Dost  thou  still  "'retain  thine  in- 
tegrity f  curse  God,  and  die. 

10  But  he  said  unto  her,  Thou 
speakest  as  one  of  the  foolish 
women  speaketh.  What?  "shall 
we  receive  good  at  the  hand  of 
God,  and  shall  we  not  receive 
evil  f  "In  all  this  did  not  Job  'sin 
with  his  lips. 

11  If  Now  when  Job's  three 
"friends  heard  of  all  this  evil  that 
was  come  upon  him,  they  came 
every  one  from  his  own  place; 
EUpha/  the  'Temanite,  and  Bildad 
the  "Shuhite,  and  Zopliar  the  Na- 
amathite:  for  they  had  made  an 
a])p(>iiitment  together  to  come  'to 
mourn  with  him,  and  to  comfort 
him. 

12  And  wh(m  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes  afar  oil',  and  knew  him  not, 
they  lilted  up  tluur  voice,  and 
wept ;  and  they  rent  every  one  his 

594 


mantle,  and  "sprinkled  dust  upon 
their  heads  toward  heaven. 

13  So  they  sat  down  with  him 
upon  the  ground  "^  seven  days  and 
seven  nights,  and  none  spake  a 
word  unto  him  :  for  they  saw  that 
his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Job  curse.'i  the  day  and  service.'^  of  Ids  birth.  13  Tlie 
ease  of  death.  ^  He  complaineth  of  life,  because 
of  his  anguish. 

AFTER  this  opened  Job  his 
XA.  mouth,  and  cursed  his  day. 

2  And  Job  *  spake,  and  said, 

3  'Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I 
was  born,  and  the  night  in  which 
it  was  said.  There  is  a  man  child 
conceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness;  let 
not  God  regard  it  from  above,  nei- 
ther let  the  light  shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  ''the  shadow 
of  death  "stain  it;  let  a  cloud 
dwell  upon  it;  "let  the  blackness 
of  the  day  terrify  it. 

G  As  for  that  night,  let  darkness 
seize  upon  it;  "let  it  not  be  joined 
unto  the  days  of  the  year;  let  it 
not  come  into  the  number  of  the 
months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary ; 
let  no  joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  the 
day,  ''who  are  ready  to  raise  up 
"  their  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight 
thereof  be  dark;  let  it  look  for 
light,  but  hai-e  none;  neither  let  it 
see  ^  the  dawning  of  the  day : 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the 
doors  of  my  tnother^s  womb,  nor 
hid  sorrow  from  mine  eyes. 

11  ''  Why  died  I  not  from  the 
womb?  why  did  I  not  give  uj)  the 
ghost  when  I  came  out  of  the 
belly? 

12  ''lATiy  did  the  knees  prevent 
me?  or  why  the  breasts  that  I 
should  suck  ? 

13  For  now  should  I  have  lain 
still  and  been  quiet,  I  should  have 
slept :  then  had  I  been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of 
the  earth,  which  '  built  desolate 
places  for  themselves ; 

15  Or  Avith  ])rinces  that  had  gold, 
who  tilled  their  houses  with  silver: 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

"Neh.9.  1. 

Lam.  2.  li>. 

Ez.  i7.  .■10. 
"Gen.  50. 10. 


IHeb. 

ansivereff. 
"ch.  10.  W, 

la. 

Jer.  15.  10. 
&  20.  14. 


bch.  10.  21, 
2>.  &  li:.  \i\. 
&  -JH.  3. 
rs.  2.3.  4.  .t 
41.1!).  &  11)7. 
10,  14. 
Jcr.  i:!.  n;. 
Amos  5.  ^. 

II  Or,  ch'il- 
lenge  if. 

\\  Or,  let  llirin 
terrify  U, 
a.9  //iose 
who  have  a 
bitter  dda, 
Amos  S.  10. 

II  Or,  let  )t 
not  rejo-ce 
amotif/  the 


""Jcr.  9.  17, 

18. 
liOr, 

a  leviathan. 


Uleb. 

the  Pitelifls 
of  the 
iiiorilinrt, 
ch.  41.  is. 


J  ch.  10.  IS. 


'  Gen.  ri). ::. 
Is.  GO.  12. 


fch.  15.  2S. 


i 


Job  complaineth  of  life. 


JOB. 


Eliphaz  relateth  his  vision. 


iJer.  20.  18. 


1  Hob. 
1  feared  a 
fear^  aud  it 
came  itpoii 
me. 


t  Heb. 
who  can  re- 
frain from 
icortjs  ? 


'  Is.  35.  3. 


tllob. 

Me  liowing 
ktieeSf 
Ueb.  12. 12. 


IG  Or  ^as  a  hidden  nntimely  birth 
T  had  not  been ;  as  infants  which 
never  saw  light. 

17  There  the  wieked  cease  from 
tronblin<>':  and  there  the  '  wearv 
be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  to^i^etli- 
er ;  ''  they  hear  not  the  voice  of  the 
oppressor. 

19  Tlie  small  and  great  are  there; 
and  the  servant  is  free  from  his 
master. 

20  'Wherefore  is  light  given  to 
him  that  is  in  misery,  and  life  unto 
the  ''bitter  in  sonl ; 

21  AVhich  t'long  for  death,  but  it 
Cometh  not;  and  dig  for  it  more 
than  '"for  hid  treasures; 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly,  and 
are  glad,  when  they  can  tind  the 
grave  I 

23  Why  is  Tif/ht  f/ircn  to  a  man 
whose  way  is  hid, "  and  whom  God 
hath  hedged  in  f 

24  For  my  sighing  cometh  'before 
I  eat,  and  my  roarings  are  i)oured 
out  like  the  waters. 

25  For  •  the  thing  which  I  greatly- 
feared  is  come  upon  me,  and  that 
which  I  was  afraid  of  is  come  unto 
me. 

20  I  was  not  in  safety,  neither  had 
I  rest,  neither  was  I  quiet;  yet 
trouble  came. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  EUphaz  reproveth  Job  for  want  of  relif/ion.  7  He 
teadieth  GoiVs  judgments  to  be  not  for  the  righteous, 
but  for  the  tuicked.  12  His  fearful  vision,  to  humble 
the  excellency  of  creatures  before  God. 

THEN    Eliphaz  the    Temanite 
answered  and  said, 

2  If  we  assay  'to  commune  with 
thee,  wilt  thou  be  grieved?  but 
'  who  can  withhold  himself  from 
speaking  ? 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed 
many,  and  thou  ''  hast  strengthened 
the  weak  hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him 
that  was  falling,  and  thou  ""hast 
strengthened  '  the  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee, 
and  thou  faintest ;  it  toucheth  thee, 
and  thou  art  troubled. 

6  Is  not  this  Hhy  fear,  "thy  confi- 
dence, thy  hope,  and  the  upright- 
ness of  thy  ways  f 

7  Remember,  I  pray  thee,  *who 


ever  perished,  being  innocent?   or 
where  were  the  righteous  cut  off? 

8  Even  as  I  have  seen,  '^they  that 
plough  inicpiity,  and  sow  wicked- 
ness, reap  the  same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish, 
and  "by  the  breath  of  his  nostrils 
ar(5  they  consumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and 
th(5  voice  of  the  fierce  lion,  and 
^'tlie  teeth  of  the  young  lions,  are 
broken. 

1 1  ''  The  old  lion  perisheth  for 
lack  of  prey,  and  the  stout  lion's 
whelps  are  scattered  abroad. 

12  Now  a  thing  was  ♦  secretly 
brought  to  me,  and  mine  ear  re- 
ceived a  little  thereof. 

13 'In  thoughts  from  the  visions 
of  the  night,  when  deep  sleep  fall- 
eth  on  men, 

14  Fear  '  came  upon  me,  and 
''trembling,  which  made  'all  my 
bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a  spirit  passed  before  my 
face;  the  hair  of  my  flesh  stood 
up: 

10  It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not 
discern  the  form  thereof 
ivas  before  mine  eyes, 
silence,  and  I  heard  a  voice,  saying, 

17  '  Shall  mortal  man  be  more 
just  than  God  ?  shall  a  man  be 
more  pure  than  his  Maker  ? 

18  Behold,  he  ""put  no  trust  in 
his  servants;  "and  his  angels  he 
charged  with  folly  : 

19  "How  much  less  in  them  that 
dwell  in  "houses  of  clay,  whose 
foundation  is  in  the  dust,  which  are 
crushed  before  the  moth  ? 

20  p  They  are  '  destroyed  from 
morning  to  evening:  they  perish 
for  ever  without  any  regarding  it. 

21  ''Doth  not  their  excellency 
u'hich  is  in  them  go  away  ?  'they 
die,  even  without  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  77ie  harm  of  inconsideralioti.  3  Tlie  end  of  the 
wicked  is  misery.  6  God  is  to  be  regarded  in  afflic- 
tion.   17  The  happy  end  of  God's  correction. 

CALL  now,  if  there  be  any  that 
will  answer  thee ;  and  to  which 
of  the  saints  wilt  thou  "turn  ? 
2  For   wrath   killeth   the  foolish 
man,  and  "envy  slayeth  the  silly 
one. 

595 


an  image 
there  was 


Before 

CIIKIST 

about  152(1 

fPs.  7. 14. 

Pr(»v.  22.  'S. 

iio!..  1(1.  n. 

Gal.  0.7,  ^ 


II  Thnf  is,  hy 
his  au/jer  : 
an  U.  .m  .■!.•). 
Si-eE.x.l.'i.K. 
ch.  1.  lU.  * 
I.i.3(). 
Is.  11.4. 
2  TI1CSS.2.S. 

8  Ps.  58.  0. 


h  Ps.  34.  10. 


tncb. 
bu  stealth. 


i  ch.  33.  15. 


t  Ilcb. 
met  me. 

k  Hab.  3.  IG. 

1  Ilcb.  the 
initttitxnie 
of  my  bones. 


\\  Or,  I  heard 
a  still  voice. 


I  ch.  9.  2. 


""  ch.  15. 15. 
&  25.  5. 
2  Pet.  2.  4. 

II  Or,  ?wr  in 
his  atiijeU, 
in  whiim  he 
put  light. 

"  ch.  15. 10. 

°2Cor.  4.  7. 
&5. 1. 


PPs.  90.  5,  0. 
t  lleb.beaten 
'  in  pieces. 


1P8..39.11.& 
49.14. 
'ch.  36. 12. 


II  Or,  look. 


II  Or,  indig- 
nation. 


The  liappy  end  of  God's  correction. 


JOB. 


Jol)  wislietli  for  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


«  Ps..')-.a5,.",S. 

Jer.  12.  2.3. 
bPs.nn.155. 

&  127.  5. 


'  Ps.  lOU.  12. 


dch.13.  9. 


I  Or. 
tniquili/. 


'Gen  SAT, 

IS,  IK. 

1  Cor.  10.13. 
(I  Or,  liitiour. 
i  llct).  Ihe 

sotif  of  the 

bwrnug 

roal  lift  up 

tujty. 

fch.9.  10.  & 

.3r.5. 

Ps.  411.  5.  & 

"2. 1S.&  145. 

3. 

Kom.  11.33. 
tUcl).  and 

there  is  no 

search. 
t  lleb.  till 

there  be  no 

uunUjer. 
r  ch.  28.  26. 

Ps.  m.  u,  10. 

&  147.  8. 

•Jer.  o.  24.  & 

10.  13.  &  51. 

Hi. 

Acts  14. 17. 
t  Ucb. 

outplaces. 
^  1  Sani.  2.7. 

Ps.  11.!.  7. 
■  Neh.  4.  15. 

Ps.  .'iS.  10. 

Is.  8. 10. 

I  Or,  raiixot 
perjbnn 
any  thing. 

k  Ps.  9.  15. 
1  Cor.  3.  19. 

iDeut.28.29. 
I».  59.  10. 
Amos  8.  9. 

II  Or, 

run  into. 

">  Ps.  35.  10. 


°1  Sam.  2.9. 
Pa.  107.  42. 


"Pa.  94.  12. 
Prov.  3. 11. 
12. 

Ueb.  12.  5. 
James  I.  12. 
Kev.  3.  19. 


P  Deiit..32.39. 
1  Sum.  2.  ti. 
Is.  .m  2<i. 
Uon.  (i.  1. 


1  Ps.  34.  19. 
&91.3. 
Prov.  24.1(!. 
1  Cor. 10.13. 

'Ps.  91.  10. 

"  Ps.  m.  19.  & 

.37.  19. 
\  \lv\>./roin 

the  hands. 

'P«.  31.20. 

y  Or,  when 
thr  tongue 
Kourycth. 


3-^1  have  seen  tlie  foolish  taking 
root:  but  suddenly  I  cursed  his 
habitation. 

4  ^His  children  are  far  from  safe- 
ty, and  the}'  are  crushed  in  the 
gate,  "^ neither  is  there  any  to  deliv- 
er theyn. 

5  AVhose  harvest  the  hungry  eat- 
eth  up,  and  taketh  it  even  out  of 
the  thorns,  and  ''the  robber  swal- 
loweth  u])  their  substance. 

G  Although  "affliction  cometh  not 
forth  of  the  dust,  neither  doth 
trouble  spring  out  of  the  ground ; 

7  Yet  man  is  'born  imto  "trouble, 
as  ^  the  sparks  fly  upward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and 
unto  God  would  I  commit  my 
cause : 

9  'AVhich  doetli  great  things  ♦and 
unsearchable ;  marvellous  things 
♦without  number: 

10  ^Wlio  giveth  rain  upon  the 
earth,  and  sendeth  waters  upon 
the  ♦  fields : 

11 ''  To  set  up  on  high  those  that 
be  low;  that  those  which  mourn 
may  be  exalted  to  safety. 

12  '  He  disappointeth  the  devices 
of  the  crafty,  so  that  their  hands 
"cannot  perform  their  enterprise. 

13  ''He  taketh  the  wise  in  their 
own  craftiness :  and  the  counsel  of 
the  froward  is  carried  headlong. 

14  'They  "meet  with  darkness  in 
the  daytime,  and  grope  in  the  noon- 
day as  in  the  night. 

15  But  '"he  saveth  the  poor  from 
the  sword,  from  their  mouth,  and 
from  the  hand  of  the  mighty. 

IG  "So  the  poor  hath  hope,  and 
iniquity  stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  "Behold,  happy  is  the  man 
whom  God  correcteth:  therefore 
despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of 
the  Abnighty : 

18  "For  he  maketh  sore,  and  bind- 
eth  up:  he  woundeth,  and  his 
hands  make  whole. 

11)  'He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six 
troubhis  :  yea,  in  seven  'there  shall 
no  evil  touch  thee. 

20  "  In  famine  he  shall  redeem  thee 
from  d(^'ith  :  and  in  war  ♦  from  the 
power  of  the  sword. 

21  'Thou  slialt  be  hid  "from  the 
scourge    of   tlie    tongue:    neither 

596 


shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  destruction 
when  it  cometh. 

22  At  destruction  and  famine 
thou  shalt  laugh :  "  neither  shalt 
thou  be  afraid  of  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

23  Tor  thou  shalt  be  in  league 
with  the  stones  of  the  field:  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  at 
lieace  with  thee. 

24  And  thou  shalt  know  "that  thy 
tabernacle  shall  he  in  peace;  .and 
thou  shalt  visit  thy  habitation,  and 
shalt  not  "sin. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that  'thy 
seed  shall  he  "  great,  and  thine  ofl- 
spring  'as  the  grass  of  the  earth. 

26  ""  Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave 
in  a  full  age,  like  as  a  shock  of  corn 
♦cometh  in  in  his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  "^  searched  it, 
so  it  is  ;  hear  it,  and  know  thou  it 
♦  for  thy  good. 

OHAPTEE  YI. 

1  Job  sheweth  that  hi.s  complaints  areiiot  canaele/ts.  8 
lie  loisheihfor  death.,  wherein  lie  in  a.sfnired  of  com- 
fort.    14  He  reproveth  his  friends  of  unkindness. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2   Oh    that    my    grief    were 
Mioroughly  weighed,  and  my  ca- 
lamity  ♦laid  in  the  balances  to- 
gether ! 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier 
^  than  the  sand  of  the  sea :  there- 
fore "  my  words  are  swallowed  up. 

4  ""For  the  arrows  of  the  Almighty 
are  within  me,  the  poison  whereof 
drinketh  up  my  spirit:  'the  terrors 
of  God  do  set  themselves  in  array 
against  me. 

5  Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  ♦when 
he  hath  grass?  or  loweth  the  ox 
over  his  fodder  ? 

G  Can  that  wliich  is  unsavoury  be 
eaten  without  salt  ?  or  is  there  any 
taste  in  the  white  of  an  Qgg  ? 

7  The  things  that  my  soul  rt^fused 
to  touch  are  as  my  sorrowful  meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  re- 
quest ;  and  that  God  would  grant 
me  ♦  the  thing  that  I  long  for ! 

9  Even  ''that  it  would  please  God 
to  destroy  me;  that  he  would  let 
loose  his  hand,  and  cut  me  ofi!"! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  com- 
fort; yea,  I  would  harden  myself 
in  sorrow :  let  him  not  spare ;  for 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  l.')20. 


"Is.  11.  9.  & 
35.  9.  &  6.3. 


Ez.  34.  25. 


''Ps.91.12. 
Hos.  2. 18. 


II  Or,  that 
peace  is  thy 
tabernacle. 


11  Or,  err. 
!Ps.  112.  2. 
II  Or,  much. 
'  Ps.  72.  IG. 

'  Prov.  9.  11. 

&  10.  27. 


t  Ilcb. 
ascendeth. 
I'Ps.  lU.  2. 


tHeb. 
for  thyelf, 
Prov.  9.  12. 


I  Ilcb. 
lijted  up. 


"  Prov.  27.  3. 

II  That  is,  / 
leant  words 
to  e.r/ire.ts 
i»V  griet\ 
Ps.  77.  4. 

b  Ps.  38.  2. 

■■Ps.  88.15,16. 


tncb, 
at  grass. 


tHcb.  m,v 
expectation. 

d  1  Kings  19. 
4. 


Job  reproveth  his  friends. 


JOB. 


He  excusetJi  his  desire  of  death. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1520. 

'  Acts  20.  20. 
(Lev.  10.2. 

Ik.  .',7.  ]■,. 

Uoe.  11.  'J. 


t  Hob. 
brazen. 


flleb. 

To  him  that 
mcltilh. 
eProv.ir.ir. 


iirs..Ts.  11.& 

41.  11. 
i  Jer.  15.  18. 


t  Ileb.  thpu 
are  cut  ojf', 

t  Ilcb.  i;! 
the  heat 
thereof. 

^Ueb. extin- 
guished. 


k  Gen.  25. 15. 

U  KinRslO. 
1. 
Ps.  '2.  10. 

Ee.27.22,23. 

■°  Jer.  14.  3. 


n  Or,  For 

now  ye  are' 

like  to 

them. 

Ileb.  to  it. 
"eh.  I.';.  4. 
t  Ileb.  not. 
"  Ps.  38. 11. 


t  Ueb.  ye 
caivie  to 
/fill  upon. 

f  P«.  57. 6. 


♦  Ueh.hefore 
your  face. 


■>  ch.  17.  10. 


"  I  have  not  concealed  the  words  of 
^the  Holy  One. 

11  What  is  my  strength,  that  I 
should  hope!  and  what  is  mine 
end,  that  I  should  prolono-  my  lite? 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength  of 
stones  ?  or  is  my  tlesh  *  of  brass  ! 

13  Is  not  my  help  in  me  ?  and  is 
wisdom  driven  (piite  from  me  ? 

14  *^To  him  that  is  aftlicted  pity 
sJiouM  J)('  shcircd  from  his  friend; 
but  he  forsaketh  the  fear  of  the 
Almighty. 

15  ''My  brethren  have  dealt  de- 
ceitfully as  a  brook,  and  '  as  the 
stream  of  brooks  they  pass  away; 

IG  Which  are  blackish  by  reason 
of  the  ice,  and  wherein  the  snow 
is  hid : 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm, 
Uhey  vanish  :  *  when  it  is  hot,  they 
are  ^  consumed  out  of  their  place. 

18  The  paths  of  their  way  are 
turned  aside ;  they  go  to  nothing, 
and  perish. 

19  The  troops  of  ^  Tenia  looked, 
the  companies  of  '  Sheba  waited 
for  them. 

20  They  were  '"confounded  be- 
cause they  had  hoped ;  they  came 
thither,  and  Avere  ashamed. 

21  "For  now  "ye 
ye  see  my  casting  down,  and  "are 
afraid. 

22  Did  I  say.  Bring  unto  me  ?  or, 
Give  a  reward  for  me  of  your  sub- 
stance ? 

23  Or,  Deliver  me  from  the  ene- 
my's hand  ?  or.  Redeem  me  from 
the  hand  of  the  mighty  I 

24  Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my 
tongue:  and  cause  me  to  under- 
stand wherein  I  have  erred. 

25  How  forcible  are  right  words ! 
but  what  doth  your  arguing  re- 
prove f 

20  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove 
words,  and  the  speeches  of  one 
that  is  desperate,  which  are  as 
wind  ? 

27  Yea,  ^ye  overwhelm  the  fa- 
therless, and  ye  ''dig  a 2) it  for  your 
friend. 

28  Now  therefore  be  content,  look 
upon  me;  for  it  is  ♦  evident  unto 
you  if  I  lie. 

29  '^  Eeturn,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not 


be  iniquity ;  yea,  return  again,  my 
righteousness  is  "in  it. 

30  Is  there  iniipiity  in  mj^  tongue? 
cannot  ^my  taste  discern  i)erverse 


are  *  nothing ; 


things? 


CHAPTER  Yir. 


I  Job  (xcuwth  Jim  dcairc  of  death.    V.i  lie  compTainetA 
of  hbi  own  rcMcKsnexs,  17  aial  God^s  wak-lifibicsx. 

/8  there  not  i'\an  appointed  time 
to  man  111)011  earth  ?  are  not 
his  days  also  like  the  days  of  a 
hireling  ! 

2  As  a  servant  *  earnestly  desireth 
the  shadow,  and  as  a  hireling  look- 
eth  for  the  reward  o/his  work; 

3  So  am  I  made  to  possess ''  months 
of  vanity,  and  wearisome  nights  are 
appointed  to  me. 

4  '^AVhen  I  lie  down,  I  say,  W^hen 
shall  I  arise,  and  Uhe  night  be 
gone  ?  and  I  am  full  of  tossings  to 
and  fro  unto  the  dawning  of  the 
day. 

5  My  flesh  is  ^  clothed  with  worms 
and  clods  of  dust ;  my  skin  is  bro- 
ken, and  become  loathsome. 

0  ''My  days  are  swifter  than  a 
weaver's  shuttle,  and  are  spent 
without  hope. 

7  O  remember  that  ''my  life  is 
wind:  mine  eye  ^ shall  no  more 
"see  good. 

8  *^The  eye  of  him  that  hath  seen 
me  shall  see  me  no  more:  thine 
eyes  are  upon  me,  and  "I  am  not. 

9  As  the  cloud  is  consumed  and 
vanisheth  away ;  so  ''  he  that  go- 
eth  down  to  the  grave  shall  come 
up  no  more. 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his 
house, '  neither  shall  his  place  know 
him  any  more. 

11  Therefore  I  will  ''not  refrain 
my  mouth ;  I  will  speak  in  the  an- 
guish of  my  spirit;  I  will  'com- 
plain in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

12  Am  I  a  sea,  or  a  whale,  that 
thou  settest  a  watch  over  me  I 

13  -"When  I  say,  My  bed  shall 
comfort  me,  my  couch  shall  ease 
my  complaint ; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with 
dreams,  and  terrifiest  me  through 
visions : 

15  So  that  ray  soul  chooseth  stran- 
gling, and  death  rather  ^than  mj- 
life. 

597 


Before 
CHKIST 
al)out  1520. 

II  Tlint  is.  m 
this  matter. 

i  Ueb. 
my  palate, 
ch.  12.  n.& 
34.3. 


II  Or. 

a  war/are. 
'ch.  14.  5,13, 

14. 

Ps.  r.o.  4. 


tHeb. 
gapelh 
ajter. 


!>  .See  ch.  29. 
2. 


■^  Deut.2S.r.7. 
ch.  17.  12. 

t  Ileb.  Me 
evening  t)e 
jnea^iured. 


'1  Is.  14. 11. 


'ch.n.  2.5.  & 
16.  22.  &  17. 
11. 
Ps.  00.  6.  & 

102.  11.  & 

103.  15.  & 
144.4. 

Is. ;«.  12.  & 

40.  «. 

Jaines  4.  14. 
'  Ps.  7H.  .",!). 
& .«.  47. 

I  Ileb.  .«/(«« 
7iot  return. 

Htu  .Vf,  that 
is,  to  enjoy. 
E  ch.  £P.  ». 

II  That  IS, 
J  can  lirf, 
no  longer. 

!■  2  Sum.  12. 
23. 


ich.8.  18.  & 
20. !). 
Ps.  KB.  16. 

kPs..39.  1,9. 
&  40.  9. 


1  I.Sam.  1.10. 
ch.  10.  I. 


■"  ch.  9. 27. 


t  Heb.  than 
my  boner. 


Bildad  sheiveth 


JOB. 


God's  just  dealing. 


Before 

CHRIST 

abuul  )d2iJ. 

"ch.  10. 1. 
'ch.  10.  20. 

&U  «. 

Ps.  39.  13. 
P  Ps.  6.>. '.). 
•1  Ps.  S.  4.  & 

144. .;. 

lU'b.  2.  6. 


'Ps.  36.6. 

"  ch.  16. 12. 
P».  21.  12. 
Lam.  3.  12. 


•Gen.  18.  2.5. 
Dcut.  .^2.  4. 
2  Chr.  111.  7. 
ch.-M.  12.17. 
Dan.  y.  14. 
Kl)in.  3.  5. 

bch.  1.  5,  IS. 


t  Heb.  in 
thf  hand  of 
their  trans- 
gressioH. 

'  ch.  .1.  8.  & 
II.  l't.A22. 
23,  &c. 


<t  Dcut.  4.  .32. 
&  .32.  7. 
ch.  16.  lU. 


•  Gen.47.  ft. 

1  Chr.2!).lu. 

ch.  7.  (i. 

Pn.  39.  5.  & 

11)2.  11.  & 

144.  4. 
\  liub.  not. 


16  "I  loatbe  if;  I  would  not  live 
alway :  "  let  me  alone ;  for  ^  my 
days  are  vanity. 

17 "  AVliat  is  man,  that  thou  sliould- 
est  magnify  liim !  and  that  thou 
shouldest  set  thine  heart  uijon 
him  I 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit 
him  every  morning,  and  try  him 
every  moment  I 

19  How  long  wilt  thou  not  de- 
part from  me,  nor  let  me  alone  till 
I  swallow  down  my  spittle? 

20  I  liave  sinned ;  what  shall  I  do 
unto  thee,  'O  thou  preserver  of 
men  I  why  ^hast  thou  set  me  as  a 
mark  against  thee,  so  that  I  am  a 
burTlen  to  myself! 

21'  And  why  dost  thou  not  par- 
don my  transgression,  and  take 
away  mine  iniquity  1  for  now  shall 
I  sleep  in  the  dust ;  and  thou  shalt 
seek  me  in  the  morning,  hut  I  shall 
not  he. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Bildad  sheweth  Ood\s  justice  in  dealing  with  tnen 
according  to  their  works.  8  He  allegcth  antiquity 
to  prove  the  certain  destruction  of  the  hypocrite.  20 
He  apiplieth  God's  just  dealing  to  Job. 

THEK    answered    Bildad   the 
Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these 
things  f  and  how  long  shall  the 
words  of  thy  mouth  he  like  a  strong 
wind? 

3  ''Doth  God  pervert  judgment? 
or  doth  the  Almighty  pervert  jus- 
tice f 

4  If  ^thy  children  have  sinned 
against  him,  and  he  have  cast  them 
away  *  for  then'  transgression ; 

5  '^If  thou  wouldest  seek  unto 
God  betimes,  and  make  thy  sup- 
.plicatiou  to  the  Almighty ; 

6  If  thou  ivert  pure  and  upright ; 
surely  now  he  would  awake  for 
thee,  and  make  the  habitation  of 
thy  righteousness  prosperous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was 
small,  yet  thy  latter  end  should 
greatly  increase. 

8  Tor  inciuini,  I  pray  thee,  of  the 
former  age,  and  prepare  thyself  to 
the  search  of  their  fathers : 

9  (For  'we  are  hut  of  yesterday, 
and  know  'nothing,  because  our 
days  upon  earth  are  a  shadow :) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and 

598 


tell  thee,  and  utter  words  out  of 
their  heart  ? 

11  Can  the  rush  grow  up  without 
mire?  can  the  flag  grow  without 
water  ? 

12  '^  Whilst  it  is  yet  in  his  green- 
ness, and  not  cut  down,  it  wither- 
eth  before  any  other  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that 
forget  God;  and  the  ^' hyx^ocrite's 
hope  shall  perish : 

14  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off, 
and  whose  trust  shall  he  *a  spider's 
web. 

15  ^  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house, 
but  it  shall  not  stand:  he  shall 
hold  it  fast,  but  it  shall  not  endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun,  and 
his  branch  shooteth  forth  in  his 
garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about 
the  heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of 
stones. 

18  'If  he  destroy  him  from  his 
place,  then  it  shall  deny  him,  say- 
ing^ I  have  not  seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  jo}^  of  his 
way,  and  ""out  of  the  earth  shall 
others  grow. 

20  Behold,  God  will  not  cast  away 
a  x)erfect  man,  neither  will  he  'help 
the  evil  doers : 

21  Till  he  fill  thy  mouth  with 
laughing,  and  thy  lixDS  with  ' rejoic- 
ing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be 
^  clothed  with  shame ;  and  the 
dwelling-place  of  the  wicked  ^  shall 
come  to  nought. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  Job.,  acknowledging  God\i  justice,  sheweth  there  is  no 
contendirtg  with  him.  22  Glare's  innocency  is  not  to 
be  condemned  by  afflictions. 

THEN^  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth : 
but  how  should  ''man  be  just "  with 
God? 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him,  he 
cannot  answer  him  one  of  a  thou- 
sand. 

4  ^Ile  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty 
in  strength :  who  hath  hardened 
himself  •dgiiiniit  him,  and  hath  pros- 
I)ered  ? 

5  Which  removeth  the  mountains, 
and  they  know  not;  which  over- 
turueth  them  in  his  anger ; 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 


f  Ps.  129.  G. 
Jer.  17.6. 


Sch.n.20.  & 
18.  14.  &  27. 
8. 

Ps.  112.  10. 
Prov.  10. 28. 

f  Heb.  a  spi- 
Is.  q9.  5t  6. 

h  ch.  27.  IS. 


i  ch.  7.  10.  & 
20.9. 
Ps.  37. 36. 


k  Ps.  113.  7. 


t  Heb.  take 
the  imf/oclly 
by  the  hand. 


t  Ileb.«;ioMf- 
inyjorjoy. 


1  Pa.  ,3.1.  26.  & 

109.  29. 
t  Heb.  fhall 

not  be. 


•  Ps.  143.  2. 

Rom.  3.  20. 
11  Or,  b^'ore 

God. 


bch.36.  5. 


There  is  no 


JOB. 


contending  witli  God. 


Before 

CHRIST 

aliout  152  I. 

'  U.  2. 19, 21 
lIU'.'-Mi.-"!. 
llfb.  VI.  '.'(i. 

dch.  2U.  11. 


T.cn.  l.fi. 
I's.  IW.2,3. 


t  TIc-b. 

hf  itjhts. 
fCn.l.  Ifi. 

cii.;iti.3i,&c. 

.\inos  5.  8. 
tlleb.  yfs/i, 
( ''.■•'*7,  and 
i  'iinii/i. 

Prli.  .■!.  9. 
Ps.  71.  15. 


hoh.  ?!.  8,  9. 
&  35.  14. 


i  Is.  4.'i.  9. 
Jcr.  IS.  6. 
Horn. !).  20. 

1  IK-h:  iiho 
r<'»  turn 
him  awni/f 
cb.  11.  10. 

Ich.  efi.  12. 
I^..  .■SI.  7. 

t  Ileb.  hclp- 
crsnr'pi-it/fi, 
or,  stretiglh. 


Icb.  10.  15. 


■"  ell.  2.  3.  & 
S4.  6. 


"Eec.  9.2,3. 
tz.  21.  a. 


6  AYhich  ^shaketh  tho  earth  out 
of  her  pLaee,  aud  ''thei>illars  there- 
of tremble ; 

7  Wliieh  coiniiiaiideth  the  sun, 
and  it  riseth  not;  and  sealeth  uj) 
the  stars ; 

8  'AVhich  ak)ne  spreadeth  out  the 
heavens,  and  treadeth  upon  the 
^  waves  of  the  sea ; 

9  '^AVlneh  niaketh  ^Arcturus,  Ori- 
on, and  IMeiades,  and  the  chambers 
of  the  south  ; 

10  ^AVhich  doeth  great  tilings  past 
finding  out ;  yea,  and  wonders 
without  number. 

11  ''Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I  see 
him  not :  he  i)assetli  on  also,  but  I 
perceive  him  not. 

12  '  Behohl,  he  taketh  away,  *  who 
can  hinder  him  I  who  will  say  unto 
him,  AVhat  doest  thou  ? 

13  If  God  will  not  withdraw  his 
anger,  ^  the  ^  proud  helpers  do  stoop 
under  him. 

14:  How  nnicli  less  shall  I  answer 
him,  and  choose  out  my  words  to 
reason  with  him  f 

15  '  Whom,  though  I  were  right- 
eous, yet  would  I  not  answer,  hut  I 
would  make  supplication  to  my 
judge. 

IG  If  I  had  called,  and  he  had  an- 
swered me ;  yet  would  I  not  believe 
that  he  had  hearkened  imto  my 
voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with  a 
tempest,  and  multiplieth  my 
wounds  "'  without  cause. 

18  He  will  not  suifer  me  to  take 
my  breath,  but  filleth  me  with  bit- 
terness. 

19  If  I  sjyealc  of  strength,  lo,  he  is 
strong :  aud  if  of  judgment,  who 
shall  set  me  a  time  to  plead  f 

20  If  I  justify  myself,  mine  own 
mouth  shall  condenm  me :  if  I  say, 
I  am  perfect,  it  shall  also  prove  me 
perverse. 

21  Though  I  were  perfect,  yet 
would  I  not  know  my  soul:  I 
would  desi>ise  my  life. 

22  This  is  one  thing,  therefore  I 
said  it,  "  He  destroyeth  the  perfect 
and  the  wicked. 

23  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly, 
he  will  laugh  at  the  trial  of  the  in- 
nocent. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abdut  152  •'. 


»2Snm.l5. 
30.  &  III.  4. 
Jcr.  14.4. 


♦  Hpb.  fhips 
off/t'sire, 

II  Or.sAinso/ 
Eheh. 

iHab.  1.8. 

'ch.  7.  13. 


'P».  119. 12U. 
'  Ex.  20.  7. 


"Jer.  2.  22. 


24  The  earth  is  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  wicked :  "  he  covereth 
the  faces  of  the  judges  thereof;  if 
not,  where,  and  who  is  he? 

25  Now  ''my  days  are  swifter  than   ''ch.7.c,7 
a  post :  they  flee  away,  they  see  no 
good. 

20  They  are  passed  away  as  the 
'I' swift  ships:  ""avS  the  eagle  that 
hasteth  to  the  prey. 

27  'If  I  say,  1  will  forget  my  com- 
plaint, I  will  leave  off  my  heavi- 
ness, and  comfort  myself; 

28  ^I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows, 
I  know  that  thou  ^  wilt  not  hold 
me  innocent. 

29  If  I  be  wicked,  why  then  la- 
bour I  in  vain  ?  • 

30  "If  I  wash  myself  with  snow 
water,  and  make  my  hands  never 
so  clean ; 

31  Yet  shalt  thou  plunge  me  in 
the  ditch,  and  mine  own  clothes 
shall  "  abhor  me. 

32  For  ""  he  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am, 
that  I  should  answer  him,  and  we 
should  come  together  in  judgment. 

33  -\Neither  is  there  *any  "days- 
man betwixt  us,  that  might  lay  his 
hand  upon  us  both. 

34  ^Let  him  take  his  rod  away 
from  me,  and  let  not  his  fear  terrify 
me: 

35  Then  would  I  speak,  and  not 
fear  him;  ^but  it  is  not  so  with 
me. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Job,  talcuHf  liberty  of  complaint,  exposiulateth  with 
God  about  his  afflictions.  18  He  coiiiplaineth  of 
life,  and  craveth  a  little  ease  before  death. 

MY  '^soul  is  "weary  of  my  life; 
I  will  leave  my  complaint 
ujion  myself;  ^  I  will  speak  in  the 
bitterness  of  my  soul. 

2  I  will  say  nnto  God,  Do  not 
condemn  me;  shew  me  wherefore 
thou  contendest  with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou 
shouldest  oppress,  that  thou  should- 
est  despise  *  the  work  of  thine  hands, 
and  shine  upon  the  counsel  of  the 
wicked  I 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh?  or 
'^seest  thou  as  man  seetli  ? 

5  Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of 
man  I  are  thj^  years  as  man's  days, 

6  That  thou  inquirest  after  mine 
iniquity,  and  searchest  after  my  sin  ? 

599 


II  Or,  make 
mc  to  be 
abhorred. 

"  Ecc.  6.  10. 
Is.  45.  9. 
Jer.  49.  19. 
Rom.  9.  20. 


'ver.  19. 

1  Sam.  2.25. 
t  Hob.  one 

that  should 

argue. 
II  Or.mnpire. 
'eh.l.3.2n,21, 

22.  &  ;«!.  7. 

Pb.  39. 10. 


t  lleb.  but  I 
am  not  .«r) 
with  myself. 


n  Kings  19. 

ch.  7.  16. 

Jonah  4.3,8. 
II  Or,  cut  off 

while  Hive. 
bch.  7. 11. 


t  Ileb.  t>ie 
Inftour  of 

thitw  hands, 
Ps.  ]:w.  8. 
Is.  CA.  8. 


••  1  Sam. 16.7. 


Job  expostidateth  until  God. 


JOB. 


Zophar  sharply  reproveth  Job. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ahoul  1620 

t  Heb   It  is 
upon  thji 
knowhiifje. 

<>P8.  139. 1,2. 

'  Ps.  119.  ■•?. 

\  Heb.  took 
paiiis  about 


'Gen.  2. 7.4 
Is.  64.  8. 

«  Ps.  1S9.  14, 
15, 16. 


tHeb. 
hedged. 


1iPb.139.  1. 


lis.  3. 11. 

kch. 0.12,15, 
20,  :il. 


I  Pe.  25.  IS. 


"1.1.  38.  1.1. 
Lam.  3.  lU. 


1  Thnt  is, 
thy/  plagues^ 
Ruth  1.  21. 


•eh.  3. 11. 


•Seech.  7.6, 
1«.  ftK.9. 
p«. ;«!.  5. 

r  P«.  .39.  13. 
<lch.7.16,19. 


'Pr..  08.12. 
■  P«.  23.  4. 


7  ♦  '^  Thou  knowest  that  I  am  not 
wicked ;  and  there  is  none  that  can 
deliver  out  of  thine  hand. 

8  *=  Thine  hands  *have  made  me 
and  fashioned  me  tog:ether  round 
about ;  yet  thou  dost  destroy  me. 

9  Remember,.!  beseech  thee,  that 
^thou  hast  made  me  as  the  clay ;  and 
wilt  thou  bring  me  into  dust  again  ? 

10  » Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out 
as  milk,  and  curdled  me  like  cheese  ? 

11  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with  skin 
and  flesh,  and  hast  ^fenced  me  with 
bones  and  sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and 
favour,  and  thy  visitation  hath  x^re- 
served  my  spirit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou  hid 
in  thine  heart :  I  know  that  this  is 
with  thee. 

14  If  I  sin,  then  ""thou  markest 
me,  and  thou  wilt  not  acquit  me 
from  mine  iniquity. 

15  If  I  be  wicked,  '  woe  unto  me ; 
■"and  if  I  be  righteous,  yet  will  I 
not  lift  up  my  head.  I  am  full 
of  confusion ;  therefore  '  see  thou 
mine  affliction ; 

16  For  it  increaseth.  "  Thou  hunt- 
est  me  as  a  fierce  lion :  and  again 
thou  shewest  thyself  marvellous 
upon  me. 

17  Thou  renewest  "thy  witnesses 


against 


me,  and  increasest   thine 


indignation  upon  me ;  changes  and 
war  are  against  me. 

18  "Wherefore  then  hast  thou 
brought  me  forth  out  of  the  womb  ? 
Oh  that  I  had  given  up  the  ghost, 
and  no  eye  had  seen  me ! 

19  I  should  have  been  as  though 
I  had  not  been ;  I  should  have 
been  carried  from  the  womb  to 
the  grave. 

20  "Are  not  my  days  few  ?  ^  cease 
then,  and  "  let  me  alone,  that  I  may 
take  comfort  a  little, 

21  Before  I  go  whence  I  shall  not 
return,  'ei^en  to  the  land  of  dark- 
ness 'and  the  shadow  of  death ; 

22  A  land  of  darkness,  as  dark- 
ness itself ;  and  of  the  shadow  of 
death,  without  any  order,  and  tvhere 
the  light  is  as  darkness. 

CHAPTER  XT. 

1  Zophnr  rrprovelh  Jobforjustif//i)i(/  him.vlf.  5  Ood\<i 
wuHdom  U  wisearchable.  V.i  The  assured  blessing  of 
repentance. 

600 


THEN    answered    Zophar    the 
Naamathite,  and  said, 

2  Should  not  the  multitude  of 
words  be  answered?  and  should 
*  a  man  full  of  talk  be  justified  I 

3  Should  thy  Uies  make  men 
hold  their  peace?  and  when  thou 
mockest,  shall  no  man  make  thee 
ashamed  ? 

4  For  ^thou  hast  said,  My  doc- 
trine is  pure,  and  I  am  clean  in 
thine  eyes. 

5  But  oh  that  God  would  speak, 
and  open  his  lips  against  thee ; 

6  And  that  he  would  shew  thee 
the  secrets  of  wisdom,  that  they  are 
double  to  that  which  is!  Know 
therefore  that  ^  God  exacteth  of 
thee  less  than  thine  iniquity  de- 
servetli. 

7  ''Canst  thou  by  searching  find 
out  God  ?  canst  thou  find  out  the 
Almighty  unto  j)erfection  ? 

8  It  is  +  as  high  as  heaven ;  what 
canst  thou  do?  deeper  than  hell; 
what  canst  thou  know  ? 

9  The  measure  thereof  is  longer 
than  the  earth,  and  broader  than 
the  sea. 

10  nf  he  "cut  off,  and  shut  up, 
or  gather  together,  then  ^who  can 
hinder  him  ? 

11  For  Mie  knoweth  vain  men: 
he  seeth  wickedness  also;  will  he 
not  then  consider  it  f 

12  For  t^vain  man  would  be  wise, 
though  man  be  born  lilie  a  wild 
ass's  colt. 

13  ^If  thou  ''prepare  thine  heart, 
and  'stretch  out  thine  hands  to- 
ward him ; 

14  If  iniquity  be  in  thine  hand, 
put  it  far  away,  and  ''let  not  wick- 
edness dwell  in  thy  tabernacles. 

15  'For  then  shalt  thou  lift  ui) 
thy  face  without  si)ot;  yea,  thou 
shalt  be  steadfast,  and  shalt  not 
fear : 

16  Because  thou  shalt  "forget  thy 
misery,  and  remember  it  as  waters 
that  pass  away: 

17  And  thine  age  *"  shall  be  clear- 
er than  the  noonday ;  thou  shalt 
shine  forth,  thou  shalt  be  as  the 
morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  be- 
cause there  is  hope;  yea,  thou  shalt 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1521'. 


f  ITeb.  a 
Jluin  ot  hpit. 

II  Or,  devices. 


•  cli,  C.  10.  & 
10.7. 


h  Ezra  9.  r, 


'Ecc.3.  U 
Rom.  11.  X: 


f  TIcb.  the 
heii/hl.-i  of 
heaven. 


■ich.  9.12.  & 

12.  14. 

Rev.  3.  7. 
II  Or,  make  a 

change. 
t  Hpb.  who 

cnn  turn 

hint  airat/f 

ch.  y.  1.'." 
-Ps.lO.Il.H. 

&  .'K.  2J.  & 

94.  II. 
t  Heb. 

empty. 
f  Ps.  73.  22.  & 

92.  6. 

Ecc.  3.  18. 

Rom.  1.  22. 

Bfb.  5.  8.  & 

22.  21. 
b  1  Snm.  7.  3. 

Ps.  78.  S. 
■  Ps.  .8.8.  9.  k 

143.6. 


k  Ps.  101.  3. 


iSee  Gen.  4. 
5,6. 

ch.  22.  2(!. 
Ps.  119.  H. 
lJohn3.21. 


■"  Is.  Go.  16. 


\  Ileb.  shall 
arise  aUne 
the  noOH- 
day. 

°  P.^.  ?.7.  6.  * 
112.4. 
Is.  58.  8,  10. 


Job  aclcnoivledgeth 


JOB. 


GocPs  omnipotency. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1320. 

"Lev.a;.A.(). 

P».  3. 5.  &  4. 

8. 

Prov.  3.  24. 

1  Heb 

entrfat  thy 

lace, 

ts.  4,5.  I.'. 
Pl.ev.  2fi.Ifi. 

]><,-iit.  ;i,s.(». 
f  Hob.  fltyht 

s/iati  perish 

Jroiu  them. 

I  ch.  .S.  14.  & 
IS.  14. 
Prov.  11.'. 

II  Or.  a  )tvrj 
0/  breath. 


•  ch.  1.3.  2. 
IHcb. 

a  heart, 

tllcb  7  fall 
7iol  lower 
than  you. 

t  Heb. 
with  whom 
are  not  such 
as  these  * 

bch.  Hi.  10  & 
17.  •-',(!.&  21. 
3.  &  .11. 1. 

•  Ps.  91. 15. 


i  Prov.  14.  2. 


•ch.  21.  7. 
Ps.  37.1,35. 
&  7.3.  11, 12. 
&  112.  7. 
Jer.  12.  1. 
Mai.  3.  15. 


fNum.lB.22. 

Dan.  5.  •£i. 

Acts  17.  28. 
II  Or,  life. 
t  Heb. 

alt  flesh  of 

man. 

tch.  54.  3. 
t  Heb. 

palate, 

ch.  (;.  .■». 
kch.  3:i.  7. 


1  That  is. 
With  Hod. 

'ch.  0.  4.  & 
3G.5. 


kch.  11. 10. 


1  Is.  22.  22. 
Kev.  3.  7. 
t  Ueb.  upon. 


dig-  (thout  thee,  and'thou  shalt  take 
thy  rest  in  safety. 

19  Also  tlioii  slialt  lie  down,  and 
none  shall  make  thee  afraid;  yea, 
many  shall '  make  snit  nnto  thee. 

20  But  'the  eyes  of  the  wicked 
shall  fail,  and  *  they  shall  not  es- 
cape, and  '  their  hope  shall  he  as 
"the  giving-  up  of  the  ghost. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Job  maintaiiieth  hi7nsr!f  agahn^t  hi.<s  friends  (hat  re- 
proi'e  him.  7  He  ackiiowledyeth  the  general  doctrine 
of  Ood''s  omiiipoterictj. 


M 


XU  Job  answered  and  said. 


2  No  doubt  but  ye  are  the 
people,  and  wisdom  shall  die  with 
vou. 

3  But  ''I  have  Uinderstanding  as 
well  as  you;  ♦!  am  not  inferior  to 
you :  yea,  ^  who  knoweth  not  such 
things  as  these  ? 

4^1  am  as  one  mocked  of  his 
neighbour,  who''calleth  upon  God, 
and  he  answereth  him  :  the  just 
upright  man  is  laughed  to  scorn. 

5  '^He  that  is  ready  to  slip  with 
his  feet  is  as  a  lamp  despised  in  the 
thought  of  him  that  is  at  ease. 

6  ^The  tabernacles  of  robbers 
prosper,  and  they  that  provoke 
God  are  seciKe;  into  whose  hand 
God  bringeth  ahnmlanthj. 

7*  But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and 
they  shall  teach  thee;  and  the 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  shall  tell 
thee : 

8  Or  vspeak  to  the  earth,  and  it 
shall  teach  thee ;  and  the  tishes  of 
the  sea  shall  declare  unto  thee. 

9  \NTio  knoweth  not  in  all  these 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath 
wrought  this  f 

10  '^In  whose  hand  is  the  "soul  of 
every  living  thing,  and  the  breath 
of  Uill  mankind. 

11  ^Dotli  not  the  ear  try  words? 
and  the  ^  mouth  taste  his  meat  I 

12  ''AVith  the  ancient  is  wisdom; 
and  in  length  of  days  under- 
standing. 

13  " '  With  him  is  wisdom  and 
strength,  he  hath  counsel  and  un- 
derstanding. 

14  Behold,  ''he  breaketh  down, 
and  it  cannot  be  built  again :  he 
'  shutteth  Uip  a  man,  and  there  can 
be  no  opening. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  15211. 

"1  Kines8. 

.35.  &  17.  I. 
"Gen.  7.  11, 

&c. 
"  ver.  13. 


15  Behold,  he  "  withholdeth  the 
waters,  and  they  dry  up:  also  he 
"sendeth  theiji  out,  and  they  over- 
turn the  earth. 

16  °  With  him  is  strength  and 
wisdom :  the  deceived  and  the  de- 
ceiver are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away 
spoiled,  and  ^maketh  the  judges 
fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings, 
and  girdeth  their  loins  with  a  girdle. 

19  He  leadeth  princes  aw  ay  spoil- 
ed, and  overthroweth  the  mighty. 

20  '^  He  removeth  away '  the  speech 
of  the  trusty,  and  taketh  away  the 
understanding  of  the  aged. 

21  'He  poureth  contempt  upon 
princes,  and  "  weakeneth  the 
strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  'He  discovereth  deep  things 
out  of  darkness,  and  bringeth  out 
to  light  the  shadow  of  death. 

23  '  He  increaseth  the  nations, 
and  destroyeth  them  :  he  enlargeth 
the  nations,  and  ^  strait eneth  them 
again. 

24  He  taketh  away  the  heart  of 
the  chief  of  the  people  of  the  earth, 
and  "causeth  them  to  wander  in  a 
wilderness  u'here  there  is  no  way. 

25  ''They  grope  in  the  dark  with- 
out light,  and  he  maketh  them  to 
t'  stagger  like  a  drunken  man. 

CHAPTER  Xni. 

1  Job  reproveih  his  frie/ids  of  partiality.  14  He  pro- 
fesseth  his  confidence  in  God:  20  and  entreateth  to 
know  his  own  mus,  and  God's  purpose  in  afflictiftg 
him. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this, 
mine  ear  hath  heard  and  un- 
derstood it. 

2  ''AVhat  ve  know,  the  same  do  I 
know  also  :  I  am  not  inferior  unto 
you. 

3  ^Surely  I  would  speak 
Almighty,  and  I  desire  to 
with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies, 
are  all  physicians  of  no  value. 

5  Oh  that  ye  would   altogether 
hold  your  peace!   and  "^it  should /prov.  17.2s. 
be  vour  wisdom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and 
hearken  to  the  pleadings  of  my 
lips. 

7  "  AYill  ye  speak  wickedly  for 
God  I  and  talk  deceitfully  for  him  I 

601 


P2Snm.  ].■;. 
31.&17.  14, 
L'3. 

Is.  19.  12.& 
2!1. 14. 
1  Cor.  1. 19. 


■l  ch.  S2.  n. 

Is.  .3.  1,2,3. 
i  Ik-h.  the 

li/i  ot  the 
faithful. 

'  Ps.  107.  4(1. 
Dan.  2.21. 

II  Or,  looff'lh 
the  girdle  of 
the  strong. 

'Dan.  2.  22. 
Mutt.  in.  26. 
1  Cor.  4.  5. 


'  Ps.  107.  38. 
Is.  9.  3.  & 
1^.  15. 

f  Ileb. 
leadeth  in. 


"  Ps.107.4,40. 


"  Deut.28.29. 
ch.  J.  14. 


ineb. 
wander. 
y  Ps.  107.  27. 


to  the 
reason 


J^ 


"ch.  12.  3, 


kch.  23.  3.  & 
31.33. 


■^ch.  G.  21.  & 
IB.  2. 


'  ch.  17.  .■>.  .<: 
32.21.  &3(i.4. 


Job  2)rofesseth  confidence  in  God. 


JOB. 


The  shortness  and  troiible  of  life. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ubout  1521". 


tHcb. 
He  silent 
from  me. 


f  eh.  18.4. 
f  1  Sam.  28. 

•n. 

Ps.  119. 109. 

k  Ps.  23.  4. 
Prov.  14.32. 

>  ch.  2~.  5. 
t  Ilebprore, 
or,  argue. 


I  ch.  33.  G. 

Is.  50.  8. 


Irh.D.  34.  & 
35.  7. 


"  Ps.  39. 10. 


••  Deut.32.20. 

P,.  1.1.  1 .  & 

+1.  24.  &  88. 

14. 

I«.  8,  17. 
•1)6111.32.42. 

Kuth  1.21. 

ch.  1«.  9  ii 

I'.i.  11.  &  33. 

10. 

l.am.  2.5. 
PI».  42.3. 


ich.  20.  11. 
l'».  25.  7. 


'ch..'?).  11. 

\  Ileh. 
u  aerteft. 


8  AYill  ye  accept  liis  person  ?  will 
\Q>  contend  for  God ! 

9  Is  it  good  that  be  should  search 
you  out  ?  or  as  one  man  mocketh 
another,  do  ye  so  mock  him  ? 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  you,  if 
ye.  do  secretly  accept  persons. 

11  Shall  not  his  excellency  make 
you  afraid  f  and  his  dread  fall  upon 
you? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like 
unto  ashes,  your  bo(Ues  to  bodies 
of  clay. 

13  ^  Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone, 
that  I  may  speak,  and  let  come  on 
me  what  tcUl. 

14  Wherefore  *^do  I  take  my  flesh 
in  my  teeth,  and  ^-'put  my  life  in 
mine  hand  ? 

15  ^'  Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I 
trust  in  him :  '  but  I  will  ^  maintain 
mine  own  ways  before  him. 

16  He  also  shall  he  my  salvation : 
for  a  hypocrite  shall  not  come  be- 
fore him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech, 
and  my  declaration  with  your 
ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I  have  ordered 
my  cause ;  I  know  that  I  shall  be 
justified. 

19  ""Who  is  he  that  will  plead 
with  me?  for  now,  if  I  hold  my 
tongue,  I  shall  give  up  the  ghost. 

20  '  Only  do  not  two  things  unto 
me;  then  will  I  not  hide  myself 
from  thee. 

21  '"AVithdraw  thine  hand  far 
from  me:  and  let  not  thy  dread 
make  me  afraid. 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I  will  an- 
swer :  or  let  me  speak,  and  answer 
thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  mine  iniquities 
and  sins?  make  me  to  know  mj^ 
transgression  and  my  sin. 

24  "Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy 
face,  and  "boldest  me  for  thine 
enemy  ? 

25  ^  Wilt  thou  l)reak  a  leaf  driven 
to  and  fro  ?  and  wilt  thou  pursue 
the  dry  stubble? 

26  For  thou  writest  bitter  things 
against  me,  and  'makest  me  to 
possess  the  inifjuities  of  my  youth. 

27  'Thou  y)nttest  my  feet  also  in 

the  stocks,  and  Mookest  narrowly 
G02 


unto  all  my  paths ;  thou  settest  a 
print  upon  the  'heels  of  my  feet. 

28  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing,  con- 
sumeth,  as  a  garment  that  is  moth- 
eaten. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Job  entreateth  God  for  favour.,  by  the  shortness  of 
life,  and  certainty  of  death.  1  Thoutjh  life  once  lost 
be  irrecoverable,  yet  he  waiteth  for  his  change.  16 
By  sin  the  creature  is  subject  to  corruptioti. 

MAIS"  that  is  born  of  a  woman 
is  'of  few  days,  and  ''full  of 
trouble. 

2  'He  Cometh  forth  like  a  flower, 
and  is  cut  down :  he  fleeth  also  as 
a  shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

3  And  "^dost  thou  open  thine  eyes 
upon  such  a  one,  and  ^  bringest  me 
into  judgment  with  thee  ? 

4  '  AVho  '^  can  bring  a  clean  tiling 
Out  of  an  unclean  ?  not  one. 

5  "^  Seeing  his  days  are  determined, 
the  number  of  his  mouths  are  with 
thee,  thou  hast  appointed  his 
bounds  that  he  cannot  pass ; 

6  ^Turn  from  him,  that  he  may 
'rest,  till  he  shall  accomplish,  '"as 
a  hireling,  his  daj^ 

7  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it 
be  cut  down,  'that  it  will  sprout 
again,  and  that  the  tender  branch 
thereof  will  not  cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax 
old  in  the  earth,  and  the  stock 
thereof  die  in  the  ground ; 

9  Yet  through  the  scent  of  water 
it  will  bud,  and  bring  forth  boughs 
like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  'wasteth 
away:  yea,  man  giveth  up  the 
ghost,  and  where  is  he? 

11  As  the  waters  fail  from  the 
sea,  and  the  flood  decayeth  and 
drieth  up ; 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth 
not:  ''till  the  heavens  &e  no  more, 
they  shall  not  awake,  nor  be  raised 
out  of  their  sleep. 

13  Oh  that  thou  wouldest  hide 
me  in  the  grave,  that  thou  wouldest 
keep  me  secret,  until  thy  wrath  be 
past,  that  thou  wouldest  appoint 
me  a  set  time,  and  remember  me ! 

14  If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live 
again  f  all  the  days  of  my  apijoint- 
eil  time  'will  I  wait,  "till  my 
change  come. 

15  "  Thou  shalt  call,  and  I  will 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 

»  Keb.  Tools. 


t  Heb.  short 

of  days. 
"ch.  5.  7. 

Ecc.  2.  23. 

l-oh.g.  9. 

Ps.  !I0.  5,  6, 

9.  &  102.  U. 

&  11«.  lb.  & 

144.4. 

Is,.  40.  6. 

James  1. 10, 

11.  &4. 14. 

1  Pet.  1.24. 
•^Ps.Ut.  3. 
i  Ps.  143.  2. 


f  Hcb.  Wlio 

u-tll  give  f 
'  Gen. .'-..  .3. 

Ps.  51.5. 

John  3.  0. 

Rom.  5.  12. 

Eph.  2.  3. 
fch.  7.  L 


ech.7.16,19. 

&  10.  20. 

P^.  39.  13. 
t  Heb.  cease. 
hch.  7.  1. 


i  ver.  14. 


IHcb.  t.i 
weakened, 
or,  cut  ojf. 


kPs.  103.26. 
Is.  .51.  ().  & 
G.i.  17.  &  06. 
22. 

Acts  3.  21. 
K.Mn.8.  20. 
2  Pet.  3.  7, 
10.  II. 
Rev.  20.  U. 
&  21.  1. 


Ich.  13.  15. 
"  ver.  7. 

"ch.  13.22. 


JEUj)haz  rcproveth  Job. 


JOB. 


Tlie  disquietnde  of  iviched  men. 


Before 

CIIHIST 

about  1520. 

"ch.IO.  i;,  14. 

,%  i:t.  27.  & 

:!1.4.  &34. 

•Jl. 

Pfi.  5f!.  8.  & 

].-i>.  1,'.',  3. 

I'lov.  .'■).  21. 

Jer.  .•i2.  VJ. 
r  ncut..';2..14. 

IIos.  13.  12. 


\  Ileb. 

Jiidelh. 


t  Hch.  orer- 

Jluicesl. 


1  Ecc.  9.  5. 
Is.  03.  IG. 


t  Ileb. 
knowledge 
of  wind. 


\  Hob.  <Ao« 

rnakest 

void. 

I|  Or,  speech. 
t  Heb. 


°  Luke  10.22. 


l>  Ps.  90.  2. 
rrov.8.25. 


•  Rom.ll..'H. 
1  Cor.  2.  11. 


J  ch.  13.  2. 


'ch.  32.  G,  7. 


answer  thee :  tliou  Avilt  have  a  de- 
sire to  the  work  of  thiiiti  hands. 

IG  "For  now  thou  niiniberest  my 
stej>s:  dost  thou  not  watch  over 
my  sin  ? 

17  ''My  transoTossion  is  soahMl  u]) 
in  a  hag,  and  thou  sewest  iij)  mine 
ini(j[uity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  fall- 
ing- ♦  Cometh  to  nought,  and  the 
rock  is  removed  out  of  his  i)lace. 

19  The  waters  wear  tlie  stones : 
thou  hvashest  away  the  things 
which  grow  out  of  tlie  dust  of  the 
earth;  and  thou  destroyest  the 
hoi)e  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever 
against  him,  and  he  passeth :  thou 
changest  his  countenance,  and 
sendest  him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and 
''he  knoweth  it  not;  and  they  are 
brought  low,  but  he  i)erceiveth  it 
not  of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall 
have  i)ain,  and  his  soul  within  him 
shall  mourn. 

CHAPTEE  XV. 

1  Eliphaz  reprowth  Job  of  impiety  in  justifying  Mm- 
f,elf.  17  He  proveth  by  tradition  the  tmquielncss  of 
wicked  men. 

THEN    answered    Eliphaz    the 
Temanite,  and  said, 

2  Should  a  wise  man  utter  ^  vain 
knowledge,  and  till  his  belly  with 
the  east  wind  I 

3  Sliould  he  reason  with  unprofit- 
able talk  ?  or  with  speeches  where- 
with he  can  do  no  good  I 

4  Yea,  *  thou  easiest  off  fear,  and 
restrainest  "  prayer  before  God. 

5  For  thy  mouth  *  uttereth  thine 
iniquity,  and  thou  choosest  the 
tongue  of  the  crafty. 

6  "  Thine  own  mouth  condemneth 
thee,  and  not  I:  yea,  thine  own 
lips  testify  against  thee. 

1  Art  tlmu  the  first  man  tliat  was 
born?  ^or  wast  thou  made  before 
the  hills? 

8  'Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  of 
God?  and  dost  thou  restrain  wis- 
dom to  thyself? 

9  '^What  knowest  thou,  that  we 
know  not?  ivliat  nnderstandest 
thou,  which  is  not  in  us  ? 

10  'With  us  are  both  the  gray- 


headed  and  very  aged  men,  much 
elder  tlian  thy  father. 

11  Are  the  consolations  of  God 
small  with  thee  ?  is  there  any  se- 
cret thing  with  thee  ? 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  carry 
thee  away  ?  and  what  do  thy  eyes 
wink  at, 

13  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit 
ag.iinst  God,  and  lettest  such  words 
go  out  of  thy  mouth  ? 

14  ^What  is  man,  that  he  should 
be  clean  ?  and  he  tvhich  is  born  of 
a  woman,  that  he  should  be  right- 
eous f 

15  *^  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust 


in  his  saints 


the  heavens  are 


not  clean  in  his  sight. 

IG  ''How  much  more  abominable 
and  filthy  is  man,  '  which  drinketh 
ini(j[uity  like  water  ? 

17  I  will  shew  thee,  hear  me; 
and  that  ivhich  I  have  seen  I  will 
declare ; 

18  AVliich  wise  men  have  told 
''from  their  fathers,  and  have  not 
hid  it  : 

19  Unto  whom  alone  the  earth 
was  given,  and  '  no  stranger  pass- 
ed among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  travaileth 
with  pain  all  Ms  days,  "'and  tlie 
number  of  years  is  hidden  to  the 
oppressor. 

21  'A  dreadful  sound  is  in  his 
ears:  "in  prosperity  the  destroyer 
shall  come  upon  him. 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall 
return  out  of  darkness,  and  he  is 
Avaited  for  of  the  sword. 

23  He  "wandereth  abroad  for 
bread,  saying,  Wliere  is  itf  he 
knoweth  that  ""the  day  of  dark- 
ness is  ready  at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall 
make  him  afraid;  they  shall  pre- 
vail against  him,  as  a  king  ready 
to  the  battle. 

25  For  he  stretcheth  out  his  hand 
against  God,  and  strengtheneth 
himself  against  the  Almighty. 

2G  He  runneth  upon  him,  even  on 
Ms  neck,  upon  the  thick  bosses  of 
his  bucklers : 

27  ''Because  he  covereth  his  face 
with  his  fatness,  and  maketh  col- 
loids of  fat  on  liis  flanks. 
603 


Before 

CHRIST 

abi.ut  1520. 


'1  Kings  8. 

4li. 

2Chr.  G.  .W. 

ill.  14.  4. 

I's.  14.3. 

I'lov.ai.  9. 

Kcc.  7. 1:0. 

1  John  1.8, 

1(1. 
Soli.  4.18.  & 

25.5. 


hch.  4.  19. 

l'.s.  14.  3.  & 

5:1.  3. 
Icli.;(4.  7. 

Prov.  19.28. 


k  ch.  8.  8. 


Ijoel.'?.  17. 


■"  Ps.  90.  12. 


f  Heb. 

A  nound  qf 

Jears. 
"1  Thess.  5. 

3. 


"  Ps.  59. 15.  & 
2U9.  10. 


P  ch.  18.  12. 


1  Ps.  17. 10. 


Job  reproveth  Ms  friends. 


JOB. 


He  describeth  Ms  unliappy  case. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


'ch.  4.9. 


■  la.  5'J.  4. 


J  Or,  cut  off. 

«cU.  22.  Ifi. 

Ps.  65.  23. 


°  Ps.  7. 14. 

Is.  SU.  4. 

Hos.  10. 13. 
II  Or, 

iniquity. 


I  Or,  trouble- 
Mine. 
•ch.  1.!.  4. 


f  Heb. 
worth  of 
vnnd. 


fcPfi.  22.  7.  & 
IIJIP.  M. 
Lam.  2.15. 


t  Ilcb.  whnt 
gofthj'rom 
met 


28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate 
cities,  and  in  houses  which  no  man 
inhabiteth,  which  are  ready  to  be- 
come heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither 
shall  his  substance  continue,  nei- 
ther shall  he  prolong  the  perfec- 
tion thereof  upon  the  earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of 
darkness;  the  flame  shall  dry  up 
his  branches,  and  'by  the  breath 
of  his  mouth  shall  he  go  away. 

31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived 
'trust  in  vanity:  for  vanity  shall 
be  his  recompense. 

32  It  shall  be  n accomplished  'be- 
fore his  time,  and  his  branch  shall 
not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  otf  his  unripe 
grape  as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast 
oif  his  flower  as  the  olive. 

34  For  the  congregation  of  hypo- 
crites shall  he  desolate,  and  tire 
shall  consume  the  tabernacles  of 
bribery. 

35  "They  conceive  mischief,  and 
bring  forth  "vanity,  and  their  belly 
prepareth  deceit. 

CHAPTER  XYI. 

1  Job  reproveth  ?ds  friends  of  unmercifulness.  1  He 
sheweth  the  piiifulness  of  his  case.  17  He  maintain- 
eth  his  innocency. 

THEX  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  have   heard   many   such 
things :  "  '^  miserable  comforters  are 
ye  all. 

3  Shall  '  vain  words  have  an  end  ? 
or  what  emboldeneth  thee  that 
thou  answerest  ? 

4  I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do :  if 
your  soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead, 
I  could  heap  up  words  against  you, 
and  ''shake  mine  head  at  you. 

5  Btit  I  would  strengthen  you 
with  my  mouth,  and  the  moving 
of  my  lips  should  assuage  your 
grief. 

G  Though  I  speak,  my  grief  is  not 
nssuaged:  and  though  I  forbear, 
'  what  am  I  eased  I 

7  But  now  he  liath  made  me 
weary:  thou  hast  made  desolate 
all  my  company. 

8  And  thou  hast  filled  me  with 
wrinkles,  which  is  a  witness  against 
nw:  and  my  k-annoss  rising  up  in 
me  bearetli  witness  to  my  lace. 

604 


9  "^He  teareth  me  in  his  wrath, 
who  hateth  me :  he  gnasheth  upon 
me  with  his  teeth;  ''mine  enemy 
sharijenetli  his  eyes  upon  me. 

10  They  have  ^  gained  upon  me 
with  their  mouth ;  they  '^have  smit- 
ten me  upon  the  cheek  reproach- 
fully; they  have  ^gathered  them- 
selves together  against  me. 

11  God  "  t  hath  delivered  me  to  the 
ungodly,  and  turned  me  over  into 
the  hands  of  the  wicked. 

12  I  was  at  ease,  but  he  hath 
broken  me  asunder:  he  hath  also 
taken  me  hy  my  neck,  and  shaken 
me  to  pieces,  and  'set  me  up  for 
his  mark. 

13  His  archers  compass  me  round 
about,  he  cleaveth  my  reins  asun- 
der, and  doth  not  spare ;  he  pour- 
eth  out  my  gall  upon  the  ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach 
upon  breach  ;  he  runneth  upon  me 
like  a  giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon 
my  skin,  and  ""  defiled  my  horn  in 
the  dust. 

16  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping, 
and  on  my  eyelids  is  the  shadow 
of  death ; 

17  Not  for  amj  injustice  in  mine 
hands :  also  my  prayer  is  i)ure. 

18  O  earth,  coA^er  not  thou  my 
blood,  and  'let  my  cry  have  no 
place. 

19  Also  now,  behold,  ""my  witness 
is  in  heaven,  and  my  record  is  ^on 
high. 

20  My  friends  *  scorn  me:  hut 
mine  eye  poureth  out  tears  unto 
God. 

21  "Oh  that  one  might  plead  for 
a  man  with  God,  as  a  man  pleadeth 
for  his  II  neighbour ! 

22  AVhen  ^a  few  years  are  come, 
then  I  shall  "go  the  way  whence  I 
shall  not  return. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  eTbft  appealeili  from  men.  to  God.  6  The  nnmercifu'l 
dealing  of  men  with  (he  ajfticted  may  as(oni.sfi,  but 
not  discourage  the  righteous.  11  His  hope  is  not  in 
life,  but  in  death. 

~]\ /TY  II  breath  is  corrupt,  my  days 


are  extinct,  "the 


graves 


are 


ready  for  me. 
2  Are  there  not  mockers  with  me? 
and  doth  not  mine  eye  ^continue 
in  their  'provocation? 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520 

■^ch.lO.IG,]-. 
i  ch.  13. 34. 

Ts.  22.  13. 

fl-am.  3.  30. 
Mic.  5.  1. 

6  Ps.  35.  15. 


hch.l.lo.ir. 
t  Iltb.  hath 

shut  me  up. 


i  ch.  7.  20. 


lch..30.  19. 
Ps.  7.  5. 


Ich.  27.  n. 
Ps.Wi.l.S,19. 


"Rom.  1.  9. 

t  Heb.  in  the 
hi(/h  places. 


f Ilcb.  arc 
my  scoriiers. 


"ch.  .".L.TS. 

Kcc.  6.  10. 

Is.  4.5.  n. 

Rom.  9.  20. 
l\Ot,Jriend. 

f  Heb.  yenm 

or  number. 

°  Ecc.  12.  5. 


II  Or,  ,'!;>iVi"/ 
w  spent, 
•Ps.  SS.  3,  4. 


♦  Uel).lorl!7e- 

bl  Snni.  l.li, 
7. 


Job  appealeth  from  men  to  God. 


JOB. 


Tlie  calamities  of  the  iv'icked. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  IS'.O. 


'Prov.  r,.  1. 
&  17.  IS.  & 

■j2.  lii;. 


.ich.sn.  9. 

U  Or,  before 
them. 


'  Ps.  rt.  7.  & 
:!l.  Ml. 

li  Or,  v)}/ 
thouy/its. 


I  Ps.  LM.  4. 

tllcb. 
shall  fiild 
strength. 

s  ch.  6.  29. 


Ii  ch.  7.  G.  & 

'.I.  i5. 
nipb.  the 

jioasessions. 


i  Ileb.  near. 


t  Hcb.enVrf, 
or,  caUei/. 


I  ch.  18.  13. 

I  ch.  3. 17,18, 
19. 


'I'e.  73.  22. 


kch.  13.14. 
tllcb. 
his  soul. 


3  Lay  down  now,  pnt  me  in  a 
surety  with  thee ;  who  is  he  that 
'will  strike  lunuls  with  me! 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart 
from  understanding :  therefore 
shalt  thou  not  exalt  them. 

5  lie  that  speaketh  flattery  to  his 
friends,  even  the  eyes  of  his  chil- 
dren shall  fail. 

0  He  hath  made  me  also  ''a  by- 
word of  the  ])eoi)le ;  and  "  aforetime 
I  was  as  a  tabret. 

7  '  Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason 
of  sorrow,  and  all  "my  members 
are  as  a  shadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  astonied 
at  this,  and  the  innocent  shall  stir 
up  himsetf  against  the  hy])ocrite. 

9  The  righteous  also  shall  hold  on 
his  way,  and  he  that  hath  ^  clean 
hands  ^  shall  be  stronger  and 
stronger. 

10  But  as  for  jou  all,  ^do  ye  re- 
turn, and  come  now :  for  I  cannot 
find  one  wise  man  among  you. 

11  ''My  days  are  past,  my  pur- 
poses are  broken  off,  even  Hhe 
thoughts  of  my  heart. 

12  They  change  the  night  into 
day :  the  light  is  •  short  because  of 
darkness. 

13  If  I  wait,  the  grave  is  mine 
house :  I  have  made  my  bed  in  the 
darkness. 

14  I  have  ^said  to  corruption. 
Thou  art  my  father:  to  the  worm, 
Thou  art  my  mother,  and  my  sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope  1 
as  for  my  hope,  who  shall  see  it  ? 

IG  They  shall  go  down  *to  the 
bars  of  the  i)it,  when  our  ''rest  to- 
gether is  in  the  dust. 

CHAPTER  XYIII. 

1  midad  reproveth  Job  of  prexumpUon  and  impatknce. 
5  T/ie  calamities  ofthewicktd. 

THEN    answered    Bildad    the 
Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  iviJl  it  he  ere  ye  make 
an  end  of  words  ?  mark,  and  after- 
wards we  will  speak. 

3  AYherefore  are  we  counted  *as 
beasts,  and  reputed  vile  in  your 
sight? 

4  ^'He  teareth  ^himself  in  his  an- 
ger :  shall  the  earth  be  forsaken  for 
thee!  and  shall  the  rock  be  re- 
moved out  of  his  place  ! 


5  Yea,  Hhe  light  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  put  out,  and  the  spark  of 
his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

G  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his 
tabernacle,  ''and  his  "candle  shall 
be  i)ut  out  with  him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall 
be  straitened,  and  '^his  own  coun- 
sel shall  cast  him  down. 

8  For  ^he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his 
own  feet,  and  he  walketh  ui)on  a 
snare. 

0  The  gin  shall  take  him  by  the 
heel,  and  ^'the  robber  shall  x^i'evail 
against  him. 

10  The  snare  is  Haid  for  him  in 
the  ground,  and  a  trap  for  him  in 
the  way. 

11  "^  Terrors  shall  make  liim  afraid 
on  every  side,  and  shall  ^  drive  him 
to  his  feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hunger- 
bitten,  and  'destruction  shall  he 
ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  ^strength 
of  his  skin:  even  the  firstborn  of 
death  shall  devour  his  strength. 
♦14  ^  His  confidence  shall  be  root- 
ed out  of  his  tabernacle,  and  it 
shall  bring  him  to  the  king  of 
terrors. 

15  It  shall  dwell  in  his  tabernacle, 
because  it  is  none  of  his:  brimstone 
shall  be  scattered  upon  his  habita- 
tion. 

IG  '  His  roots  shall  be  dried  up 
beneath,  and  above  shall  his  branch 
be  cut  otf. 

17  '"His  remembrance  shall  perish 
from  the  earth,  and  he  shall  have 
no  name  in  the  street. 

18  *He  shall  be  driven  from  light 
into  darkness,  and  chased  out  of 
the  world. 

19  "  He  shall  neither  have  son  nor 
nephew  among  his  people,  nor  any 
remaining  in  his  dwellings. 

20  They  that  come  after  hiin  shall 
be  astonied  at  "his  day,  as  they  that 
'1  went  before  ^  were  ati'righted. 

21  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings 
of  the  wicked,  and  this  is  the  place 
of  him  that  Pknoweth  not  God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Job,  complaining  of  his  ft-iends''  cruelty,  sheweih 
there  is  misenj  eywugh  in  him  to  feed  their  cruelty. 
21,  28  Be  craveth  pity.  23  JJe  believeth  the  resur- 
rection. 

605 


Before 
CHlilST 

about  J  520. 

■■  Prov.  K.  9. 
&  -A).  -JO.  & 
24.  20. 

iich.21.17. 

I's.  IH.  28. 

II  Or,  lamp. 


'  ch.  5. 13. 


frh.22. 10. 
Vs.  9. 15.  it 

35.8. 


feh.5.  5. 


I  ir,-b. 
hidden. 


hch.  15.  21.& 

2(».  2.5. 

Jcr.  0.  2.1.  & 
20.  .3.  &  46.5. 
&  49.  2!». 
t  Hob. 
scatter  ?iim. 

ich.  15.23. 


j  lleb.  bars. 


k  ch.  S.  14.  & 
11.20. 
Ps.  112.  10. 
Prov.  10. 28. 


Ich.  29.  19. 
Is.  5.  24. 
Amos  2.  9. 
Mai.  4. 1. 


'"P3..'!4.1G.& 
109.  13. 
l'n>v.  2.  22. 
&  10.  7. 


tlfob. 
'fheij  shall 
drive  him. 


"  Is.  14.  32. 
Jer.  22.30. 


"  Ps.  37. 13. 

II  Or,  lired 
iL-ith  hwt. 

t  III  b.  laid 
hold  on 
horror. 

PJcr.9.  3.  & 

10.  25. 

1  Thcss.4.S. 

2  The88.1.8. 
Titus  1. 16. 


Job  slieweth  Ms  great  misery. 


JOB. 


Zophar  sheweth  the  state 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  15^0. 


•Gen.  SI.  7. 
Lev.  -X.  26. 


II  Or,  harden 
yourselves 
against  me. 


b  Pa.  38. 16. 


nor, 

violence. 


'  ch. !».  Zi. 


d  Ps.  89.  U. 


'  ch.  !.•?.  24. 
Lsun.  Z  5. 


fch.  30. 12. 


f  Ps.  .31.11. & 
38.  II.  teat. 
8.  &  88. 8,18. 


t  Hcb. 

mi/  Ulli/. 
II  Or, 

Me  wicked. 
l>2KinKii2. 

23. 
IpK.  41.9.  & 

U.I.'^.U.'JO. 
t  neb. 

Ihe  men  of 

mi/  secret. 


THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  long  will  ye  vex  my 
soul,  and  break  me  in  pieces  with 
words  ? 

3  These  ^ten  times  have  ye  re- 
proached me :  ye  are  not  ashamed 
that  ye  "make  yourselves  strange 
to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have 
erred,  mine  error  remaineth  with 
myself. 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  ^magnify  your- 
selves against  me,  and  plead  against 
me  my  reproach ; 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  over- 
thrown me,  and  hath  compassed 
me  with  his  net. 

7  Behold,  I  cry  out  of  "  wrong,  but 
I  am  not  heard :  I  cry  aloud,  but 
there  is  no  judgment. 

8  ''He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that 
I  cannot  pass,  and  he  hath  set  dark- 
ness in  my  paths. 

9  ''He  hath  stripped  me  of  my 
glory,  and  taken, the  crown  from 
my  head. 

10  He  hath  destroyed  me  on  every 
side,  and  I  am  gone:  and  minip 
hope  hath  he  removed  like  a 
tree. 

11  He  hath  also  kindled  his  wrath 
against  me,  and  ''he  counteth  me 
unto  him  as  one  o/his  enemies. 

12  His  troojjs  come  together,  and 
'^raise  up  their  way  against  me, 
and  encamp  round  about  my  tab- 
ernacle. 

13  ^'He  hath  put  my  brethren  far 
from  me,  and  mine  acquaintance 
are  verily  estranged  from  me. 

14  My  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and 
my  familiar  friends  have  forgotten 
me. 

15  They  that  dwell  in  mine  house, 
and  my  maids,  count  me  for  a 
stranger:  I  am  an  alien  in  their 
sight. 

10  I  called  my  servant,  and  he 
gave  me  no  answer;  I  entreated 
him  witli  my  mouth. 

17  iNIy  breath  is  strange  to  my 
wife,  tliougli  I  entreated  for  the 
cliildren's  .vaAv  of 'mine  own  body. 

18  Yea,  "''young  chiUlren  despised 
me ;  I  arose,  and  they  spake  against 
me. 

19  'AH    'my   inward  friends  ab- 

GOG 


horred  me :  and  they  whom  I  loved 
are  turned  against  me. 

20  ''My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin 
II  and  to  my  flesh,  and  I  am  escai)ed 
with  the  skin  of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity 
upon  me,  O  ye  my  friends;  'for 
the  hand  of  God  hath  touched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  ""persecute  me  as 
God,  and  are  not  satisfied  with  my 
'flesh  ? 

23  t  Oh  that  my  words  were  now 
written  !  oh  that  they  were  printed 
in  a  book ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with 
an  iron  pen  and  lead  in  the  rock 
for  ever ! 

25  For  I  know  that  my  Redeemer 
liveth,  and  that  he  shall  stand  at 
the  latter  day  upon  the  earth : 

26  II  And  though  after  my  skin 
tvorms  destroy  this  hody,  yet  "in 
my  flesh  shall  I  see  God : 

27  Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself, 
and  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and 
not  ^another;  Hhough  my  reins  be 
consumed  'within  me. 

28  But  ye  should  say,  ''Why  per- 
secute we  him,  n  seeing  the  root  of 
the  matter  is  found  in  me  ? 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword :  for 
WTath  hringeth  the  i^unishments  of 
the  sword,  •'that  ye  may  know 
there  is  a  judgment. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

Zophar  sheweth  the  state  and  portion  of  the  wicked. 

fJ^  HEX  answered  Zophar  the 
J_    i^aamathite,  and  said, 

2  Therefore  do  my  thoughts  cause 
me  to  answer,  and  for  this  'I  make 
haste. 

3  I  have  heard  the  check  of  my 
reproacli,  and  the  spirit  of  my  un- 
derstanding causeth  me  to  answer. 

4  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old, 
since  man  was  placed  upon  earth, 

5  "Tliat  the  triumphing  of  the 
wicked  is  '  short,  and  the  joy  of  the 
hypocrite  hut  for  a  moment! 

0  ''Thougli  his  excellency  mount 
up  to  the  heavens,  and  his  head 
reach  unto  the  'clouds; 

7  Yet  he  sliall  perisli  for  ever  "like 
his  own  dung:  they  which  have 
seen  him  sliall  say.  Where  is  he? 

8  He  shall  fly  away  ''as  a  dream, 
and  shall  not  be  found:  yea,  he 


Before 

CHXilST 

about  1 52(1 

k  ch.  ^.  S(i. 

Pb.  i&J.  5. 

1  am.  4.  8. 
II  Or,  as. 


Ich.  1.  11. 
Ps.  38.  2. 


■  Ps.  69.  26. 


'Hcb. 

(17/0  win 

gin,  ifc. 


\i  Or.  After 
Ixli'itl 
au'ftke. 
tlionijh  thi^ 
b(^dy  lie  tit- 
strot/e't.  1/ct 
nut  of  j/iv 
Jlrfh  fha'll  J 
.ct'c  God. 

"Pf.  17.  1,1. 
1  Cor.  1.3  12. 
1  John  3.  2. 

f  Heb. 
a  stranger. 

II  Or,  mi/ 
reins  tvitTiiii 
rue  are  con- 
sumed ivith 
earnest  de- 
sire (lor 
that  day.] 

t  Ueb.  in  my 
bo.-<otn. 

"  ver.  22. 

II  Or,  and 
what  root 
or'mattcr  w 

found  in 
me  f 

P  Ps.58.10,11. 


t  Ilcb. 
tni/  haste  is 
in  me. 


•P.';.,37'..T,5,.36. 

tllcb. 
from  near. 


bis.  14.11,14. 
Obad.  J,  4. 


t  lleh.cloud. 
'  Ps.  83.  10. 


d  Vs.  -.3.  20. 

Si  M.  i. 


and  iwrtion  of  the  wicked. 


JQB. 


Wiclied  men  sometimes  pros2)er. 


Pefore 
CHKIST 

about  1J20. 

'ch.  r.  8,  10. 
*  8. 18. 
Ps.  .•!r.36.& 
1(«.  16. 


II  Or,  TTie 
poor  shall 
o/tfity.oi  ft  IX 
chihircu. 

Iyer.  IS. 

Ech.  11.  2G. 

Ps.  2.5.  7. 

hch.  :il.  20. 


t  Hcb.  in  the 
mifht  of  his 
palate. 


>  Ps. .%.  n. 

Jer.  17.  (>. 
II  Or^  stream- 
ing brook's. 


I  ver.  in,  15. 

tikb. 
according 
to  the  .*:nb- 
stance  of 
his  ex- 
change. 


t  Hfb. 
cruahed. 


1  ECC.5.13.H. 
t  Uch.know. 


II  Or. 
There  shall 
be  none  left 

for  hismeat. 


I|0r, 
troublesome. 


"Nuin.ll..'K. 

Ps.  78.30,31. 
"  le.  24.  18. 

Jer.  48.  4.?. 

AmoB  5.  19. 


shall  be  chased  away  as  a  vision 
of  the  night. 

9  'The  eye  also  wliieli  saw  him 
shall  see  Mm  no  more ;  neither  shall 
his  place  any  more  behold  him. 

10  "His  children  shall  seek  to 
please  the  poor,  and  his  hands 
•^  shall  restore  their  goods. 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  ^the  sin 
of  his  youth, ''  which  shall  lie  down 
with  him  in  the  dust. 

12  Though  wick(Mliu»ss  be  sweet 
in  his  mouth,  though  he  hide  it 
under  his  tongue ; 

13  Though  he  sj^areit,  and  forsake 
it  not,  but  keep  it  still  *  within  his 
mouth ; 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is 
turned,  it  is  the  gall  of  asps  within 
him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  rich- 
es, and  he  shall  vomit  them  uj) 
again :  God  shall  cast  them  out  of 
his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of 
asps :  the  viper's  tongue  shall  slay 
him. 

17  He  shall  not  see  'the  rivers, 
"  the  floods,  the  brooks  of  honey 
and  butter. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for 
^  shall  he  restore,  and  shall  not 
swallow  it  down :  ^  according  to 
his  substance  shall  the  restitu- 
tion he,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice 
therein. 

10  Because  he  hath  ^oppressed 
and  hath  forsaken  the  jjoor;  he- 
cause  he  hath  violently  taken  away 
a  house  which  he  builded  not ; 

20  '  Surely  he  shall  not  ^feel  quiet- 
ness in  his  bellv,  he  shall  not  save 
of  that  w  hich  he  desired. 

21  'I  There  shall  none  of  his  meat 
be  left;  therefore  shall  no  man 
look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufliciency 
he  shall  be  in  straits :  every  hand 
of  the  "wicked  shall  come  upon 
him. 

23  Wlien  he  is  about  to  fill  his 
belly,  God  shall  cast  the  fury  of  his 
wrath  upon  him,  and  shall  rain  it 
upon  him  "'  while  he  is  eating. 

24  "He  shall  flee  from  the  iron 
weapon,  and  the  bow  of  steel  shall 
strike  him  throuirh. 


25  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out  of 
the  body ;  yea, "  the  glittering  sword 
cometh  out  of  his  gall :  ^ terrors  are 
upon  him. 

20  All  darkness  shall  he  hid  in  his 
secret  places :  '^  a  lire  not  blo\tn 
shall  consume  him ;  it  shall  go  ill 
with  him  that  is  left  in  his  taber- 
nacle. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his  in- 
iquity ;  and  the  earth  shall  rise  up 
against  him. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house  shall 
depart,  and  his  goods  shall  flow- 
away  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 

29  'This  is  the  portion  of  a  Avick- 
ed  man  from  God,  and  the  heritage 
^appointed  unto  him  by  God. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Job  shciceih  that  even  in  the  judgment  of  man  he 
hath  rca.son  to  be  yrievcd.  7  hoinetimes  the  wicked 
do  so  jiro.sper,  as  they  de.^pise  God.  IG  Sometitnc.i 
their  destruction  is  rnaftij'est.  22  The  hnjypy  and 
unhappy  are  alike  in  death.  37  Tlie  judgment  of 
the  wicked  is  in  another  world. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently  my  speech, 
and  let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  Sufter  me  that  I  may  si)eak; 
and  after  that  I  have  spoken, 
''mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to 
man  ?  and  if  it  were  so,  why  should 
not  my  spirit  be  ^  troubled  ?  I 

5  t  Mark  me,  and  be  astonished,  | 
^  and   lay    your  hand    ni)on    your 
mouth. 

6  Even  "VAhen  I  remember  I  am 
afraid,  and  trembling  taketh  hold 
on  my  flesh. 

7  '^AVherefore  do  the  wicked  live, 
become  old,  yea,  are  mighty  in 
power  1 

8  Their  seed  is  established  in  their 
sight  with  them,  and  their  ofl- 
spring  before  their  eyes. 

9  Their  houses  ^  are  safe  from 
fear,  ''neither  is  the  rod  of  God 
upon  them. 

10  Their  bull  gendereth,  and  fail- 
eth  not;  their  cow  calveth,  and 
^casteth  not  her  calf. 

11  They  send  forth  their  little 
ones  like  a  flock,  and  their  children 
dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and 
harp,  and  rejoice  at  the  sound  of 
the  organ. 

607 


Before 

CHRIST 

alxiut  152i» 

"ch.  10. 13. 
P  ch.  18. 11. 


■IPs.  21.9. 


'cIlS'.!."!.  & 
31.  2,  3. 


tHcb.  o/'his 
decreefroiii 
God. 


"  ch.  in.  10. 

&  17.  2. 


t  Hcb. 

shortened. 

t  lleb.  look 
unto  me. 

liJudg.lS.19. 
ch.  ^a. !'.  & 
40.  4. 
Ps.  39.  9. 


"^ch.l2.  fi. 
Ps.  17.10,14. 
&73.  3,  12. 
Jer.  12.  1. 
Uab.  1. 10. 


f  Heb.  arc 
ptace/roni 
fear. 

<l"P3.  73.  5. 


•  Ex.  23.  26. 


All  are  aliJce  in  death. 


JOB. 


jEli])lia2  accuseth  Job 


Before 

CHKiST 

about  1520. 

ich. .%.  11. 
II  0-, 
Hi  mirth. 
Sch. -.'2. 17. 


b  Ex.  a.  2. 

ch.  ;m.  9. 
icii.  .'M..^. 

Mai.  3. 14. 


kch.22.  18. 
I's.  1.  1. 
Prov.  1. 10. 

I  ch.  IS.  G. 
U  Or,  latiip. 


■"  Luke  12. 
4(j. 


"Ps.  1.4.  & 
.\j.  5. 

i:i.  17.  n.  & 

•JLt.5. 

iios.  13..;. 

f  lleb.  steal- 
etk  away. 

II  That  is,  the 
puiii^hnieiit 
of  hus  iniq- 
uity. 

'  £x.  20.  5. 


P  Ps.  75.  8. 
Is.  51.  17. 
Jer.  25.  15. 
Kev.  14. 10. 
&  19.  15. 


1 1s.  40. 13.  & 
45.  y. 

K<im.  11..'34. 
1  Cor.  2.  IB. 


t  lleb.  in  his 
very  pKrfec- 
tion,  or,  in 
the  strength 
of  his  per- 
fection. 

nor, 
iniuqpails. 


'ch.  20.  11. 
Ecc.  9.  2. 


•  ch.2f).  7. 


t  neb.  thf. 
trnt  of  the 
tiihrrnarlrs 
»f  the  wick- 
ed. 


•  Prov.  IB.  4. 
2  Pet.  2.  9. 


13  They  *^ spend  their  daj^s  "in 
wealth,  and  in  a  moment  go  down 
to  the  grave. 

14  ^'Therefore  they  say  unto  God, 
Depart  from  us ;  for  we  desire  not 
tke  knowledge  of  thy  ways. 

15  MVhat  is  the  Almighty,  that 
we  should  serve  him?  and  'what 
profit  should  we  have,  if  we  i^ray 
unto  him  ? 

16  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their 
hand:  "the  counsel  of  the  wicked 
is  far  from  me. 

17  '  How  oft  is  the  "candle  of  the 
wicked  put  out !  and  lioiv  oft  Com- 
eth their  destruction  upon  them ! 
God  "^  distributeth  sorrows  in  his 
anger. 

18  "  They  are  as  stubble  before  the 
wind,  and  as  chaff  that  the  storm 
^carrieth  away. 

19  God  layeth  up  "his  iniquity 
"  for  his  children :  he  rewardeth 
him,  and  he  shall  know  it. 

20  His  eyes  shall  see  his  destruc- 
tion, and  Phe  shall  drink  of  the 
wrath  of  the  Almighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  liatli  he  in 
his  house  after  him,  when  the  num- 
ber of  his  months  is  cut  off  in  the 
midst  f 

22  •*  Shall  any  teach  God  knowl- 
edge? seeing  he  judgeth  those  that 
arei^high. 

23  One  dieth  Mn  his  full  strength, 
being  wholly  at  ease  and  quiet. 

24  His  "breasts  are  full  of  milk, 
and  his  bones  are  moistened  with 
marrow. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bit- 
terness of  his  soul,  and  never  eat- 
eth  with  x)leasure. 

20  Tliey  shall  'lie  down  alike  in 
the  dust,  and  the  worms  shall  cover 
them. 

27  Behold,  I  know  your  thoughts, 
and  the  devices  ^cMcli  ye  wrong- 
fully imagine  against  me. 

28  For  ye  say,  MVhere  is  the 
house  of  tlie  ])rince?  and  where 
are  ♦  the  dwellingplaces  of  the 
wicked  ? 

20  Have  ye  not  asked  them  that 
go  by  the  way?  and  do  ye  not 
know  their  tokens, 

30  ^Tliat  the  wicked  is  reserved  to 
the  day  of  destruction  ?  they  shall 
608 


brought 


forth  to  Hhe  day  of 


be 
wrath 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  "to 
his  face  ?  and  who  shall  rej)ay  him 
u'hat  be  hath  done  I 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the 
^ grave,  and  shaU  ^remain  in  the 
tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  valley  shall 
be  sweet  unto  him,  and  ''every 
man  shall  draw  after  him,  as  there 
are  innumerable  before  him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in 
vain,  seeing  in  your  answers  there 
remaineth  *  falsehood  I 

CHAPTER   XXII. 

1  Eliphaz  shewelh  that  man's  goodness  profiteih  not 
God.  5  He  accuseth  Job  of  divers  sins.  2i  He  ex- 
horteih  him  to  repentance,  with  promises  of  mercy. 

THEN    Eliphaz    the  Temanite 
answered  and  said, 

2  '^  Can  a  man  be  profitable  unto 
God,  "as  he  that  is  wise  may  be 
profitable  unto  himself? 

3  Is  it  any  i>leasure  to  the  Al- 
mighty, that  thou  art  righteous? 
or  is  it  gain  to  him,  that  thou  mak- 
est  thy  ways  perfect  ? 

4  Will  he  reprove  thee  for  fear  of 
thee  ?  will  he  enter  with  thee  into 
judgment  ? 

5  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great? 
and  thine  iniquities  infinite  ? 

G  For  thou  hast  ^  taken  a  pledge 
from  thy  brother  for  nought,  and 
^  stripped  the  naked  of  their  cloth- 
ing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to 
the  weary  to  drink,  and  thou 
''hast  withholden  bread  from  the 
hungry. 

8  But  as  for  Uhe  might j^  man,  he 
had  the  earth;  and  the  *  honoura- 
ble man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away 
empty,  and  the  arms  of  ''the  father- 
less have  been  broken. 

10  Therefore  "snares  are  round 
about  thee,  and  sudden  fear  troub- 
leth  thee ; 

11  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst 
not  see ;  and  abundance  of  '^  waters 
cover  thee. 

12  Js  not  God  in  the  height  of 
heaven  ?  and  behold  ♦  the  height  of 
the  stars,  how  high  they  are ! 

13  And  thou  sayest,  "'-'How  doth 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  1520. 

)  lleb. 

th^  liny  of 

v:rnths. 
"  Gal.  2.  II. 


tHeb. 
r/ravea, 

f  Hob. 
watch  in 
the  heap. 

"  Heb.  9. 27. 


t  lleb. ^raHS- 
gression  t 


'  ch.  .•«.  7. 
Ps.  16.  2. 
Luke  17.10. 

'I  Or.  if 
he  may  be 
]tro_fitahle, 
dnth  his 
goo'l  sttc- 
ce,<s  depend 
thereon  f 


>>  Ex.  22.  26, 

27. 

Deut.  24.10, 

&c. 

ch.  24.  3,  9. 

E.J.  IS.  12. 
f  Heb. 
ftri/ipecf  the 

rlolhrA  of 

the  naked. 


'  See  ch.  31. 

17. 

Deut.  15.  7, 

ic. 

Is.  5S.  7. 

Ez.  1,S.7,1G. 

Mutt.  25. 42. 
t  Heb.  the 

man  of  arm. 
t  Heb.' 

eminent, or, 

ctccejtieU 

Jor  counte- 
nance. 
dch.  .11.  21. 

Is.  10.  2. 

Ez.  22.  7. 
<•  ch.  l.S.  8,  9, 

10.  &  19.  «. 


fPs.  nn.  1,  2. 

&  124.  4. 
Lam.  3.  54. 


t  Heb. 
the  head  of 
the  stars. 

II  Or,  n'hal. 
BPs.  10.  n.& 

59.  7.  &  7X. 

11.  &  94.  7. 


of  divers  sins. 


JOB. 


He  longeth  to  appear  hefore  God. 


God  know  I  can  he  judge  ILroug-li 
the  dark  doiid  ! 

14  ''  Thick  <'h)iids  air  a  cover- 
ing- to  him,  lliat  he  seeth  not; 
and  he  walketh  in  the  circuit  of 
heaven. 

15  Hast  tliou  marked  tlie  old 
way  which  Avicked  men  ha\e  trod- 
den ? 

IG  AVhicli  '  were  cut  <h)wn  out  of 
time,  ♦  whose  founchition  was  over- 
th)wn  with  a  flood  : 

17  ''Which  said  unto  God,  Depart 
from  us:  and  'what  can  the  Al- 
mightv  do  "for  tliem  ? 

18  Yet  lie  lilled  their  lionses  with 
good  thhu/s:  but  '"the  counsel  of 
the  Avicked  is  far  from  me. 

19  "The  righteous  see  it,  and  are 
glad :  and  the  innocent  laugh  them 
to  scorn. 

20  AVhereas  our  "  substance  is  not 
cut  down,  but  Hhe  remnant  of 
them  the  tire  consumeth. 

21  Acquaint  now  thyself  "with 
him,  and  "be  at  peace:  thereby 
good  shall  come  unto  thee. 

22  Receive,  I  pray  thee,  the  law 
from  his  mouth,  and  'lay  up  his 
words  in  thine  heart. 

23 ''  If  thou  return  to  the  Almighty, 
thou  shalt  be  built  up,  thou  shalt 
put  away  iniquity  far  from  thy 
tabernacles. 

24  Then  shalt  thou  "^lay  up  gold 
"as  dust,  and  the  gold  of  Ophir  as 
the  stones  of  the  broplvs. 

25  Yea,  the  Almighty  shall  be 
thy  "defence,  and  thou  shalt  have 
^  l)lenty  of  silver. 

20  For  then  shalt  thou  have  thy 
nlelight  in  the  Almighty,  and 
*  shalt  lift  up  thy  face  unto  God. 

27  "Thou  shalt  make  thy  prayer 
unto  him,  and  he  shall  hear  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a  thing, 
luid  it  shall  be  established  unto 
thee:  and  the  light  shall  shine 
upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  men  are  cast  down,  then 
thou  shalt  say,  There  is  lifting  up ; 
and  ''he  shall  save  Uhe  humble 
person. 

30  "He  shall  deliver  the  island  of 
the  innocent:  and  it  is  delivered 
by  the  i:)ureness  of  thine  hands. 

39 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Job  longeth  io  appear  before  (rod,  6  in  confidence  of 
liix  iiicn-ij.  8  (lod,  who  is  invisible,  obxerreth  our 
waiju.  11  Job''s  innocenci/.  lo  God's  decree  is  im- 
mutdble. 

TIIICN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  VWen    to    day  is  my  com- 
l)laint  bitter :  *  my  stroke  is  heavier 
than  my  groaning. 

3  ""  Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might 
lind  him !  that  I  might  come  even 
to  his  seat ! 

4  I  would  order  my  cause  before 
him,  and  till  my  mouth  with  argu- 
ments. 

5  I  w^ould  know  the  words  which 
he  would  answer  me,  and  under- 
stand wliat  he  would  say  unto  me. 

G  ^Will  he  i)lead  against  me  with 
his  great  power?  No;  but  he 
would  put  strength  in  me. 

7  There  the  righteous  might  dis- 
pute with  him ;  so  should  1  be  de- 
livered for  ever  from  my  judge. 

8  *=  Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he 
is  not  there;  and  backward,  but  I 
cannot  perceive  him : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth 
work,  but  I  cannot  behold  him  :  he 
hideth  himself  on  the  right  hand, 
that  I  cannot  see  him  : 

10  But  he  ''knoweth  Uhe  way 
that  I  take:  when  "he  hath  tried 
me,  I  .shall  come  forth  as  gold. 

11  ^My  foot  hath  held  his  steps, 
his  way  have  I  kept,  and  not  de- 
clined. 

12  Xeither  have  I  gone  back  from 
the  commandment  of  his  lips;  ^''I 
have  esteemed  the  words  of  his 
mouth  more  than  "my  necessary 
food. 

13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and 
''who  can  turn  him  I  and  what '  his 
soul  desireth,  even  that  he  doetli. 

14  For  he  perform eth  the  thing 
tJiat  is  ''appointed  for  me:  and 
many  such  things  are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I  troubled  at  his 
presence:  when  I  consider,  I  am 
afraid  of  him. 

IG  For  God  'maketh  my  heart 
soft,  and  the  Almighty  troubleth 
me: 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  off  be- 
fore the  darkness,  neither  hath  he 
covered  the  darkness  from  my 
face. 

609 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1520. 


t Ileb. 
my  hmid. 


"ell.  n.  3.  & 
IG.  ai. 


Us.  27.4,8. 
&  57.  Hi. 


■^ch.  9. 11. 


'I  Pa.  130. 1,2, 

S. 
t  Heb.  the 

ttvi.v  tliat  is 

wifh  me. 

'Vf.  17.  3.  & 

la;.  II). 

James  1.12. 
fPs.  44.  18. 


tHeb. 

]  liare  hiff, 

tr:,  laifl  u^i. 
f.Iohn4.  3.>, 

■M. 
II  Oi ,  mti 

apftninted 

portion. 


hch.  9. 12,1.1. 

&-  12.  14. 

Knm.  ;i.  l',». 
i  I's.  115.  3. 


k  1  Thcss.  3. 
3. 


I  Vs.  22. 14. 


Wiclcedness  often  mijninislied. 


JOB. 


Judgment  for  the  uncked. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1520, 


'Actsl.  7. 


l>Deut.l9.I4. 

&-.'7.  ir. 

Prov.  ti.  28. 

&  JR.  10. 

Hos.  5.  10. 
HOr. 
feed  them. 

'  Deut.  24.  G, 
10,  IJ,  17. 

ch.  2l'.  U. 


■jProv.28.28. 


\ Ileb. 
mingled 
corn,  or, 
dredge. 

tHeb. 

the  wicked 

iinther  the 

vintage. 
'  Ex.  2-2.  26, 

27. 

Deut.24. 12, 

1.!. 

Ch.  22.  C. 


'Lara.  4.  S, 


spa.  10.  8. 


b  Prov.  7.  n. 
iP».  10.  II. 

f  Il.b. 

iriii  ih  his 
fare  in 
secret. 


CHAPTEE  XXIV. 

1  Wickedness  fjoet/i  often  unpiinUhed.     17  TJiere  is  a 
secret  jtidfjme7U  for  the  wicked. 

WHY,  seeing  ''times  are  not 
hidden  from  the  Almighty, 
do  they  that  know  him  not  see  his 
days  f 

2  Some  remove  the  ''landmarks; 
they  violently  take  away  flocks, 
and  II  feed  thereof. 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the 
fatherless,  they  ''take  the  widow's 
ox  for  a  pledge. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the 
way :  ''  the  poor  of  the  earth  hide 
themselves  together. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the 
desert,  go  they  forth  to  their  work; 
rising  betimes  for  a  prey  :  the  wil-  j 
derness  yieldeth  food  for  them  and  j 
for  their  children.  | 

6  They  reap  ecery  one  his  ^corn  in 
the  tield:  and  ^they  gather  the 
vintage  of  the  w  icked. 

7  They  ''cause  the  naked  to  lodge 
without  clothing,  that  they  have  no 
covering  in  the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  showers 
of  the  mountains,  and  '"embrace 
the  rock  for  want  of  a  shelter. 

9  They  i)luck  the  fatherless  from 
the  breast,  and  take  a  i3ledge  of 
the  poor. 

10  They  cause  him  to  go  naked 
without  clothing,  and  they  take 
away   the   sheaf  from    the    hun- 

11  Which  make  oil  within  their 
walls,  and  tread  their  winepresses, 
and  sutler  thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the 
city,  and  the  soul  of  the  wounded 
crieth  out:  yet  God  layeth  not 
folly  to  them. 

13  They  are  of  those  that  rebel 
against  the  light;  they  know  not 
the  ways  thcn^of,  nor  abide  in  the 
paths  thereof, 

14  ^'The  murderer  rising  with  the 
light  killeth  th(;  poor  and  needy, 
and  in  the  niglit  is  as  a  thief. 

15  'The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer 
waiti'lh  for  the  twilight,  'saying. 
No  eye  shall  see  me:  and  Ulis- 
guiseth  7(/.s  face. 

10  In  the  <laik  Ihey  dig  through 
houses,  ivhich  thc^y  had  marked  for 
610 


themselves  in  the  daytime:  ''they 
know  not  the  light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  them 
even  as  the  shadow  of  death:  if 
one  know  them,  they  are  in  the  ter- 
rors of  the  shadow  of  death. 

18  He  is  swift  as  the  waters; 
their  portion  is  cursed  in  the  earth: 
he  beholdeth  not  the  Avay  of  the 
vineyards. 

19  Drought  and  heat  ^consume 
the  snow  Avaters :  so  doth  the  grave 
those  which  have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him ; 
the  worm  shall  feed  sweetly  on 
him ;  '  he  shall  be  no  more  remem- 
bered; and  wickedness  shall  be 
broken  as  a  tree. 

21  He  evil  entreateth  the  barren 
that  beareth  not:  and  doeth  not 
good  to  the  widow. 

22  He  draweth  also  the  mighty 
with  his  power :  he  riseth  up,  n  and 
no  man  is  sure  of  life. 

23  Though  it  be  given  him  to  he 
in  safety ,  whereon  he  resteth ;  yet 
'"his  eyes  are  upon  their  ways. 

24  They  are  exalted  for  a  little 
while,  but  ^are  gone  and  brought 
low;  they  are  Haken  out  of  the 
way  as  all  other,  and  cut  off  as  the 
tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  he  not  so  now",  who 
will  make  me  a  liar,  and  make  my 
speech  nothing  worth  I 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

Bildad  sheweth  that  man  cannot  he  justified  before 
Ood. 

THEX    answ^ered    Bildad    the 
Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  Dominion  and  fear  are  Avith  him ; 
he  maketh  peace  in  his  high  places. 

3  Is  there  any  number  of  his  arm- 
ies ?  and  upon  Avhoni  doth  not  '  his 
light  arise  f 

4  'How  then  can  man  be  justified 
w  itli  God  f  or  how  can  he  be  clean 
that  is  born  of  a  Avoman  1 

5  Behold  CA^en  to  the  moon,  and 
it  shineth  not;  yea,  the  stars  are 
not  pure  in  his  sight. 

()  How  nnicli  less  man,  that  is  '^a 
Avorm  f  and  the  son  of  man,  which 
is  a  Avorm  I 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Job,  reproviiiij  the  HuvharitaMc  .tpirit  of  Bildad,  5  ac- 
kiiow/td(/cth  the  j^ower  of  God  to  be  infinite  and  un- 
searchable. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 

k  John  3.  20. 


t  Ileb.  vio- 
leittly  take. 


I  Prov.  10.  7. 


II  Or, 

h('  intatcth 
not  his  own 
life. 


"■Ps.  11.4. 
Prov.  15.  3. 


tHeb. 

are  not, 
f  Meb. 

closed  tip. 


"James  1.17. 


lich.  4.  17, 
&c.  &  Ij.  14, 

Ps.  i.;o..r& 

143.  2. 


'  Ps.  22.  G. 


GocVs  poiver  is  infinite. 


JOB. 


The  hypocrite  is  without  hope. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 


II  Or, 

with  fhfi  in- 
habitants. 

» Ps.  mo.  8, 

II. 

Trnv.  15.11. 

Ileb.  i.  13. 

b  ch.  0.  8. 
Ps.  •24.  a.  & 
104.  2,  ic. 


■=  Prov.  30.  -1. 


Jch.  as.  8. 

Ps.  ".3.  7.  & 
104.  <l. 
Prov.  S.  29. 
.ler.  5.  2-2. 
t  Ilcb.  wilil 
the  end  of 
Ught  tritk 
darkness. 


'Ex.  14.  21. 
Ps.  74.  1.3. 
Is.  51.15. 
Jer.  31.  35. 

t  Heb. 
pride. 
JPs.  33.  6. 


tllob. 
added  to 
take  up. 

"ch.  34.  5. 


tHcb. 

mode  my 
foul  bitter, 
Riith  I.  20. 
2  Kings  4. 
27. 

i  That  i.«, 
tlie  breath 
trhich  (rod 
gave  htm. 
Gen.  2. 7. 


BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2     IIow    liast     tliou    liel])od 
him    that  is  without  jjowei- ?    how 
savest  tliou  the  arm  that  hath  no 
streno^th  I 

3  How  hast  thou  connselhMl  him 
that  liath  no  wisdom  ?  and  how 
liast  thou  plentifully  declared  the 
thiuQ-  as  it  is  f 

4  To  whom  liast  thou  uttered 
w  ords  ?  and  whose  spirit  came 
from  thee  ? 

5  Dead  thinf/s  are  formed  from 
under  the  waters,  "and  the  inhab- 
itants thereof. 

6  -^  Hell  is  naked  before  him,  and 
destruction  hath  no  covering-. 

7  ''He  stretcheth  out  the  north 
over  the  empty  place,  and  hang'- 
etli  the  earth  upon  nothing. 

8  '^He  bindeth  up  the  Avaters  in 
his  thick  clouds ;  and  the  cloud  is 
not  rent  under  them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  of  his 
throne,  and  spreadeth  his  cloud 
upon  it. 

10  ''He  hath  compassed  the  wa- 
ters with  bounds,  ♦  until  the  day 
and  night  come  to  an  end. 

11  The  i^illars  of  heaven  trem- 
ble, and  are  astonished  at  his 
reproof. 

12  '  He  divideth  the  sea  with  his 
power,  and  by  his  understanding- 
he  smiteth  through  Uhe  proud. ' 

13  'By  his  Spirit  he  hath  garnish- 
ed the  heavens ;  his  hand  hath 
formed  »the  crooked  serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  parts  of  his  ways; 
but  how  little  a  portion  is  heard  of 
him  I  but  the  thunder  of  his  power 
who  can  understand  ? 

CHAPTEE  XXVII. 

1  Job  protedeth  hi&  sincerity.  8  The  hypocrite  w  with- 
oiit  hope.  11  The  blessiiigs  which  the  mic/ced  have 
are  turned  into  curses. 

MOREOVER  Job   t  continued 
his  parable,  and  said, 

2  As  God  liveth,  ^«7io  hath  taken 
away  my  judgment ;  and  the  Al- 
mighty, who  hath  ^ vexed  my  soul; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  is  in 
me,  and  "  the  spirit  of  God  is  in  my 
nostrils ; 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wicked- 
ness, nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I  shoukt» justify 


you:  till  I  die 'I  will  not  remove 
mine  integrity  from  me. 

G  j\[y  righteousness  I  ''hold  fast, 
and  will  not  let  it  go:  ''my  heart 
shall  not  reproach  me  '  so  long  as  I 
live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wick- 
ed, and  he  that  riseth  wp  against 
me  as  the  unrighteous. 

8  Tor  what  is  the  hope  of  the 
hypocrite,  though  he  hath  gained, 
when  God  taketh  away  his  soul  f 

9  "^AVill  God  hear  his  cry  wffen 
trouble  cometh  upon  him  ? 

10  « Will  he  delight  himself  in  the 
Almighty  I  will  he  always  call  uj)- 
on  God  I 

111  will  teach  you  "by  the  hand 
of  God :  that  which  is  with  the  Al- 
mighty will  I  not  conceal. 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have 
seen  it ;  why  then  are  ye  thus  alto- 
gether vain  f 

13  ''  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wick- 
ed man  with  God,  and  the  heritage 
of  oppressors,  which  they  shall  re- 
ciiive  of  the  Almighty. 

14  '  If  his  children  be  multiplied, 
it  is  for  the  sword :  and  his  oft's][)ring 
shall  not  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall 
be  buried  in  death :  and  ''  his  wid- 
ows shall  not  weep. 

IG  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as 
the  dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as 
the  clay ; 

17  He  may  prepare  it,  but  '  the 
just  shall  put  it  on,  and  the  inno- 
cent shall  divide  the  silver. 

18  He  buildeth  his  house  as  a 
moth,  and  "'as  a  booth  that  the 
keeper  maketh. 

19  The  rich  man  shall  lie  down, 
but  he  shall  not  be  gathered:  he 
openeth  his  eyes,  and  lie  is  not. 

20  "  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as 
waters,  a  tempest  stealeth  him 
away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him 
away,  and  he  departeth  :  and  as  a 
storm  hurleth  him  out  of  his  place. 

22  For  God  shall  cast  upon  him, 
and  not  spare :  ^  he  would  fain  flee 
out  of  his  hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at 
him,  and  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his 
place. 

611 


Before 

CURIST 

about  1520. 


••oh.  2.  n.  & 

13.  15. 
■■ch.  2.3. 
d. Acts  24. 10. 
t  Hob.  from 

my  dat/s. 


■■  Mntt.  IG.  a;. 
Luke  12. 20. 


f  ch.  X',.  12. 

Ps.  1X.41.& 

W.<.  7. 

Prov.  1.28. 

&  2N.  9. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jcr.  14.  12. 

y.r..  8.  18. 

Jlic.  .3.4. 

John  9.31. 

Jam  PS  4.  3. 
e  See  ch.  22. 

20,  27. 
II  Or,  being 

in  the  hand, 

Jrc. 


h  ch.  20.  29. 


■  Deut.  28.41. 
Esth.  9.  10. 
Uos.  a.  13. 


y  Ps.  78.  G4. 


1  Prov.  28.  8. 
Ecc.  2.  26. 


"Is.  l.S. 
Lam.  2.  6. 


"ch.  18.  n. 


t  neb.  in 
^fleeing  he 
would  fee. 


There  is  a  knowledge  of  natural  things.      JOB. 


Man''s  wisdom  is  to  fear  God. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 


U  Or,  a  mine. 


B  Or,  dust. 


nor 
gold  ore. 


CHAPTEE  XXVIII. 

1  There  is  a  knowledcje  of  vaiural  Unngx.     12  Bid 
■wisdom  is  an  excellent  gift  of  God. 

SUEELY  there  is  "a  vein  for  the 
silver,   and   a  place  for  gold 
where  they  line  it. 

2  Iron  is  taken  ont  of  the  ^  earth, 
and  brass  is  molten  out  of  the  stone. 

3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness, 
and  searcheth  ont  all  perfection: 
the  stones  of  darkness,  and  the 
shadow  of  death. 

4'^he  flood  breaketh  ont  from  the 
inhabitant ;  even  the  waters  forgot- 
ten of  the  foot :  they  are  dried  up, 
they  are  gone  away  from  men. 

5  As  for  the  earth,  ont  of  it  com- 
eth  bread :  and  under  it  is  turned 
np  as  it  were  fire. 

G  The  stones  of  it  are  the  j)lace 
of  sapphires :  and  it  hath  "  dust  of 
gold. 

7  There  is  a  path  which  no  fowl 
knoweth,  and  which  the  vulture's 
eye  hath  not  seen  : 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not 
trodden  it,  nor  the  tierce  lion  pass- 
ed by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon 
the  II  rock ;  he  overturneth  the 
mountains  by  the  roots. 

10  He  cutteth  ont  rivers  among 
the  rocks ;  and  his  eye  seeth  every 
precious  thing. 

11  He  bindeth  the  floods  *from 
overflowing;  and  the  thing  that  is 
hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

12  ''But  where  shall  wisdom  be 
found 't  and  where  is  the  place  of 

j  understanding  I 
kprov.a.io.     13  May  knoweth  not  the  ^' price 
thereof;  neither  is  it  found  in  the 
i  land  of  the  living. 

14  'The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in 
me:  and  the  sea  saith,  It  is  not 
with  me. 

15  Ut  ''cannot  be  gotten  for  gold, 
neither  shall  silver  be  weighed  for 

\  the  i)rice  thereof. 

10  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the 
gold  of  Opliir,  with  the  i)recious 
onyx,  or  IIm'  sai)i)hire. 

17  The  gold  and  tlie  crystal  can- 
not e(|nal  it :  and  the  exchange  of 
it  shall  not  he  for  "jewels  of  tine 
gold. 

18  Xo  mention  shall  be  made  of 
()12 


I  Or, /int. 


t  Hcb. /rom 
xoeeping. 


•ver.zn. 
Ecc.  7.  24. 


'  ver.  22. 
Rom.  11.33, 
34. 


t  Hob.  Fine 
gold  nhiilt 
not  fte  f/icen 

for  \t. 

»Vrnv.X  v., 
14,  I.',.  &H. 

Ill,  n.iu.  & 

16.  IG. 


H  Or,  vmifl' 
a/fine  gold. 


"coral,  or  of  pearls:  for  the  j)rice 
of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall  not 
equal  it,  neither  shall  it  be  valued 
with  pure  gold. 

20  ^  Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  ? 
and  where  is  the  place  of  under- 
standing ? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes 
of  all  living,  and  kept  close  from 
the  fowls  of  the  "  air. 

22  *^  Destruction  and  death  say. 
We  have  heard  the  fame  thereof 
with  our  ears. 

23  God  understandetli  the  way 
thereof,  and  he  knoweth  the  j)lace 
thereof. 

24  For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of 
the  earth,  and  ^  seeth  under  the 
whole  heaven ; 

25  ''  To  make  the  weight  for  the 
winds ;  and  he  weigheth  the  waters 
by  measure. 

2G  AVhen  he  ^made  a  decree  for 
the  rain,  and  a  way  for  the  light- 
ning of  the  thunder ; 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  "de- 
clare it ;  he  prepared  it,  yea,  and 
searclied  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said,  Behold, 
•^  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wis- 
dom ;  and  to  depart  from  evil  is 
understanding. 

CHAPTEE  XXIX. 

Job  hemoaneth  himself  of  his  former  prosperity  and 
honour. 

MOEEOVEE  Job    ^continued 
his  parable,  and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I  w^ere  ''as  in  months 
past,  as  in  the  days  ivhen  God  pre- 
served me ; 

3  ""When  his  "candle  shined  upon 
my  head,  and  when  by  his  light  I 
walked  through  darkness ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my 
youth,  when  Uhe  secret  of  God 
was  npon  my  tabernacle ; 

5  When  the  Almighty  was  yet 
with  me,  when  my  children  were 
abont  me ; 

6  When  ''  I  washed  my  steps  with 
butter,  and  'the  rock  jioured  hue 
out  rivers  of  oil ; 

7  Wh(Mi  I  went  out  to  the  gate 
through  the  city,  ivhen  I  i)repared 
my  seat  in  the  street ! 

8  The^^oung  men  saw  me,  and  hid 


■  Before 
CHKIST 
about  1620. 

II  Or, 
Kaiiioth. 


'  ver.  12. 


B  Or,  heaven. 
(ver.  14. 


'■  Prov.  15.  3. 


h  Ps.  135.  7. 


i  ch.  38.  25. 


II  Or, 
number  it. 


k  Deut.  4.  fi. 
P.-.  111.  10. 
Prov.  1.  7. 
&  11.  II). 
ICcc.  12. 13. 


UU\).ndded 
to  take  up. 


'Seech.  7. 3. 


hch.  18.  fi. 

I;  Or,  lain)). 

Pa.  IS.  28. 


"Ps.  25.  14. 


.1  Gen. 49.11. 

■ 

Dent.  .12.13. 

■ 

a  ;i.'i.  24. 

■ 

ell.  -Jll.  17. 

■ 

'Ps.  81.1C 

1 

tllel). 

I 

u'ith  Hie. 

JoVs  former  prosperity. 


JOB. 


His  honour  turned  into  contempt 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1520. 


fch.  21.  S. 

tHeb.  ne 

voice  of  the 
nobles  icas 
/ltd. 
6  Pb.  137.  0. 


bPs.  72. 12. 
Prov.  I'l.lS. 
&  2i.  11. 


i  Deut.  24.13. 

Fs.  VS2.  'J. 

Is.  .511.  17.  & 

61.  10. 

Eph.  U.  14, 

&c. 

1  Thess.0.8. 
k  Num.10.31. 


iProv.  29.  7. 


>"  Ps.  58.  6. 

Prov.  3(1.14. 
1  Heb.  the 

jatv  teeth^ 

ur,  the 

yriuders. 
1  Ueb.  ctiit. 
"  Ps.  30.  (J. 


°  ch.  18.  IG. 
t  Ueb. 

opened. 
P  Ps.  1..3. 

Jer.  17.  8. 

t  Heb.  neic. 

'1  Gen.  49.24. 
t  Heb. 
changed. 


'  Zech.  10. 1. 


t  Heb.  of 
fewer  days 
than  I. 


themselves':   and  the  aged  arose, 
and  stood  uj). 

9  The  x^riuces  refrained  talkinc^, 
and  "^hiid  their  hand  on  their  nioutli. 

10  'The  nobles  held  their  i)eace, 
and  their  ^ tongue  cleaved  to  the 
roof  of  their  mouth. 

11  AVhen  the  ear  heard  me,  then 
it  blessed  me  ;  and  when  the  eye 
saw  me,  it  gave  witness  to  me: 

12  Because  '1  dehvered  the  i)oor 
that  cried,  and  the  fatlierh'ss,  and 
him  that  had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing-  of  him  that  was 
ready  to  perish  came  upon  me: 
and  I  caused  the  widow's  heart  to 
sing  for  joy. 

14  '  1  put  on  rigliteonsness,  and  it 
clothed  me :  my  judgment  ivas  as 
a  robe  and  a  diadem. 

15  I  was  ''eyes  to  the  blind,  and 
feet  was  I  to  the  hime. 

IG  I  ivas  a  father  to  the  poor:  and 
'  the  canse  which  I  knew  not  I 
searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  "'Uhe  jaws  of  the 
wicked,  and  'plucked  the  sjwil  ont 
of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  I  said,  "I  shall  die  in  my 
nest,  and  I  shall  multiply  my  days 
as  the  sand. 

19  'My  root  iras  'spread  out  ^'by 
the  waters,  and  the  dew  lay  all 
night  upon  my  branch. 

20  My  glory  ivas  Afresh  in  me,  and 
•^my  bow  was  Renewed  in  my  hand, 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and 
waited,  and  kept  silence  at  my 
counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake 
not  again ;  and  my  speech  th'op- 
ped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for 
the  rain;  and  they  opened  their 
mouth  wide  as  for  '^the  latter  rain. 

24  If  I  laughed  on  them,  they  be- 
lieved it  not ;  and  the  light  of  my 
countenance  they  cast  not  down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way,  and  sat 
chief,  and  dwelt  as  a  king-  in  the 
army,  as  one  that  comforteth  the 
mourners. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  t7o6's  honour  is  turned  into  extreme  contempt.     15 
His  prosperity  into  calamity. 

BUT  now  they  that  are  'younger 
than  I  have  me  in  derision. 


whose  fathers  I  would  have  dis- 
dained to  have  set  with  the  dogs 
of  my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  might  the  strength 
of  their  hands  profit  me,  in  whom 
old  age  was  perished  ? 

3  For  Avant  and  famine  tliey  were 
"solitary;  fleeing  into  the  wilder- 
ness '  in  former  time  desolate  and 
waste : 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the 
bushes,  and  junii^er  roots  for  their 
meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from 
among  men,  (they  cried  after  them 
as  after  a  thief,) 

G  To  dwell  in  the  clilfs  of  the  val- 
leys, in  '  caves  of  the  earth,  and  in 
the  rocks. 

7  Among-  the  bushes  they  brayed ; 
under  the  nettles  they  were  gath- 
ered together. 

8  They  ivere  children  of  fools,  yea, 
children  of  'base  men:  they  were 
viler  than  the  earth. 

9  "And  now  am  I  their  song,  yea, 
I  am  their  byword. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far 
from  me,  'and  spare  not  ''to  spit  in 
my  tiice. 

11  Because  he  '^hath  loosed  my 
cord,  and  afflicted  me,  they  have 
also  let  loose  the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  my  right  hand  rise  the 
youth ;  they  push  away  my  feet, 
and  ''they  raise  up  against  me  the 
ways  of  their  destruction. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set 
forward  my  calamity,  they  have  no 
helper. 

14  They  came  upon  me  as  a  wide 
breaking  in  oficaters:  in  the  desola- 
tion they  rolled  themselves  nponme. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me: 
they  i)ursue  'my  soul  as  the  wind: 
and  my  welfare  passeth  away  as  a 
cloud. 

10  ''And  now  my  soul  is  poured  I 
out  upon  me ;  the  days  of  affliction 
have  taken  hold  upon  me. 

17  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in 
the  night  season :  and  my  sinew^s 
take  no  rest. 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  dis- 
ease is  my  garment  changed:  it 
bindeth  me  about  as  the  collar  of 
my  coat. 

'613 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 


II  Or,  darl- as 
the  niijht. 

\  Ileb.  f/p.«- 
tentighl. 


1  Heb.  holes 


t  Heb.  men 
oj  no  name. 


"oh.  17.  6. 
Ps.  35.  13. 
&  nt.  12. 
Lam.  3. 14, 
«3. 


t  Heb.  and 
uilhhotd 
not  spittle 

from  mi/ 

face. 

h  Num. 12.14. 
Deut.  -25.  U. 
1b.  .W.  (i. 
Matt.  -Jfi.  67. 
&  27.  3(). 

*■  See  ch.  12. 
IS. 


•'  ch.  19. 12. 


t  Heb.  my 
principal 
one. 


'Ps.  42.  4. 


Job  malieth  a 


JOB. 


solemn  iwotestation 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1520. 


t  Heb. 

turned  to  he 

cruel. 
tlleb.  the 

strength  of 

thy  hand. 


a  Or, 
wisdom. 


rileb.  9.1V. 


t  Ileb.  heap. 


5P3.35.13, 

14. 

Rom.l2.1o. 
tllcb. /or 

him  that 

was  hard  0/ 

'lay. 
!■  Jer.  8. 15. 


i  Ps.  .IS.  G.  & 
4i.9.&4:;.2. 


k  Ps.  102.  G. 

Mic.  1.  S. 
SOr, 

ostriches. 
IP.S.  1I!I.  81. 

Liiin.  4.  U.  & 

5. 10. 
■»  Pi.  102.  3. 


•  Slatt.  i.  28. 


kch.20.20.& 
•£.  13. 


'■2Chr.l6.9. 
fill.  S4.  1^1. 
Prov.  5.  21. 
*  1.5.  .'I. 
Jcr.  32.  19. 

tlli'h. 
Ijet  him 
V'-if/h  me 
in  txtlances 
0/ justice. 


I  19  He  hath  cast  me  into  the  mire, 
and  I  am  become  like  dust  and 

'  ashes. 

j  20  I  cry  nnto  thee,  and  thon  dost 
not  hear  me :  I  stand  npj  and  thou 
regardest  me  not. 

21  Thou  art  ^  become  cruel  to  me : 
with  ^  thy  stronc:  hand  thou  oppos- 
est  thyself  agaiusfe  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind ; 
thou  causest  me  to  ride  upon  it,  and 
dissolvest  my  "  substance. 

23  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt  bring 
me  to  death,  and  to  the  house  ^  ap- 
pointed for  all  living. 

24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch  out 
his  hand  to  the  *  grave,  though  they 
cry  ii#his  destruction. 

25  s  Did  not  I  weep  ^  for  him  that 
was  in  trouble?  was  not  my  soul 
grieved  for  the  poor  I 

26  ''  When  I  looked  for  good,  then 
evil  came  nnto  me:  and  when  I 
waited  for  light,  there  came  dark- 
ness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  reste'd 
not :  the  days  of  affliction  prevent- 
ed me. 

28  'I  went  mourning  Avithout  the 
sun :  I  stood  up,  and  I  cried  in  the 
congregation. 

29  ''I  am  a  brother  to  dragons, 
and  a  companion  to  n  owls. 

30  '  My  skin  is  black  upon  me, 
and  "'  my  bones  are  burned  with 
heat. 

31  My  harp  also  is  turned  to 
mourning,  and  my  organ  into  the 
voice  of  them  that  weep. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

Job  maketh  a  solemn  prote.station  of  his  integrity  in 
several  duties. 

MADE  a  covenant  with  mine 
'■"  eyes ;  why  then  should  I  think 
upon  a  maid  1 

2  For  what  '^  portion  of  God  is 
there  from  above!  and  what  inher- 
itance of  the  Almighty  from  on 
high  ? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the  wicked? 
and  a  strange  pumshment  to  the 
workers  of  iiii(|uity  I ' 

4  '  Doth  not  li(5  see  mj-  ways,  and 
count  all  my  steps? 

5  If  1  have  walked  with  vanity, 
or  if  m.y  foot  bath  liastcd  to  deceit; 

C  *Let  me  be  wei;'lied  in  an  even 
G14 


I 


t  balance,  that  God  may 'know  mine 

j  integrity. 

I    7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of 

j  the  way,  and  '^mine  heart  walked 
after  mine  eyes,  and  if  any  blot 
hath  cleaved  to  mine  hands ; 

8  Then  <^let  me  sow,  and  let  an- 
other eat;  yea,  let  my  oftsiH'ing  be 
rooted,  out.  / 

9  If  mine  heart  have  been  de- 
ceived by  a  woman,  or  if  I  have 
laid  wait  at  my  neighbour's  door ; 

10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto 
'  another,  and  let  others  bow  down 
upon  her. 

11  For  this  is  a  heinous  crime; 
yea,  ^  it  is  an  iniquity  to  he  punished 
l)ij  the  judges. 

12  For  it  is  a  fire  that  consumeth 
to  destruction,  and  would  root  out 
all  mine  increase. 

13  If  I  did  despise  the  cause  of 
my  manservant  or  of  my  maid- 
servant, when  they  contended  with 
me ; 

14  What  tiien  shall  I  do  when 
^  God  riseth  up  ?  and  when  he  vis- 
iteth,  what  shall  I  answer  him  ? 

15  '  Did  not  he  that  made  me  in 
the  womb  make  him  ?  and  n  did  not 
one  fashion  us  in  the  womb  ? 

16  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor 
from  their  desire,  or  have  caused 
the  eyes  of  the  widow  to  fail ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  my- 
self alone,  and  the  fatherless  hath 
not  eaten  thereof; 

18  (For  from  my  youth  he  was 
brought  up  with  me,  as  with  a  fa- 
ther, and  I  have  guided  "  her  from 
my  mother's  womb ;) 

19  If  I  have  seen  any  perish  for 
want  of  clothing',  or  any  x^oor  with- 
out covering ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  ^  blessed 
me,  and  if  he  were  not  warmed 
with  the  fleece  of  my  sheep ; 

21  If  I  have  lifted  up  my  hand 
'  against  the  fatherless,  Avheii  1  saw 
my  help  in  the  gate : 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  ftdl  from 
my  shoulder  blade,  and  mine  arm 
be  broken  from  "  the  bone. 

23  For  "destruction  from  God  was 
a  terror  to  me,  and  by  reason  of  his 
highness  I  could  not  endure. 

24  "  If  I  have  made  gold  my  hoi)e, 


Before 
CHRIST 
aboutl520. 


fi  See  Num. 
1.5.  .TJ. 
Ecc.  11.  9. 
Ez.  C.  9. 
Matt.  5.  29. 


"  Lev.  26.  IB. 

Deiit.U'».3(), 


f2Sam.l2.11. 
Jer.  S.  lU. 


B  Gen.  .18. 24. 
Lev.  2U.  in. 
Deut.  22.22. 
See  ver.  28. 


h  Ps.  44.  21. 


ich.. •54.10. 

Prov.  14.31. 

&  22.  2. 

Mul.  2.  10. 
II  Or,  rftV/  he 

not  fashion 

us  in  one 

womb  t 


II  That  is, 
the  wiiloiu. 


k  See  Deut. 

24. 13. 


1  ch.  22.  9. 


II  Or,  the 
channel 
bone. 

<"  U.  13.  fi. 
Joel  1. 15. 


"  Markin.24. 
1  'nm.  u.ir. 


of  Ms  integrity. 


JOB. 


Ulihu  talrtli  upon  Mm  to  spealc. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  15'20. 

"Ps.  02.  in. 
Prov.  U.iS. 


t  llcb./oimfi 

l'n.'nt.4. 1',). 

&  11.  IG.  & 

17..".. 

Kz.  8.  16. 
tllol). 

(Ac  lii;lit. 
1 1lib. 

briff/it. 

t  Ileb.  mff 
ftand  htith 
/citfed  viy 
motith, 

iver.  11. 


'  Prov.  17. 


"  Mott.  r,.  A 1. 

Kom.lL'.U. 
1  llfb. 

my  palate. 


•Gen.19.2,.3. 

J  1133.19.20, 
21. 

Kom.  12. 13. 
llib.  I."..  2. 
1  I'ct.  4.  'J. 
I!  Or, 
to  the  way. 

li  Or,  after 

the  manner 

of  men. 
"  Gc-n.3..S,12. 

Prov.  28. 13. 

IIos.  G.  7. 
'^  Ex.  23. 2. 


y  cli.  33.  G. 

II  Or,  liehohl, 
mji  Mf/n  is 
thiit  ilie  Al- 
ntiyhty  will 
answer  me. 

^  cli.  13.  22. 


\  llth.  weep. 

'  James  S.  4. 

)  Hcb. 
the  strength 
thereof. 

1 1  Kiiiffs  21. 
19. 

1Heb.cou.tprf 
the  soul  of 
the  owners 
thereof  to 
expire,  or, 
breathe  out. 

'=Gen.3.  18. 

II  Or,  jioisome 
weeds. 


or  have  said  to  tlie  fine  gold,  Thou* 
art  iny  conlidence ; 

25  "Ifl  rejoiced  beeaiise  my  wealtli 
irati  ii'ieat,  and  bceause  mine  hand 
had  *  gotten  nnu'h  ; 

26  "If  I  behehl  ♦  the  sun  Avlien  it 
sliined,  or  tlie  moon  walking  ^  in 
brightness; 

27  And  my  heart  hatli  Ixmmi  se- 
cretly enticed,  or  'my  mouth  hath 
kissed  my  hand : 

28  Tliis  also  were  ">  an  iniquity  to 
he  piinislicd  J)i/  the  judge:  for  1 
should  have  denied  the  God  that 
is  above. 

29  'If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruc- 
tion of  him  that  hated  me,  or  lift- 
ed up  myself  when  evil  found 
him ; 

30  ("Neither  have  I  suffered  ^my 
mouth  to  sin  by  wishing  a  curse  to 
his  soul.) 

31  If  the  men  of  my  tabernacle 
said  not.  Oh  that  we  had  of  his 
flesh  !  we  cannot  be  satisfied. 

32  'The  stranger  did  not  lodge 
in  the  street :  hut  I  opened  my 
doors  "to  the  traveller. 

33  Ifl  covered  my  transgressions 
II "as  Adam,  by  hiding  mine  iniipiity 
in  my  bosom : 

34  Did  I  fear  a  great ""  multitude, 
or  did  the  contemi)t  of  families 
terrify  me,  that  I  kei)t  silence,  and 
went  not  out  of  the  door  I 

35  ^  Oh  that  one  would  hear  me  ! 
"behold,  my  desire  is,  '^that  the 
Almighty  would  answer  me,  and 
that  mine  adversary  had  written  a 
book. 

30  Surely  I  would  take  it  upon 
my  shoulder,  and  bind  it  as  a 
crown  to  me. 

37  I  would  declare  unto  him  the 
number  of  my  steps ;  as  a  prince 
would  I  go  near  unto  him. 

38  If  my  land  cry  against  me,  or 
that  the  furrows  likewise  thereof 
^  complain ; 

39  If  "I  have  eaten  Uhe  fruits 
thereof  without  money,  or  ^'have 
^  caused  the  owners  thereof  to  lose 
their  life : 

40  Let  'thistles  grow  instead 
of  wheat,  and  "cockle  instead  of 
barley.  The  words  of  Job  are 
ended. 


CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  EUhu  is  ant/ry  with  Job  and  Ms  three  friends.  0 
Because  wisdom  coiiieth  not  from  age,  he  crcuseth 
the  boldiirss  of  his  youth.  1 1  lie  rcprnveth  them  for 
not  satisfijitttj  of  Job.     IG  His  zeal  to  speak. 

SO  these  three  men  cea.sed  Ho 
answer  Job,  because  he  was 
'righteous  in  his  own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of 
Ehhu  tlie  son  of  Barachel  'the 
Buzite,  of  the  kindred  of  llara : 
against  Job  was  his  wrath  kindk'd, 
because  he  justified  Uiimself  rather 
than  (Jod. 

3  Also  against  his  three  friends 
was  his  wrath  kindled,  because 
they  had  found  no  answer,  and  yet 
had  condemned  Job. 

4  Xow  Elihu  had  *  waited  till  Job 
had  si)oken,  because  they  tcere 
^  elder  tlian  he. 

5  AVhen  Elihu  saw  that  there  was 
no  answer  in  the  mouth  of  these 
three  men,  then  his  wrath  was 
kindled. 

(y  xVnd  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel 
the  Buzite  answered  and  said,  I  am 
^ young,  'and  ye  are  very  old; 
wherefore  I  was  afraid,  and  ^  durst 
not  shew  you  mine  o])inion. 

7  I  said,  Days  should  speak,  and 
multitude  of  years  should  teach 
wisdom. 

8  But  tliere  is  a  spirit  in  man : 
and  ''the  inspiration  of  the  Al- 
mighty giveth  them  understand- 
ing. 

9  ''Great  men  are  not  ahrays 
wise:  neither  do  the  aged  under- 
stand pulgment. 

10  Therefore  I 
me;  I  also  will 
ion. 

11  Behold,   I 
words;   I  gave 
sons,  whilst  ye  searched  out  ^  what 
to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you,  and, 
behold,  there  was  none  of  you  that 
convinced  Job,  or  that  answered 
his  words : 

13  '^Lest  je  should  say.  We  have 
found  out  wisdom  :  God  thrusteth 
him  down,  not  man. 

14  Xow  he  hath  not  "directed  Ms 
words  against  me :  neither  will  I 
answer  him  with  your  speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed,  they  an- 

615 


said,  Hearken  to 
shew  mine  opin- 

waited    for    your 
ear  to  your  h-ea- 


Before 
CUKIST 

al)()Ut  1520. 


t  Ili'b.  from 
anfivenng. 


"ch.CTO. 


1' Gen.  22.  a. 


tHcb. 
his  soul. 


tHob.  er- 
]iecteii  Joh 
in  words. 

t  Heb.  elder 

for  days. 


t  Ileb. 

few  of  days, 

'  ch   15.  II). 

tllcb. 

.feai-cd. 


<l  1  Kings  3. 
12.  &  1.  29. 
fh.  .-H.  11.  ft 

;!8.  ;iti. 

Prov.  2.  0. 
Ecc.  2.  2<i. 
Dnn.  1. 17. 
&  2.  21 . 
Matt.  11.25. 
Jiimes  1 .5. 
'  1  Cor.  1.  26. 


t  Ileb.  mi- 
derstand- 
ings. 

t  Heb. 
words. 


rjer.  9.2.3. 
1  Cor.  1.  29. 


\\Ot, ordered 
his  words. 


Eliliu  reasoneth  with  Job. 


JOB. 


Go(Vs  sovereign  perftctions. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1520 

t  Heb.  they 
ix'utoreit 
fpeechejt 
J'rom  them- 
selves. 


more :    '  tliey   left  off  ■ 


t Ilcb. 

xcords, 
1  Heb. 
the  spirit  of 
viy  belly. 

t  Heb.  IS  not 
opened. 


tHeb. 
that  I  may 
breathe. 


KLev.  19. 15. 
Deut.  1.17. 
k  IH.  19. 
Prov.LM.  2.\ 
Matt.:fJ.]U. 


t  Heb.  in  my 
palate. 


'Gen.  2.7 


kch.fl..'?4,.'.l. 

&  13. 'A  21. 

ft  .-(1.  .'i5. 
tH<-b.  ac- 

Cording  In 

thy  mouth. 
♦  Heb.  ci/« 

out  of  the 

clay. 
•ch.f).  ."M.* 

n.  ui. 

t  Heb.  in 

mifte  earf. 


<ch.9. 17.  * 
10.  7.  *i  1 1. 4. 
ft  Hi.  17.  & 
Zl.  10,11.  & 
27.  .■;.  &  ffl. 
14.  ftUl.  1. 


•ch.  n.24.  ft 
Hi.  9.  &  11). 
11. 


swered  no 
speaking. 

IG  When  I  had  waited,  (for  they 
spake  not,  bnt  stood  still,  and  an- 
swered no  more,) 

17  I  said,  I  will  answer  also  my 
Ijart ;  I  also  will  shew  mine  oijin- 
ion. 

18  For  I  am  full  of  ^ matter;  Uhe 
spirit  within  me  eonstrainetli  me. 

19  Behold,  my  belly  is  as  wine 
ivhich  '  hath  no  vent ;  it  is  ready  to 
bnrst  like  new  bottles. 

20  I  will  speak,  Hliat  I  may  be 
refreshed :  I  will  open  my  lips  and 
answer. 

21  Let  me  not,  I  pray  you,  ^ac- 
cept any  mau's  person ;  neither  let 
me  give  flattering  titles  unto  man. 

22  For  I  know  not  to  give  flatter- 
ing titles;  in  so  doing  my  Maker 
would  soon  take  me  away. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  Elihu  qffcreth  himself  instead  of  God.,  witJi  sijiceriiij 
and  meekness.,  to  reason  wit?i  Job.  8  He  excnseth 
God  from  giving  man  an  account  of  his  ways,  by 
his  greatness.  14  God  calleth  man  to  reixiitance  by 
visions,  19  by  afflictions,  23  a7id  by  his  ministry. 
31  He  inciteth  Job  to  attention. 

WHEREFORE,   Job,    I    pray 
thee,  hear  my  speeches,  and 
hearken  to  all  my  words. 

2  Behold,  now  I  have  opened  my 
mouth,  my  tongue  hath  si)oken  Un 
my  nnmth. 

3  My  words  sliall  he  of  the  up- 
rightness of  my  heart:  and  my  lii)s 
shall  utter  knowledge  clearly. 

4  ^The  Spirit  of  God  hath  made 
me,  and  the  breath  of  the  Almighty 
hath  given  me  life. 

5  If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set  tliy 
words  in  order  before  me,  stand  up. 

(>  'Behold,  I  am  *  according  to  thy 
wish  in  (lod's  stead:  I  also  am 
*  formed  out  of  the  clay. 

7  ''Behold,  my  terror  shall  not 
make  thee  afraid,  neither  shall  my 
hand  be  heavy  upon  thee. 

8  Surely  thou  hast  spoken  Mn 
mine  hearing,  and  I  have  heard 
the  voice  of  thg  words,  saying, 

l)''Iam  dean  without  transjrre.s- 


sion,    I 


am    innocent;  .  neither 


IS 


there  ini<iuity  in  me. 

10  B<;hold,  he.   fnideth   occasions 
against  me,  'he  counteth  me  for 

his  enemy ; 

616  ' 


11  ^He  putteth  my  feet  in  the 
stocks,  he  marketh  all  my  paths. 

12  Behold,  in  this  thou  art  not 
just:  I  will  answer  thee,  that  God 
is  greater  than  man. 

13  Why  dost  thou  ^strive  against 
him?  for  <he  giveth  not  account 
of  any  of  his  matters. 

14  ''  For  God  speaketh  once,  yea 
twice,  yet  man  perceiveth  it  not. 

15  'In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the 
night,  Avhen  deep  sleep  falleth  up- 
on men,  in  slumberings  upon  the 
bed; 

1(3  ''Then  ^he  openeth  the  ears  of 
men,  and  sealeth  their  instruction, 

17  That  he  may  withdraw  man 
from  his  ^purpose,  and  hide  i^ride 
from  man. 

18  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from 
the  pit,  and  his  life  ^from  i)erishing 
by  the  sword. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with  pain 
upon  his  bed,  and  the  multitude 
of  his  bones  with  strong  pain  : 

20  'So  that  his  life  abhorreth 
bread,  and  his  soul  Ulainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away, 
that  it  cannot  be  seen ;  and  his 
bones  that  were  not  seen  stick 
out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  un- 
to the  grave,  and  his  life  to  the 
destroyers. 

23  If  there  be  a  messenger  with 
him,  an  interpreter,  one  among  a 
thousand,  to  shew  unto  man  his 
uprightness ; 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him, 
and  saith.  Deliver  him  from  going 
down  to  the  pit :  I  have  found  "  a 
ransom. 

25  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  Uhan 
a  child's:  he  shall  return  to  the 
days  of  his  youth : 

20  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and 
he  will  be  favourable  unto  him: 
and  he  shall  see  his  face  with  joy : 
for  he  will  render  unto  man  his 
righteousness. 

27  "He  looketh  upon  men,  and  if 
any  "say,  I  have  sinned,  and  ])er- 
vert(Hl  that  which  was  right,  and  it 
"proflted  me  not; 

28  "He  will  "deliver  his  soul  from 
going  into  the  pit,  and  his  life  shall 
see  the  light. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

fcb.  1.1.27.  & 
14.  IG.  &ai. 

4. 


B  Is.  4.-.  9. 
i  Ileb.  he 

aii<ivereth 

7iot. 


heb.  40..'). 
Pa.  6;;.  11. 


>Xum.  12.  G. 
ch.  4. 13. 


kch..T..10,lS. 

f  Ileb.  he  J-e- 
rcalffh.  or, 
uncovereth. 


t  Heb.  work. 


i  Ileb.  from 
pfxsrdug  t.y 
the  sword. 


1  Ps.  1(17.  13. 

t  Ileb.  meat 
of  desire. 


II  Or,  an 
atonement. 


tlleb.  Ihnii 
childhood. 


II  Or,  rie 
shall  look 
Hfton  inen, 
and  sai/.  I 
hare  sin- 
ned, i\-c. 

"2. Sam.  12. 

Prov.  2S  n. 

Luke  I.VJI. 

1  John  1.  9. 

"  Uoni.  C.  ll. 

II  Or. 
Jle  hath 
delirfrrtt 
mi/  soul ,  S,-f, 
and  tnf/  lije. 

°  Is.  38.  17. 


God  omnipotent 


JOB. 


cannot  he  nujust. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 

j  Ilch.  twice 
and  thrtt-e, 

V  ver.  28. 
Ps.  5(J.  1,'!. 


IPs.  34.  11. 


»ch.6.30.  i: 

1-J.  11. 
tllcb. 

palaU:, 


1)  ch.  33.  9. 
'eh.  27.  2. 


<tch.9.  17. 

t  Ileb.  mine 
arrOK\ 
ch.  6.  4.  & 
16.  13. 

'  ch.  15.  IC. 


fch.  9.22,23, 

.■in  &  .■?.i.  3. 

Mai.  3. 14. 


t  Heb.  men 

of  heart. 
E  Gen.  18.  2.1. 

Ueut.  32.  4. 

2Chr.  19.  7. 

ph.8.3.& 

Se.  23. 

Ps.  92. 1.5. 

Ki>m.  9.  14. 
h  Ps.  02.  12. 

Prov.  24. 12. 

Jer.  32.  19. 

Ez.  Ki.  29. 

Matt.  Iti.  27. 

Rfim.  2.  (i. 

2  Cor.  5. 10. 

1  Pet.  1.  17. 

Rev.  22. 12. 


1  ch.  8.  3. 


t  Hcb. 

all  of  it. 


29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh 
God  <  oftentimes  with  lunn, 

30  PTo  bring  l)aek  his  soul  from 
the  pit,  to  be  enli<>htened  with  the 
light  of  the  living. 

31  Mark  well,  O  Job,  hearken  nn- 
to  me :  hold  thy  peace,  and  I  will 
speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say, 
answer  me:  si)eak,  for  i  desire  to 
justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  "^  hearken  unto  me:  hold 
thy  peace,  and  I  shall  teacli  thee 
wisdom. 

CHArTER  XXXIY. 

1  Eiilin  accuseth  Job  for  charc/bif/  (rod  with  injustice. 
10  (r'od  oinnipottiit  caiiiiot  be  utijiiM.  81  Man  muKt 
]i  III  able  Idiuaelf  uido  God.     34  Elihu  reproveth  Job. 

FURTHERMOEP]     Elihu     an- 
swered and  said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise  men; 
and  give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have 
knowledge. 

3  '•'  For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as  the 
^  mouth  tasteth  meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment : 
let  us  know  among  ourselves  what 
is  good. 

5  For  Job  hath  said,  ^  I  am  right- 
eous :  and  '  God  hath  taken  away 
my  judgment. 

6  ''  Should  I  lie  against  my  right  ? 


my 


wound  is  incurable  without 


transgression. 

7  AVhat  man  is  like  Job,  ^wlio 
drinketh  uj)  scorning  like  w^ater  ? 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with 
the  w orkers  of  iniquity,  and  walk- 
eth  with  wicked  men. 

9  For  ^he  hath  said.  It  profiteth 
a  man  nothing  that  he  should  de- 
light himself  with  God. 

10  Therefore  hearken  unto  me,  ye 
hnen  of  understanding:  ^far  be  it 
from  God,  that  lie  should  do  wick- 
edness; and  from  the  Almighty, 
that  he  should  commit  iniquity. 

11  ''For  the  work  of  a  man  shall 
he  render  unto  him,  and  cause  ev- 
ery man  to  find  according  to  his 
ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do 
wickedly,  neither  will  the  Almighty 
'  pervert  judgment. 

13  Who  hath  given  him  a  charge 
over  the  earth?  or  who  hath  dis- 
posed ^  the  whole  w^orld  ? 


14  If  he  set  his  heart  ♦  upon  man, 
(/'he  "gather  unto  himself  his  spirit 
and  his  breath ; 

15  'All  desh  sliall  perish  together, 
and  man  shall  turn  again  unto 
dust. 

10  If  now  thou  /*rf.s'f  understanding, 
hear  this :  hearken  to  the  voice  of 
my  words. 

17  '"Shall  even  he  that  liateth 
right  '  govern  ?  and  wilt  thou  con- 
demn him  that  is  most  just? 

18  "Is  it  fit  to  say  to  a  king.  Thou 
art  wicked  ?  and  to  princes.  Ye  are 
ungodly  ? 

19  How  much  less  to  him  that  "ac- 
cepteth  not  the  persons  of  princes, 
nor  regardeth  the  rich  more  than 
the  poor?  for  'they  all  are  the 
work  of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  they  die, 
and  the  people  shall  be  troubled 
''at  midnight,  and  pass  away:  and 
^the  mighty  shall  be  taken  away 
without  hand. 

21  'For  his  eyes  are  upon  the 
ways  of  man,  and  he  seeth  all  his 
goings. 

22  ^  There  is  no  darkness,  nor 
shadow  of  death,  wiiere  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity  may  hide  themselves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man 
more  than  right;  that  he  should 
t  enter  into  judgment  with  God. 

24  'He  shall  break  in  pieces 
mighty  men  *  without  number,  and 
set  others  in  their  stead. 

25  Therefore  he  knoweth  their 
works,  and  he  overturneth  them  in 
the  night,  so  that  they  are  kle- 
stroyed. 

20  He  striketh  them  as  wicked 
men  Mn  the  open  sight  of  others; 

27  Because  they  "turned  back 
^from  him,  and  ''would  not  con- 
sider any  of  his  wajs : 

28  So  that  they  >  cause  the  cry  of 
the  poor  to  come  unto  him,  and  he 
'heareth  the  cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness,  who 
then  can  make  trouble  ?  and  when 
he  hideth  his  face,  who  then  can 
behold  him  ?  whether  it  he  done 
against  a  nation,  or  against  a  man 
only : 

30  That  the  hypocrite  reign  not, 
lest  ''the  people  be  ensnared. 

617 


Before 

CIIKIST 

about  li»20 

tlleb. 

j(;»on  Arm. 
I.  P».  104.  29. 
ICin.S.  19. 

Kcc.  12.  7. 


"Gen. 18.2.'!. 
2  Sani.2;!..'{. 

llUh.biiid. 


"  Kx.  22.  28. 


"Deut.lO.ir. 

2  Chr.  19.  7. 

Acts  10.  .'W. 

Kuin.  2.  II. 

G.il.  2.  6. 

Eph.  a.  9. 

Col.. 3.  25. 

1  Pet.  1.  17. 
f  ch.31.  15. 


1  Ex.  12.  29, 

r,o. 

t  Ileb.  theu 
fliult  tide 
uwaji  the 
miyiilij. 

'2Cbr.  IG.  9. 

ch.  31.  4. 

Ps.  34.  1.5. 

Prov.  5.  21. 

&  1 5.  3. 

Jer.  Ifi.  17. 

&32.  19. 
'Ps.  l.TO.  12. 

Amos  9.2,3. 

Ileb.  4. 13. 


f  Heb.  go. 
'Dan.  2. 21. 

t  Heb.  with- 
out senrch- 
ifig  out. 


tlleb. 
cruf^hcd. 


t  Hcb.  ill  the 
placid  of' be- 
holders. 

°1  Sam.  15. 
11. 

t  Heh.,  from 
after  him. 

'  Ps.  28.  5. 
Is.  5.  12. 

y  ch.  35. 9. 
James  5.  4. 

/  Ex.  ''2,  23. 


•1  Kings  12. 

28,;:(i. 

2  KinRs  21. 

9. 


JEUhu  again  reproveth  Job. 


JOB. 


God  is  Just  in  all  Ms  ways. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1520. 

l>  Dan.  9. 7- 
W. 


tHcb. 
Should  itbe 
from  with 
theet 


t  Heb. 
of  heart. 


'  ch.  35.  IG. 


B  Or,  Mil  fa- 
ther, let  Job 
be  tried. 


"ch.21.1i.& 
34.9. 


II  Or,  by  it 
more  than 
by  my  ain. 

tHcb.  Twill 
return  to 
thee  words. 

fcch.  34.  8. 

'  ch.  22.  12. 


31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said  un- 
to God,  ^I  have  borne  chastisement, 
I  will  not  ofl'end  any  more: 

32  That  whicJi  I  see  not  teacli 
thon  me :  if  I  have  done  iniquity, 
I  will  do  no  more. 

33  ^Should  it  le  according  to  tliy 
mind!  be  will  recompense  it, 
whether  thou  refuse,  or  wliether 
thou  choose ;  and  not  I :  therefore 
speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  ^  of  understanding  tell 
me,  and  let  a  wise  man  hearken 
unto  me. 

35  Mob  hath  spoken  without 
knowledge,  and  his  words  ivere 
without  wisdom. 

36  "My  desire  is  that  Job  may  be 
tried  unto  the  end,  because  of  his 
answers  for  wicked  men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto 
his  sin,  he  clappeth  his  hands 
among  us,  and  multiijlieth  his 
words  against  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXV.      . 

1  Comparison  is  not  to  be  made  with  God,  because  our 
*    good  or  evil  cannot  extend  unto  him.     9  Many  cry 
in  their  afflictions,  but  are  not  heard  for  want  of 
faith. 

ELIHU    spake    moreover,   and 
said, 

2  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  right, 
that  thou  saidst.  My  righteousness 
is  more  than  God's  I 

3  For  ^  thou  saidst.  What  advan- 
tage will  it  be  unto  thee  f  and,  What 
profit  shall  I  have,  "  if  I  he  cleansed 
from  my  sin  I 

4  ^I  will  answer  thee,  and  ^thy 
companions  with  thee. 

5 
see ;  and  behold  the  clouds  which 


'^Look  unto  the  heavens,  and 


a  Prov.  R. .%. 
ier.  7. 1'J. 


'  ch.  22.  2,  3. 
Pd.  16.  Z. 
Prov.  !l.  12. 
Kum.  11.35. 


« Kx.  2. 2rt. 
ch.  34.  28. 


Us.  «I.  M 


are  higher  than  thou, 
0  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest  thou 
''  against  him  I  or  if  thy  transgres- 
sions   be  multiplied,   what  doest 
tliou  unto  him  f 

7  ''If  thou  be  righteous,  what  giv- 
est  thou  liim  ?  or  what  receiveth 
he  of  tliine  hand  I 

8  Tliy  wickedness  may  hurt  a  man 
as  thou  art ;  and  thy  righteousness 
may  profit  i\w  son  of  man. 

9  '  Jiy  r(^as()n  of  tlie  multitude  of 
oppressions  tliey  make  the  oppressed 
to  cry :  they  cry  out  by  reason  of 
the  ann  of  th(^  niiglity. 

10  But  none  saitli,  '^  Where  is  God 

Gib 


anger ; 
great 


my  maker,  ''who  giveth  songs  in 
the  night ; 

11  AVho  '  teach eth  us  more  than 
the  beasts  of  the  earth,  qnd  maketh 
us  wiser  than  the  fowls  of  heaven  ? 

12  ''There  they  cry,  but  none  giv- 
eth answer,  because  of  the  i^ride  of 
evil  men. 

13  '  Surely  God  will  not  hear 
vanity,  neither  will  the  Almighty 
regard  it. 

14  '"Although  thou  sayest  thou 
shalt  not  see  him,  yet  judgment  is 
before  him;  therefore  "trust  thou 
in  him. 

15  But  now,  because  it  is  not  so, 
I'  he   hath   "  visited   in   his 
yet  "he  knoweth   it  not  in 
extremity : 

16  p  Therefore  dotli  Job  open  his 
mouth  in  vain;  he  multii^lieth 
words  without  knowledge. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  EliMiHheweth  how  God  is  just  in  his  ways.  16  How 
Job's  sins  hinder  God's  blessings.  24  Ood'S  ivorks 
are  to  be  magn  ified. 

ELIHU  also  proceeded,   and 
said, 

2  Sutler  me  a  little,  and  I  will 
shew  thee  *  that  I  have  yet  to  speak 
on  God's  behalf. 

3  I  will  fetch  my  knowledge  from 
afar,  and  will  ascribe  righteousness 
to  my  Maker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  shall  not  he 
false :  he  that  is  i^erfect  in  knowl- 
edge is  with  thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mightj^,  and  de- 
spiseth  not  any :  ""he  is  mighty  in 
strength  and  '  wisdom. 

6  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of 
the  wicked:  but  giveth  right  to 
the  "poor. 

7  ''He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes 
from  the  righteous :  but  *"  with 
kings  are  they  on  the  throne ;  yea, 
he  doth  establish  them  for  ever, 
and  they  are  exalted. 

8  And  'Mf  they  he  bound  in  fetters, 
and  be  holden  in  cords  of  affliction ; 

9  Then  he  sheweth  them  their 
work,  and  their  transgressions  that 
they  have  exceeded. 

10  'lie  ox)enetli  also  their  ear  to 
discipline,  and  conuuandeth  that 
they  return  from  inicpiity. 

11  If  they  obey  and  serve  him, 


Before 
CHRIST 

•■ibout,  10i>0. 

h  Ps.  42.  8.  & 

7r.(!.&  \4\>.n. 

Acts  Hi.  25. 
i  Ps.  94.  12. 


k  Prov.  1.  28. 


Ich.  27.  9. 
Prov.  1.1.29. 
Is.  I.  15. 
Jer.  U.  11. 


"  ch.  9. 11. 


"  Ps.  37.  5,  G. 


II  That  is, 

God. 
"  Pi.  K9.  32. 
II  That  is, 

Job. 

f  ch.  .T4.  35, 
37.  &  38.  2. 


tlleb.  that 
there  are 
l/cf  vords 
/or  God. 


■  ch.  9.  4.  & 
12.  13,  !(;.& 
37.  "''I. 
Pj^.';i9.  4. 

t  Hab.heart, 


II  Or,. 

alilicted. 
b  Ps. :«.  13.  & 

34. 15. 
"^Ps.llS.  8. 


d  Ps.  107. 10. 


«ch.  33.10,23. 


God  is  terrible 


JOB. 


in  his  great  tvorl's. 


Before 
CHRIST 
aliout  1520. 

roll.  21.  in. 
Is.  1.  li),  a), 
tllel).  t/H-!i 

t:fiflll  pass 
on-atjhy  the 


E  Rom.  •-'.  5. 


hch.  1.-,.  .12. 

&  •>■>.  Hi. 

Ps.  5.-,.  '.'.-I. 
%tlli'l..  riKiv 

sold  die  tit. 
W  Or, 

sodomite.^, 

Duut.  ai.  17. 
II  Or, 

afflicted. 


iPs.  l*!.  1'.).  & 
Sl.S.&llti.j. 


f  Hob.  (7ie 
rifl  ol  thy 
tnhle. 

k  Pf .  1^:'..  ,i. 

I  Ps.  30.  B. 


II  Or, 

judqmrnt 
iiud  iHstice 
ahontd  lift- 
hold  thee. 


•"  Vs.  •!:!.  r. 

f  Hcb.  tut-n 
thee  tii-ide. 
■■Prov.  11.  4. 


°Ps.  GC.  18. 


P  See  lUb. 
11. 2J. 


lis.  40.1.%]4. 

Rom.  11. .",4. 

1  Cor.  2.  10. 
'ch..",4.  i:1. 
'  ch.  34. 10. 


•  Ps.  K.  .i. 
Rev.  15. 3. 


"  1  Cor.13.12. 
^  Ps.  ;K),  2.  & 

]0J.  L.'4.  2r. 

Heb.  1. 12. 


y  Ps.  147.  8. 


"  Prov.  3.  20. 


they  shall  ^  s[)end  ,  their  days  in 
I)rosperity,  aiul  their  years  in 
pleasures. 

I'J  lUit  if  they  obey  not,  *they 
shall  perish  by  the  sword,  and  they 
shall  die  without  knowledi^e. 

13  But  the  hypoerites  in  heart 
slieap  up  wrath:  they  cry  not 
when  he  bindeth  them. 

14  ''^They  die  in  youtli,  and  their 
life  is  among-  the  "  unclean. 

15  He  delivereth  the  "ixkh'  in  his 
affliction,  and  openeth  their  ears  in 
oppression. 

10  Even  so  would  he  have  re- 
moved thee  out  of  the  strait '  into  a 
broad  place,  where  there  is  no  strait- 
ness;  and  ^""that  Avhich  sho^dd  be 
set  on  thy  table  should  he  full  of 
'  fatness. 

17  But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the 
judgment  of  the  wicked :  "judg- 
ment and  justice  take  hold  on  thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  beware 
lest  he  take  thee  away  with  his 
stroke :  then  ™  a  great  ransom  can- 
not Uleliver  thee. 

19  "AVill  he  esteem  thy  riches? 
no^  not  gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of 
strength. 

20  Desire  not  the  night,  when 
people  are  cut  off  in  their  idace. 

21  Take  heed,  "regard  not  iniqui- 
ty :  for  ■'  this  hast  thou  chosen 
rather  than  affliction. 

22  Beliold,  God  exalteth  by  his 
power:  ''who  teacheth  like  him? 

23  'Who  hath  enjoined  him  his 
w^ay  ?  or  '  w  ho  can  say,  Thou  hast 
wrought  iniquity  ? 

24  Eememljer  that  thou  'magnify 
his  w  ork,  Avhich  men  behold. 

25  Every  man  may  see  it;  man 
may  behold  it  afar  off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we 
"know  him  not,  ''neither  can  the 
number  of  his  years  be  searched 
out. 

27  For  he  >maketh  small  the 
drops  of  Avater :  they  pour  down 
rain  according  to  the  vapour  there- 
of; 

28  "AMiich  the  clouds  do  drop  and 
distil  upon  man  abundantly. 

29  Also  can  any  understand  the 
spreadings  of  the  clouds,  or  the 
noise  of  his  tabernacle  I 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  162tt 

"  ch.  37. 3. 
Illeb. 

the  roots. 
1.  ch.  37. 13.  & 

38.  23. 
"  Ps.  130.  2.1. 

Acts  14.  17. 


'1  Kings  18. 
41, 4i. 


tll.-h. 
that  which 
goetli  vp. 


\  Hcb.  JJrar 
in  heaiiitij. 


t  Ileb.  light. 

f  Hob.  V'ijiffs 
o/theearth. 

»  Ps.  20.  3.  & 
G\j.  33. 


30  Behold,  he  *  spreadeth  his  light 
u])on  it,  and  covereth  Uhe  bottom 
of  the  sea. 

31  For 'by  them  judgeth  he  the 
people;  he  'giveth  meat  in  abund- 
ance. 

32  ''With  clouds  he  covereth  the  "rs.  117.8. 
light;   and  conunandeth  it  not  to\ 
shine  by  the  cloud  that  cometli  be- 
twixt. 

33  ''The  noise  thereof  shew^eth 
concerning  it,  the  cattle  also  con- 
cerning *  the  vapour. 

CHx\PTER  XXXVII. 

1  God  U  to  be  feared  heeaiiKC  of  ?iix  f]reat  works.     15 
llifi  ivmloiii  in  uHsearc/iable  in  (hem. 

AT  this  also  my  heart  trend  deth, 
i\..  and  is  moved  out  of  his  i)lace. 

2  tHear  attentively  the  noise  of 
his  voice,  and  the  sound  that  go- 
etli  out;  of  his  mouth. 

3  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole 
heaven,  and  his  'lightning  unto 
the  'ends  of  the  earth. 

4  After  it  ""  a  voice  roareth :  he 
thundereth  with  the  voice  of  his 
excellency;  and  he  will  not  stay 
them  when  his  voice  is  heard. 

5  God  thundereth  marvellously 
with  his  voice ;  ''  great  things  doeth 
he,  w  hich  we  cannot  comprehend. 

0  For  'he  saitli  to  the  snow.  Be 
thou  on  the  earth;  'likewise  to  the 
small  rain,  and  to  the  great  rain  of 
his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  everj^ 
man  ;  ''that  all  men  may  know  his 
work. 

8  Then  the  beasts  ""go  into  dens, 
and  remain  in  their  places. 

9  '  Out  of  the  south  cometh  the 
whirlwind:  and  cold  out  of  the 
'  north. 

10  ^By  the  breath  of  God  frost  is 
given :  and  the  breadth  of  the  wa- 
ters is  straitened. 

11  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth 
the  thick  cloud:  he  scattereth  'his 
bright  cloud : 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about 
by  his  counsels :  that  they  may 
sdo  whatsoever  he  commandeth 
them  upon  the  face  of  the  world 
in  the  earth. 

13  ''  He  causeth  it  to  come,  wheth- 
er for  '  correction,  or  '  for  his  laud, 
or  ""for  mercy. 

019 


tich.s.n.  & 

9. 10.  &  30. 

20. 

Rev.  1.5. 3. 

■•  Vs.  147. 10, 

17. 

t  Hob. 
and  to  the 
shower  of 
rain.  and. 
to  the  shoto~ 
ers  or  ruin 
of  his 
strenijth. 

dPs.100.27. 


'  Ps.  104.  22. 


t  Hcb. 
Out  of  the 
chamber. 

tlleb. 

scattering 

winds. 
fch.3.S.C9,30. 

Ps.  147. 17, 

18. 


tHcb. 
the  cloud  oj 
his  light. 


BPs.  148.8. 
liPx.  9.18.23. 

1  Sam.  12. 

18, 19. 

Ezra  10. 9. 

ch.  30. 31. 
fllcb.  a  rc»(/. 
ich.  38.20,27. 
k  2  Sam.  21. 

10. 

1  Kings  18. 

45. 


God^  hy  his  miylity  worlcs. 


JOB. 


conviuceth  Job  of  ignorance., 


Before 

CHRIST 

abuul  lD.iO. 

1  Pa.  Ul.  2. 


"ch.  SO.  29. 


»ch.3«.4. 


"Gen.l.fi. 
Is.  44.  :.'4. 


t  Ilcb.  Gold. 


f  1  Tim.C.lG. 
lch.36.5. 


'Matt.  10.28. 


"Malt.  11.2.5. 
1  Cor.  1.  20. 


■SoKx.13. 

1«.  IS. 

1  Kings  I'J. 

11. 

Ez.  1.4. 

Nah.  1.;!. 
bch..'M..'5.5.  & 

il.  3. 
«1  Tim.  1.7. 

■lch.40.  7. 


)  Ilcb.  make 

me  know. 
•I'h.  nil, .'.. 
I'rov.n.  29. 

\  Ilfb. if 
tliou  I  iinw- 
ent  xiiidfi'- 
ftanUitt'j- 


14  Hearken  unto  this,  O  Job : 
stand  still,  and  '  consider  the  won- 
drous works  of  God. 

15  Dost  tliou  know  when  God  dis- 
posed them,  and  caused  the  light 
of  his  cloud  to  shine  f 

IC  '"  Dost  thou  know  the  balanc- 
ings of  the  clouds,  the  wondrous 
works  of  "him  which  is  perfect  in 
knowledge  f 

17  How  thy  garments  are  warm, 
when  he  quieteth  the  earth  by  the 
south  wind  f 

18  Hast  thou  with  him  "spread 
out  the  sky,  which  is  strong,  and 
as  a  molten  lookingglass  ? 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say 
unto  him ;  for  we  cannot  order  our 
speech  by  reason  of  darkness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I 
speak!  if  a  man  speak,  surely  he 
shall  be  swallowed  up. 

21  And  now  men  see  not  the 
bright  light  which  is  in  the  clouds: 
but  the  wind  x>asseth,  and  cleans- 
eth  them. 

22  t  Fair  weather  cometh  out  of 
the  north :  with  God  is  terrible 
majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  ^we 
cannot  find  him  out :  '^  he  is  excel- 
lent in  power,  and  in  judgment, 
and  in  i)lenty  of  justice:  he  will 
not  afflict. 

24  Men  do  therefore  "^fear  him: 
he  respecteth  not  any  that  are 
^wise  of  heart. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1  God  challeiif/eth  Job  to  answer.  4  Oody  hi/  hL<i  migldy 
work.^y  conviuceth  Job  of  Ujnorance,  31  and  of  ha- 
heciUty. 

HEN  the  Lord  answered  Job 
'  out   of  the   whirlwind,  and 


T 


t  Ileb. 
»oclcet$. 


2  nVho  is  this  that  darkeneth 
counsel  by  "^  words  without  knowl- 
edge ! 

?>  ''  Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a 
man ;  for  1  will  deniand  of  thee, 
and  *. answer  thou  me. 

4  *=  Where  wast  thou  wlien  I  laid 
the  fouiididioiis  of  the  earth!  de- 
clare, 'if  thou  hast  understanding. 

5  Who    hath    laid    the   measures 

thereof,  if  thou  knowest?  or  who 

hath  stretched  the  line  upcm  it? 

(>  Whereui)on  are  the  'foundations 
(520 


thereof  '  fastened  !  or  who  laid  the 
corner  stone  thereof; 

7  When  the  morning  stars  sang 
together,  and  all  'the  sons  of  God 
shouted  for  joy  ? 

8  *^0r  ivho  shut  up  the  sea  with 
doors,  when  it  brake  fortli,  as  if  it 
had  issued  out  of  the  womb  ! 

9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the  gar- 
ment thereof,  and  thick  darkness  a 
swaddling  baud  for  it, 

10  And  " ''  brake  up  for  it  my  de- 
creed place^  and  set  bars  and  doors, 

11  And  said.  Hitherto  shalt  thou 
come,  but  no  further:  and  here 
shall  '  thy  proud  waves  '  be  stayed! 

12  Hast  thou  ''commanded  the 
morning  since  thy  days;  and 
caused  the  dayspring  to  know  his 
place ; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the 
'  ends  of  the  earth,  that '  the  wicked 
might  be  shaken  out  of  it ! 

14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal ; 
and  they  stand  as  a  garment. 

15  And  from  the  Avicked  their 
'"light  is  withholden,  and  "the  high 
arm  shall  be  broken. 

IG  Hast  thou  "entered  into  the 
springs  of  the  sea!  or  hast  thou 
walked  in  the  search  of  the  depth  ! 

17  Have  ""the  gates  of  death  been 
opened  unto  thee !  or  hast  thou  seen 
the  doors  of  the  shadow  of  death  ! 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the  breadth 
of  the  earth  !  declare  if  tho.u  know- 
est it  all. 

19  Where  is  the  way  where  light 
dwellethi  and  as  for  darkness, 
where  is  the  place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it  "to 
the  bound  thereof,  and  that  thou 
shouldest  know  the  paths  to  the 
house  thereof! 

21  Knowest  thou  if,  because  thou 
wast  then  born !  or  because  the 
luimber  of  thy  days  is  great ! 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  Hhe 
treasures  of  the  snow  !  or  hast  thou 
seen  the  treasures  of  the  hail, 

23  ''Which  I  have  reserved  against 
the  time  of  trouble,  against  the  day 
of  battle  and  war? 

24  Jiy  what  way  is  the  light  part- 
ed, which  scattereth  the  east  wind 
u])on  the  earth ! 

25  Who  "hath  divided  a  water- 


Before 

CHKIST 
abuut,  15-20. 

t  Heh.  made 
to  sitiA'. 
fch.  1.  «. 


E  Gen.  1.9. 

Pk.  .Ti.  7.  & 
liU.  '.I. 

Piov.  8.  29. 
Jer.  5.  22.    • 


II  Or,  estnh-  " 
h.^hed  mil 
decree  upon 
it. 

h  ch.  26. 10. 


t Ilcb.  the 
]>ridf  o/thlj 
waves. 

>  Ps.  ay.  9.  & 

<.<:'..  4. 

I-P.S.74.1G.& 
148.  5. 


t  IIcb.?riH(75. 
1  Ps.  104.  a. 


""ch.  18. .'!. 
"  Ps.  10.  15. 


"  Ps.  77. 19. 


P  Ps.  9.  13. 


1  Or,  at. 


1  Ps.  13.-.. ; 


'  Ex.  9.  1.'^. 
.losll.  10.11. 

Is,  .10.  .;o. 
Ez.lli.l  1,1.1. 
Kcv.  IG.  21. 


•ch.  2S.  2fi. 


and  imhecility. 


JOB. 


Of  the  wild  goats  and  liinds. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1520. 


1  Ps.  lOr.  35. 


Jur.  14.  21.'. 


» Ps.  ur.  16. 


f  Ileb. 

ii-  taken, 
>  ch.  ar.  10. 


.\inos  5.  8. 
11  Or,  T/ic 

seven  stars. 

tllob. 

C'lmah. 
nieb.  Cesi7. 
II  Or,  TAe 
twelve  signs. 
1  Htb. 

guide  them. 
''Jer.,il.3o. 


tHeb. 
Jleliolcl  «,<. 

I.ch.  n-i.s. 

P»., ■)].«. 
Ecc.  2.  2G. 


+  Ilcb.  vho 
cm  cause  to 
he  down, 

II  Or,  When 
the  dust  is 
turned  into 
mire. 

tHeb. 
IS  fxjured. 

'  P-..  104.  21. 
&  1 4.1.  15. 

t  Heb. 
the  life. 


■i  Ps.  147.  0. 
Matt.  6.  2t!. 


course  for  the  overflowing  of  wa- 
ters, or  a  way  for  the  lightning'  of 
thunder ; 

2G  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the 
earth,  where  no  man  is ;  on  the 
wilderness,  Avherein  there  is  no 
man ; 

27  'To  satisfy  the  desolate  and 
waste  f/round ;  and  to  cause  the 
bud  of  the  tender  herb  to  spring- 
forth  ? 

28  "Hath  the  rain  a  father?  or 
who  hath  begotten  the  drops  of 
dew  ? 

21)  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the 
ice?  and  the  "" hoary  frost  of  heav- 
en, who  hath  gendered  it? 

30  The  waters  are  hid  as  with  a 
stone,  and  the  face  of  the  deep  '  is 
^frozen. 

31  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  in- 
fluences of  '  I'  ♦  Pleiades,  or  loose  the 
bands  of  '  Orion  f 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  "Maz- 
zaroth  in  his  season  ?  or  canst  thou 
'  guide  Arcturus  with  his  sons  ? 

33  Knowest  thou  "the  ordinances 
of  heaven  I  canst  thou  set  the  do- 
minion thereof  in  the  earth  I 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  f  oice  to 
the  clouds,  that  abundance  of  w^a- 
ters  may  cover  thee? 

35  Canst  thou  send  lightnings, 
that  they  may  go,  and  say  unto 
thee,  *  Here  we  are  f 

36  'Who  hath  \)\xt  wisdom  in  the 
inward  parts?  or  who  hath  given 
understanding  to  the  heart  ? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in 
wisdom  ?  or  ^  who  can  stay  the  bot- 
tles of  heaven, 

38  "When  the  dust  tgroweth  into 
hardness,  and  the  clods  cleave  fast 
together  ? 

39  "^AVilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for 
the  lion  ?  or  till  t  the  appetite  of  the 
young  lions, 

40  AVhen  they  couch  in  their  dens, 
and  abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in 
wait  I 

41  ''Who  provideth  for  the  raven 
his  food?  when  his  young  ones  cry 
unto  God,  they  Avauder  for  lack  of 
meat. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  Of  the  wild  goals  and  huids.  5  0/  the  wild  n.%i. 
9  The  uii'icoi-H.  13  The  peacock,  utork,  and  ostrich. 
19  The  horse.     20  The  hawk.     27  The  eagle. 


K 


NOWEST  thou  the  time  when 
the  wild  goats  of  the  rock 
bring  forth  ?  or  canst  thou  mark 
when  ''the  hinds  do  calve? 

2  Canst  thou  luimber  the  months 
that  they  fulfil  ?  or  knowest  thou 
the  tinu^  when  they  bring  forth  ? 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they 
bring  forth  their  young  ones,  they 
cast  out  their  sorrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good 
liking,  they  grow  up  with  corn; 
they  go  forth,  and  return  not  unto 
them. 

5  AYho  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass 
free  ?  or  who  hath  loosed  the  bands 
of  the  wild  ass  ? 

6  ''AVhose  house  I  have  made  the 
wilderness?  and  the  *  barren  land 
his  dwellings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of 
the  city,  neither  regardeth  he  the 
crying  ^of  the  driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is 
his  pasture,  and  he  searcheth  after 
every  green  thing. 

9  AVill  the  "unicorn  be  willing  to 
serve  thee,  or  abide  by  thy  cril)  ? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  unicorn 
with  his  band  in  the  furrow^?  or 
will  he  harrow  the  valleys  after 
thee  ? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because 
his  strength  is  great  ?  or  wilt  thou 
leave  thy  labour  to  him  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that  he 
will  bring  home  thy  seed,  and  gath- 
er it  into  thy  barn  ? 

13  Gavest  thou  the  goodly  wings 
unto  the  peacocks  ?  or  "  wings  and 
featliers  unto  the  ostrich  ? 

14  Which  leaveth  her  eggs  in  the 
earth,  and  warmeth  them  in  the 
dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  foot 
may  crush  them,  or  that  the  wild 
beast  may  break  them. 

1(3  She  is  ''hardened  against  her 
young  ones,  as  though  they  were 
not  hers:  her  labour  is  in  vain 
without  fear ; 

17  Because  God  hath  deprived 
her  of  wisdom,  neither  hath  he 
'imparted  to  her  understanding. 

18  What  time  she  lifteth  up  her- 
self on  high,  she  scorneth  the  horse 
and  his  rider. 

621 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


"  Ps.  29.  y. 


hch.  24..'!. 

Jcr.  2.  24. 

Ho.s.  8.  9. 
f  Heb. 

salt  places. 


t  Heb.  of  Hie 
exactor^ 
ch.3.  18. 


'■N'iim.2.';.22. 
Dcut.33.ir. 


II  Or. 

the  leaf hrr^t 
af  the  stork 
andoatrich. 


(ll^am.  4.3. 


™ch.  35.  II. 


Job  humhieth  JiimseJf. 


JOB. 


Of  the  l)ehemoth. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


I  Ilcb. 

terror^ 

II  Or,  Ilin 
feet  i/i(;. 

f  Jer.  S.  G. 

I  Heb. 
the  armour. 


t  ircb.  hj  thij 

rnoutfi. 
P.Ier.  4','.  10. 

Obad.  4. 


h  Mntt.24.2S. 

Lukeir.ar. 


•ch.S3.  la. 


l>E7rti9.  C. 
cl>.  ■«.'.  <;. 
r«.  .',1.4. 

'ch.  ».  It. 

r».  Da.  a. 


<lch..T8.1. 


19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse 
strength?  hast  thou  clothed  his 
neck  with  thunder  I 

20  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid 
as  a  grasshopper  f  the  giory  of  his 
nostrils  is  *  terrible. 

21  II  He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and 
rejoiceth  in  his  strength :  ^he  goeth 
on  to  meet  *  the  armed  men. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is  not 
affrighted ;  neither  turneth  he  hack 
from  the  sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against 
him,  the  glittering  si^ear  and  the 
shield. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground  with 
fierceness  and  rage :  neither  believ- 
eth  he  that  it  is  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets. 
Ha,  ha !  and  he  smelleth  the  battle 
afar  off,  the  thunder  of  the  cap- 
tains, and  the  shouting. 

20  Doth  the  hawk  fly  by  thy  wis- 
dom, and  stretch  her  wings  toward 
the  south  ? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  ^at 
thy  command,  and  ^make  her  nest 
on  high  ? 

28  She  dwelleth  and  abideth  on 
the  ro.ck,  upon  the  crag  of  the  rock, 
and  the  strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  seeketh  the 
prey,  and  her  eyes  behold  afar  off. 

30  Her  young  ones  also  suck  uj) 
blood:  and  ''where  the  slain  are, 
there  is  she. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  Job  humhieth  ?iimsclf  to  God.  6  God  stirreth  him 
up  to  ithcw  his  rUjhleousness,  power,  and  wisdom. 
15  Of  tliv  behemoth. 

MOREOVER  the  Lord  answer- 
ed Job,  and  said, 

2  Shall  he  tliat  ''contendeth  with 
the  Almighty  instruct  Mm  f  he  that 
reproveth  God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3  ■]  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said, 

4  •'liehold,  I  am  vile;  what  shall 
I  answer  thee  I  'I  will  lay  mine 
hand  upon  my  mouth. 

5  Once  liave  I  s])<)k(>n  ;  but  I  will 
not  answer  :  yea,  twice  ;  but  1  will 
proceed  no  further. 

6  1  ''Tlien  answered  the  Lord 
unto  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind,  and 
said, 

022 


7  "  Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a 
man  :  "^I  will  demand  of  thee,  and 
declare  thou  unto  me. 

8  ^'Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my 
judgment!  wilt  thou  condemn  me, 
that  thou  mayest  be  righteous  ? 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  I  or 
canst  thou  thunder  with  ''a  voice 
like  him  ? 

10  '  Deck  thyself  now  witli  majesty 
and  excellency ;  and  array  thyself 
with  glory  and  beauty. 

11  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy 
wrath :  and  behold  every  one  that 
is  proud,  and  abase  him. 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  is 
''proud,  and  bring  him  low;  and 
tread  down  the  wicked  in  their 
X)lace. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  togeth- 
er ;  and  bind  their  faces  in  secret. 

14  Then  will  I  also  confess  unto 
thee  that  thine  own  right  hand  can 
save  thee. 

15  ^  Behold  now  n  behemoth, 
which  I  made  with  thee ;  he  eateth 
grass  as  an  ox. 

10  Lo  now,  his  strength  is  in  his 
loins,  and  his  force  is  in  the  navel 
of  his  belly. 

17  "He  moveth  his  tail  like  a  ce- 
dar: the  sinews  of  his  stones  are 
wrapped  together. 

18  His  bones  are  as  strong  pieces 
of  brass;  his  bones  are  like  bars 
of  iron. 

19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of 
God:  he  that  made  him  can  make 
his  sword  to  approach  unto  him. 

20  Surely  the  mountains  'bring 
him  forth  food,  where  all  the  beasts 
of  the  field  play. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  shady  trees, 
in  the  covert  of  the  reed,  and  fens. 

22  The  shady  trees  cover  him  with 
their  shadow ;  the  willows  of  the 
brook  compass  him  about. 

23  Behold,  *  he  drinketh  up  a 
river,  and  hasteth  not :  he  trusteth 
that  he  can  draw  up  Jordan  into 
his  mouth. 

24  "He  taketh  it  with  his  eyes: 
his  nose  pierceth  through  snares. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

Of  God's  (jreat  power  in  the  leviathan. 

CANST  thou  draw  out  "levia- 
than  with   a   hook  ?    or  his 


Before 
CHRIST 
aboul  I5v!0. 

'ch.38.  3. 
fch.  42.  4. 
e  Ps.  .51.  4. 
Koin.  3.  4. 


li  ch. ."'.  4. 
Ps.  29.  3,  4. 


i  Ps.  9'!.  1.  & 
104. 1. 


k  Is.  2.  12. 
Lian.  4.  37. 


II  Or,  Me 
elephant. as 
sometliink. 


II  Or,  rie 
setteth  vp. 


1  Ps.  104.  14. 


t  Ilob.  he 
opj)rcitscth. 


II  Or,  Will 
any  t<Ue 
him  ill  hit 
fiijht.  (ir, 
l)ore  Iiis 
none  icith  a 
gill  '/ 
cb.4I.  1,2. 

II  Thnt  is,  a 
vfitife,  or.  a 
whirlj^onL 

»Ps.  UM.  20. 
Is.  2".  1. 


Of  God.s  great  'poiver 


JOB. 


in  the  leviathan. 


1 


Bclore 

CHHIST 

about  J520. 

(lid), 
which  thou 

b  Is.  ar.  •£). 


'■Rom.n.nj. 

■I  Ex.  l^.fl. 
Dent.  10.  H. 

Ps.  ji.  i:  & 

50.  12. 
1  Cor.  10. 
2G,2S. 


I  Or,  within. 


t  Hcb. 

sti-ou(i  pieces 
of  shields. 


ti)ii,i>ue   with  a  cord  ^  which  thou 
lettest  down  ? 

2  Canst  thou  ^'put  a  hook  into  his 
nose  f  or  bore  his  jaw  through  with 
a  thorn  f 

3  AVill  lie  make  many  sup])lica- 
tions  unto  tliee  !  will  he  speak  soft 
icurds  unto  thee? 

4  Will  he  make  <a  covenant  with 
thee  I  wilt  thou  take  him  for  a 
servant  for  ever  ? 

5  AVilt  thou  play  with  him  as  with 
a  bird  ?  or  wilt  thou  bind  him  for 
thy  maidens? 

0  Shall  the  companions  make  a 
banquet  of  him?  shall  they  irdvt 
him  among  the  m(Hchantsf 

7  Canst  thou  till  his  skin  with 
barbed  irons  ?  or  his  head  with  hsh 
spears  ? 

8  Lay  thine  hand  upon  him,  re- 
member the  battle,  do  no  more. 

9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in 
vain :  shall  not  one  be  cast  down 
even  at  the  sight  of  him  ? 

10  ]S^one  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir 
him  up  :  who  then  is  able  to  stand 
before  me  ? 

11  "Who  hath  prevented  me,  that 
I  should  repay  himf  '^  whatsoever  is 
under  the  whole  heaven  is  mine. 

12  I  will  not  conceal  his  parts,  nor 
his  power,  nor  his  comely  propor- 
tion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of 
his  garment  ?  or  who  can  come  to 
him  "with  his  double  bridle? 

14  AVho  can  open  the  doors  of  his 
face?  his  teeth  are  terrible  round 
about. 

15  His  ^scales  are  his  pride,  shut 
up  together  as  with  a  close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that 
no  air  can  come  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  another, 
they  stick  together,  that  they  can- 
not be  sundered. 

18  By  his  neesings  a  light  doth 
shine,  and  his  eyes  are  like  the  eye- 
lids of  the  morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning 
lamps,  and  sparks  of  tire  leap  out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth  smoke, 
as  out  o£  a  seething  pot  or  caldron. 

21  His  breath  kiudleth  coals,  and 
a  flame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  remaineth  strength, 


and  ^sorrow  is  turned  into  joy  be- 
fore him. 

23  *The  flakes  of  his  flesh  are 
joined  together:  they  are  firm  in 
themselves;  they  cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a  stone; 
yea,  as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the  nether 
miUslonc. 

25  WIkmi  he  raiseth  up  himself, 
the  mighty  are  afraid :  by  reason 
of  breakings  they  i)urify  them- 
selves. 

2()  The  sword  of  him  that  layeth 
at  him  cannot  hold :  the  spear,  the 
dart,  nor  the  "  habergeon. 

27  He  esteemeth  iron  as  straw, 
and  brass  as  rotten  wood. 

28  The  arrow  cannot  make  him 
flee :  sling  stones  are  tm'ned  with 
him  into  stubble. 

29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble : 
he  laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a 
si)ear. 

30  ♦  Sharp  stones  are  under  him : 
he  spreadeth  shari)  pointed  things 
upon  the  mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  to  boil 
like  a  pot :  he  maketh  the  sea  like 
a  pot  of  ointment. 

32  He  maketh  a  path  to  shine 
after  him ;  one  would  think  the 
deep  to  he  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his 
like,  II  who  is  made  without  fear. 

34  He  beholdeth  all  high  thinffs  : 
he  is  a  king  over  all  the  children 
of  pride. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  Job  aubmitteth  hiiHM^f  unto  God.  7  God,  preferring 
JoVs  cn?<.sc,  maketh  hLf  fnends  sub>nU  t/ieni.teli'es, 
and  Mcepteth  him.  10  JJe  maynijitth  and  blesseth 
Job.     16  Job's  age  and  death. 

THEN  Job  answered  the  Loed, 
and  said, 

2  I  know  that  thou  ="  canst  do 
every  thing,  and  that  Uno  thought 
can  be  withholden  from  thee. 

3  ''Who  is  he  that  hideth  counsel 
without  knowledge  ?  therefore  have 
I  uttered  that  I  understood  not; 
'^things  too  wonderful  for  me,  which 
I  knew  not. 

4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will 
speak:  ''I  will  demand  of  thee, 
and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

5  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the 
hearing  of  the  ear ;  but  now  mine 
eye  seeth  thee : 

023 


Rcfore 

CHKIST 

about  1520 


HIeb. 

sorrow 
re/iureth. 
tlb-h.  The 
J'aUinys. 


llOr, 
breastplate. 


t  Hfb.S7»(rp 
pieces  of 
potsherd. 


\\  Or,  who  he- 
hnre  them- 
srtres  with- 
outjear. 


» Gen.  IS.  14. 
Mntt.  I!l.  2(1. 
-AliirklO.  LT. 

&  14.  a;. 

l-ukclS.27. 

I;  Or,  no 
thr/ught  oj 
thine  can  tie 
hindered. 

bch.  C8.  2. 


"  Ps.  40.  .■;.  k 
].;i.i.&i3u. 


40.  7. 


Job  siibmitteth  liimself  to  God, 


PSALMS.  wlio  douhleth  his  former  Nessings. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  132(1 

«  Kz.rn  9.  G. 
ch.  40.  4. 


fNum.23. 1. 

S  Matt.  5.  24. 


b  Gen.  20. 1'. 
James  A.  15, 
Hi. 
IJohno.  IC. 

1 1leb. 
his  face,  or, 
person, 
1  S»m.  25. 
.•5,5. 
JIal.  1.  8. 


t  Heb.  the 

j'ace  of  Job, 
i  Ps.  14.  ".  & 
126.1. 


fHcb.acWerf 
nil  that  h;id 
been  to  Job 
unto  the 
double. 

t  Is.  40.  2. 

I  See  ch.  19. 
13. 


*  Lnkc20.42. 
Acts  1.20. 


•  ProT.  4. 14, 


II  Or,  wicked. 

h  P..  20. 4. 
Jer.  15. 17. 


'Ps.119.35, 

47, 1)2. 
<l.Io»h.  1.8. 

Ps.ll9.1,U7. 


»Jcr.  17.  8. 
£z.  47. 12. 


1  Heb.  /nr/r. 
fGen..!9..3, 

•£i. 

P«.128.2. 

Il.a.10. 


G  A^1lerefore  I  'abhor  myself,  and 
repent  in  dust  and  ashes. 

7  ^  And  it  Avas  so,  that  after  the 
Lord  had  spoken  these  words  unto 
Job,  the  Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the 
Temanite,  My  wrath  is  kindled 
against  thee,  and  against  thy  two 
friends:  for  ye  have  not  spoken 
of  me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my 
servant  Job  hath. 

8  Therefore  take  unto  you  now 
^  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams, 
and  ^go  to  my  servant  Job,  and 
otfer  nj)  for  yourselves  a  burnt 
otfering ;  and  my  servant  Job  shall 
''pray  for  you:  for  Uiim  will  I  ac- 
cept: lest  I  deal  with  you  after 
your  folly,  in  that  ye  have  not 
spoken  of  me  the  thing  which  is 
right,  like  my  servant  Job. 

9  So  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  and 
Bildad  the  Shuhite  and  Zophar  the 
Xaamathite  went,  and  did  accord- 
ing as  the  Lord  commanded  them : 
the  Lord  also  accepted  ^  Job. 

10  'And  the  Lord  turned  the 
captivity  of  Job,  when  he  prayed 
for  his  friends :  also  the  Lord 
'gave  Job  ''twice  as  much  as  he 
had  before. 

11  Then  came  there  unto  him 
'all  his  brethren,  and  all  his  sis- 


ters, and  all  they  that  had  been 
of  his  ac(iuaintauce  before,  and  did 
eat  bread  with  him  in  his  house : 
and  they  bemoaned  him,  and  com- 
forted him  over  all  the  evil  that 
the  Lord  had  brought  upon  him  : 
every  man  also  gave  him  a  piece 
of  money,  and  every  one  an  ear- 
ring of  gold. 

12  So  the  Lord  blessed  "'the  lat- 
ter end  of  Job  more  than  his  be- 
ginning :  for  he  had "  fourteen  thou- 
sand sheep,  and  six  thousand  cam- 
els, and  a  thousand  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  a  thousand  she  asses. 

13  °He  had  also  seven  sons  and 
three  daughters. 

14  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
tirst,  Jemima;  and  the  name  of 
the  second,  Kezia;  and  the  name 
of  the  third,  Keren-happuch. 

15  And  in  all  the  land  were  no 
women  fonnd  so  fair  as  the  daugh- 
ters of  Job :  and  their  father  gave 
them  inheritance  among  their 
brethren. 

IG  After  this  p lived  Job  a  hund- 
red and  forty  years,  and  saw  his 
sons,  and  his  sons'  sons,  even  four 
generations. 

17  So  Job  died,  heing  old  and 
''fullofdavs. 


*  THE 


BOOK    OF    PSALMS. 


BLESS 
Avalketli 


PSALM  I. 

1  Tfie  happiness  of  (/le  tjodbj.    4  The  unhappiness  of 
the  ungodly. 

iSSED  M"s  the  man  that 
not  in  the  counsel 
of  the  'I  ungodly,  nor  standeth  in 
the  way  of  sinners,  'nor  sitteth  in 
the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

2  But  'his  delight  is  in  the  law 
of  the  Lord  ;  ''and  in  his  law  doth 
he  meditiite  <lay  and  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree 
"^  planted  by  the  rivers  of  water, 
that  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his 
season ;  his  leaf  also  shall  not 
♦wither;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth 
shall  "^pro.sper. 

G24 


4  The  ungodly  are  not  so :  but 
are  ^'like  the  chaff  which  the  wind 
drivetli  away. 

5  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not 
stand  in  the  judgment,  nor  sinners 
in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 

G  For  ''  the  Lord  knoweth  the 
way  of  the  righteous :  but  the  way 
of  the  ungodly  shall  x)erish. 

PSALM  II. 

1  Tlie  kingdom  of  Chriit.     10  Kintjs  are  exhorted  to 
accept  it. 

WHY  "do  the  heathen  "rage, 
and  the  people  ♦ 
vain  thing? 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  them- 
selves, and  the  rulers  take  counsel 


Bo/f)r£ 

CHKIST 

about  1520 


nnagme 


""  ch.  8.  7. 
Jamea  o.  11. 


"Seech.  1.3. 


°ch.  1.2. 


Pch.5.  26. 
Prov.  U.  IG. 


1  Gen.  25.  8. 


S  Job  21. 18. 
Ts.  •:.).  5. 
Is.  )7. 13.& 
2'.».  5. 
Ilos.  13. 3. 


hl's..37. 18. 
Nah.  1.7. 
.Tol\nl0.14. 
2  Tim.  2.iy. 


1047. 
*  Ps.  4li.  6. 
Acts  4.25,2(1. 

II  Or,  tumutt- 

1lltU.-<ljJ  «.<- 
setnUe. 
1  IIoli. 
vieUitate. 


Tlie  Ttingdom  of  Christ. 


PSALMS. 


David  prayeth  to  God. 


\>  r-     45.  7 
J.      ■1.41. 
•■  .1       5.  5. 
;c  19.14. 


dl's.  11.4. 

«  I's.  ,'57.  :3.& 
5!i.  H. 
Prov.  1.  2C. 


II  Or,  trouble. 


HIcb. 

OHohiled. 
t  llcb.  upon 

/.ion,  the 

hUl  of  my 

holiness. 
fjSatii.S.r. 
II  Or,. /'or  a 

t/ccrce. 

f  Acts  1.1.  r3. 

lUb.  1.5.  & 
5.5. 

1>  Ts.  U2. 27.  & 
TJ.  8.  i .«. 
27. 

Dan.  7. 13, 
14. 

St*e  Jolin 
)7.  4.  5.  & 
]'J.  15. 

I  Ps.  SO.  23. 
Kov.  2.  27. 
&  12.  5. 


k  Heb.  12. 28. 
I  Phil.  2. 12. 
■"0011.41.40. 

1  Sam.  KM. 

John  5.  23. 
"Rev.e.  1«, 

17. 
"  Ps.  34.  8.  & 

84.12. 

Prov.  16.20. 

Is.  .mis. 

Je-r.  17.  7. 
Koni.i).33. 
&10. 11. 
1  Pet.  2.  6. 


*  2  Sam.  15, 
&  k;,  &  17, 
&18. 

102.3. 
*2  Sam.  15. 
12.  &  16.  15. 


l>2Sam.lC.8> 
Ps.  71.11. 


'  Gen.  ].j.  1. 

Ps.  L'N.  7.  & 

iiy.  114. 

II  i)r,  about, 
i  Ps.  27.  G. 


'  Ps.  34.  4. 

fPs.2.6.& 
4.1. 3.  & !«».  9. 

ei,ev.2(i.  6. 
Ps.  4.  8. 
Prov.  3.  24. 


k  Ps.  27. 3. 


togetlier,  against   the  Lord,  and 
against  liis  'Anointed,  saifing, 
«3  ''Let  us  break  their  bands  asnn- 
de",  and  cast  away  their  cords  from 
ns. 

4  ''He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens 
"shall  laugh;  the  Lord  shall  have 
them  in  derision. 

5  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them 
in  his  wrath,  and  "  vex  them  in  his 
sore  displeasure. 

6  Yet  have  I  ♦set  my  King  ♦'^ up- 
on my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

7  I  will  declare  "the  decree:  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  me,  *^'Thou 
art  my  Son ;  this  day  have  I  be- 
gotten thee. 

8  ''Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give 
thee  the  heathen  for  thine  inherit- 
ance, and  the  uttermost  i)arts  of 
the  earth /or  thy  possession. 

9  'Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a 
rod  of  iron ;  thou  shalt  dash  them 
in  pieces  4 ike  a  potter's  vessel. 

,10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  O  ye 
kings:  be  instructed,  ye  judges  of 
the  earth. 

11  "^  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  and 
rejoice '  with  trembling. 

12  '"Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  an- 
gry, and  ye  perish  from  the  way, 
when  "  his  wrath  is  kindled  but  a 
little.  "Blessed  are  all  they  that 
put  their  trust  in  him. 

PSALM  III. 

77ie  security  of  God\s  jyrotection. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  *  when  he  fled  from  Absalom 
his  son. 

LOED,  ^how  are  they  increased 
that  trouble   me !   many  are 
they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  Many  there  le  which  say  of  my 
soul,  ^  There  is  no  heli>  for  him  in 
God.     Selah. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  'a  shield 
II  for  me ;  my  glory,  and  ''  the  lifter 
up  of  mine  head. 

4  I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my 
voice,  and  'he  heard  me  out  of  his 
^holy  hill.     Selah. 

5  sJ  laid  me  down  and  slept;  I 
awaked ;  for  the  Lord  sustained 
me. 

G  ''  I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten 
thousands  of  people,  that  have  set 
themselves  against  me  round  about. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  save  me,  O  my 

40 


God :  '  for  thou  hast  smitten  all 
mine  enemies  upon  the  cheek  bone; 
thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the 
ungodly. 

8  "^  Salvation  Mongeth  unto  the 
Lord:  thy  blessing  is  upon  thy 
I)eople.     Selah. 

PSALM  IV. 

1  David  prayeth  for  audience.  2  He  reproveth  and 
exhortdli  /lis  enemies,  C  Jiangs  happiness  is  in 
(iod's  favour. 

To  the  II  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A  Psalm  of 
David. 

HEAE  me  when  I  call,  O  God 
of  my  righteousness :  thou 
hast  enlarged  me  when  I  was  in 
distress;  nhave  mercy  upon  me, 
and  hear  my  i)rayer. 

2  O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  ivill 
ye  turn  my  glory  into  shame  "I  how 
Jong  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek 
after  leasing  ?     Selah. 

3  But  know  that  Hhe  Lord  hath 
set  apart  him  that  is  godly  for  him- 
self: the  Lord  will  hear  when  I 
call  unto  him. 

4  ^ Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not: 
•^  commune  with  your  own  heart 
ui)on  your  bed,  and  be  still.  Selah. 

5  Offer  ''the  sacrifices  of  right- 
eousness, and  ''put  your  trust  in 
the  Lord. 

G  There  he  many  that-  say.  Who 
will  shew  us  any  good?  '^Lord, 
lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  coun- 
tena,nce  upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  ^gladness  in  my 
heart,  more  than  in  the  time  that 
their  corn  and  their  wine  increased. 

8  ''I  will  both  lay  me  down  in 
peace,  and  sleep :  '  for  thou.  Lord, 
only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

PSALM  V. 

1  David  prayeth,  and  professeth  his  study  in  prayer. 
4  God  favoureth  not  the  wicked.  7  David,  profess- 
iny  his  faith,  prayeth  unto  God  to  guide  him,  10  to 
destroy  his  enemies,  11  and  to  preserve  the  godly. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Nehiloth,  A  Psalm  of 
David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord  ; 
consider  my  meditation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  ''voice  of  my 
cry,  my  King,  and  my  God:  for 
''unto  thee  will  I  pray. 

3  ''My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  tl  j 
morning,  O  Lord  ;  in  the  morn- 
ing will  I  direct  my  prayer  unto 
thee,  and  will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that 

625 


i  Job  16. 10.* 
29.  17. 
Ph.  .W.  6. 
Lam.  3. 30. 


kPror.  21.31. 
18.43.11. 
Jcr.  3.  2.3. 
llos.  1.3.4. 
Jonah  2.  9. 
Kev.7.10.* 
19.1. 


nor, 

overseer. 
Hub.  3. 19. 


II  Or,  be  gra,. 
Clous  unto 
vie. 


•2Tim.2.19. 
2  Pet.  2.  9. 


b  Eph.  4.  26. 

<■  Ps.  77.  C. 
2  Cor.  13.  5. 


<l  Deut.a3.19. 

Pa.  50.  14. 

&  51.  19. 

2  Sam.  15. 

12. 
'  Ps.  37.  3.  & 

62.  8. 


'Num.6.  26. 
Ps.  80.  3,  7, 
II).  &  119. 
1,35. 


RIs.  9.  3. 


b  Job  11.  18, 

19. 

Ps.  3.  5. 
■  Lev.  25. 18, 

19.  &  26.  5. 

Deut.  12.10. 


'  Ps.  3.  4. 


I>  Ps.  6.5.  2. 

'  Ps.  30.  5.  * 
88. 13.  &  l.iO. 
6. 


DavicVs  complaint  in  sichiess. 


PSALMS. 


He  j)rayeth  against  his  enemies. 


i  Hab.  1.  13. 

i  llcb.be/ore 

thine  eyes. 


«Rev.  21.  8. 
fPs.M.  23. 

1  Hc-b. 
thf  man  of 
hloo'is  and 
deceit. 


eiKinRBS. 
29, 30,  ;!5,.W. 
Ps.  28.  2.  & 
Ui.  7.  &  138. 

f  Heb.  the 

tem/jlr  of 
thy  holiness. 

k  Pa.  25.  5. 

iHeb. 
those  which 
ofiserve  ;;tc, 
Pb.  27.11. 

i  Ps.  25.  4.  & 
27.11. 

II  Or,  stead- 
fastness. 

j  Heb.  in  A« 
mouth,  tlmt 
IB,  in  t^e 
mouth  of 
any  of 
them. 

t  Heb.  wich- 
ednesses. 

kLuke  11.44. 
Rom.  3. 13. 

I  Pb.  62.  4. 

II  Or,  Hake 
them  guilly. 

■"2  Sam.  15 
31.  &  17.  14, 
23. 

lOr, 

from  their 
counsels. 

°  U.  l«.  ].•?. 

♦  Heb. 
thou  cover- 
ejst  over,  or, 
protectest 
them. 

"Pb.  115.1.3. 

t  Hob. 
crown  him. 


B  Or,  upon 
the  eiyhth: 
See  1  Chr. 
15. 21. 

*  Pb.  12,title. 
•Ps.  .■is.  1. 

Jer.  10.  24. 
t  4C.  28. 

bP».  41.  4. 

•  llos.  G.  1. 


'  Fa.  90. 13. 


'  P«.  30.  !>.  * 
8H.  n.kll.'.. 
17.&1M.  17. 
U.  38.  18. 


I  Or,  every 
night. 

f  Job  17.  7. 
P».  31.9.  & 
88.  10.  &  88. 
U. 
I,am.  5. 17. 


hath  jileasure  in  wickedness :  nei- 
ther shall  evil  dwell  with  thee. 

5  "^The  foolish  shall  not  stand  Un 
thy  sight :  thou  hatest  all  workers 
of  iniquity. 

6  '  Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that 
speak  leasing:  ^the  Lord  will  ab- 
hor t  the  bloody  and  deceitful  man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into 
thy  house  in  the  multitude  of  thy 
mercy :  and  in  thy  fear  will  I  wor- 
ship « toward  Uhy  holy  temple. 

8  '■  Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  right- 
eousness because  of  ♦  mine  enemies ; 
'  make  thy  way  straight  before  my 
face. 

9  For  there  is  no  "faithfulness  4n 
their  mouth ;  their  inward  part  is 
M^ery  wickedness;  "^ their  throat  is 
an  open  sepulchre;  ^they  flatter 
with  their  tongue. 

10  "Destroy  thou  them,  O  God; 
'"let  them  fall  "by  their  own  coun- 
sels; cast  them  out  in  the  multi- 
tude of  their  transgressions;  for 
they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their 
trust  in  thee  "rejoice:  let  them 
ever  shout  for  joy,  because  Hhou 
defendest  them :  let  them  also  that 
love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou.  Lord,  °  wilt  bless  the 
righteous;  with  favour  wilt  thou 
t  compass  him  as  ivith  a  shield. 

PSALM  VI. 

1  DavioCs  complaint  in  Ms  sickness.     8  By  faith  he 
tfiumphcth  over  his  enemies. 

To  the    chief  Musician    on    Neginoth   11*  upon 
Sheminith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

O^LOIID,  rebuke   me  not  in 
thine  auger,  neither  chasten 
me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  ^  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ; 
for  I  am  weak:  O  Lord,  ''heal me; 
for  my  bones  are  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed :  but 
thou,  O  Lord,  ''  how  long  ? 

4  Iteturn,  O  Lord,  deliver  my 
soul :  oh  save  me  for  thy  mercies' 
sake. 

5  Tor  in  death  there  is  no  remem- 
brance of  th(!(5:  in  the  grave  who 
shall  give  thee  thanks? 

G  1  am  weary  with  my  groaning; 
"all  the  night  make  I  my  bed  to 
swim ;  I  water  my  couch  with  my 
tears. 

7  *^Miuc  eye  is  consumed  because 

62(5 


of  grief ;  it  waxeth  old  because  of 
all  mine  enemies. 

8  ^  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers 
of  iniquity;  for  the  Lord  hath 
''  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping. 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  suf)- 
plication ;  the  Lord  will  receive 
my  jjrayer. 

10  Let  all  mine  enemies  be  a- 
shamed  and  sore  vexed :  let  them 
return  and  be  ashamed  suddenly. 

PSALM  VII. 

1  David  prayeih  against  the  malice  of  his  enemies., 
professing  his  innocency.  10  By  faith  he  seeth  his 
defence,  and  the  destruction  of  his  enemies. 

♦Shiggaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  unto  the 
LoKD,  *  concerning  the  II  words  of  Cush  the 
Benjamite. 

OLOED  my  God,  in  thee  do  I 
put  my  trust :  '■"  save  me  from 
all  them  that  j)ersecute  me,  and 
deliver  me : 

2  ''  Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a  lion, 
''rending  it  in  pieces,  while  there  is 
^none  to  deliver. 

3  O  Lord  my  God,  "^if  I  have 
done  this ;  if  there  be  "  iniquity  in 
my  hands ; 

4  If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto 
him  that  was  at  peace  with  me; 
(yea,  *^I  have  delivered  him  that 
without  cause  is  nune  enemy ;) 

5  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my  soul, 
and  take  it;  yea,  let  him  tread  down 
my  life  upon  the  earth,  and  lay  mine 
honour  in  the  dust.     Selah. 

6  Arise,  O  Lord,  in  thine  anger, 
^lift  up  thyself  because  of  the  rage 
of  mine  enemies :  and  ^  awake  for 
me  to  the  judgment  that  thou  hast 
commanded. 

7  So  shall  the  congregation  of  the 
people  compass  thee  about:  for 
their  sakes  therefore  return  thou 
on  high. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  peo- 
ple: judge  me,  O  Lord,  'accord- 
ing to  my  righteousness,  and  ac- 
cording to  mine  integrity  that  is  in 
me. 

9  Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the 
wicked  come  to  an  end;  but  es- 
tablish the  just:  ""for  the  right- 
eous God  trieth  the  hearts  and 
reins. 

10  *My  defence  is  of  God,  which 
saveth  the  '  u])right  in  heart. 

11  "God  judge th   the  righteous. 


SP«.11!).11.5. 
I     Matt.  7.  :;j. 

&  L'.5.  41. 

Luke  13.L'7. 
hPs.  3.4. 


*  Hab.  r,.  1. 

*  2  Sam.  IB. 
about  1162 
II  Or, 

business. 

'  Pb.  31.  15. 


bis.  38. 1.1. 
'  Ps.  50.  22. 

t  Hfb.  not  a 
dthverer. 

i  2  Sam.  l\;. 

7,8. 
'  1  Sam.  24. 

11. 


flSam.24. ; 
&  2li.  U. 


s  Ps.  94.  2. 
h  Ps.  44.  2:3 


i  Ps.  l.S.  20.  & 
3o.24. 


k_l  Sam.  Ifl. 

I'Chr.  28.9. 

Ps.  139. 1. 

JlT.  11.  2(1. 

&  17.  10.  k 

2(1.  12. 

Rev.  2.  23. 
t  lUb.  Mil 

buckler  is 

U}ion  God. 
IPs.  125.  4. 
II  Or,  dad  is 

a  righteous 
judge. 


Go(Vs  great  Jove  to  man. 


PSALMS. 


David  2)raiseth  God. 


">  Dcut.  32. 
41. 


"  Deut.3e.23, 
42. 

1'b.  04.  r. 


"Job  15.  35. 
Is. ;«.  11.  & 

.'.;t.  4. 

Jumoii  l.l.'S. 


)  Hob.  lie 

hath  iligued 

a  pit. 
I"  K.sth.  7.  10. 

Job  4.  8. 

Ps.  9. 1.').  & 

W.  2.  &  ;!.i. 

S.  &  !)4.  '£i. 

&  141.  10. 

Prov.  .■;.  22. 

J(i  20.  27. 

Ecc.  10.  8. 
1 1  Kings  2. 

JEsth.  9.  25. 


*Ps.81,&84, 
title. 


"  Ps.  148. 13. 


bPs.  113.  4. 


■•  See  Matt. 

11.  25.  &  21. 

KJ. 

1  Cor.  1.27. 
t  Hcb. 

fonuiJed, 
i  Ps.  44.  10. 


'Ps.  111.  2. 


f  Job  7.  17. 
Ps.  144.  S. 
Ileb.  2.  0. 


c  Gen.  1.  2G, 

28. 


\>  1  Cor.15.27. 
Heb.  2.  8. 


f  Ileb. 
Ftockf!  and 
oxen  all  of 
them. 


and  God  is  angry  tvith  the  wicled 
every  day. 

12  If  lie  turn  not,  lie  will  "'whet 
liis  sword ;  lie  liath  bent  liis  bow, 
and  made  it  ready. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for  him 
the  instruments  of  death  ;  "  he  or- 
daineth  his  arrows  against  the  i)er- 
seeutors. 

14  "Behold,  he  travaik»th  Avith  in- 
iquity, and  hatli  coneeived  mis- 
chief, and  brought  forth  false- 
hood. 

15  ^He  made  a  pit,  and  digged 
it,  I'and  is  fallen  into  the  ditch 
which  he  made. 

10  "^His  mischief  shall  return 
upon  his  own  head,  and  his  vio- 
lent dealing  shall  come  down  upon 
his  own  pate. 

17  I  will  praise  the  Lord  accord- 
ing to  his  righteousness :  and  will 
sing'  praise  to  the  name  of  the 
LoED  most  high. 

PSALM  VIII. 

GocFs  gloi-y  is  magnified  by  ?iis  uwks,  and  by  his 
love  to  man. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *  upon  Gittith,  A  Psalm 
of  David. 

LOED   our  Lord,   how  ''ex- 


o 


cellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the 
earth!  who  ^hast  set  thy  glory 
above  the  heavens. 

2  "^Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes 
and  sucklings  hast  thou  *  ordained 
strength  because  of  thine  enemies, 
that  thou  miglitest  still  ''the  ene- 
my and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I  "^  consider  thy  heavens, 
the  work  of  thy  fingers,  the  moon 
and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast 
ordained ; 

4  ^What  is  man,  that  thou  art 
mindful  of  him  I  and  the  son  of 
man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a 
little  lower  than  the  angels,  and 
hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and 
honour. 

6  f^Thou  madest  him  to  have 
dominion  over  the  works  of  thy 
hands;  ''thou  hast  i)ut  all  things 
under  his  feet : 

7  ^All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field ; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish 
of  the  sea,  and  whatsoever  passeth 
through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 


9  '  O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excel- 
lent is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth ! 

PSALM  IX. 

1  David  pralseth  God  for  executing  of  judgment.  11 
Jle  incitcth  othen  to  praise  him.  13  He  prayeth 
that  he  may  have  cause  to  praise  him. 

To  the  chief  jmisician  upon  Muth-labben,  A  Psalm 
of  David. 

IAVILL  praise  thee,  O  Lord, 
with  my  whole  heart;  I  will 
si  lew  forth  all  thy  marvellous 
works. 

2  I  will  be  glad  and  ''rejoice  in 
thee':  I  will  sing  praise  to  thy 
name,  O  ^thou  Most  High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned 
back,  they  shall  fall  and  perish  at 
thy  presence. 

4  For  'thou  hast  maintained  my 
right  and  my  cause;  thou  satest 
in  the  throne  judging  U'ight. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen, 
thou  hast  destroyed  the  wicked, 
thou  hast  '^put  out  their  name  for 
ever  and  ever. 

6  "O  thou  enemy,  destructions 
are  come  to  a  perpetual  end :  and 
thou  hast  destroyed  cities;  their 
memorial  is  i)erished  with  them. 

7  "But  the  Lord  shall  endure  for 
ever :  he  hath  prepared  his  throne 
for  judgment. 

8  And  ''he  shall  judge  the  world 
in  righteousness,  he  shall  minister 
judgment  to  the  people  in  upright- 
ness. 

9  'The  Lord  also  will  be  'a  refuge 
for  the  oppressed,  a  refuge  in  times 
of  trouble. 

10  And  they  that  ^know  thy  name 
will  put  their  trust  in  thee :  for  thou. 
Lord,  hast  not  forsaken  them  that 
seek  thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which 
dwelleth  in  Zion :  ^  declare  among 
the  people  his  doings. 

12  '  When  he  maketh  inquisition 
for  blood,  he  remembereth  them : 
he  forgetteth  not  the  cry  of  the 
"  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ; 
consider  my  trouble  ivhick  I  suffer 
of  them  that  hate  me,  thou  that  lift- 
est  me  uii  from  the  gates  of  death : 

14  That  I  may  shew  forth  all  thy 
praise  in  the  gates  of  the  daughter 
of  Zion:  I  will  "^ rejoice  in  thy  sal- 
vation. 

627 


•Ter.  1. 


1018. 


-V*.!,.  11. 


!•  Ps.  50.  2.  i 
83.  18. 


f  Ilcb. 
thou  host 
made  my 

juftymeiit. 

t  Ileb.  i)i 
righteous- 
ness. 


'Deut. '.t.l4. 
Prov.  10.  7. 


II  Or,  The 
destruction.^ 
of  the  eneiiitt 
are  come  to 
a  )te7'pelnal 
end :  and 
tlieir  cities 
hast  thou 
destroyed. 
4c.      ■ 
■1  Ps.  102. 12, 
20. 
Ileb.  1. 11. 


'  Ps.  96. 13.  & 


f  Ps.  32.  7.  & 
37.  33.  &  40. 

1.  &yi.2. 

t  Heb.  a 
high  place. 

6Ps.'Jl.  U. 


li  Ps.  107.  22. 


i  Gen.  9.  5. 


11  Or, 
afflicted. 


kPs.  13.  5.& 
20.5.  &  35.9. 


David  com2)lciineth  of  the  iincked. 


FSALMS. 


He  prayeth  for  redress. 


1  Fs.  ".  :s,  16. 
*  35. 8.  &  57. 
6.  &  94.  23. 
Prov.  5.  22. 

SI'S.  8.  &  a;. 

27. 


■»  Ex.  7.  .?.  & 
14.  4,  10,  31. 


II  That  is. 

Meditation. 
"  Ps.  19. 14.  & 

92.  3. 

ojnbS.  1."?. 
P8.  50.  22. 


P  ver.  12. 

P8.  12.  5. 
'1  Prov.23.18. 

&  24.  14. 


tHeh. 
In  the  pride 
o/tlte  wick- 
ed he  doth 
persecute. 

»  Ps.  7.  16.  & 

ii.  1.1,  k;. 

Prov.  5.  22. 
!•  Ps.  M.  4. 

t  Hcb.  souVf. 

'  Prov.  28.  4. 

Koni.  1.  32. 

I,  Or, 

the  coi^etous 
btesseth 
himself,  Ae 
abhorreth 
the  Lord. 

'I  Ps.  14.  2. 

i  Or,  all /lis 
thoughts 
are.  There 
is  no  (jod. 

'Ph.  14.  1.& 
5.3.1. 

f  Prov.  24.  7. 
I8.  20.  11. 


5  Pe.  12.  5. 

h  Ps.  30.  6. 

Ecc.  H.  11. 

I«.  .Vi.  12. 
i  Rev.  18.  7. 
t  Heb.  unto 

generation 
and  genera- 
tion. 

kRom.3.  14. 
1 1Kb. 

deceits. 
1  Job  20. 12. 
"•  Pa.  12.  2. 
I  Or, 

iniqniti/. 
"  llab.  .3.  14. 
»P».  17.  11. 

t  llcb.  hide 
thenitelret. 


r  P«.  17. 12. 

Mic.  7.  2. 
;  Ilcb.  in  the 

secret 

places. 


15  ^The  heathen  are  sunk  down 
in  the  pit  that  they  made :  in  the 
net  which  they  hid  is  their  own 
foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  ">  known  ly  the 
judgment  which  he  executetli :  the 
wicked  is  snared  in  the  work  of  his 
own  hands.     ""Higgaion.     Selah. 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  in- 
to hell,  and  all  the  nations  Hhat 
forget  God. 

18  ^  For  the  needy  shall  not  always 
be  forgotten:  ''the  expectation  of 
the  poor  shall  not  perish  for  ever. 

19  Arise,  O  Lord;  let  not  man 
prevail:  let  the  heathen  be  judged 
in  thy  sight.  * 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O  Lord  :  that 
the  nations  may  know  themselves 
to  he  hut  men.     Selah. 

PSALM  X. 

1  David  complain eih  to  God  of  Ihe  outrage  of  the 
wicked.  13  He  prayeih  for  remedy.  16  He  pro- 
fes.seth  his  confidence. 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O 
Lord  I  why  hidest  thou  tJiy- 
self  in  times  of  trouble  ? 

2  ^The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth 
persecute  the  poor:  ''let  them  be 
taken  in  the  devices  that  they  have 
imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  ''boasteth  of  his 
t  heart's  desire,  and  ''"blesseth  the 
covetous,  ivhom  the  Lord  abhor- 
reth. 

4  The  wicked,  through  the  pride 
of  his  countenance,  "^will  not  seek 
after  God:  "God  is  not  in  all  his 
'thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  always  grievous ; 
^thy  judgments  are  far  above  out 
of  his  sight :  as  for  all  his  enemies, 
she  puffeth  at  them. 

G  ''He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I 
shall  not  be  moved:  'for  I  shall 
*  never  he  in  adversity. 

7  "His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing 
and  'deceit  and  fraud:  'under  his 
tongue  is  mischi(if  '"and  "vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  in  tin;  lurking  places 
of  tlui  villages :  "  in  the  secret  places 
doth  lie  nuuder  the  innocent:  "his 
eyes  'are.  privily  set  against  the 
poor. 

9  "Hi^  li(5th  in  wait  *  secretly  as  a 
lion  in  his  den  :  he  licith  in  wait  to 
catch  the  poor:  h(^  doth  catch  the 

628 


poor,  when  he  draweth  him  into  his 
net. 

10  'He  croucheth,  and  humbleth 
himself,  that  the  poor  may  fall  "by 
his  strong  ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God 
hath  forgotten :  "^  he  hideth  his  face ; 
he  will  never  see  it. 

12  Arise,  O  Lord;  O  God,  -^lift 
ui)  thine  hand:  forget  not  the 
I'  humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked 
contemn  God  ?  he  hath  said  in  his 
heart.  Thou  wait  not  require  it. 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it;  for  thou 
beholdest  mischief  and  spite,  to  re- 
quite it  with  thy  hand:  the  poor 
'^committeth  himself  unto  thee; 
Hhou  art  the  helper  of  the  father- 
less. 

15  "Break  thou  the  arm  of  the 
wicked  and  the  evil  man :  seek 
out  his  wickedness  till  thou  find 
none. 

10  ^The  Lord  is  King  for  ever 
and  ever :  the  heathen  are  perished 
out  of  his  land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  de- 
sire of  the  humble :  thou  wilt "  'pre- 
pare their  heart,  thou  wilt  cause 
thine  ear  to  hear : 

18  To  'judge  the  fatherless  and 
the  oi)pressed,  that  the  man  of  the 
earth  may  no  more  "  oppress. 


I 


PSALM  XL 

1  David  encourageih  him.^elf  in  God  against  his  ene- 
mies.    4  The  providence  and  justice  of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

X  the  Lord  put  I  my  trust: 
''how  say  ye  to  my  soul,  Flee 
as  a  bird  to  your  mountain  ? 

2  For,  lo,  "the  wicked  bend  their 
bow,  ''they  make  ready  their  arrow 
upon  the  string,  that  they  may 
t  privily  shoot  at  the  upright  in 
heart. 

3  ''If  the  foundations  be  destroy- 
ed, what  can  the  righteous  do  ? 

4  '^The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  tem- 
ple, the  Lord's  ^'throne  is  in  heav- 
en :  ''  his  eyes  behold,  his  eyelids 
try,  \\m  children  of  men. 

5  The  Loud  'trieth  the  righteous: 
but  the  wicked  and  him  that  lov- 
etli  violence  his  soul  hateth. 

6  ''Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain 
"snares,  lire  and  brimstone,  and  "a 


+  Heb. 

He  breaketh 

himself. 
II  Or,  into 

his  ftrong 

parts. 


•"Job  22. 13. 

Ps.  73. 11.  & 

94.7. 

Ez.  8.  12.  & 

y.  9. 
'  Mic.  5.  9. 


liOr. 
affiicted. 


tHeb. 

leaveth. 
» 2  Tim.  1:12. 

1  Pet.  4. 19. 

'  Ps.  as.  5. 

Hos.  14.  3. 
>*  Ps.  37.  17. 


'  Pa.  29. 10. 
&  14.1.  13.  & 
14i;.  1(). 
Jer.  ID.  10. 
Lam.  .5.  19. 
D.in.  4. 34. 
&  (!.  26. 
1  Tim.1.17. 

II  Or, 
establish. 
>  1  Chr.29.18. 


'  Ps.  82.  3. 

18.11.4. 


I  Or,  terrify. 


about  1060. 
"Ps.  .W.  11. 
k  See  1  Sam. 
26. 19,  20. 


'  Ps.  01. 3,  4. 
J  Ps.  21.12. 


t  Heb. 
in  darkness. 


'  Ps.  S2.  5. 

f  Ilab.  2.  20. 
e  P».  2. 4. 

Is.(JG.  1. 

Matt.  5.  .34. 

&  2.'!.  22. 

Acts  7.  49. 

Rev.  4.  2. 
hPs..T.3. 13,  & 

34.  1.'.,  16.  & 

6li.  7. 
i  Gen.  22. 1. 

James  1. 12. 
k  Gen.  )9.24. 

KZ..38.22. 
\l  Oc,  i/uick 

bnnnng 

coiils. 

H  Or,  a  bum' 
iug  tempest. 


I 


David  craveth  help  of  God. 


PSALMS. 


Hie  corruption  of  man. 


I  See  Gen.4.3. 

:u. 

1  Sam.  1. 4. 

ftS.a'i. 

Ps.  73.  8. 
"'  Pb.  45.  7.  & 

146.8. 
°.Iob:)6.7. 

Ps.  .■!.■!.  18.  & 

.■M.  15. 

1  Pet.  3. 12. 


[I  Or,  upon 
the  eighth, 

*  Pb.  (i,  title. 

II  Or,  Save. 

Ms.  57. 1. 
Mic.  7.  2. 


h  Ps.  10.  7. 

■■  Ps.  28. 3.  & 

ti2.  4. 

Jei.  9.8. 

Kom.  16. 18. 
f  Ikb. 

a  heart  and 

a  hearty 

IChr.  12.33. 


d  1  Sam.  2. 3. 

Ps.  17. 10. 

Dan.  7.8,25. 
i  Heb.  great 

things. 
tHfb. 

are  tcith  vs. 


'  Ex.  .3.  7,  8 
Is.  33. 10. 


would  en- 
sjtare  him. 
fPs.  10.5. 

S2Sam.  22. 
.SI. 

Ps.  18.  .30.  & 
1'.).  8.  &  iia. 
140. 
Prov.  30.  5. 

tHcb.  him: 
that  is,  ef- 
ery  one  of 
them. 

♦  Hcb.  the 
vilest  of  the 
sons  of  men 
are  exalt- 
ed. 


II  Or, 
overseer. 


•Deut..31.17. 
Job  13.  24. 
Ps.44.  24.  & 
8.S.  14.  &  89. 
4<i. 
lb.  59.  2. 


h  Ezra  9. 8. 
'Jer.51.39. 


J  Ps.  25.  2.  * 

••!.■,.  19.  &  38. 
IC. 


horrible  tempest :  '  this  shall  he  the 
portion  of  their  cup. 

7  For  the  righteous  Lord  "'loveth 
righteousness  ;    "  his    countenance 
doth  behold  the  upright. 
PSALM  XU. 

1  David,  destitute  of  human  comfort,  a-aveth  help  of 
God.  3  Jfe  coiiiforteth  hinuielf  with  God's  jtidiji/ients 
on  the  wicked,  and  co)\Jidence  in  God's  tried  proin- 
ifics. 

To  the  chief  Musician  II  *upon  Slieminitli,    A 
Psalm  of  David. 

II  TTELP,  Lord  ;  lor  ^  the  godly 
jLJ_  man  ceaseth ;  for  the  faith- 
ful fail  from  among  the  children 
of  men. 

2  ^'They  speak  vanity  every  one 
with  his  neighbour:  'with  llatter- 
ing  lips  and  with  ^a  double  heart 
do  they  speak. 

3  The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flat- 
tering lips,  «>jf?  the  tongue  that 
speaketh  '^  ♦  proud  things : 

4  Who  have  said,  With  our  tongue 
will  we  prevail ;  our  lips  *  are  our 
own :  who  is  lord  over  us  ? 

5  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor, 
for  the  sighing  of  the  needy,  "  now 
will  I  arise,  saith  the  Lord  ;  I  will 
set  him  in  safety  from  him  that 
ii*^pufl'eth  at  him. 

G  The  words  of  the  Lord  are 
^pure  words:  as  silver  tried  in  a 
furnace  of  earth,  i)urifled  seven 
times. 

7  Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O  Lord, 
thou  shalt  preserve  ^  them  from  this 
generation  for  ever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side, 
when  ^  the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 

PSALM  XIII. 

1  David  complaineth  of  delay  in  help.     3  He  prayeth 
for  pr ever  ding  (/race.   5  lie  boaateth  of  divine  mercy. 

To  the  11  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me, 
O  Lord?  for  ever!  ''how 
long  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from 
me  f 

2  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel 
in  my  soul,  having  sorrow  in  my 
heart  daily  ?  how  long  shall  mine 
enemy  be  exalted  over  me  ! 

3  Consider  and  hear  me,  O  Lord 
my  God:  ^lighten  mine  eyes,  '^lest 
I  sleep  the  sleep  of  death ; 

4  ''Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have 
prevailed  against  him ;  and  those 
that  trouble  me  rejoice  when  I  am 
moved. 


in  great  fear 


5  But  I  have  *  trusted  in  thy  mer- 
cy; my  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy 
salvation. 

0  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  be- 
cause he  hath  'dealt  bountifully 
with  me. 

PSALM  xiy. 

1  David  descriheth  the  comiptiMi  of  a  natural  man. 
4  Jle  convinceth  the  wicked  by  the  lifjht  tf  their  con- 
science.    7  He  yloricth  in  the  salvation  of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  ,1  F.'falm  of  David. 

THE  Mbol  hath  said  in  his  heart, 
There  is  no  God.  ''They  are 
corrupt,  they  have  done  abomina- 
ble works,  there  is  none  that  doeth 
good. 

2  'The  Lord  looked  down  from 
heaven  upon  the  children  of  men, 
to  see  if  there  were  any  that  did 
understand,  and  seek  God. 

3  ''They  are  all  gone  aside,  they 
are  all  together  become  *  filthy : 
there  is  none  that  doetli  good,  no, 
not  one. 

4  Have  all  the  workers  of  iniqui- 
ty no  knowledge  !  who  ^  eat  up  my 
people  as  they  eat  bread,  and  '^cail 
not  upon  the  Lord. 

5  There  ♦  were  they 
for  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the 
righteous. 

G  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of 
the  poor,  because  the  Lord  is  his 
^refuge. 

7  f'Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Is- 
rael were  come  out  of  Zion  !  '  when 
the  Lord  bringeth  back  the  cap- 
tivity of  his  people,  Jacob  shall  re- 
joice, and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  XV. 

David  describeth  a  citizen  of  Zion. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

LOED,  ''who  shall  *  abide  in  thy 
tabernacle?   who  shall  dwell 
in  Hhy  holy  hill  ? 

2  '^He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and 
worketh  righteousness,  and  ''speak- 
eth the  truth  in  his  heart. 

3  ''He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his 
tongue,  nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neigh- 
bour, '^nor  "taketh  up  a  rei)roach 
against  his  neighbour. 

4  ^In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is 
contemned ;  but  he  honoureth 
them  that  fear  the  Lord.  He  that 
•"sweareth  to  his  oivn  hurt,  and 
changeth  not. 

5  ^He  that  i)utteth  not   out   his 

629 


'  Pe.  33. 21. 


fPs.  11C.7.A 
119.17. 


"  Ps.  10.  4.  tk 
X":  l,&c. 

b  Gun.  6. 11, 
12. 
Kiim.  3. 10, 


'Ps.  33.13..% 
102. 19. 


I  J  Rom.  3. 10, 
11,12. 
tlleb. 
stinking. 


'  Jer.  10. 25. 

Amos  8.  4. 

Mic.  3.  .1. 
f  Ps.  79.  6. 

Is.  04.  7. 

tncb. 
they  feared 
a  fear. 
Ps.  53. 5. 


e  Ps.  9.  9.  & 

142.  5. 
t  Hib.  Who 

will  give, 

4-c. 

See  Rom. 

I1.2(i. 
li  Ps.  53.  e. 
i  Job  42. 10. 

Ps.  126.  1. 


»  Ps.24.3,  &c. 
+  Heb. 

sojourn. 

!>  Ps.  2.  6.  & 
3.4. 
•■  Is.  33. 15. 

dZech.8.  IC. 
Eph.  4.  25. 


<■  Lev.  19.  IG. 
Ps.  34. 13. 


'Ex.  23.  I. 
II  Or,  receiv- 

eth,  or,  en- 

durelh. 
5  Esth.  3.  2. 


kJudg.11.35. 
>  Ex.  22.  25. 

Lev.  25.  .le. 

Deut.  23.19. 

Ez.  18.8.& 

22.  12. 


David's  trust  in  GocVs  lyrovitUnce. 


PSALMS. 


He  craveth  defence  of  God 


k  Ex.  23.  8. 
Deut.  16.19. 


I  Pa.  IG.  8. 
2  Pet.  1.  10. 


money  to  usury, 


II  Or, 

A  golden 

Psalm  of 

David. 
♦SoPs.se,  & 

57,  &  58,  & 

o»,  &  GU. 
»  Ps.  25.  20. 
!•  Job  22.  2,3. 

&  .'55.  7,  8. 

Ps.  50.  9. 

Rom.  11.35. 


II  Or, 

give  gifts 
to  another, 

'  Ex.  23.  13. 
Josh.  23.  7. 
Ho8.2.1G,17. 

il  Deut.  32. 9. 

Ps.  73. 2ti.  & 

119.  .57.  & 

142.  5. 

Jer.  10.  18. 

Lam.;;.  24. 
t  Heb.  of 

my  part. 
'  Vs.  11.  6. 


fPs.  17 


B  Acts  2. 25, 

&c. 
li  Ps.  73.  2.3. 

&11U.  5.  & 

121.  5. 
i  Ps.  15.  5. 


k  Ps.  30. 12.& 
57.8. 

t  Heb.  dwell 
confidentlij. 

1  Pk.  49.  15. 
Acte  2.  27, 
31.&13. :«. 

""  I,c-v.  19.2«. 
Num.  6.  U. 


»  Matt.  7. 14. 
°P9.17. 15.& 

21.  <i. 

.Matt.  5.  8. 

1  Cor.13.12. 

1  John  .'{.  2. 
V  Pb.  3C.  8. 


nor  taketli  re- 
ward against  the  innocent.  He 
tliat  doeth  tliese  tlihujs  ^  shall  never 
be  moved. 


tHcb. 
Jijjftice. 


t  Heb.  i<'i(A- 
nnt  lipn  of 
deceit. 


PSALM  XYI. 

1  David,  in  distrust  of  merits,  and  Jiatred  of  idolatry , 
fleeth  to  God  for  preservation.  5  lie  sheweth  the 
hope  of  his  calling,  of  the  resurrection,  and  life  ever- 
la.sting. 

II  *  Michtam  of  David. 

PPtESEEYE  me,  O  God:    ^for 
in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  0  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto 
the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord :  ''my 
goodness  extendeth  not  to  thee ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the 
earth,  and  to  the  excellent,  in  whom 
is  all  my  delight. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multi- 
plied that  "hasten  after  another 
god:  their  drink  offerings  of  blood 
will  I  not  offer,  '=nor  take  up  their 
names  into  my  lips. 

5  '^  The  Lord  is  the  portion  ^  of 
mine  inheritance  and  '^of  my  cup: 
thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in 
pleasant  places ;  yea,  I  have  a 
goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath 
given  me  counsel:  *^my  reins  also 
instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8  ^I  have  set  the  Lord  always 
])efore  me:  because  ''/ic  is  at  my 
right  hand,  '  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad, 
■"and  my  glory  rejoiceth:  my  flesh 
also  shall  ^rest  in  hope. 

10  '  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  ™my 
soul  in  hell ;  neither  wilt  thou  suf- 
fer thine  Holy  One  to  see  corrup- 
tion. 

11  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  "path 
of  life :  *"  in  thy  presence  is  fulness 
of  joy;  'at  tliy  right  hand  tliere 
are  jjleasures  for  evermore. 

PSALM  XVII. 

1  David,  in  conjidence  of  his  integrity,  craveth  de- 
fence of  God  afjuiust  his  enemies,  lo  lie  slieweih 
their  pride,  craft,  and  eagerness.  13  Jle  prayeth 
against  them  in  conjidence  of  his  hope. 

A  Prayer  of  David. 

HEAli  ♦  the  right,  O  Lord,  at- 
tend unto  my  cry ;  give  ear 
unto  niy  prayer,  that  (joeth  *not 
out  of  feigned  lips. 
2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth 
from  thy  ]Mesence;  let  tliine  eyes 
behold  the  things  tliat  are  equal. 


3  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart ; 
''thou  hast  visited  me  in  the  night; 
''thou  hast  tried  me,  and  shalt  find 
nothing:  I  am  purposed  that  my 
mouth  shall  not  transgress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men, 
by  the  word  of  thy  lips  I  have 
kept  me  from  the  i)aths  of  the  de- 
stroyer. 

5  ''Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy 
paths,  that  my  footsteps  ^slip  not. 

G  ''I  have  called  upon  thee,  for 
thou  wilt  hear  me,  O  God :  incline 
thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my 
speech. 

7  SShew  thy  marvellous  loving- 
kindness,  O  thou  "that  savest  by 
thy.  right  hand  them  which  put 
their  trust  in  thee  from  those  that 
rise  up  against  them. 

8  *^Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the 
eye;  ^'hide  me  under  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  *  that  oppress 
me,  from  ^  my  deadly  enemies,  tvlio 
compass  me  about. 

10  ''They  are  inclosed  in  their 
own  fat:  with  their  mouth  they 
'  speak  proudly. 

11  They  have  now ''compassed  us 
in  our  steps :  '  they  have  set  their 
eyes  bowing  down  to  the  earth ; 

12  ^Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy 
of  his  prey,  and  as  it  were  a  young- 
lion  Hurking  in  secret  places. 

13  Arise,  O  Lord,  Ulisappoint 
him,  cast  him  down :  deliver  my 
soul  from  the  wicked,  "'"i^7lic7^  is 
thy  sword : 

14 "  From  men  ivhich  are  thv  hand, 
O  Lord,  from  men  of  the  world, 
"ivhich  have  their  portion  in  this 
life,  and  whose  belly  thou  fillest 
with  thy  hid  treasure:  "they  are 
full  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest 
of  their  substance  to  their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  "I  will  behold  thy 
face  in  righteousness :  ^  I  shall  be 
satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with  thy 
likeness. 

PSALM  XVIII. 

David  praiseth  God  for  his  manifold  and  marvellous 
blessings. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  I^alm  of  David,  'the 
servant  of  the  Loun,  who  8i)aive  uuto  the  Loud 
the  words  of  *  this  sous;  in  the  day  that  the 
Loud  delivered  him  from  the  liand  of  all  his 
enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  Saul :  And  he 
said, 


'  Ps.  10.  7. 

bJob23,  10. 
Ps.  2(i.  2.  .t 
00. 10.  &  139. 

Zech.  13.  9. 
Mai.  3.  2, 3. 
IPet.  1.  7. 


'Ps.  119. 133. 

t  Heb.  ftewoi 
moved. 
•1  Ps.  110.  2. 


"Ps.  31.  21. 

II  Or,  that 
savest  them 
which  trunt 
in  thee 
from  those 
that  rise  m/> 
agaitist  thij 
right  hand. 

f  Deut.  32.10. 

Zech.  2.  H. 
e  Ruth  2.  12. 

Ps.  30.  7.  & 

57.  1.  &01. 

4.  &  03.  7.  4 

91.  1,  4. 

Jlatt.  23. 37. 
t  Ileb.  that 

waste  me. 
t  Ufb. 

my  enemies 

agai?ist  tlie 

soul. 
h  Deut.32.15. 

Job  15.  27. 

Ps.  73.  7.  & 

119.  70. 
i  1  Sam.  2.  3. 

Ps.  31.  18. 
k  1  Sam.  23. 

26. 

I  Ps.  10.  8,  9, 
10. 

tHcb.  The 

likenesa  of 
Ai/H{thati.^, 
oj  everyone 
of  them  i  is 
as  a  lion. 
that  desir- 
eth  to  rav 
en. 

f  Heb. 
sitting. 

t  Heb. 
prevent  his 
face. 
■"  Is.  10.  5. 

II  Or,  bv  thy 
sword. 

II  Or,  From 
men  by  thine 

hand. 
"  Ps.  73.  12. 

liuke  10.2.5. 

James  5.  5. 
II  Or,  their 

children 

are  full. 


°  1  John  3.  2. 

P  Ps.  4.  0,  7. 
&  10.  11.  & 
05.4. 


•Ps.3«,  title. 
♦2  Sam.  22. 


David praiseth  God 


PSALMS. 


for  manifold  Uessings. 


'  Ps.  144. 1. 


t  Heb. 

}n,'/  rock, 
1.  Hob.  L'.  V, 


■^  Ps.  70.  4. 


■IPs.  110.3. 


f  Heb. 
Jit  Hal. 


I  Or,  co/-ds. 


«  Acts  4.  31. 


ilich.bijlii 


fPs.  144.  5. 


sPs.  !in.  1. 
h  Ps.  104.  S. 


i  Ps.  yr.  2. 


k  Ps.  U7.  3. 


1  Ps.  29.  3. 


■".losh. 10.10. 
P».  144.  0. 
Is.  30. 30. 


°  Kx.  l.i.  a. 

Ps.  lUG.  y. 


°P8.144.  7. 


1'^  WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my 
strength. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my 
fortress,  and  my  deliverer;  my 
God,  hny  strength,  'in  Avhoni  T 
will  trnst;  my  buckler,  and  the 
horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my  high 
tower. 

3  I  will  call  npon  the  Lord,  '^ivlio 
is  trorthj/  to  be  ])raised :  so  shall  I 
be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

4  ''  The  sorrows  of  death  compass- 
ed me,  and  the  floods  of  *  ungodly 
men  made  me  afraid. 

5  The  II  sorrows  of  hell  compassed 
me  about :  the  snares  of  death  pre- 
vented me. 

G  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the 
Lord,  and  cried  unto  my  (lod :  he 
heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
and  my  cry  came  before  him,  even 
into  his  ears.  . 

7  ''Then  the  earth  shook  and 
trembled ;  the  foundations  also  of 
the  hills  moved  and  were  shaken, 
because  he  was  Avroth. 

8  There  went  uj)  a  smoke  ^out  of 
his  nostrils,  and  tire  out  of  his 
mouth  devoured :  coals  were  kin- 
dled by  it. 

9  '^He  bowed  the  heavens  also, 
and  came  down :  and  darkness  ivas 
under  his  feet. 

10  ^'And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub, 
and  did  fly :  yea,  ''  he  did  fly  upon 
the  wings  of  the  wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret 
place;  'his  pavilion  round  about 
him  were  dark  waters  and  thick 
clouds  of  the  skies. 

12  ''At  the  brightness  that  teas  be- 
fore him  his  tliick  clouds  passed, 
hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  in 
the  heavens,  and  the  Highest  gave 
'  his  voice ;  hail  stones  and  coals  of 
fire. 

14  "'Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows, 
and  scattered  them;  and  he  shot 
out  lightnings,  and  discomfited 
them. 

15  "Then  the  channels  of  waters 
were  seen,  and  the  foundations  of 
the  world  were  discovered  at  thy 
rebuke,  O  Lord,  at  the  blast  of  the 
breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

16  °  He  sent  from  above,  he  took 


me,  he  drew  me  out  of  "  many  wa- 
ters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my 
strong  enemy,  and  from  them 
which  hated  me :  for  they  were  too 
strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day 
of  my  calamity :  but  the  Lord  was 
my  stay. 

19  I'He  brought  me  forth  also  in- 
to [I  large  place ;  he  delivered  me, 
because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  'iThe  Lord  rewarded  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness ;  ac- 
cording to  the  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompensed  me. 

21  For  1  have  kept  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly 
departed  from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were  be- 
fore me,  and  I  did  not  put  away 
his  statutes  from  me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  ^before  him, 
and  I  kei^t  myself  from  mine  iniq- 
uity. 

24  'Therefore  hath  the  Lord  rec- 
ompensed me  according  to  my 
righteousness,  according  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands  Mn  his  eye- 
sight. 

25  'With  the  merciful  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  merciful ;  with  an  up- 
right man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself 
upright ; 

26  AVith  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew 
thyself  pure;  and  'with  the  fro- 
ward  thou  wilt  "shew  thyself  fro- 
ward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted 
people;  but  wilt  bring  down  "high 
looks. 

28  ''For  thou  wilt  light  my  "can- 
dle: the  Lord  my  God  will  en- 
lighten my  darkness. 

29  For  by  thee  I  have "  run  through 
a  troop ;  and  by  my  God  have  I 
leaped  over  a  wall. 

30  As  for  God,  ^his  way  is  per- 
fect: 'the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
"  tried :  he  is  a  buckler  '•'  to  all  those 
that  trust  in  him. 

31  ^For  who  is  God  save  the 
Lord  ?  or  who  is  a  rock  save  our 
God! 

32  It  is  God  that  •'girdeth  me 
with  strength,  and  maketh  my  way 
perfect. 

631 


II  Or,  great 
waters. 


I'Ps.  31.8.  Sc 

118.5. 


1 1  Sam.  24. 
la. 


t  Heb.  with. 


'I  Sam.  26. 
2-3. 


t  ncb.&<;/bre 
fiis  eyes. 


'1  Kings  8. 
32. 


'  l.cv.  26.  23, 
24,  27,  28.- 
Prov.  3.  34. 

U  Oi,wrestle. 


"  Ps.  lOL  5. 
Prov.  6. 17. 


"Job  18.  6. 
(I  <Jr,  fampf 
Jub  29. 3. 


I  Or,  broken. 


y  Deut.  32.  4. 

Dan.  4.  37. 

Kev.  15.  3. 
'  Ps.  12.  6.  & 

iia.  14(1. 

Prov.  30.  5. 
li  Or,refined. 
'  Vs.  17.  7. 
h  Dcut.32.3I, 

riH. 

1  .Sam.  2.  2. 
Ps.  80.  8. 
Is.  45.  5. 

'  Ps.  91.  2. 


David  praisetli  God. 


PSALMS. 


God's  worhs  proclaim  his  glory. 


*  2  Sam.2.18. 
Uab.  3. 19. 

•  Deut.  32.13. 
ft  33.  29. 


fPB.  144.  1. 


(I  Or,  with 
thy  meek- 
ness thou 
hast  muUi' 

plied  me. 

eProv.4. 12. 
t  Heb.  mine 
ankles. 


tHeb. 
caused  to 
totu. 


k  Job  27.  9.  & 

35.  12. 

Prov.  1.28. 

Is.  1.  1,5. 

Jer.  11.  11. 

ft  14.  12. 

Ez.  8.  18. 

Mic.  .-J.  4. 

Zech.  7.  13. 
■  Zeth.  10.  5. 


k2Sntn.  2.9, 
10.  ft  3.  1. 


12  Sam.  8. 


"» Is.  .W.  15. 
ft  05.  5. 


tHeb.  vl< 
the  hearing 
of  the  ear. 

t  Hcb.  the 
sons  of  the 
stranger. 

"Ueut..r..29. 
P«.  Ui.  3.  ft 
81.  15. 

I  Or,  i/ield 
feigned 
oheilu'.nce. 

\  lleb.  lie. 

•  Mic.  7.  17. 


\  llcb.  giv- 
tth  avenge- 
mentMjor 
me. 

T  I>H.  47.  3. 

I  Or, 
destroyeth. 

"•Pi.  59.  1. 


t  llcb.  man 
q/  violence. 


33  ^  He  maketh  my  feet  like  liiiids' 
feet,  and  "  setteth  me  upon  my  high 
places. 

34  ^He  teacheth  my  hands  to 
war,  so  that  a  bow  at"  steel  is  bro- 
ken by  mine  arms. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
shield  of  thy  salvation:  and  thy 
right  hand  hath  holden  me  up, 
and  "  thy  gentleness  hath  m.ade  me 
great. 

3G  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps 
under  me,  ^that  ^my  feet  did  not 
slip. 

37  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
and  overtaken  them :  neither  did  I 
turn  again  till  they  were  consumed. 

38  I  have  wounded  them  that 
they  were  not  able  to  rise:  they 
are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with 
strength  unto  the  battle :  thou  hast 
^subdued  under  me  those  that  rose 
up  against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
necks  of  mine  enemies ;  that  I 
might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 

41  They  cried,  but  there  was  none 
to  save  them:  ^'even  unto  the  Lord, 
but  he  answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I  beat  them  small 
as  the  dust  before  the  wind :  I  did 
'cast  them  out  as  the  dirt  in  the 
streets. 

43  ""Thou  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  strivings  of  the  people;  and 
'thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of 
the  heathen :  "'  a  people  ivhom  I 
have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 

44  t  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me, 
they  shall  obey  me :  ♦  the  strangers 
"  shall  " '  submit  themselves  unto 
me. 

45  °  The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 
and  be  afraid  out  of  their  close 
places. 

40  The  Lord  liveth ;  and  blessed 
he  my  Kock;  and  let  the  God  of 
my  salvation  be  exalted. 

47  It  is  God  that  ^avengeth  me, 
••and  "subdueth  the  people  under 
me. 

48  He  delivereth  mo.  from  mine 
enemies :  ye.a,  "^  thou  liftest  me  up 
above  those  that  rise  up  against 
me:  thou  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  'violent  man. 

a}2 


49  "^ Therefore  will  I  "give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  hea- 
then, and  sing  praises  unto  thy 
name. 

50  '  Great  deliverance  giveth  he 
to  his  king ;  and  sheweth  mercy  to 
his  anointed,  to  David,  and  to  his 
seed  *for  evermore. 

PSALM  XIX. 

1  27ie  creatures  shew  GocVs  glory.     7  TJie  word  his 
grace.     13  David  prayeth  for  grace. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  "^  heavens  declare  the  glory 
of  God;   and  the  firmament 
sheweth  his  handywork. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 
and  night  unto  night  sheweth 
knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  language, 
I' '  ivliere  their  voice  is  not  heard. 

4  ^ "  Their  line  is  gone  out  through 
all  the  earth,  and  their  words  to 
the  end  of  the  world.  In  them 
hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the 
sun, 

5  Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  -com- 
ing out  of  his  chamber,  ''and  re- 
joiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a 
race. 

6  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end 
of  the  heaven,  and  his  circuit  unto 
the  ends  of  it :  and  there  is  noth- 
ing hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

7  '^The  "law  of  the  Lord  is  per- 
fect, II  converting  the  soul :  the  tes- 
timonv  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  mak- 
ing  wise  the  simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are 
right,  rejoicing  the  heart :  ^  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure, 
*^  enlightening  the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean, 
enduring  for  ever :  the  judgments 
of  the  Lord  are  '  true  and  righteous 
altogether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  then 
than  gold,  ^yea,  than  much  fine 
gold :  ''  sweeter  also  than  honey 
and  Hhe  honeycomb. 

11  Moreover  by  them  is  thy  serv- 
ant warned:  and  'in  keeping  of 
them  there  is  great  reward. 

12  ''Who  can  understand  his  er- 
rors? 'cleanse  thou  me  from  '" se- 
cret/rt«7f.s. 

13  "  Keep  back  thy  servant  also 
from  presumptuous  sins;  "let  them  ' 


'Rom.  15.9. 

|IOr, 
confess. 


» Ps.  144. 10. 


'2  Sain.  7.13. 


•Gen.  1.6. 
Is.  40.  22. 
Rom.  1. 19, 
20. 


II  Or,  wilh- 
out  these 
their  mice 
is  heard. 

t  Heb.  n-ilh- 
out  their 
voice 
heard. 

tRom.lO.IR. 

|1  Or,  Their 
rule,  or, 
direction. 


■  Ecc.  1.  5. 


tiPs.  111.7. 
II  Or, 
i/octi  ine. 

II  Or, 
restoring. 


'  Vs.  12.  C. 


(Ps.  13.  3. 


t  Ileb.  truUi. 


cPs.  119.72, 
127. 

Prov.  8. 10, 
11,19. 

h  Ps.  119.103. 

t  Heb.  the 
dropping 
of  honey- 
combs. 

i  Prov.  29.18. 

k  P.S.  40.  12. 
1  Lev.  4.  2, 

'"  Ps.  90.  8. 
■Gen.  20.0. 

1  Snm.  2.'i. 

;t2,  .■!.■!,  .^4,.■19. 
°P».  119.  i:!.'i. 

Kom.  (i.  12, 

14. 


I, 


Confidence  in  Gocfs  succour. 


PSALMS. 


DavicVs  complaint  in  distress. 


I  Or,  much. 


P  Vs.  ,'il.  IS. 
f  llib. 

mv  lock, 

Ps.  IS.  1. 
'1  Is.  4.1.  U.  & 

44.  G.  &  47. 4. 

1  Thess.  1. 

10. 


'Prov.18.10. 

\  lUb.  .«e< 
thee  oil  a 
liitjh  place, 

tHeb. 
thy  help. 

>•  1  Kings  6. 
16. 

•i  Clir.  20.  8. 
P8.73.  ir. 

t  Hcb.  sitp- 
jiort  thee. 

♦  Ileb.  tttni 
toashe.t:  or, 
niakejat. 

'  Ps.  -A.  2. 


i  Ps.  S.  H. 


'  Kx.  17.  15. 
Ps.GO.  4. 


fPs.  2.  2. 

f  TlQh.from 
the  heaven 
of  his  holi- 
ness. 

Uleb.  bti  the 
strength  of 
the  t!filvtt- 
tion  of  his 
right  hand. 

f  Ps.  Si.  IG, 
17. 

Prov.21.31. 
Is.  31.  1. 

h  2  Chr.  32. 8. 


"Pa.  20.  5,  6. 


bPs.  20.  4,  5. 


'2  Sam.  12. 
30 
1  Chr.  20.  2. 

dPs.  G1.5,  6. 


not  have  dominion  over  me :  then 
shall  I  be  upright,  and  I  shall  be 
innocent  from  "  the  great  trans- 
gression. 

14  ''Let  the  words  of  my  mouth, 
Jind  the  meditation  of  my  heart, 
be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord, 
^my  strength,  and  my  ''redeemer. 

PSALM  XX. 

1  The  church  Ucsaeth  the  king  in  /a.'?  exploits.     7  Her 
coiijidetice  in  Goifs  succour. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psahn  of  David. 

THE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day 
of  trouble;  "the  name  of  the 
God  of  Jacob  ^  defend  thee ; 

2  Send  Uhee  help  from  'the sanc- 
tuary, and  *  strengthen  thee  out  of 
Zion ; 

3  Eemend)er  all  thy  offerings,  and 
^accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice;  Selali. 

4  'Grant  thee  according  to  thine 
own  heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy  coun- 
sel. 

5  We  will  ''rejoice  in  thy  salva- 
tion, and  'in  the  name  of  our  .God 
we  will  set  up  our  banners :  the 
Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  Lord 
saveth  'his  anointed;  he  will  hear 
him  tfrom  his  holy  heaven  ^with 
the  saving  strength  of  his  right 
hand. 

7  ^Some  trust  in  chariots,  and 
some  in  horses:  ''but  we  will  re- 
member the  name  of  the  Lord  our 
God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and 
fallen :  but  we  are  risen,  and  stand 
upright. 

9  Save,  Lord  :  let  the  king  hear 
us  when  we  call. 

PSALM  XXI. 

1  A  thmiksgiving  for  victory.    7  Confidence  of  further 

success. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psahn  of  David. 

THE  king  shall  joy  in  thy 
strength,  O  Lord;  and  ='in 
thy  salvation  how  greatly  shall  he 
rejoice ! 

2  '^Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart's 
desire,  and  hast  not  withholden  the 
request  of  his  lips.     Selah. 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with 
the  blessings  of  goodness:  thou 
•"settest  a  crown  of  pure  gold  on 
his  head. 

4  "He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou 


gavest  it  him,  ^even  length  of  days 
for  ever  and  ever. 

5  His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salva- 
tion :  honour  and  majesty  hast 
thou  laid  upon  him. 

()  For  thou  hast  hnade  him  most 
bl(!ssed  for  ever:  '^thou  hast  ^made 
him  exceeding  glad  with  thy  coun- 
tenance. 

7  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  and  through  the  mercy  of 
the  Most  High  he  ^' shall  not  be 
moved. 

8  Thine  hand  shall  ""find  out  all 
thine  enemies:  thy  right  hand 
shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee. 

9  'Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a 
fiery   oven   in   the   time   of  thine 


«  2. Sam  .7. 19. 
Fs.  91.1G. 


t  Ileb.  set 
him  to  he 
Klessiiit/.-i. 
Gen.  12.  2. 
P.S.  72.  17. 

fP.s.  1«.  ll.« 

ir,.  7. 

Acts  2.  28. 

1  Ih'h. 
utailih-d 
hi  in  irith 

joy. 

e  Ps.  lU.  8. 


bKSani..">l. 


i  Mill.  4. 1. 


the  Lord   shall  ''swallow   ''r»-wi, 


anger 

them  up  in  his  wrath,  '  and  the  fire 

shall  devour  them. 

10  "'Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy 
from  the  earth,  and  their  seed  from 
among  the  children  of  men. 

11  For  they  intended  evil  against 
thee:  they  "imagined  a  mischiev-. 
ous  device,  which  they  are  not 
able  to  perform. 

12  Therefore   "shalt   thou   make 
them  turn  their  U)ack,  when  thou 
shalt  make  ready  thine  arrows  upon  i 
thy   strings   against    the  face   of 
them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted.  Lord,  in 
thine  own  strength:  so  will  we 
sing  and  praise  thy  power. 

PSALM  XXIL 

1  David  complaiiieth  in  'great  discouragement.     9  He 

2}rayeth  in  great  distress.     2'i  He  praiseth  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  U  Aijeleth  Shahar,  A 

Psalm  of  David. 

MY  ''God,  my  God,  why  hast 
thou  forsaken  me?  why  art 
thou  so  far  ^from  helping  me,  and 
from  ^  the  words  of  my  roaring  I 

2  O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day- 
time, but  thou  hearest  not;  and 
in  the  night  season,  and  ^am  not 
silent. 

3  But  thou  art  holy,  0  thou  that 
inhabitest  the  ''praises  of  Israel. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee: 
they  trusted,  and  thou  didst  de- 
liver them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were 
delivered:  ''they  trusted  in  thee, 
and  were  not  confounded. 

6  But  I  am  "a  worm,   and  no 

633 


IPs.  IS.  s. 
Is.  2(i.ll. 


"■  1  KiiiRS  1.".. 
.34. 

Job  IS.  K), 
17,  19 

Ps.  37.  28.  & 
100.  1.1. 
Is.  U:  20. 


•  Ps.  2.  1. 


II  Or,  thou 
shalt  fet 
them  as  a 
butt :  See 
Job  7.  20.  & 
]«.  12. 
Lam.  3.  12. 

tlleb. 
shoulder. 


II  Or,  the 
hind  of  the 
monting. 

'  Matt. 27.  4(5. 
Mark  15. 34. 


tHeb. 

from  wy 
salvation. 
b  Heb.  5.  7. 


t  Ilcb.  there 
is  no  silence 
to  me. 


'  Deut.10.21. 


i  Vs.  25.  2,  3. 

&.31. 1.  &71. 

1. 

Is.  49.  23. 

Rom.  9.  .3.3. 
'  Job  2.5.  6. 

Is.  41.  14. 


David  comijlainetli  and 


PSALMS. 


prayeth  in  great  distress. 


r  Is.  53.3. 


"  Matt.27.  39. 

.Murk  15.  29. 

Luke  23. 35. 
r  iiob.  open. 
iJob  l(i.  4. 

Ps.  \W.  L'.5. 

i  .Matt.  27. 43. 

i  Hcb. 
He  rolled 
himself  oa 
the  Lord. 

k  Ps.  91. 14. 

II  Or, 

it  he  delight 
in  him. 

I  Ps.  71.  6. 

II  Or, 

kej)te9t  me 
in  safely. 


"  Ib.  4G.  3.  & 
4'J.  1. 


*lleb.  not  a 
helper. 


"  Deut.32.14. 
Ps.  tW.  3U. 
Kz.  .39.  IS. 
AmOB  4. 1. 


"Job  10.10. 

Vi.:a.Ul. 

Lam.  2. 16. 

.4 .(.  4«. 
t  Ileb. 

opened  their 

mouths 

(ifjaiti^t  me. 

I'  Dan.  J.  6. 
Ii  Or, 

mtitdered. 
■I  Josh.  7.  5. 

Job  -Si.  Hi. 

'  Prov.  17.22. 

".fob  29.  10. 
J-um.  4.  4. 
John  19. 2S. 


•  Kev.  22.  15. 


°  Matt.27.35. 

Mnrk  I.'i.24. 

Luke  2.3. .«. 

John  19.  23, 

37.  &  20.  25. 
'Luke  23.27, 

3.  J. 


>  Luke  23.34. 
John  19.2.'., 
24. 


•ver.  11. 
Ph.  10. 1. 


"P».3.';.  17. 

♦  llcb.  ii>i/ 
otdij  one. 

\  Wvh.  Jrom 
the  hand. 

t>  ver.  H>. 

'2Tim.4.17. 

<1  U.  ?A.  7. 
Acts  4.  27. 

'  \'f.  40.  9. 

Ileb.  2.  12. 
fjohn  20.17. 

Koni.  8.  29. 


t  Pt.  13a.  19, 
■J». 


man;  ^a  reproach  of  men,  and  de- 
spised of  the  people. 

7  ^'All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me 
to  scorn :  they  ^  shoot  out  the  lip, 
*■  they  shake  thQ  head,  saying, 

8  '  t  He  trusted  on  the  Lokd  that 
he  would  deliver  him:  ''let  him 
deliver  him,  "seeing  he  delighted 
in  him. 

9  '  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me 
out  of  the  womb:  thou  "didst 
make  me  hope  when  I  was  upon 
my  mother's  breasts. 

10  I  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the 
womb:  "'thou  art  my  God  from 
my  mother's  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me ;  for 
trouble  is  near;  for  there  is  'none 
to  help. 

12  "Many  bulls  have  compassed 
me:  strong  hulls  of  Bashan  have 
beset  me  round. 

13  °  They  '  gaped  upon  me  with 
their  mouths,  as  a  ravening  and  a 
roaring  lion. 

14  I  am  poured  out  like  water, 
"and  all  my  bones  are  "out  of  joint: 
"  my  heart  is  like  wax ;  it  is  melted 
in  the  midst  of  my  bowels. 

15  'My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a 
potsherd;  and  'my  tongue  cleaveth 
to  my  jaws ;  and  thou  hast  brought 
me  into  the  dust  of  death. 

IG  For  'dogs  have  compassed  me: 
the  assembly  of  the  wicked  have 
inclosed  me:  "they  i)ierced  my 
hands  and  my  feet. 

17  1  may  tell  all  irty  bones :  ""they 
look  and  staiMi  upon  me. 

18  ^They  part  my  garments 
among  them,  and  cast  lots  upon 
my  vesture. 

19  But  ''be  not  thou  far  from  me, 
O  Lord:  O  my  strength,  haste 
thee  to  help  m(^. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the 
sword  ;  "  ♦  my  darling  ♦  from  the 
power  of  the  'dog. 

21 "  Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth : 
''for  thou  hast  heard  me  from  the 
horns  of  the  unicorns. 

22  ^I  will  d(H;lare  thy  name  un- 
to "^my  br(;thi-en:  in  the  midst  of 
the  congregation  will  I  praise 
thee. 

23  ^  Ye  that  feaV  tlie  Loud,  praise 
him ;  all  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glo- 

634 


rify  him ;  and  fear  him,  all  ye  the 
seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor 
abhorred  the  affliction  of  the  afflict- 
ed; neither  hath  he  hid  his  face 
from  him ;  but ''  when  he  cried  un- 
to him,  he  heard. 

25  'My  praise  shall  he  of  thee  in 
the  great  congregation :  ^  1  will  pay 
my  vows  before  them  that  fear  him. 

2G  '  The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  sat- 
isfied :  they  shall  praise  the  Loed 
that  seek  him:  your  heart  "'shall 
live  for  ever. 

27  "All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall 
remember  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  : 
"and  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations 
shall  worship  before  thee. 

28  PFor    the    kingdom    is    the 
Lord's  :   and  he  is  the 
among  the  nations. 

29  "AH  they  that  he  lat  upon  earth 
shall  eat  and  worship:  'all  they 
that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall 
bow.  before  him :  and  none  can 
keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him;  ^it 
shall  be  accounted  to  the  Lord  for 
a  generation. 

shall  come. 


governor 


31  'They  shall  come,  and  shall 
declare  his  righteousness  unto  a 
X)eople  that  shall  be  born,  that  he 
hath  done  this. 


PSALM  XXIII. 

DaviiVs  confidence  in  QoiTu  (jrace. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE   Lord   is  ''my  shej^herd; 
''I  shall  not  want. 

2  ''He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in 
t green  pastures:  ''he  leadeth  me 
beside  the  *  still  waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul :  ^he  lead- 
eth me  in  the  paths  of  righteous- 
ness for  his  name's  sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the 
valley  of  'the  shadow  of  death,  ^I 
will  fear  no  evil :  ''  for  thou  art  with 
me;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they 
comfort  me. 

5  'Thou  preparest  a  table  before 
me  in  the  presence  of  mine  ene- 
mies: thou  ♦''anointe.st  my  head 
with  oil ;  my  cu])  ruiuietli  over. 

()  Surely  goodness  and  mercy 
shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my 
life:  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ♦  for  ever. 


1  Heb.  5.  7. 


i  Ps.  35. 18.  & 

40.  9, 10.  & 

111.1. 
k  Ps.  (iO.  13.  & 

110.  14. 

Ecc.  5.  4. 
1  Lev.  7. 11, 

12,15,16. 

Ps.  09.  32. 

Is.  05.  13. 

"John  6.  51. 


"  Ps.  2.  8.  & 
72. 11.  &  m. 
9.  &  98.  3. 
Is.  49.  0. 

°  Ps.  96.  7. 


P  Ps.  47.  8. 
Ubad.  21. 
Zech.  14.  9. 
Matt.  6. 13. 


1  Ps.  45. 12. 


■•13.26.19. 
PhiL2. 10. 


'  Ps.  87.  C. 


'  Ps.  78.  6.  & 
86.  9.  &  102. 
IS. 

Is.  60.  3. 
Sec  Rum.  3. 
21,  22. 


"Is.  40.  11. 
Jcr.  23.  4. 
F.z..34.11,12, 
23. 

John  10.11. 
1  Put.  2.  25. 
Kev.  7.  17. 

!■  Phil.  4.  19. 

"^Kz..-!!.  14. 

t  Ilcb.  pas- 
tures of  ten- 
der grass. 

•I-Kev.  7. 17. 

tllch. 
iiatcrs  of 
quietness. 

'  Ps.  5.  8.  .% 
31.3. 
Piov.  8.  20. 

f  Job  .3.  5.  & 
10.  21,22.  & 
24.  17. 
Ps.  44. 19. 

f  Ps.  3.  (!.  & 
27. 1.  &  118. 
6. 

Ii  Is.  4.3.  2. 

i  Ps.  104. 16. 


t  Hob. 
inakest  fat. 
I.  Ps.  92. 10. 


tllch. 
to  length  of 
days. 


GoiVs  sovereignty  over  the  world. 


PSALMS. 


David  iwmjetli  for  lyardon. 


1017. 
»  Ex.  9.  29.  & 

i;i.  .5. 

DtMit.  10.14. 
Job  11.  11. 
Ps.  M.  Vl. 

1  Cor.  10.26, 

b  Gen.  1.  9. 
Job  .W.  G. 
I's.  KM.  5.  & 

2  Pet.  3.  5. 
'  Ps.  15. 1. 


<f  Is.  33.15,16. 

t  Heb. 
r/ie  clean 
of  hands. 

•■Job  17.  it. 
1  Tim.  2.  8. 

fJIatt.  5.  8. 

5  Ps.  15.  4. 


!■  Ps.  27.  8.  & 

105.  4. 
li  Or,  O  God 

of  Jacob, 
i  Is.  20.  2. 


k  P.*.  y7.  6. 
Ha,'.  2.7. 
Mai.  3. 1. 
1  Cor.  2.  8. 


"  Ps.  ,sr>.  4.  & 
14.-;.  .s. 

Lam.  3.  41. 

1>  Ps.  22.  5.  & 

31.1.&34.8. 

Is.  28.  10.  & 

411.  23. 

Kom.10.11. 
'  Pb.  13.  4. 


d  Ex.  33. 13. 
Ps.  5.8.  *  27. 
11.  &,S»i.lI. 
&  119.&143. 
8,10. 


•  Ps.  10.3.  17. 
i  IfKi.  l.Sc 
107.  1. 

Is.  m.  15. 

Jer.  33. 11. 
tUeb. 
thy  bowels. 


vanity,  uor 


tbe  blessing 


PSALM  XXIY. 

1  God's  lorcMiip  in  tlie  world.     3  Tlie  citizeiix  of  his 
spiritual  kingdom.   7  An  exhortation  to  receive  hirii. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  "earth  is  the  Lot^d's,  and 
tlie  fulness  thereof;  the  world, 
and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

2  ^For  he  hath  founded  it  npon 
the  seas,  and  established  it  upon 
the  floods. 

3  ^Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill 
of  the  Lord  I  or  who  shall  stand  in 
his  holy  place  ? 

4  "tHe  that  hath  '^  clean  hands, 
and  "^a  pure  heart;  who  hath  not 
lifted  up  his  soul  unto 
s  sw^orn  deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive 
from  the  Lord,-  and  righteousness 
from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

G  This  is  the  generation  of  them 
that  seek  him^that  ''seek  thy  face, 
I'  O  Jacob.  .  Selah. 

7  '  Lift  wp  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ; 
and  be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors ;  ^  and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  f  The 
Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord 
mighty  in  battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ; 
even  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors ;  and  the  Kmg  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King 
of  glory.     Selah. 

PSALM  XXY- 

1  DmmVs  cmifidem-e  in  prayer.     7  JTe  prayeih  for 

remission  of  sin.i,  1(J  and  for  help  in  affliction. 

A  I\ahn  of  David. 

UXTO  nhee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift 
up  my  soul. 

2  O  ray  God,  I  Hrust  in  thee  :  let 
me  not  be  ashamed,  'let  not  mine 
enemies  triumph  over  me. 

3  Yea,  let  none  that  w  ait  on  thee 
be  ashamed :  let  them  be  ashamed 
w^hicli  transgress  without  cause. 

"Shew 


O  Lord 


4  ''Shew  me  thy  ways, 
teach  me  thy  ]3aths. 

5  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach 
me :  for  thou  art  the  God  of  my 
salvation ;  on  thee  do  I  wait  all  the 
day. 

6  Eemember,  O  Lord,  "  ^  thy  ten- 
der mercies  and   thy  lovingkiud- 


nesses ;  for  they  Mve  heen  ever  of 
old. 

7  Eemember  not  '^the  sins  of  my 
youth,  nor  my  transgressions:  ^^ ac- 
cording to  thy  mercy  remember 
thou  me  for  thy  goodness'  sake,  O 
Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 
therefore  will  he  teach  sinners  in 
the  way. 

y  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judg- 
ment :  and  the  meek  will  he  teach 
his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are 
mercy  and  truth  unto  such  as  keep 
his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 

11  ''For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord, 
l^ardou  mine  iniquity;  'for  it  is 
great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  fearetli 
the  Lord!  ''him  shall  he  teach  in 
the  w  ay  that  he  shall  choose. 

13  'His  soul  +  shall  dwell  at  ease; 
and  '"his  seed  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

14  "The  secret  of  the  Lord  is 
with  them  that  fear  him ;  i'  and  he 
will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

15  "Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the 
Lord  ;  for  he  shall  ^  pluck  my  feet 
out  of  the  net. 

IG  'Turn  thee  unto  me, 'and  have 
mercy  upon  me ;  for  I  am  desolate 
and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  mv  heart  are 


enlarged : 


0  bring  thou  me  out  of 


my  distresses. 

18  "^Look  upon  mine  affliction  and' 
my  pain ;  and  forgive  all  my  sins. 

19  Consider  mine  enemies;  for 
they  are  many ;  and  they  hate  me 
with  t  cruel  hatred. 

20  O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver 
me:  "^let  me  not  be  ashamed;  for  I 
put  my  trust  in  thee. 

21  Let  integrity  and  uprightness 
j)reserve  me ;  for  I  wait  on  thee. 

22  'Redeem  Israel,  O  God,  out  of 
all  his  troubles. 

PSALM  XXYI. 

David  resorleth  unto  God  in  confidence  of  his  integrity. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  ''me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  have 
''walked  in  mine  integrity:  ''I 
have  trusted  also  in  the   Lord; 
therefore  I  shall  not  slide. 
2   i*  Examine  me,   O   Lord,   and 

635 


fJobl3.2«. 

&20.  11. 

Jer.  3.  2.5. 
S  Ps.  51.  1. 


l>  Ps.  .31.  3.  & 
7!l.  9.  k  \m. 
21.  &  143. II. 

i  See  Kom.5. 

20. 


k  Ps.  37.  2.3. 


I  Prov.  19.  23. 
f  Heb. 

shall  lodge 

in  ijoodness. 
•"Ps.  .37.  11, 

22,  29. 
"  Prov.  3.  .32. 

See  John  7. 

17.  &  l.'i.  15. 
U  Or,  and  his 

covenant  to 

make  them 

know  it. 
°Ps.  141.8. 
t  Heb.l 

bring  forth. 


f  Ps.  09. 10.  & 
88.  10. 


t;  Sam.  10. 
12. 


t  Heb.  ha- 
tred of  vio- 
lence. 

'  ver.  2. 


■Ps.  130.8. 


'  Ps.  7.  8. 
bver.  11. 

2  Kings  20, 

3. 

Prov.  20.  7. 
■'Ps.  28.7.  t 

.31. 14. 

Prov.  29.  25. 
d  Ps.  7.  9.  & 

i;.  3.  jt  m. 

10.  &  1.39.  23. 
Zech.  13.  9. 


David'' s  faith  in  God'' s  protection.  PSALMS. 


He  prayetli  for  God's  help. 


•2  Kings  20. 
3. 


rPs.  1.  1. 
Jer.  15.  ir. 


ePs.  31.C.  & 
l:iy.  2l,-J-2. 
b  Pa.  1. 1. 


I  See  Ex.  30. 
19,  21). 
Ps.  73. 13. 
1  Tim.  2. 8. 


k  Ps.  27.  4. 


tHeb. 

o/the  taber- 

nacte  of  thy 

honour. 
1  Or,  Take 

not  away. 
'  See  1  Sam. 

25.  2U. 

Pa.  28. 3. 
f  Heb.  men 

of  blood. 
I  YlKb.fiUed 

with. 
'•  Ex.  23.  8. 

Dcut.  KJ.lll. 

I  Sam.  H.  3. 

Is.  3.3. 15. 
"  ver.  1. 
"Ps.  40.  2. 
i-Ps.  27.  II. 
M  Ps.  22.  22. 

&  ii»7ri32.'& 

HI.  1. 


prove  me;   try  my  reins  and  my 
heart. 

3  For  thy  lovingkmdness  is  be- 
!  fore  mine  eves :  and  'I  have  wal  ' 
in  thy  truth. 

i   4  ^I  have  not  sat  with  vain  per- 
!  sons,  neither  will  I  go  in  with  dis- 
semblers. 

5  I  have  ^' hated  the  congregation 
of  evil  doers ;  ''  and  will  not  sit  with 
the  wicked. 

6  '  I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  inno- 
cency :  so  will  I  compass  thine  al- 
tar, O  Lord : 

7  That  I  may  publish  with  the 
voice  of  thanksgiving,  and  tell  of 
all  thy  wonth'ous  works. 

8  Lord,  ""I  have  loved  the  habita- 
tion of  thy  house,  and  the  place 
*  where  thine  honoiu?  dwelleth. 

9  'I '  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sin- 
ners, nor  my  life  with  ^  bloody  men  : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief, 
and  their  right  hand  is  ffull  of 
"'  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  "walk  in 
mine  integrity 
merciful  unto  me 

12  °Mj"  foot  standeth  in  an  ^even 
place:  "Jin  the  congregations  will 
I  bless  the  Lord. 


me, 
:  redeem  me,  and  be 


•P8.84.  11. 
Is.OJ.  1«,20. 

Mic.  7.  «. 


TUH.U,A. 
It.  12.  2. 


uijainst  me. 
i  r».  14.  4. 


PSALM  XXVII. 

1  David  xiisiaineth  his  faith  by  the  power  of  God,  4 

by  his  love  to  the  service  of  God,  9  by  j^rayer, 

A  Fiialm  of  David. 

THE  Lord   is  ^my   light  and 
hny  salvation ;  whom  shall  I 
fear!  'the  Lord  is  the  strength  of 
my  life ;  of  whom  shall  I  be  afraid? 
^^jji   2  AVhen  the  wicked,  even  mine 
^^^*^'i?^\7' enemies  and  my  foes,  ^came  upon 
me  to  "  eat  up  my  flesh,  they  stum- 
i  bled  and  fell, 
•p.. 3. 6.     I    3  «=  Though  a  host  should  encamp 

^^  against    me 
'^^T      i^^ar 

against  me 
fident. 

4  ^One  thinf/  have  I  desired  of  the 
.Lord,  that  will  I  seek  after;  that 
I  may  *^  dwell  in  the  house  of  the 
LoiM)  all  tlio  (lays  of  my  life,  to 
Ix'liohl  "''the  beauty  of  the  Loud, 
and  to  inquire  in  his  temple. 

5  For  '  in  the  time  of  trouble  he 

shall  hide  me  in  his  pavilion:  in 

the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall 
g:3G 


I  Vt.  26. 8. 


ntikc  2.  37. 


II  Or, 

the  delight. 
k  Ps.  W.  17. 

iP».  31.  20.  A 
■  tcl.  .•!.  &!ll. 
In.  4.  G. 


though 


my  heart  shall  not 

war     should     rise 

in  this  ivill  I  he  con- 


he  hide  me;  he  shall  ^set  me  up 
upon  a  rock. 

6  And  now  shall  '  mine  head  be  I 
lifted  up  above  mine  enemies 
round  about  me :  therefore  will  I 
ofter  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  ^  of 
joy ;  I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing 
praises  unto  the  Lord.   cuaw^X^  ' 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with 
my  voice:  have  mercy  also  uj^on 
me,  and  answer  me. 

8  "TF/jeu  thou  saidst,  "'Seek  ye  my 
face;  my  heart  said  unto  thee, 
Thy  face,  Lord,  will"  I  seek.  * 

9  "  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  m^ 
put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger: 
thou  hast  been  my  help ;  leave  me 
not,  neither  forsake  me,  O  God  of 
my  salvation.         •> 

10  "When  my  father  and  my 
mother  forsake  me,  then  the  Lord 
t  will  take  me  up/J    ^ 

11  p  Teach  meThy  way,  ,0  Lord, 
and  lead  me  in  ^  a  plain  path,  be- 
cause of  '  mine  enemies.     » '*-  ^ 

12  "i  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the 
will  of  mine  eneipies:  for  'false 
witnesses  are  risen  up  Against  me, 
and  such  as  'breathe  out  cruelty.^ 
^13  I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  be- 
lieved to  see  the  goodness  of  the 
Lord  *  in  tpe  land  of  the  living. 

14  "Wait  on  the  Lord:  be  of 
[good  conirage,and  he  shall  strength- 
en thine  heart :  wait,  I  say,  on  the 
Lord.'  "v* 

PSALM  XXYIIL 

1  David  prayeth  earnestly  against  his  enemies.    6  He 
blesseth  God.     9  He  prayeth  for  the  people. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

NTO  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord 
my  rock;  ''be  not  silent  Uo 
me:  ^lest,  ifthou  be  silent  to  me, 
I  become  like  them  that  go  down 
into  the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplica-  j 
tions,  when  I  cry  unto  thee,  'when  i 
I  lift  up  my  hands  n' toward  thy 
holy  oracle. 

3  'Draw  me  not  away  with  the  ' 
wicked,  and  with  the  workers  of  ! 
iniquity,  "^  which  speak  peace  to  : 
their  neighbours,  but  mischief  is  in  j 
their  hearts.  j 

4  ^  Give  them  according  to  their 
deeds,  and  according  to  the  wick-  j 
edness  of  their  endeavours :    give 


u 


k  Ps.  40.  2. 


1  Ps.  3.  3. 


♦  Heb.  or 
shouting. 


il  Or,  .1/// 
heart  said 
unto  thee. 
Let  mtj/ace 
sei:k  thy 
face.  ^-c. 

™  Ps.  24.  0.  & 

105.  4. 
"  Ps.  C'.l.  17. 

&  143.  7. 


"  Is.  49. 15. 


t  Hcb.  will 
gather  me, 
Is.  40.  11. 

P  Ps.  25.  4.  & 
SU.'ll.&lli). 

t  Ileb. 
a  way  of 
ptain}ies<tj 
Vs.M.  12. 

t  Ueb. 
those  ichich 
observe  iiie^ 
Ps.  5.  8.  & 
54.  5. 

IPs.  .35.  25. 

■■  1  Sam.22.0. 
2  Sam.  10.7, 
8. 
Ps.  35.  II. 

"Acts  9.1. 

'  Ps.  .iC.  13.  & 
110. 9.  &  142. 

j'er.  11. 19. 
Ez.  20.  20. 
"  Ps.  31.  24. 
&  02.  1,  5.  & 
l:30.  .3. 
Is.  25.  9. 
Hab.  2.  3. 


"  Ps.  83.  1. 
t  Heb. 

from  me. 
b  Ps.  8S.  4.  & 

143.  7. 


'I  Kings  0. 

22,  23.  &  8. 

28,  29. 

Ps.  5.  7. 
II  Or.  toward 

the  oracle 

of  thy  sane 

tuary. 
J  Ps.  1.38.  2. 
'  Ps.  20.  9. 

fPs.  12.  2.  i 
.«.  21.  &  02. 
4. 
Jer.  9.  8. 


i!2Tim.4.14. 
llev.  18.  6. 


.1. 


d 


An  exiiortation  to  glorify  God. 


PSALMS. 


David  exhorteth  to  praise. 


U  Job  P4.  27. 
Is.  5.  )L'. 


i  Ps.  IS.  2. 


k  P«.  13.  5.  & 


SOr,  /ii'.t 

1  lleb. 
.•<trcii(/th  of 
idtratiuns, 

I  Ps.  a  I.  G. 

"'Deilt.y.Si). 
1  Kili.'s  8. 

I,  Or,  ni/e, 

Ps.  78.  71. 

"  Ezra  1.  4. 


•  1  Chr.  IG. 
L'8,  2!l. 
Ps.  'X.  7,  8, 

t  Heb. 

ue  sotifi  of 
the  miijlity. 

I  Heb.  the 
/lOiionr  of 
/lif  name. 

II  Or,  tn  Ills 
tjlorious 
sanctuary. 

1 2  Chr.  20. 

21. 

•■  Job  37.  4, 5. 
\\  Or.  yreai 

waters. 


t  Heb. 
I'fi  power. 


t  Heb. 
in  majesty. 


i  Is.  2.  1.3. 
•■Ps.  114.  4. 
(Dcut.  3.  9. 


tllcb. 
ctUtet/i  out. 


'  Num.13.26. 


h  Job  39. 1, 2, 

3. 

II  Or,  to  be  in 
jtain. 

II  Or,  creru 

whit  of  it 

vttereth, 

S,-c. 
iGen.G.  17. 

Job  ?Ji.  8,25. 
t  Ps.  10.  IG. 


1  Pa.  28.  8. 


them  after  the  work  of  their  hands; 
render  to  them  their  desert. 

5  Because  ''they  regard  not  the 
works  of  the  Loud,  nor  the  opera- 
tion of  his  hands,  lie  sliall  destroy 
them,  and  not  buihl  tlieni  \\\). 

(>  Blessed  ?><?  the  Ja)UI),  because  he 
hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  sui^pli- 
cations. 

7  The  Lord  is  'my  strength  and 
my  shield;  my  heart  "^ trusted  in 
him,  and  I  am  helped :  therefore 
my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth ;  and 
with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 

8  The  Loud  i.s  "their  strength,  and 
he  is  the  t' saving  strength  of  his 
anointed. 

9  Save  thy  people,  and  bless 
"'thine  inheritance:  "feed  them 
also,  "and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIX. 

1  David  exhorteth  priiicen  to  givt  (jlonj  to  God,  3  by 
reason  of  his  power,  Hand  protect  ion  of  his  people. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  unto  the  Lord,  O  ^je 
mighty,  give  unto  the  Lord 
glory  and  strength. 

2  Give  unto  the  Lord  Uhe  glory 
due  unto  his  name;  worship  the 
Lord  "in  ''the  beauty  of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
the  waters:  ''the  God  of  glory  thuii- 
dereth :  the  Lord  is  upon  "  many 
waters. 

j  4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  ^  pow- 
erful ;  the  voice  of  the  Lord  is 
^full  of  majesty. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh 
the  cedars;  yea,  the  Lord  break- 
eth ''the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

6  "He  maketh  them  also  to  skip 
like  a  calf;  Lebanon  and  "^Sirion 
like  a  young  unicorn. 

7  The  voice  of  the  Lord  ^  divideth 
the  flames  of  tire. 

8  The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh 
the  wilderness ;  the  Lord  shaketh 
the  wilderness  of  ^Kadesh. 

9  The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh 
''  the  hinds  "  to  calve,  and  discover- 
eth  the  forests:  and  in  his  tem- 
ple "doth  every  one  si)eak  of  his 
glory. 

10  The  Lord  'sitteth  upon  the 
flood ;  yea,  ^  the  Lord  sitteth  King 
for  ever.  I 

11  '  The  Lord  will  give  strength  j 


unto  his  i)eople ;   the.  Lord  will 
bless  his  peojde  with  peace. 

PSALM  XXX. 

1  David  praiseth  Ood  for  his  deliverance.  4  He  ex- 
horteth others  to  praise  him  by  examj^le  of  Ood's 
dealiiKj  with  him. 

A  Pealm  arid  Song  *  at  the  dedication  of  the  house 
of  David. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for 
thou  hast  ''lifted  me  up,  and 
hast  not  made  my  foes  to  'rejoice 
over  me. 

2  O  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto 
thee,  and  thou  hast  '^  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  ''thou  hast  brought  up 
my  soul  from  the  grave :  thou  hast 
kept  me  alive,  that  I  should  not 
'go  down  to  the  pit. 

4  "^Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints 
of  his,  and  give  thanks  "  at  the  re- 
membrance of  his  holiness. 

5  For  «*his  anger  endureth  hut  a 
moment;  ''in  his  favour  is  life: 
weeping  may  endure  *for  a  night, 
'  but  *  joy  Cometh  in  the  morning. 

G  And  ''in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I 
shall  never  be  moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast 
^made  my  mountain  to  stand 
strong :  '  thou  didst  hide  thy  face, 
and  I  was  troubled. 

8  I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord  ;  and 
unto  the  Lord  I  made  supplication. 

9  What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood, 
when  I  go  down  to  the  i)it  I  "'  Shall 
the  dust  praise  theef  shall  it  de- 
clare thy  truth  ? 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mer- 
cj^  upon  me :  Lord,  be  thou  my 
helper. 

11  "Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my 
mourning  into  dancing :  thou  hast 
put  off  my  sackcloth,  and  girded 
me  with  gladness ; 

12  To  the  end  that  "wi?/  glory  may 
sing  praise  to  thee,  and  not  be  si- 
lent. O  Lord  my  God,  I  will  give 
thanks  unto  thee  for  ever.     , 

PSALM  XXXI. 

1  David  shewing  his  confidence  in  Ood  craveih  his 
help.     7  He  rejoiceth  in  his  mercy.     9  He  praycth 
in  his  calamity.     ID  He  praiseth  God  for  his  good- 
ness. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

IX  ^  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 
trust;  let  me  never  be  ashamed: 
''deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

2  ''Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me; 
deliver  me  speedily :  be  thou  ^  my 

637 


1042. 
*  nuiit.20..'). 

2  Sum.  5.11. 

&  U.  2U. 


■  P«.  28.  0. 

b  I's.  25.  2.  & 
35.  in,  24. 


•■  Ps.  6.  2.  & 
KB.  3. 
i  Pa.  8G.  13. 


'  Pa.  28. 1. 

ri  Chr.  16.  4. 

Ps.  97.  12. 
II  Or,  to  the 

mentoriat. 


f  Ps.  103.  9. 

Ib.  2G.  20.  * 

54.7,8. 

2  Cor.  4. 17. 
i  Heb.  there 

is  but  a  mo- 

mc?it  in  hts 

auger. 
b  Ps.  &3.  3. 
I  Heb.  m  the 

eveninfj. 
'  Ps.  12G.  5. 
t  llcb. 

singing. 
k  JoJj  29.  IS. 
\  Heb. 

settled 

strength 

Jor  my 

mountain. 
1  Vs.  104.  29. 


""  Ps.  G.  5.  & 
RS.  11.&11.5. 
17.  &  lis.  17. 
Is.  38. 18. 


''2Saiti.C.14. 
Is.  (!1 .  3. 
Jer.31.  4. 


II  That  is, 
nij  tongue, 
<ir,  my 
soul : 
.Sec  Gen. 
49.  (i. 

Ps.  1G.9.  & 
57. 8. 


•  Ps.  22.  ."i.  & 
2.i.2.&7l.l. 
Is.  49.  23. 

bPs.  143.1. 

'Ps.  71.2. 

t  Heb.  to  me 
Jor  a  rock 
of  strength. 


David  pray etli  in  Ms  calamity. 


PSALMS.  Remission  of  sins  a  great  Messing. 


J  Ps.  18.  2. 


•  Ps.  23.  3.  & 
25.11. 


f  Luke  23.46. 
AcU7.  61^. 


e  Jonah  2. 8. 


lJohnlO.27. 


iDeutS'.-IO. 

1  Sam.  ir. 

46.  &  24. 18. 
k  Ps.  4. 1.  & 

18. 19. 


1  Ps.  C.  7. 


■"Pp.32.3.  & 
10-'.  3. 


"P6.41.8. 
Is.  53.  4. 

"Job  19. 1,3. 
P8.38.ll. 

&  88. 8, 18. 

PPs.W.8. 


IPs.  88. 4, 5. 

1 1leb. 
a  ve$telthat 
}>ci-Uliclh. 

'Jer.  20.10. 

•Jer.  6.  2i.& 

20.3. 

Lam.  2.  22. 
<  Matt.  27. 1. 


''Num.B.2J 

art. 

Ps.  4.  0.  & 

tjr.  1. 


»Pg.  25.  2. 


»1  Sam.  2.9. 
Ps.  I !.-..  17. 

WOr.lttllicm 
fn' rut  off/or 
till-  grave. 

•P^.  12.3. 


strong  rock,  for  a  house  of  defence 
to  save  me. 

3  "For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my 
fortress;  therefore '^ for  thy  name's 
sake  lead  me,  and  guide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they 
have  laid  privily  for  me :  for  thou 
art  my  strength. 

5  ^Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my 
spirit:  thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O 
Lord  God  of  truth. 

6  I  have  hated  them  ^that  regard 
lying  vanities :  but  I  trust  in  the 
Lord. 

7  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy 
mercy:  for  thou  hast  considered 
my  trouble ;  thou  hast  ^  known  my 
soul  in  adversities ; 

8  And  hast  not '  shut  me  up  into 
the  hand  of  the  enemy :  ''thou  hast 
set  my  feet  in  a  large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord, 
for  I  am  in  trouble :  '  mine  eve  is 
consumed  with  grief,  yea^  my  soul 
and  my  belly. 

1 0  For  my  life  is  spent  with  grief, 
and  my  years  with  sighing:  my 
strength  faileth  because  of  mine 
iniquity,  and  "my  bones  are  con- 
sumed. 

11  "I  was  a  reproach  among  all 
mine  enemies,  but  "especially 
among  my  neighbours,  and  a  fear 
to  mine  acquaintance:  ^they  that 
did  see  me  without  fled  from  me. 

12  '^  I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man 
out  of  mind :  I  am  like  *  a  broken 
vessel. 

13  "^For  I  have  heard  the  slander 
of  many :  ^fear  was  on  every  side : 
while  they  Hook  counsel  together 
against  me,  they  devised  to  take 
away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord: 
I  said.  Thou  art  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand :  de- 
liver me  from  the  hand  of  mine 
enemies,  and  from  them  that  iierse- 
cute  me. 

10  "^lake  thy  face  to  shine  upon 
thy  servant :  save  me  for  thy  mer- 
cies' sake. 

17  *Let  me  not  be  ashanuMl,  O 
Lord;  fori  hav(^  called  upon  thee: 
let  the  wicked  be  a.shnmcd,  and 
>i'let  them  be  silent  in  the  grave. 

18  'Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to 

038 


silence;  which  *  speak  *  grievous 
things  jiroudly  and  contemptuously 
against  the  righteous. 

19  ^  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness, 
which  thou  hast  laid  uj)  for  them 
that  fear  thee;  u'hich  thou  hast 
wrought  for  them  that  trust  in  thee 
before  the  sons  of  men  ! 

20  ^Thou  Shalt  hide  them  in  the 
secret  of  thy  presence  from  the 
pride  of  man:  ''thou  shalt  keep 
them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  from 
the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Blessed  he  the  Lord:  for  ^he 
hath  shewed  me  his  marvellous 
kindness  4n  a  >*  strong  city. 

22  For  s  I  said  in  my  haste,  ^  I  am 
cut  off  from  before  thine  eyes :  nev- 
ertheless thou  heardest  the  voice  of 
my  sui)plications  when  I  cried  unto 
thee. 

23  '  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his 
saints :  for  Ihe  Lord  preserveth 
the  faithful,  and  plentifully  reward- 
eth  the  proud  doer. 

24  ''Be  of  good  courage,  and  he 
shall  strengthen  your  heart,  all  ye 
that  hope  in  the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXXII. 

1  Slessedness  connsteih  in  remission  of  sins.  3  Con- 
fession of  sins  giveth  ease  to  tli£  conscience.  8  6-'od's 
promises  bring  joy. 

II A  Fittlm  of  David,  Maschil. 

BLESSED  is   he  whose  trans- 
gression is  forgiven,  ichose  sin 
is  covered. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom 
the  Lord  ^imimteth  not  iniquity, 
and  ^n  whose  spirit  there  is  no 
guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones 
waxed  old  through  my  roaring  all 
the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  thy  ''hand 
was  heavy  upon  me :  my  moisture 
is  turned  into  the  drought  of  sum- 
mer.    Selah. 

5  I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto 
thee,  and  mine  iniquity  have  I  not 
hid.  ''I  said,  I  will  confess  my 
transgressions  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my 
sin.     Selah. 

6  '^For  this  shall  every  one  that  is 
godly  ^pray  unto  thee  Mn  a  time 
when  thou  mayest  be  found :  surely 
in  the  floods  of  great. waters  they 
shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 


"1  Sam.2..1. 

Ps.  U4.  4. 
.  Judc  15. 
t  Ileb.a 

hard  thing. 

'■Is.  64.  4. 
1  Cor.  2.  9. 


=  Ps.  27.  5.  & 
32.  7. 


<f  Job  5. 21. 


'  Ps.  17,  7. 


fl  Sam.  23.7. 
II  Or,  fenced 
citfi. 
eiSam.  23. 

Ps.  116.  11. 
h  Is.  .38.  11, 
12. 

Lam.  3.  54. 
Jonah  2.  4. 


i  Ps.  34.  9. 


k  Ps.  27.  14. 


II  Or, 

A  Psalm  of 
David  gir- 
ing  instruc- 
tion. 

'Ps.  85.  2. 
Rom.  4.  6, 
7.8. 


l>2Cor.  5. 19. 
■^Juhn  1.47. 


dlSam 
11. 

Job  .3.3.  7. 
Ps.  3S.  2. 


3.G, 


•■  Prov.  2S.13. 
Is.  («.  24. 
Luke  15.18, 
21,  Ike. 
IJohnl.  9. 


'1  Tim.  1.1(1. 

B  Is.  5,5.  <;. 
John  7.34. 

t  Uib. 
iji  a  time 
of  find  tug. 


God  is  to  he  praised 


rS^^JLMS. 


for  Ms  goodness. 


h  Ps.  9. !).  & 
27.  3.  Hi  -.n. 
ai.  &  119. 

114. 


i  Ex.  1.5. 1. 
Judg.  S.  1. 

2  Sum.  22.1. 


t  Ileb.  / 
irift  counsel 
tliec,  juvic 
ei/f  slinll  be 
rtpnn  t/we. 

I  Pniv.  2H.  ;!. 

lJob35. 11. 


"'Prov.13.21. 

Rom.  2. ». 
"  Ps.  :-A.  8.  & 

M.  12. 

I'rov.  IG.20. 

Jcr.  1".  7. 


■'  Ps.  f,4. 10.  & 
tiH.S. 


"Ps.."2. 11.& 

:'".  12. 

l>  Ps.  147. 1. 


•■  Ps.  02.  3.  & 

U4.  'J. 
'IPs. '.in.  1.  .5: 
9S.  I.  &  144. 
I).  &  I4fl.  1. 
Is.  42.  10. 
Rev.  3.  9. 


'Vf.  n.T.Sz 
4.).  T. 
fPs.  119.64. 

11  Or,  mercy, 

SGfii.l.(i,  7. 

Uvb.  11.3. 

2  Pet.  ■■!.  5. 
l'Gcn.2.  1. 
iJob-26.  13. 


kGon.  l.tl. 
Job  2(1.  10. 
&  38.8. 


lGen.l..3. 
Ps.  148. 5. 


"Is.S.10.& 
19.  .1. 

t  Heb. 
iiiaketh 
frustrate. 

"  .lob  23. 13. 

Prov.  19.21. 

Is.  46. 10. 
t  Heb.  to 

generation 

and  tjener- 

atiort. 


7  ^  Thou  art  my  liidinc:  place ;  tliou 
slialt  preserve  me  from  trouble; 
thou  shalt  compass  me  about  with 
'  sougs  of  del  i  vcrauce.     Selah. 

8  I  will  instruct  thee  and  tonch 
tliee  in  tli(i  wjiy  which  tliou  shalt 
go:  *I  will  guide  thee  with  miue 
eA^e. 

9  ""Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as 
the  mule,  7r/uc/j  have  'no  undor- 
staudinu" :   whose  mouth  must  be 


■» 


held  in  Avith  bit  and  bridle,  lest 
they  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  "'Many  sorrows  shaU  he  to  the 
wicked :  but  "  he  that  trust(4l)  in 
the  LoiiD,  mercy  shall  compass  him 
about. 

11  "Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  re- 
joice, ye  righteous :  and  shout  for 
joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 

PSALM  XXXIII. 

1  God  is  to  be  ftminedfor  his  goodness,  6  for  his  pow- 
er,V2  and  for  his  2Ji'0vidence.  30  Conjidencc  is  to 
be  placed  in  God. 


R 


EJOICE  Mn  the  Lord,  O  ye 
righteous:  /or  'praise  is  come- 


ly for  the  upright. 
2   Praise  the  Lord 


with  harp: 


sing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery 
"and  an  instrument  of  ten  strings. 

3  ''Sing  unto  him  a  new  song; 
play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
right ;  and  all  his  works  are  done  in 
truth. 

5  ''He  loveth  righteousness  and 
judgment :  *^the  earth  is  full  of  the 
II  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

G  ^'By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were 
the  heavens  made;  and  ''all  the 
host  of  them  '  by  the  breath  of  his 
mouth. 

7  ''  He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the 
sea  together  as  a  heap :  he  layeth 
up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : 
let  all  tlie  inhabitants  of  the  world 
stand  in  awe  of  him. 

9  For  '  he  spake,  and  it  was  done; 
he  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10 '"  The  Lord  *  bringeth  the  coun- 
sel of  the  heathen  to  nought:  he 
maketli  the  devices  of  the  i^eople 
of  none  effect. 

11  "The  counsel  of  the  Lord 
standeth  for. ever,  the  thoughts  of 


his  heart  Ho  all  generations. 


12  "Blessed  is  the  nation  whose 
God  is  the  Lord  ;  and  the  i)eoi)le 
irhom  lie  hath  "^  chosen  for  his  own 
inheritance. 

13  "^The  Lord  looketh  from  heav- 
en ;  he  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of 
men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habita- 
tion he  looketh  upon  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  earth. 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts 
alike;  ""he  considereth  all  their 
works. 

1(5  'There  is  no  king  saved  by  the 
multitude  of  a  host :  a  mighty  man 
is  not  delivered  by  much  strength. 

17  *A  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for 
safety:  neither  shall  he  deliver  any 
by  his  great  strength. 

is  "Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord 
is  ^ux3on  them  that  fear  him,  upon 
them  that  hope  in  his  mercy  ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from 
death,  and  ^to  keep  them  alive  in 
famine. 

20  ^Our  soul  waiteth  for  the 
Lord  :  '"  he  is  our  help  and  our 
shield,   -^i- 

21  For  our  'heart  shall  rejoice  in 
him,  because  we  have  trusted  in 
his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 


us, 


according  as  we 


hope 


be 
in 


upon 
thee. 

PSALM  XXXIV. 

1  David  jjraiseth  God,  and  exhortcth  others  thereto  by 
his  experience.  8  They  are  Messed  that  trust  in  God. 
11  He  exhort eth  to  the  fear  of  God.  15  27ie  priv- 
ileges of  the  righteous. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  changed  his  behaviour 
before  II  Abimelech  ;  who  drove  hiin  away,  and 
he  departed. 

IAVILL  ''bless  the  Lord  at  all 
times:  his  praise  sliall  contin- 
ually he  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  ''boast 
in  the  Lord  :  "  the  humble  shall 
hear  thereof  and  be  glad. 

3  O  '^magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
and  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4  I  ''sought  the  Lord,  and  he 
heard  me,  and  delivered  me  from 
all  my  fears. 

5  II  They   looked   unto   him,  and 


were  nglitened :    and  their  faces 
were  not  ashamed. 

6  ^This  poor  man  cried,  and  the 
Lord  heard  Mm,  and  ^ saved  him 
out  of  all  his  troubles. 

639 


<'Ps.R5.4.& 
144. 15. 


PEx.  ifl..-;. 
Deut. :.«;. 


12Chr.ir,.9. 
J.ib2S.  2J. 
Ps.  11.  4.  & 
14.2. 
Prov.  15. 3. 


"■Job  .34.  21. 
Jer.32. 19. 


'  Pa.  44.  G. 


•Ps.  20.  7.  & 
147.10. 
Piov.21.."l. 


"  .Job  3fi.  7. 

Ps.  .34. 1.5. 

1  Pet.  3.  12. 
"  Ps.  147. 11. 


y  Job  ,'-..20. 
Ps.  37. 19. 


'Ps.(>2.1,5. 
&  1.30.  (i. 

"Ps.  Uo.9, 
10, 11. 


1'  Ps.  13.  5. 
Zech.  10.  7. 
John  16. 22. 


II  OT,Achish, 
1  Sam.  21. 
13. 

» Eph.  5.  20. 

1  Thess.  5. 
IS. 

2Thess.l.3. 
&  2. 13. 

I>Jer.  9.24. 
lCor.l..3I. 

2  Cor.  10.17. 
'Ps.  119.  74. 

&  142.  7. 

i  Ps.  09.  .30. 
Luke  1. 46. 


'  Mutt.  7.  7. 
Luke  U.  y. 


I)  Or,  Theii 
jtmoerl  un- 
to him. 


rPs.3.  4. 

Sver.  17, 19. 
2  ,Sain.  22. 1. 


Tlie  privileges  of  the  righteous. 


PSALMS.         David  prayeth  against  his  enemies. 


k  Dan.  r,.  22. 

Heb.  l.U. 
i  Sec  Gf--n. 

.12.1,2. 

2  Kinirs  6. 

17. 

Zech.  9..S. 
k  1  Pet.  2.  3. 
1 1's.  2.  U. 


="P8.  31.23. 


I"  Job  4.10,11. 
"Pa.  84. 11. 


PPs.32.8. 


11PeL3.10, 
11. 


'  1  Pet.  2.  22. 

"  Ps.  .37.  27. 

Is.  1.  K.  17. 
'  liom.  12.18. 

Heb.  12.  14. 
"Job  oti.  7. 

P».  .33.  18. 

1  Pet.  3. 12: 

'  ver.  6, 17. 

J  Lev.  17. 10. 

Jer.  44. 11. 

Amo8  '.t.  4. 
■  Prov.  10.  7. 


*ver.G,l.v,in. 
P»,  145.  ly, 


1<P8.145. 18. 
•P«.51.17. 

Is.  .57.  1  j.  & 

61. 1.  Si«i.2. 
t  Heb.  to 

the  broken 

of  heart. 
( «cb. 

contrite  of 

tpirit. 
jProv.24.1fi. 

2  Tim.  3. 11, 

12. 

'  ver.  C.  17. 
r  John  I'J.  Sli. 


«  Ph.  94. 23. 


I  Or,  fhall  be 

uuilty. 
k  2  -Sam.  4.  9. 

1  Kin(;a  1. 

2!». 

P«.  71.2.",.  A 

103.4. 

Lam.  3.  £8. 


■P«.  4.3.  l.ft 
11«.  IM. 
Lani.  3.  S». 

kEx.  14.  25. 


7  ^  The  angel  of  the  Lord  '  en- 
campeth  round  about  them  that 
fear  him,  and  delivereth  them. 

8  O  ''taste  and  see  that  the  Lord 
is  good :  '  blessed  is  the  man  that 
trusteth  in  him. 

9  ""  O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints : 
for  tliere  is  no  want  to  them  that 
fear  him. 

10  "Tlie  young  lions  do  lack,  and 
suffer  hunger:  "but  they  that  seek 
the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  un- 
to me:  "I  will  teach  you  the  fear 
of  the  Lord. 

12  '1  What  man  is  he  that  desireth 
life,  and  loveth  many  days,  that  he 
may  see  good  ? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 
and  thy  lips  from  "^  speaking  guile. 

14  ^jDejiart  from  evil,  and  do 
good ;  *  seek  i)eace,  and  pursue  it. 

15  "The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  up- 
on the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are 
open  unto  their  ''  cry. 

IG  ^The  face  of  the  Lord  is 
against  them  that  do  evil,  ""to  cut 
off  the  remembrance  of  them  from 
the  earth. 

17  The  righteous  cry,  and  ""the 
Lord  heareth,  and  delivereth  them 
out  of  all  their  troubles. 

18  ^The  Lord  is  nigh  "^unto  them 
that  are  of  a  broken  heart ;  and 
saveth  such  as  be  ^of  a  contrite 
spirit. 

1 9  ''  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the 
righteous :  '  but  the  Lord  deliver- 
eth him  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones :  ^not 
one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  «Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked: 
and  they  that  hate  the  righteous 
"shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  ''  redeemeth  the  soul 
of  his  servants:  and  none  of  them 
that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate. 

PSALM  XXXV. 

1  David  praijeth  for  hh  ovm  xafdy,  and  his  enemieii' 
corifotxion.  11  //e  complaineth  of  their  wrorififal 
dealing.     22  Thereby  lie  incilcth  God  againd  them. 

A  I^alm  of  David. 

LEAD    ""my  cause^    O    Lord, 
with    them    that   strive   Avitli 
me:  'light  against  them  that  fight 
against  me. 


P 


2  '^Take  hold  of  shield  and  buck- 
ler, and  stand  up  for  mine  help. 

3  Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and 
stop  the  way  against  them  that 
persecute  me:  say  unto  my  soul, 
1  am  thy  salvation. 

4  ''Let  them  be  confounded  and 
put  to  shame  that  seek  after  my 
soul:  let  them  be  "^turned  back 
and  brought  to  confusion  that  de- 
vise my  hurt. 

5  "^Let  them  be  as  chaff  before  the 
wind:  and  let  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  chase  them. 

6  Let  their  way  be  ^^dark  and 
slippery :  and  let  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  persecute  them. 

7  For  Avithout  cause  have  they 
''hid  for  me  their  net  in  a  pit, 
tvhich  without  cause  they  have 
digged  for  my  soul. 

8  Let '  destruction  come  upon  him 
^at  unawares ;  and  ''let  his  net  that 
he  hath  hid  catch  himself:  into 
that  very  destruction  let  him  fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
the  Lord  :  '  it  shall  rejoice  in  his 
salvation. 

10  "'All  my  bones  shall  say.  Lord, 
"who  is  like  unto  thee,  which  de- 
liverest  the  x>oor  from  him  that  is 
too  strong  for  him,  yea,  the  poor 
and  the  needy  from  him  that  sj)oil- 
eth  him  f 

11  t ° False  witnesses  did  rise  up; 
Uhey  laid  to  my  charge  things  that 
I  knew  not. 

12  ^'They  rewarded  me  evil  for 
good  to  the  ^  spoiling  of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  "^when  they 
were  sick,  my  clothing  was  sack- 
cloth: I  "humbled  my  soul  with 
fasting;  "^and  my  prayer  returned 
into  mine  own  bosom. 

14  I  *  behaved  myself  ^as  though 
he  had  heen  my  friend  or  brother : 
I  bowed  down  heavily,  as  one  that 
mourneth/or  his  mother. 

15  But  in  mine  Uidversity  they 
rejoiced,  and  gathered  themselves 
together:  yea,  "the  abjects  gather- 
ed themselves  together  against  me, 
and  1  knew  it  not ;  they  did  '  tear 
me,  and  ceased  not : 

10  With  hypocritical  mockers  in 
ft^asts,  "'th(^y  gnashed  upon  me 
with  their  teeth. 


'  Is.  42.  13. 


•iver.  26. 
P8.40.14, 15. 
&  70.  2,  3. 

•  Ps.  120.  .5. 


fJob  21.18. 
Ps.1.4.  & 
83.  13. 
Is.  29.  5. 
Hos.  13.  3. 


t  Heb.  dark- 
ness and 
slipperi- 
ness. 

'  Ps.  73.  18. 
Jer.  23.  12. 


k  Ps.  9.  15. 


■  1  Thess.5.3. 

t  Heb. which 
he  knoiveth 
not  ot\ 

k  Ps.  7. 15.  IG. 
&  57.  i;.  * 
141.  y,  10. 
Prov.  5.  22. 


IPs.  13.5. 


">  See  Ps.  51. 


°Ex.  15.11. 
Ps.  71.  19. 


t  Ilcb. 
^yitne%se9 
of  wrong. 

"  Ps.  27.  12. 

t  Heb.  Ihey 
asked  :iie. 

pps.;is.  20.& 

109.  3,  4,  5. 

Jer.  IS.  20. 

John  10. 32. 
t  Heb. 

depriving. 
'1  Job  30.  25. 

Ps.  69.  10, 

11. 
II  Or. 

afflicted. 
'Matt.10.13. 

Luke  10.  G. 

tlleb. 

walked. 
t  Heb.  as  a 
friend,  as  a 

brother  to 

7ne. 


tllib. 
haUina, 
Ps.  38.  17 


'Job  .30.  1,8, 
12. 


'Job  16.9. 


°  Job  IG.  9. 
Ps.  37.  12. 
Lam.  2. 16. 


G40 


David  complainetli  of  Ids  enemies. 


PSALMS. 


The  falsehood  of  the  wicked. 


'Ilah.  1.13. 

*  ircb.<my 
onlt/  one. 

'  Ps.  22.  20. 

»  Ps.  22.  25, 
r,].  k  w.'.t, 
111.  k  111.  1. 

tllcb. 

'  Ps.   IC:   i.   & 

•jr>.  2.  &  38. 

Ki. 
tUcb. 

f'lthchi. 

Ps.  ."A  HI. 
kJob  1.1.  12. 

Prov.  (i.  l;!. 

&  10. 10. 
■'  Ps.  69.  4.  & 

10!).  3.&liy. 

1111. 

J,nm.  ."!.  52. 

John  15.  25. 


i  Ps.  22.  \X 

'  Vs.  40. 15.  & 
51.  7.  &  70. 3. 


f  Ex. ,"!.  7. 

Acts  7.  .)4. 
f  Ps.  28.  1.  & 

83.1. 
1.  Ps.  10.  1.  & 

22. 11,  l:i.  & 

.•18.21.  Si  71. 
12. 
i  Ps.  44.  23.  & 
80.2. 


1-  Ps.  2(1.  1. 
12Thcss.l.G. 
"ver.  10. 

"P6.27. 12.  & 
70.  3.  &  140. 
8. 

f  Heb.  Ah, 
ah.oursoul. 

°  Lam.  2. 10. 


P  vcr.  4. 
Ps.  40.  14. 


1  Pb.  10!).  20. 

&  132.  IS. 

■•Ps.  38.  10. 


•Rom.12.15. 

1  Cor.l2.  2i;. 
f  Heb.  nil/ 

i-ii/fiteous- 

ness, 

Prov.  8.  18. 
•  Ps.  70.  4. 

"Ps.  149.  4. 


*P8.50. 1,5. 
&ol.  14.  & 
71.  24. 


wilt    thon 
soul   from 
my    darling" 


■Kom.  3. 18. 


kDeut.29.19. 
Pb.  10.  3.  & 
4».  IS. 


17    Lord,    how    lonc^ 
"^look   on?    rosciie   my 
tlieir    destructions,    *  ■ 
from  the  lions. 

18 'I  will  oive  tliee  thr»nks  in  the 
UTeat  eonuroiiation :  1  will  praise 
thee  among'  hnucli  ])eople. 

11)  'Let  not  them  that  are  mine 
enemies  ^  wrongfully  rejoiee  over 
me:  neither  Met  them  wink  with 
the  eye  '^that  hate  me  without  a 
cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace: 
but  they  devise  deceitful  matters 
against  them  that  are  quiet  in  the 
land. 

21  Yea,  they  ''opened  their  mouth 
wide  againsf  me,  and  said,  ''Aha, 
alia,  our  eye  hath  seen  it. 

22  This  thou  hast  ^seen,  O  Lord: 
^keep  not  silence:  O  Lord,  be  not 
''  far  from  me. 

23  '  Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to 
my  judgment,  even  unto  my  cause, 
my  God  and  my  Lord. 

24  ''Judge  me,  O  Lord  my  God, 
'  according  to  thy  righteousness ; 
and  '"let  them  not  rejoice  over  me. 

25  "Let  them  not  say  in  their 
hearts,  'Ah,  so  would  we  have  it: 
let  them  not  say,  °AYe  have  swal- 
lowed him  up. 

2G  ^Let  them  be  ashamed  and 
brought  to  confusion  together  that 
rejoice  at  mine  hurt :  let  them  be 
'clothed  with  shame  and  dishonour 
that  'magnify  themselves  against 
me. 

27  'Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and 
be  glad,  that  favour  ^my  righteous 
cause:  yea,  let  them  'say  continu- 
ally. Let  the  Lord  be-  magnified, 
"which  hath  pleasure  in  the  pros- 
perity of  his  servant. 

28  ''And  my  tongue  sliall  speak 
of  thy  righteousness  and  of  thy 
praise  all  the  day  long. 

PSALM  XXXYI. 

1  The  grievous  estate  of  the  wicked.  5  TJie  excellency 
of  God's  riiercy.  10  David  prayeth  for  favour  to 
God's  children. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David  the  serv- 
ant of  the  LoKD. 

THE  transgression  of  the  wick- 
ed saith  within  my  heart,  that 
'  there  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his 
eyes. 
2  For  ^he  flattereth  himself  in  his 

41 


own   eyes,   hmtil   his   iniquity  be 
found  to  be  hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  in- 
iquity and  'deceit:  ''he  liath  left 
off  to  be  wise,  and  to  do  good. 

4  'lledeviseth  "mischief  ui)on  his 
bed  ;  he  setteth  himself  'in  a  way 
that  is  not  good ;  he  abhorreth  not 
evil. 

5  ^'Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  is  in  the 
heavens ;  and  thy  faithfulness 
reacheth  luito  the  clouds. 

0  Thy  righteousness  is  like  ♦  the 
great  mountains;  ''thy  judgments 
are  a  great  deep:  O  Lord,  'thou 
preservest  man  and  beast. 

7  ''How  U^xcellent  is  thy  loving- 
kindness,  O  God !  therefore  the 
children  of  men  '  put  their  trust 
under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  "'They  shall  be  +  abundantly 
satisfied  Avith  the  fatness  of  thy 
house ;  and  thou  shalt  make  them 
drink  of  "the  river  "of  thy  jjleas- 
ures. 

9  PFor  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of 
life :  ''  in  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

10  O  *  continue  thy  lovingkind- 
ness  "^unto  them  that  know  thee; 
and  thy  righteousness  to  the  'up- 
right in  heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come 
against  me,  and  let  not  the  hand 
of  the  wicked  remove  me. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity fallen :  they  are  cast  down, 
'  and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 


PSALM  XXXYII. 

David  persuadelh  to  jialience  and  confidence  in  God, 
by  the  different  estate  of  the  godly  and  t/ie  viicked. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

FRET  Miot  thyself  because  of 
evil  doers,  neither  be  thou  en- 
vious against  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down 
''like  the  grass,  and  wither  as  the 
green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good; 
.so  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
t  verily  thou  shalt  be  fed. 

4  '^  Delight  thyself  also  in  the 
Lord  ;  and  he  shall  give  thee  the 
desires  of  thine  heart. 

5  ♦ ''  Commit  thy  way  unto  the 
Lord  ;  trust  also  in  him ;  and  he 
shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

641 


♦  Heb. 
to  Jilt  1 1  his 
iniqiiUtj  to 
hate. 


'  Ps.  12.  2. 
J  Jer.  4. 22. 


•  Prov.  4. 10. 

Mic.2. 1. 
H  Or,  vanitj/. 
fl8.(55.2. 


B  Vs.  .57. 10.  & 
lOS.  4. 


♦  Ilcb.  the 
ntonntuins 

or  (Jotl. 

h.lob  11.8. 

Ps.  77. 19. 

Kom.  11.33. 
ij()b7.20. 

Ps.  145.  9. 

1  riin.4. 10. 
k  P».  31. 19. 
tllob. 

ftreciovs. 

I  Ruth  2.  12. 
P..i.  17.8.  » 
ill.  4. 

""  Ps.  a5. 4. 
1  rieb. 
uatered. 


"  Job  20. 17. 

Rev.  22. 1. 

"  Ps.  1«.  11. 

PJer.  2. 1.3. 

John  4. 10, 

14. 
'1 1  Pet.  2. 9. 
t  Heb. 

draw  out  at 

length. 
Mer.  22. 16. 
"  Ps.  7. 10.  & 

!)4. 15.  &  97. 

11. 


'  Ps.  1.  5. 


'  ver.  7. 
Ps.  73.  3. 
Prov.  2.3. 17. 
&  24. 1,19. 


b  Ps.  90.  6, 6. 


f  Heb. 
in  inith,  or, 
stableyiens. 
'Is.  58. 14. 

t  Heb.  Roll 

thu  way 

vjion  the 

LORD, 
i  Ps.  5.'').  22. 

Prov.  18.  .3. 

Mutt.  (i.  25. 

Luke  12.22. 

1  Pet.  5.  7. 


Tlie  different  end  of 


PSALMS. 


good  and  lad  men. 


'iohU.lT. 
Mic.  7. 9. 


f  Ps.  c-2. :. 

tlleb. 

Be  silent  to 

the  Lord. 
B  Is.  30. 15. 

Lam.  3.  ^-6. 
bver.  1,8. 

Jer.  I'J.  1. 


Eph.  4.  21!. 


k  Job  27. 13, 
14. 


Ivor.  11,^2, 

2y. 

Is.. 5'.  13. 
"•  Ik-b.  10.30, 

.3r. 

"  Job  7. 10.  i 
IS).  9. 


"Matt.  5. 5. 


J  Or, 
practt$eth. 

f  Ps.  35.  IC. 


IPs.  2. 4. 


'lSom.2C. 
lU. 


t  Hcb. 
the  upright 
of  way. 

•  Mic.  5. «. 


'ProT.J.5.16. 
&  I«.  8. 
1  Tim.  0.  C, 


■Job.'».15. 
P..  10. 1.5. 
Ez.  30.^1, 
&c. 


•Pd.l.C. 


Jii.eo.2i. 


•Job  .5. 20. 
V».:a.VJ. 


t  Ileb.  the 
prccif}tts- 
nei*M  of 
tanihg. 

•  r«.  102. 3. 


bP«.112.5,9. 


«ProT.3.3.3. 


0  *And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy 
righteousness  as  the  light,  and  thy 
judgment  as  the  noonday. 

7  *^Uiest  in  the  Lord,  ^'and  wait 
patiently  for  him:  'fret  not  thy- 
self because  of  him  who  prospereth 
in  his  way,  because  of  the  man 
who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to 
pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake 
wrath:  'fret  not  thyself  in  any 
wise  to  do  evil. 

9  ''For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off: 
but  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord, 
they  shall '  inherit  the  earth. 

10  For  '"yet  a  little  while,  and  the 
wicked  shall  not  he:  yea,  "thou 
slialt  diligently  consider  his  place, 
and  it  shall  not  he. 

11  ''But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the 
earth ;  and  shall  delight  themselves 
in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

12  The  wicked  "  plotteth  against 
the  just,  I'and  gnasheth  upon  him 
with  his  teeth. 

13*1  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him: 
for  he  seeth  that  "^his  day  is  com- 
ing. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out 
the  sword,  and  have  bent  their 
bow,  to  cast  down  the  i^oor  and 
needy,  and  to  slay  ^such  as  be  of 
upright  conversation. 

15  "Their  sword  shall  enter  into 
their  own  heart,  and  their  bows 
shall  be  broken. 

IG  ^A  little  that  a  righteous  man 
hath  is  better  than  the  riches  of 
many  wicked. 

17  For  "the  arms  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  broken :  but  the  Lord  up- 
holdeth  the  righteous. 

18  Tlie  Lord  '^knoweth  the  days 
of  the  upright :  and  their  inherit- 
ance shall  be  ^for  ever. 

11)  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in 
the  evil  time:  and  'in  the  days  of 
famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 

20  lint  the  wicked  sliall  perish, 
and  tlie  enciuiies  of  the  Lord  shall 
he  as  *  the  fat  of  lambs :  they  shall 
consuuje ;  '^  into  smoke  shall  they 
consume  away. 

21  The  wicked  borroweth,  and 
payeth  not  again:  l)ut 'the  right- 
eous shew(;tli  mercy,  and  givcth. 

22  'For  shcJl  as  he  bles.sed  of  him 

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shall  inherit  the  earth ;  and  they 
that  he  cursed  of  him  '^  shall  be  cut 
off. 

23  '^The  steps  of  a  good  man  are 
II  ordered  by  the  Lord  :  and  he  de- 
lighteth  in  his  way. 

24  ^Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not 
be  utterly  cast  down  :  for  the  Lord 
upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  noiv  am 
old ;  yet  have  I  not  seen  the  right- 
eous forsaken,  nor  his  seed  *'' beg- 
ging bread. 

20  ''ife  is  ^  ever  merciful,  and  lend- 
eth ;  and  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  'Depart  from  evil,  and  do 
good ;  and  dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  '^'loveth  judg- 
ment, and  forsaketh  not  his  saints ; 
they  are  preserved  for  ever:  'but 
the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut 
off. 

29  ">The  righteous  shall  inherit 
the  land,  and  dwell  therein  for 
ever. 

30  "The  mouth  of  the  righteous 
speaketh  wisdom,  and  his  tongue 
talketh  of  judgment 

is  in  his 
of    his   "steps    shall 
slide. 

32  The  wicked  Pwatcheth  the 
righteous,  and  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  "will  not  leave  him 
in  his  hand,  nor  "^condemn  him 
when  he  is  judged. 

34  ^Wfdt  on  the  Lord,  and  keep 
his  way,  and  he  shall  exalt  thee  to 
inherit  the  land :  '  when  the  wick- 
ed are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

35  "I  have  seen  the  wicked  in 
great  power,  and  spreading  him- 
self like  II  a  green  bay  tree. 

30  Yet  he  "^i^assed  away,  and,  lo, 
he  icas  not 
he  could  not  be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  be- 
hold tlie  upright:  for  -the  end  of 
that  man  is  x)eace. 

38  'But  the  transgressors  shall  be 
destroyed  together :  the  end  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  liut  ""the  salvation  of  the  right- 
eous is  of  the  LoiiD :  he  is  their 
strength  ^in  the  time  of  trouble. 

40  And  "'the  Lord  shall  help 
them,  and  deliver  them :  he  shall 


31  "The  law  of  his  God 
heart ;    none 


yea,  I  sought  him,  but 


<1  ver.  9. 


"■1  Sam.  2.9. 

Prov.  m.  9. 
11  Or, 

established. 


fPs.."  1.19.20. 
&40.  2.  &91. 
12. 

Prov.  24. 10. 
Mie.  7.  8. 
2  Cor.  4.  9. 


B.IoblS.  2.^. 
Ps.  .-,9.  15.  & 
109.  10. 

h  Deut.  15. 8, 

10. 

Ps.  112.  5,9. 
t  Ilcb. 

all  the  day. 
i  Ps.  ?.i.  H. 

Is.  1.  le,  17. 

kPs.  11.7. 


iPa.  21.10. 
Prov.  2.  22. 
Is.  14.  20. 


'  Prov.  2.  21. 


"51311.12.3.5. 


"  Deut. «.  fi. 

Ps.  40. 8.  & 

11 9.98. 

Is.  51.  7. 
II  Or,  goings. 

<•  Ps.  10.  8. 


T  2  Pet.  2.9. 
'  Ps.  109.  31. 


s  vor.  0. 
Ps.  27.  14. 
Piov.  20. 22. 


'  Ps.  52.  .■;,  0. 
&  91.  8. 


"  Job  5.  3. 


I'  Or,  a  green. 
tree  tlint 
nroweth  in 

/li-iOU'tlSOlt, 

'•Job  20.  5, 


y  Is.  32.  17.  Si 
57.  2. 


'  Ps.  1.-4.  & 
52.5. 


"  Ps.  3.  8. 


l'P«.  9.  9. 
•:  Is.  31.  5. 


I 


David  wqyloreth  God^s  mercy. 


PSALMS. 


TJie  hrevity  and  vanity  of  life. 


i  1  Chr.  5. 20. 
Dan.  a.  17, 
28.  &  «.  '23. 


*  Ps.70,  title. 
"Ps.  (i.l.    ■ 


b  Job  6. 4. 
'  Ps.  32.  4. 


<i  Ps.  6.  2. 

t  Heb.;«'oc«, 
or,  health. 


'  Ezra  n.  G. 
Ps.  4<).  12. 


r  Matt.  11. 28. 


tHeb. 

icried, 
eps.  .3.5.  14. 
liJobSO.  28. 

Ps.  42.  9.  & 

4;5.  2. 


"  Job  ".  S. 
k  ver.  3. 


"  Job  X  24. 
Ps.  22.  I. 

Is.  i'J.  U. 


■"  Ps.  G.  7.  & 

88.9. 
f  lieb.  is  not 

irith  inc. 
"Ps.  31.  11. 

"Luke  10.31, 

32. 
tHeb. 

stroke. 
li  Or,  7/11/ 

neighiovrs, 
TLuke  2."..49. 
'l2Sani.ir.l, 

2,  .-i. 
'2.Sam.lC.r, 

8. 
"  Ps.  35.  20. 


'  Sec  2  Sam. 
K.  10. 
"  Ps.  39.  2, 9. 


D  Or,  thee  do 

I  watt  for. 
»  2  Sam.  IC. 

12. 

Ps.  39.  7. 
II  Or, 

ansiirr. 

i  y  Ps.  13. 4. 


>;  'Deut..?2.35. 
»f'P8.3o.  26. 


deliver  tliem  from  the  wicked,  and 
save  tliem,  ''because  tbey  trust  in 
him. 

PSALM  XXXVIII. 

David  movefh  God  to  take  compassion  of  Jiis  pitiful 
case. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  *  to  bring  to  reraembnince. 

0"L0R1),  rebuke  me  not  in  thy 
wrath :  neither  chasten  me  in 
thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  For  'thine  arrows  stick  fast  in 
me,  and  "thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 

3  There  is  no  soundness  in  my 
flesh  because  of  thine  auger;  ''nei- 
ther is  there  any  ^rest  in  my  bones 
because  of  my  sin. 

4  For  ''mine  inicpiities  are  gone 
over  mine  head:  as  a  heavv  bur- 
den  thev  are  too  Hieavv  for  me. 

5  My  wounds  stink  and  are  cor- 
rupt because  of  my  foolishness. 

G  I  am  troubled;  *-'!  am  bowed 
down  greatly  ;  ''  I  go  mourning  all 
the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a 
'loathsome  disease :  and  there  is  ""no 
soundness  in  my  flesh. 

8  I  am  feeble  and  sore  broken : 
'  I  have  roared  by  reason  of  the  dis- 
quietness  of  my  heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before 
thee ;  and  my  groaning  is  not  hid 
from  thee. 

10  My  heart  ijanteth,  my  strength 
faileth  me :  as  for  "'  the  light  of 
mine  eyes,  it  also  ^  is  gone  from  me. 

11  "My  lovers  and  my  friends 
''stand  aloof  from  my  *sore;  and 
"my  kinsmen  ''stand  afar  off. 

12  They  also  that  seek  after  my 
life  "  lay  snares  for  me ;  and  they 
that  seek  my  hurt  ^speak  mischiev- 
ous things,  and  'imagine  deceits  all 
the  day  long. 

13  But  *I,  as  a  deaf  man.,  heard 
not;  "and  I  was  as  a  dumb  man 
that  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

14  Thus  I  was  as  a  man  that  hear- 
eth  not,  and  in  whose  mouth  are  no 
reproofs. 

15  For  "in  thee,  O  Lord,  ^do  I 
hope :  thou  wilt  "  hear,  O  Lord  my 
God. 

16  For  I  said.  Hear  me,  ^'lest  other- 
ivise  they  should  rejoice  over  me: 
when  my  '^foot  slippeth,  they  ^mag- 
nify themselves  against  me. 


17  For  I  am  ready  Uo  halt,  and 
mv  sorrow  is  continuall  v  before  me. 

18  For  I  will  'declare  mine  iniq- 
uity; I  will  be  ^sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  t^re  lively, 
and  they  are  strong :  and  they  that 
''hate  me  wnmgfully  are  multi])lied. 

20  They  also  'that  render  evil  for 
good  are  mine  adversaries;  "^ be- 
cause I  follow  the  thincj  th'at  good  is. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord  :  O 
my  God,  -be  not  far  from  me. 

22  ]\Iake  haste  Uo  help  me,  O 
Lord  'my  salvation. 

PSALM  XXXIX. 

1  David's  care  of  Ids  tlioughts.  4  The  consider  at  io7i 
of  the  bri'vitr/  and  vanity  of  Jife,  7  the  reverence  of 
(rod's  judgments,  10  and  prayer,  are  his  bridles  of 
impatiency. 

To  the  cliicf  Musician,  even  to  *  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm 
of  David. 

I  SAID,  I  will  nake  heed  to  my 
ways,  that  I  sin  not  with  my 
tongue:  I  will  keep  ^^'my  mouth 
with  a  bridle,  "while  the  wicked  is 
before  me. 

2  ''  I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I  held 
my  x^eace,  even  from  good ;  and  my 
sorrow  was  ^  stirred. 

3  Mv  heart  was  hot  within  me; 
while  I  was  musing  "the  fire  burn- 
ed: then  spake  I  with  my  tongue, 

4  Lord,  'make  me  to  know  mine 
end,  and  the  measure  of  my  days, 
what  it  is  ;  that  I  may  know  "how 
frail  I  am. 

5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my 
days  as  a  handbreadth  ;  and  ^mine 
age  is  as  nothing  before  thee: 
''  verily  every  man  ^  at  his  best 
state  is  altogether  vanity.     Selah. 

6  Surely  every  man  walketh  in 
^ '  a  vain  shew :  surely  they  are  dis- 
quieted in  vain :  ^  he  heapeth  up 
riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  shall 
gather  them. 

7  And  now,  Lord,  what  wait  I  for? 
'  my  hope  is  in  thee. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  trans- 
gressions: make  me  not  "the  re- 
proach of  the  foolish. 

9  "I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my 
mouth;  because  "thou  didst  it. 

10  PEemove  thy  stroke  away  from 
me :  I  am  consumed  by  the  ^  blow 
of  thine  hand. 

11  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost 
correct  man  for  iniquity,  thou  mak- 

643 


t  Hcb.  for 
halting, 
Ps.  35.  15. 


>>  Ps.  32.  5. 

Prov.  28.W. 
•'  2  Cor.  7. 0, 

10. 

t  Ileb.  being 
tiring,  are 
strong. 

*  Ps.  35.  19. 

'  Ps.  55.  12. 

fScpl  Pet. 
3. 13. & 
iJohn  3.12. 


sPs.  35.22. 
)  IWh.for 

vii/  help. 
hPs.27. 1.& 

fi2.  2,  fi. 

Is.  12.  2. 


•lChr.lfi.41. 

&  25.1. 

Ps.  (i2,  &  77, 

title. 
»1  Kinprs2.4. 

2  Kings  10. 

tHeb. 
a  hridle.'OT, 
muzzle  for 
mif  mouth. 

I'Ps.  141.3. 
James  3.2. 

'  Col.  4.  5. 

i  Ps.  ;i8. 13. 


t Ileb. 
troubled. 


«Jer.  20.9. 


fPs.  90.12.  & 
119.84. 


II  Or, 

what  time  1 
have  liere. 


e  Ps.  90. 4. 


hver.  U. 

I's.  02.  9.  & 

144.  4. 
t  Heb. 

settled. 

t  Heb. 

an  image. 
U  Cor.  7.31. 

James  4. 14. 
kJob27. 17. 

Ecc.2.18,21, 

20.  &  5.  14. 

Luke  12.20, 

21. 


IPs.  38. 15. 


""  Ps.  44. 13. 
&  79. 4. 


"  Lev.  10. 3. 

Job  40.  4,  5. 

Ps.  38. 13. 
°  2  Sam.  16. 

10. 

Job  2. 10. 
P  Job  9. 34. 

&  13.  21. 
flleb. 
conflict. 


i  • 


Obedience  better  than  sacrifice. 


PSALMS. 


The  merciful  man''s  recompense. 


*Heh.tkat 

which  U  to 
he  desired 
in  him  to 
inett  away. 

T  Job  4.  19.  & 

13.  28. 

Is.  30.  9. 

Hos.  5. 12. 
■•ver.S. 
'  Lev.  25.  2."!. 

IChr.  29.13. 

Ps.  119.  19. 

2  Cor.  5.  6. 

Heb.  11.  13. 

1  Pet.  1. 17. 

A  2.  11. 
'Gen.  47. 9. 
"  Job  10.  20, 

21.  &  14. 5, 6. 
»Job  14.10, 

11,12. 


t  Ileb. 
Jn  waiting 
I  waited. 

'  Ps.  27. 14.  & 
37.7. 


t  Hcb.  a  pit 
of'  noise. 
kPe.69.2,14. 
'  Ps.  27. 5. 
i  P«.  37.  23. 

•P9.33.3. 


fP8.52.6. 


«Pb.34.8. 
Jcr.  17.7.       1 
k  Pa.  101.3,7.  i 


IPs.  125. 3. 

kEx.  15. 11. 
Job  3. 9.  <c 
It.  111. 

P8.71.15.  & 
»2.  5.  &  139. 
6,17. 

1 1«.  55.  8. 

II  Or, 
none  can 
order  them 
tutto  thee. 


"1  Sam.  15. 

22. 

Ph.  50.  8.  & 

51.  li;. 

In.  1.11.  & 

rw.  3. 

Hon.  a.  6. 

Mntt.  9. 13. 

&  12.7. 

Heb.  10. 5. 
t  Ileb. 

dinged, 

Ex.  21.  a. 
■Luke  24.44. 

•Ph.  119.  16, 

24,  47,  92. 

John  i.M. 

K..in.  7.  22. 
tllt'b.  in  the 

midst  of  my 

bowrU.' 
I'P8..';7.31. 

Jer.31.33. 

2  Cor.  3.  3. 
1  Ph.  22.  22, 

2.5.  Ii  .H.  18. 
'Ph.  119.  13. 
■  Ph.  13;i.  2. 
'  AcU  20.  20, 

27. 


est  *his  beauty  "^to  consume  away 
like  a  moth  :  "^  surely  every  mau  is 
vanity.     Selah. 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and 
give  ear  unto  my  cry,  hold  not 
thy  peace  at  my  tears :  "for  I  am  a 
stranger  with  thee,  and  a  sojourn- 
er, ^as  all  my  fathers  were. 

13  "O  spare  me,  that  I  may  re- 
cover strength,  before  I  go  hence, 
and  ^  be  no  more. 

PSALM  XL. 

1  The  benefit  of  confidence  in  God.  6  Obedience  i.s  the 
be.it  xacrifice.  11  The  sense  oj  David's  evils  inflarn- 
eth  his  prayer. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  ''WAITED   patiently  for  the 
Lord  ;   and  he  inclined  unto 
me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

2  He  brought  me  ui)  also  out  of 
♦  a  horrible  pit,  out  of  '^  the  miry 
clay,  and  "set  my  feet  upon  a  rock, 
and  ''established  my  goings. 

3  *And  he  hath  put  a  new  song 
in  my  mouth,  even  praise  unto  our 
God:  ^many  shall  see  it,  and  fear, 
and  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

4  ^  Blessed  is  that  mau  that  mak- 
eth  the  Lord  his  trust,  and  ''re- 
specteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as 
'  turn  aside  to  lies. 

5  ^'Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  are 
thy  wonderful  works  which  thou 
hast  done, '  and  thy  thoughts  ivhich 
are  to  us-ward:  "they  cannot  be 
reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee: 
if  I  would  declare  and  speak  of 
them,  they  are  more  than  can  be 
numbered. 

6  '"  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou 
didst  not  desire;  mine  ears  hast 
thou  t opened:  burnt  offering  and 
sin  offering  hast  thou  not  required. 


r  n^ 


Then  said  I, 


Lo,  I  come :  in  the 
book  it  is  "written 


volume  of  the 
of  me, 

8  "I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my 
God:  yea,  thy  law  is  ' ^ within  my 
heart. 

1) "  I  have  preached  righteousness 
in  the  great  congregation:  lo,  "^I 
have  not  refrained  my  lips,  O 
Lord,  "thou  knowest. 

10  '1  have  not  hid  thy  righteous- 
ness within  my  lieart;  I  have  de- 
clared thy  faithfulness  and  thy  sal- 
vation :  i  have  not  concealed  thy 
C44 


lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  from 
the  great  congregation. 

11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender 
mercies  from  me,  O  Lord:  ''let  thy 
lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  con- 
tinually preserve  me. 

12  For  innumerable  evils  have 
compassed  me  about :  "^  mine  in- 
iquities have  taken  hold  upon  me, 
so  that  I  am  not  able  to  look  up ; 
they  are  more  than  the  hairs  of 
mine  head:  therefore  ^my  heart 
tfaileth  me. 

13  'Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliv- 
er me :  O  Lord,  make  haste  to 
help  me. 

14  ^Let  them  be  ashamed  and 
confounded  together  that  seek  aft- 
er my  soul  to  destroy  it ;  let  them 
be  driven  backward  and  put  to 
shame  that  wish  me  evil. 

15  ''Let  them  be  '^ desolate  for  a 
reward  of  their  shame  that  say  un- 
to me.  Aha,  aha. 

16  ''Let  all  those  that  seek  thee 
rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee:  let 
such  as  love  thy  salvation  ^say 
continually.  The  Lord  be  magni- 
fied. 

17  ^But  I  am  poor  and  needy;  yet 
sfhe  Lord  thinketh  upon  me :  thou 
art  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 
make  no  tarrying,  O  my  God. 

PSALM  XLL 

1  God's  care  of  the  poor.     4  David  complaineth  of  his 
enemies'  treachery.  10  Hefleeth  to  God  for  succour . 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  Hs  he  that  consider- 
eth  "  the  poor :  the  Lord  will 
deliver  him  ^  in  time  of  trouble. 

2  The  Lord  will  x)reserve  him, 
and  keep  him  alive ;  and  he  shall 
be  blessed  upon  the  earth:  ''and 
'I  thou  wilt  not  deliver  him  unto  the 
will  of  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him 
upon  the  bed  of  languishing :  thou 
wilt  ^make  all  his  bed  in  his  sick- 
ness. 

4  I  said.  Lord,  be  merciful  unto 
me :  ""heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sin- 
ned against  thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me, 
When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name 
perish? 

G  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he 
''  speaketh  vanity  :  his  heart  gath- 


■■  P9.  4.3.  3.  & 
57.3.  &  61.7. 


"  Ps.  38.  4. 


y  Ps.  73. 26. 

t  Heb. 
Jbraaheth. 
'  Ps.  70.1,&c. 


"Ps.  .35.4,2b 
Sc  70.  2,  3.  & 
71. 13. 


bPs.  78.  3. 
"  Ps.  73.  19. 


>i  Ps.  70.  4. 


'Ps.  .35.  27. 


fPs.70.  5. 
?lPct.  5.  7. 


"Prov.  14.21. 

I'  ?■■•        I. 
the  weak, 

or,  sici'. 

t  Hcb.  ill  the 

day  of  evil. 


HPs.  27. 12. 


II  Or,  do  not 
thou  deliv- 


t  Hob.  turn. 


=  2Chr..Tn.20. 
P.H.  G.  2.  & 
147. 3. 


dPs.  12.  2. 
Prov.  2ti.24, 
25,26. 


Hope  in  God  recommended. 


PSALMS. 


David promiseth  to  serve  God. 


fHeb. 

evil  to  nil*. 
t  Ileb. 
A  thing  of 
Belial. 


'2  Sam.  15. 

12. 

Job  19. 19. 

Ps.  55.12,1.'!, 

20. 

JiT.  20.  10. 
t  Hcb.  the 

vian  of  my 

j>eace. 
I  Ob»d.  7. 

John  i;i.  18. 

t  Hcb. 

magnified. 


EJob.T).  7. 
Ps.  34. 15. 


b  Pb.  IOC.  .iS. 


1023. 

liOr, 
A  Psalm 
fjil'iug  in- 
struct iott  of 
the  sous.^'C. 
See  1  Chr. 
B.  Si,  37.  &. 
25.5. 

t  Heb. 
braycth. 

"Ps.  G3. 1.& 
84.  2. 
John  7.  37. 

nlThess.  1. 
9. 

■■  Ps.  80.  5.  & 
102.  9. 

■1  ver.  W. 
Ps.  79. 10.  & 
115.  2. 


'Job  30.  IB. 

Ps.  62.  .S. 

«l6.  30.  29. 


ever.  11. 
Pb.  43.  5. 

\  Heb.bowed 
down. 
h  Lam.  3. 24. 

UOr, 
fiire  thanks. 

II  Or,  his 
pyesettce  is 
salvation. 


II  Or,  the 
little  hill, 
Ps.  l.'S;!.  3. 

i  Jor.  4.  20. 
Ez.  7.  26. 


ereth  iniquity  to  itself;    when  he 
goetli  abroad,  he  telletli  it. 

7  All  that  hate  me  whisper  to- 
gether against  me :  against  me  do 
they  devise  huy  hurt. 

8  ^An  evil  disease,  sdij  tlunj,  cleav- 
eth  fast  unto  him:  and  )wu'  that 
he  lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  ^  Yea,  t  mine  own  familiar  friend, 
in  whom  I  trusted,  ^  which  did  eat 
of  my  bread,  hath  'lifted  up  his 
heel  against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  be  merci- 
ful unto  me,  and  raise  me  up,  that 
I  may  reipiite  them. 

11  By  this  I  know  that  thou  fa- 
vourest  me,  because  mine  enemy 
doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest 
me  in  mine  integrity,  and  "settest 
me  before  thy  face  for  ever. 

13  ''  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel    from    everlasting,   and    to 

Amen,  and  Amen. 


everlasting. 


PSALM  XLII. 

1  David''s  zeal  to  serve  God  in  the  temple.     5  He  en- 
couraejeth  Ms  soul  to  trust  in  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  II  Maschil,  for  the  sons  of 
Ko^ah. 

AS  the  hart  ^panteth  after  the 
JTjL  water  brooks,  so  panteth  my 
soul  after  thee,  O  God. 

2  ""My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for 
•"the  living  God:  when  shall  I  come 
and  aijpear  before  God  ? 

3  '^My  tears  have  been  my  meat 
day  and  night,  while  '^they  contin- 
ually say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy 
God  I 

4  When  I  remember  these  tliluffs, 
^  I  pour  out  my  soul  in  me :  for  I 
had  gone  with  the  multitude,  '^I 
went  with  them  to  the  house  of 
God,  with  the  voice  of  joy  and 
praise,  with,  a  multitude  that  kept 
holyday. 

5  ^'Why  art  thou  ^cast  down,  O 
my  soul?  and  why  art  thou  dis- 
quieted in  me  !  ^  hope  thou  in  God : 
for  I  shall  yet  "  praise  him  "/or  the 
help  of  his  countenance. 

6  O  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down 
within  me :  therefore  will  I  remem- 
ber thee  from  the  land  of  Jordan, 
and  of  the  Hermonites,  from  "the 
hill  Mizar. 

7  '  Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the 


noise  of  thy  waterspouts :  ""all  thy 
waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone 
over  me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  'command 
his  lovingkindness  in  the  daytime, 
and  '"in  the  night  his  song  shall  he 
with  me,  aud  my  prayer  unto  the 
God  of  my  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God  my  rock, 
Why  hast  thou  forgotten  mef 
"why  go  I  mourning  because  of 
the  oppression  of  the  enemy  I 

10  As  with  a  "sword  in  my  bones, 
mine  enemies  reproach  me ;  *"  while, 
they  say  dailv  unto  me.  Where  is 
thy  God  ? 

11  ''Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O 
my  soul?  and  why  art  thou  dis- 
quieted within  me  ?  hope  thou  in 
God:  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
who  is  the  he^alth  of  my  counte- 
nance, and  my  God. 

PSALM  XLIIL 

1  David,  praying  to  he  restored  to  the  temple,  promts- 
eth  to  serve  (jlod  joufidbj.  5  He  encourageth  his 
soul  to  trust  in  God. 

JUDGE  me,  O  God,  aud  ^jjlead 
my  cause  against  an  "ungodly 
nation:  O  deliver  me  ^from  the 
deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  ^my 
strength:  why  dost  thou  cast  me 
off?  ''why  go  I  mourning  because 
of  the  opi)ression  of  the  enemy  ? 

3  '  O  send  out  thy  light  and  thy 
truth :  let  them  lead  me ;  let  them 
bring  me  unto  '^thy  holy  hill,  aud 
to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar 
of  God,  unto  God  ♦my  exceeding 
joy:  yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I 
praise  thee,  O  God  my  God. 

5  ^Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O 
my  soul?  and  why  art  thou  dis- 
quieted within  me  ?  hope  in  God : 
for  I  shall  yet  praise  him,  tvho  is 
the  health  of  my  countenance,  and 
my  God. 

PSALM  XLIV. 

1  The  church,  in  memory  of  former  favours,  7  com- 
plaineth  of  their  present  evils.  17  IVoJessing  her 
integrity,  '2S  sfie  fervently  praijeth  for  succour. 

To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 
Maschil. 

WE  have  heard  with  our  ears, 
O  God,   ^our  fathers   have 
told  us,  what  work  thou  didst  in 
their  days,  in  the  times  of  old.         j 
645  : 


k  Ps.  88.  7. 
Jonah  2.  3. 


I  Lev.  25.  21. 
Deut.  28.  8. 
Ps.  133.  3. 

""  Job  .^'i.  in. 
Ps.  32.  7.  Si 
m.  G.  &  149. 


"  Ps.  38.  6.  k 

4;!.  2. 


II  Or,  killing. 

»  ver.  3. 
Joel  2. 17. 
Mic.  7. 10. 


P  ver.  5. 
Ps.  43.  5. 


102.3. 
•Ps.26. 1.& 

3.5.  24. 
1.  Pb.  35.  1. 
II  Or, 

unmerciful. 
t  Huh.  from 

a  ntaii  of' 

deceit  and 

iniquity. 
'  Ps.  28.  7. 

•I  Ps.  42.  9. 


«  Ps.  40. 11.  & 
57. 3. 


fPs.  3.4. 


fHeb. 

the  gladnest 
of  my  joy. 


eP6.42.5,U. 


•Ex.  12.  26, 
27. 
Ps.  78.  3. 


TJie  church  complainetli. 


PSALMS. 


TJie^najesty  of  Christ's  Mngdom. 


bEx.  15.17. 
Deut.  7.  1. 
Pfl.  78. 55.  & 
tJU.  8. 


'  Deut.  8. 17. 
Joah.  2i.  12. 


J  Deut.  4. 37. 

&7.  7,8. 


=  P-i.  74.  13. 


f  Dan.  8.4. 


=  Prt.  .11.  16. 
IIos.  1. 7. 


■>  Fs.  40. 14. 


i  P».  .34.  2. 
Jer.  9.  24. 
Bom.  2. 17. 


kPa.fiO.l.lO. 
&74. 1.&SS. 
14.  &  SI.  38. 
&  108.  11. 


1  Lev.  2n.  17. 
Deut.28. 25. 
Joah.'.S,  12. 


"Rom.  8. 36. 
tUeb. 

oo  s/ieep  o/ 

nuaf. 
•Oeut.  4. 27. 

&28.  G4. 

Fs.  (JO.  1. 
°I8.  52.  3,  4. 

Jer.  15.  13. 
t  Heb.  toi(A- 

oul  riches. 

P  Deut.28..37. 
Fs.  7».  4.  Sc 
80.6. 


'<Jer.24.  9. 

'2  Kings  19. 
21. 

Job  Iti.  4. 
Pa.  22.  7. 


•F».  8.  2. 


>  Dan.  9. 1.3. 


"Job  23.  11. 

Ph.  I1».  41, 

l.',7. 
II  Or,  goirtgt. 


2  Ifojf?  Hhou  didst  drive  out  the 
heatbeu  with  thy  hand,  and  plaut- 
edst  them ;  hotv  thou  didst  afflict 
the  people,  and  cast  them  out. 

3  For  'they  got  not  the  land  in 
possession  by  their  own  sword, 
neither  did  their  own  arm  save 
them:  but  thy  right  hand,  and 
thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy 
countenance,  "*  because  thou  hadst 
a  favour  unto  them. 

4  'Thou  art  my  King,  O  God: 
command  deliverances  for  Jacob. 

5  Through  thee  ^will  we  push 
down  our  enemies:  through  thy 
name  will  we  tread  them  under 
that  rise  up  against  us. 

6  For  ^'I  will  not  trust  in  my  bow, 
neither  shall  my  sword  save  me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  us  from 
our  enemies,  and  hast  ^put  them 
to  shame  that  hated*  us. 

8  'In  God  we  boast  all  the  day 
long,  and  praise  thy  name  for  ever. 
Selah. 

9  But  ""thou  hast  cast  off,  and  put 
us  to  shame ;  and  goest  not  forth 
with  our  armies. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  '  turn  back 
from  the  enemy :  and  they  which 
hate  us  spoil  for  themselves. 

11  "'Thou  hast  given  iis  Uike 
sheep  appointed  for  meat ;  and  hast 
"scattered  us  among  the  heathen. 

12  °  Thou  sellest  thy  peox)le  ^  for 
nought,  and  dost  not  increase  thy 
wealth  by  their  price. 

13  pThou  makest  us  a  reproach 
to  our  neighbours,  a  scorn  and  a 
derision  to  them  that  are  round 
about  us. 

14  ''Thou   makest  us   a  byword 
J  among  the  heathen,  'a  shaking  of 

the  head  among  the  i^eople. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually 
before  me,  and  the  shame  of  my 
face  hath  covered  me, 

10  For  the  voice  of  him  that  re- 
proacheth  and  blasphemeth ;  "by 
reason  of  the  enemy  and  avenger. 

17  'All  this  is  come  upon  us;  yet 
have  we  not  forgotten  thee,  neither 
have  we  dealt  falsely  in  thy  cove- 
nant. 

IS  Our  h(^art  is  not  turned  back, 

"neither  liave  our  "steps  declined 

from  thy  way; 

c^Ar, 


!    19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken 
I  us  in  "^  the  place  of  dragons,  and 
!  covered  ns  ^  with  the   shadow  of 
death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name 
of  our  God,  or  ^stretched  out  our 
hands  to  a  strange  god ; 

21  ^ Shall  not  God  search  this  out? 
for  he  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the 
heart. 

22  ''Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed 
all  the  day  long ;  we  are  counted 
as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

23  'Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O 
Lord  ?  arise,  ^  cast  \is  not  off  for 
ever. 

24  'Wherefore  hidest  thou  thj^ 
face,  and  forgettest  our  affliction 
and  our  oppression  I 

25  For  *our  soul  is  bowed  down 
to  the  dust:  our  belly  cleaveth 
unto  the  earth. 

20  Arise  ^for  our  help,  and  re- 
deem us  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

PSALM  XLY. 

1  The  majesty  and  grace  of  Chrisfs  kingdom.    10 
The  duty  of  the  church,  and  the  benefits  thereof. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *  upon  Shoshannim,  for  the 
sons  of  Korah,  '■  Maschil,  A  Song  of  loves. 

MY  heart  ^is  inditing  a  good 
matter:  I  speak  of  the  things 
which  I  have  made  touching  the 
King :  my  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a 
ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  chil- 
dren of  men  :  ""  grace  is  poured  into 
thy  lips :  therefore  God  hath  bless- 
ed thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  "^  sword  upon  thy  thigh, 
''O  most  Mighty,  with  thy  glory  and 
thy  majesty. 

4  'And  in  thy  majesty  h-ide  pros- 
perously, because  of  truth  and 
meekness  and  righteousness;  and 
i\\y  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  ter- 
rible things. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the 
heart  of  the  King's  enemies ;  ivhere- 
hy  the  i^eople  fall  under  thee. 

0  'Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever 
and  ever :  the  sceptre  of  thy  king- 
dom is  a  right  sceptre. 

7  '^Thou  lovest  righteousness, 
and  hatest  wickedness :  therefore 
II « God,  thy  God,  "hath  anointed 
thee  with  the  oil  'of  gladness 
above  thy  fellows. 


"^  Is.  34. 13.  & 
35.  7. 
jPa.  23.  4. 


•.lob  11.13. 
Ps.  U8.  31. 


"Jnbni.  14. 

Ps.  in:i.  1. 

Jer.  17. 10. 


b  Rom.  8.  36. 


'  Vs.  7.  6.  & 
35.  2;^.  &  59. 
4, 5.  &  78. 65. 

A  ver.  9. 


•Job  13.  24. 
I     Ps.  l.i.  1.  & 

I     88.  14. 


tPs.  U9.25. 


t  neb.  a  AcTp 

for  us. 


*  Ps.  69,*  80, 

title. 
II  Or,  or 

instruction. 
f  Heb. 

boileth.  or, 

bubbUtn  up. 


"Luke  4.  22. 


bis.  49.  2. 

Heb.  4.  12. 

Rev.  1.10.& 

19.  l.j. 
"^  Is.  9.  6. 

A  Rev.  6.  2. 

t  Ilcb.  pros- 
per tfinu, 
ride  thou. 


'  Ps.  9.!.  2. 
Ueb.  1.8. 


rPs.  S3.  5. 


II  Or,  O  nod. 
'Is.  (11.  1. 
b  I  Kings  1. 

a),  41). 

i  Ps.  21.  C. 


The  clmrch^s  confidence  in  Chd. 


PSALMS. 


Exliortatimi  to  l)c1wld  it. 


k.  Cant.  1.  3. 


I  Cant.  C.  «. 

"I  Sec 
1  Kings  2. 
19. 


"  Sec  Dcut. 
■Jl.  13. 


"  Ps.  n.i.  II. 

lb.  54.  i. 


PP8.22.29.& 

72.  10. 

Is.  4'.).  23.  & 

(JO.  3. 

t  Hob. 
tltyface. 

iRev.ia.r.s. 


■■Cant.  J.  4. 


'  1  Pet.  2.  0. 
Rev.  !.(;.& 
5. 10.  &  20.0. 

'Mai.  1.11. 


li  Or,  of. 

•  Ps.  48,  &  60. 

•  1  Chr.  15. 
20. 

"  Ps.  G2.  ",  8. 

.t  Ul.  2.  & 

142.  5. 
1  Deut.  4.  7. 

Ps.  145.  18. 


i  Ileb. 

tfit  heart  of 

the  seas. 
'  Pb.  03.  3,  4. 

.ler.  ,5.  22. 

Matt.  7.  25. 


i  See  Is.  8. 7. 
"Ps.  4.S.  1,8. 

Is.  60.  14. 
f  Dcut.  23.14. 

Is.  12.  G. 

Ez.  43.  7,  9. 

Hos.  11.  fl. 

Joel  2.  27. 

Zeph.3.  35. 

Zech.  2.  5, 

10, 11.  &  8. 3. 


8  ''All  thy  garments  smell  of 
myrrh,  and  aloes,  and  cassia,  out 
of  the  ivory  palaces,  whereby  they 
have  made  thee  iilad. 

9  'Kini^s'  daiiii'hters  were  anion <i' 
thy  honourable  women:  "'u])on  thy 
right  hand  did  stand  the  queen  in 
gold  of  0[)hir. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  con- 
sider, and  incline  tliine  ear;  "for- 
get also  thine  own  people,  and  thy 
father's  house ; 

11  So  shall  the  King  greatly  de- 
sire thy  beauty :  "  for  he  is  thy 
Lord;  and  worship  thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shedl 
he  there  with  a  gift;  ereu  ^'the  rich 
among  the  peoi)le  shall  entreat 
Uhy  favour. 

13  "^  The  King's  daughter  is  all 
glorious  within :  her  clothing  is  of 
wrought  gold. 

14  "^She  shall  be  brought  unto  the 
King  in  raiment  of  needlework: 
the  virjE;ins  her  companions  that 
follow  her  shall  be  brought  unto 
thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing 
shall  the}^  be  brought:  they  shall 
enter  into  the  King's  palace. 

IG  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be 
thy  children,  'whom  thou  may  est 
make  i^rinces  in  all  the  earth. 

17  'I  will  make  thy  name  to  be 
remembered  in  all  generations: 
therefore  shall  the  people  in-aise 
thee  for  ever  and  ever. 


our  refuge. 


shall  not  be  moved:  God  shall  help 
her,  Utnd  that  right  early. 

6  ^  The  heathen  raged,  the  king- 
doms were  moved :  he  uttered  his 
voice,  ''the  earth  melted. 

7  'The  Loud  of  hosts  is  with  us; 
the  God  of  Jacob  is  ^ 
Selali. 

8  "Come,  behold  the  works  of  the 
Lord,  what  desolations  he  hath 
made  in  the  earth. 

9  '  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto 
the  end  of  the  earth ;  '"lie  breaketh 
the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  sx)ear  in 
sunder;  "he  burnetii  the  chariot  in 
the  tire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am 
God :  '  I  will  be  exalted  among  the 
heathen,  I  will  be  exalted  in  the 
earth. 

11  'The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ; 
the  God  of  Jacob  is 
Selah. 


t  Hob.  when 
.     tfK'  moimviff 

(tjtpcareth : 
Si'e  Ex.  14. 
I     24.  27. 
I     2l'hr.  20.2<>. 

i    Ps. ;{().  5.  & 

I     143.8. 
]    B  Ps.  2.  1. 
I   1.  Josh.  2.0, 
i     24. 
i  ver.  11. 
Num.  14.0. 
2  Chr.  13.12. 
t  Il.b. 
ti  hiifh  place 
lor  IIS, 
Vs.  0.9. 
k  Pa.  06. 5. 


I  Is.  2.  4. 
'"  Ps.  76.  3. 


"  Ei.  30.  0. 


°Ib.  2. 11, 17. 


1"  Tcr.  7. 


our  refuge. 


PSALM  XLYII. 

The  nations  are  cxliorted  cheerfully  to  entertain  tJie 
kingdom  of  Christ. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm 
Korah. 


for  the  sons  of  ,  ||  o.-,  of. 


PSALM  XLVI. 

1  77ie  confidence  which  the  church  hath  in  God.   8  An 
exhcyrtation  to  behold  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician  H  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  'A 
Song  upon  *  Alamoth. 

GOD  is  our  ^refuge  and  strength, 
*"  a  very  i)resent  help  in  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  not  we  fear, 
though  the  earth  be  removed,  and 
though  the  mountains  be  carried 
into  t  the  midst  of  the  sea ; 

3  ""  Though  the  Avaters  thereof  roar 
cmd  be  troubled,  though  the  mount- 
ains shake  with  the  swelling  there- 


a  river,  the  streams 


of.     Selah. 

4  There  is  ^ 
whereof  shall  make  glad  'the  city 
of  God,  the  holy  lylaee  of  the  taber- 
nacles of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  4u  the  midst  of  her :  she 


O^CLAP   your  hands,  all  ye 
people ;  shout  unto  God  with 
the  voice  of  triumph. 

2  For  the  Lord  most  high  is  ''  ter- 
rible; ""he  is  a  great  King  over  all 
the  earth. 

3  ''He  shall  subdue  the  jjeople 
under  us,  and  the  nations  under 
our  feet. 

4  He  shall  choose  our  ''inheritance 
for  us,  the  excellency  of  Jacob 
whom  he  loved.     Selali. 

5  "^God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout, 
the  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a 
trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises: 
sing  praises  unto  our  King,  sing 
praises. 

7  ^'For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the 
earth:  ''sing  ye  in-aises  "with  un- 
derstandhig. 

8 '  God  reigneth  over  the  heathen : 
God  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his 
holiness. 

9  I'  The  princes  of  the  people  are 
gathered  together,  ^even  the  peo- 
ple of  the  God  of  Abraham :  '  for 
the  shields  of  the  earth  helonej  unto 
God :  he  is  greatly  exalted. 

647 


'18.55. 12. 


b  Dcut.  7. 21. 

Nch.  1.  5. 

Ps.  76. 12. 
■■Mai.  1.14. 


i  Ps.  18.  47. 


'  1  Pet.  1.  4. 


'Ps.  68.24, 


s  Zech.  14. 9. 

b  1  Cor.14.15, 
16. 

II  Or,  every 
one  that 
hath  under^ 
standing. 

■  1  Chr.16.31. 
Ps.  93.  I.  & 
90.  10.  &  97. 
1.&99.  1. 
Key.  19.  6. 

II  Or,  The 
voluntary 
of  the  peo- 
ple are 
gathered 
unto  the 
people  of 
the  God  of 
Abraham. 

kRom.  4. 11, 
12. 

1  Pb.  88. 18. 


The  privileges-  of  the  clmrcli. 


PSALMS. 


The  vanity  of  trusting  in  riches. 


lOr.o/. 


•Ps.46.  4.  & 

ST.  3. 
k  Ib.  2.  2,  3. 

Mic.  4.  1. 

Z«ch.  8.  3. 

«Ps.  50.2. 

Jer.  3.  19. 

l>am.  2. 1.^. 

Dan.  8.  '.<■  Hi 

11.  lU. 
<i  Ez.  20.  G. 
•  Is.  14.  13. 
I  Matt.  5.  .3:;. 


«2S!im.lO.C, 

14,  lu,  IS,  r.t. 


b  Ex.  15.  1.5. 
iHo«.  1.X13. 


»  Ez.  27.  20. 
IJer.  18.  ir. 


•ver.  1,2. 


■I».  2.  2. 

Mic.  4.  1. 
•P«.  2fl.  3.  St 

40.10. 


I"  Deut.28..W. 
Josh.  7.  il. 
Ps.  113.  .3. 
Mai.  1.  11, 
14. 


i;n«b.  Set 

your  heart 
lu  her  hul- 
warkt. 
I  Or, 
raise  up. 


11a.  £8.11. 


|Or,<?/-. 


•Pi.  62.  9. 


PSALM  XLYIII. 

77ie  ornaments  and  privileges  of  the  church. 
A  SoDg  and  Psalin  II  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

GREAT  IS  the  Lord,  and  great- 
ly to  be  praised  Mn  the  city 
of  our  God,  in  the  '^mountain  of 
his  hohness. 

2  ^Beautiful  for  situation,  Hhe 
joy  of  the  whole  earth,  is  mount 
Zion,  'on  the  sides  of  the  north, 
^the  city  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  jjalaces  for 
a  refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  '^the  kings  were  assem- 
bled, they  passed  by  together. 

5  They  saw  it,  and  so  they  mar- 
velled; they  were  troubled,  and 
hasted  away. 

G  Fear  ''took  hold  upon  them 
there,  '  and  j)ain,  as  of  a  woman  in 
travail. 

7  Thou  ""breakest  the  ships  of 
Tarshish  ^  with  an  east  wind. 

8  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we 
seen  in  "the  city  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God:  God 
will  "  establish  it  for  ever.     Selah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  "thy  lov- 
ingkiudness,  O  God,  in  the  midst 
of  thy  temple. 

10  According  to  ^thj^  name,  O 
God,  so  is  thy  praise  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth :  thy  right  hand  is  full 
of  righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice,  let  the 
daughters  of  Judali  be  glad,  be- 
cause of  thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round 
about  her :  tell  the  towers  thereof. 

13  ^Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 
'I  consider  her  palaces ;  that  ye  may 
tell  it  to  the  generation  follow- 
ing. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for 
ever  and  ever:  he  will  ''be  our 
guide  even  unto  death. 

PSALM   XLIX. 

l  Jn  earnest  jjermiasion  to  build  the  faith  of  remtrrec- 
tiou,  not  on  worldly  ]x>wer,  but  oh  God.  IG  World- 
ly prosijerity  is  not  to  be  admired. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  l  for  the  sons  of 
Korah. 

HEAE  this,  all  ye  people ;  give 
ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
world : 

2  Both  Mow  and  high,  rich  and 
poor,  together. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wis- 

648 


dom ;    and  the  meditation  of  my 
heart  shall  he  of  understanding. 

4  ''I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a 
parable :  I  will  open  my  dark  say- 
ing upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the 
days  of  evil,  when  Hhe  iniquity  of 
my  heels  shall  compass  me  about  f 

6  They  that  ^  trust  in  their  wealth, 
and  boast  themselves  in  the  mul- 
titude of  their  riches ; 

7  Xone  of  them  can  by  any  means 
redeem  his  brother,  nor  ''give  to 
God  a  ransom  for  him : 

8  (For  ^the  redemption  of  their 
soul  is  i)recious,  and  it  ceaseth  for 
ever :) 

9  Tliat  he  should  still  live  for 
ever,  and  ^not  see  corruption. 

10  For  he  seeth  that  "  wise  men 
die,  likewise  the  fool  and  the  bru- 
tish i)erson  perish,  '  and  leave  their 
wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  inward  thought  is,  that 
their  houses  shall  continue  for  ever, 
and  their  dwellingplaces  Ho  all 
generations;  they  ^ call  their  lands 
after  their  own  names. 

12  Nevertheless  'man  heing  in 
honour  abideth  not :  he  is  like  the 
beasts  that  perish. 

13  This  their  way  is  their  '"folly: 
yet  their  posterity  *  approve  their 
sayings.     Selah. 

14  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in  the 
grave ;  death  shall  feed  on  them ; 
and  "the  upright  shall  have  do- 
minion over  them  in  the  morning ; 
'and  their  "beauty  shall  consume 
"in  the  grave  from  their  dwelling. 

15  But  God  p  will  redeem  my  soul 
t  from  the  power  of  "  the  grave :  for 
he  shall  receive  me.     Selah. 

IG  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is 
made  rich,  when  the  glory  of  his 
house  is  increased ; 

17  ''For  when  he  dieth  he  shall 
carry  nothing  away :  his  glory  shall 
not  descend  after  him. 

18  Though  ♦  while  he  lived  "he 
blessed  his  soul,  (and  men  will 
praise  thee,  when  thou  doest  well 
to  thyself,) 

19  ♦He  shall  'go  to  the  generation 
of  his  fathers ;  they  shall  never  see 
Might. 

20  "Man  tJuit  is  in  honour,  and 


b  Pi.  78.  2. 
Matt.  13.  So. 


■^P.?.  38.  4. 


d  Job  31.  24, 

Ps.  r,2.  T.  & 
(ii.  in. 

Mark  in.  24. 
1  Tim.  6. 17. 


•  Matt.  16.20. 


r  Job  3G.  18, 
11). 


=  Ps.  89.  48. 
tEcc.  2. 1«. 


iProv.  11.4. 

Kcc.  2.  IS, 
21. 


t  Hcb.  lo 
gcni^ration 
antj  gener- 
ation. 

k  Gen.  4. 17. 

1  ver.  20. 
Ps.  .39.  5.  & 
82.  7. 


"•  I-uke  12. 

20. 

flleb. 
drliijht  in 
theirmouth. 


"  Vs.  47.  3. 

Dan.  7.  22. 

Mai.  4.  3. 

I,uke22..-!0. 

1  Cor.  6.  2. 

Rev.  2.  20. 

&  20.  4. 
"Job  4.  21. 

Ps.  .39.  11. 
II  Or, 

strength. 
\\  Or,  the 

grave  bein^ 

ti  haf'ita- 

tion  to  ev- 

e) »/  one  of 

tht'jn. 
1'  Ps,  .-■«.  13. 

llos.  1.-!.  14. 
♦  llih.  from 

the  hand  uf 

tlif  grave. 
;,Or',h,'U. 
'I  Job  -il.  19. 


♦  Hob. 

in  his  life, 
'  Dent.  29.1!'. 

Luke  12.19. 


Ulcb.  The 
Houl  shtili 
go. 

■Gcn.lj.  l.'i. 

'  Job  33.  .•!0. 
I't.  M.  13. 

"  ver.  12. 


God's  majesty  in  the  church. 


PSALMS. 


A  prayer  for  remission  of  sins. 


»Ecc.  3.19. 


II  Or, 

for  AfajiJi. 

Sec  1  Clir. 

15.17.&:;,i..'. 

2  Chr.LV..-ai. 
•Nch.O.  3l'. 

Is.  y.  C. 

Jer.  32. 18. 


bPs.  48.  2. 


'  Dcut.  .^3. : 
Ps.  SO.  1. 


i  Lev.  in.  2. 
Num. 10.  iVi. 
Ps.  07.  3. 
Dan.  7.  10. 


*  Dcut.  4.  26. 
&31.28.  & 
32.  1. 
Is.  1.  2. 
Mic.  6. 1,  2. 

f  Dcut. .«.  3. 
I«.  13.  X 
?  Ex.  24.  7. 


h  Ps.  87.  (5. 


iPs.  ; 


k  Ps.  81.  8. 


'  Ex.  20.  2. 


"Is.  1.11. 
Jcr.  7.  22. 
■■  IIos.  6.  6. 


<■  Mic.  f>.  6. 
Acts  17.  25. 


tHeb. 

with  me. 


f  Ex.  19.  5. 
Deut.  10.14. 
Job  41. 11. 
Ps.  a4.  1. 

1  Cor.  10.20, 
28. 


1  Ho8. 14.  2. 

Heb.  13.  IS. 
'  Deut.  23.21. 

Job  22.  27. 

Ps.  76.  II. 

Ecc.  5.  4,  5. 
'Job  22.27. 

Ps.ill.  IS.  a 

]fP7.6,13,iy, 

28. 

Zech.  13.  9. 
'ver.  23. 

P».  22.  23. 


nnderstandeth    not, 
beasts  that  perish. 


is    like    the 


PSALM  L. 

1  The  majesty  of  Gml  jh  (he  church.  5  Jlix  order  to 
gatlur  snhtls.  7  The pkainire  of  God  is  7iut  in  cere- 
monies, 14  but  in  sincerity  of  obedience. 

A  Psalm  II  of  Asaph. 

THE  Miiii-hty  (Unl,  even  the 
LoKD,  hath  spoken,  and  caHed 
the  earth  from  tlie  rising  of  the 
sun  unto  the  goino-  down  tliereof. 

2  OutofZion,  'tlie  perfection  of 
beauty,  "God  hath  shined. 

3  Our  God  sliall  come,  and  shall 
not  keep  sihMice:  ''a  lire  shall  de- 
vour before  him,  and  it  shall  be 
very  tempestuous  round  about  him. 

4  'He  shall  call  to  the  heavens 
from  above,  and  to  the  earth,  that 
he  may  judge  his  people. 

5  Gather  .'my  saints  together  un- 
to me;  *-' those  that  have  made  a 
covenant  with  me  by  sacrifice. 

6  And  ''  the  heavens  shall  declare 
his  righteousness :  for  '  God  is 
judge  himself.     Selah. 

7  ''Hear,  O  my  i)eople,  and  I  will 
speak ;  O  Israel,  and  I  will  testify 
against  thee :  '  I  am  God,  even  thy 
God. 

8  '"I  will  not  reprove  thee  "for  thy 
sacrifices  or  thy  burnt  ofierings,  to 
have  been  continually  before  me. 

9  ""I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of 
thy  house,  nor  he  goats  out  of  thy 
folds : 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is 
mine,  and  the  cattle  ux)on  a  thou- 
sand hills. 

11  I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the 
mountains :  and  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  field  are  ^mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not 
tell  thee:  ^for  the  world  is  mine, 
and  the  fulness  thereof. 

13  Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or 
drink  the  blood  of  goats  f 

14  1 0ffer  unto  God  thanksgiving; 
and  'pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most 
High: 

15  And  'call  upon  me  in  the  day 
of  trouble:  I 
thou  shalt  '  glorify  me 

IG  But  unto  the  w  icked  God  saith. 
What  hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my 
statutes,  or  that  thou  shouldest  take 
my  covenant  in  thy  mouth  ? 


will  deliver  thee,  and 


17  "Seeing  thou  hatest  instruc- 
tion, and  ""castest  my  words  behind 
thee. 

18  When  thou  sawest  a  thief,  then 
thou  >consentedst  with  him,  and 
Miast  been  ^partaker  with  adulter- 
ers. 

19  tThou  givest  thy  mouth  to 
evil,  and  '  thy  tongue frameth  deceit. 

20  Tliou  sittest  and  speakest 
against  thy  brother ;  thou  slander- 
est  thine  own  mother's  son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done, 
'and  I  kept  silence ;  'thou  thought- 
est  that  I  was  altogether  such  a  one 
as  thyself:  hut'^I  will  reprove  thee, 
and  set  them  in  order  before  thine 
eyes. 

22  N^ow  consider  this,  ye  that  *" for- 
get God,  lest  I  tear  you  in  pieces, 
and  there  he  none  to  deliver. 

23  *^  Whoso  otfereth  praise  glorifi- 
etli  me :  and  ^-'to  him  Hhat  ordereth 
his  conversation  aright  will  I  shew 
the  salvation  of  God. 

PSALM  LI. 

1  David  prayeth  for  remissiori  of  sin.%  whereof  he 
maketh  a  deep  confession.  6  He  prayeth  for  sancti- 
ficcdion.  16  God  delighteth  not  in  sacrifice,  but  i?t 
sincerity.     18  He  prayeth  for  the  church. 

To  the  chief  Miisicisiu,  A  Psalm  of  David,  *TvheTi 
Nathan  the  prophet  came  unto  him,  after  he  had 
gone  in  to  Batli-sheba. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God, 
according  to  thy 
to  t] 
of  thy  tender  mercies  ^  blot  out  my 
transgressions. 

2  ''Wash  me  thoroughly  from 
mine  iniquity,  and  cleanse  me  from 
my  sin. 

3  For  "I  acknowledge  my  trans- 
gressions :  and  my  sin  is  ever  be- 
fore me. 

4  "^Against  thee,  thee  only,  have 
I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil  'in  thy 
sight :  "^that  thou  mightest  be  justi- 
fied when  thou  speakest,  and  be 
clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5  ^Behold,  I  was  sliapen  in  iniq- 
uity; ''and  in  sin  did  my  mother 
^conceive  me. 

G  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  '  in 
the  inward  parts :  and  in  the  hid- 
den part  thou  shalt  make  me  to 
know  w  isdom. 

7  "^  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I 


lovingkind- 


ness :  according  unto  the  multitude 


shall  be   clean :   w  ash   me,  and  I 
shall  be  '  whiter  than  snow. 
649 


'Rom.  2.21, 
'  JJch.  a.  26. 


I  Rom.  \.?.2. 

t  Hcb. 
thif  portion 
wai*  with 
Cdnlterf.rx, 

'  1  Tim.  5.22. 

t  Heb.  T/iou 
seniiest. 

'  Ps.  52.  2. 


i>Ecc.  8.  II, 

12. 

Is.  2G.  10.  & 

57.  11. 
'  See  Kom. 

2.4. 
<i  Ps.  90.  8. 


'Jobs.  13. 
Ps.  9. 17. 
Is.  51.  1.3. 


fPs.  27.  G. 
Kom.  12.  1. 

R  Oal.  (!.  1«. 

t  Hcb. 
thitt  i/ispox- 
tthhiiuay. 


about  1034. 

•2  Sam.12.1. 

Sill. •2,1. 


'  ver.  9. 
Is.4:5.  25.  & 
44.  22. 
Col.  2. 14. 

b  Heb.  9. 14. 
1  John  1.  7, 
9. 
Key.  1. 5. 


'  Vs.  32.  5.  & 

38. 18. 


<l  Gen.  20.  C. 

&  39.  9. 

Lev.  5.  19. 

&0.  2. 

2Sam. 12.13. 
'  Luke  15.21. 
f  Rom.  3.  4. 


EJobl4.  4. 

Ps.  58.  3. 

Jolin  .3.  6. 

lloin.  5.  12. 

Eph.  2.  3. 
Ii  Job  14.  4. 
f  Hcb. 

warm  me. 
iJob38.  36. 


I  Ley.  14. 4, 
6,  49. 

Num.  19.18. 
Heb.  9. 19. 

1  Is.  1. 18. 


God  delighteth  not  in  sacrijice. 


PSALMS.         The  general  corruption  of  mankind. 


"•  Matt.  5. 4. 
"Jer.ie.lZ. 
"rer.l. 

P  Acta  15.  9. 

Eph.  2. 10. 
II  Or,  a  cou- 

etant  spirit. 


1  Gen.  4. 14. 

•2  King8  13. 

■JS. 
'  Kom.  8. 9. 

Eph.  4. 30. 


•2  Cor.  3. 17. 


IHeb. 

bloods. 
'.i  Sam.  11. 

1".  il-J.  !t. 
"  Pa.  05.  28. 


'fNum.15.27, 
30. 

P8. 40. 6.  i 
50.8. 
Is.  1. 11. 
Jer.  7.  22. 
IIo3.  6.  (i. 

0  Or,  that  I 
ahould  ffiv; 
it. 

1  Ps.  .■54. 18. 
1a.  S7.  15.  U 
(Ki.  2. 


•  P«.  4. 5. 
Mai.  3. 3. 


» 1  Sam.22.9. 
•  Ez.  22.  y. 


•1  Sara.  21.7. 


I>P».».19. 
'  P».  57. 4.  * 

01.7.  um.::. 


i  Jcr.  9.  4, .' 


J  Or,  and  the 
dfceitfal 
tongue. 


8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  glad- 
ness ;  that  the  bones  which  thou 
hast  broken  '"may  rejoice. 

9  "  Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 
and  "blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  p  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart, 
O  God ;  and  renew  "  a  right  spirit 
within  me. 

11  Cast  me  not  away  "^from  thy 
presence ;  and  take  not  thy  ""  Holy 
Spirit  from  me. 

12  Eestore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy 
salvation ;  and  uphold  me  tvith  tliy 
'free  Spirit. 

13  Then  will  I  teach  transgressors 
thy  ways;  and  sinners  shall  be 
converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  ^ '  bloodguilti- 
ness,  O  God,  thou  God  of  mj'  sal- 
vation: and  "my  tongue  shall  sing- 
aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips; 
and  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth 
thy  praise. 

IG  For  ''thou  desirest  not  sacri- 
fice; "else  would  I  give  it:  thou 
delightest  not  in  burnt  oft'ering. 

17  ^  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  bro- 
ken si)irit :  a  broken  and  a  contrite 
heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure 
unto  Zion :  build  thou  the  walls  of 
Jerusalem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased 
with  Hhe  sacrifices  of  righteous- 
ness, with  burnt  offering  and  whole 
burnt  offering.:  then  shall  they  of- 
fer bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 

PSALM  LIl. 

1  David,  condemnitifj  the  spitefulncss  of  Doeg,  propli- 
esieth  his  destruction.  6  The  rirjhteou.'i  shall  rejoice 
at  it.  8  D<iind,  upon  his  confidence  in  God's  mercy, 
(jiveth  thanks. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David, 
•when  Doeg  the  Edomite  came  and  *told  Saul, 
and  said  unto  him,  David  is  come  to  the  house 
of  Aliimelech. 

WHY  boastest  thou  thyself  in 
mischief,  O  '^ mighty  man? 
the  goodness  of  God  endureth  con- 
tinually. 

2  ''  Thy  tongue  deviseth  mischiefs ; 
'^ like  a  sharp  razor,  working  deceit- 
fully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than 
good;  and  "^ lying  rather  than  to 
si)eak  righteousniiss,     Selah. 

4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words, 
"O  thuii  deceitful  tongue. 

650 


5  God  shall  likewise  ^  destroy  thee 
for  ever,  he  shall  take  thee  away, 
and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  ''root  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  the  living.     Selah. 

G  ^The  righteous  also  shall  see, 
and  fear,  ^  and  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

7  Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  made 
not  God  his  strength ;  but ''  trust- 
ed in  the  abundance  of  his  riches, 
and  strengthened  himself  in  his 
"  wickedness. 

8  But  I  am  '  like  a  green  olive 
tree  in  the  house  of  God:  I  trust 
in  the  mercy  of  God  for  ever  and 
ever. 

9  I  will  praise  thee  for  ever,  be- 
cause thou  hast  done  it:  and  I  will 
wait  on  thy  name;  ''for  it  is  good 
before  liiy  saints. 

PSALM  LIII. 

1  David  describcth  the  corruption  of  a  natural  man. 
4  He  convinceth  the  U'icked  by  the  light  of  their  own 
conscience.     6  He  glorieth  in  the  salvation  of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mahalath,  Maschil, 
A  Fsalm  of  David. 

THE  "fool  hath  said  in  his  heart. 
There  is  no  God.  Corrupt  are 
they,  and  have  done  abominable 
iniquity :  ^  there  is  none  that  doeth 
good. 

2  God  '^  looked  down  from  heaven 
upon  the  children  of  men,  to  see  if 
there  were  any  that  did  understand, 
that  did  '^seek  God. 

3  Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back : 
they  are  altogether  become  filthy ; 
there  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no, 
not  one. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity 
^  no  knowledge  I  who  eat  ui)  my 
l^eople  as  they  eat  bread :  they 
have  not  called  upon  God. 

5  ^  There  hvere  they  in  great  fear, 
ivhere  no  fe^r  was :  for  God  hath 
fc' scattered  the  bones  of  him  that 
encampeth  against  thee :  thou  hast 
put  them  to  shame,  because  God 
hath  desi)ised  them. 

C  ''  ^  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel 
were  come  out  of  Zion  !  AVhen  God 
bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his 
people,  Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and  Is- 
rael shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  LIY. 

1  David,  complaining  of  the  Ziphim,  praijdh  for  sal- 
vation. 4  UjKm  his  confidence  in  God's  help  he2}rom- 
iseth  sacrifice. 


t  Heb.  beat 
thee  down. 


'  Prov.  2.  22. 


f  .Tob  22. 19. 
Ps.  ."7.  .34.  & 
40.  3.  &(H.9. 
JIal.  1.  5. 

R  Ps.  58. 10. 

b  Pa.  49.  6. 


II  Or, 

substance. 
i  Jer.  11.16. 

Uos.  14. 6. 


t  Ps.  54. 6. 


"  Vs.  10.  4.  & 
14.  l.&c. 


b  Kom.  3. 10. 


■  P8. 33. 13. 


<i  2  Chr.  15.2. 

&  19.  3. 


'^Jer.4.22. 


fLev.2G.17, 

,'iG. 

Prov.  28. 1. 
t  Ileb.  they 

litnred  a 

/'far, 

Ps.  14.  3. 
6  £z.  0.  5. 


I.P.S.  14.7. 

tlleb.  Who 
iri/l  f/ive 
.tiilvationSf 


I 


I)ai'id''s  prayer  in  distress. 


PSALMS. 


He  complainetli  of  Ms  enemies. 


*]  Sam.Sn. 

10.  &  lit;.  1. 


•  Pa.  8ti.  U. 


bPs.  118.  r. 


t  Ileb. 
those  that 
observe  me. 
Vs.  5.  8. 

'  P».  89.  40. 


<t  Ps.  52.  0. 


'  Ps.  .W.  10.  & 

yj.  11. 


1023. 


"Is.  38.  14. 


1>  2  Sam.  W. 
7, 8.  &  10. 10. 


■^Fs.  116.  3. 


tHeb. 
covered  me. 


djer.  6.  7. 


To  the  chief  Musician  on  Nec:inoth,  Muscliil,  A 
Fiiahn  of  David,  *when  the  Zipliini  came  and 
said  to  Saul,  Doth  not  David  hide  himself  with 
us? 

SAVE  me,  O  Ciod,  by  thy  name, 
aud  judge  me  l)y  tliy  stren<>th. 

2  Hear  my  i)iayei',  ()  God ;  give 
ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  For  "strangers  are  risen  up 
against  me,  and  oi)i)ressors  seek 
after  my  sonl :  tliey  have  not  set 
God  before  tliem.     Sehih. 

4  Beliohl,  God  is  mine  helper: 
^the  Lord  is  with  them  that  np- 
hokl  my  soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  *mine 
enemies:  cut  theui  olf  '^in  thy 
truth. 

G  I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto  thee: 
I  will  praise  thy  name,  O  Lord; 
'  for  it  is  good. 

7  I^r  he  hath  delivered  me  out 
of  all  trouble :  'and  mine  eye  hath 
seen  Ms  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 

PSALM  LV. 

1  David  171  his  prayer  complaincth  of  Ms  fearful  cane. 
9  He  praycth  against  his  eueuries,  <f  whose  wicked- 
ness and  treachery  he  contplaineth.  10  He  coni- 
forieth  himself  in  God's  preservation  of  him,  and 
confusion  of  his  enemies. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Ncginoth,  Maschil,  A 
Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God; 
and'hide  not  thyself  from  my 
supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me : 
I  -^moiu'u  in  my  complaint,  and 
make  a  noise ; 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  en- 
emy, because  of  the  opi^ression  of 
the  wicked :  ^for  they  cast  iniquity 
upon  me,  and  in  Avrath  they  hate  me. 

4  "^My  heart  is  sore  pained  within 
me:  and  the  terrors  of  death  are 
fallen  upon  me. 

5  Fearfulness  and  trembling  are 
come  ujion  me,  and  horror  hath 
t  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said,  Oh  that  I  had  wings 
like  a  dove!  for  then  would  I  fly 
away,  and  be  at  rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far 
oif,  and  remain  in  the  wilderness. 
Selah. 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape  from 
the  windy  storm  and  temijest. 

9  Destroy,  O  Lord,  and  divide 
their  tongues:  for  I  have  seen 
''  violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about 


it  upon  the  walls  thereof:  mis- 
chief also  and  sorrow  are  in  the 
midst  of  it. 

11  AVickedness  is  in  the  midst 
thereof:  deceit  and  guile  depart 
not  from  her  streets. 

12  '^^For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that 
reproached  me ;  then  I  could  have 
borne  it:  neither  was  it  he  that 
hated  me  that  did  '^ magnify  7ji?H- 
«'//' against  me ;  then  1  would  have 
hid  myself  from  him  : 

13  But  it  teas  thou,  *a  man  mine 
equal,  ^' my  guide,  and  mine  ac- 
(piaintance. 

14  ^AVe  took  sweet  counsel  to- 
gether, and ''  walked  unto  the  house 
of  God  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them, 
and  let  them  '  go  down  quick  into 
II hell:  for  wickedness  is  in  their 
dwellings,  and  among  them. 

IG  As  for  me,  I  will  call  ui^on 
God ;  and  the  Loud  shall  save  me. 

17  ''Evening,  and  morning,  and 
at  noon,  will  I  pray,  and  cry  aloud : 
aud  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul 
in  peace  from  the  battle  that  urns 
against  me :  for  '  there  were  many 
with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  afflict 
them,  '"even  he  that  abideth  of  old. 
Selah.  "Because  they  have  no 
changes,  therefore  they  fear  not 
God. 

20  He  hath  "put  forth  his  hands 
against  such  as  "be  at  peace  with 
him :  ^  he  hath  broken  his  covenant. 

21  "^'The  words  of  his  mouth  were 
smoother  than  butter,  but  war  was 
in  his  heart :  his  words  were  softer 
than  oil,  yet  were  they  drawn 
swords. 

22  ''Oast  thy  "burden  upon  the 
Loud,  and  he  shall  sustain  thee : 
'  he  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous 
to  be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shalt  bring 
them  down  into  the  pit  of  destruc- 
tion :  ^  t  bloody  and  deceitful  men 
t  'shall  not  live  out  half  their  days; 
but  I  will  trust  in  thee. 

PSALM  LYI. 

1  David,  praying  to  God  in  confidence  of  his  vjord, 
complaineth  of  his  enemies.  9  He  pr(fessetli.  his 
confidence  in  God's  word,  and  promiseth  to  praise 
him. 

651 


'Ps.  41.9. 


fPs.."W.26.& 

38.10. 


f  JUth.amaii 
Ufconlinij 
to  my  rank. 

KL'Sam.  ].i. 
I'.'.  &  10.  IC. 
P«.  41.  9. 
Jor.  0.  4. 

\  Ili-b. 
Who  srreet- 
ened  coun- 
sel. 

h  Ps.  42.  4. 


i  Num.16. 30. 

II  Or, 
the  grave. 


k  Dan.  fi.  10. 
l.ukelS.  ]. 
Acts  .!.  1.  & 
]i>.  3.  'J,  SO. 
1  Thess.  5. 

ir. 


12Chr.  32.r, 

8. 


"■  Dent.  35. 
27. 

II  Or,  With 
whom  also 
there  bo  vo 
chitnges.yet 
thpyiffir 
not  God. 

°  Acts  12. 1. 
'  Vs.  T.  4. 

t  Heb. 

he  hath 

profaned, 
y  Ps.  28.  3.  & 

S7.  4.  &  62. 

4.  &  (H.  .3. 

Prov.5.3,4. 

&  12.  18. 


1  Ps.  37.  5. 

Matt.  6.  2S. 

I.ukel2.22. 

1  Pet.  5.  7. 
It  Or,  gift. 
'  Vs.  37.  24. 


'  Ps.  ,5.  C. 

1 1  Icb.  7nen 
of  bloods 
and  deceit. 

t  Ilib.  shall 
not  halve 
their  daps. 

'Job  15.  .32. 
Pror.  10. 27. 
Ecc.  7. 17. 


David's  coujidence  in  God's  tvord. 


PSALMS. 


Wicked  judges  reproved. 


H  Or,  A  fiold- 

of  Davi'l. 

So  Ps.  16. 
*  1  Sam.  21. 

11. 
•Ps.  57.  1. 


\  Heb.  Jiine 
ottservers, 
Ps.  .54.  5. 

bPs.  J7.  3. 


'ver.  10,  n. 

iPs.  118.  C. 
Ij.  :U.  .!. 
Heb.  13.  B. 


'  Vs.  jn.  3.  & 

140.  2. 


rPB.  71. 10. 


CMaLS.  10. 


I>  Rom.  8.31. 
•  ver.  4. 


V  Pi.  lie.  8. 


I  Job  S3.  30. 


i  Or,  Dfilro)/ 
not.  A  anld- 
en  pHttltii. 

•1  Sam.-.'J.l. 
A  H.  .1. 
Pn.UJ.tille. 

'Vt.X.l. 

•■  P«.  17.  «.  b. 
(iJ.  7. 


'  Is.  aO.  211. 


To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Jonath-elem-recho- 
kim,  II  Michtam  of  David,  when  the  *  Philistines 
took  him  in  Gath. 

BE  -'merciful  imto  me,  O  God: 
for  man  would  swallow  me 
up;  be  fighting  daily  oppresseth 
me. 

2  ^Mine  enemies  would  daily 
\s wallow  me  up  :  for  tliey  he  many 
that  fight  against  me,  O  thou  Most 
High. 

3  AVhat  time  I  am  afraid,  I  will 
trust  in  thee. 

4  ''In  God  I  will  praise  his  word, 
in  God  I  have  put  my  trust;  '^I 
will  not  fear  what  flesh  can  do  un- 
to me. 

5  Every  day  they  wrest  my  words : 
all  their  thoughts  are  against  me 
for  evil. 

6  'They  gather  themselves  to- 
gether, they  hide  themselves,  they 
mark  my  steps,  ^when  they  wait 
for  my  soul. 

7  Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  1 
in  thine  anger  cast  down  the  peo- 
ple, O  God. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings: 
put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle : 
•^are  they  not  in  thy  book! 

9  When  I  cry  unto  thee,  then  shall 
mine  enemies  turn  back :  this  I 
know ;  for  ''  God  is  for  me. 

10  '  In  God  will  I  praise  his  word : 
in  the  Lord  will  I  j)raise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust :  I 
will  not  be  afraid  what  man  can 
do  unto  me. 

12  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O 
God:  I  will  .render  praises  unto 
thee. 

13  For  ""thou  hast  delivered  my 
soul  from  death :  wilt  not  thou  de- 
liver my  feet  from  falling,  that  I 
may  walk  before  God  in  '  the  light 
of  the  living  ! 

PSALM  LVII. 

1  David  in  prayer  fleeing  unto  God  complaineth  of 
/lis  dangerous  case,  i  He  encouragelh  himself  to 
praiae  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  "  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of 
David,  *  when  he  lied  from  Saul  iu  the  cave. 

BVj  "merciful  unto  me,  O  God, 
be  merciful  unto  me:  for  my 
soul  trusteth  in  thee:  ^yea,  in  the 
sliadow  of  thy  Avings  will  [  make 
my  refuge,  'until  these  calamities 
be  overyjast. 
2  1  will  cry  unto  God  most  high ; 

652 


unto    God    "^that    performeth    all 
things  for  me. 

3  'He  shall  send  from  heaven, 
and  save  me  ^[from  the  reproach  of 
him  that  would  ^swallow  me  np. 
Selah.  God  ^  shall  send  forth  his 
mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions :  and  I 
lie  even  among  them  that  are  set  on 
fire,  even  the  sons  of  men,  ^' whose 
teeth  are  spears  and  arrows,  and 
'  their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 

5  ''Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens ;  let  thy  glory  he  above 
all  the  earth. 

6  '  They  have  prepared  a  net  for 
my  steps ;  my  soul  is  bowed  down : 
they  have  digged  a  pit  before  me, 
into  the  midst  whereof  they  are 
fallen  themselves.     Selah. 

7  '"My  heart  is  n fixed,  O  God,  my 
heart  is  fixed :  I  will  sing  and  give 
praise. 

8  Awake  up,  "  my  glory ;  awake, 
I)saltery  and  harp :  I  myself  will 
awake  early. 

9  "I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  people :  I  will  sing  unto 
thee  among  the  nations. 

10  ^  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto 
the  heavens,  and  thy  ttuth  unto 
the  clouds. 

11 "  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens :  let  thy  glory  he  above 
all  the  earth. 

PSALM  LYIII. 

1  David  reproveth  wicked  judge-i,  3  describeth  the  na- 
ture of  the  ^vickcd,  6  devoteth  them  to  God's  judg- 
ments, 10  whereat  the  righteous  shall  rejoice. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  II  *  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of 
David. 

DO  ye  indeed  spejik  righteous- 
ness, O  congregation  ?  do  ye 
judge  uprightly,  O  ye  sons  of 
men  f 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wicked- 
ness ;  '^  ye  w^eigli  the  violence  of 
your  hands  in  the  earth. 

3  ^  The  wicked  are  estranged  from 
the  womb :  they  go  astray  *  as  soon 
as  they  be  born,  speaking  lies. 

4  'Their  poison  is  '  like  the  poison 
of  a  serpent:  they  are  like  ''the 
deaf  "adder  that  stoppeth  her  ear; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  charmers, "  charming  never 
so  wisely. 

G  "Break  their  teeth,  O  God,  in 


<1  Ps.  138.  8. 


'  Ps.  144.  5,7. 

!l  Or,  lie 
ref/roach- 
tjt/i  him  that 
wouUl  siuat- 
low  me  up. 

'Ps.oC.l. 

sPs.40. 11.& 
43.3.  &(J1.7. 


liProv.  30.14. 


i  Ps.  50.  21.  & 

W.  3. 
kver.  11. 

Ps.  108.  5. 


IPs.  7. 15, 16. 
&U.  15. 


""  Pa.  108.  1, 

II  Or, 
prepared. 


"  Ps.  16.  9.  & 

.".((.  12.  &  108. 
1,2. 


"  Ps.  108.  3. 


P  Ps.  .36.  5.  & 
71.19.  &103. 
11.  &  108.  4. 


1  ver.  5. 


l\  Or, Destroi/ 
not.  A  qoUi- 
en  Psalm  o/ 
David. 
'  Ps.57,title. 


■  Ps.  94.  20. 
Is.  lU.  1. 


b  Ps.  51. .-.. 

Is.  4.S.  8. 
♦  llcb.  frojn 

the  belly. 


'P«.  140.  .3. 

Ecc.  111.  11. 
t  Ileb.  ac- 

con/ijitr  to 

the  liA'eiie.^. 
JJcr.  8.  17. 
II  Or,  a!>p. 
II  Or,  be  the 

charmer 

tirrer  $o 

cnnninij. 
'.Tob4.  10. 

Ps.  3.  7, 


David  prayeth  God  to  save  Mm. 


PSALMS. 


He  craveth  help  from  God. 


f  Josli.  7.  !). 
I't.  U-2.  10. 


KJobS.  16. 
'   Kcc.  G.  3. 


I  Prov.  10.25. 
t  Hcb. 

(ts  living  as 

tcrath, 
'  I's.  ,VJ.  (!.  & 

i;4.io.&ior. 

42. 

1.  Ps.  68.  23. 


1  Ps.  92. 1.5. 

t  Uah. .fruit 
nt  the,  Vc. 

Is. ::.  10. 
"'  Ps.  cr.  4.  & 
iw.is.&'js.y. 


li  Or,  ne- 
stroi/  uot^ 
A  golden 
P.'ialni  of 
David.  ' 

•Ps. 57,  title. 

•  1  Sam.  19. 
11. 

"  Pa.  18.  48. 

t  lieb.  set  me 
on  high. 


h  Ps.  W.  6. 


'"  1  Sam.  24. 
11. 


d  Ps.  K.  2.".  & 

44.  -Si. 
I  Heb. 

io  7»ce(  me. 


'ver.  14. 


f  Ps.  r.7.  4. 
Prov.  12.1S. 
5  Ps. 10.11,1.!. 

&  CA.  r,.  &  r.i. 

11.  &  04.  7. 
MSam.  10. 
16. 
Ps.  2.  4. 


their  month :  break  out  the  j[»reat 
teeth  of  the  youn<>-  lions,  O  Loud. 

7  ^Let  them  melt  away  as  waters 
which  rnn  continnally :  when  lie 
bendeth  his  how  to  shoot  his  arrows, 
let  them  be  as  cnt  in  pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  ^vhich  melteth,  let 
every  one  of  them  pass  away:  ^like 
the  initimely  birth  of  a  woman, 
that  they  may  not  see  the  snn. 

9  Before  yonr  pots  can  feel  the 
thorns,  he  shall  take  them  away 
''as  with  a  whirlwind,  'both  living, 
and  in  his  wrath. 

10  '  The  righteons  shall  rejoice 
when  he  seeth  the  vengeance  :  ""he 
shall  wash  his  feet  in  the  blood  of 
the  wicked. 

11  '  So  that  a  man  shall  say.  Veri- 
ly there  is  ♦a  reward  for  the  right- 
eous :  verily  he  is  a  God  that 
'"judgeth  in  the  earth. 

PSALM  LIX. 

1  David  prayeth  to  be  delivered  from  his  eiiemie.'t.  6 
JJe  complaiiteth  of  their  cruelty.  8  Jle  trustetli  in 
God.  11  He  prayeth  against  them.  IQ  He  praiseth 
God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  1|  *  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of 
David ;  *  when  Saul  sent,  and  they  watched  the 
house  to  kill  him. 

DELIVER  ''me  from  mine  en- 
emies, O  my  God:  'defend 
me  from  them  that  rise  up  against 
me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of 
iniquity,  and  save  me  from  bloody 
men. 

3  For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my 
soul :  ^  the  mighty  are  gathered 
against  me;  ''not  for  my  trans- 
gression, nor /or  my  sin,  O  Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  them- 
selves without  my  fault :  ''  awake 
♦to  help  me,  and  behold. 

5  Thou  therefore,  O  Loud  God  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  awake  to 
visit  all  the  heathen :  be  not  mer- 
ciful to  any  wicked  transgressors. 
Selah. 

6  ''  They  return  at  evening :  they 
make  a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go 
round  about  the  city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with 
their  mouth:  *^ swords  are  in  their 
lips:  for  ^who,  say  they,  doth  hear? 

8  But  ''thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  laugh 
at  them;  thou  shalt  have  all  the 
heathen  in  derision. 

9  Because  of  his  strength  will  I 


wait  upon  thee:  'for  God  is  ^my 
defence. 

10  The  God  of  my  mercy  shall 
•^  prevent  me :  God  shall  let  '  me 
see  my  desire  upon  'mine  enemies. 

11  "'Slay  them  not,  lest  my  peo- 
ple forget:  scatter  them  by  thy 
power;  and  bring  them  down,  O 
Lord  our  shield. 

12  "For  the  sin  of  their  mouth 
and  the  words  of  their  lips  let  them 
even  be  taken  in  their  pride :  and 
for  cursing  and  lying  which  they 
speak. 

13  "Consume  them  in  wrath,  con- 
sume them,  that  'they  may  not  be : 
and  Plet  them  know  that  God  rul- 
eth  in  Jacob  unto  the  ends  of  the 
earth.     Selah. 

14  And  ''at  evening  let  them  re- 
turn ;  and  let  them  make  a  noise 
like  a  dog,  and  go  round  about  the 
city. 

15  Let  them  '^  wander  up  and  down 
♦  for  meat,  ^  and  grudge  if  they  be 
not  satisfied. 

IG  But  I  will  sing  of  thy  power; 
yea,  I  will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mer- 
cy in  the  morning :  for  thou  hast 
been  my  defence  and  refuge  in  the 
day  of  my  trouble. 

17  Unto  thee,  'O  my  strength, 
will  I  sing:  *for  God  is  my  de- 
fence, and  the  God  of  my  mercj'. 

PSALM  LX. 

1  David,  complaining  to  God  of  former  judgment,  4 
noil),  u]x>n  better  hope,  prayeth  for  deliverance.  6 
Comforting  himxelf  in  GoU^s  promises,  he  cravetfi 
that  help  whereon  he  trusteth. 

To  the  chief  Musician  '  upon  Shushan  -  eduth, 
II  Miehtaiu  of  David,  to  teach  ;  *  when  he  strove 
Avith  Aram  ■  naharaim  and  with  Arain-zobah, 
when  Joab  returned,  and  smote  of  Edom  in  the 
valley  of  salt  twelve  thousand.   • 

OGOD,  ^  thou  hast  cast  us  off, 
thou  hast '  scattered  us,  thou 
hast  been  displeased ;  O  turn  thy- 
self to  us  again. 

"2  Thou  hast  made  the  earth  to 
tremble  ;  thou  hast  broken  it : 
^'heal  the  breaches  thereof;  for  it 
shaketh. 

3  '^  Thou  hast  shewed  thy  jieople 
hard  things:  ''thou  hast  made  us 
to  drink  the  wine  of  astonishment. 

4  "  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to 
them  that  fear  thee,-  that  it  may 
be  displayed  because  of  the  truth. 
Selah. 

65a 


i  vcr.  17. 

WAVi.i. 
t  I  lob.  inij 

high  place. 


V  Pa.  21 . ."!. 
I  Pa.  M.  7.  & 

02. 11.  i  112. 

8. 
t  Ilcb.  mine 

o^wie»Ter.f, 

I's.  .Mi.  2. 
■"  So  Gen.  4. 

12, 15. 


"Prov. 12.13. 

&  1».  7. 


"Pa.  7. 9. 


f  P».  83. 18. 


1  vcr.  6. 


■■Job].?.  23. 

Pa.  100. 10. 
tllob. 

tii  eat. 

WOv.iJ  then 
be  not  notify- 
Jied,  then 
tJtftf  will 
staff  alt 
night. 


"Ps.18.1. 
'  ver.  0. 10. 


•  Ps.  80. 

II  Or,  yl  poM- 
e?i  Psalm. 

•  2  Sam.  8.  3, 
1.1. 

1  Chr.  18.  3, 
12. 
iiboiit  1040. 

•  Ps.  44. 0. 
tHeb. 

broken. 


b  2  Chr.  7. 14. 


■■  Ps.  71. 20. 

<i  Is.  51.17,22. 
Jer.  25. 15. 


'  Ps.  20.  5. 


David  tnistcth  in  GocVs  jiromises. 


PSALMS. 


David  encoiirageth  the  godly. 


fPs.  108.C, 


eP6.89.35. 
l-Josh.  1.  G. 


iGen.12.fi. 
1.  Joeh.  13.27. 


1  See  Deut. 

a;.  17. 

'"  Gen.40.10. 


'■2.Sam.S.  2. 

''2Sttm.«.14. 

Ps.  loa.  a. 

r  2  Sam.  8.1. 

BOr, 
tnwnpk 
thou  over 
me :  i by  an 
ironv:;  See 
Ps.  m.  It. 

t  Hcb.  citij 
of'  flreri'tfh, 
2  Sam.  11. 1. 
&  12.  M. 


Iver.  1. 
PH.  44.!1.& 

lt*S.  11 
■•Josh.  7. 12. 


"  Ps.  118.  8.  & 

14<i.  3. 
tUcb. 

salratinn. 
<Num.24.1>;. 

1  Chr.  I'J.l.i. 
"la.  C3.3. 


•  Prov.  18.10. 


b  Ps.  2r.  4. 

'PB.17.R.  & 
b'.l.tf.W.  \. 

11  Or,  make 
my  refuge. 


•IP«.  21.4. 

tUfb. 
Than  phnU 
atlfi  tiftt/i  to 
the  ftiijjA  of 
the  ktttg. 

Hli'b. 
a*  genera' 
tion  anil 
generation. 

•Ps.  4<l.  11. 
Prov.  2i».28. 


5  ^That  thy  beloved  may  be  de- 
livered ;  save  tvitli  thy  right  hand, 
and  hear  me. 

G  God^hath  ^si)oken  in  his  holi- 
ness ;  I  Vill  rejoice,  I  will ''  divide 
'Shechem,  and  mete  out  Hhe  val- 
ley of  Succoth. 

7  Gilead  i.s  mine,  and  Manasseh 
is  mine ;  '  Ephraim  also  is  the 
strength  of  mine  head;  "'Judah  is 
my  lawgiver ; 

8  "  Moab  is  my  washpot ;  °  over 
Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe: 
'Thihstia,  "triumph  thou  because 
of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the 
^strong  city?  who  will  lead  me 
into  Edom  I 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  tvhicli 
"had.st  cast  us  off?  and  thou,  O 
God,  wliicli  didst  'not  go  out  with 
our  armies ! 

j    11  Give  us  help  from  trouble:  for 
'vain  is  the  ^helj)  of  man. 
12   Through  God    'we  shall  do 
valiantly:    for  he  it  is  that  shall 
"tread  down  our  enemies. 

PSALM  LXI. 

1  David  fleeth  to  God  upon  his  former  experience.  4 
He  voweth  perpetHoL  service  unto  him,  because  of  his 
promises. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Neginah,  A  I^alm  of 
David. 

HE AE  my  cry,  O  God ;  attend 
unto  my  prayer. 

2  From  the  end  of  the  earth  will 
I  cry  unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is 
overwhelmed :  lead  me  to  the  rock 
that  is  higher  than  1. 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for 
and  ^a  stronjr  tower  from  the 


me. 


enemy. 

4  **  I  will  «abide  in  thy  tabernacle 
for  ever:  '^I  will  "trust  in  the  cov- 
ert of  thy  wings.     Selah. 

5  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard 
my  vows :  thou  hast  given  me  the 
heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy 
nani(\ 

(y  '^ '  Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's 
life:  a)id  his  years  ^as  many  gen- 
erations. 

7  lUt  shall  abide  before  God  for 
ever:  O  ])rei)ai-(?  mercy  ^and  truth, 
whieh  may  ])reserve  him. 

8  So  will  I  sing  ])raise  unto  thy 
name  for  ever,  that  I  may  daily 
perform  my  vows. 

054 


T 


PSALM  LXIL 

1  David  professing  ?iis  conjidence  in  God  discourageih 
his  enemies.  5  In  the  .same  conjidence  he  encour- 
ageth  the  godly.  9  No  tru.Ht  is  to  be  put  in  worldly 
things.     11  Power  and  mercy  belong  to  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  *  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm  of 
David. 

EULY  ''my  soul  ^waiteth  up- 
on  God:    from   him   cometh 
my  salvation. 

2  ''He  only  is  my  rock  and  my 
salvation;  he  is  my  *  defence;  ''I 
shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mis- 
chief against  a  man  ?  ye  shall  be 
slain  all  of  you :  ^  as  a  bowing  wall 
shall  ye  he,  and  as  a  tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him 
down  from  his  excellency :  they  de- 
light in  lies :  "  they  bless  with  their 
mouth,  but  they  curse  Unwardly. 
Selah.  • 

5  ^My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon 
God;  for  my  expectation  is  from 
him. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  sal- 
vation :  he  is  my  defence ;  I  shall 
not  be  moved. 

7  ^In  God  is  my  salvation  and 
my  glory :  the  rock  of  my  strength, 
and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times;  ye 


people, ''  pour  out  your  heart  before 
him :  God  is  '  a  refuge  for  us.  Se- 
lah. ^ 

9  "^  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are 
vanity,  and  men  of  high  degree  are 
a  lie :  to  be  laid  in  the  balance, 
they  are  "altogether  lighter  than 
vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and 
become  not  vain  in  robbery:  'if 
riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart 
iipon  them. 

11  God  hath  spoken  "once;  twice 
have  I  heard  this ;  that " "  power  he- 
longeth  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  helong- 
eth  "mercy:  for  Pthou  renderest  to 
every  man  according  to  his  work. 

PSALM  LXIIL 

1  David's  thirst  for  God.  4  Ifis  manner  of  blessing 
God.  9  His  conjidence  oj'  his  enemies'  destruction., 
and  his  oimi  safety. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  *  when  he  was  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Judah. 

OGOD,  thou  art  my  God ;  early 
will  I  seek  thee:    'my  soul 
thirsteth  for  thee,  my  llesh  longetli 


1048. 
*  1  Chr.  25.1, 
3. 

11  Or,  Only. 

'  Ps. ;«.  20. 

t  Hcb.  . 

is  silent, 
Ps.  US.  1. 

h  ver.  6. 

t  Heb. 
high  place, 
Ps.  SI),  y,  17. 

':Ps.37.24. 


<1  Is.  30. 13. 


"  Ps.  28.  3. 

t  Heb. 
ill  their  ;/?- 
luard  parts. 

f  ver.  1,2. 


f  Jer.  3.  23. 


bl  Sam. 1. IS. 

Ps.  42.  4. 

l>am.  2.  la. 
i  Ps.  18.  2. 


kPs.  39.5,11. 
Is.  40. 15,17. 
Rom.  3.  4. 


i;  Or,  alike. 
IJobSl.  25. 

Ps.  .52.  7. 

Luke  12. 15. 

1  Tim.  0.17. 
'"  Job  Xi.  14. 
"  Rev.  19. 1. 
II  Or, 

strength. 
"  Ps.  8G.  15.  & 

103.  8. 

Dan.  9.  9. 
lMob.34.  11. 

Prov.  24,12. 

Jer.  :V>.  19. 

Ez.  7. 27. 

&  :H.  20. 

Matt.  l(i.  27. 

Kom.2.  0. 

1  Cor.  3.  ,S. 

2  Cor.  5. 10. 
Eph.  6.  8. 
Col.  ,3.  25. 

1  IVt.  I.  17. 
lluv.  22.  12. 


•  1  Sam.  22.5. 
&-Si.  14,15, 
10. 


"  P«.  42.  2. .% 

H4.  2,  &  143. 


David  prayetli  for  deliverance. 


rSALMS. 


The  Nessedness  of  God^s  chosen. 


tHeb. 

weary. 

f  IIcl).  with- 
out water. 

h  See  1  Sam. 
4.  L'l. 

IClir.lfi.II. 
Ps.  =7.  4.  & 
78.  CI. 

'  Vs.  30.  5. 


H  Ps.  104.  33. 
&  14<J.  2. 


'  Ps.  CG.  S. 

t  ireh. 
Jatrtess. 


trs.42.  R.  & 

ii;i.  .w.  & 

H'J.  5. 


^Ps.  fil.4. 


h  Ez.  K.  .5. 

t  Heb.  T/ie>i 
i^hall  luakc 
him  rrni  oi't 
like  water 
tiy  the  hands 
of  the 
sirortl. 

i  Deut.  C.  1.1. 
Is.  4,>.  23.  & 
(k"..  Ifi. 
Zcph.  I. .-. 


"Ps.  11.2.  & 

57.4. 
1)  I's.  5R.  7. 

Jer.  9.  3. 


"■SecProv.l. 
11. 

(,'  Or,  speech. 

tHeb.  tn 
hide  sntares. 

dPs.l0.11.& 
59.7. 

II  Or,  we  are 
consumed 
by  that 
which  they 
have  thor- 
oughly 
searched, 

fHeb. 
a  search 
searched. 


for  tliee  in  a  dry  and  Uliirsty  land, 
+  where  no  water  is ; 

2  To  see  ''  tliy  power  and  thy  }i;\o- 
ry,  so  as  I  have  seen  thee  in  (lie 
sanctnary. 

3  'Becanse  tliy  k^viiigkindnt^ss  is 
better  than  life,  my  lips  shall  praise 
thee. 

4  Thus  will  I  bless  thee  ''while  I 
live :  I  will  lift  np  my  hands  in  thy 
name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  ^satisfied  as 
irith  t  marrow  and  fatness ;  and  my 
mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful 
lips : 

G  AVhen  '^I  remember  thee  upon 
my  bed,  and  meditate  on  thee  in 
the  m(/ht  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my 
help,  therefore  ^in  the  shadow  of 
thy  win<^s  will  I  rejoice. 

8  My  soul  folloAveth  hard  after 
thee:  thy  right  hand  ui)holdeth 
me. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to 
destroy  it,  shall  go  into  the  lower 
l)arts  of  the  earth. 

10 "  t  They  shall  fall  by  the  sword: 
they  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

11  But  the  king-  shall  rejoice  in 
God ;  '  every  one  that  sweareth  by 
him  shall-  glory:  but  the  mouth 
of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be 
stopped. 

PSALM  LXIV. 

1  David  jirayeth  for  deliverance,  co»ipIaini7ig  of  his 
enemies.  7  He  promiseth  himself  to  .tee  such  an  evi- 
dent de.'itruction  of  his  enemies,  as  the  riyhteous  shall 
rejoice  at  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAE  my  voice,  O  God,  in  my 
prayer :  i)reserve  my  life  from 
fear  of  the  enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  coun- 
sel of  the  wicked ;  from  the  insur- 
rection of  the  workers  of  iniquity : 
o  •'  Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a 
sword,  ^'and  bend  their  hows  to  shoot 
their  arrows,  even  bitter  words : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret 
at  the  perfect:  suddenly  do  they 
shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 

5  '^They  encourage  themselves  in 
an  evil  "matter:  they  commune 
^of  laying  snares  privily;  "^they 
say,  AVho  shall  see  them  t 

6  They  search  out  iniquities; 
"  they  accomplish  ^  a  diligent  search : 


both  the  inward  thought  of  every 
one  of  them,  and  the  heart,  is  deei). 

7  'But  God  shall  shoot  at  them 
with  an  arrow;  suddenly  ♦  shall 
they  be  wounded. 

8  80  they  shall  make  "^ their  own 
tongue  to  fall  upon  themselves : 
•-'all  that  see  them  shall  flee  away. 

0  ''And  all  men  shall  fear,  and 
shall  '  (h^clare  the  work  of  God ;  for 
they  shall  wisely  consider  of  his 
doing. 

10  ""The  righteous  shall  be  glad 
in  the  Lord,  and  shall  trust  in 
him ;  and  all  the  upright  in  heart 
shall  glory. 

PSALM  LXY. 

1  David  prai.ieth   Ood  for  his  grace.     4  The  blessed- 
ness of  God^s  chosen  by  rea.wu  of  benefits. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  and  Song  of 
David. 

PRAISE   hvaiteth  for  thee,   O 
God,  in  Zion :  and  unto  thee 
shall  the  vow  be  i^erformed. 

2  O  thou  that  hearest  prayer, 
•''unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

3  ^  ^  Iniquities  i^revail  against  me : 
as  for  our  transgressions,  thou 
shalt  ''purge  them  away. 

4  '^Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou 
''choosest,  and  causest  to  approach 
unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in  thy 
courts:  ^we  shall  be  satisfied  with 
the  goodness  of  thy  house,  even  of 
thy  holy  temple. 

5  By  terrible  things  in  righteous- 
ness wilt  thou  answer  us,  O  God 
of  our  salvation ;  who  art  the  con- 
fidence of  ^all  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  of  them  that  are  afar 
oft'  upon  the  sea : 

G  Which  by  liis  strength  setteth 
fast  the  mountains;  ^'^eing  girded 
with  power : 

7  '  Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the 
seas,  the  noise  of  their  waves,  ''and 
the  tumult  of  the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the 
uttermost  parts  are  afraid  at  thy 
tokens:  thou  makest  the  outgo- 
ings of  the  morning  and  evening 
"to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  'visitest  the  earth,  and 
"'"waterest  it:  thou  greatly  en- 
richest  it  "with  the  river  of  God, 
which  is  full  of  water:  thou  pre- 
parest  them  corn,  when  thou  hast 
so  provided  for  it. 

655 


'Ps.  T.ia.n. 

tlleb. 
their  ivounU 
shall  be. 

fProv.l2.  13. 
&  18.  7. 


EP8..'il.  11.*! 

.'y>.  0. 
k  Ps.  40.  3. 

i.Tcr.  .^(l.  28. 
Ik  il.  10. 


kPs..12. 11.& 
.W.  10.  &  Wj. 
S. 


i  Heb. 
is  silertf, 
Ps.  ti-2.  1. 


» Is.  GO.  23. 

hP.s.  38.  4.  & 
40. 12. 

t  Heb. 
Words,  or, 
Matters  0/ 
iniquities. 

•■  Ps.  51.  2.  & 

79.  y. 

1b.  (i.  7. 

Uel).  9.  14. 

]  John  1.  7, 

9. 
<l  Ps.  33.  12. 

&84.  4. 
'  Ps.  4.  .■!. 
fPa.  3e.  8. 


e  Ps.  22.  27, 


li  Ps.  9.3.  1. 


i  Ps.  89.  9.  & 

107.  29. 

Matt.  8.  2(i. 
k  Ps.  7G.  10. 

Is.  17. 12, 13. 


II  Or,  to  .<:ing. 
1  Deut.  11.12. 

|(  Or,  after 
thou  iiadst 
made  it  to 
desire  rain. 

">  Ps.  GS.  y, 
10.  &  104. 13. 
Jer.  a.  24. 

"  Ps.  40.  4. 


David  exhorteth  to  praise  God. 


PSALMS. 


A  prayer  for  God's  kingdom. 


II  Or,  thou 
cavsest  rain 
to  rfeticenil 
into  the  I'ur- 
rows  there- 
of. 

f  Heb.  thou 
tlixsolvest  it. 

t  Heb. 

the  year  of 
thi/  good- 
7iess. 


tHeb. 
are  girded 
with  joy. 

'  le.  M.  12. 


•Pb.  100.  1. 

\  Heb.  an 
the  earth. 


U  Pg.  GS.  5. 
•  Ps.  IS.  U. 


H  Or,  yield 
feigned  ohe- 

tlienre^ 

Ps.  IH. «.  & 

81.15. 
\  Heb.  lie. 
A  P«.  22. 27.  & 

G7.3.*:lir.l. 
'  r«.  90. 1,  2. 


rp«.4e.8. 


»Ex.  14.  21. 

fcJoeh.  3.  14, 
16. 


iPe.11.4. 


1  Heb. 
;>u(le(A. 
kr».  121.8. 


1  Pi..  17.  .3. 

In.  4M.  lU. 
■"  Zech.  I.T!). 

lPet.l.«,7. 


•  Lom.  1. 13. 


"In.  H.  23. 


10  Thou  waterest  the  ridges  there- 
of abundantly:  "thou  settlest  the 
fuiTOWs  thereof:  Uhou  makest  it 
soft  with  showers:  thou  blessest 
the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thou  crownest  ^the  year  with 
thy  goodness ;  and  thy  paths  drop 
fatness. 

12  They  drop  iipon  the  pastures 
of  the  wilderness:  and  the  little 
hills  U-ejoice  on  every  side. 

13  The  pa.stures  are  clothed  with 
flocks;  nhe  valleys  also  are  cover- 
ed over  with  corn ;  they  shout  for 
joy,  they  also  sing. 

PSALM  LXVI. 


■M^ 


1  David  exhorteth  to  praise  God,   5  to  observe  his 
great  works,  8  to  bless  him  for  his  gracious  benefits. 
VZ  He  voweth  for  himself  religions  sendee  to  God. 
16  Ue  deelareth  God's  special  goodness  to  himself 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Song  or  Psalm. 

AKE    a   joyful    noise   unto 
God,  t  all  ye  lands : 

2  Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his 
name :  make  his  i)raise  glorious. 

3  Say  unto  God,  How  ^terrible 
art  thou  in  thy  works!  '^through 
the  greatness  of  thy  power  shall 
thine  enemies  "t  submit  themselves 
unto  thee. 

4  "^All  the  earth  shall  worship 
thee,  and  ^ shall  sing  unto  thee; 
they  shall  sing  to  thy  name.  Se- 
lah. 

5  ^Oome  and  see  the  works  of 
God :  he  is  terrible  in  his  doing  to- 
ward the  children  of  men. 

G  ^'  He  turned  the  sea  into  dry 
land :  ''  they  went  through  the  flood 
on  foot:  there  did  we  rejoice  in 
him. 

7  He  ruleth  by  his  i)ower  for  ever; 
'his  eyes  behold  the  nations:  let 
not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves. 
Selah. 

8  O  bless  our  God,  ye  people, 
and  make  the  voice  of  his  praise 
to  b(;  heard : 

1)  Which  ♦holdeth  our  soul  in  life, 
and  ''suft'ereth  not  our  feet  to  be 
moved. 

10  For  '  thou,  O  God,  hast  i)roved 
us:  "thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver 
is  tried. 

11  "Thou  broughtest  us  into  the 
net ;  thou  laidst  affliction  uium  our 
loins. 

12  "Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride 

656 


over  our  heads ;  ^  we  went  through 
fire  and  through  water:  but  thou 
broughtest  us  out  into  a  ^  wealthy 
place. 

13  '^  I  will  go  into  thy  house  with 
burnt  oft'erings:  "^I  will  pay  thee 
my  vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  hittered, 
and  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when 
I  was  in  trouble. 

15  I  will  oft'er  unto  thee  burnt 
sacrifices  of  ^  fatlings,  with  the  in- 
cense of  rams :  I  will  offer  bullocks 
with  goats.     Selah. 

16  'Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear 
God,  and  I  will  declare  what  he 
hath  done  for  my  soul. 

17  I  cried  unto  him  with  my 
mouth,  and  he  was  extolled  with 
my  tongue.  » 

18  *If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my 
heart,  the  Lord  Avill  not  hear  me : 

19  But  verily  God  "hath  heard 
me  ;  he  hath  attended  to  the  voice 
of  my  prayer. 

20  Blessed  he  God,  which  hath 
not  turned  away  my  prayer,  nor 
his  mQrcj"  from  me. 

PSALM  LXVII. 

1  A  prayer  for  the  enlargement  of  God's  kingdom,  3  to 
the  joy  of  the  people,  6  and  the  increase  of  God's 
blessings. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginotli,  A  Psalm  or 
Song. 

GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and 
bless  us;  and  ''cause  his  face 
to  shine  *  upon  us ;  Selah. 

2  That  ^'tliy  way  may  be  known 
upon  earth,  ''thy  saving  health 
among  all  nations. 

3  "^Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O 
God ;  let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and 
sing  for  joy :  for  Hhou  shalt  judge 
the  people  righteously,  and  +  gov- 
ern the  nations  upon  earth.   Selah. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O 
God ;  let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

6  ^  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her 
increase;  and  God,  even  om*  own 
God,  shall  bless  us. 

7  (lod  shall  bless  us;  and  ^all  the 
ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 

PSALM  LXVIII. 

1  A  prayer  at  the  removing  of  the  ark.  4  An  exhort- 
ation to  jiraise  God  for  his  mercies,  7  for  his  care  of 
the  church,  Vdfor  his  great  works. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  or  Song  of  David. 


■•  Is.  4.t.  2. 


t  Heb. 
moi:lt. 


flP.s.l00.4.& 
I1G.14,17,1S, 
I'J. 

'  Eco.  5.  4. 


t  Heb. 
opened. 


t  Heb. 
marrow. 


'  Pa.  M.  11. 


'  .Tob  27.  9. 
Piov.  1  J. «!). 

&  i;8.  i). 

Is.  1.  1.5. 
John  !).  .11. 
Jaine.s  4. .*5. 
"  Ps.  llfi.  1,2. 


'Num.B.  DS. 

Ps.  4.(i.&3l. 

l(i.  &  Ml.  .•!,  7, 

l'J.&  119.135. 
tHeb. 

U'i/h  Its. 
!•  Acts  15.  25. 
'  Luke  2.  30, 

31. 

Tit.  2. 11. 
<1  Ps.  «i.  4. 


'  Ps.96.10,13. 
&  IW.  9. 
t  Heb.  lead. 


rl.ev.  2C.  4. 
Pa.  M.12. 
Ez.  34.  27. 


B  Ps.  22.  27. 


A  'prayer  at  the 


PSALMS. 


removing  of  the  arh. 


"Num.10.35. 
Is.  uo.  3. 


Ulcb./rom 

A  is  face. 
1.  Fs.  !).  IS. 

Hos.  i;i.  3. 

'  Ps.  97.  5. 
Mic.l.  4. 


<)Ps.32.  n.& 

.IS.  10.  &  64. 
W. 

f  neb. 
rejoice  ivifk 
(jtadncss, 

'Ps.  (ifi.  4. 

fDcut.  .'13.26. 
ver.  3.'J. 

6  Ex.  6.  3. 


kPs. 10.14,13. 
&  14C.  9. 


il  Sam.  2.  5. 
Ps.  113.  9. 

tlleb. 

in  a  house, 
i.  Ps.  lOr.  10, 

14.  &  14(i.  7. 

Acts  1:^.  «, 

&c. 
1  Ps.  107.  34, 

40. 

"Ex.  13.  21. 
Judg.  4. 14. 
Uab.  3. 13. 


"  Ex.  19. 10, 

18. 

Juds.  •5.  4. 

Is.  04.  1,  3. 


"  Deut.U.ll, 

12. 

Ez.  34.  20. 
t  Hob. 

fltake  out. 
t  Hob. 

coiijii-m  it. 


f  Deut.  26. 5, 

y. 

Ps.  74.  19. 


t  Tleb.army. 


1  Num.  31. 8, 

9  54. 

Josh.  10. 16. 

&  12.  8. 
t  Ilcb.  rfirf 

Jiee^  did 

fee. 

'Ps.  81.6. 
•Pa.  105.37. 


'Num.  21.  3. 
!  Josh.  10. 10. 
1   &12.  l,&c. 

||Or,/or  Aer, 
she  wats. 


inarch   througli  the  wilder- 


LET  ^  God  arise,  let  bis  enemies 
be   scattered:   let  them   also 
that  hate  him  flee  '  before  him. 

2  ^As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so 
drite  them  away:  ""as  wax  melteth 
"before  the  lire,  so  let  the  wicked 
perish  at  the  presence  of  (lod. 

3  But  ''let  the  righteous  be  glad; 
let  them  rejoice  before  God:  yea, 
let  them  ^exceedingly  rejoice. 

4  "Sing  unto  (lod,  sing  i)raises  to 
his  name:  "^ extol  him  that  rideth 
upon  the  heavens  *^'by  his  name 
JAH,  and  rejoice  before  him. 

5  ''A  lather  of  the  fatherless,  and 
a  judge  of  the  widows,  is  God  in 
his  holy  habitation. 

6  '  God  setteth  the  solitary  ♦  in 
families:  '4ie  bringeth  out  those 
which  are  bound  with  chains :  but 
'  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  dry 
kind. 

7  O   God,  ""when  thou  wentest 
forth  before  thy  people,  when  thou 
didst 
ness;  Selah 

8  ""The  earth  shook,  the  heavens 
also  dropped  at  the  presence  of 
God:  even  Sinai  itself  icas  moved 
at  the  presence  of  God,  the  God  of 
Israel. 

9  "Thou,  O  God,  didst  'send  a 
plentiful  rain,  whereby  thou  didst 
t  confirm  thine  inheritance,  when 
it  was  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt 
therein :  ^  thou,  O  God,  hast  pre- 
pared of  thy  goodness  for  the 
poor. 

11  The  Lord  gave  the  word :  great 
was  the  'company  of  those  that 
published  it. 

12  1  Kings  of  armies  'did  flee 
apace :  and  she  that  tarried  at 
home  divided  the  spoil. 

13  "^  Though  ye  have  lain  among 
the  pots,  ''yet  shall  ye  he  as  the 
wings  of  a  dove  covered  with  sil- 
ver, and  her  feathers  with  yellow 
gold. 

14  '  When  the  Almighty  scattered 


kings 


'in  it,  it  was  white  as  snow 


rP8.U4.4,6. 


in  Salmon, 

15  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill 
of  Bashan ;  a  high  hill  as  the  hill 
of  Bashan. 

16  MVhy  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills? 

-Ad 


"  this  is  the  hill  tvMch  God  desireth 
to  dwell  in ;  yea,  the  Lokd  will 
dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  ^The  chariots  of  God  are 
twenty  thousand,  ^U'ren  thousands 
of  angels :  the  Lord  is  among  them, 
as  in  Sinai,  in  the  holy  plaee. 

18  '^Thou  hast  ascended  on  high, 
''thou  hast  led  captivity  captive: 
^thou  hast  received  gifts  'for  men; 
yea,  for  'the  rebellious  also,  ''that 
the  Lord  God  might  dwell  among 
them. 

19  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  who  daily 
loadeth  us  with  henefits,  even  the 
God  of  our  salvation.     Selah. 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God 
of  salvation ;  and  "  unto  God  the 
Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death. 

21  But  *^God  shall  wound  the 
head  of  his  enemies,  ^and  the  hairy 
scalp  of  such  a  one  as  goeth  on 
still  in  his  trespasses. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I  will  bring 
''  again  from  Bashan,  I  will  bring 
my  people  again  'from  the  depths 
of  the  sea : 

23  '^That  thy  foot  may  be  'Ulip- 
X)ed  in  the  blood  of  thine  enemies, 
'  and  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs  in  the 
same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O 
God ;  even  the  goings  of  my  God, 
my  King,  in  the  sanctuary. 

25  '"The  singers  went  before,  the 
players  on  instruments/oWowe^  aft- 
er; among  tliem  were  the  damsels 
playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congrega- 
tions, even  the  Lord,  I'from  "the 
fountain  of  Israel. 

27  There  is  "little  Benjamin  with 
their  ruler,  the  princes  of  Judah 
II  rt«fZ  their  council,  the  princes  of 
Zebulun,  and  the  princes  of  Naph- 
tali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  p  commanded 
thy  strength :  strengthen,  O  God, 
that  which  thou  hast  wrought  for 
us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Je- . 
rusalem  ''shall  kings  bring  pres- 
ents unto  thee. 

30  Eebuke  "the  company  of  spear- 
men, 'the  multitude  of  the  bulls, 
with  the  calves  of  the  people,  till 
every    one    'submit    himself   with 

657 


^Dcut.12.5, 
11. 

1  Kings  9. 3. 
Ps.  8/.l,2. 
&  132. 13, 14. 


y  Deut.  ;;.■!.  2. 

2  Kings  t>. 

10,  17. 

Dun.  7.  10. 

llol..  12.  22. 

Kcv.  9.  IG. 
II  Or, 

even  many 

thousands. 
'  Acts  1.  9. 

Eph.  4.  8. 
"  Judg.  5.12. 
i  !•  Acts  2.4,33. 
I  Ilcb. 

ill  the  man. 
M  Tim. 1.13. 
J  I's.  78.  UO. 


'  Dcut.32.39. 
Prov.  4.2.3. 
RCV.L18.& 
20.  1. 

fPs.  110.6. 

Hab.  3.  13. 

•"  Ps.  55.  23. 


h  Num.21.3.3. 
■  Ex.  14.  22. 


k  Ps.  58.  10. 
II  Or,  red. 


1 1  Kings  21. 
19. 


"  1  Chr.  13. 

8.  &  I,';.  16. 

Ps.  47.  5. 


II  Or,  ye  that 
are  of  the 
fountain  of 
Israel. 

'  Deut.a3.28. 
Is.  48.  1. 

"  1  Sam.9.21. 

II  Of.     ,   . 
with  their 

company. 


PS0P6.42.8. 


1 1  KinRS  10. 

10,  24,  25. 

2  Chr.  32.23. 

Ps.  72.  10. » 

76.  n. 

18.60.16,17. 
II  Or,  the 

t)easts  of  the 

reeds, 

Jer.  51.  32, 

33. 

'  Pfl.  22. 12. 
>2Sam.8.2, 


David  complaineth  of  his  affliction.  PSALMS. 


He  prayeth  for  deliverance. 


B  Or,  he 

acattereth. 


'  Is.  19.  IO.lU. 

•  Pa.  72.  9. 

Is.  4.3. 14. 

Zepli.  3.  10. 

Acts  8.  IT. 
'  Pb.  44.  M. 


J  Pa.  18.  10. 
*  IIH. ;{. 
ver.  4. 

'Ps.an.s.&c. 

t  Heb.  give. 


'  Ps.  ■£).  1. 


BOr, 

heavens. 
b  Ps.  45.  4.  & 

65.  5.  &  (»i. 

5.  &  7U.  12. 


*  Pb.  «,tiUe. 


•ver.  2,14,15. 
Jonah  2. 5. 


*Pe.  40.  2. 
tlleb. 

(Ac  mire  of 

de/.th. 
t  Ileb.  tlepth 

of  tvalcra. 

•  Ps.  6. 8. 

i  P».  119.  82, 
12.3. 
Is.  .38.  14. 

«  Pb.  Vi.  19. 
John  15.  25. 


tll.b. 
guiUiue.v. 


fP«.31.  II. 
In.  m.  3. 
John  1.  U. 
A".  5. 

«P».  119. 1.39. 

John  2.  17. 
k  See  P«.  89. 

«>,  51. 

Bom.  15.  3. 


s 


pieces  of  silver :  "  scatter  thou  the 
people  that  delight  in  war. 

31  *  Princes  shall  come  out  of 
Egypt;  "Ethiopia  shall  soon 
'^  stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms 
of  the  earth ;  O  sing  praises  unto 
the  Lord ;  Selah : 

33  To  him  'that  rideth  upon  the 
heavens  of  heavens,  u'Mcli  were  of 
old;  lo,  ^he  doth  ^send  out  his 
voice,  and  that  a  mighty  voice. 

34  •' Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God: 
his  excellency  is  over  Israel,  and 
his  strength  is  in  the  "  clouds. 

35  O  God,  ^  thou  art  terrible  out 
of  thy  holy  places :  the  God  of  Is- 
rael is  he  that  giveth  strength  and 
power  unto  his  peoi^le.  Blessed  he 
God. 

PSALM  LXIX. 

1  David  complaineth  of  hin  affliction.  13  He  prayeth 
for  deliverance.  22  He  devoteth  his  enemies  to  de- 
struction.    530  He  praiseth  God  with  thanksgiving. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *  upon  Shoshannim,  A  Bsalm 
of  David. 

AVE  me,  O  God;  for  nhe  wa- 
ters are  come  in  unto  7ny  soul. 

2  ''I  sink  in  ^deep  mire,  where 
there  is  no  standing:  I  am  come 
into  t  deep  waters,  where  the  floods 
overflow  me. 

3  "  I  am  weary  of  my  crying :  my 
throat  is  dried:  '^niine  eyes  fail 
while  I  wait  for  my  God. 

4  They  that  "hate  me  without  a 
cause  are  more  than  the  hairs  of 
mine  head :  they  that  would  de- 
stroy mo,  hcing  mine  enemies 
wrongfully,  are  mighty :  then  I 
restored  that  which  I  took  not 
away. 

5  O  God,  thou  knowest  my  fool- 
ishness; and  my  ^sins  are  not  hid 
from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee, 
O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  ashamed 
for  my  sake:  let  not  those  that 
seek  tliee  be  confounded  for  my 
sake,  O  (Jod  of  Israel. 

7  Because  for  tliy  sake  I  have 
borne  rcjuoach;  shame  hath  cov- 
ercid  my  fac(;. 

8  '^1  am  become  a  stranger  unto 
my  brethren,  and  an  alien  unto  my 
mother's  children. 

9  '-'For  tlie  zeal  of  thine  house  hafh 
eaten  me  up;  ''and  tlie  reproaches 

658 


of  them  that  reproached  thee  are 
fallen  upon  me. 

10  'When  I  wept,  and  chastened 
my  soul  with  fasting,  that  was  to 
my  reproach. 

Ill  made  sackcloth  also  my  gar-" 
ment;  ''and  I  became  a  proverb  to 
them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak 
against  me ;  and '  I  was  the  song  of 
the  klrunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  ""in  an  accept- 
able time :  O  God,  in  the  multitude 
of  thy  mercy  hear  me,  in  the  truth 
of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and 
let  me  not  sink :  "  let  me  be  deliv- 
ered from  them  that  hate  me,  and 
out  of  "the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  not  the  waterflood  over- 
flow me,  neither  let  the  deep  swal- 
low me  up,  and  let  not  the  pit 
p  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me,  O  Lord;  "Jfor  thy 
lovingkindness  is  good :  "^turn  unto 
me  according  to  the  multitude  of 
thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And  'hide  not  thy  face  from 
thy  servant ;  for  I  am  in  trouble : 
^hear  me  speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and 
redeem  it:  deliver  me  because  of 
mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  hast  known  *my  re- 
proach, and  my  shame,  and  my 
dishonour :  mine  adversaries  are  all 
before  thee. 

20  Eeproach  hath  broken  my 
heart;  and  I  am  full  of  heaviness: 
and  "I  looked  for  some  Ho  take 
pity,  but  there  ivas  none ;  and  for 
"  comforters,  but  I  found  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my 
meat ;  'and  in  my  thirst  they  gave 
me  vinegar  to  drink. 

22  'Let  their  table  become  a  snare 
before  them  :  and  that  which  shouhl 
have  been  for  their  welfare,  let  it  he- 
come  a  trap. 

23  ''Let  their  eyes  be  darkened, 
that  they  see  not ;  and  make  their 
loins  continually  to  shake. 

24  ''Pour  out  thine  indignation 
upon  them,  and  let  thy  wrathful 
anger  take  hold  of  them. 

25  ''  Let '  their  habitation  be  deso- 


•  Ps.  35.1.3,14. 


k  1  Kings  9.7 
Jer.  -^i.  9. 


1  Job  30. 11. 
Ps.  35.13,10. 

t  Heb. 

drinkers 
of  fitrong 
drink. 
"  Is.  49. 8.  t 
53.0. 
2  Cor.  6.  2. 


"  Ps.  144.  7. 


»  ver.  1,2, 15.    i 


PNura.lG..3.' 


1  Ps.  03.  3. 


'Ps.  2.5.IC.& 
86.16. 


•  Ps.  27.  9. 1 
1U2.  2. 


tHeb. 

make  haste 
to  hear  vie. 


<  Ps.  22.  6,  7. 
Is.  5.3. 3. 
Heb.  12.  2. 


°  Ps.  142.  4. 
Is.  6o.  5. 

tllfb. 
to  lament 
with  inc. 

^  Job  16. 2. 


y  Matt.  27.:)4, 
48. 

Mark  15.i3. 
John  19.  •-'9. 

'Koin.  11.  9, 

1(1. 


» Is.  0.  n,  10. 

John  12.  39, 
40. 

Itoin.  11.10. 
2  Cor.  3. 14. 

b  1  Thess.  2. 
10. 

'  Matt.  23..3«. 

Acts  1.20. 
t  Heb.  their 

palace. 


i 


David  imijloreth  GocVs  si^eethj  help.  PSALMS. 


David  praijeth  for  himself. 


f  Heb.  let 
there  tiot  be 
a  dweller. 

■1  Sec  2  Clir. 

2S.  y. 

Zech.  1.  IJ. 
'  Is.  5.'i.  A. 
tllcli.  thu 

xvoiuiUed. 


f  Rom.  I.  28. 

punishment 

of  iniquity. 
f  Is.  26.  10. 

Rom.  9.31. 
hEx.3-'..'?2. 

Phil.  4.  3. 

Rev.  3.5.* 

13.  8. 
i  Ez.  13.  9. 

Luke  10.20. 

Hub.  12.  23. 


k  Ps.  28.  7. 


1  Ps.  .50. 13, 
14.23. 


"  Ps.  34.  2. 
H  Or,  nteek. 
"Ps.  22.26. 


»Eph.  3. 1. 

PPs.  96.11. & 

148.  1. 

Is.  44.  23.  & 

49.  i;3. 
1 1s.  55. 12. 
t  Heb. 

creepeth. 
••Ps.  51.18. 

I6. 44.  26. 


'  Ps.  102.  28. 


»  Ps.  38,title. 


•P6.40.13, 
&c.  Si.  71. 12. 

tHcb. 
to  my  help. 


\>  Ps.  .'55. 4,26. 
&  71.  13. 


■  Ps.  40.  1,1. 


"IPs.  40. 17. 


late;  and  ^let  none  dwell  in  their 
tents. 

26  For  ''  tliey  persecute  *■  him  whom 
thou  hast  smitten ;  and  they  talk 
to  the  i2^ri(,^f  of  Uhose  whom  thou 
hast  wounded. 

27  ""Add  i'ini(iuitj'  unto  their  iniq- 
uity: ^and  let  them  not  come  into 
thy  righteousness. 

28  Let  them  ''be  blotted  out  of 
the  book  of  the  living,  '  and  not  be 
written  with  the  righteous. 

29  But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful : 
let  thy  salvation,  O  God,  set  me  up 
on  high. 

30  ""l  will  praise  the  name  of  God 
with  a  song,  and  will  magnify  him 
with  thanksgiving. 

31  '  This  also  shall  please  the 
Lord  better  than  an  ox  or  bullock 
that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

32  "'The  "humble  shall  see  this, 
and  be  glad :  and  "your  heart  shall 
live  that  seek  God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor, 
and  despiseth  not  ''his  prisoners. 

34  PLet  the  heaven  and  earth 
praise  him,  the  seas,  "land  every 
thing  that  hnoveth  therein. 

35  "^For  God  will  save  Zion,  and 
will  build  the  cities  of  Judah :  that 
they  may  dwell  there,  and  have  it 
in  possession. 

36  ^The  seed  also  of  his  servants 
shall  inherit  it :  and  they  that  love 
his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 

PSALM  LXX. 

David  solicitetk  God  to  the  speedy  dextrudion  of  the 
wicked,  and  preservation  of  the  godly. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Indira  of  David,  *  to  bring 
to  remembrance. 

1%/fAKE  haste,  =^0  God,  to  de- 
J-wJL  liver  me;  make  haste  Ho 
help  me,  O  Lord. 

2  ^Let  them  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded that  seek  after  my  soul: 
let  them  be  turned  backward,  and 
put  to  confusion,  that  desire  my 
hurt. 

3  'Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a 
reward  of  their  shame  that  say. 
Aha,  aha. 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  re- 
joice  and  be  glad  in  thee :  and  let 
such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  con- 
tinually, Let  God  be  magnified. 

5  ''But  I   am  poor   and  needy; 


102.3. 

■Pk.  25.2,3. 
.t  31. 1. 


i-Ps.  31.1. 
■^Ps.  17.6. 


d  Ps.  31.  2, 3. 

t  Heb.  £e 
thou  to  me 
for  a  rock 
of  habita- 
tion. 

'  Ps.  44.  4. 


fPs.  140.1,4. 


BJer.  17.7,17. 


k  Ps.  22. 9,10. 
Is.  46.  3. 


*  make  haste  unto  me,  O  God:  thou  '  •?«  hh. 
art  my  help  and  my  deliverer ;  O  ' 
Lord,  make  no  tarrying.  j 

PSALM  LXXI. 

1  David,  in  confidence  of  faith,  and  experience  of  (7od's 
favour,  praijeth  both  for  himself,  and  again.st  the 
enemies  of  hi,s  soul.  14  He  promiseth  constancy. 
17  Jle  prayeth  for  perseverance.  19  He  praiselh 
God,  and  promiseth  to  do  it  cheerfnlhj. 

IX  Hhee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 
trust:  let  me  never  be  i>ut  to 
confusion. 

2  ''Deliver  me  in  thy  righteous- 
ness, and  cause  me  to  escape:  "^in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save 
me. 

3  ''^Be  thou  my  strong  habitation, 
whereunto  I  may  continually  re- 
sort: thou  hast  given  *=  command- 
ment to  save  me ;  for  thou  art  my 
rock  and  my  fortress. 

4  "^ Deliver  me,  O  my  God,  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked,  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel 
man. 

5  For  thou  art  ^my  hope,  O  Lord 
God  :  thou  art  my  trust  from  my 
youth. 

6  ''  By  thee  have  I  been  liolden  up 
from  the  womb :  thou  art  he  that 
took  me  out  of  my  mother's  bow- 
els :  my  jiraise  shall  de  continually 
of  thee. 

7  '  I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many ; 
but  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  ""my  mouth  be  tilled  with 
thy  praise  and  tvith  thy  honour  all 
the  day. 

9  '  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of 
old  age ;  forsake  me  not  when  my 
strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak  against 
me ;  and  they  that  Uay  wait  for  my 
soul  "take  counsel  together, 

11  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  Iiim : 
persecute  and  take  him ;  for  there  is 
none  to  deliver  him. 

12  "O  God,  be  not  far  from  me: 
O  my  God,  "make  haste  for  my 
help. 

13  PLet  them  be  confounded  and 
consumed  that  are  adversaries  to 
my  soul ;  let  them  be  covered  with 
reproach  and  dishonour  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

14  But  I  will  hope  continually, 
and  will  yet  praise  thee  more  and 
more. 

659 


ile.8.18. 
Zech.  3. 8. 
1  Cor.  4. 9. 

k  Ps.  35. 28. 


1  ver.  18. 


t  Heb. 

watch^  or, 
absent. 
■"2  Sam.  17. 
1. 
Matt.  27. 1. 


''Ps.22.11,19. 

&.35.  22.& 

38.21,22. 

"Pa.  70. 1. 


I"  ver.  24. 
Ps.  35.  4, 26. 
k  40. 14. & 
70.2. 


David  promisetJi  acts  ofj)raise. 


PSALMS. 


His  prayer  for  Solomon. 


lvcr.8,24. 
Ps.  35. 28. 


'  Pe.  40. 5.  & 
139. 17,  IS. 


•  ver.  9. 

♦  Ueb.  unto 
cUt  age  and 
gray  hairs. 

\  Hci). 
thine  arm. 


'P8.57.10. 


"Ps.35.in. 
&  86.  8.  & 
69.  0,  8. 

*Ps.60.3. 
lUos.6. 1,2. 


tHeb. 

with  the  in' 
struinent  of 
jjfattery. 
'Ps.  92. 1,2,3. 
Si  1.50.  3. 

•  2  Kings  19. 
22. 
Is.  60. 9. 


I>P8.103.4. 


'ver.  8, 15. 


<lTcr.l3. 


II  Or,  or. 

*  P«.  127, 
title. 

1015. 


Mb.  II.  2,3,4. 
&.t2.I. 


!•  r«.  85. 10. 
Is.  .12. 17.  tc 
62.7. 


'le.  11.4. 


15  "^IVIj^  month  shall  shew  forth 
thy  righteousness  and  thy  salva- 
tion all  the  day;  for  ^I  know  not 
the  numbers  thereof. 

16  I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the 
Lord  God:  I  will  make  mention 
of  thy  righteousness,  even  of  thine 
only. 

17  O  God,  thou  hast  taught  me 
from  my  youth :  and  hitherto  have 
I  declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

18  'Now  also  twhen  I  am  old 
and  grayheaded,  O  God,  forsake 
me  not ;  until  I  have  shewed  +  thy 
strength  unto  this  generation,  and 
thy  power  to  every  one  that  is  to 
come. 

19  *Thj^  righteousness  also,  O 
God,  is  very  high,  who  hast  done 
great  things :  "  O  God,  who  is  like 
unto  thee ! 

20  '^  Thou,  which  hast  shewed  me 
great  and  sore  troubles,  ^shalt 
quicken  me  again,  and  shalt  bring 
me  up  again  from  the  depths  of 
the  earth. 

21  Thou  shalt  increase  my  great- 
ness, and  comfort  me  on  every 
side. 

22  I  will  also  praise  thee  ♦ '  with 
the  i)saltery,  even  thy  truth,  O  my 
God :  unto  thee  will  I  sing  with 
the  harp,  O  thou  ^Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

23  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice 
when  I  sing  unto  thee;  and  ""my 
soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 

24  '^My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of 
thy  righteousness  all  the  day  long: 
for  ''they  are  confounded,  for  they 
are  brought  unto  shame,  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

PSALM  LXXII. 

1  David,  praying  for  Solomon,  s/ieweth  the  goodnexs 
and  (jlory  of'hix,  in  type,  and  in  truth,  of  VhrisVs 
kintjdotn.     18  He  blenaeth  God. 

A  Psalm  II  *for  Solomon. 

GIVE  the  king  thy  judgments, 
O  God,  and  tiiy  righteousness 
unto  the  king's  son. 

2  *  He  shall  judge  thy  people  with 
righteousness,  and  thy  poor  with 
judgment. 

3"  'Tlie  mountains  shall  bring 
peace  to  the  people,  and  the  little 
hills,  by  righteousness. 

4  "^He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the 
people,  he  shall  save  the  children 
6G0 


of  the  needy,  and  shall  break  in 
pieces  the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  "^as  long  as 
the  sun  and  moon  endure,  through- 
out all  generations. 

6  ''He  shall  come  down  like  rain 
upon  the  mown  grass :  as  showers 
that  water  the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous 
flourish;  ^and  abundance  of  peace 
^so  long  as  the  moon  endureth. 

8  ^He  shall  have  dominion  also 
from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  river 
unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

9  ''  They  that  dwell  in  the  wilder- 
ness shall  bow  before  him ;  '  and 
his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  ''The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of 
the  isles  shall  bring  presents :  the 
kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer 
gifts. 

11  'Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down 
before  him :  all  nations  shall  serve 
him, 

12  For  he  ""shall  deliver  the  needy 
when  he  crieth ;  the  poor  also,  and 
him  that  hath  no  helper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  i)Oor  and 
needy,  and  shall  save  the  souls  of 
the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul 
from  deceit  and  violence :  and 
"precious  shall  their  blood  be  in 
his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him 
^  shall  be  given  of  the  gold  of  She- 
ba :  prayer  also  shall  be  made  for 
him  continually ;  and  daily  shall  he 
be  praised. 

10  There  shall  be  a  handful  of 
corn  in  the  earth  upon  the  top  of 
the  mountains;  the  fruit  thereof 
shall  shake  like  Lebanon:  "and 
they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like 
grass  of  the  earth. 

17  PHis  name  ^  shall  endure  for 
ever:  ^ his  name  shall  be  continued 
as  long  as  the  sun :  and  '^men  shall 
be  blessed  in  him  :  'all  nations  shall 
call  him  blessed. 

18  'Blessed  he  the  Lokd  God,  the 
God  of  Israel,  'who  only  doeth 
wondrous  things. 

19  And  "blessed  he  his  glorious 
name  for  ever:  "and  let  the  whole 
earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 


d  ver.  7, 17. 
Ps.  89.36,.S7. 


»  2  Sam.23.4. 
Uos.  6.  3. 


'  la.  2.  4. 

l)aii.  2.  44. 

Luke  1. .». 
t  Ileb.  till 

there  be  no 

moon. 
s  See  Ex.  23. 

31. 

1  Kings  4. 

21,  24. 

Ps.  2.8. &  80. 

11.  &89.  25. 

Zech.  y.  10. 
h  Ps.  74. 14. 
i  Is.  49.  2.1. 

Mic.  7. 17. 

k2Chr.9.21. 
Ps.  45. 12.  & 
68.  29. 
Is.  49.  7.  & 
60.  6,  9. 


1  Is.  49.22,  23. 


■°  Job  29.  12. 


"  Ps.  116.  15. 


+  neb.  one 
shall  give. 


'  1  Kinprs  4. 
20. 


P  Ps.  89.  .36. 

tllrh. 
shall  he. 

tneh..«Ao« 
be  a.-*  a  son 
to  roiitintie 
his  fitlher's 
name /or 
ever. 

'1  Gen.  12.3. 

.t  22.  m. 

Jer.  4.  2. 
'Lnkel.4.'«. 
■1  Chr.-.D.IO. 

Ps.  41.  13.4 

106.  4,s. 
lEy  1.1.  11. 

Ps.  .7.14.* 

l.'iJi.  4. 
"  Nfh.  9.  5. 
"Num. 14.21. 

Zech.  14. ». 


Tlie  prosperity  of  tlie  wicked. 


PSALMS. 


The  desolation  of  tlie  sanctuary. 


IIOr.Arsalm 
Jor  Asaph. 
*Ps.  Ml.title. 
t  Or,  Yet. 
t  Hob.  clean 
<jf'  heart. 


"Job  21.  7. 
I's. :!".  1. 
Jcr.  12.  1. 


f  Hcb./a». 

Vi  Job  21.  9. 

<  Heb.  in  the 
trouble  of 
other  inrn. 

t  Heb.  with. 


■•  So  Ps.  100. 

18. 
.1  Job]  5.27. 

Ps.  17.  10.& 

int.  7(1. 

Jer.  ,■..  28. 
r  Heb.  they 

jitiss  the 

thoughts  of 

the  heart. 
Ts.  5.i.  1. 
'  Hos.  7. 16. 
"  2  Pet.  2.  18. 

Jiidcie. 

!■  Rev.  13.  6. 


iPb.  / 


k  Job  22. 13. 
Ps.  10. 11.  & 
94.7. 


lver.3. 


"Job  21. 15. 

&34.y.&;i5. 

:t. 

Mai. .-!.  14. 
"  Pb.  20.  6. 


tHeb. 
mt/cknstise- 
menl  was. 


"Ecc.S.  17. 

tHeb.  i(  wns 
labour  in 
mine  euci. 

f  Ps.  77.  13. 


9P8.37.  38. 


20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son 
of  Jesse  are  ended. 

PSALM  LXXIII. 

1  77t«  prophet,  prevailuig  in  a  (etnptation,  2  sheieeth 
the  occaxion  thereof,  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 
13  The  wound  given  thereby,  diffltletire.  J5  The 
victo}~y  over  it,  knoioledye  of  (iwl'x  ptirpase,  in  de- 
stroying of  the  icickcd,  and  xustaitiiny  the  righteous. 

II A  Psalm  of  *Asapb. 

"  rpEULY  God  is  good  to  Israel, 
JL    even  to  such  as  are  ^  of  a  clean 
heart. 

2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  al- 
most gone ;  my  stej)s  had  well  nigh 
slipijed. 

3  '  For  I  was  envious  at  the  fool- 
ish, wlien  I  saw  the  j)i'<>sperity  of 
the  wicked. 

4  For  tliere  are  no  bands  in  theiir 
death  :  but  their  strength  is  ^firm. 

5  ^'  They  are  not  ^  in  trouble  as  other 
men ;  neither  are  they  x^lagued  *  like 
other  men. 

6  Therefore  pride  compasseth 
them  about  as  a  chain;  violence 
covereth  them  "as  a  garment. 

7  ^  Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fat- 
ness :  ^  they  have  more  than  heart 
could  wish. 

8  '^They  are  corrupt,  and  '^  speak 
wickedly  concerning  oppression : 
they  ^  speak  loftily. 

9  They  set  their  mouth  ^against 
the  heavens,  and  their  tongue 
walketh  through  the  earth. 

10  Therefore  his  i^eople  return 
hither:  'and  waters  of  a  full  cup 
are  wrung  out  to  them. 

11  And  they  say,  ''How  doth  God 
know  ?  and  is  there  knowledge  in 
the  Most  High? 

12  Behold,  these  are  the  ungodly, 
who  'prosper  in  the  world;  they 
increase  in  riches. 

13  "'Verily  I  have  cleansed  my 
heart  in  vain,  and  "washed  my 
hands  in  innocency. 

I  14  For  all  the  day  long  have  I 
j  been  plagued,  and  *  chastened  every 
I  morning. 

I    15  If  I  say,  I  will  speak  thus ;  be- 
I  hold,  I  should  offend  against  the 
generation  of  thy  children. 

16  "When  I  thought  to  know  this, 
t  it  was  too  painful  for  me ; 

17  Until  Pl  went  into  the  sanc- 
tuary of  God;  then  imderstood  I 
'^  their  end. 


18  Surely  '^thou  didst  set  them  in 
sliiipery  places :  thou  castedst  them 
down  into  destruction. 

19  How  are  thej^  hrought  into  des- 
olation, as  in  a  moment !  they  are 
utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

20  'As  a  dream  when  one  awak- 
eth;  so,  O  Lord,  'when  thou  awak- 
est,  thou  shalt  dosi)ise  their  image. 

21  Thus  my  heart  was  "grieved, 
and  I  was  ijricked  in  my  reins. 

22  ''So  foolish  teas  I,  and  igno- 
rant: I  was  as  a  beast  ^before 
thee. 

23  Nevertheless  I  am  continually 
with  thee :  thou  hast  holden  me  by 

,my  right  hand. 

24  ^  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy 
counsel,  and  afterward  receive  me 
to  glory. 

25  ^Whom  have  I  in  heaven  hut 
thee  f  and  there  is  none  upon  earth 
that  I  desire  besides  thee. 

26  ''My  flesh  and  my  heart  fail- 
eth:  hut  God  is  the  ^ strength  of 
my  heart,  and  ''my  portion  for 
ever. 

27  For,  lo,  nhey  that  are  far  from 
thee  shall  i^erish :  thou  hast  de- 
stroyed all  them  that ''  go  a  whoring 
from  thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  "  draw 
near  to  God :  I  have  put  my  trust 
in  the  Lord  God,  that  I  may  '^  de- 
clare all  thy  works. 

PSALM  LXXIV. 

1  The  prophet  cornplaineth  of  the  desolation  of  the 
sanctuary.     10  Me  inoveth  God  to  help  in  consider- 
ation of  his  poiver,  18  of  his  reproachful  enemies, 
of  his  children,  and  of  his  covenant. 
II  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  why  hast  thou  ^cast  ifs 
off  for  ever?  why  doth  thine 
anger  ''smoke  against  Hhe  sheep 
of  thy  pasture  ? 

2  Eemember  thy  congregation, 
^  which  thou  hast  purchased  of  old ; 
the "  *  rod  of  thine  inheritance,  tvhich 
thou  hast  redeemed;  this  mount 
Zion,  wherein  thou  hast  dwelt. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  per- 
petual desolations ;  even  all  that 
the  enemy  hath  done  wickedly  in 
the  sanctuary. 

4  "^  Thine  enemies  roar  in  the 
midst  of  thy  congregations ;  *^they 
set  up  their  ensigns /or  signs. 

5  A  man  was  famous  according 

661 


'  Ps.  3,5.  6. 


•Job  20.  8. 

Ps.  00.  5. 

Is.  20.  7,  8. 
<  Ps.  78.  U5. 


"ver.S. 


Ts.92.ft. 

Prov.  30.  2. 
tlleb. 

J  /.'new  not, 
t  Heb. 

with  thte. 


>  Ps.  r.2. 8. 
Is.  58. 8. 


"  Pliil.  3. 8. 


»  Ps.  84.  2.  & 
110.81. 
t  Ileb.  rock. 

b  Ps.  16. 5.  & 
119.  o7. 


"■  Ps.  119. 155. 


dEx.  34. 15. 
Num.  15.39. 
James  4.  4. 

■•  Ueb.  10. 22. 


fPs.  107.22. 
&  118. 17. 


IIO^A    . 
A  Psalm 

for  Asaph 
to  give  in- 
struction. 

•Ps.  44.9. 2.3. 
&  BO.  1,10. 
&77.7. 
Jer.  31.  37. 
&  33.  24. 

bDeut. 29.20. 

'  Ps.  95.  7.  & 
1(».  3. 

dEx.  15. 16. 
Ueut.  9.  29. 

il  Or.  tribe. 

'  Deut.  .32. 9. 
Jer.  10. 16. 


fl.am.2.7. 
5  Dan.  6. 27. 


Tlie  psalmist  craveth  Gocfs  help. 


PSALMS. 


He  rehuTieth  the  proud. 


H  Kings  6. 


i  J  Kings  25. 
11. 

t  Heb.  They 
/■are  sent 
thy  sanctu- 
ary into  the 
fire. 

I  P3.  89.  39. 

I  Pa.  83. 4. 

tlleb. 
break. 


"19am.  3.1. 
Aniua  8.  11. 


■Lam.  2. 3. 


"  Pa.  44. 4. 


f  Ex.  14.  21. 
tHcb. 

hre<ik. 
•116.51.9,10. 

Ez.  a).  3.  Si. 

32.  2. 
II  Or. 

whalea. 


'Num.  14.9. 
'  Pb.  J2.  9. 


•Ex.  IT. 5, 6. 

Num. 211.11. 

Ps.  IIJ5.  41. 

Is.  49.  21. 
''Josh.  3. 13, 

tHcb. 
rivers  of 
gtrcnyth. 

•Oeii.l.  H, 
&c. 

»  Acta  17.  28. 

'Gen.  8. 22. 
tHeb. 
made  them. 

"  ver.  22. 
Ri;v.  1B.19. 


bP».30.8. 


'Cant.  2. 14. 


<l  Pa.  6a  10. 


•  Oen.17.7.8. 
}mv.  2(;.  44, 
4.5. 

I's.  io(;.4.5. 

J«r.33.21. 


j  as  lie  had  lifted  up  axes  upon  the 

i  thick  trees. 

j    6  But  now  they  break  down  ^  the 

'  carved  work  thereof  at  once  with 
axes  and  hammers. 

I  7  '^They  have  cast  fire  into  thy 
sanctuary,  they  have  deliled  ^hy 
casting  down  the  dwellingi)lace  of 
thy  name  to  the  ground. 

;  8  '  They  said  in  their  hearts,  Let 
us  ^  destroy  them  together :   they 

j  have  burned  up  all  the  synagogues 

j  of  God  in  the  land. 

j    9  AVe  see  not  our  signs :  ""  there  is 

I  no  more  an}^  prophet :  neither  is 
there  among  us  any  that  knoweth 
how  long. 

10  O  God,  how  long  shall  the  ad- 
versary reproach  ?  shall  the  enemy 
blaspheme  thy  name  for  ever  ? 

j    11  "Why  withdrawest  thou   thy 

j  hand,  even  thy  right  hand  ?  pluck 

i  it  out  of  thy  bosom. 

i  12  For  "God  is  my  King  of  old, 
working  salvation  in  the  midst  of 
the  earth. 

13  p  Thou  didst  ^  divide  the  sea  by 
thy  strength:  itliou  brakest  the 
heads  of  the "  dragons  in  the  Avaters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  le- 
viathan in  pieces,  and  gavest  him 
^to  he  meat  Ho  the  peo^^le  inhabit- 
ing the  wilderness. 

15  ^Thou  didst  cleave  the  fount- 
ain and  the  Hood :  "  thou  di'iedst 
up  t  mighty  rivers. 

IG  The  day  is  thine,  the  night 
also  is  thine :  ^  thou  hast  prepared 
the  light  and  the  sun. 

17  Tliou  hast  ^  set  all  the  borders 
of  the  earth:  ^thou  hast  ^made 
summer  and  winter. 

18  ''Kemember  this,  that  the  en- 
j  eniy  hath  reproached,  O  Lord,  and 
I  that  Hhe  foolish  people  have  blas- 
I  i)hemed  thy  name. 

I  19  O  deliver  not  the  soul  'of  thy 
turtledove  unto  the  multitude  of 
the  wicked:  ''forget  not  the  congre- 

!  gation  of  thy  poor  for  ever. 

I  20  Have  respect  unto  the  cove- 
nant: for  tlie  dark  ])la('es  of  the 
earth  are  full  of  tlie  habitations  of 
cruelty. 

21  O  let  not  the  oppressed  return 
ashamed:  h't  the  poor  and  needy 
praise  thy  name. 

662 


22  Arise,  O  God,  plead  thine  own 
cause:  '^ remember  how  the  foolish 
man  reproacheth  thee  daily. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine 
enemies :  the  tumult  of  those  that 
rise  up  against  thee  ^iucreaseth 
continually. 

PSALM  LXXY. 

1  The  prophet  praUeth  God.  2  He  promheth  to  judge 
uprighlly.  4  He  rebuketh  the  proud  by  coiviidera- 
tion  of  God's  promdence.  9  He  praiseih  God,  and 
proniiseth  to  execute  justice. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  li  *  Al-taschith,  A  Psalm  or 
Song  II  of  Asaph. 

UXTO  thee,  O  God,  do  we  give 
thanks,  unto  thee  do  we  give 
thanks  :  for  that  thy  name  is  near 
thy  wondrous  works  declare. 

2  "When  I  shall  receive  the  con- 
gregation I  will  judge  uprightly. 

3  The  earth  and  all  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof  are  dissolved :  I  bear 
uj)  the  pillars  of  it.     Selah. 

4  I  said  unto  the  fools.  Deal  not 
foolishly:  and  to  the  wicked,  ''Lift 
not  up  the  horn : 

5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  : 
speak  not  with  a  stiff  neck. 

6  For  promotion  cometh  neither 
from  the  east,  nor  from  the  west, 
nor  from  the  ^  south. 

7  But  ^  God  is  the  judge :  ""he  put- 
teth  down  one,  and  setteth  up  an- 
other. 

8  For  ''in  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
there  is  a  cup,  and  the  wine  is  red ; 
it  is  ''full  of  mixture  ;  and  he  pour- 
eth  out  of  the  same :  ^  but  the  dregs 
thereof,  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth 
shall  wring  them  out,  and  drink 
them. 

9  But  I  will  declare  for  ever ;  I 
will  sing  praises  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 

10  ^All  the  horns  of  the  wicked 
also  will  I  cut  off;  hut  ''the  horns 
of  the  righteous  shall  be  exalted. 

PSALM  LXXVI. 

1  A  declaration  of  God's  majesty  in  the  church.     11 
An  exhortation  to  serve  him  reverently. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A  Psalm  o?- 
Song  II  of  Asaph. 

IN  "Judah  is  God  known:    his 
name  is  great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle, 
and  his  dwellingplnce  in  Zion. 

3  ''There  brake  he  the  arrows  of 
the  bow,  the  shield,  and  the  sword, 
and  the  battle.     Selah. 


f  ver.  18. 

Pa.  89.  51. 


t  Heb. 
ascendeth. 
Jouah  1.  2. 


U  Or,  De- 
stroy not. 

*Ps.  57,  title. 

II  Or, 
jor  Asaph. 


II  Or,  When  1 
shall  take  a 
set  time. 


»  Zccli.  1.  21. 


t  Heb. 

desert. 

t  Ps.  m.  6.  St 

58.  11. 

'  1  Sam.  2.  7. 
Dan.  2.  21. 


i  Job  21.  20. 

Ps.  m.  3. 

Jer.  25.  15. 

Kev.  14. 10. 

&  lli.  19. 
<•  Prov.  23.30. 
fPs.  "3.  10. 


P  Ps.  101.  8. 

,Ipr.  4.S.  25. 
b  Ps.  ,s;i.  17. 

&  148. 14. 


Jor  Asaph. 
•  Ps.  4S.l,.'i:c. 


b  Ps.  40.  9. 
Ez.  39.  9. 


The  psalmisfs  comhat 


rSx\LMS. 


with  diffidence. 


'Ez.  3S.  12, 
\X  &  39.  4. 


i  ls.4«.  12. 


'  Ps.  U.  3. 
Jer.  51.  Sy. 


fBx.  l.i.1,21. 
lOl!.  ,T!).  20. 
Nah.  2.  13. 
Zech.  12.  4. 


ENuh.  l.fi. 


h  Ez.  38.  20. 


i  2  Chr.20.2'.l, 


I  P».  9.  7,  8, 
9.  &  72.  4. 


1  Sec  Ex.  9. 
li..  &  18^11. 
Pb.  Co.  7. 


"'Ecc.S.4,,';, 
0. 

"  J  Chr.  32. 

22  2-'^. 

Vs.  68.  29.  & 

.sll.  7. 
t  Ileb. 

lofear. 


°  Ps.  68.  35. 


•  Ps.  39,  & 

1)2,  title. 
II  Or, 

jor  Asaph. 
'  Ps.  3.  4. 


b  Ps.  SO.  15. 

•■  Is.  26. 9,  16. 
tHeb. 
my  hand. 


aPs.l42.3.& 
143.4. 


'Deut..12.7. 
Ps.  143.  5. 
Is.  51.  9. 

f  Pe.  42.  8. 

SPs.  4.  4. 


kPs.  74.  1. 
iPs.  85.1. 


4  Thou  art  more  glorious  awl  ex- 
cellent 'tliau  the  mountains  of 
prey. 

5  ''The  stouthearted  are  spoiled, 
'they  have  slept  their  sleep:  and 
none  of  the  men  of  might  have 
found  their  hands. 

6  'At  thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  Jacob, 
both  the  chariot  and  horse  are 
cast  into  a  dead  sleep. 

7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  fear- 
ed:  and  *^who  may  stand  in  thy 
sight  when  once  thou  art  angry  ? 

8  ''Thou  didst  cause  judgment  to 
be  heard  from  heaven  ;  '  the  earth 
feared,  and  was  still, 

9  When  God  ''arose  to  judg- 
ment, to  save  all  the  meek  of  the 
earth.     Selah. 

10  '  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall 
praise  thee :  the  remainder  of  wrath 
shalt  thou  restrain. 

11  '"  Yow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord 
your  God:  "let  all  that  be  round 
about  him  bring  presents  Umto 
him  that  ought  to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of 
princes:  "he  is  terrible  to  the 
kings  of  the  earth. 

PSALM  LXXYII. 

1  Tlie  psalmist  sheweth  irhat  fierce  comhat  he  had  with 
diffidence.  10  The  rictory  which  he  had  by  coiinid- 
eration  of  God\'i  great  and  yraeioii.f  uvrks. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  *  to  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm 
II  of  Asaph. 

CRIED   unto   God   with 
voice,  even  unto  God  with 


I 


■') 


my 
my 
voice ;  and  he  gave  ear  unto  me. 

2  ''In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I 
^sought  the  Lord:  ^my  sore  ran  in 
the  night,  and  ceased  not :  my  soul 
refused  to  be  comforted. 

3  I  remembered  God,  and  was 
troubled:  I  complained,  and  ''my 
spirit  was  overwhelmed.     Selah. 

4  Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  waking: 
I  am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot 
speak. 

5  ''I  have  considered  the  days  of 
old,  the  years  of  ancient  times. 

C  I  call  to  remembrance  '^my  song 
in  the  night:  ^I  commune  with 
mine  own  heart:  and  my  spirit 
made  diligent  search. 

7  "  Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever? 
and  will  he  'be  favourable  no 
more  ? 

8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever? 


doth  ^Ms  promise  fail  ^for  ever- 
more ? 
1)  1  lath  God  '  forgotten  to  be  gra- 
cious f  liath  he  in   anger  shut  up 
his  teuder  mercies  ?     Selah. 

10  And  1  said.  This  is  "my  in- 
firmity: hut  I  u'iU  renumiher  the 
years  of  the  right  hand  of  the  Most 
High. 

11  "I  will  remember  the  works  of 
the  Loiii) :  surely  1  will  rAiember 
thy  wonders  of  old. 

12  I  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy 
work,  and  talk  of  thy  doings. 

13  "Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the 
sanctuary:  ^who  is  so  great  a  God 
as  our  God  ? 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest 
wonders :  thou  hast  declared  thy 
strength  among  the  people. 

15  '^Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  re- 
deemed thy  i)eople,  the  sons  of 
Jacob  and  Josej^h.     Selah. 

16  'The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God, 
the  waters  saw  thee;  they  were 
afraid :  the  depths  also  were  troub- 
led. 

17  ^The  clouds  poured  out  water: 
the  skies  sent  out  a  sound:  Hhine 
arrows  also  went  abroad. 

18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  tvas 
in  the  heaven:  *the  lightnings 
lightened  the  world:  "the  earth 
trembled  and  shook. 

19  ''Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and 
thy  path  in  the  great  waters,  '  and 
thy  footsteps  are  not  known. 

20  ^Thou  leddest  thy  people  like 
a  flock  by  the  hand  of  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

PSALM  LXXYIII. 

1  An  exhortatio7i  both  to  learii  and  to  preach  the  law 
of  God.  9  The  stoi-y  <f  God''s  wrath  against  the 
incredulous  and  disobedient.  67  The  Israelites  be- 
ing rejected.,  God  chose  Juduh,  Zion,  aicd  David. 

*  li  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

GIYE  ear,  O  my  people,  to  my 
law :  incline  your  ears  to  the 
words  of  my  mouth. 

2  ''I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a 
parable :  I  will  utter  dark  sayings 
of  old : 

3  ''Which  we  have  heard  and 
known,  and  our  fathers  have  told 
us. 

4  ''AYe  Mill  not  hide  tliem  from 
their  children,  ''shewing  to  the 
generation  to  come  the  i)raises  of 

663 


t  Rom.  9. 6. 

f  Ilcb. 
to  genera' 
Hon  atid 
geheration.. 

11b.  49. 15. 


'Ps.  31.  22. 


"  Pt.  143.  5. 


"  Ps.  7.3.  17. 
f  Ex.  15.  H. 


1  Ex.  6.  6. 
Deut.  H.  29. 


'Ex.  14.  21. 
Josh.  3.  15, 
l(i. 

Ps.  114.  3. 
Hab.  3.  «, 
&C. 


f  Heb. 

The  cloudu 

were  I'oured 
,/orth  ivith 

water. 
-  2  Sam.  22. 

15. 

Hab.  3. 11. 

•  Ps.  97.  4. 

"  2  Sam.  22. 

,1. 


"  Hab.  3. 15. 
>  Ex.  14.  28. 


'  Ex.  13.  21. 
&  14.  19. 
Ps.  78.  52. 
&,S0.  1. 
Is.  63.11, 12. 
Hob.  12. 13. 


'Ps.  74,  title. 
II  Or. 
A  Psalm 
for  A^aph 
to  gire  iit- 
sfruction. 
'  Is.  51.  4. 


l>  Pk.  49.  4. 
M.-itt.l.3.;«. 


■  Ps.  44.  1. 


•1  Deut.  4.  9. 

*6.  I. 

Joel  1.3. 
'  Ex.  12.  26, 

27.  &  13.  8, 

14. 

Jush.4.6,7. 


Exhortation  to  learn  God's  law. 


PSALMS. 


The  story  of  Gods  wrath 


fPa.  H7. 19. 


S  Dcut.  4.  9. 
&6.  7.  &11. 
19. 

k  Pb.  102.  18. 


>  i  Kings  17. 
14. 
Ez.  20.  18. 

k  Ex.  32.  9.  & 
33.3.  &. 54. 9. 
Dcut.  9.  •!, 
13.  &  31.  27. 
Pb.  ti».  «. 

\  Heb. 
that  pre- 
pared not 
their  heart. 

lTcr.37. 
2  Chr.  20.33. 

f  Heb. 
throwing 
forth. 

"  2  Kings  17. 
Ij. 


■P8.106. 13. 


''Ei.7,  &8, 
&  9,  &  10,  & 
U,  &  12. 

P  Gen.  32.  .3. 

Num.1.3. 22. 

ver.  43. 

16.19.11,1.3. 

Ez.  30.  14. 
'I  Ex.  14.21. 
'  Ex.  15.  8. 

Ph.  33.  7. 


'  Ex.  13.  21. 
&14.24. 
Ps.  105. 39. 


« Ex.  17.  6. 
Num.jO.ll. 
P».  10.5.  41. 
I  Cor.  10.  4. 


•Deut.9.2I. 
Pa.  10S.41. 


"Dcut.  9. 22. 
P«.  !W.  8. 
Ueb.  3. 16. 

»  Ex.  16.  2. 


•Num.  II.  4. 


tneb. 
order. 


•Ex.  17.  B. 
Nuni.20.1I. 


the  Lord,  and  his  strength,  and 
his  wonderful  works  that  he  hath 
done. 

5  For  Hie  established  a  testimony 
in  Jacob,  and  appointed  a  law  in 
Israel,  which  he  commanded  our 
fathers,  ^that  they  should  make 
them  known  to  their  children : 

6  "That  the  generation  to  come 
might  know  them,  even  the  chil- 
dren wliich  should  be  born ;  who 
should  arise  and  declare  them  to 
their  children : 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope 
in  God,  and  not  forget  the  works 
of  God,  but  keep  his  command- 
ments : 

8  And  '  might  not  be  as  their  fa- 
thers, ""a  stubborn  and  rebellious 
generation ;  a  generation  ^'  that  set 
not  their  heart  aright,  and  whose 
spirit  was  not  steadfast  with  God. 

9  The  children  of  Ephraim,  Wimj 
armed,  and  ^carrying  bows,  turned 
back  in  the  day  of  battle. 

10  "They  kept  not  the  covenant 
of  God,  and  refused  to  walk  in  his 
law; 

11  And  "forgat  his  works,  and  his 
wonders  that  he  had  shewed  them. 

12  "Marvellous  things  did  he  in 
the  sight  of  their  fathers,  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  "^in  the  field  of 
Zoan. 

13  "^  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused 
them  to  pass  through;  and  "^he 
made  the  waters  to  stand  as  a 
heap. 

14  ^In  the  daytime  also  he  led 
them  with  a  cloud,  and  all  the 
night  with  a  light  of  fire. 

15  *He  clave  the  rocks  in  the 
wilderness,  and  gave  them  (Mnk 
as  out  o/the  great  depths. 

16  He  brought  "streams  also  out 
of  the  rock,  and  caused  waters  to 
run  down  like  rivers. 

17  And  they  sinned  yet  more 
against  him  by  '=  provoking  the 
Most  High  in  the  wilderness. 

18  And  niiey  tempted  God  in 
their  heart  by  asking  meat  for 
their  hi.st. 

19  'Yea,  they  spake  against  God ; 
they  said,  Can  God  ♦furnish  a  table 
in  tlie  wilderness? 


20  "Behold, 


he  smote 

6G4 


the  rock. 


that  the  waters  gushed  out,  and 
the  streams  overflowed;  can  he 
give  bread  also?  can  he  provide 
flesh  for  his  people  ? 

21  Therefore  the  Lord  heard  this, 
and  "was  wroth:  so  a  fire  was 
kindled  against  Jacob,  and  auger 
also  came  np  against  Israel ; 

22  Because  they  ''believed  not  in 
God,  and  trusted  not  in  his  salva- 
tion : 

23  Though  he  had  commanded 
the  clouds  from  above,  '^  and  open- 
ed the  doors  of  heaven, 

24  '^And  had  rained  down  manna 
upon  them  to  eat,  and  had  given 
them  of  the  corn  of  heaven. 

25  II  Man  did  eat  angels'  food :  he 
sent  them  meat  to  the  full. 

26  *^He  caused  an  east  wind  Ho 
blow  in  the  heaven :  and  by  his 
power  he  brought  in  the  south 
wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  npon  them 
as  dust,  and  ♦  feathered  fowls  like 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea : 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst 
of  their  camp,  round  about  their 
habitations. 

29  '^  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well 
filled :  for  he  gave  them  their  own 
desire ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from 
their  lust:  but  ''while  their  meat 
ivas  yet  in  their  mouths, 

31  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon 
them,  and  slew  the  fattest  of  them, 
and  *  smote  down  the  "  chosen  men 
of  Israel. 

32  For  all  this  '  they  sinned  still, 
and  ^  believed  not  for  his  wondrous 
works. 

33  'Therefore  their  days  did  he 
consume  in  vanity,  and  their  years 
in  trouble. 

34  "'When  he  slew  them,  then  they 
sought  him :  and  they  returned  and 
inquired  early  after  God. 

35  And  they  remembered  that 
"  God  ivas  their  Kock,  and  the  high 
God  "their  Iledeemer. 

36  Nevertheless  they  did  i*  flatter 
him  with  their  mouth,  and  they 
lied  unto  him  with  their  tongues. 

37  For  Hheir  heart  was  not  right 
with  him,  neitlier  were  they  stead- 
fast in  his  covenant. 


"■Num.  a.  1, 
10. 


■^  Heb.  3.  18. 
Jude  5. 


i  Gen.  7.  11. 
Mai.  3.  10. 


"  Ex.  16.  4, 
14. 

Ps.  10.5.  40. 
John  6.31. 
1  Cor.  10.  3. 

II  Or,  Everii 
one  did  eat 
the  bread  of 
the  mighty, 
Vs.  Itti.  20. 

iNum.ll.Sl. 

t  Heb.  to  go. 


t  Heb.  rov:l 
oj  xcing. 


eNum.11.20. 


hXum.11.33. 


tHeb.  made 
to  bow. 

II  Or, 

young  men. 
'<  Num.  14,  & 

16,  &  17. 
k  ver.  22. 


1  Num.  14.29, 
3o.  &  26.  64, 
65. 


■"  See  Hos.5. 
15. 


°Deut.S2.4, 

15,31. 
"Ex.  1.5. 1.3. 

Ueut.  7.  8. 

l8.  41.  14.  it 

44.  6.&(i3.9. 
P  Ez.  33.  31. 


1  ver.  8. 


¥ 


against  the  incredulous 


rSALMS. 


and  disobedient. 


■■Num.H.18, 
20. 


'  Is.  48.  9. 

*1  Kings  "1. 

•/J. 
"  Vs.  103.  14, 

l(i. 
'  Gon.fi.  3. 

Jiihii  3.  6. 
J  Job  7. 7,  IG. 

James  4. 14. 
II  Or,  7-cliel 

atjaiiist 

'vt-r.  17. 

P».  X>.U,10. 

Is.  7.  13.  & 

!>■!.  10. 

Eph.  4.  30. 

Heb.  3. 1(3, 

17. 
"Nuin.H.'J-.'. 

Deut.  ti.  16. 

H  vcr.  '10. 


11  Or,  from 
at/liction. 

'■  vc-r.  \I. 
Ps.  1115.  27, 
.tc. 

t  Hcb.  set. 


H  Ex.  7.  20. 
I'e.  105.  29. 


'  Ex.  S.  24. 
Ps.  105.  31. 


fEx.  S.  (J. 
Ps.  105.  30. 


s  Ex.  10. 13, 
1.5. 

Ps.  10.j.  34, 
35. 


h  Ex.  9.23,25. 

Ps.  105.  ;!3. 

iUeb.killed. 

I)  Or.  great 

hail!^ton€s. 
t  Iltb. 

He  sihut  rtj:i. 
i  Ex.  9. 23,24, 

25. 

Ps.  105.  32. 

Ugntmngs. 


tHcb.  7/e 
wtighed  a 
path. 

II  Or,  ihfir 
beasts  to  the 
murrain, 
Ex.  9.  3,  G. 

k  Ex.  12.  29. 
Ps.  105.  36. 
&  136. 10. 

■  1  Ps.  106.  22. 
""  Ps.  77.  20. 


»  Ex.  14.  19, 
20. 


°  Ex.  14.  27, 
28.  &  15.  10. 

tlleb. 
covereti. 

f  Ex.  15.  17. 

">Pb.  44.  3. 


38  "^But  he,  heiug  full  of  compas- 
sion, forgave  their  ini(iuity,  Jiiid  de- 
stroyed them  not:  yea,  many  a 
time  ''turned  he  his  anger  away, 
*and  did  not  stir  n])  all  his  wrath. 

39  For  "he  renienii)eied  "that  they 
u'ere  hut  tiesli,;  ^a  wind  that  i)asseth 
away,  and  cometli  not  again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  i''i)roYoke 
him  in  the  wilderness,  and  grieve 
him  in  the  desert ! 

41  Yea,  ''they  tnrned  hack  and 
tempted  God,  and  ^'limited  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his  hand, 
nor  the  dav  Avhen  he  delivered 
them  I'  from  the  enemy : 

43  How  'he  had  ^  wronght  his  signs 
in  Egypt,  and  his  wonders  in  the 
lield  of  Zoan : 

44  "^And  had  tnrned  their  rivers 
into  blood;  and  their  floods,  that 
they  conld  not  drink. 

45  *He  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies 
among  them,  which  devonred 
them ;  and  'frogs,  which  destroyed 
them. 

46  ^He  gave  also  their  increase 
nnto  the  caterpillar,  and  their  la- 
bonr  nnto  the  locnst. 

47  ''  He  ^  destroyed  their  vines  with 
hail,  and  their  sycamore  trees  w  ith 
II  frost. 

48  t '  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also 
to  the  hail,  and  their  flocks  to  "hot 
thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierce- 
ness of  his  anger,  wrath,  and  indig- 
nation, and  trouble,  by  sending  evil 
angels  among  them. 

50  ^  He  made  a  w  ay  to  his  anger ; 
he  spared  not  their  soul  from  death, 
but  gave  "their  life  over  to  the 
pestilence ; 

51  ''And  smote  all  the  firstborn  in 
Egypt ;  the  chief  of  their  strength 
in  '  the  tabernacles  of  Ham : 

52  But  "'made  his  own  people  to 
go  forth  like  sheep,  and  guided 
them  in  the  wilderness  like  a  flock. 

53  And  he  "  led  them  on  safely,  so 
that  tliey  feared  not :  but  the  sea 
"^overwhelmed  their  enemies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the 
border  of  his  p  sanctuary,  even  to 
this  mountain,  '^  which  his  right 
hand  had  i)urchased. 


55  "^He  ca.st  out  the  heathen  also 
before  them,  and  'divided  them  an 
inheritance  by  line,  and  made  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  their 
tents. 

50  'Yet  they  tempted  and  jiro- 
voked  the  most  high  God,  and 
kept  not  his  testimonies : 

57  But  "turned  back,  and  dealt 
unfaithfully  like  their  fathers :  they 
were  turned  aside  ^like  a  deceitful 
bow. 

58  ^For  they  provoked  him  to 
anger  with  their  'high  i)laces,  and 
moved  him  to  jealousy  with  their 
graven  images. 

59  When  God  heard  tliis^  he  was 
wroth,  and  greatly  abhorred  Israel : 

60  "  So  that  he  forsook  the  taber- 
nacle of  Shiloh,  the  tent  ivhich  he 
placed  among  men ; 

61  ^And  delivered  his  strength  in- 
to captivity,  and  his  glory  into  the 
enemy's  hand. 

62  '^lle  gave  his  people  over  also 
unto  the  sword;  and  was  wroth 
with  his  inheritance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  their  j^oung 
men;  and  '^ their  maidens  were  not 
^  given  to  marriage. 

64  "  Their  priests  fell  by  the 
sword;  and  'their  widows  made 
no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  ^awaked  as  one 
out  of  sleep,  and  ''like  a  mighty 
man  that  shouteth  by  reason  of 
wine. 

66  And  '  he  smote  his  enemies  in 
the  hinder  parts :  he  put  them  to  a 
perpetual  reproach. 

67  Moreover  he  refused  the  tab- 
ernacle of  Joseph,  and  chose  not 
the  tribe  of  Ephraim : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
the  mount  Zion  ''which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  '  built  his  sanctuary 
like  high  2)alaces,  like  the  earth 
which  he  hath  ^established  for 
ever. 

70  "'He  chose  David  also  his  serv- 
ant, and  took  him  from  the  sheep- 
folds  : 

71  ^From  following  "the  ewes 
great  with  young  he  brought  him 
Ho  feed  Jacob  his  people,  and  Is- 
rael his  inheritance. 

72  8o  he  fed  them  according  to 

665 


■■Ps.  44.  2. 

"Josh.  1.3.  7. 
&  19.  .'il. 
I's.  136.  21, 
22. 


'Judg.  2.  11, 


''ver.41. 
Ez.  20.27,28. 


'  Ho8.  7. 16. 


'  Deut.32.16, 

21. 

Judg.  2.12, 

20. 

Ez.  20.  28. 
'  Ueut.  12.  2, 

4. 

1  Kings  11. 

7.  &  12.  31. 


■>]  Sum. 4.11. 
Jcr.  7.  12. 
14.  &  26. 6, 9. 


bJudg.lS.SO. 


'ISain.  4.10. 


■i  Jer.  7.  .^4.  & 

16.  9.  &  25. 

10. 
tHeb. 

praised. 
«1  Sam.  4.11. 

&  22. 18. 
fJob27. 15. 

Ez.  24. 23. 

E  Ps.  44.  23. 
b  Is.  42. 1.!. 


i  1  Sam.  5.  G, 
12.  &  6.  4. 


k  Ps.  87.  2. 
1 1  Kings  6. 


f  Ilcb. 
j'owided. 


■"  1  Sam.  16. 
11,12. 

2  Sam.  7.  8. 


tneb. 

From  after. 
"Gen.  .33.13. 

Is.  40.11. 
"'2Sam.  5.  2. 

IChr.  11.2. 


The  desolation  of  Jerusalem. 


PSALMS. 


The  miseries  of  the  church. 


P 1  Kings  9. 
i. 


DOr, 
Jur  Asaph. 


•Ex.  15. 17. 

Vs.  74.  2. 

k  Ps.  74.  7. 

«  2  Kings  25. 

a,  10. 

aChr..%.19. 

Slic.  3.  la. 
d.Ier.7..^').  & 

l'L4.  &34. 


'  Ps.  141.  7. 

Jer.  14.  16. 

&  le.  4. 

Kev.  11.  9. 
fPs.44.13.  & 

»U.  C. 


e  Ps.  74. 1,  9, 
10.  &  8.5.  5. 
i  sy.  4C. 

b  Zeph.  1. 18. 
&3.  8. 

i  Jcr.  10.  25. 

lUv.  1«.  1. 
k  Is.  45.  4,  .5. 

aThess.l.S. 


I  Ps.  53. 4. 


'"I8.64.9. 

t  Or,  the  in- 
i'/uities  of 
them  that 
were  bej'ore 
vs. 

"  Deut.28.43. 

IS.  142.  <;. 

°2Chr.l4.11. 


P  Jcr.  14.7,21. 

1  Pk.  42.  10. 
k  115.  2. 


♦  Hcb. 
rcHi/fancc. 


'  F».  102. ». 


t  llcb. 

thitip.  arm. 
tUtb. 

renfrrr.  the 

children  of 

death. 


•Gen.  4. 15. 

I».  05.  «,  7. 

Jer.  .",2.  18. 

Luke  6.  .38. 

■P6. 74.18,22. 

°P».  74,  1.* 
'Jj.r.i  lOO..!. 


tlie  P  integrity  of  his  heart;  and  of  thy  pasture  will  give  thee  thanks 
guided  them  by  the  skilfulness  of  \  for  ever :  ""  we  will  shew  forth  thy 
his  hands.  praise  *  to  all  generations. 


PSALM  LXXIX. 

1  The  psahnist  complaineth  of  the  desolation  of  Jeru- 
salem. 8  He  jjrayeth  for  deliverance,  V6  and  prom- 
iseth  thankfulness. 

A  Psalm  II  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  the  heathen  are  come| 
into  nliine  inheritance;  Mhy  ] 
holy   temple   have   they    defiled; 
•^they    have    laid    Jerusalem    on 
heaps. 

2  ''The  dead  bodies  of  thy  serv- 
ants have  they  given  to  he  meat 
unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  the 
flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the  beasts 
of  the  earth. 

3  Their  blood  have  they  shed 
'  like  water  round  about  Jerusalem ; 
I  ''and  there  u'as  none  to  bury  them. 

4  nVe  are  become  a  reproach  to 
,  our  neighbours,  a  scorn  and  deris- 
j  ion  to  them  that  are  round  about 

us. 

5  ^How  long,  LoED  ?  wilt  thou  be 
angry  for  ever  I  shall  thy  ^jealousy 
burn  like  fire  f 

6  '  Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the 
heathen  that  have  ''not  known 
thee,  and  upon  the  kingdoms  that 
have  '  not  called  upon  thy  name. 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Jacob, 
and  laid  waste  his  dwelling-place. 

8  ™0  remember  not  against  us 
"former  iniquities:  let  thy  tender 
mercies  speedily  prevent  us;  for 
we  are  "brought  very  low. 

9  °Help  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion, for  the  glory  of  thy  name: 
and  deliver  us,  and  purge  away 
our  sins,  'for  thy  name's  sake. 

10  ''  Wherefore  should  the  heathen 
say.  Where  is  their  God?  let  him 
be  known  among  the  heathen  in 
our  sight  hij  the  ^ revenging  of  the 
blood  of  thy  servants  trhich  is  shed. 

11  Let  'the  sighing  of  the  prison- 
er come  before  thee ;  according  to 
the  greatness  of  *  thy  power  +  pre- 
serve thou  those  that  are  appoint- 
ed to  die ; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neigh- 
bours ^sevenfold  into  their  bosom 
'their  rei)roach,  wherewith  they 
have  rei>roa('hed  thee,  O  Lord. 

13  So  "we  thy  people  and  sheep 

666 


PSALM  LXXX. 

1  77te  psahnid  in  his  j^fcy^r  complaineth  of  the  mis- 
eries of  the  church.  8  God's  former  favours  are 
turned  into  judgments.  14  He  prayethfor  deliver- 
ance. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *upon  Shoshannim-Eduth, 
A  Psalm  I  of  Asaph. 

Gn"E  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Israel, 
thou  that  leadest  Joseph  ''like 
a  flock ;  ''  thou  that  dwellest  between 
the  cherubim,  'shine  forth. 

2  ''Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin 
and  Manasseh  stir  up  thy  strength, 
and  ♦come  and  save  us. 

3  ''Turn  us  again,  O  God,  *^and 
cause  thv  tiice  to  shine;  and  we 
shall  be  saved. 

4  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long 
♦  wilt  thou  be  angry  against  the 
prayer  of  thy  people  ? 

5  ^  Thou  feedest  them  with  the 
bread  of  tears;  and  givest  them 
tears  to  drink  in  great  measure. 

6  ^  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto 
our  neighbours :  and  our  enemies 
laugh  among  themselves. 

7  '  Turn  us  again,  O  God  of  hosts, 
and  cause  thy  face  to  shine;  and 
we  shall  be  saved. 

8  Thou  hast  brought  ''a  vine  out 
of  Egypt :  '  thou  hast  cast  out  the 
heathen,  and  planted  it. 

9  Thou  "'preparedst  room  before 
it,  and  didst  cause  it  to  take  deep 
root,  and  it  filled  the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with 
the  shadow  of  it,  and  the  boughs 
thereof  tvere  like  Hhe  goodly  ce- 
dars. 

11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto 
the  sea,  and  her  branches  "  unto  the 
river. 

12  AYhy  hast  thou  then  "broken 
down  her  hedges,  so  that  all  they 
which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck 
her? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth 
waste  it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the 
field  doth  devour  it. 

14  Ileturn,   we   beseech   thee,  O 
God  of  hosts:    ^'look  down   from' 
heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this  ' 
vine; 

15  And  the  vineyard  which  thy 
right  hand  hath  planted,  and  the 


^  Is.  43.  21. 

t  Heb.  to 
generation 
and  gener- 
ation. 


»P».4.i,&C9, 

title. 
iOr, 

for  Asaph. 


"  Ps.  77.  20. 

1>  Ex.  25.  £0, 
22. 

1  Sam.  4.  4. 

2  Sam.  6.  2. 
Ps.  'XI.  1. 

■^Deut.  33.  2. 
Ps.  50.  2.  & 
m.  I. 

il  Num.  2.18.- 
■'3. 

t  Heb.  come 
for  salva- 
tion to  vs. 

'ver.  7,19. 
Lam.  5.  21. 

f  Num.  G.  25. 
Ps.  4.  6.  & 

t;r.  1. 

t  Hcb.  vilt 
thou  smoke, 
Ps.  74. 1. 

ePs.  42.  3.  & 

Kij.  :>. 

la.  30.  20. 


b  Ps.  44. 13 
TJ.  4. 


i  ver.  3, 19. 


kis.  5.  1,  7. 

Jer.  2.  21. 

Ez.  15.  6.  & 

17.  6.  &  19. 

10. 
1  Ps.  44.  2.  & 

78.  55. 
">  Ex.  2:!.  28. 

Josh.  24. 12. 


t  Heb.  the 
cedars  of 
God. 


"  Ps.  72.  8. 


<'Ps.8!).40,41. 
Is.  5.  5. 
Nah.  2.  2. 


f  Is.  C3.  15. 


An  exhortation  to  irraise  God. 


PSALMS. 


The  judges  reproved. 


Us.  49.  5. 


'P8.n9.11.& 

rc.  7. 


» l\.  S9.  21. 


'  ver.  S,  r. 


•  Ps.  8,  title. 

I  Or, 

for  Asaph. 


•  Lev.  2.1.  24. 
Num.  10.10. 


!1  Or,against. 
h  Ps.  114.  1. 


'  Is.  fl.  4.  & 

10.  27. 
t  Heb.  pasS' 

<i  Ex.  1. 14. 

'  Ex.  2.  23.  & 

14.  10. 

Ps.  M.  15. 
fEx.  19. 19. 


e  Ex.  17.6,7. 
Xum.  20.13. 

II  Or,  Stri/e. 

1.  Ps.  50.  ". 


i  Ex.  20.  3,  5. 

I  Deut..'?2.12. 

Is.  4.J.  12. 


I  Ex.  20.  2. 


'"P8..'57..3,4. 
.John  15.  7. 
Eph.  3.  20. 


branch   that  thou  madest  strong 
''  for  thyself. 

16  It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut 
down:  '^ they  perish  at  the  rebuke 
of  thy  countenance. 

17  'Let  thy  hand  be  u])on  the 
man  of  thy  right  liand,  upon  tlie 
son  of  man  irhom  thou  madest 
strong-  for  thyself. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from 
thee :  quicken  us,  and  we  will  call 
upon  thy  name. 

10  'Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  cause  thy  face  to  shine; 
and  we  shall  be  saved. 

PSALM  LXXXI. 

1  An  exhortation  to  a  solemn  praimig  of  God.  4 
God  chaUenfieth  that  duty  by  rea.son  of  hix  beneflis. 
8  God.,  exhortuu)  to  obedience,  complaineth  of  their 
dinobcdience,  which  proveth  their  own  hurt. 

To  the  chief  Musician  '  upon  Gittith,  A  I^alm  II  of 
Asaph. 

SING    aloud    unto    God    our 
strength :  make  a  joyful  noise 
unto  X\\e  God  of  Jacob. 

2  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither 
the  timbrel,  the  pleasant  harj)  with 
the  psaltery. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new 
moon,  in  the  time  appointed,  on 
our  solemn  feast  day. 

4  For  '■"  this  n-as  a  statute  for  Is- 
rael,- and  a  law  of  the  God  of  Ja- 
cob. 

5  This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for 
a  testimony,  when  he  went  out 
'I  through  the  land  of  Egypt :  ^' where 
I  heard  a  language  that  I  under- 
stood not. 

G  ''I  removed  his  shoulder  from 
the  burden:  his  hands  ^were  de- 
livered from  '^  the  pots. 

7  ''Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and 
I  delivered  thee;  "^I  answered  thee 
in  the  secret  place  of  thunder:  I 
°  proved  thee  at  the  waters  of  "Mer- 
ibah.     Selali. 

8  ''Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will 
testify  unto  thee  :  O  Israel,  if  thou 
wilt  hearken  unto  me ; 

9  'There  shall  no  ''strange god  be 
in  thee;  neither  shalt  thou  wor- 
ship any  strange  god. 

10  'I  am  the  Lokd  thv  God,  which 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt:  ™open  thy  mouth  wide, 
and  I  will  fill  it. 

11  But    my  people    would    not 


congre- 


he 


hearken  to  my  voice;  and  Israel 
would  "none  of  me. 

12  "So  I  gave  them  up  " unto  their 
own  hearts'  lust :  and  they  walked 
in  their  own  counsels. 

13  ''Oh  that  my  people  had  heark- 
ened unto  me,  and  Israel  had  walk- 
ed in  my  ways ! 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued 
their  enemies,  and  turned  my  hand 
against  their  adversaries. 

15  "^  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should 
have  "  *  submitted  themselves  unto 
him :  but  their  time  should  have 
endured  for  ever. 

10  He  should  "^have  fed  them  also 
*  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat :  and 
with  honey  '  out  of  the  rock  should 
I  have  satisfied  thee.    . 

PSALM  LXXXII. 

1  The  psahniHt,  havivcj  exhorted  the  jnd(/es,  .5  and  re- 
2iroved  their  negligence,  8  prayeth  God  to  judge. 

A  Psalm  II  of  Asaph. 

GOD  \standeth  in  the 
gation    of   the    mighty; 
judgeth  among  ''the  gods. 

2  How  long  will  ye  judge  un- 
justly, and  'accept  the  i)ersons  of 
the  wicked  ?     Selah. 

3  t  Defend  the  poor  and  father- 
less: "do  justice  to  the  afflicted 
and  needy. 

4  ""  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy : 
rid  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked. 

5  They  *^know  not,  neither  Avill 
they  understand  ;  they  Avalk  on  in 
darkness:  ^all  the  foundations  of 
the  earth  are  ^  out  of  course. 

G  ''  I  have  said,  Ye  are  gods ;  and 
all  of  you  are  children  of  the  Most 
High. 

7  But  '  ye  shall  die  like  men,  and 
fall  like  one  of  the  princes. 

8  ''Arise,  O  God,  judge  the  earth : 
'  for  thou  shalt  inherit  all  nations. 

PSALM  LXXXIII. 

1  A  complaint  to  God  of  the  enemies'  conspiracies.     9 
A  jjrayer  against  them  that  oppress  the  church. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  H  of  Asaph. 

KEEP  -^not  thou  silence,  O  God: 
hold  not  thy  peace,  and  be 
not  still,  O  God. 

2  For,  lo,  ''thine  enemies  make  a 
tumult:  and  they  that  ""hate  thee 
have  lifted  up  the  head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  coun- 

6G7 


"Ex.  32. 1. 

Deut.  32.1.% 

!«. 
"  Acl.-i  7.  42. 

&  14.  111. 

Rom.  1.  24, 

2«. 

II  Or,  to  the 
hardness  of 
their  hearts, 
or.itnagina- 

tions. 

P  Deut..";.  29. 

&  10.  12,  13. 

&  .■J2.  29. 

Is.  48.  la. 


I  Ps.  18.  45. 
Rom.  1.  30. 

II  Or,  pielded 
feiyued 
obedience, 
Ps.  18.44.Sc 
0»i.  3. 

f  Heb.  lied. 

'  Deut.32.1,", 

14. 

Ps.  147. 14. 
t  Heb.  with 

the  fat  of 
wheat. 
"Job  29.  (i. 


II  Or, 

for  Asap/i. 

'2Chr.  19.(i. 

Ecc.  5.  8. 


b  Ex.  21.6.  & 

22.  28. 


"Deut.  1.17. 
2Chr.  19.7. 
Prov.  18.  5. 

t  Heb. 
Judge. 
JJer.  22.  3. 


"Job  29.  12. 
Prov.  24.11. 


f  Mic.  3.  1. 


BPs.  11.  3.  & 

75.  3. 
t  Heb. 

moved. 
b  Ex.  22.9,23. 

ver.  1. 

John  10. 31. 


iJob21.  .'!2. 
Ps.  49. 12. 
Ez.  31. 14. 

kMic.  7.2,7. 
1  Ps.;2.  S. 
Rev.  11.  15. 


II  Or, 
for  Asaph. 

"Va.-'H.l.  & 
35. 22.  &  109. 
1. 


bPs.  2. 1. 
Act.i  4.  25. 
'  Pa.  81.  15. 


Tlie  'psalmist  coniplciineth  to  God. 


PSALMS. 


TJie  Messedness  of  God's  service. 


i  Ps.  27.  5.  & 

31.20. 
'  See  Esth. 

3.  6,  9. 

Jer.  11.19. 

&  31.  36. 


HIeb. 
heart. 


fSee2Chr. 
20.1,10,11- 


t Ileb.  they 
have  been 
an  arm  to 
the  rhildren 
ot  Lot. 

f  Num.  31. 7. 
.ludg.  7.  22. 

t' Judg.  4. 15, 
24.  &  o.  21. 


i  2  Kings  9. 
37. 
Zeph.1.17. 

lJudg.7.25. 


iJudg.S.  12, 
21. 


"18.17.1.3, 
14. 
■Ps.SS.S. 


"Dcut.32.22. 


P  Job  9. 17. 


•IPs.  35.4,20. 


'PI...W.  13. 
■Ei.C.  3. 
'  P».  92.  8. 


*  F».  8,  title. 
llOr.o/. 

•  Ph.  27.  4. 


sel  against  thy  people,  and  consult- 
ed '^  against  thy  hidden  ones. 

4  They  have  said,  Come,  and  ''let 
us  cut  them  oft'  from  heing  a  na- 
tion ;  that  the  name  of  Israel  may 
be  no  more  in  remembrance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  togeth- 
er with  one  +  consent :  they  are  con- 
federate against  thee : 

6  ^The  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and 
the  Ishmaelites ;  of  Moab,  and  the 
Hagarenes ; 

7  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Ama- 
lek;  the  Philistines  with  the  in- 
habitants of  Tyre ; 

8  Assur  also  is  joined  with  them : 
Hhey  have  holpen  the  childi-en  of 
Lot.     Selah. 

9  Do  unto  them  as  mito  the  ^Mid- 
ianites ;  as  to  ^  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin, 
at  the  brook  of  Kison : 

10  Which  i^erished  at  En-dor: 
'they  became  as  dung  for  the 
earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  ^  Oreb, 
and  like  Zeeb :  yea,  all  their 
princes  as  '  Zebah,  and  as  Zalmun- 
na: 

12  Who  said,  Let  us  take  to  our- 
selves the  houses  of  God  in  pos- 
session. 

13  ""  O  my  God,  make  them  like  a 
wheel ;  °  as  the  stubble  before  the 
wind. 

14  As  the  tire  burneth  a  wood, 
and  as  the  flame  "setteth  the 
mountains  on  fire ; 

15  So  persecute  them  ^with  thy 
tempest,  and  make  them  afraid 
with  thy  storm. 

16  ''Fill  their  faces  with  shame; 
that  they  may  seek  thy  name,  O 
Lord. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and 
troubled  for  ever ;  yea,  let  them  be 
put  to  shame,  and  perish : 

18  'That  men  may  know  that  thou, 
whose  "name  alone  is  JEHOVAH, 
art  'the  Most  High  over  all  the 
earth. 

PSALM  LXXXIV. 

1  T/if  prop/ict,  '"".'/"'.'//<"■  f^''-  <'oinmniiion  of  the  sanc- 
tuari/,  4  n/ifwel/i  lioni  blessed  they  are  that  dwell  there- 
in.    8  He  praijdh  to  be  restored  unto  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *upon  Gittith,  A  Psalm 
II  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

OW  *  amiable  are  thy  taber- 
nacles, O  liOTiD  of  hosts ! 

GG8 


ing  thee. 
5    Blessed 


H 


2  ^My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even 
fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  Lord  : 
my  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out 
for  the  living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a 
house,  and  the  swallow  a  nest  for 
herself,  where  she  may  lay  her 
young,  even  thine  altars,  O  Lord 
of  hosts,  my  King,  and  my  God. 

4  "^ Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in 
thy  house :  they  will  be  still  prais- 

Selah. 

is  the  man  whose 
strength  is  in  thee ;  in  whose  lieart 
are  the  ways  of  them. 

6  Who  passing  through  the  val- 
ley "'^of  Baca  make  it  a  well;  the 
rain  also  ^  filleth  the  pools. 

7  They  go  "'^from  strength  to 
strength,  every  one  of  theiin  in  Zion 
^^appeareth  before  God. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my 
prayer :  give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob. 
Selah. 

9  Behold,  ^  O  God  our  shield,  and 
look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  bet- 
ter than  a  thousand.  ^I  had  rather 
be  a  doorkee]3er  in  the  house  of  my 
God,  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of 
wickedness. 

11  For  the  Lord  God  is  ''a  sun 
and  '  shield :  the  Lord  will  give 
grace  and  glory:  ''no  good  thing 
will  he  withhold  from  them  that 
walk  uprightly. 

12  O  Lord  of  hosts,  '  blessed  is 
the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXV. 

1  T)ie  psalmist,  out  of  the  experience  of  former  mer- 
cies, prayeth  for  the  continuance  thereof.  8  He 
proniiseth  to  wait  thereon,  out  of  confidence  of  God's 
goodness. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  *  II  for  the  sons  of 
Korah. 

LOED,  thou  hast  been  n  favour- 
able unto  thy  land :  thou  hast 
''brought  back  the  captivity  of 
Jacob. 

2  ''  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniqui- 
ty of  thy  people ;  thou  hast  cover- 
ed all  their  sin.     Selah. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy 
wrath  :  "  thou  hast  turned  thyself 
from  the  fierceness  of  thine  anger. 

4  =Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion, and  cause  thine  anger  toward 
us  to  cease. 


b  Ps.  42.  1,  2. 
&G;!.1.&73. 
26.4:119.20. 


•  Ps.  65.  4. 


II  Or,  o/miii- 
hein-y  trees 
viaK'e  him  a 
u'ell,  bfc. 

d  2  Sam.  5. 
22,  23. 

t  Heb. 
cQvereih. 

fl  Or,,/Vom 
company  to 
companij. 

'  Prov.  4. 1!^. 
2  Cor.  3.  l.S. 

fDeut.lii.Kl. 
ZecU.  14.16. 

E  Gen.  1.5.1. 
ver.  11. 


tHeb. 
1  would 
chootte  rath- 
er to  sit  at 
the  thresh- 
old. 


h  I.S.  60. 19. 

iGen.  15.  1. 

ver.  9. 

Ps.  U.'i.g.io, 

11.&119.114. 

Prov.  2.  7. 
kPs.  34.9,16. 


1  Ps.  2.  12. 


*  Ps.42,  title. 
II  Or,  of. 


II  Or,  ircll 
pleased^ 
Ps.  77.  7. 

"Ezra  1.11. 

&  2.  1. 

Ps.  14.  7. 

Jer.  30.  IH. 

&31.23. 

Ez.  39.  25. 

Joel  3.1. 
1.  Ps.  32. 1. 


II  Or,  thou 
hast  turned 
thine  amjer 
/rO)n  iraj- 
inf/  hot, 
Deut.  13.17. 

'  Pa.  HO.  7. 


David  imploreth  God's  aid. 


PSALMS. 


The  seat  and  glory  of  the  church. 


■IPs.  74.  1.& 
7'J.  5.  &  80.4. 


<■  Hal).  3.  2. 


f  ITiit).  2.  1. 
i:  Zet-h.  9. 10. 


1'  2  ret.  2.  20, 
21. 


■  Is.  41',.  13. 


k  Zoch.  2.  5. 
John  1.  14. 


1  Vs.  T2.  3. 
Is.  32.  17. 
Luke  2.  14. 

">  Is.  45.  8. 


"  Ps.  84.  11. 
James  1.17. 
"  Ps.  67.  6. 


P  Ts.  S9.  14. 


!l  Or,  A 
Prayer,  be- 
ing a  Psalm 
of  David. 


li  Or,  one 
whom  thou 
favourest. 

'  Is.  2»;.  3. 

b  Ps.  56.  1.  & 
.')7.  1. 

liOr, 
all  the  day. 


'  Ps.  25. 1.  & 
143.8. 


••  vcr.  15. 
Ps.  1.30.  7.  & 
14.5.11. 
Joel  2. 13. 


•  Ps.  SO.  15. 


fEx.  l.'i.  11. 
Pj.  89.  6. 
e  Deut.  3. 24. 


5  ''Wilt"  thou  be  an^ry  with  lis 
for  ever  ?  wilt  thou  draw  out  thiue 
anger  to  all  geiieratious  ? 

G  Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again: 
that  thy  people  may  rejoice  in 
thee? 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 
and  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  'I  will  hear  what  God  the  Loud 
will  s])eak:  for  *^lie  will  speak  peace 
unto  his  ])eople,  and  to  his  saints: 
hut  let  tliem  not  ''turn  again  to 
folly. 

9  Surely  'his  salvation  is  nigh 
them  that  fear  him;  ""that  glory 
may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  to- 
gether; 'righteousness  and  peace 
have  kissed  each  other. 

11  '"Truth  shall  si)iing  out  of  the 
earth ;  and  righteousness  shall  look 
down  from  heaven. 

12  "Yea,  the  Loud  shall  give  that 
whicli  is  good;  and  "our  laud  shall 
yield  her  increase. 

13  ^' Eighteousness  shall  go  before 
him ;  and  shall  set  us  in  the  way 
of  his  steps. 

PSALM  LXXXYI. 

1  David  atrengtheneth  his  2)rayer  by  the  cothieience  of 
Ms  religion,  .5  by  the  goodness  and  ]x)iver  of  God. 
11  He  desireth  the  continuance  offonner  grace.  14 
Complaining  of  the  proud,  he  craveth  some  tok€7i  of 
God's  goodness. 

II A  Prayer  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Loed, 
hear  me:  for  I  am  poor  and 
needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  am 
"holy:  O  thou  my  God,  save  thy 
servant  ""that  trusteth  in  thee. 

3  ^  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord : 
for  I  cry  unto  thee  "  daily. 

4  Eejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant : 
"^for  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up 
my  soul. 

5  'Tor  thou.  Lord,  art  good,  and 
ready  to  forgive ;  and  plenteous  in 
mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  u^jon 
thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my 
prayer ;  and  attend  to  the  voice  of 
my  supplications. 

7  ""In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I 
will  call  upon  thee :  for  thou  wilt 
answer  me. 

8  *^Among  the  gods  there  is  none 
like  unto  thee,  O  Lord;  ^'neither 


are  there  any  ivories  like  unto  thy 
works. 

9  ''All  nations  whom  thou  hast 
made  shall  come  and  worship  be- 
fore thee,  O  Lord ;  and  shall  glorify 
thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  'doest 
wondrous  things:  ''thou  art  God 
alone. 

11  '  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ; 
I  will  walk  in  thy  truth :  unite  my 
heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

12  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my 
God,  with  all  my  heart :  and  I  will 
glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward 
me :  and  thou  hast "'  delivered  my 
soul  from  the  lowest  "  hell. 

14  O  God,  "the  proud  are  risen 
against  me,  and  the  assemblies  of 
^violent  men  have  sought  after  my 
soul ;  and  have  not  set  thee  before 
them. 

15  "But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  God 
full  of  compassion,  and  gracious, 
longsuftering,  and  plenteous  in 
mercy  and  truth. 

16  O  Pturn  unto  me,  and  have 
mercy  upon  me ;  give  thy  strength 
unto  thy  servant,  and  save  '^the 
son  of  thine  handmaid. 

17  Shew  me  a  token  for  good; 
that  they  which  hate  me  may  see 
if,  and  be  ashamed :  because  thou. 
Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and  com- 
forted me. 

PSALM  LXXXVII. 

1  The  nature  and  glory  of  the  church.  4^  The  increase, 
honour,  and  comfort  of  the  members  thereof. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  II  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

IS  foundation  is  ''in  the  holy 
mountains. 

2  ^  The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of 
Zion  more  than  all  the  dwellings 
of  Jacob. 

3  '^  Glorious  things  are  spoken  of 
thee,  O  city  of  God.     Selah. 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  ''Eahab 
and  Babylon  to  them  that  know 
me:  behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre, 
with  Ethiopia ;  this  man  was  born 
there. 

5  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said. 
This  and  that  man  was  born  in 
her :  and  the  Highest  himself  shall 
establish  her. 

6  "The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he 

669 


H 


l>P8.22..31.& 
102.  IM. 
Is.  43.  7. 
Kev.  15.  4. 


lEx.  15.  11. 

I's.  72.  18.  & 

77.  14. 
k  Deut.  6.  4. 

&  32.  39. 

Is.  37. 16.  & 

44.  6. 

Mark  12.29. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 

Kph.  4.  fi. 
1  Ps.  25.  4.  & 

27.  11.&119. 

33.  &  143.  8. 


■"  Ps.  5G.  13. 

&  1111.  8. 

II  Or,  grave. 

"  Ps.  54. 3. 


tlleb. 
terrible. 


Num.  14.18. 
Neh.  1).  17. 
ver.  5. 
Ps.  103.  8.  .t 
111.4..1il.30. 
4,7.  &  145. 8. 
Joel  2.  13. 

PPs.  2.5. 1G.& 
69.  16. 


'iPb.  lie.  Ifi. 


l|Or,o/. 
'  Ps.  48.  1. 


!>  Ps.  78.  67, 
68. 


'  See  Is.  60. 


■1  Ps.  89.  10. 
Is.  51. 9. 


'  Ps.  22.  30. 


A  compkiint  in  distress. 


PSALMS. 


TJie  psalmist  praisetli  God. 


fEz.  13.  9. 


II  Or,  of. 

nor, 

A  Psalm  of 
heman  the 
Ezrahitf, 
giving  in- 
struction. 

'  1  Kings  4. 

•a. 

I  Chr.  2.  0. 
•  Ps.  27.  9.  & 

51.14. 
bLukelS.  ". 


«Ps.l07.18. 

4P«.  28. 1. 
'Ps.  31.12. 


fis.  53.  8. 
i;  Or,  hy  thy 
hand. 


t  Ps.  42.  7. 


k.Iobl9. 13, 
19. 

1*9.  31.11.  & 
14.;.  4. 


>Lam.  3.  7. 


k  Ps.  38. 10. 

1  Ps.  86.  3. 


"■Job  11. 13. 
r«.  14.'5.  U. 


"  Ps.  6.  6.  & 
.31).  9.  &  llo. 
17.  ft  118. 17. 
In.  3ti.  1». 


"Job  10.  21. 

P«.  Kl.  3. 
PPs.  31.  12. 

ver.  5. 

Ecc.  8. 10.  & 

9.5. 


1  Ps.  .';.  3.  & 
119.  147. 


■  I'f.  43.  2. 


•Job  1.3.  24. 
P«.  13.  1. 


o 


'writeth  up  the  people,  that  this 
man  was  born  there.     Selah. 

7  As  well  the  singers  as  the  play- 
ers on  instruments  shall  ie  there: 
all  my  springs  are  in  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXVIII. 

A  prayer  containing  a  grievous  complaint. 

A  Sonff  or  Psalm  II  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  to  the 
chief  Musician  upon  Mahalath  Leaunoth,  "  Mas- 
chil  of  *  Heman  the  Ezrahite. 

LOED   =^God   of  my   salva- 
tion, I  have  ''cried  day  and 
night  before  thee : 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before 
thee:  inchne  thine  ear  unto  my 
cry; 

3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles : 
and  my  life  ^draweth  nigh  unto 
the  grave. 

4  '^I  am  counted  with  them  that 
go  down  into  the  pit :  "  I  am  as  a 
man  that  hath  no  strength : 

5  Free  among  the  dead,  like  the 
slain  that  lie  in  the  grave,  whom 
thou  rememberest  no  more :  and 
they  are  ^  cut  off  n  from  thy  hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest 
pit,  in  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  uf)on  me, 
and  ^  thou  hast  afflicted  me  with  all 
thy  waves.     Selah. 

8  ^  Thou  hast  pat  away  mine  ac- 
quaintance far  from  me ;  thou  hast 
made  me  an  abomination  unto 
them :  'I  am  shut  up,  and  I  cannot 
come  forth. 

9  ''Mine  eye  mourneth  by  reason 
of  affliction :  Lord,  '  I  have  called 
daily  upon  thee,  "'I  have  stretched 
out  my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  "Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to 
the  dead!  shall  the  dead  arise  and 
praise  tboe?     Selah. 

11  Shall  thy  lovingkindness  be 
declared  in  the  gravel  or  thy 
faithfulness  in  destruction  f 

12  "Shall  thy  wonders  be  known 
in  the  dark  ?  ''and  thv  ri<<:hteons- 
ness  in  the  land  of  forgetful- 
ness  ? 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  O 
Lord;  and  'in  the  morning  shall 
my  ])rny('r  prevent  thee. 

14  Lord,  '  wliy  castest  thou  off 
my  soul?  why  "hidest  thou  thy 
face  from  me  I 

15  I  am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die 

G70 


from  my  youth  up :  while  *  I  suffer 
thy  terrors  I  am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  goeth  over 
me ;  thy  terrors  have  cut  me  off. 

17  They  came  round  about  me 
'I  daily  like  water ;  they  "  compassed 
me  about  together. 

18  ''Lover  and  friend  hast  thou 
put  far  from  me,  and  mine  ac- 
quaintance into  darkness. 

PSALM  LXXXIX. 

1  The  psalmist  praiseth  God  Jor  his  covenant.^  5  for 
his  ivonderful  power,  15  for  the  care  of  his  church, 
Vdfor  his  favour  to  the  kingdom  of  David.  38  Then 
complaining  of  contrary  events,  46  he  expostulateth, 
prayeth,  and  blesseth  God. 

II  Maschil  of  *  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of 
the  Lord  for  ever:  with  my 
mouth  will  I  make  known  thy 
faithfulness  Ho  all  generations. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be 
built  up  for  ever:   ''thy  faithful- 


•JobG.  4. 


I 


ness  shalt  thou 
very  heavens. 
3  ''I  have  made 


establish  in  the 


a  covenant  with 
'sworn   unto 


my   chosen,  I  have 
David  my  servant, 

4  ''Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for 
ever,  and  build  up  thy  throne  *^to 
all  generations.     Selah. 

5  And  ^the  heavens  shall  praise 
thy  wonders,  O  Lord  :  thy  faith- 
fulness also  in  the  congregation 
^  of  the  saints. 

6  For  '  who  in  the  heaven  can  be 
compared  unto  the  Lord?  who 
among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  can 
be  likened  unto  the  Lord  f 

7  ''  God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in 
the  assembly  of  the  saints,  and  to 
be  had  in  reverence  of  all  them  that 
are  about  him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a 
strong  Lord  'like  unto  theef  or 
to  thy  faithfulness  round  about 
thee  ? 

9  '"  Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the 
sea :  when  the  waves  thereof  arise, 
thou  stillest  them. 

10  "Thou  hast  broken  "Eahab  in 
pieces,  as  one  that  is  slain ;  thou 
hast  scattered  thine  enemies  Hvith 
thy  strong  arm. 

11  "The  heavens  are  thine,  the 
earth  also  is  thine:  as  for  the 
worhl  and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou 
hast  founded  them. 


II  Or,  all  the 
day. 
"  Ps.  22.  IG. 

''Job  19.  13. 
Ps.  31. 11.  & 
38.11. 


II  Or,  A 
Psalm/or 
Ethan  the 
Ezrahite^ 
to  give  in- 
struction. 

*  1  Kinss  4. 
31. 
1  Chr.  2.  6. 

»Ps.  101.1. 

tHeb. 
to  genera- 
tion and 
generation: 
So  vor.  4. 
Ps.  119.  90. 

bP3.119.  89. 


■■  1  Kings  8. 

16. 

Is.  42.  1. 
•12  83111.7.11, 

&c. 

1  Chr.  17.10, 

&c. 

See  Jer.  30. 

9. 

Ez.  .34.  2.3. 

Hos.  3.  5. 
'ver.  29,  30. 
f  See  ver.  1. 

Luke  1.  32, 

3;!. 
6  Pa.  19.  1.  & 

97.  G. 

Kev.  7. 19, 

11,  12. 
h  ver.  7. 

i  Ps.  40.  5.  & 
71.  19.  &  Wi. 
8.  &113.  0. 


kPs.7G.7,ll. 


lEx.  15.  11. 
1  Sam.  2.  2. 
Ps.  .35. 10.  & 
71.  19. 


""  Ps.  G5.  7. .% 
93.  .3,  4.  & 

107.  29. 


"  Ex.  14.  2fi, 

27,  28. 

Ps.  87.  4. 

Is.  30.  7.  & 

51.9. 

II  Or,  Egypt. 
t  Heb. 

with  the 

arm  ofthi/ 

Strength. 
"Gen.  1.  1. 

I  Chr.  29  U. 

Ps.  24. 1,2. 

&  50. 12. 


Gocfs  promises  of  favour 


PSALMS. 


to  ilie  kingdom  of  David. 


P  Job  26.  7. 

•iJosh.19.  22. 

'Josh.  12.1. 

tllcb. 
ail  nrtn 
u'ith  might. 

"  Ps.  97.  2. 

li  Or,  estab- 
linhmcnt. 
'  Ps.  85. 13. 


"  Num.  10. 
Id.  S.-a  21. 
Ps.  VH.  0. 

^  Ps.  4.  «.  & 

44.  3. 


y  ver.  24. 
Ps.  75. 10.  & 
92.J0.  &  1S2. 
17. 

|l  Or,  otir 
shield  is  of 
the  Lord, 
and  our 
king  is  oj" 
the  Holy 
One  o/Js- 

trael, 

T's.  47. 9. 


• 
'  ver.  .3. 
1  Kings  11. 
34. 

"  I  Sam.  10. 
1.12. 


b  Ps.  SO.  17 


'■  2  Sam.r.l3. 


li  2  Sam.  7.9. 


•Pb.  C1.7. 
fver.  17. 


B  Ps.  72.  8.  & 
80.  11. 


)i  2  Sam.  7.14. 

1  Chr.22.10. 

l2Sam.22  47. 

kP8.2.  7. 

Col.  1.15,18. 
lNum.24.7. 


■»  Is.  5o.  3. 
°  ver.  34. 


°  ver.  4, 36. 
I"  ver.  4. 

If.  9.  7. 

Jer.33.17. 
''Deut.11.21. 


12  PThe  north  and  the  south  tlioii 
hast  created  them:  "^ Tabor  and 
•^Herraon  shall  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  Mi  miglity  arm: 
strong-  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  i\\y 
right  liand. 

14  'Justice  and  judgment  arc  the 
"habitation  of  thy  tlirone:  'mercy 
and  truth  shall  go  before  thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  i)eople  that  know 
the  "joyful  sound :  they  shall  walk, 

0  Loiii),  in  the  Might  of  thy  coun- 
tenance. 

IG  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice 
all  the  day :  and  in  thy  righteous- 
ness shall  they  be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their 
strength:  ^and  in  thy  favour  our 
horn  shall  be  exalted. 

18  For  "  the  Lord  is  our  defence ; 
and  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our 
King. 

19  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to 
thy  Holy  One,  and  saidst,  I  have 
laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 

1  have  exalted  o]ie  'chosen  out  of 
the  people. 

20  "  I  have  found  David  my  serv- 
ant; with  my  holy  oil  have  I 
anointed  him : 

21  ^'  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be 
established:  mine  arm  also  shall 
strengthen  him. 

22  'The  enemy  shall  not  exact 
upon  him  ;  nor  the  son  of  wicked- 
ness afflict  him. 

23  ''And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes 
before  his  face,  and  plague  them 
that  hate  him. 

24  But  *my  faithfulness  and  my 
mercy  shall  he  with  him:  and  '^in 
my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  ^  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the 
sea,  and  his  right  hand  in  the  riv- 
ers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou 
art  ''  my  Father,  my  God,  and  '  the 
Eock  of  my  salvation. 

27  Also  I  will  make  him  ^mij  tirst- 
born,  '  higher  than  the  kings  of  the 
earth. 

28  "'My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him 
i  for  evermore,  and  "my  covenant 
I  shall  stand  fast  with  him. 

29  °His  seed  also  will  I  make  to 
1  endure  for  ever,  ^and  his  throne  "^as 
I  the  days  qf  heaven. 


30  ""If  his  children  *  forsake  my 
law,  and  walk  not  in  my  judg- 
ments ; 

31  If  they  ^  break  my  statutes,  and 
keep  not  my  commandments ; 

32  Then  'will  I  visit  their  trans- 
gression with  the  rod,  and  their  in- 
i(piity  with  stripes. 

33  "Nevertheless  my  lovingkind- 
ness  ♦  will  I  not  utterly  take  from 
him,  nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  *  to 
tail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break, 
nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out 
of  my  lips. 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  ''by  my 
holiness  Uhat  I  will  not  lie  unto 
David. 

36  ^  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever, 
and  his  thi-one  "as  the  sun  before 
me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever 
as  the  moon,  and  as  a  faithful  wit- 
ness in  heaven.     Selah. 

38  But  thou  hast  ''cast  off  and 
''abhorred,  thou  hast  been  wroth 
with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  cov- 
enant of  thy  servant:  Hhou  hast 
profaned  his  crown  by  casting  it  to 
the  ground. 

40  ''Thou  hast  broken  down  all 
his  hedges ;  thou  hast  brought  his 
strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil 
him  :  he  is  "  a  rei)roach  to  his  neigh- 
bours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right 
hand  of  his  adversaries ;  thou  hast 
made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also  turned  the  edge 
of  his  sword,  and  hast  not  made 
him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  ^  glory  to 
cease,  and  '^cast  his  throne  down  to 
the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast 
thou  shortened :  thou  hast  covered 
him  with  shame.     Selah. 

46  ^How  long,  Lord?  wilt  thou 
hide  thyself  for  ever  I  '"shall  thy 
wrath  burn  like  fu^e  f 

47  '  Eemember  how  short  my  time 
is:  wherefore  hast  thou  made  all 
men  in  vain  ! 

48  ''What  man  is  he  that  liveth, 
1  and  shall  not  '  see  death  f  shall  he 

671 


■■2  Sam.  7.14. 
•Ps.  119.5.3. 
Jer.  9. 13. 


t  neb. 
profane  my 
slaiutes. 

<2Snm.7.M. 
1  Kings  11. 
31. 


"2Sam.7.1.3. 

tlleh. 
/  will  not 
jnu/ce  void 
from  him. 

t  Htb.  to  lie. 


^  Amos  4. 2. 

t  Ileb. 
if'  I  lie. 


y  2  Sam.7.1fi. 

Luke  1. :«. 

John  12.  ••;4. 

ver.  4,  29. 
'Ps.  72.5.17. 

Jcr.  33.  W. 


'  1  Chr.  28. 9. 

Ps.  44.  9.  & 

60.  1,10. 
b  Dent..32.y9. 

Ps.  78.  59. 


'  Ps.  74.  7. 
Lam.  5.  10. 


J  Ps.  80.  12. 


'  Ps.  44. 13.  & 
79.4. 


t  Heb. 

bnyhtness. 
fver.  39. 


B  Ps.  79.  5. 
h  Ps.  78.  6.3. 


:  Job  7.  7.  & 
10.  9.  &I4.I. 
Ps.  .39.  5.  & 
119.  m. 


k  Pb.  49.  9. 
1  Htb.  1I..V 


The  frailty  of  human  life. 


PSALMS. 


TJie  security  of  the  godly. 


■"  2Sam.7.15. 
"  Ts.  J4.  5. 


'>P8.e9.9,19. 


V  Ps.  74. 22. 


<1  Ps.  41. 13. 


J  Or. 

A  Prayer, 
being  a 
Paalin  of 
ito<es. 

•  Deut.  33. 1. 

•  Deut..'«.2r. 
Ez.  11. 16. 

tHeb. 

in  genera' 

lion  and 

generation. 
b  Prov.  8.  25, 

26. 


'  Gen.  3. 19. 
Ecc.  12. 7. 


♦  :Pet.3.8. 


S  Or,  when 
he  hath 


passed 
them. 


•P».73.  20. 

fV».  \m.  IS. 

Is.  40.  6. 
lOr, 

ia  changed. 
«JobI4.  2. 

P».  92.  7. 


bPS.  50.  21. 

Jer.  16.  17. 

i  Ps.  19. 12. 


tOeb. 
turned 


g  Or,  as  a 

meditation. 
t  Ilcb.  As 

for  the  days 

ofonr 

i/fars^  in 

th'-in  are 

teienty 

years. 


deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand  of 
the  grave  ?     Selah. 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  lov- 
ingkiiiduesses,  ivhich  thou "' swarest 
unto  David  "in  thy  truth? 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach 
of  thy  servants;  °hoiv  I  do  bear  in 
my  bosom  the  reproach  of  all  the 
mighty  people ; 

51  p  Wherewith  thine  enemies 
have  reproached,  O  Loed  ;  where- 
with they  have  reproached  the  foot- 
steps of  thine  anointed. 

52  1  Blessed  he  the  Lord  for  ever- 
more.   Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  XO. 

1  Moses,  setting  forth  God's  provideiwe,  3  complnineth 
of  human  fragility,  7  divine  chastisements,  10  and 
tn-evity  of  life.  12  He  prayeth  for  the  knowledge 
and  sensible  experience  of  God's  good  providence. 

II  A  Prayer  *  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

LORD,    ''thou    hast    been    our 
dwelling-place  Un  all  genera- 
tions. 

2  ^Before  the  mountains  were 
brought  forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst 
formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 
even  from  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing, thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruc- 
tion; and  say  est,  ''Return,  ye  chil- 
dren of  men. 

4  ''For  a  thousand  years  in  thy 
sight  are  hut  as  yesterday  "when 
it  is  x)ast,  and  as  a  watch  in  the 
night. 

5  Thou  earnest  them  away  as 
with  a  flood;  Hhey  are  as  a  sleep: 
in  the  morning  ^  they  are  like  grass 
which  "groweth  ui). 

6  ^In  the  morning  it  flourivSheth, 
and  groweth  up ;  in  the  evening  it 
is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

7  For  we  are  consumed  by  thine 
anger,  and  by  thy  wrath  are  we 
troubled. 

8  *'Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities 
before  thee,  our  '  secret  sins  in  the 
light  of  thy  countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  ♦passed 
away  in  thy  wrath :  we  spend  our 
years  "as  a  tale  that  is^told. 

10  'Thb  days  of  our  years  are 
threescore  years  and  ten ;  and  if 
by  reason  of  strength  they  he  four- 
score years,  yet  is  tlieir  strength 
labour  and  sorrow ;  for  it  is  soon 

!cut  off,  and  we  11  v  away. 
672 


PSALM  XOL 


9  Their 
14  Their  friend; 


1  The  state  of  the  godly.     3  Their  safety, 
habitation.     11  Their  servants, 
with  the  effects  of  them  all. 

HE  ^  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret 
Ijlace  of  the  Most  High  shall 
♦abide  ''under  the  shadow  of  the 
Almighty. 

2  ""I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is 
my  refuge  and  my  fortress :  my 
God ;  in  him  will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  ''he  shall  deliver  thee 
from  the  snare  of  the  fowler,  and 
from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

4  '^  He  shall  cover  thee  with  his 
feathers,  and  under  his  wings  shalt 
thou  trust:  his  truth  shall  he  thy 
shield  and  buckler. 

5  '^Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the 
terror  by  night ;  nor  for  the  arrow 
that  flieth  by  day ; 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walk- 
eth  in  darkness;  nor  for  the  de- 
struction that  wasteth  at  noon- 
day. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy 
side,  and  ten  thousand  at  thy  right 
hand ;  hut  it  shall  not  come  nigh 
thee. 

8  Only  ^with  thine  eyes  shalt 
thou  behold  and  see  the  reward  of 
the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the 


kPs.  39.  4. 

t  Hob.  caiuse 
to  come. 


'.3fi. 
Ps.  13o.  14. 


» Ps.  85. 6.  & 
14'J.  2. 


11  Who  knoweth  the  power  of 
thine  anger?  even  according  to 
thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

12  "^  So  teach  its  to  number  our 
days,  that  we  may  ♦  axjply  our  hearts 
unto  wisdom. 

13  Return,  O  Lord,  how  long? 
and  let  it 'repent  thee  concerning  loeut.s 
thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy 
mercy;  "'that  we  may  rejoice  and 
be  glad  all  our  days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the 
days  ivherein  thou  hast  afflicted  us, 
and  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen 
evil. 

16  Let  "thy  work  appear  unto  thy 
servants,  and  thy  glory  unto  their 
children. 

17  "And  let  the  beauty  of  the 
Lord  our  God  be  upon  us:  and 
p  establish  thou  the  work  of  our 
hands  upon  us;  yea,  the  work  of 
om'  hands  establish  thou  it. 


■>  Ilab.  3.  2. 


"Ps.  27.  4. 


P  Is.  26. 12. 


»Ps.  27.5.  & 
31.20.&  32.7. 


t  Heb.  lodge. 
h  Ps.  17.  8. 


-  Ps.  142.  ; 


dPs.  124.  7. 


'  Ps.  17. 8.  & 
57.1.4:61.4. 


fj<.b5.  I^ 
&c. 

Ps.  112.  7.  & 
121.6. 
Prov.  3.  23, 
24. 
Is.  43.  2. 


e  p8.  37.  U. 
Mai.  1.  5. 


Exlwrtation  to  praise  God. 


PSALMS. 


The  majesty  of  Christ's  kingdom. 


h  vcr.  2. 

:Pb.  n.n.  & 

IK).  1. 
kProv.l;;.21. 


(  Ps.  VA.  7.  Si 
71.3. 

M:\tt.  4.  (i. 
huke  4. 10, 
II. 
Heb.  1. 14. 


"'  .loh .';.  23. 
I's.  37.  24. 


I  Or,  asp. 


"  Vs.  !l.  10. 
"P.-.  iO.  I.-,. 
y  Is.  43.  2. 


1 1  Sam.  2. 

30. 

t  lUb. 
huijih  of 

Prov.  3.  2. 


-Vs.  147.1. 


'■  Ps.  SO.  1. 


t  Ilcb.  m  the 

iiiijht.'i. 
■"  1  Chr.  23. 5. 

Ps.  33.  2. 


II  Or,  upon 
the  >vleiiin 
sound  u-itU 
the  harp. 

f  Hcb. 
Hifiyainn^ 
Psiy.  lU. 


<1  Ps.  40.  5.  & 

13'J.  17. 
'Is.  2,S.  20. 

Rom.  11.33, 

34. 

;  rPs.73.22.X: 
1)4.8. 


8Jobl2.C.  & 
21.7. 

Ps.  37.  1,  2, 
So,  3». 
Jer.  12.  1,2. 
Mai.  3.  1  j. 


kPs.  ,'ifi.  2.& 
83.18. 


Lord,  ivhich  is  ''  my  refiijLi^e,  even 
tlie^Iost  Hi_i;li,  'tliy  habitation  ; 

10  ''There  sliall  no  evil  befall  thee, 
neither  shall  any  pla<jfue  come  nigh 
thy  dwelling'. 

11  'For  he  shall  give  his  angels 
charge  over  tliee,  to  keep  thee  in 
all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  np  in 
their  hands,  '"  lest  thou  dash  thy 
foot  against  a  stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion 
and  "adder:  the  young  lion  and 
the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample  un- 
der feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love 
upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver 
him :  I  will  set  him  on  high,  be- 
cause he  hath  "known  my  name. 

15  "He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I 
will  answer  him :  ■'  I  ivUl  he  with 
him  in  trouble;  I  will  deliver  liim, 
and  "  honour  him. 

16  With  t  long  life  will  I  satisfy 
him,  and  shew  him  my  salvation. 

PSALM  XCII. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteth  to  praise  God,  A  for  his  great 
works,  (3  for  hisjuch/meiits  on  the  wicked,  W  and  for 
his  (/oodness  to  the  yodlij. 

A  Psalm  or  Soug  for  the  sabbath  day. 

/T  is  a  ''good  thing  to  give 
thanks  unto  the  Lokd,  and  to 
sing  praises  unto  tli}^  name,  O 
Most  High : 

2  To  ''  shew  forth  thy  lovingkind- 
ness  in  the  morning,  and  thy  faith- 
fulness t  every  night, 

3  ''Upon  an  instrument  of  ten 
strings,  and  upon  the  psaltery; 
"upon  the  harp  with  *a  solemn 
sound. 

4  For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me 
glad  through  thy  work  :  I  will  tri- 
umph in  tlie  works  of  thy  hands. 

5  ''O  LoiJD,  how  great  are  thy 
works  !  and  "thy  thoughts  are  very 
deep. 

G  'A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ; 
neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

7  When  ^'the  wicked  spring  as  the 
grass,  and  when  all  the  workers  of 
iniquity  do  flourish ;  it  is  that  they 
shall  be  destroyed  for  ever : 

8  ''  But  thou.  Lord,  art  most  high 
for  evermore. 

9  For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord, 
for,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish ; 

4S 


all  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall '  be 
scattered. 

10  But  ''my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt 
like  the  horn  of  a  unicorn  :  I  shall 
be  'anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

11  "']\Iine  eye  also  shall  see  my 
desire  on  mine  enemies,  and  mine 
ears  shall  hear  my  desire  of  the 
wicked  that  rise  u\)  against  me. 

12  "The  righteous  shall  flourish 
like  the  palm  tree:  he  shall  grow 
like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  i)lanted  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  shall  flourish 
"in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth 
fruit  in  old  age ;  they  shall  be  fat 
and  *  flourishing; 

15  To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  up- 
right :  '7*6'  is  my  rock,  and  '  there  is 
no  unrighteousness  in  him. 

PSALM  XCIII. 

The  majesty,  power,  and  holine.-is  of  Chrisfs  kingdom. 

THE  ''Lord  reigneth,  ''he  is 
clothed  with  majesty ;  the 
Lord  is  clothed  with  strength, 
'"wherewith  he  hath  girded  himself : 
''  the  world  also  is  stablished,  that 
it  cannot  be  moved. 

2  'Thy  throne  is  established  ^of 
old :  thou  art  from  everlasting. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O 
Lord,  the  floods  have  lifted  up 
their  voice ;  the  floods  lift  up  their 
waves. 

4  '^The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier 
than  the  noise  of  many  waters,  yea, 
than  the  mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure: 
holiness  becometh  thine  house,  O 
Lord,  ♦for  ever. 

PSALM  XOIV. 

1  T7ie  prophet,  calling  for  justice,  eomplaineth  of  tyr- 
anny and  intpiety.  8  He  teacheth  God's  provi- 
dence. 12  He  sheweth  the  bles.'<cdne.ss  of  affliction. 
16  God  is  the  defender  of  the  afflicted. 

OLORD  *  God, "  to  whom  venge- 
ance belongeth;  O  God,  to 
whom  vengeance  belongeth,  ^shew 
thyself 

2  ''Lift  up  thyself,  thou  *=  Judge 
of  the  earth :  render  a  reward  to 
the  proud. 

3  Lord,  ''how  long  shall  the  wick- 
ed, how  long  shall  the  wicked  tri- 
umph f 

4  How  long  shall  they  *  utter  and 
speak  hard   things  I    and  all   the  [ 

674 


i  Ps.  68. 1.  & 

a'X  10. 


IPs.  80.  17, 
24. 


1  Ps.  2S.  5. 

■"  Ps.  M.  7.  k 
.VI.  10.  Jk  112. 

8. 


"  Ps.  .?2.  8. 
I».  (W.  22. 
llos.  14. 5,0. 


"  Ps.  100.  4. 
&  13j.  2. 


f  llch  green. 


PDpiit.  .32.4. 
IKom.  0. 14. 


"  Ps.  96.  10. 

&  07.   1.  & 

00.  1. 

Is.  52.  7. 

lUv.lO.  «. 
liPs.  KM.  1. 
'  Ps.  65.  6. 

i  Ps.  OG.  10. 


'  Ps.  4.i.  fi. 

I'rov.  8.  22, 

&c. 
t  Heb. 

/roia  then. 


rPs.  65.  7.  & 

80.  0. 


t  Heb. 
to  length  of 
fiayn. 


t  Heb.  God 

of  revenges. 

'  Deut..32.;;5. 

Nah.  1.  2. 
t  Heb.  shine 

forth, 

Ps.  80.  1. 

b  Ps.  7.  B. 
'  Gen.  18. 25. 


d  Job  20.  5. 


'Ps.  .31.  18. 
Jude  1.1. 


The  Nessedness  of  ajftiction. 


PSALMS. 


Exhortation  to  praise  God. 


fPs.  10.11,13. 
&  59.  7. 


'!Ps.73.22.& 
9.'.  6. 


b  Ex.  4.  11. 
Prov.  20.  12. 


i.Tobn.>.  U. 
Is.  28.  26. 


k  1  Cor.  3.  20. 


1  Job  5.  17. 
Prov.  3.  n. 
I  Cor.  ll..!i 
lleb.  U.  0, 


see,  neither  shall  the  God  of 


"  I  Sam.  12. 
2-.'. 
Rora.11.1,2. 


tHeb.  shall 
he  li/'ler  it. 


"Ps.  121.1,2. 

II  Or. 
quicUy. 


•Pi.  38.16. 


P  Amos  0.3. 


1  Ph.  m.  2. 
In.  10.  1. 
'Mutt.  27  I. 


•  Ex.  23.  7. 
Pr<iv.  17. 15. 


<  Ph.  m.  9.  & 
&2.  2,  «. 


workers  of  iniquity  boast  them- 
selves f 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  people, 
O  Lord,  and  afflict  thine  heritage. 

G  They  slay  the  widow  and  the 
stranger,  and  murder  the  father- 
less. 

7  ^Yet  they  say.  The  Lord  shall 
not 
Jacob  regard  it 

8  "  Understand,  ye  brutish  among 
the  people :  and  ye  fools,  when  will 
ye  be  wise  f 

9  ''  He  that  j^lanted  the  ear,  shall 
he  not  hear?  he  that  formed  the 
eye,  shall  he  not  see  ? 

10  He  that  chastiseth  the  heathen, 
shall  not  he  correct  1  he  that '  teach- 
eth  man  knowledge,  shall  not  he 
Tinoiv  f 

11  ''The  Lord  knoweth  the 
thoughts  of  man,  that  they  are 
vanity. 

12  'Blessed  is  the  man  whom 
thou  chastenest,  O  Lord,  and 
teachest  him  out  of  thy  law ; 

13  That  thou  may  est  give  him 
rest  from  the  days  of  adversity, 
until  the  i)it  be  digged  for  the 
wicked. 

14  "'For  the  Lord  will  not  cast 
off  his  people,  neither  will  he  for- 
sake his  inheritance. 

15  But  judgment  shall  return  im- 
to  righteousness :  and  all  the  up- 
right in  heart  ^  shall  follow  it. 

16  Who  will  rise  u^)  for  me  against 
the  evil  doers !  or  who  will  stand 
up  for  me  against  the  workers  of 
ini(piity  I 

1 7  "  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my 
help,  my  soul  had  "almost  dwelt 
in  silence. 

IS  When  I  said,  "My  foot  slip- 
peth ;  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  held 
me  up. 

19  In  the  multitiide  of  my 
thoughts  within  me  thy  comforts 
deligiit  my  soul. 

20  Shall  'the  throne  of  iniquity 
have  fellowsliip  with  thee,  which 
'frameth  mischiet  by  a  law  ? 

21  'They  gather  themselves  to- 
gether against  the  soul  ot  the 
righteous,  and  "condemn  the  inno- 
cent blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  *my  defence; 

G74 


and  my  God  is  the  rock  of  my 
refuge. 
23  And  "he  shall  bring  upon  them 
their  own  iniquity,  and  shall  cut 
them  off  in  their  own  wickedness ; 
yea,  the  Lord  our  God  shall  cut 
them  off. 

PSALM  XOV. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God,  3  for  his  great7iess, 
6  and  for  his  ffooditess,  8  atid  not  to  tempt  him. 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the 
Lord:  ""let  us  make  a  joyful 
noise  to  ''the  Eock  of  our  salva- 
tion. 

2  Let  us  ^come  before  his  pres- 
ence with  thanksgiving,  and  make 
a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with 
psalms. 

3  For  ''the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 
and  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 

4  *  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places 
of  the  earth :  "  the  strength  of  the 
hills  is  his  also. 

5  ^''The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made 
it :  and  his  hands  formed  the  dry 
land. 

G  O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow 
down :  let  *"  us  kneel  before  the 
Lord  our  maker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God;  and  '^we  are 
the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the 
sheep  of  his  hand.  ^To  day  if  ye 
will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart,  ''as  in 
the  *  provocation,  and  as  in  the  day 
of  temptation  in  the  wilderness : 

9  When '  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
l)roved  me,  and  ""saw  my  work. 

10  '  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved 
with  this  generation,  and  said,  It  is 
a  people  that  do  err  in  their  heart, 
and  they  have  not  known  my  ways : 

11  Unto  whom  "'I  sware  in  my 
wrath  *that  they  should  not  enter 
into  my  rest. 

PSALM  XOVI. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God,  4  for  fiis  greatness, 
Sfor  his  kiwjdoni,  \\.for  his  general  jiidyment. 

0"SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song:   sing   unto  the   Lord, 
all  the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his 
name ;  shew  forth  his  salvation 
from  day  to  day. 

3  I)e(;lare  his  glory  among  the 
heathen,  his  wonders  among  all 
I)eople. 


"  Ps.  7. 16. 
Prov.  2.  22. 
&  5.  22. 


»Ps.  100.1. 

bDeut.32.15. 

2  Sam.  22. 
47. 

t  Heb. 
jn-evefit  his 
face. 


'-  Ps.  93.  4.  & 
W.9.&  135.5. 


t  Heb. 

Ju  whose. 
II  Or, 

t/ie  heiohts 

of  the  hills 

are  h  is. 

tllcb. 
iVhose  the 
sea  is. 
i  Gen.1.9,10. 


'  1  Cor.  C.  20. 


fPs.79. 13.  & 
S0.1.&  100.3. 


S  Heb.3.7,15. 
&i.  7. 


hEx.l7.  2,  7. 

Num.  14.22, 
&c.  &  20. 13. 
Ueut.  li.  l(i. 
1  Hob. 
contention. 

iPs.78.1S,40, 

50. 

1  Cor.  10.  9. 
kNum.14.22. 
Illeb.3.10,17. 


""Num.  14. 

23,  28,  .'iO. 
Heb.  3.  11, 
IS.  &  4.  3,  5. 
t  Hub,  if 
thfij  I'nter 
iitto  ni;/  rest. 


•1  Chr.  16. 
23-33. 
Ps.  33.  3. 


The  majesty  of  GoiFs  Icing dom. 


PSALMS. 


God^s  salvation  toward  Israel. 


b  Ps.  145.  3. 

■•  Ps.  18.  3. 
.1  Ps.  95.  3. 


'  See  Jer.  111. 

11,  I-.'. 
fPs.  115.  15. 

Is.  *i.  5. 


f  Ps.  29.  2. 


hPs.  29.  1,2. 


t  ITeb.  of 
his  name. 


i  Ps.  20.  2.  k 
110.  .-i. 

II  Or,  in  the 
glofioii9 
sanctuary. 


V  Ps.  n;t.  1.  & 

97.  I. 

K.'V.  II.  15. 

&  19.  (;. 

ivfi-.  1.1. 
Ps.  07.  4.  & 

98.9. 

'"  Ps.  i».  ;i4. 

"  Ps.  98.  7, 


"Ps.  C7.  4. 
Rev.  19.  11. 


"Ps.  9fi.  10. 

tHeb. 

many^  or, 

great  t.-^les. 
I.  Is.  60.  9. 
'  1  KinRS  8. 

12. 

Ps.  18.11. 
.1  Ps.  8;t.  14. 
il  Or,  er'tali- 

Ushment. 


'  Vs.  18.  8.  & 
SO.  :i. 

Dan.  7. 10. 
Hab.  3.  5. 


fEx.  19.  18. 
Ps.  77.  18.  & 

IW.  32. 

sjudg.  5.  5. 
Mic.  1.4. 
Nah.  1.5. 


kPs.  19. 1.  & 
50.6. 


4  For  ''the  Lord  is  great,  and 
■=  greatly  to  be  praised:  ''he  is  to 
be  feared  above  all  gods. 

5  For  '  all  the  gods  of  the  nations 
are  idols :  '^but  the  Loku  made  the 
heavens. 

C  Hoiionr  and  majesty  are  before 
him:  strength  and  *^' beauty  are  in 
his  sanetnary. 

7  ''Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kin- 
dreds of  the  i)eople,  give  unto  the 
Lord  glory  and  strength. 

8  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory 
Ulue  unto  Ins  name:  bring  an  offer- 
ing, and  come  into  his  courts. 

9  O  worship  the  Lord  '"in  the 
beauty  of  holiness:  fear  before  him, 
all  the  earth. 

10  Say  among  the  heathen  that 
■"the  Lord  reigneth:  the  world  also 
shall  be  established  that  it  shall 
not  be  moved :  '  he  shall  judge  the 
people  righteously. 

11  "Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and 
let  the  earth  be  glad ;  "  let  the  sea 
roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all 
that  is  therein  :  then  shall  all  the 
trees  of  the  wood  rejoice 

13  Before  the  Lord  :  for  he  Com- 
eth, for  he  Cometh  to  judge  the 
earth:  "he  shall  judge  the  world 
with  righteousness,  and  the  people 
with  his  truth. 

PSALM  XCVII. 

1  The  majeaty  of  God's  kinffdom.  7  The  cJiureh  re- 
joiceth  at  God's  judc/meiits  upon»idolatei's.  \Q  An 
exhortation  to  godliness  and  gladness. 

THE  '"■  Lord  reigneth ;   let  the 
earth  rejoice;  let  the  hnulti- 
tude  of  ^' isles  be  glad  thereof. 

2  '' Clouds  and  darkness  are  round 
about  him :  ''  righteousness  and 
judgment  are  the  "habitation  of 
his  throne. 

3  'A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and 
burneth  up  his  enemies  round 
about. 

4  'His  lightnings  enlightened  the 
world :  the  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

5  ^'The  hills  melted  like  wax  at 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole 
earth. 

G  ''  The  heavens  declare  his  right- 
eousness, and  all  the  people  see 
his  glory. 


7  'Confounded  be  all  they  that 
serve  graven  images,  that  boast 
themselves  of  idols :  "^  worshii)  him, 
all  ye  gods. 

8  Zion  heard,  and  AVfis  glad;  and 
the  daughters  of  .ludah  icjoiced 
because  of  thy  judgments,  O 
Lord. 

9  For  thou,  Lord,  art '  high  above 
all  the  earth:  "thou  art  exalted 
far  above  all  gods. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  "hate 
evil:  °he  preserveth  the  souls  of 
his  saints;  "he  delivereth  them  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  '^  Light  is  sown  for  the  right- 
eous, and  gladness  for  the  upright 
in  heart. 

12  'Eejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  right- 
eous; 'and  give  thanks  "at  the 
remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

PSALM  XCVIII. 

1  Tfiepsahnist  exhorteth  (fie  Jew.<i,  ithe  G entiles.,  1  and 

all  the  creatures  to  praise  God. 

A  Psalm. 

O^'SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song;  for  'he  hath  done  mar- 
vellous things:  ''his  right  hand, 
and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten  hitu 
the  victory. 

2  ''The  Lord  hath  made  known 
his  salvation:  his  righteousness 
hath  he  "openly  shewed  in  the 
sight  of  the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  "^ remembered  his  mercy 
and  his  truth  toward  the  house  of 
Israel:  ^all  the  ends  of  the  earth 
have  seen  the  salvation  of  our 
God. 

4  ''  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the 
Lord,  all  the  earth :  make  a  loud 
noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  i)raise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the 
harp ;  with  the  harp,  and  the  voice 
of  a  psalm. 

G  'With  trumpets  and  sound  of 
cornet  make  a  joyful  noise  before 
the  Lord,  the  King. 

7  ""Let  the  sea  roar,  and  tlie  ful- 
ness thereof;  the  world,  and  they 
that  dwell  therein. 

8  Let  the  floods  '  clap  their  hands : 
let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 

9  Before  the  Lord  ;  "'  for  he  cometh 
to  judge  the  earth :  with  righteous- 
ness^ shall  he  judge  the  world,  and 
the  people  with  equity. 

675 


i  Ex.  20.  4. 
l,ev.2fi.  1. 
Dfut.  .5.  8. 
&  27.  15. 

k  llcb.  1.  (i. 


I  p».  83.  la 

■"Ex.  18.  11. 
Pa.  95.  3.  & 
y«.  4. 

"Ps..l4. 14.& 

37. 27. &  101. 

.■1. 

AniosJi.  l.'S. 

Kom.  12.  9. 
"Ps.  31.2.3.  & 

.■'.".  28.  &  145. 

21). 

Prov.  2.  8. 

P  Ps.  37.  39, 

40. 

Dan.  3.  28. 

&  6.  22,  27. 
IJob  22.28. 

Ps.  112.4. 

Prov.  4. 18. 
'Ps.  .33.  1. 

"  Ps.  no.  4. 

II  Or,  tf>  the, 
•memorial. 


"  Ps.  33.  3.  & 

9e.  1. 

Is.  42. 10. 
l>Ex.  1.-).  11. 

P.S.  77.  14.  ,% 

8li.  II).  &  III.'.. 

5.  &  i:;h.  4. 

&  l.i9.  14. 
■■  Ex.  15.  6. 

Is.  .TO.  1«.  & 

63.5. 
<l  Is.  52.  in. 

Luke  2.  30, 

31. 
'  I.S.  02.  2. 

Koni.  3.  25, 

2(i. 
II  Or. 

revealed. 
I  Luke  1.  54, 

oOf  72. 

e  Is.  49.  6.  & 
.'.2.  10. 
Luke  2.  .'», 
jl.&  3.  (i. 
Acts  I. 3.  47. 
&  28.  28. 

)>  P."!.  95. 1.  & 
lOO.  1. 


■  Num.10. 10. 
lChr.l5.  28. 
2Chr.29.2r. 


V  Ps.  96.  11, 

&c. 


1  Is.  55.  12. 


"  Ps.  96. 10, 
13. 


Exhortation  to  jiraise  God. 


PSALMS. 


The  prophefs  grievous  complaint. 


'  P».  93. 1. 

b  Ex.  25.  22. 
Ps.  18.  10.  & 
bO.  1. 

f  Heb. 

slagger. 


'  T».  97.  9. 


H  ncut.28.58. 
Kev.  15. 4. 


'  Job  30.  5,  G, 

7. 


frcr.  9. 

flChr.28.2. 

P8.  132.  7. 
II  Or, 

it  U  holy. 
I>  Lev.  19.  2. 
i  Jcr.  15.  1. 


I  Ex.  14. 15. 

k  15.  25. 
1  Sam.  7.  9. 
St  12.  18. 
1  £x.  33.  9. 


■"  Num.  14. 

20. 

Jer.  46.  28. 

Zeph.  3.  7. 
"  Sl'c  Ex.  32. 

2,  &c. 

Nuni.20.12, 

24. 

Ueut.  9.  20. 
"  ver.  5. 

Ex.  15.  2. 

P».  .'54.  3.  & 

118.28. 


•  Ps.  145, 

title. 
II  Or,  Ihankt- 

yivuirj. 

'  P».  95.  1.  & 

W.  4. 
t  Heb.  a» 

<A«  earlh. 


bPs.  119.73. 

k  1:KI.  13, 

<ic.  &  UU.  2. 

E|>h.  2.  10. 
;,  Or,  oik/  Aw 

u;e  are. 
'  Ps.  !K.  7. 

Ez.  :H.  30, 

•■11. 

iiVi.m.  n.sc 

III).  17,18, 
10. 


•Ps.  136. 1, 

♦  Ilrb.  to 

ffrnrr/ttion 
nnti  prn- 
erntinn, 
Ps.  69.  1. 


PSALM  XCLS. 

1  The  prophet,  setting  forth  the  kingdom  of  God  in 
Zio7i,  5  exhorteth  all,  by  the  example  of  forefathers^ 
to  tcorship  God  at  his  holy  hill. 

THE  ^'LORD  reigneth;   let  the 
people  tremble:    ''he  sitteth 
I  between  the  cherubim ;  let  the  earth 
^  be  moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  gi'eat  in  Zion ;  and 
he  is  'high  above  all  the  peo^ 
pie. 

3  Let  them  praise  Hhy  great  and 
terrible  name ;  for  it  is  holy. 

4  ''The  king's  strength  also  lov- 
eth  judgment ;  thou  dost  establish 
equity,  thou  executest  judgment 
and  righteousness  in  Jacob. 

5  ^  Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 
and  worship  at  ^his  footstool;  for 
" ''  he  is  holy. 

j    G  'Moses  and  Aaron  among  his 

;  priests,  and  Samuel  among  them 

that  call   upon    his   name;    they 

*"  called  upon    the  Lord,   and  he 

answered  them. 

7  '  He  spake  unto  them  in  the 
cloudy  pillar :  they  kept  his  testi- 
monies, and  the  ordinance  that  he 
gave  them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O  Lord 
our  God:  ""thou  wast  a  God  that 
forgavest  them,  though  ''thou  took- 
est  vengeance  of  their  inventions. 

9  "Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
worship  at  his  holy  hill ;  for  the 
Lord  our  God  is  holy. 

PSALM  0. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God  cheerfully,  3  for  his 
greatness,  4  and  for  his  power. 
*  A  Psalm  of  II  praise. 

MAKE    ''a  joyful    noise  unto 
the  Lord,  tail  ye  lands. 
*2  Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness : 
come    before    his    presence    with 
singing. 

3  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is 
God:  ^'itis  he  that  hath  made  us, 
"and  not  we  ourselves;  '^we  are 
his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
pasture. 

4  ''Enter  into  his  gates  with 
thanksgiving,  and  into  his  courts 
wilh  ]»riu.se :  be  thankful  unto  him, 
and  bless  iiis  name. 

5  For  the  Lord  is  good;  'his 
mercy  is  everlasting ;  and  his  truth 
endnrcth  'to  all  generations. 

G7G 


I 


PSALM  CI. 

David  maketh  a  vow  and  profession  of  godliness. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judg- 
ment :  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will 
I  sing. 

2  I  will  ''behave  myself  wisely  in 
a  i^erfect  way.  O  when  wilt  thou 
come  unto  me  ?  I  will  '^  walk  with- 
in my  house  with  a  perfect  heart. 

3  I  will  set  no  +  wicked  thing  be- 
fore mine  eyes:  ''I  hate  the  work 
of  them  ''  that  turn  aside ;  it  shall 
not  cleave  to  me. 

4  A  froward  heart  shall  depart 
from  me  :  I  will  not  '^know  a  wick- 
ed person. 

5  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his 
neighbour,  him  will  I  cut  oflf: 
"him  that  hath  a  high  look  and  a 
proud  heart  will  not  I  suffer. 

G  Mine  eyes  shall  le  upon  the 
faithful  of  the  land,  that  they  may 
dwell  with  me:  he  that  walketh 
"in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall  serve 
me. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall 
not  dwell  within  my  house:  he 
that  telleth  lies  +  shall  not  tarry  in 
my  sight. 

8  I  will  ^  early  destroy  all  the 
wicked  of  the  land ;  that  I  may  cut 
off  all  wicked  doers  '  from  the  city 
of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CII. 

1  The  prophet  in  his  prayer  maketh  a  grievous  com- 
plaint. 12  He  taketh  am  fort  in  the  etern  ity  and  mercy 
of  God.  18  Tlte  mercies  of  God  are  to  be  recorded. 
23  He  sustaineth  his  weakness  by  the  unchangcable- 
ness  of  God. 

A  Prayer  i  of  the  afflicted,  *  when  he  is  over- 
whelmed, and  poureth  out  his  complaint  before 
the  LoKD. 

HEAE  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and 
let  my  cry  "  come  unto  thee. 

2  ''  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in 
the  day  when  I  am  in  trouble;  '^in- 
cline thine  ear  imto  me:  in  the 
day  when  I  call  answer  me  speedily. 

3  ''For  my  days  are  consumed 
"like  smoke,  and  "my  bones  are 
burned  as  a  hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  "^with- 
ered like  grass ;  so  that  I  forget  to 
eat  my  bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my 
groaning  ''my  bones  cleave  to  my 
iiskin. 

G  ''  I  am  like  '  a  pelican  of  the  wil- 


'  Ps.  89. 1. 


hi  Sam.  18. 
14. 


'lKin!;s9. 
4.  &  H.  4. 


f  Heb.  thing 

of  Belial. 

<!  Ps.  97.  10. 

'  Josh.  23.  B. 

1  Sam.  12. 
20,  21. 

Ps.  40.  4.  & 
125.5. 

I  .Matt.  7.  23. 

2  Tim.  2.19. 


EP«.  18.  27. 
Prov.  6. 17. 


II  Or,  perfect 
in  the  ivay^ 
Ps.  119.  1. 


t  Heb.  shall 
not  fte  estab' 
lishcd. 

I>Ps.  75.  10. 
Jer.  21.  12. 


i  Ps.  48.  2,  8. 


II  Or, /or. 
•  Ps.  i;i.  2.  & 
142.  2,  3. 


»  Ex.  2.  23. 

1  Sam.ll.llj. 

Ps.  l.S.  6. 
li  Ps.  27.  9.  & 

(;'.!.  1". 

'  Ps.  71.  2.  & 

88.2. 


■I  Ps.  119.  S3. 
James  4. 14. 

II  Or,  (us 
some  read) 
into  iitnok-c. 

"Job  .10.  ra. 

p....  ,!1.  10. 
Lam.  1.  13. 
f  Ps.  .37.  2. 
ver.  U. 


njoblfl.  20. 

Lam.  4.  8. 
I|  Or. Jh>h. 
liJob".!!.  29. 
>U.M.  II. 

Zeph.  2.  14. 


Tlie  mercies  of  ({od  to  he  recorded. 


PSALMS. 


An  exhortation  to  Mess  God. 


k  Pb.  "7.  4. 
I  P«.  38.  11. 


"■Act8  2(l.  II. 
"  Acts  Si.  12. 


"  Ps.  42.  3.  & 

SO.  .5. 


1'  Ps.  TO. 


iJobH.  2. 

&  144.  4. 

Kcc.  (i.  12. 
'  ver.  4. 

Is.  4(1.  G,  7, 

X. 

James  1. 10. 
'  ver.  211. 

Ps.  y.  7. 

I,am.  .i.  19. 
'  Ps.  l.W.  13. 
"  Is.  fill.  10. 

ZccU.  1.  12. 


^  Ib.  40.  2. 


y  Ps.  7'J.  1. 


=■  1  Kings  8. 
4'i. 

Ps.  LIS.  4. 
Is.  00.  3. 


•la.  CO.  1,2. 


I'^eh.  1.6,11. 

&2.8. 


■■  Rom.  LS.  4. 

lC(ir.  10.11. 
>l  Ps.  22.  -31. 
Is.  43.  21. 


'  Deut.26.15. 
Ps.  14.  2.  & 
33.  13, 14. 


fPs.70.  11. 

t  Hcb.  the 
children  of 
death. 

f  Ps.  22.  22. 


♦  Ilcb. 
afflicted. 
1  job  21.  21. 

'  Is.  88. 10. 


t  Ps.  flO.  2. 
Hab.  1. 12. 


derness :  I  am  like  an  owl  of  the 
desert. 

7  I  ■'watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow 
'  alone  npon  the  housetop. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all 
the  day;  (onl  they  that  are  "'mad 
against  me  are  "sworn  a<»ainst  me. 

1)  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like 
bread,  and  'mingled  my  drink  with 
weeping, 

10  Beeanse  of  thine  indignation 
and  thy  wrath:  for  ^'thon  hast  lift- 
ed me  np,  and  cast  me  down. 

11  '^My  days  are  like  a  shadow 
that  declineth ;  and  'I  am  withered 
like  grass. 

12  But  Hlion,  O  Lord,  shalt  en- 
dure for  ever;  and  'thy  remem- 
brance unto  all  generations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  "have 
mercy  npon  Zion  :  for  the  time  to 
favour  her,  yea,  the  ''set  time,  is 
come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure 
in  ^  her  stones,  and  favour  the  dust 
thereof. 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  'fear  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build  up 
Zion,  ^he  shall  appear  in  his  glorj^ 

17  ^'He  will  regard  the  jirayer  of 
the  destitute,  and  not  despise  their 
prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  ''written  for  the 
generation  to  come :  and  ''  the  peo- 
ple which  shall  be  created  shall 
praise  the  Lord. 

10  For  he  hath  "^looked  down  from 
the  height  of  his  sanctuary ;  from 
heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the 
earth ; 

20  '^To  hear  the  groaning  of  the 
inisoner;  tp  loose  Uhose  that  are 
appointed  to  death ; 

21  To  *^' declare  the  name  of  the 
Lord  in  Zion,  and  his  praise  in 
Jerusalem ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered 
together,  and  the  kingdoms,  to 
serve  the  Lord. 

23  He  hveakened  my  strength  in 
the  way ;  he  ''  shortened  my  days. 

24  '  I  said,  O  my  God,  take  me 
not  away  in  the  midst  of  my  days : 
''thy  years  are  throughout  all  gen- 
erations. 


25  'Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth:  and  the 
heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

20  "'They  shall  perish,  but  "thou 
shalt  ♦endure:  yea,  all  of  them 
shall  wax  old  like  a  garment;  as  a 
vesture  shalt  thou  change  them, 
and  they  shall  be  changed : 

27  But  "thou  art  the  same,  and 
thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 

28  >'  The  children  of  thy  servants 
shall  continue,  and  their  seed  shall 
be  established  before  thee. 

PSALM  OIII. 

1  An  exTiorlation  to  bless  God  for  his  mercy,  15  and 

for  the  constancy  thereof. 

A  J^ialni  of  David. 

BLESS  "the  Lord,  O  my  soul: 
and  all  that  is  within  me.  Mess 
his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and 
forget  not  all  his  benelits : 

3  ^  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniqui- 
ties; who  ''healeth  all  thy  diseases; 

4  Who  ''redeemeth  thy  life  from 
destruction;  '^who  crowneth  thee 
with  lovingkindness  and  tender 
mercies ; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  wath 
good  tilings ;  so  that  'thy  youth  is 
renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

0  ^The  Lord  executeth  righteous- 
ness and  judgment  for  all  that  are 
oppressed. 

7  ''  He  made  known  his  ways  unto 
Moses,  his  acts  unto  the  children 
of  Israel. 

8  '  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gra- 
cious, slow  to  anger,  and  ♦  plenteous 
in  mercy. 

9  ''He  will  not  always  chide :  nei- 
ther will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  'He  hath  not  dealt  with  us 
after  our  sins ;  nor  rewarded  us  ac- 
cording to  our  iniquities. 

11  "'For  ^as  the  heaven  is  high 
above  the  earth,  so  great  is  his 
mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the 
west,  so  far  hath  he  "  removed  our 
transgressions  from  us. 

13  "Like  as  a,  father  pitieth  his 
children,  so  the  Lord  pitieth  them 
that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame; 
Phe  remembereth  that  we  are  '  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  'his  davs  are  as 

(u7 


lGen.l.l.& 
2.  1. 
Heb.  1.  10. 


■"  Is.  ."M.  4.  & 

r,\ .  (i.  &•  •«. 

17.  &  im.  22. 

Kiim.  H.  20. 

2  IVt.  3.  7, 

10,11,12. 
"vcr.  12. 
t  Ucb.stand. 


»  Mai.  3.  fi. 
llc'b.  13.8. 
Jarnvsl.  17. 

P  Pb.  G'J.  38. 


"  ver.  22. 
I's.  104. 1.& 
14«.  1. 


b  P».  l.W.  8. 

Is.  3.3.  24. 

Matt.  y.  2.0. 

Mark  2.  5, 

10,11. 

I-uke  7.  47. 
«  Ex.  I.i.  20. 

Pb.  147.  3. 

Jer.  17.  14. 
d  Ps.  34.  22.  & 

50.  13. 
'  Ps.  5. 12. 


f  Is.  40.  31. 


«P8. 146.  7. 


1>P8.147.  19. 


i  Ex.  .34.  6, 7. 

Num.14. 18. 

Dcut.  5.  lit. 

Noh.  9.  17. 

Ps.  8(i.  15. 

Jer.  32. 18. 
t  Ileb.  oreat 

of  mercy. 
k  Ps.  m.  5. 

Is.  57.  If*. 

Jer.  3.  5. 

Mic.  7.  IS. 
1  Ezra  9. 13. 


"  Ps.  57. 10. 

Eph.  3. 18. 
f  Heb. 

ftrcording 

to  Ihi; 

height  of 

thf.  heacen. 


°  Is.  43. 2.'). 
Mic.  7.  18. 


<•  Mai.  3. 17. 


P  P«.  78.  .39. 
1  Gen.  3. 1!). 

Ecc.  12.  7. 
'  Ps.  91).  5,  C. 

IPet.  1.  24. 


. 

A  meditation  upon  Go(Vs  majesty^  PSALMS. 


2)otver,  and  providence. 


'Job  14. 1,2. 
■lame;!  1.  lU, 
11. 


t  Heb. 

It  is  not. 

■  Job  r.  10.  & 


'  Ex.  20.  B. 


»Dcut.  :.  9. 


?  Ps.  11.4. 
'  P.H.  47.  2. 

D:in.4.25, 

34,35. 
"  Pa.  148.  2. 

t  Hcb. 

mif/h/if  in 
strfM^ith  : 
See  P.-.  73. 

'•  Matt.  <;.  10. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
'Geii..;.'.  2. 

Josh.  5.  14. 

Ps.  US.  17. 

'Dan.  7.9, 

10. 

Heb.  1.14. 
«  Pa.  145. 10. 
fver.  1. 


• Pg.  inn.  I. 

vcr.  "m. 


i>Pb.  O.r  1.      I 


■■Dan.'.O. 


•I  I».  40.  22.  & 
45.  12. 


'  Amos  9.  C. 
[  la.  19. 1. 


«  P«.  13.  lU. 


Mleb.  1.7. 

i2Kin;:s2. 

ll.&ii.  17. 
tlli'l). 

y/e  /inlh 

earth  upon 

her  ttajiti.^. 
k  Job2(!.  7.i 

SH.  4.  «. 

P*.  24.  2.  Ic 

t:\li.  r,. 

Ecc.  1.  4. 
I  Gen.  7.  19. 

"■Oen.S.  1. 


;i  Or,  The 
ntoitntaini 
OMCeu'l,  the 
vaHrtfs  de- 
icenU. 

"Gen.  8.  .5. 

"Job.'W.  10, 
11. 


grass :  '  as  a  flower  of  the  field,  so 
lie  floiirislieth. 

IG  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it, 
and  'it  is  gone;  and  Hhe  place 
tliereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  Bnt  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is 
from  everlasting  to  everlasting  up- 
on them  that  fear  him,  and  his 
righteousness  "unto  children's  chil- 
dren ; 

18  ''To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 
and  to  those  that  remember  his 
commandments  to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his 
-throne  in  the  heavens;  and  ^his 
kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  ^  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels, 
^that  excel  in  strength,  that  ^do 
his  commandments,  hearkening- 
unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  ^his 
hosts;  '^ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do 
his  x>leasure. 

22  '^  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works 
in  all  places  of  his  dominion :  ^  bless 
the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

P^ALM  CIV. 

1  A  niecUta(io)i  upon  the  tnighty  power,  7  and  wonder- 
ful providence  of  God.  '6\  God's  glory  is  eternal. 
33  The  prophet  voweth  perpetually  to  praise  God. 

BLESS  Hhe  Lord,  O  my  soul. 
O  Lord  my  God,  thou  art 
very  great ;  ''  thou  art  clothed  with 
honour  and  majesty : 

2  '^Who  coverest  thyself  ^vith  light 
as  with  a  garment:  ''who  stretchest 
out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain  : 

3  'Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his 
chambers  in  the  waters:  '^who 
maketli  the  clouds  his  chariot: 
'^'who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of 
the  wind : 

4  ''  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits; 
'his  ministers  a  flaming  fire: 

5  'Mr/jo  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  earth,  that  it  should  not  be  re- 
moved for  ever. 

G  '  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep 
as  u-ith  a  garment:  the  waters 
stood  above  the  mountains. 

7  "'At  tliy  rebuke  they  fled ;  at  the 
voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted 
away. 

8  I' "  They  go  up  by  the  mountains ; 
they  go  down  by  tli(^  valleys  unto 
"tiie  ])lace  which  thou  liast  founded 
for  them. 

(178 


9  pThou  hast  set  a  bound  that 
they  may  not  pass  over ;  "^  that  they 
turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

10  ^He  sendeth  the  springs  into 
the  valleys,  which  h^un  among  the 
hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast 
of  the  field :  the  wild  asses  ^quench 
their  thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  have  their  habitation,  tvhioh 
^  sing  among  the  branches. 

13  'He  watereth  the  hills  from  his 
chambers:  'the  earth  is  satisfied 
with  ^  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  "He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow 
for  the  cattle,  and  herb  for  the 
service  of  man  :  that  he  may  bring 
forth  ^  food  out  of  the  earth ; 

15  And  'wine  that  maketh  glad 
the  heart  of  man,  and  ^oil  to  make 
his  face  to  shine,  and  bread  which 
strengtheneth  man's  heart. 

IG  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full 
of  sap ;  the  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
^  which  he  hath  planted ; 

17  AVhere  the  birds  make  their 
nests :  as  for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees 
are  her  house. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for 
the  wild  goats ;  and  the  rocks  for 
•'the  conies. 

19  ''He  appointed  the  moon  for 
sea.sons:  the  sun 
ing  down. 

20  ''Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it 
is  night:  wherein  ^all  the  beasts 
of  the  forest  do  creep /orf/*. 

21  ''The  younglions  roar  after  their 
I)rey,  and  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather 
themselves  together,  and  lay  them 
down  in  their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  Hiis 
work  and  to  his  labour  until  the 
evening. 

24  s  O  Lord,  how  manifold  are 
thy  works !  in  wisdom  hast  thou 
made  them  all :  the  earth  is  full  of 
thy  riches. 

25  ^0  is  this  great  and  wide  sea, 
wherein  arc  things  creei)ing  innu- 
merable, both  small  and  great 
beasts. 

2G  There  go  the  ships :  there  is 
that  ''leviathan,  whom  thou  hast 
'made  to  play  therein. 


knoweth  his  go- 


P  Job  2G.  10. 

Ps.  3i.  7. 

Jer.  5.  22. 
1  Gen.  9.  11, 

15. 

tlleb.  Who 
sendeth. 
\  Heb.  walk. 


tHeb. 
break. 


tHeb. 
give  a  voice. 
'  Ps.  147.  8. 

»  Ps.  65. 9, 10. 

'  Jer.  10. 13. 

&  14.  22. 
"Gen.  1.29, 

.■?().  &  3.  IS.  Si 

!).  3. 

Pa.  147.  8. 


''Job  28.  5. 
Ps.  l.W.  25. 
&  147.  9. 

1  Judz.9.  i.-;. 

Ps.  -iX  5. 
Prov.Sl.G,-. 
tlleb. 
to  make  his 
/ace  shJnc 
with  oil,  or, 
more  than 
oil. 


'Num.24.  6. 


"  Prov.  .30.26. 
l-Gen.  1.  14. 
•Job.'iS.  12. 

J  Is.  45.  7. 

t  Heb.  all 

the  beaslii 
thereof  (to 
trample  on 
the  forest. 
'Job  .■58..'!!). 
Joel  1.  20. 


fGen.  3.  19. 


e  Prov.  3.  19. 


bJ,)b4M. 
tlleh. 
formed. 


An  exliortation  to  praise  God.  PSALMS. 


The  providence  of  God. 


■  Ps.  13(1.  25. 
&  14.'").  15.  & 
H".  9. 


1.  Job  M.  U, 
1.-.. 

I's.  H(!.  4. 
£cc.  1:;.  7. 


Us.  32.  15. 
Ez.  37.  U. 


f  llcb. 
shall  bf. 
"Gen.  1.31. 


"  tiab.  a.  10. 
•■  I's.  H4.  5. 


"  Ps.  ax  4.  & 

14U.  2. 


■1  Ps.  37 
Prov. 


.•«. 


'ver.  1. 


'  1  Chr.  16. 
■S-L'2. 
Is.  12.  4. 

irs.145.4,5, 
U. 


'  Pr.  77, 

no.  27 


12.  & 


i  Ps.  27.  8. 
"  Ps.  77.  11. 


f  Is.  26.  9. 


SLukel.  72. 


27  '  These  wait  all  upon  thee ; 
that  thou  mayest  give  them  their 
meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them  they 
gather:  thou  openejst  thine  hand, 
they  are  filled  with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thv  face,  thev  are 
troubled:  ''thou  takest  away  their 
breath,  they  die,  and  return  to  their 
dust. 

30  '  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  si)irit, 
they  are  created  :  and  thou  renew- 
est  the  face  of  the  earth. 

31  The  glory  of  the  Lord  ♦shall 
endure  for  ever:  the  Lokd  "'shall 
rejoice  in  his  works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and 
it  "  trembleth  :  "  he  toucheth  the 
hills,  and  they  smoke. 

33  'I  will  sing  unto  the  Loed  as 
long  as  I  live :  I  will  sing  praise  to 
my  God  while  I  have  my  being. 

34  ]\Iy  meditation  of  him  shall  be 
sweet:  I  will  be  glad  in  the 
Lord. 

35  Let  ^  the  sinners  be  consumed 
out  of  the  earth,  and  let  the  wick- 
ed be  no  more.  "^ Bless  thou  the 
Lord,  O  my  soul.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  OY. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God,  and  to  seek  out  his 
v)orks.  7  The  story  of  God's  providence  over  Abra- 
ham^ 16  orv.r  Joseph,  tJo  over  Jacob  in  Egypt,  26  over 
Moses  delivering  the  Israelites,  37  over  the  Israelites 
brougld  ovt  of  Egyiit,  fed  in  the  wilderness,  and 
planted  in  Canaan. 

'^  GIYE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 


o 


among 


the  peo- 


call  upon  his  name:  'make 
known  his  deeds 
pie. 

2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  un- 
to him:  Halk  ye  of  all  his  won- 
drous works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name :  let 
the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek 
the  Lord. 

4  Seek  the  Lord,  and  his  strength : 
''  seek  his  face  evermore. 

5  ^  Eemember  his  marvellous 
works  that  he  hath  done;  his  won- 
ders, and  the  judgments  of  his 
mouth ; 

C  O  ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  serv- 
ant, ye  children  of  Jacob  his  chosen. 

7  He  is  the  Lord  our  God:  ^his 
judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  ^'remembered  his  cov- 


enant for  ever,  the  word  which  he 
conmianded  to  a  thousand  genera- 
tions. 
9 ''Which  coi'oiant  he  made  with 
Abraham,  and  his  oath  unto  Isaac; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto 
Jacob  for  a  law,  and,  to  Israel  for 
an  everlasting  covenant : 

11  Saying,  '  Unto  thee  will  I  give 
the  land  of  Canaan,  'the  lot  of 
your  inheritance : 

12  ''When  they  were  hut  a  few 
men  in  number;  yea,  very  few, 
'  and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one 
nation  to  another,  from  one  king- 
dom to  another  people ; 

14  "'He  suftfered  no  man  to  do 
them  wrong:  yea,  "he  reproved 
kings  for  their  sakes ;  • 

15  Saj/ing,  Touch  not  mine  anoint- 
ed, and  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

10  Moreover  "he  called  for  a 
famine  upon  the  land :  he  brake 
the  whole  ■'  statf  of  bread. 

17  ''He  sent  a  man  before  them, 
even  Jose^jh,  tvho  'was  sold  for  a 
servant : 

18  ^ Whose  feet  they  hurt  with 
fetters :  ♦  he  was  laid  in  iron  : 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word 
came:  Hhe  word  of  the  Lord 
tried  him. 

20  "The  king  sent  and  loosed 
him ;  even  the  ruler  of  the  people, 
and  let  him  go  free. 

21  ""  He  made  him  lord  of  his 
house,  and  ruler  of  all  his  ♦sub- 
stance : 

22  To  bind  his  princes  at  his 
pleasure ;  and  teach  his  senators 
wisdom. 

23  ^Israel  also  came  into  Egypt; 
and  Jacob  sojourned  'in  the  land 
of  Ham. 

24  And  *he  increased  his  people 
greatly  ;  and  made  them  stronger 
than  their  enemies. 

25  ''He  turned  their  heart  to  hate 
his  people,  to  deal  subtilely  with 
his  servants. 

26  '^He  sent  Moses  his  servant; 
and  Aaron  ''  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  '^  They  shewed '  his  signs  among 
them,  *^and  wonders  in  the  land  of 
Ham. 

28  ^He  sent  darkness,  and  made 

679 


1-  Gen.  17.  2. 
&  22.  II!,  ftc. 
ti  211.  ;!.&  28. 
I".,  fc.'io.  II. 
I.tikel.73. 
lltb.  a.  17. 


•Gen.  13.15. 

k  15.  18. 
\  Ileb. 
the  cord. 


t  Gen.  34. 30. 
I)ciil.7.7.& 
26.  5. 


Uleb.  11.9. 


'Gen.  .35.5. 


"Gen.  12.17 
&  20. 3,  7. 


"Gen. 41. 64. 


I'  Lev.  26.  26. 

1».  3. 1. 

Ez.  4.  16 
iGen.  45.5. 

&  50.  21). 
'Gen.  37. 28, 

36. 

'Gen.. 39.  20. 
&  40.  15. 

tlleb.  hm 
soul  came 
into  iron. 

'Gen. 41.  25. 


"Gen.  41. 14. 


'Gen.  41. 40. 

t  Ileb. 
po:isession. 


>  Gen.  46.  C. 


'  P».  78.  51. 
&  106.  22. 


•Ex.  1.7. 


bEx.l.S.&c. 


'  Ex.  3. 10.  k 

4.  12,  14. 
il  Num.  IC.  5. 

«:  17.  5. 
'  Ex.  7.  &  8, 

fc  9,  &  10,  tc 

II,  &I2. 

Ps.  78.  43, 

&C. 
t  Heb.word' 

o/ his  tiyns, 
'Pb.  106.  22. 
e  Ex.  10.  22. 


God's  care  for  his  servants. 


PSALMS. 


The  story  of 


hPs.  99.  7. 


i  Ex.  7.  20. 
Pa.  78.  H. 


»  Ex.  8.  fi. 
Pa.  78.  «. 


I  Ex.  S.  17,24. 
Pa.  78.  4d. 


■"  Ex.n.23.25. 
Ps.  78.  48. 

f  Heb.  He 
gave  their 
rain  hniL 

'  Pa.  7S.  47. 
• 


•Ex.l0.4,n, 
Pa.  78.  4G. 


PEx.  12. -29. 

Pa.  78.  51. 

t  Gen.  i'X  3. 


'Ex.  12.35. 


•  Ex.  12.  33. 


•Ex.  13.  21. 
Neh.  9. 12. 


»  Ex.  16. 12, 

Ps.  78.18,27. 
'  Pb.78.24,25. 


»  Ex.  17.  fi. 
Num.lfl.ll. 
P*.78.I.5.1<i. 
1  Cor.  10.  4. 


'  Gen.  15. 14. 


1 1leb. 

finqwg, 
'  Dcul.  6.  10, 

II. 

Jo«h.  1.3.  7, 

ftc. 

P..  78.  &5. 

bDetit.  4.  1, 
40.  Si  IJ.  21- 
2.i. 

t  lli>h. 
J/aiUlujah. 


(  H.b. 

Ilnn<-bijnh. 
•  1  Chr.lil..t4. 
1. 1'».  107. 1.& 

118. 1.&136. 


it  dark;    and   ''they  rebelled  not 
against  his  word.  • 

29  'He  turned  their  waters  into 
blood,  and  slew  their  fish. 

30  "Their  land  brought  forth  frogs 
in  abundance,  in  the  chambers  of 
their  kings. 

31  'He  spake,  and  there  came 
divers  sorts  of  tlies,  and  lice  in  all 
their  coasts. 

32  '"  t  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain, 
and  flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  "  He  sjuote  their  vines  also  and 
their  fig  trees ;  and  brake  the  trees 
of  their  coasts. 

34  °He  spake,  and  the  locusts 
came,  and  caterpillars,  and  that 
without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  herbs 
in  their  laud,  and  devoured  the 
fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  PHe  smote  also  all  the  first- 
born in  their  land,  '^  the  chief  of  all 
their  strength. 

37  "^He  brought  them  forth  also 
with  silver  and  gold:  and  there 
was  not  one  feeble  person  among 
their  tribes. 

38  'Egypt  was  glad  when  they 
departed :  for  the  fear  of  them  fell 
upon  them. 

39  '  He  spread  a  cloud  for  a  cov- 
ering ;  and  fire  to  give  light  in  the 
night. 

40  "T/je  peoiyle  asked,  and  he 
brought  quails,  and  ''  satisfied  them 
with  the  bread  of  heaven. 

41  >  He  opened  the  rock,  and  the 
waters  gushed  out;  they  ran  in 
the  dry  i)laces  like  a  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  'his  holy 
promise,  and  Abraham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  peo- 
ple with  joy,  and  his  chosen  with 
*  gladness: 

44  "And  gave  them  the  lands 
of  the  heathen :  and  they  inherit- 
ed the  labour  of  the  people; 

45  ''That  they  might  observe  his 
statutes,  and  keep  his  laws.  ♦  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 

psal:\i  OVI. 

1  The  pxalmiat  e/.horUih  to  praise  <iod.  4  JJe  pray- 
etit  for  ji'irdon  ofxiii,  as  (iod  did  villi  the  fathers. 
7  The  story  of  the  jieoplc's  rctxiUion,  and  God's 
nieraj.     47  He  condudilh  with  prayer  and  praise. 

PRAISE   ye   the  Lord.     »0 
'give  thanks  unto  the  Lord; 


for  he  is  good:  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  for  ever. 

2  ''Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts 
of  the  Lord  ?  who  can  shew  forth 
all  his  praise  ? 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judg- 
ment, and  he  that ''  doeth  righteous- 
ness at  ""all  times. 

4  *^Eemember  me,  O  Lord,  with 
the  favour  that  thou  hearest  unto 
thy  people:  O  visit  me  with  thy 
salvation ; 

5  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy 
chosen,  that  I  may  rejoice  in  the 
gladness  of  thy  nation,  that  I  may 
glory  with  thine  inheritai^e. 

G  ^We  have  sinned  with  our  fa- 
thers, we  have  committed  iniquity, 
we  have  done  wickedly. 

7  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy 
wonders  in  Egypt;  they  remem- 
bered not  the  multitude  of  thy 
mercies ;  ''but  jirovoked  him  at  the 
sea,  even  at  the  Eed  sea. 

8  Nevertheless  he  saved  them  '  for 
his  name's  sake,  ''that  he  might 
make  his  mighty  power  to  be 
known. 

9  '  He  rebuked  the  Eed  sea  also, 
and  it  was  dried  up:  so  "'he  led 
them  through  the  depths,  as 
through  the  wilderness. 

10  And  he  "  saved  them  from  the 
hand  of  him  that  hated  them^  and 
redeemed  them  from  the  hand  of 
the  enemy. 

11  °And  the  waters  covered  their 
enemies:  there  was  not  one  of 
them  left. 

12  pThen  believed  they  his  words; 
they  sang  his  praise. 

13  '^ '  They  soon  forgat  his  works ; 
they  waited  not  for  his  coun- 
sel: 

14  "^But  'lusted  exceedingly  in  the 
wilderness,  and  tempted  God  in  the 
desert. 

15  *And  he  gave  them  their  re- 
quest; but  'sent  leanness  into  their 
soul. 

16  "They  envied  Moses  also  in  the 
camp,  and  Aaron  the  saint  of  the 
Lord. 

17  ='The  earth  opened  and  swal- 
lowed up  Dathan,  and  covered  the 
('om])nny  of  Abiram. 

18  -And  a  fuc  was  kindled  in  their 


■^  Ps.  40.  5. 


<l  Ps.  15.  2. 

'  Acts  24. 16. 

Gal.  0.  9. 
f  Pa.  liy.  132. 


e  Lpt.  26.  40. 
1  Kings  S. 
47. 
Dan.  9. 5. 


kEx.  14. 11, 

12. 


iEz.20.  14. 
li  Ex.  9.  lU. 


lEx.  14.  21. 

Ps.  18. 1.'). 

Nah.  1.  4. 
■"Is.  &3. 11, 

12, 13, 14. 


"  Ex.  14.  30. 


"Ex.  14.  27, 
28.  &  15.  5. 


1' Ex.  14.  .31. 
&15.  1. 


1  Ex.  1.1.  24. 
&lii.  2.  &17. 

Ps.  78. 11. 
f  II.l).  Thf'i 

mtiff^  hdsif, 

theij  forgat. 
'Niim.H.4, 

,33. 

Ps.  78J8. 

1  Cor.10.fi. 
\  \h-h.  lusteil 

a  lust. 
'Xum.  11.31. 

I's.  7S.  2il. 
•  Is.  10.  IG. 


"Num.  IG.1, 


*Num.  1<;. 
31,. 32. 
Ucut.  II.C. 


^Num.  16. 
35,  4«. 


the  peoi)it's  rehdlion^ 


PSALIMS. 


mul  God'S  mercies. 


'  Ex.  32.  4. 


"Jim-.  2.  I!. 
Kom.  1.2; 


I'Ps.  78.  n, 
12. 


n«.  2.-1, 2r. 


i  Ex.  32. 10, 
11,. a 

Dcut.!).  10, 
2.K  &  II).  111. 

Ez.  20.  i;i. 

-  Ez.  1.1.  5.  & 
22.  30. 


Dcut.  S.  7. 

Jur.  S.  i;i. 

Ez.  211.  (J. 
+  Heb.rt  /an(/ 

0/  (tesire. 
•  Hcb.  .X  18.  ' 

li  Num.  14. 2, 
27. 


"  Num.  14. 

2K,  &c. 

Ps.'J.i.  11. 

Ez.  20.  1.5. 

Hcb.  o.  11, 

IS. 
kE.\.6.  8. 

Dcut.  32.40. 

*  lUb. 

To  make 

them  jttU. 
1  Lev.  2(1.  33. 

Ps.44.  II. 

Ez.  20.  23. 
'"Num.  25.2, 

3.  &,U.  lli. 

Deut.  4. 3.& 

32.  I". 

Hos.  y.  10. 

Rev.  2.  14. 


"Num.  25. 7, 

8. 


"Num.  25. 

11,  12,  13. 
I"  Num.  20. 

3, 13. 

Ps.  81.  7. 
1  Num. 20.12. 

Dcut.  1.  37. 

&  :f.  2«. 
'Num.20.10. 

•Juds-  1.21, 

27,  28,  29, 

*c. 
<  Deut.  7.  2, 

16. 

Judg.  2.  2. 
"Judg.  2.  2. 

.%  3. 5, «. 

Is.  2.  li. 

1  Cor.  5.  6. 
'Judg.  2. 12, 

13,  1/,19.  & 

3.  6,  7. 
y  Ex.  23.  .'VS. 

Deut.  7.  10. 

Judg.  2.3, 

14,15. 
'2  Kings  16. 

i's.  57.  5. 
Ez.  16.  20.& 
20.  26. 
•T.ev.  17.7. 
Deut.  32. 17. 
2Chr.ll.l5. 
1  Cor.  10.20. 


company  ;  the  flame  burned  up  the 
wicked. 

10  'They  made  a  calf  in  TTorel), 
and  W()rslii])]>cd  tlic  molten  imaiio. 

20  Thus  'they  clian,i;ed  their  glory 
into  the  similitude  of  an  ox  that 
eateth  grass. 

21  Tliey  'forgat  God  their  sav- 
iour, wliich  liad  done  great  things 
in  Egypt ; 

22  AVonih'ous  works  in  "^the  land 
of  Ham,  and  terrible  things  by  the 
Eed  sea. 

23  "Therefore  he  said  that  he 
would  destroy  them,  had  not  ]Moses 
his  chosen  ''stood  before  him  in  the 
breach,  to  turn  away  his  wrath, 
lest  he  should  destroy  Hum. 

24  Yea,  they  despised  '  'the  pleas- 
ant land,  they  ^'believed  not  his 
word : 

25  ''But  murmured  in  their  tents, 
and  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice 
of  the  LoKD. 

20  'Therefore  he  ''lifted  up  his 
hand  against  them,  to  overthrow 
them  in  the  wilderness : 

27  t'To  overthrow  their  seed  also 
among  the  nations,  and  to  scatter 
them  in  the  lands. 

28  "'They  joined  themselves  also 
unto  Baal-peor,  and  ate  the  sacri- 
fices of  the  dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  liim  to  an- 
ger with  their  inventions:  and  the 
plague  brake  in  upon  them. 

30  "  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and 
executed  judgment :  and  so  the 
l)lague  was  stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto 
him  "for  righteousness  unto  all 
generations  for  evermore. 

32  ^They  angered  Mm  also  at  the 
waters  of  strife,  "  so  that  it  went  ill 
with  Moses  for  their  sakes : 

33  'Because  they  provoked  his 
spirit,  so  that  he  spake  unadvisedly 
with  his  lips. 

34  'They  did  not  destroy  the  na- 
tions, 'concerning  whom  the  Loud 
commanded  them : 

35  "But  were  mingled  among  the 
heathen,  and  learned  their  works. 

30  And  '^  they  served  their  idols : 
^' which  were  a  snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  Hhey  sacrificed  their  sons 
and  their  daughters  unto  ""  devils, 


38  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even 
the  blood  of  their  sons  and  of  their 
daughters,  whom  they  sacrificed 
unto  the  idols  of  Canaan  :  and  ""the 
land  was  polluted  with  blood. 

30  Thus  were  they  ^defiled  with 
their  own  works,  and  ''went  a 
whoring  with  their  own  inventions. 

40  Therefore  'was  the  wrath  of 
the  LoKD  kindled  against  his  peo- 
ple, insomuch  that  he  abhorred 
'his  own  iidieritance. 

41  ^Vnd  ^he  gave  them  into  the 
hand  of  the  heathen ;  and  they  that 
hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed 
them,  and  they  were  brought  into 
subjection  under  their  hand. 

43  ''Many  times  did  he  deliver 
them  ;  but  they  provoked  Mm  with 
their  counsel,  and  were  "brought 
low  for  their  inicpiity. 

44  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their 
affliction,  when  'he  heard  their  avy: 

45  ''And  he  remembered  for  them 
his  covenant,  and  'repented  '"ac- 
cording to  the  multitude  of  his 
mercies. 

40  "He  made  them  also  to  be 
pitied  of  all  those  that  carried  them 
captives. 

47  "Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God, 
and  gather  us  from  among  the 
heathen,  to  give  thanks  unto  thy 
holy  name,  and  to  triumph  in  thy 
praise. 

48  "Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  from  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing: and  let  all  the  people  say, 
Amen.     *  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVII. 

1  The  jjsalmi'it  exhorteth  the  redeemed,  i7i  praiaing 
God,  to  observe  fiLi  manifold  p7-ovide?ice,  4  orer  trav- 
ellers, 10  over  captives,  17  oner  nick  meti,  2o  over  sea- 
men, 33  and  in  divers  varieties  of  life. 

O""  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
for  ''  he  is  good :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
say  so,  '^whom  he  hath  redeemed 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy ; 

3  And  ''gathered  them  out  of  the 
lands,  from  the  east,  and  from  the 
west,  from  the  north,  and  4rom 
the  south. 

4  They  "wandered  in*'^the  wilder- 
ness in  a  solitary  way ;  they  found 
no  city  to  dwell  in.  i 

.       6«1 


''Num.o5.33. 


'Ez.  20. 18, 

30,31. 
"ir.cv.  17.7. 

Num.15.  .3y. 

Ez.  20.  30. 

'.Tudg.  2. 14, 
&c. 

I's.  78.  511, 
02. 


fDeut.  9.  29. 

e.Tudg.  2. 14. 
Nell.  9.  27, 


l.Tudg.  2.16. 
Nch.  9.  27, 
&c. 

II  Or,  iTiipoi:- 
erishetJ,  or, 
weakened. 


i  Judg.  3.  9. 
&  4.  3.  &  6. 
7.  &  II).  1(1. 
Nell.  9.  27, 
&c. 

iLev.  26.  41, 

42. 

1  Judg.  2.  ].S. 
"'Ps.51.1.  & 

69. 16. 

Is.  (>:).  7. 

Lam.  3.  32. 
"Ezra  9.  9. 

Jer.  42.  12. 


°1  Chr.16.35, 
36. 


PPs.  41.13. 


tneb. 
UalleUtjah. 


Ts.  100.  1. 
&  lis.  1.  & 

i;!ii.  1. 

I'Ps.  119.  68. 
Matt.  19. 17. 


"  Ps.  100.  10. 


dPs.  106.47. 

Is.  4.3.  .',,  0. 

Jer.  29.  14. 

&31.  8,10. 

EZ.39..7.2.' 
tHeb../ro/. 

the  sea. 

■■  ver.  40. 
fDeut.  32.10. 


Go(Vs  providence  over  men 


PSALMS. 


in  divers  varieties  of  life. 


fver.lS,  W, 
28. 

Ps.  50. 15. 
Uos.  5.  15. 


h  Ezra  8.  21. 


Iver.  15,21, 
31. 


kPa.  .UIO. 
Luke  1.  S3. 


I  Luke  1.79. 
"Job  30.  8. 

'  Lam.  3.  42. 


•P«.73.24.& 
119.  24. 
Luke  7.  .■jO. 
Acts  20.  27. 


PPs.  22.11. 

Is.  &3.  5. 
Iver.  6,19,28. 


'  Ps.  G8.  e.  & 
146.7. 
Act)  12.  7, 
&c.  &  16.  26, 
ic. 

•ver.  8,21,31. 


<I«.  45.  2. 


'Lam. 


*  Job  33.  20. 

J  Job  33.  22. 
]'».  9. 13.  k 
88.3. 

»  ver.  6,13,28. 


■2Klng»20. 

4,5. 

P«.  147.  15, 

18. 

Matt.  8.  8. 
b  Ps.  30.  2.  St 

l((l.  3. 
'  Job  33.  28. 

.■iO. 

Ps.  30. 3.  & 

4'J.  15.  ftSti. 

1.3.  ic  Wi.  4. 
a  ver.8,I5,.31. 
'  Lev.  7. 12. 

P«.  no.  14.  & 

116.17. 

ileb.  1.3.  15. 
fPa.  9.  II.  & 

7.3.  28.  &  118. 

17. 
f  Heb. 

giiiffiuff. 


5  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul 
fainted  in  them. 

6  ^Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  delivered 
thein  out  of  their  distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the 
^  rig-lit  way,  that  they  might  go  to 
a  city  of  habitation. 

8  '  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the 
Lord  for  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  chikben  of 
men ! 

9  For  ""he  satisfieth  the  longing 
soul,  and  iilleth  the  hungry  soul 
with  goodness. 

10  Such  as  '  sit  in  darkness  and  in 
the  shadow  of  death,  heing  "'bound 
in  affliction  and  iron ; 

11  Because  they  "rebelled  against 
the  words  of  God,  and  contemned 
"  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down 
their  heart  with  labour ;  they  fell 
down,  and  there  was  Pnoiie  to  help. 

13  '^Then  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord  in  their  trouble,  and  he  saved 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  "^  He  brought  them  out  of  dark- 
ness and  the  shadow  of  death,  and 
brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 

15  ^Oh  that  men  would  praise  the 
Lord /or  his  goodness,  and /or  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men ! 

10  For  he  hath  *  broken  the  gates 
of  brass,  and  cut  the  bars  of  iron 
in  sunder. 

17  Fools,  "because  of  their  trans- 
gression, and  because  of  their  in- 
iquities, are  afflicted. 

18  ^  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  man- 
ner of  meat;  and  they  'draw  near 
unto  the  gates  of  death. 

11)  'Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  saveth 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

20  ''He  sent  liis  Avord,  and  ^'healed 
them,  and  'delivered  them  from 
their  destructions. 

21  ''Oh  tliat  men  would  praise  the 
Lord /or  liis  goodnes.s,  and /or  his 
w()nd(?rful  works  to  the  children  of 
men ! 

22  And  'let  them  sacrifice  the 
sacrifices  of  tlianksgiving,  and  ''de- 
clare his  works  with  ♦rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea 

fi82 


in  ships,  that  do  business  in  great 
waters ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and 
^^raiseth  the  stormy  wind,  which 
lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof^ 

2G  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven, 
they  go  down  again  to  the  depths: 
''their  soul  is  melted  because  of 
trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stag- 
ger like  a  drunken  man,  and  ♦are 
at  their  wit's  end. 

28  '  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  bringeth 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

29  ""He  maketli  the  storm  a  calm, 
so  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because 
they  be  quiet ;  so  he  bringeth  them 
unto  their  desired  haven. 

31  '  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the 
Lord  for  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  childi-en  of 
men ! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  "'in 
the  congregation  of  the  people, 
and  jn'aise  him  in  the  assembly  of 
the  elders. 

33  He  "turneth  rivers  into  a  wil- 
derness, and  the  watersprings  into 
dry  ground ; 

34  A  "fruitful  laud  into  ♦  barren- 
ness, for  the  wickedness  of  them 
that  dwell  therein. 

35  ^He  turneth  the  wilderness  in- 
to a  standing  water,  and  dry  ground 
into  watersprings. 

36  And  there  he  maketli  the  hun- 
gry to  dwell,  that  they  may  pre- 
pare a  city  for  habitation  ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  i)lant 
vineyards,  which  may  yield  fruits 
of  increase. 

38  '^  He  blesseth  tlieni  also,  so  that 
they  "'are  multii)lied  greatly;  and 
suflereth  not  their  cattle  to  de- 
crease. 

39  Again,  they  are  ^minished  and 
brought  low  throngh  opi)ressioii, 
affliction,  and  sorrow. 

40  ^He  ])oureth  contem])t  upon 
l)rinces,  and  causeth  them  to  wan- 
der in  the  "wilderness,  where  there 
is  no  way. 

41  "Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on 


t  Heb.  mal- 
elh  to  stand. 
s  Jonah  1.  4. 


k  Ps.  23. 14.  & 
ll'.t.  28. 
Nah.  2. 10. 


t  lleb.  all 

their  wis- 
dom is  swal- 
lowed up. 
>  ver.  6, 13,19. 


k  Ps.  89.  9. 
Matt.  8.  26. 


I  ver.  8,15,21. 


■"  Ps.  22.  22, 
25.  &  Ul.  1. 


"  I  Kings  17. 
1,7. 


°  Gen.  13. 10. 

&14.3.&19. 

25. 
t  Heb. 

saltness. 

PPs.  114.8. 
Is.  41.  18. 


1  Gen.  12.  2. 
&  17. 16,  20. 
'Ex.  1.7. 


■2  Kings  10. 
32. 


'Job  12.  21, 
24. 


loiU  place. 

"1  Sam.  2. 8. 
P».  113.7,8. 


DavicVs  seal  in  lyraising  God. 


PSALMS. 


He  devoteth  Ids  enemies. 


1  Or,  allcr. 
'  I's.  7S.  5.'. 


>  Job  22.  in. 

I's.  ,i2.  CJ.  & 

.W.  10. 
'  Job  5.  l(i. 

I's.  i;;.  11. 
Pnw.  lu.n. 
Uoni.  o.  ly. 
"  r«.  w.  9. 

Jer.  fl.  12. 
Uos.  U.  9. 


'  Ps.  o".  T. 


1.  Ps.  o7.  iS-n. 


I  Or,  flies. 
Ps.j7.,i,U. 


iiPs.CO.j,&c. 


'Gen.  49. 10. 


f  Ps.  CO.  9. 


'  Ps.  CO.  12. 


give   i)raise, 


liigli  "from  alllk'tioii,  and  ''iiiaketh 
/</>«  faniilk's  like  a  lloek. 

42  ^  The  riiilit(M)ns  shall  see  it,  and 
rejoice  :  and  all  'ini(iuity  shall  atop 
her  month. 

43  'AVhoso  is  wise,  and  Avlll  ob- 
serve these  thin(/s,  even  they  shall 
uiidei'staiid  the  lovingkiudness  of 
the  LoKD. 

PSAL]M  CVIII. 

1  David  enconmi/dh  li'unself  to  praise  Gofl.  5  He 
praijct})  for  (rail's  assis/diicc  nrrordiiii/  to  his 2^rorn- 
ise.     11  Jlis  coiijidenrc  in  God's  lulp. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

OMJOD,  my  heart  is  fixed;  I 
will    sing    and 
even  with  my  glory. 

2  ^ Awake,  psaltery  and  harp:  I 
myself  v^\\\  awake  early. 

3  1  will  praise  thee,  O  Loed, 
among  the  people :  and  I  will  sing 
praises  unto  thee  among  the  na- 
tions. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above 
the  heavens :  and  thy  truth  reach- 
eth  unto  the  "clouds. 

5  '^Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens :  and  thy  glory  above 
all  the  earth ; 

G  ""That  thy  beloved  may  be  de- 
livered :  save  tvith  thy  right  hand, 
and  answer  me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holi- 
ness; I  will  rejoice,  I  will  divide 
Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley 
of  Succoth. 

8  Gilead  is  mine;  Manasseh  is 
mine ;  Ephraim  also  is  the  strength 
of  mine  head;  '  Judah  is  my  law- 
giver ; 

9  Moab  is  my  washpot ;  over 
Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe ; 
over  Philistia  Avill  I  triunij)!!. 

10  nVho  Avill  bring  me  into  the 
strong  city  ?  who  will  lead  me  in- 
to Edom  I 

11  Wilt  not  tliou,  O  God,  who  hast 
cast  us  otf  I  and  wilt  not  thou,  O 
God,  go  forth  with  our  hosts  ? 

12  Give  us  help  from  trouble :  for 
vain  is  the  helj)  of  man. 

13  s  Through  God  we  shall  do  val- 
iantly :  for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread 
down  our  enemies. 

PSALM  CIX. 

1  David,  complaining  of  Jiix  da/idtrous  enemie.1,  un- 
der the  jierson  of  Judas  devoteth  them.    Ki  He  .shew- 


cth  their  sin.  21  Comj^lainivg  of  his  own  misery, 
he  prayeth  for  help.  29  lie  protniseth  iluinkful- 
ncss. 

To  the  c'liief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOLD  ^^not  thy  peace,  O  God 
of  my  praise; 
2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
and  the  ♦mouth  of  the   deceitful 
♦are  opened  against  me:  they  have 
spoken   against  me  with  a  lying 


tongue. 

3  They  compassed  me  about  also 
with  words  of  hatred ;  and  fought 
against  me  'without  a  cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  ad- 
versaries :  but  I  give  myself  unto 
prayer. 

5  And  "^they  have  rewarded  me 
evil  for  good,  and  hatred  for  my 
love. 

G  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over 
him:  and  let  ''"Satan  stand  at  his 
right  hand. 

7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let 
him  'be  condemned:  and  'let  his 
prayer  become  sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few;  and  Het 
another  take  his  "office. 

9  ''Let  his  children  be  fatherless, 
and  his  wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually 
vagabonds,  and  beg:  let  them  seek 
their  bread  also  out  of  their  deso- 
late jdaces. 

11 ''Let  the  extortioner  catch  all 
that  he  hath  ;  and  let  the  strangers 
spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  extend 
mercy  unto  him:  neither  let  there 
be  any  to  favour  his  fatherjess  chil- 
dren. 

13  'Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off; 
and  in  the  generation  following  let 
their  ''name  be  blotted  out. 

14  '  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers 
be  remembered  with  the  Lord  ; 
and  let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother 
"'  be  blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Loud 
continually,  that  he  may  "cut  oft* 
the  memory  of  them  from  the 
earth. 

10  Because  that  he  remembered 
not  to  shew  mercy,  but  persecuted 
the  ])oor  and  needy  man,  that  he 
might  even  slay  the  "broken  in 
heart. 

17  ''As  he  loved  cursing,  so  let  it 
Ga3 


"I's.  &!.  1. 


f  Ilcb.tnouf/i 
o/ deceit. 
)  llcb.  /lave 

t/IK'llfit/ 

themselves. 


l"  Ps.  .-15.  r.  & 

a>.  4. 

Julin  15.25. 


■=  Ps.  .05.  7, 12. 
&  38.  20. 


''Zech..-!.  1. 
II  Or,  a;? 
■  adversary. 


tllcb.ffo  ou' 

ffuiiti/,  or, 

vickcd. 
'  Prov.  28.  9. 
r  Actsl.  20. 

II  Or, cfiarye. 

e  Ex.  22.  24. 


h.Tc>b5.  5.  & 
l.S.  9. 


■  Job  IS.  10. 
I's.  oT.  28. 


k  Prov.  10. ; 
1  Ex.  20.  5. 


'"Neh.4.  .1. 

Jer.  13.  23. 


"Job  IS.  17. 
I'a.  at.  Hi. 


ri'rov.  14.14. 
£z.  :i5.  0. 


A  prayer  against  the  ivicked. 


PSALMS. 


A  prediction  of  Christ'' s  Icingdom. 


'1  Num.  5. 22. 
♦  Heb. 
within  him. 


'Ps.  11J.  II. 
&  144.  4. 


•  Heb.  12. 12. 


'P8.  22.6,7. 


"Matt.  27.39. 


'Job  37. 7. 


5  2  Sam.  16. 
11,  12. 


'1«.65.  H. 


•  P..  .".5.  20. 
k  132.  18. 


I.P..M.  18.& 
HI.  1. 

'  P«.  16.  8.  ft 

7.3. 21.  .V  I  Id. 
.'..&!. 'I.  5. 
f  Hel».,/iv/m 
thf  i'i'lfi^* 
of  Itu  Huui. 


•'M1M.72M. 
.M«rkIJ..Xi. 
Kuk..-.'((.42. 
.\(t«  ■-'.  .".4. 
I  Cor.  l.-,.i5. 
llrb  I  I't. 
I  Pit  :  2 J. 
See  !'►  ^.-i  IJ, 


come  unto  bim :  as  lie  delighted 
not  in  blessing,  so  let  it  be  far  from 
bim. 

18  As  be  clotbed  bimself  with 
cursing  like  as  witli  bis  garment, 
so  let  it  **  come  *  into  bis  bowels 
like  water,  and  like  oil  into  bis 
bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  bim  as  tbe  gar- 
ment which  coveretb  bim,  and  for 
a  girdle  wberewitb  be  is  girded 
continually. 

20  Let  tbis  he  tbe  reward  of  mine 
adversaries  from  tbe  Lord,  and  of 
tbem  tbat  speak  evil  against  my 
soul. 

21  But  do  tbou  for  me,  O  God  tbe 
Lord,  for  tby  name's  sake :  because 
tby  mercy  is  good,  deliver  tbou  me. 

22  For  I  am  poor  and  needy,  and 
my  beart  is  wounded  witbin  me. 

23  I  am  gone  "^like  tbe  sbadow 
wben  it  declinetb :  I  am  tossed  up 
and  down  as  tbe  locust. 

24  My  **  knees  are  weak  tbrougb 
fasting ;  and  my  flesb  failetb  of 
fatness. 

25  I  became  also  *a  reproacb  unto 
tbem :  tclien  tbey  looked  upon  me 
"tbey  sliaked  tbeir  beads. 

26  Help  me,  O  Lord  my  God :  O 
save  me  according  to  tby  mercy  : 

27  ""Tbat  tbey  may  know  tbat  tbis 
is  tby  band ;  that  tbou,  Lord,  bast 
done  it. 

28  ^Let  tbem  curse,  but  bless 
tbou:  wben  tbey  arise,  let  tbem 
be  asbamed;  but  let  'tby  servant 
rejoice. 

29  "Let  mine  adversaries  be 
clotbed  witb  sbame ;  and  let  tbem 
cover  tbem  selves  witb  tbeir  own 
confusion,  as  witb  a  mantle. 

30  I  will  greatly  praise  tbe  Lord 
witb  my  moutb ;  yea,  ''I  will  praise 
bim  among  tbe  multitude. 

31  Vw  Ik;  sball  stand  at  tbe  right 
band  of  tlie  i)oor,  to  save  him  ♦from 
those  that  condenni  his  soul. 

PSALM  ex. 

1  TJie  kingdom^  4  the  priest/iooci,  5  (fte  conquest,  7  and 
t/ie  passiim  of  Christ. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  "Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  tbou  at  my  right  band, 
until  I  make  thine  enemies  tby 
footstool. 

fi84 


2  Tbe  Lord  sball  send  the  rod 
of  thy  strength  out  of  Zion :  rule 
thou  in  tbe  midst  of  thine' enemies. 

3  'Thy  people  shall  he  willing  in 
the  day  of  thy  power,  'in  the  beau- 
ties of  holiness  n  from  the  womb  of 
tbe  morning:  thou  bast  the' dew 
of  thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  ''will 
not  repent,  ^  Thou  art  a  priest  for 
ever  after  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

5  The  Lord  ^at  thy  right  hand 
shall  strike  through  kings  ^'in  the 
day  of  his  wrath. 

6  He  sball  judge  among  the  bea- 
theu,  be  shall  fill  the  places  with 
the  dead  bodies ;  ^  he  shall  wound 
the  heads  over  "many  countries. 

7  '  He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in 
the  way :  "^  therefore  shall  he  lift  up 
the  head. 

PSALM  CXI. 

1  The pmlmid  by  his  example  iticileth  others  to  praise 
God  for  his  ffIoriou.s,  5  and  gracious  works.  10  The 
fear  of  God  breedeth  true  wisdom. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  '^I  will 
praise  the  Lord  with  my 
whole  heart,  in  the  assembly  of  the 
upright,  and  in  the  congregation. 

2  ^Tlie  works  of  tbe  Lord  are 
great,  'sought  out  of  all  them  that 
have  pleasure  therein. 

3  His  work  is  ''honourable  and 
glorious :  and  his  righteousness  eu- 
dureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  bis  wonderful 
works  to  be  remembered:  Hbe 
Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  com- 
passion. 

5  He  hath  given  ♦  *^meat  unto  tbem 
tbat  fear  him :  he  will  ever  be  mind- 
ful of  his  covenant. 

G  He  bath  shewed  his  people  the 
power  of  his  works,  that  he  may 
give  tbem  tbe  heritage  of  the  hea- 
then. 

7  Tbe  works  of  his  hands  are 
'^verity  and  judgment;  ^  all  his 
commandments  are  sure. 

8  'Thev  ♦  stand  fast  for  ever  and 
ever,  and  are  ''done  in  truth  and 
uprightness. 

9  'He  sent  redemjnion  unto  his 
pe()])le:  he  bath  connnanded  his 
covenant  for  ever:  "holy  and  rev- 
erend is  bis  name. 

10  "Tbe  fear  of  tbe  Lord  is  the 


bJuds.  5.  2. 

"=  Ps.  96.  9. 

II  Or,  7Tiore 
than  the 
woitih  nf  the 
morning  : 
thou  .-ihalt 
have,  &-C. 

<iNum.23.1'J. 

'  Heb.  5.  6.  & 

6.  20.  &  7. 17, 

21. 

See  Zech.6. 

l-S. 

fPs.  16.8. 
e  I's.  2.  5, 12. 

Rcpin.  2.  .5. 

Kev.  11. 18. 


hPS.  68.  21. 

Hab. ;;.  l.i. 

II  Or,  great. 
ijud^.  7. 5,6. 
t  Is.  53. 12. 


t Ileb. 

Hallehijah. 
'  Ps.  .■«.  18.  & 

89.  .5.  &  107. 

.■!.'.&l09..30. 

&  149. 1. 


b,Tob.'!8,&.'?9, 

&40,  &4I. 

Ps.  92.  5.  & 

139. 14. 

Kev.  15.  3. 
'  Ps.  143. 5. 

•IPs.  145. 4, 5, 
10. 


'  Vs.  80.  5.  & 
103.  8. 


t  Heb.  pre)/. 
I  Matt.  6. 26, 
33. 


fRev.  15.  3. 
h  Ps.  19.  7. 


i  Is.  4(1.  .S. 

Mutt.  5.  IS. 
1 1ll  h.  nre 

(_sl<,l,U.shrtl. 
k  Ps.  19  9. 

Kev.  15.  3. 
l.Miitt.  1.21. 

LuWc  1.  68. 

"  l.uke  1.49. 
"  Deut.  4.  fi. 

,lob  28.  28. 

I'lov.  1.7. 

&  9.  ir). 

Kec.  12.  I.!. 


k 


The  security  of  the  godly. 


PSALMS. 


An  exhortation  to  praise  God. 


II  Or,  good 

l»rov. ;!.  4. 
i  Ueb.  that 
do  than. 


t  Hob. 

//alkhijah. 
»  Pa.  U'.s!  1. 

'■Ps.  110.  l(i, 
35,47 ,70, 1 4.-:. 


'Vs.  2.1.  l,"!. 
10l>.  L'S. 


d  Matt.  fi.  33. 


Mob  11. 17. 
Ps.  ',17.  11. 


fPs.  37. -Jfi. 
L-uke  (i.  35. 


s  Eph.  5.  15. 
Col.  4.  5. 
t  lleb. 
Judgment, 
i  Ps.  15.  5. 
i  Prov.  10.  7. 


kProv.  L.'W. 


I  Ps.  57.  7. 
■"  Ps.  64.  10. 


"Prov.  1.33. 


"  Ps.  .W.  10. 
&11S.  7. 


P  2  Cor.  9.  9. 

1  Deut.24.13. 
\'cr.  3. 
'  Ps.  75.  10. 


'  See  Luke 

l.i.  L'S. 
•Ps.  37.  12. 

"  Ps.  58.  7,  R. 
'  Prov.  10.28. 
&11.7. 


(Hcb. 

IlaUehtjah. 
'Ps.  130.1. 


l>Dan.2.  20. 


•Is.  59. 19. 
Mai.  1. 11. 


i  P.S.  97.  0.  & 
90.  2. 
'  Ps.  8.  1. 


beginnino"  of  wisdom  :  "a  g'ood  un- 
derstand in, i>-  have  all  they  Uhat  do 
his  ('omma)idme)its :  his  j)raise  en- 
dureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXII. 

1  Godlinefis  hath  the  })r(»iii.s<n  of  thix  life,  4  and  of  the 
life  to  come.  10  The  jirosjitrity  of  the  godly  ahull 
be  an  ryci^orc  to  the  wicked. 

t  T^E  AISE  ve  the  Loud.    "  Bless- 


P 


ed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the 
Lord,  that  'delighteth  greatly  in 
his  commandments. 

2  ''His  seed  shall  be  mighty  npon 
earth:  the  generation  of  the  up- 
right shall  bo  blessed. 

3  ''Wealth  and  riches  shall  he  in 
his  honse:  and  his  righteousness 
endureth  for  ever. 

4  ''Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth 
light  in  the  darkness:  he  is  gra- 
cious, and  full  of  compassion,  and 
righteous.   ' 

5  *^A  good  man  sheweth  favour, 
and  lendeth :  he  will  guide  his 
affairs  ^'with  ^discretion. 

G  Surely  ''  he  shall  not  be  moved 
for  ever:  'the  righteous  shall  be 
in  everlasting  remembrance, 

7  ''He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil 
tidings :  his  '  heart  is  fixed,  "'  trust- 
ing in  the  Lord. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  "he 
shall  not  be  afraid,  until  he  "see 
his  desire  upon  his  enemies. 

9  pHe  hath  dispersed,  he  hath 
given  to  the  poor ;  "^  his  righteous- 
ness endureth  for  ever;  'his  horn 
shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 

10  **The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and 
be  grieved;  'he  shall  gnash  with 
his  teeth,  and  "melt  away:  ''the 
desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

PSALM  CXIII. 

1  An  exhortation  to  /jrf/i.se  God  for  his  excellency,  6 
for  hix  mercy. 

PE AISE  ye  the  Lord.    ^  Praise, 
O  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
praise  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

2  "^  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the 
Lord  from  this  time  forth  and  for 
evermore. 

3  "From  the  rising  of  the  sun  un- 
to the  going  down  of  the  same  the 
Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  ''high  above  all 
nations,  and  ''his  glory  above  the 
heavens. 


5  *^  Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our 
God,  who  Ulwelleth  on  high, 

()  ''Who  humbleth  himself  to  be- 
hold the  thi)i(fs  that  are  in  heaven, 
and  in  the  earth  ! 

7  ''  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and  lifteth  the  needy  out 
of  the  dunghill ; 

8  That  he  may  'set  him  with 
princes,  even  with  the  princes  of 
his  ])eople. 

9  ''He  maketh  the  barren  woman 
^to  keep  house,  and  to  he  a  joyful 
mother  of  children.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXIV. 

An  exhortation,  by  the  example  of  the  dumb  creature.t, 
to  fear  God  in  his  church. 

WHEN    "Israel  went  out  of 
Egypt,  the  house  of  Jacob 
''from  a  people  of  strange  language; 

2  "Judah  was  his  sanctuary,  and 
Israel  his  dominion. 

3  'The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled:  ^Jor- 
dan was  driven  back. 

4  '^The  mountains  skipped  like 
rams,  and  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

5  *''What  ailed  thee^  O  thou  sea, 
that  thou  fleddest  f  thou  Jordan, 
that  thou  Avast  driven  back? 

6  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped 
like  rainiy  and  ye  little  hills,  like 
lambs?  ■ 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  at  the  pres- 
ence of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

8  ''Which  turned  the  rock  into 
a  standing  water,  the  flint  into  a 
fountain  of  waters. 

PSALM  OXY. 

1  Becauae  God  is  truly  glorious,  4  and  idols  are  vanity, 
9  lie  exhorteth  to  confidence  in  God.  12  God  is  to 
be  blessed  for  his  blessings. 

NOT  nuito  us,  O  Lord,  not 
unto  us,  but  unto  thy  name 
give  glory,  for  thy  mercy,  and  for 
thy  truth's  sake. 

2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen 
say,  ''Where  is  now  their  God? 

3  "But  our  God  is  in  the  heav- 
ens: he  hath  done  whatsoever  he 
hath  ])leased, 

4  ''Their  idols  arc  silver  and  gold, 
the  work  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they 
speak  not:  eyes  have  they,  but 
they  see  not : 

685 


'Ps.  89.6. 

t  Hub. 

e'jnlteth 

himself /o 

duel  I. 
«Ps.  11.4.  & 

13«.  <;. 

Is.  57.  15. 

M  Sam.  2.8. 
Ps.  107.  41. 


i  Job  3*;.  7. 


kl  Sam.  2.5. 

Pb.  M.  a. 

Is.  54.  1. 

Gal.  4.  27. 
t  Ileb. 

to  dvell  in 

a  house. 


Tx.  1.3.  3. 


I'Ps.  81..'.. 
'  Ex.  fi.  7.  & 

lo.t;.  &2,'i.8. 

&  20.  45,  4B. 
IJeut.  27.  9. 

■1  E.\.  14.  21. 

Ps.  77. 1«. 
'Josh.  3.  1.3, 

1(>. 
fPs.  29.  6.  & 

(W.  k;. 

llab.  3.  B. 

Rllab.  SCS. 


bEx.  17.(5. 
Num.  20.11. 
P».  1117.  35. 


■Seel8.48.11. 
Ez.  S«.  32. 


bPs.  42..'?,10. 

&  79.  10. 

Joil2.  17. 
'lChr.lfi.26. 

Ps.  !■«  0. 

Dan.  4.  35. 


HDeiit.  4.2a 
Ps.  i:».  15, 
Hi,  17. 
Jer.  lU.  3, 
&c. 


The  vanity  of  idols. 


PSALMS. 


Frofession  of  love  to  God. 


'Ps.  1.^.1.  ]S. 
I>.  44. ;),  10, 

II. 

Jonah  2.  S. 
Hal).  2.  IS, 
I'J. 

rSeePs.llS. 

i.  -i,  4.  S:  135. 

l!l,  -JO. 
s  Ps.  S3.  20. 

Prov.30.5. 


h  P«.  128. 1, 4. 
t  Ileb.  with. 


i  Gen.  14. 19. 


V  Gen.  1.1. 

Pb.  yc.  5. 


I  Ps.  6.  f,.  it. 
88.1(1,11,12. 
Is.  3«.  IS. 


"»  Pe.  11.3.  2. 
I>an.  2.  20. 


•  Ps.  Vi.  1. 


« Ileb. 
in  mji  (lai/t. 
b  Ps.  1».4,:.,0. 

♦  Hpb. 
found  me. 


P».  10.3.  8. 


6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear 
not:  noses  have  they,  but  they 
smell  not : 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they 
handle  not:  feet  have  they,  but 
they  walk  not :  neither  speak  they 
through  their  throat. 

8  ^They  that  make  them  are  like 
unto  them;  so  is  every  one  that 
trusteth  in  them. 

9  ^O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the 
Lord:  ^'he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield. 

10  O  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the 
Lord  :  he  is  their  heli)  and  their 
shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust 
in  the  Lord  :  he  is  their  help  and 
their  shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful 
of  us :  he  will  bless  i(s ;  he  will 
bless  the  house  of  Israel;  he  will 
bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

13  ^  He  will  bless  them  that  fear 
the  Lord,  })otJi  small  ^and  great. 

14  The  Lord  shall  increase  you 
more  and  more,  you  and  your  chil- 
dren. 

15  Ye  are  'blessed  of  the  Lord 
''which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heav- 
ens, are  the  Lord's:  but  the  earth 
hath  he  given  to  the  children  of 
men. 

17  '  The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord, 
neither  any  that  go  down  into  si- 
lence. 

18  "'But  we  will  bless  the  Lord 
from  this  time  forth  and  for  ever- 
more.   Praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVI. 

1  The  psalmist  profes.seth  hiti  lore  and  duty  to  God  for 
his  deliverance.     12  lie  studieth  to  be  thankful. 

I  "LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  heard  my  voice  and  my 
suj)plications. 

2  Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear 
unto  me,  therefore  will  I  call  upon 
Mm  *as  long  as  I  live. 

3  ""The  sorrows  of  death  compass- 
ed me,  ;nid  th(^  ])aiiis  of  hell  \gat 
hold  ujjon  me:  I  found  trouble  and 
sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  ui)()n  the  name 
of  the  Lord  ;  O  Lord,  I  beseech 
thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5  ''  Gracious    is    the    Loud,   and 

686 


•1  Ezra  9. 15. 
Neh.  9.  8. 
Ps.  119.1.37. 
&  145.  IT. 


"  Jer.fi.  16. 

Matt.  H.  29. 
f  Ps.  13.  6.  & 

119.  17. 


e  Ps.  5G.  13. 


i2Cor.  4. 13. 


k  Ps.  31.  22. 
1  Rom.  3.  4. 


''righteous;  yea,  our  God  is  mer- 
ciful. 
G  The  Lord  x^reserveth  the  sim- 
ple:   I  was  brought  low,  and  he 
helped  me. 

7  Keturn  unto  thy  ""rest,  O  my 
soul ;  for  ^  the  Lord  hath  dealt 
bountifully  with  thee. 

8  ^For  thou  hast  delivered  my 
soul  from  death,  mine  eyes  from 
tears,  and  my  feet  from  falling. 

9  I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  ''in  '  i-ps. 27.13. 
the  land  of  the  living.  | 

10  '  I  believed,  therefore  have  I 
spoken:  I  was  grenlly  afflicted: 

11  "^ I  said  in  my  haste,  'All  men 
are  liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the 
Lord  for  all  his  benefits  toward 
me! 

13 1  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation, 
and  call  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

14  "'I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all 
his  ijeople. 

15  "Precious  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  O  Lord,  truly  "I  am  thy  serv- 
ant; I  am  thy  servant,  and  ^the 
son  of  thine  handmaid :  thou  hast 
loosed  my  bonds. 

17  I  will  ofiter  to  thee  "the  sac- 
rifice of  thanksgiving,  and  will  call 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

18  "^I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all 
his  people, 

19  In  the  ^courts  of  the  Lord's 
house,  in  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Je- 
rusalem.   Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXYII. 

An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  h  is  merey  and  truth. 

O'^PIIAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye 
nations:    i)raise   him,  all   ye 
people. 

2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is 
great  toward  us :  and  ''  the  truth  of 
the  Lord  endiireth  for  ever.  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  OXYIII. 

1  An  exhortnti(m  to  praise  God  for  his  mercy.  5  T7ic 
psalmist  by  his  experience  .sheurth  how  good  it  is  to 
trust  in  God.  19  Under  the  type  <f  the  psalmist  the 
coming  of  Christ  in  his  kingdom  is  expressed. 

O^  GIYE  thanks  unto  the  Lord; 
for  he  is  good :    because  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


"  ver.  18. 
Ps.  22.  25. 
Jonah  2.  9. 


"  Ps.  72.  14. 


"Ps.  119. 125. 
&  143.  12. 
P  Ps.  86. 16. 


iLev.  7. 12. 
Ps.  .'il).  14.  * 
107.  22. 


'ver.  14. 


"  Ps.  96.  S  .I!! 
IWI.  4.  &  13.5. 


"Rom.15.11. 


!•  Ps.  100.  5. 


»T  Chr.  Hi.  8, 
.34. 

Ps.  11)6.1.  & 
107.1.&136. 
1. 


( 


A)i  exhortation  to  praise  God. 


PSALMS. 


The  coming  of  Christ  typified. 


!■  See  Pa.  115. 

II,  &c. 


Ts.  120.  1. 

t  Hob.  (iiif 

Of  disircsa. 
I  Ps.  18. 19. 

'Ps.  L'7.  I.,t 

.'><;.  4,  11.  & 

1411.5. 

Is.  .51.  12. 

Uel).  1^.  G. 
t  lleb. 
j'lr  itip, 
f  Ps.  54.  4. 


s  Pb.  59.  10. 


'■:  Ps.  40.  4.  & 
(IJ.  .S,  9. 
Jcr.  ir.  5,  7. 

i  Ps.  140.  3. 


tHcb. 

cut  them  oj^', 

k  Ps.  88.  ir. 


iDeut.  1.44. 

'"  Ei-c.  7.  (!. 

Nah.l.  10. 
t  Hub. 

cut  down. 


"  Ex.  1.5.  2. 
Is.  12.  -L 


°  Ex.  15.6. 


P  Ps.  G.  5. 
Hiib.  1.  12. 
1  P».  73. 28. 

■■2  Cor.  6.  9. 


•Is.  26.2. 


<  Ps.  24. 7. 
°  Is. ;«.  8. 

Rev.  21.27. 

&  22. 14,  U. 


2  ''Let  Israel  now  say,  that  bis 
mercy  cndureth  for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now 
say,  that  his  mercy  cndurclh  ibr 
ever. 

4  Let  thein  now  that  fear  the 
Lord  say,  tliat  liis  mercy  cndnrcth 
for  ever. 

5  '^I  called  n])on  the  Loud  Mn 
distress:  the  Loud  answered  me, 
and  '"set  me  in  a  lari^e  place. 

()  '^The  Lord  is  ^on  my  side;  I 
will  not  fear:  what  can  man  do 
unto  me  1 

7  "rhe  Lord  taki'lli  my  part  with 
them  that  help  me :  therefore  shall 
^I  see  my  desire  upon  them  that 
hate  me. 

8  '' J^  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
than  to  put  conhdence  iu  man. 

9  'It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
than  to  put  contidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me 
about :  but  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  will  I  ^  destroy  them. 

11  They  ''compassed  me  about; 
ye«a,  they  compassed  me  about: 
but  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I 
will  destroy  them. 

12  They  compassed  me  about 
'  like  bees  ;  they  are  quenched 
"'as  the  fire  of  thorns:  for  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  1  will  ^  destroy 
them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me 
that  I  might  fall:  but  the  Lord 
helped  me. 

14  "  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and 
song,  and  is  become  my  salva- 
tion. 

15  The.  voice  of  rejoicing  and  sal- 
vation is  iu  the  tabernacles  of  the 
righteous:  the  right  baud  of  the 
Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

10  "The  right  hand  of  the  Lord 
is  exalted :  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

17  "I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and 
•^  declare  the  works  of  the  Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  'chastened  me 
sore:  but  he  hath  not. given  me 
over  unto  death. 

19  '  Oi)en  to  me  the  gates  of  right- 
eon.sness :  I  will  go  into  them,  and 
I  will  praise  the  Lord  : 

20  'This  gate  of  the  Lord,  "into 
which  the  righteous  shall  enter. 


21  I  will  praise  thee:  for  thou 
hast  ''heard  me,  and  'art  become 
my  salvation. 

22  'The  .stone  irliich  the  builders 
refused  is  become  the  head  stone 
of  the  corner. 

23  tThis  is  the  Lord's  doing;  it 
is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord 
hath  made ;  we  will  rejoice  and  be 
glad  in  it. 

25  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  O 
Lord:  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee, 
send  now  x)rosperity. 

20  "*  Blessed  he  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord:  we  have 
blessed  you  out  of  the  honse  of  the 
Lord. 

27  God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath 
shewed  us  'liglit:  bind  the  sacrifice 
with  cords,  even  unto  the  horns  of 
the  altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will 
praise  thee:  ''thou  art  my  God,  I 
will  exalt  thee. 

29  '^  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
for  he  is  good :  for  his  inercy  en- 
dureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXIX. 

Uiis  psalm  ca/iiaiiicth  xundry  prayers,  praises,  and 
■prufexsioHii  of  obedience. 

ALfePH. 

BLESSED  are  the  "undeliled  in 
the  way,   -'who  walk  iu  the 
law  of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his 
testimonies,  and  that  seek  him  with 
the  whole  heart. 

3  ^  They  also  do  no  iniquity :  they 
walk  in  his  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  commanded  us  to 
keep  thy  precepts  diligently. 

5  O  that  my  ways  were  directed 
to  keep  thy  statutes ! 

0  '^Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed, 
when  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy 
commandments. 

7  ''  I  will  i^raise  thee  with  upright- 
ness of  heart,  when  I  shall  have 
learned  Uhy  righteous  judgments. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  statutes  :  O  for- 
sake me  not  utterly. 

BETH. 

9  Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man 
cleanse  his  way  ?  by  taking  heed 
thereto  according  to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I 

6^7 


»P,s.  116.1. 
y  ver.  14. 


'Mat(.21.42. 
Mark  12.  10. 
Luke  20. 17. 
.\ets4.  11. 
Eph.  2.  2(». 
1  Pet.  2.4,7. 

t  Hcb. 

Tliinisfrom 
the  LOHD. 


"Matt.  21.9. 
&  'Si.  39. 
-Mark  11.9. 
Lukf  19.  :;.s. 
See  Zech. 
4.7. 


bEsth.fi.  ii;. 
1  Pet.  2.  9. 


'  Ex.  l.i.  2. 
is.  2.5.  1. 


.1  ver.  I. 


II  Or, 

perfect,  or, 

sincere. 
'  Ps.  128.  1. 


h  1  John  .1.  9. 
&  5. 18. 


■"  .Toll  22.  2(i. 
1  John  2.28. 


<l  Ter.  171. 


f Ilcb. 
jiuliimenln 
ofthitright- 
eousneas. 


Sundry  lyrayers,  praises, 


PSALMS. 


and  professions  of  oiedience. 


'  2  Chr.15.1.5. 
fver.  21,  lis. 


ep».3-.  ,11. 
Luke  2. 19, 
51. 


b  ver.  2(1,  33, 
(V4.  68,  MH, 
IL'4,  l;i5. 
Vh.  25.  4. 

i  Ps.  34. 11. 


kPs.  1.2. 
ver.  23,  48, 

rs. 


IPs.  1.2. 
ver.  "-'i,  47, 
711,77. 


•"  Ps.  nc.  T. 


i  lleb. 


"  Gen.  47.  9. 
IChr.ai.lj. 
Ps.  ;W.  12. 
2  Cor.  5.  iJ. 
lleb.  11. 13. 

»  Ps.  42. 1,  2. 

&(!.!.  1.  JSc 

.VI.  2. 

ver.  40, 131. 


P  ver.  10, 110, 
llti. 


IPs.  30. 8. 


'ver.  15. 

•ver.  77,92. 

♦  Ilcb.  men 
Qj  ntff  cu un- 
set, 

<  Pb.  U.  2,5. 

"  ver.  4n. 
P«.  14:j.  11. 


'  ver.  12. 
P«.  2.'i.  4.  * 

27. 11.  Hi  I*;. 
II. 


If  Ps.  14.5.  .5,6. 


'  P«.  107.  2f.. 
Illel.. 
Uroiqielh. 


*  sought  tliee  :  O  let  me  not  ^wan- 
der from  thy  commandments. 

11  ^'Tliy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine 
heart,  that  I  might  not  sin  against 
thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  : 
■'  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I  'declared 
all  the  judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I  iiave  rejoiced  in  the  way  of 
thy  testimonies,  as  much  as  in  all 
riches. 

15  I  will  ''meditate  in  thy  pre- 
cepts, and  have  respect  unto  thy 
ways. 

16  I  will  '  delight  myself  in  thy 
statutes:  I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

GIMEL. 

17  ""Deal  bountifully  with  thy 
servant,  that  I  may  live,  and  keep 
thy  w  ord. 

18  'Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I 
may  behold  wondrous  things  out 
of  thy  law. 

19  "  I  am  a  stranger  in  the  earth : 
hide  not  thy  commandments  from 
me. 

20  "My  soul  breaketh  for  the 
longing  that  it  hath  unto  thy  judg- 
ments at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud 
that  are  cursed,  which  do  ""err  from 
thy  commandments. 

22  ^Kemove  from  me  reproach 
and  contempt;  for  I  have  kept  thy 
testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak 
against  me :  l)ut  thy  servant  did 
'meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

24  'Thy  testimonies  also  are  my 
delight,  and  *my  counsellors. 

DALETH. 

25  *My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the 
dust:  "(juicken  thou  me  according 
to  thy  word. 

2()  I  have  declared  my  ways,  and 
thou  heardest  me:  ''teach  me  thy 
statutes. 

27  ]Mal\e  me  to  understand  the 
way  of  thy  ])rec('pts :  so  ^  shall  I 
talk  of  tliy  wondrous  works. 

28  ']\Iy  soul  'melteth  for  heavi- 
ness: strengtlien  thou  me  accord- 
ing unto  thy  word. 

21)  Kemove  from  me  the  way  of 
lying :  and  grant  me  thy  law  gra- 
ciously. 

688 


30  I  have  chosen  the  way  of 
truth :  thy  judgments  have  I  laid 
l)efore  me. 

31  I  have  stuck  unto  thy  testi- 
monies: O  Lord,  put  me  not  to 
shame. 

32  I  will  run  the  way  of  thy  com- 
mandments, when  thou  shalt  "en- 
large my  heart. 

HE. 

33  ''Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way 
of  thy  statutes ;  and  I  shall  keep  it 
""unto  the  end. 

34  ''Give  me  understanding,  and 
I  shall  keep  thy  law ;  yea,  I  shall 
observe  it  with  my  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of 
thy  commandments ;  for  therein  do 
I  ''delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  tes- 
timonies, and  not  to  '^covetousness. 

37  s^Turn  away  mine  eyes  from 
''beholding  vanity;  and  'quicken 
thou  me  in  thy  way. 

38  'SStablish  thy  word  unto  thy 
servant,  who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which 
I  fear:  for  thy  judgments  are  good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  'longed  after 
thy  precepts :  ™  quicken  me  in  thy 
righteousness. 

VAU. 

41  "Let  thy  mercies  come  also  un- 
to me,  O  Lord,  even  thy  salvation, 
according  to  thy  word. 

42  II  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to 
answer  him  that  reproacheth  me: 
for  I  trust  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth 
utterly  out  of  my  mouth ;  for  I  have 
hoped  in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  con- 
tinually for  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  I  will  walk  ^at  liberty: 
for  I  seek  thy  precepts. 

46  °  I  Avill  speak  of  thy  testimo- 
nies also  before  kings,  and  will  not 
be  ashamed. 

47  And  1  will  ''delight  myself  in 
thy  commandments,  which  I  have 
loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up 
unto  thy  commandments,  which  I 
have  loved;  and  1  will  'jneditate 
in  thy  statutes.    • 

ZAIN. 

49  Eemember  the  ^vord  unto  thy 


•  1  Kings  4. 

29. 

Is.  60.  5. 

2Cor.  «.  11. 


b  ver.  12. 


■=  ver.  112. 

Matt.  Itl.  22. 

Kev.  2.  26. 
<t  ver.  73. 

Prnv.  2.  6. 

James  1. 5. 


"ver.  16. 


fEz.  ."ASl. 

Mark  7.  21, 

22. 

Luke  12. 15. 

1  Tim.  6.10. 

lleb.  l.j.  5. 
e  Is.  33.  15. 
f  lleb.  Make 

to  fiass, 
h  Prov.  23. 5. 
i  ver.  40. 
k  2  Snm.".25. 


1  ver.  20. 


'"  ver.  25,  .J7, 
as.  107, 149, 
150, 159. 


"  P9. 106.  4. 
ver.  77. 


\\Or,  So  fhall 
J  iniswer 
hint  that 
reprotirh' 
cth  uie  m 
a  thing. 


tllob. 
at  large. 


"Vs.  lis.  1. 
.Mjtt.  10. 18, 
19. 
Acts  2G.  1,2. 


P  ver.  16. 


1  ver.  IS. 


Sundry  lyrayers^  praises^ 


PSALM8. 


and  professions  of  obedience. 


'xcr.  74,  81, 

Hr. 

'Koiii.15.4. 


I  Jer.  2(1.  7. 
".Inb  L'.!.  11. 

I's.  -t-l.  IS. 

vcT.  157. 


"  Ezra  9.  3. 


J  Ts.  G3.  G. 


'  Ps.  IC.  R. 
.ler.  10.  IB. 
l..ani.  o.  :i4. 


t  Hcb.  face. 
Job  11.19. 


'  ver.  41. 


I'  I-uke  15.17 
IS. 


I!  Or, 
coinpauie.'i. 


■  Acts  IC.  25. 


iP6.S.3.  5. 
ver.  12,  2G. 


f  ver.  71. 
.Ter.31. 18,19. 
Heb.  12. 11. 


«Pb.]0B.1.& 

107.1. 

Matt.  19.17. 
'ver.  12,20. 


servant,    upon    Avliich    thou    bast 
causfid  me  to  'hope. 

50  This  is  iny  ''couifort  in  my  af- 
fliction :  for  thy  Avord  liath  quick- 
ened me. 

51  The  jiroud  have  liad  me  great- 
ly 4n  derision:  yet  have  I  not  "de- 
clined from  tliy  law. 

52  I  reujembered  thy  judgments 
of  old,  O  LoED ;  and  have  comfort- 
ed myself. 

53  "^  Horror  hath  taken  hold  upon 
me  because  of  the  wicked  that  for- 
sake thy  law. 

54  Thj^  statutes  have  been  my 
songs  in  the  house  of  my  pilgrim- 
age. 

55  ^  I  have  remembered  thy  name, 

0  LoiiD,  in  the  night,  and  have 
kept  thy  law. 

56  This  I  had,  because  I  kept  thy 
precepts. 

CHETH. 

57  ^  Thou  art  my  portion,  O  Loud  : 

1  have  said  that  I  would  keep  thy 
words. 

58  r  entreated  thy  ^favour  with 
my  whole  heart :  be  merciful  unto 
me  '^according  to  thy  word. 

59  I  ^thought  on  my  ways,  and 
turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testimo- 
nies. 

GO  I  made  haste,  and  delayed  not 
to  keep  thy  commandments. 

61  The  'I  bands  of  the  wicked  have 
robbed  me : 
ten  thy  law, 

62  •'At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give 
thanks  unto  thee  because  of  thy 
righteous  judgments. 

63  I  am  a  companion  of  all  them 
that  fear  thee,  and  of  them  that 
keep  thy  precepts. 

64  ''The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of 
thy  mercy :  ^  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

TETH. 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy 
servant,  O  Lokd,  according  unto 
thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and 
knowledge:  for  I  have  believed 
thy  commandments. 

67  '^  Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went 
astray :  but  now  have  I  kept  thy 
word. 

68  Thou  art  ^good,  and  doest 
good :  ^  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

44 


hut  I  have  not  forgot- 


60  The  i)roud  have  '  forged  a  lie 
against  me:  hut  I  will  keep  thy 
precepts  Avith  my  whole  heart. 

70  ''Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease : 
hut  I '  delight  in  thy  law. 

71  "It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have 
been  aftlicted ;  that  I  might  learn 
thy  statutes. 

72  "The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  bet- 
ter unto  me  than  thousands  of  gold 
and  silver. 

JOB. 

73  "Thy  hands  have  made  me 
and  fashioned  me:  'give  me  un- 
derstanding, that  I  may  learn  thy 
commandments. 

74  'iThey  that  fear  thee  will  be 
glad  when  they  see  me;  because 
'I  have  hoped  in  thy  word. 

75  I  know,  O  Loud,  that  thy 
judgments  are  ^ right,  and  ^that 
thou  in  faithfulness  hast  afflicted 
me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful 
kindness  be  4br  my  comfort,  ac- 
cording to  thy  word  unto  thy 
servant. 

77  'Let  thy  tender  mercies  come 
unto  me,  that  I  may  live :  for  "  thy 
law  is  my  delight. 

78  Let  the  proud  "be  ashamed; 
^  for  they  dealt  perversely  with  me 
without  a  cause:  hut  I  will  'medi- 
tate in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn 
unto  me,  and  those  that  have  known 
thy  testimonies. 

8()  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy 
statutes ;  that  I  be  not  ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81  ''My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  sal- 
vation :  hut  ^1  hope  in  thy  word. 

82  'Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word, 
saying.  When  wilt  thou  comfort 
me? 

83  For  ^  I  am  become  like  a  bottle 
in  the  smoke ;  yet  do  I  not  forget 
thy  statutes. 

84  '^  How  many  are  the  days  of  thy 
servant?  Svhen  wilt  thou  execute 
judgment  on  them  that  persecute 
ine? 

85  '^'Tlie  proud  have  digged  pits 
for  me,  which  are  not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  commandments  are 
^  faithful  :      *'  they    persecute    me 

'  wrongfully ;  help  thou  me. 

()d9 


i  Job  13.  4. 
Pb.  109.  2. 


k  Vs.  17.  10. 

Is.  (i.  10. 

Acts  L-».  27. 
I  ver.  ."5. 
"'  vi-r.  07. 

Heb.  12.  10, 

11. 


"  ver.  127. 
Ph.  19. 10. 
Prov.  S.  10, 
11, 19. 


"Job  10.  S. 
P«.  KHi. ;!.  & 
i."s.  s.  &  iy9. 

14. 
I' ver.  34, 144. 


'I  Pa.  34.  2. 


'ver.  49,147. 


1  Heb.  liyht- 
cousness. 
•  Heb.  12. 10. 


t  Heb.  lo 
comfort  me. 


'ver.  41. 

"  ver.  24,  47, 
174. 


^  Ps.  25.  3. 
>■  ver.  8fi. 
'ver.  23. 


»  Ps.  73.  2C. 
&  S4.  2. 
bvei.  74,114. 

'ver.  123. 
Pb.  69.  3. 


A  Job  30.  30. 


'  Ps.  39.  4. 
fRcv.  0.  10. 


E  Ps.  3.5.  7. 
Vtov.  IB.  27. 


t  Heb. 

faithfulness. 
h  ver.  78. 
i  Ps.  .T.5. 19.  & 

as.  19. 


Sundry  prayers^  praises. 


PSALMS. 


and  professions  of  ohedience. 


\  ver.  4*1. 


I  Ps.  89.  2. 
Mutt.  L'4.S4. 

TPet.  1.  25. 

t  Ileb. 
to  genera- 
tion aii'l 
fffineratioMt 
Ps.  80. 1. 

»  Heb. 
standelh. 


°Jer.  3:;.  25. 


"  ver.  24. 


°  Matt.  .■!.  18. 
<i  24.35. 


f  P».  1.  2. 


iDeut  4.6,8. 

1  Hcb. 

it  19  «rcr 
with  iiie. 


'3TimJ!.1.5. 


'Job.'52.  7,  8, 

y. 


'ProT.  1. 15. 


°  Pn.  ID.  10. 

Prov.  «.  11. 
t  if-b. 

palate. 


'  ver.  128. 


T  Prov.  B.  2t. 
IJ  Or,  canflU. 


87   They   had   almost   consumed 
me  upon  earth ;  but  I  forsook  not 
!  thy  precepts. 

I  88  "  Qiiicken  me  after  thy  loving- 
!  kindness ;  so  shall  I  keep  the  test- 
I  imony  of  thy  mouth. 

LAMED. 

89  '  For  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word 
is  settled  in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  ^unto  all 
generations :  thou  hast  established 
the  earth,  and  it  ^abideth. 

91  They  continue  this  day  accord- 
ing to  "'thine  ordinances:  for  all 
are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  "thy  law  had  leen  my 
delights,  I  should  then  have  per- 
ished in  mine  affliction. 

93  I  will  never  forget  thy  pre- 
cepts :  for  with  them  thou  hast 
quickened  me. 

94  I  am  thine,  save  me;  for  I 
have  sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for 
me  to  destroy  me:  hut  I  will  con- 
sider thy  testimonies. 

96  "  I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  per- 
fection: hut  thy  commandment  is 
exceeding  broad. 

MEM. 

97  O  how  love  I  thy  law!  ^it  is 
my  meditation  all  the  day. 

98  Thou  through  thy  command- 
ments hast  made  me  "^  wiser  than 
mine  enemies:  for  Hhey  are  ever 
with  me, 

99  I  have  more  understanding 
than  all  my  teachers:  '^for  thy 
testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

100  ""I  understand  more  than  the 
I  ancients,  because  I  keep  thy  pre- 
!  cepts. 

!  101  I  have  *  refrained  my  feet 
from  every  evil  way,  that  I  might 
keep  thy  word. 

102  I  have  not  departcMl  from  thy 
judgments:  for  thou  hast  taught 
me. 

103  "How  sweet  are  thy  words 
unto  my  ♦  taste!  yea,  sweeter  than 
honey  to  my  mouth. 

104  Through  thy  ])reccpts  I  get 
understanding:  therefore  ''I  hate 
every  false  way. 

NUN. 

105  'Thy  word  is  a  "lamp  unto 
my  feet,  and  a  light  unto  my  path. 

690 


106  "■  I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  per- 
form it,  that  I  will  keep  thy  right- 
eous judgments. 

107  I  am  afflicted  very  much: 
''quicken  me,  O  Lord,  according 
unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  ^the 
freewill  offerings  of  my  mouth,  O 
Lord,  and  Heach  me  thy  judg- 
ments. 

109  "^My  soul  is  continually  in  my 
hand:  yet  do  I  not  forget  thy 
law. 

110  ^  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare 
for  me:  yet  I  '^ erred  not  from  thy 
precepts. 

111  ^'Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken 
as  a  heritage  for  ever:  for  ''they 
are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

112  I  have  inclined  mine  heart 
^to  perform  thy  statutes  always, 
^even  unto  the  end. 

SAMECH. 

113  1  hate  vain  thoughts :  but  thy 
law  do  I  love. 

114  ''Thou  art  my  hiding  place 
and  my  shield:  'I  hope  in  thy 
word. 

115  ""Depart  from  me,  ye  evil 
doers:  for  I  will  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto 
thy  word,  that  I  may  live :  and  let 
me  not  "be  ashamed  of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall 
be  safe :  and  I  will  have  respect 
unto  thy  statutes  continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all 
them  that  °err  from  thy  statutes : 
for  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 

119  Thou  ^puttest  away  all  the 
wicked  of  the  earth  ^Uke  dross: 
therefore  I  love  thy  testimonies. 

120  ''My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear 
of  thee;  and  I  am  afraid  of  thy 
judgments. 

AIN. 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and 
justice:  leave  me  not  to  mine  op- 
pressors. 

122  Be  'surety  for  thy  servant  for 
good:  let  not  the  i)roud  oppress 
me. 

123  ^Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salva- 
tion, and  for  the  word  of  thy  right- 
eousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  accord- 


•Neh.10.29. 


•ver.  88. 


l-Hos.  14.  r. 
Heb.  1:5. 1.5. 


'  ver.  12,  'X. 


^  Job  13.  14. 


■  Ps.  140. 5.  & 
141.9. 
f  ver.  10,21. 


fDeut.  a3.4. 

k  ver.  77,  92, 
174. 


t  Heb.  to  do. 


k  Ps.  32.  7.  & 
91.1. 
1  ver.  81. 


■"  Ps.  6.  8.  & 

l.'iO.  19. 
Matt.  7.  23. 


■  Pa.  25.  2. 
Rom.  5.  .'». 
&y.o3.&10. 
II. 


°  ver.  21. 


+  Heb.  cavit- 
eat  to  cease. 
"■  Ez.  22.  l.s. 


1  llab.  3.  IS. 


■■  Heb.  7.  22. 


■ver. 81,  82. 


iSundry  prayers^  praises, 


PSALMS. 


and  professions  of  obedience. 


'  ver.  12. 


'  Ps.  116.  IG. 


*  ver.  1 2. 
}•».  r,P.  10. 
I'rov.  8.  11. 


>  ver.  104. 


»  r».  19.  r. 
I'rov.  1.  4. 


'  ver.  20. 


iV».  100.4. 

'•.'Thess.  1. 
G,  7. 

f  Ueb.  ac- 
cording to 
the  custom 
towards 
those,  A"c. 

■f  I's.  17.  5. 

'  Ps.  10.  \?.. 
Hum.  6. 12. 


fLukel.74. 


sPs.  4.0. 
b  ver.  12,  20. 


ijcr.  9. 1.  & 
]4.  17. 
Sec£z.9.4. 


kKzra9. 1.^. 
Neh.  9.  •■«. 
Jer.  12.  1. 
Uan.  9.  7. 

1  Ps.  19. 7,8,9. 

tHeb.  npAf- 
totiiuess. 
i  \h\>. raith- 

fuliicss. 
"'  Pr.  Oil.  9. 

John  2.  17. 
f  Hcb. 

cut  me  ojf. 


"  Pr.  12.  G.  & 

18.30.&  19.H. 

Prov. :!().  .5. 

t  Heb.  <)iec/, 

or,  re/ned. 


'ver.  151. 
Pb.  19.  9. 
John  17.17. 


iug-  unto  thy  mercy,  and  ^  teach  me 
thy  statutes. 

125  "I  am  thy  servant;  jifive  me 
understanding,  that  I  may  know 
thy  testimonies. 

126  It  is  time  for  thee,  Loud,  to 
work:  for  they  have  made  void 
thy  law. 

127  ''Therefore  I  love  thy  com- 
mandments above  gold;  yea,  above 
line  gold. 

128  Therefore  I  esteem  all  thy 
precepts  concermng  all  things  to  be 
right ;  and  I  ^  hate  every  false  way. 

PE. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonder- 
ful :  therefore  doth  my  soul  keep 
them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  words 
giveth  light;  'it  giveth  under- 
standing unto  the  simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and 
panted :  for  I  ^longed  for  thy  com- 
mandments. 

132  ''Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be 
merciful  unto  me,  '^^as  thou  usest 
to  do  unto  those  that  love  thy 
name. 

133  ''Order  my  steps  in  thy  word: 
and  ''let  not  anj'  iniquity  have  do- 
minion over  me. 

134  *^  Deliver  me  from  the  oppres- 
sion of  man:  so  will  I  keep  thy 
precepts. 

135  ^'Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon 
thy  servant;  and  ''teach  me  thy 
statutes. 

136  'Kivers  of  waters  run  down 
mine  eyes,  because  they  keep  not 
thy  law. 

TZADDI. 

137  ^  Righteous  art  thou,  O  Lord, 
and  upright  are  thy  judgments. 

138  'Thy   testimonies   that  thou 
hast    commanded    are 
and  very  *  faithful. 

139  "'My  zeal  hath  *  consumed  me, 
because  mine  enemies  have  forgot- 
ten thy  words. 

140  "Thy  word  is  very  ^pure: 
therefore  thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  despised :  yet 
do  not  I  forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  ever- 
lasting righteousness,  and  thy  law 
is  nhe  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have 


t  righteous 


t taken  hold  on  me:  yet  thy  com- 
mandments are  ^my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy  test- 
imonies is  everlasting:  ''give  me 
understanding,  and  I  shall  live. 

KOPH. 

145  I  cried  with  my  whole  heart ; 
hear  me,  O  Lord  :  1  will  keep  thy 
statutes. 

146  I  cried  unto  thee;  save  me. 
Hand  I  shall  keep  thy  testimo- 
nies. 

147  "^I  prevented  the  dawning  of 
the  morning,  and  cried:  'I  hoped 
in  thy  word. 

148  ^Miiie  eyes  prevent  the  night 
watches,  that  I  might  meditate  in 
thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice  according  un- 
to thy  loving-kindness :  O  Lord, 
"quicken  me  according  to  thy  judg- 
ment. 

150  They  draw  nigh  that  follow 
after  mischief:  they  are  far  from 
thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  ''near,  O  Lord; 
^  and  all  thy  commandments  are 
truth. 

152  Concerning  thy  testimonies, 
I  have  known  of  old  that  thou  hast 
founded  them  ''for  ever. 

RESH. 

153  "Consider  mine  affliction,  and 
deliver  me :  for  I  do  not  forget  thy 
law. 

154  ^  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver 
me :  "  quicken  me  according  to  thy 
word. 

155  ^  Salvation  is  far  from  the 
wicked:  for  they  seek  not  thy  stat- 
utes. 

156  "  Great  are  thy  tender  mercies, 
O  Lord  :  '^  quicken  me  according  to 
thy  judgments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors  and 
mine  enemies;  yet  do  I  not  'decline 
from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors, 
and  ^was  grieved;  because  they 
kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Oi&nsider  how  I  love  thy  pre- 
cepts: ''quicken  me,  O  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  thy  lovingkindness. 

160  *Thy  word  is  true  from  the 
beginning:  and  every  one  of  thy 
righteous  judgments  endureth  for 
ever. 

691 


tHeb. 

/ountl  me. 
I"  ver.  77. 


Iver.  34,  7,3, 

luy. 


n  Or,  that  I 
may  keep. 


'  Ph.  .'..  .1.  «: 
8«.  13.&130. 

'  ver.  74» 


'PB.ft'i.  1,6. 


"  ver.  40, 1S4. 


^  Ps.  14o.  18. 
y  ver.  142. 


■Luke  21.33. 


"Lam.  fi.  1. 


fclSam. ». 

15. 

Ps.  35.  1. 

Mic.7.  9. 
'  ver.  40. 

<tJob5.  4. 


II  Or,  Many. 
'ver.  149. 


fPs.  44.  18. 
ver.  51. 


f  ver.  136. 
£z.  9.  4. 


b  ver.  ( 


tHeb   The 
Legvining 
o/thti  word 
is  true. 


Sundry  2)ra)jers,  praises.  Sec. 


PSALMS. 


The  great  safety  of  the  godly. 


il  Sam.  24. 
11, 14.  &  26. 

18. 
ver.  23. 


I  Prov. ."!.  2. 
I9.;i2.  17. 

tlleb.  the;/ 
shall  have 
no  itluin- 
blingblock, 

I  Gen.  49.  18. 
ver.  1"4. 


"Prov.  5. 21. 


°  ver.  144. 


"ver.  7. 


PJoBh.  24.22. 

Prov.  I.2i). 

Luke  10.  42. 
1  ver.  imi. 
'  ver.  16,  24, 

47,77,111. 


•I».«3.  6. 
Ivuke  V,.  4, 
*c. 
I  Pet.  2.  25. 


about  1053, 
'Ph.  IIH.  .■;. 
.lontth  2.  2. 

I)  <Jr. 
ffAar  »An« 
tlie  (li'ccit- 
f'ul  t<m;{UC 
f/u'e  unto 
thfe  T  or, 
»7ia<  thiUl 
it  jiro/it 
thee  / 


SCHIN. 

161  '  Princes  liave  persecuted  me 
without  a  cause:  but  my  heart 
standeth  in  awe  of  t]iy  word. 

102  I  rejoice  at  thy  word,  as  one 
that  findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I  hate  and  abhor  lying:  Mt 
thy  law  do  I  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise 
thee,  because  of  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

165  ^  Great  peace  have  they  which 
love  thy  law:  and  ^nothing  shall 
offend  them. 

166  '  Lord,  I  have  hoped  for  thy 
salvation,  and  done  thy  command- 
ments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  testi- 
monies; and  I  love  them  exceed- 
ingly. 

168  I  have  kept  thy  precepts  and 
thy  testimonies:  "for  all  my  ways 
are  before  thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before 
thee,  O  Lord  :  "  give  me  under- 
standing according  to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come  be- 
fore thee :  deliver  me  according  to 
thy  word. 

171  "My  lips  shall  utter  praise, 
when  thou  hast  taught  me  thy 
statutes. 

172  My  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy 
word:  for  all  thy  commandments 
are  righteousness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  help  me;  for 
pj  have  chosen  thy  jH-ecepts. 

174  "I  have  longed  for  thj^  salva- 
tion, O  Lord  ;  and  "^thy  law  is  my 
delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall 
praise  thee;  and  let  thy  judgments 
help  me. 

176  'I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost 
sheep :  seek  thy  servant ;  for  I  do 
not  forget  thy  commandments. 

PSAL]\I  CXX. 

1  fMt'id  prnijcUi  at/itiitat  JJoci/,  3  reproveth  his  tongue, 
5  complaineth  of  his  necenHury  conversation  with  tli£ 
wicked. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

IX  "my  distress  T  cried  unto  the 
LoKD,  and  lie  heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from 
lying  lips,  and  from  a  deceitful 
tongue. 

3  II  \Vliut  shall  be  given  unto  thee? 

(!ft2 


or  what  shall  be  ♦  done  unto  thee, 
thou  false  tongue  ? 

4  "Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty, 
with  coals  of  juniper. 

5  Woe  is  me,  that  I  sojourn  in 
''Mesech,  '^  that  I  dwell  in  the  tents 
of  Kedar ! 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  with 
him  that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  am  ^for  jjeace:  but  when  I 
speak,  they  are  for  Avar. 

PSALM   OXXL 

The  great  safety  of  the  godly,  who  put  their  trust  in 
God's  protection. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

"  X  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto 
JL  the  hills,  from  whence  cometh 
my  help. 

2  '^My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 
which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

3  ^He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to 
be  moved:  'he  that  keei)eth  thee 
will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 
shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleex). 

5  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper:  the 
Lord  is  ''  thy  shade  "^  upon  thy 
right  hand. 

6  'The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee 
by  day,  nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee 
from  all  evil:  he  shall  *^ preserve 
thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  ''preserve  thy 
going  out  and  thy  coming  in  from 
this  time  forth,  and  even  for  ever- 
more. 

PSALM  OXXII. 

1  David  professeth  his  joy  for  the  church,  6  and 
prayeth  for  the  peace  thereof. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

I  WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto 
me,  ""Let  us  go  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy 
gates,  O  Jerusalem. 

3  Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city 
that  is  'compact  together: 

4  "^Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the 
tribes  of  the  Lord,  unto  ''the  testi- 
mony of  Israel,  to  give  thanks  unto 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  For  there  'are  set  thrones  of 
judgment,  the  thrones  of  the  house 
of  David. 

6  "^I'my  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem: 
they  shall  i)rosi)er  that  love  thee. 


tHcb. 
added. 


II  Or,  It  is  as 
the  iihar/) 
arroics  of 
the  mighty 
man,  ivith 
coals  of 
juniper. 

bGen.  10.  2. 
Ez.  27.  13. 

'  Gen.  25. 1.3. 
1  Sam.  :!!>.  1. 
Jer.  49.  28, 
29. 


II  Or,  a  man 
oj  peace. 


liOr,  ShaU  I 
lift  up  mine 
eyes  to  the 
hills  ! 
v'hence 
should  my 
help  come  f 
See  Jer.  3. 
2;{. 

"Ps.  124.  8. 

'•1  Sam.  2.9. 

Prov.  3.  23, 

2«. 
'Ps.  127.1. 

Is.  27.3. 


ills.  25.  4. 
«Ps.  IR.  8.  & 
109  31. 

fPs.  91.  5. 
Is.  49. 10. 
Kev.  7. 16. 


sPs.  41.2.  & 
97. 10.  &  1-15. 
20. 

I.  Dcut.  28.  6. 
Prov.  2.  8. 
&3.6. 


» Is.  2.  3. 
Zech.  8.  21. 


b  Sec  2  Sam. 

a.  9. 

'  Ex.  23.  17. 
Di-ut.  16.16. 
-1  E.\.  16.  34. 


'  DiMit.  17.  S. 
2Clir.  19.8. 
I  Ileb.(/o«i(. 


51.  18. 


God^s  deliverance  of  his  church. 


PSALMS. 


A  lyrayer  for  the  godly i 


s  Xeh.  2.  10. 


•F8.121. 1.& 

141.  S. 
!•  I's.  2.  4.  & 

11.4.  &  115.3. 


'Ps.  120.  i. 


bPs.  ,56. 1,2. 
&  57. 3. 
Prov.  1. 12. 


■'Ps.  91..^ 
Prov.  6.  5. 


<<  Ps.  121.  2. 

•Gen.  1.1. 
Ps.  134.  3. 


7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and 
prosperity  M'ithiii  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  compan- 
ions' sakes,  I  will  now  say,  Peace 
he  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord   our  God  I  will  ''seek  thy 


good. 


PSALM  CXXIIL 


1  T/ie  godly  profess  their  confidence  in  Ood,  8  and 
pray  to  be  ddivercd  from  contempt. 


A  Song  of  degrees. 


UNTO  thee  'lift  I  up  mine  eyes, 
O  thou  'that  dwellest  in  the 
heavens. 

2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants 
look  unto  the  hand  of  their  masters, 
and'dn  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto 
the  hand  of  her  mistress;  so  our 
eyes  wait  upon  the  Lord  our  God, 
until  that  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord, 
have  mercy  upon  us:  for  we  are 
exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 
with  the  scorning  of  those  that  are 
at  ease,  and  with  the  contempt  of 
the  proud. 

PSALM  OXXIV. 

The  church  Me&seth  God  for  a  miraculous  deliverance. 
A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who 
was  on  our  side,  "  now  may 
Israel  say ; 

2  If  it  had  not  heen  the  Lord  who 
was  on  our  side,  when  men  rose  up 
against  us : 

3  Then  they  had  ^'swallowed  us 
up  quick,  when  their  wrath  was 
kindled  against  us : 

4  Then  the  waters  had  over- 
whelmed us,  the  stream  had  gone 
over  our  soul : 

5  Then  the  i)roud  waters  had  gone 
over  our  soul. 

C  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  who  hath 
not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their 
teeth. 

7  Our  .soul  is  escaped  'as  a  bird 
out  of  the  snare  of  the  fowlers :  the 
snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escai)ed. 

8  ''Our  help  is  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  *^who  made  heaven  and 
earth. 

PSALM  OXXV. 

1  The  safety  of  such  a^  trust  in  God.     4  A  prayer 

for  the  godly,  and  against  the  wicked. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 


THEY  that  trust  in  the  Lord 
shall  &t;  as  mount  Zion,  ivhich 
cannot  be  removed,  hut  abideth  for 
ever, 

2  As  the  mountains  are  round 
about  Jerusalem,  so  the  Lord  is 
round  about  his  people  from  hence- 
forth even  for  ever. 

3  For  '  tlie  rod  of  +  the  wicked  shall 
not  rest  upon  the  lot  of  the  right- 
eous ;  lest  the  righteous  put  forth 
their  hands  unto  ini<iuity. 

4  Do  good,  O  Lord,  unto  those 
that  he  good,  and  to  them  that  are 
upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto 
their  "crooked  ways,  the  Lord  shall 
lead  them  forth  with  the  workers 
of  iniquity :  hut  'peace  shaU  he  \\p- 
on  Israel. 

PSALM  CXXYI. 

1  The  church,  celebrating  her  incredible  return  out  of 
captivity,  4  prayeth  for,  and  prophesieth  the  good 
success  thereof. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

WHEX  the  Lord  ^  turned  again 
the  captivity  of  Zion,  ''we 
were  like  them  that  dream. 

2  Then  ''was  our  mouth  filled  with 
laughter,  and  our  tongue  with  sing- 
ing: then  said  they  among  the 
heathen.  The  Lord  ^hath  done 
great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great 
things  for  us ;  whereof  we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O 
Lord,  as  the  streams  in  the  south. 

5  'They  that  sow  in  tears  shall 
reap  in  "joy. 

G  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weep- 
eth,  bearing  "precious  seed,  shall 
doubtless  come  again  with  rejoic- 
ing, bringing  his  sheaves  w'ith 
him. 

PSALM  OXXVII. 

1  The  virtue  (f  God\%  blessing.    3  Good  children  ere  | 
hii  gift, 

A  Song  of  degrees  II  for  Solomon. 

EXCEPT  the  Lord  build  the 
house,  they  labour  in  vain 
'  that  build  it :  except  ""  the  Lord 
keep  the  city,  the  watchman  wak- 
eth  hut  in  vain. 

2  It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up 
early,  to  sit  up  late,  to  "eat  the 
bread  of  sorrows :  for  so  he  giveth 
his  beloved  sleep. 

3  Lo,  'children  are  a  heritage  of 

093 


"  Prov.  22.  8. 
Is.  14.  S. 

t  llel). 
wickedness. 


!<  Prov.  2.  15. 


■"Ps.  128.  B. 
Gal.  G.  Hi. 


t  Heb.  re- 
tttnted  the 
rettatnng 
of  Zion, 
Ps.  5S.  «.  & 
85.  1. 
Hos.  6. 11. 
Joel .!.  1. 

•  Acts  12.  'J. 

b  Job  8.  21. 


tHeb. 

hath  maq- 

iiifi''il  to  do 
with  them. 


>■  See  Jer.  31. 
II  Or^inging. 


II  Or, 
seed  basket. 


II  Or, 

ot  Solomon. 

Ps.  72,  title. 


]  Heb.  timt 
are  fntdders 
of'it  in  1/. 

"Ps.  121. 3,4, 
5. 


l>  Gen.  3. 1", 

la. 


■■Gen.. 3.3.  5. 
«l  4S.  4. 
Josh.  24.3,4. 


Blessedness  of  the  godly. 


PSALMS. 


The  psalmisfs  hope  in  prayer. 


i  Deut.  28. 4. 


fHcb. 
hathfilled 
his  ntiii-er 
tvitn  them. 

^  See  Job  o. 

4. 

Prov.  27.11. 
I,  Or,  shall 

sttMne,  as 

Ps.  IK  47. 

or,  destroy. 


'P«.  112.1.& 
11.1.  1.!.  & 
US*.  1. 


b  Is.  3.  10. 


'  Ez.  19. 10. 


dP«.  52.8.  & 
144. 12. 


'  Ps.  134.  3. 


I  Gen.  30. 23. 
Job  42.  IB. 
«  Ps.  125.  5. 


11  Or,  Much. 

•  See  Ez.  23. 

.i. 

Iloa.2.I5.& 

11.  1. 
b  P«.  124. 1. 


'P8..J7.  2. 


H  Ruth  2.  4. 
l'«.  UK.  art. 


the  Loed:    and  ''the  fruit  of  the 
womb  is  his  reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  hand  of  a 
mighty  man ;  so  are  children  of  the 
youth. 

5  Happy  is  the  man  that  ^hath 
his  quiver  full  of  them:  Hhey 
shall  not  be  ashamed,  but  they 
"shall  speak  with  the  enemies  in 
the  gate. 

PSALM  CXXVIII. 

The  sundry  blessinga  which  follow  them  that  fear  God. 
A  Song  of  degrees. 

BLESSED  ^is  every  one  that 
feareth  the  Lord  ;  that  walk- 
eth  in  his  ways. 

2  *>For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour 
of  thine  hands :  hapf>y  shalt  thou 
he,  and  it  shall  he  well  with  thee. 

3  Thj^  wife  slmll  he  "as  a  fruitful 
vine  by  the  sides  of  thine  house : 
thy  children  ''like  olive  plants 
round  about  thy  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man 
be  blessed  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

5  *  The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out 
of  Zion :  and  thou  shalt  see  the 
good  of  Jerusalem  all  the  days  of 
thy  life. 

6  Yea,  thou  shalt  ^see  thy  chil- 
dren's children,  and  ^  peace  ujjon 
Israel. 

PSALM  OXXIX. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  Saving  Israel  in 
their  great  afflictions.  5  The  haters  of  the  church 
are  cursed. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

AXY  a  time  have  they  af- 
flicted me  from  ''my  youth, 
^  may  Israel  now  say : 

2  Many  a  time  have  they  afflict- 
ed me  from  my  youth:  yet  they 
have  not  prevailed  against  me. 

3  The  ])loughers  ploughed  upon 
my  back:  they  made  long  their 
furrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righteous :  he  hath 
cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 

5  Let  them  all  be  confounded  and 
turned  back  that  hate  Zion. 

G  Let  them  be  as  "the  grass  upon 
the  housetops,  which  withereth 
afore  it  growetli  up : 

7  Wlierewith  the  mower  filkith 
not  his  hand ;  nor  he  that  bindeth 
sheaves  his  bosom. 

8  Neither  do  they  wliich  go  by 
say,  "The  blessing  of  tlie  Lord  he 

6J»4 


M 


you  in  the 


upon  you :    we  bless 
name  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXX. 

1  TTie  psalmist  professeth  his  hope  in  prayer,  5  and 
his  patience  in  hope.  7  He  exhorteth  Israel  to  hope 
in  God. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

OUT  *  of  the  depths  have  I  cried 
unto  thee,  O  Lord. 

2  Lord,  hear  my  voice :  let  thine 
ears  be  attentive  to  the  voice  of 
my  supplications. 

3  ''If  thou.  Lord,  shouldest  mark 
iniquities,  O  Lord,  who  shall  stand? 

4  But  there  is  "forgiveness  with 
thee,  that ''  thou  mayest  be  feared. 

5  "I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul 
doth  wait,  and  4n  his  word  do  I 
hope. 

6  '^My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord 
more  than  they  that  watch  for  the 
morning:  "J  say,  more  than  they 
that  watch  for  the  morning. 

7  ''  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  : 
for  '  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy, 
and  with  him  is  plenteous  redemp- 
tion. 

8  And  ''he  shall  redeem  Israel 
from  all  his  iniquities. 

PSALM  CXXXL 

1  David,  professing  his  humility,  3  exhorteth  Israel  to 
hope  in  God. 

A  SoDg  of  degrees  of  David. 

LORD,  my  heart  is  not  haugh- 
ty, nor  mine  eyes  lofty :  ^  nei- 
ther do  I  t  exercise  myself  in  great 
matters,  or  in  things  too  ♦  high  for 
me. 

2  Surely  I  have  behaved  and  qui- 
eted ♦myself,  ''as  a  child  that  is 
weaned  of  his  mother :  my  soul  is 
even  as  a  weaned  child. 

3  "Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord 
♦  from  henceforth  and  for  ever. 

PSALM  OXXXIL 

1  David  in  his  prayer  commendeth  unto  God  the  re- 
ligious care  he  had  for  the  ark.  8  His  prayer  at 
the  removing  of  the  ark,  11  with  a  repetition  of  God's 
promines. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

LORD,  remember  David,  and  all 
his  afflictions : 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 
''and  vowed  unto  ''the  mighty  God 
of  Jacob ; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the 
tabernacle  of  my  house,  nor  go  up 
into  my  bed ; 

4  I  will  "not  give  sleep  to  mine 


^L«m.3.  53. 
Jonali2.  2. 


t  Ps.  14.^  2. 
Rom.  3.  20, 
23,24. 

v 

'  Ex.  34.  7. 

d  1  Kings  8. 
40. 

Ps.  2. 11. 
Jer.  3.;.  8,0. 

"  Ps.  2".  14.  .t 
33.2O.&40.1. 
Is.  8.  17.  & 
2«.  8.  &  .30. 
18. 

fPs.  119.  81. 

e  Ps.  (>3.  6.  & 
119.  147. 

11  Or,  which 
watch  unto 
the  morn- 
ing. 

b  Pa.  131.3. 

iPs.S«.3,15. 
Is.  55.  7. 


kPs.  10.1. 3.4. 
iMatt.  1.  21. 


»  Rom.  12.16. 
t  Heb.  walk. 

t  Heb. 

wntnlcrfnlt 
Job  42.-;. 
Ps.  139.  6. 


tHeb. 

ni?/  soul. 
b  Alatt.  IS.  3. 

1  Cor.  14.20. 


'  Ps.  130.  7. 

t  nib. 

J'rom  now. 


about  1004 


■  Ps.  M.  1 . 
bUen.4il.24 


'  Prov.  ti.  4. 


GocTs  promises  to  David. 


PSALMS. 


An  exhortation  to  praise  God. 


il  Acts  7.  •IG. 

f  Ileb.  hnb- 
itatioiis. 


M  Sam.  17. 

11!. 
I  1  Sam.  7.  I. 
S  1  Chr.  13.  5. 


I  Ps.  5.  7.  & 

'.HI.  5. 
i  Num.  lO.-W. 

liChr.  G.  41, 

42. 

k  Ps.  78.  f.I. 
lJobl'9.  14. 

vor.  10. 

Ik.  til.  10. 


eyes,  or  slumber  to  mine  eye- 
lids, 

5  IJntil  I  "^flnd  out  a  i^lace  for  the 
Lord,  ♦  a  habitatiou  for  the  mighty 
God  of  Jacob. 

()  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  "^at  Ephratah: 
^we  found  it  ^in  the  fields  of  the 
wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles : 
^we  will  worship  at  his  footstool. 

8  'Arise,  O  Lokd,  into  thy  rest; 
thou,  and  ''the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  '  be  clothed  with 
righteousness;  and  let  thy  saints 
shout  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  David's  sake 
turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine 
anointed. 

11  '"The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth 
unto  David ;  he  will  not  turn  from 
it;  "Of  the  fruit  of  Uhy  body  will 
I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my 
covenant  and  my  testimony  that  I 
shall  teach  them,  their  children 
shall  also  sit  upon  thy  throne  for 
evermore. 

13  "For  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
Zion ;  he  hath  desired  it  for  his 
habitation. 

14  ^This  is  my  rest  for  ever:  here 
will  I  dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 

15  "^I  will  "abundantly  bless  her 
provision :  I  will  satisfy  her  poor 
with  bread. 

16  'I  will  also  clothe  her  priests 
with  salvation :  ^  and  her  saints 
shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

17  *  There  will  I  make  the  horn  of 
David  to  bud:  "I  have  ordained  a 
"  lamp  for  mine  anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I ""  clothe  with 
shame :  but  upon  himself  shall  his 
crown  flourish. 

PSALM  CXXXIII. 

The  benefit  of  the  co7nmunion  of  saints, 
A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how 
pleasant  it  is  for  ='  brethren  to 
dwell  *  together  in  unity  ! 

2  It  is  like  ^  the  precious  ointment 
upon  the  head,  that  ran  down  uj)- 
j  on  the  beard,  even  Aaron's  beard : 
•  that  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his 
I  garments ; 
'Dcut.4.4s.  I  3  As  the  dew  of  ''Hermon,  and  as 
i  tlie  dew  that  descended  upon  the 


"•Ps.KB.  3,4, 
.•«,&c.&  110. 
4. 


"2  Sam. 7. 12. 

1  Kings  8. 

2  t'hr.  0.  IG. 
Luke  l.Uy. 
Acts  2.  30. 

t  Heb. 
till/  belly- 


"Ps.  48.1,2. 


r  Ps.  CS.  IG. 


'1  Ps.  147. 14. 
II  Or,  surely. 


■•2011^6.41. 

ver.  9. 

Ps.  149.  4. 
•Hob.  11.12. 


'Ez.  29.  21. 

Luke  1.G9. 
"Seel  Kings 

ll..')G.&  1.5.4. 

2  Chr.  21.7. 
II  Or,  candle. 
'  Ps.  sr,.  26. 

&  109.  29. 


•  Gen.  1.3.  S. 

Heb.  13. 1. 
t  Heb.  fven 

togrther. 
!■  Ex.  30.  25, 

30. 


mountains  of  Zion:  for  ''there  the 
Lord    commanded    the 
even  life  for  evermore. 


blessing, 


PSALM  CXXXIY. 

All  exhortation  to  bless  God. 
A  Song  of  degrees. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the  Lord, 
'all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
'which  by  night  stand  in  the  house 
of  i\\G  Lord. 

2  "Lift  up  your  hands  "m  the 
sanctuary,  and  bless  the  Lord. 

3  ''The  Lord  that  made  heaven 
and  earth  '  bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 

PSALM  CXXXY. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  mercy,  .5  for 
his  power,  S  for  his  judgments.  1.5  The  vanity  of 
idols.     19  An  exhortation  to  bless  God. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise 
ye  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
•Upraise  Mm,  O  ye  servants  of  the 
Lord. 

2  ''Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  in  '^the  courts  of  the 
house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for  ''  the  Lord 
is  good :  sing  praises  unto  his 
name;  '^for  it  is  pleasant. 

4  For  ^  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Ja- 
cob unto  himself,  and  Israel  for 
his  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I  know  that  ^the  Lord  is 
great,  and  that  our  Lord  is  above 
all  gods. 

G  '•  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased, 
that  did  he  in  heaven,  and  in  earth, 
in  the  seas,  and  all  deep  places. 

7  'He  causeth  the  vapours  to 
ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth ; 
■"he  maketli  lightnings  for  the  rain; 
he  bringeth  the  wind  out  of  his 
'  treasuries. 

8  "'Who  smote  the  firstborn  of 
Egypt,  ♦  both  of  man  and  beast. 

9  "  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders 
into  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Egypt, 
"upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
servants. 

10  p  Who  smote  great  nations,  and 
slew  mighty  kings ; 

11  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
and  Og  king  of  Bashan,  and  "J  all 
the  kingdoms  of  Canaan : 

12  "^And  gave  their  land  for  a 
heritage,  a  heritage  unto  Israel  his 
people. 

13  'Thy  name,  O  Lord,  endureth 

695 


J  Lev.  2S.21. 
Deut.  28.  8. 
Ph.  42.  8. 


'Ps.  l.^'i.  1,2. 
1. 1  Chr.  9.  33. 


'  1  Tim.  2.  8. 
Ilpr, 
in  holiTicfs. 

•IPs.  124.8. 
'  Ps.  128.  5.  J[ 
1.35.  21. 


•Pb.113.  1.& 
1    134.  I. 


i>  Luke  2.  nt. 

'  Ps.  92. 13.  & 
9fi.8.  &  UG. 
19. 

dPs.  119.68. 


'P8.147.  1. 

'Ex.  19.5. 
Dtut.  7.  K,7. 
&  10. 15. 


«  Ps.  95.  3.  & 
97.9. 


hPs.  115.  3. 


i  Jer.  10.  13. 
k  51.  IG. 


k.Tob28.  25, 
2G.  &  38.  24, 
&c. 
Zech.  10.  1. 

lJob38.22. 

■"  Ex.  12.  12, 

29. 

Ps.  78.51.  & 

i:«.  10. 
tHeb. 

from  man 

wito  fjea.it. 
"  Ex.  7.  &  .S. 

&  9,  &  10,  i 

14. 
"  Ps.  136. 15. 

P  Num.21. 24. 
25,2(i,:i4.:w. 
Ps.  13G.  17, 
ic. 


1  Josh.  12. 7. 


'Ps.  78.  5.5.. It 
136.  21, 22. 


•  Ex.  3.  ].-. 
Ps.  102.  12. 


Exlwrtations  to  thanksgiving. 


PSALMS. 


The  Jeivs'  constancy 


\  Heb.  to 
generation 
anfl  gener- 
ation. 

'Deut.  32.30. 


Ts  115.4,5 
6.  r,  8. 


"  Ps.  115. 9, 
&c. 


J  Ps.  134. 3. 


"Ps.  106. 1. 

&  l()r.  1.  & 

lis.  1. 
I'  1  Chr.  ](i. 

»«.  41. 

L'Chr.20.21. 

"^  Dcut.10.17. 


i  Pk.  72.  18. 


'Gcn.I.l. 

i'rov.;i.  rj. 

Jcr.  51.  15. 


(Ocn.l.O. 
Ph.  24.  2. 
Jer.  10. 12. 


f  (jpii.  1.  14. 


h  Ocn.  1. 16. 
» I  leb. /or 

(A»;  ruimffM 

by  day. 


i  Ex.  12.  •». 
V:  i;J5.  8. 


for  ever;    and   thy   raemorial,   O 
Lord,  *  throughout  all  generations. 

14  'For  the  Lord  will  judge  hi.s 
people,  and  he  will  repent  him.self 
concerning  his  servants. 

15  "The  idols  of  the  heathen  are 
silver  and  gold,  the  work  of  men's 
hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  hut  they 
speak  not;  eyes  have  they,  but 
they  see  not ; 

11  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear 
not ;  neither  is  there  any  breath  in 
their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like 
unto  them:  so  is  every  one  that 
trusteth  in  them. 

19  ^  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of 
Israel:  bless  the  Lord,  O  house 
of  Aaron : 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of 
Levi :  ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless 
the  Lord. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  ^out  of 
Zion,  which  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXXVI. 

An  exhortation  to  give  thanks  to  God  for  particular 
mercies. 

O^  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
for  he  is  good :  ''for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

2  O  give  thanks  unto  '^the  God  of 
gods:  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

3  O  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of 
lords:  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  To  him  ''who  alone  doeth  great 
wonders:  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

5  "To  him  that  by  wisdom  made 
the  heavens :  for  his  mercy  endur- 
eth for  ever. 

6  "^To  him  that  stretched  out  the 
earth  above  the  waters :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

7  ^'  To  him  that  made  great  lights : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever: 

8  "The  sun  ^to  rule  by  day:  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by 
night :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

10 'To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in 
their  firstborn:  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  (;ver : 

600 


11  ""And  brought  out  Israel  from 
among  them :  for  his  mercy  endur- 
eth for  ever : 

12  '  With  a  strong  hand,  and  with 
a  stretched  out  arm :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

13  ""To  him  which  divided  the 
Red  sea  into  parts :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass 
through  the  midst  of  it:  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

15  "But  ^overthrew  Pharaoh  and 
his  host  in  the  Eed  sea:  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

16  '  To  him  which  led  his  people 
through  the  wilderness :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

17  ^To  him  which  smote  great 
kings:  for  his  mercy  endureth  for. 
ever : 

18  "^And  slew  famous  kings :  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

19  'Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites: 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

20  'And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

21  'And  gave  their  land  for  a  her- 
itage: for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever : 

22  J^ven  a  heritage  unto  Israel  his 
servant :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

23  Who  "remembered  us  in  our 
low  estate :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever : 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from 
our  enemies  :  for  his  mercy  endur- 
eth for  ever. 

25  "^  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

26  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God 
of  heaven :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

PSALM  OXXXVIL 

1  TJie  constancy  of  the  Jews   in  captivity.     7  The 
prophet  cnrxeth  Kdom  and  Babd. 

BY  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there 
we  sat  down,  yea,  we  wept, 
when  we  remembered  Zion. 

2  We  lianged  our  harps  upon  the 
willows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

3  Eor  there  they  that  carried  us 
away  captive  required  of  us  'a 
song;  and  they  that  *' wasted  us 
required  of  us  mirth,  saying,  Sing 
us  one  of  the  sontis  of  Zion. 


V  Ex.  12.  .51. 
&  13.  3, 17. 


1  Ex.  6.  «. 


"Ex.  14.  21, 
Pa.  78.  13. 


"Ex.  14.  27. 

Ps.  135. !). 
♦  Heb. 

shaLed  ojf- 


°Ex.7.^.^s. 

&  15.  2J. 
Deut.  8. 15. 


V  Ps.  1.35. 10, 
11. 


iDeut.  29. ; 


■"Num. 21. 21. 


'Num.21..3.3. 


'Josh.  12.  1, 
Ps.  135.  12. 


"Gen..S.  1. 
Deut.  .■J2..ia 
Pa.  11.3.7. 


^  Ps.  104.  27. 
&  145. 15.  & 
147.  tf. 


about  570. 


t Ilcb. 
Iheuordi 
o/'  it  song. 

t  Ilcb.  Inicl 

us  on  hcnps. 
»  Ps.  711.  1. 


in  captivity. 


PSALMS. 


Go(Vs  alheeing  providence. 


(  neb. 
Umit  of  a 
stranytr. 


b  Ez.  3.  2fi. 
t  Ilcb. 

the  licad  of 

my  J"!/- 
'Jer.  4U.r, 

&c. 

Lam.  4.  22. 

Kz.  2.5.  12. 

Obad.  10, 

t  Hcb. 

Make  bare. 
•lU.Vi.  1,G, 

SiC.lk-iT.l. 

JiT.  2.i.  12. 

&  M.  2. 
t  Ilcb. 

toasted, 

1 1Kb. 

t/ial  rfcom- 
penscl/i  un- 
to thre  thii 
deed  vinch 
thou  didst 

to  !/.«. 

'Jcr.  ».],■;, 

211. 

Kev.  I«.C. 
n.s.  13.16. 
tUcb. 

the  rock. 


"Pb.  119. -iS. 


l>Ps.  28.  2. 

'1  Kings  8. 

Pb.  5.  7. 


<!  Is.  42.  21. 


'  Ps.  102.  15, 
22. 


rPs.ii.'!.  5,(;. 

Is.  57. 1,5. 

B  Prov. ;!.  .34. 
Jmne8  4.  (i. 
I  Pet.  5.  5. 


h  Ps.  23.  3,  4. 


1  Ps.  .'7.  2. 
Phil.  l.G. 


k  See  Job  in. 
3,S.&14.15. 


I 


4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lokd's 
song  in  a  *  strange  land  I 

5  If  I  forget  thee,  O  Jernsaleni,  let 
my  right  hand  forget  her  cunninff. 

0  If  I  do  not  remember  tliee,  let 
my  ^tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of 
my  month ;  if  I  i)refer  not  Jerusa- 
lem above  *  my  ehief  joy. 

7  Eemember,  O  Loin),  '^the  chil- 
dren of  Edom  in  the  day  of  Jeru- 
salem; who  said,  *Kase  it,  rase  it, 
even  to  the  foundation  thereof. 

8  O  daughter  of  Babylon,  ''who 
art  to  be  Ulestroyed;  happy  shall 
he  h;  ^ '  that  rewardeth  thee  as  thou 
hast  served  us. 

9  Happy  shall  he  he,  that  taketh 
and  '^dasheth  thy  little  ones  against 
t  the  stones. 

PSALM  CXXXYTII. 

1  David  praiscth  God  for  the  truth  of  his  word.  4 
He  prophe-iieth  that  the  JciiiijfK  of  the  earth  .shall 
praise  God.  7  He professcth  his  confidence  in  God. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

WILL  praise   thee  with  my 
whole  heart:  ''before  the  gods 
will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 

2  ''  I  will  worship  "  toward  thy 
holy  temple,  and  praise  thy  name 
for  thy  loving-kindness  and  for  thy 
truth:  for  thou  hast  ''magnified 
thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 

3  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou 
answeredst  me,  and  streugthenedst 
me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 

4  'All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall 
praise  thee,  O  Loed,  when  they 
hear  the  words  of  thv  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways 
of  the  Lord  :  for  great  is  the  glory 
of  the  Lord. 

0  ^Though  the  Lord  he  high,  yet 
^hath  he  respect  unto  the  lowly: 
but  the  proud  he  knoweth  afar  off. 

7  ''Though  I  walk  in  the  midst 
of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me: 
thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand 
against  the  wrath  of  mine  enemies, 
and  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 

8  'The  Lord  will  perfect  that 
which  concerneth  me:  thy  mercy, 
O  Lord,  endureth  for  ever:  ''for- 
sake not  the  works  of  thine  own 
hands. 

PSALM  CXXXIX. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  his  alheeing  providence,  17 
and  for  his  infinite  mercies.     19  He  deficth  the 
wicked.     23  He  praijeth  for  sincerity. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 


o 


LOED,  ''thou  hast  searched 
me,  and  known  me. 

2  'Thou  knowest  my  dowrisitting 
and  mine  uprising;  tliou  '^under- 
standest  my  tiiought  afar  off. 

3  ''Thou  iicomi)assest  my  path 
and  my  lying  down,  and  art  ac- 
quainted with  all  my  ways. 

4  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my 
tongue,  hut,  lo,  O  Lord,  ''thou 
knowest  it  altogether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and 
before,  and  laid  thine  hand  ui)ou 
me. 

G  ^Such  knowledge  is  too  wonder- 
ful for  me ;  it  is  liigh,  I  cannot 
attain  unto  it. 

7  e  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy 
Spirit  I  or  whither  shall  I  flee  from 
thy  presence  ? 

8  ''If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven, 
thou  art  there:  'if  I  make  my  bed 
in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9  If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morn- 
ing, and  dwell  in  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  sea ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead 
me,  and  thy  right  hand  shall  hold 
me. 

11  If  I  say.  Surely  the  darkness 
shall  cover  me ;  even  the  uight 
shall  be  light  about  me. 

12  Yea,  ''the  darkness  Uiideth  not 
from  thee;  but  the  night  shineth 
as  the  day  :  ^  the  darkness  and  the 
light  arc  both  alike  to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my 
reins :  thou  hast  covered  me  in  my 
mother's  womb. 

14  I  will  praise  thee;  for  I  am 
fearfully  and  wonderfully  made: 
marvellous  are  thy  works ;  and 
that  my  soul  knoweth  height  well. 

15  'My  "substance  was  not  hid 
from  thee,  when  I  was  made  in  se- 
cret, and  curiously  wrought  in  the 
lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

IG  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  sub- 
stance, yet  being  uniierfect;  and 
in  thy  book  ^all  «?y  memhers  were 
written,  ^^ivhich  in  continuance  were 
fashioned,  when  as  yet  there  ivas 
none  of  them. 

17  "'How  precious  also  are  thy 
thoughts  unto  me,  O  God !  how 
great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

18  J/"  I  should  count  them,  they 

697 


•Ps.  17.3. 
Jer.  12.  3. 


•>2  Kings  19. 

27. 
■^  Mutt.  1).  4. 

.loll  11  2.  24, 

25. 

•t  Job  31.  4. 
II  Or. 

winnoivesl. 


'  Ileb.  4.  1.3. 


f  Job  42.  3. 

P».  4I>.  5.& 
1.31. 1. 


"Jer.  23.24. 
Jonah  1.  3. 


•>  Amos  9.  2, 

3,4. 
i  Job  2fi.  G. 

Prov.  15.11. 


I  Job  2G.  C.  & 

:».  22. 

n.in.  2.  22. 

Ileb.  4.  I.l. 
Uleli.  ,/art- 

eucth  not. 
t  Ileb.  (t.«  is 

Me  tlark- 

tiegs,  ffi  is 

the  lii/kt. 


tlleb. 

greothj. 
IJob  111.  .s,  0. 

Kcc.  11.5. 
II  Or. 

Mrenf/th. 

or,  t'jdy. 


i  Hcb.  all 
of  t  hem. 

II  Or,  wluit 
daf/ft  thr-if 
fhonhl  l,c 
fashioned. 


"  Ps.  40.  5. 


David  prayeth  for  deliverance. 


PSALMS. 


He  layeth  Ms  suit  hefore  God. 


'i».  n.4. 


>r».ii"j.ii5. 


PJudel5. 


1 2  Chr.  10.  2. 
I's.  119.  IM. 


Mob  31.  6. 


t  Ileb.  way 
of-pnin^  or, 
ijriej'. 

•  Ps.  .'i.  8.  & 
143. 10. 


"  ver.  i. 

t  Heb.  jnan 
uj  violences. 


I.  Ps.  JC.  6. 


'  Pb.  .W.  4. 
Kom.  3.  13. 


.IPs.  71.4. 
'ver.  1. 


fPs.  35.  7.  & 
.v.  r,.  &  1  111. 
110.  &  141.!). 
Jer.  18.  -£1. 


II  Or,  let 
them  not 
V  e:ratteft. 

t  Dcut..32.27. 


h  P».  7.  10.  A 
;m.  vti. 
l'rov.I2.13. 
it  1«.  7. 

iP«.  n.c. 


are  more  in  uiimber  than  tlie  sand : 
when  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt "  slay  the  wick- 
ed, O  God :  °  depart  li'om  me  there- 
fore, ye  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  f"  speak  against  thee 
wickedly,  and  thine  enemies  take 
tliy  name  in  vain. 

21  'i  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord, 
that  hate  thee  f  and  am  not  I 
grieved  with  those  that  rise  up 
against  thee  I 

22 1  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred : 
I  count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  '  Search  me,  O  God,  and  know 
my  heart:  try  me,  and  know  my 
thoughts : 

24  And  see  if  there  fee  any  '  wicked 
way  in  me,  and  ''lead  me  in  the 
way  everlasting. 

PSALM  CXL. 

1  David  prayeth  to  be  delivered  from  Said  and  Doecj. 
8  He  prayeth  against  them.  12  He  vomfortctli  him- 
self by  cotifidence  in  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

DELIVER  me,  O  Loud,  from 
the  evil  man :  ^  preserve  me 
from  the  t  violent  man ; 

2  Which  imagine  mischiefs  in  their 
heart;  ^continually  are  they  gath- 
ered together  for  war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their 
tongues  like  a  serpent;  ''adders' 
poison  is  under  their  lips.     Selah. 

4  ^Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the 
hands  of  the  wicked ;  ''preserve  me 
from  the  violent  man ;  who  have 
purposed  to  overthrow  my  goings. 

5  '^The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  for 
me,  and  cords ;  they  have  spread  a 
net  by  the  way  side ;  they  have  set 
gins  for  me.     Selah. 

G  I  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art 
my  God:  hear  the  voice  of  my  sup- 
plications, O  Lord. 

7  O  God  the  Lord,  the  strength 
of  my  salvation,  thou  hast  cover- 
ed my  h(;ad  in  the  day  of  battle. 

8  (irant  not,  (>  Loul),  the  desires 
of  the  wicked :  further  not  his  wick- 
ed device ;  "  *-  lest  they  exalt  them- 
selves.    Selah. 

9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that 
compass  me  about,  'let  the  mis- 
chief of  their  own  lips  cover  them. 

10  'Let  burning  coals  fall  upon 
them:   let  them  be  cast  into  the 

r,j)8 


fire ;  into  deep  pits,  that  they  rise 
not  up  again. 

11  Let  not  ♦"an  evil  speaker  be 
established  in  the  earth :  evil  shall 
hunt  the  violent  man  to  overthrow 
Mm. 

12  I  know  that  the  Lord  will 
"^  maintain  the  cause  of  the  afHict- 
ed,  and  the  right  of  the  i)oor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall  give 
thanks  unto  thy  name :  the  upright 
shall  dwell  in  thy  presence. 

PSALM  CXLL 

1  David  prayeth  that  his  suit  may  be  acceptable,  3  his 
conscience  sincere,  7  and  Ais  life  safe  from  snares. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

LOED,  I  crj^  unto  thee :  "  make 
haste  unto  me ;  give  ear  unto 
my  voice,  when  I  cry  unto  thee. 

2  Let  ''my  prayer  be  ♦  set  forth 
before  thee  "as  incense;  and  ''the 
lifting  up  of  my  hands  «s  "the  even- 
ing sacrifice. 

3  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before  my 
mouth ;  keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

4  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil 
thing,  to  practise  wicked  works 
with  men  that  work  iniquitj^ :  ^and 
let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

5  s II Let  the  righteous  smite  me; 
it  shall  he  a  kindness :  and  let  him 
reprove  me;  it  shall  he  an  excellent 
oil,  ivhich  shall  not  break  my  head : 
for  yet  my  prayer  also  shall  he  in 
their  calamities. 

6  When  their  judges  are  over- 
thrown in  stony  places,  they  shall 
hear  my  words;  for  they  are 
sweet. 

7  Our  bones  are  scattered  ''at  the 
grave's  mouth,  as  when  one  cutteth 
and  cleaveth  ivood  upon  the  earth. 

8  But '  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  O 
God  the  Lord  :  in  thee  is  my  trust; 

♦  leave  not  my  soul  destitute. 

9  Keep  me  from  ""the  snares  w/jic/j 
they  have  laid  for  me,  and  the  gins 
of  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

10  '  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their 
own   nets,   whilst    that    I    withal 

♦  escape. 

PSALM  CXLTT. 

Daidd  sfiewcth  that  in  his  trouble  all  his  comfort  was 

in  prayer  unto  God. 

'  II  Masehil  of  David  ;  A  Prayer  *  when  he  was  in 

the  cave. 

I    CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with 
my  voice ;  with  my  voice  unto 


t  Heb.  a 

man  of 
tongue. 

tl  Or,  an  evil 
speaker,  n 
wicked  man 
of  violence, 
be  estahlish- 
ed  in  the 
earth :  let 
him  be  hmtt- 
ed  to  his 
overthrow. 

1. 1  Kings  8. 
45. 
Pa.  9.  4. 


•Ps.  70.5. 


bRev.  5.  8.& 

K.  3,  4. 
t  Heb. 

directed. 
'  RcT.  8.  r,. 
<!  Ps.  l.!4.  ■>. 

1  Tim.  2.  8. 
•  Ex.  21).  39. 


fProv.  23.6. 


E  Prov.  9.  8. 
&  19.  25.  & 
25.  12. 
Gal.  B.  1. 

II  Or,  Lei  the 
righteous 
smite  me 
kindh/,  and 
reprove  me  ; 
let  not  their 
precious  oil 
break  my 
head,  Ifc. 


1>  2  Cor.  1.  9. 


i2Chr.20.12. 
I  Ps.  25.  15.  & 
:     \a.  1,  2. 

t  Heb.  make 

itot  my  sovt 

bare. 
kPs.119.no. 

Jt  1411.  5.  & 

142.  3. 


1  Ps.  35.  S. 


f  Heb. 
pass  over. 


•Ps..'S7,  title. 

II  Or,  ,  . 
A  1  saltn  "/ 
Davul,  fir- 
ing iH.s(mo- 
tton. 

*  I  Siini.22.1. 
&  •J4.  a. 


DavicVs  comfort  in  iwayer. 


PSALMS. 


He  hlesseth  God  for  his  mercy. 


•  Ps.ins.title. 
Is.  -M.  1«. 


bPa.  143.  4. 


'  Ps.  140.  5. 


i  Pa.  «9.  2(). 
B  Or.  Look 

on  the  right 

hand,  ami 

nee. 
♦Ps.Sl.ll.  & 

88.  S,  18. 
f  Ileb. 

perished 
from  me. 
1  Hcb. 

MO  man 

sought  after 

my  soul. 
I  Vs.  46. 1.  & 

»1.  -i. 
5  Ps.  16.  ,5.  & 

7.3.  L'B.  &  IIH. 

Lum. ."!.  24. 
b  Ps.  27.  13. 
i  Ps.  116.  6. 


t  Ps.  34.  2. 


1  Ps.  1.3.  C.  & 
ll'J.  17. 


■P3.,31.1. 


bJobU.  3. 

■•  Kx.  34.  7. 
.lob  4. 17.  k 
9. 2.  &  LI.  14. 
&  «.  4. 
Ps.  l.'iO.  3. 
Ecr.  7.  20. 
Rom.  3.  20. 
Gal.  2. 16. 


J  Ps.  77.  3.  & 
142. 3. 


'Ps.7 

11. 


.  5, 10. 


fPs.  8S.  9. 
t  Ps.  61. 1. 


l  Ps.  28. 1. 

ilOr,./or/ 
am  become 
like,  4-c. 
Pa.  88.  4. 


the  Lord  did  I  make  my  suppli- 
cation. 

2  '^  I  poured  out  my  coui plaint  be- 
fore him  ;  I  shewed  before  him  my 
trouble. 

3  ''When  my  spirit  was  over- 
whelmed within  me,  then  thou 
knewest  my  path.  ''In  the  way 
wherein  I  w  alked  have  they  privily 
laid  a  snare  for  me. 

4  •'I'l  looked  on  my  right  hand, 
and  beheld,  but  ^  there  was  no  man 
that  would  know  me:  refuge  *  failed 
me;  ^no  man  cared  for  my  soul. 

5  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord  :  I 
said,  *^Thou  «r(  my  refuge  and  °my 
portion  ''in  the  land  of  the  living. 

G  Attend  unto  my  cry ;  for  I  am 
'  brought  very  low :  deliver  me 
from  my  persecutors ;  for  they  are 
stronger  than  I. 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison, 
that  I  may  praise  thy  name:  ""the 
righteous  shall  compass  me  about ; 
'  for  thou  shalt  deal  bountifully 
with  me. 

PSALM  CXLIII. 

1  David  prayeth  fo)'  favour  iii  judgment.  3  He  com- 
plaineth  of  his  grwfs.  5  He  airemjiheneth  his  faith 
by  meditation  and  prayer.  7  He  jirayelh  for  grace, 
9  for  deliverance,  10  for  sanctification,  13  for  de- 
struction of  his  enemies. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord, 
give  ear  to  my  supplications : 
'■'  in  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and 
in  thy  righteousness. 

2  And  ''enter  not  into  judgment 
with  thy  servant:  for  ''in  thy  sight 
shall  no  man  living  be  justihed. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  i^ersecuted 
my  soul ;  he  hath  smitten  my  life 
down  to  the  ground ;  he  hath  made 
me  to  dwell  in  darkness,  as  those 
that  have  been  long  dead. 

over- 
heart 


spirit 
:    my 


4  ''Therefore  is  my 
whelmed  within  me 
within  me  is  desolate. 

5  "  I  remember  the  days  of  old ;  I 
meditate  on  all  thy  works ;  I  muse 
on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

6  "^I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto 
thee:  ^my  soul  thirsteth  aiter  thee, 
as  a  thirsty  land.     Selah. 

7  Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord  ;  my 
spirit  faileth:  hide  not  thy  face 
from  me,  ''  "lest  I  be  like  unto  them 
that  go  down  into  the  i)it. 


in  the  morning ;  for  in 
I    trust:    *" cause   me   to 


8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving- 
kindness 
thee   do 

know  tlie  way  wherein  I  should 
walk ;  for  '  1  lift  up  my  soul  unto 
thee. 

9  Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine 
enemies :  I  *  flee  unto  thee  to  hide 
me. 

10  "'Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for 
thou  art  my  God:  "thy  Spirit  is 
good;  lead  me  into  "the  land  of 
uprightness. 

11  p  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy 
name's  sake :  for  thy  righteous- 
ness' sake  bring  my  soul  out  of 
trouble. 

12  And  of  thy  mercy  "^  cut  off 
mine  enemies,  and  destroy  all  them 
that  afflict  my  soul :  for  '  I  aw  thy 
servant. 

PSALM  OXLIV. 

1  David  hlesseth  Oodfor  his  mercy  both  to  Mm  and  to 
man.  5  He  prayeth  that  God  would  powerfully  de- 
liver him  from  his  enemies.  9  He  promiselh  to 
praise  God.  11  He  prayeth  for  the  happy  state  of 
the  kingdenn.  « 

A  Fsalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  le  the  Lord  ^my 
strength,  ''which  teacheth  my 
hands  ^to  war,  and  my  fingers  to 
fight : 

2  ^I'My  goodness,  and  my  for- 
tress ;  my  high  tower,  and  my  de- 
liverer ;  my  shield,  and  he  in  whom 
I  trust ;  who  subdueth  my  i^eojile 
under  me. 

3  "Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou 
takest  knowledge  of  him !  or  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  ac^ 
count  of  him ! 

4  ''Man  is  like  to  vanity:  *his 
days  are  as  a  shadow  that  passeth 
away. 

5  *^Bow  thy  heavens,  O  Lord,  and 
come  down :  «=  touch  the  mountains, 
and  they  shall  smoke. 

G  ''  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scat- 
ter them :  shoot  out  thine  arrows, 
and  destroy  them. 

7  '  Send  thine  '  hand  from  above ; 
•"rid  me,  and  deliver  me  out  of 
great  waters,  from  the  hand  of 
'  strange  children ; 

8  Whose  mouth  "'speaketh  vanity, 
and  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand 
of  fiilsehood. 

9  I  will  "sing  a  new  song  unto 
thee,  O  God :  upon  a  psaltery  and 

699 


>  See  P8.46.5. 

k  Ps.  5.  8. 

iPs.25.  1. 


\  Ilcb.  hide 
v*.e  with 
thee. 

■"  Pa.  2.5.  4.  ,■>. 

&  1.39.  24. 

"  Neh.  9.  20. 

"  Is.  26.  10. 


!  pps.  119.  as 

;    37,  40,  iic. 


H  Pa.  54.  5. 


■■  Pa.  116. 16. 


t  Heb. 

my  rock. 

Ps.  18.2,31. 
»2  Sam.  22. 

.35. 

Ps.  18.  34. 
t  Hcb.  to  the 

war.  iic. 

^•1  Sam. 22.2, 
3,  40,  48. 

II  Or, 
J/y  mercy. 


"■Job".  17. 
Ps.  8.  4. 
Ueb.  2.  6. 


i  Job  4.  19.  & 

14.  2. 

Ps.  39.  5.  & 

02.9. 
'  Pa.  102. 11. 

fPs.  IS.  9. 
Is.  64.  1. 
i  Ps.  104.  32. 


k  Ps.18.13,14. 


iPs.  IS.  16. 
tHcb. 

hand  9. 
kver.  II. 

Ps.  09.  1,2, 

14. 
1  Ps.  54.  .1. 

Mai.  2.  II. 
■»  P».  12.  2. 


°  Ps.  .".3.  2,  3. 
&  40.  3. 


David  extolleth  GoiVs 


PSALMS. 


power  and  goodness. 


"  Va.  18.  50. 

:iOr, 
victoi'y. 


P  ver.  7,  S. 


1  Ts.  128.  3. 


tUcb.  CK(. 


t  Ueh.  from 
kinfi  to 
k  ind. 


♦  Heb.  able 
to  tjvar  tntr~ 
liens,  or, 
laden  with 
rtesh. 


'  Deut..'n.29. 
Ps.  .li.  IJ.  & 
tw.4.&14U.5. 


'  Ps.  100, 
title. 


i>r5.  %.  4.  & 
147.  .V 

♦  ll<\>.  and 
of  hujfrcftt- 
neM  (here  im 
>jo  Mvarrh. 

•  .1i.b.5.  !).  & 
'.I.  lo. 
llom.  11.33. 

•I  U. :;».  ]•). 


« TIcb. 
Ill  111  fif,  or, 
words. 


♦  II.I). 
declare  it. 


'Ex..T4.n,  7. 
Num.  14. 1«. 
IN.  Ni. .'),  15. 

&  111.;,  s. 

I  Ikb.  f/rca( 
in  inercff, 

1 1'«.  100.  .1. 
Ntth.  1.7. 


an  instrument  of  ten  strings  will  I 
sing  praises  unto  thee. 

10  "It  is  he  that  giveth  "  salvation 
unto  kings :  who  delivereth  David 
his  servant  from  the  hurtful  sword. 

11  PEid  me,  and  deliver  me  from 
the  hand  of  strange  children,  whose 
mouth  speaketh  vanity,  and  their 
right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  false- 
hood :  * 

12  That  our  sons  may  he  '^  as  plants 
grown  up  in  their  youth;  that  our 
daughters  may  l)e  as  corner  stones, 
*  polished  after  the  similitude  of  a 
palace : 

13  That  our  garners  may  he  full, 
affording  ^all  manner  of  store;  that 
our  sheep  may  bring  forth  thou- 
sands and  ten  thousands  in  our 
streets : 

14  That  our  oxen  may  he  ^  strong 
to  labour;  that  there  he  no  break- 
ing in,  nor  going  out;  that  there  he 
no  complaining  in  our  streets. 

15  "^  Happy  is  that  people,  that  is 
in*  such  a  case :  yea,  happy  is  that 
peoi)le,  whose  God  is  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLV. 

1  David  praisefh  God  for  his  fame,  9>  for  Jiis  good- 
ness, \\  for  his  kingdom,  14:  for  his  providence,  17 
for  hvs  saving  mercy. 

David's  »  Psalm  of  praise. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O 
King ;    and   I   will   bless    thy 
name  for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee ;  and 
I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and 
ever. 

3  ^  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly 
to  be  praised;  ^and  'his  greatness 
is  unsearchable. 

4  ''  One  generation  shall  praise  thy 
works  to  another,  and  shall  declare 
thy  mighty  acts. 

5  I. will  speak  of  the  glorious  hon- 
our of  thy  majesty,  and  of  thy  won- 
drous *  works. 

G  And  men  shall  speak  of  the 
might  of  thy  terrible  acts:  and  I 
will  M(;(',lnre  thy  greatness. 

7  Th(\v  shall  abundantly  utter  the 
memory  of  Ihy  great  goodness,  and 
shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

8  "^Tlie  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full 
of  com])nssi()n  ;  slow  to  anger,  and 
*of  great  uhmy'V. 

y  "^Tlie  Lord  is  good  to  all :  and 

700 


his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his 
works. 

10  ^All  thy  works  shall  praise 
thee,  O  Lord  ;  and  thy  saints  shall 
bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory 
of  thy  kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy 
power ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons 
of  men  his  mighty  acts,  and  the 
glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  'Thy  kingdom  is  ^an  everlast- 
ing kingdom,  and  thy  dominion 
endureth  throughout  all  genera- 
tions. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that 
fall,  and  'raiseth  up  all  those  that 
he  bowed  down. 

15  ''The  eyes  of  all  "wait  upon 
thee ;  and  '  thou  givest  them  their 
meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  openest  thine  hand,  ""and 
satistiest  the  desire  of  every  living 
thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all 
his  ways,  and "  holy  in  all  his  works. 

18  "The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all 
them  that  call  ui)on  him,  to  all 
that  call  upon  him  "in  truth. 

19  He  will  fultil  the  desire  of  them 
that  fear  him:  he  also  will  hear 
their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

20  pThe  Lord  preserveth  all  them 
that  love  him :  but  all  the  wicked 
will  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the 
praise  of  the  Lord  :  and  let  all 
tlesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever 
and  ever. 

PSALM  OXLVL 

1  T7ie  psalmist  voweth  perpetual  praises  to  God.  3 
He  exhorteth  not  to  trust  in  man.  5  God,  for  his 
power,  justice,  mercy,  and  kingdom,  is  only  worthy 
to  be  triisted. 

PE AISE  ye  the  Lord.    ^  Praise 
the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

2  ^  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the 
Lord  :  I  will  sing  praises  unto  my 
God  while  I  liaAc  any  being. 

3  '^Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 
nor  in  the  sou  of  man,  in  whom 
there  is  no  "help. 

4  ''His  breath  goetli  forth,  he  re- 
turneth  to  his  earth ;  in  that  very 
day  "^his  thoughts  perish. 

5  f^ Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God 
of  Jacob  for  his  hel]>,  whose  hope 
is  in  the  Lord  his  God : 


SPs.  19. 1. 


h  Ps.  14G.  10. 
1  Tim.  1.17. 

tlleb. 
a  kingdom 
of  all  ages. 


i  Ps.  UG.  8. 


kPs.  11)4.27. 
11  Or,  look 
unto  thee. 
1  Ps.  ia5.  25. 


"Ps.  104.21. 
&  147.  'J. 


II  Or,  merci- 
ful,  or, 
bonntiful. 

"Deut.  4.7. 


"John  4.  24. 


PPs..".1.2.3.& 
H7.  lU. 


t  ITcb. 
llallehijah. 
•  Ps.  lOJ.  1. 

1.  P.S.  104.  .■«. 


'Ps.llS.8,9. 
Is.  2.  22. 


II  Or,      . 
salimtion. 

(1  Ps.  104.  2!). 
Eco.  12.  7. 
Is.  2.  22. 

•  Sec  1  Cor. 

2.  (i. 
fPs.  144.  l.'.. 

Jer.  17.  7. 


The  irropliet  eihorteth 


PSALMS. 


to  2) raise  God. 


?  Gen.  1.1. 
llev.14.  7. 


h  Ps.  103.  fi. 
i  Pa.  107.  U. 

k  Ps.  (W.  6.  & 

107.  10,  u. 


I  Matt.  9.  no. 

Jiihn!).7-K. 
"'  IV.  H.i.  1 4. 

&  147.0. 

Luke  13.13. 


"  Deut.lO.lS. 

p».  as.  5. 


"Ps.  147.  G. 


P  Ex.  1.5.  18. 
Ps.  10.  10.  & 
II,-..  1.:. 
llev.  11. 15. 


"  Ps.  0-2. 1. 

h  Ps.  13.3.  3. 
'  Ps.  33.  1. 
i  Ps.  lOi'.  1(>. 
'  Dcut.  .30.  3. 


fP8.Sl.17. 

Is.  57.  15.  & 

111.  I. 

Luke  4. 18. 
(  Heb.(7/-ic/s. 
f  See  Gen. 

15.  ,i. 

Is.  40.  2G. 


hlChr.lB.25. 
Ps.  48.  1.  i 

116.4. &  145.3. 

iNah.  1.3. 

)  Hul).  of  his 
imdeyiita»(l~ 
i»o  there  is 
no  number. 

k  Is.  40.  28. 

IPs.  140.8,9. 


"  Job  38 

20, 

Ps.  104 
14. 

13, 

"  Job  .38.  41. 
P.S.  IW.  27, 
28.  &  i;;b.  25 

&  145.15. 

"  Job  38. 
Mutt.  U 

41. 
26. 

PPs.S.3. 
17, 18. 

H06.1. 

IG, 
7. 

6  ^  Which  made  heaven,  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  therein 
is  :  wliich  keepeth  triitli  for  ever: 

7  ''Which  executetli  jud;>nient  for 
the  oppressed :  'whicli  jiiiveth  food 
to  the  hungry.  ^  The  Lord  looseth 
the  prisoners : 

8  '  The  LoKD  openeth  tlie  eyes  of 
the  blind:  "'theLoKD  raiseth  them 
that  are  bowed  down :  the  Lokd 
loveth  the  rigliteous : 

9  "  The  Lord  i)reservetli  the 
strangers ;  he  relieveth  the  fatlier- 
less  and  widow:  "bnt  the  way  of 
the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 

10  i'The  Lord  shall  reign  forever, 
even  thy  God,  O  Zion,  mito  all 
generations.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLYII. 

1  Hie  prophet  exhortelh  to  praise  God  for  his  care  of 
the  church,  4  hin  power,  6  and  his  mercy:  7  to 
praise  him  for  his  providence :  Vi  to  praise  him  for 
his  blessiiifjs  upon  the  kintjdom,  I'i  for  his  2)otcer 
over  the  meteors,  19  and  for  his  ordinances  in  the 
church. 

PEALSE  ye  the  Lord  :  for  ""itis 
good  to  sing  praises  unto  our 
God ;  ^  for  it  is  x^leasant ;  and 
'Upraise  is  comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  ''  build  up  Jeru- 
salem :  ""  he  gathereth  together  the 
outcasts  of  Israel. 

3  *^He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart, 
and  bindeth  up  their  ♦  wounds. 

4  ^'He  telleth  the  number  of  the 
stars ;  he  calleth  them  all  by  their 
names. 

5  ''Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of 
'great  power:  ♦''his  understanding- 
is  infinite. 

6  '  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek : 
he  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the 
ground. 

7  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with 
thanksgiving ;  sing  praise  upon 
the  harp  unto  our  God : 

8  ""Who  covereth  the  heaven  with 
clouds,  who  prepareth  rain  for  the 
earth,  who  maketh  grass  to  grow 
upon  the  mountains. 

9  "He  giveth  to  the  beast  his 
food,  and  Ho  the  young  ravens 
which  cry. 

10  PHe  delighteth  not  in  the 
strength  of  the  horse:  he  taketh 
not  x)leasure  in  the  legs  of  a 
man. 

11  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in 


them  that  fear  him,  in  those  that 
hoi)e  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem ; 
praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the 
bars  of  thy  gates ;  he  hath  blessed 
thy  cliildreu  within  thee. 

14  t  '^  He  maketh  peace  in  thy 
holders,  and,  "^filleth  thee  with  the 
♦  finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  ''He  sendeth  forth  his  com- 
mandment itpon  earth:  his  word 
runneth  very  swiftly. 

10  'He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he 
scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like 
morsels :  who  can  stand  before  his 
cold  ? 

18  "He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and 
melteth  them  :  he  causeth  his  wind 
to  blow,  and  the  w^aters  flow. 

19  ■'He  sheweth  Ufis  word  unto 
Jacob,  ^  his  statutes  and  his  judg- 
ments unto  Israel. 

20  '^  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any 
nation :  and  as  for  his  judgments, 
they  have  not  known  them.  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLYIII. 

1  The  ]}salmi.'it  exhorteth.  the  celestial,  7  the  terrestrial, 
11  and  the  rational  creatures  to  i^raise  God. 

'  T3RAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise 
JL     ye  the  Lord  from  the  heav,- 
ens:  praise  him  in  the  heights. 

2  ^Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels: 
praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon : 
praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ''ye  heavens  of 
heavens,  and  '^ye  waters  that  he 
above  the  heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the 
Lord:  for  ''he  commanded,  and 
they  were  created. 

6 'He -hath  also  stablished  them 
for  ever  and  ever :  he  hath  made  a 
decree  which  shall  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth, 
*^ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps: 

8  Fire,  and  hail;  snow,  and  va- 
pour; stormy  wind  ^'fulfilling  his 
w  ord : 

9  "  Mountains,  and  all  hills ;  fruit- 
ful trees,  and  all  cedars : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle;  creep- 
ing things,  and  ♦flying  fowl: 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  peo- 

701 


1 1leb. 
)yhoinaketh 

thy  border 
))eace. 

1 1s.  60.17,18. 
'  Ps.  1.32.  15. 
tHeb./a« 

OF  irheftt, 

Deut.  32.14. 

Ps.  81.  16. 
•Job  .37.  12. 

Ps.  107.  20. 
•Job  37.  6. 


"  ver.  1.5. 
See  Job  37. 
10. 


"  Deut.  .33.  2, 

.3,4. 

Ps.  76. 1.& 

78.5.  Si  103.7.  , 
tll.b. 

/iis  wordf. 
y  Ma\.  4.  4. 
'  See  Deut. 

4.  32,  .3.3,  34. 

Rom.  3. 1,2. 


t  llcb. 
Hallelujah . 


'  Ps.  103.  20, 
21. 


•>!  Kings  8. 

2  Cor.  12.  2. 
'Gen.  1.7. 


<J  Gen.  1.1, 
6,7. 
Ps.  a3.  6,  y. 


'  Ps.  89. 37.  & 
119.  !W,  Itl. 
Jer.  .31.  35, 
36.  &  33.  ;;5. 


f  Is.  43.20. 


f  Ps.  147. 1.5- 

18. 


Ii  Is.  44.  23.  & 
49. 13.  &  55. 
12. 


f  Ileb.  hirdt 

of  wing. 


Exliortations  to  praise  God. 


PEOVEEBS. 


Exhortations  to  praise  God. 


i  Ps.  8. 1. 

U.  \>.  4. 
t  Ueb. 

exalted. 
kl'B.  U3.  4. 

1  Ps.  75. 10. 

»  P8. 149.  9. 


"  Eph.  2. 17. 


♦  Hfb. 
Halleluiah. 

•  Ps.  .■53.  3. 
I«.  42. 10. 


^  See  Job  35. 
10. 

Ps.  100.  3. 
iB.  54.  5. 

'  Zech.  9.  9. 

Matt.  lil.  5. 
.1  Ps.  81.  •2.  & 

150.4. 
1,  Or,  icith 

Uie  pipe. 


"  Ps.  35.  27. 
fPs.  132.16. 


f  Job  35. 10. 


Bpforn 

CHRIST 

written 

abuut  lUUU. 


•  I  Kinps  4. 
•.VI. 

ch.  10.  1.  & 
X5.  1. 
Jicc.  12.  9. 


>>ch.2.1,9. 


ftptiUes, 
'ch.  a.  4. 


[  Or,  etdvise- 
luenf. 
'  ch.  9.  9. 


pie;  princes,  and  all  judges  of  the 
earth : 

12  Both  yonnginen,  and  maidens; 
old  men,  and  children : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord  :  for  '  his  name  alone  is 
^excellent;  ''his  glory  is  above  the 
earth  and  heaven. 

14  '  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of 
his  people,  ""the  praise  of  all  his 
saints ;  even  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, "a  people  near  unto  him. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLIX. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteth  to  praise  God  for  his  Iot<e  to 
the  church,  .5  and  for  that  power  wfiich  he  hath  given 
to  the  church. 

Sing 


t"nEAISE  ve  the  Lord. 


P 


unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 
and  his  praise  in  the  congregation 
of  saints.  * 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  ^him  that 
made  him :  let  the  children  of  Zion 
be  joyful  in  their  "^King. 

3  ''Let  them  praise  his  name  "in 
the  dance:  let  them  sing  praises 
unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and 
harp. 

4  For  *  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure 
in  his  people :  ^he  will  beautify  the 
meek  with  salvation. 

Let   the   saints   be  joyful 


o 


m 


glory:  let  them 
their  beds. 


^smg 


aloud  uj)on 


6  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  le 
Mn  their  mouth,  and  ''a  twoedged 
sword  in  their  hand ; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the 
heathen,  and  punishments  upon 
the  people ; 

8  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains, 
and  their  nobles  with  fetters  of 
iron; 

9  'To  execute  upon  them  the 
judgment  written:  ^this  honour 
have  all  his  saints.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CL. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praL^e  God,  3  with  all  kind  of 
instnimeiits. 

t  T3EAISE  ye  the  Lord.    Praise 

J~    God  in  his  sanctuary :  praise 

him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

2  ''Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts: 
praise  him  according  to  his  excel- 
lent ^greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of 
the  "trumpet :  'Upraise  him  with  the 
psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  "^  with  the  timbrel  and 
"dance:  praise  him  with  '^stringed 
instruments  and  organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  "^  cym- 
bals:  praise  him  upon  the 
sounding  cymbals. 

G  Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath 
praise  the  Lord.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 


t  Heb.  in 

their 

throat. 
bHeb.4.  12. 

Rev.  1.  IG. 


high 


THE    PROVERBS. 


CHAPTEE  I. 

1  77ie  use  of  the  proverbs.  1  An  exhoy-tation  to  fear 
God,  and  believe  his  word.  10  To  avoid  the  enticinfjs 
of  siniurs.  20  Wi.sdom  complaineth  of  her  contempt. 
24  She  threaieneth  her  contemners. 

THE  '^  Proverbs  of  Solomon  the 
son  of  David,  king  of  Israel ; 

2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruc- 
tion ;  to  perceive  the  words  of  un- 
derstanding ; 

3  To  ''receive  the  in.struction  of 
wisdom,  justice,  and  judgment,  and 
*  equity ; 

4  To  give  subtilty  to  the  'simple, 
to  the  young  man  knowledge  and 
I' discretion, 

5  ''A  wise  man  will  liear,  and  will 
increase  learning;   and  a  man  of 

702 


understanding   shall   attain    unto 
wise  counsels : 
G  To  understand  a  proverb,  and 
"the  interpretation;  the  words  of 
the  wise,  and  their  'dark  sayings. 

7  1  ^The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  "the 
beginning  of  knowledge:  hut  fools 
despise  wisdom  and  instruction. 

8  6  My  son,  hear  the  instruction 
of  thy  father,  and  forsake  not  the 
law  of  thy  mother : 

9  For  ''  they  shall  he  *an  ornament 
of  grace  unto  thy  head,  and  chains 
about  thy  neck. 

10  ^\  My  son,  if  sinners  entice 
tliee,  '  consent  thou  not. 

11  If  they  say,  Come  with  us,  let 


iDeut.7. 1,2. 
k  Ps.  im.  14. 


t  Hob. 
Jlallelvjah. 


•Ps.  14.5. 5,0. 


b  Deut.  3. 24. 


H  Or,  cornet, 
Ps.  U.S.  U. 

'Ps.81.2.  i 
I4'J.  3. 

dEx.  15. 


20. 


II  Or,  pipe, 

Ps.  14y.  3. 
'  Ps.  .3.3.  2.  & 

92. 3.  &  144. 

9. 

Is.  .•«.  20. 
flChr.l5.1fi, 

19,28. ,%  10. 

5.  &  25. 1,6. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lOUU. 


II  Or,  an 

eloquent 

speech. 
'  Ps.  78.  2. 
f  Job  28.  28. 

Ps.  111.  10. 

ch.  9.  10. 

Eec.  12.13. 
II  Or.  the 

principal 

part. 
ech.4. 1.  & 

0.20. 


kch..3.  22. 
t llcb. 
an  adding. 


iGen.  39.  7, 
&c. 

P».  1.  1. 
Kph.  5.  II. 


Wisdo7n  complaineth  of  scarners. 


PEOVERBS. 


She  promiseth  godliness. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  l(lt)0. 

kjer.  5.  26. 


1  I's.  2R.  1.  & 
14;!.  7. 


">Ps.  1.1. 
ch.  4.  14. 
"Ph.  lia.lOl. 


"  Is.  5S.  7. 
Rom.  3.  15 


t  Heb. 
m  the  fyes 
of  f very 
ihtnijthat 
hnth  a 
u-ing. 


Pch.  I.'..  2'. 
1  Tim.  6.10. 


I  Heb. 

Wii-doms, 

that  is, 

Eicclleni 

tctsc/om. 
•'ch.S.  I,&c. 

&  0.  S. 

Jonn  7.  3". 


'Joel  2.28. 


•  Is.  6.5. 12.  & 
(i<i.  4. 

Jer.  7. 13. 
/ech.  7.  11. 


'  Ps.  107.  11. 
ver.  ;iO. 
Luke  7. 30. 


°  Ps.  2.  4. 


'  ch.  10.  24. 


'  Job  27.  9.  & 
a.  12. 
Is.  1.  1.5. 
Jer.  11.11. & 
14.12. 
Ez.  8.  18. 
Mic.  3.  4. 
Zech.  7.  13. 
James  4.  3. 

'Job  21. 14. 
ver.  22. 


US  ''lay  wait  for  blood,  let  lis  lurk 
privily  for  the  iunoceut  without 
cause : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive 
as  the  grjive ;  and  whole,  '  as  those 
that  go  down  iuto  the  i)it : 

13  We  shall  tiud  all  i)reeious  sub- 
stauce,  we  shall  till  our  houses  with 
spoil : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us  ;  let 
us  all  have  one  purse : 

15  My  son,  "'walk  not  thou  in  the 
way  with  them;  "refrain  thy  foot 
from  their  path : 

1()  ""For  their  feet  run  to  evil,  and 
make  haste  to  shed  blood.  • 

17  Surely  in  vain  the  net  is  spread 
♦in  the  sight  of  any  bird. 

18  And  thev  lay  wait  for  their 
oiini  blood;  they  lurk  privily  for 
their  own  lives. 

19  "^  So  are  the  ways  of  every  one 
that  is  greedy  of  gain  ;  n'hicli  tak- 
eth  away  the  life  of  the  owners 
thereof. 

20  1  tnVisdom  crieth  without; 
she  uttereth  her  voice  in  the  streets : 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place  of 
concourse,  in  the  openings  of  the 
gates :  in  the  city  she  uttereth  her 
words,  saying, 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will 
ye  love  simplicity  f  and  the  scorn- 
ers  delight  in  their  scorning,  and 
fools  hate  knowledge  I 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof:  be- 
hold, 'I  will  pour  out  my  spirit 
unto  you,  I  will  make  known  my 
words  unto  you. 

24  1^  'Because  I  have  called,  and 
ye  refused ;  I  have  stretched  out 
my  hand,  and  no  man  regarded ; 

25  But  ye  '  have  set  at  nought  all 
my  counsel,  and  would  none  of  my 
reproof: 

26  "I  also  will  laugh  at  your  ca- 
lamity; I  will  mock  when  your 
fear  cometh ; 

27  When  ''your  fear  cometh  as 
desolation,  and  your  destruction 
cometh  as  a  whirlwind ;  w  hen  dis- 
tress and  auguisli  cometh  upon  you. 

28  ^Then  shall  they  call  upon 
me,  but  I  will  not  answer;  they 
shall  seek  me  early,  but  they  shall 
not  tind  me : 

29  For  that  they  'l^ated  knowl- 


edge, and  did  not  ''choose  the  fear 
of  the  Lord  :    , 

30  ^They  would  none  of  my  coun- 
sel :  they  despised  all  my  reproof. 

31  Therefore  ''shall  they  eat  of  the 
fruit  of  their  own  way,  and  be 
filled  with  their  own  devices. 

32  For  the  "  turning  away  of  the 
simple  shall  slay  them,  and  the 
prosperity  of  fools  shall  destroy 
them. 

33  But  ''whoso  hearkeneth  unto 
me  shall  dwell  safely,  and  ^shall 
be  quiet  from  fear  of  evil. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  wisdom  promiseth  godliness  to  her  children,  10  and 
safety  jYom  evil  coinjMiiy,  ^  and  direction,  in  good 
ways. 

n% /TY  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive 


my 


my   words,    and   "^  hide 
commandments  with  thee ; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear 
unto  wisdom,  and  apply  thine 
heart  to  understanding ; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  after  knowl- 
edge, and  Uiftest  up  thy  voice  for 
understanding ; 

4  ''If  thou  seekest  her  as  silver, 
and  searchest  for  her  as  for  hid 
treasures ; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  understand  the 
fear  of  the  Lokd,  and  find  the 
knowledge  of  God. 

G  "  For  the  Lord  gi veth  wisdom : 
out  of  his  mouth  cometh  knowledge 
and  understanding. 

7  He  layeth  up  sound  wisdom  for 
the  righteous :  ''  he  is  a  buckler  to 
them  that  walk  uprightlj\ 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judg- 
ment, and  ^preserveth  the  way  of 
his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand 
righteousness,  and  judgment,  and 
equity ;  yea,  every  good  imth. 

10  1  When  wisdom  entereth  into 
thine  heart,  and  knowledge  is 
pleasant  unto  thy  soul ; 

11  Discretion  shall  preserve  thee, 
^understanding  shall  keei)  thee: 

12  To  deliver  thee  from  the  way 
of  the  evil  man,  from  the  man  that 
speaketh  froward  things ; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  up- 
rightness, to  '''walk  in  the  ways  of 
darkness ; 

14  Who  ''rejoice  to  do  evil,  and 

703 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lUOO. 

•Ps.  119. 173. 
b  ver.  25. 
Ps.  81.  11. 

'  Job  4.  8. 
ch.  14.  14. 
&  22.  K. 
Is.  3.  11. 
Jer.  6. 1!». 


II  Or,  eafte  of 
the  simpU, 


•1  P3.2.5.12,1.3. 
'  Pa.  112.  7. 


"ch.  4.  21.  & 
7.1. 


t  Heb.  aiivst 
thfj  voice. 


'■ch.3.14. 
Matt.  13. 44. 


'1  Kings  .^ 
U,  12. 
James  1.  5. 


dPs.84.  11. 
ch.  30.  5. 


M  Sam.  2.y. 
Ps.  m.  9. 


f  ch.  6.  22. 


cjohnS.  19, 

20. 


I>ch.  10.  2.3. 
Jer.  11. 15. 


An  exhortation  to  obedience. 


PROVEEBS. 


The  benefit  of  wisdom. 


Before 
CHKIST 
abuui  I  iloO. 

■■Rom.  1.32. 
i'  Ps.  1J5.  3.  ■ 

T  ch.  5.  20. 
t>.  li.  St.  7.  5. 


"  See  Mai.  2. 
H,  Ij. 


"ch.  7.  27. 


I'P8.37.  29. 


1  Job  IS.  17. 

Vs.  .-ff.  28.  & 

104.  .Jo. 
»Or, 

jilucked  up. 


•Deut.  8.  1. 
&  30.  lU,  20. 


1  Hel).  Hears 
or' lire. 
hPs.  U9. 1C5. 


'  Ex.  n.  9. 

Deut.  li.  8. 

ch.  G.  21.  & 

7.3. 
•IJer.  17.  1. 

2  Cor.  3.  .1. 
•Ps.  lU.lO. 

See  1  Sam. 

2. 2*;. 

Luke  2.  .W. 

AcU  2.  47. 

Koni.  14. 1"). 
B  Or,  r/oo'i 

I  P«.  37.  3,  5. 
«Jer.  y.23. 

l.lClir.2S.9. 
ijer.  10.23. 
k  Kom.  12.IG. 
I  Jul)  1.  1. 

ch.  li;.  0. 
♦  Ileb. 

mc/icmc. 
Illcb. 

watering^ 

or,  iiioiiU- 

enin\f. 

■"Job  21.  24. 
"  Kx.  22.  2!t. 

*  2:t.  1!).  «£ 

rM.  2B. 

Diut.  20.  2, 

Ac. 

Mnl.  3.  10, 

Luke  14. 13. 


'  delight  in  the  frowarduess  of  the 
wicked ; 

15  ''AVhose  ways  are  crooked,  and 
tlu'D  froward  in  their  paths : 

IG  To  deliver  thee  from  'the 
strange  woman,  '"even  from  the 
stranger  tvhich  fiattereth  with  her 
words ; 

17  "Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of 
her  youth,  and  forgetteth  the  cov- 
enant of  her  God. 

18  For  "her  house  inclineth  unto 
death,  and  her  i^aths  unto  the  dead. 

19  ]N^one  that  go  unto  her  return 
again,  neither  take  they  hold  of  the 
paths  of  life. 

20  That  thou  mayest  wall?:  in 
the  way  of  good  men,  and  keep 
the  paths  of  the  righteous. 

21  Tor  the  upright  shall  dwell 
in  the  land,  and  the  jjerfect  shall 
remain  in  it. 

22  ''  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut 
off'  from  the  earth,  and  the  trans- 
gressors shall  be  "  rooted  out  of  it. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  An  exhortation  to  obedience,  5  to  faith,  7  to  mortifi- 
cation, 9  to  devotion,  11  to  patietwe.  13  The  happy 
gain  of  xvisdom.  19  TIte  power,  21  and  the  benefits 
of  wi.fdom.  27  Att  exliortation  to  charitableness,  30 
pcaceabienesx,  31  and  contcntedness.  83  The  cursed 
state  of  the  wicked. 

MY  son,  forget  not   my  law; 
=*  but  let  thine  heart  keex)  my 
commandments : 

2.  For  length  of  days,  and  Uong 
life,  and  ''peace,  shall  they  add  to 
thee. 

3  Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake 
thee:  ^bind  them  about  thy  neck; 
''  write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine 
heart : 

4  %So  shalt  tliou  find  favour  and 
"good  und(U'standing  in  the  sight 
of  God  and  man. 

5  1  ^  Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all 
thine  heart;  ''and  lean  not  unto 
thine  own  understandiii<'-. 

6  "  In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge 
him,  and  he  shall  '  direct  thy  paths. 

7  1  "Be  not  wise  in  thine  own 
eyes:  'fear  the  Lord,  and  depart 
from  evil. 

8  It  shall  be  'health  to  thy  navel, 
and  '"'marrow  to  thy  bones. 

9  "Honour  th(^  Lord  with  thv 
sub.stance,  and  with  the  liistfruits 
of  all  thine  increase: 

704 


10  °So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled 
with  plenty,  and  thy  ]3resses  shall 
burst  out  with  new  wine. 

11  ^  pMy  son,  despise  not  the 
chastening  of  the  Lord;  neither 
be  weary  of  his  correction : 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he 
correcteth;  ''even  as  a  father  the 
son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

13  1^  "^  Happy  is  the  man  that 
findeth  wisdom,  and  ^  the  man  that 
getteth  understanding : 

14  Tor  the  merchandise  of  it  is 
better  than  the  merchandise  of  sil- 
ver, and  the  gain  thereof  than  fine 
gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  than  ru- 
bies :  and  ^all  the  things  thou  canst 
desire  are  not  to  be  comx^ared  unto 
her. 

10  "Length  of  days  is  in  her  right 
hand ;  and  in  her  left  hand  riches 
and  honour. 

17  ""Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleas- 
antness, and  all  her  paths  are 
peace. 

18  She  is  ^'a  tree  of  life  to  them 
that  lay  hold  upon  her  :  and  happy 
is  every  one  that  retaineth  her. 

19  ^The  Lord  by  wisdom  hath 
founded  the  earth ;  by  u^nderstand- 
ing  hath  he  "  established  the 
heavens. 

20  '-'  By  his  knowledge  the  depths 
are  broken  uj),  and  ''the  clouds 
drop  down  the  dew. 

21  °[  My  son,  let  not  them  depart 
from  thine  eyes :  keej)  sound  wis- 
dom and  discretion : 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy 
soul,  and  'grace  to  thy  neck. 

23  ''Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy 
way  safely,  and  thy  foot  shall  not 
stumble. 

24  '^When  thou  liest  down,  thou 
shalt  not  be  afraid :  yea,  thou  shalt 
lie  down,  and  thy  sleej)  shall  be 
sweet. 

25  *^Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear, 
neither  of  the  desolation  of  the 
wicked,  when  it  coraeth. 

20  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  con- 
fidence, and  shall  keep  thy  foot 
from  being  taken. 

27  1  i^' Withhold  not  good  from 
'  tlu^m  to  whom  it  is  due,  when  it  is 
in  the  powei«  f  thine  hand  to  do  it. 


B(?fore 

CHRIST 

about  11)0(1. 

"Deut.  2S.8. 

PJobS.  17. 
Ps.  94.  12. 
Heb.  12.5,6. 
Rev.  3.  19. 


1  Deut.  8.  5. 


'ch.  8.  34,35. 

tlleb.  Mc 
man  that 
(IrairrlU 
out  uiuter- 
standmg. 

'Job  28. 1.3, 
&c. 

Pa.  19.  10. 
ch.  2.  4.  & 
8.11,  19.  & 
10. 10. 


'  Matt.  13.44. 


"  ch.  8. 18. 
1  Tim.  4.  8. 


"Matt.  11. 

29,30. 


>•  Gen.  2.  9. 
&  3.  22. 


'  Ps.  104.  24. 
&  130.  .5. 
ch.  8.27. 
Jer.  10.  12. 
&  51. 15. 

II  Or, 
prepared. 

«  Gen.  1.9. 

b  Deut..3.^23. 
Job  3(i.  28. 


'ch.  1.  9. 

<1  Ps.  .■!7.  24.  .t 
91.  11,  12. 
ch.  10.  9. 


'  I-cv.  20.  fi. 
PS.3.5.&4.8. 


rPs.  91.5.& 
112.7. 


BUnni.  1."..  7. 

Gal.  0.  10. 
tlUh. 

the  otrners 

thereof. 


Solomon  exliorteth  to 


PEOVEEBS. 


the  study  of  wisdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ubout  loco. 

h  Lev.  I'J.  ]:i. 
Deut.  'M.IS. 


I  Or,  Prac- 
tise no  ecil. 


i  Bom.  1^'.  18. 


IP6.S7. 1.& 

7;i.  3. 

cli.'J4. 1, 
t  licti.  a  mati 
oj  violence. 


I  Ps.  25. 14. 


"I^ev.  M  14, 

I's.  ST.  2-.'. 
Zc'ch.  5.  4. 
Mai.  ■^.  J. 
"Ts.  l.;i. 

°J«incs  4.  C. 
1 1'et.  5. 5. 


flleb. 
exaltelh  the 
Juols. 


•PS..34. 11. 

ch.  1.8. 


biehr.K>.l. 


'  1  Chr.  28. 9. 
KpU.  6.4. 


<lch.  7.  2. 


'eh.  2.  2, 3. 


f  2  TheBs.  2. 


«  Malt.  13.44. 
Luke  10. 42. 


»1  Sam.  2.30. 


ich.l.S.&S. 

to.',  sA« 
."/ai/i  com- 
;''''.w  (/lee 
i/'itA  a 

ClOttTl  o/ 


IL 


28  ''Say  not  unto  thy  neig-hbour, 
Go,  and  come  again,  and  to  mor- 
row I  will  give ;  wlien  thou  hast  it 
by  thee. 

29  "Devise  not  evil  against  thy 
neighbour,  seeing  he  dwelletli  se- 
curely by  thee. 

30  1  '  Strive  not  with  a  man  with- 
out cause,  if  he  have  done  thee  no 
harm. 

31  1  '^Envy  thou  not  *the  op- 
pressor, and  choose  none  of  liis 
ways. 

32  For  the  froward  is  abomina- 
tion to  the  LoiiD  :  '  but  his  secret 
is  with  the  righteous. 

33  1  '''The  curse  of  the  Lord  is 
in  the  house  of  the  wicked  :  but  "he 
blessetli  the  habitation  of  the  just. 

34  "  Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorn- 
ers :  but  he  giveth  grace  luito  the 
lowly. 

35  The  wise  shall  inherit  glory:, 
but  shame  ♦shall  be  the  promotion 
of  fools. 

CHAPTEE  IV. 

1  Solomon,  to  persuade  obedknce,  3  sheweth  what  in- 
stiicclion  he  had  of  his  parents,  5  to  study  wisdom, 
14  and  to  s?iun  the  path  of  the  wicked.  20  lie  ex- 
horteth  to  faith,  23  and  sanctification. 

EAE,   ""ye   children,   the   in- 
struction of  a  father,  and  at- 
tend to  know  understanding. 

2  For  I  give  you  good  doctrine, 
forsake  ye  not  my  law. 

3  For  I  was  my  father's  son,  ^'ten- 
der and  only  beloved  in  the  sight  of 
my  mother. 

4  ^He  taught  me  also,  and  said 
unto  me.  Let  thine  heart  retain  my 
words:  ''keep  my  commandments, 
and  live. 

5  ""Get  wisdom,  get  understand- 
ing :  forget  it  not ;  neither  decline 
from  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

G  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall 
preserve  thee:  *^love  her,  and  she 
shall  keep  thee. 

7  ^Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing; 
therefore  get  wisdom :  and  with  all 
thy  getting  get  understanding. 

8  ''Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  pro- 
mote thee :  she  shall  bring  thee  to 
honour,  when  thou  dost  embrace 
her. 

9  She  shaKJ^ive  to  thine  head '  an 
ornament  of  grace :  "  a  crown  of 
glory  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 

45 


H 


10  Hear,  O  my  son,  and  receive 
my  sayings;  'and  the  years  of  thy 
life  shall  be  many. 

Ill  have  taught  thee  in  the  way 
■of  wisdom ;  I  have  led  thee  in  right 
paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  '  thy  steps 
shall  not  be  straitened;  "'and  when 
thou  runnest,  thou  shalt  not  stum- 
ble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ; 
let  her  not  go:  keep  her;  for  she 
is  thy  life. 

14  %  "Enter  not  into  the  path  of 
the  wicked,  and  go  not  in  the  way 
of  evil  men. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn 
from  it,  and  pass  away. 

16  "For  they  sleep  not,  except 
they  have  done  mischief;  and  their 
sleep  is  taken  away,  unless  they 
cause  some  to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of  wick- 
edness, and  drink  the  wine  of  vio- 
lence. 

18  "But  the  path  of  the  just  Hs 
as  the  shining  light,  that  shineth 
more  and  more  unto  the  perfect  day. 

19  'The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as 
darkness :  they  know  not  at  what 
they  stumble. 

20  ^  My  son,  attend  to  my  words ; 
incline  thine  ear  unto  my  sayings. 

21  'Let  them  not  depart  from 
thine  eyes  ;  '  keep  them  in  the 
midst  of  thine  heart. 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those 
that  find  them,  and  "1  health  to  all 
their  flesh. 

23  «f  Keep  thy  heart  hvith  all  dil- 
igence ;  for  out  of  it  are  the  issues 
of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  '  a  froward 
mouth,  and  perverse  lips  put  far 
from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on, 
and  let  thine  eyelids  look  straight 
before  thee. 

2G  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet, 
and  "let  all  thy  ways  be  established. 

27  "Turn  not  to  the  right  hand 
nor  to  the  left:  ^remove  thy  foot 
from  evil. 

CHAPTEE  Y. 

1  ikiomon  exhorteth  to  the  study  of  wisdom.  3  He 
sheweth  the  mischief  of  icfioredom  and  riot.  \b  He 
exhorteth  to  couteiitedness,  Ubernlitij,  and  chastity. 
22  The  wicked  are  overtaken  with  their  own  sins. 

705 


Before 
CHRIST   : 
about  1000. 

Iich.  S.  3. 


1  Ps.  18.  M. 

•  \\.  '.n.  n, 
ij. 


"P-s.  1.1. 

ell.  1. 10, 15. 


'  Ps.  rr,.  4. 

I».  57.  'JO. 


P  Matt.  5.  14, 

4r,. 

Phil.  2. 15. 
1  :^  Sulli.J3.4.  : 


"■]  Sam.  2.9. 

.Iol>iS.  .^.(k 

Is.  .W. '.).  10. 
.Itr.  li.'i.  12. 
John  lli.  36. 


'ch.3.3,  21.    •: 
'ch.  2.  1. 


"ch.  ."!.  8.  & 

12.  18. 
tlleb. 

incthctne. 
tlleb.  n/)o«c 

uli  AeejAitg. 


)  ncb./ro- 
iVftrttneisof 
month,  and 
jtet'vtnitr- 
iiess  11/  lip». 


I!  Or,  alt  thy 
way  ft  sfiait 
be  orflered 
ai-rijltt. 

"1)001.5.32. 

&  28.  14. 

Josh.  1.7. 
>  Is.  1.16. 

Rom.  12. 9. 


TJie  miscMefs  of  ivlioredom. 


PEOVEKBS. 


Against  suretisMp,  idleness, 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuut  lUUO. 


•  Mai.  2. 


^cll.  2.  IC.  .l£ 


i  Ikb. 
palate. 
'  P*.  5.).  21. 
.1  Ecc.  :.  2B. 
'  Hcb.  4.  12. 
(ch.  T.  2r. 


fUeh.ir,-/ 
atienijth. 


fell.  1.  29. 


hch.l.  25.  & 
12.1. 


■Mu.1.2.  U. 


»  Src  Cnnt. 

i.'Xki.i. 

k.7.S. 
tllcb. 

vjuter  thrf.. 
\  Hcb.  pvr 

thou  atwnt/.l 

%n  her  tui'r. 


MY  son,  attend  unto  my  wis- 
dom, and  bow  thine  ear  to 
my  understanding : 

2  That  thou  mayest  regard  discre- 
tion, and  that  thy  lijis  ma}^  ''keep 
knowledge. 

3  %  ^For  the  lips  of  a  strange  wo- 
man droj)  as  a  honeycomb,  and  her 
'mouth  is  '^ smoother  than  oil: 

4  But  her  end  is  <*  bitter  as  worm- 
wood, '^  sharp  as  a  twoedged  sword. 

5  ^  Her  feet  go  down  to  death ; 
her  steps  take  hold  on  hell. 

G  Lest  thou  shouldest  pender  the 
path  of  life,  her  ways  are  movea- 
l)le,  that  thou  canst  not  know 
them. 

7  Hear  me  now  therefore,  O  ye 
children,  and  depart  not  from  the 
words  of  my  mouth. 

8  Eemove  thy  way  far  from  her, 
and  come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her 
house : 

9  Lest  thou  give  thine  honour  unto 
others,  and  thy  years  unto  the 
cruel : 

10  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with 
'  thy  wealth ;  and  thy  labours  he  in 
the  house  of  a  stranger ; 

11  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last, 
when  thy  flesh  and  thy  body  are 
consumed, 

12  And  say,  How  have  I  ^  hated 
instruction,  and  my  heart  '*  despised 
reproof ; 

13  And  have  not  obeyed  the 
voice  of  my  teachers,  nor  inclined 
mine  ear  to  them  that  instructed 
me! 

14  I  was  almost  in  all  evil  in  the 
midst  of  the  congregation  and 
assembly. 

15  ^f  Drink  waters  out  of  thine 
own  cistern,  and  running  waters 
out  of  thine  own  Avell. 

IG  Let  thy  fountains  be  dispersed 
abroad,  and  rivers  of  waters  in  the 
streets. 

17  Let  them  be  only  thine  own, 
and  not  strangers'  with  thee. 

18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed: 
and  rejoice  with  'the  wife  of  thy 
vouth, 

\\)  ^Lct  her  &6' ff.s  the  loving  hind 

and  ])](!asant  roe;  let  her  breasts 

♦satisfy  thee  at  .all  times;  and  'be 

tliou  ravished  always  with  her  love. 

70t) 


M 


20  And  why  wilt  thou,  my  son, 
be  ravished  with  '  a  strange  wo- 
man, and  embrace  the  bosom  of  a 
stranger  ? 

21  "'For  the  ways  of  man  arc  be- 
fore the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  he 
pondereth  all  his  goings. 

22  ^  "His  own  iniquities  shall 
take  the  wicked  himself,  and  he 
shall  be  holdeu  with  the  cords  of 
his  ♦sins. 

23  "He  shall  die  without  instruc- 
tion;  and  in  the  greatness  of  his 
folly  he  shall  go  astray. 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  Against  miretiahip,  6  idlene.t.%  13  and  mischievoitx- 
ness.  16  Sevefi  things  hatefid  to  God.  20  The 
blessings  of  obedience.  25  The  mischiefs  of  whore- 
dom. 

Y   son,    ^  if   thou   be   surety 
for  thy  friend,  if  thou  hast 
stricken  thy  hand  with  a  stranger, 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the  words 
pf  thy  mouth,  thou  art  taken  with 
the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

3  Do  this  now,  iny  son,  and  de- 
liver thyself,  when  thou  art  come 
into  the  hand  of  thy  friend;  go, 
humble  thyself,  "and  make  sure 
thy  friend. 

4  ''Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes, 
nor  slumber  to  thine  eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from  the 
hand  of  the  hunter,  and  as  a  bird 
from  the  hand  of  the  fowler. 

G  ^\  '^  Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard  ; 
consider  her  ways,  and  be  wise : 

7  Which  having  no  guide,  over- 
seer, or  ruler, 

8  Provideth  her  meat  in  the  sum- 
mer, and  gathereth  her  food  in  the 
harvest. 

9  ""How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O 
sluggard  1  when  wilt  thou  arise  out 
of  thy  sleep  ? 

10  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slum- 
ber, a  little  folding  of  the  hands  to 
sleep : 

11  'So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as 
one  that  travelleth,  and  thy  want 
as  an  armed  man. 

12  ^  A  naughty  person,  a  wick- 
ed man,  walketh  with  a  frowaVd 
mouth. 

13  "^Hc  winketh  with  his  eyes,  he 
speaketh  with  his  feet,  he  teacheth 
with  his  lingers; 

14  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lUOU. 

i  ch.  2.  16.  & 
7.5. 


"'2Chr.]n.n. 

job.';i.4.  & 

34.21. 

ch.  \r,.r,. 
Jer.  k;.  i;. 

&.32.  li). 
Ho3.  7.  2. 
Heb.  4.  13. 
'  Ps.  9.  15. 


t Ileb. sin. 

"Job  4.  21.  & 
36. 12. 


"ch.  11.15.  & 

17.  IS.  &iO. 
V:  &  22.  20. 
&  27. 13. 


II  Or,  TO  fhaft 
thou  prevail 
rtnth  thy 
friend. 

b  Ps.  132.  4. 


•Job  12.  7. 


■I  ch.21.33,a4. 


'ch.  10.4.  Si 
13. 4.  &  20. 4. 


rjob  15.  !•;. 
Ps.  Xt.  19. 
ch.  II).  10. 


and  mischievoiisness. 


PROVERBS. 


/ 


Solomon  persuadeth  to  ivisdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 

tMic.  2.  1. 
h  vcr.  19. 
*  Ileb.  cast- 

(thfurtli. 
ijer.  ID.  II. 
I  2  Chr.OO.lG. 
t  Heb. 

Q/'Ais  souL 


IPs.  18.27.  & 

101. 5. 
t  Ilcb. 

Ilanghty 

et/en, 
■"  "Ps.  120.2,3. 
"  Is.  1.  IJ. 
"Gcn.f.  5.   » 
r  Is.  .v.).  7. 

Rom.  3.  11. 

IPs.  27.  12. 
ch.  ]!l.  5,  y. 
'  ver.  14. 


'ch.  1..S. 
Eph.  G.  1. 


'ch..3.  3.  & 


"ch.3.2S,24. 


'ch.  2.  II. 


^Vs.19.S.Se 
nsi.  lOj. 
U  Or,  candle. 


•ch.  2.16.  & 
n.  3.  &  '.  5. 

tOr,  orthe 
stravge 
tongue. 

'  Matt.  5.  28. 


bch.  29.  3. 


■^Gen.Sa.H. 
t  Heb.  the 
woman  of  a 
maii^  or,  (t  ' 
man's  tr\/e. 
i  Ez.  13.  IS. 


'Ex.  22. 1,4. 


fch.  7.7. 
t  lleb.heart. 


^he  deviseth  mischief  continually; 
^  he  *  soweth  discord. 

15  Therefore  shall  his  calamity 
come  suddenly ;  suddenly  shall  he 
'  be  broken  ^  without  remedy. 

1()  ^[  These  six  thiiufs  doth  the 
Lord  hate ;  yea,  seven  are  an 
abomination  Uuito  him: 

17  ^  *A  proud  look,  "'a  lying 
tongue,  and  "hands  that  shed  in- 
nocent blood, 

18  "A  heart  that  deviseth  wicked 
imaginations,  ''feet  that  be  swift  in 
running  to  mischief, 

19  ''A  false  witness  tliat  speaketh 
lies,  and  he  "^that  soweth  discord 
among  brethren. 

20  *l  ^My  son,  keep  thy  father's 
commandment,  and  forsake  not  the 
law  of  thy  mother : 

21  *Bind  them  continually  upon 
thine  heart,  and  tie  them  about 
thy  neck. 

22  "When  thou  goest,  it  shall  lead 
thee;  when  thou  sleepest,  "it  shall 
keep  thee ;  and  when  thou  awakest, 
it  shall  talk  with  thee. 

23  ^For  the  commandment  is  a 
II  lamp ;  and  the  law  is  light ;  and 
reproofs  of  instruction  are  the  way 
of  life : 

24  ^To  keep  thee  from  the  evil 
woman,  from  the  flattery  "  of  the 
tongue  of  a  strange  woman. 

25  "^  Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in 
thine  heart;  neither  let  her  take 
thee  with  her  eyelids. 

26  For  ''by  means  of  a  whorish 
woman  a  man  is  brought  to  a  piece 
of  bread:  '^and  'the  adulteress  will 
•^  hunt  for  the  precious  life. 

27  Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his 
bosom,  and  his  clothes  not  be 
burned  ? 

28  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals, 
and  his  feet  not  be  burned  ? 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his 
neighbour's  wife;  whosoever  touch- 
eth  her  shall  not  be  innocent. 

30  Men  do  not  despise  a  thief,  if 
he  steal  to  satisfy  his  soul  when  he 
is  hungry ; 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  ^he  shall 
restore  sevenfold ;  he  shall  give  all 
the  substance  of  his  house. 

32  But  whoso  committeth  adul- 
tery with  a  woman  Hacketh  ^un- 


M 


derstanding :  he  that  doeth  it  de- 
stroyeth  his  own  soul. 

33  A  wound  and  dishonour  shall 
he  get ;  and  his  rei)roach  shall  not 
be  wiped  away. 

34  For  jealousy  is  the  rage  of  a 
man :  therefore  he  will  not  spare 
in  the  day  of  vengeance. 

35  *  He  will  not  regard  any  ran- 
som ;  neither  will  he  rest  content, 
though  thou  givest  many  gifts. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Solomon  pej-xuadeth  to  a  sincere  and  kind  familiar- 
ity with  wisdom.  6  In  an  example  of  his  ovni  expe- 
rience., he  sheiceth  10  the  cnnnintj  of  a  whore,  22  and 
the  desperate  simplicity  of  a  Tjoung  wanton.  34  i/e 
dehortethfrom  siich  wickedness. 

Y  son,  keep  my  words,  and 
lay  up  my  commandments 
with  thee. 

2  ''Keep  my  commandments,  and 
live;  "^aud  my  law  as  the  apple  of 
thine  eye. 

3  ''Bind  them  upon  thy  fingers, 
write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine 
heart. 

4  Say  unto  wisdom.  Thou  art  my 
sister ;  and  call  understanding  thy 
kinswoman : 

5  ''That  they  may  keep  thee 
from  the  strange  woman,  from  the 
stranger  which  flattereth  with  her 
words. 

6  ^  For  at  the  window  of  my 
bouse  I  looked  through  my  case- 
ment, 

7  And  beheld  among  the  simple 
ones,  I  discerned  among  *  the 
youths,  a  young  man  ^  void  of  un- 
derstanding, 

8  Passing  through  the  street  near 
her  corner;  and  he  went  the  way 
to  her  house, 

9  ''In  the  twilight,  Mn  the  even- 
ing, in  the  black  and  dark  night : 

10  And,  behold,  there  met  him 
a  woman  with  the  attire  of  a  har- 
lot, and  subtile  of  heart. 

11  (''She  is  loud  and  stubborn; 
'  her  feet  abide  not  in  her  house : 

12  Now  is  she  without,  now  in  the 
streets,  and  lieth  in  wait  at  every 
corner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed 
him,  and  ^with  an  impudent  face  i 
said  unto  him,  | 

14  'J  have  peace  offerings  with 
me;  this  day  have  I  paid  my  vows. 

707 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000 


f  Hob.  //« 

ivill  not 
■  accept  the 
face  of  any 
ransom. 


"ch.  2.  1. 


l-I-ev.  18.  S. 

ch.  4.  4. 

Is.  .M.  3. 
'Deut.32.I0. 


d  Deut.  0.  8. 

&1I.18.  ■ 
ch.  3. 3.  &  «. 
21. 


'ch.2.16.  & 
5. 3.  &  ti.  24. 


t  Heb. 

the  son*. 
fch.t!.  3:i  «; 

a.  4,  lU. 


ejob  24.15. 
)  lUb.  in  the 

ei'enmtf  of 

the  ilay. 


bch.  9.  13. 


ilTim.o.1.3. 
Tit.  2.  5. 


f Ilcb. she 
strengthen- 
ed herface^ 
and  said. 

tllcb. 
Peace  of- 
ferings are 
\>poH  me. 


The  inestimahle  ivorth. 


PEOVERBS. 


nature,  benefits,  eternity^, 


Before 
CHRIST 

siboutlOOd. 


kis.  19.  9. 


t  Heb.  m 
his  hand. 

I  Or,  the  neio 
moon. 

Ich.  5.  3. 

"  Ps.  12.  2. 


tHeb. 
tuddenly. 


•  Ecc.  9. 12. 


•Neh.  13.2r.. 


Pch.2. 18.& 
i.  &.  *  9.  lU. 


■ch.  1.20.  & 
9.3. 


15  Therefore  came  I  forth  to  meet 
thee,  diligently  to  seek  thy  face, 
and  I  have  found  thee. 

16  I  have  decked  my  bed  with 
coverings  of  tapestry,  with  carved 
ivorls,  with  ^fine  linen  of  Egypt. 

17  I  have  perfumed  my  bed  with 
myrrh,  aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

18  Come,  let  ns  take  our  till  of 
love  until  the  morning :  let  us  so- 
lace ourselves  with  loves. 

19  For  the  goodman  is  not  at 
home,  he  is  gone  a  long- journey : 

20  He  hath  taken  a  bag  of  mon- 
ey ^vith  him,  and  will  come  home 
at  "the  day  appointed. 

21  With '  her  much  fair  speech  she 
caused  him  to  yield,  "'with  the  flat- 
tering of  her  lips  she  forced  him. 

22  He  goeth  after  her  *  straight- 
way, as  an  ox  goeth  to  the  slaugh- 
ter, or  as  a  fool  to  the  correction 
of  the  stocks ; 

23  Till  a  dart  strike  through,  his 
liver;  "as  a  bird  hasteth  to  the 
snare,  and  knoweth  not  that  it  is 
for  his  life. 

24  ^  Hearken  unto  me  now  there- 
fore, O  ye  children,  and  attend  to 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

25  Let  not  thine  heart  decline  to 
her  ways,  go  not  astray  in  her 
paths. 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many 
wounded:  yea,  "many  strong  men 
have  been  slain  by  her. 

27  pHer  house  is*  the  way  to  hell, 
\  going  down  to  the  chambers  of 

death. 

CHAPTER  Vni. 

1  T/ie  fanic,  6  and  evidence  of  vmdom.  10  TTie  esccd- 
lency,  12  the  imture,  15  llie  power,  18  the  riches,  32 
and  the  eternity  of  wisdom.  32  Wisdom  is  to  be  de- 
sired for  the  blessedness  it  bringeth. 

DOTH  not  ''wisdom  cry?    and 
understanding  put  forth  her 
voice  I 

2  8he  standeth  in  the  top  of  high 
places,  by  the  way  in  the  places  of 
the  paths. 

3  81i(5  crieth  at  the  gates,  at  the 
entry  of  the  city,  at  the  coming  in 
at  the  doors : 

4  Unto  you,  O  men,  I  call ;  and 
my  voice  is  to  the  sons  of  man. 

5  O  ye  simple,  understand  wis- 
dom: and,  ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an 
understanding  heart. 

708 


6  Hear ;  for  I  will  speak  of  ^  ex- 
cellent things ;  and  the  opening  of 
my  lips  shall  he  right  things. 

7  For  my  mouth  shall  speak  truth; 
and  wickedness  is  ^  an  abomination 
to  my  lips. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are 
in  righteousness;  there  is  nothing 
tfroward  or  perverse  in  them. 

9  They  are  all  plain  to  him  that 
understandeth,  and  right  to  them 
that  find  knowledge. 

10  Receive  my  instruction,  and 
not  silver;  and  knowledge  rather 
than  choice  gold. 

11  ''For  wisdom  is  better  than 
rubies;  and  all  the  things  that 
may  be  desired  are  not  to  be  com- 
pared to  it. 

12  I  wisdom  dwell  with  "prudence, 
and  find  out  knowledge  of  witty 
inventions. 

13  '^The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to 
hate  evil:  '^ pride,  and  arrogancy, 
and  the  evil  way,  and  ^the  fro  ward 
mouth,  do  I  hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound 
wisdom:  I  am  understanding;  ^I 
have  strength. 

15  ''  By  me  kings  reign,  and  princes 
decree  justice. 

16  By  me  princes  rule,  and  nobles, 
even  all  the  judges  of  the  earth. 

17  '  I  love  them  that  love  me ;  and 
''those  that  seek  me  early  shall  find 
me. 

18  'Riches  and  honour  are  with 
Bie ;  yea,  durable  riches  and  right- 
eousness. 

19  ""My  fruit  is  better  than  gold, 
yea,  than  fine  gold ;  and  my  reve- 
nue than  choice  silver. 

20  I  "lead  in  the  way  of  right- 
eousness, in  the  midst  of  the  paths 
of  judgment: 

21  That  I  may  cause  those  that 
love  me  to  inherit  substance ;  and 
I  will  fill  their  treasures. 

22  "The  Loud  possessed  me  in 
the  beginning  of  his  way,  before 
his  works  of  old. 

23  "I  was  set  up  from  everlasting, 
from  the  beginning,  or  ever  the 
earth  was. 

24  When  there  tvere  no  depths,  I 
was  brought  forth ;  when  there  tvere 
no  fountains  abounding  with  water. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1000. 

bch.  22.  20. 


t  Heb.  the 
abomina- 
tion of  my 
lips. 


t  Heb. 
wreathed. 


'  Job  28. 1J5. 
&c. 

Ps.  19. 10.  Si 
nil.  lL'7. 
ch.  a  14,15. 
&  i.  .5,  7.  & 
16. 16. 


11  Or. 
suUillij. 


dch.  16.  6. 
'ch.  6.  17. 
feh.4.  24. 


KEce.  7. 19. 


h  Dan.  2.  21. 
Rom.  13. 1. 


il  Sam.  2.30. 

Ps.  Dl.  14. 

John  14.  21. 
L  James  1.  5. 


lch.3.  16. 
Matt.  6.  33. 


■"ch.3.  14. 
ver.  10. 


I  Or,  walk. 


"eh.  3. 19. 
John  1. 1. 


'  Pa.  2.  6. 


\ 


and  doctrine  of  wisdom. 


PROVERBS. 


The  custom  and  error  of  folly. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1000. 

I"  Job  15.  7,8. 


ilOr, 

opeftplacet, 
n  Or,  the 

chiej'part. 


a  circle. 


iGen.l.iUP 
Job38.I0,ll 
Ps.  X!.  7.  &, 
104.9. 
Jcr.  5.  22. 

'^b38. 1. 

"John  1.1, 2, 
18. 

<  Matt.  3.  17. 
Col.  1.13. 

""  Ps.  16.  3. 


»P8. 119.1,2. 
&1JH.  1,1'. 
Luke  11. 28. 


>  eh.  3. 13, 18. 


tHeb. 
bring  forth. 
'  ch.  12.  2. 


'  ch.  20.  2. 


*  Matt.  16.18. 
Eph.  2.  20, 
21,22. 
1  Pet.  2.  5. 


t>  Matt.  22.  3, 

&c. 
tUeb. 

her  killing. 
"  ver.  5. 

ch.  -a.  30. 
<1  Rom. 10.15. 

•ch.  8. 1,2. 
'ver.  14. 


e  ver.  16. 
ch.  6.  32. 
Matt  11. 25. 


'  ver.  2. 
Cant.  5. 1. 
Ib.  .w.  1. 
John  6.  27. 


25  ''Before  the  mountains  were 
settled,  before  the  liills  was  I 
brought  forth : 

2G  AVhild  as  yet  he  had  not  made 
the  earth,  nor  the  nhekls,  nor  "the 
highest  part  of  the  dust  of  the 
worhl. 

27  When  he  prepared  the  heav- 
ens. I  was  there :  when  -he  set  "  a 
compass  ui)on  the  face  of  tlie  depth : 

28  When  he  establislied  the  clouds 
above :  w  hen  he  strengthened  the 
fountains  of  the  deep : 

20  **  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  his 
decree,  that  the  waters  should  not 
pass  his  commandment:  when  'he 
appointed  the  foundations  of  the 
earth : 

iJO  'Then  I  was  by  him,  as  one 
brought  yx^wUliliim:  'and  I  was 
daily  }\is  delight,  rejoicing  always 
before  him ; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part 
of  his   earth ;    and 
were  with  the  sons  of  men. 

32  Now  therefore  hearken  unto 
me,  O  ye  children :  for  "^  blessed 
«>-e  they  that  keep  my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be  wise, 
and  refuse  it  not. 

34  ^Blessed  is  the  man  that  hear- 
eth  me,  watching*  daily  at  my  gates, 
waiting  at  the  posts  of  my  doors. 

35  For  whoso  tindeth  me  findeth 
life,  and  shall  ♦'obtain  favour  of 
the  Lord. 

36  But  he  that  sinneth  against 
me  "wrongeth  his  own  soul 


"  my   delights 


all 


they  that  hate  me  love  death. 
CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  discipline.,  4  and  doctrine  of  wisdom.     13  TTie 
custom,  16  and  error  offoUij. 

WISDOM   hath   =^builded    her 
house,  she  hath  hewn  out 
her  seven  pillars : 

2  ^She  hath  killed  ♦her  beasts; 
•"she  hath  mingled  her  wine;  she 
hath  also  furnished  her  table. 

3  She  hath  ''  sent  forth  her  maid- 
ens: ''she  crieth  '^upon  the  highest 
places  of  the  citj^, 

4  s  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn 
in  hither:  as  for  him  that  wanteth 
understanding,  she  saith  to  him, 

5  ''Come,  eat  of  my  bread,  and 
drink  of  the  wine  which  I  have 
mingled.     • 


G  Forsake  the  foolish,  and  live; 
and  go  in  the  way  of  understand- 
ing. 

7  He  that  rei)roveth  a  scorner 
getteth  to  himself  slmme:  and  he 
that  rebuketh  a  wicked  7nan  getteth 
himself  a  blot. 

8  '  Reprove  not  a  scorner,  lest  he 
hate  thee:  ''refeuke  a  wise  man, 
and  he  Avill  love  thee. 

9  Give  instruction  to  a  wise  man, 
and  he  will  be  yet  wiser :  teach  a 
just  man,  '  and  he  will  increase  in 
learning. 

10  "The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
beginning  of  wisdom :  and  the 
knowledge  of  the  Holy  is  under- 
standing. • 

11  "For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be 
multiplied,  and  the  years  of  thy 
life  shall  be  increased.  , 

12  "If  thou  be  wise,  thou  shalt  be 
wise  for  thyself:  but  if  thou  scorn- 
est,  thou  alone  shalt  bear  it. 

13  T^  pA  foolish  woman  is  clamor- 
ous: she  is  simple,  and  knoweth 
nothing. 

14  For  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of 
her  house,  on  a  seat  '^in  the  high 
places  of  the  city, 

15  To  call  passengers  who  go 
right  on  their  ways : 

10  'Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn 
in  hither :  and  as  for  him  that 
wanteth  understanding,  she  saith 
to  him, 

17  'Stolen  waters  are  sweet,  and 
bread  ^  eaten  in  secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  '  the 
dead  are  there ;  and  that  her  guests 
are  in  the  depths  of  hell. 

CHAPTER  X. 

From  ifiin  chapter  to  the  Jive  and  twentieth  are  sundry 
observations  of  moral  virtues,  and  their  contrary 
vices.  « 

THE  Proverbs  of  Solomon.  "A 
wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father: 
but  a  foolish  son  is  the  heaviness 
of  his  mother. 

2  ^'Treasures  of  wickedness  profit 
nothing :  =but  righteousness  deliv- 
ereth  from  death. 

3  "^The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the 
soul  of  the  righteous  to  famish : 
but  he  casteth  away  n  the  substance 
of  the  wicked. 

4  ""He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth 

7oy 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  IWK) 


i  Matt.  '.  C. 
k  Ps.  141.  i. 


1  Matt.  13. 12. 


"'Job28.i'8. 
Ps.  111.  v.. 
ch.  1.7. 


°ch.S.  2,16. 
&  10.  27. 


"Job.%.6,/. 
ch.  16.  26. 


Peh.  7. 11. 


1  ver.  3. 


I  ■■  ver.  4. 


'ch.  20.  17. 

t  Heb.  or 

secreifics. 
'ch,  2.  18.  & 

7.27. 


•ch.  15.  20. 
&17.  21,  25. 
&  19.  l.i.  & 
29.  3,  15. 


b  Ps.  40.  6, 

ic. 

ch.  11.  4. 

Luke  12. 19, 

20. 
'Dan.  4.27. 

<f  Ps.  10.  14. 
&  PA.  9,  10. 

&  37.  25. 

nor, 

the  wicked 
for  their 
wicketinesg. 

'Ch.l2.  24.& 
19. 15. 


Moral  virtues^  and 


PEOYEEBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 

(;hkist 

ahout  KitO. 

fch.  13.  4.  Sc 
il.  i. 


Sch.  12. 4.  & 
17.  i  i  19. 
2G. 


•  ver.  II. 
£sth.  ;.  8. 


'Pb.  9.  .5,0. 
illiO. 
Ecc.  S.  10. 


k  ver.  10. 
'  lleb.  a  fool 

of'tii'S. 
II  Or,  fhall 

be  beaten. 
I  P».  23.  4. 

ch.  28.  18. 

Is.  13. 15,10. 


">  ch.  0.  13. 
"ver.  8. 

\  Or,  shall 

be  beaten. 
•>  Ps.  .37.  .30. 

ch.  13.  U.  i 

18.4. 
!•  Pg.  107.  42. 

ver.  6. 


leh.  17.  0. 
I  Cor.  13.  4. 
1  Pet.  4.8. 


'ch.  26.  3. 
1  Heb.Aear/. 


■ch.  18.  r.  & 

21.  23. 


'Job  31.  24. 
Ps.  Si.  7. 
ch.  18.  II. 
lTim.U.17. 


I  Or,  cau.Klh 
to<^: 


•  Ps.  14. 3. 


•  Ecc.  5.  3. 
>  James  3.  2. 


)  Ilcb. 
oj  heart. 


•Oen.24.S5. 

&  20.  12. 
P».  37.  22. 


?n7/j  a  slack  hand:  but  '^tlie  hand 
of  the  diligent  maketli  rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer  is 
a  wise  son  :  hut  he  that  sleej^eth  iu 
harvest  is  ^  son  that  causeth 
shame. 

G  Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of 
the  just:  but  ''violence  covereth 
the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

7  'The  memory  of  the  just  is 
blessed :  but  the  name  of  the 
wicked  shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive 
commandments:  ''but  ^a  prating 
fool  II  shall  fall. 

9  '  He  that  walketh  uprightly 
walketh  surely:  but  he  that  per- 
verteth  his  ways  shall  be  known. 

10  "'He  that  winketh  with  the  eye 
causeth  sorrow:  "but  a  prating 
fool  "shall  fall. 

11  °The  mouth  of  a  righteous  man 
is  a  well  of  life :  but  ^  violence  cov- 
ereth the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  Hatred  stirreth  uj)  strifes :  but 
••love  covereth  all  sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath 
understanding  wisdom  is  found: 
but  ""a  rod  is  for  the  back  of  him 
that  is  void  of  ♦  understanding. 

14  AYise  men  lay  up  knowledge : 
but  ^the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is 
near  destruction. 

15  ^The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his 
strong  city :  the  destruction  of  the 
I)oor  is  their  poverty. 

16  The  labour  of  the  righteous 
tendeth  to  life:  the  fruit  of  the 
wicked  to  sin. 

17  He  is  in  the  way  of  life  that 
keepeth  instruction:  but  he  that 
refuseth  rei^roof  n  erreth. 

18  He  that  hideth  hatred  with 
lying  lips,  and  "he  that  uttereth 
a  slander;  is  a  fool. 

19  ''In  the  multitude  of  words 
there  wanteth  not  sin:  but  >he 
that  refraineth  his  lips  is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as 
choice  silver:  the  heart  of  the 
wicked  is  little  worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed 
many:  but  fools  die  for  want  'of 
wisdom. 

22  'The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it 
maketh  rich,  an(l  he  addeth  no  sor- 
row with  it. 

710 


23  ^It  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do 
mischief:  but  a  man  of  understand- 
ing hath  wisdom. 

24  ''The  fear  of  the  tvicked,  it 
shall  come  upon  him:  but  Hhe 
desire  of  the  righteous  shall  be 
granted. 

25  As  the  whirlwind  passeth,  ''so 
is  the  wicked  no  more:  but  ''the 
righteous  is  an  everlasting  founda- 
tion. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and 
as  smoke  to  the  eyes,  so  is  the 
sluggard  to  them  that  send  him. 

27  'The  fear  of  the  Lord  tpro- 
longeth  days:  but  ^the  years  of 
the  wicked  shall  be  shortened. 

28  The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall 
he  gladness:  but  the  ''expectation 
of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  strength 
to  the  upright:  'but  destruction 
shall  he  to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

30  ''The  righteous  shall  never  be 
removed :  but  the  wicked  shall  not 
inhabit  the  earth. 

31  '  The  mouth  of  the  just  bring- 
eth  forth  wisdom :  but  the  froward 
tongue  shall  be  cut  out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know 
what  is  acceptable :  but  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked  speaketh  ^  frowardness. 

CHAPTEE  XL 

A^""  FALSE  balance  is  abomina- 
tion to  the  Lord  :  but  ^  a  just 
weight  is  his  delight. 

2  ^  When  pride  cometh,  then  com- 
eth  shame :  but  with  the  lowly  is 
wisdom. 

3  ""The  integrity  of  the  upright 
shall  guide  them :  but  the  per- 
verseness  of  transgressors  shall 
destroy  them. 

4  ''Eiches  profit  not  in  the  day  of 
wrath:  but 
eth  from  death 

5  The  righteousness  of  the  perfect 
shall  ^direct  his  way  :  but  the  wick- 
ed shall  fall  by  his  own  wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  upright 
shall  deliver  them:  but  ^transgress- 
ors shall  be  taken  in  their  own 
naughtiness. 

7  ^  When  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his 
expectation  shall  perish :  and  the 
hope  of  unjust  men  perisheth. 


righteousness  deliver- 


Before 

CHRIST 
about  1000. 

'  ch.  14. 9.  & 
13.21. 
bJoblS.  21. 

■•  P.s.  145.  10. 
Matt.  5.  0. 
1  John  5. 14, 
15. 


J  Ps.  37.9,10. 

•  ver.  30. 
Ps.  15.  5. 

Matt.  7.  24, 
25.  &  10. 18. 


fch.9. 11. 
!   t  Heb. 

addeth. 
sjob  15.32, 

Si.  &  22.  10. 

Ps.  55.  23. 

Ecc.  7.  17. 

l>Job8.  13.  & 
1!.2(). 
Ps.  112. 10. 
ch.  11.  7. 


i  Ps.  1.  6. ; 

07.  20. 


kP3.."7.  22, 
2'.».  &  125. 1. 
ver.  25. 


1  Ps.  37.  30. 


f  Hcb./io- 
vjurdnesses. 


t  Ileb. 

Balances 

of  deceit . 
'  Lev.  10.  35, 

3<l. 

Deut.  25.13- 

Iti. 

ch.  16.  11.& 

20.  10,  23. 
t  Hub.  a  per' 
j'eci  stone. 
bch.  I.5.:i3.& 

10.  18.  &  18. 

12. 

Dan.  4.  30, 

31. 
'  ch.  13.  0. 


<lch.  10.  2. 

Ez.  7.  I'J. 

Zfph.  1.  18. 
"Uen.  7. 1. 


f  neb. 
rccti/y. 


fch.  ."i.  22. 
Ecc.  10.  8. 


tch.  10.  28. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PEOVERBS. 


tlidr  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  lUOO. 

hch.  21. 13. 
IJobS.  13. 


k  Esth.  8.  I.^. 
ch.  1!8.12,J8. 


I  ch.  29.  8. 


t  Heb. 
ileftitute  of 
heart. 


t  Heb.  Ne 
that  tcalk- 
e'/i,  bcinca 
taUticarer. 

■"  Lev.  I'.MG. 
ch.  -M.  IS). 

°1  KinKsl2. 
I.&c.' 

cli.  15.  22.& 
24.  U. 


"ch.  C.  1. 

tlleb. 

sJtallbesore 

broken. 
t  Ileb.  those 

that  strike 

luindn. 
1'  ch.  31.  30. 


1  Jfatt.  5.7.  & 
2J.  34,  ic. 


'Tins.  10.  12. 
Gal.  li.  8, 1). 
JumesS.  18. 


•ch.  IG.  5. 


iPs.  112.  2. 


f  Heb. 
dcparteth 
from. 


•Rom.  2,8,9. 
»Ps.ll2.  9. 


5^2  Cor.  9.6,7, 

8,  9, 10. 
\  Heb. 

The  soul  of 

blessing. 


and    strong    onen^etix'm 


8  '' The  rii'hteous  is  delivered  out 
of  trouble,  and  the  wicked  cometh 
in  his  stead. 

1)  A  '  hypocrite  with  his  mouth  de- 
stroy eth  his  neighbour:  but  through 
knowledge  shall  the  just  be  deliv- 
ered. 

]()  ""When  it  goeth  well  with  the 
righteous,  the  city  rejoiceth :  and 
when  the  wicked  x>^'i"i«lij  there  is 
shouting. 

11  '  By  the  blessing  of  the  u])right 
the  citv  is  exalted :  but  it  is  over- 
thrown  by  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  He  that  is  '  void  of  wisdom  de- 
spiseth  his  neighbour :  but  a  man 
of  understanding  holdeth  his  ])eace. 

13  *"'A  talebearer  revealeth  se- 
crets :  but  he  that  is  of  a  faithful 
spirit  concealeth  the  matter. 

14  "AVhere  no  counsel  is,  the  peo- 
ple fall :  but  in  the  multitude  of 
counsellors  there  is  safety. 

15  "He  that  is  surety  for  a  stran- 
ger '  shall  smart  for  it :  and  he  that 
hateth  ^  suretiship  is  sure. 

16  ''A  gracious  woman  retaineth 
lionour 
riches. 

17  "^The  merciful  man  doeth  good 
to  his  own  soul :  but  he  that  is 
cruel  troubleth  his  own  flesh. 

18  The  wicked  worketh  a  deceit- 
ful work:  but  'to  him  that  soweth 
righteousness  sluiU  he  a  sure  reward. 

19  As  righteousness  tendeth  to  life ; 
so  he  that  pursiieth  evil  imrsueth  it 
to  his  own  death. 

20  They  that  are  of  a  froward 
heart  are  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
but  suchas  are  upright  in  their  way 
are  his  delight. 

21  ^Thougli  hand./oi>j  in  hand,  the 
wicked  shall  not  be  unpunished: 
but  *  the  seed  of  the  righteous  shall 
be  delivered. 

22  As  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  swine's 
snout,  so  is  a  fair  woman  which  *  is 
without  discretion. 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is 
only  good:  &«i  the  expectation  of 
the  wicked  "is  wrath. 

24  There  is  that  "^  scattereth,  and 
>et  increaseth ;  and  tliere  is  that 
withholdeth  more  than  is  meet,  but 
it  tendeth  to  x)overty. 

25  ''^The    liberal   soul  shall  be 


made  fat:  'and  he  that  watereth 
shall  be  watered  also  himself. 

2()  aie  that  withholdeth  corn,  the 
people  shall  curse  him:  but ''bless- 
ing shall  he  upon  the  head  of  him 
that  selleth  it. 

27  He  that  diligently  seeketh  good 
procureth  favour:  'but  he  that  seek- 
eth mischief,  it  shall  come  unto  him. 

28  ''He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches 
shall  fall:  but  ''the  righteous  shall 
flourish  as  a  branch. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own 
house  *^ shall  inherit  the  wind:  and 
the  fool  shall  he  servant  to  the  wise 
of  heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a 
tree  of  life  ;  and  ^'he  that  ♦  winneth 
souls  is  wise. 

31  ''  Behold,  the  righteous  shall  be 
recompensed  in  the  earth :  much 
more  the  wicked  and  the  sinner. 

CHAPTER  XIL- 

WHOSO  lovetli  instruction  lov- 
eth  knowledge :  but  he  that 
hateth  reproof  fs-  brutish. 

2  ""A  good  man  obtaineth  favour 
of  the  Lord  :  but  a  man  of  wicked 
devices  will  he  condemn. 

3  A  man  shall  not  be  established 
by  wickedness:  but  the  ^root  of 
the  righteous  shall  not  be  moved. 

4  "A  virtuous  ^^'oman  is  a  crown 
to  her  husband :  but  she  that  mak- 
etli  ashamed  is  ""as  rottenness  in  his 
bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous 
are  right :  hut  the  counsels  of  the 
wicked  are  deceit. 

6  *  The  words  of  the  wicked  are 
to  lie  in  wait  for  blood:  'but  the 
mouth  of  the  upright  shall  deliver 
them. 

7  ^  The  wicked  are  overthrown, 
and  are  not :  but  the  house  of  the 
righteous  shall  stand. 


8  A  man  shall  be  commended  ac- 
cording to  his  wisdom :  ''  but  he 
that  is  ♦of  a  perverse  heart  shall 
be  despised. 

9  ''He  that  is  despised,  and  hath  a 
servant,  is  better  than  he  that  hon- 
oureth  himself,  and  lacketh  bread. 

10  ""A  righteous  man  regardeth 
the  life  of  his  beast :  but  the  "  ten- 
der mercies  of  the  wicked  are  cruel. 

711 


Before 
CHRIST 
Mljout  1000. 

'  Matt.  .■;.  7. 
•  .\inos  8.  3, 

i>Job2!).  n. 


'F.sth.  7.10, 
rs.7. 1.1,  Ifi. 

IIP.  2.  4  57.0. 

■i.Tnh31.24. 
IV.  52.7. 
Mark  10.24. 
1, like  12.21. 
I  Tini.(;.17. 

I's.  !.."..& 
.-.2.  8.  &  92. 
I  -',  &c. 
.Icr.  17.  8. 

lEcc.  5.  16. 


-  Dan.  12.  3. 

1  Cor.  9. 19, 

*c. 

.TaniCN  5.20. 
I  Ilfb. 

tuketh. 
I  Jcr.  2.';.  29. 

1  Pet.  4.  17, 


»ch.  8.  .1?. 


ijch.  10.  25. 


'ch..')l.  23. 
1  Cor.  11.  T. 


■Ich.  14.  .30. 


'ch. 1.11, 18. 
fell.  14.3. 


C  Ps.37.36,3r. 
ch.  11.  21. 
Matt.  7.  24, 
25,  26, 27. 


k  1  Sara.  25. 

J  7. 
t  Ileb. 

perverte  <)f 

heart. 

i  ch.  13.  T. 


kDeut2S.4. 

IjOr,  boweU. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PEOVERBS. 


thevr  contrary  vices. 


Before      I 

CHRIST    1 

about  ICOO.   I 


l&cn.a.  19. 
cli.  18.  in. 
■^ch.  6.  3>. 

ror, 

Ihefortress. 


rch.  IS.  r. 

NHeb. 
The  fnarf 
o/the  wici-- 
«■/  is  tn  'he 
fi-ansgrfS- 
uon  uf  lijjs. 

•2  Pet.  J.  9. 

'en.  i:i.  2.  & 

♦h.3. 10, 11. 


'eh.  XT. 
Lukel-s.ll. 


•th.2!>.  II. 
♦  Hob. 
in  that  day. 


'«h.  14.  5. 


•  Ps.  .iT.  4.  & 
59.  7.  i:ti4.  3. 


»  V*.  .52.  J. 
ch.  19.  9. 


»«*.6.ir.  & 

II.  ai. 

Rev.  22.  15. 


•ch.W.  1C.& 


•ch.  in.  4. 

I!  Or, 
Utcei{ful. 


*th.  U.  \X 
•  I».  50.  4. 


I  Or, 

abundant. 


11 '  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall 
be  satisfied  with  bread :  but  he  that 
followeth  vain  persons  ™is  void  of 
understanding. 

12  The  wicked  dasireth  "the  net 
of  evil  men:  but  the  root  of  the 
righteous  yieldeth  fruit. 

13  "^^  The  wicked  is  snared  by  the 
transgression  of  Ms  lips:  "but  the 
just  shall  come  out  of  trouble. 

14  PA  man  shall  be  satisfied  with 
good  by  the  fruit  of  his  mouth: 
■^and  the  recomx>ense  of  a  man's 
hands  shall  be  rendered  unto  him. 

15  'The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in 
his  own  eyes:  but  he  that  heark- 
eneth  unto  counsel  is  wise. 

16  'A  fool's  wi^ath  is  ^presently 
known :  but  a  jirudent  man  cover- 
eth  shame. 

17  ^Ile  that  speaketh  truth  shew- 
eth  forth  righteousness :  but  a  false 
witness  deceit. 

18  "There  is  that  speaketh  like 
the  piercings  of  a  sword :  but  the 
tongue  of  the  w  ise  is  health. 

10  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  estab- 
lished for  ever:  "  but  a  lying  tongue 
is  but  for  a  moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  the  heart  of  them 
that  imagine  evil :  but  to  the  coun- 
sellors of  peace  is  joy. 

21  There  shall  no  evil  happen  to 
the  just :  but  the  wicked  shall  be 
tilled  with  mischief. 

22  >  Lying  liixs  are  abomination  to 
the  Lord  :  but  they  that  deal  truly 
are  his  delight. 

23  'A  prudent  man  concealeth 
knowledge :  but  the  heart  of  fools 
proclaimeth  foolishness. 

24  *The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall 
bear  rule:  but  the  "slothful  shall 
be  under  tribute. 

2o  ^'Heaviness  in  the  heart  of  man 
maketh  it  stoop :  but  'a  good  word 
maketh  it  glad. 

2()  Tlio  righteous  i.s  more  "excel- 
lent than  his  neighbour:  but  the 
way  of  the  wicked  seduceth  them. 

27  The  slotlifnl  man  roasteth  not 
that  which  he  took  in  hunting:  but 
the  substance  of  a  diligent  man  is 
precious.  ^ 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness  is 
life;  and  in  the  pathway  thereof 
there  is  no  death. 

712 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

A  WISE  son  heareth  his  father's 
instruction :    ^  but  a   scorner 
heareth  not  rebuke. 

2  ""A  man  shall  eat  good  by  the 
fruit  of  his  mouth :  but  the  soul  of 
the  transgressors  shall  eat  violence. 

3  '^He  that  keepeth  his  mouth 
keepeth  his  life :  hut  he  that  openeth 
wide  his  lips  shall  have  destruction. 

4  '^The  soul  of  the  sluggard  desir- 
eth,  and  hath  nothing :  but  the  soul 
of  the  diligent  shall  be  made  fat. 

5  A  righteous  man  hateth  lying : 
but  a  wicked  man  is  loathsome, 
and  cometh  to  shame. 

6  "^  Righteousness  keepeth  him  that 
is  upright  in  the  way :  but  wicked- 
ness overthroweth  '  the  sinner. 

7  *^  There  is  that  maketh  himself 
rich,  yet  hath  nothing :  there  is  that 
maketh  himself  poor,  yet  hath  great 
riches. 

8  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life  are 
his  riches:  but  the  poor  heareth 
not  rebuke. 

9  The  light  of  the  righteous  rejoic- 
eth:  ^'but  the  "lamp  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  put  out. 

10  Only  by  pride  cometh  conten- 
tion :  but  with  the  well  advised  is 
wisdom. 

11  ''Wealth  gotten  by  vanity  shall 
be  diminished:  but  he  that  gath- 
ereth  ♦  by  labour  shall  increase. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the 
heart  sick:  but  'ivhen  the  desire 
cometh,  it  is  a  tree  of  life. 

13  AVhoso  "despiseth  the  word 
shall  be  destroyed :  but ,  he  that 
feareth  the  commandment  "shall 
be  rewarded. 

14  '  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a  fount- 
ain of  life,  to  depart  from  "'the 
snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth  fa- 
vour :  but  the  way  of  transgressors 
is  hard. 

16  "Every  prudent  man  dealeth 
with  knowledge:  but  a  fool  '  layeth 
open  his  folly. 

17  A  wicked  messenger  falleth  in- 
to mischief:  but  "'a  faithful  am- 
bassador is  health. 

18  Poverty  and  shame  shall  he  to 
him  that  refuseth  instruction  :  but 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuut  lUOO 


» 1  Saitt.2.25. 


bch.  12.  14. 


"  Ps.  .19.  1. 
ch.  21.i'3. 
James 3.  i. 


i  ch.  10.  4. 


«ch.  11.3,5,6. 

t  Heb.  sin. 
fch.  12.9. 


ejohl.S.  5,6. 

&Jl.ir. 

ch.  24.  2U. 
II  Or,  candle. 


hch.  10.  2.  & 
211.  21. 


♦  Ilob.  tri/h 
tJie  hand. 


i  ver.  19. 


k2Chr.C6.1G. 


WOr.shnllbe 
in  jieure. 


Ich.  10.  11.  .t 
14.  27.  &  16. 
22. 

""2  Sam.22.6. 


"ch.  12.  23. 

&  1.1.  2. 
t  Ilch. 

spreadeth. 


"ch.  2.';.  1*. 

t  Ikb.  <iM 
aintMif^ador 
nffaill\lid- 


J 


Moral  virtues  J  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Bfl'ore 

CHKIST 

about,  li  m. 

Pch.  15.5,31. 
iver.lS. 


\neb.sJian 
be  broken. 
'Vs.  3-2.  10. 


1«, 


•Job 
1(. 

ch.  U'8.  H. 
Eec  U.  L'li. 

'Ch.  12. 11. 


"ch.  19.  l.S. 
ftl'.'.  15.  & 
2.1.  i:!.  &  2il. 

15,  ir. 


'  Ps^.".4.  10. 
&  o7. 13. 


•  ch.  24.  3. 
i-Rnthl.  11. 


'Job  12.  4. 


dch.l2.  C. 


•  Ex.  20. 16. 
*23. 1. 
ch.  «.  19.  & 
12. 17. 
ver.  25. 


»ch.8. 'J.& 
17. 24. 


Sch.  10.  23. 


f  Heb.  the 

bitterness  of 
his  soul. 


k  Job  B.  15. 


phe  that  regardeth  reproof  shall  be 
honoured. 

19  ''The  desire  accomi)lished  is 
sweet  to  the  soul :  but  it  is  abom- 
ination to  fools  to  depart  from  evil. 

20  He  that  walketh  with  wise  men 
shall  be  wise:  but  a  companion  of 
fools  'shall  be  destroyed. 

21  'Evil  pursueth  sinners:  but  to 
the  righteous  good  shall  be  re])aid. 

22  A  good  man  leaveth  an  inher- 
itance to  bis  children's  children : 
and  'the  wealth  of  the  sinner  is  laid 
uj)  for  the  just. 

23  ^Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of 
the  iioor:  but  there  is  that  is  de- 
stroyed for  want  of  judgment. 

24 '"  He  that  spareth  his  rod  hateth 
his  son  :  but  he  that  loveth  him 
chasteneth  him  be'times. 

25  ''The  righteous  eatetli  to  the 
satisfying  of  his  soul :  but  the  belly 
of  the  wicked  shall  want. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

EVERY  ''wise  woman  ''bnildeth 
her    house:    but   the  foolish 
plucketh  it  down  with  her  hands. 

2  He  that  walketh  in  his  upright- 
ness feareth  the  Lokd  :  ''but  he  that 
is  perverse  in  his  ways  despiseth 
him. 

3  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a 
rod  of  pride  :  '^  but  the  lips  of  the 
wise  shall  preserve  them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  are,  the  crib  is 
clean  :  but  much  increase  is  by  the 
strength  of  the  ox. 

5  'A  faithful  witness  will  not  lie : 
but  a  false  witness  will  utter  lies. 

6  A  scorner  seeketh  wisdom,  and 
findeth  it  not:  but  *^ knowledge  is 
easy  unto  him  that  understandeth. 

7  Go  from  the  presence  of  a  fool- 
ish man,  when  thou  perceivest  not 
in  him  the  lips  of  knowledge. 

8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is  to 
understand  his  way :  but  the  folly 
of  fools  is  deceit. 

9  ^  Fools  make  a  mock  at  sin :  but 
among  the  righteous  there  is  favour. 

10  The  heart  knoweth  'his  own 
bitterness;  and  a  stranger  doth 
not  intermeddle  with  his  joy. 

11  ''  The  house  of  the  wicked  shall 
be  overthrown  :  but  the  tabernacle 
of  the  upright  shall  flourish. 


Before 
CHRIST 

uboal  lUOO. 

i  ch.  10.  25. 
>.  Koin.  C.  21. 


Ich.  r,.i. 
Ece.  2.  2. 


"•ch.l.Sl.  ft 

12.  14. 


"ch.  22.3, 


I 


12  '  There  is  a  way  which  seemetb 
right  unto  a  man;  but  ''the  end 
thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

13  Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is 
sorrowful ;  and  '  the  end  of  that 
mirth  is  heaviness. 

14  The  backslider  in  heart  shall 
be  '"tilled  with  his  own  ways:  and 
a  good  man  shall  he  satisfied  from 
himself. 

15  The  simple  believeth  everj' 
word :  but  the  prudent  man  look- 
eth  well  to  his  going. 

10  "A  wise  man  feareth,  and  de- 
parteth  from  evil :  but  the  fool 
rageth,  and  is  confident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  angry  dealeth 
foolishly:  and  a  man  of  wicked  de- 
vices is  hated. 

18  The  simple  inherit  folly :  but 
the  prudent  are  crowned  with 
knowledge. 

19  The  evil  bow  before  the  good ; 
and  the  wicked  at  the  gates  of  the 
righteous. 

20  "The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his 
Aown  neighbour:  but  Hhe  rich  hath 

many  friends. 

^  21  He  that  despiseth  his  neigh- 
bour sinneth  :  p  but  he  that  hath 
mercy  on  the  jjoor,  happy  is  he. 

22  Do  they  not  err  that  devise 
evil  ?  but  mercy  and  truth  shall  l)e 
to  them  that  devise  good. 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit: 
but  the  talk  of  the  lips  tendeth  only 
to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their 
riches:  but  the  foolishness  of  fools 
is  folly. 

25  "^A  true  witness  delivereth 
souls  :  but  a  deceitful  tvitness 
speaketh  lies. 

26  In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  \ 
strong  confidence :  and  his  chil-  i 
dren  shall  have  a  place  of  refuge.    | 

27  ""The  fear  of  the  Lord  is   a  'ch.i3.u 
fountain  of  life,  to  depart  from  the 
snares  of  death.  | 

28  In  the  multitude  of  people  is 
the  king's  honour:  but  in  the  want  | 
of  people  is  the  destruction  of  the  | 
lirince. 

29  ^He  that  is  slow  to  wrath  is  of 
great  understanding:  but  he  that  is 
♦  hasty  of  spirit  exaltpth  folly. 

30  A  sound  heart  is  the  life  of  the 

713 


"ch.  19.  T. 

f  Heb. 
many  are 
the  lovera 
oj  the  rick. 


I'P.^.  41.1.i 
112.  V. 


1  ver.  S, 


•ch.  10.  32. 
Jamcal.19. 


t  Heb.  tJwrt 
o/spiiil. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PEOVEEBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lUOO. 

iPs.  112.  10. 
"  ch.  12.  4. 
"ch.  17.5. 

Matt.  25. 40, 

4o. 
)  See  Job  31. 

15,  IG. 

ch.  22.  2. 


«Jobl3.l5.St 
111.  26. 
IN.  2.).  4.  & 
37.  .17. 
2  Cor.  l.a.  & 
5.8. 
2  Tim.  4.18. 


■ch.l2.1G.& 
29.11. 


t  Ileb. 
to  nations. 


b  Matt.  24.45, 

47. 


•Judg.  8.  1, 

2,3. 

ch.  25.,  15. 
k  1  Sam.  25. 

10,  &c. 

1  KinK9  12. 

13,  14, 16. 


'  ver.  28. 

ch.  12.23.  & 

13.  16. 
t  Heb. 

belcheth,  or, 

biMltlh. 
■IJob  .34.  21: 

ch.  5.  21. 

Jer.  16.17.  & 

32.  la. 

lleb.  4. 13. 
f  Heb.  The 

hralintj  of 

ike.  tongue. 


»ch.  10.1. 

fch.  1.3.  18. 
ver.  31, 32. 


ech.21.27.& 
28.!). 
1«.  1.11.& 

ei.  8.  &•;<;.  3. 

Jer.  6.  20.  «c 
7.22. 
Arncn  5.  22. 


I'ch.21.21. 
1  Tim.  6.11. 


II  Or, 

Jmenirtion. 
1 1  Kinga  22. 

8. 
krh..!  12.  & 

10.  17. 
I  Job  2*1.6. 

Ph.  l.tl).  8. 
'"2Chr.rt.30. 

P«.  7.  !).  & 

44.21. 

John  2.  24, 

2.;.  &  21.  17. 

AeU  1.  24. 


flesli:  but  *envy  "the  rottenness  of 
the  bones. 

31  ^He  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
reproacheth  'his  Maker:  but  he 
that  honoureth  him  hath  mercy  on 
the  poor. 

32  The  wicked  is  driven  away  in 
his  wickedness:  but  'the  righteous 
hath  hope  in  his  death. 

33  AVisdom  resteth  in  the  heart 
of  him  that  hath  understanding: 
but  '  that  ichich  is  in  the  midst  of 
fools  is  made  known.  » 

34  Eighteousness  exalteth  a  na- 
tion :  but  sin  is  a  reproach  ^  to  any 
people. 

35  ''The  king's  favour  is  toward 
a  wise  servant:  but  his  wrath  is 
against  him  that  causeth  shame. 

OHAPTEE  XV. 

A "^  SOFT  answer  turneth  away 
wrath:  but  ^grievous  words 
stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth 
knowledge  aright:  '^but  the  mouth 
of  fools  tpoureth  out  foolishness. 

3  "  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in 
every  place,  beholding  the  evil  and 
the  good. 

4  ^A  wholesome  tongue  is  a  tree 
of  life :  but  perverseness  therein  is 
a  breach  in  the  spirit. 

5  'A  fool  despiseth  his  father's  in- 
struction :  ^but  he  that  regardeth 
reproof  is  i)rudent. 

G  In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is 
much  treasure:  but  in  the  revenues 
of  the  wicked  is  trouble. 

7  The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse 
knowledge:  but  the  heart  of  the 
foolish  doeth  not  so. 

8  ^The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is 
an  abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but 
the  prayer  of  the  upright  is  his  de- 
light. 

9  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an 
al)()mination  unto  the  Lord:  but 
he  loveth  him  that  ^  followeth  after 
righteousness. 

10  II  Correction  is  '  grievous  unto 
him  tliat  forsaketh  the  way:  and 
•"he  tliat  hatcth  reproof  .shall  die. 

1 1  '  Hell  and  destruction  are  be- 
fore the  Lord:  how  much  more 
then  "'  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 
men? 

714 


neither  will  he  go 


but  he  that  is  slow  to  anger 


12  "A  scorner  loveth  not  one  that 
reproveth  him 
unto  the  wise. 

13  °A  merry  heart  maketh  a  cheer- 
ful countenance:  but  ''by  sorrow  of 
the  heart  the  spirit  is  broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath  un- 
derstanding seeketh  knowledge : 
but  the  mouth  of  fools  feedeth  on 
foolishness. 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  are 
evil :  '*  but  he  that  is  of  a  merry 
heart  hath  a  continual  feast. 

16  ^Better  is  little  with  the  fear 
of  the  Lord,  than  great  treasure 
and  trouble  therewith. 

17  ^Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs 
where  love  is,  than  a  stalled  ox  and 
hatred  therewith. 

18  *A  wrathful  man  stirreth  up 
strife 
appeaseth  strife 

19  "The  way  of  the  slothful  man  is 
as  a  hedge  of  thorns :  but  the  way 
of  the  righteous  Hs  made  plain. 

20  "A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  fa- 
ther :  but  a  foolish  man  despiseth 
his  mother. 

21  Tolly  is  joy  to  him  that  is  ^  des- 
titute of  wisdom:  ''but  a  man  of 
understanding  walketh  uprightly. 

22  ''Without  counsel  purposes  are 
disappointed :  but  in  the  multitude 
of  counsellors  they  are  established. 

23  A  man  hath  joy  by  the  answer 
of  his  mouth:  and  ''a  word  spohen 
Mn  due  season,  how  good  is  it! 

24  ^The  way  of  life  is  above  to 
the  wise,  that  he  may  depart  from 
hell  beneath. 

25  ''The  Lord  will  destroy  the 
house  of  the  proud:  but  ''he  will 
establish  the  border  of  the  widow. 

26  'The  thoughts  of  the  wicked 
are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
^'but  the  words  of  the  jjure  are 
^  pleasant  words. 

27  ''He  that  is  greedy  of  gain 
troubleth  his  own  house;  but  he 
that  hateth  gifts  shall  live. 

28  The  heart  of  the  righteous 
'  studieth  to  answer :  but  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked  poureth  out  evil 
things. 

29  "The  Lord  is  far  from  the 
wicked :  but '  he  heareth  the  prayer 
of  the  righteous. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  lUOO. 

"  Amos  5.10. 
2  Tim.  4.3. 
"ch.  17.  22. 

1'  ch.  12.  25. 


1  ch.  17.  22. 


■•  Ps.  .37. 16. 
ch.  1(1.  8. 
1  Tim.  6.  6. 


'ch.  17.  1. 


'ch.  26.  21.  & 

2a.  22. 


"  ch.  22.  5. 


t  Heb.  is 
raised  up  as 
a  causeway. 

"  ch.  10. 1.  & 

29. 3. 


>•  ch.  10.  23. 

t  Heb.  void 

ofheart. 

»  Eph.  5.  15. 


"cli.  U.14.& 
20. 18. 


bch.  25.  11. 

tllob.  in  his 

st'asoii. 
=  Pliil.  3.  20. 

Col.  3. 1,  2. 


■Ich.  12.  7.* 

14.11. 
■■  Ps.  6.8.  5,  6. 

&  146. 9. 


fch.  6. 16,18. 


SPs. 


.30. 


t  lich.ioords 
of  pleasant- 

hch.  11.19. 
Is.  5.  8. 
Jer.  17. 11. 


i  1  Pet.  3.  15. 


kP.s.  10.  ).& 

,34. 16. 
1  Ps.  145.  18, 

19. 


—   -y 


Moral  virtues^  and 


PROVERBS. 


tlieir  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  ICCO. 


I  Or. 
correction. 


NO""'  ,. 

oiitryetn. 
t  Hob. 

possesneth  a, 

heart. 
"ch.  1.7. 
"oh.  18. 12. 


(Or. 

disfiosings^ 
"ver  n. 

ch.  I'J.  21.& 

•M.  in. 

Jer.  10.  iB. 
b  Matt.  10.1'J, 

L-O. 
'ch.  21.  2. 
<i  1  Sam.lG.7. 


t  Hcb.  Boll. 
'  Vs.  3,".  5.  & 

.w.  22. 

.Matt.  (■>.  25. 

Luke  12.  22. 

Phil.  4.  U. 

1  Pet.  5.  7. 
(Is.  4.1.7. 

Kom.  11.30. 
8Job21.30. 

Rom.  y.  22. 

h  ch.  fi.  17.  & 
8.13. 


ich.  11.  21. 

)  Heb.  held 
innocent. 

k  Dan.  4.  27. 
Luke  11. 41. 

ich.  14.  lU. 


"  Ps.  .-i?.  16. 
ch.  15. 16. 


"ver.  1. 

ch.  19.  21. 
°  Ps.  37.  23. 

ch.  20.  24. 

Jer.  10.  23. 


t  Heb. 
Jjivination. 


S    PLev.  m.SG. 
'      ch.  11. 1. 
tlleb.  (ill 
the  stones. 


I    1  ch.  25. 5.  & 
29. 14. 


'ch.  14..'Jo.  & 
22. 11. 


•ch.l9. 12.  & 
20.2. 


30  The  liglit  of  the  eyes  rejoicetli 
the  heart :  and  a  good  rei)ort  iiiak- 
etli  tlie  bones  fat. 

31  "'The  ear  that  lieareth  the  re- 
proof of  life  abideth  among  the 
wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  ninstrnetion 
despiseth  his  oavh  soul :  but  he  that 
"  heareth  re^iroof  ♦  getteth  under- 
standing. 

33  "The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
instruction  of  Avisdonj ;  and  "before 
honour  is  huniilit3\ 

CHAPTER  XYI. 

THE  II  ^  preparations  of  the  heart 
in  man,  ^'and  the  answer  of 
the  tongue,  is  from  the  Lord. 

2  ''All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  clean 
in  his  own  eyes;  but  'Hhe  Lord 
weigheth  the  spirits. 

3  t' Commit  thy  works  unto  the 
Lord,  and  thy  thoughts  shall  be 
established. 

4  "^The  Lord  hath  made  all  things 
for  himself:  ^yea,  even  the  wicked 
for  the  day  of  evil. 

5  ''Every  one  that  is  proud  in 
heart  is  an  abomination  to  the 
Lord  :  '  though  hand  join  in  hand, 
he  shall  not  be  hinpunished. 

G  ""By  meroy  and  truth  iniquity  is 
purged :  and  '  by  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  men  depart  from  evil. 

7  When  a  man's  ways  please  the 
Lord,  he  maketh  even  his  enemies 
to  be  at  peace  with  him. 

8  ""Better  is  a  little  with  right- 
eousness, than  great  revenues  w  itli- 
out  right. 

9  "A  "man's  heart  deviseth  his 
way:  °but  the  Lord  directeth  his 
stei)s. 

10  ^A  divine  sentence  is  in  the 
lips  of  the  king :  his  mouth  trans- 
gresseth  not  in  judgment. 

11  "A  just  weight  and  balance 
are  the  Lord's:  *all  the  weights 
of  the  bag  are  his  work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings 
to  commit  wickedness:  for  "^the 
throne  is  established  by  righteous- 
ness. 

13  'Righteous  lips  are  the  delight 
of  kings;  and  they  love  him  that 
speaketh  right. 

14  'The   wrath  of  a  king  is  as 


messengers  of  death:   but  a  wise 
man  will  pacify  it. 

15  In  the  light  of  the  king's  coun- 
tenance is  life ;  and  '  his  favour  is 
"  as  a  cloud  of  the  latter  rain. 

16  "How  much  better  is  it  to  get 
wisdom  than  gold !  and  to  get  un- 
derstanding rather  to  be  chosen 
than  silver ! 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright  is 
to  depart  from  evil :  he  that  keej)- 
eth  his  way  preserveth  his  soul. 

18  ^  Pride  goeth  before  destruction, 
and  a  haughty  si)irit  before  a  fall. 

19  Better  it  is  to  he  of  an  humble 
spirit  with  the  lowly,  than  to  di- 
vide the  si)oil  with  the  proud. 

20  "He  that  handleth  a  matter 
wisely  shall  find  good :  and  whoso 
'trusteth  in  the  Lord,  happy  is  he. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be  call- 
ed prudent :  and  the  sweetness  of 
the  lips  increaseth  learning. 

22  ''Understanding  is  a  wellspring 
of  life  unto  him  that  hath  it :  but 
the  instruction  of  fools  is  folly. 

23  ^  The  heart  of  the  wise  *  teach- 
eth  his  mouth,  and  addeth  learn- 
ing to  his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  Avords  are  as  a  honey- 
comb, sweet  to  the  soul,  and  health 
to  the  bones. 

25  *^  There  is  a  way  that  seemeth 
right  unto  a  man;  but  the  end 
thereof  are  the  wq^s  of  death. 

26  '*  t  He  that  laboureth,  laboureth 
for  himself;  for  his  mouth  ^craveth 
it  of  him. 

27  ^An  ungodly  man  diggetli  up 
evil:  and  in  his  lips  there  is  as  a 
burning  fire. 

28  ''A  fro  ward  man  ^soweth  strife : 
and  "^a  whisperer  sex)arateth  chief 
friends. 

29  A  violent  man  f^enticeth  his 
neighbour,  and  leadeth  him  into 
the  way  that  is  not  good. 

30  He  shutteth  his  eyes  to  devise 
froward  things :  moving  his  lips  he 
bringeth  evil  to  pass. 

31  ''  The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of 
glory,  i/  it  be  found  in  the  way  of 
righteousness. 

32  ^He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  bet- 
ter than  the  mighty ;  and  he  that 
ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that  tak- 
eth  a  city. 

715 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lUOO 


>  ch.  19. 12. 

"  Job  29.  23. 

Zech.  10.  1. 

»ch.  8.11,19. 


Jch.  11.  2.  & 
17. 19.  &  18. 
12. 


II  Or.  ire 
that  itnder- 
iifttndeth  a 
matter. 

'  P.S.  2.  12.  & 
.■34.  8.  &  125. 
1. 

Is.  .30.  IS. 
Jer.  17.  7. 


"ch.  13.14.  & 
14.  27. 


b  Ps.  ,37.  30. 

Matt.12.34. 
t  Heb.  mak' 

eth  wise. 


'  ch.  14. 12. 


d  Seech.  9. 

12. 

Lee.  G.  7. 
IHtb. 

The  .^oul  of 

hint  that 

laloureth. 
i  Heb. 

loivethunto 

him. 
t  Heb. 

A  man  of 

JMiul. 
'ch.G.  14,19. 

&  15.  18.  & 

26.  21.  &29. 

22. 
t  Heb.  srnd- 

elh  forth. 
fch.  17.  9. 
ech.  1. 10, 

&c. 


b  ch.  20.  29. 


ich.  19.  11. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS, 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  I  Olio. 


•cli.lS.17. 


[1  Or,  good 
cheer. 


bch.  m.  5.  & 


'  p«.  2n.  2. 

ch.  -27.  -.'1. 
Jer.  17.  10. 
Mai.  3.  3. 


dch.H.  ".I. 


•.lob  "l.a). 
Obad.  12. 


t  Heb.  held 
iniiocriit. 

f  Ps.  i_'7.:;.  & 
las.  3. 


tHeb. 
A  Up  of 
txcMetiCij. 

\  Heb.  ii  lip 
QJ  lytng. 

ech.18. 1«.& 

lU.  G. 
tHeb. 

a  stone  of 

grace. 

bch.  10.  12. 

BOr, 

procureth. 
'ch.  lU.  iSj. 


II  Or,  A  re- 
prooj  ow- 
eth  iimrc  u 
U'l-'e  itiaii^ 
t/itnt  to 
strike  a  fool 
a  ItHHdred 
times. 


k  Hob.  13.  8. 


IP«.  im.  4..5. 
Jer.  IM.  20. 
Sec  lioin. 
12.  ir. 
1  Tlie»».  5. 
IS. 
1  Pet  3.  !l. 


"ch.  20.  .1. 
1  ThcBit.  4. 
11. 

°  Ex.  23.  7. 
ch.  24. 24. 
I*.  6.  'a. 


"ch.21.25,2fl. 


33  The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap ; 
but  the  whole  disposing  thereof  is 
of  the  LoKD. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

BETTER  is  ''a  dry  morsel,  and 
quietness   therewith,   than   a 
house  full  of  "sacrifices  with  strife. 

2  A  wise  servant  shall  have  rule 
over  ^a  son  that  causeth  shame, 
and  shall  have  i)art  of  the  inherit- 
ance among  the  brethren. 

3  ''The  fining  pot  is  for  silver,  and 
the  furnace  for  gold :  but  the  Lord 
trieth  the  hearts. 

4  A  wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to 
false  lips ;  and  a  liar  giveth  ear  to 
a  naughty  tongue. 

5  ''Whoso  mocketh  the  poor  re- 
proacheth  his  Maker :  and  "he  that 
is  glad  at  calamities  shall  not  be 
♦  unpunished. 

G  "^Children's  children  are  the 
crown  of  old  men ;  and  the  glory 
of  children  are  their  fathers. 

7  '  Excellent  speech  becometh  not 
a  fool :  much  less  do  ♦  lying  lips  a 
prince. 

8  ^  A  gift  is  as  *  a  precious  stone  in 
the  eyes  of  him  that  hath  it:  whith- 
ersoever it  turneth,  it  prospereth. 

9  ''  He  that  covereth  a  transgres- 
sion '1  seeketh  love ;  but  '  he  that 
repeateth  a  matter  separateth  very 
friends. 

10  II A  reproof  entereth  more  into 
a  wise  man  than  a  hundred  stripes 
into  a  fool. 

11  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  re- 
bellion :  therefore  a  cruel  messen- 
ger shall  be  sent  against  him. 

12  Let  ''a  bear  robbed  of  her 
whelps  meet  a  man,  rather  than  a 
fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  'rewardeth  evil  for  good, 
evil  shall  not  depart  from  his  house. 

14  The  beginning  of  strife  is  as 
when  one  letteth  out  water:  there- 
fore '"  h^ave  off  contention,  before  it 
be  meddled  with. 

15  "He  that  justifieth  the  wicked, 
and  he  that  condemneth  the  just, 
ev(Mi  they  both  arc  abomination  to 
the  Lord. 

Ki  Wherefore  is  there  a  price  in 
the  liand  of  a  fool,  to  get  wisdom, 
"seeing  he  hath  no  heart  to  itf 
7H) 


17  PA  friend  loveth  at  all  times, 
and  a  brother  Is  born  for  adversity. 

18  ''A  man  void  of  *  understanding 
striketh  hands,  and  becometh  sure- 
ty in  the  presence  of  his  friend. 

19  He  loveth  transgression  that 
loveth  strife :  and  'he  that  exalteth 
his  gate  seeketh  destruction. 

20  '  He  that  hath  a  fro  ward  heart 
findeth  no  good :  and  he  that  hath 
*a  perverse  tongue  falleth  into  mis- 
chief. 

21  'He  that  begetteth  a  fool  doeth 
it  to  his  sorrow :  and  the  father  of 
a  fool  hath  no  joy. 

22  "A  merry  heart  doeth.  good 
^Hike  a  medicine:  ''but  a  broken 
spirit  drieth  the  bones. 

23  A  wicked  man  taketh  a  gift 
out  of  the  bosom  ^  to  pervert  the 
ways  of  judgment. 

24  ^Wisdom  is  before  him  that 
hath  understanding ;  but  the  eyes 
of  a  fool  are  in  the  ends  of  the 
earth. 

25  ''A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his 
father,  and  bitterness  to  her  that 
bare  him.   . 

20  Also  ^to  punish  the  just  is  not 
good,  nor  to  strike  princes  for  equi- 
ty. 

27  ''He  that  hath  knowledge  spar- 

eth  his  words:  and  a  man  of  under- 
standing is  of  II  an  excellent  spirit. 

28  ''Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth 
his  peace,  is  counted  wise ;  (^d  he 
that  shutteth  his  lips  is  esteemed  a 
man  of  understanding. 

CHAPTER  XVIIL 

"  rpHROUGH  desire  a  man,  hav- 
JL    ing  separatetl  himself,  seek- 
eth and  intermeddleth  with  all  wis- 
dom. 

2  A  fool  hath  no  delight  in  under- 
standing, but  that  his  heart  may 
discover  itself. 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then 
Cometh  also  contempt,  and  with 
ignominy  reproach. 

4  "The  words  of  a  man's  mouth 
are  as  deep  waters,  ^and  the  well- 
spring  of  wisdom  as  a  flowing 
brook. 

5  "It  is  not  good  to  accept  the 
person  of  the  wi(;ked,  to  overthrow 
the  righteous  in  judgment. 


Before 
CHKIST 

aboutlUOO. 

PRuthl.  If. 

ch.  1«.  24. 
ich.  6.  1.  A 

11.1.5. 
1  lltb. heart. 


'ch.  16.  18. 


)  Heb.  Tlie 
froward  qf 
heart. 

'James  3.  8. 


'ch.  10.  1.  & 
lil.  13. 
ver.  25. 


"  ch.  12.  25. 

&  15.  13, 15. 
II  Or,  to  a 

inedicine. 
"Ps.  2il5. 


'  Ej.  23.  8. 


'ch.l4.  6. 
Kcc.  2. 14.  & 
8.1. 


"ch.  10.1.  * 
15.  20.  &  I'J. 
13. 
ver.  21. 


b  ver.  15. 
ch.  IS.  5. 


"James  1.19. 


II  Or,  a  cool 
stjtirit. 
<lJobl3.5. 


||Or,  He  that 
separateth 
hwiselr' 
seekrth  ac' 
cortttng  to 
his  (/cvir**, 
and  inter- 
meddleth 
in  every 
business  : 
Ste  Jude 

la. 


»ch.  10.11. 
&  20.  5. 
bPs.  73.  2. 


'  I.cv.  19. 1.1. 
IJent.  1.  17. 

&  111.  10. 
ch.2-1.23.  & 
28.21. 


Moral  virtues^  and 


PKOVERBS. 


tlieir  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 
nbout  lUdO 


dch.  10.14. .(: 
12.  13.  &  13. 
:i. 
Ecc.  10.  12. 


'«h.I2. 18.  & 
2t).  2-.'. 
11  Or, 

II  Or,  like  «•< 
wfit7i  men 
are  wound- 
eti. 

♦  Iltb. 
r/uimfters. 

fell.  28.24. 

fJSam.  22. 

.1,  :.i. 

Ps.  IS.  2.  & 
27.  l..'t:Ul.."., 
4.  Sc  111.  2.  & 
144.  •-'. 

tlleb. 
IS  sel  aloft. 

b  ch.  lU.  15. 


ich.11.2.  & 
15.  33.  &  Iti. 
18. 


)Hcb. 

returneth 
a  tvorti. 
V  John  7.  51. 


I  Gen.  .'52.  20. 
I  Sam.  25. 
27. 

ch.  17.8.  & 
21.14. 


■ch.  12.14. 
&  13.  2. 


"  See  Matt. 

12.  37. 


"ch.  19.14.  & 
81. 10. 


P  James  2.  X 


ich.lT.n. 


()  A  fool's  lips  enter  into  conten- 
tion, and  his  mouth  calleth  for 
strokes. 

7  ''A  fool's  mouth  is  his  destruc- 
tion, and  his  lips  are  the  snare  of 
his  soul. 

8  "The  words  of  a  "talebearer  are 
"as  wounds,  and  they  go  down  into 
the  innermost  parts  of  the  belly. 

9  He  also  that  is  slothful  in  his 
work  is  '^ brother  to  him  that  is  a 
great  waster. 

10  ^The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a 
strong  tower :  the  righteous  run- 
neth into  it,  and  Ms  safe. 

11  ''The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his 
strong  city,  and  as  a  high  wall  in 
his  own  conceit. 

12  'Before  destruction  the  heart 
of  man  is  hauglity ;  and  before 
honour  is  humility. 

13  He  that  ^answereth  a  matter 
■^  before  he  heareth  it,  it  is  folly  and 
shame  nnto  him. 

14  The  si)irit  of  a  man  will  sus- 
tain his  intirmit)^ ;  but  a  wounded 
spirit  who  can  bear  ? 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  get- 
teth  knowledge ;  ancl  the  ear  of  the 
wise  seeketh  knowledge. 

16  'A  man's  gift  maketh  room  for 
him,  and  bringeth  him  before  great 
men. 

n  He  that  is  first  in  his  own  cause 
seemeth  just ;  but  his  neighbour 
cometli  and  searcheth  him. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions 
to  cease,  and  i)arteth  between  the 
mighty. 

19  A  brother  offended  is  harder  to 
he  won  than  a  strong  city:  and  their 
contentions  are  like  the  bars  of  a 
castle. 

20  "'A  man's  belly  shall  be  satis- 
fied with  the  fruit  of  his  mouth ; 
and  with  the  increase  of  his  lips 
shall  he  be  filled. 

21  "Death  and  life  are  in  the  pow- 
er of  the  tongue:  and  they  that 
love  it  shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

22  ''Whoso  findeth  a  wife  tiudeth 
a  good  thing,  and  obtaineth  favour 
of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  entreaties;;  but 
the  rich  answereth  p  roughly. 

24  A  man  that  hath  friends  must 
shew  himself  friendly :  '^  and  there 


is  a  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than 
a  brother. 

CHAPTER  XIX.     • 

BETTER  Hs  the  poor  that  walk- 
eth  in  his  integrity,  than  he 
that  is  perverse  in  his  lips,  and  is  a 
fool. 

2  Also,  that  the  soul  he  without 
knowledge,  it  is  not  good ;  and  he 
that  hasteth  with  his  feet  sin^eth. 

3  The  foolishness  of  man  pervert- 
eth  his  way:  'and  his  heart  fret- 
teth  against  the  Lord. 

4  '^Wealth  maketh  many  friends; 
but  the  poor  is  separated  from  his 
neighbour. 

5  ''A  false  witness  shall  not  be 
^  unpunished ;  and  he  that  speaketh 
lies  shall  not  escape. 

6  ^Many  will  entreat  the  favour 
of  the  prince:  and  '^ every  man  is 
a  friend  to  *  him  that  giveth  gifts. 

7  ^All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  do 
hate  him :  how  much  more  do  his 
friends  go  ^  far  from  him  ?  he  pur- 
sueth  them  with  words,  yet  they  are 
wanting  to  him. 

8  He  that  getteth  ♦  wisdom  lovetli 
his  own  soul :  he  that  keepeth  un- 
derstanding '  shall  find  good. 

9  ""A  false  witness  shall  not  be 
nnpunished ;  and  he  that  speaketh 
lies  shall  i)erish. 

10  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a 
fool;  much  less  'for  a  servant  to 
have  rule  over  princes. 

11  ""The  "discretion  of  a  man  de- 
ferreth  his  anger ;  "  and  it  is  his 
glory  to  pass  over  a  transgression. 

12  "The  king's  wrath  is  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lion ;  but  his  favour  is 
''as  dew  upon  the  grass. 

13  ''A  foolish  son  is  the  calamity 
of  his  father:  "^and  the  contentions 
of  a  wife  are  a  continual  droi)ping. 

14  ^  House  and  riches  are  the  in- 
heritance of  fathers:  and  'a  pru- 
dent wife  is  from  the  Lord. 

15  "  Slothfulness  casteth  into  a 
deep  sleep ;  and  an  idle  soul  shall 
"suffer  hunger. 

16  ^'He  that  keepeth  the  com- 
mandment keepeth  his  own  soul; 
hut  he  that  despiseth  his  ways  shall 
die. 

17  ""He  that  hath  pity  upon  the 

717 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuut  lUUU. 


"  ch.  28. 8. 


bPs.  S7.  T. 


'ch.  14.  20. 


A  ver.  0. 

Kx.  -.'.l.  1. 

Deut.  lU.Ki, 

1!».  » 

ch.  (!.  19.  & 

21.  28. 
i  Ilcb.  held 

innocent. 
■■ch.  29.  2G. 
fch.  17.  8.  & 

l.S.  I(i.  i  21. 

14. 
f  Ueb.aman 

of  gifts. 
Sch.  14.  20. 

hPs.  38.11. 


t  Ileb. 
a  heart. 


<  ch.  10.  20. 
k  ver.  5. 


I  ch.  30.  •>2. 
Kcc.  10.  G,7. 


"ch.H.  29. 
Jiiinesl.  ^9. 

liOr. 

prudence. 
"th.  10.32. 

"ch.  10.14,15. 

&  Ll).  2.  & 

28.15. 
f  IIos.  14.  5. 

ich.  10.  1.& 
15.  20.  &  17. 
21,25. 

•ch.  21.9,19. 
&  27. 1.5. 

»2Cor.l2.H. 
•  ch.  18.  22. 


"  ch.  6.  9. 


"  ch.  10.  4.  & 

20.  13.  &  23. 

21. 
J  Luke  10.28. 

&  11.28. 
'ch.  2H.  27. 

y.cc.  II.  1. 

.Alatt.  10.  42. 

&  25.  40. 

2  Cor.  9.  6, 

7.8. 

Heb.  G.  10. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PEOVERBS. 


thevr  contrary  vices. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1U(  0. 

II  Or, 

liis  deed. 
•ch.  13.24. 

&  -A  13.  & 

29.  ir. 

II  Or,  to  his 
deftructioti: 
or,  to  c(iii»e 
him  to  die. 


f  Heb.  add. 


bPs.  37.  37. 

'Job  23.  n. 
P8.3;i.III,ll. 
ch.  Hi.  l.'.l. 
Is.  14.  ai.jr. 
&  V,.  III. 
Acts  a.  .'SO. 
Heb. «.  17. 


<flTiin.4.8. 


«ch.  is.in.& 

26.  13, 15. 


rch.  21.  11. 

t  Heb.  win 

be  ciwninq. 
e  Deut.13.11. 
bch.  a.s. 


■  ch.  17.  2. 


♦  Heb. 

A  witness 

of  lirhal. 
k  Job  \h.  Iti. 

&  21).  12,  13. 

<c34.7. 


I  ch.  10. 13.  & 
26.3. 


"Oen.fl.  21. 
ch.  2:!.20,.J«. 
Ik.  28.  7. 
Ho>.  4.  11. 


bch.  16. 14  & 
I'J.  12. 


•  ch.  8.  30. 


ach.  17.  14. 


•ch.  in.  4.  i 
in.  24. 

\  Or,  trtnfer. 
'ch.  I'J.  15. 


poor  lendeth  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
"  that  which  he  hath  given  will  he 
pay  hiui  again. 

18  ^Chasten  thy  son  while  there 
is  hope,  and  let  not  thy  soul  spare 
"  for  his  crying. 

19  A  man  of  great  wrath  shall 
suffer  punishment :  for  if  thou 
deliver  Mm,  yet  thou  must  ^do  it 
again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  in- 
struction, that  thou  mayest  be  wise 
•^'in  thy  latter  end. 

21  ''There  are  many  devices  in  a 
man's  heart ;  nevertheless  the  coun- 
sel of  the  Lord,  that  shall  stand. 

22  The  desire  of  a  man  is  his 
kindness :  and  a  poor  man  is  better 
than  a  liar. 

23  "  The  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth 
to  life:  and  lie  that  hath  it  shall 
abide  satistied ;  he  shall  not  be  vis- 
ited with  evil. 

24  «A  slothful  man  hideth  his  hand 
in  7m  bosom,  and  will  not  so  much 
as  bring  it  to  his  mouth  again. 

25  ^Smite  a  scorner,  and  the  sim- 
l)\e  t'-'will  beware:  and  ''reprove 
one  that  hath  understanding,  and 
he  will  understand  knowledge. 

2G  He  that  wasteth  his  father,  and 
chaseth  away  Ms  mother,  is  '  a  son 
that  causeth  shame,  and  bringeth 
reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the  in- 
struction that  causeth  to  err  from 
the  words  of  knowledge. 

28  t  An  ungodly  witness  scorneth 
judgment:  and  ""the  mouth  of  the 
wicked  devoureth  iniquity. 

29  Judgments  are  prepared  for 
scorners,  '  and  stripes  for  the  back 
of  fools. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

WINE  '-"is  a  mocker,  strong 
drink  is  raging:  and  who- 
soever is  deceived  thereby  is  not 
wise. 

2  ''The  fear  of  a  king  is  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lion :  whoso  provoketh 
him  to  anger  'sinueth  against  his 
own  soul. 

3  ''/t  is  an  honour  for  a  man  to 
cease  from  si  life:  but  every  fool 
'will  be  meddUng. 

4  ''The  sluggard  will  not  ])lough 
by  reason  of  the  Hcold;  'therefore 

718 


shall  he  beg  in  harvest,  and  hai^e 
nothing. 

5  ^Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man 
is  like  deep  Avater;  but  a  man  of 
understanding  will  draw  it  out. 

G  ''  Most  men  will  proclaim  every 
one  his  own  "  goodness :  but  '  a 
faithful  man  who  can  find  ? 

7  ''The  just  nuin  walketh  in  his 
integrity :  '  his  children  are  blessed 
after  him. 

8  "'A  king  that  sitteth  in  the 
throne  of  judgment  scattereth  away 
all  evil  with  his  eyes. 

9  "Who  can  say,  I  have  made  my 
heart  clean,  I  am  ]3ure  from  my 
sin! 

10  "^Divers  weights,  and  Ulivers 
measures,  both  of  them  are  alike 
abomination  to  the  Lord. 

11  Even  a  child  is  ^  known  by  his 
doings,  whether  his  work  he  i^ure, 
and  whether  it  he  right. 

12  '^  The  hearing  ear,  and  the  see- 
ing eye,  the  Lord  hath  made  even 
both  of  them. 

13  '^  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come 
to  poverty:  open  thine  eyes,  and 
thou  shalt  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,  saith 
the  buyer:  but  when  he  is  gone 
his  way,  then  he  boasteth. 

15  There  is  gold,  and  a  multitude 
of  rubies:  but  Hhe  lips  of  knowl- 
edge are  a  precious  jewel. 

IG  '  Take  his  garment  that  is  sure- 
ty for  a  stranger :  and  take  a  pledge 
of  him  for  a  strange  woman. 

17  "  *  Bread  of  deceit  is  sweet  to 
a  man ;  but  afterwards  his  mouth 
shall  be  filled  with  gravel. 

18  ^Every  purpose  is  established 
by  counsel :  ^  and  with  good  ad- 
vice make  war. 

19  ^He  that  goeth  about  as  a  tale- 
bearer revealeth  secrets :  therefore 
meddle  not  with  him  "that  "flatter- 
etli  with  his  lips. 

20  ''Whoso  curseth  his  father  or 
his  mother,  '^his  "lamp  shall  be  put 
out  in  obscure  darkness. 

21  ''An  inheritance  may  he  gotten 
hastily  at  the  beginning;  ''but  the 
end  thereof  shall  not  be  blessed. 

22  '^Say  not  thou,  I  will  recom- 
pense evil;  but  ''wait  on  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  save  thee. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  ItOl). 

Sch.  18.  4. 


bch.  25. 14. 

Matt.  6.  2. 

Luke  18. 11. 
II  Or,  bounty. 
■  Ps.  12.  1. 

Luke  18.  8. 
k  2  Cor.  L  12. 

1  Ps.  37.  26.  & 
112. 2. 


■^  ver.  26. 


"  1  Kings  8. 

46. 

2  Chr,  G.  36. 

Job  14.  4. 

P3.  51.  5. 

Ecc.  7.  20. 

1  Cor.  4.  4. 

1  John  1.8. 
"Deut.  25.13, 

&c. 

ver.  23. 

ch.  U.  1.& 

16.11. 

Mic.ti.10,11. 

tlleb. 

A  stone,  and 

a  stone, 
\  Heb.  an 

ephuh  and 

anephnh. 
P  Matt.  7.  16. 
1  Ex.4.  11. 

Ps.  94.  9. 


'ch.  G.  n.  & 
12.  11.&19. 
15. 
liom.  12.11. 


■Job  28. 12, 
16,17,18,19. 
ch.  3.  15.  & 
8.11. 

'ch.  22.26,27. 
&  27.  13. 


"  ch.  9. 17. 

tHeb. 
liiead  of 
liling,  or, 
falsehood. 

''ch.  15.  22. 
&  24.  6. 
!  Luke  14.31. 


'ch.ll.  13. 


"Rom.  16.18. 
II  Or, 
euttcctn. 

bE.t.  21.17. 

Lev.  20.  9. 

Matt.  15.  4. 
<^  Job  18.  .■;,«. 

ch.  24.  20. 
II  Or,  candle. 
ilch.  28.  20.  . 
'  Hah.  2.  6. 
I  Deut.  .".2.a'i. 

ch.  17.13.* 

24.  2!l. 

Rom.  12. 17, 

19. 

I  Thess.  5. 

15. 

I  Pet.  3.  0. 
i!2Sam.  16. 

12. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVEEBS. 


tlieir  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuiii  luOO. 

h  ver.  10. 
t  Hob. 

balances  of 

deceit. 

i  Ps.  r.7.  '2.r 
ch.  Hi.  y. 

Jer.  10.  -JS. 


kEcc.  5.  4,  J. 

1  Ps.  101.  5, 
&c. 
ver.  8. 


■"1  Cor.  2.11. 
H  Or,  tamp. 


"Ps.  101.1. 
ch.  2U.  14. 


"ch.  IG.  .">1. 


t  Heb.  i.s  a 
puigiiig 
tnedicvie 
agaitift  evil. 


"  ch.  Ifl.  2. 


!■  ch.  24. 12. 
Luke  IG.  15. 


<■  1  Sam.  1.1. 

22. 

Ps.  50.  S. 

ell.  15.8. 

Is.  1.11,  &c. 

Hos.  G.  G. 

Mic.  G.  7,  8. 
J  ch.  0.  17. 
tHeb. 

Havtjhti- 

neasofeyes. 
II  Or, 

the  light  of 

the  wicked. 
'ch.  10.4.  & 

13.4. 


fch.  10.  2.  & 
13. 11.  &  2U. 
21.* 
2  Pet.  2.  3. 


f  Heb. 
saio  them^ 
or,  divell 
with  them. 


Sver.  19. 

ch.  I'J.  13.  .t 

25. 24.  &  27. 

15. 
t  Heb. 

a  icomnn  of 

contentious. 
f  Heb. 

a  house  of 

soctely. 
b  James  4.  5. 
f  Heb.  is  not 

Javowcd. 


23  ''  Divers  weights  are  an  abom- 
ination luito  tlie  Loud  ;  and  ^  a 
false  balance  is  not  <;oo(l. 

24  '  Man's  goings  are  of  the  Lokd; 
liow  can  a  man  then  under-stand  his 
own  Avay ! 

25  It  is  a  snare  to  the  man  irlio 
devoureth  lliat  irhich  is  holy,  and 
■"after  vows  to  make  in(iuiry. 

26  'A  wise  king-  scattereth  the 
wicked,  and  bringeth  the  wheel 
over  them. 

27  "'The  spirit  of  man  is  the  "can- 
dle of  the  Lord,  searching  all  the 
inward  parts  of  tlu^  belly. 

28  "Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the 
king:  and  his  throne  is  upholden 
by  mercy. 

29  The  glory  of  young  men  is 
their  strength :  and  °  the  beauty 
of  old  men  is  the  gray  head. 

30  The  blueness  of  a  wound 
^  cleanseth  away  evil :  so  do  strii)es 
the  inward  i^arts  of  the  belly. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

THE  king's  heart  is  in  the  hand 
of  the  LoKD,  as  the  rivers  of 
water :  he  turneth  it  whithersoever 
he  will. 

2  ''Every  way  of  a  man  is  right 
in  his  own  eyes :  ^'  but  the  Lokd 
pondereth  the  hearts. 

3  ''To  do  justice  and  judgment  is 
more  acceptable  to  the  Lord  than 
sacrifice. 

4  ''  'A  high  look,  and  a  proud  heart, 
and  "the  ploughing  of  the  wicked, 
is  sin. 

5  'The  thoughts  of  the  diligent 
tend  only  to  plenteousness ;  but  of 
every  one  that  is  hasty  only  to  want. 

G  *^The  getting  of  treasures  by  a 
lying  tongue  is  a  vanity  tossed  to 
and  fro  of  them  that  seek  death. 

7  Tlie  robberv  of  the  wicked  shall 
^  destroy  them ;  because  they  refuse 
to  do  judgment. 

8  The  way  of  man  is  fro  ward  and 
strange :  but  as  for  the  pure,  his 
work  is  right. 

9  'It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner 
of  the  housetop,  than  with  ♦  a  brawl- 
ing woman  in  '  a  wide  house. 

10  ^  The  soul  of  the  wicked  de- 
siretli  evil :  his  neighbour  '  tindeth 
no  favour  in  his  eyes. 


11  'When  the  scorner  is  x>nnished, 
the  simple  is  made  wise:  and  when 
the  wise  is  instructed,  he  receiveth 
knowledge. 

12  The  righteous  man  wisely  con- 
sidereth  the  house  of  the  Avicked : 
hut  God  overthroweth  the  wicked 
for  tlieir  wickedness. 

13  "^  Whoso  stoppeth  his  ears  at 
the  cry  of  the  poor,  he  also  shall 
cry  himself,  but  shall  not  be  heard. 

14  'A  gift  in  secret  pacifieth  an- 
ger: and  a  reward  in  the  bosom, 
strong  wrath. 

15  It  is  joy  to  the  just  to  do  judg- 
ment :  "'  but  destruction  shall  he  to 
the  workers  of  iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandereth  out 
of  the  way  of  understanding  shall 
remain  in  the  congregation  of  the 
dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  "pleasure  shall 
he  a  poor  man :  he  that  loveth  wine 
and  oil  shall  not  be  rich. 

18  "The  wicked  shall  he  a  ransom 
for  the  righteous,  and  the  trans- 
gressor for  the  ui^right. 

19  'It  is  better  to  dwell  Mn  the 
wilderness,  than  with  a  contentious 
and  an  angry  woman. 

20  P  There  is  treasure  to  be  desired 
and  oil  in  the  dwelling  of  the  wise; 
but  a  foolish  man  spendeth  it  up. 

21  iHe  that  followeth  after  right- 
eousness and  mercy  findeth  life, 
righteousness,  and  honour. 

22  "^A  wise  man  scaleth  the  city 
of  the  mighty,  and  casteth  down 
the  strength  of  the  confidence 
thereof. 

23  'Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and 
his  tongue,  keepeth  his  soul  from 
troubles. 

24  Proud  and  haughty  scorner  is 
his  name,  who  dealeth  Mn  jjroud 
wrath. 

25  'The  desire  of  the  slothful 
killeth  him;  for  his  hands  refuse 
to  labour. 

26  He  coveteth  greedily  all  the 
day  long:  but  the  "righteous  giv- 
eth  and  spareth  not. 

27  ''The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is 
abomination :  how  much  more, 
when  he  bringeth  it  ^with  a  wick- 
ed mind  1 

28  ^^A  false  witness  shall  perish: 

719 


Before 
CIIKIST 

about  1000. 

■  oh.  19.  25. 


k  Matt.  7.  2. 
ft  18.  ;iO,  &c. 
James  2. 13. 


ich.  17.  8,2.1. 
&  18. 16. 


•°  ch.  10.  29. 


i;  Or,  sport. 


»ch.  n.R. 
Is.  43.  3,  4. 


"  ver.  9.  _ 
t  Heb.  i»  the 

land  of  the 

desert. 


PPs.  112.3. 
Matt.  25. 3, 
4. 


Ich.  13.9. 
JNlatt.  5.  6. 


T.cc.  9  14, 

&c. 


"ch.l2. 1.1.  & 

13.  3.  &  18. 

21. 

JamcH  3  2. 


tlleb.  ui 
the  ivrulh 
oj  pride. 

ich.  13.  4. 


"  Ps.  37.  2G. 
&112.9. 

^  Pe.  .50.  9. 

ch.  15.8. 

Is.  m.  .3. 

Jcr.G.  20. 

Amos  5.  22. 
t  Heb.  in 

Wickedness. 

>ch.  19.5,9. 
I  Heb. 

A  witness 

OJ  ties. 


Moral  virUies,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 

CHRIST 

abaut  10i)0. 


II  Or, 
considereth. 

'  Is.  8.  0, 10. 
Jer.  f).  'A 
AcU  4.  39. 


•  Ps.  2n.  7.  & 

aj.  17. 

le.  31.  1. 
k  Ps.  3.  8. 
I  Or,»ic<ory. 


■Ece.  7. 1. 


iOr,, favour 
w  t/elter 
than,  IfC.  _ 

kch.  29. 13. 

ICor.  lL'.21. 
'Job.fl.  1.5. 

ch.  14.  31. 


Jch.H.lf).  & 
27.  U. 


'  Ps.  112.  3. 
Matt.  U.  3.1. 

H  Or,  7"/ie  re- 
ward  o/ hu- 
mility, t(C. 

fch.  15.  la. 

KlJohn&U. 


k  Enh.  C.  4. 

a  Tim.  3.15. 
II  Or, 

Catechii€. 
flleb. 

in  his  way 
>  James  2.  €. 

fHcb. 
to  the  man 
that  IcnU- 
tth. 

tJob4.  8. 
Ilos.  10.  13. 

I  (Jr.  and 
with  the  ro't 
ot'  his  anger 
he  Khatl  tte 
consumed. 

I  2  Cor.  9.  C. 

tlleb.  Good 
tiftvt. 


"•  Gen.  21.  9, 
10. 
I's.  101.  5. 


•Pn.TOl.B. 
cli.  Hi.  1.!. 

gor,  and 
hath  yrace 
VI  hit  lii». 


I  Or. 

t/ie  maitfrt. 
•ch.  26.13. 


r  nh.  2.  Ifi.  & 

.',.  3.  ft  7.  A. 
*  2.!.  -il. 
1  Ecc;  7.  20. 


but  the  man  that  heareth  speaketh 
const^tly. 

29  A  wicked  man  hardeneth  his 
face:  but  as  for  the  upright,  he 
'I  directeth  his  way. 

30  "■  There  is  no  wisdom  nor  un- 


derstanding 


nor 


counsel   against 


the  Lord. 

31  '^  The  horse  is  prejmred  against 
the  day  of  battle :  but  ** "  safety  is 
of  the  LoKD. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

A^  GOOD  name  is  rather  to  be 
chosen  than  great  riches,  and 
"loving  favour  rather  than  silver 
and  gold. 

2  ^The  rich  and  poor  meet  to- 
gether :  ''the  Lord  is  the  maker  of 
them  all. 

3  ''A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the 
evil,  and  hideth  himself:  but  the 
simple  pass  on,  and  are  punished. 

4  ''"By  humility  and  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  are  riches,  and  honour, 
and  life. 

5  '^  Thorns  and  snares  are  in  the 
way  of  the  froward :  ''he  that  doth 
keep  his  soul  shall  be  far  from 
them. 

6  '' "  Train  up  a  child  ^  in  the  way 
he  should  go :  and  when  he  is  old, 
he  will  not  depart  from  it. 

7  '  The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor, 
and  the  borrower  is  servant  ^  to  the 
lender. 

8  ''He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall 
reap  vanity:  "and  the  rod  of  his 
anger  shall  fail. 

9  ' '  He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye 
shall  be  blessed ;  for  he  giveth  of 
his  bread  to  the  poor. 

10  "'  Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  con- 
ttnition  skall  go  out;  yea,  strife 
and  reproach  shall  cease. 

11  "1  le  that  loveth  pureness  of 
heart,  " /or  the  grace  of  his  lips  the 
king  shall  he  his  friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve 
knowledge;  and  he  overthroweth 
"the  words  of  the  transgressor. 

13  "The  slotliful  man  saith.  There 
is  a  lion  without,  1  shall  be  slain 
in  the  streets. 

14  ■'The  mouth  of  strange  women 
is  a  deep  pit:  Mie  that  is  abhorred 
of  the  Lord  shall  iall  therein. 

7iiO 


15  Foolishness  is  bound  in  the 
heart  of  a  child;  hut  "^the  rod  of 
correction  shall  drive  it  far  Irom 
him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  to 
increase  his  riches,  and  he  that 
giveth  to  the  rich,  siuill  surely  come 
to  want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear 
the  words  of  the  wise,  and  apply 
thine  heart  nnto  my  knowledge. 

18  For  it  is  a  pleasant  thing  if 
thou  keep  them  *  within  thee ;  they 
shall  withal  be  fitted  in  thy  lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the 
Lord,  I  have  made  known  to  thee 
this  day,  "even  to  thee. 

20  Have  not  I  written  to  thee 
^excellent  things  in  counsels  and 
knowledge, 

21  ^  That  I  might  make  thee  know 
the  certainty  of  the  words  of  truth ; 
"that  thou  mightest  answer  the 
words  of  truth  "to  them  that  send 
unto  thee  ? 

22  ""Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he 
is  poor:  ^neither  opjn-ess  the  af- 
flicted in  the  gate : 

23  '  For  the  Lord  will  plead  their 
cause,  and  spoil  the  soul  of  those 
that  spoiled  them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an 
angry  man  ;  and  with  a  furious 
man  thou  shalt  not  go ; 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways,  and 
get  a  snare  to  thy  soul. 

26  "Be  not  thou  one  of  them  that 
strike  hands,  or  of  them  that  are 
sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay, 
why  should  he  ''  take  away  thy  bed 
from  under  thee  ? 

28  ''Remove  not  the  ancient  "land- 
mark, which  thy  fathers  have  set. 

29  Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  in 
his  business  1  he  shall  stand  before 
kings;  he  shall  not  stand  before 


mean  men. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

WHEN  thou  sittest  to  eat  with 
a  ruler,  consider  diligently 
what  is  before  thee : 

2  And  ])ut  a  knife  to  thy  throat, 
if  thou  he  a  man  given  to  appetite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dainties : 
for  they  are  deceitful  meat. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  lUOO. 

'ch.l.^.  24.  St 
lit.  18.  St.  2.3. 
13.  14.-&  29. 
15,17. 


tlU-b.  w 
thy  bcUy. 


II  Or.  trust 
thou  also. 


'  ch.  8.  6. 


'Luke  1.3,4. 


"lPct.3.  15. 

II  Or,  to 
thoufi  that 
send  thte. 

'  Ex.  23.  fi. 

Job  31.  IG, 

21. 
yZcch.7.10. 

Mai.  3.  5. 

'I  Sam.  24. 
1 .'.  &  2.1. ;«). 
I'.s.  12.5.  & 
3,5.  1,10.  & 
(M.  5.  &  140. 
12. 

ch.23.  II. 
J  LT.  51.36. 


"ch.  G.  1.  & 
11.15. 


boh.  20.  IG. 


■■  Deut.19.14. 
it  27.  17. 
cli.  2!.  10. 

I)  Or,  bound. 


t  Tlrb.  oh- 
scure  men. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


rEOYEEBS. 


their  cmitrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

aboiil  lOOO. 

"ch.  L'8.  2(1. 
1  'I'iiii.  6. 

il,  10. 

i.ch..n.  r,. 

Kiiin.  I-.'.  IIJ. 
(Ileh.  Witt 

ihfUl  ftnt-tij 
tliiiiK  eijes  to 

"•Ps.  141.  4. 
JDeut.  15.9. 


'  Ps.  12.  2. 


fell.  9.  R. 
Matt.  7.  6. 


SDcut.19.14. 

,<;  27.  17. 

ell.  22.  28. 
J  Or,  bovnd. 


l,Tob.';i.21. 
ch.  22.  23. 


ich.  13.  24.  & 
19.  IM.  &  22. 
15.  &  29.  15, 
17. 


k  1  Cor.  5.  5. 


Ivcr.  24,25. 
ch.  29.  a. 

U  Or.  eren  I 
will  rejoice. 


■"  Ps.  37.  1.  & 

7:i.3. 

ch.3.  SI.  & 

24.1. 
»  ch.  is.  14. 

"  P^37.  m. 

rh.  24. 14. 

J-ukc  Hi.  25. 
I  Ur,reu.'ard. 


fch.  4.  23. 


f  Is.  5.  22. 

Mutt.  24. 49. 

l-uke2l..'S4. 

Rom.  l:;.  13. 

Kph.  5.  IS. 
t  Heb.  of 

theirjlesh. 

'ch.  19. 15. 


•ch.  1.8.& 
3(1. 17. 
Eph.  6.1,2. 


4  "Labour  not  to  be  rich:  '"cease 
from  thine  own  Avisdom. 

5  *Wilt  thou  set  tliiiie  eyes  upon 
tliat  Avhieh  is  not!  for  riches  cer- 
tainly make  themselves  win«s ; 
they  fly  away  as  au  eagle  toward 
heaven. 

G  'Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  Mm 
that  hath  ''au  evil  eye,  neither  de- 
sire thou  his  dainty  meats : 

7  Eor  as  he  thinketh  in  his  heart, 
so  is  he :  Eat  and  drink,  '  saith  he 
to  thee ;  but  his  heart  is  not  with 
thee. 

8  The  morsel  which  thou  hast 
eaten  shalt  thou  vomit  up,  and 
lose  thy  sweet  words. 

9  "^  Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a  fool : 
for  he  w  ill  despise  the  wisdom  of 
thy  words. 

10  '-'Eemove  not  the  old  "land- 
mark ;  and  enter  not  into  the  fields 
of  the  fatherless : 

11 1'  i^"'or  their  Eedeemer  is  mighty ; 
he  shall  plead  their  cause  with 
thee. 

12  Apply  thine  heart  unto  instruc- 
tion, and  thine  ears  to  the  words 
of  knowledge. 

13  '  Withhold  not  correction  from 
the  child :  for  if  thou  beatest  him 
with  the  rod,  he  shall  not  die. 

14  Thou  shalt  beat  him  with  the 
rod,  and  ''  shalt  deliver  his  soul 
from  hell. 

lo  My  son,  ^  if  thine  heart  be  wise, 
my  heart  shall  rejoice,  "even  mine. 

10  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice, 
when  thy  lips  speak  right  things. 

17  '"Let  not  thine  heart  envy  sin- 
ners; but  "&e  thou  in  the  fear  of 
the  LoKD  all  the  day  long. 

18  "For  surely  there  is  an  "end; 
and  thine  expectation  shall  not  be 
cut  otf. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be 
wise,  and  p  guide  thine  heart  in  the 
way. 

20  "^Be  not  among  winebibbers; 
among  riotous  eaters  *  of  flesh : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the  glut- 
ton shall  come  to  poverty:  and 
'  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a  man  with 
rags. 

22  'Hearken  unto  thy  father  that 
begat  thee,  and  despise  not  thy 
mother  when  she  is  old. 

46 


23  'Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it  not ; 
also  wisdom,  and  instruction,  and 
understanding. 

24  "The  father  of  the  righteous 
shall  greatly  rejoice :  and  he  tliat 
begetteth  a  wise  child  shall  have 
joy  of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother 
shall  be  glad,  and  she  that  bare 
thee  shall  rejoice. 

20  ]VIy  son,  give  me  thine  heart, 
and  let  thine  eyes  observe  my 
ways. 

27  "For  a  whore  is  a  deep  ditch; 
and  a  strange  woman  is  a  narrow 
pit. 

28  ^  She  also  lieth  in  wait "  as  for 
a  prey,  and  increaseth  the  trans- 
gressors among  men. 

29  ^Who  hath  woe  I  who  hath 
sorrow  ?  who  hath  contentions  ? 
who  hath  babbling?  who  hath 
wounds  without  cause?  who  ''hath 
redness  of  eyes  ? 

30  "^They  that  tarry  long  at  the 
wine ;  they  that  go  to  seek  "mixed 
wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine 
when  it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  his 
colour  in  the  cup,  ivhen  it  moveth 
itself  aright. 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  ser- 
pent, and  stingeth  like  "  an  adder. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold  strange 
women,  and  thine  heart  shall  utter 
l>erverse  things. 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that 
lieth  down  Un  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the  top  of 
a  mast. 

35  ''They  have  stricken  me,  shalt 
thou  say,  and  I  was  not  sick ;  they 
have  beaten  me,  and  ^ "  I  felt  it  not : 
•^ when  shall  I  awake?  I* will  seek 
it  yet  again. 

OHAPTEE  XXIY. 

E  not  thou  ''envious  against 
evil  men,  ^'neither  desire  to  be 
with  them : 

2  "For  their  heart  studieth  de- 
struction, and  their  lips  talk  of 
mischief. 

3  Through  wisdom  is  a  house 
builded ;  and  by  understanding  it 
is  established: 

4  And  by  knowledge  shall  the 

721 


B 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  11)00. 

'  ch.  4.  5,  7. 

Matt.  13.44. 
"ch.  10.  1.& 

15.  20. 

vtr.  15. 


'  ch.  22.  14. 


>  ch.  7.  12. 

Ecc.  7.  26. 
II  Or, 

as  a  robber. 


'Is.  5.  11,22. 


"Gen.  49. 12. 


l>ch.20.1. 
•  Eph.  6.  18. 
"  P.S.  75.  8. 
ch.  9. 2. 


II  Or,  a      . 
cockatrtce. 


IHcb. 
t(i  the  heart 
of  the  sea. 


i  ch.  27.  22. 
Jer.  5.  3. 

f  Heb.  1 

knew  it  not. 
'Eph.  4.  19. 
fSee  Deut. 

29. 19. 

Is.  56.  12. 


•Pr.  S7.1,&c. 

&  73.  3. 

eh.  .S.  .31.  & 

%>..  17. 

ver.  19. 
bch.  1.15. 
'  Pe.  10.  7. 


Moral  virtues^  and 


PEOYEEBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1000. 

dch.  21.22. 

Ecc.  9.  16. 
t  Heb.  is  in 

strenf/lh. 
Illeb. 

stretujthfin- 

eth  might. 
•ch.  11.14.  & 

15.  22.  &  20. 

18. 

Luke  14. 31. 

fPs.  10.  5. 
ch.  14.  6. 


E  Rom.  1.30. 


tlleb. 

narrow. 
h  Ps.  82.  4. 

Is.  58.  (;,  7. 

lJohn».16. 


i  ch.  21.  2. 


k  Job  34. 11. 

Ps.  02.  12. 

Jer.  32.  19. 

Rom.  2.  R. 

Rev.  2. 23.  & 

22. 12. 
I  Cunt.  5.1. 
t  Heb.  \tpnn 

thy  patatn. 
■"Ps.  19.  10. 

&  119.  103. 

"  ch.  23.  IS. 


'Pa.  10. 9, 10. 


PJobi.lO. 

Ph.  .34. 19.  ft 

37.24. 

Mic.  7.  8. 
1  E»th.  7. 10. 

Amos  5.  2. 

&  8.  14. 

Rev.  18.  21. 
'Job  .31.  29. 

P».  45.13,19. 

ch.  17..5. 

Obod.  12. 

tHcb. 
t(  be  evil  (n 
Au  et/e$. 


•P».  .37. 1.& 

73.  3. 

ch.  23.  17. 

vcr.  1. 
I  Or,  Kre)} 

not  coniiKi- 

ny  with  the 

wicHett. 
'P».  II.fi. 
•Job  18.5,6. 

*2I.I7. 

ch.  13.  9.  ft 

W.  20. 
I  Or,  lamp. 
"Rom.  1.3.7. 

1  Pet.  2. 17. 
Ileb. 

cliangen. 


cbambers  be  filled  with  all  x>recious 
and  pleasant  riches. 

5  ''A  wise  man  ^  is  strong;  yea, 
a  man  of  knowledge  Mncreaseth 
strength. 

6  '  For  by  wise  counsel  thou  shalt 
make  thy  war:  and  in  multitude 
of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 

7  ^Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a  fool : 
he  openeth  not  his  mouth  in  the 
gate.' 

8  He  that  ^deviseth  to  do  evil 
shall  be  called  a  mischievous  per- 
son. * 

0  The  thought  of  foolishness  is 
sin:  and  the  scorner  is  an  abom- 
ination to  men. 

10  If  thou  faint  in  the  day  of  ad- 
versity, thy  strength  is  *  small. 

11  ^  if  thou  forbear  to  deliver  them 
that  are  drawn  unto  death,  and 
those  that  are  ready  to  be  slain; 

12  If  thou  sayest.  Behold,  we  knew 
it  not;  doth  not '  he  that  pondereth 
the  heart  consider  it  f  and  he  that 
keepeth  thy  soul,  doth  not  he  know 
itf  and  shall  not  he  render  to  every 
man  ''according  to  his  works? 

13  My  son,  '  eat  thou  honey,  be- 
cause it  is  good;  and  the  honey- 
comb, wh  ich  is  sweet  ^  to  thy  taste : 

14  "'So  shall  the  knowledge  of 
wisdom  he  unto  thy  soul :  when 
thou  hast  found  it,  "  then  there 
shall  be  a  reward,  and  th}"  expect- 
ation shall  not  be  cut  oft'. 

15  "Lay  not  wait,  O  wicked  man, 
against  the  dwelling  of  the  right- 
eous ;  spoil  not  his  resting  place : 

IG  'For  a  just  man  falleth  seven 
times,  and  riseth  up  again  :  "^  but 
the  wicked  shall  fall  into  mischief. 

17  'Eejoice  not  when  thine  enemy 
falleth,  and  let  not  thine  heart  be 
glad  when  he  stumbleth : 

IS  Lest  the  LoiU)  see  if,  and  'it 
displease  him,  and  he  turn  away 
bis  wrath  from  him. 

19  ""Fret  not  thyself  because  of 
evil  men,  neither  be  thou  envious 
at  the  wicked; 

20  For  '  tliere  shall  be  no  reward 
to  the  evil  wan;  "the  "caudle  of 
the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

21  ]\ry  sou,  M'car  thou  tlie  Lord 
and  th(!  king:  and  meddh*  not  with 

'them  that  are  given  to  change: 

722 


22  For  their  calamity  shall  rise 
suddenlj' ;  and  who  knoweth  the 
ruin  of  them  both  I 

23  These  things  also  helong  to  the 
wise.  ^  It  is  not  good  to  have  re- 
spect of  persons  in  judgment. 

24  ^He  that  saith  unto  the  wick- 
ed. Thou  art  righteous ;  him  shall 
the  people  curse,  nations  shall  ab- 
hor him : 

25  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him 
shall  be  delight,  and  '  a  good  bless- 
ing shall  come  upon  them. 

26  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lii)s 
'that  giveth  a  right  answer. 

27  "^  Prepare  thy  work  without, 
and  make  it  fit  for  thyself  in  the 
field;  and  afterwards  build  thine 
house. 

28  ""Be  not  a  witness  against  thy 
neighbour  without  cause ;  and  de- 
ceive not  with  thy  lips. 

29  'Say  not,  I  will  do  so  to  him 
as  he  hath  done  to  me :  I  will  ren- 
der to  the  man  according  to  his 
work. 

30 1  went  by  the  field  of  the  sloth- 
ful, and  by  the  vineyard  of  the  man 
void  of  understanding ; 

31  And,  lo,  "^  it  was  all  grown  over 
with  thorns,  and  nettles  had  cov- 
ered the  face  thereof,  and  the  stone 
wall  thereof  was  broken  down. 

32  Then  I  saw,  and  '  considered 
it  well :  I  looked  upon  it,  and  re- 
ceived instruction. 

33  ""Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slum- ; 
ber,  a  little  folding  of  the  hands  to 
sleep : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as 
one  that  travelleth ;  and  thy  want 
as  '  an  armed  iuan. 

OHAPTEE  XXY. 

1  Observations  about  kings,  8  and  about  avoidi7ig 
causes  of  quarrels,  and  sundry  causes  thereof. 

""  r  I  ^HESE   are  also  i^roverbs   of 

B     Solomon,  which  the  men  of 

Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  copied  out. 

2  ^It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  con- 
ceal a  thing:  but  the  honour  of 
kings  is  'to  search  out  a  matter. 

3  The  heaven  for  height,  and  the 
earth  for  depth,  and  the  heart  of 
kings  ^is  unsearcliable. 

4  ''  Take  away  the  dross  from  the 
silver,  and  there  shall  come  forth  a 
vessel  for  the  finer. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1000. 


yLev.19. 15. 
•Deut.  1. 17. 

&  Hi.  111. 

eh.  18.  5.  & 

28.  21 . 

John  7.  24. 
^ch.  17.  I.-|. 

lu.  5.  'Si. 


tHeb. 
a  ble^fsiiig 
oj  good. 


tlleb.  Ihal 

uv^wcrtth 

right 

words. 
^  1  Kings  .5. 

17,  18. 

Luke  14. 28. 


!>  Eph.  4.  25. 


'ch.  20.  22. 
Mott.  5.  .39, 
44. 

Rrim.  12.17, 
19. 


i  Gen.  3.  IS. 


t  Heb.  set 
my  heart. 


'ch.C.9,&c. 


t  Hcb.n  man 

OJ  shield. 


about  700. 
•I  KinL'ii*. 


V.  Deut. 29.29. 
Roiii.ll.'iJ. 


■^  Job  23.  IG. 


I  Heb.  there 

\<  )IO 

searrhntg. 
ii2Tiin.2.2L 


Observations  ithout  Idngs^ 


PROVERBS. 


and  avoiding  of  strife. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 

•'ch.  20.  8. 
fch.  16. 12.& 
29.14. 

tlleh. 

Sel  not  out 
tliyijlory. 


i:  Luke  14.  8, 
;i,  10. 


h  ch.  1".  14. 
Matt.  5.  25. 


■  Matt.  5.  25. 

&  IS.  15. 
II  Or, 

iliscoi'er  Tiot 

the  sfrret  of 

another. 


I  ch.  15.  23. 

Is.  50.  4. 
tlleb. 

sfiokenupon 
h  IS  wheels. 


Ich.  13. 17 


""011.20.  C. 

tHcb. 
in  a  gift  of 
fahrhood. 

°Jude  12. 

"  Gen.  32.  4, 
&c. 

1  Sam.  25. 
24,  &e. 
ch.  15.  1.  & 
16. 14. 

Pver.  27. 


il  Or,  Let  thy 
foot  be  sel- 
dom in  thu 
neighbour's 
hou^. 

tHeb. 

J'vll  of  thee. 

1  Ps.  57.  4.  & 
120.  3,  4. 
ch.  12. 18. 


'  Dan.  fi.  18. 
Kom.  12.15. 


5  ^Take  away  the  wicked  from 
before  the  kiii<i-,  and  Hiis  throne 
shall  be  established  in  righteous- 
ness. 

6  ^Pnt  not  forth  thyself  in  the 
presence  of  the  king-,  and  stand 
not  in  the  place  of  great  men : 

7  ^For  better  it  is  that  it  be  said 
unto  thee,  Come  up  hither;  than 
that  thou  shouldest  be  ])ut  lower  in 
the  presence  of  the  prince  whom 
thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8  ''  Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive, 
lest  tJwu  Imow  not  what  to  do  in 
the  end  thereof,  when  thy  neigh- 
bour hath  put  thee  to  shame. 

9  '  Debate  thy  cause  w  ith  thy 
neighbour  himself;  and  n  discover 
not  a  secret  to  another : 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  it  put 
thee  to  shame,  and  jthine  infamy 
turn  not  away. 

11  ^A  word  ^  fitly  spoken  is  liJke 
apples  of  gold  in  x)ictures  of  silver. 

12  As  an  earring  of  gold,  and  an 
ornament  of  fine  gold,  so  is  a  wise 
reprover  upon  an  obedient  ear. 

13  'As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the 
time  of  harvest,  so  is  a  fiiithful 
messenger  to  them  that  send  him : 
for  he  refresheth  the  soul  of  his 
masters. 

14  "'T^Tioso  boasteth  himself  *  of  a 
false  gift  is  like  "  clouds  and  wind 
without  rain. 

15  °By  long  forbearing  is  a  prince 
persuaded,  and  a  soft  tongue  break- ' 
eth  the  bone. 

16  pHast  thou  found  honey?  eat 
so  much  as  is  suflicient  for  thee, 
lest  thou  be  filled  therewith,  and 
vomit  it. 

17  "Withdraw  thy  foot  from  thy 
neighbour's  house ;  lest  he  be 
'  weary  of  thee,  and  so  hate  thee. 

18  "^  A  man  that  beareth  false  wit- 
ness against  his  neighbour  is  a 
maul,  and  a  sword,  and  a  sharp 
arrow. 

19  Confidence  in  an  unfaithful 
man  in  time  of  trouble  is  like  a 
broken  tooth,  and  a  foot  out  of 
joint. 

20  As  he  that  taketh  away  a  gar- 
ment in  cold  weather,  and  as  vine- 
gar upon  nitre,  so  is  he  that  'sing- 
eth  sons's  to  a  heavv  heart. 


21  °Tf  thine  enemy  be  hungry, 
give  him  bread  to  eat;  and  if  he 
be  thirsty,  give  him  water  to 
drink : 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of 
fire  upon  his  head,  '  and  the  Lord 
shall  reward  thee. 

23  "'I The  north  wind  driveth  away 
rain :  so  doth  an  angry  countenance 
"a  backbiting  tongue. 

21  ^  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the 
corner  of  the  housetop,  than  with 
a  brawling  w^oman  and  in  a  wide 
house. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a  thirsty 
soul,  so  is  good  news  from  a  far 
country. 

26  A  righteous  man  falling  down 
before  the  wicked  is  as  a  troubled 
fountain,  and  a  corrupt  spring. 

27  ^Jt  is  not  good  to  eat  much 
honey:  so  for  men  ""to  search  their 
own  glory  is  not  glory. 

28  ''He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his 
own  spirit  is  like  a  city  that  is  bro- 
ken down,  and  without  walls. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Observations  about  fools,  13  about  sliu/yards,  17  and 
about  contentious  busybodies. 

A  S  snow  in  summer,  ""  and  as  rain 
XjL  in  harvest,  so  honour  is  not 
seemly  for  a  fool. 

2  As  the  bird  by  wandering,  as 
the  swallow  by  flying,  so  ^'the  curse 
causeless  shall  not  come. 

3  '^A  whij)  for  the  horse,  a  bridle 
for  the  ass,  and  a  rod  for  the  fool's 
back. 

4  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to 
his  folly,  lest  thou  also  be  like  unto 
him. 

5  ''Answer  a  fool  according  to  his 
folly,  lest  he  be  wise  in  'his  own 
conceit. 

6  He  that  sendeth  a  message  by 
the  hand  of  a  fool  cutteth  off  the 
feet,  and  drinketh  "damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  '  are  not 
equal :  so  is  a  parable  in  the  mouth 
of  fools. 

8  "As  he  thatbindeth  a  stone  in  a 
sling,  so  is  he  that  giveth  honour 
to  a  fool. 

9  J.S  a  thorn  goeth  up  into  the 
hand  of  a  drunkard,  so  is  a  parable 
in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

10  "The  great  God  that  formed  all 

72.3 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  700. 


'  Ex.  23.  4,  5. 

Mutt.  5.  44. 
Kom.  12.20. 


'2  Sam.  16. 
12. 


"Job  37.  22. 

II  Or,  The 
north  wind 
brin(jeth 
forth  rain  : 
so  dfith  a 
bavkbitiny 
tongue  an 
antjrif  coun- 
tenance. 

»  Ps.  101.  5. 

>ch.  lit.  1.J.& 
21.  »,  19. 


'  vcr.  Hi. 
"  ch.  27.  2. 


I'ch.  10.  .32. 


M  Sam.  12. 

17. 


hNum.23.  8. 
Ueut.  23.  5. 


'  Ps.  ."2.  H. 
ch.  1(1.  13. 


d  Matt.  16. 1- 
4.  &  21.  24- 
27. 

tlleb./ii.^ 
own  eyes. 


JjOr, 

Violence. 
t  Heb.  are 

l\;ted  up. 


ll  Or.  As  he 
ihatputtfth 
a  precious 
stone  in  a 
heap  or 
stOTie.^. 

II  Or,  A  great 
man  grtev- 
eth  all,  and 
he  lurefh 
thejnoU  he 
hireth  also 
trunsgrtks- 
ors. 


Maxims  and  observations 


PEOVEEBS. 


of  Solomon 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  7U0. 

•2Pet.  2.  22. 

f  Ex.  8.  IS. 
IHcb. 

iterateth 

his/oUy. 
Sch.Sg.L'O. 

Luke  18.11. 

Kom.  12.16. 

Rev.  3. 17. 


b  ch.  22.  13. 


ich.  19.  24. 

II  Or. 
Ae  it  weary. 


II  Or, 
u  enraged. 


tHeb. 
flames,  or, 
sparks. 

I  Eph.  5.  4. 


iHeb.  TTilh- 
OKt  wood. 
I  ch.  22. 10. 

il  Or," 

whisperer. 
t  Htb. 

ii  stlent. 
"■ch.lj.  18. 

&  -29.  22. 


"  ch.  18.  8. 


Illeb. 
chanibert. 


liOr, 
u  known. 


°  Ph.  2<!.  X 
Jcr.  !).  8. 

♦  H"b. 
niuAc/A  flit 
voire  ffrw 
ciotu. 

II  Or,  hatred 
u  covereil 
|j<  lecret. 


rpn.r.i.'i.K]. 
&  u.  i.'>.  St 

10.  2.  fc. '«.<!. 
ch.  28.  10. 
Ecc.  10.  «. 


things  both  rewardetli  the  fool,  and 
rewardeth  transgressors. 

11  'As  a  dog  returneth  to  his 
vomit,  ^so  a  fool  ^retnrneth  to  his 
folly. 

12  ^'Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his 
own  conceit?  there  is  more  hope 
of  a  fool  than  of  him. 

13  ''  The  slothful  7nan  saith,  There 
is  a  lion  in  the  way ;  a  lion  is  in 
the  streets. 

14  As  the  door  tumeth  upon  his 
hinges,  so  doth  the  slothful  ui)on 
his  bed. 

15  '  The  slothful  hideth  his  hand 
in  his  bosom;  "it  grieveth  him  to 
bring  it  again  to  his  mouth. 

IG  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his 
own  conceit  than  seven  men  that 
can  render  a  reason. 

17  He  that  passeth  by,  and  "med- 
dleth  with  strife  belonging  not  to 
him,  is  like  one  that  taketh  a  dog 
by  the  ears. 

18  As  a  mad  man  who  casteth 
^firebrands,  arrows,  and  death, 

19  So  is  the  man  that  deceiveth 
his  neighbour,  and  saith,  ''Am  not 
I  in  sport? 

20  'Where  no  wood  is,  there  the 
fire  goeth  out:  so  'where  there  is 
no  "talebearer,  the  strife  ^ceaseth. 

21  "'uis  coals  are  to  burning  coals, 
and  wood  to  lire ;  so  is  a  conten- 
tious man  to  kindle  strife. 

22  "The  words  of  a  talebearer  are 
as  wounds,  and  they  go  down  into 
the  Mnnermost  parts  of  the  belly. 

23  Burning  lips  and  a  wicked 
heart  are  like  a  potsherd  covered 
with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth  "dissembleth 
with  his  lips,  and  layeth  up  deceit 
within  him ; 

25  "When  he  ^speaketh  fair,  be- 
lieve him  not:  for  tlie re  are  seven 
abominations  in  his  heart. 

2()  Whose  "hatred  is  covered  by 
deceit,  his  wickedness  shall  be 
shewed  before  the  whole  congrega- 
tion. 

27  "AVhoso  (liggeth  a  pit  shall  fall 
therein:  and  he  that  rolleth  a 
stone,  it  will  return  upon  him. 

28  A  lying  tongue  hateth  those 
that  are  afflicted  by  it;  and  d  flat- 
tering mouth  worketh  ruin. 

724 


B 


OHAPTEE  XXVII. 

1  Observations  of  .selflove,  5  of  true  love,  11  of  care  to 
avoid  offences,  23  and  of  the  household  care. 

OAST  ^not  thyself  of  Ho  mor- 
row;   for  thou  knowest  not 
what  a  day  may  bring  forth. 

2  ''Let  another  man  praise  thee, 
and  not  thine  own  mouth ;  a 
stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

3  A  stone  is  '  heavy,  and  the  sand 
weighty;  but  a  fool's  wrath  is 
heavier  than  them  both. 

4  nVrath  is  cruel,  and  anger  is 
outrageous;  but  ''who  is  able  to 
stand  before  "  envy  ? 

5  ''Open  rebuke  is  better  than 
secret  love. 

G  ''Faithful  are  the  wounds  of  a 
friend ;  but  the  kisses  of  an  enemy 
are  n  deceitful. 

7  The  full  soul  Uoatheth  a  honey- 
comb; but  '^to  the  hungry  soul 
every  bitter  thing  is  sweet. 

8  As  a  bird  that  wandereth  from 
her  nest,  so  is  a  man  that  wander- 
eth from  his  i)lace. 

9  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice 
the  heart :  so  doth  the  sweetness  of 
a  man's  friend  *  by  hearty  counsel. 

10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  fa- 
ther's friend,  forsake  not;  neither 
go  into  thy  brother's  house  in  the 
day  of  thy  calamity :  for  ^  better  is 
a  neighbour  that  is  near  than  a 
brother  far  off. 

11  ''My  son,  be  wise,  and  make 
my  heart  glad,  '  that  I  may  answer 
him  that  reproacheth  me. 

12  ''A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the 
evil,  and  hideth  himself;  hut  the 
simi)le  pass  on,  and  are  punished. 

13  '  Take  his  garment  that  is 
surety  for  a  stranger,  and  take  a 
pledge  of  him  for  a  strange  woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend  with 
a  loud  voice,  rising  early  in  the 
morning,  it  shall  be  counted  a  curse 
to  him. 

15  "'A  continual  droi)ping  in  a 
very  rainy  day  and  a  contentious 
woman  are  alike. 

IG  Whosoever  hideth  her  hideth 
the  wind,  and  the  ointment  of  his 
right  hand,  which  bewrayeth  itself. 

17  Iron  sharpeneth  iron ;  so  a 
man  sharpeneth  the  countenance 
of  his  friend. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  700. 


•Luke  12.19, 

20. 

James  4. 13, 

&c. 
\  Hcb. 

to  luorrow 

day. 
bch.  25.  27. 


♦  Hcb. 
heavmesa. 


tHeb. 
Wrath  13 
cntrUij,find 
anger  an 
orerjiow- 
ing. 

'1  John  3.12. 

II  Or, 

jealousn, 
ch.  G.  34. 

>lch.28.  23. 
Gal.  2.  14. 

'  Ps.  141.  5. 

II  Or, 

earnest,  or, 
frequent. 

tHeb. 
ti  eac/eth 
under  foot. 

f  Job  6.  7. 


t  Heb. /rom 
the  counsel 
of  the  soul. 


Ech.l7.17.St 
18.  24. 
Seech. 19. 7. 


heh.ll).  1.& 

23.  15,  24. 

i  Ps.  127.  5. 


k  ch.  22.  3. 


1  Sec  Ex.  22. 
ch.  20.  16. 


"ch.  19.  13. 


collected  l)y  the 


PKOVERBS. 


men  of  Hezeldah. 


Before 
CHIUST 

about  7Ul'. 


"  1  Cor.  9.  7, 
13. 


»ch.  30. 16. 

Hab.  ■!.  5. 
i  Ikb.  not. 
I'Ecc.  1.8.  & 

(J.  7. 

1011.17.3. 


'ch.  23.  35. 
Is.  1.  .5. 
Jer.  5.  3. 


f  Ilob.  net 
thy  heart. 


I  Hob. 
strength. 
tHeb.  (o 
generation 
and  genera- 
tion. 

'  Ps.  lOi.  14. 


1  Ileb.  life. 


'  Lev.  2fi.  17, 
.3<;. 
Ps.  o3.  5. 


II  Or,  b)/  men 
o/uni/er- 
stiiudwg 
and  wisdom 
shall  they 
likewise  be 
prolonged. 

b  Matt.  18.28. 


f  Ileb.  with- 
out food. 

'Ps.  10.  3.  & 

4!l.  IS. 

Rom.  1.  32. 
•l  1  Kings  18. 

IS,  21. 

Matt.  3. 7.  & 

14.  4. 

Kph.  5.  11. 
'  Ps.  92.  G. 
'John  7.  17. 

1  Cor.  2.  1.5. 

lJohn2.20, 

27. 
8ch.  19. 1. 

ver.  18. 


*eh.  29.  3. 


18  "Wlioso  keepeth  the  fig  tree 
shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof:  so  he 
tiiat  waiteth  on  his  master  shall  be 
honoured. 

19  As  in  water  face  am^wcrctli  to 
face,  so  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 

20  "Hell  and  destruction  are  'nev- 
er full;  so  ''the  eyes  of  man  are 
never  satisfied. 

21  '^As  the  fin  in  o-  pot  for  silver, 
and  the  furnace  for  gold;  so  is  a 
man  to  his  praise. 

22  ''Though  thou  shouldest  bray 
a  fool  in  a  mortar  among  wheat 
with  a  pestle,  yet  will  not  his  fool- 
ishness depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the 
state  of  thy  flocks,  and  Uook  well 
to  thy  herds : 

24  For  'riches  are  not  for  ever: 
and  doth  the  crown  endure  'to  ev- 
ery generation  ? 

25  *The  hay  appeareth,  and  the 
tender  grass  sheweth  itself,  and 
herbs  of  the  mountains  are  gath- 
ered. 

2G  The  lambs  are  for  thy  clothing, 
and  the  goats  are  the  price  of  the 
field. 

27  And  tlwn  shalt  have  goats'  milk 
enough  for  thy  food,  for  the  food  of 
thy  household,  and  for  the  'main- 
tenance for  thy  maidens. 

CHAPTER  XXVIIT. 

General  obseri'aiion.'i  of  impiety  and  religious  integrity. 

THE  -'wicked  flee  when  no  man- 
pursueth :   but  the  righteous 
are  bold  as  a  lion. 

2  For  the  transgression  of  a  land 
many  are  the  x^rinces  thereof:  but 
"by  a  man  of  understanding  and 
knowledge  the  state  thereof  shall 
be  prolonged. 

3  ''A  i^oor  man  that  oppresseth 
the  poor  is  I'lhe  a  sweeping  rain 
'  which  leaveth  no  food. 

4  '  They  that  forsake  the  law  praise 
the  wicked :  ^  but  such  as  keei)  the 
law  contend  with  them. 

5  "Evil  men  understand  not  judg- 
ment :  but  ^  they  that  seek  the  Lord 
understand  all  things. 

6  ''Better  is  the  poor  that  walk- 
eth  in  his  uprightness,  than  he  that 
is  perverse  in  his  ways,  though  he 
he  rich.  ^ 

7  ''Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a 


wise  son :  but  he  that  n  is  a  com- 
l)anion  of  riotous  men  shameth  his 
father. 

8  'He  that  by  usury  and  'unjust 
gain  increaseth  his  substance,  he 
shall  gather  it  for  him  that  will 
pity  the  poor. 

9  ""He  that  turneth  away  his  ear 
from  hearing  the  law,  '  even  his 
prayer  shall  he  abomination. 

10  "'Whoso  causeth  the  righteous 
to  go  astray  in  an  evil  way,  he  shall 
fall  himself  into  his  own  x)it:  "but 
the  upright  shall  have  good  things 
in  possession. 

11  The  rich  man  is  wise  'in  his 
own  conceit;  but  the  jjoor  that 
hath  understanding  searcheth  him 
out. 

12  "When  righteous  men  do  re- 
joice, there  is  great  glory :  but 
when  the  wicked  rise,  a  man  is 
I'  hidden. 

13  ""He  that  covereth  his  sins  shall 
not  prosper:  but  whoso  confess- 
eth  and  forsaketh  them  shall  have 
mercy. 

14  Happy  is  the  man  ""that  fear- 
eth  always:  ""but  he  that  harden- 
eth  his  heart  shall  fall  into  mis- 
chief. 

15  ^As  a  roaring  lion,  and  a  rang- 
ing bear;  *so  is  a  Avicked  ruler  over 
the  poor  people. 

10  The  prince  that  wanteth  un- 
derstanding is  also  a  great  oppress- 
or: hut  he  that  hateth  covetous- 
ness  shall  prolong  his  days. 

17  "A  man  that  doeth  violence  to 
the  blood  of  any  person  shall  flee 
to  the  pit ;  let  no  man  stay  him. 

18 "  Whoso  walketh  uprightly  shall 
be  saved :  but '  he  that  is  perverse 
in  his  ways  shall  fall  at  once. 

19  ^He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall 
have  plenty  of  bread :  but  he  that 
followeth  after  vain  persons  shall 
have  poverty  enough. 

20  A  faithful  man  shall  abound 
with  blessings:  "^ but  he  that  mak- 
eth  haste  to  be  rich  shall  not  be 
II  innocent. 

21  ^To  have  respect  of  persons  is 
not  good  :  for,  'for  a  piece  of  bread 
that  man  will  transgress. 

22  " "  He  that  hasteth  to  be  rich 
hath  an  evil  eye,  and  considereth 

725 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  7tO. 

l\  Or.  feedelh 

gluttons. 
■Job  27.16, 

17. 

ch.  13.22. 

Kcc.  2.  26. 
tlleb. 

by  increase. 


kZech.  7.  II. 

1  Ps.  Gfi.  18.  & 

lOil.  7. 
eh.  15.  8. 

■"  ch.  26.  27. 


"  Mutt.  G.  3.3. 


tllib. 
ui  hif  eyes. 


"  ver.  28. 
ch.  11.10.  & 
29.  2. 
Ecc.  10.  6. 


II  O""'.    . 
sought  for. 

!•  Ps.  32.'  .■'.,  5. 
1  John  1.  8, 
9,10. 


IPs.  16.8. 

ch.  23.  17. 
■■Rom.  2.5. 

&  11.  20. 


"  1  Pet..5.  8. 

'Ex.  1.14,16, 
22. 
Matt.  2.  16. 


"Gen.  9.  6. 
Ex.  21. 14. 


j   ^ch.  10.9,2.';. 

>  ver.  6. 
I 

'ch.  12.11. 


•ch.l3. 11..% 
21 1.21  .&  23.4. 
ver.  22. 
lTim.G.9. 

i;or, 

unpunished. 
bch.  18.  5.  & 

24.  Zi. 
'  £z.  13. 19. 

\]  Or,  He  that 
hath  an  evil 
eye  hasteth 
to  be  rich. 

i  ver.  20. 


Sundry  moral  maxims 


PEOVEEBS. 


and  observations. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 

'ch.  27.5,6. 


f  ch.  18.  9. 

t  Heb. a  man 

destroying. 
ech.  13. 10. 

blTim.  C.C. 


■  Deut.  15.  7, 
Ac. 

ch.  19.  17.  & 
22.  y. 


k  ver.  12. 
ch.  29.  2. 
lJub24.  4. 


tHcb. 

^4  man  of 
reproofs. 
'  1  Sam.  2.25. 
2Chr..'«.ll>. 
ch.  1.  24-27. 


bEsth.  S.  15. 
ch.  II.  10.& 
28. 12,  2S. 

II  Or. 
1  ncreased. 

'  Esth.  Cj.  15. 


Jch.  in.  1.& 

l.i.  20.  &  27. 
11. 

'ch.  5.  n.  10. 
&  C.  2ii.  & 
21.7. 

Luke  15.13, 
30. 


t  Hcb. 
a  }nan  of 
oblations. 


'Job  29.1G.  & 
.31.1.'). 
Pa.  41.  1. 


«eh.  11. 11. 
11  Or.  .1.7  « 
city  on  fire. 
I>  Ez.  22.  30. 


I  Matt.  11.17. 


1  Hcb.  Men 
of  blood. 

k  Gen.  4.  .5,«. 
1  John  3.12. 


not  that  poverty  shall  come  upon 
him. 

23  '^  He  that  rebnketh  a  man,  after- 
wards shall  find  more  favour  than 
he  that  flattereth  with  the  tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or 
his  mother,  and  saith,  It  is  no 
transgression  ;  the  same  ^  is  the 
companion  of  *  a  destroyer. 

25  «He  that  is  of  a  proud  heart 
stirreth  up  strife :  ''  but  he  that 
putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lokd  shall 

1  be  made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own 
heart  is  a  fool :  but  whoso  walketh 
wisely,  he  shall  be  delivered. 

27  '  He  that  giveth  unto  the  poor 
shall  not  lack :  but  he  that  hideth 
his  eyes  shall  have  many  a  curse. 

28  ^  When  the  wicked  rise,  '  men 
hide  themselves:  but  when  they 
perish,  the  righteous  increase. 

CHAPTEE  XXIX. 

1  Ob.fervatiojis  of  i^uhllc  government,  1.5  and  of  private. 
23  Of  anger,  ^jcirfe,  thievery,  cowardice,  and  cor- 
tuptioH. 

♦=*  TTE,  that  being  often  reproved 
jLTL  hardeneth   Ms  neck,  shall 
suddenly  be  destroyed,   and   that 
without  remedy. 

2  MVhen  the  righteous  are  "in 
authority,  the  people  rejoice:  but 
when  the  wicked  beareth  rule,  ''the 
people  mourn. 

3  "^  Whoso  loveth  wisdom  rejoiceth 
his  father:  '^but  he  that  keepeth 
company  with  harlots  siJendeth  his 
substance. 

4  The  king  by  judgment  estab- 
lisheth  the  land :  but  ^  he  that  re- 
ceiveth  gifts  overthroweth  it. 

5  A  man  that  flattereth  his  neigh- 
bour spreadeth  a  net  for  his  feet. 

0  In  tlie  transgression  of  an  evil 
man  there  is  a  snare :  but  the  right- 
eous doth  sing  and  rejoice. 

7  "^The  righteous  considereth  the 
cause  of  the  poor  :  hut  the  wicked 
regardeth  not  to  know  it. 

8  *^' Scornful  men  "bring  a  city  into 
a  snare :  but  wise  men  ''  turn  away 
wrath. 

9  If  a  wise  man  contendeth  with 
a  foolish 

no  rest 
bloodlliirsty   hate   th( 


laugh,  there  j.v 
10    "^The 


man,  '  whether  he  rage  or 


upriglit :  but  the  just  seek  his  soul. 
72Ct 


11  A  'fool  uttereth  all  his  mind: 
but  a  wise  man  keepeth  it  in  till 
afterwards. 

12  If  a  ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all 
his  servants  are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  "the  deceitful 


man 


meet  together 


"the  Lord 
lighteneth  both  their  eyes. 

14  "The  king  that  faithfully 
judgeth  the  poor,  his  throne  shall 
be  established  for  ever. 

15  "^  The  rod  and  reproof  give 
wisdom  :  but  "^a  child  left  to  himself 
bringeth  his  mother  to  shame. 

16  When  the  wicked  are  multij)lied, 
transgression  increaseth  :  'but  the 
righteous  shall  see  their  fall. 

17  ^Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall 
give  thee  rest;  yea,  he  shall  give 
delight  unto  thy  soul. 

18  "Where  there  is  no  vision,  the 
people  "perish:  but  "^ he  that  keei)- 
eth  the  law,  happy  is  he. 

19  A  servant  will  not  be  corrected 
by  words:  for  though  he  under- 
stand he  Avill  not  answer. 

20  Seest  thou  a  man  that  is  hasty 
"  in  his  words  I  ^'  there  is  more  hoi)e 
of  a  fool  than  of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth  up 
his  servant  from  a  child  shall  have 
him  become  his  son  at  the  length. 

22  ^An  angry  man  stirreth  up 
strife,  and  a  furious  man  abound- 
eth  in  transgression. 

23  ^A  man's  pride  shall  bring  him 
low :  but  honour  shall  uphold  the 
humble  in  spirit. 

24  W^hoso  is  partner  with  a  thief 
hateth  his  own  soul:  ''he  heareth 
cursing,  and  bewrayeth  it  not. 

25  ''The  fear  of  man  bringeth  a 
snare :  but  whoso  putteth  his  trust 
in  the  Lord  ^  shall  be  safe. 

26 ''  Many  seek  ^  the  ruler's  favour ; 
but  every  man's  judgment  cometh 
from  the  Loud. 

27  An  unjust  man  i's  an  abomina- 
tion to  the  just:  and  he  that  is  up- 
right iu  the  way  is  abomination  to 
the  wicked. 

CHAPTEE  XXX. 

1  Agur's  cmifes.sU>n  of  hi.i  faith.  7  The  two  points  of 
his  prager.  10  7'he  riw.aned  are  not  to  be  wronged. 
11  Four.vifkedgruerationx.  \r>  Four  thingit  inaa- 
tiable.  \7  J'tirriit.i  are  not  to  be  dcipused.  IS  Four 
thi/igx  httrd  to  br  k'ltown.  21  Four  thiugx  intolei-a- 
b!e.  gt34  Four  things  erceeding  wise.  29  Four 
thiiig.s  stately.     '62  Wrath  is  to  be  prevented. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 

ijudg.  16.17. 
ch.  12. 16.  & 
14.33. 


II  Or, 
the  usurer. 

■"  ch.  22.  2. 
°  Matt.  5.  45. 


°ch.  20.  28.& 

25. 5. 
P  Ps.  72.  2, 4, 

13, 14. 


1  ver.  17. 


'ch.  10. 1.  , 
17.  21,  25. 


»P3.  37..3C.& 
,W.  10.  &  ill. 
S.  &  'J2.  11. 

'ch.  13.  24.  & 
10.  1«.  &  22. 
15.  &  23. 13, 
14. 
ver.  15. 

"1  Sam.  3. 1. 

Amo.s  8.  11, 

12. 
1!  Or,  ismade 

naked. 
'John  13.17. 

Jttmt'3  1. 25. 


II  Or,  in.  his 
matters. 
i'ch.20. 12. 


'eh.  15. 18.  & 
26.  21. 


»  Job  22.  29. 

cli.  15.33.* 

l.S.  12. 

Is.  66.  2. 

IJaii.  4.30, 

31,  Ike. 

Matt.  2-3.12. 

Luke  14.  II. 

&  IH.  14. 

Acts  12.  23. 

James  4.  6, 

10. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 
■•Lev.  5. 1. 
»  Gen.  12. 12. 

&  20.  2,  11. 

t  Heb. 
hall  be  set 

ojt  high. 
il  See  Pb.  20. 

9. 

ch.  19.  6. 
1 1lcb. 

the  face  of 

a  ruler. 


Agur's  confession  and  iwayer. 


PEOYEEBS. 


Parents  are  not  to  he  despised. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  7U0. 

•ch.  31.1. 


tPs. 


i  Ileb.  hiow. 

'JohnS.13. 

>i  Job  :;.-:.  4, 
&c. 

Ps.  104.  3, 
&c. 
Is.  -iU.lJ.&C. 


•Ps.  12.  fi.  & 

It*,  a.1.  &  jH! 

8.  &  119. 140. 
t  Heb. 

fPs.  l.S.  30.  & 

M.  ll.tllo. 

'.I,  111,  11. 
e  Dcut.  4.  2. 

&  12.  ;)■-'. 

Jiev.  22.  IS, 

VJ. 


t  Heb.  vith- 
hnld  not 
from  uie. 


h  Matt.  G.  11. 

f  lleb.o/mi/ 

ailouance. 

iDeut.  S.  12. 

14,  ir.  &:u. 
20.  ,t.';2. 1."). 

Neh.  y.  :^o, 

Job  31.  24, 

2.i.  28. 

Uos.  13.  G. 
t  Heb.  6e(ie 

tliue. 
t  Heb.  Hurt 

vnt  with  thy 

tungve. 


k  LukelS.ll. 


IPs.  m.i. 

ch.  6. 17. 


■"Job  29. 1*. 
Ps.  52.  2.  & 
57.4. 
ch.  12. 18. 

»  Ps.  14.  4. 
Aniosti.  4. 


fHeb. 
Wealth. 

"'ch.27.20. 
Ilab.  2.  &. 


THE  words  of  Agiir  tbe  son  of 
Jakeh,  even  "  the  ])i'0i)becy : 
the  man  spake  unto  Jthiel,  even 
nnto  Itliiel  and  Ileal, 

2  ^' Purely  I  am  more  brutish  than 
any  man,  and  liave  not  the  under- 
standing- of  a  man. 

3  I  neitlier  learned  wisdom,  nor 
^  have  the  knowledge  of  the  holy. 

4  ""Who  bath  ascended  up  into 
heaven,  or  descended  I  ''who  hath 
gathered  the  wind  in  bis  fists? 
who  hath  bound  tbe  waters  in  a 
garment  f  who  bath  established  all 
the  ends  of  tbe  earth  ?  what  is  bis 
name,  and  what  is  bis  son's  name, 
if  thou  canst  tell  I 

5  ''Every  word  of  God  is  ^pure: 
^he  is  a  shield  unto  them  that  i)ut 
their  trust  in  him. 

G  ^Add  thou  not  unto  his  words, 
lest  he  reprove  thee,  and  thou  be 
found  a  liar. 

7  Two  things  have  I  required  of 
thee ;  kleny  me  tliem  not  before  I 
die: 

8  Eemove  far  from  me  vanity  and 
lies;  give  me  neither  poverty  nor 
riches;  ^feed  me  with  food  ^ con- 
venient for  me : 

9  'Lest  I  be  full,  and  Uleny  thee, 
and  say.  Who  is  the  Loed  ?  or  lest 
I  be  poor,  and  steal,  and  take  the 
name  of  my  God  in  vain. 

10  ^Accuse  not  a  servant  unto  bis 
master,  lest  he  curse  thee,  and  thou 
be  found  guilty. 

11  There  is  a  generation  that 
curseth  their  father,  and  doth  not 
bless  their  mother. 

12  Tliere  is  a  generation  ^that  are 
pure  iu  their  own  eyes,  and  yet  is 
not  washed  from  their  lilthiness. 

13  There  is  a  generation,  O  bow 
'  lofty  are  their  eyes !  and  their 
eyelids  are  lifted  up. 

14  ""There  is  a  generation,  whose 
teeth  are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw 
teeth  as  knives,  "to  devour  the 
poor  from  off  tbe  earth,  and  tbe 
needy  from  among  men. 

15  Tbe  horseleech  bath  two 
daughters,  crying,  Give,  give.  There 
are  three  tilings  that  are  never  sat- 
isfied, yea,  four  things  say  not,  ^It 
is  enough : 

16  "The  grave;  and  the  barren 


womb ;  the  earth  that  is  not  filled 
with  water ;  and  tbe  fire  that  saith 
not,  It  is  enough. 

17  PThe  eye  that  mocketh  at  his 
father,  and  desjuseth  to  obey  his 
mother,  tbe  ravens  of  "tbe  valley 
shall  i)ick  it  out,  and  the  young 
eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  There  be  three  things  which 
are  too  wonderful  for  me,  yea,  four 
which  1  know  not : 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  tbe  air; 
tbe  way  of  a  serpent  upon  a  rock ; 
tbe  way  of  a  ship  in  the  ^  midst  of 
tbe  sea ;  and  the  way  of  a  man 
with  a  maid. 

20  Such  is  tbe  wav  of  an  adul- 
terous  woman ;  she  eateth,  and 
wipetb  her  mouth,  and  saith,  I 
have  done  no  wickedness. 

21  For  three  things  the  earth  is 
disquieted,  and  for  four  tuhich  it 
cjjnnot  bear : 

22  '^  For  a  servant  when  he  reign- 
etb ;  and  a  fool  when  be  is  filled 
with  meat ; 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when  she 
is  married ;  and  a  handmaid  that 
is  heir  to  her  mistress. 

24  There  be  four  things  which  are 
little  upon  the  earth,  but  they  are 
'  exceeding  wise : 

25  "^The  ants  are  a  people  not 
strong,  yet  they  prepare  their  meat 
in  the  summer ; 

20  'The  conies  are  hut  a  feeble 
folk,  yet  make  they  their  bouses  in 
tbe  rocks ; 

27  Tbe  locusts  have  no  king,  yet 
go  they  forth  all  of  them  ^bv  bands; 
"28  The  spider  taketh  bold  with 
her  bands,  and  is  in  kings'  palaces. 

29  There  be  three  things  which 
go  well,  yea,  four  are  comely  in 


gomg : 

30   A    lion, 
among   beasts, 


strongest 


wh  ich    is 

and   turnetb    not 
away  for  any ; 

31  A  "^greyhound;  a  be  goat 
also;  and  a  king,  against  whom 
there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  thou  hast  done  foolishlj^  in 
lifting  UI3  thyself,  or  if  thou  bast 
thought  evil,  *  lay  thine  band  upon 
thy  mouth. 

33  Surely  tbe  churning  of  milk 
bringetb    forth    butter,    and    the 

727 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  700. 


P  Gen.  n.  22. 
Lev.  20.  U. 
ch.20.  20.& 
23.  22. 

II  Or, 
the  brook. 


t  HQb.heart. 


1ch.]!l.  10. 
Ecc.  10.  7. 


f  Heb.  wise, 

made  Kitte. 

"■ch.  t;.6,  &c. 


'Ps.I((4-.]S. 


fHeb. 

gathered' 
together^. 


t  Hab.(;ir<i 
in  th^'laansi 


'Job  2D  5.  & 
40.4- 
£cc.  »-3i 
Mic.  7..1& 


Lemuel's  lesson  of  chastity. 


PROVERBS. 


TJie  praise  of  a  virtuous  woman. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  700. 


wringing  of  the  nose  bringetli  forth 
blood:  so  the  forcing  of  wrath 
bringeth  forth  strife. 


about  1015. 
•ch.  W).  1. 


b  l8.  •19. 15. 


'  ch.  5. 9. 

i  Dcut.l'.ir. 
Neh.  1.3.  ai. 
ch.  7.  -M. 
llos.  4.  U. 

«  Ecc.  10. 17. 


tnos.  4. 11. 

t  Flcb.  aUnr. 

tlleb.  or  all 
the  .wn-f  o/ 
aj/iirtion. 

«  Ps.  KH.  15. 


t  Ilcb.  tiitter 
ot'nouff 
1  Sara.  1.10. 


k  See  Job  29. 

15.  l(i. 
il  Sarn.in.4. 

Esth.  4.  Hi. 
1  Hub. 

the  M)un  of 

<tfsti-nctii>n. 
kLev.  i;i.  15. 

Ueiit.  1.  l(i. 
IJob  jn.  12. 

Ik.  1.  17. 

Jer.  22.  10. 
"ch.  12.4.  & 

1«.  22.  &  I'J. 

14. 


T 


Give   not   thy   strength   unto 


■Rotn.12.11. 
•Luke  12.42. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  LemueVs  le.tson  of  chaslitij  and  temperance.  6  The 
afflicted  are  to  be  comforted  and  defended.  10  The 
praise  and  properlieii  of  a  good  wife. 

HE  words  of  king  Lemuel,  ''the 
prophecy    that    his    mother 
taught  him. 

2  What,  my  son?  and  what,  ^the 
son  of  my  womb  ?  and  what,  the 
sou  of  my  vows  f 

3 

women,   nor   thy    ways    ''to    that 

which  destroyeth  kings. 

4  "It  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel, 
it  is  not  for  kings  to  drink  wine ; 
nor  for  princes  strong  drink : 

5  ^Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the 
law,  and  *  pervert  the  judgment  ^of 
any  of  the  afflicted. 

6  ^Give  strong  drink  unto  him 
that  is  ready  to  perish,  and  wine 
unto  those  that  be  ^  of  heavy  hearts. 

7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his 
poverty,  and  remember  his  misery 
no  more. 

8  ''  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb 
'  in  the  cause  of  all  ^  such  as  are  ap- 
pointed to  destruction. 

9  Open  thy  mouth,  ""judge  right- 
eously, and  '  plead  the  cause  of  the 
poor  and  needy. 

10  ^  "'Who  can  find  a  virtuous 
woman  1  for  her  ijrice  is  far  above 
rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  husband  doth 
safely  trust  in  her,  so  that  he  shall 
have  no  need  of  spoil. 

12  8he  will  do  him  good  and  not 
evil  all  the  days  of  her  life. 

13  She  seeketh  wool,  and  flax,  and 
worketh  willingly  with  her  hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants'  ships; 
she  bringetli  her  food  from  afar. 

15  "  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet 
night,  and  "giveth  meat  to  her 
household,  and  a  portion  to  her 
maidens. 

728 


16  She  considereth  a  field,  and 
^buyeth  it:  with  the  fruit  of  her 
hands  she  planteth  a  vineyard. 

17  She  girdeth  her  loins  with 
strength,  and  strengtheneth  her 
arms. 

18  ^She  perceiveth  that  her  mer- 
chandise is  good:  her  candle  goeth 
not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the 
spindle,  and  her  hands  hold  the 
distaS". 

20  t  f  She  stretcheth  out  her  hand 
to  the  poor;  yea,  she  reacheth  forth 
her  hands  to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow 
for  her  household  :  for  all  her 
household  are  clothed  with  "scar- 
let. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings 
of  tapestry;  her  clothing  is  silk 
and  purple. 

23  ^Her  husband  is  known  in  the 
gates,  when  he  sitteth  among  the 
elders  of  the  land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  "  and 
selleth  it;  and  delivereth  girdles 
unto  the  merchant. 

25  Strength  and  honour  are  her 
clothing;  and  she  shall  rejoice  in 
time  to  come. 

20  She  openeth  her  mouth  with 
wisdom ;  and  in  her  tongue  is  the 
law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways 
of  her  household,  and  eateth  not 
the  bread  of  idleness. 

28  Her  children  arise  up,  and  call 
her  blessed ;  her  husband  also,  and 
he  praiseth  her. 

29  Many  daughters  "have  done 
virtuously,  but  thou  excellest  them 
all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beau- 
ty is  vain:  hut  a  woman  that  fear- 
eth  the  Loud,  she  shall  be 
praised. 

31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her 
hands ;  and  let  her  own  works 
praise  her  in  the  gates. 


Before 

CHKIST 

about  1U15. 

tlleb. 
taieth. 


t  Hcb.  She 
taatetk. 


tHeb.  She. 

spreadeth. 
PEph.  4.  2X. 

Heb.  IS.  Iti. 


li  Or,  dovhle 
garments. 


1  ch.  12.  4. 


II  Or, 

hare  fjottcn 
riches. 


J 


Before 
ClIKIST 
about  1177. 


■ver.  12. 
ch.  7. 1'7.  & 
1:!.  s,  y,  lu. 


k  Ps.  33.  5, 6. 

&  li.'.  y.  & 

H4.  4. 
ch.  12.  8. 
'  Eom.  8.  20. 

dch.2.  22.  & 
3.  i>. 


•Ps.  104.  5.  & 
111).  'M. 
fPs.  19.  5,6. 

tllch. 
pantcth. 


SJohnS.  8. 


bJc.boft.lO. 
Pb.  104.  8,  9. 


t  Hcb. 
rtiiirn  logo. 


i  Prov.  27.20. 


»ch.  3.  Ij 


ECCLESIASTES; 

OB,   THE   PEEzlCHEE. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  T7ie  Preacher  sheiveih  that  all  human  courses  are 
vain:  4  because  the  creatures  are  restless  in  their 
courses,  9  they  bring  forth  nothin;)  new,  and  all  old 
things  are  Jorgolten,  12  and  because  he  hath  found 
it  so  in  the  studies  of  wisdom. 

THE  words  ''  of  the  Proaclier,  the 
son  of  David,  king-  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

2  ^'Vanity  of  vanities,  saitli  the 
Preacher,  vanity  of  vanities;  "^all 
is  vanity. 

3  "^What  profit  hath  a  man  of  all 
his  labour  which  he  taketh.  under 
the  sun  1 

4  One  generation  passetli  away, 
and  another  generation  cometli: 
"  but  the  earth  abideth  for  ever. 

5  ^The  sun  also  ariseth,  and  the 
sun  goeth  down,  and  ^hasteth  to 
his  place  where  lie  arose. 

6  ^'The  wind  goeth  toward  the 
south,  and  turneth  about  unto  tlie 
north  ;  it  whirleth  about  continual- 
ly, and  the  wind  returneth  again 
according  to  his  circuits. 

7  ''AH  the  rivers  run  into  the  sea  ; 
yet  the  sea  is  not  full :  unto  the 
place  from  whence  the  rivers  come, 
thither  they 

8  All 


^return  again, 
things  are  full  of  labour 
man  cannot  utter  it :  '  the  eye 


seenig, 


nor 


is 
the 


not  satisfied  with 
ear  filled  with  hearing. 

9  ''The  thing  that  hath  been,  it  is 
that  which  shall  be ;  and  that  which 
is  done  is  that  which  shall  be  done : 
and  there  is  no  new  tiling  under  the 
sun. 

10  Is  there  any  thing  whereof  it 
may  be  said,  8ee,  this  is  new  !  it 
hath  been  already  of  old  time, 
which  was  before  us. 

11  There  is  no  remembrance  of 
former  things ;  neither  shall  there 
be  any  remembrance  of  things  that 
are  to  come  with  those  that  shall 
come  after. 


12  1"  'I  the  Preacher  was  king 
over  Israel  in  Jerusalem. 

13  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  seek 
and  search  out  by  wisdom  concern- 
ing all  things  that  are  done  under 
heaven:  "'this  sore  travail  hath 
God  given  to  the  sons  of  man  "  to 
be  exercised  therewith. 

14  I  have  seen  all  the  works  that 
are  done  under  the  sun ;  and,  be- 
hold, all  is  vanity  and  vexation  of 
spirit. 

15  "  That  which  is  crooked  cannot 
be  made  straight :  and  Hhat  which 
is  wanting'  cannot  be  numbered. 

16  I  communed  with  mine  own 
lieart,  saying,  Lo,  I  am  come  to 
great  estate,  and  have  gotten  "more 
wisdom  than  all  they  that  have 
been  before  me  in  Jerusalem :  yea, 
my  heart  *  had  great  experience  of 
wisdom  and  knowledge. 

17  PAnd  I  gave  my  heart  to  know 
wisdom,  and  to  know  madness  and 
folly :  I  perceived  that  this  also  is 
vexation  of  spirit. 

18  For  ''in  much  wisdom  is  much 
grief:  and  he  that  increaseth 
knowledge  increaseth  sorrow. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  vanity  of  hnman  courses  in  the  works  of  pleas- 
ure. 13  Though  the  wise  be  better  than  the  fool, 
yet  both  have  one  event.  18  The  vaiiity  of  human 
labonr,  in  leaving  it  they  know  not  to  whom.  24 
Nothing  better  than  joy  in  our  labour ;  but  that  is 
God's  gift. 


Before 
ClIKIST 

abiiiu  977 

Iver.  1. 


™  Gen.  3.  39. 

ch.  3.  lU. 
II  Or,  tn 

afflict  them. 


°ch.  7. 13. 
^Ueb.defcct. 


"1  Kings  3. 
12,l.J.&4.:iO. 

&  10.  7,  23. 
ch.  2.  9. 


t  Heb.  had 
seen  much. 


Pch.  2.  3,  12. 
&  7.  23,  25. 
1  Thess.  5. 
21. 


1ch.l2. 12. 


I 


SAID  in  mine  heart,  CJo  to  -Lukcuia 
now,  I  will   prove  thee  with 


mirth ;    therefore   enjoy   pleasure 
and,  behold,  ''this  also  is  vanity. 

2  "1  said  of  laughter.  It  is  mad: 
and  of  mirth.  What  doeth  it  ? 

3  ''I  sought  in  mine  heart  Ho  give 
mj^self  unto  Avine,  yet  acquainting 
mine  heart  with  wisdom;  and  to 
lay  hold  on  folly,  till  I  might  see 
what  was  that  good  for  the  sons  of 
men,  which  thev  should  do  under 

729 


bis.  .50.11. 


=  Prov.  14.13. 
ch.  7.  U. 


dch.  1.17. 
t  Heb.  tn 

f/ratv  tiiif 
Jfefh  with 
'  iciiie. 


The  vanity  of  pleasure^ 


ECCLESIASTES. 


and  of  human  labour. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 

t  Ileb.  the 
number  of 
tlie  liaijs  of 
tlwir  lije. 


t  Ileb.  son> 
of  viy  house. 


'  1  Kings  r>. 
i«.  &  ID.  10, 
U,  21,  &c. 


1  Ileb.  mu- 
sical instrU' 
mejit  and 
i7isti-ument8. 

(ch.  1.  IG. 


fch.a.  22.  & 
5.  IS.  &  y.  9. 


bch.  1.3,  14. 


the  heaven  ^all  the  days  of  their 
life. 

4  I  made  me  great  works;  I 
buikled  me  houses ;  I  planted  me 
vineyards : 


5 


I  made  me  gardens  and  or- 


tch.  1.17.  &    ! 


|]  Or,  in  (hone 
thinyswhich 
/lavr  Ucn 
iitready 
tfonc. 

)  Ileb.  that 
there  i.i  an 
cxcellcucy 
in  wisftom 
more  than 
in  follf/,  \c. 

k  Prov.  17.'J4. 
ch.8.  1. 


I  Ph.  4r>.  If). 
ch.U.'ASjU. 


HIch. 
hftfiprneth 
to  ntr,  even 
to  me. 


chards,  and  I  planted  trees  in  them 
of  all  Vuul  of  fruits : 

G  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to 
water  therewith  the  wood  that 
bringeth  forth  trees : 

7  I  got  me  servants  and  maidens, 
and  had  ^  servants  born  in  my 
house ;  also  I  had  great  possessions 
of  great  and  small  cattle  above  all 
that  were  in  Jerusalem  before  me : 

8  'I  gathered  me  also  silver  and 
gold,  and  the  peculiar  treasure  of 
kings  and  of  the  provinces :  I  gat 
me  men  singers  and  women  sing- 
ers, and  the  delights  of  the  sons  of 
men,  as  hnusical  instrmnents,  and 
that  of  all  sorts. 

9  So  '^I  was  great,  and  increased 
more  than  all  that  were  before  me 
in  Jerusalem :  also  my  wisdom  re- 
mained with  me. 

10  And  whatsoever  mine  eyes  de- 
sired I  kept  not  from  them,  I  with- 
held not  my  heart  from  any  joy ; 
for  my  heart  rejoiced  in  all  my  la- 
boiu' :  and  =  this  was  my  portion 
of  all  my  labour. 

11  Then  I  looked  on  all  the  works 
that  my  hands  had  wrought,  and 
on  the  labour  that  I  had  laboured 
to  do :  and,  behold,  all  was  ''  vanity 
and  vexation  of  spirit,  and  there 
ivas  no  profit  under  the  sun. 

12  ^  And  I  turned  myself  to  be- 
hold wisdom,  ^and  madness,  and 
folly  :  for  what  can  the  man  do  that 
conieth  after  the  king  ?  n  even  that 
which  hath  been  already  done. 

13  Then  I  saw  Hhat  wisdom  ex- 
celloth  folly,  as  far  as  light  excel- 
leth  darkness. 

14  ""The  wise  man's  eyes  are  in 
his  head ;  but  the  fool  walketh  in 
darkness :  and  I  myself  perceived 
also  that '  one  event  happeneth  to 
them  all. 

15  Then  said  I  in  my  heart.  As  it 
liapix'iieth  to  tlie  fool,  so  it  *hap- 
l>eneth  even  to  me;  and  why  was 
1  then  more  wis(;  ?     Tlicn  I  said  in 

my  heart,  that  this  also  is  vanity. 
730 


IG  For  there  is  no  remembrance 
of  the  wise  more  than  of  the  fool 


for  ever 


seemg 


that  which  now 


is  in  the  days  to  come  shall  all  be 
forgotten.  And  how  dieth  the  wise 
man  f  as  the  fool. 

17  Therefore  I  hated  life ;  because 
the  work  that  is  wrought  under  the 
sun  is  grievous  unto  me :  for  all  is 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

18  1  Yea,  I  hated  all  my  labour 
which  I  had  ^  taken  under  the  sun  : 
because "'  I  should  leave  it  unto  the 
man  that  shall  be  after  me. 

19  And  who  knoweth  whether  he 
shall  be  a  wise  man  or  a  fool  ?  yet 
shall  hp  have  rule  over  all  my  la- 
bour wherein  I  have  laboured,  and 
wherein  I  have  shewed  myself  wise 
under  the  sun.   This  is  also  vanity. 

20  Therefore  I  went  about  to 
cause  my  heart  to  despair  of  all  the 
labour  which  I  took  under  the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  la- 
bour is  in  wisdom,  and  in  knowl- 
edge, and  in  equity ;  yet  to  a  man 
that  hath  not  laboured  therein  shall 
he  *  leave  it  for  his  portion.  This 
also  is  vanity  and  a  great  evil. 

22  ''For  what  hath  man  of  all  his 
labour,  and  of  the  vexation  of  his 
heart,  wherein  he  hath  laboured 
under  the  sun  ? 

23  For  all  his  days  are  "sorrows, 
and  his  travail  grief;  yea,  his  heart 
taketh  not  rest  in  the  night.  This 
is  also  vanity. 

24  ^  p  There  is  nothing  better  for 
a  man,  than  that  he  should  eat  and 
drink,  and  that  he  "should  make 
his  soul  enjoy  good  in  his  labour. 
This  also  I  saw,  that  it  was  ii'om 
the  hand  of  God. 

25  For  who  can  eat,  or  who  else 
can  hasten  hereunto,  more  than  1 1 

2G  For  God  giveth  to  a  man  that 
is  good  Mn  his  sight,  wisdom,  and 
knowledge,  and  joy:  but  to  the 
sinner  he  giveth  travail,  to  gather 
and  to  heap  up,  that  '^  he  may  give 
to  him  that  is  good  before  God. 
This  .also  is  vanity  and  vexation 
of  si>irit. 

CITAPTEIl  III. 

1  By  the  Ticressari/  c/niugc  (if  times,  vanity  ix  added  to 
human  travail.  1 1  There  ix  an  ezcclleiicy  in  God^s 
wtrrka.  10  lint  ax  for  man,  (tod  .shall  Judge  his 
tvorks  there,  and  here  he  shall  be  like  a  beast. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  977. 


f  Heb. 
laboured. 
■"  Ps.  49. 10. 


t  Ileb.  give. 


"  ch.  1.  3.  Si 

3.  y. 


°  Job  5.  7.  & 
14.1. 


Pch.3.12,13, 
2-.'.  &  5.  18.      I 
&  S.  15. 


II  Or,  rletight 
his  senses. 


t  Ileh. 
before  Anm, 
(Jen.  7.  I. 
Luke  1.  6. 


1Job27.  IC, 
17. 
Prov.  28. 8. 


A  time  for  all  things. 


ECOLESIASTES. 


Vanity  through  oppression. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  1)77. 

■■v,r.  17. 

ch.  s,  (i. 
I  Ilel). 

to  itear. 
bUib.  y.27. 


'Joel  2.  IC. 

1  C(ir.  7.  5. 
)  Ili'b.  to  be 

far  from. 
II  Or,  seek. 


i  Amos  J.  13. 


"  I.uke  U.20. 


fch.  1.  3. 


ech.  1.  13. 


!ich.8. 17. 
Kom.  11.33. 


i  ver.  22. 


k  ch.  2.  24. 


1  James  1. 17. 


"ch.  1.9. 


t  Heh. 
that  which 
isthiven 
atfay. 

°  ch.  .i.  8. 


TO  every  thing  there  is  a  season, 
and  a  -^  time  to  every  pui'iiose 
under  the  lieaven : 

2  A  time  *to  be  born,  and  'a  time 
to  die;  a  time  to  i)lant,  and  a  time 
to  i)luck  up  that  which  is  planted; 

3  A  time  to  kill,  and  a  time  to 
heal ;  a  time  to  break  down,  and  a 
time  to  buihl  up  ; 

4  A  time  to  weep,  and  a  time  to 
lau<;li ;  a  time  to  mourn,  and  a  time 
to  dance ; 

5  A  time  to  cast  away  stones,  and 
a  time  to  gather  stones  together; 
a  time  to  embrace,  and  'a  time  Uo 
refrain  from  embracing ; 

6  A  time  to  "get,  and  a  time  to 
lose ;  a  time  to  keep,  and  a  time  to 
cast  away ; 

7  A  time  to  rend,  and  a  time  to 
sew";  '^a  time  to  keej)  silence,  and 
a  time  to  speak ; 

8  A  time  to  love,  and  a  time  to 
•"hate;  a  time  of  war,  and  a  time 
of  peace. 

9  ^  What  profit  hath  he  that  work- 
eth  in  that  wherein  he  labom-eth  ? 

10  '^  I  have  seen  the  travail,  which 
God  hath  given  to  the  sons  of  men 
to  be  exercised  in  it. 

11  He  hath  made  every  thing 
beautiful  in  his  time :  also  he  hath 
set  the  world  in  their  heart,  so  that 
''  no  man  can  find  out  the  work  that 
God  maketh  from  the  beginning  to 
the  end. 

V2  '  I  know^  that  there  is  no  good 
in  them,  but  for  a  man  to  rejoice, 
and  to  do  good  in  his  life. 

13  And  also  ''that  every  man 
should  eat  and  drink,  and  enjoy 
the  good  of  all  his  labour,  it  is  the 
gift  of  God. 

14  I  know  that,  whatsoever  God 
doeth,  it  shall  be  for  ever:  '  nothing- 
can  be  put  to  it,  nor  any  thing  tak- 
en fiom  it :  and  God  doeth  it,  that 
men  should  fear  before  him. 

15  '"That  which  hath  been  is  now; 
,and  that  which  is  to  be  hath  already 

been;    and    God   requireth    ^that 
which  is  past. 

IG  1^  And  moreover  "I  saw  under 
the  sun  the  place  of  judgment,  that 
wickedness  2cas  there;  and  the 
place  of  righteousness,  that  iniq- 
uity teas  there. 


17  I  said  in  mine  heart,  °God 
shall  judge  the  righteous  and  the 
wicked:  for  there  is  ^a  time  there 
for  every  purpose  and  for  every 
work. 

181  said  in  mine  heart  concerning 
the  estate  of  the  sons  of  men,  "that 
God  might  manifest  them,  and 
that  they  might  see  that  they 
themselves  are  beasts. 

10  '1  For  that  which  befalleth  the 
sons  of  men  befalleth  beasts ;  even 
one  thing  befalleth  them:  as  the 
one  dieth,  so  dieth  the  other ;  yea, 
they  have  all  one  breath ;  so  that 
a  man  hath  no  preeminence  above 
a  beast :  for  all  is  vanity. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place ;  Mil  are 
of  the  dust,  and  all  turn  to  dust 
again. 

21  'Who  knoweth  the  spirit  ^of 
mdn  that  ^goeth  upward,  and  the 
spirit  of  the  beast  that  goeth  down- 
ward to  the  earth  I 

22  'Wherefore  I  perceive  that 
there  is  nothing  better,  than  that  a 
man  should  rejoice  in  his  own 
works;  for  "that  is  his  portion: 
^for  who  shall  bring  him  to  see 
what  shall  be  after  him  ? 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Vanity  is  increased  unto  men  bij  oppression,  4  by 
envy,  5  by  idleness,  7  by  covetousness,  9  by  solitari- 
iiess,  13  by  wilfulness. 

SO  I  returned,  and  considered 
all  the  ''oppressions  that  are 
done  under  the  sun  :  and  behold 
the  tears  of  such  as  were  oppressed, 
and  they  had  no  comforter ;  and  on 
the  ^side  of  their  oppressors  there 
was  i)ower ;  but  they  had  no  com- 
forter. 

2  ^Wherefore  I  praised  the  dead! 
which  are  already  dead,  more  than 
the  living  which  are  yet  alive. 

3  ""Yea,  better  is  he  than  both 
they,  which  hath  not  yet  been,  who 
hath  not  seen  the  evil  work  that  is 
done  under  the  sun. 

4  1  Again,  I  considered  all  trav- 
ail, and  t  every  right  work,  that 
4or  this  a  man  is  envied  of  his 
neighbour.  This  is  also  vanity 
and  vexation  of  spirit. 

5  "The  fool  foldeth  his  hands  to- 
gether, and  eateth  his  own  flesh. 

6  '^  Better  is  a  handful  with  quiet- 

731 


Before 
CH  ItlST 
ul)()iit  977. 

"  Rom.  2.  (i, 

7,  K. 

2  Cor. ,'!.  10. 
2  ThesB.  1. 
C,  7. 
fvcr.l. 


I  Or,  that 
they  iiiitjht 
clear  (t'ofl. 
and  see,  S)-c. 


T  Ps.  411.  12, 
20.  &  7.'!.  22. 
ch.  2.  10. 


'Gen.  3. 10. 


■ch.  12.  7. 
tlleb.o/Me 
sim^o/yiian. 
flleb.  IS 
ascending. 


'  vor.  12. 
ch.  2.  24.  & 
5.  IS.  &  11. 9. 


"ch.  2. 10. 


^oh.  6.  12.  & 
8.  7.  &  10. 14. 


'ch.  3.  1G.& 
5.  S. 


t  IIeb.^a«d. 


tJob3. 17, 


21. 

ch.  6.  3. 


\neh.alllhe 
7'iahtneM  of 

vm-k. 

tllcb.  thi% 

is  thv  evvlj 
Ufa  inan 
frnni  hit 
iieii/lttjour. 

d  I'rov.  6.  10. 
&  24.  33. 

«  Prov.  1,5.16, 

17.  &  lU.  8. 


Vanities  in  divine  service. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


The  vanity  of  riches. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  977. 


fProv.  27.20. 
1  John  2. 16. 
ePs.  sy.  6. 


1  Ilcb.  vho 
knoH'Gth  not 
t'/  be  ail- 
monuhed. 


•  .Sec  Ex. ."!. 
ii.  1.12,ta:. 

kl  Sain.l.j. 
I'l..  r*). «. 

Prov.  !.'>.  8. 
ft  21.  27. 
lIo«.  B.  C. 

« 


[Or,  icon/. 


M'rov.  in.in. 
Malt.  tf.  (. 


ness,  tlian  both  tlie  hands  full  with 
travail  and  vexation  of  sj^irit. 

7  1^  Then  I  returned,  and  I  saw 
vanity  under  the  sun. 

8  There  is  one  alone,  and  there  is 
not  a  second ;  yea,  he  hath  neither 
child  nor  brother:  yet  is  there  no 
end  of  all  his  labour ;  neither  is  his 
^eye  satisfied  with  riches;  ^neither 
saith  he,  For  whom  do  I  labour,  and 
bereave  my  soul  of  good  I  This  is 
also  vanity,  yea,  it  is  a  sore  travail. 

•9  ^[  Two  are  better  than  one ;  be- 
cause they  have  a  good  reward  for 
their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will 
lift  up  his  fellow  :  but  woe  to  him 
that  is  alone  when  he  falleth ;  for 
he  hath  not  another  to  help  him  uj). 

11  Again,  if  two  lie  together,  then 
they  have  heat :  but  how  can  one 
be  warm  alone  f 

12  And  if  one  prevail  against  him, 
two  shall  withstand  him;  and  a 
threefold  cord  is  not  quickly  bro- 
ken. 

13  1^  Better  is  a  poor  and  a  wise 
child,  than  an  old  and  foolish  king, 
t  who  will  no  more  be  admonished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometli  to 
reign  ;  whereas  also  he  that  is  born 
in  his  kingdom  becometh  poor. 

15  I  considered  all  the  living 
which  walk  under  the  sun,  with 
the  second  child  that  shall  stand 
up  in  his  stead. 

IG  There  is  no  end  of  all  the  peo- 
ple, even  of  all  that  have  been  be- 
fore them:  they  also  that  come 
after  shall  not  rejoice  in  him. 
Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and  vex- 
ation of  spirit. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  Vanitien  in  divine  service,  8  in  rnurmurinfi  against 
oppression,  9  and  in  riches.  18  Joy  in  ric/ies  is  the 
gift  of  God. 

KEEP  nhy  foot  when  thou  go- 
est  to  the  house  of  God,  and 
be  more  ready  to  hear,  ''than  to 
give  the  sacrifice  of  fools :  for  they 
consider  not  that  tlioy  do  evil. 

2  I>(;  not  ra.sh  with  thy  mouth,  and 
let  not  thine  heart  be  hasty  to  ut- 
ter any  "  thing  before  (Jod  :  for  God 
is  in  heaven,  and  thou  upon  earth: 
therefore  let  thy  woi'ds  '^be  few. 

3  For  a  dream  cometh  through 

732 


the  multitude  of  business;  and  ''a 
fool's  voice  is  known  by  multitude 
of  words. 

4  ''When  thou  vowest  a  vow  unto 
God,  defer  not  to  pay  it;  for  he 
hath  no  pleasure  in  fools:  *^pay 
that  which  thou  hast  vowed. 

5  s  Better  is  it  that  thou  shouldest 
not  vow,  than  that  thou  shouldest 
vow  and  not  x)ay. 

G  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause 
thy  flesh  to  sin  ;  ''neither  say  thou 
before  the  angel,  that  it  was  an 
error:  wherefore  should  God  be 
angry  at  thy  voice,  and  destroy 
the  work  of  thine  hands  1 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams 
and  many  words  there  are  also  di- 
vers vanities :  but '  fear  thou  God. 

8  ^  If  thou  ''seest  the  oppression 
of  the  poor,  and  violent  perverting 
of  judgment  and  justice  in  a  prov- 
ince, marvel  not  ^at  the  matter: 
for  '  he  that  is  higher  than  the  high- 
est regardeth ;  and  there  he  higher 
than  they. 

9  1^  Moreover  the  profit  of  the 
earth  is  for  all :  the  king  himself  is 
served  by  the  field. 

10  He  that  loveth  silver  shall  not 
be  satisfied  with  silver;  nor  he 
that  loveth  abundance  with  in- 
crease :  this  is  also  vanity. 

11  When  goods  increase,  they  are 
increased  that  eat  them :  and  what 
good  is  there  to  the  owners  thereof, 
saving  the  beholding  of  them  with 
their  eyes  I 

12  The  sleei^  of  a  labouring  man 
is  sweet,  whether  he  eat  little  or 
much :  but  the  abundance  of  the 
rich  will  not  suffer  him  to  sleep. 

13  "'There  is  a  sore  evil  which  I 
have  seen  under  the  sun,  namely, 
riches  kept  for  the  owners  thereof 
to  their  hurt. 

14  But  those  riches  perish  by  evil 
travail :  and  he  begetteth  a  son, 
and  there  is  nothing  in  his  hand. 

15  "As  he  came  forth  of  his  moth- 
er's womb,  naked  shall  he  return  to 
go  .IS  he  came,  and  shall  take  noth- 
ing of  his  labour,  which  he  may 
carry  away  in  his  hand. 

IG  And  this  also  is  a  sore  evil, 
that  in  all  points  as  he  came,  .so 
shall  he  go:  and  "what  profit  hath 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  977. 

i  Prov.  10.19. 

<^  Num.  30.  2. 
Deut.  2.3.21, 
22,  23. 
Ps.  JO.  14.  & 

71;.  II. 

(Ps.«G.13,14. 


E  Prov.  20.23. 
Acts  5.  4. 


hlCor.11.10. 


ich.  12.13. 

t  ch.  3.  1«. 


tHcb. 
at  the  willj 
or,  jjurpose. 

1  Ps.  12.  5.  & 

68.11.  &82.1. 


"ch.G.  I. 


"Job  1.21. 
P:..  111.  1". 
1  Tim.  (i.  7. 


"cli.  l.S. 


Of  cliildren,  and  old  age. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


Remedies  against  vanity. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  9?7. 


I'  Prov.n.2a. 
1  Ps.  127.  2. 


'ch.  2.  24.& 
.1.  12,  l.'i,  22. 

xy.  7.  &  11. 
'J. 

1  Tiiu.C.U. 
t  Hct).  there 
is  ft  yond 
ichich  is 
come  hj^  ^'C. 

t  llcb.  the 

ninti'n  I-  of 

the  littyf. 
'eh.  2.  lU.  & 

;i.  22. 
1  ch.  2.  24.  & 

3. 13.  &  C.  2. 


il  Or,  Tlioiigh 
he  give  no; 
much,  yet 

Itrethj  S^-c. 


'ch.  5. 13. 


I' Job  21. 10, 

Ps.  17.14.4: 

73. 7. 

'  Luke  12.20. 


J  2  Kings  9. 

Is.  14.  10,20. 
Jer.  22.  VJ. 
'  .Job  3.  IG. 
Pa.  58.  8. 
ch.  4.  3. 


fProv.16.26. 
t  Ueb.  soul. 


be   Pthat  hath  hiboured    for    the 
wind  f 

17  All  his  days  also  ''he  eateth  in 
darkness,  and  he  hath  much  sorrow 
and  wrath  with  his  sickness. 

18  1  Behold  that  which  I  have 
seen:  'Ut  is  <>ood  and  comely /(>r 
one  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to  en- 
joy the  ji^ood  of  all  his  labour  that 
he  taketh  under  the  sun  Udl  the 
days  of  his  life,  which  (Jod  giveth 
him:  'for  it  is  his  portion. 

19  'Every  man  also  to  whom  God 
hath  given  riches  and  wealth,  and 
hath  given  him  power  to  eat  there- 
of, and  to  take  his  portion,  and  to 
rejoice  in  his  labour;  this  is  the 
gift  of  God. 

20  II  For  he  shall  not  much  remem- 
ber the  days  of  his  life;  because 
God  auswereth  him  in  the  joy  of 
his  heart. 

OHAPTEE  YI. 

1  The  vanity  of  riches  wilhout  use.  3  Of  children,  6 
and  old  age.  without  riches.  9  Tlie  vanity  of  sight 
and  ivandenrig  desires.  11  The  conclusion  of 
vanities. 

THEEE  is  an  evil  which  I  have 
seen  under  the  sun,  and  it  is 
common  among  men : 

2  A  man  to  whom  God  hath  given 
riches,  wealth,  and  honour,  ''so  that 
he  wanteth  nothing  for  his  soul  of 
all  that  he  desireth,  '^yet  God  giv- 
eth him  not  power  to  eat  thereof, 
but  a  stranger  eateth  it :  this  is 
vanity,  and  it  is  an  evil  disease. 

3  *1[  If  a  man  beget  a  hunth-ed 
children,  and  live  many  years,  so 
that  the  days  of  his  years  be  many, 
and  his  soul  be  not  filled  with  good, 
and  ''also  that  he  have  no  burial; 
I  say,  that  ''an  untimely  birth  is 
better  than  he. 

4  For  he  cometh  in  with  vanity, 
and  departeth  in  darkness,  and 
his  name  shall  be  covered  with 
darkness. 

5  Moreover  he  hath  not  seen  the 
sun,  nor  known  any  thing :  this 
hath  more  rest  than  the  other. 

G  ^  Yea,  though  he  live  a  thou- 
sand years  twice  told,  yet  hath  he 
seen  no  good :  do  not  all  go  to  one 
place  ? 

7  ^All  the  labour  of  man  is  for  his 
mouth,  and  yet  the  *  ajjpetite  is  not 
filled. 


8  For  what  hath  the  wise  more 
than  the  fool  I  what  hath  the  poor, 
that  knoweth  to  walk  before  the 
living  ? 

9  'j  Better  is  the  sight  of  the  eyes 
f  than  the  wandering  of  the  desire : 
this  is  also  vanity  and  vexation  of 
spirit. 

10  That  which  hath  been  is  named 
already,  and  it  is  known  that  it  is 
man  :  ^'  neither  may  he  contend 
with  him  that  is  mightier  than  he. 

11  *i  Seeing  there  be  many  things 
that  increase  vanity,  what  is  man 
the  better  1 

12  For  who  knoweth  what  is  good 
for  man  in  this  life,  ♦  all  the  days  of 
his  vain  life  which  he  spendeth  as 
^  a  shadow  ?  for  '  who  can  tell  a 
man  what  shall  be  after  him  under 
the  sun  I 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  Remedies  against  vanity  are,  a  good  name,  2  morti- 
fication, 7  2>alic7ice,  11  wisdom.  23  Tfie  difficulty 
of  getting  wisdom. 

A ^^  GOOD  name  is  better  than 
precious  ointment;  and  the 
day  of  death  than  the  day  of  one's 
birth. 

2  ^\  It  is  better  to  go  to  the  house 
of  mourning,  than  to  go  to  the 
house  of  feasting :  for  that  is  the 
end  of  all  men  ;  and  the  living  will 
lay  it  to  his  heart. 

3  I' Sorrow  IS  better  than  laughter: 
''for  by  the  sadness  of  the  counte- 
nance the  heart  is  made  better. 

4  The  heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the 
house  of  mourning ;  but  the  heart 
of  fools  is  in  the  house  of  mirth. 

5  ''It  is  better  to  hear  the  rebuke 
of  the  wise,  than  for  a  man  to  hear 
the  song  of  fools. 

6  '^For  as  the  *  crackling  of  thorns 
under  a  pot,  so  is  the  laughter  of 
the  fool :  this  also  is  vanity. 

7  1^  Surely  oppression  maketh  a 
wise  man  mad;  ''and  a  gift  destroy- 
eth  the  heart. 

8  Better  is  the  end  of  a  thing  than 
the  beginning  thereof:  and  ^the 
patient  in  spirit  is  better  than  the 
proud  in  spirit. 

9  ^Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to 
be  angry :  for  anger  resteth  in  the 
bosom  of  fools. 

10  Say  not  thou,  What  is  the  cause 

733 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  977. 


1  Heb.  thaji 

the  iraiKiiig 
of  the  soul. 


EJobO.  32. 
ls.4J.  !). 
Jer.  4».  13. 


t  Heb.  the 
number  of 
the  days  of 
the  life  of 
his  vanity. 

hPs.  102.11. 
&  1(1!).  23.  k 
144.  4. 
James  4. 14. 

i  Ps.  .30.  G. 
ch.  8. 7. 


•  Prov.  15..30. 
&  22.  1. 


II  Or,  Anger. 
l>  2  Cor.  7. 10. 


'^SeePs.141. 
,5. 

Prov.  13. 18. 
&  Ij.  31, 32. 


■IPs.  lis.  12. 

eh.  2.  2. 
t  Heb. 

sound. 


•Ex.  23.8. 
Deut.  IG.IU. 


f  Prov.  14.29. 


e  Prov.  14.17. 
&  li;.  ,32. 
James  >.  19. 


The  difficulty  of  u'isdom. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


Kings  are  to  'be  respected. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  977. 

f  Heb.  out  of 
wisdom. 

II  Or,  Osgood 
as  an  inher- 
itance, yea^ 
better  too. 

b  ch.  U.  7.  . 

tllcb. 
sliadow. 


>  See  Job  12. 
14. 

ch.  1.1.5. 
Is.  14.  27. 

I  Deut.28.47. 
ch.  3.  4. 


t  Heb.marfe. 


Ich.  8.14. 


°'Prov.25.1G. 
■■  Rom.  12.  3. 

f  Ilcb. 
be  iiesolate. 


»  Job  15.  ?.2. 

Ps.  55.  -ii. 

Vmv.  10. 27. 
tlleb.  not 

in  thy  time. 


PProv.21.22. 
k  24.  a. 
ch.  y.  16, 18. 


1 1  Kings  8. 
4fi. 

2  Chr.  C. .%. 
Prov.  20. !). 
Rom.  3.  2!. 
lJohnl.8. 

t  Ileb. 
give  not 
thine  heart. 


'Rom.  1.22. 


•Job  28. 12, 

2(i. 

1  Tim.B.lO. 
'Rom.  1I.:W. 
t  Ilib,  /and 

my  heart 

com]>a^*ed. 
"ch.  1.  17.  & 

2.12. 


that  the  former  days  were  better 
than  these  ?  for  thou  dost  not  in- 
quire ^  wisely  concerning'  tliis. 

11  1^  Wisdom  is  "good  Avith  an  in- 
heritance :  and  by  it  there  is  profit 
^  to  them  tliat  see  the  sun. 

12  For  wisdom  is  a  Ulefence,  and 
money  is  a  defence :  but  the  excel- 
lency of  knowledge  is,  that  wisdom 
giveth  life  to  them  that  have  it. 

13  Consider  the  work  of  God :  for 
•who  can  make  that  straight,  which 
he  hath  made  crooked  ? 

14  "In  the  day  of  prosperity  be 
joyful,  but  in  the  day  of  adversity 
consider:  God  also  hath  ^set  the 
one  over  against  the  other,  to  the 
end  that  man  should  find  nothing 
after  him. 

15  All  things  have  I  seen  in  the 
days  of  my  vanity :  ^  there  is  a  just 
man  that  perisheth  in  his  right- 
eousness, and  there  is  a  wicked 
man  that  prolongeth  his  life  in  his 
wickedness. 

16  ""Be  not  righteous  over  much, 
"neither  make  thyself  over  wise: 
why  shouldest  thou  Ulestroy  thy- 
self! 

17  Be  not  over  much  wicked,  nei- 
ther be  thou  foolish :  °why  should- 
est thou  die  +  before  thy  time  ? 

18  It  is  good  that  thou  shouldest 
take  hold  of  this;  yea,  also  from 
this  withdraw  not  thine  hand :  for 
he  that  feareth  God  shall  come 
forth  of  them  all. 

19  p  Wisdom  strengtheneth  the 
wise  more  than  ten  mighty  men 
which  are  in  the  city. 

20  ''For  there  is  not  a  just  man 
upon  earth,  that  doeth  good,  and 
sinneth  not. 

21  Also  Uake  no  heed  unto  all 
words  that  are  spoken;  lest  thou 
hear  thy  servant  curse  thee : 

22  For  oftentimes  also  thine  own 
heart  knoweth  that  thou  thyself 
likewise  hast  cursed  others. 

23  •[  All  this  have  I  proved  by 
wisdom:  'I  said,  I  will  be  Avise; 
but  it  was  far  from  me. 

24  "Tliat  wliich  is  far  off,  and  *  ex- 
ceeding deep,  who  can  find  it  out? 

25  *"1  appli(Ml  mine  heart  to  know, 
and  to  sciircli,  and  to  seek  out  wis- 
dom, and  the  reason  of  things,  and 

734 


to  know  the  wickedness  of  folly, 
even  of  foolishness  and  mad- 
ness: 

26  ''And  I  find  more  bitter  than 
death  the  woman,  whose  heart  is 
snares  and  nets,  and  her  hands  as 
bands :  *  whoso  pleaseth  God  shall 
escape  from  her;  but  the  sinner 
shall  be  taken  by  her. 

27  Behold,  this  have  I  found,  saith 
'the  Preacher,  ^^ counting  one  by 
one,  to  find  out  the  account ; 

28  Which  yet  my  soul  seeketh, 
but  I  find  not :  ^  one  man  among  a 
thousand  have  I  found ;  but  a  wo- 
man among  all  those  have  I  not 
found. 

29  Lo,  this  only  have  I  found, 
*  that  God  hath  made  man  upright ; 
but  ^they  have  sought  out  many 
inventions. 

CHAPTER  YIII. 

1  Kinga  are  greatly  to  he  respected.  6  The  divine 
providence  is  to  be  observed.  12  It  is  better  with  the 
godly  in  adversity,  than  with  the  wicked  in  prosper- 
ity.    16  lite  work  of  God  is  unsearchable. 

WHO  is  as  the  wise  man  f  and 
w  ho  knoweth  the  interpret- 
ation of  a  thing  f  ^  a  man's  Avisdom 
maketh  his  face  to  shine,  and  ^''the 
boldness  of  his  face  shall  be 
changed. 

2  I  counsel  thee  to  keep  the  king's 
commandment,  ''and  that  in  regard 
of  the  oath  of  God. 

3  "^Be  not  hasty  to  go  out  of  his 
sight :  stand  not  in  an  evil  thing ; 
for  he* doeth  whatsoever  pleaseth 
him. 

4  Where  the  word  of  a  king  is, 
there  is  power:  and  ""Avho  may  say 
unto  him,  AMiat  doest  thou  f 

5  Whoso  keepeth  the  command- 
ment *  shall  feel  no  evil  thing  :  and 
a  wise  man's  heart  discerueth  both 
time  and  judgment. 

6  ^[  Because  "^to  every  purpose 
there  is  time  and  judgment,  there- 
fore tlie  misery  of  man  is  great 
upon  him. 

7  ^For  he  knoweth  not  that  which 
shall  be :  for  Avho  can  tell  him 
"when  it  shall  be? 

8  ''  There  is  no  man  that  hath 
power  '  over  the  spirit  to  retain  the 
sx>irit;  neither  hath  he  power  in  the 
day  of  death  :  and  tJiere  is  no  "dis- 
charge iu  that  AA'ar;  neither  shall 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


^  Prov.  5.3,4. 
&  22.  14. 


t  Heb.  he 
that  is  good 
before  God. 


Jch.l.  1,  2. 

II  Or, 

weishingf 
one  thing 
after  an- 
other, to 
find  out  the 
reason. 

Mob.3.3.  23. 
Ps.  12.  1. 


» Gen.  1.  27. 
i>Gen.3.C,7. 


*  Prov.  4.  8, 

9.  &  17.  24. 

See  Acts  0. 

1.5. 
tHeb.  the 

strength. 
bDeut.28.5(J. 


'  1  Chr.  29. 

24. 

£z.  17.  IK. 

Rom.  13.  5. 
i  ch.  10.  4. 


■■Job  34.  18. 


t  Heb. 
shall  know. 


rch.3. 1. 


eProv.24.22. 
ch.  (i.  12.  & 
9.  12.  &  1". 
14. 

II  Or,  how  it 
shall  Ire. 
b  Ps.  49.  6,  7. 

i  Job  14.  5. 


II  Or,  casting 
o.^'wcopoiis. 


GocVs  ivorlx,  unsearcliabJe. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


All  things  come  alilie  to  all. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  977. 


IPs 


10.  6.  & 

L'l. 
■M.  10. 


I  Is.  fti.  2n. 

Kom.  -2.  5. 


"Ps.  nr.  11, 

IS,  lit. 
PiDV.  1.  32, 

Is.  .1.  in,  11. 

.Matt.i5.34, 
41. 


°  Ps.  -:!.  U. 
ch.  •-'.  14.  & 
7.  1.-..  &  SI.  I, 

■:,  3. 


"ch.  2.24.& 
3.  12,  22.  & 
5.  IS.  &  9. 7. 


PJobS.  9. 
ch.  :i.  II. 
Rom.  11.33. 


«Ps.73. 16. 


wickedness  deliver  tliose  that  are 
given  to  it. 

9  All  this  liave  I  seen,  and  ap- 
plied my  heart  unto  every  work 
that  is  done  under  the  snn  :  their 
is  a  time  wherein  one  man  ruleth 
over  another  to  his  own  hurt. 

10  And  so  I  saw  the  wicked  bur- 
ied, who  had  come  and  g-one  from 
the  idace  of  the  holy,  and  they 
were  forgotten  in  the  city  where 
they  had  so  done :  this  is  also  van- 
ity. 

11  ''Because  sentence  against  an 
evil  work  is  not  executed  speedily, 
therefore  the  heart  of  the  sons  of 
men  is  fully  set  in  them  to  do 
evil. 

12  %  ^  Though  a  sinner  do  evil  a 
hundred  times,  and  his  days  be 
prolonged,  yet  surely  I  know  that 
"'it  shall  be  well  with  them  that 
fear  God,  which  fear  before  him  : 

13  But  it  shall  not  be  well  with 
the  wicked,  neither  shall  he  pro- 
long his  days,  which  are  as  a  shad- 
ow ;  because  he  feareth  not  before 
God. 

l-t  There  is  a  vanity  which  is  done 
upon  the  earth  ;  that  there  be  just 
men,  unto  whom  it  "  happeneth  ac- 
cording to  the  work  of  the  wicked ; 
again,  there  be  wicked  men,  to 
whom  it  liapx)eneth  according  to 
the  work  of  the  righteous :  I  said 
that  this  also  is  vanity. 

15  "Then  I  commended  mirth,  be- 
cause a  man  hath  no  better  thing 
under  the  sun,  than  to  eat,  and  to 


drink,  and  to  be 


for  that 


,  ciixvL  iw  K,^  merry 
shall  abide  with  him  of  his  labour 
the  days  of  his  life,  which  God 
giveth  him  under  the  sun. 

16  ^  When  I  applied  mine  heart 
to  know  wisdom,  and  to  see  the 
business  that  is  done  upon  the 
earth :  (for  also  there  is  that  neither 
day  nor  night  seeth  sleep  with  his 
eyes :) 

17  Then  I  beheld  all  the  work  of 
God,  that  ^a  man  cannot  find  out 
the  work  that  is  done  under  the 
sun :  because  though  a  man  labour 
to  seek  it  out,  yet  he  shall  not  find 
it;  yea  further;  though  a  wise 
man  think  to  know  it,  **  yet  shall  he 
not  be  able  to  find  it. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Like  thlngnhaiypeii  to  good  and  bad.  4  There  is  a 
7i(rcsxiti/  of  death  utdo  tnen.  7  Comfort  is  all  their 
portion,  in  this  life.  11  God's  providence  ruleth 
oirr  all.     18  Wisdom  is  better  than  .'itrenijth. 

Foil  all  this  ^I  considered  in  my 
heart  even  to  declare  all  this, 
"that  the  righteous,  and  the  wise, 
and  their  works,  are  in  the  hand 
of  God:  no  man  knoweth  either 
love  or  hatred  dy  all  that  is  before 
them. 

2  'AH  things  come  alike  to  all : 
there  is  one  event  to  the  righteous, 
and  to  the  wicked;  to  the  good 
and  to  the  clean,  and  to  the  un- 
clean ;  to  him  that  sacriliceth,  and 
to  him  that  sacrificeth  not:  as  is 
the  good,  so  is  the  sinner;  and  he 
that  sweareth,  as  he  that  feareth 
an  oath. 

3  This  is  an  evil  among  all  things 
that  are  done  under  the  sun,  that 
there  is  one  event  unto  all :  yea, 
also  the  heart  of  the  sons  of  men 
is  full  of  evil,  and  madness  is  in 
their  heart  while  they  live,  and 
after  that  they  go  to  the  dead. 

4  1^  For  to  iiim  that  is  joined  to 
all  the  living  there  is  hoi:)e :  for  a 
living  dog  is  better  than  a  dead 
lion. 

5  For  the  living  know  that  they 
shall  die  :  but  ''the  dead  know  not 
any  thing,  neither  have  they  any 
more  a  reward ;  for  ''  the  memory 
of  them  is  forgotten. 

G  Also  their  love,  and  their  ha- 
tred, and  their  envy,  is  now  per- 
ished ;  neither  have  they  any  more 
a  portion  for  ever  in  any  thing  that 
is  done  under  the  sun. 

7  ^  Go  thy  way,  ^eat  thy  bread 
with  joy,  and  drink  thy  wine  with 
a  merry  heart;  for  God  now  ac- 
cepteth  thy  works. 

8  Let  thy  garments  be  always 
white;  and  let  thy  head  lack  no 
ointment. 

9  ^Live  joyfully  with  the  wife 
whom  thou  lovest  all  the  days  of 
the  life  of  thy  vanity,  which  he 
hath  given  thee  under  the  sufi,  all 
the  days  of  thy  vanity :  *^for  that  is 
thy  portion  in  this  life,  and  in  thy 
labour  which  thou  takest  under  the 
sun. 

10  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth 

735 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


t  Hob.  ;    , 

f/f/;-*",  or,  st't 
tu  mi/lieuit. 

'ch.8.14. 


1' .Job  21.  7, 
&c 

Ps.'73.3, 12, 
13. 
5Iul.  3.  15. 


■^Jobll.  21. 
la.  (i'i.  lU. 


■lJob7.  8,  II, 
lU. 
Is.  26. 14. 


'ch.S.  15. 


nieb. 
ice,  or,  £n- 
jo'j  life. 


fch.  2. 10,24. 
&  3.  13,  2^. 
&  .5.  W. 


Wisdom  is  hetter  than  strength.        ECCLESIASTES. 


Of  wisdom  and  folly. 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuut  977. 


s.Ter.9.  23. 
.\ino3  '1.  14, 


l  ch.  8.  7. 


i  Prov.  2n.  B. 
l.ukelJ.  •-•0, 
».>.  i  17.  M, 

1  Thess.5.3. 


k  See  5  Sam. 
•ju.  IG-ii. 


lTVov.21.22. 
ch.  7.  ID. 

VIT.  18. 

"•  Mark  C.  2, 
3. 


■  ver.  IC. 

"Josh.  7.  1, 
11, 1 A 


1 1lcb.  r/i>» 
o/Ueat/i. 


1 1leb. 

Au  heart. 


to  do,  do  ii  with  thy  might;  for 
there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor 
knowledge,  nor  wisdom,  in  the 
grave,  whither  thou  goest. 

11  T^  I  returned,  ^and  saw  under 
the  sun,  that  the  race  is  not  to  the 
swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong, 
neither  yet  bread  to  the  wise,  nor 
yet  riches  to  men  of  understanding, 
nor  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill ;  but 
time  and  chance  haijpeneth  to 
them  all. 

12  For  ''man  also  knoweth  not 
his  time:  as  the  fishes  that  are 
taken  in  an  evil  net,  and  as  the 
birds  that  are  caught  in  the  snare ; 
so  are  the  sons  of  men  'snared  in 
an  evil  time,  when  it  falleth  sud- 
denly upon  them. 

13  ■[  This  wisdom  have  I  seen 
also  under  the  sun,  and  it  seemed 
great  unto  me : 

14  ^  There  urns  a  little  city,  and 
few  men  within  it ;  and  there  came 
a  great  king  against  it,  and  be- 
sieged if,  and  built  great  bulwarks 
against  it. 

15  Now  there  was  found  in  it  a 
poor  wise  man,  and  he  by  his  wis- 
dom delivered  the  city;  yet  no 
man  remembered  that  same  poor 
man. 

IG  '  Then  said  I,  Wisdom  is  bet- 
ter than  strength:  nevertheless 
'"  the  x)oor  man's  wisdom  is  de- 
spised, and  his  words  are  not 
heard. 

17  The  words  of  wise  men  are 
heard  in  quiet  more  than  the  cry 
of  him  that  ruleth  among  fools. 

18  "  Wisdom  is  better  than  weap- 
ons of  war:  but  ""one  sinner  de- 
stroyeth  much  good. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Observations  of  wisdom  avd  folly:  16  of  riot,  18 
shithfulnexa,  I'J  and  money.  iiO  Men's  thoughts  of 
kinijn  oiu/ht  to  be  reverent. 

DEAD  flies  cause  the  ointment 
of  the  apothecary  to  send 
foi'tli  a  stinking  .savour:  so  doth  a 
little  folly  him  that  is  in  reputation 
for  wisdom  aud  honour. 

2  A  wise  man's  heart  is  at  his 
right  hand;  but  a  fool's  heart  at 
his  left. 

3  Yea  also,  when  he  that  is  a 
fool  walketh  by  the  way,  '  his  wis- 

736 


dom  faileth  him,  ^and  he  saith  to 
every  one  that  he  is  a  fool. 

4  If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  rise  up 
against  thee,  ^  leave  not  thy  place ; 
for  '^yielding  pacifieth  great  of- 
fences. 

5  There  is  an  evil  which  I  have 
seen  under  the  sun,  as  an  error 
which  proceedeth  ^  from  the  ruler : 

0  ''  Folly  is  set  ^  in  great  dignity, 
and  the  rich  sit  in  low  place. 

7  I  have  seen  servants  ^upon 
horses,  and  princes  walking  as 
servants  upon  the  earth. 

8  ^He  that  diggeth  a  pit  shall 
fall  into  it;  and  whoso  breaketh 
a  hedge,  a  serpent  shall  bite  him. 

9  Whoso  removeth  .stones  shall 
be  hurt  therewith ;  and  he  that 
cleaveth  wood  shall  be  endangered 
thereby. 

10  If  the  iron  be  blunt,  and 
he  do  not  whet  the  edge,  then 
must  he  put  to  more  strength: 
but  wisdom  is  profitable  to  direct. 

11  Surely  the  serpent  will  bite 
^  without  enchantment ;  and  ^  a  bab- 
bler is  no  better. 

12  ''The  words  of  a  wise  man's 
mouth  are  ^ gracious;  but  'the  lips 
of  a  fool  will  swallow  up  himself. 

13  The  beginning  of  the  words 
of  his  mouth  is  foolishness:  and 
the  end  of  ^  his  talk  is  mischievous 
madness. 

14  ''A  fool  also  Ms  full  of  words: 
a  man  cannot  tell  what  shall  be ; 
and  '  w  hat  shall  be  after  him,  Avho 
can  tell  him  f 

15  The  labour  of  the  foolish  Aveari- 
eth  every  one  of  them,  because  he 
knoweth  not  how  to  go  to  the  city. 

16  1  '"Woe  to  thee,  O  land,  when 
thy  king  is  a  child,  and  thy  princes 
eat  in  the  morning ! 

17  Blessed  art  thou,  O  land,  when 
thy  king  is  the  sou  of  nobles,  and 
"thy  princes  eat  in  due  season,  for 
strength,  and  not  for  drunkenness! 

18  •[  By  much  slothfulness  the 
building  decayeth ;  and  through 
idleness  of  the  hands  the  house 
droppeth  through. 

11)  ^[  A  feast  is  made  for  laughter, 
and  "wine  ♦maketh  merry:  but 
money  answereth  all  things. 

20  1  ■'Curse  not  the  king,  no  not 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 

■'  Prov.  13.1«. 
&  18. 2. 
bch.8.3. 

'  1  Sam.  23. 
24,  &c. 
Prov.  2:;.  15. 


1  Heb./roTTi 

be/ore. 
i  Esth.  3. 1. 
t  Hob. 

in  great 

heiyhts. 
'  Prov.  19.10. 

&30.  22. 


fPs.  7.  l.'i. 
fi-ov.  It;.  27. 


«  Ps.  5S.  4,  5. 

Jer.  8.  17. 
f  Ileb.  the 

mnstcr  of 

the  ton'jue. 
b  Prov. 10.32. 

&  1.'.  13. 
t  Hc'h. f/rnce. 
i  Prov.  10.14. 

Si.  18. 7. 


tneb. 
his  mouth. 


k  Prov.  15.  2. 
t  lltb. 

luuliijAieth 

v:unJs. 
lch..3.  22.  & 

0. 12.  i  8.  7. 


"  Is.  3.  4,  5, 
12.  &  5.  11. 


"Prov.  31.  4. 


°Ps.l04.  15. 
tlleb. 
m(tK-eth  glad 
the  /(/f. 
P  Ex.  22.  28. 
Acts  23.  5. 


I 


Directions  for  cliarity. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


The  Creator  to  he  remembered. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  y77. 

II  Or,     . 

fi;;ure  like, 
Luke  UK40. 


•  See  Is.  32. 

LH). 
}  Ucb.  upon 

t fie  race  of' 

i/lf-  iralt'rs. 
l'I)out.l"..III. 

I'rciv.  l:l.l7. 

.Mutt.  111.  4-'. 

•J  Cor.  II.  ,s. 

t;.-xi.(i.;i.  HI. 
iiii).  <;.  II). 
'  I'f.  111'.'.), 
i.iikc  (;..".(). 

1  Tim.  6. 18, 

i:i. 
'1  .Mic.  5.  5. 
'  Eph.  5.  16. 


f  John  n.  .S. 

srs.isi).  14, 

Jo. 


be  light. 


hch.".  II. 


>  Num.15.39. 


'  ch.  12. 14. 
Rom.  2.  ()- 
11. 

I  Or,  anger. 

2Cor.  7.  1. 
a  Tim.  2.22. 
"Pf.3».  5. 


ill  thy  Hlioiiglit;  and  curse  not  the 
rich  in  thy  bedchamber :  for  a  bird 
of  the  air  shall  carry  the  voice,  and 
that  which  hath  wings  shall  tell 
the  matter. 


CHArTER  XL 

1  Directions  for  cliarity.  7  Dcuth  in  life,  9  and  the 
day  of  jndgmatt  in  the  daijs  of  youth,  are  to  be 
ifioiKjht  on. 

CAST  thy  bread  "'upon  the  wa- 
ters: 'for  thou  shalt  tind   it 
atter  many  days. 

2  ''Give  a  portion  ''to  seven,  and 
also  to  eight;  '^for  tliou  knowest 
not  what  evil  shall  be  upon  the 
earth. 

3  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain,  they 
empty  themselves  upon  the  earth : 
and  if  the  tree  fall  toward  the  south, 
or  toward  the  north,  in  the  place 
where  the  tree  falleth,  there  it 
shall  be. 

4  He  that  observetli  the  wind 
shall  not  sow ;  and  he  that  regard- 
etli  the  clouds  shall  not  reap. 

5  As  "^thou  knowest  not  what  is 
the  way  of  the  spirit,  ^nor  how  the 
bones  do  grow  in  the  womb  of  her 
that  is  with  child:  even  so  thou 
knowest  not  the  works  of  God  who 
maketh  all. 

G  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed, 
and  in  the  evening  withhold  not 
thine  hand :  for  thou  knowest  not 
whether  *  shall  prosper,  either  this 
or  that,  or  whether  they  both  shall 
he  alike  good. 

7  ^  Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and 
a  pleasant  thing  it  is  for  the  eyes 
''to  behold  the  sun : 

8  But  if  a  man  live  many  years, 
and  rejoice  in  them  all ;  yet  let  him 
remember  the  days  of  darkness; 
for  they  shall  be  manj'.  All  that 
Cometh  is  vanity. 

9  ^  Rejoice,  O  young  man,  in  thy 
youth;  and  let  thy  heart  cheer 
thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  '  and 
walk  in  the  ways  of  thine  heart, 
and  in  the  sight  of  thine  eyes :  but 
know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things 
''God  will  bring  thee  into  judg- 
ment. 

10  Therefore  remove  "  sorrow  from 

thy  heart,  and  '  put  away  evil  from 

thy  flesh :  "'  for  childhood  and  youth 

are  vanity. 

4r 


CHAPTER.  XII. 

1  The  Creator  is  to  be  remembered  in  diie  time.  8  TJie 
J'reachcr''s  care  to  edify.  13  The  fear  of  God  is  the 
chi/f  antidote  of  vanity. 

REIMEMBER  "now  thy  Creator 
in  the  days  of  thy  youth, 
while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor 
the  years  draw  nigh,  ''Avhen  thou 
shalt  say,  I  have  no  pleasure  in 
them ; 

2  While  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or 
the  moon,  or  the  stars,  be  not  dark- 
ened, nor  the  clouds  return  after 
the  rain : 

3  In  the  day  when  the  keepers  of 
the  house  shall  tremble,  and  the 
strong  men  shall  bow  themselves, 
and  "the  grinders  cease  because 
they  are  few,  and  those  that  look 
out  of  the  windows  be  darkened, 

4  And  tlie  doors  shall  be  shut  in 
the  streets,  when  the  sound  of  the 
grinding  is  low,  and  he  shall  rise 
up  at  the  voice  of  the  bird,  and 
all  'the  daughters  of  music  shall 
be  brought  low ; 

5  Also  when  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
that  which  is  higli,  and  fears  shall 
he  in  the  way,  and  the  almond  tree 
shall  flourish,  and  the  grasshopper 
shall  be  a  burden,  and  desire  shall 
fail:  because  man  goeth  to  ''his 
long  home,  and  ''the 
about  the  streets : 

G  Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed, 
or  the  golden  bowl  be  broken,  or 
the  pitcher  be  broken  at  the  fount- 
ain, or  the  wheel  broken  at  the 
cistern. 

7  ^Then  shall  the  dust  return  to 
the  earth  as  it  was :  ^  and  the  spirit 
shall  return  unto  God ''  who  gave  it. 

8  ^  '  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
Preacher ;  alHs  vanity. 

9  And  "moreover,  because  the 
Preacher  was  wise,  he  still  taught 
the  people  knowledge;  yea,  he 
gave  good  heed,  and  sought  out, 
and  ""set  in  order  many  proverbs. 

10  The  Preacher  sought  to  iind 
out  < acceptable  words:  and  that 
which  was  written  was  upright, 
even  words  of  truth. 

11  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as 
goads,  and  as  nails  fastened  hy  the 
masters  of  assemblies,  which  are 
given  from  one  shepherd. 

■  737 


mourners  go 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  im. 


■  Prov.  22.  6. 


k  Spc  2  Sam. 

l'.>.  35. 


II  Or, 

fhe  grinders 
Jnil.  Ijecnvpe 

theif  grind 

lUtle. 


«2  Sam.  19. 

35. 


i  Job  17.  IS. 
'Jcr.a.  17. 


fGeii.3.  19. 

Job:'4.  15. 

Ps. 'J0.3. 
Sch.  3.  21. 
l'Niim.l«.28. 

k  27.  lU. 

Job  ?A.  14. 

la.  ,57.  IH. 

Zcch.  12.  1. 
I  P3.  C2.  9. 

ch.  1.  2. 
B  Or,  the 

jjiore  wise 

the  Preach' 

er  was,  ij-c. 


k  1  Kiiiga  4. 

32. 


t  Ileb.  worrU 
0/  Oelight. 


The  clmrcKs  love 


SOLOMON'S  so:n"g. 


unto  Christ. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 

ich.  1. 18. 

BOr, 
reading, 

KOt.Theejid 
of  the  mat- 
fcr,even  all 
that  hath 
been  heard^ 
is. 

"■  Deut.  0.  2. 
&  10.  12. 


Before 
CHRIST 

written 
about  1014. 


•1  Kings  4. 
32. 


1>ch.  4. 10. 
IHcb. 
thy  lovee. 


■^Hos.  11.  4. 

John  6.  44. 

&  12.  32. 
a  Phil.  .1.12, 

IS,  14. 
'  Ph.  45.14, 

15. 

John  14. 2. 

Eph.  2.  «. 
II  Or,  tho.y 

love  thee 

uprightly. 


nor. 

a»  one  that 
it  vailed. 


reh.fi.0,&6. 
1. 


12  Au(I  further,  by  these,  my  son, 
be  admouished:  of  making'  manj' 
books  f/K/'e  is  no  end;  and 'much 
I'  study  18  a  weariness  of  the  flesh. 

13  \  "  Let  us  hear  the  conckision 
of  the  whole  matter :  ■"  Fear  God, 


and  keep  his  commandments :  for 
this  is  the  whole  duty  of  man. 
14  For  "God  shall  bring  every 
work  into  judgment,  with  everj^ 
secret  thing,  whether  it  he  good,  or 
whether  it  he  evil. 


THE 


SONG  OF    SOLOMON. 


CHAPTEE  I. 

1  The  churches  love  nnto  Christ.  5  She  confesseih  her 
deformity^  7  and  prayeth  to  be  directed  to  his  flock. 
8  (JhrUt  directeth  her  to  the  shejjherds'  tents:  9  aiid 
shewing  his  love  to  her.,  11  ylveth  her  gracious  prom- 
ises. 12  Tfie  church  and  Christ  congratulate  one 
another. 

THE  ''Song  of  songs',  which  is 
Solomon's. 

2  Let  him  kiss  me  with  the  kisses 
of  his  mouth :  ^for  ♦  thy  love  is  bet- 
ter than  wine. 

3  Because  of  the  savour  of  thy 
good  ointments  thy  name  is  as 
ointment  j^oured  forth,  therefore 
do  the  virgins  love  thee. 

4  '  Draw  me,  ^  we  will  run  after 
thee:  the  King  ^hath  brought  me 
into  his  chambers :  we  will  be  glad 
and  rejoice  in  thee,  we  will  remem- 
ber th}'  love  more  than  wine :  "the 
upright  love  thee. 

5  I  am  black,  but  comely,  O  ye 
daughters  of  Jerusalem,  as  the 
tents  of  Kedar,  as  the  curtains  of 
Solomon. 

6  Look  not  upon  me,  because  I 
am  black,  because  the  sun  hath 
looked  upon  me :  my  mother's  chil- 
dren were  angry  with  me;  they 
made  me  the  keeper  of  the  vine- 
yards; hut  mine  own  vineyard 
have  I  not  kept. 

7  Tell  me,  O  thou  whom  my  soul 
loveth,  where  thou  feedest,  where 
thou  makest  thij  floch  to  rest  at 
noon  :  for  why  sliould  I  be  "as  one 
that  turneth  aside  by  the  flock&of 
thy  companions? 

8  T^  If  tliou  know  not,  ^O  thou 
fairest  among  women,  go  thy  way 
fortli  by  tlM'  footst<'i)s  of  the  flock, 
and  feed  liiy  kids  beside  the  shep- 
herds' tents. 

738 


9  I  have  compared  thee,  ^O  my 
love,  *"  to  a  company  of  horses  in 
Pharaoh's  chariots. 

10  '  Thy  cheeks  are  comely  with 
rows  ofjeiuels,  thy  neck  with  chains 
of  gold. 

11  We  will  make  thee  borders  of 
gold  with  studs  of  silver. 

12  ^  While  the  King  sitteth  at  his 
table,  my  spikenard  sendeth  forth 
the  smell  thereof. 

13  A  bundle  of  myrrh  is  my  well 
beloved  unto  me ;  he  shall  lie  all 
night  betwixt  my  breasts. 

14  My  beloved  is  unto  me  as  a 
cluster  of  "camphire  in  the  vine- 
yards of  En-gedi. 

15  "^ Behold,  thou  art  fair,  "my 
love ;  behold,  thou  art  fair ;  thou 
hast  doves'  eves. 

IG  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  be- 
loved, yea,  j)leasant :  also  our  bed 
is  green. 

17  The  beams  of  our  house  arc 
cedar,  and  our  "  rafters  of  tir. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  The  mutnal  love  of  Christ  a)id  his  church.  8  77ic 
hope,  10  and  calling  of  the  church.  14  Christ\\ 
care  of  the  church.  16  Tfie  profession  of  the  church, 
her  faith  and  hope. 

I  AM  the  rose  of  Sharon,  and  the 
lily  of  the  valleys. 

2  As  the  lilv  among  thorns,  so  is 
my  love  among  the  daughters. 

3  As  the  apple  tree  among  the 
trees  of  the  wood,  so  is  my  beloved 
among  the  sons.  ♦  I  sat  down  un- 
der his  sliadow  with  great  delight, 
•^aiid  his  fruit  ivas  sweet  to  my 
^  taste. 

4  He  brought  me  to  the  *  banquet- 
ing house,  and  his  banner  over  me 
was  love. 

5  Stay  me  with  flagons,  *  comfort 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  9/7. 

°ch.ll.9. 
Matt.  12.  .'V;. 
Acts  17.  .SO, 
31. 

Rom.  2. 10. 
&  14.  Ill,  12. 

1  Cor.  4.  5. 

2  Cor.  5.  lU. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lull. 

?  ch.  2.  2,  in, 

13.  &4.  1,  7. 

&  5.  2.  &  (J. 

4. 

John  13. 14, 

15. 
h  2  Chr.  1.16, 

17. 
i  Ez.  10.  11, 

12,  \i. 


II  Or.ci/press, 
ch.  4.  13. 


kch.  4.1.& 

5.  12. 
11  Or,  wiy 

comiianion. 


II  Or, 
galleries. 


iUeh.Jde- 
lii/hled  and 
sat  down, 
AC. 

°  Rev.  22.1,2. 

f  Hob.      ' 
palate.    . 

t  Ilih.  hottfe 
oj  wine. 


t Ileb. 
stri'iv  me 
withapples. 


! 


The  churches  fight 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 


and  victory  in  temiytation. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 

t  ch.  8.  3. 


tlleb.  1  ad- 
jure pou, 

'ch.3.i.&8. 
4. 


d  ver.  17. 


tlleb. 
flourishing. 


«ver.  13. 


f  ver.  10. 


Ech.8.13. 


kIPs.  SO.  l.^ 
Ez.  i:;.  4. 
Luke  13. 32. 


ich.  C.3.&7 
10. 


kch.  4.  (J. 


'  ver.  9. 

cli.  8.  14. 
tor, 

0/  (livinon. 


"Is.  2U.  9. 


me  with  apples :   for  I  am  sick  of 
love. 

6  ^His  left  litiiul  i.s  under  my  liead, 
and  Lis  right  hand  doth  embrace 
me. 

7  ^"^I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters 
of  Jerusalem,  by  the  roes,  and  by 
the  hinds  of  the  field,  that  ye  sty: 
not  up,  nor  awake  my  love,  till  he 
please. 

8  ^  The  voice  of  my  beloved !  be- 
hold, he  Cometh  leaping  upon  the 
mountains,  skipping  upon  the  hills. 

9  ''My  beloved  is  like  a  roe  or  a 
young  hart:  behold,  he  standeth 
behind  our  wall,  he  looketh  forth 
at  the  windows,  ^  shewing  himself 
through  the  lattice. 

10  My  beloved  spake,  and  said 
unto  me,  '^Eise  uj),  my  love,  my 
fair  one,  and  come  away. 

11  For,  lo,  the  winter  is  past,  the 
rain  is  over  and  gone; 

12  The  flowers  appear  on  the 
earth;  the  time  of  the  singing  of 
hirds  is  come,  and  the  voice  of  the 
turtle  is  heard  in  our  land ; 

13  The  fig  tree  putteth  forth  her 
green  figs,  and  the  vines  tcith  the 
tender  grape  give  a  good  smell. 
^Arise,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and 
come  away. 

14  T^  O  my  dove,  that  art  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the  secret  j;?rtces 
of  the  stairs,  let  me  see  thy  coun- 
tenance, ^let  me  hear  thy  voice; 
for  sweet  is  thy  voice,  and  thy  coun- 
tenance is  comely. 

15  Take  us  ''the  foxes,  the  little 
foxes,  that  spoil  the  vines :  for  our 
vines  have  tender  grapes. 

IG  ^  'My  beloved  is  mine,  and  I 

am  his :  he  feedeth  among  the  lilies. 

17  "^  Until  the  day  break,  and  the 


shadows  flee 


be- 


away,  turn,  my 
loved,  and  be  thou  '  like  a  roe  or  a 
young  hart  upon  the  mountains "  of 
Bether. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  T/ie  clmrcKs  fight  and  victory  t/t  temptation.     6 
The  church  ylorkth  in  Christ. 

BY  ^  night  on  my  bed  I  sought 
him  whom  my  soul  loveth :  I 
sought  him,  but  I  found  him  not. 
2  I  will  rise  now,  and  go  about  the 
city  in  the  streets,  and  in  the  broad 
ways  I  will  seek  him  whom  my  soul 


loveth :  I  sought  him,  but  I  found 
him  not. 

3  ''  The  watchmen  that  go  about 
the  city  found  me :  to  whom  I  said, 
Saw  ye  him  whom  my  soul  loveth  ? 

4  It  was  but  a  little  that  I  i)assed 
from  them,  but  I  found  him  whom 
my  soul  loveth:  I  held  him,  and 
would  not  let  him  go,  until  I 
had  brought  him  into  my  mother's 
house,  and  into  the  chamber  of  her 
that  conceived  me. 

5  "  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters 
of  Jerusalem,  by  the  roes,  and  by 
the  hinds  of  the  field,  that  ye  stir 
not  up,  nor  awake  my  love,  till  he 
please. 

G  1  ''Who  is  this  that  cometh  out 
of  the  wilderness  like  pillars  of 
smoke,  perfumed  with  myrrh  and 
frankincense,  with  all  powders  of 
the  merchant!  * 

7  Behold  his  bed,  which  is  Solo- 
mon's ;  threescore  valiant  men  are 
about  it,  of  the  valiant  of  Israel. 

8  They  all  hold  swords,  hcing  ex- 
pert in  war:  every  man  hath  his 
sword  ujion  his  thigh  because  of 
fear  in  the  night. 

9  King  Solomon  made  himself  "a 
chariot  of  the  wood  of  Lebanon. 

10  He  made  the  pillars  thereof  of 
silver,  the  bottom  thereof  of  gold, 
the  covering  of  it  of  purple,  the 
midst  thereof  being  paved  wi  th  love, 
for  the  daughters  of  Jerusalem. 

11  Go  forth,  O  ye  daughters  of 
Zion,  and  behold  king  Solomon 
with  the  crown  wherewith  his 
mother  crowned  him  in  the  day  of 
his  espousals,  and  in  the  day  of 
the  gladness  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Christ  setteth  forth  the  graces  of  the  ch^irch.  8  lie 
shetveth  his  love  to  her.  16  The  church  prayeth  to 
be  made  fit  for  his  preseiice. 

BEHOLD,  nhou  art  fair,  my 
love;  behold,  thou  art  fair; 
thou  hast  doves'  eyes  within  thy 
locks:  thy  hair  is  as  a  'flock  of 
goats,  "that  appear  from  mount 
Gilead. 

2  ''Thy  teeth  are  like  a  flock  of 
sheep  that  are  even  shorn,  which 
came  up  from  the  washing ;  where- 
of every  one  bear  twins,  and  none 
is  barren  among  them. 

739 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1(114. 

bch.  5.  7. 


"eh. 


■Ich.  8.  5. 


I  Or.  a  bed. 


"ch.  1.  15.  & 
5.  \2. 


l>ch.C.  5. 

\\Ot, that  eat 
of,  SfC. 


'ch.G.fl. 


The  graces  of  the  church. 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 


A  descrijytion  of  Christ 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1014. 

i  ch.  6.  T. 


•ch.  7.4. 
fNeh.3. 19. 


e  See  Pror. 
5.  la. 
ch.  7.  3. 


kch.2. 17. 
i  Heb. 
breathe. 


i  Eph.  5.  27. 


k  Deut.  3. 9. 


II  Or, 

taJ:en  away 
my  heart. 


Ich.  1.2. 


"Prov.24.13, 
14. 

ch.  5. 1. 

■Oen.27.2r. 
Ui>8.14.B,7. 


f  Heb. 
batred. 


I  Or. 
CDiirru, 
cb.  1.  14. 


•John  4.  10. 
&7.38. 


»ch.  5.  1. 


3  Thy  lips  are  like  a  thread  of 
scarlet,  and  thy  speech  is  comely : 
•^thy  temi)les  are  like  a  piece  of  a 
pomegranate  w  ithin  thy  locks. 

4  ^'Tliy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of 
David  builded  *^for  an  armoury, 
whereon  there  hang  a  thousand 
bucklers,  all  shields  of  mighty 
men. 

5  «Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two 
young  roes  that  are  twins,  which 
feed  among  the  lilies. 

G  ''Until  the  day  U)reak,  and  the 
shadows  flee  away,  I  will  get  me 
to  the  mountain  of  myrrh,  and  to 
the  hill  of  frankincense. 

7  'Thou  art  all  fjiir,  my  love; 
there  is  no  spot  in  thee. 

8  *l  Come  with  me  from  Lebanon, 
my  spouse,  with  me  from  Lebanon : 
look  from  the  top  of  Amana,  from 
the  top  of  Shenir  ''and  Hermon, 
from  the  lions'  dens,  from  the 
mountains  of  the  leopards. 

9  Thou  hast  "ravished  my  heart, 
my  sister,  my  spouse;  thou  hast 
ravished  my  heart  with  one  of 
thine  eyes,  with  one  chain  of  thy 
neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sister, 
my  spouse!  'how  much  better  is 
thy  love  than  wine !  and  the  smell 
of  thine  ointments  than  all  spices ! 

11  Thy  lips,  O  my  spouse,  drop  as 
the  honeycomb :  "'  honey  and  milk 
are  under  thy  tongue;  and  the 
smell  of  thy  garments  is  °  like  the 
smell  of  Lebanon. 

12  A  garden  Unclosed  is  my  sister, 
my  spouse;  a  spring  shut  ui),  a 
fountain  sealed. 

13  Thy  plants  are  an  orchard  of 
pomegranates,  with  pleasant  fruits; 
"camphire,  with  spikenard, 

14  Spikenard  and  saffron;  cal- 
amus and  cinnamon,  with  all  trees 
of  frankincense;  myrrh  and  aloes, 
with  all  the  chief  spices: 

15  A  fountain  of  gardens,  a  well 
of  "living  waters,  and  streams  from 
Lebanon. 

1(J  *  Awake,  O  north  wind;  and 
come,  thou  soutli;  blow  upon  luy 
garden,  that  tluj  s])ices  tliereof  may 
tlow  out.  ^Let  my  beloved  come 
into  his  garden,  and  eat  his  x>leas- 
ant  fruits. 

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CHAPTEE  V. 

1  Christ  awaketh  the  church  with  his  calling.  2  The 
church  having  a  ta^te  of  CJtrisVn  love  is  sick  of  love. 
9  A  description  of  Christ  by  his  graces. 

1^  AM  come  into  my  garden,  my 
sister,  my  spouse :  I  have  gath- 
ered my  myrrh  with  my  spice ;  ''  I 
have  eaten  my  honeycomb  with 
my  honey ;  I  have  drunk  my  wine 
with  my  milk:  eat,  O  ''friends; 
drink,  "yea,  drink  abundantly,  O 
beloved. 

2  1^  I  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh : 
it  is  the  voice  of  my  beloved  ""that 
knocketh,  saying,  Open  to  me,  my 
sister,  my  love,  my  dove,  my  un- 
defiled :  for  my  head  is  filled  with 
dew,  and  my  locks  with  the  drops 
of  the  night. 

3  I  have  put  off  my  coat ;  how 
shall  I  put  it  on  ?  I  have  washed 
my  feet ;  how  shall  I  defile  them  1 

4  My  beloved  put  in  his  hand  by 
the  hole  of  the  door,  and  my  bowels 
were  moved  "for  him. 

5  I  rose  up  to  open  to  my  belov- 
ed ;  and  my  hands  dropped  with 
myrrh,  and  my  fingers  with  ^  sweet 
smelling  myrrh,  upon  the  handles 
of  the  lock. 

G  I  opened  to  my  beloved;  but 
my  beloved  had  withdrawn  him- 
self, and  was  gone :  my  soul  failed 
when  he  spake:  ^I  sought  him, 
but  I  could  not  find  him;  I  called 
him,  but  he  gave  me  no  answer. 

7  '^The  watchmen  that  went  about 
the  city  found  me,  they  smote  me, 
they  wounded  me ;  the  keepers  of^ 
the  walls  took  away  my  vail  from 
me. 

8  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of 
Jerusalem,  if  ye  find  my  beloved, 
Hhat  ye  tell  him,  that  I  am  sick  of 
love. 

9  ^  What  is  thy  beloved  more 
than  another  beloved,  '^O  thou  fair- 
est among  women  ?  what  is  thy 
beloved  more  than  another  hc\o\ed, 
that  thou  dost  so  charge  us  1 

10  My  beloved  is  white  and  rud- 
dy, Ulie  chiefest  among  ten  thou- 
sand. 

1 1  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine 
gold;  his  locks  are  "bushy,  and 
black  as  a  raven  : 

12  ''His  eyes  are  as  the  eyes  of 


Bfifore 

CHRIST 

about  1(J14. 


"  ch.  4. 16. 


bch.  4. 11. 


''I.ukel.-;.  7, 

10. 

John  .3.  29. 

&  15. 14. 
I]  Or,  nnrf  he 

dniiik-en 

with  loves. 

i  Rev.  .3.  20. 


n  Or,  (as 
some  read) 
in  me. 


j  tHeb.pa,«- 
ing,  or,  rlni- 
nmy  about. 


«ch.3.1. 


rch.3.  3. 


f  ITcb.  uiAat. 


Kch.l.  S. 


t  Ileb. 

afflimOard' 

bearer. 


curled. 


kch.  1.  15.* 
4.  1. 


iy  Ids  graces. 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 


The  graces  of  the  church. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 

t  IIeb.siHinj( 
tn  fulness, 
that  i6,yi(/.v 
placet/,  anil 
set  as  a  pre- 
cious stone 
in  the  foil 
of  a  ring. 
II  Or,  towers 
ofperjumes. 


tHeb. 
JlJspalate. 


•ch.  1.  8. 


hch.2. 16.  & 
7.  10. 


'  ver.  10. 


n  Or,  they 
hare  puffed 
Tite  up. 

ich.4. 1. 


'  ch.  4.  2. 


'ch.  4.  3. 


doves  by  the  rivers  of  waters,  wash- 
ed with  milk,  and  '  fitly  set : 

13  His  cheeks  are  as  a  bed  of 
spices,  as  "sweet  flowers:  his  lips 
lUxe  lilies,  dropping  SAveet  smelling 
myrrh : 

14  His  hands  are  as  gold  rings 
set  with  the  beryl :  his  belly  is  as 
bright  ivory  overlaid  tvith  sap- 
phires : 

15  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  mar- 
ble, set  upon  sockets  of  fine  gold  : 
his  countenance  is  as  Lebanon, 
excellent  as  the  cedars : 

IG  *His  mouth  is  most  sweet: 
yea,  he  is  altogether  lovely.  This 
is  my  beloved,  and  this  is  my 
friend,  O  daughters  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  The  cJiurch  profcuscth  her  faith  in  Christ.  4  Christ 
sheweth  the  graces  of  the  church,  10  and  his  love  to- 
wards her. 


my 
he  feedeth  among 


WHITHER  is  thy  beloved 
gone,  ""  O  thou  fairest  among 
women  I  whither  is  thy  beloved 
turned  aside!  that  we  may  seek 
him  with  thee. 

2  Mv  beloved  is  gone  down  into 
his  garden,  to  the  beds  of  spices, 
to  feed  in  the  gardens,  and  to  gath- 
er lilies. 

3  ''I  am  my   beloved's,  and 
beloved  is  mine : 
the  lilies. 

4  1^  Thou  art  beautiful,  O  my 
love,  as  Tirzah,  comely  as  Jerusa- 
lem, '^  terrible  as  an  army  with  ban- 
ners. 

5  Turn  away  thine  eyes  from  me, 
for  "they  have  overcome  me:  thy 
hair  is  ''as  a  flock  of  goats  that  ap- 
l)ear  from  Gilead : 

6  "^Thy  teeth  are  as  a  flock  of 
sheep  which  go  up  from  the  wash- 
ing, wliereof  every  one  beareth 
twins,  and  there  is  not  one  barren 
aniong'them. 

7  "^As  a  piece  of  a  pomegranate  are 
thy  temples  within  thy  locks. 

8  There  are  threescore  queens, 
and  fourscore  concubines,  and  vir- 
gins without  number. 

0  My  dove,  my  undefiled  is  hut 
one;  she  is  the  only  one  of  her 
mother,  she  is  the  choice  one  of  her 
that  bare  her.     The  daughters  saw 


her,  and  blessed  her;  yea,  the 
queens  and  the  concubines,  and 
they  praised  her. 

lO'l  Who  is  she  that  iooketli  forth 
as  the  morning,  fair  as  the  moon, 
clear  as  the  sun,  ^and  terrible  as 
an  army  with  banners ! 

11  I  went  down  into  the  garden 
of  nuts  to  see  the  fruits  of  the  val- 
ley, and  ^' to  see  whether  the  vine 
flourished,  and  the  pomegranates 
budded. 

12  '  Or  ever  I  was  aware,  my  sout 
"  made  me  like  the  chariots  of  Am- 
mi-nadib. 

13  Return,  return,  O  Shulamite; 
return,  return,  that  we  may  look 
upon  thee.  What  will  ye  see  in 
the  Shulamite  I  As  it  were  the 
company  "  of  two  armies. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1 A  further  description  of  the  church's  (jraces.  10  The 
church  prof esseth  her  faith  and  desire. 

HOW  beautiful  are  thy  feet 
Avith  shoes,  ""O  X3rince's 
daughter  !  the  joints  of  thy  thighs 
are  like  jewels,  the  work  of  the 
hands  of  a  cunning  workman. 

2  Thy  navel  is  lilie  a  round  gob- 
let, which  wanteth  not  ^  liquor:  thy 
belly  is  like  a  heap  of  wheat  set 
about  with  lilies. 

3  ^'Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two 
5'oung  roes  that  are  tAvins. 

4  'Thy  neck  is  as  a  tower  of  ivo- 
ry ;  thine  eyes  lilie  the  fishpools  in 
Heshbon,  by  the  gate  of  Bath-rab- 
bi m  :  thy  nose  is  as  the  tower  of 
Lebanon  which  looketh  toward 
Damascus. 

5  Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like 
II  Carmel,  and  the  hair  of  thine  head 
like  purple;  the  King  is  *  held  in 
the  galleries. 

G  How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art 
thou,  O  love,  for  delights  ! 

7  This  thy  stature  is  like  to  a 
palm  tree,  and  thy  breasts  to  clus- 
ters of  grapes. 

8  I  said,  I  will  go  up  to  the  palm 
tree,  I  will  take  hold  of  the  boughs 
thereof:  now  also  thy  breasts  shall 
be  as  clusters  of  the  \ine,  and  the 
smell  of  thy  nose  like  apples ; 

9  And  the  roof  of  thy  mouth  like 
the  best  Avine  for  my  beloved,  that 
goeth  doivn  'sAveetly,  causing  the 

741 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1014. 


s  v«r.  A. 


boh.  7.  12. 


IHcb. 

1  knew  not. 
II  Or,  set  mt 
on  the  char- 
iots of  tny 
veiling  peo- 
ple. 


nOr.o/ 
Mahanaim, 
Gen.  32.  2. 


"  Pa.  45. 13. 


I  Ileb 
mixture. 


bch.4.  5. 


'  ch.  4.  4. 


II  Or. 

criinton. 
fHeb. 

bowid. 


tHeb. 
itraigkily. 


The  love  of  the 


SOLOMOI^'S  SONG. 


church  to  Christ. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1U14. 

ii  Or,  of  the 

ancient. 
•I  ch.  2.  IB.  Sc 

6.3. 
'  Ps.  45.  11. 


fch.  Cll. 


t  Heb.  open. 


«  Gen.  .TO.  14. 
h  Matt.  13..5J. 


t  Heb.  they 
should  not 
despise  me. 


» ProT.  9.  2. 


bch.  2.  6. 


'  ch.  2.  7.  & 
I      3.  i. 
'     i  Heb. 

rcAi/  should 
ye  stir  up, 
or,  lo/iy,  l(C. 
<l  ch.  3.  U. 


lips  I' of  those  tliat  are  asleep  to 
speak. 

10  ^  ''I  am  my  beloved's,  and  ''his 
desire  is  toward  me. 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  iis^  go 
forth  into  the  field ;  let  us  lodge  in 
the  villages. 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the 
vineyards;  let  us  *^see  if  the  vine 
flourish,  whether  the  tender  grape 
♦appear,  and  the  pomegranates 
bud  forth :  there  will  I  give  thee 
my  loves. 

13  The  ^mandrakes  give  a  smell, 
and  at  our  gates  "  are  all  manner 
of  pleasant  frnits,  new  and  old, 
which  I  have  laid  up  for  thee,  O 
my  beloved. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  TJie  love  of  the  church  to  Chfist.  6  The  vehemency 
of  love.  8  Hie  calling  of  the  Gentiles.  14  The 
church  prayeth  for  Christ's  coming. 

OTH AT  thou  wert  as  my  broth- 
er, that  sucked  the  breasts  of 
my  mother!  wQieri  I  should  find 
thee  without,  I  would  kiss  thee; 
yea,  ^I  should  not  be  despised. 

2  I  would  lead  thee,  and  bring 
thee  into  my  mother's  house,  ivho 
would  instruct  me :  I  would  cause 
thee  to  drink  of  ^spiced  wine  of 
the  juice  of  my  pomegranate. 

3  ^His  left  hand  should  he  under 
my  head,  and  his  right  hand  should 
embrace  me. 

4  ''I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of 
Jerusalem,  ♦  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor 
awake  mij  love,  until  he  please. 

5  "AMio  is  this  that  cometh  up 
from  the  wilderness,  leaning  upon 
her  beloved  I    I  raised  thee  up  un- 

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der  the  apple  tree:  there  thy  moth- 
er brought  thee  forth;  there  she 
brought  thee  forth  that  bare  thee. 

G  1  "  Set  me  as  a  seal  upon  thine 
heart,  as  a  seal  upon  thine  arm : 
for  love  is  strong  as  death ;  jeal- 
ousy is  ♦cruel  as  the  grave:  the 
coals  thereof  are  coals  of  fire,  which 
hath  a  most  vehement  flame. 

7  Many  waters  cannot  quench 
love,  neither  can  the  floods  drown 
it:  ^if  a  man  would  give  all  the 
substance  of  his  house  for  love,  it 
would  utterly  be  contemned. 

8  ^\  ^We  have  a  little  sister,  and 
she  hath  no  breasts :  what  shall 
we  do  for  our  sister  in  the  day 
when  she  shall  be  spoken  for  ! 

9  If  she  he  a  wall,  we  will  build 
upon  her  a  palace  of  silver :  and  if 
she  he  a  door,  we  will  inclose  her 
with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I  am  a  wall,  and  my  breasts 
like  towers :  then  was  I  in  his  eyes 
as  one  that  found  ♦  favour. 

11  Solomon  had  a  vineyard  at 
Baal-hamon ;  ^he  let  out  the  vine- 
yard unto  keepers ;  every  one  for 
the  fruit  thereof  was  to  bring  a 
thousand  ])ieces  of  silver. 

12  My  vineyard,  which  is  mine,  is 
before  me:  thou,  O  Solomon,  must 
have  a  thousand;  and  those  that 
keep  the  fruit  thereof  two  hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the  gar- 
dens, the  comi)anions  hearken  to 
thy  voice :  '  cause  me  to  hear  it. 

X4.  ^  k  t  jvjake  haste,  my  beloved, 
and  '  be  thou  like  to  a  roe  or  to  a 
young  hart  upon  the  mountains  of 
spices. 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1014. 


'  Is.  49. 16. 
Jer.  22. 24. 
Hag.  2.  23. 


t  Heb.  hard. 


fProv.  6.  35. 


e  Ez.  23. 33. 


tHeb. 
peace. 


h  Matt.  21.33. 


ich.  2.  14. 

k  See  Rev. 

22.  17, 20. 
t  Heb. 

J'lee  awarj, 
1  ch.  2.  ir. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

alioiit  I  hU. 


"Num.  12. G. 


b  Dent.  .",2.1. 
Jer. :;.  12.  & 

(j.  la.  &  22. 

2!l. 

£z.  o6.  4. 
Mic.  1.  2.  & 
(i.  1,  2. 
=  ch.  5.  1,  2. 


>l  Jer.  8.  7. 

'Jer.  9.3,6. 

fch.  5. 12. 

t  Heb.  of 
heaviness. 

Sch.  57  \4. 
Matt.  3.  / . 


t  Heb.  alien- 
atrd^  or. 
separated^ 
Ps.  58. 3. 

boh.  9.  13. 

Jer.  2.  30.  & 

5.3. 
t  Heb. 

m  crease 

revolt. 


THE   BOOK    OF    THE   TEOPHET 


■  Jer.  8.  22. 


II  Or,  oil. 

k  Deut28.Jl, 
52. 


t  Heb.  as  the 

overthrow 

o/slrangers. 


I  Job  27.  IS. 
Lam.  2.  ti. 


"Jer.  4. 17. 

"  I.am.  3. 22. 
Rom.  9.  29. 


°  Gen.  19.  24. 


ISAIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Isaiah  complaincth  of  Jitdah  for  her  rebellion.  5 
7/e  lantenteth  Iter  jiuhjmaitx.  10  Me  uphraidcth 
their  whole  ■se?TU-<;.  16  Jfe  exhortcth  to  repentance, 
with  promises  and  thrcateninfjx.  21  Bewailing  their 
wickednesK,  he  denou7iceth  (rod\'<  jndfpnentn.  25  He 
pronii^eth  grace,  28  and  tfireateneth  destruction  to 
the  icicked. 

THE  ''vision  of  Isaiah  the  son 
of  Amoz,  which  he  saw  con- 
cerning Judah  and  Jerusalem  in 
the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz, 
and  Hezekiali,  kings  of  Judah. 

2  ^Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  ear, 
O  earth :  for  the  Lord  hath  spok- 
en;  '^I  have  nourished  and  brought 
uj)  children,  and  they  have  rebel- 
led against  me. 

3  ''The  ox  knoweth  his  owner, 
and  the  ass  his  master's  crib :  hut 
Israel  ''doth  not  know,  my  i)eo- 
ple  *^doth  not  consider. 

4  Ah  sinful  nation,  a  people  *  laden 
with  iniquity,  ^  a  seed  of  evil  doers, 
children  that  are  corrupters :  they 
have  forsaken  the  Lord,  they  have 
provoked  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
unto  anger,  they  are  '  gone  away, 
backward. 

5  "If  '^  AVhy  should  ye  be  stricken 
any  more?  ye  will  h*evolt  more 
and  more :  the  whole  head  is  sick, 
and  the  whole  heart  faint. 

6  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even 
unto  the  head  there  is  no  sound- 
ness in  it ;  hut  wounds,  and  bruises, 
and  i)utrifying  sores:  'they  have 
not  been  closed,  neither  bound  up, 
neither  mollified  with  "ointment. 

7  ''Yoiu'  country  h  desolate,  your 
cities  are  burned  with  fire:  your 
land,  strangers  devour  it  in  your 
presence,  and  it  is  desolate,  *as 
overthrown  by  strangers. 

8  And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left 
'  as  a  cottage  in  a  vineyard,  as  a 
lodge  in  a  garden  of  cucumbers, 
"'  as  a  besieged  city. 

9  °  Except  the  Lord  of  hosts  had 
left  unto  us  a  very  small  remnant, 
we  should  have  been  as  "Sodom, 


and  we  should  have  been  like  unto 
Gomorrah. 

10  T[  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
ye  rulers  ''  of  Sodom ;  give  ear  un- 
to the  law  of  our  God,  ye  peojjle 
of  Gomorrah. 

11  To  what  purpose  is  the  multi- 
tude of  your  "^  sacrifices  unto  me  ? 
saith  the  Lord  :  I  am  full  of  the 
burnt  offerings  of  rams,  and  the 
fat  of  fed  beasts;  and  I  delight 
not  in  the  blood  of  bullocks,  or  of 
lambs,  or  of  Uie  goats. 

12  When  ye  come  '"to  appear  be- 
fore me,  who  hath  required  this  at 
your  hand,  to  tread  my  courts  "1 

13  Bring  no  more/ vain  oblations ; 
incense  is  an  abomination  unto  me; 
the  new  moons  and  sabbaths,  'the 
calling  of  assemblies,  I  cannot 
away  with;  it  is  "iniquity,  even 
the  solemn  meeting. 

14  Your  "new  moons  and  your 
""  appointed  feasts  my  soul  hatetli : 
they  are  a  trouble  unto  me;  ^  I  am 
weary  to  bear  them. 

15  And  Mvhen  ye  spread  forth 
your  hands,  I  will  hide  mine  eyes 
from  you;  ''yea,  when  ye  ^make 
many  prayers,  I  will  ]iot  hear: 
yoiu"  hands  are  full  of  ^  ^  blood. 

16  1  ''Wash  ye,  make  you  clean; 
put  away  the  evil  of  your  doings 
from  before  mine  eyes;  ''cease  to 
do  evil ; 

17  Learn  to  do  well;  ^seek  judg- 
ment, "relieve  the  oppressed,  judge 
the  fatherless,  plead  for  the  widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  Het  us  reason 
together,  saith  the  Lord  :  though 
your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  ^  they  shall 
be  as  white  as  snow ;  though  they 
be  red  like 
as  wool. 

19  If  ye 
ent,  ye  shall  eat  the  good  of  the 
land : 

20  But  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye 
shall  be  devoured  with  the  sword : 

743 


crimson,  they  shall  be 


be  willing  and  obedi- 


Before 
CHW8T 

about  760. 


P  Dcut.32.32. 
Ez.  lU.  4t;. 


II  Sam.  15. 

22. 

i's.  511.  8,  9. 

&51.  l(i. 

Prov.  1.5.  8. 

&■  21.27. 

ch.  W.  3. 

Jer.  (i.  2(1.  & 

7.  21. 

Amo.s  5.  21, 

22. 

Mic.  «.  7. 
t  Heb.  ureal 

he  goats. 
t  Hob. 

to  be  seen. 

'  Ex.  23.17.  & 
34.  23. 

'  Matt.  15.  9. 


'JoeU.14.& 
2.15. 


II  Or,  grief. 


"Num.SS.ll. 
'  Lev.  23.  2, 

Lam.  2.  0. 
Jch.  43.  24. 


'Job  27.  9. 

Ps.  134.  2. 

Prov.  1.28. 

eh.  59.  2. 

Jer.  14.  12. 

Mic.  3.  4. 
»  Ps.  (ilj.  18. 

1  Tim.  2.  8. 
f  Heb. 

multiply 

prayer. 
b  ch.  o'J.  3. 
f  Heb. 

bloods. 

"^Jer.  4. 14. 
i  Ps.  34.  14. 

&.37.  27. 

Amus  5. 1.5. 

Rom.  12.  9. 

1  Pet.  3.  11. 
•Jer.22.,3,lB. 

Mic.  (J.  8. 

Zeeb.  7.  9. 

&  8.  it). 
II  Or 

riyhten. 
fch.  4.3.  26. 

Mic.  «.  2. 

E  Pa.  51.7. 
liev.  7.  14. 


Isaiali  prophesietJi  the 


ISAIAH. 


coming  of  Chrisfs  Tcingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  760. 

kNum.23.19. 
Tit.  1.  2. 
>Jer.2.20,21. 


kJer.«.28,TO. 
Ez.22.1S,l'J. 


1  Hos.  9.  15. 

"  Prov.  29. 

24. 
■Jcr.  22. 17. 

Ee.  22.  12. 

llos.  4.  in. 

Jlic.  3.  11. 

&7.  3. 
•Jer.  J5.  28. 

ZecU.  7. 10. 


!>  Deut.28.6.';. 
£z.  3. 13. 


t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
pureness. 

^Jcr.8.  29.i 
9.7. 
Mai.  3.  3. 


'Jer.  33.  7. 


•  Zech. «.  3. 


1  Or,  Oiey 
that  reluj-n 
of  her. 

«Job31..r 
P».  1.  «.  & 
i.  <;.  &  i:!. 
27.  «:  U2.  9. 
A  104.  3o. 

f  Ileb. 


"  ch.  i7.  .5. 


»  ch.  «5.  3.  & 

ftj.  17. 


I  E«.  32.  21. 
•ch.  43.  17. 
I  Or,  and 
hit  work. 


•Mic.  4. 1, 
kc. 

1-Ocn.  49.  1. 

Jcr.  -Si.  211. 

•rii.U8.1i,l(). 


^  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
SDokeii  it 

21  t  '  How  is  the  faithful  city  be- 
come a  harlot !  it  was  full  of  judg- 
ment ;  righteousness  lodged  in  it ; 
but  now  murderers. 

22  ''Thy  silver  is  become  dross, 
thy  wine  mixed  with  water : 

23  '  Thy  princes  are  rebellious, 
and  ""  companions  of  thieves :  "  ev- 
ery one  loveth  gifts,  and  folio weth 
after  rewards:  they  "judge  not  the 
fatherless,  neither  doth  the  cause 
of  the  widow  come  unto  them. 

24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  Mighty  One  of 
Israel,  Ah,  ^I  will  ease  me  of  mine 
adversaries,  and  avenge  me  of  mine 
enemies. 

25  ^  And  I  will  turn  my  hand 
upon  thee,  and  *  '^  purely  purge 
away  thy  dross,  and  take  away  all 
thy  tin : 

2G  And  I  will  restore  thy  judges 
■^as  at  the  first,  and  thy  counsel- 
lors as  at  the  beginning :  afterward 
'  thou  shalt  be  called.  The  city  of 
righteousness,  the  faithful  city. 

27  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with 
judgment,  and  "  her  converts  with 
righteousness. 

28  1  And  the  *  ^  destruction  of  the 
transgressors  and  of  the  sinners 
shall  he  together,  and  they  that  for- 
sake the  Lord  shall  be  con- 
sumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of 
"  the  oaks  which  ye  have  desired, 
''and  ye  shall  be  confounded  for 
the  gardens  that  ye  have  chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  an  oak 
whose  leaf  fadeth,  and  as  a  garden 
that  liath  no  Avater. 

31  ^  And  the  strong  shall  be  "^  as 
tow,  "and  the  maker  of  it  as  a 
spark,  and  they  shall  both  burn 
together,  and  none  shall  quench 
them. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Txalnh  prophexieth  Uic  rorniritj  of  ChruVs  ki»r/dom. 
6  Wicked II run  ix  (/le  cnune  oj  (Jod\i  fomakimj.  10 
Jle  exhorUtk  to  fear,  because  of  t/ie  powerful  effects 
of  G'ihI's  tiwjcsty. 

TlIP]  word  that  Isaiah  the  son 
of  Amoz  saw  concerning  Ju- 
dali  and  .Icrusidcm.  . 

2  And  'it  shall  come  to  pass  ""in 
the  last  days,  '  that  the  mountain 
744 


of  the  Lord's  house  shall  be  "  es- 
tablished in  the  top  of  the  mount- 
ains, and  shall  be  exalted  above 
the  hills;  ''and  all  nations  shall 
flow  unto  it. 

3  And  many  people  shall  go  and 
say,  "  Come  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to 
the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  to 
the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob-; 
and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways, 
and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths: 
^  for  out  of  Zion  shall  go  forth  the 
law,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord 
from  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  shall  judge  among  the 
nations,  and  shall  rebuke  many 
people :  and  ^  they  shall  beat 
their  swords  into  ploughshares, 
and  their  spears  into  "  pruning- 
hooks:  nation  shall  not  lift  up 
sword  against  nation,  ^  neither 
shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

5  O  house  of  Jacob,  come  ye, 
and  let  us  '  walk  in  the  light  of  the 
Lord. 

6  ^  Therefore  thou  hast  forsaken 
thy  people  the  house  of  Jacob,  be- 
cause they  be  reijlenished  "  ^  from 
the  east,  and  '  are  soothsayers  like 
the  Philistines,  ""and  they  "please 
themselves  in  the  children  of 
strangers. 

7  "Their  land  also  is  full  of  sil- 
ver and  gold,  neither  is  there  any 
end  of  their  treasures;  their  land 
is  also  full  of  horses,  neither  is 
there  any  end  of  their  chariots: 

8  °  Their  land  also  is  full  of 
idols;  they  worship  the  work  of 
their  own  hands,  that  which  their 
own  fingers  have  made : 

9  And  the  mean  man  boweth 
down,  and  the  great  man  hum- 
bleth  himself:  therefore  forgive 
them  not. 

10  1  p  Enter  into  the  rock,  and 
hide  thee  in  the  dust,  for  fear  of 


the  Lord,  and  for  the 


glorv 


of  his 


majesty. 

11  The  "^  lofty  looks  of  man  shall 
be  humbled,  and  the  haughtiness 
of  men  shall  be  bowed  down  ;  and 
the  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted 
■^  in  that  day. 

12  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  shall  he  upon  every  one  that 
is  proud  and  lofty,  and  upon  every 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  760. 

II  Or, 

prepared. 
d  Ps.  72.  8. 

ch.  27. 13. 


'  Jer.  31.  6.  & 
.W.  5. 

Zech.  8.  21, 


fLuke24.4T. 


8  Ps.  4G.  9. 
Hos.  2.  18. 
Zech.  9.  10. 

[[  Or,  scythes. 


hPs.72.  3,7. 


i  Eph.  5.  8. 


II  Or, 

more  than 

the  east. 
k  Num.  23. 7. 

I  Deut.  18.14. 
■"  Ps.  106.  3.5. 

Jer.  10.  2. 

II  Or,  alMurul 
with  the 
children^ 
Ifc. 

°  Deut.17.16, 
17. 


°Jer.2.  28. 


Pver.  19,  21. 

Rev.  «.  i:;. 
Iver.  17. 

ch.  .5.  15,  II). 

&  1.3.  11. 

'cli.4.  L.tll. 
10,  II.  &  12. 
l,4..'i;24.  21. 
&  2.i.  9.*  2(1. 
1.  &27.  1,2, 
12,  13.  &  28. 
.■i.  &  29.  18. 
&  .'iO.  i'!.  Jk 
.52.  6. 

Jer.  30.  7,  8. 
Ez.:W.14,rj. 
&.39.  I1,2J. 
IIo3.  2.  1(1, 
18,  21. 
Joel  3.  18. 
Amos  9.  11. 
Obnd.  8. 
Mic.  4.  6.* 
.•).  I0.&7.11, 
12. 

Zeph.  3.  II, 
I(i 
Zech.  9. 16. 


The  calamities 


ISAIAH. 


coming  upon  Juilah. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  760. 

•ch.  14.  S.  & 
37.  24. 
Ez.  31.  X 
Zech.  11. 1, 


'ch.  30.  25. 


"1  KiDRslO. 

2-i. 
f  Hob. 

pictures  of 

desire. 

^ver.  U. 


y  Tcr.  n. 

II  Or.  the 
t(/ci/.f  s/iaU 
utterii/  pass 
away. 


'  ver.  10. 

Hos.  10.  S. 

Lukc2.".oO. 

Rev.6. 16.&; 

9.0. 
IHeb. 

the  (tiist. 
•2The8s.  1. 

9. 
bch.  30.  32. 

Hag.2.C,L'I. 

Heb.  12.  y;. 

'ch.30.22.& 
31.7. 

fHeb.  f*e 
idols  of' his 
silver,  ifc. 

II  Or,  which 
they  made 
for  him. 

<lver.l9. 


«  ver.  10, 19. 


<Fs.  146.  3. 
Jer.  17.  5. 
e  Job  27. 3. 


•Jcr.  37.  21. 
&  ,■».  U. 
liLev.  2(i.  26. 


'  Soe2King9 
24. 14. 


tHeb.  a 
man  end- 
nent  in 
cotinte- 
nance. 


one  that  is  lifted  iij) ;  and  lie  shall 
be  brought  low : 

13  And  upon  all  Uhc  cedars  of 
Lebanon,  that  are  high  and  lifted 
up,  and  npou  all  the  oaks  of  Ba- 
shan, 

14  And  *npon  all  the  high  mount- 
ains, and  upon  all  the  hills  that  are 
lifted  up, 

15  And  upon  every  high  tower, 
and  upon  every  fenced  Avail, 

16  "And  upon  all  the  ships  of 
Tarshish,  and  upon  all  ^  pleasant 
pictures. 

17  ''And  the  loftiness  of  man  shall 
be  bowed  down,  and  the  haughti- 
ness of  men  shall  be  made  low ; 
and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalt- 
ed 'in  that  day. 

18  And  "the  idols  he  shall  utterly 
abolish. 

19  And  they  shall  go  into  the 
'holes  of  the  rocks,  and  into  the 
eaves  of  Uhe  earth,  ='for  fear  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his  maj- 
esty, when  he  ariseth  ^  to  shake  ter- 
ribly the  earth. 

20  ''In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast 
^his  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of 
gold,  II  which  they  made  each  one  for 
himself  to  worship,  to  the  moles 
and  to  the  bats ; 

21  **  To  go  into  the  clefts  of  the 
rocks,  and  into  the  tops  of  the  rag- 
ged rocks,  ''for  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  glory  of  his  majesty, 
when  he  ariseth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

22  ^  Cease  ye  from  man,  whose 
^breath  is  in  his  nostrils :  for 
wherein  is  he  to  be  accounted  off 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  T7ie  great  confunion  which  coineih  by  sin.  9  The 
impudfin-y  of  the  people.  12  The  oppressio7i  and 
covetouxness  of  the  rulers.  Iti  17ie  judgriieTds  which 
shall  be  for  t/ie  pride  of  the  women. 

FOR,  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  '^  doth  take  away  from 
Jerusalem  and  from  Judah  ""the 
stay  and  the  staff',  the  whole  stay 
of  bread,  and  the  whole  stay  of 
water, 

2  'The  mighty  man,  and  the  man 
of  war,  the  judge,  and  the  i^rophet, 
and  the  jnaident,  and  the  ancient, 

3  The  captain  of  lifty,  and  ♦  the 
honourable  man,  and  the  counsel- 


lor, and  the  cunning  artificer,  and 
the  "eloquent  orator. 

4  And  I  will  give  ''children  to  he 
their  princes,  and  babes  shall  rule 
over  them, 

5  And  the  people  shall  be  oppress- 
ed, every  one  by  another,  and  ev- 
ery one  by  his  neighbour  :  the 
child  shall  behave  himself  proudly 
against  the  ancient,  and  the  base 
against  the  honourable. 

G  When  a  man  shall  take  hold  of 
his  brother  of  the  house  of  his  fa- 
ther, saying,  Thou  hast  clothing,  be 
thou  our  ruler,  and  let  this  ruin  l)e 
under  thy  hand : 

7  In  that  day  shall  he  ^  swear,  say- 


mg,  I  will  not  be 


a  t  healer ;  for  in 


my  house  is  neither  bread  nor 
clothing :  make  me  not  a  ruler  of 
the  people. 

8  For  "Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and  Ju- 
dah is  fallen  :  because  their  tongue 
and  their  doings  are  against  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  the  eyes  of  his 
glory. 

9  If  The  shew  of  their  countenance 
doth  witness  against  them ;  and 
they  declare  their  sin  as  ^  Sodom, 
they  hide  it  not.  Woe  unto  their 
soul !  for  they  have  rewarded  evil 
unto  themselves. 

10  Say  ye  to  the  righteous,  ^that 
it  shall  he  well  with  him  :  ''for  they 
shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

11  AVoe  unto  the  wicked !  '  it  shall 
he  ill  with  him :  for  the  reward  of 
his  hands  shall  be  *  given  him, 

12  "If  As  for  my  people,  ''children 
are  their  opx^ressors,  and  women 
rule  over  them.  O  my  j^eople, 
'"they  which  lead  thee  cause  thee 
to  err,  and  ^  destroy  the  way  of  thy 
paths. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up  "'to 
plead,  and  standeth  to  judge  the 
people. 

14  The  Lord  will  enter  into  judg- 
ment with  the  ancients  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  the  princes  thereof:  for  ye 
have  II  eaten  up  "  the  vineyard ;  the 
spoil  of  the  i^oor  is  in  your  houses. 

15  What  mean  ye  that  ye  "beat 
my  people  to  pieces,  and  grind  the 
faces  of  the  i^oor  I  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts. 

16  1  Moreover  the  Lord  saith, 

745 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 

II  Or,  skilful 

of^ieech. 

i  Ecc.  10.  1(!. 


t  Heb.  Zi/?  up 
tlu-  hand, 
Gen.  14.  22. 

tllcb. 
hinder  %(p. 


'  Mic.  3. 12. 


f  Gen.  1.3.13. 

&1S.  20,  21. 
&  19. 5. 


E  Ecc.  8. 12. 
k  Pa.  128.  2. 


iPs.ll  «. 
Ecc.  8. 13. 


t  Heb.  done 

to  him. 
I  ver.  4. 


I  ch.  9.  IG. 

II  Or,  they 
U'h  ich  call 
thee  blessed. 

f  Ileh. 
swallow  vp. 
•"  Mic.  6.  2. 


n  Or,  Iniml. 
"  ch. .'..  7. 
Matt.  21. 3^. 

»ch.5S.  4. 
Mic.  3. 2, 3. 


Judgments  for  pride. 


ISAIAH. 


The  paraMe  of  a  vineyard. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  760. 

I  Heb.  de- 
ceiving with 
their  eyes. 

II  Or,  trip- 
ping niceli/. 


f  Deut.28.27. 


tlTeb.  make 

naked. 
'ich.  47.  2,3. 

Jcr.  1.3.  22. 

Nah.  3. 5. 


HOr, 

'Judg.  8.  21. 

DOr, 
sweet  balU. 

spangled 
onianients. 


t  Hcb. 
Aotue-i  of 
the  toul. 


•ch.  22. 12. 
Mic.  1. 1«. 


1  Hcb. 

might. 
'Jer.  14.2. 

Lam.  1.4. 
[Or, 

emptied. 

♦  Heb. 
cleansed. 

•  Lam.  2. 10. 


•ch.2.11,ir. 


i>  2  Thc»8.  3. 
12. 


nU:\>.>ellhi/ 

name  he. 

catleil  upon 

Its. 
II  Or.  Inie 

thou  awaff. 
'Lukcl.  25. 
HJcr.23.  S. 

Zich.  3.  8. 

&  fi.  12. 
♦  I  Ich. 

bt-nuty  and 

gloni. 
\  1Kb.  for 

the.  escaping 

of  lirael. 


•eh.  60.  21. 


Because  the  dauf^liters  of  Zion  are 
liaiigbty,  and  walk  with  stretched 
forth  necks  and  ♦  wanton  eyes,  walk- 
ing and  I'  mincing  as  they  go,  and 
making  a  tinkling  with  their  feet : 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  will  smite 
with  Pa  scab  the  crown  of  the  head 
of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and  the 
Loud  will  ♦"  discover  their  secret 
l)arts. 

18  In  that  day  the  Lord  will  take 
away  the  bravery  of  tlieir  tinkling 
ornaments  aJwut  their  feet^  and  tlieir 
"cauls,  and  tlieir  'round  tires  like 
the  moon, 

19  The  "chains,  and  the  bracelets, 
and  the  "  mufflers, 

20  The  bonnets,  and  the  orna- 
ments of  the  legs,  and  the  head- 
bands, and  the  Uablets,  and  the 
earrings, 

21  The  rings,  and  nose  jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  ap- 
parel, and  the  mantles,  and  the 
wimples,  and  the  crisping  i^ins, 

23  The  glasses,  and  the  line  linen, 
and  the  hoods,  and  the  vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  tliat 
instead  of  sweet  smell  there  shall 
be  stink ;  and  instead  of  a  girdle 
a  rent;  and  instead  of  well  set 
hair  'baldness;  and  instead  of  a 
stomacher  a  girding  of  sackcloth ; 
and  burning  instead  of  beauty. 

25  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  ♦  mighty  in  the  war. 

2G  'And  her  gates  shall  lament 
and  mourn;  and  she  l)eing  "kles- 
olate  ''  shall  sit  upon  the  ground. 

CHAPTEE  lY. 

In  t?ie  extremity  of  evils,  ChrisVs  kingdom  shall  be  a 
iaiLCtuary. 

AND  ^in  that  day  seven  women 
XjL  shall  take  hold  of  one  man, 
saving.  We  will  V^at  our  own  bread, 
and  Avear  our  own  ai)parel;  only 
'let  us  be  called  by  thy  name.  Ho 
take  away  ""our  reproach. 

2  In  that  day  shall  "the  branch 
of  the  Loiiu  be  'beautiful  and 
glorious,  and  the  fruit  of  the  earth 
shall  be  excellent  and  comely  'for 
them  that  are  escaped  of  Israel. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 

lie  that  is  h^ft  in  Zion,  and  he  that 

remaineth  in  Jerusalem,  *  shall  be 

called  holy,  even  every  one  that  is 
740 


^written  "among  the  living  in  Je- 
rusalem : 

4  When  ^the  Lord  shall  have 
washed  away  the  filth  of  the 
daughters  of  Zion,  and  shall  have 
purged  the  blood  of  Jerusalem 
from  the  midst  thereof  by  the 
spirit  of  judgment,  and  by  the 
spirit  of  burning. 

5  And  the  Lord  will  create  upon 
every  dwelling-place  of  mount  Zion, 
and  upon  her  assemblies,  ''  a  cloud 
and  smoke  by  day,  and  '  the  shin- 
ing of  a  flaming  fire  by  night :  for 
"  ujion  all  the  glory  shall  he  ^  a  de- 
fence. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a  tabernacle 
for  a  shadow  in  the  daytime  from 
the  heat,  and  ""for  a  place  of  refuge, 
and  for  a  covert  from  storm  and 
from  rain. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  Under  the  parable  of  a  vineyard  God  excuseth  his 
severe  judgment.  8  His  judgments  upon  coveious- 
ne.ss,ll  upon  lascivion.'^ness,  lo  upon  impiety.,  20  wxd 
upon  injustice.  26  27ie  executioners  of  Ood\  judg- 
ments. 

NOW  will  I  sing  to  my  well  be- 
loved a  song  of  my  beloved 
touching  ""his  vineyard.  My  well 
beloved  hath  a  vineyard  in  ^  a  very 
fruitful  hill : 

2  And  he  "  fenced  it,  and  gathered 
out  the  stones  thereof,  and  jilanted 
it  with  the  choicest  vine,  and  built 
a  tower  in  the  midst  of  it,  and  also 
'made  a  winepress  therein:  ^and 
he  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth 
grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild 
grapes. 

3  And  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  men  of  Judah,  'judge, 
I  pray  you,  betwixt  me  and  my 
vineyard. 

4  What  could  have  been  done 
more  to  my  vineyard,  that  I  have 
not  done  in  it!  wherefore,  Avhen  I 
looked  that  it  should  bring  forth 

it    forth     wild 


grapes, 
grapes  % 


brought 


5  And  now  go  to ;  I  will  tell  you 
what  I  will  do  to  my  vineyard:  ''I 
will  take  away  the  hedge  thereof, 
and  it  shall  be  eaten  up  ;  and  break 
down  the  wall  thereof,  and  it  shall 
be  '  trodden  down : 

G  And  I  will  lay  it  waste :  it  shall 
not  be  pruned,  nor  digged;    but 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 

f  Phil.  4.  3. 
Rev.  3. 5. 
II  Or,  to  life. 
e  Mai.  3.2,3. 


l>  Ex.  13.  21. 
iZech.  2.5. 


II  Or,  above. 

Ulcb. 
a  corertngt 
ch. «.  14. 


!>  ch.  2o.  4. 


'  Ps.  80.  8. 
Cant.  8. 12. 
ch.  27.  2. 
Jer.  2.  21. 
Matt.  21.33. 
Mark  12. 1. 
Luke  20.9. 

t  Heb.  (Ae 
horn  oj  the 
i<ott  of  oil. 

II  Or, 

made  a  wall 

about  It. 

i  Heb. 

he  iced. 
I'Dout.  32.6. 
ch.  1.  2,  3.. 


'  Rom.  3.  4. 


H  Ps.  80. 12. 


t  Hcb.  /or  a 
treading. 


Go(Ps  judgments 


ISAIAH. 


upon  sinners. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 


t  Hcl). 
}iUmt  of  hit 

1  Ucl.. 
a  scab. 


'Mic.  2.  2. 


tUcb.  !/e. 


I  ch.  22. 14. 

II  Or,  Tliti 
is  in  mine 
eats,  suith 
(Ac  LOUD, 

t  Hub. 
Jfnol,  !(C. 


c  See  Ez.  45. 
11. 


h  Prov,  23. 

Ecc.  10. 16. 
ver.  22. 


II  Or,  pursue 
them. 


i  Amos  6.  Sfi. 


k  Job  n4.  27. 
Ps.  28.  o. 


IIIos.  4.G. 

""ch.  1..3. 
Luke  19. 44. 

t Ilcb. 
their  glory 
are  j»tn  o/' 


"ch.  2.  9, 11, 
17. 


lOr.lheholy 

God. 
tHeb. 

the  God  the 

holy. 


°ch.  10.  IG. 


there  shall  come  up  briers  and 
thorns:  I  will  also  command  the 
clouds  that  they  rain  no  raiu  upon 
it. 

7  For  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  is  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
the  men  of  Judah  Uiis  pleasant 
plant :  and  he  looked  for  judgment, 
but  behold  ♦  oppression  ;  for  right- 
eousness, but  behold  a  cry. 

8  ^[  Woe  unto  them  that  join 
''house  to  house,  that  lay  field  to 
field,  till  there  he  no  place,  that 
'  they  may  be  placed  alone  in  the 
midst  of  the  earth ! 

9  *^"Iu  mine  ears  said  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  ^  Of  a  truth  many  houses 
shall  be  desolate,  even  great  and 
fair,  without  inhabitant. 

10  Yea,  ten  acres  of  vineyard 
shall  yield  one  ^bath,  and  the  seed 
of  a  homer  shall  yield  an  ephah. 

11  T^  '^  Woe  unto  them  that  rise 
up  early  in  the  morning,  that  they 
may  follow  strong-  drink ;  that  con- 
tinue until  night,  till  wine  "  inflame 
them! 

12  And  '  the  harp  and  the  viol, 
the  tabret  and  pipe,  and  wine,  are 
in  their  feasts:  but  ''they  regard 
not  the  work  of  the  Lord,  neither 
consider  the  operation  of  his  hands. 

13  1[  '  Therefore  my  people  are 
gone  into  captivity,  "'because  they 
have  no  knowledge :  and  ^  their 
honourable  men  are  famished,  and 
their  multitude  dried  up  with 
thirst. 

l-l  Therefore  hell  hath  enlarged 
herself,  and  opened  her  mouth 
without  measure :  and  their  glo- 
ry, and  their  multitude,  and  their 
pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth,  shall 
descend  into  it. 

15  And  "  the  mean  man  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  the  mighty 
man  shall  be  humbled,  and  the 
eyes  of  the  lofty  shall  be  humbled: 

IG  But  the.  Lord  of  hosts  shall  be 
exalted  in  judgment,  and  "  *  God 
that  is  holy  shall  be  sanctified  in 
righteousness. 

17  Then  shall  the  lambs  feed 
after  their  manner,  and  the  waste 
places  of "  the  fat  ones  shall  stran- 
gers eat. 

18  Woe  unto  them  that  draw  in- 


iquity' with  cords  of  vanity,  and  sin 
as  it  were  with  a  cart  rope : ' 

11)  P  That  say.  Let  him  make 
speed,  and  hasten  his  work,  that 
we  may  see  it :  and  let  the  coun- 
sel of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  draw 
nigh  and  come,  that  we  may  know 
it! 

20  T  Woe  unto  them  ^  that  call 
evil  good,  and  good  evil;  that 
put  darkness  for  light,  and  light 
for  darkness;  that  put  bitter  for 
sweet,  and  sweet  for  bitter ! 

21  Woe  unto  them  that  are  "^  wise 
in  their  own  eyes,  and  prudent  ^  in 
their  own  sight ! 

22  ■■  Woe  unto  them  that  are 
mighty  to  drink  wine,  and  men  of 
strength  to  mingle  strong  drink : 

23  WTiich  *  justify  the  wicked  for 
reward,  and  take  away  the  right- 
eousness of  the  righteous  from 
him ! 

24  Therefore  *  as  ^  the  fire  devour- 
eth  the  stubble,  and  the  flame  con- 
sumeth  the  chaff*,  so  "their  root 
shall  be  as  rottenness,  and  their 
blossom  shall  go  up  as  dust:  be- 
cause they  have  cast  away  the  law 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  despised 
the  word  of  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

25  ^  Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  kindled  against  his  people, 
and  he  hath  stretched  forth  his 
hand  against  them,  and  hath  smit- 
ten them :  and  ^  the  hills  did  trem- 
ble, and  their  carcasses  were  "  torn 
in  the  midst  of  the  streets.  ^  For 
all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

2G  1  =*And  he  will  lift  up  an 
ensign  to  the  nations  from  far, 
and  will  ^  hiss  unto  them  from 
•'the  end  of  the  earth:  and,  be- 
hold, '^  they  shall  come  with  speed 
swiftly : 

27  None  shall  be  weary  nor  stum- 
ble among  them ;  none  shall  slum- 
ber nor  sleep ;  neither  ^  shall  the 
girdle  of  their  loins  be  loosed, 
nor  the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be 
broken : 

28  ^  AVhose  arrows  are  sharp,  and 
all  their  bows  bent,  their  horses' 
hoofs  shall  be  counted  like  flint, 

747 


Before 
CHUIST 

about  760. 


I'ch.  Cfi.  5. 
Jer.  17.  15. 
Amos  5.  18. 
2Pet.3.3,4. 


\  Ileb.  that 
say  con- 
cernwfj 
euil.  It  is 
good,  S(c. 


"  Piov.  3.  7. 

Kom.  1.  22. 

&  12.  lU. 
1  Heb. 

he/ore  their 
Jace. 

•  ver.  11. 


'Prov.  17.15. 
&  24.  24. 


'  Ex.  15.  7. 
i  Heb. 

the  tonffue 

of  fire. 
"JoblS.  Ifi. 

lloR.  9.  16. 

Amos  2.  9. 


"2  Kings  22. 
13,  17. 


J  Jer.  4.  24. 

II  Or,  as 

itimg. 
»],ev.  26. 14, 

&c. 

ch.9.  12,17, 

21.  &  10.  4. 


'cb.  11.  12. 


bch.  7. 18. 

'Deut.  28.49. 

Ps.  72.  8. 

Wal.  l.ll. 
dJoelZ.  7. 


«  Dan.  5.  G. 


(Jer.  5. 16. 


Isaiah''s  vision  of  GocVs  glory. 


ISAIAH. 


Aliaz  is  comforted  1)1/  Isaiah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  7t)0. 


f  ch.  8.  22. 
Jer.  4.  23. 
Lam.  3.  2. 
Ez.  3-.'.  7,8. 

B  Or.  dit- 
tresa. 

II  Or,  when 
it  is  U^iht, 
it  shall  tjc 
dark  \n  the 
destruc- 
tion* there- 
Of. 


about  758. 
■2  Kings  15. 

bl  Kings  22. 
la. 

John  12. 41. 
Kcv.  4.  2. 

J  Or, 

the  tl:\rts 
thereof. 


'Ez.1. 11. 


t  Ucb.  t:,it 
cried  to  this, 
i  Uev.  4.  8. 

f  Heb.  his 
glory  is  the 
ftUness  of 
the  ichoie 
earth. 

'  Ps.  72. 19. 

t  Heb. 
thresholds. 

f  Ex.  40.  34. 
1  Kings  8. 
ID. 

e  Ex.  4. 10.  & 

«.  3(1. 
Jii<lg.r,.22. 

&  i;.  22. 

Jer.  1.0. 
t  Heb. 
cut  off. 


i  Heb.  and 
in  hi»hand 
a  live  coal. 

b  Rev.  8.  3. 

tUcb. 
caused  it 
to  touch. 

I  Sec  Jer.  I.n. 
Uan.  1(1.  !>;. 

kOen.  1.  2«. 

&  3.  22.  It 

11.7. 
lUeb. 

Jiehul'l  me. 
lch.43.K. 

Matt.  13  14. 

Mark  4. 1 .'. 

Kiike  K.  Id. 

Jnlui  \i.  411. 

Acts  28.  j:. 

ItoiM.  11.14. 

II  Or,  with- 
out ceaftiiff. 
IfC. 

I  Ileb.  hrur 
ye  in  h*ar- 
inn.  \c. 

tll<li. 
irt  icctng. 


and    their  wheels    like    a    whirl- 
wind : 

29  Their  roaring  sliaU  he  like  a 
lion,  they  shall  roar  like  young 
lions ;  yea,  they  shall  roar,  and 
lay  hold  of  the  prey,  and  shall 
carry  it  away  safe,  and  none  shall 
deliver  it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall 
roar  against  them  like  the  roaring 
of  the  sea :  and  if  one  ^  look  unto 
the  land,  behold  darkness  and 
"sorrow;  "and  the  light  is  dark- 
ened in  the  heavens  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Isaiah,  in  a  vixioTi  of  the  Lord  in  his  glory,  5  being 
terrified,  is  confi.rniedfor  his  message.  9  He  sheweih 
the  obstinacy  of  the  people  unto  their  desolation.  13 
A  remnant  shall  be  saved. 

IN  the  year  that  ''king  Uzziali 
died  I  ^  saw  also  the  Lord  sit- 
ting ui)on  a  throne,  high  and  lifted 
up,  and  "  his  train  filled  the  temple. 

2  Above  it  stood  the  seraphim : 
each  one  had  six  wings ;  with 
twain  he  covered  his  face,  and 
''with  twain  he  covered  his  feet, 
and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 

3  And  'one  cried  unto  another, 
and  said,  ''Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the 
Lord  of  hosts :  ♦  ^  the  whole  earth 
is  full  of  his  glory. 

4  And  the  posts  of  the  ^  door 
moved  at  the  voice  of  him  that 
cried,  and  Hhe  house  was  filled 
with  smoke. 

5  1^^  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me !  for 
I  am  t  undone ;  because  I  am  a 
man  of  unclean  lips,  and  I  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  a  people  of  unclean 
lips :  for  mine  eyes  have  seen  the 
King,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

G  Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphim 
unto  me,  Hiaving  a  live  coal  in  his 
hand,  ivhich  he  had  taken  with  the 
tongs  from  oft' ''the  altar: 

7  And  he  ♦ '  laid  it  upon  my  mouth, 
and  said,  Lo,  this  hath  touched  thy 
lips;  and  tliine  ini(iuity  is  taken 
away,  and  thy  sin  i)urged. 

8  Also  I  heard  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Whom  shall  I  send, 
and  who  will  go  for  ''us  I  Then 
said  I,  •  H(Me  am  I;  send  me. 

9  ^[  And  he  said.  Go,  and  tell  this 
people,  '  I  lear  ye  "  ♦  indeed,  but  un- 
derstand nor;  juid  see  ye 'indeed, 
but  perceive  not. 

748 


10  Make  "the  heart  of  this  people 
fat,  and  make  their  ears  heavy,  and 
shut  their  eyes ;  ""lest  they  see  with 
their  eyes,  and  hear  with  their  ears, 
and  understand  with  their  heart, 
and  convert,  and  be  healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long? 
And  he  answered,  "Until  the  cities 
be  wasted  without  inhabitant,  and 
the  houses  without  man,  and  the 
land  be  'utterly  desolate, 

12  PAnd  the  .Lord  have  removed 
men  far  away,  and  there  le  a  great 
forsaking  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  ^  But  yet  in  it  shall  he  a  tenth, 
"and  it  shall  return,  and  shall  be 
eaten :  as  a  teil  tree,  and  as  an  oak, 
whose  "  substance  is  in  them,  when 
they  cast  their  leaves':  so  "the  holy 
seed  shall  he  the  substance  thereof. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  Ahaz,  being  troubled  with  fear  of  Rezin  and  Pekah, 
is  comforted  by  Isaiah.  10  A?iaz,  leaving  liberty  to 
choose  a  sign,  and  r(fusi7ig  it,  hath  for  a  sign,  Christ 
promised.  17  His  judgment  is  prophesied  to  come 
by  Assyria. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
J\.  of  ''Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham, 
the  son  of  Uzziah,  king  of  Judah, 
tluit  Rezin  the  king  of  Syria,  and 
Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  king 
of  Israel,  went  up  toward  Jerusa- 
lem to  war  against  it,  but  could 
not  prevail  against  it. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  house  of 
David,  saying,  Syria '  is  confederate 
with  Ejihraim.  And  his  heart  was 
moved,  and  the  heart  of  his  ^eo- 
ple,  as  the  trees  of  the  wood  are 
moved  with  the  wind. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isa- 
iah, Go  forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz, 
thou,  ^and  "  Shear-jashub  thy  son, 
at  the  end  of  the  "conduit  of  the 
upper  jiool,  in  the  "highway  of  the 
fuller's  field ; 

4  And  say  unto  him.  Take  heed, 
and  be  quiet;  fear  not,  'neither  be 
fainthearted  for  the  two  tails  of 
these  smoking  firebraMds,  for  the 
fierce  anger  of  Rezin  with  Syria, 
nnd  of  the  son  of  Remaliah. 

5  Because  Syria,  Ephraim,  and  the 
son  of  Remaliah,  have  taken  evil 
counsel  against  thee,  saying, 

G  Let  us  go  u])  against  J  u(lah,  and 
"vex  it,  and  let  us  make  a  breach 
therein  for  us,  and  set  a  king  in 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  75'8. 

"Ps.  119.  70. 
ch.63. 17. 
"Jer.  5.  21. 


"  Mic.  3. 12. 


t  Heb.  deso- 
late wi'h 
desolation. 

f  2  Kings  2J. 
21. 


II  Or,  when  it 
IS  returned, 
and  hath 
been  brows- 
ed. 
ll  Or,  stock, 

or,  stem. 
1  Ezra  9.  2. 

Mai.  2. 15. 

Rom.  n.  5. 


about  742. 

"2  Kings  16. 
5. 
2  Chr.  28. 5, 


tHeb. 
resteth  on 
Ephraim. 


hch.10.21. 

II  That  is. 
The  rem- 
nant shall 
return : 
See  eh.  «.]3. 
&  10.  21. 

■^2  Kings  18. 
17. 
ell.  30.  2. 

II  Or, 
Cdusewai/, 

i  Ueh.letnnt 
thi/  heart  be 
tender. 


II  Or,  fvaixn. 


Christ  promised  for  a  sign. 


ISAIAH. 


Prophecy  against  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  742. 

dProv.21.30. 
oh.  8.  lU. 


'  2  Sam.  8.  B. 


t  Ileb.  from 
ix  people. 


fSce2Chr. 
-M.  :v. 

B  Or,  Do  ye 
nut  believe  ? 
it  is  because 
yc  are  not 
stable. 

tlleb. 
And  the 
LoitD  add- 
ed to  tipeak'. 

e  Jiid^.e.  30, 
&e. 
Matt.  12. 3.S. 

1]  Or,  make 
thy  petition 
deep. 


bMatt.  l.a',. 

Luke  1. 31, 

34. 

i  ch.  9.  6. 
a  Or,  thou, 

0  virgin, 
$half  call: 
See  Gen.  4. 

I,  25.  &  16. 

II.  &  29.32. 
&  ?«.  (),  8. 

1  Sam.  4.21. 
kch.8.  8. 

I  See  ch.  8. 4. 


"2  Kings  15. 
30.  &  10.  a. 


"  2  Chr.  28. 
lU. 


"  1  Kings  12. 

le. 


fch.  5.  26. 


ich.  2. 10. 
Jcr.  10.  1«. 


11  Or, 

commenda- 
ble trees. 


the  midst  of  it,  even  tlie  sou  of 
Tabeal : 

7  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  God,  ''It 
shall  not  stand,  neither  shall  it 
come  to  pass. 

8  'For  the  head  of  Syria  is  Da- 
mascus, and  the  head  of  Damascus 
is  Rezin ;  and  within  threescore  and 
five  years  shall  Ephraim  be  broken, 
Uhat  it  be  not  a  people. 

9  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is  Sa- 
maria, and  the  head  of  Samaria  is 
Remaliah's  son.  ^"If  ye  will  not 
believe,  surely  ye  shall  not  be  es- 
tablished. 

10  1  '  jNIoreover  the  Lord  spake 
again  unto  Ahaz,  saying, 

11  ^Ask  thee  a  sign  of  the  Lord 
thy  God ;  "  ask  it  either  in  the 
depth,  or  in  the  height  above. 

12  But  Ahaz  said,  I  will  not  ask, 
neither  will  I  tempt  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  said,  Hear  ye  now,  O 
house  of  David;  Is  it  a  small  thing 
for  you  to  weary  men,  but  will  ye 
weary  my  God  also ! 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself 
shall  give  you  a  sign ;  ''  Behold,  a 
virgin  'shall  conceive,  and  bear  '  a 
son,  and  "shall  call  his  name  "Im- 
mauuel. 

15  Butter  and  honey  shall  he  eat, 
that  he  may  know  to  refuse  the 
evil,  and  choose  the  good. 

10  ^  For  before  the  child  shall 
know  to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose 
the  good,  the  land  that  thou  ab- 
horrest  shall  be  forsaken  of  '"  both 
her  kings. 

17  1  "The  Lord  shall  bring  upon 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and 
upon  thy  father's  house,  days  that 
have  not  come,  from  the  day  that 
°  Ephraim  departed  from  Judah; 
even  the  king  of  Assyria. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  p  shall  hiss 
for  the  fly  that  is  in  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt,  and  for 
the  bee  that  is  in  the  land  of  As- 
syria. 

11)  And  they  shall  come,  and  shall 
rest  all  of  them  in  the  desolate 
valleys,  and  in  Uhe  holes  of  the 
rocks,  and  upon  all  thorns,  and 
upon  all  "bushes. 

20  In  the  same  day  shall  the  Lord 


shave  with  a  "^  razor  that  is  hired, 
iiamchf,  by  them  beyond  the  river, 
by  the  king  of  Assyria,  the  head, 
and  the  hair  of  the  feet:  and  it 
shall  also  consume  the  beard. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  a  man  shall  nourish 
a  young  cow  and  two  sheep ; 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  for 
the  abundance  of  milk  that  they 
shall  give,  he  shall  eat  butter :  for 
butter  and  honey  shall  every  one 
eat  that  is  left  Mn  the  land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  every  place  shall  be, 
where  there  were  a  thousand  vines 
at  a  thousand  silverlings,  ^it  shall 
even  be  for  briers  and  thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows 
shall  men  come  thither;  because 
all  the  land  shall  become  briers 
and  thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  shall  be 
digged  with  the  mattock,  there 
shall  not  come  thither  the  fear 
of  briers  and  thorns :  but  it  shall 
be  for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen, 
and  for  the 
cattle. 


treading    of    lesser 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  In  Maher-shalal-hash-baz,  lie  prophesieth  tliat  Syria 
and  Israel  shall  be  subdued  by  As.syria.  5  Jiidnh 
likewise  for  their  infidelity.  9  God\s  judgments 
shall  be  nnrcsLstible.  11  Comfort  shall  be  to  them 
that  fear  God.     19  Great  afflictions  to  idolaters. 

MOREOVER  the  Lord  said 
unto  me.  Take  thee  a  great 
roll,  and  ""  write  in  it  with  a  man's 
pen  concerning  ^  Maher-shalal- 
hash-baz. 

2  And  I  took  unto  me  faithful 
witnesses  to  record,  ^  Uriah  the 
priest,  and  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Jeberechiah. 

3  And  I  'went  unto  the  proph- 
etess ;  and  she  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son.  Then  said  the  Lord  to  me. 
Call  his  name  Maher-shalal-hash- 
baz. 

4  'For  before  the  child  shall  have 
knowledge  to  cry,  My  father,  and 
my  mother,  "'^the  riches  of  Damas- 
cus and  the  spoil  of  vSamaria  shall 
be  taken  away  before  the 
Assyria. 

5  ■[  The  Lord  spake  also  imto 
me  again,  saying, 

6  Forasmuch  as  this  people  refus- 

749 


king  of 


Before 
CHRIST 
ubuut  742. 

'2  Kings  IG. 
7,  8. 

2  Chr.  28. 
211,  21. 
SeeEz.C.l. 


\  Ilcb. 
t/i  the  midst 
of  the  land. 


'  ch.  5.  6. 


"  ch.  ."iO.  8. 
Hab.  2.  2. 

1  Hcb. 
In  making 
speed  to  the 
spoil  he 
hnsteneth 
the  prey, 
or,  Make 
speed,  SfC. 

1>  2  Kings  16. 
10. 


tHeb. 
approach- 
ed unto. 


'  See  ch.  7. 
10. 


II  Or,  he  that 
itilie/ore  the 
king  of  As- 
syria shall 
take  awaii 
the  richet, 
Jjc. 

ahoMt  741. 

(J  2  Kincfl  15. 
2!l.  &  10.  9. 
ch.  17.  3. 


Go(Vs  purposes  irresistible. 


ISAIAH. 


Afflictions  to  idolaters. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  741. 

'  Nch.  3.  15. 
John  9.  '. 
fch.".l,2,(>. 


fch.  10. 12. 


b  ch.  30.  28. 

i  Ileb.  the 
/i//nc.w  of 
the  bn-wlth 
oj  thy  land 
fhnlllie  the 
stielchmj 
out  OJ  his 
tcwrjs. 

1  ch.  7.  14. 

»Jo«l3.a,ll. 

B  Or,  yet. 


IJobo.  12. 


"  ch.  ".  ". 

°ch.7.  14. 
Acts  5.  3S, 
:«. 
Rom.  8.  31. 

t  Ilcb. 
in  strength 
o/hanJ. 


"ch.  7.  2. 

n  1  Pet.  3. 14, 
15. 


lNnm.20.12. 

'  Ps.  7C.  7. 
Luke  li.  5. 


'Ez.ll.lfl. 

'ch.28.  IB. 
Luke  -i.  U. 
Horn. '.!..'«. 
1  Pet.  -i.  8. 


".Matt.  21 .41. 
l,ukey>.l«. 
K»irn. ».  :u. 
U  II.  zs. 


'  ch.  54. 8. 

J  IlBb.  2.  .1. 
l^uke  i.  •&, 
38. 


•Ilcb.  2. 13. 


•P«.71.7. 
Zcch.  3.  H. 


etli  tlie  waters  of  *  Sliiloali  that  go 
softly,  and  rejoice  ^in  Eezin  and 
Eemaliali's  son ; 

7  Kow  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord 
briugeth  up  upon  them  the  waters 
of  the  river,  strong  and  many,  even 
^the  king  of  Assyria,  and  all  his 
glory :  and  he  shall  come  up  over 
all  his  channels,  and  go  over  all 
his  banks : 

8  And  he  shall  pass  through  Ju- 
dah ;  he  shall  overflow  and  go  over, 
'he  shall  reach  even  to  the  neck; 
and  ^  the  stretching  out  of  his  wings 
shall  fill  the  breadth  of  thy  land, 
O  'Immanuel. 

9  ^  ^Associate  yourselves,  O  ye 
people,  "and  ye  shall  be  broken 
in  pieces ;  and  give  ear,  all  ye  of 
far  countries :  gird  yourselves,  and 
ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces ;  gird 
yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken 
in  pieces. 

10  '  Take  counsel  together,  and  it 
shall  come  to  nought;  speak  the 
word,  '"  and  it  shall  not  stand  : 
"  for  God  is  with  us. 

11  ^  For  the  Lord  spake  thus 
to  me  ^with  a  strong  hand,  and 
instructed  me  that  I  should  not 
walk  in  the  way  of  this  i)eople, 
saying, 

12  Say  ye  not,  A  confederacy, 
to  all  tliem  to  whom  "this  people 
shall  say,  A  confederacy ;  ^  neither 
fear  ye  their  fear;  nor  be  afraid. 

13  **  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts 
himself;  and  ^let  him  he  your  fear, 
and  let  him  he  your  dread. 

14  And  'he  shall  be  for  a  sanctu- 
ary ;  but  for  ^  a  stone  of  stumbling 
and  for  a  rock  of  offence  to  both 
flu;  houses  of  Israel,  for  a  gin  and 
for  a  snare  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem. 

15  And  many  among  them  shall 
"stumble,  and  fall,  and  be  broken, 
and  be  .snared,  and  be  taken. 

If)  Bind  up  the  testimony,  seal  the 
law  among  my  di.sciples. 

17  And  1  will  waitupcm  the  Lord, 
that "  hideth  his  face  from  tlie  house 
of  Jacob,  and  I  >will  look  for 
hi]ii. 

IS  'Behold,  I  and  the  children 
whom   the  Lord   hath    given    me 

•''arc'  for  signs  and  for  wonders  in 
750 


Israel  from   the   Lord  of   hosts, 
which  dwelleth  in  mount  Zion. 

19  1^  And  when  they  shall  say  un- 
to you,  ^  Seek  unto  them  that  have 
familiar  spirits,  and  unto  wizards 
Hhat  peep  and  that  mutter :  should 
not  a  people  seek  unto  their  God  ? 
for  the  living  ''to  the  dead? 

20  ^To  the  law  and  to  the  testi- 
mony :  if  they  speak  not  according 
to  this  word,  it  is  because  ^  there  is 
^  no  light  in  them. 

21  Ajid  they  shall  pass  through  it, 
hardly  bestead  and  hungry :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  they 
shall  be  hungry,  they  shall  fret 
themselves,  and  ^' curse  their  king 
and  their  God,  and  look  upward. 

22  And  "  they  shall  look  unto  the 
earth ;  and  behold  trouble  and 
darkness, '  dimness  of  anguish;  and 
they  shall  he  driven  to  darkness. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  What  joy  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  afflictions,  by  the 
kingdom  and  birth  of  Christ.  8  The  judgments  up- 
on  Israel  for  their  jiride,  13  for  their  hypocrisy, 
18  and  for  their  impenitenaj. 

NEVERTHELESS  Uhe  dim- 
ness shall  not  he  such  as  ivas 
in  her  vexation,  when  at  the  ^  first 
he  lightly  afflicted  the  land  of  Zeb- 
ulun,  and  the  land  of  Naphtali,  and 
•^  afterward  did  more  grievously  af- 
flict her  hy  the  way  of  the  sea,  be- 
yond Jordan,  in  Galilee  ''of  the  na- 
tions. 

2  ^  The  people  that  walked  in 
darkness  have  seen  a  great  light : 
they  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  upon  them  hath 
the  light  shined. 

3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  na- 
tion, and  "not  increased  the  joy: 
they  joy  before  thee  according  to 
the  joy  in  harvest,  and  as  men  re- 
joice '^when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4  "  For  thou  hast  broken  the  yoke 
of  his  burden,  and  *^the  staff"  of  his 
shoulder,  the  rod  of  his  o^Jiiressor, 
as  in  the  day  of  *^Midian. 

5  "For  every  battle  of  the  warrior 
is  with  confused  noise,  and  gar- 
ments rolled  in  blood  ;  '' "  but  this 
shall  be  with  burning  and  'fuel  of 
fire. 

G  '  For  unto  us  a  cliild  is  born,  un- 
to us  a  ""son  is  given  :  and '  the  gov- 
ernment shall  be  upon  his  slioul- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  741. 


about  741. 

!>  1  Sftm.28.8. 
ch.  I'J.  3. 


'ch.29.4. 


i  Ps.  lOG.  28. 
'Luke  16.29. 


fMic.3.6. 

t  Heb.  no 
morning. 


ERev.lC.  11. 


l"ch.5.30. 


i  ch.  9. 1. 


about  940. 
■ch.8.22. 


b  2  Kings  15. 
29. 
2  Chr.  IG.  4. 


'  Lev.  26. 24. 

2  Kings  17. 

5,H. 

1  Chr.  5.  26. 

about  771. 

ahoiit  740. 
II  Or, 

populous, 
i  Matt.  4. 16. 

Eph.5.844. 


J  Or,  to  him. 


'Judg.  5.30. 

II  Or, 

When  thou 

bt'akt'st, 
fch.  10. 5.  & 

14.. 5. 

SJudff.  7.22. 

Ps.  Sv'l.  9. 

ch.  10.  26. 
II  Or,  When 

the  v'holc 

btilile  OJ  the 

warrior 

was,  Vc. 
hch.66.15, 

16. 
II  Or,  and  it 

watt,  Vc. 
f  Hcb.  meat. 
ich.7.14. 

Luke  2.  n. 
I  John  3. 16. 
lMott.2«.18. 

1  Cor.  15.25. 


GocVs  judgments  for 


ISAIAH. 


injustice  and  oppression. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  740. 

■".Tiidg.  13. 

IH. 

"  Tit.  2. 13. 
<■  Eph.  2. 14. 


P  Dan.  2.  44. 
Luke  1.32, 
33. 


1 2  Kings  19. 
31. 
ch.  37. 32. 

about  738. 


t  H(l). 
Uiinyle. 


fHeb. 

With  whole 

mouth. 
'ch.S.  25.  & 

10.4. 

Jcr.  4. 8. 


'Jer.5.3. 
Uos.  7. 10. 


'ch.  10. 17. 
liev.  18. 8. 


°ch.  3. 12. 

Il  Or, 

thetj  that 
call  them 
blessed, 

II  Or, 
they  that 
are  called 
blessed  of 
thtm, 

t  Hc'b.  swal- 
lowed up. 

'  Ps.  147. 10, 
11. 

s  Mic.  7.  2. 

H  OT.villany. 

'ver.  12,  21. 
ch.  5.  25.  & 
10.4. 


'ch.  10. 17. 
Mai.  4. 1. 


der:  and  his  name  shall  be  call- 
ed "> Wonderful,  Counsellor,  "The 
mighty  God,  The  everlasting  Fa- 
ther, 'The  Prince  of  Peace. 

7  Of  the  increase  of  his  govern- 
ment and  peace  p  there  shall  he  no 
end,  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  order  it, 
and  to  establish  it  with  judgment 
and  with  justice  from  henceforth 
even  for  ever.  The  '^zeal  of  the 
LoED  of  hosts  will  perform  this. 

8  1  The  Lord  sent  a  word  into 
Jacob,  and  it  hath  lighted  upon 
Israel. 

9  And  all  the  people  shall  know, 
even  Ephraim  and  the  inhabitant 
of  Samaria,  that  say  in  the  x)ride 
and  stoutness  of  heart, 

10  The  bricks  are  fallen  down,  but 
we  will  build  with  hewn  stones:  the 
sycamores  are  cut  down,  but  we 
will  change  them  into  cedars. 

11  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  set 
up  the  adversaries  of  Eezin  against 
him,  and  *join  his  enemies  togeth- 
er; 

12  The  Syrians  before,  and  the 
Philistines  behind ;  and  they  shall 
devour  Israel  hvith  oijen  mouth. 
"^For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turn- 
ed away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

13  \  For  'the  jieople  turneth  not 
unto  him  that  smiteth  them,  nei- 
ther do  they  seek  the  Lokd  of 
hosts. 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  will  cut 
off  from  Israel  head  and  tail, 
branch  and  rush,  'in  one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  honourable, 
he  is  the  head;  and  the  prophet 
that  teacheth  lies,  he  is  the  tail. 

16  For  ""the  leaders  of  this  x>eo- 
ple  cause  them  to  err ;  and  "  they 
that  are  led  of  them  are  ^  destroyed. 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  '^  shall 
have  no  joy  in  their  young  men, 
neither  shall  have  mercy  on  their 
fatherless  and  widows:  ^for  every 
one  is  a  hypocrite  and  an  evil  doer, 
and  every  mouth  speaketh  "folly. 
^For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  tm*n- 
ed  awav,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

18  ^  For  wickedness  *  burneth 
as  the  fire :   it  shall  devour  the 


briers  and  thorns,  and  shall  kin- 
dle in  the  thickets  of  the  forest, 
and  they  shall  mount  up  like  the 
lifting  up  of  smoke. 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  is  ''the  land  dark- 
ened, and  the  peoi)le  shall  be 
as  the  tfuel  of  the  fire:  'no  man 
shall  si)are  his  brother. 

20  And  he  shall  ♦  snatch  on  the 
right  hand,  and  be  hungry;  and 
he  shall  eat  on  the  left  hand, 
''and  they  shall  not  be  satisfied: 
'^  they  shall  eat  every  man  the 
flesh  of  his  own  arm  : 

21  Manasseh,  Ephraim;  and  Eph- 
raim, Manasseh:  and  they  togeth- 
er shall  l)e  against  Judah.  ^  For 
all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Tlie  woe  of  tyrantfi.  5  Axifyria,  the  rod  of  hypo- 
crites, for  his  pride  shall  be  broken.  20  A  rem- 
nant of  Israel  shall  be  saved.  24  Israel  vi  comforted 
with  j)romise  of  deliverance  from  Ass-yria. 

WOE  unto  them  that  ^decree 
unrighteous  decrees,  and 
"  that  write  grievousness  which 
they  have  prescribed ; 

2  To  turn  aside  the  needy  from 
judgment,  and  to  take  away  the 
right  from  the  poor  of  my  i)eople, 
that  widows  may  be  their  prey, 
and  that  they  may  rob  the  father- 
less! 

3  And  ''what  aTiII  ye  do  in  Hhe 
day  of  visitation,  and  in  the  des- 
olation which  shall  come  from  far? 
to  whom  will  ye  flee  for  help  f  and 
where  Avill  ye  leave  your  glory  I 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow 
down  under  the  prisoners,  and 
they  shall  fall  under  the  slain. 
''  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not 
turned  away,  but  his  hand  is 
stretched  out  still. 

5  1  "O  ^Assyrian,  *the  rod  of 
mine  anger,  "  and  the  staff  in 
their  hand  is  mine  indignation. 

6  I  will  send  him  against  ^  a 
hypocritical  nation,  and  against 
the  people  of  my  wrath  will  I 
^give  him  a  charge,  to  take  the 
spoil,  and  to  take  the  prey,  and 
*  to  tread  them  down  like  the  mu-e 
of  the  streets. 

7  ''Howbeit  he  meaneth  not  so, 

751 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  738. 


bch.  8.  22. 


t  TIeb.  ment. 
'Mic.  7.2,  G. 


tlleb.  cu(. 


<l  Lev.  2G.  2C. 

'  ch.  49.  IV,. 
Jer.  19.  9. 


fver.  12,17. 
ch.  5.  'Ji.  Si 
10.4. 


about  713. 
'  Ps.  58.  2.  & 
94.20. 

II  Or,  to  the 
tcfiters  that 
write  rjriev- 
ousTiets. 


bJobSl.  14. 
'  Hos.  9.  7. 
Luke  19. 44. 


ilch.  5.25.  & 
9. 12, 17,  21. 


II  Or, 
Hoe  to  the 
Assyt'ian. 

t  Heb. 
Asshur. 

•■Jer.  51.  20. 

II  Or,  though. 

(ch.  9. 17. 


ejer.  .'54.  22, 


IHeb. 
to  lay  them 
a  treading. 

n  Gen.  50. 20. 
Mic.  4. 12. 


The  Assyrian's  fall  foreshewn. 


ISAIAH. 


Israel  is  comforted. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 


12  Kings  18. 
24,  33.  &c. 
i  19. 10,  «tc. 

k  ^Vmos  fi.  2. 
1 2  Chr.Go.20. 


■"2  Kings  IG. 
9. 


"  2  Kings  19. 
31. 


°Jer.  50.  13. 
t  Ilfb.  visit 

itpon. 
i  Ileb.  o/the 

iirentnesi 

o/the 

heart. 

f  ch.  .I".  24. 
Kz.  28.  4, 
ic. 
Dan.  4.  SO. 


lOr, 

like  many 
jteopU. 

"lJob31.25. 


'  Jcr.  SI.  20. 


P  Or,  <M  if  a 

roil  nhonlfj 
thake  them 
thai  lijt  it 
I      up- 

I  [  Or,  that 
w*iicb  i« 
not  wood. 

'    'ch.  .■:.  17. 


•ch.O.  18.  ft 
27.4. 


neither  doth  his  heart  think  so; 
but  it  is  in  his  heart  to  destroy 
and  cut  oif  nations  not  a  few. 

8  '  For  he  saith,  A?'e  not  my 
princes  altogether  kings  I 

9  Is  not  ^  Cahio  '  as  Carchemish  ? 
is  not  Hamath  as  xVrpadI  is  not 
Samaria  "'as  Damascus? 

10  As  my  hand  hath  found  the 
kingdoms  of  the  idols,  and  whose 
graven  images  did  excel  them  of 
Jerusalem  and  of  Samaria ; 

11  Shall  I  not,  as  I  have  done 
unto  Samaria  and  her  idols,  so 
do  to  Jerusalem  and  her  idols  I 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  the  Lord  hath 
performed  his  whole  work  "upon 
mount  Zion  and  on  Jerusalem, 
"  I  will  t  punish  the  fruit  ♦  of  the 
stout  heart  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria, and  the  glory  of  his  high 
looks. 

13  "For  he  saith,  By  the  strength 
of  my  hand  I  have  done  it,  and  by 
my  wisdom ;  for  I  am  prudent : 
and  I  have  removed  the  bounds 
of  the  people,  and  have  robbed 
their  treasures,  and  I  have  put 
down  the  inhabitants  "like  a  val- 
iant man : 

14  And  ""my  hand  hath  found  as 
a  nest  the  riches  of  the  people: 
and  as  one  gathereth  eggs  that 
are  left,  have  I  gathered  all  the 
earth;  and  there  was  none  that 
moved  tlie  wing,  or  opened  the 
mouth   or  peeped. 

15  Snail  '  the  axe  boast  itself 
against  him  that  heweth  there- 
with? or  shall  the  saw  magnify 
itself  against  him  that  shaketh 
it?  "as  if  the  rod  should  shake 
itself  against  them  that  lift  it  up, 
or  as  if  the  statf  should  lift  up 
"  if.sf;//",  as  if  it  were  no  wood. 

1(5  Therefore  shall  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  of  liosts,  send  among  his  'fat 
ones  leanness;  and  under  his  glo- 
ry he  sliall  kindle  a  burning  like 
the  burning  of  a  lire. 

17  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall  be 
for  a  fire,  and  his  Holy  One  for  a 
flame:  'and  it  shall  burn  and  de- 
vour his  thorns  and  his  briers  in 
one  day; 

18  And  shall  consume  the  glory 

7rj2 


of  his  forest,  and  of  "his  fruitful 
field,  ^  both  soul  and  body :  and 
they  shall  be  as  when  a  standard- 
bearer  fainteth. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of  his 
forest  shall  be  *few,  that  a  child 
may  write  them. 

20  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  remnant  of  Is- 
rael, and  such  as  are  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Jacob,  ""  shall  no  more 
again  stay  upon  him  that  smote 
them ;  but  shall  stay  upon  the 
Lord,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  in 
truth. 

21  ^  The  remnant  shall  return,  ei'en 
the  remnant  of  Jacob,  unto  the 
mighty  God. 

*  22  Tor  though  thy  people  Israel 
be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  ""yet  a 
remnant  ^  of  them  shall  return : 
^the  consumption  decreed  shall 
overflow  "  with  righteousness. 

23  Tor  the  Lord  God  of  hosts 
shall  make  a  consumption,  even 
determined,  in  the  midst  of  all  the 
land. 

24  1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts,  O  my  people  that 
dwellest  in  Zion,  "^be  not  afraid  of 
the  Assyrian :  he  shall  smite  thee 
with  a  rod,  "and  shall  lift  up  his 
staflF  against  thee,  after  the  manner 
of  Tgypt. 

25  ^  For  yet  a  very  little  while, 
^and  the  indignation  shall  cease, 
and  mine  anger  in  their  destruc- 
tion. 

20  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
stir  up  ^  a  scourge  for  him  accord- 
ing to  the  slaughter  of '  Midian  at 
the  rock  of  Oreb:  and  ^as  his  rod 
was  upon  the  sea,  so  shall  he  lift 
it  up  after  the  manner  of  Egypt. 

27  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  '  his  burden  ♦  shall 
be  taken  away  from  olf  thy  shoul- 
der, and  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck, 
and  the  yoke  shall  be  destroyed 
because  of  "'the  anointing. 

28  He  is  come  to  Aiath,  he  is 
passed  to  Migron ;  at  ]\Iichmash 
he  hath  laid  up  his  carriages : 

29  They  are  gone  over  "the  pas- 
sage :  they  have  taken  up  their 
lodging  at  Geba;  Raniah  is  afraid; 
"Gibeah  of  Saul  is  fled. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 

"  2  Kings  19. 

23. 
t  Ucb.  from 

the  S'jul. 

aiifl  even  to 

the  Jtesh. 

tHeb. 
nuntber. 


'^  .9ee2King8 
I«.  7. 

2Chr.28.20. 


^ch.  7.  3. 


'Rom.  9.  27. 

=  ch.6.  13. 

t  Heb.  in, 
or,  among. 
bch.  28.  22. 

II  Or,  in. 

'  ch.  28.  22. 
Dan.  9.  27. 
Rom.  9. 28. 


d  ch.  37.  G. 

II  Or,  bnt  he 
.ihalt  lift  up 
his  staff  for 
thee. 

<■  Ex.  14. 
fch.  .51.  7. 
EDan.ll.3G. 


■h  ■>  Kings  19. 

35. 
ijiulg.  7.  25. 

ch.O.  4. 
k  Ex.  14.  26, 

27. 


1  ch.  14.  25. 
t  Ileb.  !>haU 
remove. 


■"  Ps.  in.i.  1.".. 

Drill.  9.  24. 
1  John  2. 2U. 


"1  Soin.  13. 
•£1. 


"1  Sam.  11.4. 


The  peaceable  Idngdom  of  Christ. 


ISAIAH. 


The  calling  of  the  Gentiles. 


Before 
C'HKIST 
about  713. 

t  Ilcb.  Cry 
shrill  wi'lh 
Ihy  raicf. 

I'  I  Sam.  2.'!. 

'I  .(ud;;.  IS.  ". 
Mosli.-Jl.lS. 
'  .Tosh.  I  J.  .'1. 
'  1  Siini.:;i.l. 

,1;  L'J.  Ml. 

Neh.  U.  32. 
'■  ch.  l:!.  2. 
"  ch.  ST.  22. 


'  See  Amos 
2.  y. 


lOr, 
titiyhtihj. 


'  ch. .«.  2. 

Zcch.  (i.  12. 

Kcv.  5.  .i. 
!■  .Acts  1.".  23. 

ver.  lU. 
'ch.  4.  2. 

Jer.  23.  5. 

<lch.  ei.i. 

Malt.  3.  I«. 
John  1.  :i2, 
33.  &  3.  34. 


f  Ileb.  .tc^nf, 
or,  smell. 


'  Vs.  72.  2,  4. 

llcv.  I'J.  11. 

II  Or,  argue. 


f  Job  4.  9. 
Mai.  4.  fi. 
2  Thcss.2.S. 
Rpv.1.10.  & 

2.  It;.  &  lu. 

l.i. 


'  Sec  Eph.  6. 

It. 


k  eh.  K.  2,^. 
1>.  .-M.  2.5. 
Ho8.  2. 1». 


grow  out  of 


00  ♦  Lift  up  tliy  voice,  O  dauii'liter 
fof  Gallim :  cause  it  to  be  heard 
unto  ''Laisli,  'O  poor  Auatliotli. 

01  "IMaduienah  is  removed;  the 
inhabitants  of  Gebim  gather  them- 
selves to  fiee. 

32  As  yet  shall  he  remain  'at  ISTob 
that  day:  he  shall  "shake  his  hand 
ar/ai}ist  the  mount  of  Mhe  daughter 
of  Zion,  the  hill  of  Jerusalem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lokd  of 
hosts,  shall  lop  the  bough  with  ter- 
ror: and  -the  high  ones  of  stat- 
ure shall  J)e  hewn  down,  and  the 
haughty  shall  be  humbled. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the 
thickets  of  the  forest  with  iron,  and 
Lebanon  shall  fall  "  by  a  mighty 
one. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  The  peaceable  kinffi/om  of  t fie  Branch  out  of  ihc  root 
of  Jesse.  10  The  victorious  restoration  of  Js7-acl,  and 
vocation  of  the  Gentiles. 

AND  "^  there  shall  come  forth  a 
_  rod  out  of  the  stem  of ''  Jesse, 
and  '^a  Branch  shall 
his  roots : 

2  ''And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
shall  rest  upon  him,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding,  the 
spirit  of  counsel  and  might,  the 
spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear 
of  the  Loud  ; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  ^  quick 
understanding  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord:  and  he  shall  not  judge  after 
the  sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  re- 
prove after  the  hearing  of  his  ears : 

4  But  'with  righteousness  shall 
he  judge  the  poor,  and  "reprove 
with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the 
earth :  and  he  shall  ^  smite  the 
earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth, 
and  with  the  breath  of  his  lips 
shall  he  slay  the  wicked. 

5  And  *'' righteousness  shall  be  the 
girdle  of  his  loins,  and  faithfulness 
the  girdle  of  his  reins. 

0  "  The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with 
the  lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie 
down  with  the  kid;  and  the  calf 
and  the  young  lion  and  the  fatling 
together;  and  a  little  child  shall 
lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall 
feed;  their  young  ones  shall  lie 
down  together :  and  the  lion  shall 
eat  straw  like  the  ox, 

4S 


ensign 


the 


"'  there 
which 
of  the 
"  Gentiles 


his  rest  shall  be  ^glorious. 


8  And  the  sucking  child  shall  play 
on  the  hole  of  tlici  asj),  and  the 
weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand  on 
the  II  cockatrice'  den. 

9  '  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy 
in  all  my  holy  mountain  :  for  ""  the 
earth  shall  be  full  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters 
cover  the  sea. 

10  1  'And  in   that   day 
shall   be   a   root   of  Jesse, 
shall  stand  for  an 
people;   to  it  shall 
seek :  and 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  ''in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  set 
his  hand  again  the  second  time  to 
recover  the  remnant  of  his  people, 
which  shall  be  left,  ifrom  Assyria, 
and  from  Egypt,  and  from  Pathros, 
and  from  Cush,  and  from  Elam, 
and  from  Shinar,  and  from  Ha- 
matli,  and  from  the  islands  of  the 
sea. 

12  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign 
for  the  nations,  and  shall  assemble 
the  outcasts  of  Israel,  and  gather 
together  "^the  dispersed  of  Judah 
from  the  four  *  corners  of  the  earth. 

13  'The  envy  also  of  Ephraim 
shall  depart,  and  the  adversaries 
of  Judah  shall  be  cut  off:  Ephraim 
shall  not  envy  Judah,  and  Judah 
shall  not  vex  Ej)^!"''^!^- 

14  But  they  shall  fly  upon  the 
shoulders  of  the  Philistines  toward 
the  west;  they  shall  spoil  ^them 
of  the  east  together:  *Uhey  shall 
lay  their  hand  upon  Edom  and 
Moab;  ^and  the  children  of  Am- 
mon  "shall  obey  them. 

15  And  the  Lord  ''shall  utterly 
destroy  the  tongue  of  the  Egyp- 
tian sea ;  and  with  his  mighty  wind 
shall  he  shake  his  hand  over  the 
river,  and  shall  smite  it  in  the  sev- 
en streams,  ^  and  make  men  go  over 
^  dryshod. 

16  And  'there  shall  be  a  highway 
for  the  remnant  of  his  people, 
which  shall  be  left,  from  Assyria ; 
''like  as  it  was  to  Israel  in  the  day 
that  he  came  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

A  joyful  thank.sgivi7ig  of  the  faithful  for  the  mercies 

of  Ood. 

753 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 


tlOr, 
adder's 

'Jobs.  2: 
ch.  2.  4. 

3.i.  il. 

& 

kllab.2. 

14 

ich.  2.  11. 
•"ver.  I. 
Rom.  15.12. 


"  Rom.lfl.lO. 

■Ileb.  4.  1, 

«,c. 
1  llcb.f;tory. 
Pch.  2.11. 


'I  Zech.lO.IO. 


'  John  7.  .35. 

James  1. 1. 
t  Ileb. 

wings. 
'Jer.  3.  18. 

Ez.37. 16,17, 

2*' 

Uos.  1. 11. 


tneb. 
the  rhildren 
of  the  east. 

'Dan.  11.  41. 

I  llcb.i.'(/<»n 
(tit (I  Moah 
shall  be  the 
tuyingonof 
their  hand. 

t  Heb. 
the  children 
of  Ainmon 
their  obe- 
dience. 

"ch.  (».  14. 

^Zech.lO.U. 


y  Rev.  16. 12. 

(  Heb. 
in  shoes. 
•  ch.  ly.  23. 


•  Ex.  14.  29. 
ch.  51.  10.  ft 
63.  12,  13. 


A  joyful  tlianlisgiving . 


ISAIAH. 


Babylon  threatened. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 

»ch.  2.11. 


bPs.SS.  18. 

<  Ex.  13.  2. 
Ps.  118.  14. 


i  John  4. 10, 
14.  &  7.  37, 
S8. 


•  1  Chr.  IG.  8. 
Ps.  105. 1. 

HOf.  ,   . 

proclaim 

his  name. 
fPs.  143.4,5, 

ij. 

e  Ps.  34.  3. 
b  Ex.  15.1.21. 

P9.  68.  32.  & 

98.1. 


*ch.  .M.  1. 

Zcph.  3. 14. 
lIK-b. 

inliahitrefs. 
kPs  71.  22.& 

89.  18. 

ch.  41.14,16. 


about  712 
"ch.  21. 1.  & 
47.  1. 
Jer.  50,  & 
31. 

bch.  .1.20.  .Si 
W.  .-i. 

Jcr.  50.  2. 
•  Jer.  51.  25. 
4cii.;M).  32. 


'-JotlS.lI. 


tP..149.2,«. 

a. 


t  Heb.  the 
Ukeueu  of. 


t  Zcph.  1.7. 

Kcv.  ti.  17. 
bjob-ll.  23. 

Joel  1. 15. 


I  Or 

fall  down. 


AND  ^in  that  clay  thou  sbalt  say, 
JTjL  O  Lord,  I  will  praise  thee: 
though  thou  wast  angry  with  me, 
thiue  auger  is  turned  away,  and 
thou  comfortedst  me. 

2  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation ;  I 
will  trust,  and  not  be  afraid:  for 
the  Lord  ''JEHOVAH  is  my 
'strength  and  my  song;  he  also  is 
become  my  salvation. 

3  Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye 
draw  ^' water  out  of  the  wells  of 
salvation. 

4  And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say, 
^Praise  the  Lord,  "call  upon  his 
name,  declare  his  doings  among 
the  people,  make  mention  that  his 
^name  is  exalted. 

5  ''Sing  unto  the  Lord;  for  he 
hath  done  excellent  things :  this  is 
known  in  all  the  earth. 

G  '  Cry  out  and  shout,  thou  ^  in- 
habitant of  Zion :  for  great  is  ^  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of 
thee. 

CHAPTER  Xin. 

1  Ood  miisiereth  the  armies  of/iis  wrath.  6  He  threat- 
eneth  to  destroy  Babylon  by  the  Medes.  19  The 
desolation  of  Babylon. 

THE  ''burden  of  Babylon,  which 
Isaiah  the  sou  of  Amoz  did 
see. 

2  'Lift  ye  up  a  banner  ""upon  the 
high  mountain,  exalt  the  voice  un- 
to them,  ''shake  the  hand,  that 
they  may  go  into  the  gates  of  the 
nobles. 

3  I  have  commanded  my  sancti- 
fied ones,  I  have  also  called  "my 
mighty  ones  for  mine  anger,  even 
.them  that  '^  rejoice  in  my  highness. 

4  The  noise  of  a  multitude  in  the 
.mountains,  '  like  as  of  a  great  peo- 
,ple;  a  tumultuous  noise  of  the 
kingdoms  of  nations  gathered  to- 
gether: the  Lord  of  hosts  muster- 
;eth  the  host  of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  from  a  far  country, 
from  tlie  (Mid  of  heaven,  even  the 
Lord,  and  the  weapons  of  his  in- 
dignation, to  destroy  the  whole 
land, 

0  •  Howl  ye ;  ^  for  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  liand ;  ''  it  shall  come  as 
a  destruction  from  the  Ahnighty. 

7  Therefore   shall   all   hands  "be 

faint,  and  every  man's  heart  shall 

melt: 

754 


8  And  they  shall  be  afraid:  '  pangs 
and  sorrows  shall  take  hold  of 
them ;  they  shall  be  in  pain  as  a 
woman  that  travaileth :  they  shall 
^be  amazed  ^one  at  another;  their 
faces  shall  he  as  +  flames. 

9  Behold,  "the  day  of  the  Lord 
cometh,  cruel  both  with  wrath  and 
fierce  anger,  to  lay  the  land  deso- 
late :  and  he  shall  destroy  '  the  sin- 
ners thereof  out  of  it. 

10  For  the  st.'irs  of  heaven  and 
the  constellations  thereof  shall  not 
give  their  light :  the  sun  shall  be 
'"  darkened  in  his  going  forth,  and 
the  moon  shall  not  cause  her  light 
to  shine. 

11  And  I  will  i^unish  the  world 
for  tlieir  evil,  and  the  wicked  for 
their  iniquity ;  ^  and  I  will  cause 
the  arrogancy  of  the  x>roud  to 
cease,  and  will  lay  low  the  haught- 
iness of  the  terrible. 

12  I  will  make  a  man  more 
precious  than  fine  gold;  even  a 
man  than  the  golden  wedge  of 
Ophir. 

13  °  Therefore  I  will  shake  the 
heavens,  and  the  earth  shall  re- 
move out  of  her  place,  in  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  in  ^the 
day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased 
roe,  and  as  a  sheep  that  no  man 
taketh  ui) :  ''  they  shall  every  man 
turn  to  his  own  people,  and  flee 
everv  one  into  his  own  land. 

15  Every  one  that  is  found  shall 
be  thrust  through ;  and  every  one 
that  is  joined  \uito  them  shall  fall 
by  the  sword. 

16  Their  children  also  shall  be 
"^  dashed  to  pieces  before  their  eyes ; 
their  houses  shall  be  spoiled,  and 
their  wives  ravished. 

17  ^Behold,  I  will  stir  up  the 
Medes  against  them,  which  shall 
not  regard  silver ;  and  as  for  gold, 
they  shall  not  deliglit  in  it. 

18  Their  bows  also  shall  dash  the 
young  men  to  pieces;  and  they 
shall  have  no  pity  on  the  fruit  of 
the  womb ;  their  eye  shall  not 
spare  children. 

10  1  *And  Babylon,  the  glory  of 
kingdoms,  the  beauty  of  the  Chal- 
dees'  excellency,  shall  be  *  as  when 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

i  Ps.  4.S.  fi. 
ch.  21.  3. 


tHeb. 

wonfler. 
t  Heb.  everti 

man  at  his 

neighbour. 
tHeb. 

faces  of  the 

flames. 
k  Mai.  4.  1. 

1  Ps.  104.  35. 
Prov.2.  22. 


"ch.  24.  21, 
23. 

Ez.  32.  7. 
Joel  2. 31.  & 
.■1.  15. 

Matt.  24. 2'.t. 
Marki:!.24. 
Luke  21. 23. 


"  ch.  2.  17. 


"  Ha".  2.  6. 


P  Ps.  110.  .i. 
Lam.  1. 12. 


1  Jer.  50.  Ifi. 
&51.9. 


'  Ps.  1.17.  n. 
Nah.  3.  1(». 
Zech.  14.  2. 


»ch.  21.2. 
Jer.  31.11, 
28. 

Pan.  5.  28, 
31. 


'ch.  14.4,22. 

t  Heb.  as 
the  Off*'' 
throwing. 


Restoration  of  Israel. 


ISAIAH. 


Triumph  over  Babylon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  71";. 

"(Jen.  19.24, 

Th-iit.  29.2.1. 
,liT.  ■I9.1S.& 
,'iil.  4". 

^.Ii'r.jO..':,.TO. 
&  51.  a,  tin. 


y  oh.M.w-ir,. 

liiv.  IS.  2. 

t  Ileb.  Ziim. 

titib. 

fjchiin. 

oitrtches, 

f  Il.b. 
itaufjbters 
or  liif  oivl. 

i  Heb.  liiH. 

i;or 


'Jer.  51.33. 


'  Ps.  102. 13. 


bZech.1.17. 
&  2. 12. 


'  ch.  fiO.  4,  5, 

Eph.  2.  12, 
13,  &e. 


a  ell.  49. 22.  & 
ai.y.&  60.20. 


t  Hob.  tlicit 
had  taken 
thfjn  cap' 
lives. 

'ch.  CO.  14. 


fch.l".  19. 

H»b.  2.  G. 
II  Or,  tannl- 

iiiff  speech. 


II  Or. 

exactress 

off/oUl. 
8  Rev.  18.  le. 
kP».  125.  3. 


I  Heb. 
a  stroke 
vnlhnut 
removing. 


God  overthrew  "Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah. 

20  ''It  shall  never  be  inhabited, 
neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from 
generation  to  generation:  neither 
shall  the  Arabian  j)iteh  tent  there; 
neither  shall  the  shepherds  make 
their  fold  there. 

21  '  Bnt  t  wild  beasts  of  the  desert 
shall  lie  there;  and  their  houses 
shall  be  full  of  Uloleful  creatures; 
and  'I  ^  owls  shall  dwell  there,  and 
satyrs  shall  dance  there. 

22  And  tthe  wild  beasts  of  the 
islands  shall  cry  in  their  "desolate 
houses,  and  dragons  in  their  pleas- 
ant i)alaces :  ^and  her  time  is  near 
to  come,  and  her  days  shall  not  be 
prolonged. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Ood's  merciful  restoration  of  Ii^rael.  4  Their  tri- 
xunphniit  vm^uUatioii  over  Babel.  24  GocTs  pur2)0se 
atjaiiid  Assyria.     29  Palestina  is  threateiied. 

FOE  the  Lord  ''will  have  mer- 
cy on  Jacob,  and  ^'will  yet 
choose  Israel,  and  set  them  in  their 
own  land:  ''and  the  strangers  shall 
be  joined  with  them,  and  they  shall 
cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob. 

2  And  the  people  shall  take  them, 
^and  bring  them  to  their  place: 
and  the  house  of  Israel  shall  pos- 
sess them  in  the  land  of  the  Lord 
for  servants  and  handmaids :  and 
they  shall  take  them  captives, 
t whose  captives  they  were;  *and 
ihej  shall  rule  over  their  oppressors. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the 
day  that  the  Lord  shall  give  thee 
rest  from  thy  sorrow,  and  from  thy 
fear,  and  from  the  hard  bondage 
wherein  thou  wast  made  to  serve, 

4  ■[  That  thou  ^shalt  take  up  this 
i'l)roverb  against  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  say.  How  hath  the  op- 
pressor ceased!  the  "^golden  city 
ceased ! 

5  The  Lord  hath  broken  ""the 
staff  of  the  wicked,  and  the  sceptre 
of  the  rulers. 

6  He  who  smote  the  people  in 
wrath  with  ^a  continual  sti'oke,  he 
that  ruled  the  nations  in  anger,  is 
persecuted,  and  none  hindereth. 

7  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and 
is  quiet:  they  break  forth  into 
singing. 


8  'Yea,  the  fir  trees  rejoice  at 
thee,  and  the  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
sayinq,  Since  thou  art  laid  down, 
no  feller  is  come  uj)  against  us. 

9  •'"Hell  from  beneath  is  moved 
for  thee  to  meet  thee  at  thv  com- 
ing:  it  stirreth  up  the  dead  for 
Wiea,  even  all  the  ^i' chief  ones  of 
the  earth ;  it  hath  raised  up  from 
their  thrones  all  the  kings  of  the 
nations. 

10  All  they  shall  speak  and  say 
unto  thee,  Art  thou  also  become 
weak  as  we  ?  art  thou  become  like 
unto  us  ? 

11  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down  to 
the  grave,  and  the  noise  of  thy 
viols :  the  worm  is  spread  under 
thee,  and  the  worms  cover  thee. 

12  '  How  art  thou  fallen  from 
heaven,  "  O  Lucifer,  son  of  the 
morning !  lioiv  art  thou  cut  down 
to  the  ground,  which  didst  weaken 
the  nations ! 

13  For  thou  hast  said  in  thine 
heart,  "'  I  will  ascend  into  heaven, 
"I  will  exalt  my  throne  above  the 
stars  of  God :  I  will  sit  also  upon 
the  mount  of  the  congregation,  "in 
the  sides  of  the  north  : 

14  I  will  ascend  above  the  heights 
of  the  clouds;  ^I  will  be  like  the 
Most  High. 

15  Yet  thou  "shalt  be  brought 
down  to  hell,  to  the  sides  of  the 
pit. 

16  They  that  see  thee  shall  nar- 
rowly look  upon  thee,  and  consid- 
er thee,  saying,  Is  this  the  man 
that  made  the  earth  to  tremble, 
that  did  shake  kingdoms ; 

17  That  made  the  world  as  a  wil- 
derness, and  destroyed  the  cities 
thereof ;  that  "  ojjened  not  the 
house  of  his  prisoners  ? 

18  All  the  kings  of  the  nations, 
even  all  of  them,  lie  in  glory,  every 
one  in  his  own  house. 

19  But  thou  art  cast  out  of  thy 
grave  like  an  abominable  branch, 
and  as  the  raiment  of  those  that 
are  slain,  thrust  through  with  a 
sword,  that  go  down  to  the  stones 
of  the  pit;  as  a  carcass  trodden 
under  feet. 

20  Thou  shalt  not  be  joined  with 
them  in  burial,  because  thou  hast  { 

755  I 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712 

ioh.  .W.  12. 
E...'!1.1G. 


I  lEz.  .'W.  21. 

S()r 
The  gravi . 


tlKb. 

leaders. 
II  Or, 
yreat  yoats. 


I  ch.  ,14.  4. 

II  Or, 

O  dayslar. 


■"Matt.  11. 
23. 
°  Dan. «.  10. 


'  Ps.  48.  2. 


Pch.  47.  8. 
2Thess.2.4. 


1  Matt.  11.23. 


\\  Or.  (hd  not 
ict  his  pris- 
oners loose 
homeivard. 


God's  jyurpose  against  Assyria. 


ISAIAH. 


The  lamentahle  state  of  Moab. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712 

'Job  18. 19. 

Vs.  21.10.  & 

37.28.  &IW. 

13. 
■  Ex.  20.  5. 

Matt.  23. 35. 


I  Prov.  10.  7. 

Jer.  51.62. 
"  I  Kings  14. 

10. 
"Job  18. 19. 

)  Ph.  34.  11. 
Zcph.  2.  14. 


'  ch.  10. 27. 


"2Chr.20.r,. 

Job  9.  12.  & 

2:!.  13. 

Vh.  :».  11. 

Prov.  19.21. 

&2l..il). 

ch.  43.  1.1 

Dan.  4.  31. 

35. 
•>2King8l<; 

20. 
726. 

'2Chr.  2<;.C. 


(I  Or,  adder. 
<<  2  Kings  18. 


llOr.hctihall 
not  beafone. 

DOr, 
auembiies. 


destroyed  thy  land,  and  slain  thy 
people :  ^  the  seed  of  evil  doers 
shall  never  be  renowned. 

21  Prepare  slaughter  for  his  chil- 
dren ^  for  the  iniquity  of  their 
fathers ;  that  they  do  not  rise,  nor 
possess  the  land,  nor  fill  the  face 
of  the  world  with  cities. 

22  For  I  will  rise  up  against 
them,  saith  the  Lokd  of  hosts,  and 
cut  off  from  Babylon  'the  name, 
and  "  remnant,  ""  and  son,  and 
nephew,  saith  the  Lord. 

23  >'I  will  also  make  it  a  posses- 
sion for  the  bittern,  and  pools  of 
water:  and  I  will  sweep  it  with 
the  besom  of  destruction,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

24  1  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sworn,  saying.  Surely  as  I  have 
thought,  so  shall  it  come  to  pass ; 
and  as  I  have  puri)osed,  so  shall 
it  stand : 

25  That  I  will  break  the  Assyrian 
in  my  land,  and  upon  my  mount- 
ains tread  him  under  foot :  then 
shall  'his  yoke  depart  from  off 
them,  and  his  burden  depart  from 
off  their  shoulders. 

2G  This  is  the  purpose  that  is 
puri)osed  upon  the  whole  earth: 
and  this  is  the  hand  that  is 
stretched  out  upon  all  the  nations. 

27  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
''purposed,  and  who  shall  disannul 
itf  and  his  hand  is  stretched  out, 
and  who  shall  turn  it  back  f 

28  In  the  year  that  ''king  Ahaz 
died  was  this  burden. 

29  ^[  Ilejoice  not  thou,  whole  Pal- 
estina,  "  because  the  rod  of  him 
that  smote  thee  is  broken :  for  out 
of  the  serpent's  root  shall  come 
forth  a  "cockatrice,  ''and  his  fruit 
shall  he  a  fiery  flying  serpent. 

30  And  the  firstborn  of  the  poor 
shall  feed,  and  the  needy  shall  lie 
down  in  safety :  and  I  will  kill 
thy  root  with  famine,  and  he  shall 
slay  thy  remnant. 

3i  Howl,  O  gate;  cry,  O  city; 
thou,  wliolf^  rnlestina,  art  dis- 
solved: for  there  sliall  come  from 
the  north  a  smoke,  and  "none  shall 
he  alone  in  his  "apjwinted  times. 

32  What  slwill  o)ie  then  answer 
the    messengers    of   the    nation  ? 

750 


That  Hhe  Lord  hath  founded 
Zion,  and  '^the  poor  of  his  people 
shall  "  trust  in  it. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

The  lamentable  state  of  Moab. 

THE  ^burden  of  Moab.  Be- 
cause in  the  night  ''Ar  of 
Moab  is  laid  waste,  and  "brought 
to  silence;  because  in  the  night 
Kir  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and 
brought  to  silence: 

2  '^He  is  gone  up  to  Bajith,  and 
to  Dibon,  the  high  places,  to  weep: 
Moab  shall  howl  over  Nebo,  and 
over  Medeba:  ''on  all  their  heads 
shall  he  baldness,  and  every  beard 
cut  off. 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  gird 
themselves  with  sackcloth :  "■  on  the 
tops  of  their  houses,  and  in  their 
streets,  every  one  shall  howl, '  weep- 
ing abundantly. 

4  And  Heshbon  shall  cry,  '^and 
Elealeh ;  their  voice  shall  be  heard 
even  unto  Jahaz :  therefore  the 
armed  soldiers  of  Moab  shall  cry 
out ;  his  life  shall  be  grievous  unto 
him. 

5  ^'My  heart  shall  cry  out  for 
Moab;  "his  ingit'iyes,  shall  flee  un- 
to Zoar,  a  ^  heifer  of  three  years 
old :  for  '  by  the  mounting  up  of 
Luhith  with  weeping  shall  they  go 
it  up ;  for  in  the  way  of  Horonaim 
they  shall  raise  up  a  cry  of  *  de- 
struction. 

6  For  the  waters  ^  of  Nimrim  shall 
be  t desolate:  for  the  hay  is  with- 
ered away,  the  grass  faileth,  there 
is  no  green  thing. 

7  Therefore  the  abundance  thej^ 
have  gotten,  and  that  which  they 
have  laid  up,  shall  they  carry  away 
to  the  "brook  of  the  willows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about 
the  borders  of  Moab  ;  the  howling 
thereof  unto  Eglaim,  and  the  howl- 
ing thereof  unto  Beer-elim. 

1)  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  shall 
be  full  of  blood :  for  I  will  bring 
♦more  upon  Dimon,  '  lions  upon 
him  that  escapeth  of  Moab,  and 
upon  the  remnant  of  the  land. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  Moab  U  exhorted  to  yield  obedience  to  Cfirinfs  king- 
dom. 0  Moab  is  threatened  for  her  pride.  9  Tlte 
prophet  bewaUeth.  her.     \\l  The  judgment  of  Moab. 


Before 
CHUIST 

726. 

•P.s.  87. 1,5. 

&  102.  16. 
fZeph.  .3. 12. 

Zech.  11.11. 

II  Or,  betake 
themaeh-es 
unto  it. 

about  726. 
•Jer.  48.  1, 

&c. 

Ez, 25.  8-11. 

Amos  2.  1. 
l>Num.21.2K. 
II  Or,  cut  off. 


'  ch.  16.  12. 


<i  See  Lev.21. 
5. 

ch.  3.  24.  & 
22.  12. 
Jer.  47.  5.  & 
48. 1. 37,  38. 
Ez.  7. 18. 


'  Jer.  48. 38. 


t  Heb.  de- 
scendiug  in' 
to  weeiniii/t 
or,  cumititj 
down  with 
weepivg. 
fch.  1G.9. 


5ch.  16.11. 
Jer.  48.  31. 

li  Or,  to  the 
borders 
thereof, 
even  to 
Zoar,  a3 
a  heifer, 

hch.  16.14. 
Jer.  48.  34. 

1  Jer.  48.  5. 

tHcb. 
breaking. 


k  Num.32.36. 

t Ilcb. 
desolations. 


II  Or,  valley 
of  the  Ara' 

bians. 


tlleb. 

adttuiom. 
I  2  KinRS  17. 

23. 


MoaJ)  threatened  for  her  pride. 


ISAIAH. 


Syria  and  Israel  threatened. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuut  726. 

»2KinKs:!.4. 
i'2Kinf;s  H. 

7. 

il  Or,  Petra. 
tllol). 

A  lock. 
;|  Or,  n  nest 
forsaken. 


'Nuiii.2I.13. 

Ulcb. 
Sling. 


f  Ileb. 

ycrinijer. 
t  Ileb.  the 

treadei's 

down. 

d  Dan.  7. 14, 

•27. 

Mic.4.  7. 

Luke  1.33, 
fiOr, 

prepared. 

'  Ps.  7-2.  -2.  & 

a«.i3.&  U8.y. 


I  Jer.  48.  20. 
Zeph.  2. 10. 


8  ch.  28. 15. 
t  Jer.  48. 20. 

■>  2  KiriKS  .".. 
*25. 

liOr,  mutter. 

kch.  24.  7. 
1  ver.  1). 


UOr, 
plucked  up. 


■"Jer.  48. 32. 


"ch.  1.5.4. 

UOr,  Mc 
alarm  is 
falli'H  up- 
on, S(C. 

"ch.  24.  8. 
Jer.  48. 33. 


SEND  ye  the  lamb  to  the  ruler 
of  the  laud  4rom  "^Sela  to 
the  wilderuess,  unto  the  mouut  of 
the  daughter  of  Ziou. 

2  For  it  shall  be,  that,  as  a  wan- 
dering bird  "east  out  of  the  nest, 
so  the  daughters  of  Moab  shall  be 
at  the  fords  of  ''Arnon. 

3  t  Take  counsel,  execute  judg- 
ment; make  thy  shadow  as  the 
night  in  the  midst  of  the  noonday; 
hide  the  outcasts ;  bewray  not  him 
that  wandereth. 

4  Let  mine  outcasts  dwell  with 
thee,  Moab ;  be  thou  a  covert  to 
them  from  the  face  of  the  spoiler : 
for  the  *  extortioner  is  at  an  end, 
the  spoiler  ceaseth, '  the  oppressors 
are  consumed  out  of  the  land. 

5  iVnd  in  mercy  ''shall  the  throne 
be  "established:  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  it  in  truth  in  the  tabernacle 
of  David,  ^judging,  and  seeking 
judgment,  and  hasting  righteous- 
ness. 

G  ^  We  have  heard  of  the  '^  pride 
of  Moab;  he  is  very  proud:  even 
of  his  haughtiness,  and  his  i^ride, 
and  his  wrath:  ^hut  his  lies  shall 
not  he  so. 

7  Therefore  shall  Moab  ^  howl  for 
Moab,  every  one  shall  howl:  for 
the  foundations  'of  Kir-hareseth 
shall  ye  "mourn;  surely  they  are 
stricken. 

8  For  ^  the  fields  of  Heshbon  lan- 
guish, and  '  the  vine  of  Sibmah:  the 
lords  of  the  heathen  have  broken 
down  the  principal  plants  thereof, 
they  are  come  even  unto  Jazer,  they 
wandered  through  the  wilderness: 
her  branches  are  "  stretched  out, 
they  are  gone  over  the  sea. 

9  ^  Therefore  "'  I  will  bewail  with 
the  weeping  of  Jazer  the  vine  of 
Sibmah :  I  will  water  thee  with  my 
tears,  "O  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh: 
for  "the  shouting  for  thy  summer 
fruits  and  for  thy  harvest  is  fallen. 

10  And  ° gladness  is  taken  away, 
and  joy  out  of  the  plentiful  field ; 
and  in  the  vineyards  there  shall  be 
no  singing,  neither  shall  there  be 
shouting :  the  treaders  shall  tread 
out  no  wine  in  their  presses ;  I 
have  made  their  vintage  shouting 
to  cease. 


11  Wherefore  •'my  bowels  shall 
sound  like  a  harp  for  Moab,  and 
mine  inward  parts  for  Kir-haresh. 

12  1  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  it  is  seen  that  Moab  is  weary 
on  Hhe  high  place,  that  he  shall 
come  to  his  sanctuary  to  pray;  but 
he  shall  not  prevail. 

l.'i  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  concerning  Moab  since 
that  time. 

14  But  now  the  Lord  hath  spoken, 
saying.  Within  three  years,  'as  the 
years  of  a  hireling,  and  the  glory 
of  Moab  shall  be  contemned,  with 
all  that  great  multitude;  and  the 
remnant  shall  he  very  small  and 
"feeble. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Syria  and  Israel  arc  threatened.  6  A  remnant  s?iall 
forsake  idolatry.  9  The  rext  .shall  be  plat/ued  for 
their  impiety.     13  The  woe  of  Israel's  enemies. 

THE  '^  burden  of  Damascus.  Be- 
hold, Damascus  is  taken  away 
from  heing  a  city,  and  it  shall  be  a 
ruinous  heap. 

2  The  cities  of  Aroer  are  forsaken : 
they  shall  be  for  flocks,  which  shall 
lie  down,  and  ''none  shall  make 
them  afraid. 

3  ''The  fortress  also  shall  cease 
from  Ephraim,  and  the  kingdom 
from  Damascus,  and  the  remnant 
of  Syria :  they  shall  be  as  the  glory 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

4  And  in  that  day  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  the  glory  of  Jacob 
shall  be  made  thin,  and  ''the  fat- 
ness of  his  flesh  shall  wax  lean. 

5  ''And  it  shall  be  as  when  the 
harvestman  gathereth  the  corn, 
and  reapeth  the  ears  with  his  arm ; 
and  it  shall  be  as  he  that  gather- 
eth ears  in  the  valley  of  Eephaim. 

6  ^  '^  Yet  gleaning  grapes  shall  be 
left  in  it,  as  the  shaking  of  an 
olive  tree,  two  or  three  berries  in 
the  top  of  the  uppermost  bough, 
four  or  five  in  the  outmost  fruitful 
branches  thereof,  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

7  At  that  day  shall  a  man  "^look 
to  his  Maker,  and  his  eyes  shall 
have  respect  to  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

8  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the 
altars,  the  work  of  his  hands,  nei- 

757 


Before 
CII RIST 

nbuiit  726. 

I'ch.  I.').  5.  & 
Jer.  48.  30. 


■1  ch.  lo.  2. 


■•ch.ni.lC. 


llOr, 
not  many. 


about  741. 
"Jer.  4H.  21. 
Alno'i  1  3. 
Zecb.  !).  1. 
fultilled 
740, 
21vineslG. 

a. 


'■  Jer. ; 


••  ch. 
S.  4. 


.  lU.  A 


•ich.  10.  IC. 


••Jer.  51.;>!. 


about  741 
'ch.24.  13. 


s  .Mie.  7.  7. 


Tlie  woe  of  IsraeVs  enemies. 


ISAIAH. 


The  confusion  of  Egypt. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  741. 

:IOr, 
sun  images. 


fc  Va.  68. 19. 


II  Or, 

leinotp.d  m 
the  day  of 
inherit- 
ance, and 
there  shall 
be  deadly 
sorrow 

ll  Or,  noise. 

•Jer.  e.  23. 


I  Or,  many. 


k  Ps.  9.  5. 


IPs.  83  13. 
Uos.  13.  3. 


II  Or.  thistle 
down. 


about  714. 
•eh.  71).  4,  .5. 
Ei..'ii>.4,5,9. 
Zeph.  2.  12. 
&  ■■',  10 


b  rer.  7. 

j  Or,  out- 
spread and 
jjolinhed. 

ll  Or,  a  na- 
tion that 
metrlh  out, 
and  tread- 
eth  down. 

tH(!b.  a  na- 
tion of  line, 
Hue,  and 
treading 
under  jool, 

II  Or, 

ichoK  land 
the  rivers 
detpite. 

•ch.  i.  iG. 


tber  shall  respect  that  which  his 
fingers  have  made,  either  the 
groves,  or  the  "images. 

9  ^  In  that  day  shall  his  strong 
cities  be  as  a  forsaken  bongh,  and 
an  uppermost  branch,  which  they 
left  because  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael :  and  there  shall  be .  desola- 
tion. 

10  Because  thou  hast  forgotten 
''  the  God  of  thy  salvation,  and  hast 
not  been  mindful  of  the  Rock  of 
thy  strength,  therefore  shalt  thou 
plant  pleasant  plants,  and  shalt  set 
it  with  strange  slips : 

11  In  the  day  shalt  thou  make 
thy  plant  to  grow,  and  in  the 
morning  shalt  thou  make  thy  seed 
to  nourish :  hut  the  harvest  shall  he 
"a  heap  in  the  day  of  grief  and  of 
desperate  sorrow. 

12  ^1  Woe  to  the  "multitude  of 
many  people,  which  make  a  noise 
'like  the  noise  of  the  seas  ;  and  to 
the  rushing  of  nations,  that  make 
a  rushing  like  the  rushing  of 
"mighty  waters ! 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like  the 
rushing  of  many  waters:  but  God 
shall  ''rebuke  them,  and  they  shall 
flee  far  off,  and  '  shall  be  chased  as 
the  chaff  of  the  mountains  before 
the  wind,  and  like  "a  rolling  thing 
before  the' whirlwind. 

14  And  behold  at  eveningtide 
trouble;  and  before  the  morning- 
he  is  not.  This  is  the  portion  of 
them  that  spoil  us,  and  the  lot  of 
them  that  rob  us. 

CHAPTEE  XVIII. 

1  God  in  care  of  his  peo^jle  will  dedrmj  the  Ethiopians. 
7  An  acce.ss  thereby  .shall  grow  unto  the  church. 

WOE  ^'to  the  land  shadowing 
with  wings,  which  is  beyond 
the  rivers  of  Ethiopia  : 

2  That  sendeth  ambassadors  by 
the  sea,  even  in  vessels  of  bulrushes 
upon  the  waters,  sayinf/,  Go,  ye 
swift  messengers,  to  ^a  nation 
"scattered  and  peeled,  to  a  people 
terrible  from  their  beginning  hith- 
erto; "'a  nation  meted  out  and 
trodden  do\Vn,  "whose  land  the 
rivers  have  s])oiled ! 

3  All  ye  iniiubitants  of  the  world, 
and  dw<']l<Ms  on  the  earth,  see  ye, 
•"when  he  liftetli  up  an  ensign  on 

758 


the  mountains ;  and  when  he  blow- 
eth  a  trumpet,  hear  ye. 

4  For  so  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
I  will  take  my  rest,  and  I  will  "con- 
sider in  my  dwellingplace  like  a 
clear  heat  "  upon  herbs,  and  like  a 
cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of  harvest. 

5  For  afore  the  harvest,  when  the 
bud  is  perfect,  and  the  sour  grape 
is  ripening  in  the  flower,  he  shall 
both  cut  ofl"  the  sprigs  with  prun- 
inghooks,  and  take  away  and  cut 
down  the  branches. 

6  They  shall  be  left  together  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  mountains,  and  to 
the  beasts  of  the  earth:  and  the 
fowls  shall  siunmer  upon  them,  and 
all  the  beasts  of  the  earth  shall 
winter  upon  them. 

7  "i  In  that  time  ''shall  the  pres- 
ent be  brought  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts  of  a  x>eople  "  scattered  and 
peeled,  and  from  a  people  terrible 
from  their  beginning  hitherto;  a 
nation  meted  out  and  trodden  un- 
der foot,  whose  land  the  rivers  have 
spoiled,  to  the  place  of  the  name 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  mount 
Zion. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  confusion  of  Egypt.  11  The  foolishness  of  their 
princes.  IS  The  culling  of  Egyj^t  to  the  church.  23 
27ie  covenant  of  Egypt,  Assyria,  and  Israel. 

THE  ^^ burden  of  Egypt.  Behold, 
the  Lord  ^  ridetli  upon  a  swift 
cloud,  and  shall  come  into  Egypt : 
and  nhe  idols  of  Egjpt  shall  be 
moved  at  his  presence,  and  the 
heart  of  Egypt  shall  melt  in  the 
midst  of  it. 

2  And  I  will  ^''set  the  Egyptians 
against  the  Egyptians:  and  they 
shall  fight  every  one  against  his 
brother,  and  every  one  against  his 
neighbour;  city  against  city,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt  ^  shall 
fail  in  the  midst  thereof;  and  I  will 
klestroy  the  counsel  thereof:  and 
thej^  shall  'seek  to  the  idols,  and 
to  the  charmers,  and  to  them  that 
have  familiar  spirits,  and  to  the 
wizards. 

4  And  the  Egyptians  will  I  "give 
over  'into  the  hand  of  a  cruel  lord; 
and  a  fierce  king  shall  rule  over 
them,  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about.  714. 


II  Or, 

regard  my 
set  dwell- 
ing. 

II  Or, 
ajter  rain. 


i  See  Ps.  68. 

31.  &  72. 10. 

ch.  l(i.  1. 

Zeph.  3. 10. 

.Mai.  1.  II. 
II  Or,  ovt- 

s]j)ead  and 

polished : 

See  ver.  2. 


■Jcr.46.13. 

Ez.  29,&30. 
bPs.lS.lO.Si 

104.3. 


'Ex.  12. 12. 
Jer.  43. 12. 


tHcb. 
nitngle. 
■ljudg.7.22. 
1  Sam. 14.11), 
20. 
2Chr.20.23. 


f  Heb.  fhall 
be  emptied. 


t Ileb. 

swallow  up, 
'ch..S.  19.& 
47. 12. 


II  Or, 

sh  ut  up. 
fch.2il.  4. 

Jcr.  4<!.  26. 

Ez.  29. 19. 


The  foolislmess  of  her  princes. 


ISAIAH. 


The  caUing  of  Egypt. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

about  7 14. 

tJer.  SL.T). 
Jiz.  a).  IL'. 


liL'  Kings  19. 


f  TIeb.  and 
shall  not  be. 


il  Kings  10. 

'.'S. 

I'rov.  7.  I(i. 
II  Or,  irlnle 

icoi  Ks, 

i  lleb.  foun- 

i/aUoiis. 
i  Hch, 

o/  hviiig 

tfitnf/s, 
k  Num. 13.22. 


1 1  Cor.  1. 20. 


°  Jer.  2. 10. 


II  Or, 

yoveiiiors. 
IHeb. 

conte7-3. 
tlleb. 

a  spirit  of 

jierverse' 

"1  Kings  22. 
cii.  29. 10. 


"ch.a.H. 


P  Jer.  51.30. 
lIah.S.13. 


'ch.ll.  15. 


5  ^And  tlie  waters  shall  fail  from 
the  sea,  and  the  river  shall  he  wast- 
ed and  dried  np. 

G  And  they  shall  tnrn  the  rivers 
far  away;  and  the  brooks  'of  de- 
fence shall  bo  emptied  and  dried 
np :  the  reeds  and  tla,i;s  shall  wither. 

7  The  pai)er  reeds  by  the  brooks, 
by  the  month  of  the  brooks,  and 
everv  ihinu:  sown  bv  the  brooks, 
shall  wither,  be  driven  away,  ^and 
be  no  more. 

8  The  tishers  also  shall  monrn, 
and  all  they  that  cast  angle  into 
the  brooks  shall  lament,  and  they 
that  spread  nets  ui)on  the  waters 
shall  languish. 

9  Moreover  they  that  work  in 
'  fine  flax,  and  they  that  weave 
"networks,  shall  be  confounded. 

10  And  they  shall  be  broken  in 
the  *  purposes  thereof,  all  that  make 
sluices  and  ponds  ^for  fish. 

11  ■[  Surely  the  i)rinces  of  ""Zoan 
are  fools,  the  counsel  of  the  wise 
counsellors  of  Pharaoh  is  become 
brutish :  how  say  ye  unto  Pharaoh, 
I  am  the  son  of  the  wise,  the  son 
of  ancient  kings  ? 

12  '  Where  are  they  ?  where  are 
thy  wise  men  f  and  let  them  tell 
thee  now,  and  let  them  know  what 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed 
upon  Egypt. 

13  The  princes  of  Zoan  are  be- 
come fools,  ""the  princes  of  Noph 
are  deceived ;  they  have  also  se- 
duced Egypt,  even  n  *  they  that  are 
the  stay  of  the  tribes  thereof. 

14  The  Lord  hath  mingled  t"a 
perverse  spirit  in  the  midst  there- 
of: and  they  have  caused  Egypt 
to  err  in  every  work  thereof,  as 
a  drunken  man  staggereth  in  his 
vomit. 

15  Neither  shall  there  be  any 
work  for  Egypt,  which  "the  head 
or  tail,  branch  or  rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  day  shall  Egypt  ^be 
like  unto  women :  and  it  shall  be 
afraid  and  fear  because  of  the  shak- 
ing of  the  hand  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  ''  which  he  shaketh  over  it. 

17  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall 
be  a  terror  nnto  Egypt,  every  one 
that  maketh  mention  thereof  shall 
be  afraid  in  himself,  because  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  714 


II  Or.  of 
J/eres,  or, 
o/  the  nun. 

•  Oun.  2H.  18. 
Kx.24.  4. 
.losh.  22.10, 
2U,  2r. 


'SoeJo»h.4. 
20.  &  22.  27. 


counsel  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which 
he  hath  determined  against  it. 

18  1^  In  that  day  shall  five  cities 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  'speak  'the   ■^^'Pb.'jo 
language  of  C'anaan,  and  swear  to    ^">^%> 
the  Lord  of  hosts;  one  shall  be 
called.  The  city  "of  destruction. 

19  In  that  day  'shall  there  be  an 
altar  to  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  a  pillar  at 
the  border  thereof  to  the  Lord. 

20  And  4t  shall  be  for  a  sign  and 
for  a  witness  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  for 
they  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord  be- 
cause of  the  oppressors,  and  he 
shall  send  them  a  saviour,  and  a 
great  one,  and  he  shall  deliver 
them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known 
to  Egypt,  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
know  the  Lord  in  that  day,  and 
"shall  do  sacrifice  and  oblation; 
yea,  they  shall  vow  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  perform  it. 

22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite 
Egypt :  he  shall  smite  and  heal  it  : 
and  they  shall  return  even  to  the 
Lord,  and  lie  shall  l)e  entreated  of 
them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  1  In  that  day  ^  shall  there  be 
a  highway  out  of  Egypt  to  Assyria, 
and  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptian  into  As- 
syria, and  the  Egyptians  shall  serve 
with  the  Assyrians. 

24  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the 
third  with  Egypt  and  with  As- 
syria, even  a  blessing  in  the  midst 
of  the  land : 

25  Whom  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
bless,  saying.  Blessed  he  Egypt  my 
peox)le,  and  Assyria  ^the  work  of 
my  hands,  and  Israel  mine  inher- 
itance. 


°  Mai.  1.  11. 


'ch.  11. 16. 


5  Ps.  ino.  X 

cb.  2'.l.  2;i. 
ilos.  2.  2!. 
Kph.  2. 10. 


CHAPTER  XX. 


A  type  2}'>'fji(/itrinq  the  shameful  captivity  of  Egypt 
and  Ethiopia. 

IX  the  year  that  ="  Tartan  came 
unto  Ashdod,  (wlien  Sargon 
the  king  of  Assyria  sent  him,)  and 
fought  against  Ashdod,  and  took 

it; 

2  At  the   same  time  spake  the 

Lord  ♦  by  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz, 

saying.  Go  and  loose  ''the  sackcloth 

from  off  thy  loins,  and  put  off  thy 

759 


"2  Kinjts  18. 

17. 


\  Ilpb. 
by  the  hand 
of  Jsaiah. 

0  Zeeh.  13.  4. 


The  fall  of  Babylon. 


ISAIAH. 


Time  of  Arabia's  calamity. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  714. 

'  1  Sara.  19. 
24. 
Hie.  1.8, 11. 

i  ch.  8. 18. 


t  Hcb.  the 
Cdjitivity  of 
Kgijpt. 


«2  Sam.  10.4. 

ch.  .3.  17. 

Jer.  13.  22, 

2fi. 

Mic.  1. 11. 
t  lleb. 

naketlnefs. 
1 1  Kings  18. 

21. 

ch.  30.  3,  5, 

7.  &  36.  6. 
BOr, 

country, 

Jer.  4'.  4. 


•  Zech.  9. 14. 


\  Heb.  hard. 


kch.KJ.  1. 


'ch.  13. 17. 
Jer.  49.  34. 


*  ch.  li.  i.  & 
IG.  11. 

•  ch.  13.  8. 


I  Or, 
Mti  mind 
wandered. 

lUcut.M.CT. 

1  llcb.  put. 


t  Dan.  S.  a. 


»ver.  9. 


shoe  from  tliy  foot.     And  he   did 
so,  'walking   naked  and  barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  Like  as  my 
servant  Isaiah  hath  walked  naked 
and  barefoot  three  years  "^for  a 
sign  and  wonder  upon  Egypt  and 
upon  Ethiopia ; 

4  So  shall  the  king  of  Assyria 
lead  away  Hhe  Egyptians  prison- 
ers, and  the  Ethiopians  captives, 
young  and  old,  naked  and  bare- 
foot, ^even  with  their  buttocks  un- 
covered, to  the  t  shame  of  Egypt. 

5  ^And  they  shall  be  afraid  and 
ashamed  of  Ethiopia  their  expecta- 
tion, and  of  Egypt  their  glory. 

6  And  the  inhabitant  of  this  "isle 
shall  say  in  that  day.  Behold,  such 
is  our  expectation,  whither  we  flee 
for  help  to  be  delivered  from  the 
king  of  Assyria :  and  how  shall  we 
escape  ? 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  TTie  prophet,  bewailing  the  captivity  of  his  people, 
seeth  in  a  vision  the  fall  of  Babylon  by  the  Medes 
and  Persians.  11  Edom,  scorning  the  prophet,  is 
moved  to  repenta^ice.  13  The  set  time  of  Arabia's 
calamity. 

HE  burden  of  the  desert  of  the 


T 


sea.     As  ^whirlwinds   in   the 


through 


so 


from 


it  Cometh 
a   terrible 


sighing 


south  pass 
from  the  desert 
land. 

2  A  *  grievous' vision  is  declared 
unto  me; ♦The  treacherous  dealer 
dealeth     treacherously,     and     the 
spoiler  spoileth.     'Go  up,  O  Elam 
besiege,  O  Media :  all  the 
thereof  have  I  made  to  cease 

3  Therefore  "^are  my  loins  filled 
with  pain :  *  pangs  have  taken  hold 
upon  me,  as  the  pangs  of  a  woman 
that  travaileth :  I  was  bowed  down 
at  the  hearing  of  it ;  I  was  dismay- 
ed at  the  seeing  of  it. 

4  "My  heart  panted,  fearfulness 
affrighted  me:  4he  night  of  my 
pleasure  hath  he  ♦  turned  into  fear 
unto  me. 

5  e  Prepare  the  table,  watch  in  the 
watclitower,  eat,  drink:  arise,  ye 
princes,  and  anoint  the  shield. 

G  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
unto  me,  Go,  set  a  watchmau,  let 
him  declare  what  he  seeth. 

7  ''  And  he  saw  a  chariot  with  a 

couple  of  horsemen,  a  chariot  of 

asses,  and  a  chariot  of  camels ;  and 

7G0 


he  hearkened  diligently  with  much 
heed : 

8  And  "he  cried,  A  lion :  My  lord, 
I  stand  continually  upon  the 
'  watchtower  in  the  daytime,  and  I 
am  set  in  my  ward  "whole  nights: 

9  And,  behold,  here  cometh  a 
chariot  of  men,  ivith  a  couple  of 
horsemen.  And  he  answered  and 
said,  ^Babylon  is  fallen,  is  fallen; 
and  '  all  the  graven  images  of  her 
gods  he  hath  broken  unto  the 
ground. 

10  "'O  my  threshing,  and  the 
*  corn  of  my  floor :  that  which  I  have 
heard  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  have  I  declared  unto 
you. 

'  11  1  "The  burden  of  Dumah.  He 
calleth  to  me  out  of  Seir,  Watch- 
man, what*  of  the  night  f  Watch- 
man, what  of  the  night ! 

12  The  watchman  said,  The  morn- 
ing cometh,  and  also  the  night :  if 
ye  will  inquire,  inquire  ye :  return, 
come. 

13  ^[  °The  burden  upon  Arabia. 
In  the  forest  in  Arabia  shall  ye 
lodge,  O  ye  travelling  companies 
Pof  Dedanim. 

14  The  inhabitants  of  the  land  of 
Tenia  "brought  water  to  him  that 
was  thirsty,  they  prevented  with 
their  bread  him  that  fled. 

15  For  they  fled " '  from  the  swords, 
from  the  drawn  sword,  and  from 
the  bent  bow,  and  from  the  griev- 
ousness  of  war. 

16  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
Unto  me,  Within  a  year,  ''accord- 
ing to  the  years  of  a  hireling,  and 
all  the  glory  of  "^Kedar  .shall  fail: 

17  And  the  residue  of  the  number 
of  *  archers,  the  mighty  men  of  the 
children  of  Kedar,  shall  be  dimin- 
ished: for  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
hath  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXIL 

1  The  prophet  laiuentcth  the  invasion  oj  Jewry  by  the 
Persians.  8  He  reproveth  their  human  wisdom  and 
worldly  joy.  15  He  projjhesieth  Shcbnn's  depriva- 
tion, liO  and  Eliitkim,  prejigu7'ing  the  kingdom  oJ 
Christ,  his  substitution. 

THE  burden   of  the  valley  of 
vision.  What  aileth  thee  now, 
that  thou  art  wholly  gone  up  to 
the  housetops  ? 
2  Thou  that  art  full  of  stirs,  a  tu- 


Before 
CURIST 
aliout  714 

!  [J  Or,  cried  (J>- 
;    a  Hon. 


i  Hob.  2.  1. 

II  Or, 
every  night. 

IJer.  51.8. 
Kev.  14.  8. 
&  18.  2. 

ich.  4ti.  1. 
Jer.  .W.  2.  i 
51.  44. 

"Jer.  51.  3.J. 
t  Hub.  son. 


"1  Chr.l.sn. 
Jer.  49.  7,  (5. 
Ez.  .15.  2. 
Obad.  1. 


"Jer.  49.  28. 


PI  Chr.  1.  9, 

32. 


II  Or, 
bring  ye. 


II  Or, 
Jor  fear. 

t  Heb.  from 
thejace. 


Ich.  16.14. 


'Ps.  120.  .1. 
ch.  UO.  7. 


f  Ileb.  hows. 


about  712. 


The  invasion  of  Jewry. 


ISAIAH. 


ShehmCs  doivnfall  prophesied. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

'  ch.  32.  13. 


I  lUb. 
o/  lite  bow. 


1.  Jcr.  4. 19.  & 
1).  1. 

t  llih.  Tiritl 
he  bitter  in 
weeping. 


'  cli.  37. .",. 


.1  Lam.  1.5. 
Si  -1.  -J.. 


■  Jcr.  49.  35. 


f  ch.  15. 1. 
t  Heb.  made 
naked. 

I  ricb.  the 
choice  tit' 
thy  valleys. 


II  Or. 
toward. 


E  1  KiiiRS  7.2. 
&  10.  17. 


h  2  Kings  20. 
a). 
2  Chr.  32.  4, 


i  Xeh.  3. 16. 


1  Seech.  37. 


•  Joel  yiz. 

"'  S'e  Ezra 

/ch.  1.5.  2. 
y    Mic.  1.  IG. 


'  ch.  5fi.  12. 
1  Cor.  15.  .52. 


°ch.  5.  9. 


'1  Sam.  3. 14. 
Ez.  24. 13. 


miiltuans  city,  "a  joyous  city:  thy 
slain  men  are  not  slain  with  the 
sword,  nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  tliy  rulers  arc  Hed  tog-etlier, 
they  are  bonnd  '  by  the  archers : 
all  that  are  found  in  thee  are  bound 
together,  tvhich  have  tied  from 
far. 

4  Therefore  said  I,  Look  away 
from  me;  ^'I  will  weep  bitterly, 
labour  not  to  comfort  me,  because 
of  the  spoiling  of  the  daughter  of 
my  people. 

I  5  'For  it  is  a  day  of  trouble,  and 
of  treading  down,  and  of  perplex- 
ity ''by  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  in 
the  valley  of  vision,  breaking  down 
the  walls,  and  of  crying  to  the 
mountains. 

G  'And  Elam  bare  the  quiver  with 
chariots  of  men  and  horsemen,  and 
^Kir  'uncovered  the  shield. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  i)ass,  that 
♦thy  choicest  valleys  shall  be  full 
of  chariots,  and  the  horsemen  shall 
set  themselves  in  array   "at  the 

I  gate. 

8  ^\  And  he  discovered  the  cover- 
ing of  Judah,  and  thou  didst  look 
in  that  day  to  the  armour  ^of  the 
house  of  the  forest. 

9  "  Ye  have  seen  also  the  breach- 
es of  the  city  of  David,  that  they 
are  many :  and  ye  gathered  togeth- 
er the  waters  of  the  lower  i:)ool. 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the 
houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  houses 
have  ye  broken  down  to  fortify  the 
wall. 

11  '  Ye  made  also  a  ditch  between 
the  two  walls  for  the  water  of  the 
old  pool :  but  ye  have  not  looked 
unto  ""the  maker  thereof,  neither 
had  respect  unto  him  that  fashion- 
er' it  long  ago. 

12  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  '  call  to  weeping,  and 
to  mourning,  and  "'  to  baldness,  and 
to  girding  with  sackcloth  : 

13  And  behold  joy  and  gladness, 
slaying  oxen,  and  killing  sheep, 
eating  flesh,  and  drinking  wine: 
"  let  us  eat  and  drink ;  for  to  mor- 
row we  shall  die. 

14  "And  it  was  revealed  in  mine 
ears  by  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Surely 
this  iniquity  ^' shall  not  be  purged 


from  you  till  ye  die,  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts. 

15  ^[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts.  Go,  get  thee  unto  this  treas- 
urer, even  unto  ''Shebna,  'which  is 
over  the  house,  and  say, 

10  What  hast  thou  here,  and 
whom  hast  thou  here,  that  thou 
hast  hewed  thee  out  a  se])ulchre 
here,  "as  he  'that  heweth  him  out 
a  sepulchre  on  high,  and  that  grav- 
eth  a  habitation  for  himself  in  a 
rock? 

17  Behold,  "the  Lord  will  carry 
thee  away  with  'a  mighty  captivi- 
ty, *and  will  surely  cover  thee. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn 
and  toss  thee  like  a  ball  into  a 
♦  large  country :  there  shalt  thou 
die,  and  there  the  chariots  of  thy 
glory  shall  he  the  shame  of  thy 
lord's  house. 

19  And  I  will  drive  thee  from  thy 
station,  and  from  thy  state  shall 
he  pull  thee  down. 

20  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  call  my  serv- 
ant "Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah : 

21  And  I  will  clothe  him  with  thy 
robe,  and  strengthen  him  with  thy 
girdle,  and  I  will  commit  thy  gov- 
ernment into  his  hand:  and  he 
shall  be  a  father  to  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  and  to  the  house  of 
Judah. 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of 
David  will  I  lay  upon  his  shoulder ; 
so  he  shall  ^  open,  and  none  shall 
shut ;  and  he  shall  shut,  and  none 
shall  open. 

23  And  I  will  fasten  him  as  ''a 
nail  in  a  sure  place ;  and  he  shall 
be  for  a  glorious  throne  to  his  fa- 
ther's house. 

24  And  they  shall  hang  upon  him 
all  the  glory  of  his  father's  house, 
the  oflt'spring  and  the  issue,  all  ves- 
sels of  small  quantitj',  from  the 
vessels  of  cups,  even  to  all  the  "  ves- 
sels of  flagons. 

25  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  shall  the  nail  that  is  fasten- 
ed itti  the  sure  place  be  removed, 
and  be  cut  down,  and  fall ;  and 
the  burden  that  was  upon  it  shall 
be  cut  ofi':  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

761 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


'"2  Kings  18. 

37. 

ch.'ii;  .3. 
'  1  Kings  4.0. 


II  Or,  n  he. 
•See  2  Sam. 

18. 18. 

Matt.  27.  W) 


II  Or,  the 
Lnitj)  who 
covered 
thee  with 
an  ejct  Hi  ut 
covcriTit/^ 
and  clothed 
tliee  <jor- 
geoiisly, 
shall  surety, 
4c. 
ver.  18. 

t  Ilcb.  the 
cai'tivttij  of 
a  man. 

iEsth.7.  8. 

t  Heb.  large 
oj  spaces. 


"2  Kings  IS. 

18. 


'Jf.bl2.  14. 
Rev.  3.  7. 


5  Ezra  9.  8. 


II  Or, 

msfrumenfs 
OJ  xioU. 


The  misercible 


ISAIAH. 


overthrow  of  Tyre. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  715. 


'  Jcr.  25.  22. 

&  4".  4. 

Kz.2ti,  &27, 

&2S. 

Amos  1.  9. 

Zech.9.2,4. 
h  ver.  12. 


i  Heb.  silent. 


'Ez.27.  3. 


dch.  19. 16. 


'ch.  22.  2. 


t  Heb.  from 
afar  off. 


f  See  Ez.  28. 
2,12. 


)  neb. 

to  pollute. 


tllcb. 
girdle. 


nor. 

runceminfj 
u  nifi  chant- 
man. 
\  llcb. 
Canaan. 

i;or. 

»trenyth». 
E  Hev.  18.  22. 
t  vcr.  1. 


iPe.72.9. 


CHAPTEE  XXIII. 

1  The  miserable  overthrow  of  Tyre.     17  Tfieir  unhap- 
py return. 

THE  ^burden  of  Tyre.  Howl, 
ye  sliips  of  Tarsliish ;  for  it  is 
laid  waste,  so  that  there  is  no  house, 
no  entering  in:  ''from  the  land  of 
Chittim  it  is  revealed  to  them. 

2  Be  *  still,  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
isle ;  thou  whom  the  merchants  of 
Zidon,  that  pass  over  the  sea,  have 
replenished. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed 
of  Sihor,  the  harvest  of  the  river, 
is  her  revenue ;  and  '^  she  is  a  mart 
of  nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O  Zidon :  for 
the  sea  hath  spoken,  even  the 
strength  of  the  sea,  saying,  I  trav- 
ail not,  nor  bring  forth  children, 
neither  do  I  nourish  up  young  men, 
nor  bring  up  virgins. 

5  "^As  at  the  report  concerning 
Egypt,  so  shall  they  be  sorely 
pained  at  the  report  of  Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tarshish ;  howl, 
ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle. 

7  Is  this  your  '^joyous  city,  whose 
antiquity  is  of  ancient  days!  her 
own  feet  shall  carry  her  ^  afar  oft' 
to  sojourn. 

8  Who  hath  taken  this  counsel 
against  Tyre,  Hhe  crowning  city, 
whose  merchants  are  princes,  whose 
trafdckers  are  the  honourable  of 
the  earth  ? 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  pur- 
posed it,  ^  to  stain  the  i^ride  of  all 
glory,  and  to  bring  into  contempt 
all  the  honourable  of  the  earth. 

10  Pass  through  thy  land  as  a 
river,  O  daughter  of  Tarshish: 
there  is  no  more  ^strength. 

11  He  stretched  out  his  handover 
the  sea,  he  shook  the  kingdoms : 
the  Lord  liath  given  a  command- 
ment "against  *tlie  merchant  city, 
to  destroy  the "  strong  holds  thereof. 

12  And  he  said,  *^Tliou  shalt  no 
more  rejoice,  O  tliou  oppressed  vir- 
gin, daughter  of  Zidon:  arise, ''pass 
over  to  Chittim;  there  also  shalt 
thou  have  no  rest. 

13  liehold  tlie  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans ;  this  ])(;ople  was  not,  till  the 
Assyrian  founded  it  for  'them  that 
dwell  in  the  wilderness:  they  set 

762 


up  the  towers  thereof,  they  raised 
up  the  palaces  thereof;  and  he 
brought  it  to  ruin. 

14  "^ Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish: 
for  your  strength  is  laid  waste. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  i^ass  in 
that  day,  that  Tyre  shall  be  for- 
gotten seventy  years,  according  to 
the  days  of  one  king:  after  the 
end  of  seventy  years  ^shall  Tyre 
sing  as  a  harlot. 

16  Take  a  harp,  go  about  the  city, 
thou  harlot  that  hast  been  forgot- 
ten ;  make  sweet  melody,  sing 
many  songs,  that  thou  mayest  be 
remembered. 

17  T[  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
after  the  end  of  seventy  years,  that 
the  Lord  avIU  visit  Tyre,  and  she 
shall  turn  to  her  hire,  and  '  shall 
commit  fornication  with  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

18  And  her  merchandise  and  her 
hire "'  shall  be  holiness  to  the  Lord  : 
it  shall  not  be  treasured  nor  laid 
up ;  for  her  merchandise  shall  be 
for  them  that  dwell  before  the 
Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  and  for 
t  durable  clothing. 

CHAPTEE  XXIY. 

1  TTie  doleful  judgments  of  God  upon  the  land.  13  A 
remnant  shall  joyfully  praise  Mm.  16  Ood  in  his 
judgments  shall  advance  his  kingdom.  , 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord  maketh 
the  earth  empty,  and  maketh 
it  waste,  and  Uurneth  it  upside 
down,  and  scattereth  abroad  the 
inhabitants  thereof. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  as  with  the  peo- 
ple, so  with  the  "Spriest;  as  with 
the  servant,  so  with  his  master ;  as 
with  the  maid,  so  with  her  mistress; 
''as  with  the  buyer,  so  with  the  sell- 
er ;  as  with  the  lender,  so  with  the 
borrower;  as  with  the  taker  of  usu- 
ry, so  with  the  giver  of  usury  to 
him. 

3  The  land  shall  be  utterly  emp- 
tied, and  utterly  spoiled:  for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  this  word. 

4  Tlie  earth  mourneth  and  fadeth 
away,  the  world  languisheth  and 
fadeth  away,  Uhe  haughty  j^eople 
of  the  earth  do  languish. 

5  '^Tlie  earth  also  is  defiled  under 
the  inhabitants   thereof;    because 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  715. 


k  rer.  1. 
Ez.27.25,.'M. 


t  Heb.  it 
shall  be  un- 
to Tyre  as 
the  lioiig  of 
a  harlot. 


1  Rev.  17.  2. 


"•  Zcch.  14. 
20,  ;;l. 


t  Ileb.  old. 


about  712. 


t  Heb.  per- 
^'erteth  the 
face  there- 
of. 


II  Or,  prince. 

•  iios.  4. ;». 


b  Ez.  7. 12,13. 


tllcb.  the 
height  of 
the  people. 

■^Gin..'!.  17. 
Is'uiii. 3^.33. 


GoiVs  judgments 


ISAIAH. 


Mpon  the  land. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 


a  BIul.  i.  6. 


'ch.  Ifi.  8,  9. 
Joel  1.10,12. 


f  Jer.  7.  ?A.  & 
l(i.lt.&  ii.ll). 

Ez.  a;,  i.'i. 

Hos.  ■>.  11. 
Kev.  :s.  22. 


Sch.  17.  5,  6.' 


II  Or, 
vaUeps. 
b  Mai."  1.  11. 


t  Heb.  wing. 


t  Heb. 
Leanness  to 
"ie,  cir,  Mij 
secret  to  me. 
■  Jer.  5. 11. 


k  Seel  Kings 
M.  17. 
Jer.  48.  43, 
44. 
Amos  5. 19. 


'Gen.  7.  U. 


tliey  have  transgressed  the  laws, 
changed  the  ordinance,  broken  the 
everkisting  covenant. 
0  Therefore  liath  ''  the  curse  de- 
voured the  earth,  and  they  that 
dwell  therein  are  desolate:  there- 
fore the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
are  burned,  and  few  men  left. 

7  "^The  new  wine  mourneth,  the 
vine  languisheth,  all  the  merry- 
hearted  do  sigh. 

8  The  mirth  '^of  tabrets  ceaseth, 
the  noise  of  them  that  rejoice  end- 
eth,  the  joy  of  the  harp  ceaseth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with 
a  song ;  strong  drink  shall  be  bit- 
ter to  them  that  drink  it. 

10  The  city  of  confusion  is  broken 
down  :  every  house  is  shut  up,  that 
no  man  may  come  in. 

11  There  is  a  crying  for  wine  in 
the  streets;  all  joy  is  darkened,  the 
mirth  of  the  land  is  gone. 

12  In  the  city  is  left  desolation, 
and  the  gate  is  smitten  with  de- 
struction. 

13  1  When  thus  it  shall  be  in  the 
midst  of  the  land  among  the  peo- 
ple, ^  there  shall  he  as  the  shaking 
of  an  olive  tree,  and  as  the  glean- 
ing grapes  when  the  vintage  is 
done. 

14  They  shall  lift  up  their  voice, 
they  shall  sing  for  the  majesty  of 
the  Lord,  they  shall  cry  aloud 
from  the  sea. 

15  Wherefore  glorify  ye  the  Lord 
in  the  "  fires,  even  ^  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the  isles  of 
the  sea. 

16  ^  From  the  hittermost  part  of 
the  earth  have  we  heard  songs, 
even  glory  to  the  righteous.  But  I 
said,  *My  leanness,  my  leanness, 
woe  unto  me !  '  the  treacherous 
dealers  have  dealt  treacherously; 
yea,  the  treacherous  dealers  have 
dealt  very  treacherously. 

17  ''Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the 
snare,  are  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant 
of  the  earth. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
he  who  fleeth  from  the  noise  of  the 
fear  shall  fall  into  the  pit ;  and  he 
that  Cometh  u])  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  pit  shall  be  taken  in  the  snare: 
for  '  the  windows  from  on  high  are 


open,  and  "'the  foundations  of  the 
earth  do  shake. 

19  "The  earth  is  utterly  broken 
down,  the  earth  is  clean  dissolved, 
the  earth  is  moved  exceedingly. 

20  The  earth  shall  "reel  to  and 
fro  like  a  drunkard,  and  shall  be 
removed  like  a  cottage;  and  the 
transgression  thereof  shall  be  heavy 
upon  it ;  and  it  shall  fall,  and  not 
rise  again. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  ^pun- 
ish the  host  of  the  high  ones  that 
are  on  high,  I'and  tlie  kings  of  the 
earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered  to- 
gether, Uis  prisoners  are  gathered 
in  the  n  pit,  and  shall  be  shut  up  in 
the  prison,  and  after  many  days 
shall  they  be  "visited. 

23  Then  the  "^  moon  shall  be  con- 
founded,  and  the  sun  ashamed, 
when  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
"^ reign  in  ^ mount  Zion,  and  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  "before  his  ancients 
gloriously. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  TTie  231'ophet  prai^eth  God,  for  his  judgments,  6  for 
his  saviny  betiefits,  9  and  for  his  victorious  salva- 
tion.. 

LORD,  thou  art  my  God;  '^I 
will  exalt  thee,  I  will  praise 
thy  name ;  ^  for  thou  hast  done 
wonderful  things;  ''thy  counsels  of 
old  are  faithfulness  and  truth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  "^of  a  city  a 
heap ;  of  a  defenced  city  a  ruin :  a 
palace  of  strangers  to  be  no  city ; 
it  shall  never  be  built. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strong  peo- 
ple '^glorify  thee,  the  city  of  the 
teri'ible  nations  shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  been  a  strength 
to  the  poor,  a  strength  to  the  needy 
in  his  distress,  '^a  refuge  from  the 
storm,  a  shadow  from  the  heat, 
when  the  blast  of  the  terrible  ones 
is  as  a  storm  against  the  wall. 

5  Thou  shalt  bring  down  the  noise 
of  strangers,  as  the  heat  in  a  dry 
place;  even  the  heat  with  the  shad- 
ow of  a  cloud :  the  branch  of  the 
terrible  ones  shall  be  brought  low. 

6  ^  And  in  ^'this  mountain  shall 
^  the  Lord  of  hosts  make  unto  '  all 
people  a  feast  of  fat  things,  a  feast 

763 


o 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

■»  Ps.  18.  7. 
•Jer.  4.  23. 


"ch.  19.  14. 


t Ilcb. 
visit  upon. 


V  Ps.  7(i.  12. 


t  llcb.  vtith 
the  gather- 
ing of  pris- 
oners. 

II  Or, 
dungeon. 

II  Or,  fonnil 
wanting. 

Ich.l.'i.  10.& 

aa.  19. 

¥.7..  .32.  7. 

Joel  2.  31.  & 

3.  15. 

'Rev.  19.4,15. 
•Heb.  12.22. 
II  Or,  there  " 

shall  be 

glory  he- 

Jore  his 

ancients. 


about  712. 
■  Ex.  I.'i.  2. 
Ps.  118.  28. 

b  Ps.  98. 1. 

'Num.23.19. 


Jch.  21.  9.  & 
S'i.  13. 
Jer.  51.  37. 


'Rev.  11.13. 


f  ch.  4.  6. 


ech.  2.  2,  3. 
b  Prov.  9.  2. 

Matt.  22.  4. 
iDan.  7.  14. 

Matt.  8.11. 


A  song  inciting  to 


ISAIAH. 


confidence  in  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


tHeb. 
swallow  vp. 


tHeb. 

covered. 
k  2  Cor.  .•).  15. 

Eph.  4. 18. 
lHos.13. 14. 

I  Cor.  15..-)4. 

Rev.  20.  14. 

«;  :;i.  4. 
"  Rev.  r.  ir. 

&  lil.  4. 


"Gen.  40.18. 
Tit.  L'.  i;. 


•  Pb.  20.  5. 


II  Or, 
th  resiled. 

II  Or, 

threshed  m 
Madmenah. 


Pch.  2C.  5. 


of  wines  on  the  lees,  of  fat  things 
full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on  the  lees 
well  refined. 

7  And  he  will  Ulestroy  in  this 
mountain  the  face  of  the  covering 
^cast  over  all  people,  and  ''the  vail 
that  is  spread  over  all  nations. 

8  He  Avill  'swallow  up  death  in 
victory;  and  the  Lord  God  will 
""wipe  away  tears  from  off  all  faces; 
and  the  rebuke  of  his  people  shall 
he  take  away  from  off  all  the  earth : 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

9  1"  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that 
day,  Lo,  this  is  our  God ;  "we  have 
waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save  us : 
this  is  the  Lord  ;  we  have  waited 
for  him,  °we  will  be  glad  and  re- 
joice in  his  salvation. 

10  For  in  this  mountain  shall  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  rest,  and  Moab 
shall  be  "trodden  down  under  him, 
even  as  straw  is  "  trodden  down  for 
the  dunghill. 

11  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his 
hands  in  the  midst  of  them,  as  he 
that  swimmeth  spreadeth  forth  Ms 
hands  tt)  swim  :  and  he  shall  bring- 
down their  pride  together  with  the 
spoils  of  their  hands. 

12  And  the  ^  fortress  of  the 
fort  of  thy  walls  shall  he 
down,  lay  low,  and  brins:  to 


high 


about  712. 
•ch.  i.  11. 

bch.  CO.  18. 


«P8. 118. 19, 


I  Ilch. 

truthn. 
I  Mi\>.peaoe, 

peace, 

ch.  .'.;.  I'J. 

.1  Or, 

thotirfht, or, 
xrita{/tna- 
lion. 

ich.V,.n. 

I  Hob.  the 
rock  o/ 
ay", 
Deut.  .12.  4. 

•cli.K.  12.* 
31!.  ly. 


bring 
the 


ground,  even  to  the  dust. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  A  song  inciting  to  confidence  in  God,  hfor  hisjudg- 
mentx,  13  and  for  fiis  favour  to  his  people.  20  An 
exhortation  to  wait  om  God. 

IN  ''that  day  shall  this  song  be 
sung  in  the  land  of  Judali ;  We 
have  a  strong  city ;  ''  salvation  will 
God  appoint  for  walls  and  bul- 
warks. 

2  <=Open  ye  the  gates,  that  the 
righteous  nation  which  keepeth  the 
♦truth  may  enter  in. 

3  Tliou  wilt  keep  him  in  ♦  perfect 
peace,  whose  "mind  is  stayed  on 
thee :  because  he  trusteth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever : 
'for  in  the  Lord  JEHOVAH  is 
•everhi.stiiig  strength. 

5  1  I'or  ho  briugetli  down  them 
that  dwell  on  high ;  "^the  lofty  city, 
he  layetli  it  low ;  he  layeth  it  low, 
even  to  the 

even  to  the  dust 

7G4 


ground , 


he  bringeth  it 


6  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down, 
even  the  feet  of  the  poor,  and  the 
stej^s  of  the  needy. 

7  The  way  of  the  just  is  upright- 
ness :  ^  thou,  most  upright,  dost 
weigh  the  path  of  the  just. 

8  Yea,  ^in  the  way  of  thy  judg- 
ments, O  Lord,  have  we  waited  for 
thee;  the  desire  of  our  soul  is  to 
thy  name,  and  to  the  remembrance 
of  thee. 

9  ''  With  my  soul  have  I  desired 
thee  in  the  night;  yea,  with  my 
spirit  within  me  will  I  seek  thee 
early:  for  when  thy  judgments  are 
in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
world  wall  learn  righteousness. 

10  '  Let  favour  be  shewed  to  the 
wicked,  yet  will  he  not  learn  right- 
eousness: in  ""the  land  of  upright- 
ness will  he  deal  unjustly,  and  will 
not  behold  the  majesty  of  the 
Lord. 

11  Lord,  when  thy  hand  is  lifted 
up,  'they  will  not  see:  hut  they 
shall  see,  and  be  ashamed  for  their 
envy  "  at  the  people ;  yea,  the  fire 
of  thine  enemies  shall  devour  them. 

12  ^  Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace 
for  us :  for  thou  also  hast  wrought 
all  our  works  n  in  us. 

13  O  Lord  our  God,  ""other  lords 
besides  thee  have  had  dominion 
over  giis;  hut  by  thee  only  will  we 
make  mention  of  thy  name. 

14  They  are  dejtd,  they  shall  not 
live ;  they  arc  deceased,  they  shall 
not  rise :  therefore  hast  thou  visit- 
ed and  destroyed  them,  and  made 
all  their  memory  to  perish. 

15  Thou  hast  increased  the  nation, 
O  Lord,  thou  hast  increased  the 
nation ;  thou  art  glorified :  thou 
hadst  removed  it  far  unto  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

IG  Lord,  "in  trouble  have  they 
visited  thee;  they  i)oured  out  a 
♦prayer  when  thy  chastening  ivas 
upon  them. 

17  Like  as  °a  woman  with  child, 
that  draweth  near  the  time  of  her 
delivery,  is  in  pain,  and  crieth  out 
in  her  pangs ;  so  have  we  been  in 
thy  sight,  O  Lord. 

18  We  have  been  with  child,  we 
liave  been  in  i>ain,  we  have  .as  it 
were  brought  forth  Mind  ;  we  have 


Before 
CHRIST 

al)out  712. 


fPs.  37.  2.3. 


Sch.  G4.  5. 


hPs.  G"-.6. 
Cant.  3. 1. 


i  Ecc.  8. 12. 
Rum.  'J.  4. 


k  Fs.  14'3. 10. 


lJob.14.  27. 
P«.  28.  5. 
ch.  5.  12. 

(I  Or,  toiranl 
thy  2teople. 


I  Or,  .'or  us. 


!  Chr.12.8. 


"  lloa.  .1.  15. 


t  Ilcb.  tecret 
speech. 


°ch.  1.1..'!. 
John  Iti.  21. 


GocVs  care  of  his  vineyard. 


ISAIAH. 


Ephraim  threatened. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 

PPs.  17.  14. 

1  F.T..  ",1.  1, 

Jtc. 


'Dan.  12.  2. 


'  Ex.  12.  2?, 


'  Ps.  M.  .■;. 
i-h.  ;a.  7,  s. 

2  Cor.  4.  ir. 

"Mic.  1.3. 
Judc  14. 


t  ITcb. 

bloods. 


II  Or, 
crossing 
like  a  l,ar. 

•Ps. 

74.13,14 

bch. 

51.0. 
■M.  3.  & 

K. 

'ch. 

S.  1. 

HPs 

Jer 

SO.  8. 
2.  21. 

'Ps 

121. 4,5 

f2  Sam.  23.6. 
ch.  y.  IS. 

[I  Or,  inarch 
agaitist. 

s  ch.  25.  4. 
hJob22.  21. 


i  ch.  37.  31. 
Ho8. 14. 5,6. 


t  Hcb.  ac- 
cording to 
the  ■•stroke 
of  those. 


l.Tob23.  6. 
Ps.(i.  1. 
Jer.  111.  24. 
&."A  11.  & 
46.  28. 
1  Cor.  10.13. 

Ij  Or,  ichen 
thou  srndest 
itjorth. 
B  Or.u'hen  he 
removeth  it. 
IPs.  7».  38. 


uot  wrought  any  deliverance  in  tlie 
earth;  neitlier  have  ^'the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  worhl  faUen. 

19  "^Thy  dead  men  shall  live,  to- 
f/ether  with  my  dead  body  shall 
they  arise.  'Awake  and  sing,  ye 
that  dwell  in  dust :  for  thy  dew  is 
as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the  earth 
shall  cast  out  the  dead. 

20  ^[  Come,  my  people,  ^ enter 
thou  into  thy  chambers,  and  shut 
thy  doors  about  thee  :  hide  thyself 
as  it  were  *for  a  little  moment,  un- 
til the  indignation  be  overpast. 

21  For,  behold,  the  Lord  "com- 
etli  out  of  his  place  to  punish  the 
inhabitants  of  the  earth  for  their 
iniquity :  the  earth  also  shall  dis- 
close her  *  blood,  and  shall  no  more 
cover  her  slain. 

CHAPTEE  XXVII. 

1  77ie  care  of  God  over  hia  vineyard.  7  Hix  chaslise- 
meiits  differ  from  judgments.  13  The  church  of 
Jews  and  Gentiles. 

IN  that  day  the  Lord  with  his 
sore  and  great  and  strong  sword 
shall  punish  leviathan  the  "pierc- 
ing serpent,  ''even  leviathan  that 
crooked  serpent ;  and  he  shall  slay 
"  the  dragon  that  is  in  the  sea. 

2  In  that  day  'sing  ye  unto 
''A  vinej'ard  of  red  wine. 

3  '  I  the  Lord  do  keep  It ;  I 
water  it  every  moment :  lest 
hurt  it,  I  will  keej)  it  night 
day. 

4  Fury  is  not  in  me :  who  would 
set  '^the  briers  and  thorns  against 
me  in  battle  I  I  would  "  go  through 
them,  I  would  burn  them  together. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  ^'of  my 
strength,  tliat  he  may  ^  make  i)eace 
with  me;  and  he  shall  make  i)eace 
with  me. 

G  He  shall  cause  them  that  come 
of  Jacob  '  to  take  roof:  Israel  shall 
blossom  and  bud,  and  fill  the  face 
of  the  world  with  fruit. 

7  *i  Hath  he  smitten  him,  ^as  he 
smote  those  that  smote  him?  or  is 
he  slain  according  to  the  slaughter 
of  them  that  are  slain  by  him  I 

8  ""In  measure,  "when  it  shooteth 
forth,  thou  wilt  debate  with  it: 
" '  he  stayeth  his  rough  wind  in  the 
day  of  the  east  wind. 

9  By  this  therefore  shall  the  in- 


her, 


will 
any 
and 


iquity  of  Jacob  be  purged^  and 
this  is  all  the  fruit  to  take  away 
his  sin ;  when  he  maketh  all  the 
stones  of  the  altar  as  chalkstones 
that  are  beaten  in  sunder,  the 
groves  and  n  images  shall  not  stand 
up. 

10  Yet  the  defenced  city  sliall  he 
desolate,  and  the  habitation  for- 
saken, and  left  like  a  wilderness: 
'"there  shall  the  calf  feed,  and  there 
shall  he  lie  down,  and  consume  the 
branches  thereof. 

11  When  the  boughs  thereof  are 
withered,  they  shall  be  broken  oti': 
the  women  come,  and  set  them  on 
fire;  for  "it  is  a  people  of  no  un- 
derstandiiig :  ther/?fore  he  that 
made  them  will  not  have  mercy  on 
them,  and  ""he  that  formed  them 
will  shew  them  no  favour. 

12  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  beat 
off  from  the  channel  of  the  river 
unto  the  stream  of  Egypt,  and  ye 
shall  be  gathered  one  by  one,  O  ye 
children  of  Israel. 

13  'And  it  shall  come  to^^^ass  in 
that  day,  "^tliat  the  great  trumpet 
shall  be  blown,  and  they  shall  come 
which  were  ready  to  perish  in  the 
land  of  Assyria,  and  the  outcasts 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall 
worship  the  Lord  in  the  holy 
mount  at  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XXVIIL 

1  The  prophet  threateneth  Ephraim  for  their  pride 
and  drunkenness.  5  The  residue  shall  be  advanced 
in  the  kingdom  of  Christ.  7  Ue  rebuketh  their  error. 
9  Their  nntowardness  to  learn,  14  and  their  sccnrilij. 
16  Vln-ist  the  sure  foundation  ispromised.  18  Their 
security  shall  be  tried.  28  They  are  incited  to  the 
consideration  of  God's  discreet  providence. 

WOE  to  -^  the  crown  of  pride,  to 
the  drunkards  of  Ephraim, 
whose  ^glorious  beauty  is  a  fading- 
flower,  which  are  on  the  head  of 
the  fat  valleys  of  them  that  are 

*  overcome  with  wine  ! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a  mighty 
and  strong  one,  ""  which  as  a  tem- 
pest of  hail  and  a  destroying  storm, 
as  a  flood  of  mighty  waters  over- 
flowing, shall  cast  down  to  the 
earth  with  the  hand. 

3  "^  The  crown  of  pride,  the  drunk- 
ards of  Ephraim,  shall  be  trodden 

♦  under  feet : 

4  And  ^  the  glorious  beauty,  which 

765 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuut  712, 


II  Or, 
sun  imagfis. 


■"  Seech.  17. 
2.  &  32.  14. 


"  Deut.32.28. 
<h.  1.:!. 
Jer.  8.  7. 


"  Deut..32.1S. 
ch.4.!.  1,7. 
&  44.  2,  21, 
24. 


Teh.  2.  11. 


lMatt.24."I. 
Kev.ll.  15. 


about  725. 
■  ver.  3. 

t>  ver.  4. 


t  Ileb. 
broken. 


'  ch.  30.  30. 
£z.  13.  11. 


d  ver.  1. 


tHeb. 
trtfh  feet, 
•  ver.  1. 


Destruction  of  scorners. 


ISAIAH. 


Christ  is  j^romised. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  725. 


t  Hcb.  swat- 
lowelh. 


fProv.  20. 1. 
Ilob.  4.  U. 


«ch.  5G.  10, 


IJer.  C.  10. 


\  Hcb.  the 
hearing. 


]nr, 

hath  been. 


♦  Heb.  itam- 
menngs  of 
lips. 

1 1  Cor.  14.21. 

i  Or,  he  haih 
ipoken. 


is  on  the  head  of  the  fat  valley, 
shall  be  a  fading  flower,  and  as 
the  hasty  fruit  before  the  summer ; 
which  ivhen  he  that  looketh  upon 
it  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in  his  hand 
he  ^eateth  it  up. 

5  t  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord 
of  hosts  be  for  a  crown  of  glory, 
and  for  a  diadem  of  beauty,  unto 
the  residue  of  his  people, 

6  And  for  a  spirit  of  judgment 
to  him  that  sitteth  in  judgment, 
and  for  strength  to  them  that  turn 
the  battle  to  the  gate. 

7  ■[  But  they  also  Hiave  erred 
through  wine,  and  through  strong 
drink  are  out  of  the  way;  ^the 
priest  and  the  propliet  have  erred 
through  strong  drink,  they  are 
swallowed  up  of  wine,  they  are  out 
of  the  way  through  strong  drink ; 
they  err  in  vision,  they  stumble  in 
judgment. 

8  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit 
and  filthiness,  so  that  there  is  no 
place  clean. 

9  ^  ''  Whom  shall  he  teach  knowl- 
edge I  and  whom  shall  he-,make  to 
understand  Uloctrine?  them  that  are 
weaned  from  the  milk,  and  drawn 
from  the  breasts. 

10  For  precept  n must  he  upon  pre- 
cept, precept  upon  precept;  line 
upon  line,  line  ui)on  line ;  here  a 
little,  and  there  a  little : 

11  For  with  ^ '  stammering  lips 
and  another  tongue  "  will  he  speak 
to  this  peoi^le. 

12  To  whom  he  said.  This  is  the 
rest  wherewith  ye  may  cause  the 
weary  to  rest ;  and  this  is  the  re- 
freshing :  yet  they  would  not  hear. 

13  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  was 
unto  them  precept  upon  precept, 
precept  upon  precept;  line  upon 
line,  line  u])on  line;  here  a  little, 
and  there  a  little;  that  they  might 
go,  and  fall  backward,  and  be  bro- 
ken, and  snared,  and  taken. 

14  •[  Wherefore  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  ye  scornful  men,  that 
rule  this  people  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  We  have 
made  a  covenant  wifli  death,  and 
with  hell  are  we  at  agn'ement; 
when  the  overflowing  scourge  shall 

766 


pass  through,  it  shall  not  come  un- 
to us:  ^for  we  have  made  lies  our 
refuge;  and  under  falsehood  have 
we  hid  ourselves : 

IG  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  for  a 
foundation  '  a  stone,  a  tried  stone, 
a  precious  corner  stone.,  a  sure  foun- 
dation :  he  that  believeth  shall  not 
make  haste. 

17  Judgment  also  will  I  lay  to 
the  line,  and  righteousness  to  the 
plummet :  and  the  hail  shall  sweep 
away  "'the  refuge  of  lies,  and  the 
waters  shall  overflow  the  hiding- 
place. 

18  1"  And  your  covenant  with 
death  shall  be  disannulled,  and 
your  agreement  with  hell  shall 
not  stand;  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  then 
ye  shall  be  ♦  trodden  down  by  it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth 
forth  it  shall  take  you :  for  morn- 
ing by  morning  shall  it  pass  over, 
by  day  and  by  night :  and  it  shall 
be  a  vexation  only  "  to  understand 
the  report. 

20  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than 
that  a  man  can  stretch  himself  on 
it:  and  the  covering  narrower  than 
that  he  can  wrap  himself  in  it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up 
as  in  mount  "Perazim,  he  shall  be 
wroth  as  in  the  valley  of ''Gibeon, 
that  he  may  do  his  work,  ^  his 
strange  work;  and  bring  to  pass 
his  act,  his  strange  act. 

22  Now  therefore  be  ye  not  mock- 
ers, lest  your  bands  be  made  strong : 
for  I  have  heard  from  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  "J  a  consumption,  even  de- 
termined upon  the  whole  earth. 

23  1  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my 
voice ;  hearken,  and  hear  my  speech. 

24  Doth  the  ploughman  plough 
all  day  to  sow  1  doth  he  open  and 
break  the  clods  of  his  ground  ? 

25  When  he  hath  made  plain  the 
face  thereof,  doth  he  not  cast  abroad 
the  fitches,  and  scatter  the  cummin, 
and  cast  in  "  the  princijial  wheat  and 
the  appointed  barley  and  the  "  rye 
in  their  *  place? 

20  "For  his  God  doth  instruct  him 
to  discretion,  and.  doth  teach  him. 
27  For  the  fitches  are  not  thresh- 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  725 

k  Amos  2.  4. 


1  Gen.  49.  24. 

Ps.  usTa-j. 

Matt.  il.  42. 
Act34. 11. 
Kom.a.ai. 
&  HI.  11. 
Eph.  2. 20. 
1  Pet.  2.  H, 
7,8. 


"  ver.  15. 


f  Heb. 
a  trcafiinff 
down  to  it. 


II  Or,  when 
he  shall 
jnake  you  to 
U7iderMaiai  ■ 
doctrine. 


"aSam.S.SO. 

1  Chr.14.11. 
"Josh.  10. 10, 

12. 

2  Sam.  5.25. 
lChr.l4.1IJ. 

I"  Lam.  3. 33. 


t  ch.10.22,23. 
Dau.  y.  27. 


II  Or,  the 
wheat  in 
the  prutci- 
piil  place, 
anil  /'urh y 
m  the  ap- 
pointed 
place. 

II  Or,  spelt. 

t  llcb. 
Ixirdcr? 

II  Or,  And  he 
bmdctfi  It 
in  sneh  sort 
as  h  i.H  Ond 
doth  teach 
hini. 


Tlie  siege  of  Jerusalem  foretold. 


ISAIAH. 


Tlie  Jetvs'  hypocrisy  threatened. 


Before 
CHRIST 
aboul  725. 


'  Ps.  92.  5. 
J  or.  S-2. 19. 


about  712. 
:Or,  O 

Arnl,  that 

is,  t/ie  hoH 

of  Guil. 
'  Ez.  «.  15, 

l(i. 
II  Or         . 

oj  the  Cit}i. 
>>  2  Sam.  .5.  9. 
t  Hc'l).  CM* 

i>ff  the. 

heads. 


<^  ch.  S.  19. 

t  Heb.  pep, 
or,  chirp. 


d  ch.  25.  5. 


'Job  21. 18. 
ch.  17.  l.j. 
I  ch.  30.  13. 


?  ch.  28.  2.  & 
30.  30. 


hch.  37.  36. 


■  Job  20. 8. 


kPs.73.20. 


ed  with  a  threshing'  instriimeut, 
neither  is  a  cart  wheel  turned  about 
upon  the  euniniin ;  but  thctitches 
are  beaten  out  with  a  staff,  and  the 
cummin  with  a  rod. 

28  Bread  corn  is  bruised ;  because 
he  will  not  ever  be  threshing  it, 
nor  break  it  with  the  wheel  of  his 
cart,  nor  bruise  it  with  his  horsemen. 

29  This  also  cometli  forth  from 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  'which  is  won- 
derful in  counsel,  and  excellent  in 
working. 

CHxVPTER  XXIX. 

1  God''s  heavij  jiuhjment  nfK>?i  Jcnixakm.  7  The  un- 
satiablene.ss  of  her  enemies.  9  The  uninelesx/iess,  13 
a?id  deep  hypoi-rixij  of  the  Jews.  IS  A  promise  of 
saiictifirddou  to  the  yodly. 

iiTTTOE  no  Ariel,  to  Ariel,  "the 
V  V     city  ^  where  David  dwelt ! 
add  ye  year  to  year ;  let  them  '  kill 
sacritices. 

2  Yet  I  will  distress  Ariel,  and 
there  shall  be  heaviness  and  sor- 
row :  and  it  shall  be  unto  me  as 
Ariel. 

3  And  I  will  camp  against  thee 
round  about,  and  will  lay  siege 
against  thee  with  a  mount,  and  I 
will  raise  forts  against  thee. 

4  And  thou  shalt  be  brought 
down,  and  shalt  speak  out  of  the 
ground,  and  thy  speech  shall  be 
low  out  of  the  dust,  and  thy  voice 
shall  be,  as  of  one  that  hath  a  fa- 
miliar spirit,  "^out  of  the  ground, 
and  thy  speech  shall  ^  whisper  out 
of  the  dust. 

5  Moreover  the  multitude  of  thy 
''  strangers  shall  be  like  small  dust, 
and  the  multitude  of  the  terrible 
ones  shall  he  'as  chaff  that  passeth 
away:  yea,  it  shall  be  ^at  an  in- 
stant suddenly. 

I  6  ^Thou  shalt  be  visited  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  with  thunder,  and 
with  earthquake,  and  great  noise, 
with  storm  and  tempest,  and  the 
flame  of  devouring  tire. 

7  1  ''And  the  multitude  of  all  the 
nations  that  fight  against  Ariel, 
even  all  that  fight  against  her  and 
her  munition,  and  that  distress  her, 
shall  be '  as  a  ckeam  of  a  night  vi- 
sion. 

8  "  It  shall  even  be  as  when  a  hun- 
gry man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he 
eateth;   but  he  awaketh,  and  his 


soul  is  empty :  or  as  when  a  thirsty 
man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he 
driidv(^th ;  but  he  awaketh,  and, 
behold,  he  is  faint,  and  his  soul 
hath  appetite :  so  shall  the  multi- 
tude of  all  the  nations  be,  that 
fight  against  mount  Zion. 
y  •[  Stay  yourselves,  and  wonder ; 
"  cry  ye  out,  and  cry :  '  they  are 
drunken,  "'but  not  with  wine;  they 
stagger,  but  not  with  strong  drink, 

10  For  "the  Lord  hath  poured 
out  upon  you  the  si)irit  of  deep 
sleep,  and  hath  "closed  your  eyes: 
the  prophets  and  your  +  rulers,  ^the 
seers  hath  he  covered. 

11  And  the  vision  of  all  is  become 
unto  you  as  the  words  of  a  "book 
''that  is  sealed,  which  men  deliver 
to  one  that  is  learned,  saying,  Eead 
this,  I  pray  thee :  '  and  he  saith,  I 
cannot ;  for  it  is  .sealed : 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to 
him  that  is  not  learned,  saying, 
Eead  this,  I  pray  thee :  and  he 
saith,  I  am  not  learned. 

13  1  Wherefore  the  Lord  said, 
'Forasmuch  as  this  people  draw 
near  me  with  their  mouth,  and  with 
their  lips  do  honour  me,  but  have 
removed  their  heart  far  from  me, 
and  their  fear  toward  me  is  taught 
by  Hhe  precept  of  men : 

14  "Therefore,  behold,  a  will 
proceed  to  do  a  marvellous  work 
among  this  people,  even  a  marvel- 
lous work  and  a  wonder:  ''for  the 
wisdom  of  their  wise  men  shall  i)er- 
ish,  and  the  understanding  of  their 
prudent  men  shall  be  hid. 

15  ^AYoe  unto  them  that  seek 
deep  to  hide  their  counsel  from  the 
Lord,  and  their  works  are  in  the 
dark,  and  nhey  say,  Who  seeth  us? 
and  who  knoweth  us  ? 

IG  Surely  your  turning  of  things 
upside  down  shall  be  esteemed  as 
the  potter's  clay:  for  shall  the 
="  work  say  of  him  that  made  it.  He 
made  me  not!  or  shall  the  thing 
framed  say  of  him  that  framed  it, 
He  had  no  understanding  I 

17  Is  it  not  yet  a  very  little 
while,  and  ^  Lebanon  shall  be 
turned  into  a  fruitful  field,  and 
the  fruitful  field  shall  be  esteemed 
as  a  forest  1 

767 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


II  Or, 

take  your 
jilemturet 
and  not. 

'Seech.  28. 

7.  S. 

'"ch.51.21. 
°  Rom.  11.8. 


"  P».  fiO.  23. 

ch.  tj.  lU. 
t  lleb. 

heads: 

See  ch.3. 2. 

Jer.  26.  8. 
f  1  Sam.  9. 9. 

II  Or,  letter. 

1  ch.  8. 16. 


'Dan. 12.4.9. 
Kev..5. 1-5, 
9.  &  6.  1. 


•  FZ..3.3..11. 
Matt.l5.K,9. 
Mark  7. 0,7. 


<  Col.  2.  22. 

"  Hab.  1.  5. 
t  Heb. 
J  will  add. 


^Jer.  49.7. 
Obaii.  K 
1  Cor.  1. 19. 


Jch.SO.  1. 


^  Po.  94.  7. 


"  ch.  45.  9. 
Kom.  9. 20. 


bch.32.15. 


Promise  to  the  godly. 


ISAIAH. 


Confidence  in  Egypt  reproved. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  .  12. 

'  cl..  35.  5. 


■ich.CI.l. 
t  lleb. 
i^hiill  add. 
'James  2. 5. 


fch.  28. 14, 
f  Mic.  2. 1. 


l>  Amos  5. 10, 
12. 


iProv.28.21. 


iJosh.  2J.3. 


ich.  10.  2.').& 
45.  U   k  W. 
21. 
Eph.  2.  10. 


■»  ch.  28.  7. 

♦  Heb. 
fliall  know 
finder- 
ttunding. 


about  713. 
•  ch.  29. 1.5. 


b  Deut  20. 
I'J. 


'oh.  31.  1. 

i  Num.  27. 
21. 

Josh.O.  14. 
1  Kings  22. 
7. 

Jcr.  21.  2.  * 
42.  2,  20. 


•ch.2n.  ,■!. 
J*r.  37.  i,  7. 


'ch.  19.11. 


«  Jcr.  2.  3C. 


18  1  And  'in  tliat  day  shall  tlie 
deaf  hear  the  words  of  the  book, 
and  the  eyes  of  the  l)lind  shall  see 
out  of  obscurity,  and  out  of  dark- 
ness. 

19  '•The  meek  also  ^ shall  increase 
their  joy  in  the  Lord,  and  ''the 
l)oor  among  men  shall  rejoice  in 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

20  For  the  terrible  one  is  brought 
to  nought,  and  '^the  scorner  is  con- 
sumed, and  all  that  « watch  for  in- 
iquity are  cut  off: 

21  That  make  a  man  an  offender 
for  a  word,  and  ''lay  a  snare  for 
him  that  reproveth  in  the  gate, 
and  turn  aside  the  just  '  for  a 
thing  of  nought. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
''who  redeemed  Abraham,  con- 
cerning the  house  of  Jacob,  Jacob 
shall  not  now  be  ashamed,  neither 
shall  his  face  now  wax  pale. 

23  But  when  he  seeth  his  chil- 
dren, '  the  work  of  mine  hands, 
in  the  midst  of  him,  they  shall 
sanctify  my  name,  and  sanctify 
the  Holy  One  of  Jacob,  and  shall 
fear  the  God  of  Israel. 

24  They  also  ™  that  erred  in 
spirit  ^  shall  come  to  understand- 
ing, and  they  that  murmured  shall 
learn  doctrine. 

CHAPTEE  XXX. 

1  The  prophet  ihreateneth  the  people  for  their  confi- 
dence in  Eijypi,  8  and  contempt  of  God's  word.  18 
6'od'.s  mercies  towards  his  church.  27  God\^  wrath, 
and  the  people's  joy,  in  the  destruction  oj  Assyria. 

WOE  to  the  rebellious  chil- 
dren, saith  the  Lord,  ^'that 
take  counsel,  but  not  of  me ;  and 
that  cover  with  a  covering,  but 
not  of  my  Spirit,  ^that  they  may 
add  sin  to  sin  : 

2  'That  walk  to  go  down  into 
Egypt,  and  "  have  not  asked  at  my 
mouth ;  to  strengthen  themselves 
in  the  strength  of  Pharaoh,  and  to 
trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt ! 

3  '  Therefore  shall  the  strength 
of  Pharaoh  be  your  shame,  and 
the  trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt 
your  confusion. 

4  For  his  ])rinccs  were  at  '^Zoan, 
and  his  ambassadors  came  to 
Hanes. 

5  ''They  were  all  ashamed  of  a 
people  that  could  not  proht  them, 

768 


nor  be   a  help  nor  profit,  but   a 
shame,  and  also  a  reproach. 

6  'The  burden  of  the  beasts  of 
the  south :  Into  the  land  of  trou- 
ble and  anguish,  from  whence 
come  the  young  and  old  lion,  '  the 
viper  and  fiery  flying  serpent, 
they  will  carry  their  riches  upon 
the  shoulders  of  young  asses, 
and  their  treasures  upon  the 
bunches  of  camels,  to  a  people 
that  shall  not  profit  ihem. 

7  ''For  the  Egyptians  shall  help 
in  vain,  and  to  no  purjiose  : 
therefore  have  I  cried  "  concern- 
ing this,  '  Their  strength  is  to  sit 
still. 

8  T  ]^ow  go,  ""write  it  before 
them  in  a  table,  and  note  it  in 
a  book,  that  it  may  be  for  *  the 
time  to  come  for  ever  and  ever: 

9  That  "  this  is  a  rebellious  peo- 
ple, lying  children,  children  that 
will  not  hear  the  law  of  the  Lord  : 

10  "Which  say  to  the  seers.  See 
not ;  and  to  the  prophets,  Proph- 
esy not  unto  us  right  things, 
p  speak  unto  us  smooth  things, 
prophesy  deceits : 

11  Get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn 
aside  out  of  the  path,  cause  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  to  cease  from 
before  us. 

12  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  Because  ye  despise 
this  word,  and  trust  in  "oppres- 
sion and  i)erverseness,  and  stay 
thereon : 

13  Therefore  this  iniquity  shall 
be  to  you  ^  as  a  breach  ready  to 
fall,  swelling  out  in  a  high  wall, 
whose  breaking  'cometh  sudden- 
ly at  an  instant. 

14  And  'he  shall  break  it  as  the 
breaking  of  Uhe  potters'  vessel 
that  is  broken  in  pieces ;  he  shall 
not  spare :  so  that  there  shall  not 
be  found  in  the  bursting  of  it  a 
sherd  to  take  fire  from  the  hearth, 
or  to  take  water  withal  out  of  the 
pit. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  '  In 
returning  and  rest  shall  ye  be 
saved ;  in  cpiietness  and  in  con- 
fidence shall  be  your  strength: 
"  and  ye  would  not. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 

hch.  57.  9. 
Ilos.  8.  <J.  Sc 
12.1. 


1  Dcut.  8. 15. 


kJer.  37.  7. 


II  Or,  to  Iter. 

1  ver.  15. 
ch.  7.  4. 


"  Hab.  2.  2. 


t lleb.  the 
latter  dan. 


"  Deut.  32. 
211. 

ch.  1.4. 
ver.  1. 


°Jer.  11.  21. 
Amos  2. 12. 
&  7.  1.3. 
Mic.  2.  G. 


P  1  King.s 
■2:1.  13. 
Mic.  2. 11. 


'\Ot,  fraud. 


1  Ps.  G2.  3. 


'  ch.  29.  5. 


•  Ps.  2.  9. 

Jer.  la.  U. 
IHeb. 

the  liotlUof 

potters. 


<  ver.  7. 
ch.  7.  4. 


•  Matt.  2SJW. 


GoWs  mercies  toivards  Ms  church. 


ISAIAH. 


The  desti'iiction  of  Assyria. 


Before 
CHRIST 
:ibout  713. 


'  T-ev.  %.  S. 
I>eut.  JS.i^. 
&  .-ii'.  .-iO. 
Jo8h.  ■£}.  10. 


i|  Or,  a  tree 
Un-lt  of 
hrancfiiH, 

ur,  a  nia:it. 


"1  KinK8  22. 

I's.  127.  2. 

II  Or, 

oppression. 
'<  Ps.  74.  il. 

Amos  8.  II. 


■■Josh.  1.7. 


'I'.'Chr.r.I.l. 
cli.  2.  20.  & 

■a.  7. 

tlleb. 
Ihe  grdven 
images  oj 
thy  silver. 

Uleb. 
t'catter. 

'ilos.  li.  S. 


f  Matt.  C.  r,X 
lTiin.4.8. 


Or. 

savoury. 
•Heb. 
leavened. 


■ch.2.14,15. 
i  44.  3. 

Heb. 

lifted  up. 


'  Ps.  2.  12.  & 

."4.  8. 

Prov.lf,.20. 
,kr.  17.7. 

'  ch.  65.  9. 


16  But  ye  said,  No;  for  wc  will 
flee  upon  liorses;  therefore  sliall 
ye  flee :  and,  AVe  will  ride  upon 
the  swift  :  therefore  shall  thev 
that  i)nrsue  you  be  swift. 

17  ''One  thousand  shall  flee  at  the 
rebuke  of  one;  at  the  rebuke  of 
live  shall  ye  flee:  till  yc^  be  left 
as  I' a  bcaeon  upon  the  lop  of  a 
nionntain,  and  as  an  ensii^n  on  a 
hill. 

18  1"  And  therefore  will  the  Lord 
wait,  that  he  may  be  ii'raeious  luito 
you,  and  therefore  Avill  he  be  ex- 
alted, that  he  may  have  mercy  up- 
on you :  for  the  Lord  is  a  f  Jod  of 
judgment:  •  bles.sed  arc  all  they 
that  wait  for  him. 

19  For  the  i)eople  'shall  dwell  in 
Zion  at  Jerusalem :  thou  shalt  weep 
no  more :  he  will  be  very  gracious 
unto  thee  at  the  voice  of  thy  cry : 
when  he  shail  hear  it,  he  will  an- 
swer thee. 

20  And  thouf/h  the  Lord  give  you 
^the  bread  of  adversity,  and  the 
water  of  "alfliction,  yet  shall  not 
'thy  teachers  be  removed  into  a 
corner  any  more,  but  thine  eyes 
shall  see  thy  teachers : 

21  And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a 
word  behind  thee,  saying,  This  is 
the  w^ay,  walk  ye  in  it,  wh(ni  ye 
"turn  to  the  right  hand,  and  when 
ye  turn  to  the  left. 

22  ''Ye  shall  deflle  also  the  cover- 
ing of  Hhy  graven  images  of  sil- 
ver, and  the  ornament  of  thy  molt- 
en images  of  gold:  thou  shalt  ^cast 
them  away  as  a  menstruous  cloth ; 

thou  shalt  say  unto  it.  Get  thee 
hence. 

23  '^Then  shall  he  give  the  rain 
of  thy  seed,  that  thou  shalt  sow  the 
ground  withal;  and  bread  of  the 
increase  of  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
be  fat  and  plenteous :  in  that  day 
shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  i)as- 
tures. 

24  The  oxen  likewise  and  the 
young  asses  that  ear  the  ground 
shall  eat  "*  clean  provender,  which 
hath  been  winnowed  witli  the  shov- 
el and  with  the  fan. 

25  And  there  shall  be  ^upon  ev- 
ery high  mountain,  and  upon  every 
^  high  hill,  rivers  and  streams  of 

49 


waters  in  the  day  of  the  great 
slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall. 
20' Moreover  ''the  light  of  the 
moon  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the 
sun,  and  th<^  light  of  the  sun  shall 
be  sevenfold,  as  the  light  of  seven 
days,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
bindetli  up  th<^  breach  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  healeth  the  stroke  of  their 
wound. 

27  1  Behold,  the  name  of  the 
Loni)  Cometh  from  far,  burning 
with  his  anger,  "and  the  burden 
ihereof  is  ^]ieii\ J :  his  lips  are  full 
of  indignation,  and  his  tongue  as 
a  devouring  fire : 

28  And  'his  breath,  as  an  over- 
flowing stream,  ''shall  reach  to  the 
midst  t)f  the  neck,  to  sift  the  na- 
tions with  the  sieve  of  vanity:  and 
there  shall  l)e  '  a  bridle  in  the  jaws 
of  the  people,  causing  them  to  err. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a  song,  as  in  the 
night  "'when  a  holy  solemnity  is 
kept;  and  gladness  of  heart,  as 
when  one  goeth  with  a  pipe  to 
come  into  "  the  mountain  of  the 
Lord,  to  the  t  Mighty  One  of  Israel. 

30  "And  the  Lord  shall  cause  *  his 
glorious  voice  to  be  heard,  and 
shall  shew  the  lighting  down  of  his 


arm 


with  the  indignation  of  his 
auger,  and  with  the  flame  of  a  de- 
vouring fire,  with  scattering,  and 
tempest,  ^and  hailstones. 

31  For  ''through  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  shall  the  Assyrian  be  beaten 
down,  ^ which  smote  with  a  rod. 

32  And  ^  in  every  place  where  the 
grounded  staff"  shall  pass,  which 
the  Lord  shall  May  upon  him,  it 
shall  be  with  tabrets  and  harps : 
and  in  battles  of  "shaking  will  he 
fight  "  with  it. 

33  '^For  Tophet  is  ordained  ^of 
old;  yea,  for  the  king  it  is  pre- 
pared; he  hath  made  it  deep  and 
large :  the  pile  thereof  is  fire  and 
much  wood ;  the  breath  of  the 
Lord,  like  a  stream  of  brimstone, 
doth  kindle  it. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  T7ie  prophet  sheweth  the  cursed  folly  in  trusting  to 
^HypU  end  forsaking  of  God.  6  He  exhorteth  to 
conversion.     8  Jle  sheweth  the  fall  of  A.ssyria. 

OE  to  them  ^  that  go  down  to 
Egypt  for  help ;  and  ''stay  on 
769 


w 


Before 
CUKIST 
about  713. 

l'Ch.60.iy,20. 


II  Or.  and 
the  gnev' 
oi'^nr?ft  0/ 
ti(tme. 

Vlleb. 
heaviness. 


icb.11.4. 

2  ■rhc»s.2.8. 
l.ch.8.8. 


I  ch.  S!.  20. 


"^  Pa.  42.  4. 


°  ch.  2. 3. 

t  Heb.  Rock, 
Dcut.  o2.4. 

"ch.2y.  6. 

tlleb. 
the  glory  of 
his  voice. 


I'  ch.  28.  2.  & 
S2.  la. 
'Ich.37.36. 


'ch.10.5,24. 

t lleb. every 
]>aifing  of 
the  rod 
founiicd. 

)  Hcb. 
c  a  It  at  to  rest 
upon  him. 

'ch.  11. 15.  & 

ID.  l(i. 

]i  Or,  a9a1n.se 

them. 
'Jer.  7.  .')1.& 

lU.  G,  &c. 
f  llcb.  from 

yesterday. 


about  713. 
»ch.30.2.ft 
3(!.  6. 
Ei.  17. 15. 

bP8.20.7. 

ch.3C.9. 


The  folly  of  trusting  in  Egypt. 


ISAIAH. 


The  hlessings  of  Christ's  kingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713 


'Dan.'.t.in. 

iio8.  r.  I. 


<iNum.23.19. 
tHeh.  I 


•Pt.  H6.C,5. 


MIos.  11.10. 
Amos  U.  8. 


inultttuae. 
f  ch.  li.  13. 


b  Dcut.  r,2. 
11. 
I's.  91.4. 

i  Pb.  37.  40. 


k  Hob.  9.  9. 


Ich.  2.  20.  & 

30.  Ti. 
tHcb. 

the  \floU  of 

hu  yold. 

■"1  KioBBl2. 
30. 

■8ce2KinK» 
19.  V,.  ?r,. 
ch.  37.  3(i. 


iOr, 

Jnr  fear  of 
the  tword. 

II  Or, 
tntrtttary. 

t  Ilt'b. 
for  mpUuiQ, 
or,  ti  ihltlr. 

•ch..'!7..'i7. 

♦  Ilcb.  Ai. 
rorX:  nhfiH 
pajm  awiiy 
Jor  fear. 

II  Or.  hit 
strength. 


horses,  and  trust  in  ch.iriots,  be- 
cause they  are  many;  and  in  horse- 
men, because  they  are  very  strong- ; 
but  they  look  not  unto  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  '^neither  seek  the 
Lord! 

2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will 
bring-  evil,  and  ''will  not  'call  back 
his  words:  but  will  arise  against 
the  house  of  the  evil  doers,  and 
against  the  help  of  them  that  work 
iniquity. 

3  iS'ow  the  Egyptians  arc  ''men, 
and  jiot  God ;  and  their  horses 
flesh,  and  not  spirit.  When  the 
Lord  shall  stretch  out  his  hand, 
both  he  that  helpeth  shall  fall, 
and  he  that  is  hoi  pen  shall  fall 
down,  and  they  all  shall  fail  to- 
gether. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  spoken 
unto  me,  "^Like  as  the  lion  and  the 
young  lion  roaring  on  his  prey, 
when  a  multitude  of  shepherds  is 
called  forth  against  him,  he  will 
not  be  afraid  of  their  voice,  nor 
abase  himself  for  the  "  noise  of 
them:  ^so  shall  the  Lord  of 
hosts  come  down  to  fight  for 
mount  Ziou,  and  for  the  hill  there- 
of. 

5  "As  birds  flying,  so  will  the 
Lord  of  hosts  defend  Jerusalem ; 
'defending-  also  he  will  deliver 
it ;  and  passing  over  he  will  i^re- 
serve  it. 

0  ■[  Turn  ye  unto  him  from  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  have  ''deeply 
revolted. 

7  For  in  that  day  every  man 
shall  '  cast  away  his  idols  of  sil- 
ver, and  'his  idols  of  gold,  which 
your  own  hands  have  made  unto 
you /or  "'a  sin. 

8  •,  Then  shall  the  Assyrian  "fall 
with  the  sword,  not  of  a  mighty 
man ;  and  the  sw  ord,  not  of  a 
mean  man,  shall  devour  him  :  but 
he  shall  ^na  ifrom  the  sword,  and 
his  young  men  shall  be  n '  dis- 
comfited. 

1)  And  "'ho  shall  pass  over  to 
"his  strong  hold  for  fear,  and  his 
princes  shall  be  afraid  of  the  en- 
sign, saith  the  Lord,  whose  fire 
is  in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

770 


CHAPTER  XXXIL 

1  The  blessings  of  ChriuVs  kingdom.     9  Desolation  is 
/oreshewn.     15  Restoration  is iirondsed  to  succeed. 

BEHOLD,  -^a  King  shall  reign 
in  righteousness,  and  princes 
shall  rule  in  judgment. 

2  And  a  man  shall  be  as  a  hiding 
place  from  the  wind,  and  ''a  covert 
from  the  tempest;  as  rivers  of 
water  in  a  dry  place,  as  the  shad- 
ow of  a  'great  rock  in  a  weary 
land. 

3  And  ""the  eyes  of  them  that  see 
shall  not  be  dim,  and  the  ears  of 
them  that  hear  shall  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  'rash 
shall  understand  knowledge,  and 
the  tongue  of  the  stammerers  shall 
be  ready  to  speak  "i^lainly. 

5  The  vile  person  shall  be  no 
more  called  liberal,  nor  the  churl 
said  to  he  bountiful. 

G  For  the  vile  persoji  will  speak 
villany,  and  his  heart  will  work 
iniquity,  to  i^ractise  hypocrisy, 
and  to  utter  error  against  the 
Lord,  to  make  empty  the  soul 
of  the  hungry ;  and  he  will  cause 
the  drink  of  tlie  thirsty  to  fail. 

7  The  instruments  also  of  the 
churl  are  evil:  he  deviseth  wick- 
ed devices  to  destroy  the  poor 
with  lying-  words,  even  "  when 
the  needy  speaketh  right. 

8  But  the  liberal  deviseth  liberal 
things ;  and  by  liberal  things  shall 
he  "stand. 

0  ^  Eise  up,  ye  women  Hhat  are 
at  ease;  hear  my  voice,  ye  care- 
less daughters ;  give  ear  unto  my 
speech. 

10  'Many  days  and  years  shall 
ye  be  troubled,  ye  careless  w^o- 
men :  for  the  vintage  shall  fail, 
the  gathering-  shall  not  come. 

11  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are 


at  ease :  be  troubled 


careless 


ones:  strip  you,  and  make  you 
bare,  and  gird  saclwloth  upon  your 
loins. 

12  They  shall  lament  for  the 
teats,  for  '  the  ])leasant  fields, 
for  tlie  fruitful  vine. 

13  '  Upon  the  land  of  my  peo- 
ple shall  come  up  thorns  and 
l)riers ;  "  yea,  upon  all  tlie  houses 
of  joy  in  4he  joyous  city: 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  713. 


about  713. 

'Ps.45.1,&c. 
Jer.  2:5. ... 
Il09.  3.  3. 
Zech.  9.  !). 


lich.  4.6.  & 
25.4. 


tlleb. 
heavy. 


'ch.  29.  IS. 
&  3o.  5t  ti. 


^Ueb.  hasty. 


:,Or, 
tlegajifty. 


\l  Or,  u^heit 
he  speaketh 
ay:ainst  the 
pout  in 
judffiiieHt. 


II  Or,  bf- 
establixhed. 

i  Amos  0. 1. 


tlleb. 
Dai/s  above 
a  year. 


tlleb. 
the  fields  0/ 
desire. 

'ch..'?4.  1".. 
Ho9.  9.  li. 

II  Or. 
burning 
upon,  ^'<^' 

fch.  22.  2. 


TJw  enemies  of  Zion  threatened. 


ISAIAH. 


The  privileges  of  the  godly. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 


Sch.  27.  in. 

il  Or,  clijfs 
and  watch- 
towers. 


h  Vs.  104.  .•». 
Joel  2.  28. 

ich.  2a.  ir.& 

.55.  2. 


k  James  0.18. 


Ich.  sn.  30. 

'"Zcch.11.2. 

;|  Or,  (mil  the 
citfi  shall 
be  utterly 
abased. 


"  ch.  'M.  24. 


about  713. 
"ch.  21.  2. 
Hab.  2.  S. 


oRcv.  13. 10. 


'ch.25.  9. 


i  Pe.  U".  9. 


14  ^Because  the  palaces  shall  be 
forsaken ;  the  niultitude  of  the  city 
shall  be  left ;  the  "forts  and  towers 
shall  be  for  dens  for  ever,  a  joy  of 
wild  asses,  a  pasture  of  tiocks ; 

15  Until  ''the  Spirit  be  ])oiired 
ui)on  lis  from  on   hijj^li,  and  '  the 

I  wilderness  be  a  fruitful  lield,  and 
j  the  fruitful  lield  be  counted  for  a 
forest. 

IG  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in 
the  wiklerness,  and  righteousness 
remain  in  thafruitful  lield. 

17  ''And  the  work  of  righteous- 
ness shall  be  peace;  and  the  effect 
of  righteousness,  quietness  and  as- 
surance for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell 
in  a  peaceable  habitation,  and  in 
sure  dwellings,  and  in  (piiet  rest- 
ing places ; 

19  '  When  it  shall  hail,  coming- 
down  "'on  the  forest;  Hand  the  city 
shall  be  low  in  a  low  place. 

20  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  be- 
'  side   all   waters,   that   send  forth 

thither  the  feet  of  "the  ox  and  the 
ass. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  GocTs  jitdgniextn  ar/ahtst  the  enemux  of  the  church. 
V6  The  privileges  of  the  (jodlij. 

WOE  to  thee  "^that  spoilest,  and 
thou  wast  not  spoiled ;  and 
j  dealest    treacherously,    and    they 
dealt  not  treacherously  with  thee  ! 
j'^when  thou  shalt  cease  to   spoil, 
1  thou  shalt  be  spoiled ;  and  when 
1  thou  shalt  make  an  end  to  deal 
treacherously,     they     shall     deal 
treacherously  with  thee. 

2  O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us; 
'^we  have  waited  for  thee:  be  thou 
their  arm  every  morning,  our  sal- 
vation also  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the 
people  fled;  at  the  lifting  up  of 
thyself  the  nations  were  scattered. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gather- 
ed lihe  the  gathering  of  the  cater- 
pillar: as  the  running  to  and  fro 
of  locusts  shall  he  run  upon  them. 

5  ''The  Lord  is  exalted;  for  he 
dwelleth  on  high :  he  hath  filled 
Zion  with  judgment  and  righteous- 
ness. 

6  And  wisdom  and  knowledge 
shall  be  the  stability  of  thy  times, 


and  strength  of  ♦  salvation :  the  fear 
of  the  Lord  is  his  treasure. 

7  Behold,  their  "  valiant  ones  shall 
cry  without:  'the  ambassadors  of 
peace  shall  weep  bitterly. 

8  ^The  highways  lie  waste,  the 
wayfaring  man  ceaseth  :  ^  he  hath 
broken  the  covenant,  he  hath  de- 
spised the  cities,  he  regardeth  no 
man. 

9 'The  earth  mourn  etli  and  lan- 
guisheth  :  Lebanon  is  ashamed  and 
"hewn  down  :  Sharon  is  like  a  wil- 
derness; and  Bashan  and  Carmel 
shake  off  their  fruits. 

10  '  Xow  will  I  rise,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  now  will  I  be  exalted ;  now 
will  I  lift  up  m>^elf. 

11  ''Ye  shall  conceive  chaff,  ye 
shall  bring  forth  stubble  :  your 
breath,  as  tire,  shall  devour  you. 

12  And  the  people  shall  be  as  the 
burnings  of  lime:  ^ as  thorns  cut 
up  shall  they  be  burned  in  the  fire. 

13  "i  Hear,  ™ye  that  are  far  oft; 
what  I  have  done;  and,  ye  that  are 
near,  acknowledge  my  might. 

14  The  sinners  in  Zion  are  afraid; 
fearfulness  hath  surprised  the  hyp- 
ocrites. Who  among  us  shall  dwell 
with  the  devouring  fire  ?  who 
among  us  shall  dwell  Avith  ever- 
lasting burnings  ? 

15  He  that  "walketh  +  righteously, 
and  speaketh  Uiprightly;  he  that 
despiseth  the  gain  of  "  oppressions, 
that  shaketh  his  hands  from  hold- 
ing of  bribes,  that  stoppeth  his  ears 
from  hearing  of  ♦blood,  and  "shut- 
teth  his  eyes  from  seeing  evil ; 

IG  He  shall  dwell  on  *  high ;  his 
place  of  defence  shall  he  the  mu- 
nitions of  rocks:  bread  shall  be 
given  him  ;  his  waters  shall  he  sure. 

17  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  King- 
in  his  beauty:  they  shall  behold 
♦  the  land  that  is  very  far  off. 

18  Thine  heart  shall  meditate  ter- 
ror. ^'  Where  is  the  scribe  ?  where 
is  the  ♦receiver?  where  is  he  that 
counted  the  towers  I 

19  ''  Thou  shalt  not  see  a  fierce 
people,  ^  a  people  of  a  deeper 
speech  than  thou  canst  perceive ; 
of  a  "stammering  tongue,  that  thou 
canst  not  understand. 

20  'Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of 

771 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 

t lleb. 

saU'utioiw!. 
II  Or, 

inesucttgerx. 
'2  KiiifislK. 

IS.  ;17. 
f  Judg.  5.  6. 

P2KineBl8. 
14, 15,  Ui,  17. 


-ch.  24.4. 


II  Or,  wither- 
ed away. 


■  Ps.  12.  5. 


VPs.  7.  14. 
ch.  59.  4. 


I  ch.  9.  18. 


"•  ch.  49.  1. 


■■  Ps.  15. 2.  * 
24.4. 

tHeb.  in 
righteous- 
nesses. 

\  lleb.  up- 
rightnesses. 

II  Or,  dtciKs. 


1Heb. 
bloods. 
"Ps.  119.  37. 

tHcb. 
heights,  or, 
highplaces. 


tHeb.fA? 
land  of  Jar 
distances. 

PI  Cor.  1.20. 

f  Heb. 
ueigher. 


12  Kings  19. 

32. 
'  Deut.28.49, 

50. 

Jer.  5.  15. 

II  Or, 
/  idiculous. 


•  Pe.  48.  12. 


Go(Vs  vengeance  on 


ISAIAH. 


the  churches  enemies. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  7 1 3. 

'  Ps.  46.  5.  & 
l:».  1,2. 
"  ch.  3/.  33. 
»  ch.  54.  2. 


1  Heh.broad 
or,  hands. 


>  James  4.12. 

I  tli-b..s(a(- 
HtentakeT. 

'  I's.  8y.  IS. 

II  Or,  They 
havejor- 
Htken  thij 
tackUngi. 


■  Jer.  50.  20. 


•  Pa.  49. 1. 


b  Dput.  32. 1. 
IHeb. 

the  fulness 
thereoj. 


'  Jool  2.  20. 


d  Pr.  102. 2«. 

Ez.  :i2.  I.  H. 

Jovl'A  31.& 

3.  l.',. 

.Matt.  24.  29. 

2  I'.'t.  :!.  10. 
•  Rev.  (!.  14. 
fch.  14.  12. 


t  Rev.  6. 13. 


fcjer.  48. 10. 

i.Jor.  49.  7, 
&c. 
Mai.  1.  4. 


our  soleDinities :  thine  eyes  shall 
see  Merusalem  a  quiet  habitation, 
a  tabernacle  that  shall  not  be  taken 
down ;  "  not  one  of  "^  the  stakes 
thereof  shall  ever  be  removed,  nei- 
ther shall  any  of  the  cords  thereof 
be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Lord 
wiU  he  unto  us  a  place  *  of  broad 
rivers  and  streams;  wherein  shall 
go  no  galley  with  oars,  neither  shall 
gallant  ship  pass  thereby. 

22  For  the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the 
Lord  is  our  ^Uawgiver,  HheLoRD 
is  our  King ;  he  will  save  us. 

23  I'  Thy  tacklings  are  loosed ; 
they  could  not  Avell  strengthen 
their  mast ;  they  could  not  spread 
the  sail :  then  is  the  prey  of  a  great 
spoil  divided;  the  lame  take  the 
prey. 

24  And  the  inhabitant  shall  not 
say,  I  am  sick :  '•"  the  people  that 
dwell  therein  shall  he  forgiven  their 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  The  judgiiLOils  ivherewith  Qod  revengeth  fiis  church. 
11  'The  desolation  of  her  enemies.  16  The  certainty 
of  the  prophecy. 

COME  near,  ye  nations,  to 
hear;  and  hearken,  ye  peo- 
ple: ^let  the  earth  hear,  and  *all 
that  is  therein ;  the  world,  and  all 
things  that  come  forth  of  it. 

2  For  the  indignation  of  the  Lord 
is  upon  all  nations,  and  his  fury 
upon  all  their  armies :  he  hath  ut- 
terlv  destroved  them,  he  hath  de- 
livered  them  to  the  slaughter. 

3  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast 
out,  and  "  their  stink,  shall  come 
nj)  out  of  their  carcasses,  and  tlie 
mountains  shall  be  melted  with 
tlieir  blood. 

4  And  ''all  the  host  of  heaven 
shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  heavens 
shall  b(^ '  I'olled  together  as  a  scroll: 
^^nd  all  their  host  shall  fall  down, 
as  the  leaf  falleth  otf  from  the  vine, 
and  as  a  *'' falling  fig  from  the  tig 
tree. 

5  For  ''  my  sword  shall  be  bathed 
in  h(;aven  :  behold,  it  'shall  come 
down  upon  Iduiiiea,  and  u])()n  the 
peo])le  of  my  curse,  to  judgment. 

0  The  sword  of  th(^  Lord  is  filled 
with  blood,  it  is  made  fat  with  fat- 
//2 


ness,  and  with  the  blood  of  lambs 
and  goats,  with  the  fat  of  the  kid- 
neys of  rams:  for  ''the  Lord  hath 
a  sacritice  in  Bozrah,  and  a  great 
slaughter  in  the  land  of  Idumea. 

7  And  the  "unicorns  shall  come 
down  with  them,  and  the  bullocks 
with  the  bulls ;  and  their  land  shall 
be  "soaked  with  blood,  and  their 
dust  made  fat  with  fatness. 

8  For  it  is  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
'  vengeance,  and  the  year  of  recom- 
I)enses  for  the  controj^'ersy  of  Zion. 

9  "'And  the  streams  thereof  shall 
be  turned  into  pitch,  and  the  dust 
thereof  into  brimstone,  and  the 
land  thereof  shall  become  burning 
pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night 
nor  day;  "the  smoke  thereof  shall 
go  up  for  ever:  "from  generation 
to  generation  it  shall  lie  waste; 
none  shall  pass  through  it  for  ever 
and  ever. 

11  T[  PBut  the  'i  cormorant  and  the 
bittern  shall  possess  it ;  the  owl 
also  and  the  raven  shall  dwell  in 
it:  and  ^^he  shall  stretch-out  upon 
it  the  line  of  confusion,  and  the 
stones  of  emptiness. 

12  They  shall  call  the  nobles 
thereof  to  the  kingdom,  but  none 
shall  he  there,  and  all  her  j^rinces 
shall  be  nothing. 

13  And  'thorns  shall  come  up  in 
her  palaces,  nettles  and  brambles 
in  the  fortresses  thereof:  and  'it 
shall  be  a  habitation  of  dragons, 
andji  court  for  "^owls. 

14'tThe  wild  beasts  of  the  desert 
shall  also  meet  with  +  tlie  wild 
beasts  of  the  island,  and  the  satyr 
shall  cry  to  his  fellow ;  the  "  screech 
owl  also  shall  rest  there,  and  tind 
for  herself  a  place  of  rest. 

15  There  shall  the  great  owl  make 
her  nest,  and  lay,  and  hatch,  and 
gather  under  her  shadow :  tliere 
shall  the  vultures  also  be  gathered, 
every  one  with  her  mate. 

10  1  Seek  ye  out  of  'the  book  of 
i]m  LoKD,  and  read :  no  one  of 
these  shall  fail,  none  shall  want 
her  mate:  for  my  mouth  it  hath 
commanded,  and  his  spirit  it  hath 
gathered  them. 

17  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713 

kch.  ffi.  1. 
Jer  4'J.  13. 
Zeph.  1.  7. 


II  Or,  rhino- 
cerosts. 


II  Or, 
drunkeTi. 


1  ch.  <;3.  4. 


"  See  Deut. 

29.  23. 


"Rev.  14.11. 

&  18.  IS.  & 

19.3. 
°  Mai.  1.  4. 


I'ch.l4.  23. 

Zeph.  2. 14. 

Rev.  18.  2. 
II  Or, 

pelican. 

T  2  Kings  21. 
13. 
Lam.  2.  8. 


'  ch.  32.  13. 
llos.  U.  U. 


'ch.  13.  21, 
&c. 


«Or, 
ostriches. 

+  Uib. 
daughters 
ot'  the  o»'/. 

t  lleb.  Zlim. 

t  Heb.  Jjini. 

II  Or,  night 
jnonster. 


<  .Mai.  3.  16. 


■k< 


The  privileges  of  the  gospel. 


ISAIAH. 


JSeiUuicherib  invadeth  Judali. 


Before 
CHRIST 
aljoul  713. 


about  713. 
ch.  5o.  !■.>. 


l.cli.  .'iJ.  15. 


'  Job  4.  .■?,  4. 
Htb.  li.  \i. 


t  Ileb.Aas^i/. 


T 


giveu 


•1  ch.  29. 18. 

&  o-j. ;!,  4.  & 

42.7. 

Matt.  9.  27, 
&c.  i  11.5. 
&  12.  22.  & 

20.  .'W,  &c.  & 

21.  14. 
John  9.  G,  7. 

'Matt.  11.5. 

Mark  7.  32, 

&c. 
1  Matt.  11.5. 

k  15.  30.  & 

21.  14. 

John  5. 8, 9. 

Acts  3.  2, 

&c.  &S.  7.& 

14.  8,  &c. 
Cch.  32.  4. 

Matt.  9.  32, 

33.  Si  12. 22. 

&  15.  80. 
lich.41.18.& 

43. 19. 

John  7.  38, 

."9. 

'  ch.  34.  13. 
liOr, 

a  court  for 

reecls^  Sfc. 

lch.52.  1. 

Joel  3   17. 

Rev.  21.  27. 
..Or., /or 

he  shall  be 

mill  (/ie/(i. 


1 1-cv.  26.  6. 
ch.  11.9. 
Ez.  34.  25. 


"ch.  51.  11. 


"ch.  25.  8.  & 
Ci.  19 

Lev.  7. 17,  & 
21.4. 


them,  and  liis  hand  hath  divided  it 
unto  them. by  line:  they  shall  pos- 
sess it  lor  ever,  from  generation  to 
generation  shall  they  dwell  therein. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  TJie  joyful  fhi)irishui<i  of  CJirixVs  kiiHjdmn.  3  Tlie 
weak  arc  cneourwjcd  by  the  virticus  and  ijrivdcyes 
of  Uicyoapd. 

HE  '^wilderness  and  the  soli- 
tary ])lace  shall  be  giad  for 
them ;  and  the  desert  shall  rejoice, 
and  blossom  as  the  rose. 

2  ""It  shall  blossom  abundantlv, 
and  rejoiee  even  with  joy  and  sin,i>- 

the  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be 
unto  it,  the  excellency  of 
Carmel  and  Sharon  ;  they  shall  see 
the  glory  of  the  Loud,  and  the  ex- 
cellency of  our  God. 

3  *\\  "  Strengthen  ye  the  weak 
hands,  and  confirm  the  feeble 
knees. 

4  Say  to  them  tliat  are  of  a  *  fear- 
ful heart.  Be  strong,  fear  not:  be- 
hold, your  God  will  come  iciili  ven- 
geance, even  God  ivith  a  recom- 
pense ;  he  will  come  and  save  you. 

5  Then  the  ''eyes  of  the  blind  shall 
be  opened,  and  "the  ears  of  the 
deaf  shall  be  unstopped. 

G  Then  shall  the  'lame  man  leap 
as  a  hart,  and  the  ^  tongue  of  the 
dumb  sing:  for  in  the  wilderness 
shall ''  waters  break  out,  and  streams 
in  the  desert. 

7  And  the  parched  ground  shall 
become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  land 
springs  of  water :  iu^'  the  habitation 
of  dragons,  where  each  lay,  shall  he 
"grass  with  reeds  and  rushes. 

8  And  a  highway  shall  be  there, 
and  a  way,  and  it  shall  be  called 
The  way  of  holiness;  "the  unclean 
shall  not  pass  over  it;  "but  it  shall 
he  for  those :  the  wayfaring  men, 
though  fools,  shall  not  err  there- 
in. 

9  '  No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  any 
ravenous  beast  shall  go  \\\^  there- 
on, it  shall  not  be  found  there ;  but 
the  redeemed  shall  walk  there: 

10  And  the  "'ransomed  of  the 
Lord  shall  return,  and  come  to 
Zion  with  songs  and  everlasting 
joy  upon  their  heads:  they  shall 
obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and  "sor- 
row and  sighing  shall  flee  away. 


CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  Sennacherib  invadeth  Jiidah.  4  liabs/ialceh,  sent  by 
Sennacherib,  by  blasphemous  persuasions  solicitcfh 
the  people  to  revolt.  '22  JJis  words  are  told  to  Hez- 
ekiah. 

NOW  'Mt  came  to  pass  in  the 
fourteenth  year  of  king  Hez- 
ekiah,  that  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria  came  up  against  all  the 
defenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took 
them. 

2  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent 
Rabshakeh  from  Lachish  to  Jeru- 
salem unto  king  Hezekiah  with  a 
great  army.  And  he  stood  by  the 
conduit  of  the  upper  pool  iu  the 
highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

3  Then  came  forth  unto  him  Elia- 
kim,  Hilkiah's  son,  which  was  over 
the  house,  and  Sliebna  the  "  scribe, 


and  Joah,   Asaph's 


sou,    the   re- 


corder. 

4  1  ""And  Rabshakeh  said  unto 
them.  Say  ye  now  to  Hezekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  king 
of  Assyria,  What  confidence  is  this 
wherein  thou  trustest  f 

5  I  say,  sayest  thou,  (but  they  are 
hut  tvain  words)  "J  have  counsel 
and  strength  for  war:  now  on 
whom  dost  thou  trust,  that  thou 
rebellest  against  me  f 

G  Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the  ''staff  of 
this  broken  reed,  on  Egypt ;  where- 
on if  a  man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his 
hand,  and  pierce  it :  so  is  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  to  all  that  trust  in 
him. 

7  But  if  thou  say  to  me,  We  trust 
in  the  Lord  our  God :  is  it  not  he, 
whose  high  places  and  Avhose  al- 
tars Hezekiah  hath  taken  away, 
and  said  to  Judah  and  to  Jerusa- 
lem, Ye  shall  worship  before  this 
altar  ? 

8  Xow  therefore  give  "pledges,  I 
pray  thee,  to  my  master  the  king 
of  Assyria,  and  I  will  give  thee 
two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  be 
able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

9  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away 
the  face  of  one  captain  of  the  least 
of  my  master's  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots  and 
for  horsemen  I 

10  And  am  I  now  come  up  with- 

this  land  to 

773 


Before 
CHRIST 

T13. 


"2  Kings  IS. 
13,  17. 
2  Chr.32. 1. 


out  the  Lord  against 


TIO. 


II  Or, 
secretary. 


l>  2  Kings  13. 
19,  &c. 


tHeb. 
a  word  of 
lips. 

II  Or,  but 
cotniset  and 
ftretigth  are 
for  the  war. 

'  En.  29.  6,  7. 


II  yr, 

not 


ostageg. 


Bahshalceli's  T)Uisi)hemous  speecli. 


ISAIAH. 


Hezekiali  sendeth  to  Isaiah'. 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


B  Or,  .S'eefc 
vvj  favour 
by  a  pres- 
ent. 

t  lleb.  Make 
ifith  ine  a 
bUssitig. 

i  Zech.  3. 10. 


great  king,  the  king 


destroy  it?  the  Lord  said  unto 
me,  Go  up  against  this  land,  and 
destroy  it. 

11  1  Then  said  Eliakim  and 
Shebna  and  Joah  unto  Ilabshakeh, 
Speak,  I  ])ray  thee,  unto  thy  serv- 
ants in  the  Syrian  huiguage;  for 
we  understand  it:  and  speak  not 
to  us  in  the  Jews'  language,  in  the 
ears  of  the  people  that  are  on  the 
wall. 

12  ^  But  Rabshakeh  said,  Hatli 
my  master  sent  me  to  thy  master 
and  to  thee  to  speak  these  word.'^ ! 
hath  he  not  sent  vie  to  the  men  that 
sit  upon  the  wall,  that  they  may 
eat  their  own  dung,  and  drink  their 
own  piss  with  you  1 

13  Then  Rabshakeh  stood,  and 
cried  witli  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews' 
language,  and  said.  Hear  ye  the 
words  of  the 
of  Assyria. 

14  Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not 
Hezekiali  deceive  you :  for  he  shall 
not  be  able  to  deliver  you. 

15  Neither  let  Hezekiali  make 
you  trust  in  the  Lord,  saying.  The 
Lord  will  surely  deliver  us:  this 
city  shall  not  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiali :  for 
thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria, 
"*Make  an  agreement  with  me  hy  a 
present,  and  come  out  to  me :  '^and 
eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine,  and 
every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and  drink 
ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his  own 
cistern ; 

17  Until  I  come  and  take  you 
away  to  a  land  like  your  own 
land,  a  land  of  corn  and  wine,  a 
land  of  bread  and  vineyards. 

18  Beware  lest  Hezekiali  persuade 
you,  saying.  The  Lord  will  deliver 
us.  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the 
nations  delivered  his  land  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria ? 

19  Where  are  the  gods  of  Ha- 
math  and  Ari)ha(l  ?  where  arc  the 
gods  of  S('])li;irvaiin  1  and  have 
thev  ilelivered  Samaria  out  of  my 
hand  I 

20  Who  are  they  among  all  the 
lands,    that    have 


gods   of    tliese 
delivered   their 


land 
774 


out   of 


my 


hand,   that  the   Lord  should  de- 
liver Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand  ? 

21  But  they  held  their  peace, 
and  answered  him  not  a  word: 
for  the  king's  commandment  was, 
saying.  Answer  him  not. 

22  ^  Then  came  Eliakim,  the  son 
of  Hilkiah,  that  was  over  the  house- 
hold, and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
Joah,  the  son  of  Asaph,  the  re- 
corder, to  Hezekiali  with  their 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the 
words  of  Rabshakeh. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1  Hezekiah  mouriihuj  sendeth  to  Isaiah  to  pray  for 
them.  6  Isaiah  coinforteth  them.  8  Sennacherib, 
going  to  encounter  Tirhakah,  sendeth  a  blasphe- 
mous letter  to  Hezekiah.  14  Hezekiah's  prayer.  21 
IsaiaKs  prophecy  of  the  pride  and  destruction  of 
Sennacherib,  and  the  good  of  Zion.  36  An  angel 
slayeth  the  Assyrians.  87  Sennacherib  is  slain  at 
Nineveh  by  his  own  sons. 

AXD  "*  it  came  to  pass,  when 
.  king  Hezekiah  heard  it,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered 
himself  with  sackcloth,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  Avho  was 
over  the  household,  and  Shebna 
the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the 
priests,  covered  with  sackcloth, 
unto  Isaiah  the  i^rojihet  the  son 
of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day 
of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and  of 
"  blasphemy :  for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  ,the  Lord  thy  God 
will  hear  the  words  of  Rabshakeh, 
whom  the  king  of  Assyria  his  mas- 
ter hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living 
God,  and  will  reprove  the  words 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
heard :  wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer 
for  the  remnant  that  is  Heft. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Heze- 
kiah came  to  Isaiah. 

G  ■[  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them. 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your  mas- 
ter. Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be  not 
afraid  of  the  words  that  thou  hast 
heard,  wherewith  the  servants  of 
the  king  of  Assyria  have  blas- 
phemed me. 

7  lichold,  I  will  II  send  a  blast 
upon  him,  and  he  shall  hear  a 
rumour,   and   return    to    liis   own 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


» '.'  Kings  19. 


11  Or,  pror- 
ocation. 


f  Ileb. 

JOli»'l. 


(  Or,  p»(  a 
nfiirit  into 
him. 


Hezeldalih  prayer. 


ISAIAH. 


Isaiali's  proiyliecy. 


Before 

CHRIST 

71U. 


i.Jcr.  49.  2n. 


"  Dan.  9.  IS. 


MlQh.lamlf. 


j  land;  and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall 
by  the  swoid  in  his  own  land. 
'  8  ^  So  Ilabshakt'li  rctnrned,  and 
:  fonnd  the  kin.i>'  of  Assyria  war- 
liwiX,  a<>ainst  J.ihnah :  for  he  had 
heard  that  he  Avas  dei)arted  from 
Lachish. 

9  And  he  heard  say  concerning 
Tirhakah  king  of  Ethioi)ia,  He 
is  come  ibrth  to  make  war  with 
thee.  And  when  he  heard  if,  he 
sent  messengers  to  Hezekiah,  say- 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezeki- 
ah king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let  not 
thy  God,  in  whom  thou  trustest, 
deceive  thee,  saying,  Jerusalem 
shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what 
t\\Q  kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to 
all  lands  by  destroying  them  utter- 
ly;  and  shalt  thou  be  delivered? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  them  Avhich  my  fathers 
have  destroyed,  as  Gozan,  and 
Haran,  and  Eezeph,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Eden  which  ivere  in  Te- 
lassar  ? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  ''Ha- 
math,  and  the  king  of  Arphad, 
and  the  king  of  the  city  of  Seph- 
arvaim,  Hen  a,  and  Ivah  f 

14  1  And  Hezekiah  received  the 
letter  from  the  hand  of  the  messen- 
gers, and  read  it:  and  Hezekiah 
went  up  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  si)read  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  saying, 

IG  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Israel, 
that  dwellest  Ictween  the  cherubim, 
thou  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone, 
of  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth : 
thou  hast  made  heaven  and  earth. 

17  ''Incline  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and 
hear;  open  thine  eyes,  O  Lord, 
and  see:  and  hear  all  the  words 
of  Sennacherib,  which  hath  sent  to 
reproach  the  living  God. 

18  Of  a  truth.  Lord,  the  kings  of 
Assyria  have  laid  waste  all  the 
hiations,  and  their  countries, 

19  And  have  'cast  their  gods  into 
the  fire :  for  they  were  no  gods,  but 
the  work  of  men's  hands,  wood  and 


stone:  therefore  they  have  destroy- 
ed them. 

20  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our 
God,  save  us  from  his  hand,  that 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  thou  art  the  Lord,  even 
thou  only. 

21  1  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz 
sent  unto  Hezekiah,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  (lod  of  Israel, 
Whereas  thou  hast  prayed  to  me 
against  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria : 

22  This  is  the  word  Avliich  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  concerning  him; 
The  virgin,  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
hath  despised  thee,  and  laughed 
thee  to  scorn  ;  the  daughter  of  Je- 
rusalem hath  shaken  her  head  at 
thee. 

23  Whom  hast  thou  reproached 
jtnd  blasphemed  !  and  against 
whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice, 
and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on  high  ? 
even  against  the  Holv  One  of  Is- 
rael. 

24  ^  By  thy  servants  hast  thou  re- 
proached the  Lord,  and  hast  said, 
By  the  multitude  of  my  chariots 
am  I  come  up  to  the  height  of  the 
mountains,  to  the  sides  of  Leba- 
non; and  I  will  cut  down  Hhe  tall 
cedars  thereof,  and  the  choice  fir 
trees  thereof:  and  I  will  enter  into 
the  height  of  his  border,  and  "the 
forest  of  his  Carmel. 

25  I  have  digged,  and  drunk  wa- 
ter; and  with  the  sole  of  my  feet 
have  I  dried  up  all  the  rivers  of 
the  "besieged  jdaces. 

26  "  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago, 
how  I  have  done  it;  and  of  ancient 
times,  that  I  have  formed  it  1  now 
have  I  brought  it  to  pass,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  to  lay  waste  defenced 
cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

27  Therefore  their  inhabitants 
ivere  ^of  small  power,  they  were 
dismayed  and  confounded :  they 
were  as  the  grass  of  the  field,  and 
as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass  on 
the  housetops,  and  as  corn  blasted 
before  it  be  grown  up. 

28  But  I  know  thy  "abode,  and 
thy  going  out,  and  thj^  coming  in, 
and  thy  rage  against  me. 

29  Because  thv  rage  against  me, 

775 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 


fUeh.Bptht 
hmui  ot  thy 
seri'ants. 


tHeb.  the 
tallness  of 
the  cedars 
thert'Oj^and 
thechoiceof 
the  Jir  trees 
thereof. 
II  Or,  the 
forest  anU 
/(/s  fruitful 
Jieid, 


II  Or,  fenced 
and  clos&d. 
I!  Or.  I/ast 
thou  7iOt 
heard  how  / 
have  made 
it  long  affOf 
axidjornied 
it  of  ancient 
times  t 
should  I 
voit!  bring 
it  to  be  laid 
tca'ite,  and 
df'jenced 
cities  to  be 
ruiuoua 
heaps Y  as 
2  Kings  19. 
2.5. 

f  Ueb.  short 
of  hand. 


|l  Or,  sitting. 


The  Assyrian  army  destroyed. 


ISAIAH. 


HezeliiaWs  life  is  lengthened. 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 

ilch  30  28. 
tz.  3a  4. 


tUcb.  thf 
escaj/tiiy  of 
tfif:  /ioiL<('  of 
Jwtiik  tfmt 
lemamcth. 


f  Heb.  tlie 
ticapmg. 

"J  Kin)!»  ID. 
31. 
ch.  a.  7. 


I  Heb. 


'2  Kings  20. 
ch.  38. 6. 


E2  Kings  19. 
35. 


t  neb. 
Ararat. 


aud  tb}^  tumult,  is  come  up  iuto 
mine  ears,  therefore  ''  will  I  put  my 
hook  iu  thy  nose,  and  my  bridle 
in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee 
back  by  the  way  by  which  thou 
camest. 

30  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto 
thee.  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such  as 
groweth  of  itself;  and  the  second 
year  that  which  springeth  of  the 
same:  and  in  the  third  year  sow 
ye,  and  reap,  and  plant  vineyards, 
and  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

31  And  *the  remnant  that  is  es- 
caped of  the  house  of  Judah  shall 
again  take  root  downward,  and 
bear  fruit  upward : 

32  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go 
forth  a  remnant,  and  ^  they  that  es- 
cape out  of  mount  Zion  :  the  ''zeal 
of  the  LoKD  of  hosts  shall  do 
this. 

33  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  king  of  Assyria,  He 
shall  not  come  into  this  city,  nor 
shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor  come  be- 
fore it  with  '  shields,  nor  cast  a 
bank  against  it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by 
the  same  shall  he  return,  and  shall 
not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the 
Lord. 

35  For  I  will  *^ defend  this  city  to 
save  it  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for 
my  servant  David's  sake. 

36  Then  the  ^  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp 
of  the  Assyrians  a  hundred  and 
fourscore  and  five  thousand:  and 
when  they  arose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, behold,  they  tvere  all  dead 
corpses. 

37  ^[  So'  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria departed,  and  went  and  re- 
turned, and  dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
worship])ing  in  the  house  of  Nis- 
roch  his  god,  that  Adrammelech 
and  Share/er  his  sons  smote  him 
with  the  sword;  and  they  escaped 
into  the  land  of  'Armenia:  and 
Esar-hadd<m  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHArTER  xxxvin. 

1  ITezekiah,  having  received  a  mesnaffe  of  death,  by 

prayer  hnth  his  life  hi\iftheiied.  8  The  sun  ffoelh 
ten  def/reen  hack leard,  fur  a  mjn  of  that  promise.  V) 
i/is  song  of  lhanki<<jivin<i. 

776 


IN  ""  those  days  was  Hezekiah 
sick  unto  death.  And  Isaiah 
I  the  prophet  the  son  of  Amoz  came 
■  unto  him,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus 
I  saith  the  Lord,  ^*Set  thine  house 
[  in  order :  for  thou  shalt  die,  and 
,  not  live. 
I    2  Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face 

toward  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto 

the  Lord, 

3  And  said,  "^Eemember  now,  O 
Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  how  I  have 
walked  before  thee  in  truth  and 
with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have 
done  that  which  is  good  in  thy 
sight.     And  Hezekiah  wept  '  sore. 

4  ^  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  to  Isaiah,  saying, 

5  Go,  and  say  to  Hezekiah,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David 
thy  father,  I  have  heard  thy  pray- 
er, I  have  seen  thy  tears :  behold, 
I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen 
years. 

6  And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this 
city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria:  and  '^I  will  defend  this 
city. 

7  And  this  shall  he  %i  sign  unto 
thee  from  the  Lord,  that  the 
Lord  will  do  this  thing  that  he 
hath  spoken ; 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  again  the 
shadow  of  the  degrees,  which  is 
gone  down  in  the  ^sun  dial  of 
Ahaz,  ten  degrees  backward.  So 
the  sun  returned  ten  degrees,  by 
which  degrees  it  was  gone  dowai. 

9  ^  The  writing  of  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah,  when  he  had  been  sick, 
and  was  recovered  of  his  sickness : 

10  I  said  in  the  cutting  off  of  my 
days,  I  shall  go  to  the  gates  of  the 
grave :  I  am  deprived  of  the  resi- 
due of  my  years. 

11  I  said,  I  shall  not  see  the 
Lord,  even  the  Lord,  ^  in  the  land 
of  the  living:  I  shall  behold  man  no 
more  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
world. 

12  s  Mine  age  is  departed,  and 
is  rem()^■ed  from  me  as  a  shep- 
herd's tent:  1  have  cut  off  like  a 
weaver  my  life :  he  will  cut  me 
off  I' with  pining  sickness:  from 
day  even  to  night  wilt  thou  make 
an  end  of  me. 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 

"2  Kinss  20. 

1,  &c. 

2  Clir.  32. 

24. 
i'2  Sam.  1". 

1  Heb.  Giie 

charge  con- 
cernmg  thy 

holLSt. 


'  Neh.  13.  U. 


jHcb. 
vilh  great 
weeping. 


d  ch. ; 


'  2  Kings  2<1. 
8,  &c. 
ch.  7. 11. 


t  Ileb.  de- 
grees bij,  or, 
u-tth  the 
sun. 


fPs.  27.  i:; 
&  IIU.  U. 


Mob  7.  C. 


\]  Or, /mill 
the  thrum. 


His  song  of  thanksgiving. 


ISAIAH. 


The  Bahylonish  captivity  foretold. 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 


bch.  59.  11. 


II  Or, 
ease  me. 


ijol)  7.  II.  & 
10.1. 


II  Or, 

Oil  mil  peace 
came  great 
bitterness, 
f  Hfb. 
thou  hast 
lorcd  my 
soid/rom 
the  pit. 

t  Ps.  G.  ,').  & 
30.  •).  &  W. 

ii.&iio.ir. 

£cc.  9.  10. 


t  Dent.  i.  9. 
&«.  7. 

Ps.  :s.  3,  4. 


"■2  Kings  20. 
7. 


"  2  Kings  20. 

8. 


about  712. 
'2  Kings  20. 
12,  &c. 


b2Chr.  32. 
31. 


II  Or,sptceri/. 


night 


13  I  reckoned  till  niorninGi',  that, 
as  a  lion,  so  will  he  break  all  my 
bones :  from  day  even  to 
wilt  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

14  Like  a  erane  or  a  swallow,  so 
did  I  chatter:  'I  did  mourn  as  a 
dove:  mine  eyes  fail  with  looldng 
upward:  O  Lokd,  I  am  oppressed; 
"undertake  for  me. 

15  AVhat  shall  I  say?  he  hath 
both  spoken  luito  me,  and  him- 
self hath  done  ^7:  I  shall  go  softly 
all  my  years  'in. the  bitterness  of 
my  soul. 

IG  O  Lord,  by  these  things  men 
live,  and  in  all  these  things  is  the 
life  of  my  spirit :  so  wilt  thou  re- 
cover me,  and  make  me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  ''for  peace  I  had  great 
bitterness ;  but  *  thou  hast  in  love 
to  my  soul  delivered  it  from  the  pit 
of  corruption :  for  thou  hast  cast 
all  my  sins  behind  thy  back. 

18  For  ''  the  grave  cannot  praise 
thee,  death  cannot  celebrate  thee: 
they  that  go  down  into  the  pit 
cannot  hope  for  thy  truth. 

19  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall 
praise  thee,  as  I  do  this  day :  '  the 
father  to  the  children  shall  make 
known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  was  ready  to  save 
me:  therefore  we  will  sing  my 
songs  to  the  stringed  instruments 
all  the  davs  of  our  life  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

21  For  "'Isaiah  had  said.  Let  them 
take  a  lump  of  tigs,  and  lay  it  for 
a  plaster  upon  the  boil,  and  he  shall 
recover. 

22  "Hezekiah  also  had  said.  What 
is  the  sigij  that  I  shall  go  up  to  the 
house  of  the  Lord  f 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  3ferodach-baIadan,  .^ending  to  vixit  Hezekiah  be- 
cause of  the  wonder,  hctth  notice  of  his  treasures.  3 
Isaiah,  miderstandhif/  thereof,JbreteUcth  the  Baby- 
Ionian  captivity. 

AT  nhat  time  Merodach-bal- 
.  adan,  the  son  of  Baladan, 
king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and 
a  present  to  Hezekiah  :  for  he  had 
heard  that  he  had  been  sick,  and 
was  recovered. 

2  ^And  Hezekiah  was  glad  of 
them,  and  shewed  them  the  house 
of  his  "precious  things,  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and 


the  x)recious  ointment,  and  all  the 
house  of  his  "Uirmour,  and  all  that 
was  found  in  his  treasures:  there 
was  nothing  jn  his  house,  nor  in 
all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah 
shewed  them  not. 

3  ^  Then  came  Isaiah  the  proph- 
et unto  king  Hezekiah,  and  said 
unto  him,  AVhat  said  these  men  I 
and  from  whence  came  they  unto 
thee  f  And  Hezekiah  said,  They 
are  come  from  a  far  country  unto 
me,  even  from  Babylon. 

4  Then  said  he.  What  have  they 
seen  in  thine  house  ?  And  Hez- 
ekiah answered,  All  that  is  in  mine 
house  have  they  seen :  there  is 
nothing  among  mj^  treasures  that 
I  have  not  shewed  them. 

5  Then  said  Isaiah  to  Hezekiah, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts : 

6  Behold,  the  days  come,  Hhat 
all  that  is  in  thine  house,  and  that 
which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  until  this  dav,  shall  be  car- 

•./     7 

ried  to  Babylon :  nothing  shall  be 
left,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue 
from  thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget, 
shall  they  take  away;  and  Hhey 
shall  be  eunuchs  in  the  palace  of 
the  king  of  Babylon. 

8  Then  said  Hezekiah  to  Isaiah, 
'^  Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  thou  hast  spoken.  He  said 
moreover,  For  there  shall  be  peace 
and  truth  in  my  days. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  T7ie  ])romid(/atio>i  of  the  gospel.  3  The  preaching 
of  John  Baptist.  9  The  preaching  of  the  apo.'^tles. 
12  The  prophet  by  the  onuiijxiteiicy  of  God,  18  and 
his  iucoinparubh'ness,  26  couiforteth  the  people. 

COMFORT  ye,  comfort  ye  my 
peox)le,  saith  your  God. 

2  Sp(?ak  ye  ^  comfortably  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  cry  unto  her,  that 
her  "warfare  is  accomplished,  that 
her  iniquity  is  pardoned:  "for  she 
hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand 
double  for  all  her  sins. 

3  "l  ^  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth 
in  the  wilderness,  "^ Prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  ''make  straight 
in  the  desert  a  highway  for  our 
God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  | 
and  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  | 


Before 
CIIKIST 

alniut  712 

II  Or,  Jewels. 

t  Hcb.  ie.i- 
se[s,  or,  i«- 
btruiiietUs. 


712. 


'  Jer.  20.  u. 


II  Fulfilled, 
Dan.  1.2, 3, 
7. 


i  1  Sam..'5.18. 


ai)out  71- 


f  Ileb. 
to  the  heart. 


I!  Or, 

ai>/>ointed 

time. 
"  See  Job  42. 

10. 

ch.  61.  7. 


b  Matt.  S.  S. 

Mark  1.3. 

lAike  .-i.  4. 

Jolin  1.  2'i. 
"■  Mai.  3.  1. 
<i  Ps.  (W.  4. 

ch.  4±  11. 


The  vanity  of  liJiening  God 


ISAIAH. 


to  any  other  heing. 


Before 
CHRIST 
Hboul  'i  1°2. 

'ch.  45.2. 
II  Or, 

a  straight 

place. 
J  Or.  a  plain 

place. 


Mob  14.  2. 
l»s.  iK).  .■).  * 
ll)ill.&10.3. 

J.tmes  1. 10. 
1  Pet.1.1'4. 


5Ps.103.lG. 


liJohnl2.:!4. 
1  Pet.  1.25. 


11  Or,  0  lliOH 
that  telUst 
good  ti- 
dtngs  to 
Ziou, 

ch.  41.27.  & 
b>.l. 

II  Or,  O  Ihou 
that  tcllesl 
good  ti- 
dings to 
Jerusalem. 


2  Or,  against 
the  stiung. 
i  ch.  50.  IG. 

kch.62.  U. 
Rev.  22. 12. 

U  Or,  recom- 
pense for 
his  work^ 
ch.  4'J.  4. 

Ich.  411.  10. 
Ez.34.2;i.  & 
37.  24. 
John  10.  n. 
lleb.  1.!.  20. 
1  Pet.  2.  27. 
&5.  4. 
Kev.  7.  17. 

II  Or,  that 
give  suck. 

"Prov.30.4. 


♦  llpb. 
a  tierce. 


"Job  21.  22. 

*  .ili.  22.  2:!. 

Kom.  11..H. 

1  Cor.  2.  10. 
f  Ihb. 

vian  of  hit 

counsel. 

t  Hob.  mndr. 
him  under- 
stand. 


t  Iteh.  «n- 
derttand- 
iiigst 


be  made  low :  ^  and  the  crooked 
shall  be  made  n  straight,  aud  the 
rough  places  "i^lain: 

5  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  revealed,  and  all  flesh  shall  see 
it  together:  for  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

6  The  voice  said,  Cry.  And  he 
said,  AVhat  shall  I  cry  f  'All  flesh 
is  grass,  and  all  the  goodliness 
thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the 
field: 

7  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth;  because  *^the  spirit  of  the 
Lord  bloweth  upon  it :  surely  the 
people  is  grass. 

8  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth :  but ''  the  word  of  our  God 
shall  stand  for  ever. 

9  ^  "O  Zion,  that  bringest  good 
tidings,  get  thee  up  into  the  high 
mountain  ;  "  O  Jerusalem,  that 
bringest  good  tidings,  lift  up  thy 
voice  with  strength ;  lift  it  up,  be 
not  afraid ;  say  unto  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Behold  your  God ! 

10  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will 
come  "  with  strong  hand,  and  '  his 
arm  shall  rule  for  him :  behold, 
•"his  reward  is  with  him,  and  "his 
work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  'feed  his  flock  like  a 
shepherd :  he  shall  gather  the  lambs 
with  his  arm,  and  carry  them  in  his 
bosom,  and  shall  gently  lead  those 
"that  are  with  young. 

12  ^  ""Who  hath  measured  the 
waters  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand, 
and  meted  out  heaven  with  the 
span,  and  comprehended  the  dust 
of  the  earth  in  ^a  measure,  and 
weighed  the  mountains  in  scales, 
and  the  hills  in  a  balance? 

13  "Wlio  hath  directed  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord,  or  being  *his  counsel- 
lor hath  taught  him  1 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel, 
and  7r/jo Mnstructed  him,  and  taught 
him  in  the  i)atli  of  Judgment,  and 
taught  him  knowledge,  and  shewed 
to  liim  the  way  of  'understanding? 

15  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a 
drop  of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted 
as  the  small  dust  of  tluj  balance: 
behold,  lie  tak(;tli  up  the  isles  as  a 
very  little  thing. 

10  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient 

778 


to  burn,  nor  the  beasts  thereof  suf- 
ficient for  a  burnt  oft'ering. 

17  All  nations  before  him  are  as 
"nothing;  and  f'they  are  counted  to 
him  less  than  nothing,  and  vanity. 

18  ®[  To  whom  then  will  ye  ''liken 
God  1  or  what  likeness  will  ye 
compare  unto  him  ? 

19  'The  workman  melteth  a 
graven  image,  and  the  goldsmith 
spreadeth  it  over  with  gold,  and 
casteth  silver  chains. 

20  He  that  ^is-so  impoverished 
that  he  hath  no  oblation  chooseth 
a  tree  that  will  not  rot ;  he  seeketh 
unto  him  a  cunning  workman  'to 
prepare  a  graven  image,  that  shall 
not  be  moved. 

21  'Have  ye  not  known?  have 
ve  not  heard?  hath  it  not  been 
told  you  from  the  beginning  ?  have 
ye  not  understood  from  the  foun- 
dations  of  the  earth  ? 

22  "  Jt  is  he  that  sitteth  upon  the 
circle  of  the  earth,  and  the  inhab- 
itants thereof  are  as  grasshoppers ; 
that  "stretcheth  out  the  heavens  as 
a  curtain,  and  spreadeth  them  out 
as  a  tent  to  dwell  in  : 

23  That  bringeth  the  ''princes  to 
nothing;  he  maketh  the  judges  of 
the  earth  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  planted ; 
yea,  they  shall  not  be  sown ;  yea, 
their  stock  shall  not  take  root  in 
the  earth :  and  he  shall  also  blow 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  wither, 
and  the  whirlwind  shall  take  them 
away  as  stubble. 

25  >To  whom  then  will  ye  liken 
me,  or  shall  I  be  equal  ?  saith  the 
Holy  One.  , 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and 
behold  who  hath  created  these 
things,  that  bringeth  out  their  host 
by  number:  4ie  calleth  them  all 
by  names  by  the  greatness  of  his 
might,  for  that  he  is  strong  in  pow- 
er; not  one  faileth. 

27  Why  sayest  thou,  O  Jacob,  and 
speakest,  O  Israel,  My  way  is  hid 
from  the  Lord,  and  my  judgment 
is  passed  over  from  my  God  ? 

28  1  Hast  thou  not  known  ?  hast 
thou  not  heard,  that  the  everlast- 
ing God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of 
the  ends  of  the  earth,  fainteth  not. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  712. 


"  Dan.  4.  35. 
f  Ps.  U2.  9. 


1  ver.  25. 
ch.  46.  5. 
AcU  17.  29. 


'ch.41.fi,  7. 
&  44. 12,  &c. 
Jer.  10.  3, 


t lleb. 
is  poor  of 
oblation. 


'rh.  41.7. 
Jer.  10.  4. 


'Ps.  10.  1. 
Acts  14. 17. 
Kom.  1. 19, 

20. 


II  Or. 
Jlim  that 
sitleth,  ifc. 


"  Job  9.  8. 
Ps.  104.  2. 
ch.  42.  5.  & 
14.  24.  &  51. 

I.;. 

Jtr.  10.12. 

'Job  12.  21. 
Pb.  107.  40. 


yvcr.  IS. 
Deut.  4. 15, 
&c. 


'Ps.  147.  4. 


! 


GocVs  church  exit  or  ted 


ISAIAH. 


to  trust  i)i  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

al)oul  7  i2. 


DO 


'Vs.  147.  5. 
Kora.  11.33. 


1.  Ps.  10.1. 
t  Ucb. 
change. 


'  Zcch.  2. 1.;. 


t  Ueb.  right- 
eousness. 
i>ch.  lU.  11. 

"^  See  Gen. 
14. 14,  &c. 
Ter.  2-1. 
ch.  45. 1. 


I  Hcb. 
in  peace. 


rt  vor.  2(;. 
cb.44.  7.  & 
4U.  10. 


'011.4'?.  in  & 

44.  (i.  -t  48. 
12. 

Kev.  1.  17. 
i  2-1.  lu. 


'ch.  40. 19.  & 
44.  \2. 


I  Ilcb. 
he  ^tionq. 
-ch.40.rj. 

lOr, 

/ounder. 
u  Or, 

Ihe  sniiliiiQ. 
Or,  <„!„„<) 

of   the  soi- 

ifei\  It  IS 

fJOO(t. 

'•ch.  40.  iO. 


'  Dout.  7.  (i. 

«i  10.  Ij.  & 

14.  •.'. 

Ps.  IV,.  4. 

ch.  4.;.  1.  & 

44.  I. 
'JChr  20.  7. 

James  2. 23. 


neither    is    weary?    "there    is 
searchiiio-  of  hi.s  niiderstandiiii!,". 

20  He  ^'ivetli  power  to  the  faint; 
and  to  them  that  hare  no  might  he 
increasetli  strength. 

30  Even  the  youths  shall  faint 
and  be  wearv,  and  the  young  men 
shall  utterly'fall : 

'M  But  they  that  wait  upon  the 
Lord  ''shall  *  renew  their  strength  ; 
they  shall  mount  up  with  wings  as 
eagles;  they  shall  run,  and  not  be 
weary;  and  they  shall  walk,  and 
not  faint. 

CHAPTEE  XLI. 

1  (Jod  expoxiulatiili  rvi(h  Iiis  people,  about  //J.f  mefcicf 
to  t/ie  c/iicrr/i,  10  about  his  jJi'omiscs,  21  and  about 
the  vanilij  of  idols. 

KEEP  silence  before  me,  O 
islands;  and  let  the  people 
renew  their  strength :  let  them 
come  near ;  tlien  let  them  speak : 
let  us  come  near  together  to  judg- 
ment. 

2  Who  rai.sed  up  'the  rigliteous 
man  ''from  the  east,  called  him  to 
his  foot,  ''gave  the  nations  before 
him,  and  made  him  rule  over  kings? 
he  gave  them  as  the  dust  to  his 
sword,  and  as  driven  stubble  to  his 
bow. 

3  He  i)ursued  them,  and  passed 
*  safely ;  even  by  the  way  that  he 
had  not  gone  with  his  feet. 

4  ''AVho  hath  wrought  and  done 
it,  calling  the  generations  from  the 
beginning  f  I  the  Lord,  the  "^  first, 
and  with  the  last ;  I  am  he. 

5  The  isles  saw  it,  and  feared; 
the  ends  of  the  earth  were  afraid, 
drew  near,  and  came. 

G  *^They  helped  every  one  his 
neighbour;  and  ever)/  one  said  to 
his  brother,  ^  Be  of  good  courage. 

7  ^So  the  carpenter  encouraged 
the  I'  goklsmith,  and  he  that  smooth- 
eth  ivith  the  hammer  I'him  that 
smote  the  anvil, "  saying.  It  is  ready 
for  the  soldering :  and  he  fastened 
it  with  nails,  ^that  it  should  not 
be  moved. 

8  But  thou,  Israel,  ai't  my  serv- 
ant, Jacob  whom  I  have  'chosen, 
the  seed  of  Abraham  my  ''friend. 

9  Thou  whom  J  have  taken  from 
the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  called 
thee  from  the  chief  men  thereof, 


and  said  unto  thee.  Thou  art  my 
servant;  I  liave  chosen  thee,  and 
not  cast  thee  away. 

10  ^['Fear  thou  not;  '"for  I  am 
Aviththee:  be  not  dismayed;  fori 
am  thy  God:  I  will  strengthen 
thee;  yea,  I  will  lielj)  thee;  yea,  I 
will  ni)hold  thee  with  the  right 
hand  of  my  righteousness. 

11  Behold,  all  they  that  were  in- 
censed against  thee  shall  be "  asham- 
ed and  confounded:  they  shall  be 
as  nothing;  and  'they  that  strive 
with  thee  shall  perish. 

12  Thou  shalt  seek  them,  and 
shalt  not  find  them,  even  '  them 
that  contended  with  thee :  '  they 
that  war  against  thee  shall  be 
as  nothing,  and  as  a  thing  of 
nought. 

13  For  I  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
hold  thy  right  hand,  saying  unto 
thee,  "Fear  not;  I  will  help  thee. 

14  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Jacob, 
and  ye  "men  of  Israel;  I  will  help 
thee,  saith  the  Lord,  and  thy  Pe- 
deemer,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

15  Behold,  'T  will  make  thee  a 
new  sharp  threshing  instrument 
having  '  teeth ':  thou  shalt  thresh 
the  mountains,  and  beat  them 
small,  and  shalt  make  the  hills 
as  chaft'. 

IG  Thou  shalt  "^  fan  them,  and 
the  wind  shall  carry  them  away, 
and  the  whirlwind  shall  scatter 
them:  and  thou  shalt  rejoice  in 
the  Lord,  and  \shalt  glory  in  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

17  When  the  poor  and  needy 
seek  water,  and  there  is  none,  and 
their  tongue  faileth  for  thirst,  I  the 
Lord  will  hear  them,  I  the  God  of 
Israel  will  not  forsake  them. 

18  I  will  open  "rivers  in  high 
places,  and  fountains  in  the  midst 
of  the  valleys:  I  will  make  the 
'wilderness  a  pool  of  water,  and 
the  dry  land  springs  of  water. 

19  I  will  i)lant  in  the  wilderness 
the  cedar,  the  shittah  tree,  and  the 
myrtle,  and  the  oil  tree;  I  will  set 
in  the  desert  the  fir  tree,  and  the 
pine,  and  the  box  tree  together: 

20  "That  they  may  see,  and  know, 
and  consider,  and  understand  to- 
gether, that  the  hand  of  the  Lord 

77!) 


Before 
CHRIST 

iibout  TJ'2. 


I  ver.  n,  14. 

til.  4.!.,;. 

'"  Deut.  31.G, 

8. 


n  j?x.  25.  22. 
ch.  4.5.  24."& 
00.  l-J. 
Zcch.  12. .!. 

1  111 

the 
thu 

b. 

men  of 
itr\je. 

\  Hcb.  Ihe 
mtn  of  tlttf 
rrjiiteution. 

t  Ilcb. 
Ihe  men  of 
thy  war. 

"  ver.  10. 


II  Or, 
Jew  men. 


I"  ^ric.  4.  n. 
2  (;or.l0.4,5. 


\  Ileb. 
inoulhs. 


IJer.  S1.2. 


■■  ch.  4i.  25. 


'ch.  3.';.  C,7. 

&  4.'i.  ly.  Jt 

44.  3. 


'  P».  107.  35. 


"Job  12.9. 


Tlie  vanity  of  idols. 


ISAIAH. 


Christ's  mission  to  the  Gentiles. 


Before 
CHHIST 

about  "12. 

tHeb. 
Cause,  to 
come  near. 


'ch.«.  21. 


tHob. 

set  oitr  heart 

upon  them. 


'ch.  42.  9.  & 
44.  7,  8.  & 
45.3. 
John  13. 19. 

'  Jer.  10.  5. 


•Ps.  lis.  8. 

ch.  44.  9. 

1  Cor.  s.  4. 
!Or, 

worse  than 

nothing, 
II  Or,  wor«c 

than  of  a 

viptr. 


b  Ezra  1.  2. 
'  ver.  2. 


'ch.43.  9. 


•  ver.  4. 
fch.  40.  9. 


tch.C3.fi. 


f  neb. 
return. 


brer.  24. 


about  '1 1. 
'eh.4t.  10.  fc 

4il.3.i;.&.>J. 

I't.  &.V',.  II. 

.Matt.  IJ.  IX, 

19.  M. 

Phil.  2.7. 
'■  Mnlt.  .'I.  17. 

t  17.  a. 

Kph.  I.  0. 
'ch.  II.  •-'. 

John  3.  rA. 


bath  done  this,  and  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  hath  created  it. 

21  t  Produce  your  cause,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  bring  forth  your  strong  rea- 
sons, saith  the  King  of  Jacob. 

i  22  "^Let  them  bring  them  forth, 
and  shew  us  what  shall  happen : 
let  them  shew  the  former  things, 

I  what  they  he,  that  we  may  ^con- 

jsider  them,  and  know  the  latter 
end  of  them ;  or  declare  us  things 

I  for  to  come. 

23  '  Shew  the  things  that  are  to 
!  come  hereafter,  that  we  may  know 
!  that  ye  are  gods :  yea,  'do  good,  or 

do  evil,  that  we  may  be  dismayed, 
I  and  behold  it  together. 

24  Behold,  ^ye  are  "of  nothing, 
'and  your  work  "of  nought:  an 
'  abomination   is    he   that   chooseth 

!  yo"- 

j  25  I  have  raised  up  one  from  the 
'  north,  and  he  shall  come :  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun  ^  shall  he 
call  upon  my  name:  ''and  he  shall 
come  upon  princes  as  upon  mortar, 
and  as  the  potter  treadeth  clay. 

20  ''AYho  hath  declared  from  the 
beginning,  that  we  may  know  f 
and  beforetime,  thafwe  may  say, 
He  is  righteous  ?  yea,  there  is  none 
that  sheweth,  yea,  there  is  none 
that  declareth,  yea,  there  is  none 
that  heareth  your  words. 

27  ^The  first  'shall  say  to  Zion, 
Behold,  behold  them:  and  I  will 
give  to  Jerusalem  one  that  bring- 
eth  good  tidings. 

2B>  ^'For  I  beheld,  and  there  ivas 
no  man ;  even  among  them,  and 
there  was  no  counsellor,  that,  when 
I  asked  of  them,  could  hmswer  a 
word. 

2!)  'Behold,  they  are  all  vanity; 
their  works  are  nothing :  their 
molten  images  are  wind  and  con- 
fusion. 

CHAPTER  XLIT. 

1  The  office  of  (J/iri.st,  (/raced  with  meekness  and  con- 
Htaiicij.  5  (JwVx  priiiiiUciiiito  him.  \Q  An  exhort- 
atiiiH  to  praise  Hod  fur  his  gospel.  17  lie  reproveth 
the  jxople  of  inaxdulity. 

BEHOLD  *niy  servant,  whom  I 
uphold;  niine  eh'ct,  ^'^j  irhoni 
my  soul  '  (leliglitcth  ;    1  Iiavc  ]>ut 
my  Spirit  u])<m  liim  :  he  shall  bring 
foitli  Judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 
2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up, 

780 


nor  cause  his  voice  to  be  heard  in 
the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not 
break,  and  the  "  smoking  flax 
shall  he  not  ^  quench :  he  shall 
bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  *dis- 
coiu'aged,  till  he  have  set  judg- 
ment in  the  earth:  ''and  the  isles 
shall  wait  for  his  law. 

5  •[  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord, 
*  he  that  created  the  heavens,  and 
stretched  them  out;  "^he  that  spread 
forth  the  earth,  and  that  which 
Cometh  out  of  it;  ^he  that  giveth  [ 
breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and 
spirit  to  them  that  walk  therein : 

0  ''  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in 
righteousness,  and  will  hold  thine 
hand,  and  will  keep  thee, '  and  give 
thee  for  a  covenant  of  the  j)eoi3le, 
for  ""a  light  of  the  Gentiles ; 

7  '  To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to 
"'bring  out  the  prisoners  from  the 
prison,  and  them  that  sit  in  "  dark- 
ness out  of  the  prison  house. 

8  I  am  the  Lord  ;  that  is  my 
name:  and  my  "glory  Avill  I  not 
give  to  another,  neither  my  praise 
to  graven  images. 

9  Behold,  the  former  things  are 
come  to  i)ass,  and  new  things  do 
I  declare :  before  they  spring  forth 
I  tell  you  of  them. 

10  ''  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song,  ami  his  praise  from  the  end 
of  the  earth,  ''ye  that  go  down  to 
the  sea,  and  ^all  that  is  therein; 
the  isles,  and  the  inhabitants  there- 
of. 

11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cit- 
ies thereof  lift  up  their  voice,  the 
villages  that  Kedar  doth  inhabit: 
let  the  inhabitants  of  the  rock  sing, 
let  them  shout  from  the  top  of  the 
mountains. 

12  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the 
Lord,  and  declare  his  praise  in  the 
islands. 

13  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as  a 
mighty  man,  he  shall  stir  up  jeal- 
ousy like  a  man  of  war:  he  shall 
cry,  '  y(>a,  roar ;  he  shall  "  i)revail 
against  his  enemies. 

14  I  have  long  time  holden  my 
peace;  I  have  been  still,  and  re- 
frained myself:  now  will  I  cry  like 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712 


II  Or,  dimli/ 
bunting. 

t  Ueb. 
quench  it. 


t  Heb. 
broken. 


■1  Gen.  49. 10. 


"  ch.  44.  24. 
Zech.  12.  1. 
fPs.  130.  6. 


?  Acts  17.  25. 


l'ch.43. 1. 


i  ch.  49.  8. 


t  ch.  49.  6. 

Luke  2.  .3-2. 

Acts  13.47. 
1  ch.  35.  5. 
■"ch.  CI.  1. 

Luke  4. 18. 

2  Tim.  2.26. 

Heb.  2.  14, 

15. 
"ch.g.  2. 


-ch.  48.  IL 


P  Ps.  .33.  3.  & 
40.3.&9S.1. 


1  Ps.  107. 23. 

t  Ilcb. 
the/ulness 
thereof. 


"ch.  31.4. 

II  Or,  behave 
hiinaelf 
jiiifjhtily. 


Israel  reproved  of  unbelief. 


ISAIAH. 


God  comforteth  the  church. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  712. 

♦  Ileb. 
swallow^ 
or,  fup  tip. 


)  llcb. into 

^traight- 
ness. 


•  Ps.  0".  7. 
ch.  1.21).  & 
44.  11.  &45. 

n;. 


'  ch.  4.".  8. 
Kz.  IL'.  2. 
See  John  9. 
39,41. 


"  Rom.  2. 21. 


U  Or,  him. 


■|  Or,  in 
snaring  aH 
the  young 
men  of 
them. 


tllcb. 

a  treading. 


♦  Heb. /or 
the  af'ter 
tinxe'i 


'^  2  Kings  25. 
9. 
»Ho8.  7.9. 


a  travailing  Avomaii ;  I  will  destroy 
and  Ulevoiir  at  once. 

1.5  1  will  make  waste  monntain.s 
and  liill.s,  and  dry  nj)  all  their 
herbs;  and  1  will  make  the  rivers 
islands,  and  I  will  dry  n])  the  ])ools. 

10  And  I  will  l)rin<>-  the  blind  by 
away  that  they  knew  not;  I  will 
lead  them  in  paths  that  they  have 
not  known :  I  will  make  darkness 
light  before  them,  and  crooked 
things  *  straight.  These  things  will 
I  do  unto  them,  and  not  forsake 
them. 

17  *\\  They  shall  be  'turned  back, 
they  shall  be  greatly  ashamed,  that 
trust  in  graven  images,  that  say  to 
the  molten  images,  Ye  are  our 
gods. 

18  Hear,  ye  deaf;  and  look,  ye 
blind,  that  ye  may  see. 

19  ^AVho  is  blind,  but  my  serv- 
ant? or  deaf,  as  my  messenger  that 
I  sent?  who  is  blind  as  he  that  is 
perfect,  and  blind  as  the  Lokd's 
servant  f 

20  Seeing  many  things,  "but  thou 
observest  not;  opening  the  ears, 
but  he  heareth  not. 

21  The  LoiiD  is  well  pleased  for 
his  righteousness'  sake ;  he  will 
magnify  the  law,  and  make  "  it 
honourable. 

22  But  this  is  a  peoi)le  robbed 
and  spoiled;  ^^theij  are  all  of  them 
snared  in  holes,  and  they  are  hid 
in  prison  houses :  they  are  for  a 
prey,  and  none  delivereth ;  for  +  a 
spoil,  and  none  saith,  Restore. 

23  Who  among  you  will  give  ear 
to  this  ?  2vho  will  hearken  and  hear 
^for  the  time  to  come? 

24  Who  gave  Jacob  for  a  spoil, 
and  Israel  to  the  robbers  ?  did  not 
the  Lord,  he  against  whom  we 
have  sinned?  for  they  would  not 
walk  in  his  ways,  neither  were  they 
obedient  unto  his  law. 

25  Therefore  he  hath  poured  upon 
him  the  fury  of  his  anger,  and  the 
strength  of  battle :  '^  and  it  hath  set 
him  on  fire  round  about,  ^  yet  he 
knew  not ;  and  it  burned  him,  yet 
he  laid  it  not  to  heart. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1  TJie  Lorii  comforMh  the  church  ivilh  /m  promises. 
8  He  appealeth  to  the  jKople  for  witness  of  his  om- 


nipoiency.  14  He  foretelleth.them  the  destruction 
of  IM)ylon,  18  and  his  ivouderful  deliverance  of  his 
people.     22  He  rejwovcth  the  jjeojjle  as  inexcusable. 

BUT  now  thus  saith  the  Lord 
"that  created  thee,  O  Jacob, 
''and  he  that  formed  thee,  O  Israel, 
Fear  not:  'for  I  have  redeemed 
thee,  "I  have  called  thee  by  thy 
name;  thou  r/r?  mine. 

2  ""When  thou  passest  through 
the  waters,  *I  iviU  he  with  thee; 
and  through  the  rivers,  they  shall 
not  overflow  thee  :  when  thou 
^walkest  through  the  fire,  thou 
shalt  not  be  burned ;  neither  shall 
the  flame  kindle  upon  thee. 

3  For  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy  Saviour : 
''  I  gave  Egypt  for  thy  ransom, 
Ethiopia  and  Seba  for  tliee. 

4  Since  thou  wast  precious  in  my 
sight,  thou  hast  been  honourable, 
and  I  have  loved  thee:  therefore 
will  I  give  men  for  thee,  and  ijeo- 
ple  for  thy  n  life. 

5  '  Fear  not ;  for  I  am  with  thee : 
I  will  bring  thy  seed  from  the  east, 
and  gather  thee  from  the  west : 

0  I  will  say  to  the  north.  Give  up; 
and  to  the  south.  Keep  not  back : 
bring  my  sons  from  far,  and  my 
daughters  from  the  ends  of  the 
earth ; 

7  Even  every  one  that  is  ''called 
by  my  name :  for  '  I  have  created 
him  for  my  glory,  "^I  have  formed 
him ;  yea,  I  have  made  him. 

8  1  "Bring  forth  the  blind  people 
that  have  eyes,  and  the  deaf  that 
have  ears. 

9  Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered 
together,  and  let  the  people  be  as- 
sembled: °who  among  them  can 
declare  this,  and  shew  us  former 
things  ?  let  them  bring  forth  their 
witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justi- 
fied :  or  let  them  hear,  and  say,  It 
is  truth. 

10  ^'Ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith 
the  Lord,  "^  and  my  servant  whom 
I  have  chosen ;  that  ye  may  know 
and  l^elieve  me,  and  understand 
that  I  am  he :  "^  before  me  there  was 
"  no  God  formed,  neither  shall  there 
be  after  me. 

11  I,  even  I,  ^am  the  Lord;  and 
beside  me  there  is  no  saviour. 

781 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  (12. 


about  712. 
*  ver.  7. 

liver.  21. 

ch.  44.2,21, 

24. 
"^ch.  44.  G. 

■'ch.42.(;.  & 
4j.  4. 


Ts.W,  12.  & 

iii.;i,  &c. 

fDcut.  S1.6, 


f  nnn..".  25, 


bProv.  11.8. 
&  21.  18. 


II  Or,  person. 

■  oh.  41.10,14. 
&  44.  2. 
Jer.  ;«).  10, 
11.  &4i;.  27, 

2». 


Vrh.fi^ 

19. 

James 

2.  7. 

iPh.  IIX 

.  ,•?. 

ch.  29. 

2). 

Jolin  o 

..•t,5 

2  Cor. 

5.17 

Eph.  2 

10. 

"■  ver.  1 

"ch.n. 

9.* 

42. 19. 

Ez.  12. 

2. 

"ch.41. 21,22, 
2U. 


P  ch.  44.  8. 

■leh.  42.  1.  & 
55.  4. 


'ch.41.  4.  & 

44.  G. 
I;  Or,  nothing 

formed  of 

God. 

•ch.  45.21. 
Hos.  13.  4. 


The  fall  of  Babylon  foretold. 


ISAIAH. 


GoiVs  promises  to  his  ch  urch. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  ,  12. 

•  Deut.."{.'.l(;. 

PS..S1.9. 
■'  ch  44.  8. 

ver.  10. 


'  Vs.  90.  2. 
Johu  S.  Si. 


tllcb.  turn 
K  Uirk  f 

>Job'.>  li 
ch.  14.  27. 


(  Ileb.  bars. 


'Ex 

iv 

ch 

U  1«, 

T.  i:i. 

51  10. 

"Josh.  3.  13, 
Hi. 

i  Kx 

14.4-3 

•=.Ter.l8. 14. 
&  23.  7. 


J  2  Cor.  5. 17. 
Rev.  21.. 5. 


'Ex.  r.fi. 
Niirn..'<l.ll. 
l>cut.  S.  15. 
P»  7.S.  Ki. 
ch.  K.  (i.  4 
41.  1». 


nor, 
ostneheit. 

tlleb. 

daughters 
of  thf  oirt. 
'ch.4«.  21. 


tPd.  102.  18. 
vcr  I,  7 
Luke  1.74,    i 
75. 
Eph.l.S.O 


hMal.  1.13. 


'  Amo«  5.  2.'}. 

t  lItb./aMit.», 
or,  ku(i. 


t  Ileb. 

nnulc  inf 
drunl\  or, 
a^ttint/nntlt/ 
muittencU. 


12  I  have  declared,  and  have  sav- 
ed, and  I  have  shewed,  when  there 
was  no  '  strange  god  amon<.^  you : 
"therefore  ve  are  niv  witnesses, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  am  God. 

13  ''Yea,  before  the  day  was  I  am 
he ;  and  there  is  none  that  can  de- 
hver  out  of  niv  hand :  I  will  work, 
and  who  shall' t^let  it! 

11  «;  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your 
Redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel; 
For  your  sake  I  have  sent  to  Bab- 
ylon, and  have  broui>lit  down  all 
their  '  nobles,  and  the  Chaldeans, 
whose  cry  is  in  the  ships. 

151  am  the  Lord,  your  Holy  One, 
the  Creator  of  Israel,  your  King. 

1()  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which 
'maketh  away  in  the  sea,  and  a 
^^})ath  in  the  mighty  waters; 

17  Which  n)ringeth  forth  the 
chariot  and  horse,  the  army  and 
the  power ;  they  shall  lie  down 
together,  they  shall  not  rise :  they 
are  extinct,  they  are  quenched  as 
tow. 

18  T[  '^Remember  ye  not  the  for- 
mer things,  neither  consider  the 
things  of  old. 

19  Behold,  I  will  do  a  "^new  thing ; 
now  it  shall  spring  forth;  shall  ye 
not  know  it  f  "^I  will  even  make  a 
way  in  the  wilderness,  and  rivers 
in  the  desert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall 
honour  me,  the  dragons  and  the 
"'owls:  because  ^ I  give  waters  in 
the  wilderness,  and  rivers  in  the 
desert,  to  give  drink  to  my  people, 
my  chosen. 

21  *^This  people  have  I  formed 
for  myself;  they  shall  shew  forth 
my  praise. 

22  t  But  thou  hast  not  called 
upon  me,  O  Jacob ;  but  thou  ''  hast 
been  weary  of  me,  O  Israel. 

2.'J  '  Thou  hast  not  brought  me 
the  'small  cattle  of  thy  burnt  of- 
ferings; neither  hast  thou  honour- 
ed me  with  thy  sacrifices.  I  have 
not  cau.sed  thee  to  serve  with  an 
offering,  nor  wearied  thee  wflh  in- 
cense. 

24  Thou  hiist  bought  me  no  sweet 
cane  with  money,  neither  hast  thou 
Milled  nie  with  t\\v  fat  (»t  thy  sac- 
rifices: but  thou  hast  made  me  to 
782 


Before 
CHRIST 

nbiiut  712. 

kch.  1.  14. 

Mai.  2. 17. 
lch.44.22.& 

4.S.  0. 

.J  or.  50.  20. 

Acts  3.  ly. 
■^  Ez.  3G.  22, 

&c. 
"ch.  1.  18. 

Jer.  31.  34. 


t  Ileb.  in- 
terpreters, 
Mai.  2.  7,  8. 

"011.47.6. 
],am.2.2,6, 
7. 

II  Or,  holl/ 
jfrinces, 

f  P.s.  79.  4. 
Jer.  24.9. 
Ban.  9. 11. 
Zech.  8. 13. 


serve  with  thy  sins,  thou  hast 
■^  wearied  me  with  thine  iniqui- 
ties. 

25  I,  even  I,  am  he  that '  blotteth 
out  thy  transgressions  '"for  mine 
own  sake,  "  and  will  not  remember 
thy  sins. 

20  Put  me  in  remembrance:  let 
us  x>lead  together:  declare  thou, 
that  thou  mayest  be  justified. 

27  Thy  first  father  hath  sinned, 
and  thy  *  teachers  have  transgress- 
ed against  me. 

28  Therefore  °I  have  profaned 
the  "princes  of  the  snnctuary,  "and 
have  given  Jacob  to  the  curse,  and 
Israel  to  reproaches. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  God  comforteth  (he  church  with  hi'i  promises.  7  The 
vanilij  of  idols,  'J and  folly  of  idol  makers.  21  lie 
erJwrtclh  to  praise  God  for  his  redemption  and 
onuiipotcncy. 

YET  now  hear,   ^O  Jacob  my 
servant ;  and  Israel,  whom  I 
have  chosen  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  that  made 
thee,  ^and  formed  thee  from  the 
womb,  tvhich  will  help  thee ;  Fear 
not,  O  Jacob,  my  servant;  and 
thou,  'Jeshurun,  whom  I  have 
chosen. 

3  For  I  will  ''pour  water  upon  him 
that  is  thirsty,  and  floods  upon  the 
dry  ground :  I  will  pour  my  kSpirit 
upon  thy  seed,  and  my  blessing 
upon  thine  offspring : 

4  And  they  shall  spring  up  as 
among  the  grass,  as  willows  by 
the  watercourses. 

5  One  shall  say,  I  am  the  Lord's; 
and  another  shall  call  himself  by 
the  name  of  Jacob ;  and  another 
shall  subscribe  with  his  hand  unto 
the  Lord,  and  surname  himself  by 
the  name  of  Israel. 

0  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King 
of  Israel,  'and  his  Redeemer  the 
Lord  of  hosts;  ^I  am  the  first,  and 
I  am  the  last;  and  besides  me  there 
is  no  Cod. 

7  And  '^'who,  as  I,  shall  call,  and 
shall  declare  it,  and  set  it  in  order 
for  me,  since  I  a])pointed  the  an- 
cient people?  and  the  things  that 
are  coming,  and  shall  come,  let 
them  shew  unto  them. 

8  Fear  ye  not,  neither  be  afraid : 
''have  not  I  told  thee  from  that ; 'ch.  41.22. 


about  712. 
'ver.  21. 
ch.  41.8.  & 
4.-!.  1. 

Jer.  .TO.  10. 
&  46.  27,  28. 


bch.4.3.  1,7. 


Deut32.15. 


i  ch.  35.  7. 
.Incl  2.  28. 
Jcihn  7.  .'S. 
Acts  2.  18. 


'ver.  24. 

ch.  43. 1,14. 
fell.  41.4.  «: 

+S.  12. 

Kev.  1.8.17. 

&  22.  13. 


8  ch.  41. 4,22. 
&45.  21. 


J 


The  folly  of  idol  makers. 


ISAIAH. 


J£xhortation  to  praise  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

■cll.«.l<l,lL>. 

k  Oput.  4..'!."., 

S!».  fi  yj.  "ii. 

1  Sum.  I'.  2. 

'2Sain.2:.'.3u'. 

ch.  4.5.5. 
t  lleb.  rork. 

Dent.  •■!.'.  4. 
lch.4I.-J4,^'.». 
f  Il.l). 

deairable. 

'"  Vs.  11.1.  4. 
&c. 


"  Jcr.  10.  .1 
Hab.  '2.  IS. 


"  Ts.  •)".  7. 
ch.  1.2'.l.  *; 
42. 17.  &  4j. 
10. 


P  eh.  40. 1'.l.  & 

41.  C. 

Jer.lO..".,&c. 
Il  Or,  wilh 

an  oj*e. 


II  Or,  frdefh 
courage. 


time,  and  have  declared  it  f  '  ye 
are  even  my  witnesses.  Is  there 
a  God  besides  me  f  yea,  ^  there  is 
no  ^God;  I  know  not  any. 

9  ^\  '  Tliey  that  make  a  graven 
image  are  all  of  them  vanity;  and 
their  Uleleetable  things  shall  not 
protit;  and  they  are  their  own  wit- 
nesses; '"they  see  not,  nor  know; 
that  they  may  be  ashamed. 

10  Who  hath  formed  a  god,  or 
molten  a  graven  image  "  that  is 
profitable  for  nothing  f 

11  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall  be 
"ashamed;  and  the  workmen,  they 
are  of  men :  let  them  all  be  gath- 
ered together,  let  them  stand  np ; 
yet  they  shall  fear,  and  they  shall 
be  ashamed  together. 

12  ^'  The  smith  i'  with  the  tongs 
both  worketh  in  the  coals,  and 
fashioneth  it  with  hammers,  and 
worketh  it  with  the  strength  of  his 
arms:  yea,  he  is  hungry,  and  his 
strength  faileth :  he  drinketh  uo 
water,  and  is  faint. 

13  The  carpenter  stretcheth  out 
his  rule ;  he  marketh  it  out  with  a 
line ;  he  fitteth  it  with  planes,  and 
he  marketh  it  out  with  the  com- 
pass, and  maketh  it  after  the  figure 
of  a  man,  according  to  the  beauty 
of  a  man ;  that  it  may  remain  in 
the  house. 

14  He  heweth  him  down  cedars, 
and  taketh  the  cy])ress  and  the 
oak,  which  he  "  strengtheneth  for 
himself  among  the  trees  of  the  for- 
est: he  planteth  an  ash,  and  the 
rain  doth  nourish  it. 

15  Then  shall  it  be  for  a  man  to 
burn  :  for  he  will  take  thereof,  and 
warm  himself;  yea,  he  kindleth  it, 
and  baketh  bread  ;  yea,  he  maketh 
a  god,  and  worshippeth  it;  he  mak- 
eth it  a  graven  image,  and  faileth 
down  thereto. 

IG  He  burueth  part  thereof  in  the 
fire;  with  part  thereof  he  eateth 
flesh ;  he  roasteth  roast,  and  is  sat- 
isfied: yea,  he  warmeth  himself  and 
saith.  Aha,  I  am  warm,  I  have  seen 
the  fire : 

17  And  the  residue  thereof  he 
maketh  a  god,  even  his  graven  im- 
age: he  faileth  down  unto  it,  and 
worshippeth  it,  and  prayetli  unto 


it,  and  saith,  Deliver  me ;  for  thou 
art  my  god, 

18  "They  have  not  known  nor  un- 
derstood: for  '  he  hath 'shut  their 
eyes,  that  they  cannot  see;  and 
their  hearts,  that  they  cannot  un- 
derstand. 

11)  And  none  ''considereth  in  his 
heart,  neither  is  there  knowledge 
nor  understanding  to  say,  I  have 
burned  part  of  it  in  the  tire ;  yea, 
also  I  have  baked  bread  upon  the 
coals  thereof;  I  have  roasted  flesh, 
and  eaten  it:  and  shall  I  make  the 
residue  thereof  an  abomination  1 
shall  I  fall  down  to  '  the  stock  of  a 
tree  ? 

20  He  feedeth  on  ashes:  *a  de- 
ceived heart  hath  turned  him  aside, 
that  he  cannot  deliver  his  soul,  nor 
say.  Is  there  not  a  lie  in  my  I'ight 
hand? 

21  ^  Remember  these,  O  Jacob 
and  Israel;  for  "thou  art  my  serv- 
ant :  I  have  formed  thee ;  tliou  art 
my  servant:  O  Israel,  thou  shalt 
not  be  forgotten  of  me. 

22  ''I  have  blotted  out,  as  a  thick 
cloud,  thj'^  transgressions,  and,  as  a 
cloud,  thy  sins:  return  unto  me; 
for  ^  I  have  redeemed  thee. 

23  'Sing,  O  ye  heavens;  for  the 
Lord  hath  done  it :  shout,  ye  low- 
er parts  of  the  earth :  break  forth 
into  singing,  ye  mountains,  O  for- 
est, and  every  tree  therein :  for  the 
Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob,  and 
glorified  himself  in  Israel. 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^  thy 
Iledeemer,  and  ''  he  that  formed 
thee  from  the  womb,  I  am  the 
Lord  that  maketh  all  thinys  ; 
'that  stretcheth  forth  the  heav- 
ens alone ;  that  spreadeth  abroad 
the  earth  by  myself; 

25  That  '4rustratetli  the  tokens 
^of  the  liars,  and  maketh  diviners 
mad ;  that  turneth  wise  inen  back- 
ward, '^and  maketh  their  knowl- 
edge foolish ; 

20  ^'That  confirmeth  the  word  of 
his  servant,  and  performeth  the 
counsel  of  his  messengers ;  that 
saith  to  Jerusalem,  Thou  shalt  be 
inhabited ;  and  to  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah.  Ye  shall  be  built,  and  I  will 
raise  uj)  the  'decayed  places  thereof: 
783 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  712 

ich.  45.  20. 

'  2  'I'hcss.  2. 

II. 
lllob. 

daubed. 


1 llcb. 

fritl-th  to 

/tin  firart. 

"ch.  4U.  S. 


♦  lleb.  that 
which  con, t's 
oj  a  tree  t 

•Iloa.  4.  12. 
Koin.  1.21. 
2  Thes.s.  2. 
11. 


"  ver.  1.  2. 


'  ch.  43. 25. 


>ch.4,'!.  1.& 

4,S.  20. 

1  Cor.  fi.  20. 

IPet.l.lS, 

111. 
'  I's.  BO.  .•!4.  & 

:»;.  11,12. 

ch.  42.  10.  & 
40.  ].■!. 
.ler.  51.48. 
Kev.  18.  20. 


•ch.  4S.  14. 
vcr.  G. 
b  ch.  43.  1. 


'  Job  !).  S. 
Ts.  104.  2. 
cll.  40.  22.  .* 
42.  5.  &  45. 
12.  &  51.  1-5. 

<!  ch.  47.  l.J. 
'  Jcr.  50.  8G. 


1 1  Cor.  1.  20. 


eZecli.i.6. 


t  Heb. 
wastes. 


Cyrus  called  for  the  churches  sake. 


ISAIAH. 


God  asserteth  his  omnipotency. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712 

hSeeJer.  Sfl. 
.",8.  &  dl.  32, 
36. 


1 2  Chr.  36. 
22, 2:!. 

Ezral.l.ic. 
ch.  45. 13. 


sibout  712. 


•ch.  41.  13. 
il  Or, 

ftretigth' 

e/ieU. 
li<-h.41.2. 

Uiin.  fi.  30. 


*■  ch.  40.  4. 
J  Ps.  10/".  16. 


'ch.  41.2rj. 
I  Ex.  3.3.  12, 

ir. 

ch.  43.  1.  & 

49.1. 


Sch.44.  1. 


I.  lThe88.4.5. 

■  Deut.  4.  3.5, 

39.  &  32. 3'J. 

ch.  44.  8.  & 

W. !). 
Ivor.  14,18, 

21,  22. 
1  P«.  18.32,.39. 

"  P«.  102. 1«. 

ch..'f7.  211. 
Mai.  1. 11. 


"  Amo>  .3.  0. 


'  Ph.  72.  3.  ft 
H.^.  11. 


I-ch.  04.  8. 


27  ''That  saith  to  the  deep,  Be 
dry,  and  I  will  dry  up  thy  rivers : 

28  That  saith  of  Cyrus,  He  is  my 
shepherd,  and  shall  perform  all  my 
pleasure:  even  saying  to  Jerusa- 
lem, '  Thou  Shalt  be  built ;  and  to 
the  temple,  Thy  foundation  shall 
be  laid. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

1  God  calleth  Cyrus  for  fiin  church's  sake.  5  By  his 
omnipotency  lie  clialkngeth  obedience.  20  He  con- 
vinceth  the  idols  of  vanity  by  his  saving  pou<e7: 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  to  his 
anointed,  to  Cyrus,  whose 
'right  hand  I  i' have  holden,  Ho 
subdue  nations  before  him;  and 
I  will  loose  the  loins  of  kings, 
to  open  before  him  the  two- 
leaved  gates ;  and  the  gates  shall 
not  be  shut; 

2  I  will  go  before  thee,  ''and  make 
the  Gi'ooked  places  straight :  ''  I  will 
break  in  pieces  the  gates  of  brass, 
and  cut  in  sunder  the  bars  of  iron : 

3  And  I  will  give  thee  the  treas- 
ures of  darkness,  and  hidden  riches 
of  secret  places,  Hhat  thou  mayest 
know  that  I,  the  Lord,  which  'call 
thee  by  thy  name,  am  the  God  of 
Israel. 

4  For  f^  Jacob  my  servant's  sake, 
and  Israel  mine  elect,  I  have  even 
called  thee  by  thy  name :  I  have 
surnamed  thee,  though  thou  hast 
'■  not  known  me. 

5^1  ^  am  the  Lord,  and  ^^  there  is 
none  else,  there  is  no  God  besides 
me :  '  I  girded  thee,  though  thou 
hast  not  known  me ; 

G  "'That  they  may  know  from  the 
rising  of  the  sun,  and  from  the 
west,  that  there  is  none  besides 
me.  1  am  the  Lord,  and  there  is 
none  else. 

7  I  form  the  light,  and  create 
darkness:  I  make  peace,  and  "cre- 
ate evil :  I  the  Lord  do  all  these 
thinf/s. 

8  "Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  from 
above,  and  let  the  skies  i)onr  down 
rigliteousness :  let  the  earth  open, 
and  let  tliem  bring  forth  salvation, 
and  h3t  rigliteousness  spring  uj)  to- 
gether; 1  the  Lord  have  created 
it. 

9  Woe  unto  him  that  striveth 
with  ''his  Maker!  Let  the  i)ot- 
sherd    strive  with    the    potsherds 

784 


I,  even  my 
stretched  out  the 
all  their  host  have 


of  the  earth.  ^  Shall  the  clay  say 
to  him  that  fashioneth  it.  What 
makest  thou  1  or  thy  work,  He 
hath  no  hands  ? 

10  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  unto 
his  father,  What  begettest  thou? 
or  to  the  woman.  What  hast  thou 
brought  forth  ? 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  and  his  Maker,  Ask 
me  of  things  to  come  concerning 
"^  my  sons,  and  concerning  "*  the 
work  of  my  hands  command  ye 
me, 

12  *I  have  made  the  earth,  and 
"created  man  upon  it 
hands,    have 
heavens,  and 
I  commanded. 

13  ^  I  have  raised  him  up  in 
righteousness,  and  I  will  "direct 
all  his  wavs :  he  shall  'build  mv 
city,  and  he  shall  let  go  my  cap- 
tives, "not  for  price  nor  reward, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^The 
labour  of  Egypt,  and  merchan- 
dise of  Ethiopia  and  of  the  Sa- 
beans,  men  of  stature,  shall  come 
over  unto  thee,  and  they  shall  be 
thine :  they  shall  come  after  thee ; 
"in  chains  they  shall  come  over, 
and  they  shall  fall  down  unto 
thee,  they  shall  make  supplication 
unto  thee,  saying,  ''Surely  God  is 
in  thee;  and  ''there  is  none  else, 
there  is  no  God. 

15  Verily  thou  art  a  God  '^that 
hidest  thyself,  O  God  of  Israel, 
the  Saviour. 

16  They  shall  be  ashamed,  and 
also  confounded,  all  of  them  :  they 
shall  go  to  confnsion  together  that 
are  ^makers  of  idols. 

17  ^'But  Israel  shall  be  saved  in 
the  Lord  with  an  everlasting  sal- 
vation :  ye  shall  not  be  ashamed 
nor  confounded  world  without  end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  'that 
created  the  heavens;  God  himself 
that  formed  the;  earth  and  made  it ; 
he  hath  established  it,  he  created 
it  not  in  vain,  he  formed  it  to  be 
inhabited:  ""I  am  the  Lord,  and 
there  is  none  else. 

10  1  have  not  spoken  in  'secret, 
in  a  dark  place  of  the  earth :  I  said 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 

ich.  2!).  16. 
Jer.  18.  H. 
hom.  S).  20. 


■■Jer.  31.  9. 
»ch.  29.  23. 


'ch.42.  5. 
Jer.  27.  5. 
"Gen.  1.26, 

27. 


'  Gen.  2. 1. 


Jch.  41.  2. 

II  Or,  nifite 
straight. 

»2Chr.  36. 

22   23. 
Ezra  l.l.&c. 

ch.  44.  28. 

'  ch.  .52.  .3. 
See  Rom.  3. 
24. 

X  Ps.  08.  31. 
&  72. 10.  U. 
ch.  4'.l.  2:;.  & 

m.  y,  10, 14, 
ii;. 

Zech.  8.  22, 
23. 


'  Ps.  149.  8. 


'ilCor.14.25. 
'  vcr.  5. 


rp.t.  44.  24. 
ch.  8.  17.  & 
57.  17. 


i-'ch.  44. 11. 

!■  ch.  26.  4. 
ver.  2.5. 
Kom.  11.2G. 


ich.  42.  5. 


k  vcr.  5. 


IDcut.nn.ll. 
ch.  48.  16. 


God  savetli  his 


ISAIAH. 


l)eople  to  the  end. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

'"PS.19.8.& 
119.137,138. 


"011.44.17, 
l.s,  III.  Jl;  4«. 
7.  &  4.S.  7. 
K<im.  1.  2-1, 

23. 


"rli.41.22..% 
4;.  II.  &  44. 
r.  .It  41 ;.  10. 
&  48.  14. 


PvtT..';,i4,i.s. 

ch.44.  S.  & 

4(;.  y.  &4S.3, 


M  p.t  *>'.  "^7. 
&  o5.  5. 


'Gen.  22. 16. 
Ucb.  G.  13. 


•Rfim.  14.11. 
l'lnl.2.  10. 

<  Gen.  31.  5.3. 
l.)eut.  6.  13. 
Ps.  K.3. 11. 
th.  (J5.  IB. 

H  Or,  5t(re/y, 
he  f/niU  say 
ofmejn  the 
Loud HaU 
righteous' 
71CSS  ami 
strength, 

"  ,Ier.  23.  5. 
1  Cor.  1.  .30. 

^lieh.7-ight- 
tou:'nesses, 

«eh.41.11. 

*  ver.  17. 

»1  Cor.  1.31. 


about  712. 
■ch.  21.9. 
Jer.  60.  2.  & 
SI.  44. 


bJer.  10.  5. 

fl,^Jer.  48.  7. 
Heb. 


« 


I  their  soul. 


Ex.  19.  4. 
IJeut.  1.  31. 

&.32.  11. 

I's.  7i.(;. 

ch.  t>3.  9. 

Ps.102.  27. 
Mai.  3.  6. 
Ps.  48.  14. 
;S  71.  18. 


not  unto  the  seed  of  Jacob,  Seek 
ye  me  in  vain  :  '"I  the  Lord  speak 
righteousness,  I  declare  things  that 
are  right. 

20  ^[  Assemble  yourselves  and 
come ;  draw  near  together,  ye  that 
arc  escaped  of  the  nations:  "they 
have  no  knowledge  that  set  up  the 
wood  of  their  graven  image,  and 
l)ray  unto  a  god  that  cannot  save. 

21  Tell  ye,  and  bring  them  near; 
yea,  let  them  take  counsel  togeth- 
er: "who  hath  declared  this  from 
ancient  time  ?  who  hath  told  it 
from  that  time?  have  not  I  the 
LoedI  Paud  there  is  no  God  else 
beside  me;  a  just  God  and  a  Sav- 
iour; there  is  none  beside  me. 

22  "^Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye 
saved,  all  the  ends  of  the  earth: 
for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none 
else. 

23  'I  have  sworn  by  myself,  the 
word  is  gone  out  of  my  mouth  in 
righteousness,  and  shall  not  return, 
That  unto  me  every  'knee  shall 
bow,  *  every  tongue  shall  swear. 

24  "Surely  shall  one  say.  In  the 
Lord  have  I  "*  righteousness  and 
strength :  even  to  him  shall  men 
come ;  and  "^  all  that  are  incensed 
against  him  shall  be  ashamed. 

25  ^  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed 
of  Israel  be  justitied,  and  'shall 
glory. 

CHAPTER  XLYI. 

1  T7ie  idols  of  Babylon  could  not  save  themselves.  3 
God  saveth  hh  peojjle  to  the  etid.  5  Idols  are  not 
comparable  to  God  for  power,  13  or  present  salva- 
tion. 

BEL  ^boweth  down,Xebo  stoop- 
eth;  their  idols  were  upon 
the  beasts,  and  upon  the  cattle: 
your  carriages  ivere  heavy  laden ; 
'  tliey  are  a  burden  to  the  weary 
heast. 

2  They  stoop,  they  bow  down  to- 
gether ;  they  could  not  deliver  the 
burden,  ''but  Hhemselves  are  gone 
into  captivity. 

3  T^  Hearken  unto  me,  O  house 
of  Jacob,  and  all  the  remnant  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  ''which  are 
borne  hij  me  from  the  belly,  which 
are  carried  from  the  womb : 

4  And  even  to  your  old  age  "  I  am 
he;  and  even  to  hoar  hairs  '^will  I 
carry  you :  I  have  made,  and  I  will 

50 


bear 


and  will 


even  I  will  carry, 
deliver  you. 

5  •[  ^'To  whom  will  ye  liken  me, 
and  make  me  equal,  and  compare 
me,  that  ^e  may  be  like  ? 

G  ''They  lavish  gold  out  of  the 
bag,  and  weigh  silver  in  the  bal- 
ance, and  hire  a  goldsmith ;  and 
he  maketh  it  a  god :  they  fall  down, 
yea,  they  worship. 

7  '  They  bear  him  upon  the  shoul- 
der, they  carry  him,  and  set  him 
in  his  place,  and  he  standeth ;  from 
his  ])lace  shall  he  not  remove :  yea, 
^one  shall  cry  unto  him,  yet  can  he 
not  answer,  nor  save  him  out  of 
his  trouble. 

8  Eemember  this,  and  shew  your- 
selves men :  '  bring  it  again  to 
mind,  O  ye  transgressors. 

9  "'Eemember  the  former  things 
of  old  :  for  I  am  God,  and  "  there  is 
none  else ;  I  am  God,  and  there  is 
none  like  me, 

10  "Declaring  the  end  from  the 
beginning,  and  from  ancient  times 
the  thinys  that  are  not  yet  done, 
saying,  f'My  counsel  shall  stand, 
and  I  Avill  do  all  my  pleasure : 

11  Calling  a  ravenous  bird  ''from 
the  east,  Uhe  man  "^that  executeth 
my  counsel  from  a  far  country : 
yea,  'I  have  spoken  it,  I  will  also 
bring  it  to  pass ;  I  have  purposed 
it,  I  will  also  do  it. 

12  1^  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  *  stout- 
hearted, "that  are  far  from  right- 
eousness : 

13  ""I  bring-  near  my  righteous- 
ness; it  shall  not  be  far  otf,  and 
my  salvation  ^ shall  not  tarry:  and 
I  will  i)lace  'salvation  in  Zion  for 
Israel  my  glory. 

CHAPTEE  XLVIL 

1  God\<t  judgment  upon  Babyloii  and  Chaldea,  6  for 
their  umnercifubiess,  7  pride,  10  and  ouerboldness, 
11  shall  be  unresist ible. 

COME  Hlown,  and  "sit  in  the 
dust,  O  virgin  daughter  of 
Babylon,  sit  on  the  ground :  there 
is  no  throne,  O  daughter  of  the 
Chaldeans :  for  thou  shalt  no  more 
be  called  tender  and  delicate. 
2  'Take  the  millstones,  and  grind 
meal :  uncover  thy  locks,  make 
bare  the  leg,  uncover  the  thigh, 
j)ass  over  the  rivers. 

785 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 

'  oh.  40.  18, 

25. 


I>ch.40.  19. 
&41.r,.&44. 
12,  19. 
Jer.  10.  3. 


ijer.  10.  5. 


k  cli.  45.  20. 


Ich.  44.  19. & 
47.7. 


■"  Dent.  32.7. 
"ch.  45.  5,21. 


"ch.45.  21. 


nPs.  .3.'?.  11. 

Prov.  19.21. 

&21.30. 

Acts  5.  .39. 

}Itb.  li.  17. 
Ich.  41.  2,25. 

1  Heb.  the 
vian  oj  my 
counsel. 

' ch.44. 28.  & 
45.  13. 

•Num.23.19. 


'  Ps.  70.  5. 
"'  Rom.  10. 3. 


'■ch.51..5. 
Rom.  1. 17. 
&.!.  21. 

>  llab.  2.  3. 
'ch.C2.  II. 


about  712. 
■Jer.  48. 18. 
I  eh.  3. 26. 


'Ex.  11.5. 
Jiidt;.  1B.21. 
Jlott.  24.41. 


Go(Vs  judgments  upon 


ISAIAH. 


Babylon  and  Chaldea. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 

i  ch.  3. 17.  & 

20.4. 

Jer.l3.22,2«. 

Nah.  :i.  5. 
«Rom.l2.1'J. 
fch.«.;l,  14. 

Jer.o0.34. 


« 1  Sam.  2.  9. 


bver.  7. 
ch.  IX  19. 
Dan.  2.  37. 

>  See  2  Sam. 

24.  14. 

2Chr.  28.  9. 

Zeeh.l.lo. 
k  ch.  43.  as. 


IDeut.  28.50. 


"  ver.  5. 
Rev.  18.  7. 


"ch.  46.  8. 
°Deut.32.29. 


P  ver.  10. 
Zeph.  •>.  15. 
iRtv.  IS.  7. 


'ch.  51. 19. 
•Ithe88.5.3. 


'Nah.  3. 4. 


■Ps.52.7. 

»  ch.  29. 15. 
Ez.S.l'.k 
9.9. 

II  Or,  cnuKil 
t/ie>i  to  turn 
away. 

'  ver.  8. 


t  rieb.  the 
mnrnin'j 
thereof. 

«Heb. 

txjiiate. 
'IThem.  5. 

3. 


3  "^  Thy  nakedness  shall  be  uncov- 
ered, yea,  thy  shame  shall  be  seen : 
''I  will  take  vengeance,  and  I  will 
not  meet  tliee  as  a  man. 

4  As  for  ^onv  Eedeemer^the  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name,  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

5  Sit  thou  s  silent,  and  get  thee 
into  darkness,  O  daughter  of  the 
Chaldeans :  ''  for  thou  slialt  no  more 
be  called.  The  lady  of  kingdoms. 

G  •[  '  I  was  wroth  with  my  people, 
■"I  have  polluted  mine  inheritance, 
and  given  them  into  thine  hand: 
thou  didst  shew  them  no  mercy; 
'upon  the  ancient  hast  thou  very 
heavily  laid  thy  yoke. 

7  *i  And  thou  saidst,  I  shall  be  "^  a 
lady  for  ever:  so  that  thou  didst 
not  "lay  these  things  to  thy  heart, 
"neither  didst  remember  the  latter 
end  of  it. 

8  Therefore  bear  now  this,  tliou 
that  art  given  to  pleasures,  that 
dwellest  carelessly,  that  sayest  in 
thine  heart,  ^I  am,  and  none  else 
besides  me ;  ''  I  shall  not  sit  as  a 
widow,  neither  shall  I  know  the 
loss  of  children : 

9  But  'these  two  things  shall  come 
to  thee  "in  a  moment  in  one  day, 
the  loss  of  children,  and  widow- 
hood: they  shall  come  upon  thee 
in  their  perfection  'for  the  multi- 
tude of  thy  sorceries,  and  for  the 
great  abundance  of  thine  enchant- 
ments. 

10  *l  For  thou  "hast  trusted  in  thy 
wickedness:  ''thou  hast  said,  None 
seeth  me.  Thy  wisdom  and  thy 
knowledge,  it  hath  "perverted  thee; 
>  and  thou  hast  said  in  thine  heart, 
I  am,  and  none  else  besides  me. 

11  1'  Therefore  shall  evil  come 
upon  thee;  thou  shalt  not  know 
♦  from  whence  it  risetli :  and  mis- 
chief shall  fall  upon  thee ;  thou 
shalt  not  be  able  to  *put  it  off: 
and  'desolation  shall  come  upon 
thee  sud(h'nly,  which  thou  shalt 
not  know. 

12  Stand  now  with  thine  enchant- 
ments, and  with  the  nniltitude  of 
thy  sorceries,  wherein  thou  hast  la- 
bouHMl  from  thy  youth ;  if  so  be 
thou  shall  be  able  to  profit,  if  so  be 
thou  mayest  prevail. 

786 


13  ""  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  counsels.  Let  now 
^the  f  astrologers,  the  stargazers, 
t  the  monthly  prognosticators,  stand 
up,  and  save  thee  from  these  things 
that  shall  come  upon  thee. 

11  Behold,  they  shall  be  '^as  stub- 
ble ;  the  fire  shall  burn  tliem ;  they 
shall  not  deliver  themselves  from 
the  power  of  the  flame :  there  shall 
not  he  a  coal  to  warm  at,  nor  fire  to 
sit  before  it. 

15  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee 
with  whom  thou  hast  laboured, 
even  ^  thy  merchants,  from  thy 
youth :  they  shall  wander  every 
one  to  his  quarter;  none  shall  save 
thee. 

CHAPTER  XLYIII. 

1  God,  to  convhice  the  jjeople  of  their  foreknovm  ob- 
stinacy, revealed  his  prophecies.  9  He  saveth  them 
for  his  oivn  sake.  12  He  exhorteth  them  to  obe- 
dience, because  of  Ids  power  and  providence.  16  He 
lamenteth  their  backwardness.  20  He  powerfully  de- 
livereth  his  out  of  Babylon. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  house  of  Ja- 
cob, which  are  called  by  the 
name  of  Israel,  and  '^  are  come  forth 
out  of  the  waters  of  Judah,  ''which 
swear  by  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
and  make  mention  of  the  God  of 
Israel,  ''hut  not  in  truth,  nor  in 
righteousness. 

2  For  they  call  themselves  ''of  the 
holy  city,  and  'stay  themselves  up- 
on the  God  of  Israel:  The  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name. 

3  ^  I  have  declared  the  former 
things  from  tlie  beginning  ;  and 
they  went  forth  out  of  my  mouth, 
and  I  shewed  them ;  I  did  them 
suddenly,  ^'and  they  came  to  pass. 

4  Because  I  knew  that  thou  art 
t  obstinate,  and  ''  thy  neck  is  an  iron 
sinew,  and  thy  brow  brass ; 

5  '  I  have  even  from  the  begin- 
ning declared  it  to  thee ;  before  it 
came  to  pass  I  shewed  it  thee :  lest 
thou  shouldest  say.  Mine  idol  hath 
done  them ;  and  my  graven  image, 
and  my  molten  image,  hath  com- 
manded them. 

()  Thou  hast  heard,  see  all  this ; 
and  will  not  ye  declare  itf  I  have 
siiewed  tlu^e  new  things  from  this 
time,  even  hidden  things,  and  thou 
didst  not  know  them. 

7  They  are  created  now,  and  not 
from  the  beginning;   even  before 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  ll'l. 

'ch.  57.10. 

bch.  44.  25. 
Dan.  2.  2. 

tHeb. 
vietvers  of 
the  heaveiis. 

tlleb. 
that  gife 
knowledtie 
conccrttiiif/ 
the  juunthg. 

■^Nah.  1.  10. 
Mai.  4.  1. 

+  Heb. 
their  souls. 


J  Rev.  18. 11. 


»  Ps.  68.  26. 

I  Deut.  fi.  1". 
ch.'J5.  Iti. 
■^eph.  1.  5. 


■'Jer.  4.  2.  & 
5.2. 


dch.  52. 1. 


•Mic.  .1.  11. 
Rom.  2. 17. 


fch.41.22.  .^• 

42.  9.  &  4:\.  9. 
&  44.  7,  N.  .<; 
45.  21.  i  46. 
9, 10. 


S  Josh.  11.45. 


t  Heb.  harj. 
I"  Ex.  32.  9. 
Dent.  31.27. 

i  ver.  3. 


God  exhorteth  to  obedience. 


ISAIAH. 


Christ  sent  to  the  Gentiles. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  712. 


k  Ps.  58.  3. 

I  Ps.  79.  a.  & 
Ul»i.  ,s. 

ch.  43.  25. 
VIT.  11. 
Ez.-J(l.y,14, 
22,  44. 
°>  Vs.  78.  38. 

"  Vs.  CC.  10. 

II  Or, 

for  silver : 
See  Ez.  2-.>. 
20,  l'l,i!2. 

"  ver.  9. 


!•  See  Deuf. 

.•!2.  21;,  2". 

Ez.  20.  ». 

'I  ch.  42.  8. 


'  Deut.32.39. 

"cli.41.4.  & 
44.(5. 

Rev.  1.  17. 
&  22.  13. 

'  Fs.  102.  25. 

II  Or, 
the  palm 
0/  m.v  rigfit 
ftaiid  hath 
spread  out. 

"  ch.  40.  26. 

'=ch.41.22.& 
4.i.  9.  &  44. 
7.  &  45.  20, 
21. 

!  ch.  45. 1. 

'  ch.  44.  28. 


=  ch.  45.  1,  •, 
&c. 


bch.  45. 19. 


■■ch.  01.  1. 
Zech.  2.  8, 
M,ll. 

<!  ch.  4.1.  14. 
4  44.  fi,  24. 
ver.  20. 


'  Pb.  32.  8. 


h 


leut.  32.29. 
.  81.  13. 
119. 165. 


'Gen. 22.17. 
Uos.  1. 10. 


the  day  when  thou  heardost  them 
not ;  lest  thou  shouldest  say,  Be- 
hohl,  I  knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not;  yea, 
thou  knewest  not;  yea,  from  that 
time  that  thine  ear  was  not  opened: 
for  I  knew  that  tliou  wouldest  deal 
very  treacherously,  and  wast  called 
""a  transgressor  from  the  womb. 

9  1'  'For  my  name's  sake  "'will  I 
defer  mine  anger,  and  for  my  praise 
will  I  refrain  for  thee,  that  I  cut 
thee  not  off. 

10  Behold,  "I  have  refined  thee, 
but  not  "with  silver;  I  have  chosen 
thee  in  the  furnace  of  affliction. 

11  "For  mine  own  sake,  even  for 
mine  own  sake,  will  I  do  it:  for 
''how  should  mij  name  be  i)olluted? 
and  "i  I  will  not  give  my  glory  unto 
another. 

12  n[  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Jacob 
and  Israel,  my  called;  "^I  am  he;  I 
am  the  'first,  I  also  am  the  last. 

13  *Mine  hand  also  hath  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth,  and  "my 
right  hand  hath  spanned  the  heav- 
ens: when  "I  call  unto  them,  they 
stand  up  together. 

14  ""AH  ye,  assemble  yourselves, 
and  hear ;  which  among  them  hath 
declared  these  things  f  ^ The  Lord 
hath  loved  him:  "^he  will  do  his 
pleasure  on  Babylon,  and  his  arm 
shall  he  on  the  Chaldeans. 

15  I,  even  I,  have  spoken ;  yea,  ^  I 
have  called  him :  I  have  brought 
him,  and  he  shall  make  his  way 
prosperous. 

16  *\]  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear 
ye  this;  ^I  have  not  spoken  in 
secret  from  the  beginning;  from 
the  time  that  it  was,  there  am  I : 
and  now 
Spirit,  hath  sent  me. 

17  Thus  saith  "the  Lord,  thy  Re- 
deemer, the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  I 
am  the  Lord  thy  God  which  teach- 
eth  thee  to  profit,  ''which  leadeth 
thee  by  the  way  that  thou  should- 
est go. 

18  'O  that  thou  hadst  hearkened 
to  my  commandments!  ^then  had 
thy  peace  been  as  a  river,  and  thy 
righteousness  as  the  waves  of  the 
sea: 

19  ""Thy  seed  also  had  been  as 


the  Lord  God,  and  his 


the  sand,  and  the  offspring  of  thy 
bowels  like  the  gravel  thereof;  his 
name  should  not  have  been  cut  off 
nor  destroyed  from  before  me. 

20  1  '  Go  ye  forth  of  Babylon,  flee 
ye  from  the  Chaldeans,  with  a  voice 
of  singing  declare  ye,  tell  this,  utter 
it  even  to  the  end  of  the  earth  ;  say 
ye,  The  Lord  hath  ''redeemed  his 
servant  Jacob. 

21  And  they  '  thirsted  not  tvhen 
he  led  them  through  the  deserts : 
he  ""  caused  the  waters  to  flow  out 
of  the  rock  for  them :  he  clave  the 
rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushed 
out.  i 

22  "^ There  is  no  peace,  saith  the; 
Lord,  unto  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1  Christ,  being  sent  to  the. lews,  complainetJi  of  them. 
5  He  is  s€7it  to  the  Gentiles  with  (/racions  promixes. 
13  GoiVs  love  is  perpetual  to  his  church.  18  The 
ample  restoration  of  the  church.  24  The  powerful 
deliverance  out  of  caplivit?/. 

LISTEN,  ^  O  isles,  unto  me ;  and 
hearken,  ye  people,  from  far ; 
''The  Lord  hath  called  me  from 
the  womb ;  from  the  bowels  of  my 
mother  hath  he  made  mention  of 
my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  ^my  mouth 
like  a  sharp  sword ;  ''  in  the  shad- 
ow of  his  hand  hath  he  hid  me, 
and  made  me  ''a  polished  shaft;  in 
his  quiver  hath  he  hid  me ; 

3  And  said  unto  me,  '^Thou  art 
my  servant,  O  Israel,  ^in  whom  I 
will  be  glorified. 

4  ^  Then  I  said,  I  have  laboured 
in  vain,  I  have  spent  my  strength 
for  nought,  and  in  vain :  yet  sure- 
ly my  judgment  is  with  the  Lord, 
and  "  my  work  with  my  God. 

5  1^  And  now,  saith  the  Lord 
'that  formed  me  from  the  womb 
to  he  his  servant,  to  bring  Jacob 
again  to  him,  "Though  Israel  ''be 
not  gathered,  yet  shall  I  be  glori- 
ous in*the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and 
my  God  shall  be  my  strength. 

G  And  he  said, "  It  is  a  light  thing 
that  thou  shouldest  be  my  servant 
to  raise  uj)  the  tribes  of  Jacob,  and 
to  restore  the  "  preserved  of  Israel : 
I  will  also  give  thee  for  a  '  light  to 
the  Gentiles,  that  thou  mayest  be 
my  salvation  unto  the  end  of  the 
earth. 

787 


Before 
CHKIisT 

about  712. 


ioh.52. 11. 
JiT.  50.  b.  Si 
51.  (!,  45. 
Zecll.  2.(1,  7. 
liev.  18.  4. 


1<  Ex.  19.  4, 

5,  «. 

ch.  44.  22,23. 

lSccch.41. 
17,  18. 


'"Ex.17.fi. 
Num. 20. II. 
Vs.  105.  41. 


"  ch.  57.  21. 


"ch.41.1. 


l  ver.  a. 
Jer.  1.  .-,. 
Miitt.  1.  20, 
21. 

Luke  1. 15, 
.'.1. 

John  10.  P.ti. 
Oal.  1. 15. 

•^ch.ll.  4.  & 

51.  Iti. 

Ilos.  G.  5. 

Heb.  4.  12. 

Rev.  1.  16. 
dch.  51.16. 
'  Ps.  45.  5. 


fch.  42.  1. 

Zech.  3.  8. 
E  ch.  44.  2.3. 

John  13.31. 

*  1.5.  8. 

Eph.  1.6. 

b  Ez.  3. 19. 


II  Or, 

Jiiij  rewarcfy 
ch.  41).  10.  & 
62.11. 

^  ver.  1. 


II  Or,  Tfiat 
j^rael  may 
he  f/'ithered 
to  hint,  and 
1  until,  H^-c. 

k  Matt.  2.;..37. 


|l  Or,  .-Vrt 
tliOM  light- 
er thuit 
that  thou 
shoiddeM, 

II  Or, 

(lefolatwiif. 
1  ch.  42.  6.  & 

60.  3. 

Luke  2.  32. 

Acts  ri.47. 

&  26.  IS. 


Go(Vs  constant  love  to  his  cliurch. 


ISAIAH. 


Its  restoration  and  enlargement. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

>»  ch.  53.  3. 

Mart.  26.  fa". 
II  Or, 

to  him  that 

iS  (/e.yiseU 

in  soul. 
"  Ps.  r2. 10, 

11. 

ver.  23. 


"  See  Ps.  CO. 
13. 
2  Cor.  6.  2. 


P  ch.  42.  6. 


11  Or, 
raise  up. 


'ich.42.  7. 
Zech.  9.  12. 


'Rev.  7. 16. 
»Ps.  121.G. 


'  P6.  20.  2. 


"ch.40.  4. 


^  ch.  4S.  5,  G. 


!  ch.  44. 23. 


'  Sec  ch.  40. 
27. 


'  Sec  Pa.  Ift",. 
13. 

Mai.  3.  17. 

-Matt.  7.  U. 
t  Uvh./inni 
havtitycom- 
pasnon. 
bIlom.ll.2y. 


"  Sec  Ex.  13. 
9. 
Cant.  8.  0. 


ivcr.  19. 


'  ch.  CO.  4. 


7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Ee- 
deemer  of  Israel,  and  his  Hol}^  Oue, 
"'I'to  him  whom  man  clespiseth,  to 
him  whom  the  nation  abhorreth,  to 
a  servant  of  rulers,  "Kings  shall 
see  and  arise,  princes  also  shall 
worship),  because  of  the  Loed  that 
is  faithful,  and  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel,  and  he  shall  choose  thee. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "In  an  ac- 
ceptable time  have  I  heard  thee, 
and  in  a  day  of  salvation  have  I 
helped  thee:  and  I  will  preserve 
thee,  r'  and  give  thee  for  a  covenant 
of  the  people,  to  "establish  the 
earth,  to  cause  to  inherit  the  deso- 
late heritages ; 

9  That  thou  mayest  say  "  to  the 
prisoners.  Go  forth;  to  them  that 
are  in  darkness.  Shew  yoiu'selves. 
They  shall  feed  in  the  ways,  and 
their  pastures  shall  J)e  in  all  high 
places. 

10  They  shall  not  '"hunger  nor 
thirst;  'neither  shall  the  heat  nor 
sun  smite  them :  for  he  that  hath 
mercy  on  theui  *  shall  lead  them, 
even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall 
he  guide  them. 

11  "And  I  will  make  all  my 
mountains  a  way,  and  my  high- 
ways shall  be  exalted. 

12  Behold, ""  these  shall  come  from 
far:  and,  lo,  these  from  the  north 
and  from  the  west ;  and  these  from 
the  land  of  Sinim. 

13  1"  ^Sing,  O  heavens;  and  be 
joyful,  O  earth;  and  break  forth 
into  singing,  O  mountains :  for  the 
Lord  hath  comforted  his  people, 
and  will  have  mercy  upon  his  af- 
flicted. 

14  'But  Zion  said.  The  Lord  hath 
forsaken  me,  and  my  Lord  hath 
forgotten  me. 

15  "  Can  a  woman  forget  her  suck- 
j  iug  <'hil<l,  'that  she  should  not 
I  have  compassion  on  the  soirof  her 
j  womb?  yea,  they  may  forget,  ''yet 

will  I  not  forget  th(;e. 

IG  Behold,  "I  have  graven  thee 
upon  th(!  palms  of  mij  hands ;  thy 
w;il1.s  ((re  continually  befoic;  me, 

J 7  'i'liy  children  shall  makc^  haste; 
'"thy  destroyers  and  they  that  made 
thee  waste  shall  go  fortli  of  tliee. 

18  •[  -Lift  up  tliine  eyes  round 
788 


about,  and  behold :  all  these  gath- 
er themselves  together,  and  come 
to  thee.  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord, 
thou  shalt  surely  clothe  thee  with 
them  all,  *^as  with  an  ornament, 
and  bind  them  on  thee,  as  a  bride 
doeth. 

19  For  thy  waste  and  thy  desolate 
idaces,  and  the  land  of  thy  de- 
struction, ^  shall  even  now  be  too 
narrow  by  reason  of  the  inhabit- 
ants, and  they  that  swallowed  thee 
up  shall  be  far  away. 

20  ^  The  children  which  thou  shalt 
have, '  after  thou  hast  lost  the  other, 
shall  say  again  in  thine  ears,  The 
place  is  too  strait  for  me:  give 
place  to  me  that  I  may  dwell. 

21  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thine 
heart.  Who  hath  begotten  me  these, 
seeing  I  have  lost  my  children,  and 
am  desolate,  a  captive,  and  remov- 
ing to  and  fro  I  and  who  hath 
brought  ui)  these  ?  Behold,  I  was 
left  alone;  these,  where  had  they 
J)een  f 

22  '^Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Be- 
hold, I  will  lift  up  mine  hand  to 
the  Gentiles,  and  set  up  my  stand- 
ard to  the  people :  and  they  shall 
bring  thy  sous  in  their  hirms,  and 
thy  daughters  shall  be  carried  upon 
their  shoulders. 

23  'And  kings  shall  be  thy  hiurs- 
ing  fathers,  and  their  ^  queens  thy 
nursing  mothers:  they  shall  bow 
down  to  thee  with  their  face  to- 
ward the  earth,  and  '"lick  up  the 
dust  of  thy  feet ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord:  for 
"they  shall  not  be  ashamed  that 
wait  for  me. 

24  ^  "Shall  the  prey  be  taken 
from  the  mighty,  or  Hhe  lawful 
captive  delivered  I 

25  But  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even 
the  t  captives  of  the  mighty  shall 
be  taken  away,  and  the  prey  of  the 
terrible  shall  be  delivered:  for  I 
will  contend  with  him  that  con- 
tendeth  with  thee,  and  I  Avill  save 
thy  children. 

20  And  I  will  ''feed  them  that 
oppress  thee  with  their  own  flesh ; 
and  they  shall  be  drunken  with 
their  own  'blood,  as  with  "sweet 
wine:    and  all   flesh  "^ shall   know 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


fProv.  17.  6. 


s  See  ch.  54. 
1.2. 

Zcch.  2.  4. 
&  10. 10. 


h  ch.  GO.  4. 

i  Matt.  3.  9. 
Kom.  11.11, 
12,  &o. 


k  ch.  GO.  4.  & 
Gti.  20. 


t  lleb. 
boso/n. 


IPs.  72.  11. 

ver.  7. 

ch.  52. 15.  & 

GO.  16. 
tlUl). 

7iounsh€rs. 
t  H.l). 

princesses. 

">  Ps.  72.  9. 
Mic.  7.  17. 


"  Ps.  .34.  22. 
Koin.5.5.& 
9.  :*i.  Si  10. 
11. 

"Matt.  12.29. 
l.uke  11.21, 

t  Hch.  the 
vaiilivily  of 
thejust. 


t Ilfb. 
captivity. 


I"  ch.  9.  20. 


I  Rev.  14.  20. 
&  IG.  6. 

II  Or, 

new  wme. 
'  Ps.  9.  16. 
ch.  60. 18. 


Christ's  ixitient  suffering. 


ISAIAH. 


God  ivill  comfort  Ms  church. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 


"Dciit.24.  1. 
.ler.  3.  H. 
Ho8.  2.  2. 

1.  Sec-2Kings 
4.  I. 
JIntt.  IS,  25. 

'  ch.  52.  3. 


'iProv.  1.2-t. 

ch.  U5. 12.  & 

OC.  4. 

Jei-.  I.  13.  & 

.35. 15. 
'  Num.ll.2.'i. 

ch.  59. 1. 

fPs.  IOC.  9. 
Nah.  1.  4. 
«Ex.  14.21. 
h  Josh.  3.  16. 
i  Ex.  7. 18,21. 


k  Ex.  10. 21. 
1  Rev.  6. 12. 


'Ex.  4.11. 


"  Matt.U.28. 


"Ps.  40.6,7,8. 

l'Matt.26.3n. 

John  14. 31. 

Phil.  2.  8. 

Ucb.  10.  5, 

&c. 
'I  Matt.  26.67. 

&  27.  26. 

John  18.  22. 
'  Lam.  3.  30. 


*Er.  3.  8,9. 


'  Rom.  8.  32, 
33,^4. 


t  Heb.  the 
masfet-  of 
my  cau-e. 


"Job  13.  28. 
Ps.  102.  26. 
cli.  51. 6. 


that  I  the  Lord  am  tliy 
and  thy  Eedeemer,  the 
One  of  Jacob. 


Saviour 

Mighty 


CHAPTER  L. 

1  ChrLit  sheivcth  that  the  dirtliction  of  the  Jews  is  not 
to  be  imputed  to  him,  hij  his  eibility  to  sare,  5  by  his 
obedience  in  that  u'ork,  7  and  In/  his  confidence  in 
that  assistance.  10  An  exhortation  to  trust  in  God, 
and  not  in  otirselves. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Where 
is  ^the  bill  of  your  mother's 
divorcement,  whom  I  have  put 
away?  or  which  of  my  ''creditors 
is  it  to  whom  I  have  sold  you  ? 
Behold,  for  your  iniquities  'have 
ye  sold  j'ourselves,  and  for  your 
transgressions  is  your  mother  put 
away. 

2  A^'herefore,  when  I  came,  was 
there  no  man  ?  "^when  I  called,  was 
there  none  to  answer  I  ^  Is  my  hand 
shortened  at  all,  that  it  cannot  re- 
deem ?  or  have  I  no  x>ower  to  de- 
liver !  behold,  ^  at  my  rebuke  I 
^'dry  i\])  the  sea,  I  make  the  ''riv- 
ers a  wilderness :  '  their  fish  stink- 
eth,  because  there  is  no  water,  and 
dieth  for  thirst. 

3  "^  I  clothe  the  heavens  with  black- 
ness, '  and  I  make  sackcloth  then* 
covering. 

4  '"The  Lord  God  hath  given  me 
the  tongue  of  the  learned,  that  I 
should  know  how  to  speak  a  word 
in  season  to  him, that  is  "weary:  he 
wakeneth  morning  by  morning,  he 
wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear  as  the 
learned. 

5  1  The  Lord  God  °hath  opened 
mine  ear,  and  J  was  not  ^' rebellious, 
neither  turned  away  back. 

6  "  I  gave  my  back  to  tlie  smiters, 
and '  my  cheeks  to  them  that  pluck- 
ed otf  the  hair :  I  hid  not  my  face 
from  shame  and  spitting. 

7  1  For  the  Lord  God  will  help 
me;  therefore  shall  I  not  be  con- 
founded: therefore  have  'I  set  my 
face  like  a  flint,  and  I  know  that  I 
shall  not  be  a.shamed. 

S  ^He  is  near  that  justifieth  me; 
who  will  contend  with  me  ?  let  us 
stand  together:  who  is  ^mine  ad- 
versary? let  him  come  near  to 
me. 

9  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  help 
me ;  who  is  he  that  shall  condemn 
me?  "lo,  they  all  shall  wax  old  as 


a  garment;   ''the  moth   shall  eat 
them  up. 

10  1[  Who  is  among  you  that  fear- 
eth  the  Lord,,  that  obeyeth  the 
voice  of  his  servant,  that  ^'walketh 
in  darkness,  and  httth  no  light? 
'let  him  trust  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  stay  ui^on  his  God. 

11  Behold,  all  ye  that  kindle  a 
fire,  that  compass  y ourselves  about 
with  sparks :  walk  in  the  light  of 
your  fire,  and  in  the  sparks  that  ye 
have  kindled.  ^  This  shall  ye  have 
of  mine  hand;  ye  shall  lie  down 


in  sorrow. 


CHAPTER  LI. 

1  An  exhortation,  after  the  pattern  of  Abraham,  to 
trust  in  Christ,  3  by  reason  of  his  comfortable  prom- 
ises, 4  of  his  righteons  salvation,  7  and  rnxncs  mor- 
tality. 9  Christ  by  his  sanctified  arm  dtfendeth  his 
from  the  fear  of  man.  17  He  bewaileth  the  afflic- 
tions of  Jerusalem,  21  and  promiseth  deliverance. 

HEARKE:N'  to  me,  ^ye  that 
folloAV  after  righteousness, 
ye  that  seek  the  Lord  :  look  unto 
the  rock  whence  ye  are  hewn,  and 
to  the  hole  of  the  pit  whence  ye  are 
digged. 

2  '^Look  unto  Abraham  your  fa- 
ther, and  unto  Sarah  that  bare  you: 
"•for  I  called  him  alone,  and  ''bless- 
ed him,  and  increased  him. 

3  For  the  Lord  ^  shall  comfort 
Zion  :  he  will  comfort  all  her  waste 
I)laces;  and  he  will  make  her  Avil- 
derness  like  Eden,  and  her  desert 
^  like  the  garden  of  the  Lord  ;  joy 
and  gladness  shall  be  found  there- 
in, thanksgiving,  and  the  voice  of 
melody. 

4  1^  Hearken  unto  me,  my  people ; 
and  give  ear  unto  me,  O  my  na- 
tion :  ''  for  a  law  shall  proceed  from 
me,  and  I  will  make  my  judg- 
ment to  rest  'for  a  light  of  the 
people. 

5  ''My  righteousness  is  near;  my 
salvation  is  gone  forth,  '  and  mine 
arms  shall  judge  the  i)eoi)le;  '"the 
isles  shall  Avait  upon  me,  and  "on 
mine  arm  shall  they  trust. 

6  "Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the  heav- 
ens, and  look  vq)on  the  earth  be- 
neath :  for  Pfhe  heavens  shall  van- 
ish away  like  smoke,  '^  and  the  earth 
shall  wax  old  like  a  garment,  and 
they  that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in 
like   manner :    but   mv  salvation 

789 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 

"  ch.  51.  8. 


>  Ps.  23. 4. 


'  2  Chr.20.20. 
Ps.  20.  7. 


'John  9.  39. 


b  Vi.  10.  4. 


"ver.  (. 

b  Rom.  9. 30, 

31.32. 


<^  Rom.  4.1, 
16. 

Ueb.  11.  11, 
12. 

<lGen.l2.1.2. 
•  Gen.  24.  1, 

35.  " 

fPs.  102.  13. 
ch.  40.  1.  & 
52. 9. 
vcr.  12. 


E  Gen.  13. 10. 
Joel  2.  3. 


b  ch.  2.  3.  & 
42.  4. 


i  ch.  42.  6. 


kch.  46.13.  & 

56.  1. 

Kom.  1. 16, 

17. 
1  Ps.  67.  4.  .t 

!«.  9. 

■"  eh.  60. 9. 
"Rom.  1.16. 


"ch.  40.  26. 


P  Ps.  102.  26. 

Matt.  24. 35. 

2  Pet.  3.  10, 

12. 
Ich.  50.  9. 


The  vanity  of  fearing  man. 


ISAIAH. 


Chrisfs  free  redemption. 


Before 
CHRIST 
ahout  712. 

'  ver.  1. 

»Ps.3r.31. 

'Matt.  10.28. 
Acts  5.  41. 


•ch.  ;w.9. 


'  Vi.  44.  23. 

ch.  52.1. 
>  Vf.  »!.  1. 

Ucv.  11.  17. 
'Pa.  44.  1. 

•Job  26. 12. 

1>P«.87.4.& 

81).  10. 
■■  P=. 74. 1.3,14. 

ch.27.]. 

Ez.  29. 3. 

d  Ex.  14.  21. 
ch.4o.  lU. 


'ch.35.10. 


Tver.  3. 
2  Cor.  1.3. 


e  Ps.  118. 6. 


i<  ch.  40.  C. 
1  Pet.  1. 24. 


■  .Job  9.  8. 
Pa.  104.  2. 
ch.  ¥>.  •l:>.  & 
42.5.i  44.24. 


II  Or. 

mtu/e  nim- 
aelf  rfitfly. 

K  Job  20.  7. 


IZcch.!).  n. 


".Tobai.  12. 
Ps.  74.  1.!. 
Jer.31.35. 


°  Deut.18.ia 

ch.«l.21. 
John  .1.  \'A. 
°  ch.  49.  2. 


Pch.65.17.a( 

(C;.  22. 


shall  be  for  ever,  and  my  ;'iglit- 
eousness  shall  not  be  abolished. 

7  ^  'Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that 
know  righteousness,  the  people  'in 
whose  heart  is  my  law;  *fear  ye 
not  the  reproach  of  men,  neither  be 
ye  afraid  of  their  revilings. 

8  For  "the  moth  shall  eat  them 
up  like  a  garment,  and  the  worm 
shall  eat  them  like  wool :  but  my 
righteousness  shall  be  for  ever,  and 
my  salvation  from  generation  to 
generation. 

9  ^l  ^  Awake,  awake,  ^put  on 
strength,  O  arm  of  the  Loed; 
awake,  ^as  in  the  ancient  days, 
in  the  generations  of  old.  ^ Art 
thou  not  it  that  hath  cut  ^Eahab, 
and  wounded  the  'dragon? 

10  Art  thou  not  it  which  hath 
■^  dried  the  sea,  the  waters  of  the 
great  deep;  that  hath  made  the 
depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the 
ransomed  to  pass  over  ? 

11  Therefore ""  the  redeemed  of  the 
LoKD  shall  return,  and  come  with 
singing  unto  Zion  ;  and  everlasting 
joy  sliaU  he  upon  their  head :  they 
shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy;  and 
sorrow  and  mourning  shall  flee 
away. 

12  I,  even  I,  am  he  ^  that  comfort- 
eth  you :  who  art  thou,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  afraid  ^  of  a  man  that 
shall  die,  and  of  the  son  of  man 
ivhich  shall  be  made  ^  as  grass ; 

13  And  forgettest  the  Lord  thy 
Maker,  'that  hath  stretched  forth 
the  heavens,  and  laid  the  founda- 
tions of  the  earth ;  and  hast  feared 
continually  every  day  because  of 
the  fury  of  the  oppressor,  as  if  he 
II  were  ready  to  destroy  I  "^  and  where 
is  the  fury  of  the  oppressor  ? 

14  The  captive  exile  hasteneth 
that  he  may  be  loosed,  '  and  that 
he  should  not  die  in  the  pit,  nor 
that  his  bread  should  fail. 

15  But  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  '"divided  the  sea,  whose  waves 
roared :  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 
name. 

10  And  "I  have  put  my  words  in 
thy  mouth,  and  "I  have  covered 
thee  in  the  shadow  of  mine  hand, 
Pthat  I  may  i>lanl  tin;  heavens,  and 
lay  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
7!)0 


and  say  unto  Zion,  Thou  art  my 
peojjle. 

17  "^  1 A  wake,  awake,  stand  up,  O 
Jerusalem,  which  "^hast  drunk  at 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  the  cuj)  of 
his  fury ;  '  thou  hast  drunken  the 
dregs  of  the  cup  of  trembling,  and 
wrung  them  out. 

18  There  is  none  to  guide  her 
among  all  the  sons  whom  she  hath 
brought  forth ;  neither  ie  there  any 
that  taketh  her  by  the  hand  of  all 
the  sons  that  she  hath  brought  uj). 

19  '  These  two  thinys  ^  are  come 
unto  thee ;  who  shall  be  sorry  for 
thee  I  desolation,  and  ^  destruction, 
and  the  famine,  and  the  sword : 
"  by  Avhom  shall  I  comfort  thee  ? 

20  ""  Thy  sons  have  fainted,  they 
lie  at  the  head  of  all  the  streets, 
as  a  wild  bull  in  a  net:  they  are 
full  of  the  fury  of  the  Lord,  the 
rebuke  of  thy  God. 

21  ^1  Therefore  hear  now  this, 
thou  afflicted,  and  drunken,  ^  but 
not  with  wine : 

22  Thus  saith  thy  Lord  the  Lord, 
and  thy  God  '^that  pleadeth  the 
cause  of  his  people.  Behold,  I  have 
taken  out  of  thine  hand  the  cup  of 
trembling,  even  the  dregs  of  the  cup 
of  my  fury;  thou  shalt  no  more 
drink  it  again : 

23  But  ^  I  will  i)ut  it  into  the  hand 
of  them  that  afflict  thee;  ^ which 
have  said  to  thy  soul.  Bow  down, 
that  we  may  go  over:  and  thou 
hast  laid  thy  body  as  the  ground, 
and  as  the  street,  to  ^lem  that  went 
over. 

CHAPTER  LII. 

1  Christ  persuadeth  the  church  to  heliei'e  hia  free  re- 
(lemptio)i,  7  to  receive  the  rnitiisters  thereof]  9  to  joy 
ill  the  power  thereof  11  and  to  free  themselves  from 
boiulaye.     Vi  Chrisfs  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

A  WAKE,  ""  awake,  i)ut  on  thy 
jLjL  strength,  O  Zion ;  put  on  thy 
beautiful  garments,  O  Jerusalem, 
^  the  holy  city :  for  'henceforth  there 
shall  no  more  come  into  thee  the 
uncircumcised  ''and  the  unclean. 

2  '^  Hhake  thyself  from  the  dust ; 
arise,  and  sit  down,  O  J(^usalem : 
Hoose  tliyself  from  the  bands  of 
thy  neck,  O  captive  daughter  of 
Zion. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^Yo 
have  sold  yourselves  for  nought ; 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  712. 

1  ch.  52. 1. 

•'Job21.20. 
Jer.  25. 15, 
10. 

'  See  Deut. 
28.  28,  .■44. 
Ps.  ()U.  3.  & 
75.8. 

Ez.  2.3.  32, 
a-!,  34. 
Zech.l2.  2. 
Rev.  14. 10. 


'ch.47.9. 
t  lleb. 
happened, 

f  neb. 
breaking. 


"  Amos  7.  2. 

^l.am.2. 11, 
12. 


y  See  ver.  17. 
Latn.  3. 15. 


^  Jer.  50. 34. 


"Jer.  25. 17, 

2fi,  28. 

Zech.  12.  2. 
bPs.  60.11, 

12. 


•ch.51.9,17. 


b  Nell.  11.1. 

ch.4M.  2. 

Jlatt.  4.  5. 

Kev.  21.  2. 
•^  ch. :«.  8.  & 

m.-M. 

Nah.  1.15. 
.IR(-v.  21.27. 
'■  Seech. 3.26. 

&51.23. 

fZcch.2.7. 


BPs.  44. 12. 

ch.  4.>.  I.i. 
Jer.  15. 13. 


Chrisfs  kingdom  exalted. 


ISxVIAH. 


His  sufferings  foretold. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about?  12. 


lincn.4C.6. 
Acts  7. 14. 


i  Ez..",6.20,2.'?. 
Kum.  2.  L'4. 


IXah.l.l.'!. 
Horn.  10. 15. 


•JO.  10.&  1)7.1. 


"ch.  51.3. 
"  eh.  48.  20. 


"  Ps.  08. 2, 3. 


P  Luke  3.  6. 


'lch.4S.  20. 

Jur.  ,'.0.  8.  & 

51.6,  45. 

Ztch.2.6,7. 

a  Cor.  H.  17. 

KfV.  18.  4. 
'  Lev.  22.  2, 


'  See  Ex.  12. 
'  Jlic.  2. 13. 

"Num. 10.25. 

ch.  ,'vS.  8. 

Sie  Ex.  14. 

HI. 
tllob. 

gather  i/oii 

tin. 

'  c-li.  42. 1. 
KOr, 

jn-ospcr, 

ch.5.3.  10. 

Oer.  23.  5. 
>  Phil.  2.  9. 


'  Ps.  22.  «,  7. 
ch.  53.  2,  3. 


and  ye  shall  be  redeemed  without 

111  one  V. 

4  For  thus  saitli  the  Lord  God, 
My  people  Avent  down  aforetime 
into  ''  Egypt  to  sojourn  there ;  and 
the  Assyrian  opi)ressed  them  with- 
out cause. 

5  N^ow  therefore,  what  liave  I  here, 
saith  the  Loed,  that  my  jieople  is 
taken  away  for  nought  f  tliey  that 
rule  over  them  make  them  to  liowl, 
saith  the  Lord;  and  my  name  con- 
tinually every  day  is  '  blasphemed. 

0  Therefore  my  people  shall  know 
mv  name:  therefore  the}!  sliaU  Inow 
in  that  day  that  I  am  he  that  doth 
speak :  behold,  it  is  I. 

7  ^  ^  How  beautiful  upon  the 
mountains  are  the  feet  of  him  that 
bringeth  good  tidings,  that  pub- 
lisheth  peace ;  tliat  bringeth  good 
tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth  sal- 
vation ;  that  saith  unto  Zion,  ^  Thy 
God  reigneth ! 

8  Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  up  the 
voice ;  with  the  voice  together 
shall  they  sing :  for  they  shall  see 
eye  to  eye,  when  the  Loed  shall 
bring  again  Zion. 

9  1  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing- 
together,  ye  waste  jilaces  of  Je- 
rusalem :  "'  for  the  Lord  hath 
comforted  his  people,  "he  hath 
redeemed  Jerusalem. 

10  °The  Lord  hath  made  bare 
his  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all 
the  nations  ;  and  ^'  all  the  ends 
of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation 
of  our  God. 

11  ^  "i  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go 
ye  out  from  thence,  touch  no  un- 
clean tiling;  go  ye  out  of  the  midst 
of  her;  '^be  ye  clean,  that  bear  the 
vessels  of  the  Lord. 

12  For  'ye  shall  not  go  out  with 
haste,  nor  go  by  flight:  '•for  the 
Lord  will  go  before  you ;  "and  the 
God  of  Israel  will  ^he  your  rear- 
ward. 

13  1^  Behold,  ^my  servant  shall 
"deal  prudently,  -he  shall  be  ex- 
alted aitd  extolled,  and  be  very 
high. 

14  As  many  were  astonied  at 
thee;  his  'visage  wag  so  marred 
more  than  any  man,  and  his  form 
more  than  the  sons  of  men : 


15  "So  shall  he  sprinkle  many 
nations;  ^'the  kings  shall  shut 
their  mouths  at  him :  for  that 
'which   had  not   been   told   them 


that  which 
shall    they 


re- 
Hhe 


shall  they  see ;  and 
they  had-  not  heard 
consider. 

CHAPTER  LIIT. 

1  TTte  prophet,  cornjilnitiitig  of  incredulity,  ercnsetJi 
the  sctmdal  of  the  croxn,  4  by  the  boiefit  <f  his  pas- 
sion, 10  and  the  good  t;neccs.s  thereuf. 

WHO  ^hath  believed  our  "t 
port  ?  and  to  whom  is 
arm  of  the  Lord  revealed  I 

2  For  '^he  shall  grow  up  before 
him  as  a  tender  i)lant,  and  as  a 
root  out  of  a  drj'  ground :  ''he  hath 
no  form  nor  comeliness ;  and  when 
we  shall  see  him,  there  is  no  beauty 
that  we  should  desire  him. 

3  '^He  is  despised  and  rejected  of 


men ;  a  man 


of  sorrows,  and    ac- 


quainted with  grief:  and  "^we  hid 
as  it  were  our  faces  from  him ;  he 
was  despised,  and  ^we  esteemed 
him  not. 

4  ■[  Surely  ''he  hath  borne  our 
griefs,  and  carried  our  sorrows : 
yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken, 
smitten  of  God,  and  afflicted. 

5  But  he  was  " '  wounded  for  our 
transgressions,  he  was  bruised  for 
our  iniquities:  the  chastisement  of 
our  peace  was  upon  him  ;  and  with 
his  ''t  stripes  we  are  healed. 

6  'AH  we  like  sheep  have  gone 
astraj' ;  we  have  turned  every  one 
to  his  own  way ;  and  the  Lord 
*  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of 
us  all. 

7  He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was 
afflicted,  jet  "he  opened  not  his 
mouth:  "he  is  brought  as  a  lamb 
to  the  slaughter,  and  as  a  sheep 
before  her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  he 
openeth  not  his  mouth. 

8  I'  He  was  taken  from  prison  and 
from  judgment:  and  who  shall  de- 
clare his  generation?  for  "he  was 
cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the  living: 
for  the  transgression  of  my  people 
^was  he  stricken. 

9  ''And  he  made  his  grave  with 
the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich  in 
his  Uleath;  because  he  had  done 
no  violence,  neither  was  any  ^^  de- 
ceit in  his  mouth. 

10  %  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to 

791 


Before 
CHUIST 
about  712. 

■  Ez.  3(;.  25. 

Acts  2.  3.% 

llcb.  9. 1.3, 

14. 
beh.4!>.  7,23. 
''(•li.  ."m.  5. 

Kdiii.  1.5.21. 

&  111.  25,  2t>. 

Eph.  3. 5.  y. 


•.Tolinl2.:i8. 

Koni.  10.  lU. 
II  Or, 

doctrine. 
lUcb. 

hearing. 
kch.  .-.1.0. 

Koni.  1.16. 

1  Cor.  ].  18. 
"^ch.  11.  1. 
i  oh.  .')2.  14. 

Mark  'J.  12. 


'  Ps.  22.  C. 
cli.  4!t.  7. 
nieb.  4. 15. 

II  Or,  he  hid 

a.-<  it  were 

hHjare 
.from  us. 
tlleb. 

as  (I  hiding 

o/facps 
fro}i\  him, 

or,  from  7«. 
ejohnl.  10, 

II. 
k  Matt.  8. 17. 

Heb.  9.  28. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 


II  Or, 

tormented. 
i  Rom.  4.  25. 

1  Cor.  15.  3. 

1  Pet.  3. 18. 


k  1  Pet.  2.  24. 
flleb. 

bruise. 
1P».119.17G. 

1  Pet.  2.  25. 


t  Ileb.  hath 
made  the 
iiiicfiiity  of 
us  alt  to 
meet  on 
him. 

"  Matt.2fi.6.3. 

&  27.  12, 14. 

Jlarkl4.  01. 

&  15.5. 

1  Pet.  2.  23. 
"Acts  8.  32. 


II  Or,  He  was 
taken  away 
by  distress 
and  judg- 
ment :  tntt, 
4c. 

"Dan.  9.  36. 


I  Heb.  was 
the  stroke 
upon  him. 

P  Matt.  27.57, 

58,00. 

t  Ileb. 
deaths. 

I I  Pet.  2.  22. 
1  John  3.  5. 


The  church  is  comforted. 


ISAIAH.  Deliverance  irromised  to  the  church. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

about  1\2. 

II  Or,  when 
his  soul 
?haU  make 
anofferimj. 

'^!Cor.  5.  21. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 
'  Rnm.  C.  9. 
■Eph.l.S,'.). 
2Thts«.l.ll. 

"Johnir.  X 

2  Pet.  1..3. 

»lJolm2. 1. 

ych.  42.  1.& 

49.  a. 
'  Rom.  5.  18, 

19. 
•  ver.  4,  5. 
I.  Ps.  2.  8. 

Phil.  2.  9. 
'  Col.  2.  15 


J  Mark  15.28. 
Luke  22.  .-jr. 

'Luke23.;!4. 
R<Mn.  H.:'A. 
ll<|j.".2j.& 
9.  24. 
1  Johu  2.  1. 


•Zenh.3.14. 
Gal.  4.  27. 


b  1  Sam.  2.  S. 


'  ch.  49.  19, 
2U. 


dch.  .M.  5.  & 

ei.  9. 


'Jcr.3.  14. 
(Luke  1.32. 


eZoch.14.9. 
lloin.a.  29. 


kch.  02.4. 


bruise  him;  lie  hath  put  him  to 
grief:  "wheu  thou  shalt  make  his 
soul  ""au  ottering  for  sin,  he  shall 
see  his  seed,  'he  shall  prolong  his 
days,  and  ^  the  pleasure  of  the 
Lord  shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 

11  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of 
his  soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied :  "by 
his  knowledge  shall  ^  my  righteous 
^^ servant  'justify  many;  ^for  he 
shall  bear  their  iniquities. 

12  ''  Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a 
portion  with  the  great,  *=  and  he 
shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the 
strong;  because  he  hath  poured 
out  his  soul  unto  death:  and  he 
was  ''numbered  with  the  trans- 
gressors; and  he  bare  the  sin  of 
many,  and  "made  intercession  for 
the  transgressors. 

CHAPTER  LIY. 

1  The  pr(yphet,for  the  comfort  of  the  Gentiles,  prophe- 
sieth  the  aniplittule  of  their  church,  4  their  safety,  6 
their  certain  deliverance  out  of  affliction,  11  their 
fair  edification,  15  and  their  sure  preservation. 

*  O  I:N^G,  O  barren,  thou  that  didst 
lO  not  bear;  break  forth  into 
singing,  and  cry  aloud,  thou  that 
didst  not  travail  with  child:  for 
^  more  are  the  children  of  the  deso- 
late than  the  children  of  the  mar- 
ried wife,  saith  the  Lord. 

2  "^Enlarge  the  place  of , thy  tent, 
and  let  them  stretch  forth  the  cur- 
tains of  thine  habitations:  spare 
not,  lengthen  thy  cords,  and 
strengthen  thy  stakes ; 

3  For  thou  shalt  break  forth  on 
the  right  hand  and  on  the  left ; 
''and  thy  seed  shall  inherit  the 
Gentiles,  and  make  the  desolate 
cities  to  be  inhabited. 

4  Fear  not ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be 
ashamed:  neither  be  thou  con- 
founded ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be  put 
to  shame :  for  thou  shalt  forget  the 
shame  of  thy  youth,  and  shalt  not 
renieni,l)er  the  reproach  of  thy  wid- 
owliood  any  more. 

5  '  For  tliy  JNlaker  is  thine  hus- 
band; The  "^LoKD  of  hosts  is  his 
name ;  and  thy  Ifedeemer  the  Holy 
Onci  of  Israel";  '^The  God  of  the 
whole  earth  sli;ill  he  Ix;  called. 

G  For  tile  Loud  ''hath  called  thee 
as  a  woman  forsaken  and  grieved 
in  spirit,  and  a  wife  (►f  youth,  when 
thou  wast  refused,  saith  thy  (jod. 
71)2 


7  'For  a.  small  moment  have  I 
forsaken  thee ;  but  with  great  mer- 
cies will  I  gather  thee. 

8  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face 
from  thee  for  a  moment ;  ^  but  with 
everlasting  kindness  will  I  have 
mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy 
Eedeemer. 

9  For  this  is  as  the  waters  of 
'Noah  unto  me:  for  as  I  have 
sworn  that  the  waters  of  Noah 
should  no  more  go  over  the  earth ; 
so  have  I  sworn  that  I  would  not 
be  wroth  with  thee,  nor  rebuke  thee. 

10  For  ""the  mountains  shall  de- 
X)art,  and  the  hills  be  removed; 
"  but  my  kindness  shall  not  depart 
from  thee,  neither  shall  the  cove- 
nant of  my  peace  be  removed,  saith 
the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

11  T[  O  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with 
temi)est,  and  not  comforted,  be- 
hold, I  will  l^y  thy  stones  with  "fair 
colours,  and  lay  thy  foundations 
with  sapphires. 

12  And  I  will  make  thy  windows 
of  agates,  .and  thy  gates  of  carbun- 
cles, and  all  thy  borders  of  pleas- 
ant stones. 

13  And  all  thy  children  shall  he 
p taught  of  the  Lord;  and  ''great 
shall  he  the  peace  of  thy  children. 

14  In  righteousness  shalt  thou  be 
established :  thou  shalt  be  far  from 
oppression ;  for  thou  shalt  not  fear : 
and  from  terror;  for  it  shall  not 
come  near  thee. 

15  Behold,  they  shall  surely  gath- 
er together,  hut  not  by  me:  whoso- 
ever shall  gather  together  against 
thee  shall  fall  for  thy  sake. 

10  Behold,  I  have  created  the 
smith  that  bloweth  the  coals  in  the 
fire,  and  that  bringeth  forth  an  in- 
strument for  his  work ;  and  I  have 
created  the  waster  to  destroy. 

17  1  No  weapon  that  is  formed 
against  thee  shall  prosper;  and 
every  tongue  that  shall  rise  against 
thee  in  judgment  thou  shalt  con- 
demn. This  is  the  heritage  of  the 
servants  of  the  Lord,  %aiid  their 
righteousness  is  of  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  LV. 

1  The  prophet,  with  the  promises  of  Christ,  callcth  to 
faith,  0  and  to  repentance.  8  The  Iwppu  success  of 
them  that  l^elieve. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  7J2. 

i  Ps. ."/).  5. 
ch.  20. 20.  & 
(iO.lO. 
2  Cor.  4. 17. 

k  ch.  55.  3. 
Jer.  31.  3. 


1  Gen.  8.  21. 
&  9. 11. 
ch.  55  11. 
See  Jer.  31. 
35,36. 


■"  Ps.  4G.  2. 
ch.  51.  (i. 
Matt.  5.  IS. 

»  Ps.  89.  33, 
34. 


°  1  Chr.  2'.l.  2. 
Rev.  21.  IS, 
&c. 


Pch.  11.  9. 
Jer.  31.  34. 
John  ft.  45. 
1  Cor.2.  M. 
1  The83.4.'.i. 
1  John  2.yi. 

IPs.  irj.ia;.. 


'ch.45.L'4,25. 


The  luqyinj  state  of  helievers. 


ISAIAH. 


JExlwrtation  to  holiness  of  life. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

about  712. 

"John  4.14. 

&  7.  .■!7. 

Ilev.  2).  6. 

*  1'.'.  1". 
1.  Matt.  13.44, 

■fiJ. 

Kev.  3.  IS. 

f  Hcb. 


■=  Matt.  11.28. 


.1  c-h.  54.  8.  & 
fil.  8 
Jer.  32.  40. 

'2  Sam.  7.8, 

I's.  SP.  28. 

Acts  13.  '.'A. 
f  John  18.  37. 

Kev.  1.5. 
ejer.  30.  9. 

Kz.  .34.  23. 

Dan.  II.  25. 

Hi)s.  3.  5. 
lioli.  52.  1.1. 

Kijh.2.  11, 

12. 
■  cli.  GO.  5. 


k  ch.  CO.  0. 

Acts  3.  13. 
1  Ps.  32.  0. 

Matt.  5.  25. 

&  25.  11. 

John  7. 34. 

&8.  21. 

2  Cor.  (i.  1,2. 

Heb..5. 13. 
"  ch.  1.  IC 

i  Ilcb. 

tht^  mmi  of 

iuiiiuil;/. 
■•Zech.S.17. 
"  Ps.  131).  7. 

Jer.  3. 12. 


t  llcb.  ?ie 
will  mitlti- 
;>/?/  to  jiar' 
(toil. 

P  2  Sam. 7.19. 


"1  Ps.  103. 11. 


'Deut.  32.2. 


"ch.ii.9. 


H 


'ch.S.'i.  10.& 
6S.  13, 14. 


O,  ^  every  one  that  tbirstetli, 
come  ye  to  the  waters,  and 
he  that  hatli  no  money ;  ^'come  ye, 
buy,  and  eat ;  yea,  come,  huj'  wine 
and  milk  without  money  and  with- 
out price. 

2  AVlierefore  do  ye  ♦  spend  money 
for  that  which  is  not  bread  f  and 
your  labour  for  that  which  satislieth 
not  I  hearken  dilii>-ently  unto  me, 
and  eat  ye  tliat  which  is  good,  and 
let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fat- 
ness. 

3  Incline  your  ear,  and  ""come  un- 
to me :  hear,  and  your  soul  shall 
live;  ''and  I  will  make  an  ever- 
lasting covenant  with  you,  even  the 
"sure  mercies  of  David. 

4  Behold,  I  have  given  him /or  ^•^ 
witness  to  the  people,  '^'a  leader 
and  commander  to  the  people. 

5  ''Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  na- 
tion that  thou  knowest  not,  'and 
nations  that  knew  not  thee  shall 
run  unto  thee,  because  of  the  Lokd 
thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel ;  ''  for  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

6  1 '  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he 
may  be  found,  call  ye  ui)on  him 
while  he  is  near : 

7  "'Let  the  wicked  forsake  his 
way,  aiid  Uhe  unrighteous  man 
"his  thoughts:  and  let  him  return 
unto  the  Lord,  "and  he  will  have 
mercy  upon  him ;  and  to  our  God, 
for  ^he  will  abundantly  pardon. 

8  ^  pFor  my  thoughts  are  not 
your  thoughts,  neither  are  your 
ways  my  ways,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  '^  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher 
than  the  earth,  so  are  my  ways 
higher  than  your  ways,  and  my 
thoughts  than  your  thoughts. 

10  For  'as  the  rain  cometh  down, 
and  the  snow  from  heaven,  and  re- 
turneth  not  thither,  but  watereth 
the  earth,  and  maketh  it  bring 
forth  and  bud,  that  it  may  give 
seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread  to 
the  eater : 

11  'So  shall  my  word  be  that  go- 
eth  forth  out  of  my  mouth :  it  shall 
not  return  unto  me  void,  but  it  shall 
accomplish  that  which  I  i)lease,  and 
it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing  whereto 
I  sent  it. 

12  ^For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy, 


and  be  led  forth  with  peace:  the 
mountains  and  the  hills  shall" break 
forth  before  you  into  singing,  and 
"^  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  clap 
their  hands. 
13  instead  of  'the  thorn  shall 
come  up  the  fir  tree,  and  instead 
of  the  brier  shall  come  up  the  myr- 
tle tree:  and  it  shall  be  to  the 
Lord  ''for  a  name,  for  an  everlast- 
ing sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

CHAPTER  LVL 

1  T/ie  prophet  exhortcth  to  sandification.  3  IFe  prom- 
incth  it  shall  be  general  witliout  rexpect  of  persotis. 
9  He  invcujhcth  against  blind  watchmen. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye 
li judgment,  and  do  justice: 
"for  my  salvation  is  near  to  come, 
and  my  righteousness  to  be  re- 
vealed. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  that  doeth 
this,  and  the  son  of  man  that  lay- 
eth  hold  on  it;  ^that  keepeth  the 
sabbath  from  polluting  it,  and 
keepeth  his  hand  from  doing  any 
evil. 

3  1  :N'either  let  « the  son  of  the 
stranger,  that  hath  joined  himself 
to  the  Lord,  speak,  saying,  The 
Lord  hath  utterly  separated  me 
from  his  ijeople:  neither  let  the 
eunuch  say.  Behold,  I  am  a  dry 
tree. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  eunuchs  that  keep  my  sab- 
baths, and  choose  tJie  things  that 
please  me,  and  take  hold  of  my 
covenant ; 

5  Even  unto  them  will  I  give  in 
''mine  house  and  within  my  walls 
a  place "  and  a  name  better  thaij  of 
sons  and  of  daughters :  I  will  give 
them  an  everlasting  name,  that 
shall  not  be  cut  off. 

G  Also  the  sons  of  the  stranger, 
that  join  themselves  to  the  Lord, 
to  serve  him,  and  to  love  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  to  be  his  servants, 
every  one  that  keepeth  the  sab- 
bath from  j)olluting  it,  and  taketh 
hold  of  my  covenant ; 

7  Even  them  will  I  '^  bring  to  my 
holy  mountain,  and  make  them 
joyful  in  my  house  of  prayer: 
^  their  burnt  offerings  and  their 
sacrifices  shall  he  accepted  upon 
mine  altar ;  for  ''  mine  house  shall 

793 


Before 
CHlUiST 

about  712. 

"  P».  90. 12.  & 

98.  8. 

cli.  14.8.  & 

3.5. 1,2.  &  42. 

II. 
"  1  Chr.  16. 

.33. 

J'ch.41.19. 
"  Mic.  7. 4. 


"Jer.  13. 11. 


II  Or,  equilij. 

■oh.4r,.  1.3. 
Mutt.  3.  2.  & 
4.  17. 

Kom.13.11, 
12. 


li  ch.  58. 13. 


■^  See  Deut. 
2.3. 1,2.  .3. 
Acts8.27.  & 
10. 1,2, 34.  & 
17.4.&l.'i.7. 
1  Pet.  1.1. 


■i  1  Tim.3.15. 


"^Jnhnl.  12. 
1  John  3.1. 


rch.2.  2. 
1  Pot,  1.1, 2. 


SRom.l2. 1. 

1Kb.  13.15. 

1  Pet.  2.  5. 
b  Matt.  21.13. 

Mark  II.  17. 

Luke  19. 40. 


The  idolatry  of  the  Jews. 


ISAIAH. 


Mercy  promised  to  the  penitent. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 

i  Mai.  1.  U. 

t  Pa.  147. 2. 

ch.  11.1:2. 

i.Ji)hnin.  IG. 
Eph.  l.in.& 

■J.  14, 15,  ii;. 

tllcb.  to  hit 
gathered. 

"■Jer.  Ii9. 


°  Matt.  15.14. 
&  a.  16. 
"  PhU.  3.  2. 

II  Or,  dream- 
iiig^oT.ialk- 
xtig  in  their 
sleep. 

t  lleh.strong 
of'upi/ctite. 

P.Mic.3.  11. 

t  Ucb.  tnow 
not  to  be 
satisfied. 

lEz.34.2,3. 


abuut  698. 


f  Ileb.  men 
or'  Liudness, 
or,  ijodli- 
iiess. 

'  Ts.  12. 1. 
Mi(;.r.2. 

!•  1  Kinsa  14. 

1.!. 

See  2  Kings 

22.  21). 
II  Or,  from 

that  ivhich 

is  eiil. 
liOr, 

I/O  in  peace f 

Lukc2.  ^ll. 
'■  jChr.lO.U. 
IJOr, 

tje/ore  him. 
i  Matt.  IG.  4. 


'  Ps.  10.  G. 
Prov.2:3.35. 
cli. -.'2.13. 
I,uke  12. 19. 
1  Cor.  15.32. 


II  Or,  among 

the  oaks^ 

eh.  I.2U. 
'  2  Kin;{9  Ifi. 

4.  i  \f.  10. 

ivT.  2.  -.*). 
1 1-cv.  in.  21. 

k  2<).  2. 

2  King*  Irt. 

.■i.  *  -S'..  ID. 

•Tcr.  7.  31. 

¥./..  ID.  20. 

&20.2tK 


'  Ez.  1«.  10, 


be  called  a  house  of  prayer  '  for  all 
l^eople. 

8  The  Lord  God  ^  which  gather- 
eth  the  outcasts  of  Israel  saith, 
'Yet  will  I  gather  others  to  him, 
^besides  those  that  are  gathered 
uuto  him. 

9  1  '"AH  ye  beasts  of  the  field, 
come  to  devour,  yeciy  all  ye  beasts 
in  the  forest. 

10  His  watchmen  are  "blind:  they 
are  all  ignorant,  "they^are  all  dumb 
dogs,  they  cannot  bark ;  n  sleeping, 
lying  down,  loving  to  slumber. 

11  Yea,  they  are  ^p  greedy 
ivhicli  ^^can  never  have  enough, 
and  they  are  shepherds  that  can- 
not understand:  they  all  look  to 
their  own  way,  every  one  for  his 
gain,  from  his  quarter. 

12  Come  ye,  say  they,  I  will  fetch 


dogs 


wine,   and   we  will 


with 


strong 


drink 


fill   ourselves 
and  to  mor- 


row shall  be  as  this  day,  and  much 
more  abundant. 

CHAPTER  LYII. 

1  T/ie  blessed  death  of  the  righteous.  3  God  reproveth 
the  Jeius  for  their  vihorish  idolatry.  13  He  giveth 
evangelical  promises  to  the  penitent. 

THE  righteous  perisheth,  and 
no  man  layeth  it  to  heart: 
and  t  ^  merciful  men  are  taken 
away,  ^none  considering  that  the 
righteous  is  taken  away  "from  the 
evil  to  come. 

2  He  shall "  enter  into  peace :  they 
shall  rest  in  nheir  beds,  each  one 
walking  "i>i  his  uprightness. 

3  ^1  But  draw  near  hither,  ''  ye 
sons  of  the  sorceress,  the  seed  of 
the  adulterer  and  the  whore. 

4  Against  whom  do  ye  sport  your- 
selves f  against  whom  make  ye  a 
wide  mouth,  and  draw  out  the 
tongue  ?  are  ye  not  children  of 
transgr<»,ssion,  a  seed  of  falsehood, 

5  In  (laming  yourselves  "  with  idols 
'under  every  green  tree,  '^ slaying 
tin;  chihlren  in  the  valleys  under 
the  clefts  of  the  rocks  ? 

G  Among  the  smooth  stones  of  the 
strejim  is  thy  portion  ;  they,  they 
arc  thy  lot :  even  to  tliem  hast  tliou 
poured  a  drink  ottering,  thou  liast 
offered  a  meat  otfering.  Should  I 
receive  comfort  in  the.se? 

7  ^Upon  a  loftv  and  high  mount- 
794 


ain  hast  t>hou  set  ''  thy  bed :  even 
thither  wentest  thou  up  to  ofier 
sacrifice. 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the 
posts  hast  thou  set  up  thy  remem- 
brance :  for  thou  hast  discovered 
thyself  to  another  than  me,  and  art 
gone  up;  thou  hast  enlarged  thy 
bed,  and  "made  thee  a  covenant 
with  them ;  '  thou  lovedst  their  bed 
"  where  thou  sawest  it. 

9  And  1  ^  thou  wentest  to  the  king 
with  ointment,  and  didst  increase 
thy  i^erfumes,  and  didst  send  thy 
messengers  far  off,  and  didst  debase 
thyself  even  unto  hell. 

/lO  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  great- 
ness of  thy  way  ;  '  yet  saidst  thou 
tiot.  There  is  no  hope:  thou  hast 
bund  the  "  life  of  thine  hand ;  there- 
fore thou  wast  not  grieved. 

11  And  ™of  whom  hast  thou  been 
afraid  or  feared,  that  thou  hast  lied, 
and. hast  not  remembered  me,  nor 
laid  it  to  thy  heart?  "have  not  I 
held  my  peace  even  of  old,  and  thou 
fearest  me  not ! 

12  I  will  declare  thy  righteous- 
ness, and  thj"  works ;  for  they  shall 
not  profit  thee. 

13  1^  When  thou  criest,  let  thy 
companies  deliver  thee;  but  the 
wind  shall  carry  them  all  away; 
vanity  shall  take  them:  but  he  that 
putteth  his  trust  in  me  shall  possess 
the  land,  and  shall  inherit  my  holy 
mountain ; 

14  And  shall  say,  "Cast 
cast  ye  up 
up    ^"^ 
way  of  my  people. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  high  and 
lofty  One  that  inhabiteth  eternity, 
p  whose  name  is  Holy ;  "^  I  dwell  in 
the  high  and  holy  place,  ""with  him 
also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and  humble 
spirit,  Ho  revive  the  spirit  of  the 
humble,  and  to  revive  the  heart  of 
the  contrite  ones. 

IG  '  For  1  will  not  contend  for  ever, 
neither  will  I  be  always  wroth :  for 
the  si)irit  should  fail  before  me, 
and  the  souls  "  which  I  have 
made. 

17  For  the  inicpiity  of  his  covet- 
ousness  was  I  wroth,  and  smote 
him:   ^I  hid  me,  and  was  wroth, 


say,  "(Jast  ye  up, 

prepare  the  way,  take 

the  stumbliugblock  out  of  the 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  698. 

b  Ez.  23.  41. 


II  Or,  hewed 

it  for  thyself 

larj^er  than 

theirs. 
iEz.  It).  20, 

2S.  &  23.  2- 

2l». 
II  Or,  thou 

providedst 

room. 
^  Or,  thon 

respectedst 

the  king. 
k  eh.  30.  6. 

Ez.  lU.  :33. 

&  -ii.  16. 

llos.  7.  H.  & 

12.  1. 

1  Jer.  2.  25. 


]  Or,  living. 


'"  ch.  51.  12, 
13. 


°  Ps.  50.  21. 


"011.40.  3.  & 
62.  lU. 


P  Job  fi.  10. 

l.uki'I.4:i. 
1  I's.  CS,  4. 

Zfcli.  2.  13. 
Ts.:i4.  IS.  & 

5i.ir.&i3s. 

6. 

ch.  CO.  2. 

•Ps.  147.  .3. 

ch.  61. 1. 


I  Pk.  &■>.  .1.  & 

II «.  y. 

,Mic.  7.  IS. 


"  Nuni.ir..22. 

,i,ib  .;4. 14. 

Hob.  12.9. 
«Ji;r.«.  13. 


Jell.  S.  17.  4; 
45.  15. 


The  fast  ivhich  God  accepteth. 


ISAIAH. 


Promises  for  godliness. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  698. 

'  ch.  9.  13. 
t  Heb.  ^iim- 
ing  away. 
"  Jer.  3.  ■». 

i>ck.  CI.  2. 

'  llcb.  13.  15. 

a  .Vet*  2.  39. 
Kph.  2.  17. 


"  .Job  15.  20, 
Prov.  4.  IG. 


fch.  48.  22. 


tllcb.  ifiVft 
the  throat. 


«Mal.  3.  14. 


I>  I-ev.  ir,.  29, 
31.  S:23.  27. 


II  Or,  tliitig/' 
iffterewilh 
1/e  (jriei-e 
others. 

t  lleh. grie/n. 

''  1  Kin;j:s  21. 
'.1,  12, 13. 

II  Or, 

t/ej'ast  not 
as  this  day. 


'1  Zech.  r.  5. 

"  Lev.  IG.  29. 
II  Ot.tn afflict 

ins  soul  lor 

a  (fatf. 
'  Estli".  4.  3. 

Job  2.  8. 

IJaii.  9.  3. 

JunahS.  6. 


sXeh.5.10, 

11,  12. 
*  Ilcb.  the 

liinaiies  of 

the  yoke. 
hJer.  34.  9. 
Hlob. 

broken. 
'Ez.  18.7,10. 

Matt.  25. 35. 


^  and  he  weut  on  ♦  frowardly  in  the 
way  of  his  heart. 

18  I  have  seen  his  ways,  and  ""will 
heal  him :  I  will  lead  him  also,  and 
restore  comforts  unto  him  and  to 
^his  mournersf 

19  I  create  ''the  fruit  of  the  lips; 
Peace,  peace  "^to  liim  that  is  far  off, 
and  to  him  that  is  near,  saith  the 
Loud  ;  and  I  will  heal  him. 

20  °But  the  wicked  are  like  the 
troubled  sea,  when  it  cannot  rest, 
whose  waters  cast  up  mire  and 
dirt. 

21  ^  There  is  no  peace,  saith  my 
God,  to  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  LYIII. 

1  TTie  prophet,  he'uuj  scut  to  reprove  hijpocrmj,  3  ex- 
prcssfth  a  counterfeit  fast  and  a  true.  8  lie  deelar- 
eth  ivhat  jjrornines  are  due  unto  godliness,  13  and  to 
the  keeping  of  the  sabbath. 

CRY  *  aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up 
thy  voice  like  a  trumpet,  and 
shew  my  i)eople  their  transgression, 
and  the  house  of  Jacob  their  sins. 

2  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and  de- 
light to  know  my  ways,  as  a  nation 
that  did  righteousness,  and  forsook 
not  the  ordinance  of  their  God: 
they  ask  of  me  the  ordinances  of 
justice;  they  take  delight  in  ap- 
X)roaching  to  God. 

3  ^  ''Wherefore  have  we  fasted, 
say  they,  and  thou  seest  not?  ivhere- 
fore  have  Ave  ^afflicted  our  soul, 
and  thou  takest  no  knowledge? 
Behold,  in  the  day  of  your  fast  ye 
find  pleasure,  and  exact  all  your 
'I  t  labours. 

4  '  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and 
debate,  and  to  smite  with  the  fist 
of  wickedness :  "  ye  shall  not  fast 
as  ye  do  this  day,  to  make  your 
voice  to  be  heard  on  high. 

5  Is  it  ''such  a  fast  that  I  have 
chosen  ?  *" "  a  day  for  a  man  to  af- 
fiict  his  soul !  is-  it  to  bow  down  his 
head  as  a  bulrush,  and  *^to  spread 
sackcloth  and  ashes  under  him  f 
wilt  thou  call  this  a  fast,  and 
an  acceptable  day  to  the  Lord  ? 

G  Is  not  this  the  fast  that  I  have 
chosen  ?  to  loose  the  bands  of  wick- 
edness, ^'to  undo  Uhe  heavy  bur- 
dens, and  ''to  let  the  ♦  oppressed 
go  free,  and  that  ye  break  every 
yoke  ? 

7  Is  it  not  '  to  deal  thy  bread  to 


the  hungry,  and  that  thou  bring 
the  poor  that  are  "  cast  out  to  thy 
house?  ""when  thou  seest  the  na- 
ked, that  thou  cover  him ;  and 
that  thou  hide  not  thyself  from 
'  thiiW3  own  flesh  ? 

8  1  "'Then  shall  thy  light  break 
forth  as  the  morning,  and  thine 
health  shall  spring  forth  speedily  : 
and  tliy  righteousness  shall  go  be- 
fore thee;  "the  glory  of  the  Lokd 
t  shall  be  thy  rearward. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the 
Lord  shall  answer ;  thou  shalt  cry, 
and  he  shall  say.  Here  I  am.  '  If 
thou  take  away  from  the  midst  of 
thee  the  yoke,  the  initting  forth  of 
the  finger,  and  "speaking  vanity; 

10  And  (/'thou  draw  out  thy  soul 
to  the  hungry,  and  satisfy  the  af- 
flicted soul;  then  shall  thy  light 
rise  in  obscurity,  and  thy  darkness 
he  as  the  noonday : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  guide  thee 
continually,  and  satisfy  thy  soul  in 
'  drought,  and  make  fat  thy  bones : 
and  thou  shalt  be  like  a  watered 
garden,  and  like  a  spring  of  water, 
whose  waters  4ail  not. 

12  And  tliey  that  shall  he  of  thee 
''shall  build  the  old  waste  places: 
thou  shalt  raise  up  the  foundations 
of  many  generations;  and  thou 
shalt  be  called.  The  repairer  of  the 
breach.  The  restorer  of  paths  to 
dwell  in. 

13  ^[  If  Hhou  turn  away  thy  foot 
from  the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy 
pleasure  on  my  holy  day ;  and  call 
the  sabbath  a  delight,  the  holy  of 
the  Lord,  honourable;  and  shalt 
honour  him,  not  doing-  thine  own 
ways,  nor  finding  thine  own  pleas- 
ure, nor  speaking  thine  own  words : 

14  ^Then  shalt  thou  delight  thy- 
self in  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  'ride  upon  the  high  places 
of  the  earth,  and  feed  thee  with 
the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy  father: 
*  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  LIX. 

1  The  damnable  nature  of  sin.  3  The  sins  of  the 
Jews.  9  Calamity  is  for  sin.  16  Salvation  is  only 
of  God.     20  The  covenant  of  the  Redeemer. 

EHOLD,  the  Lord's  hand  is 
not  "  shortened,  that  it  cannot 

795 


Before 
CUKIST 

about  698. 

II  Or, 
afflicted. 
k  Job  31.  19. 


lGcn.29.  n. 

Nfh.  5.  5. 

""  Job  11.  17. 


°Ex.  14. 19. 

ch.  52. 12. 
1  lleb.  shall 

yather  thee 

vp. 


°  Ps.  12.  2. 


tHcb. 

droughts. 


t  Ileb.  lie,OT, 
deceive. 


Pch.  C1.4. 


B 


1  ch.  5fi.  2. 


'Job22.  2G. 


•Deut.32.13. 
&33.  29. 


'ch.  1.20.& 
40.  a. 
Mic.  4.  4. 


•Num.lI.2.X 
cli.  50. 2. 


The  sins  of  the  Jews. 


ISAIAH. 


Salvation  is  only  of  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

iibout  698. 


H  Or,  have 
made  him 
hiile. 

bch.  1. 15. 


'Jobl5.  S.5. 
Ps.  7. 14. 


B  OTfOdder's. 


11  Or, 

that  which 
is  sftrviktetl 
is  as'it' there 
brake  out  a 
vi/ter, 

d  Job  8.14,15. 


Trov.  l.lfi. 
lium.  a.  15. 


tHeb. 
breaking. 


II  Or,  right. 

(Ps.  125.  5. 
Prov.  2. 15. 


E  Jcr.  8. 15. 


h  Dont.2R.20. 
Job.-..  14. 
Aiiio»  8.  ». 


1  ch.  .T8. 14. 
Kz.  7. 10. 


save;  neither  his  ear  heavy,  that 
it  cannot  hear : 

2  But  your  iniquities  have  sepa- 
rated between  you  and  your  God, 
and  your  sins  "have  hid  his  face 
from  you,  that  he  will  not  hear. 

3  For  ''your  hands  are  defiled  with 
blood,  and  your  fingers  with  iniq- 
uity; your  lii)s  have  spoken  lies, 
your  tongue  hath  muttered  per- 
verseness. 

4  Xone  calleth  for  justice,  nor  any 
pleadeth  for  truth:  they  trust  in 
vanity,  and  speak  lies ;  '^tliey  con- 
ceive mischief",  and  bring  forth  in- 
iquity. 

5  They  hatch  n  cockatrice'  eggs, 
and  weave  the  spider's  web :  he 
that  eateth  of  their  eggs  dieth,  and 
"that  which  is  crushed  breaketh 
out  into  a  viper. 

6  '^  Their  webs  shall  not  become 
garments,  neither  shall  they  cover 
themselves  with  their  works :  their 
works  are  works  of  iniquity,  and 
the  act  of  violence  is  in  their  hands. 

7  ^  Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  they 
make  haste  to  shed  innocent  blood: 
their  thoughts  are  thoughts  of  in- 
iquity; wasting  and  ^destruction 
are  in  their  paths. 

8  The  way  of  peace  they  know 
not ;  and  there  is  no  "judgment  in 
their  goings:  *^they  have  made 
them  crooked  paths ;  whosoever 
goeth  therein  shall  not  know  peace. 

9  ^  Therefore  is  judgment  far 
from  us,  neither  doth  justice  over- 
take us:  ^we  wait  for  light,  but 
behold  obscurity;  for  brightness, 
hut  we  walk  in  darkness. 

10  ''We  grope  for  the  wall  like 
the  l)lind,  and  we  grope  as  if  we 
had  no  eyes :  we  stumble  at  noon- 
day as  in  the  night ;  ive  are  in  des- 
olate places  as  dead  men. 

11  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and 
'mourn  sore  like  doves:  we  look 
for  judgment,  but  there  is  none; 
for  salvation,  hut  it  is  far  off  from  us. 

12  For  our  transgressicms  are 
nnilliplicd  before^  thee,  and  our 
sins  testify  against  us  :  for  our 
transgressions  arc  with  us;  and  as 
for  our  ini<iuiti('S,  we  know  tliem ; 

13  In    transgressing    and    lying 

against  the  Lohf),  and  departing 
7m 


away  from  our  God,  speaking  op- 
pression and  revolt,  conceiving 
and  uttering  ''from  the  heart  words 
of  falsehood. 

14  And  judgment  is  turned  away 
backward,  andjusticfe  standethafar 
off:  for  truth  is  fallen  in  the  street, 
and  equity  cannot  enter. 

15  Yea,  truth  faileth ;  and  he  that 
departeth  from  evil  "maketh  him- 
self a  ]yvGj :  and  the  Lord  saw  it, 
and  Ut  displeased  him  that  there 
ivas  no  judgment. 

10  ■[  'And  he  saw  that  there  was 
no  man,  and  '"wondered  that  there 
was  no  intercessor;  "therefore  his 
arm  brought  salvation  unto  him ; 
and  his  righteousness,  it  sustained 
him. 

17  "For  he  put  on  righteousness 
as  a  breastplate,  and  a  helmet  of 
salvation  upon  his  head;  and  he 
put  on  the  garments  of  vengeance 
for  clothing,  and  was  clad  with 
zeal  as  a  cloak. 

18  ^According  to  their  Uleeds,  ac- 
cordingly he  will  repay,  furj^  to  his 
adversaries,  recompense  to  his  en- 
emies ;  to  the  islands  he  will  repay 
recompense. 

19  ''So  shall  they  fear  the  name 
of  the  Lord  from  the  west,  and 
his  glory  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun.  When  the  enemy  shall  come 
in  'like  a  flood,  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  shall  "  lift  up  a  standard 
against  him. 

20  1  And  'the  Eedeemer  shall 
come  to  Zion,  and  unto  them  that 
turn  from  transgression  in  Jacob, 
saith  the  Lord. 

21  *As  for  me,  this  is  my  cove- 
nant with  them,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
My  Spirit  that  is  upon  thee,  and 
my  words  which  I  have  put  in  thy 
mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy 
mouth,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thv 
seed,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thv 
seed's  seed,  saith  the  Lord,  from 
henceforth  and  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  LX. 

1  TTie  glory  of  the  c/turc?i  iii  the  abmidant  accesx  of 
the  (•('Htileti,  15  and  the  great  blcssinya  after  a  short 
afflietion. 

iKISE,  ''"shine;  for  thy  light  is 
J\.  come,  and  ''the  glory  of  the 
Lord  is  risen  upon  thee. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 

k  Matt.  U.3i. 


II  Or,  IS 
accottuted 
mad. 

t  Ileb. 
it  loas  evil 

ill  his  ei/cs. 

1  Ez.  22.  30. 
"  Mark  6.  C. 

".Ps.as.  1. 
ch.  m.  5. 


"Eph.  G.14, 
17. 
1  Thess.5.8. 


P  ch.  G3.  6. 
t  lieb.  rec- 
ompenses. 


1  Ps.  113.  X 
Mai.  1.  11. 


"•Rev  12.15. 

II  Or.intthini 
iojiight. 


»Koni.ll.2C. 


illeb.  .S.  10. 

St.  10. 10. 


•Elih.5. 14. 

II  Or,  lif  en- 
lightened ; 
tor  thji 
"light  Com- 
eth. 

b. 'Mill.  4.  2. 


The  glorious  access  of  the 


ISAIAH. 


Gentiles  into  the  church. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about.  698. 


Ktv.  :il.li4. 


ilch.40. 18. 


'ch.49.20,21, 
a.'.  &  CO.  12. 


fRom.ll.2o. 
II  Or,  7ioifie  of 
the  sea  f^huU 
be  turned 
toirard 
thee. 

II  Or,  wealth, 
vcr.  11. 
ch.Ul.G. 


e  Gen.  25.4. 
li  Ps.  72. 10. 


irh.fil.6. 
-Matt.  2. 11. 


k  Gen.  25. 13. 


1  Ilair.  2.  7,  9. 


■"  Pa.  72. 10. 
ch.42.  4.  & 
51.5. 

"  Gal.  4.  26. 
"  Ps.  n.1..  ."fl. 
•Zech.  14.14. 

PJer.;i.  1". 


lch.55.5. 


'Zech.e.  15. 


'  ch.  49.  2;. 
Rev.  21. 24. 


«ch.  57.17. 
•ch.  54.  7,8. 


"Rev.  21. 25. 


fiOr, wealth, 
Ter.  5. 


2  For,  behold,  the  darkuess  shall 
cover  the  earth,  aud  <^toss  darkness 
the  people :  but  the  Lokd  shall 
arise  upon  thee,  aud  his  glory  shall 
be  seen  ui)OU  thee. 

3  Aud  the  '^  Gentiles  shall  come  to 
thy  light,  aud  kings  to  the  bright- 
ness of  thy  rising". 

4  'Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about, 
and  see :  all  they  gather  themselves 
together,  '^  they  come  to  thee :  thy 
sons  shall  come  from  far,  and  thy 
daughters  shall  be  nursed  at  thy 
side. 

5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow 
together,  and  thine  heart  shall 
fear,  and  be  enlarged ;  because 
^  the  II  abundance  of  the  sea  shall 
be  converted  unto  thee,  the  "  forces 
of  the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto 
thee. 

G  The  multitude  of  camels  shall 
cover  thee,  the  dromedaries  of  Mid- 
iau  and  *^'Ephali;  all  they  from 
''  Sheba  shall  come  :  they  shall 
bring  '  gold  and  incense ;  and  they 
shall  shew  forth  the  i^raises  of  the 
Loud. 

7  All  the  flocks  of  '^  Kedar  shall 
be  gathered  together  uuto  thee,  the 
rams  of  Kebaioth  sliall  minister  un- 
to thee:  they  shall  come  up  with 
acceptance  on  mine  altar,  and  '  I 
will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

8  Who  are  these  that  fly  as  a 
cloud,  and  as  the  doves  to  their 
windows  I 

9  "'  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for 
me,  and  the  ships  of  Tarshish  first, 
"  to  bring  thy  sous  from  far,  "  their 
silver  and  their  gold  Avith  them, 
f'unto  the  name  of  the  Loed  thy 
God,  and  to  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael, •*  because  he  hath  glorified 
thee. 

10  And  '  the  sons  of  strangers 
shall  build  up  thy  walls,  'and  their 
kings  shall  minister  unto  thee :  for 
4n  ray  wrath  I  smote  thee,  "but  in 
mv  favom'  have  I  had  mercv  on 
thee. 

11  Therefore  thy  gates  ^  shall  be 
open  continually;  they  shall  not 
be  shut  day  nor  night;  that  men 
may  bring  unto  thee  the  "forces 

I  of  tiie  Gentiles,  and  that  theii-  kings 
may  he  brought. 


12  >ror  the  nation  and  kingdom 
that  will  not  serve  thee  shall  per- 
ish ;  yea,  those  nations  shall  be 
utterly  wasted. 

13  'The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall 
come  unto  thee,  the  fir  tree,  the 
pine  tree,  and  the  box  together, 
to  beautify  the  place  of  my  sanc- 
tuary ;  and  I  will  make  '-'  the  place 
of  my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  sous  also  of  them  that 
afflicted  thee  shall  come  bending 
uuto  thee;  and  all  they  that  de- 
spised thee  shall  'bow  themselves 
down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet ;  and 
they  shall  call  thee.  The  city  of  the 
Lord,  'The  Zion  of, the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  for- 
saken and  hated,  so  that  no  man 
went  through  thee,  I  will  make 
thee  an  eternal  excellency,  a  joy 
•of  many  generations. 

IG  Thou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk 
of  the  Gentiles,  ''and  shalt  suck  the 
breast  of  kings:  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  ""I  the  Lord  am  thy 
Saviour  aud  thy  Iledeemer,  the 
Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

17  For  brass  I  will  bring  gold, 
and  for  iron  I  will  bring  silver, 
and  for  Avood  brass,  and  for  stones 
iron  :  I  will  also  make  thy  officers 
peace,  and  thine  exactors  right- 
eousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be 
heard  in  thy  land,  wasting  nor 
destruction  within  thy  borders ; 
but  thou  shalt  call  '  thy  walls 
Salvation,  and  thy  gates  Praise. 

19  The  ^'sun  shall  be  no  more  thy 
light  by  day;  neither  for  bright- 
ness shall  the  moon  give  light  unto 
thee :  but  the  Lord  shall  be  unto 
thee  an  everlasting  light,  and  ''  thy 
God  thy  glory. 

20  'Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go 
down  ;  neither  shall  thy  moon 
withdraw  itself :  for  the  Lord 
shall  be  thine  everlasting  light, 
and  the  days  of  thy  mourning 
shall  be  ended. 

21  ""Thy  i^eople  also  shall  he  all 
they  shall  inherit  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  eyg. 


righteous 

land  for  ever,  "the  branch  of  my 


planting,  "the  work  of  my  hands, 
that  I  may  be  glorified. 

797 


JZech.14.17, 
19. 
Matt.  21. 44. 

'  ch.  .35.  2.  St 
41.19. 


»  See  1  Chr. 

2<S.  2. 
i's.  132.  7. 


bch.  49.  2.3. 
Kev.  3.  9. 


'Heb.12.22. 
Rev.  14. 1. 


d  ch.  49.  2.3.  & 
01.  «.  &6C. 
11,  12. 

'ch.43.  3. 


fch.  2(J.  1. 


s  Rev.  21.23. 
&  22.  5. 


b  Zech.  2.  5. 


"  SecAmos  8. 

9. 


Vch.52.1. 

Rev.  21.  27. 
IPs.  .37.11,22. 

Matt.  5.  5. 
■"ch.  CI.  3. 

M.itt.  IS.  13. 

John  15.  2. 
"ch.29.23.& 

45.  11. 

JCph.  2. 10. 


The  office  of  Christ. 


ISAIAH. 


The  prophefs  zeal  for  the  church. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


"  Matt.  13.31, 
32. 


■ch.  11.2. 
Luke  4.  18. 
John  I.  32. 
&  3.  FA. 

b  Ps.  45.  7. 


'  Ps.  147. ."!. 

ch.  .57.  15. 
Jch.  4.'.  7. 

Sec  Jer.34.8. 


'  SeeLcv.25. 

9. 
fch..34.  S.  & 

(;3.4.&6fi.l4. 

M»l.  4.  I,.i. 

2  Thes8.1.7, 

8,9. 
Sch.  57.  18. 

Matt.  5.  4. 

h  Ps.  30.  11. 


ich.  C0.2I. 

k  John  15. 8. 

Ich.  49.  8.  & 
58.  12. 
Ez.3G.33-5(;. 


'Eph.2. 12. 


"Ex.  19.0. 
ch.  m.  17.  Si 
Cfi.  21. 
1  l'et.2..5,9. 
Rev.  l.U.  & 
5.10. 

°ch.C0.5,n, 
IC 


Pch.  40.  2. 
Zcch.  U.  12. 


iPa.  11.7. 
'ch. 1.11, 13. 

•ch.  55.  .1. 


22  °A  little  one  shall  become  a 
thousand,  and  a  small  one  a  strong- 
nation  :  I  the  Lord  will  hasten  it 
in  his  time. 

CHAPTER  LXI. 

1  The  office  of  Christ.     4  The  forivardness,  7  and 
blessings  of  the  faithful. 

THE  "  Spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is 
upon  me ;  because  the  Lord 
"hath  anointed  me  to  preach  good 
tidings  unto  the  meek;  he  hath 
sent  me  Ho  bind  up  the  broken- 
hearted, to  proclaim  **  liberty  to  the 
captives,  and  the  opening  of  the 
prison  to  them  that  are  bound ; 

2  *To  proclaim  the  acceptable 
year  of  the  Lord,  and  Hhe  day  of 
vengeance  of  our  God;  ^to  com- 
fort all  that  mourn ; 

3  To  api)oint  unto  them  that 
mourn  in  Zion,  ''to  give  unto  them 
beauty  for  ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for 
mourning,  the  garment  of  praise 
for  the  spirit  of  heaviness;  that 
they  might  be  called  Trees  of  right- 
eousness, '  The  planting  of  the 
Lord,  ""that  he  might  be  glorified. 

4  ^  And  they  shall  '  build  the  old 
wastes,  they  shall  raise  up  the 
former  desolations,  and  they  shall 
repair  the  waste  cities,  the  desola- 
tions of  many  generations. 

5  And  "'strangers  shall  stand  and 
feed  your  flocks,  and  the  sons  of 
the  alien  shall  he  your  x^loughmen 
and  your  vinedressers. 

6  "But  ye  shall  be  named  the 
Priests  of  the  Lord  :  men  shall 
call  you  the  Ministers  of  our  God : 
"  ye  shall  eat  the  riches  of  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  in  their  glory  shall  ye 
boast  vourselves. 

7  ■[  ''For  your  shame  2/P  .shall  have 
double;  and  for  confusion  they 
shall  rejoice  in  their  portion  : 
therefore  in  their  land  they  shall 
l)ossess  the  double :  everlasting  joy 
.sliall  be  unto  them. 

8  For  '  1  the  Lord  love  judgment, 
'I  liate  rol)bery  for  burnt  ottering; 
and  I  will  direct  their  work  in 
truth,  'and  I  will  make  an  ever- 
Ic'istiiig  covenant  with  them. 

1)  An<l  their  seed  shall  be  known 

among  the  Gentiles,  and  their  oft- 

spring  among  the  people:  all  that 

see  them  shall  acknowledge  them, 

71)d 


For    as    the    earth   bringeth 


Hhat  they  are  the  seed  which  the 
Lord  hath  blessed. 

10  "I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the 
Lord,  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
my  God;  for  ""he  hath  clothed  me 
with  the  garments  of  salvation,  he 
hath  covered  me  with  the  robe  of 
righteousness,  ^'as  a  bridegroom 
t  decketh  himself  with  ornaments, 
and  as  a  bride  adorneth  herself 
with  her  jewels. 

11 
forth  her  bud,  and  as  the  garden 
causeth  the  things  that  are  sown 
in  it  to  spring  forth ;  so  the  Lord 
God  will  cause  ^righteousness  and 
Upraise  to  spring  forth  before  all 
the  nations. 

CHAPTER  LXIL 

1  77ie  fervent  desire  of  the  prophet  to  confirm  the 
church  in  God' s  j^romises.  .5  The  office  of  the  minis- 
ters {unto  which  they  are  incited)  in  preaching  the 
gospel.,  10  and  preparing  the  people  tftereto. 

FOR  Zion's  sake  will  I  not  hold 
my  peace,  and  for  Jerusalem's 
sake  I  will  not  rest,  until  the  right- 
eousness thereof  go  forth  as  bright- 
ness, and  the  salvation  thereof  as 
a  lamp  that  burnetii. 

2  '' And  the  Gentiles  shall  see  thy 
righteousness,    and   all  kings   thy 


glory 


''and  thou  shalt  be   called 


by  a  new  name,  which  the  mouth 
of  the  Lord  shall  name. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  be  ""a  crown  of 
glory  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and 
a  royal  diadem  in  the  hand  of  thv 
God. 

4  ''Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed 
""  Forsaken  ;  neither  shall  thy  land 
any  more  be  termed  *^ Desolate: 
but  thou  shalt  be  called  "Hephzi- 
bah,  and  tliy  land  HBeulah:  for  the 
Lord  delighteth  in  thee,  and  thy 
land  shall  be  married. 

5  ^  For  as  a  young  man  marrieth 
a  virgin,  so  shall  thy  S(ms  marry 
thee :  and  *  as  the  bridegroom  re- 
joiceth  over  the  bride,  so  ^  shall  thy 
God  rejoice  over  thee. 

6  ''  I  haxQ  set  watchmen  upon  thy 
walls,  O  Jerusalem,  which  shall 
never  hold  their  peace  day  nor 
night:  "yc;  that  make  mention  of 
the  Lord,  keep  not  silence, 

7  And  give  him  no  *rest,  till  he 
establish,  and  till  he  make  Jerusa- 
lem '  a  i)raise  in  the  earth. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  C98 

■ch.65.  23. 
"  Hab.  3. 18. 


''Ps.132.  9, 
lU. 


ych.  49. 18. 
Kev.  21.  2. 

tllcb. 
decketh  as 
a  priest. 


'  Vs.  72.  3.  & 

a-).  11. 

»  eh.  60.  IS.  & 
62.7. 


"ch.  GO.  .3. 


^  See  ver.  4, 
12. 
ch.  65.  15. 


'  Zech.  9.  16. 


<IH03. 1.10. 

1  Pet.  2.  10. 
'ch.4i>.  14.  & 

54. «,  7. 
fch.  54. 1. 

II  That  is, 
J/v  delight 
is  in  Iter. 

II  That  is. 
Harried. 


\  Hcb.  u-illt 
the  joy  of 
the  hritlr- 
fjroom. 

f-  ch.  G5.  19. 

hKz.  3.  U.-l- 
33.7. 


II  Or,  vr  that 

are  the 

LoKi/s  re- 

viembran- 

cers. 
t  Ili'b. 

silence. 

ich.  GI.ll. 
Zcrh.  3.  20. 


Christ  sheinth  hispoiver  to  save, 


ISAIAH.         and  his  vengeance  upon  his  enemies. 


Before 
CHRIST 

aboui  b98. 

f  Hcb.  ;/■/ 

t  Dent.  28. 
Jer.  5.  17. 


1  See  Deut. 
]J.  12.  *.14. 

31, 1'ti.  &  ii;. 

11,  14. 


">  eh.  -in.  r,. 

&  57.  H. 


^  ch.  11. 12. 


"  Zeeh.  9.  O. 
Matt.  21..V 
John  12.  Ij. 

P  eh.  40.  10. 
Kev.  22.  12. 

ll  Or,  recom- 
pense. 


1  ver.  4. 


t  Heh. 
dtcked. 


•  Rev.  19. 13. 


!<  Lam.  1. 1.5. 
Rev.  14.  in, 
■J>>.  &  19. 15. 


I 


'eh..^.8.  & 
61.2. 


■i  ch.  41 .  28. 
«:  b'X  ll!. 
'John  16.  32. 


fPs.  as.  !. 
ch.  sy.  1«. 


8  The  LoED  bath  sworn  by  bis 
right  hand,  and  by  the  arm  of  bis 
strength,  USurely  I  will  no  luore 
•"give  thy  corn  to  he  meat  for  thine 
enemies ;  and  the  sons  of  the  stran- 
ger shall  not  drink  thy  wine,  for 
the  which  thon  hast  laboured : 

9  But  they  that  have  gathered  it 
shall  eat  it,  and  praise  the  Loud  ; 
and  they  that  have  brought  it  to- 
gether shall  drink  it '  in  the  courts 
of  my  holiness. 

10  '^  Go  through,  go  through  the 
gates  ;  "'prepare  ye  the  way  of  the 
peoi^le ;  cast  up,  cast  up  the  high- 
way ;  gather  out  the  stones ;  "  lift 
up  a  standard  for  the  people. 

11  Behold,  the  Loed  hath  pro- 
claimed unto  the  end  of  the  world, 
"Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of  Ziou, 
Behold,  thy  salvation  cometh ;  be- 
hold, his  ^' reward  is  with  him,  and 
his  "work  before  him. 

12  And  they  shall  call  them.  The 
holy  peox)le.  The  redeemed  of  the 
Loed  :  and  thou  shalt  be  called. 
Sought  out,  xV  city  '^not  forsaken. 

CHAPTEE  LXIII. 

1  Chrurt s^licweth  wltohe  in,  2  what  Jtis  victory  over  hi.s 
enemiex,  7  and  w/iat  his  meroj  toward  his  chuixh. 
10  Inhisjitd  icrath  he  rememberdh  Msfrte  mercy. 
15  The  church  in  their  praijcr,  17  and  complaint, 
profess  their  faith. 

WHO  is  this  that  cometh  from 
Edom,  with  dyed  garments 
from  Bozrah  ?  this  that  is  ^ glorious 
in  his  apparel,  travelling  in  the 
greatness  of  his  strength  f  I  that 
speak  in  righteousness,  mighty  to 
save. 

2  Wherefore  ""art  thou  red  in  thine 
api)arel,  and  thy  garments  like  him 
that  treadeth  in  the  winefat  ? 

3  I  have  ^trodden  the  winepress 
alone;  and  of  the  people  there  was 
none  with  me:  for  I  will  tread 
them  in  mine  anger,  and  trample 
them  in  mv  furv :  and  their  blood 
shall  be  sprinkled  upon  my  gar- 
ments, and  I  will  stain  all  my  rai- 
ment. 

4  For  the  "^  day  of  vengeance  is  in 
mine  heart,  and  the  year  of  my  re- 
deemed is  come. 

5  ''And  I  looked,  and  "there  was 
none  to  help ;  and  I  wondered  that 
there  was  none  to  uphold :  therefore 
mine  own  ^arm  brought  salvation 


unto  me;  and  my  fury,  it  up- 
held me. 

G  And  I  will  tread  down  the  peo- 
ple in  mine  anger,  and  ''make  them 
drunk  in  my  fury,  and  I  will  bring- 
down their  strength  to  the  earth. 

7^1  will  mention  the  loving- 
kindnesses  of  the  Loed,  and  the 
praises  of  the  Loed,  according  to 
all  that  the  Loed  hath  bestowed  on 
us,  and  the  great  goodness  toward 
the  house  of  Israel,  which  he  hath 
bestowed  on  them  according  to  his 
mercies,  and  according  to  the  mul- 
titude of  his  loving-kindnesses. 

8  For  he  said.  Surely  they  are  my 
people,  children  that  will  not  lie: 
so  he  was  their  Saviour. 

9  ''  In  all  their  affliction  he  was  af- 
flicted, '  and  the  Angel  of  his  pres- 
ence saved  them:  ""in  his  love  and 
in  his  i)ity  he  redeemed  them ;  and 
'he  bare  them,  and  carried  them 
all  the  days  of  old. 

10  '[  But  they "'  rebelled,  and "  vex- 
ed his  Holy  Spirit:  ° therefore  he 
was  turned  to  be  their  enemy,  and 
he  fought  against  them. 

11  Then  he  remembered  the  days 
of  old,  Moses,  and  his  i^eople,  saij- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  698. 


E  Ilev.  10. 6. 


ing, 


Where  is  he   that  ^  brought 


them  up  out  of  the  sea  with  the 
"shepherd  of  his  flock  I  ''Avhere  is 
he  that  -put  his  IIolj'  Spirit  within 
him! 

12  That  led   them   by  the  right 
hand  of  Moses 


arm 


with  his  glorious 
dividing  the  water  before 
them,  to  make  himself  an  everlast- 
ing name  ? 

13  '  That  led  them  through  the 
deep,  as  a  horse  in  the  wilderness, 
that  they  should  not  stumble  I 

14  As  a  beast  goeth  down  into 
the  valley,  the  Spirit  of  the  Loed 
caused  him  to  rest ;  so  didst  thou 
lead  thy  people,  "to  make  thyself 
a  glorious  name. 

15  •[  "^  Look  down  from  heaven, 
and  behold  ^  from  the  habitation 
of  thy  holiness  and  o^  th}^  glory : 
where  is  thy  zeal  and  thy  strength, 
"the  sounding  ''of  thy  bowels  and 
of  thy  mercies  toward  me?  are 
they  restrained  f 

16  •''Doubtless  thou  art  our  Fa- 
ther, though  Abraham  ''be  igno- 

799 


bJuds.in.KJ. 

Zeeh.  2.  8. 

Act.s  y.  4. 
'  Kx.  14.  ly.  & 

2:;.  20,21.  & 

,■?."..  14. 

Mai.  .■!.  1. 

Aetsl2. 11. 
kDeut.  7.7,8. 
lEx.  19.4. 

Dciit.l..'.l. 

&  32. 11,12. 

ch.4G.  3,  4. 
"Ex.  15.  24. 

Num.  14.11. 

Pe.  78. 5U.  & 

95.  9. 
"  P.«.  78.  40. 

Acts  7.  51. 

Eph.  4.  ."0. 
"  Ex.  23.  21. 


P  Ex.  14.  30. 

&. 32. 11,12. 

Num.  14.13, 

14,  &c. 

Jer.  2.6. 
!j  Or,  she})- 

hert/s,  as 

P».  77.  20. 
1Num.n.I7, 

2.3. 

Neh.  9.  20. 

Dan.  4.  8. 

Hag.  2.  5. 
'Ex.  15.  G. 

>Ex.  14.  21. 
Jo.sh.  3.  lU. 


'Ps.  106.9. 


"  2  Sam.7.23. 


^  Deut.2G.1.5. 

Ps.  80. 14. 

J  Ps.  33. 14. 


Or,  fhe 
f    multitude. 
'Jer.  .'il.20. 
Ilos.  11.8. 

•'Deut.32.6. 

1  Chr.  29.10. 

ch.  C4.  8. 
bJobl4.  21. 

Ecc.  9.  5. 


The  church  pray eth  to  God. 


ISxUAH. 


The  calling  of  the  Gentiles. 


Before 
CHKIST 
al)out  698. 

[,  Or,  our 
Jit'lwmer 
from  erer- 
Iti^tiitg  is 
tfiif  natne. 

'  I's.  119.  10. 

■I  Sfcch.e. 
10,  with 
.Inhn  12.40. 
Horn.  9.  IH. 

'Num.l0..36. 
Ps.  90. 13. 


fDeut. ".  n. 

&  X.  19. 
ch.  <;2. 12. 
Dan.  8.  24. 

e  Ps.  74.  -. 


II  Or,  thy 
name  was 
not  called 
unon  Mem, 
ch.  Gj.  1. 


•Vs.  144.5. 


iijudg.  5.  5. 
Mic.  1.  4. 


♦  llob. 

the  tire  of 
ineUiHffS. 


'  Ex.  ^A.  10.  I 
J(id^.  5.  4,5.  1 
I's.  (is.  S.  I 
Uab.3.3,6. 


d  Ps.  r!l.  19. 
1  Cor.  2. 9. 


il  Or,  seen  a 

tiud  tjCAvlfi 

thri\  which 
dot  th  60  /or 


'  Acts  in.  .35. 
fch.  ^.  8. 


«  Mai.  3. 6. 


k  Phil.  3.  9. 


I  P».  IK),  .f,  0. 


k  IIos.  7. 7. 


f ITcb. 

melted. 
\  III  II.  fcwi/ic 

hand:  na 

Job  ».  4. 


rant  of  us,  and  Israel  acknowledge 
ns  not:  tliou,  O  Loud,  art  our  Fa- 
ther, 'I  our  Eedeemer ;  thy  name  is 
from  everlasting. 
1710  LoKD,  why  hast  thou  'made 
us  to  err  fr^om  thy  ways,  and  ''hard- 
ened our  heart  from  thy  fear  1  ^  Ee- 
turn  for  thy  servants'  sake,  the  tribes 
of  thine  inheritance. 

18  "^The  people  of  thy  holiness 
have  possessed  it  but  a  little  while: 
^  our  adversaries  have  trodden  down 
thy  sanctuary. 

19  We  are  thine :  thou  never  barest 
rule  over  them ;  "  they  were  not 
called  by  thy  name. 

CHAPTER  LXIV. 

1  The  church  prayeth  J'or  the  illuslration  of  God's 
power.  5  Celebrating  OocVs  mercy,  it  mnketh  con- 
fennoji  of  their  natural  coi'ruptioiis.  9  It  cora- 
plainctli  of  their  affliction. 

OH  that  thou  wouldest  Tend 
the  heavens,  that  thou  would- 
est come  down,  that  ^'  the  mount- 
ains might  flow  down  at  thy  pres- 
ence, 

2  As  when  ^the  melting  fire  burn- 
etii, the  fire  causeth  the  waters  to 
boil,  to  make  thy  name  known  to 
thine  adversaries,  tliat  the  nations 
may  tremble  at  thy  presence ! 

3  When  *^thou  didst  terrible  things 
which  we  looked  not  for,  thou  cam- 
est  down,  the  mountains  flowed 
down  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  since  the  beginning  of  the 
world  ^men  have  not  heard,  nor 
perceived  by  the  ear,  neither  hath 
the  eye  "seen,  O  God,  besides  thee, 
ivhat  he  hath  prepared  for  him  that 
waiteth  for  him. 

5  Thou  meetest  him  that  rejoiceth 
'and  worketh  righteousness,  Hhose 
that  remember  thee  in  thy  ways: 
behold,  tliou  art  wroth ;  for  we  have 
sinned:  ''in  those  is  continuance, 
and  we  shall  be  saved. 

()  l>ut  Ave  are  Jill  as  an  unclean 
thintj,  and  all  ''our  righteousnesses 
are  as  filthy  rags;  and  we  all  do 
'fade  as  a  leaf;  and  our  inicjuities, 
lik<;  th(i  wind,  have  taken  us  away. 

7  And  ^  there  is  none  that  calleth 

upon  thy  name,  that  stirreth  up 

him.sclf  to  take  hold  of  thee:    for 

thou  hast  hid  thy  face  from  u.s,  and 

hast  'consumed  u.s,  'because  of  our 

iniquities. 

8()0 


8  '  But  now,  O  Lord,  thou  art  our 
Father ;  we  are  the  clay, '"  and  thou 
our  i)otter ;  and  we  all  are  "  the 
work  of  thy  hand. 

9  T[  Be  not  "wroth  very  sore,  O 
Lord,  neither  remember  iniquity 
for  ever :  behold,  see,  we  beseech 
thee,  'we  are  all  thy  people. 

10  Thy  holy  cities  are  a  wilder- 
ness, Zion  is  a  wilderness,  "^  Jerusa- 
lem a  desolation. 

11  "^  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful 
house,  where  our  fathers  praised 
thee,  is  burned  up  with  fire:  and 
all  ^  our  pleasant  things  are  laid 
waste. 

12  'Wilt  thou  refrain  thyself  for 
these  things,  O  Lord!  "wilt  thou 
hold  thy  peace,  and  afflict  us  very 
sore? 

OHAPTEE  LXY. 

1  TVie  calling  of  the  Gentiles.  2  The  Jews,  for  their 
incrednUty,  idolatry,  and  hypocrisij,  are  rejected. 
8  A  remnant  -Qiall  be  saved.  11  Judgments  on  the 
wicked,  and  blessings  on  the  godly.  17  The  blessed 
state  of  the  new  Jerusalem. 

I  •''AM  sought  of  tliem  that  asked 
not  for  me  ;  I  am  found  of  them 
that  sought  me  not :  I  said,  Be- 
hold me,  behold  me,  unto  a  nation 
that  ^was  not  called  by  my  name. 

2  '^I  have  spread  out  my  hands  all 
the  day  unto  a  rebellious  people, 
which  walketh  in  a  way  that  urns 
not  good,  after  their  own  thoughts ; 

3  A  people  ''that  provoketh  me 
to  anger  continually  to  my  face; 
""that  sacriticeth  in  gardens,  and 
burneth  incense  Hipon  altars  of 
brick ; 

4  ^  Which    remain 


among 


graves,  and  lodge  in   the 


the 
monu- 
ments; s  which  eat  swine's  flesh, 
and  II  broth  of  abominable  things  is 
in  their  vessels ; 

5  ''  Which  say,  Stand  by  thyself, 
come  not  near  to  me;  for  I  am 
holier  than  thou.  These  are  a 
smoke  in  my  "nose,  a  fire  that 
burneth  all  the  day. 

G  Behold,  'it  is  written  before  me: 
•"I  will  not  keep  silence,  'but  will 
recompense;,  even  recompense  into 
their  bosom, 

7  Your  iniquities,  and  ""the  in- 
i(iuities  of  your  fathers  together, 
saith  the  Lord,  "which  have  burn- 
ed incense   upon   the   mountains, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 

1  ch.  ar  Ifi. 
"■oh.  29. 16. 

&  45.  !l. 

Jer.  IS.O. 

liom.9.  20, 

21. 

"Eph.  2. 10. 
"Ps.  74. 1,2. 

&  7U.  S. 

V  Pb.  79. 13. 


T  Ps.  79. 1. 


'2  Kings  25. 
9. 

2  Chr..'V;.rj. 
Ps.  74.  7. 


»Ez.24.21,25. 

•ch.  42. 14. 
"Ps.  &3.1. 


'Rom.  9.  24, 
2.\  26,  .'30.  & 
10.  20. 
Eph.  2.  12, 
13. 


bch.  0."..  19. 
'Kom.  10.21. 


J  Deut.32.21. 


•ch.  1.29.  & 

a;.  17. 

See  hev.l7. 

5. 
t  lleb.  upon 

bricks. 
fDeut.  18.11. 


Rch.  (!C.  17. 

See  Lev.  11. 

7. 
II  Or,  piece/. 


li  See  Malt. 
9.  11. 

1,11  ke  3.  .'.U 
&  IS.  11. 
Jiule  19. 

II  Or,  anger. 


i  Dent.  .12.r54. 

JMul.:i.  IK. 
k  IV.  .-,».  3. 
1  Ps.  79. 12. 

J.T.  111.  l.S. 

Ez.  11.  21. 


'Ek.  20.  5. 


°Ez.l8.6.' 


The  Messed  state 


ISAIAH. 


of  the  neiv  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 
;il)out698. 

"  Kz.  nO.  -J, 


Joel  2. 14. 


1  vpr.  1"),  i 
Mutt.  ■_'■). 
K.mi.ll.i 


:i.  & 


'  .'h.  ."..1. 

"Jdsli.  7.  •J4, 
■Ji\. 
Uos.  2.  lo. 


'oh.  .Ml  7.  h 

;,7.  1.!. 

vcr.  'J.5. 
"  K?,.  i;:;.  41. 

ICiir.  III.  lil. 
ilOr,  G\u!. 
I  Or,  Mcni. 


'  2Chr.,'^(;.1.5, 
1(1. 

I'rov.  I.L'4, 
.<;c. 

oh.  «;.  4. 
Jcv.  7.  i:i. 
Zoch.  7.  7. 
Matt.  I.'l.y4- 
4;3. 


!  >rott.  S.  12. 

Lukol.;.  li». 
1  lleb. 

breaking. 


'See  Jcr.  20. 

Zcch.  8.  13. 
»  ver.  '.),  22. 
l.ch.  (K.  2. 

Actsll.Lfi. 
'Ps.  72.  17. 

Jer.  4. 2. 


*  Deut.  f).  1.3. 
Ps.  (>!.  II. 

ch..i;i.  1S.& 

«.  2.!. 
Zcph.  1.5. 

I 
t 


it'ch.S].16.& 
60.22. 
2Pet.  3. 13. 

Eev.  21.1. 


"and  blasphemed  iiie  upon  the 
hills :  therefore  will  1  measuie  their 
former  Avork  into  tlieir  bosom. 

8  1  Thus  saith  the  Lokd,  As  the 
new  wine  is  found  in  the  cluster, 
and  one  saith,  Destroy  it  not;  for 
Pa  blessing-  is  in  it:  so  will  I  do  for 
my  servants'  sake,  that  I  nu)y  not 
destroy  them  all. 

9  And  I  will  bring  forth  a  seed 
out  of  Jacob,  and  out  of  Judali  an 
inheritor  of  my  mountains :  and 
mine  ''elect  shall  inherit  it,  and  my 
servants  shall  dwell  there. 

10  And  'Sharon  shall  be  a  fold  of 
Hocks,  and  *the  valley  of  Achor  a 
place  for  the  herds  to  lie  down  in, 
lor  my  people  that  have  sought 
me. 

11  ^  Eut  ye  are  they  that  forsake 
the  Loud,  that  forget  'my  holy 
mountain,  that  prei)are  "a  table 
for  that  I'trooj),  and  that  furnish 
the  drink  offering  unto  that  "num- 
ber. 

12  Therefore  will  I  number  you 
to  the  sword,  and  ye  shall  all  bow 
down  to  the  slaughter:  "^because 
when  I  called,  ye  did  not  answer ; 
when  I  spake,  ye  did  not  hear ;  but 
did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and  did 
choose  that  wherein  I  delighted 
not. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  my  servants  shall 
eat,  but  ye  shall  be  hungry :  be- 
Iiold,  my  servants  shall  drink,  but 
ye  shall  be  thirsty:  behold,  my 
wervants  shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall 
be  ashamed : 

14  Behold,  my  servants  shall  sing 
for  joy  of  heart,  but  ye  shall  cry 
for  sorrow  of  heart,  and  >  shall 
howl  for  H^exation  of  spirit. 

15  And  ye  shall  leave  your  name 
'for  a  curse  unto  "" my  chosen  :  for 
the  Lord  God  shall  slay  thee,  and 
^'call  hi^  servants  by  another  name: 

IG  'That  he  who  blesseth  himself 
in  the  earth  shall  bless  himself  in 
the  God  of  truth;  and  ''he  that 
swearetli  in  the  earth  shall  swear 
by  the  God  of  truth ;  because  the 
former  troubles  are  forgotten,  and 
because  they  are  hid  from  mine 
eyes. 

11  ^\  For,  behold,  I  create  'new 

51 


heavens  and  a  new  earth :  and  the 
former  shall  not  be  remembered, 
nor  ^come  into  mind. 

18  But  be  ye  glad  and  rtyoice  for 
ever  in  that  which  I  create :  for, 
behold,  I  create  Jerusalem  a  re- 
joicing, and  her  i)eople  a  joy. 

11)  And  "^I  Avill  rejoice  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  joy  in  my  people :  and 
the  "voice  of  weeping  shall  be  no 
more  heard  in  her,  nor  the  voice  of 
crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence 
an  infant  of  days,  nor  an  old  man 
that  hath  hot  tilled  his  days :  for 
the  child  shall  die  a  hundred  years 
old;  ''but  the  sinner  being  a  hund- 
red years  old  shall  be  accursed. 

21  And  'they  shall  build  liouses, 
and  inhabit  them  ;  and  they  shall 
l)lant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit 
of  them. 

22  Tliey  shall  not  buihl,  and  an- 
other inhabit;  they  shall  not  plant, 
and  another  eat:  for  ""as  the  days 
of  a  tree  are  the  days  of  my  people, 
and  'mine  elect  ♦shall  long  enjoy 
the  work  of  their  hands. 

23  They  shall  not  labour  in  vain, 
"'  nor  bring  forth  for  trouble ;  for 
"they  are  the  seed  of  the  blessed 
of  the  Lord,  and  their  oft'spring 
with  them. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to.pass,  that 
°  before  they  call,  I  will  answer ; 
and  w^hile  they  are  yet  speaking, 
I  Avill  hear. 

25  The  "wolf  and  the  lamb  shall 
feed  together,  and  the  lion  shall 
eat  straw  like  the  bullock :  ''  and 
dust  shall  he  the  serpent's  meat. 
They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in 
all   my  holy  mountain,  saith  the 

LOKD. 

CHAPTEE  LXVI. 

1  Tlie  (/lorioHx  God  will  he  served  in  humble  sincerity. 
5  Jh  c<»/iforieih  the  humble  with  the  marvellous  (jen- 
eruti(m,  10  (J^id  tuith  the  gracious  benefits  of  the 
church.  15  GocVs  severe  jucUjmcnts  a(jain.\i  the  wick- 
ed. 19  The  Gentiles  shall  have  a  holy  church,  24  aud 
see  the  damnation  of  the  wicked. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  ''The 
heaven  is  my  throne,  and  the 
earth  is  my  footstool :  where  is  the 
house  that  ye  build  unto  me  ?  and 
where  is  the  place  of  my  rest? 
2  For  all  those  things  hath  mine 
hand  made,  and  all  those  things 
have  been,  saith  the  Lord  :  ''  but 

801 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


t  Heb. 
CD/dc  upon 
the  heart. 


fcb.  62.  5. 


Ech.3S.10.i 
.'.1    II 

IWw  7.  17.i 
21.4. 


bEcc.  8.  12. 


>  See  Lev. 26. 
Hi. 

Dciit.  2S.30. 
ch.  (;2.  8. 
Amu3  y.  14. 


y  Ps.  92.  12. 


I  ver.  9, 15. 

t  lUb.  fhall 
viul'i;  tlitia 
cnntimie 
long,  or, 
»hitil  wear 
out. 

■"  Deut.  28. 
41. 
llos.  9.  12. 

"ch.Ul.9. 


"  V».  32.  5. 
Dan.  y.  21. 


Pch.  ll.fi,  7, 

y. 


'1  Gen.  3. 14. 


"  1  Kings  & 
27. 

2  Chr.  6. 18. 
Matt.  5.  34, 

;«. 

Acts  '.  .}8, 
49.  &  17.  24. 


bch..5r.  1.5.* 
61.1. 


The  gathering  of  all  nations 


ISAIAH. 


together  into  one  church. 


Bel'ore 
CHRIST 

about  f)98. 

'  Ps.  ^4. 18.  & 

51. 1". 
i  Ezra  9.  4.  & 

in.  .-!. 

Prov.  28. 14. 

Ter.  5. 
'ch.  i.n. 

II  Or,  kid. 
fDeut.  23.18. 


f  Ilcb.  moit- 
eth  a  mentO' 
rial  of, 
L*v.  -i.  2. 


e  Prov.  1.24 
ch.  <«.  1-.'. 
Jer.  7.  l.J. 


h  vcr.  2. 


>ch.  5. 19. 

k  2  Thess.  1. 
10. 
Tit.  2.  13. 


to  this  man  will  I  look,  "even  to  him 
that  is  ijoorand  of  a  contrite  spirit, 
and  'trembletli  at  my  word. 

3  '  He  that  killetli  an  ox  is  as  if 
he  slew  a  man ;  he  that  sacritieeth 
a  "lamb,  as  if  he  ^cut  off  a  do^i^'s 
neck ;  he  that  offereth  an  oblation, 
as  if  he  offered  swine's  blood;  he 
that  *  burnetii  incense,  as  if  he 
blessed  an  idol.  Yea,  they  have 
chosen  their  own  ways,  and  their 
I  soul  delighteth  in  their  abomina- 
tions. 
iior.rfewcej^  j  4  I  also  will  clioosc  their  "delu- 
!  sions,  and  will  bring  their  fears  up- 
on them ;  '^  because  when  I  called, 
none  did  answer;  when  I  spake, 
they  did  not  hear :  but  they  did 
evil  before  mine  eyes,  and  chose 
that  in  which  I  delighted  not. 

5  ^  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
''  ye  that  tremble  at  his  word ;  Your 
brethren  that  hated  you,  that  cast 
you  out  for  my  name's  sake,  said, 
'  Let  the  Lord  be  glorified :  but 
•"he  shall  appear  to  your  joy,  and 
they  shall  be  ashamed. 

G  A  voice  of  noise  from  the  city, 
a  voice  from  the  temple,  a  voice  of 
the  Lord  that  rendereth  recom- 
pense to  his  enemies. 

7  Before  she  travailed,  she  brought 
forth ;  before  her  pain  came,  she 
was  delivei'ed  of  a  man  child. 

8  Who  hath  heard  such  a  thing  ? 
who  hath  seen  such  things  I  Shall 
the  earth  be  made  to  bring  forth  in 
one  day  ?  or  shall  a  nation  be  born 
at  once  !  for  as  soon  as  Zion  trav- 
ailed, she  brought  forth  her  children. 

9  Shall  I  bring  to  the  birth,  and 
not  "cause  to  bring  forth?  saitli  the 
Lord  :  shall  I  cause  to  bring  forth, 
and  shut  the  womb  f  saith  thy  God. 

10  Kejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem,  and 
be  glad  with  her,  all  ye  that  love 
her:  rejoice  for  Joy  with  her,  all  ye 
that  mourn  for  her: 

1 1  That  ye  may  suck,  and  be  sat- 
isfied with  the  breasts  of  her  con- 
solations; that  ye  mny  milk  out, 
and  be,  dcliglited  with  the  "abund- 
ance of  her  glory. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, '  I  will  extend  peace  to  Jier 
lik(5  a  river,  and  tlu'  glory  of  the 

Gentiles  like   a    llowiug   stream : 
802 


II  Or,  bejel. 


II  Or. 
brighlneu. 


ich.m.lH.k 


tlien  shall  ye  ""  suck,  ye  shall  be 
"borne  upon  her  sides,  and  be  dan- 
dled upon  her  knees. 

13  xVs  one  whom  his  mother  com- 
forteth,  so  will  I  comfort  you ;  and 
ye  shall  be  comforted  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  when  ye  see  this,  your 
heart  shall  rejoice,  and  "your  bones 
shall  flourish  like  an  herb :  and  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  shall  be  known 
toward  his  servants,  and  his  indig- 
nation toward  his  enemies. 

15  p  For,  behold,  the  Lord  will 
come  with  fire,  and  with  his  char- 
iots like  a  whirlwind,  to  render  his 
anger  with  fury,  and  his  rebuke 
with  flames  of  fire. 

10  For  by  fire  and  by  ''his  sword 
will  the  Lord  plead  with  all  flesh : 
and  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
many. 

17  'They  that  sanctify  themselves, 
and  purify  themselves  in  the  gar- 
dens "  behind  one  tree  in  the  midst, 
eating  swine's  flesh,  and  the  abom- 
ination, and  the  mouse,  shall  be 
consumed  together,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  For  I  Imow  their  works  and 
their  thoughts :  it  shall  come,  that  I 
will  gather  all  nations  and  tongues; 
and  they  shall  come,  and  see  my 
glory. 

19  'And  I  will  set  a  sign  among 
them,  and  I  will  send  those  that 
escape  of  them -unto  the  nations,  to 
Tarshish,  Pul,  and  Lud,  that  draw 
the  bow,  to  Tubal  and  Javan,  to 
the  isles  afar  off",  that  have  not 
heard  my  fame,  neither  have  seen 
my  glory ;  *  and  they  shall  declare 
my  glory  among  the  Gentiles. 

20  And  thc^y  shall  bring  all  3'our 
brethren  ''for  an  oflering  unto  the 
Lord  out  of  all  nations  upon 
horses,  and  in  chariots,  and  in  n  lit- 
ters, and  upon  mules,  and  upon 
swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  mountain 
Jerusalem,  saith  the  Lord,  as  the 
children  of  Israel  bring  an  ottering 
in  a  clean  vessel  into  the  house  of 
the  IjOrd. 

21  And  I  Avill  also  take  of  them 
for  "^  priests  and  for  Levites,  saith 
the  Lord. 

22  For  as  'the  new  heavens  and 
tlic  new  earth,  which  I  Avill  make, 
shall  remain  before  me,  saith  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 

"  ch.  CO.  16. 
"ch.49.22.* 
GO.  4. 


°SeeEz.S7. 
1,  &c. 


Pch.  9.  5. 

2  Thess.l.S. 


1  ch.  27.  1. 


'•ch.6o..3,4. 


II  Or,  one  aft- 
er  another. 


'Luke2.  S4. 


'  Mai.  1.  U. 


"Rom.  15.10. 


l\Or,coachcs, 


•'  Ex.  19.  6. 
ch.  «1.  6. 
1  Pet.  2.  9. 
Kev.  1.  fi. 

ych.a>.  1'. 

V  Pet.  .■!.  13. 
Rev.  21: 1. 


The  time  and 


JEREMIAH. 


calling  of  Jeremiah. 


Before 
CHWST 
about  698. 

"Zech.M.lG. 

f  nvb./rojii 
new  moon 
to  hia  new 
moon,  and 

fyoin  saft- 
bath  to  his 
sabbath. 

''Ps.Co.2. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  (529. 


"Josh.  21.18. 
1  Cllr.  «.  m. 
ch.  32. 7,8,9. 

about  629. 


bch.  25.  3. 


■=011.39.2. 


i  ch.52.12,15. 

'2  Kings  25. 
8. 


f  Is.  49.1,5. 

5  Ex.  33. 12, 
17. 


!>  Luke  1. 15, 

41. 

Gal.l.l5,lti. 
f  Heh.  grate, 
i  Ex.  4.  10.  & 

«.  1>,  30. 

Is.  G.  5. 


kNinn.22.20, 
.08. 
iMatt.  28.  20. 

1  Ez.  2.  6.  & 

3.  9. 

vcr.  17. 
"'Ex.  3.  12. 

Dtut.  31.  C, 

8. 

Josh.  1.  5. 

ch.  15.  20. 

Acts  afi.  17. 

Heb.  13.  6. 
"  Is.  6.  7. 

"Is.  51.1fl. 
ch.  5.  14. 
Pl_  Kings  19. 


Lord,  so  shall  your  seed  aud  your 
name  remain. 
23  And  'it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
4rom  one  new  moon  to  another, 
and  from  one  sabbath  to  another, 
\shall  all  tlesh  come  to  worship  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Loed. 


24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and 
look  upon  *'  the  carcasses  of  the  men 
that  have  transgressed  against  me: 
for  their  '^  worm  shall  not  die,  neither 
shall  their  lire  be  quenched;  and 
they  shall  be  an  abhorring  unto  all 
flesii. 


THE   BOOK    OF    THE    PROPHET 


JEREMIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Tlie  time,  3  and  the  callhig  of  Jeremiah.  11  JTia 
pfophttical  vixiorusdf  an  ahiioiidrod  and  asecthuir/ 
pot.  \^  Ifi.s  heavy  messaf/eaf/ainstJiidah.  17  God 
eucouragcth  lain  viith  his  promise  of  as.si,sta>ice. 

THE  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son 
of  Hilkiah,  of  the  priests  that 
were  "in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of 
Benjamin : 

2  To  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  son 
of  Amon  king  of  Judah,  'in  the 
thirteenth  year  of  his  reign. 

3  It  came  also  in  the  days  of  Je- 
hoiakim  the  sou  of  Josiah  kiug  of 
Judah, '  unto  the  end  of  the  eleventh 
year  of  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah,  ''unto  the  carrying 
away  of  elerusalem  captive  4n  the 
fifth  month. 

4  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Before  I  ^formed  thee  in  the 
belly  ^'I  knew  thee;  and  beftn^e 
thou  cam  est  forth  out  of  the  womb 
I  ''sanctified  thee,  and  I  ^ ordained 
thee  a  prophet  unto  the  natious. 

6  Then  said  I,  'Ah,  Lord  God! 
behold,  I  cannot  speak ;  for  I  am  a 
child. 

7  1  But  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Say  not,  I  am  a  child:  for  thou 
shalt  go  to  all  that  I  shall  send  thee, 
and  ''whatsoever  I  command  thee 
thou  shalt  speak. 

8  '  Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces :  for 
'"I  am  with  thee  to  deliver  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

9  Tlien  the  Lord  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  "touched  my  mouth. 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Behold, 
I  have  °x>ut  my  words  in  thy  mouth. 

10  p  See,  I  have  this  day  set  thee 


over  the  nations  and  over  the 
kingdoms,  to  'root  out,  and  to  pull 
down,  and  to  destroy,  and  to  throw 
down,  to  build,  and  to  plant. 

11  ^1  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  Jer- 
emiah, what  seest  thou!  And  I 
said,  I  see  a  rod  of  an  almond  tree. 

12  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me. 
Thou  hast  well  seen  :  for  I  will 
hasten  my  word  to  perform  it. 

13  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me  the  second  time, 
saying.  What  seest  thou  ?  And  I 
said,  I  see  "^a  seething  pot;  and  the 
face  thereof  inS  Howard  the  north. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Out  of  the  ^  north  an  evil  ^shall 
break  forth  upon  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land. 

15  For,  lo,  I  will  *call  all  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  kingdoms  of  the  north, 
saith  the  Lord;  and  they  shall 
come,  and  they  shall "  set  every  one 
his  throne  at  the  entering  of  the 
gates  of  Jerusjdem,  and  against  all 
the  walls  thereof  round  about,  and 
against  all  the  cities  of  Judah. 

IG  And  I  will  utter  my  judgments 
against  them  touching  all  their 
wickedness,  '^  who  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  aud  worshipped  the 
works  of  their  own  hands. 

17  ■[  Thou  therefore  >  gird  up  thy 
loins,  and  arise,  and  speak  unto 
them  all  that  I  command  thee  :  'be 
not  dismayed  at  their  faces,  lest  I 
"confound  thee  before  them. 

18  For,  behold,  I  have  made  thee 
this  day  ''a  defenced  city,  and  an 
iron  pillar,  and  brazen  walls  against  ] 

803  ' 


Before 
C1IKI8T 

about  698. 

b  vcr.  IG. 
'  Mark  9.  44, 

4(;,  48. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  629. 

ich.  IS.  7. 
2  Cor.  10.  4, 
5. 


'Ez.  11.  3,  7. 
&  24.  3. 

(Heb.  from 
i/tejdce  of 
the  north. 

"ch.  4.G.&C. 

1. 
t  Hcb.  shall 

be  oi>ened. 


'eh.  5.  1.5.  & 
(■.  22.  h  10. 
22.  &  25.  9. 


"  ch.  .S9.  3.  & 
43.  10. 


''Detit.28.20. 
ch.  17. 13. 


y  1  Kinss  18. 

4(i. 

2Kins84.29. 

&9.  1. 

Job  .>8.  .a 

Luke  12.  .3.'!. 

1  Pet.  1. 13. 
'Ex.  3. 12. 

ver.  8. 

Ez.  2.  6. 
II  Or,  break 

to  pieces. 

'  Is.  .50.  7. 
ch.  (!.  27.  & 
15.20. 


God  expostulateth 


JEREMIAH. 


with  the  Jews,  and 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  629. 


Iyer.  8. 


the  wliole  land,  against  the  kings 
of  Judah,  against  the  princes  there- 
of, against  the  priests  thereof,  and 
against  the  people  of  the  land. 

19  xind  they  shall  tight  against  | 
I  thee;    but   they  shall  not  prevail  j 
j  against  thee;  4br  I  am  with  theej ' 
saith  the  Lord,  to  deliver  thee. 

CHAPTER  n. 

1  God,  having  Hhewcd  /lis  fonuer  kindncsx,  expoatu- 
latet/i  with  the  Jews  their  canxelean  revolt,  D  beyoiul 
any  example.  1-t  Thty  are  the  causes  of  their  own 
calamities.  20  The  si)is  of  Judah.  31  Her  confi- 
dence is  rejected. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
LoED  came  to  me,  saying, 
2  Go  and  cry  in  the  ears  of  Je- 
nisalem,   saying.   Thus    saith   the 
Lord  ;  I  remember  "thee,  the  kind- 
ness of  thy  •'  youth,  the  love  of  thine 
espousals,  ^  when  thou  wentest  after 
me  in  the  wilderness,  in  a  land  that 
I  was  not  sown. 
'Ex.  19. 5, 6.     3  ''Israel  was  holiness  unto  the 
Lord,  and  ''the   firstfruits   of  his 
increase:  "all  that  devour  him  shall 
oft'end ;  evil  shall  come  upon  them, 
saith  the  Lord. 

I   4  Hear  ve  the  word  of  the  Lord, 

I  O  house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the  fam- 

I  ilies  of  the  house  of  Israel : 

!    5  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  HYhat 

i  iniquity  have  your  fathers  found  in 

me,  that  they  are  gone  far  from  me, 

^and  have  Avalked  after  vanity,  and 

are  become  vain  ? 

6  jS^either  said  they,  Where  is  the 

Lord  tliat ''  brought  us  \\\)  out  of 

the  land   of   Egypt,   that   led  us 

through  '  the   wilderness,  through 

a   land   of    deserts    and    of  x>its, 

through  a  land  of  drought,  and  of 


II  Or,/or  thy 

9ake. 
■  Ez.  16. 8,2-2, 

eO.  4  23.3,8, 

l!l. 

H08.  2. 1.5. 
l>Deut2.  7. 


a  James  MS. 

Rev.  14.  4. 
'  ch.  1--'.  14. 

See  ch.iO.7. 


ris.  5.  4. 
Mic.  G.  3, 


B'.'  Kings  17. 
Jonah  'i.  8. 


kis.  e5.9,ll, 
iloo.  13.  4. 

I  Deut.  8. 15. 
&32.10. 


through 


a 


II  Or,  the 

lan'l  of 

Varmel. 
kNiim.l.-!.27. 

k  14.  7,  8. 

»<.ut. ».  l.H, 

1 1-cv.  l.S.  25, 

•a.  28. 

Niim..'i'i..'i3, 

IN.  78..W,.W. 
«i  \W,.  .'<8. 
CI1.3.1.&1C. 
18. 


'"Mnl.2.0,7. 
Hum.  -J.  'M. 


"ch.  23.  1.3. 


"ver.  11. 
llab.  2.  18. 


the   shadow  of  death, 

huid  tliat  no  man  passed  through, 

and  where  no  man  dwelt  f 
I    7  And   I   brought  you   into  "''a 

plentiful  country,  to  eat  the  fruit 

thereof  and  llie  goodness  thereof; 

but  wlien  ye  entered,  ye  '  detiled 

my  land,  and  made  mine  heritage 

an  abomination. 

8  The  i)riests  said  not,  AMiere  is 
j  the  Ldih)  ?  and  they  that  liaiidle 
J  the  "law  knew  me  not:  the  i)as- 
i  tors  also  transgressed  Jigainst  me, 

"and   tlic  ])r()pli(*ts  pro])hesied  by 
>  ]*)aal,  and  wallvcd  after  things  Jhat 

"do  not  profit. 
I  804 


9  1  A\^ierefore  ^I  will  yet  plead 
with  you,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
iwith  your  children's  children  will 
I  plead. 

10  For  pass  "over  the  isles  of 
Chittim,  and  see;  and  send  unto 
Kedar,  and  consider  diligently,  and 
see  if  there  be  such  a,  thing. 

11  ■  Hath  a  nation  changed  tJieir 
gods,  which  are  'yet  no  gods?  ^but 
my  people  have  changed  their  glo- 
ry for  ""that  ic'hich  doth  not  i^rotit. 

12  ''Be  astonished,  O  ye  heavens, 
at  this,  and  be  horribly  afraid,  be 
ye  very  desolate,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  my  people  have  committed 
two  evils ;  they  have  forsaken  me 
the  ^'fountain  of  living  waters,  and 
hewed  them  out  cisterns,  broken 
cisterns,  that  can  hold  no  water. 

14  1  Is  Israel  ^a  servant?  is  he  a 
homeborn  slave  f  why  is  he  ^  spoiled  ? 

15  ''The  young  lions  roared  upon 
him,  and  ^ yelled,  and  thej^  made 
his  laud  waste :  his  cities  are  burn- 
ed without  inhabitant. 

16  Also  the  children  of  Xoph  and 
^  Tahapanes  "  have  broken  the 
crown  of  thy  head. 

17  ''Hast  thou  not  procured  this 
unto  thyself,  in  that  thou  hast  for- 
saken the  Lord  thy  God,  when 
^he  led  thee  bv  the  wav  ? 

18  And  now  wiiat  hast  thou  to  do 
"in  the  way  of  Egyjit,  to  drink  the 
waters  of  ^Sihor?  or  what  hast 
thou  to  do  in  the  way  of  Assyria, 
to  drink  the  waters  of  the  river  ? 

19  Thine  own  ^wickedness  shall 
correct  thee,  and  thy  backslidings 
shall  reprove  thee :  know  therefore 
and  see  that  it  is  an  evil  thing  and 
bitter,  that  thou  hast  forsaken  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  that  my  feju* 
is  not  in  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts. 

20  *1[  For  of  old  time  I  have  bro- 
ken thy  yoke,  and  burst  thj-  bands; 
and  ''  thou  saidst,  I  will  not "  trans- 
gress ;  wlien  '  upon  every  higli  hill 
and  under  every  green  trc*e  thou 
wanderest,  "^ playing  the  harlot. 

21  Yet  I  had  'planted  thee  a 
noble  vine,  wholly  a  right  seed: 
how  then  art  thou  turned  into 
"'the  degenerate  i)lant  of  a  strange 
vine  unto  me  ? 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  629. 

V  Ez.  20.  35, 

Mic.  C.2. 

I  Ex.  2t>.  5. 
Lev.  20.  5. 

II  Or,  over  to. 


'Mic.  4.5. 

•Ps.  115.  4. 

Is.  37.  IS). 

ch.  16.  20. 
'Ps.  106.  20. 

Rom.  1.23. 
"  ver.  8. 

^  Is.  1.2. 
ch.  ti.  19. 


>Ps.  .36.  9. 
ch.  17. 13.& 
M.  14. 
John  4. 14. 


'  See  Ex.  4. 

22. 
tlleb. 

become  a 

spoil  f 
'Is.  1.7. 

ch.  4.  7. 
t  Ileb. 

giive  out 

their  voice. 


fc  ch.  4.3.  7,  8, 

9. 
II  Or,  feed  on 

thf/  crowii, 

Deut.  .33. 10. 

Is.  8.  8. 
'  ch.  4. 18. 


i  Deut.32.10. 

»  Is.  30.  1,  2. 
f  Josh.  13.  .3. 


K  Is.  3. 9. 
llos.  5.  5. 


I  Ex.  19.  8. 
Josh.  24.  IS. 
Judg.  10:l(i. 
1  Sam. 12.10. 

II  Or,  sei're. 

i  Deut.  12. _2. 

Is.  .''u.  .'),  7. 

eh.  3.  0. 
k  Ex.  34. 15, 

16. 
I  Ex.  1.-.  17. 

I'.s.  44.  2.  Sc 

811.  S. 

Is..'..  l.&C. 

ScO),  21. 

.Mutt.  21.33. 

.Miirk  12.1. 

Luke  20.0. 
■"  Oeut.  32. 

Is.'  1.  21.  4 
5.4. 


reproveth  them  of  idolatry. 


JEEEMIAH. 


Judali's  vile  tvhoredom. 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuiit  629. 

°  Job  0.  an. 
"  ni'iit.:!i'.r',4. 

Job  14.  17. 
UoB.  13. 12. 


V  Prov.,'W.12. 


1  ch.  7.  31. 


\\  Or, Onwi/t 
dromedary. 


"■Job  39.  5, 

cli.  14.  6. 
II  Or,  O  wild 

asf,  i;c. 
f  Uvh. 

Uiught. 
tlli'b. 

t}te  desire  of 

her  heart, 

i;or. 

reverse  it. 


'ch.lS.  12. 

II  Or, 

Is  the  case 
desperate  f 

'Deut.SL'.lC. 
ch.  3. 13. 


li  Or,  begot- 
ten Die. 

1  Ilcb.  the 
hinder  j'Qrt 
of  the  neck. 

"Judjr.10.10. 
Ps.  iH.  .S4. 
Is.  16.  lU. 

•<  Dcnt..S2.3r. 
Judir.  lU.  14. 


>  Is.  45.  20. 

t  Heb.  eril. 
'  ch.  U.  13. 


"  ver.  23,  35. 


l.Is.  1.  5.&9. 
I-:, 
ch.  5.  3. 


'  2  Clir.30.1C. 

N'l'h.  il.  lU. 

Matt.  23.  211, 

&c. 

Acts  7.  52. 

1  Thess.  2. 

15. 
<t  ver.  5. 


tHeb. 
ll'e  have 
doDiiinon. 

'P8.I2.  4. 

(Deut.  32.15. 


22  For  thoiio-li  tlioii  "wasli  tliee 
witli  nitre,  and  talce  tliee  much 
soap,  yet  "thine  inicjuity  is  mark- 
ed before  me,  saitli  tlie  Lord 
God. 

23  I'  How  canst  tliou  say,  I  am  not 
pollnted,  I  liave  not  gone  after 
Baalim  ?  See  thy  way  ''  in  the 
valley,  know  what  thou  hast  done: 
^Hlwn  art  a  swift  dromedary  trav- 
ersing her  ways ; 

24  '"A  wild  ass  Uised  to  the  wil- 
derness, that  snuffeth  up  the  wind 
at  ♦her  j^leasure;  in  her  occasion 
who  can  "  turn  her  away  ?  all  thej^ 
that  seek  her  will  not  weary  them- 
selves; in  her  month  they  shall 
find  her. 

25  Withhold  thy  foot  from  being 
unshod,  and  thy  throat  from  thirst: 
but  'thou  saidst,  "There is  no  hope: 
no;  for  I  have  loved  'strangers, 
and  after  them  will  I  go. 

20  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when 
he  is  found,  so  is  the  house  of  Is- 
rael ashamed;  they,  their  kings, 
their  princes,  and  their  i^riests,  and 
their  prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a  stock,  Thou  art 
my  father;  and  to  a  stone.  Thou 
hast  "brought  me  forth:  for  they 
have  turned  ♦  their  back  unto  me, 
and  not  their  face :  but  in  tlie  time 
of  their  "trouble  they  will  say, 
Arise,  and  save  us. 

28  But ""  where  are  thy  gods  that 
thou  hast  made  thee!  let  them 
arise,  if  they  ^'can  save  thee  in 
the  time  of  thy  t  trouble :  for  '  ac- 
cordiiuf  to  the  number  of  thy  cities 
are  thy  gods,  O  Jndah. 

29  'Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with 
me  ?  ye  all  have  transgressed 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

30  In  vain  have  I  ^'  smitten  your 
children  ;  they  received  no  cor- 
rection :  your  own  sword  hath 
"devoured  your  pro^yhets,  like  a 
destroying  lion. 

31  1  O  generation,  see  ye  the 
word  of  the  Lord.  "^  Have  I  been 
a  wilderness  unto  Israel?  a  land 
of  darkness  ?  wherefore  say  my 
people,  ♦''We  are  lords;  ^we  will 
come  no  more  unto  thee  ? 

32  Can  a  maid  forget  her  orna- 
ments, or  a  bride  her  attire?  yet 


my   people    ^  have    forgotten   me 
days  without  nund^er. 

33  Why  triuimest  thou  thy  way 
to  seek  love?  therefore  hast  thou 
also  taught  the  wicked  ones  thy 
ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  skii-ts  is  found 
''the  blood  of  the  souls  of  the  ])()()r 
innocents  :  I  have  not  found  it  by 
*  secret  search,  but  upon  all  these. 

35  'Yet  thou  sayest.  Because  I 
am  innocent,  surely  his  anger  shall 
turn  from  me.  Behold,  ^  I  will 
plead  with  thee,  '  because  thou 
sayest,  I  have  not  sinned. 

3G  ""Why  gaddest  thou  about  so 
much  to  change  thy  way?  "thou 
also  shalt  be  ashamed  of  Egypt, 
"as  thou  wast  ashamed  of  Assyria. 

37  Yea,  thou  shalt  go  forth  from 
him,  and  p  thine  hands  upon  thine 
head :  for  the  Lord  hath  rejected 
thy  confidences,  and  thou  shalt  not 
prosper  in  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  GocVs  great  mercy  in  JudaWs  vile  whoredom.  6 
Judah  ix  wor,%e  than  Israel.  12  The  promises  of  the 
gospel  to  the  peiiileitt.  20  Israel  reproved,  and  called 
by  God,  niaketh  a  solemn  cotijisnion  of  their  sins. 

♦npHEY  say.  If  a  man  put  away 
JL  his  wife,  and  she  go  from 
him,  and  become  another  man's, 
''shall  he  return  unto  her  again? 
shall  not  that  'land  be  greatly  pol- 
luted? but  thou  hast  'played  the 
harlot  with  many  lovers;  ''yet  re- 
turn again  to  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  "  the 
high  places,  and  see  where  thou 
hast  not  been  lain  with.  ^In  the 
ways  hast  thou  sat  for  them,  as  the 
Arabian  in  the  wilderness ;  '='  and 
thou  hast  polluted  the  land  with 
thy  whoredoms  and  with  thy  wick- 
edness. 

3  Therefore  the  ^  showers  have 
been  withholden,  and  there  hath 
been  no  latter  rain  ;  and  thou  hadst 
a  '  whore's  forehead,  thou  refusedst 
to  be  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time 
cry  unto  me.  My  father,  thou  art 
•"the  guide  of '  my  youth  ? 

5  "'VVill  he  reserve  his  anger  for 
ever  ?  will  he  keep  it  to  the  end  ? 
Behold,  thou  hast  spoken  and  done 
evil  things  as  thou  couldest. 

0  1  The  Lord  said  also  unto  me 

805 


Rt'fore 
CHKIST 
about  629. 

p  Pr.  inc.  21. 

rh.  I.!.  25. 
llob.  S.  14. 


liPs.  KXi.  S8. 
ch.  I'J.  4. 


tlUh. 
dinging- 
■  ver.  23,  29. 


k  ver.  9. 

iProv.2S.13. 
1  John  1.8, 
10. 

•"  ver.  18. 

ch.31.22. 

llos.5. 13.  & 

12.  1. 
"  Is.  .TO.  3. 

ch.  .or.  7. 

">  2  Clir.28.1(l, 
20,  21. 


I'  2  Sam.  13. 
lU. 


t  Ilcb. 
Saying, 


'  Deut.  24.  4. 

I>ch.  2.  7. 

'  ch.  2.  20. 

Ez.  Ifi.26, 

28,  29. 
dch.  4.  1. 

Zech.  1.  3. 

'  See  Deut. 

12.  2. 
ch.  2.  20. 

f  Gen.  38.14. 
Prnv.  23.  28. 
£z. 10.24,25. 

fch.  2.  7. 
ver.  9. 


li  Lev.  20. 19. 
Deut.  28.23, 
24. 

cli.  9.  12.  & 
14.4. 

!rh.5.3.  &0. 
15.  &  8.  12. 
Ez.  .".  7. 
Zeph.  5.  5. 


k  Prov.  2. 17. 
Ich.  2.  2. 

llos.  2.  15. 
■"  Ps.  77.  7, 

&c.  &103.9. 

Is.  57.  16. 

ver.  12. 


about  612. 


Promises  of  the  gospel 


JEREMIAH. 


to  the  penitent. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  612. 

°ver.  11.14. 

ch.  ^.•^^. 

°  ch.  2.  20. 


P  2  Kings  17. 
13. 


1  Ez.  16.46.  & 
•£i.  -2,  4. 


'Ez.  23.  9. 


"2  Kings  17. 
li,  1*. 


'  Ez.  23. 11, 
&c. 


\\  Or,  fame. 

"  ch.  2.  7. 
ver.  2. 
"  ch.  2.  27. 


>2Chr..'M..'.';. 

H.)s.  7.  14. 
f  Hib.  in 

JaUefiOod. 


'Ez.  16.51.  & 
a.  11. 


•  2  Kings  17. 
0. 


!■  Ps.  86. 1  j.  & 
lU'i.  8. !). 
vcr.  5. 

'Lev.  26.40, 
&c. 

Dcut.  30. 1, 
2,  Jtc. 
Prov.  28.13. 


■1  ver.  2. 

Ez.16.15,24, 

25. 

'ch.  2.  25. 
( Deut.  12.  2. 


'ch.31..12. 
ll..».2.11l,20. 


•>Rom.  11.  J. 


ich.2:!.4. 
Kz.  -A.  ■£\. 
Eph.  4.  11. 

'-  AcU  20.  28. 


in  the  days  of  Josiali  the  king, 
Hast  thou  seen  that  which  "  back- 
sliding Israel  hath  done  ?  she  is 
"gone  np  ni)on  every  high  mount- 
ain and  under  every  green  tree, 
and  there  hath  jilayed  tlie  harlot. 

7  PAnd  I  said  after  she  had  done 
all  these  things,  Turn  thou  unto 
me.  But  she  returned  not.  And 
her  treacherous  "sister  Judah  saw 
it. 

8  And  I  saw,  when  ""for  all  the 
causes  whereby  backsliding  Israel 
committed  adultery,  I  had  'put  her 
away,  and  given  her  a  bill  of  di- 
vorce; 'yet  her  treacherous  sister 
Judah  feared  not,  but  went  and 
played  the  harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through 
the  "  lightness  of  her  whoredom, 
that  she  "  defiled  the  land,  and 
committed  adultery  with  ''stones 
and  with  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this  her  treach- 
erous sister  Judah  hath  not  turned 
unto  me  ^with  her  whole  heart,  but 
♦feignedlj^,  saith  theXfORD. 

11  And  the  Loed  said  unto  me, 
'The  backsliding  Israel  hath  just- 
ified herself  more  than  treacherous 
Judah. 

12  ^i  Go  and  proclaim  these  words 
toward  '  the  north,  and  say,  Eeturn, 
thou  backsliding  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord;  and  1  will  not  cause  mine 
anger  to  fall  upon  you :  for  I  am 
^  mercifulj  saith  the  Lord,  and  I 
will  not  keep  anger  for  ever. 

13  '^Only  acknowledge  thine  in- 
iquity, that  thou  hast  transgressed 
against  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
hast  ''scattered  thy  ways  to  the 
*=  strangers  *^  under  every  green  tree, 
and  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice, 
saith  tlie  Lord. 

14  Turn,  O  backsliding  children, 
saith  the  Loj;d;  ^for  1  am  married 
unto  you:  and  I  will  take  you 
'one  of  a  city,  and  two  of  a  fam- 
ily, and  I  will  bring  you  to  Zion : 

15  And  I  will  give  you  'pastors 
according  to  mine  heart,  which 
shall  "  feed  you  with  knowledge 
and  understanding. 

K)  And  it  shall  come  to  ])ass,  Avhen 
ye  be  nniltiplird  ;iiid  in<n'ea.sed  in 
the  land,  in  those  days,  saith  the 


Lord,  they  shall  say  no  more.  The 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  : 
'  neither  shall  it  *  come  to  mind ; 
neither  shall  they  remember  it ; 
neither  shall  they  visit  it ;  neither 
shall  "  that  be  done  any  more. 

17  At  that  time  they  shall  call  Je- 
rusalem the  throne  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  all  the  nations  shall  be  gather- 
ed unto  it,  "'to  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  to  Jerusalem :  neither  shall 
they  "  walk  any  more  after  the  "  im- 
agination of  their  evil  heart. 

18  In  those  days  "  the  house  of 
Judah  shall  walk  n  with  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  they  shall  come  to- 
gether out  of  the  land  of  p  the  north 
to  "^the  land  that  I  have  "given  for 
an  inheritance  unto  your  fathers. 

19  But  I  said,  How  shall  I  put 
thee  among  the  children,  and  give 
thee  ''a  ^ pleasant  land,  ^a  goodly 
heritage  of  the  hosts  of  nations? 
and  I  said.  Thou  shalt  call  me,  ^My 
father;  and  shalt  not  turn  away 
*from  me. 

20  ^  Surely  as  a  wife  treacherous- 
ly departeth  from  her  +  husband,  so 
^  have  ye  dealt  treacherously  with 
me,  O  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord. 

21  A  voice  was  heard  upon  "the 
high  i^laces,  weeping  and  supplica- 
tions of  the  children  of  Israel :  for 
they  have  perverted  their  way,  and 
they  have  forgotten  the  Lord  their 
God. 

22  ''Eeturn,  ve  backsliding  chil- 
dren,  and  ^  I  will  heal  your  back- 
slidings.  Behold,  we  come  unto 
thee;  for  thou  art  the  Lord  our 
God. 

23  '  Truly  in  vain  is  salvation 
hoped  for  from  the  hills,  and  from 
the  multitude  of  mountains:  ''tru- 
ly in  the  Lord  our  God  is  the  sal- 
vation of  Israel. 

24  ^  For  shame  hath  devoured 
the  labour  of  our  lathers  from 
our  youth ;  their  flocks  and  their 
herds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters. 

25  We  lie  down  in  our  shame, 
and  our  confusion  covereth  us: 
'for  we  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  our  God,  we  and  our  fa- 
thers, from  our  youth  even   unto 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  612. 

1  Is.  65. 17. 

t  Heb. 
come  upon 
the  heart* 


II  Or,  it  be 
marpiijied. 


">  Is.  60.  9. 


"ch.ll.S. 

II  Or,  sfiib- 
bomnesn. 

°  See  Is.  11. 

1.3. 

EZ..37.1G-22. 

Hos.  1. 11. 
II  Or,  to. 

P  ver.  12. 
ch.  31.  8. 

I  Amos  9. 15. 

II  Or,  caitseU 
your  fa- 
thers to 
possess. 


'Ps.  106.  24. 

Ez.  -M.  6. 

Dan.  8.9.  & 

]1.1G,41,4.J. 
t  Heb. /an  J 

of  tfesire. 
t  ilch. 

a  heritage 

of  glory,  or, 

heanty, 
'  Is.  6:3.  16. 
t  Heb.  from 

alter  me. 
t  ileb. 

friend. 
'  Is.  48.  S. 

ch.  5. 11. 


"  Is.  15.  2. 


"ver.  U. 

Hos.  14.  1. 
JHns.  G.l.it 

14.4. 


'Ps.li;l.l,2. 


•  Ps.  3.  8. 


bch.  11.  13. 
Hos.  :>.  10. 


"  Ezm  9.  7. 


Jndah  exhorted 


JEKEMIAH. 


to  repentance. 


Boforo 

cimiisT 

about  t)12. 
■ich.  2l!.  21. 


"(■h.3.  1.22. 
Joel  2. 12. 


'■  Dcut.10.20. 
Is.  •(,').  2;!.  & 

w.  hi. 

Sec  eh.  'i.  2. 
'Is. -tS.  1. 

Zeeh.  >i.  8. 
.1  Gen.  22. 18. 

I's.  72.  17. 

Gal.  3.  8. 

'  Is.  4.i.  25. 
I  Cor.  1.  SI. 


files.  10. 12. 

s  Matt  13.  7, 

22. 
1.  Deut.lO.lG. 

&  30.  «. 

ch. !).  2G. 

Rom.  2.  28, 

2». 

ca  2.  u. 


■  ch.  8. 14. 


HOr, 

strengf/ien. 
k  ell.  1.1.",  14, 

15.  &  6. 1,22. 
t  Heb. 

breaking. 
l2Kings24.1. 

ch.  5.  6. 

Uan.  7.  4. 
"■  ch.  25.  9. 


"Is.  1.7. 
ch.  2.  15, 


"Is.  22.  12. 

ch.  C''2«"' 


this   day,   and  ''have  not   obeyed 

the  voice  of  the  Lokd  our  God. 

•f 

CHAPTER   ly. 

1  (7od  raUdft  Israel  by  /lis  promise.  3  lie  exhorteth 
JudaJ).  to  repentance  by  JlavJ'ul  jiuhpnenis.  Vd  A 
grierou^  lameutatioii  for  the  luiseries  of  Jiidah. 

IF  thou  wilt  return,  O  Israel, 
saith  the  Lokd,  -'return  unto 
me :  and  if  thou  wiJt  put  away 
thine  abominations  out  of  my 
sight,  then  slialt  thou  not  re- 
move. 

2  ^And  thou  shalt  swear.  The 
Lord  liveth,  Mn  truth,  in  judg- 
ment, and  in  righteousness ;  ''  and 
the  nations  shall  bless  themselves 
in  him,  and  in  him  shall  they 
"  glorv. 

3  7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to 
the  men  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
'  Break  u^)  your  fallow  ground,  and 
^  sow  not  among  thorns. 

4  ''Circumcise  yourselves  to  the 
Lord,  and  take  away  the  fore- 
skins of  your  heart,  ye  men  of 
Judah  and  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem ;  lest  my  fury  come  forth 
like  fire,  and  burn  that  none  can 
quench  it,  because  of  the  evil  of 
your  doings. 

5  Declare  ye  in  Judah,  and  pub- 
lish in  Jerusalem ;  and  say.  Blow 
ye  the  trumpet  in  the  land:  cry, 
gather  together,  and  say,  'Assem- 
ble yourselves,  and  let  us  go  into 
the  defenced  cities. 

0  Set  up  the  standard  tow^ard 
Ziou  :  "  retire,  stay  not ;  for  I  will 
bring  evil  from  the  ^  north,  and  a 
great  destruction. 

7  '  The  lion  is  come  up  from  his 
thicket,  and  "'  the  destroyer  of  the 
Gentiles  is  on  his  way ;  he  is  gone 
forth  from  his  place  "  to  make  thy 
and  thy  cities  shall 
waste,  Avithout  an  inhab- 


land  desolate 


be  laid 
itant. 

8  For  this  "gird  vou  with  sack- 
cloth,  lament  and  howl:  for  the 
tierce  anger  of  the  Lord  is  not 
turned  back  from  us. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the 
heart  of  the  king  shall  i)erish,  and 
the  heart  of  the  princes;  and  the 
priests  shall  be  astonished,  and  the 
prophets  shall  wonder. 


10  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  ! 
I' surely  thou  hast  greatly  deceived 
this  people  and  Jerusalem,  ''say- 
ing. Ye  shall  have  peace;  Avhereas 
the  sword  reacheth  unto  the  soul. 

11  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said 
to  this  ])eople  and  to  Jerusalem, 
'A  dry  wind  of  the  high  places  in 
the  wilderness  toward  tlu;  daughter 
of  my  peox)le,  not  to  fan,  nor  to 
cleanse, 

12  Even  "a  full  wind  from  those 
places  shall  come  unto  me :  now 
also  'will  I  ^give  sentence  against 
them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  as 
clouds,  and  Miis  chariots  shall  he 
as  a  whirlwind:  "his  horses  are 
swifter  than  eagles.  AVoe  unto 
us  !  for  we  are  spoiled. 

14  O  Jerusalem,  ""  wash  thine 
heart  from  wickedness,  that  thou 
mayest  be  saved.  How  long  shall 
thy  vain  thoughts  lodge  within 
thee  ? 

15  For  a  voice  declareth  ^from 
Dan,  and  i)ublisheth  affliction  from 
mount  Ephraim. 

IG  Make  ye  mention  to  the  na- 
tions ;  behold,  i)ublish  against  Je- 
rusalem, that  watchers  come  ^from 
a  far  country,  and  give  out  their 
voice  against  the  cities  of  Judah. 

17  ""As  keepers  of  a  field,  are  they 
against  her  round  about ;  because 
she  hath  been  rebellious  against 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  'Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have 
procured  these  thiu(js  unto  thee; 
this  is  thy  wickedness,  because  it  is 
bitter,  because  it  reacheth  unto 
thine  heart. 

19  ^[  My  'bowels,  my  bowels ! 
I  am  pained  at  ^my  very  heart; 
my  heart  maketh  a  noi.^e  in  me; 
I  cannot  hold  my  i)eace,  because 
thou  hast  heard,  O  my  soul,  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alarm 
of  war. 

20  ''Destruction  upon  destruction 
is  cried ;  for  the  whole  laml  is  spoil- 
ed: suddenly  are  "my  tents  spoil- 
ed, aud  my  curtains  in  a  moment. 

21  How  long  shall  I  see  the  stand- 
ard, and  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet ! 

22  For  my  people  is  foolish,  they 

807 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  612. 

►■Ez.  14.  9. 
2Thess.2.1I. 
ich-.l.  12.& 
14.  13. 


'ch.  ."Jl.!. 
Kz.  17.  10. 
Ilos.  13. 15. 


il  Or,  a/uller 
u:inft  than 
those. 

■ch.  1.  16. 
t  Heb.  vtter 

judijmenti. 


'  Is.  5.  28. 

"  Dcut.28.49. 
l.,aiii.  4.  IS). 
lIos.  8.  1. 
Hub.  l.S. 


"Is.  I.IG. 
James  4. 8. 


>•  ch.  8.  18. 


'  ch.  5. 15. 


»  2  Kings  25. 
1,4. 


b  Ts.  107.  17. 
Is.  5U.  1. 
ch.  2. 17, 19. 


"^Is.  1.1.  5.  & 

It).  11.&21. 

3.  &  •>■>.  4. 

ch.  U.  1,10. 

See  I.uke 

I'J.  42. 
t  Heb. 

the  u-altii  of 

my  heart. 


>l  Ps.  42.  7. 
Kz.  7.  20. 


>•  ch.  10.  20. 


Lamentation  for  Judah. 


JEREMIAH. 


GocVs  judgments 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  612. 

'Rom.  16.19. 


cis.  24.  19. 
b  Gen.  1.  2. 


i  Is.  .5.  2.1. 
Ez.  38.  20. 


kZeph.1.3. 


ich.S.in.lS. 

&:».  II.  & 

46.  28. 
"  Ho:..  4.  3. 
■  U.  r,.  30.  & 

50.  3. 


°  Num.2.'!.19. 
ch.  7.  lU. 


l'2King8  9. 

30. 

Ez.  23.  40. 
t  Heb.  eyes. 


■•ch. 22.20,22. 
Luiii.l.2,l'J. 


Lain.  1.17. 


have  not  known  rae ;  they  are  sot- 
tish children,  and  they  have  none 
imder.standino- :  "^thev  arc  wi.se  to 
do  evil,  bnt  to  do  good  they  have 
no  know^ledge. 

23  '-'I  beheld  the  earth,  and,  lo,  it 
was  ''  without  form,  and  void ;  and 
the  heavens,  and  they  had  no  light. 

24  '  I  beheld  the  monntains,  and, 
lo,  they  trembled,  and  all  the  hills 
moved  lightly. 

25  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  there  ivas  no 
man,  and  ''all  the  birds  of  the  heav- 
ens were  tied. 

2G  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  fruitful 
place  ivas  a  wilderness,  and  all  the 
cities  thereof  were  broken  down  at 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  by 
his  tierce  anger. 

27  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said, 
The  whole  land  shall  be  desolate ; 
'  yet  will  I  not  make  a  full  end. 

28  For  this "'  shall  the  earth  mourn, 
and  "the  heavens  above  be  black: 
because  I  have  spoken  it,  I  have 
purposed  it,  and  "will  not  rejjent, 
neither  will  I  turn  back  from  it. 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for 
the  noise  of  the  horsemen  and  bow- 
men; they  shall  go  into  thickets, 
and  climb  up  upon  the  rocks:  ev- 
ery city  shall  he  forsaken,  and  not 
a  man  dwell  therehi. 

30  And  tvhen  thou  art  spoiled, 
what  wilt  thou  do  ?  Though  thou 
clothest  thyself  with  crimson, 
thouiih  thou  deckest  thee  with  or- 
naments  of  gold,  ^  though  thou 
rentest  thy  ^face  with  i)aiuting,  in 
vain  shalt  thou  make  thyself  tair; 
'^  thjf  lovers  will  despise  thee,  they 
will  seek  thy  life. 

31  For  I  have  heard  a  voice  as 
of  a  woman  in  travail,  and  the  an- 
guish as  of  her  that  bringeth  forth 
her  tir.st  "child,  the  voice  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  that  bewaileth 
herself,  that  ''spreadeth  her  hands, 
sai/inffy  Woe  is  me  now !  for  my 
soul  is  wearied  because  of  mur- 
derers. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  T/ie  judgments  of  (lod  it] ion  (he  Jcwx^for  their  per- 
verxenexn,  7  for  th'ir  nitnllrr;/,  10  for  thrir  itiijtieti/, 
19  for  thrir  fonlciiipt  of  (>'oit,  2.")  mnl  for  their  //reut 
corruption  in  the  civil  utatr,  'M  and  cirletiiaxlical. 

TJX  ye  to  and  fro  through  the 

streets  of  Jerusalem,  and  see 
803 


R 


Before 
CHIilST 
about  612. 

•  Ez.  22.  .30. 
!•  Gen.  18. 23, 

Fs.  12. 1. 

'Gen.  18. 26. 

■1  Tit.  1.  16. 
"ch.  4.  2. 
fch.  7.9. 


e2Chr.l6.9. 

Ms.  1.  5.  & 
9.  13. 
cli.  2.  30. 

i  ch.  7.  28. 
Zeph.  3.  2. 


Vch.  8.  7. 


now,  and  know,  and  seek  in  the 
broad  places  thereof,  *if  ye  can 
tfhd  a  man,  ^if  there  be  antj  that 
executeth  judgment,  that  seeketh 
the  truth ;  "^and  I  will  i)ardon,  it. 

2  And  -^  though  they  say,  '  The 
Lord  liveth ;  surely  they  ^  swear 
falsely. 

3  O  LOriD,  are  not  ^ thine  eyes  uj)- 
on  the  truth !  thou  hast  ''  stricken 
them,  but  they  have  not  grieved; 
thou  hast  consumed  them,  hut'  they 
have  refused  to  receive  correction  : 
they  have  made  their  faces  harder 
than  a  rock ;  they  have  refused  to 
return. 

4  Therefore  I  said.  Surely  these 
are  poor ;  they  are  foolish :  for 
■"they  know  not  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  nor  the  judgment  of  their 
God. 

5  I  will  get  me  unto  the  great 
men,  and  will  speak  unto  them ; 
for  ^  they  have  known  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  judgment  of 
their  God:  but  these  have  alto- 
gether "'broken  the  yoke,  and  bm'st 
the  bonds. 

G  Wherefore  "a  lion  out  of  the  for- 
est shall  slay  them,  °and  a  wolf  of 
the  "evenings  shall  spoil  them,  ^a 
leopard  shall  watch  over  their  cit- 
ies: every  one  that  goeth  out 
thence  shall  be  torn  in  pieces :  be- 
cause their  transgressions  are  ma- 
ny, and  their  backslidings  ^  are  in- 
creased. 

7  ^  How  shall  I  i)ardon  thee  for 
this  I  thy  children  have  forsaken 
me,  and  ''sworn  by  them  ^  that  are 
no  gods :  *  when  I  had  fed  them  to 
the  lull,  they  then  committed  adul- 
tery, and  assembled  themselves  by 
troops  in  the  harlots'  houses. 

8  'They  were  as  fed  horses  in  the 
morning :  every  one  "neighed  after 
his  neighbour's  wife. 

9  ^  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these 
things  f  saitli  the  Lord  :  >  and  shall 
not  my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this  I 

10  1  'Go  ye  uj)  upon  her  walls, 
and  destroy ;  '^  but  make  not  a  full 
end:  take  away  her  battlements; 
for  they  are  not  the  Lord's.  | 

11  For  ''the  house  of  Lsrael  and   '•ch.3.20. 
the  house  of  Judah  have  dealt  very  1 ' 


1  Mic.  3. 1. 


■  P3.  2.  3. 


"  ch.  4.  7. 

"Ps.  104.20. 

Hab.  1.8. 

Zeph.  3.  3. 
!I  Or,(fe9erts. 
P  Hos.  13.  7. 


f  Ileb.  we 
stro7tg. 


1  Josh.  23.  7. 

Zeph.  1.5. 
n)eut.32.2l. 

Gal.  4.  8. 
»  Deut.32.15. 


'Ez.  22. 11. 
°  ch.  13.  l7. 


'  ver.  29. 
ch.9.9. 
>  ch.  44.  22. 


»  ch.  .39.  8. 


ch.4.  27. 
vcr.  18. 


112)0)1  the  2)€ople  for 


JEREMIAH. 


their  various  sins. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  el?. 

''2Clir.nii.IG. 
oh.  4.  HI. 
a  Is.  28. 15. 

'  ch.  H.  13. 


rcli.  1.9. 


E  Deut.2S.49. 

Is.  5.  X. 

ch.  1.  1.5.  & 

C.  22. 
1.  Is.  .".ii.  .1. 

ch.  4.  Hi. 


>  T.ev.  2(1.  Ifi. 
Deut.  2*1.31, 
33. 


kch.  4.  27. 


1  Deut.  29.24, 
&c. 

1  Kings  9.  8, 
9. 

ch.  1.^.  22.  & 
K).  10. 

"ch.  2.  13. 


°  Deut.28.48. 


°  18.6.9. 

Ez.  X2. 2. 

Matt.  13. 14. 

John  12. 40. 

Acts  28.  2i;. 

Horn.  11.  8. 
tHeh. 

heurt. 

Hos.  f.  U. 

»Eev.  15.  4. 


'Job2fi.  in. 
&38.10,  U. 
Fa.  1U4.  9. 
Prov.  8.  29. 


treacherously  against  me,  saitli  the 
Lord. 

12  'They  have  belied  the  Lord, 
aud  said,  '^It  is  not  he;  neither 
shall  evil  come  njxm  iis;  '^neither 
shall  we  see  sword  nor  famine : 

13  And  the  prophets  shall  become 
wind,  and  the  Avord  is  not  in  them: 
thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts,  Because  ye  speak  this 
word,  Hjehold,  I  Mill  make  my 
words  in  thy  mouth  hre,  and  this 
people  wood,  and  it  shall  devour 
them. 

15  Lo,  I  will  bring-  a  ^nation  up- 
on you  ''from  far,  O  house  of  Israel, 
saitli  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  mighty  na- 
tion, it  is  an  ancient  nation,  a  nation 
whose  language  thou  knowest  not, 
neither  understandest  what  thev 
sav. 

10  Their  quiver  is  as  an  open 
sepulchre,  they  arc  all  mighty  men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  thine 
'harvest  and  thy  bread,  winch  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  should  eat: 
they  shall  eat  up  thy  ilocks  and 
thine  herds :  they  shall  eat  up  thy 
vines  and  thy  tig  trees :  they  shall 
impoverish  thy  fenced  cities,  where- 
in thou  trustedst,  with  the  sword. 

IS  ]S[evertheless  in  those  days, 
saith  the  Lord,  I  ''will  not  make  a. 
full  end  with  you. 


19  1 
when 
doeth 
things 


And  it  shall 
ye  shall    say. 


come  to  pass, 
'  Wherefore 
the  Lord  our  God  all  these 
unto  us?  then  shalt  thou 
answer  them.  Like  as  ye  have  '"for- 
saken me,  and  served  strange  gods 
in  your  land,  so  "shall  ye  serve 
strangers  in  a  land  that  is  not 
yours. 

20  Declare  this  in  the  house  of 
Jacob,  and  publish  it  in  Judah, 
saying, 

21  Hear  now  this,  O  "foolish  peo- 
ple, and  without  Huiderstanding ; 
which  have  eyes,  and  see  not; 
which  have  ears,  and  hear  not : 

22  Tear  ye  not  me?  saith  the 
Lord  :  will  ye  not  tremble  at  my 
IDresence,  which  have  placed  the 
sand  for  the  ''bound  of  the  sea  by 
a  perpetual  decree,  that  it  cannot 
pass  it:    and  though   the  waves 


thereof  toss    themselves,   yet  can 
they  not  prevail ;  though  they  roar, 
yet  can  they  not  i)ass  over  it  ? 
23  But  this  people  hath  a  revolt- 


ing- and 


a   rebellious  heart;   they 


are  revolted  and  gone. 

24  Neither  say  they  in  their  heart. 
Let  us  now  fear  the  Lord  our  God, 
'that  giveth  rain,  both  the  'former 
and  the  latter,  in  his  season:  'he 
reserveth  unto  us  the  ajipointed 
weeks  of  the  harvest. 

25  ^[  "Your  iniquities  have  turned 
away  these  things,  and  your  sins 
have  withholden  good  things  from 
you. 

20  For  among  my  people  are 
found  wicked  men :  "  they  "^  lay  wait, 
as  he  that  setteth  snares ;  they  set 
a  trap,  tliey  catch  men. 

27  As  a  "cage  is  full  of  birds,  so 
are  their  houses  full  of  deceit: 
therefore  they  are  become  great, 
and  waxen  rich. 

28  They  are  waxen  'fat,  they 
shine :  yea,  they  overpass  the  deeds 
of  the  wicked :  they  judge  not  Hhe 
cause,  the  cause  of  the  fatherless, 
■\yet  they  prosper;  and  the 
of  the  needy  do  they  not  judge 

29  ^' Shall  I  not  visit  for  these 
things  f  saith  the  Lord  :  shall  not 
my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this? 

30  T[  "A  wonderful  and  'horrible 
thing  is  committed  in  the  land ; 

31  The  prophets  prophesy  '^  falsely, 
and  the  priests  "  bear  rule  by  their 

to 
in 


right 


means;  and  my  people  ''love 
have  it  so :  and  what  will  ye  do 
the  end  thereof? 


1 


CHAPTER  VI. 

.  T/te  enemies  sent  arjainst  Judah  4  encourage  them- 
selves. 6  God  setteth  them  on  ivork  because  of  their 
shis.  9  The  prophet  lameiitelh  the  judejinoits  of 
God  because  of  their  sins.  18  He  pi-oclaimcth  God\s 
wrath.  26  lie  calleth  the  people  to  mourn  for  the 
jndijinent  oh  their  sins. 

YE  children  of  Benjamin, 
gather  yourselves  to  flee  out 
of  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  aud  blow 
the  trumpet  in  Tekoa,  and  set  up 
a  sign  of  fire  in  '  Beth-haccerem  : 
^for  evil  appeareth  out  of  the  north, 
and  great  destruction. 
2  I  have  likened  the  daughter  of 
Zion  to  a  "  comely  and  delicate 
ivoman. 

809 


o 


Before 
CHRIST 
ahiiut612. 


"^Ps.  14'.  8. 

ch.  14.  22. 

iMutt.  5.  4.5. 

Acts  14.  17. 
•Diut.  11.14. 

Jdcl  2.  23. 
'  Gen.  8.  22. 

■  ch.  3.  3. 


nor, 

the;/  pry  at 
fowlers  He 

m  wait. 
"  Prov.  1.  11, 

17,  J8. 

Hal).  1.  15. 
II  Or,  coop. 


yDeut.32.15, 


'I.s.  1.23. 
Zech.  7.  10. 


'.lob  12.  «. 
Ps.  7.;.  12. 
ch.  12.  1. 

b  ver.  9. 
Mai.  3.  5. 


II  Or, 

Astonish' 
incut  and 
Jiltliiiiess. 

•'ch.  2.3.  14. 
IIos.  0.  10. 

•Icli.  I4.14.& 
2:!.  25,  2(i. 
Ez.  13.  «. 

II  Or,    _ 
ttiL'e  into 
tfuirhandn. 

«Mic.2.Il. 


about  612. 


•Xeh.3.  14. 


bch.l.n.  & 
4.  li. 


l\  Or,  c!n;'!l- 
ingat  home. 


The  projjhet  lamenteth 


JEEEMIAH. 


the  judgments  of  God. 


Before 
CHKIST 
abuut  bl2. 

»2  Kings  25. 
1,4. 
ch.  4.  IT. 


dch..51.27. 
Joel  -J.  'J. 
•ch.  15.  8. 


H  Or,  pour 
out  the  en- 
gine of  shot. 


fis.  57.  20. 


f:P8.55.9,10, 
11. 

ch.  20.  8. 
Ez.7.11,21 


bEz.  23.18. 
Hos.  9.  12. 

tlleb.  be 
loofcd^  or, 
duyoinled. 


■  ch.  7.  26. 
Acts".  51. 
See  Ex.  «. 
12. 

kch.  20.  8. 


Ich.  20.  n. 
■"ch.  9.  21. 


"  Dciil.28..'». 
ch.  «.  10. 


"In.  .¥..11. 
ch.H.  10.  & 
14. 18.  &  -Si. 
11. 
Alic.3. 5, 11. 


3  The  shepherds  with  their  flocks 
shall  come  unto  her;  ''they  shall 
pitch  their  tents  against  her  round 
about;  they  shall  feed  every  one 
in  his  place. 

4  ''  Prepare  ye  war  against  her ; 
arise,  and  let  us  go  up  ''at  noon. 
Woe  unto  us  !  for  the  day  goeth 
away,  for  the  shadows  of  the  even- 
ing are  stretched  out. 

5  Arise,  and  let  us  go  by  night, 
and  let  us  destroy  her  palaces. 

G  "T  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  of 
hosts  said.  Hew  ye  down  trees,  and 
"cast  a  mount  against  Jerusalem  : 
this  is  the  citj'  to  be  visited ;  she 
is  wholly  oppression  in  the  midst 
of  her. 

7  ^As  a  fountain  casteth  out  her 
waters,  so  she  casteth  o'ut  her  wick- 
edness :  ^  violence  and  spoil  is  heard 
in  her ;  before  me  continually  is 
grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  thou  instructed,  O  Jerusa- 
lem, lest  ^  my  soul  ^  depart  from 
thee ;  lest  I  make  thee  desolate,  a 
land  not  inhabited. 

9  ^\  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
They  shall  thoroughly  glean  the 
remnant  of  Israel  as  a  vine :  turn 
back  thine  hand  as  a  grapegatherer 
into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I  speak,  and 
give  warning,  that  they  may  hear  I 
Behold,  their '  ear  is  uncirciimcised, 
and  they  cannot  hearken :  behold, 
^  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  unto  them 
a  reproach;  they  have  no  delight 
in  it. 

11  Therefore  I  am  full  of  the  fury 
of  the  Lord  ;  '  I  am  weary  with 
holding  in :  I  will  pour  it  out  '"up- 
on the  children  abroad,  and  upon 
the  assembly  of  young  men  togeth- 
er :  for  even  the  husi)and  with  the 
wife  shall  l)e  taken,  the  aged  with 
him  that  is  full  of  days. 

12  And "  their  houses  shall  be  turn- 
ed unto  others,  with  their  fields  and 
wives  together:  for  1  will  stretch 
out  my  hand  \i\Hn\  the  inliab- 
itants  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord. 

13  For  from   the  least 
even   unto   Ihr 
every  one  is  iriven 
ness 


greatcist 
to 


of  them 

of  tliem 

"  covetous- 


,  and  from  the  prophet  even 
810 


unto  the  i^riest  every  one  dealeth 
falsely. 

14  They  have  p  healed  also  the 
*  hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my  peo- 
ple slightly,  "^  saying,  Peace,  peace  ; 
when  there  is  no  peace. 

15  Were  they  'ashamed  when  they 
had  committed  abomination  !  nay, 
they  were  not  at  all  ashamed,  nei- 
ther could  thev  blush  ;  therefore 
they  shall  fall  among  them  that 
fall :  at  the  time  that  I  visit  them 
they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the 
Lord. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye 
in  the  ways,  and  see,  and  ask  for 
the  'old  paths,  where  is  the  good 
way,  and  walk  therein,  and  ye  shall 
find  '  rest  for  your  souls.  But  they 
said.  We  will  not  walk  therein. 

17  Also  I  set  "watchmen  over 
you,  saying,  Hearken  to  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet.  But  they  said,  AYe 
will  not  hearken. 

18  1  Therefore  hear,  ye  nations, 
and  know,  O  congregation,  what 
is  among  them. 

19  '^Hear,  O  earth :  behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  people,  even 
5  the  fruit  of  their  thoughts,  be- 
cause they  have  not  hearkened  un- 
to my  words,  nor  to  my  law,  but 
rejected  it. 

20  ''To  what  purpose  cometh  there 
to  me  incense  'from  Sheba,  and 
the  sweet  cane  from  a  far  country ! 
^your  burnt  offerings  are  not  ac- 
ceptable, nor  your  sacrifices  sweet 
unto  me. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I  will  lay  stumbling-blocks 
before  this  peoi)le,  and  the  fathers 
and  the  sous  together  shall  fall  up- 
on them;  the  neighbour  and  his 
friend  shall  i)erish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
a  people  cometh  from  the  '^  north 
country,  and  a  great  nation  shall 
bo  raised  from  the  sides  of  the 
earth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow 
and  spear;  they  are  cruel,  and  have 
no  mercy;  their  voice  ''roareth  like 
the  sea;  and  they  ride  upon  horses, 
set  in  array  ;is  men  for  Avar  against 
thee,  O  daughter  of  Zion. 

24  We  have  heard  the  fame  there- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  612. 


i-eh.S.  11. 

Ez.  13.  10. 
I  Ilcb. 

bruise^  or, 

breach. 
Ich.  4.10.  & 

14. 13.  &  23. 

17. 

'ch.3.3.&8. 
12. 


'Is.  8.  20. 
ch.  18.  15. 
Mill.  4.  4. 
Luke  16. 29. 

'Matt.  11.29. 


"  Is.  21. 11.  & 
58.1. 
ch.  25.  4. 
Ez.  3. 17. 
Uab.  2. 1. 


"13.1.2. 


STrov.  1.  31. 


^3.40.6.  & 
50. 7,  8,  y. 
Is.  1.11.  & 

w;.  3. 

Amos  5.  21. 

Mic.O.U.&c. 
'  Is.  GO.  6. 
lich.  7.  21. 


"•rh.!.!.-..* 
.'..  1,5.  &  10. 
2-'.  &  50. 41, 
4.',  43. 


die.  5.  SO. 


The  Jews  called  to  repentance. 


JEKEMlAll. 


\  ain  conJiUence  rejected. 


Before 
t'HKIST 
ahout  t)12. 

«ch.4..!l.  & 
13.:;l.&4!t. 
2i.  &  50.  VJ. 


fch.  4.  a. 

Bell.  L'.-).S4. 

Mio.  I.  111. 

hZcch.U'.lO. 


i  ch.  1. 18.  & 

15.  20. 


k  ch.  5.  %".. 
Ich.  9.  4. 
"■  Ez.  22. 18. 


"Is.  1.22. 
II  Or,  /lefitse 
silver. 


about  600. 


»  ch.  26.  2. 


I.ch.l8.11.& 
2t).  13. 


'  Mic.  3. 11. 


<1  ch.  £2.  3. 


of :  our  bands  wax  feeble  :  ^  an- 
giiisb  batb  taken  liobl  of  ns,  and 
pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  tiJivail. 

25  Go  not  forth  into  the  fieUl,  nor 
walk  by  the  Avay ;  for  the  sword  of 
the  enemy  and  fear  is  on  every 
side. 

26  T  O  daughter  of  my  people, 
'^gird  thee  with  sackcloth,  '-'and 
wallow  thyself  in  ashes:  "make 
thee  mourning,  as  for  an  only 
son,  most  bitter  lamentation  :  for 
the  spoiler  shall  suddenly  come 
upon  us. 

27  I  have  set  thee  for  a  tower 
and  '  a  fortress  am©ng  my  people, 
that  thou  mayest  know  and  try 
their  way. 

28  ""They  are  all  grievous  revolt- 
ers,  '  walking  with  slanders :  theij 
are  "'brass  and  iron;  they  are  all 
corrupters. 

29  The  bellows  are  burned,  the 
lead  is  consumed  of  the  lire;  the 
founder  melteth  in  vain :  for  the 
wicked  are  not  plucked  away. 

30  " "  Eeprobate  silver  shall  men 
call  them,  because  the  Lord  hath 
rejected  them. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Jeremiah  is  Kent  to  call  for  true  repeidancCy  to  pre- 
vent the  Jews'  captiviiij.  8  He  rejedeth  their  vain 
confidence,  13  l»j  the  example  of  Stiiloh.  17  lie 
threateneth  them  for  their  idolatry.  21  Jle  rejecteth 
the  sacrifices  of  the  disobedient.  29  He  exhorteth  to 
mourn  for  their  abominations  in  Tophet,  '62  atid  the 
judgments  for  the  same. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  ^  Stand  in  the  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house,  and  proclaim  there 
this  word,  and  say,  Hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  Judah, 
that  enter  in  at  these  gates  to 
worshix)  the  Lord. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  ''Amend  your 
ways  and  your  doings,  and  I  will 
cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place. 

4  ''Trust  ye  not  in  lying  words, 
saying.  The  temple  of  the  Lord, 
The  temple  of  the  Lord,  The  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord,  are  these. 

5  For  if  ye  thoroughly  amend 
your  ways  and  your  doings;  if  ye 
thoroughly  ''execute  judgment  be- 
tween a  man  and  his  neighbour ; 

.  G  If  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger, 
the  fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and 


Pden  of 
Behold, 
saith  the 


shed  not  innocent  blood  in  this 
l)lace,  *"  neither  walk  after  other 
gods  to  your  hurt; 

7  ^Then  will  I  cause  you  to  dwell 
in  this  place,  in  ''the  land  that  I 
gave  to  your  fathers,  for  ever  and 
ever. 

8  1  Beliold,  ''  ye  trust  in  '  lying 
words,  that  cannot  profit. 

9  ''Will  ye  steal,  nuu-der,  and  com- 
mit adultery,  and  swear  falsely, 
and  burn  incense  unto  Baal,  and 
'  walk  after  other  gods  whom  ye 
know  not ; 

10  '"x\nd  come  and  stand  before 
me  in  this  house,  ^"  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  and  say,  AVe  are  de- 
livered to  do  all  these  abomina- 
tions ? 

11  Is  "this  house,  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  become 
robbers   in   your    eyes? 
even    I    have    seen  it, 
Lord. 

12  But  go  ye  now  unto  "^mj  place 
which  was  in  Shiloh,  '  where  I  set 
my  name  at  the  tirst,  and  see  ^what 
I  did  to  it  for  the  wickedness  of 
my  people  Israel. 

13  And  now,  because  ye  have 
done  all  these  works,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  I  spake  unto  you,  *  ris- 
ing up  early  and  speaking,  but  ye 
heard  not;  and  I  "called  you,  but 
ye  answered  not ; 

14  Therefore  will  I  do  unto  this 
house,  which  is  called  by  my  name, 
wherein  ye  trust,  and  unto  the 
place  which  I  gave  to  you  and  to 
your  fathers,  as  I  have  done  to 
^Shiloh. 

15  And  I  will  cast  you  out  of  my 
sight,  ^  as  I  have  cast  out  all  your 
brethren,  '"-even  the  whole  seed  of 
Ephraim. 

10  Therefore  ^pray  not  thou  for 
this  people,  neither  lift  up  cry  nor 
prayer  for  them,  neither  make  in- 
tercession to  me:  ''for  I  will  not 
hear  thee. 

17  ^  Seest  thou  not  what  they  do 
in  the  cities  of  Judah  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jeru.salem  ? 

18  'The   children   gather  wood, 
and  the  fathers  kindle  the  fire,  and 
the  women  knead  their  dough,  to ' 
make  cakes  to  the  "  queen  of  heav- 1 

811  I 


Before 
CIlRIfciT 

iibout  bOC. 

'Dcut.  «.]4, 
l.O.&S.  19.& 
H.liS. 
ch.  13.  10. 

fDiut.  4.40. 

6ch.  3. 18. 


li  ver.  4. 
■cli.  5.  3I.& 
14.  13,  14. 

i- 1  Kings  18. 
21. 

11(18.4.1,2. 
Zeph.  1.  5. 


I  Ex.  20.  3. 
ver.  (i. 


""  Ez.  23.  39. 

t  Ilib. 
w/wretipon 
tin/  niiwe 
IS  culled. 

"  ver.  11, 14, 

ell.. 32.  34.  & 
34.13. 

"18.50.7. 

P  Matt.  21.1.1. 
iMarkll.lT. 
Luke  W.  40. 


l.Iosh.  18.1. 
Judg.  18.31. 
■■Deut.U'.n. 

"1  Sam.  4.10, 
11. 

Vs.  78.  00. 
ch.  20.  U. 


'  2  Chr..%.15. 
ver.  25. 
eh.  11.  7. 

"  Prov.  1. 24. 
Is.  05. 12.  He 
00.4. 


"180111.4.10, 
11. 

Vs.  -S.  (iO. 
ell.  20.  0. 

5  2  Kings  17. 

^  Ps.  78.  67, 
08. 


»  Ex.  32.  10. 
eh.  11.  14.& 
14.  11. 


1.  ch.  15. 1. 


'^ch.44.17,19. 

II  Or, 
Jratne,  or, 

.«A»;»  of 
heaven. 


Idolatry  threatened. 


JEREMIAH. 


Tlte  calamities  of  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  6U0. 

Jch.  19. 13. 

'  Deut.32.1G, 
21. 


fis.  1. 11. 
ch.  B.  20. 
Amos  5. 21. 
See  Uos.  8. 
13. 

fl  Sam.  1.5. 
22. 

P9..';i.i(;,ir. 

Uos.  (J.  6. 


t  Ileb.  coii- 
cerniitg  the 
iitailer  of. 


I>  Ex.  15.  2f;. 

Deut.i;.  .'i. 

ch.U.-l,7. 
i  Ex.  lil.  .1. 

Lev.  20. 12. 


kPs.Sl.ll. 

ch.  11.8. 
IDeut.  2i).I9. 

Ps.81.12. 
II  Or,  stul^ 

bornitesn. 
t  Heb.  were. 
"ch.2.  27.  & 

.32.  .-B. 

llo8. 4. 16. 


"2Chr.  30. 
1.5. 

ch.23.  4.  & 
m.  19. 

"  ver.  13. 


Pvcr.  24. 
ch.  U.K.  & 
17. 2:J.  &25. 
3,4. 

INch.fl.  17, 

211. 

ch.  19. 1.5. 
'ch.  Ki.  12. 
■  Ez.  2.  7. 


'  ch.  X.  X  tt 

32.  XS. 
II  Or.  i»- 
structinn. 

"ch.9.  •■!. 
"Job  1.  20. 

Is.  1.5.  2. 

ch.  l(!.i;.  & 

4«.  .37. 

Mic.  1.  10. 


en,  and  to  ''pour  out  drink  offer- 
ings unto  other  gods,  that  they 
may  provoke  me  to  anger. 

19  "  Do  they  provoke  me  to 
auger?  saith  the  Lord:  do  they 
not  provoJce  themselves  to  the  con- 
fusion of  their  own  faces  I 

20  Tlierefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behokl,  mine  anger  and  my 
fury  shall  be  i)oured  out  upon  this 
X)lace^  upon  man,  and  upon  beast, 
and  upon  the  trees  of  the  field, 
aud  upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground ; 
and  it  shall  burn,  and  shall  not  be 
quenched. 

21  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  '^Put  your 
burnt  offerings  unto  your  sacrifices, 
and  eat  flesh. 

22  ^'For  I  spake  not  unto  your  fa- 
thers, nor  commanded  them  in  the 
day  that  I  brought  them  out  of  the 
laud  of  Egyx)t,  ^concerning  burnt 
offerings  or  sacrifices : 

23  But  this  thing  commanded  I 
them,  saying, ''  Obey  my  voice,  and 
'I  will  be  your  God,  and  ye  shall 
be  my  people :  and  walk  ye  in  all 
the  ways  that  I  have  commanded 
you,  that  it  may  be  well  unto  you. 

24  ""But  they  hearkened  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear,  but  '  walked  in 
the  counsels  and  in  the  "imagina- 
tion of  their  evil  heart,  and  ^'"weut 
backw^ard,  and  not  forward. 

25  Since  the  day  that  your  fathers 
came  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
unto  this  day,  I  have  even  "sent 
unto  you  all  my  servants  the  proph- 
ets, "daily  rising  up  early  and  send- 
ing them: 

20  ''Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto 
me,   nor    inclined    their 
'hardened  their   neck: 
worse  than  their  fathers. 

27  Therefore  '^thou  shalt  speak  all 
th(?se  words  unto  them ;  but  they 
will  not  hearken  to  thee:  tliou  shaft 
also  call  unto  them ;  but  they  will 
not  aiLswer  thee. 

28  Jiut  thou  slialt  say  unto  them, 
This  is  a  nation  that  obcycth  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
hior  receiveth  n correction  :  "truth 
is  perished,  and  is  cut  otf  IVoin  their 
moutii. 

29  ^\  "Cut  off'  thine  haii-,  O  Jeru- 

813 


ear,   but 
they  did 


salem,,  and  cast  it  away,  and  take 
up  a  lamentation  on  high  places ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  rejected  and  for- 
saken the  generation  of  his  wrath. 

30  For  the  children  of  Judali  have 
done  evil  in  my  sight,  saith  the 
Lord:  'they  have  set  their  abom- 
inations in  the  house  which  is  call- 
ed by  my  name,  to  pollute  it. 

31  And  they  have  built  the  'high 
places  of  Tophet,  which  is  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to 
^burn  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters in  the  fire;  ^  which  I  command- 
ed them  not,  neither  *  came  it  into 
my  heart. 

32  ^  Therefore,  behold,  Hhe  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  tfiat  it  shall 
no  more  be  called  Tophet,  nor  The 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  but 
The  valley  of  slaughter:  ''for  they 
shall  bury  in  Tophet,  till  there  be 
no  place. 

33  And  the  "  carcasses  of  this  peo- 
ple shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of 
the  earth ;  and  none  shall  fray  them 
away. 

34  Then  will  I  cause  to  ^  cease 
from  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  from 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  the  voice 
of  mirth,  and  the  voice  of  gladness, 
the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and 
the  voice  of  the  bride:  for  ^the 
land  shall  be  desolate. 

CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  77ie  calamity  of  the  Jcik,  both  dead  and  alive.  4  lie 
■upbraidcth  t/ieirj'oolish  and  .shameless  impcnitexaj. 
].i  lie  xheweth  their  (jrievoiis  judgment,  18  and  he- 
waileth  their  desperate  entate. 

AT  that  time,  saith  the  Lord, 
jLX.  they  shall  bring  out  the  bones 
of  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  the 
bones  of  his  princes,  and  the  bones 
of  the  priests,  and  the  bones  of  the 
prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  out  of  their 
graves : 

2  And  they  shall  spread  them  be- 
fore tlie  sun,  and  the  moon,  and  all 
the  host  of  heaven,  whom  they  have 
loved,  and  whom  f  hey  have?  served, 
and  after  whom  they  have  walked, 
and  whom  they  have  sought,  and 
'whom  they  have  wor.shi])ped:  they 
shall  not  b(^  gathered,  'nor  be  bur- 
ied; they  shall  be  for  dung  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  6U0. 


y  2  Kings  21. 

4,7. 

2  Chr.  33.  4, 

5,7. 

ch.  2.J.  11.  & 

32.  .■J4. 

Ez.  7.  20.  & 

S.  ,5,  f),  &c. 

Dan.  9.  27. 
^2  Kings  23. 

10. 

cli.l9.5.& 

32.  ns. 

'  Ps.  106.  38. 

b  See  Deut. 

17.3. 
t  Heb.  came 

It  ufion  ini/ 

heart. 

<:  ch.  19. 6. 


rt  2  Kings  23. 
10. 

ch.  19. 11. 
Ez.  ti.  3. 


'  Deut.28.2G. 
Ps.  79.  2. 
ch.  12. 9.  & 
16.  4.  &  34. 
20. 


f  Is.  24.7,8. 
ch.16.9.  & 
25. 10.  i:  33. 
11. 

Ez.  26. 1.3. 
Hos.2.11. 
Rev.  18. 23. 


E  Lev.  26. 33. 
I.s.  1.  7.  &  3. 

26. 


"2Kins9 

2."..  ,5. 

Ez.  8. 16. 
l'ch.22. 19. 
■■2  KinKs9. 

.'aj. 

Ps.  .S3,  m. 

ch.9.22..t 
16.4. 


GoiVs  severe  judgments 


JEREMIAH. 


against  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  600. 


'I  Jcib.'?.21.2-.'. 
*r.  1.1,16. 
Rev.  y.  U. 


'ch.  r.-.M. 

fch.  9.G. 
Ecl\.5.3. 
h  2  Pet.  3. 9. 


i  Is.  1.  3. 


l.Cant.2.  IL'. 


I  ch.  5.  4,  .5. 


■"  Rom.  2.  IT. 

'.  Or,  the 
faiae  pen  of 
the  scril}es 
icorketh  Jov 
f'ahehoodf 
Is.  10. 1. 

"cli.6.  15. 

I!  Or,  Have 
they  been 
ashamed^ 
ire. 

t  Ileb.  the 
visf/om  of 
ivhat  thing. 

"Deiit.2,S..30. 
ch.  C:  12. 
Anins,5. 11. 
Zeph.  1.  l.i. 


'la.  .W.  11. 
ch.  G.  13. 


Ich.  G.  14. 


'Ez.  13.  10. 


Il'ch.  3.  3.  & 
6.I0. 


Or,7n7«(7i- 

erit:r;  /  uUl 

■consume. 


3  And  "*  death  sliall  be  cliosen  rath- 
er than  hfe  by  all  the  residue  of 
them  that  remain  of  this  evil  fami- 
ly, which  remain  in  all  the  places 
whither  I  ha\e  driven  them,  saith 
the  Lord  of  liosts. 

4  ^  Moreover  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  Shall 
they  fall,  and  not  arise?  shall  he 
turn  awaj^,  and  not  return  ? 

5  Why  then  is  this  people  of  Jeru- 
salem ^slidden  back  by  a  perpetual 
backsliding!  '^they  hold  fast  deceit, 
^they  refuse  to  return. 

6^1  hearkened  and  heard,  hut 
they  spake  not  aright :  no  man  re- 
pented him  of  his  wickedness,  say- 
ing, AYhat  have  I  done  f  every  one 
turned  to  his  course,  as  the  horse 
rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Yea,  'the  stork  in  the  heaven 
knoweth  her  apx^ointed  times ;  and 
•"the  turtle  and  the  crane  and  the 
swallow  observe  the  time  of  their 
coming ;  but '  my  people  know  not 
the  judgment  of  the  Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say,  We  are  wise, 
""and  the  law  of  the  Lord  is  with 
us  f  Lo,  certainly  "  in  vain  made  he 
it;  the  ])en  of  the  scribes  is  in  vain. 

9  ""The  wise  men  are  ashamed, 
they  are  dismayed  and  taken  :  lo, 
they  have  rejected  the  word  of  the 
Lord;  and  ^what  wisdom  is  in 
them  ? 

10  Therefore  "will  I  give  their 
wives  unto  others,  and  their  fields 
to  them  that  shall  inherit  them  : 
for  every  one  from  the  least  even 
unto  the  greatest  is  given  to  'covet- 
ousness,  from  the  prophet  e^en  un- 
to the  priest  every  one  dealeth 
falsely. 

11  For  they  have  ''healed  the  hurt 
of  the  daughter  of  my  people  slight- 
\y,  saying,  'Peace,  i)eace;  when 
there  is  no  peace. 

12  Were  they  'ashamed  when 
they  had  committed  abomination  1 
nay,  they  were  not  at  all  ashamed, 
neither  could  they  blush ;  therefore 
shall  they  fall  among  them  that 
fall :  in  the  time  of  their  visitation 
they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the 
Lord. 

13  ®i  I' I  will  surely  consume  them, 
saith  the  Lord:  there  shall  he  no 


grapes  *on  the  vine,  nor  figs  on  the 
"fig  tree,  and  the  leaf  shall  fade; 
and  the  things  that  I  have  given 
them  shall  i)ass  away  from  them. 

14  Why  do  we  sit  still  ?  ""  assemble 
yourselves,  and  let  us  enter  into 
the  defenced  cities,  and  let  us  be 
silent  there :  for  the  Lord  our  God 
hath  put  us  to  silence,  and  given 
us  'water  of  "gall  to  drink,  because 
we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  We  "■  looked  for  peace,  but  no 
good  came  ;  and  for  a  time  of  health, 
and  behold  trouble ! 

IG  The  snorting  of  his  horses  was 
heard  from  "Dan:  the  whole  land 
trembled  at  the  sound  of  the  neigh- 


ing  of  his 


'strong  ones; 


strange 


are  come,  and  have  devoured  the 
land,  and  +  all  that  is  in  it ;  the  city, 
and  those  that  dwell  therein. 

17  For,  behold,  I  will  send  ser- 
pents, cockatrices,  among  you, 
Avhich  will  not  he  ''charmed,  and 
they  shall  bite  you,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  ^[  When  I  would  comfort  my- 
self against  sorrow,  my  heart  is 
faint  Mn  me. 

19  Behold  the  voice  of  the  cry  of 
the  daughter  of  my  people  ^  because 
of  them  that  dwell  in  '^  a  far  country : 
Is  not  the  Lord  in  Zion  ?  is  not 
her  king  in  her  ?  Why  have  they 
®l)rovoked  me  to  anger  with  their 
graven  images,  and  with 
vanities  ? 

20  The  harvest  is  past,  the  sum- 
mer is  ended,  and  we  are  not  saved. 

21  ^  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  am  I  hurt ;  I  am 
^' black;  astonishment  hath  taken 
hold  on  me. 

22  Is  there  no  ''balm  in  Gilead  ? 
is  there  no  physician  there  ?  why 
then  is  not  the  health  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people  *  recovered? 

CHAPTER  IX. 

\  Jeremiah  lamentelh  the  Jews  for  their  manifold  sina., 
9  and  for  their  judtjmeid.  13  Disobedience  is  the 
cause  of  their  bitter  calamity.  17  He  exhorteth  to 
mourn Jbr  their  destruction,  23  and  to  trit.st  not  in. 
themselves,  but  in  God.  25  He  Uireateneth  both 
Jews  and  Gentiles. 

H  "  that  my  head  were  waters, 

and  mine  eyes  a  fountain  of 

tears,  that  I  might  weep  day  and 

night  for  the  slain  of  the  daughter 

of  my  x)«ople  !  , 

813  1 


o 


Bo  fore 
CUKIST 

aixiiit  euo. 

'Is.  ,'^^.  I,&c. 

Joel  1.  7. 
"Mutt.  21.19. 

I>iike  13.  6, 

"  ch.  4.  6. 


I  cli.9.  1,5.  & 
•S',.  15. 

II  Or,  poison. 

'eh.  14.19. 


"ch.  4.  15. 


b  JiidK.  .■).  22. 
ch.  47. 3. 


t  Heb. 
thefulnea 
thereof. 


'  Ts.  58.  4,  5. 
£ec.  10.  U. 


t  Heb.  vpon. 


t  Heb. 
becoitse  of 

1h<'  ctmntin/ 
or  them  that 
are  jnr  ojf. 
i  Is.  39.  3. 


'  Dciit..32.21. 
l6.  1.  4. 


fch.  4. 19.  ,% 
y.l.&  14.17. 


B  Joel  2.  G. 
JS'ah.  2. 10. 


!■  Gen.  .37. 2,5. 
&4.J.  II. 
eh.  40.  11.  & 
51.  S. 


tHeb. 
yone  up. 


about  fOO. 
tlleb.  Who 

iriflaire  my 

hcna.  Sfc. 
'  Is.  22.  4. 

ch.  4.  19.  & 

l.t.  17.  &.  14. 

17. 

Lam.  2.  11. 

&  3.  48. 


The  prophet  heicaileth  the  sins 


JEREMIAH. 


and  miseries  of  the  people. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  tiiin. 


■  ch.  5.  7,  8. 


■■  Ps.  64.  3. 
Is.  59.  4,  13, 
15, 


•1]  Sam.  2.12. 
Hos.  4.  1. 


'ch.12.fi. 
Mic.  7.  ,•),  0. 
li  OT,/riend. 


fch.6.28. 
li  Or,  mock. 


eis.  1.25. 
JIal.  3.  .3. 
hllos.  11.  8. 


>  Ps.  12.  2.  St 

IJO.  3. 

ver.  3. 
k  Ps.  28.  3.  & 

55.  21. 
t  Heb. 

in  the  midst 

oflum. 
li  Or,  wait 

for  him. 
Ich.  5.  9,  29. 


■"  ch.  12.  4.  & 

•£i.  10. 

Hon.  4.  3. 
II  Or, 

liatturei. 
II  Or, 

denolate. 


t  llch./iom 

the/owl 

tvcn  to,  Jrc. 
°  ch.  4.  25. 


"Is.  2.'!.  2. 
I-Is.n.  22.& 

M.  I.I. 

ch.  10.  22. 
f  Itch. 

detiotation. 
^  Pb.  107.  43. 

Uoa.  14.  9. 


2  Oh  that  I  had  in  the  wilderness 
a  lodging  place  of  wayfaring  men ; 
that  I  might  leave  my  people,  and 
go  from  them !  for  ''  they  he  all 
adulterers,  an  asisembly  of  treacher- 
ous men. 

3  And  nhey  bend  their  tongues 
nice  their  bow /or  lies :  but  they  are 
not  valiant  for  the  truth  upon  the 
earth ;  for  they  proceed  from  evil 
to  evil,  and  they  ''know  not  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

4  '^  Take  ye  heed  every  one  of  his 
"neighbom",  and  trust  ye  not  in  any 
brother:  for  every  brother  will 
utterly  supplant,  and  every  neigh- 
bour will  '  walk  with  slanders. 

5  And  they  will  n  deceive  every 
one  his  neighbour,  and  will  not 
speak  the  truth :  they  have  taught 
their  tongue  to  speak  lies,  and 
weary  themselves  to  commit  iniq- 
uity. 

G  Thine  habitation  is  in  the  midst 
of  deceit ;  through  deceit  they  re- 
fuse to  know  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  Behold,  ^  I  will  melt  them, 
and  try  them ;  ''  for  how  shall  I  do 
for  the  daughter  of  my  i^eople  f 

8  Their  tongue  is  as  an  arrow 
shot  out ;  it  speaketh  '  deceit :  one 
speaketh  ""lieaceably  to  his  neigh- 
bour with  his  mouth,  but  ^  in  heart 
he  layeth  "  his  wait. 

9  1^  ^  8hall  I  not  visit  them  for 
these  things  f  saith  the  Lord  :  shall 
not  my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this  ? 

10  For  the  mountains  will  I  take 
up  a  weeping  and  wailing,  and 
"lor  the  "habitations  of  tiie  wilder- 
ness a  lamentation,  because  they 
are  "burned  up,  so  that  none  can 
liass  through  them;  neither  can 
men  hear  the  voice  of  the  cattle: 
♦ "  both  the  Ibwl  of  the  heavens  and 
the  l^east  are  tied ;  thej'^  are  gone. 

11  And  I  will  make  Jerusalem 
"heaps,    and  'a   den   of  dragons; 

j  and  I  will  make  the;  cities  of , J udali 
♦(hisolate,  witiiout  an  inhabitant. 

12  *l  '•Who  is  the  wise  man,  that 
may  understand  this?  and  who  is 
he  to  whom  th<'  mouth  of  the  Lord 
hath  si)()ken,  that  he  may  declare 
it,  for  what  the  land  perisheth  and 

814 


is  burned  up  like  a  wilderness,  that 
none  passeth  through  I 

13  And  the  Lord  saith.  Because 
they  have  forsaken  my  law  which 
I  set  before  them,  and  have  not 
obeyed  my  voice,  neither  walked 
therein ; 

14  But  have  ''walked  after  the 
"imagination  of  their  own  heart, 
and  after  Baalim,  'which  their  fa- 
thers taught  them : 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  host|,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  ^feed  them,  even  this 
people,  "  with  wormwood,  and  give 
them  water  of  gall  to  drink. 

16  I  will  "^  scatter  them  also  among 
the  heathen,  whom  neither  they 
nor  their  fathers  have  known : 
^and  I  will  send  a  sword  after 
them,  till  I  have  consumed  them. 

17  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  Consider  ye,  and  call  for 
'the  mourning  women,  that  they 
may  come ;  and  send  for  cunning 
ivomen,  that  they  may  come : 

18  And  let  them  make  haste,  and 
take  up  a  wailing  for  us,  that  ^our 
eyes  may  run  down  with  tears,  and 
our  eyelids  gush  out  with  waters. 

19  For  a  voice  of  wailing  is  heard 
out  of  Zion,  How  are  we  spoiled ! 
we  are  greatly  confounded,  because 
we  have  forsaken  the  land,  because 
^our  dwellings  have  cast  us  out. 

20  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  ye  women,  and  let  your  ear  re- 
ceive the  word  of  his  mouth,  and 
teach  your  daughters  wailing,  and 
every  one  her  neighbour  lamenta- 
tion. 

21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our 
windows,  and  is  entered  into  our 
palaces,  to  cut  otf  nhe  children 
from  without,  and  the  young  men 
from  the  streets. 

22  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Even  the  carcasses  of  men  shall 
fall  ''as  dung  upon  the  open  field, 
and  as  the  handful  after  the  har- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  600. 


vestman,   and  none   shall 


gather 


them. 

23  "ir  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ''Let 
not  tlie  wise  man  glory  in  his  wis- 
dom, neither  let  the  mighty  man 
glory  in  his  might,  let  not  the  rich 
man  glory  in  his  riches  : 


'ch.  3. 17.  & 

7.  24. 
II  Or,  stub- 

horntiess. 
'  Gal.  1. 14. 


'  Ps.  80.  5. 

°  ch.  8. 14.  & 

23. 15. 

l.am.  3. 15, 

19. 
^  Lev.  26.  3.3. 

Deut.  28.04. 


y  Lev.  26. 33. 
ch.44.  27. 
JEz.  5.  2,12. 


^2Chr.35.25. 
Job  3.  8. 
Ecc.  12.  5. 
Amos  5. 16. 
Matt.  9.  23. 


» ch.  14. 17 


1.  Lev.  18.28. 
&  20.  22. 


"  ch.  6. 11. 


<l  ch.  8.  2.  & 
16.4. 


'  Ecc.  9. 11. 


The  great  disparitij 


JEKEMIAH. 


between  God  and  idols. 


Before 
CIIKIST 
about  too. 

fl  Cr.r.  1.  "1. 
2  Cor.  10.17. 


e  Mie.  e.  8.  & 
7.  IS. 


b  Rom.  2.8,9. 
t Ilfb. 
visit  upon. 


tncb. 

cut  itjfinto 
corners,  or, 
having  the 
corners  of 
tbeir  hair 
polled. 

ich.  L'5.  23.  & 
49.  :W. 

ll>ev.2fl.41. 
¥,?..  44.  7. 
Itom.  2.  28, 
ZU. 


about  600. 


n^v.  IS.  3. 
&  20.  23. 


f  Ilcb. 
statutes,  or, 
onlinonres 
are  vuniti/. 

I>  Is.  40.  19,-11. 
&  44.  9,  10. 
&c.  &  45.  20. 


'Is.  41.7.  & 
40.  7. 


i  Fs.  11.5.  5. 

&  1.1  J.  Hi. 

Hub.  2.  19. 

1  Cor.  12.  2. 

'  Ps.  1 1.-..  7. 

Is.4B.  1.7. 

f  Is.  41.  23. 

f  Ex.  1.'!.  11. 

I's.  mi.  .s,  10 

'•  Rev.  1.14. 

II  Or.  -( 

Idelh  thee. 

>  Ts.  Ki.  C. 

tneb. 

m  one,  or. 

at  once. 

kP.s.  11.1.  8. 

Is.  41.  2!t. 

Hab.  2.  IS. 

Zech.  10.  2. 

Kom.  1.21, 

24  But  net  liiiu  that  oloiietli 
^iory  ill  tliis,  that  lie  iiiiderstaiid- 
etli  and  kiiowetli  me,  that  1  a))i  the 
Lord  Avhich  exercise  h)viiiglviiid- 
iiess,  jiidgioeut,  and  righteousness, 
in  tlie  eartli :  ^'for  in  these  tilings  I 
deliglit,  saitli  tlie  Lokd. 

25  °i  Behokl,  tlie  days  come,  saith 
the  LoED,  that  ''I  Avill  'jmnish  all 
them  irJiicJi  are  circumcised  with 
the  uncircumcised ; 

20  Egypt,  and  Judali,  and  Edom, 
and  the  children  of  Amnion,  and 
Moab,  and  all  that  are  ^n  the  'ut- 
most corners,  that  dwell  in  the 
wilderness :  for  all  these  nations  are 
uncircumcised,  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  are  "^  uncircumcised  in  the 
heart. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  TJte  wieqjial  comparhon  of  God  and  idolt.  17  Tlie 
}jrup/nt  cxhovteth  to Jicc  from  the  cnlatiiitij  to  co>/ic. 
ly  He  lamenteth  tlie  spoil  of  the  tabcrimdc  by  fouliHh 
pa.stor.i.     2o  lie  makdh  an  humble  supplication, 

HEAR  ye  the  word  which  the 
Lord  speaketh  unto  you,  O 
house  of  Israel : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^  Learn 
not  the  way  of  the  heathen,  and 
be  not  dismayed  at  the  signs  of 
heaven;  for  the  heathen  are  dis- 
mayed at  them. 

3  For  the  +  customs  of  the  peojjle 
are  vain:  for  ^'one  cutteth  a  tree 
out  of  the  forest,  the  work  of  the 
hands  of  the  workman,  with  the 
axe. 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and 
with  gold;  they  *=  fasten  it  with 
nails  and  with  hammers,  that  it 
move  not. 

5  They  are  upright  as  the  palm 
tree,  ''but  speak  not:  they  must 
needs  be  '^  borne,  because  they  can- 
not go.  Be  not  afraid  of  them ; 
for  *they  cannot  do  evil,  neither 
also  is  it  in  them  to  do  good. 

G  Forasmuch  as  there  is  none 
^'like  unto  thee,  O  Lord;  thou 
art  great,  and  thy  name  is  great 
in  might. 

7  'AVho  would  not  fear  thee,  O 
King  of  nations?  for  "to  thee  doth 
it  appertain:  forasmuch  as  'among 
all  the  wise  men  of  the  nations,  and 
in  all  their  kingdoms,  there  is  none 
like  unto  thee. 

8  But  they  are  ^  altogether  ""bru- 


Before 
CHltlST 
about  eOO. 


"■  Ps.  115.  4. 


tish  and  foolish  :  the  stock  is  a  doc- 
trine of  vanities. 

9  Silver  spread  into  plates  is 
brought  from  Tarshish,  and  'gold  j 'Uo"- 10.5. 
from  Uphaz,  the  work  of  the  work- 
man, and  of  the  hands  of  the 
founder:  blue  and  purple  ii'  their 
clothing:  they  are  all  "'the  work 
of  cunning  men. 

10  But  the  Lord  is  the  Urue 
God,  he  is  "the  living  God,  and 
an  ♦  °  everlasting  King  :  at  his 
wrath  the  earth  shall  tremble, 
and  the  nations  shall  not  be  able 
to  abide  his  indignation. 

11  ^Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  them, 
'The  gods  that  have  not  made  the 
heavens  and  the  earth,  even  '^  they 
shall  i)erish  from  the  earth,  and 
from  under  these  heavens. 

12  He  'hath  made  the  earth  by 
his  power,  he  hath  'established 
the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and 
'hath  stretched  out  the  heavens 
by  his  discretion. 

13  "When  he  uttereth  his  voice, 
there  is  a  "multitude  of  waters  in 
the  heavens,  and  ''he  causeth  the 
vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth ;  he  maketli  lightnings 
"with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the 
wind  out  of  his  treasures. 

14  'Every  man  "is  ''brutish  in  his 
knowledge :  ''every  founder  is  con- 
founded by  the  graven  image : 
''for  his  molten  image  is  falsehood, 
and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

15  They  are  vanity,  and  the  work 
of  errors :  in  the  time  of  their  vis- 
itation '^they  shall  perish.       * 

IG  ''The  i)ortion  of  Jacob  is  not 
like  them :  for  he  is  the  former  of 
all  things;  and  ''Israel  is  the  rod 
of  his  inheritance:  '^The  Lord  of 
hosts  is  his  name. 

17  •[  ^Gather  up  thy  wares  out 
of  the  land,  O  *  inhabitant  of  the 
fortress. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will ''  sling  out  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  land  at  this  once, 
and  will  distress  them,  '  that  they 
maj^  find  it  so. 

19  ^  "^  AVoe  is  me  for  my  hurt !  my 
wound  is  grievous :  but  I  said, 
^  Truly  this  is  a  grief,  and  ""I  must 
bear  it. 

815 


tllob.  Cod 
01  truth, 

I^.:;i.5. 
"  1  Tim.G.17. 
t  Ileb.  King 

of  C'enutt/. 
"Ps.  10.10. 


1  In  the 

Chaldean 

l!ili};iin;;c. 
r  See  Ps.  9(i. 

5. 
ivcr.  15. 

N.  2.  18. 

Zech.  13.  2. 


I  ''Gen.  1.1, 6, 

i    "■ 

Ps.  13G.  ,5, «. 

ch.  51.  15, 
I     &c. 
•P3.  93. 1. 
'  Job  9.  8. 

Ps.  H)4.  2. 

Is.  40.  22. 

"  Job  38.  34. 
II  Or,  noise. 
^  Ps.  135. 7. 


II  Or, 
for  rain. 


Jch.  51.  17, 

18. 
II  Or,  i".«  more 

t/i-utish  than 

to  hiow, 
'  Prov.  30.  2. 
'  Is.  42.  17.  & 

44.  11.  &  45. 

Hi. 
b  Hab.  2.  18. 


'  ver.  11. 

■I  Ps.  IG.  5.  & 

7.'i.26.&liy. 

,'.7. 

eh.  51.  19. 

l.am.  3.  24. 
'■Ufut.32.U. 

Ps.  74.  2. 
fis.  47.  4.  & 

51.  15.  &  64. 

5. 

ch.  31..<i5.& 

32.  18.  &  W. 

34. 

eSeech.fi.l. 
Kz.  12.3,&c. 
tHeb. 

inhabitress. 


M  Sam.  2.';. 
29. 
ch.  16. 13. 

i  Ez.  6. 10. 


k eh. 4.  in.* 
8.  21.  &.  9. 1. 


1  P.s.  77. 10. 
■»  Mic.  7.  9. 


Jeremiah  i)roclaimetli 


JEEEMIAH. 


GoiVs  covenant. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ahdultillU. 

"  ch.  4.  20. 


»ch.l.l5.  & 
4.6.  &  5. 15. 

&  0.  ^L'. 

Pch.9.  11. 


'I  Prov.  li;.  1. 


'Ps.6. 1.  & 

ch.  in.u. 

t  Heb.  di- 

tinuish  me. 
'  Ps.  7a.  6. 


'Jobl«.  21. 
1  Tlie86.4.  .5. 
2Tlies8.1.8. 


°ch.  8.  15. 


about  608. 


*Dcut.27.2C. 
Gal.  3. 10. 


l-npiit.4.  20. 

1  KiiiRsH..';!. 
'  I-cv.  -M.  .J, 

12. 

ch.7.23. 


.inonf.7.12, 
Ps.lOj.O.lO. 


20  "My  tabernacle  is  spoiled,  aud 
all  my  cords  are  broken :  mj  chil- 
dren are  gone  forth  of  me,  and 
they  are  not:  tliere  is  none  to  stretch 
forth  ray  tent  anj^  more,  and  to  set 
up  my  curtains. 

21  For  the  ])astors  are  become 
brutish,  and  have  not  sought  the 
Lord  :  therefore  they  shall  not 
prosper,  and  all  their  flocks  shall 
be  scattered. 

22  Behold,  the  noise  of  the  bruit 
is  come,  and  a  great  commotion 
out  of  the  ''north  country,  to  make 
the  cities  of  Judah  desolate,  and  a 
''den  of  dragons. 

23  ^[  O  Lord,  I  know  that  the 
'way  of  man  is  not  in  himself: 
it  is  not  in  man  that  walketh  to 
direct  his  steps. 

24  O  Lord,  'correct  me,  but  with 
judgment;  not  in  thine  anger,  lest 
thou  U)ring  me  to  nothing. 

25  ^Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the 
heathen  Hhat  know  thee  not,  and 
upon  the  families  that  call  not  on 
thy  name :  for  they  have  eaten  up 
Jacob,  and  "devoured  him,  and 
consumed  him,  and  have  made  his 
habitation  desolate. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  Jeremiah  produimetf I  God'ii  covenant,  8  rehuketli  the 
Jewsi'  dUobvTjiiifj  thereof,  11  prophesieth  et'ils  to  come 
upon  them,  \8  a7id  upon  the  men  of  Anathoth,Jor 
con.spiriur/  to  kill  Jeremiah. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  LoitD,  saying, 

2  Hear  ye  tlie  words  of  this  cov- 
enant, and  speak  unto  the  men  of 
Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
JerusFilem ; 

3  And  say  thou  unto  them.  Thus 
saitli  the  Lord  God  of  Israel; 
^  Cursed  he  the  man  that  obey- 
eth  not  the  words  of  this  cove- 
nant, 

4  \Vliicli  I  commanded  your  fa- 
thers- in  the  day  that  I  brouglit 
tliem  fortli  out  of  tlie  land  of 
]^]gypt,    ''  from    the    iron    furnace. 

Obey 
accord  hiii 


saying, 
them 


my  voice,   and   do 
to    all    which    J 


command  you:  so  shall  ye  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be;  your  (Jod: 

5  1Miat  1  may  ])('rfbiin  the ''oath 
which  I  ]jav(^  sworn  unto  your  fa- 
thers, to  give  them  a  land  (lowing 
with  milk  and  honey,  as  it  is  this 
81G 


day.     Then  answered  I,  and  said, 
*  So  be  it,  O  Lord. 

G  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Proclaim  all  these  words  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets 
of  Jerusalem,  saying,  Hear  ye  the 
words  of  this  covenant,  '^  and  do 
them. 

7  For  I  earnestly  protested  un- 
to your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  "^  rising- 
early  and  protesting,  saying.  Obey 
my  voice. 

8  f^  Yet  they  obeyed  not,  nor  in- 
clined their  ear,  but  ''walked  everj^ 
one  in  the  "  imagination  of  their 
evil  heart:  therefore  I  will  bring 
upon  them  all  the  words  of  this 
covenant,  which  I  commanded  them 
to  do ;  but  they  did  them  not. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  'A 
conspiracy  is  found  among  tlie  men 
of  Judah,  and  among  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem. 

10  They  are  turned  back  to  ""the 
iniquities  of  their  forefathers,  which 
refused  to  hear  my  words;  and  they 
went  after  other  gods  to  serve  them : 
the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house 
of  Judah  have  broken  my  covenant 
which  I  made  with  their  fathers. 

11  ^  Therefore  thus  saitli  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  them,  which  they  shall  not 
be  able  *  to  escape ;  and  '  though 
they  shall  cry  unto  me,  I  Avill  not 
hearken  unto  them. 

12  Then  shall  the  cities  of  Judah 
and  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  go, 
and  '"cry  unto  the  gods  unto  whom 
they  offer  incense:  but  they  shall 
not  save  them  at  all  in  the  time  of 
their  Hrouble. 

13  For  according  to  tlie  number 
of  thy  "cities  were  tliy  gods,  O  Ju- 
dah ;  and  aceordinf/  to  the  number 
of  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  have 
ye  set  up  altars  to  that  +  shameful 
tiling,  errn  altars  to  burn  incense 
unto  Jiaal. 

14  Therefore  "])ray  not  thou  for 
this  iieople,  neither  lift  up  a  cry 
or  prayer  for  tluMu:  for  I  will  not 
hear  Ihrm  in  the  time  that  they  cry 
unto  me  for  their  ♦  trouble. 

15  ''•What  hath  my  beloved  to 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  608. 

tHob. 
AnlPtl, 
Pent.  27.15- 

2U. 


•  Rom.  2. 13. 
Jajiies  1. 22. 


fch.7. 13,25. 
&  35. 15. 


Sch.7.  26. 

Iich.3.  17.  & 
7.  24.  &  M.  14. 

II  Or,  stub- 
bornness. 


i  Ez.  22. 25. 
Uos.O.g. 


kEz.20.18. 


t Ilpb.  io  go 

JorlU  of. 
iP.-<.  IS.il. 

Prov.  1.28. 

la.  1.13. 

ch.  14.12. 

Ez.S.  18. 

;\Iic.3.4. 

Zuch.  7. 13. 

">  Dent.  32. 
87,38. 


t  Heb.  evil. 


"  ch.  2. 23. 


t  Heb. 
shame, 
ch.  3.  24. 
IIos.  a.  10. 


"  Ex.  32. 10. 
ch.7. 16.& 
14.11. 
1  Jul)n5. 16. 

Illob.  cfi7. 
I'  Ps.  .'A  Hi. 
Is.  I.  II, &c. 
t  Ilih.  Whut 
is  to  mt/  1)6' 
loivrl  in  my 
house  f 


A  consjiiracy  against  Jeremiah. 


JEREMIAH. 


GotVs  heritage  forsalen  of  him. 


Before 
CIIKI^T 

uliout  (iU8. 

'I  Ez.  ]G.  »j, 

&c. 
Ml.iu'.2. 12, 

1.1, 14. 

Tit.  1.1.'). 
!]  Or,  ulirn 

Ihfi  eiul  is. 
'Prov.  L'.  14. 
>  Vs.  5-.'.  ,S. 

Kom.  11.17. 


"  Is.  5. 
ch.a. 


"  ch.  18. 18. 


t  llcb.  tlie 
stalk  with 
his  breatL 

>  Ps.  Kl.  4. 

'  Ps.  ur.  n.  & 

llC.y.  &142. 


M  Sam.lG.7. 
IChr.  28.U. 
Ps.  7.  SI. 
ch.  17. 10.  & 
•Jl.  12. 
Kev.  2.  23. 


I.cli.l2.5,«. 

■■  Is.  r*.  10. 

Amos  2.  12. 
&  7.  !.■?,  16. 
Mic.  2.  (i. 


1 1Iol). 
lisit  upon. 


'lch.2.3.12.& 
4«.  :;l.«:48. 
44.  &  .ill.  L'7. 
Luke  l'J.44. 


"Ps.51.4. 


I 


do  in  mine  liouse,  seeing  she  batli 
^  wrought  lewdness  with  many,  and 
'the  holy  tlesh  is  passed  from  thee  ! 
"when  thou  doest  evil,  then  thou 
^rejoieest. 

10  The  Lord  ealled  thy  name,  'A 
green  olive  tree,  fair,  and  of  goodly 
fruit :  w  ith  the  noise  of  a  great  tu- 
mult he  hath  kindled  tire  upon  it, 
and  the  branches  of  it  are  broken. 

1 7  For  the  Lord  of  hosts,  "  that 
planted  thee,  hath  pronounced  evil 
against  thee,  for  the  evil  of  the 
house  of  Israel  and  of  the  house 
of  Judah,  which  they  have  done 
against  themselves  to  provoke  me 
to  anger  in  offering  incense  imto 
Baal. 

18  *i  And  the  Lord  hath 


me  knowledge 
it:  then 


thou 


of  it,  and  I 
shewedst  me 


given 

know 

their 


doings. 

19  But  I  was  like  a  lamb  or  an 
ox  that  is  brought  to  the  slaugh- 
ter; and  I  knew  not  that  ""they  had 
devised  devices  against  me,  sai/ing, 
Let  us  destroy  Uhe  tree  with  the 
fruit  thereof,  ^and  let  us  cut  him 
ofi"  from  Hhe  land  of  the  living, 
that  his  name  may  be  no  more  re- 
membered. 

20  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
judgest  righteously,  that  ""  triest 
the  reins  and  the  heart,  let  me  see 
thy  vengeance  on  them :  for  unto 
thee  have  I  revealed  my  cause. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  the  men  of  Anathoth,  ^'that  seek 
thy  life,  saying,  '^ Prophesy  not  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  that  thou 
die  not  by  our  hand : 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  Behold,  I  will  *  i:*^^^^'''^^ 
them :  the  young  men  shall  die 
by  the  sword ;  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  shall  die  by  famine : 

23  And  there  shall  be  no  remnant 
of  them  :  for  I  w  ill  bring  evil  nj^on 
the  men  of  Anathoth,  even  ''the 
year  of  their  visitation. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  Jeremiah,  complaining  of  the  wicked'.s  prospeintij,  by 
faith  seeth  their  ruin.  5  God  adinonLsheth  him  of 
his  brethren^  treachery  against  him,  7  and  lanteftt- 
eth  his  heritage.  14  //e  promiseth  to  the  penitent 
return  from  captivity. 

IGHTEOUS    'art   thou,    O 
Lord,   when    I    i)lead   with 

53 


R 


thee :  yet  "let  me  talk  with  thee  of 
thy  judgments:  'Wherefore  doth 
the  w^ay  of  the  wicked  prosper? 
wherefore  are  all  they  happy  that 
deal  Aery  treacherously  ? 

2  Thou  hast  planted  them,  yea, 
they  have  taken  root:  Hliey  grow, 
yea,  they  bring  forth  fruit :  '^  thou 
art  near  in  their  mouth,  and  far 
from  their  reins. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  'Uvnowest 
me:  thou  hast  seen  me,  and  'tried 
mine  heart  *  toward  thee:  pull  them 
out  like  sheep  for  the  slaughter, 
and  prepare  them  for  '^the  day  of 
slaughter. 

4  IIow^  long  shall  ^  the  land  mourn, 
and  the  herbs  of  every  field  wither, 
''  for  the  wickedness  of  them  that 
dwell  therein  ?  '  the  beasts  are  con- 
sumed, and  the  birds ;  because  they 
said.  He  shall  not  see  our  last 
end. 

5  1  If  thou  hast  run  with  the  foot- 
men, and  they  have  w^earied  thee, 
then  how  canst  thou  contend  with 
horses  I  and  if  in  the  land  of  peace, 
wherein  thou  trustedst,  they  wearied 
thee,  then  how  wilt  thou  do  in  ""the 
swelling  of  Jordan  ? 

6  For  even  '  thy  brethren,  and  the 
house  of  thy  father,  even  they  have 
dealt  treacherously  with  thee ;  yea, 
"they  have  called  a  multitude  after 
thee :,"' believe  them  not,  though 
they  speak  ^fair  words  unto  thee. 

7^1  have  forsaken  mine  house, 
I  have  left  mine  heritage ;  I  have 
given  ^  the  dearly  beloved  of  mj 
soul  into  the  hand  of  her  enemies. 

8  Mine  heritage  is  nnto  me  as  a 
lion  in  the  forest;  it  "^crieth  out 
against  me :  therefore  have  I  hated 
it. 


9  Mine  heritage  is  nnto  me  as 


a 
round 


"  speckled  bird,  the  birds 
about  are  against  her;  come  ye, 
assemble  all  the  beasts  of  the  field, 
""come  to  devour. 

10  Man}'  "pastors  have  destroyed 
Pmy  vineyard,  they  have  '"trodden 
my  portion  under  foot,  they  have 
made  my  ^pleasant  x)ortion  a  deso- 
late wilderness. 

11  They  have  made  it  desolate, 
and  heing  desolate  'it  mourueth  un- 
to me ;  the  w  hole  land  is  made  des- 

817 


Before 
OH  HIST 

aboui  G(ld. 

II  Or,  let  me 
reason  the 
cn?e  if  ith 
thee. 

I'.loh  I'J.fi.  & 
■A.  7. 

Pa.  ;!7.1.,V). 
&  73.  3,  Ike. 

ch.  r,.  'jH. 

Hub.  I.  4. 
Mill.  3.  la. 
Ulob. 
the//  go  on. 

'  iB.'.'il.   I.-i. 

Matt.  1.').8. 
Alurk  7.  0* 

dPs.  17..3.  & 
l:!;i.  1. 
•■  ch.  1 1.  20. 

Illeb. 
ici(/i  thee. 


'James  5.  5. 


Sch.  23.  in. 
Ilos.  4.  3. 


h  Ps.  107.  .".4. 

ich.  4.  ir,.  k 
7.  ^O.  *  :i.  10. 
Ilos.  4.  3. 


k  .losh.  3.  1.^. 
1  Cbr.lJ.15. 
ch  40.  H).  & 
.W.  44. 

1  ch.  1>.  4.  & 
11.19,  21. 


'I  Or,  they 
rried  after 
thee  fvUy. 

"'  Prov.2i;.25. 

t  lleb.  good 
things. 


tllcb. 
the  love. 


!|  Or,  yelleth. 
tllfb. 

tjirrrh  out 

his  voice. 


II  Or, 

hirtl  having 
talons. 


II  Or, 

cause  them 
to  come. 

"  Is.  .v;.  9. 

ch.  7.  33. 
"ch.  G.  3. 
Pis.  5.  1,5. 
t  Is.  «.  18. 
1  llcb. 

portion  qf 

desire. 


"■  ver.  4. 


Promise  to  the  penitent. 


JEREMIAH. 


JudaWs  destruction  typified. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  608. 

•  Is.  4-'.  25. 


■Lev.  2fi.  IC. 
Deut.  iS..W. 
Mic.  G.  1.5. 
Hag.l.B. 


11  Or,  lie. 


'  Zech.  2.  8. 


»  Dent.  30. 3. 

ch. ;).'.  sr. 


5  Ez.  28.  25. 


^AmoaO.  14. 


•ch.  4.  2. 


l-Eph.  2.  20, 
21. 
1  Pet.  2.  5. 

'  Ib.  bo.  12. 


about  602. 


olate,  because  ^no  man  layeth  it  to 
heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  iipou  all 
high  places  through  the  wilderness: 
for  the  sword  of  the  Lord  shall 
devour  from  the  0}ie  end  of  the 
land  even  to  the  other  end  of  the 
land:  no  tlesh  shall  have  peace. 

13  'They  have  sown  wheat,  but 
shall  reap  thorns:  they  have  put 
themselves  to  pain,  hut  shall  not 
profit :  and  "  they  shall  be  ashamed 
of  your  revenues  because  of  the 
fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

14  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  against 
all  mine  evil  neighbours,  that 
"touch  the  inheritance  which  I 
have  caused  my  people  Israel  to 
inherit;  Behold,  I  will ""  i)luck  them 
out  of  their  land,  and  pluck  out  the 
house  of  Judah  from  among  them. 


15  ^  And  it   shall 


come  to  pass, 
.after  that  I  have  plucked  them  out 
I  will  return,  and  have  compassion 
on  them,  ^  and  will  bring  them 
again,  every  man  to  his  heritage, 
and  every  man  to  his  land. 

IG  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  will  diligently  learn  the  ways 
of  my  people,  ''to  swear  by  my 
name.  The  Lord  liveth ;  as  they 
taught  my  people  to  swear  by  Baal ; 
then  shall  they  be  ''built  in  the 
midst  of  my  ijeople. 

17  But  if  they  will  not  ''obey,  I 
will  utterly  pluck  up  and  destroy 
that  nation,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  l7i  the  type  of  a  linen  girdle,  hidden  at  Euphrates, 
God  prefifjurcth.  the  deatruetioii,  of  his  people.  Vi 
Under  the  parable  of  the  bottles  filled  with  leine  he 
foretelleth  their  drunkenness  in  misei^y.  15  He  ex- 
hortelh  to  prevent  their  future  judgments.  22  He 
sheweth  their  abominations  are  the  cause  thereof. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  unto  me, 
Go  and  get  thee  a  linen  girdle, 
and  x)ut  it  ujum  thy  loins,  and  pat 
it  not  in  water. 
2  So  I  got  a  girdle  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it 
on  my  loins. 

o  AimI  the  word  of  tlu^  Lord  came 
unto  me  the  second  time,  saying, 

4  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast 
got,  which  is  upon  thy  loins,  and 
arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  hide  it 
there  in  a  hole  of  the  rock. 

5  So  I  went,  and  hid  it  by  Eu- 

818 


phrates,  as  the  Lord  commanded 
me. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many 
days,  that  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Arise,  go  to  Eui)hrates,  and  take 
the  girdle  from  thence,  which  I 
commanded  thee  to  hide  there. 

7  Then  I  went  to  Euphrates,  and 
digged,  and  took  the  girdle  from 
the  place  where  I  had  hid  it :  and, 
behold,  the  girdle  was  marred,  it 
was  profitable  for  nothing. 

8  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  this 
manner  ''will  I  mar  the  pride  of 
Judah,  and  the  great  pride  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

10  This  evil  people,  which  refuse 
to  hear  my  words,  which  ""walk  in 
the  I'  imagination  of  their  heart,  and 
walk  after  other  gods,  to  serve 
them,  and  to  worship  them,  shall 
even  be  as  this  girdle,  which  is 
good  for  nothing. 

11  For  as  the  girdle  cleaveth  to 
the  loins  of  a  man,  so  have  I  caused 
to  cleave  unto  me  the  whole  house 
of  Israel  and  the  whole  house  of 
Judah,  saith  the  Lord  ;  that  Hhey 
might  be  unto  me  for  a  people,  and 
''for  a  name,  and  for  a  praise,  and 
for  a  glory :  but  they  would  not 
hear. 

12  1^  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak 
unto  them  this  word;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Every  bot- 
tle shall  be  filled  with  wine:  and 
they  shall  say  unto  thee.  Do  we  not 
certainly  know  that  every  bottle 
shall  be  filled  with  wine  ! 

13  Then  shalt  thou  sav  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
fill  all  the  inhabitants  of  this  land, 
even  the  kings  that  sit  upon  Da- 
vid's throne,  and  the  priests,  and 
the  x)ropliets,  and  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem,  ''with  drunken- 
ness. 

14  And  '^I  will  dash  them  'one 
against  another,  even  the  fathers 
and  the  sons  together,  saith  the 
Lord:  I  will  not  pity,  nor  spare, 
nor  have  mercy,  *but  destroy  them. 

15  ^1  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear;  be  not 
proud :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

IG  '-'Give  glory  to  the  Lord  your 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  602. 


■Lev.  26. 19. 


bch.  9. 14.  & 
11.8.&l(>.12. 

II  Or,  slii,- 
boniness. 


'  Ex.  19.  5. 


A  ch.  33.  9. 


"Is.Sl.U,2I. 
&  Si.  0. 
ch.  2.S.  27.  & 
51.7. 

fPs.  2.  9. 
t  Hcb. 

(/  tnan 

Offtiinst  fits 

bfother. 


f  Ueh.fiom 
dfnlroyin'j 
them. 


BJosh.  7. 19. 


God  cxhorteth  to  rejyentance. 


JEKEMIAH. 


A  grievous  dearth. 


Before 
CIIKIST 
about  (iU2. 


Ms.  5.  ,"0.  & 

8.  22. 

Amos  8.  9. 

i  Is.  r,il.  9. 

k  Ps.  44. 19. 

God,  before   lie   cause   "^ davkiie.ss,   tlion  not  be  made   clean?   ♦when 

sltall  it  once  hef 


ich.  0. 1.  & 
H.  17. 

I,am.l.2,lG. 
S:  2.  IS. 


■"  Sep2King8 
24.  12. 
ch.  22.  20. 

heaatires. 


"  ch.  6.  22. 


tlleb. 
visit  upon. 


"011.6.24. 


P  ch.  a.  10.  & 
10. 10. 


1 1s.  S.  17.  & 

47.  2, 3. 

ver.  26. 

Ez.16.37,38, 

3!1. 

Nah.  8.  5. 
II  Or,  shnll  be 

violently 

taken 

away. 

fHeb. 
taught. 


'Ps.1.4. 
llos.  13.  3. 


•  Job  20.  29. 
I's.  11.6. 


'ch.  10.  14. 

"  ver.  22. 
Lam.  1.  8. 
Ez.  1(;.37.& 
23.  29. 
Hos.  2. 10. 


'^  ch.  5.  8. 


y  Is.  65.  7. 
ch.  2.  2<).  & 
3.  2,  6. 
Ez.  6.  13.' 


and  before  your  feet  stnmble  ni)on 
the  dark  mountains,  aud,  Avliile  ye 
'look  for  lii-lit,  lie  turn  it  into  ''the 
shadow  of  death,  and  make  it  gross 
darkness. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  it,  my 
soul  shall  weep  in  secret  places  for 
j/oiu'  jmde;  and  'mine  eye  shall 
weep  sore,  and  run  down  with 
tears,  because  the  Lord's  flock  is 
carried  away  captive. 

18  Say  unto  '"  the  king  and  to 
the  queen.  Humble  yourselves,  sit 
down :  for  your  n  principalities  shall 
come  down,  even  the  crown  of  your 
glory. 

19  The  cities  of  the  south  shall  be 
shut  uj),  and  none  shall  open  them: 
Judah  shall  be  carried  away  cap- 
tive all  of  it,  it  shall  be  wholly  car- 
ried away  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold 
them  "that  come  from  the  north: 
where  is  the  flock  that  was  given 
thee,  thy  beautiful  flock  ? 

21  What  wilt  thou  say  when  he 
shall  *  punish  thee  I  for  thou  hast 
taught  them  to  he  captains,  and  as 
oiiief  over  thee :  shall  not "  sorrows 
take  thee,  as  a  woman  in  trav- 
ail f 

22  ^  And  if  thou  say  in  thine 
heart,  ^  Wherefore  come  ,  these 
things  upon  me?  For  the  great- 
ness of  thine  iniquity  are  ■"  thy 
skirts  discovered,  and  thy  heels 
'I  made  bare. 

23  Can  the  Ethiopian  change  his 
skin,  or  the  leoi)ard  his  spots  ?  then 
may  ye  also  do  good,  that  are  ^ac- 
customed to  do  evil. 

24  Therefore  will  I  scatter  them 
'as  the  stubble  that  passeth  away 
by  the  wind  of  the  wilderness. 

25  -'This  is  thy  lot,  the  portion 
of  thy  measures  from  me,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  because  thou  hast  forgotten 
me,  and  trusted  in  *  falsehood. 

2G  Therefore  "will  I  discover  thy 
skirts  upon  thy  face,  that  thy  shame 
may  appear. 

27  I  have  seen  thine  adulteries, 
and  thy  ^neighings,  the  lewdness 
of  thy  whoredom,  and  thine  abom- 
inations ^on  the  hills  in  the  fields. 
Woe  unto  thee,  O  Jerusalem  !  wilt 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  f/rievoHn  famine  7  cauxetli  Jeremiah  to  jway. 
10  Tlic  Lord  ivill  not  be  entreated  for  tlie  peojde.  13 
Lyiuij  projihetfi  arc  no  cxcuxe  for  them.  17  Jere- 
miah is  moved  to  complain  for  them. 

THE   word  of  the   Lord   that 
came  to  Jeremiah    concern- 
ing Hhe  dearth. 

2  Judah  niourneth,  and  ''the  gates 
thereof  languish;  they  are  'black 
unto  the  ground;  and  Hhe  cry  of 
Jerusalem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  sent  their 
little  ones  to  the  waters:  they  came 
to  the  pits,  and  found  no  water; 
they  returned  with  their  vessels 
empty ;  they  were  ''  ashamed  and 
confounded,  *  and  covered  their 
heads. 

4  Because  the  ground  is  chapped, 
for  there  was  no  rain  in  the  earth, 
the  ploughmen  were  ashamed, 
they  covered  their  heads. 

5  Yea,  the  hind  also  calved  in 
the  field,  and  forsook  it,  because 
there  was  no  grass. 

G  And  '^the  wild  asses  did  stand 
in  the  high  places,  they  snufi:'ed  up 
the  wind  like  dragons ;  their  eyes 
did  fail,  because  there  was  no 
grass. 

7  T^  O  Lord,  though  our  iniq- 
uities testify  against  us,  do  thou 
it  sfor  thy  name's  sake:  for  our 
backslidings  are  many ;  we  have 
sinned  against  thee. 

8  '^  O  the  hope  of  Israel,  the  Sav- 
iour thereof  in  time  of  trouble,  why 
shouldest  thou  be  as  a  stranger  in 
the  land,  and  as  a  wayfaring  man 
that  turneth  aside  to  tarry  for  a 
night  ? 

9  Why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a 
man  astonished,  as  a  mighty  man 
'  that  cannot  save  ?  yet  thou,  O 
Lord,  ^art  in  the  midst  of  us,  and 
hve  are  called  by  thy  name ;  leave 
us  not. 

10  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
this  people,  '  Thus  have  they  loved 
to  wander,  they  have  not  refrained 
their  feet,  therefore  the  Lord  doth 
not  accept  them ;  "'  he  will  now 
remember  their  iniquity,  and  visit 
their  sins. 

11  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 

819 


Before 
CIIJUST 
aboui.  ()l)2. 

1  Hcb.  arier 
when  yetr 


about  601. 


t  Heb.  the 

uroi'dno/lhc 
t/eayt/t.«.  or, 
restj-ainta. 

'  Is.  3.  20. 

bch.  8.  21. 

'  See  1  Sam. 
5.12. 


d  Ps.  40. 14. 


•2  Sam.  13. 
30. 


f  eh.  2.24. 


cPs.  25.  11. 


hch.  17. 13. 


ils.  59.  1. 

k  Ex.  29.  45, 

4<l. 

Lev.  20.11, 

12. 
t  Heb. 

t/t;/  name 

is  called 

iijion  vs. 

Dan.  9.  18, 

19. 
1  .Sec  ch.  2. 

23,  24,  25. 


■"  Hos.  8. 13. 
&9.  9. 


The  lying  i)roi)hets  shall  ])erish. 


JEEEMIAH. 


The  rejection  of  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHItlST 

atjuul  601. 

°  Ex.  ?■■!.  10. 

oh.  7. 16.  & 

11.  14. 
"  Prov.  1.  28. 

Is.  1.13.  & 

58.  .'3. 

ch.  11.11. 

Ez.  8.  18. 

Mic.  3.  4. 

Zech.  7.  1.3. 
V  ch.  (i.  20.  & 

7.21,22. 
1  ch.  9. 16. 

■■ch.  4.10. 


t  Heh.  peace 
of  truth. 


'  ch.  27. 10. 

'ch.  23.21.  & 

27.  15.  &  29. 
8,9. 


"  Ps.  79.  3. 


»ch.9.  l.X: 

I'i.  17. 

Lam.  1.16. 

&  2.  18. 
•ch.  8.  21. 


"  Ez.  7.  15. 


"  ch.  5.  K,13. 


II  Or,  mnkf 
intTCkiiit- 

a  Itin'l,  an<l 
Tni'ii  fir- 
knoioledye 
it  not, 
ch..5.  31. 
b  Lam.  5.  22. 


'rh   15.  18. 
.1  ch.  8.  15. 


"Pray  not  for  this  jjeople  for  their 
good. 

12  "When  they  fast,  I  will  not 
hear  their  cry;  and  ''when  they 
offer  burnt  offering  and  an  obla- 
tion, I  will  not  accept  them:  but ''  I 
will  consume  them  by  the  sword, 
and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence. 

13  %  ^Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  ! 
behold,  the  x)rophets  say  unto 
them.  Ye  shall  not  see  the  sword, 
neither  shall  ye  have  famine;  bat 
I  will  give  you  ^assured  jjeace  in 
this  place. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
*The  prophets  prophesy  lies  in  my 
name:  *I  sent  them  not,  neither 
have  I  commanded  them,  neither 
spake  unto  them :  they  proi)hesy 
unto  you  a  false  vision  and  divin- 
ation, and  a  thing  of  nought,  and 
the  deceit  of  their  heart. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  i)rophets  that  proph- 
esy in  my  name,  and  I  sent  them 
not,  "  yet  they  say.  Sword  and  fam- 
ine shall  not  be  in  this  land;  By 
sword  and  famine  shall  those  proph- 
ets be  consumed. 

IG  And  the  people  to  whom  they 
prophesy  shall  be  cast  out  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  because  of 
the  famine  and  the  sword;  ''and 
they  shall  have  none  to  bury  them, 
them,  their  wives,  nor  their  sons, 
nor  their  daughters :  for  I  will 
pour  tlieir  wickedness  upon  them. 

17  "[  Therefore  thou  slialt  say  this 
word  unto  them;  ^  Let  mine  eyes 
run  down  with  tears  night  and 
day,  and  let  them  not  cease:  'for 
the  virgin  (huigliter  of  my  people 
is  broken  with  a  great  breach,  with 
a  very  grievous  blow. 

18  if  I  go  forth  into  =^the  field, 
then  behold  tlie  shiin  with  the 
sword  !  and  if  J  enter  into  the  city, 
then  l)eh<)hl  tliem  that  are  sick 
with  famine!  yea,  both  the  ])roph- 
et  and  th(;  priest  "go  about  into  a 
land  that  they  know  not. 

11)  ''Hast  thou  utt<'ily  rejected 
Jndahf  hath. tliy soul  loa'thedZionf 
why  hast  thon  smitten  us,  and 
'there   is  no  healing  for   us?   "'w<^ 

looked  for  peace,  and   there  is  no 

820 


good;   and  for  the   time  of  heal- 
ing, and  behold  trouble ! 

20  We  acknowledge,  O  Lord,  our 
wickedness,  and  the  iniquity  of  our 
fathers :  for  'we  have  sinned  against 
thee. 

21  Do  not  abhor  ks,  for  fhj  name's 
sake ;  do  not  disgrace  the  throne  of 
thy  glory :  *^  remember,  break  not 
thy  covenant  with  us. 

22  ^Are  there  any  among  ''the 
vanities  of  the  Gentiles  that  can 
cause  rain?  or  can  the  heavens 
give  showers  I  'Art  not  thou  he, 
O  Lord  our  God  I  therefore  we 
will  wait  upon  thee :  for  thou  hast 
made  all  these  things. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

1  The  utter  rejection  and  manifold  judgments  of  the 
Jews.  10  Jeremiah,  complaining  of  their  spile,  re- 
ccivelh  a  promise  for  himself,  12  and  a  threatening 
for  them,.  15  He  prayeth,  19  andreceiveth  a  gra- 
cious pro)nise. 

THE^  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
''Though  ''Moses  and  'Samuel 
stood  before  nie,  yet  my  mind  could 
not  he  toward  this  people:  cast 
them  out  of  my  sight,  and  let  them 
go  forth. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  say  unto  thee.  Whither  shall 
we  go  forth  I  then  thou  shalt  tell 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  ''  Such 
as  are  for  death,  to  death ;  and 
such  jas  are  for  the  sword,  to  the 
sword;  and  such  as  are  for  the 
famine,  to  the  famine;  and  such 
as  rtre  for  the  cai^tivity,  to  the 
captivity. 

3  And  I  will  ^appoint  over  them 
four  Uvind.s,  saith  the  Lord:  the 
sword  to  slay,  and  the  dogs  to  tear, 
and  '^the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  earth,  to  devour 
and  destroy. 

4  And  ^I  will  cause  them  to  be 
"removed  into  all  kingdoms  of  the 
earth,  Ix^cause  of  ''jMana.sseh  the 
son  of  Hezekiah  king  ot  Judah,  for 
that  winch  he  did  in  Jerusalem. 

5  For  '  who  shall  have  pity  upon 
thee,  O  Jeru.sahMU  ?  or  who  shall 
bemoan  thee  1  or  who  shall  go  aside 
Ho  ask  how  thou  doest"? 

()  ''Thou  hast  forsak<;n  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  thou  art  '  gone  back- 
ward :  therefore  will  1  stretch  out 
my  hand  against  thee,  and  destroy 


Before 
CHRIST 

about.  6U1. 


«  Ps.  Wi.  fi. 
Dan.  9.  8. 


fPs.  74.  2,20. 
&  lOG.  45. 


S  Zech.  10. 1, 
bDeut.  32.21. 


i  Ps.  135.  7.  & 
147.8. 
Is.  30.  23. 
ch.  5.  24.  & 
10. 13. 


about  601. 

>Ez 

14 

14, 

*c. 

hKx 

.32 

11, 

12. 

Ps. 

911. 

6. 

'IS 

am 

7.9 

d  ch.  43.  II. 
Ez.  5.  2,  12. 
Zuch.  11. 9. 


'  Lev.  20. 10, 
&c. 
tlleb. 
Jaimlies. 


I  Deut.  28.20. 
ch.  7.  33. 


tHeb.  Ivjill 

i/ii'e  thtnn 

for  a  re- 

movinij. 
5  l)eut.28.25. 

ch.  24.  9. 

Ez.  2.3.  40. 
H2  Kings  21. 

11,,'in'.  .til. 

2ti.&24.3,4. 

lis.  51.19. 


t  Heb.  to  Oik 

oj  Ihlj 

pence. 
k  cli.  2.  13. 
I  ch.  7.  -A 


Jeremiah  receiveth 


JEREMIAH. 


a  gracious  promise. 


Before 
ClililST 
iiboul  6U1. 

'"  IIos.  13.14. 


II  Or^u-hiitso- 
ever  is  ilear. 
"  Is. !»  I.'!. 

cii.  5.  ;i. 

Amos  4.10, 

a. 


;ior,. 

{Kjamst  the 
iitotftfi-  cit}' 
a  !/(nt]t(; 
man  spoil- 
ing, A-c.  or, 
agtiinst  the 
niotfier  and 
the  young 
men. 

"1  Sam.  2.  5. 


r  Amos  S.  9. 


lJob.1.],*c. 
ch.  2U.  14. 


\\0r,  I  u-m 
entreat  the 
enemy  for 
thee. 

'ch.  39.11,12. 
&  40.  4,  5. 


» Ps.  44.  12. 
ch.  ir.  3. 


'ch.lG.  13.  & 
17.4. 
"  Deut.32.22. 


''ch.  12.3. 

5ch.  11.20.& 
:i0. 12. 


'  Ps.  C9. 


i    "Ez.  3. 1,  3. 
'       Kev.  10.  9, 

10. 
l'.rob2.1.  12. 

Ps.  119.  72, 

111. 
I   fHeb. 
J      thy  name  is 

called  upon 

me. 

"P8.1.  1.  & 

26. 4,  5. 


thee;    '"I  am  "sveary  with  repent- 
ing-. 

7  And  I  will  fan  them  with  a  fan 
in  the  gates  of  the  land ;  1  will  be- 
reave them  of  k'hildren,  I  will  de- 
stroy my  people,  since'^'they  return 
not  from  their  ways. 

8  Their  widows  are  increased  to 
me  above  the  sand  of  the  seas :  I 
have  brought  upon  them  "against 
the  mother  of  the  young  men  a 
spoiler  at  noonday :  I  have  caused 
him  to  fall  upon  it  suddenly,  and 
terrors  upon  the  city. 

9  "  She  that  hath  borne  seven  lau- 
guisheth:  she  hath  given  up  the 
ghost;  Pher  sun  is  gone  down  while 
it  was  yet  day :  she  hath  been 
ashamed  and  confounded :  and  the 
residue  of  them  will  I  deliver  to  the 
sword  before  their  enemies,  saith 
the  LoKD. 

10  ^  '^AVoe  is  me,  my  mother,  that 
thou  hast  borne  me  a  man  of  strife 
and  a  man  of  contention  to  tlie 
whole  earth .!  I  have  neither  lent 
on  usury,  nor  men  have  lent  to 
me  on  usury ;  yet  every  one  of  them 
doth  curse  me. 

11  The  Loud  said,  Yerily  it  shall 
be  well  with  thy  remnant;  verily 
"I  will  cause  ''the  enemv  to  entreat 
thee  well  in  the  time  of  evil  and  in 
the  time  of  afhiction. 

12  Shall  iron  break  the  northern 
iron  and  the  steel  ? 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  treas- 
ures will  I  give  to  the  'spoil  with- 
out price,  and  that  for  all  thy  sins, 
even  in  all  tliv  borders. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  to  pass 
with  thine  enemies  Mnto  a  land 
irhieli  thou  knowest  not :  for  a  "tire 
is  kindled  in  mine  anger,  tchich 
shall  burn  ux)on  you. 

15  T"  O  LoKD,  ^thou  knowest :  re- 
member me,  and  visit  me,  and  -re- 
venge me  of  my  i^ersecutors ;  take 
me  not  away  in  thy  longsutfering : 
know  that  'for  thy  sake  I  have  suf- 
fered rebuke. 

IG  Thy  words  were  found,  and  I 
did  -^  eat  them ;  and  ^'  thy  word  was 
unto  me  the  joy  and  rejoicing  of 
mine  heart:  for  ^I  am  called  by 
thy  name,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

17  ^=1  sat  not  in  the  assembly  of 


the  mockers,  nor  rejoiced;  I  sat 
alone  because  of  thy  hand  :  for  thou 
hast  tilled  me  with  indignation. 

18  Why  is  my  ''pain  i)erpetual, 
and  my  wound  incurable,  whieh  re- 
fuseth  to  be  healed  I  wilt  thou  be 
altogether  unto  me  'as  a  liar,  and 
Uis  waters  that^fiul^. 

19  1  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  ^If  thou  return,  then  will  I 
bring  thee  again,  and  thou  shalt 
''  stand  before  me:  and  if  thoii '  take 
forth  the  precious  from  the  vile, 
thou  shalt  be  as  mj  mouth :  let 
them  return  unto  thee ;  but  return 
not  thou  unto  them. 

20  And  I  will  make  thee  unto  this 
people  a  fenced  brazen  ''wall :  and 
they  shall  fight  against  thee,  but 
'  they  shall  not  prevail  against  thee: 
for  I  am  with  thee  to  save  thee  and 
to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  deliver  thee  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked,  and  I  will 
redeem  thee  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
terrible. 

CHAPTER  XYI. 

1  T7ie  jirophet,  iinder  the  types  of  abstaining  from 
mar )•  lag ('.,  from  house.f  of  mourniug  and  Jca.sting, 
foresheweth  the  utter  ruin  of  the  Jews,  10  because 
theg  were  worse  than  their  fathers.  14  Their  return 
from  cctptivitij  .shall  be  .stranger  than  their  deliver- 
ance out  of  Egypt.  16  God  loill  doubly  recomijense 
their  idolatry. 

I^HE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
_    also  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a  wife, 
neither  shalt  thou  have  sons  nor 
daughters  in  this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  sons  and  concerning 
the  daughters  that  are  born  in  this 
place,  and  concerning  their  moth- 
ers that  bare  them,  and  concerning 
their  fathers  that  begat  them  in 
this  land ; 

4  They  shall  die  of  ^ 
deaths ;  they  shall  not  be 
ed;  neither  shall  they  be 
lut  they  shall  be  ' 
the  face  of  the  earth:  and  they 
shall  be  consumed  by  the  sword, 
and  by  famine;  and  their  ''carcass- 
es shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of 
heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the 
earth, 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  *  Enter 
not  into  the  house  of  "mourning, 

to  lament  nor  bemoan 

821 


grievous 
^  lament- 
buried  ; 


shall  be  "  as  dung  upon 


neither  go 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuiu  6ni. 


A  ch.  30.  IJ. 


•Scech.1.18, 
19. 

(.Ir,bG.  15, 

.Vc. 
i  Ileb. 

be  not  sure. 
sZech.  3.  7. 


liver.  1. 
iE7,.22.26.& 

44.23. 


lcb.1.18.  & 
0.  27. 


Ich.  20.11,12. 


about  601. 


»ch.  1,5.  2. 

bch  .22.18,19. 
&25.  33. 


'  Ps.  nr  10. 

ch.».2.*9- 

22. 


d  Ps.  79.  2. 
ch.7.33.  & 
34.20. 


'Ez.  24.17, 
22,  23. 

Ij  Or,  mourn- 
ing/east. 


The  2)f'ophet  foresheiveth 


JEEEMIAH. 


the  utter  ruin  of  the  Jeivs. 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuuieui. 


fch.  22. 18. 

i-'Lev.  ISl.  28. 

Deut.  14. 1. 

ch.  41.  5.  & 

47.  ,5. 
ii  Is.  22.  12. 

ch.  7.  2!t. 
il  Or,  break 

bread  Jor 

them,  as 

Ez.  24.  17. 

Hos.  0.  4. 

See  Deut. 

2(>.  14. 

Job  42. 11. 

<  Prov.31.G,7. 


k  Is.  24. -.8. 

ch.r.'.a.sc 

2.5.  11). 
Kz.  26. 13. 
Uos.  2.  11. 
Rev.  IS.  2.3. 


■"  Deut.  29. 
2.5. 
Ch.  22.  9. 


tliem :  for  I  have  taken  away  my 
peace  from  this  people,  saith  the 

and 


Lord,    even 


loving-kindness 


I  Deut.  29.24. 
ch.  .'3. 19.  & 
1.3. 22.  &  22. 
8. 


»  ch.  7.  2C. 

''ch.1.3. 10. 

H  Or,  Hub- 
bornness. 


T  Deut.  4.  20, 

27,  28.  &  28. 

ich.  15.14. 


'Is  43. 18. 
ch.  2.).  7, 8. 


mercies. 

G  Both  the  great  and  the  small 
shall  die  in  this  land:  they  shall 
not  be  buried,  ^  neither  shall  men 
lament  for  them,  nor  ^'cut  them- 
selves, nor  ^make  themselves  bald 
for  them : 

7  Neither  shall  men  "tear  them- 
selves for  them  in  mourning,  to 
comfort  them  for  the  dead ;  nei- 
ther shall  men  give  them  the  cup 
of  consolation  to' '  drink  for  their 
father  or  for  their  mother. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  also  go  into  the 
house  of  feasting,  to  sit  with  them 
to  eat  and  to  drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold, 
''I  will  cause  to  cease  out  of  this 
place  in  your  eyes,  and  in  your 
days,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride. 

10  *\\  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  thou  shalt  shew  this  i^eople 
all  these  words,  and  they  shall  say 
unto  thee,  ^  Wherefore  hath  the 
Lord  pronounced  all  this  great 
evil  against  us  ?  or  what  "is  our  in- 
iquity I  or  what  is  our  sin  that  we 
have  committed  against  the  Lord 
our  God  I 

11  Then  shalt  thou  say  imto  them, 
'"Because  your  fathers  have  for- 
saken me,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
have  walked  after  other  gods,  and 
have  served  them,  and  have  wor- 
shipped them,  and  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  not  kept  my  law ; 

12  And  ye  have  done  "worse  than 
your  fathers ;  for,  behold,  °ye  walk 
every  one  after  the  "imagination 
of  his  evil  heart,  that  they  may  not 
hearken  unto  uk;  : 

1.3  'Therefore  will  I  cast  you  out 
of  this  land  ''into  a  land  that  ye 
know  not,  neither  ye  nor  your  fa- 
thers; and  there  shall  ye  servo  oili- 
er gods  day  and  night ;  where  1 
will  not  shew  you  i'avour. 

14  1  Therefore,  behold,  the  --days 
come,  saith  tlu^  Loijd,  that  it  shall 
no  more  be  said,  The  Lord  liveth, 
822 


that  brought  up  the  chikh-en  of  Is- 
rael out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 

15  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  that 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel 
from  the  land  of  the  north,  and 
from  all  the  lands  whither  he  had 
driven  them :  and  *  I  will  bring 
them  again  into  their  land  that  I 
gave  unto  their  fathers. 

10  ^  Behold,  I  will  send  for  many 
*  fishers,  saith  the  Lord,  and  they 
shall  fish  them ;  and  after  will  I 
send  for  many  hunters,  and  they 
shall  hunt  them  from  every  mount- 
ain, and  from  every  hill,  and  out 
of  the  holes  of  the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  "eyes  are  upon  all 
their  ways :  they  are  not  hid  from 
my  face,  neither  is  their  iniquity 
hid  from  mine  eyes. 

18  And  first  I  will  recompense 
their  iniquity  and  their  sin  "^  dou- 
ble ;  because  '  they  have  defiled 
my  land,  they  have  filled  mine  in- 
heritance with  the  carcasses  of  their 
detestable  and  abominable  things. 

19  O  Lord,  'my  strength,  and  my 
fortress,  and  •'  my  refuge  in  the  day 
of  affliction,  the  Gentiles  shall  come 
unto  thee  from  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  shall  say.  Surely  our  fa- 
thers have  inherited  lies,  vanity, 
and  things  ^  wherein  there  is  no 
profit. 

20  Shall  a  man  make  gods  unto 
himself,  and  Hhey  are  no  gods  I 

21  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  this 
once  cause  them  to  know,  I  will 
cause  them  to  know  mine  hand 
and   my   might ;    and   they 


know 
Lord. 


that 


my    name    is 


shall 
iThe 


CHAPTEE  XYII. 


1  T7ie  captivity  of  Judali  for  her  sin.  5  TniM  in  man 
is  curned,  7  iii  God  is  blessed.  9  T/ie  deceitful  heart 
cannot  deceive  God.  12  Tlie  .salvation  of  God.  15 
T/it'  2>rop/irt  complainet/i  of  the  morkers  of  /lisproph- 
ccij.  19  Jle  is  sent  to  renew  the  covenant  in  halluw- 
inij  the  sabbath. 

THE  sin  of  Judah  is  written 
with  a  ''pen  of  iron,  and  with 
the '  point  of  a  diamond :  it  is  ^  grav- 
en upon  the  table  of  their  heart, 
and  upon  the  horns  of  your  altars; 

2  Whilst  their  children  remember 
their  altars  and  their  '^groves  by 
the  green  trees  upon  the  high  hills. 

3  O  my  mountain  in  the  field,  "'I 
will  give  thy  substance  and  all  thy 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  6U1. 


'  ch.  24.  fi.  & 
3U.3.&32.or. 


'  Amos  4.  2. 
Uab.  1. 15. 


"Job  .34.  21. 
Prov.  .5.  21. 
&  1 J.  3. 
ch.  32. 19. 


"  Is.  40.  2. 
ch.  17.  IS. 
>  £z.  43.  7, 9. 


»  Ps.  18.  2. 

"ch.  17.17. 


b  Is.  44. 10. 
ch.  2. 11.  & 
10.  5. 


'Is.  37. 19. 
ch.  2. 11. 
Ual.  4.  S. 


i  Ex.  15.  3. 

ch.  ;VJ.  2. 

Amos  .5.  8. 
|]  OT..IEHO- 

VAU, 

Ps.  S3.  18. 


•Job  19.  24. 

f  Ilcb.  nail. 
t  Prov.  3.  X 
2  Cor.  3.  3. 


'  Ju(1r.  X  7. 

2Chr.24.1S. 

&  3;j.  3,  19. 

Is.  1.29.  & 

17.8. 

ch.  2.  20. 
J  ch.  13. 1.3. 


Trust  ui  man  is  cursed. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  sahhath  to  le  ImUoxved. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  tiOI. 


f Ileb. 
in  lliysell'. 


'  ch.  Hi.  in. 


fch.  15.  14. 


eTs.  30.  1,2. 
&  31.  1. 


hSeeIs.o'1.3. 


i  ch.  4.S.  C. 
I  Job  3).  1" 


IDiut.20.23 


■"  Ps.  2. 12.  & 

;J4.8.&125. 

i.&i*;.s. 

l>i'ov.  I().20. 
Is.  30.  IS. 

".lubS.  IC. 
Ts.  1.3. 


II  Or, 
restraint. 


'  1  Sam.lC.7. 

1  Clir.  2H.  a. 

Ps.  7. '.).  Ic 

!:».  23,24. 

Prov.  17.3. 

ch.  11.20.  & 

20. 12. 

liom.S.  27. 

Kev.  2. 23. 
>'Ps.G2.12. 

ch.32.  19. 

Kom.  2.  U. 
II  Or,  galher- 

eth  voiinf^ 

irhirh  she 

hatli  not 

brouf/ht 

fiirlh. 
t  Ps.  M.  23. 
'Luke  12.20. 


"ch.14.8. 
'  Ps.  73.  27. 
la.  1. 28. 


°  Sec  Luke 
10.20. 


^  ch.  2. 13. 


SDeut.l0.2I. 
Ps.  109. 1.  & 
148. 14. 


treasures  to  the  spoil;  and  tliy  liigli 
places  for  siu,  tlirougbout  all  thy 
borders. 

4  And  thou,  even  ♦  thyself,  shalt 
discontinue  from  thine  heritage 
that  I  gave  thee ;  and  1  Avill  cause 
thee  to  serve  thine  enemies  in  ""the 
land, which  thou  knowest  not:  for 
'ye  have  kindled  a  tire  in  mine  an- 
ger, n'liich  shall  burn  for  ever. 

5  ^\  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  ^'  Cursed 
he  the  man  that  trusteth  in  man, 
and  maketh  ''flesh  his  arm,  and 
whose  heart  departeth  from  the 
LoiiD. 

G  For  he  shall  be  'like  the  heath 
in  the  desert,  and  ^  shall  not  see 
when  good  cometh ;  but  shall  in- 
habit the  parched  places  in  the  wil- 
derness, '  in  a  salt  land  and  not  in- 
habited. 

7  "'Blessed  is  the  man  that  trust- 
eth in  the  Loud,  and  whose  hope 
the  Lord  is, 

8  For  he  shall  be  "as  a  tree  plant- 
ed by  the  waters,  and  that  spread- 
eth  out  her  roots  by  the  river,  and 
shall  not  see  when  heat  cometh, 
but  her  leaf  shall  be  green ;  and 
shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of 
II  drought,  neither  shall  cease  from 
yielding  fruit. 

9  ^\  The  heart  is  deceitful  above 
all  things,  and  desperately  wicked : 
who  can  know  it  ? 

10  I  the  Lord  "search  the  heart, 
I  try  the  reins,  ^  even  to  give  every 
man  according  to  his  ways,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  fruit  of  his  doings.  , 

11  As  the  partridge  "  sitteth  on 
eggs,  and  hatcheth  them  not;  so  he 
that  getteth  riches,  and  not  by 
right,  '1  shall  leave  them  in  the 
midst  of  his  days,  and  at  his  end 
shall  be  'a  fool. 

12  1^  A  glorious  high  throne  from 
the  beginning  is  the  place  of  our 
sanctuary. 

13  O  Lord,  'the  hope  of  Israel,  *all 
that  forsake  thee  shall  be  ashamed, 
and  they  that  depart  from  me  shall 
be  "written  in  the  earth,  because 
they  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  the 
''fountain  of  living  waters. 

14  Heal  me,  O  Lord,  and  I  shall 
be  healed ;  save  me,  and  I  shall  be 
saved:  for  ^'thou  art  my  j^raise. 


15  ^  Behold,  they  say  unto  me, 
'AVhere  is  the  word  of  the  Lord? 
let  it  come  now. 

10  As  for  me,  'I  have  not  hasten- 
ed from  being  a  pastor  '  to  follow 
thee:  neither  have  I  desired  the 
woful  day ;  thou  knowest :  that 
which  came  out  of  my  lips  was 
right  before  thee. 

17  Be  not  a  terror  unto  me :  ^'thou 
art  njy  hope  in  the  day  of  evil. 

18  '^Let  them  be  confounded  that 
persecute  me,  but  ''let  not  me  be 
confounded:  let  them  be  dismay- 
ed, but  let  not  me  be  dismayed: 
bring  upon  them  the  day  of  evil, 
and  *' destroy  them  with  double 
destruction. 

19  "li  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto 
me ;  Go  and  stand  in  the  gate  of 
the  children  of  the  people,  whereby 
the  kings  of  Judah  come  in,  and 
by  the  which  they  go  out,  and  in 
all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  ; 

20  And  say  unto  them,  "^Hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  kings  of 
Judah,  and  all  Judah,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  that  en- 
ter in  by  these  gates : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  ^Take 
heed  to  yourselves,  and  bear  no 
burden  on  the  sabbath  day,  nor 
bring  it  in  by  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem ; 

22  ]N'either  carry  forth  a  burden 
out  of  your  houses  on  the  sabbath 
day,  neither  do  ye  any  work,  but 
hallow  ye  the  sabbath  day,  as  I 
''  commanded  your  fathers. 

23  '  But  they  obeyed  not,  neither 
inclined  their  ear,  but  made  their 
neck  stift',  that  they  might  not 
hear,  nor  receive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
ye  diligently  hearken  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord,  to  bring  in  no  bur- 
den through  the  gates  of  this  city 
on  the  sabbath  day,  but  hallow  the 
sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work  therein ; 

25  ''Then  shall  there  enter  into 
the  gates  of  this  city  kings  and 
princes  sitting  upon  the  throne  of 
David,  riding  in  chariots  and  on 
horses,  they,  and  their  princes,  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem:  and  this  city  shall 
remain  for  ever. 

823 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  (JOl. 


'  Is.  r,.  19. 

K/.  12.22. 

Amos  5. 18. 

2  Pet. .'!.  4. 
"<h.  1.4,  Sec. 
t  Hob. 

o/ler  thee. 


^c\\.  10.  19. 


■■  Ps.  3.'>.  4.  A 
40.  14.  &  70. 
2. 

'1  Ps.  25.  2. 


\  Heb.  hreak 
tlifiii  u-ith 
a  (loiihte 
brvncli. 

<■  ch.  11.  20. 


fch.  19.  3.  & 
22.2. 


sXnni.  15. 
.32,  &c. 
Neh.  13. 19. 


kEx.  20.  8.& 

2.'!.  12.  &  31. 

13. 

Kz.  20.  12. 
i  ch.7.  24,2«. 

&  11.  10. 


k  ch.  22.  4. 


Tlie  type  of  a  potter. 


JEREMIAH.         Judah  threatened  with  judgments. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuut  601. 

I  ell.  "i^.  44.  & 
33.  la. 


"  Zech.  7.  7. 
"Zech.7. 7. 


"Ps.  107.22. 
&  116.  17. 


about  605 


II  Or^frnmet, 
or,  aeats, 

H  Or,  that  he 
made  was 
marred,  as 
clay  in  thf. 
hand  of  the 
potter, 

tlleb. 
returned 
and  made. 


•I«.  «.  9. 
Rom.  ».  20, 
21. 

bis.  64. 8. 


«ch.  1.  10. 


•I  F.T..  18.  21. 
k-.ii.  11. 


'eh.  ■M.S. 
Joiiuh  3. 10. 


l'cTi.21.14.& 

4',l.  27. 

Lain.  4. 11.  ! 

Amu:.  1.4,7,  I 

10,  12.  &  2.2,  ' 

5.  I 

12  Kings  25.  ' 

9. 

ch.  52. 12.  ! 


26  And  tliey  shall  come  from  the 
citie.s  of  Judah,  and  from  'the 
places  about  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  from 
"'the  plain,  and  from  the  mount- 
ains, and  from  "the  south,  bring- 
ing burnt  offerings,  and  sacrifices, 
and  meat  offerings,  and  incense, 
and  bringing  °  sacrifices  of  praise, 
unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  un- 
to me  to  hallow  the  sabbath  day, 
and  not  to  bear  a  burden,  even  en- 
tering in  at  the  gates  of  Jerusalem 
on  the  sabbath  day ;  then  p  will  I 
kindle  a  fire  in  the  gates  thereof, 
'^  and  it  shall  devour  the  i^alaces  of 
Jerusalem,  and  it  shall  not  be 
quenched. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Under  the  type  of  a  potter  is  shewed  God^s  absolute 
power  in  dixposing  qfiiatioiis.  11  Judgments  threat- 
ened  to  Judah  for  her  strange  revolt,  IS  Jeremiah 
prayeth  against  his  conspirators. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  pot- 
ter's house,  and  there  I  will  cause 
thee  to  hear  my  words. 

3  Then  I  went  down  to  the  pot- 
ter's house,  and,  behold,  he  wrought 
a  work  on  the  "  wheels. 

4  And  the  vessel  "that  he  made 
of  clay  was  marred  in  the  hand  of 
the  iiotter:  so  he  ^made  it  again 
another  vessel,  as  seemed  good  to 
the  potter  to  make  it. 

5  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

G  O  house  of  Israel,  ^cannot  I  do 
with  you  as  this  potter  ?  saith  the 
Lord.  Behold,  ^as  the  clay  is  in 
the  i)otter's  hand,  so  are  ye  in  mine 
hand,  O  house  of  Israel. 

7  At  tvhat  instant  I  shall  speak 
concerning  a  nation,  and  concern- 
ing a  kingdom,  to  "pluck  up,  and 
to  pull  down,  and  to  destroy  it  ; 

8  'if  tliat  nation,  against  whom  I 
have  prfmounced,  turn  from  their 
evil,  *I  will  repent  of  the  evil  that 
I  thought  to  do  unto  them. 

9  And  at  what  in.stant  I  shall 
speak  concerning  a  nation,  and 
concerning  a  kingdom,  to  build 
and  to  plant  it ; 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that 
it  obey  not  my  voice,  then  I  will 

824 


repent  of  the  good,  wherewith  I 
said  I  would  benefit  them. 

11  1^  Now  therefore  go  to,  speak 
to  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  I 
frame  evil  against  you,  and  devise 
a  device  against  you :  '^returvi  ye 
now  every  one  from  his  evil  way, 
and  make  your  ways  and  your  do- 
ings good. 

12  And  they  said,  ^  There  is  no 
hope :  but  we  will  walk  after  our 
own  devices,  and  we  will  every 
one  do  the  imagination  of  his  evil 
heart. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  ''Ask  ye  now  among  the 
heathen,  who  hath  heard  such 
things:  the  virgin  of  Israel  hath 
done  '  a  very  horrible  thing. 

14  Will  a  man  leave  "the  snow 
of  Lebanon  which  cometh  from  the 
rock  of  the  field  1  or  shall  the  cold 
flowing  waters  that  come  from  an- 
other i:)lace  be  forsaken  ? 

15  Because  my  j)eople  hath  for- 
gotten ''me,  they  have  burned  in- 
cense to  '  vanity,  and  they  have 
caused  them  to  stumble  in  their 
ways  from  the  "'ancient  paths,  to 
walk  in  paths,  in  a  way  not  cast 
up; 

10  To  make  their  land  "desolate, 
and  a  perpetual  "hissing;  every 
one  that  passeth  thereby  shall  be 
astoni.shed,  and  wag  his  head. 

17  ''I  will  scatter  them  "as  with 
an  east  wind  before  the  enemy; 
'I  will  shew  them  the  back,  and 
not  the  face,  in  the  day  of  their 
calamity. 

18  1^  Then  said  they,  'Come,  and 
let  us  devise  devices  against  Jere- 
miah ;  'for  the  law  shall  not  perish 
from  the  priest,  nor  counsel  from 
the  wise,  nor  the  word  fi-om  the 
prophet.  Come,  and  let  us  smite 
him  "with  the  tongue,  and  let  us 
not  give  heed  to  any  of  his  words. 

19  Give  heed  to  me,  O  Lord, 
and  hearken  to  the  voice  of  them 
that  contend  with  me. 

20  "  Shall  evil  be  recomi)ensed 
for  good?  for  ''they  have  digged 
a  ])it  for  my  soul.  Remember 
that  I  stood  before  thee  to  speak 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  605. 


f2  Kings  17. 
13. 

ch.  7.  3.  & 
25. 5.  &  a;. 
13.  &33. 15. 


Ech.  2.25. 


hch.  2. 10. 
1  Cor.  5. 1. 


i  ch.  5.  30. 

II  Or,  mil 
Jxeldsfor  a 
rock,  or  fur 
the  sttowof 
Lehanon ? 
shall  the 
running 
waters  be 
forsaken 
for  tite 
strange 
cold 
waters  ? 

kch.2. 13,.".2. 
&3.  21.&13. 
25.  &  17. 13. 

Ich.  10. 15.& 
lU.  19. 

'"  eh.  6.  lU. 


°ch.  19.  8.& 
4!t.  13.  &  50. 
13. 

"1  Kings  9.8. 
Luiii.  2.  1.5. 
Mic.  C.  Hi. 


V  ch.  13.  24. 
IPs.  48.  7. 


'•Seech.2.27 


■ch.  11. 19. 


'Lev.  10.11. 
Mai.  2.  7. 
Joliu  7.  48, 

49. 


li  Or,/oj-  the 
tongue. 


"  Ps.  109. 4,5. 

»P5.  .!o.  7.& 
57.  U. 
vur.  22. 


Tlie  desolation  of 


JEREMIAH. 


the  Jews  is  foreslieivn. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  t)05. 

y  rs.109.9,10. 

t  Hcl).  pour 
them  oul. 


^  vcr.  '20. 


1  Hcb./or 

death. 
"  Fs.  •!,■;.  4.  & 

lOi).  U. 

ch.  11.  20.  & 

15.  15. 


about  605. 


»  Josh.  15.  S. 
2  Kings  'Si, 
1(1. 
ch.  7.31. 

I  Hob.  the 
sun  gate. 


1>  ch.  17.  20. 


n  Sam. 3.11. 

2  Kin>,'S  21. 

12. 
vl  Dcut.2.S.20. 

Is.  Im.  11. 

ch.2.  IM.  17, 

11).  &  l.i.  (i. 

&  17.  13. 


'2  Kings 21. 
16. 
ch.  2.  34. 

fch.7.  .'51,32. 
&  32.  35. 


6  Lev.  18.21. 


good  for  them,  and  to  turn  away 
thy  wrath  from  them. 

21  Therefore  'deliver  up  their 
chihh'en  to  tlie  famine,  and  ^  pour 
out  their  Hood  by  tlie  Ibree  of  the 
sword ;  aud  let  their  wives  be  be- 
reaved of  their  children,  and  he 
widows ;  and  let  their  men  be  put 
to  deatli ;  ht  their  young*  men  he 
slain  by  the  sword  in  battle. 

22  Let  a  cry  be  heard  from  their 
houses,  when  thou  shalt  bring  a 
troop  suddenly  upon  them :  for 
'they  have  digged  a  pit  to  take 
me,  aud  hid  snares  for  my  feet. 

23  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all 
their  couusel  against  me  Ho  slay 
me :  "  forgive  not  their  iniquity, 
neither  blot  out  their  siu  from 
thy  sight,  but  let  them  be  over- 
thrown before  thee ;  deal  thus 
with  them  in  the  time  of  thine 


anger. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 


Under  the  type  of  breaking  a  j^otter's  vessel  is  fore- 
shewed  the  desolation  of  the  Jew.-tfor  their  si7is. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go  and 
get  a  potter's  earthen  bottle, 
and  tale  of  the  ancients  of  the 
people,  and  of  the  ancients  of  the 
priests ; 

2  And  go  forth  unto  ''the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  which  is  by 
the  entry  of  Uhe  east  gate,  and 
proclaim  there  the  words  that  I 
shall  tell  thee : 

3  ^  And  say.  Hear  ye  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  O  kings  of  Judah,  and 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  tlie  God 
of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  this  i>lace,  the  which  whoso- 
ever heareth,  his  ears  shall  <=  tingle. 

4  Because  they  ''have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  estranged  this  place, 
and  have  biu'ned  incense  in  it 
unto  other  gods,  whom  neither 
they  nor  their  fathers  have  known, 
nor  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  have 
filled  this  place  with  'the  blood  of 
innocents ; 

5  ^They  liave  built  also  the  high 
places  of  Baal,  to  burn  their  sons 
with  fire  for  burnt  ofterings  unto 
Baal,  *^' which  I  commanded  not, 
nor  spake  it,  neither  came  it  into 
my  mind: 


G  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this 
])lace  shall  no  more  be  called 
Tophet,  n(n-  ''The  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom,  but  The  valley 
of  slaughter. 

7  And  I  will  make  void  the 
counsel  of  Judah  aud  Jerusalem 
in  this  place;  'and  I  will  cause 
them  to  fall  by  the  sword  before 
their  enemies,  and  by  the  hands 
of  them  that  seek  their  lives:  and 
their  "^  carcasses  will  I  give  to  be 
meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven, 
and  for  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

8  And  I  will  make  this  city '  deso- 
late, and  a  hissing ;  every  one  that 
passeth  thereby  shall  be  astonished 
and  hiss,  because  of  all  the  plagues 
thereof. 

9  And  I  will  cause  them  to  eat 
the  '"  flesh  of  their  sons  and  the 
flesh  of  their  daughters,  and  they 
shall  eat  every  one  the  flesh  of  his 
friend  in  the  siege  and  straitness, 
wherewith  their  enemies,  and  they 
that  seek  their  lives,  shall  straiten 
them. 

10  "Then  shalt  thou  break  the 
bottle  in  the  sight  of  the  men  that 
go  with  thee, 

11  And  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  ''Even  so 
will  I  break  this  people  and  this 
city,  as  one  breaketh  a  potter's  ves- 
sel, that  cannot  ^  be  made  whole 
again:  and  they  shall  'bury  them 
in  Tophet,  till  tliere  he  no  place  to 
bury. 

12  Thus  will  I  do  unto  this  place, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  to  the  inhab- 
itants thereof,  and  even  make  this 
city  as  Tophet : 

13  And  the  houses  of  Jerusalem, 
and  the  houses  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah, shall  be  defiled  ''as  the  place 
of  Tophet,  because  of  all  the  houses 
upon  whose  'roofs  they  have  burn- 
ed incense  unto  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  ^  have  poured  out 
drink  offerings  unto  other  gods. 

14  Then  came  Jeremiah  from  To- 
phet, whither  the  Lord  had  sent 
him  to  prophesy ;  and  he  stood  in 
Hhe  court  of  the  Lord's  house,  and 
said  to  all  the  people, 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 

825 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  ti()5. 


b  Josh.  15.8. 


i  Lev.  26. 17. 
Deut.  28.25. 


k  Pb.  70.  2. 

.■h.7.:!.t,  & 
l(i.4.&  34.20. 


'ch.  18.16.  & 
41).  13.  &  50. 
13. 


'°Lev.26.2;i. 
Deut.  2H..Ki. 
Is.  «.  2(1. 
Lata.  4. 10. 


"Soch.51. 
63,  64. 


0  p.^^  o_  9^ 
Is.  ':i>'.  14. 
Lam.  4.  2. 


t  Hcb. 
be  healed. 
V  ch.  7.  32. 


12  Kings  2,3. 
10. 


■■2  Kings  2.!. 
12. 

ch.  .32.  29. 
Zcph.  1.  .5. 

•ch.  7. 18. 


<  See  2  Chr. 
20.6. 


Pashur^s  fearful  doom. 


JEEEMIAH. 


Jeremiah  curseth  Ms  Mrth. 


Before 
CHIUST 

abuul 6U5. 


"irh.'.aj.  & 
ir. :«. 


;ihout  605 
■  1  Clir.:i4.14. 


C  That  is, 
Fear  round 
afiouty 
Ps.  31.  13. 
ver.  111. 
ch.  1).  25.  & 
W.  5.  &  4a. 
•JJ. 


l-2Kin"9  20. 
U.&L'?.  l:i- 

ch.  3.  24. 


.13, 


'cl).14.1.3,14. 
&  iX.  I.'..  * 

■£>.  21. 

I  Or,mh'ced. 
■ich.  l.(;,  7. 


"Lttin..'!.  14. 


the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will 
brmg  upon  this  city  and  upon  all 
her  towns  all  the  evil  that  I  have 
pronounced  against  it,  because 
"they  have  hardened  their  necks, 
that  they  might  not  hear  my  words. 

CHAPTEE  XX. 

1  Pashur,  smiting  Jeremiah,  receiveth  a  new  name, 
aiid  a  fearful  doom.  7  Jeremiah  coruplaiueth  of 
contempt,  10  of  treachery,  li  and  ifhia  birth. 

NOW  Pashur  the  son  of  "  Im- 
mer  the  priest,  who  ivas  also 
chief  governor  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  heard  that  Jeremiah  proph- 
esied these  things. 

2  Then  Pashur  smote  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  and  put  him  in  the 
stocks  that  ^cere  in  the  high  gate  of 
Benjamin,  which  ivas  by  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  Pashur  brought  forth  Jer- 
emiah out  of  the  stocks.  Then  said 
Jeremiah  unto  him.  The  Lord  hath 
not  called  thy  name  Pashur,  but 
"  Magor-missabib. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behokl, 
I  will  make  thee  a  terror  to  tlivself, 
and  to  all  t\\j  friends:  and  they 
shall  fall  \i\  the  sword  of  their  en- 
emies, and  thine  eyes  shall  behold 
it :  and  I  will  give  all  Judah  into 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  he  shall  carry  them  captive  in- 
to" Babylon,  and  shall  slay  them 
with  the  sword. 

5  Moreover  I  ''will  deliver  all  the 
strength  of  this  city,  and  all  the  la- 
bours thereof,  and  all  the  precious 
things  thereof,  and  all  the  treas- 
ures of  the  kings  of  Judah  will  I 
giv(5  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
\vhi(;h  shall  spoil  tlieiu,  and  take 
them,  and  carry  them  to  Baby- 
lon. 

G  And  thou,  Pashur,  and  all  that 
dwell  in  thin(^  house,  shall  go  into 
cai)tivity:  and  thou  shalt  come  to 
Babylon,  and  there  thou  shalt  die, 
and  shalt  be  buried  there,  thou, 
and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom  thou 
hast  '  ])ropli<'si(Ml  lies. 

7  ^  (>  Lord,  thou  hast  deceived 
nie,  and  I  was  "  deceived :  ''  thou 
art  stronger  than  I,  and  hast  pre- 
vailed:  1  am  in  derision  daily,  ev- 
ery one  mocketh  me. 
820 


I  heard  the  defaming 


8  For  since  I  spake,  I  cried  out,  *^I 
cried  violence  and  spoil;  because 
the  word  of  the  Lord  was  made  a 
reproach  unto  me,  and  a  derision, 
daily. 

9  Then  I  said,  I  will  not  make 
mention  of  him,  nor  speak  any 
more  in  his  name.  But  his  word 
was  in  mine  heart  as  a  ^b.urning 
fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I 
was  weary  with  forbearing,  and  ''  I 
could  not  stay 

10  I'For 
of  many,  fear  on  every  side.  Re- 
port, say  they,  and  we  will  report 
it.  *  ""All  my  familiars  watched  for 
my  halting,  sayiuy,  Perad venture 
he  will  be  enticed,  and  we  shall 
prevail  against  him,  and  we  shall 
take  our  revenge  on  him. 

11  But '  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a 
mighty  terrible  one :  therefore  my 
persecutors  shall  stumble,  and  they 
shall  not  "'  prevail :  they  shall  be 
greatly  ashamed;  for  they  shall 
not  prosper:  their  "everlasting  con- 
fusion shall  never  be  forgotten. 

12  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
°  triest  the  righteous,  and  seest 
the  reins  and  the  heart,  ^let  me 
see  thy  vengeance  on  them :  for 
unto  thee  have  I  opened  my 
cause. 

13  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye 
the  Lord:  for  '"he  hath  delivered 
the  soul  of  the  poor  from  the  hand 
of  evil  doers. 

14  f  'Cursed  he  the  day  wherein  I 
was  born  :  let  not  the  day  Avherein 
my  mother  bare  me  be  blessed. 

15  Cursed  he  the  man  who  brought 
tidings  to  my  father,  saying,  A 
man  child  is  born  unto  thee ;  mak- 
ing him  very  glad. 

IG  And  let  that  man  be  as  the 
cities  which  the  Lord  'overthrew, 
and  repented  not :  and  let  him 
'hear  tlie  cry  in  the  morning,  and 
the  shouting  at  noontide; 

17  "Because  he  slew  me  not  from 
the  womb;  orthat  my  mother  might 
have  been  my  grave,  nnd  her  womb 
to  he  always  great  irith  me. 

18  "Wherefore  came  I  forth  out 
of  the  womb  to  'see  labour  and 
sorrow,  that  my  days  should  be 
consumed  with  shame? 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  605. 

fch.  U.7. 


E.Iob32.1S, 
li). 
Ps.  39.  3. 


1' Job  .32.  IS. 
Acts  IS.  5. 


■  Ps.  31. 13. 


1  t  lleh. Every 
I     mail  of  711  y 
I    peace. 

I.  Job  19.  19. 
I     Ps.  41.  !l.  & 
j     .M.  I.;,  14. 
Luke  11.5.3, 
J4. 


Ich.  1.8, 19. 


"•ch.lS.  20. 
i  ir.  IS. 


"  ch.  23.  40. 


"cli.  11.20.  & 

17.  10. 
1'  Ps.  o4. 7.  & 

59.  10. 


IPs.  .1.'). 9,10. 
&  109. 30,31. 


Mob  3.  3. 
ell.  15. 10. 


'GeM.19.2^ 


li'li-  IS.  22. 


>' Job.3.U),ll. 


■«  Job  .".  20. 
r  Lnm.  3. 1. 


A  hard  siege  foretold. 


JEEEMIAH. 


IVie  Mng^s  liouse  exliorted. 


Before 
CHRIST 
iilxnjt  589. 


»ch.  SS.  1. 
li  2  Kin^s  25. 

ch.  L'.l.  25.& 
37.  3. 

'  ch.  3r.  3, 7. 


>1  Is.  13. 4. 


•  Ex.  G.  B. 


fch.  3".  17.  & 
39.5.&o2.y. 


E  neut.2S.5n. 
2  Chr.  3ti.l7. 


k  Dcut.30.19. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Zedekiah  se7uleth  to  Jeremiah  to  iw/iiire  the  exent 
of  Nebuchadrezzar'' s  war.  '.\  Jeremiah  forelellcih  a 
hard  siege  and  mixerable  captirity.  8  Jle  eonusel- 
leth  the  people  to  fall  to  the  Chaldeans,  11  and  tip- 
braidcth  the  kinj/s  house. 

THE  word  wliicli  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Loud, 
when  king  Zedekiah  sent  nnto 
him  ''.Pashur  the  son  of  Mel- 
chiali,  and  ^Zephaniah  the  son  of 
Maaseiah  the  priest,  saying-, 

2  '^Inqnire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the 
Lord  for  us  ;  for  Xebuchadrez- 
zar  king  of  Babylon  maketh  war 
against  lis ;  if  so  be  that  the  Lord 
will  deal  with  ns  according  to  all 
his  wondrous  works,  that  he  may 
go  up  from  us. 

3  1  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto 
them.  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  Zede- 
kiah : 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  turn  back 
the  weapons  of  war  that  are  in 
your  hands,  wherewith  ye  tight 
against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
against  the  Chaldeans,  which  be- 
siege you  without  the  walls,  and 
''  I  will  assemble  them  into  the 
midst  of  this  city. 

5  And  I  myself  will  fight  against 
you  with  an  ''outstretched  hand 
and  with  a  strong  arm 
anger,  and  in  fury,  . 
wrath. 

G  And  I  will  smite  the  inhabit- 
ants of  this  city,  both  man  and 
beast:  they  shall  die  of  a  great 
l^estilence. 

7  And  afterward,  saith  the  Lord, 
''I  will  deliver  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  and  his  servants,  and  the 
people,  and  such  as  are  left  in  tliis 
city  from  the  pestilence,  from  the 
sword,  and  from  the  famine,  into 
the  hand  of  Xebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand 
of  those  that  seek  their  life :  and 
he  shall  smite  them  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword;  she  shall  not  spare 
them,  neither  have  pity,  nor  have 
mercy. 

8  1  And  unto  this  jieople  thou 
shalt  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Behold,  ''  I  set  before  you  the  way 
of  life,  and  the  way  of  death. 


'? 


even  in 
in 


great 


9  He  that  'abideth  in  this  city 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  and  by  the 
famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  :  but 
he  that  goeth  out,  and  falleth  to 
the  Chaldeans  that  besiege  you,  he 
shall  live,  and ''  his  life  sliall  be  unto 
him  for  a  prey. 

10  Fori  have  '  set  my  face  against 
this  city  for  evil,  and  not  for  good, 
saith  the  Lord  :  "'  it  shall  be  given 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  I)aby- 
loii,  and  he  sliall  "  burn  it  with  fire. 

11  ■[  And  touching  the  house  of 
the  king  of  Judah,  sag,  Hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

12  O  house  of  David,  thus  saith 
the  Lord;  °* Execute  judgment 
''in  the  morning,  and  deliver  him 
that  is  spoiled  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  opiiressor,  lest  my  fury  go 
out  like  fire,  and  burn  that  none 
can  quench  it,  because  of  the  evil 
of  your  doings. 

13  Behold,  ''I  am  against  thee, 
O  inhabitant  of  the  valley,  and 
rock  of  the  plain,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
which  say,  "^  Who  shall  come  down 
against  us  ?  or  Avho  shall  enter  in- 
to our  habitations  ? 

14  But  I  will  t  punish  you  accord- 
ing to  the  ^  fruit  of  your 
saith  the  Lord  :  and 
a   fire  in  the  forest 
4t  shall  devour  all 
about  it.    . 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Ife  cxhorteth  to  repientaiiee,  withpromists  and  threats. 
10  The  juch/ment  of  Shallnm,  13  of  Jehoiakim,  20 
and  of  t'oniah. 


doings, 

I  will  kindle 

thereof,   and 

things  round 


T 


HUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Go 
down  to  the  house  of  the  king 
of  Judah,  and  sj^eak  there  this 
word, 

2  ^Vnd  say,  ""Hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  O  king  of  Judah,  that 
sittest  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
thou,  and  thy  servants,  and  thy 
peox)le  that  enter  in  by  these 
gates : 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  ^  Execute 
ye  judgment  and  righteousness, 
and  deliver  the  spoiled  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor  :  and  Ulo  no 
wrong,  do  no  violence  to  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the 
widow,  neither  shed  innocent  blood 
in  this  place. 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed, 

827 


Hcforc 
ClI  UlST 
al>um  5s9. 

ich.SS.  2, 1/, 

18. 


k  ch.  39.  18. 
&  45.  5. 


1  Lev.  17.  TO. 
cli.  44.  II. 
Amos  !).  4. 

•"  ch.  38.  3. 


n  ch.  ?A.  2  ''2. 
&  37.  W.k" 
3s.  IS,  ■s.;.  Sc 
52.  i:i. 
about  609. 


**  ch .  ''*'. .'?. 

Zcch."'7.  a. 
tll.l). 

Juiltje. 
V  Pa.  101.  8. 


1  Ez.  13.  .S. 

tHeb. 
inhahitrcss. 


'  ch.  49.  4. 


t Ileb. 

visit  upon. 
•Prov.  1.31. 

Is.  3.  lU,  11. 


'2Chr..3«.19. 
ch.  52.  13. 


about  6C9. 


"ch.  17.20. 


tch.  21. 12. 


'  S<^  vcr.  17. 


Tlie  judgment  of  Slmllum, 


JEEEMIAH. 


ofJehoiakim,  and  of  Coniah. 


Before 
CHltlST 
abuul  6C9. 

.ich.17.  25. 

tHeb. /or 
Daviil  upon 
his  t/irone. 


'  Ileb.  6. 13, 

17. 


f  Is.  37.  24. 
fch.  21.14. 


k  Deut.29.24, 
25. 

1  Kings  9. 8, 
9. 

i  2  Kings  22. 
17. 

2  Chr,34.25. 


k  2  Kings  22. 

2a. 


Iver.  11. 


"  Spp  1  Clir. 
a.  \-,.  with 
2  Ktn^s  23. 
3U. 

"2  Kings 23. 


"2  Kings  2.1. 
vi'r.  18. 

r  Lev.  in.  n. 

IX-uL  24.14, 

.Mic.  3.  10. 
Hal).  2.!». 
JuMie«  5.  4. 


t  Tlch. 
thiintgh 
aired. 

II  Or.  '"!/ 
Windows. 


"^tlien  shall  there  enter  in  by  the 
gates  of  this  house  kings  sitting 
hipon  the  throne  of  David,  riding 
in  chariots  and  on  horses,  he,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  peoi)le. 

5  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  these 
words,  ''I  swear  by  myself,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  this  house  shall  be- 
come a  desolation. 

G  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  king's  house  of  Judah ;  Thou 
art  Gilead  unto  me,  and  the  head 
of  Lebanon :  yet  surely  I  will  make 
thee  a  wilderness,  and  cities  which 
are  not  inhabited. 

7  And  I  will  j)repare  destroyers 
against  thee,  every  one  with  his 
weapons :  and  they  shall  cut  down 
*^thy  choice  cedars,  ^'and  cast  them 
into  the  fire. 

8  And  many  nations  shall  pass 
by  this  city,  and  they  shall  say 
every  man  to  his  •  neighbour, 
■"  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  great  city  f 

9  Then  they  shall  answer,  'Be- 
cause they  have  forsaken  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
worshipped  other  gods,  and  served 
them. 

10  ^AYeep  ye  not  for  ''the  dead, 
neither  bemoan  him;  hut  weep 
sore  for  him  '  that  goeth  away :  for 
he  shall  return  no  more,  nor  see 
his  native  country. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  touch- 
ing '"Shallum  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah,  which  reigned  in- 
stead of  Josiah  his  father,  "which 
went  forth  out  of  this  place;  He 
shall  not  return  thither  any  more : 

12  But  he  shall  die  in  the  place 
whither  they  have  led  him  cap- 
tive, and  shall  see  this  land  no 
more. 

13  •["Woe  unto  him  that  build- 
eth  his  house  by  unrighteousness, 
and  his  chambers  by  wrong;  ^that 
useth  his  neighbour's  service  with- 
out wages,  and  giveth  him  not  for 
his  work; 

11  Tiiat  saith,  I  will  build  me  a 
wide  house  and  Harge  cliambers, 
and  cuttcth  him  out  "windows; 
and  it  is  ceiled  witli  cedar,  and 
painted  witli  vermilion. 

15  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou 
H2rf 


closest  thyself  in  cedar?  '•did  not 
thy  father  eat  and  drink,  and  do 
judgment  and  justice,  and  then  'it 
was  well  with  him  ? 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the 
poor  and  needj?^;  then  it  teas  well 
with  him. :  was  not  this  to  know 
me  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

17  'But  thine  eyes  and  thine  heart 
are  not  but  for  thy  covetousness, 
and  for  to  shed  innocent  blood, 
and  for  oppression,  and  for  "vio- 
lence, to  do  it. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah ;  ^They  shall 
not  lament  for  him,  saying,  ""Ah 
my  brother !  or.  Ah  sister !  they 
shall  not  lament  for  him,  saying, 
Ah  lord  !  or.  Ah  his  glory  ! 

19  "^He  shall  be  buried  with  the 
burial  of  an  ass,  drawn  and  cast 
forth  beyond  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

20  *[  Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry ; 
and  lift  up  thy  voice  in  Bashan, 
and  cry  from  the  passages :  for  all 
thy  lovers  are  destroyed. 

21  I  spake  unto  thee  in  thy  'pros- 
perity; hut  thou  saidst,  I  will  not 
hear.  ^  This  hath  heen  thy  manner 
from  thy  youth,  that  thou  obeyedst 
not  my  voice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  Hhy 
pastors,  and  ''thy  lovers  shall  go 
into  cai^tivity:  surely  then  shalt 
thou  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
for  all  thy  wickedness. 

23  O  'inhabitant  of  Lebanon,  that 
makest  thy  nest  in  the  cedars,  how 
gracious  shalt  thou  be  when  iiangs 
come  upon  thee,  ^'the  pain  as  of  a 
woman  in  travail ! 

24  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord, 
Hhough  Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
akim king  of  Judah  "were  the  sig- 
net upon  my  right  hand,  yet  would 
I  pluck  thee  thence ; 

25  '^And  I  will  give  thee  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  thy  life, 
and  into  the  hand  of  them,  whose 
face  thou  fearest,  even  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

2(>  "^And  I  will  cast  thee  out,  and 
thy  mother  that  bare  thee,  into  an- 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  G09. 

1 2  Kings  23. 

25. 

r  p^^  I2S.  2. 
li.'s.  10." 


»  Ez.  19.  C. 


II  Or, 
incursion. 


'ch.  IG.  4,  G. 

"Seel  Kings 
13.  31). 
Fulfilled 
590. 


^2Chr.nG.C. 
ch.  -M.  30. 


509. 


tlleb.  pros- 
perities. 


yell.  3.25.  & 
7.  23,  &c. 


'  ch.  23.  1. 

»vcr.20. 


t Ileb. 
in/iabitress. 


b  ch.  G.  24. 


'  Sec  2Kings 

24.  C,  H. 

1  Chr.  3.  IG. 

ch.  37.  1. 
d  Cunt.  .S.  H. 

llag.  2.  23. 


'  ch.  34.  20. 


f2  Kings  24. 
13. 
2  Chr.3(i.I«. 


Christ  is  promised. 


JEllEMIxili. 


Against  false  prophfits. 


Before 

CHRIST 

599. 


» IIcl>.  lift 
up  tlitir 
muirt, 
ch.  44.  14. 


«Ps..1I.12. 
ch.  4S.  ts. 
llos.  S.  S. 


I.Dcut..'!2. 1. 
Is.  1.2.  &:!4. 
1. 
Jlic.  1.2. 


iScclCIir.3. 
Hi,  I". 

Matt.  1. 12. 

k  ch.  36.  30. 


.509. 
»ch.  10.21.  & 
22.  22. 
Ez'Si.  2. 


6  Ex.  32.  M. 


'■ch.32.  37. 
£z.  34. 13, 
ic. 


Hch.  3. 15. 
Kz.  34. 23, 
Sic. 


'  Is.  4.  2.  k 

11.  1.  &40. 

10,11. 

ch.  33.14,15, 

Hi. 

Dun.  !>.  24. 

ZtLli.3.S.& 

6.  12. 

John  1.  4.j. 
'P>.  72.  2. 

ls.!i.7.Jk32. 

1,18. 

I    «Deiit.33.2S. 
Ztih.  14.11. 
I  ch.  32. 37. 

i  ch.  33.  Ifi. 

1  Cor.  1.30. 
„    IHeb. 
■'     Jchorak- 

Isiclkenu. 

kch.16.14,15. 


other  coiiiitiy,  where  ye  were  not 
born  ;  and  there  .shall  ye  die. 

27  But  to  the  land  wherennto  they 
♦desire  to  return,  thither  shall  they 
not  return. 

28  Is  this  man  Coniah  a  despised 
broken  idol  f  is  he  ^'a  vessel  where- 
in is  no  pleasure?  wherefore  are 
they  cast  out,  he  and  his  seed,  and 
are  cast  into  a  laud  which  they 
know  not  I 

29  "  O  earth,  earth,  earth,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write  ye 
this  man  '  childless,  a  man  that  shall 
not  i)rosi)er  in  his  days :  for  no  man 
of  his  seed  shall  prosper,  '\sittiug 
upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  rul- 
ing' any  more  in  Judah. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  He  prophexidh  a  redorution  of  (he  scattered  flock. 
5  Chnd  shall  rule  a)id  save  them.  9  Agn hist  false 
prophets,  33  and  mockers  of  the  true  propliets. 

WOE  '"■  be  unto  the  pastors  that 
destroy  and  scatter  the  sheep 
of  my  pasture !  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  against  the  pastors 
that  feed  my  people ;  Ye  have  scat- 
tered my  tiock,  and  driven  them 
away,  and  have  not  visited  them : 
^'behold, 
evil  of 
Lord. 

3  And 
of  my  tlock  out  of  all  couutries 
whither  I  have  driven  them,  and 
will  bring  them  again  to  their 
folds ;  and  they  shall  be  fruitful 
and  increase. 

4  And  I  will  set  up  ''shepherds 
over  them  which  shall  feed  them: 
and  they  shall  fear  no  more,  nor 
be  dismayed,  neither  shall  they  be 
lacking,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  ^  Behold,  '^the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  raise  unto 
David  a  righteous  Branch,  and  a 
King  shall  reign  and  i)rosper,  'and 
shall  execute  judgment  and  justice 
in  the  earth. 

G  '^In  his  davs  Judah  shall  be 
saved,  and  Israel  'shall  dwell  safe- 
ly :  and  '  this  is  his  name  whereby 
he  shall  be  called,  ♦  THE  LORD 
OUR  RIGHTEOUSXESS. 

7   Therefore,   behold,    ^  the   days 


I  will  visit  upon  you  the 
your    doings,    saith    the 


I  will  gather  the  remnant 


come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  they 
shall  no  more  say.  The  Lord  liv- 
eth,  which  brought  up  tlie  children 
of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  l']gyi)t ; 

8  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  which 
brought  up  and  which  led  the  seed 
of  the  house  of  Israel  out  of  the 
north  country,  '  and  from  all  coun- 
tries whither  I  had  driven  them ; 
and  they  shall  dwell  in  their  own 
land. 

9  ^  Mine  heart  within  me  is 
broken  because  of  the  proi)hets; 
"'all  my  bones  shake:  I  am  like  a 
drunken  man,  and  like  a  man 
whom  wine  hath  overcome,  be- 
cause of  the  Lord,  and  because 
of  the  words  of  his  holiness. 

10  For  "  the  land  is  full  of  adul- 
terers ;  for  "  because  of  "  swearing 
the  land  mourneth ;  ''the  jjleasant 
places  of  the  wilderness  are  dried 
up,  and  their  "  course  is  evil,  and 
their  force  is  not  right. 

11  For  "^  both  x)rophet  and  priest 
are  profane;  yea,  'in  my  house 
have  I  found  their  wickedness, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  'Wherefore  their  way  shall  be 
unto  them  as  slippery  ways  in  the 
darkness :  they  shall  be  driven  on, 
and  fall  therein:  for  I  ^will  bring 
evil  upon  them,  even  the  year  of 
their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  And  I  have  seen  "♦  folly  in  the 
prophets  of  Samaria;  "they  proph- 
esied in  Baal,  and  "^caused  my  peo- 
ple Israel  to  err. 

14  I  have  seen  also  in  the  proph- 
ets of  Jerusalem  I'a  horrible  thing: 
•they  comnjit  adulter},  and  'walk 
in  lies:  they  "" strengthen  also  the 
hands  of  evil  doers,  that  none  doth 
return  from  his  wickedness:  they 
are  all  of  them  unto  me  as  'Sodom, 
and  the  inhabitants  thereof  as  Go- 
morrah. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  concerning  the  prophets ; 
Behold,  I  will  feed  them  with 
'^wormwood,  and  make  them  drink 
the  water  of  gall :  for  from  the 
prophets  of  Jerusalem  is  "  protane- 
uess  gone  forth  into  all  the  land. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Hearken  not  unto  the  words  of  the 
prophets  that  prophesy  unto  you ; 

829 


Before 

ClllUST 

599. 


1  Is.  43.  .5,  C. 
ver.  3. 


■"  See  nab.3. 
16. 


"  ch.  5.  7,  8. 

&  ;».  2. 
"1108.4.2,3. 
liOr, 

cufsinff. 
I'ch.O.'lO.  i 

12.4. 

II  Or, 
violence. 


ich.  C.  13.& 

8.  10. 

Zuph.  ".  4. 
■•ch.  7.;iO.  A- 

11.  15.*;  32. 

34. 

Ez.  8.  11.  & 

23.31). 

'  P..*.  35.  0. 
Prov.  4  10. 
ch.  13.  IG. 


•ch.  11.23. 


II  Or,  a!i  ab- 
suyti  thiiKj. 

t  Ihb. 
viisiivoxinj. 

"cli.  2.  8. 

"  Is.  9. 1«. 


110'-.,. 

>  ch.  1:9.  23. 
'  ver.  20. 
"  Ez.  13.  22. 


b  Deut.32.3?. 
I=.  1.  U,  10. 


"ch.S.  ii.k 
9.  15. 


II  Or, 
hyjiocnsy. 


Against  false  prophetSj  and 


JEREMIAH. 


mockers  of  the  true  jjrophets. 


Before 

CHRIST 

599. 

dch.  14. 14. 
vcr.  21. 


'ch.G.  14.  & 
8.  11. 
Kz.  n.  in. 

Zech.  10.  2. 

tOr,  stii'>- 
bfimness^ 
ch.  i:!.  10. 

fJIic.  a.  11. 


sjobl.j.  8. 
1  Cor.  2.  l(i. 
II  Or,  secret. 


hch.25.32.& 

ao.23. 


i  ch.  30.  24. 


li  Gen.  49. 1. 


icli.  14.14.  & 
■27. 16.  Si  29. 
9. 


"  ver.  18, 


»  ch.  25.  5. 


•Pa.  139.  7, 
&c. 
Amos  9.2,3. 

f  l_KinK8  8. 
pj.  1.39.  7. 


•Ijiid:.  .3.7. 
ti  8. 33,  '.A. 


♦  Hob.  villi 
whom  is. 


they  make  you  vain :  ^  they  speak 
a  vision  of  their  own  heart,  and  not 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

17  They  say  still  unto  them  that 
despise  me,  The  Lord  hath  said, 
^Ye  shall  have  peace;  and  they 
say  unto  every  one  that  walketh 
after  the  "imagination  of  his  own 
heart,  ^Xo  evil  shall  come  upon 
you. 

18  For  ^  who  hath  stood  in  the 
'I  counsel  of  the  Lord,  and  hath 
perceived  and  heard  his  word? 
who  hath  marked  his  word,  and 
heard  itf 

19  Behold,  a  "^  whirlwind  of  the 
Lord  is  gone  forth  in  fury,  even 
a  grievous  whirlwind :  it  shall  fall 
grievously  upon  the  head  of  the 
wicked. 

20  The  '  anger  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  return,  until  he  have  executed, 
and  till  he  have  performed  the 
thoughts  of  his  heart:  ""in  the  lat- 
ter days  ye  shall  consider  it  per- 
fectly. 

21  ^  I  have  not  sent  these  i)roph- 
ets,  yet  they  ran :  I  have  not  spoken 
to  them,  yet  they  prox)hesied. 

22  But  if  they  had  "'stood  in  my 
counsel,  and  had  caused  my  people 
to  hear  my  words,  then  they  should 
have  "turned  them  from  their  evil 
way,  and  from  the  evil  of  their  do- 
ings. 

23  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  not  a  God  afar  off  I 

24  Can  any  °hide  himself  in  secret 
places  that  I  shall  not  see  him  ? 
saith  the  Lord.  ;  ^Do  not  I  fill  heav- 
en and  earth  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

25  I  have  heard  what-  the  proph- 
ets said,  that  prophesy  lies  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  have  dreamed,  I 
have  dreamed. 

20  How  long  shall  tliis  be  in  tlie 
heart  of  the  prophets  that  i)roph- 
esy  lies  ?  yea,  they  are  prophets  of 
the  deceit  of  their  own  heart ; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  my  peo- 
ple to  forget  my  name  by  their 
dreams,  wlii(;h  they  tell  every  man 
to  his  neighbour,  "  as  their  fathers 
have  forgoften  my  name  for  Baal. 

28Thei»roi>lief 'ihathathadrenm, 
let  him  tell  a  dream  ;  and  he  that 
hath  my  word,  let  him  speak  my 
830 


word  faithfully.   What  is  the  chaff 
to  the.wlieat?  saith  the  Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  word  like  as  a  fire  I 
saith  the  Lord;  and  like  a  ham- 
mer that  breaketh  the  rock  in 
pieces  ? 

30  Therefore, behold,  'I «»}  against 
the  prophets,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
steal  my  words  every  one  from  his 
neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  the  proph-  [ 
ets,  saith  the  Lord,  "  that  use  their 
tongues,  and  say.  He  saith. 

32  Behold,  I  am  against  them  that 
prophesy  false  dreams,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  do  tell  them,  and  cause 
my  people  to  err  by  their  lies,  and 
by  'their  lightness;  yet  I  sent  them 
not,  nor  commanded  them  :  there- 
fore they  shall  not  jirofit  this  peo- 
ple at  all,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  1^  And  when  this  i^eople,  or  the 
prophet,  or  a  x)riest,  shall  ask  thee, 
saying,  What  is  Hhe  burden  of  the 
Lord  f  thou  shalt  then  say  unto 
them.  What  burden?  "I  will  even 
forsake  you,  s'aith  the  Lord. 

34  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and 
the  priest,  and  the  people,  that 
shall  say.  The  burden  of  the  Lord, 
I  will  even  '  punish  that  man  and 
his  house. 

35  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one  to 
his  neighbour,  and  every  one  to  his 
brother.  What  hath  the  Lord  an- 
swered ?  and.  What  hath  the  Lord 
si^oken  ? 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord 
shall  ye  mention  no  more ;  for  ev- 
ery man's  word  shall  be  his  bur- 
den :  for  ye  have  perverted  the 
words  of  the  living  God,  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  our  God. 

37  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the 
prophet,  What  hath  the  Lord  an- 
swered thee  ?  a^d.  What  hath  the 
Lord  spoken  ? 

38  But  since  ye  say.  The  burden 
of  the  Lord  ;  therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord  ;  Because  ye  say  this 
word.  The  burden  of  the  Lord, 
and  I  have  sent  unto  you,  saying. 
Ye  shall  not  say,  The  burden  of 
the  Lord  ; 

39  Therefore,  behold,  I,  even  I, 
''will  utterly  forget  you,  and  ^'I 
will  forsake  you,  and  the  city  that 


Before 

CURIST 

599. 


■■Deut.lS.SO. 
ch.  14.14,15. 


n  Or,  that 
tiiuuoth  their 
tongues. 


'  Zeph.  3. 4. 


•  Mai.  1.  1. 


"ver.  39. 


tlleb. 
vinit  upon. 


1 


>  vei-. 


4.6. 


The  type  of 


JEKEMIAH. 


good  and  hid  Jigs. 


Before 
CHKIST 

599. 

''ch.  20. 11. 


ahinit  508. 

"  A!iios7.I,4. 
&S.  1. 


b2  Kin';s24. 

12,  &c. 

2Chr.3U.10. 
•■  Seech.  22. 

24,  &c.  &  21*. 


(  Heb. 

for  badness. 


I  Iloh. the 
captlvUi/. 


•Ich.  12.15. 

&  2!K  10. 
'ch.  .12.  4I.& 

.".■!.  7.  &  42. 

10. 


fDeut.  .W.  C. 

ch.  S2.  ay. 

Ez.  11.  lU. 

&  .'iti.  26,  2". 

^■ch..'iO.  22.  & 
31.33.  &  32. 
38. 

k  ch.  29.  13. 


i  ch.  20.  ir. 


I  ^ave  you  and  yonr  fathers,  and 
cast  yoH  out  of  my  pres(;nce : 

40  And  I  will  bring-  'an  everlast- 
ing' reproach  upon  yon,  and  a  iier- 
petnal  shame,  which  shall  not  be 
forgotten. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  Under  the  type  of  (jood  and  bad_fi</s^  4  he  forcxhcw- 
eih  the  reatoration  of  them  that  ivere  in  captivity^  8 
and  the  desolation  of  Zedekiah  and  the  rest. 

THE  ''Lord  shewed  me,  and, 
behold,  two  baskets  of  figs 
wenre  set  before  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  after  that  Kebnchadrezzar 
''king  of  Babylon  had  carried  away 
captive  '  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
akim  king  of  Jndah,  and  the  princes 
of  Jndah,  with  the  carpenters  and 
smiths,  from  Jerusalem,  and  had 
brought  them  to  Babylon. 

2  One  basket  ]iad  very  good  figs, 
even  like  the  tigs  i]\at  are  first  ripe : 
and  the  other  basket  liad  very 
naughty  figs,  which  could  not  be 
eaten,  'they  were  so  bad. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me. 
What  seest  thou,  Jeremiah  I  And 
I  said.  Figs ;  the  good  figs,  very 
good ;  and  the  evil,  very  evil,  that 
cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil. 

4  ^  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Like  these  good  figs,  so 
will  I  acknowledge  Hheni  that  are 
carried  away  captive  of  Jndah, 
whom  I  have  sent  out  of  this  place 
into  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  for 
their  good. 

0  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon 
them  for  good,  and  ''I  will  bring 
them  again  to  this  land:  and  '1 
will  build  them,  and  not  pull  ilieni 
down ;  and  I  will  plant  them,  and 
not  pluck  tliem  up. 

7  And  I  will  give  them  ^a  heart 
to  know  me,  that  I  am  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  shall  be  ^my  people, 
and  I  will  be  their  God :  for  they 
shall  return  unto  me  ''with  their 
whole  heart. 

8  ^  And  as  the  evil  '  figs,  which 
cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil ; 
surely  thus  saith  the  Lord,  So 
will  I  give  Zedekiah  the  king  of 
Judah,  and  his  j)rinces,  and  the 
residue  of  Jerusalem,  that  remain 


in  this  land,  and  ''them  that  dwell 
in  the  land  of  Egy])t : 

9  And  I  will  deliv(n*  them  ^to 
'  be  removed  into  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  for  their  hurt, 
"to  he  a  reproach  and  a  l)ro^'erb, 
a  taunt "  and  a  curse,  in  all  i)laces 
whither  I  shall  drive  them. 

10  And  I  will  send  the  sword, 
the  famine,  and  the  pestilence, 
among  them,  till  they  be  con- 
sumed from  off  the  laud  that  I 
gave  unto  them  and  to  their  fa- 
thers. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Jeremiah  reprovin;/  the  Jeivii'  disobedience  to  the 
prophets,  Sforctelleth  the  seventy  years''  captivity,  12 
and  (ftcr  that,  the  destrvction  of  Babylon.  1.5 
Under  the  type  of  a  cnp  (f  wine  he  fore.sheiecth  the 
destruction  of  all  nations.  '3i  The  howliny  of  the 
shepherds. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah concerning  all  the  peo- 
I)le  of  Judah,  ''in  the  fourth  year 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
king'  of  Judah,  that  was  the  first 
year  of  Xebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon ; 

2  The  which  Jeremiah  the  iirophet 
sj)ake  unto  all  the  people  of  Judah, 
and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, saying, 

3  'From  the  thirteenth  year  of 
Josiah  the  son  of 


Amon  king  of 
Judah,  even  unto  this  day,  that 
is  the  three  and  twentieth  vear, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  hath  come 
unto  me,  and  I  have  spoken  unto 
you,  rising  early  and  speaking ; 
'but  ye  have  not  hearkened. 

4  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto 
you  all  his  servants  the  i)ropliets, 
''  rising  early  and  sending  them ; 
but  ye  have  not  hearkened,  nor 
inclined  your  ear  to  hear. 

5  They  said,  '^Turn  ye  again  now 
every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and 
from  the  evil  of  your  doings,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  that  the  Lord 
hath  given  unto  you  and  to  your 
fathers  for  ever  and  ever : 

6  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them,  and  to  worship  them, 
and  provoke  me  not  to  anger  with 
the  works  of  your  hands;  and  I 
will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet   ye   have    not    hearkened 


unto 

ye 


me,   saith   the  Lord  :    that 


Before 
CHRIST 

abdiii  i<J8. 

l  See  ch.  4.!, 

&44. 
1  lleb./or 

reniovnig, 
oryi'ejulioti. 
I  Dcut.  28.25, 

1  KinpsO.  7. 

2Chv.7.2ll. 

ch.  15.  4.  & 

2;t.  ly.  &34. 

17. 
■"  Ps.  44.  l.">, 

II. 
■'ch.a.18,22. 


C07. 
Ernlmg. 

Besiiining. 
'  ch.  CO.  1. 


bch.1.2. 
From  029 
t)U  606. 


might  'provoke  me  to 
831 


anger 


'ch.-.U.k 
1].7.S,10.& 
13. 10, 11.  & 
K;.  12.  &17. 
23.  &  I,S.  12. 
&  l!l.  15.  & 
22.21. 

.1  ch.  7. 13,25. 
&  2ti.  5.  Sl  20. 
U. 


"2  Kings  17. 
13. 

ch.lS.U.S 
35.  15. 
Jonah  3.8. 


fDcut..n2.21. 
ch.  7. 1'J.  S: 
32.  30. 


/ 


TJie  overthrow  of 


JEREMIAH. 


divers  nations  foretold. 


CIUtlST 

ntj>iiK  tjdti. 


Ech.  1. 15. 


Iich.27.6.  & 
4.;.  10., 
Sec;  Is.  44. 
2«.  &  4.5.  1. 
ch.  40.  -J. 


ich.  IS.  10. 


tneb. 
I  wilt  cajt^e 
to  jierish 
/rout  tkem. 

k  Is.  -.M.  7. 
cli.  7.  M.  & 

i(i.  y. 

Kz.  a!,  in. 
lios.  :i.  II. 

Kev.  18.  liJ. 
)Ecc.  12.4. 


"■  2  Clir.  36. 

21,22. 

Ezra  1.1. 

ch.  2'.i.  10. 

Dan. 'J.  2. 
•  BeKinning 

ahdiit  fiLt) 

2Kinf;s24.1. 
KiiOiiiK 

nlioiil  5i6. 

Ezra  1. 1. 
tlKb. 

Vl:Ht  upon. 

"Is.  i:;.  i:i.  & 

14.  2i.&2l. 
I,&c..'(;47,l. 
ch..iO.::,  li, 

2.'!, :!'.!,  40,4.j. 
I10I.20,  2b. 


"ch.JO.  n.  & 
41.27. :«. 

l'ch..")it.41.& 
61.  27. 

•Ich.  27.  7. 

'  ch.  .W.  29.  & 
61.t;,:^4. 


•Job  21.20. 
I'«.  7.1.  (i. 
Ik.  .'il.  17. 
Jtcv.  14. 10. 


'rh..';1.7. 

Ez.  2:1. ;«. 

Nah.3. 11. 


with  the  works  of  your  hands  to 
your  own  hurt. 

8  \  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  ;  Because  ye  have  not 
heard  my  words, 

9  BehoUl,  I  will  send  and  take 
'^all  the  families  of  the  north,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  Nebuchadrezzar  the 
king'  of  Babylon,  ""my  servant,  and 
Avill  bring  them  against  this  land, 
and  against  the  inhabitants  there- 
of, and  against  all  these  nations 
round  about,  and  will  utterly  de- 
stroy them,  and  '  make  them  an  as- 
tonishment, and  a  hissing,  and  i^er- 
petual  desolations. 

10  Moreover  ^  I  will  take  from 
them  the  "^ voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride,  '  the  sound  of  the  millstones, 
and  the  light  of  the  candle. 

11  And  this  whole  land  shall  be  a 
desolation,  and  an  astonishment; 
and  these  nations  shall  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon  seventy  years. 

12  1^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
"'when  *  seventy  years  are  accom- 
plished, tliat  I  will '  punish  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  that  nation,  saith 
the  Lord,  for  their  iniquity,  and 
the  laud  of  the  Chaldeans,  "  and 
will  make  it  perpetual  desolations. 

13  And  I  will  bring  upon  that 
land  all  my  words  which  I  have 
pronounced  agaiust  it,  even  all  that 
is  written  in  this  book,  Avliich  Jer- 
emiah hath  prophesied  against  all 
the  nations. 

14  "Vov  many  nations  ""and  great 
kings  shall  ''  serve  themselves  of 
them  also:  "^and  I  will  recompense 
them  according  to  their  deeds,  and 
according  to  the  works  of  their 
own  hands.    . 

15  *{  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  unto  me;  Take  the  'wine- 
cup  of  this  fury  at  my  hand,  and 
cause  all  the  nations,  to  whom  I 
send  the(;,  to  drink  it. 

10  And  'they  shall  drink,  and  be 
moved,  and  be  nuid,  because  of  the 
sword  iliJit  I  will  .send  Mniongthem. 

17  Then  took  I  tlie  cnpat  the 
Lord's  hand,  and  made  all  the  na- 
tions to  drink,  unto  whom  the  Lord 
had  sent  me : 

832 


18  To  wit,  Jerusalem,  and  the  cit- 
ies of  Judah,  and  the  kings  thereof, 
and  the  princes  thereof,  to  make 
them  "a  desolation,  an  astonish- 
ment, a  his.sing,  and  "a  curse ;  as  it 
is  this  day ; 

19  ^Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  i)rinces,  and 
all  his  x><3ople; 

20  And  all  'the  mingled  people, 
and  all  the  kings  of  •'  the  land  of 
Uz,  ^'and  all  the  kings  of  the  land 
of  the  Philistines,  and  Ashkelon, 
and  Azzah,  and  Ekron,  and  'the 
remnant  of  Ashdod, 

21  'Edom,  and  '^Moab,  and  the 
children  of  'Ammon, 

22  And  all  the  kings  of  ^Tyrus, 
and  all  the  kings  of  Zidon,  and  the 
kings  of  the  "  isles  which  are  be- 
yond the  ''  sea, 

23  '  Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz, 
and  all  ^  that  are  in  the  utmost  cor- 
ners, 

24  And ''all  the  kings  of  Arabia, 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  '  mingled 
people  that  dwell  in  the  desert, 

25  And  all  the  kings  of  Zimri,  and 
all  the  kings  of '"  Elam,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  Medes, 

26  'And  all  the  kings  of  the  north, 
far  and  near,  one  with  another,  and 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  which 
are  uj^on  the  face  of  the  earth  :  "  and 
the  king  of  Sheshach  shall  drink 
after  them. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel;  "^ Drink  ye,  and 
'1  be  drunken,  and  spew,  and  fall, 
and  rise  no  more,  because  of  the 
sw^ord  which  I  will  send  among 
you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse 
to  take  the  cup  at  thine  hand  to 
drink,  then  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts;  Ye  shall  certainly  drink. 

29  For,  lo,  'I  begin  to  bring  evil 
on  the  city  '"which  is  called  by  my 
name,  and  .should  ye  be  utterly  un- 
punished f  Ye  shall  not  be  unpun- 
ished: for  'I  will  call  for  a  sword 
upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth,  saith  the  IjORD  of  hosts. 

30  Therefore  prophesy  thou  against 
them  all  these  words,  and  say  unto 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  fine. 


"  ver.  0,  II. 
^ch.  24.  9. 

Jch.  46.2,25. 

^  ver.  24. 
'Job  1.1. 

hch.  47.1 ,5,7. 

■^  See  Is. 20.1. 


Hch. 49.7,  &c. 
"  ch.  4S.  1. 
fch.49. 1. 

8ch.47.4. 


II  Or, 
region  by 
the  sea  side. 

Iich.49.  23. 

"  ch.  49.  8. 

tHeb. 
cut  ojtf'into 
corners,  or, 
having  the 
corners  of 
tile  hair 
polled ; 
cli.9.  26.  S: 

49.  :u. 

k  2  Chr.  9. 14. 

1  See  ver.  20. 

ch.49.  31.  & 

50.  :i7. 
Ez.  30.  5. 

■"  ch.  49. 34. 


"  ch.  50.  9. 


<'cli.51.41. 


PHab.2.16. 


■iTs.  61.  21.  ft 
C-o.  6. 


'Prov.  11.31. 

ell.  19.  12. 

l'./.!i.  (i. 

*)l)ail.  16. 

EukeJ.i..'?!. 

1  IVt.  4. 17. 
tllcb. 

Hjian  which 

tini  name 

IS  caHcil. 
•  Dan.  9. 18. 

19. 
>Ez.38.21. 


Hou'Uny  of  the  shepherds. 


JEREMIAH. 


Exhortation  to  repentance. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abiMit  6l.t). 

"  Is.  42.  l.l. 

.)ocl  .•).  I(i. 

.Vinos  1.  2. 
'Ps.  11.4. 

lIi.  17.  12. 
5  I  KiiiL'sil..!. 

W  i:!2. 14. 
•Is.  l(i. !). 

ch.  48. 33. 


"HOR.  4. 1. 

-Mic.  (1.  2. 
!•  I.s.  Mi.  1(!. 

Joel  i.  2. 


•  ch.  2.3. 10.  & 
yo.  23. 


i  Is.  OG.  16. 


°ch.  16.  4,  0. 

fi's.  ry.  3. 

ch.  S.  2. 

Rev.  11.  a. 


Bch.4. 
(J.  26. 


♦  Hcb.  T/0!I)- 

iUtiiK  joy 
slaiKjhter. 

t  Hcb. 
a  vei^sel  of 
desire. 

i  Uch.yiig!,t 
shall  ptri^U 
from  the 
shejihcrch^ 
and  escap-    j 
ingfrom, 

src. 
Amos  2. 14 


li  Ps.  76.  2. 

Illeb.  rt 
desolatioTi. 


them,  The  TjORD  shall  "roar  from 
on  high,  and  utter  his  voice  from 
""  his  holy  habitation  ;  he  shall 
mightily  roar  ui)on  •  his  habita- 
tion;  he  shall  give  ^a  shout,  as 
they  that  tread  the  f/ rapes,  against 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 

31  A  noise  shall  ct)me  even  to  the 
ends  of  the  earth;  for  the  Lord 
hath  •''a  controversy  uith  the  na- 
tions :  ^'he  will  i)lea(l  with  all  tlesh  ; 
he  will  give  them  tltat  are  wicked 
to  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Behold,  evil  shall  go  fortli  from  na- 
tion to  nation,  and  'a  great  whirl- 
wind shall  be  raised  up  from  the 
coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  ''And  the  slain  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  at  that  day  from  one  end 
of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other 
end  of  the  earth:  they  shall  not  be 
''lamented,  ^neither  gathered,  nor 
buried;  they  shall  be  dung  upon 
the  ground. 

34  ^  ^'  Howl,  ye  shepherds,  and 
cry ;  and  wallow  yourselves  hi  the 
ashes,  ye  principal  of  the  Hock :  for 
^the  days  of  your  slaughter  and  of 
your  dispersions  are  accomplished  ; 
and  ye  shall  fall  like  *a  pleasant 
vessel. 

35  And  ^tlie  shepherds  shall  have 
no  way  to  Hee,  nor  the  x^rincipal  of 
the  flock  to  escape. 

3G  A  voice  of  the  cry  of  the  shep- 
herds, and  a  howling  of  the  princi- 
pal of  the  flock,  shall  he  heard:  for 
the  Lord  hath  spoiled  their  pas- 
ture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habitations 
are  cut  down  because  of  the  flerce 
anger  of  the  Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  ''  his  covert, 
as  the  lion  :  for  their  land  is  '  deso- 
late because  of  the  flerceness  of  the 
oppressor,  and  because  of  his  fierce 


CIO. 

Emiiiip. 

600. 

Btgiuiung. 

\ 


anger. 


CHAPTEE  XXYL 


1  Jei'emiah  by  pi-omises  and  thrcateningx  cxhorieth  to 
rei>€ntance.  8  He  is  therefore  apprehended,  10  and 
arraigned.  \2  His  a]x>h>yii.  Hi  Jfe  is  gnil  in  jndf/- 
meitt,  by  the  exaniple  of  Jlicah,  '20  and  of  Urijah, 
24  a7id  by  the  care  of  Ahikam. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of 
Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah  came  this  word  from 
the  Lord,  saying, 

53 


2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Stand  in 
""  the  court  of  the  Lord's  house, 
and  speak  unto  all  the  cities  of 
Judah,  which  come  to  worship  in 
the  Lord's  house,  'all  the  words 
that  I  command  thee  to  s])eak  un- 
to them  ;    diminish  not  a  word: 

3  ''If  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and 
turn  every  man  from  his  evil  Avay, 
that  I  may  'repent  me  of  the  evil, 
which  I  purpose  to  do  unto  them 
because  of  the  evil  of  their  doings. 

4  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  4f  ye  will 
not  hearken  to  me,  to  walk  in  my 
law,  which  I  have  set  before  you, 

'5  To  hearken  to  the  words  of  my 
servants  the  prophets,  »whom  I 
sent  unto  you,  both  rising  up  ear- 
Ij',  and  sending  them,  but  ye  have 
not  hearkened ; 

G  Then  will  I  make  this  house  like 
''Shiloh,  and  will  make  this  city 
'a  curse  to  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth. 

7  8o  the  priests  and  the  prophets 
and  all  the  people  heard  Jeremiah 
speaking  these  words  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

8  1  Kow  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jerejniah  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  that  the  Lord  had 
commanded  him  to  speak  unto  all 
the  i)eople,  that  the  priests  and  the 
prophets  and  all  the  i)eople  took 
him,  saying.  Thou  shalt  surely  die. 

9  Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying.  This 
house  shall  be  like  Shiloh,  and  this 
city  shall  be  desolate  without  an 
inhabitant  f  And  all  the  i)eople 
were  gathere 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord 

10  *[  When  the  j)rinces  of  Judah 
heard  these  things,  then  they  came 
ui)  from  the  king's  house  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  sat  down 
"  in  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house. 

11  Then  spake  the  priests  and  the 
prophets  luito  the  princes  and  to 
all  the  people,  saying,  *This  man  is 
worthy  to  die;  ""for  he  hath  proph- 
esied against  this  city,  as  ye  have 
heard  with  your  ears. 

12  *l  Then  spake  Jeremiah  unto 
all  the  princes  and  to  all  the  peo- 

833 


against   Jeremiah 


Before 
•  HlilST 
abijul  til  9. 

•ch.  19. 14. 


!■  Kz.  ?..  10. 

Mult.  2S.  20. 


'  Acts  20.  LT. 
•I  ch.  3C.  3. 


'ch.  18.8. 
Junuh  3.8,9. 


a-ev.26.14, 
&c. 
Deut.  28.15. 


Kch.7.13,2.'>. 
&11.7.&25. 
3,4. 


h  1  Srun.4.10, 

11. 

I's.  78.  (JO. 

ch.  7.12, 14. 
1 1«.  tii.  15. 

ch.  24.  U. 


at  the  door. 


tHeb.  The 
Judgment 
of  death  ii 
for  this 
man, 

kch.  38.  4. 


Jeremiuh  is  acquitted. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  type  of  honcls  and  yokes. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuui  6ii9. 


UU.  7.  3. 


"  vcr.  3,  13. 


"ch.38.  5. 

f  Hcb.  ns  It 

is  yoott  and 
i-iyht  in 
your  €yes. 


"  Sec  Acta  5. 
34,  4C. 


about  710. 
>■  Mic.  1.  1. 


1  Mic.  3. 12. 


'2Chr.32,26. 

\  Ilob. 

the  /'ICC  o/" 

•  Ex"^.  14. 
i!  Sain.  -M. 
IB. 

<AcU£.  39. 


pie,  saying,  The  Lord  sent  me  to 
prophesy  against  tliis  house  and 
against  this  city  all  the  words  that 
ye  have  heard. 

13  Therefore  now  '  amend  your 
ways  and  your  doings,  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Loud  your  God ; 
and  the  Lord  will  "repent  him  of 
the  evil  that  he  hath  pronounced 
against  you. 

14  As  for  me,  behold,  "  I  am  in 
your  hand:  do  with  me  *as  seem- 
eth  good  and  meet  unto  you. 

15  But  know  ye  for  certain,  that 
if  ye  put  me  to  death,  ye  shall 
surely  bring  innocent  blood  upon 
yourselves,  and  upon  this  city,  and 
upon  the  inhabitants  thereof:  for 
of  a  truth  the  Lord  hath  sent  me 
unto  you  to  speak  all  these  words 
in  your  ears. 

10  *|t  Then  said  the  princes  and 
all  the  ijeople  unto  the  priests  and 
to  the  prophets ;  This  man  is  not 
worthy  to  die :  for  he  hath  spoken 
to  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our 
God. 

17  "Then  rose  up  certain  of  the 
elders  of  the  land,  and  spake  to 
all  the  assembly  of  the  people, 
saying, 

18  'Micah  the  Morasthite  i)roph- 
esied  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah,  and  spake  to  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah,  saying,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts;  '^Zion  shall  be 
ploughed  like  a  field,  and  Jerusa- 
lem shall  become  heaps,  and  the 
mountain  of  the  house  as  the  high 
places  of  a  forest. 

19  Did  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
and  all  Judah  put  him  at  all  to 
death  ?  'did  he  not  fear  the  Lord, 
and  besought  'the  Lord,  and  the 
Lord  'repented  him  of  the  evil 
which  he  had  pronounced  against 
them?  'Thus  miglit  we  procure 
great  evil  against  our  souls. 

20  And  there  was  also  a  man 
that  prophesied  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  Urijah  the  son  of  Shemaiah 
of  Kirjath-jearim,  wlio  i)rophesied 
against  this  city  and  again.st  this 
land  according  to  all  the  words  of 
Jeremiah  : 

21  And  when  Jehoiakim  t\ut  king, 
with  all  his  mighty  men,  and  all 

884 


the  princes,  heard  his  words,  the 
king  sought  to  put  him  to  death : 
but  when  Urijah  heard  it,  he  Avas 
afraid,  and  tied,  and  went  into 
Egypt ; 

22  And  Jehoiakim  the  king  sent 
men  into  Egypt,  namely,  Elnathau 
the  son  of  Achbor,  and  certain  men 
with  him  into  Egypt. 

23  And  they  fetched  forth  Urijah 
out  of  Egypt,  and  brought  him  unto 
Jehoiakim  the  king ;  who  slew  him 
with  the  sword,  and  cast  his  dead 
body  into  the  graves  of  the  ^  com- 
mon people. 

24  Nevertheless,  "  the  hand  of 
Ahikam  the  sou  of  Shaphan  was 
with  Jeremiah,  that  they  should 
not  give  him  into  the  hand  of 
the  people  to  put  him  to  death. 


CHAPTER 


XL 


1  Under  the  type  of  bonds  and  yokex  he  prophesieih 
(he  siibduiny  of  the  neighbour  kings  unto  NebacJiad- 
ne-.zar.  8  He  exJiorleth  thexx  to  yield,  and  not 
to  believe  the  false  prophets.  13  The  like  he  doeth  to 
Zedekiah.  19  He  foretell  eth,  the  renuiant  of  the  ves- 
sels shall  be  carried  to  Uabglmi,  and  there  cmitinue 
tmtil  the  day  of  visitation. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Jo- 
siah  *  king  of  Judah  came  this 
word  unto  Jeremiah  froiaa  the 
Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  "saith  the  Lord  to  me; 
Make  thee  bonds  and  yokes,  ^and 
put  them  upon  thy  neck, 

3  And  send  them  to  the  king  of 
Edom,  and  to  the  king  of  Moab, 
and  to  the  king  of  the  Ammon- 
ites, and  to  the  king  of  Tyrus,  and 
to  the  king  of  Zidon,  by  the  hand 
of  the  messengers  which  come  to 
Jerusalem  unto  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah ; 

4  And  conmiand  them  "to  saj' 
unto  their  masters,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your  mas- 
ters ; 

5  '^L  have  made  the  earth,  the 
man  and  the  beast  that  arc  n])on 
tlie  ground,  by  my  great  i^ower 
and  by  my  outstretched  arm,  and 
''  have  given  it  unto  whom  it 
seemed  meet  unto  me. 

G  "And  now  have  1  given  all  these 
lands  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  of  Babylon,  '^my 
servant;   and  ''the   beasts  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  609. 


about  609. 


t  Heb. 
sons  of  the 
people. 

»  2  Kings  22. 

I     I'-i,  14. 
ch.  39.  14. 


about  598. 


"  See  ver.  3, 

iL'.  an. 
ch.  28. 1. 


;i  Or,  hath 
the  Lord 

iTh.L'8.10,IJ. 
SoEz.  4.  1. 
&I2.  3.  &24. 
3,  ic. 


II  Or, 

conceitiing 
th(^ir  ituts- 
ters,  saying. 


Ts.  11.5.15. 

.1:  m;.  (i. 
Is.  I,';.  12. 


*  Ps.  115. 1«. 
U:iii.  4.  17, 
25,  32. 

♦ch.28.  U. 

fch.  2,5.  9.& 
4-i.  ](l. 
K/:.-1».18,20. 

Sch.  28.  14. 
Dan.  2.  311. 


The  projjhet  coiinselleth 


JEllEMIAH. 


ZedeJiiuh  to  siihndssion. 


Before 
CHKIST 
al)oul  59(9. 

i.2Chr.3C.liO. 


ich.  25.  12.  & 

.W.  27. 

Dan.  5.  20. 
1.  ch.  25.  14. 


I 


I  neb. 

dreams. 


1  ver.  14. 


508. 
"'  ch.  28.  I.  & 

38.  ir. 


"Ez.  IS.  SI. 


"ch.14.14.  & 

n. -21.  Si -A). 

M,  a. 

IHeb. 

in  a  /i^,  or, 
lyingly. 


field   liave   I 
serve  liiiii. 

7  "Aud   all 
liiin,   aud 


given 


nations    shall 


him    also   to   ye,  and  the  prophets  that  prophesy  | 
unto  you 
IG  Also  I  spake  to  the  priests  aud 


son,    '  until 


serve 
his   sou,  aud   his   sou's 


the  very  time  of  his 
:  ''  aud  then  many  na- 
great  kings  shall  serve 


laud  come 
tious  and 
themselves  of  him 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  nation  and  kiugdom  which  will 
not  serve  the  same  Nebuchadnez- 
zar the  king  of  Babylon,  and  that 
will  not  put  their  neck  uuder  the 
yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylou,  that 
nation  will  I  punish,  saith  the 
LoKD,  with  the  sword,  and  with 
the  famine,  aud  with  the  pesti- 
lence, until  I  have  consumed  them 
by  his  haud. 

9  Therefore  hearken  not  ye  to 
your  i^rophets,  nor  to  your  divin- 
ers, nor  to  your  '  dreamers,  nor  to 
your  enchanters,  nor  to  your  sor- 
cerers, which  speak  unto  you,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  not  serve  the  king  of 
Babylon : 

10  '  For  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto 
you,  to  remove  you  far  from  your 
land ;  and  that  I  should  drive  you 
out,  and  ye  should  perish. 

11  But  the  nations  that  briug 
their  neck  under  the  yoke  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him, 
those  w  ill  I  let  remain  still  in  their 
own  land,  saith  the  Lord  ;  aud 
they  shall  till  it,  and  dwell  therein. 

12  1  I  spake  also  to  "'Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah  according  to  all 
these  words,  sayiug,  Bring  your 
necks  under  the  yoke  of  the  king 
of  Babylou,  aud  serve  him  and 
his  people,  and  live. 

13  "AVhy  Mill  ye  die,  thou  and 
thy  people,  by  the  sword,  by  the 
famiue,  aud  by  the  pestilence,  as 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  against  the 
nation  that  will  not  serve  the  king 
of  Babylon  ? 

14  Therefore  hearken  not  unto 
the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
speak  unto  you,  saying.  Ye  shall 
not  serve  the  king  of  Babylou: 
for  they  prophesy  "a  lie  unto  you. 

15  For  I  have  not  sent  them,  saith 
the  Lord,  yet  they  prophesy  ^  a  lie 
in  Diy  name;  that  I  might  drive 
you  out,  and  that  ye  might  perish, 


to  all  this  people,  sayiug,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord;  Hearken  not  to 
the  words  of  your  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you,  saying,  Jie- 
hold,  'the  vessels  of  the  Lord's 
house  shall  now  shortly  be  brought 
again  from  Babylon :  for  they 
prophesy  a  lie  uuto  you. 

17  Hearken  not  unto  them  ;  serve 
the  king  of  Babylou,  and  live : 
wherefore  should  this  city  be  laid 
waste ! 

18  But  if  they  he  prophets,  and 
if  the  word  of  the  Lord  be  with 
them,  let  them  now  make  inter- 
cession to  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
the  vessels  Avhicli  are  left  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  aud  in  the 
house  of  the  king  of  Judah,  and 
at  Jerusalem,  go  not  to  Babylon. 

19  ^  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ''concerning  the  pillars,  aud 


concernmg 


the  sea,  and  concern- 


ing the  bases,  and  concerning  the 
residue  of  the  vessels  that  remain 
in  this  city, 

20  AYhich  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  took  not,  when  he  car- 
ried away  'captive  Jecouiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
from  Jerusalem  to  Babylou,  and 
all  the  nobles  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem ; 

21  Yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  concern- 
ing the  vessels  that  remain  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
house  of  the  king  of  Judah  aud 
of  Jerusalem ; 

22  They  shall  be  'carried  to  Bab- 
ylon, and  there  shall  they  be  until 
the  day  that  I  ^  visit  them,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  then  "will  I  briug  them 
up,  and  restore  them  to  this  place. 

CHAPTER  XXYIII. 

1  H<main<i.h  prop/iesieth  falsely  the  return  of  the  ve.i- 
seh,  aud  of  Jecouiah.  5  Jeremiah,  tohshuii/  it  to  be 
true,  sheuieth  that  the  event  will  declare  who  are  true 
prophets.  10  Hananiah  breaketh  Jeremiah's  yoke. 
Vi  Jeremiah  telleth  oj'  an  iron  yoke,  15  aud  J'oretell- 
eth  Mauatiiuh''s  death. 

AND  ""  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
.  year,  in  the  beginning  of  the 
reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  fourth  year,  and  in  the  fifth 

835 


Before 
CHRIST 

698. 


P  2  Chr.  36. 1 
10. 

cli.  28.  3. 
Uiin.  1.  2. 


12  Kings  25. 

ch.  52. 17, 
20,21. 


'2KinR8  24. 

14,  15. 
ch.  24.  1. 


'  2  KinsB  25. 
13. 
2  Chr.  36.1!?. 


>2Chr..'Wi.21. 

ch.  211.  10.  .'ft 

V.-i.  5. 
"Kzral.  7. 

&  7.  ly. 


about  596. 
■ch.  27.  1. 


HananiaJi's  false  prophecij. 


JEEEMIAH. 


His  death  is  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  &9b. 


bch.  2".  12. 


'  ch.  27. 16. 

1Ucb. 
two  yfars 
of  days. 


tlleb. 
captivity. 


i\  Kings  1 . 
36. 


'  neutlS.22. 


(Cll.27.  2. 


tch.  27.7. 


niontb,  that  Hananiah  the  son  of 
Aznr  the  prophet,  which  was  of 
Gibeou,  spake  unto  me  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  presence 
of  the  priests  and  of  all  the  peo- 
ple, saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  I 
have  broken  ''the  yoke  of  the  king 
of  Babylon. 

3  "Within  ^two  full  years  will  I 
bring  again  into  this  i^lace  all  the 
vessels  of  the  Lord's  house,  that 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 
took  away  from  this  i^lace,  and 
carried  them  to  Babylon  : 

4  And  I  will  bring  again  to  this 
place  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 
kini  king  of  Judah,  with  all  the 
'  captives  of  Judah,  that  went  into 
Babylon,  saith  the  Lord  :  for  I 
will  break  the  yoke  of  the  king  of 
Babylon. 

5  ^  Then  the  pronhet  Jeremiah 
said  unto  the  propTiet  Hananiah 
in  the  presence  of  the  priests,  and 
in  the  presence  of  all  the  people 
that  stood  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

6  Even  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said, 
•'Amen :  the  Lord  do  so :  the  Lord 
perform  thy  words  which  thou  hast 
prophesied,  to  bring  again  the  ves- 
sels of  the  Lord's  house,  and  all 
that  is  carried  away  captive,  from 
Babylon  into  this  place. 

7  Nevertheless,  hear  thou  now  this 
word  that  I  speak  in  thine  ears,  and 
in  the  ears  of  all  the  people ; 

8  The  prophets  that  have  been  be- 
fore me  and  before  thee  of  old  proph- 
esied both  against  many  countries, 
and  against  great  kingdoms,  of  war, 
and  of  evil,  and  of  pestilence. 

y  'The  prophet  Avhich  prophesieth 
of  peace,  when  the  word  of  the 
prophet  shall  come  to  pass,  then 
shall  the  prophet  be  known,  that 
the  Lord  hath  truly  sent  him. 

10  •i^  Then  Hananiah  the  i)rophet 
took  the  'yoke  from  off  the  prophet 
Jeremiah's  nc^ck,  and  brake  it. 

11  And  Hananiah  K])ake  in  the 
])resence  of  all  the  peo]>le,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Even  so  will 
I  break  the  yoke  of  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  ^from  the  neck 

836 


i  have  given  him  the 


of  all  nations  within  the  space  of 
two  full  years.  And  the  i^rophet 
Jeremiah  went  his  way. 

12  ^  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet^ 
after  that  Hananiah  the  prophet 
had  broken  the  yoke  from  off  the 
neck  of  the  i)rophet  Jeremiah,  say- 
ing, 

13  Go  and  tell  Hananiah,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Thou  hast 
broken  the  yokes  of  wood;  but 
thou  shalt  make  for  them  yokes  of 
iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  ''  I  have 
f>ut  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  the  neck 
of  all  these  nations,  that  they 
may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon ;  and  they  shall  serve 
him:  and 
beasts  of  the  field  also 

15  ^  Then  said  the  prophet  Jere- 
miah unto  Hananiah  the  prophet. 
Hear  now,  Hananiah;  The  Lord 
hath  not  sent  thee ;  but  ^  thou  mak- 
est  this  people  to  trust  in  a  lie. 

IG  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Behold,  I  will  cast  thee  from  off  the 
face  of  the  earth :  this  year  thou 
shalt  die,  because  thou  hast  taught 
't  rebellion  against  the  Lord. 

17  So  Hananiah  the  prophet  died 
the  same  j^  ear  in  the  seventh  month. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Jeremiah  xeiideth  a  letter  to  the  captives  in  Babylon, 
to  be  quiet  there,  8  and  nut  to  believe  the  dreams  of 
their  prophets,  10  and  that  they  shall  return  loith 
grace  after  seventy  years.  15  Me  foretelleth  the  de- 
struction of  the  rest  for  their  disobedience.  2Q  He 
sheweth  the  fearful  end  of  Ahab  and  Zedekiah,  two 
lying  jwophets.  24  Shemaiuh  writeth  a  letter  against 
Jeremiah.     30  Jeremiah  readeth  his  doom. 

NOW  these  are  the  words  of 
the  letter  that  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  sent  from  Jerusalem  unto 
the  residue  of  the  elders  which  were 
carried  away  captives,  and  to  the 
priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to 
all  the  peoi^lo  whom  Nebuchadnez- 
zar had  carried  away  captive  from 
Jerusalem  to  Babylon ; 

2  (After  that  ''Jeconiah  the  king, 
and  the  (pieen,  and  the  n  eunuchs, 
the  princes  of  Judah  and  Jerusa- 
lem, and  the  carixMiters,  and  the 
smiths,  were  departed  from  Jeru- 
salem ;) 

3  By  the  hand  of  Elasah  the  son 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  596. 


b  Deut.2S.4S. 
ch.  'Zl.  7. 


i  ch.  27. 6. 


tch.  29.  31. 
£z.  13.  22. 


1  »cut.  13.  5. 

cl>.  ai.  o2. 
IHeb. 

reiolt, 

about  595. 


about  S99. 


•  2  Kin;s  24. 

)■-',  .Vc. 

ch.  ■-'.'.  Lli.* 

2X.  4. 
II  Or,  clinm- 

Ijerlams. 


JeremiaJi's  letter  to 


JEREMIAH. 


the  ccfptive  Jews. 


Before 
OH  HI  ST 
about  699. 


l>ver.  28. 


«Ezrft6. 10. 
1  Tira.  2. 2. 


<lch.l4.14.& 
2:!.  21.  &  27. 
14,  l.'i. 
Eph.  5.  6. 


'  vcr.  31. 
t  Well. 
in  a  lie. 


about  606. 

f2Chr.3G.21, 
22. 

Ezra  1.1. 
011.2.1.12.  & 
27.  22. 
Dau.  S.  2. 


\  Heb.  end 
anil  expect- 
ation. 
6  Diin.  9.  3, 


li  Lev.  26. 39, 
40,  &c. 
Dcut.  30.  1, 

&c. 
'  eh.  24.  7. 


k  Doul.  4.  7. 
P.s.  \)1.  ti.  & 
4ti.  1. 
Is.  55.  6. 

lch.2.1.  3,  S. 
kM.i.ii'M. 
37. 


of  Shaplian,  and  Gemaiiah  the  son 
of  Hilkiali,  (whom  Zedekiah  king 
of  Judah  sent  unto  Babylon  to 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon) 
saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lokd  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  unto  all  that  are 
carried  away  captives,  whom  I  have 
caused  to  be  carried  away  from  Je- 
rusalem unto  Babylon ; 

5  ^' Build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in 
them;  and  plant  gardens,  and  eat 
the  fruit  of  them  ; 

G  Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons 
and  daughters ;  and  take  wives  for 
your  sons,  and  give  your  daughters 
to  husbands,  that  they  may  bear 
sons  and  daughters ;  tliat  ye  may 
be  increased  there,  and  not  dimin- 
ished. 

7  And  seek  the  i)eace  of  the  city 
whither  I  have  caused  vou  to  be 
carried  away  captives,  '^and  pray 
unto  the  Lord  for  it:  for  in  the 
peace  thereof  shall  ye  have  peace. 

8  •ji  For  thus  saitii  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  Let  not 
your  prophets  and  your  diviners, 
that  he  in  the  midst  of  you,  ''de- 
ceive you,  neither  hearken  to  your 
dreams  which  ye  cause  to  be 
dreamed. 

9  Tor  they  prophesy  ^  falsely  un- 
to you  in  my  name:  I  have  not 
sent  them,  saitli  the  Lord. 

10  ^1  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
That  after  *^ seventy  years  be  ac- 
complished at  Babylon  I  will  visit 
you,  and  perform  my  good  word 
toward  you,  in  causiug  you  to  re- 
turn to  this  i)lace. 

11  For  I  know  the  thoughts  that 
I  think  toward  you,  saith  the  Lord, 
thoughts  of  peace,  and  not  of  evil, 
to  give  you  an  *  expected  end. 

12  Then  shall  ye  ^call  upon  me, 
and  ye  shall  go  and  pray  unto  me, 
and  I  will  hearken  unto  you. 

13  And  ''ye  shall  seek  me,  and 
find  me,  wheu  ye  shall  search  for 
me  '  with  all  your  heart. 

14  And  ''I  will  be  found  of  you, 
saith  the  Lord:  and  I  will  turn 
away  your  captivity,  and  'I  will 
gather  you  from  all  the  nations, 
and  from  all  the  places  whither  I 
have  driven  you,  saith  the  Lord  ; 


J 


and  I  will  bring  you  again  into 
the  place  whence  1  caused  you  to 
be  carried  away  captive. 

15  1  Because  ye  have  said,  The 
Lord  hath  raised  us  up  prophets 
in  Babylon ; 

IG  Know  tliat  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  the  king  that  sitteth  upon  the 
throne  of  David,  and  of  all  the 
people  that  dwelleth  in  this  •city, 
and  of  your  brethren  that  are  not 
gone  forth  with  you  into  captivity; 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
Behold,  I  will  send  upon  them  the 
'"sword,  the  famine,  and  the  pesti- 
lence, and  will  make  them  like 
"vile  tigs,  that  cannot  be  eaten 
they  are  so  evil. 

18  And  I  will  persecute  them  with 
the  sword,  with  iliQ  famine,  and 
with  the  pestilence,  and  "  will  de- 
liver them  to  be  removed  to  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth,  Uo  be  ^a 
curse,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a 
hissing,  and  a  reproach,  among  all 
the  nations  whither  I  have  driven 
them : 

19  Because  they  have  not  heark- 
ened to  my  words,  saith  the  Lord, 
which  ''I  sent  unto  them  by  my 
servants  the  prophets,  rising  up 
early  and  sending  them;  but  ye 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  ^i^  Hear  ye  therefore  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  the  captivi- 
ty, whom  I  have  sent  from  Jerusa- 
lem to  Babylon : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  of  Ahab  the  son 
of  Kolaiah,  and  of  Zedekiah  the 
son  of  Maaseiah,  which  i)ropliesy  a 
lie  unto  you  in  my  name;  Behold, 
I  will  deliver  them  into  the  hand 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon ;  and  he  shall  slay  them  before 
your  eyes ; 

22  "^And  of  them  shall  be  taken  up 
a  curse  by  all  the  captivity  of  Ju- 
dah which  are  in  Babylon,  saying, 
The  Lord  make  thee  like  Zedekiali 
and  like  Ahab,  ''whom  the  king  of 
Babylon  roasted  in  the  tire ; 

23  Because  Hhey  have  committed 
villany  in  Israel,  and  have  connnit- 
ted  adultery  with  their  neighbours' 
wives,  and  have  spoken  lying  words 
in  my  name,  which  I  have  not  com- 

837 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


»'  ch.  24. 10. 


"cb.  24.8. 


°  Dcut.28.25. 

2Cbr.  2!t.  «. 

ch.  15.  4.  & 

24.  9.  &  34. 

17. 
\  Heb.  for  a 

curse, 
I>cb.  2G.B. 

cb.  42. 18. 


n  cb.  25.  4.  & 
32.33. 


■■  See  Gen. 

4.S.  20. 
lb.  «5.  15. 


■  Dan.  3.  6. 


•ch.  23. 14. 


Shenudah's  (loom. 


JEEEMIAH. 


Jacob  is  comforted. 


Before 
CHUIST 
abuut  600. 

598. 

II  Or, 
dreamer. 


"  2  Kings  25. 
18. 
ch.  lil.  1. 


'=ch.20. 1. 


^  •»  Kintr»  9- 
II. 
Acts  26.  24. 

'  ch.  20.  2. 


'  ver.  5. 


bch.  28.  1.3. 


'  ch.  28. 18. 


♦  Ilch. 
revatt. 


about  600. 


manded  tbem ;  even  I  know,  and 
am  a  witness,  saitli  the  Lokd. 

24  *t  Thus  sLalt  thou  also  speak 
to  Sliemaiah  the  "  Xehelamite,  say- 
in  <»■ 

25  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying. 
Because  thou  hast  sent  letters  in 
thy  name  unto  all  the  i^eople  that 
ai'e  at  Jerusalem,  "and  to  Zepha- 
niah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest, 
and  to  all  the  priests,  saying, 

20  The  Lokd  hath  made  thee 
priest  in  'the  stead  of  Jehoiada  the 
priest,  that  ye  should  be  "oflticers 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  for  ev- 
ery man  that  is  ^mad,  and  maketh 
himself  a  x)rophet,  that  thou  should- 
est  'put  him  in  prison,  and  in  the 
stocks. 

27  Now  therefore  why  hast  thou 
not  rej)roved  Jeremiah  of  Ana- 
thoth,  which  maketh  himself  a 
prophet  to  you  f        ^ 

28  F'or  therefore  he  sent  unto  us 
in  Babylon,  saying.  This  captivity 
is  long  :  ""  build  ye  houses,  and 
dwell  in  them  ;  and  plant  gardens, 
and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

20  And  Zephaniah  the  priest  read 
this  letter  in  the  ears  of  Jeremiah 
the  prophet. 

30  ^l  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  captiv- 
ity, saying.  Thus  saitli  the  Lord 
concerning  Shemaiah  the  Nehel- 
amite ;  13ecause  that  Shemaiah 
hath  prophesied  unto  you,  ^and  I 
sent  him  not,  and  he  caused  you 
to  trust  in  a  lie : 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I  will  punish  Shemaiah 
the  Nehelamite,  and  liis  seed :  he 
shall  not  liave  a  man  to  dwell 
among  tljis  people;  neither  shall  he 
behold  the  good  that  I  will  do  for 
my  ])eople,  saith  the  Lord;  'be- 
cause he,  hath  taught  'rebellion 
against  the  J^ori). 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1   God  H?ieweth  Jeirininh  the  return  of  the  Jems.  4 

After  their  trouble  thry  x/ioU  have  (ieVweraiice.  10 

Jle   roiiiforti'l/i   ./mol).      IS    T/itir   rditrii    k/iuU  be 
graeiinis.     ;.'0   \\'ral/i  s/ki/I  futl  ini  the  ivicked. 

THE  word    that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  IjORD,  saying, 
2  Thus  speaketh   the  Lord  God 

8;w 


of  Israel,  saying,  AVrite  thee  all 
the  words  that  I  have  spoken  unto 
thee  in  a  book. 

3  For,  lo,  tlie  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  ''I  will  bring  again 
the  captivity  of  my  people  Israel 
and  Judah,  saith  the  Lord:  ''and 
I  will  cause  them  to  return  to  the 
land  that  I  gave  to  their  fathers, 
and  they  shall  possess  it. 

4  ^  And  these  are  the  words  that 
the  Lord  spake  concerning  Israel 
and  concerning  Judah. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  AYe 
have  heard  a  voice  of  trembling, 
n  of  fear,  and  not  of  peace. 

6  Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether 
*  a  man  doth  travail  with  child  I 
wherefore  do  I  see  every  man  with 
his  hands  on  his  loins,  ''as  a  woman 
in  travail,  and  all  faces  are  turned 
into  paleness  f 

7  ''Alas !  for  that  day  is  great,  ^so 
that  none  is  like  it :  it  is  even  the 
time  of  Jacob's  trouble ;  but  he 
shall  be  saved  out  of  it. 

8  For  it  shall  come  to  x>ass  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
I  will  break  his  yoke  from  ott'  thy 
neck,  and  will  burst  thy  bonds, 
and  strangers  shall  no  more  serve 
themselves  of  him : 

0  But  they  shall  serve  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  *^  David  their  king, 
whom  I  will  -raise  up  unto  them. 

10  1  Therefore  "fear  thou  not,  O 
my  servant  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
neither  be  dismayed,  O  Israel :  for, 
lo,  I  will  save  thee  from  afar,  and 
thy  seed  'from  the  land  of  their 
captivity ;  and  Jacob  shall  return, 
and  shall  be  in  rest,  and  be  quiet, 
and  none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

1 1  For  I  am  with  thee,  saith  the 
Lord,  to  save  thee:  ''though  I 
make  a  full  end  of  all  nations 
whither  I  have  scattered  thee, 
'  yet  will  I  not  make  a  full  end  of 
thee;  but  I  will  correct  thee  '"in 
measure,  and  Avill  not  leave  thee 
altogether  unpiniished. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  "Thy 
bruise  is  incurable,  a)Kl  thy  wound 
is  grievous. 

13  Therein  noneto])lead  thy  cause, 
'that  thou  mayest  be  bound  up: 
"thou  hast  no  liealing  medicines. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  606. 


»  ver.  18. 

ch.  32.  44. 

Kz.  :■».  25. 

Amos  y.  14, 

15. 
bch.  16.  15. 


II  Or,  there  is 
Jear,  fitui 
not  peace* 

tlleb. 
a  male. 


'  ch.  4.  31.  & 
6.24. 


<IJoel2.11,31. 

Amos  5.  IH. 

Zcph.  1. 14, 

&e. 
'Dan.l2. 1. 


I  Is.  55.  3,  4. 

Ez.  ;i4.  li).  * 

37.  24. 

lies.  3.  5. 
KLukc  1.  69. 

Acts  2. 30.  & 

13.  23. 
Ills.  41.  13.  & 

43.,i.  4:44.  2. 

ch.  46.27,28. 


ich.3.  18. 


V  Amos  9.  8. 


Ich.  4.  27. 

"Ps.B.  1. 
Is.  27.  H. 
ch.  10.24.& 
46.  28. 


»  2  Chr.3«.16. 
ch.  15.  18. 


f  Hcb. /or 

liiitliuii  upi 
vr.j're.^siiii/. 
"ch.  8.  22. 


Wrath  shall  fall  on  the  icivlxcd. 


JEEEMIAH. 


Tlie  restoration  of  Israel. 


Berorc 
CHKIST 
ahnut  Cdti. 

HLam.  1.2. 

•"Job  13.  24. 

&  III.  '.I.  & 

!!>.  11. 

'  Jobai.  21. 
"ch.  5.  U. 


I  ch.  15.  18. 


"Ex.23.  22. 
Is.  r).'.  ].& 
41.  11. 
ch.  10.  25. 


»  ch.  33.  G. 


)■  ver.  3. 
ch.  33.  7,11. 
'  Ps.  102. 13. 


II  Or, 
iMle  hill. 


'  Is.  .35. 10.  & 

51.11. 

ch.  31.  4,12, 

13.  &  33.  in, 

11. 
I.  Zech.  10.  8. 


'18.1.26. 


■1  Gen.  49.  in. 


'Xum.lG.  5. 


fch.  24.  7.  & 

.31.1,33.  & 

32. .%. 

£z.  11.20.  & 

;«.  28.  k  37. 

27. 
Sch.  23.19,20. 

i  25.  .32. 
(  Hcb. 

cutting, 
II  Or, 

remain. 


14  PAll  thy  lovers  have  forgotten 
tliee ;  they  seek  thee  not ;  for  I 
have  wounded  thee  with  the  wound 
''of  an  enemy,  with  the  chastise- 
ment ""of  a  cruel  one,  for  the  nuil- 
titude  of  thine  iniquity;  ^l)cmuse 
thy  sins  were  increased. 

15  Why  *  criest  thou  for  tliine 
affliction  ?  thy  sorrow  is  incurable 
for  the  multitude  of  tliine  ini(iuity : 
because  thy  sins  were  increased,  I 
have  done  these  things  unto  thee. 

16  Therefore  all  they  that  devour 
thee  "shall  be  devoured;  and  all 
thine  adversaries,  every  one  of 
them,  shall  go  into  captivity ;  and 
they  that  spoil  thee  shall  be  a 
spoil,  and  all  that  prey  upon  thee 
will  I  give  for  a  prey. 

17  Tor  I  will  restore  health  unto 
thee,  and  I  will  heal  thee  of  thy 
wounds,  saith  the  Lord  ;  because 
they  called  thee  an  Outcast,  say- 
iuf/,  This  is  Zion,  whom  no  man 
seeketh  after. 

18  «^  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be- 
hold, 'I  will  bring  again  the  cap- 
tivity of  Jacob's  tents,  and  ^have 
mercy  on  his  dwellingplaces ;  and 
the  city  shall  be  builded  upon  her 
own  "heap,  and  the  palace  shall 
remain  after  the  manner  thereof. 

19  And  '^  out  of  them  .shall  proceed 
thanksgiving  and  the  voice  of  them 
that  make  merry :  ^and  I  will  mul- 
tiply them,  and  they  shall  not  be 
few ;  I  will  also  glorify  them,  and 
they  shall  not  be  small. 

20  Their  children  also  shall  be  ""as 
aforetime,  and  their  congregation 
shall  be  established  before  me,  and 
I  will  punish  all  that  oppress  them. 

21  And  their  nobles  shall  be  of 
themselves,  '^and  their  governor 
shall  proceed  from  the  midst  of 
them;  and  I  will  ''cause  him  to 
draw  near,  and  he  shall  approach 
unto  me :  for  who  is  this  that  en- 
gaged his  heart  to  approach  unto 
me  I  saith  the  Lord. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  *^my  people, 
and  I  will  be  your  God. 

23  Behold,  the  Mvhirlwind  of  the 
Lord  goetli  forth  with  fury,  a  ^  con- 
tinuing whirlwind :  it  shall  "  fall 
with  pain  upon  the  head  of  the 
wicked. 


lovingkindness 


24  The  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord 
shall  not  return,  until  he  have  done 
it,  and  until  he  liavs  performed  the 
intents  of  his  heart :  ''  in  the  latter 
days  y<?  shall  consider  it. 

CHAPTER  XXXL 

1  T7ie  rrstoralinn  of  hrad.  10  The  publivndon  Ihfre- 
of.  15  lidchd  itioiintintj  is  cotiijhrlcd.  18  Epliraitn 
repeniinff  in  brtntg/it  hotne  m/nin.  22  Vlirisl  in 
promixed,  27  His  care  over  lite  church.  i51  JHh 
iiew  cdveimiit,  35  The  stability,  38  and  amplitude 
of  the  church, 

AT  ''the  same  time,  saith  the 
.  Lord,  Mvill  I  be  the  God  of 
all  the  families  of  Israel,  and  they 
shall  be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  peo- 
ple irhich  were  left  of  the  sword 
found  grace  in  the  wilderness ;  even 
Israel,  Avhen  ^I  went  to  cause  him 
to  rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  *of  old 
unto  me,  saying.  Yea, ''  I  have  loved 
thee  with  ''an  everlasting  love: 
therefore  "  with 
have  I  "^  drawn  thee 

4  Again  ^'I  will  build  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  be  built,  O  virgin  of  Is- 
rael :  thou  shalt  again  be  adorned 
with  thy  '' "  tabrets,  and  shalt  go 
forth  in  the  dances  of  them  that 
make  merry. 

5  '  Thou  shalt  yet  plant  vines  up- 
on the  mountains  of  Samaria :  the 
planters  shall  plant,  and  shall  U^at 
them  as  common  tilings. 

G  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  that  the 
watchmen  upon  the  mount  Ephraim 
shall  cry,  "^  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  go 
ui)  to  Zion  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  '  Sing 
with  gladness  for  Jacob,  and  shout 
among  the  chief  of  the  nations: 
publish  ye,  i)raise  ye,  and  say,  O 
Lord,  save  thy  people,  the  remnant 
of  Israel. 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  them  "'from 
the  lunth  country,  and "  gather  them 
from  the  coasts  of  the  earth,  and 
with  them  the  blind  and  tlie  lame, 
the  woman  with  child  and  her  that 
travaileth  with  child  together:  a 
great  company  shall  return  thither. 

9  "They  shall  come  with  weeping, 
and  with  "supplications  will  I  lead 
thein :  I  will  cause  them  to  walk 
p  by  the  rivers  of  waters  in  a  straight 
way,  wherein  they  shall  not  stum- 

839 


Boforo 
CilKlST 
iilioui  ti(l6. 


!■  Gun.  49.  1. 


■  ch.  .30.  24. 
b  ch.  30.  22. 


'  Nuni.10.33. 
Dent.  I.;i3. 
Ps.  115.  11. 
Is.  U3. 14. 

f  lleb. 

/i  om  afar, 

i  Mai.  1.  2. 

«Kom.  11.28, 

29. 

II  Or,  have 
1  extended 
lovinykind^ 
nrss  unto 
thee. 

HUts.  11.4. 

e  ch.  33.  7. 


h  Ex.  1.5.  20. 

Jti  (Is- 11.34. 

I'a.  149. 3. 
II  Or, 

tiinbi'Cls. 

ilB.ft".  21. 

Am08  9. 14. 


t  Heb.  pro- 
lane  thcni, 
neut.  20.6. 
&  2S.  30. 


k  Is.  2.  3. 
jMic.  4.  2. 


Us.  12.5,6. 


"  ch.  3.  12, 
1«.  &  23.  8. 

"  Ez.  20.  34, 
41.  &  34. 13. 


»r8.126.5,6. 

ch.  50.  4. 
II  Or, 

javourg. 

Zech.  12.10. 

P  Is.  .35.  8.  * 
43.  19.  &  49. 
10,  U. 


Rachel  mourning  is  comforted. 


JEKEMIAH. 


Christ  is  promised. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  bUti 

s  Ex.  4.  2-2. 


'Is.  40.  11. 
Ez.  34.12,13, 
14. 


•  Is.  44.  23.  & 

48.  21). 
« l8.  4!*.  24,25. 


»Ez.  U.  2.3. 
&  -jO.  40. 
»Ho8.  3.  i. 


'I8.S8.11. 

■Is..3o.l0.& 
ft5.  lU. 
Kev.  21.4. 


■  Matt.  2. 17, 

18. 
bjush.  18.25. 


«  Gen.  42. 13. 


U-er.  4,  5. 
Ezm  1. .-.. 
U08.  1. 11. 


■Lam.  5.  21. 


<Oeut.  30.  2. 


ble 


for  I  am  a  father  to  Israel,  and 


Epliraiui  is  my  ''firstborn. 

10  1  Hear  the  ^yor(l  of  the  Lord, 
O  ye  nations,  and  declare  it  in  the 
isles  afar  off,  and  say.  He  that 
scattered  Israel  'will  gather  him, 
and  keep  him,  as  a  shei)herd  doth 
his  flock. 

11  For  'the  Lord  hath  redeemed 
Jacob,  and  ransomed  him  ^  from  the 
hand  of  him  that  was  stronger  than 
he. 

12  Therefore  they  shall  come  and 
sing  in  "the  height  of  Zion,  and 
shall  flow  together  to  ^the  good- 
ness of  the  Lord,  for  wheat,  and 
for  wine,  and  for  oil,  and  for  the 
yonng  of  the  flock  and  of  the  herd : 
and  their  soul  shall  be  as  a  ^  watered 
garden  ;  '  and  they  shall  not  sorrow 
any  more  at  all. 

13  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice  in 
the  dance,  both  young  men  and  old 
together:  for  I  will  turn  their 
mourning  into  joy,  and  will  comfort 
them,  and  make  them  rejoice  from 
their  sorrows 

14  And  I  will  satiate  the  soul  of 
the  i)riests  with  fatness,  and  my 
people  shall  be  satisfied  with  my 
goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  ^A 
voice  was  heard  in  ''Eamah,  lam- 
entation, and  bitter  weeping;  Ea- 
chel  weeping  for  her  children  re- 
fused to  be  comforted  for  her  chil- 
dren, because  Hhey  ivere  not. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Eefrain 
thy  voice  from  weeping,  and  thine 
eyes  from  tears :  for  thy  work  shall 
be  rewarded,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and 
''they  shall  come  again  from  the 
land  of  the  enemy. 

17  And  there  is  hope  in  thine 
end,  saith  the  Lord,  that  thy  chil- 
dren shall  come  again  to  their  own 
border. 

18  *i  I  have  surely  heard  Ephraim 
bemoaning  him.self  thus;  Thou 
hast  chastised  me,  and  I  was  chas- 
tised, as  a  bullock  unaccustomed 
to  the  yohe :  "tuvn  thou  me,  and  I 
shall  be  turned;  for  thou  art  the 
Lord  my  (Jod. 

19  Surely  ^^fter  that  I  w^as  turn- 
ed, I  repented;  and  after  that  I 
was  instructed,  I  smote  upon  my 

840 


thigh :  I  was  ashamed,  yea,  even 
confounded,  because  I  did  bear 
the  reproach  of  my  youth. 

20  Is  Ephraim  my  dear  son  ?  is 
he  a  pleasant  child !  for  since  I 
si)ake  against  him,  I  do  earnestly 
remember  him  still:  ^therefore  my 
bowels  ^  are  troubled  for  him ;  ''  I 
will  surely  have  mercy  upon  him, 
saith  the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  waymarks,  make 
thee  high  heaps:  'set  thine  heart 
toward  the  higliway,  even  the  way 
tvhich  thou  wentest :  turn  again,  O 
virgin  of  Israel,  turn  again  to  these 
thy  cities. 

22  ^  How  long  wilt  thou  ""go 
about,  O  thou  '  backsliding  daugh- 
ter f  for  the  Lord  hath  created  a 
new  thing  in  the  earth,  A  woman 
shall  compass  a  man. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel;  As  yet  they 
shall  use  this  speech  in  the  land  of 
Judah  and  in  the  cities  thereof, 
w^hen  I  shall  bring  again  their  cap- 
tivity; '"The  Lord  bless  thee,  O 
habitation  of  justice,  and  "mount- 
ain of  holiness. 

24  And  there  shall  dwell  in  Judah 
itself,  and  "in  all  the  cities  thereof 
together,  husbandmen,  and  they 
that  go  forth  with  flocks. 

25  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary 
soul,  and  I  have  replenished  every 
sorrowful  soul. 

20  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  be- 
held ;  and  my  sleep  was  sweet  un- 
to me. 

27  ^Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  ^I  will  sow  the 
house  of  Israel  and  the  house  of 
Judah  with  the  seed  of  man,  and 
w  ith  the  seed  of  beast. 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
like  as  I  have  ''watched  over  them, 
'to  pluck  up,  and  to  break  down,, 
and  to  throw  down,  and  to  destroy, 
and  to  afflict;  so  will  I  watch  over 
them,  '  to  build,  and  to  plant,  saith 
the  Lord. 

20  'In  those  days  they  shall  say 
no  more.  The  fathers  have  eaten  a 
sour  grape,  and  the  cliildren's  teeth 
are  set  on  edge. 

30  "But  every  one  shall  die  for 
his  own  iniipiity :  every  man  that 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  606 


e  Dent.3-2.S6. 

Is.  (k).  I.S. 

Uos.  U.S. 
tHeb. 

sownl. 
his.  5?.  IS. 

llos.  14.  4. 


>  ch.  50. 5. 


tch.2. 18,23, 

a:. 

Ich.3.fi,8,ll, 
12,  14,  22. 


■"  Ps.  122.  5, 

fi,  r,s. 

Is.  1.2G. 
"  Zech.  8.  3. 


"ch.  33.12,13. 


P  Ez..^  0. 10, 
11. 

II.w.  2.  2^.. 
Zcch.  lU.  <J. 


icli.  44.  2". 


'ch.  1.10. 
18.  7. 


'ch.  24.6. 


'  Ez.  18.  2, 3. 


"  Gal.  G.  5,  7. 


GoiVs  care  for  Ms  church. 


JEREMIAH. 


Jeremiah^ a  imprison ment. 


Before 
CilKIST 
about  tii  6. 

'ch.32.  40.& 
.iS.  14. 

Ez.  ;!7.  a;. 

Hcb.«.«-lJ. 
&  10.  Ul,  17. 


TDeut.  l..",l. 


|]  Or,  fJiotM 
I  have  con- 
tinvei/  a 
husfiaiut 
unto  them  ? 

'  ch.  32.  40. 


»  Ps.  40.  S. 
Ez.  U.l'.M'O. 
&  :i«.  L'6,  2r. 
2  Cor.  3.  3. 

!>  ch.  24.  7.  & 
30.  21'.  &  32. 
38. 


■^  Is.  51. 1". 
John  it.  4o. 
1  Cor.  2.  10. 
lJolm2.  JO. 


'I  ch.  .■?.'!.  8.  & 
SO.  20. 
Mic.  T.  IS. 

Acts  10.  4.;. 

&  13. ;«. 

Rom.  II.  27. 

'Gen.  1.  Hi. 
Vs.  72.  .i,  17. 
&  S!l.  2,  M, 

37.&iii).yi. 


f  Is.  51. 15. 
8ch.  10. 16. 


kPs.  148.  G. 
Is.  54.  a.  10. 
ch.  33.  20. 


■  ch.  33.  22. 


kNeh..r  1. 
Zech.  14.10. 


•  Ez.  40.  ?. 
Zech.  2. 1. 


ejitetli  tlio  sour  g'rapc,  his  teeth 
shall  be  set  on  ed<;e. 

31  ^[  Behold,  the  '^d.ays  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  make  a 
new  covenant  with  the  house  of 
Israel,  and  with  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah: 

32  N^ot  according  to  the  covenant 
that  I  made  with  their  fathers,  in 
the  day  that  'I  took  them  by  the 
hand  to  bring-  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt ;  which  my  cove- 
nant they  brake,  n  although  I  was 
a  husband  unto  them,  saith  the 
Lord: 

33  ^But  this  shall  he  the  covenant 
that  I  will  make  with  the  house  of 
Israel ;  After  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord,  "■  I  will  put  my  law  in  their 
inward  parts,  and  write  it  in  their 
hearts;  ""and  will  be  their  God, 
and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

34  And  they  shall  teach  no  more 
everj^man  his  neighbour,  and  every 
man  his  brother,  saying.  Know  the 
Lord  :  for  "they  shall  all  know  me, 
from  the  least  of  them  unto  the 
greatest  of  them,  saith  the  Lord  : 
for  '^I  will  forgive  their  iniquity, 
and  I  will  remember  their  sin  no 
more. 

35  ^\  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  '  which 
giveth  the  sun  for  a  light  by  day, 
and  the  ordinances  of  the  moon 
and  of  the  stars  for  a  light  by 
night,  which  divideth  Hlie  sea 
when  the  waves  thereof  roar ;  ^The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name : 

36  ''If  those  ordinances  depart 
from  before  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
then  the  seed  of  Israel  also  shall 
cease  from  being  a  nation  before 
me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  'If 
heaven  above  can  be  measured, 
and  the  foundations  of  the  earth 
searched  out  beneath,  I  will  also 
cast  off  all  the  seed  of  Israel  for 
all  that  they  have  done,  saith  the 
Lord. 

38  ^\  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  the  city  shall  be 
built  to  the  Lord  "from  the  tower 
of  Hananeel  unto  the  gate  of  the 
corner. 

39  And  '  the  measuring  line  shall 
yet  go  forth  over  against  it  upon 


the  hill  Gareb,  and  shall  comjiass 
about  to  Goath. 
40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the 
dead  bodies,  and  of  the  ashes,  and 
all  the  fields  unto  the  brook  of  Kid- 
ron,  "'unto  the  corner  of  the  horse 
gate  toward  the  east,  "shall  be  holy 
unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  not  be 
plucked  up,  nor  thrown  down  any 
more  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXXIL 

1  Jeremiah,  bci>i</  itnpriKoued  by  Zcdckiah  for  hin 
prophecy,  6  buyelh  JfananueV.s  field.  13  Barnch 
tnuiii  preserve  t/ie  evidences,  us  lokeus  of  the  people^s 
return.  Hi  Jeremiah  in  his  prayer  complaiiieth  to 
God.  '26  God  confirineth  the  captivity  for  their  si>ts, 
36  and  promiseth  a  gracious  return. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord  'in  the 
tenth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  which  was  the  eighteenth 
year  of  Nebuchadrezzar. 

2  For  then  the  king  of  Babylon's 
army  besieged  Jerusalem :  and  Jer- 
emiah the  projihet  was  shut  up  ^'in 
the  court  of  the  prison,  which  was 
in  the  king  of  Judah's  house. 

3  For  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  had 
shut  him  up,  saying,  Wherefore 
dost  thou  prophesy,  and  say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  "Behold,  I  will 
give  this  city  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  take 
it; 

4  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
'^  shall  not  escape  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Chaldeans,  but  shall  surely 
be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  shall  speak 
with  him  mouth  to  mouth,  and  his 
eyes  shall  behold  his  eyes ; 

5  And  he  shall  lead  Zedekiah  to 
Babylon,  and  there  shall  he  be 
"  until  I  visit  him,  saith  the  Lord  : 
'^  though  ye  fight  Avith  the  Chal- 
deans, ye  shall  not  prosper  ? 

6  ^l  And  Jeremiah  said.  The  word 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  ^ay- 

7  Behold,  Hanameel  the  son  of 
Shallum  thine  uncle  shall  come  un- 
to thee,  saying,  Buy  thee  my  field 
that  is  in  Anathoth:  for  the  *^' right 
of  redemi)tion  is  thine  to  buy  it. 

8  So  Hanameel  mine  uncle's  son 
came  to  me  in  the  court  of  the 
prison  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  said  unto  me,  Buy 

841 


Before 
CllKlST 
about  606. 


■"  2  Chr.  23. 

I.V 

Neh.  3.  2S. 
"Joel  3.  17. 


about  590. 

■2  Kings  25. 
1,2. 
ch.  39.  1. 


b  Nth.  5.  25. 
ch.  :!3.  1.  & 
37.  21.«:;W. 
0.  Si  39.  14. 


"  ch.  34.  2. 


dch.S4.  .3.  & 
:«.  18,  23.  * 
39. 5.  &  52. 9. 


'ch.  27.  "2. 


fph.21.4.  & 


e  Lev.  25.  24, 
25,  "2. 
Kuth  4.  4. 


Jeremiah  complainetli  to  God. 


JEREMIAH. 


God  confirmetli 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  590. 


hGen.Z'l.lG. 
Zech.ll.lL'. 

II  Oc,  seien 
shekels  and 
ten  pieces 
o/silver. 

t  Heb.  wrote 
in  the  iook. 


i  ch.  36.  4. 


k  See  Is.  8. 2. 


1  ver.  37,  43. 


"■2  Kings  13. 
15. 


"Gen. 18. 14. 

ver.  27. 

1-uke  I. '17. 
II  Or,  hid 

from  thee. 
"Kx.20.  C.  & 

.•54.7. 

Deut.  fi.  9, 

10. 


P  I«.  n. «. 
^ch.lO.  10. 


my  field,  I  pray  thee,  that  is  in 
Anathoth,  which  is  iu  the  country 
of  Benjamin  :  for  the  right  of  in- 
heritance is  thine,  and  the  redemp- 
tion is  thine;  bny  it  for  thyself 
Then  I  knew  that  this  ivas  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  I  bought  the  field  of  Ha- 
nameel  my  uncle's  son,  that  ivas  in 
xVnathoth,  and  ''weighed  him  the 
money,  even  "seventeen  shekels  of 
silver. 

10  And  1 1  subscribed  the  evidence, 
and  sealed  if,  and  took  witnesses, 
and  weighed  him  the  money  in  the 
balances. 

11  So  I  took  the  evidence  of  the 
purchase,  })otli  that  which  was  seal- 
ed according  to  the  law  and  cus- 
tom, and  that  which  was  oj)en : 

12  And  I  gave  the  evidence  of  the 
purchase  unto  '  Baruch  the  son  of 
ISTeriah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  in  the 
sight  of  Hanameel  mine  uncle's 
soji,  and  in  the  presence  of  the 
^  witnesses  that  subscribed  the  book 
of  the  purchase,  before  all  the 
Jews  that  sat  in  the  court  of  the 
prison. 

13  T  And 
fore  them,  saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Take  these  evi- 
dences, this  evidence  of  the  pur- 
chase, both  which  is  sealed,  and 
this  evidence  which  is  open ;  and 
put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel,  that 
they  may  continue  many  days. 

15  Tor  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Houses 
and  fields  and  vineyards  '  shall  be 
possessed  again  in  this  land. 

16  ^[  Now  when  I  had  delivered 
the  evidence  of  the  purchase  unto 
Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  I  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

17  Ah  Lord  God!  behold,  "'thou 
hast  made  the  heaven  and  the  earth 
by  thy  great  i)ower  and  stretched 
out  anil,  and  "there  is  nothing  "too 
hard  for  thee: 

18  Thou  shewest  "lovingkiiidness 
unto  thousands,  and  recompensest 
the  ini(|uity  of  the  fathers  into  the 
bosom  of  their  children  after  them: 
The  Great,  'The  IVIighty  (iod,  "The 
Lord  of  hosts,  is  his  name; 

842 


I  charged  Baruch  be- 


19  ^  Great  in  counsel,  and  mighty 
in  ^  work  :  for  thine  ^eyes  are  open 
upon  all  the  ways  of  the  sons  of 
men,  'to  give  every  one  according 
to  his  ways,  and  according  to  the 
fruit  of  his  doings  : 

20  Which  hast  set  signs  and 
wonders  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  even 
unto  this  day,  and  in  Israel,  and 
among  other  men  ;  and  hast  made 
thee  "a  name,  as  at  this  day ; 

21  And  ""hast  brought  forth  thy 
people  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  signs,  and  with  won- 
ders, and  with  a  strong  hand,  and 
with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and  with 
great  terror ; 

22  And  hast  given  them  this  land, 
which  thou  didst  swear  to  their 
fathers  to  give  them,  ^a  land  flow- 
ing with  milk  and  honey ; 

23  And  they  came  in,  and  pos- 
sessed it;  but  nhey  obeyed  not 
thy  voice,  neither  walked  in  thy 
law;  they  have  done  nothing  of 
all  that  thou  commandedst  them  to 
do:  therefore  thou  hast  caused  all 
this  evil  to  come  upon  them. 

24  Behold  the  "mounts,  they  are 
come  unto  the  city  to  take  it ;  and 
the  city  ""is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chaldeans  that  fight  against  it, 
because  of  ^the  sword,  and  of  the 
famine,  and  of  the  pestilence :  and 
what  thou  hast  spoken  is  come  to 
pass ;  and,  behold,  thou  seest  it, 

25  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me, 
O  Lord  God,  Buy  thee  the  field 
for  money,  and  take  witnesses; 
"  for  Hhe  city  is  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  *i  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

27  Behold,  I  am  the  Lord,  the 
''God  of  all  flesh:  "is  there  any 
thing  too  hard  for  me  ? 

28  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  M  will  give  this  city  into 
the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  take  it : 

29  And  the  Chaldeans,  that  fight 
against  this  city,  shall  come  and 
f^set  fire  on  this  citj^,  and  burn  it 
with  th(^  houses,  ''upon  whose  roofs 
they  have  ofiered  incense  unto 
Baal,  and  poured  out  drink  ofl'er- 


Bcfore 
CHRIST 
alrout  590. 

'  Is.  2».  29. 
■f  llQh. doing. 
Mob  "A.  •.'!. 

P.*.  33.  13. 

Prov.  5.  21. 

ch.  Hi.  17. 
■  ch.  17.  10. 


°  Ex.  9. 16. 

1  Chr.17.21. 
Is.  ra.  12. 
Dan.  9.  15. 

'^  Ex.  6.  6. 

2  Sam.  7.2S. 
1  Chr.  17.2L 
Ps.  136.  U, 
12. 


y  Ex.  3,8.17. 
ch.  11.  5. 


'  Xeh.  9.  26. 
cli.  11.8. 
Dan.  9. 10- 
14. 


II  Or,  engine$ 
or  shaft 
ch.  33.  4. 


«ver.  25,  36. 


b  ch.  14. 12. 


II  Or,  thovgh. 
^  ver.  24. 


HNum.16.22. 
'ver.  17. 


fver.  3. 


i:  oh.  21. 10.  & 

.i;.  H,  10.  & 

,52.  13. 
h  ch.  19. 13. 


the  captivity. 


JEKEMIAH. 


A  gracious  return  irromised. 


Before 
CIIKIST 
about  51JU. 


i  ch.  2. 7.  k  3. 

25.  &  7.  a-J- 
LtJ.  &  2-.'.  JI. 
Ez.  W.  US. 


flleb.  ./or 
mj/  anger. 


k  2  Kini,'9  23. 
27.  &  24.  3. 


I  Is.  1.  4,  fi. 
Uau.  U.  8. 


t  Heb.  nc rt. 
"■  ch.  2.  27.  J!l 
7-  24. 
"  cli.  7. 13. 


"ch.r.nn, 

&23.II. 
Ez.  6.  5,  6. 


1. 


Pch.  7.  3I.& 
10.  5. 


1  l>v.  IS.  21. 

1  Kings  11. 

33. 
■•€11.7.  31. 


■  ver.  24. 


'  Dent.  30.  3. 
ch.  23.  :',.  & 
2!!.  14.  Si  .'A. 
ll>. 
Ez.  37.  21. 


"  ch.  23.  6.  & 
33.16. 


'  ch.  24.  7.  & 
30.  22.  &  31. 
33. 


ings  unto  other  gods,  to  provoke 
me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  diihlren  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Judah  'have  only 
done  evil  before  nie  from  their 
vouth :  for  the  children  of  Israel 
have  only  provoked  me  to  anger 
Avith  the  work  of  their  hands,  saith 
the  LoKD. 

31  For  this  city  hath  been  to  me 
as  <a  iH'ovocation  of  mine  anger 
and  of  my  fury  from  the  day  that 
they  built  it  even  unto  this  day, 
•'that  I  should  remove  it  from  be- 
fore my  face ; 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the 
children  of  Israel  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  which  they  have 
done  to  provoke  me  to  anger, 
'  they,  their  kings,  their  princes, 
their  priests,  and  their  pro])hets, 
and  the  men  of  Judah,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto 
me  the  *"'back,  and  not  the  face: 
though  I  taught  them,  "rising  up 
early  and  teaching  thcm^  yet  they 
have  not  hearkened  to  receive  in- 
struction. 

34  But  they  °set  their  abomina- 
tions in  the  house,  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  to  defile  it. 

35  And  they  built  the  high  i)laces 
of  Baal,  which  are  in  the  valley  of 
the  son  of  Hinnom,  to  'cause  their 
sons  and  their  daughters  to  pass 
through  the  fire  unto  "^Molech; 
'which  I  commanded  them  not, 
neither  came  it  into  my  mind,  that 
they  should  do  this  abomination, 
to  cause  Judah  to  sin. 

30  ^  And  now  therefore  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
concerning  this  city,  whereof  ye 
I  say,  "It  sliall  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by 
the  sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and 
by  the  pestilence ; 

37  Behold,  I  will  *  gather  them 
out  of  all  countries,  whither  I  have 
driven  them  in  mine  anger,  and  in 
my  fnry,  and  in  great  wrath;  and 
I  will  bring  them  again  unto  this 
place,  and  I  will  cause  them  "to 
dwell  safely : 

38  And  they  vshall  be  ''my  people, 
and  I  will  be  their  God : 


39  And  I  will  ^give  them  one 
heart,  and  one  way,  that  they  may 
fear  me  ♦  for  ever,  for  the  good  of 
them,  and  of  their  children  after 
them  : 

40  And  'I  will  make  an  everlast- 
ing covenant  with  them,  that  1  will 
not  turn  away  tfrom  them,  to  do 
them  good;  but  "I  will  i)ut  my 
fear  in  their  hearts,  that  they  shall 
not  depart  from  me. 

41  Yea,  ^'I  will  rejoice  over  them 
to  do  them  good,  and  '^I  will  plant 
them  in  this  land  ^  assuredly  with 
my  whole  heart  and  with  my  whole 
soul. 

42  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  "  Like 
as  I  have  brought  all  this  great  evil 
upon  this  people,  so  will  I  bring 
upon  them  all  the  good  that  I  have 
promised  them. 

43  And  'fields  shall  be  bought  in 
this  land,  ^whereof  ye  say.  It  is 
desolate  without  man  or  beast ;  it 
is  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

44  Men  shall  buy  fields  for  mon- 
ey, and  subscribe  evidences,  and 
seal  them,  and  take  witnesses  in 
Hhe  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in  the 
places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of 
the  mountains,  and  in  the  cities  of 
the  valley,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
south :  for  ^  I  will  cause  their  cap- 
tivity to  return,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXIIL 

1  God  pnmisith  to  the  ccqMvity  a  (jraciona  retio'n, 
9  a  joyful  .state,  12  a  settled  government,  15  Chrid 
the  Branch  of  riyhteouxness,  17  a  coutinitance  of 
kingdom  and  priesthood^  20  a7id  a  stability  of  a 
blessed  seed. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah 
the  second  time,  while  he  was  yet 
^shut  up  in  the  coiu't  of  the  i) risen, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  ^  maker 
thereof,  the  Lord  that  formed  it, 
to  establish  it;  "'The  Lord  is  bis 
name ; 

3  ''Call  unto  me,  and  I  will  an- 
swer thee,  and  shew  thee  great  and 
"  mighty  things,  which  thou  know- 
est  not. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  concerning  the  houses  of 
this  city,  and  concerning  the  houses 

843 


Before 
(IIKIST 

5ch.24.  7. 

Ez.  ll.iy,20 
tll.'b. 

uU  clays. 


'  Is.  .W.  3. 
ch.  31.  31. 


tricb./rom 
a/ter  them. 
•ch.  31.33. 


1.  ncut.  rf>.  0. 

ZL-p]i.  3.  17. 
'  (■h.24.«.  & 

.•;i.  28. 

.Vinos  y.  15. 
tllfb.  in 

triit/i,  or, 

stalAUtij. 


•I  ch.  -ol.  28. 


'  ver.  15. 
fch.  33. 10. 


Rch.17.26. 


hch.S3.7,ll, 


about  590. 


>  ch.  32. 2,  3. 


h  Is.  37.  2C. 


WOr.JEHO- 

\AH. 
'  E.X.  15.  .3. 

Amos  5.  8. 

&  ;».  6. 
.1  P^.  Ul.  15. 

ch.  21).  12. 

II  Or.  hidden. 
Is.  48.  a. 


A  gracious  return  promised. 


JEREMIAH. 


Christ  the  Branch  promised. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  49fl. 

'  ch.  32.  L'4. 
i  cli.  o2. 5. 


Sch.  30.  17. 


bch-.TO.  3.  Si 
3>.  44. 
ver.  11. 


ils.l.  2fi. 
ch.  24.«.  & 

:v).'M  Si-r.i. 

4,  28.  &  42. 

10. 
W  Ez.  .'-O.  23. 

Zcch.  i:;.  1. 

Ueb.  U.  ly, 

14. 
Ich.  31..'?4. 

Mic.  7.  IS. 


'"  Is.  62.  7. 

ch.  la.  u. 


■■  Ib.  60.  6. 


°ch.  32.  43. 


Pch.7..'M.  & 
1«.  'J.  i  25. 
HI. 
Rev.  18. 23. 


'iIChr.16.8, 

.34. 

2Chr.  fl.  l.X 

&  7.  3. 

Ezra'!.  11. 

Pa.  l.Xi.  1. 

1.1.  12.  4. 
'1-cv.  7.  12. 

I'j.  1117.  22. 

&lli;.  17. 


•  Ib.  nr,.  10. 
ch..31.'.4.  . 
50.13. 


of  the  kings  of  Judali,  which  are 
thrown  down  by  Hhe  mounts,  and 
by  the  sword ; 

5  '^They  come  to  fight  with  the 
Chakleans,  but  it  is  to  fill  them 
with  the  dead  bodies  of  men, 
whom  I  have  slain  in  mine  anger 
and  in  my  fury,  and  for  all  whose 
wickedness  I  have  hid  my  face 
from  this  city. 

0  Behold,  ^  I  will  bring  it  health 
and  cure,  and  I  will  cure  them,  and 
will  reveal  unto  them  the  abund- 
ance of  j)eace  and  truth. 

7  And  "  I  will  cause  the  captivity 
of  Judah  and  the  captivity  of  Is- 
rael to  return,  and  will  build  them, 
'  as  at  the  first. 

8  And  I  will  *"  cleanse  them  from 
all  their  iniquity,  whereby  they 
have  sinned  against  me;  and  I  will 
'  i>ardon  all  their  iniquities,  where- 
by they  have  sinned,  and  whereby 
they  have  transgressed  against 
me. 

9  '^  "And  it  shall  be  to  me  a  name 
of  joy,  a  praise  and  an  honour  be- 
fore all  the  nations  of  the  earth, 
w^iich  shall  hear  all  the  good  that 
I  do  unto  them:  and  they  shall 
"  fear  and  tremble  for  all  the  good- 
ness and  for  all  the  j)rosperity  that 
I  procure  unto  it. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Again 
there  shall  be  heard  in  this  place, 
"which  ye  say  shall  he  desolate 
without  man  and  without  beast, 
even  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are 
desolate,  without  man,  and  with- 
out inhabitant,  and  without  beast, 

11  The  ''voice  of  joy,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride,  the  voice  of  them  that  shall 
say,  '  l*raise  the  Loud  of  hosts : 
for  the  Loud  is  good ;  for  his  mer- 
cy endureth  for  ever :  and  of  them 
that  shall  bring  'the  sacrifice  of 
praise  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
For  'I  will  cause  to  return  the  cap- 
tivity of  the  land,  as  at  the  first, 
saith  the  Loud. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
'Again  in  this  ]»1m('(',  which  is  des- 
olate witliout  man  and  without 
beast,  and  in  all  the  cities  thereof, 

844 


shall  be  a  habitation  of  shepherds 
causing  their  flocks  to  lie  down. 

13  "In  the  cities  of  the  mountains, 
in  the  cities  of  the  vale,  and  in  the 
cities  of  the  south,  and  in  the  land 
of  Benjamin,  and  in  the  places 
about  Jerusalem,  and  in  the  cities 
of  Judah,  shall  the  flocks  ''pass 
again  under  the  hands  of  him  that 
telleth  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  ^Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  'I  will  perform  that 
good  thing  which  I  have  promised 
unto  the  house  of  Israel  and  to  the 
house  of  Judah. 

15  *[  In  those  days,  and  at  that 
time,  will  I  cause  the  ^Branch  of 
righteousness  to  grow  up  unto  Da- 
vid ;  and  he  shall  execute  judgment 
and  righteousness  in  the  land. 

IG  ^In  those  days  shall  Judah  be 
saved,  and  Jerusalem  shall  dwell 
safelv  :  and  this  is  the  name  where- 
with  she  shall  be  called,  <The 
Lord  our  Righteousness. 

17  1  For  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
^ David  shall  never  ''want  a  man  to 
sit  upon  the  throne  of  the  house  of 
Israel ; 

18  Neither  shall  the  priests  the 
Levites  want  a  man  before  me  to 
''ofi'er  burnt  oft'erings,  and  to  kindle 
meat  ott'erings,  and  to  do  sacrifice 
continually. 

19  ^[  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  'If  ye 
can  break  my  covenant  of  the  day, 
and  my  covenant  of  the  night,  and 
that  there  should  not  be  day  and 
night  in  their  season ; 

21  Then  may  also  '^my  covenant 
be  broken  with  David  my  servant, 
that  he  should  not  have  a  son  to 
reign  upon  his  throne;  and  with 
the  Levites  the  i)riests,  my  minis- 
ters. 

22  As  ^the  host  of  heaven  cannot 
be  numbered,  neither  the  sand  of 
the  sea  measured ;  so  will  I  multi- 
ply the  seed  of  David  my  servant, 
and  the  Levites  that  minister  unto 
me. 

23  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeiemiah,  saying, 

24  Considerestthou  not  what  this 
people  have  spoken,  saying,  ''The 


Before 
CHRIST 

aljoiit  590. 

"ch.l7.26.& 
32.  44. 


^  Lev.  27. 31 


y  ch.  23. 5.  & 
31.27,  .31. 
'  ch.  29.  10. 


»  Is.  4.  2.  & 
11.  1. 
ch.  23.  3. 


I  ch.  23.  6. 


t  Heb. 
Jehovah' 
tsiUkenu. 


t  Heb.  There 

itkaltnot  be 

cut  off' from 

Dm-ul. 
•^  2  Sam.  7.1C. 

1  Kings  2. 4. 

Ps.  ai.29,.3«. 

l.uke  1.  32, 

33. 


ilRom.l2.  1. 
&  15.  10. 
1  Pet.  2. 5, 9. 
Kev.  1.  6. 


<■  Ps.  89.  37. 
Is.  54.  9. 
ch.  31.36. 
ver.  25. 


fPs.  89.34. 


CGon.13.lfi. 
&  15. 5.  &  22. 
17. 
ch.  31.  37. 


liver.  21,22. 


Jeremiah  jyrophesieth 


JEREMIAH. 


the  cai)tivlty  of  Zedekiah. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  SOU. 


i  ver.  31. 
Ocii. «.  22. 


k  Ps.74.Ifi,17. 

.t  104.  i;i. 

cli.  31.35,30. 

(ch.  31.  sr. 


"ver.  7,11. 
Ezra  J.  1. 


about  591. 


•2  Kings  25. 
I,  &c. 

ch.  .39.  1.  & 
52.  4. 

I'ch.  1.15. 

tUcb.  t/ie 
dominion  o^f 
hi.shanU. 


"^ch.  21.10.  & 
32.  3,  28. 


'I  ch.  32.  29. 
ver.  22. 


"  ch.  32.  4. 


tlleb. 

his  mouth 
shall  speak 
lo  ihti 
mouth. 


'See2Chr. 
Hi.  14.  &  21 
19. 

EDan.2.  4G. 

fc  See  ch.  22 
18. 

two  families  wbicli  the  Lord  hath 
chosen,  he  hath  even  cast  them  oft'l 
thus  they  liave  despised  my  ])eo|)le, 
tliat  they  shoukl  be  no  more  a  na- 
tion before  them. 

25  Thus  saith  tlie  Lord  ;  If '  my 
covenant  he  not  with  day  and  night, 
and  if  I  have  not  "^ appointed  the 
ordinances  of  lieaven  and  earth  ; 

20  '  Then  will  I  cast  away  the  seed 
of  Jacob,  and  David  my  servant, 
so  that  I  will  not  take  any  of  his 
seed  to  l)e  rulers  over  the  seed  of 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob :  for  "'I 
will  cause  their  captivity  to  return, 
and  have  mercy  on  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Jei'emiah  ]irophe.'^ieth  the  captiiiity  of  Zedekiah  and 
the  city.  8  The  prhtces  and  the  people  liavuiq  dls- 
7ni.ssed  their  bomhervmds,  contrm-y  to  the  covenant 
of  God,  reassiinie  them.  12  Jeremiah,  for  their  di.s- 
obedience,  tjiveth  them  and  Zedekiah  into  the  hands 
of  their  enemies. 

THE  word  which  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
^when  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  all  his  army,  and  ''all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  t  of  his 
dominion,  and  all  the  i^eople, 
fought  against  Jerusalem,  and 
against  all  the  cities  thereof,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Go  and  speak  to  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah,  and  tell  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  'I  will 
give  this  city  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  ''he  shall  burn 
it  with  tire : 

3  And  ''thou  shalt  not  escape  out 
of  his  hand,  but  shalt  surely  be 
taken,  and  delivered  into  his  hand; 
and  thine  eves  shall  behold  the 
eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
*  he  shall  speak  Avith  thee  mouth  to 
mouth,  and  thou  shalt  go  to  Baby- 
lon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  thee,  Thou  shalt 
not  die  by  the  sword ; 

5  But  thou  shalt  die  in  peace: 
and  with  ^the  burnings  of  thy  fa- 
thers, the  former  kings  which  were 
before  thee,  «^so  shall  thev  burn 
odours  for  thee;  and  ''they  will  la- 
ment thee,  sayinfj,  Ah  lord !  for  I 
have  pronounced  the  word,  saith 
the  Lord. 


serve  himself  of  them,   to 


6  Then  Jeremiah  the  ])ro])het 
spake  all  these  words  unto  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah  in  Jerusalem, 

7  Wlien  the  king  of  Babylon's 
army  fought  against  Jerusalem, 
and  against  all  the  cities  of  Judah 
that  were  left,  against  Lachish,  and 
against  Azekali:  for  'these  de- 
fenced  cities  remained  of  the  cities 
of  Judah. 

8  1  This  is  the  word  that  came 
unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
after  that  the  king  Zedekiah  had 
made  a  covenant  with  all  the  peo- 
ple which  ivere  at  Jerusalem,  to 
proclaim  "^ liberty  unto  them; 

9  '  That  every  man  should  let  his 
manservant,  and  every  man  his 
maidservant,  hcing  a  Hebrew  or  a 
Hebrewess,  go  free;  "'that  none 
should 
ivit,  of  a  Jew  his  brother, 

10  Now  when  all  the  princes,  and 
all  the  people,  which  had  entered 
into  the  covenant,  heard  that  every 
one  should  let  his  manservant,  and 
every  one  his  maidservant,  go  free, 
that  none  should  serve  themselves 
of  them  any  more ;  then  they  obey- 
ed, and  let  them  go. 

11  But  "afterwards  they  turned, 
and  caused  the  servants  and  the 
handmaids,  whom  they  had  let  go 
free,  to  return,  and  brought  them 
into  subjection  for  servants  and 
for  handmaids. 

12  ^f  Therefore  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  I  made  a  covenant  with 
your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of 
bondmen,  saying, 

14  At  the  end  of  "seven  years  let 
ye  go  every  man  his  brother  a  He- 
brew, which  "hath  been  sold  unto 
thee;  and  when  he  hath  served 
thee  six  years,  thou  shalt  let  him 
go  free  from  thee :  but  your  fathers 
hearkened  not  unto  me,  neither  in- 
clined their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  ^now  turned,  and 
had  done  right  in  my  sight,  in  i)ro-  j 
claiming  liberty  every  man  to  his 
neighbour;   and  ye  had  ^made  a 

845  I 


Before 
CHUIST 
about  591. 


1 2  Kings  18. 
13. .%  19.  8. 
2Chr.U.  5, 
9. 


about  091. 


k  Ex.  21.2. 
l.KV.  2.5.  10. 

VIT.   14. 

INeh.  5.  11. 


■"  Lev.  25.39- 
40. 


ahont  590. 
"  Soever.  21. 

ch.  37.  5. 


°Ex.  21.2.  & 
23. 10. 
Ueut.  15.12. 

d  Or,  halh 
told  himself. 


fncb. 
lo  Uay, 


P  So  2  Kings 
2!.  3. 
Nch.  10.  29. 


Zedekialih  captivity  foretold. 


JEREMIAH. 


Tlie  obedience 


Before 
CIIKIST 

about  590. 

1  ch.  7.  10. 

♦  ricb. 
n-hereup9n 
intf  uaine 
m  railed. 

'  Ex.  20.  7. 
Lev.  I'J.  12. 


■  Matt.  7.  2. 
Gal.  G.  7. 
James  2. 13. 

'  ch.  32.24,36. 


1 1  leb. /or  a 
removing. 

"  Deut.  28. 
25,64. 
ch.  -Jil.  18. 


'  Sec  Gen. 
15. 1(»,  17. 


>  ch.  7.  .%1.  & 
lU.  4.  &  I'.i.  7. 


'  Sec  ch.  37.    ' 
5,11.  ! 


"ch.37.8,10. 


hrh.,'W.  .T& 
.3<.t.  1,2.  H.  & 
52.  7,  l.i. 

'ch.  9.  U,  & 
44.2,6. 


covenant  before  me  ''  in  the  bouse 
^  which  is  called  by  my  name: 
10  But  ye  turned  and  'polluted 
my  name,  and  caused  every  man 
his  servant,  and  every  man  his 
handmaid,  whom  he  had  set  at 
liberty  at  their  pleasure,  to  re- 
turn, and  brought  them  into  sub- 
jection, to  be  unto  you  for  serv- 
ants and  for  handmaids. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me, 
in  proclaiming  liberty,  every  one 
to  his  brother,  and  every  man  to 
his  neighbour :  'behold,  I  proclaim 
a  liberty  for  you,  saith  the  Lord, 
'  to  the  sword,  to  the  i^estilence,  and 
to  the  famine;  and  I  will  make 
you  'to  be  "removed  into  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

18  And  I  will  give  the  men  that 
have  transgressed  my  covenant, 
which  have  not  i)erformed  the 
words  of  the  covenant  which  thej^ 
had  made  before  me,  when  ''they 
cut  the  calf  in  twain,  and  passed 
between  the  parts  thereof, 

19  The  princes  of  Judali,  and  the 
princes  of  Jerusalem,  the  eunuchs, 
and  the  priests,  and  all  the  people 
of  the  land,  which  passed  between 
the  ])arts  of  the  calf; 

20  1  will  even  give  them  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  their  life : 
and  their  ^  dead  bodies  shall  be  for 
meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the  heav- 
en, and  to  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

21  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
and  his  princes  will  I  give  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  their  life, 
and  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Babylon's  army,  'which  are  gone 
u])  from  you. 

22  "  Behold,  I  will  command, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  cause  them 
to  return  to  this  city;  and  they 
shall  light  against  it,  ''and  take 
it,  and  burn  it  with  lire:  and  ''I 
will  make  tlu^  cities  of  Judah  a 
desolation  without  an  inhabitant. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  7?//  tfie  obcdiaice  of  tlic  liixhnbiim.^  Yi,  Jcreminh  con- 
dtiiuietk  tht  (Hsol)efli<^>i)x  of  the  Jews.  18  God 
blcsiselli  the  JiecUubiicsfor  their  obedwitcc. 

SAG 


THE  word  which  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  in 
the  days  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah,  saying, 

2  Go  unto  the  house  of  the  ^Ee- 
chabites,  and  si^eak  unto  them,  and 
bring  them  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  into  one  of  Hhe  chambers, 
and  give  them  wine  to  drink. 

3  Then  I  took  Jaazaniah  the  son 
of  Jeremiah,  the  son  of  Habazi- 
niah,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his 
sons,  and  the  whole  house  of  the 
Rechabites ; 

4  And  I  brought  them  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  into  the  cham- 
ber of  the  sons  of  Hanan,  the  son 
of  Igdaliah,  a  man  of  God,  which 
teas  by  the  chamber  of  the  princes, 
which  tvas  above  the  chamber  of 
Maaseiah  the  son  of  Shallum,  Hhe 
keeper  of  the  '  door : 

5  And  I  set  before  the  sons  of 
the  house  of  the  Rechabites  pots 
full  of  wine,  and  cui)S ;  and  I  said 
unto  them.  Drink  ye  wine. 

6  But  they  said.  We  will  drink  no 
wine:  for  ''Jonadab  the  sou  of 
Rechab  our  father  commanded  us, 
saying.  Ye  shall  drink  no  wine, 
neither  ye,  nor  your  sons  for 
ever : 

7  Xeither  shall  ye  build  house, 
nor  sow  seed,  nor  plant  vineyard, 
nor  have  any :  but  all  your  days  ye 
shall  dwell  in  tents;  'that  ye  may 
live  many  days  in  the  land  where 
ye  be  strangers. 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice 
of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our 
father  in  all  that  he  hath  charged 
us,  to  drink  no  wine  all  our  days, 
we,  our  wives,  our  sons,  nor  our 
daughters ; 

9  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to 
dwell  in ;  neither  have  we  vineyard, 
nor  tield,  nor  seed : 

10  But  we  have  dwelt  in  tents, 
and  have  obeyed,  and  done  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Jonadab  our  father 
commanded  us. 

11  Jiut  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
came  up  into  the  land,  that  we  said, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Jerusalem 
for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
deans,  and  for  fear  of  the  army  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  607. 


'  2  Kings  10. 
15. 
1  Chr.  2.55. 


hllCinssG.S. 


"2  Kings  12. 

il.  &  25.  18. 

I  Chr.  9.  IS, 

19. 
t  Heb. 

threshold, 

or,  vessel. 


J  2  Kings  10. 
15. 


<•  Ex.  20. 12. 
Kph.6.  2,3. 


of  the  liechahites. 


J  EKEMI AH.    Bariich  ivriteth  JeremiaWs  prophecy. 


Before 
ClIKIST 

about  bU7. 


f  ch.  32.  33. 


E2Chr.3G.15. 

b  ch.  7. 13.  & 
25.3. 


i  ch.  7.  25.  & 
25. 4. 


kch.  IS.U.S: 
2j.  5,  (>. 


iProv.1.24. 
Is.  (w.  \1.  St. 
GO.  4. 
cli.  7. 13. 


I  Heb.  Tlicre 
shad  not  a 
man  be  cut 
off' from 
Jonaf/ab 
(tie  son  or 
Jiechfib  to 
$tanitf  4-c. 


the  Syrians :  so  we  dwell  at  Jeru- 
salem. 

12  *1[  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Go  and  tell  the 
men  of  Judah  an(l  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  Will  ye  not  'receive 
instruction  to  hearken  to  my 
words  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab,  that  he  connnanded  his 


wnje,  are  per- 


^notwiihstanding 
rising- 


sous  not  to  drink 

formed;    for   unto   this   day   they 

drink  none,  but  obey  their  father's 

commandment 

I  have   spoken   unto  you, 

early  and  speaking;  but  ye  heark 

ened  not  unto  me. 

15  '  I  have  sent  also  unto  you  all 
my  servants  the  prophets,  rising 
up  early  and  sending  them,  saying, 
•"Keturn  ye  now  every  man  from 
his  evil  way,  and  amend  your  do- 
ings, and  go  not  after  other  gods 
to  serve  them,  and  ye  shall  dwell 

iven  to 
but  ye 


in  the  land  which  I  have 
you  and  to  your  fathers: 


have   not  inclined   your   ear,  nor 
hearkened  unto  me. 

10  Because  the  sons  of  Jonadab 
the  son  of  Eechab  have  performed 
the  commandment  of  their  father, 
which  he  commanded  them ;  but 
this  people  hath  not  hearkened  un- 
to me: 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  Judah 
and  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem all  the  evil  that  I  have  pro- 
nounced against  them  :  '  because  I 
have  si)oken  unto  them,  but  they 
have  not  heard ;  and  I  have  called 
unto  them,  but  they  have  not 
answered. 

18  ^  And  Jeremiah  said  unto  the 
house  of  the  Rechabites,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Because  ye  have  obeyed  the 
commandment  of  Jonadab  your  fa- 
ther, and  kept  all  his  precepts,  and 
done  according  unto  all  that  he 
hath  commanded  you ; 

10  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  'Jona- 
dab the  son  of  Eechab  shall  not 


want  a  man  to  '"stand  before  me 
for  ever. 

CHAPTEE  XXXVI. 

1  Jeremiah  causeth  Bariich  to  ivriie  hia  prophecy,  5 
ainl  publicbj  (o  read  it.  11  The  princes,  hai'intj  in- 
iclli(/eH<'c  thereof  by  Michaiah,  nend  Jehudi  to  fetch 
the  roll,  and  read  it.  19  They  will  liaruch  to  hide 
himself  a)ul  Jeremiali.  20  The  ki7)ff  Jehoiakini,  be- 
ing certified  thereof,  heareth  jmrt  of  it,  and  burneth 
the  roll.  27  Jeremiah  denounceth  hisjudyment.  '62 
Baruch  writeth  a  new  copy. 

Ai^D  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth 
JTjL  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah,  that  this  word 
came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 

2  Take  thee  a  ^rolt  of  a  book,  and 
^' write  therein  all  the  words  that  I 
have  spoken  unto  thee  against  Is- 
rael, and  against  Judah,  and 
against  'all  the  nations,  from  the 
day  I  spake  unto  thee,  from  the 
days  of  ''Josiah,  even  unto  this 
day. 

3  '^It  may  be  that  the  house  of 
Judah  will  hear  all  the  evil  which 
I  purpose  to  do  unto  them;  that 
they  may  *^ return  every  man  from 
his  evil  way ;  that  I  may  forgive 
their  ini(piity  and  their  sin. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  ^^ called  Baruch 
the  son  of  Neriah:  and  ''Baruch 
wrote  from  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah 
all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  had  spoken  unto  him,  upon  a 
roll  of  a  book. 

5  And  Jeremiah  commanded  Ba- 
ruch, saying,  I  am  shut  up ;  I  can- 
not go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord: 

G  Therefore  go  thou,  and  read  in 
the  roll,  which  thou  hast  written- 
from  my  mouth,  the  words  of  the 
Lord  in  the  ears  of  the  people  in 
the  Lord's  house  upon  '  the  fasting 
day :  and  also  thou  shalt  read  them 
in  the  ears  of  all  Judah  that  come 
out  of  their  cities. 


7     k 


It  may  be  'they  will  present 
their  supplication  before  the  Lord, 
and  will  return  every  one  from  his 
evil  way:  for  great  is  the  anger 
and  the  fury  that  the  Lord  hath 
I)ronounced  against  this  people. 

8  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah 
did  according  to  all  that  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  commanded  him,  read- 
ing in  the  book  the  words  of  the 
Lord  in  the  Lord's  house. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth 

847 


Before 
CIIKIST 

al(uut  b07. 

■"  ch.  15. 19. 


ns.l.  1. 
Kz.  2.  !l. 
Zii:li.  .5.  1. 

boh.  30.  2. 


''■  ch.  25. 1.5, 
ic. 


J  ch.  25.  3. 


"  ver.  ( . 
ch.  2U.  3. 


rch.lS.  8. 
Jonahs.  8. 


s  ch.  32. 12. 
li  Seech.45.]. 


il-ev.  Ifi.  2i>. 
&  2:;.  27  ..-iL'. 
Acts  27. ». 


k  ver.  3. 

\  Ilcb.  their 

fnipfjUcation 
shailjall. 


about  606 


Jeremiah'' s  jirophecy  read. 


JEKEMIAH. 


The  king  huriieth  the  roll. 


Before 
CHRIST 
alioui  6U6 


i  Or.  door 
eb.  26. 10. 


year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Jo- 
siali  king  of  Jndah,  in  tbe  ninth 
month,  that  they  proclaimed  a  fast 
before  the  Lord  to  all  the  people 
in  Jerusalem,  and  to  all  the  x)eople 
that  came  from  the  cities  of  Jndah 
unto  Jerusalem. 

10  Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book 
the  words  of  Jeremiah  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  in  the  chamber  of 
Gemariah  the  son  of  Shaphan  the 
scribe,  in  the  higher  court,  at  the 
I' 'entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house,  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  people. 

11  1'  A\lien  Michaiah  the  son  of 
Gemariah,  the  son  of  Shaphan, 
had  heard  out  of  the  book  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord, 

12  Then  he  went  down  into  the 
king's  house,  into  the  scribe's 
chamber:  and,  lo,  all  the  princes 
sat  there,  even  Elishama  the  scribe, 
and  Delaiah  the  son  of  Shemaiah, 
and  Elnathan  the  son  of  Achbor, 
and  Gemariah  the  son  of  Shaphan, 
and  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Hananiah, 
and  all  the  princes. 

13  Then  Michaiah  declared  unto 
them  all  the  words  that  he  had 
heard,  when  Baruch  read  the  book 
in  the  ears  of  the  people. 

14  Therefore  all  the  princes  sent 
Jehudi  the  son  of  I^ethaniah,  the 
son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of  Cushi, 
unto  Baruch,  saying.  Take  in  thine 
hand  the  roll  wherein  thou  hast 
read  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and 
€ome.  So  Baruch  the  son  of  Ne- 
riah  took  the  roll  in  his  hand,  and 
came  unto  them. 

15  And  they  said  unto  him,  Sit 
down  now,  and  read  it  in  our  ears. 
So  Baruch  read  it  in  their  ears. 

16  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  heard  all  the  words,  they 
were  afraid  both  one  and  other, 
and  said  unto  Baruch,  AVe  will 
surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these 
words 

17  And  they  asked  Baruch,  say- 
ing,- Tell  us  now.  How  didst  thou 
write  all  these  words  at  his  mouth? 

18  Then  Baruch  answered  them. 
He  pronounced  all  these  words 
unto  me  with  his  mouth,  and  I 
wrote  them  with  ink  in  the  book. 

848 


19  Then  said  the  princes  unto 
Baruch,  Go,  hide  thee,  thou  and 
Jeremiah;  and  let  no  man  know 
where  ye  be. 

20  1  And  they  went  in  to  the 
king  into  the  court,  but  they  laid 
up  the  roll  in  the  chamber  of  Elish- 
ama the  scribe,  and  told  all  the 
words  in  the  ears  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to 
fetch  the  roll ;  and  he  took  it  out 
of  Elishama  the  scribe's  chamber. 
And  Jehudi  read  it  in  the  ears  of 
the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  princes  which  stood  beside  the 
king. 

22  ISTow  the  king  sat  in  ""the 
winter  house  in  the  ninth  month : 
and  there  ivas  a  fire  on  the  hearth 
burning  before  him. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Jehudi  had  read  three  or 
four  leaves,  he  cut  it  with  the 
penknife,  and  cast  it  into  the  fire 
that  was  on  the  hearth,  until  all 
the  roll  was  consumed  in  the  fire 
that  was  on  the  hearth. 

24  Yet  they  were  not  afraid,  nor 
"rent  their  garments,  neither  the 
king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that 
heard  all  these  words. 

25  Nevertheless  Elnathan  and 
Delaiah  and  Gemariah  had  made 
intercession  to  the  king  that  he 
would  not  burn  the  roll;  but  he 
would  not  hear  them. 

26  But  the  king  commanded  Je- 
rahmeel  the  son  "of  Hammelech, 
and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Azriel, 
and  Shelemiah  the  son  of  Abdeel, 
to  take  Baruch  the  scribe  and  Jer- 
emiah the  prophet :  but  the  Lord 
hid  them. 

27  1  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jeremiah,  after  that  the 
king  had  burned  the  roll,  and  the 
words  which  Baruch  wrote  at  the 
mouth  of  Jeremiah,  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again  another  roll, 
and  write  in  it  all  the  former  words 
that  were  in  the  first  roll,  which 
Jehoiakim  the  king  of  Jndah  hath 
burned. 

29  And  thou  slialt  say  to  Jehoi- 
of  Judah,  Thus  saith 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


king 


akim 

the  Lord  , 

roll,  saying,  Why  hast  thou  Avritten 


Thou  hast  burned  this 


■"  See  Amos 
3.  Ij. 


»2KinK3  22. 
11. 

l.s.  .36.  22.  & 
37.1. 


oj  the  king. 


about  605. 


Uantck  ivrUeth  a  new  copy. 


JEEEMIAII. 


Jerem  iaWs  jjrophecy. 


Before 
CHRIST 


°  ch.  22.  no. 


Pch.  22. 19. 


tUcb. 
ch.  23.  34. 


tlleb. 

ua  tliey. 


about  599. 
•2  Kings  24. 

17. 

2  Chr.  3«.10. 

ch.  22.  24. 


k2Chr.36.12, 
14. 


t  TIeb.  hi/  the 
hattU  of  the 
inopket. 


590. 


«ch.  21.1,2. 
&  29.  25.  Si 
52.  24. 


\h 


See  2  Kings 
24.7. 

Kz.  17. 15. 
•ver.  II. 
ch.34.  21. 


therein,  saying,  The  king  of  Baby- 
lon shall  certainly  eonie  and  destroy 
this  land,  and  shall  cause  to  cease 
from  thence  man  and  beast  ? 
oO  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judali;  "He 
shall  have  none  to  sit  u])on  the 
throne  of  David:  and  his  dead 
body  shall  be  'cast  out  in  the  day 
to  the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to 
the  frost. 

31  And  I  will  ^  punish  him  and 
his  seed  and  his  servants  for  their 
iniquity ;  and  I  will  bring  upon 
them,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem,  and  upon  the  men  of 
Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I  have  pro- 
nounced against  them;  but  they 
hearkened  not. 

32  *1|  Then  took  Jeremiah  another 
roll,  and  gave  it  to  Baruch  the 
scribe,  the  son  of  Neriali ;  who 
wrote  therein  from  the  mouth  of 
Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the  book 
which  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
had  burned  in  the  tire :  and  there 
were  added  besides  unto  them 
many  '  like  words. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1  77ie  Et/ijptiaus  hari/ig  raised  the  siege  of  the  Chalde- 
ans, kin;/  Zedekiah  seiideth  to  JereudaJi  to  pnty  for 
the  people.  6  Jei-emiah  prophesielh  the  Vhaldmns' 
certain  return  and  victory.  11  He  is  taken  for  a 
fm/itive,  beaten^  a7Hl put  i?i  prison.  16  He  a.s.surcth 
Zedekiah  of  the  captivity.  18  Entreating  for  his 
liberty,  lie  obtaineih  some  favour. 

ND  king  ''Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Josiah  reigned  instead  of 
Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim, 
whom  Xebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  made  king  iu  the  land  of 
Judah. 

2  ^'But  neither  he,  nor  his  serv- 
ants, nor  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  hearken  unto  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  ♦by  the 
prophet  Jeremiah. 

3  And  Zedekiah  the  king  sent 
Jehucal  the  sou  of  Shelemiah  and 
''Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah 
the  priest  to  the  prophet  Jeremiah, 
saying.  Pray  now  unto  the  Lord 
our  God  for  us. 

4  Xow  Jeremiah  came  in  and 
went  out  among  the  people :  for 
they  had  not  put  him  into  prison. 

5  Then  'Pharaoh's  army  was  come 
forth  out  of  Egypt :  '^and  when  the 
Chaldeans  that  besieged  Jerusalem 

54 


A^ 


heard  tidings  of-them,  they  depart- 
ed from  Jerusalem. 

G  1  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  the  inophet  Jeremiah, 
saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  the 
king  of  Judah,  'that  sent  ycm  unto 
me  to  inquire  of  me;  Behold, 
Pliaraoh's  army,  which  is  come 
forth  to  help  you,  sliall  return  to 
Egypt  into  their  own  land. 

8  ^'And  the  Chaldeans  shall  come 
again,  and  fight  against  this  city, 
and  take  it,  and  burn  it  with  fire. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Deceive 
not  ♦  yourselves,  saying,  The  Chal- 
deans shall  surely  depart  from  us : 
for  they  shall  not  depart. 

10  ''For  though  ye  had  smitten 
the  whole  army  of  the  Chaldeans 
that  fight  against  you,  and  there 
remained  hut  ♦  wounded  men  among 
them,  yet  should  they  rise  up  every 
man  in  his  tent,  and  buru  this  city 
with  fire. 

11  "Tf  'And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans 
was  U)roken  up  from  Jerusalem 
for  fear  of  Pharaoh's  army, 

12  Then  Jeremiah  went  forth  out 
of  Jerusalem  to  go  into  the  land 
of  Benjamin,  "to  separate  himself 
thence  in  the  midst  of  the  j^eople. 

13  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate 
of  Benjamin,  a  captain  of  the  ward 
was  there,  whose  name  icas  Irijah, 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of 
Hananiah;  and  he  took  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  saying,  Thou  fallest 
away  to  the  Chaldeans. 

14  Then  said  Jeremiah,  It  is  '  false ; 
I  fall  not  away  to  the  Chaldeans. 
But  he  hearkened  not  to  him :  so 
Irijah  took  Jeremiah,  and  brought 
him  to  the  princes. 

'15  Wherefore  the  princes  were 
wroth  with  Jeremiah,  and  smote 
him,  ''and  i)ut  him  in  prison  in  the 
house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe ;  for 
they  had  made  that  the  prison. 

IG  ^[  AVhen  Jeremiah  w  as  entered 
into  '  the  dungeon,  and  into  the 
"  cabins,  and  Jeremiah  had  remain- 
ed there  many  days ; 

17  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent, 
and  took  him  out;  and  the  king 

849 


IJi'fore 

CIIKIST 

590. 


fch.  21.  2. 


Ech.  34.  22. 


\  Ilcb.  souls. 


I.  ch.  31.  4,  5. 


t  neb.  Hintst 
through. 


I  ver.  5. 


i  Ilcb.  made 
to  ascend. 


II  Or,  to  tlip 
aicat/Jrom 
tltcjire  in 
the  midst  of 
the  people. 


I  Ilcb. 
/alst'hoodf 
or,  a  lie. 


kch.38.  26. 


I  ch.  38. 6. 

II  Or,  cells. 


Jeremiah  is  imprisoned^ 


JEEEMIAH. 


and  cast  into  the  dungeon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

589. 


tHeb.  fcfmv 
supplica- 
tion/all. 


"■  ch.  32. 2.  & 

38. 13,  28. 


»ch.  38.9.  & 
SZ6. 


•ch.  37.3. 
»>ch.  21. 1. 
'ch.  21.  8. 


ach.21.  9. 


'«h.21. 10. 

ti  32.  3. 


asked  biin  secretly  in  Lis  house,  I 
and  said,  Is  there  any  word  from  ; 
the  Lord  ?     And  Jeremiah  said,  | 
There  is:  for,  said  he,  thou  shalt 
be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king"  of  Babylon. 

18  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto 
kiug  Zedekiah,  What  have  I  of- 
fended against  thee,  or  against  thy 
servants,  or  against  this  people, 
that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison  ? 

19  Where  are  now  your  prophets 
which  prophesied  unto  you,  say- 
ing. The  king  of  Babylon  shall 
not  come  against  you,  nor  against 
this  land  f 

20  Therefore  hear  now,  I  pray 
thee,  O  my  lord  the  kiug:  Uet  my 
supplicatiou,  I  pray  thee,  be  ac- 
cepted before  thee ;  that  thou  cause 
me  not  to  return  to  the  house  of 
Jonathan  the  scribe,  lest  I  die 
there. 

21  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  com- 
manded that  they  should  commit 
Jeremiah  "into  the  court  of  the 
prison,  and  that  they  should  give 
him  daily  a  piece  of  bread  out  of 
the  bakers'  street,  "until  all  the 
bread  in  the  city  were  spent.  Thus 
Jeremiah  remained  in  the  court  of 
the  prison. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1  Jeremiah^  hy  a  false  suggestion,  is  2)iit  into  the  dun- 
geon of  Malchiah.  7  Ebed-melech,  by  suit,  getteth 
him  some  enlargement.  14  Upon  secret  conference 
he  coiinselleth  the  king  by  yielding  to  save  his  life. 
24  By  the  king^s  instructions  fie  concealeth  the  con- 
ference from  the  princes. 

THEX  Shephatiah  the  son  of 
Mattau,  and  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Pashur,  and  ^Jucal  the  son  of 
Shelemiah,  and  ^Pashur  the  son  of 
Malchiah,  "^ heard  the  words  that 
Jeremiah  had  spoken  unto  all  the 
people,  saying, 

2  Thus  saitll  the  Lord,  ''He  that 
remaineth  in  this  city  shall  die  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence:  but  he  that  goeth 
fortli  to  the  Chaldeans  shall  live; 
for  he  shall  have  his  life  for  a 
prey,  and  shall  live. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ''This  city 
shall  surely  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  tlie  kiug  of  Babylon's  army, 
which  shall  take  it. 

4  Therefore  the  jninces  said  unto 

850 


the  king.  We  beseech  thee,  Het  this 
man  be  put  to  death :  for  thus  he 
weakeneth  the  hands  of  the  men 
of  war  that  remain  in  this  city,  and 
the  hands  of  all  the  people,  in 
speaking  such  words  unto  them : 
for  this  man  seeketh  not  the  ^  wel- 
fare of  this  people,  but  the  hurt. 

5  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  said, 
Behold,  he  is  in  your  hand:  for 
the  king  is  not  he  that  can  do  any 
thing  against  you. 

6  "Then  took  they  Jeremiah,  and 
cast  him  into  the  dungeon  of  Mal- 
chiah the  son  "of  Hammelech,  that 
ivas  in  the  court  of  the  prison : 
and  they  let  down  Jeremiah  with 
cords.  And  in  the  dungeon  tliere 
ivas  no  water,  but  raire :  so  Jere- 
miah sunk  in  the  mire. 

7  ^  ^  Xow  when  Ebed-melech  the 
Ethiopian,  one  of  the  eunuchs 
which  was  in  the  king's  house, 
heard  that  they  had  put  Jeremiah 
in  the  dungeon ;  the  king  then  sit- 
ting in  the  gate  of  Benjamin  ; 

8  Ebed-melech  went  forth  out  of 
the  king's  house,  and  sx^ake  to  the 
king,  saying, 

9  My  lord  the  king,  these  men 
have  done  evil  in  all  that  they 
have  done  to  Jeremiah  the  proph- 
et, whom  they  have  cast  into  the 
dungeon;  and  ^he  is  like  to  die 
for  hunger  in  the  place  where  he 
is :  for  there  is  no  more  bread  in 
the  city. 

10  Then  the  king  commanded 
Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian,  say- 
ing. Take  from  hence  thirt}'  men 
t  with  thee,  and  take  up  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  out  of  the  dungeon, 
before  he  die. 

11  So  Ebed-melech  took  the  men 
with  him,  and  went  into  the  house 
of  the  king  under  the  treasury', 
and  took  thence  old  cast  clouts 
and  old  rotten  rags,  and  let  them 
down  by  cords  into  the  dungeon 
to  Jeremiah. 

12  And  Ebed-melech  the  Ethio- 
pian said  unto  Jeremiah,  Put  now 
these  old  cast  clouts  and  rotten  rags 
under  thine  armholes  under  the 
cords.     And  Jeremiah  did  so. 

13  '8o  they  drew  up  Jeremiah 
with  cords,  and  took  him  up  out 


Before 

CHRIST 

589. 

f  See  ch.  2fi. 
11. 


tHeb. 
peace. 


Sch.  37.  21. 


II  Or,  of  the 
king. 


bch.  39. 16. 


tHeb. 
he  will  die. 


t  riob.  in 
thine  hand. 


i  vcr.  C. 


Mis  adi'icc  to  Zedehiah. 


JEEEMIAH. 


Jerusalem  is  taken. 


Before 

CHRIST 

5S9. 

k  ch.  37. 21. 


il  Or. 
principal. 


1  Is.  ST.  16. 


"'2Kings24. 
12. 
"ch.SO.S. 


"oh.  32.  4.  & 
34. 3. 
ver.  23. 


PlSam.31.4. 


tHob. 
J^n  of 
thy  peace. 


uotliiijg 


of  the  dungeon :  and  Jeremiah  re- 
mained ""in  the  court  of  tlie  prison. 

14  1  ThenZedekiah  the  king  sent, 
and  took  Jeremiali  the  i^rophet  un- 
to him  into  the  "third  entry  that  is 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and  the 
king  said  unto  Jeremiah,  I  will 
ask  thee  a  thing ;  hide 
from  me. 

15  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  Zed- 
ekiah,  If  I  declare  it  unto  thee, 
wilt  thou  not  surely  put  me  to 
death  I  and  if  I  give  thee  counsel, 
wilt  thou  not  hearken  unto  me  1 

16  So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware 
secretly  unto  Jeremiah,  saying.  As 
the  Loud  liveth,  4hat  made  us 
this  soul,  I  will  not  put  thee  to 
death,  neither  will  I  give  thee 
into  the  hand  of  these  men  that 
seek  thy  life. 

17  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Zed- 
ekiah, Thus  saith  the  Lokd,  the  God 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  If  thou 
wilt  assuredly  "'go  forth  "unto  the 
king  of  Babylon's  princes,  then  thy 
soul  shall  live,  and  this  citv  shall 
not  be  burned  with  fire ;  and  thou 
shalt  live,  and  thine  house : 

18  But  if  thou 
to  the  king  of  Babylon's  princes, 
then  shall  this  city  be  given  into 
the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  and 
they  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  and 
°thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their 
hand. 

19  And  Zedekiah  the  king  said 
unto  Jeremiah,  I  am  afraid  of  the 
Jews  that  are  fallen  to  the  Chal- 
deans, lest  they  deliver  me  into 
their  hand,  and  they  Pmock  me. 

20  But  Jeremiah  said,  They  shall 
not  deliver  thee.  Obey,  I  beseech 
thee,  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  w  hich 
I  speak  unto  thee :  so  it  shall  be 
well  unto  thee,  and  thy  soul  shall 
live. 

21  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth, 
this  is  the  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  shewed  me : 

22  And,  behold,  all  the  women 
that  are  left  in  the  king  of  Judah's 
house  shall  he  brought  forth  to  the 
king  of  Babylon's  princes,  and 
those  ivomen  shall  say,  *  Thy  friends 
have  set  thee  on,  and  have  pre- 
vailed against  thee:  thy  feet  are 


wilt  not  go  forth 


sunk  in  the  mire,  and  they  are 
turned  away  back. 

23  So  they  shall  bring  out  all  thy 
wives  and  ''thy  children  to  the 
Chaldeans:  and  '^thou  shalt  not 
escape  out  of  their  hand,  but  shalt 
be  taken  by  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon  :  and  +  thou  shalt  cause 
this  city  to  be  burned  with  fire. 

24  1  Then  said  Zedekiah  unto 
Jeremiah,  Let  no  man  know  of 
these  words,  and  thou  shalt  not 
die. 

25  But  if  the  princes  hear  that 
I  have  talked  with  thee,  and  they 
come  unto  thee,  and  say  unto  thee, 
Declare  unto  us  now  what  thou 
hast  said  unto  the  king,  hide  it  not 
from  us,  and  we  will  not  put  thee 
to  death ;  also  what  the  king  said 
unto  thee : 

2G  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  ^I  presented  my  suppli- 
cation before  the  king,  that  he 
would  not  cause  me  to  return 
Ho  Jonathan's  house,  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes 
unto  Jeremiah,  and  asked  him : 
and  he  told  them  according  to 
all  these  words  that  the  king 
had  commanded.  So  Hhey  left 
off  si)eaking  with  him ;  for  the 
matter  was  not  perceived. 

28  So  "Jeremiah  abode  in  the 
court  of  the  prison  until  the  day 
that  Jerusalem  was  taken :  and 
he  was  there  when  Jerusalem  was 
taken. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  Jcruaalcm  is  taken.  4  Zedekiah  w  made  hlincl.,  and 
sent  to  Babylon.  8  The  city  ruinated,  9  the  people 
captivated.  11  Nebuchadrezzaf  s  cliarge  for  the 
good  ume/e  of  Jeremiah.  15  God's  promise  to 
Ubed-mclecfi. 

IX  the  ''ninth  year  of  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah,  in  the  tenth 
month,  came  Xebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon  and  all  his  army  against 
Jerusalem,  and  they  besieged  it. 

2  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Zedekiah,  in  the  fourth  month,  the 
ninth  day  of  the  month,  the  citj^ 
was  broken  up. 

3  ''And  all  the  princes  of  the  king 
of  Babylon  came  in,  and  sat  in  the 
middle  gate,  even  Xergal-sharezer, 
Samgar-nebo,  Sarsechim,  Rab-sa- 
ris,  Xergal-shai^zer,Rab-mag,  with 

851 


Before 

CIIKIST 

589. 


1  oil .  P,0.  G.  & 
41.  10. 
'  ver.  18. 


t  Ileb. 
t/ton  shalt 
burn,  Sfc. 


'  ch.  ST.  20. 


<  ch.  ST.  IR. 


+  Hob.  thep 
irere  silent 
from  him. 


"ch.3r.21.& 
r;j.  14. 


500. 

'2  Kings  2.5, 
1-4. 
Ch.  52.  4-7. 


583. 


b  ch.  S8. 17. 


I 


Jeremiah  is  Jcindli/  used. 


JEEEMIAH. 


He  is  set  free. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 

•^2  Kings  25. 
4,  &c. 
ch.  52.  ",&c. 


t  ricb. -n 
that  day. 


\  TIcb.  hu  the 
lianU  of. 


f  Iloh.  sft 
thine  eyes 
upon  him. 


i  ch.  32.  4.  & 
38. 18,  23. 


'2  Kings  23. 

33. 


t  Heb.  spake 
Tvith  him 
J'Miaments^ 
ch.'4. 12. 


fEz.  12.  13, 
citmpiiretl 
with  ch.  32. 
4. 

t  Heb.  K-ith 
tivo  brazen 
chains^  or, 

fetters. 

«  2  Kings  25. 
1). 

ch.  m.  18.  & 
32. 13. 


!>  2  Kings  25. 

11,  &c. 

ch.52.  15, 

Ac. 
S  Or,  chief 

marshal. 
t  Heb.  chief 

of  the  ejc~ 

ecHtioners, 

or.slaiigh' 

termen : 

and  so  ver. 

10,  11,  &c. 

See  Gen. 

37.3ti. 


ich.  33.  as. 


all  the  residue  of  tlie  jjrinces  of  the 
king-  of  Babylon. 

4  ^[  "And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Zedekiah  the  kin"-  of  Judah 
saw  them,  and  all  the  men  of  war, 
then  they  fled,  and  went  forth  out 
of  the  city  by  night,  by  the  way  of 
the  king's  garden,  by  the  gate  be- 
twixt the  two  walls :  and  he  went 
out  the  way  of  the  plain. 

5  But  the  Chaldeans'  army  pur- 
sued after  them,  and  ''overtook 
Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of  Jericho : 
and  when  they  had  taken  him,  they 
brought  him  up  to  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  to  ''Eiblah  in 
the  land  of  Hamath,  where  he 
^  gave  judgment  upon  him. 

0  Then  the  king  of  Babylon  slew 
the  sons  of  Zedekiah  in  Eiblah  be- 
fore his  eyes :  also  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon slew  all  the  nobles  of  Judah. 

7  Moreover  Hie  put  out  Zede- 
kiah's  eves,  and  bound  him  ^with 
chains,  to  carry  him  to  Babylon. 

8  T[  ^And  the  Chaldeans  burned 
the  king's  house,  and  the  houses 
of  the  people,  with  fire,  and  brake 
down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

9  ''  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  "  ^  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  carried  away  cajj- 
tive  into  Babylon  the  remnant  of 
the  people  that  remained  in  the 
city,  and  those  that  fell  away,  that 
fell  to  him,  with  the  rest  of  the 
people  that  remained. 

10  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  left  of  the  poor  of  the 
people,  which  had  nothing,  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  gave  them 
vineyards  and  tields  Uit  the  same 
time. 

11  1"  Kow  ^Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  gave  charge  concerning 
Jeremiah  'to  Nebuzar-adan  the 
captain  of  the  guard,  saying, 

1'2  Tak<?  him,  and  Mook  well  to 
him,  and  do  liim  no  hnrm ;  but  do 
unto  him  even  as  he  shall  say  unto 
thee. 

l.'J  So  X('l)uznr-ndan  the  captain 
of  the  guar<l  .sent,  and  Nebushas- 
ban,  Bab-.saris,  and  Nergal-sharc- 
zer,  Rab-mag,  and  all  the  king  of 
Babylon's  juinces  j 

14  Even  tliey  f;nnt,  'and  took 
Jercmiali  out  of  tile  court  of  the 
8.52 


prison,  and  committed  him  ''unto 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  ^  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan,  that  he  should 
carry  him  home :  so  he  dwelt 
among  the  people. 

15  T  N^ow  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  while  he  was 
shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  i)rison, 
saying, 

16  Go  and  speak  to  ""Ebed-me- 
lech  the  Ethiopian,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Behold,  "I  will  bring  my 
words  upon  this  city  for  evil,  and 
not  for  good;  and  they  shall  be 
accomplished  in  that  day  before 
thee. 

17  But  I  will  deliver  thee  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  men  of  whom  tliou  art 
afraid. 

18  For  I  will  surely  deliver  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the 
sword,  but  "thy  life  shall  be  for  a 
prey  unto  thee ;  ^  because  thou 
hast  i^ut  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

I  Jerpmldh,  being  set  free  by  Xebnzar-adan,  gOeth  to 
Gedaliah.  7  77(6  dixper.fed  Jews  repair  unto  him. 
13  Johanan  revealing  IshmaeVs  consjnracy  is  not 

believed. 

THE  Avord  which  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  ^  after 
that  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of 
the  guard  had  let  him  go  from  Ra- 
mah,  when  he  had  taken  him  being- 
bound  in  "chains  among  all  that 
were  carried  away  captive  of  Jeru- 
salem and  Judah,  which  were  car- 
ried away  captive  unto  Babylon. 

2  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
took  Jeremiah,  and  'said  unto  liim. 
The  Lord  thy  God  hath  i)ro- 
nounced  this  evil  upon  this  i)lace. 

;3  Now  the  Lord  hath  brought  it, 
and  done  according-  as  he  hath 
said  :  'because  ye  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  and  have  not 
obeyed  his  voice,  therefore  this 
thing  is  com(;  upon  you. 

4  And  now,  beliold,  1  loose  thee 
this  day  from  the  chains  which 
"  ivere  ui)on  thine  hand.  ''  If  it  seem 
good  unto  thee  to  come  with  me 
into  Babyh)n,  conn;;  and  'I  Avill 
look  well  unto  thee:  but  if  it  seem 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 

t  ch.  40.  5. 
1  ch.  26.  24. 


■ch.  38. 7,12. 


"  Dan.  9. 12. 


"ch.  21.9.  & 

43.5. 
f  1  Chr.  5.  20. 

Fs.  37.  40. 


588. 
"  ch.  39. 14. 


II  Or, 
manacles. 


i>  ch.  50.  7. 


'  Dcut.  20. 
24,  25. 
Dm.  9.  II. 


II  Or.  are 

Vi>on  thine 

hantl. 
rtch.."9.  12. 
)  Il.b.  I  IV ill 
srt  mine  ej/C 

upon  thee. 


I 


The  dispersed  Jeivs 


JEREMIAH. 


resort  unto  Gedaliah. 


Before 
CHKIST 

588. 

'Ocu.20.15. 


f  2  Kings  25. 
22,  &c. 


Ech.  39.  H. 
LJudg.  20. 1. 


>  2  Kings  25 
23,  ic. 


kch.  39. 10. 


Icli.41.  1. 


t  Ileb. 
to  i^tivid 
before, 
IJeut.  1.  38. 


ill  niito  thee  to  come  with  me  into 
Babylon,  forbeai':  behold,  'all  the 
land  is  before  thee :  whither  it 
seemeth  good  and  couveuieut  for 
thee  to  go,  thither  go. 

5  Now  while  he  was  not  yet  gone 
back,  he  said,  Go  back  also  to  Ged- 
aliah the  son  of  Ahikam  the  sou 
of  Shaphan,  '^whoni  the  king  of 
Babylon  hath  made  governor  over 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  dwell  with 
him  among  the  people :  or  go 
wheresoever  it  seemeth  convenient 
nnto  thee  to  go.  So  the  captain 
of  the  guard  gave  him  victuals  and 
a  reward,  and  let  him  go. 

0  ^'Then  w^ent  Jeremiah  nnto  Ged- 
aliah the  son  of  Ahikam  to^'lMiz- 
pali;  and  dwelt  with  him  among 
the  i)eople  that  were  left  in  the 
land. 

7  If  'Kow  when  all  the  captains 
of  the  forces  which  ivere  in  the 
fields,  even  they  and  their  men, 
heard  "that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  governor  in  the  land,  and 
had  committed  unto  him  men,  and 
women,  and  children,  and  of  ''the 
j)oor  of  the  land,  of  them  that  were 
not  carried  away  captive  to  Baby- 
lon ; 

8  Then  they  came  to  Gedaliah  to 
Mizpah,  '  even  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Nethaniah,  and  Johanan  and  Jon- 
athan the  sons  of  Kareah,  and  Se- 
raiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth,  and 
the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Netophathite, 
and  Jezaniah  the  son  of  a  Maach- 
athite,  they  and  their  men. 

9  And  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam the  son  of  Shaphan  sware  un- 
to them  and  to  their  men,  saying. 
Fear  not  to  serve  the  Chaldeans: 
dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  it  shall  be 
well  with  you. 

10  As  for  me,  behold,  I  will  dwell 
at  Mizpah,  ^to  serve  the  Chaldeans, 
which  will  come  unto  us :  but  ye, 
gather  ye  wine,  and  sunnner  fruits, 
and  oil,  and  put  them  in  j^our  ves- 
sels, and  dwell  in  your  cities  that 
ye  have  taken. 

11  Likewise  when  all  the  Jews 
that  icere  in  Moab,  and  among  the 
Ammonites,  and  in  Edom,  and  that 


were  in  all  the  countries,  heard  that 
the  king  of  Babylon  hail  left  a  rem- 
nant of  Judah,  and  that  he  had  set 
over  them  Gedaliah  the  sou  of  Ahi- 
kam the  son  of  Shaphan  ; 

12  Even  all  the  Jews  returned  out 
of  all  i)laces  whither  they  were  driv- 
en, and  came  to  the  land  of  Judah, 
to  Gedaliah,  unto  Mizpah,  and 
gathered  wine  and  summer  fruits 
very  much. 

13  •[  ]\Ioreover  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  that  tvere  in  the  fields, 
came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah, 

14  And  said  unto  him,  Dost  thou 
certainly  know  that  "'  Baalis  the 
king  of  the  Ammonites  hath  sent 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  t  to 
slay  thee  ?  But  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam  believed  them  not. 

15  Then  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah spake  to  Gedaliah  in  Mizpah 
secretly,  saying,  Let  me  go,  I  pray 
thee,  and  I  will  slay  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah,  and  no  man  shall 
know  it :  wherefore  should  he  slay 
thee,  that  all  the  Jews  which  are 
gathered  unto  thee  should  be  scat- 
tered, and  the  remnant  in  Judah 
Ijerish  I 

IG  But  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam said  unto  Johanan  the  sou  of 
Kareah,  Thou  shalt  not  do  this 
thing:  for  thou  si)eakest  falsely  of 
Ishmael. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

1  Itihmael,  treacherously  kUliiiy  Gedaliah  and  other's, 
2)icrponeth  with  the  residue  to  flee  unto  the  Ammon- 
ites. 11  JohaiLan  rccovereth  the  captives,  and  mind- 
eth  to  flee  into  Egypt. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seventh  month,  '■'  that  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Kethaniah  the  son  of 
Elishama,  of  the  seed  royal,  and 
the  princes  of  the  king,  even  ten 
men  with  him,  came  luito  Gedaliah 
the  sou  of  Ahikam  to  Mizpah;  and 
there  they  did  eat  bread  together 
in  Mizpah. 

2  Then  arose  Ishmael  the  son  of 
!N"ethaniah,  and  the  ten  men  that 
Avere  with  him,  and  ^  smote  Geda- 
liah the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan  with  the  sword,  and  slew 
him,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  made  governor  over  the  land. 

3  Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jews 

853 


Before 

CIIlilST 

588. 


"'Seech.  41. 

10. 


t  neb.  to 
sliike  thee 
ill  soul  f 


•  2  Klnga  25. 
ch.  40.  G,  8. 


1 2  Kings  25. 
25. 


Johanan  goeth 


JEEEMIAH. 


against  Ishmael. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


'  Lev.  19.  27, 
28. 

Dtiit.  14.  1. 
Is.  lo.  2. 


>l  See  1  Sam. 
].  7. 

2  Kings  25. 
9. 


t Ileb. in 
goDig  and 
iveepmg. 


II  Or,  near 
Ueaaliah. 

t  Heh.  by  the 
hand,  or,  hy 
the  Mile  oj 
Qedaliah. 

•1  KinK8l.-j. 
22. 
2Chr.  IG.C. 


(ch.  iO.  C. 


«ch.  40.  7. 


kch.  40. 14. 


Ich.  40.  7,f 
13. 


that  were  with  him,  even  with  Ged- 
aliah,  at  Mizpah,  and  the  Chaldeans 
that  were  found  there,  and  the  men 
of  war. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  the  second 
day  after  he  had  slain  Gedaliah, 
and  no  man  knew  if, 

5  That  there  came  certain  from 
Shechem,  from  Shiloh,  and  from 
Samaria,  even  fourscore  men,  '^  hav- 
ing- tlieir  beards  shaven,  and  their 
clothes  rent,  and  having  cut  them- 
selves, with  oflterings  and  incense 
in  their  hand,  to  bring  iliem  to  ''the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  Ishmael  the  son  of  Netha- 
niah  went  forth  from  Mizpah  to 
meet  them,  Hveeping  all  along  as 
he  went:  and  it  came  to  pass,  as 
he  met  them,  he  said  unto  them. 
Come  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam. 

7  And  it  was  so,  when  they  came 
into  the  midst  of  the  city,  that  Ish- 
mael the  son  of  Nethaniah  slew 
them,  and  cast  them  into  the  midst 
of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men  that 
were  with  him. 

8  But  ten  men  were  found  among 
them  that  said  unto  Ishmael,  81ay 
us  not:  for  we  have  treasures  in 
the  field,  of  wheat,  and  of  barley, 
and  of  oil,  and  of  honey.  So  he 
forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among 
their  brethren. 

9  Now  the  pit  wherein  Ishmael 
had  cast  all  the  dead  bodies  of  the 
men,  whom  he  had  slain  "*  because 
of  Gedaliah,  ivas  it  ''which  Asa  the 
king  had  made  for  fear  of  Baasha 
king  of  Israel :  and  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Xethaniah  filled  it  with  them 
that  ivere  slain. 

10  Then  Ishmael  carried  away 
captive  all  the  residue  of  the  peo- 
ples that  were  in  Mizi)nh,  ^ even  the 
king's  daugliters,  and  all  the  people 
that  remained  in  Mizpah,  '''whom 
Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  tlie 
guard  had  committed  to  (iedaliali 
the  son  of  Ahikam :  and  l.shmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah  carried  them 
away  captive,  and  (le])arted  to  go 
over  to  ''the  Ammonites. 

11  1  J^iit  when  .I(>liaiian  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  'the  ('ai)taiiis  of 
the  forces  that  were  with  him,  heard 

854 


of  all  the  evil  that  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the  men, 
and  went  to  light  with  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah,  and  found  him 
by  ''the  great  waters  that  are  in 
Gibeon. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
all  the  people  which  were  with  Ish- 
mael saw  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah, and  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces  that  were  with  him,  then 
they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  Ishmael 
had  carried  away  captive  from  Miz- 
pah cast  about  and  returned,  and 
went  unto  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah. 

15  But  Ishmael  the  son  of  Neth- 
aniah escaped  from  Johanan  with 
eight  men,  and  went  to  the  Am- 
monites. 

16  Then  took  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces  that  were  with  him,  *all  the 
remnant  of  the  people  whom  he 
had  recovered  from  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah,  from  Mizpah, 
after  that  he  had  slain  Gedaliah 
the  son  of  Ahikam,  even  mighty 
men  of  war,  and  the  women,  and 
the  children,  and  the  eunuchs, 
whom  he  had  brought  again  from 
Gibeon : 

17  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt 
in  the  habitation  of  '  Ohimham, 
which  is  by  Beth-lehem,  to  go  to 
enter  into  Egypt, 

18  Because  of  the  Chaldeans :  for 
they  were  afraid  of  them,  because 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  had 
slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam, 
'"  whom  the  king  of  Babylon  made 
governor  in  the  land. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  JoJianan  dcnireth  Jeremiah  to  biqttire  of  God,  prom- 
isintj  obedience  to  hia  will.  7  Jereininh  iissiireth  Jiiin 
of  ndfety  ill  Jiulca,  13  and  dcMniction  in  Fjjypt. 
]'■)  lie  reproveth  their  hypocri)»j,  in  requiring  of  the 
Lord  that  which  they  meant  not. 

THEN  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces,  "and  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  Jezaniah  the  son 
of  Hoshaiah,  and  all  tlie  people 
from  tlui  least  even  unto  the  great- 
est, came  uvAir, 

2  And  said  unto  Jeremiah  the 
prophet, "  Let,  we  beseech  thee,  our 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


lt2Sam.2.13 


1 2  Sam.  19. 

37,38. 


■»  ch.  40. 5. 


"ch.40.8.13. 
&41.1I. 


II  Or.  Let  our 

supplica- 
tiim  ''nil 
buio'i-  thee. 


The  people  assured 


JEEEMIAH. 


of  safety  in  Jiidca. 


Before 
CHKIST 

588. 

1>1  Sam.  '.8. 

&  12.  VJ. 

Is.  .-J-.  4. 

Jameb5. 1(>. 
'  Lev.  26.  22. 


J  Ezra  8.  21. 


•1  Kings  22. 
14. 


n  Sum.  .3.18. 
Acts  20.  2U. 


e  Gen.  31. 50. 


b  Dcut.  G.  3. 
ch.  7.  23. 


ich.  24.  fi.ft 

31.  28.  &  33. 
7. 


k  Dc>it..32.36. 
ch.  18.  8. 


lis.  4.".  .5. 
Kom.  8. 31. 


»  Ps.  106.  45, 
41). 


supplication  be  accepted  before 
tliee,  aud  ^'  pray  for  Mis  unto  tlie 
LoKD  thy  God,  ecen  for  all  this 
remnant;  (for  we  are  left  hut  ''a 
few  of  many,  as  thine  eyes  do  be- 
hold us :) 

,3  That  the  Lokd  thy  God  may 
shew  us  ''the  way  av herein  w^e  may 
walk,  and  the  thing*  that  we  may 
do. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  tlie  prophet 
said  unto  them,  I  have  heard  you  ; 
behold,  I  will  pray  unto  the  Lokd 
your  God  according  to  your  words; 


and  it  shall 

^  whatsoever  thing 


yon, 

will 


come  to  pass, 
the  Lord 
I  will  declare  it 
^keep  nothing 


tliat 
shall 
unto 
back 


answer 
you;  I 
from  you. 
5  Then  they  said  to  Jeremiah, 
^The  Lord  be  a  true  and  faithful 
witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not 


even  according 


to  all  things  for 
the  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
send  thee  to  us. 

G  Whether  it  he  good,  or  whether 
it  he  evil,  we  will  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  to  whom  we 
send  thee;  ''that  it  may  be  well 
with  us,  when  we  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  *l  And  it  came  to  pass  after  ten 
days,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah. 

8  Then  called  he  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  which  were  with  him, 
and  all  the  people  from  the  least 
even  to  the  greatest, 

9  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto 
whom  ye  sent  me  to  present  your 
sui)plication  before  him ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this 
land,  then  'will  I  buikl  you,  and 
not  pull  you  down;  and  I  will 
plant  you,  and  not  pluck  .?/on  up: 
for  I  ''repent  me  of  the  evil,  that  I 
have  done  unto  you. 

11  Be  not  afraid  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  of  whom  ye  are  afraid; 
be  not  afraid  of  him,  saith  the 
Lord  :  '  for  I  am  with  you  to 
save  you,  and  to  deliver  you 
from  his  hand. 

12  And  ""I  will  shew  mercies 
unto    you,     that    he    may    have 


mercy  upon  you,  and  c^iuse  you 
to  return  to  your  own  land. 

13  1  But  if'  "ye  say,  A\^e  will  not 
dwell  in  this  land,  neither  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God, 

14  Saying,  No;  but  we  Avill  go 
into  the  land  of  Egypt,  where  we 
shall  see  no  war,  nor  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  nor  have 
hunger  of  bread;  and  there  will 
we  dwell : 

15  And  now  therefore  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  ye  remnant  of 
Judah;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  If  ye 
"wholly  set  ""your  faces  to  enter 
into  Egypt,  and  go  to  sojourn 
there ; 

IG  Then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  sword,  ^  which  ye  feared,  shall 
overtake  you  there  in  the  land  of 
Egypt ;  and  the  famine,  whereof  ye 
were  afraid,  ♦  shall  follow  close  after 
you  there  in  Egypt ;  and  there  ye 
shall  die. 

17  nSo  shall  it  be  with  all  the 
men  that  set  their  faces  to  go  into 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there ;  they  shall 
die  "^by  the  sword,  by  the  famine, 
and  by  the  pestilence :  and  ^  none 
of  them  shall  remain  or  escape 
from  the  evil  that  I  will  bring 
upon  them. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  As  mine 
anger  and  my  fury  hath  been 
^poured  forth  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem ;  so  shall  ray 
fury  be  poured  forth  upon  \ou, 
when  ye  shall  enter  into  Egypt : 
and  "ye  shall  be  an  execration,  and 
an  astonishment,  and  a  curse,  and 
a  rei)roach ;  and  ye  shall  see  this 
place  no  more. 

19  ^  The  Lord  hath  said  con- 
cerning you,  O  ye  renmant  of 
Judah ;  ^  Go  ye  not  into  Egypt : 
know^  certainly  that  I  have  ^ad- 
monished you  this  day. 

20  For  II  ye  dissembled  in  your 
hearts,  when  ye  sent  me  unto  the 
Lord  your  God,  saying,  ^  Pray  for 
us  unto  the  Lord  our  God;  and 
according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto 
us,  and  we  will  do  it. 


Before 
CIIUIST 

588. 

"  ch.  44. 16. 


"Dent. 17.16. 

ch.  44.12,13, 

14. 
r  Luke  a.  51. 


lEz.  11.  8. 


IHcb. 

shall  cleave 
after  you. 


t  Ilcb.  So 
than  all  tht 
men  be. 


'ch.  24.  10. 

ver.  22. 
•  See  ch.  44. 

14,28. 


•  ch.  7.  ao. 


"rh.lfi.  16.& 
24.  '.).&  26.  6. 
&2!t.  18,22. 
&44.  12. 
Zech.  8. 13. 


21  And  noiv 


1  have  this  day  de- 

855 


'  Deut.17.16. 

f  Ileb.  testi- 
Jieil  against 
you. 

\\  Or,  ye  have 
u^cff  deceit 
against 
your  fouls. 

y  vcr.  2, 


Jeremiah  in  vain  dissuading, 


JEEEMIAH. 


the  people  go  into  Egypt. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


•ver.  17. 
i.z.  6. 11. 


1  Or.  to  go 
to  sojourn. 


•ch.  42.1. 


1>ch.«).n,12. 


'ch.  41.  10. 


*  ch.  .19. 10.& 
40.7. 


•ch.  2.  Ifi.  V 
♦4.  I.  oulltii 

If.  .7).  4. 

.'>as. 

Ending. 


claretl  it  to  you ;  but  ye  liave  not 
obeyed  tbe  voice  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  nor  any  thing  for  tbe  wbicb 
be  bath  sent  me  nnto  you. 

22  Now  therefore  know  certainly 
tbat  ''ye  sball  die  by  tbe  sword,  by 
tbe  famine,  and  by  tbe  pestilence, 
in  tbe  place  wbitber  ye  desire  "to 
go  and  to  sojourn. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1  Johavan,  discrediting  Jeremiah'^  prophecy.,  carri- 
eth  Jeremiah  and  others  into  Egypt.  8  Jere)niah 
prophexicth  by  a  type  the  conquest  of  Egypt  by  the 
Jiabyloiiians. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  wben 
_  Jeremiab  bad  made  an  end 
of  si^eaking  unto  all  tbe  people  all 
tbe  words  of  tbe  Lord  tbeir  God, 
for  wbicb  tbe  Lord  tbeir  God  bad 
sent  bim  to  tbem,  even  all  tbese 
words, 

2  ^Tben  spake  Azariab  tbe  son 
of  Hosbaiab,  and  Job  an  an  tbe  son 
of  Kareab,  and  all  tbe  proud  men, 
saying  unto  Jeremiab,  Tbou  speak- 
est  falsely :  tbe  Lord  our  God  batb 
not  sent  tbee  to  say,  Go  not  into 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there : 

3  But  Baruch  tbe  son  of  Neriab 
settetb  tbee  on  against  us,  for  to 
deliver  us  into  tbe  band  of  tbe 
Chaldeans,  that  they  might  put 
us  to  death,  and  carry  us  away 
captives  into  Babylon. 

4  So  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareab, 
and  all  tbe  captains  of  the  forces, 
and  all  tbe  people,  obeyed  not  the 
voice  of  tbe  Lord,  to  dwell  in  tbe 
land  of  Judah. 

o  But  Johanan  tbe  son  of  Kare- 
ab, and  all  the  captains  of  tbe 
fo)•C(^s,  took  ''all  tbe  remnant  of 
Judab,  that  were  returned  from 
all  nations,  wbitber  they  had 
been  driven,  to  dwell  in  the  land 
of Judab ; 

()  J'Jrcn  men,  and  w^omon,  and 
children,  'and  tbe  king's  daugli- 
teis,  ''and  every  person  tbat  Neb- 
uzar-adan  the  ca])tain  of  the  guard 
bad  left  with  Gcdaliab  the  son  of 
Aliikam  the  son  of  Sha|)hnn,  and 
Jeremiah  tlie  i)roi>bet,  and  Baruch 
ttie  son  of  Neriab. 

7  8o  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Egypt:    for  they  obeyed    not   the 
voice   of    the    Loui>:    thus    came 
they  even  to  'Tab})anlies. 
856 


8  1^  Then  came  the  word  of  tbe 
Lord  unto  Jeremiab  in  Tabi)an- 
bes,  saying, 

9  Take  great  stones  in  thine 
band,  and  bide  them  in  tbe  clay 
in  tbe  brickkiln,  wbicb  is  at  tbe 
entry  of  Pharaoh's  house  in  Tab- 
panbes,  in  the  sight  of  tbe  men  of 
Judab ; 

10  And  say  unto  tbem.  Thus 
saitb  tbe  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  send  and 
take  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon,  *^my  servant,  and  will  set 
bis  throne  upon  these  stones  tbat 
I  have  bid;  and  be  shall  spread 
bis  royal  pavilion  over  tbem. 

11  «And  when  be  cometh,  be 
sball  smite  tbe  land  of  Egypt,  and 
deliver  ''such  as  are  for  death  to 
death;  and  such  as  are  for  cap- 
tivity to  captivity;  and  such  as 
are  for  tbe  sword  to  tbe  sword. 

12  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the 
houses  of '  tbe  gods  of  Egypt ;  and 
be   sball    burn    tbem,    and    carry 
tbem  away  cax)tives :  and  be  shal 
array  bimself  with    the   land    ol 
Egyx)t,"  as  a  sbei)berd   puttetb  oi 
his  garment ;  and  be  sball  go  fortl 
from  thence  in  peace. 

13  He  shall  break  also  the  *  im- 
ages of  "  Betb-sbemesh,  tbat  is  in 
the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  the  bouses 
of  tbe  gods  of  the  Egyptians  sball 
he  burn  with  fire. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  Jeremiah  expresseth  the  desolation,  of  Judah  fui 
their  idolatry.  11  He  prophesicth  their  de.striu-tioii. 
who  commit  idolatry  in  Egypt.  15  The  obxtinarij 
of  the  Jews.  20  Jeremiah  threateneth  i/tem  for  the 
same,  29  and  for  a  sign  prophesieth  the  destruction 
of  Egypt, 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah concerning  all  tbe  Jews 
wbicb  dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
which  dwell  at  "•Migdol,  and  at 
^Tahpanhes,  and  at  ^Nopb,  and  in 
tbe  country  of  Patbros,  saying, 

2  Thus  saitli  tbe  Lord  of  hosts, 
tbe  (lod  of  Israel;  Ye  have  seen 
all  tbe  evil  that  I  have  brought 
upon  Jerusalem,  and  upon  all  the 
cities  of  Judah;  and,  behold,  this 
day  they  are  ''a  desolation,  and  no 
man  dwelletb  therein  ; 

3  liecause  of  their  wickedness 
which    they   bave    committed    to 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


fch.  25.!).  & 
•17.  a. 

See  Ez.  29. 
18,20. 


fch.44.  I3.& 
4U.  i:j. 


t  ch.  l.v.  2. 
Zech.  11.  9. 


i  ch.  46.  23. 


t  Ileh. 
•iiatiief.  Or. 
siati'/iiKj 
intuycs. 

':  Or, 

The  ftouseo/ 
the  sun. 


587. 


"  Ex.  14.  2. 

ch.4li.  14. 
1.  ch.  4;;.  7. 
'  Is.  lU.  13, 


dch.9. 11.  & 
34. -'2. 


Jtremiah  rcprovcth  the  Jews. 


JEKEMIAH. 


Their  inflexible  obstinacy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5S7. 

"•ch.  19.  4. 
fDout.  13.  C. 
&  31'.  17. 


e2Clir..%.15. 
ch.  r.  i5.  & 
'.'5.  4.  &  i;6.5. 
&  29. 19. 


hch.  42.  IS. 


■  Num.in.ns. 

ch.  7.  VJ. 


f  Heb.  oiil  of 
the  midst  of 
Judah. 


k  ch.  25.  6,  7. 


I  ch.  42. 18. 
ver.  12. 


t  Ileh.  ivick- 
ednesseSt 
or,  pitmsh' 
menta,  Hfc. 


tHeb. 
contrite. 
Ts.  51.  17. 

'"  Prov.  28. 
14. 


■■  Lev.  17. 10. 
i  'JO.  5.  (i. 
ch.  Jl.  10. 
Auius  9.  4. 


provoke  me  to  anger,  in  that 
they  went  'to  burn  ineense,  and 
to  "^  serve  other  gods,  Avhom  they 
knew  not,  neither  they,  ye,  nor 
your  fathers. 

4  Howbeit  ^I  sent  unto  you  all 
my  servants  the  x>i'opl*^ts,  rising 
early  and  sending  Ihcm,  saying. 
Oh,  do  not  this  abominable  thing 
that  I  hate. 

5  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear  to  turn  from 
their  Aviekedness,  to  burn  no  in- 
cense unto  other  gods. 

G  AVherefore  ''my  fury  and  mine 
anger  was  poured  forth,  and  was 
kindled  in  the  cities  of  Judah  and 
in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem ;  and 
they  are  wasted  and  desolate,  as 
at  this  day. 

7  Therefore  now  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Wherefore  commit  ye 
this  great  evil  'against  your  souls, 
to  cut  off  from  you  man  and  wo- 
man, child  and  suckling,  *out  of 
Judah,  to  leave  you  none  to  re- 
main ; 

8  In  that  ye  ""  provoke  me  unto 
wrath  with  the  works  of  your 
hands,  burning  incense  unto  other 
gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  wliither 
ye  be  gone  to  dwell,  that  ye  might 
cut  yourselves  off,  and  that  ye 
might  be  '  a  curse  and  a  reproach 
among  all  the  nations  of  the  earth? 

9  Have  ye  forgotten  the  ^  wicked- 
ness of  your  fathers,  and  the  wick- 
edness of  the  kings  of  Judali,  and 
the  wickedness  of  their  wives,  and 
your  own  wickedness,  and  the 
wickedness  of  your  wives,  which 
they  have  committed  in  the  land 
of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of 
Jerusalem  I 

10  They  are  not  Uiumbled  even 
unto  this  day,  neither  have  they 
'"feared,  nor  walked  in  my  law, 
nor  in  my  statutes,  that  I  set  be- 
fore you  and  before  your  fathers. 

11 1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  Be- 
hold, "I  will  set  my  face  against 
you  for  evil,  and  to  cut  off'  all 
Judah. 

12  And  I  will  take  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  that  have  set  their  faces 


to  go  into  the  land  of  Egypt  to 
sojourn  there,  and  "they  shall  all 
be  consumed,  and  fall  in  the  land 
of  Egypt ;  they  shall  even  be  con- 
sumed by  the  sword  and  by  the 
famine:  they  shall  die,  from  the 
least  even  unto  the  greatest,  by 
the  sword  and  by  the  famine :  and 
''they  shall  be  an  execration,  and 
an  astonishment,  and  a  curse,  and 
a  reproach. 

13  Tor  I  will  punish  them  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  I 
have  punished  Jerusalem,  by  the 
sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
X^estilence : 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  which  are  gone  into  the 
land  of  Egyx)t  to  sojourn  there,  shall 
escape  or  remain,  that  they  should 
return  into  the  land  of  Judah,  to 
the  which  they  4iave  a  desire  to 
return  to  dwell  there:  for  'none 
shall  return  but  such  as  shall  es- 
cape. 

15  1"  Then  all  the  men  which 
knew  that  their  wives  had  burned 
incense  unto  other  gods,  and  all 
the  women  that  stood  by,  a  great 
multitude,  even  all  the  people  that 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in 
Pathros,  answered  Jeremiah,  say- 
in  <>• 

10  As  for  the  word  that  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  us  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  ^we  will  not  hearken  unto 
thee. 

17  But  we  will  certainly  do  *  what- 
soever thing  goeth  forth  out  of  our 
own  mouth,  to  burn  incense  unto 
the  "  "queen  of  heaven,  and  to  i)our 
out  drink  offerings  unto  her,  as  we 
have  done,  we,  and  our  fathers, 
our  kings,  and  our  princes,  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets 
of  Jerusalem:  for  then  had  we 
plenty  of  ^  victuals,  and  were  well, 
and  saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  burn 
incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven, 
and  to  x)our  out  drink  offerings 
unto  her,  we  have  wanted  all  things, 
and  have  been  consumed  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  ''And  when  we  burned  incense 
to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  pour- 
ed out  drink  offerings  unto  her,  did 

857 


Before 
CHRIST 

6S7. 

"<-h.42.15,l(i, 
17,  22. 


Pch.  42.  18. 


■1011.43.11. 


tncb. 

liil  up  their 

soul. 
'  ver.  28. 


'  So  ch.  C.  IG. 


'Num. 30.12. 
Ucut.  23.23. 
Judt;.  11.3(;. 
See  ver.  25. 


II  Or,  frame 
of  heaven. 
"ch.  7. 18. 


t  llcb.bread. 


»  ch.  7. 18. 


Severe  judgments  threatened. 


JEREMIAH. 


Baruch  is  comforted. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5S7. 

II  Or, 
husbamh. 


y  ch.25.U,18, 
38. 


'  ver.  6. 


"  Dan.  U.  11, 


bch.  4.3.7. 
vcr.  15. 


'  ver.  1 J,  &c. 


d  Gen.  22. 16. 


•  Ez.  20.  ."59. 


fch.1.10.  & 
Ei.  7.  6. 


we  make  her  cakes  to  worship  her, 
and  pour  out  driuk  offerings  unto 
her,  without  our  "  men  ! 

20  'I  Then  Jeremiah  said  imto  all 
the  people,  to  the  men,  and  to  the 
women,  and  to  all  the  i)eople  which 
had  given  him  J7t«t  answer,  saying, 

21  The  incense  that  ye  burned 
in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  ye  and 
your  fathers,  your  kings  and  your 
princes,  and  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  not  the  Lord  remember  them, 
and  came  it  not  into  his  mind  I 

22  So  that  the  Loud  could  no 
longer  bear,  because  of  the  evil  of 
your  doings,  and  because  of  the 
abominations  which  ye  have  com- 
mitted; therefore  is  your  land  >a 
desolation,  and  an  astonishment, 
and  a  curse,  without  an  inhabitant, 
^as  at  this  day. 

23  Because  ye  have  burned  in- 
cense, and  because  ye  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  and  have  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  nor 
walked  in  his  law,  nor  in  his  stat- 
utes, nor  in  his  testimonies ;  -^  there- 
fore this  evil  is  happened  unto  you, 
as  at  this  day. 

24  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto 
all  the  people,  and  to  all  the 
women.  Hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all  Judah  'that  are  in  the 
land  of  Egypt : 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  saying ;  "^  Ye  and 
your  wives  have  both  si)oken  with 
your  mouths,  and  fulfilled  with 
your  hand,  saying.  We  will  surely 
perform  our  vows  that  we  have 
vowed,  to  burn  incense  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out 
drink  offerings  unto  her:  ye  will 
surely  accomplish  your  vows,  and 
surely  perform  your  vows. 

20  Therefore  hear  ye  the  word  of 
the  Loud,  all  Judah  that  dwell  in 
the  land  of  Egyi)t;  liehold,  'I  have 
sworn  by  my  great  name,  saith  the 
liOUi),  lliat  '  iiiy  name  shall  no  mon? 
be  named  in  IIm'  moutli  of  any  man 
of  Judah  in  all  th(^  land  of  Egypt, 
saying,  The  Lord  (JoDlivetli. 

27  '  pM'hold,  I  Avill  watch  over  them 
for  evil,  and  not  for  good:  and  all 
the  men  of  Judah  that  are  in  the 
858 


land  of  Egypt  ^  shall  be  consumed 
by  the  sword  and  by  the  famine, 
until  there  be  an  end  of  them. 

28  Yet "  a  small  number  that  es- 
cape the  sword  shall  return  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  into  the  land  of 
Judah ;  and  all  the  remnant  of  Ju- 
dah, that  are  gone  into  the  land  of 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  shall  know 
whose  '  words  shall  stand,  ^  mine, 
or  theirs. 

29  "f  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto 
you,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
punish  you  in  this  place,  that  ye 
may  know  that  my  words  shall 
•^ surely  stand  against  you  for  evil: 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold, 
'  I  will  give  Pharaoh-hophra  king 
of  Egypt  into  the  hand  of  his  ene- 
mies, and  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  his  life;  as  I  gave  "'Zed- 
ekiah  king  of  Judah  into  the  hand 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon, his  enemy,  and  that  sought  his 
life. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

1  Baruch  beitig  dismayed,  4  Jeremiah  iiistnicteth  and 
comforleth  him. 

THE  ''word  that  Jeremiah  the 
proi)het  spake  unto  Baruch 
the  son  of  Neriah,  when  he  had 
written  these  words  in  a  book  at 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  in  the 
fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son 
of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  unto  thee,  O  Baruch ; 

3  Thou  didst  say,  AVoe  is  me  now ! 
for  the  Lord  hath  added  grief  to 
my  sorrow ;  I  fainted  in  my  sigh- 
ing, and  I  find  no  rest. 

4  ^\  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  him, 
The  Lord  saith  thus;  Behold,  ^'that 
which  I  have  built  will  I  break 
down,  and  that  which  I  have  i)lant- 
ed  I  will  pluck  up,  even  this  whole 
land. 

5  And  seekest  thou  great  things 
for  thyself  f  seek  them  not:  for,  be- 
hold, 'I  will  bring  evil  upon  all 
fle.sh,  saith  the  Lord:  but  thy  life 
will  J  give  unto  thee  ''for  a  i)rey  in 
all  places  whither  thou  goest. 

CHAPTER   XLVI. 

1  Jeremiah  projJiexieth  lite  o»er(/iriiw  af  Pharaoh\ 
nrinii  at  A'lijJirates,  V.l  and  the  ronqiiext  of  K<jijpt 
by  Nebuchadrezzar.  27  He  comforteih  Jacob  in  their 
chastisement. 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 

E  ver.  12. 

liver.  14. 
Is.  27.  13. 


i  ver.  17,  25, 

26. 
i  Hob. /rom 

me^orthem. 
589. 


k  Ps.  3.x  11. 


Ich.  46.2.5,26. 

.  Kz.  a.'i,&c. 

&  30. 21,  ic. 


^  ch.  39.  5. 


about  607. 

»ch.  36. 1,4, 


b  la.  5.  5. 


'  ch.  25.  2G. 


■Ich.  21.n.  & 
;«.  2.  &  31). 
18. 


Jeremiah  2)ropliesieth  the 


JEHEJMIAII. 


defeat  of  Pharaoh^ s  army. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  ()()7 

about  607. 
■ch.  25. 16, 
&c. 

i'2Kin<;3  23. 
Lit. 

2  Chr.a5.20. 
FulHlled 
presently. 


'  So  ch.  51. 
11.  12. 

Nah.  2. 1.  & 

a.u. 


f  neb.  brol-- 
eii  m  piei^es. 

ilW-b.fleda 
Jfiijllt. 

•1  ch.  (i.  25.  & 
4U.  29. 


•Dau.ll.lD. 


fSeeIs.S.r.8. 
eh.  4;.  2. 
Dan.  11.  22. 


t  Ileb.  Ctish. 
f  Ileb.  Put. 
'  Is.  (X.  19. 


h  Is.  ].•?.  fi. 

.locll.  15.  & 
2.1. 


i  Dent.  .'52.42. 
l8.  34.  U. 


k  Is.  .•?4. «. 
Zeph.  1.7. 
See  Ez.  39. 

ir. 


I  eh.  8.  22.  & 
31.8. 
'"  Is.  47. 1. 


t  Heb.  no 
cure  shall 
be  itnto 
tkf.e. 

"  Ez.  30.  21. 


THE  word  of  the  Lord  Avliit'li 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  i)iophet 
against  ''the  Gentiles; 

2  Against  Egypt,  ^  against  the 
army  of  Pliaraoh-necho  king  of 
Egypt,  which  was  by  tlie  river  Eu- 
l)hrates  in  Oarchemi.sh,  which  Neb- 
uchadrezzar king  of  Babylon  smote 
in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah. 

3  '^  Order  ye  the  buckler  and  shield, 
and  draw  near  to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses ;  and  get 
up,  ye  horsemen,  and  stand  forth 
with  your  helmets  ;  furbish  the 
spears,  and  put  on  the  brigandines. 

5  Wherefore  have  I  seen  them  dis- 
mayed and  turned  away  back  ?  and 
their  mighty  ones  are  *  beaten 
down,  and  are  ^  fled  apace,  and 
look  not  back:  for  ''fear  ivas  round 
about,  saith  the  Lord. 

G  Let  not  the  swift  flee  away,  nor 
the  mighty  man  escape ;  they  shall 
'^  stumble,  and  fall  toward  the  north 
by  the  river  Euphrates. 

7  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  '^as 
a  flood,  whose  Avaters  are  moved  as 
the  rivers  ? 

8  Egypt  riseth  up  like  a  flood,  and 
his  waters  are  moved  like  the  riv- 
ers ;  and  he  saith,  I  will  go  up,  and 
will  cover  the  earth ;  I  will  destroy 
the  city  and  the  inhabitants  there- 
of. 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses ;  and  rage, 
ye  chariots;  and  let  the  mighty 
men  come  forth;  ^the  Ethiopians 
and  ^  the  Libyans,  that  handle  the 
shield  ;  and  the  Lydians,  ^  that 
handle  and  bend  the  bow. 

10  For  this  is  'the  day  of  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  a  day  of  venge- 
ance, that  he  may  avenge  him  of 
his  adversaries:  and  'the  sword 
shall  devour,  and  it  shall  be  satiate 
and  made  drunk  with  their  blood: 
for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  ''hath  a 
sacrifice  in  the  north  country  by 
the  river  Euphrates. 

11  '  Go  up  into  Gilead,  and  take 
balm,  "'O  virgin,  the  daughter  of 
Egypt:  in  vain  shalt  thou  use 
many  medicines;  for  *  "thou  shalt 
not  be  cured. 

12  The  nations  have  heard  of  thy 
shame,  and  th}^  cry  hath  filled  the 


King, 


land :  for  the  mighty  man  hath 
stumbled  against  tlie  mighty,  and 
they  are  fallen  both  together. 

13  ^  The  word  that  the  Loud 
spake  to  Jeremiah  the  proi)het, 
how  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Bab- 
ylon should  come  and  "smite  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Egypt,  and  pub- 
lish in  Migdol,  and  publi.sh  in  Noph 
and  in  Tahpanhes :  say  ye,  ^  Stand 
fast,  and  prepare  thee ;  for  ''  the 
sword  shall  devour  round  about 
thee. 

15  Why  are  thy  valiant  men  swept 
away  I  they  stood  not,  because  the 
Loud  did  drive  them. 

IG  He  ^made  many  to  fall,  yea, 
•^one  fell  upon  another:  and  they 
said.  Arise,  and  let  us  go  ugain  to 
our  own  i)eople,  and  to  the  land  of 
our  nativity,  from  the  oi^x^i'essing 
sword. 

17  They  did  cry  there,  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  is  hut  Si  noise ;  he 
hath  passed  the  time  ai)pointed 

18  As  I  live,  saith  the 
'wlio.se  name  is  The  Loed  of  hosts, 
Surely  as  Tabor  is  among  the 
mountains,  and  as  Carmel  by  the 
sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

19  O  Uliou  daughter 
Egypt,  '  furnish  thyself 
captivity :  for  No[>h  shall  be  waste 
and    desolate  without  an   inhab- 
itant. 

20  Egypt  is  lile  a  very  fair  ''heifer, 
hut  destruction  cometh ;  it  cometh 
^  out  of  the  north. 

21  Also  her  hired  men  are  in  the 
midst  of  her  like  ^fatted  bullocks; 
for  they  also  are  turned  back,  and 
are  fled  away  together :  they  did 
not  stand,  because  Hhe  day  of  their 
calamity  was  come  upon  them,  and 
the  time  of  their  visitation. 

22  ''The  voice  thereof  shall  go 
like  a  serjjent;  for  they  shall  march 
with  an  army,  and  come  against 
her  with  axes,  as  hewers  of  wood. 

23  They  shall ''  cut  down  her  forest, 
saith  the  Loud,  though  it  cannot 
be  searched ;  because  they  are  more 
than  'the  grasshopx)ers,  and  are  in- 
numerable. 

24  The  daughter  of  Egypt  shall 
be  confounded ;   she  shall  be  de- 

859 


dwelling  in 
to  go  into 


Bf'foro 
CHRIST 
aboai  ()07. 


"Is.  m.  1. 
ch.  43  10,11. 
Ez.  L-J.JitaO, 
&  32. 

Fulfilled 
about  571. 


I"  vcr.  3, 4. 
1  ver.  10. 


tlleb. 
viuUipUed 
the /alter. 

'  Lev.  2ti.  37. 


■Is.  47.  4.  & 

4.S.  2. 
ch.  48.  15. 


<  Sec  ch.  48. 
IS. 

(  lleh.make 
thee  mstrit' 
7ueitts  of 
cajitivity. 

"  Is.  20.  4. 


'  So  Uoi.  10. 
U. 


>ch.l.  14.  .<£ 
4r.  2. 
vei-.  6,  10. 

t  Heb. 
brtllocks  of 
tlie  stall. 


■Ps.  37. 13. 
ch.  50.  27. 


•Sec  Is.  29.4. 


b  Is.  10. 34. 


'Judg.  C.  5. 


The  destruction 


JEEEMIAH. 


of  the  Philistines. 


Before 
CHRIST 
alioui  bU7^ 

ich.  1.  lo. 


II  Or, 

nowisher. 
tHeb. 

Anion, 
'  Ez.  TO.  14, 

1.5,  16. 

Nah.  3.  8. 
ich.  4-3.12,1.3. 

Ez.  30.  13. 

Pch.44.  .30. 
Ez.  32.  U. 


I>  Ez.  29. 11, 
13, 14. 


i  13.41. 13. 14. 
&  4;!.  o.  & 
44.2. 
Ch.  30. 10.11. 


k  eh.  10. 24.  & 
3i».  11. 

II  Or, 
not  utlerhj 
cut  thee  off. 


about  600. 


•ch.  2.V20. 

Ez.2.5.1.'>,li;. 

Zeph.2.4..5. 
'i  Amoa  1.  6, 

7,8. 
f  Heb. 

Azza.}i. 
'1h.  K.  7. 

ch.  4ii.  7,  K 
•Ich.  1.14.  & 

4«.  20. 

I  Heh. 
Uicjulneu 
lltereof. 


•ch.  «.!(!. 
Nah.  3.  2. 


fch.  2.'!.  22. 


livered  into  the  hand  of  "the  i)eo- 
ple  of  the  north. 

25  The  Lord  of  ho.sts,  the  God 
of  Israel,  saith ;  Behold,  I  will 
punish  the  "* multitude  of  "Iso, 
and  Pharaoh,  and  Egypt,  ^with 
their  gods,  and  their  kings ;  even 
Pharaoh,  and  all  them,  that  trust  in 
him: 

26  » And  I  will  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their 
lives,  and  into  the  hand  of  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon,  and 
into  the  hand  of  his  servants: 
and  ''  afterward  it  shall  be  inhabit- 
ed, as  in  the  days  of  old,  saith  the 
Lord. 

27  ^  'But  fear  not  thou,  O  my 
servant  Jacob,  and  be  not  dismay- 
ed, O  I.srael:  for,  behold,  I  will 
save  thee  from  afar  off,  and  thy 
seed  from  the  land  of  their  captiv- 
ity; and  Jacob  shall  return,  and 
be  in  rest  and  at  ease,  and  none 
shall  make  Mm  afraid. 

28  Fear  thou  not,  O  Jacob  my 
servant,  saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  am 
with  thee;  for  I  will  make  a  full 
end  of  all  the  nations  whither  I 
have  driven  thee:  but  I  will  not 
make  ""a  full  end  of  thee,  but  cor- 
rect thee  in  measure ;  yet  will  I 
I'  not  leave  thee  wholly  unpunished. 

CHAPTER  XLVII. 

The  destruction  of  the  Philintines. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  i)roph- 
et ""  against  the  Philistines,  ^  before 
that  Pharaoh  smote  ^  Gaza. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold, 
'waters  rise  up  ""out  of  the  north, 
and  shall  be  an  overflowing  flood, 
and  shall  overflow  the  land,  and 
'all  that  is  therein;  the  city,  and 
them  that  dwell  therein:  then  the 
men  shall  cry,  and  all  tlie  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land  shall  howl. 

3  At  the  '"noise  of  the  stamping 
of  the  hoofs  of  liis  strong  Iwrscs,  at 
the  rushing  of  his  chariots,  and  at 
the  rumbling  of  his  wheels,  the 
fatlu^rs  shall  not  look  back  to  their 
children  for  fi^'bleness  of  hands; 

4  Because  of  the  day  that  cometh 
to  spoil  all  the  Philistines,  aiid  to 
cut  ott"  from  "^Tyrus  and  Zidon  ev- 
ery helper  that  remaineth :  for  the 

8(iO 


Lord  will  spoil  the  Philistines, 
^  the  remnant  of  *  the  country  of 
'^  Oaphtor. 

5  'Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza; 
■"Ashkelon  is  cut  ofl:"  with  the  rem- 
nant of  their  valley :  how  long  wilt 
thou 'cut  thyself! 

G  O  thou  "'sword  of  the  Lord,  how 
long  ivill  it  he  ere  thou  be  quiet! 
^  put  up  thyself  into  thy  scabbard, 
rest,  and  be  still. 

7  ♦  How  can  it  be  quiet,  seeing 
the  Lord  hath  "  given  it  a  charge 
against  Ashkelon,  and  against  the 
sea  shore!  there  hath  he  ° appoint- 
ed it. 

CHAPTER  XLYIIL 

1  The  judgment  of  2Ioah.^  1  for  their  pride.,  \\fort?ieir 
security,  14  for  their  carnal  confidence,  2t}  und  for 
their  contempt  of  God  and  his  people.  47  The  res- 
toration of  Jloab. 

A  GAINST  "Moab  thus  saith  the 
J\.  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Woe  unto  ^  Nebo !  for  it  is 
spoiled:  'Kiriathaim  is  confound- 
ed and  taken :  "  Misgab  is  confound- 
ed and  dismayed. 

2  '^  There  shall  he  no  more  praise 
of  Moab:  in  ''Heshbon  they  have 
devised  evil  against  it ;  come,  and 
let  us  cut  it  off  from  ^e/»<7  a  nation. 
Also  thou  shalt  "be  cut  down,  O 
Madmen;  the  sword  shall  *i)ursue 
thee. 

3  *^A  voice  of  crying  shall  he  from 
Horonaim,  spoiling  and  great  de- 
struction. 

4  Moab  is  destroyed;  her  little 
ones  have  caused  a  cry  to  be  heard. 

5  *''For  in  the  going  up  of  Luhith 
^  continual  weeping  shall  go  up ; 
for  in  the  going  down  of  Horonaim 
the  enemies  have  heard  a  cry  of 
destruction. 

6  ''Flee,  save  your  lives,  and  be 
like  "  the  '  heath  in  the  wilderness. 

7  ^  For  because  thou  hast  trusted 
in  thy  works  and  in  th}'  treasures, 
thou  shalt  also  be  taken :  and 
^  Chemosh  shall  go  forth  into  cap- 
tivity^ n-ith  his  '  x^riests  and  his 
princes  together. 

8  And '"  the  spoiler  shall  come  up- 
on every  city,  and  no  city  shall  es- 
cape :  the  valley  also  shall  perish, 
and  the  plain  shall  be  destroyed, 
as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9  "Give  wings  unto  ]\[oab,  that  it 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  6U0. 

SEz.  25. 16. 

Amos  1.  8. 

&  'J.  7. 
tUeb. 

the  isle. 
h  Gen.  10.14. 
i  Amos  1.  7. 

Mic.  1.  1«. 

Zeph.  2.4,7. 

Zeeli.  9.  5. 
k  ch.  25.  20. 
Ich.  16.  6.  & 

41.  5.  &48. 

o7. 
™  Dcut.  32. 

41. 

Ez.  21.3,4,5. 
t  Heb.  gath- 

f:r  thrjt:elf. 
t  Heb".  How 

canst  thou  ? 
"  Ez.  14.  17. 


°Mic.  G.  9. 


about  600. 
"Is.  15,  &  16. 

ch.  25.  21.  & 

27.3. 

Ez.  2.5.  9. 

Amos  2.1,2. 
k  Num. .32.38. 

&  SJ.  47. 

Is.  15.  2. 
'Xu  111. .32.37. 

Or,  The 

high  place. 

i  U.  IG.  14. 
«Is.  15.  4. 


II  Or,  be 

brought  to 

sileuce. 

Is.  15.  1. 
t  Heb.  go 

after  thee, 

f  ver.  5, 


eis.  1,5.5. 

t  Heb.  weep- 
ing inith 
wtepiHg. 


h  ch.  .51.  G. 

i|  Or,  a 
niiked  tree, 
ich.  17.  6. 


kNiim.21.2n. 
Judg.  11.24. 
Seels.  46.1, 

ch.  4.3.  12. 
1  ch.  49.  3. 

"ch.fi.  26. 
ver.  18. 


"  Pa.  .5.5.  6. 
ver.  :&. 


The  judgment  of  Moah 


JEEEMIAII. 


for  various  corruptions. 


Before 
OHUIST 

about  bUO. 


"  Sec  Judg. 

S.  23. 

1  Slim.  15.3, 

!). 

I  Kings  20. 

■12. 
H  Or, 

negligenlly. 


l'Zeph.1.12. 


fllcb.  s^ooJ. 


•Iju(lg.n.24. 
1  Kings  11. 

r. 

'  Hos.  10.  6. 
■1  Kings  12. 
29. 
'  Is.  IG.  6. 


"ver.8,9,18. 

t  Heb.  tlte 

choice  of. 

»  ch.  50.  27. 

Jch.46.18.& 
51.  Si. 


'  See  Is.  9.  i. 
&  14.  4,  5. 


•Is.  47. 1. 

ch.  40.  19. 
'■Num.21.30. 

Is.  15.  2. 
'  ver.  8. 


tHcb. 

inhabitress 
<)  Ueut.2.3C. 
'  1  Sam.4.13, 

16. 


'Is.  16.  7. 


f  See  Num. 
21.  13. 


bver.  8. 


may  flee  and  get  away :  for  the  cit- 
ies thereof  shall  be  desohite,  with- 
out any  to  dwell  therein. 

10  "Cursed  he  he  that  doeth  the 
work  of  the  Lord  kleceitfnlly,  and 
cursed  l)e  he  that  keei)eth  back  his 
sword  from  blood. 

11  ^1  ]\Ioab  hath  been  at  ease  from 
his  youth,  and  he  ^hath  settled  on 
his  lees,  and  hath  not  been  emi)tied 
from  vessel  to  vessel,  neither  hath 
he  gone  into  captivity:  therefore 
his  taste  *  remained  in  him,  and  his 
scent  is  not  changed. 

12  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saitli  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
send  unto  him  wanderers,  that 
shall  cause  him  to  wander,  and 
shall  empty  his  vessels,  and  break 
their  bottles. 

13  And  Moab  shall  be  ashamed 
of  •*  Ohemosh,  as  the  house  of  Is- 
rael 'was  ashamed  of  'Beth-el  their 
confidence. 

14  ^  How  say  ye,  *  We  arc  mighty 
and  strong  men  for  the  war  f 

15  "Moab  is  spoiled,  and  gone  up 
out  o/ her  cities,  and  Uiis  chosen 
young  men  are  ""gone  down  to  the 
slaughter,  saith  ^the  King,  whose 
name  is  The  Lord  of  hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near 
to  come,  and  his  afliictiou  hasteth 
fast. 

17  All  ye  that  are  about  him,  be- 
moan him;  and  all  ye  that  know 
his  name,  saj,  'How  is  the  strong 
staff  broken,  and  the  beautiful 
rod! 

18  '^Thou  daughter  that  dost  in- 
habit ''Dibon,  come  down  from  thy 
glory,  and  sit  in  thirst ;  for  "  the 
spoiler  of  Moab  shall  come  upon 
thee,  and  he  shall  destroy  thy  strong 
holds. 

19  O  inhabitant  of ''Aroer,  ^stand 
by  the  way,  and  espy;  ask  him  that 
fleeth,  and  her  that  escai^eth,  and 
say,  What  is  done  ? 

20  Moab  is  confounded ;  for  it  is 
broken  down :  Hiowl  and  cry;  tell 
ye  it  in  ^Arnon,  that  Moab  is  spoil- 
ed, 

21  And  judgment  is  come  upon 
''the  plain  country;  upon  Ilolon, 
and  upon  Jahazah,  and  njiou 
Mephaath, 


22  And  upon  Dibon,  and  upon 
ISTebo,  and  upon  Beth-diblathaim, 

23  And  upon  Kiriathaim,  and 
upon  Beth-gamul,  and  upon  Beth- 
meon, 

24  And  upon  'Kerioth,  and  upon 
Bozrah,  and  upon  all  the  cities  of 
the  land  of  Moab,  far  or  near. 

25  "The  horn  of  Moab  is  cut  off". 


arm  is  broken,  saith 


the 


and  his 
Lord. 

20  ^  "'Make  ye  him  drunken  ;  for 
he  magnified  himself  against  the 
Lord  :  Moab  also  sliall  wallow  in 
his  vomit,  and  he  also  shall  be  in 
derision. 

27  For  "was  not  Israel  a  derision 
unto  thee  I  "was  he  found  among 
thieves  ?  for  since  thou  spakest  of 
him,  thou  "skippedst  for  joy. 

28  O  ye  that  dwell  in  Moab,  leave 
the  cities,  and  'dwell  in  the  rock, 
and  be  like  Uhe  dove  that  maketh 
her  nest  in  the  sides  of  the  hole's 
mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  '^ pride  of 
Moab,  (he  is  exceeding  proud,)  his 
loftiness,  and  his  arrogancy,  and 
his  pride,  and  the  haughtiness  of 
his  heart. 

30  I  know  his  wrath,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  but  it  shall  not  be  so;  '"his 
lies  shall  not  so  efiect  it. 

31  Therefore  ^  will  I  howl  for 
Moab,  and  I  will  cry  out  for  all 
Moab;  mine  heart  shall  mourn  for 
the  men  of  Kir-heres. 

32  "O  vine  of  Sibmah,  I  will  weep 
for  thee  with  the  w^eeping  of  Jazer: 
thy  plants  are  gone  over  the  sea, 
they  reach  even  to  the  sea  of  Jazer: 
the  spoiler  is  fallen  upon  thy  sum- 
mer fruits  and  upon  thy  vintage. 

33  And  ''joy  and  gladness  is  taken 
from  the  plentiful  field,  and  from 
the  land  of  Moab;  and  I  have 
caused  wine  to  fail  from  the  wine- 
X)resses :  none  shall  tread  with 
shouting;  their  shouting  shall  he 
no  shouting. 

34  -  From  the  cry  of  Heshbon  even 
unto  Elealeh,  and  even  unto  Jahaz, 
have  they  uttered  their  voice,  'from 
Zoar  even  unto  Horonaim,  as  a 
heifer  of  three  years  old :  for  the 
waters  also  of  Nimrim  shall  be 
*  desolate. 

8G1 


Before 
ClIUIST 

abiiiii  biU. 


I  ver.  41. 
Amos  2.  2. 


I  Ps.  75.  10. 

1  Sec  Ez.  30. 
21. 


about  fiOO. 
■"ih.  2.5.  15, 

27. 


"  Zeph.  2.  8. 
"  See  ch.2.26. 


II  OT.movedst 
thyself. 


r  Ps.  :,:,.  c,  7. 

ver.  9. 
I  Cant.  2. 14. 


'I3.1«.6,ic, 


'Is.  Irt.  0. 
ch.  50.  .56. 
I)  Or,  llnife 

oil  H  /linn 

he  I'titi/rth 

(llll).//M 

hfir.i'  ilo 
not  right. 
'Is.  15.  5.  & 
10. 7, 11. 


'  Is.  IC.  8,  9. 


» Is.  10. 10. 
Joel  1. 12. 


>  Is.  15.  4,5,n. 


'Is.  I.';.  5,  C. 
ver.  5. 


desolations. 


The  judgment  of  Moab, 


JEREMIAH. 


and  of  the  Ammonites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

iibout  6U0. 

*I8.I5.  2.  & 
16. 12. 


bis.  15.5.  & 
1«.  11. 


'18.15.7. 


i  Is.  15.  2, 3. 

ch.  47.  5. 
f  Heb. 

diminished. 


•Gen.  37. 54. 


fch.  22.  2S. 


f  Heb.necA-. 


8Deut.28.49. 

ch.  *[>.  22. 

Dan.  r.4. 

Uos.  8. 1. 

Ilab.  l.a 
h  Is.  S.  a 
i  ver.  24. 
11  Or, 

The  cities. 
k  Is.  13. 6.  &. 

21.3. 

ch.  ■iO.  6.  & 

4'.).  22,  24.  & 

S».  43.  &  51. 

30. 

Mic.  4. 9. 

I  Ps.  »!.  4. 
Is.  7.  S. 


■Is.24.17,18. 


»  S«e  ch.  11. 
23. 


"Num.21.28. 


PNum.24.17. 


tHch. 
chiltlren  of 
noise. 

'•Num.21. 20. 


35  Moreover  I  will  cause  to  cease 
in  Moab,  saith  the  Lord,  ""  him  that 
offereth  in  the  high  places,  and 
him  that  bmiieth  incense  to  his 
gods. 

36  Therefore  ^miue  heart  shall 
sound  for  Moab  like  pipes,  and 
mine  heart  shall  sound  like  pipes 
for  the  men  of  Kir-heres :  because 
nhe  riches  that  he  hath  gotten  are 
perished. 

37  For  ^  every  head  shall  he  bald, 
and  every  beard  ♦  clipped:  upon 
all  the  hands  shall  he  cuttings,  and 
"upon  the  loins  sackcloth. 

38  Tliere  shall  he  lamentation 
generally  upon  all  the  housetops 
of  Moab,  and  in  the  streets  there- 
of: for  I  have  broken  Moab  like 
*^a  vessel  wherein  is  no  i)leasure, 
saith  the  Lord. 

39  They  shall  howl,  saying,  How 
is  it  broken  down  !  how  hath  Moab 
turned  the  'back  with  shame!  so 
shall  Moab  be  a  derision  and  a 
dismaying  to  all  them  about  him. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, ^he  shall  fly  as  an  eagle,  and 
shall  ^  spread  his  wings  over  Moab. 

41  '"Kerioth  is  taken,  and  the 
strong  holds  are  surprised,  and 
''the  mighty  men's  hearts  in  Moab 
at  that  day  shall  be  as  the  heart 
of  a  woman  in  her  pangs. 

42  And  Moab  shall  be  destroyed 
'  from  heing  a  people,  because  he 
hath  magnified  himself  against  the 
Lord. 

43  "'Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the 
snare,  shall  he  upon  thee,  O  inhab- 
itant of  ]\Ioab,  saith  the  Lord. 

44  He  that  fleeth  from  the  fear 
shall  fall  into  the  pit ;  and  he  that 
getteth  up  out  of  the  jjit  shall  be 
taken  in  the  snare :  for  "  I  will 
bring  upon  it,  even  upon  Moab, 
the  year  of  their  visitation,  saith 
the  Lord, 

45  I'hey  that  fled  stood  under  the 
shadow  of  He.shbon  because  of  the 
force:  but  "a  lire  shall  come  forth 
out  of  Heshbon,  and  a  flame  from 
the  midst  of  Sihon,  and  ''  shall 
devour  the  corner  of  Moab,  and 
the  crown  of  the  head  of  the  ♦tu- 
multuous ones. 

40  '^  Woe  be  unto  thee,  O  Moab ! 

8G2 


the  people  of  Ohemosh  perisheth : 
for  thy  sons  are  taken  'captives, 
and  thy  daughters  captives. 

47  ^  Yet  will  I  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Moab  "^in  the  latter 
days,  saith  the  Lord.  Thus  far 
is  the  judgment  of  Moab. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1  The  judgment  of  (he  Ammonites.  6  Their  restora- 
tion.  7  The  judgment  of  Edom,  28  of  Damascus, 
28  ofKedar,  80  of  Bazor,  34  and  of  Elam.  89  The 
restoration  of  Elam. 

iir^OXCERNIXG  Hhe  Ammon- 
\_J  ites,  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Hath  Israel  no  sons!  hath  he  no 
heir  ?  why  then  doth  "  their  king- 
inherit  ''Gad,  and  his  i)eox)le  dwell 
in  his  cities  f 

2  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
cause  an  alarm  of  var  to  be  heard 
in  ""  Rabbah  of  the  Ammonites ; 
and  it  shall  be  a  desolate  heap, 
and  her  daughters  shall  be  burned 
with  fire :  then  shall  Israel  be  heir 
unto  them  that  were  his  heirs,  saith 
the  Lord. 

3  Howl,  O  Heshbon,  for  Ai  is 
spoiled :  cry,  ye  daughters  of  Rab- 
bah, "^gird  you  with  sackcloth;  la- 
ment, and  run  to  and  fro  by  the 
hedges;  for  "their  king  shall  go  in- 
to captivity,  and  his  ''x^^'i^^^s  and 
his  princes  together. 

4  Wherefore  gloriest  thou  in  the 
valleys,  "  thy  flowing  valley,  O 
'^ backsliding  daughter?  that  trust- 
ed in  her  treasures,  ^saying,  Who 
shall  come  unto  me  ? 

5  Behold,  I  will  bring  a  fear  upon 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
from  all  those  that  be  about  thee; 
and  ye  shall  be  driven  out  every 
man  right  forth;  and  none  shall 
gather  up  him  that  wandereth. 

0  And  ''  afterward  I  will  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  the  children 
of  Amnion,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  ^  '  Concerning  Edom,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts ;  ^Is  wisdom  no 
more  in  Teman  1  '  is  counsel  per- 
ished from  the  prudent  I  is  their 
wisdom  vanished  f 

8  "'  Flee  ye, "  turn  back,  dwell  deep, 
(>  inhabitants  of  "Dedan;  for  I  will 
bring  the  calamity  of  Esau  upon 
him,  the  time  that  I  will  visit  him. 

9  If  "grapegathercrs  come  to  thee, 


Before 

cnuiST 

about  6j0. 

t  Heb.  m 
captivity. 


'ch.49  C,39. 


about  600. 
II  Or, 

Against. 
»Ez.21.28.& 

2,5.  2. 

Amcis  1.  13. 

Zcph.  2.8,9. 
II  Or, 

Melcotn. 
b  Amos  1. 13. 


'Ez.  25.  5. 
Ainos  1, 14. 


dl.s.  .■32. 11. 

ch.4.  S.&6. 
2«. 

II  Or, 

Jiff  loom. 

1  Kings  U. 

5,33. 
'ch.  48.  7. 

Amos  1. 15. 


II  Or,  thy 
valli^y  JtoW' 
eth  au'iitj. 

fch.  3.  14.  & 
7.  24. 

Ech.  21.  13. 


b  So  vcr.  39. 
&ch.48.4'. 


i  Ez.  2.1.  12. 

Amos  1.  11. 
k  Obad.  8. 

See  Is.  19. 
lU. 


"  vcr.  30. 
I)  Or,  thrti 

are  turned 

back. 
"ch.  25.  23. 


°  Obad.  5. 


Th e  jndgm cut  of  J^dom, 


JEREMIxiH. 


Damascus,  and  Kcdar. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about.  6UU. 

t  Heb.  their 
iutticiency. 
P  Sial.  1.  3". 


lis.  ir.  14. 


■■ch.  •.',■;.  L-o. 
Ubad.  Id. 


'  Gen.  22. 16. 

Is.  45.  23. 

Amost).  .'<. 
<Is.  .34.  6.  & 

63  1. 


"Obad.  1,: 


'^  Obatl.  4. 
!  Job  39.  2". 
^  Amos  9.  2. 


»ch.I8.16.& 
50.13. 


b  Gen.  19. 2.5. 
Deut.  29.23. 
ch.  30.  40. 
Amos  4. 11. 


"^ch.  50.  44, 
<1  ch.  12. 5. 


would  they  not  leave  some  gleaning 
grapes  ?  if  thieves  by  night,  they 
will  destroy  ttill  they  have  enough. 

10  5*  But  I  have  made  Esau  bare, 
I  have  uncovered  his  secret  places, 
and  he  shall  not  be  able  to  hide 
himself:  his  seed  is  sx)oiled,  and 
his  brethren,  and  his  neighbours, 
and  "^  he  is  not. 

11  Leave  thy  fatherless  children, 
I  will  preserve  them  alive;  and  let 
thy  widows  trust  in  me. 

12  For  thus  saitli  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, "^they  whose  judgment  ivas 
not  to  drink  of  the  cup  have  as- 
suredly drunken ;  and  art  thou  he 
that  shall  altogether  go  inipunish- 
ed  ?  thou  shalt  not  go  unpunished, 
but  thou  shalt  surely  drink  of  it. 

13  For  ''I  have  sworn  by  myself, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  'Bozrah  shall 
become  a  desolation,  a  reproach,  a 
waste,  and  a  curse;  and  all  the 
cities  thereof  shall  be  i)erpetual 
wastes. 

14  I  have  heard  a  "rumour  from 
the  Lord,  and  an  ambassador  is 
sent  unto  the  heathen,  sailing, 
Gather  ye  together,  and  come 
against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the 
battle. 

15  For,  lo,  I  will  make  thee  small 
among  the  heathen,  and  despised 
among  men. 

IG  Thy  terribleness  hath  deceived 
thee,  and  the  pride  of  thine  heart, 
O  thou  that  dwellest  in  the  clefts 
of  the  rock,  that  boldest  the  height 
of  the  hill:  ''though  thou  should- 
est  make  thy  'nest  as  high  as  the 
eagle,  'I  will  bring  thee  down  from 
thence,  saith  the  Lord. 

17  Also  Edom  shall  be  a  desola- 
tion: ''every  one  that  goeth  by  it 
shall  be  astonished,  and  shall  hiss 
at  all  the  plagues  thereof. 

18  ""As  in  the  overthrow  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  and  the  neighbour 
cities  thereof,  saitli  the  Lord,  no 
man  shall  abide  there,  neither  shall 
a  son  of  man  dwell  in  it. 

19  ''Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like 
a  lion  from  ''the  swelling  of  Jor- 
dan against  the  habitation  of  the 
strong :  but  I  will  suddenly  make 
him  run  away  from  her :  and  who 
is  a  chosen  man,  that  I  may  ap- 


point over  her?  for  "^who  is  like 
me!  and  who  will  "appoint  me  the 
time?  and  '^wlio  is  that  shepherd 
that  will  stand  before  me  ? 

20  ^Therefore  hear  the  counsel 
of  the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken 
against  Edom ;  and  his  purposes, 
that  he  hath  purposed  against  the 
inhabitants  of  Teman :  Surely  the 
least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them 
out;  surely  he  shall  make  their 
habitations  desolate  with  them. 

21  ''The  earth  is  moved  at  the 
noise  of  their  fall ;  at  the  cry  the 
noise  thereof  was  heard  in  the 
^Eed  sea. 

22  Behold,  '  he  shall  come  up  and 
fly  as  the  eagle,  and  spread  his 
wings  over  Bozrah:  and  at  that 
day  shall  the  heart  of  the  mighty 
men  of  Edom  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  her  pangs. 

23  ^[  ''Concerning  Damascus. 
Hamath  is  confounded,  and  Ar- 
l)ad ;  for  they  have  heard  evil 
tidings:  they  are  ^ fainthearted ; 
^  there  is  sorrow  "on  the  sea;  it 
cannot  be  quiet. 

24  Damascus  is  waxed  feeble,  and 
turneth  herself  to  flee,  and  fear 
hath  seized  on  her:  "'anguish  and 
sorrows  have  taken  her,  as  a  wo- 
man in  travail. 

25  How  is  "the  city  of  praise  not 
left,  the  city  of  my  joy  ! 

26  "Therefore  her  young  men 
shall  fall  in  her  streets,  and  all  the 
men  of  war  shall  be  cut  off  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

27  And  I  will  kindle  a  "fire  in 
the  wall  of  Damascus,  and  it  shall 
consume  the  palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

28  ^  1  Concerning-  Kedar,  and 
concerning  the  kingdoms  of  Hazor, 
which  Kebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  shall  smite,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Arise  ye,  go  np  to  Kedar, 
and  spoil  'the  men  of  the  east. 

29  Their  Hents  and  their  flocks 
shall  they  take  away:  they  shall 
take  to  themselves  their  curtains, 
and  all  their  vessels,  and  their 
camels;  and  they  shall  cry  unto 
them,  *Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  1  "Flee,  ^ get  yon  far  off,  dwell 
deep,  O  ye  inhabitants  of  Hazor, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  for  Xebuchadrez- 

863 


Before 
CllKlST 

aboultiOO. 

'  Ex.  1.1. 11. 
li  Or. coitvtnt 

mr  tujuiUj" 

tnciit. 

f.l'.lHl.lO. 
K  cl>.  M.  45. 


1-  ch.  iO.  40. 


tllpb. 

W'efdti  sea, 
ich.  4.  1:;.  & 
4.S.  40,  41. 
about  OUU- 


1.1a.  ir.  1.  & 
37.  13. 
.\nifis  1.  3. 
Zecli.U.1,2. 


t  Ilib. 
intlted. 

I  Is.  ,'■«.  20. 

II  Or,  ax  on 
the  6ta, 


">  Is.  13.  S. 
ch.  4.  ■.•,\.Si 
(■).  24.  &  -M. 
G.  «:  4!),41. 
vcr.  22. 

"ch.  33.  9.  & 
il.  41. 


"ch.  50.30.  & 
51.4. 


I"  Amos  1.4. 


about  6fi0. 
1  Is.  21.  13. 


'JudET.  fi.  3. 
Job  1. 3. 
» Ps.  120.  5. 


'  ch.  G.  25.  & 

46.5. 
"  ver.  8. 
tHcb.  ffi< 

greatly. 


The  judgment  of  Elam. 


JEREMIAH. 


TJie  judgment  of 


Bffore 
CHRIST 
abuul  600. 


»Ez.  38. 11. 

H  Or.  that  is 
at  tase. 


JNum.23.!t. 
Deut.  33.28. 
Mic.  1. 14. 


'  ver.  36. 

Ez.  5. 10. 
"ch.  9.  26.  & 

25.23. 
t  Heb.  cut 

ojf  into  cor' 

nerSyOT^that 

have  the 

coi-ners  of 

their  hair 

polled. 
bcU.  9.  11.  & 

ID.  22. 

Mai.  1.3. 

'  ver.  18. 


■I  ch.  25.  2.5. 
598. 


'Seel8.22.G. 


f  ver.  32. 


«ch.  9. 10.  & 
48.2. 


h  See  ch.  43. 
10. 


■  ch.  4«.  47 
ver.  ti. 


595. 

'U.IX  l.fc 
21.1.*4".l. 

1  Ileh.  hit 
the  hmtdof 
Jeremiah. 


zar  king  of  Babylon  batli  taken 
counsel  against  you,  and  hath  con- 
ceived a  purpose  against  you. 

31  Arise,  get  you  up  unto  ''the 
"wealthy  nation,  that  dwelleth 
without  care,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
have  neither  gates  nor  bars,  wMcJi 
>  dwell  alone. 

32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a 
booty,  and  the  multitude  of  their 
cattle  a  spoil:  and  I  will  'scatter 
into  all  winds  ''them  that  are  Mn 
the  utmost  corners;  and  I  will 
bring  their  calamity  from  all  sides 
thereof,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  ^' shall  be  a  dwell- 
ing for  dragons,  and  a  desolation 
for  ever :  Hhere  shall  no  man  abide 
there,  nor  anyhow  of  man  dwell  in  it. 

34  •[  The  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  ''Elam  in  the  beginning  of 
the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah,  saying, 

35  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
Behold,  I  will  break  '^the  bow  of 
Elam,  the  chief  of  their  might. 

36  And  upon  Elam  will  I  bring 
the  four  winds  from  the  four  quar- 
ters of  heaven,  and  'will  scatter 
them  toward  all  those  winds;  and 
there  shall  be  no  nation  whither  the 
outcasts  of  Elam  shall  not  come. 

37  For  I  will  cause  Elam  to  be 
dismayed  before  their  enemies,  and 
before  them  that  seek  their  life : 
and  I  will  bring  evil  upon  them, 
even  my  fierce  anger,  saith  the 
Lord;  «and  I  will  send  the  sword 
after  them,  till  I  have  consumed 
them : 

38  And  I  will  ''  set  my  throne  in 
Elam,  and  will  destroy  from  thence 
the  king  and  the  princes,  saith  the 
Lord. 

30  •[  But  it  shall  come  to  pass  '  in 
the  latter  days,  that  I  will  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  Elam,  saith 
the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  L. 

1,0,  21,^5  The  jndtjiiiaU  of  Babtjlon. 
rcdcrnpliou  of  Israel. 


4,  17,  ST,  T/ie 


T 


\\K  word  that  the  Lord  spake 
•'agiiinst  r>Mbyl()n  and  against  ' 
the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  'by  Jer- 
emiah the  i)roi>het. 
2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations, 
864 


and  publish,  and  'set  up  a  stand- 
ard; publish,  «?u?  conceal  not:  say, 
Babylon  is  taken,  ''Bel  is  confound- 
ed, Merodach  is  broken  in  pieces ; 
'^her  idols  are  confounded,  her  im- 
ages are  broken  in  pieces. 

3  ''For  out  of  the  north  there 
Cometh  up  ""a  nation  against  her, 
which  shall  make  her  land  deso- 
late, and  none  shall  dwell  therein : 
they  shall  remove,  they  shall  de- 
part, both  man  and  beast. 

4  •[  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time, 
saith  the  Lord,  the  children  of  Is- 
rael shall  come,  *^they  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  together,  Agoing 
and  weeping :  they  shall  go,  ''  and 
seek  the  Lord  their  Gotl. 

5  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zion 
with  their  faces  thitherward,  saij- 
ing,  Come,  and  let  us  join  ourselves 
to  the  Lord  in  '  a  perjietual  cove- 
nant that  shall  not  be  forgotten. 

6  My  peojDle  hath  been  "lost 
sheep :  their  shepherds  have  caused 
them  to  go  astraj",  they  have  turn- 
ed them  away  on  '  the  mountains : 
they  have  gone  from  mountain  to 
hill,  they  have  forgotten  their  'rest- 
ing place. 

7  All  that  found  them  have  "'de- 
voured them  :  and  "  their  adversa- 
ries said,  "We  otfend  not,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  the  Lord, 
Pthe  habitation  of  justice,  even  the 
Lord,  "^  the  hope  of  their  fathers. 

8  "^  Remove  out  of  the  midst  of 
Babylon,  and  go  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  be  as 
the  he  goats  before  the  flocks. 

9  ^  *For,  lo,  I  will  raise  and  cause 
to  come  up  against  Babylon  an  as- 
sembly of  great  nations  from  the 
north  counhy:  and  they  shall  ^set 
themselves  in  array  against  her; 
from  thence  she  shall  be  taken : 
their  arrows  shall  he  as  of  a  might}'^ 
"expert  man ;  "none  shall  return  in 
vain. 

10  And  Chaldea  shall  be  a  si)oil : 
'^  all  that  sjjoil  her  shall  be  satis- 
lied,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  ^Because  ye  were  glad,  be- 
cause ye  rejoiced,  O  ye  (lestroyers 
of  mine  heritage,  because  ye  are 
grown  'tat  'as  the  lieifer  at  grass, 
and  "  bellow  as  bulls ; 


Before 
CHRIST 

595. 


I  Ilcb. 

tirt  up. 
b  Is.  4(>.  1. 

ch.  51.  44. 
'  See  ch.  43. 

12,  13. 

dch.  51.  48. 

'  Is.  13.  17, 
18,  20. 
ver.  39,  40. 


fHos.  1.  11. 
S  Ezra  3.  12, 

Ps.  131  5,  6. 
ch.31.9. 
Zech.12.10. 
h  Hos.  3.  5. 


!ch.  .31.31, 
&c.  &  32.  40. 


k  Is.  5.1.  6. 
ver.  1". 
1  Pet.  2.  25. 


Ich.  2.  20.  & 
3.  6,  23. 


tllcb. 
place  to  lie 
down  in. 

"  Ps.  79.  7.  . 

"  eh.  40.  2,  3. 

Zech.  11.5. 
°  See  ch.  2..3. 

Dan.  9.  16. 


PPs.  90.  1.  & 
91.1. 

1  Ps.  22.  4. 

■■13.48.20. 
ch.  51.6.  45. 
Zceh.2.  6,7. 
Rev.  IS.  4. 


'ch.  15.  14. 
&  51.  27. 
ver.  3,  41. 


<vcr.  H,  29. 


II  Or, 
destrot/er. 

"2  Sam. 1.22. 


"Rev.  17. 10. 


J  Is.  47.  6. 


t  Heb.  biff, 
or,  corpu- 
lent. 

»Il03.  10. 11. 

[I  Or,  neit/h 
as  stced6. 


Babylon,  and 


JEKEMIAH. 


redemption  of  Israel. 


Before 

CHRIST 

595. 


•ch.  25.  12. 

i.ch. -10.  ir. 


"■  ver.  9. 

ch.  ,'JI.2. 
<f  i-h.  4:1.  35. 

ver.  21). 


'  1  Chr.29.24. 

2Clir.  .SO.  IS. 

l.am.  5.  (>. 

Kz.  17.  l.S. 
I  ch.  51.58. 
»ch.51.6.11. 


b  Ps.  ir!7.  8. 
ver.  2iK 
K«v.  18.  ti. 


I  Or,  scythe. 

'  Is.  iX  T4. 
ch.  51.  y. 


1.  ver.  6. 
I  ch.  2. 15. 

"'2  Kings  17. 

(i. 
°  2  Kings  24. 

10, 14. 


"Is.  (a.  10. 

ch.  at.  12. 

£z.34.ia,14. 


Pch.  31.  34. 


lis.  1.9. 


JOr,  o/(A« 
rebels. 


Ez.  23.  23. 
I  Or. 
Visitation. 


12  Your  mother  shall  be  sore  con- 
founded; slie  tliat  bare  you  shall 
be  ashamed :  behold,  the  hinder- 
most  of  the  nations  shall  he  a  wil- 
derness, a  dry  land,  and  a  desert. 

13  Because  of  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  it  shall  not  \w  inhabited, 
'but  it  shall  be  wholly  desolate: 
'every  one  that  goeth  by  Babyhm 
shall  be  astonished,  and  hiss  at  all 
her  plagues. 

14  Tut  yourselves  in  array  against 
Babylon  round  about:  all  ye  'that 
bend  the  bow,  shoot  at  her,  spare 
no  arrows:  for  she  hath  sinned 
against  the  Lord. 

15  Shout  against  her  round  about: 
she  hath  "  given  her  hand  :  her 
foundations  are  fallen,  'her  walls 
are  thrown  down :  for  ^  it  is  the 
vengeance  of  the  Lord  :  take 
vengeance  upon  her ;  ''  as  she  hath 
done,  do  unto  her. 

10  Out  olf  the  sower  from  Baby- 
lon, and  him  that  handleth  the 
"  sickle  in  the  time  of  harvest :  for 
fear  of  the  opi)ressing  sword  '  they 
shall  turn  every  one  to  his  people, 
and  they  shall  tlee  every  one  to  his 
own  land. 

17  ^  Israel  is  ^a  scattered  sheep; 
'the  lions  have  driven  him  away: 
first  "'the  king  of  Assyria  hath  de- 
voured him;  and  last  this  "Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon  hath 
broken  his  bones. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold, 
I  will  punish  the  king  of  Babylon 
and  his  land,  as  I  have  punished 
the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  And  I  will  bring  Israel  again 
to  his  habitation,  and  he  shall  feed 
(m  Carmel  and  Bashan,  and  his 
soul  shall  be  satisfied  upon  mount 
Ephraim  and  Gilead. 

20  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time, 
saith  the  Lord,  ''the  iniquity  of  Is- 
rael shall  be  sought  for,  and  there 
shall  he  none;  and  the  sins  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  they  shall  not  be  found : 
for  I  will  pardon  them  "whom  I 
reserve. 

21  ^1  Go  up  against  the  land  "of 
Merathaim,  even  against  it,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  of ' "  Pekod : 

and    utterly   destroy   after 


waste 


them,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do  *  ac- 
cording to  all  that  1  have  com- 
manded thee. 

22  'A  sound  of  battle  is  in  the 
land,  and  of  great  destruction. 

23  How  is  "the  hammer  of  the 
whole  earth  cut  asunder  and  bro- 
ken !  how  is  Babylon  become  a 
desolation  among  the  nations  ! 

24  I  have  laid  a  snare  for  thee, 
and  thou  art  also  taken,  O  Baby- 
lon, "^and  thou  wast  not  aware: 
thou  art  found,  and  also  caught, 
because  thou  hast  striven 
the  Lord. 

25  The  Lord  hath  opened  his 
armoury,  and  hath  brought  forth 
^  the  weapons  of  his  indignation: 
for  this  is  the  work  of  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  in  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans. 

2G  Come  against  her  '  from  the  ut- 
most border,  open  her  storehouses*: 
"cast  her  up  as  heaps,  and  destroy 
her  utterly :  let  nothing-  of  lier  be 
left. 

bullocks :    let 


against 


27 


slaughter 


55 


all    her 
them  go  down  to  the 
woe  unto  them !   for  their  day  is 
come,   the   time   of  '•'  their  visita- 
tion. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee 
and  escape  out  of  the  land  of 
Babylon,  Ho  declare  in  Zion  the 
vengeance  of  the  Lord  our  God, 
the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Call  together  the  archers 
against  Babylon  :  "  all  ye  that 
bend  the  bow,  camp  against  it 
round  about ;  let  none  thereof 
escape:  ''recompense  her  accord- 
ing to  her  work ;  according  to  all 
that  she  hath  done,  do  unto  her : 
'for  she  hath  been  i)roud  against 
the  Lord,  against  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

30  ^  Therefore  shall  her  young 
men  fall  in  the  streets,  and  all 
her  men  of  war  shall  be  cut  oil' 
in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  0 
thou  ^most  proud,  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts :  for  « thy  day  is 
come,  the  time  that  I  will  visit 
thee. 

32  And  ^the  most  proud  shall 
stumble  and  fall,  and  none  shall 

865 


Before 

CHRIST 

595. 

'  Sep  2  Sam. 

114   11. 

2  Kiiins  18. 

25. 

2  Chr..'!6.2.'J. 

Is.  10.  (i.  Ic 

44.  28.  &  48. 

14. 

ch.  .",4.  22. 
'ch.  51.54. 
"  Is.  I  4.  (i. 

ch.  51.20. 


»cli..',1.8,.31, 
:».  r,T. 
Dan.  5.  .30, 
31. 


>  Is.  13.5. 


t  lleb. ,/rom 
the  end. 


II  Or. 
tread  her. 


'  Vs.  22.  12. 
I     Is.  'M.  7. 
ch.  40.  21. 


"ch.4S.  44. 
rcf.  31. 


''Ch.51. 10,11. 


"  ver.  14. 


>1  ver.  15. 
i-h.  51.  ,■>«. 
Itev.  IS.  (j. 


'  Is.  47.  10. 


fch.  49.26.* 
51.  4. 


t  Ileb.pnVe. 
ever.  27. 


t  Ueb.pride. 


God^s  severe  judgment 


JEREMIAH. 


against  Babylon. 


Before 

CHRIST 

595. 

liCh.  21.14. 


I  Rev.  18. 8. 
k  U.  47.  4. 


"ch.  2.1.20.24. 

Ez.  :■/>.  ->. 
I'ch.  51..!n. 

Xah.  3. 13. 


1 1s.  44.  27. 
cl^.-.l-a.-Tfi. 
Kev.  It;.  12. 

*"  vcr.  2. 
cli.  Jl.44,4r, 
52. 

■Ib.  13.  21,22. 
&  .31.  14. 
ch.  'il.  .37. 
lU-v.  18.  2. 


<  Ik.  13.  20. 
ch.  2j.  12. 


"Gen.  19. 25. 
U.  1.3.  r.i. 
ch.  411.  18.  & 
51.26. 


•  vcr.  n. 
ch.  ti.  22.  * 
25.  14.  &5I. 
2?. 
Kcv.  17.  in. 


)  ch.  <1.  2.3. 
■  I».  1.3.  18. 
'  Ih.  5.  30. 


I  Dan.  5.  .30. 
"  Is.  47.  13. 


"  Is.  44.  25. 

ch.  48.  30. 
;.Or, 

chief  stays. 
\  Heb.  bars. 


raise  bim  up  :  and  ''  I  will  kindle  a 
fire  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour all  round  about  him. 

33  ^  Thus  saith  tbe  Lord  of 
hosts;  The  children  of  Israel  and 
tbe  children  of  Judah  icere  op- 
pressed together :  and  all  that 
took  them  captives  held  them 
fast ;  they  refused  to  let  them  go. 

34  '  Their  Eedeemer  is  strong ; 
■"The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name: 
he  shall  thoroughly  i)lead  their 
cause,  that  he  may  give  rest  to 
the  land,  and  disquiet  tbe  inhab- 
itants of  Babylon. 

35  T[  A  sword  is  upon  the  Chal- 
deans, saith  the  Lord,  and  upon 
tbe  inhabitants  of  Babylon,  and 
'  upon  her  ijrinces,  and  upon  "'  her 
wise  men. 

36  A  sword  is  "  upon  the  "  ^  liars  ; 
and  they  shall  dote :  a  sword  is 
upon  her  mighty  men ;  and  they 
shall  be  dismayed. 

37  A  sword  is  upon  their  horses, 
and  upon  their  chariots,  and  upon 
all  "the  mingled  people  that  are  in 
the  midst  of  her;  and  'they  shall 
become  as  women  :  a  sword  is 
upon  her  treasures;  and  they  shall 
be  robbed. 

38  ^  A  drought  is  upon  her  waters; 
and  they  shall  be  dried  up :  for  it 
is  the  land  of  "^ graven  images,  and 
they  are  mad  upon  their  idols. 

39  **  Therefore  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  desert  with  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  islands  shall  dwell  there^  and 
the  owls  shall  dwell  therein:  *aud 
it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited  for 
ever;  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in 
from  generation  to  generation. 

40  "  As  God  overthrew  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  and  the  neighbour 
cities  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  ;  so 
sliall  no  man  abide  there,  neither 
shall  any  son  of  man  dwell  therehi. 

41  "Behold,  a  people  shall  come 
from  the  north,  and  a 'great  nation, 
and  many  kings  shall  be  raised  up 
from  the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

42  >TlK'y  shall  hold  the  bow  and 
the  lan(;e:  'they  are  cruel,  and 
will  not  shew  mercy:  "their  voice 
shall  roar  like  the  sea,  and  tlu\v 
shall  ride  ui)on  liors(^s,  every  one 
put  in  array,  like  a  man  to  the 


battle,  against   thee,   O   daughter 
of  Babylon. 

43  The  king  of  Babylon  hath 
heard  the  report  of  them,  and  his 
hands  waxed  feeble:  ''anguish  took 
hold  of  him,  and  i)angs  as  of  a  wo- 
man in  travail. 

44  'Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like 
a  lion  from  the  swelling  of  Jordan 
unto  the  habitation  of  the  strong : 
but  I  will  make  them  suddenly 
run  away  from  her :  and  who  is  a 
chosen  man,  that  I  may  appoint 
over  her  f  for  who  is  like  me  ?  and 
who  will  "appoint  me  the  time? 
an-d  ''who  is  that  shepherd  that 
will  stand  before  me  I 

45  Therefore  hear  ye  ^  the  counsel 
of  the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken 
against  Babylon ;  and  his  purpo.ses, 
that  he  hath  purposed  against  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans  :  Surelv  the 
least  of  the  tlock  shall  (jraw  them 
out :  surely  he  shall  make  their 
habitation  desolate  with  them. 

40  '^At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of 
Babylon  the  earth  is  moved,  and 
the  cry  is  heard  among  the  nations. 

CHAPTER  LL 

1  The  .severe  jndffinent  of  Gud  ayalnst  Babylon  in 
reijcnge  of  Israel.  59  Jeremiah  delivereth  the  book 
of  til  in  propheaj  to  Seraiah,  to  be  cast  into  Euphrates, 
in  token  of  the  per2)etnal  Kinkintj  of  Babylon. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold, 
I  will  raise  up  against  Bab- 
ylon, and  against  them  that  dwell 
in  the  *  midst  of  them  that  rise  up 
against  me,  ''a  destroying  wind; 

2  And  will  send  unto  Babvlon 
•^ fanners,  that  shall  tan  her,  and 
shall  empty  her  land:  "^for  in  the 
daj'  of  trouble  they  shall  be  against 
her  round  about. 

3  Against  him  that  bendeth  'Met 
the  archer  bend  his  bow,  and 
against  him  that  lifteth  himself  up 
in  his  brigandine:  and  spare  ye 
not  her  young  men;  'destroy  ye 
utterly  all  her  host. 

4  Thus  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans,  "^and  they 
that  are  thrust  through  in  her 
streets. 

5  For  Israel  hath  not  heen  forsaken, 
nor  .1  udah  of  his  God,  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts;  though  their  land  was 
filled  with  sin  against  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5i)5. 


1>  cli.  49.  24. 


'■  ch.  43.  19, 
ic. 


II  Or.conrf  »f 
rue  to  pleatt. 

J.Tnb  41.  1". 
cll.  49.  19. 


'Is.  14.  24, 
ch.  51. 11. 


fRev.  IS.  9. 


j  neb.heayt. 
'2  Kinss  19. 
oil.  4.  11. 
kch.  15.7. 
■■cll.  .».  II. 


■Ich.sn.  14. 


'ch.  50.21. 


rch.49.  OR. » 
50.  30,  37. 


Gocfs  severe  judgment  against 


JEREMIAH. 


Babylon  in  revenge  of  Israel. 


Before 

CHRIST 

595. 


ich.L'5. 14. 


IRev.  ir.  4. 


IKev.  n.  8. 


"  ch.  25.  IG. 

"Is.  21.9. 

Ri'V.  14.8.& 

18.  2. 
"ch.  48.  20. 

Rev.  l.S.  y, 

11,  lil. 
I'ch.46.  11. 


1 1s.  in.  14. 

ch.  a).  Ki. 

■■Rev.  18.  5. 


'  Ps.  37.  G. 


<ch.50.  28. 


•'ch.4G.  4. 
t  Hcb.  }mre. 
» Is.  13.  17. 
ver.  28. 

i  en.  M.  45. 


'ch..'iO.  28. 


»Nah.  2.1.& 
3.14. 


1 1leh.  hers 
in  wait. 


!•  Rev.  17.1, 
15. 


'ch.  40.  in. 
AmoB  6.  8. 

IHeb. 
bt/his  fout. 
,"lXah.  3.  13. 

t  Heb.  uUer. 
'  ch.  50. 15. 


'Gen.l.l.G. 
ch.  10. 12, 

liC. 

«Job9.  8. 
Ps.  IW.  2. 
is.  4U.  22. 


Iich.  10.  13. 
0  Or,  noise, 
IPs.  135.  7. 


wine ;  tliere- 


6  ^Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Bab- 
ylon, and  deliver  every  man  liis 
soul :  be  not  cut  oft*  in  her  ini((uity  ;* 
for  ''this  is  the  time  of  the  Lord's 
vengeance ;  '  he  will  render  unto 
her  a  recompense. 

7  "^ Babylon  hath  heen  a  golden 
cuj)  in  the  Lord's  hand,  that  made 
all  the  earth  drunken :  '  the  nations 
have  drunken  of  her 
fore  the  nations  "'are  mad 

8  Babylon  is  suddenly  "fallen  and 
destroyed:  °howl  for  her;  'take 
balm  for  her  pain,  if  so  be  she  may 
be  healed. 

9  We  would  have  healed  Babylon, 
but  she  is  not  healed :  forsake  her, 
and  ''let  us  go  every  one  into  his 
own  country:  "^for  her  judgment 
reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  is  lifted 
up  even  to  the  skies. 

10  The  Lord  hath  ^brought  forth 
our  righteousness:  come,  and  let 
us  '  declare  in  Ziou  the  work  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 

11  "Make  t  bright 
gather  the  shields : 
hatli  raised  uj)  the 
kings  of  the  Medes 
vice  is  against  Babylon,  to  destroy 
it ;  because  it  is  '  the  vengeance  of 
the  Lord,  the  vengeance  of "  his 
temple. 

12  'Set  up  the  standard  upon  the 
walls  of  Babylon,  make  the  watch 
strong,  set  up  the  watchmen,  pre- 
pare the  f  ambushes :  for  the  Lord 
hath  both  devised  and  done  that 
which  he  spake  against  the  inhab- 
itants of  Babylon. 

13  ^'O  thou  that  dwellest  upon 
many  waters,  abundant  in   treas- 


the    arrows ; 

'^  the    Lord 
spirit  of  the 

■for  his  de- 


ures,  thine 


ni 
end  is  come,  and  the 


measure  of  thy  covetousness. 

14  'The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn 
'by  himself,  saying,  Surely  I  will 
fill  thee  with  men,  ''as  with  cater- 
pillars; and  they  shall  Uift  ''up  a 
shout  against  thee. 

15  'He  hath  made  the  earth  by 
his  power,  he  hath  established  the 
world  by  his  wisdom,  and  ^'hath 
stretched  out  the  heaven  by  his 
understanding. 

16  ''When  he  uttereth  Ids  voice, 
there  is  a  "multitude  of  waters  in 
the  heavens ;  and  '  he  causeth  the 


vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth  :  he  maketh  lightnings 
with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the 
wind  out  of  his  treasures. 

17  ''Every  man  "is  brutish  by  his 
knowledge ;  every  founder  is  con- 
founded by  the  graven  image :  '  for 
his  molten  image  is  falsehood,  and 
there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

18  '"They  are  vanity,  the  wprk  of 
errors :  in  the  time  of  their  visita- 
tion they  shall  perish. 

11)  "The  portion  of  Jacob  is  not 
like  them ;  for  he  is  the  former  of 
all  things :  and  Israel  is  the  rod  of 
his  inheritance :  The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  his  name. 

20  °Thou  art  my  battle  axe  and 
weapons  of  war:  for  "with  thee 
will  I  break  in  pieces  the  nations, 
and  with  thee  will  I  destroy  king- 
doms ; 

21  And  with  thee  will  I  break  in 
pieces  the  horse  and  his  rider ;  and 
with  thee  will  I  break  in  pieces  the 
chariot  and  his  rider ; 

22  With  thee  also  will  I  break  in 
pieces  man  and  woman ;  and  with 
thee  will  I  break  in  pieces  ^old 
and  young;  and  with  thee  will  I 
break  in  pieces  the  young  man 
and  the  maid ; 

23  I  will  also  break  in  pieces  with 
thee  the  shepherd  and  his  flock ; 
and  with  thee  will  I  break  in  pieces 
the  husbandman  and  his  yoke  of 
oxen ;  and  with  thee  will  I  break 
in  pieces  captains  and  rulers. 

24  1  And  I  will  render  unto  Baby- 
lon and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Chaldea  all  their  evil  that  they 
have  done  in  Zion  in  your  sight, 
saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
"^O  destroving  mountain,  saith  the 
Lord,  which  destroyest  all  the 
earth:  and  I  will  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  thee,  and  roll  thee  down 
from  the  rocks,  'and  will  make  thee 
a  burnt  mountain. 

26  And  they  shall  not  take  of  thee 
a  stone  for  a  corner,  nor  a  stone  for 
foundations ;  *  but  thou  slialt  be 
'  desolate  for  ever,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  "Set  ye  up  a  standard  in  the 
land,  blow  the  trum])et  among 
the  nations,  ""  prepare  the  nations 

8(>7 


Before 

cum  ST 

595. 


kch.  10.  U. 

II  Or,  Ts  viore 
brutish  than 
to  Allow. 

1  ch.  50.  2. 


"ch.  10.  ]J. 


"  ch.  10.  18. 


"  Is.  10. 5.  I.',. 

ch.  .VK  23. 
II  Or,  in  Ihec, 

or,  by  thee- 


P  So  2  Chr. 
36.17. 


9ch.50.15,28. 


'Is.  1.;.  2. 
Zccli.  4.  7. 


•  Rev.  S.  8. 


<  ch.  50.  40. 

♦ Ileb. 
everlasting 
denolatiotif, 
"  Is.  13. 2. 


»ch.  25.  14- 


God's  severe  judgment 


JEREMIAH. 


against  Babijlon 


Before 

j;hkist 

5!»5. 

Jch.  50.  41. 


••Ter.  11. 


•ch.  50.13,39, 
40. 
ver.  43. 


k  Is.  19.  IB. 
ch.  48.41.& 

50.  or. 

'  Lam.  2.  9. 

Aniua  1.  5. 

Nah.  3.  1.3. 
•I  ch.  SO.  24. 


'  ch.  50.  38. 


f  Is.  21.10. 

Amos  1.3. 

Mic.  4.  13. 
Pis.  41.  15. 

Hub.  3.  12. 
t  Or,  i«  the 

tune  that  he 

thtesheth 

her. 
I.  Is.  17.5.  ic. 

Il08.  (i.  II. 

JotI  3.  13. 

Kcv.  14.  15, 

18. 

Ch.  50. 17. 


f  Ilcb.  Mu 
violence. 

reinaintier, 
i  Ilch. 

mJiabitreu. 


k  ch.  50.  54. 
I  ch.  .V).  38. 


■»  Is.  13.  22. 
cli.  .V).  .7,). 
Rev.  18.  2. 

"ch.  25.  9,18. 


against  lier,  call  together  against 
lier  'the  kingdoms  of  Ararat,  Min- 
ni,  and  Ashchenaz ;  appoint  a  cap- 
tain against  her;  cause  the  hor.ses 
to  come  up  as  the  rough  caterpillars. 

28  Prepare  against  her  the  nations 
with  'the  kings  of  the  Medes,  the 
captains  thereof,  and  all  the  rulers 
thereof,  and  all  the  land  of  his  do- 
minion. 

29  And  the  land  shall  tremble  and 
sorrow :  for  every  puri)ose  of  the 
Lord  shall  be  performed  against 
Babylon, "  to  make  the  land  of  Bab- 
ylon a  desolation  without  an  inhab- 
itant. 

30  The  mighty  men  of  Babylon 
have  forborne  to  fight,  thev  have  re- 
mained  in  their  holds :  their  might 
hath  tailed;  ''they  became  as  wo- 
men :  they  have  burned  her  dwell- 
ingplaces;  ''her  bars  are  broken. 

31 ''  One  post  shall  run  to  meet  an- 
other, and  one  messenger  to  meet 
another,  to  shew  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon that  his  city  is  taken  at  one  end, 

32  And  that  Uhe  passages  are 
stopped,  and  the  reeds  they  have 
burned  with  fire,  and  the  men  of 
war  are  affrighted. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  The 
daughter  of  Babvlon  is  ^  like  a 
threshingfloor,  ^ "  it  is  time  to  thresh 
her :  yet  a  little  while,  ''  and  the 
time  of  her  harvest  shall  come. 

34  Kebuchadrezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon  hath  '  devoured  me,  he 
hath  crushed  me,  he  hath  made  me 
an  empty  vessel,  he  hath  swallowed 
me  u})  like  a  dragon,  he  hath  filled 
his  belly  with  my  delicates,  he  hath 
cast  me  out. 

35  ^The  violence  done  to  me  and 
to  my  "flesh  he  upon  Babylon,  shall 
the  'inhabitant  of  Zion  say;  and 
my  blood  uj)on  the  inhabitants  of 
Olialdea,  shall  Jerusalem  say. 

30  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Behold,  ''I  will  ph'ad  thy  cause,  and 
take  vengeance  for  thee ;  '  and  I 
will  dry  up  her  sea,  and  make  her 
springs  dry. 

37  "'And  Babylon  shall  become 
heap.s,  a  dwellingi)lace  for  dragons, 
"an  astoni.shnK'iit,  and  a  hissing, 

without  an  inhabitant. 

868 


among 


38  They  shall  roar  together  like 
lions :  they  shall  "yell  as  lions' 
whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  I  will  make  their 
feasts,  and  °  I  will  make  them 
drunken,  that  they  may  rejoice, 
and  sleep  a  perpetual  sleej),  and 
not  wake,  saith  the  Lord. 

40  I  will  bring  them  down  like 
lambs  to  the  slaughter,  like  rams 
with  he  goats. 

41  How  is  ^  She-shach  taken  !  and 
how  is  "  the  praise  of  the  whole 
earth  surprised !  how  is  Babylon 
become  an  astonishment 
the  nations ! 

42  "^The  sea  is  come  up  upon  Bab- 
ylon :  she  is  covered  with  the  mul- 
titude of  the  waves  thereof. 

43  ^Her  cities  are  a  desolation,  a 
dry  land,  and  a  wilderness,  a  land 
wherein  no  man  dwelleth,  neither 
doth  amj  son  of  man  pass  thereby. 

44  'And  I  will  punish  Bel  in  Bab- 
ylon, and  1  will  bring  forth  out  of 
his  mouth  that  which  he  hath  swal- 
lowed up :  and  the  nations  shall 
not  flow  together  any  more  unto 
him  ;  vea,  "  the  wall  of  Babylon 
shall  fall. 

45  ""My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the 
midst  of  her,  and  deliver  ye  every 
man  his  soul  from  the  fierce  anger 
of  the  Lord. 

46  And  'I  lest  your  heart  faint,  and 
ye  fear  ^  for  the  rumour  that  shall 
be  heard  in  the  land ;  a  rumour 
shall  both  come  one  year,  and  after 
that  in  another  year  shall  come  a 
rumour,  and  violence  in  the  land, 
ruler  against  ruler. 

47  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  that  'I  will  'do  judgment 
upon  the  graven  images  of  Baby- 
lon :  and  her  whole  land  shall  be 
confounded,  and  all  her  slain  shall 
fall  in  the  midst  of  h<;r. 

48  Then  'the  heaven  and  the 
earth,  and  all  that  is  therein,  shall 
sing  for  Babylon  :  ''for  the  spoilers 
shall  come  unto  her  from  the  north, 
saith  the  Lord, 

49  "As  Babylon  hath  caused  the 
slain  of  Israel  to  fall,  so  at  ]5aby- 
lon  shall  fall  the  slain  of  all  "the 
earth. 

50  'Ye  that  have   escaped    the 


Before 

CH  RIST 

595. 

II  Or,  shake 
themselves. 


"  ver.  57. 


Pch.  25.  26. 

•1  Is.  13. 19. 
ch.  41).  25. 
Dan.  4. 30. 


'  See  Is.  8.  7, 

s. 


•ch.50..39,40. 
ver.  29. 


•Is.  46.  1. 
ch.  50.  2. 


"  ver.  58. 


"  ver.  G. 
ch.  50.  8. 
Kev.  18.  4. 


II  Or,  let  not. 
y  2  Kinss  19. 


'ch.50.  2. 

ver.  .^2. 
j  Ileb. 

visit  upon. 


•  Is.  44. 23.  ft 
49.  l.t. 
Kev.  18.  20. 

l>ch.50.3,4I. 


II  Or,  r,oth 
Httbithm  is 
to/all,  Oye 
sJniii  ot'  Is- 
rael, and 
with  r.abij- 
lon,  4c. 

II  Or, 
thecmmti'!/. 

'ell.  44. 28. 


i 


in  revenge  of  Israel. 


JEKEMIAH. 


The  desolation  of  Babylon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5!)5. 


.lis.  ■•4.1.';, 

W.  &  I'J.  4. 


'  ver.  47. 


fch.  49.  !(!. 
Amos  iK  2 
Obad.  4. 


Bch.50.  22. 


l>  Ps.  94. 1. 

ch.  M.  UU. 
ver.  24. 


i  ver.  39. 


kch.46.  13. 
&  4S.  15. 


iiOr, 
The  u-nlla 
'of'  broad 
Babijlon. 

I  ver.  44. 

II  Or.  made 
iiaketL 

»"  llab.  2.  13. 


595. 


il  Or,  OH  the 
behalf  oJ\ 


II  Or, 

prince  of 
3Ie  nucha, 
or,  chief 
chamber- 
lain. 


sword,  go  away,  stand  not  still : 
remember  the  Loiii)  afar  ott',  and 
let  Jerusalem  come  into  your 
mind. 

51  ''We  are  confounded,  because 
we  have  heard  reproach :  shame 
hath  covered  our  faces ;  for  stran- 
gers are  come  into  the  sanctuaries 
of  the  Lord's  house. 

52  Wherefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  'that  I  will 
do  judgment  upon  her  graven  im- 


ages : 


and  through  all  lier  land  the 


wounded  shall  groan. 

53  ^Though  Babylon  should 
mount  up  to  heaven,  and  though 
she  should  fortify  the  height  of  her 
strength,  yet  from  me  shall  spoilers 
come  unto  her,  saith  the  Lord. 

54  ^'A  sound  of  a  cry  cometh  from 
Babylon,  and  great  destruction 
from  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans : 

55  Because  the  Lord  hath  spoil- 
ed Babylon,  and  destroyed  out  of 
her  the  great  voice;  when  her 
waves  do  roar  like  great  waters,  a 
noise  of  their  voice  is  uttered : 

50  Because  the  spoiler  is  come 
upon  her,  even  upon  Babylon,  and 
her  mighty  men  are  taken,  every 
one  of  their  bows  is  broken  :  ''  for 
the  Lord  God  of  recompenses  shall 
surely  requite. 

57  'And  I  will  make  di-unk  her 
princes,  and  her  wise  men,  her 
captains,  and  her  rulers,  and  her 
mighty  men :  and  they  shall  sleep 
a  i)erpetual  sleep,  and  not  wake, 
saith  'the  King,  whose  name  is  The 
Lord  of  hosts. 

58  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
"'The  broad  walls  of  Babylon  shall 
be  utterly  "broken,  and  her  high 
gates  shall  be  burned  with  fire; 
and  "'the  x^eople  shall  labour  in 
vain,  and  the  folk  in  the  fire,  and 
they  shall  be  weary. 

59  1  The  word  which  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  commanded  Seraiah 
the  son  of  Neriah,  the  son  of  Maa- 
seiah,  when  he  went  "with  Zede- 
kiah  the  king  of  Judah  into  Baby- 
lon in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 
And  this  Seraiah  teas  a  "quiet 
prince. 

GO  So  Jeremiah  wrote  in  a  book 
all  the  evil  that  should  come  upon 


Babylon,  even  all  these  words  that 
are  written  against  Babylon. 

GL  And  Jeremiah  said  to  Seraiah, 
When  thou  comest  to  Babylon, 
and  shalt  see,  and  shalt  read  all 
these  words ; 

G2  Then  shalt  thou  say,  O  Lord, 
thou  hast  spoken  against  this  i)lace, 
to  cut  it  off,  that  "none  shall  re- 
main in  it,  neither  rfian  nor  beast, 
but  that  it  shall  be  'desolate  for 
ever. 

G3  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  hast 
made  an  end  of  reading  this  book, 
"that  thou  shalt  bind  a  stone  to  it, 
and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  Eu- 
phrates : 

G4  And  thou  shalt  say,  Thus  sliall 
Babylon  sink,  and  shall  not  rise 
from  the  evil  that  I  will  bring  upon 
her:  ^and  they  shall  be  weary. 
Thus  far  are  the  words  of  Jeremiah. 

CHAPTER  LII. 

1  Zedekiah  rebelkth.     4  Jerusalem  is  besieged  and 

taken.     8  Zedekiali's  sous  killed,  and  his  own  eyes 

put  out.     12  Nebazar-adan   burnelh  and  spoileth 

tlie  eilij.     24   lie  carrielh    airay  the  captives.     31 
Ei'd-rnerodach  advauceth  Jehoiachin. 

EDEKIAH  was  "one  and 
twenty  years  old  when  he 
'began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Hamutal 
the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Lib- 
nah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done. 

3  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  till  he  had  cast  them 
out  from  his  i)resence,  that  Zede- 
kiah rebelled  against  the  king  of 
Babylon. 

4  1  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
'ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  of 
the  month,  that  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all 
his  army,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  against  it,  and  built  forts 
against  it  round  about. 

5  So  the  city  was  besieged  unto 
the  eleventh  year  of  king  Zede- 
kiah. 

G  And  in  the  fourth  month,  in 
the   ninth  day  of  the  montli,  the 
famine  was   sore   in   the   city,  so 
809 


z 


Before 

CHIUST 

5!»,5. 


"  ch.  50. 3,.'!9. 
ver.  29. 


tllrh. 
dciulaltons. 


"SecReT.lS. 
21. 


P  ver.  58. 


.509. 

"2KiiiKi!24. 

IS. 

I  IU-1). 
reiyried. 


5r,o. 

h  2  KinR»  25. 
I-lT. 

ell.  r.9. 1. 
Zech.  8. 19. 


5S8. 


Jerusalem  besieged^ 


JEREMIAH. 


talceUj  and  spoiled. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


'  ch.  32.  i. 


i  Ez.  12.  13. 


t Ileb. 

blinded. 


I  Or,fetters. 


tneb. 

houne  of  the 
wards, 

'  Zech.  7. 5. 
&  S.  19. 
t  See  ver.  29. 


8ch.39.9. 

I  Ot,  chief 
}uar3hut. 

t  Heb.  chief 
of  tht;  r.xe- 

or,  !ilanfjh- 
teriiien. 
And  ^o 
ver.  14,  &c. 
I  Hiih.  stood 
bV'ore. 


b  ch.  30.  8w 


that  there  was  no  bread  for  the 
people  of  the  laud. 

7  Then  the  city  was  broken  nx^, 
and  all  the  men  of  war  fled,  and 
went  forth  out  of  the  city  by  night 
by  the  way  of  the  gate  between 
the  two  walls,  which  was  by  the 
king's  garden  ;  (now  the  Chal- 
deans were  by  the  citj^  round 
about :)  and  tliey  went  by  the  way 
of  the  plain. 

8  1  But  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
deans pursued  after  the  king,  and 
overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of 
Jericho ;  and  all  his  army  was  scat- 
tered from  him. 

9  'Then  they  took  the  king,  and 
carried  him  up  unto  the  king  of 
Babylon  to  Eiblah  in  the  land  of 
Hamath;  where  lie  gave  judgment 
upon  him. 

!    10   ''And   the   king   of   Babylon 
I  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah  before 
I  his   eyes :    he    slew   also    all    the 
princes  of  Judah  in  Eiblah. 

11  Theu  he  ^put  out  the  eyes  of 
I  Zedekiah  ;  and  the  king  of  Baby- 
j  Ion  bound  him  in  "  chains,  and 
I  carried  him  to  Babylon,  and  put 
'  him  in  *  prison  till  the  day  of  his 

death. 

12  ^  «:N'ow  in  the  fifth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  ^  which 
ivas  the  nineteenth  year  of  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon,  ^came 
iSTebuzar-adan,  "^captain  of  the 
guard,  wlikh  'served  the  king  of 

t  Babylon,  unto  Jerusalem, 
j    13  And  biu^ned  the  house  of  the 
:  Lord,  and  the  king's  house ;  and 
'  all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and 
all  the  houses  of  the  great  men, 
burned  he  with  fire : 
I    14  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
deans, that  were  with  the  captain 
of  the  guard,  brake  down  all  the 
walls  of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

15  "  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  carried  away 
captive  certain  of  the  poor  of  the 
people,  and  the  residue  of  the 
people  that  remained  in  'the  city, 
and  those  that  fell  away,  that  fell 
to  the  king  of  T*abylon,  and  the 
rest  of  th(^  nuiltitndc 

10  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the   guard   left  certain  of  tha 

870 


poor  of  the  land  for  vinedressers 
and  for  husbandmen. 

17  'Also  the  ''pillars  of  brass  that 
were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  bases,  and  the  brazen  sea  that 
ivas  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  the 
Chaldeans  brake,  and  carried  all 
the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

18  '  The  caldrons  also,  and  the 
'I  shovels,  and  the  snuifers,  and  the 
"  bowls,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  brass  wherewith  they 
ministered,  took  they  away. 

19  And  the  basins,  and  the  "fire- 
pans, and  the  bowls,  and  the  cal- 
drons, and  the  candlesticks,  and 
the  spoons,  and  the  cups;  that 
which  was  of  gold  in  gold,  and 
that  which  was  of  silver  in  silver, 
took  the  captain  of  the  guard 
awav. 

20  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and 
twelve  brazen  bulls  that  were  under 
the  bases,  which  king  Solomon  had 
made  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
'"  t  the  brass  of  all  .these  vessels  was 
without  weight. 

21  And  concerning  the  "pillars,  the 
height  of  one  pillar  was  eighteen 
cubits  ;  and  a  '  fillet  of  twelve 
cubits  did  compass  it ;  and  the 
thickness  thereof  tvas  four  fingers : 
it  u'as  hollow\ 

22  And  a  chapiter  of  brass  was  up- 
on it ;  and  the  height  of  one  chap- 
iter was  five  cubits,  with  network 
and  pomegranates  upon  the  chap- 
iters round  about,  all  of  brass.  The 
second  pillar  also  and  the  pome- 
granates ivere  like  unto  these. 

23  And  there  were  ninety  and 
six  pomegranates  on  a  side;  find 
"all  the  i)omegranates  upon  the 
network  ivere  a  hundred  round 
about. 

24  1  And  nhe  captain  of  the 
guard  took  Seraiah  the  chief  priest, 
''  and  Zephaniah  the  second  priest, 
and  the  three  keej^ers  of  the 
*  door : 

25  He  took  also  out  of  the  city  a 
eunuch,  which  had  the  charge  of 
the  men  of  war;  and  seven  men 
of  them  that  ♦  were  near  the  king's 
person,  which  were  found  in  the 
city;  and  the  "princi])al  scribe  of 
the  host,  who  mustered  the  peoi^le 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 

ich.  2".  19. 
^  SeelKingf 
7.15,23,2?. 

50. 


I  Ex.  27.  3. 

2  Kings  25. 
14, 1.5,  lU. 

II  Or, 

instruments 
to  remove 
the  ashes. 

II  Or,  basins. 


I  Or,censers. 


"  1  Kings  7. 

47. 
f  Ilcb. 

their  brass. 
"  1  Kings  7. 

IS. 

2  Kings  25. 

17. 

2  Chr.  3. 15. 
tHeb. 

thread. 


"SeelKings 

7.20. 


P  2  Kings  25. 
18. 


>tch.  21.1.& 
2U.  25. 


t  Ilcb. 
threshold. 


f  Ileb.  saw 
thf  face  of 
the  klittj. 

li  Or.  scribe 

nf'thr  cnjl' 

tiini  of  the 

host. 


The  nobles  of  Jiidah  slain. 


LAMENTATIONS. 


JeJwiaehin  is  advanced. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


'■2Kinssl!4. 
2. 
600. 

•See  2  Kings 

24.  12. 
'  See  2  Kings 

24.  14. 

590. 
"  See  ver.  12. 

ch. .«».  y.  ' 


t  Hcb.  souls. 
585. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5bti. 


"  Is.  47.  7,  i 


b  Ezra  4.  20. 


■^Jer.  13.  ir. 
*  Job  7.  3. 
Vs.  6. 6. 

'Jer.  4.30.4: 

30.14. 

ver.  la. 
(ver.  9, 16,17, 

21. 


sjev.  52.  27. 

t  Heb./or 
the  great- 
uesso/serv- 
iimle. 

h  Deut.28.G4, 
65. 
ch.  2.  9. 


of  tlie  land;  and  tlirees(?ore  men 
of  the  people  of  the  land,  that 
were  found  in  the  inulst  of  the  city. 
20  So  Nebnzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  o-uaid  toolv  them,  and 
brought  tliem  to  the  king-  of  Bab- 
ylon to  l\iblah. 

27  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote 
them,  and  put  them  to  death  in 
Iviblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath. 
Thus  Judah  was  carried  away  cap- 
tive out  of  his  own  land. 

28  'This  is  the  people  whom  Neb- 
uchadrezzar carried  away  captive: 
in  the  ^seveuth  year  Hhree  thou- 
sand Jews  and  three  and  twenty  : 

29  "In  the  eighteenth  year  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  he  carried  away 
cai)tive  from  Jerusalem  eight  hund- 
red thirty  and  two  'persons: 

30  In  the  three  and  twentieth 
year  of  Nebuchadrezzar,  Nebuzar- 
adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  car- 
ried away  captive  of  the  Jews  sev- 
en hundred  forty  and  tive  persons: 


all  the  persons  were  four  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

31  1  ''And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
soven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the 
captivity  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Ju- 
dah, in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the 
five  and  twentieth  dm/  of  the 
month,  that  Evil-nu'rodach  king  of 
Babylon,  in  the  first  year  of  his 
reign,  ^  lifted  uj)  the  head  of  Jehoi- 
achin king  of  Judah,  and  brought 
him  forth  out  of  prison, 

32  And  spake  ' kindly  unto  him, 
and  set  his  throne  above  the  throne 
of  the  kings  that  ivere  with  him  iu 
Babylon, 

33  And  changed  his  j)rison  gar- 
ments: 'and  he  did  continually 
eat  bread  before  him  all  the  days 
of  his  life. 

34  And  for  his  diet,  there  was  a 
continual  diet  given  him  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  '  every  day  a  por- 
tion until  the  day  of  his  death,  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 


THE 


LAMENTATIONS  OF  JEREMIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  miserable  estate  of  Jerusalem  hij  reason  of  her 
sin.  VZ  She  coinplaineth  of  her  grief  18  and  con- 
fesseth  God's  JiahpueHt  to  be  righteous. 

HOW  doth  the  city  sit  solitary, 
that  u'as  full  of  jjeople  !  ''how 
is  she  become  as  a  widow  !  she  that 
iras  great  among  the  nations,  and 
''princess  among  the  provinces,  how 
is  she  become  tributary  ! 

2  She  '^weepeth  sore  in  the  "^  night, 
and  her  tears  at'e  on  her  cheeks: 
'among  all  her  lovers  ^she  hath 
none  to  comfort  her:  all  her  friends 
have  dealt  treacherously  with  her, 
they  are  become  her  enemies. 

3  fc' Judah  is  gone  into  captivity 
because  of  affliction,  and  'because 
of  great  servitude :  ''  she  dwelleth 
among  the  heathen,  she  findeth  no 
rest:  all  her  persecutors  overtook 
her  between  the  straits. 

4  The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn,  be- 
cause none  come  to  the  solemn 
feasts :  all  her  gates  are  desolate : 


her  priests  sigh,  her  virgins  are 
afflicted,  and  she  is  in  bitterness. 

5  Her  adversaries  '  are  the  chief, 
her  enemies  prosper;  for  the  Lokd 
hath  afflicted  her  ""for  the  multi- 
tude of  her  transgressions :  her 
'  children  are  gone  into  captivity 
before  the  enemy. 

0  And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion 
all  her  beauty  is  departed:  her 
princes  are  become  like  harts  that 
tind  no  pasture,  and  they  are  gone 
without  strength  before  the  pur- 
suer. 

7  Jerusalem  remembered  in  the 
days  of  her  affliction  and  of  her 
miseries  all  her  "plea.sant  things 
that  she  had  in  the  days  of  old, 
when  her  people  fell  into  the  hand 
of  the  enemy,  and  none  did  help 
her:  the  adversaries  saw  her,  and 
did  mock  at  her  sabbaths. 

8  "'Jerusalem  hath grievousl.y sin- 
ned;  therefore   she   'is  removed: 

871 


Before 

CllUiST 

585. 

m-2. 

^2Kiii);s2.'). 
27, 28,  ::u,30. 


>Ocn.  40.13, 
2U. 


f  Ill'lt.  QOOfI 
tht7ll/S  with 

him. 


"2  Sam.  9.13. 


1  Tleb. 
thf  matter 
ot  the  ritl)/ 
in  his  day. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  6b8. 

>  Deut.  28.43, 
44. 


k  .Icr.  30. 14, 
15.       . 
Dan.  U.7,16. 

IJer.  52.  28. 


I!  Or, 

desirable, 
ver.  10. 


"l  KinjbS. 

46. 
\  Heb.  u  **- 

com*'  a  vf- 

mofnif/.  or. 

wandertny. 


Jerusalem  confesseth  God's 


LAMENTATIONS. 


judgments  to  he  righteous. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  bi-S. 

"  Jer.  13.  22, 
2<!.  I 

Ez.  IB.  37.  & 
23.  2U. 
Hos.  2.  10. 

•  De»t..'!2.20. 
Is.  47.  7. 


'irer.2,17,21. 


'  ver.  7. 
BOr, 

desirable. 
'Jer.  51.  51. 


■  Deut.  23.  3. 
Neh.  13. 1. 


'Jer.  38.  9.  &  ! 
52.  C.  ! 

ch.  2.  12.  & 

1 

90r,  ; 

to  uiake  thv  | 

sovl  to  come  | 

'    again.  \ 


B  Or,  It  is 

nolhtng. 
t  Ueb.  ;*«.«:( 

bij  the  wai/. 
"  Dan  y.  12. 


"  Ez.  12. 13.i 
17. -M. 


y  Deut.28.48. 


» In.  r,-,.  3. 

Kiv.  I4.1!>, 

21).  &  1!».  l.'>. 
I  Or,  tlie 

wiiu'itrcM 

ot'lie  VU-- 

l/m,  f(r. 
•Jer  II.  17. 

kH.  17. 

ch.  2. 18. 

l-ver.  2,9. 

I  Hi  h. 
brini/  bach. 


'Jcr.  4.  31. 
"i  Tcr.  2,  9. 


all  that  honoured  her  desjiise  her, 
because  "they  have  seen  her  na- 
kedness :  yea,  she  sigheth,  and 
turneth  backward. 

9  Her  filthiness  is  in  her  skirts; 
she  "remembereth  not  her  last  end ; 
therefore  she  came  down  Avonder- 
fully:  ""she  had  no  comforter.  O 
Lord,  behold  my  affliction :  for 
the  enemy  hath  magnified  himself. 

10  The  adversarj^  hath  spread  out 
his  hand  upon  "^all  her  "pleasant 
things :  for  she  hath  seen  that  'the 
heathen  entered  into  her  sanctu- 
ary, whom  thou  didst  command 
that  Hhey  should  not  enter  into 
thy  congregation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  'they  seek 
bread ;  they  have  given  their  pleas- 
ant things  for  meat  "  to  relieve  the 
soul :  see,  O  Lord,  and  consider ; 
for  I  am  become  vile. 

12  ^[  II  Js  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye 
that  ^pass  by?  behold,  and  see  "if 
there  be  any  sorrow  like  unto  my 
sorrow,  which  is  done  unto  me, 
wherewith  the  Lord  hath  afflicted 
me  in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

13  From  above  hath  he  sent  fire 
into  my  bones,  and  it  prevaileth 
against  them:  he  hath  ''spread  a 
net  for  my  feet,  he  hath  turned  me 
back:  he  hath  made  me  desolate 
and  faint  all  the  day. 

14  '  The  yoke  of  my  transgressions 
is  bound  by  his  hand :  they  are 
wreathed,  and  come  up  upon  my 
neck :  he  hath  made  my  strength 
to  fall,  the  Lord  hath  delivered  me 
into  their  hands,  from  whom  I  am 
not  able  to  rise  up. 

15  The  Lord  hath  trodden  under 
foot  all  my  mighty  men  in,  the 
midst  of  me:  he  hath  called  an 
assembly  against  me  to  crush  my 
young  men:  'the  Lord  hath  trod- 
den Hlie  virgi 
Judah,  as  in  a  winepress 

10  For  these  things  I  weep ;  "mine 
eye,  mine  eye  runneth  down  with 
water,  because  'the  comibrter  that 
should  'relieve  my  soul  is  far  from 
me  :  my  children  are  desolate,  be- 
cause the  enemy  prevailed. 

17  y  Zion  spreadeth  forth  her 
hands,  and  '^  there  is  none  to  com- 
fort her:  the  Lord  hath  connnand- 
.872 


Before 
CHKIST 

abuul  386. 


the   daughter  of 


"  Neh.  9.  33. 

Dan.9.7,U. 
fl  S.ira.  12. 

14.15. 
tlleb. 

mouth. 


ed  concerning  Jacob,  that  his  ad- 
versaries should  he  round  about 
him :  Jerusalem  is  as  a  menstruous 
woman  among  them. 

18  ^  The  Lord  is  'righteous;  for 
I  have  "^ rebelled  against  his  'com- 
mandment :  hear,  I  pray  you,  all 
people,  and  behold  my  sorrow : 
my  virgins  and  my  young  men 
are  gone  into  captivity. 

19  I  called  for  my  lovers,  hut 
^'they  deceived  me :  my  priests  and 
mine  elders  gave  up  the  ghost  in 
the  city,  ''  while  they  sought  their 
meat  to  relieve  their  souls. 

20  Behold,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  am  in 
distress :  my  '  bowels  are  troubled  ; 
mine  heart  is  turned  within  me; 
for  I  have  grievously  rebelled: 
■^  abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  at 
home  there  is  as  death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  I  sigh ; 
'  there  is  none  to  comfort  me :  all 
mine  enemies  have  heard  of  my 
trouble ;  they  are  glad  that  thou 
hast  done  it:  thou  wilt  bring  "'the 
day  that  thou  hast  n  called,  and 
they  shall  be  like  unto  me. 

22  "  Let  all  their  wickedness  come 
before  thee ;  and  do  unto  them,  as 
thou  hast  done  unto  me  for  all 
my  transgressions :  for  my  sighs 
are  many,  and  °my  heart  is 
faint. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  Jeremiah  lamenteth  tlie  nmery  of  Jerusalem.    20 
He  coDipIaineth  lhere(J'  to  God. 

HOW  hath  the  Lord  covered 
the  daughter  of  Zion  with  a 
cloud  in  his  anger,  -^  and  cast  down 
from  heaven  unto  the  earth  ''the 
beauty  of  Israel,  and  remembered 
not  'his  footstool  in  the  day  of  his 
anger ! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up 
all  the  habitations  of  Jacob,  ''and 
hath  not  pitied:  he  hath  thrown 
down  in  his  wrath  the  strong 
holds  of  the  daughter  of  Judah; 
he  hath  'brought  them  down  to 
the  ground:  'he  hath  polluted  the 
kingdom  and  the  princes  thereof. 

3  He  hath  cut  otf  in  his  fierce  i 
anger  all  the  horn  of  Israel:    'he ''?'<•"*  "• 
hath  drawn   back  his  right  hand 

from   betbre  the  enemy,   ^'and  he   ^r^ra-w. 
burned  against  Jacob  like  a  flam- 


S  ver.  2. 
Jcr.  30.  14. 


hver.  n. 


i  Job  30. 27. 

Is.  16.  11. 

Jcr.  4.  19.  & 

4S.  -M. 

ch.  2.  11. 

Utl3.  11.  «. 
k  Deut..32.25. 

Ez.  7.  15. 


1  ver.  2. 


"  Is.  13,  ic. 

Jer.  4(),  &c. 
li  Or,  pio- 

ciaimed. 


>  Ps.  109. 15. 


"'  ch.  5. 17. 


"M!itt.ll.23. 
i.2Snm.l.lO. 


MChv.2fi.2. 
Ps.  99.  .5.  .'d 
132.  7. 


dvcr.  17,  21. 
ch.3.  43. 


t  Hcb.  7iia(fe 
to  touch. 
'  Fa.  89.  39. 


Jeremiah  1-amenteth  the 


LAMENTATIONS. 


misery  of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CIIKIST 
about  5t>8. 

k  Is.  a^.  10. 

ver.  0. 


t  Heb.  utl 

the  tU  sira* 
bte  oj  lilt: 
eye. 
I  Kz.  24.  25. 


k  ver.  A. 
Jer.  ^.  H. 

<  2  Kings  25. 
Jur.  52.  13. 


■"Ps.  .SO.  12. 

&  SI.  4(1. 

Is.  5.  .'». 
II  Or,  heilge. 
°  Is.  1.  S. 

"eh.  1.  4. 
Zeph.3.  18. 


tllcb. 
shut  up. 


f  Ps.  74.  4. 


"l2Kinssll. 
Is".' 04.  II. 

tircb..wo/- 
ioiciny  up. 


'Jer.  51., W. 
•  Deut.  28..3(i. 

2  Kinj;s  L'4. 

15.  &-.'5.  7. 

ch.l.y.  &  4. 

20. 

<  2  Chr.  l,i.  .1. 
"  Ps.  74. !». 

Ez.  7.  2(;. 


"Job  2.  13. 

Is.  3.  2<i. 

ch.  3.  28. 
S  Job  2. 12. 

Ms.  l.i.  :l. 
Ez.  7. 18.  & 
27.  31. 


"  Ps.  fi.  7. 

ch.  3.48,  &c. 
i-ch.  1.  20. 
'Job  16.  13. 

Pb.  22. 14. 


iiig'   lire,    tvhich    devouretli   rouud 
about. 

4  ''  He  hath  bent  liis  bow  like  an 
enemy :  he  stood  with  his  ri«;ht 
hand  as  an  adversary,  and  slew 
"all  that  ivere  i)leasant  to  the  eye 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  dan<j^hter 
of  Zion :  he  poured  out  his  fury 
like  lire. 

5  "^  The  Lord  was  as  an  enemy : 
he  hath  swallowed  up  Israel,  '  he 
hath  swallowed  up  all  her  palaces : 
he  hath  destroyed  his  strong  holds, 
and  hath  increased  in  the  daughter 
of  Judah  mourning  and  lamenta- 
tion. 

(>  ^Vnd  he  hath  violently  "'taken 
away  his  "tabernacle,  "as  if  it  were 
of  a  garden  ;  he  hath  destroyed  his 
places  of  the  assembly:  "the  Lord 
hath  caused  the  solemn  feasts  and 
sabbaths  to  be  forgotten  in  Zion, 
and  hath  despised  in  the  indigna- 
tion of  his  anger  the  king  and  the 
priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his  altar, 
he  hath  abhorred  his  sanctuary,  he 
hath  *  given  up  into  the  hand  of 
the  enemy  the  walls  of  her  palaces ; 
f'they  have  made  a  noise  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  as  in  the  day 
of  a  solemn  feast. 

8  The  Lord  hath  purposed  to  de- 
stroy the  wall  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion  :  •*  he  hath  stretched  out  a  line, 
he  hath  not  withdrawn  his  hand 
from  *  destroying  :  therefore  he 
made  the  rampart  and  the  wall  to 
lament ;  they  languished  together. 

9  Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the 
ground ;  he  hath  destroyed  and 
'  broken  her  bars :  *  her  king  and 
her  ijrinces  are  among  the  Gen- 
tiles :  '  the  law  is  no  more ;  her 
"prophets  also  find  no  vision  from 
the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion "" sit  upon  the  ground,  and  keep 
silence:  they  have  ^  cast  up  dust 
upon  their  heads;  they  have  'gird- 
ed themselv^es  with  sackcloth  :  the 
virgins  of  Jerusalem  hang  down 
their  heads  to  the  ground. 

11  ''Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears, 
''mv  bowels  are  troubled,  ^my  liver 
is  poured  upon  the  earth,  for  the 
destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my 


pet)ple;  because  ''the  children  and 
the  sucklings  "swoon  in  the  streets 
of  the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers. 
Where  is  corn  and  wine?  when 
they  swooned  as  tlie  wounded  in 
the  streets  of  the  city,  when  their 
soul  was  poured  out  into  their 
mothers'  bo.som. 

13  What  thing  shall  I  take  to  wit- 
ness for  tlieef  '^what  thing  shall  1 
liken  to  thee,  O  daughter  of  Jeru- 
salem ?  what  shall  I  equal  to  thee, 
that  I  may  comfort  thee,  O  virgin 
daughter  of  Zion  t  for  thy  breach 
is  great  like  the  sea :  who  can  heal 
thee ! 

14  Thy  '^ prophets  have  seen  vain 
and  foolish  things  for  thee :  and 
they  have  not  ^  discovered  thine 
iniquity,  to  turn  away  thy  captiv- 
ity ;  but  have  seen  for  thee  false 
burdens  and  causes  of  banishment. 

15 ''All  that  pass  'by  'clap  their 
hands  at  thee;  they  hiss  ''and  wag 
their  head  at  the  daughter  of  Jeru- 
salem, sayiiuf,  Is  this  the  city  that 
men  call '  The  perfection  of  beauty. 
The  joy  of  the  whole  earth  ? 

16  '"All  thine  enemies  have  open- 
ed their  mouth  against  thee:  thev 
hiss  and  gnash  the  teeth:  they  say, 
"  We  have  swallowed  her  up :  cer- 
tainly^ this  is  the  day  that  we  look- 
ed for;  we  have  found,  °we  have 
seen  it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that 
which  he  had  ''devised;  he  hath 
fulhlled  his  word  that  he  had  com- 
manded in  the  days  of  old  :  ^  he 
hath  thrown  down,  and  hath  not 
pitied :  and  he  hath  caused  thine 
enemy  to  "^  rejoice  over  thee,  he 
hath  set  up  the  horn  of  thine  ad- 
versaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  O  'wall  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion,  ^  let  tears  run  down  like  a 
river  djiy  and  night :  give  thyself 
no  rest ;  let  not  the  ajiple  of  thine 
eye  cease. 

19  Arise,  "cry  out  in  the  night: 
in  the  beginning  of  the  watches 
""pour  out  thine  heart  like  water 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord :  lift  up 
thy  hands  toward  him  for  the  life 
of  thy  young  children,  ^  that  faint 

873 


Before 
CHRIST 

ii  built  i>bS 

>!  ver.  j;». 
rh.  4.  4. 
||Or,/ai.if. 


'eh.  1.12. 
Uuu.  U.  12. 


f  Jer.  2.  8.  S: 

5.  31.  &  14. 

14.  .'(.■  23.  111. 

&27.  14.  i 

211.  8,  !l. 

Ez.  13.  2. 
«  Is.  58.  1. 


lilKincsn.S. 

Jir.  18.  Hi. 

Nah.  3.  I'.l. 
1  Hib. 

bi/  the  icaif. 
■  Ez.  25.  6. 
k  2  Kings  I'.l. 

21. 

Ps.  44. 14. 
1  Ps.  48.  2.  & 

50.  2. 

'"Joblfi. !), 
10. 

Ps.  22.  13. 
ch.  3.  4li. 


'  Pa.  5C.  2. 


"Ps.  35.  21. 


1'  I.ov.  2fi.  IC. 
.Ic. 
Deut.  28.15, 

&.C. 


'I  ver.  2. 


'  Ps.  .38.  Hi.  & 
bV.  42. 


•  ver.  8. 


Mer.  14.  17 
ch.  I.  Ki. 


"Ps.  110.147 


'  Ps.  C2. 8. 


Tver.  1 1. 


Tlie  iwophet  hewaileth 


LAJVIENTATIONS. 


Ms  oivn  calamities. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  588. 

"  Is.  51.  20. 
ch.  4. 1. 
Nah.  3.  U. 

'  Lev.  26. 29. 

Deut.  M.oS. 

Jer.  I'J.  9. 

ch.  4.  10. 

Ez.  5.  10. 
§  Or,  fKad' 

died  witk 

their  hands. 
I'ch.4.13.16. 
'  -1  Chr.SO.ir. 


ich.  3.  43. 


'  Ps.  HI.  13. 
Jer.  6.  25.  & 
4ti.  o. 


fHoB.  9. 12, 
13. 


•Job  16. 8. 

bPs.  51.  8. 
Is.  38.  13. 
Jer.  50.  ir. 


«  Pa.  as.  5, 6. 
&  143.  3. 


d  Job  3.  23.  & 
i;t.  «. 
UoB.  2.  6. 


'Job  .TO.  20. 
Fs.  22.  2. 


fJobin.  16. 

i». .')«.  i;;. 

lIof...V14.& 
13.  7,  «. 


«  Hob.  6. 1. 


h  Job  r.  20.  * 

16. 12. 

Pb.  :«.  2. 
I  Job  6.4. 
t  Ueb.  $om. 


for  liunger  Mn   the   top  of  every 
street. 

20  *l  Behold,  O  Lord,  and  con- 
sider to  whom  thou  hast  done  this. 
"Shall  the  women  eat  their  fruit, 
and  children  i^of  a  span  long?  ^ shall 
the  priest  and  the  prophet  be  slain 
in  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  ? 

21  ''The  young-  and  the  old  lie  on 
the  ground  in  the  streets :  my  vir- 

!  gins  and  my  young  men  are  fallen 
by  the  sword ;  thou  hast  slain  them 

!  in  the  day  of  thine  anger;  '^  thou 
hast  killed,  and  not  pitied. 

22  Thou  hast  called  as  in  a  sol- 
emn day  ''my  terrors  round  about, 
so  that  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
anger  none  escaped  nor  remained  : 
'^ those  that  I  have  swaddled  and 
brought  ux>  hath  mine  enemy  con- 
sumed. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  The  faithful  bewail  their  calamities.  23  By  the 
mercies  (f  God  they  itourijih  their  hope.  37  They 
acknowledge  God's  jii.st ice,  55  They  jjrayfor  deliu- 
era/ice,  64  and  vengeaiice  on  their  enemies. 

I  AM  the  man  that  hath  seen  af- 
fliction by  the  rod  of  his  wrath. 

2  He  hath  led  me,  and  brought 
me  into  darkness,  but  not  into  light. 

3  Surely  against  me  is  he  turned ; 
he  turneth  his  hand  against  me  all 
the  day. 

4  ""My  flesh  and  my  skin  hath  he 
made  old;  he  hath  'broken  my 
bones. 

5  He  hath  builded  against  me, 
and  compassed  me  with  gall  and 
travail. 

G  ''He  hath  set  me  in  dark  jilaces, 
as  tltey  that  he  dead  of  old. 

7  ''He  hath  hedged  me  about,  that 
I  cannot  get  out:  he  hath  made 
my  cbain  heavy. 

8  Also  "when  I  cry  and  shout,  he 
shutteth  out  my  i)niyer. 

9  He  hath  inclosed  my  ways  with 
hewn  stone;  he  hath  made  my 
paths  crooked. 

10  '^He  was  unto  me  as  a  bear  ly- 
ing in  wait,  and  as  a  lion  in  secret 
places. 

ll*He  hath  turned  aside  my  ways, 
and  *''i)ulled  me  in  pieces:  he  hath 
made  me  desolate. 

12  He  hath  bent  hislmw,  and ''set 
me  as  a  mark  for  tlie  arrow. 

13  He  hath  caused  '  the  *  arrows 

874 


to 


song 


all 
all 


my 

the 


,  if  so  be  there  may  be  hope. 
"He  sfiveth  his  cheek  to  him 


of  his   quiver    to    enter    into    my 
reins. 

14  I  was  a  ''derision 
people;    and  'their 
day. 

15  "'He  hath  filled  me  with  ^ bit- 
terness, he  hath  made  me  drunken 
with  wormwood. 

16  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth 
""with  gravel  stones,  he  hath  "cov- 
ered me  with  ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  removed  my 
soul  far  ofl"  from  peace:  I  forgat 
f  prosperity. 

18  ''And  I  said.  My  strength  and 
my  hope  is  perished  from  the  Lord  : 

19  "Remembering  mine  alHiction 
and  my  misery,  ''the  wormwood 
and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hath  tliem  still  in  re- 
membrance, and  is  ^humbled  in  me. 

21  This  I  hecall  to  my  mind, 
therefore  have  I  hope. 

22  *l  '^It  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies 
that  we  are  not  consumed,  because 
his  compassions  fail  not. 

23  They  are  new  "^ every  morning: 
great  is  thy  faithfulness. 

24  The  Lord  is  my  ^portion,  saith 
my  soul ;  therefore  will  I  hope  in 
him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them 
that  ^  wait  for  him,  to  the  soul  that 
seeketh  him. 

20  It  is  good  that  a  man  should 
both  hope  "and  quietly  wait  for: 
the  salvation  of  the  Lord. 

27  ""It  is  good  for  a  man  that  he 
bear  the  yoke  in  his  youth. 

28  ^He  sitteth  alone  and  keepeth 
silence,  because  he  hath  borne  it 
upon  him. 

29  'He  i)uttetli  his  mouth  in  the 
dust 

30 

that  smiteth  him :  he  is  filled  full 
with  reproach. 

31  Tor  the  Lord  will  not  cast  oif 
for  ever : 

32  But  though  he  cause  grief,  yet 
will  he  have  compassion  according 
to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 

33  For  ^he  doth  not  afflict  ♦will- 
ingly, nor  grieve  the  chihhen  of 
men. 

34  To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the 
prisoners  of  the  earth, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  S88. 

tJer.  20.r. 

1  Job  30.  9. 
I's.  (5).  12. 
ver.  (J3. 

"'  Jer.  9.  IS. 
tUob. 
inllemesses. 


"Prov.20.1". 

POr. 

rolled  me  in 
the  ashes. 


tlleb.  good. 
"Ps.  31.22. 


II  Or, 

Jicmemher. 
V  Jer.  9. 15. 


+  Heb. 
bowed. 

t  Ileb.  make 
to  return  to 
vii/  heart. 

I-Mal.  3.  G. 


'13.33.2. 


'Vs.  IG.  5.  & 
7X26.  &  119. 

Jer.  10. 16. 


'Pa.  l.TO.  fi. 
Is.  .30.  IS. 
Mic.  7. 7. 


"Fs.  37.7. 


^Ps.  94.  12. 
SiU'X  71. 


JJer.  1.5.  17 
ch.  a.  10. 


'Job  42.6. 


■Is.  rj).  c. 
iMutt.  5.  39. 


!•  Ps.  M.  14. 


'Ez.  IP.  II. 
Ilcb.  12. 10. 

■t  Illl>./lOI» 

his/iearl. 


A  irrayer  for  deliverance. 


LAMENTATIONS. 


Zion's  piUfuL  estate. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  6(^8. 

II  Or, 
a  superior. 

<!  Ilab.  ].  1.;. 
liUr, 

secth  not, 
•Pa. 30.  9. 


fjob2.10. 
lb.  45.  7. 
Amob  3.  C. 

t  Prov.  19.  3. 

nor, 
murmur, 

li  Mic.  T.  9. 


'  Ps. «;.  4. 


t  Dan.  9.  5. 


ri^lit 


of  a 
the  Most 


1  ch.  2.  2, 17, 
21. 


■"  ver.  8. 


°  1  Cor.  4. 13. 


"  ch.  2. 16. 


P  Is.  24.  1". 
.ler.  4.S.  43. 
'lis.  51.19. 


'Jer.  4. 19.  & 
9.  l.&14.ir. 
ch.  2.  11. 


■•  P.<.  77.  2. 
ch.  1.  Hi. 


'  Is.  63. 15. 


IHeb. 

mt/  told, 
'■l  Or,  more 
than  all. 


"Ps.  .15. 7,19. 

&  ti9.  4.  He 

II)!).  3.&119. 

IBl. 
»Jer.  .■^7.  IB. 

&3y.  6,  9,11). 
'  Dan.  6.  17. 
•  Pa.  69.  2.  & 

124.  4.  5. 
'Ps.  .11.22. 

Is.  .W.  10,11. 

ver.  IS. 
I'Ps.  I.!0.  1. 

.lonah  2.  2. 
'Ps.3.  4.  ,<■«. 

IS.  &  IS.  6. ,« 

66. 19.  &  116. 

1. 


35  To  turn  a.sidc  tlio 
man  before  the  face  of 
Hi^h, 

30  To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause, 
''the  Lord  i'a])proveth  not. 

37  1  Who  is  he  'that  saith,  and 
it  Cometh  to  p;iss,  when  the  Lord 
command(4li  it  not  ? 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  tlie  :Most 
High  proceedeth  not  ^evil  and 
good  ? 

39  ^Wherefore  doth  a  living  man 
"comphun,  ''a  man  for  the  punish- 
ment of  liis  sins  1 

40  Let  us  search  and  try  our 
ways,  and  turn  again  to  the  Lord. 

41  '  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with 
our  hands  unto  God  in  the  heav- 
ens. 

42  ^  AVe  have  transgressed  and 
have  rebelled :  thou  hast  not  jiar- 
doned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  an- 
ger, and  persecuted  us :  '  thou  hast 
slain,  thou  hast  not  pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself  with 
a  cloud,  "'that  our  jjrayer  should 
not  pass  through. 

45  Thou  hast  made  us  as  the 
"  oftscouring  and  refuse  in  the 
midst  of  the  people. 

40  °A11  our  enemies  have  opened 
their  mouths  againsfus. 

47  J' Fear  and  a  snare  is  come 
upon  us,  "J  desolation  and  destruc- 
tion. 

48  "^Mine  eye  runneth  down  with 
rivers  of  water  for  the  destruction 
of  the  daughter  of  my  i)eople. 

49  ^Mine  eye  trickleth  down,  and 
ceaseth  not,  without  any  inter- 
mission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  'look  down,  and 
behold  from  heaven. 

51  Mine  eye  aftiecteth  '  mine  heart, 
"because  of  all  the  daughters  of 
my  city. 

52  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore, 
like  a  bird,  "without  cause. 

53  They  have  cut  oft'  my  life  Mn 
the  dungeon,  and  ^  cast  a  stone 
upon  me. 

54  'Waters  flowed  over  mine 
liead;  then  'I  said,  I  am  cut  oft'. 

55  1  ^'I  called  upon  thy  name,  O 
Lord,  out  of  the  low  dungeon. 

my  voice: 


hide  not  thine  ear  at  my  breath- 
ing, at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  ''drewest  near  in  the 
day  that  I  called  ux^on  thee:  thou 
saidst.  Fear  not. 

58  O  Lord,  thou  hast  ''pleaded 
the  causes  of  my  soul;  ^thou  hast 
redeemed  my  life. 

59  O  Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my 
wrong:  *^' judge  thou  my  cause. 

00  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  venge- 


their 


''imaginations 


50  "^Thou  hast  heard 


ance  and  all 
against  me. 

01  Thou  hast  heard  their  reproach, 
O  Lord,  and  all  their  imaginations 
against  me ; 

02  The  lips  of  those  that  rose 
up  against  me,  and  their  device 
against  me  all  the  day. 

03  Behold  their  '  sitting  down, 
and  their  rising  up;  ""I  am  their 
music. 

04  ^1  '  Render  unto  them  a  recom- 
pense, O  Lord,  according  to  the 
work  of  their  hands. 

05  Give  them  "  {^orrow  of  heart, 
thy  curse  unto  them. 

00  Persecute  and  destroj^  them 
in  anger  "'from  under  the  "heav- 
ens of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1  Zion  bewaileOi  her  pitiful  extnte.  13  She  coiifc$seth 
her  sin/s.  21  Edom  is  threatejied.  2:i  Zion  is  eoin- 
Jhrtecl. 

HOW  is  the  gold  become  dim  ! 
how  is  the  most  fine  gold 
chanued  !  the  stones  of  the  sane- 
tuary  are  poured  out  ''in  the  top 
of  every  street. 

2  The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  com- 
parable to  fine  gold,  how  are  they 
esteemed  ^as  earthen  pitchers,  the 
work  of  the  hands  of  the  potter ! 

3  Even  the  "sea  monsters  draw 
out  the  breast,  they  give  suck  to 
their  voung  ones :  the  daughter  of 
my  peoi)le  is  become  cruel,  Mike 
the  ostriches  in  the  wilderness. 

4  ''  The  tongue  of  the  sucking- 
child  cleaveth  to  the  roof  of  his 
mouth  for  thir.st:  ''the  voung  chil- 
dren  ask  bread,  and  no  man  break- 
eth  it  unto  them. 

5  They  that  did  feed  delicately 
are  desolate  tn  the  streets:  they 
that  were  brought  up  in  scarlet 
^embrace  dunghills. 

875 


Before 
Oil  HIST 

iibout  168. 

>' J  ami's  4.8. 


•Pfi.SS.  1. 
Jif.  .•.!.. id. 
fPb.  71.23. 


KPs.  9.  4.  & 
35.23. 


liJir.  II.  lU. 


■  Ps.  1.39.  2. 


I.  ver.  14. 


I  Ps.  28.  4. 
Sie  Jlt.  11. 


2  Tim.  4.14. 


11  Or,. 
ohstinarr/ 
oj  heart. 


"  Dcut.  25. 

19. 

Jer.  II).  11. 
"PS.8.S. 


"ch.2.  19. 


*>I«.  .'50.  14. 
Jtr.  lii.  11. 
2  Cor.  4.  7. 

II  Or, 
sea  calves. 


'Job  59. 14, 
16. 


.1  Ps.  22. 15. 


"  Secch.2.11, 

12. 


r  Job  24. 8. 


\^i 


Ziou  bewuileth 


LAMENTATIONS. 


her  intiful  estate. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuul  588. 

I.  Or. 
intquity. 


■  Gen.  19.25. 


I  Hcb. 
darker  than 
black'ne.^!'. 
lich.  5.  10. 

Joel  -i.  K. 

Nah.  ■!.  1(». 
'  F«.  Vii.  5. 


♦  Hob. 
flow  out. 


kch.  2.20. 
I  Is.  VJ.  U. 


"  DeuL  28. 
57. 
2  Kings  C. 

■£t. 


"Jer.  7.  20. 

"  Deut  .32.22. 
Jer.  :d.  14. 


P  Jer.fi.  31.  & 
6.  I.t.  &  14. 
U.  &U3.  11, 
21. 

Kz.  22.  2i;. 
2S. 

Zrph.  .1.  4. 
t  .MaU.23.3I, 
37. 


'Jcr.  2.J4. 

8  Or,  in  Hint 
thrii  rniilfl 
not  tnjt 
touch. 

•Nuin.I9.1iJ. 


II  Or. 
ye  iiolhilert. 

>  Ltr.  13.  45. 


II  Or,/ace. 


■ch.  5. 12. 


G  For  tlie  "  punislimcDt  of  the 
iiii<iuity  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people  i.s  greater  than  the  puii- 
ishuient  of  the  siu  of  Sodom,  that 
was  ^'overthrown  as  in  a  moment, 
and  no  hands  stayed  oh  her. 

7  Her  Nazarites  were  purer  than 
snow,  they  were  whiter  than  milk, 
they  were  more  ruddy  in  body 
than  rubies,  their  polishing  teas  of 
sapphire : 

8  Their  visage  is  ' ''  blacker  than 
a  coal ;  they  are  not  known  in  the 
streets :  '  their  skin  cleaveth  to 
their  bones;  it  is  withered,  it  is 
become  like  a  stick. 

9  They  that  he  slain  with  the 
sword  are  better  than  they  that  he 
slain  with  hunger:  for  these  'pine 
away,  stricken  through  for  ivant  of 
the  fruits  of  the  field. 

10  ''  The  hands  of  the  '  pitiful 
women  have  sodden  their  own  chil- 
dren :  they  were  their  "'meat  in 
the  destruction  of  the  daughter  of 
my  people. 

11  The  Lord  hath  accomplished 
his  f luy ;  "he  hath  i)oured  out  his 
fierce  anger,  and  "hath  kindled  a 
tire  in  Zion,  and  it  hath  devoured 
the  foundations  thereof. 

12  The  kings  of  the  earth,  and  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  world,  would 
not  have  believed  that  the  adver- 
sary and  the  enemy  should  have 
entered  into  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

13  1"  PFor  the  sins  of  her  proph- 
ets, and  the  inicpiities  of  her  priests, 

j  *  that  have  shed  the  blood  of  the 
just  in  the  midst  of  her, 

1 4  They  have  wandered  as  blind 
men  in  the  streets,  'they  have  pol- 
luted themselves  with  blood,  "'so 

i  that  men  could  not  touch  their  gar-. 

j  iiieuts. 

1.")  They  cried  unto  them.  Depart 
ye;  "if  i.s 'unclean;  depart,  depart, 
touch  not :  when  they  fled  away 
and  wand<'ro(l,  thcv  said  amouir 
the  heathen.  They  shall  no  more 
sojourn  (here. 

in  The  "anger  of  the  Loud  hath 
divided  thcni;  he  will  no  more  re- 
gard them  :  "they  res;pe('ted  not  the 
j)er.sons  of  the  priests,  they  favour- 
ed not  the  elders. 

87() 


17  As  for  us,  "our  eyes  as  yet  fail- 
ed for  our  vain  help:  in  our  watch- 
ing we  have  watched  for  a  nation 
that  could  not  save  us. 

18  ^  They  hunt  our  steps,  that  we 
cannot  go  in  our  streets :  our  end 
is  near,  our  days  are  fulfilled;  for 
'our  end  is  come. 

19  Our  persecutors  are  ^  swifter 
than  the  eagles  of  the  heaven : 
they  pursued  us  upon  the  mount- 
ains, they  laid  wait  for  us  in  the 
wilderness. 

20  The  ^  breath  of  our  nostrils,  the 
anointed  of  the  Lord,  'was  taken 
in  their  pits,  of  whom  we  said. 
Under  his  shadow  we  shall  live 
among  the  heathen. 

21  1^  "^  Eejoice  and  be  glad,  O 
daughter  of  Edom,  that  dwellest 
in  the  land  of  Uz ;  ^  the  cup  also 
shall  pa.ss  through  unto  thee :  thou 
shalt  be  drunken,  and  shalt  make 
thyself  naked. 

22  ^  ^ "  The  punishment  of  thine 
iniquity  is  accomplished,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion ;  he  will  no  more  carry 
thee  away  into  captivity:  ^he  will 
visit  thine  iniquity,  O  daughter  of 
Edom ;  he  will  "  discover  thy  sins. 

CHAPTER  V. 

A  pitiful  complaiiU  of  Zioti  in  prayer  unto  God, 

REMEMBER,  O  Lord,  what 
is  come  upon  us:  consider, 
and  behold  ^'our  reproach. 

2  'Our  inheritance  is  turned  to 
strangers,  our  houses  to  aliens. 

3  We  are  orphans  and  fatherless, 
our  mothers  are  as  widows. 

4  We  have  drunken  our  water  for 
money ;  our  wood  '  is  sold  unto  us. 

5  '' '  Our  necks  are  under  persecu- 
tion :  we  labour,  and  have  no  rest. 

G  'We  have  given  the  hand  Ho 
the  Egyptians,  and  to  the  Assyr- 
ians, to  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

7  ^Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and 
''«re  not;  and  Ave  have  borne  their 
iniquities. 

8  '  Servants  have  ruled  over  us : 
there  is  none  that  doth  deliver  us 
out  of  their  hand, 

9  We  gat  our  bread  Avith  the  peril 
of  onv  lives,  because  of  the  sword 
of  tlie  wilderness. 

10  Our  ""skin  was  black  like  an 


Before 
CHRIST 

abciut  5b8. 

'_2  Kings  24. 

7. 

Is.  20.  5.  & 

.30. 6,  7. 

Jer. .!-.  7. 

£z.  2U.  1«. 
'2  Kings  25. 

4,5. 


»Ez.7.2,.3,6. 

Anio.-5  8.  2. 
'  Deut.28.49. 

Jer.  4.  13. 


b  Gen.  2.  7. 

eh.  2.  9. 
•■  Jer.  52.  9. 
Ez.l2. 1.3.& 
19.  4,  8. 


i  Like  Ecc. 
11.9. 


'Jer.  25. 15, 

]i;.  21. 

Ubad.  10. 


rjs.  40.  2. 
II  Or,  Thine 
iniquity. 


ePs.  137.T. 

![  Or,  carry 
thee  cap- 
tne/orthy 
sitis. 


"Ps.  89.50,51. 


bPs.  79.4. 

ch.  2.  15. 

'  Ps.  79.  1. 


tlleb. 

coincthfor 

price. 
■I  Deut.28.4.S. 

Jer.  28.  14. 
^  Hcb.  On 

our  ueck's 

are  we  per' 

f:ccutcil. 
« Gen.  24.  2. 

Jer.  50.  15. 
fllos.  12.  1. 
tjei.  .31.29. 

Kz.  18.  2. 
l.<;cn.  42.1.3. 

Zceli.  1.  5. 


i  Nell.  5.  15. 


k  Job  .30.  .30. 
I's.  119.83. 
ch.  4.  8. 


The  time  of 


EZEKIEL. 


EzekkVs  prophecy. 


Before 
CHKIST 

!»boutS88. 


1  Or,  lerrorf, 
or,  storms* 

I  Is.  1.1.  IB. 
Zech.  14.  2. 


■"  Is.  47.  C. 
ch.  4.  It). 


"Judg.16.21. 


"Job  19.  9. 

Ps.  »y.  ay. 

t  Hub.  riie 
CJOicii  nf 
our  /ifttd 
is/alten. 


Before 
CHKlsr 

about  595. 


i  Heb. 

ciijAivily. 
'  ver.  3. 

ch.'i.  15, 2n. 

&  lU.  I,-),  20, 

22.  &  43.  3. 
h  So  Matt.  3. 

Ifl. 

Aclsr.oG.& 

U).  II. 

Rev.  19.  11. 
■  ch.8.  3. 
•12  Kings  24. 

12,15. 


t  Hfb. 
Jt/iczM. 


"1  Kings  18. 

4(). 

2  Kings  3. 

l.i. 

ch.  3. 14,22. 

&8.  1.  &40. 

1. 
ijer.  23.19. 

&  25.  32. 
GJcr.  1.  14.  & 

4.  U.  &li.  1. 
♦  Heb.ralc/i- 

iiiy  itselj. 


I.  Rev.  4.  G, 


ich.  10.8,&c. 

k  ver.  10. 
ch.  10.14,21. 


oven,  because  oftlie  "terrible  fam- 
ine. 

11  '  They  ravished  the  women  in 
Zion,  and  the  maids  iu  the  cities  of 
Jndah. 

12  Princes  are  hanged  np  by  their 
hand:  "'the  faces  of  elders  were  not 
honoured. 

13  They  took  the  youno;  men  "to 
(jrind,  and  the  children  fell  under 
the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from 
the  gate,  the  young  men  from  their 
music. 

15  The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased ; 
our  dance  is  turned  into  mourn- 
ing. 

IG  "'The  crown  is  fallen /ro?}i  our 


head :  woe  unto  us,  that  we  have 
sinned ! 

17  For  this  ^our  heart  is  faint; 
'^for  these  thuu/s  our  eyes  are  dim. 

18  Because  of  the  mountain  of 
Zion,  which  is  desolate,  the  foxes 
walk  upon  it. 

11)  Thou,  O  Lord,  'remainest  for 
ever;  'thy  throne  from  generation 
to  generation. 

20  '  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us 
for  ever,  and  forsake  us  *so  long 
time! 

21  "Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O 
Lord,  and  we  shall  be  turned ;  re- 
new our  days  as  of  old. 

22  "  But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected 
us ;  thou  art  very  wroth  against  us. 


THE   BOOK   OF   THE   PEOPHET 


EZEKIEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  time  of  Eztkid's  prophecy  at  Chehar.  4  IJix 
idsion  of  Jbiir  chentbim,  15  of  the  Jour  wheels,  20 
a7id  of  the  (/lory  of  God. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
thirtieth  year,  in  the  fourth 
mouth,  in  the  fifth  daij  of  the  month, 
as  I  icas  among  the  ^caj^tives  ^by 
the  river  of  Cliebar,  that  ^the  heav- 
ens were  oi)ened,  and  I  saw  ''vi- 
sions of  God. 

2  In  the  hftli  daif  of  the  month, 
which  was  the  tilth  year  of  ''lung 
Jehoiachin's  captivity, 

3  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  ex- 
pressly unto  ^Ezekiel  the  priest, 
the  son  of  Buzi,  in  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans  by  the  river  Chebar; 
and  Hhe  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
there  upon  him. 

4  ^  And  I  looked,  and,  behold,  ^a 
whirlwind  came  ^out  of  the  north, 
a  great  cloud,  and  a  fire  *  infolding 
itself,  and  a  brightness  was  about 
it,  and  out  of  the  midst  thereof  as 
the  colour  of  amber,  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire. 

5  ''Also  out  of  the  midst  thereof 
came  the  likeness  of  four  living 
creatures.  And  '  this  was  their  ap- 
pearance; they  had  ""the  likeness 
of  a  man. 


6  And  every  one  had  four  faces, 
and  every  one  had  four  wings. 

7  And  their  feet  tvere  ^  straight 
feet ;  and  the  sole  of  tlieir  feet  was 
like  the  sole  of  a  calf's  foot :  and 
they  sparkled  '  like  the  colour  of 
burnished  brass. 

8  '"And  they  had  the  hands  of  a 
man  under  their  wings  on  their 
four  sides ;  and  they  four  had  their 
faces  and  their  wings. 

9  "Their  wings  «'ere  joined  one  to 
another;  "they  turned  not  when 
they  went;  they  went  every  one 
straight  forward. 

10  As  for  'the  likeness  of  their 
faces,  they  four  ''  had  the  face  of  a 
man,  "^and  the  face  of  a  lion,  on  the 
right  side:  'and  they  four  had  the 
face  of  an  ox  on  the  left  side;  ^they 
four  also  hail  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

11  Thus  were  their  faces :  and 
their  wings  were  "stretched  upward; 
two  wiuffs  of  every  one  were  joined 
one  to  another,  and  "two  covered 
their  bodies. 

12  And  ''they  went  every  one 
straight  forward :  '  whither  the  spir- 
it was  to  go,  they  went;  and  Hhey 
turned  not  when  they  went. 

13  As  for  the  likeness  of  the  liv- 

877 


liefore 
cum  ST 

about   588. 

Pell.  1.22. 

I  P«.  B.  7. 
ch.  2.  H. 


Ta.n.  r.  & 

1(1.  Hi.  &  29. 

JO.  *  <M.  2. 

&  102. 12,2<i, 

27.  *  145. 13. 

Hub.  1.  12. 
■  Ps.  45.  (i. 
'I's.  13.1. 

1II(h./or 
triit/tfi  of 
(Uli/s  t 

"  Ps.  80.  3,  7, 
19. 
Jer.  .31.  18. 


II  Or,  For 

iriU  thoH 
utlerli/  )  C' 
ject  «>'.' 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  595. 

1  Ilcb. 
a  straight 

J  out. 


1  Dan.  10.  B. 
Ktv.  1.  15. 


">  ch.  10.8,21. 


"ver.  11. 


"ver.  12. 
ch.lO.  11. 


PSee Rev.  4. 

7. 
'1  Num.  2. 10. 

'Num.  2.3. 

'Num.  2.  18. 

'  Num.  2.  25. 


II  Or,  divided 
above. 


"  Is.  6.  2. 


'i  ver.  9. 
ch.  10.  22. 
'  ver.  20. 

'  ver.  9, 17. 


Vision  of  the  four  u-heels, 


EZEKIEL. 


and  of  the  glory  of  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ahi>ui  5'Jo 

'  Rev.  4.  3. 


b  Zech.  4.  in. 
'Matt.  24.27. 


d  ch.  10.  9. 


'ch.10.9.10. 
I  Dan.  111.  «. 


Svcr.  12. 


H  Or,strake$. 
hfh.  111.  12. 
Zech.  4.  10. 

ich.lO.I«,ir. 


k  ver.  12. 


ich.  10. 17. 
II  Or,  o/ /ye. 


"ver.  in,  20. 
ch.  10. 17. 


iOr,  o/ti/c. 


"ch.  10. 1. 


ing'  creatiire.s,  their  appearance  ivas 
like  biiriiiug  coals  of  tire,  'andVike 
the  appearance  of  lamp.s:  it  went 
up  and  down  among  the  living- 
creatures  ;  and  the  lire  was  bright, 
and  out  of  the  tire  went  forth  light- 
ning. 

14  And  the  living  creatures  ^ran 
and  returned  '^ as  the  appearance  of 
a  flash  of  lightning. 

15  1^  Now  as  I  beheld  the  living 
creatures,  behold  ''one  wheel  upon 
the  earth  by  the  living  creatures, 
with  his  four  faces. 

10  'The  appearance  of  the  wheels 
and  their  work  was  Hike  unto  the 
colour  of  a  beryl :  and  they  four 
had  one  likeness:  and  their  ap- 
pearance and  their  work  was  as  it 
were  a  wheel  in  the  middle  of  a 
wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  their  four  sides :  ^  and  they 
turned  not  when  they  went. 

18  As  for  their  rings,  they  were  so 
high  that  they  were  dreadful ;  and 
their "  rings  ivere ''  full  of  eyes  round 
about  them  four. 

19  And  '  when  the  living  creatures 
went,  the  wheels  went  by  them: 
and  when  the  living  creatures  were 
lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the  wheels 
were  lifted  up. 

20  ""  Whithersoever  the  si)irit  was 
to  go,  they  went,  thither  ivas  their 
spirit  to  go;  and  the  wheels  were 
lifted  up  over  against  them:  'for 
the  spirit  "of  the  living  creature 
ivas  in  the  wheels. 

21  '"  When  those  went,  these  went; 
and  wh(ni  those  stood,  these  stood; 
and  when  those  were  lifted  up 
from  the  earth,  the  wheels  were 
lifted  up  over  against  them :  for 
tli(^  s[)irit  "of  the  living  creature 
iras  in  the  wheels. 

22  "And  the  likeness  of  the  firma- 
ment upon  the  heads  of  the  living 
creature  ivas  as  the  colour  of  the 
t(Miil)le  crystal,  stretched  forth  over 
tlicir  heads  above. 

23  And  under  Ihe  i\rinnment  were 
their  wings  straight,  the  one  to- 
ward the  other :  every  one  had 
two,  which  covered  on  this  side, 
and  every  one  had  two,  which  cov- 
ered on  that  side,  their  bodies. 

878 


24  'And  when  they  went,  I  heard 
the  noise  of  their  wings,  *'like  the 
noise  of  great  waters,  as  '^the  voice 
of  the  Almighty,  the  voice  of 
speech,  as  the  noise  of  a  host: 
when  they  stood,  they  let  down 
their  wings. 

25  And  there  was  a  voice  from 
the  firmament  that  was  over  their 
heads,  when  they  stood,  and  had 
let  down  their  wings. 

26  ^  "^And  above  the  firmament 
that  was  over  their  heads  was  the 
likeness  of  a  throne,  ^as  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  sapphire  stone :  and 
upon  the  likeness  of  the  throne  ivas 
the  likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a 
man  above  upon  it. 

27  'And  I  saw  as  the  colour  of 
amber,  as  the  appearance  of  fire 
round  about  within  it,  from  the  ap- 
pearance of  his  loins  even  upward, 
and  from  the  appearance  of  his 
loins  even  downward,  I  saw  as  it 
were  the  appearance  of  fire,  and  it 
had  brightness  round  about. 

28  "As  the  appearance  of  the  bow 
that  is  in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of 
rain,  so  was  the  appearance  of  the 
brightness  round  about.  ""This  was 
the  appearance  of  the  likeness  of 
the  glory  of  the  Lord.  And  when 
I  saw  it,  ^I  fell  upon  my  face,  and 
I  heard  a  voice  of  one  that  spake. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  EzekkVs  commisxioH.    G  His  instruction.    Q  The  roll 
of  his  heavy  prophecy. 

ylND  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
J\  man,  "" stand  upon  thy  feet, 
and  I  will  speak  unto  thee. 

2  Aud  Hhe  spirit  entered  into  me 
when  he  spake  unto  me,  and  set 
me  upon  my  feet,  that  1  heard  him 
that  spake  unto  me. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  I  send  thee  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  to  a  rebellious  ♦  nation 
that  hath  rebelled  against  me : 
Hhey  and  their  fathers  have  trans- 
gressed against  me,  even  unto  this 
very  day. 

4  ''  For  they  are  ^  impudent  children 
and  stiithearted.  1  do  send  thee 
unto  them ;  aud  thou  shalt  say  un- 
to them,  Tluis  saitli  the  Lord  God. 

5  ^And  they,  whether  they  will 
hear,  or  whether  they  will  forbear. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  595. 

"ch.  10.  5. 
l-ch.  4?..  2. 

Dan.  10.  6. 

Rev.  1.  15. 
1  Job  .i?.  4,5. 

Ps.  L'9.  3,  4. 

&(i8.  33. 


"•ch.  10.  1. 


» Ex.  24. 10. 


'  ch.  8.  2. 


''Rev.4.3.& 
10.1. 


^ch.3.23.  & 

8.4. 


J  eh.  3.  23. 
Dan.  8.  17. 
Acts  il.  4. 
Rev.  1. 17. 


'Dan.  10. 11. 


bch.  3.  24. 


tllcb. 
ttutions. 


'  Jci-.  3.  25. 
cli.  20.18,21, 
CO. 


■lch.3. 7.       ■ 
f  Ileb.  Aard 
ojjace. 


'ch. 3.11, 20, 
27. 


Ezeldel  eateth  the  roll. 


EZEKIEL. 


God  encouraycth  him. 


Before 
CHHIST 

about  595. 

(ch.  a">.33. 

cjer.  1.8, 17. 
Luke  l:,'.  4. 


I;  Or,  reliels. 
I.  Is.  II.  IS. 

Jer.  (i.  -JH. 

Mic.  7.  4. 
i  ch.  ■•!.  i). 

1  Pet.  3.  14. 


I  ch.  S.  fl,  L'G, 
27. 


Ucr.  1.7, 17 
">  ver.  5. 


illpb. 

j'tbeltiun. 


"Rev.  10.!). 


"  ch.  s.  .^ 

Jcr.  I.  y. 
I'ch.  3.  ]. 


■  Ch.  2.  S,  9. 


i>  Rev.  10.  9. 

See  Jer.  15. 

Iti. 
'  Pb.  19. 10.  & 

119.  103. 


t  Heb.  rlefp 
othfj,  and 
heavy  o/\ 
tongue ; 
and  so  ver. 
6. 

1  Heb.  ileep 
o/liji,  and 
heavy  of 
language, 

\\Or./n 
had  .<e)it 
thee,  S,c. 
iron'  I  they 
not  have 
heavl'ened 
tinlo  t/iee  ? 

d  Matt.  11.21, 


(for  th{\v  are  a  rebellions  house,) 
yet  '  sLitill  know  that  there  hath 
been  a  prophet  amon4>-  them. 

G  ^  And  thou,  sou  of  man,  ^  be 
not  afraid  of  them,  neither  be  afraid 
of  their  words,  though  " ''  briers  and 
thorns  he  with  thee,  and  thou  dost 
dwell  among-  scorpions :  '  be  not 
afraid  of  their  words,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed at  their  looks, ""  though  they 
l)e  a  rebellious  house. 

7  'And  thou  shalt  speak  my  words 
unto  them,  '"whether  they  will  hear, 
or  whether  they  will  forbear:  for 
they  are  ♦  most  rebellious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear  what 
I  say  unto  thee ;  Be  not  thou  re- 
bellious like  that  rebellious  house : 
open  thy  mouth,  and  "eat  that  I 
give  thee. 

0  \  And  when  I  looked,  behold, 
"a  hand  wa^  sent  unto  me;  and, 
lo,  1'  a  roll  of  a  book  was  therein  ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me; 
and  it  was  written  within  and  with- 
out :  and  there  was  written  therein 
lamentations,  and  mourning,  and 
woe. 

CHAPTEE  III. 

1  Ezekiel  eateth  the  roll.  4  God  enconrageth  him.  1.5 
God  sheweth  him  the  rule  i>f  prophecy.  22  God  shnt- 
idh  and  opeueth  tJic  propheC s  mouth. 

MOIIEOVER  he  said  unto  me, 
Son  of  man,  eat  that  thou 
tindest ;  ""eat  this  roll,  and  go  speak 
unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

2  So  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  he 
caused  me  to  eat  that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and 
fill  thy  bowels  with  this  roll  that  I 
give  thee.  Then  did  I  ^'eat  it;  and 
it  was  in  my  mouth  ''as  honey  for 
sweetness. 

4  ^  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  go,  get  thee  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  speak  with  my  words 
unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a  peo- 
ple ^of  a  strange  speech  and  of  a 
hard  language,  hut  to  the  house  of 
Israel ; 

G    Not    to    many  people  ^  of   a 
strange  speech  and  of  a  hard  lan- 
guage,  whose  words    thou   canst 
jnot  understand.     "Surely,  "had  I 
I  sent    thee    to    them,  they   would 
;  have  hearkened  unto  thee. 


7  But  the  house  of  Israel  will  not 
hearken  unto  thee;  *^for  they  will 
not  hearken  unto  me:  'for  all  the 
house  of  Israel  are  'impudent  and 
hardhearted. 

8  Behold,  I  have  made  thy  face 
strong  against  their  faces,  and  thy 
forehead  strong  against  their  fore- 
heads. 

9  ^As  an  adamant  harder  than 
flint  have  I  made  thy  forehead : 
''  fear  them  not,  neither  be  dis- 
mayed at  their  looks,  though  they 
he  a  rebellious  house. 

10  3Ioreover  he  said  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  all  my  words  that  I 
shall  speak  unto  thee  receive  in 
thine  heart,  and  hear  with  thine 
ears. 

11  And  go,  get  thee  to  them  of 
the  captivity,  unto  the  children  of 
thy  people,  and  speak  unto  them, 
and  tell  them,  '  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  whether  they  will  hear,  or 
whether  they  will  forbear. 

12  Then  ""tlie  spirit  took  me  up, 
and  1  heard  behind  me  a  voice  of 
a  great  rushing,  saying,  Blessed  he 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  from  his 
place. 

13  I  heard  also  the  noise  of  the 
wings  of  the  living  creatures  that 
'  touched  one  another,  and  the 
noise  of  the  wheels  over  against 

a    great 


them,    and    a    noise    of 


Before 
CHKIST 

505. 

'John  15. 20. 

'cli.2.  4. 

t  Ileb.Kdyo/ 
Jovehead. 
anti  hard 
of  heart. 


f  l9.  60.  T. 

Jir.  1.  18.  & 

1.0.  -M. 

Mic.  .•?.  8. 
IJer.  1.8, 17. 

ch.  2.  U. 


i  ch.  2.  5,  7. 
ver.  27. 


I  ver.  14. 
ch.  8.  .i. 
See  1  Kings 
IS.  12. 
2  Kings  2. 
It). 
Acts  8.  39. 


rushing. 

14  So  '  the  spirit  lifted  me  up, 
and  took  me  away,  and  I  went 
Mn  bitterness,  in  the  ^  heat  of 
my  spirit;  but  "'the  hand  of  the 
Lord  was  strong  upon  me. 

15  1^  Then  I  came  to  them  of  the 
captivity  at  Tel-abib,  that  dwelt 
by  the  river  of  Ohebar,  and  "I  sat 
where  they  sat,  and  remained  there 
astonished  among  them  seven  days. 

IG  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  seven  days,  that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  any- 

17  ''Son  of  man,  I  have  made 
thee  'a  watchman  unto  the  house 
of  Israel :  therefore  hear  the  word 
at  my  mouth,  and  give  them  warn- 
ing from  me. 

18  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked. 
Thou  shalt  surely  die;   and  thou 

879 


+  Heb. 
kissed. 


1  ver.  12. 
ch.  8.  3. 


f  ITeb.  bitter. 
I  Heb. 
hot  anger, 
■"2  Kings  3. 

ch.  1.3.&8. 
1.  &37. 1. 


"  Job  2.  1.1. 
P».  137. 1. 


0  ch.  33.7,8,9. 

I'  Is.  52.  8.  & 
M.  W.  &62. 
fi. 
Jer.  6. 17. 


The  rule  of  i)roi)lieaj. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  Uji)e  of  a  siege j 


Before 

CHRIST 

595. 


1  ch.  33.  r>. 
John  «.  21, 
L'4. 


'  U.  40.  4,  .1. 
Acu:i!0.  ai. 


■ch.  18.24.fc 
I  Heb.  right- 


'ver.  14. 
cb.1.3. 


'•ch.a4. 


»ch.l.28. 

ych.l.I. 
'ch.1.28. 

•ch.2.2. 


bch.4.8. 


'ch.24.27. 
Luke  1.  A, 
22. 


4  Heb. 

a  man  it- 

lirovwg. 
Hch.2.4.H,7. 
'  ch.  24.  27.  (c 

83.22. 


lT«r.  II. 


givest  him  not  warning,  nor  speak- 
est  to  warn  the  wicked  from  his 
wicked  way,  to  save  his  life;  the 
same  wicked  man  ''shall  die  in  his 
inicjuity ;  but  his  blood  will  I  re- 
quire at  thine  hand. 

10  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked, 
and  he  turn  not  from  his  wicked- 
ness, nor  from  his  wicked  Avay, 
he  shall  die  in  his  iniquity;  "^but 
thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

20  Again,  When  a  'righteous  wan 
doth  turn  from  his  '  righteousness, 
and  commit  iniquity,  and  I  lay  a 
stumblingblock  before  him,  he  shall 
die:  because  thou  hast  not  given 
him  warning,  he  shall  die  in  his 
sin,  and  his  righteousness  which 
he  hath  done  shall  not  be  remem- 
bered ;  but  his  blood  will  I  require 
at  thine  hand. 

21  Nevertheless,  if  Ihon  warn  the 
righteous  man,  that  the  righteous 
sin  not,  and  he  doth  not  sin,  he 
.shall  surely  live,  because  he  is 
warned;  also  thou  hast  delivered 
thy  soul. 

22  ^1  'And  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  there  upon  me;  and  he  said 
unto  me.  Arise,  go  forth  "into  the 
plain,  and  I  will  there  talk  with 
thee. 

23  Then  I  arose,  and  went  forth 
into  the  plain:  and,  behold,  "the 
glory  of  the  Lord  stood  there,  as 
the  glory  which  I  >  saw  by  the 
river  of  Chebar:  "and  I  fell  on 
my  face. 

24  Then  ''the  spirit  entered  into 
me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet,  and 
spake  with  me,  and  said  unto  me. 
Go,  shut  thyself  within  thine 
house. 

25  But  thou,  O  son  of  man,  be- 
hold, 'they  shall  put  bands  upon 
thee,  and  shall  bind  thee  Avith 
them,  and  thou  shalt  not  go  out 
among  them  : 

2G  And  'I  will  make  thy  tongue 
cleave  to  tin;  roof  of  thy  mouth, 
that  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and  shalt 
not  be  to  them  'a  reprover:  ''for 
they  are  a  rebellious  house. 

27  'But  when  I  sjxNik  with  thee, 

I  will  open  thy  mouth,  and  thou 

shalt  Sfiy  unto  them,  ^Thus  saith 

the  Lord  God;    He  that  heareth, 

880 


1  let  him  hear ;  and  he  that  forbear- 
eth,  let  him  forbear:  ^for  they  are 
a  rebellious  house. 

!  CHAPTEE  lY. 

1  Under  the  type  of  a  siege  us  shewed  the  time  from  the 
dtftctioH  of  Jeroboam  to  the  captivity.  'J  JJy  the 
provision  of'  the  siege,  is  shewed  the  hardness  of  the 
famine. 

THOU  also,  son  of  man,  take 
thee  a  tile,  and  lay  it  before 
thee,  and  portray  upon  it  the  city, 
even  Jerusalem : 

2  And  lay  siege  against  it,  and 
build  a  fort  against  it,  and  cast  a 
mount  against  it ;  set  the  camp 
also  against  it,  and  set  ^^hattering 
rams  against  it  round  about. 

3  Moreover  take  thou  unto  thee 
"an  iron  pan,  and  set  it  for  a  wall 
of  iron  between  thee  and  the  city : 
and  set  thy  face  against  it,  and  it 
shall  be  besieged,  and  thou  shalt 
lay  siege  against  it.  ''This  shall  he 
a  sign  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

4  Lie  thou  also  upon  thy  left  side, 
and  lay  the  iniquity  of  the  house 
of  Israel  upon  it:  according  to  the 
number  of  the  days  that  thou  shalt 
lie  upon  it  thou  shalt  bear  their  in- 
iquity. 

5  For  I  have  laid  upon  thee  the 
years  of  their  iniquity,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  days,  three 
hundred  and  ninety  days :  'so  shalt 
thou  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house 
of  Israel. 

G  And  when  thou  hast  accom- 
I)lished  them,  lie  again  on  thy  right 
side,  and  thou  shalt  bear  the  iniq- 
uity of  the  house  of  Judah  forty 
days :  I  have  apijoiuted  thee  *each 
day  for  a  year. 

7  Therefore  thou  shalt  set  thy  face 
toward  the  siege  of  Jerusalem,  and 
thine  arm  shall  he  uncovered,  and 
thou  shalt  prophesy  against  it. 

8  "^And,  behold,  I  will  lay  bands 
upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  turn 
thee  'from  one  side  to  another,  till 
thou  hast  ended  the  days  of  thy 
siege. 

9  ^\  Take  thou  also  unto  thee 
wheat,  and  barley,  and  beans,  and 
lentiles,  and  millet,  and  "fitches, 
and  put  them  in  one  vessel,  and 
make  thee  br(3ad  thereof,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  days  that 
thou  shalt  lie  ui)on  thy  side ;  three 


Before 
CHKIST 

595. 

P  ver.  9,  26. 
ch.  12.  2,  3. 


il  Or.  chief 
ch.  21.  22. 


II  Or, 

ajtatplate, 
or,  slice. 


*ch.l2.G,ll. 
&  24.  24,  2r. 


about  975. 
Beginning 

from 
1  Kind's  12. 
2*^. 

Ending 
about  585. 
bNum.14.34. 


f  TIch.nf/ai/ 
jor  a  year, 
a  (fayjor  a 
year. 


'  ch.  3. 25. 


1  Itch,  /mm 
thy  side  to 
thy  side. 


I  Or,  ti>elt. 


and  of  the  proj)hcVs  haii 


EZEKIEL. 


GoiVs  judgments  upon  Jenisahm. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

o'.to. 


d  Uos.  9.  3. 


'Acts  10. 14. 


fEx.22.31. 
Lev.  11.  40. 
&  17. 15. 

KDeut.H.C. 
Is.  US.  4. 


k  Le\-.  2C.  26. 

Vs.  \0.i.  It). 

Is.o.  1. 

ch.  5.  16.  & 

14. 13. 
i  ver.  10. 

ch.  12.  19. 
I  ver.  11. 


I  Lev.  26.  ."9. 
ch.  24.  23. 


594. 


'SeeLev.21. 


Is.  7.  20. 
ch.  44.  20. 


I  ver.  12. 
'  ch.  4. 1. 
dch.  4.  S,  9. 


liuudred    and    ninety   dajs    sbalt 
tlum  eat  thereof. 

10  And  thy  meat  whieh  thou  slialt 
eat  shall  he  by  weight,  twenty  shek- 
els a  day :  from  time  to  time  shalt 
thou  eat  it. 

11  Thou  shalt  drink  also  water  by 
measure,  the  sixth  part  of  a  bin : 
from  time  to  time  shalt  thou  drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  barley 
cakes,  and  thou  shalt  bake  it  with 
dung'  that  cometh  out  of  man,  in 
their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  said.  Even  thus 
''shall  the  children  of  Israel  eat 
their  defiled  bread  among  the  Gen- 
tiles, whither  I  will  drive  them. 

14  Then  said  I,  "^Ah  Lord  God  ! 
behold,  my  soul  hath  not  been 
polluted :  for  from  my  youth  up 
even  till  now  have  I  not  eaten  of 
4hat  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is 
torn  in  pieces ;  neither  came  there 
^'abominable  flesh  into  my  mouth. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Lo,  I 
have  given  thee  cow's  dung  for 
man's  dung,  and  thou  shalt  prepare 
thy  bread  therewith. 

IG  Moreover  he  said  unto  me,  Son 
of  man,  behold,  I  will  break  the 
''  staff  of  bread  in  Jerusalem :  and 
they  shall  'eat  bread  by  weight, 
and  with  care;  and  they  shall 
''drink  water  by  measure,  and  with 
astonishment: 

17  That  they  may  want  bread  and 
water,  and  be  astonied  one  with 


another,  and 
their  iniquity. 


consume  away  for 


A^ 


CHAPTER  Y. 

1  Under  (he  type  of  /tab;  .5  is  shewed  the  judgment  of 
Jevitsalem  fur  their  rebellion,  12  by  famine,  sword, 
and  disjjertiion. 

KD  thou,  sou  of  man,  take  thee 
a  sharp  knife,  take  thee  a 
barber's  razor,  "and  cause  it  to 
pass  upon  thine  head  and  upon 
thy  beard :  then  take  thee  balances 
to  weigh,  and  divide  the  hair. 
2  ^Thou  shalt  burn  with  fire  a 
third  part  in  the  midst  of  "^the  city, 
when  'the  days  of  the  siege  are 
fultilled:  and  thou  shalt  take  a 
third  part,  and  smite  about  it  with 
a  knife :  and  a  third  part  thou  shalt 
scatter  in  the  wind;  and  I  will 
draw  out  a  sword  after  them. 

56 


3  'Thou  shalt  also  take  thereof  a 
few  in  number,  and  bind  them  in 
thy  '  skirts. 

4  Then  take  of  them  again,  and 
•^cast  them  into  the  midst  of  the 
fire,  and  burn  them  in  the  lire ;  for 
thereof  shall  a  flre  come  forth  into 
all  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
This  is  Jerusalem :  I  have  set  it  in 
the  midst  of  the  nations  and  coun- 
tries that  are  round  al)Out  her. 

G  And  she  hath  changed  my  judg- 
ments into  wickedness  more  than 
the  nations,  and  my  statutes  more 
than  the  countries  that  are  round 
about  her:  for  they  have  refused 
my  judgments  and  my  statutes, 
they  have  not  walked  in  them. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  ye  multiplied  more 
than  the  nations  that  are  round 
about  you,  and  have  not  walked  in 
my  statutes,  neither  have  kept  my 
judgments,  '''neither  have  done  ac- 
cording to  the  judgments  of  the  na- 
tions that  are  round  about  you  ; 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I,  even  I,  am  against 
thee,  and  will  execute  judgments 
in  the  midst  of  thee  in  the  sight  of 
the  nations. 

9  "And  I  will  do  in  thee  that 
which  I  have  not  done,  and  where- 
uuto  I  will  not  do  any  more  the 
like,  because  of  all  thiue  abomina- 
tions. 

10  Therefore  the  fathers  '  shall  eat 
the  sons  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and 
the  sons  shall  eat  their  fathers ; 
and  I  will  execute  judgments  in 
thee,  and  the  whole  remnant  of 
thee  will  I  ■"  scatter  into  all  the 
winds. 

11  Wherefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Surely,  because  thou 
hast '  defiled  my  sanctuar}^  with  all 
thy  '"detestable  things,  and  with 
all  thine  abominations,  therefore 
will  I  also  diminish  thee;  "neither 
shall  mine  eye  spare,  neither  will  I 
have  any  X)ity. 

12  ^  Vi  third  part  of  thee  shall 
die  with  the  pestilence,  and  with 
famine  shall  they  be  consumed  in 
the  midst  of  thee :  and  a  third 
part  shall  fall  by  the  sword  round 

881 


Before 

CllKIST 

5'.t4. 

'Jer.  40.0.& 

.w.  k;. 

t  llt'l). 

(Jir.41.1.2. 
4ic.  &  44. 14. 


fJer.  2.10,11. 
ch.  16.  47. 


b  Lam.  4. 6. 
Dan.  9.  12. 
Amo»  3.  2. 


i  Lev.  26.  29. 
IK-ut.  -M.^'. 
2  Kiii^s  6. 
2'.l. 

Jer.  10.  9. 
Lnni.  2.  20. 
&  4.  1(1. 


k  ver.  12. 
Lev.  2H.  Xi. 
Dciit.28.li4. 
ch.  12.  14. 
Zech.  2.  6. 


1 2  Chr..36.14. 
ch.7.  20.  & 
^.  5.  &c.  & 
23.  3S. 

"ch.  11.21. 

■'ch.7.  4.  9. 
&  H.  IS.  i  9. 
10. 


<•  See  ver.  2. 
Jer.  15.  2.  & 
21.  9. 
ch.6.  12. 


Israel's  idolatry  threatened. 


EZEKIEL. 


A  remnant  shall  he  saved. 


Before 

CHKIST 

5(M. 

rjer.  !i.  ifi. 

vcr.  2.  10. 

ch.  U.S. 
ILev.a.SS. 

ver.  2. 

ch.  r.'.  14. 

"•Lain.  4.  II. 
ch.  (i.  1 2.  & 

"ch.  •21.17. 
>Deut..TJ."<«. 

Ik.  1.  M. 
•■ch.  .TC.G.  & 

3S.  la. 


»  Lev.  20.  31, 
.•?J. 
Neh.  2. 17. 


J  Deut.2S..'?7. 
1  KinKsU.7. 
p.,.  :'.<.  4. 
Jer.  24.». 
l,am.  2. 15. 


•ch.  2S.  17. 


•  Deut.32.23, 
24. 


b  Lev.  26. 2G. 
ch.  4.  IG.  ii. 
14.  l.i. 


•  Lev.  20.  22. 
I)cut..l2.-.'J. 
ch.  14.  JLit 
a3.  27.&34. 
3.5. 

J  ch.  38.  22. 


594. 


•ch.2n.46.& 
2I.2.*2J.2. 
t>cli.3G.  I. 


'Lev.  36. 9*. 


II  Or. 

and  io  vcr. 
«. 
d  l^ev.  26.  30. 

I  Hcb.  give. 


about  thee;  and  ''I  will  scatter  a 
third  part  into  all  the  wind.s,  and 
''1  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
them. 

13  Thus  shall  mine  anger  "^be  ac- 
complished, and  I  will  'cause  my 
fury  to  rest  upon  them,  *  and  I  will 
be  comforted:  "and  they  shall 
know  that  1  the  Lord  have  spoken 
it  in  mv  zeal,  when  I  have  accom- 
plished  my  fury  in  them. 

14  Moreover  "I  Avill  make  thee 
waste,  and  a  reproach  among  the 
nations  that  are  round  about  thee, 
iu  the  sight  of  all  that  pass  by. 

15  So  it  shall  be  a  ^reproach  and 
a  taunt,  an  instruction  and  an  as- 
tonishment unto  the  nations  that 
are  round  about  thee,  when  I  shall 
execute  judgments  in  thee  in' an- 
ger and  in  tiuy  and  in  'furious  re- 
bukes. I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

IG  When  I  shall  ''send  upon  them 
the  evil  arrows  of  famine,  which 
shall  be  for  their  destruction,  and 
which  I  will  send  to  destroy  you : 
and  I  will  increase  the  famine  upon 
you,  and  will  break  your  ^'stafit'  of 
bread : 

17  So  will  I  send  upon  you  fam- 
ine and  ''evil  beasts,  and  they  shall 
bereave  thee ;  and  ''  pestilence  and 
blood  shall  pass  through  thee ;  and 
I  will  bring  the  sword  upon  thee. 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it! 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  The  ind<jment  of  Israel  for  their  idolatry.  8  A  reni- 
vaiil  nhall  be  blessed.  11  The  faithful  are  exhorted 
to  lament  their  culamitie.'i. 

A  ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
.XJL  unto  nje,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  ^set  thy  face  to- 
ward the  ^mountains  of  Israel,  and 
prophesy  against  them, 

3  And  .say.  Ye  mountains  of  Is- 
rael, hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
the  mountains  and  to  the  hills,  to 
the  rivers  and  to  the  valleys;  Be- 
hold, J,  rren  I,  will  bring  a  sword 
ui)on  you,  and  1  will  destroy  your 
high  places. 

4  Ajid  your  altars  sliall  be  deso- 
late, and  your  "images  shall  ))e 
broken:  and  'I  will  cast  down 
your  slain  men  before  your  idols. 

5  And  1  will  '  lay  the  dead  car- 

882 


.J 


casses  of  the  children  of  Israel  be- 
fore their  idols ;  and  I  will  scatter 
your  bones  round  about  your  altars. 

6  In  all  your  dwellingplaces  the 
cities  shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the 
high  i>laces  shall  be  desolate ;  that 
your  altars  may  be  laid  waste  and 
made  desolate,  and  your  idols  may 
be  broken  and  cease,  and  your  im- 
ages may  be  cut  down,  and  your 
works  may  be  abolished. 

7  And  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the 
midst  of  you,  and  '^  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

8  ^  ^Yet  will  I  leave  a  remnant, 
that  ye  may  have  some  that  shall 
escape  the  sword  among  the  na- 
tions, when  ye  shall  be  scattered 
through  the  countries. 

9  And  they  that  escape  of  you 
shall  remember  me  among  the  na- 
tions whither  they  shall  be  carried 
captives,  because  ^  I  am  broken 
with  their  whorish  heart,  which 
hath  departed  from  me,  and  ""with 
their  eyes,  which  go  a  whoring 
after  their  idols:  and  'the}^  shall 
loathe  themselves  for  the  evils 
which  they  have  committed  iu  all 
their  abominations. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  and  that  I  have  not  said 
in  vain  that  I  would  do  this  evil 
unto  them. 

11  1^  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  God  ; 
Smite  ''with  thine  hand,  and  stamj) 
with  thy  foot,  and  say,  Alas  for  all 
the  evil  abominations  of  the  house 
of  Israel !  '  for  they  shall  fall  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence. 

12  He  that  is  far  off  sliall  die  of 
the  pestilence ;  and  he  that  is  near 
shall  fall  by  the  sword;  and  he  that 
remaineth  and  is  besieged  shall  die 
by  the  lamine :  "'thus  will  I  accom- 
plish my  fury  upon  them. 

13  Then  "sliall  ye  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  their  slain  men 
shall  be  among  their  idols  round 
about  their  altars,  "upon  every 
high  hill,  ''in  all  the  toi)S  of  the 
mountains,  and  ''  under  every  green 
tree,  and  under  every  thick  oak, 
the  place  where  they  did  otier  sweet 
savour  to  all  their  idols. 

14  So  will  I  'stretch  out  my  hand 


Before 
CHRIST 

504. 


'vcr.  1.^. 

ch 

'.4, 

!l.  & 

11. 

KM 

2.& 

12. 

13. 

tJcr.44. 

28. 

Cll 

.i.  2 

12. 

&1 

2.11, 

.& 

14. 

22. 

ePs.  78.  40. 
Is.  7.  13.  & 
4.!.  24.  &  (J3. 
10. 

hNuni  .15.39. 
ch.20.7,  24. 


i  Lev.  26.  39. 
Jub  42.  6. 
cll.  2<l.  43.  Si 
30.31. 


kch.  21.  14. 


I  ch.  5. 12. 


'  ch.  5.  IX 


'  ver.  7. 


"Jcr.  2.  20. 
P  lion.  4. 18. 
1 1s.  57.  5. 


'  Is.  5.  2.5. 


r 


The  final  desolation  of  Israel. 


EZEKIEL. 


Mourning  of  them  that  escape. 


Before 

CHKIST 

594. 

li  Or,  iJeso-' 
late  Jroni 
the  wilder^ 

"  Num.S3.4G. 
Jer.  48.  '22. 


"  ver.  n,  G. 
Amos  S.  2. 
Mutt.  24.  (J, 
13, 14. 


!■  ver.  S,  9. 
\  Heb.  give. 


'  ver.  9. 
ch.  i.  11.& 

s.  IS.  &  y.io. 


A  ver.  27. 
ch.  G.7.&12. 


f  Heb. 
awaketh 
atjainst 
thee. 

'  ver.  10. 


fver.  12. 

Zuph.  1. 14, 

1.5. 
II  Or,  echo. 


ech.20.8,21. 


li  ver.  3. 


i  ver.  4. 


+  Heb. 
H})on  thee. 


I  ver.  4. 


1  ver.  7. 


» Jer.  G.  7. 


upon  them,  and  make  the  laud  des- 1 
olate,  yea,  "more  desolate  than  the 
wilderness  toward  "Diblath,  in  all 
their  habitations :   and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  The  final  dexohdion  of  Israel.  10  The  nionrnfitl  re- 
pentaiice  of  them  that  escape.  20  The  e7iemies  tiefile 
the  saitcluarij  because  of  the  Israelites'  abombiatious. 
23  I'lider  the  type  of  a  chain  is  shewed  iheir  i/dsera- 
ble  captiidtij. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying-, 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  unto  the  land 
of  Israel ;  ''An  end,  the  end  is  come 
upon  the  four  corners  of  the  land. 

o  Now  is  the  end  come  upon  thee, 
and  I  will  send  mine  anger  upon 
thee,  and  ''will  judge  thee  accord- 
ing to  thy  ways,  and  will  'recom- 
pense upon  thee  all  thine  abomina- 
tions. 

4  And  "^mine  eye  shall  not  spare 
thee,  neither  will  I  have  pity:  but 
I  will  recompense  thy  ways  upon 
thee,  and  thine  abominations  shall 
be  in  the  midst  of  thee:  ''and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  An 
evil,  an  only  evil,  behold,  is  come. 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is  come : 
it  '  watcheth  for  thee ;  behold,  it  is 
come. 

7  "^The  morning  is  come  unto  thee, 
O  thou  that  dwellest  in  the  l^nd : 
^the  time  is  come,  the  day  of 
trouble  is  near,  and  not  the  "sound- 
ing again  of  the  mountains. 

8  Now  will  I  shortly  *^'pour  out 
my  fury  upon  thee,  and  accomplish 
mine  anger  upon  thee:  ''and  I  will 
judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways, 
and  will  recompense  thee  for  all 
thine  abominations. 

9  And  '  mine  eye  shall  not  spare, 
neither  will  I  have  pity:  I  will  rec- 
ompense '  thee  according  to  thy 
ways  and  thine  abominations  that 
are  in  the  midst  of  thee;  ''and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  that 
smiteth. 

10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is 
come:  'the  morning  is  gone  forth; 
the  rod  hath  blossomed,  pride  hath 
budded. 

11  '"Violence  is  risen  up  into  a 
rod  of  wickedness:  none  of  them 


sliull  remain,  nor  of  their  "  multi- 
tude, nor  of  any  of  "theirs:  "nei- 
ther shall  there  be  wailing  for  them. 

12  "The  time  is  come,  the  day 
draweth  near:  let  not  the  buyer 
rejt)ice,  nor  the  seller  mourn :  for 
wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 
thereof. 

13  For  the  seller  shall  not  return 
to  that  which  is  sold,  'although 
they  were  yet  alive :  for  the  vision 
is  touching  the  whole  multitude 
thereof,  which  shall  not  return ;  nei- 
ther shall  any  strengthen  Ijimself 
"in  'the  iniquity  of  his  life. 

14  They  have  blown  the  trumx^et, 
even  to  make  all  ready ;  but  none 
goeth  to  the  battle:  for  my  wrath 
is  upon  all  the  multitude  thereof. 

15  ''The  sword  is  without,  and  the 
pestilence  and  the  famine  within : 
he  that  is  in  the  field  shall  die  with 
the  sword;  and  he  that  is  in  the 
city,  famine  and  pestilence  shall 
devour  him. 

16  1  But  ^they  that  escape  of 
them  shall  escape,  and  shall  be  on 
the  mountains  like  doves  of  the 
valleys,  all  of  them  mourning,  ev- 
ery one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  All  "^ hands  shall  be  feeble,  and 
all  knees  shall  '  be  weak  as  water. 

18  They  shall  also  'gird  themselves 
with  sackcloth,  and  '  horror  shall 
cover  them ;   and  shame  shall  he 
upon  all  faces,  and  baldness  upon  | 
all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver  in 
the  streets,  and  their  gold  shall  be 
'removed:  their  "silver  and  their 
gold  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver 
them  in  the  day  of  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  :  they  shall  not  satisfy 
their  souls,  neither  fill  their  bow- 
els: "  because  it  is  "  the  stumbling- 
block  of  their  iniquitj^ 

20  1  As  for  the  beauty  of  his  or- 
nament, he  set  it  in  majesty:  ^  but 
they  made  the  images  of  their 
abominations  and  of  their  detesta- 
ble things  therein  :  therefore  have 
I  "  set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  I  will  give  it  into  the 
hands  of  the  strangers  for  a  prey, 
and  to  the  wicked  of  the  earth  for 
a  spoil ;  and  they  shall  pollute  it. 

22  My  face  will  I  turn  also  from 

883 


Before 

CIIKIST 

5i)4. 

II  Or,  Itiiiiull. 
II  Or,  tliitr 

lliniultuous 

litr.toiis. 
"Jer.  I«..5,(i. 

ch.  24.10,22. 
"  ver.  7. 


tlleb. 
Ihoufih  their 
lilK  were 
yet  ftniong 
the  liviny. 


il  Or,  whofe 
life  is  1/1  his 

llUQttlfl/, 

)  Heb. 
his  iniquity. 


P  Deut.32.25. 
Lam.  1.  20. 
ch.  5. 12. 


1  ch.  6. 8. 


Jer.  (i.  24. 

eh.  21.  7. 
t  Heb.  go 

into  irater. 
'  Is.  3.  24.  Si 

1.5.  2,  .■). 

Jer.  48.  "7. 

Amos  8.  10. 
<P8.  55.  5. 


t  Heb. /or  a 
."epanttion^ 
or,  uiiclean- 
uess. 

"Prov.  11.4. 
Zeph.  ].18. 


II  Or,  becavfe 
their  liliqul- 
ty  IS  their 
sfutnblinff' 
block: 

*eh.  14.3,4. 
&  44.  12. 
5  Jer.  7.  SO. 


II  Or,  made  it 
unto  thg'ii 
an  uiicUan 
thing. 


Type  of  a  cludn. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  chambers  of  imagery. 


Before 

CHKIST 

594. 

II  Or, 

bnrglartt^ 
•2  Kings  21. 

Vi. 

ch.  9.  9.  Sc 

U.  6. 


,1  Or,  Ihf!/ 
fkall  infier- 
%t  tlieir  Uoly 
places. 

tlleb. 
Vultiug  off'. 


'  neut.52.2: 
Jer.  4.  20. 


bPfi.  74.  9. 
Lam.  2.  9. 
ch.  20. 1,  a. 


t  neb. 
ujtlh  their 
jHtlymenls. 

'  ver.  4. 


594. 


"ch.H.l.fc 

21)  i.&;ii-"i. 
I'ch.  i.:j.  it 

3.22. 


"■  ch.  1. 26,27. 


■ich.  1.4. 


•  Dan. .'..  S. 


ich. .'!.  14. 


^ph.  II.  1,24. 
fc40.2. 


h  Jer.  7.  .30.  ft 

?,i.  .'!4. 

ch. ...  II. 
i  Deut.  32.16, 

21. 


tliein,  and  they  sliall  pollute  my 
secret  place:  for  the  "robbers  shall 
enter  into  it,  and  defile  it. 

23  ^  Make  a  chain  :  for  'the  land 
is  full  of  bloody  crimes,  and  the 
city  is  full  of  violence. 

24  Wherefore  I  will  bring-  the 
worst  of  the  heathen,  and  they 
shall  possess  their  houses :  I  will 
also  make  the  x)onip  of  the  strong 
to  cease ;  and  "  their  holy  places 
shall  be  defiled. 

25  'Destruction  Cometh;  and  they 
shall  seek  peace,  and  there  shall  he 
none. 

20  "Mischief  shall  come  upon  mis- 
chief, and  rumour  shall  be  upon  ru- 
mour; Hhen  shall  they  seek  a  vi- 
sion of  the  prophet ;  but  the  law 
shall  perish  from  the  j^riest,  and 
counsel  from  the  ancients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and  the 
prince  shall  be  clothed  with  deso- 
lation, and  the  hands  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land  shall  be  troubled: 
I  will  do  unto  them  after  their  wav, 
and  'according  to  their  deserts  will 
I  judge  them;  ''and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Loud. 

CHAPTER  yill. 

1  Ezekiel,  in  a  vmo)i  of  God  at  Jerumlem,  5  is  uTiewed 
the  iiiut(/e  oj  jmlouxy,  7  the  chambers  of  imagery, 
18  titc  moiinier.'i  for  Tainmiiz,  lb  the  worshippers 
towards  the  .nai.    IS  God's  wrath  for  their  idolatry. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth 
JTjl  year,  in  the  sixth  7nonth,  in 
the  fifth  (lay  of  tlie  month,  as  I  sat 
in  mine  house,  and  ''the  elders  of 
Judali  sat  before  me,  that  ''the 
hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there 
upon  me. 

2  ^Then  I  beheld,  and  lo  a  like- 
ness as  the  ai)pearance  of  fire : 
from  the  ai)pearance  of  his  loins 
even  downward,  lire;  and  from  his 
loins  even  upward,  as  the  appear- 
ance of  brightness,  "as  the  colour 
of  •AiwhoY. 

o  And  he  'jmt  forth  the  form  of 
a  hand,  and  took  me  by  a  lock  of 
min(;  head;  and  "^the  spirit  lifted 
me  up  between  the  eailh  and  the 
heaven,  and  ^bi-oiiglit  me  in  the 
vi.sion.s  of  ( Jod  to  .leru.saleni,  to  the 
door  of  the  inner  gate  that  looketh 
toward  the  north;  '' wlu^re  ^t'«.s  the 
seat  olllie  image  of  jealousy,  which 
'  provoketh  to  jealousy. 
884 


4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  icas  there,  according 
to  the  vision  that  I  "saw  in  the 
plain. 

5  •[  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son 
of  man,  lift  up  thine  ej  es  now  the 
way  toward  the  north.  So  I  lifted 
up  mine  eyes  the  way  toward  the 
north,  and  behold  northw^ard  at  the 
gate  of  the  altar  this  image  of  jeal- 
ousy in  the  entry. 

6  He  said  furthermore  unto  me. 
Sou  of  man,  seest  thou  what  they 
do  ?  even  the  great  abominations 
that  the  house  of  Israel  commit- 
teth  here,  that  I  should  go  far  off 
from  my  sanctuary!  but  turn  thee 
yet  again,  and  thou  shaft  see  great- 
er abominations. 

7  ^  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
door  of  the  court ;  and  when  I  look- 
ed, behold  a  hole  in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  dig  now  in  the  wall:  and 
when  I  had  digged  in  the  wall,  be- 
hold a  door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  Go  in, 
and  behold  the  wicked  abomina- 
tions that  they  do  here. 

10  So  I  went  in  and  saw;  and 
behold  every  form  of  creeping 
things,  and  abominable  beasts,  and 
all  the  idols  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
portrayed  upon  the  wall  round 
about. 

11  And  there  stood  before  them 
seventy  men  of  the  ancients  of  tfie 
house  of  Israel,  and  in  the  midst 
of  them  stood  Jaazauiah  the  sou 
of  Shaphan,  with  every  man  his 
censer  in  his  hand;  and  a  thick 
cloud  of  incense  went  up. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  what  the  an- 
cients of  the  house  of  Israel  do  in 
the  dark,  every  man  in  the  cham- 
bei's  of  his  imagery  ?  for  they  say, 
'  The  Lord  seeth  us  not ;  the  Lord 
hath  forsaken  the  earth. 

13  •[  He  said  also  unto  me.  Turn 
thee  yet  again,  and  thou  shalt  see 
greater  abominations  that  they  do. 

14  Then  he  brought  me  to  the 
door  of  the  gate  of  the  Lord's 
house  which  was  toward  the  north ; 
and,  behold,  tliere  sat  women  weep- 
ing for  Tammuz. 


Before 
CHKIST 

594. 

kch.  1.28.  ft 
3.  22,  23. 


I  ch.  9.  9. 


Those  marlad 


EZEKIEL. 


are  2>reserved. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5(»4. 


■"  Joel  2. 17. 
"eh.  II.  1. 


"  ,Tcr.  2.  27.  & 

l^.i.  33. 


r  Dent.  4.19. 
2  Kings  23. 
.5,11. 

Job31.  SC. 
Jer.  44. 17. 


|[  Or,  7j«  there 
iin\'  thtiit/ 
htj'htey  thfin 
to  coniiiiit  t 


1  ch.  9.  9. 


■•  ch.  5.  13.  & 

]«.  42.  &24. 

13. 
'ch.  5.  11.& 

7.  4,  9.  &  9. 

.-.,  10. 
I  Prov.  1.  28. 

Is.  1.  l.i. 

.Icr.  11.11.* 

14.  12. 

Mic.  3.  4. 

Zech.  7. 13. 


about  594. 


15  1^  Then  said  lie  luito  me,  ITast 
thou  seen  this,  O  son  of  man  ?  turn 
thee  yet  again,  (Did  tliou  slialt  see 
greater  abominations  than  these. 

10  And  he  brouglit  me  into  the 
inner  court  of  the  Lord's  h(mse, 
and,  beliokl,  at  the  (h)or  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  '"between  the 
porch  and  the  altar,  ''were  about 
five  and  twenty  men,  "with  their 
backs  toward  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  and  their  faces  toward  the 
east;  and  they  worshipped  ^the 
sun  toward  the  east. 

17  ^[  Then  he  said  unto  me.  Hast 
thou  seen  this,  O  son  of  man  ?  "Is 
it  a  light  thing  to  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah  that  they  commit  the  abomina- 
tions which  they  commit  here!  for 
they  have  '^  filled  the  land  with  vio- 
lence, and  have  returned  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger:  and,  lo,  they 
init  the  branch  to  their  nose. 

18 'Therefore  will  I  also  deal  in 
fury:  mine  'eye  shall  not  spare, 
neither  will  I  have  pity:  and 
though  they  *cry  in  mine  ears  with 
voice,  yet  will  I  not  hear 


a  loud 
them. 


CHAPTEE  IX. 


t  Ileb.ir/iicft 
is  turned^ 


t  Hcb.  a 
weapon  of 
h  i»  tjreaking 
111  p^eces^ 

'  Lev.  lis.  4. 
ch.lil.2,G,7. 
Kev.  1,5.  G. 

t  Heb.  upon 
his  loins. 


1'  See  ch.  3. 
23.  &  H.  4.  & 
10.4,  1«.  & 
11.  22, 23. 


1  A  vition,  whereby  is  nhewed  t/ie  preseri'ation  of  some, 
5  a?id  the  destruction  of  the  rest.  8  Ood  cannot  be 
entrenttd  for  them. 

HE  cried  also  in  mine  ears  with 
a  loud  voice,  saying.  Cause 
them  that  have  charge  over  the 
city  to  draw"  near,  even  every  man 
with  his  destroying  weapon  in  his 
hand. 

2  And,  behold,  six  men  came  from 
the  way  of  the  higher  gate,  ^  which 
lieth  toward  the  north,  and  every 
man  Ui  slaughter  weapon  in  his 
hand;  ^and  one  man  among  them 
u*«s  clothed  with  linen,  with  a 
writer's  inkhorn  ♦  by  his  side :  and 
they  went  in,  and  stood  beside  the 
brazen  altar. 

3  And  Hhe  glory  of  the  God  of 
Israel  was  gone  up  from  the  cherub, 
whereupon  he  was,  to  the  thresh- 
old of  the  house.  And  he  called 
to  the  man  clothed  with  linen, 
which  had  the  writer's  inkhorn  by 
his  side ; 

4  And  the  Loed  said  unto  him. 
Go  through  the  midst  of  the  city, 
through  the  midst  of  Jerusalem, 


and  ^set  %^  mark  ui)on  the  fore- 
heads of  the  men  ''that  sigh  and 
tiiat  cry  for  all  the  abominations 
that  be  done  in  the  midst  thereof. 

5  •[  And  to  the  others  he  said  in 
^mine  hearing.  Go  ye  after  him 
through  the  city,  and  smite:  'let 
not  your  eye  spare,  neither  have 
ye  pity : 

G  *^Slay  hitterly  old  and  young, 
both  maids,  and  little  children,  and 
women:  but  ^come  not  near  any 
man  upon  whom  is  the  mark ;  and 
''begin  at  my  sanctuary.  'Then 
they  began  at  the  ancient  men 
which  were  before  the  house. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  Defile 
the  house,  and  fill  the  courts  with 
the  slain  :  go  ye  forth.  And  they 
went  forth,  and  slew  in  the  city. 

8  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  slaying  them,  and  I 
was  left,  that  I  ""fell  upon  my 
face,  and  cried,  and  said,  '  Ah 
Lord  God  !  wilt  thou  destrov  all 
the  residue  of  Israel  in  thy  pour- 
ing out  of  thy  fury  upon  Jeru- 
salem ? 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The 
inicpiity  of  the  house  of  Israel 
and  Judali  is  exceeding  great, 
and  '"  the  land  is  ^  full  of  blood, 
and  the  city  full  of  "  perverse- 
ness :  for  they  say,  "  Tlie  Lord 
hath  forsaken  the  earth,  and  "the 
Lord  seeth  not. 

10  And  as  for  me  also,  mine 
Peye  shall  not  spare,  neither  will 
1  have  pity,  'but  "^1  will  recom- 
l)ense  their  way  upon  their  head. 

11  And,  behold,  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  which  had  the  inkhorn 
by  his  side,  h'eported  the  matter, 
saying,  I  have  done  as  thou  hast 
commanded  me. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  vision  of  the  coals  of  fire,  to  he  scattered  over  the 
city.     8  Tlie  vision  of  the  cherubim. 

THEX  I  looked,  and,  behold, 
in  the  ="  firmament  that  was 
above  the  head  of  the  cherubim 
there  appeared  over  them  as  it 
were  a  sapphire  stone,  as  the 
appearance  of  the  likeness  of  a 
throne. 
2  ^And  he  spake  unto  the  man 
clothed  with  linen,  and  said,  Go 
885 


Before 
CllKlST 
nhdul  S9t. 

1  Hub.  mark 

a  tnaik. 
'Ex.  12.7. 

Kev.  7.  3.  Hi 

!l.  4.fcl.;.l(l, 

17.  i;  Lli.  4. 
<1P».  liy..5;{, 

VAi. 

Jer.  13.  17. 

2Cor.l2.2l. 

2  Pet.  2.  H. 
t  Ileb. 

nitne  ears. 
"  ver.  10. 

ch..1. 11. 
f2Chr.:)(i.l7. 
f  Ileb.  to 

f/est  ruction. 

6  Kev.  9.  4. 


I  Jer.  25.29. 
1  Pet.  4.  17. 

ith.8.11, 12, 
10. 


k  Num.  14.5. 

S:  l(i.4.22,45. 

Josli.  7.  (i. 
1  ch.  11. 13. 


"2  Kings  21. 
Hi. 
eh.  8. 17. 

I  Heb. 
Jillcd  ivvh. 

II  Or, 
wresting  of 
judKinent. 

"  ch.  8.  12. 

"Ps.  10.  11. 

lb.  29.  15. 

Pch.  5.  n.& 
7.  4.  &  8.  IS. 
Ich.  11.  21. 


t Ileh. 
returned  the 
word. 


"ch. 


51)4. 
1.22.26. 


k  ch. «.  2, 3. 


The  vision  of  coals  of  fire. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  vision  of  the  cherubim. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 

I  rieb.  the 

hottow  of 
thine  hand, 

'ch.  1.  13. 

d  See  Kev.  8. 
5. 


•Seever.  18. 

eh.  l.-M.Sc 

I).  3. 
f  Heb.  was 

lyied  up. 

n  Kings  8. 
10,11. 
ch.  4S.  5. 


ech.  1.  24. 


b  Vs.  29. 3, 

&e. 


t  Heb. 
sent/orlh. 


Ich.  l.R. 
ver.  lil. 


Ich.  1.  15. 


Ich.  1.16. 


■ch.  1.  ir 


tHeb./cj*. 


•ch.  1.  18. 


in  between  the  wheels,  even  un- 
der the  cherub,  and  fill  Uhine 
hand  ^ith  'coals  of  tire  from  be- 
tween the  cherubim,  and  ''scatter 
them  over  the  city.  And  he  went 
in  in  my  sight. 

3  Xow  the  cherubim  stood  on  the 
right  side  of  the  house,  when  the 
man  went  in  ;  and  the  cloud  filled 
the  inner  court. 

4  ''Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
♦went  up  from  the  cherub,  and 
stood  over  the  threshold  of  the 
house;  and  Hhe  house  was  filled 
with  the  cloud,  and  the  court 
was  full  of  the  brightness  of  the 
Lord's  glory. 

5  And  the  ^  sound  of  the  cheru- 
bim's wings  was  heard  even  to  the 
outer  court,  as  ''the  voice  of  the 
Almighty  God  when  he  speaketh. 

0  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  he  had  commanded  the 
man  clothed  with  linen,  saying, 
Take  fire  from  between  tlie  wheels, 
from  between  the  cherubim  ;  then 
he  went  in,  and  stood  beside  the 
wheels. 

7  And  one  cherub  ♦  stretched  forth 
his  hand  from  between  the  cheru- 
bim unto  the  fire  that  tvas  between 
the  cherubim,  and  took  thereof, 
and  put  it  into  the  hands  of  him 
that  ivas  clothed  with  linen ;  who 
took  it,  and  went  out. 

8  1^  '  And  there  appeared  in  the 
cherubim  the  form  of  a  man's 
hand  under  their  wings. 

9  ""And  when  I  looked,  behold 
the  four  wheels  by  the  cherubim, 

i  one  wheel  by  one  cherub,  and  an- 
other wheel  by  another  cherub: 
and  the  appearance  of  the  wheels 
was  a.s  the  colour  of  a  '  beryl  stone. 

10  And  «.s'  for  their  appearances, 
they  four  had  one  likeness,  as  if 
a  wheel  had  been  in  the  midst  of 
a  wheel. 

11  '"When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  tlieir  i'onv  sides;  they  turn- 
ed not  as  tliey  went,  but  to  the 
l)lace  wliitlierthe  liead  looked  they 
followed  it ;  they  turned  not  as 
they  went. 

12  And  their  whole  'body,  and 
their  back.s,  and  tlunr  hands,  and 
their  wing.s,  and  "the  wheels,  were 

880 


full  of  eyes  round  about,  even  the 
wheels  that  they  four  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  "it  was 
cried  unto  them  in  my  hearing, 
O  wheel. 

14  ''And  every  one  had  four 
faces:  the  first  face  was  the  face 
of  a  cherub,  and  the  second  face 
was  the  face  of  a  man,  and  the 
third  the  face  of  a  lion,  and  the 
fourth  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

15  And  the  cherubim  were  lifted 
up.  This  is  Pfhe  living  creature 
that  I  saw  by  the  river  of  Ohebar. 

IG  ^And  when  the  cherubim 
went,  the  wheels  went  by  them: 
and  when  the  cherubim  lifted  up 
their  wings  to  mount  up  from 
the  earth,  the  same  wheels  also 
turned  not  from  beside  them. 

17  'When  they  stood,  these  stood ; 
and  when  they  were  lifted  up,  these 
lifted  up  themselves  also  :  for  the 
spirit  II  of  the  living  creature  ivas  in 
them. 

18  Then  'the  glory  of  the  Lord 
kleparted  from  off"  the  threshold 
of  the  house,  and  stood  over  the 
cherubim, 

19  And  "the  cherubim  lifted  up 
their  wings,  and  mounted  up  from 
the  earth  in  my  sight :  when  they 
went  out,  the  wheels  also  were  be= 
side  them,  and  every  one  stood  at 
the  door  of  the  east  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house;  and  the  glory  of 
the  6od  of  Israel  ivas  over  them 
above. 

20  ''This  is  the  living  creature 
that  I  saw  under  the  God  of  Israel 
^by  the  river  of  Chebar;  and  I 
knew  that  they  ivere  the  cheru- 
bim. 

21  'Every  one  had  four  faces 
apiece,  and  every  one  four  wings ; 
"  and  the  likeness  of  the  hands  of  a 
man  was  under  their  wings. 

22  And  Hhe  likeness  of  their  faces 
was  the  same  faces  which  I  saw  by 
the  river  of  Chebar,  their  appear- 
ances and  themselves:  '^tliey  went 
every  one  straight  forward. 

OHAPTEE  XI. 

1  The  preseumptioti  of  the  prince.t.     4  TTieir  sin  and 

jiidf/ineiif.  13  Ezeklcl  complain  in;),  God  nhcwdh 
him  hispnrjwue  in  soviiK/  a  remnant,  21  and  pun- 
{.■ihi)/!/  the  wicked.  22  The  f/Iori/  of  Cod  leaveth  the 
citij.     24  Ezckicl  in  rctarned  to  the  captivity. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 

II  Or,  thei) 
were  calleff 
in  nv/  hear- 
in(j,  irhepl, 
or,  gulgat. 

°ch.  I.G.IO. 


Pch.  l.S. 


1  ch.  1.  19. 


'ch.  1.12,20, 
21. 


II  Or,  0/  Ufe. 

"ver.  4. 
'  Uos.  0. 12. 

"ch.  11.  22. 


"ch.l.  22. 
ver.  15. 


Jch.  1. 1. 


»ch.  1.0. 
ver.  14. 


»ch.  l.H. 
ver.  ti. 


bch.  1.  II). 


'ch.  1. 12 


I 


The  presumption  of  the  princes. 


EZEKIEL. 


Tlie  sudden  death  of  Pelatiah, 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 

-011.3.12,14. 

-t  8.  3. 

vcr.  ;i-l. 
'rli.lO.  19. 
'  See  ch.  8. 

lU. 


II  Or,  It  is 

iiut  Cur  118  to 

btiild  houses 

near. 
■Ich. 12.22,27. 

2  Pet.  3.  4. 
*■  See  Jer.  1. 

13. 

ch.24.3,&c. 

rch.2.2.&3. 
24. 


Pch.r.  23.  & 
22.  3,  4. 


1.  ch.  24. 3, 6, 
1",  11. 
Mic.  3.  3. 


i  ver.  9. 


kch.  5.  8. 


1 2  Kings  25. 

19,20,  21. 

•ler.  39.  (>. 

&  o2.  lU. 
•"1  Kings  8. 

(15. 

2  Kings  14. 

25. 
"  Ps.  9.  16. 

eh.  (i.  7.  & 

13.  9, 14,  21, 

2.3. 
"  See  ver.  3. 


P  ver.  10. 

II  Or,  which 
have  not 
walked. 


1  Lev.  18.  3, 
24,  &c. 
Deut.  12.30, 
31. 

ch.8.10,14, 
16. 


'ver.  1. 
Acts  5.  5. 


MOEEOVER  n,he  si)irit  lifted 
me  HI),  and  brought  me  un- 
to Hlie  ea.st  gate  of  the  Loiid's 
bouse,  wliieb  looketb  eastward : 
and  bebokl  ''at  tbe  door  of  tbe 
gate  five  and  twenty  men ;  among 
wbom  I  saw  Jaazaniab  tbe  son  of 
Azur,  and  Pekitiab  the  son  of 
Benaiab,  ijrinces  of  tbe  peoph\ 

2  Then  said  be  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  these  are  tbe  men  that  de- 
vise mischief,  and  give  Avicked 
counsel  in  this  city : 

3  Which  say, "  Ji  is  not  ''near ;  let 
us  build  bouses:  Hbis  city  is  the 
caldron,  and  we  he  tbe  flesh. 

4  ^\  Therefore  projibesy  against 
tbem,  prophesy,  O  son  of  man. 

5  And  *  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  fell 
upon  me,  and  said  unto  me,  Speak; 
Tbus  saitli  tbe  Loed  ;  Thus  have 
ye  said,  O  bouse  of  Israel :  for  I 
know  tbe  things  that  come  into 
your  miud,  everij  one  o/tbem. 

6  ^Ye  bave  multiplied  your  slaiu 
in  this  city,  and  ye  bave  filled  tbe 
streets  thereof  with  the  slain. 

7  Therefore  tbus  saith  tbe  Lord 
God;  ''Your  slain  whom  ye  bave 
laid  in  the  midst  of  it,  they  are  tbe 
flesh,  and  this  city  is  tbe  caldron : 
'  but  I  will  bring  you  forth  out  of 
the  midst  of  it. 

8  Ye  bave  feared  the  sword ;  and 
I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  you, 
saith  tbe  Lord  God. 

9  And  I  will  bring  you  out  of  the 
midst  thereof,  and  deliver  you  into 
the  bands  of  strangers,  and  ""will 
execute  judgments  among  you. 

10  •  Ye  shall  fall  by  tbe  sword ;  I 
will  judge  you  in  "'the  border  of 
Israel;  "and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  tbe  Loud. 

11  °Tbis  city  sball  not  be  your 
caldron,  neither  sball  ye  be  tbe 
flesh  in  tbe  midst  thereof;  hut  I 
will  judge  you  in  tbe  border  of 
Israel : 

12  And  Pye  sball  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  :  "for  ye  bave  not  walk- 
ed in  my  statutes,  neither  executed 
my  judgments,  but  '^bave  done 
after  tbe  manners  of  tbe  heathen 
that  are  round  about  you. 

13  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  wben  I 
prophesied,  that  'Pelatiah  tbe  sou 


of  Benaiab  died.  Then  ^fell  I 
down  ui)on  my  face,  and  cried  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  said,  Ah  Lord 
God  !  Avilt  thou  make  a  full  end 
of  tbe  remnant  of  Israel  ? 

14  Again  tbe  word  of  tbe  Lord 
came  luito  me,  saying, 

15  Son  of  man,  thy  brethren,  even 
thy  brethren,  the  men  of  thy  kin- 
dred, and  all  tbe  bouse  of  Israel 
wholly,  are  they  unto  wbom  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  have  said. 
Get  you  far  from  tbe  Lord  :  unto 
us  is  this  land  given  in  possession. 

1(3  Therefore  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  Gob ;  Although  I  bave  cast 
them  far  off  among  tbe  heathen, 
and  although  I  have  scattered 
tbem  among  the  countries,  'yet 
will  I  be  to  tbem  as  a  little  sanc- 
tuary in  tbe  countries  where  they 
shall  come. 

17  Therefore  say,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  "I  will  even  gather  you 
from  tbe  people,  and  assemble  you 
out  of  tbe  countries  where  ye  have 
been  scattered,  and  I  will  give  you 
tbe  land  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  shall  come  thitber, 
and  ""they  sball  take  away  all  the 
detestable  things  thereof  and  all 
the  abominations  thereof  from 
thence. 

19  And  'I  will  give  tbem  one 
heart,  and  I  will  put  ''a  new  spirit 
within  you;  and  I  will  take  ''the 
stony  beart  out  of  their  flesh,  and 
will  give  them  a  beart  of  flesh : 

20  ^That  they  may  walk  in  my 
statutes,  and  keep  mine  ordinances, 
and  do  tbem:  ''and  they  sball  be 
my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God. 

21  But  as  for  them  whose  heart 
walketh  after  the  beart  of  their  de- 
testable things  and  their  abom- 
inations, ''I  will  recompense  their 
way  upon  their  own  beads,  saith 
tbe  Lord  God. 

22  1  Then  did  the  cherubim  ^ift 
up  their  wings,  and  tbe  wheels  be- 
side them ;  and  tbe  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  was  over  them  above. 

23  And  ^the  glory  of  tbe  Lord 
went  up  from  tbe  midst  of  the 
city,  and  stood  ^upon  the  mount- 
ain ^  which  is  on  the  east  side  of 
tbe  city. 

887 


Before 
CHUIST 

594. 

•ch.  9.  8. 


'Ps.  no.  ].& 

91.9. 
Is.  8.  14. 


"Jer.  24.  5.  ' 
ch.  28.  25.  & 
34. 13.  &  nii. 
24. 


>■  cli.  37.  23. 


>  Jor.  32.  .39. 
ch..3().26,2r. 
See  Zcpii. 

'Ps.  51.1(1. 

Jir.  .31.  SJ. 

&  32.  39. 

ell.  18.31. 
'  Zech.  7. 12. 

bPs.lOS.  45. 


'Jcr.  24.  7. 
ch.  14.  II. 

&  3(;.  28.  & 
37.  27. 


dch.  9. 10.  & 
22.  31. 


'ch.  1.  19.  & 
10.  19. 


fch.fi.  4.*  9. 
3.  &  10. 4, 18. 
&43.  4. 

e  See  Zech. 
14.4. 
bch.  43.  2. 


>l 


The  captivity  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Zedeliiali  typified. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 

>ch.  8.  3. 


594. 


•  ch.  2.  3,  fi. 
7,  S.  Hi  3.  -M, 
27. 

his.  B.  9.  & 
42.  -M. 
Jcr.  .i.  21. 
Matt.  i:i.  J3, 
14 

'  ch.  2.  5. 

nor, 

ins(rume)if9. 

f  ricb.  an  the 
goinffs  forth 
of  captivity. 

t  ricb.  Z)iV; 


*  Is.  8.  l"*. 
ch.  4.  .i.  Si 
24.  24. 
ver.  U. 


\  Ilcb.  f/i(/- 
ueUjor  me. 


'ch.  2.  5. 


fch.  17  12.  & 
24.  lU. 


'  Slal.  1.  I. 


24  ^  Afterwards  '  the  spirit  took 
me  up,  and  brought  me  in  a  vision 
by  the  Spirit  of  God  into  Chaldea, 
to  them  of  the  captivity.  So  the 
vision  that  I  had  seen  went  up 
from  me. 

25  Then  I  spake  unto  them  of  the 
captivity  all  the  things  that  the 
LoKD  had  shewed  me. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  type  of  EzekieVs  re)noving.  8  It  shewed  the 
capth'ihj  of  Zedckiah.  17  Ezek'uVa  trembling  xhew- 
eth  the  Jews'  de.solation.  21  The  Jews'  presumptu- 
ous ptxiverb  is  reproved.  26  The  speedintss  of  the 
vision. 

THE   word  of  the  Lord   also 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Sou  of  man,  thou  dwellest  in 
the  midst  of  ^a  rebellious  house, 
which  ^'have  eyes  to  see,  and  see 
not;  they  have  ears  to  hear,  and 
hear  uot :  ''for  they  are  a  rebellious 
house. 

3  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man, 
prepare  thee  "stuff  for  removing, 
and  remove  by  day  in  their  sight ; 
and  thou  shalt  remove  from  thy 
place  to  another  place  in  their 
sight:  it  may  be  they  will  consider, 
though  they  i)e  a  rebellious  house. 

4  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  thy 
stuff  by  day  in  their  sight,  as  stuff 
for  removing :  and  thou  shalt  go 
forth  at  even  in  their  sight,  'as 
they  that  go  forth  into  cai^tivity. 

5  '  Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in 
their  sight,  and  carry  out  thereby. 

G  In  their  sight  shalt  thou  bear 
it  upon  thy  shoulders,  and  carry  it 
forth  in  the  twilight:  thou  shalt 
cover  thy  face,  that  thou  see  not 
the  ground:  ''for  I  have  set  thee 
for  a  sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  And  J  did  so  as  I  was  command- 
ed: I  brought  forth  my  stuff  by 
day,  as  stuff  for  captivity,  and  in 
the  even  I  'digged  through  the 
wall  with  mine  hand;  \  brought  it 
forth  in  the  twilight,  and  I  bare  it 
upon  my  shoulder  in  their  sight. 

8  "i  And  in  the  morning  came  the 
word  of  lli(^  liOiri)  unto  me,  saying, 

t)  Son  of  man,  hath  not  the  house 
of  Israel,  'the  rebellions  house, 
said  unto  thee,  'What  doest  thou  1 

10  Say  thou  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  (Joi>;  This  ^'burden  con- 
ccrneth  the  prince  in  Jerusalem, 
888 


and  all  the  house  of  Israel  that  are 
among  them. 

11  Say,  "  I  am  your  sign :  like  as 
I  have  done,  so  shall  it  be  done 
unto  them:  ''they  shall  remove 
and  go  into  captivity. 

12  And  ""the  prince  that  is  among 
them  shall  bear  upon  Ms  shoulder 
in  the  tw  ilight,  and  shall  go  forth : 
they  shall  dig  through  the  wall  to 
carry  out  thereby :  he  shall  cover 
his  face,  that  he  see  not  the  ground 
with  his  eyes. 

13  My  '  net  also  will  I  spread  up- 
on him,  and  he  shall  be  taken  in 
my  snare:  and  "I  will  bring  him 
to  Babylon  to  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans ;  yet  shall  he  not  see  it, 
though  he  shall  die  there. 

14  And  "I  will  scatter  toward 
every  wind  all  that  are  about  him 
to  help  him,  and  all  his  bands ;  and 
"I  will  draw  out  the  sword  after 
them. 

15  'And  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  shall  scatter 
them  among  the  nations,  and  dis- 
perse them  in  the  countries. 

16  ''But  I  will  leave  'a  few  men 
of  them  from  the  sword,  from  the 
famine,  and  from  the  pestilence; 
that  tliey  may  declare  all  their 
abominations  among  the  heathen 
whither  they  come ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  ^[  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  "^eat  thy  bread 
with  quaking,  and  drink  thy  water 
with  trembling  and  with  careful- 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 

t  ver.  li. 


t  neb.  by  re- 

tnofiiig  oo 
into  cup'tiv- 
ttii. 

i  2  KhiK3  2.5. 
4,o,  ;. 

I  Jer.  39.  4. 


ness 


19  And  say  unto  the  people  of 
the  land.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
and  of  the  land  of  Israel;  They 
shall  eat  their  l>read  with  careful- 
ness, and  drink  their  water  with 
astonishment,  that  her  land  may 
'be  desolate  from  'all  that  is  there- 
in, 'because  of  the  violence  of  all 
them  that  dwell  therein. 

20  And  the  cities  that  are  inhab- 
ited shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the 
land  shall  be  desolate  ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  LoiU). 

21  ^[  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 


IJobV,).  fi. 
Jcr.  52.  9. 
Lam.  I.  1.3. 
ch.  17.  20. 

'"__2  Kings  25. 

.l"er.  ri2.11. 
ch.  17.  l(i. 


"  •?  Kings  25. 
i.  5. 
eh.  5.  10. 


"ch.5.  2,  12. 


P  Ps.  0.  10. 
ch.  0.  7,  14. 
&  11.  10. 
ver.  10,  20. 


1  rh.  0.  8,  9, 

10. 
1  Hob.  men 

of  number. 


'  ch.  4.  IG. 


'Zech.7  14. 
)  lleb. 

tliejultitss 

thereof. 
>  I's.  107.  34. 


The  reproof  of 


EZEKIEL. 


lying  pro2)hets. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 

"  ver.  27. 
eh.  II.;!. 
AiiKis  (i.  3. 
•2.  ret.  3.  4. 


'.loel  2.  1. 
Zeph.  1. 14. 


J-ch.  13.23. 
'  Lam.  2. 14.' 


•Is.  55.  11. 
ver.  28. 
Dan.  '.I.  12. 
Luke  21. 33. 


k  ver.  22. 


'  2  Pet.  3.  4. 


d  ver.  23,  25. 


"ver.  17. 

\  Hel).  Ihem 
thai  ar^ 
pj-op/tets 
out  or  their 
own  hearts. 

l',Ier.  14.  14. 
&  2o.  IG,  20. 

IHeb. 
wallc  after. 

II  Or, 

and  things 
which  they 
have  tiot 
aeeii. 

'  Cant.  2. 15. 

<1  Ps.  106.  23, 

;». 

ch.  22.  Oa 
'lOr, 

breachea, 
\  Heb. 

hedfjed  the 

hedge. 
'ver.  23. 

ch.  12. 24.  St 

22.28. 


22  Son  of  man,  what  is  tliat  prov- 
erb that  yo  liave  in  the  hind  of 
Israel,  saying,  "The  days  are  pro- 
longed, and  every  vision  faileth  f 

23  Tell  them  therefore,  Thns  saith 
the  Lord  God;  I  Avill  make  this 
proverb  to  cease,  and  they  shall  no 
more  use  it  as  a  proverb  in  Israel ; 
but  say  unto  them,  ''The  days  are 
at  hand,  and  the  efl'ect  of  every 
vision. 

24  For  ^' there  shall  be  no  more 


any  '^vam 
divination 
Israel. 

25  For  I 
speak,  and 


vision 
within 


nor 
the 


flattering- 
house    of 


am  the  Lord:  I  will 
''the  word  that  I  shall 
speak  shall  come  to  pass ;  it  shall 
be  no  more  prolonged :  for  in  your 
days,  O  rebellious  house,  Avill  I 
say  the  word,  and  will  i)erform  it, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 
20  ^[  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

27  ^Son  of  man,  behold,  thei/  of 
the  house  of  Israel  say.  The  vision 
that  he  seeth  is  ^for  many  days  to 
come,  and  he  prophesieth  of  the 
times  that  are  far  off. 

28  '^  Therefore  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  There 
shall  none  of  my  words  be  pro- 


longed 


any   more,  but   the   word 

be 


which    I    have    spoken    shall 
done,  saith  the  Lord  GdD. 

CHAPTEE  XIII. 

1  77ie  reproof  of  lying  prophets,  10  and  their  uniem- 
pered  mortar.  17  Of  i^i'ophetesses  and  their  pil- 
lows. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord 
XjL  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against 
the  prophets  of  Israel  that  proph- 
esy, and  say  thou  unto  "^  'them  that 
prophesy  out  of  their  own  ''hearts, 
Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  AVoe 
unto  the  foolish  prophets,  that  'fol- 
low their  own  spirit,  "and  have 
seen  nothing ! 

4  O  Israel,  thy  prophets  are  *=like 
the  foxes  in  the  deserts. 

5  Ye  ''have  not  gone  up  into  the 
"gaps,  neither  'made  up  the  hedge 
for  the  house  of  Israel  to  stand  in 
the  battle  in  the  day  of  the  Lord. 

G   ""  They  have  seen  vanity  and 


'^  neither  shall  they  be   writ- 
iu   the  writing  of  the  house 


lying  divination,  saying,  The  Lord 
saith  :  and  the  Lord  hath  not  sent 
them :  and  they  have  made  others  to 
hope  that  they  would  conlirm  the 
AA'ord. 

7  Have  ye  not  seen  a  vain  vision, 
and  have  ye  not  spoken  a  lying 
divination,  whereas  ye  say.  The 
Lord  saith  it;  albeit  I  have  not 
spoken  I 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  ye  have  spoken 
vanity,  and  seen  lies,  therefore, 
behold,  I  am  against  you,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

9  And  mine  hand  shall  be  upon 
the  x)i'f>pbets  that  see  vanity,  and 
that  divine  lies:  they  shall  not 
be  in  the  "assembly  of  my  peo- 
ple, 
ten 

of  Israel,  ^  neither  shall  they  enter 
into  the  land  of  Israel ;  ''  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
God. 

10  1^  Because,  even  because  they 
have  seduced  my  people,  saying, 
'Peace;  and  there  was  no  peace; 
and  one  built  up  "a  wall,  and,  lo, 
others  ''daubed  it  with  uutemper- 
ed  mortar : 

11  Say  unto  them 
it  with   untempered 
it   shall   fall:   'there 
overflowing    shower ; 
great  hailstones,   shall  fall ; 
a  stormy  wind  shall  rend  it. 

12  Lo,  when  the  wall  is  fallen, 
shall  it  not  be  said  unto  you, 
Where  is  the  daubing  wherewith 
ye  have  daubed  it  f 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  I  will  even  rend  it  with  a 
stormy  wind  in  my  fury ;  and  there 
shall  be  an  overflowing  shower  in 
mine  anger,  and  great  hailstones 
in  mi/  fury  to  consume  it. 

14  So  will  I  break  down  the  wall 
that  ye  have  daubed  with  untem- 
pered mortar,  and  bring  it  down  to 
the  ground,  so  that  the  foundation 
thereof  shall  be  discovered,  and  it 
shall  fall,  and  /e  shall  be  consum- 
ed in  the  midst  thereof:  "'and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  Avill  I  accomplish  my 
wrath   upon   the   wall,  and  upon 

889 


Before 

CH  J{IST 

5!»4. 


[t  Or,  ferret. 

or.  coitiicU. 
t  Ezra  2.  A'.i, 

G2. 

Neh.  7.  5. 

Ps.  (i\).  28. 

6cb.  20.  38. 
tch.11.10,12. 


i  Jer.  e.  14.  & 

8.  11. 
II  Or,  a 

slight  wall. 
k  ch.  22.  28. 


which   daub 

mortar,   that 

shall   be   an  '  'cu.  33.22. 

and   ye,    O 

and 


">  ver.  0,  21, 
23. 
ch.  14.8. 


False  j)roj)lietesses  reproved. 


EZEKIEL. 


An  exiiortation  to  repentance, 


Before 
CHRIST 

5iJ4. 


"Jcr.C.  14.& 


"cl>.a).4C.ii 
21.  2. 
f  vcr.  2. 


I  Or,  elbows. 


1 2  Pet.  2.  U. 


■■  Sec  Prov. 

2«.  21. 
Slic.  3.  J. 


ij  Or.  info 
i/arUcjis. 


'  vcr.  9. 


'Jir.  23.  H. 


li  Or.  tlinl  I 

fhnuld  tave 

Am  t\fe. 
1  H(  b.  '<;/ 

iimckening 

/ttm. 
"  vur.  0,  *c. 

ch.  1.'.  24. 

Mic.  3.  U. 

'  vcr.  9. 
ch.  14.8.  <E 
15.7. 


them  that  have  daubed  it  with  iiu- 
temi)ered  mortar,  and  will  say  iiu- 
to  yon,  The  wall  is  no  more,  nei- 
ther they  that  danbed  it ; 

IG  To  wit,  the  prophets  of  Israel 
Avhich  prophesy  concerning  Jeru- 
salem, and  which  "see  visions  of 
peace  for  her,  and  there  is  no  peace, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  ^  Likewise,  thou  son  of  man, 
"set  thy  face  against  the  daughters 
of  thy  people,  ■'  which  prophesy  out 
of  their  own  heart ;  and  xjrophesy 
thou  against  them, 

18  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Woe  to  the  women  that  sew 
pillows  to  all  I'armholes,  and  make 
kerchiefs  upon  the  head  of  every 
stature  to  hunt  souls !  Will  ye 
■^  hunt  the  souls  of  my  people,  and 
will  ye  save  the  souls  alive  that 
come  unto  you  ? 

19  And  will  ye  pollute  me  among 
my  people  "^for  handfuls  of  barley 
and  for  pieces  of  bread,  to  slay  the 
souls  that  should  not  die,  and  to 
save  the  souls  alive  that  should 
not  live,  by  your  lying  to  my  peo- 
ple that  hear  your  lies  f 

20  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  am  against  your 
pillows,  wherewith  ye  there  hunt 
the  souls  "to  make  them  fly,  and  I 
will  tear  them  from  your  arms,  and 
will  let  the  souls  go,  even  the  souls 
that  ye  hunt  to  make  them  fly. 

21  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  I  tear, 
and  deliver  my  people  out  of  your 
hand,  and  they  shall  be  no  more 
in  your  hand  to  be  hunted;  'and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Loud. 

22  Because  with  lies  ye  have 
made  the  heart  of  the  righteous 
sad,  whom  I  have  not  made  sad; 
and  *  strengthened  the  hands  of 
the  wicked,  that  he  should  not  re- 
turn from  his  wicked  way,  "'by 
l)roini.><iiig  liim  life; 

2.'}  TlMMclbi-c  "y(^  shall  see  no  more 
vanity,  nor  divine,  divinations  :  for 
I  will  deliv(U'  my  jkh)])!!;  out  of 
your  hand:  "and* ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Loud. 

CriAPTEIl  XI Y. 

1  Oofl an.iwfifel/i  iflalnlrrs iininiliiii/  to t/irir  oiini  heart. 
G  TUcij  arc  cx.Uortcdlorr]>cut,J'urJearvJ'jiul<jincHtH, 

890 


by  means  of  .reduced  prophets.  12  God's  irrevoca- 
ble sentence  of  famine,  1.5  of  noisome  peasts,  17  of  the 
sword,  19  and  of  pestilence.  2'iA  remnant  shall  be 
reserved  for  example  of  others. 

THEX  '■'  came  certain  of  the  eld- 
ers of  Israel  unto  me,  and  sat 
before  me. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Loed  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  these  men  have 
set  up  their  idols  in  their  heart, 
and  i)ut  Hhe  stumblingblock  of 
their  iniquity  before  their  face : 
^should  I  be  inquired  of  at  all  by 
them  I 

4  Therefore  speak  unto  them,  and 
say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Every  man  of  the  house  of 
Israel  that  setteth  up  his  idols  in 
his  heart,  and  putteth  the  stum- 
blingblock of  his  iniquity  before 
his  face,  and  cometli  to  the  proph- 
et; I  the  Lord  will  answer  him 
that  Cometh,  according  to  the  mul- 
titude of  his  idols ; 

5  That  I  may  take  the  house  of 
Israel  in  their  own  heart,  because 
they  are  all  estranged  from  me 
through  their  idols. 

6  1^  Therefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Repent,  and  turn  ^^ yourselves  from 
your  idols ;  and  turn  away  your 
faces  from  all  your  abominations. 

7  For  every  one  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  in  Israel,  which  separa- 
teth  himself  from  me,  and  setteth 
up  his  idols  in  his  heart,  and  put- 
teth the  stumblingblock  of  his  in- 
iquity before  his  face,  and  cometh 
to  a  i)rophet  to  in(]uire  of  him  con- 
cerning me ;  I  the  Loud  will  an- 
swer him  by  myself: 

8  And  '^I  will  set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  will  make  him  a 
'sign  and  a  i)roverb,  and  I  will  cut 
him  oil  from  the  midst  of  my  peo- 
ple; 'and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Loud. 

1)  And  if  the  prophet  be  deceived 
when  he  hath  spoken  a  thing,  I  the 
Loud  '^have  decc^ived  that  prophet, 
and  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand  up- 
on him,  and  will  destroy  him  from 
the  midst  of  my  ])eo])le  Israel. 

10  And  they  shall  bear  the  pun- 
ishment of  their  iniquity  :  the  i)un- 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  594 


•ch  8.  I.Se 
2<).  1.&33. 
31. 


b  ch.  7. 19. 
ver.  4, 7. 


""  2  Kings  3. 
13. 


I)  Or,  others. 


dl-ev.  17. 1(1. 

Ji  2().  .'i,  5,  «. 

Jcr.  44.  11. 

cl\.  1.5.  7. 
'Num. 211.1". 

Deut.  2.S.3r. 

ch.  .'•).  l.>. 


fch.G.  7. 


eiKin!;8  22. 
23. 

Job  12.  10. 
Jci-.  4.  10. 
2  Tbess.  2. 
11. 


for  fear  of  GocVs  judgments. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  rejection  of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  694. 


i'2Pet.  2. 15. 


icli.  11.  20.& 

37.  27. 


k  Lev.  26.  26. 
Is..!.  1. 
ch.  4. 16.  & 
5.  IB. 


IJer.  15.  1. 
ver.  16,  18, 
20. 

See  Jer.  7. 
I(>.  &  II.  14. 
&  14.  11. 

°'Prov.ll.4. 


■■  Lev.  26.  22. 
ch.  5. 17. 


liOr, 
bereave. 


°ver.  14, 18. 
211. 

t  Ileb.  in  the 
midst  oj  It. 


P  Lev.  26.  25. 
ch.  5.  12.  & 
21.3,4.&2U. 
8.  *  38.  21. 

1ch.2.i.  13. 
Zeph.  1.  3. 


'  vci-.  14. 


'2  Sam.  24. 

1.5. 

ch.  38.  22. 
'ch.  7.  8. 


°  vev.  14. 


II  Or, 

Also  when. 
''ch.  5.  17.  & 

33.27. 


islimeiit  of  the  prophet  sliall  be 
eveu  as  the  piiiiishment  of  biiu 
that  seeketli  loito  him ; 

11  That  the  house  of  Israel  may 
''go  no  more  astray  from  me,  nei- 
ther be  poUuted  any  more  with  all 
their  transgressions ; '  but  that  they 
may  be  my  peoi)le,  and  I  may  be 
their  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

12  ^f  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  to  me,  saying, 

13  Sou  of  man,  when  the  land 
sinneth  against  me  by  trespassing 
grievously,  then  will  I  stretch  out 
miue  hand  ui)on  it,  and  will  break 
the  ''staft'of  the  bread  thereof,  and 
will  send  famine  upon  it,  and  will 
cut  off  man  and  beast  from  it : 

14  'Though  these  three  men, 
Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  were  in  it, 
they  should  deliver  hut  their  own 
souls  "'by  their  righteousness,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

15  1^  If  I  cause  "noisome  beasts 
to  pass  through  the  land,  and  they 
'I  spoil  it,  so  that  it  be  desolate,  that 
no  man  may  pass  through  because 
of  the  beasts : 

16  °  Though  these  three  men  tvere 
'  in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters ;  they  only  sliall  be  de- 
livered, but  the  land  shall  be  deso- 
late. 

17  1"  Or  if  ^1  bring  a  sword  upon 
that    land,    and    sa\ 
through  the  land; 
off  man  and  beast  from  it : 

18  'Though  these  three  men  ivere 
in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters,  but  they  only  shall  be 
delivered  themselves. 

19  ^[  Or  if  I  send  'a  pestilence  into 
that  land,  and  'i)our  out  my  fury 
upon  it  in  blood,  to  cut  oft'  from  it 
man  and  beast : 

20  "Though  Noah,  Daniel,  and 
Job,  ivere  in  it,  as  1  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  nei- 
ther son  nor  daughter ;  they  shall 
J)ut  deliver  their  own  souls  by  their 
righteousuess. 

21  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
"How  much  more  when  ""I  send 
my  four  sore  judgments  upon  Je- 
rusalem, the  sword,  and  the  fam- 


,    Sword, 
so  that  I  icut 


go 


ine,  and  the  noisome  beast,  and  the 
pestilence,  to  cut  off*  from  it  man 
and  beast  ? 

22  1  'Yet,  behold,  therein  shall 
be  left  a  remnant  that  shall  be 
brought  forth,  hoth  sons  and  daugh- 
ters: behold,  they  shall  come  forth 
luito  you,  and  ^ye  shall  see  their 
way  and  their  doings :  and  ye  shall 
be  comforted  concerning  the  evil 
that  I  have  brought  upon  Jerusa- 
lem, even  concerning  all  that  I  have 
brought  upon  it. 

23  And  they  shall  comfort  you, 
when  ye  see  their  ways  and  their 
doings :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
have  not  done  Mvithout  cause  all 
that  I  have  done  in  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Bij  the  unfitness  of  the  vine  braiicfi  for  any  work  6 
is  shewed  the  rejection  of  Jerusalem. 

A  ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
2\.  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  AVhat  is  the  vine 
tree  more  than  any  tree,  or  than 
a  branch  which  is  among  the  trees 
of  the  forest  ? 

3  Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to 
do  any  work?  or  will  men  take  a 
pin  of  it  to  hang  any  vessel  there- 
on? 

4  Behold,  Mt  is  cast  into  the  fire 
for  fuel ;  the  tire  devoureth  both 
the  ends  of  it,  and  the  midst  of  it 
is  burned.  'Is  it  meet  for  any 
work! 

5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it 
was  'meet  for  no  work:  how  much 
less  shall  it  be  meet  yet  for  ang 
work,  when  the  fire  hath  devoured 
it,  and  it  is  burned  1 

G  1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  As  the  vine  tree  among-  the 
trees  of  the  forest,  which  I  have 
given  to  the  tire  for  fuel,  so  will  I 
give  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

7  And  ^  I  will  set  my  ftice  against 
them;  '^tliey  shall  go  out  from  one 
fire,  and  another  fire  shall  devour 
them;  ''and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  set  my  face 
against  them. 

8  And  I  will  make  the  laud  des- 
olate, because  they  have  fcomuiit- 
ted  a  trespass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

891 


Before 
CHRIST 

al)i)iil594. 


»  ch.  C.  8. 


'  ch.  20.  43. 


■Jer.  22. 8, 3. 


about  594. 


''  John  15.  6. 

f  Iloh.  Will 
It  2>i  ospey  t 

1  Heb. 
made  fit. 

••Lev.  17.10. 

ch.  14.  8. 

'  Is.  24. 18. 


.lch.6.  7.  & 
T.A.lkll.W. 
Ic  20.  38,  42, 
44. 


tlleb. 
tre.y/assed 
a  trfSjiass, 


Go(Vs  Jove  to  Jerusalem. 


EZEKIEL. 


Jerusalem's  ivhoredom. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


■  ch.  20. 4.  & 

2:i.2.&33.r, 

8, 'J. 


t  Heb.  CMt- 
tiiig  out^  or, 
habitation. 

bch.21.30. 

'  ver.  45. 


J  Uos.  2.  3. 


!l  Or,  when  I 
looked  up- 
ou  thee. 


I  Or.lrodrlen 
under  Joot. 


'Ex.  1.7. 

1  \h:h.  made 
thee  a  Hill' 
lion. 


I  Heb.  oma- 
menl  o/  or^ 
naincnts. 


rRuthS.  0. 


'Ex.  la.  5. 
Jcr.  'i.  -i. 


tllrb. 

blooJi. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Under  the  similitude  of  a  wretclied  infant  i.'  shewed 
the  natural  state  of  Jerusalem.  6  6Ws  extraordi- 
nary love  toivards  her.  15  Her  mon.4rous  ivhore- 
dom. '6h  Her  <j riei'ous  jtidfjment.  44  Her  sin,  match- 
ing her  mother,  and  exceeding  her  sutlers,  Sodom  arid 
Samaria,  calleth  for  judgments.  60  Mercy  is  prom- 
ised her  in  the  end. 

AGAIX  the  word  of  the  Lord 
J\.  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  *''  cause  Jerusalem 
to  know  lier  abominations, 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  unto  Jerusalem ;  Thy  *  birth 
^and  thy  nativity  is  of  the  land  of 
Canaan;  'thy  father  «-«s  an  Amo- 
rite,  and  thy  mother  a  Hittite. 

4  And  as  for  thy  nativity,  ''in  the 
day  thou  wast  born  thy  navel  was 
not  cut,  neither  wast  thou  washed 
in  water  "to  supple  thee;  thou  wast 
not  salted  at  all,  nor  swaddled  at 
all. 

5  Xone  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any 
of  these  unto  thee,  to  have  compas- 
sion upon  thee;  but  thou  wast  cast 
out  in  the  open  field,  to  the  loath- 
ing of  thy  i)erson,  in  the  day  that 
thou  wast  born. 

6  ^  And  when  I  passed  by  thee, 
and  saw  thee  "  polluted  in  thine 
own  blood,  I  said  unto  thee  ivhen 
thou  wast  in  thy  blood.  Live ;  yea, 
I  said  unto  thee  ivhen  thou  ivast  in 
thy  blood,  Live.    '• 

7  ''I  have  *  caused  thee  to  multi- 
ply as  the  bud  of  the  field,  and 
thou  hast  increased  and  waxen 
great,  and  thou  art  come  to  '  ex- 
cellent ornaments :  thy  breasts  are 
fashioned,  and  thine  hair  is  grown, 
whereas  thou  ivast  naked  and  bare. 

8  Now  when  I  jjassed  by  thee,  and 
looked  upon  thee,  behold,  thy  time 
was  the  time  of  love;  ^and  I  spread 
my  skirt  over  thee,  and  covered  thy 
nakedness :  yea,  I  sware  unto  thee, 
and  eiit<'red  into  a  covenant  with 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God,  and  ^thou 
becamest  mine. 

y  Then  wa.shod  I  thee  with  water; 
yea,  L  thoroughly  washed  away  thy 
'  blood  from  thee,  and  I  anointed 
thee  with  oil. 

10  I  clothed  thee  also  with  broid- 
ered  work,  and  shod  tli(M'  with 
badgers'  skin,  and  1  girded  thee 
about  with  fine  linen,  and  I  cov- 
ered thee  with  silk. 

8D2 


11  I  decked  thee  also  with  orna- 
ments, and  I  ''put  bracelets  upon 
thy  hands,  '  and  a  chain  on  thy 
neck. 

12  And  I  i)ut  a  jewel  on  thy  '  fore- 
head, and  earrings  in  thine  ears, 
and  a  beautiful  crown  upon  thine 
head. 

13  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with 
gold  and  silver;  and  ihj  raiment 
was  of  fine  linen,  and  silk,  and 
broidered  work ;  ^  thou  didst  eat 
fine  flour,  and  honey,  and  oil ;  and 
thou  wast  exceeding  •  beautiful, 
and  thou  didst  prosper  into  a 
kingdom. 

14  And  "'thy  renown  went  forth 
among  the  heathen  for  thy  beau- 
ty :  for  it  urns  perfect  through  my 
comeliness,  which  I  had  put  upon 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  ii  "But  thou  didst  trust  in  thine 
own  beauty,  "and  playedst  the  har- 
lot because  of  thy  renown,  and 
l^ouredst  out  thy  fornications  on 
every  one  that  passed  by ;  his  it 
was. 

10  PAnd  of  thy  garments  thou 
didst  take,  and  deckedst  thy  high 
places  with  divers  colours,  and 
playedst  the  harlot  thereupon  :  the 
like  things  shall  not  come,  neither 
shall  it  be  so. 

17  Thou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair 
jewels  of  my  gold  and  of  my  sil- 
ver, which  I  had  given  thee,  and 
madest  to  thyself  images  *of  men, 
and  didst  commit  whoredom  with 
them, 

18  And  tookest  thy  broidered  gar- 
ments, and  coveredst  them :  and 
thou  hast  set  mine  oil  and  mine 
incense  before  them. 

19  '^  My  meat  also  which  I  gave 
thee,  fine  flour,  and  oil,  and  honey, 
wherewith  I  fed  thee,  thou  hast 
even  set  it  before  them  for  *  a 
sweet  savour  :  and  thus  it  was, 
saith  the  Lord  Gon. 

20  'INIoreo ver  thou  hast  taken  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters,  whom  thou 
hast  borne  unto  me,  and  these  hast 
thou  sacrificed  unto  them  *to  be  de- 
voured. Is  this  of  thy  whoredoms 
a  small  matter, 

21  That  tlum  hast  slain  my  chil- 
dren, and  delivered  them  to  cause 


Before 

CHRIST 

504. 

li  Geu.  24. 22, 
4/. 
iProv.  1.9. 

t  Heb.  nose  : 
See  Is.  3.21. 


k  Deut.32.13 
14. 


1  Ps.  48.  2. 


'  Lam.  2. 15. 


"  See  Deut. 

.32.  15. 

Jer.  7.  4. 

-Mic.  3.  11. 
"Is.  1.21.  & 

57.  8. 

Jer.  2.  20.  & 

3.  2,  (!,  20. 

ch.  23.  3,  8, 

II,  12. 

Hos.  1.  2. 

^2  Kings  23. 

ch.  7.  20. 
Hos.  2.  S. 


tHcb. 
of  a  male. 


1 1Ios.  2.  8. 


f  ITcb.  a  .«a- 
vuur  oj  rest. 


'2  Kings  Ifi. 
3. 
P«.  IOC.  37, 

;i8. 

Is.  HT.  5. 
Jer.  7.  31.  & 
32.  ;!.".. 
ch.  20.  2B.  & 
2-3.  37. 
tllrl), 
to  devour. 


God  threateneth  her 


EZEKIEL. 


with  severe  judgment. 


Before 
CHRIST 


•Jcr.  2.  2. 

vcr.  4.!,  IJO. 

Uos.  11.  1. 
'  ver.  4,  5,  U. 


"  ver.  31. 

II  Or,  brothel 

*  la.  57.  .'».  7. 
Jer.  -2.  20.  & 
S.  2. 


I  I'rov.  9. 11. 


■ch.8.  in,14. 
&  2(>.  7,  s.  Sr 
23.  ly,  20,21. 


"2Chv.  28. 

18,  ID. 

ver.  o7. 
II  Or,  cities. 


b  2  Kings  16. 
7,10. 

2  Chr.  28.2.3. 
Jer.  2. 1S,.36. 
eh.  23.  12, 
&c. 


■^ch.  23.  14, 
&c. 


II  Or,  III  thy 
daitrjhters 
is  t/nne^  ^'C, 

J  ver.  24,  39. 


•  Is.  30.  6. 

Uos.  8.  9. 
tHeb. 

bribest. 


tlu'iii  to  pass  tlirongli  f/te  jf?rc  for 
them  ? 

22  And  in  all  tliine  abominations 
and  thy  Avhoredoms  thou  hast  not 
remembered  the  days  of  thy  'youth, 
'when  thou  wast  naked  and  l)are, 
and  Avast  polluted  in  thy  blood. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  after  all 
thy  wickedness,  (woe,  woe  unto 
thee  !  saith  the  Lord  God,) 

24  That  "^thou  hast  also  built  unto 
thee  an  "eminent  jdace,  and  ''hast 
made  thee  a  high  lAnae  in  every 
street. 

25  Thou  hast  built  thy  high  i)lace 
'at  every  head  of  the  way,  and 
hast  made  thy  beauty  to  be  abhor- 
red, and  hast  opened  thy  feet  to 
every  one  that  passed  by,  and  mul- 
tii)lied  thy  whoredoms. 

20  Thou  hast  also  committed  for- 
nication with  'the  Egyptians  thy 
neighbours,  great  of  flesh  ;  and 
hast  increased  thy  whoredoms,  to 
provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therefore  I  liave 
stretched  out  my  hand  over  thee, 
and  have  diminished  thine  ordinarj^ 
food,  and  delivered  thee  unto  the 
will  of  them  that  hate  thee,  Hhe 
II  daughters  of  the  Philistines,  which 
are  ashamed  of  thy  lewd  way. 

28  ^Thou  hast  played  the  whore 
also  with  the  Assyrians,  because 
thou  wast  unsatiable;  yea,  thou 
hast  played  the  harlot  w  ith  them, 
and  yet  couldest  not  be  satisfied. 

29  Thou  hast  moreover  multiplied 
thy  fornication  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan "^unto  Chaldea;  and  yet  thou 
wast  not  satisfied  herewith. 

30  How  w  eak  is  thine  heart,-  saith 
the  Lord  God,  seeing"  thou  doest 
all  these  things,  the  work  of  an  im- 
perious wiiorish  woman ; 

31  "In  that  nhou  buildest  thine 
eminent  place  in  the  head  of  every 
way,  and  makest  thine  high  place 
in  every  street ;  and  hast  not  been 
as  a  harlot,  in  that  thou  scornest 
hire ; 

32  But  as  a  wife  that  committeth 
adultery,  which  taketh  strangers 
instead  of  her  husband ! 

33  They  give  gifts  to  all  whores : 
but  'thou  givest  thy  gifts  to  all 
thy  lovers,  and  ^hirest  them,  that 


they  may  come  unto  thee  on  every 
side  for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee 
from  other  women  in  thy  whore- 
doms, whereas  none  followeth  thee 
to  commit  whoredoms :  and  in  that 
thou  givest  a  reward,  and  no  re- 
ward is  given  unto  thee,  therefore 
thou  art  contrary. 

35  1  Wherefore,  O  harlot,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Loud  : 

3(>  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
cause thy  lilthiness  was  poured 
out,  and  thy  nakedness  discovered 
through  thy  whoredoms  with  thy 
lovers,  and  with  all  the  idols  of  thy 
abominations,  and  by  "^the  blood 
of  thy  children,  which  thou  didst 
give  unto  them ; 

37  Behold,  therefore  ^  I  will  gath- 
er all  thy  lovers,  with  whom  thou 
hast  taken  pleasure,  and  all  tJiem 
that  thou  hast  loved,  with  all  them 
that  thou  hast  hated ;  I  will  even 
gather  them  round  about  against 
thee,  and  will  discover  thy  naked- 
ness unto  them,  that  they  may  see 
all  thy  nakedness. 

38  And  I  will  judge  thee,  'as 
*"  women  that  break  wedlock  and 
'  shed  blood  are  judged ;  and  I  will 
give  thee  blood  in  fury  and  jeal- 
ous}'. 

39  And  I  will  also  give  thee  into 
their  hand,  and  they  shall  throw" 
down  "^  thine  eminent  place,  and 
shall  break  down  thy  high  i)laces : 
4hey  shall  strip  thee  also  of  thy 
clothes,  and  shall  take  'thy  fair 
jewels,  and  leave  thee  naked  and 
bare. 

40  '"They  shall  also  bring  up  a 
company  against  thee,  "and  they 
shall  stone  thee  with  stones,  and 
thrust  thee  through  with  their 
swords. 

41  And  they  shall  "burn  thine 
houses  with  fire,  and  'execute  judg- 
ments ui)on  thee  in  the  sight  of 
many  women :  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  ''cease  from  playing  the 
harlot,  and  thou  also  shalt  give  no 
hire  any  more. 

42  So  'will  I  make  my  fury  to- 
ward thee  to  rest,  and  my  jealousy 
shall  depart  from  thee,  and  I  will 
be  quiet,  and  will  be  no  more  angry. 

893 


ncfdro 

CHIUST 

5!»4. 


'vcr.  20. 
Jer.  2.  34. 


fjer.  13.  22, 
2(>. 

Lum.  1.  8. 
ch.  2.3.  9, 10, 
22,  21). 
Hos.  2. 10.& 
8.  HI. 
Nah.  3.  5. 


t  Heb.  wilh 

judgments 

of. 
k  Lev.  21'  10. 

V>t:\iX.-£i..TL 

ch.  23.  45. 
i  Gen.  9.  (i. 

Kx.  21.12. 

iSee  ver.  20, 

36. 


kver.  24,  31. 


Ich.  23.26. 

Hos.  2.  3. 
1  Ilel). 

Dt^ifwncnls 

oj  thine  or- 

nament. 


"  eh.  23.  46, 
47. 
"John  8. 5,7. 


"  Dcut.13.16. 

2  KiiiKS  25. 

9. 

Jer.  39.  8.  & 

52.  13. 
I'ch.  5.  8.  & 

2';.  10,  48. 

1  ch.  23. 27. 


'ch.  C.  13. 


Jerusalem  is  threatened. 


EZEKIEL. 


Mercy  is  irromised. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 

•Ps,r8.42. 

ver.  22. 
'ch.9.  10.  & 

11.21.  &  22. 


"  vcr.  3. 


»Deut.32..12 
Is.  1.  10. 
1  Ileb. /''.'J.if'r 

tliun  thou. 


llOr, 

that  was 

ioat/ifd  as 

a  siuall 

tliiiij;. 
J  2  Kings  21. 

!l. 

ch.5.«i,  7. 

ver.  48,  51. 


'  Matt.  10.15. 
&  11.  24. 


•Gen.  13. 10. 


>•  Ocn.  1.1. 1.1. 

&  IX.  211.  li 

111.  .5. 
'  Uen.  19. 24. 


•I .Tor.  ft.  II. 
Matt.  12. 41, 
42. 


43  Because  ^thou  bast  not  remem- 
bered the  days  of  thy  youth,  but 
hast  fretted  me  in  all  these  things  ; 
behold,  therefore  'I  also  Avill  rec- 
ompense thy  way  upon  thine  head, 
saith  the  Lord  God  :  and  thou 
shalt  not  commit  this  lewdness 
above  all  thine  abominations. 

44  ^  Behold,  every  one  that  useth 
proverbs  shall  use  this  proverb 
against  thee,  saying.  As  is  the 
mother,  so  is  her  daughter. 

45  Thou  art  thy  mother's  daugh- 
ter, that  loatheth  her  husband  and 
her  children ;  and  thou  art  the  sister 
of  thy  sisters,  which  loathed  their 
husbands  and  their  children :  "  your 
mother  ivas  a  Hittite,  and  your  fa- 
ther an  Amorite. 

4G  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Sa- 
maria, she  and  her  daughters  that 
dwell  at  thy  left  hand:  and  ''Uhy 
younger  sister,  that  dwelleth  at 
thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom  and  her 
daughters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  after 
their  ways,  nor  done  after  their 
abominations :  but, "  as  if  that  were 
a  very  little  thing,  >  thou  wast  cor- 
rupted more  than  they  in  all  thy 
ways. 

48  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
^  Sodom  thy  sister  hath  not  done, 
she  nor  her  daughters,  as  thou  hast 
done,  thou  and  thy  daughters. 

40  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity 
of  thy  sister  Sodom,  pride,  ''fulness 
of  bread,  and  abundance  of  idle- 
ness was  in  her  and  in  her  daugh- 
ters, neither  did  she  strengthen  the 
hand  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

oO  And  they  were  haughty,  and 
''committed  abomination  before 
me:  therefore 'I  took  them  away 
as  I  saw  good. 

51  Neitlier  hath  Samaria  com- 
mitted half  of  thy  sins;  but  thou 
hast  multi,i>lied  thine  abomina- 
tions mor(5  than  they,  and  ''hast 
jnstilicd  tliy  si.stcrs  in  all  thine 
abominations  which  thou  hast 
done. 

52  Thou  also,  which  hast  jndged 
thy  sister,^;,  l)ear  thine  own  shame 
for  thy  sins  that  thon  hast  "commit- 
ted more  abominable  than  they: 
they  are  more  righteous  than  thou: 

8U4 


yea,  be  thou  confounded  also,  and 
bear  thy  shame,  in  that  thou  hast 
justified  thy  sisters. 

53  *  When  I  shall  bring  again 
their  captivity,  'the  captivity  of 
Sodom  and  her  daughters,  and 
the  captivity  of  Samaria  and  her 
daughters,  then  will  I  hring  again 
the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in  the 
midst  of  them : 

54  That  thou  mayest  bear  thine 
own  shame,  and  mayest  be  con- 
founded in  all  that  thou  hast  done, 
in  that  thou  art  ^a  comfort  unto 
them. 

55  When  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and 
her  daughters,  shall  return  to  their 
former  estate,  and  Samaria  and 
her  daughters  shall  return  to  their 
former  estate,  then  thou  and  thy 
daughters  shall  return  to  your  for- 
mer estate. 

5G  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not 
'mentioned  by  thy  mouth  in  the 
day  of  thy  '  jjride, 

57  Before  thy  wickedness  was 
discovered,  as  at  the  time  of  thy 
J'  reproach    of    the    daughters    of 

'  Syria,  and  all  that  are  round 
about  her,  *the  daughters  of  the 
Philistines,  which  "  despise  thee 
round  about. 

58  ""Thou  hast  ^ borne  thy  lewd- 
ness and  thine  abominations,  saith 
the  Lord. 

50  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
I  will  even  deal  with  thee  as  thou 
hast  done,  which  hast  '  despised 
'"the  oath  in  breaking  the  cove- 
nant. 

60  ^[Nevertheless,  I  will  "remem- 
ber my  covenant  with  thee  in  the 
days  of  thy  youth,  and  I  will  es- 
tablish unto  thee  °an  everlasting 
covenant. 

01  Then  'thou  shalt  remember 
thy  ways,  and  be  ashamed,  when 
thou  shalt  receive  thy  sisters,  thine 
elder  and  thy  younger:  and  I  will 
give  them  unto  thee  for  ''  daugh- 
ters, 'but  not  by  thy  covenant. 

02  ** And  1  will  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  thee;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  : 

(>3  That  thou  mayest  '  remember, 
and  be  confounded,  "and  never 
open  thy  mouth  any  more  because 


Before 

CHKIST 

594. 


'Scels.l.9.& 

ver.  00,  01. 

f  Jer.  20. 10. 


ecli.14.22,23. 


1  lleh.  for  a 
rtpurf^  or, 
hearnif/. 

I  Heb. 
prides,  or, 
eicetltH- 
Cies. 

k2KinKsl6. 

5.  _ 

2  Chr.  28. IS. 

Is  .7.1.  ill. 

2S. 
t  Heb. 

Ai  am. 
;  ver.  27. 

II  Or,  Sjioil. 

Ich.  23.49. 
tlleb. 
borne  them. 


Ich.  17.]3,lfi. 

•"  Ucut.  29. 
12,  14. 


"  Vs.  m>.  45. 


",Ter.  .•!2.40. 

&  .ill.  :>. 


r'ch.  20.  43. 

&3u.:ii. 


1 1.».  .M.  1.  & 

Oil.  4. 

(;nl.4.  2G, 

&C. 
Mcr.  31.31, 

Jtc. 
■  llos.  2. 19, 

20. 


'ver.  01. 
°  Horn.  3. 19. 


The  parable  of 


EZEKIEL. 


two  eagles  and  a  vine. 


Before 
CHRIST 

504. 


about  594. 


"Spc  ver.  I'J, 


1  Heh.  em- 
hroulerinf/. 

I'  2  Kings  L'4. 
12. 


of  thy  sliame,  when  I  am  pacified 
toward  thee  lor  all  that  thou  hast 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

OHAP^rEli  XVII. 

1  lender  the  parable  of  tiro  eaylcx  and  a  vina,  11  w 
shewed  God'x  judgment  iipoii  Jertisedait.  for  revoU- 
iiiflfrom  Bedii/lon,  to  J:}/>jj>t.  22  God  promlseih  to 
plant  the  cedar  of  the  ejospel. 

A  ND  the  word  of  the  Loud  came 

Xjl  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a  riddle, 
and  speak  a  parable  unto  the 
house  of  Israel ; 

3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  ''A  great  eagle  with  great 

winged,  full  of  feath- 
had    '  divers    colours, 


wings. 


long 


*  Ilcb.  pill  If 
in  a  Jield  of 
need. 

•  Dcut.8.r,8, 
1). 

■Us.  44.  4. 


'  ver.  14. 


fver.  la. 


tlleb./cW. 


fi  2  Kings  25. 


fcch.  19. 12. 
Uos.  lo.  15. 


ers,    which 

came   unto   Lebanon,   and    ''  took 

the  highest  branch  of  the  cedar : 

4  He  cropped  off  the  top  of  his 
young  twigs,  and  carried  it  into 
a  land  of  traftick ;  he  set  it  in  a 
city  of  merchants. 

5  He  took  also  of  the  seed  of  the 
land,  and  'pl^ii^ft'd  it  in  ''a  fruitful 
field ;  he  placed  it  by  great  waters, 
and  set  it  ''«s  a  willow  tree. 

0  And  it  grew,  and  became  a 
spreading  vine  '^  of  low  stature, 
whose  branches  turned  toward 
him,  and  the  roots  thereof  Avere 
under  him:  so  it  became  a  vine, 
and  brought  forth  branches,  and 
shot  forth  sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  another  great 
eagle  with  great  wings  and  manj^ 
feathers  :  and,  behold,  '  this  vine 
did  bend  her  roots  toward  him, 
and  shot  forth  her  branches  to- 
ward hi  in,  that  he  might  water 
it  by  the  furrows  of  her  planta- 
tion. 

8  It  was  planted  in  a  good  '  soil 
by  great  waters,  that  it  might 
bring  forth  branches,  and  that  it 
might  bear  fruit,  that  it  might  be 
a  goodly  vine. 

9  Say  thou.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Shall  it  prosper?  =  shall  he 
not  pull  up  the  roots  thereof,  and 
cut  ott'  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it 
wither?  it  shall  wither  in  all  the 
leaves  of  her  spring,  even  without 
great  power  or  many  x)eople  to 
pluck  it  up  by  the  roots  thereof. 

10  Yea,  behold,  heiMf/  planted, 
shall  it  prosper!  ''shall  it  not  ut- 
terly wither,  when  the  east  wind 


toucheth  it  ?  it  shall  wither  in  the 
furrows  where  it  grew. 

11  ^  INIoreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  savinii', 

12  Say  now  to  '  the  rebellious 
house.  Know  ye  not  wliat  these 
things  meant  tell  them,  Behold,  ''the 
king  of  Babylon  is  come  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  hath  taken  the  king 
thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof, 
and  led  them  with  him  to  Babvlon; 

13  'xVnd  hath  taken  of  the  king's 
seed,  and  made  a  covenant  with 
him,  '"and  hath  *  taken  an  oath  of 
him :  he  hath  also  taken  the  mighty 
of  th(^  land : 

14  That  the  kingdom  might  be 
"base,  that  it  might  not  lift  itself 
up,  ^hut  that  by  keeping  of  his 
covenant  it  might  stand. 

15  But  "he  rebelled  against  him 
in  sending  his  ambassadors  into 
Egypt,  ^that  they  might  give  him 
hovses  and  much  people.  ^  Shall 
he  prosper?  shall  he  escape  that 
doeth  such  things  f  or  shall  he 
break  the  covenant,  and  be  deliv- 
ered? 

IG  J-.s  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  'in  the  place  where  the  king 
dwelleth  that  made  him  king,  whose 
oath  he  despised,  and  whose  cove- 
nant he  brake,  even  with  him  in  the 
midst  of  Babylon  he  shall  die. 

17  '^Neither  shall  Pharaoh  with 
his  mighty  army  and  great  com- 
l)any  make  for  him  in  the  war,  'by 
casting  ux)  mounts,  and  building- 
forts,  to  cut  off*  many  persons : 

IS  Seeing  he  desx>ised  the  oath  by 
breaking  the  covenant,  when,  lo, 
he  had  "given  his  hand,  and  hath 
done  all  these  things,  he  shall  not 
escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  As  I  live,  surely  mine  oath 
that  he  hath  desi)ised,  and  my 
covenant  that  he  hath  broken,  even 
it  will  I  recompense  upon  his  own 
head. 

20  And  I  will  ''spread  my  net  up- 
on him,  and  he  shall  be  taken  in 
my  snare,  and  I  will  bring  him  to 
Babylon,  and  >  will  plead  with  liim 
there  for  his  trespass  that  he  hath 
trespassed  against  me. 

21  And  '■  all  his  fugitives  with  all 

895 


BoCore 
CHRIST 
atjoiil  594. 


>  rli.  2.  5.  & 
12.  a. 


V  vor.  3. 
2  Iviiijrs  24. 
11-lG. 


I  2  Kings  24. 
17. 


""  2  Chr.  r,C. 
1.!. 

hrnuijht  him 
to  an  oath. 


"  ver.  fi. 

ch.  2!(.  14. 
♦  Ihb.  lo 

kfrp  his 

corrtiant^ 

to  ftand  to 

it. 
"2  Kings  24. 

2". 

2Clir..36.13. 

rDent.ir.lfi. 

Is.  .■!!.  i,;j. 

&  sr,.  C,  U. 
•iver.  9. 


Mer.  .12. 5.  Jit 
y4..'l.&  52.11. 
ch.  12.  l-i. 


'.Ter. 


'  .Icr.  r,2.  4. 
i-li.  4.  2. 


"  1  Chi-.  20. 
24. 
l.am. .').  (i. 


'ch.I2.1S.a 
32.3. 


r  ch. ».  !K. 


'ch    12.14. 


A  i)romise  of  Chrisfs  Idngdom. 


EZEKIEL. 


Every  man  shall  stand 


Before 
ablaut  5'J4. 


•  Is.  11.  1. 
Jer.  Si.  5. 
Ztch. :;.  8. 


l-  Is.  53.  2. 
'P».2.G. 


dis.  2.  2,.1. 
cll.  '.I).  40. 
Mic.  4.  1. 


'Seech.  31. 
6. 
Dan.  4.  12. 


'Luke  1.52. 


ech.  22. 14. 
Jlc  24. 14. 


594. 


■Jer.  31.29. 
Lam.  5.  7. 


kvor.  20. 
Iloin.  «.  23. 


1  Ileb. 

jajyinrnt 
uitft  JiLiticf, 
•  ch.  22.  y. 


i  I,cv.  IS.  20. 
fc  M.  lU. 

•  Lev.  18. 19. 

&  20.  18. 
fEx.22.  21. 

Lev.  1!).  1.5. 

&  2.-..  H. 
E  Kx.  22.  2<!. 

l>cut.  24.12, 

13. 


liis  baiul.s  shall  fall  by  tbe  sword, 
and  they  that  remain  shall  be  scat- 
tered  toward  all  winds:  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  the  Loud  have 
si)oken  it 
22  ^  Thus  saith 

take 

the 

I  will 


I  will  also 
^  branch  of 
will  set  it; 


God; 


the  Lord 
of   the 

cedar,  and 
crop  oft*  from 


high 


highest 


the  top  of  his  young-  twigs  'a  ten- 
der one,  and  will  ^ plant  it  upon  a 
high  mountain  and  eminent : 

23  '^  In  the  mountain  of  the  height 
of  Lsrael  will  I  plant  it :  and  it 
shall  bring-  forth  boughs,  and  bear 
fruit,  and  be  a  goodly  cedar :  and 
'under  it  shall  dwell  all  fowl  of 
everj^  wing ;  in  the  shadow  of  the 
branches  thereof  shall  they  dwell. 

24  And  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  *^haYe 
brought  down  the  high  tree,  have 
exalted  the  low  tree,  have  dried  up 
the  green  tree,  and  have  iuadej:he 
dry  tree  to  flourish:  ^'I  the  Lord 
have  si)oken  and  have  done  it. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  God  reproreth  (he  unjust  parable  of  sour  qrapes.  5 
He  sheweth  how  he  dealelh  with  a  just  father:  10 
with  a  unvked  son  (f  a  just  father:  14  with  a  jii.st 
mil  of  a  wicked  father :  19  with  a  icicked  man  re- 
peHtinij :  2i  with  a  just  man  revolting.  2b  He  de- 
fendeth  his  justice,  31  and  exhorteth  to  repentance. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  ine  [igain,  saying, 

2  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use  this 
proverb  concerning  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  The  *  fathers  have 
eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the  chil- 
dren's teeth  are  set  on  edge  ? 

3  tI.s  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
ye  shall  not  have  occasion  any  more 
to  u.se  this  proverb  in  Israel. 

4  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine ;  as 
the  soul  of  tlie  father,  so  also  the 
soul  of  the  son  is  mine:  ^'the  soul 
that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 

5  ^\  But  if  a  man  be  just,  and  do 
'that  which  is  lawful  and  riiilit, 

(I  And  hath  not  eaten  upon  the 
mountain.s,  neither  hath  lifted  up 
his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  neither  hath  ''  dellk^d  his 
n('ighl)our''s  wife, neither  hath  come 
near  to    a  menstruous  woman, 

7  And  hath  not  '^oi)i)r('s.s(Ml  any, 
hnt  hath  restored  to  the  debtor  his 
'''l)ledge,  hath  si)oiled  none  by  vio- 


lence,  hath  ''  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  hath  covered  the  na- 
ked with  a  garment ; 

8  He  that  hath  not  given  forth 
upon  '  usury,  neither  hath  taken 
any  increase,  that  hath  withdrawn 
his  hand  from  iniquity,  ""hath  exe- 
cuted true  judgment  between  man 
and  man, 

9  Hath  walked  in  luy  statutes, 
and  hath  kept  my  judgments,  to 
deal  truly ;  he  is  just,  he  shall  sure- 
ly '  live,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  7  H"  he  beget  a  son  that  is  a 
"robber,  '"a  shedder  of  blood,  and 
^^that  doeth  the  like  to  any  one  of 
these  things, 

11  And  that  doeth  not  any  of 
those  duties,  but  even  hath  eaten 
ujiou  the  mountains,  and  defiled 
his  neighbour's  wife, 

12  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and 
needy,  hath  spoiled  by  violence, 
hath  not  restored  the  pledge,  and 
hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the  idols, 
hath  "  committed  abomination, 

13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usury, 
and  hath  taken  increase :  shall  he 
then  live!  he  shall  not  live:  he 
hath  done  all  these  abominations ; 
he  shall  surely  die;  "his  *  blood 
shall  be  ui)ou  him. 

14  ^  Now,  lo,  if  he  beget  a  son, 
that  seeth  all  his  father's  sins  which 
he  hath  done,  and  considereth,  and 
doeth  not  such  like, 

15  ^'That  hath  not  eaten  upon  the 
mountains,  neither  hath  lifted  up 
his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  hath  not  defiled  his 
neighbour's  wife, 

10  Neither  hath  oppressed  any, 
'hath  not  -withholden  the  jjledge, 
neither  hath  spoiled  by  violence, 
hut  hath  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  hath  covered  the  na- 
ked with  a  garment, 

17  That  hath  taken  off  his  hand 
from  the  poor,  that  hnth  not  receiv- 
ed usury  nor  increase,  hath  exe- 
cuted my  judgments,  hath  walked 
in  my  statutes;  he  shall  not  die 
for  the  ini(iuity  of  his  father,  he 
shall  surely  live. 

IS  As  for  his  father,  because  he 
cruelly  ()])pressed,  spoiled  his  broth- 
er by  violence,  and  did  that  Avhich 


Before 
CHRIST 

534. 

!■  Deut.  15.  7, 

Is.  58.  7. 
Matt.  25.  35, 

>  Ex.  22.  2.5. 
Lev.  25. ;;«, 

Dcut.  23.19. 
Nfh.  5.  7. 
Ps.  15.  5. 
k  Dcut.  1.16. 

Zech.  8.  16. 


Ich.  20.  11. 
Amos  5.  4. 


II  Or, 

breaker  up 
of  a  hoitse. 

'"  Gen.  9.  6. 
Kx.  21.  12. 
Num. 35.31. 

II  Or,  lliat 
ilotth  tu  his 
hrntber  be- 
.lirles  any  of 
these. 


"ch.S.  6, 17 


"  Lev.  20.  9, 
11,12,13,16, 

ch.  3.  18.  & 
:«.  4. 

Acts  18.  G. 
tllcb. 
bloods. 


v  ver.  G,  &c. 


tlleb.  halh 
not  jAettged 
the  }tteiige, 
or,  tnken  to 
pledge. 


or  fall  hy  his  oivn 


EZEKIEL. 


good  or  had  actions. 


■Before 

CHRIST 

5!M. 

'ich.  3.  IS. 
'Ex.  •-(•.  5. 

Deut.  .^.  It. 

a  Kinns  L'.!. 

L'6.  &  :;4. 3,4. 


■  vcr.  i. 

'  Dcut.24.lR. 
•J  Kin^s  14. 
(i. 

2  Chr.  25.  4. 
Jer.  31.  Ill, 
;iO. 

"18.3.10,11. 
'  Uom.  2.  'X 


J  ver.  27. 
ch.33. 1-J,19. 


•ch.  .33.  lU. 


•  vcr.  32. 
ch.  .3.3.  11. 

1  Tim.  2.  4. 

2  Pet.  3.  U. 


i-ch.  3.  20.  & 
33.  r2,13,l«. 


'  2  Pet.  2.  20. 


i  ver.  29. 
ch.  33.17,20. 


=  ver.  24. 


Iver.  21. 


is  not  good  amoug  liis  i)eoi)le,  lo, 
even  ''lie  shall  die  in  lii.s  ini(iuity. 

19  1  Yet  say  ye,  Why  ?  'doth  not 
the  son  bear  the  inicinity  of  the  fa- 
ther! When  the  son  hath  done 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  and 
hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and  hath 
done  them,  he  shall  surely  live. 

20  ^The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall 
die.  ^The  son  shall  not  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  father,  neither  shall 
the  father  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
son :  "the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  shall  be  npon  him,  "and 
the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  shall 
be  npon  him. 

21  But  -if  the  wicked  will  turn 
from  all  his  sins  that  he  hath  com- 
mitted, and  kee])  all  my  statutes, 
and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall 
not  die. 

22  'All  his  transgressions  that  he 
hath  committed,  they  shall  not  be 
mentioned  unto  him  :  in  his  right- 
eousness that  he  hath  done  he  shall 
live. 

23  ^Have  I  any  pleasure  at  all 
that  the  wicked  should  die  ?  saith 
the  Lord  God  :  and  not  that  he 
should  return  from  his  ways,  and 
live  I 

24  ^  But  ^'when  the  righteous 
turneth  away  from  his  righteous- 
ness, and  committeth  iniquity,  and 
doeth  according  to  all  the  abomin- 
ations that  the  wicked  man  doeth, 
shall  he  live  I  ''AH  his  righteous- 
ness that  he  hath  done  shall  not 
be  mentioned  :  in  his  trespass 
that  he  hath  trespassed,  and  in  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned,  in  them 
shall  he  die. 

25  ^  Yet  ye  say,  "  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal.  Hear  now,  O 
house  of  Israel ;  Is  not  my  way 
equal?  are  not  your  ways  unequal  ? 

20  'When  a  righteous  man  turn- 
eth away  from  his  righteousness, 
and  committeth  iniquity,  and  dieth 
in  them ;  for  his  iniquity  that  he 
hath  done  shall  he  die. 

27  Again,  'when  the  wicked  man 
turneth  away  from  his  wickedness 
that  he  hath  committed,  and  doeth 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he 
shall  save  his  soul  alive. 

57 


28  Because  he  ^considereth,  and 
turneth  away  from  all  his  trans- 
gressions that  he  hath  connnitted, 
he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. 

20  ^  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Israel, 
The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal. 
O  house  of  Israel,  are  not  my  ways 
equal  I  are  not  your  ways  un- 
equal f 

30  'Therefore  I  will  judge  you,  O 
house  of  Israel,  every  one  accord- 
ing to  his  ways,  saith  the  Lord 
God.  ''Eepent,  and  turn  '^your- 
selves from  all  your  transgressions; 
so  iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin. 

31  1  '  Cast  away  from  you  all 
your  transgressions,  whereby  ye 
have  transgressed ;  and  make  you 
a  '"new  heart  and  a  new  spirit: 
for  why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of 
Israel  ? 

32  For  "  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the 
death  of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the 
Lord  God:  wherefore  turn  ^^your- 
selves, and  live  ye. 

CHAPTEE  XIX. 

1  A  lamentation  for  the  prba-ea  of  Inrael,  7indcr  the 
parable  of  lions'  whelps  taken  in  a  pit,  10  a/id  for 
Jerusaleiii,  imder  the  parable  of  a  wasted  vine. 

MOREOVEE,  nake  thou  up  a 
lamentation  for  the  princes 
of  Israel, 

2  And  say,  What  is  thy  mother  ? 
A  lioness:  she  laj^  down  among 
lions,  she  nourished  her  whelps 
among  young  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of  her 
whelps:  ''it  became  a  young  lion, 
and  it  learned  to  catch  the  prey ; 
it  devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  heard  of  him ; 
he  was  taken  in  their  pit,  and 
they  brought  him  with  chains  un- 
to the  land  of "  Egypt. 

5  Now  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  waited,  and  her  hope  was 
lost,  then  she  took  ''  another  of 
her  whelps,  and  made  him  a 
young  lion. 

6  ""And  he  went  up  and  down 
among  the  lions,  "^he  became  a 
young  lion,  and  learned  to  catch 
the  prey,  and  devoured  men. 

7  And  he  knew  "their  desolate 
palaces,  and  he   laid  waste  their 


cities  :    and 


the    land 

897 


was 


deso- 


Bcfore 

CHRIST 

594. 

s  vcr.  14. 


b  vcr.  25. 


>  ch.  7.  ,3.  & 
33.20. 


V  Mntt.  .3.  2. 
Kiv.  2.  5. 
II  Or,  others. 


1  Eph.  4.  22, 


■"Jcr.  .32.30. 
ch.ll.  la.  & 
3U.26. 


"I,ani.,3.33. 
vcr.  23. 
ch.  .3.3.  11. 
2  IVt.  3.  '.». 

II  Or,  others. 


504. 
•ch.  26. 17.& 
27.2. 


hvcr.  fi. 
2  Kiii!,'a2S. 
31,-32. 


'2KinK«23. 

3;i. 

2  Chr.  .3(5.  4. 
Jer.  22.  11, 
12. 

■'  2  Kinss  23. 
34. 


'Jer.  22.  IS- 
17. 
fvcr.  3. 


II  Or,  their 
widows. 


A  lamentation  for  Jerusalem. 


EZEKIEL. 


IsraeVs  rebellions  in  Eyupt^ 


Before 

CHKIST 

594. 

<  2  Kings  24. 
2. 


f  ver,  4. 


1 2  Chr.  nn.  (i. 

Jcr.  22.  1«. 
II  Or 

>n  hook$. 


lch.fi.  2. 
ich.  1?.  li. 
II  Or.  hi  Ihy 

or.  ill  th'f 
Ukeneis. 
'•'  D(?ut.  8.  7, 


■Soch.r.l..'!. 
Uaii.  4.  II. 


"ch.  17.  1(». 

llos.  l;3.  i.>. 


.P4ujds.S.15. 
2  Kings  24. 
20.' 
,0|1.:17.,1S. 


'►Uro.'i/SO. 


alinut  593. 


•ch.  R.  1.* 
14.1. 


late,  and   the  fulness  thereof,  by 
the  noi.se  of  his  roaring. 

8  -Then  the  nations  set  against 
him  on  every  side  from  the  prov- 
inces, and  spread  their  net  over 
him  :  ''  he  was  taken  in  their 
J)  it. 

9  'And  they  put  him  in  ward  "in 
chains,  and  brought  him  to  the 
king  of  Babylon :  they  brought 
him  into  holds,  that  his  voice 
should  no  more  be  heard  upon 
■"the  mountains  of  Israel. 

10  •[  Thy  mother  is  'like  a  vine 
'I  in  thy  blood,  planted  by  the 
waters  :  she  w^as  "'  fruitful  and 
full  of  branches  by  reason  of 
many  waters. 

11  And  she  had  strong  rods  for 
the  sceptres  of  them  that  bare 
rule,  and  her  "  stature  was  exalt- 
ed among  the  thick  branches,  and 
she  appeared  in  her  height  with 
the  multitude  of  her  branches. 

12  But  she  was  plucked  up  in 
fury,  she  was  cast  down  to  the 
ground,  and  the  "east  wind  dried 
up  her  fruit :  her  strong  rods  were 
broken  and  withered ;  the  fire  con- 
sumed them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in  the 
wilderness,  in  a  dry  and  thirsty 
ground. 

14  p  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  a  rod 
of  her  branches,  tvhich  hath  de- 
voured her  fruit,  so  that  she  hath 
no  strong  rod  to  he  a  sceptre  to 
rule.  "iThis  is  a  lamentation,  and 
shall  be  for  a  lamentation. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  God  refiisetfi  to  be  consulkxl  by  llie  chJers  of  Israel. 
5  He  slifweth  the  utory  of  their  rebellions  in  Egypt, 
10  iu  the  wildenicsx,  27  a)id  in  the  land.  '6'.i  He 
promixelh  to  ynther  tfiein  by  the  yospel.  45  Under 
the  name  of  a  forest  he  sheweththe  destructimi  of 
Jerusalem. 

A  Nl)  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sev- 
XjL  enth  year,  in  the  fifth  month, 
the  tenth  tfaij  of  the  month,  that 
''certain  of  1  lie  elders  of  Israel  came 
to  incpiin^  of  the  Loud,  and  sat  be- 
fore me. 

2  Tiien  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  m;in,  sjK'ak  unto  the  eld- 
ers of  Israel,  iiud  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  iiord  (Iod;  Are  ye 
come  to  inquire  of  me?    As  1  live, 

898 


saith  the  Lord  God,  ^I  will  not  be 
in(]uired  of  by  you. 

4  Wilt  thou  "'judge  them,  son  of 
man,  wilt  thou  judge  themf  '"cause 
them  to  know  the  abominations  of 
their  fathers : 

5  1  And  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  In  the  day 
when  'I  chose  Israel,  and  " lifted 
up  mine  hand  unto  the  seed  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  and  made  myself 
'known  unto  them  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  when  I  lifted  up  mine  hand 
unto  them,  saying,  ^I  am  the  Loed 
your  God ; 

6  In  the  day  that  I  lifted  up  mine 
hand  unto  them,  ''  to  bring  them 
forth  of  the  land  of  Egypt  into  a 
land  that  I  had  espied  for  them, 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
'  which  is  the  glory  of  all  lands : 

7  Then  said  I  unto  them,  ''Cast 
ye  away  every  man  '  the  abomina- 
tions of  his  eyes,  and  defile  not 
yourselves  with  '"  the  idols  of 
Egypt :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8  But  they  rebelled  against  me, 
and  would  not  hearken  unto  me: 
they  did  not  every  man  cast  away 
the  abominations  of  their  eyes,  nei- 
ther did  they  forsake  the  idols  of 
Egypt:  then  I  said,  I  will  "pour 
out  my  fury  upon  them,  to  accom- 
plish my  anger  against  them  in  the 
midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

1)  "But  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  polluted 
before  the  heathen,  among  whom 
they  were,  in  whose  sight  I  made 
myself  known  unto  them,  in  bring- 
ing them  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

10  "i  Wherefore  I  ''caused  them  to 
go  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  brought  them  into  the  wilder- 
ness. 

11  ''And  I  gave  them  my  statutes, 
and  'shewed  them  my  judgments, 
•which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  even 
live  in  them. 

12  Moreover  also  I  gave  them  my 
"sabbaths,  to  be  a  sign  between  me 
and  them,  that  they  might  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  that  sanctify 
tliem. 

13  But  the  house  of  Israel  *  rebel- 
led aiiainst  me  in  the  wilderness : 


Bi'fore 
CHUIST 
alioul  593 

i>ver.  .'Jl. 

ch.  14.  3. 
II  Or,  plead 

Jor  them. 
'ch.22.  2,  & 

2.'i.  -JH. 
i  ch.  16.  2. 


■•  K.x.  (i.  7. 

Ueut.  7.  6 
II  Or,  sware . 

aiKl  so  ver. 

(i,  Ac. 

Ex.  B.  8. 

'  Ex.  3.  8.  & 
4.  .•!!. 
Dcut.  4.  34. 

e  Kx.  20.  2. 


li  Ex.  3. 8, 17. 
Ueut.  8.  '(, 
X,  '.I. 
Jer.  32.  22. 


!  i  I's.  48.  2. 

ver.  15. 

Dan.  8.  9.  & 

lI.Ki,  41. 

Zeeh.  7. 14. 
j  Ich.  18.31. 
1  2  Chr.  1.5.  8. 

"Lev.  17.7 

&  18.  3. 
Dent.  2U.1C, 
17,  IS. 
Josh.  24. 14. 


"  ch.  7.  8. 
ver.  13,  21. 


"See  Ex.32. 
12. 
Num.  14. 1."., 

Dent.  9.  28. 
ver.  14,22. 
ch.3G.21,2J. 


1'  Ex.  13. 18. 


1  Dent.  4.  .<«. 
I     Neh.  9.  13, 
14. 
l'».  147. 19, 

I     2(1. 

:  tiicb. 

iiiatle  them 
I     to  knoiv. 
n.ev.  IS.  .1. 

ver.  13,  21. 

Hum.  UP.  .i. 

Gal.  3.  12. 
"  Ex.  -.-t).  8.  & 

31.  I.'!,  .l-c. 

&  Xi.  •>. 

Dent.  5.  12. 
j     Neh.  9.  14. 

I 

!  '  Nnm.14.22. 

I  I'.s.  78. 40.  « 

1  95.  8,  9, 10. 


in  the  wilderness,  and 


EZEKIEL. 


in  the  ^promised  land. 


Before 
CHRIST 

atiuut  5ilJ. 

"Prov.  1.25. 
ver.  l(i,  -H. 


"  Ex.  IG.  2T. 


y  Niim.14.29. 

I's.  lou.  a. 

'  VLT.  9,  22. 


•Num.l4.2S. 
Ps.  ;i-..  U.& 
100.  -Jii. 


l>  ver.  C. 


'  ver.  13,  24. 


<'Nuni.l5..'?9. 

P.";.  78.  ■■',■;. 

Amos  5.  25, 
2I>. 

Acts  7.  42, 
4.-!. 
'  Ps.  78.  S8. 


f  Dcut.  .5. 32, 

.•«.  &  6.  &  7, 
&  8,  &  10,  & 
'11,  it  12. 

f  Jer.  17.  22. 
ver.  12. 


b  Num.  25.1, 
2. 
Deut.ii.  2-'?, 

24.  &  31.  27. 


i  ver.  11, 13. 


i  ver.  8,  13. 


I  Ps.  78.  38. 
ver.  17. 
»  ver.  9, 14. 


"  Lev.  2S.  .^3. 
Deut.28.  64. 
Ps.  1(16.  27. 
Jer.  15.  4. 


they  walked  not  in  my  statutes, 
and  they  "despised  my  Jnd^iuents, 
which  if  a  man  (h),  lie  sludl  even 
livein  them;  andmysabbatlis  they 
greatly  '^  polluted :  then  1  said,  I 
would  pour  out  my  fury  upon  them 
in  the  >  wilderness,  to  consume 
them. 

14  'But  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  polluted 
before  the  heathen,  in  whose  sight 
I  brought  them  out. 

15  Yet  also  ^  I  lifted  up  my  hand 
Unto  them  in  the  wilderness,  that  I 
would  not  bring  them  into  the  land 
which  I  had  given  them,  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey,  ^' which  is  the 

'  glory  of  all  lands  ; 

16  '^Because  they  despised  my 
judgments,  and  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  but  polluted  my  sabbaths : 
for  ''their  heart  went  after  their 
idols. 

17  '  I^evertheless  mine  eye  spared 
them  from  destroying  them,  nei- 
ther did  I  make  an  end  of  them  in 
the  wilderness. 

18  But  I  said  unto  their  children 
in  the  wilderness,  AValk  ye  not  in 
the  statutes  of  your  fathers,  neither 
observe  their  judgments,  nordetile 
yourselves  with  their  idols  : 

19  I  am  the  Lokd  your  God; 
^  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keej)  my 
judgments,  and  do  them  ; 

20  *'' And  hallow  my  sabbaths;  and 
they  shall  be  a  sign  between  me 
and  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

21  Notwithstanding, '' the  children 
rebelled  against  me:  they  walked 
not  in  my  statutes,  neither  kept 
my  judgments  to  do  them,  '  which 
if  a  man  do,  he  shall  even  live  in 
them  ;  they  polluted  my  sabbaths: 
then  I  said,  ''I  would  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  them,  to  accomplish  my 
anger  against  them  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

22  '  Ils^evertheless  I  withdrew  mine 
hand,  and  '"  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  polluted 
in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  in 
whose  sight  I  brought  them  forth. 

23  I  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto 
them  also  in  the  wilderness,  that 
"  I  would  scatter  them  among  the 


Re  fore 

CHRIST 

5<)3. 

°  ver.  13,  It!. 


P  Sec  ch.  fi.  9. 


1.SeeP«.  81. 
12. 

ver.  39. 
Rnin.1.24. 
2  TJiese.  2. 
11. 


■■2  KingBK. 
17.  *2I.  <i. 
2Chr.28.3. 
fi  .■);!.  (i. 
Jer.  :'.2.  35. 
ch.  l(i.20,21. 

■  ch.  G.  7. 


•Rom.  2.  24. 
tlleh. 


"  I«.  .'i7..i,&c. 
ch.  G.  13. 


heathen, and  disperse  them  through 
the  countries ; 

24  "Because  they  had  not  execu- 
ted my  judgments,  but  had  des])ised 
my  statutes,  and  had  jjolluted  my 
sabbaths,  and  'their  eyes  were  aft- 
er their  fathers'  idols. 

25  AVherefore  '^  I  gave  them  also 
statutes  that  were  not  good,  and 
judgments  whereby  they  should 
not  live ; 

20  And  I  polluted  them  in  their 
own  gifts,  in  that  they  caused  to 
pass  '^  through  the  fire  all  that  open- 
eth  the  womb,  that  I  might  make 
them  desolate,  to  the  end  that  they 
''might  know  that  I  am  the  Lokd. 

27  *i  Therefore,  son  of  man,  speak 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  Thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God  ;  Yet  in  this  your  fathers  have 
'  blasphemed  me,  in  that  they  have 
^committed  a  trespass  against  me. 

28  For  when  I  had  brought  them 
into  the  land, /or  the  which  I  lifted 
up  mine  hand  to  give  it  to  them, 
then  "they  saw  every  high  hill,  and 
all  the  thick  trees,  and  they  ottered 
there  their  sacrifices,  and  there 
they  presented  the  provocation  of 
their  offering:  there  also  they  njade 
their  ''sweet  savour,  and  poured 
out  there  their  drink  oflierings. 

29  Then  "I  said  unto  them.  What 
is  the  high  place  whereunto  ye  go? 
And  the  name  thereof  is  called  Ba- 
mah  unto  this  day. 

30  Wherefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Are  ye  j)olluted  after  the  manner 
of  your  fathers  ?  and  commit  ye 
whoredom  after  their  abomina- 
tions I 

31  For  when  ye  offer  ^'your  gifts, 
when  ye  make  your  sons  to  pass 
through  the  fire,  ye  pollute  your- 
selves with  all  your  idols,  even  un- 
to this  day :  and  'shall  I  be  inquir- 
ed of  by  you,  O  house  of  Israel  f 
As  1  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I 
will  not  be  inquired  of  by  you. 

32  And  that  'which  cometh  into   ■cu.n..^. 
your  mind  shall  not  be  at  all,  that 
ye  say.  We  will  be  as  the  heathen, 
as  the  families  of  the  countries,  to 
serve  wood  and  stone. 

33  ^l   As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 

899 


^  ch.  16.  19. 


I  Or,  Ilnl.l 
tht'Jii  what 
the  /ii[/li 
pUtcf  was, 
or,  hamah. 


1  ver.  2C. 


'  ver.  3. 


Threats  mixed  with  promises. 


EZEKIEL. 


Ezekiel  prophesieth 


Before 

CHUIST 

593. 

iiJer.  21.  5. 


'Jer.2.n,S5. 

ch.  17.  ai. 
A  Sec  Nuin. 

]4.-.'I,'>.',23, 

a),  a). 


•  Lev.  27.  K. 
Jer.  33.  \i. 


II  Or.  a 

dehverinfj. 
fch..'?4.I7,-jO. 

Matt.ij.3:!, 

33. 


Mcr.  «.  14. 


I'Ch.C.  7.  & 
15. 7.  &  23. 
4a. 


iJudR.  10.14. 
I's.  (tl.  12. 
Amos  4.  4. 


k  Is.  1.  1.".. 
ch.23.;»,.'39. 


I  Is.  2.  2,  .■?. 
ch.  17.  23. 
Mic.  4. 1. 


■"  Is.  SB.  7.  It 

lilt.  7. 

Ztch.  8.  20, 

&r. 

Mat.  3.  4. 

Knin.  12.  I. 
11  Or,  chief. 


\  Ilcb. 

aai-our  of 

rent. 
'  Kph. .-..  2. 

Pbil.  4.  IH. 


"vcr.  .W,44. 

ch.  .'Hi.  2.'!.  «i 

:«♦.  2:t. 
I'ch.  ll.ir.A 

.'<4.  13.  &  ^. 

24. 


God,  surely  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  ^  with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and 
with  fury  poured  out,  will  I  rule 
over  you : 

34  And  I  will  bring  you  out  from 
the  people,  and  will  gather  you 
out  of  the  countries  wherein  ye  are 
scattered,  with  a  mighty  hand,  and 
with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and  with 
fury  poured  out. 

35  And  I  will  bring  you  into  the 
wilderness  of  the  people,  and  there 
''will  I  plead  with  you  face  to  face. 

3G  ""Like  as  I  pleaded  with  your 
fathers  in  the  wilderness  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  so  will  I  plead  with  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

37  And  I  will  cause  you  to  ''pass 
under  the  rod,  and  I  will  bring  you 
into  "  the  bond  of  the  covenant : 

38  And  ^I  will  purge  out  from 
among  you  the  rebels,  and  them 
that  transgress  against  me :  I  will 
bring  them  forth  out  of  the  coun- 
try where  they  sojourn,  and  *''they 
shall  not  enter  into  the  land  of  Is- 
rael :  ''and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

39  As  for  you,  O  house  of  Israel, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  '  Go  ye, 
servQ  ye  every  one  his  idols,  and 
hereafter  also,  if  ye  will  not  heark- 
en unto  me:  ''but  pollute  ye  my 
holy  name  no  more  with  your  gifts, 
and  with  your  idols. 

40  For  'in  mine  holy  mountain, 
in  the  mountain  of  the  height  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  there 
shall  all  the  house  of  Israel,  all  of 
them  in  the  land,  serve  me :  there 
'"will  I  accei)t  them,  and  there  will 
I  retjuire  your  olferings,  and  the 
"firstfruits  of  your  oblations,  with 

i  all  your  holy  tilings. 

j  41  I  will  acce])t  you  with  your 
'"sweet  savour,  when  I  bring  you 
out  from  the  pe()i)le,  and  gather 
you  out  of  the  countries  wherein 
ye  have  been  scattennl ;  and  I  will 
be  sanctified  in  you  before  the  hea- 
then. 
42  "And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  'when  I  shall  bring  you 
into  tlie  land  of  I.srael,  into  the 
country  for  the  which  I  lifted  up 
mine  hand  to  give  it  to  your  fa- 
thers. 

900 


43  And  ''there  shall  ye  remember 
your  ways,  and  all  your  doings, 
wherein  ye  have  been  detiled;  and 
'ye  shall  loathe  yourselves  in  your 
own  sight  for  all  your  evils  that  ye 
have  committed. 

44  ^And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  I  have  wrought 
with  you  'for  my  name's  sake,  not 
according  to  your  wicked  ways,  nor 
according  to  your  corrupt  doings, 
O  ye  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

45  ^  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

4(>  "Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to- 
ward the  south,  and  drop  thy  u-ord 
toward  the  south,  and  prophesy 
against  the  forest  of  the  south 
field; 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the 
south,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
="1  will  kindle  a  tire  in  thee,  and  it 
shall  devour  '  every  green  tree  in 
thee,  and  every  dry  tree :  the  flam- 
ing flame  shall  not  be  quenched, 
and  all  faces  'from  the  south  to  the 
north  shall  be  burned  therein. 

48  And  all  flesh  shall  see  that  I 
the  Lord  have  kindled  it :  it  shall 
not  be  quenched. 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  ! 
they  say  of  me.  Doth  he  not  speak 
I)arables  f 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Ezekiel  prophe.sieth  ayaiitxt  Jernsalem  with  a  sign 
of  sijjhing.  8  The  >iharp  and  briglit  .sword,  18 
agfiihut  Jern.salem,  25  ayahmt  the  kingdom,  28  and 
again.st  tfie  Amrnonites. 

A  ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
JTjl  unto  me,  saying, 

2  'Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to- 
ward Jerusalem,  and  ^drop  thy 
ivord  toward  the  holy  x)laces,  and 
prophesy  against  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, 

3  And  say  to  the  land  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I  am 
against  thee,  and  will  draw  forth 
my  sword  out  of  his  sheath,  and 
will  cut  off  from  thee 
eous  and  the  wicked. 

4  Seeing  then  that  I  will  cut  off 
from  thee  the  righteous  and  the 
wicked,  therefore  shall  my  sword 
go  forth  out  of  his  sheath  against  all 
flesh  ''from  the  south  to  the  north: 


the   right- 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 

lch.lG.Gl. 

'  Lev.  2G.  30. 
eh.  r>.  VI. 
lloa.  5.  \o. 


'  ver.  .'W. 
ch.  24.  24. 


>ch.  36.22. 


"  ch.  C.  2.  & 
21.2. 


'Jer.  21.  14. 
'Luke  23.31. 


'ch.  21.  4. 


593. 


» ch.  20.  4«. 

1'  Deut.  .tS.  2. 
Amos  7.  Ki. 
Mic.  2. 0, 11. 


'Job  9.  22. 


i  ch.  20.  47. 


against  Jerusalem. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  Ammonites  threatened. 


Before 

CUKIST 

593. 

'Sol3.«.23. 
&55.  11. 


IU.-J'2.  4. 


sch. ;.  1". 


t  Hcb. 
shall  go  in- 
to water. 


I  Deut.32.41. 
vcr.  li,  aj. 


II  Or,  it  is 
the  rod  of 
jtir/t!oii,  it 
itispiseth 
every  tree. 


•  ver.  19. 


II  Or,  the;; 
are  thrtist 
down  to  the 
fiirord  with 
Dty  jieoplc. 

kJcr.  ai.  HI. 

II  Or,  When 
the  trial 
hatli  been, 
ichat  then  f 
shall  they 
not  oho  be- 
long to  the 
desft}sing 
rod  i 

IJobi).  2.1. 
■J.  Ciir.  H.  2. 

'"  ver.  27. 

"Num.  24. 
10. 

ver.  1". 
ch.O.  11. 

t  Utb.  hand 
to  hand. 


"  1  KiiiKS  20. 

ai.  &  -l-l.  25. 
\\QT,gUtter- 

ing,or,/ear. 


I' ver.  10,28. 

llOr, 
sharpened. 


5  That  all  flesh  luay  know  that  I 
the  Lord  have  drawn  forth  my 
sword  out  of  his  sheath  :  it  '  shall 
not  return  any  more. 

G  '^Siiih  therefore,  thou  son  of  man, 
with  the  breaking  of  thrj  loins ;  and 
with  bitterness  sigh  before  their 
eyes. 

7  And  it  shall  be,  when  they  say 
unto  thee,  AVherefore  sighest  thou! 
that  thou  shalt  answer,  For  the 
tidings,  because  it  cometh :  and 
every  heart  shall  melt,  and  ^-'all 
hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  every 
spirit  shall  faint,  and  all  knees 
'shall  be  weak  as  water:  behold, 
it  cometh,  and  shall  be  brought  to 
pass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

8  ^  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

9  Son  of  man,  i^rophesy,  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Say,  ''  A 
sword,  a  sword  is  sharpened,  and 
also  furbished : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  make  a  sore 
slaughter;  it  is  furbished  that  it 
may  glitter :  should  we  then  make 
mirth!  "it  contemneth  the  rod  of 
my  son,  as  every  tree. 

11  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be 
furbished,  that  it  may  be  handled : 
this  sword  is  sharpened,  and  it  is 
furbished,  to  give  it  into  the  hand 
of '  the  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man ;  for 
it  shall  be  upon  my  people,  it  shall 
he  upon  all  the  princes  of  Israel : 
"terrors  bv  reason  of  the  sword 
shall  be  upon  my  j^eople:  "^  smite 
therefore  upon  thy  thigh. 

13  "Because  it  is  'a  trial,  and 
what  if  the  sword  contemn  even  the 
rod !  '"it  shall  be  no  more,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

14  Thou  therefore,  son  of  man, 
prophesy,  and  "smite  thine  'hands 
together,  and  let  the  sword  be 
doubled  the  third  time,  the  sword 
of  tlie  slain  ;  it  is  the  sword  of  the 
great  men  that  are  slain,  which  en- 
tereth  into  their  "privy  chambers. 

15  I  have  set  the  "point  of  the 
sword  against  all  their  gates,  that 
their  heart  may  faint,  and  their 
ruins  be  multiplied:  ah!  ''if  is 
made  bright,  it  is  "  wrapjjed  up  for 
the  slaughter. 


IG  1  Go  thee  one  waj-  or  other, 
either  on  the  right  hand,  '  or  on 
the  left,  whithersoever  thy  face  is 
set. 

17  I  will  also  'smite  mine  hands 
together,  and  'I  will  cause  my  fury 
to  rest:  I  the  Lord  have  said  it. 

18  ^1  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me  again,  saying, 

19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  appoint 
thee  two  ways,  that  the  sword  of 
the  king  of  Babylon  may  come: 
both  twain  shall  come  forth  out  of 
one  laud:  and  choose  thou  a  place, 
choose  it  at  the  head  of  the  way  to 
the  city. 

20  Appoint  a  way,  that  the  sword 
mav  come  to  ^Eabbath  of  the  Am- 
monites,  and  to  Judah  in  Jerusa- 
lem the  defenced. 

21  For  the  king  of  Babylon  stood 
at  the  ^  i)arting  of  the  way,  at  the 
head  of  the  two  Avays,  to  use  divin- 
ation :  he  made  his  "arrows  bright, 
he  consulted  with  images,  he  look- 
ed in  the  liver. 

22  At  his  right  hand  was  the  div- 
ination for  Jerusalem,  to  ajjpoint 
"♦captains,  to  open  the  mouth  in 
the  slaughter,  to  "lift  up  the  voice 
with  shouting,  "to  appoint  hatter- 
ing  rams  against  the  gates,  to  cast 
a  mount,  and  to  build  a  fort. 

23  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  as 
a  false  divination  in  their  sight, 
"to  them  that  ^ have  sworn  oaths: 
but  he  will  call  to  remembrance  the 
iniquity,  that  they  may  be  taken. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  ye  have  made  your 
iniquity  to  be  remembered,  in  that 
your  transgressions  are  discovered, 
so  that  in  all  your  doings  your  sins 
do  appear ;  because,  I  sag,  that  ye 
are  come  to  remembrance,  ye  shall 
be  taken  with  the  hand. 

25  ^\  And  thou,  '  profane  wicked 
prince  of  Israel,  '  whose  day  is 
come,  when  iniquity  shall  hare  an 
end, 

2G  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Re- 
move the  diadem,  and  take  oft"  the 
crown:  this  shall  not  he  the  same: 
''exalt  him  that  is  low,  and  abase 
him  that  is  high. 

27  '  I  will  overturn,  overturn,  over- 
turn it:  'and  it  shall  be  no  more, 
mi 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 

'Ich.l4.  17. 
1  Ilch. 

tet  thyrelf, 

take  the  lejl 

hand. 
■■vor.  14. 

ch.  22. 1.'!. 
■  ch.  i.  l.i. 


'  Jer.  4!l.  2. 
oh.  2.'..  .5. 
Amos  1.  14. 


t  Hcb. 

mother  of 
the  way. 

II  Or  ^knives. 

fllcb. 
teraphim. 


II  Or,  batter- 
ing rams, 
ell.  4.  2. 

t  IIcl).  ranm. 

"Jer.  51.  14. 

'  ch.  i.  2. 


||Or,/o)-rAe 
oafhs  made 
vnio  them. 

>  rh.  17.  I.-!, 
15,  10,  Is. 


'2Chr..'!C.13. 

,J.-r.  .',2.  2. 

(h.  17. 10. 
*  ver.  2tt. 

ch.  30. 5. 


l'ch.17.  24. 
Luke  I. 52. 

t  Ilib.  J'er- 
rerted,  ptr- 
reried,  per- 
rerted,  will 
I  make  it. 

'Gen.  49. 10. 
ver.  1.3. 
Luke  1.32, 
.IS. 
John  1.49. 


.4.  catalogue  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Jerusalem's  sins. 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 


J  Jer.  49. 1. 

th.  as.  a,3,(i. 

Zeph.  ^.8,!), 
10. 

'  ver.  9, 10. 


rch.  12.24.  & 
:i2.2». 


«  vcr.  2.5. 
.Job  l.H.  LU 
P«.  37. 13. 


I|  Or,  Cmuie 
it  fo  return. 

!■  Jer.  47.6,  (. 

>  Ueii.  15.  14. 
ch.  le.  38. 

I  ch.  1(5.3. 

loh.7.8.&14. 
ID.  &  '.'•-'.  2"J. 

"'ch.2l'.20,L>l. 


II  Or, 
iiuriiing. 


•  ch,  25. 10. 


593. 


•ch.  20.4.  & 

•£s.:sa. 

II  Or. 

plead/or. 
i>ch.24.<i,9. 

Nah.  3. 1. 
\  lleb.  city 

o/hloijiln. 
I  ne!i.  make 

/ifr  kuoWf 

ell.  lU.  L 


°2Klngii21. 
Vi. 


•I  Dout.2S..17. 
I  Kini;ail.7. 
ch.5.  14. 
Uaii.'J.  10. 


until  he  come  whose  right  it  is; 
and  I  will  give  it  Mm. 

28  'ii  And  thon,  son  of  man,  proph- 
esy and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  "*  concerning  the  Ammonites, 
and  concerning  their  reproach ; 
even  say  thon,  "^The  sword,  the 
sword  is  drawn :  for  the  slaughter 
it  is  furbi.shed,  to  consume  because 
of  the  glittering: 

29  AVhile  they  'see  vanity  unto 
thee,  while  they  divine  a  lie  unto 
thee,  to  bring  thee  upon  the  necks 
of  them  that  are  slain,  of  the  wick- 
ed, *-' whose  day  is  come,  when  their 
iniquity  shall  have  an  end. 

30  ii''^hall  1  cause  it  to  return  in- 
to his  sheath  !  '  I  will  judge  thee 
in  the  i)lace  where  thou  wast  cre- 
ated, ''in  the  land  of  thy  nativity. 

31  And  1  will  '  pour  out  mine  in- 
dignation upon  thee;  I  will  '"blow 
against  thee  in  the  tire  of  my  wrath, 
and  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of 
"brutish  men,  and  skilful  to  de- 
stroy. 

32  Thou  Shalt  be  for  fuel  to  the 
fire;  thy  blood  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  the  land ;  "  thou  shalt  be  no  more 
remembered :  for  I  the  Lokd  have 
sx)oken  it. 

CHAPTEE  XXII. 

1  A  catalogue  of  sins  in  Jerusalem.  13  God  will  burn 
(hem  «.s  dro.'i.i  in  Inn  furnace.  23  The  general  cor- 
ruption of  prophets,  priests,  princes,  and  people. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
JjOIM)  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  ''wilt 
thou  "judge,  wilt  thou  judge  ''the 
*  bloody  city?  yea,  thou  shalt '  shew 
her  all  her  abcmiinations. 

3  Tlum  say  thon,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  The  city  sheddeth  blood 
in  the  midst  of  it,  that  her  time  may 
come,  and  maketli  idols  against  her- 
self to  dclile  herself. 

4  Thou  art  bec^ome  guilty  in  thy 
blood  that  thou  hast  'shed;  and 
iiast  (h'filcd  thyself  in  thine  idols 
which  thou  hast  made;  and  thou 
hast  caused  thy  days  to  draw  near, 
and  art  vomo,  even  unto  thy  years:  | 
'therefore  have  I  made  thee  a  re- 
proacli  unto  the  heathen,  and  a 
mocking  to  all  countries. 

.')  Those  that  he  near,  and  those  that 
he  far  from  the*',  shall  mock  thee, 
\)02 


ichich    art   '  infamous    and    much 
vexed. 

G  Behold,  Hhe  jmnces  of  Lsrael, 
every  one  were  in  thee  to  their 
^  power  to  shed  blood. 

7  In  thee  have  they  '^set  light  by 
father  and  mother:  in  the  midst 
of  thee  have  they  ^ dealt  by  "op- 
pression with  the  stranger :  in  thee 
have  they  vexed  the  fatherless  and 
the  widow. 

8  Thou  hast ''  despised  mine  holy 
things,  and  hast '  profaned  my  sab- 
baths. 

9  In  thee  are  ^''men  that  carry 
tales  to  shed  blood :  '  and  in  thee 
they  eat  upon  the  mountains:  in 
the  midst  of  thee  they  commit 
lewdness. 

10  In  thee  have  they  "'  discovered 
their  fathers'  nakedness:  in  thee 
have  they  humbled  her  that  was 
"set  apart  for  pollution. 

11  And  "  one  hath  committed 
abomination  °with  his  neighbour's 
wife;  and  "another  f'hath  "lewdly 
defiled  his  daughter  in  law;  and 
another  in  thee  hath  humbled  his 
**  sister,  his  father's  daughter. 

12  In  thee  'have  they  taken  gifts 
to  shed  blood;  'thou  hast  taken 
usury  and  increase,  and  thou  hast 
greedily  gained  of  thy  neighbours 
by  extortion,  and  'hast  forgotten 
me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

13  •[  Behold,  therefore  I  have 
"smitten  mine  hand  at  thy  dishon- 
est gain  which  thou  hast  made, 
and  at  thy  blood  which  hath  been 
in  the  midst  of  thee. 

14  ''Can  thine  heart  endure,  or 
can  thine  hands  be  strong,  in  the 
days  that  I  shall  deal  with  thee  ? 
^1  the  Loud  have  spoken  it,  and 
w  ill  do  it. 

15  And  'Twill  scatter  thee  among 
the  heathen,  and  <lis])erse  thee  in 
the  countries,  and  "will  consume 
thy  tilthiness  out  of  thee. 

1()  And  th(m  "shalt  take  thine 
inheritance  in  thyself  in  the  sight 
of  the  heathen,  and  'thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lokd. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Loud 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  the  house  of 
Israel  is  to  me  become  dro.ss:  all 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 

iUeb. 
polUtted  of 
name, much 
in  vexation. 

'  Is.  1.  23. 
Mic..3.1,2,3. 
Zcph.  3.  3. 

t  lleb.  ann. 

lDeut.;;7.16. 

e  Ex.  22.  21, 
22. 
II  Or,  deceit. 


k  ver.  26. 


i  Lev.  ID.  30. 

eh.  23.  38. 


t  lleb.  men 
of  slanders. 

K  Ex.  23.  1. 
Lev.  l!l.  IB. 

Ich.  18.0,11. 


•"Lev.lS.7,8. 
&20.  Jl. 
1  Cor.  5.  1. 


"  Lev.  13. 19. 

&  20.  18. 
ch.  18.  6. 

II  Or, 
every  one. 

"  Lev.  IS.  20. 

&  20.  10. 

Dcut.  22.22. 

Jer.  .i.  8. 

ch.l8. 11. 
11  Or, 

eirery  one. 
I'Lev.  18.15. 

&  20.  12. 
II  Or, 

by  Jeifdnea^. 
•iLev.  18.  9. 

&  20.  17. 
'Ex.  i'i.  8. 

Dent.  10.19. 

&  27.  25. 
»  Ex.  22.  25. 

Lev.  23.  .!<). 

Deut.2.S.l!). 

eh.  18.  1.-!. 
'Dent.  32.18. 

.ler.  3.  21. 

eh.  23.  35. 

"  ch.  21.  17. 


'  Sec  ch.  21. 


Jch.  17.24. 


'Dent.  4.27. 
Jl  2S.  25,  M. 
ell.  12.14,15. 

"  ch.23.27,48. 


WOushalt  !>e 
jtrujaued. 


b  i'5.  n.  ic. 

ch.  0.  7. 


'Is.  1.22. 

Jer  0.28,SrC. 
.See  Ps.  119. 
111). 


Tlia  corruption 


EZEKIEL. 


of  all  orders. 


Before 
CIIHLST 

593. 

tUcb. 
ttiu&ies. 


t  Ilcb. 

Acfordinp: 
to  the  yath- 
enng. 


J  ch.  22.  20, 
■Jl,  2-J. 


'ch.  20.8,3.3. 
ver.  31. 


flloS.  6.  9. 


SlMatt.23.]4. 
hMic. .'..  II. 
Zcph.  3.:i,-i. 


i  Mai.  2.  8. 

t  Heb. 
ojfered  vio- 
lence to. 

k  Lev.  22.  2, 
&c. 
1  Sam.  2.2!! 

I  Lev.  10. 10. 
Jer.  l,i.  I'J. 
ch.  a.  23. 


"'  Is.  1 .  23. 
ch.  22.  6. 
]Mie.  3.  2,  3, 
II,  10,  11. 
Zeph.  3.  3. 


"  ch.  13. 10. 


"ch.  13.6,7. 
&  21.  28. 


they  are  brass,  and  tin,  and  iron, 
and  lead,  iu  the  midst  of  the  fur- 
nace; they  are  even  the  ♦dross  of 
silver. 

19  Therefore  thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God  :  Because  ve  are  all  become 
dross,  behold,  therefore  I  Mill 
gather  you  into  the  midst  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

20  ^As  they  gather  silver,  and 
brass,  and  iron,  and  lead,  and  tin, 
into  the  midst  of  the  furnace,  to 
blow  the  lire  upon  it,  to  melt  it; 
so  win  I  gather  you  in  mine  anger 
and  iu  my  fury,  and  I  will  leave 
you  there,  and  melt  you. 

21  Yea,  I  will  gather  you,  and 
'  blow  upou  you  in  the  fire  of  my 
wrath,  and  ye  shall  be  melted  in 
the  midst  thereof. 

22  As  silver  is  melted  in  the 
midst  of  the  furnace,  so  shall  ye 
be  melted  in  the  midst  thereof; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord 
have  "poured  out  my  fury  upon 
vou. 

23  1"  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her.  Thou 
art  the  land  that  is  not  cleansed, 
nor  rained  upon  in  the  day  of  in- 
dignation. 

25  ^  There  is  a  conspiracy  of  her 
prophets  in  the  midst  thereof,  like 
a  roaring  lion  ravening  the  \)vey : 
they  ^' have  devoured  souls;  'they 
have  taken  the  treasure  and  i)re- 
cious  things ;  they  have  made  her 
many  widows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

26  '  Her  priests  have  ♦  violated  my 
law,  and  have  ''profaned  mine  holy 
things :  they  have  put  no  '  differ- 
ence between  the  holy  and  pro- 
fane, neither  have  they  shewed 
difference  between  the  unclean  and 
the  clean,  and  have  hid  their  eyes 
from  my  sabbaths,  and  I  am  pro- 
faned among  them. 

27  Her  '"princes  in  the  midst 
thereof  are  like  wolves  ravening 
the  prey,  to  shed  blood,  and  to 
destroy    souls,    to    get    dishonest 


gam. 


28  And  "  her  prophets  have 
daubed  them  with  untempered 
mortar,  "seeing  vanity,  and  divin- 
ing lies  unto  them,  saying,  Thus 


saith  the  Lord  God,  when  the 
Lord  hath  not  spoken. 
2'.)  'The  people  of  the  land  have 
used  "  oppression,  and  exercised 
robbery,  and  have  vexed  the  poor 
and  needy:  yea,  they  have  ''op- 
pressed the  stranger  '  wrongfully. 

30  'And  I  sought  for  a  man  amonjr 
them,  that  should  'make  up  the 
hedge,  and  'stand  in  the  gap  be- 
fore me  for  the  land,  that  I  should 
not  destroy  it :  but  I  found  none. 

31  Therefore  have  I  "poured  out 
mine  indignation  upon  them ;  I 
have  consumed  them  Avith  the  fire 
of  my  wrath :  ^  their  own  way  have 
I  recompensed  upon  their  heads, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIIL 

I  T7ie  u'horcdoma  of  Aholali  and  AhoUbah.  22  Ahol- 
ibafi  in  to  be  plagued  by  Iter  loverx.  36  The  prophet 
reproveth  the  adulteries  of  them  both,  45  and  ihcw- 
eth  their  jndtjmciUs. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 
2   Son  of  man,  there  were 


women,    the 


daughters 


of 


^two 
one 


mother : 

3  And  ^'they  committed  whore- 
doms  in  Egypt ;  they  committed 
whoredoms  in  ^ their  youth:  there 
were  their  breasts  jjressed,  and 
there  they  bruised  the  teats  of  their 
virginity. 

4  And  the  names  of  them  were 
Aholah  the  elder,  and  Aholibah 
her  sister:  and  ''they  were  mine, 
and  they  bare  sons  and  daughters. 
Thus  were  their  names ;  Samaria  is 
I' Aholah,  and  Jerusalem  "Aholibah. 

5  And  Aholah  played  the  harlot 
when  she  was  mine ;  and  she  doted 
on  her  lovers,  on  'the  Assyrians 
her  neighbours, 

C  Which  u'ere  clothed  with  blue^ 
captains  and  rulers,  all  of  them 
desirable  young  men,  horsemen 
riding  upon  horses. 

7  Thus  she  *  committed  her  whore- 
doms with  them,  with  all  them  that 
were  *  the  chosen  men  of  Assyria, 
and  with  all  on  whom  she  doted : 
with  all  their  idols  she  defiled  her- 
self. 

8  Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms 
l)7'ought  *^from  Egypt:  for  in  her 
youth  they  lay  with  her,  and  they 
bruised  the  breasts  of  her  virginity, 

903 


Before 

CHUIST 

5'J3. 


.26, 


I'Jcr.  5 

27.28. 

ch.  18.  12. 
II  Or,  deceit. 


1  Ex.  22.  21. 

&  2:i.  '.I. 

Lev.  I'J.  33. 

ch.  22.  7. 
( Ilib.  vilh- 

OUt  I  Ijf/tt. 

'Jer,  .I.  1. 
•ch.  13.5. 
'  Ps.  106.  23. 


'  ver.  22. 


^ch.  9. 10.& 
11.  21.  klU. 


593. 


"Jer.  3.7,  8, 
10. 
ch.  16.  46. 


I'Lev.  17.7. 
Josh.  24. 14. 

dh.  20.  8. 

'  ch.  l(i.  22. 


■lch.16.8,20. 


II  That  is, 

JUsli'iit,  or, 

ta!/cr/iacte. 
II  That  18, 

J///  tiibeV' 

iiacle  in 

1  Kin^sS. 
2;i. 

'2  KiiiRs  15. 
111.  &  !<;.  7. 
.'(;  17.  .'!. 
llos.  8.  9. 


t Ileb.  be- 
atouerl  her 
ithorei/oms 
icjton  them. 

t  Ileb. 
the  choice 
ol  the  chil- 
liren  oj  At- 
nhur. 


f  ver.  3. 


The  li'lwredoms  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Aholah  and  Aholihah, 


Before 

CHKIST 

593. 


K2Kin(rsl7. 
3,4.5,  li,  •.'.!. 
&  1».  «,  lU, 
11. 

b  ch.IG.37,41. 


1  Heb. 
a  name. 


i  Jer.  3.  8. 

kJer.  .1. 11. 

ch.  ltJ.47,Jl. 
t  Hel).  she 

coyruptetl 

her  viortfi' 

uate  love 

more  than^ 

He. 
t  Hcb.  more 

than  Ifte 

w/ioredonis 

Oj  hur  sister. 
1 2  Kinirs  Itj. 

7,  10. 

2Chr.:a.lC- 

23. 

ch.  IG.  28. 
■"  ver.  (J,  23. 


■2  Kings  24. 

c'h.lO.  29. 
I  Hcb. 
at  the  night 
oj  her  eyea. 


lllcb. 
chiltlren  of 
Babtl. 


"  vpr.  22,  28. 

«  Hub. 
twn*'>/,  or, 
dujoitilea. 


PJer.  6.  8. 


1  vcr.  3. 


and  jjoured  their  whoredom  upon 
her. 

9  Wherefore  I  have  delivered  her 
into  the  hand  of  her  lovers,  into 
the  hand  of  the  ^Assyrians,  upon 
whom  she  doted. 

10  These  'discovered  her  naked- 
ness :  they  took  her  sons  and  her 
daughters,  and  slew  her  with  the 
sword:    and  she  became  famous 


among 


women  ;  for  they  had  exe- 


cuted judgment  upon  her. 

11  And  '  when  her  sister  Aholibah 
saw  this,  ""'she  was  more  corrupt 
in  her  inordinate  love  than  she, 
and  in  her  whoredoms  ^more  than 
her  sister  in  her  whoredoms. 

12  She  doted  upon  the  'Assyrians 
her  neighbours,  ""captains  and 
rulers    clothed    most    gorgeously, 


horsemen 


riding 


upon  horses,  all 


'ch.  10.  20. 


of  them  desirable  j^oung  men. 

1.'3  Then  I  saw  that  she  was  defil- 
ed, that  they  toolc  both  one  way, 
I   14   And   that  she   increased   her 
I  whoredoms:    for    when    she    saw 
I  men  portrayed  upon  the  wall,  the 
images  of  the  Chaldeans  i)ortrayed 
with  vermili(m, 

15  Girded  with  girdles  upon  their 
loins,  exceeding  in  dyed  attire  up- 
on tiieir  heads,  all  of  them  princes 
to  look  to,  after  the  manner  of  the 
Babylonians  of  Ohaldea,  the  land 
of  their  nativitj'  : 

16  "And  Uis  soon  as  she  saw  them 
with  her  eyes,  she  doted  upon 
them,  and  sent  messengers  unto 
them  into  Chaldea. 

17  And  the  'Babylonians  came  to 
her  into  the  bed  of  love,  and  they 
defiled  her  with  their  whoredom, 
and  she  was  polluted  with  them, 
and  "her  mind  was  *  alienated  from 
tlieni. 

18  8o  she  discovered  her  whore- 
doms, and  discovered  her  naked- 
ness :  then  ^my  mind  w  as  alienated 
from  lier,  like  as  my  mind  was 
alienat(Ml  from  her  si.ster, 

19  Yet  she  multipli(Ml  her  whore- 
doms, in  calling  to  rcmembiance 
the;  (I;iys  of  her  yontli,  ''wlun-ein 
she  had  i»layed  the  harlot  in  the 
land  of  lOgypt. 

20  For  slie  doted  upon  their  par- 
amours, 'whose  ficsh  is  as  the  tlesh 

•     i«)4 


Before 
CHRIST 

593. 


•ch.  16.  37. 
vur.  28. 


"  ver.  12. 


of  asses,  and  whose  issue  is  like  the 
issue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remem- 
brance the  lewdness  of  thy  youth, 
in  bruising  thy  teats  by  the  Egyj)- 
tians  for  the  x)aps  of  thy  youth. 

22  1  Therefore,  O  Aholibah,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  ''Behold,  I 
will  raise  up  thy  lovers  against 
thee,  from  whom  thy  mind  is  alien- 
ated, and  I  will  bring  them  against 
thee  on  every  side ; 

23  The  Babylonians,  and  all  the 
Chaldeans,  'Pekod,  and  8hba,  and  'Jer.  so.  21. 
Koa,  and  all  the  Assyrians  with 
them  :  "  all  of  them  desirable  young 
men,  captains  and  rulers,  great 
lords  and  renowned,  all  of  them 
riding  upon  horses. 

24  And  they  shall  come  against 
thee  with  chariots,  wagons,  and 
wheels,  and  with  an  assembly  of 
people,  which  shall  set  against  thee 
buckler  and  shield  and  helmet 
round  about :  and  I  will  set  judg- 
ment before  them,  and  they  shall 
judge  thee  according  to  their  judg- 
ments. 

25  And  I  will  set  my  jealousy 
against  thee,  and  they  shall  deal 
furiously  with  thee:  they  shall  take 
away  thy  nose  and  thine  ears;  and 
thy  remnant  shall  fall  by  the  sword : 
they  shall  take  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters ;  and  thy  residue  shall 
be  devoured  by  the  fire. 

26  "They  shall  also  strip  thee  out 
of  thy  clothes,  and  take  away  thj^ 
*  fair  jewels. 

27  Thus  ^  will  I  make  thy  lewd- 
ness to  cease  from  thee,  and  'thv 
whoredom  hrou(/ht  from  the  land 
of  Egypt:  so  that  thou  shalt  not 
lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  them,  nor 
remember  Egypt  any  more. 

28  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  deliver  thee  into  the 
hand  of  them  ''whom  thou  hatest, 
into  the  hand  of  them  'from  whom 
thy  mind  is  alienated : 

29  And  they  shall  deal  with  thee 
hatefully,  .'uid  shall  take  away  all 
thy  labour,  and  'shall  leave  thee 
naked  and  bare:  and  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  whoredoms  shall  be 
discovered,  both  thy  lewdness  and 
thy  whoredonis. 


'  ch.  16.  39. 


t  Heb.  in. 
sfnnneuts  of 
thtjtievktiitj. 
!ch.  Iii.41.i: 
22.  15. 


19. 


"  ch.  10.  37. 
liver.  17. 


"■ch.lC.'W. 
ver.  2G. 


The  jmlijments  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Aliolah  and  Akolibalu 


Btfore 

CIIKIST 

5!»3. 

dch.  G.  9. 


•Jcr.25.  15, 
SiC. 


fch.  !r2.4,5. 


e  Ps.  7.5.  .S. 
Is.  51.  17. 


!■  Jer.  2.  32.  & 

3.  21.  &  l.j. 

25. 

ch.  22.  12. 
i  1  Kin^s  14. 

11. 

Neh.  y.  2«. 


k  ch.  20.  4.  it 


II  Or, 
Ijlead  for. 

Il£.  58.  1. 


"■ch.  ir..  3,S. 
vcr.  45. 


"ch.lfi. 20,21, 
;«,  4.i.  A  21). 
2<J,  31. 


•ch.  22.8. 


P2  Kings  21. 
4. 


t»ch. 
com  ing. 
1 1s.  57.  'J. 


'Ruths.  .T 

"2  Kings 'J. 

30. 

Jcr.  4.  .TO. 
IHcb. 

honourahle, 
<Esth.  1.6. 

Is.  .57.  7. 

Amos  2.  8. 

&U.  4. 


30  I  will  do  these  thiuffs  unto  thee, 
because  thou  hast '' fj^oiie  a  "wiioring 
after  the  heathen,  and  because  thou 
art  polluted  with  their  idols. 

31  Thou  hast  walked  in  the  way 
of  thy  sister;  therefore  will  I  give 
her  'eup  into  thine  hand. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Thou  shalt  drink  of  thy  sister's 
cup  deep  and  large :  ^  thou  shalt 
be  laughed  to  scorn  and  had  in 
derision  ;  it  containeth  much. 

33  Thou  shalt  be  tilled  m  ith  drunk- 
enness and  sorrow,  with  the  cup  of 
astonishment  and  desolation,  with 
the  cup  of  thy  sister  Samaria. 

34  Thou  shalt  ^even  drink  it  and 
suck  it  out,  and  thou  shalt  break 
the  sherds  thereof,  and  pluck  off 
thine  own  breasts :  for  I  have 
spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

35  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  thou  ''  hast  forgot- 
ten me,  and  *  cast  me  behind  thy 
back,  therefore  bear  thou  also  thy 
lewdness  and  thy  whoredoms. 

30  *[  The  Lord  said  moreover 
unto  me ;  Son  of  man,  Avilt  thou 
""judge  Aholah  and  Aholibah  f 
yea,  '  declare  unto  them  their 
abominations ; 

37  That  they  have  committed 
adulterv,  and  '"blood  is  in  their 
hands,  and  with  their  idols  have 
they  committed  adultery,  and  have 
also  caused  their  sons,  "whom  they 
bare  unto  me,  to  pass  for  them 
through  the  fire,  to  devour  them. 

38  Moreover  this  they  have  done 
unto  me :  they  have  detiled  my 
sanctuary  in  the  same  day,  and 
"have  jirofaned  my  sabbaths. 

39  For  when  they  had  slain  their 
children  to  .their  idols,  then  they 
came  the  same  day  into  my  sanc- 
tuary to  profane  it;  and,  lo,  'thus 
have  they  done  in  the  midst  of 
mine  house. 

40  And  furthermore,  that  ye  have 
sent  for.  men  '  to  come  from  far, 
''unto  whom  a  messenger  was  sent; 
and,  lo,  they  came:  for  whom  thou 
didst  'wash  thyself,  'paintedst  thy 
eyes,  and  deckedst  thyself  with  or- 
naments, 

41  And  safest  upon  a  ^  stately- 
'bed,  and  a  table  prepared  before 


it,  "whereupon  thou  hast  set  mine 
incense  and  mine  oil. 

42  And  a  a  oice  of  a  multitude  be- 
ing at  ease  vas  with  her:  and  with 
the  men  'of  the  connnon  sort  ivere 
brought  "Sabeans  from  the  wilder- 
ness, whicn  y)ut  bracelets  upon  their 
hands,  and  beautiful  crowns  upon 
their  heads. 

43  Then  said  I  unto  her  that  ivas 
old  in  adulteries.  Will  they  now 
connnit  'whoredoms  with  her,  and 
she  icith  them  f 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her,  as 
they  go  in  unto  a  woman  that 
playeth  the  harlot:  so  went  they 
in  unto  Aholah  and  unto  Aholibah, 
the  lewd  women. 

45  ^[  And  the  righteous  men,  they 
shall  ''judge  them  after  the  manner 
of  adulteresses,  and  after  the  man- 
ner of  women  that  shed  blood;  be- 
cause they  are  adulteresses,  and 
^  blood  is  in  their  hands. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
'I  will  bring  up  a  company  upon 
them,  and  will  give  them  Ho  be 
removed  and  spoiled. 

47  ^Aud  the  company  shall  stone 
them  with  stones,  and  "dispatch 
them  with  their  swords ;  ''  they 
shall  slay  their  sons  and  their 
daughters,  and  burn  up  their 
houses  with  fire. 

48  Thus  ''will  I  cause  lewdness  to 
cease  out  of  the  land,  ''  that  all  wo- 
men may  be  taught  not  to  do  after 
your  lewdness. 

49  And  they  shall  recompense 
your  lewdness  upon  you,  and  ye 
shall  'bear  the  sins  of  your  idols: 
•^and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Under  (he  parable  of  a  boiUufj  pof,  6  is  shewed  the 
irrevocable  destruction  of  Jcrunalem.  15  By  the 
xif/ii  of  Ezckicl  not  niouruiiig  for  the  death  of  hia 
wife,  11)  (.V  shewed  the  calamity  of  the  Jews  to  be  be- 
yond all  sorrow. 

A  GAIN  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the 
JLJL  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  daij 
of  the  month,  the  word  of  the  Loed 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  vSf)n  of  man,  write  thee  the 
name  of  the  day,  eveji  of  this 
same  day :  the  king  of  Babylon  set 
himself   against   Jerusalem    "  this 

same  day. 

905 


Before 
CllKIST 

593. 

"  TioT.  7.  17. 

<  ll.  Ili.lK.l'.). 

11<«.  2.8. 

I  Ueh.o/the 

iiiiiliilucle 
of  uieti. 

II  Or. 
iliunkartls. 


t  Hob.  her 
whoredonu. 


^ch.  16.38. 


I  ver.  37. 


»ch.  ia40. 

f  ITeb.  for 
a  removing 
attUsjJOiL 

•ch.  10.  40. 

II  Or,  stugte 
them  oitf. 
l>2Chr.3G.ir, 

ch.  24.  21. 


'ch.  22.  15. 

ver.  27. 
<l  Deut.1.3.11. 

2  Ptt.  2.  G. 


•ver.  35. 


fch.20,'?8,42, 
44.  Si  2c.  5. 


590. 


"2  Kings  2«. 
1. 

Jer.  .39. 1.  & 
52.4. 


Parable  of  a  boiling  pot. 


EZEKIEL. 


TJie  calamity  of  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHklbT 

590. 

-rh.  17    12. 

■■SeeJer  1. 
1.!. 
ch.  11.3. 


E  Or,  heap. 


<lch.22.  3.  & 
23.37. 
ver.  9. 


"  See  2  Sam. 

H.2. 

.loci  ."..  ••!. 
Obad.  11. 
Xuli.  3.  10. 


I  Lev.  17.  v.. 
Ueut.  12.lli, 
1-4. 


t  Matt.  7.  •>. 


kver  C 
Nah.  .■;.  1. 
Ilab.  2.  12. 


I  ch.  22.  15. 


kch.  «.  n.fc 
8.18.&  10.42. 


11  Sam.  15. 
29. 


"ch.fi.  11. 


3^Aud  utter  a  parable  unto  the 
rebellions  bouse,  and  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
"Set  on  a  pot,  set  it  on,  and  also 
pour  water  into  it: 

4  Gather  the  pieces  •  thereof  into 
it,  even  every  good  inece,  the 
thigh,  and  the  shoulder  -,  till  it 
with  the  choice  bones. 

5  Take  the  choice  of  the  tlock, 
and  "burn  also  the  bones  under 
it,  and  make  it  boil  well,  and  let 
them  seethe  the  bones  of  it 
therein. 

G  T^  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  AVoe  to  ''the  bloodj-  city,  to 
the  pot  whose  scum  is  therein,  and 
whose  scum  is  not  gone  out  of  it ! 
bring-  it  out  piece  by  i)iece;  let  no 
'  lot  fall  upon  it. 

7  For  her  blood  is  in  the  midst 
of  her;  she  set  it  upon  the  top 
of  a  rock;  *^she  i)Oured  it  not 
upon  the  ground,  to  cover  it  with 
dust ; 

8  That  it  might  cause  fury  to 
come  up  to  take  vengeance ;  ^  I 
have  set  her  blood  upon  the  top 
of  a  rock,  that  it  should  not  be 
covered. 

0  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  ''  Woe  to  the  bloody  city ! 
I  will  even  make  the  ijile  for  tire 
great. 

10  Heap  on  wood,  kindle  the  fire, 
consume  the  flesh,  and  spice  it 
well,  and  let  the  bones  be  burned. 

11  Then  set  it  empty  upon  the 
coals  thereof,  that  the  brass  of  it 
may  be  hot,  and  may  burn,  and 
that  'the  lilthiness  of  it  may  be 
molten  in  it,  that  the  scum  of  it 
may  be  consumed. 

12  She  hath  wearied  herself  with 
lies,  and  her  great  scum  went  not 
forth  out  of  her:  her  scum  shall  be 
in  the  hre. 

13  In  thy  filthiness  is  lewdness: 
biicause  1  have  purged  thee,  and 
thou  wast  not  ])nrged,  thou  shalt 
not  be  purged  from  thy  lilthiness 
any  more,  "till  I  have  caused  my 
fury  to  rest  upon  thee. 

14  'J  the  LoKD  have  spoken  it: 
it  shall  come  to  ])ass,  and  1  will  do 
it;  I  will  not  go  back,  '"neither 
will  I  S2)are,  neither  will  I  rei)eut; 

mm 


according  to  thy  ways,  and  accord- 
ing to  thy  doings,  shall  they  judge 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  1^  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I  take 
away  from  thee  the  desire  of  thine 
eyes  with  a  stroke:  yet  neither 
shalt  thou  mourn  nor  weep,  nei- 
ther shall  thy  tears  *run  down. 

17  ^  Forbear  to  cry,  "make  no 
mourning  for  the  dead,  "bind  the 
tire  of  thine  head  upon  thee,  and 
pput  on  thy  shoes  upon  thy  feet, 
and  ^ cover  not  thy  'lips,  and  eat 
not  the  bread  of  men. 

18  So  I  spake  unto  the  people  in 
the  morning :  and  at  even  my  wife 
died ;  and  I  did  in  the  morning  as 
I  was  commanded. 

19  ^  And  the  people  said  unto 
me,  'Wilt  thou  not  tell  us  what 
these  things  are  to  us,  that  thou 
doest  so  f 

20  Then  I  answered  them.  The 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  LordGoD  ;  Behold, 
'I  will  profane  my  sanctuary,  the 
excellency  of  your  strength,  Hhe 
desire  of  your  eyes,  and  '  that  which 
your  soul  pitieth;  "and  your  sous 
and  your  daughters  whom  ye  have 
left  shall  fall  by  the  sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I  have 
done :  ''ye  shall  not  cover  your  lips, 
nor  eat  the  bread  of  men. 

23  And  your  tires  shall  be  upon 
your  heads,  and  your  shoes  upon 
your  feet :  ^  ye  shall  not  mourn  nor 
Aveep;  but  '^ye  shall  i)ine  away  for 
your  ini(iuities,  and  mourn  one  to- 
ward another. 

24  Thus  "Ezekiel  is  unto  vou  a 
sign  :  according  to  all  that  he  hath 
done  shall  ye  do:  ^'and  Avhen  this 
Cometh,  'ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  God. 

25  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  shall  it 
not  be  in  the  day  when  I  take  from 
them  ''their  strength,  the  joy  of 
their  glory,  the  desire  of  their  eyes, 
and  '  tliat  whereu])on  they  set  their 
minds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters, 

20  That  "he  that  escapeth  in  that 


Belore 
CHRIST 

590. 


t  Heb.  go. 

1  Heb. 

Be  silent, 
"Jer.  16.  5, 

6,7. 
'■  See  Lev. 10. 

6.  &  21.  111. 
P  2  Sam.  15. 

30. 

•)  Mic.  3.  7. 
i  Hib. 

iq>}ier  Up ,' 

And  so 

ver.  22. 

Lev.  13. 45. 


■■011.12.  9.  & 
37.  18. 


»Jer.  7.14. 
eh.  7.  20, 21, 

'  Ps.  27.  4. 

1  llcb. 
t/ie  pily  of 
your  sottl. 

"ch.  23.  47. 


'^  ,Tor.  IG.  G, : 
ver.  17. 


J',Iob27. 15. 

r».  78.  (H. 
'  Lev.  2G.  W. 

cli.  33. 10. 


"  Is.  20.  X 
ell.  4.  S.  & 
12.G,  IL 

h.ler.  17.  15. 

John  l.'i.  lU. 

.1  U.  L'O. 
'  ih.  6.  7.  & 

25.5. 


dvcr.  21. 


1  Heb.  the 
lylKiynpof 
their  said. 


'ch.  33.21, 

22. 


GocVs  vengeance  iqwn  the 


EZEKIEL. 


AmmoiiitcSj  iqwji  Moahy  &c. 


Before 

CHKIST 

5!K). 

fch.  3.2G.27. 
.<;  211.  21.  Sl 
33.  Ii2. 


Kvcr.  24. 


590. 


'ch.6.  2.  & 

35.2. 

bJcr.41t.  1, 

.tc. 

ch.  21.  2S. 

.\mos  1.  13 

Zeph.2.  a. 

'  Prov.  17.  5 

cli.  2U.  2, 

tHeb. 

children. 


J  ch.  21.  20. 
'  Is.  1".  2.  & 

3.'.  14. 

Zeph.  2. 14, 

15. 


feh.  24.  24.& 
2ti.(i.  &3o.a. 


f  Job  2".  23. 

Lam.  2.  15. 

Zeph.  2.  15. 
♦  llL-h.haiid. 
I  llvb.. foot. 
I  ch.  3i;.  5. 

Zeph.  2.  8, 

10. 
t  Heb.  soul. 

'  ch.  35.  3. 


1  Or,  meat. 


k  Is.  15,  &  16. 
Jcr.  48. 1, 

&c. 

Ainos  2. 1. 
1  cli.  35.  2,  5, 


(lay  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  cause 
thee  to  hear  it  ^vitli  thine  earsf 
27  'lu  tliat  (lay  sliall  thy  mouth 
be  opened  to  liim  Avhich  is  esca])e(l, 
and  thou  shalt  speak,  and  be  no 
more  dumb:  and  ^'thou  shalt  be  a 
sign  unto  them ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lokd. 

CHAPTER  XXY. 

1  OocTs  vengeance,  for  Vieir  hinvleney  against  the 
Jews,  njxjn  the  Antinointes  ;  8  u])()n  JJoab  and  Heir  ; 
12  ujwn  Edorn,  15  and  upon  the  Philistines. 

THE  word  of  the  Loud  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

face 
and 


2  Son  of  man,  ''set  thy 
^against  the  Ammonites, 
in'ophesy  against  them ; 

3  And  say  unto  the  Ammonites, 
Hear  the  \vord  of  the  Lord  God  ; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  ^Be- 
cause thou  saidst.  Aha,  against 
my  sanctuary,  when  it  was  pro- 
faned ;  and  against  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, when  it  was  desolate;  and 
against  the  house  of  Judah,  when 
they  went  into  captivity  ; 

4  Behold,  therefore  I  will  deliver 
thee  to  the  *  men  of  the  east  for  a 
possession,  and  they  shall  set  their 
palaces  in  thee,  and  make  their 
dwellings  in  thee :  they  shall  eat 
thy  fruit,  and  they  shall  diink  thy 
milk. 

5  And  I  will  make  '^Eabbah  ""a 
stable  for  camels,  and  the  Ammon- 
ites a  couching  place  for  flocks: 
*^and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

G  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thou  ^hast  clajjped  thine 
'hands,  and  stamped  with  the 
'feet,  and  ''rejoiced  in  ^h(?art  with 
all  thy  desx)ite  against  the  land  of 
Israel ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will '  stretch 
out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  will 
deliver  thee  for  "a  spoil  to  the  hea- 
then ;  and  I  will  cut  thee  off  from 
the  people,  and  I  will  cause  thee 
to  perish  out  of  the  countries:  I 
will  destroy  thee;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 
I  8  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
!  Because  that  "Moab  and  '  Seir  do 
say,  Behold,  the  house  of  Judah  is 
like  unto  all  the  heathen  ; 

9  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  open 


the  ^side  of  Moab  from  the  cities, 
from  his  cities  wlueh  are  on  his 
frontiers,  the  glory  of  the  country, 
Beth-jeshimoth,  Baal-meou,  and 
Kiriathaim, 

10  '"Unto  the  men  of  the  east 
"with  the  Ammonites,  and  will 
give  them  in  i)ossessi()n,  that  the 
Ammonites  "may  not  be  remem- 
bered among  the  nations. 

11  And  I  will  execute  judgments 
upon  INIoab ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

12  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
"Because  that  Edom  hath  dealt 
against  the  house  of  Judah  'by 
taking  vengeance,  and  hath  great- 
ly otiended,  and  revenged  himself 
upon  them ; 

L3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  Edom,  and  will  cut  off 
man  and  beast  from  it ;  and  I  will 
make  it  desolate  from  Teman  ;  and 
"they  of  Dedau  shall  fall  by  the 
sword. 

14  And  ^'I  will  lay  my  vengeance 
upon  Edom  by  the  hand  of  my 
people  Israel :  and  they  shall  do  in 
Edom  according  to  mine  anger  and 
according 


and  they 
saith 


to  my  fury ; 
shall   know   my  vengeance^ 
the  Lord  God. 

15  T^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
'I Because  "^the  Philistines  have 
dealt  by  revenge,  and  have  taken 
vengeance  with  a  despiteful  heart, 
to  destroy  it  "for  the  old  hatred ; 

IG  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  '  I  will  stretch  out 
mine  hand  upon  the  Philistiiu^s, 
and  I  will  cut  off  the  'Cherethim, 
"and  destroy  the  remnant  of  the 
"sea  coast. 

17  And  I  will  ""  execute  great 
'vengeance  upon  them  with  fu- 
rious rebukes ;  ^'  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I 
shall  lay  my  vengeance  upon  them. 

CHAPTER  XXVL 

1  T>jrns,for  insnUing  against  Jerusalem,  is  threaten- 
ed. 7  The  power  of  Nebuchadrezzar  against  her. 
15  T)ie  nioiirniug  and  astonishment  oj  the  sea  at 
herfall. 

A  XD  it  came  to  x^ass  in  the  elev- 
JTjL  enth  year,  in  the  first  day  of 
the  month,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

1)07 


Before 

CH  HIST 

5!K). 

f  llih. 
^/ifjti  lifer 
OJ  Moab. 


■"  vcr.  4. 

II  Or, 
tinninst  the 
r/nltlrrn  of 
Aininon. 

"  ell.  21.  32. 


•'20hr.28.1". 
I's.  137.7. 
■lcr.4a.  7,8, 
&c. 
ch..35.  2,*c. 

.\lMO,  1.  11. 

Obad.lO, 
&c. 

590. 

\\U'\}.hyre- 

viiifjiuij  re- 

vmiyeiiienl. 


II  Or, 

thev 

shall  Jail  1,!/ 

the 

••word 

unto  JJe- 

ilun 

1' See  Is.  11. 

14. 

Jtr. 

4'J.  2. 

590. 

I  Jcr.  25.  20. 
&4r.  I,&c. 
J<iel3.4,&c. 
Aim)6  1.  t». 

'2Chr.28.18. 

II  Or,  wilh 
jtcrjielual 
hatred. 

'  Zeph.  2.  4, 
&c. 


'l.'<nm.:!0.14. 

"Jcr.  47.4. 

Il  Or,  haren 
oJ  the  sea. 
«  ch.  5. 15. 

»  Hcb. 

veityeance» 
>  r».  a.  16. 


58S. 


Tyriis  is  tJireateiied. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  mourning  at  her  fall. 


Before 
CHRIST 

'  Is.  23. 

Jer.  25.22.5: 

47.  4. 

Amos  1.  0. 

Zech.  U.  •_'. 
b  ch.  25. 3.  & 

Sti.  2. 


ver.  14. 


<1  ch.  27.  32. 


•ch.  25.  5. 


f  Ezra  7.  12. 
Dan.  2.  37. 


fch.  21.22. 

II  Or,  pnnr 
uiif  the  ert' 
gine  oj  tliot. 


t  Tlrb.  ac- 
ror'Jinf/  to 
thr  eiitrr- 
inp*  of  a 
rily  broken 
up. 


2  Son  of  man,  "  because  tbat  Ty- 
riis bath  said  against  Jerusalem, 
^Aha,  sbe  is  broken  that  was  tbe 
gates  of  tbe  people ;  sbe  is  turned 
unto  me ;  I  sball  be  replenished, 
noiv  sbe  is  laid  waste : 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;   Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 

0  Tyrus,  and  a\  ill  cause  many  na- 
tions to  come  up  against  thee,  as 
tbe  sea  causeth  bis  waves  to  come 
up. 

4  And  they  shall  destroy  tbe  walls 
of  Tvrus,  and  break  down  her  tow- 
ers :  I  will  also  scrai)e  her  dust 
from  her,  and  '^make  her  like  tbe 
top  of  a  rock. 

5  It  shall  be  a  place  for  the  spread- 
ing of  nets  ''in  the  midst  of  the  sea: 
for  I  have  spoken  it,  saith  tbe  Lord 
God  :  and  it  shall  become  a  sjjoil 
to  tbe  nations. 

6  And  her  daughters  which  are 
in  the  field  shall  be  slain  by  tbe 
sword;  'and  they  sball  know  that 

1  am  the  Lord. 

7  ^  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  Tyrus 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
^  a  king  of  kings,  from  the  north, 
with  horses,  and  with  chariots,  and 
with  horsemen,  and  companies,  and 
much  people. 

8  He  sball  slay  with  tbe  sword 
thy  daughters  in  the  held :  and  be 
shall  ^make  a  fort  against  thee,  and 
"cast  a  mount  against  thee,  and  lift 
up  the  buckler  against  thee. 

9  And  be  shall  set  engines  of  war 
against  thy  walls,  and  with  bis  axes 
be  sball  break  down  thy  towers. 

10  \\\  reason  of  the  abundance 
of  bis  horses  their  dust  shall  cover 
thee:  tby  walls  shall  shake  at  tbe 
noise  of  tbe  horsemen,  and  of  the 
wheels,  and  of  the  chariots,  when 
be  shall  enter  into  tby  gates,  <  as 
men  enter  into  a  city  wherein  is 
made  a  breach. 

11  Witb  tbe  hoofs  of  his  horses 
shall  be  tread  <l()wn  all  thy  streets: 
he  sball  slay  tby  ])eople  by  tbe 
sword,  and  tby  strong  garrisons 
shall  go  down  to  tlic  ground. 

12  And  tlicji  sball  make  a  spoil 
of  tby  riches,  and  make  a  prey  of 
tby  merchandise :    and  they  sball 

JX)8 


break  down  thy  walls,  and  destroy 
'  tby  pleasant  bouses :  and  they 
sball  lay  thy  stones  and  thy  tim- 
ber and  tby  dust  in  tbe  midst  of 
the  water. 

13  'And  I  will  cause  the  noise  of 
'thy  songs  to  cease;  and  the  sound 
of  thy  harps  shall  be  no  more  heard. 

14  And  "I  will  make  thee  like  tbe 
top  of  a  rock :  thou  sbalt  be  a  place 
to  spread  nets  upon ;  thou  sbalt  be 
built  no  more:  for  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it,  saith  tbe  Lord  God. 

15  0[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
Tyrus ;  8ball  not  the  isles  '  shake 
at  the  sound  of  thy  fall,  when  the 
wounded  cry,  w^hen  tbe  slaughter 
is  made  in  the  midst  of  thee ! 

IG  Then  all  the  '"princes  of  the 
sea  sball  "  come  down  from  their 
thrones,  and  lay  away  their  robes, 
and  put  oft'  their  broidered  gar- 
ments :  they  shall  clothe  them- 
selves with  Hrembling;  "they  shall 
sit  upon  tbe  grouiul,  and  i' sball 
tremble  at  every  moment,  and  ^  be 
astonished  at  thee. 

17  And  they  sball  take  up  a  'lam- 
entation for  thee,  and  say  to  thee. 
How  art  thou  destroyed,  that  wast 


Before 
CHRIST 

5SS. 

tllcb. 
houses  of 
till/  desire. 


lils.  14.11.  t 

24.  S. 

Jcr.  7.34.  & 

IB  y.  &  25. 

lU. 
i  Is.  2n.  IG. 

ch.  28.  13. 

Kev.  18.  22. 
kver.  4,  5. 


inhabited  'of 


seafaring 


men,  the 


IJcr.  49.  21. 
vcr.  18. 
ch.  27.  28.  4: 
31.  l(i. 


■"  Is.  23.  8. 
"  Jonah  3.  C. 


I  Heb. 
tremblings. 
"Job  2.  13. 
1'  ch.  32. 10. 
1  ch.  27.  35. 


'^ch.27.  .32. 
Kev.  18.  a. 


tlleb. 
ot  the  seas. 
'  Is.  23.  4. 


renowned  city,  which  wast  *  strong 
in  the  sea,  sbe  and  her  inhabitants, 
which  cause  their  terror  to  he  on  all 
that  haunt  it ! 

18  Now  shall  'the  isles  tremble  in   'ver.15. 
the  day  of  tby  fall ;  yea,  the  isles 
tbat  arc  in  the  sea  shall  be  troubled 
at  tby  departure. 

19  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
When  I  shall  make  thee  a  desolate 
city,  like  the  cities  tbat  are  not  in- 
habited; when  I  sball  bring  up  tbe 
deep  upon  thee,  and  great  waters 
shall  cover  thee ; 

20  When  I  shall  bring  thee  down 
"with  them  that  descend  into  the  ! ''<^i>32.i8,«. 
l)it,  with  the  peoi)le  of  old  time, 
and  shall  set  thee  in  the  low  parts 
of  the  earth,  in  i)laces  desolate  of 
old,  with  them  tbat  go  down  to 
tbe  pit,  tbat  thou   be  not  inhab- 


ited ;  and  I  sball 


land  of  tbe  living; 


set  glorv  '^in  tbe 


21  >I  will  make  thee  'a  terror, 
and  thou  shall  he  no  more :  'though 
tbou  be  sought  for,  yet  sbalt  thou 


»  ch.  32.  2.3, 
2«,  27,  32. 


Jch.27.36.& 

I     28.  HI. 

(  nub. 

I     terrors, 
'Pa.  37.  38. 


The  riches  and  large 


EZEKIEL. 


commerce  of  Tyriis. 


Before 
CHKIST 

588. 


»ch.  19.  1.  & 

•.ti.  17.  .4 '.'.S. 
12.  Jk  32.  \i. 

bch.  28.  2. 


'  Is.  23.  3. 


<>  ch.  28. 12. 
t  Hob. 

fter/ect  of 

\  lIcb.AeaH. 


t  Heb.  built. 
'  Deut.  3. 1). 


;!  Or,  theji 
hat'e  nmUe 
thu  hatches 
o/'  ivonj 
well  tiocl- 
den. 

\  Heb.  the 
'lavtjhter. 

'Jer.  2.  10. 


l  Or,  purple 
andscoflet. 


never 
Lord  God. 


be  found  again, 


saith  the 


^  I  Kinps  5. 
IH. 
Vs.  ,S3.  r. 

UOr, 

.^toppers  of 

chlul^s. 
t  Heb. 

>liriigth- 

eners. 


kjcr.  4G.  n. 
ch.  m.  5.  Si 

38.  J. 


'  Tcr.  3. 


k  Gen.  10.  4. 

2  Chr.2U.»J. 


CHAPTER  XXYir. 

1  TIte  rich  suj)phj  of  Tijrtis.    2C>  The  great  and  unre- 

corcrable  fall  thereof. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  ''take 
up  a  lamentation  for  Tyrus ; 

3  And  say  unto  Tyrus,  'O  thou 
that  art  situate  at  tlie  entry  of  the 
sea,  which  art  ""a  merchant  of  the 
people  for  many  isles,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  O  Tyrus,  thou  hast 
said,  ''I  am  'of  perfect  beauty. 

4  Thy  borders  are  in  the  'midst 
of  the  seas,  thy  builders  have  per- 
fected thy  beauty. 

5  They  have  'made  all  thy  ship 
boards  of  fir  trees  of  '  Senir :  they 
have  taken  cedars  from  Lebanon 
to  make  masts  for  thee. 

6  Of  the  oaks  of  Bashan  have 
they  made  thine  oars ;  " '  the  com- 
pany of  the  Ashurites  have  made 
thy  benches  of  ivory,  hrought  out 
of  '^the  isles  of  Chittim. 

7  Fine  linen  with  broidered  work 
from  Egypt  was  that  which  thou 
spreadest  forth  to  be  thy  sail ;  "  blue 
and  iJurple  from  the  isles  of  Eli- 
shah  was  that  which  covered  thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zidou  and 
Arvad  were  thy  mariners:  thy 
wise  men,  O  Tyrus,  that  were  in 
thee,  were  thy  pilots. 

9  The  ancients  of  ^Gebal  and  the 
wise  men  thereof  were  in  thee  thy 
"'calkers:  all  the  ships  of  the 
sea  with  their  mariners  were  in 
thee  to  occupy  thy  merchandise. 

10  They  of  Persia  and  of  Lud  and 
of  ''  Phut  were  in  thine  army,  thy 
men  of  war :  they  hanged  the 
shield  and  helmet  in  thee ;  they 
set  forth  thy  comeliness. 

11  The  men  of  Arvad  with  thine 
army  were  upon  thy  walls  round 
about,  and  the  Gammadim  were 
in  thy  towers:  they  hanged  their 
shields  upon  thy  walls  round 
about ;  they  have  made  '  thy 
beauty  perfect. 

12  "^  Tarshish  was  thy  merchant 
by  reason  of  the  nniltitude  of  all 
kind  o/ riches;  with  silver,  iron,  tin, 
and  lead,  they  traded  iu  thy  fairs. 


13  'Javan,  Tubal,  and  Meshech, 
they  were  thy  merchants:  they 
traded  "the  persons  of  men  and 
vessels  of  brass  in  thy  "market. 

14  They  of  the  house  of  "Togar- 
mali  traded  in  thy  fairs  with  horses 
and  horsemen  and  nuiles. 

15  The  men  of  "Dedan  were  thy 
merchants ;  many  isles  were  the 
merchandise  of  thine  hand :  they 
brought  thee  for  a  present,  horns 
of  ivory  and  ebony. 

IG  Syria  was  thy  merchant  by 
reason  of  the  multitude  of  'the 
wares  of  thy  making :  they  oc- 
cupied in  thy  fairs  with  emeralds, 
purple,  and  broidered  work,  and 
fine  linen,  and  coral,  and  'agate. 

17  Judah,  and  the  land  of  Israel, 
they  were  thy  merchants :  they 
traded  in  thy  market  ''wheat  of 
■^Minnith,  and  Pannag,  and  honey, 
and  oil,  and  '"balm. 

18  Damascus  was  thy  merchant 
in  the  multitude  of  the  wares  of 
thy  making,  for  the  multitude  of 
all  riches ;  in  the  wine  of  Helbon, 
and  white  wool. 

19  Dan  also  and  Javan  "going 
.to  and  fro  occupied  in  thy  fairs : 
bright  iron,  cassia,  and  calamus, 
were  in  thy  market. 

20  'I^edan  iras  thy  merchant  in 
'  precious  clothes  for  chariots. 

21  Arabia,  and  all  the  princes  of 
'Kedar,  'they  occupied  with  thee 
in  lambs,  and  rams,  and  goats :  iu 
these  were  they  thy  merchants. 

22  The  merchants  of  "Sheba  and 
Raamah,  they  were  thy  merchants: 
they  occupied  in  thy  fairs  with 
chief  of  all  spices,  and  with  all 
l)recious  stones,  and  gold. 

23  "Haran,  and  Canneh,  and  Eden, 
the  merchants  of  ^  Slieba,  Asshur, 
and  Chilmad,  were  thy  merchants. 

24  These  tvere  thy  merchants  in 
'I  all  sorts  of  things,  in  blue  '  clothes, 
and  broidered  work,  and  iu  chests 
of  rich  apparel,  bound  with  cords, 
and  made  of  cedar,  among  thy  mer- 
chandise. 

25  'The  ships  of  Tarshish  did  sing 
of  thee  in  thy  market:  and  thou 
wast  replenished,  and  made  very 
glorious  '  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

20  ^  Thy   rowers   have 
9()9 


brought 


Before 
CHKIST 

588. 

1  Gen.  10.  2. 

■"  Rev.  18.13. 

I[  <_)r.  mer- 
chandise. 

"(ien.  1(1.3. 
ch.  38.  6. 


"  Gen.  10.  7. 


t Ileb. 
till/  icorka. 


t  IIeb.r7iri/j- 
Ojtrase. 


P  1  KinKS  5. 

!l,  II. 

Ezra  3.  7. 

-Vets  12.20. 
'I,]u.1k.11.33. 
'Jer.  8.  22. 
I)  Or,  rosin. 


II  Or. 
Jleuzal. 


'  Gen.  25.  3. 

f  lleb. 

rlatlies  of 
Jieedoin. 

'Gen.  2.1.1'!. 

Is.  (JO.  r. 

t  Ikb.  Ilicl/ 
were  the 
merchtm/s 
cj  thy  hand. 

"Gen.  10.7 
I  KiMK.^.  1(1. 
1,  2. 

Ps.r-.'.io.ii 

Is.  «J.  (i. 


'Gen.  11.31. 
2  KinKs  19. 

5  Gen.  25.  3. 


II  Or,  excel- 
lent things. 

f  Ileh. 
Joldtngs, 


'  n.  48.  7. 
I».  2.  111.  . 
23.  14. 


"  vcr.  4. 


Irrecoverable  fall  of  Tyrus. 


EZEXIEL. 


GoiVsjudymtnt  upon 


Before 
CHKIST 

5SS. 

'•  I's.  4X  7. 
t  llu\)  heart. 

I'rov.  11.4. 

vcr.  .'j4. 

Itcv.  18.  '.I, 


II  Or,  even 
with  alt. 


t  IIeb.Aca.(. 


Z  Or,  wayr<. 
•'ch.JG.l/.,!^ 


'Rev.  18.17. 


Job  2.  12. 
Kiv.  Is.  r.i 
-  tkUi.  4.1, :. 
Jer.  (i.  2U. 


"Jer.  Ifi.C.  \ 
47.5. 
Mic,  1.  lU. 


'ch.  2(;.  17. 
vcr.  2. 
»  Rev.  IS.  \6. 


1  Rev.  18. 19. 


■"ch.2C.ia. 


"  vcr.  27. 


»ch.2C.l.-.,lfl. 


PJcr.l8.K,. 
'ich.  -Jb.  21. 
♦  Heb. 

t^i-i-orn. 
t  rieb.  Bhalt 

iiot  be/or 


tliee  into  great  waters:  'tbe  east 
wind  hath  broken  thee  in  the  '  midst 
of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  ^riches,  and  thy  fairs,  thy 
merchandise,  thymariners,  and  thy 
l)ilots,  thy  calkers,  and  the  occu- 
piers of  thj'  merchandise,  and  all 
thy  men  of  war,  that  are  in  thee, 
"and  in  all  thy  company  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall  into 
the  '  midst  of  the  seas  in  the  day 
of  thy  ruin. 

28  The  "suburbs  "shall  shake  at 
the  sound  of  the  cry  of  thy  x>ilots. 

29  And  'all  that  handle  the  oar, 
the  mariners,  and  all  the  pilots  of 
the  sea,  shall  come  down  from  their 
ships,  they  shall  stand  ujiou  the 
land ; 

30  And  shall  cause  their  voice  to 
be  heard  against  thee,  and  shall 
cry  bitterly,  and  shall  '^cast  up  dust 
upon  their  heads,  they  ^  shall  wal- 
low themselves  in  the  ashes : 

31  And  they  shall  ''  make  them- 
selves utterly  bald  for  thee,  and 
gird  them  with  sackcloth,  and  they 
shall  weep  for  thee  with  bitterness 
of  heart  and  bitter  wailing. 

32  And  in  their  wailing  they  shall, 
'  take  up  a  lamentation  for  thee,  and 
lament  over   thee,  saying,  ""What 
city  is  like  Tyrus,  like  the  destroy- 
ed in  tlie  midst  of  the  sea  ? 

33  'When  thy  wares  went  forth 
out  of  the  seas,  thou  lilledst  many 
people;  thou  didst  enrich  the  kings 
of  the  earth  with  the  multitude  of 
thy  riches  and  of  thy  merchandise. 

34  In  the  time  when  '"thou  shalt 
be  broken  by  the  seas  in  the  depths 
of  the  waters, "  thy  merchandise  and 
all  thv  company  in  the  midst  of  thee 
shall  fall. 

35  "All  the  inhabitants  of  the  isles 
shall  be  astonished  at  thee,  and 
their  kings  shall  be  sore  afraid, 
they  shall  be  troubled  in  their  coun- 
tenance. 

30  The  merchants  among  the  peo- 
ple 'shall  hi.ss  at  thee;  ''thou  shalt 
be  '  a  terror,  and  '  never  shalt  he  any 
more. 

CITAPTKR  XXVIII. 

\  GcxVk  jii(hjnif)it  >(]x»i  l/ir  prhice  of  Tyrns  for  7iis 
narrilcijioas  jirule.  11  A  Idineiitnlioii  of  liix  i/reat 
glory  corrupted  by  sin.  20  TliejuiUjinent  of  Zidon. 
2A  The  realoration  of  Inrad. 

910 


came 


THE  word  of  the  Lord 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  prince 
of  Tyrus,  Thu.^  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thine  heart  is  lifted  up,  and 
''thou  hast  said,  I  am  a  god,  I  sit  in 
the  seat  of  God,  ^'in  the  'midst  of 
the  seas;  "^yet  thou  art  a  man,  and 
not  God,  though  thou  set  thine 
heart  as  the  heart  of  God : 

3  Behold,  '^  thou  art  wiser  than 
Daniel;  there  is  no  secret  that  they 
can  hide  from  thee : 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with 
thine  understanding  thou  hast  got- 
ten thee  riches,  and  hast  gotten 
gold  and  silver  into  thy  treasures : 

5  '''By  thy  great  wisdom  and  by 
thy  trafhck  hast  thou  increased  thy 
riches,  and  thine  heart  is  lifted  up 
because  of  thy  riches : 

G  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  thou  hast  set  thine 
heart  as  the  heart  of  God ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  bring 
strangers  upon  thee,  "^the  terrible 
of  the  nations:  and  they  shall  draw 
their  swords  against  the  beauty  of 
thy  wisdom,  and  they  shall  defile 
thy  brightness. 

8  They  shall  bring  thee  down  to 
the  pit,  and  thou  shalt  die  the 
deaths  of  the7n  that  are  slain  in  the 
midst  of  the  seas. 

9  Wilt  thou  yet  ^say  before  him 
that  slayeth  thee,  I  am  God  ?  but 
thou  shalt  he  a  man,  and  no  God, 
in  the  hand  of  him  that  "slaveth 
thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of 
''  the  uncircumcised  by  the  hand 
of  strangers :  for  I  have  spoken  it, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  •![  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Son  of  man, '  take  up  a  lament- 
ation upon  the  king  of  Tyrus,  and 
say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  ''Thou  sealest  up  the  sum, 
full  of  wisdom,  and  perfect  in 
beauty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  'Eden  the 
garden  of  God ;  every  precious 
stone  was  thy  covering,  the  "sar- 
diuK,  topaz,  and  the  diamond,  the 
"beryl,  the  onyx,  and  the  jasjx'r,  | 
the  sapphire,  the  "emerald,  and  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

.588. 

5SS. 


"  ver.  9. 

!  hch.  27.  n,  4. 

I  t  Ueb.heart. 

I  'Is.  31.  a. 

I 


]  dZech.  9.  2. 


f  neb.  By 
the  great- 
7ies.s  0/  tfiff 

WlSftoJH. 

'  Ps.  (;2.  10. 
Zech.  9.  3. 


feh.  SO.  ]].& 
■■iL.  12.  &  32. 
12, 


c  ver.  2. 


11  Or, 
icoiindeth. 


1.  oh.. •31.  IS.  & 
32.19,21,25, 

27. 


ich.  27.  2. 


kch.  27.  3. 
vcr.  3. 


Ich.  31.  8,9. 


I  Or,  rxtby. 


eor, 

chrysolite. 
II  Or,  cliry/to- 
prase. 


the  prinm  of  Tyrus. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  judgment  of  Pharaoh. 


Bofore 
C'HUIST 

5SS. 


■»  ch.  26.  13. 


■  See  Ex.  25. 
20. 
ver.  1(!. 

°  ch.  20.  40. 


P  ver.  14. 


1  ver.  2, 5. 


'ch.  26.21.  & 

2".  at). 

I  Hel). 
tenors. 


•ch.fi.  2.  & 

25. 2.  .t  -M.  2. 
'Is.  2:!.  4,  12. 

Jer.  25.  ■22.& 

27.  3. 

ch.  32.  30. 


"Ex.  14.4,17. 
ch.  39.  13. 


•I's. ;».  IG. 


ych.2fl.41.& 
»j.  23. 
ver.  25. 

'  ch.  3S.  22. 


caibiiiicle,  and  gold :  the  work- 
iiiaiisliip  of  "tliy  tabrets  and  of 
tliy  pipes  was  prepared  in  thee  in 
the  day  that  thou  wast  created. 

14  Thou  art  the  anointed  "cherub 
that  covereth ;  and  I  ha^e  set  thee 
so:    thou    wast    upon    "the    holy 

'  mountain  of  God ;  thou  hast  walk- 
I  ed  up  and  down  in  the  midst  of 
j  the  stones  of  lire. 

15  Thou  wast  perfect  in  tliy  ways 
from  the  day  that  thou  wast  creat- 

I  ed,  till  iniquity  was  found  in  thee. 
10  By  the  multitude  of  thy  mer- 
chandise  they  have  filled  the  midst 
I  of  thee   witii   violence,   and   thou 
I  hast  sinned :  therefore  I  will  cast 
I  thee  as  profane  out  of  the  mount- 
ain  of  God:    and  I  will   destroy 
thee,  f'  O  covering'  cherub,  from  the 
midst  of  the  stones  of  fire. 

17  *i  Thine  heart  was  lifted  up  be- 
cause of  thy  beauty,  thou  hast  cor- 
rupted thy  wisdom  by  reason  of 

j  thy  brightness  :  I  will  cast  thee  to 

I  the  ground,  I  will  lay  thee  before 

kings,  that  they  may  behold  thee. 

18  Thou  hast  defiled  thv  sanctu- 
aries  by  the  nniltitude  of  thine  in- 
iquities, by  the  iniquity  of  thy 
traftick ;  therefore  will  I  bring  forth 
a  fire  from  the  midst  of  thee,  it 
shall  devour  thee,  and  I  will  bring 
thee  to  ashes  upon  the  earth  in  the 
sight  of  all  them  that  behold 
thee. 

19  All  they  that  know  thee  among- 
the  people  shall  be  astonished  at 
thee:  "^thou  shalt  be  'a  terror,  and 
never  shalt  thou  he  any  more. 

20  T^  Again  the  word  of  the  LOKD 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  'set  thy  face 
'against  Zidon,  and  prophesy 
against  it, 

22  And  say.  Thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God;  "Behold,  I  «»j,  against  .thee, 
O  Zidon;  and  I  will  be  glorified 
in  the  midst  of  thee:  and  "they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
when  I  shall  have  executed  judg- 
ments in  her,  and  shall  be  -sancti- 
fied in  her. 

23  Tor  I  will  send  into  her  pesti- 
lence, and  blood  into  her  streets; 
and  the  wounded  shall  be  judged 
in  the  midst  of  her  by  the  sword 


upon  her  on  every  side ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

24  ^[  And  there  shall  be  no  more 
^a  pricking  brier  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  nor  any  grieving  thorn 
of  all  that  are  round  about  them, 
that  des[)ised  them  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  1  am  the  Lord  (Jod. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
When  I  shall  have  ^'gathered  the 
house  of  Israel  from  the  ])eoi)le 
among  whom  they  are  scattered, 
and  shall  be  ^sanctified  in  them  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  then  shall 
they  dwell  in  their  land  that  I  have 
given  to  my  servant  Jacob. 

2G  And  they  shall  ''dwell  "safely 
therein,  and  shall  ''build  houses,! 
and  *^ plant  vineyards  ;  yea,  they  j 
shall  dwell  with  confidence,  when  i 
I  have  executed  judgments  upon  ; 
all  those  that  "  despise  them  round  \ 
about  them ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  77ie  judgment  of  Pliaraoh  for  h  is  treachery  to  Israel. 
8  The  dc.soIatiu7i  of  Egypt.  Vd  The  redoration 
thereof  after  forty  years.  17  Egypt  the  reward  of 
Nebuchadrezzar.     21  Israel  shall  be  restored. 

IX  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth 
month,  in  the  twelfth  day  of  the 
mouth,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  '\set  thy  face  again.st 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  proph- 
esy against  him,  and  ''against  all 
Egypt : 

3  Speak,  and  .say,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  'Behold,  I  am  against 
thee,  Pharaoh  king  of  Egyi)t,  the 
great  ''dragon  that  lieth  in  the 
midst  of  his  rivers,  'which  hath 
said.  My  river  is  mine  own,  and  I 
have  made  it  for  myself. 

4  But  "^I  will  put  hooks  in  thj- 
jaws,  and  I  will  cause  the  fish  of 
thy  rivers  to  stick  unto  thy  scales, 
and  I  will  bring  thee  up  out  of  the 
midst  of  thy  rivers,  and  all  the 
fish  of  thy  rivers  shall  stick  unto 
thy  scales. 

5  And  I  will  leave  thee  throtim 
into  the  wilderness,  thee  and  all 
the  fish  of  thy  rivers:  thou  shalt 
fall  upon  the  'open  fields;  *-'thou 
shalt  not  be  brought  together,  nor 
gathered :  "  I  have  given  thee  for 

911 


Before 
ClllUST 

5S8. 


"  N'nm.S.'t..M. 
Joiih.  23. 13. 


'■Is.  11.12. 
oil.  11.  17.41 
211.  41..%  34. 
13.  «:3i.21. 


■■  ver.  22. 


'lJer.23.r,. 

ch.  .iU.  28 
il  Or,  with 

conyiflence. 
'Is.  (m.  21. 

Amos  it.  14. 
'Jer.  31.  5. 


I  Or,  spoil. 


589. 


»ch.  28.  21. 


I'is.  i;i.  1. 

.I.r.  25.  19. 
.«!  46.  2,  25. 


■"  Jer.  44.  .10. 
oh.  28.  22. 
ver.  10. 

1 
H  Ps.  74. 13, 
14. 
Is.  27.  1.& 

51.  a. 

I     ch.  .32.  2. 
;  'Scecb.  28. 


I  Is.  37.  20. 
ch.  38.  4. 


♦  Ileb./ace 
of  the  /kUI. 

cjer.  8.  2.  & 
Ki.  4.  &  25. 

k  ,Ier.  7.  33.  k 
34.20. 


Tlie  desolation  and 


EZEKIEL. 


restoration  of  J^gypt. 


Before 

CHRIST 

589. 


i  2  Kings  in. 
21. 
Is.  3C.  6. 


kJer.Sr.  5, 

7.  11. 
ch.  I'.ir. 


Ich.l4.  i:..<£ 
32.11,12,13. 


'ch.30.  12. 


t  Hcb. 

ictislcs  of 

waste. 
U  Or,  /roni 

Migtfol  to 

Syetie, 

Kx.  14.  2. 

Jer.  44.  1. 
"  ch.  .•».  C. 
t  Ileb. 

^venth, 
°  ch.  32.  13. 


Pch.30.r,2C. 


1  r».  19.  23. 
Jcr.  4(j.  2(i. 


II  Or,  birth. 

t  Ilcb.  low. 
'ch.  17. 0,14. 


meat  to  the  beasts  of  the  field  uud 
to  the  fowls  of  the  heaveu. 
6  And  all  the  iuhabitants  of 
Egypt  shall  know  that  1  am  the 
LoKD,  because  they  have  been  a 
'  staft'  of  reed  to  the  house  of  Is- 

:  rael. 

I    7  MVhen  they  took  hold  of  thee 

j  by  thy  hand,  thou  didst  break,  and 
rend  all  their  shoulder :  and  when 

,  they  leaned  upon  thee,  thou  brak- 
est,  and  madest  all  their  loins  to 
be  at  a  stand. 
8  •[  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  '  a  sword 
upon  thee,  and  cut  oif  man  and 
beast  out  of  thee. 
0  And  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  be 
desolate  and  waste ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lokd  :  because 
he  hath  said,  The  river  is  mine, 
and  1  have  made  it. 

10  Behold,  therefore  I  am  against 
thee,  and  against  thy  rivers,  '"and 
I  will  make  the  land  of  Egypt 
•  utterly  waste  and  desolate,  ""from 
the  tower  of  '  Syeue  even  unto  the 
border  of  Ethiopia. 

11  "No  foot  of  man  shall  pass 
through  it,  nor  foot  of  beast  shall 
pass  through  it,  neither  shall  it  be 
inhabited  forty  years. 

12  'And  I  will  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  desolate  in  the  midst  of  the 
countries  that  are  desolate,  and  her 
cities  among  the  cities  that  are  laid 
waste  shall  be  desolate  forty  years: 
and  I  will  scatter  the  Egyptians 
among  the  nations,  and  will  dis- 
perse them  through  the  countries. 

13  1   Yet  thus    saith   the   Lord 
j  God;  At  the  ''end  of  forty  years 

will  I  gather  the  Egyptians  from 
the    i)eople    whither    they    were 
I  scattered : 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the 
ca])tivity  of  Kgypt,  and  will  cause 
tlieni  to  return  into  the  land  of 
rathios,  into  the  land  of  their 
"  habitation ;  and  they  shall  be 
there  a  ''base  kingdom. 

15  It  shall  1)(^  tlie  basest  of  the 
kingdoms;  neither  shall  it  exalt 
il.sclf  any  more  above  the  nations: 
for  I  will  diniini.sh  them,  that  they 
shall  no  more  rule  over  the  na- 
tions. 

912 


IG  And  it  shall  be  no  more  ''the 
contidence  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
which  bringeth  their  iniquity  to  re- 
membrance, when  they  shall  look 
after  them :  but  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

17  1  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  twentieth  year,  in  the 
first  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  the  w^ord  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  sajing, 

18  Son  of  man,  'Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  caused  his  army 
to  serve  a  great  service  against 
Tyrus :  every  head  was  made  bald, 
and  every  shoulder  was  peeled : 
yet  had  he  no  wages,  nor  his  army, 
for  Tyrus,  for  the  service  that  he 
had  served  against  it : 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  will  give  the  land 
of  Egypt  unto  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon ;  and  he  shall 
take  her  multitude,  and  '  take  her 
spoil,  and  take  her  prey;  and  it 
shall  be  the  wages  for  his  army. 

20  I  have  given  him  the  land  of 
Egypt  "/or  his  labour  wherewith 
he  "  served  against  it,  because 
thev  wrought  for  me,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

21  1  In  that  day  ""will  I  cause 
the  horn  of  the  house  of  Israel 
to  bud  forth,  and  I  will  give  thee 
^  the  opening  of  the  mouth  in  the 
midst  of  them ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Tlie  desolation  of  ?J(/>jpt  and  her  liclperK.  20  The 
arm  of  Babijloti  .shall  be  alfenythened  to  break  the 
arm  of  Egypt. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  ='How1 
ye,  Woe  worth  the  day ! 

3  For  'the  day  is  near,  even  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  near,  a  cloudy 

!  day ;  it  shall  be  the  time  of  the 
heathen. 

4  And  the  sword  shall  come  upon 
Egypt,  and  great  "i)ain  shall  be  in 
Ethiopia,  when  the  slain  shall  fall 
in  Egypt,  and  they  '  shall  take 
away  her  multitude,  and  ''  her 
foundations  shall  be  broken  down. 

5  Ethiopia,  and  'Libya,  and  Lyd- 


Before 
CHKIST 

589. 

•Is.  .■M.2,3. 
&  3U.  4, 6. 


572. 


'  Jer.  2r._6. 
ch.  2t>.  7,  8. 


t  Heh. 

.tlioil  Tier 
ypoiU  ond 
jtrpy  her 
prey. 


!|Or, 
WiT  hiahire. 
»  Jer.  25.  i). 


'^  Ps.  132. 17 


J  ch.  24.  27. 


572. 


■  Is.  13. 6. 


kch.  7.7,12. 
J.m12.  1. 
Zt;ph.  1.  7. 


H  Or,  fear. 

<■  ch.  29.  1!>. 
d  Jer.  a).  15. 


\  Hcb.  rhiit, 
ch.  27. 10. 


The  desolation  of  J^gypt, 


EZEKIEL. 


and  Iter  helpers. 


before 

CHRIST 

5T2. 

'Jer.  23.20, 

•J4. 
I  lli'b. 

cliihlren. 


II  Or,  from 
Mu/ilol  to 

«ch.  29. 11). 


8  ch.  W.  12. 


jia,   and  'all   the 


f Ileb. 
bi'oken. 
his.  18.1,2. 


)  ch.  29.  19. 


k  ch.  28.  7. 


mingled 


i-^ 


1  Is.  19.  5,  6. 

)  lleb. 
ttrotighe. 
•"  Is.  19.  4. 

1  Ikb. 
Ihejuiness 
tlieteof. 


"Is.  19.  1. 
Jcr.  4.;.  12. 
A:  4li.  2.5. 
Zfch.  i;{.  2. 

"Zech.lO.ll. 


'  Is.  19. 16. 


I  ch.  29.  14. 

'  I'sJS. 12,43. 

II  Or,  Tarns. 
'Nah.3.S,9, 

10. 


llOr, 

I'clusium. 
'.Icr.  41).  25. 

'ver.8. 


'I 

of 
of 


and  Chub,  and  the  'men  of 
land  that  is  in  league,  shall 
with  thein  bj"  the  sword. 

G  Thus  saith  the  Lokd  ;  They 
also  that  uphold  Egypt  shall  fall ; 
and  the  i>ride  of  her  power  shall 
come  down:  "'from  the  tower  of 
Syene  shall  they  fall  in  it  by  the 
sword,  saitli  the  Lord  (iOD. 

7  ^'And  they  shall  be  desolate  in 
the  midst  of  the  countries  that  are 
desolate,  and  her  cities  shall  be  in 
the  midst  of  the  cities  that  are 
wasted. 

8  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lokd,  when  1  have  set  a  tire 
in  Egypt,  and  when  all  her  helpers 
shall  be  '  destroyed. 

9  In  that  day  ''shall  messengers 
go  forth  from  me  in  ships  to  make 
the  careless  Ethiopians  afraid,  and 
great  pain  shall  come  npon  them, 
as  in  the  day  of  Egypt :  for,  lo,.  it 
Cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
will  also  make  the  multitude 
Egyjjt  to  cease  by  the  hand 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon. 

11  He  and  his  people  with  him, 
■"the  terrible  of  the  nations,  shall 
be  brought  to  destroy  the  land: 
and  they  shall  draw  their  swords 
against  Egypt,  and  fill  the  land 
with  the  slain. 

12  And  '  1  will  make  the  rivers 
'dry,  and  '"sell  the  laud  into  the 
hand  of  the  wicked:  and  I  will 
make  the  land  waste,  and  'all  that 
is  therein,  by  the  hand  of  strangers: 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I 
will  also  "destroy  the  idols,  and  I 
will  cause  their  images  to  cease 
out  of  Noph;  °and  there  shall  be 
no  more  a  i)riuce  of  the  land  of 
Egypt:  f'and  I  will  put  a  fear  in 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  And  I  will  make  'i Pathros  des- 
olate, and  will  set  fire  in  '"Zoan, 
*and  will  execute  judgments  in 
No. 

15  And  I  will  pour  iny  fury  npon 
"Sin,  the  strength  of  Egypt;  and 
^I  will  cut  off  the  nndtitude  of  No. 

16  And  I  will  "set  fire  in  Egypt: 

pain,  and  No 

5» 


people,    shall   be  rent  asunder,  and  Noph 
sliall  hare  distresses  daily. 

17  The  young  men  of  "  Aven  and 
of    "IM-beseth    shall    fall    by    the 


the 
fall 


Sin  shall  have  great 


strong  to  hold  the 


sword:  and  these  cities  shall  go  in- 
to captivity. 

18  ''At  Tehai)hnehcs  also  the  day 
shall  be  "darkened,  when  I  shall 
break  there  the  yokes  of  Egypt : 
and  the  pomp  of  her  strength  shall 
cease  in  her:  as  for  her,  a  cloud 
shall  cover  her,  and  her  daughters 
shall  go  into  captivity. 

11)  Thus  will  I  execute  judgments 
in  Egypt:  and  they  shall  know 
that  1  am  the  Loud. 

20  1  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eleventh  year,  in  the  first  month, 
in  the  seventh  day  of  the  month, 
that  the  word  of  the  Loud  came 
unt^)  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  I  have  ^broken 
the  arm  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egyi)t; 
and,  lo,  Mt  shall  not  be  bound  up 
to  be  healed,  to  put  a  roller  to  bind 
it,  to  make  it 
sword. 

22  Therefore  thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  am  against  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  and  will  'break 
his  arms,  the  strong,  and  that 
which  was  broken ;  and  I  w  ill 
cause  the  sword  to  fall  out  of  his 
hand. 

23  ^'And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  will 
disperse  them  through  the  coun- 
tries. 

21  And  I  will  strengthen  the  arms 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  put 
my  sword  in  his  hand:  but  I  will 
break  Pharaoh's  arms,  and  he  shall 
groan  before  him  with  the  groau- 
ings  of  a  deadly  wounded  man. 

25  But  I  will  strengthen  the  arms 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  the 
arms  of  Pharaoh  shall  fall  down  ; 
and  "^^they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Loud,  when  I  shall  put  my  sword 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  he  shall  stretch  it  out  up- 
on the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  ''And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  dis- 
perse them  among  the  countries; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

913 


CHKIST 

57-.i. 

II  Or. 
■     J/chopohs. 
lipr, 
J'ltbastum. 


»Jer.  2.  IG. 

II  Or. 
>  estrained. 


588. 


'  Jer.  48.  25. 


'Jer.46  11. 


•  Tf.  37. 17. 


'■ver.  2S. 
ch.  29.  12. 


'PS.9.1& 


•I  ver.  2S. 
ch.  29. 12. 


The  Assyrian'' s  greatness, 


EZEKIEL. 


and  fall  for  pride. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


■ver.  18. 


b  Dan.  4.  in. 

i  Heb../oi/- 
o/  branches. 


•  Jer.  51.3(;. 
II  Or, 

iiouri-^hfif. 
^iOr.hrought 
him  up. 

lOr, 
coiiduifs. 


iDon.  4.  1!. 


I  Or,  when 
It  nrnt  them 
forth. 

♦ch.  17.2!. 
Dau.  4.  IJ. 


(Gen. 2. 8  .V 
l.i.  10. 
cl-.at.  13. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  A  relation  laito  Pluniwli,  3  of  the  (jlory  of  Assijria, 
10  and  till-  fill  thereof  for  pride.  IS  The  like  de- 
struction of  £Jgi/pt. 

A  XD  it  came  to  pass  in  the  elev- 
JTjl  enth  year,  in  the  third  month, 
in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lokd  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  Pharaoh 
king-  of  Egypt,  and  to  his  multi- 
tude; 'Whom  art  thou  like  in  thy 
greatness  ? 

3  'i  ^'Behold,  the  Assyrian  ivas 
a  cedar  in  Lebanon  'with  fair 
branches,  and  with  a  shadowing 
shroud,  and  of  a  high  stature ;  and 
his  top  was  among  the  thick  boughs. 

4 'The  waters  "made  him  great, 
the  deep  "set  him  up  on  high  with 
her  rivers  running  round  about  his 
plants,  and  sent  out  her  "little  riv- 
ers unto  all  the  trees  of  the  field. 

5  Therefore  ""his  height  was  exalt- 
ed above  all  the  trees  of  the  field, 
and  his  boughs  were  multiplied, 
and  his  branches  became  long  be- 
cause of  the  nuTltitude  of  waters, 
"  when  he  shot  forth. 

6  All  the  'fowls  of  heaven  made 
their  nests  in  his  boughs,  and  un- 
der his  branches  did  all  the  beasts 
of  the  field  bring  forth  their  young, 
and  under  his  shadow  dwelt  all 
great  nations. 

7  Thus  was  he  fair  in  his  great- 
ness, in  the  length  of  his  branches: 
for  his  root  was  by  great  waters. 

8  The  cedars  in  the  '^ garden  of 
God  could  not  hide  him  :   the  fir 

,  trees  were  not  like  his  boughs,  and 
j  the  chesnut  trees  were  not  like  his 
i  branches ;  not  any  tree  in  the  gar- 
j  den  of  (lod  was  like  unto  him  in 
j  his  beauty. 

I    9  1  have  made  him  fair  by  the 

multitude  of  his  branches;  so  that 

all  the  trees  of  Eden,  that  icere  in 

,  the  garden  of  (lod,  envied  him, 


10 


Therefore    thus    saith    the 


Lord  (U)i} ;  15ecause  thou  hast  lift- 

i  ed  up  thyself  in   height,  and  he 

'  hath  shot  u])  his  to])  among  the 

'uan..-..jo.    thick   boughs,    and   ^  his   heart   is 

lifted  up  in  his  height; 

11  I  have  therefore  delivered  him 
into  the  hand  of  the  mighty  one  of 
914 


the  heathen;  'he  shall  surely  deal 
with  him :  I  have  driven  him  out 
for  his  wickedness. 

12  And  strangers,  *"  the  terrible  of 
the  nations,  have  cut  him  oft',  and 
have  left  him :  '  upon  the  mount- 
ains and  in  all  the  valleys  his 
branches  are  fallen,  and  his  boughs 
are  broken  by  all  the  rivers  of  the 
land;  and  all  the  people  of  the 
earth  are  gone  down  from  his 
shadow,  and  have  left  him. 

13  "  Upon  his  ruin  shall  all  the 
fowls  of  the  heaven  remain,  and 
all  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be 
upon  his  branches : 

14  To  the  end  that  none  of  all 
the  trees  by  the  waters  exalt  them- 
selves for  their  height,  neither  shoot 
up  their  top  among  the  thick 
boughs,  neither  their  trees  "  stand 
ui>  in  their  height,  all  that  drink 
water:  for  'they  are  all  delivered 
unto  death,  "'to  the  nether  parts 
of  the  earth,  in  the  midst  of  the 
children  of  men,  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  In 
the  day  when  he  went  down  to  the 
grave  I  caused  a  mourning:  I  cov- 
ered the  deep  for  him,  and  I  re- 
strained the  floods  thereof,  and  the 
great  waters  were  stayed :  and  I 
caused  Lebanon  '  to  mourn  for  him, 
and  all  the  trees  of  the  field  fainted 
for  him. 

IG  I  made  the  nations  to  "shake 
at  the  sound  of  his  fall,  when  I 
''cast  him  down  to  hell  with  them 
that  descend  into  the  pit :  and  'all 
the  trees  of  Eden,  the  choice  and 
best  of  Lebanon,  all  that  drink  wa- 
ter, ">  shall  be  comforted  in  the  neth- 
er parts  of  the  earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into  hell 
with  him,  unto  them  that  he  slain 
with  the  sword  ;  and  they  that  were 
his  arm,  that  'dwelt  under  his  shad- 
ow in  the  midst  of  the  heathen. 

18  If  'To  whom  art  thou  thus  like 
in  glory  and  in  greatness  among 
the  trees  of  Eden  1  yet  shalt  thou 
be  brought  down  with  the  trees  of 
Eden  unto  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth:  Uhou  shalt  lie  in  the  midst 
of  the  uncircumcised  with  them  that 
be  slain  by  the  sword.   This  is  Pha- 


Before 
CHRIST 

5S8. 

i  Heb.  Ill  rlo- 
XHf]  he  shall 
ito  unto 
hint. 

h  Ch.  2$.  T. 

ich.32.5.  & 
35.8. 


kis.  l.S.G. 
ch.  32.  i. 


II  Or,  stand 
Ufiun  theni" 

their  height, 
1  Vi.  82.  7. 

•°ch.32. 18. 


f  Heb. 
to  be  black. 


"ch.2G.  15, 


"  l3. 14. 15. 
l'Is.14.8. 


1  ch.  32.  31. 


'Lam. 4.  20. 


■  rer.  2. 
ch.  32. 19. 


«ch.  28.10.& 
32.  la,  21,24, 
&c. 


A  lamentation  for  the 


KZEKIEL. 


fea  rfu  I  fa  II  of  J^yyp  t . 


r^?^^7^n.  Iraoli  «iihI  all  his  multitude,  saith 


588. 


587. 


"  eh.  27.  2. 
ver.  16. 


I'Ch.  19. ."!,«. 
&  -M.  13. 

■■  ch.  29. 3. 

II  Or, 
dragon. 


.1  ch.  M.  18. 


'ch.  12. 13.& 

ir.20. 

Hos.  ".  12. 


fch.  29.  S. 


«ch.  31   13. 


'ich.  31. 12. 


II  Or,  the 
land  oj  thy 
swimming. 


(I  Or, 

extiugiash. 
1  Is.  13.  1(1. 

Joel  2.  31.  & 

;;.  l.i. 

.\  111  OS  8.  9. 

.Matt.  24.29. 

Kev.(i.l2,13. 


1  Heb  hghts 
Of  the  light 
m  heaven. 

\  Ikb. 
them  dark. 


tllcb. 
j)roroke  to 
auger,  or, 
grief. 


kch.27.  35. 


the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXTI. 

I  A  lamentation  for  the  fearful  full  of  Enypt.  11  Tlie 
sword  of  Babylon  x/inll  de.tlroy  it.  17  Jt  uliall  be 
brongid  down  to  hell,  anioiuj  all  t/tc  itncircniiici.sed 
■iiatiou.'i. 

AND   it   came   to   i)ass   in    the 
_  twelfth  year,  in  the  twelfth 
month,   in    the    lirst    <h(t/   of    the 
i  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
I  came  unto  me,  saying-, 

2  Son  of  man,  'take  up  a  lament- 
ation for  Pharaoh  king-  of  Egypt, 
and  say  unto  him,  'Thou  art  like 
a  young  lion  of  the  nations,  '^  and 
thou  art  as  a  "whale  in  the  seas: 
and  thou  earnest  forth  with  thy 
rivers,  and  troubledst  the  waters 
with  thy  feet,  and  "^fouledst  their 
rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I 
will  therefore  *  spread  out  my  net 
over  thee  with  a  company  of  manj^ 
people ;  and  they  shall  bring-  thee 
up  in  my  net. 

4  Then  "^will  I  leave  thee  upon 
the  land,  I  will  cast  thee  forth 
upon  the  open  field,  and  ^  will 
cause  all  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
to  remain  upon  thee,  and  I  will 
fill  the  beasts  of  the  whole  earth 
with  thee. 

5  And  I  will  lay  thy  flesh  ''  upon 
the  mountains,  and  fill  the  valleys 
with  thy  height. 

G  I  will  also  water  with  thy  blood 
"the  land  wherein  thou  swimmest, 
even  to  the  mountains;  and  the 
rivers  shall  be  full  of  thee. 

7  And  when  I  shall  "put  thee 
out,  '  I  will  cover  the  heaven,  and 
make  the  stars  thereof  dark ;  I 
will  cover  the  sun  with  a  cloud, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
light. 

8  All  the  ♦  bright  lights  of  heaven 
will  I  make  Ulark  over  thee,  and 
set  darkness  upon  thy  land,  saith 
the  Lord  God.  * 

9  I  will  also  'vex  the  hearts  of 
many  people,  when  I  shall  bring 
thy  destiRiction  among  the  nations, 
into  the  countries  which  thou  hast 
not  known. 

10  Yea,  I  will  make  many  people 
"amazed  at  thee,  and  their  kings 
shall  be  horribly  afraid  for  thee. 


"the  terrible  of  the  nations,  all 
them  :    and   "  they  shall 


great 

foot  of   man 

more,    nor    the 


when  I  shall  brandish  my  sword 
before  them  ;  and  '  they  shall  trem- 
ble at  every  moment,  ever}'  man 
for  his  own  life,  in  the  day  of  thy 
fall. 

U  1  "'For  thus  saith  t\w  Lord 
God  ;  The  sword  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  shall  come  upon  thee. 

Pi  By  the  swords  of  the  mighty 
will  I  cause  thy  multitude  to  fall, 

of 
spoil  the 

pomp  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  mul- 
titude thereof  shall  be  destroyed. 

13  I  will  destroy  also  all  the 
beasts    thereof    from    beside    the 

waters;   ^ neither   shall   the 
trouble    them    any 
hoofs    of    beasts 
trouble  them. 

14  Then  will  I  make  their  waters 
deep,  and  cause  their  rivers  to  run 
like  oil,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  When  I  shall  make  the  land 
of  Egypt  desolate,  and  the  country 
shall  be  '  destitute  of  that  whereof 
it  was  full,  when  I  shall  smite  all 
them  that]  dwell  therein,  **  then 
shall  they  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

IG  This  is  the  'lamentation  where- 
with they  shall  lament  her:  the 
daughters  of  the  nations  shall  la- 
ment her:  they  shall  lament  for 
her,  ei'en  for  Egypt,  and  for  all  her 
multitude,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  1  It  came  to  pass  also  in  the 
twelfth  year,  in  the  fifteenth  day 
of  the  month,  tltat  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  kSon  of  man,  wail  for  the  mul- 
titude of  Egypt,  and  ^cast  them 
down,  even  her,  and  the  daughters 
of  the  famous  nations,  unto  the 
nether  parts  of  the  earth,  Avith 
them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

19  MVhom  dost  thou  ])ass  in 
beauty?  JIgo  down,  and  be  thou 
laid  with  the  uncircumcised. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of 
them  that  are  slain  by  the  sword  : 
"  she  is  delivered  to  the  sword : 
draw  her  and  all  her  multitudes. 

21  ^The  strong  among  the  mighty 
shall  speak  to  him  out  of  the  midst 
of  hell  with  them  that  helj)  him  : 
they  .ire  ^  gone  down,  they  lie  un- 
circumcised, slain  by  the  sword. 

915* 


Before 
CHHItST 

587. 

>ch.  2U.  IS. 


'"  .ler.  40.  ;G. 
ch.  30.  4. 


"  ch.  28.  7. 
"ch.  29.  19. 


Teh.  29.  n. 


t  Heb.  deso- 
late Jrom 
the  julnes:i 
thereoj. 

"!  Ex.  7  J.  .<i 
H.  4,  l.s. 
I'r.  9.  10. 
ch.  •).  7. 

'2Sam.l.l7. 
2Chr..-io.2.-j. 
ch.  2(i.  17. 
ver.  2. 


587. 


'  ch.  2G.  20.  & 
31.14. 


'ch.31.2,lS. 

"ver.  21,24, 
&c. 
ch.  28. 10. 


II  Or, 

the  iword 
IS  laid. 

'Is.  I..31.& 
14.9,  10. 
ver.  27. 


7  ver.  19,  25, 
Ice. 


A  lamentutiou  for  Eyy])t. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  duty 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 

»  ver.  24,  2«, 
2U,30. 


"  Is.  14. 15. 


'.ch.2fi.I7.20. 

vcr.  'J4,  ^o, 

2t>,  27, 32. 
l;Or, 

itiitmatjing. 
'Jer  49.34, 

&c. 


dver.  21. 


'  vcr.  23. 


(  GfM.  10.  2. 
cli.2r.  13.  * 
3a.  2. 


S^cr.  19,20, 


I'  vcr.  21. 
1».  14.I.S,1'J, 


\  Ilcb.  KIlM 
their  V)ar. 


ich.25.  12, 
&C. 


t  Wch.givtn, 
or,  jjH*. 


kch..'!8.fi,15. 
it .;«.  2. 
Icli.  2rt.  21. 


22  ^Asshiir  is  there  and  all  her 
company :  his  graves  arc  about 
him :  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by 
the  sword : 

23  '■"  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the 
sides  of  the  pit,  and  her  company 
is  round  about  her  grave;  all  of 
them  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword, 
which  ^'caused  "terror  in  the  land 
of  the  living. 

24  There  h  <^Elam  and  all  her 
multitude  round  about  her  grave; 
all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the 
sword,  which  are  'gone  down  un- 
circumcised  into  the  nether  parts 
of  the  earth,  'which  caused  their 
terror  in  the  land  of  the  living; 
yet  have  they  borne  their  shame 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

25  They  have  set  her  a  bed  in  the 
midst  of  the  slain  with  all  her  mul- 

• 

titude :  her  graves  are  rouud  about 
him :  all  of  them  uncircumcised, 
slain  by  the  sword :  though  their 
terror  was  caused  in  the  land  of 
the  living,  yet  have  they  borne 
their  shame  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit :  he  is  put  in  the 
mid.st  of  them  that  he  slain. 

20  There  is  ^Me-shech,  Tubal,  and 
all  her  multitude :  her  graves  are 
round  about  him :  all  of  them 
^uncircumcised,  slain  by  the  sword, 
though  they  caused  their  terror  in 
^le  land  of  the  living. 

27  ''  And  they  shall  not  lie  Avith 
the  mighty  that  are  fallen  of  the 
uncircumcised,  wliich  are  gone 
dowji  to  hell  'with  their  weajwns 
of  war:  and  they  have  laid  their 
swords  under  their  heads,  but  their 
inifpiities  shall  be  upon  their  bones, 
though  they  were  the  terror  of  the 
mighty  in  the  laud  of  the  living. 

2<S  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  broken  in 
the  midst  of  the  uncircumcised,  and 
shalt  lie  with  them  that  are  slain 
with  (lie  sword. 

21)  There  is  '  Edom,  Ikh-  kings,  and 
all  her  princes,  which  with  their 
might  are  'hiid  by  them  that  ivere 
slain  by  the  sword:  they  shall  lie 
with  th(^  uneircunici.sed,  nnd  with 
them  tlint  go  down  to  the  j)it. 

.'5()  'There  he  the  princes  of  the 
north,  all  of  them,  and  all  the  '  Zi- 
donians,  which  nre  gone  down  with 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 


""  ch.  31. 16. 


the  slain ;  with  their  terror  they 
are  ashamed  of  their  might ;  and 
they  lie  uncircumcised  with  them 
that  he  slain  hy  the  sword,  and  bear 
their  shame  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit. 

31  Pharaoh  shall  see  them,  and 
shall  be  '"comforted  over  all  his 
multitude,  even  Pharaoh  and  all  his 
army  slain  by  the  sword,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

32  For  I  have  caused  my  terror  in 
the  land  of  the  living :  and  he 
shall  be  laid  in  the  midst  of  the 
uncircumcised  with  them  that  are 
slain  with  the  sword,  even  Pharaoh 
and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXIIL 

1  A'.cordbig  to  the  duty  of  a  watchman,  in  wnrnhic/ 
the  people,  7  Exekid  is  odmonixhed  of  his  didy.  lO 
God  s/ieiieth  the  justice  if  his  ways  toivards  the  pen- 
iteut,  and  towards  reroliers.  17  He  niaitdaineth 
his  justice.  5Jl  Vpo7i  the  news  of  the  takiiif)  of  Je- 
rusalem he  prophesietJi  the  desolation  of  the  land. 
'60  God's  judytnent  upon  the  mockers  of  the  proph- 
ets. 

A  GAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  | 
J\.  came  unto  me,  saying,  i 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  'the  chil-  j 
dren  of  thy  people,  and  say  unto  I 
them,   ''AVhen  1  bring  the  swcndUch.H.u. 

t  11    h    ,4 

upon  a  land,  if  the  people  of  the  j  tnlf.rhcn 
land  take  a  man  of  their  coasts,  and  j  ^'"ordvimn 

_  _  '  her. 

'  2  Sam.  18. 
24,  2.1. 
I     2  Kiiii;s  9. 

i     ''•    -' 

'       ViT.  /. 


587. 


^ch.  3.  n. 


Ilos.  %  8. 


set  him  for  their  'watchman 

3  If  when  he  seeth  the  sword  come 
upon  the  land,  he  blow  the  trump- 
et, and  warn  the  people; 

4  Then   'whosoever  heareth  the  ■  tii<b,',. 

that  hear- 

sound  ot  the  trum})et,  and  taketh    'ji'^'""'- 
not  warning ;  if  the  sword  come, 
and   take   him   away,    ''his    blood  j  •■  eh. is. is. 
shall  be  upon  his  own  head. 

5  He  heard  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  and  took  not  warning ; 
his  blood  shall  be  upon  him.  But 
he  that  taketh  warning  shall  de- 
liver his  soul. 

G  But  if  the  watchman  see  the 
sword  come,  and  blow  not  the 
trumi)et,  and  the  people  be  not 
warned;  if  the  sword  come,  and 
take  any  i)er.s<)n  from  among  them, 
'he  is  taken  awny  in  his*  iniyuity  ; 
but  his  blood  will  I  reipiire  at  the 
watchman's  hand. 

7  1  '8o  thou,  O  son  of  man,  I 
have  set  thee  a  watchman  unto  the 
house   of    Israel  ;    therefore    thou 


<■  ver.  8. 


reh.8.  ir,&c. 


of  a  icatchman. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  equity  of  God's  dealings. 


Before 
CHKIST 

587. 


5  ch.  24.  2.1. 

k  .So  Is.4!t.l4. 

ch.  o7.  11. 


'2  Sam.  14. 
U. 

ch.  1H.2.3,.12. 
2  Pet.  3.  y. 


l-ch.  18.  31. 


"ch.n.  20.& 
IS.  24. 


them,  ''how 


1  ch.  .■;.  2().  &    I 
l.S.24,2(),2?. 


^2Chr.'.14. 


"ch..'!.18,19. 
&  M.  27. 


jitent  ami 
justice. 

I'ch.  18.  7. 

'I  Ex.  22.1.4. 

l,ev.U.2,4,5. 

Niini..i.(),r. 

Luke  l'J.6. 
•  Lev.  18.  .5. 

ch.  20.11,13, 

21. 


"ch.18.22. 


shalt  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth, 
and  warn  them  from  me. 

8  When  1  say  unto  the  wieked,  O 
wicked  man,  thou  shalt  surely  die ; 
if  thou  dost  not  speak  to  warn  the 
wicked  from  his  way,  that  wicked 
man  shall  die  in  his  ini(iuity ;  but 
his  blood  will  I  require  at  thine 
hand. 

9  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the 
wicked  of  his  way  to  turn  from  it ; 
if  he  do  not  turn  from  his  way,  he 
shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ;  but  thou 
hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

10  Therefore,  O  thou  son  of  man, 
spejik  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 
Thus  ye  speak,  saying,  If  our.trans- 
gressions  and  our  sins  he  upon  us, 
and  we  "^pine  away  in 
should  we  then  live  ? 

1 1  Say  unto  them.  As  I  live,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  '  I  have  no  pleasure 
in  the  death  of  the  wicked ;  but 
that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way 
and  live:  turn  ye,  turn  ye  from 
your  evil  ways;  for  "^ why  will  ye 
die,  O  house  of  Israel  ? 

12  Therefore,  thou  sou  of  man, 
say  unto  the  children  of  thy  peo- 
ple, The  'righteousness  of  the 
righteous  shall  not  deliver  him  in 
the  day  of  his  transgression  :  as  for 
the  wickedness  of  the  wicked,  '"he 
shall  not  fall  thereby  in  the  day 
that  he  turneth  from  his  wicked- 
ness; neither  shall  the  righteous 
be  able  to  live  for  his  righteousness 
in  the  day  that  he  siuneth. 

13  When  I  shall  say  to  the  right- 
eous, that  he  shall  surely  live;  "if 
he  trust  to  his  own  righteousness, 
and  commit  iniquity,  all  his  right- 
eousnesses shall  not  be  remember- 
ed; but  for  his  iniquity  that  he  hath 
committed,  he  shall  die  for  it. 

14  Again,  "when  I  say  unto  the 
wicked.  Thou  shalt  surely  die;  if 
he  turn  from  his  sin,  and  do  ^  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right ; 

15  If  the  wicked  'restore  the 
pledge,  "igive  again  that  he  had 
robbed,  walk  in  'the  statutes  of 
life,  without  committing  iniquity; 
he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. 

16  ^None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath 
committed  shall  be  mentioned  un- 


to him :  he  hath  done  that  which 
is  lawful  and  right ;  he  shall  surely 
live. 

17  ^[  ^  Yet  the  children  of  thy  peo- 
ple say,  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not 
e<iual :  but  as  for  them,  their  way 
is  not  equal. 

18  "When  the  righteous  turneth 
from  his  righteousness,  and  com- 
mitteth  iniquity,  he  shall  even  die 
thereby. 

19  But  if  the  wicked  turn  from 
his  wickedness,  and  do  that  wliich 
is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  live 
therebj'. 

20  ^i  Yet  ye  say,  ^  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal.  O  ye  house  of 
Israel,  I  will  judge  you  every  one 
after  his  ways. 

21  J,  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
twelfth  year  ^  of  our  captivity,  in 
the  tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  day 
of  the  month,  'that  one  that  had 
escaped  out  of  Jerusalem  came  un- 
to me,  saying,  ''The  city  is  smitten. 

22  Now  'the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  me  in  the  evening,  afore 
he  that  was  escaped  came ;  and 
had  opened  my  mouth,  until  he 
came  to  me  in  the  morning;  ''and 
my  mouth  Avas  opened,  and  I  was 
no  more  dumb. 

23  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  ''they  that  inhabit 
those  ''wastes  of  the  laud  of  Israel 
speak,  saying,  *^Abraham  was  one, 
and  he  inherited  the  land :  ^'but  we 
are  many ;  the  land  is  given  us  for 
inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  ''Ye  eat  with 
the  blood,  and  '  lift  up  your  eyes 
toward  your  idols,  and  "shed  blood: 
and  shall  ye  possess  the  land? 

20  Ye  stand  upon  your  sword,  ye 
work  abomination,  and  ye  '  defile 
every  one  his  neighbour's  Avife : 
and  shall  ye  possess  the  land  ? 

27  Say  thou  thus  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  As  I  live, 
surely  '"  they  that  are  in  the  wastes 
shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  him 
that  is  in  the  open  field  "  Avill  I  give 
to  the  beasts  ♦  to  be  devoured,  and 
they  that  he  in  the  forts  and  'in  the 
caves  shall  die  of  the  ijestileuce. 

917 


Before 
CHKIST 

687. 


<  vcr.  20. 
ch.  18.25,29. 


"  ch.l8.2C,2r. 


"vcr.  17. 
ch.  1S.2J,29. 


>■  ch.  1.  2. 


'  ch.  24.  26. 


•  2  Kiii;;s  25. 

4. 
i>ch.  1.3. 


■•  ch.  24.  27. 


<lch..'!4.  2. 


ch.  ^>.  4. 
'Is. . IK  2. 

Acts  7.  .5.    , 
^  See  Mic.  3. 

11. 

Matt.  3.  !). 

Joliu  b.  39. 


!>  Gen.  9.  4. 

Lev.  3.  )7. 

&7.2li.&17. 

1(1.  m  19.  211. 

Dent.  12. 1«. 
■  ch.  18.«. 
1>  ch.  22.  (i,  9. 


Ich.lS.O.  & 
22. 11. 


■"  vcr.  24. 


"ch.39.4. 

f  Heb.  to 

dei-ow  him. 
"JiidK.G.  2. 

1  Sam.  13. 6. 


The  Jeics'  liypocrisy  reproved. 


EZEKIEL. 


A  reproof  of  the  shepherds. 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 

"•Jer  41.  2,G, 

ch.  m.atflo. 

t  Heb.  »/fso- 
Intioii  find 
t/efiolalton. 

'1  rh  7.  24.  & 
24.21.&aO. 
6.7. 

'Ch.6.2,3,6. 


||Or,o//A<e. 


•  Is.  29. 13. 


<ch.l4.1.& 
»l.  I,ic. 

i  Heb.  ac- 
rording  to 
the  coming 
of  the  peo- 
ple. 

i;  Or,  mtj 
people  fit 
before  thee. 

"ch.8. 1. 

«  Ps.78..'U;,n7. 
Is. -it.  13. 

)  Heb.  thcji 
make  loves, 
or.je.its. 

i  Matt.13.22. 


jHeb. 
a  gong  of 
loves. 


■1  Sam.  3.20. 
•ch.  2..^. 


587. 


■ch.33.  24. 


kjcr.23.  I. 
Zccli.  11.17 


'U.rf,.U. 
Zerh.  11.10. 

H  rh..'i.!.V!.5,2(!. 
Mic..1.1,2,-!- 
Zech.  H.  5. 


•ver.  18. 
Zcch.  U.IB. 


28  pFor  I  will  lay  the  laud  ^most 
desolate,  and  the  •*  pomp  of  her 
strength  shall  cease  ;  and  '  the 
mountains  of  Israel  shall  be  deso- 
late, that  none  shall  pass  through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  laid 
the  land  most  desolate,  because  of 
all  their  abominations  which  they 
have  committed. 

30  1  Also,  thou  son  of  maii,  the 
children  of  thy  people  still  are 
talking  "against  thee  by  the  walls 
and  in  the  doors  of  the  houses,  and 
'speak  one  to  another,  every  one 
to  his  brother,  saying,  Come,  I  pray 
you,  and  hear  what  is  the  word  that 
cometh  forth  from  the  Lord. 

31  And  'they  come  unto  thee  tas 
the  people  cometh,  and  "they  "sit 
before  thee  as  my  ijeople,  and  they 
hear  thy  words,  but  they  will  not 
do  them :  ""  for  with  their  mouth 
Uhey  shew  much  love,  hut  ^  their 
heart  goeth  after  their  covetous- 
ness. 

32  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them 
as  ^  a  very  lovely  song  of  one  that 
hath  a  pleasant  voice,  and  can  play 
well  on  an  instrument:  for  they 
hear  thy  words,  but  they  do  them 
not. 

33  'And  when  this  cometh  to  pass, 
(lo,  it  will  come,)  then  '\shall  they 
know  that  a  prophet  hath  been 
among  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIY. 

1  A  reproof  of  the  shejjfierds.  7  GocVn  jndr/ment 
ar/'iiiixt  Uieiii.  11  //i.s-  providence  for  hisjiock.  20 
T/ie  k'uiijdom  of  Christ. 

ND    the  word  of   the    Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against 
the  'shepherds  of  Israel,  prophesy, 
and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  (ioD  unto  the  shepherds; 
''  Woe  he  to  the  shepherds  of  Israel 
that  do  feed  themselves!  should 
not  th<'  shepherds  feed  the  flocks! 

3  ''Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  yc;  clothe 
you  with  the  wool,  ''ye  kill  them 
that  are  fed:  hut  ye  feed  not  the 
flock. 

4  '  The  diseased  have  ye  not 
strengthened,  neither  have  ye 
healed  that  whieli  was  sick,  nei- 
ther have  ye  l)()und  up  that  which 

U18 


A^ 


ivas  broken,  neither  have  ve 
brought  again  that  which  was 
driven  away,  neither  have  ye 
^  sought  that  which  was  lost ; 
but  with  ^  force  and  with  cruelty 
have  ye  ruled  them. 

5  ^  And  they  were  '  scattered, 
II  because  there  is  no  shepherd : 
""and  they  became  meat  to  all 
the  beasts  of  the  field,  when  they 
were  scattered. 

G  My  sheep  wandered  through 
all  the  mountains,  and  upon  every 
high  hill :  yea,  my  flock  was  scat- 
tered upon  all  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  none  did  search  or  seek  after 
them. 

7  ^  Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

8  J.S  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  because  my  flock  became  a 
prey,  and  my  flock  '  became  meat 
to  every  beast  of  the  field,  because 
there  was  no  shepherd,  neither  did 
my  shepherds  search  for  my  flock, 
'"  but  the  shepherds  fed  themselves, 
and  fed  not  my  flock ; 

9  Therefore,  O  ye  shepherds,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
hold, I  am  against  the  shepherds ; 
and  "I  will  require  my  flock  at 
their  hand,  and  cause  them  to 
cease  from  feeding  the  flock ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  shepherds  °  feed 
themselves  any  more;  for  I  will 
deliver  my  flock  from  their  mouth, 
that  they  may  not  be  meat  for 
them. 

11  •[  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  both 
search  my  sheep,  and  seek  them 
out. 

12  *As  a  shepherd  seeketh  out 
his  flock  in  the  day  that  he  is 
among  his  sheep  that  are  scatter- 
ed ;  so  will  I  seek  out  my  sheep, 
and  will  deliver  them  out  of  all 
places  where  they  have  been  scat- 
tered in  'the  cloudy  and  dark  day. 

13  Ai^^l  ''i  ^'ill  bring  them  out 
from  the  peopk^,  and  gather  them 
from  the  countries,  and  will  bring 
them  to  their  own  land,  and  feed 
them  ui)on  the  mountains  of  Israel 
by  the  rivers,  and  in  all  the  inhab- 
ited places  of  the  country. 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 


fLuke  13.4. 
e  1  Pet.  5.  3. 


bch. 33.21 ,28. 
■  1  Kings  22. 

17. 

Matt.  9.  30. 
SOr, 

ivtfhout  a 

shepherd, 

and  so  vsr. 

H. 
k  Is.  .:>6. 9. 

Jer.  12.  9. 

ver.  8. 


I  ver.  5, 6. 


'"  ver.  2,  10. 


"ch.  3. 18. 
Ileb.  13. 17 


"ver.  2,  8. 


f  Heb. 
According 
to  the 
seeking. 


f  oh.  3f).  3. 

.Joel  2.  2. 
'ils.rw.y.  10. 

.IiT.  2.S. :!. 

ch.  28.  2.1.4 

;!(i.  24.  &  37. 

21,22. 


Go(Vs  lyrovidence  over  his  flock. 


EZEKIEL. 


Blessings  of  Christ's  Icingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 

'  Vs.  23.  2. 
■Jcr.  33.  12. 


'  See  ver.  4. 
Is.  411.  11. 
Mic.  4.  i;. 
.Matt.  IS.ll. 
jMark  2. 1". 
Luke  6.  32. 


°Is.  10.1(5. 
Amos  4.  1. 


^Jer.  10.  24. 


>■  ch.20..37,38. 
ver.  2U,  22. 
Zech.  10.  3. 
Matt.  25.32, 

llleb. 

^inaU  cattle 

or'  lambs 

(nut  K-itis. 
t  Ileb.  great 

lie  guats. 


'  ver.  ]" 


'ver.  17. 


Us.  40. 11. 

Jpr.  23.  4,  5. 

Jchn  in.  11. 

Heb.  13.  20. 

1  Pet.  2.  25. 

i5.  4. 
•  .ler.  .30.  9. 

ch.  37.24,25. 

Hos.  3.  5. 


■<  Ex.  29.  45. 

ver.  30. 
ch.  37.  27. 
•ch.37.  22. 
Luke  1.  32, 
33. 


fch.  37.  26. 


14  'I  will  feed  tliem  in  a  good 
pasture,  and  npon  the  high  mount- 
ains of  Israel  shall  their  fold  l)e : 
*  there  shall  they  lie  in  a  good  fold, 
and  in  a  fat  pasture  shall  they  feed 
upon  the  mountains  of  Israel. 

15  I  will  feed  my  liock,  and  I 
will  cause  them  to  lie  down,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

16  'I  will  seek  that  Avhicli  was 
lost,  and  bring  again  that  which 
was  driven  a\vay,  and  Avill  bind 
up  that  wJiich  teas  broken,  and 
will  strengthen  that  which  was 
sick:  but  I  will  destroy  "the  fat 
and  the  strong;  I  will  feed  them 
''with  judgment. 

17  And  as  for  you,  O  my  flock, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  -Be- 
hold, I  judge  between  'cattle  and 
cattle,  between  the  rams  and  the 
'he  goats. 

18  Seemeth  it  a  small  thing  unto 
you  to  have  eaten  up  the  good 
pasture,  but  ye  must  tread  down 
with  your  feet  the  residue  of  your 
pastures?  and  to  have  drunk  of 
the  deep  waters,  but  ye  must  foul 
the  residue  with  your  feet  1 

19  And  as  for  my  flock,  they  eat 
that  which  ye  have  trodden  with 
your  feet ;  and  they  drink  that 
which  ye  have  fouled  with  your 
feet. 

20  1"  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  them ;  '  Behold, 
I,  even  I,  will  judge  between  the 
fat  cattle  and  between  the  lean 
cattle. 

21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with 
side  and  with  shoulder,  and  push- 
ed all  the  diseased  with  your  horns, 
till  ye  have  scattered  them  abroad  ; 

22  Therefore  will  I  save  my  flock, 
and  they  shall  no  more  be  a  prey ; 
and  ''I  will  judge  between  cattle 
and  cattle. 

23  And  I  will  set  up  one  ^Shep- 
herd over  them,  and  he  shall  feed 
them,  ''even  my  servant  David;  he 
shall  feed  them,  and  he  shall  be 
their  shepherd. 

24  And  'I  the  Lord  will  be  their 
God,  and  my  servant  David  'a 
prince  among  them ;  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  it. 

25  And  ^I  will  make  with  them  a 


covenant  of  peace,  and  ^will  cause 
the  evil  beasts  to  cease  out  of  the 
land :  and  they  ''  shall  dwell  safely 
in  tlie  wilderness,  and  sleep  in  the 
woods. 
2()  And  I  will  make  them  and  the 
places  round  about  'my  hill  ''a 
blessing;  and  1  will  'cause  the 
shower  to  come  down  in  his  season ; 
there  shall  be  "'  showers  of  blessing. 

27  And  "the  tree  of  the  field  shall 
yield  her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall 
yield  her  increase,  and  they  shall 
be  safe  in  their  land,  and  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I 
have  "broken  the  bands  of  their 
yoke,  and  delivered  them  out  of 
the  hand  of  those  that  ''served 
themselves  of  them. 

28  And  they  shall  no  more  '^be  a 
I>rey  to  the  heathen,  neither  shall 
the  beast  of  the  land  devour  them ; 
but  "^they  shall  dwell  safely,  and 
none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

29  And  I  will  raise  up  for  them  a 
'plant  "of  renown,  and  they  shall 
be  no  more  'consumed  with  hun- 
ger in  the  land,  'neither  bear  the 
shame  of  the  heathen  any  more. 

30  Thus  shall  they  know  that  "I 
the  Lord  their  God  am  with  them, 
and  that  they,  even  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, are  my  x>tiople,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

31  And  ye  my  "flock,  the  flock  of 
my  pasture,  are  men,  and  I  am 
your  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

The  judgment  ofmontd  SeirJ'or  their  hatred  of  Israel. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  ^set  thy  face  against 
'mount  Seir,  and 'i>ro]jhesy  against 

it, 

3  And  say  unto  it.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  Behold,  O  mount  Seir, 
I  am  against  thee,  and  'I  will 
stretch  out  mine  hand  against  thee, 
and  I  will  make  thee  '  most  deso- 
late. 

4  "^I  will  lay  thy  cities  waste,  and 
thou  shalt  be  desolate,  and  thou 
shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

5  'Because  thou  hast  had  a  "per- 
petual hatred,  and  hast  'shed  the 
hJood  of  the  children  of  Israel  by , 
the  '  force  of  the  sword  in  the  time 

919  I 


Before 
CHUIST 

687. 

«  Lev.  26.  6. 

Is.  ll.B-a. 

«:  .35.  U. 

Uos.  2. 18. 
I.Jer.  23.0. 
i     ver.  2B. 


i  U.  50.  7. 
ch.  -M.  40. 

V  (Jen.  12.  2. 

U.  IS).  24. 

Zecll.  8.  13. 
ll.ev.  2«.  4. 
"'  I's.  m.  9. 

Mai.  3.  10. 
"  Kev.  26.4. 

I's.  M.  12. 

lb.  4.  2. 


°  I-ev.  26. 13. 
Jcr.  2.  20. 


PJer.  25. 14. 


1  .See  ver.  8. 
ch.  36.  4. 


'Jer.  ,30.  10. 
&  4»j.  27. 
ver.  25. 


Ms.  11.1. 

Jer.  23.  5. 
II  Or, 

for  renown. 
i  Heh. 

taken  away. 
'ch.  36.3,6, 

15. 
"  ver.  24. 

ch.  37.  27. 


•^  Px.  100.  3. 
Juhn  10.11. 


587. 


»ch.6.  2. 

I.  Deut.  2.  5. 
'Jer.  49. 7, 8. 

ch.  25. 12. 

Amos  1. 11. 

Obad.  10, 

&c. 


.1  ch.  6. 14. 


t  Heb.  f/r«o- 
lanoi)  and 
ifefotation : 
So  ver.  7. 

'  ver.  9. 


fr,h.  25.12. 
Obad.  10. 

II  Or,  hatred 
of  olil, 
ch.  25.  15. 

♦  Ileb.  pour- 
ed out  the 
children. 

t  Ileb. 
/iimd$. 


Judgment  of  mount  Seir. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  land  of 


Before 
CHRDST 

5S7. 

ePs.  I.TT.  7. 
ch.il.ao.jy. 
Dan.  9.  -.'4. 
Obad.  11. 


b  Ps.  109.  ir 


f  Heb.  dem- 
lation  and 
deAolalion^ 
ver.  3. 

■  Jud^.  ^.  G. 
ch.  3t.  U. 

Ich.  31.  12. 
tiS2.i. 


I  Jer.  49. 1". 

18. 

ver.  4. 

ch.  25.  13. 

Mai.  1.  3.  4. 
°>ch.G.  7.  & 

7.  4, 9.  &  36. 

II. 


■Pb.83.4,12. 

ch.  ••«;.  .'i. 

Obad.  13. 
II  Or,  though 

the  Lord 

was  there. 
"Ps.  48.  1.3. 

&  I3i.  13, 14. 

th.  4M.  ■«. 
f  Matt.  r.  2. 

James -J.  13. 


■I  P».  li.  Ifi. 
cb.  C.  7.  • 


f  Hcb. 

to  devour. 
M  Sam.  2.  .3. 

Kcv.  13.  a. 
»  Ilcb. 

maymfied. 


■  In.  &S.  13,14. 


■  Obwl.l2,I.'>. 


•  ver.  .3,  4. 


of  their  calamity,  ^in  the  time  that 
their  iniquity  had  an  end: 

6  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  will  prepare  thee  un- 
to blood,  and  blood  shall  pursue 
thee:  ''since  thou  hast  not  hated 
blood,  even  blood  shall  pursue  thee. 

7  Thus  will  I  make  mount  Seir 
♦  most  desolate,  and  cut  off  from  it 
'  him  that  passeth  out  and  him  that 
returneth. 

8  ''And  I  will  fill  his  mountains 
with  his  slain  men:  in  thy  hills, 
and  in  thy  valleys,  and  in  all  thy 
rivers,  shall  thev  fall  that  are  slain 
with  the  sword. 

9  '  I  will  make  thee  perpetual  des- 
olations, and  thj-  cities  shall  not 
return  :  ""and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

10  Because  thou  hast  said,  These 
two  nations  and  these  two  coun- 
tries shall  be  mine,  and  we  will 
"  possess  it ;  "  whereas  °  the  Lord 
was  there : 

11  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  will  even  do  "accord- 
ing to  thine  anger,  and  according 
to  thine  envy,  which  thou  hast  used 
out  of  thy  hatred  against  them; 
and  I  will  make  myself  known 
among  them,  when  I  have  judged 
thee. 

12  "1  And  thou  shalt  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  and  that  I  have 
heard  all  thy  blasphemies  which 
thou  hast  spoken  against  the 
mountains  of  Israel,  saying.  They 
are  laid  desolate,  they  are  given  us 
'to  consume. 

13  Thus  'with  your  mouth  ye 
have  'boasted  against  me,  and  have 
multiplied  your  words  against  me: 
I  hav(?  heard  tJicm. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
"When  the  whole  earth  rejoiceth,  1 
will  make  th(?e  desolate. 

15  *As  thou  didst  rejoice  at  the 
inheritance  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
IxH-ause  it  was  desolate,  so  will  I 
do  unto  tli(;e  :  "thou  shalt  be  deso- 
late, O  mount  Seir,  and  all  Idumea, 
even  all  of  it :  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXVL 

j  1  T/ie  land  <ij  hracl  i<  rouijotinl,  biilh  by  destruction 
of  the  heathen,  who  npilej'uUy  uned  it,  6  and  by  the 

1  920 


hlessin(js  of  God  promised  unto  it.  16  Israel  was 
rejected  for  their  sin,  21  and  shall  be  restored  with- 
out their  desert.  25  The  blessi7igs  of  Christ's  'king- 
dom. 

A  LSO,  thou  son  of  rnan,  proph- 
J\.  esy  unto  the  "  mountains  of 
Israel,  and  say.  Ye  mountains  of 
Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
cause ''.the  enemy  hath  said  against 
you,  Aha,  ''even  the  ancient  high 
I)laces  ''  are  ours  in  possession : 

3  Therefore  prophesy  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  ♦  Be- 
cause they  have  made  you  deso- 
late, and  swallowed  you  up  on  ev- 
ery side,  that  ye  might  be  a  pos- 
session unto  the  residue  of  the 
heathen,  *and  "ye  are  taken  up  in 
the  lips  of  talkers,  and  are  an  in- 
famy of  the  people : 

4  Therefore,  ye  mountains  of  Is- 
rael, hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
the  mountains  and  to  the  hills,  to 
the  "rivers  and  to  the  valleys,  to 
the  desolate  wastes  and  to  the  cit- 
ies that  are  forsaken,  which  *^  be- 
came a  prey  and  ^  derision  to  the 
residue  of  the  heathen  that  are 
round  about ; 

5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  ^  Surely  in  the  tire  of  my 
jealousy  have  I  spoken  against  the 
residue  of  the  heathen,  and  against 
all  Idumea, '  which  have  appointed 
my  land  into  their  possession  with 
the  joy  of  all  their  heart,  with  de- 
spiteful minds,  to  cast  it  out  for  a 
prey. 

G  Prophesy  therefore  concerning 
the  land  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  the 
mountains  and  to  the  hills,  to  the 
rivers  and  to  the  valleys.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  Behold,  I 
have  spoken  in  my  jealousy  and 
in  my  fury,  because  ye  have  "^  borne 
the  shame  of  the  heathen  : 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  I  have  '  lifted  up  mine  hand. 
Surely  the  heathen  that  are  about 
yon,  they  shall  bear  their  shame. 

8  ^[  But  ye,  O  mountains  of  Is- 
rael, ye  shall  shoot  forth  your 
branches,  and  yield  your  fruit  to 
my  ])eople  of  Israel ;  for  they  are 
at  hand  to  come. 

9  For,  behold,  I  am  for  you,  and  i 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 


587. 
■ch.  6.  2,  3. 


bch.  25.  3.  & 
2«.  2. 
"^Deut.32.13. 

i  ch.  35.  10. 


fHcb. 
Because/or 
because. 


'  Deut.2S..37. 
1  Kin;:s  9.7. 
Lain.  2.  15. 
Dan.  9. 1«. 

\l  Or,  r/e  arc 
inatfe  to 
come  upon 
the  lip  of 
the  tongue. 


II  Or. 

bottoms,  or, 
dates. 

fch.31.  28. 
e  Ps.  79.  4. 


li  Deut.  4.  24. 
ch.  38.  19. 


i  ch.35. 10,12. 


k  Ps.  12.3.  3,4. 
ch.  34.  29. 

ver.  15. 


1  ch.  20.  5. 


Israel  comforted. 


EZEKIEL. 


Blessings  of  Christ's  kingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

58T. 


■"  Is.  SS.  12. 

«:(il.4. 

vor.  Xi. 

Amos  9.  14. 
°Jer.  .".1.  lT. 

&  lis.  IL'. 


<■  eh.  R.-.  9.  & 
37.  6,  13. 


P  Obad.  17, 


1  See  Jer.  15. 


'  Nura.13.32 


II  Or,  cause 
to/all. 


'ch.  34.  29. 


'  Lev.  18. 2.5, 

27,  2H. 
Jer.  2.  7. 


°  Lev.  15. 19, 
&c. 


»ch.  16.  36, 
38.  &  23.  37. 


>  ch.  22.  15. 


'ch.  7. .?.  & 
IS.  30.  &39. 
24. 


•  Is.  52.  5. 
Kotn.  2.  24. 


I  will  turn  unto  yon,  and  ye  shall 
be  tilled  and  sown  : 
^]0  And  I  will  multiply  men  upon 
you,  all  the  house  of  Israel,  even  all 
of  it:  and  the  cities  shall  be  in- 
habited, and  ™the  wastes  shall  be 
builded : 

1 1  And  "I  will  multiply  upon  you 
man  and  beast;  and  they  shall  in- 
crease and  bring"  fruit:  and  I  will 
settle  you  after  your  old  estates, 
and  will  do  better  unto  you  than  at 
your  beginnings:  "and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lokd. 

12  Yea,  I  will  cause  men  to  walk 
upon  you,  even  my  people  Israel ; 
''and  they  shall  possess  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  be  their  inheritance,  and 
thou  shalt  no  more  henceforth  '  be- 
reave them  of  men. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
cause they  say  unto  you,  '  Thou 
land  devourest  up  men,  and  hast 
bereaved  thy  nations ; 

14  Therefore  thou  shalt  devour 
men  no  more,  neither  "  bereave  thy 
nations  any  more,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

15  'N^either  will  I  cause  men  to 
hear  in  thee  the  shame  of  the 
heathen  any  more,  neither  shalt 
thou  bear  the  reproach  of  the  j)eo- 
ple  any  more,  neither  shalt  thou 
cause  thy  nations  to  fall  any  more, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  1^  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  when  the  house 
of  Israel  dwelt  in  their  own  land, 
*they  defiled  it  by  their  own  way 
and  by  their  doings :  their  way 
was  before  me  as  "the  uncleanness 
of  a  removed  woman. 

18  Wherefore  I  poured  my  fury 
upon  them  '^  for  the  blood  that  they 
had  shed  upon  the  land,  and  for 
their  idols  wherewith  they  had  pol- 
luted it : 

19  And  I  ^scattered  them  among 
the  heathen,  and  they  were  dis- 
persed through  the  countries:  'ac- 
cording to  their  way  and  accord- 
ing to  their  doings  I  judged  them. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto 
the  .heathen,  whither  they  went, 
they  ''profaned  my  holy  name, 
when  they  said  to  them.  These  are 


''but  for  mme 

which  ye  have 

the     heathen. 


the  people  of  the  Lord,  and  are 
gone  forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  1  But  I  had  pity  "for  mine 
holy  name,  which  the  house  of 
Israel  had  profaned  among  the 
heathen,  whither  they  went. 

22  Therefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  I  do  not  this  for  your  sakes, 
O  house  of  Israel, 
holy  name's  sake, 
profaned  among 
whither  ye  went. 

23  And  I  will  sanctify  my  great 
name,  which  was  profaned  among 
the  heathen,  which  ye  have  pro- 
faned iyi  the  midst  of  them ;  and 
the  heathen  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
when  I  shall  be  ^sanctified  in  you 
before  "  their  eyes. 

24  For  "  I  will  take  you  from 
among  the  heathen,  and  gather 
von  out  of  all  countries,  and  will 
bring  you  into  your  own  land. 

25  1[  ^Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean 
water  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be 
clean:  *'from  all  your  filthiness, 
and  from  all  your  idols,  will  I 
cleanse  you. 

2G  A  ''  new  heart  also  will  I  give 
you,  and  a  new  spirit  will  I  \n\t 
within  you :  and  I  will  take  away 
the  stony  heart  out  of  your  flesh, 
and  I  will  give  you  a  heart  of 
flesh. 

27  x\nd  I  will  put  my  'Spirit 
within  you,  and  cause  you  to 
walk  in  my  statutes,  and  ye  shall 
keep  my  judgm(5nts,  and  do  them. 

28  "And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the 
land  that  I  gave  to  your  fathers ; 
'  and  ye  shall  be  my  i3eople,  and  I 
will  be  your  God. 

29  I  will  also  ™save  you  from  all 
your  uncleannesses :  and  "  I  will 
call  for  the  corn,  and  will  increase 
it,  and  "lay  no  famine  upon  you. 

30  "And  I  will  multiply  the  fruit 
of  the  tree,  and  the  increase  of  the 
field,  that  ye  shall  receive  no  more 
reproach  of  famine  among  the 
heathen. 

31  Then  '^  shall  ye  remember  your 
own  evil  ways,  and  your  doings 
that  ivere  not  good,  and  '  shall 
loathe    yourselves    in    your    own 

921 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 

l'ch.20.9,14. 


'  Ps.  IOC.  8. 


<lch.20.  41.& 

2S.  22. 
II  Or,  your, 

«ch.34.13.& 
37. 21. 


fis.  .12.  I.-. 
lieb.  10.  22. 


«Jcr.  33.  8. 


bjer.  .32.  .^g. 
cli.  11.  19. 


ich.  11.19.  & 
37. 14. 


kch.2S.25.& 
37.  25. 


I  Jer.  30.  22. 
ch.  11.2U.  & 
37.  27. 

■"Matt.  1.21. 

Rom.  11.2(i. 
"  See  P8.105. 

Hi. 


"ch.  34.  29. 
rch.  34.  27. 


1  ch.l6.Cl,«3. 


'Lev.  26.  rB. 
ch.6.  9.  & 
20.  43. 


Blessings  of  Chi^isfs  kingdom. 


EZEKIEL. 


Resurrection  of  dry  l)on€S. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5ST. 

■  Deut.  9.  5. 
ver.  22. 


'ver.  10. 


"18.51.3. 
ch.  28.  1.1. 
Joel  i.  3. 


''ch.l'.24.Jt 
■.'.'.  u.u:.:. 
14. 

»  .See  ch.  14. 
3.&2U.3,31. 


■  ver.  10. 


I  Hcb. 

Jhtrk  of  holy 
things. 


aUoul  587. 
•ch.  1.3. 


I'ch.  3.  14.  ft 
J!. ::.  .V  11. 24. 
i.uke4. 1. 


II  Or. 
champaign. 


'  Dent 

.'!2..'!0. 

1  Sail 

.  2.  )». 

.li.lin 

■.   21. 

Knm. 

4.17. 

2  Cor 

l.V. 

sight  for  your  iniquities   and  for 
your  abominations. 

32  'Not  for  your  sakes  do  I  this, 
saitli  the  Lord  God,  be  it  known 
unto  you:  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded for  your  own  ways,  O 
house  of  Israel. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  In 
the  day  that  I  shall  have  cleansed 
yon  from  all  your  iniquities  I  will 
also  cause  you  to  dwell  in  the 
cities,  '  and  the  wastes  shall  be 
builded. 

34  And  the  desolate  land  shall  be 
tilled,  whereas  it  lay  desolate  in 
the  sight  of  all  that  passed  by. 

35  And  they  shall  say,  TJjis  land 
that  was  desolate  is  become  like 
the  garden  of  "Eden;  and  the 
waste  and  desolate  and  ruined 
cities  are  hecome  fenced,  and  are 
inhabited. 

3G  Then  the  heathen  that  are  left 
round  about  you  shall  know  that 
I  the  Lord  build  the  ruined  places, 
and  plant  that  that  was  desolate: 
""  I  the  Lord  have  si)oken  it,  and  I 
will  do  it. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  ^I 
will  yet  for  this  be  inquired  of  by 
the  house  of  Israel,  to  do  it  for 
them;  I  will  'increase  them  with 
men  like  a  flock. 

38  As  the  '  holy  flock,  as  the  flock 
of  Jerusalem  in  her  solemn  feasts ; 
so  shall  the  waste  cities  be  filled 
with  flocks  of  men:  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTEH  XXXVn. 

1  By  the  resurrection  of  dry  boyiea,  11  the  dead  hope 
oj  Israel  is  revived.  1.5  By  Vie  tunlinq  of  two 
sticks,  18  is  .<the>i'ed  the  incorporation  of  Israel  into 
Judah.     20  The  promises  of  Christ's  kingdom. 

THE  ^hand  of  the  Lord  was 
ui)on  m(^,  and  carried  me  out 
^in  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord,  and  set 
me  down  in  tiio  niid.st  of  the  valley 
which  ivas  full  of  bones, 

2  And  caused  me  to  pass  by  them 
round  about :  and,  behold,  there 
were  very  many  in  the  open  "val- 
ley; and,  lo,  they  were  very  dry. 

3  And  lie  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  can  these  bones  live?  And 
T  nn.swered,  O  Lord  GoD,  'thou 
knowe.st. 

4  Again  he  said  unto  me.  Proph- 
esy upon  these  bones,  and  say  uii- 


to  them,  O  ye  dry  bones,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto 
these  bones ;  Behold,  I  will  ''  cause 
breath  to  enter  into  you,  and  ye 
shall  live : 

6  And  I  will  lay  sinews  upon 
you,  and  will  bring  up  flesh  upon 
you,  and  cover  you  with  skin,  and 
put  breath  in  you,  and  ye  shall 
live;  "^and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

7  So  I  i)rophesied  as  I  was  com- 
manded :  and  as  I  prophesied, 
there  was  a  noise-,  and  behold  a 
shaking,  and  the  bones  came  to- 
gether, bone  to  his  bone. 

8  And  when  I  beheld,  lo,  the  sin- 
ews and  the  flesh  came  up  upon 
them,  and  the  skin  covered  them 
above :  but  there  urns  no  breath  in 
them. 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Proj^h- 
esy  unto  the  "wind,  prophesy,  son 
of  man,  and  say  to  the  wind.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  *^Come  from 
the  four  winds,  O  breath,  and 
breathe  upon  these  slain,  that  they 
may  live. 

10  So  I  prophesied  as  he  com- 
manded me,  ^  and  the  breath  came 
into  them,  and  they  lived,  and 
stood  up  upon  their  feet,  an  ex- 
ceeding great  army. 

11  ^1  Then  he  said  unto  me.  Son 
of  man,  these  bones  are  the  whole 
house  of  Israel :  behold,  they  say, 
''  Our  bones  are  dried,  and  our  hope 
is  lost :  we  are  cut  oft' for  our  parts. 

12  Therefore  prophesy  and  say 
unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold, '  O  my  people,  I  will 
open  your  graves,  and  cause  you 
to  come  up  out  of  your  graves,  and 
''bring  you  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the»  Lord,  when  I  have  opened 
your  graves,  O  my  i)eople,  and 
brought  you  uj)  out  of  your  graves, 

14  And  'shall  put  my  Spirit  in 
you,  and  ye  shall  live,  and  I  shall 
place  you  in  your  own  land :  then 
shall  ve  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
s])oken  it,  and  performed  it,  saith 
llie  Loud. 

15  1  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 


i  Ps.  104. 30. 
ver.  a. 


'ch.  6.  7.  & 
3.5.  12. 
Joel  2.  27.  & 
3.17. 


;i  Or.  breath. 


fP9.fb4.  30. 
ver.  5. 


fKev.  11.11. 


LPs.  141.7. 
Is.  4y.  14. 


ils.  26.  in. 
lloB.  13.  14 


I  k  ch.  a,;.  24. 
I     ver.  2J. 


I  ch.  Oii.  27. 


Promises  of  Chrisi's  kingdom. 


EZEKIEL. 


Army  and  malice  of  Gog. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  iiSl. 

""  See  Num. 

17.  i 
"2Chr.  11. 

12,  l.-i.  IB.  & 

1.').  !i.  &  m. 

11, 18. 


°  Sec  ver.  22, 

24. 


Pch.  12.9.  & 
24. 19. 


1  Zech.  10.  G. 


'Ycr.  16, 1". 


■ch.I2.  3. 


'  ch.  30.  24. 


"Is.  11.13. 
Jer.  3.  18.  Si 
oil.  4. 
Uos.  1.  11. 

'cli. 34.23,24. 
John  10.16. 


>  ch.  36.  23. 


'  ch.36.28,2y. 


"I3. 

Jer 
31). 
ch. 
Ilo 
l,u 

40. 
23 
K 

34. 
<.  3 
ke 

11. 
o.Sc 

2q.2». 
5. 
.  32. 

'•ver.  2'. 
Johnl 

!.  l(i. 

'ch 

36. 

*7 

ilch 

36 

2S. 

IG  Moreover,  thou  son  of  man, 
"'take  tbee  one  stick,  and  write 
upon  it,  For  Judali,  and  for  "the 
children  of  Israel  his  companions : 
then  take  another  stick,  and  write 
upon  it.  For  Josei)h,  the  stick  of 
Ephraiui,  and  for  all  the  house  of 
Israel  his  companions : 

17  And  "join  them  one  to  another 
into  one  stick ;  and  they  shall  be- 
come one  in  thine  hand. 

18  1  And  when  the  children  of 
thy  people  shall  speak  unto  thee, 
saying,  "Wilt  thou  not  shew  us 
what  thou  meanest  by  these  1 

19  ''Say  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  take 
'the  stick  of  Joseph,  which  is  in 
the  hand  of  Ephraim,  and  the 
tribes  of  Israel  his  fellows,  and  will 
put  them  with  him,  even  with  the 
stick  of  Judah,  and  make  them  one 
stick,  and  they  shall  be  one  in 
mine  hand. 

20  ^  And  the  sticks  whereon  thou 
writest  shall  be  in  thine  hand  'be- 
fore their  eyes. 

21  And  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God;  Beheld,  'I  will 
take  the  children  of  Israel  from 
among-  the  heathen,  whither  they 
be  gone,  and  will  gather  them  on 
every  side,  and  bring  them  into 
their  own  land : 

22  And  "I  will  make  them  one  na- 
tion in  the  land  upon  the  mount- 
ains of  Israel ;  and  ''one  king  shall 
be  king  to  them  all :  and  they 
shall  be  no  more  two  nations,  nei- 
ther shall  they  be  divided  into  two 
kingdoms  any  more  at  all : 

23  *  Neither  shall  they  detile  them- 
selves any  more  with  their  idols, 
nor  with  their  detestable  things, 
nor  with  any  of  their  transgres- 
sions :  but  '  I  will  save  them  out  of 
all  their  dwellingplaces,  wherein 
they  have  sinned,  and  will  cleanse 
them :  so  shall  they  be  my  people, 
and  I  will  be  their  God. 

24  And  'David  my  servant  shall 
T)e  king  over  them;  and ''they  all 
shall  have  one  shepherd:  'they 
shall  also  Avalk  in  my  judgments, 
and  observe  my  statutes,  and  do 
them. 

25  ''And  they  shall  dwell  in  the 


land  that  I  have  given  unto  Jacob 
my  servant,  wherein  your  fathers 
have  dwelt;  and  they  shall  dwell 
therein,  even  they,  and  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  children's  children 
'for  ever:  and  *^my  servant  David 
.s7<«//  he  their  prince  for  ever. 

20  Moreover  I  will  make  a  ^cove- 
nant of  peace  with  them ;  it  shall 
be  an  everlasting  covenant  with 
them :  and  I  will  place  them,  and 
''multiply  them,  and  will  set  my 
'sanctuary  in  the  midst  of  them 
for  evermore. 

27  "My  tabernacle  also  shall  be 
with  them :  yea,  I  will  be  '  their 
God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

28  "^And  the  heathen  shall  know 
that  I  the  Lokd  do  "sanctify  Israel, 
when  my  sanctuary  shall  be  in  the 
midst  of  them  for  evermore. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1   jHie  army,  8  a7id  inalice  of  Gog.     1-4  Good's  judg- 
ment against  him. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
jLJl  unto  me,  saying, 

2  '^  Son  of  man,  ''  set  thy  face 
against  ''Gog,  the  land  of  Magog, 
I' the  chief  prince  of  ''Meshech  and 
Tubal,  and  prophesj'  against  him, 

3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 


God;  Behold,  I  am 


agamst 


thee, 
of  Me- 


O  Gog,  the   chief  prmce 
shech  and  Tubal : 

4  And  ''I  will  turn  thee  back,  and 
put  hooks  into  thy  jaws,  and  I  will 
bring  thee  forth,  and  all  thine 
army,  horses  and  horsemen,  '^all 
of  them  clothed  with  all  sorts  of 
armour,  even  a  great  company  ivith 
bucklers  and  shields,  all  of  them 
handling  swords : 

5  Persia,  Ethiopia,  and  "Libya 
with  them ;  all  of  them  with  shield 
and  helmet : 

G  ^Gomer,  and  all  his  bands;  the 
house  of  ''Togarmah  of  the  north 
quarters,  and  all  his  bands:  and 
many  people  with  thee. 

7  '  Be  thou  prepared,  and  prepare 
for  thyself,  thou,  and  all  thy  com- 
pany that  are  assembled  unto  thee, 
and  be  thou  a  guard  unto  them. 

8  ^  "^  After  many  days  '  thou  shalt 
be  visited  :  in  the  latter  years  thou 
shalt  come  into  the  land  that  is 
brought  back  from  the  sword,  "'and 

923 


Before 
CHKI«T 

aboul  587. 


•la.  60,21. 

Joel  3.  20. 

Amos  tf.  15. 
f  ver.  24. 

John  12.34. 
f  I's.  8!).  3. 

Is.  .M.  .3. 

Jer.  32.  40. 

ch.  34.  25. 


hcji.  36.  10, 
i  2  Cor.  6.  la. 


k  Lev.  26.11, 

12. 

cli.43.  7. 

John  1.  14. 
ich.  11.20.  & 

14.  1I.&36. 

28. 

"ch.  :!0.  2:i. 
°  ch.  20. 12. 


»ch.39.1. 
bch.  35.  2,  3. 
•  Kev.  20.  8. 

II  Or,  prince 
of  the  chiej. 
dch.32.26. 


'2  Kings  19. 
2.S. 

ch.  20.  4.  & 
3'J.  2. 

f  ch.  2.3.  12. 


II  Or,  Phut, 
ch.  27.  1U.& 
30.3. 


e  Gen.  10.  2. 
bch.  27.  14. 


'  Like  Is.  S. 
!l.  10. 

Jer.  46.  .3,4. 
14.  &51.  12. 


k  Gen.  49. 1- 
Ueut.  4.30. 
ver.  16. 

I  Is.  29. 6. 

"ver.  12. 
ch.  34.  13. 


The  army  and  malice  of  Gog. 


EZEKIEL. 


GocVs  judgment  against  Mm. 


Before 
CURIST 

about  5h7. 

°ch.  36. 1,  4, 

8. 


"  Jer.  23.  6. 
Cll.  28.  Mi.  & 
."4.  K,  L'8. 
ver.  U. 


1'  Is.  28.  2. 

<iJer.  4.  13. 

ver.  16. 


11  Or.  con- 
ceive a  »iu- 
chievoug 
purpose. 


'Jer.  49.  31. 

"  ver.  a. 
ilOr, 
confidently. 


trieb. 
'lo  gpoitthe 
5/>oi/,  nufl 
to  pi'ef/  the 
l""J. 
ch  2!i.  19. 

'ch.  36.34,35. 

"  ver.  8. 


♦  Heb. 

•ludi;.  9.-37. 
»  ch.27.*',2.!. 
ich.-j7.\.-y,-X. 
■■  ch.  27.  12. 
'  See  ch.  19. 

3,5. 


Ms.  4.1. 
'  ver.  8. 


■I  ch. ."».  2. 


'  Tcr.  B. 


( Tcr.  9. 


s  ver.  8. 


h  Ex.  14.  4. 

ch.  .•«.  23.  fc 
.•St.  21. 


is  gathered  out  of  many  people, 
against  "the  mountains  of  Israel, 
which  have  -been  always  waste : 
but  it. is  brought  forth  out  of  the 
nations,  and  they  shall  "dwell  safe- 
ly all  of  them. 

9  Thou  shalt  ascend  and  come 
Plike  a  storm,  thou  shalt  be  "like 
a  cloud  to  cover  the  land,  thou, 
and  all  thy  bands,  and  many  peo- 
ple with  thee. 

10  Thussaith  the  Lord  God;  It 
shall  also  come  to  pass,  that  at  the 
same  time  shall  things  come  into 
thy  mind,  and  thou  shalt  "think 
an  evil  thought : 

11  And  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  go 
up  to  the  land  of  unwalled  vil- 
lages; I  will  'go  to  them  that 
are  at  rest,  'that  dwell  "safely,  all 
of  them  dwelling  without  walls, 
and  having  neither  bars  nor 
gates, 

12  'To  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take 
a  prey;  to  turn  thine  hand  upon 
'the  desolate  places  that  are  noiv 
inhabited,  "and  upon  the  people 
that  are  gathered  out  of  the  na- 
tions, which  have  gotten  cattle 
and  goods,  that  dwell  in  the 
'  midst  of  the  land. 

13  ''Sheba,  and  ^Dedan,  and  the 
merchants  'of  Tarshish,  with  all 
•'  the  young  lions  thereof,  shall  say 
unto  thee,  xVrt  thou  come  to  take 
a  spoil  f  hast  thou  gathered  thy 
company  to  take  a  prey  !  to  carry 
away  silver  and  gold,  to  take  away 
cattle  and  goods,  to  take  a  great 
spoil  ? 

14  ^  Therefore,  son  of  man, 
prophesy  and  say  unto  Gog,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  ^'Iu  that  day 
when  my  ])e<)ple  of  Israel  '^dwelleth 
safely,  shalt  thou  not  know  itf 

15  ''And  thou  shalt  come  from 
thy  place  out  of  the  north  parts, 
thou,  and  many  people  with  thee, 
all  of  tlicin  riding  upon  horses,  a 
great  company,  and  a  mighty 
army : 

1()  ^  And  thou  shalt  come  up 
against  my  i^'ople  of  Israel,  as  a 
cloud  to  cover  the  land;  *-' it  shall 
be  in  the;  latter  days,  and  I  will 
bring  thee  against  my  land,  ''  that 
the  heathen  may  know  me,  when 
IW4 


I   shall   be   sanctified  in   thee,  O 
Gog,  before  their  eyes. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Art  thou  he  of  whom  I  have  spok- 
en in  old  time  '  by  my  servants  the 
prophets  of  Israel,  which  ijrophe- 
sied  in  those  days  many  years,  that 
I  would  bring  thee  against  them  ? 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
the  same  time  when  Gog  shall 
come  against  the  land  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  that  my  fury 
shall  come  up  in  my  face. 

19  For  4n  my  jealousy  ^and  in 
the  fire  of  my  wrath  have  I  spoken, 
'  Surely  in  that  day  there  shall  be 
a  great  shaking  in  the  land  of 
Israel ; 

20  So  that  ""the  fishes  of  the  sea, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field,  and  all  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth, 
and  all  the  men  that  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth,  shall  shake  at 
my  presence,  "and  the  mountains 
shall  be  thrown  down,  and  the 
"steep  places  shall  fall,  and  every 
wall  shall  fall  to  the  ground. 

21  And  I  will  "call  for  "a  sword 
against  him  throughout  all  my 
mountains,  saith  the  Lord  God: 
1  every  man's  sword  shall  be  against 
his  brother. 

22  And  I  will  'plead  against  him 
with  'pestilence  and  with  blood; 
and  'I  will  rain  upon  him,  and  up- 
on his  bands,  and  upon  the  many 
people  that  are  with  him,  an  o^er- 
tlowing  rain,  and  "great  hailstones, 
fire,  and  brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I  magnify  myself, 
and  ^sanctify  myself;  ^  and  I  will 
be  known  in  the  eyes  of  many  na- 
tions, and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lokd. 

OEIAPTEE  XXXIX. 

1  Good's  jiuk/iiteiit  upon  Oog.  8  JsracVs  victory.  _  11 
6'w/',s  burial  in  JJat/ioti-t/og.  17  TJie  fca.'^t  (f  t/ic 
Jowls.  2I>  Isrnd,  liapimj  been  pluguetl  fur  their 
i>i7i,\  .'ihall  be  i/ol/tcrei/  tit/ain  ivilh  eternal  J  avonr. 

THEREFORE,  nhou  son  of 
man,  prophesy  against  Gog, 
and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  Gog, 
the  chief  prince  of  Meshech  and 
Tubal : 
2  And  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and 
"leave  but  the  sixth  part  of  thee, 


Before 
CHRIST 

abuui  5-7 


t Ilcb. hy 
the  hands. 


i  ch.  36.  5,  6. 
&  39.  2i. 
I  Ps.  Si).  46. 

1  Hag.  2. 6,  7. 
Kev.  16. 18. 


■"  Hos.  4.  3. 


"  Jer.  4.  24. 
Nah.  1.5,6. 


11  Or,  towers^ 
or,  Rtairs. 


"  Ps.  105.  16. 
I'ch.  14.  17. 


1Judi.7.  22. 

1  Sam.  14. 
20. 

2  Chr.20.23. 

'  Is.  66.  16. 
Jer.  25.  .11. 
»  ch.  .5.  17. 

'Ps.  11.  6. 
Is.  2'.l.  6.  & 
30.  30. 


"ch.  13.  II. 
Kev.  16.  21. 


'  ch.  ,36.  23. 
5  Ps. !).  16. 

cli.;!7.2S.  & 

39.  7. 

ver.  16. 


'ch.  38.  2,3. 


II  Or,  ftrike 
thee  w\th 
utr  plaffues; 
or,  draw 
thee  hick 
vufh  (I  honk 
of  su  teeth^ 
as  ch.  r!S.  4. 


J 


God's  judgment  u})on  Gog. 


EZEKIEL. 


Gog''s  hurial  in  Hmnon-gog. 


Before 
CHUIST 

about  5t<7. 

i.ch.rw.  15. 

t  Hfli. 
the  sides  of 
the  uortli' 


'ch.  .TS.  21. 
ver.  U. 


J  ch.  33. 27. 

t  Ilcb.  wing. 

t  Hfb. 
to  ilefouy. 


♦  Hob. 
t/ie  face  of 


'  ch.  :!«.  22. 
Ainos  1.  4, 


II  Or. 

conjidenthj, 
tVi.li.  10. 

6  vcr.  22. 


h  Lev.  IS.  21. 

ch.  2ti.  311. 

ich.3S.lG,23. 


k  Rev.  16. 17. 
4  21.  (i. 


!ch.  38.  17 


II  Or, 
luveUns. 
Ij  Or,  iitiike  a 
fire  o/l/ieni. 


"■  Is.  14.  2. 


II  Or, 
mouths. 


II  That  i». 
The  )iiiilli- 
tuUe  oi  Uog. 


''and  will  cause  thee  to  come  up 
IVoiii  *tlie  north  parts,  and  will 
brino'  thee  upon  the  mountains  of 
Israel : 

3  And  I  will  smite  thy  bow  out 
of  thy  left  hand,  and  will  cause 
thine  arrows  to  fall  out  of  thy  right 
hand. 

4  'Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  mount- 
ains of  Israel,  thou,  and  all  thy 
bands,  and  the  people  that  is  with 
thee:  ''I  will  give  thee  unto  the 
ravenous  birds  of  every  'sort,  and 
to  the  beasts  of  the  tield,  ♦  to  be  de- 
voured. 

5  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  *  the  open 
tield :  for  1  have  spoken  it,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

G  'And  I  will  send  a  tire  on  Ma- 
gog, and  among  them  that  dwell 
"carelessly  in  'the  isles:  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Loud. 

7  ^So  will  I  make  my  holy  name 
known  in  the  midst  of  my  peoi)le 
Israel ;  and  I  will  not  let  them  ''  pol- 
lute my  holy  name  any  more :  '  and 
the  heathen  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  in  Is- 
rael. 

8  •[  ''Behold,  it  is  come,  and  it  is 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  this  is 
the  day  '  whereof  I  have  spoken. 

9  And  they  that  dwell  in  the  cit- 
ies of  Israel  shall  go  forth,  and 
shall  set  on  tire  and  burn  the  weap- 
ons, both  the  shields  and  the  buck- 
lers, the  bows  and  the  arrows,  and 
the  "handstaves,  and  the  spears, 
and  they  shall  "  burn  them  with  tire 
seven  years : 

10  So  that  they  shall  take  no  wood 
out  of  the  tield,  neither  cut  down 
any  out  of  the  forests;  for  they 
shall  burn  the  weapons  with  fire : 
"and  they  shall  spoil  those  that 
spoiled  them,  and  rob  those  that 
robbed  them,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  1^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  1  will  give  unto  Gog 
a  place  there  of  graves  in  Israel, 
the  valley  of  the  passengers  on  the 
east  of  the  sea ;  and  it  shall  stop 
the  "  noses  of  the  i)assengers :  and 
there  shall  they  bury  Gog  and  all 
his  multitude :  and  they  shall  call 
it,  The  valley  of  "  Hamon-gog. 

12  And  seven  mouths  shall  the 


house  of  Israel  be  burying  of  them, 
"  that  they  may  cleanse  the  land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  peoi)l(;  of  the  land 
shall  bury  them  ;  and  it  shall  be  to 
them  a  renown  the  day  that  "I 
shall  be  glorified,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

14  And  they  shall  sever  out  'men 
of  continual  employment,  passing 
through  the  land,  to  bury  with  the 
jiassengers  those  that  remain  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth,  'to  ch^anse 
it :  after  the  end  of  seven  months 
shall  they  search. 

15  And  the  passengers  that  pass 
through  the  land,  when  any  seeth 
a  man's  bone,  then  shall  he  'set 
up  a  sign  by  it,  till  the  buriers  have 
buried  it  in  the  valley  of  Hamon- 


gog. 


10  And  also  the  name  of  the  city 
shall  he  "Hamonah.  Thus  shall 
they  'I  cleanse  the  land. 

17  ^  And,  thou  sou  of  man,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  ^  Speak  '  unto 
ever}^  feathered  fowl,  and  to  every 
beast  of  the  tield,  ''Assemble  jour- 
selves,  and  come ;  gather  your- 
selves on  every  side  to  my  "  sacri- 
fice that  I  do  sacrifice  for  you,  even 
a  great  sacrifice  Hipon  the  mount- 
ains of  Israel,  that  ye  may  eat  fiesh, 
and  drink  blood.  • 

18  "Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the 
mighty,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the 
princes  of  the  earth,  of  rams,  of 
lambs,  and  of  'goats,  of  bullocks, 
all  of  them  ''fatlings  of  Bashan. 

19  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye 
be  full,  and  drink  blood  till  ye  be 
drunken,  of  my  sacrifice  which  I 
have  sacrificed  for  you. 

20  >  Thus  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my 
table  with  horses  and  chariots, 
'with  mighty  men,  and  with  all 
men  of  war,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  'And  I  will  set  my  glory  among 
the  heathen,  and  all  the  heathen 
shall  see  my  judgment  that  I  have 
executed,  and  'inv  hand  that  I 
have  hiid  upon  them. 

22  ''So  the  house  of  Israel  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Loud  their 
God  from  that  day  and  forward. 

23  ^  'And  the  heathen  shall  know 
that  the  house  of  Israel  went  into 
captivity   for   their  iniquity ;    be- 

925 


Before 
CHHIST 

abuut  £)(37. 

"Ueiit.21.2:!. 
vcr.  14,  hi. 


°  ch.  28. 22. 


t  Ileb.  men 
01  rtmtinu- 


P  vcr.  12. 


f  Ilcb.  build. 


II  That  is, 
TJte  luutti- 
tuJi-. 

'I  ver.  12. 


'Rev.  m.  17. 
tilth.  In 

the  lou'l  of 

evei  IJ  tuitii/. 
'  Is.  18.  U.  & 

.34.  (i. 

Jer.  12. !). 

Zeph.  1.7. 

II  Or, 
stuuyhter. 


'  ver.  4. 


"Rev.  19.18. 


i  Hcb. 

rtrt  ttt  qoata, 

»  Doiit.:!2.14. 
I'a.  22.  12.    , 


>  Pb.  7r..  fi. 
ch.38.  4. 


'  Rev.  I'J.  13. 


"  ch.3S.ir>,23. 


hEx.  7.4. 


=  vcr.  i,i 


d  ch..36.18,l:), 


The  gathering  of  Israel. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  measuring  of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5b7. 

'  Deut.31.17. 
Is.  59.  2. 
fLev.  26.  26. 


«ch.  3C.  19. 


l>Jer..'iO..'!.18. 
ch.  .'54.  13.  & 
30.  M. 


i  ch.  20.  -lO. 
Uo8. 1.  11. 


k  Dan.  9.  IC. 


lLev.2C.5,6. 


■"€11.28.  25, 
20. 


■  eh.-'!6.2n,24. 
&  ;ili.  10. 


"'ch.34.  30. 
ver.  22. 

1 1  Feb.  bij 
my  cawing 
oj'them^  t^c. 


T  Ib.  M.  8. 


1  Joel  2.  2a. 
Zech.  12.10. 
AcU  2.  17. 


574. 


•ch.  X).  21. 
bell.  !..■!. 


•  ch.  «.  .1. 
<Bcv.21.10. 


J  Or,  upon 
tvAicA. 


cause  they  trespassed  ag-ainst  me, 
therefore  ''hid  I  my  face  from  them, 
and  ^gave  them  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies;  so  fell  they  all  by 
the  sword. 

24  ^According  to  their  unclean- 
ness  and  according-  to  their  trans- 
gressions have  I  done  unto  them, 
and  hid  my  face  from  them. 

25  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  | 
God  ;  ''Xow  will  I  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Jacob,  and  have  mer- 
cy upon  the  '  whole  house  of  Israel, 
and  will  be  jealous  for  my  holy 
name; 

2G  ''After  that  they  have  borne 
their  shame,  and  all  their  trespass- 
es whereby  they  have  trespassed 
against  me,  when  they  '  dwelt  safe- 
ly in  their  land,  and  none  made 
them  afraid. 

27  "When  I  have  brought  them 
again  from  the  people,  and  gath- 
ered them  out  of  their  enemies' 
lands,  and  "am  sanctified  in  them 
in  the  sight  of  many  nations ; 

28  •'Then  shall  they  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  their  God,  ^  which 
caused  them  to  be  led  into  cap- 
tivity among  the  heathen  :  but  I 
have  gathered  them  unto  their 
owh  land,  and  have  left  none  of 
them  any  more  there. 

29  p Neither  will  I  hide  my  face 
any  more  from  them :  for  I  have 
**  X^oured  out  my  Spirit  upon  the 
house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  Tlie  time,  maiiricr,  and  end  of  the  viniori.  6  The 
dcxcriplion  of  the  cast  gate,  20  of  the  north  f/ate,  24 
(f  the  xonth  (/ate,  32  of  the  ea.tt  f/atc,  35  and  of  the 
north  f/atc.  3'J  Kif/ht  tables.  44  The  chamberst.  48 
The  porch  of  the  house. 

IN  the  five  and  twentieth  year 
of  our  captivity,  in  the  begin- 
ning of  tlie  year,  in  the  tenth  day 
of  the  month,  in   the  fourteenth 
year  after  that  "the  city  was  smit- 
ten, in  the  selfsame  day  ^the  hand 
of  the   Lord   was   upon  me,  and 
ijrought  me  lliitlu'r. 
I    2  ''lu  the  visions  of  God  brought 
he  me  into  the  lan<l  of  Israel,  '^and 
I  set  me  upon  a  very  liigh  mount- 
j  ain,  "by  which  was  as  the  frame  of 
a  city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither,  and, 
behold,  there  ivas  a  man,  whose  ap- 

92G 


pearance  icas  ^like  the  appearance 
of  brass,  *^with  a  line  of  flax  in  his 
hand,  ^'and  a  measuring  reed;  and 
he  stood  in  the  gate. 

4  And  the  man  said  unto  me, 
^  Son  of  man,  behold  with  thine 
eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears,  and 
set  thine  heart  upon  all  that  I 
shall  shew  thee ;  for  to  the  intent 
that  I  might  shew  them  unto  thee 
art  thou  brought  hither:  'declare 
all  that  thou  seest  to  the  house  of 
Israel. 

5  And  behold  ''a  wall  on  the  out- 
side of  the  house  round  about,  and 
in  the  man's  hand  a  measuring  reed 
of  six  cubits  long  by  the  cubit  and 
a  handbreadth:  so  he  measured  the 
breadth  of  the  building,  one  reed ; 
and  the  height,  one  reed. 

6  1  Then  came  he  unto  the  gate 
t  which  looketh  toward  the  east, 
and  went  up  the  stairs  thereof,  and 
measured  the  threshold  of  the  gate, 
ivhich  was  one  reed  broad ;  and  the 
other  threshold  of  the  gate,  ivhich 
loas  one  reed  broad. 

7  And  every  little  chamber  ivas 
one  reed  long,  and  one  reed  broad; 
and  between  the  little  chambers 
ivere  five  cubits ;  and  the  threshold 
of  the  gate  by  the  porch  of  the 
gate  Avithin  ivas  one  reed. 

8  He  measured  also  the  porch 
of  the  gate  within,  one  reed. 

9  Then  measured  he  the  porch 
of  the  gate,  eight  cubits ;  and  the 
posts  thereof,  two  cubits ;  and  the 
porch  of  the  gate  was  inward. 

10  And  the  little  chambers  of  the 
gate  eastward  tvere  three  on  this 
side,  and  three  on  that  side ;  they 
three  were  of  one  measure :  and 
the  posts  had  one  measure  on  this 
side  and  on  that  side. 

11  And  he  measured  the  breadth 
of  the  entry  of  the  gate,  ten  cu- 
bits ;  and  the  length  of  the  gate, 
thirteen  cubits. 

12  The  '  space  also  before  the 
little  chambers  was  one  cubit  on 
this  side,  and  the  space  was  one 
cubit  on  that  side:  and  the  little 
chambers  were  six  cubits  on  this 
side,  and  six  cubits  on  that  side. 

13  He  measured  then  the  gate 
from  the  roof  of  one  little  cham- 


Before 

CURIST 

574. 

'ch.  1.7. 
Uan.  10.  C. 
fch.  47.  S. 
BRov.  II.  1. 

&  L'l.  Ij. 

hch.  44.  5. 


i  ch.  43. 10. 


k  ch.  42.  20. 


f  Hcb.  ic7;os« 
Jace  was 
the  icaf/  to- 
ward the 
east. 


t  ITeh.  limit, 
or,  bound. 


The  description  of  the 


EZEKIEL. 


gates  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


1 1  Kinjjs6.4. 
tHeb. 
closed. 


II  Or, 
or,  porches. 

II  Or,  uUhin. 


'"  Ri-v.  11.  L". 

°1  Kings  6.5. 
"ch.  4.5.  5. 


11  Or,  from 
without. 


tHeb.  u'Aose 

face  was. 


!IOr, 

tjatteries, 
or,  porches. 


ber  to  the  roof  of  another:  the 
breadth  was  five  and  twenty  cu- 
bits, door  against  door. 

14  He  made  also  posts  of  three- 
score cubits,  even  unto  the  post 
of  the  court  round  about  the  gate. 

15  And  from  the  face  of  the  gate 
of  the  entrance  unto  the  face  of 
the  porch  yf  the  inner  gate  ivere 
fifty  cubits. 

10  And  tJierc  were  '  hiarrow  win- 
dows to  the  little  chambers,  and  to 
their  posts  within  the  gate  round 
about,  and  likewise  to  the  "arches: 
and  windows  were  round  about 
"  inward :  and  upon  each  post  were 
palm  trees. 

17  Then  brought  he  me  into  "'the 
outward  court,  and,  lo,  there  were 
"chambers,  and  a  pavement  made 
for  the  court  round  about:  "thirty 
chambers  ^cere  upon  the  pavement. 

18  And  the  pavement  by  the  side 
of  the  gates  over  against  the  length 
of  the  gates  was  the  lower  pave- 
ment. 

19  Then  he  measured  the  breadth 
from  the  forefront  of  the  lower 
gate .  unto  the  forefront  of  the 
inner  court  "  without,  a  hundred 
cubits  eastward  and  northward. 

20  ^1  And  the  gate  of  the  out- 
ward court  ^  that  looked  toward 
the  north,  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  and  the  breadth  thereof. 

21  And  the  little  chambers  there- 
of were  three  on  this  side  and  three 
on  that  side ;  and  the  posts  thereof 
and  the  "arches  thereof  were  after 
the  measure  of  the  first  gate :  the 
leiigth  thereof  was  fifty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

22  And  their  windows,  and  their 
arches,  and  their  palm  trees,  ivere 
after  the  measure  of  the  gate  that 
looketh  toward  the  east ;  and  they 
went  up  unto  it  by  seven  steps; 
and  the  arches  thereof  were  before 
them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  inner 
court  was  over  against  the  gate 
toward  the  north,  and  towjud  the 
east;  and  he  measured  from  gate 
to  gate  a  hundred  cubits. 

24  ^  After  that  he  brought  me 
toward  the  south,  and  behold  a 
irate  toward  the  south:    and  he 


measured   the  posts   thereof,  and 
the   arches   thereof. 


according 


to 


these  measures. 

25  And  there  tvere  windows  in  it 
and  in  the  arches  thereof  round 
about,  like  those  windows :  the 
length  was  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits.  • 

20  And  there  were  seven  steps  to 
go  up  to  it,  and  the  arches  thereof 
were  before  them  :  and  it  had  palm 
trees,  one  on  this  side,  and  another 
on  that  side,  upon  the  jjosts  there- 
of. 

27  And  there  was  a  gate  in  the 
inner  court  toward  the  south  :  and 
he  measured  from  gate  to  gate  to- 
ward the  south  a  hundred  cubits. 

2.8  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
inner  court  by  the  south  gate: 
and  he  measured  the  south  gate 
according  to  these  measures  ; 

29  And  the  little  chambers  there- 
of, and  the  posts  thereof,  and  the 
arches  thereof,  according  to  these 
measures :  and  there  were  windows 
in  it  and  iu  the  arches  thereof 
round  about :  it  was  fifty  cubits 
long,  and  five  and  twenty  cubits 
broad. 

30  And  the  arches,  round  about 
ivere  ^'five  and  twenty  cubits  long, 
and  five  cubits  *  broad. 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  were 
toward  the  outer  court ;  and  palm 
trees  were  upon  the  i)osts  thereof: 
and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight 
steps. 

32  ^  And  he  brought  me  into  the 
inner  court  toward  the  east:  and 
he  measured  the  gate  according  to 
these  measures. 

33  And  the  little  chambers  there- 
of, and  the  posts  thereof,  and  the 
arches  thereof,  were  according  to 
these  measures  :  and  there  were 
windows  therein  and  iu  the  arches 
thereof  round  about :  it  was  fifty 
cubits  long,  and  five  and  twenty 
cubits  broad. 

34  And  the  arches  thereof  were 
toward  the  putward  court;  and 
palm  trees  ivere  upon  the  posts 
thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on  that 
side :  and  the  going  up  to  it  had 
eight  steps.    ^ 

35  1  And  he  brought  me  to  the 

927 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


f  See  vcr.  21 
k  '^5,  &  33, 

*■  a;. 

1  Ilcb. 

breadth. 


The  eight  tables. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  measures^  parts, 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


1  Lev.  4. 2, 3. 


'Lev..?.  C.  & 
6.ti.liT.  1. 


EOr. 
at  the  step. 


0  Or,  aml- 
iro/M,  or, 
the  two 
hrai-th- 
ttoiies. 


•lChr.0.31. 


« Lev.  8.  V,. 
Num.  .1.  27, 

at,  •■(.',  a».  It 

iH.  .'i. 

1  ciir.o.nn. 

ZClir.  l.t.ll. 

I'k.  i;m.  I. 

f)  Or,  wiint, 
or,  orili- 
nuncf:  And 
BO  vcr.  4(>. 


north  gate,  and  measured  it  accord- 
ing to  these  measures; 

36  The  little  chambers  thereof, 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches 
thereof,  and  the  windows  to  it 
round  about :  the  length  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and 
t^Yenty  cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  ivere  to- 
ward the  outer  court ;  and  palm 
trees  were  upon  the  posts  thereof, 
on  this  side,  and  on  that  side :  and 
the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps. 

38  And  the  chambers  and  the  en- 
tries thereof  tvere  by  the  posts  of 
the  gates,  where  they  washed  the 
burnt  ofit'ering. 

39 .1  And  in  the  porch  of  the  gate 
were  two  tables  on  this  side,  and 
two  tables  on  that  side,  to  slay 
thereon  the  burnt  offering  and  "^  the 
sin  ofi'eriug  and  'the  trespass  ofler- 
ing. 

40  And  at  the  side  without,  "as 
one  goetli  up  to  the  entry  of  the 
north'  gate,  were  two  tables;  and 
on  the  other  side,  which  was  at  the 
porch  of  the  gate,  jvere  two  tables, 

41  Four  tables  ivere  on  this  side, 
and  four  tables  on  that  side,  by  the 
side  of  the  ,  gate  ;  eight  tables, 
whereupon  they  slew  their  sacri- 
fices. 

42  And  the  four  tables  ivere  of 
hewn  stone  for  the  burnt  offering, 
of  a  cubit  and  a  half  long,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  broad,  and  one 
cubit  high :  whereui^on  also  they 
laid  the  instruments  wherewith 
they  slew  the  burnt  offering  and 
the  sacrifice. 

43  And  within  ivere  "hooks,  a 
hand  broad,  fastened  round  about: 
and  upon  the  tables  was  the  fiesh 
of  the  olfering. 

44  1  And  without  the  inner  gate 
were  the  chambers  of  ''the  sinuers 
in  the  inner  court,  which  was  at 
the  side  of  the  north  gate;  and 
their  i)rosi)ect  w'as  towa.rd  the 
south:  one  at  the  side  of  the  east 
gate  having  the  prospect  toward 
the  north. 

45  xVnd  he  said  unto  me,  This 
chamber,  whose;  prosi)ect  i,s  toward 
the  south,  is  for  tlic  i)riests,  'the 
keei)ers  of  the  "charge  of  the  house. 

928 


40  And  the  chamber  whose  pros- 
pect is  toward  the  north  is  for  the 
priests,  "the  keepers  of  the  charge 
of  the  altar :  these  are  the  sons  of 
''Zadok  among  the  sons  of  Levi, 
which  come  near  to  the  Loed  to 
minister  unto  him. 

47  So  he  measured  the  court,  a 
hundred  cubits  long,  and  a  hund- 
red cubits  broad,  foursquare ;  and 
the  altar  that  was  before  the  house. 

48  1  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
porch  of  the  house,  and  measured 
each  post  of  the  porch,  five  cubits 
on  this  side,  and  five  cubits  on  that 
side :  and  the  breadth  of  the  gate 
was  three  cubits  on  this  side,  and 
three  cubits  on  that  side. 

49  ^  The  length  of  the  porch  tvas 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
eleven  cubits;  and  he  brought  me 
by  the  steps  whereby  they  went 
up  to  it:  and  there  ivere  ^pillars  by 
the  posts,  one  on  this  side,  and  an- 
other on  that  side. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

ITie  measures,  parts,  chambers,  and  ornaments  of  the 

tenqjle. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me 
JlX.  to  the  temple,  and  measured 
the  posts,  six  cubits  broad  on  the 
one  side,  and  six  cubits  broad  on 
the  other  side,  u'hich  was  the 
breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadth  of  the  "door 
was  ten  cubits;  and  the  sides  of 
the  door  tee  re  five  cubits  on  the 
one  side,  and  five  cubits  on  the 
other  side:  and  he  measured  the 
length  thereof,  forty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth,  twenty  cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  inward,  and  meas- 
ured the  post  of  the  door,  two  cu- 
bits ;  and  the  door,  six  cubits ;  and 
the  breadth  of  the  door,  seven  cu- 
bits. 

4  So  ''he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  twenty  cubits;  and  the 
breadth,  twenty  cubits,  before  the 
temple :  and  he  said  unto  me.  This 
is  the  most  holy  j;/rtte. 

T)  After  he  nn^asured  the  wall  of 
the  house,  six  cubits  ;  and  the 
breadth  of  every  side  chamber,  four 
cubits,  round  about  the  house  on 
every  side. 

0  ^Aud  the  side  chambers  ivere 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 

"Num.  IS.  5. 
ch.  44.  15. 


^  1  Kings  2. 
.>5. 

eh.  4.'!.  19.  & 
44.  15,  16. 


riKinL'sG.3. 


'1  Kings 
.1.       , 


II  Or, 
tntrance. 


1  Kinjjs  6. 

2  Chr.  3.  3. 


•M 


k  I  Kin^s  6. 
5,  U. 


chambers,  and  ornaments 


EZEKIEL. 


of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 

t  Heb.  side 
chamber 
over  siitc 
cfuiiuber, 

;,  Or,  three 
and  thirty 
time!'-,  or, 
Joot. 

tlli'b. 
6c  holdcn. 

tllcb.  it 
was  made 
broader, 
und  went 
rtitutd. 

'lKiugs6.8. 


d  ch.  40.  J. 


H  Or,  Hfreral 
iralk^i,  or, 
xcalks  with 
pillars. 


three,  *  one  over  aiiotlier,  and  "  thir- 
ty in  order ;  and  they  entered  into 
the  wall  Avhich  was  of  the  house 
for  the  side  chambers  round  about, 
that  they  might  '  have  hold,  but 
they  had  not  hold  in  the  wall  of 
the  house. 

7  And  ^^ there  was  an  enlarging, 
and  a  winding  about  still  upward 
to  the  side  chambers:  for  the  wind- 
ing about  of  the  house  went  still 
upward  round  about  the  house : 
therefore  the  breadth  of  the  house 
was  still  upward,  and  so  increased 
from  the  lowest  chamber  to  the 
highest  by  the  midst. 

8  I  saw  also  the  height  of  the 
house  round  about ;  the  founda- 
tions of  the  side  chambers  ivere  '^a 
full  reed  of  six  great  cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall,  which 
was  for  the  side  chamber  without, 
was  five  cubits :  and  that  which 
was  left  was  the  place  of  the  side 
chambers  that  tvere  within. 

10  And  between  the  chambers 
was  the  wideness  of  twenty  cubits 
round  about  the  house  on  every 
.side. 

11  And  the  doors  of  the  side 
chambers  were  toward  the  place 
that  was  left,  one  door  toward  the 
north,  and  another  door  toward 
the  south :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
!)lace  that  was  left  was  live  cubits 
round  about. 

12  N^ow  the  building  that  was  be- 
fore the  separate  place  at  the  end 
toward  the  west  was  seventy  cubits 
broad;  and  the  wall  of  the  building 
was  five  cubits  thick  round  about, 
and  the  length  thereof  ninety  cu- 
bits. 

13  So  he  measured  the  house,  a 
hundred  cubits  long ;  and  th«  sep- 
arate place,  and  the  building,  with 
the  walls  thereof,  a  hundred  cubits 
long ; 

14  Also  the  breadth  of  the  face 
of  the  house,  and  of  the  separate 
place  toward  the  east,  a  hundred 
cubits. 

15  And  he  measured  the  length 
of  the  building  over  against  the 
separate  place  which  ivas  behind 
it,  and  the  "galleries  thereof  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  side,  a 

59 


hundred  cubits,  with  the  inner  tem- 
ple, and  the  porches  of  the  court ; 

10  The  door  posts,  and  Hhe  nar- 
row windows,  and  the  galleries 
round  about  on  their  three  stories, 
over  against  the  door,  'ceiled  with 
wood  round  about,  "and  from  the 
ground  up  to  the  windows,  and  the 
windows  were  covered ; 

17  To  that  above  the  door,  even 
unto  the  inner  house,  and  Avithout, 
and  by  all  the  wall  round  about 
within  and  without,  by  *  measure. 

18  And  it  was  made  'with  cheru- 
bim and  palm  trees,  so  that  a  palm 
tree  was  between  a  cherub  and  a 
cherub ;  and  everii  cherub  had  two 
faces ; 

19  'So  that  the  face  of  a  man  ivas 
toward  the  palm  tree  on  the  one 
side,  and  the  face  of  a  young  lion 
toward  the  palm  tree  on  the  other 
side :  it  was  made  through  all  the 
house  round  about. 

20  From  the  groun<l  unto  above 
the  door  were  cherubim  and  j)alm 
trees  made,  and  on  the  wall  of  the 
temple. 

21  The  t  posts  of  the  temple  were 
squared,  and  the  face  of  the  san(;- 
tuary ;  the  ai)pearance  of  the  one 
as  the  appearance  of  the  other. 

22  "  The  altar  of  wood  was  three 
cubits  high,  and  the  length  thereof 
two  cubits ;  and  the  corners  there- 
of, and  the  length  thereof,  and  the 
walls  thereof,  were  of  wood:  and 
he  said  unto  me,  This  is  '  the  table 
that  is  ''before  the  Lord. 

23  'And  the  temple  and  the  sanc- 
tuary had  two  doors. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves 
apiece,  two  turning  leaves ;  two 
leaves  for  the  one  door,  and  two 
leaves  for  the  other  door. 

25  And  there  were  made  on  them, 
on  the  doors  of  the  temple,  cher- 
ubim and  palm  trees,  like  as  were 
made  upon  the  walls ;  and  there 
were  thick  planks  upon  the  face 
of  the  porch  without. 

20  And  there  were  "'  narrow  win- 
dows and  palm  trees  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  other  side,  on  the 
sides  of  the  porch,  and  upon  the 
side  chambers  of  the  house,  and 

thick  planks. 

929 


Before 

CHHIST 

574. 

'ch.  40.  18. 
vrr.  ai. 


iUeh.ceil- 

ingot  wood. 
II  Or,  nn»/M« 
{/round  unto 
the  will' 
dows. 


\  Heb. 

meuiiures. 
f  1  Kingtt  ^>. 
IS. 


t  See  ch. 1.10. 


t  Hcb.  post. 


b  Ex.  .■».  1. 


ich.  44. 18. 
Mai.  1. 7.12. 
V  Ex.  30.  8. 

U  Kings  6. 
31-;i5. 


"ch.  40.  ]& 
%er.  Iti. 


The  chambers  for  the  priests. 


EZEKIEL.      The  measures  of  the  outicard  court 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


•ch.«.  12,15. 


CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  The  chambem /or  the  prienls.     13  The  v^e  thereof. 
19  The  measures  of  the  outward  court. 

THEN  be  brought  me  fortb  into 
tbe  outer  court,  tbe  way  to- 
ward tbe  north:  aud  he  brought 
me  into  ''the  chamber  that  was 
over  against  the  separate  place, 
and  which  was  before  the  building 
toward  the  north. 

2  Before  the  length  of  a  hundred 
cubits  was  the  north  door,  and  the  I 
breadth  was  fifty  cubits. 

3  Over  against  the  twenty  cuMts 
which   ivcre  for   the  inner   court,  ! 
and   over   against   the   pavement 
which   icas   for    the   outer   court, 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


bch.4i.iB.    was   ''gallery 


against 


gallery   in 


D  Or.  did  tat 
of  these. 

II  Or,  and  the 
building 
C(int»igted 
of  the  lower 
and  the 

middlemost. 


I\  Or,  from 
the  place. 

C  Or,  he  that 
t/foyght  tiie. 

[Or, 
Of  he  came. 


'  ver.  4. 


three  stories. 

4  And  before  the  chambers  was  a 
walk  of  ten  cubits  breadth  inward, 
a  way  of  one  cubit ;  and  their  doors 
toward  the  north. 

5  Xow^  the  upper  chambers  were 
shorter :    for   the   galleries   "  were 
higher  than  these,  "  than  the  lower, . 
and  than  the  middlemost  of  the 
building. 

G  For  they  were  in  three  stories, 
but  had  not  pillars  as  the  pillars 
of  the  courts:  therefore  the  huild- 
ing  was  straitened  more  than  the 
lowest  and  the  middlemost  from 
the  ground. 

7  And  the  wall  that  ivas  without 
over  against  the  chambers,  toward 
the  outer  court  on  the  forepart  of 
the  chambers,  the  length  thereof 
was  fifty  cubits. 

8 
that  were  in  the  outer  court  icas 
fifty  cubits:    aud,  lo,  before  the 
temi)le  tvere  a  hundred  cubits. 

i)  And  "from  under  these  cham- 
bers was  II  the  entry  on  the  east 
side,  "as  one goeth  into  them  from 
the  outer  court. 

10  The  chambers  were  in  the 
thickness  of  the  wall  of  the  court 
toward  the  east,  over  against  the 
separate  place,  and  over  against 
tlui  building. 

11  And   'the   way   before   them 
like   the   appearance  of  the 

which  ti'cre  toward  the 
long   as    they,    and  as 
they :  and  all  their  go- 
9:30 


A  Lev.  6.  IB, 

20.  &  2-i.  y. 


Lev.  2..'?.10. 
&t;.  U,  17. 

•.'.■..•.';i.  &7.I. 
&  in.  1:;.  14. 
Ximi.  1».  M, 
10. 


rch.  «.  19. 


For  the  length  of  the  chambers 


was 
chambers 
north,  as 
broad  as 


ings  out  were  both  according  to 
their  fashions,  and  according  to 
their  doors. 

12  And  according  to  the  doors 
of  the  chambers  that  were  toward 
the  south  teas  a  door  in  the  head 
of  the  way,  even  the  way  directly 
before  the  wall  toward  the  east,  as 
one  entereth  into  them. 

13  ^  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The 
north  chambers  and  the  south 
chambers,  which  are  before  the 
separate  place,  they  he  holy 
chambers,  where  the  priests  that 
approach  unto  the  Lokd  ''shall 
eat  the  most  holy  things:  there 
shall  they  lay  the  most  holy 
things,  and  Uhe  meat  offering, 
and  the  sin  offering,  and  the 
trespass  oftering;  for  the  place 
is  holy. 

14  '  When  the  priests  enter  there- 
in, then  shall  they  not  go  out  of 
the  holy  i}Jace  into  the  outer  court, 
but  there  they  shall  lay  their  gar- 
ments wherein  they  minister  ;  for 
they  are  holy ;  and  shall  put  on 
other  garments,  and  shall  api)roach 
to  those  tilings  which  are  lor  the 
people. 

15  Now  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  measuring  the  inner  house, 
he  brought  me  forth  toward  the 
gate  whose  prospect  is  toward  the 
east,  and  measured  it  round  about. 

10  He  measured  the  east  ^side   tH«i'..r,w. 
with    the    measuring    reed,    five  | 
hundred  reeds,   with    the    meas- 
uring reed  round  about. 

17  He  measured  the  north  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  meas- 
uring reed  round  about. 

IS  He  measured  the  south  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  meas- 
uring reed. 

10  •[  He  turned  about  to  the  west 
side,  and  measured  live  hundred 
reeds,  with  the  measuring  reed. 

20    He  measured  it  by  the  four 
sides  :  ^it  had  a  wall  round  about, 
''five  hundred  reeds  long,  and  five  I  ^ch.^^.■>. 
hundred  broad,  to  make  a  separa-  | 
tion  between   the  sanctuary  and  \ 
the  profane  place. 

CHAPTER  XLIH. 

1   The  returning  of  the  glory  oj  God  iuto  the  tern- 
pie.     7  Tfie  sin  of  Israel  hindered  God's  presence. 


f  ch.  40.  -,. 


I 


The  return  of  GoiVs  ijlory. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  measures  of  tJie  altar. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


"ch.lO.  19.& 
44.  l.iW.  1. 
l>ch.  11.23. 


'ch.  1.24. 
Kev.  1. 1.-..^: 

14.  •-'.  &  ly. 

1,6. 
dch.  10.  4. 
Kev.  18.1. 

'  ch.  1.  4,  28. 
&8.  4. 


II  Or.  ichtn 
I  came  to 
prophesy 
that  the  city 
.*houi<f  bf- 
flestrot/ed : 
Seecli.9. 1, 
a. 

fSo  Jer.1.10. 

«ch.  1.3.  i 
S.-J3. 

h  Sec  ch.  10. 
lU.  &  44.  2. 


i  ch.  8. 12. 14. 
Si  8.  3. 


k  1  Kings  8. 
10.  II. 
ch.  44.  4. 


I  ch.  40.  3. 


"'Ps.  99.  1. 

"  I  Chr.  28.2. 
I's.  liy.  5. 

"  Kx.  29.  45. 
I's.  08.  l(i.  & 
132.  14. 
Joel  3.  IT. 
John  I.  14. 
2  Cor.  0. 16. 

I'ch.  39.  r. 


•>  Lev.  26. 30. 
Jer.  16.  18. 


'■Ses2Kiiif;s 
Hi.  14.4  21. 
4,5,  i. 
ch.  8. .!.  & 
23.  .39.  &  44. 
7. 

t  Or,  /or 
there  was 
but  a  triilt 
betwci'H  nte 
and  them. 


'  ver.  7. 
'ver.  7. 

"ch.  40.  4. 


B  Or,  sum, 
or,  number. 


10  77(6  prophet  exhorteth  them  to  repevtance, 
and  observation  of  the  law  of  the  house.  13 
2'hc  measures,  18  and  the  ordinances  of  the 
altar. 

FTERWAED  lie  brought  me 


A' 


to   the    gate,   even  the   gate 
Ubat  looketli  toward  the  east: 

2  ^Aiul,  bcliold,  the  ghny  of  the 
God  of  Israel  came  from  the  way 
of  the  east:  and  '^his  voice  was 
like  a  noise  of  many  waters :  ''  and 
the  earth  sinned  with  his  glory. 

3  And  it  n-as  '^according  to  the 
appearance  of  the  vision  which  I 
saw,  even  according  to  the  vision 
that  I  saw  "when  I  came  ^to  de- 
stroy' the  city :  aud  the  visions  were 
like  the  vision  that  I  saw  *-'l)y  the 
river  Chebar ;  and  I  fell  upon  my 
face. 

4  ''And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
came  into  the  house  by  the  way  of 
the  gate  whose  i)rospect  is  toward 
the  east. 

5  '  So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and 
brought  me  into  the  inner  court; 
and,  behold,  ''the  glory ^of  the LoED 
filled  the  house. 

0  And  I  heard  him  speaking  un- 
to me  out  of  the  house ;  and  '  the 
man  stood  by  me. 

7  1^  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  "the  place  of  my  throne,  and 
"the  place  of  the  soles  of  my  feet, 
"where  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
the  children  of  Israel  for  ever,  and 
my  holy  name,  shall  the  house  of 
Israel  'no  more  detile,  neither i\mj, 
nor  their  kings,  by  their  whoredom, 
nor  by  '^  the  carcasses  of  their  kings 
in  their  high  places. 

8  '  In  their  setting  of  their  thresh- 
old by  uiy  thresholds,  and  their 
post  by  my  posts,  "and  the  wall 
between  me  aud  them,  they  have 
even  defiled  my  holy  name  by  their 
abominations  that  they  have  com- 
mitted :  wherefore  I  have  consum- 
ed them  in  mine  anger. 

9  Now  let  them  put  away  their 
whoredom,  and  Hhe  carcasses  of 
their  kings,  far  from  me,  *and  I  will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  them  for  ever. 

10  ■[  Thou  son  of  man,  "shew  the 
house  to  the  house  of  Israel,  that 
they  may  be  ashamed  of  their  in- 
iquities :  and  let  them  measure  the 
"ijatteru. 


Behold,  this  is 


11  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of  all 
that  they  have  done,  shew  them 
the  form  of  the  house,  and  the 
fashion  thereof,  and  the  goings  out 
thereof,  and  the  comings  in  there- 
of, and  all  the  forms  tliereof,  aud 
all  the  ordinances  thereof,  and  all 
the  forms  thereof,  and  all  the  laws 
thereof:  and  write  it  in  their  sight, 
that  they  may  keep  the  whole  form 
thereof,  and  all  the  ordinances 
thereof,  and  do  tht^m. 

12  This  is  the  law  of  the  house ; 
Upon  ''the  top  of  the  mountain  the 
whole  limit  thereof  round  about 
shnll  he  most  holy, 
the  law  of  the  house. 

13  ^[  And  these  are  the  measures 
of  the  altar  after  the  cubits:  ^The 
cubit  is  a  cubit  aud  a  handbreadth  ; 
even  the  *  bottom  shall  he  a  cubit, 
aud  the  breadth  a  cubit,  and  the 
border  thereof  by  the  ♦  edge  there- 
of round  about  shall  he  a  span ;  and 
this  shall  he  the  higher  place  of  the 
altar. 

14  And  from  the  bottom  ujwn  the 
ground  even  to  the  lower  settle 
shall  he  two  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
one  cubit ;  aud  from  the  lesser  set- 
tle even  to  the  greater  settle  shall 
he  four  cubits,  and  the  breadth  one 
cubit. 

15  So  ^the  altar  shall  he  four  cu- 
bits ;  and  from  *  the  altar  aud  up- 
ward shall  he  four  horns. 

10  And  the  altar  shall  he  twelve 
cubits  long,  twelve  broad,  square 
in  the  four  squares  thereof. 

17  And  the  settle  shall  he  fourteen 
cuhits  long  an<l  fourteen  broad  in 
the  four  squares  thereof;  and  the 
border  about  it  shall  he  half  a  cubit; 
and  the  bottom  thereof  shall  he  a 
cubit  about;  and  'his  stairs  shall 
look  toward  the  east. 

18  "i  Aud  he  said  unto  me.  Son 
of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
These  are  the  ordinauces  of  the 
altar  in  the  day  when  they  shall 
make  it,  to  offer  burnt  offerings 
thereon,  aud  to  ''sprinkle  blood 
thereon. 

19  And  thou  shaft  give  to  Hhe 
priests  the  Levites  that  be  of  the 
seed  of  Zadok,  which  approach  un 


to  me,  to 


mmister 
931 


unto  me, 


saith 


Before 

cnuisT 

574. 


»  ch.  40.  2. 


5  ch.  40.  5.  & 
41.8. 


tlleb. 

'     bottom. 


f  Ileb.  Up. 


♦  Hub. 

//arel,  that 

is,  the 

mountain 

ot  Uoil. 
Wivh.Arifl, 

that  is,  the 

Hon  of  God f 

Is.  21*.  1. 


'  .Sec  Ex.  29. 
2(1. 


■Lev.  1.5. 


bch.  44.  15. 


The  ordinances  of  the  altar. 


EZEKIEL. 


TJie  priests  reproved. 


Before 

CHKIST 

574. 

'  Ex.  29.  10, 
12. 

l,ev.8.14,1.5. 
ch.  45. 18,19. 


(I  Ex.  20.  14. 
•lleb.  10.11. 


fLev.  2.  H. 


«  Ex.  29.  35, 
■M. 
Lev.  8.  33. 


i  Hcb.  fill 
their  handSt 
Ex.  29.  24. 

bL«v.  9.  1. 


II  Or,  Ihank 

i.Iob  42.  N. 
ch.  ■.11.411,41. 
Knin.  12. 1. 
1 1'ct.  2.  5. 


•ch.  41.  1. 


heh.  4.1.  4. 


the  Lord  God,  'ii  vouDg  bullock 
for  a  siu  offering-. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  | 
blood  thereof,  and  put  it  on  the  | 
four  horns  of  it,  and  on  the  four  ! 
corners  of  the  settle,  and  upon  the  | 
border  round  about :  thus  shalt 
thou  cleanse  and  purge  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  bullock 
also  of  the  siu  offering,  and  he 
''shall  burn  it  in  the  appointed 
place  of  the  house,  *  without  the 
sanctuary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou 
shalt  offer  a  kid  of  the  goats  with- 
out blemish  for  a  sin  offering ;  and 
they  shall  cleanse  the  altar,  as 
they  did  cleanse  it  with  the  bull- 
ock. 

23  When  thou  hast  made  an  end 
of  cleansing  if,  thou  shalt  offer  a 
young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  a  ram  out  of  the  flock  without 
blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  offer  them  be- 
fore the  Lord,  "^and  the  priests 
shall  cast  salt  upon  them,  and 
they  shall  offer  them  up  for  a 
burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

25  ^  Seven  days  shalt  thou  pre- 
pare every  day  a  goat  for  a  sin 
offering :  they  shall  also  prepare  a 
young  bullock,  and  a  ram  out  of 
the  flock,  without  blemish. 

2(>  Seven  days  shall  they  purge 
the  altar  and  purify  it;  and  they 
shall  '  consecrate  themselves. 

27  ''And  when  these  days  are 
expired,  it  vshall  be,  that  upon  the 
eighth  day,  and  so  forward,  the 
priests  shall  make  your  burnt  of- 
ferings upon  the  altar,  and  your 
"peace  offerings;  and  I  will  'ac- 
cei)t  you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  77(e  eaat  gale  axuir/itcd  only  to  the  prince.  4  The 
prifHts  rcprwed  for  jMiUtitinf/  of  the  nanctuary.  9 
Jdolatrm  nncajmble  of  the  priesVx  office.  1.5  The 
sons  of  Zadok  are  accepted  thereto,  17  Ordinances 
for  the  ]>ri':st,i. 

THEN  he  brought  me  back  the 
way  of  th(5  gate  of  the  out- 
ward sanctuary  'which  looketh  to- 
ward tlie  east;  Jind  it  was  shut. 

2  Then  sjiid  tlie  IjORD  unto  me; 

This  gate  .sliall  be  shut,  it  .shall  not 

be  opened,  and  no  man  .shall  enter 

in  by  it;  ''becau.se  the  Loud  the 

932 


God  of  Israel  hath  entered  in  by  it, 
therefore  it  shall  be  shut. 

3  It  is  for  the  prince ;  the  prince, 
he  shall  sit  in  it  to  ""eat  bread  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  ''  he  shall  enter  by 
the  way  of  the  porch  of  that  gate, 
and  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of  the 
same. 

4  ^  Then  brought  he  me  the  way 
of  the  north  gate  before  the  house : 
and  I  looked,  and,  ''behold,  the  glo- 
ry of  the  Lord  filled  the  house  of 
the  Lord  :  ^  and  I  fell  upon  my 
face. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
^Son  of  man,  *mark  well,  and  be- 
hold with  thine  eyes,  and  hear  with 
thine  ears  all  that  I  say  unto  thee 
concerning  all  the  ordinances  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
laws  thereof;  and  mark  well  the 
entering  in  of  the  house,  with  ev- 
ery going  forth  of  the  sanctuary. 

G  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  ''  re- 
bellious, even  to  the  house  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  O  ye 
house  of  Israel,  'let  it  suflice  you 
of  all  your  abominations, 

7  ''In  that  ye  have  brought  into 
my  sanctuary  ' '  strangers,  '"  uncir- 
cumcised  in  heart,  and  uncircum- 
cised  in  flesh,  to  be  in  my  sanctu- 
ary, to  pollute  it,  even  my  house, 
when  ye  offer  "  my  bread,  °  the  fat 
and  the  blood,  and  they  have  bro- 
ken my  covenant  because  of  all 
your  abominations. 

8  And  ye  have  not  "  kept  the 
charge  of  mine  holj^  things :  but 
ye  have  set  keepers  of  my  "charge 
in  my  sanctuary  for  yourselves. 

9  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord- God; 
■1  No  stranger,  uncircuracised  in 
heart,  nor  uncircumcised  in  flesh, 
shall  enter  into  my  sanctuary,  of 
any  stranger  that  is  among  the 
children  of  Israel. 

10  'And  the  Levites  that  are  gone 
away  far  from  me,  when  Israel  went 
astray,  whi(;h  went  astray  away 
from  me  after  their  idols ;  they 
shall  even  bear  their  iniquity. 

11  Yet  they  shall  b(^  ministers  in 
my  sanctuar}",  '"haviny  charge  at 
the  gates  of  the  house,  and  minis- 
tering to  the  house :  '  they  shall 
slay   the   burnt   offering   and  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


'Gen..'!l..'i4. 

1  Cor.  ID.IS. 

ach.4(i.2,8. 


«ch.3.23.& 
43.5. 


feh.  1.  28. 


ecli.  40.  4. 
1  Ilrb.  tet 
thine  heart. 


kch.  2.  5. 


i  ch.  4,1.  !). 
1  Pet.  4.  .■;. 


k  ch.  4.x  8. 

ver.  9. 

Acts  21.  28. 
t  Hcb. 

children  of 

a  stranger. 
1  Lev.  22.  •!:,. 
'"Lcv.2«.41. 

Dciit.  lO.l'i. 

Acts  7.  51. 
»  Lev.  21 .0,8, 

17.  21. 
"Lev.  3.16.  & 

17.  U. 


r  Lev.  22.  2, 
&c. 


II  Or, 

ward,  or, 
ordinance : 
And  .so  viT. 
14.  .<;  l(i,  S: 
ch.  40.  45. 

1  vcr.  7. 


'■Sce2KinK8 
2.i.  8,  &c. 
2Chr.29.4,5. 
ch.48. 11. 


"IChr.  2C.1. 


<  2  Chr.29.34. 


ZadoJvS  sons  accepted. 


EZEKIEL. 


Ordinances  for  the  priests. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 

"  Num.  IG. !). 


'  Is.  0.  Ifi. 
Mai.  •.>.  8. 

t  Ilt'b.  were 
for  a  .«/Mm- 
hliiiQblork 
of  iniquity 
unfo^  kc. 
ch.  U.  3,  4. 

"  Ps.  106.  L'O. 

>  Num.  IS.  3. 
i  Kin^s-S.'J. 


'ch.S2.30.& 
3U.  7. 


•Num.  18. 4. 
lChr.i'3.J8, 


1>  ch.  40.  40.  & 
4.i.  jy. 
'  1  Sam.  2.35. 

i  ver.  lU. 


'  Deut.  10.  S. 


f  ver.  7. 


ech.  41.  22. 


V  Ex.  28.  .39, 
411,  4.1.  &  3a. 
1';,  28. 


■  Ex.  28.  40, 
42.  &  39.  28. 


II  Or. 

in  stveatmg 

places. 
1  llcb.  in,  or. 

With  sweat. 


k  ch.  42.  14. 


Ich.  4(5.  20. 
See  Ex.29. 
37.  &  30.  29. 
Lev.  G.  27. 
Matt.  23. 17, 
19. 


sacrifice  for  the  people,  and  "tbey 
shall  stand  before  them  to  minister 
unto  them. 

12  Because  they  ministered  un- 
to them  before  their  idols,  and 
''  ^  caused  the  house  of  Israel  to 
fall  into  iniquity ;  therefore  have 
I  '^  lifted  up  mine  hand  against 
them,  saith  the  Lord  God,  and 
they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

13  -And  they  shall  not  come  near 
unto  me,  to  do  the  office  of  a  priest 
unto  me,  nor  to  come  near  to  any 
of  my  holy  things,  in  the  most  holy 
place:  but  they  shall  'bear  their 
shame,  and  their  abominations 
which  they  have  committed. 

j  14  But  I  will  make  them  "keepers 
I  of  the  charge  of  the  house,  for  all 
i  the  service  thereof,  and  for  all  that 
!  shall  be  done  therein. 
I  15  ^[  ^But  the  priests  the  Levites, 
I'^the  sons  of  Zadok,  that  kept  the 

charge  of  my  sanctuary  ''when  the 
I  children  of  Israel  went  astray  from 
]  me,  they  shall  come  near  to  me  to 
!  minister  unto  me,  and  thej^  ''shall 

stand  before  me  to  offer  unto  me 
;  4he  fat  and  the  blood,  saith  the 
j  Lord  God  : 

10  They  shall  enter  into  my  sanc- 
!  tuary,  and  they  shall  come  near  to 

»my  table,  to  minister   unto   me, 

and  they  shall  keep  my  charge. 

17  •[  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  when  they  enter  in  at  the 
gates  of  the  inner  court,  ''  they 
shall  be  clothed  with  linen  gar- 
ments; and  no  wool  shall  come 
upon  them,  while  they  minister  in 
the  gates  of  the  inner  court,  and 
within. 

18  'They  shall  have  linen  bon- 
nets upon  their  heads,  and  shall 
have  linen  breeches  upon  their 
loins;  they  shall  not  gird  them- 
selves II 'with  any  thing  that  caus- 
eth  sweat. 

19  And  when  they  go  forth  into 
the  outer  court,  even  into  the  outer 
court  to  the  people,  "they  shall 
put  off  their  garments  wherein 
they  ministered,  and  lay  them  in 
the  holy  chambers,  and  they  shall 
put  on  other  garments;  and  they 
shall '  not  sanctify  the  people  with 
their  garments. 


20  '"  Neither  shall  they  shave 
their  heads,  nor  suffer  their  locks 
to  grow  long ;  they  shall  only  poll 
their  heads. 

21  "Neither  shall  any  priest  drink 
wine,  when  the}'  enter  into  the 
inner  court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  take  for 
their  wives  a  "widow,  nor  her  that 
is  ♦  put  away :  but  they  shall  take 
maidens  of  the  seed  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  or  a  widow  Uhat  had  a 
priest  before. 

23  And  ^'  they  shall  teach  my  peo- 
ple the  difference  between  the  holy 
and  profane,  and  cause  them  to 
discern  between  the  unclean  and 
the  clean. 

24  And  •"  in  controversy  they  shall 
stand  in  judgment;  and  they  shall 
judge  it  according  to  my  judg- 
ments: and  they  shall  keep  my 
laws  and  my  statutes  in  all  mine 
assemblies;  "^and  they  shall  hallow 
my  sabbaths. 

25  And  they  shall  come  at  no 
^  dead  person  to  defile  themselves : 
but  for  father,  or  for  mother,  or 
for  son,  or  for  daughter,  for  broth- 
er, or  for  sister  that  hath  had  no 
husband,  they  may  defile  them- 
selves. 

20  And  'after  he  is  cleansed,  they 
shall  reckon  unto  him  seven  days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  goeth 
into  the  sanctuary,  "unto  the  inner 
court,  to  minister  in  the  sanctuarj', 
^he  shall  offer  his  sin  ofl'ering,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for 
an  inheritance;  I  ^ am  their  inher- 
itance :  and  ye  shall  give  them  no 
possession  in  Israel ;  I  am  their 
possession. 

29  'They  shall  eat  the  meat  offer- 
ing, and  the  sin  offering,  and  the 
trespass  ottering ;  and  '  every  "  dedi- 
cated thing  in  Israel  shall  be  theirs. 

30  And  the  "'first  of  all  the  first- 
fruits  of  all  things,  and  every  obla- 
tion of  all,  of  every  sort  of  your  ob- 
lations, shall  be  the  priest's:  ye 
''shall  also  give  unto  the  priest  the 
first  of  your  dough,  "that  he  may 
cause  the  blessing  to  rest  in  thine 
house. 

31  The  priests  shall  not  eat  of 

9a3 


Before 

CIl  HIST 

571. 

•"Lev.  21.5. 


"  Lev.  10.  9. 


"Lev.  21.7, 

13. 14. 
f  lU'b.  (AriuC 

jor'li. 


f  lleh.from 
a  }triest. 


P  Lev.  10. 10, 
11. 

ch.  22.  2ti. 
Slal.  2.  7. 


1  Deut.  17.  8, 
&c. 

2  Chr.  19.  8, 
10. 


'  Sec  eh.  22. 
2G. 


•  Lev.  21.  X, 

&c. 


<  Num.  6. 10. 
il9.  ll.&c. 


"  ver.  17. 


"^  Lev.  4.  3. ; 


T  Num.18.20. 
Deut.  10. 9. 
&  18.1,2. 
Joah.  13. 14, 
33. 


■  Lev.  C.  18, 
29.  &  7.  6. 


"Lev.  27.  21, 
28,  com- 
pared with 
Num. 18.14. 

II  Or, 

devoted. 
II  Or,  cht^. 
0  Ex.  13.  2.  * 

22.  29,  30.  & 
.  23.  19. 

Num.  3.  13. 

ii  18.  12, 13. 

'Num. 15.20. 

Neh.  10.  ■■'!?. 
i  I'rov.  3.  9, 

10. 

Mai.  3. 10. 


The  divisions  of  the  land. 


EZEKIEL. 


Ordinances  for  the  i)rince. 


Before 

CHRIST 

5T4. 

"  Ex.  22.  n. 
Lev.  -a.  8. 


1  Ileb.  \chen 
lie  caiue  tfie 
land  to  Jail. 

'  ch.  -iZ.  22. 

b  ch.  48.  8. 

t  Heb. 
holuieu. 


i  ch.  4.S.  10. 


'ver.  1. 
ch.  48.  lU, 


(Ch.48.13. 


« Seech.  40. 
17. 
kcb.  48.U. 


lch.48.Zl. 


'  ch.  42.  20. 


II  Or, 
void  places. 


any  thing  that  is  ""dead  of  itself,  or 
torn,  whether  it  be  fowl  or  beast. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

1  T7ic  portion  of  land  for  the  sanctxuxry,  6  for  the 
city^  7  attd  for  the  prince.  9  Ordinances  for  the 
prince. 

MOREOVER,  Uiien  ye  shall 
Hlivide  by  lot  the  land  for 
inheritance,  ye  shall  ''offer an  obla- 
tion nnto  the  Lord,  *a  holy  por- 
tion of  the  land :  the  length  shall 
he  the  length  of  five  and  twenty 
I  thonsnnd  reeds,  and  the  breadth 
shall  he  ten  thonsand.  This  shall 
he  holy  in  all  the  borders  thereof 
ronnd  about. 

2  Of  this  there  shall  be  for  the 
sanctuary  ''five  hundred  in  length, 
with  five  hundred  in  hreadth, 
square  round  about ;  and  fifty 
cubits  round  about  for  the  "  sub- 
urbs thereof. 

3  And  of  this  measure  shalt  thou 
measure  the  length  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand,  and  the  breadth 
of  ten  thousand:  '*and  in  it  shall 
be  the  sanctuary  and  the  most  holy 
Ijlace. 

4  'The  hol}^  imrtion  of  the  land 
shall  be  for  the  priests  the  min- 
isters of  the  sanctuary,  which  shall 
come  near  to  minister  unto  the 
Lord  :  and  it  shall  be  a  place  for 
their  houses,  and  a  holy  place  for 
the  sanctuary. 

5  '^And  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand of  length,  and  the  ten  thou- 
sand of  breadth,  shall  also  the  Le- 
vites,  the  ministers  of  the  house, 
have  for  themselves,  for  a  posses- 
sion for  e  twenty  chambers. 

C  1  ''And  ye  shall  appoint  the 
possession  of  the  city  five  thousand 
broa<l,  and  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand long,  over  against  the  obla- 
tion of  the  holy  portion:  it  shall 
be  for  the  whole  house  of  Israel. 

7  1  'And  a  portion  shall  he  for  the 
prince  on  the  one  sid(>  and  on  tlu^ 
other  si<le  of  the  oblation  of  the 
holy  portion,  and  of  the  ])ossession 
of  th(5  city,  before  the  obhition  of 
the  holy  portion,  and  lu'fore  the 
possession  of  {\w  city,  from  the 
west  side  westward,  and  from  the 
east  side  eastward  :  and  the  length 
shall  he  over  against  one  of   the 


portions,  from  the  west  border  un- 
to the  east  border. 

8  In  the  land  shall  be  his  posses- 
sion in  Israel :  and  *"  my  princes  shall 
no  more  oppress  my  people;  and 
the  rest  of  the  land  shall  they  give 
to  the  house  of  Israel  according  to 
their  tribes. 

9  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
'  Let  it  suffice  you,  O  princes  of  Is- 
rael: "'remove  violence  and  si)oil, 
and  execute  judgment  and  justice, 
take  away  your  '  exactions  from  my 
people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  "balances, 
and  a  just  ephah,  and  a  just  bath. 

11  The  ephah  and  the  bath  shall 
be  of  one  measure,  that  the  bath 
may  contain  the  tenth  part  of  a 
homer,  and  the  ephah  the  tenth 
part  of  a  homer:  the  measure  there- 
of shall  be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  "shekel  shall  he  twenty 
gerahs:  twenty  shekels,  five  and 
twenty  shekels,  fifteen  shekels, 
shall  be  your  man  eh. 

13  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye 
shall  offer;  the  sixth  part  of  an 
ephah  of  a  homer  of  wheat,  and  ye 
shall  give  the  sixth  part  of  an 
ephah  of  a  homer  of  barley : 

14  Concerning  the  ordinance  of 
oil,  the  bath  of  oil,  ye  shall  offer  the 
tenth  part  of  a  bath  out  of  the  cor, 
which  is  a  homer  of  ten  baths ;  for 
ten  baths  are  a  homer : 

15  And  one  "  lamb  out  of  the  flock, 
out  of  two  hundred,  out  of  the  fat 
pastures  of  Israel ;  for  a  meat  of- 
fering, and  for  a  burnt  offering, 
and  for  "peace  offerings,  ''to  make 
reconciliation  for  them,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

10  All  the  people  of  the  land 
'shall  give  this  oblation  "for  the 
prince  in  Israel. 

17  And  it  shall  be  the  prince's 
part  to  {lire  burnt  offerings,  and 
meat  offerings,  and  drink  offerings, 
in  the  feasts,  and  in  the  n(;w  moons, 
and  in  the  sabbaths,  in  all  solemni- 
ties of  the  house  of  Israel :  he  shall 
prepare  the  sin  offering,  and  the 
meat  offering,  and  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  the  "])eace  offerings,  to 
make  reconciliation  for  the  house 
of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


kch.  22.27. 
&  41;.  18. 
See  Jer.  22. 
17. 


1  ch.  44.  C. 
'"  Jer.  22.  3. 


t lleb. 
expulsiom. 


"Lev.  ID., 35, 

a;. 

I'rov.  11.  1. 


•Ex.  30.  13. 
Lev.  27. 2.j. 
Num.  3.  47. 


a  Or,  kid. 


II  Or,  tUa»k 

ojjurings. 

v  Lev.  1.4. 


Wleh.fhnU 
be  Jar. 
i  Or,  with. 


II  Or,  tliank 
oj/eiinga. 


^y 


Ordinances  for  the 


EZEKIEL. 


prince  and  the  people. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


'I  Lev.  IC.  10. 
'ch.  40.  20. 


•  Lev.  4. 


'  Ex.  12.  IS. 
Lev.  Si.  5,(i. 
Num. '.I.'.',.'!. 
.%  a.  !(!,  17. 
Ucut.  llj.  1, 
&c. 


'  Lev.  4. 14. 


"  Lev.  23.  8. 


ySee  Num. 
2S.  1.5,  22,30. 
&  l.'J.  5,  1 1, 
10,  I'J,  &c. 

'  cU.  4«.  5,  7. 


•Lev.  23.34. 
Niim.2U.12. 
Deut.  16.13. 


•ch.  44.  .3. 
ver.  8. 


18  T*iis  saith  the  Lord  God;  In 
the  first  month,  in  the  first  clay  of 
the  month,  thon  shalt  take  a 
young-  biiUock  Avithout  bk^niish, 
and  ''cleanse  the  sanctuary  : 

19  "^And  the  ])riest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  otfering,  and 
put  it  upon  the  posts  of  the  liouse, 
and  upon  the  four  corners  of  the 
settle  of  the  altar,  and  upon  the 
posts  of  the  gate  of  the  innej'  court. 

20  And  so  tlu)u  shalt  do  the  sev- 
enth day  of  the  month  ''for  every 
one  that  erreth,  and  for  him  that  is 
simple:  so  shall  ye  reconcile  the 
house. 

21  ^In  the  first  month,  in  the  four- 
teenth day  of  the  month,  ye  shall 
have  the  passover,  a  feast  of  seven 
days;  unleavened  bread  shall  be 
eaten. 

22  And  upon  that  day  shall  the 
prince  i^repare  for  himself  and  for 
all  the  ijeople  of  the  laud  "a  bull- 
ock for  a  sin  offering-. 

23  And  ''seveu  days  of  the  feast 
he  shall  prepare  a  burnt  offering 
to  the  Lord,  seven  bullocks  and 
seven  rams  without  blemish  daily 
the  seven  days;  ^and  a  kid  of  the 
goats  daily  for  a  sin  offering. 

24  ^And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat 
offering  of  an  ephah  for  a  bullock, 
and  an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  a  bin 
of  oil  for  an  ephah. 

25  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  shall 
he  do  the  like  in  the  ""  feast  of  the 
seven  days,  according  to  the  sin 
offering,  according  to  the  burnt 
ottering,  and  according  to  the  meat 


offering, 


and  according  to  the  oil. 


CHAPTER  XLYI. 

V  Ordinances  for  the  prince  in  his  ivorship,  ^  and  for 
the  people.  16  An  order  for  the  prince's  inheritance. 
19  The  courts  for  boilint/  and  baking. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  God;  The 
gate  of  the  inner  court  that 
looketh  toward  the  east  shall  be 
shut  the  six  working  days;  but 
on  the  sabbath  it  shall  be  opened, 
and  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it 
shall  be  opened. 
2  ^And  the  prince  shall  enter  by 
the  way  of  the  porch  of  that  gate 
without,  and  shall  stand  by  the 
post  of  the  gate,  and  the  priests 


offering 


shall  prepare  his  burnt 
and  his  jxuice  offerings,  and  he 
shall  worship  at  the  threshold  of 
the  gate :  then  he  shall  go  forth ; 
but  the  gate  shall  not  be  shut  un- 
til the  evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  worship  at  the  door  of  this 
gate  before  the  Loud  in  the  sab- 
baths and  in  the  new  moons. 

4  And  the  burnt  offering  that  'the 
prince  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  in 
the  sabbath  day  shall  he  six  lambs 
without  blemish,  and  a  ram  with- 
out blemish. 

5  VVnd  the  meat  offering  shall  l)e 
an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  the  meat 
offering  for  the  lambs  *as  he  shall 
be  able  to  give,  and  a  hin  of  oil  to 
an  ephah. 

G  And  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon 
it  shall  he  a  young  bullock  without 
blemish,  and  six  lambs,  and  a  ram : 
they  shall  be  without  blemish. 

7  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat  of- 
fering, an  ephah  for  a  bullock,  and 
an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  for  the 
lambs  according  as  his  hand  shall 
attain  unto,  and  a  hin  of  oil  to  an 
ephah. 

8  '"And  when  the  prince  shall  en- 
ter, he  shall  go  in  by  the  way  of 
the  porch  of  that  gate,  and  he  shall 
go  forth  by  the  wa}^  thereof. 

9  •[  But  when  the  people  of  the 
land  ''shall  come  before  the  Lord 
in  the  solemn  feasts,  he  that  enter- 
eth  in  by  the  way  of  the  north  gate 
to  worship  shall  go  out  by  the  way 
of  the  south  gate ;  and  he  that  en- 
tereth  by  the  way  of  the  south  gate 
shall  go  forth  by  the  way  of  the 
north  gate :  he  shall  not  return  by 
the  way  of  the  gate  whereby  he 
came  in,  but  shall  go  forth  over 
against  it. 

10  And  the  prince  in  the  midst  of 
them,  when  they  go  in,  shall  go  in; 
and  when  they  go  forth,  shall  go 
forth. 

11  And  in  the  feasts  and  in  the 
solemnities  *^the  meat  offering  shall 
be  an  ephah  to  a  bullock,  and  an 


ephah  to  a  ram. 


give, 


as  he  is  able  to 
oil  to  an  ephah. 
12  Now  when  the 

935 


and  to  the  lambs 
and  a  hin  of 


prince 


shall 


Before 

CHKIST 

571. 


b  ch.  4.>.  17. 


'  ch.  4,'i.  24. 
ver.  7,  11. 


t  Ileb. 
Ihe  gift  o/ 
^(.s  lauul, 
Deut.  lt).17. 


■I  ver.  2. 


•Ex.23.  14- 
17. 
Ueut  16.16. 


fver.  S 


wi 


Ordinances  for  the  people. 


EZEKIEL. 


Vision  of  the  holy  tvaters. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 

«ch.  «.  3. 
v«r.  2. 


t  Ex.  29.  ••». 
Num.  28.  3. 


t  Heb.  o  fon 
of^ his  yew, 

t  Uel>. 
morninff  by 
morning. 


I  Ley.  25.  W. 


kch.  4^.8. 


l2Chr.35.13. 

* 

■  T.CT.  2.  4, 

«,r. 


prepare  a  voluntary  burnt  oflter- 
iug  or  peace  offerings  voluntarily 
unto  the  Lord,  ^  one  shall  then 
open  bim  tbe  gate  tbat  looketb 
toward  tbe  east,  and  be  sball  pre- 
pare bis  burnt  offering  and  bis 
peace  offerings,  as  be  did  on  tbe 
sabbatb  day:  tben  be  sball  go 
fortb;  and  after  bis  going  fortb 
one  sball  sbut  tbe  gate. 

13  ''  Tbou  sbalt  daily  prepare  a 
burnt  offering  unto  tbe  Lord  of 
a  lamb  ^  of  tbe  first  year  witbout 
blemisb :  tbou  sbalt  prepare  it  ^ev- 
ery morning. 

14  And  tbou  sbalt  prepare  a  meat 
offering  for  it  every  morning,  tbe 
sixth  part  of  an  ephab,.  and  tbe 
third  part  of  a  bin  of  oil,  to  temper 
with  the  fine  flour;  a  meatoffering 
continually  by,  a  perpetual  ordi- 
nance unto  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  sball  they  prepare  tbe 
lamb,  and  the  meat  offering,  and 
the  oil,  every  morning  for  a  con- 
tinual burnt  offering. 

16  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
If  tbe  prince  give  a  gift  unto  any 
of  bis  sons,  tbe  inheritance  thereof 
sball  be  bis  sons' ;  it  shall  he  their 
possession  by  inheritance. 

17  But  if  be  give  a  gift  of  bis  in- 
heritance to  one  of  bis  servants, 
tben  it  shall  be  bis  to  '  tbe  year 

,  of  liberty ;  after,  it  sball  return  to 
j  the  prince :    but    bis    inheritance 
I  sball  be  bis  sons'  for  them. 
I    18  Moreover  "^  tbe  prince  sball  not 
i  take  of  the  people's  inheritance  by 
oppression,  to  thrust  them  out  of 
their  possession ;  hut  be  sball  give 
bis  sons  inheritance  out  of  bis  own 
poss(;ssion  ;  that  my  ])e()ple  be  not 
scattered  every  man  from  his  pos- 
session. 

19  *l  After  he  brought  me  through 
tbe  entry,  which  was  at  tbe  side  of 
tbe  gate,  into  the  holy  chambers  of 
the  i>ri(!sts,  which  looked  toward 
the  north:  and,  behold,  there  ivas 
a  I>laco  on  the  two  sides  west- 
ward. 

20  Then  said  be  unto  me.  This  is 
the  place  where  the  priests  shall 
'boil  the  trespass  olfcriiig  and  the 
sin  offering,  where  they  shall  '"bake 
the  meat  offering;  that  they  beai- 


them  not  out  into  tbe  outer  court, 
"  to  sanctify  tbe  x^eople. 

21  Tben  be  brought  me  fortb  into 
tbe  outer  court,  and  caused  me  to 
pass  by  tbe  four  corners  of  the 
court ;  and,  behold,  ^  in  every  cor- 
ner of  tbe  court  there  was  a  court. 

22  In  the  four  corners  of  tbe 
court  there  were  courts  "joined  of 
forty  cuhits  long  and  thirty  broad : 
these  four  ^  corners  were  of  one 
measure. 

23  And  there  teas  a  row  of  huild- 
ing  round  about  in  them,  round 
about  them  four,  and  it  was  made 
with  boiling  places  under  the  rows 
round  about. 

24  Then  said  be  unto  me,  These 
are  tbe  places  of  them  that  boil, 
where  tbe  ministers  of  tbe  house 
shall  °boil  tbe  sacrifice  of  tbe 
people. 

CHAPTEE  XLVII. 

1  TTie  vision  of  the  holy  waters.  6  The  virtaie  of 
them.  13  The  bordem  of  the  land.  23  J7/e  divi- 
sion of  it  by  lot. 

AFTERWARD  be  brought  me 
_  again  unto  tbe  door  of  tbe 
house ;  and,  behold,  ""  waters  issued 
out  from  under  tbe  threshold  of 
the  house  eastward:  for  tbe  fore- 
front of  tbe  house  stood  toward  tbe 
east,  and  the  waters  came  down 
from  under,  from  the  right  side  of 
the  bouse,  at  the  south  side  of  tbe 
altar. 

2  Then  brought  be  me  out  of  tbe 
way  of  the  gate  northward,  and 
led  me  about  the  way  without  un- 
to tbe  outer  gate  by  the  w  ay  tbat 
looketb  eastward ;  and,  behold, 
there  ran  out  waters  on  the  right 
side. 

3  And  when  ^  the  man  tbat  bad 
the  line  in  bis  baud  went  forth 
eastward,  he  measured  a  thousand 
cubits,  and  be  brought  me  through 
the  waters;  the  hvaters  were  to 
the  ankles. 

4  Again  be  measured  a  thousand, 
and  brought  me  through  tbe  wa- 
ters ;  tbe  waters  loere  to  the  knees. 
Again  he  measured  a  thousand, 
and  brought  me  through;  the  wa- 
ters were  to  the  loins. 

5  Afterward  be  measured  a  thou- 
sand ;  and  it  urns  a  river  tbat  1 
could  not  pass  over:  for  the  wa- 


Before 

CHUIST 

574. 

"ch.  44. 19. 


t  Ileb. 
a  court  in  a 
corner  of  a 
courts  and 
a  court  in  a 
corner  of  u. 
court. 

II  Or, 

made  ivtth 
chimneys. 

tHcb. 
cornered. 


"Soever.  20. 


Mods.  IS. 
Zcch.  1.;.  1. 
&  14.  8. 
Kev.  L'i  1. 


I.  ch.  40.  3. 


♦  Ilcb. 

!/vl/t/s  of 

the  ifnL'cit, 


I 


The  viMiie  of  them. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  borders  of  the  land. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 

t  Heb. 
wntfrs  of 
swimming. 


t  Heb.  lip. 

'ver.  12. 
Rev.  ii.  2. 


1  Or,  plain  : 
See  Dcut..;. 
17.  &  4.  4!l. 
J08h.  3.  l(i. 


t  Heb. 
two  rivers. 


■lXiim.r.4.G. 
.losh.  2!.  4. 
ch.  48.  :;8. 


D  Or,  and 
that  which 
nhalt  not  be 
healett. 


t  Hc-b.  shall 
come  up. 

I. I  fib  8.  IG. 
Pb.  1.3. 
Jer.  17.  8. 


!l  Or, 
principal. 


II  Or, 

for  trvises 

and  sores. 

'  Rtv.  22.  2. 


h  Gen.  48.  r>. 

ICbr.  .1. 1. 

ch.4S.  4,  5. 
il  Or,  swore. 

'Gcn.l2.7.& 
13.  1.5.  &  15. 
T.  &  17.  8.  & 
sas.ft  28.13. 
ch.  20.  5,  6, 
28,42. 


ters  were  risen,  ^waters  to  swim  in, 
a  river  that  coiikl  not  be  passed 
over. 
G  •[  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  this  f  Then 
he  brought  me,  and  caused  me  to 
return  to  the  brink  of  the  river. 

7  Now  Avhen  1  had  returned,  be- 
hohl,  at  the  ^  bank  of  the  river  ivere 
very  many  ''trees  on  the  one  side 
and  on  the  other. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These 
waters  issue  out  toward  the  east 
country,  and  go  down  into  the 
"desert,  and  go  into  the  sea:  tvhich 
heing  brought  forth  into  the  sea, 
the  Walters  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
every  thing  that  liveth,  which 
moveth,  whithersoever  the  ^  riv- 
ers shall  come,  shall  live:  and 
there  shall  be  a  very  great  mul- 
titude of  fish,  because  these  wa- 
ters shall  come  thither:  for  they 
shall  be  healed;  and  every  thing* 
shall  live  whither  the  river  Com- 
eth. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  i)ass,  that 
the  fishers  shall  stand  upon  it  from 
En-gedi  even  unto  En-eglaim ;  they 
shall  be  a  lyJace  to  spread  forth 
nets ;  their  fish  shall  be  according 
to  their  kinds,  as  the  fish  ''of  the 
great  sea,  exceeding  many. 

11  But  the  miry  places  thereof 
and  the  marshes  thereof  "  shall  not 
be  healed ;  they  shall  be  given  to 
salt. 

12  And  'by  the  river  upon  the 
bank  thereof,  on  this  side  and  on 
that  side,  ^  shall  grow  all  trees  for 
meat,  *^  whose  leaf  shall  not  fade, 
neither  shall  the  fruit  thereof  be 
consumed :  it  shall  bring  forth 
"new  fruit  according  to  his  months, 
because  their  waters  they  issued 
out  of  the  sanctuarjr :  and  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  for  meat,  and  the 
leaf  thereof  "for  ^'medicine. 

13  t  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
This  shall  le  the  border,  whereby 
ye  shall  inherit  the  land  accord- 
ing to  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel : 
''  Joseph  shall  have  two  portions. 

14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one  as 
well  as  another:  concerning  the 
which  I   "'lifted    up   mine  hand 


to  give  it  unto  your  fathers:  and 
this  land  shall  ''fall  unto  you  for 
inheritance. 

15  And  this  shall  he  the  border  of 
the  land  toward  the  norfh  side, 
from  the  great  sea,  'the  way  of 
Hethlon,  as  men  go  to  "Zedad; 

10  "Hamath,  '^Berothah,  Sibraim, 
which  is  between  the  border  of 
Damascus  and  the  border  of  Ha- 
matli ;  "irazar-hatticon,  which  is 
by  the  coast  of  Hauran. 

17  And  the  border  from  the  sea 
shall  be  Pllazar-euan,  the  border 
of  Damascus,  and  the  north  north- 
ward, and  the  border  of  Hamath. 
And  this  is  the  north  side. 

18  x\.nd  the  east  side  ye  shall 
measure  *from  Hauran,  and  from 
Damascus,  and  from  Gilead,  and 
from  the  land  of  Israel  hy  Jordan, 
from  the  border  unto  the  east  sea. 
And  this  is  the  east  side. 

19  And  the  south  side  southward, 
from  Tamar  even  to  ''the  waters  of 
"strife  in  Kadesh,  the  "river  to  the 
great  sea.  And  this  is  "  the  south 
side  southward. 

20  The  west  side  also  shall  l)e  the 
great  sea  from  the  border,  till  a 
man  come  over  against  Hamath. 
This  is  the  west  side. 

21  So  shall  ye  divide  this  land 
unto  you  according  to  the  tribes  of 
Israel. 

22  *l  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  ye  shall  divide  it  by  lot  for  an 
inheritance  unto  you,  "^aud  to  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  among  you, 
which  shall  beget  children  among 
you:  ^and  they  shall  be  unto  you 
as  born  in  the  country  among  the 
children  of  Israel ;  they  shall  have 
inheritance  with  you  among  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
in  what  tribe  the  stranger  sqjourn- 
eth,  there  shall  ye  give  him  his  in- 
heritance, saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

1,  23  The  portions  of  the  twelve  tribes,  8  of  the  sanctu- 
ary, 15  of  the  city  and  .suburbs,  21  and  of  the 
prince,     'SO  The  dimensions  and  gates  of  the  city, 

NOW  these  are  the  names  of 
the  tribes.     ^Trom  the  north 
end  to  the  coast  of  the  way  of  i 
Hethlon,  as  one  goeth  to  Hamath, 

937  I 


Before 
CHIUST 

674. 

k  ch.  48.  2P. 


1  ch.  48.  1. 
■"Num.  34.8. 


"  Num.  .-M.  8. 
"2  Sum.  8.  8. 


HOr, 
Tlip  middlt 
village. 


PNum..'!4.n. 
ch.  48.  1. 


t  Heb.  from 
between. 


I  Num. 20.1.3. 
Ueut.  .-W.il 
Ps.  81.  7. 
ch.  48.  28. 

II  Or, 
Jlcnbnh. 

II  Or,  ralle,/. 

II  Or,  toward 

I'eman, 


'  See  Eph.  3. 

Vy. 

Rev.  7.!),10. 


"Rom.  10.12. 
Gal.  3.  28. 
Col.  3.  11. 


•  ch.  47. 15, 
&c. 


The  portions  of  the  tribes, 


EZEKIEL. 


of  the  sanctuary,  &c. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


1  He.),  one 
portion. 


hch.i3.l-C. 


'ch.44. 15. 
I  Or,  TTte 

lancttfied 

portion 

Khali  \tf/or 
the  pri*»t9, 

I!  Or, 

i?arrf,  or, 
ordinance. 

*  Ch.  44. 10. 


Hazar-enan,  the  border  of  Danias- 
cus  northward,  to  the  coast  of  Ha- 
math ;  for  these  are  his  sides  east 
and  west ;  ♦  a  portion  for  Dan. 

2  And  ,by  the  border  of  Dan,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a 
portion  for  Asher. 

3  And  by  the  border  of  Asher, 
from  the  east  side  even  unto  the 
west  side,  a  portion  for  Naphtali. 

4  And  by  the  border  of  Naphtali, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  portion  for  Manasseh. 

5  And  by  the  border  of  Manasseh, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  portion  for  Ephraim. 

()  And  by  the  border  of  Ephraim, 
from  the  east  side  even  unto  the 
west  side,  a  portion  for  Eeuben. 

7  And  by  the  border  of  Eeuben, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  portion  for  Jndah. 

8  If  And  by  the  border  of  Judah, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  shall  be  ^tlie  offering  which 
ye  shall  olfer  of  live  and  twenty 
thousand  reeds  in  breadth,  and  in 
length  as  one  of  the  other  parts, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side:  and  the  sanctuary  shall  be 
in  the  uudst  of  it. 

9  The  oblation  that  ye  vshall  offer 
unto  the  Lokd  shall  le  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  of 
ten  thousand  in  breadth. 

10  And  for  them,  even  for  the 
priests,  shall  be  tMs  holy  oblation ; 
toward  the  north  five  and  twenty 
thousand  in  length,  and  toward  the 
west  ten  thousand  in  breadth,  and 
toward  the  cast  ten  thousand  in 
breadth,  and  toward  the  south  five 
and  twenty  thousand  in  length: 
and  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof 

11  '"/i  shall  he  for  the  priests  that 
are  sanctified  of  the  sons  of  Zadok; 
whi(;h  have  kept  my  ^ charge,  Avhich 
went  not  a.stray  wh(;n  the  children 
of  Israel  went  astray,  ''as  the  Le- 
vites  went  astray. 

12  And  //r/.s  oblation  of  the  land 
that  is  offered  shall  be  unto  them 
a  thing  most  holy  by  the  border 
of  the  Levites. 

13  And  over  against  the  border 
of  the  priests,  the  Levites  shall  hare 

938 


Before 

CH  RLST 

574. 


Ex.  22.  OT. 
hev.  27.  U\ 
28,03. 


8  ch.  42.  20. 


five  and  twenty  thousand  in  length, 
and  ten  thousand  in  breadth :  all 
the  length  shall  he  five  and  twenty 
thousand,  and  the  breadth  ten 
thousand. 

14  '^And  they  shall  not  sell  of  it, 
neither  exchange,  nor  alienate  the 
firstfruits  of  the  land :  for  it  is  holy 
unto  the  Lord. 

15  1  ^And  the  five  thousand,  that ;  fch«.6. 
are  left  in  the  breadth  over  against 
the  five  and  twenty  thousand,  shall 
be  ^a  profane  j^/«ce  for  the  city,  for 
dwelling,  and  for  suburbs :  and  the 
city  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

16  And  these  shall  he  the  meas- 
ures thereof;  the  north  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred,  and 
the  south  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred,  and  on  the  east  side 
four  thousand  and  five  hundred, 
and  the  west  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

17  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city 
shall  be  toward  the  north  two 
hundred  and  lai'tj,  and  toward  the 
south  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and 
toward  the  east  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  and  toward  the  west  two 
hundred  and  fifty. 

18  And  the  residue  in  length  over 
against  the  oblation  of  the  holy 
portion  shall  he  ten  thousand  east- 
ward, and  ten  thousand  westward : 
and  it  shall  be  over  against  the  ob- 
lation of  the  holy  portion  ;  and  the 
increase  thereof  shall  be  for  food 
unto  them  that  serve  the  city. 

19  'And  they  that  serve  the  city 
shall  serve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  he  five 
and  twenty  thousand  by  five  and 
twenty  thousand :  ye  shall  offer 
the  holy  oblation  foursquare,  with 
the  possession  of  the  city. 

21  *^  'And  the  residue  shaJl  he  for 
the  prince,  on  the  one  side  and  on 
the  other  of  the  holy  oblation,  and 
of  the  possession  of  the  cit}^,  over 
against  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand of  the  oblation  toward  the 
east  border,  and  westward  over 
against  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand toward  the  west  border,  over 
against  the  portions  for  the  prince: 
and  it  shall  be  the  holy  oblation ; 


keh.«.  6, 


lcl>.4j.  r. 


J 


The  dimensions 


DANIEL. 


and  gates  of  the  city. 


BtMoro 

CIIUiST 

574. 

L  vcr.  S,  10. 


t  Hcb.  one 
portion. 


Ich.47.19. 

t  Ileb. 
Merihah- 
kaUesh. 


Bpforp 
CIIKIST 

about  mi. 


*2  Kings  24. 
1. 
2  Chr.  3G.  C. 


about  606. 


I'Jcr.  27.  m, 

20. 
■■Gen.  10. 10. 

&11.2. 

U.  11.  11. 

Zccli.  A.  II. 

i  2  Chr.  36.". 


''and  the  sanctnary  of  the  house 
shall  he  in  the  midst  thereof. 

22  Moreover,  from  the  ])ossession 
of  the  Levites,  and  from  the  pos- 
session of  the  city,  heing  in  the 
midst  of  that  Mliich  is  the  prince's, 
between  the  border  of  Jn(hdi  and 
the  border  of  Benjamin,  shall  be 
for  the  prince. 

23  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes, 
from  the  east  side  nnto  the  west 
side,  Benjamin  shall  have  Ui  por- 
tion. 

24  And  by  the  border  of  Benja- 
min, from  the  east  side  unto  the 
west  side,  Simeon  shall  have  a  por- 
tion. 

25  And  by  the  border  of  Simeon, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Issachar  a  portion. 

26  And  by  the  border  of  Issachar, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Zebulun  a  portion. 

27  And  by  the  border  of  Zebulun, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Gad  a  portion. 

28  And  by  the  border  of  Gad,  at 
the  south  side  southward,  the  bord- 
er shall  be  even  from  Tamar  unto 
'  the  waters  of  ^  strife  in  Kadesh, 
and  to  the  river  toward  the  great 
sea. 


29  "'This  is  the  land  which  ye 
shall  divide  by  lot  unto  the  tribes 
of  lsra<;l  for  inheritance,  and  these 
are  their  x>ortions,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

30  ^I"  And  these  are  the  goings  out 
of  tlie  city  on  the  north  side,  fovu" 
thousand  and  five  hundred  meas- 
ures. 

31-  "And  the  gates  of  the  city  shall 
he  after  the  names  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel :  three  gates  northward ;  one 
gate  of  Keuben,  one  gate  of  Judah, 
one  gate  of  Levi. 

32  And  at  the  east  side  fom*  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred :  and  three 
gates;  and  one  gate  of  Josei)h,  one 
gate  of  Benjamin,  one  gate  of 
l)an. 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four 
thousand  and  live  hundred  meas- 
ures :  and  three  gates ;  one  gate 
of  Simeon,  one  gate  of  Issachar, 
one  gate  of  Zebulun. 

34  At  the  west  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  ivith  their  three 
gates ;  one  gate  of  Gad,  one  gate 
of  Asher,  one  gate  of  Naphtali. 

35  It  was  round  about  eighteen 
thousand  measures:  "and  the  name 
of  the  city  from  that  day  shall  he, 
'  ^  The  LoKD  is  there. 


THE 


BOOK  OF  DANIEL 


CHAPTER  L 

1  Jeholakbn''s  captivity.  3  Ashpeiwz  taketh  Daniel, 
Hdiiaiiiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah.  8  Thnj  refus- 
ing tlie  king\  portion  do  proajxr  with  pulse  and 
water.     17  T/ieir  excellency  i/i  wisdom. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign 
of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
'•'  came  Kebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  unto  Jerusalem,  and  be- 
sieged it. 

2  And  the  Lord  gave  Jehoiakim 
king  of  Judah  into  his  hand,  with 
^part  of  the  vessels  of  the  house 
of  God :  which  he  carried  'into  the 
land  of  Shinar  to  the  house  of  his 
god;  '^and  he  brought  the  vessels 
into  the  treasure  house  of  his  god. 

3  ^  And  the  king  spake  unto 


Ashpenaz  the  master  of  his  eu- 
iHichs,  that  he  should  bring  *  cer- 
tain of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
of  the  king's  seed,  and  of  the 
princes ; 

I    4   Children    '^  in   whom    was    no 
;  blemish,   but   well   favoured,   and 
j  skilful   in   all   wisdom,   and    cun- 
I  ning    in    knowledge,   and   under- 
standing science,  and  such  as  had 
ability  in   them   to   stand   in   the 
king's    palace,   and    '^whom    they 
might  teach  the  learning  and  the 
tongue  of  the  Chaldeans. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them 
a  daily  provision  of  the  king's 
meat,  and  of  ^the  wine  which  he 

939 


Before 

CIIIMS'I' 

574. 

"'ch.47. 14, 
21,  22. 


"Rev.  21. 12, 
&c. 


"Jcr.  33.  IC. 
tHeb. 

Jchovah- 

shammafi : 

Sec  Ex.  17. 

15. 

Ju(1k.  6.  24. 
PJer.  3. 17. 

Joel  3.  21. 

Zech.  2.  10. 

Rev.  21.  3. 

&22.  3. 


Before 
CHHIST 
about  6U6. 

•  Foretold 
2  Kings  20. 
17,  IK 
Is.  3y.  7. 


'  See  Lev.24. 

ly,  20. 


f  Acta  7.  22. 


tncb. 

the  wine  of 
his  drinl:. 


Daniel  and  his  companions 


DANIEL. 


prosper  on  pulse  and  ivater. 


Before 
CftKIST 

about  606. 

tGen.  41.46. 
1  Kiiiga  10. 
H. 
ver.  19. 


kOen.  41.4S. 
2  Kings  24. 
1". 

>ch.  4.  8.  & 
5. 12. 


k  Deut-ti..'^. 
Kz.  4.  13. 
Uos.  9.  3. 


drank:  so  iiourisliiug-  tliem  three 
years,  that  at  the  end  thereof  they 
might  ^ stand  before  the  king. 

G  Now  among  these  were  of  the 
chikh-en  of  Judah,  Daniel,  Hana- 
niah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah : 

7  ^  Unto  whom  the  prince  of  the 
eunuclis  gave  names  :  '  for  he  gave 
unto  Daniel  the  name  of  Belteshaz- 
zar;  and  to  Hananiah,  of  Sha- 
drach ;  and  to  Mishael,  of  Me- 
shach;  and  to  Azariah,  of  Abed- 
nego. 

8  *l  But  Daniel  j^urposed  in  his 
heart  that  he  would  not  detile 
himself  ''with  the  portion  of  the 
king's  meat,  nor  with  the  wine 
which  he  drank:  therefore  he  re- 
quested of  the  prince  of  the  eu- 
nuchs that  he  might  not  defile 
himself. 


1  See  Gen. 
;«.  21. 
Pb.  1I)C.  4<;. 
Frov.  16.  7. 


t  Ueb. 
sadder. 


II  Or,  term, 
or,  contiHU' 
ance. 


llOr,  The 
steward. 


♦  Hcb. 

o/iniUe. 
\  Ilcb. 
lha(  we  maij 
eat,  Jrc. 


wine  that  they  should  drink ;  and 
gave  them  pulse. 

17  1^  As  for  these  four  children, 
™God  gave  them  "laiowledge  and 
skill  in  all  learning  and  wisdom: 
and  "Daniel  had  "understanding 
in  all  visions  and  dreams.  i 

18  Now  at  the  end  of  the  days  i 
that  the  king  had  said  he  should  j 
bring  them  in,  then  the  prince  of 
the  eunuchs  brought  them  in  be- 
fore Nebuchadnezzar. 

19  And  the  king  communed  with 
them ;  and  among  them  all  was 
found  none  like  Daniel,  Hananiah, 
Mishael,  and  Azariah :  therefore 
p stood  they  before  the  king. 

20  'I  And  in  all  matters  of  *  wisdom 
and  understanding,  that  the  king 
inquired  of  them,  he  found  them 
ten  times  better  than  all  the  ma- 

9  Now  '  God  had  brought  Daniel  |  gicians  and  astrologers  that  were  in 
into  favour  and  tender  love  with  all  his  realm. 

the  prince  of  the  eunuchs.  j    21   'And   Daniel   continued   even 

10  And  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  unto  the  first  year  of  king  Cyrus, 
said  unto  Daniel,  I  fear  my  lord 
the  king,  who  hath  appointed  your 
meat  and  yoiu'  drink:  for  why 
should  he  see  your  faces  ♦  worse 
liking  than  the  children  which  are 
of  your  "  sort  I  then  shall  ye  make 
me  endanger  my  head  to  the 
king. 

11  Then  said  Daniel  to  "Melzar, 
whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
had  set  over  "Daniel,  Hananiah, 
Mishael,  and  Azariah, 

12  Prove  thy  servants,  I  beseech 
thee,  ten  days ;  and  let  them  give 


us   ^  pulse  Ho  eat,  and  water  to 
drink. 
13  Then  let  our  countenances  be 


CHAPTER  11. 

1  Nebuchadnezzar,  forgettin(j  his  dream,  reqnireth  it 
of  the  Chaldean^  by  promises  and  threaten  iiitju.  10 
They  acknowledging  their  inability  are  judged  to 
die.  I'i  Daniel  obtaining  some  respite  findeth  the 
dream.  19  He  blesseth  God.  24  He  staying  the  de- 
cree is  brought  to  the  king.  31  The  dream.  36 
The  inteiyretation.     46  UanieVs  advancetnent. 

A  ND  in  the  second  year  of  the 
x\_  reign  of  Nebuchadnezzar, 
Nebuchadnezzar  dreamed  dreams, 
•^  wherewith  his  spirit  was  troubled, 
and  ""his  sleep  brake  from  him. 

2  "Then  the  king  commanded  to 
call  the  magicians,  and  the  astrol- 
ogers, and  the  sorcerers,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  for  to  shew  the  king 
his  dreams.     So  they  came  and 


looked  upon  before  thee,  and  the  ,  stood  before  the  king. 


countenance  of  the  children  that 
eat  of  the  portion  of  the  king's 
meat:  and  as  thou  seest,  deal 
with  thy  servants. 

14  So  he  consented  to  them  in 
tliis  matter,  and  i)roved  them  ten 
days. 

15  And  at  the  end  of  ten  days 
their  countenances  appeared  fair- 
er and  fatter  in  fiesh  than  all  the 
children  which  did  eat  the  i)ortion 
of  the  king's  meat. 

10  Thus  Melzar  took  away  the 

portion   of   their    meat,    and    the 

940 


3  x\nd  the  king  said  unto  them, 
I  have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  my 
spirit  was  troubled  to  know  the 
dream. 

4  Then  spake  the  Chaldeans  to 
the  king  in  vSyriac,  ''O  king,  live 
for  ever :  tell  thy  servants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  inter- 
l)retation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to 
the  Chaldeans,  The  thing  is  gone 
from  me :  if  ye  will  not  make 
known  unto  me  the  dream,  with 
the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  61)6. 


""1  Kings  3. 

James  1.  5, 
17. 

"  Acts  7.  22." 

II  Or, 
Ae  made 
Dantel  un- 
derstand. 

"Num.  12. «. 
2Chr.26.S. 
ch.  .5.11,12, 
14.  &  10. 1. 

003. 


P  Gen.  41. 46. 
ver.  5. 

'1 1  Kings  10. 
1. 

t  Heb. 
loisdom  of 
understand- 
ing. 

'  ch.  G.  28.  & 
10.1. 

He  lived  to 
see  tliat  glo- 
rious time 
of  the  re- 
turn of  hia 
people  from 
the  Baby- 
lonian cap- 
tivity, 
though  he 
did  not  die 
then.     So 
tilt  is  used, 
Ps.  110.  1.  & 
112.  8. 


C03. 


» Gen.  41.8. 

ch.  4.  5. 
tEsth.fi.  1. 

ch.  0. 18. 
"^  Gen.  41.  8. 

Ex.7.  11. 

ch.  5.  7. 


•11  Kings  1. 

ch.  .'i.fl.&.'i. 
10.  &G.U,21. 


Daniel  findeth 


DANIEL. 


the  king^s  dream. 


Before 

CIIKIST 

603. 

'•>  Kinss  10. 
Kzrn  G.  11. 

di. .;.  111. 

I   CllMltl. 

7ii(t(fe 

}ilercs. 
fell.  a.  10. 
HOr,/ce, 

ver.  48. 

ch.  5.  ir. 


tChald.ftHV, 
Eph.  5. 11). 


SEsth.  4. 11. 


h  ver.  28. 

ch.  .5.  11. 


(Chald. 
retttriied. 


I  Or,  chief 
marshal. 

)  C'liald. 
chief  ol' the 
fxccutiou- 
er^,  or. 
slaughter- 
men. 
Gen.  37. 36. 


be  *"  ♦  cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses 
shall  be  made  a  dunii'liill. 

()  '  Jint  if  ye  shew  the  dream,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall 
receive  of  me  gifts  and  "rewards 
and  great  honour:  therefore  shew 
me  the  dream,  and  the  interpreta- 
tion thereof. 

7  They  answered  again  and  said. 
Let  the  king  tell  his  servants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  inter- 
pretation of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  I 
know  of  certainty  that  ye  would 
'gain  the  time,  because  ye  see  the 
thing  is  gone  from  me. 

9  But  if  ye  will  not  make  known 
unto  me  the  dream,  f^  there  is  hut 
one  decree  for  you:  for  ye  have 
prepared  lying  and  corruj^t  words 
to  speak  before  me,  till  the  time  be 
changed :  therefore  tell  me  the 
dream,  and  I  shall  know  that  ye 
can  shew  me  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

10  li  The  Chaldeans  answered 
before  the  king,  and  said.  There  is 
not  a  man  upon  the  earth  that  can 
shew  the  king's  matter :  therefore 
there  is  no  king,  lord,  nor  ruler, 
that  asked  such  things  at  any  ma- 
gician, or  astrologer,  or  Chaldean. 

11  And  it  is  a  rare  thing  that  the 
king  requireth,  and  there  is  none 
other  that  can  shew  it  before  the 
king,  ''except  the  gods,  whose 
dwelling  is  not  with  tlesh. 

12  For  this  cause  the 
angry  and  very  furious, 
manded  to  destroy  all 
men  of  Babylon. 

13  iVnd  the  decree  went  forth  that 
the  wise  men  should  be  slain  ;  and 
they  sought  Daniel  and  his  fellows 
to  be  slain. 

14  *!  Then  Daniel  'answered  with 
counsel  and  wisdom  to  ^Vrioch  the 
" '  captain  of  the  king's  guard,  which 
was  gone  forth  to  slay  the  wise 
men  of  Babylon : 

15  He  answered  and  said  to  Ari- 
och  the  king's  captain.  Why  is  the 
decree   so    liasty   from   the 
Then    Arioch     made     the 
known  to  Daniel. 

16  Then  Daniel  went  in,  and  de- 
sired of  the  king  that  he  would 


king  was 
and  com- 
the   wise 


king  ? 
thing 


give  him  time,  and  that  he  would 
shew  the  king  the  interpretation. 

17  Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house, 
and  made  the  thing  known  to  Han- 
aniah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah,  his 
conii)ani()ns : 

18  '  That  they  would  desire  mer- 
cies 'of  the  God  of  heaven  concern- 
ing this  secret;  "that  Daniel  and 
his  fellows  shouhl  not  perish  with 
the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of  Baby- 
lon. 

19  ^  Then  was  the  secret  reveal- 
ed unto  Daniel  ""in  a  night  vision. 
Then  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of 
heaven. 

20  Daniel  answered  and  said, 
'Blessed  be  the  name  of  God  for 
ever  and  ever:  "'for  wisdom  and 
might  are  his : 

21  And  he  changeth  "the  times 
and  the  seasons:  "he  removeth 
kings,  and  setteth  up  kings:  ^he 
giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise,  and 
knowledge  to  them  th[it  know  un- 
derstanding : 

22  1  He  reveal eth  the  deep  and 
secret  things :  '  he  knoweth  what 
is  in  the  darkness,  and 
dwelleth  with  him. 

23  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee, 

0  thou  God  of  my  fatliers,  who 
hast  given  me  wisdom  and  might, 
and  hast  made  known  unto  me 
now  what  we  '  desired  of  thee :  for 
thou  hast  iioiv  mad6  known  unto 
us  the  king's  matter. 

24  ^  Therefore  Daniel  went  in 
unto  Arioch,  whom  the  king  had 
ordained  to  destroy  the  wise  men 
of  r>abylon:  he  went  and  said  thus 
unto  him  ;  Destroy  not  the  wise 
men  of  Babylon:  bring  me  in  be- 
fore the  king,  and  I  will  shew  unto 
the  king  the  interpretation. 

25  Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel 
before  the  king  in  haste,  and  said 
thus  unto  him,  '  I  have  found  a 
man  of  the  '  captives  of  Judah, 
that  will  make  known  unto  the 
king  the  interpretation. 

20  The  king  answered  and  said 
to  Daniel,  who.se  name  tvas  Belte- 
shazzar,  Art  thou  able  to  make 
known  unto  me  the  dream  which 

1  have  seen,  and  the  interi>retation 
thereof? 

941 


Before 

CHRIST 

603. 


the  light 


>  Matt.  18. 19. 

)  Chiild. 
from  b^ore 
(lod. 

n  Or,  that 
they  xhmthi 
not  (lextroy 
JJaniel,  t(c. 


k  Num.  12.0. 
Job  33.  IS, 
lU. 


IPs.  11.'!.  2.  i 
1  l.i.  18. 
■"Jer.  32.  13. 


"  I  Chr.  20. 

K?th.  1.  1.!. 

I'll.  7.  25.  & 

II.  C. 
"Job  12.18. 

]'».  :.i.  (i.  7. 

Jcr.  27.  5. 

ch.4.  17. 
''James  1.  a. 


I   lJobl2.  22. 
!     Ps.  25. 14. 
ver.  2.S,  21). 
'Ps.  KU.  11, 
12. 

Ilcb.  4. 13. 
•ch. 5.11, 14. 
James  1.17. 


<  ver.  18. 


)  Chftld. 
That  1  have 
found. 
tChnlrt. 
chittfrcn  of 
the  cnp'tri' 
tij  ofjMdali. 


Daniel  telleth  the  hinges  dreamy 


DAXIEL. 


and  the  interpretation  of  it. 


Before 

CUKIST 

603. 


|Or,tcAJcA 
was  nor  in 
hands :  aa 
vcr.  «. 

'ch.H.a. 
Zech.  4.  C. 
•J  C<ir.  S.  I. 
Hcb.  'J.  it. 


^V^.^.A. 
llu».  in.  3. 


•  r».  x;.  i(t, 
an. 


Hi.  2.  2,3. 
«  P».  no.  !t. 


Ii  Ezra  7. 12. 

la.  47.  A. 

Jer.  27.  C.  7. 

Kz.  'M.  7. 

Il<>8.  .S.  10. 
■  Kzra  1.  2. 


•Gen.  40.8. 

&41.  lli. 

ver.  l.S.  47. 

Aiiioa  4.  I'i. 
I  Chald. 

hath  made 

known. 
»  Gen.  49. 1. 


t  Chald. 
came  up. 


J  vcr.  22,  i 
3)1. 


■So  Gen.  41. 

ii;. 

Acts  3.  12. 


0  Or,  l/ul.for 
the  intent 
that  the  in- 
terftreta- 
tion  may 
be  made 
knoirn  to 
the  linij. 

•  vcr.  47. 

tChaM. 
least  teeing. 


l>  See  ver.  S.% 
*c. 


J  Or,  nde>. 


27  Daniel  answered  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  kin|>-,  and  said,  The  se- 
cret which  the  king  hath  demand- 
ed cannot  the  wise  men,  the  astrol- 
ogers, the  magicians,  the  soothsay- 
ers, shew  unto  the  king ; 

28  "  But  there  is  a  God  in  heaven 
tliat  revealeth  secrets,  and  '  maketh 
known  to  the  king  Nebuchadnez- 
zar '^what  shall  be  in  the  latter 
days.  Thy  dream,  and  the  visions 
of  thy  head  upon  thy  bed,  are 
these ; 

29  As  for  thee,  O  king,  thy 
thoughts  ^  came  into  thy  mind  up- 
on tliy  bed,  what  shoukl  come  to 
pass  hereafter:  'and  he  that  re- 
vealeth secrets  maketh  known  to 
thee  wliat  shall  come  to  pass. 

30  '  But  as  for  me,  this  secret  is 
not  revealed  to  me  for  any  wisdom 
that  I  have  more  than  any  living, 
"but  for  their  sakes  that  shall  make 
known  the  interpretation  to  the 
king,  ""  and  that  thou  mightest 
know  the  thoughts  of  thy  heart. 

31  ■[  Thou,  O  king,  "•  sawest,  and 
behold  a  great  image.  This  great 
imjige,  whose  brightness  ivas  ex- 
cellent, stood  before  thee ;  and  the 
form  thereof  was  terrible. 

32  ^'Tliis  image's  head  was  of  fine 
gold,  his  breast  and  his  arms  of 
silver,  his  belly  and  his  "  thighs  of 
brass, 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  i^art 
of  iron  and  part  of  clay. 

34  Thou  sawest  till  that  a  stone 
was  cut  out "  ''without  hands,  which 
smote  the  image  upon  his  feet  that 
were  of  iron  and  clay,  and  brake 
them  to  j)ieces. 

3.")  Tiicn  was  the  iron,  the  clay, 
the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the  gold, 
brok(;n  to  pieces  together,  and  be- 
came'like?  the  chaff  of  the  summer 
thresliinglloors;  and  the  wind  car- 
ried llicni  away,  that  no  place  was 
found  for  tlicm  :  and  the  stone  that 
smote  the  image  Mu'canie  a  great 
mountain,  '-'and  filled  tlie  whole 
earth. 

3<J  "li  This  is  the  dream ;  and  we 
will  tell  th(;  interpretation  thereof 
before  tlie  king. 

37  ''Tliou,  ()  king,  art  a  king  of 
kings:  '  for  the  ( iod  of  heaven  hath 
}>42 


given  thee 


a  kingdom. 


and 


power, 
strength,  and  glory. 

38  ''And  wheresoever  the  children 
of  men  dwell,  the  beasts  of  the 
held  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
hath  he  given  into  thine  hand,  and 
hath  made  thee  ruler  over  them 
all.     '  Thou  art  this  head  of  gold. 

39  And  after  thee  shall  arise  "'  an- 
other kingdom  "inferior  to  thee, 
and  another  third  kingdom  of 
brass,  which  shall  bear  rule  over 
all  the  earth. 

40  And  °the  fourth  kingdom  shall 
be  strong  as  iron:  forasmuch  as 
iron  breaketh  in  pieces  and  sub- 
dueth  all  things :  and  tfs  iron  that 
breaketh  all  these,  shall  it  break  in 
pieces  and  bruise. 

41  And  whereas  thou  sawest  ''the 
feet  and  toes,  part  of  potters'  clay, 
and  part  of  iron,  the  kingdom  shall 
be  divided;  but  there  shall  be  in  it 
of  the  strength  of  the  iron,  foras- 
much as  thou  sawest  the  iron  mix- 
ed with  miry  clay. 

42  And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet 
icere  part  of  iron,  and  i)art  of  clay, 
so  the  kingdom  shall  be  partly 
strong,  and  partly  "  broken. 

43  And  whereas  thou  sawest  iron 
mixed  with  miry  clay,  they  shall 
mingle  themselves  with  the  seed 
of  men :  but  they  shall  not  cleave 
*one  to  another,  even  as  iron  is  not 
mixed  with  clay. 

44  And  in  Hhe  days  of  these 
kings  1  shall  the  God  of  heaven 
set  up  a  kingdom,  'which  shall 
never  be  destroyed 
'  kingdom  shall  not 
other  i)eople,  ^hut  it 
in  pieces  and  consume  all  these 
kingdoms,  and  it  shall  stand  for 
ever. 

45  *  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest 
that  the  stone  was  cut  out  of  the 
mountain  "  without  hands,  and 
that  it  brake  in  pieces  the  iron, 
the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver, 
and  the  gold  ;  the  great  God  hath 
made  known  to  the  king  what 
shall  come  to  pass  ^  hereafter : 
and  the  dream  is  certain,  and  the 
interpretation  thereof  sure. 

40  •["Then  the  king  Nebuchad- 
[  nezzar  fell  upon  his  face,  and  wor- 


:  and  the 
be  left  to 
shall  break 


Before 

CHRIST 

603. 

kch.4.  21,22. 
Jer.  27.  6. 


■  vcr.  32. 

"  eh.o.  28,31. 

"  ver.  32. 


•  ch.  7. 7, 23. 


P  ver.  33. 


I  Or,  brittle. 


t  Chald.  this 
icith  this. 


t  Chald. 
their  days. 
1  ver.  28. 

'ch.4.3,.'!4. 

*  (!.  26.  &  7. 

14,  27. 

Mic.  4.  7. 

Luke  l.;;2, 

3;>. 
t  Chald. 

ytnydom 

theirof. 
'  Ps.  2.  !l. 

If.  (Ml.  12. 

a  Cor.  1  j.24. 


'  Is.  2.S.  IG. 
ver.  .15. 


tl  Or,  inhich 
was  not  in 
hands. 


t  Chald. 
a/ter  this. 


"  See  Acts 
1(1.  2J.  *  14. 
13.  &  28.  U. 


Daniel's  advancement. 


DANIEL. 


Nehuchadnejzcar^s  image. 


Before 

CHRIST 

C03. 

"  Ezra  6. 10. 


J  ver.  28. 


I 


•  ver.  6. 


■  ch.  4. !).  & 
i.  II. 


bch.  3.  12. 


"=  Esth.  2. 19, 
21.  &3.  2. 


about  580. 


t  ChaUl. 

ivith  luiQht. 
t  Chaia.//ifj/ 

counuatul. 
•ih.  4.  1.  & 

6.  ». 


t  Or,»in(7iai7. 
f  Chald. 
(ymphuny. 


shipped  Daniel,  and  comiiianded 
that  they  should  olfer  an  oblation 
'^and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Dan- 
iel, .and  said,  Of  a  truth  it  is,  that 
your  God  is  a  God  of  gods,  and  a 
Lord  of  kings,  >  and  a  revealer  of 
secrets,  seeing-  thou  couldest  reveal 
this  secret. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Daniel  a 
great  man,  ^and  gave  him  many 
great  gifts,  and  made  him  ruler 
over  the  whole  province  of  Bab- 
ylon, and  'chief  of  the  governors 
over  all  the  wise  men  of  13abylon. 

49  Then  Daniel  requested  of  the 
king,  ^'and  he  set  Shadrach,  IVle- 
shacli,  and  Abed-uego,  over  the 
atfairs  of  the  province  of  Babylon  : 
but  Daniel  "sat  in  the  gate  of  the 
king. 

CHAPTER  HI. 

1  Nebuchadnezzar  dedicateth  a  (jolde.n  image  in  Dtirn. 
8  Sfiadrac/i,  MesJuich,  and  Abed-myo  are  accused 
for  not  icors/iippiitg  t/ie  image.  I'd  Ttiey,  being 
threatened,  make  a  good  conjexsion.  19  God  de- 
liverelh  them  oid  of  the  furnace.  2G  Nebuchadnez- 
zar .seeinq  Hie  miracle  blcsaeth  God. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the 
king  made  an  image  of  gold, 
whose  height  teas  threescore  cu- 
bits, and  the  breadth  thereof  six 
cubits:  he  set  it  up  in  the  plain  of 
Dura,  in  the  province  of  Babylon. 

2  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
sent  to  gather  together  the  princes, 
the  governors,  and  the  captains, 
the  judges,  the  treasurers,  the 
counsellors,  the  sheritt's,  and  all 
the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  to 
come  to  the  dedication  of  the 
image  which  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  had  set  up. 

3  Then  the  princes,  the  govern- 
ors, and  captains,  the  judges,  the 
treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the 
sheritt's,  and  all  the  rulers  of  the 
provinces,  were 
unto  the  dedication  of  the 
that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had 
set  uj) ;  and  thej^  stood  before  the 
image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  had 
set  up. 

4  Then  a  herald  cried  *  aloud.  To 
you  Mt  is  commanded,  'O  people, 
nations,  and  languages, 

5  Tliat  at  what  time  ve  hear  the 
sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut,  i)saltery,  "'dulcimer,  and 


gathered  together 
image 


king 


all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down 
and    worship    the    golden    image 
that    Nebuchadnezzar     the 
hath  set  up : 

G  And  whoso  falleth  not  down 
and  worshipi)eth  shall  the  same 
hour  ^'be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a 
burning  fiery  furnace. 

7  Therefore  at  that  time,  when  all 
the  i^eoi^le  heard  the  sound  of  the 
cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psal- 
tery, and  all  kinds  of  music,  all  the 
people,  the  nations,  and  the  lan- 
guages, fell  down  and  worshipped 
the  golden  image  that  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  had  set  up. 

8  ^  Wherefore  at  that  time  cer- 
tain Chaldeans  ''came  aear,  an<l 
accused  the  Jews. 

9  They  spake  and  said  to  the 


king    Nebuchadnezzar, 


O 


live  for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O  king,  hast  made  a 
decree,  that  every  man  that  shall 
hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute, 
harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulci- 
mer, and  all  kinds  of  music,  shall 
fall  down  and  worship  the  golden 
image : 

11  And  whoso  falleth  not  down 
and  worshippeth,  that  he  should 
be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a  burn- 
ing fiery  furnace. 

12  'There  are  certain  Jews  whom 
thou  hast  set  over  the  affairs  of 
the  province  of  Babylon,  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego ;  these 
men,  O  king,  Uiave  not  regarded 
thee :  they  serve  not  thy  gods,  nor 
worship  the  golden  image  which 
thou  hast  set  up. 

13  ^  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  in  his 
rage  and  fury  commanded  to  bring 
Shadrach,  JNIeshach,  and  Abed- 
nego.  Then  they  brought  these 
men  before  the  king. 

14  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and 
said  unto  them.  Is  it  utrue,  O  Sha- 
drach, iVIeshach,  and  Abed-nego  f 
do  not  ye  serve  my  gods,  nor  wor- 
ship the  golden  image  which -I  have 

I  set  up  I 

15  Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at 
what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of 
the   cornet,   flute,   luu'p,    sackbut, 

I  psaltery,    and    dulcimer,    and    all 

j  kinds  of  music,  ve  fall  down  and 

943 


king. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5b(). 


I'.Icr.  20.  22. 
Kev.  i;;.  li. 


'cIlG.  12. 


>lch.2.4.A.?. 
10.  i!  6. 0,21. 


'  ch.  2.  49. 


tChiilJ. 
have  scl 
tin  I  er/nrfl 

ujjon  tliee. 


II  Or. 

or  purposf, 
as  k^x..H.li, 


Shadrach,  3Ieshach,  and  Ahed-nego        DAKIEL.        walk  unhurt  in  the  midst  of  the  fire. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  580 

'As  Ex.32. 
3-'. 
Luke  13.  9. 

f  F.x.  5.  2. 
2  KiDgalS. 
3:>. 


*  Chald. 
Jitleii. 


worship  the  image  which  I  have 
made;  hvell:  but  if  ye  worship 
uot,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same  hour 
into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery 
furnace;  ^and  who  is  that  God 
that  shall  deliver  you  out  of  my 
hands  ? 

10  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,    answered   and   said  to   the 
iiMatt.10.19.   king,  O  Kebuchadnezzar,  ''we  are 
not  careful  to  answer  thee  in  this 
matter. 

17  If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom  we 
serve  is  able  to  deliver  us  from  the 
burning  fiery  furnace,  and  he  will 
deliver  us  out  of  thine  hand,  O 
king. 

18  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto 
thee,  O  king,  that  we  will  not 
serve  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the 
golden  image  which  thou  hast  set 
up. 

19  1  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar 
^full  of  fury,  and  the  form  of  his 
visage  was  changed  against  Sha- 
drach, 3Ieshach,  and  Abed-nego: 
therefore  he  spake,  and  command- 
ed that  they  should  heat  the  fur- 
nace one  seven  times  more  than  it 
was  wont  to  be  heated. 

20  And  he  commanded  the  ^  most 
mighty  men  that  were  in  his  army 
to  bind  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  and  to  cast  them  into 
the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

21  Then  these  men  were  bound 
in  their  "coats,  their  hosen,  and 
their  "hats,  and  their  other  gar- 
ments, and  were  cast  into  the  midst 
of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king's 
^commandment  was  urgent,  and 
the  furnace  exceeding  hot,  the 
"flame  of  the  fire  slew  those  men 
that  took  up  Shadrach,  Meshach, 
and  Abed-n(?go. 

23  And  these  three  men,  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
fell  down  bound  into  the  midst  of 
the  burning  fiiny  furnace. 

24  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
was  astonied,  and  rose  up  in  haste, 
and  spake,  and  said  unto  his  "coun- 
sellors, Did  not  we  cast  three  men 
bound  into  tin;  midst  of  the  fire? 
They  answered  and  said  unto  the 
king,  True,  O  king. 

944 


tChald. 
miglttij  of 
Urenyth. 


ilOr, 

mantles, 
II  Or, 

turbanM, 


\  Chald. 
\pord. 


I  Or,  tpark. 


liOr. 
goctmon. 


25  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I 
see  four  men  loose,  '  walking  in  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  and  ^  they  have 
no  hurt ;  and  the  form  of  the  fourth 
is  like  ''the  Son  of  God. 

26  ^  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came 
near  to  the  *  mouth  of  the  burning 
fiery  furnace,  and  spake,  and  said, 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  ye  servants  of  the  most  high 
God,  come  forth,  and  come  hither. 
Then  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  came  forth  of  the  midst 
of  the  fire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governors, 
and  captains,  and  the  king's  coun- 
sellors, being  gathered  together, 
saw  these  uien, '  upon  whose  bodies 
the  fire  had  no  power,  nor  was  a 
hair  of  their  head  singed,  neither 
were  their  coats  changed,  nor  the 
smell  of  fire  had  passed  on  them. 

28  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  spake, 
and  said,  Blessed  J)e  the  God  of 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  who  hath  sent  his  angel,  and 
delivered  his  servants  that '"trust- 
ed in  him,  and  have  changed  the 
king's  word,  and  yielded  their  bod- 
ies, that  they  might  not  serve  nor 
worship  any  god,  except  their  own 
God. 

29  "  Therefore  ^  I  make  a  decree. 
That  every  people,  nation,  and 
language,  which  speak  '  any  thing 
amiss  against  the  God  of  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  shall  be 
"♦cut  in  pieces,  and  their  houses 
shall  be  made  a  dunghill ;  ''  because 
there  is  no  other  God  that  can  de- 
liver after  this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  ^  promoted  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
in  the  province  of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  jfebnrhachiezzar  coiifefseth  GocVn  kingdom,  Amrtlctth 
relation  of  liis  dreams,  which  the  inarjieiann  rould 
not  interpret.  S  Uaitiel  hearelh  the  dream.  19  7/e 
interpreteth  it.     28  The  ittorij  of  the  event. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the 
king,  "unto  all  i>eoi)le,  na- 
tions, and  languages,  that  dwell  in 
all  the  earth ;  Peace  be  multiplied 
unto  you. 
2  ^I  thought  it  good  to  shew  the 
signs  and  Avonders  ''that  the  high 
God  hath  wrought  toward  me. 
3 ''How  great  are  his  signs!  and 


Before 
CHRIST 

iibuul  580. 

I  Is.  *;.  2. 
t  Chald. 

there  is  no 

hurt  in 

them. 
k  Job  1.  0.  & 

3,S.  7. 

P».  ."4.  7. 

ver.  28. 
1  Chald. 

door. 


1  neb.  U.  34. 


•"  P».  34. 7, 
Jer.  17.  7. 
ch.  t).  22, 2 


"  ch.  G.  2G. 
♦  Chald. 

a  decree  ii 

made  by 

me. 
t  Chald. 

enor. 


"ch.2.  .•>. 
1  Chald. 

iiintie 

pieces. 
>>  ch.  C.  27. 


t  Chalil. 
inade  to 
jironper. 


aLoul  570. 

■ch.:).  4.  Si. 
C.  2J. 


t  Chald.  // 
tens  seemly 
he/ore  me. 

h  ch.  3.  26. 


'  ell.  B.  27. 


Nebucliadnezzar's  drea m . 


DANIEL. 


Daniel  heareth  the  dream. 


Before 
CUKIST 
about  57U. 

<l  ver.  04. 
ch.  2.«.  & 
6.  :>6. 


•ch.2.28,29. 


fch.  2.1. 


Kch.2.  2. 


bch.  1.  7. 


i  Is.  6^  11. 
ver.  18. 
ch.  2. 11.  & 
5. 11, 14. 


k  ch.  2. 48.  & 
5.11. 


t  Chald.  1 
teas  seeing. 

IKz.  31.3, 
&c. 
ver.  20. 


">  Ez.  17.  23. 
&  ."il.  «. 
See  Lair..  4. 
20. 


"Ps.103.20. 

ver.  17,  23. 
"Deut.aj.  2. 

ch.  8. 13. 

Zech.  14.  5. 

Jude  14. 
1  Chald. 

with  viif/ht, 
f  Matt.  3.  10. 


how  mighty  are  his  wonders !  his 
kingdom  is  ''an 


everlasting 


king- 
dom, and  his  dominion  is  from 
generation  to  generation. 

4  1^  I  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest 
in  mine  house,  and  flourishing  in 
my  palace : 

5  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me 
afraid, "  and  the  thoughts  upon  my 
bed  and  the  visions  of  my  head 
•^  troubled  me. 

G  Therefore  made  I  a  decree  to 
bring  in  all  the  wise  men  of  Baby- 
lon before  me,  that  they  might 
make  known  unto  me  the  inter- 
pretation of  the  dream. 

7  ^Then  came  in  the  magicians, 
the  astrologers,  the  Chaldeans,  and 
the  soothsayers :  and  I  told  the 
dream  before  them;  but  they  did 
not^make  known  unto  me  the  in- 
terpretation thereof. 

8  ^  But  at  the  last  Daniel  came  in 
before  me, ''  who^e  name  ivas  Belte- 
shazzar,  according  to  the  name  of 
my  god, '  and  in  whom  is  the  spirit 
of  the  holy  gods :  and  before  him  I 
told  the  dream,  saying, 

9  O  Belteshazzar,  ■"  master  of  the 
magicians,  because  I  know  that  the 
spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in  thee, 
and  no  secret  troubleth  thee,  tell 
me  the  visions  of  my  dream  that  I 
have  seen,  and  the  inter]jretation 
thereof. 

10  Thus  tvere  the  visions  of  mine 
head  in  my  bed;  ^I  saw,  and  be- 
hold •  a  tree  in  the  midst  of  the 
earth,  and  the  height  thereof  was 
great. 

11  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong, 
and  the  height  thereof  reached  un- 
to heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof  to 
the  end  of  all  the  earth : 

12  The  leaves  thereof  ivere  fair, 
and  the  fruit  thereof  much,  and  in 
it  teas  meat  for  all :  "'the  beasts  of 
the  field  had  shadow  under  it,  and 
the  fowls  of  the  heaven  dwelt  in 
the  boughs  thereof,  and  all  flesh 
was  fed  of  it. 

13  I  saw  in  the  visions  of  my 
head  upon  my  bed,  and,  behold, 
"a  watcher  and  "a  holy  one  came 
down  Itom  heaven ; 

14  He  cried '  aloud,  and  said  thus, 
pHew  down  the  tree,  and  cut  olf 


his  branches,  shake  off  his  leaves, 
and  scatter  his  fruit :  '^  let  the 
beasts  get  away  from  under  it, 
and  the  fowls  from  his  branches : 

15  Nevertheless,  leave  the  stump 
of  his  roots  in  the  earth,  even  with 
a  band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the 
tender  grass  of  the  field;  and  let 
it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
and  let  his  portion  he  with  the  beasts 
in  the  grass  of  the  earth : 

IG  Let  his  heart  be  changed  from 
man's,  and  let  a  beast's  heart  be 
given  unto  him  ;  and  let  seven 
■^  times  pass  over  him. 

17  This  matter  is  by  the  decree 
of  the  watchers,  and  the  demand 
by  the  word  of  the  holy  ones:  to 
the  intent  ^that  the  living  may 
know  Hhat  the  Most  High  ruleth 
in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth 
it  to  whomsoever  he  will,  and  set- 
teth  up  over  it  the  basest  of  men. 

18  This  dream  I  king  Nebuchad- 
nezzar have  seen.  Now  thou,  O 
Belteshazzar,  declare  the  interpret- 
ation thereof,  "forasmuch  as  all 
the  wise  men  of  my  kingdom  are 
not  able  to  make  known  unto  me 
the  interpretation :  but  thou  art 
able ;  ""  for  the  spirit  of  the  holy 
gods  is  in  thee. 

19  1  Then  Daniel,  ^  whose  name 
was  Belteshazzar,  was  astonied  for 
one  hour,  and  his  thoughts  troubled 
him.  The  king  spake,  and  said, 
Belteshazzar,  let  not  the  dream,  or 
the  interpretation  thereof,  trouble 
thee.  Belteshazzar  answered  and 
said.  My  lord,  'the  dream  he  to 
them  that  hate  thee,  and  the  in- 
terpretation thereof  to  thine  ene- 
mies. 

20  ^'The  tree  that  thou  sawest, 
which  grew,  and  was  strong,  whose 
heig^ht  reached  unto  the  heaven, 
and  the  sight  thereof  to  all  the 
earth ; 

21  AVhose  leaves  ivere  fair,  and  the 
fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it  ivas 
meat  for  all ;  under  which  the 
beasts  of  the  field  dwelt,  and  upon 
whose  branches  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  had  their  habitation : 

22  ^It  is  thou,  O  king,  that  art 
grown  and  become  strong:  for 
thy  greatness  is  grown,  and  reach- 

945 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  570. 

i£z.31. 12. 


'ch.  11.13.* 
12.7. 


■  Vs.  9. 16. 

'ch.  2.  2I.& 
5.21. 
ver.  25,  32. 


"Gen.  41.8, 
15. 
ch.  5.  8,  li. 


»  ver.  8. 


'  ver.  8. 


'  See  2  Sam. 
IS.  32. 
Jer.  29.  7. 


■  ver.  10, 11, 

12. 


bch.2.38. 


Daniel  inl^erpreteth  the  dream. 


da:n^iel. 


The  dream  fulfilled. 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuul  57U. 

'Jer.  27.  C, 
7,8. 
i  ver.  13. 


•ch.  5.  21. 


f  Ter.  32. 
ch.5.:il,tc. 


«P9. 1(W.M. 


k  Pg.  83. 18. 
ver.  17, 3i 


iJer.  27.  5. 


ItMatt.21.2.';. 
hukc  11.18, 
21. 


U  Pet  4. 8. 


"  Ph.  41. 1, 

tec. 

(Or. 

a  hfalingof 

thine  error. 

■1  Kings  21. 
2U. 


I  Or,  upon. 


"  Prov.  10.18. 
ch.  A.  20. 


fch..'.. .'.. 
hukc  12.20. 
Ivor.  24. 


etli  unto  Leaven,  *=and  tby  domin- 
ion to  tlie  end  of  the  earth. 

23  "^And  whereas  the  king  saw 
a  watcher  and  a  holy  one  coming 
down  from  heaven,  and  saying. 
Hew  the  tree  down,  and  destroy 
it;  yet  leave  the  stump  of  the 
roots  thereof  in  the  earth,  even 
with  a  band  of  iron  and  brass, 
in  the  tender  grass  of  the  field; 
and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  ''and  let  his  portion  l)e 
with  the*  beasts  of  the  field,  till 
seven  times  pass  over  him ; 

24  This  is  the  interpretation,  O 
king,  and  this  is  the  decree  of  the 
Most  High,  which  is  come  upon 
my  lord  the  king : 

25  That  they  shall  ^  drive  thee 
from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and 
they  shall  make  thee  ^  to  eat  grass 
as  oxen,  and  they  shall  wet  thee 
with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven 
times  shall  pass  over  thee,  ^till 
thou  know  that  the  Most  High 
ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and 
'  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 

26  And  whereas  they  command- 
ed to  leave  the  stump  of  the  tree 
roots;  thy  kingdom  shall  be  sure 
unto  thee,  after  that  thou  shalt 
have  known  that  the  ''heavens  do 
rule. 

27  AVTierefore,  O  king,  let  my 
counsel  be  acceptable  unto  thee, 
and  '  break  off  thy  sins  by  right- 
eousness, and  thine  iniquities  by 
shewing  mercy  to  the  poor;  "'if  it 
may  be  ""a  lengthening  of  thy 
tranquillity. 

28  •[  All  this  came  upon  the  king 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months 
he  walked  "in  the  palace  of  the 
kingdom  of  Babylon.  . 

30  The  king  '\spake,  and  said,  Is 
not  tliis  great  J^abylon,  that  1  have 
built  for  the  hou.se  of  the  kingdom 
by  the  might  of  my  power,  and 
for  the  honour  of  my  majesty? 

31  'Wliile  the  word  was  in  the 
king's  month,  there  fell  ''a  voice 
from  heaven,  sai/iuff,  O  king  Neb- 
uchadnezzar, to  thee  it  is  spoken; 
The  kingdom  is  departed  from 
thee. 

94G 


32  And  '^they  shall  drive  thee 
from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall 
he  with  the  beasts  of  the  field: 
they  shall  make  thee  to  eat  grass 
as  oxen,  and  seven  times  shall 
pass  over  thee,  until  thou  know 
that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the 
kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing 
fulfilled  upon  Nebuchadnezzar : 
and  he  was  driven  from  men,  and 
did  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  his 
body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  till  his  hairs  were  grown 
like  eagles'  feathers,  and  his  nails 
like  birds'  claws. 

34  And  'at  the  end  of  the  days 
I  Nebuchadnezzar  lifted  up  mine 
eyes  unto  heaven,  and  mine  un- 
derstanding returned  unto  ^e, 
and  I  blessed  the  Most  High,  and 
I  praised  and  honoured  him  'that 
liveth  for  ever,  whose  dominion 
is  "an  everlasting  dominion,  and 
his  kingdom  is  from  generation  to 
generation : 

35  And  ''all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  earth  are  reputed  as  nothing : 
and  ^  he  doeth  according  to  his 
will  in  the  army  of  heaven,  and 
among  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth:  and  ''none  can  stay  his 
hand,  or  say  unto  him,  "  What 
doest  thou  I 

36  At  the  same  time  my  reason 
returned  unto  me;  ''and  for  the 
glory  of  my  kingdom,  mine  hon- 
our and  brightness  returned  unto 
me;  and  my  counsellors  and  my 
lords  sought  unto  me ;  and  I  was 
established  in  my  kingdom,  and  ex- 
cellent majesty  was  'added  unto  me. 

37  Now  1  Nebuchadnezzar  praise 
and  extol  and  honour  the  King 
of  heaven,  ''all  whose  works  are 
truth,  and  his  ways  judgment: 
•"and  those  that  walk  in  j)ride  he  is 
able  to  abase. 

CHArTER  Y. 

1  Bchhar.zar\'i  impious  feast.  .5  A  hai^dtrriting, 
iinlaiowii  to  the  nuu/icia/is,  troiibleth  the  /diii/.  lo 
At  the  coinmcnilalio/i  of  tlieqiiceii  Daniel  is  brought. 
17  J/e,  reprovi)i(j  the  king  of  j)ride  and  idolatry,  2.5 
reudith  and  inferprcteth  the  writing.  30  I'he  mon- 
archy i.s  translated  to  the  Medcs. 

ELSHAZZAK  the  king  ^made 
a  irreat  feast  to  a  thousand 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  5b9. 

■•ver.  25. 


about  563. 
■  Ter.  20. 


<  ch.  12.  7. 
Rev.  4.  10. 


"  Ps.  10.  IG. 
ch.  2.  44.  & 
7.14. 
Mie.  4.  7. 
Luke  1.  3.3. 

"18.40.15,17. 


yps.n5.3.& 

ISo.ti. 


'Job  .34.  29. 

Mob  9. 12. 
Is.  45.  '.I. 
Kom.  9.  20. 


b  ver.  2G. 


B 


'■Jnb42.  12. 
Prov.  22.  4. 
Matt.  G.  G3. 


■1  P.H.  .3.3.  4. 
llev.  15. 3.& 
IG.  7. 

•Ex.18.  11. 
ch.  5.  20. 


about  5'8. 
"Esth.  1.1 


The  liandicriting  on  the  wall. 


DANIEL. 


Daniel  hrought  in  to  explain  it. 


Before 
CUKIST 
about  538. 


I'Jor.  52. 10. 
ch.  1.  -i. 

ti  Or,  grand- 
father :  As 
Jer.  '^7.  7. 
2  Sam.  y.  ". 
iChr.Io.KJ. 
ver.  11.  13. 

tChald. 
brought 
J'orth. 


■=  Rev.  0.  20. 


<lcU.4.31. 


tChald. 

brightness' 

ts, 

ver.  9. 
tChald. 

changed  it. 
II  Or,  girdles, 

la,  b.  '17 . 
tChald. 

bindings, 

or,  knots. 
'  Nah.  2.  10. 
I  ch.  2.  2.  & 

4.6. 

♦  Chald. 
with  might. 
518.47.13. 


I]  Or,pur;)?e. 
bch.  (;.  2. 


ich.2.  27.  & 
4.7. 


kch.  2.1. 
\  Chald. 

brightness- 

es, 

ver.  C. 


Ich.  2.4.  &; 
9. 


"ch.  2.  4S.J 

4.  s,  y,  is. 


of  his  lords,  and  drank  wine  be- 
fore the  thousand. 

2  Belshazzar,  while  he  tasted  the 
wine,  commanded  to  bring"  the 
golden  and  silver  vessels  ^' which 
his  "father  Nebuchadnezzar  had 
^  taken  out  of  the  temple  which  ivas 
in  Jerusalem ;  that  tlie  king  and 
his  princes,  his  wives  and  his  con- 
cubines, might  drink  therein. 

3  Then  they  brought  the  golden 
vessels  that  were  taken  out  of  the 
temple  of  the  house  of  God  which 
ivas  at  Jerusalem  ;  and  the  king 
and  his  princes,  his  wives  and  his 
concubines,  drank  in  them. 

4  They  drank  wine,  ""and  praised 
the  gods  of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of 
brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and  of 
stone. 

5  ^  "^In  the  same  hour  came  forth 
fingers  of  a  man's  hand,  and  wrote 
over  against  the  candlestick  ujion 
the  plaster  of  the  wall  of  the  king's 
palace :  and  the  king  saw  the  part 
of  the  hand  that  wrote. 

6  Then   the  king's  ♦countenance 


♦was   changed, 


and  his  thoughts 


troubled  him,  so  that  the  "♦joints 
of  his  loins  were  loosed,  and  his 
"knees  smote  one  against  another. 


'7   i 


The  king  cried  ♦  aloud  to  bring 
in  sfhe  astrologers,  the  Chaldeans, 
and  the  soothsayers.  And  the  king 
spake,  and  said  to  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon,  Whosoever  shall  read  this 
writing,  and  shew  me  the  interpret- 
ation thereof,  shall  be  clothed  with 
"  scarlet,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold 
about  his  neck,  •'and  shall  be  the 
third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king's 
wise  men :  '  but  they  could  not  read 
the  writing,  nor  make  known  to 
the  king  the  interpretation  thereof. 

9  Then  was  king  Belshazzar  great- 
Iv  "^ troubled,  and  his  ♦countenance 
was  changed  in  him,  and  his  lords 
were  astonied. 

10  ^  Noiv  the  queen,  by  reason  of 
the  words  of  the  king  and  his  lords, 
came  into  the  banquet  house:  and 
the  queen  spake  and  said,  '  O  king, 
live  for  ever :  let  not  thy  thoughts 
trouble  thee,  nor  let  thy  counte- 
nance be  changed : 

11  '"There  is  a  man  in  thy  king- 


dom, in  whom  is  the  .spirit  of  the 
holy  gods ;  and  in  tlie  days  of  thy 
"father  light  .and  understanding 
and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom  of 
the  gods,  was  found  in  him  ;  whom 
the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  "fa- 
ther, tlie  king,  I  sai/,  thy  father, 
made  "master  of  the  magi(;ians, 
astrologers,  Chaldeans,  and  sooth- 
sayers ; 

12  ° Forasmuch  as  an  excellent 
spirit,  and  knowledge,  and  under- 
standing, "interpreting  of  dreams, 
and  shewing  of  hard  sentences,  and 
"dissolving  of  ♦doubts,  were  found 
in  the  same  Daniel,  "whom  the 
king  named  Belteshazzar :  now  let 
Daniel  be  called,  and  he  will  shew 
the  interpretation. 

13  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in 
before  the  king.  And  the  king 
spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  Art 
thou  that  Daniel,  which  art  of  the 
children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah, 
whom  the  king  my  "  father  brought 
out  of  Jewry  1 

14  1  have  even  heard  of  thee,  that 
■^  the  spirit  of  the  gods  is  in  thee, 
and  that  light  and  understanding 
and  excellent  wisdom  is  found  in 
thee. 

15  And  now  ''the  wise  men,  the 
astrologers,  have  been  brouglit  in 
before  me,  that  they  should  read 
this  writing,  and  make  known  un- 
to me  the  interpretation  thereof: 
but  they  could  not  shew  the  inter- 
pretation of  the  thing : 

IG  And  I  have  heard  of  thee,  that 
thou  canst  ♦make  interpretations, 
and  dissolve  doubts:  ^now  if  thou 
canst  read  the  writing,  and  make 
known  to  me  the  interpretation 
thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with 
scarlet,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold 
abmit  thy  neck,  and  shalt  be  the 
third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

17  ^[  Then  Daniel  answered  and 
said  before  the  king.  Let  thy  gifts 
be  to  thyself,  and  give  thy  "rewards 
to  another;  yet  I  will  read  the 
writing  unto  the  king,  and  make 
known  to  him  the  interpretation. 

18  O  thou  king,  *the  most  high 
God  gave  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  fa- 
ther a  kingdom,  and  majesty,  and 
glory,  and  honour : 

947 


Before 
CI1K1!?T 
about  538. 

II  Or,  grand- 
Jtither, 
ver.  2. 


II  Or,  grand- 
Juthcr, 
ver.  2. 

■  ch.  4.  9. 


»ch.C. 


II  Or,  of  an 
interpreter, 
Sfc. 

II  Or,  ofa 

dissolrer. 
1  Chald. 
knots. 

Pch.  1.7. 


II  Or,  grand- 
father. 


iver.  11,12. 


I  '■ver.  7,  8. 


t  Chald. 
interpret. 
"ver.  7. 


B  Or,  fee,  as 
ch.2.ti. 


«ch.2.n7,38. 
&  4. 17,  22, 
•25. 


Daniel  interpreteth  the  writing.  DAI^IEL. 


A  conspiracy  against  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  538. 

"  Jer.  27.  7. 
ch.  3.  4. 


*ch.4.30,37. 

1  Or,  to  deal 

proudly, 

Ex.  18.  11. 
t  Chald. 

made  to 

cojne  down. 


»ch.4.32,ftc. 

[Or,  Ac 
made  his 
heart  equal, 
<|rc. 


•ch.4.17,23. 


•2Chr.33. 
S3.  Jk  36. 12. 


fcyeT.3,4.   ^ 


'Tt.ll5.5,e. 


<Jer.  10.  23. 


•Job.'H.B. 
Pi.  «2.  9. 
Jer.  0.  3t>. 


fForetolfl, 
I«.  21.  2. 
ver.  31. 
Gh.  9.  1. 

Kch.6.28. 


19  And  for  the  majesty  that  he 
gave  him,  "all  people,  nations,  and 
languages,  trembled  and  feared 
belbre  him:  whom  he  would  he 
slew ;  and  whom  he  would  he  kept 
alive ;  and  whom  he  would  he  set 
up;  and  whom  he  would  he  put 
down. 

20  '^  But  when  his  heart  was  lift- 
ed up,  and  his  mind  hardened  "  in 
pride,  he  was  deposed  from  his 
kingly  throne,  and  they  took  his 
glory  from  him : 

21  And  he  was  ''driven  from  the 
sons  of  men ;  and  "  his  heart  was 
made  like  the  beasts,  and  his  dwell- 
ing was  with  the  wild  asses :  they 
fed  him  with  grass  like  oxen,  and 
his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew 
of  heaven;  Hill  he  knew  that  the 
most  high  God  ruled  in  the  king- 
dom of  men,  and  that  he  appoint- 
eth  over  it  whomsoever  he  will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O  Belshaz- 
zar,  ^hast  not  humbled  thine  heart, 
though  thou  knewest  all  this ; 

23  ''But  hast  lifted  up  thyself 
against  the  Lord  of  heaven;  and 
they  have  brought  the  vessels  of 
his  house  before  thee,  and  thou 
and  thy  lords,  thy  wives  and  thy 
concubines,  have  drunk  wine  in 
them ;  and  thou  hast  praised  the 
gods  of  silver,  and  gold,  of  brass, 
iron,  wood,  and  stone,  *=  which  see 
not,  nor  hear,  nor  know :  and  the 
God  in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is, 
''  and  whose  are  all  thy  ways,  hast 
thou  not  glorified : 

24  Then  was  the  part  of  the  hand 
sent  from  him;  and  this  writing 
was  written. 

25  1  And  this  is  the  writing  that 
was  written,  MENE,  MENE,  TE- 
KEL,  UPHAKSIK 

20  This  is  the  interpretation  of 
the  thing:  MENE;  God  hath  num- 
bered thy  kingdom,  and  finished  it. 

27  TEKBL;  '^Thou  art  weighed 
in  the  balances,  and  art  found 
wanting. 

28  J'EKES;  Thy  kingdom  is  di- 
vided, and  given  to  the  '  JNledes  and 
•>'  Persians. 

29  Then  commanded  Belshazzar, 
find  they  clothed  Daniel  with  scar- 
let, and  put  a  cliain  of  gold  about 

1)48 


his  neck,  and  made  a  proclamation 
concerning  him,  ^  that  he  should  be 
the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

30  1 '  In  that  night  was  Belshaz- 
zar the  king  of  the  Chaldeans 
slain. 

31  ''And  Darius  the  Median  took 
the  kingdom,  ^ being  "about  three- 
score and  two  years  old. 

CHAPTEE  VI. 

1  Daniel  is  made  chief  of  the  presidents.  4  TTiey  con- 
spiring against  him  obtain  an  idolatrous  decree. 
10  Daniel,  accused  of  the  breach  thereof  is  cast  into 
the  lions'  den.  18  Daniel  is  saved.  5i4  His  adver- 
saries devoured,  25  a7id  God  magnified  by  a  decree. 

IT  pleased  Darius  to  set  ^over 
the  kingdom  a  hundred  and 
twenty  princes,  which  should  be 
over  the  whole  kingdom ; 

2  And  over  these  three  presidents; 
of  whom  Daniel  was  first :  that  the 
princes  might  give  accounts  unto 
them,  and  the  king  should  have  no 
damage. 

3  Then  this  Daniel  was  preferred 
above  the  presidents  and  princes, 
*"  because  an  excellent  spirit  ivas  in 
him ;  and  the  king  thought  to  set 
him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4  1^  ''Then  the  presidents  and 
princes  sought  to  find  occasion 
against  Daniel  concerning  the 
kingdom ;  but  they  could  find 
none  occasion  nor  fault ;  foras- 
much as  he  was  faithful,  neither 
was  there  any  error  or  fault  found 
in  him. 

5  Then  said  these  men.  We  shall 
not  find  any  occasion  against  this 
Daniel,  except  we  find  it  against 
him  concerning  the  law  of  his  God. 

G  Then  these  presidents  and 
princes  "  assembled  together  to 
the  king,  and  said  thus  unto  him, 
'^  King  Darius,  live  for  ever. 

7  All  the  ijresidents  of  the  king- 
dom, the  governors,  and  the  princes, 
the  counsellors,  and  the  captains, 
have  consulted  together  to  estab- 
lish a  royal  statute,  and  to  make  a 
firm  "decree,  that  whosoever  shall 
ask  a  petition  of  any  God  or  man 
tor  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O 
king,  he  shall  be  cast  into  the  den 
of  lions. 

8  Now,  O  king,  establish  the  de- 
cree, and  sign  the  writing,  that  it 
be  not  changed,  according  to  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  538. 

b  ver.  7. 

about  538. 
ijer.  51.  31, 

39,57. 


kch.  9. 1. 
t  Chald.  he 

a^  the  son 

of,  Src. 
Ij  Or,  now. 


about  538. 
•  EBth.  1. 1. 


bch.  S.  12. 


about  537. 
«  Ecc.  4.  4. 


II  Or,  rnme 
lutiiultuotis- 

ly- 

i  Nch.  2.  3. 
vi-r.  •.'!. 
ch.  2.  4. 


iiOr, 
ialerdieU 


M 


Daniel  is  cast 


da:j^iel. 


into  the  lions''  den. 


Before 
CHUIST 

about  537. 

'Esth.  1. 19. 

&8.  8. 

ver.  12, 15. 
t  Chald. 

passeth  not. 


fl  Kings  8. 
44,48. 
Pe.  5.  7. 
Jonah  2.  4. 

«P8.  55. 17. 
AcU  •.'.  1,  2, 
15.  &  3. 1.  & 
10.  a. 


kch.3.8. 


1  ver.  8. 


k  ch.  1.  6.  J 
5.13. 
1  ch.  3. 12. 


■»  So  Mark 
U.26. 


■  ver.  8. 


■Lam.  3.53. 


l'SoMatt.27. 

m. 


'law  of  the  Modes  and  Persians, 
which  ^altereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed 
the  writing  and  tlie  decree. 

10  1  Now  when  Daniel  knew  that 
the  writing  was  signed,  he  went 
into  his  house;  and,  his  windows 
being  open  in  his  chamber  ^toward 
Jerusalem,  he  kneeled  upon  his 
knees  ^  three  times  a  day,  and  pray- 
ed, and  gave  thanks  before  his  God, 
as  he  did  aforetime. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled, 
and  found  Daniel  praying  and 
making  supplication  before  his 
God. 

12  'Then  they  came  near,  and 
spake  before  the  king  concern- 
ing the  king's  decree ;  Hast  thou 
not  signed  a  decree,  that  every 
man  that  shall  ask  a  petition  of 
any  God  or  man  within  thirty 
days,  save  of  thee,  O  king,  shall 
be  cast  into  the  den  of  lions  ? 
The  king  answered  and  said.  The 
thing  is  true,  '  according  to  the  law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  which 
altereth  not. 

13  Then  answered  they  and  said 
before  the  king.  That  Daniel, 
*"  which  is  of  the  children  of  the 
captivity  of  Judah,  '  regardeth  not 
thee,  O  king,  nor  the  decree  that 
thou  hast  signed,  but  maketh  his 
petition  three  times  a  day. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard 
these  words,  '"was  sore  displeased 
with  himself,  and  set  his  heart  on 
Daniel  to  deliver  him :  and  he  la- 
boured till  the  going  down  of  the 
sun  to  deliver  him. 

15  Then  these  men  assembled 
unto  the  king,  and  said  unto  the 
king.  Know,  O  king,  that  "the  law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians  is,  That 
no  decree  nor  statute  which  the 
king  establisheth  may  be  changed. 

16  Then  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  Daniel,  and  cast 
him  into  the  den  of  lions.  Notv 
the  king  spake  and  said  unto  Dan- 
iel, Thy  God  whom  thou  servest 
continually,  he  will  deliver  thee. 

17  "And  a  stone  was  brought, 
and  laid  upon  the  mouth  of  the 
den;  ^and  the  king  sealed  it  with 
his  own  signet,  and  with  the  sig- 


net of  his  lords ;  that  the  purpose 
might  not  be  changed  concerning 
Daniel. 

18  1  Then  the  king  went  to  his 
palace,  and  passed  the  night  fast- 
ing: neither  were  "instruments  of 
music  brought  before  him :  ^  and 
his  sleep  went  from  him. 

19  Then  the  king  arose  verj'^  early 
in  the  morning,  and  went  in  haste 
unto  the  den  of  lions. 

20  And  when  he  came  to  the  den, 
he  cried  with  a  lamentable  voice 
unto  Daniel :  and  the  king  spake 
and  said  to  Daniel,  O  Daniel,  serv- 
ant of  the  living  God,  "^is  thy  God, 
whom  thou  servest  continually, 
able  to  deliver  thee  from  the 
lions  ? 

21  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the 
king,  ^  O  king,  live  for  ever. 

22  'My  God  hath  sent  his  angel, 
and  hath  "shut  the  lions'  mouths, 
that  they  have  not  hurt  me :  foras- 
much as  before  him  innocency  was 
found  in  me ;  and  also  before  thee, 
O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt. 

23  Then  was  the  king  exceeding 
glad  for  him,  and  commanded  that 
they  should  take  Daniel  up  out  of 
the  den.  So  Daniel  was  taken  up 
out  of  the  den,  and  no  manner  of 
hurt  was  found  upon  him,  *  because 
he  believed  in  his  God. 

24  1  And  the  king  commanded, 
^  and  they  brought  those  men 
which  had  accused  Daniel,  and 
they  cast  them  into  the  den  of 
lions,  them,  Hheir  children,  and 
their  wives ;  and  the  lions  had 
the  mastery  of  them,  and  brake 
all  their  bones  in  pieces  or  ever 
they  came  at  the  bottom  of  the 
den, 

25  1'  ''Then  king  Darius  wrote 
unto  all  people,  nations,  and  lan- 
guages, that  dwell  in  all  the  earth; 
Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you. 

26  ^  I  make  a  decree.  That  in 
every  dominion  of  my  kingdom 
men  "  tremble  and  fear  before  the 
God  of  Daniel :  **  for  he  is  the  living 
God,  and  steadfast  for  ever,  and 
his  kingdom  that  which  shall  not 
be  nlestroyed,  and  his  dominion 
shall  he  even  unto  the  end. 

27  He  delivereth  and  rescueth, 

949* 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  537. 


n  Or,  (obte. 
■•ch-il. 


'ch.3.1S. 


•ch.  2.  4. 
'ch.  3.  28. 
»Ueb.  11.33. 


»  Hcb.  11.33. 


r  DeutlU.19. 


'  Efth.  9. 10. 
See  Deut. 
24. 1«. 
2  Kings  14. 
6. 


•ch.4.1. 


hch.3.  29. 

'  P«.  99. 1. 
<lch.4.34. 


•ch.2.44.* 
4.  .1,  34.  *  7. 
14, 27. 
Luke  1.33. 


A 


DanieVs  vision  of  four  beasts, 


DANIEL. 


and  of  God's  hingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  537. 

(ch.  4.3. 

i  lleh.  hand. 

Kch.  1.21. 
li  Ezra  1.1, 2. 


iibout  S55. 

•  Num.  12./.. 
.\mos  3.  7. 
4  Chul(l.<au>. 
t  ch.  2.  2S. 


II  Or,  words. 


'■  Rev.  13. 1. 


i  Deut.28.49. 
2  Sam.  I.2:i. 
.Icr.  4  ',  13. 
&  48.  40. 
£z.  17. .). 
Uab.  1.  8. 

HOr, 
wnerewilli. 


'ch.2.  30. 

II  Or, 

U  lavied  up 
one  domin- 
ion. 


lch.8.8,22. 


«ch.  2.  40. 
ver.  ID,  23. 


kch.  2.  41. 
Rev.  13. 1. 


I  ver.  20, 21, 
24. 
ch.  8. 9.  I 


Lath   delivered    Daniel    from   the 
'  power  of  the  lions. 
28   So   this  Daniel  prospered  in 
the  reign  of  Darius,   ^and  in  the 
reign  of  ''  Cyrus  the  Persian. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  DanieVs  vviion  of  fov.r  beast.t.    9  Of  Oocfs  king- 
dom.    15  The  interpretation  thereof. 

1^  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar 
king  of  Babylon,  ^Daniel  'had 
a  dieani  and  ''visions  of  his  head 
upon  his  bed :  then  he  wrote  the 
dream,  and  told  the  sum  of  the 
"  matters. 

2  Daniel  spake  and  said,  I  saw  in 
my  vision  by  night,  and,  behold, 
the  four  winds  of  the  heaven  strove 
upon  the  great  sea. 

3  And  four  great  beasts  "^came  up 
from  the  sea,  diverse  one  from  an- 
other. 

4  The  first  was  ''like  a  lion,  and 
had  eagle's  wings:  I  beheld  till 
the  wings  thereof  were  jjlucked, 
"and  it  was  lifted  up  from  the 
earth,  and  made  stand  upon  the 
feet  as  a  man,  and  a  man's  heart 
was  given  to  it. 

5  ''And  behold  another  beast,  a 
second,  like  to  a  bear,  and  "it  rais- 
ed up  itself  on  one  side,  and  it  had 
three  ribs  in  the  mouth  of  it  be- 
tween the  teeth  of  it:  and  they 
said  thus  unto  it,  Arise,  devour 
much  flesh. 

G  After  this  I  beheld,  and  lo  an- 
other, like  a  leopard,  which  had 
ui)on  the  back  of  it  four  wings  of  a 
fowl ;  the  beast  had  also  '^four 
heads ;  and  ckomiuion  was  given  to 
it. 

7  After  this  I  saw  in  the  night 
visions,  and  behold  ^'a  fourth  beast, 
dreadful  and  terrible,  and  .strong 
exceedingly  ;  and  it  had  great  iron 
teeth:  it  devoured  and  brake  in 
pieces,  and  stamped  the  residue 
with  the  feet  of  it :  and  it  was  di- 
v(M-se  from  all  tli(;  beasts  that  were 
before  it;  'and  it  had  ten  horns. 

8  I  considered  the  horn.s,  and,  be- 
hold, 'tliere  came  up  among  tluuu 
another  little  horn,  before  Avhom 
tliere  were  tlu'ce  of  th(!  first  honis 
plucked  up  by  tlie  roots ;  and,  be- 

550 


'  and  he  worketh  signs  and  won-   hold,  in  this  horn  were  eyes  like  the 
ders  in  heaven  and  in  earth,  who   eyes  ''of  man,  'and  a  mouth  speak- 
ing great  things. 

9  •[ "'  I  beheld  till  the  thrones  were 
cast  down,  and  "the  Ancient  of 
days  did  sit,  "whose  garment  was 
white  as  .snow,  and  the  hair  of  his 
head  like  the  pure  wool :  his  throne 
ivas  like  the  fiery  flame,  ^'and  his 
wheels  as  burning  tire. 

10  "^A  fiery  stream  issued  and 
came  forth  from  before  him :  '  thou- 
sand thousands  mini.stered  unto 
him,  and  ten  thousand  times  ten 
thousand  stood  before  him:  'the 
judgment  was  set,  and  the  books 
were  opened. 

11  I  beheld  then,  because  of  the 
voice  of  the  great  words  which  the 
horn  spake:  'I  beheld  even  till  the 
beast  was  slain,  and  his  body  de- 
stroyed, and  given  to  the  burning 
flame. 

12  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the 
beasts,  they  had  their  dominion 
taken  away :  yet  '  their  lives  were 
prolonged  for  a  season  and  time. 

13  I  saw  in  the  night  visions,  and, 
behold,  "o«e  like  the  Son  of  man 
came  with  the  clouds  of  heaven, 
and  came  to  ''the  Ancient  of  days, 
and  they  brought  him  near  before 
him. 

14  ^And  there  was  given  him  do- 
minion, and  glory,  and  a  kingdom, 
that  all  'people,  nations,  and  lan- 
guage.s,  should  serve  him :  his  do- 
minion is   'an  everlasting  domin- 


ion, which  .shall  not  pass  away,  and 
his  kingdom  that  which  shall  not 
be  destroyed. 

15  ^[  I  Daniel  ''was  grieved  in  my 
spirit  in  the  midst  of  niij  'body, 
and  the  visions  of  my  head  troub- 
led me. 

IG  I  came  near  unto  one  of  them 
that  stood  bv,  and  a.sked  him  the 
truth  of  all  this.  So  he  told  me, 
and  made  me  know  the  interpreta- 
tion of  the  things. 

17  '^  The.se  great  beasts,  which  are 
four,  are  four  kings,  -which  shall 
ari.se  out  of  the  earth. 

18  But  ''the  saints  of  the  *  Most 
High  shall  take  the  kingdom,  and 
])o.ss(\ss  the  kingdom  for  ever,  even 
for  ever  and  ever. 


Before 
CHRIST 

abiiiit  555 

w  Uev.  9.  7. 
1  P?.  12.  3. 

ver.  2.5. 

Rl'V.  13.  5. 
"  Rev.  20.  4. 
"  Ps.  90.  2. 

ver.  13,  22. 
"  Ps.  im.  2. 

Rev.  1.  14. 


I' £z.  1.15,10. 


1  Ps.  .50.  3.  & 

97.  .3. 

Is.  ;;o.  33.  & 

(JO.  15. 
■■1  Kings  22. 

19. 

P.S.  fi8.  17. 

Ileb.  12.  22. 

Rev.  5.  11. 
» Rev.  20.  4, 

12. 


'  Rev.  19.  20. 


t  Chald.  a 
prolonijiitg 
tn  hje  was 
gicen  them. 


"  Ez.  1.  26. 

Matt.  24. 30. 

&  2«.  04. 

Rev.  1.7,13. 

&  14.  14. 
^  ver.  9. 


J  Ps.  2.  0,  7, 

8.  &  8.  0.  & 

110.  1,2.' 

Mntt.  11.  27. 

&28. 18. 

John  3.35. 

1  Cor.  15.27. 

Eph.  1.  22. 
=  eh.  3.  4. 
•  Eb.  145. 13. 

ch.2.  44. 

ver.  27. 

Mic.  4.  7. 

l,ukel.:S.!. 

.lohii  12.34. 

Ueb.  12.  28. 

1.  ver.  28. 


I  ChnUl. 
rhealh. 


d  Is.  00.12,13, 

14. 

ver.  22,  27. 

2  Tim.  2.11, 

12. 

Rev.  2.  2fi; 

27.  &  3.  21. 

&20.  4. 
1  Ch-.M.Iiigh 

on^.«,thati6, 

tbinfia.  or, 

piitctis. 


Tlie  interpretation  thereof. 


DANIEL. 


Vision  of  the  ram  and  he  goat. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  555. 

'  vcr.  7. 
(  Chnld. 

/mm  all 

lho:>e. 


fch.8. 12,24. 
&  ll.:il. 
Kl'v.  11.7.& 
l.:i.  7.  il7. 

u.  &  IS.  la. 


E  ver.  9. 

Ii  vcr.  18. 
1  Cor.  ti.  2. 
llfv.  1.  C.  & 
.5.  lU.  iclU4. 


i  ch.  2.  40. 


k  vcr.  7, 8, 20. 
Kev.  17. 12. 


1  u.  r,7 

.23. 

Cll.  » 

24, 25 

&11. 

2S,  ao 

M,  -.ii 

Kev. 

13.5,6 

"'Rev 

.  17.  U 

&lt>. 

24. 

°ch. : 

.21. 

"Kev 

13.7. 

I'ch.  I 

2.7. 

Kev. 

12.14 

'1  ver. 

10, 22. 

'  ver.  14, 18, 

22. 


»ch.  2.  44. 

l.uke  1.33. 

John  12.  .14. 

Kev.ll.lo. 
>ls.  «».  12. 
II  Or,  nlers. 


"  ver.  15. 
ch.  H.  27.  & 
10.  8,  10. 


»  Luke  2.  la, 
61. 


19  Then  I  would  know  the  truth 
of ''  the  fourth  beast,  which  was  di- 
verse 4i'oni  all  the  others,  exceed- 
ing dreadful,  whose  teeth  were  of 
iron,  and  his  nails  of  brass ;  which 
<levoured,  brake  in  pieces,  and 
stamped  the  residue  with  his  feet ; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that  were 
in  his  head,  and  of  the  other  which 
came  up,  and  before  whom  three 
fell;  even  of  that  horn  that  had 
eyes,  and  a  mouth  that  spake  very 
great  things,  whose  look  u'as  more 
stout  than  his  fellows. 

21  I  beheld,  '^and  the  same  horn 
made  war  with  the  saints,  and  pre- 
vailed against  them ; 

22  s  Until  the  Ancient  of  days 
came,  ''and  judgment  was  given 
to  the  saints  of  the  Most  High; 
and  the  time  came  that  the  saints 
possessed  the  kingdom. 

23  Thus  he  said.  The  fourth  beast 
shall  be  '  the  fourth  kingdom  upon 
earth,  which  shall  be  diverse  from 
all  kingdoms,  and  shall  devour  the 
whole  earth,  and  shall  tread  it 
down,  and  break  it  in  pieces, 

24  ""And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this 
kingdom  are  ten  kings  that  shall 
arise :  and  another  shall  rise  after 
them ;  and  he  shall  be  diverse  from 
the  first,  and  he  shall  subdue  three 
kings. 

25  'And  he  shall  speak  f/reat  words 
against  the  Most  High,  and  shall 
'"Avear  out  the  saints  of  the  Most 
High,  and  "think  to  change  times 
and  laws:  and  "they  shall  be  given 
into  his  hand  i*  until  a  time  and 
times  and  the  dividing  of  time. 

2G  iBut  the  judgment  shall  sit, 
and  they  shall  take  away  his  do- 
minion, to  consume  and  to  destroy 
it  unto  the  end. 

27  And  the  'kingdom  and  domin- 
ion, and  the  greatness  of  the  king- 
dom under  the  whole  heaven,  shall 
be  given  to  the  people  of  the  saints 
of  the  Most  High,  ''whose  kingdom 
is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  '  and  all 
"dominions  shall  serve  and  obey  him. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  mat- 
ter. As  for  me  Daniel,  "my  cogi- 
tations much  troubled  me,  and  my 
countenance  changed  in  me:  but 
I  "kept  the  matter  in  my  heart. 


a  vision,  and  I  was 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  DanieVs  vinion  of  the  ram  and  he  goat.  13  Tfie  two 
thouxavd  three  hundred  days  ff  .•incrifiie.  15  Ga- 
briel vomforteth  Daniel,  and  interprctcth  the  vUion. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  | 
king  Belshazzar  a  vision  ap- ' 
peared  unto  me,  even  unto  me  Dan-  j 
iel,  after  that  which  appeared  unto  ! 
me  -'at  the  first. 

2  And  I  saw  in  a  vision ;  and  it 
came  to  pass,  when  I  saw,  that  I 
was  at  ^  Shushan  in  the  palace, 
which  is  in  the  province  of  Elam ; 
and  I  saw  in 
by  the  river  of  Ulai. 

3  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and 
saw,  and,  behold,  there  stood  be- 
fore the  river  a  ram  which  had  two 
horns :  and  the  two  horns  were  high ; 
but  one  ivas  higher  than  *  the  other, 
and  the  higher  came  up  last. 

4  I  saw  the  ram  pushing  west- 
ward, and  northward,  and  south- 
ward ;  so  that  no  beasts  might 
stand  before  him,  neither  was  there 
any  that  could  deliver  out  of  his 
hand;  'but  he  did  according  to  his 
will,  and  became  great.  } 

5  And  as  I  was  considering,  be- 1 
hold,  a  he  goat  came  from  the  west  | 
on  the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  and  j 
"touched  not  the  ground:  and  the 
goat  had  ♦ '  a  notable  horn  between  i 
his  eyes.  j 

G  And  he  came  to  the  ram  that 
had  two  horns,  which  I  had  seen 
standing  before  the  river,  and  ran 
unto  him  in  the  fury  of  his  power. 

7  And  I  saw  him  come  close  unto  ! 
the  ram,  and  he  was  moved  with 
choler  against  him,  and  smote  the 
ram,  and  brake  his  two  horns:  and 
there  was  no  power  in  the  ram  to 
stand  before  him,  but  he  cast  him 
down  to  the  ground,  and  stamped 
upon  him :  and  there  was  none 
that  could  deliver  the  ram  out  of 
his  hand. 

8  Therefore  the  he  goat  waxed 
very  great :  and  when  he  was 
strong,  the  great  horn  was  broken ; 
and  for  it  came  up  'four  notable 
ones  toward  the  four  winds  of 
heaven. 

9  ^And  out  of  one  of  them  came 
forth  a  little  horn,  which  waxed  ex- 
ceeding great,  ''toward  the  south, 

951 


Before 
CliUltiT 
about  553. 


■ch.  7. 1. 


i>Esth.  1.2. 


1  Heb. 
llie  ftcond. 


'^ch.5.H).& 
11.3,10. 


II  Or,  none 
touched 
liiiii  i>t  the 
eat  th. 

i  Ilcb. 
a  horn  of 
sight. 

J  ver.  21. 


'ch.  7.0.* 
11.4. 
ver.  22. 


(ch.  7.8.  «£ 
11.21. 


Cch.ll.  25. 


Gabriel  interpreteth 


DANIEL. 


the  vision  to  Daniel. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  553. 

b  Ps.  48.  2. 

£z.20.(;,15. 

ch.  11.16,41, 

i5. 

Ich.  U.  28. 
II  Or,  against 

the  host. 
kSoIs.U.13. 

I  Rev.  12.  4. 

"Jer.  48.  26, 
42. 

eh.  11.  36. 
ver.  2i. 

II  Or,a6rat7u<. 
"Josh.  5. 14. 
•ch.  11.31. & 

12.  11. 

EOr, 
from  him. 

f  Ex.  29.  38. 
Num.  28.  3. 
Ez.  46.  13. 

Ich.  11.  31. 

II  Or,  the  host 
was  given 
over  for  the 
transgres- 
sion agaittst 
the  daily 
Bacrifice. 

'P«.  119.  43, 
142. 
Is.  59. 14. 

•  ver.  4. 
ch. 11. 28,36. 

'ch.4. 13.  & 
12.6. 
1  Pet.  1. 12. 

I,  Or,  the 
numberer 
of  secrets^ 
or,  the  won' 
derful  nuin- 
berer. 

IHeb. 
I*almoni. 

U  Or,  making 
desolate. 
ch.  11.31.& 
12.11. 

IHeb. 
evening 
tnornxng, 

t  Ileb. 
juitified. 


»  See  ch.  12. 
8. 

1  Pet.  1. 10, 
U. 

»  Ez.  1.  26. 


»ch.l2.  6,7. 

•ch.  9.21. 
Luke  1. 19, 
26. 


•Ei.  1.28. 
Key.  1. 17. 


fcch.10.9,10. 
Luke  V.  M. 


'  Ez.  2.  2. 

^  llcb.  made 
%ne  stand 
upon  my 
ttanding. 


4eh.  9.  27.  ft 
U.'a.K,36. 
k  12.  7. 
liab.  2. 3. 

•tm.3. 


and  toward  the  east,  and  toward 
the  ''pleasant  land. 

10  '  And  it  waxed  great,  even  "  to 
"the  host  of  heaven;  and  'it  cast 
down  some  of  the  host  and  of  the 
stars  to  the  ground,  and  stamped 
upon  them. 

11  Yea,  "'he  magnified  himself 
even  "  to  "  the  prince  of  the  host, 
"and  "by  him  ''the  daily  sacrifice 
was  taken  away,  and  the  place  of 
his  sanctuary  was  cast  down. 

12  And  ""a  host  was  given  him 
against  the  daily  sacrifice  by  rea- 
son of  transgression,  and  it  cast 
down  "^the  truth  to  the  ground; 
and  it  ^practised,  and  prospered. 

13  T[  Then  I  heard  *oue  saint 
speaking,  and  another  saint  said 
unto  "  ♦  that  certain  saint  which 
spake.  How  long  shall  he  the  vision 
concerning  the  daily  sacrifice,  and 
the  transgression  "  of  desolation,  to 
give  both  the  sanctuary  and  the 
host  to  be  trodden  under  foot  I 

14  And  he  said  unto  me.  Unto 
two  thousand  and  three  hundred 
♦days;  then  shall  the  sanctuary 
be  ♦  cleansed. 

15  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
I,  even  I  Daniel,  had  seen  the  vi- 
sion, and  "sought  for  the  meaning, 
then,  behold,  there  stood  before 
me  "  as  the  appearance  of  a  man. 

16  And  I  heard  a  man's  voice 
y  between  the  Mnks  of  Ulai,  which 
called,  and  said,  ^Gabriel,  make 
this  vian  to  understand  the  vision. 

17  So  he  came  near  where  I 
stood:  and  when  he  came,  I  was 
afraid,  and  "fell  upon  my  face: 
but  he  said  unto  me.  Understand, 
O  sou  of  man :  for  at  the  time  of 
the  end  shall  be  the  vision. 

18  ''Now  as  he  was  speaking 
with  me,  I  was  in  a  deep  sleep  on 
my  face  toward  the  ground:  *^but 
he  touched  me,  and  'set  me  up- 
right. 

19  And  he  said.  Behold,  I  will 
make  thee  know  what  shall  be  in 
the  last  end  of  the  indignation : 
■•for  at  the  time  api)oiuted  the 
end  shall  he. 

20  ''The  ram  which  thou  sawest 
having  two  horns  are  the  kings  of 
Media  and  Persia. 

952 


21  '^And  the  rough  goat  is  the 
king  of  Grecia :  and  the  great 
horn  that  is  between  his  eyes  ^is 


the  first  king. 
''  Now 


22  ''  Now  that  being  broken, 
whereas  four  stood  up  for  it, 
four  kingdoms  shall  stand  up 
out  of  the  nation,  but  not  in  his 
power. 

23  And  in  the  latter  time  of  their 
kingdom,  when  the  transgressors 
♦are  come  to  the  full,  a  king  'of 
fierce  countenance,  and  under- 
standing dark  sentences,  ''shall 
stand  up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be  mighty, 
'  but  not  by  his  own  power :  and 
he  shall  destroy  wonderfully,  "'  and 
shall  prosper,  and  practise,  "and 
shall  destroy  the  mighty  and  the 
'  holy  people. 

25  And  ''through  his  policy  also 
he  shall  cause  craft  to  prosper  in 
his  hand;  ''and  he  shall  magnify 
himself  in  his  heart,  and  by  "  peace 
shall  destroy  many :  ''  he  shall  also 
stand  up  against  the  Prince  of 
princes;  but  he  shall  be  "^broken 
without  hand. 

26  ^And  the  vision  of  the  even- 
ing and  the  morning  which  was 
told  is  true  :  *  wherefore  shut  thou 
up  the  vision;  for  it  shull  he  for 
many  days. 

27  "And  I  Daniel  fainted,  and 
was  sick  certain  days;  afterward 
I  rose  up,  ''and  did  the  king's  busi- 
ness ;  and  I  was  astonished  at  the 
vision,  >  but  none  understood  it. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Daniel,  considering  the  time  of  the  captivity,  3  mak- 
eth  confe.isiori.  of  sins,  16  and  prayeth  for  the  resto- 
ration of  Jerusalem,  20  Qabriel  informeth  him  of 
the  seventy  weeks. 

IN  the  first  year  *of  Darius  the 
son  of  Ahasuerus,  of  the  seed 
of  the  Medes,  "  which  was  made 
king  over  the  realm  of  the  Chal- 
deans ; 

2  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  I 
Daniel  understood  by  books  the 
number  of  the  years,  whereof  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  ''Jere- 
miah the  jjrophet,  that  he  would 
accomplish  seventy  years  in  the 
desolations  of  Jerusalem.  ' 

3  1  "  And  I  set  my  face  unto  the 
Lord  God,  to  seek  by  prayer  and 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  553. 

fver.  5. 
ech.  11.  3. 


k  ver.  8. 
ch.  U.4. 


tHeb. 

are  accom- 

plished. 
<  Deut  28.i0. 
i  ver.  6. 


1  Rev.  17. 13, 

17. 
"  ver.  12. 

ch.  11.36. 
°  ver.  10. 

ch.  7.  25. 


t  Heb.  peo- 
ple of  the 
holy  ones. 

"ch.  11.21, 
23,  24. 

P  ver.  11. 

ch.  11. 36. 
II  Or, 

prosperity. 
'I  ver.  11. 

ch.  U.  36. 


'Job  34. 20. 
Lam.  4.  6. 
ch.  2.34,45. 

•  ch.  10.  1. 


'  Ez.  12.  27. 

ch.  10. 14.  & 
12.4,9. 
Rev.  22. 10. 


"ch.7.  28.  i 
10.  8,  10. 


'  ch.  6.  2.  3. 


*  See  ver.  16. 


about  538. 
■ch.  1.21.& 
5. 31. &  6. 28. 

II  Or, 
111  which  he. 


b2Chr..3C.21. 
Jcr.  25.  11, 
12.  ic  2a.  10. 


'  Nch.  1.  4. 
Jcr.  29.  12, 
13. 

cll.fi.  10. 
Jnincs4.  8, 
9,10. 


DanieTs  confession 


DANIEL. 


and  prayer. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  538. 


i  Ex.  20.  6. 
Deut.  7.  9. 
Noh.  1.5.  & 

<j.  ai'. 


'  1  KinRS  8. 
47,  4S. 

Neh.  l.fi,7. 
&  y.  3,3,  S4. 
Vs.  HKJ.  (5. 
Is.  (J4. 0,  (i,7. 
Jer.  U.  7. 
vcr.  15. 


f2Chr.36.15, 
Hi. 
vcr.  10. 


fasting, 


and 


«Nch.9.33. 
I|  Or,  thou 
hast,  &c. 


bver.  7. 


INeh.  9. 17. 
Pb.  130.4,7. 


kver.  6. 


Us.  1.4,5,6. 
Jer.  8. 5, 10. 


"  Lev.  26.14, 
tc. 

Deut.  27.15, 
&e.&fflj.  15, 
&c.  &  L'j.  20, 

&c.  &;«.  17, 

18.  *81.  17, 
fee.  &32.  ly, 
«.-c. 

Lain.  2.17. 
'  Zech.  1.  6. 


•Lam.  1.12. 

&  2.  13. 

Ez.  5.  9. 

Anios  3.  2. 
•■  Lev.  26. 14, 

&c. 

DeuL  28.15. 

Lam.  2.  17. 


supplications,    with 
sackcloth,  and  ashes 

4  And  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord 
my  God,  and  made  my  confes- 
sion, and  said,  O  "^Lord,  the  great 
and  dreadful  God,  keeping  the 
covenant  and  mercy  to  them  that 
love  him,  and  to  them  that  keep 
his  commandments ; 

5  '^  We  have  sinned,  and  have  com- 
mitted iniquity,  and  have  done 
wickedly,  and  have  rebelled,  even 
by  departing  from  thy  pi*ecepts 
and  from  thy  judgments : 

G  ^Neither  have  we  hearkened 
unto  thy  servants  the  prophets, 
which  spake  in  thy  name  to  our 
kings,  our  i^rinces,  and  our  fa- 
thers, and  to  all  the  people  of 
the  land. 

7  O  Lord,  ^righteousness  ^^lelong- 
eth  unto  thee,  but  unto  us  confu- 
sion of  faces,  as  at  this  day ;  to  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem,  and  unto  all 
Israel,  that  are  near,  and  that  are 
far  off,  through  all  the  countries 
whither  thou  hast  driven  them, 
because  of  their  trespass  that  they 
have  trespassed  against  thee. 

8  O  Lord,  to  us  helongeth  ''con- 
fusion of  face,  to  our  kings,  to  our 
princes,  and  to  our  fathers,  because 
we  have  sinned  against  thee. 

9  'To  the  Lord  our  God  helong 
mercies  and  forgivenesses,  though 
we  have  rebelled  against  him ; 

10  ''I^either  have  we  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk 
in  his  laws,  which  he  set  before  us 
by  his  servants  the  prophets. 

11  Yea,  'all  Israel  have  trans- 
gressed thy  law,  even  by  departing, 
that  they  might  not  obey  thy  voice; 
therefore  the  curse  is  poured  upon 
us,  and  the  oath  that  is  written  in 
the  '"law  of  Moses  the  servant  of 
God,  because  we  have  sinned 
against  him. 

12  And  he  hath  "confirmed  his 
words,  which  he  spake  against  us, 
and  against  our  judges  that  judg- 
ed us,  by  bringing  upon  us  a  great 
evil :  "for  under  the  whole  heaven 
hath  not  been  done  as  hath  been 
done  upon  Jerusalem. 

13  pAs  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 


Moses,  all  this  evil  is  come  upon 
us  :  "^  yet  ♦  made  we  not  our  prayer 
before  the  Lord  our  God,  that  we 
might  turn  from  our  iniquities,  and 
understand  thy  truth. 

14  Therefore  hath  the  Lord 
'watched  upon  the  evil,  and 
brought  it  upon  us :  for  *the  Lord 
our  God  is  righteous  in  all  his 
works  which  he  doeth:  'for  we 
obeyed  not  his  voice. 

15  And  now,  O  Lord  our  God, 
"that  hast  brought  thy  people 
forth  out  of  the  laud  of  Egypt  with 
a  mighty  hand,  and  hast  'gotten 
thee  "^ renown,  as  at  this  day;  ^we 
have  sinned,  we  have  done  wick- 
edly. 

16  1^  O  Lord,  ^according  to  all 
thy  righteousness,  I  beseech  thee, 
let  thine  anger  and  thy  fury  be 
turned  away  from  thy  city  Jerusa- 
lem, ^  thy  holy  mountain :  because 
for  our  sins,  ^  and  for  the  iniquities 
of  our  fathers,  •=  Jerusalem  and  thy 
people  ^  are  Vecome  a  reproach  to  all 
that  are  about  us. 

17  Now  therefore,  O  our  God,  hear 
the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  his 
supplications,  *and  cause  thy  face 
to  shine  upon  thy  sanctuary  '^that 
is  desolate,  ^for  the  Lord's  sake. 

18  "^  O  my  God,  incline  thine  ear, 
and  hear;  open  thine  eyes,  'and 
behold  our  desolations,  and  the 
city  ''  ♦  which  is  called  by  thy  name : 
for  we  do  not  ♦  present  our  supplica- 
tions before  thee  for  our  righteous- 
nesses, but  for  thy  great  mercies. 

19  O  Lord,  hear ;  O  Lord,  forgive ; 
O  Lord,  hearken  and  do;  defer 
not,  'for  thine  own  sake,  O  my 
God :  for  thy  city  and  thy  people 
are  called  by  thy  name. 

20  ^  "'And  while  I  was  speaking, 
and  praying,  and  confessing  my 
sin  and  the  sin  of  my  people  Israel, 
and  presenting  my  supplication  be- 
fore the  Lord  my  God  for  the  holy 
mountain  of  my  God ; 

21  Yea,  while  I  was  speaking  in 
prayer,  even  the  man  "Gabriel, 
whom  I  had  seen  in  the  vision  at 
the  beginning,  being  caused  to  fly 
♦swiftly,  "touched  me  p about  the 
time  of  the  evening  oblation. 

22  And  he  informed  me,  and  talk- 

953 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  538. 


1 1s.  9.  13. 

Jer.  2.30.  & 

5.3. 

IIOB.  7. 7,10. 
t  Heb.  en- 

treatfd  we 

iiol  thejdce 

oj  the,  ^c. 
'Jer.  31.  28. 

ft  44.  27. 
•Neh.y  33. 

ver.  7. 


•ver.  10. 


"Ex.  6. 1,6. 
&32. 11. 
1  Kinf;s  8. 

Neh.  I.  10. 
Jer.  32.  21. 

1  Heb.  made 
thee  a  name, 

'  Ex.  14.  18. 
Neh.  9.  10. 
Jer.  32.  20. 

I  ver.  5. 

'  I  Sam.  12.7. 
Ps.  ,;i.l.  & 
71.  2. 
Mic.  C.  4, 5. 


*  ver.  20. 

Zech.  8.  3. 
b  Ex.  20.  5. 

'  Lam.  2. 15, 
16. 
<i  Ps.  44.  1.3, 

14.  &.  ry.  4. 


'  Num.  G.  25. 

Ps.yr.  1.& 

80.  .3,  7,  19. 
'Lam.  5. 18. 
8  ver.  19. 

John  16.  24. 
b  l6. 37. 17. 

i  Ex.  ,3.  r. 
Ps.  80. 14, 
ic. 

t  Jer.  25.  29. 

t  Heb. 
u'hereujxtn 
thy  name  u 
called. 

f  Ileb.couM 
lojatl, 
Jer.  36.  7. 


I  Ps.  79. 9,  la 
&  102. 15,16. 


"  Ps.  32.  5. 
lb.  65.  21. 


°  ch.  8. 16. 


t  Heb.  tcilh 

wearinesK, 

or,  fltght. 
"ch.  8. 18.  & 

10.  10,  16. 
PI  Kings  18. 

06. 


The  seventy  iveeks  foretold. 


DANIEL. 


Daniel  seeth  a  glorious  vision. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  538. 

I  Ileb. 
to  make 
thci*  sf:tlful 
of  liiitier- 

I  Ileb.  word. 
ich.  10.  12. 
'eh. 10.11,19. 
i  ll'b.aman 

of  desires. 
•Matt.  24. 15. 

•  They  be- 
(.'in  from 
the  -Mh  of 
Artaxerx- 
e**. 

See  Num. 
14.34. 
Ez.  4.  6. 
fiOr, 
to  restrain. 

II  Or. 

to  teal  Hp, 

Lam.  4.  22. 
'  Is.  5:1  10. 
"13.5.1.  11. 

Jer.  23.  5,6. 

Heb.  9.  12. 

liev.  14.  6. 
t  Heb. 

prophet. 
'  Ps.  45.  7. 

Luke  1.  .'15. 

John  1.  41. 

Ileb.  a.  11. 

>  ver.  2.'i. 
Matt.  24. 15. 

•  Ezra  4.  24. 
&«.  1,  15.  &■ 
7.  1,  ic. 
Neb.  2. 1,3, 
5, 1),  8. 

II  Or,  to  build 
afjain  ,leru~ 
natem :  As 
2  Sam.  15. 
2.'). 
Ts.  71.20. 

"John  1.41. 
&  4.  21 

••  Is.  55.  4. 

•  Ileb.  shall 
return  and 
t^  built. 

C  Or.hreach, 
or,  ditc/i. 

'Neb.  4.  8, 
]i;,  17,  IS.  & 
U.  15. 

t  Ileb. 
in  strait  0/ 
times. 

d  Is.  5-1.  8. 
.Mark  9.  12. 
Luke  24.20, 
41;. 

'I  Pet.  2.21. 
&  3.  18. 

II  Or,  and 
shall  have 
nothing^ 
John  14.  .30. 

II  Or,  and 
\  I  he  Jews] 
thei/  shall 
ly;  no  more 
/lis  peo/itef 
ch.  11.  17. 
or,  arid  the 
prince's 
[  .Messiah*s, 
ver.  2.V]  /"u- 
tnre  peoftle. 

( .Matt.  22.  7. 

<;Luk(l:).44. 

b.Mitt.  24.  2. 

>  Malt.  24.  G, 
14. 

Us.  8.  7,8 

rh.  11.  10,22. 

&  .V(. .'!.    Jir. 

Hob.  '.).  2«. 
»  .Matt.  24.  15, 

l>uke  21. !». 


ed  with  me,  and  said,  O  Daniel,  I 
am  now  come  forth  '  to  give  thee 
skill  and  understanding. 

23  At  the  beginning  of  thy  sup- 
plications the '  commandment  came 
forth,  and  "^I  am  come  to  shew 
thee;  ''for  thou  «/-i  ' greatly  belov- 
ed :  therefore  'understand  the  mat- 
ter, and  consider  the  vision. 

24  *  Seventy  weeks  are  determin- 
ed upon  thy  people  and  upon  thy 
holy  city,  "to  finish  the  transgres- 
sion, and  "to  make  an  end  of  sins, 
*and  to  make  reconciliation  for  in- 
iquity, "and  to  bring  in  everlasting- 
righteousness,  and  to  seal  up  the 
vision  and  ♦prophecy,  ''and  to 
anoint  the  Most  Holy. 

25  'Know  therefore  and  under- 
stand, that  "^from  the  going  forth 
of  the  commandment  Ho  restore 
and  to  build  Jerusalem,  unto  Hhe 
Messiah  ^  the  Prince,  shall  he  seven 
weeks,  and  threescore  and  two 
weeks:   the  street  'shall  be  built 


I  wall. 


even  Un 


again,   and   the 
troublous  times. 

2G  And  after  threescore  and  two 
weeks  ''shall  Messiah  be  cut  otf, 
*"but  not  for  himself:  "and  Hhe 
people  of  the  prince  that  shall  come 
^' shall  destroy  the  city  ''and  the 
sanctuary;  'and  the  end  thereof 
shall  he  ^  with  a  flood,  and  unto  the 
end  of  the  war  "  desolations  are  de- 
termined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm  " '  the 
covenant  with  "'  many  for  one 
week:  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
week  he  shall  cause  the  sacrifice 
and  the  oblation  to  cease,  "  and 
for  the  overspreading  of  "abomin- 
ations he  shall  make  it  desolate, 
"even  until  the  consummation,  and 
that  determined  shall  bo  poured 
"up(m  the  desolate. 

Nob.  1.8.  II  Or,  it  shall  lie  cut  oft' In/  desolations.  II  Or.  n.  I  Ib.  4".  (!. 
:il.:!l.  Ez.  li;.  IK),  dl.it'.  •"U..',:\.U.  Matt.  20.  2.S.  llom.  .1.  l.-,.  19.' 
II  Or,  nil'/  1//H1/1  thr  Imltleiiieiils  shall  tie  the  idols  of  the  dfsolator. 
.Mark  13.  14.  Lnke  21.  20.  "  See  Ih.  10.  22,  23.  &  28.  22.  ch.  11.  30. 
Rom.  11.  20.     II  Or,  ujion  the  desolator. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Daniel  having  hiimblcd  hiinxilf  secl/i  a  vision 


about  i2i. 


"eh.  1.7. 

1  eh.  8.  20. 
Kev.  19.9. 
'  ver.  14. 


10 

Ikina  troubled   with  fear  he  iis  comforted  by  the 
angtl. 


I 


N  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king 

of  Per.sia  a  thing  was  revealed 

unto    Daniel,    Mvho.sc^    name    was 

calU'd  lU'llcshazzar;  'nnd  the  thing 

ivas  true,  'but  the  time  appointed 

954 


ivas  Uong:  and  ''he  understood  the 
thing,  and  had  understanding  of 
the  vision. 
2   In   those 
mourning 


days   I   Daniel  was 
three  'full  weeks. 


great 


river,  which 


3  I  ate  no  *  pleasant  bread,  nei- 
ther came  flesh  nor  wine  in  my 
mouth,  •'neither  did  I  anoint  my- 
self at  all,  till  three  whole  weeks 
were  fulfilled. 

4  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  first  month,  as  I  was  by 
the  side  of  the 
is  ^Hiddekel; 

5  Then  ^  I  lifted  uj)  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and  ''  behold  '  a  certain 
man  clothed  in  linen,  whose  loins 
ivere  '  girded  with  ^  fine  gold  of 
XJphaz : 

6  His  body  also  iims  '  like  the 
beryl,  and  his  face  "'as  the  appear- 
ance of  lightning,  "  and  his  eyes  as 
lamps  of  fire,  and  his  arms  "and 
his  feet  like  in  colour  to  polished 
brass,  ^and  the  voice  of  his  words 
like  the  voice  of  a  multitude. 

7  And  I  Daniel  '^  alone  saw  the 
vision :  for  the  men  that  were  with 
me  saw  not  the  vision  ;  but  a  great 
quaking  fell  upon  them,  so  that 
they  fled  to  hide  themselves. 

8  Therefore  I  was  left  alone,  and 
saw  this  great  vision,  "^and  there 
remained  no  strength  in  me :  for 
my  " '  comeliness  was  turned  in  me 
into  corruption,  and  I  retained  no 


strength. 


9  Yet 

words  : 


heard 

^  and 


I  the  voice  of  his 
when   I   heard   the 


voice  of  his  words,  then  was  I  in 
a  deep  sleep  on  my  face,  and  my 
face  toward  the  ground. 

10  1  "And,  behold,  a  hand  touch- 
ed me,  which  '  set  me  upon  mj' 
knees  and  upon  the  i)alms  of  my 
hands. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  O  Dan- 
iel, ""a  man  greatly  beloved,  un- 
derstand the  words  that  I  speak 
unto  thee,  and  *  stand  upright :  for 
unto  thee  am  I  now  sent.  And 
when  he  had  spoken  this  word  un- 
to me,  I  stood  trembling. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me,  'Fear 
not,  Daniel :  for  IVom  the  first  day 
that  thou  did.st  set  thine  heart  to 
untlerstand,  and  to  chasten  thvself 


Before 
CHRIST 
al)out534. 

t  lleh.rjreal. 
<lch.  1.  17.  & 
8.  Iti. 

f  Heb.  weels 

ot  days. 
t  Heb.  bread 

of  desires. 


'  Matt.  B.  17 


fGen.  2. 14. 

£  Josh.  5. 1.3. 

lich.  12.6,7. 
j  Heb. 
one  man. 

i  Rev.  1.1.3, 
14,  15.  &  15. 
6. 

I.  Jer.  10.  9. 

I  Ez.  1. 10. 

■"Ez.  1.  14. 

"Rev.  1.14. 

&  19.  12. 
"Ez.  1.7. 

Rev.  1. 15. 


PEz.1.24. 
Rev.  1. 15. 


'I  2  Kings  6. 
17. 
Acta  9.  7. 


■■ch.  8.  27. 


II  Or,  vigour. 
»  eh.  7.28. 


<ch.  8. 18. 


"Jer.  1.9. 

ch.9.  21. 

Rev   1.  17. 
t  HeU. 

moved. 


^  ch.  0.  23. 
tlleb. 

a  man  of 

desires, 
i  Heb.  statid 

Ufion  thlj 

standing. 


1  Rev.  1.  17. 


An  angel  comforteth  him. 


DANIEL. 


The  overthrow  of  Persia. 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuut  b'H. 

»  ch.  !t.  3,  4, 

:.'■.',  -Si. 

Acts  10.  4. 
"  vcr.  '20. 

hver.  21. 
ch.  U'.  1. 
Jude  it. 
Kl-v.  lli.  ". 
!|  ( )r,  l/ie 
Jiret. 


<■■  Gen.  49   1. 

ch.  2.  28. 
J  ch.  S.  26. 

ver.  1. 

Hab.  2.  3. 

''ver.  9. 
eh.  S.  18. 


fch.  S.  15. 


s  ver.  10. 
Jer.  1.  9. 


b  ver.  S. 


n  Or,  tJiis 
serfant  of 
m'j  lord. 


i  vcr.  11. 

lijudg.(;.23. 


I  ver.  13. 


\  Ilcb. 

atrengthen- 

eth  Inmaelf. 
"  ver.  13. 

Jude  9. 

Rev.  12.  7. 


before  thy  God,  ''thy  words  were 
heard,  and  I  am  come  for  thy 
words. 

13  ''But  the  prince  of  the  king- 
dom of  Persia  withstood  me  one 
and  twenty  days:  but,  lo,  ^Michael, 
"one  of  the  chief  princes,  came  to 
help  me ;  and  I  remained  there 
with  the  kings  of  Persia. 

14  Now  I  am  come  to  make  thee 
understand  what  shall  befall  thy 
people  'in  the  latter  days:  ''for  yet 
the  vision  is  for  many  days. 

15  And  when  he  had  spoken  such 
words  unto  me,  ''I  set  my  face  to- 
ward the  ground,  and  I  became 
dumb. 

IG  And,  behold,  ^one  like  the  si- 
militude of  the  sons  of  men  ^touch- 
ed my  lips :  then  I  opened  viy 
mouth,  and  spake,  and  said  unto 
him  that  stood  before  me,  O  my 
lord,  by  the  vision  ''  my  sorrows  are 
turned  upon  me,  and  I  have  retain- 
ed no  strength. 

17  For  how  can  "the  servant  of 
this  my  lord  talk  with  this  my 
lord!  for  as  for  me,  straightway 
there  remained  no  strength  in  me, 
neither  is  there  breath  left  in 
me. 

18  Then  there  came  again  and 
touched  me  one  like  the  appear- 
ance of  a  man,  and  he  strength- 
ened me, 

19  'And  said,  O  man  greatly  be- 
loved, ^  fear  not :  peace  he  unto 
thee ;  be  strong,  yea,  be  strong. 
And  when  he  had  spoken  unto  me, 
I  was  strengthened,  and  said.  Let 
my  lord  speak ;  for  thou  hast 
strengthened  me. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou 
wherefore  I  come  unto  thee  ?  and 
now  will  I  return  to  fight  '  with 
the  prince  of  Persia :  and  w  hen  I 
am  gone  forth,  lo,  the  prince  of 
Grecia  shall  come. 

21  But  I  will  shew  thee  that 
which  is  noted  in  the  Scripture 
of  truth :  and  there  is  none  that 
'holdeth  with  me  in  these  things, 
'"but  Michael  your  prince. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  overthrow  of  Persia  by  the  king  of  Grecia.  5 
Leagues  and  conflicts  between  the  kings  of  the  south 
and  of  the  north.  yO  The  iiivasioti,  and  tyranny 
of  the  Romans. 


ALSO  I  Mn  the  first  year  of 
.  ^  Darius  the  IVIede,  even  I, 
stood  to  confirm  and  to  strength- 
en him. 

2  And  now  will  I  shew  thee  the 
truth.  Behold,  there  shall  stand 
uj)  yet  three  kings  in  Persia ;  and 
the  fourth  shall  be  far  richer  than 
they  all :  and  by  his  strength  through 
his  riches  he  shall  stir  up  all  against 
the  realm  of  Grecia. 

3  And  '^a  mighty  king  shall  stand 
up,  that  shall  rule  with  great  do- 
minion, and  ''do  according  to  his 
will. 

4  And  when  he  shall  stand  up, 
"his  kingdom  shall  be  broken,  and 
shall  be  divided  toward  the  four 
winds  of  heaven;  and  not  to  his 
posterity,  "^nor  according  to  his 
dominion  which  he  ruled:  for  his 
kingdom  shall  be  plucked  u^),  even 
for  others  besides  those. 

5  ■[  And  the  king  of  the  south 
shall  be  strong,  and  one  of  his 
princes;  and  he  shall  be  strong 
above  him,  and  have  dominion ; 
his  dominion  shall  he  a  great  do- 
minion. 

C  And  in  the  end  of  years  they 
*  shall  join   themselves   together  ; 


for    the    kiuir's 


daughter 


of   the 


south  shall  come  to  the  king  of 
the  north  to  make  '  an  agreement : 
but  she  shall  not  retain  the  power 
of  the  arm  ;  neither  shall  he  stand, 
nor  his  arm  :  but  she  shall  be  giv- 
en up,  and  they  that  brought  her, 
and  "  he  that  begat  her,  and  he  that 
strengthened  her  in  these  times. 

7  But  out  of  a  branch  of  her  roots 
shall  one  stand  up  "in  his  estate, 
which  shall  come  with  an  army,  and 
shall  enter  into  the  fortress  of  the 
king  of  the  north,  and  shall  deal 
against  them,  and  shall  prevail : 

8  And  shall  also  carry  captives 
into  Egypt  their  gods,  with  their 
princes,  and  with  ♦  their  precious 
vessels  of  silver  and  of  gold ;  and 
he  shall  continue  more  years  than 
the  king  of  the  north. 

9  So  the  king  of  the  south  shall 
come  into  his  kingdom,  and  shall 
return  into  his  own  land. 

10  But  his  sons  "shall  be  stirred 
up,  and  shall  assemble  a  multitude 

955 


Before 
CHRIST 
ubnul 53i 

•ch.9.  1. 
bch.5.31. 


"■ch.r.  C.  St 
8.4. 


dch.  8.  4. 
ver.  l(j,  36. 


•ch.  8.  8. 


fch.  8.  22. 


f  Ileb.  sJiall 
associate 
thetmelvet. 


\  Ileb. 

li'jhtS. 


II  Or,  xcliom 
she  brovytit 
Jnrtli. 


II  Or,  in  his 
place,  or, 
o^tce. 
ver.  20. 


fHeb. 

t-essels  oj 
l/ieir  desire. 


II  Or. 
shall  war. 


Leagues  and  conflicts 


DAKIEL. 


between  the  kings 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  534. 

e  le.  8.  8. 

ch.  9.  26. 
II  Or,  thfn 

shall  he  be 

Hirred  up 

again. 
1"  ver.  7. 


t  Hcb.  at  the 
endo/tunes^ 
even  yearit^ 

ch.  4.  16.  ti 

12.7. 


t  Heb.  the 
children  of 
robbert. 


fneb. 
the  city  of 
munitions. 

t  Heb.  the 

lieopte  of 
hit  choices. 


I  ch.  8. 4, 7. 

ver.  3.  ,16. 

k  JOBh.  1.  £. 


B  Or,  goodly 
lanti. 
ch.  n.9. 
ver.  41,  45. 

f  Hcb. 
the  land  of 
omanmit. 

l2Chr. -20.3. 

a  Or, 
much  up- 
rightnfu: 
or,  equal 
conditions. 

\  Hcb. 
to  corrupt. 
"  ch.  ».  26. 


tneb, 

for  him. 
t  Heb.  Ai« 
reproach. 


of  great  forces :  and  owe  shall  cer- 
tainly come,  ^and  overflow,  and 
pass  through:  "then  shall  he  re- 
turn, and  be  stirred  up,  ^even  to 
his  fortress. 

11  And  the  king  of  the  south 
shall  be  moved  with  choler,  and 
shall  come  forth  and  fight  with 
hira,  even  with  the  king  of  the 
north:  and  he  shall  set  forth  a 
great  multitude;  but  the  multi- 
tude shall  be  given  into  his  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken  away 
the  multitude,  his  heart  shall  be 
lifted  up ;  and  he  shall  cast  down 
manij  ten  thousands :  but  he  shall 
not  be  strengthened  by  it 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north  shall 
return,  and  shall  set  forth  a  multi- 
tude greater  than  the  former,  and 
shall  certainly  come  ♦  after  certain 
years  with  a  great  army  and  with 
much  riches. 

14  And  in  those  times  there  shall 
many  stand  up  against  the  king 
of  the  south :  also  ^  the  robbers  of 
thy  people  shall  exalt  themselves 
to  establish  the  vision;  but  they 
shall  fall. 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall 
come,  and  cast  up  a  mount,  and 
take  'the  most  fenced  cities:  and 
the  arms  of  the  south  shall  not 
withstand,  neither  *  his  chosen 
people,  neither  shall  there  be  any 
strength  to  withstand. 

16  But  he  that  cometh  against 
him  '  shall  do  according  to  his  own 
will,  and  ^none  shall  stand  before 
him:  and  he  shall  stand  in  the 
"  ♦  glorious  land,  which  by  his  hand 
shall  be  consumed. 

17  He  shall  also  'set  his  face  to 
enter  with  the  strength  of  his 
whole  kingdom,  and  "upright  ones 
with  him;  thus  shall  he  do:  and 
he  shall  give  him  the  daughter  of 
women,  'corrupting  her:  but  she 
shall  not  stand  on  his  side,  ""neither 
be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his 
face  unto  the  isles,  and  shall  take 
many:  but  a  x>rince  'for  his  own 
behalf  shall  cause  'the  reproach 
offered  by  him  to  cease;  witliout 
his  own  reproacli  he  shall  cause  it 
to  turn  uijou  him. 

956 


19  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face  to- 
ward the  fort  of  his  own  land :  but 
he  shall  stumble  and  fall,  "^  and  not 
be  found. 

20  Then  shall  stand  up  "in  his 
estate  *  a  raiser  of  taxes  in  the  glory 
of  the  kingdom:  but  within  few 
days  he  shall  be  destroyed,  neither 
in  t  anger,  nor  in  battle. 

21  And  "in  his  estate  "shall  stand 
up  a  vile  person,  to  whom  they 
shall  not  give  the  honour  of  the 
kingdom:  but  he  shall  come  in 
peaceably,  and  obtain  the  king- 
dom by  flatteries. 

22  PAnd  with  the  arms  of  a  flood 
shall  they  be  overflown  from  be- 
fore him,  and  shall  be  broken; 
•lyea,  also  the  prince  of  the  cove- 
nant. 

23  And  after  the  league  made  with 
him  '  he  shall  work  deceitfully :  for 
he  shall  come  up,  and  shall  become 
strong  with  a  small  people. 

24  He  shall  enter  "  peaceably  even 
upon  the  fattest  places  of  the  prov- 
ince; and  he  shall  do  that  which 
his  fathers  have  not  done,  nor  his 
fathers'  fathers;  he  shall  scatter 
among  them  the  prey,  and  spoil, 
and  riches :  yea,  and  he  shall '  fore- 
cast his  devices  against  the  strong 
holds,  even  for  a  time. 

25  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  power 
and  his  courage  against  the  king 
of  the  south  with  a  great  army; 
and  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
stirred  up  to  battle  with  a  very 
great  and  mighty  army;  but  he 
shall  not  stand :  for  they  shall  fore- 
cast devices  against  him. 

26  Yea,  they  that  feed  of  the  por- 
tion of  his  meat  shall  destroy  him, 
and  his  army  shall  ^overflow:  and 
many  shall  fall  down  slain. 

27  And  both  these  kings'  ♦  hearts 
shall  be  to  do  mischief,  and  they 
shall  speak  lies  at  one  table ;  but 
it  shall  not  prosper:  for  *yet  the 
end  shall  be  at  the  time  appointed. 

28  Then  shall  ho  return  into  his 
land  with  gi-eat  riches;  and  "his 
heart  shall  be  against  the  holy  cove- 
nant ;  and  he  shall  do  exploits,  and 
return  to  his  own  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he  shall 
return,  and  come  toward  the  south ; 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 

"Job  20.8. 
Pa.  37.  36. 
£z.  26.  21. 

II  Or,  in 

htsjilace, 

ver.  ". 
t  Heb.  one 

thai  raufiefi'l 

an  cj-actor 

to  pass 

over. 

tHeb. 
ant/ers. 

II  Or,  in 

ht:i  place. 
"ch.  r.  8.  &8. 

9,  23,  25. 


P  ver.  10. 


ich.S.lO.n, 
25. 


Fulfilled 
about  171. 
'ch.  8.  25. 


II  Or,  into  the 
peaceable 
and  fat,  Ifc. 


\  Heb.  think 
his  thoughts. 


Fulfilled 
about  170. 


•ver.  10,  22. 


1  Hcb.  their 
hearts. 


•ver.  29,  35, 
40. 
eh.  8.  19. 


"  ver.  22. 


Fulfilled 
about  1()9. 


of  the  south  and  the  north. 


DilNIEL. 


An  impious  tyranny  set  up. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 

»  ver.  2X 
1  vcr.  2i. 
Fultilled 
aliout  168. 

•  Num.24.'.'4. 
Jer.  2.  10. 

•  ver.  28. 


bch.  8.11.& 
12.  U. 


II  Or, 
cutonisheth. 


II  Or,  cat«««o 
iliasemble. 


'  Blal.  2.  7. 


<IIIeb.ll.35, 


•ch.  12. 10. 
1  Pet.  1.  7. 

II  Or, 

by  them. 
fch.8. 17,19. 

ver.  40. 
s  ver.  20. 


b  ver.  16. 


ich.  7.  8,  25. 
&  8.  25. 
2  Thess.2.4. 
Rev.  13. 5,(i. 

I  ch.  8. 11,24, 
25. 


I  ch.  9.  27. 


•"111111.4.3. 

"Is.  14. 1.'!. 
2The3s.2.4. 

II  Or,  But  in 
his  stead. 

<  Ueb.  «s 
Jor  the  At- 
mighiyUoil^ 
in  his  seat 
he  fhult 
honoui-,!/ea, 
he  shttU 
honour  a 
god,  whonif 
SfC. 

II  Or, 
munitions. 

tHeb. 
Mauzzim, 
or,  (Jod's 
protectors. 

^  Heb.  things 
desvt'd. 
Is.  44.  9. 

t  Ueb.  for- 
tress*^s  of 
munitions. 


'^but  it  shall  not  be  as  the  former, 
^'or  as  the  latter. 

30  1  ==For  the  ships  of  Chittim 
shall  come  against  him :  therefore 
he  shall  be  grieved,  and  return, 
and  have  indignation  ''against  the 
holy  covenant :  so  shall  he  do ;  he 
shall  even  return,  and  have  intel- 
ligence with  them  that  forsake  the 
holy  covenant. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand  on  his 
part,  ''and  they  shall  pollute  the 
sanctuary  of  strength,  aud  shall 
take  away  the  daily  sacrifice,  and 
they  shall  place  the  abomination 
that  "maketh  desolate. 

32  And  such  as  do  wickedly 
against  the  covenant  shall  he  "  cor- 
rupt by  flatteries :  but  the  people 
that  do  know  their  God  shall  be 
strong,  and  do  exploits. 

33  ''And  they  that  understand 
among  the  people  shall  instruct 
many:  "^yet  they  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  by  flame,  by  captivity, 
and  by  spoil,  many  days. 

34  Now  when  they  shall  fall,  they 
shall  be  holpen  with  a  little  help : 
but  many  shall  cleave  to  them 
with  flatteries. 

35  And  some  of  them  of  under- 
standing shall  fall,  Ho  try  "them, 
and  to  purge,  and  to  make  them 
white,  ^even  to  the  time  of  the  end: 
^because  it  is  yet  for  a  time  ap- 
pointed. 

3G  And  the  king  ''shall  do  ac- 
cording to  his  will;  and  he  shall 
'exalt  himself,  and  magnify  him- 
self above  every  god,  and  shall 
speak  marvellous  things  "^  against 
the  God  of  gods,  and  shall  prosper 
'  till  the  indignation  be  accomplish- 
ed: for  that  that  is  determined 
shall  be  done. 

37  Neither  shall  he  regard  the 
God  of  his  fathers,  '"  nor  the  desire 


of  women,  " 


nor  regard 


any  god: 


for  he  shall  magnify  himself  above 
all. 

38  "But  Mn  his  estate  shall  he 
honour  the  God  of  "  ^  forces :  and  a 
god  whom  his  fathers  knew  not 
shall  he  honour  with  gold,  and  sil- 
ver, and  with  precious  stones,  and 
^  pleasant  things. 

39  Thus  shall  he  do  in  the  '  most 


strong  holds  with  a  strange  god, 
whom  he  shall  acknowledge  and 
increase  with  glory:  and  he  shall 
cause  them  to  rule  over  many,  and 
shall  divide  the  land  for  'gain. 

40  ''And  at  the  time  of  the  end 
shall  the  king  of  the  south  push 
at  him :  and  the  king  of  the  north 
shall  come  against  him  ^  like  a 
whirlwind,  with  chariof s,  **  and  with 
horsemen,  and  with  many  ships; 
and  he  shall  enter  into  the  coun- 
tries, 'and  shall  overflow  and  pass 
over. 

41  He  shall  enter  also  into  the 
"t  glorious  land,  and  many  coun- 
tries shall  be  overthrown :  but  these 
shall  escape  out  of  his  hand,  ^even 
Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  chief  of 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

42  He  shall  ♦  stretch  forth  his  hand 
also  upon  the  countries:  and  the 
land  of  Egypt  shall  not  escape. 

43  But  he  shall  have  power  over 
the  treasures  of  gold  and  of  silver, 
and  over  all  the  precious  things  of 
Egypt:  and  the  Libyans  and  the 
Ethiopians  shall  he  ^at  his  steps. 

44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east  and 
out  of  the  north  shall  trouble  him  : 
therefore  he  shall  go  forth  with 
great  fury  to  destroy,  and  utterly 
to  make  away  many. 

45  And  he  shall  plant  the  taber- 
nacles of  his  palace  between  the 
seas  in  "the  "* glorious  holy  mount- 
ain ;  ''yet  he  shall  come  to  his  end, 
and  none  shall  help  him. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Michael  shall  deliver  Israel  from  (heir  troubles. 
5  Daniel  is  informed  of  the  times. 

A  ND  at  that  time  shall  ^Michael 
XA_  stand  up,  the  great  prince 
which  standeth  for  the  children  of 
thy  i)eople:  ^and  there  shall  be  a 
time  of  trouble,  such  as  never  was 
since  there  was  a  nation  even  to 
that  same  time :  and  at  that  time 
thy  people  ''shall  be  delivered,  ev- 
ery one  that  shall  be  found  "^  writ- 
ten in  the  book. 

2  And  many  of  them  that  sleep  in 
the  dust  of  the  earth  shall  awake, 
®some  to  everlasting  life,  and  some 
to  shame  ^and  everlasting  con- 
tempt. 

3  And  sthey  that  be  "wise  shall 

957 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  534 


t  Ilcb. 

a  price. 
"ver.  35. 


P  Is.  21.  1. 

Zech.  9.  14. 

lEz.. 58.4,15. 

Kev.  9.  IG. 


'  ver.  10,  22. 


J  Or,  goodly 
land. 
ver.  16. 

t  Hcb.  land 
of  delight, 
or,  orna- 
ment. 

•Is.  11. 14. 


tlleb. 
send/orlh. 


<  Ex.  11.  8. 
Judg.  4. 10. 


"  Ps.  48.  2. 

ver.  IB,  41. 

2'rhe8s.2.4. 
II  Or,  goodly. 
1  Heb. 

mountain  of 

d flight  of 

holiness. 
»  2  Thess.  2. 

«. 

Kev.  19. 20. 


"ch.10.13,21. 


bis.  26. 20,21. 
Jor.  ;iO.  7. 
Matt.  24.  21 
Kev.  16. 18. 


'Rom.  11.26. 
d  Ex.  .32. 32. 

Ps.  .K.  8.  & 

69.  28. 

Ez.  1.3. 9. 

Luke  10.20. 

Phil.  4.  3. 

Kev.  3.  5.  Si 

13.  8. 
'  Matt.  25.46. 

John  5.  28, 

•Jtt. 

Acts  24. 15. 
fis.  66.  24. 

Rom.  9.  21. 
ech.U.  33,35. 
II  Or. 

teacheri. 


Daniel  heareth 


HOSEA. 


the  times. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  &34. 

h  Prov.  4.  18. 

Matt.  13.  4.!. 
'  James  5.  20. 
V  1  Cor.15.41, 

4i 
Ich.  8.  20. 

ver.  9. 
»  Rev.  10.  4. 

&  JL'.  10. 
»ch.  10.1. 

ver.  9. 


t  Ileb.  lip. 

°ch.  10.  4. 

Pch.  10.  .'■>. 

II  Or, 

from  above, 

tch.  8.  13. 


■■Deut.  32.40. 
Rev.  10. 5,(;. 


'ch.  4.  34. 

'ch.  7.  25.  & 

11.  13. 

]{cv.  12. 14. 
||X)r,  pait. 
"Luke  21 .24. 

Rev.  10.  7. 
»ch.8.  24. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  785. 


•8och..n.l. 


bDeut.3I.lt. 
Pi.  7.-,.  S7. 
Jer.  2.  13. 
Kz.  23.3^c. 


^  sliine  as  the  brightness  of  the 
firmament;  'and  they  that  turn 
many  to  righteousness,  ''as  the 
stars  for  ever  and  ever. 

4  '  But  thou,  O  Daniel,  "shut  up 
tlie  words,  and  seal  the  book,  even 
to  "  the  time  of  the  end:  many  shall 
run  to  and  fro,  and  knowledge  shall 
be  increased. 

5  ^  Then  I  Daniel  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  stood  other  two,  the 
one  on  this  side  of  the  ^  bank  of  the 
river,  and  the  other  on  that  side  of 
the  bank  °  of  the  river. 

6  And  one  said  to  ^  the  man  clothed 
in  linen,  which  tvas  n  upon  the  wa- 
ters of  the  river,  ''How  long  shall 
it  he  to  the  end  of  these  wonders  ? 

7  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed  in 
linen,  which  was  upon  the  waters 
of  the  river,  when  he  'held  up  his 
right  hand  and  his  left  hand  unto 
heaven,  and  sware  by  him  ^that 
liveth  for  ever,  'that  it  shall  he  for 
a  time,  times,  and  "a  half;  "and 
when  he  shall  have  accomplished 
to  scatter  the  power  of  ''the  holy 


people,  all  these  things  shall  be  fin- 
ished. 

8  And  I  heard,  but  I  understood 
not :  then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  what 
shall  he  the  end  of  these  things  f 

9  And  he  said.  Go  thy  way,  Dan- 
iel: for  the  words  are  closed  up 
and  sealed  ^till  the  time  of  the  end. 

10  ^Many  shall  be  purified,  and 
made  white,  and  tried ;  ""  but  the 
wicked  shall  do  wickedly :  and 
none  of  the  wicked  shall  under- 
stand ;  but  ^  the  wise  shall  under- 
stand. 

11  And  from  the  time  "that  the 
daily  sacrifice  shall  be  taken  away, 
and  t  the  abomination  that "  maketh 
desolate  set  up,  there  shall  he  a 
thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety 
days. 

12  Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth,  and 
Cometh  to  the  thousand  three  hund- 
red and  five  and  thirty  days. 

13  But  "go  thou  thy  way  till  the 
end  he:  ""for  thou  shalt  rest,  '^and 
stand  in  thy  lot  at  the  end  of  the 
days. 


HOSEA. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  634. 


'2KinK8lO. 
II. 
\  Ucb.  visit. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Ilosea,  to  sheio  GocVsjudf/ment  for  spiritual  wliore- 
(loin,  taketh  Gomcr,  4  and  hath  by  her  Jezreel,  6 
Lorahamah,  8 a?id  Lo-ammi.  10  Tfie  restoration 
of  Judah  and  Israel. 

THIO  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  unto  Hosea,  the  son 
of  Beeri,  in  the  days  of  Uzziah, 
Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah, 
kings  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash, 
king  oi"  Lsrael. 

2  The  beginning  of  the  word  of 
the  Lord  by  Hosea.  And  tlui  Lord 
said  to  Hosoa,  "Go,  take  unto  thee 
a  wif(5  of  whoivdoins  and  children 
of  wJKu-cdoms:  for  'the,  land  hath 
committed  great  whoredom,  depart- 
ing from  the  Lord. 

3  Ho  he  went  and  took  Gomer 
the  daughter  of  Diblaim;  which 
conceived,  and  bare  him  a  son. 

4  And  the  IjOrd  said  unto  him. 
Call  his  name  Jezroel ;  for  yet  a 
little  ivhile,  'and  I  will  'avenge  the 

058 


blood  of  Jezreel  upon  the  house  of 
Jehu,  ''  and  will  cause  to  cease  the 
kingdom  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  "And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  that  I  will  break  the  bow 
of  Israel  in  the  valley  of  Jez- 
reel. 

6  ^  And  she  conceived  again, 
and  bare  a  daughter.  And  God 
said  unto  him,  Call  her  name  "Lo- 
ruhamah :  ^  for  ^  I  will  no  more 
have  mercy  upon  the  house  of 
Israel ;  "  but  I  will  utterly  take 
them  away. 

7  "VBut  [  will  have  mercy  upon 
the  house  of  Judah,  and  will  save 
them  by  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
''will  not  save  them  by  bow,  nor 
by  sword,  nor  by  battle,  by  horses, 
nor  by  hors<Mnen. 

8  *i\  Now  wluMi  she  had  weaned 
Lo-ruhaniah,  she  conceived,  and 
bare  a  son. 

9  Then  said  God,  Call  his  name 


y  ver.  4. 

'  ch.  11.  r.5. 

Zech.  13.  9. 
»  Hos.  14.  9. 

Rev.  9.20.  & 

22. 11. 


l>ch.ll.3.3,.'-'i. 
ilohuT.U.k 
8.47.&  1S.37. 

'ch.S.  11.& 
11.  31. 


t  Heb.  to  set 

up  the 
abomina^ 
Hon,  ^'C. 
II  Or, 
ailonisJieth. 


<!  ver.  9. 

II  Or.  awl 
thou,  Sf-c. 

'  Is.  .',7.  2. 
Rev.  14. 13. 

'Ps.  1.5. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  785. 

•12  Kings  15. 
10, 12. 
"  2  Kings  15. 

29. 


li  Th.1t  is, 
Aut  having 
oljtainetl 
mere!/. 

f2  Kiii;8  17.' 
(!,  23. 

I  Ileb.  /  u-ill 
tiotaddnilj} 
more  'O. 

II  Or,  thnt  I 
iihofiltt  iilto- 
(irthcr  par- 
tlou  them. 

f  2  Kings  19. 
35. 


I.  Zech.  4.  C 
Si  9.  10. 


Idolatry  severely  threatened. 


HOSEA. 


God''s  promises  of  reconciliation. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  785. 

IjThatis.A'bf 
my  iifopte. 

i  (Jpii.  »>.  12. 
Kom.  ;i.  27, 

k  Rom.  9. 15, 

•_'6. 

1  Pet.  2.  10. 
[I  Or,  htfitead 

qtlhiv. 
1  ch.  2.  -23. 


"John  \.V2. 
IJohnS.l. 


"Is.  n.12,13. 
Jer.  .S.  IS. 
Ez.  :M.  23.  & 
117. 16-24. 


II  Th.1t  is,' 
ily  iKople. 

i;  That  is, 
Haritig 
obtained 
mercy. 

■Is.  50.  1. 


bEz.  16.  25. 


'  Jpr.  13.  22, 

2<i. 

Ez.16.37,39. 

•iEz.  16.4. 
"Ez.  19. 13. 


f  Amo8  8. 11, 
13. 


:john8.  41. 


Iil8.  1.  21. 
Jer.  3. 1,6, 
H,9. 

Ez.  ir,.15,I6, 
&c. 


'Jer.  44.  17. 
ver.  .S,  12. 


t  Ileb. 

(triuks. 
k  Jol> .!.  23. 

&  11).  8. 

l^am.3.7,9. 

I  Hob. 
wali  a  wall. 


I  ch.  o.  1,5. 
Luke  15.18. 
■"Ez.  lli.  8. 

■18.1.3. 
•Ez.  16. 17, 

18, 19. 


I'Lo-ainmi :  for  ye  are  not  my  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  not  be  your  God. 

10  1  Yet  '  the  nnmber  of  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Israel  shall  be  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be  meas- 
ured nor  numbered;  ''audit  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  "in  the  place 
where  it  was  said  unto  them,  '  Ye 
are  not  my  x^eople,  there  it  shall  be 
said  unto  them.  Ye  are  '"the  sons 
of  the  living  God. 

11  "Then  shall  the  children  of 
Judah  and  the  children  of  Israel 
be  gathered  together,  and  appoint 
themselves  one  head,  and  they 
shall  come  up  out  of  the  land :  for 
great  shall  he  the  day  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  idolatry  of  the  people.  6  GocVs  judgments 
against  than.  14  Ilis  2^>'o»ui:€S  of  reconciliation 
with  them. 

SAY   ye    unto    your    brethren, 
"Ammi;   and  to  your  sisters, 
"liuhamah. 

2  Plead  with  your  mother,  plead ; 
for  ^  she  is  not  my  wife,  neither  am 
I  her  husband:  let  her  therefore 
put  away  her  ''whoredoms  out  of 
her  sight,  and  her  adulteries  from 
between  her  breasts ; 

3  Lest  ''I  strip  her  naked,  and  set 
her  as  in  the  day  that  she  was 
''born,  and  make  her  "^as  a  wilder- 
ness, and  set  her  like  a  dry  land, 
and  slay  her  with  '^  thirst. 

4  And  I  will  not  have  mercy  upon 
her  children ;  for  they  he  the  ^  chil- 
dren of  whoredoms. 

5  ''  For  their  mother  hath  played 
the  harlot :  she  that  conceived 
them  hath  done  shamefully;  for 
she  said,  I  will  go  after  my  lovers, 
'  that  give  me  my  bread  and  my 
water,  my  wool  and  my  flax,  mine 
oil  and  my  Mrink. 

<J  •![  Therefore,  beliold,  "^I  will 
hedge  up  thy  way  with  thorns, 
and  ^make  a  wall,  that  she  shall 
not  find  her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her 
lovers,  but  she  shall  not  overtake 
them;  and  she  shall  seek  them, 
but  shall  not  lind  them  :  then  shall 
she  say,  '  I  will  go  and  return  to 
my  "'first  husband ;  for  then  was  it 
better  with  me  than  now. 

8  For  she  did  not  "know  that  °I 


gave  her  corn,  and  'wine,  and  oil, 
and  multiplied  her  silver  and  gold, 
^hrhich  they  prei)ared  for  Baal. 

9  Therefore  will  I  return,  and 
pfake  away  my  corn  in  the  time 
thereof,  and  my  wine  in  the  season 
thereof,  and  will  "recover  my  wool 
and  my  tiax  given  to  cover  her 
nakedness. 

10  And  now  ''  will  I  discover  her 
Hewdness  in  the  sight  of  her  lov- 
ers, and  none  shall  deliver  her  out 
of  mine  hand. 

11  "^I  will  also  cause  all  her  mirth 
to  cease,  her  ^  feast  days,  her  new 
moons,  and  her  sabbaths,  and  all 
her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I  will  *  destroy  her  vines 
and  her  fig  trees, '  whereof  she  hath 
said.  These  are  my  rewards  that 
my  lovers  have  given  me  :  and  "  I 
will  make  them  a  forest,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat  them. 

13  And  I  will  vi.sit  upon  her  the 
days  of  Baalim,  wherein  she  burn- 
ed incense  to  them,  and  she  "" deck- 
ed herself  with  her  earrings  and 
her  jewels,  and  she  went  after  her 
lovers,  and  forgat  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  ^  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  al- 
lure her,  and  -bring  her  into  the 
wilderness,  and  speak  "'comforta- 
bly unto  her. 

15  And  I  will  give  her  her  vine- 
yards from  thence,  and  'the  valley 
of  Achor  for  a  door  of  hope :  and 
she  shall  sing  there,  as  in  ''the 
days  of  her  youth,  and 'as  in  the 
day  when  she  came  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

IG  And  it  shall  be  at  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  thou  slialt  call 
me   "  Ishi ;   and  shalt  call  me   no  i 
more  "Baali. 

17  For  'I  will  take  away  the 
nnmes  of  Baalim  out  of  her  mouth, 
and  they  shall  no  more  be  remem- 
bered by  their  name. 

18  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  a 
''covenant  for  them  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  and  Avith  the  fowls  of 
heaven,  and  with  the  creeping 
things  of  the  ground :  and  "I  will 
break  the  bow  and  the  sword  and 
the  battle  out  of  the  earth,  and  will 
make  them  to  Hie  down  safely. 

959 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  785. 


fUrb. 
new  icwe. 

II  Or.  where- 
with lliey 
made  lidal, 
ch.  8.  4. 

P  ver.  3. 

II  Or.  tnle 
away. 


1  Ez.  16.  37. 

&  23.  211. 
I  }{<-b.  loth/, 

or,  villany. 


■•  Amos  8. 10. 

•  1  Kings  12. 
32. 
Amos  8.  5. 


I  Heb.  ma1;e 
desolate. 
'  ver.  5. 


■■  P9.S0.12,13. 
Is.  5.  5. 


"  Ez.  23.  40, 


r  Ez.  20.  35. 

II  Or, 
Jricndly. 
f  lleb.  to 
her  heart. 


'Josh.  7.26. 
l6.  (J5.  lU. 


"  Jer.  2.  2. 

Ez.  16.8,22, 

60. 
bEx.  15. 1. 


II  That  U,ily 

husband. 
II  That  is. 

My  lord. 
<■  E.X.  23. 13. 

Josh.  23.  7. 

Pa.  16.  4. 

Zech.  13.  2. 


H  Job  5.  23. 
Is.  11.  6-9. 
Ez.  34.  25. 


«Ps.46.  9. 
I8.  2.  4. 

Ez-.^g.g.io. 

Zech.  9. 10. 


fLev.  26.5. 
Jer.  2.3.  6. 


GoiVs  judgments  against 


HOSEA. 


the  sins  of  the  people, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  785. 


tJer.31.  33, 
John  17.  3. 


bZech.8.12. 


i  ch.  1.  4. 

iJer.Sl.  27. 
Zech.  10. 9. 
Icb.  1.6. 


"ch.  1.10. 
Zfch.  13.  9. 
Rom.  9. »;. 
1  Pet.  2.  lU. 


•ch.  1.2. 
kJer.  3.  20. 


tUeb. 

0/  grapa. 


t  Hob. 
Utiiech. 


'Deut.21.13. 


<lch.  10.  3. 

lUeb. 
a  *tatuling, 
or,  Hlaliie, 
or,  itillnr, 
U.  111.  U. 

'  Ex.  28.  B. 

iJaiiK-  17..'.. 

«Jcr..V».4,i. 
ch.  5.  U. 

bJcr. ."».  9. 
Ez..'M.«,l;4. 
*37..K,'J4. 

I  If.  2.  2. 
Jor.  .*».  24. 
Ki.'W.H,  IG. 
iMn.  2.  28. 
Mlc.4.  I. 


»bont  780. 


19  And  I  will  betroth  tliee  unto 
me  for  ever;  yea,  I  will  betroth 
thee  unto  me  in  righteousness,  and 
in  judgment,  and  in  lovingkind- 
ness,  and  in  mercies. 

20  I  will  even  betroth  thee  unto 
me  in  faithfulness :  and  ^  thou  shalt 
know  the  Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  ''I  will  hear,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  hear  the  heavens,  and 
they  shall  hear  the  earth ; 

22  And  the  earth  shall  hear  the 
corn,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil; 
'  and  they  shall  hear  Jezreel. 

23  And  "I  will  sow  her  unto  me 
in  the  earth;  'and  I  will  have 
mercy  upon  her  that  had  not  ob- 
tained mercy;  and  I  '"will  say  to 
them  which  icere  not  my  people. 
Thou  art  my  people;  and  they 
shall  say,  Thou  art  my  God. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  By  the  expiation  of  an  adulteress,  4  is  shewed  the 
desolation  of  Israel  before  their  restoration. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
^  Go  yet,  love  a  woman  belov- 
ed of  her  ^  friend,  yet  an  adulteress, 
according  to  the  love  of  the  Lord 
toward  the  children  of  Israel,  who 
look  to  other  gods,  and  love  flagons 
*  of  wine. 

2  So  I  bought  her  to  me  for  fifteen 
pieces  of  silver,  and  for  a  homer  of 
barley,  and  a  ^  half  homer  of  barley : 

3  And  I  said  unto  her,  Thou  shalt 
'^  al)ide  for  me  many  days ;  thou 
shalt  not  play  the  harlot,  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  for  another  man:  so 
ivill  I  also  he  for  thee. 

4  For  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
abide  many  days  ''  without  a  king, 
and  without  a  priuce,  and  without 
a  sacrifice,  and  without  '  an  image, 
and  without  an  "ephod,  and  with- 
out '^teraphim : 

5  Afterward  sliall  the  children  of 
Israel  return,  and  ^^seek  the  Lord 
tluMr  God,  and  ''David  their  king; 
and  shall  fear  the  Lord  and  his 
goodness  in  the  '  latter  days. 

CHA1»TER  lY. 

1  f,'nd'HJiid;/nic>ils  lujaiiist  the  sins  of  the  people,  0  and 
if  thr  pi'iesls,  ]'.l  and.  ni/iiinst  llirir  idiilulry.  l.'i 
,/iidah  is  exhorted  to  take  warninij  by  Israel's  calam- 
ity. 

HEAH  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
ye  children  of  Israel ;  for  the 
960 


Lord  hath  a  *  controversy  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  because 
there  is  no  truth,  nor  mercy,  nor 
•^  knowledge  of  God  in  the  land. 

2  By  swearing,  and  lying,  and 
killing,  and  stealing,  and  commit- 
ting adultery,  they  break  out,  and 
t  blood  toucheth  blood. 

3  Therefore  'shall  the  land  mourn, 
and  '^  every  one  that  dwelleth  there- 
in shall  languish,  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  and  with  the  fowls  of 
heaven ;  yea,  the  fishes  of  the  sea 
also  shall  be  taken  away. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  re- 
prove another :  for  thy  people  are 
as  they  ^  that  strive  with  the  priest. 

5  Therefore  shalt  thou  fall  ^in  the 
day,  and  the  prophet  also  shall  fall 
with  thee  in  the  night,  and  I  will 
'destroy  thy  mother. 

6  ^  sMy  people  are  '  destroyed  for 
lack  of  knowledge:  because  thou 
hast  rejected  knowledge,  I  will  also 
reject  thee,  that  thou  shalt  be  no 
Ijriest  to  me :  seeing  thou  hast  for- 
gotten the  law  of  thy  God,  I  will 
also  forget  thy  children. 

7  ''As  they  were  increased,  so  they 
sinned  against  me :  '  therefore  will 
I  change  their  glory  into  shame. 

8  They  eat  up  the  sin  of  my  peo- 
ple, and  they  'set  their  heart  on 
their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  be,  ''like  people, 
like  priest:  and  I  will  'punish  them 
for  their  ways,  and  'reward  them 
their  doings. 

10  For  'they  shall  eat,  and  not 
have  enough :  they  shall  commit 
whoredom,  and  shall  not  increase : 
because  they  have  left  off  to  take 
heed  to  the  Lord. 

11  Whoredom  and  wine  and  new 
wine  '"take  away  the  heart. 

12  1"  My  i)e6ple  ask  counsel  at 
their  "stocks,  and  their  staff  de- 
clareth  unto  them:  for  ° the  spirit 
of  whoredoms  hath  caused  them  to 
err,  and  they  have  gone  a  whoring 
from  under  their  God. 

13  'They  sacrifice  upon  the  tops 
of  the  mountains,  and  burn  incense 
upon  the  hills,  under  ojiks  and  pop- 
lars and  elms,  because  the  shadow 
thereof  is  good  :  "^  therefore  your 
dauii'hters  shall  commit  whoredom, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  780. 

•Is.  1.18.  & 

3.  13,  14. 

Jer.  25.  31. 

ch.  12.  2. 

Mic.  <>.  2. 
I'Jer.  4.22.  & 

5.4. 


t  Heb. 

bloods. 
'Jer.4.28.  & 

12.  4. 

Amos  5. 16. 

&8.  8. 
a  Zeph.  1. 3. 


"  Dcut.17.12. 

f  See  Jer.  6.4, 
5.  St  15. 8. 


tneb. 
cut  off. 
Bis.  5. 13. 
tHeb. 

cut  off. 


l-ch.13.  6. 

■  1  Sam.  2.30. 
Mai.  2.  9. 
Phil.  3. 19. 


tHeb. 
Ult  up  their 
soul  to  their 
iniquity. 

k  Is,  24.  2. 

Jer.  5. 31. 
IHeb. 

vi^it  upon. 
t  Ileb.  cause 

to  return. 


1  Lev.  26. 26. 
Mic.0. 14. 
lias.  1.0. 


"•  l3.  28.  7. 
See  i;cc.7.7. 


"  Jcr.  2.  27. 

Hob.  2. 19. 
"Is.  44.  20. 

ch.  i.  4. 


Pis.  1.29.  & 
&T.  .5.  7. 
Ez.  ti.  13.  & 
20.  Mj. 


1  Amos  7. 17. 
Horn.  1.  28. 


2)riests,  and  princes  of  Israel, 


HOSEA. 


for  their  manifold  sins. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  780. 

11  O:-,  Shall  I 
not,  ^-c. 


■•ver.  1,  6. 

II  Or,  he 
punished^ 


'ch.il.  15.  & 

l-.Ml. 

Amos  4.  4. 

.t  o.  o. 
'  1  Kings  12. 

ch.  10.  5. 
"  .Vinos  8. 14. 

Zeph.  1.  5. 
^.Icr.  3.  ti.  Si 

7.1!4.&S.  5. 

Zcch.  r.  11. 


^  Mutt.  15.14. 


t  Hcb. 
(s  gone. 


'  .Mic.3.11.& 

r.  a 

I  Hcb. 

I's.  4r.  9. 

Jer.  4.11,12. 
&31.  1. 
i>  Is.  1.  29. 
.Icr.  2.  26. 


"ch.  G.  9. 


I'Is.  20.  1.5. 

II  Or,anct,^'c. 

i  Heb.  a 
correction. 
'Amos  3.  2. 


*Ez.23.5,&c. 
ch.  4. 17. 


jl  Or,  Tlicir 

uot  siij/er 

them. 
f  Heb.  Thej/ 

will  uot 

'Jive. 
'ch.  4.  12. 


fch.  7. 10. 


eProv.  1.  28. 
13.1.15. 
Jer.  11.  11. 
Ez.  8.  18. 
Mic.  3.  4. 
John  7.  34. 


and   your    spouses    shall    commit 
adultery. 

14  III  will  not  punish  your  daugh- 
ters when  they  eonimit  "whore-dom, 
nor  your  spouses  when  they  com- 
mit adultery  :  for  themselves  are 
separated  with  whores,  and  they 
sacritice  with  harlots:  therefore  the 
people  that  'doth  not  understand 
shall  "fall. 

15  ^  Though  thou,  Isra<'l,  play  the 
harlot,  yet  let  not  Judah  oftend ; 
'and  come  not  ye  unto  Gilgal,  nei- 
ther go  ye  up  to  'Beth-aven,  "nor 
swear.  The  Loud  liveth. 

16  For  Israel  ""slideth  back  as  a 
backsliding-  heifer:  now  the  Lord 
will  feed  them  as  a  lamb  in  a  large 
place. 

17  Ephraim  is  joined  to  idols:  -let 
him  alone. 

18  Their  drink  Ms  sour:  thej'  have 
committed  whoredom  continually : 
'her  M'ulers  u'ith  shame  do  love, 
Give  ye. 

19  ''The  wind  hath  bound  her  up 
in  her  wings,  and  ^'they  shall  be 
ashamed  because  of  their  sacrifices. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  GocVs  judgmenls  against  (he  priests,  the  people,  and 
the  jirinces  of  Israel,  for  their  manifold  sins,  1.5  it7i- 
til  they  repent. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  priests;  and 
hearken,  ye  house  of  Israel ; 
and  give  ye  ear,  O  house  of  the 
king;  for  judgment  is  toward  you, 
because  '  ye  have  been  a  snare  on 
Mizpah,  and  a  net  spread  upon 
Tabor. 

2  And  the  revolters  are ''profound 
to  make  slaughter,  "though  I  have 
been  '  a  rebuker  of  them  all. 

3  ""I  know  Ephraim,  and  Israel 
is  not  hid  from  me:  for  now,  O 
Ephraim,  ''thou  committest  whore- 
dom, and  Israel  is  defiled. 

4  I'  ♦  They  will  not  frame  their  do- 
ings to  turn  unto  their  God :  for 
'the  spirit  of  whoredoms  is  in  the 
midst  of  them,  and  they  have  uot 
known  the  Lord. 

5  And  "^the  pride  of  Israel  doth 
testify  to  his  face :  therefore  shall 
Israel  and  Ephraim  fall  in  their  in- 
iquitj^ ;  Judah  also  shall  fall  with 
them. 

6^  They  shall  go  with  their  flocks 
61 


and  with  their  herds  to  seek  the 
Lord;  but  they  shall  not  find  Mm; 
he  hath  withdrawn  himself  from 
them. 

7  They  have  ''dealt  treacherously 
against  the  Lord;  for  they  have  be- 
gotten strange  children :  now  shall 
'a  mouth  devour  them  with  their 
portions. 

8  ""Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gibeah, 
and  the  trumpet  in  Ramah :  'cry 
aloud  at  "'Beth-aven,  "after  thee, 
O  Benjamin. 

9  Ephraim  shall  be  desolate  in  the 
day  of  rebuke :  among  the  tribes 
of  Israel  have  I  made  known  that 
which  shall  surely  be. 

10  The  princes  of  Judah  were  like 
them  that  "  remove  the  bound : 
therefore  I  will  pour  out  my  wrath 
upon  them  like  water. 

11  Ephraim  is  ''  oi)pressed  and 
broken  in  judgment,  because  he 
willingly  walked  after  "^the  com- 
mandment. 

12  Therefore  will  I  he  unto  Ephra- 
im as  a  moth,  and  to  the  house  of 
Judah  'as  "rottenness. 

13  AVhen  Ephraim  saw  his  sick- 
ness, and  Judah  satv  his  ''wound, 
then  went  Ephraim  Ho  the  As- 
syrian, "and  sent  "to  king  Jareb: 
yet  could  he  not  heal  you,  nor 
cure  you  of  your  wound. 

14  For  ""  I  ivill  he  unto  Ephraim  as 
a  lion,  and  as  a  young  lion  to  the 
house  of  Judah:  -I,  eirn  I,  will 
tear  and  go  away;  I  will  take 
away,  and  none  shall  rescue  him. 

15  1  I  will  go  and  return  to  my 
place,  f  till  '  the}"  acknowledge 
their  offence,  and  seek  my  face: 
'in  their  aflliction  they  will  seek 
me  early. 

CHAPTER  YL 

1  An  exhortation  to  repentance.     4  A  complaint  of 
their  untowarclness  and  iniquity. 

COME,  and  let  us  return  unto 
the  Lord:  for  "he  hath  torn, 
and  'he  will  heal  us ;  he  hath  smit- 
ten, and  he  will  bind  us  up. 

2  '^  After  two  days  will  he  revive 
us :  in  the  third  day  he  will  raise 
us  up,  and  we  shall  live  in  his 
sight. 

3  ''Then  shall  we  know,  i/"  we  fol- 
low on  to  know  the  Lord  :  his  go- 

96] 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  780. 


h  le.  48.  8. 
Jer.  3.  20.  * 
.■•..11. 
cb.  ().  7. 
Mul.  2.  n. 

iZoch.  11.8. 


I  ch.  8.  1. 

.loel  2   1. 

1 18. 10.  30. 

"  Josh.  7.  2. 
ch.  4.  15. 
"Juds.5.14. 


"Dent.lO.H. 
&  27.  17. 


1"  Deut.28.33. 


"i  1  Kings  12. 

28. 

Mic.  6.  IG. 


■■  Prov.  12. 4. 

!l  Or. 
a  worm. 

'Jer.  30.  12. 

'  2  Kings  15. 
lit. 

ch.  7. 11.  & 
12.  1. 

"ch.  10.6. 

II  Or,  to  the 
king  of  Ja- 
reb :  or,  to 
the  kmg 
that  should 
ptrad. 

"I.ani.S.  10. 
ch.  ].i.  7,  8. 

>  Ps.  50.  22. 


I  Heb. 

nil  the;/ be 

ijntltij. 
'  l.cv.  2G.  40, 
41. 

Jer.29.I2.13. 
Kz.(i.:).*2(). 

4.;.  &  .'iii.  31. 

"  I's.  78.  34. 


about  780. 

"  Deut.32.39. 

1  Sam.  2.  G. 

Job  5.  IS. 

ch.5.  14. 
i>Jer.  30. 17. 

■■  1  Cor.  15.  4. 


i  Is.  .74.  n. 


A  reproof  of 


HOSEA. 


manifold  sins. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  78U. 

«  2  Sam.  25.4. 
I P8.  72.  fi. 
«  Job  ■-'9.23. 

bch.  11.  8. 


II  Or,  merci/, 
•  ch.l3.S. 


k  Jer.  1. 10.  & 
5.  14. 

I  Jer.  23.  2;i. 
Hib.  4.  12. 

II  Or,  that 
thyju'lg- 
Vients  might 
be.  ic. 

"■  1  Sam.  li. 

22. 

Ecc.  5.  1. 

Mic.  (i.  8. 

Malt.  9.  13. 

Si  12.  7. 
"  Ps.  50.  8,  9. 

Prov.  21.  :i. 

Is.  1.  11. 
•Jer.  22^16. 

Jobii  17.  3. 
II  Or, 

bk'*i  Adanif 

Job.il.  33. 
Pdi.  8.  I. 
ich  5.  7. 
'ch.  12.  11. 
y  Or.cunnifig 
Jor  blood. 


"Jer.  11.9. 
Ez.  22.  2.5. 
ch.  5. 1,2. 

\  Hcb.  wdh 
one  shoul- 
der^ or,  to 
67iec/iem. 

II  Or. 
enormity, 

'Jer.  5.  30. 


"  ch.  4. 12,13, 
17. 


'■Jer.  51. 13. 

Joel  3. 13. 

Kcv.  14. 15. 
>  P«.  126. 1. 


about  780. 


( Ilcb.  eiiU. 
•ch.5.  l.*C. 
10. 


Illob. 
nlrijipeth. 

tllih. 
Mfi/i  not  to. 
tjer.  17.  1. 

'  P«.  ft.  18. 
Prov.  a.  22. 


*  P».  90.  8. 


'  Rom.  1.  32. 

f  Jer.  9.  2. 

ft  Or,     , 
the  raifer 
u'iU  rease. 

H  Or,  from 

,u>aking. 


ing  forth  is  prepared  ''as  the  morn- 
ing; and  "^he  shall  come  unto  us 
^'as  the  rain,  as  the  latter  and  for- 
mer rain  unto  the  earth. 

4  ^1  ''  O  Ephraini,  what  shall  I  do 
unto  thee  I  O  Judah,  what  shall 
I  do  unto  thee  ?  for  your  'i  goodness 
is  '  as  a  morning  cloud,  and  as  the 
early  dew  it  goeth  away. 

5  Therefore  have  I  hewed  them 
''by  the  prophets;  I  have  slain 
them  by  '  the  words  of  my  mouth: 
"and  thy  judgments  are  as  the 
light  that  goeth  forth. 

G  For  I  desired  '"  mercy,  and  "  not 
sacrifice;  and  the  'knowledge  of 
God  more  than  burnt  offerings. 

7  But  they  n  like  men  Phave  trans- 
gressed the  covenant :  there  **  have 
they  dealt  treacherously  against 
me. 

8  'Gilead  is  a  city  of  them  that 
work  iniquity,  and  is  "  polluted 
with  blood. 

9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait 
for  a  man,  so  *  the  company  of 
priests  murder  in  the  way  *by 
consent:  for  they  commit  n lewd- 
ness. 

10  I  have  seen  *a  horrible  thing 
in  the  house  of  Israel :  there  is 
"the  whoredom  of  Ephraim,  Israel 
is  defiled. 

11  Also,  O  Judah,  ''he  hath  set  a 
harvest  for  thee,  ^  when  I  returned 
the  captivity  of  my  people. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1   A   reproof  of   manifold    sins.     11     GocVn   wrath 
wjain.st  them  for  their  hypocrisy. 

WHEN  I  would  have  healed 
Israel,  then  the  iniquity  of 
Ephraim  was  discovered,  and  the 
'wickedness  of  Samaria:  for  ^they 
commit  falsehood;  and  the  thief 
Cometh  in,  ami  the  troop  of  rob- 
bers 'sijoilefh  without. 

2  And  tJK'y  'consi(l(n'  not  in  their 
hearts  that  I  "'remember  all  their 
wickedness:  now  'their  own  do- 
ings have  be.set  tliem  about;  they 
are  'Ix'foie  my  face. 

.'i  They  make  the  king  glad  with 
their  wickedness,  and  the  princes 
*with  their  lies. 

4  "^They  arc  all  adulterers,  as  an 

oven  heated    by  the    baker,   'i?r/*o 

ceaseth  "from  raising  after  he  hath 

902 


kneaded   the    dough,   until  it  be 
leavened. 

5  In  the  day  of  our  king,  the 
princes  have  made  him  sick  I'with 
bottles  of  wine;  he  stretched  out 
his  hand  with  scorners. 

6  For  they  have  "  made  ready  their 
heart  like  an  oven,  while  they  lie 
in  wait:  .their  baker  sleepeth  all 
the  night ;  in  the  morning  it  burn- 
eth  as  a  flaming  fire. 

7  They  are  all  hot  as  an  oven,  and 
have  devoured  their  judges;  ^all 
their  kings  ''are  fallen :  'there  is  none 
among  them  that  calleth  unto  me. 

8  Ephraim,  he  ''hath  mixed  him- 
self among  the  people ;  Ephraim  is 
a  cake  not  turned. 

9  '  Strangers  have  devoured  his 
strength,  and  he  knoweth  it  not: 
yea,  gray  hairs  are  ♦  here  and  there 
upon  him,  yet  he  knoweth  not. 

10  And  the  "'pride  of  Israel  testi- 
fleth  to  his  face :  and  "  they  do  not 
return  to  the  Lord  their  God,  nor 
seek  him  for  all  this. 

11  *f  "Ephraim  also  is  like  a  silly 
dove  without  heart :  ^'  they  call  to 
Egypt,  they  go  to  Assyria. 

12  When  they  shall  go,  "^I  will 
spread  my  net  upon  them ;  I  will 
bring  them  down  as  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven ;  I  w  ill  chastise  them, 
■^as  their  congregation  hath  heard. 

13  Woe  unto  them  !  for  they  have 
fled  from  me :  '  destruction  unto 
them  !  because  they  have  trans- 
gressed against  me:  though  *I 
have  redeemed  them,  yet  they  have 
spoken  lies  against  me. 

14  '  And  they  have  not  cried  unto 
me  with  their  heart,  when  they 
howled  upon  their  beds :  they  as- 
semble themselves  for  corn  and 
wine,  and  they  rebel  against  me. 

15  Though  I  "have  bound  and 
strengthened  their  arms,  yet  do 
they  imagine  mischief  against  me. 

10  "They  return,  hut  not  to  the 
Most  High:  "they  are  like  a  de- 
ceitful bow  :  their  princes  shall  fall 
by  the  sword  for  the  -rage  of  their 
tongue:  this  shall  be  their  derision 
'in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

CHAPTER  VITI. 

1,  12  Destruction  is  thrmtmrd  for  their  impiety,  .5 
wid  idolatry. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  780. 


II  Or, 

vilh  heat 
through 
wme. 


II  Or. 
ajjjihed. 


Fulfilled 
about  773. 

°  ch.  8.  4. 

b2  Kinjs  1.5. 
10.14,2.5,30. 

i  Is.  64.  7. 

k  P3. 106.  35. 


1  ch.  8.  7. 


+  Heb. 
sprinkled. 


"  ch.  5.  5. 
■  Is.  9. 13. 


°ch.  11.  11. 

PSee2Kinss 
15.  19.  &17. 
4. 

ch.  5. 13.  & 
'.>.  3.  &  12. 1. 

'I  Ez.  12. 13. 


"•1.67.26.14. 

Deut.  28.15, 
&c. 

2  Kings  ir. 
13,  IS. 
t  lleb.  spoil, 

'  Mic.  (i.  4. 


<  Job  ,r..9.in. 
Pa.  78. ;)(;. 

Jer.  3,  10. 
Zech.  7.  5. 


II  Or, 
chastened. 


"ch.  11.7. 
'  Ps.  78.  57. 


>  Ps.  73.  9. 


'  ch.  0.  3,  C. 


Destruction  is  threatened. 


HOSEA. 


Israel's  distress  and  captivity. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  7t)0. 

•ch.  5.  8. 

t  llcli. 
thf  roof  of 
thy  mouth. 

!■  Dcut.l'N.-ta. 

Jer.  4.  1.!. 

Uab.  1.  8. 
■^ch.  «.  7. 
J  Ps.  78.  34. 

ch.  5.  1,^ 
'  Tit.  1. 16. 


f2Kins8l5. 
U,  17,  -.'.i, 
Shalluin, 
Meiiahfin, 
IVk;.liiiih. 

fell.  2.8.  & 
13.  2. 


liJer.  13.  27. 


i  Prov.  22.  S. 
ch.  10.12,13. 


II  Or,  stand- 
ing com. 


Ich.  7.9. 
1 2  Kings  17 


"".167.22.28. 
&  48.  38. 


about  771. 
"2  Kings  15. 

19. 
.".7er.  2.  24. 
I' Is.  M.K. 

Ez.  l(i:J3,34. 
t  Ueb.  loves. 

1  Ez.  16.  .17. 
ch.  10. 10. 
li  Or,  begin. 

I;  Or,  in  a 
Hull'  while, 
as  Hag.  2.6. 

'  Is.  10.  8. 
Ez.  26.  7. 
Uau.  2.  ■■i7. 

"ch.  12.  U. 


'Dent.  4.6,8. 

Vs.  llil.  IS. 

&H7.iy,  :;o. 
Mer.  7.  21. 

Zech.  7.  6. 

I!  Or,  III  the 
sacri_ficfs  of 
mine  ojj'i'r- 
inqa  they, 
!fc. 
'.Icr.  14. 10, 

12. 

ch.  5.6.&9. 

4. 

Amos  5.  22. 
>ch.  9.!). 

Amos  8.  7. 
'Deut.2S.68. 

ch.y.  3,6. 

i  11.  5. 
"  Deut.32.18. 
Ii  Is.  29.  2."!. 

Eph.  2.  10. 
•■  1  Kings  12. 

31. 


OffiT  *  the  trumpet  to  '  thy  mouth. 
kD  He  shall  come  ''as  an  eagle 
against  the  house  of  the  Lord,  be- 
cause "they  have  transgressed  my 
covenant,  and  trespassed  against 
my  Uiw. 

2  ''Israel  shall  cry  unto  me,  My 
God,  '^we  know  thee. 

3  Israel  hath  cast  otf  the  thing  that 
is  good :  the  enemy  shall  pursue 
him. 

4  '^They  have  set  up  kings,  but 
not  by  me :  they  have  made  princes, 
and  I  knew  it  not:  '-'of  their  silver 
and  their  gold  have  they  made 
them  idols,  that  they  may  be  cut 

ott; 

5  ^  Thy  calf,  O  Samaria,  hath 
cast  thee  oif ;  mine  anger  is  kindled 
against  them  :  ''  how  long  will  it  he 
ere  they  attain  to  innocency  f 

6  For  from  Israel  teas  it  also :  the 
workman  made  it;  therefore  it  is 
not  God :  but  the  calf  of  Samaria 
shall  be  broken  in  pieces. 

7  For  '  they  have  sown  the  wind, 
and  they  shall  reap  the  whirlwind : 
it  hath  no  i' stalk:  the  bud  shall 
vield  no  meal :  if  so  be  it  vield, 
''the  strangers  shall  swallow  it  up. 

8  '  Israel  is  swallowed  up :  now 
shall  they  be  among  the  Gentiles 
'"as  a  vessel  whereiu  is  no  i^leas- 
ure. 

9  For  "they  are  gone  up  to  As- 
syria, "a  wild  ass  alone  by  himself: 
Ephraim  'hath  hired  'lovers. 

10  Yea,  though  they  have  hired 
among  the  nations,  now  'twill  I 
gather  them,  and  they  shall  "sor- 
row "a  little  for  the  burden  of '^ the 
king  of  princes. 

11  Because  Ephraim  hath  made 
^many  altars  to  siu,  altars  shall  be 
unto  him  to  sin. 

12  I  have  written  to  him  *the 
great  things  of  my  law,  hut  they 
were  counted  as  a  strange  thing. 

13  ""They  sacrifice  flesh  for  the 
sacrifices  of  mine  offerings,  and  eat 
it;  "^ft^f  the  Lord  accei^teth  them 
not;  ^  now  will  he  remember  their 
iniquity,  and  visit  their  sins :  'they 
shall  return  to  Egypt. 

14  "For  Israel  hath  forgotten  ''his 
Maker,  and  'buildeth  temples ;  and 
Judah  hath  multiplied  fenced  cit- 


ies :  but ''  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  his 
cities,  and  it  shall  devour  the  pal- 
aces thereof. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

TTie  distress  and  captivity  of  hrael  for  their  sins  and 
idolatry. 

REJOICE  not,  O  Israel,  for  joy, 
as  other  people  :  for  thou 
''hast  gone  a  whoring  from  thy 
God,  thou  hast  loved  a  ''reward 
II  ujjon  every  cornfloor. 

2  "The  floor  and  the  "winepress 
shall  not  feed  them,  and  the  new 
wine  shall  fail  in  her. 

3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  ''the 
Lord's  land;  "but  Ephraim  shall 
return  to  Egypt,  and  'they  shall 
eat  unclean  things  ^'in  Assyria. 

4  ''  They  shall  not  offer  wine  offer- 
ings to  the  Lord,  '  neither  shall 
they  be  ijleasing  unto  him  :  ^  their 
sacrifices  shall  he  unto  them  as  the 
bread  of  mourners;  all  that  eat 
thereof  shall  be  polluted :  for  their 
bread  '  for  their  soul  shall  not  come 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

5  What  will  ye  do  in  "'the  solemn 
day,  and  in  the  day  of  the  feast  of 
the  Lord  ? 

G  For,  lo,  they  are  gone  because 
of  '  destruction :  "  Egypt  shall  gath- 
er them  up,  Memphis  shall  bury 
them  :  " '  the  pleasant  places  for 
their  silver,  "nettles  shall  possess 
them :  thorns  shall  he  in  their  tab- 
ernacles. 

7  The  days  of  visitation  are  come, 
the  days  of  recompense  are  come ; 
Israel  shall  know  it:  the  prophet 
is  a  fool,  ''  the  '  spiritual  man  is 
mad,  for  the  multitude  of  thine 
ini(piity,  and  the  great  hatred. 

8  The  ''  watchman  of  Ephraim  was 
with  my  God:  hut  the  prophet  is 
a  snare  of  a  fowler  in  all  his  ways, 
and  hatred  "in  the  house  of  his 
God. 

\)  'They  have  deeply  corrupted 
themselves,  as  in  the  days  of  'Gib- 
eah :  '  therefore  he  will  remember 
their  iniquity,  he  will  visit  their 
sins. 

10  I  found  Israel  like  grapes  in 
the  wilderness ;  I  saw  your  fathers 
as  "the  first  ripe  in  the  fig  tree  ''at 
her  first  time:  hut  they  went  to 
^Baal-peor,  and  'separated  them- 
963  I 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  76U. 

A  Jer.  17.  27. 
AmoB  2.  5. 


'■ch.  4.12.4 

.■).  4,  7. 
I' Jer.  44.  17. 

ch.  2. 12. 
II  Or.  in,  i,c. 

'  ch.  2.  9, 12. 
II  Or. 
uiiK^at. 


■1 1-ev.  25.  23. 
Jer.  2.  7.  & 
16.  Is. 

'  ch.  8. 13.  * 
11.5.     Not 
inti,  Egypt 
jtsclf,  but 
into  an- 
other bond- 
age an  bud 
as  that. 

fEz.  4.  13. 
Dun.  I.  8. 

*  2  Kings  17. 

ch.  11.11. 
bch.  3.  4. 
iJer.  6.  20. 

ch.  8.  1.^ 
k  Dcut.26.14. 
lLev.l7. 11. 


"'ch.2.  11. 


t  Heb.  spoil. 
"  ch.  7. 16. 
ver.  .'3. 

II  Or,  their 
silver  shall 
be  (iesireit, 
the  nettle, 
Sc. 

i  Ileb. 
the  desire. 

'■  Is.  5.  6.  Sc 
32.  13.&.:i4. 
13. 
ch.  10.  8. 


•"  Ez.  13.  3, 

&c. 

Mic.  2.  II. 

Zeph..;.  4. 
\  Ueb.  man 

oj  thesiiirit. 

')Jer.6. 17.i 
31.6. 

Ez.  3. 17.  & 
33.7. 


II  Or, 
a{)ixmit. 


'Is.  .31.«. 
ch.  10.  9. 
•Ju<ig.l9.22. 

>  ch.  8. 13. 


"  Is.  28.  4. 

Mic.  7. 1. 
'  See  ch.  2. 

15. 
J  Num.  25. 3. 

Ps.  KXi.  28. 
'ch.  4. 14. 


Israel's  impiety 


HOSEA. 


and  idolatry. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  760. 

'Jer.  11. 1.3. 

SecJudg.6. 

32. 
uPs.  81. 12. 

Ez.  20.  8. 

Amos  4. 5. 


'JohiT.U. 

i  Deut28.41, 
62. 


■■  Deut.31.I7. 

2  Kiiius  IT. 

18. 

ch.  5.  G. 
fSec  1  Sam. 

28. 15, 10. 
t  See  Ez.  26, 

&  27,  S:  28. 
b  ver.  16. 

ch.  13. 16. 


'Luke  23.29. 

tUeb. 
that  cofteth 
the  fruit. 

kch.  4.15.& 
12.11. 

Ich.  1.6. 


■  Is.  1.  23. 


"  ver.  13. 

tHeb. 
lite  (letiret, 
Ez.  24.  21. 


°  Deut.28.64, 
(w. 


about  740. 
•Nah.  2.  2. 
(  Or,  a  vine 

emptying 

thelruil 

which  it 

giveth. 
l>ch.8. 11.  & 

12.11. 

'  ch.  8.  4. 

♦  Hcb. 

ftaluet,  or, 

standing 

intayeii. 
H  Or,  lie  hath 

diriried 

their  heart. 

'  1  KinKK  11. 

21.  . 

Matt.  Q.  24. 
f  Ilcb. 

Ixheatl. 
'  ch.  .3.  4.  & 

11.  A. 

Mic.  4.  9. 

ver.  7. 


'  See  Deiit. 

2U.  18. 
Anion  a.  T. 
&II.  12. 
Acta  8.  23. 

Ueb.  12.  i;;. 


r> 


selves -Hmto  that  shame;  ''and  their 
abominatious  were  according  as 
they  loved. 

11  As  for  Ephraim,  their  glorj'^ 
shall  fly  away  like  a  bird,  fiom 
the  birtli,  and  from  the  womb,  and 
from  the  conception. 

12  "^Though  they  bring  up  their 
children,  yet  ''will  I  bereave  them, 
that  there  shall  not  he  a  man  left: 
yea,  '^woe  also  to  them  when  I  "^  de- 
part from  them ! 

1  3  Ephraiju,  ^'  as  I  saw  Tyrus,  is 
])lanted  in  a  pleasant  place:  ''but 
Ephraim  shall  bring  forth  his  chil- 
dren to  the  murderer. 

14  Give  them,  O  Lord:  what  wilt 
thou  give!  give  them  'a  hniscar- 
rying  womb  and  dry  breasts. 

15  All  their  wickedness  ^is  in  Gil- 
gal  :  for  there  I  hated  them :  '  for 
the  wickedness  of  their  doings  I 
will  drive  them  out  of  mine  house, 
I  will  love  them  no  more :  ™  all 
their  princes  are  revolters. 

16  Ephraim  is  smitten,  their  root 
is  dried  up,  they  shall  bear  no  fruit: 
yea,  "  though  they  bring  forth,  yet 
will  I  slay  even  Hhe  beloved  fruit 
of  their  womb. 

17  My  God  will  cast  them  away, 
because  they  did  not  hearken  unto 
him  :  and  they  shall  be  "wanderers 
among  the  nations. 

CHAPTEE  X. 

Israel  is  reproved  and  threatened  for  their  impiety 
and  idolatry. 

ISRAEL  is  *i'an  empty  vine,  he 
bringeth  forth  fruit  unto  him- 
self: according  to  the  multitude  of 
his  fruit  ''he  hath  increased  the  al- 
tars; arooi-ding  to  the  goodness  of 
his  land  "they  have  made  goodly 
*  images. 

2  II  Their  heart  is  •'  divi(l(Ml ;  now 
shall  tlicy  be  found  faulty:  he  shall 
'i)r(';ik  down  their  altars,  ho  shall 
sjioil  their  images. 

3  'For  now  they  shall  say,  We 
have  no  king,  because  we  feared 
not  the  liOKi);  what  then  should 
a  king  do  lo  us? 

4  They  have  spoken  wor<ls,  swear- 
ing falsely  in  niiiking  a  covenant: 
thus  judgment  spring(^th  up  ^as 
hemlock  in  the  fiurows  of  the  field. 

5  The  inhabitant. s  of  Samaria  shall 

964 


fear  because  of  ^  the  calves  of ''  Beth- 
aven :  for  the  people  thereof  shall 
mourn  over  it,  and  i-the  priests 
thereof  that  rejoiced  on  it,  'for  the 
glory  thereof,  because  it  is  depart- 
ed from  it. 

6  It  shall  be  also  carried  unto  As- 
syria/or a  present  to  ""king  Jareb : 
Ephraim  shall  receive  shame,  and 
Israel  shall  be  ashamed '  of  his  own 
counsel. 

7  °'J..s  for  Samaria,  her  king  is  cut 
otf  as  the  foam  upon  ^  the  water. 

8  "The  high  places  also  of  Aven, 
"the  sin  of  Israel,  shall  be  destroy- 
ed :  ''the  thorn  and  the  thistle  shall 
come  up  on  their  altars ;  ''and  they 
shall  say  to  the  mountains.  Cover 
us ;  and  to  the  hills,  Fall  on  us. 

9  '^  O  Israel,  thou  hast  sinned  from 
the  days  of  Gibeah :  there  they 
stood :  '  the  battle  in  Gibeah 
against  the  children  of  iniquity 
did  not  overtake  them. 

10  *  It  is  in  my  desire  that  I 
should  chastise  them ;  and  "the 
people  shall  be  gathered  against 
them,  II  when  they  shall  bind  them- 
selves in  their  two  furrows. 

11  And  Ephraim  is  as  ""a,  heifer 
that  is  taught,  and  loveth  to  tread 
out  the  corn;  but  I  passed  over 
upon  ^her  fiiir  neck:  I  will  make 
Eplmiim  to  ride ;  Judah  shall 
plough,  and  Jacob  shall  break  his 
clods. 

12  5  Sow  to  yourselves  in  right- 
eousness, reap  in  mercy ;  '  break 
up  your  fallow  ground :  for  it  is 
time  to  seek  the  Lord,  till  he  come 
and  rain  righteousness  upon  you. 

13  ^  Ye  have  i)loughed  wicked- 
ness, ye  have  reaped  iniquity ;  ye 
have  eaten  the  fruit  of  lies:  be- 
cause thou  didst  trust  in  thy  way, 
in  the  multitude  of  thy  mighty 
men. 

14  '' Therefore  shall  a  tunudt  arise 
among  thy  people,  and  all  thy  for-  j 
tresses  shall  be  spoiled,  as  Shalman  ' 
s])()iled  '^Beth-hrbel  in  the  day  of 
battle:  ''the  mother  was  tlashed  in 
pieces  upon  her  children. 

15  So  shall  Beth-el  do  unto  you 
because  of  *your  great  wickedness: 
in 
rael  utterly  be  cut  olf. 


a  mornnig  'shall  the  king  of  Is- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  740. 

ei  Kings  12. 

28, 29. 

ch.8.  5,6. 
hch.  4. 15. 
II  Or, 

C7/emanm, 

2  Kings  23. 

Zeph.  1.4. 
il  Sara.  4.21, 

22. 

ch.  9. 11. 
k  ch.  5. 1.3. 

Ich.  11.  B. 


■^  ver.  3, 15. 

t  Heb.  the 

Juce  of  the 

water. 
"ch.  4.  15. 
"Deut.  9.  21. 

1  Kings  12. 

.30. 
i  Pch.  9.  6. 
i  lis.  2.  19. 

Luke  2C..3n. 

Rev.  0.  16. 

&9.  6. 


'ch.  9.  9. 


"  See  ,Tu(lg. 

20. 


'Deut.  28.63. 

"Jer.  16. 16. 
£z. 23.46,47. 
ch.  S.  10. 


fl  Or,  ivhen 
J  shall  bind 
themjor 
their  two 
tran-'tyres- 
si'o»s,  or, 
in  their  two 
habitatio)ts. 

".ler.  .W.  11. 
Blic.  4.  13. 

t  Heb. 
the  beauty 
Of  her  neck. 


>  Prov.  11.18. 
'Jcr.4.  a. 


'  Job  4.  R. 
Prov.  22.  8. 

ch.  .s.  r. 

Gal.  6.  7,  8. 


1>  ch.  13. 16. 


■"2  Kings  IS. 
34.  &  19. 13. 
A  ch.  13.  16. 


fHcb. 
the  f  til  of 
your  evil. 

'  Vf.r_  7. 


Israel's  ingratitude. 


HOSE^V, 


Ephraim  and  Jiidali  reproved. 


Before 
OlIKIST 
about  740. 


about  740. 
"cb.  2. 15. 
b  Matt.  2. 15. 

'  Ex.  .1.22,23. 


<i2  Kings  ir. 
16. 

cb.  2.  13.  & 
13.  2. 


•Deut.  1.31. 
StS-l.  II),  U, 
12. 
Is.  4B.  3. 

fEx.iS.  26. 


f  Lev.  26. 13. 

t  Hob. 
t{.l't  up. 

h  Pb.  "8.  25. 
ch.  2.  S. 


■  See  ch.8.13. 
&  !i.  3. 


k2Kingsir. 
13, 14. 


about  728. 
They  be- 
came trib- 
utaries to 
Salmaiv- 
asscr. 
1  Ch.  10.  6. 


"Jer.  .3.  fi, 

&c.  &  (S.  5. 

ch.  4.  16. 
"  cb.  7.  IG. 
t  Hcb.  to- 

getlii'r  they 

exalted  not. 

"Jer.  fl.  7.  • 
eh.  6.  4. 


'■  Gen.  14.  8. 

&1D.  24,25. 

Deut.  29.23. 

Amos  4.  11. 
'I  Deut.32.36. 

Is.  (V!.  15. 

Jer.  31.  20. 


'Num.23.19. 
Is.  ,"^5.  .S,  '.I. 
Mai.  3.  U. 


"Is.  .31.  4. 
Joel  3.  16. 
Amos  1.  2. 

'  Zech.  8.  7. 


"  Is.  60. 8. 

ch.  7. 11. 
*  Ez.  28. 2.5, 

26.  &  37. 21, 

25. 


>ch.  12. 1. 


CHArTER  XI. 

\.\The  ingraiitiitle  of  Israel  unto  God  for  fils  bnicfUs. 
5  JJix  judfjnient.     8  G'ori's  mercy  toward  them. 

WHE:N^  '^Israel  was    a   cLild, 
tlien  I  loved  liim,  aud  ^'call- 
ed my  ''son  out  of  E<?yi)t. 

2  As  they  called  them,  so  they 
went  from  them:  '"they  .sacriliced 
unto  Baalim,  and  burned  incense 
to  graven  images.     , 

3  'I  taught  Ephraim  also  to  go, 
taking  them  by  their  arras;  but 
they  knew  not  that  '1  healed 
them. 

4  I  drew  them  with  cords  of  a 
man,  with  bauds  of  love:  and  ^^'I 
was  to  them  as  they  that  *  take  off 
the  y5ke  on  their  jaws,  and  ^'I  laid 
meat  unto  them. 

5  T[ '  He  sliall  not  return  into  the 
land  of  Egypt,  but  the  Assyrian 
shall  be  his  king,  ''because  they 
refused  to  return. 

6  Aud  the  sword  shall  abide  on 
his  cities,  and  shall  consume  his 
branches,  and  devour  them,  '  be- 
cause of  their  own  counsels. 

7  And  my  people  are  bent  to 
"'  backsliding  from  me :  "  though 
they  called  them  to  the  Most 
High,  ^none  at  all  would  exalt 
Jiim. 

8  "How  shall  I  give  thee  up, 
Ephraim  ?  hoiv  shall  I  deliver  thee, 
Israel  ?  how  shall  I  make  thee  as 
PAdmah'f  how  shall  I  set  thee  as 
Zeboim?  ''mine  heart  is  turned 
within  me,  my  repentings  are 
kindled  together. 

9  I  will  not  execute  the  fierceness 
of  mine  anger,  I  will  not  return  to 
destroy  Ephraim:  "^for  I  am  God, 
and  not  mhn;  the  Holy  One  in  the 
midst  of  thee :  and  I  will  not  enter 
into  the  city. 

10  They  shall  ^alk  after  the 
Lord  :  ''he  shall  roar  like  a  lion : 
when  he  shall  roar,  then  the  chil- 
dren shall  tremble  ^from  the  west. 

11  They  shall  tremble  as  a  bird 
out  of  Egypt,  "and  as  a  dove  out 
of  the  laud  of  Assyria :  ""  and  I  will 
place  them  in  their  houses,  saith 
the  Lord. 

12  y  Ephraim  compasseth  me 
about  with  lies,  and  the  house  of 
Israel  with  deceit :  but  Judah  yet 


ruleth  with  God, 
II  with  the  saints. 


and  is  faithful 


HI 


heel 
strength 


CHAPTER  XII. 

1  A  reproof  of  Ephraim,  Judah,  and  Ja^ib.  3  By 
former  favours  he  exhorteth  to  repentance.  7 
Ephraim' s  sihs  2)roi'okc  God. 

EPHRAIM  '^feedeth  on  wind, 
and  followeth  after  tlie  east 
wind :  he  daily  increaseth  lies  and 
desolation;  'and  they  do  make  a 
covenant  with  the  Assyrians,  and 
''oil  is  carried  into  Egyi)t. 

2  ''The  Lord  hath  also  a  contro- 
versy with  Judah,  and  will  ♦  punish 
Jacob  according  to  his  ways ;  ac- 
cording to  his  doings  will  he  rec- 
ompense him. 

3  1  He  took  his  brother  'by  the 
the  womb,   and    by  his 

he    ^  ^  had    power    with 
God:  * 

4  Yea,  he  had  power  over  the 
angel,  and  prevailed :  he  wept, 
and  made  supplication  unto  him : 
he  found  him  in  ^'Beth-el,  and  there 
he  spake  with  us ; 

5  Even  the  Lord  God  of  hosts ; 
the  Lord  is  his  ''  memorial. 

G  'Therefore  turn  thou  to  thy 
God :  keep  mercy  and  judgment, 
and  ''wait  on  thy  God  continually. 

7  1"  He  is  "a  merchant,  'the  bal- 
ances of  deceit  are  in  his  hand :  he 
loveth  to  I'  oppress. 

8  And  Ephraim  said,  ""Yet  I  am 
become  rich,  I  have  found  me  out 
substance :  n  in  all  my  labours  thej^ 
shall  find  none  iniquity  in  me  '  that 
ivere  sin. 

9  And  "I  that  am  the  Lord  thy 
God  from  the  land  of  Egypt  "will 
yet  make  thee  to  dwell  in  taberna- 
cles, as  in  the  days  of  the  solemn 
feast. 

10  I' I  have  also   spoken  by  the 
prophets,   and  I  have  nuiltipliedj 
visions,  and  used  similitudes,  'by 
the  ministry  of  the  prophets. 

11  "^Js  there  iniquity  in  Gilead? 
surely  they  are  vanity :  they  sacri- 
fice bullocks  in  ""Gilgal ;  yea,  'their  1 
altars  are  as  heaps  in  the  furrows 
of  the  fields. 

12  And  Jacob  *  fled  into  the  coun- 
try of  Syria,  and  Israel  "served  for 
a  wife,  and  for  a  wife  he  kept  .sheep. 

13  "^And  by  a  prophet  the  Lord 

965 


Borore 

cniiisT 

about  740. 

II  Or, 
icith  the 
most  hull/. 


about  725. 
"  ch.  8.  7. 


b  2  Kings  17. 
4. 

ch.  5. 13.  Si 
7.11. 

■■  Is.  .30.  G.  & 

.07.  U. 
<lch.  4.  1. 

Mic.  ().  2. 
f  Heb. 

visit  upon. 


•Gen.  25. 26. 


+  Heb.  wax  u 
j/riitce,  or, 
iK'harff/ 
hiiiiHcl/ 
jn'incely. 

f  Gen.  32.  24, 
&c. 


'Gen.  28.12, 

lit.  &  35.  9, 
10,  15. 


h  Ex.  .3.  15. 

ich.  14.  1. 
Jlie.  6.  ,S. 


k  Ts.  37.  7. 

II  Or, 

Canaan : 

SeeEz.  16. 

3. 
iProv.  II.  1. 

Amos  8.  5. 
II  Or. 

deceive. 
'"Zech.ll.,1. 

Kev.  3.  17. 
II  Or,  all  1,11/ 

labours  stij- 
jic.e  me  not : 

iie  shall 

have  j/ttn- 

ishment  ot' 

tinquity  in 

ichunii^stn. 
)  Heb. 

which. 
»  ch.  13.  4. 
"  Lev.  23.  4.'. 

4-3. 

Neb.  8.  1". 

Zech.  14.16. 


v  2  Kings  17. 
IS. 


fHcb.  by  the 
hand. 


1  ch.  5. 1.  & 
6.8. 

'ch.4. 15.  & 

9.  15. 

Amos  4.  4. 

&  5.  5. 
•ch.  8. 11.  & 

10.1. 
'  Gen.  28.  ,5. 

Deut.  2(i.  5. 
"Gen.  29. 20, 

28. 
'  Ex.  12.  50, 

51.  &  13.  .3. 

I's.  77.  20. 

Is.  (B.  11. 

Mic.  6.  4. 


Ephraini's  sins  and  idolatry. 


HOSEA. 


An  exhortatiim  to  repentance. 


Before 
CHRIST 

aboul 725 

y  2  Kings  17. 

U-18. 
*  Heb.  icitk 

hittentesse^t. 
nieb. 

hloofts  ; 

See  Ez.  18. 

1.!.&1'4.7,H. 
'Dan.lI.lH. 
'Deut.  28.37. 


about  725. 


*'2  Kings  17 
Hi,  IS. 
ch.  11.2. 


♦  Heb.  they 
a/td  to  XIII. 

iich.2.  8.  & 
8.4. 


II  Or,  the 
"ucnjicers 
tjf  men, 

'  1  Kings  19. 
18. 

d'h.  6.  4. 


•  Dan.  2. 35. 


flo.  43. 11. 
cli.  12.  <J. 


e  Is.  4.).  11.  & 

45.  21. 
h  Deut.  2.  7. 

Ji  32.  10. 
I  Deut.  8.  15. 

&  32.  lU. 
t lleb. 

droughts. 
kOeut.  8. 12, 

14.  ti  32.  15. 


Ich.8.  14. 

■"Lnm.S.lO. 
ch.  5.  14. 
"Jer.  5.  6. 


"2  Sam.  17.8. 

Hrov.  17.12. 
t  lleb.  the 

ljra.1t  oj  the 

fi.ld. 
P  I'rov.  (J.  32. 

cb.  14.  1. 

.Mul.  l.». 

I  ver.  4. 
nicb. 

in  thy  help. 

II  Rnther, 
Whirr  in 
th^f  L-itiff  f 
Kuic  Mfy- 
nliea  beiii^ 
then  ill 
priAoii, 

2  KinKi<17. 

4. 
'»ciit..'K..'W. 

cli.  10.  3. 

ver.  4. 
"  1  .Sam.  8.  5, 

ly. 

'I  Sam.  8.  7. 
&  10.  19.  & 
15.  23,  23.  k 
18.  1. 
ch.  10.  3. 


brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and 
by  a  prophet  was  he  i)reserved. 

14  ^  Ephraim  provoked  him  to  au- 
ger '  most  bitterly :  therefore  shall 
he  leave  his  'blood  upon  him,  'and 
his  '' reproach  shall  his  Lord  return 
unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Ephraitn's  glory,  by  reaxon  of  idolatry,  vaninheth. 
5  (iwCa  aii'ijer  Jor  their  unkindiies.-i.  9  .4  promise 
of  God's  mercy.     15  A  judgment  for  rebeilit/n. 

WHEX  Ephraim  spake  trem- 
bling, he  exalted  himself  in 
Israel ;  but  '  when  he  offended  in 
Baal,  he  died. 

2  And  now  'they  sin  more  and 
more,  and ''  have  made  them  molten 
images  of  their  silver,  and  idols  ac- 
cording to  their  own  understand- 
ing, all  of  it  the  work  of  the  crafts- 
men :  thfiy  say  of  them,  Let  "  the 
men  that  sacrifice  ''kiss  the  calves. 

3  Therefore  they  shall  be  ''as  the 
morning  cloud,  and  as  the  early 
dew  that  i)asseth  away,  ''as  the 
chaff  that  is  driven  with  the  whirl- 
wind out  of  the  floor,  and  as  the 
smoke  out  of  the  cliimuey. 

4  YeX  ^I  am  the  Loud  thy  God 
from  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  thou 
shalt  know  no  god  but  me:  for 
'''  there  is  no  saviour  beside  me. 

5  *[[  ''I  did  know  thee  in  the  wil- 
derness, 'in  the  land  of  ^ great 
drought. 

6  ''According  to  their  pasture,  so 
were  they  tilled ;  they  were  tilled, 
and  their  heart  was  exalted ;  there- 
fore '  have  they  forgotten  me. 

7  Therefore  "'I  will  be  unto  them 
as  a  lion  :  as  "  a  leopard  by  the  way 
will  I  observe  them: 

8  1  will  meet  them  "as  a  bear  that 
is  bereaved  of  her  whelps.,  and  will 
rend  the  caul  of  their  heart,  and 
there  will  I  devour  them  like  a 
lion:  Uhe  wild  beast  shall  tear 
th(;in. 

9  ^j  O  Israel,  ^thou  hast  destroyed 
thyself;  "but  in  me  Hs  tliine 
h(;ly). 

10  "I  will  be  thy  king:  "^ where  is 
au]i  other  that  may  save  thee  in  all 
thy  cities  ?  and  thy  judges  of  whom 
"thou  saidst.  Give  me  a  king  and 
princes  ? 

11  'I,  gave  thee  a  king  in  mine 

966 


anger,  and  took  Mm  away  in  my 
wrath. 

12  "The  iniquity  of  Ephraim  is 
bound  up ;  his  sin  is  hid. 

13  "The  sorrows  of  a  travailing 
woman  shall  come  upon  him:  he 
is  ^an  unwise  son;  for  he  should 
not  '  stay  '  long  in  the  place  of  the 
breaking  forth  of  children. 

14  ^  I  will  ransom,  them  from  '  the 
power  of  the  grave  ;  I  will  redeem 
them  from  death :  '^  O  death,  I  will 
be  thy  plagues ;  O  grave,  I  will  be 
thy  destructitm :  ''repentance  shall 
be  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

15  ^1  Though ''  he  be  fruitful  among 
Ms  brethren,  "an  east  wind  shall 
come,  the  wind  of  the  Lord  shall 
come  up  from  the  wilderness,  and 
his  spring  shall  become  dry,  and 
his  fountain  shall  be  dried  up  :  he 
shall  spoil  the  treasure  of  all '  pleas- 
ant vessels. 

IG  "Samaria  shall  become  deso- 
late ;  '^for  she  hath  rebelled  against 
her  God:  *''they  shall  fall  by  the 
sword :  their  infants  shall  be  dash- 
ed in  x)icces,  and  their  women  with 
child  shall  be  ripped  .up. 

CHAPTER  XIY. 

1  An  exhortation  to  repentance.  4  A  promise  of  God's 
blessing. 

O   ISRAEL,   ''return   unto   the 
Lord   thy   God;    ''for    thou 
hast  fallen  by  thine  iniquity. 

2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn 
to  the  Lord  :  say  unto  him.  Take 
away  all  iniquity,  and  ''receive  tis 
graciously:  so  will  we  render  the 
"calves  of  our  lips. 

3  ''Asshur  shall  not  save  us ;  *  we 
will  not  ride  upon  horses:  '^ neither 
will  we  say  any  more  to  the  work 
of  our  hands.  Ye  are  our  gods: 
«for  in  thee  the  fatherless  tindeth 
mercy. 

4  ^[  I  will  heal  ''  their  backslid- 
ing, I  will  love  them  'freely:  for 
mine  anger  is  turned  away  from 
him. 

5  1  will  be  as  ""the  dew  unto  Is- 
rael:  he  shall  "grow  as  the  lily, 
and  'cast  forth  his  roots  as  Leb- 
anon. 

G  His  branches  ♦shall  spread,  and 
'  his  beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive 
tree,  and  "his  smell  as  Lebanon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  725. 

■■  Deut.32.34. 
Job  14. 17. 


'^  Is.  13.  8. 
Jer.  30.  G. 


J  Prov.  22.  3. 
'  2  Kings  19. 

t  Heb. 

a  time. 
•Is.  25.8. 

Ez.  37.  12. 
1  Heb. 

the  hand. 
l>  1  Cor.  15.54, 

55. 


"Jer.  15.  G. 
Rom.  11.29. 


i  See  Gen. 

41.52.  &48. 

19. 
Mer.  4.  11. 

Ez.  17.  10. 

&  19.  12. 

ch.  4. 19. 


I  Heb.rewe/s 
or  de.iire. 
Nah.  2.  9. 

II  Fulfilled 
alioii!  721. 
2  Kings  17. 
G. 

f  2  Kings  18. 

12. 
B  2  Kings  S. 

12.  &  15.  16. 

Is.  13.  IH. 

ch.  10.14,1.5. 

Amos  1.  13. 

Nah.  3. 10. 


about  725. 
»ch.  12.  0. 

Joel  2.  13. 
i<ch.  13.  9. 


liar, 

give  good. 


'  Heb.  13. 15. 

■Mer.  .31. 18, 

&c. 

ch.  a.  13.  & 

12.  1. 
'  Deut. 17. 16. 

Ps.:h.  17. 

la.  30.  2, 16. 

&31.  1. 
(ch.  2.  17. 

ver.  8. 
f  Ps.  10. 14.  & 

lis.  5. 

l.,Ier.,5.6.  & 

14.7. 

ch.  11.7. 
■  Eph.  l.G. 


k  Job  29. 19. 

Prov.  19.12. 
II  Or, 

htnS!<om. 
\  lleb.strike. 


f  Heb. 

shall  go. 
1  Ps.  .12.  8.  & 

128.;!. 
'"(Jen.  27.27. 

Cant.  4. 11. 


Joel  declareth  GocVs  judgments. 


JOEL. 


He  prescriheth  a  fast. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  725. 

"  Vs.  91. 1. 
II  Or.bioiBom. 
II  Or,       , 
inemorial. 


"  ver.  3. 
I'  Jer.  31.  IS. 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  bUO. 


■  ch.  2.  2. 


li  Ps.  78. 4. 


■■Deut.  28.38. 
oil.  2.  25. 

t  Heb.  r/ie 
residue  of 
the  palmer- 
worm. 


i  Is.  32.  10. 


'SoProv.30. 
25,  -X,  27. 
cli.2.2,11,25. 

(Rev.  11.8. 


eis.  5.  G. 

t  Heb.  laid 
my  ^ft(f  tree 
Jbr a  bark- 
ing. 


h  Is.  22. 12. 

"  Prov.  2. 17. 
Jer.  3.  4. 


k  ver.  13. 
ch.  2. 14. 


I  Jer.  12.11.  & 
14.2. 


7  "They  that  dwefl  under  his 
shadow  shall  return ;  they  shall 
revive  as  the  corn,  and  "grow  as 
the  vine :  the  "  scent  thereof  sliall 
be  as  the  wine  of  Lebanon.  ^ 

8  Ephraim  slmll  sa;/,  "What  have 
T  to  do  any  more  with  idols?  ^'1 
have  heard  him,  and  observed  him: 


I  am  like  a  green  fir  tree.  "^From 
me  is  thy  fruit  found. 
9  'Who  is  wise,  and  ho  shall  un- 
derstand these  thiiufs  f  prudent, and 
he  shall  know  them!  for  'the  ways 
of  the  Lord  are  right,  and  the  just 
shall  walk  in  them :  but  the  trans- 
gressors shall  fall  therein. 


JOEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Joel,  declaring  sundry  jiidgtnents  of  God,  exhorteth 
to  obserue  tlietn,  8  and  to  mourn.  14  He  prescribeth 
afnxt  for  complaint. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Joel  the  son  of  Pe- 
thuel. 

2  Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give 
ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  land. 
'  Hath  this  been  in  your  days,  or 
even  in  the  days  of  your  fathers  ? 

3  ^Tell  ye  your  children  of  it,  and 
let  your  children  tell  their  children, 
and  their  children  another  genera- 
tion. 

4  ""'That  which  the  palmerworm 
hath  left  hath  the  locust  eaten ; 
and  that  which  the  locust  hath 
left  hath  the  cankerworm  eaten; 
and  that  which  the  cankerworm 
hath  left  hath  the  caterpillar  eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and  weep; 
and  howl,  all  ye  drinkers  of  wine, 
because  of  the  new  wine ;  "^for  it  is 
cut  off  from  your  mouth. 

6  For  ""a  nation  is  come  up  upon 
my  land,  strong,  and  without  num- 
ber, 'whose  teeth  are  the  teeth  of 
a  lion,  and  he  hath  the  cheek  teeth 
of  a  great  lion. 

7  He  hath  ^laid  my  vine  waste, 
and  t  barked  my  fig  tree :  he  hath 
made  it  clean  bare,  and  cast  it 
away ;  the  branches  thereof  are 
made  white. 

8  ^[  "^  Lament  like  a  virgin  girded 
with  sackcloth  for  '  the  husband  of 
her  yowth. 

9  ""The  meat  oifering  and  the 
drink  offering  is  cut  off  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ;  the  priests,  the 
Lord's  ministers,  mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  '  the  land 
mourneth ;  for  the  corn  is  wasted : 


■"  the  new  wine  is  "  dried  up,  the  oil 
languisheth. 

11  "Be  ye  ashamed,  O  ye  hus- 
bandmen ;  howl,  O  ye  vinedress- 
ers, for  the  wheat  and  for  the  bar- 
ley; because  the  harvest  of  the 
field  is  perished. 

12  ''The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the 
tree  languisheth ;    the   x>ome- 

granate  tree,  the  palm  tree  also, 
and  the  ai^ple  tree,  even  all  the 
trees  of  the  field,  are  withered: 
because  pjoy  is  withered  away  from 
the  sons  of  men. 

13  1  Gird  yourselves,  and  lament, 
ye  priests:  howl,  ye  ministers  of 
the   altar:   come,  lie  all 


fig 


night 


m 


sackcloth,  ye  ministers  of  my  God : 
for  'the  meat  ofiering  and  the  drink 
ottering  is  withholden  from  the 
house  of  your  God. 

14  *^[  '  Sanctify  ye  a  fast,  call  *  a 
II  solemn  assembly,  gather  the  eld- 
ers and  "all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  into  the  house  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  cry  unto  the  Lord, 

lo  ''Alas  for  the  day!  for  ^  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand,  and 
as  a  destruction  from  the  Al- 
mighty shall  it  come. 

IG  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off  before 
our  eyes,  yea,  'joy  and  gladness 
from  the  house  of  our  God  ? 

17  The  '  seed  is  rotten  under  their 
clods,  the  garners  are  laid  desolate, 
the  barns  are  broken  down ;  for 
the  corn  is  withered. 

18  How  do  Hhe  beasts  groan !  the 
herds  of  cattle  are  perplexed,  be- 
cause they  have  no  pasture;  yea, 
the  flocks  of  sheep  are  made  deso- 
late. 

19  O  Lord,  Ho  thee  will  I  cry: 

967 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  725. 

'i.TaiiK'B  1.17. 
'Ps.  1(17.43. 

Jor.'.l.  12. 

J)aii.  12.10. 

John  «.  47. 

&  IH.  .•!?. 
■  Pruv.  10.29. 

Lukf2.  .'i4. 

2  Cor.  2.  10. 

1  Pet.  2. 7, 8. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  8U0. 

■"  Is.  24. 7. 

ver.  12. 
II  Or, 

ttshamed. 
°  Jer.  14. 3, 4. 


"ver.  10. 


Pis.  24. 11. 
Jer.  48.  33. 
See  Ps.  4. 7. 
Is.  9.  3. 

'i.Ier.  4.  8. 
ver.  8. 


'ver.  9. 


".2Chr.20.  3, 

4. 

ch.  2. 15,  IC. 
'  Lev.  23.  36. 
II  Or,  A&y  o( 

restraint. 
"  2Chr.20.13. 


'Jer.  30.  7. 
J  Is.  13.  6,  U. 
ch.  2. 1. 


^  See  Deut. 
12.  6,7. &  10. 
11,  14, 15. 

tHeb. 
grains. 


•Hoa.  4.3. 


bP8.50. 15. 


Terribleness  of  GocVs  judgments. 


JOEL. 


Joel  exJiorteth  to  repentance. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  8U0 

'Jer.  9. 10. 

ch.  2.3. 
liOr. 

habitations. 
J  Job  •58.  41. 

Ps.  104.  :il. 

&  145.  lo. 
'  1  Kings  17. 

7.  &  IS.  5. 


•Jer.  4.  5. 

ver.  15. 
fi  Or,  comet. 
••Num.  10. 5, 

9. 


'ch.  1. 15. 
Obad.  1.5. 
Zcph.  1. 14, 
15. 

<!  Amos  5. 18, 


'ch.  1.6. 
ver.  5,11,2.5. 

'Ex.  10. 14. 


tHcb.  qT 
generation 
and  gener- 
ation. 

Sch.  1.19,20. 


bUen.2.8.& 

13. 10. 

It.  51.  3. 
iZech.r.  14. 


*  Rev.  9.  7. 


1  Rev.  9.  9. 


'  rer.  2. 


"Jcr.  8.  21. 

Lrftm.  4.  H. 

NBh.  2. 10. 
t  Ueb.pof. 


1  Or,  dart. 


for  "^the  fire  hath  devoured  the 
"pastures  of  the  wilderuess,  and 
the  flame  hath  burued  all  the 
trees  of  the  field. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  field  "cry 
also  unto  thee:  for  'the  rivers  of 
waters  are  dried  up,  and  the  fire 
hath  devoured  the  pastures  of  the 
wilderness. 

•     CHAPTER  II. 

1  Be  sheweth  unto  Zlon  the  territlcnesH  of  GocTsjudg- 
tiient.  12  He  ethovtetli  to  repentance.,  15  prescrib- 
eth  a  fiixt,  IS  promiseth  a  blesxiiif/  thereon.  31  He 
coinforteth  Zioii  with  present,  38  and  future  blens- 
ing.s. 

BLOW  ye  the  "  trumpet  in 
Zion,  and  ''sound  an  alarm 
in  my  holy  mountain :  let  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  tremble: 
for  '^the  daj^  of  the  Loed  cometh, 
for  it  is  nigh  at  hand ; 

2  "^A  day  of  darkness  and  of 
gloominess,  a  day  of  clouds  and 
of  thick  darkness,  as  the  morning 
spread  upon  the  mountains:  '^a 
great  people  and  a  strong;  ^ there 
hath  not  been  ever  the  like,  nei- 
ther shall  be  any  more  after  it, 
ei'en  to  the  years  '  of  many  gener- 
ations. 

3  ^A  fire  devoureth  before  them; 
and  behind  them  a  flame  burneth  : 
the  land  is  as  ''the  garden  of  Eden 
before  them,  'and  behind  them  a 
desolate  wilderness ;  yea,  and  noth- 
ing shall  escape  them. 

4  "The  appearance  of  them  is  as 
the  appearance  of  horses;  and  as 
horsemen,  so  shall  they  run. 

5  '  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on 
the  tops  of  mountains  shall  they 
leap,  like  the  noise  of  a  flame  of 
tire  that  devoureth  the  stubble, 
'"as  a  strong  people  set  in  bat- 
tle array. 

(>  liefore  their  face  the  people 
shall  be  much  ])aimMl:  "all  faces 
siiall  gatlier  'blackness. 

7  Tliey  shall  run  like  mighty 
men;  they  .shall  climb  the  wall 
like  men  nf  wai-;  and  they  .shall 
march  cvciy  one  on  liis  ways,  and 
they  .shall  not  break  their  ranks: 

8  Neither  .shall  one  thrust  an- 
other; they  .sliall  walk  eyery  one 
in  his  path:  and  when  they  fall  up- 
on the  "sword,  they  shall  not  be 
wounded. 

9G8 


9  They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in 
the  city ;  they  shall  run  upon  the 
wall,  they  shall  climb  up  upon 
the  houses;  they  shall  "enter  in 
at  the  windows  ''like  a  thief. 

10  ■'  The  earth  shall  quake  before 
them ;  the  heavens  shall  tremble : 
'the  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be 
dark,  and  the  stars  shall  withckaw 
their  shining : 

11  ^And  the  Lord  .shall  utter  his 
voice  before  ^  his  array :  for  his 
camp  is  very  great:  "for  he  is  strong 
that  executeth  his  word:  for  the 
^day  of  the  Lord  is  gxeat  and 
very  terrible ;  and  ^  who  can  abide 
it? 

12  1  Therefore  also  now,  saith  the 
Lord,  Hiirn  ye  even  to  me  with  all 
your  heart,  and  with  fasting,  and 
with  weeping,  and  with  mourning: 

13  And  ''rend  your  heart,  and  not 
^your  garments,  and  turn  unto  the 
Lord  your  God :  for  he  is  "  gra- 
cious and  merciful,  slow  to  anger, 
and  of  great  kindness,  and  repent- 
eth  him  of  the  evil. 

14  ''  Who  knoweth  if  he  will  re- 
turn and  repent,  and  leave  ''a  bless- 
ing behind  him ;  even  ^a  meat  ofl'er- 
ing  and  a  drink  ofiering  unto  the 
Lord  your  God  ? 

15  ^  sgiQ^yr  the  trumpet  in  Zion, 
''  sanctify  a  fast,  call  a  solemn  as- 
sembly : 

16  Gather  the  people,  '  sanctify 
the  congregation,  ''a.s.semble  the 
elders,  'gather  the  children,  and 
those  that  suck  the  breasts:  "'let 
the  bridegroom  go  forth  of  his 
chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her 
closet. 

17  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers 
of  the  Lord,  weep  "between  the 
porch  and  tbe  altar,  and  let  them 
say,  "Spare  thy  people,  O  Lord, 
and  give  not  thine  heritage  to  re- 
proach, that  the  heathen  shoul/l 
"  rule  over  them :  ''  wherefore  should 
they  say  among  the  peox)le,  AVliere 
is  their  God  ? 

18  ^[  Then  will  the  Lord  '•be  jeal- 
ous for  his  land,  'and  pity  his  peo- 
ple. 

11)  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer  and 
say  unto  his  people,  Ilchold,  1  will 
send  you  'corn,  and  wine,  and  oil, 


Before 
CHRIST 

.iboiit  8U0. 


"./cr.  9.  21. 
PJohnlO.  1. 
Ts.  IS.  7. 


■■  Is.  1.1.  II). 

Ez.  -.-a.  T. 

vcr.  31. 
ch.  3.  15. 

Matt.  24. 29. 


■Jer.  25.  .10. 

ch.  3.  16. 

Amos  1.  2. 
<  ver.  25. 
"  Jer.  50.  34. 

Rev.  18.  S. 


»Jer.30.  7. 
Amos  5.  18. 
Zeph.  1.  Ij. 

iNum.24.23. 
Mul.  3.  2. 


'Jor.  4.  1. 
Ilos.  12.  C.Si 
14.1. 


"  Ps.  .34. 18.  & 

51.17. 
1.  Gen.  37.34. 

2  Sam.  I. II. 

.lob  1.  20. 
•'-  Ex.  34.  C. 

Ps.  ,S6.  0,  15. 

Jonah  4.  2. 


dJosh.  14.12. 

2  Sam. 12.22. 

21vin;;s  IS).4. 

Amos  5.  1.'.. 

Jonah  3.  ;i. 

Zcph.  2.  3. 
■■  Is.  B5.  S. 

Has.  2.  111. 
rch.  1.  9, 13. 


B  Num.  10.3. 
ver.  1. 
lich.  1.  14. 


i  Ex.19.10.22. 
kch.  1. 14. 
1 2  Chr.20.13. 
■"  1  Cor.  7.  5. 


"  Ez.  8.  Ifi. 
.Matt.  23.  .15. 


"Ez.  32.  11, 
12. 

Dinit.  9.20- 
29. 


II  t)r,  Ufe 

a  byword 

tiffaiiist 

l/ii'in. 
I'  Ps.  42.  111. 

&  7'.).  10.  .t 

115.  2. 

Mil-.  7.  10. 
'iZicli.l.H. 

&  .S.  2. 

'■DDut..32.;!(i. 
(Us.  00. 10. 


■  Sec  ch.  1. 

II). 

.Mai.  .1.  10, 

11,12. 


Zion  comforted  with  hlessings. 


JOEL. 


Judgments  against  IsraeVs  enemies. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  800. 


■  See  Ex.  10. 

1!). 
"Jer.  1.  14. 


"  Ez.  4r.  IS. 
Zucli.  H.  8. 
i  Deut.11.24. 


♦  rr>b.  he 
hath  niagm- 
^ticU  to  Jo. 


'eh.l.  18 ,20. 


"Zech.  S.  12. 
See  ch.l.l'J. 


i-Is.  41.1G.  & 
61.10. 
Hab.  .'!.  1,8. 
Zech.lO.  7. 

II  Or,  a 
teacher  of 
righteous- 
neits. 

)  Heb.  nc- 
cording  to 
righteous- 
ness. 

'  Lev.  2(;.  4. 
Deut.  11.14. 
&  28.  12. 

'1  James  .5.  T. 


=  eh.  1.4. 


f  ver.  11. 


c  Lev.  2fi.  5. 
Ps.  22.  JU. 
See  Lev.2G. 
2H. 
Mic.  G.  14. 


\:  ch.  3. 17. 

■  Lev'.  26. 11, 

12. 

Ez.37.2G,27, 

28. 
lis.  45.0,21, 

22. 

£z.39.22,2S. 

1  Is.  44.  3. 

Ez.  39.  29. 

Acts  2.  17. 
■"  Zech.  12. 

10. 

John  7.  .39. 
"  Is.  -A.  13. 
°  Acts  21.  9. 


n  1  Cor.12.13. 
Gal.  3.  28. 
Col.  3. 11. 


and  ye  .shall  bo  satisfied  therewith : 
and  I  will  no  more  make  you  a  re- 
proach amono-  the  heathen  : 

20  But  '1  will  remove  far  oft'  from 
you  "the  northern  army,  and  will 
drive  him  into  a  land  barren  and 
desolate,  with  his  face  ^toward  the 
east  sea,  and  his  hinder  part  -to- 
ward the  utmost  sea,  and  his  stink 
shall  come  up,  and  his  ill  savour 
shall  come  up,  because  Uie  hath 
done  great  things. 

21  ^[  Fear  not,  ()  land ;  be  glad 
and  rejoice:  for  the. Lord  will  do 
great  things. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  ^  ye  beasts  of  the 
field:  for  'the  pastures  of  the  wil- 
derness do  spring,  for  the  tree  bear- 
eth  her  fruit,  the  fig  tree  and  the 
vine  do  yield  their  strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of 
Zion,  and  ^'rejoice  in  the  Lord 
your  God :  for  he  hath  given  you 
"the  former  rain  ^moderately,  and 
he  ''will  cause  to  come  down  for 
you  ''the  rain,  the  former  rain,  and 
the  latter  rain  in  the  first  month. 

24:  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of 
wheat,  and  the  fats  shall  overflow 
with  wine  and  oil. 

25  And  I  will  restore  to  you  the 
years  'that  the  locust  hath  eaten, 
the  cankerworm,  and  the  caterpil- 
lar, and  the  palmerworm,  ^my 
great  army  whi<;h  I  sent  among 
you. 

2(5  And  ye  shall  ^eat  in  plenty, 
and  be  satisfied,  and  praise  the 
name  of  the  Lord  your  God,  that 
hath  dealt  wondrously  with  you: 
and  my  peoj)le  shall  never  be 
ashamed. 

27  ''And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
4n  the  midst  of  Lsrael,  and  that  ^I 
am  the  Lord  your  God,  and  none 
else:  and  my  people  shall  never 
be  ashamed. 

28  *i  '  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
afterward,  that  I  "will  pour  out  my 
Spirit  upon  all  flesh;  "and  your 
sons  and  "your  daughters  shall 
I)rophesy,  your  old  men  shall  dream 
dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see 
visions : 

29  And  also  upon  f-the  servants 
and  upon  the  handmaids  in  those 
days  will  I  pour  out  mj-  Spirit. 


30  And  ''I  will  shew  wonders  in 
the  heavens  and  in  the  earth,  blood, 
and  fire,  and  pillars  of  smoke. 

31  'The  sun  shall  be  turned  into 
darkness,  and  the  moon  into  blood, 
'before  the  great  and  the  terrible 
day  of  the  Lord  come. 

32  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
^whosoever  shallcall  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  delivered :  for 
"  in  mount  Zion  and  in  Jerusalem 
shall  be  deliverance,  as  the  Lord 
hath  sjud,  and  in  ""the  remnant 
whom  the  Lord  shall  call. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  GocVs  judgments  against  the  enemies  of  his  people. 
9  (Joel  will  be  known  in  his  jiiilgment.  18  His 
blessing  upon  the  church. 

FOR,  behold,  ^in  those  days, 
and  in  that  time,  when  I  shall 
bring  again  the  captivity  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem, 

2  ^T  will  also  gather  all  nations, 
and  will  bring  them  down  into  'the 
valley  of  Jehoshaphat,  and  ''will 
pleacl  with  them  there  for  my  peo- 
l)le  and  for  my  heritage  Israel, 
.whom  they  have  scattered  among 
the  nations,  and  parted  my  land. 

3  And  they  have  ^  cast  lots  for  my 
peojjle ;  and  have  given  a  boy  for 
a  harlot,  and  sold  a  girl  for  wine, 
that  they  might  drink. 

4  Yea,  and  what  have  ye  to  do 
with  me,  ^O  Tyre,  and  Zidon,  and 
all  the  coasts  of  Palestine!  ^will 
ye  render  me  a  recomj)ense  ?  and 
if  ye  recompense  me,  swiftly  and 
speedily  will  I  return  your  recom- 
pense upon  your  own  head : 

5  Because  ye  have  taken  my  sil- 
ver and  my  gold,  and  have  carried 
into  your  temples  my  goodly 
t pleasant  things: 

0  The  children  also  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Jerusalem  have  ye 
sold  unto  '  the  Grecians,  that  ye 
might  remove  them  far  from  their 
border. 

7  Behold,  ''I  will  raise  them  out 
of  the  i)lace  whither  ye  have  sold 
them,  and  will  return  your  recom- 
pense upon  your  own  head  : 

8  And  I  will  sell  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  into  the  hand  oi 
the  children  of  Judah,  and  they 
shall  sell  them  to  the  '  Sabeans,  to 


Before 
CHKIST 
about  8UU. 

1  Mult.  24.2'.>. 

Murk  I."  24. 

Lukc2l.ll, 

25. 
'  I».  13.  9,  III. 

ver.  10. 

ch.3.  1.15. 

Mutt.  24.29. 

.Mark  l:;.24. 

Luke  21  2.';. 

Kev.  (i.  12. 
■Mai.  4.  5. 

'  Rom.  10.13. 

°  Is.  46.  1,3. 

&  .'>9.  20. 

Obail.  17. 

Koin.  11.26. 
"Is.  11.11,16. 

Jer.  31.  7. 

Mic.  4.  7.  Si 

a.  3,  7.  8. 

Rom.  9.  27. 

&11.5,  7. 


"  Jer.  .30.  3. 
Ez.  38.  14. 


h  Zech.  14.  2, 

3,4. 
'2Clir.20.26. 

ver.  12. 

J  Is.  «:.  16. 
Ez.  3S.  22. 


'Obart.ll. 
Nah.  3. 10. 


f  Amos  1.0,9. 

B  Ez.  25. 15, 
10, 17. 


trieb. 
(fesiraf'Ie, 
Dan.  11.  38. 


1  Heb.  the 
sojia  of  the 
iirecianji. 


fc  l8.  43.  5,  li. 
&49.  12. 
Jer.  23.  8. 


i  Ez.  23. 42. 


God's  judgments  against 


AMOS. 


the  enemies  of  Ms  people. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  8U0. 

VJer.  6.  20. 
1  See  la.  8  9, 

1(1. 

Jer.  46. 3, 4. 

Ez.'M.J. 
t  Ueb. 

Sanctify. 


"See  Is.  2. 4. 

Mic.  4.3. 

II  OT,scythe$. 

°Zech.l2.8. 


•  ver.  2. 


II  Or, 

the  tOKD 

shall  tn-ing 

down. 
P  Ps.  10.3.  20. 

Is.  13.  3. 

iver.  2. 


'  Ps.  %.  13.  & 

98.U.JillO. 

0. 

Id.  2. 4.  &  3. 

13. 

Mic.  4.  3. 
".Matt.  13.39. 

Rev.  14. 15, 

IS. 
'Jer.  51. 33. 

1I08.U.  U. 
"  U.  G3.  3. 

Lam.  1. 15. 

Kev.  14. 19, 

20. 

"  ver.  2. 
U  Or,  con- 

ctirton,or, 

threshing. 
s  eh.  2.1. 

•ch.  2. 10,31. 


•Jer.a^..Kf. 
ch.2. 11. 
Amos  1.  2. 


Before 
CUUIST 

7a7. 


•ch.7. 14. 


b  2  Sam.  14.2. 
2Chr.2U.20. 


•no».l.l. 
a  oil.  7. 10. 

'  Zech.  14. 5. 


r.1cr.  2.'..3n. 
Juel  3.  lU. 


H  Snm.2.'5.a. 
Ii.33.i). 


a  people  ''far  off:   for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  it. 

9  *i  '  Proclaim  ye  this  among  the 
Gentiles;  'Prepare  war,  wake  up 
the  mighty  men,  let  all  the  men  of 
war  draw  near;  let  them  come 
up: 

10  "'Beat  your  ploughshares  into 
swords,  and  yoilr  "  pruninghooks 
into  spears:  "let  the  weak  say,  I  am 
strong. 

11  "Assemble  yourselves,  and 
come,  all  ye  heathen,  and  gather 
yourselves  together  round  about: 
thither  "cause  Pthy  mighty  ones 
to  come  down,  O  Lord. 

12  Let  the  heathen  be  wakened, 
■^  and  come  up  to  the  valley  of  Je- 
hoshaphat:  for  there  will  I  sit  to 
'judge  all  the  heathen  round  about. 

13  'Put  ye  in  the  sickle,  for  Hhe 
harvest  is  ripe :  come,  gfet  you 
down;  for  the  "press  is  full,  the 
fats  overflow ;  for  their  wickedness 
is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  ^  the 
valley  of  "  decision :  for  ^  the  day 
of  the  Lord  is  near  in  the  valley 
of  decision. 

15  The  '  sun  and  the  moon  shall 
be  darkened,  and  the  stars  shall 
withdraw  their  shining. 

16  The  Lord  also  shall  ^  roar  out 


of  Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  fisom 
Jerusalem;  and  ^the  heavens  and 
the  earth  shall  shake :  ""  but  the 
Lord  iinll  he  the  '  hope  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  the  strength  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

17  So  ''shall  ye  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God  dwelling  in 
Zion,  ^  my  holy  mountain :  then 
shall  Jerusalem  be  *  holy,  and  there 
shall  no  '^  strangers  pass  through 
her  any  more. 

18  *l  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that'the  mountains  shall 
'^'drop  down  new  wine,  and  the 
hills  shall  flow  with  milk,  ''  and  all 
the  rivers  of  Judah  shall  *  flow  with 
waters,  and  '  a  fountain  shall  come 
forth  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  shall  water  ''the  valley  of 
Shittim. 

19  '  Egypt  shall  be  a  desolation, 
and  '"  Edom  shall  be  a  desolate  wil- 
derness, for  the  violence  against  the 
children  of  Judah,  because  they 
have  shed  innocent  blood  in  their 
land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  "dwell  "for 


ever,  and  Jerusalem  from 


genera- 


tion to  generation. 
21  For  I  will  °  cleanse  their  blood 
that  I  have  not  cleansed:  ''"for  the 
Lord  dwelleth  in  Zion. 


AMOS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Amo.'i  nheweth  (JoiVx  judgnwut  upon  Syria,  6  upon 
the  PhUisliuex,  9  u})oii  Tyrus,  11  upon  JSdom,  13 
7ip'>}i  Aiitinon. 

TI I  Vj  words  of  Amos,  '^  who  was 
among  the  herdmen  of  'Te- 
koa,  which  he  saw  cojiceruing  Is- 
rael Mn  the  days  of  Uzziah  king 
of  .ludah,  and  in  the  days  of ''Jer- 
oboam the  son  of  .Joash  king  of  Is- 
rael, two  years  before  the  'earth- 
quake. 

2  And  he  said,  Th(^  Lord  will 
'ronr  from  Zion,  and  utter  his  voice 
froui  .Jerusalem;  and  tlu;  habita- 
tions of  tlie  she]>lierds  shall  mourn, 
and  the  top  of  ^  Carmel  shall  with- 
er. 

3  Thus  sailh  the  Lord  ;  For  three 

970 


transgressions  of ''  Damascus, "  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  "turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof;  '  because  they 
have  threshed  Gilead  with  thresh- 
ing instruments  of  iron :  • 

4  "  But  I  will  send  a  fire  into  the 
house  of  Hazael,  which  shall  de- 
vour the  i^alaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

5  I  will  br(»ak  also  the  '  bar  of 
Damascus,  and  cut  off  the  inhab- 
itant from  "  the  plain  of  Aven,  and 
him  that  holdetli  the  sceptre  from 
"tlie  house  of  Eden  :  and  "'the  peo- 
l)le  of  Syria  shall  go  into  captivity 
"  unto  Kir,  saith  the  Lord. 

(»  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For 
three  transgressions  of "  Gaza,  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  800. 

b  Hag.  2. 6. 

■^18.51.5,6. 

1  Heb.  place 
of  repair, 
or.hai'bour. 


J  ch.  2. 27. 


•Dan.  II. 45. 

Obad.  Hi. 

Zech. «.  3. 
)  Heb. 

holiness. 
f  Is.  35.8.  & 

52.1. 

Nah.1.15. 

Zech. .14.21. 

Kev.  21.  27. 


R  Amos  9. 13. 

his.  30. 25. 

tHeb.  go. 

i  Ps.  46.  4. 
Ez.  47.  1. 
Zech.  14.  8. 
Rev.  22. 1. 

k  Num.  25.1. 


Us.  19.1,  &c. 

'"Jer.  49. 17. 
Ez. 25.12.13. 
Amos  1.11. 
Obad.  10. 


II  Or,  abide. 
■■  Amos  9. 15. 

"18.4.4. 

PEz.48.35. 
ver.  17. 
Rev.  21. 3. 

II  Or,  eren  I 
the  Lord 
that  dwell- 
eth in  Zion. 


Before 
CHRIST 

T87. 

I<  Is.  8.  4.  & 

17.  1. 

.Icr.  49.  23. 

Zech.  9.1. 
li  Or,  yea, 

tor  jour. 
II  Or,  comert 

it.  or,  let  it 

he  nuiet : 

aim  so  ver. 

(i,  &c. 
i2  Kings  10. 

;w.  &  13.  7. 
k  Jer.  17.27. 

,1;  49.  27. 

ver.  7, 10,12. 

ch.2. 2, 5. 

I  .Icr.  51.  .TO. 
Lam.  2. !). 

WOr.Iiikath- 
avcn. 

II  Or,  Beth- 
etlen. 

'"  Fulfilled, 

2  King.s  10. 

9. 

''ch.9.7. 
°2Chr.28.18. 

18,14.29. 

•Icr.  47.  4, 5. 

Ez.  2.5.  15. 

Zeph.  2. 4. 


GoWs  judgments  upon  Tyrus. 


AMOIS. 


God's  wrath  upon  Judah. 


Before 
CIIKIST 

787. 

II  Or,  cnrripil 
t/win  away 
ivilfi  an 
entire  cap- 
tivifi/, 
■>  Chr.L'l.lG, 

ir. 

Joel  3.  6. 
1"  ver.  9. 
iJer.  4r.  1. 


'  Zt'ph.  2.  4. 
Zccli.y.  J,lJ. 


'Ps.  Sl.H. 


<  ,Ter.  4".  4. 
Ez.  :i5.  10. 


"  Is.  2X  1. 
.Icr.  4r.  4. 

Ez.  aj,  &  i", 

&  us. 

Joel .!.  4i  5. 
"  ver.  C. 


t  neb.  <Ae 
covenant  of 
brethren^ 
2  Sam.  5.11. 
1  Kings  5.1. 
&y.  11-14. 

J  ver.  4. 7,&e. 


'  Is.  21. 11.  & 

34. 5. 

Jer.  49.  8, 

&e. 

fcz.  25. 12, 

13,  14.  &  35. 

2,  &c. 

Joels.  19. 

Obad.  l,&c. 

Mai.  1.  4. 
"Gen.  27.  41. 

Ueut.  23.  7. 

Mai.  1.  2. 
i'2Clir.28.17. 
f  Heb.  cor- 

rupted  his 

coniftas- 

sions. 

■^  Kz.  r,r,.  .■;. 
<!  Obad.  9,10. 


'Jer.  49.1,2. 
Ez.  25.  2. 
Zeph.  2.  9. 


II  Or, 

divided  tfte 
mountains. 

I'Hos.  l:;.  Hi. 

8  Jer.  49. 1. 


bDcut..'..!]. 

2Sani. 12.26. 

Jer.  49.  2. 

Ez.  2,5.  5. 
i  Ch.  2. 2. 


V  Jer.  49.  3. 


2)ums]nn('ut  thereof;  because  they 
"  carried  away  captive  the  whole 
ea])tivity,  'to  deliver  them  up  to 
Edom : 

7  ''But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the 
wall  of  Gaza,  which  shall  devour 
the  palaces  thereof: 

8  And  I  will  cut  oft'  the  inhabit- 
ant 'from  Ashdod,  and  him  that 
holdeth  the  sceptre  from  Ashke- 
lou,  and  I  will  'turn  mine  hand 
against  Ekron :  and  'the  remnant 
of  the  Philistines  shall  perish,  saith 
the  Lord  Gou. 

9  1  Thus  saith  the  Lokd;  For 
three  transgressions  of  "Tyrus,  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof;  ''because  they 
delivered  up  the  Avhole  cai)tivity 
to  Edom,  and  remembered  not 
Hhe  brotherly  covenant : 

10  ^  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the 
wall  of  Tyrus,  which  shall  devour 
the  palaces  thereof. 

11  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  'Edom,  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  turn  awav  the 
jyunishment  thereof;  because  he 
did  pursue  *his  brother  ^'with  the 
sword,  and  *did  cast  off  all  pity, 
''and  his  anger  did  tear  perpetu- 
ally, and  he  kept  his  wrath  for 
ever : 

12  But  "^I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Teman,  which  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Bozrah 

13  1 
three  transgressions  of  'the  chil 
dren  of  Ammon,  and  for  four,  I 
will  not  turn  away  the  punishment 
thereof;  because  they  have  ""^ rip- 
ped up  the  women  with  child,  of 
Gilead,  ^that  they  might  enlarge 
their  border : 

14  But  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the 
wall  of  ''Kabbah,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour the  palaces  thereof,  '  with 
shouting  in  the  day  of  battle,  with 
a  tempest  in  the  day  of  the  whirl- 
wind : 

15  And  "^  their  king  shall  go  into 
captivity,  he  and  his  princes  to- 
gether, saith  the  Loud.    • 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  God's  wrath  against  liloab,  4  7i}x»i  Judah,  6  and 


Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
transgressions 


upon  Israel, 
fulness. 


9  God  conqilaineth  of  their  unihank- 


THUS  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of "  Moab, 
and  for  four,  1  will  not  turn  away 
the  punishment  thereof;  because 
he  ^'burned  the  bones  of  the  king 
of  Edom  into  lime  : 

2  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Moab,  and  it  shall  devour  the  ])al- 
aces  of  '^Kirioth:  and  Moab  shall 
die  with  tunmlt,  ^witli  shouting, 
and  with  the  sound  of  the  trumjjet: 

3  And  I  will  cut  oft'  'the  judge 
from  the  midst  thereof,  and  will 
slay  all  the  princes  thereof  with 
him,  saith  the  Lord, 

4  *|[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Judah,  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  tiu-n  away  the 
punishment  thereof;  "^because  they 
have  desi^ised  the  law  of  the  Lord, 
and  have  not  kept  his  command- 
ments, and  *'' their  lies  caused  them 
to  err,  ''after  the  which  their  fa- 
thers have  walked : 

5  'But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Judah,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Jerusalem. 

G  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Israel,  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof;  because  ""they 
sold  the  righteous  for  silver,  and 
the  poor  for  a  pair  of  shoes ; 

7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the 
earth  on  the  head  of  the  poor,  and 
'  turn  aside  the  way  of  the  meek : 
"'and  a  man  and  Ijis  father  will  go 
in  unto  the  same  "maid,  "to  i)ro- 
fane  my  holy  name : 

8  And  they  lay  themselves  down 
upon  clothes  "laid  to  pledge  'by 
every  altar,  and  they  drink  the 
wine  of  "tlje  condemned  in  the 
house  of  their  god. 

9  *\\  Yet  destroyed  I  the  "Amorite 
before  them,  '^  whose  height  was 
like  the  height  of  the  cedars,  and 
he  was  strong  as  the  oaks ;  yet  I 
'destroyed  his  fruit  from  above, 
and  his  roots  from  beneath. 

10  Also  '  I  brought  you  up  from 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  "led  you 
forty  years  through  the  wilder- 
ness, to  possess  the  land  of  the 
Amorite. 

11  And  I  raised  up  of  your  sons 
for  i)rophets,  and  of  your  young 

971 


Hcfore 
CllHlST 

7b7. 

•  Is.  I.%  &  10. 
Jer.  48. 
Ez.  25.  8. 
Zeph.  2.  8. 

>>2KingB8. 

a. 


■^  Jer.  48.41. 
<lch.  1. 14. 


«Num.24.17. 
Jer.  48.  7. 


'Lev.  26. 14, 
15. 

Nch.  1.7. 
Dun.  9. 11. 


e  Is.  28. 15. 

Jer.10.19.20. 

Rom.  1.  25. 
hEz.  20.  13. 

16, 18, 24  A*. 

ijer.  17.  27. 
U03.  8, 14. 


k  Is.  29.  21. 
ch.  8.  C 


Us.  If).  2. 
eh.  5.  12. 

"■  Ez.  22. 11. 

II  Or,  yowig 

woman. 
"  Lev.  20.  3. 

Ez.  36.  20. 

Kom.  2.  24. 

"  Ex.  22.  26. 
1'  Ez.  2.i.  41. 

1  Cor.  a.  10. 

SrU>.  21. 
II  Or,  snc/i  an 

have  fined. 

or,  mulcted. 

■l  Num. 21. 24. 

Ueut.  2.  31. 

Josh.  24.  8. 
'  Num.13. 28, 

32,33. 


•  Is.  a.  24. 
Mill.  4. 1. 


'Ex.  12.51. 

.Mic.  6.  4. 

°  Deut.  2.  7. 

&8.  2. 


GocVs  judgment  against  Israel. 


A310S. 


Israel  reproved 


Before 
CHRIST 

7S7. 

"  Num.  <!.  1. 
Judg.  13.  5. 


>  Is.  30.  10. 
Jer.  U.L'f. 
ch.  7. 1-'.l.J. 
Mic.  -i-ij. 

Ms.  1.  14. 

II  Or.  IwM 
press  your 
placet  <^s  a 
carl/uU  of 
sheaves 
presscth. 

•Jer.  9.  23. 
ch.9. 1,  &c. 

b  Ps.  33. 16. 

tHcb.Ai« 
soul^  or,  H/e. 


'Ps.  33.  r 


tHeb. 

strong  of 
his  heart. 


•Deut.  7.  G. 
&  10.  15. 
Ps.  147. 19, 

ai. 

l> Sec  Dan.!). 

12. 

.Matt.  11.22. 

I.uke  12.47. 

R<.in.  2. :). 

1  I'et.  4.  J7. 
t  Ilcb.  visit 

upon, 


tflcb. 
give  forth 
his  voice. 


II  Or,  nnl  run 
together. 

'  I«.  4.-..  7. 

I:  Or,  rml 
shtiU  utii  the 
Loni)  'In 
■omewliat  ? 

.(  Orn.  fi.  in. 

&  li.  17. 

V».  2.'..  14. 

.loliii  l.>.  V,. 
'ch.  1.  2. 


f  Act!  4.  2n. 
fc  .'>,  2"),  29. 
1  Cor.  II.  10. 


men  for  ''Nazarites.  Is  it  not  even 
thus,  O  ye  children  of  Israel  ?  saith 
the  LoiiD. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Nazarites 
wine  to  drink;  and  commanded 
the  proph^s,  >' saying,  Prophesy 
not. 

13  'Behold,  I'l  am  pressed  under 
j'ou,  as  a  cart  is  pressed  that  is 
full  of  sheaves. 

14  '■"  Therefore  the  flight  shall  per- 
ish from  the  swift,  and  the  strong- 
shall  not  strengthen  his  force,  ^nei- 
ther shall  the  mighty  deliver  *  him- 
self: 

15  ISTeither  shall  he  stand  that 
handleth  the  bow ;  and  he  that  is 
swift  of  foot  shall  not  deliver  him- 
self: 'neither  shall  he  that  rideth 
the  horse  deliver  himself. 

16  And  he  that  is  *  courageous 
among  the  mighty  shall  flee  away 
naked  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  necessity  of  GocVs  judgment  againd  Ixrael.     9 
The  publication  of  it,  with  the  causes  thereof. 

HEAE  this  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  against  you,  O 
children  of  Israel,  against  the  whole 
family  which  I  brought  up  from 
the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  "^  You  only  have  I  known  of  all 
the  families  of  the  earth :  ^'  there- 
fore I  will  t  punish  you  for  all  your 
iniquities. 

3  Can  two  walk  together,  except 
they  be  agreed  t 

4  Will  a  lion  roar  in  the  forest, 
when  he  hath  no  prey!  will  a 
young  lion  '  cry  out  of  his  den,  if 
he  have  taken  nothing  ? 

5  Can  a  bird  fall  in  a  snare  upon 
the  earth,  where  no  gin  is  for  him? 
shall  one  take  up  a  snare  from  the 
earth,  and  have  taken  nothing  at 
all? 

(J  Shall  a  trumpet  be  blown  in  the 
city,  and  the  people  "not  be  afraid  ? 
^sliall  there  be  evil  in  a  city,  "and 
the  Loud  hath  not  done  itf 

7  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do 
notliiiig,  l)ut''h(5  rev(%'deth  his  se- 
ci(5t  unto  his  servants  the  prophets. 

8  ''The  lion  hath  roared,  who  will 
not  fear  I  the  Lord  (ioD  hath  spok- 
en, 'who  cnn  but  ]ir()])h('sy  ? 

0   *l   Publish   ill    the  palaces   at 
r»72 


Ashdod,  and  in  the  palaces  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  say,  Assemble 
yourselves  upon  the  mountains  of 
Samaria,  and  behold  the  great  tu- 
mults in  the  midst  thereof,  and  the 
"  oppressed  in  the  midst  thereof. 

10  For  they  ^know  not  to  do 
right,  saith  the  Lord,  who  store 
up  violence  and  "robbery  in  their 
palaces. 

11  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  ^  An  adversary  there  shall  he 
even  round  about  the  land ;  and 
he  shall  bring  down  thy  strength 
from  thee,  and  thy  palaces  shall  be 
spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  As  the 
shepherd  '  taketh  out  of  the  mouth 
of  the  lion  two  legs,  or  a  piece  of 
an  ear ;  so  shall  the  children  of  Is- 
rael be  taken  out  that  dwell  in  Sa- 
maria in  the  corner  of  a  bed,  and 
"in  Damascus  in  a  couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  in  the 
house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  the  God  of  hosts, 

14  That,  in  the  day  that  I  shall 
"visit  the  transgressions  of  Isl*ael 
upon  him,  I  will  also  visit  the  al- 
tars of  Beth-el :  and  the  horns  of 
the  altar  shall  be  cut  oil',  and  fall 
to  the  ground. 

15  And  I  will  smite  4he  winter 
house  with  ''the  summer  house; 
and  '  the  houses  of  ivory  shall  per- 
ish, and  the  great  houses  shall  have 
an  end,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  reprovetli  Israel  for  oppression^  4  for  idolatry,  6 
a7id  for  their  incorrigibleiiess.  ■ 

HEAR  this  word,  ye  ""kine  of 
Bashan,  thatrtrein  the  mount- 
ain of  Samaria,  which  oppress  the 
poor,  which  crush  the  needy,  which 
say  to  their  masters,  Bring,  and 
let  us  drink. 

2  ^Tlie  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by 
his  holiness,  that,  lo,  the  days  shall 
come  upon  you,  that  he  will  take 
you  away  "  with  hooks,  and  your 
posterity  with  tishhooks. 

3  And  ''ye  shall  go  (mt  at  the 
breaches,-  every  cow  at  thatwhicli  is 
before  her ;  and  "  ye  shall  cast  them 
into  the  palace,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  1  "  Come  to  Beth-el,  and  trans- 
gress ;  at  ^  Gilgal  multiply  trans- 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


II  Or,  oppres- 
sions. 
ejer.4.  22. 


I  Or,  spoil. 


Ii  2  Kin^s  17. 
3,  0.  &  18.  9, 
10,  11. 


tHeb. 
ilelwereth. 


[I  Or,  on  the 
beU's/eet. 


[I  Or,  punish 
Jsraet/or. 


iJer.  30.  22. 

I  .ludg.  3.  20. 

I I  Kings  22. 
39. 


"Ps.  22. 12. 
Ez.  ;!9.  W. 


li  r.«.  89.  3j. 


Mer.  10.  10. 
Hub.  \.\5. 


dEz.  12  5,12. 

|i  Or,  ;/«•  shall 
cafit  away 
the  thinys 
oj  the  pal- 
ace. 

'Ez.  20.  ,19. 

fll(i».  4. 1.5. 
.t  12.  II. 
ch.  o.  o. 


for  divers  sins. 


AMOS. 


J^xhortation  to  repentance. 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 

?Num.2S.  3, 

4. 

h  Dcut.l4.2S. 
t  Hob.  three 

years  of 

'days. 
■  Lev.  7. 13. 

&  ii.  1". 
t  Ilcb.  offer 

by  burniuy. 
k  Lev.  22. 18, 

21. 

Dcut.  12.  6. 
IPs.  81.12. 
tlleb. 

so  yc  love. 


'"Is.  26. 11. 
Jer.  5.  .S. 
ver.  S,  !t. 
UaS.2.1-. 


^ressioii ; 


and  ^'bring- 


"ver.6,10,11. 


0  Deut.2S.22. 
Has.  2.  17. 

S  Or,  the 
multitude 
of  your  fjar- 
cleus.i,-c.cUd 
the  palmer- 
iconii,  Sic. 

I' .Tool  1.  4.  & 


|iOr, 
in  the  way. 

■i  Ex.  9.  ••?,  (J. 
&  12.  2!). 
Ueut.  28.-27, 
(». 
I's.  78.  50. 

j  Heb.  mth 
the  captivi- 
ty of  your 
horses, 
2  Kinesis. 

■•  ver.  G. 


■  Gen.  19. 24, 

25. 

Is.  1.1. 19. 

Jer.  49. 18. 
'Zech.,X2. 

Jude  23. 
"  ver.  (i. 


•  See  Ee.  1.3. 
a.  &  22. 3(1. 
Luke  14.31, 
32. 

1'.  Or,  spirit. 
>  Ps.  i:',y.  2. 

Dan.  2.  28. 
'ch.  5.  8.  & 

8.9. 
"  Deut.,32.13. 

&33.  29. 

Mic.  1. 3. 


your  sacri- 
Hces  every  morning,  ^'and  your 
tithes  after  '  three  years : 

5  'And  '  offer  a  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving with  leaven,  and  proclaim 
and  publish  ''tlie  free  offerings : 
'  for  ♦  this  liketh  yon,  ()  ye  children 
of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  ^  And  I  also  have  given  you 
cleanness  of  teeth  in  all  your  cities, 
and  want  of  bread  in  all  your 
places :  '"  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  also  I  have  withholden  the 
rain  from  you,  when  there  ivere  yet 
three  months  to  the  harvest :  and 
I  caused  it  to  rain  upon  one  city, 
and  caused  it  not  to  rain  upon  an- 
other city:  one  piece  was  rained 
upon,  and  the  piece  whereupon  it 
rained  not  withered. 

8  So  two  or  three  cities  wandered 
unto  one  city,  to  drink  water ;  but 
they  were  not  satisfied :  "  yet  have 
ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

9  "  I  have  smitten  you  with  blast- 
ing  and  mildew :  "  when  your  gar- 
dens and  your  vineyards  and  j^our 
fig  trees  and  your  olive  trees  in- 
creased, 'the  palmerworm  devoin*- 
ed  them :  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  I  have  sent  among  you  the 
pestilence  " ''  after  the  manner  of 
Egypt :  your  young  men  have  I 
slain  with  the  sword,  ^  and  have 
taken  away  your  horses ;  and  I 
have  made  the  stink  of  your  camps 
to  come  up  unto  your  nostrils :  \yet 
have  ve  not  returned  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

11  I  have  overthrown  some  of  you, 
as  God  overthrew  *  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah, 'and  ye  were  as  a  firebrand 
plucked  out  of  the  burning:  "yet 
have  ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

12  Therefore  thus  will  I  do  unto 
thee,  O  Israel :  and  because  I  will 
do  this  unto  thee,  "^  j)repare  to  meet 
thy  God,  O  Israel. 

13  For,  lo,  he  that  formeth  the 
mountains,  and  createth  the  "wind, 
>'and  declareth  unto  man  what  is 
his  thought,  ^  that  maketh  the 
morning  darkness,  ""  and   treadeth 


upon  the  high  |)laces  of  the  earth, 
^'  The  Lord^  The  God  of  hosts,  is 
his  name. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  A  lamentation  for  Israel.     4  An  exhortation  to  re- 
pentance. 31  God  rejectvth  their  hijix>critical  service. 

HEAR   ye  this  word  which  I 
^  take   up  against  you,  even 
a  lamentation,  O  house  of  Israel. 

2  The  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen; 
she  shall  no  more  rise :  she  is  for- 
saken upon  her  land ;  there  is  none 
to  raise  her  up. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
The  city  that  went  out  ft//  a  thou- 
sand shall  leave  a  hundred,  and 
that  which  went  forth  hj  a  hund- 
red shall  leave  ten,  to  the  house  of 
Israel. 

4  1  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  house  of  Israel,  'Seek  ye  me,- 
%and  ye  shall  live : 

5  But  seek  not  ''Beth-el,  nor  enter 
into  Gilgal,  and  pass  not  to  'Beer- 
sheba :  for  Gilgal  shall  surely  go 
into  captivity,  and  *^  Beth-el  shall 
come  to  nought. 

G  f'Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall 
live ;  lest  he  break  out  like  fire  in 
the  house  of  Joseph,  and  devour 
it,  and  there  he  none  to  quench  it 
in  Beth-el. 

7  Ye  who  ''  turn  judgment  to 
wormwood,  and  leave  olf  right- 
eousness in  the  earth, 

8  Seek  him  that  maketh  the  '  seven 
stars  and  Orion,  and  turneth  the 
shadow  of  death  into  the  morning, 
''and  maketh  the  day  dark  with 
night :  that '  calleth  for  the  waters 
of  the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth :  '"  The 
Lord  is  his  name : 

9  That  strengtheneth  the  ^  spoiled 
against  the  strong,  so  that  the  spoil- 
ed shall  come  against  the  fortress. 

10  "They  hate'him  that  rebuketh 
in  the  gate,  and  they  "abhor  him 
that  speaketh  ui:)riglitly. 

11  Forasmuch  therefore  as  vour 
treading  is  upon  the  poor,  and  ye 
take  from  him  burdens  of  wheat : 
•'ye  have  built  houses  of  hewn 
stone,  but  ye  shall  not  dwell  in 
them ;  ye  have  planted  *  pleasant 
vineyards,  but  ye  shall  not  drink 
wine  of  them. 

973 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 

|>I».  47.  4. 
Jer.  111.  Ifi. 
ch.5.8.  &9. 


"Jer.  7. 29. 
Kz.l9. 1.& 
27.2. 


1'  2  Chr.15. 2. 
Jer.  29. 13. 
ver.  G. 

'■  Is.  55.  .•;. 

■ich.4.  4. 
'  ch.  8. 14. 


I  Hos.  4. 1.5. 
&  10.  8. 


Ever.  4. 


!■  ch.  K.  12. 


iJob9.9.  & 

38.31. 


i  k  Ps.  104.  20. 


I  Job  .38.  .34. 
cb.  9.  (i. 


Vh.4. 13. 


t  neb.  spoil. 


"  Is.  29.  21. 
°  1  Kings  22. 


P  Deut.28.30, 

.38, .«). 

Mic.  0.15. 

Zcph.  1. 1.3. 

HaR.  1. 6. 
tlleb. 

vinfynrtls 

of  desire. 


Exhortation  to  repentance. 


AMOS. 


Israel  threatened  for 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 

1  ch.  '2  6. 

:iOr, 

a  ransom^ 
'  U.  lill.  21. 

ch.2.7. 


■ch.6.10. 


<Mic,3.U. 


°  Vs.  M.  14. 
&  yr.  ID. 
Rom.  U.  9. 

''Ex..'!2.30. 

2Kinssia.4. 
Joel ;;.  14. 


JJer.  9. 17. 


'  Ex.  12. 12. 
Nah.  1. 12. 


■18.5.19. 
Jer.  17.  1.5. 
£z.  12.L'-.',27. 
2  I'ct.  3. 4. 

I.  Jer.  30.  i. 
J.ii-1  2.  2. 
ZL'ph.  1. 15. 

'  Jer.  48. 44. 


■iProv.21.27. 

In.  1.  II-IU. 

Jit.  li.  M. 

Iliia.  H.  l.'i. 
'  i-.-v.  M.  'M. 

II  Or, 

tnirtl  your 
holif  itayt. 

I  In.  IXi.  X 
Mie.  U.  B,  7. 


g  Or,  Mant- 
ttJferXHQi. 


«  nr)«.  fi.  0. 

Mic.ti.  8. 
«  Ucl).  )o(/. 
b  I)out.:!2.l7. 

Jiuh.  24.  14. 

Kz.  2t».  8,l(i, 

24. 

Acta  7.42,4.1. 

See  U.4a.23. 


12  For  I  know  your  manifold 
transgressions  and  your  mighty 
sins:  'J. they  afflict  the  just,  they 
take  "a  bribe,  and  they  'turn  aside 
the  poor  in  the  gate  from  their 
righ  t. 

13  Therefore  'the  prudent  shall 
keep  silence  in  that  time ;  for  it  is 
an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that 
ye  may  live :  and  so  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  hosts,  shall  be  with  you, '  as 
ye  have  spoken. 

15  "Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the 
good,  and  establish  judgment  in 
the  gate  :  "  it  may  be  that  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  will  be  gra- 
cious unto  the  renmant  of  Joseph. 

IG  Therefore  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  hosts,  the  Lord,  saith  thus; 
Wailing  shall  he  in  all  streets ;  and 
they  shall  say  in  all  the  highways, 
Alas !  alas !  and  they  shall  call 
the  husbandman  to  mourning,  and 
'such  as  are  skilful  of  lamentation 
to  wailing. 

17  And  in  all  vineyards  shall  he 
wailing :  for  '  I  will  pass  through 
thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  ^Woe  unto  you  that  desire  the 
day  of  the  Lord  !  to  what  end  is  it 
for  you?  Hhe  day  of  the  Lord  is 
darkness,  and  not  light. 

19  'As  if  a  man  did  flee  from  a 
lion,  and  a  bear  met  him ;  or  went 
into  the  house,  and  leaned  his 
hand  on  the  wall,  and  a  serpent 
bit  him. 

20  Shall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord 
he  darkness,  and  not  light?  even 
very  dark,  and  no  brightness  in 
it? 

21  ^  •'!  hate,  T  despise  your  feast 
days,  and  'T  will  not  "smell  in  your 
solemn  assemblies. 

22  f  Though  ye  offer  me  burnt 
offerings  and  your  meat  offerings, 
I  will  not  iu-i-viyt  them  ;  neither  will 
I  regard  the  "peace  oU'erings  of 
your  fat  Ix'asts. 

2.'i  Take  thou  away  from  me  the 
noi.so  of  tliy  songs;  for  I  will  not 
hear  tin;  melody  ol"  thy  viols. 

24  •■'lint  let  Judgnient  'run  down 
as  waters,  and  righteousness  as  a 
mighty  stream. 

25  ''Have  ye  offered  unto  me  sac- 

974 


rifices  and  offerings  in  the  wilder- 
ness forty  years,  O  house  of  Israel  ? 

26  But  ye  have  borne  "  the  taber- 
nacle *of  vour  Moloch  and  Ohiun 
your  images,  the  star  of  your  god, 
which  ye  made  to  yourselves. 

27  Therefore  will  I  cause  you  to 
go  into  captivity  ''beyond  Damas- 
cus, saith  the  Lord,  '  whose  name 
is  The  God  of  hosts. 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  The  wantonness  of  Israel,  7  shall  be  plagued  with 
desolation,  12  a7id  their  incorrigibleness. 

WOE  no  them  that  "rtre  at  ease 
in  Zion.,  and  trust  in  the 
mountain  of  Samaria,  which  are 
named  ^'i chief  of  the  nations,  to 
whom  the  house  of  Israel  came ! 

2  '^Pass  ye  unto  ''Oalneh,  and 
see;  aud  from  thence  go  ye  to 
•"Hamath  the  great:  then  go  down 
to  ^  Gath  of  the  Philistines :  ^  he 
they  better  than  these  kingdoms? 
or  their  border  greater  than  your 
border  ? 

3  Ye  that ''  put  far  away  the  '  evil 
day,  ""and  cause  Hhe  "seat  of  vio- 
lence to  come  near ; 

4  That  lie  upon  beds  of  ivory, 
aud  "  stretch  themselves  upon  their 
couches,  and  eat  the  lambs  out  of 
the  flock,  and  the  calves  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  stall ; 

5  '"That  "chant  to  the  sound  of 
the  viol,  and  invent  to  themselves 
instruments  of  music,  "like  David; 

6  That  drink  "  wine  in  bowls,  and 
anoint  themselves  with  the  chief 
ointments:  "but  they  are  not  griev- 
ed for  the  *  affliction  of  Joseph. 

7  1^  Therefore  now  shall  they  go 
captive  with  the  first  that  go  cap- 
tive, and  the  banquet  of  them  that 
stretched  themselves  shall  be  re- 
moved. 

8  ''The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by 
himself,  saith  the  Lord  the  God 
of  ho.sts,  I  abhor  ''the  excellency 
of  Jacob,  and  hate  his  palaces: 
therefore  will  I  deliver  up  the  city 
with  all  'that  is  therein. 

1)  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
there  remain  ten  men  in  one  house, 
that  tliey  shall  die. 

10  And  a  man's  imcle  shall  take 
him  up,  and  he  that  burnetii  him, 
to  bring  out  the  bones  out  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

7S7. 

Il  Or,  SiccHth 
your  ktng. 

>  1  Kings  11. 
33. 


V  2  Kings  17. 
6. 
1  ch.  4. 13. 


"  Luke  G.  24. 

II  Or, 
arc  secure. 


b  Ex.  19.  5. 
II  Or. 
Jirstfruits. 

••Jer.  2.  10. 

ills.  in. 9.. 
Taken 

abimt  (94. 
'2  Kings  18. 

34. 

f2Chr.26.C. 
E  Nah.  3.  8. 


tEz.  12.  27. 
■  ch.  .^.  18.  & 
9.  10. 

Ich.  .5.  l2. 
ver.  12. 

I  Vs.  94.  20. 

II  Or, 
h<ibitation. 

l\  Or,  aboimcl 
with  suijev' 
Jluities. 


"•18.5.12. 
[1  Or,  quaver, 

"lChr.23.5. 

II  Or,  in  bowls 
o/  wine, 

"Gen.  .'!7.25. 

tllcb. 
tir^uch. 


r.Ter.  .';1.14. 
Heb(!.13.17. 


1  Ps.  47.  4. 
Ez.  24.  21. 
ch.  ,S.  7. 


<  rieb. 
Iliejiilnes$ 
thereof. 


their  voluptuousness. 


AMOS. 


^'yp^  of  (^  f^'o^tt  and  plumhline. 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


'ch.  5. 13. 

"ch.  8.  3. 

II  Or,  thej, 
irifl  not,  or, 
have  not. 


'18.55. 11. 

"  ch.  3. 15. 

!l  Or, 
droppings. 


»  Hos.  10.  4. 

ch.  5.  7. 


i  Jer.  5. 15. 


"Num.  34.8. 

1  Kiiij^s  8. 

65. 
II  Or,  valhy. 


li  Or,  green 

ivonns. 


•Is.  .Tl.ig. 

ver.  ."i. 
Ii  Or,  irho  of 

(or,  foi  ./a- 

coh  :ih(tU 

tliinil  f 
"•Deut  32  30. 

vei.  (i. 

.loiiah  3. 10. 

James  5. 16. 


'ver.  2,  3. 


house,  and  shall  say  unto  him  that 
is  by  the  sides  of  the  house,  Is  there 
yet  auij  with  thee  f  and  he  slial^ 
say,  No.  Then  shall  he  say,  '  Hold 
thy  tongue :  ^  for  "  we  may  not 
make  mention  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

11  For,  behold,  Hhe  Lord  com- 
mandeth,  "and  he  will  smite  the 
great  house  with  n  breaches,  and 
the  little  house  with  clefts. 

12  •[  Shall  horses  run  upon  the 
rock  ?  will  one  plough  there  with 
oxen?  for  ''ye  have  turned  judg- 
ment into  gall,  nnd  the  fruit  of 
righteousness  into  hemlock : 

13  Ye  which  rejoice  in  a  thing  of 
nought,  which  say,  Have  we  not 
taken  to  us  horns  by  our  own 
strength  ? 

14  But,  behold,  ''I  will  raise  up 
against  you  a  nation,  O  house  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  the  God  of 
hosts;  and  they  shall  afflict  you 
from  the  'entering  in  of  Hamath 
unto  the  "river  of  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  TJic  jndfimentx  of  the  grn.s.s/iopjKrs,  4  ami  of  the  fire, 
are  (Uncrled  by  the  praijer  of  Amos.  7  By  the  wall 
of  a  phanbline  is  signified  the  rejectioyi  of  Israel.  10 
Ainuziah  vomplaineth  of  Amos.  14  Amos  sheweth 
his  call i»f/,  1(3  and  Auiaziah\  judgment. 

HITS  hath  the  Lord  God  shew- 
ed unto  me;  and,  behold,  he 
formed  "grasshoppers  in  the  be- 
ginning of  the  shooting  up  of  the 
latter  growth ;  and,  lo,  it  was  the 
latter  growth  after  the  king's  mow- 
ings. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
they  had  made  an  end  of  eating 
the  grass  of  the  land,  then  I  said, 

0  Lord  God,  forgive,  I  beseech 
thee  :  " "  by  whom  shall  Jacob 
arise?  for  he  is  small. 

3  ^'The  Lord  repented  for  this :  It 
shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  ^  Thus  hath  the  Lord  God 
shewed  unto  me :  and,  behold,  the 
Lord  God  called  to  contend  by  fire, 
and  it  devoured  the  great  deep, 
and  did  eat  up  a  part. 

5  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  God,  cease, 

1  beseech  thee:  'by  whom  shall 
Jacob  arise  ?  for  he  is  small.    . 

6  The  Lord  repented  for  this: 
This  also  shall  not  be,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 


T 


7  1  TIius  he  shewed  me :  and,  be- 
hold, the  Lord  stood  u])on  a  wall 
made  by  a  plnmbline,  with  ajjlumb- 
line  in  his  hand. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,- 
Amos,  what  seest  thou?  And  I 
said,  A  i)lumbline.  Then  said  the 
Lord,  Behold,  ''I  will  ^et  a  plumb- 
line  in  the  midst  of  my  people  Is- 
rael: ^I  will  not  again  pass  by 
them  any  more : 

9  '^And  the  high  places  of  Isaac 
shall  be  desolate,  and  the  sanctu- 
aries of  Israel  shall  be  laid  waste ; 
and  ^I  will  rise  against  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  with  the  sword. 

10  *i  Then  Amaziah  ''the  priest 
of  Beth-el  sent  to  '  Jeroboam  king 
of  Israel,  saying,  Amos  hath  con- 
spired against  thee  in  the  midst  of 
the  house  of  Israel :  the  land  is  not 
able  to  bear  all  his  words. 

11  For  thus  Amos  saith,  Jeroboam 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  and  Israel 
shall  surely  be  led  away  captive 
out  of  their  own  land. 

12  Also  Amaziah  said  unto  Amos, 
O  thou  seer,  go,  flee  thee  away  in- 
to the  land  of  Judah,  and  there  eat 
bread,  and  prophesy  there : 

13  But  "^  prophesy  not  again  any 
more  at  Beth-el :  '  for  it  is  the 
king's  "chapel,  and  it  is  the  'king's 
court. 

14  ^[  Then  answered  Amos,  and 
said  to  Amaziah,  I  was  no  i)rophet, 
neither  was  I  "'a  prophet's  son; 
"but  I  was  a  herdman,  and  a  gath- 
erer of  "sycamore  fruit : 

15  And  the  Lord  took  me  ♦as  I 
followed  the  flock,  and  the  Lord 
said  unto  me,  (io,  prophesy  unto 
my  peoi)le  Israel. 

16  1  Now  therefore  hear  thou  the 
word  of  the  Lord  :  Thou  sayest. 
Prophesy  not  against  Israel,  and 
"drop  not  th\j  word  against  the 
house  of  Isaac. 

17  "Therefore  thus  saith  theLaRD ; 
'i  Thy  wife  shall  be  a  harlot  in  the 
city,  and  thy  sons  and  thy  daugh- 
ters shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and 
thy  land  shall  be  divided  by 
line ;  and  thou  shalt  die  in  a  pol- 
luted land :  and  Israel  shall  sure- 
ly go  into  caxjtivity  forth  of  his 
land. 

975 


Before 
Oil  RIST 

787. 


■iSeeSKinca 

IJl.I.t. 

Is.  28.  17.  & 

■M.M. 

l.am.  2.8. 
•ch.  H.  2. 

Mic.  T.  18. 


I  Bcer-shc- 
ba, 

(i<n.  20.  23. 
&41;.  1. 
ch.  5.5.48. 
14. 

ePulfil'.ed, 
2  Kiii^;)  15. 
10. 

b  1  King-  12. 
32. 

12  KiDga  H. 
23. 


l.ch.2. 12. 

11  Kings  12. 

32.  Si  v.).  i. 
II  Or, 

snuctuary. 
1  Ilch.  house 

oj  the  kmg- 

doiii. 


"  1  Kings  20. 
.35. 

2  Kings  2.5. 
&  4.  38.  &  6. 
1. 

"ch.l.  1. 
Zich.  13.  S. 

II  Or, 
icild  figs. 

\  Ilib. y;om 
tehind. 


°  Ez.  21.  2. 
Mic.  2.  6. 


l'Sce,Icr.2.1. 

12.  .t  2!l.  21, 

25,31.32. 
'I  Ik.  13.  le. 

Lam.  5.  11. 

Il(w.  4.  13. 

Zcch.  14.  2. 


Oppression  is  reproved. 


AMOS. 


Certainty  of  Israel's  desolation. 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


•Ez.  7  2. 
l.ch.7.  8. 


'  ch.  5.  23. 


I  Heb. 
thall  howl. 


•leh.fi.n,  10. 
1  Ueb. 
b^  silent. 

'Va  14.4. 
Trov.  30. 14. 


J  Or,  month. 


fNeh.  13. 1.0. 

16. 

*  Ueb.  o/>en. 
c  Mic  G.  10, 

11. 

1  Ileb.  ;)er- 
vertmg  the 
lalances  of 
<iccei(, 
Uo3.  12.  7. 

kcll.  2.C.      , 


ich.C.8. 


k  nos.  8. 13. 
ti  "J.  3. 


I  Hot).  4. 3. 


■ch.9.6. 


791. 

•Jobs.  14. 
I«.  13.  10.  & 
M).  0.  IIP. 
J.r.  I.'..  9. 
Mic.  i.  G. 


"  In.  1/5.  2,  .^. 

Jer.  4a  K. 

¥.7..  7.  18.  & 

27.  ,11. 
PJor.  n.  2fl. 

Zcch.  12.10. 


CHAPTER  YIII. 

1  By  a  ba.iket  of  .summer  fncit  is  shewed  the  prophi- 
quity  of  hraerfi  end.  A  Oppression  is  rejiroved.  11 
A  famine  of  the  word  threatened. 

THUS  hath  the  Lord  God  shew- 
ed  imto  me:  and  behold   a 
basket  of  summer  frnit. 

2  And  he  said,  Amos,  what  seest 
thou?  And  I  said,  A  basket  of 
summer  fruit..  Then  said  the  Lord 
unto  me,  ^The  end  is  come  upon 
my  people  of  Israel;  ^I  will  not 
again  pass  by  them  any  more. 

3  And  'the  songs  of  the  temple 
'shall  be  howlings  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  God  :  there  shall  he 
many  dead  bodies  in  every  place ; 
''they  shall  cast  them  forth  *with 
silence. 

4  ^  Hear  this,  O  ye  that  *=  swal- 
low up  the  needy,  even  to  make 
the  x)oor  of  the  land  to  fail, 

5  Saying,  When  wijl  the  "new 
moon  be  gone,  that  we  may  sell 
corn  I  and  '  the  sabbath,  that  we 
may  *  set  forth  wheat,  ^  making  the 
ephah  small,  and  the  shekel  great, 
and  '  falsifying  the  balances  by  de- 
ceit? 

G  That  we  may  buy  the  poor  for 
''silver,  and  the  needy  for  a  pair 
of  shoes;  yea,  and  sell  the  refuse 
of  the  wheat  ? 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  'the 
excellency  of  Jacob,  Surely  ''I  will 
never  forget  any  of  their  works. 

8  '  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for 
this,  and  every  one  mourn  that 
dwelleth  therein  ?  and  it  shall  rise 
up  wholly  as  a  flood ;  and  it  shall 
be  cast  out  and  drowned,  '"as  hy 
the  flood  of  l^igypt. 

\)  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
tliat  <lay,  .saith  the  Lord  God,  "that 
1  will  cause  the  sun  to  go  down  at 
noon,  and  I  will  darken  the  earth 
ill  the  clear  dny  : 

10  And  1  will  turn  your  feasts  in- 
to mourning,  juid  all  your  songs 
into  lamentation;  "and  I  will  bring 
up  sackclolli  upon  Jill  loin.s,  an(l 
baldness  ui)()n  every  lieiid  ;  'and  I 
will  make  it  as  the  mourning  of  an 
only  son,  and  the  end  thereof  as  a 
bitter  day. 

11  ^i  Ueliold,  Ww  days  come,  .saith 
the  Lord  God,  that  1  will  send  a 

{>7(> 


famine  in  the  land,  not  a  famine 
of  bread,  .nor  a  thirst  for  water,  but 
«  of  hearing  the  words  of  the  Lord  : 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from 
sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  north  even 
to  the  east,  they  shall  run  to  and 
fro  to  seek  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  shall  not  find  it. 

13  In  that  day  shall  the  fair  vir- 
gins and  young  men  faint  for  thirst. 

14  They  that  'swear  by  ''the  sin 
of  Samaria,  and  say.  Thy  god,  O 
Dan,  liveth ;  and.  The  ^ manner  'of 
Beer-sheba  liveth ;  even  they  shall 
fall,  and  never  rise  up  again. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  certainty  of  the  desolntimi.    11  The  restoring  of 
the  tahernade  of  David. 

ISxVW  the  Lord  standing  upon 
the  altar:  and  he  said,  Smite 
the  "lintel  of  the  door,  that  the 
posts  may  shake :  and  " '  cut  them 
in  the  head,  all  of  them ;  and  I 
will  slay  the  last  of  them  with 
the  sword :  ''  he  that  fleeth  of  them 
shall  not  flee  away,  and  he  that  es- 
capeth  of  them  shall  not  be  deliv- 
ered. 

2  ''Though  they  dig  into  hell, 
thence  shall  mine  hand  take  them; 
''  though  they  climb  up  to  heaven, 
thence  will  I  bring  them  down  : 

3  And  though  they  hide  them- 
selves in  the  toj)  of  Carmel,  I  will 
search  and  take  them  out  thence ; 
and  though  they  be  hid  from  my 
sight  in  the  bottom  of  the  sea, 
thence  will  I  command  the  ser- 
pent, and  he  shall  bite  them : 

4  And  though  they  go  into  cap- 
tivity before  their  enemies,  '^  thence 
will  I  command  the  sword,  and  it 
shall  slay  them:  and  '1  will  set 
mine  eyes  upon  them  for  evil,  and 
not  for  good. 

5  And  the  Lord  God  of  ho.sts  is 
]n'  that  toucheth  the  land,  and  it 
shall  ^'melt,  ''and  all  that  dwell 
therein  shall  mourn:  and  it  shall 
rise  up  wholly  like  a  flood ;  and 
shall  be  drowned,  as  hy  the  flood 
of  Ivgypt. 

()  Jtis  he  that  buildeth  his  " ' '  sto- 
ries in  the  heaven,  and  hath  found- 
ed his  "troop  in  the  earth  ;  he  that 
''call(;th  for  the  waters  of  the  sea, 
and  poureth  them   out  upon    the 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 

11  Sum.  3.1. 
Ps.  "4. ;). 
Ez.  7.  2G. 


'  nos.  4. 15. 
"Deut.g.  21. 

1  Ileb.  tvai/  : 

Sec  Acts  9. 

2.  &  l.S.  2,5. 

&  19.  9,  liS.  & 

24. 14. 
'  ch.  i.  5. 


II  Or, 

chamtery 

or,  Xiiop. 
I!  Or,  ivovnd 

litem. 
'■•  Ps. »».  21. 

Hab. :;.  1.3. 

i'ch.2.14. 


•■  Ps.  139.  S, 
&c. 


■1  Job  20.  G. 
,ler.51.53. 
Obad.  4. 


'Lev.  2G..33. 
Deut.  28.65- 
Ez.  ,i.  12. 

fl.ev.  17. 10. 
.ler.  44.  n. 


f  .Mic.  1.4. 
licli.S.S. 


I'Or,  sp/ieres. 
1  Ilrb. 
tisct'n^ion?. 
iPs.  104.. 3,13. 
|l  Or,  bundle. 

y  ch.  r,.  8. 


The  restoring  of  the 


OBADIAH. 


tabernacle  of  David. 


Before 
CHRIST 

7S7. 

'c:i.4. 13. 


'"Jer.47.4. 

"  Dent.  2. 23. 
Jcr.4r.  4. 
"ch.  1.5. 

r  vet.  i. 


1.1er..m  11. 
Ul)ttd.l6.17. 


t  Ilcb.  cause 
to  move. 


\  HeXi.  stone. 


'ch.C.3. 


'  .\cts  15. 16, 
17. 

fHeb. 
hedge,  or, 
wall. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 


»Is.  21.11.  & 

.«.  5. 

Ez.  25. 12, 

1.3, 14 

Joel  :l.  10. 

Mai.  1.  :i. 
!■  .ler.  49. 14, 

SiC. 


face  of  the  earth:  'The  Lokd  is 
his  name. 

7  Are  ye  not  as  cliihh'en  of  the 
Ethiopians  unto  me,  O  children  of 
Israel  ?  saitli  the  Lord.  Have  not 
I  brought  np  Israel  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  ?  and  the  '"  rhilistines 
from  "  Oaphtor,  and  the  ^Syrians 
from"  Kir  f 

8  Behold,  ''  the  eyes  of  the  Lord 
God  are  upon  the  sinful  kingdom, 
and  I  ^will  destroy  it  from  off  the 
face  of  the  earth;  saving  that  I  will 
not  utterly  destroy  the  house  of 
Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  For,  lo,  I  will  command,  and  I 
will  f  sift  the  house  of  Israel  among 
all  nations,  like  as  corn  is  sifted 
in  a  sieve,  yet  shall  not  the  least 
^  grain  fall  upon  the  earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  ""which  say. 
The  evil  shall  not  overtake  nor 
prevent  us. 

11  'T[  ^In  that  day  will  I  raise  up 
the  tabernacle  of  David  that  is 
fallen,  and  ^  close  up  the  breaches 


thereof;  and  I  will  raise  up  his 
ruins,  and  I  will  build  it  as  in  the 
days  of  old : 

12  'That  they  may  possess  the 
remnant  of  "Edom,  and  of  all  the 
heathen,  ♦which  are  called  by  my 
name,  saith  the  Lord  that  doeth 
this. 

13  Behold,  ^  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  the  ploughman 
shall  overtake  the  reaper,  and  the 
treader  of  grapes  him  that  '  soweth 
seed ;  '  and  the  mountains  shall 
drop  "sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills 
shall  melt. 

14  'And  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  my  peo])le  of  Israel, 
and  ''they  shall  build  the  waste 
cities,  and  inhabit  them  ;  and  they 
shall  plant  vineyards,  and  drink  the 
wine  thereof;  they  shall  also  make 
gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

15  And  I  will  x>lant  them  upon 
their  laud,  and  ^they  shall  no  more 
be  pulled  up  out  of  their  land 
which  I  have  given  them,  saith  the 
Lord  thy  God. 


OBADIAH. 


'i  Kinirs  14. 
7. 

■'  U.  14. 13, 
14,15. 
Jtev.  18.  7. 


'  Job  20.  C. 

Jer.  4',l.lfi.  .t 

.5I..'>!. 

Amos  ;t.  2. 
fHab.  2.  9. 


1  TJie  (lefitruction  of  Edom,  o  for  their  pride,  10  and 
for  Iheir  '.vrong  unto  Jacob.  17  T/ie  salvaiion  and 
victory  of  Jacob. 

THE  vision  of  Obadiah.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  '•'  concern- 
ing Edom;  'We  have  heard  a  ru- 
mour from  the  Lord,  and  an  am- 
bassador is  sent  among  the  hea- 
then, Arise  ye,  and  let  us  rise  up 
against  her  in  battle. 

2  Behold,  I  have  made  thee 
small  among  the  heathen:  thou 
art  greatly  despised. 

3  \  The  pride  of  thine  heart  hath 
deceived  thee,  thou  that  dwellest 
in  the  clefts  'of  the  rock,  whose 
habitation  is  high;  ''that  saith  in 
his  heart.  Who  shall  bring  me 
down  to  the  ground  f 

4  •^  Though  thou  exalt  thyself  as 
the  eagle,  and  though  thou  ^set 
thy  nest  among  the  stars,  thence 
will  I  bring  thee  down,  saith  the 
Lord. 


5  If  ^thieves  came  to  thee,  if  rob- 
bers by  night,  (how  art  thou  cut 
off!)  would  they  not  have  stolen 
till  they  had  enough  ?  if  the  grape- 
gatherers  came  to  thee,  ''  would 
they  not  leave  "  some  grapes  ? 

6  How  are  the  things  of  Esau 
searched  out !  how  are  his  hidden 
things  sought  up  ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy 
have  brought  thee  even  to,  the 
border:  ''the  men  that  were  at 
peace  with  thee  have  deceived 
thee,  and  prevailed  against  thee ; 
'  they  that  eat  thy  bread  have  laid 
a  wound  under  thee :  ^  there  is 
none  understanding  "in  him. 

8  '  Shall  I  not  in  that  day,  saith 
the  Lord,  even  destroy  the  wise 
men  out  of  Edom,  and  understand- 
ing out  of  the  mount  of  Esau  f 

9  And  thy '"mighty  me)?,  O  "Te- 
man,   shall    be  dismayed,   to  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


'Obail.19. 

''Num.24.18. 

i  Ilcb. 
ujiou  tfhom 
tnij  name  l,< 
called. 

'  Lev.  20. 5. 


I  Hob. 
ilr<t\reth 
Jortli. 

»  Joel  3.  18. 

II  Or. 

»ew  tome. 


'  Jcr.  30.  3. 


■13.01.4..% 
115.21. 
E2.3U.33-00. 


t>Is.  CO.  21. 
Jer.  .iJ.  41. 
Kz.  .".4.  28. 
Joel  3. 20. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  507. 

EJer.  4'J.  9. 


k  Dcut.24.2I. 
Is.  17.  «.  Si 

21.  l.i. 
II  Or. 
gleanings. 


tlleb. 
the  jnen  of 
thy  peace. 

•Jcr.  38.  22. 


I  ricb. 
tbc  men  of 
th'j  bread. 

lis.  19.11,12. 

H  Or,  of  it. 

UobS.  12,13. 
1^.2!'.  H. 
Jer.  49.  7. 


"  Ts  /G.  h. 
Amos  2.  I*!. 
°  Jer.  49.  7. 


end  that 


every  one 

977 


of  the  mount 


The  destruction  of  Edom. 


JOXAH. 


The  salvation  of  Jacob. 


Before 
CIIHIST 

ubuui  5bT. 


•Gen.  -I!  41. 

i>.  132.  7. 

Kz.m.  12.4 

SS.  5. 

.\mo8  1.  II 
P  E  .  .«.  y. 

Mut.  1.  i. 


Il  Or.  carried 
iiwatj  hit 
substance. 

f  Joel  3.  .1. 
Nah.  i.  10. 


C  Or,  f/o  not 

fiehott/t  ic. 
'Ps  ■/.'  17.  i 

54.  7.  &  5!). 

JO 

Mic.  4.11. 

*i7. 10. 

•  Ps.  .-ir.  13.  Si 

137.  7. 
•Job  31   20. 
Prov.  17.  .5. 
&  L'4. 17,  IS. 
Mic.  7.  a. 

i  Ilch. 
magnifieil 
thy  mouth. 


Il  Or,  forces. 


I  OT,thut  up, 
Fk.  31.  8. 


"  Ez.  .TO.  .3. 

Joel  .i,  14. 
»Ez.  .".i.  15. 

Hab.  2.  S. 


I  of    Esau    may    be    cut    off    by 
I  slaughter. 

10  ^  For  thy  "violence  against 
tby  brother  Jacob  shame  shall 
cover  thee,  and  ''thou  shalt  be  cut 
off  for  ever. 

11  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest 
on  the  other  side,  in  the  day  that 
the  strangers  "carried  away  cap- 
tive his  forces,  and  foreigners  en- 
tered into  his  gates,  and  ''cast  lots 
upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou  wast  as 
one  of  them. 

12  But  "thou  shouldest  not  have 
'looked  on  'the  day  of  thy  brother 
in  the  day  that  he  became  a  stran- 
ger; neither  shouldest  thou  have 
'rejoiced  over  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah  in  the  day  of  their  destruc- 
tion ;  neither  shouldest  thou  have 
*  spoken  proudly  in  the  day  of 
distress. 

13  Thou  shouldest  not  have  en- 
tered into  the  gate  of  my  people 
in  the  day  of  their  calamity ;  yea, 
thou  shouldest  not  have  looked 
on  their  affliction   in   the  day  of 

'  their  calamity,  nor  have  laid  hands 
on  their  "substance  in  the  day  of 
their  calamity ; 

14  Neither  shouldest  thou  have 
stood  in  the  crossway,  to  cut  off 
those  of  his  that  did  escape ;  nei- 
ther shouldest  thou  have  "  deliver- 
ed up  those  of  his  that  did  remain 
in  the  day  of  distress. 

15  "For  the  day  of  the  Lord  is 
near  upon    all    the   heathen:    ''as 


thou  hast  done,  it  shall  be  done 
unto  thee:  thy  reward  shall  re- 
turn upon  thine  own  head. 

IG  ^For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon 
my  holy  mountain,  so  shall  all  the 
heathen  drink  continually;  yea, 
they  shall  drink,  and  they  shall 
"swallow  down,  and  they  shall  be 
as  though  they  had  not  been. 

17  ^  '  But  upon  mount  Zion  ="  shall 
be  "deliverance,  and  "there  shall  be 
holiness ;  and  the  house  of  Jacob 
shall  i)ossess  their  possessions. 

18  And  the  house  of  Jacob  ^  shall 
be  a  fire,  and  the  house  of  Joseph 
a  flame,  and  the  house  of  Esau  for 
stubble,  and  they  shall  kindle  in 
them,  and  devour  them ;  and  there 
shall  not  be  any  remaining  of  the 
house  of  Esau;  for  the_LoRD  hath 
sj^oken  it. 

19  And  theij  of  the  south  '^ shall 
possess  the  mount  of  Esau;  '^and 
theij  o/ the  plain,  the  Philistines: 
and  they  shall  possess  the  fields  of 
Ephraim,  and  the  fields  of  Samaria: 
and  Benjamin  shall  possess  Gilead. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this  host 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  pos- 
sess that  of  the  Oanaanites,  even 
"unto  Zarephath;  and  the  captiv- 
ity of  Jerusalem,  "which  is  in 
Sepharad,  *^  shall  x)ossess  the  cities 
of  the  south. 

21  And  ^'saviours  shall  come  up 
on  mount  Ziou  to  judge  the  mount 
of  Esau;  and  the  ''kingdom  shall 
be  the  Lord's. 


Bcrore 
CHRIST 

alioui  bfil. 


•2KlnK>-14. 

25. 
I'  Called. 

Mall.  12.39. 

.lonat. 
I-Ocii.  10.11, 

12. 

ch.  .1  2,  .3. 

&4.II. 
'  Oen.18.20, 

21. 

K/rn  9.  fi. 

JninCH  5.  4. 

Kev.  IK.  fi. 
*  ch.  4.  2. 
'Josh.  19  41. 

2  Clir.  i.  lij. 

ActsS.UU. 


JONAH. 


CnAPTER  I. 

1  Jonah,  .tnit  to  Xineveh,  flucth  to  Tarxhhh.  4  TJe  in 
brwniijcd  bij  a  tetiipe.<\  11  throtfii  into  the  .sea,  17 
(Did  .swallowed  l»j  ajith. 

NOW  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto    '"Jonah  the  son 
of  Amittai,  saying, 

2  Ari,se,  go  to  Nineveh,  that  ''great 
cily,  and  cry  against  it;  for 'their 
wickedness  is  (^ome  up  before  me. 

3  But  Jonah*  ''ro.se  up  to  Ih^e  unto 
Tarsliish  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lomi),  and  went  down  to  ^Jo])pa; 
and  he  found  a,  ship  going  to  Tar- 

978 


shish :  so  he  paid  the  fare  thereof, 
and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with 
them  unto  Tarsliish  "^from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord. 

4  I  But  ^'the  Lord  'sent  out  a 
great  wind  into  the  sea,  and  there 
was  a  mighty  tempest  in  the  sea, 
so  that  the  ship  was  Mike  to  be 
broken. 

5  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid, 
and  cried  every  man  unto  his  god, 
and  'cast  forth  the  wares  that  mere 
in  the  ship  into  the  sea,  to  lighten 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 

about  585. 

yjer.  2r,.  ?.s, 
2!l.  &4!l.  I  J. 
Joel  .3.  17. 
1  Pet.  4.  17. 


I  Or,  sup  up. 


'  Joel  2,  32. 
"  Amos  U.  8. 
II  Or,  Ihey 

thttt  escape. 
II  Or,  i7  shall 

be  holy. 

Joel  3.  17. 

kis.  10.  17. 
Zech.  12.  0. 


°  Amos  9. 12. 
i  Zcpli.  2.  7. 


'1  Kings  17. 

y,  10. 

II  Or,  shall 

possess  that 

which  is  in 

Se/iharad. 
I  ,ler.  32.  44. 
ei  Tim. 4.10. 

James.').  I'O. 
1>  Pa.  22.  28. 

Dfin.2.  44. 

&  7.  14,  27. 

Zech.  14.  9. 

Luke  1.33. 

Kev.  11.  15. 

&  19.  C. 


Before 
CHRISI' 

:ibout  b62 

( Gen.  4.  Ifi. 
J.'b  1.  12.  * 
2.7. 

s  Ps.  107.  25. 
I  lleb. 
cast/orth. 


\  Ileh. 

thought  to 

lit  litoken. 


h  So  AcH  27. 
IS,  19,  M. 


Jonah  cast  into  the  sea. 


JONAH. 


The  prayer  of  Jonah. 


Before 
CIIKIST 
iibout  862. 

■  1  Sara.  24.3. 


k  Ps.  lOr.  28. 
I  Joel  2.  H. 


"■  Josh.  7. 14, 
l(i. 

1  Sam.  10. 
U'(»,-'l.  &I4. 
41, 4L'. 

l'iov.lfi..%1. 
Acts  1.  20. 


"Josh.  7.  19. 
1  Sam.  14. 
43. 


II  Or,  JR- 
IIUVAH. 

"Ps.  14(1.  6. 
Acts  17.  24. 


I  Heb.  icith 
great/ear. 


t  Heb.  may 
be  silent 
front  «5. 

II  Or,  greio 
more  and 
ntore  tem- 
pestuous^ 

i  lieb.  went. 

P  John  11.50. 


i Ileb. 
itigged. 
H  Prov.21.30. 


'Deut.2I.S. 
•Pa.  115.3. 

ips.gy.fl. 

Luke  8. 24. 


\  Wib.ftood. 

"Mark  4. 41. 
Acts  .i.  11. 
I  Heb.  saC' 
nficetl  a 
facnpre 
vnio  the 
LoHi),  and 
towed 
vows. 


it  of  tliem.  But  Jonah  was  ^orie 
down  '  into  the  sides  of  the  sliip ; 
and  lie  lay,  and  was  fast  asleep. 

G  8o  the  shipmaster  came  to  him, 
and  said  nnto  him.  What  meanest 
thou,  O  sleeper!  arise,  ''call  upon 
thy  God,  4f  so  be  that  God  will 
think  upon  us,  that  we  perish  not. 

7  And  they  said  every  one  to  his 
fellow.  Come,  and  let  us  '"cast  lots, 
that  we  may  know  for  whose  cause 
this  evil  is  upon  us.  So  they  cast 
lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon  Jonah. 

8  Then  said  they  unto  him,  "Tell 
us,  we  pray  thee,  for  whose  cause 
this  evil  is  ui)on  us ;  What  is 
thine  occupation?  and  whence 
comest  thou  1  what  is  thy  country! 
and  of  what  people  art  thou  ! 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a 
Hebrew;  and  I  fear  "the  Lord, 
the  God  of  heaven,  "which  hath 
made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land. 

10  Then  were  the  men  *  exceed- 
ingly afraid,  and  said  unto  him. 
Why  hast  thou  done  this  !  For  the 
men  knew  that  he  fled  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  because  he 
had  told  them. 

11  ^  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
What  shall  we  do  unto  thee,  that 
the  sea  ♦may  be  calm  unto  us  ?  for 
the  sea  "'wrought,  and  was  tem- 
pestuous. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  ^Take 
me  up,  and  cast  me  forth  into  the 
sea;  so  shall  the  sea  be  calm  unto 
you :  for  I  know  that  for  my  sake 
this  great  tempest  is  upon  you. 

13  Nevertheless  the  men  'rowed 
hard  to  bring  it  to  the  land;  ''but 
they  could  not :  for  the  sea  wrought, 
and  was  tempestuous  against  them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  We  beseech  thee, 
G  Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  let  us 
not  x)erish  for  this  man's  life,  and 
May  not  upon  us  innocent  blood: 
for  thou,  O  Lord,  "hast  done  as  it 
pleased  thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and 
cast  him  forth  into  the  sea:  'and 
the  sea  ♦  ceased  from  her  raging-. 

IG  Then  the  men  "  feared  the 
Lord  exceedingly,  and  '  offered  a 
sacritice  unto  the  Lord,  and  made 
vows. 


17  1[  Now  the  Lord  had  i)repared 
a  great  flsh  to  swallow  up  Jonah. 
And  STonah  was  in  the  'belly  of 
the  fish  three  days  and  three  nights. 

CHAPTim  II. 

1  77ic  prayer  of  Joita-h.     10  Jle  is  delivered  from  the 
.fis/i. 

THEN  Jonah  prayed  unto  the 
Lord  his  God  out  of  the  fish's 
belly, 

2  And  said,  I  ="  cried  "  by  reason  of 
mine  affliction  unto  the  Lord,  ""and 
he  heard  me;  out  of  the  belly  of 
"  hell  cried  I,  and  thou  heardest  my 
voice. 

3  *^For  thou  hadst  cast  me  into 
the  deei),  in  the  'midst  of  the  seas; 
and  the  floods  compassed  me  about: 
''all  thy  billows  and  thy  waves 
passed  over  me. 

4  ''Then  I  said,  I  am  cast  out  of 
thy  sight ;  yet  I  will  look  ag-ain 
•^  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

5  The  ^  waters  compassed  me 
about,  even  to  the  soul :  the  depth 
closed  me  round  about,  the  weeds 
were  wrapped  about  my  head. 

G  I  went  down  to  the  '  bottoms 
of  the  mountains;  the  earth  with 
her  bars  was  about  me  for  ever : 
yet  hast  thou  brought  up  mj^  life 
''  from  "  corruption,  O  Lord  my 
God. 

7  AVhen  my  soul  fliinted  within 
me  I  remembered  the  Lord  :  '  and 
my  prayer  came  in  unto  thee,  into 
thi'ne  holy  temple. 

8  They  that  observe  ''lying'  van- 
ities forsake  their  own  mercy.    . 

0  But  I  will  'sacrifice  unto  thee 
with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving ;  I 
will  pay  that  that  I  have  vowed. 
"'Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

10  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
the  fish,  and  it  vomited  out  Jonah 
upon  the  dry  kind. 

CHAPTEE  IIL 

1  Jonahy  xent  ar/aiii,  prcac/iel/i  to  the  Niiievites.   5  Upon 
their  rcpeutauec,  10  God  rcijcnteth. 


Before 
CUUIST 
oIhiu:  h62. 


I    T 


ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jonah  the  second  time. 


saying, 

2  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that 
great  city,  and  i)reach  unto  it  the 
preaching  that  I  bid  tliee. 

3  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto 
Nineveh,  according  to  the  word  of 

079 


Mott.  12.4(1 
Ik  Hi  4 
1. like  II  yt. 
t  Il.h. 
bowels. 


"Ps.  120.  1.& 
l.JI).  I.iil42. 
1. 
l,am.3.5.5, 

5<;. 

i;  Or,  ou<  of 
mine  ajjtic- 
tion. 

!■  Pb.  («.  2. 
ilOr. 

the  grave. 

Is.  14  y. 
'  Ps.  KS.  C. 
t  llch. heart. 


J  Ps.  42. 7. 


'Pb.31.22. 


fl  Kings  8. 

3>>. 

ep-.m.  1. 

Lam.  'J.  54. 


♦  Heb. 
cuttings  off. 


I'  Ps.  in.  10. 

I)  Or,  the  pit. 


•  Pb.  18. 6. 


» 2  Kings  17. 

15. 

Ps.31.6. 

Jer.  10  b.Si 

ItJ.  lit. 
IPs.V)  14  23 

XrlKi.  17.  18. 

llo>.  14.  2. 

llcb.  IJ.  15. 


■"  Ps.  3.  8. 


TJie  Ninevites^  repentance. 


JONAH. 


Jonali's  reinning  reproved. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  862 

(Heb. 

of  God:  So 

Gen.. M.S. 

Ps.  36. 6.  & 

80.10. 
•  See  Dent 

18.22. 


k  Matt.  12.41. 
Luke  U.32. 


'Job  2. 8. 

.i2Chr.20.3. 
Joel  2. 15. 
f  Ueb.  taid. 


tneb. 
great  mtTi. 


'I8.i8.6. 
r Is.  50.  C 

6  2  Sam.  12. 
Joel  2. 14. 


kJer.  18.8. 
Amos  7. 3,6. 


the  Lord.  Js'ow  Nineveh  was  an 
'  exceeding  great  city  of  three  days' 
journey. 

4  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into 
the  city  a  day's  journej',  and  "^  he 
cried,  and  said,  Yet  forty  days,  and 
Nineveh  shall  be  overthrown. 

5  1  So  the  peojile  of  Nineveh  ^be- 
lieved God,  and  proclaimed  a  fast, 
and  put  on  sackcloth,  from  the 
greatest  of  them  even  to  the  least 
of  them. 

6  For  word  came  unto  the  king 
of  Nineveh,  and  he  arose  from  his 
throne,  and  he  laid  his  robe  from 
him,  and  covered  Mm  with  sack- 
cloth, ''and  sat  in  ashes. 

7  "And  he  caused  it  to  be  pro- 
claimed and  ♦  published  through 
Nineveh  by  the  decree  of  the  king 
and  his  *  nobles,  saying,  Let  nei- 
ther man  nor  beast,  herd  nor  flock, 
taste  any  thing :  let  them  not  feed, 
nor  drink  water : 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be  cov- 
ered with  sackcloth,  and  cry  might- 
ily unto  God :  yea,  "  let  them  turn 
every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and 
from  *^the  violence  that  is  in  their 
hands. 

9  «Who  can  tell  i/God  will  turn 
and  repent,  and  turn  away  from 
his  fierce  anger,  that  we  perish 
not? 

10  ^  ''And  God  saw  their  works, 
that  they  turned  from  their  evil 
way ;  and  God  repented  of  the 
evil,  that  he  had  said  that  he 
would  do  unto  them ;  and  he  did 
it  not. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1  Jonah,  repining  at  God's  mercy,  4  is  reproved  by  the 
^VP^  of  a  gourd. 

BUT  it  displeased  Jonah  exceed- 
ingly, and  he  was  very  angry. 
2  And  he  i)rayed  unto  the  Loud, 
and  said,  I  i)ray  thee,  O  Lord,  ivas 
not  this  my  saying,  when  I  was 
yet  iu  my  country?     Therefore  I 

980 


''fled  before  unto  Tarshish:  for  I 
knew  that  thou  art  a  ''gracious 
God,  and  merciful,  slow  to  anger, 
and  of  great  kindness,  and  repent- 
est  thee  of  the  evil. 

3  •=  Therefore  now,  O  Lord,  take, 
I  beseech  thee,  my  life  from  me; 
for  ^it  is  better  for  me  to  die  than 
to  live. 

4  ^  Then  said  the  Lord,  "  Doest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  ?  * 

5  So  Jonah  went  out  of  the  city, 
and  sat  on  the  east  side  of  the  city, 
and  there  made  him  a  booth,  and 
sat  under  it  in  the  shadow,  till  he 
might  see  what  would  become  of 
the  city. 

G  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a 
11^  gourd,  and  made  it  to  come  up 
over  Jonah,  that  it  might  be  a 
shadow  over  his  head,  to  deliver 
him  from  his  grief.  So  Jonah  ^  was 
exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God  prepared  a  worm  when 
the  morning  rose  the  next  day,  and 
it  smote  the  gourd  that  it  withered. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
sun  did  arise,  that  God  x)repared  a 
"vehement  east  wind;  and  the  sun 
beat  upon  the  head  of  Jonah,  that 
he  fainted,  and  wished  in  himself 
to  die,  and  said,  "It  is  better  for  me 
to  die  than  to  live. 

9  And  God  said  to  Jonah,  n  Doest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  for  the 
gourd  I  And  he  said,  "I  do  well 
to  be  angry,  even  unto  death. 

10  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou  hast 
"had  pity  on  the  gourd,  for  the 
which  thou  hast  not  laboured,  nei- 
ther madest  it  grow ;  which  ^  came 
up  iu  a  night,  and  perished  in  a 
night : 

11  And  should  not  I  spare  Nin- 
eveh, ^that  great  city,  wherein  are 
more  than  sixscore  thousand  per- 
sons ^that  cannot  discern  between 
their  right  hand  and  their  left  hand; 
and  also  much  ^  cattle  ? 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  8t;2. 


•ch.1.3. 
b  Ex.  34.  6. 

Ps.  8fi.  5. 

Joel  2. 13. 


'  1  Kings  19. 
4. 


i  ver.  8. 


II  Or,  Art 
thou  great' 
ly  a?igry  f 


II  Or, 

palmcrist. 
t  Ileb. 

Kikajon. 


f  Heb.  re- 
joiced with 
greatjoy. 


1  Or,  saent. 


•ver.  3. 


II  Or,  Art 
thou  great' 
ly  angry  / 

II  Or, 

/  am  great- 
ly angry. 


II  Or,  spared. 


t  Heb.  was 
the  son  of 
the  night. 


fch.  1.  2.  & 
3.  2,  3. 


SDeut.  1.30. 


k  Pa.  36.  6.  & 
140.9. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  760. 


"Jer.  2G.  18. 


1)  Amos  1. 1. 


t  TIc-b.  Hear, 

lie  people, 

nit  of'  them, 
'  Deut.32. 1. 

Is.  1.  2. 
j  Heb. 

the  fulness 

ittereof. 
A  Ps.  .W.  7. 

.Mai.  3.  5. 
M>s.  11.4. 

Jonah  2.  7. 

llab.  2.  20. 
fl3.2<j.  21. 
E  Pb.  115.  3. 

h  Deut.32.13. 

&  ai.  29. 

Amos  4. 13. 
iJudg.  5.5. 

Ps.  ;t7.  5. 

Is.U4.1,2,.3. 

.'Vlilos  it.  5. 

Uab.  3.6,10. 


\  Heb. 
a  descent. 


X  2  Kings  19. 
25. 
ch.  3. 12. 

lEz.  13. 14. 


"  Hos.  2.  5, 
12. 


"  Is.  21. 3.  & 

■-•J.  4. 

Jer.  4. 19. 
"  Is.  2U.  2,3,4. 
rjob3().  29. 

Ps.  102.  C. 
t  Ileb. 

daughters 

oftlie  owl. 
li  Or,  she  is 

(jrievoualy 

sick  of  her 

wounds. 
1 2  Kings  18. 

13. 

Is.  8.  7,  8. 


MICAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Micah  shcwetfi  the  wrath  of  Ood  agamat  Jacob  for 
idolatry.     10  He  exhorteth  to  iiionrnirig. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  "Micali  the  ]\Ioras- 
thite  in  the  days  of  Jotham,  Ahaz, 
and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah, 
^  which  he  saw  concerning-  Samaria 
and  Jerusalem. 

2  *Hear,  all  ye  people;  '^hearken, 
O  earth,  and  ^all  that  therein  is: 
and  let  the  Lord  God  ''be  witness 
against  yon,  the  Lord  from  '^his 
holy  temple. 

3  For,  behold,  ^the  Lord  cometh 
forth  out  of  his  ^ place,  and  will 
come  down,  and  tread  nx^on  the 
''high  places  of  the  earth. 

4  And  4he  mountains  shall  be 
molten  under  him,  and  the  valleys 
shall  be  cleft,  as  wax  before  the 
fire,  and  as  the  waters  that  are 
poured  down  '  a  steep  X)lace. 

5  For  the  transgression  of  Jacob 
is  all  this,  anfl  for  the  sins  of  the 
house  of  Israel.  What  is  the  trans- 
gression of  Jacob  ?  is  it  not  Sama- 
ria ?  and  what  are  the  high  i)laces 
of  Judah?  are  tlieij  not  Jerusa- 
lem? 

6  Therefore  I  will  make  Samaria 
•"as  a  heaj)  of  the  field,  and  as  i)lant- 
ings  of  a  vineyard  :  and  I  will  i)our 
down  the  stones  thereof  into  the 
valley,  and  I  Avill  'discover  the 
foundations  thereof. 

7  And  all  the  graven  images  there- 
of shall  be  beaten  to  pieces,  and  all 
the  "hires  thereof  shall  be  burned 
with  the  fire,  and  all  ihe  idols 
thereof  will  I  lay  desolate :  for  she 
gathered  it  of  the  hire  of  a  harlot, 
and  they  shall  return  to  the  hire  of 
a  harlot. 

8  Therefore  "I  will  wail  and  howl, 
°I  will  go  strii)ped  and  naked:  fj 
will  make  a  wailing  like  the  drag- 
ons, and  mourning  as  the  ^owls. 

9  For  "her  wound  is  incurable; 
for  "*  it  is  come  unto  Judah ;  he  is 


come  unto  the  gate  of  my  people, 
even  to  Jerusalem. 

10  ^[  "^ Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gath, 
weep  ye  not  at  all :  in  the  house 
of "  Aphrah  'roll  thyself  in  the  dust. 

11  Pass  ye  away,  "thou  inhabit- 
ant of  Sai)hir,  having  thy  'shame 
naked:  the  inhabitant  of  "Zaanan 
came  not  forth  in  the  mourning  of 
I'  Beth-ezel ;  he  shall  receive  of  you 
his  standing. 

12  For  the  inhabitant  of  Maroth 
"waited  carefully  for  good:  but 
"evil  came  down  from  the  Lord 
unto  the  gate  of  Jerusalem. 

13  O  thou  inhabitant  of  "^Lachish, 
bind  the  chariot  to  the  swift  beast : 
she  is  the  beginning  of  the  sin  to 
the  daughter  of  Ziou :  for  the  trans- 
gressions of  Israel  were  found  in 
thee. 

14  Therefore    shalt    thou 
presents  "to 
houses  of  "  'Achzib  shall  he  a  lie  to 
the  kings  of  Israel. 

15  Yet  will  I  bring  an  heir  unto 
thee,  O  inhabitant  of  'INLireshah : 
"he  shall  come  unto  'Adullam  the 
glory  of  Israel. 

16  Make  thee  "^bald,  and  poll  thee 
for  thy  ''  delicate  children  ;  enlarge 
thy  baldness  as  the  eagle ;  for  they 
are  gone  into  cai)tivity  from  thee. 


'give 
Moresheth-cath :    the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 

'2  Sain.1.20. 


II  That  is, 
Dust. 

•Jer.  6.  2C. 
11  Or,  thou 

that  difcll- 

est  /airly. 
t  H.b. 

tnhabitress. 
'  Is.  20.  4.  & 

47.  2,  3. 

Jer.  13.  22. 

Nah.3.  5. 
II  Or,  The 

country  of 

flocks. 

\l  Or,  A  place 
near. 

II  Or,  was 
yrieied. 
"  Amos  3.  e. 


"  2  Kings  18. 
14, 17. 


!2Snm.  8.  2. 

2  King"  18. 

14, 1.5,  lU. 
jl  Or,,/br. 
II  That  is, 

A  lie. 

'Josh.  15.44. 


"Josh.  15.44. 

II  Or, 
the  ylon/ot' 
/.'rati  shall 
come,  Sfc. 

l'2Chr.  11.7. 

■■Job  I.  20. 
Is.  15.  2.  & 
22.  12. 
Jer.  7.  2!l.  * 
lO.li.  &47.5. 
i:  48.  37. 

'1  Lam  .4.5. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1  Against  oppression.  4  A  lartientation.  7  A  reproof 
of  injustice  and  idolatry.  13  A  promise  of  7-estor- 
iiig  Jacob. 

WOE  to  them  "^  that  devise  in- 
iquity, and  ""work  evil  upon 
their  beds !  when  the  morning  is 
light,  they  practise  it,  because  'it 
is  in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  ''fields,  and  take 
them  by  violence;  and  houses,  and 
take  them  away:  so  they  "oppress 
a  man  and  his  house,  even  a  man 
and  his  heritage. 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  against  "this  family  do  Ij'Jer.ss. 
devise  an  evil,  from  which  ye  shall  j 

981      •  I 


about  730. 
•  Hos.  7.  6. 
b  Ps.  3ti.  4. 


'Gen.  31. 29. 


i  Is.  5.  8. 


defrand. 


A  repi'oof  of  injustice. 


MICAH. 


Tlie  cruelty  of  the  imnees. 


Before 
(7HRIST 

about  730 


f  Amos  .5.  l.l. 

Eph.  5.  lU. 
6  Hab.  2.  fi. 

tasam.i.ir. 

t ITeb.  uilh 
a  lamenta- 
tion of  laui' 
entations. 

i  ch.  1.  \o. 


II  Or,  iiiflead 
o/restonng. 


lDeut.32.8, 
■J. 


11  Or, 
I'rophesi/ 
not  as  they 
prophesy. 

1  lleb. 
Drop^  SfC, 
Ez. -Jl.l'. 

1  Is.  30.  10. 
Amos  2.  12. 
k  7. 16. 


II  Or, 
shortened  f 


tHeb. 
upright. 


t  Ileb. 
yesterday. 


f  Ileb.  over 
afjaiust  a 
garment. 


Q  Or,  wives. 


"  Deut.  12.9. 

"Lev.  18.25, 
in. 
Jcr.  3.  2. 

Il  Or,  walk 
with  the 
irintl,  and 
lie/aUely. 

-Ez.  13.  3. 


f  ch.  4.  C,  7. 


■I  Jcr.  .-Jl.  10. 


'£2.30.37. 


'Hot.;./!. 
*I«.  52.  12. 


not  remove  your  necks;  neither 
shall  ye  go  haughtily:  "^for  this 
time  is  evil. 

4  T[  In  that  day  shall  one  ^take  up 
a  parable  against  you,  and  ''lament 
♦with  a  doleful  lamentation,  and 
say,  We  be  utterly  spoiled:  'he 
hath  changed  the  portion  of  my 
people:  how  hath  he  removed  it 
from  me !  "  turning*  away  he  hath 
divided  our  fields. 

5  Therefore  thou  shalt  have  none 
that  shall  ''cast  a  cord  by  lot  in  the 
congregation  of  the  Lord. 

G  II ♦'Prophesy  ye  not,  saij  they  to 
them  that  prophesy :  they  shall  not 
prophesy  to  them,  that  they  shall 
not  take  shame. 

7  T[  O  thou  that  art  named  The 
house  of  Jacob,  is  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  "straitened?  are  these  his 
doings  f  do  not  my  words  do  g'ood 
to  him  that  walketh  Hiiiright- 
ly? 

8  Even  ♦  of  late  my  people  is  risen 
up  as  an  enemy:  ye  pull  off'  the 
robe  ♦  with  the  garment  from  them 
that  pass  by  securely  as  men  averse 
from  war. 

9  The  II  women  of  my  people  have 
ye  cast  out  from  their  pleasant 
houses ;  from  their  children  have 
ye  taken  away  my  glory  for 
ever. 

10  Arise  ye,  and  depart ;  for  this 
is  not  your  "'rest:  because  it  is 
"polluted,  it  shall  destroy  you,  even 
with  a  sore  destruction. 

11  If  a  man  "'walking-  in  the 
spirit  and  falsehood  do  lie,  saying, 
I  will  prophesy  unto  thee  of  wiiie 
and  of  strong  drink ;  ho  shall  even 
be  the  prophet  of  this  people. 

12  •[  "I  will  surely  assemble,  O 
Jacob,  all  of  thee;  I  will  surely 
gather  the  remnant  of  Israel;  I 
will  put  them  together  "as  the 
slieep  of  Jiozrah,  as  the  flock  in  the 
midst  of  their  fold:  Hhey  shall 
make  great  noise  by  reason  of  the 
mnJlitudv  o/mcn. 

l.j  TIk;  breaivor  is  come  up  before 
them:  tliey  liave  broken  up,  and 
have  pa.ss(Hl  through  the  gate,  and 
are  gone  out  by  it ;  and  nheir  king 
shall  pa.ss  before  them,  ^and  the 
Lord  on  the  head  of  them. 

•      982 


•chapter  in. 

1  The  cruelty  of  the  princex.     5  The  falsehood  of  the 
pro2)hets.     8  The  security  of  them  both. 

A  ND  I  said,  Hear,  I  pray  you, 
JTjL  O  heads  of  Jacob,  and  ye 
I)rinces  of  the  house  of  Israel ;  ="  Is 
it  not  for  you  to  know  judgment  ? 

2  Who  hate  the  good,  and  love 
the  evil ;  who  i)luck  off  their  skin 
from  off'  them,  and  their  flesh  from 
off  their  bones ; 

3  Who  also  ^eat  the  flesh  of  my 
people,  and  flay  their  skin  from  off 
them  ;  and  they  break  their  bones, 
and  chop  them  in  pieces,  as  for  the 
13ot,  and  ""as  flesh  within  the  cal- 
dron. 

4  Then  '♦shall  they  cry  unto  the 
Lord,  but  he  will  not  hear  them : 
he  will  even  hide  his  face  from 
them  at  that  time,  as  they  have  be- 
haved themselves  ill  in  their  do- 
ings. 

5  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  « con- 
cerning the  i^rophets  that  make 
my  people  err,  that  ^bite  with  their 
teeth,  and  cry.  Peace ;  and  ^'  he  that 
putteth  not  into  their  mouths,  they 
even  prepare  war  against  him : 

6  ''Therefore  night  shall  he  unto 
you,  ♦that  ye  shall  not  have  a  vi- 
sion ;  and  it  shall  be  dark  unto 
you,  ♦  that  ye  shall  not  divine ; 
'  and  the  sun  shall  go  down  over 
the  prophets,  and  the  day  shall  be 
dark  over  them. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be  ashamed, 
and  the  diviners  confounded :  yea, 
they  shall  all  cover  their  ♦lips;  ''for 
there  is  no  answer  of  God. 

8  1^  But  truly  I  am  full  of  power 
by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
judgment,  and  of  might,  '  to  de- 
clare unto  Jacob  his  transgression, 
and  to  Israel  his  sin. 

9  Hear  this,  I  pray  you,  ye  heads 
of  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  princes 
of  the  house  of  Israel,  that  abhor 
judgment,  and  ])ervert  all  equity. 

1«  "'They  build  up  Zion  with 
"♦  blood,  and  Jerusalem  with  in- 
iquity. 

11  "The  heads  thereof  judge  for 
reward,  and  ''the  priests  thereof 
teach  for  hire,  and  the  prophets 
thereof  divine  for  money :  "^  yet 
will   they  lean   upon   the   Lord, 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 


Mer.  5.4,  5. 


liPs.  14.4. 


^Ez.  11.3,7. 


dPs.  18.  41. 
I'rov.  I.L'8. 
Is.  1.  U. 
Ei.  8.  18. 
Zecb.  7.  13. 


"  Is.  56. 10,11. 
Ez.  13. 10.  & 

22. ■>o. 

rch.2.11. 

Matt.  7. 15. 
g  Ez.  13.  IS, 

19. 


h  Ts.  8.  20,  22. 

Ez.  13.  2.S. 

Zech.13.4. 
1  lleh. ,/rom 

a  viiioii. 

t  ITeb./roJrt 
<tirining. 
<  Amoi  8.  9. 


♦  neb. 

upper  lip. 
kPs.  74.!l. 

Aiaoa  8.  11, 


Us.  ,18. 1. 


'"Jer.22. 13. 

"  Ez.  22.  27. 

Hub.  2. 12. 

Zeph.  3. 3. 
I  Ilcb. 

bloods. 
"Is.  1.23. 

Ez.  22.  12. 

1108.  4.  18. 

ch.  7.;!. 
l-Jcr.  C.  1,3. 

1 1s.  48.  2. 
,ler.  7.  4. 
Rom.  2.  17. 


Christ's  Idngdom  foretold, 


MIOAH. 


and  the  place  of  his  nativity. 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 

t  Ileb. 

saj/iiiff, 
'  Jer.  ■ll).  IS. 

ch.  l.(i. 
•  I's.  71».  I. 

tch.  4.2. 


"  Is.  2.  2,  &c. 
Ez.ir.22,23. 


!■  Is.  2.  4. 
Joel  3. 10. 

II  Or, 
tcytlies. 


'  Pa.  72.  T. 


i  IKings  4. 
Zech.  3.  10. 


°Jer.  2. 11. 


f  Zech.  10.12. 


BEz.  34.  Ifi. 

Zeph. .!. :». 
!■  Ps.  147.  2. 

Ez.  .'54. 13.  & 

37.21. 


Ich.  2. 12.  & 
.5.  3,  I,  8.  & 
7.18. 

I>  Is.  9.  6.  & 
24.  23. 
Dan.  7. 14, 
27.  • 

Lukcl.'W. 
Kev.  11.15. 

II  Or,  Er!ar,  ' 
Uen.  35. 21. 


^and  say,  Is  not  the  Lord  among 
ns  ?  none  evil  can  come  npou  us. 

12  Therefore  shall  Zion  for  your 
sake  be  '  ploui^hed  «.s'  a  lield,  '  and 
Jerusalem  shall  become  heaps,  and 
'  the  mountain  of  the  house  as  the 
high  places  of  the  forest. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  glory,  Z  peace,  8  kiu<)dom,  11  and  victoi'y  of  the 
church. 

BUT  Mn  the  last  days  it  shall 
come  to  pa.ss,  tliat  the  mount- 
ain of  the  house  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  established  in  the  top  of  the 
mountains,  and  it  shall  be  exalted 
above  the  hills;  and  peo^de  shall 
flow  unto  it. 

2  And.  many  nations  shall  come, 
and  say.  Come,  and  let  us  go  up  to 
the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  and  to 
the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob ;  and 
he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and 
we  will  walk  in  his  paths :  for  the 

j  law  shall  go  forth  of  Zion,  and  the 
word  of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

3  Tf  And  he  shall  judge  among 
many  people,  and  rebuke  strong 
nations  afar  off*;  and  they  shall 
beat  their  swords  into  ^plough- 
shares, and  their  spears  into  "  prun- 
inghooks :  nation  shall  not  lift  up 
a  sword  against  nation,  '^neither 
shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

4  ^  But  they  shall  sit  every  man 
under  his  vine  and  under  his  fig 
tree ;  and  none  shall  make  them 
afraid :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5  For  ""all  people  will  walk  every 
one  in  the  name  of  his  god,  and 
^  we  will  walk  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  our  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord, 
swill  I  assemble  her  that  halteth, 
''and  I  will  gather  her  that  is  driv- 
en out,  and  her  that  I  have  afflict- 
ed; 

7  And  I  will  make  her  that  halt- 
ed 'a  remnant,  and  her  that  was 
cast  far  off  a  strong  nation:  and 
the  Lord  ''shall  reign  over  them 
in  mount  Zion  from  henceforth, 
even  for  ever. 

8  1  And  thou,  O  tower  of  n  the 
flock,  the  strong  hold  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zion,  unto  thee  shall  it  come, 
even  the  first  dominion ;  the  king- 


dom shall  come  to  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem. 

0  Now  why  dost  thou  cry  out 
aloud  I  '  is  there  no  king  in  thee  ? 
is  thy  counsellor  perished  I  f(n- 
'"  pangs  have  taken  thee  as  a  wo- 
man in  travail. 

10  Be  in  pain,  and  labour  to  bring 
forth,  O  daughter  of  Zion,  like  a 
woman  in  travail :  for  now  shalt 
thou  go  forth  out  of  the  city,  and 
thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  field,  and 
thou  shalt  go  even  to  Babylon ; 
there  shalt  thou  be  delivered;  there 
the  Lord  shall  redeem  thee  from 
the  hand  of  thine  enemies. 

11  *1[  "Now  also  many  nations  are 
gathered  against  thee,  that  saj.  Let 
her  be  defiled,  and  let  our  eye  "  look 
upon  Zion. 

12  But  they  know  not  p  the 
thoughts  of  the  Lord,  neither  un- 
derstand they  his  counsel :  for  he 
shall  gather  them  '^as  the  sheaves 
into  the  floor. 

13  'Arise  and  thresh,  O  daughter 
of  Zion ;  for  I  will  make  thine 
horn  iron,  and  I  will  make  thy 
hoofs  brass :  and  thou  shalt  "*  beat 
in  pieces  many  people :  *  and  I 
will  consecrate  their  gain  unto  the 
Lord,  and  their  substance  unto 
"the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  birth  of  Chrint.   4  //w-  kinf/dom.   8  His  conquest. 

NOW  gather  thyself  in  troops, 
O  daugliter  of  troops  :  he 
hath  laid  siege  against  us :  they 
shall  ^  smite  the  judge  of  Israel 
with  a  rod  upon  the  cheek. 

2  But  thou,  ''Beth-lehem  Eph- 
ratah,  though  thou  be  little  "among 
the  "^  thousands  of  Judah,  yet  out 
of  thee  shall  he  come  forth  unto 
me  that  is  to  be  "^ ruler  in  Israel; 
*^  who.se  goings  forth  have  been  from 
of  old,  from  ^  everlasting. 

3  Therefore  will  he  give  them 
up,  until  the  time  that  ^she  which 
travailethhath  brought  forth :  then 
^  the  remnant  of  his  brethren  shall 
return  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

4  1"  And  he  shall  stand  and  "'feed 
in  the  strength  of  the  Lord,  in  the 
majesty  of  the  name  of  the  Lord 
his  God ;  and  they  shall  abide :  for 

983 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


IJir.  8.  19. 


"Is.  13.8.  i- 
21..!. 

Jer.  30.  fl.  Se 
fiO.  4.). 


"Lam.  2. 16. 


°  Obnd.  12. 
ch.  7.  10. 


''  Is. .",.  8. 
Kom.  11.33. 


■lis.  21. 10. 


Mr.  41. 15.  IB. 
Jer.  51.  Hi. 


'  Dan.  2.  44. 

'  I.s.  18.  7.  * 
23.  18.  &  (». 


"  Zech.  4. 14. 
&«.  5. 


'  Liim.  S.  .TO. 
Malt.  5.  39. 

&  27.  30. 

i>  Matt.  2.  fi. 

John  7.  42. 
'■  I  Sam.  23. 

2,3. 
'I  Ex.  18.  25. 


'Gen.  49. 10. 

Is. '.).  G. 
I  Pf.  «).  2. 

I'rov.  8.  22, 

5ohn  1.  I. 
t Ileb.  the 

ftni/.t  ot 

eterjiitp. 
Ech.  4.  10. 


bch.  4. 


II  Or,  rule. 
■  Is.  40. 11.  & 

4'.>.  10. 

Ez.  .■t4.  2:i. 

ch.  7. 14. 


Christ's  Idngdom  and  conquest.  MIC  AH. 


God's  controversy 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 

IPs.  72.  8. 

Is.  .5J.  13. 

Zech.  !i.  ID. 

Luke  I.  3.'. 
I  Ps.  72.  7. 

Is.  9.  (J. 

Zech. !).  10. 

L,uke  2. 14. 

Eph.  2. 14. 

tHeb. 

princes  of 

men. 
I  Hcb. 

eat  up. 

»  Gen.  10.  8, 

10,  U. 
iOr.wilh /ifr 

own  naked 

fwords. 
•Luke  1. 71. 


'ver.  3. 


r  Dcut.  .'>2. 2. 

i'«.  72.  i;.  & 

110.  3. 


II  Or,  goati. 


1  Zech.  9. 10. 


'Ii.  2.  8. 
•  Zech.  13. 2. 
I  Or,  ttatua. 

'I».  2.8.     • 


a  Or, 

entmiei, 
'  P«.  I4i».  7. 

Ter.  H. 

8Theu.l.8. 


now  ^  shall  he  be  great  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

5  And  this  vian '  shall  be  the  peace, 
when  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into 
our  land :  and  when  he  shall  tread 
in  our  j)alaces,  then  shall  we  raise 
against  hiin  seven  shei)herds,  and 
eight  ♦  principal  men. 

G  And  they  shall  ^  waste  the  land 
of  Assyria  with  the  sword,  and  the 
land  of '"  Ximrod  "  in  the  entrances 
thereof:  thus  shall  he  "deliver  tis 
from  the  Assyrian,  when  he  cometh 
into  our  land,  and  when  he  tread- 
eth  within  our  borders.     ^ 

7  And  °  the  remnant  of  Jacob 
shall  be  in  the  midst  of  many  peo- 
ple Pas  a  dew  froai  the  Lord,  as 
the  showers  upon  the  grass,  that 
tarrieth  not  for  man,  nor  waiteth 
for  the  sons  of  men. 

8  f  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob 
shall  be  among  the  Gentiles  in  the 
midst  of  many  people,  as  a  lion 
among  the  beasts  of  the  forest, 
as  a  5'ouug  lion  among  the  flocks 
of  I'  sheep :  who,  if  he  go  through, 
both  treadeth  down,  and  teareth  in 
pieces,  and  none  can  deliver. 

9  Thine  hand  shall  be  lifted  up 
upon  thine  adversaries,  and  all 
thine  enemies  shall  be  cut  olf. 

10  ''And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I 
will  cut  off  thy  horses  out  of  the 
midst  of  thee,  and  I  will  destroy 
thy  chariots : 

11  And  I  will  cut  off  the  cities  of 
thy  land,  and  throw  down  all  thy 
strong  holds : 

12  And  I  will  cut  off  witchcrafts 
out  of  thine  hand ;  and  thou  shalt 
have  no  more  'soothsayers: 

13  "Thy  graven  images  also  will 
I  cut  oft;  and  thy  "standing  images 
out  of  the  midst  of  thee ;  and  thou 
shalt  'no  more  wo^\ship  the  work 
of  thine  hands. 

14  And  l  will  i)luck  up  thy  groves 
out  of  the  midst  of  thee':  so  will  I 
destroy  thy  "cities. 

1.")  And  I  will  "execute  vengeance 
in  anger  an<l  fury  ui)on  the  hea- 
then, such  as  they  have  not  heard. 

GHArTER  YI. 

1  Ood's  conlrovrr.vj  for  tnikhidnrxs,  F) /or  ignorance, 
10  for  irijtisticc,  16  and  for  idolatry. 

984 


H 


EAE  ye  now  what  the  Lord 
saith ;  Arise,  contend  thou 
"before  the  mountains,  and  let  the 
hills  hear  thy  voice. 

2  ^  Hear  ye,  O  mountains,  ^  the 
Lord's  controversy,  and  ye  strong 
foundations  of  the  earth :  for  "  the 
Lord  hath  a  controversy  with  his 
people,  and  he  will  plead  with  Is- 
rael. 

3  O  my  people,  ''what  have  I  done 
unto  thee  1  and  wherein  have  I 
wearied  thee  ?  testify  against  me. 

4  Tor  I  brought  thee  up  out  of 
the  laud  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed 
thee  out  of  the  house  of  servants ; 
and  I  sent  before  thee  Moses,  Aa- 
ron, and  Miriam. 

5  O  my  peoplCj  remember  now 
what  ^  Balak  king  of  Moab  con- 
sulted, and  what  Balaam  the  son 
of  Beor  answered  him  from  ^Shit- 
tim  unto  Gilgal ;  that  ye  may  know 
•"the  righteousness  of  the  Lord. 

6  •[  Wherewith  shall  I  come  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  bow  myself  be- 
fore the  high  God  I  shall  I  come 
before  him  with  burnt  offerings, 
with  calves  ^  of  a  year  old  f 

7  '  Will  the  Lord  be  pleased  with 
thousands  of  rams,  or  with  ten 
thousands  of  "^ rivers  of  oil?  'shall 
I  give  my  firstborn  for  my  trans- 
gression, the  fruit  of  my  ^  body  for 
the  sin  of  my  soul  ? 

8  He  hath  '"  shewed  thee,  O  man, 
what  is  good ;  and  what  doth  the 
Lord  require  of  thee,  but  "to  do- 
justly,  and  to  love  mercy,  and  to 
^  walk  humbly  with  thy  God  I 

9  The  Lord's  voice  crieth  unto 
the  city,  and  ^Hhe  man  of  wisdom 
shall  see  thv  name :  hear  ve  the 
rod,  and  who  hath  appointed  it. 

10  1  "  Are  there  yet  the  treasures 
of  wickedness  in  the  house  of  the 
wick(!d,  and  the  ♦scant  measure 
"that  is  abominable  I 

11  "Shall  1  count  them  pure  with. 
•'  the  wicked  balances,  and  with  the 
bag  of  deceitful  weights  ? 

12  For  the  rich  men  thereof  are 
full  of  violence,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof  have  spoken  lies,  and 

'^  their  tongue  is  deceitful  in  their ' 
mouth.  ! 

13  Therefore  also  will  I  "^make  I 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 

II  Or,  with. 


•  Deut.  32. 1. 

Ps.  50. 1,  4. 

Is.  1.  2. 
l<  Ho^.  12.  2. 
'I>^.  1.  18.  & 

5.  3,  4.  &  43. 

2<;. 

Uo5.  4. 1. 


■lJer.2.  5,31. 


"Ex.  12.51. 

&  14.  30.  & 
20.  2. 

Deut.  4.  211. 
Amos  2. 10. 


f  Num.  22.  .i. 

*  23. 7.  &  24. 

10,  11. 

Deut.  23.  4, 

5. 

Josh.  24.  y, 

10. 

Kev.  2. 14. 
5Xum.2o.  1. 

&  :ii.  49. 

Josh.  4.  10. 

&:  5.  10. 

liJudg.  5.11. 


t  Heb.  ?ons 
oj  «  ijcar  ? 

'  Ps.  JO.  <i.  & 
51.  10. 
Is.  1.  11. 

k  Job  29.  C. 
12  Kings  IC. 

3.  &  :;1.  (i.  & 

23.  10. 

Jer.  7.  .■)!.  & 

19.  .1. 

Ez.  23.  ;!7. 
I  Ilcb.  belly. 

•"  Deut.  10. 

12. 

1  Sam.  15. 

**■'. 

llos.  C.  G.  & 

12.0. 
"Gen.18.iy. 

Is.  1.  17. 

I  Heb.  hum- 
ble thyself 
lo  icalk: 

II  Or,  l?i!i 
name  t^hnll 
fee  that 
tvhich  is. 


II  Or,  Is  there 
j/et  unto 
every  man 
a  hoiL'ic  uj 
the  wicked. 

f  Heb. 

nteaswe  of 
ieanness, 
Amos  8.  5. 

°  Deut.25.13- 

10. 

ProT.  11.  1. 
..t  20.  10.  2". 
li  Or.  .Shall 

J  hejiure 

With,  it'C. 
I'  Ho3.  12.  7. 


■5. 


IJcr.  9 
(i.  8. 

'Lev.  20.  IC, 
Ps.  107.  17, 

18. 


with  his  people. 


MIOAH. 


God  comforteth  the  ehurch. 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 


'  Lev.  2G.  2C. 
Ho8.  4. 10. 


•  Dent.  28.38, 
.■ill,  40. 
Amns  .").  11. 
Zeph.  1.13. 
Uui;.  1.  U. 


!|  Or,  ?ic  iJolh 
much  keep 
the.  i-c. 

"I  KinRslG. 
L'5, 1'G. 

^  Uos.  5.  11. 

i  1  Kinss  Hi. 

.-SO,  &c.&il. 

•Mi.-X. 

•2  Kings  21. 

3. 
=  I  Kings  9.8. 

Jer.  ly.  8. 
II  Or,  aston- 
ishment, 
'  la.  2o.  8. 

Jer.  fll.  51. 

Liam.  5. 1. 


t Ileb. (Ac 
gathering.^ 
of  summer, 

"  Is.  17.  G.  & 
24. 13. 


I>  Is.  28.  4. 
Hos.  y.  10. 


'  Ps.  12. 1.  & 
14.  1,  3. 

is.5r.  1. 

II  Or,  godlti, 
OTymerci/ul. 

J  Hab.  1. 13. 


'  Hos.  4. 18. 


ris.  1.  23. 
ch.  3. 11. 


f  Heb.  t?ie 
mischit'/'of 
his  .^oul. 

c  2  Sam.  23. 
G,  7. 
Ez.  2.  C. 
See  Is.  55. 
13. 


li  Jer.  fl.  4. 


iEz.  22.  7. 
Matt.  lU.  21, 
.-•-3,  .%. 
Luke  12.53. 
&2I.  111. 
2  Tim.  3.  2. 
3. 


thee  sick  in  smiting*  thee,  in  mak- 
ing- thee  desolate  because  of  thy 
sins. 

14  'Thou  shalt  eat,  but  not  be 
satisfied ;  and  tliy  casting  down 
shall  he  in  the  midst  of  thee  ;  and 
thou  shalt  take  hold,  but  shalt  not 
deliver;  and  that  which  thou  de- 
liverest  Avill  I  give  up  to  the  swovd. 

15  Thou  shalt  'sow,  but  thou 
shalt  not  reap;  thou  shalt  tread 
the  olives,  but  thou  shalt  not  anoint 
thee  with  oil ;  and  sweet  wine,  but 
shalt  not  drink  wine. 

16  *i|  For  "the  statutes  of  "Omri 
are  ''kept,  and  all  the  works  of  the 
house  of  '  Ahab,  and  ye  w^alk  in 
their  counsels ;  that  I  should  make 
thee  ^a  "desolation,  and  the  inhab- 
itants thereof  a  hissing  :  therefore 
ye  shall  bear  the  *  reproach  of  my 
people. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  77ic  church,  complaining  of  her  .'ininll  number,  3 
and  the  general  corruption,  b  puiteth  her  confidence 
not  in  man,  bid  in  God.  8  t>/»e  trinmpheth  over 
her  enemies.  14  God  comforteth.  her  by  pro»H'.ses, 
16  by  confusion  of  the  enemies,  18  and  by  his  mer- 
cies. 

WOE  is  me  !  for  I  am  as  ^  when 
they  have  gathered  the  sum- 
mer fruits,  as  -^  the  grax)e  gleanings 
of  the  vintage :  there  is  no  cluster 
to  eat:  ""my  soul  desired  the  first 
ripe  fruit. 

2  The  "^  II  good  man  is  perished  out 
of  the  earth ;  and  there  is  none  up- 
right among  men:  they  all  lie  in 
wait  for  blood;  ''they  hunt  every 
man  his  brother  with  a  net. 

3  ^  That  they  may  do  evil  with 
both  hands  earnestly,  Hhe  prince 
asketh,  ^and  the  judge  aslieth  for  a 
reward ;  and  the  great  mauy  he  ut- 
teretli  *  his  mischievous  desire :  so 
they  wrap  it  up. 

4  The  best  of  them  ^  is  as  a  brier : 
the  most  upright  is  sharper  than  a 
thorn  hedge :  the  day  of  thy  watch- 
men and  thy  visitation  cometh; 
now  shall  be  their  perplexity. 

5  «j^  h  Trust  ye  not  in  a  friend,  put 
ye  not  confidence  in  a  guide :  keep 
the  doors  of  thy  mouth  from  her 
that  lietli  in  thy  bosom. 

6  For  '  the  son  dishonoureth  the 
father,  the  daughter  riseth  up 
against  her  mother,  the  daughter 
in  law  against  her  mother  in  law ; 


a  man's  enemies  are  the  men  of  his 
own  house. 

7  Therefore  ""I  will  look  unto  the 
LoKD ;  I  will  wait  for  the  (jod  of 
my  salvation:  my  God  will  hear 
ine. 

8  ^  '  Eejoice  not  against  me,  O 
mine  enemy  :  "'when  I  fall,  I  shall 
arise;  when  I  sit  in  darkness,  "the 
LoiiD  shall  he  a  light  unto  me. 

9  °I  will  bear  the  indignation  of 
the  Lord,  because  I  have  sinned 
against  him,  until  he  plead  my 
cause,  and  execute  judgment  for 
me :  ^he  will  bring  me  forth  to  the 
light,  and  I  shall  behold  his  right- 
eousness. 

10  "Then  she  that  is  mine  enemy 
shall  see  it,  and  '^  shame  shall  cover 
her  which  said  unto  me,  'Where  is 
the  Lord  thy  God?  ^mine  eyes 
shall  behold  her:  now  ^ shall  she 
be  trodden  down  *as  the  mire  of 
the  streets. 

11  In  the  day  that  thy  "walls  are 
to  be  built,  in  that,  day  shall  the 
decree  be  far  removed. 

12  In  that  day  also  ""he  shall  come 
even  to  thee  from  Assyria,  "and 
from  the  fortified  cities,  and  from 
the  fortress  even  to  the  river,  and 
from  sea  to  sea,  and//'o?H  mountain 
to  mountain. 

13  "  Xotwithstanding,  the  land 
shall  be  desolate  because  of  them 
that  dwell  therein,  ^  for  the  fruit  of 
their  doings. 

14  T[  "  Feed  thy  people  with  thy 
rod,  the  flock  of  thine  heritage, 
which  dwell  solitarily  in  'the  wood, 
in  the  midst  of  Carmel :  let  them 
feed  in  Bashaii  and  Gilead,  as  in 
the  days  of  old. 

15  ''According  to  the  days  of  thy 
coming  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
will  I  shew  unto  him  marvellous 
things. 

16  *\\  The  nations  ''shall  see  and 
be  confounded  at  all  their  might : 
•^they  shall  lay  their  hand  upon 
their  mouth,  their  ears  shall  be  deaf. 

17  They  shall  lick  the  "dust  like 
a  seri)ent,  'they  shall  move  out  of 
their  holes  like."  worms  of  the  earth : 
•^they  shall  be  afraid  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  and  shall  fear  because  of 
thee* 

985 


Before 
CHKIST 

710. 

k  la.  8.  17. 


I  Prov.  24.17. 

Lam.  4.  21. 
'"  1'8.  .')7.  24. 

Prov.  24. IG. 
°  Pa.  27.  1. 


'  Lam.  3.  39. 


•■  Ps.  37.  6. 


liOr, 

.Inil  thou 

wilt  sfe  her 
that  IS  mwr 
enemy,  and 
cover  her 
icith  s/ianK. 

IPs   ;j5.  2C. 

'•Ps.42.  3, 10. 
&•  79.  10.  & 
11.5.  2. 
Joel  2.  17. 

»ch.  4.  11. 

I  Ilcb. 

she  shall  be 
/or  a  tread- 
ing down. 
'  2  Sam.  22. 
43. 
Zecli.  10.  5. 

"Amos  9. 11, 

&c. 
» Is.  11.16.  & 

ly.  23,  &c.  Si 

27.  13. 

Hos.  11.11. 

II  Or,  even  to. 


II  Or, 

A  Iter  that  it 

hath  been. 


y  Jer.  21.14. 
eh.  3.  12. 


[I  Or,  Rule, 
Pb.  L'H.  y. 
cli.  5.  4. 


■  Is.  37.  24. 


■  Ps.  (».  22. 
&  78. 12. 


bis.  2C.  11. 


"■Job  21.5. 
&  2y.  9. 


*  Ps.  72.  9. 

Is.  49.  23. 

'  Ps.  18.  45. 

II  Or,  creep- 
ing thingp, 
f  Jer.  33.  9. 


GocVs  goodness 


NAHUM. 


to  liis  i)cople. 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 

SEx.  IS.  11. 
h  Ex.  34.0.7. 

Jer.  jiJ.  -M. 
i  ch.  4.  7.  St  5. 

3.  7,  8. 
I  Ps.  im.  9. 

Is.  57.  Vi. 

Jer.  3.  5. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


•Zeph.2.13. 


II  Or, 
The  Lord 
ha  jealous 
Godt and  a 
7'cvenger^ 

h  Ex.  20.  5.  & 

rA.  14. 

Dcut.  4.24. 

Ju»h.  :i4.  lU. 
'  Deut.3.'.:ij. 
-  P.S.  1)4.  1. 

Is.  at.  IS. 
f  Hcb.  (//(i« 

hath  Jury. 
<lEx.34.G.7. 

Neh.'J.  17. 

Vi.  W\.  fi. 

Jonah  4.  2. 
'  Job  y.  4. 
r  Ps.  18.  7,*c. 

&  ;i7.  2 

Hab.  3.5,11, 

1.'. 

t  Ps.  IOC.  9. 
Is.  5li.  2. 
JIatt.  8.  20. 

hit. 33.  9. 


!  P..  68.  8. 

k  Judg.  5.  5. 

Px.  1)7.  5. 

Mic.  1.  4. 
I  2  PcU  3.  10. 


""  Mnl.  X  2. 
f  Iltb. 
tlund  up. 

<•  Rev.  10. 1. 


"IChr.lfi.%1. 

P».  IHit. .'.. 

Jer.  .tl.  II. 

L4im.  3.  25. 
I  Or, 

tirengln. 
Tt.  I.e. 

2  Tim.  2.19. 
t  Dan.  !•.  211. 

*I1.  10,  22, 

«0. 


'Ps.  2. 1. 
•  I  Sam.  3.12. 


18  eWho  is  a  God  like  unto  thee, 
that  ''pardoneth  iniquity,  and  pass- 
etli  by  the  transgression  of  'the 
remnant  of  his  heritage!  ""he  re- 
taineth  not  his  anger  for  ever,  be- 
cause he  delighteth  in  mercy. 

19  He  will  turn  again,  he  will 
have  compassion  upon  us ;  he  will 


subdue  our  iniquities;  and  thou 
wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into  the 
depths  of  the  sea. 
20  'Thou  wilt  perform  the  truth 
to  Jacob,  and  the  mercy  to  Abra- 
ham, '"which  thou  hast  sworn  unto 
our  fathers  from  the  days  of 
old. 


NAHUM. 


CHAPTER  I. 

Tfie  majesty  of  God  in  goodness  to  liis  people,  and 
severity  against  hia  enemies. 

THE  burden  ^  of  Kineveh.     The 
book  of  the  vision  of  Nahum 
the  Elkoshite. 

2  "God  is  ''jealous,  and  "the  Lord 
revengeth;  the  Lord  revengeth, 
and  Hs  furious;  the  Loed  will 
take  vengeance  on  his  adversaries, 
and  he  reserveth  tvratli  for  his 
enemies. 

3  The  Lord  is  ''slow  to  anger, 
and  ''great  in  j>ower,  and  will  not 
at  all  acquit  tlie  wklied :  '^the  Lord 
hath  his  way  in  the  whirlwind  and 
in  the  storm,  and  the  clouds  are 
the  dust  of  his  feet. 

4  ^  He  rebuketh  the  sea,  and  mak- 
eth  it  dry,  and  drieth  up  all  the 
rivers:  ''Bashan  lauguisheth,  and 
Oarmel,  and  the  flower  of  Lebanon 
lauguisheth. 

5  '  The  mountains  quake  at  him, 
and  "the  hills  melt,  aud  'the  earth 
is  burned  at  his  presence,  yea,  the 
world,  and  all  that  dwell  therein. 

G  Who  can  stand  before  his  in- 
dignation!  and  '"who  can  ^abide 
in  the  lierceness  of  his  anger? 
"his  fury  is  poured  out  like  "tire, 
and  the  rocks  are  thrown  down  by 
him. 

7  "The  Lord  is  good,  a  "strong 
hold  ill  the  day  of  trouble;  and 
'he  knoweth  them  that  trust  in 
him. 

8  ''But  with  an  overrunning  flood 
he  will  uiak(;  an  utt<M-  end  of  the 
place  thereof,  and  darkness  shall 
pursue  his  enemies. 

9  ■'What  do  ye  jmaginc  against 
the  Lord  I  "he  will  make  an  utter 

1)86 


end:    affliction   shall  not  rise  up 
the  second  time. 

10  For  while  tlieij  l)e  folden  to- 
gether V/s  thorns,  "and  while  they 
are  drunken  as  drunkards,  ''they 
shall  be  devoured  as  stubble  fully 
dry. 

11  There  is  one  come  out  of  thee, 
^'that  imagineth  evil  against  the 
Lord,  ^a  wicked  counsellor. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  "  Though 
theyl)e  quiet,  and  likewise  many,  yet 
thus  ^  shall  they  be  *  cut  down,  when 
he  shall  ''pass  through.  Though  I 
have  afflicted  thee,  I  will  afflict  thee 
no  more. 

13  For  now  will  I  ''break  his  yoke 
from  otf  thee,  and  will  burst  thy 
bonds  in  sunder. 

14  And  the  Lord  hath  given  a 
commandment  concerning  thee, 
that  no  more  of  thy  name  be 
sown :  out  of  the  house  of  thy 
gods  will  I  cut  otf  the  graven 
image  and  the  molten  image: 
'I  will  make  thy  grave;  for  thou 
art  vile. 

15  Behold  ''ux)on  the  mountains 
the  feet  of  him  that  bringeth  good 
tidings,  that  publisheth  x)eace  !  O 
Judah,  ^keep  thy  solemn  feasts, 
perform  thy  vows:  for  *'the  wick- 
ed shall  no  more  pass  through  thee; 
^  he  is  utterly  cut  off. 

CHAPTER  IL 

T/ie  fearful  and  tiictoriotts  armies  of  God  against 
Nineveh. 

"  TXE  ''tliat  dasheth  in  pieces  is 
I    I.  come   up  before   thy  face : 

''keep  tlui  munition,  watch  the  way, 

make  thii  loins  strong,  fortify  thy 

power  mightily. 
2  '  For    the   Lord   hath   turned 


Before 
CHRIST 

710. 


1  Luke  1.  72. 

73. 


"  Ps.  105.  9, 
10. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


1 2  Sam.  £3. 
«,  7. 

"ch.  3. 11. 
"  Mai.  4. 1. 


>■  2  Kings  19. 
22. 23. 
tlleb. 
acouti>!ellor 
o/  JJeUal. 
II  Or,  //  they 
would  have 
been  at 
pe.ace,  so 
should  they 
have  been 
iiiain/,  and 
50  ahould 
the)/  have 
been  shorn, 
and  he 
should.have 
passed 
awaif. 

'  2  Khigs  19. 
35, 37. 

i  llf^h.shorn. 
"  Is.  S.  8. 
Dan.  U.  10. 
bJer.  2.20.& 
30.8. 


■^  2  Kings  19. 
37. 


d  Ts.  52.  7. 
Horn.  10. 15. 


f  Ucb./eafl. 

f  Ilib. 

liehal. 
■■ver.  11,12. 

fvcr.  14. 


II  Or,  77,e 
dispe-y»er, 
o\;hainwcr. 

'  Jer.  M.  23. 

VjJer.  51.  11, 
12. 
ch.  3.  14. 


<^Is.  10,  12. 
Jer.  25.  29. 


Hie  miserable  ruin 


NAHUM. 


of  Nineveh  foretold. 


Before 
CHKlbT 
about  713 

II  Or,  Me 

pride  of 

Jacob  as 

the  I 

of 
<l  1'3.  8().  12. 

llos.  II).  1. 
"  Is.  tiS.  2,  3. 
II  Or,  (h/eU 

scarlet, 
|10r,./ieri/ 

torches. 


e  lirifie 
■  Isrfiel. 


t Ileb. 
their  shoiv. 


nor 
gallants. 


t  Hob.  cov- 
ering^  or, 
covtrer. 


II  Or,  molten, 

II  Or,  that 

which  leas 

estabhuhecl^ 

or,  there 

tuas  a  stand 

made, 
II  Or, 

discovered. 
f  Is.  :iS.  14.  & 

59. 11. 
II  Or, /rom 

the  days 

th.Tt  she 

liatli  been. 


cause  them 
(o  <u)'n. 

II  Or,  and 
their  I'li/i- 
iiite  store f 

fHeb. 
vessels  of 
desire. 


S  Is.  13.  7,  S. 

1-  Dan.  r<.  6. 
iJer.  30.  C. 
kJoel2.  C. 


Mob  4. 10,11. 
Ez.  IS).  2-7. 


"  Ez.  29.  ••?.  & 
38. 3.  &. "9.1. 
ch.  3.  5. 


away  "  the  excellency  of  Jacob,  as 
the  excelleucy  of  Israel :  for  ''  the 
emptiers  have  emptied  them  out, 
aud  marred  their  viue  branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men  is 
made  ""red,  the  valiant  men  are  "in 
scarlet:  the  chariots  aliall  l)e  with 
"flaming  torches  in  the  day  of  his 
preparation,  and  the  tir  trees  shall 
be  terribly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  shall  rage  in  the 
streets,  they  shall  justle  one  against 
another  in  the  broad  ways :  ^  they 
shall  seem  like  torches,  they  shall 
run  like  the  lightnings. 

5  He  shall  recount  his  "  worthies : 
they  shall  stumble  in  their  walk ; 
they  shall  make  haste  to  the  wall 
thereof,  and  the  ^  defence  shall  be 
prepared. 

G  The  gates  of  the  rivers  vshall  be 
opened,  aud  the  palace  shall  be 
"  dissolved. 

7  And  "  Huzzab  shall  be  "  led  away 
captive,  she  shall  be  brought  up, 
and  her  maids  shall,  lead  her  as 
with  the  voice  of  ^  doves,  tabering 
upon  their  breasts. 

8  But  jSlneveh  is  "of  old  like  a 
pool  of  water:  yet  they  shall  flee 
away.  Stand,  stand,  sliaJl  they  cry  ; 
but  uone  shall  "look  back. 

9  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  silver,  take 
the  si)oil  of  gold :  "for  there  is  none 
end  of  the  store  and  glory  out  of 
all  the  ^  pleasant  furniture. 

10  She  is  empty,  and  void,  and 
waste :  and  the  ^  heart  melteth,  and 
''  the  knees  smite  together,  '  and 
much  pain  is  in  all  loins,  and  ""the 
faces  of  them  all  gather  blackness. 

11  Where  is  the  dwelling  of 'the 
lions,  and  the  feeding  place  of  the 
young  lions,  where  the  lion,  even 
the  old  lion,  walked,  and  the  lion's 
whelp,  and  none  made  them  afraid? 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces 
enough  for  his  whelps,  and  stran- 
gled for  his  lionesses,  and  filled 
his  holes  with  prey,  and  his  dens 
with  ravin. 

13  "'  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will 
burn  her  chariots  in  the  smoke,  and 
the  sword  shall  devour  thy  young 
lions :  and  I  will  cut  off  thy  jjrey 
from  the  earth,  and  the  voice  of 


"  thy  messengers  shall  no  more  be 
heard. 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  miserable  ruin  of  Nineveh. 

WOE  to  the  t^' bloody  city!  it 
is  all  full  of  lies  and  robbery; 
the  prey  departeth  not ; 

2  The  noise  of  a  whip,  and  ^the 
noise  of  the  rattling  of  the  wheels, 
aud  of  the  prancing  horses,  and  of 
the  jumj^ing  chariots. 

3  The  horseman  lifteth  up  both 
^  the  bright  sword  and  the  glitter- 
ing spear :  and  there  is  a  multitude 
of  slain,  and  a  great  number  of  car- 
casses; and  there  is  none  end  of 
their  corpses;  they  stumble  upon 
their  corpses : 

4  Because  of  the  multitude  of  the 
whoredoms  of  the  well  favoured 
harlot,  "the  mistress  of  witchcrafts, 
that  selleth  nations  through  her 
whoredoms,  aud  families  through 
her  witchcrafts. 

5  ''Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts ;  and  '  I  will  dis- 
cover th}^  skirts  upon  thy  face,  '^and 
I  will  shew  the  nations  thy  naked- 
ness, and  the  kingdoms  thy  shame. 

C  Aud  I  will  cast  abominable  filth 
upon  thee,  and  *^make  thee  vile, 
and  will  set  thee  as ''  a  gazingstock. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
all  they  that  look  upon  thee  '  shall 
flee  from  thee,  and  say,  Nineveh  is 
laid  waste:  ""who  will  bemoan  her! 
whence  shall  I  seek  comforters  for 
thee  ? 

8  'Art  thou  better  than  "*  popu- 
lous '"No,  that  was  situate  among 
the  rivers,  that  had  the  waters  round 
about  it,  whose  rampart  was  the 
sea,  and  her  wall  ivas  from  the  sea? 

1)  Ethiopia  and  Egypt  tvere  her 
strength,  and  it  ivas  infinite;  Put 
and  Lubim  were  Uhy  helpers. 

10  Yet  was  she  carried  away,  she 
went  into  captivity :  "  her  young 
children  also  were  dashed  in  pieces 
°at  the  top  of  all  the  streets:  and 
they  Pcast  lots  for  her  honourable 
men,  and  all  her  great  men  were 
bound  in  chains. 

11  Thou  also  shalt  be  ''drunken: 
thou  shalt  be  hid,  thou  also  shalt 
seek  strength  because  of  the  en- 
emy. 

987 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 

"2Kinf;HlS. 
17,19.  4  19. 
9,  23. 

t  Hcb.  city 
ot  bloods. 

•  Ez.  22.  2, ;;. 
&  24.  (J,  y. 

llttb.  2.  12. 
kjcr.  47.  3. 


f lleb. the 
Jtaine  of  tht 
stcord,  and 
thv  lii/hl- 
nin(/  of  the 
sjiear. 


■^13.47.9.12. 
Kev.  10. 2,3. 


d  ch.  2. 13. 

"Is.  47.  2,  .I. 

.)er.  13.  22, 

2li. 

Ez.  IG.  37. 

.Mic.  1.  11. 
fUab.  2.  lU. 


BMal.2.  9. 
h Ileb. 10. 33. 


i  Rev.  18. 10. 


k  Jer.  15.  5. 


I  .\iiios  C.  2. 

II  Or, 
nourishing, 

tlleb. 

So  Anion. 
■"  Jer.  46.  2J, 

2«. 

£zi30.14-lG. 


♦  neb. 
iH  thy  help. 


"  Ps.  137.  9. 
Is.  13.  l(i. 
Hos.  1  J.  16. 

"Lam.  2.  19. 

r  .Tool  •!.  3. 
Obad.  II. 


IJer.  2.5.  17, 
27. 
ch.  1.  III. 


The  fearful  vengeance 


HABAKKUK. 


T)y  the  Chaldeans. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  713. 

'Rev.  6. 13. 


•Jcr.  W.  37. 
&51.30. 


•Fa.  147. 13. 
Jer.  01.30. 


'ch.  2. 1. 


'Joel  1.4. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about  620. 


•Lam.  3. 8. 


"Jr.b;l.7. 

rH.U4..'i,&e. 

Jcr.  \i.  1. 
I  Or, 

wretltd. 

'  Ik.  2n.  14. 
Act>  13.  41. 


>l  nc«l.28.49, 

.Jcr.  5.  1.1. 
I;  I'lilttlU'd, 
i  Clir.  3U.  6. 

t  llib. 
tireadthi. 


12  All  thy  strong  holds  shall  he  like 
'fig  trees  with  the  first  ripe  figs: 
if  they  be  shaken,  they  shall  even 
fall  into  the  month  of  the  eater. 

13  Behold,  'thy  i^eople  in  the 
midst  of  thee  are  women :  the 
gates  of  thy  land  shall  be  set  wide 
open  unto  thine  enemies :  the  fire 
shall  devour  thy  ^  bars. 

14  Draw  thee  waters  for  the  siege, 
"fortify  thy  strong  holds:  go  into 
clay,  and  tread  the  mortar,  make 
strong  the  brickkiln. 

15  There  shall  the  fire  devour  thee; 
the  sword  vshall  cut  thee  ofl^",  it  shall 
eat  thee  up  like  ""  the  cankerworm : 
make  thyself  many  as  the  canker- 
worm,  make  thyself  many  as  the 
locu.sts. 

IG  Thou  hast  multix)lied  thy  mer- 


chants above  the  stars  of  heaven : 
the  cankerworm  "spoileth,  and 
fleeth  away. 

17  >  Thy  crowned  ^r^-as  the  locusts, 
and  thy  captains  as  the  great  grass- 
hoppers, which  camp  in  the  hedges 
in  the  cold  day,  hut  when  the  sun 
ariseth  they  flee  away,  and  their 
place  is  not  known  where  they  are. 

18  '^Thy  shepherds  slumber,  O 
^  king  of  Assyria :  thy  "  nobles  shall 
dwell  in  the  dust :  thy  people  is 
^'scattered  upon  the  mountains, 
and  no  man  gathereth  them. 

19  There  is  no  *  healing  of  thy 
bruise;  "thy  wound  is  grievous: 
'^  all  that  hear  the  bruit  of  thee  shall 
clap  the  hands  over  thee :  for  uj)- 
on  whom  hath  not  thy  wickedness 
passed  continually  ? 


HABAKKUK. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Unto  Uabakkuk,  complaining  of  the  iniquitj/  of  the 
land,  5  is  nhewed  the  fearful  vengeance  by  the  Chal- 
deans. 13  He  complainetJi  that  vengeance  should  lie 
executed  bij  them  who  are  far  worse. 

THE  burden  which  Habakkuk 
the  prophet  did  see. 

2  O  Lord,  how  long  shall  I  cry, 
'  and  thou  wilt  not  hear !  even  cry 
out  unto  thee  of  violence,  and  thou 
wilt  not  save ! 

3  Why  dost  thou  shew  me  iniq- 
uity, and  cause  me  to  behold  griev- 
ance ?  for  spoiling  and  violence  are 
before  me :  and  there  are  that  raise 
up  strife  and  contention. 

4  Therefore  the  law  is  slacked, 
and  judgment  doth  never  go  forth : 
for  the  '■  wicked  doth  comj^ass  about 
the  righteous;  therefore  "wrong 
Judgment  ])roceedeth. 

5  ■[  'Jiehold  ye  among  the  hea- 
then, and  regard,  and  wonder  mar- 
vellously: fori  Avill  work  a  work 
in  your  days,  which  ye  will  not  be- 
lieve, though  it  be  told  you. 

()  I'^or,  lo,  "11  r  raise  up"  the  Chal- 
d(;an.s,  that  bitter  and  ha.sty  nation, 
which  shall  march  through  the 
'  breadth  of  the  land,  to  possess  the 
dwellingplaccs  that  arc  not  tlu'irs. 

They  arc  terrible  and  di-eadful: 

988 


rj  r, 


"their  judgment  and  their  dignity 
shall  proceed  of  themselves. 

8  Their  horses  also  are  swifter 
than  the  leopards,  and  are  more 
♦fierce  than  the  •'evening  wolves: 
and  their  horsemen  shall  spread 
themselves,  and  their  horsemen 
shall  come  from  far ;  Hhej  shall  fly 
as  the  eagle  that  hasteth  to  eat. 

9  They  shall  come  all  for  violence: 
I'Uheir  faces  shall  sup  up  as  the 
east  wind,  and  they  shall  gather 
the  caj)tivity  as  the  sand. 

10  And  they  shall  scoff  at  the 
kings,  and  the  princes  shall  be  a 
scorn  unto  them  :  they  shall  deride 
every  strong  hold;  for  they  shall 
heai)  dust,  and  take  it. 

11  Then  shall  his  mind  change, 
and  he  sliall  i^ass  over,  and  oftend, 
'^imputing  this  his  power  unto  his 
god. 

12  1^  ^'Art  thou  not  from  everlast- 
ing, O  Lord  my  God,  mine  Holy 
One?  We  shall  not  die.  0  Lord, 
'thou  hast  ordained  them  for  judg- 
ment; and,  ()  t  mighty  God,  thou 
hast  ♦  established  them  for  correc- 
tion. 

13  ^Thou  art  of  purer  eyes  than 
to  behold  evil,  and  canst  not  look 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 

II  Or,^prearl- 
€th  himself. 
y  Rev.  9.  7. 


'Ez.  15. 1(J. 

Ts.  76.  6. 
'  Jer.  .DO.  18. 

Hz.  31.3,&c. 
II  Or,  valiant 

!•  1  Kings  22. 
17. 


tlTob. 

vn-tnk'ling. 
'  Mic.  1.  9. 

JLam.  2.  l.i. 
Zeph.2.  Li. 
See  Is.  14.8, 
Ice. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  626. 

II  Or,  from 
them  shall 
proceed  the 
judgment 
of  the^e, 
an  ft  the 
ca/ttii'ity 
Of'  these. 

t  Heb. 
t^hurp. 

•■.Tcr. .-..  G. 
ZL-ph.  3.  .3. 

f  Jer.  4.13. 


H  Or.the  sup- 
piwj  up  oj 
tlieir  factSf 
S'c.;  or, 
their  faces 
shall  took' 
toward  the 
east. 

t  Heb.  the 
opposition 
of  their 
fares  tn- 
xrard  the 
east. 


'Dan..'").  4. 


Ii  Ts.  W.  2.  & 
!«.  2. 
Lam.  5.  19. 


i  2  KinRS  19. 

I's.  17.13. 

I».  I()..'),(i,7. 

Kz.  .30.  2.'-.. 
tllcb.  rocA-, 

])eut.  32.  4. 
tlleb. 

founded. 
k'Ps.  J.  i. 


Tile  just  shall  live  hy  faith. 


HABAKKUK. 


Judgment  upon  the  Chaldeans. 


Before 
CHKIST 

abuut  t)26. 

II  Or, 

grievance. 
ijer.  l:;.  1. 


I  Or,movmg. 


"Jer.  IB.  IG. 
Amos  4.  'J. 


II  Or, 
Jlue  net. 


°  Dent.  S.  17. 
Is.  111.  i:;.  & 
o7.  2-i,  L'5. 


il  Or,  dainty. 
tHeb./a(. 


"I3.  21.8,11. 

fUeb. 

fenced 

place. 
b  Ps.  85.  8. 
II  Or,  in  me. 

II  Or,  wTien  I 

am  argued 

ii'ith. 
t  lleb.  tipon 

my  reproof. 

or,  arguing. 
'  Is.  H.  1.  &. 

3U.  8. 


d  Dan.  10.14. 
&ll.:i7,S5. 


"Ileb.lO.S" 


f  John.r.W. 

Rom.  1.  17. 

Gal.  ;i.  11. 

Heb.  10.  U8. 
i'  Or,  J/otv 

much  more. 


cProv.  27.20. 
&  30.  16. 


h  Mic.  2.  4. 


II  Or,  Ho,  /le. 


on  "  iniquity  :  ^  wlierefore  lookest 
tliou  iipou  tliem  that  deal  treach- 
erously, and  holdest  thy  tongue 
when  the  wicked  devoureth  the 
man  that  is  more  righteous  than 
he? 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes 
of  the  sea,  as  the  "creeping  things, 
that  have  no  ruler  over  them  ? 

15  They  "'  take  up  all  of  them  with 
the  angle,  they  catch  them  in  their 
net,  and  gather  them  in  their "  drag: 
therefore  they  rejoice  and  are  glad. 

IG  Therefore  "they  sacrifice  unto 
their  net,  and  burn  incense  unto 
their  drag ;  because  by  them  their 
portion  is  fat,  and  their  meat "  ^  plen- 
teous. 

17  Shall  they  therefore  empty  their 
net,  and  not  spare  continually  to 
slay  the  nations  f 

CHAPTER  IT. 

1  Unio  Habakkuk.,  waiting  for  an  anxwer,  it  shelved 
that  he  inu.st  wait  by  faith.  5  The  judgment  upon 
the  Chaldean  for  7in.satiable)iesx,  9  for  I'oi'etoasnenK.^ 
12  for  cruelty,  lb  for  drunkenness,  18  and  for  idol- 
atry. 

IAVILL  ^  stand  upon  my  watch, 
and  set  me  upon  the  ^  tower, 
^  and  will  watch  to  see  what  he  will 
say  "unto  me,  and  what  I  shall  an- 
swer "  t  when  I  am  reproved. 

2  And  the  Lord  answered  me, 
and  said,  "Write  the  vision,  and 
make  it  plain  upon  tables,  that  he 
may  run  that  readeth  it. 

3  For  '^the  vision  is  yet  for  an  ap- 
pointed time,  but  at  the  end  it  shall 
speak,  and  not  lie:  though  it  tarry, 
wait  for  it;  because  it  w^ill  "surely 
come,  it  will  not  tarry. 

4  Behold,  his  soul  tchich  is  lifted 
up  is  not  upright  in  him :  but  the 
•^just  shall  live  by  his  faith. 

5  ^  "Yea  also,  because  he  trans- 
gresseth  by  wine,  he  is  a  proud 
man,  neither  keepeth  at  home,  who 
enlargeth  his  desire  ^as  hell,  and  is 
as  death,  and  cannot  be  satisfied, 
but  gathereth  unto  him  all  nations, 
and  heapeth  unto  him  all  people : 

G  Shall  not  all  these  ""take  up  a 
parable  against  him,  and  a  taunt- 
ing proverb  against  him,  and  say, 
"Woe  to  him  that  increaseth  that 
which  is  not  his !  how  long  ?  and 
to  him  that  ladeth  himself  with 
thick  clay ! 


7  Shall  they  not  rise  up  suddenly 
that  shall  bite  thee,  and  awake 
that  shall  vex  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
be  for  booties  unto  them? 

8  '  Because  thou  hast  spoiled  many 
nations,  all  the  remnant  of  the  peo- 
ple shall  spoil  thee;  "^ because  of 
men's  ^ blood,  and  for  the  violence 
of  the  land,  of  the  city,  and  of  all 
that  dwell  therein. 

9  1  Woe  to  him  that  ' "  coveteth 
an  evil  covetousness  to  his  house, 
that  he  may  '"set  his  nest  on  high, 
that  he  may  be  delivered  from  the 
*  power  of  evil ! 

10  Thou  hast  consulted  shame  to 
thy  house  by  cutting  off  many  peo-. 
pie,  and  hast  sinned  against  thy 
soul. 

11  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of 
the  wall,  and  the  "beam  out  of  the 
timber  shall  "  answer  it. 

12  ^  Woe  to  him  that  buildeth  a 
town  with  "^  blood,  and  establish- 
eth  a  city  by  iniquity  ! 

13  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Loed 
of  hosts  "that  the  people  shall  la- 
bour in  the  very  fire,  and  the 
people  shall  weary  themselves  "for 
very  vanity  ? 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled 
"with  the  ''knowledge  of  the  glory 
of  the  Loud,  as  the  waters  cover 
the  sea. 

15  ^  Woe  unto  him  that  giveth 
his  neighbour  drink,  that  jjuttest 
thy  1  bottle  to  him,  and  makest  him 
drunken  also,  that  thou  mayest 
'look  on  their  nakedness ! 

IG  Thou  art  filled  "  with  shame  for 
glory:  'drink  thou  also,  and  let  thy 
foreskin  be  uncovered :  the  cup  of 
the  Lord's  right  hand  shall  be 
turned  unto  thee,  and  shameful 
spewing  shall  he  on  thy  glory. 

17  For  the  violence  of  Lebanon 
shall  cover  thee,  and  the  spoil  of 
beasts,  which  made  them  afraid, 
4)ecause  of  men's  blood,  and  for 
the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the 
city,  and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

18  1  "What  profiteth  the  graven 
image  that  the  maker  thereof  hath 
graven  it;  the  molten  image,  and 
a  *  teacher  of  lies,  that  ^the  maker 
of  his  work  trusteth  therein,  to 
make  ^dumb  idols  ? 

989 


Bi'forL" 
CHRIST 
abuut  btt6 


i  I«.  33. 1. 


V  ver.  IT. 

tllcb. 

bloods. 


i.Ter.  22. 13. 
II  Or,  gaineih 
anerilyam, 

'".Tcr.49. 16. 
Obad.  4. 


f  Hob. /)a/m 
of  tUe  hand. 


II  Or. 

piece,  or, 
fuMctiiitg. 

II  Or,  lritytes.t 
against  it. 

"Jer.  22.1:5. 

Ei.  24.  !). 

IMic.  :i.  10. 

Kali.  3. 1. 
t  IIoli. 

bloods. 

■'Jer.  51. 08. 


I  Or,  in  tain. 


II  Or. 

by  knowing 
the  glory  of 
the  Lord. 
I'Is.  11.  9. 


1 1los. 


■■  Gen.  n.  22. 

II  Or. 

more  with 
shame  than 
with  glory. 

"Jer.  2.").  2B, 
27.  i:  51.  57. 


'  ver.  8. 


"  Is.  44.  ^  10. 

&  Hi.  2. 


^  Jer.  10.8,14. 

ZfCh.  10.  2. 
t  IIcl).  the 
Jaskiouerof 

his  lashion, 
JPS.  115.5. 

1  Cor.  12.  2. 


A  description  of 


HABAKKUK. 


GocVs  majesty. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ithoul  fi'26. 


'  Ps.  135.  IT. 

"  Ps.  11.  4. 

I  I  Feb. 
iH'  Silent  atl 
theenrthbC' 
jof-e.  him. 

liZcph.  1.7. 
Zcch.2.13. 


•  Ps.  7,  title. 

II  Or, 

ttccordinfj 
to  rariaUe 
songs,  or, 
limes*  rail- 
rtl  in  //<■- 
treif,  S/ii- 
yionoth. 

t  Ueb.  Ihy 

I  cport^  or, 
thy  hearing. 

II  Or.  jire- 
serve  alive. 

l.Ps.  Hj.  «. 
ilOr, 

the  south. 
'  Dcut.  33.  2. 

J  tide.  5.  4. 

Ps.  68.  7. 


I\  Or,  bright 
bf-.am."  out  of 
his  side. 


<i  Nah.  1.  3. 

K  Or,taniin7 

diseases. 

I>eut.;i:;.24. 
'Ps.  18.  8. 


(Gen.  49. 26. 


tOr 
Ethiopia. 

I]  Or,  under 
atfliclion, 
or,  vanity. 


I.  Dcut-T3.2r). 
27. 

[•■>.  W.  4.  Se 
104.  :i 
vcr.  15. 

K»r, 

tfii/  rhflri- 
otM  were 
salvation, 

JOr. 
Thou  ffir/st 
cleave  the 
rivers  of 
the  rnrth. 

1P«.78.I.'.,I0. 
k  105.  41. 


19  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  to 
the  wood,  Awake;-  to  the  dumb 
stone,  Arise,  it  shall  teach !  Be- 
hold, it  is  laid  over  with  gold  and 
silver,  'and  there  is  no  breath  at 
all  in  the  midst  of  it. 

20  But  ''the  Lord  is  in  his  holy 
temple:  ^^let  all  the  earth  keej) 
silence  before  him. 

CHAPTEE  III. 

1  Habalckuk  iii  his  prayer  trembleih  at  GocTs  majesty. 
17  The  confidence  of  his  faith. 

APEAYER  of  Habakkuk  the 
prophet "" "  upon  Shigionoth. 

2  O  LoKD,  I  have  heard  Hhy 
speech,  and  was  afraid :  O  Lord, 
J' ^'revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of 
the  years,  in  the  midst  of  the  years 
make  known ;  in  wrath  remember 
mercy. 

3  God  came  from  "Teman,  ""and 
the  Holy  One  from  mount  Paran. 
Selah.  His  glory  covered  the  heav- 
ens, and  the  earth  was  full  of  his 
praise. 

4  And  his  brightness  was  as  the 
light ;  he  had  "horns  coming  out  of 
his  hand :  and  there  ivas  the  hiding 
of  his  power. 

5  ''Before  him  went  the  pestilence, 
and  "^burning  coals  went  forth  at 
his  feet. 

G  He  stood,-  and  measured  the 
earth :  he  beheld,  and  drove  asun- 
der the  nations;  'and the  ° everlast- 
ing mountains  were  scattered,  the 
perpetual  hills  did  bow :  his  ways 
are  everlasting. 

7  I  saw  the  tents  of  "Oushan  "in 
affliction :  and  the  curtains  of  the 
land  of  Midian  did  tremble. 

8  Was  the  Lord  displeased 
against  the  rivers?  was  thine 
aiig(;r  against  the  rivers?  '?m.s  thy 
wrath  against  the  sea,  ''that  thou 
didst  ride  upon  tliine  horses  and 
"tliy  cliariots  of  salvation  ? 

9  Tiiy  bow  was  made  quite  na- 
ked, accordinf/  to  the  oaths  of 
the  tribes,  even  thy  word.  Selah. 
" '  Thou  didst  cleave  the  earth  with 
rivers. 

990 


10  ''The  mountains  saw  thee,  and 
they  trembled :  the  overflowing  of 
the  water  passed  by  :  the  deep  ut- 
tered his  voice,  and  'lifted  up  his 
hands  on  high. 

11  '"The  sun  and  moon  stood  still 
in  their  habitation:  I'at  the  light 
of  thine  "  arrows  they  went,  and  at 
the  shining  of  thy  glittering  spear. 

12  Thou  didst  march  through  the 
land  in  indignation,  °thou  didst 
thresh  the  heathen  in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the 
salvation  of  thy  people,  even  for 
salvation  with  thine  anointed ; 
''  thou  woundedst  the  .  head  out 
of  the  house  of  the  wicked,  ^by 
discovering  the  foundation  unto 
the  neck.     Selah. 

14  Thou  didst  strike  through  with 
his  staves  the  head  of  his  villages : 
they  ^came  out  as  a  whirlwind  to 
scatter  me :  their  rejoicing  was  as 
to  devour  the  poor  secretly. 

15  *»  Thou  didst  walk  through  the 
sea  Avith  thine  horses,  through  the 
"  heap  of  great  waters. 

IG  When  I  heard,  "^  my  bellj'^ 
trembled;  my  lips  quivered  at  the 
voice :  rottenness  entered  into  my 
bones,  and  I  trembled  in  myself, 
that  I  might  rest  in  the  day  of 
trouble :  when  he  cometli  uj)  unto 
the  people,  he  will  n  invade  them 
with  his  troops. 

17  1  Although  the  fig  tree  shall 
not  blossom,  neither  shall  fruit  he 
in  the  vines;  the  labour  of  the 
olive  shall  *  fail,  and  the  fields 
shall  yield  no  meat ;  the  tlock 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  fold, 
and  there  shall  he  no  herd  in  the 
stalls: 

18  'Yet  I  will  ^rejoice  in  the 
Lord,  I  will  joy  in  the  God  of 
my  salvation. 

19  The  Lord  God  is  "my  strength, 
and  he  will  make  my  feet  like 
^hinds'  feet,  and  he  will  make  me 
to  ^  walk  upon  mine  high  places. 
To  the  chief  singer  on  my  *  string- 
ed instruments. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  626. 

I  Ex.  19. 16, 
JS. 

Judp;.5.4,.';. 
I's.  (W.  8.  & 
77.  IS.  &  114. 
4. 

I  Ex.  14.  22. 

'  Josh.  3.  16. 
"'Josh. 10.12, 
13. 

II  Or,  thine 
avrow< 
walled  in 
the  light. 
St. 

°Jush. 10.11. 

Vf.  is.u.Si 

77.  17.  18. 

"Jer.  51..3,S. 

Amos  1.  ". 

Mic.  4. 13. 


I"  Josh.  10.24. 
&  11.  8,  12. 
Ps.  68.  21. 

i  Heb.  mak- 
ing naked. 


tlleb. 

7cere  tern- 

JJCStUOU^. 


1  Ps.  77.  19. 
ver.  8. 


II  Or,  mud. 

■■Ps.  IIO.UO. 
Jer.  23.  9. 


II  Or, 
vnt  them 
in  ;jieces. 


t  Heb.  lie. 


Mob  13.  13. 
<ls.  41.  16.  & 
61. 10. 


"  Ps.  27. 1. 

'  2  Sam.  22. 

34. 

Ps.  18.  33. 
J  D('ut.32.13. 

&  ;i.;.  29. 

1 1lob. 
yrginoth. 
P9.'4,  title. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  (130 


fHcb. 
fiv  taking 
a  U'(vj  I  iciH 
make  an 
end. 

I  Heb. 
the  face  of 
the  lam/. 

'  Uo3.  4.  3. 


'■  Ez.  7.  19.  & 
H.  ■!.  4,  7. 
Matt.  1.!.41. 

ij  Or,  idols. 


'  Fulfilled, 
iiIhuU  tiZ4. 
■>  Kings  23. 
4,5. 


■1  Hos.  10.  5. 

'  2  Kin^s  23. 
12. 
Jer.  19. 13. 

n  KinKslS. 

2l. 

2  Kin^s  17. 

:i3,  41. 
His.  48.  1. 

IIos.4.  Ij. 
:;  Or,  to  the 

Loud. 
Uosh.  23.7. 

1  Kings  11. 

3.!. 
i  Is.  1.4. 

Jer.  ■>.  13,17. 

&  \o.  (i. 
k  Hos.  7.  7. 
IHab.  2.  20. 

Zecli.  ■>.  13. 
^  Is.  13.  0. 
"  Is.  34.  (i. 

Jer.  4(1. 10. 

Et.  .39.  17. 

Kcv.  19.  17. 

t  Ileb.  fianc- 
tified,  or, 
jyrejiared. 


t  Heb. 

vmit  upon. 
•Jer.  39.  6. 


ZEPHANIAH. 


P2Chr.  33. 
14. 


CHAPTEE  L 

God\'<  severe  jiuhjmcnt  ayabiisl  Judnh  for  divers  .iii)S. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  whicli 
came  unto  Zcpliaiiiali  tlie  son 
of  Onshi,  the  son  of  Getlaliah,  the 
son  of  Ainariah,  tlie  son  of  Hizkiah, 
in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  sou  of 
Amon,  kiuft-  of  Judah. 

2  *I  will  utterly  consume  all  thinr/s 
from  of!'  ^  tlie  land,  saitli  the 
Lord. 

3  ="1  will  consume  man  and  beast; 
I  will  consume  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea, 
and  ^the  "stumbling-blocks  with  the 
wicked;  and  I  will  cut  off  man 
from  off  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine  hand 
upon  Judah,  and  upon  all  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem ;  and  '^I 
will  cut  off  the  remnant  of  Baal 
from  this  place,  and  the  name  of 
''the  Chemarim  with  the  priests; 

5  And  them  Hhat  worship  the 
host  of  heaven  upon  the  housetops; 
'^and  them  that  worship  and  ^'that 
swear "  by  the  Lord,  and  that  swear 
''  by  Malcham ; 

6  And  '  them  that  are  turned  back 
from  the  Lord  ;  and  those  that 
''have  not  sought  the  Lord,  nor 
inquired  for  him. 

7  '  Hold  thy  xieace  at  the  presence 
of  the  Lord  God  :  '"for  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  at  hand :  for "  the  Lord 
hath  prepared  a  sacrifice,  he  hath 
^  bid  his  guests. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the 
day  of  the  Lord's  sacrifice,  that  I 
will  ^punish  Hhe  princes,  and  the 
king's  children,  and  all  such  as  are 
clothed  with  strange  apparel. 

9  In  the  same  day  also  will  I 
punish  all  those  that  leap  on  the 
threshold,  which  fill  their  masters' 
houses  with  violence  and  deceit. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  there 
shall  he  the  noise  of  a  cry  from  ''  the 
fish  gate,  and  a  howling  from  the 


second,  and  a  great  crashing  from 
the  hills. 

11  ^Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  Mak- 
tesh,  for  all  the  merchant  people 
are  cut  down ;  all  they  that  bear 
silver  are  cut  off. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  time,  that  I  will  search  Jeru- 
salem with  candles,  and  punish  the 
men  that  are  ^  'settled  on  their  lees : 
'that  say  in  their  heart.  The  Lord 
will  not  do  good,  neither  will  he 
do  evil. 

13  Therefore,  their  goods  shall 
become  a  booty,  and  their  houses 
a  desolation :  they  shall  also  build 
houses,  but  'not  inhahit  them ;  and 
they  shall  plant  vineyards,  but 
"not  drink  the  wine  thereof. 

14  ''The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is 
near,  it  is  near,  and  hasteth  greatly, 
even  the  voice  of  the  day  of  the 
Lord:  the  mighty  man  shall  cry 
there  bitterly. 

15  ^  That  day  is  a  d^.y  of  wrath,  a 
day  of  trouble  and  distress,  a  day 
of  wasteness  and  desolation,  a  day 
of  darkness  and  gloominess,  a 
day  of  clouds  and  thick  dark- 
ness, 

10  A  day  of  'the  trumpet  and 
alarm  against  the  fenced  cities,  and 
against  the  high  towers. 

17  And  I  will  bring  distress  upon 
men,  that  they  shall  ''walk  like 
blind  men,  because  they  have  sin- 
ned against  the  Lord:  and  ''their 
blood  shall  be  poured  out  as  dust, 
and  their  flesh  ''as  the  dung. 

18  ''Neither  their  silver  nor  their 
gold  shall  be  able  to  deliver  them 
in  the  day  of  the  Lord's  wrath ; 
but  the  whole  land  shall  be*de-! 
voured  by  the  fire  of  his  jealousy :  j 
for  '^he  shall  make  even  a  speedy 
riddance  of  all  them  that  dwell  in 
the  land. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  An  exhortation  to  repentance.  4  The  judgment  of  the 
IViilidines,  S  of  Moab  and  Amnion.,  V2,  of  Ethiopia 
and  Assyria. 

991 


Before 
CHRIST 
:ibi>ut  630. 


1  James  5. 1. 


)  Hob. 
curded^  or, 
thickened. 

'Jer.  48.  11. 
Amos  G.  I. 

'  Ps.  94.  7. 


'  Deut.  28. "0, 
39. 
Amos  5.  11. 

"  .Mic.  0.  lo. 
^  Joel  2. 1,11, 


i'  Is.  22.  o. 
Jer.  .'iO.  7. 
Jcicl  2.2,11. 
Amos  5. 18. 
ver.  18. 


'Jer.  4.19. 


"  Dcut.2.<?.£0. 
Is.  ,59. 10. 


1'  Ps.  79.  3. 


■■  Ps.  gl.  10. 

Jor.  9.  22.  & 

IG.  4. 
dProT.  11.4. 

Ez.  7.  19. 


'  eh.  3.  8. 


Tver.  2,  3. 


Exlwrtation  to  repentance. 


ZEPHANIAH. 


Jerusalem  sliarplij  reproved. 


Before 
CHKIbT 
aboui  63t(. 

•Joel  •-'.  10. 
!,  Or.  not 
Uestious. 

<  Job  21.  18. 

IS.  1.4 

Is.  17    13. 

lies.  13  3. 
■■  2  Kings  23. 

2G. 


i  Ps.  105.  4. 
Amos  5.  G. 
'  I's.  7«.  9. 


f  Joel  2  14. 
Amos  ."i.  1.5 
Jonah  3.  'J. 


ejer.47.4,5. 

£z.  25.  15. 

Amoa  1.  (J, 

7,8. 

/cch.  9.5.»; 
^  Jer.  6.4  & 

15.8. 


lEz.25.lC. 


kjosb.  13.  3. 


I  Sec  Is.  17.2. 

ver.  14. 
""Ib.  11.11. 

Mic  4.7.  & 

5.  7,  H. 

lInR.1.12.i 

2.2. 

vcr.  9. 


II  Or, 

when,  Ifc. 
"  Ex.  4.  31. 

Luke-  1   US 
"Ps.  iJi;  1. 

Jcr.  2U.  14. 

ch.  3  20. 
PJcr.  4S.  27. 

Ez.  2.'>.  H. 

iKz.  25.3,C. 


'Jcr.  49.  1. 


•I«.  1.';. 

Jer.  48. 

tz.  25.  ?. 

Amo*  2.  1. 
'Amotl.n. 
•■  Gen.  Ill  2.'>. 

Ociit.20.2:t 

]>.  I.'I.1U  Sc 

•>(.  M. 

J.T.  4'J.  18. 

\  U)  40. 
•  vcr.  7. 


» In.  in.  C. 
Jcr.  *».  29. 


'*  r^  ATHER  yourselves  togetlier, 
VJT  yea,  gather  together,  O  na- 
tion "  not  desh'ed ; 

2  Before  the  decree  bring  forth, 
before  the  day  pass  ''as  the  chaff, 
before  "the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  come  upon  you,  before  the 
day  of  the  Lord's  auger  come  up- 
on you. 

3  '' Seek  ye  the  Lord,  ''all  ye  meek 
of  the  earth,  which  have  wrought 
his  judgment;  seek  righteousness, 
seek  meekness:  '^it  may  be  ye  shall 
be  hid  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's  an- 
ger. 

4  T"  For  ^  Gaza  shall  be  forsaken, 
and  Aslikelon  a  desolation :  they 
shall  drive  out  Ashdod  ""at  the 
noonday,  and  Ekron  shall  be  root- 
ed up. 

5  AYoe  unto  the  inhabitants  of 
'  the  sea  coast,  the  nation  of  the 
Cherethites !  the  word  of  the  Lord 
is  against  you ;  O  *"  Canaan,  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  I  will  even 
destroy  thee,  that  there  shall  be  no 
inhabitant. 

G  And  the  sea  coast  shall  be  dwell- 
ings and  cottages  for  shepherds, 
'  and  folds  for  flocks. 

7  And  the  coast  shall  be  for  ""the 
remnant  of  the  house  of  Judah ; 
they  shall  feed  thereupon :  in  the 
houses  of  Ashkelon  shall  they  lie 
down  in  the  evening :  "  for  the 
Lord  their  God  shall  "visit  them, 
and  ''turn  away  their  captivity. 

8  1^  ''I  have  heard  the  reproach  of 
Moab,  and  ''the  revilings  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  whereby  they 
have  reproached  my  people,  and 
'magnified  themselves  against  their 
border. 

9  Theref(3re,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Surely  'Moab  shall  be  as  Sodom, 
and  '  the  children  of  Amnion  as 
Gomonah,  "  eren  the  breeding  of 
nettles,  and  salti)its,  and  a  perpet- 
ual desolation  :  Uhe  residue  of  my 
])eople  shall  spoil  fhem,  and  the 
remnant  of  my  people  shall  pos- 
sess them. 

10  This  shall  they  have  'for  their 
pride,  because  thi^y  have  reproach- 
ed and  magnified  llmnseln's  against 
the  people  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

UU2 


11  The  Lord  tvill  he  terrible  un- 
to them :  for  be  will  '  famish  all 
the  gods  of  the  earth;  'and  men 
shall  worship  him,  every  one  from 
his  place,  even  all ''  the  Isles  of  the 
heathen. 

12  ^  ^Ye  Ethiopians  also,  ye  shall 
he  slain  by  'my  sword. 

13  And  he  will  stretch  out  bis 
hand  against  the  north,  and  ''de- 
stroy Assyria ;  and  will  make  Nin- 
eveh a  desolation,  and  dry  like  a 
wilderness. 

14  And  "^  flocks  shall  lie  down  in 
the  midst  of  her,  all  "^the  beasts  of 
the  nations :  both  the  " '  cormorant 
and  the.  bittern  shall  lodge  in  the 
"  upper  lintels  of  it ;  their  voice 
shall  sing  in  the  windows ;  desola- 
tion shall  he  in  the  thresholds: 
"for  be  shall  nncover  the  ''cedar 
work. 

15  This  is  the  rejoicing  city  '  that 
dwelt  carelessly,  "that  said  in  her 
heart,  I  am,  and  there  is  none  be- 
sides me:  how  is  she  become  a 
desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to  lie 
down  in !  every  one  that  passeth 
by  her  'shall  hiss,  and  ""wag  his 
hand. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  A  sharp  rep7-oof  of  Jerusalem  foi-  dirers  sins.  8  Att 
exhortation  to  icait  for  the  restoration  of  Israel.,  14 
and  to  rejoice  for  their  salvation  by  God. 

WOE  to  " '  her  that  is  filthy  and 
polluted,  to  the  oppressing 
city ! 

2  She  "^ obeyed  not  the  voice;  she 
''  received  not "  correction ;  she  trust- 
ed not  in  the  Lord  ;  she  drew  not 
near  to  her  God. 

3  "^  Her  princes  within  her  are  roar- 
ing lions;  her  judges  are  ''evening 
wolves ;  they  gnaw  not  the  bones 
till  the  morrow. 

4  Her  "  prophets  are  light  and 
treacherous  persons :  her  priests 
have  polluted  the  sanctuary,  they 
have  done  "^  violence  to  the  law. 

5  ^' The  just  Lord  ''is  in  the  midst 
thereof;  he  will  not  do  iniquity: 
'every  morning  doth  he  bring  his 
judgment  to  light,  he  faileth  not; 
but '  the  unjust  kuoweth  no  shame. 

G  I  have  cut  off  the  nations :  their 
"towers  are  desolate;  I  made  their 
streets  wasfc,  that  none  i)asseth 
by :   their  cities  are  destroyed,  so 


Before 
CHRIST 

aLioul  630 

t  Heb. 

make  lean. 
•'.Mul.  1.  11. 

Jolin  4.21. 
"  Gen.  10.  5. 


bis.  IS.  1.  & 

20.  4. 

Jer.  4(i.  S. 

Kz.  30.  D. 
'  Ps.  17. 13. 

rt  Is.  10. 12. 
Ez.  31.3. 
Nah.  1.1.  & 
2. 10.  &  3.15, 
18. 


"  vcr.  6. 

f  Is.  13. 21,22. 

I!  Or, 
pelican. 
eis.34. 11,14. 

II  Or, 

knups.  or, 
chapiters. 


B  Or,  when 
he  hath  un- 
covered. 

bJer.  22. 14. 

-■  Is.  47.  8. 

w  Kev.  18.  7. 


I  Job  27.  23. 

l.am.  2. 15. 

Ez.  27.  .36. 
°'  Nah.  3. 19. 


II  Or, 

gluttonous. 
t  lleb.  c/aii.'. 


» Jer.  22.21. 

I'Jer.  5.  3. 

11  Or, 


r  Ez.  2*''.  *^r. 

Mic.sr'iui), 

11. 
<i  Ilab.  1.  8. 


'Jer.  23. 11, 
32. 

l.am.  2.  14. 
llos.  9.  7. 


fEz.  22.  2G. 

KDeut  32.4. 
I.  ver.  15.  17. 

Sec  Jlic.  3. 

11. 
I  lieb. 

wnrning  hy 

morntng. 

i  Jer.  3  3.  .* 
«.  15.4r8. 12. 


\\  Or,corncrt. 


Restoration  of 


HAGGAI. 


Israel  promised, 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  630. 

k  So  Jcr.  S.G. 


1  Gen.  G.  12. 


•"  Ts.  27.  14. 
,<t  37.  S4. 
Prov.  20. 22. 


"  Joel  3.  2. 


"ch.  1. 18. 


I' Is.  m.  IS. 
♦  I  Icb.  lip. 


t  llcl). 


TPb.  as.  31. 
I?.  JS.  1,7.& 
U).  4,  .SC. 
Mnl.  1.  II. 
Acts  «.  27. 


Mcr.  7.4. 
Mir.;!.  II. 
.Matt.  3.  9. 

<  Hc-b. 
irt  }ity  holy. 


•  Is.  14.  K. 
Zech. 11.11. 
.Matt.  5.  3. 
I  Cor.  1.27, 
28. 
James  2.  5. 

'  Mic.  4.  7. 

ch.  2  7. 
"Is  «).  21. 
»  Is.  C-J.  S. 

Kcv.  14.  5. 


Before 
CHRIST 

;ib;)iit  bM. 


»  Ezra  4.  24. 

4:5.1 

Zech.  1.1. 
t  Heb. 

hij  the  hand 

ol  Jktyfjax. 
"IChr.  3. 17, 

VX 

JCzra  3.  2. 

j"Malt.  1    12. 

Luke  3.  27. 
J  Or. 

cuptain. 


that  there  is  no  man,  that  there  is 
none  inhabitant. 

7  *"  I  said,  Surely  thon  wilt  fear 
me,  thou  wilt  receive  instruction; 
so  their  dwelling  should  not  be  cut 
off,  howsoever  1  punished  them : 
but  they  rose  early,  and  '  corrupted 
all  their  doings. 

8  1  Therefore  "'wait  ye  upon  me, 
saith  the  Lord,  until  the  day  that 
I  rise  up  to  the  prey :  for  my  de- 
termination is  to  "gather  the  na- 
tions, that  I  may'  assemble  the 
kingdoms,  to  pour  upon  them  mine 
indignation,  even  all  my  lierce  an- 
ger: for  all  the  earth  "shall  be  de- 
voured with  the  tire  of  my  jealousy. 

9  For  then  will  I  turn  to  the  peo- 
ple ^a  pure  'language,  that  they 
may  all  call  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  to  serve  him  with  one  *  con- 
sent. 

10  Trom  bej-^ond  the  rivers  of 
Ethiopia  my  supi)liants,  even  the 
daughter  of  my  dispersed,  shall 
bring  mine  offering. 

11  In  that  day  shalt  thou  not  be 
ashamed  for  all  thy  doings,  wherein 
thou  hast  transgressed  against  me: 
for  then  I  Will  take  away  out  of 
the  midst  of  thee  them  that  're- 
joice in  thy  pride,  and  thou  shalt 
no  more  be  haughty  ^because  of 
my  holy  mountain. 

12  I  will  also  leave  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ^an  afflicted  and  poor  peo- 
ple, and  they  shall  trust  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

13  ^The  remnant  of  Israel  "shall 
not  do  iniquity,  ''nor  speak  lies; 
neither  shall  a  deceitful  tongue  be 


found  in  their  mouth:  for  ^they 
shall  feed  and  lie  down,  and  none 
shall  make  tliem  afraid. 
I  14  *  'Sing,  O  daughter  of  Zion ; 
shout,  O  Israel ;  be  glad  and  re- 
joice with  all  the  heart,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Jerusalem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away 
thy  judgments,  he  hath  cast  out 
thine  enemy  :  ='  the  King  of  Israel, 
even  the  Lord,  ^'is  in  the  midst  of 
thee:  thou  shalt  not  see  evil  any 
more. 

IG  In  that  da^^  '^it  shall  be  said  to 
Jerusalem,  Fear  thou  not :  and  to 
Zion,  ''  Let  not  thine  hands  .be 
"  slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  -^in  the 
midst  of  thee  is  mighty;  he  will 
save,  ^  he  will  rejoice  over  thee 
with  joy  ;  'he  will  rest  in  his  love, 
he  will  joy  over  thee  with  sing- 
ing. 

18  I  will  gather  them  that  ^are 
sorrowful  for  the  solemn  assembly, 
who  are  of  thee,  to  whom  *the  re- 
proach of  it  was  a  burden. 

19  Behold,  at  that  time  I  will 
undo  all  that  afflict  thee:  and  I 
will  save  her  that  ''halteth,  and 
gather  her  that  was  driven  out; 
and  'I  will  get  them  praise  and 
fame  in  every  land  'where  they 
have  been  put  to  shame. 

20  At  that  time  'will  I  bring  yon 
again.,  even  in  the  time  that  I 
gather  you:  for  I  will  make  you 
a  name  and  a  praise  among  all 
people  of  the  earth,  when  I  turn 
back  your  cai)tivity  before  your 
eyes,  saith  the  Lord. 


HAGGAI. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  TIaggai  reproveth  the  j^eojjle  Jor  negUdivg  the  bnUd- 
irt<i  of  the  house.  7  //e  inciteth  them  to  tht  biiiltl- 
iiig.  12  He  promiseth  Ood's  assistance  to  them  be 
big  forward. 

IN  ""the  second  year  of  Darius 
the  king,  in  the  sixth  month, 
in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  came 
the  word  of  the  Lord  '  by  Haggai 
the  prophet  unto  'Zerubbabel  the 

son  of  Shealtiel,  "governor  of  Ju- 
gs 


dah,   and  to   Moshua  the  son  of 
'' Josedech,  the  high  priest,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  saying.  This  people  say. 
The  time  is  not  come,  the  time 
that  the  Lord's  house  should  be 
built. 

3  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  "^  by  Haggai  the  prophet, 
saying, 

99:3 


Before 
CHRIST 
iibout  t'30. 

1  Ez.  34.  28. 
.Mic.  4.  4.  It 

7.14. 

•  Is.  12.  «.  & 
.'-.4.  1. 

Zcch.  2.  10. 
&  'J.  9. 


"J.>hn  I.4'J. 

b  Ez.  48.  3.'.. 

vcr.  .1, 17. 
Rev.  7.15. 
&2I.3,  4. 


'  Ik.  :«.  3.  4. 

■iHeb.  12.12. 
!|  Or./ainl. 
'  ver.  15. 


fDeut.  .•».  9. 

Is.  (i2.  5.  «i 

li".  111. 

.Ut.  .32.  41. 
♦  lleb. 

he  wilt  be 

S}IC7U. 

«Lani.  2.  6. 


tUcb. 

the  burden 
upon  it  wa« 
reproach. 


I'  Ez.  .'!4.  Ki. 
Mic.  4.  (i,  7. 


tlleb. /iWH 
set  ihem  Jor 
u  }n  aise. 
♦  Hth.of 
Ih'jir  shame. 


•  I.s.  II.  12.  A 
27.  12.  i5«. 
.s. 

Ez.  28.  2.5.  & 
.34    13  i:U7. 

Amos  9.  II. 


Before 
CHRIST 

atKiul  3'20 

•  Ezra  3  2.  4- 
5.  2. 
J  I  Chr.G.li. 


•Ezra  5  1. 


The  people  incited 


HAGGxlI. 


to  Jyuild  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  520. 

f2  Sam.".  2. 
Ps.  132.  3, 
&c. 

\  Hcb. 

Set  t/our 

heart  on 

your  wat/x. 
E  Lain.  3.  40. 

ver.  7. 
1"  Deut.2S..''.a 

Hiis.  4.  10. 

Mic.  0.  14, 

15. 

ch.  2. 16. 


>  Zech.  S.  10. 


1  Heb. 
ptei-cett 
through. 


k  ch.  2.  IC. 


Ich.  2.  17. 
S  Or,  blow  it 
auai/. 


"•  Lev.  2(>.1!>. 
Deut.  2H.-£i. 
I  KiiiKstJ. 


"  1  Kings  17. 
2  Kings  8.1. 


"  ch.  2. 17. 


•■Lzrafi.  2. 


■<  Matt.2S.2<). 
Kom  8.  31. 


•2Chr..TC22. 
Ezra  1.1. 


•ch.  2.  21. 


4  ^  Is  it  time  for  you,  O  ye,  to   the  bouse  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 

their  God, 

15  lu  the  four  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  sixth  month,  in  the  second 
*  Consider  your  \  year  of  Darius  the  king. 


'Err*  8. 2. 8. 


dwell  in  your  ceiled  houses,  and 
this  house  lie  waste  I 

5  Now  therefore  thus   saith   the 
Lord   of  hosts; 
ways. 

6  Ye  have  ''  sown  much,  and  bring 
in  little;  ye  eat,  but  ye  have  not 
enough ;  ye  drink,  but  ye  are  not 
filled  with  drink;  ye  clothe  you, 
but  there  is  none  warm ;  and  '  he 
that  earneth  wages,  earneth  wages 
to  put  it  into  a  bag  'with  holes. 

7  ^i  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
Consider  your  ways. 

8  Go  up  to  the  mountain,  and 
bring  wood,  and  build  the  house ; 
and  I  will  take  pleasure  in  it,  and 
I  Avill  be  glorified,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  ^Ye  looked  for  much,  and,  lo, 
it  came  to  little;  and  when  ye 
brought  it  home,  'I  did  "blow  up- 
on it.  Why  I  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  Because  of  mine  house  that 
is  waste,  and  ye  run  every  man 
unto  his  own  house. 

10  Therefore  "the  heaven  over 
you  is  stayed  from  dew,  and  the 
earth  is  stayed /ro»i  her  fruit, 

11  And  1  "called  for  a  drought 
upon  the  land,  and  upon  the 
mountains,  and  ux)on  the  corn,  and 
upon  the  new  wine,  and  upon  the 
oil,  and  upon  that  which  the  ground 
bringeth  forth,  and  upon  men,  and 
upon  cattle,  and  °upon  all  the  la- 
bour of  the  hands. 

12  •[  'Then  Zerubbabel  the  son 
of  Shealtiel,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Josedech,  tlie  high  priest,  with  all 
the  remnant  of  the  people,  obeyed 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  th(^  words  of  ITaggai  the  proph- 
et, as  tlio  Loud  their  (Jod  had  sent 
him,  and  the  people  did  fear  before 
the  Loud. 

1.')  Then  si)ake  ITaggai  the  Lord's 
messenger  in  the  Loud's  message 
unto  tlu;  peoi)Ie,  saying,  '1  am  with 
you,  saith  the  JjOHD. 

14  And  'th(^  Loud  stirred  up  the 
si)irit  ot  Z('nib])Mb('l  the  son  of  She- 
altiel,  ■govciiior  ot.Judali,  and  the 
spirit  of  .Joshua  the  son  of  Jose- 
dech, the  high  ])riest,  and  the  spir- 
it ot  all  the  rcnniant  of  the  people; 
^and  they  came  and  did  work  iu 
9U4 


CHAPTER  IL 

1  lie  encoitrar/eth  the  people  to  (he  iwrk,  by  promise  of 
yrcater  (/lory  to  the  .second  temple  th<vi  teas  in  the 
first  10  la  the  type  of  holy  things  and  uncleaii  he 
sheweth  (heir  sins  hindered  the  work.  20  God^s 
promise  to  Tkrubbahel. 

IN  the  seventh  month,  in  the  one 
and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord  'by 
the  prophet  Haggai,  saying, 

2  Speak  now  to  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  to  Joshua  the  son  of 
Josedech,  ■  the  high  priest,  and  to 
the  residue  of  the  people,  saying, 

3  ^Wlio  is  left  among  you  that 
saw  this  house  in  her  first  glory  ? 
and  how  do  ye  see  it  now?  ^is  it 
not  in  your  eyes  in  comijarison  of 
it  as  nothing? 

4  Yet  now  'be  strong,  O  Zerub- 
babel, saith  the  Lord  ;  and  be 
strong,  O  Joshua,  son  of  Josedech, 
the  high  priest ;  and  be  strong,  all 
ye  people  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  Avork :  for  I  am  with 
you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : 

5  '^According  to  the  word  that  I 
covenanted  with  you  when  ye 
came  out  of  Egypt,  so  'my  Spirit 
remaiueth  among  you :  fear  ye 
not. 

G  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;  '^  Yet  once,  it  is  a  little  while, 
and  ^'I  Avill  shake  the  heavens,  and 
the  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  the  dry 
land  ; 

7  And  I  will  shake  all  naticms, 
•'and  the  Desire  of  all  nations  shall 
come:  and  I  will  fill  this  house 
with  glory,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

8  The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold 
is  mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  '  The  glory  of  this  latter  house 
shall  be  greater  tluui  of  the  former, 
saith  the  Loud  of  hosts:  and  in 
this  x)lace  will  I  give  ''peace,  saith 
the  Loud  of  hosts. 

10  1  In  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  ninth  month,  in  the  sec- 
ond year  of  J)arius,  came  the  word 
of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  proi)h- 
et,  saying, 


Before 
CHRIST 

aUuut  520. 


tlleb.  b<jth( 
hand  of. 


'  Ezra  3. 12. 


t  Zech.  4.  10 


'  Zech.  8. 9. 


J  Ex.  20.  4o, 
4iJ. 


"Neh.n.  20. 
Is.  ti3.  11. 


fvcr.  21. 

Heb.  12.  2G. 
s  Joel  3.  lU. 


1.  Gen.  49. 10. 
Mai.  3. 1. 


iJohiil.  14. 


I  Ps.  .So.  8,  9. 
Luke  2.  14. 
Eph.  2.  14. 


God''s  'promise 


ZECHAIIIAH. 


to  Zeruhhuhel. 


Before 
CHRIST 
alio  in  5i0. 

1  Lev.  10  10. 
II 

Dput.  33.10. 
Mai.  1'.  7. 


"'Xum.  10. 
II. 


"Tit.  1.1  J 


"ch.  l.i. 


I'ch.l.fi,  9 
Zech.  S.  10. 


1  Dciit.2.''.22. 

l_Kiiij;s  S. 

.*»7. 

Amos  4.  9. 

ch.  1.9. 
'ch.  1   11. 

•Jcr.  .'-,  .3. 
Amos  4.0,S, 
H,  10,  11. 


Before 
CHKIST 
ahout  520. 


•  Ezra  4.  24. 
Hag.  1. 1. 


!•  Ezra  .■;.  1. 
Matt.  23.35. 


1  Heb.  with 
ctispUasurc. 


"Jer.  25.  .5.  & 
35. 15. 
Mic.  7.  10. 
Mai.  3.  7. 
Luke  15.20. 
James  1. 8. 


11  Thus  saitli  tbe  Lord  of  hosts; 
'  Ask  now  the  i)riests  concerniuy  the 
law,  sayiiiff, 

12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the 
skirt  of  his  garment,  and  with  his 
skirt  do  touch  bread,  or  pottage, 
or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any  meat,  shall 
it  be  holy  ?  And  the  priests  an- 
swered and  said,  No. 

13  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that 
is  "'unclean  by  a  dead  body  touch 
any  of  these,  shall  it  be  unclean  ? 
And  the  priests  answered  and  said. 
It  shall  be  unclean. 

14  Then  answered  Haggai,  and 
said,  "  So  is  this  people,  and  so  is 
this  nation  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord;  and  so  is  every  work  of 
their  hands ;  and  that  which  they 
ptFer  there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I  pray  you,  "con- 
sider from  this  day  and  upward, 
from  before  a  stone  was  laid  upon 
a  stoiie  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord: 

IG  Since  those  days  were,  ^when 
one  came  to  a  heap  of  twenty 
measures,  there  were  l)ut  ten  : 
when  one  came  to  the  pressfat 
for  to  draw  out  fifty  ^'essels  out  of 
the  press,  there  were  hut  twenty. 

17  'I  I  smote  you  with  blasting 
and  with  mildew  and  with  hail 
■^iu  all  the  labours  of  your  hands; 
^yet  ye  turned  not  to  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 


18  Consider  now  from  this  day 
and  upward,  from  the  four  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  ninth  month, 
even  from  'the  day  that  tlie  foun- 
dation of  the  Lord's  temple  was 
laid,  consider  it. 

19  "Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn  ? 
yea,  as  yet  the  vine,  and  the  fig 
tree,  and  the  pomegranate,  and 
the  olive  tree,  hath  not  brought 
forth :  from  this  day  will  I  bless 
you.  "^ 

20  ■[  And  again  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Haggai  in  the 
four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month,  saying, 

21  Speak  to  Zerubbabel,  ''govern- 
or of  Judah,  saying,  ^I  will  shake 
the  heavens  and  the  earth  ; 

22  And  'I  wjll  overthrow  the 
throne  of  kingdoms,  and  I  will 
destroy  the  strength  of  the  kiugj 
doms  of  the  heathen;  and  ''I  will 
overthrow  the  chariots,  and  those 
that  ride  in  them ;  and  the  horses 
and  their  riders  shall  come  down, 
every  one  by  the  sword  of  his 
brother. 

23  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  will  I  take  thee,  O  Ze- 
rubbabel, my  servant,  the  son  of 
Shealtiel,  saith  the  Lord,  ^and 
will  make  thee  as  a  signet:  for  "^I 
have  chosen  thee,  saitli  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 


ZECHARIAH. 


CHAPTER  L 

1  Zechariah  exhorteth  to  repentance.  7  Tlic  vision  of 
the  homes.  12  At  tlie  prayer  of  the  a?i(/el  comfort- 
able jjromisex  are  made  to  Jerusalem.  18  T/ie 
vision  of  the  four  horns,  and  the  four  carpenters. 


r 


N  the 
second 
the    word 
Zechariah, 


eighth 


month,   ""in   the 
year  of  Darius,  came 
of    the    Lord    ^  unto 
the  son  of  Berechiah, 
the  son  of  Iddo  the  jDrophet,  say- 
in  f 

2  The  Lord  hath  been  ^  sore  dis- 
I)leased  with  your  fathers. 

3  Therefore  say  thou  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Turn 
'ye  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord  of 


yo", 


hosts,  and  I  will  turn  unto 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers, 
''unto  whom  the  former  prophets 
have  cried,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts ;  "  Turn  ye  now  from 
your  evil  ways,  and  from  your  evil 
doings :  but  they  did  not  hear, 
nor  hearken  unto  me. 
Lord. 

5  Your  fathers,  where 
and  the  projihets,  do 
for  ever  ? 

6  But  '^my  words  and  my  statutes 
which  I  commanded  my  servants 
the  prophets,  did  they  not  Hake 

995 


saith  the 

are  they  ? 
they  live 


Before 
CHKIST 

alioui  62(1 


'  Zech.  8.  0. 


'  Zech.  8.12. 


»ch.  1.  n. 


y  ver.  r>,  7. 
lUb.  12.  2(). 


'  Dan.  2.  •)<. 
Matt.  24.  7. 


'  ."Mic.  .9.  10. 
Zech.  4.  a. 
&  U.  10. 


••Cant.  R.  fi. 
Jer.22.  24. 
'  Is  42.  1.  & 

43.10. 


Before 
CHKIST 
ahout  520. 


'i2Chr.:j<;.lj, 
16. 


•Is. 31.  6. 
Jer.  3.  12.  & 
l.S.  II. 
Ez.  18.  30. 
llos.  14. 1. 


'Is.  65. 1. 


il  Or, 
overtake. 


Promises  to  Jerusalem. 


ZECHAEIx\H. 


Vision  of  the  four  horns. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  S20. 

e  Lam.  MS. 
&  2.  17. 


about  519. 


k  Josh..';.  13. 
Kcv.  U.  4. 


i  i-h.  6. 2-7. 
t  Or,  bas/. 


mib.1.14. 


>  Fa.  103.  20^ 
21. 


"  Ph.  102.  K. 
Rev.  6.  10. 


".Icr.  2.';.  II, 
I.'. 

I  tan.  it.  2. 
cli.  7.  i. 


•Jer.  2!t  Ifl 


f  JopI2.  18. 
ch.  «  2. 


1 1s.  47.  6. 


'!«.  12.  l.ft 
.Vl.  8. 

ch.  2.  10.  ft 
8.S. 


hold  of  your  fathers  T  and  they 
returned  and  said,  *^Like  as  the 
Lord  of  hosts  tliought  to  do  unto 
us,  according  to  our  ways,  and  ac- 

i  cording  to  our  doings,  so  hath  he 

i  dealt  with  us. 

I    7  ^  Upon  the  four  and  twentieth 

{ day  of  the  eleventh  month,  which 
is  the  month  Sebat,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius,  came  the  word  of 
the  Lord  unto  Zechariah,  the  son 
of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo  the 
prophet,  saj'ing, 

8  I  saw  by  night,  and  behold  ^a 
man  riding  ui)on  a  red  horse,  and 
he  stood  among  the  myrtle  trees 
that  2(X're  in  the  hottom ;  and  be- 
hind him  were  there  'red  horses, 
II  speckled,  and  white. 

9  Then  said  I,  O  my  lord,  what 
are  these  I  And  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me  said  unto  me,  I 
will  shew  thee  what  these  he. 

10  And  the  man  that  stood  among 
the  myrtle  trees  answered  and  said, 

j*"  These  are  they  whom  the  Lord 
!  hath    sent    to   walk    to    and    fro 
I  through  the  earth. 
I   11  'xVnd  they  answered  the  angel 
I  of  the  Lord  that  stood  among  the 
j  myrtle   trees,  and   said.  We  have 
I  walked   to   and  fro   through   the 
!  earth,  and,  behold,  all  the  earth 
:  sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 
I    12  ^  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
answered  and  said,  ""O  Lord  of 
hosts,  how  long  wilt  thou  not  have 
I  mercy  on  Jerusalem  and   on   the 
cities  of  Judah,  against  which  thou 
hast  had  indignation  "these  three- 
score and  ten  years? 

13  And  the  Lord  answered  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me  with 
"good  words  aud  comfortable  words. 

14  So  the  angel  that  communed 
I  with  me  said  unto  me.  Cry  thou, 

saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
ho.sts;  I  am  'Jealous  for  Jc^rusalem 
and  ibr  Zion  with  a  great  Jealou.sy. 
I  15  And  I  am  very  sore  displeased 
with  the  heathen  that  are  at  ease: 
for 'I  was  but  a  little  disjdeased, 
and  th(n-  helped  forward  the  afflic- 
tion. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
'I  am  returned  to  Jerusalem  with 
mercies:  my  house  shall  be  built 
996 


Before 
CHRIST 
abuut  519 


•ch.  2. 1,  2.      I 


'Is.  14. 1. 
ch.  2.  12. 1 
3.2. 


.  &  5.  3. 


J  Ps.  75.  4,  5. 


in  it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and 
'a  line  shall  be  stretched  forth  up- 
on Jerusalem. 

I    17  Cry  yet,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
I  Lord  of  hosts ;  My  cities  through 
!' prosperity    shall    yet   be    spread :  fHeb.ffoo* 
abroad;  *and  the  Lord  shall  yet  |'i«  51.3. 
I  comfort  Zion,  and  "shall  yet  choose 
i  Jerusalem. 

I    18  *i\  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes, 
and  saw,  and  behold  four  horns. 

19  And  I  said  unto  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me.  What  he  these! 
And  he  an.swered  me,  ''These  are  | 'Ezra4.i,4. 
the  horns  which  have  scattered  Ju- 
dah, Israel,  and  Jerusalem. 

20  And  the  Lord  shewed  me  four 
carpenters. 

21  Then  said  I,  What  come  these 
to  do!  And  he  spake,  saying, 
These  are  the  horns  which  have 
scattered  Judah,  so  that  no  man 
did  lift  up  his  head :  but  these  are 
come  to  fray  them,  to  cast  out  the 
horns  of  the  Gentiles,  which  ^lift- 
ed up  their  horn  over  the  land  of 
Judah  to  scatter  it. 

CHAPTEE  IL 

1  God,  in  (he  care  of  Jei~usalem,  Remleih  to  measure  it. 
6  The  redernptioii.  of  Zion.  10  The  promise  of  Ood^s 
preaencc. 

I  LIFTED  up  mine  eyes  again, 
and  looked,  and  behold  ^a  man 
with  a  measuring  line  in  his  hand. 

2  Then  said  I,  Whither  goest  thou  ? 
And  he  said  unto  me,  ^'To  meas- 
ure Jerusalem,  to  see  "qjhat  is  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  what  is  the 
length  thereof. 

3  And,  behold,  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me  went  forth,  and 
another  angel  went  out  to  meet 
him, 

4  And  said  unto  him.  Run,  speak 
to  this  young  man,  saying,  SJeru- 
salem  shall  be  inhabited  as  towns 
without  walls  for  the  multitude  of 
men  and  cattle  therein  : 

5  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be 
unto  her  ''a  wall  of  fire  round 
about,  ""and  will  be  the  glory  in 
the  midst  of  her. 

0  1  Ho,  ho,  come  forth,  and  flee 
•^from  the  land  of  the  north,  saith 
the  Lord:  for  I  have  ^'sjiread  you 
abroad  as  the  four  winds  of  the 
heaven,  saith  the  Lord. 


519. 
"  Ez.  40.  3. 


kRcv.  11.  1. 
&2I.12,  lU. 


'Jpr.  .".1.27. 
Kz.36.10,11. 


•lis.  2n.  1. 

ch.  1).  8. 
'Is.  (».  19. 

KcT.21.23^ 


fis.  48.  20.  & 

ol.  11. 

•I.T.  1.14.  » 

.',!).  S.  ft  51. 

(1.  I.-., 
t  Dcut  2S.64. 

Ez.  17.21. 

i 

The  redemption  of  Zion. 


ZECHARIAH. 


Christ  the  Branch  promised. 


Before 

CHRIST 

519. 

k  Rev.  18.  i. 


I  Deut.  32.10. 
P«.  17.  H. 
^Thebs.l.e. 

wis.  11.15.  & 
III.  IG. 


1  ch.  4.  9. 


'°I«.12.6.  & 
M.  I. 
Zeph.  3. 14. 

°  Lev.  26, 12. 
Ez.  S7.  27. 

ch. «. ;;. 

.lohn  1.  14. 

2  Cor.  «.  16. 
"  Is.  2.  2,  .•!.  & 

4'J.  22.  &  60. 

3,  ice. 

oh.  S.  22.  23. 
!•  ch.  3. 10. 
'lEx.  12.4y. 

'  Ez.  ,33.  33. 
ver.  y. 

•  Deut.  32. 9. 

'ch.  I.  17. 

"  Hab.  2.  20. 
Zcph.  1.  7. 

"  Pb.  C8.  5. 
Is.  57. 15. 

i  Ueb.  the 
habitation 
of  hU  holi- 
ness, 

Deut.  20.15. 
Is.  63.  15. 


•  Hog.  1. 1. 


h  Ps.  109.  6. 

Key.  12. 10. 
J  That  is,  an 

adversary'. 
t  Heb. 

to  be  his 

adversary. 

•'  Jude  9. 

.1  ch.  1. 17. 

Rom.  8.33. 
'  Amos  4. 11. 

Kom.  11.5. 

Jude  23. 


'Is.  04.  G. 


Els.  61.10. 
Luke  15. 22. 
Rev.  la.  b. 


I  Ex.  29.  6. 
ch.  6.  11. 


7  "Deliver  thyself,  O  Ziou,  that 
dwellest  with  the  daughter  of  13aby- 
loii. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
After  the  glory  hath  he  sent  me 
unto  the  nations  which  spoiled  you : 
for  he  that '  toucheth  you,  toucheth 
the  apple  of  his  eye. 

9  For,  behold,  1  will  ''shake  mine 
hand  upon  them,  and  they  shall  be 
a  spoil  to  their  servants :  and  '  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts 
hath  sent  me. 

10  "j[  "'  Sing  and  rejoice,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion :  for,  lo,  I  come,  and  I 
"  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

11  "And  many  nations  shall  be 
joined  to  the  Lord  'in  that  day, 
and  shall .  be  "^  my  people :  and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and 
'thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  'inherit 
Judali  his  portion  in  the  holy  land, 
and  *  shall  choose  Jerusalem  again. 

13  "Be  silent,  O  all  tlesh,  before 
the  Lord  :  for  he  is  raised  uj)  ^  out 
of  '  his  holy  habitation. 

CHAPTER  III. 

I  Under  the  type  of  Jo.shua,  the  restoration  of  the 
church,  8  Christ  the  Branch  is  pruniised. 

AND  he  shewed  me  ''Joshua  the 
_  high  priest  standing  before 
the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  ^ "  Satan 
standing  at  his  right  hand  Ho  re- 
sist him. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
"  The  Lord  rebuke  thee,  O  Satan  ; 
even  the  Lord  that  ^  hath  chosen 
Jerusalem  rebuke  thee:  ''is  not 
this  a  brand  plucked  out  of  the 
hre  ? 

3  Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with 
'filthy  garments,  and  stood  before 
the  angel. 

4  And  he  answered  and  spake 
unto  those  that  stood  before  him, 
saying.  Take  away  the  filthy  gar- 
ments from  him.  And  unto  him 
he  said.  Behold,  I  have  caused 
thine  iniquity  to  pass  from  thee, 
f^and  I  will  clothe  thee  with  change 
of  raiment. 

5  And  I  said,  Let  them  set  a  fair 
"  mitre  upon  his  head.  So  they  set 
a  fair  mitre  upon  his  head,  and 


clothed  him  with  garments.     And 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by. 

G  Aud'the  angel  of  the  LoRDpro- 
tested  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
If  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  and 
if  thou  wilt '  keep  my  "charge,  then 
thou  shalt  Jilso  ''judge  my  house, 
and  shalt  also  keep  my  courts,  and 
I  will  give  thee  *  places  to  walk 
among  these  that '  stand  by. 

8  Hear  now,  O  Joshua  the  high 
priest,  thou,  and  thy. fellows  that 

men 
will 
the 


for  they  are 
for,  behold,   I 
"my     servant 


sit  before  thee 
wondered  at: 
bring     forth 
"BRANCH. 

9  For  behold  the  stone  that  I 
have  laid  before  Joshua;  'upon 
one  stone  shall  he  ^ seven  eyes:  be- 
hold, I  will  engrave  the  graving 
thereof,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  'I  will  remove  the  iniquity  of 
that  land  in  one  day. 

10  ^In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  ye  call  every  man 
his  neighbour  Hinder  the  vine  and 
under  the  tig  tree. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  By  the  (johlen  candlestick  is  forcsheweil  the  good  suc- 
cess of  ZeriibbabeCs  foi;ndation.  11  By  the  two 
olive  trees  the  two  anointed  ones. 

A  ND  nhe  angel  that  talked  with 
XJL  me  came  again,  and  waked 
me,  ^as  a  man  that  is  wakened  out 
of  his  sleep, 

2  And  said  unto 
thou  f  And  I  said,  I  have  looked, 
and  behold  ''a  candlestick  all  of 
gold,  *  with  a  bowl  upon  the  top  of 
it,  ''and  his  seven  lamps  thereon, 
and  "seven  pipes  to  the  seven 
lamps,  which  are  upon  the  top 
thereof: 

3  ''And  two  olive  trees  by  it,  one 
upon  the  right  side  of  the  bowl, 
and  the  other  upon  the  left  side 
thereof. 

4  So  I  answered  and  spake  to  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me,  saying, 
What  are  these,  my  lord  t 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with 
me  answered  and  said  unto  me, 
Knowest  thou  not  what  these  be  ? 
And  I  said,  No,  my  lord. 

6  Then  he  answered  and  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  This  is  the  word 

997 


me.  What  seest 


Before 

CHKIST 

61!t. 


I  Lev.  S.-35. 

1  KiiiEs2. 3. 
Ez.  44.  16. 

II  Or,, 
ordinance. 

V  Deut.  17.9. 

xMal.  2.  7. 
t  Hell. 

iralKs. 
loh.4.  14.  ft 

6.5. 


"Ps.  71.7. 

Is.  S.  1«.  Si 

20.  3. 
t  Ileb.  7nen 

of  ivonder, 

or,  sif/ii.  lis 

Ez.  12. 11.& 

24.  24. 
"18.42.  1.& 

49.  3.  5.  &  52. 

13.  &53.  11. 

Ez. ;«.  2.-;, 

24. 
"Is.  4.2.  & 
11.  1. 

Jcr.  -23.  5.  .<t 
.33.  15. 
eh.  <:.  12. 
Luke  1.78. 

I'Ps.  118.22. 

Is.  28.  16. 
Ich.  4.  10. 

Kov.  .5.  6. 

'Jer.  31.34. 

&  .')0.  20. 

Mie.7. 18,19. 

eh.  13.  1. 
•ch.  2.  IL 
'  ]  Kings  4. 

25. 

Is.  .36.  16. 

Mic.  4.  4. 


*  ch.  2. ; 


1-  Dan.  8.  18. 


'Ex.  2.5.31. 
Rev.  1. 12. 

I  llcb.  with 
her  bout. 

d  Ex.  25.  37. 
Rev.  4.5. 

II  Or,  seven 
several 
pipes  to  the 
lamps,  4'C. 


«ver.  11,12. 
Rev.  11.  4. 


The  vision  of 


ZECHAKIAH. 


a  flying  roll. 


Before 

CHRIST 

519. 

rHos.  1.7. 
i;  Or,  oj-my. 


5  Jer.  .".l-an. 
Mntt.21.21. 


h  Vs.  118.  22. 
i  Ezra  3. 11, 

13. 


k  Ezra  3. 10. 


I  Ezra  6. 15. 
"'ch.2.y,ll. 

& »;.  15. 

■>  Is.  4S.  10. 
ch.  2.  8. 


"  Hag.  2.  3. 
Or,  since 
Oie  i^vea 
flies  of  the 
LOHT)  shall 
rejoice. 

♦  Hob  static 
of'  fin. 

i'2Chr.l(i.n. 
Prov.  15.  3. 
ch.  3.  9. 


1  vcr.  3. 


♦  Ileb.  by 
the  hand. 

'I  ()r,  empty 
out  of  theiitr 
stlvesoWin- 
Ui  the  gold. 

\  H.h. 
the  gold. 

'  Rev.  11.  4. 

♦  Hcb. 
sons  of  oil. 

'  rh.  3.  7. 

I.uke  1.1'J. 
'SccJr>«h.3. 

ll.I.t. 

ch.U.  fi. 


'  Ez.  2.  0. 


h  Mai.  4.  0. 

I  Or, 

rvriyone  of 
this  people 
that  slral- 
rth  holilelh 

liiTiim-lf 
nnittless^  as 

\t  auth. 


of  the  Lord  unto  Zerubbabel,  say- 
ing, '^Xot  by  "might,  nor  by  power, 
but  by  my  Spirit,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

7  AYho  art  thou,  ^O  great  mount- 
ain I  before  Zerubbabel  thou  slialt 
hecome  a  plain :  and  he  shall  bring 
forth  ''the  headstone  thereof ' witli 
shoutings,  crying,  Grace,  grace  un- 
to it. 

8  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

9  The  hands  of  Zerubbabel  ''have 
;  laid  the  foundation  of  this  house  ; 
I  his  hands  '  shall  also  finish  it;  and 

'"tliou  shalt  know  that  the  "Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the  day 
of  "small  things?  "for  they  shall 
rejoice,  and  shall  see  the  *  plum- 
met in  the  hand  of  Zerubbabel 
ivith  those  seven;  ^they  are  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  which  run  to 
and  fro  through  the  w'hole  earth. 

11  •[  Then  answered  I,  and  said 
unto  him,  What  are  these  ''two 
olive  trees  upon  the  right  side  of 
the  candlestick  and  ujjon  the  left 
side  thereof? 

12  And  I  answered  again,  and 
said  unto  him,  What  he  these  two 
olive  branches,  which  '  through  the 
two  golden  pipes  "  empty  '  the  gold- 
en oil  out  of  themselves  ? 

13  xVnd  he  answered  me  and 
said,  Knowest  thou  not  what  these 
he  f     And  I  said,  No,  my  lord. 

14  Then  said  he,  "^ These  are  the 
two  '  anointed  one.s,  "that  stand 
by  '  the  ].,ord  of  the  whole  earth. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  By  thefltjinfi  roll  in  .shewed  the  curse  of  thieves  and 
swearer.H.  .5  By  a  woinan  pressed  in  an  ephah,  the 
filial  damnalioii  of  Babylon. 

rill  I  EX  I  turned,  and  lifted  up 
\_    mi  lie  eyes,  and   looked,  and 
behold  a  flying  ^roll. 

2  And  li«'  .said  unto  me,  What 
seest  thou  .^  And  1  answered,  i 
see  a  flying  roll  ;  the  length 
thcM-eof  is-  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
brcMdth  tlirn'of  ten  (Mil)its. 

.'3  Then  said  1m5  unto  me,  This  is 
the  ''curs(;  tliat  goeth  forth  over 
the  face  of  the  whoh;  earth  :  for 
"every  one  that  stealetli  shall  be 
cut  otf  as  on  this  side  accordinir 


to  it;  and  every  one  that  swear- 
eth  shall  be  cut  off"  as  on  that  side 
according  to  it. 

4  I  will  bring  it  forth,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  it  shall  enter 
into  the  house  of  the  thief,  and 
into  the  house  of  "^him  that  swear- 
eth  falsely  by  my  name :  and  it 
shall  remain  in  the  midst  of  his 
house,  and  ''  shall  consume  it  Avith 
the  timber  thereof  and  the  stones 
thereof. 

5  ^  Then  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  went  forth,  and  said  unto 
me,  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and 
see  what  is  this  that  goeth  forth. 

G  And  I  said,  What  is  it  ?  And 
he  said,  This  is  an  ephah  that 
goeth  forth.  He  said  moreover. 
This  is  their  resemblance  through 
all  the  earth. 

7  And,  behold,  there  was  lifted 
up  a  "  talent  of  lead :  and  this  is  a 
woman  that  sitteth  in  the  midst  of 
the  ephah. 

8  And  he  said,  This  is  wickedness. 
And  he  cast  it  into  the  midst  of 
the  ephah  ;  and  he  cast  the  weight 
of  lead  upon  the  mouth  thereof. 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes,  and 
looked,  and,  behold,  there  came  out 
two  women,  and  the  wind  ii-as  in 
their  wings;  for  they  had  wings 
like  the  wings  of  a  stork :  and  they 
lifted  up  the  ephah  between  the 
earth  and  the  heaven. 

10  Then  said  I  to  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me,  AVhither  do  these 
bear  the  ephah  ? 

11  And  he  said  unto  me.  To 
•^  build  it  a  house  in  Hhe  land  of 
Sliiuar:  and  it  shall  be  establish- 
ed, and  set  there  upon  her  own 
base. 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  The  vmoii  of  the  four  chariots.  ^  By  the  n-ovm' 
of  Joshua  are  shewed  the  temple  and  kingdom  of 
Christ  the  Branch. 

AND  I  turned,  and  lifted  up 
_  mine  eyes,  and  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  came  four  chariots 
out  from  between  two  mountains ; 
and  the  mountains  ivere  mount- 
ains of  brass. 

2  In  the  first  chariot  were  ''red 
horses ;  and  in  the  second  chariot 
''black  horses; 

'6  And  in  the  third  chariot  ''white 


•  Before 
CHRIST 
619. 


'Lev.  19.12. 
eh.  a.  17. 
Mai.  3.  5. 


■1  See  Lev. 
14. 45. 


II  Or,n-eighty 
piece. 


4  : 


'Jer.  29.5,28. 
fCJeii.  10. 10. 


•ch.  1.8. 
Kcv.  0.  4. 


b  Rev.  G.  5. 
'  Kev.  0.  2. 


Christ  the  Branch  typified. 


ZECHAEIAH. 


Hypocrisy  in  fasts  reproved. 


Before 

CHRIST 

519. 

(i  Or,  $trnng. 
•1  cU.  5. 10. 


'  Fs.  104.  4. 
Heb.  1.7,U. 
II  Or,  winds. 

I]  Kings  22. 
I'J. 

Dan.  7. 10. 
cli.  4. 14. 
Luke  1.  I'J. 

ejer.  1.14. 


i>  Gen.  1.1. 17. 
ch.  1.10. 


:  Juds.  S.  3. 
Kcc.  10.  4. 


I  Ex.  28..'56.& 
■M.  (i. 
Lev.  8. 9. 
ch.  3.5. 


I  See  Luke  1. 
7S. 

.lohn  1.  45. 
'"  ell.  3.  8. 

II  Or,  braitch 
up/roin  un~ 
tier  him. 

"011.4.9. 
.Matt.  16.  IS. 
Eph.  2.  20, 
L'1,22. 
Heb.  3.  3. 

"Is.  22.  24. 


1'  Ps.  no.  4. 

Heb.  3.  1. 


horses;  anU  in  the  fourth  chariot 
grizzlod  and  "bay  horses. 

4  Then  I  answered  ''  and  said 
unto  the  an^el  that  talked  with 
me,  What  arc  tliese,  my  h)rd  ? 

5  And  tlie  an<>el  answered  .and 
said  unto  me,  "^^  These  are  the  four 
"spirits  of  the  heavens,  which  ^^o 
forth  from  ■"  standing*  before  the 
Lord  of  all  the  earth. 

()   The   black    horses 
therein   go  forth  into 


which    are 

''the   north 

forth 


go 

grizzled  go 
couu- 


country;    and  the  white 
after  them ;    and  the 
forth     toward    the    south 
try. 

7  And  the  bay  went  forth,  and 
sought  to  go  that  they  might 
''walk  to  and  fro  through  the 
earth :  and  he  said,  Get  you  hence, 
walk  to  and  fro  through  the  earth. 
So  they  walked  to  and  fro  through 
the  earth. 

8  Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and 
spake  unto  me,  saying,  Behold, 
these  that  go  toward  the  north 
country  have  quieted  my  'spirit 
in  the  north  country. 

9  ^i  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity, 
even  of  Heldai,  of  Tobijah,  and  of 
Jedaiah,  which  are  come  from 
Babylon,  and  come  thou  the  same 
day,  and  go  into  the  house  of  Jo- 
siah  the  son  of  Zephaniah ; 

11  Then  take  silver  and  gold,  and 
make  ''crowais,  and  set  them 
the  head  of   Joshua  the 
Josedech,  the  high  priest ; 

12  And  speak  unto  him,  saying. 
Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
saying.  Behold  '  the  man  whose 
name  is  The  ■"BEANCH;  and  he 
shall  "grow  up  out  of  his  place, 
"and  he  shall  build  the  temple  of 
the  Lord  : 

13  Even  he  shall  build  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord  ;  and  he  "  shall 
bear  the  glory,  and  shall  sit  and 
rule  upon  his  throne ;  and  ''  he 
shall  be  a  priest  upon  his  throne: 
and  the  counsel  of  peace  shall  be 
betw  een  them  both. 

14  And  the  crowns  shall  be  to 
Helem,  and  to  Tobijah,  and  to 
Jedaiah,  and  to  Hen  the  son  of 


upon 
son   of 


Zei)haniah,  '^for  a  memorial  in  the 
temi)le  of  the  Lord. 
15  And  'they  that  are  far  off  shall 
come  and  build  in  the  tem})le  of 
the  Lord,  and  '^ye  shall  know  that 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me 
unto  you.  And  this  shall  come  to 
l)ass,  if  ye  will  diligently  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  The  captivcx  inquire  of  fast  hi  rj.  4  Zechariah  re- 
proveth  their  faaliiKj.  8  Sin  the  cause  of  their 
captivity. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
.  fourth  year  of  king  Darius, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Zechariah  in  the  fourth  day 
of  the  ninth  mouth,  even  in  Chis- 
leu ; 

2  When  they  had  sent  unto  the 
house  of  God  Sherezer  and  Ile- 
gem-melech,  and  their  men,  Ho 
pray  before  the  Lord, 

3  And  to  ^si)eak  unto  the  priests 
which  were  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  the  proph- 
ets, saying.  Should  I  weep  in  'the 
tiftli  month,  separating  myself,  as 
I  have  done  these  so.  many  years  I 

4  *![  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of  the 
land,  and  to  the  priests,  saying, 
AVhen  ye  'fasted  and  mourned  in 
the  tifth  ''and  seventh  month,  'even 
those  seventy  years,  did  ye  at  all 
fast  "^unto  me,  even  to  me? 

6  And  when  ye  did  eat,  and 
when  ye  did  driid^,  "did  not  ye 
eat  for  yourselves,  and  drink  for 
yourselves  f 

7  ^^  Should  ye  not  hear  the  words 
which  the  Lord  hath  cried  ^  by 
the  former  i)rophets,  when  Jeru- 
salem was  inhabited  and  in  pros- 
Ijerity,  and  the  cities  thereof  round 
about  her,  when  men  inhabited 
*-'the  south  and  the  plain  ? 

8  li  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Zechariah,  saying, 

9  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  saying, '' '  Execute  true  judg- 
ment, and  shew  mercy  and  com- 
passions every  man  to  his  brother: 

10  And  '  oppress  not  the  widow, 
nor  the  fatherless,  the  stranger, 
nor  the  poor;   ^and   let  none  of 

999 


Before 
CHRIST 

519. 

•<Ex.  12.14. 

.Murk  14.!). 
'Is.  ,',7.  ly.  & 

mi.  10. 

Kph.  2.  13, 

10. 
•eh.  2.9.  & 

4.9. 


518. 


t Ileb. to 

entreat  the 

/ace  of  the 

Loud: 

lSani.n.12. 

ch.  S.  21. 
•  Dent.  17.  9, 

10,  U.&33. 

10. 

Alal.  2.  7. 

iiJcr.  52.12. 
ch.  8.  19. 


'  la.  58.  5. 

JJer.  41.  1. 

ch.  8. 19. 

'ch.  1.12. 

<  See  Rom. 
14.6. 


I|  Or,  be  not 
ye  tjiey  that. 


II  Or,  Are 
not  these 
the  uor(ts. 
<Heb.  (;>/  the 
hand  oj,  l(C. 


8Jcr.  17.  26. 


b  I«.  58.  6,  7. 

Jer.  7.  23. 

.Mic.  C.8. 

ch.  8.  16. 

.Matt.  2-3.  23. 
t  llcb.  Judge 

judgment 

of  truth. 

i  Ex.  22.  21, 

22. 

Dcut.  24.17. 

Is.  1.  17. 

Jer.  5.  28. 
k  P8.  .36.  4. 

Mic.  2. 1. 

ch.8.17. 


The  restoration  of  Jerusalem. 


ZECHARIAH. 


A  promise  of  God's  hlessimj. 


Before 

CHRIST 

518. 


1  Neh.  9.  29. 

Jer.  7.  -Ji. 

ilos.  4.  lU. 
I  Hcb. 

they  ffave  a 

backi'lK/iiiij 

shoulder. 
t  Hi'b.  marie 

htari/. 
■•  Acts  7.  oT. 
»Ez.  II.  19. 

ii  :iG.  111. 
"  Nch.  3.  -.'9, 

3U. 
t  lleb.  by  the 

hand  of. 
f.'Chr.rW.'.G. 

Dan.  9. 11. 


<Prov.  1.24- 
28. 

I8.  1.  IS. 
Jcr.  II.  II. 
ft  14    12. 
Mic.  3.  4. 

'  D«ut.  4.  27. 
&  -.!».  M. 
Er.  I'Aj.  19. 
ch.  .'.  U. 

■  Deut.2S.r.'3. 
'  LeT.  20.  22. 


"  Dan.  8.  9. 
t  Hcb.  land 
of  desire. 


•Nah.  1.2. 
ch.  1. 14. 


t-ch.  1. 16. 
'  ch.  2.  10. 

•■In.  1.21,26. 
'If. 2.  2,  .3. 
'Jer.  31. 23. 


(Sec  1  Sam. 
2.31. 

U.  •;;.  20,22. 
Ijm.  2.  Ji), 
kc.tii.  11- 
14. 

\llrY>.  /or 
niulfttude 
of  dai/t. 


I  Or,  hnrd, 
or,  difficult. 


kaen.18.14. 
l^uke  1.  '!7. 
*  IH.  27. 
Kom.  4.  21. 


you  imagine  evil  against  his  broth- 
er in  your  heart. 

11  But  they  refused  to  hearken, 
and  ' 'pulled  away  the  shoulder, 
and  ' "'  stopped  their  ears,  that  they 
should  not  hear. 

12  Yea,  they  made  their  "  hearts  as 
an  adamant  stone,  "lest  they  should 
hear  the  law,  and  the  words  which 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  in  his 
Spirit  'by  the  former  prophets: 
^  therefore  came  a  great  wrath 
from  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  Therefore  it  is  come  to  pass, 
that  as  he  cried,  and  they  would 
not  hear;  so  "^they  cried,  and  I 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts : 

14  But  'I  scattered  them  with  a 
whirlwind  among  all  the  nations 
'whom  they  knew  not.  Thus  'the 
land  was  desolate  after  them,  that 
no  man  passed  through  nor  re- 
turned:  for  they  laid  "the  'pleas- 
ant land  desolate. 

CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  The  rextoration  of  Jerusalem.  9  They  are  encour- 
aged lo  the  buUd'uuj  by  God\^  favour  to  them.  IG 
Good  worLs  arc  required  of  them.  18  Joy  and  en- 
largement are  promiaed. 

A  GAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord 
JijL.  of  hosts  came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
^1  was  jealous  for  Zion  with  great 
jealousy,  and  I  was  jealous  for  her 
with  great  fury. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  ^  I  am 
returned  unto  Zion,  and  "^will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem: 
and  Jernsalem  "^  shall  be  called  A 
city  of  truth;  and  Hhe  mountain 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  ^The  holy 
mountain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
^'Tlu;re  shall  y(;t  old  men  and  old 
women  dwell  in  the  streets  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  every  man  with  his 
staff  in  iiis  liaiid  'for  very  age. 

r>  And  the  .strciits  of  the  city  shall 
be  full  of  boys  and  girls  playing 
in  the  streets  thereof. 

G  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
If  it  be,  II  iiiarvrllous  in  the  eyes  of 
the  remnant  of  tiiis  p('()i>le  in  these 
days,  ''should  it  also  be  marvellous 
in  mine  eyes?  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 

IO(KJ 


Behold,  '  I  will  save  ^y  people 
from  the  east  country,  and  from 
I  the  west  country ; 

8  And  I  will  bring  them,  and 
they  shall  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem  :  ''and  they  shall  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  their  God,  '  in 
truth  and  in  righteousness. 

9  1^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
""Let  your  hands  be  strong,  ye  that 
hear  in  these  days  these  words  by 
the  mouth  of  "the  prophets,  which 
ivere  in  °the  day  that  the  founda- 
tion of  the  house  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  was  laid,  that  the  temple 
might  be  built. 

10  For  before  these  days  n  there 
was  no  Phire  for  man,  nor  any  hire 
for  beast;  ''neither  was  there  any 
peace  to  him  that  went  out  or 
came  in  because  of  the  affliction : 
for  I  set  all  men  every  one  against 
his  neighbour. 

11  But  now  I  will  not  he  unto 
the  residue  of  this  people  as  in 
the  former  days,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

12  'For  the  seed  shall  he  'pros- 
perous ;  the  vine  shall  give  her 
iruit,  and  'the  ground  sliall  give 
her  increase,  and  Uhe  heavens 
shall  give  their  dew ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  remnant  of  this  people 
to  possess  all  these  thinf/s. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  ye  were  "a  curse  among  the 
heathen,  O  house  of  Judah,  and 
house  of  Israel ;  so  .will  I  save 
you,  and  ''ye  shall  be  a  blessing: 
fear  not,  hut  ^let  your  hands  be 
strong. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts;  ^As  I  thought  to  punish 
you,  wheu  your  fathers  jjrovoked 
me  to  wrath,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  ''and  I  repented  not: 

15  8o  again  have  I  thought  in 
these  days  to  do  well  unto  Jeru- 
salem and  to  the  house  of  J  udah : 
fear  ye  not. 

IG  1  These  are  the  things  that  ye' 
shall  do ;  ''  Speak  ye  every  man  the 
truth  to  his  neighbour;  'execute 
the  judgment  of  truth  and  peace 
in  your  gates : 

17  ''And  let  none  of  you  imagine 
evil   in   your    hearts    against    his 


Before 
CHRIST 

518. 

■13.  11   11,12. 
&  i:i  ••>.  6. 
Ez.  37   ?I 
Amos  9.  14, 

♦  Heb.  the 

covntyij  oj 

the  (jomg 

down  of 

the  sun  : 

SeePs.SO.l. 

&  113.3. 

Mai.  1.  II. 
kJer.  .lO.  22. 

&  31    1 ,  33. 

ch.l3.  9. 
iJer.  4.  2. 
'"  Hag.  2.  4, 

ver.  18. 
"Ezra  5. 1,2. 

"  Hag.  2.  13. 


I  Or, 

the  hire  of 
man  be- 
came noth- 
inrj,  Vc. 

'•  Hai;.  1.  G,9, 
10.  4.  ■>.  I(J. 

'<2Clir.l5.  J. 


'  Hos.  2.  21, 

22. 

Joel  2.  22. 

Hag.  2. 19. 
t  Ileb. 

of  peace. 
'  Ps.  («.  C. 
•  See  Hag.  1. 

10. 


Jer.  42.  18. 


»  Gen.  12.  2. 

Eutli4. 11, 

IJ. 

19.19.24,2.^. 

Zcpli.3.2ii. 

Hag.  2.  19. 
y  ver.  9. 

'  Jer.  31.  23. 


•  2  Chr..TC.l«. 
ch.  i.  0. 


b  ch.  7.  9. 
vrr.  19. 
Kph.  4.  25. 
tlleb. 
jut/fjc  Irvth, 
and  the 
judgment  o/ 
peace. 

"=  I'rov.  3.  29. 
ch.  7. 10. 


God  defendeth  Ms  church. 


ZECHAEIAH. 


ChrisVs  coming  foretold. 


Before 

CHRIST 

618. 

Jch.  i. 'i,  4. 


neighbour 


all 


•Jer.  52.6,7. 
'Jer.  52.  I.', 

13. 

ch.  7.  ,">,  5. 
^  2  Kings  2.1. 

25. 

Jer  41   1,2. 
h  Jer  52.  4. 
■  Esth.  8.  M. 

Is.  35.  10. 
II  Or,  solemn, 

or,.st'/  fnnus. 
kver.  IG. 


1  Is.  2.  3. 
Mic.  4.  1,  2. 

lOr, 
continually. 

'  Ileb. goinj;. 

t  Ilcb. 
to  entreat 
the  /ace  of 
the'LOKD, 
ch.  r.  2. 

'"i3.eo.3,&c. 
&  eu.  2.J. 


"  Is.  3.  G.  & 
4.1. 


"lCor.14.25. 


about  4,S7 
'  Jer.  23.  33. 


l>  Amos  1.  .3. 

"^2Chr.  20.12. 
P».  145. 15. 


i  Jer.  49.  23. 

•  Is.  23. 

,    Ez.  2(i,  & 
27,  &  28. 
Ann.ta  1.  9. 

*  1  Kingb  17. 
9. 

Ez.  28.  21. 

Obad.  20. 
-  Ez.  28.  3, 

&c. 
t  Job  27.  l(i. 

Ez.  28.  4,  5. 

•Is.  23.  1. 
k  Ez.  26. 1". 


IJer.  47. 1,5 
Zeph.  2.  4. 


and  '^love  no  false 
oath :  for  all  these  are  things  that 
I  hate,  saitli  the  Lord. 

18  "|[  xVnd  the  word  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  came  unto  me,  saying, 

19  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
*The  fast  of  the  fourth  month,  "^and 
the  fast  of  the  tifth,  ^and  the  fast 
of  the  seventh,  ''and  the  fast  of 
the  tenth,  shall  be  to  the  house  of 
Judah  'joy  and  gladness,  and  cheer- 
ful "feasts;  ^therefore  love  the 
truth  and  i)eace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
It  shall  yet  come  to  pass,  that  there 
shall  come  people,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  many  cities: 

21  And  the  inhabitants  of  one 
city  shall  go  to  another,  saying, 
'  Let  us  go  "  *  speedily  ♦  to  pray 
before  the  Lord,  and  to  seek  the 
Lord  of  hosts :  I  will  go  also. 

22  Yea, "'  many  people  and  strong 
nations  shall  come  to  seek  the 
Lord  of  hosts  in  Jerusalem,  and 
to  pray  before  the  Lord. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
In  those  days  it  shall  come  to  j^ass, 
that  ten  men  shall  "take  hold  out 
of  all  languages  of  the  nations,  even 
shall  take  hold  of  the  skirt  of  him 
that  is  a  Jew,  saying,  We  will  go 
with  you :  for  we  have  heard  "that 
God  is  with  j^ou. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  6od  defendeth  his  church.  9  Zion  i/s  exhorted  to 
rejoice  for  the  coming  of  Christ,  and  hix  peaceable 
kingdom.  13  God's  promises  of  victor//  and  de- 
fence. 

THE  ^burden  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord  in  the  laud  of  Hadrach, 
and  'Damascus  shall  he  the  rest 
thereof:  when  '^the  eves  of  man, 
as  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall 
he  toward  the  Lord. 

2  And  "Hamath  also  shall  bord- 
er thereby;  '^Tyrus,  and  ^Zidon, 
though  it  be  very  °wise. 

3  And  Tyrus  did  build  herself  a 
strong  hold,  and  "heaped  up  silver 
as  the  dust,  and  tine  gold  as  the 
mire  of  the  streets. 

4  Behold,  '  the  Lord  will  cast  her 
out,  and  he  will  smite  ''her  power 
in  the  sea;  and  she  shall  be  de- 
voured with  fire. 

5  'Ashkelon  shall  see  if,, and  fear; 
Gaza  also  shall  see  it,  and  be  very 


Before 
CHKIST 

ahuut  467. 


"Amos  1.  o. 


tllcb. 
Hoods. 


sorrowful,  and  Ekron ;  for  her  ex- 
pectation shall  be  ashamed;  and 
the  king  shall  perish  from  Gaza, 
and  Ashkelon  shall  not  be  inhab- 
ited. 

0  And  a  bastard  shall  dwell  "'  in 
Ashdod,  and  I  will  cut  oft'  the  pride 
of  the  Philistines. 

7  And  I  will  take  away  his  '  blood 
out  of  his  mouth,  and  his  abomina- 
tions from  between  his  teeth :  but 
he  that  remalneth,  even  he,  shall 
he  for  our  God,  and  he  shall  be  as 
a  governor  in  J  udah,  and  Ekroh  as 
a  Jebusite. 

8  And  "I  will  encamp  about  mine 
house  because  of  the  army,  because 
of  him  that,  passeth  by,  and  be- 
cause of  him  that  returneth :  and 
"no  oppressor  shall  pass  through 
them  any  more:  for  now  .'have  I 
seen  with  mine  eyes. 

9  1^  ''Eejoice  greatly,  O  daughter 
of  Zion ;  shout,  O  daughter  of  Je- 
rusalem: behold,  'thy  King  cometh 
unto  thee:  he  is  just,  and  "having 
salvation ;  lowly,  and  riding  upon 
an  ass,  and  upon  a  colt  the  foal  of 
an  ass. 

10  And  I  'will  cut  off  the  chariot 
from  Ephraim,  and  the  horse  from 
Jerusalem,  and  the  battle  bow 
shall  be  cut  off:  and  he  shall  speak 
'peace  unto  the  heathen:  and  his 
dominion  shall  he  "from  sea  even  to 
sea,  and  from  the  river  even  to  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  "by  the  blood 
of  thy  covenant  I  have  sent  forth 
thy  "  prisoners  out  of  the  pit  where- 
in is  no  water. 

12  ^  Turn  you  to  the  strong  hold, 
^  ye  prisoners  of  hope :  even  to  day 
do  I  declare  that  '1  will  render 
double  unto  thee ; 

13  When  I  have  bent  Judah  for 
me,  tilled  the  bow  with  Ephraim, 
and  raised  up  thy  sons,  O  Zion, 
against  thy  sons,  O  Greece,  and 
made  thee  as  the  sword  of  a  mighty 
man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen 
over  them,  and  *his  arrow  shall  go 
forth   as   the   lightning:    and  the 
Lord  God  shall  blow  tlae  trumpet,  I 
and  shall  go  "with  whirlwinds  of   '■is. 21. l 

the  south. 

1001  ' 


°  Ps.  34.  7. 
ch.  2.  5. 


"  la.  GO.  18. 
Ez.  i8.  -.'4. 
fEx.  3.  7. 


lis.  G3.  11. 

ch.  2.  10. 

Matt.  21.  5 

John  12.  1:. 
^  Jer.  2.3.  5. .' 

30.  9. 

l.uke  19. 3.S. 

John  1.  49. 
I]  Or,  surinj 

himself. 


■Hos.  1.  7.  & 
2.  18. 

Mic.  5.  10. 
Hag.  2.  22. 


'Eph.  2.  14, 
17 
°  I'a.  72.  8. 


II  Or,  whose 
covenafit  li 
bi/  blood , 
Ex.  24.  8. 
Heb.  10.  2U. 
&  13.  20. 

"Is  42.  7.  Si 
51.  14.  &4J1. 
1. 

1  la.  49.  9. 
■  Is.  Gl.  7. 


•  Ps.  18.  14. 

&  77.  17. & 
144.  C. 


God  is  to  he  sought  tin  to. 


ZECHxVEIAH. 


The  destruction  of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  487. 

i  Or,  fmMue 
the  stones  o/ 
tfie  sling. 


II  Or,  shaU 
Jill  both  th.' 
boivls^  Vc. 

'  Lev.  4.  IS, 
25. 
Deut.  12.27. 


A  Is.  62.  3. 

Mai.  3. 17. 
'  Is.  U.  12. 


fP8.  31.19. 


«  Joel  3. 18. 

Amos  y.  14. 
li  Or,  grow, 

or,  siieak. 


''Jer.14.  22. 

i'Dcut.11.14. 

"^Job  211. 2:J. 
Joel  2.  23. 

J  Or, 

lightnings^ 
Jcr.  W.  13. 


JJer.10.8. 
llab.  2. 18. 

t  Hcb. 
teraphim, 
Judg.  17.  A. 

•Job  13.  4. 


lOr, 

atistcerea 
that,  !(C. 

( £z.  34.  6. 


CEz.  34.  17. 
*  Ileb.  risit- 
e/J  ujton, 
i-  Luke  1.  OS. 

i  Cant.  1.0. 


kNum.24.17. 

l!4aiii.l4..';tj. 

I«.  lU.  13. 
>  li.  22.  23. 


"Pi.  18.  42. 


I  Or,  iheu 
Mhall  niak-e 
the  ridern 
on  horte* 
athamed. 


"Jcr.  3.  18. 

Ez.  37.21. 

°Uo«.  1.7. 


Pch.lS.g. 


15  The  LoKD  of  hosts  shall  de- 
feud  thera ;  and  they  shall  devour, 
aud  "subdue  with  sling  stones; 
and  they  shall  drink,  and  make  a 
noise  as  through  wine;  and  they 
"shall  be  tilled  like  bowls,  and  as 
''the  corners  of  the  altar. 

16  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall 
save  them  in  that  day  as  the  flock 
of  his  people:  for  '^they  shall  he  as 
the  stones  of  a  crown,  Mifted  up 
as  an  ensign  upon  his  land. 

17  For  ^how  great  is  his  goodness, 
and  how  great  is  his  beauty ! 
^corn  shall  make  the  young  men 
"  cheerful,  and  new  wine  the  maids. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  God  is  to  he  nought  unto,  and  not  idols.  5  .4s  he 
visited  his  flock  for  sin,  so  he  will  save  and  restore 
them. 

A  SK  ye  ^of  the  Lord  ^rain  'in 
jLjL  the  time  of  the  latter  rain ; 
so  the  Lord  shall  make  n  bright 
clouds,  and  give  them  showers  of 
rain,  to  every  one  grass  in  the  tield. 

2  For  the  ''Udols  have  spoken 
vanity,  aud  the  diviners  have  seen 
a  lie,  and  have  told  false  dreams ; 

j  they  "^  comfort  in  vain :  therefore 
they  went  their  way  as  a  flock, 
they  "were  troubled,  'because  there 
ivas  no  shei)herd. 

3  Mine  anger  was  kindled  against 
the  shepherds,  ^  and  I  ♦  punished  the 
goats :  for  the  Lord  of  hosts  ''  hath 
visited  his  flock  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  '  hath  made  them  as  his 
goodly  horse  in  the  battle. 

4  Out  of  him  came  forth  ''the  cor- 
ner, out  of  him 'the  nail,  out  of 
him  the  battle  bow,  out  of  him  ev- 
ery ()p])ressor  together. 

5  "ii  A\\(\  tliey  shall  be  as  mighty 
mew,  which  "tread  down  their  en- 
emies in  the  mire  of  the  streets  in 
the  battle:  and  they  shall  flght, 
because  the  Lord  is  with  them, 
and  "the  riders  on  horses  shall  be 
confounded. 

0  And  I  will  strengthen  the  house 
of  Jndah,  and  I  will  save -the  hou.se 
of.Io.scph,  and  "  I  will  bring  them 
again  to  i)lac(!  them;  for  1  "liavc 
mercy  upon  them :  and  they  shall 
be  as  though  1  had  not  cast  them 
off*:  for  1  am  the  IvORD  their  God, 
and  ^will  hear  tliom. 

1002 


7  And  they  of  Ephraim  shall  be 
like  a  mighty  man.,  and  their  '  heart 
shall  rejoice  as  through  wine :  yea, 
their  children  shall  see  it.,  and  be 
glad;  their  heart  shall  rejoice  in 
the  Lord. 

8  I  will  'hiss  for  them,  and  gather 
them  ;  for  I  have  redeemed  them  : 
'and  they  shall  increase  as  they 
have  increased. 

9  And  "^I  will  sow  them  among 
the  peoijle :  and  they  shall  "^ remem- 
ber me  in  far  countries ;  and  they 
shall  live  with  their  children,  and 
turn  again. 

10  ^  I  will  bring  them  again  also 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  gath- 
er them  out-  of  Assyria ;  aud  I  will 
bring  them  into  the  land  of  Gilead 
and  Lebanon  ;  and  ^ place  shall  not 
be  found  for  them. 

11  ''And  he  shall  pass  through 
the  sea  with  affliction,  and  shall 
smite  the  waves  in  the  sea,  and  all 
the  deeps  of  the  river  shall  dry  up : 
and  •''  the  ijride  of  Assyria  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  ''the  sceptre  of 
Egypt  shall  depart  away. 

12  And  I  will  strengthen  them  in 
the  Lord  ;  and  "^tliey  shall  walk  up 
and  down  in  his  name,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  destruction  of  Jerusalem.  3  TJie  elect  being 
cared  for,  the  rest  are  rejected.  10  The,  staves  of 
Beanty  and  Bands  broken  by  the  rejection  of  Christ, 
15  The  type  and  curse  of  a  foolish  shepherd. 

OPEX  nhy  doors,  O  Lebanon," 
that  the  fire  may  devour  thy 
cedars. 

2  Howl,  fir  tree ;  for  the  cedar  is 
fallen  ;  because  the  "  mighty  are 
spoiled :  howl,  O  ye  oaks  of  Ba- 
shan ;  ''  for  "  the  forest  of  the  vintage 
is  come  down. 

3  *i  There  is  a  voice  of  the  howl- 
ing of  the  shepherds ;  for  their  glo- 
ry is  spoiled :  a  voice  of  the  roaring 
of  young  lions ;  for  the  pride  of 
Jordan  is  si)oiled. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  my  God ; 
''Feed  the  flock  of  the  slaughter; 

5  AVhose  ])ossessors  slay  them, 
and  ''hold  themselves  not  guilty: 
and  they  that  sell  them  ""say,  Bless- 
ed he  the  Lord  ;  for  I  am  rich  :  and 
their  owi)  shei)lierds  pity  them  not. 

G  For  I  will  no  more  pity  the  in- 


Before 
CHRIST 

abLuii  4S7. 

1  P».  304.  15. 
ch.  a.  15. 


"^Is. 

5.  20. 

'Is. 
Ez 

49.  m. 

.  36.  37. 

'H 

3S.  2.  2.1. 

°  Deut.  30. 1 

^Is.ll.ll.lG. 
Uos.  11. 11. 


J  Is.  49.  20. 


^  Is.  11.15,16. 


'  Is.  14.  25. 
l  Ez.  30. 13. 


=  Mlc.  4. 5. 


=  ch.  10. 10. 


II  Or, 
gallants. 


li  Is.  32.  19. 

II  Or,  the 
ftffenced 
forest. 


d  Jer.  2.  3.  * 

.Ml.  7. 
"■  l)iut.2fl.l9. 

Uos.  12.  8. 


Tiji^  of  a  foolish  shepherd. 


ZEOHARIAH. 


The  restoring  of  Judah. 


Before 
CHKIST 

about,  487. 

)  Ueb.  mn<:e 
to  Ik  found. 


'ver.  4. 

II  Or,  i-eribj 
the  poor, 

tZpph..!.  12. 
Matt.  11.  5. 


II  Or, 
Binders. 


h  Hos.  5.  r. 

t  Heb.  was 

straitened 
/or  them. 


i  .ler.  15. 
•43.  11. 


;.  & 


t  Heb.  of  his 
fellow,  or, 
neighbour. 


II  Or,  the 

poor  of  the 

Jtock.  tie. 

certainly 

knew, 
y  Zeph.  3.12. 

ver.  7. 
tHeb.  //"it 

be  iiood  in 

your  eyes. 

I  Matt.  2G.15. 
See  Ex.  21. 
32. 


■"  Matt.  27. 9, 
10. 


II  Or, 
Binders. 


"  Ez.  34.  2, 3, 
4. 


1  Or,  hidden. 


I  Or,  bear. 


»Jer.  23.  1. 
V.Z.  M.  2. 
John  10. 12, 
13. 


liabitMuts  of  the  Iniid,  sjiilli  the 
Lokd:  but,  lo,  I  will  'deliver  the 
men  everyone  into  his  iieinhbonr's 
hand,  and  into  tho  hand  of  his 
kino-:  and  th(\y  shall  snntethe  land, 
an(l  out  of  their  hand  I  will  not  de- 
liver them. 

7  And  I  will  ^feed  the  flock  of 
slaughter,  "crfH  you,  *^0  poor  of 
the  tlock.  And  I  took  unto  me  two 
staves ;  the  one  I  called  Beauty, 
and  the  other  I  called  "  Bauds ;  and 
I  fed  the  flock. 

8  Three  shepherds  also  I  cut  off" 
''in  one  month  ;  and  my  soul  *  loath- 
ed them,  and  their  soul  also  ab- 
horred me. 

9  Then  said  I,  I  will  not  feed  you : 
'  that  that  dieth,  let  it  die ;  and  that 
that  is  to  be  cut  off",  let  it  be  cut 
otf ;  a,nd  let  the  rest  eat  every  one 
the  flesh  *  of  another. 

10  ^  And  I  took  my  staff,  even 
Beauty,  and  cut  it  asuuder,  that  I 
might  break  my  covenant  which  I 
had  made  with  all  the  people. 

11  And  it  was  broken  in  that  dav: 
and  "so  ''the  poor  of  the  flock  that 
waited  upon  me  knew  that  it  ivas 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  I  said  unto  them,  *If  ye 
think  good,  give  me  my  price  ;  and 
if  not,  forbear.  So  they  'weighed 
for  my  price  thirty  j;iec'6's  of  silver. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Oast  it  unto  the  '"  potter :  a  goodly 
price  that  I  was  x)i'ized  at  of  them. 
And  I  took  the  thirty  pieces  of  sil- 
ver, and  cast  them  to  the  potter  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

14  Then  I  cut  asuuder  mine  oth- 
er staff',  even  "  Bands,  that  I  might 
break  the  brotherhood  between  Ju- 
dah and  Israel. 

15  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
"Take  unto  thee  yet  the  instru- 
ments  of  a  foolish  shepherd. 

16  For,  lo,  I  will  raise  up  a  shep- 
herd in  the  land,  whicli  shall  not 
visit  those  that  be  "  cut  off",  neither 
shall  seek  the  young  one,  nor  heal 
that  that  is  broken,  nor  "feed  that 
that  standeth  still :  but  he  shall  eat 
the  flesh  of  the  fat,  and  tear  their 
claws  in  pieces. 

17  °Woe  to  the  idol  shepherd  that 
i  leaVeth  the  flock !  the  sword  shall 


he  upon  his  arm,  and  upon  his  right 
eye:  his  arm  shall  be  clean  dried 
up,  and  his  riglit  eye  shall  be  ut- 
terly darkened. 

CHxiPTER  XIL 

I  Jcrumlem  a  cvp  of  treinbling  to  heraelf,  3  and  a 
burdensome  atone  to  her  advernaricx,  0  The  victori- 
ous re.slorhifj  of  Judah,  9  The  repentance  tf  Jeru- 
salem. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord  for  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord,  ^  which  stretcheth  forth  the 
heavens,  and  layeth  the  foundation 
of  the  earth,  and  ''  formeth  the  spirit 
of  man  within  him. 

2  Behold,  I  will  make  Jerusalem 
'^a  cup  of  "trembling  unto  all  the 
people  round  about,  "when  they 
shall  be  in  the  siege  both  against 
Judah  and  against  Jerusalem. 

3  If  ''And  in  that  day  will  I  make 
Jerusalem  *"  a  burdensome  stone  for 
all  people:  all  that  burden  them- 
selves Avith  it  shall  be  cut  in  pieces, 
though  all  the  people  of  thti  earth 
be  gathered  together  against  it. 

4  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  ^I 
will  smite  every  horse  with  aston- 
ishment, and  his  rider  with  mad- 
ness :  and  I  will  open  mine  eyes 
upon  the  house  of  Judah,  and  Avill 
smite  every  horse  of  the  people 
with  blindness. 

5  And  the   governors   of  Judah 
shall  say  in  their  heart,  "The  in 
habitants  of  Jerusalem  shall  he  my 
strength  in  the  Lord  of  hosts  their 
God. 

6  1  In  that  day  will  I  make  the 
governors  of  Judah  ^like  a  hearth 
of  fire  among  the  w  ood,  and  like  a 
torch  of  Are  in  a  sheaf;  and  they 
shall  devour  all  the  people  round 
about,  on  the  right  hand  and  on 
the  left :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be 
inhabited  again  in  her  own  place, 
even  in  Jerusalem. 

7  The  Lord  also  shall  save  the 
tents  of  Judah  first,  that  the  glory 
of  the  house  of  David  and  the  glo- 
ry of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
do  uot  magnify  themselves  against 
Judah. 

8  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  de- 
fend the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; 
and  ''he  that  is  "'feeble  among 
them  at  that  day  shall  be  as  Da- 
vid ;  and  the  house  of  David  shall 

1003 


Before 
CHRIST 

aliiiut  487. 


•  la.  42. .';.  & 
44.  24.  &  4.'.. 
12, 18.  &  48. 
13. 

bNiim.I6.22. 
Ecc.  12.7. 
1».  .')7.  K!. 
lleb.  12.  9. 


'Is.  Sl.17,22, 

II  Or, 

slinnber,  or, 
poison. 

II  Or,  and  al- 
so against 
./iiiliih  shall 
he  be  which 
shall  Ije 
in  siege 
iiQa  ijtst 
Jerusalem. 

li  ver.  4.  C,  8, 
9,  ll.&ch. 
13.  1.&I4. 
4.  C,  8,  9, 13. 

•  Matt.  21.44. 


fPs.  7G.  6. 
£i.38.4. 


B  Or,  There 
18  strength 
to  me  ttiid 
to  the  inhab- 
itants, 6,-c, 
Juel  3.  IG. 


e  Chad.  18. 


t  Joel  3. 10. 
li  Or.  abject. 
tHeb. 
fallen. 


The  rcpcntcDice  oj  Jerusalem, 


ZECHAEIAH. 


Chrisfs  death  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  4>«7. 


i  Hag.  2.  22. 
ver.  3. 


».  Jcr..'!l.n.& 
ill.  4. 
Kz.  39.  29. 
Joel  2.  2S. 


1  John  19. 34, 
Rev.  1.7 

"■Jer.B.  26. 
AmoB  8. 10. 


"  Acts  2.  37. 
"2  Kings  23. 

i9. 

2  Chr.35.24. 


^  Matt.  24.30. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
•Heb. 

famities, 
families. 


'1 2  Sam  ..5.14. 
Luke  3. 31. 


a  Or, 

o/"  Simeon. 
asLXX. 


•eh.  12.  3. 
hllcb.  ft.  14. 

1  Pet.  I.IU. 

Rev.  1.  j. 


♦  llcb.  Kfia- 
ralion/or 
uncUan- 
neu. 


'  Ex.  23.  1.3. 
Joi.li.  Zl  7. 
I'd.  \r..  4. 
Kz.30.  13. 

iioH.  2.  ir. 

.Mic.i.I2,l  !. 
•<2ret.  2.  1. 


he  as  God,  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
before  them, 

9  1[  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  seek  to  'de- 
stroy all  the  nations  that  come 
against  Jerusalem. 

10  "And  1  will  pour  upon  the 
house  of  David,  and  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  the  spirit 
of  grace  and  of  supplications :  and 
they  shall  '  look  upon  me  whom 
they  have  pierced,  and  they  shall 
mourn  for  him,  "'as  one  mourneth 
for  his  only  son,  and  shall  be  in 
bitterness  for  him,  as  one  that  is  in 
bitterness  for  his  firstborn. 

11  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a 
great  "mourning  in  Jerusalem,  "as 
the  mourning  of  Hadadrimmon  in 
the  valley  of  Megiddon. 

12  PAnd  the  land  shall  mourn, 
'every  family  apart;  the  family  of 
the  house  of  David  apart,  and  their 
wives  apart ;  the  family  of  the 
house  of '^  Nathan  apart,  and  their 
wives  apart ; 

13  The  family  of  the   house   of 
i  Levi  apart,  and  their  wives  apart ; 

the  family  I'of  Shimei  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart; 

14  All  the  families  that  remain, 
every  family  apart,  and  their  wives 
apart. 

OHAPTEE  XIII. 

1  17ir  fountain  of  purgation  for  Jerusalem,  2  from 
idolatry,  andfah.  propJievy,  7  The  death  of  Christ, 
and  the  trial  of  a  third  part.  • 

IN  ^that  day  there  shall  be  ^a 
fountain  opened  to  the  house 
of  David  and  to  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  for  sin  and  for  ^  un- 
clean ness. 

2  1  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  I  will  "^cut  off  the  names  of  the 
idols  out  of  the  land,  and  they  shall 
no  more  be  remembered:  and  also 
1  will  cause  ''the  prophets  and  tha 
uncl(;an  spirit  to  jjass  out  of  the 
land. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  any  sIkiH  yet  i)r()phesy,  then 
his  father  and  his  mother  that  be- 
gat him  shall  say  unto  him.  Thou 
shalt  not  live;  for  thou  speakest 
lies  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and 
bis  father  and  his  mother  that  be- 

J004 


gat  him  ^shall  thrust  him  through 
when  he  prophesieth.. 

4  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  *^the  prophets  shall 
be  ashamed  every  one  of  his  vi- 
sion, when  he  hath  prophesied ; 
neither  shall  thej^  wear  ^  ^  a  rough 
garment  ^  to  deceive : 

5  ''  But  he  shall  say,  I  am  no  proph- 
et, I  am  a  husbandman ;  for  man 
taught  me  to  keep  cattle  from  my 
youth. 

G  And  one  shall  say  unto  him, 
What  are  these  wounds  in  thine 
hands  I  Then  he  shall  answer, 
Those  with  which  I  was  wounded 
in  the  house  of  my  friends. 

7  1  Awake,  O  sword,  against '  my 
Shepherd,  and  against  the  man 
'^  that  is  my  fellow,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts :  '  smite  the  Shepherd,  and 
the  sheep  shall  be  scattered:  and 
I  will  turn  mine  hand  upon  "  the 
little  ones. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
in  all  the  land,  saith  the  Lord, 
two  parts  therein  shall  be  cut  off 
and  die;  "but  the  third  shall  be 
left  therein. 

9  And  I  will  bring  the  third  part 
"through  the  fire,  and  will  'refine 
them  as  silver  is  refined,  and  will 
try  them  as  gold  is  tried :  **  they 
shall  call  on  my  name,  and  I  will 
hear  them:  'I  Avill  say,  It  is  my 
people:  and  they  shall  say,  The 
Lord  is  my  God, 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  dentroyers  of  Jerusalem  dcstroyd.  4  TTie 
coming  of  Christ,  and  the  graces  of  his  kingdom. 
13  The  plague  of  Jeru.'<alein''s  (neniies.  IG  Th^ 
remnant  shall  turn  to  the  Lord,  20  and  their  sjmUs 
shall  be  holy. 

BEHOLD,  nhe  day  of  the  Lord 
Cometh,   and   thy  spoil   shall 
be  divided  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

2  For  M  will  gather  all  nations 
against  Jerusalem  to  battle ;  and 
the  city  shall  be  taken,  and  'the 
houses  riried,  and  the  women  rav- 
ished ;  and  half  of  the  city  shall  go 
forth  into  captivity,  and  the  resi- 
due of  the  people  shall  not  be  cut 
off  from  the  city. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth, 
and  fight  against  those  nations,  as 
when  he  fought  in  the  day  of 
battle. 


Before 
CHWST 

about  487 

'  Deut.  13.  <s 

8.  &  is.  21). 
'Mic.  3.  C,  7. 


=  2  Kings  1.8. 

Is.  I'll.  2. 

Matt.  3.  4. 
t  Hell. 

a  (jarment 

oi  hair. 
t  Heb.  to  tie. 
1  Amos  7. 14. 


ils.  40.  11. 
Ez.  34.  23. 


k  John  10.30. 

&  14.  10, 11. 

Phil.  2.  IJ. 
I  Matt.  2B.  31. 

Mark  14.27. 

■»  Matt.18.10, 
14. 
Luke  12.32. 


"Rom.  U.S. 


"Is.  48. 10. 
PlPet.  l.(i,7. 


1  Vs.  .W.  15.  4 
HI.  15. 
ch.  10.  C. 

'F=.  144.15. 
Jer.  oU.  22. 
Ez.  11.20. 
Hos.  2.  23. 

ch.  8.  8. 


•Is.l.",.9. 
Joel  2.  31. 
Acts  2.  20. 


l>Jocl3.  2. 


=  Is.  13.  IG. 


The  plague  of 


ZEOHARIAH. 


Jerusaletn^s  enemies. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  4»7. 

i  Sec  Ez.  U. 

■a. 


'  Joel  3. 12, 
14. 


II  Or,  my 
nwimtaius. 
\l  Or,  irhcn 

touch  the 

yallf  j/ot  the 

}uottutaiii.'i 

to  the.  place 

he  :fCiHi- 

ratctl. 

abtiut  787. 
r  Ainos  1.  1. 
«Matt.lH.27. 

&  24.  :!0, 31. 

.V  :i5.  yi. 

Judo  14. 
k  Joel  3. 11. 
J  I.  e.  it  shall 

not  be  clear 

ill  some 

places,  and 

dark  in 

otherplacea 

of  the 

world, 
t  Hcb. 

liiecious. 
i  Heb. 

thickness:^ 

II  Or,  the  day 
shall  be  one. 
I  -Hev.  ^2.  5. 
I  Matt.  IM.SG. 

I  Is.  ;!0.  2fi.  & 

m.  ly,  20. 

Kev.  21.  23. 
"  Ez.  47.  1. 
Joel  3.  18. 
Kev.  22.  1. 

II  Or,eastern, 
Joel  2.:^. 


"  Dan.  2.44. 
Rev.  11. 15. 


"  Eph.  4.5,fi. 


II  Or. 

compassed. 
1'  1b.  40.  4. 


1  ch.  12.  6. 
il  Or,  shall 


abide. 


'Neh..";.!.* 
12.3!). 
Jer.  31.  38. 


"Jer.  31.40. 

'  Jer.  23.  6. 
.1  Or,  shall 
abide. 


4  T^  And  his  feet  shall  staud  in 
that  day  •'  iii)oii  the  mount  of 
Olives,  which  is  before  Jerusalem 
on  the  east,  and  the  mount  of 
Olives  shall  cleave  in  the  midst 
thereof  toward  the  east  and  to- 
ward the  west,  ''and  there  shall  he 
a  very  great  valley ;  and  half  of 
the  mountain  shall  remove  toward 
the  north,  and  half  of  it  toward  the 
south. 

5  And  ye  shall  flee  to  the  valley 
of  "the  mountains;  "for  the  valley 
of  the  mountains  shall  reach  unto 
Azal :  yea,  ye  shall  flee,  like  as  ye 
fled  from  before  the  *^  earthquake 
in  the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Ju- 
dah :  '-'and  the  Lord  my  God  shall 
come,  and  ''  all  the  saints  with  thee. 

6  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  ^^that  the  light  shall  not 
be  ^  clear,  nor  Ulark  : 

7  But "  it  shall  be '  one  day  ^  which 
shall  be  known  to  the  Loud,  not 
day,  nor  night :  but  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  at  'evening  time  it 
shall  be  light. 

8  And  it  shall  be  in  that  day,  that 
living  ""waters  shall  go  out  from 
Jerusalem;  half  of  them  toward 
the  "former  sea,  and  half  of  them 
toward  the  hinder  sea  :  in  summer 
and  in  winter  shall  it  be. 

9  And  the  Lord  shall  be  "King 
over  all  the  earth:  in  that  day 
shall  there  be  °one  Lord,  and  his 
name  one. 

10  All  the  land  shall  be  "turned 
''as  a  plain  from  Geba  to  Rimmon 
south  of  Jerusalem :  and  it  shall 
be  lifted  up,  and  ''"inhabited  in 
her  place,  from  Benjamin's  gate 
unto  the  place  of  the  first  gate, 
unto  the  corner  gate,  'and  from  the 
tower  of  Hananeel  unto  the  king's 
winepresses. 

11  And  men  shall  dwell  in  it,  and 
there  shall  be  'no  more  utter  de- 
struction ;  U)ut  Jerusalem  "shall 
be  safely  inhabited. 

12  f  And  this  shall  be  the  plague 
wherewith  the  Lord  will  smite  all 
the  people  that  have  fought  against 
Jerusalem ;  Their  flesh  shall  con- 
sume away  while  they  stand  up- 
on their  feet,  and  their  eyes  shall 
consume  away  in  their  holes,  and 


their  tongue  shall  consume  away 
in  their  mouth. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  "a great  tumult  from 
the  Lord  shall  be  among  them ; 
and  they  shall  lay  hold  every  one 
an  the  hand  of  his  neighbour,  and 
"his  hand  shall  rise  up  against  the 
hand  of  his  neighbour. 

14  And  "fludali  also  shall  fight 
"at  Jerusalem  ;  >and  the  wealth  of 
all  the  heathen  round  about  shall 
be  gathered  together,  gold,  and 
silver,  and  ai^parel,  in  great  abund- 
ance. 

15  And  ^so  shall  be  the  plague 
of  the  horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the 
camel,  and  of  the  ass,  and  of  all 
the  beasts  that  shall  be  in  these 
tents,  as  this  plague. 

16  ^f  And  it  shall  come  to  x>ass, 
that  every  one  that  is  left  of  all 
the  nations  which  came  against 
Jerusalem,  shall  even  ''go  up  from 
year  to  year  to  worship  the  King, 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  keep 
•"the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

17  ''And  it  shall  be,  that  whoso 
will  not  come  up  of  all  the  fami- 
lies of  the  earth  unto  Jerusalem 
to  worship  the  King,  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  even  upon  them  shall  be  no 
rain. 

18  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go 
not  up,  and  come  not,  ^''that  have 
no  rain  ;  there  shall  be  the  plague, 
wherewith  the  Lord  will  smite  the 
heathen  that  come  not  up  to  keep 
the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

19  This  shall  be  the  "punishment 
of  P]gypt,  and  the  punishment  of 
all  nations  that  come  not  up  to 
keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

20  *\\  In  that  day  shall  there  be 
upon  the  "  bells  of  the  horses, 
<=  HOLINESS  UNTO  THE  LORD ; 
and  the  pots  in  the  Lord's  house 
shall  be  like  the  bowls  before  the 
altar. 

21  Yea,  every  pot  in  Jerusalem 
and  in  Judah  shall  be  holiness  un- 
to the  Lord  of  hosts :  and  all  they 
that  sacrifice  shall  come  and  take 
of  them,  and  seethe  therein :  and 
in  that  day  there  shall  be  no  more 
the  ^Canaanite  in  ^the  house  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

100,') 


Hi'foro 
CIIKIST 
about  487. 


°  1  Sam.  14. 
15,20. 


''Jnds.7.22. 
2Chr.20.  2.!. 
Ez.  38.  21. 

II  Or,  thnu 
al>o,  OJu- 
duM^shalt. 
II  Or, 
afftdnst. 
I  y  Ez.  ?/J.  10, 
!     17,  &c. 


I  '  vcr.  12. 


•  ls.COfi.7,9. 
&«;.  23. 


»■  Ley.  23.34, 

4i. 

iNeh.  8.  14. 

llos.  12.  U. 

.lolin  7.  2. 
'  la.  00. 12. 


t  lleb. 
vpon  whom 
there  \Hiiot. 

i  Deut.11.10. 


I  Or,  nn. 


II  Or,  bridles. 
'  Is.  23.  18. 


fis.  .3o.  8. 

Joel  ■'..  17. 

Kev.  21.  27. 

&22.  15. 
e  Eph.  2.  10, 

20,  21,  22. 


Before 
CHRIST 

ribout  ayr. 


♦  fleb. 

hv  the  hand 
of  Malaclti. 
'  Deut.  ".  8. 
&  10.  1.1. 


1'  Rom.  9. 13. 
'^Jer.4!1.  IS. 

Kz.  .•«.  ■•;,  4, 
r,ii,  14, 13. 

Obad.  10, 
Ac. 


•IPs.  35. 27. 

II  Or,  upon. 
t  Heb. 
from  upon. 
"Ex.LI).  )■->. 
fLukc6. 4t;. 


«ch.2.14,17. 

&3. ',8,  i;j. 


i  Or.  Brinij 

unto.  Sec. 

I.  Dciit.15.21. 


IEz.41.22. 
ver.  1:.'. 


k  r^v.  22.  22. 

Dciit.  I.''>.21. 

ver.  14. 
f  Heb. 

to  tactificc. 


IJob42.fl. 


I  Ilcb.  the 

flier,  of 

(3ud. 

"'Hon.  1.1.9. 
t  Ilcb.  from 

yoKr  hand. 


MALACHI. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Malac7ii  couiphtiiict/i  of  I.s>-aer.'<  imkindves-i.     6  Of 
their  irn'lif/ioiisties.s,  12  and  ijrofuneness. 

THE  burden  of  tlie  word  of  the 
Lord  to  Israel  *  by  Malacbi. 

2  -^I  have  loved  you,  saitb  tbe 
Lord.  Yet  ye  say,  Wherein  hast 
thou  loved  us  ?  Was  not  Esau  Ja- 
cob's brother  I  saith  the  Lord  :  yet 
^I  loved  Jacob, 

3  And  I  hated  Esau,  and  'laid  his 
mountains  and  his  heritage  waste 
for  the  dragons  of  the  wilderness. 

4  Whereas  Edom  saith.  We  are 
impoverished,  but  we  will  return 
and  build  the  desolate  places;  thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  They  shall 
build,  but  I  will  throw  down ;  and 
they  shall  call  them,  The  border 
of  wickedness,  and.  The  people 
against  whom  the  Lord  hath  in- 
dignation for  ever. 

5  And  your  eyes  shall  see,  and  ye 
shall  say,  ''The  Lord  will  be  mag- 
nihed  n^from  the  border  of  Israel. 

G  ^j  A  son  'honoureth  his  father, 
and  a  servant  his  master:  '^if  then 
I  6e  a  father,  where  is  mine  hon- 
our ?  and  if  I  &e  a  master,  where  is 
my  fear  ?  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts 
unto  you,  O  priests,  that  despise 
my  name.  ^'And  ye  say,  Wherein 
have  we  despised  thy  name  ? 

7  "  Ye  oft'er  ''  polluted  bread  upon 
mine  altar;  and  ye  say.  Wherein 
have  we  polluted  thee  1  In  that  ye 
say, '  Tlie  table  of  the  Lord  is  con- 
tem])tibk?. 

8  And  Mf  ye  offer  tlic  blind  ^for 
sacrilicc,  is  it  not  evil  f  and  if  ye 
offer  tlie  lame  and  sick,  is  it  not 
evil  ?  offer  it  now  unto  thy  gov- 
ernor ;  will  he  be  pleased  with 
tlK'c,  or  '  accept  thy  person  ?  saith 
the  LoiM)  of  ho.sts. 

9  And  now,  1  pray  you,  beseech 
'God  that  he  will  be  gracious  un- 
to us:  "'this  hath  been  'by  your 
means:  will  he  regiud  your  per- 
sons? saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

lOfMi 


10  Who  is  tliere  even  among 
you  that  would  shut  the  doors  for 
nought  f  "neither  do  ye  kindle  fire 
on  mine  altar  for  nought.  I  have 
no  i^leasure  in  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  ghosts,  "neither  will  I  accept  an 
offering  at  your  hand. 

11  For,  f  from  the  rising  of  the  sun 
even  unto  the  going  down  of  the 
same,  my  name  shall  he  great 
''among  the  Gentiles;  "^ and  in  ev- 
ery place  'incense  shall  he  offered 
unto  my  name,  and  a  pure  offering: 
'  for  my  name  shall  he  great  among 
the  heathen,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

12  ^[  But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in 
that  ye  say, "  The  table  of  the  Lord 
is  polluted ;  and  the  fruit  thereof, 
even  his  meat,  is  contemptible. 

13  Y^e  said  also.  Behold,  what  a 
weariness  is  it!  "  and  ye  have  snuff- 
ed at  it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
and  ye  brought  that  which  was  torn, 
and  the  lame,  and  the  sick ;  thus 
ye  brought  an  offering :  '^  should  I 
accept  this  of  your  hand  ?  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  But  cursed  he  ''the  deceiver, 
"which  hath  in  his  flock  a  male, 
and  voweth,  and  sacrificeth  unto 
the  Lord  a  corrupt  thing:  for  'I 
am  a  great  King,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  and  my  name  is  dreadful 
among  the  heathen. 

CHAPTER  n. 

1  He  sharply  rejwovcth  (lie  priests  for  nefflectinr/  their 
covenant,  11  and  the  people  for  idolatry,  i'^  for 
adultery,  17  and  for  infidelity. 

AND   now,    O   ye   priests,   this 
.  comn^indment  is  for  you. 

2  ^  If  ye  Avill  not  hear,  and  if  ye 
will  not  lav  it  to  heart,  to  give 
glory  unto  my  name,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  I  will  even  send 
a  curse  upon  you,  and  I  will  curse 
your  blessings:  yea,  I  have  cursed 
them  already,  because  ye  do  not 
lay  it  to  lu^art. 

3  Behold,    I   will    "  corrupt  your 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  397. 

"  1  Cor.  II.  13. 


»Is.  1.11. 
Jer.  6.  20. 
Araob  5.  21. 

V  Ps.  113.  .3. 
Is.  Sd.  ly. 


1 1s.  m.  3,  5. 
'■.lohn4.21, 

23. 

1  Tim.  2.  8. 
» Rev.  8.  3. 

'18.66.19,20. 


■  ver.  7. 


II  Or,  tchere- 
.«.•;  t/e  might 
htive  blown 
it  away. 


^  Lev.  22. 20, 
&c. 


II  Or, 
in  whose 
jlock  is. 

'  Ps.  4".  2. 
1  Tim.  6.15. 


■  Lev.  2G.  14, 
&e. 

Deut.  28.15, 
Sic. 


II  Or, 
reprove. 


The  priests  and  people  reproved. 


MALACHI. 


Christ's  forerunner  and  coming. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  3^;. 

tHeb. 
scatter. 
;i  Or,  it  fhall 

takr  t/ou 

awai/  to  it. 
I'l  Kings  14. 
10. 


'Nuin.25.12. 
Ez.34.2o.  & 
S7.26. 

a  Deut.  33.  S, 
9. 


•Dcut.33.10. 


fJer.23.  22. 
James  5.  ;;0. 


ELev.  10. 11. 

Deut.  17.9, 

10.  &  24.  H. 

Ezra  7.  10. 

•ler.  IS.  .'*. 

ilag.2.11.12. 
!■  Gal.  4.  14. 


il  Sam.  2.1". 
Jer.  IS.  15. 

Il  Or, /aHm 
the  taw. 
i-  Neh.  13.  20. 


1 1  Sam.  2.30. 


II  Or,  lifted 

up  the  /ace 

against. 
tHeb. 

accepted 

faces. 
■"  1  Cor.  8.  C. 

Eph.  4.  (). 
"Job  31.  15. 


II  Or,  ought 

to  love. 
"EzraO.  1.  & 

10.  2. 

Neh.  13.  23. 


II  Or, 
him  that 
u;af.:tth,and 
him  that 
answereth. 

f  Neh.  13.28, 
2a. 


seed,  and  '  spread  dung  upon  your 
faces,  even  the  dung-  of  your  solemn 
feasts;  and  "one  shall  Hake  you 
away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have 
sent  this  commandment  unto  you, 
that  my  covenant  mii»lit  be  with 
Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  ''My  covenant  Avas  with  him  of 
life  and  peace;  and  I  gave  them 
to  him  '^for  the  fear  wherewith  he 
feared  me,  and  was,  afraid  before 
my  name. 

G  '^The  law  of  truth  was  in  his 
mouth,  and  iniquity  was  not  found 
in  his  lips :  he  walked  with  me  in 
peace  and  equity,  and  did  Hurn 
many  away  from  iniquity. 

7  °For  the  priest's  lips  should 
keep,  knowledge,  and  they  should 
seek  the  law  at  his  mouth :  ^  for 
he  is  the  messenger  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the 
way ;  ye  '  have  caused  many  to 
"stumble  at  the  law;  ^ye  have 
corrupted  the  covenant  of  Levi, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  Therefore  'have  I  also  made 
you  contemptible  and  base  before 
all  the  x>^ople,  according  as  ye 
have  not  kept  my  ways,  but  "  ^  have 
been  i^artial  in  the  law. 

10  ""  Have  we  not  all  one  father  ? 
"hath  not  one  God  created  us? 
why  do  we  deal  treacherously 
every  man  against  his  brother, 
by  profaning  the  covenant  of  our 
fathers  ? 

11  T^  Judah  hath  dealt  treacher- 
ously, and  an  abomination  is  com- 
mitted in  Israel  and  in  Jerusalem  ; 
for  Judah  hath  profaned  the  holi- 
ness of  the  Lord  which  he  "  loved, 
"and  hath  married  the  daughter  of 


a  strange  god. 


12  The  Lord  will  cut  off  the 
man  that  doetli  this,  "the  master 
and  the  scholar,  out  of  the  taber- 
nacles of  Jacob,  p  and  him  that  of- 
fereth  an  offering  unto  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

13  And  this  have  ye  done  again, 
the  altar  of   the  Lord 

tears,    with    weeping,    and 

that 


covermg 


with 
with 


crying    out, 


weepnig, 
insomuch 


he  regardeth  not  the  offering  any 


more,  or  receiveth  it  with  good 
will  at  your  hand. 

11  •!  Yet  ye  say,  Wherefore? 
Because  the  Lord  hath  bc^en  wit- 
ness between  thee  and  ^the  wife 
of  thy  youth,  against  whom  th(m 
hast  dealt  treacherously:  'yet  is 
she  thy  companion,  and  the  wifie 
of  thy  covenant. 

15  And  ^did  not  he  make  one? 
Yet  had  he  the  "residue  of  the 
Spirit.  And  wherefore  one  ?  That 
he  might  seek  t  <■  a  godly  seed. 
Therefore  take  heed  to  your  spir- 
it, and  let  none  deal  "  treacherous- 
ly against  the  wife  of  his  youth. 

IG  For  "the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, saith  II  that  he  hateth  ^  putting 
away :  for  one  covereth  violence 
with  his  garment,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts:  therefore  take  heed  to 
your  spirit,  that  ye  deal  not  treach- 
erously. 

17  ^[  ''Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord 
with  your  words.  Yet  ye  say. 
Wherein  have  we  wearied  himf 
When  ye  say.  Every  one  that 
doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  he  delighteth  in 
them;  or,  Where  is  the  God  of 
judgment? 

CHAPTEE  IIL 

1  Of  the  messenger,  maje.'ity,  and  (/race  of  Christ.  7 
Of  the  rebelUoH.,  8  sacrilege,  13  and  infidelity  of  the 
people.  10  2'he  in-omise  of  blessing  to  them  that 
fear  God. 

BEHOLD,  ^  I  will  send  my  mes- 
senger, and  he  shall  ''i^repare 
the  way  before  me :  and  the  Lord, 
whom  ye  seek,  shall  suddenly  come 
to  his  temple,  ''even  the  messenger 
of  the  covenant,  whom  ye  delight 
in :  behold,  ''  he  shall  come,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  ''the  day  of 
his  coming?  and  '^who  shall  stand 
when  he  appeareth  ?  for  ^he  is  like 
a  refiner's  tire,  and  like  fullers'  soap : 

3  And  ''  he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner 
and  purifier  of  silver :  and  he  shall 
l)urify  the  sons  of  Levi,  and  purge 
them  as  gold  and  silver,  that  they 
may  '  offer  unto  the  Lord  an  offer- 
ing in  righteousness. 

4  Then  "^  shall  the  offering  of  Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem  be  pleasant  un- 
to the  Lord,  as  in  the  days  of  old, 
and  as  in  "former  vears. 

1007 


Before 
CllKIST 
about  397 


1  Prov.  5. 18. 


'Prov.  2.  ir. 


'  Matt.  19. 4, 
5. 

II  Or, 
excellency. 


t Ileb. 

a  seed 

ol  God. 
'Ezra!).  2. 

I  Cor  7.14. 
|l  Or,  vn- 
faithjulhj. 

"Deut.  24.  I. 

Malt.  5.  .■;2. 

Hi    v.).  6. 
II  Or, 

II  he  hate 
her,  ;ju<her 
au-ai/. 

I  \Uh.toput 
awaij. 


■^  l8.  43.  24. 
Amos  2.  13. 
eh.  3.13,14, 
15. 


'Matt.  11.10. 

Mark  1.2. 

huku  1.  70. 

&  7.  27. 
b  Is.  40.  3. 


■■  la.  C.^.  9. 


i  Has.  2.  r. 


«ch.  4.  1. 

fRev.  G.  17., 

<■  See  Is.  4.  4. 
Matt.  3.  HI, 
11.12. 

his.  1.  25. 
Zecli.  13.  9. 


.  1  Pet.  2.  5. 


Ich.  1.  11. 


II  Or.ancient 


IsraeVs  sacrilege  reproved. 


MALACHI. 


Elijali's  coming  and  office. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  397. 


1  Zcch.  5.  4. 
James  o.  4, 
12. 

i;  Or, 
dtfraud. 


"Num.  23. 

V). 

llom.  11.29. 

James  1.  IT. 
"  Lam.  3.  22. 

'  Acts  7.  51. 


"Zcch.!. 


ich.  1.& 


'Xch.  13. 10, 
IJ. 


.3.9, 


^  Prov. 

10. 
'  1  Chr.2C.20. 

2Chr.31.1l. 

Neh.  10.  as. 

It,  13. 12. 


•■Gen.  7. 11. 

2  Kings  7.2. 
t  Ileb. 

eniptij  out. 
•2Clir.31.1(). 

>  AmoB  4. 9. 


I  Ilcb. 
corrupt. 


•  Dan.  8.  9. 


•  ch.  2.  17. 


t..Iob21. 14, 

f».  7-i.  ri. 

Xcpli.  1. 12. 

1  ITc'b.  hit 
o.'iscrration. 
I  II<-b. 
in  black. 


'  Vt.  73.  12. 
Ch.  2.  17. 


5  And  I  will  come  near  to  you  to 
judgment;  and  I  will  be  a  swift 
witness  against  the  sorcerers,  and 
against  the  adulterers, '  and  against 
false  swearers,  and  against  those 
that  I'  oppress  the  hireling  in  his 
wages,  the  widow,  and  the  father- 
less, and  that  turn  aside  the  stran- 
ger/ro?)!  his  right,  and  fear  not  me, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  For  I  am  the  Lord,  "'  I  change 
not ;  "  therefore  ye  sons  of  Jacob 
are  not  consumed, 

7  1  Even  from  the  days  of  °  your 
fathers  ye  are  gone  away  from  mine 
ordinances,  and  have  not  kept  them. 
'Eeturn  unto  me,  and  I  will  return 
unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
''But  ye  said,  Wherein  shall  we  re- 
turn ? 

8  t  Will  a  man  rob  God  ?  Yet 
ye  have  robbed  me.  But  ye  say. 
Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee  I 
'In  tithes  and  offerings. 

9  Ye  are  cursed  with  a  curse :  for 
ye  have  robbed  me,  even  this  whole 
nation. 

10  'Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into 
'  the  storehouse,  that  there  may  be 
meat  in  mine  house,  and  prove  me 
now  herewith,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you  the 
"windows  of  heaven,  and  '"pour 
you  out  a  blessing,  that  there  shall 
not  he  room  enough  to  receive  it. 

11  And  I  will  rebuke  ^  the  devour- 
er  for  your  sakes,  and  he  shall  not 
'destroy  the  fruits  of  your  ground; 
neither  shall  your  vine  cast  her 
fruit  before  the  time  in  the  field, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  And  all  nations  shall  call  you 
blessed:  for  ye  shall  be  'a  delight- 
some land,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

13  ^  '^  Your  words  have  been  stout 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet 
ye  say,  What  have  we  spoken  so 
nii(c7i  against  thee  ? 

14  ''Ye  have  said.  It  is  vain  to 
servo  God:  and  wliat  profit  is  it 
that  we  have  kept  'his  ordinance, 
and  that  we  liave  walked  'mourn- 
fully before  the  Lord  of  hosts? 

15  And  now  "wi)  call  the  proud 

lOOd 


happy ;  yea,  they  that  work  wick- 
edness 'are  set  up;  yea,  they  that 
''tempt  God  are  even  delivered. 

16  •,!  Then  they  Hhat  feared  the 
Lord  'spake  often  one  to  another:' 
and  the  Lord  hearkened,  and  heard 
it,  and  ^a  book  of  remembrance  was 
written  before  him  for  them  that 
feared  the  Lord,  and  that  thought 
upon  his  name. 

17  And  "they  shall  be  mine,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  that  day  when 
I  make  up  ray  "'jewels;  and  ''I  will 
spare  them,  as  a  man  spareth  his 
own  son  that  serveth  him. 

18  'Then  shall  ye  return,  and  dis- 
cern between  the  righteous  and  the 
wicked,  between  him  that  serveth 
God  and  him  that  serveth  him  not. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  God\^  judgment  on  the  wicked,  2  atid  his  blcs.wig  on 
the  good.  4  He  exhorteth  to  the  studij  of  the  law, 
5  and  telleth  oj  Elijah's  coming  and  office. 

FOB,  behold,  -^the  day  cometh, 
that  shall  burn  as  an  oven ; 
and  all  ^the  proud,  yea,  and  all 
that  do  wickedly,  shall  be  ''stub- 
ble: and  the  day  that  cometh  shall 
burn  them  up,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  that  it  shall  "leave  them  nei- 
ther root  nor  branch. 

2  ^  But  unto  you  that  ^  fear  my 
name  shall  the  'Sun  of  righteous- 
ness arise  with  healing  in  his  wings ; 
and  ye  shall  go  forth,  and  grow  up 
as  calves  of  the  stall. 

3  ^And  ye  shall  tread  down  the 
wicked;  for  they  shall  be  ashes  un- 
der the  soles  of  your  feet  in  the  day 
that  I  shall  do  this,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

4  *^[  Remember  ye  the ''  law  of  Mo- 
ses my  servant^  which  I  command- 
ed unto  him  'in  Horeb  for  all  Is- 
rael, with  ''the  statutes  and  judg- 
ments. 

5  1  Behold,  I  will  send  you  '  Eli- 
jah the  prophet  '"before  the  coming 
of  the  great  and  dreadful  day  of 
the  LoKD : 

()  And  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of 
the  fathers  to  the  children,  and  the 
heart  of  the  children  to  their  fa- 
tlfers,  lest  I  come  and  "smite  the 
earth  with  "a  curse. 


TUB  END  OF  TOE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  397 

i  Heb. 

are  built. 
e  Ps  9."i.  9. 
•■  Ps.  IX.  m. 

ch.  4.  2. 
I  Ilcb.  3.  I.'}. 


s  Ps.  m.  8. 

Is.  M.  (>. 
Rev.  20. 12. 


h  Ex.  19.  5. 

Deut.  7.  6. 

Ps.  l;i5.  4. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

1  Pet  2.  [>. 
\',  Or,  special 

treasure, 
■  Is.  «2  3. 
k  Ps.  10.5.  13. 

1  Ps.  58. 11. 


"  Joel  2.  31. 
.  ell.  3.2. 
2  Pet.  3.  7. 

1  ch.  3.  18. 

'  Obad.  IS. 


J  Amos  2.  9. 


<•  ch.  3.  IC. 

'Luke  1.78. 
Kph.5.  14. 
2  Pet.  1.  19. 
Kov.  2.  2b. 


1=2  Sam.  22. 

Wic.  7.  10 
Zcch.  10.  5. 


h  Ex.  20.  ,3, 
&c. 


1  Deal.  4. 10. 
k  Pb.  147. 19. 


I  Matt.  11.14, 

.t  ir.  11. 

MarkU.  II. 

Luke  I   17. 

■"Joel  2.  31. 


"  Zech.14.12. 
"Zech.5.3. 


FAMILY  llECOED. 


MARRIAGES. 


MARRIAGES. 


FAMILY  EECOHD. 

BIRTHS. 

BIRTHS. 

' 

i 


'1 


FAMILY   RECORD. 


BIRTHS. 


BIRTHS. 


I 


I 


FAMILY  RECOED. 


DEATHS. 


DEATHS. 


THE 


NEW  TESTAMENT 


OF  OUR 


LORD  AND  SAVIOUR  JESUS  CHRIST: 


i 


TRANSLATED  OUT  OP 


THE  ORIGINAL    GREEK; 


AND   WITH 


THE   FORMER   TRANSLATIONS   DILIGENTLY    COMPARED 

AND    REVISED. 


KEW    YORK: 

AMERICAN    BIBLE    SOCIETY, 

INSTITDTED  IN  THB  TEAB  MPCCOXVI. 

1872. 


•  Luke  3.  23. 

t  Ps.  132. 11. 

Is.ll.  I. 

Jer.  23.  5. 

c.h.  22.  42. 

John  7.  42. 

Act.s  2.  30. 

Si  13.  23. 

Horn.  1.  3. 
'  Gen.  12.  3. 

*  22.  IM. 

Gal.  .i.  K;. 
■iGcn.21.2,.".. 
■  Gen.  2.>.  2(». 
I  Gen.  2U.  .1.5 
-  Gen.  5S.  27, 

&c. 
!•  Ruth  4. 18, 

*c. 

1  Chr.  2.  5, 


■  ISam.lG.l. 
&  17   12. 
I  2  Sam.  12. 

24. 


1 1  Chr.  3. 10, 


"'2Kini;9  2(l. 
21. 
i  Chr.  3.  13. 


"  See  1  Clir. 

3.  15, 16. 
h  Some  read, 
,/osiaPbe(/(it 
Jak'iin,  and 
Jakiin  itcgat 

Jechonia». 
"  2Kinp9  24. 

14,1.''),1C.S: 

2.5.  U. 

2  Chr.3C.10, 

SO. 

■ler.  27.20. & 

•■i9.  y.  &  52. 

11,15,  2S,2U, 

.W. 

Dan.  1.2. 
llChr.3. 17, 

19. 
'I  Ezra  3.  2.  & 

5.2. 

Neh.l2. 1. 

llu«.l.l. 


THE   GOSPEL   ACCORDING  TO 

ST.    MATTHEW. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  genealogy  of  C/n-ist  from  Abraham  to  Josepfi. 

18  lie  iDan  co)icewed  by  the  Holy  (Jho.st,  and  born  of 
the  Virgin  Mary  when  she  was  espoused  to  Joseph. 

19  The  angel  satisjitth  the  misdeeming  thoughts  of 
Joseph,  and  interpreteth  the  names  of  Christ. 

THE  book  of  the  ''generation 
of  Jesus  Christ,  ^the  son  of 
David,  nhe  son  i)f  Abraham. 

2  ''Abrahqjii  begat  li^aac;  and 
^ Isaac  begat  Jacob;  and  "^ Jacob 
begat  Judas  and  his  brethren  ; 

3  And  ^  Judas  begat  Phares  and 
Zara    of    Thamar ;    and  •''  Phares 


Esrom :    and  Esroni 


begat 


begat 
Aram 

4  And  Aram  begat  Aminadab ; 
and  Aminadab  begat  Naasson ; 
and  Naasson  begat  Salmon ; 

5  And  Sahuon  begat  Booz  of 
Rachab ;  and  Booz  begat  Obed  of 
Ruth ;  and  Obed  begat  Jesse ; 

G  And  'Jesse  begat' David  the 
king;  and  "David  the  king  begat 
Solomon  of  her  tliat  had  been .  tJie 
wife  of  Urias ; 

7  And 'Solomon  begat  Roboam; 
and  Roboam  begat  Abia;  and  Abia 
begat  Asa ; 

8  And  Asa  begat  Josaphat ;  and 
Josaphat  begat  Joram;  and  Joram 
begat  Ozias ; 

9"And  Ozias  begat  Joatham ;  and 
Joathara  begat  xVchaz ;  and  Achaz 
begat  Ezekias ; 

10  And  "'Ezekias  begat  Manas- 
ses ;  and  Manasses  begat  Amon ; 
and  Amon  begat  Josias ; 

11  And  ""Josias  begat  Jechonias 
and  his  brethren,  about  the  time 
they  were  "carried  away  to  Baby- 
lon: 

12  And  after  they  wfere  brought 
to  Babylon,  ''Jechonias  begat  Sala- 
thiel ;  and  Salathiel  begat  ^  Zorob- 
abel; 

13  And  Zorobabel  begat  Abiud; 
and  Abiud  begat  Eliakim ;  and 
Eliakim  begat  Azor ; 


14  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc ;  and 
Sadoc  begat  Achim ;  and  Achim 
begat  Eliud ; 

15  And  Eliud  begat  Eleazar;  and 
Eleazar  begat  Matthan ;  and  Mat- 
than  begat  Jacob ; 

10  And  Jacob  begat  Joseph  the 
husband  of  Mary,  of  whom  was 
born  Jesus,  who  is  called  Christ. 

17  So  all  the  generations  from 
Abraham  to  David  are  fourteen 
generations;  and  from  David  un- 
til the  carrying  away  into  Babylon 
f/7*e fourteen  generations;  and  from 
the  carrying  away  into  Babylon 
unto  Christ  are  fourteen  genera- 
tions. 

18  1  Kow  the  'birth  of  Jesus 
Christ  was  on  this  wise:  When  as 
his  mother  Mary  was  espoused  to 
Joseph,  before  they  came  together, 
she  was  found  with  child  "of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

19  Then  Joseph  her  husband,  be- 
ing'a  just  man,,  and  not  willing  Uo 
make  her  a  public  example,  was 
minded  to  put  her  away  privily. 

20  But  while  he  thought  on  these 
things,  behold,  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a 
dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  son 
of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto 
thee  Mary  thy  wife  :  "  for  that 
which  is  *  conceived  in  her  is  of 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

21  ''And  she  shall  bring  forth  a 
son,  and  thou  slialt  call  his  name 
MESUS:  for  >  he  shall  save  his 
people  from  their  sins. 

22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spok- 
en of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  say- 

23  'Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with 
child,  and  shall  bring  forth  a  son, 
and  I' they  shall  call  his  name  Em- 
manuel, which  being  interpreted  is, 

God  with  us. 

3 


The  fifth 
X  eur  before 
the  eoni- 
nion  nc- 
cnnnt  call- 
ed A.NNO 

DciMIM. 

'l.ukcl  27. 
•Luke  1  35. 


'  Deut.  24. 1. 


°  Luke  1.  35. 

IGr. 
bcffotten. 


»  Luke  1.31. 


I|  That  IS, 

a.HlUUR, 

ikb. 
'  AcIk4.  12. 

&.'i..:i.&13. 

23,  38. 


'  Is.  7. 14. 


II  Or,  his 
7iwne  shall 
be  called. 


TJie  wise  men  directed  to  Christ.       ST.  MATTHEW. 


Herod  slayeth  tlie  children. 


The  fifth 
year  before 
the  com- 
mon ac- 
count call- 
ed Ax  NO 
Domini. 


•  Ex.  1.3.  2. 
Luke  ^.  7, 
21. 


The  fourth 
year  bel'ore 
the  coin- 
nion  ac- 
count call- 
ed Akno 
Domini. 

»  l.nke  2.  4, 
6,7. 

t  Gen.  10.30. 
&  2.5.  t;. 
1  Kings  4. 
30. 

'Luke  2. 11. 

iNum.24.17. 
la.  GO.  y. 


"2Chr.30.14. 
'2Chr.-J4.13. 
e  Mai.  2.  7. 


h  Mic.  5.  2. 
John  7.  42. 


i  Kcv.  2.  27. 
II  Orjccd. 


24  Then  Joseph  being'  raised  from 
sleep  did  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
had  bidden  him,  and  took  unto  him 
his  wife : 

25  And  knew  her  not  till  she  had 
brought  forth  ''her  firstborn  son: 
and  he  called  his  name  JESUS. 

CHAPTEE  II. 

1  The  wise  men  out  of  the  east  are  directed  (o  Christ  by 
a  star.  11  They  worship  him,  ajul  offer  their  2Jres- 
ents.  U  Joseph  fleeth  into  Egypt,  with  Jesus  and 
h  is  moth  er.  16  Herod  slayeth  the  ch  ildren :  20  h  im- 
self  dieth.  23  Christ  is  brought  back  again  into 
Gcdilce  to  Xazarcth. 

NOW  when  '^  Jesus  was  born  in 
Bethlehem  of  Judea  in  the 
days  of  Herod  the  king,  behold, 
there  came  wise  men  ^from  the 
east  to  Jerusalem, 

2  Saying,  '=  Where  is  lie  that  is 
born  King  of  the  Jews?  for  we 
have  seen  '^his  star  in  the  east, 
and  are  come  to  worship  him. 

3  When  Herod  the  king  had  heard 
these  things,  he  was  troubled,  and 
all  Jerusalem  Avith  him. 

4  And  when  he  had  gathered  all 
•"the  chief  priests  and  ^scribes  of 
the  people  together,  ^he  demanded 
of  them  where  Christ  should  be 
born. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him.  In 
Bethleliem  of  Judea :  for  thus  it  is 
written  by  the  prophet, 

G  ''And  thou  Bethlehem,  iiv  the 
land  of  Juda,  art  not  the  least 
among  the  i)rinces  of  Juda:  for 
out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Gov^ernor, 
'that  shall  "rule  my  x^eople  Israel. 

7  Then  Herod,  when  he  had  priv- 
ily called  the  wise  men,  inquired 
of  them  diligently  what  time  the 
star  appeared. 

8  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem, 
and  said,  Go  and  search  diligently 
for  the  young  child ;  and  when  ye 
have  found  him,  bring  me  word 
again,  that  I  may  come  and  wor- 
ship liim  also. 

9  Wh(Mi  they  had  heard  the  king, 
they  d('i)aited;  and,  lo,  the  star, 
which  tliey  saw  in  the  (;ast,  went 
before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood 
over  where  the  young  child  was. 

10  AVhen  they  saw  the  star,  they 
rejoiced  with  exceeding  great  Joy. 

11  •[  And  when  they  were  come 
into  the  house,  they  saw  the  young- 


child  with  Mary  his  mother,  and 
fell  down,  and  worshipped  him: 
and  when  they  had  opened  their 
treasures,  ''they  "presented  unto 
him  gifts ;  gold,  and  frankincense, 
and  myrrh. 

12  And  being  warned  of  God  '  in 
a  dream  that  they  .should  not  re- 
turn to  Herod,  they  departed  into 
their  own  country  another  way. 

13  And  when  they  were  departed, 
behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peareth  to  Joseph  in  a  dream,  say- 
ing, Arise,  and  take  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into 
Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I 
bring  thee  word^  for  Herod  will 
seek  the » young  chi^l  to  destroy 
him. 

14  AVhen  he  arose,  he  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother  by 
night,  and   departed   into  Egypt: 

15  And  was  there  until  the  death 
of  Herod :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by 
the  prophet,  saying,  ™  Out  of  Egypt 
have  I  called  my  son. 

16  1^  Then  Herod,  wben  he  saw 
that*  he  was  mocked  of  the  wise 
men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and 
sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  chil- 
dren that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and 
in  all  the  coasts  thereof,  from  two 
years  old  and  under,  according  to 
the  time  which  he  had  diligently 
inquired  of  the  wise  men. 

17  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which 
was  spoken  by  "  Jeremy  the  proph- 
et, saying, 

18  In  Eama  was  there  a  voice 
heard,  lamentation,  and  weeping, 
and  great  mourning,  Kachel  weep- 
ing/or  her  children,  and  would  not 
be  comforted,  because  they  are  not. 

19  *|[  But  when  Herod  was  dead, 
behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peareth  in  a  dream  to   Josejjh  in 

20  Saying,  Arise,  and  take  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
go  into  theland  of  Israel :  for  they 
are  dead  which  sought  the  young 
child's  life. 

21  And  he  arose,  and  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
came  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

22  But  when  he  heard  that  Ar- 


The  fourth 
year  before 
tlie  com- 
mon ac- 
count call- 
ed Anno 
Domini. 

k  Ps.  72. 10. 
Is.  (».  (i. 
II  Or,offered. 

'ch.  1.20. 


■^  Hos.  11.  i. 


"  Jer.  S\.  10. 


Tho  third 
year  boloi'% 
the  ac- 
count call- 
ed .\NNO 

Domini. 


John  2)reac1ieth. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


He  haptizeth  Christ. 


The  third 
year  before 
the  nc- 
count  cull- 
ed Anno 

DOMIM' 


'•cii..'5.  ir 

Luke  2.  39. 


I'John  l.«. 

1  Juds.  i;!.  .■). 
1  Sain.  I. U. 


A.  D.  26. 
"  Mark  1.  4, 

Luke  S.  2,". 
John  l.L'8. 
b  Josh. 14.10. 


'  Dan.  2.  44. 

oh.  4.  17.  & 

10.  r. 


i  Is.  40.  3. 

Mark  1.3. 

Luke  3.  4. 

John  1.  2.". 
••  Luke  1.  70. 

•f  Mark  1.  G. 
e-JKinssl.S. 
Zech.  13.  4. 


1.  Lev.  11. 22. 

i  I  Sam.  14. 
:5,  2<i. 

1.  Markl.;S. 
Luke  3.  7. 


1  Acta  19.  4, 
Irt. 


■"011.12.34. 

&  23.  33. 

Luke 3.  7, 

»,'J. 
"  Rom..'<.  9. 

1  Thess.l. 

10. 

I'  Or, 

answerable 
to  amentt- 
iiient  of  life. 

",Iohn8.33, 

Act^  13.  2(5. 
Kom.4.1,11, 
IS. 


1'  ch.  7. 19. 
LukeI3.r,g. 
John  15.  (J. 


"  Mark  1.8. 
Luke  3. 16. 
John  1. 13, 
•zB,  3.3. 
Acts  !..?.& 
U.  16.&19.4. 


clielaus  did  reign  in  Judea  in  the 
room  of  his  father  Herod,  ho  was 
afraid  to  go  thither :  notwithstand- 
ing, being  warned  of  God  in  a 
dream,  he  turned  aside  "into  the 
parts  of  Galilee : 
23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a 
city  called  p Nazareth :  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  "^  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophets,  He  shall  be  called  a 
Nazarene. 

OHAPTEE  in. 

1  John  prcacJieth :  his  office :  life,  and  baptism.  7 
Jle  repreheiideth  the  IVtarisees,  13  ajid  baptizeth 
Christ  in  Jordan. 

IN  those  days  came  *John  the 
Baptist,  preaching  ^in  the  wil- 
derness of  Judea, 

2  And  saying,  Kepent  ye:  for 
Hhe  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken 
of  by  the  prophet  Esaias,  saying, 
''The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness,  ■=  Prepare  ye  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  make  his  paths  straight. 

4  And  *^the  same  John  ^had  his 
raiment  of  camel's  hair,  and  a 
leathern  girdle  about  his  loins; 
and  his  meat  was  ''locusts  and 
'  wild  honey. 

5  ''Then  went  out  to  him  Jeru- 
salem, and  all  Judea,  and  all  the 
region  round  about  Jordan, 

G  '  And  were  baptized  of  him  in 
Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 

7  ^  But  when  he  saw  many  of 
the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  come 
to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them, 
"'O  generation  of  vipers,  who  hath 
warned  vou  to  flee  from  "  the  wrath 
to  come? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits 
II  meet  for  repentance : 

9  And  think  not  to  say  within 
yourselves,  °We  have  Abraham 
to  OHr  father:  for  I  saj'^  unto  you, 
that  God  is  able  of  these  stones 
to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham. 

10  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid 
unto  the  root  of  the  trees:  'there- 
fore every  tree  which  bringeth  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 
cast  into  the  fire. 

11  ''I  indeed  baptize  you  with 
water  unto  repentance:  but  he 
that  Cometh  after  me  is  mightier 
than   1,   whose    shoes    I    am  not 


worthy  to  bear:  'he  shall  baptize 
you  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  ivith 
fire: 

12  'Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and 
he  will  thoroughly  purge  his  floor, 
and  gather  his  wheat  into  the  gar- 
ner ;  buti  he  will '  burn  u\)  the  chaff 
with  unquenchable  fire. 

13  1  "Then  cometh  Jesus  ''from 
Galilee  to  Jordan  unto  John,  to 
be  baptized  of  him. 

14  But  John  forbade  him,  say- 
ing, I  have  need  to  be  baptized  of 
thee,  and  comest  thou  to  me  ? 

15  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  him,  Suffer  it  to  he  so  now: 
for  thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfil 
all  righteousness.  Then  he  suf- 
fered him. 

16  >^And  Jesus,  when  he  was 
baptized,  went  up  straightway  out 
of  the  water:  and,  lo,  the  heavens 
were  opened  unto  him,  and  he 
saw  'the  Spirit  of  God  descending- 
like  a  dove,  and  lighting  upon  him : 

17  ''And  lo  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying,  'This  is  my  beloved  Sou, 
in  whom  I  am  well  pleased. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Christ  fasteth,  and  ii  tempted.  W  The  angels  min- 
ister unto  him.  13  He  dwellcth  in  Caperiianm,  17 
beginneth  to  preach,  18  calleth  Peter,  and  Andrew, 
21  James,  and  John,  23  and  healetli  all  the  diseased. 

THEN  was   ''Jesus  led  up   of 
''the  Spirit   into   the   wilder- 
ness to  be  tempted  of  the  devil. 

2  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty 
days  and  forty  nights,  he  was 
afterward  a  hungered. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to 
him,  he  said.  If  thou  be  the  Son  of 
God,  command  that  these  stones 
be  made  bread. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is 
written,  ''Man-  shall  not  live  by 
bread  alone,  but  by  every  word 
that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth 
of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up 
''into  the  holy  city,  and  setteth 
him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple, 

6  And  saith  unto  him.  If  thou 
be  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself 
down:  for  it  is  written,  ^He  shall 
give  his  angels  charge  concerning 
thee :  and  in  their  hands  they  shall 
bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

5 


A.  D.  26. 

"•  Is.  4.  4.  & 

44.  .3. 

Mai.  .3.  2. 

Acts  2.  3,  4. 

l.Cor.  12.13. 
'  JIul.  3.  3. 


•  Miil.4.  1. 
ch.  13.  30. 


A.  1).  27. 
"  Mark  I.  y. 

Luke  3.  21. 
'=  ch.  2.  22. 


!  .Mark  1. 10. 


•Is.  11.2.  & 

42.  I. 

Luke  3.  22. 

John  1.32, 

3.3. 
"  John  12. 28. 

h  r».  2.  7. 

1.-^.  42.  1. 
ch.l2. 18.  & 
17.5. 
.Mark  1.11. 

Lukell.  :;.".. 
lOpli.  1.  li. 
Col  1-  13. 

2ret.  1.  ir. 


".Markl.  12. 

&c. 

1-uke  4.  1, 

&e. 
''  Sec  1  Kings 

18.  12. 

liz.  3.  14.  .t 

8.3.  &  H.  1, 

24.  &  4U.  2. 

&  43. ,';. 

Acta  S.  S3. 


"  Dcut.  8.  3. 


1  Neh.  11.  I, 

18. 

Is.  48.  2.  & 

52.  1. 

ch.27..'i,3. 

Kcv.  11.  2. 

'Ps. '.)1.  Jl, 

12. 

Christ  is  tempted. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Christ  heginneth  to  2^ reach. 


A.  D.  27. 


'  Deut.  6. 16. 


t  Dcirt.  F.  U. 
&  10  W 
Jc'slu  ..'4.  U. 
1  Sam.  7.  i. 


HIct.  1.  H. 


A.  T).  .-W. 

iMarkl.H. 
Luke  3.  '.!<». 
&4.  14.31. 
John  4  4.! 

O  Or,  deliv- 
ered vp 

A,  D.  31. 


k  I«.  9.  1,  2. 


I  Is.  42.  ". 
Luke  2.  32. 


"Mark  1.14. 

15. 
"eh..",.  2.  & 

ll>.  7. 


"M.Trkl.l(!, 
I.",  IX. 
Luke  5.  2. 

'•John  1.42. 


"I.ukc.Mn. 
II. 


'  Afork  10.28. 
LukclX.:;-*. 


.19. 


■Mark  I. 
Luke  y  10. 


7  Jesus  said  unto  him,  It  is  writ- 
ten Qfl^ain,  ^Tliou  shalt  not  tempt 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up 
into  an  exceeding  high  mountain, 
and  sheweth  him  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  world,  and  the  glory  of 
them ; 

9  And  saith  unto  him.  All  these 
things  will  I  give  thee,  if  thou  wilt 
fall  down  and  worship  me. 

10  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him, 
'  Get  thee  hence,  Satan :  for  it  is 
'  written,  ^Thou  shalt  worship   the 

Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only  shalt 
I  thou  serve. 

'  11  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him, 
I  and,  behold,  ^  angels  came  and 
I  ministered  unto  him. 

12  ^  'Now  when  Jesus  had  heard 
that  John  was  "cast  into  prison,  he 
departed  into  Galilee; 

13  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came 
and  dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is 
upon  the  sea  coast,  in  the  borders 
of  Zabulon  and  Nephthalim: 

14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  xJrophet, 
saying, 

15  ""The  land  of  Zabulon,  and  the 
land  of  Nephthalim,  hj  the  way  of 
the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  Galilee  of 
the  Gentiles ; 

IG  '  The  people  which  sat  in  dark- 
ness saw  great  light ;  and  to  them 
which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow 
of  death  light  is  sprung  up. 

17  ^[  "'From  that' time  Jesus  be- 
gan to  preach,  and  to  say,  "Eepent: 
for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand.    ' 

18  T^  "And  Jesus,  walking  by  the 
sea  of  Galilee,  saw  two  brethren, 
Simon  ^ called  Peter,  and  Andrew 
his  brother,  casting  a  net  into  the 
sea:  for  tiuiy  were  fishers. 

10  And  lie  snitli  unto  them,  Fol- 
low me,  and  'I  will  make  you  fish- 
ers of  men. 

20  ■'And  they  straightway  left  their 
nets,  and  followed  him. 

21  "And  going  on  from  thence,  he 
saw  other  two  brethren,  .James  the 
son  of  Zelxnlee,  and  John  his  broth- 
er, in  a  ship  with  Zebedee  their  fa- 


mending 


tber, 
called  them. 


their  nets;  and  he 


22  And  they  immediately  left  the  I 
ship  and  their  father,  and  followed 
him. 

23  ^  And  Jesus  went  about  all 
Galilee,  'teaching  in  their  syna- 
gogues, and  preaching  "the  gospel 
of  the  kingdom,  ''and  healing  all 
manner  of  sickness  and  all  manner 
of  disease  among  the  people. 

24  And  his  fame  went  throughout 
all  Syria:  and  they  brought  unto 
him  all  sick  people  that  were  taken 
with  divers  diseases  and  torments, 
and  those  which  were  possessed 
with  devils,  and  those  which  were 
lunatic,  and  those  that  had  the  pal- 
sy ;  and  he  healed  them. 

25  ^  And  there  followed  him  great 
multitudes  of  people  from  Galilee, 
and  from  Decapolis,  and  from  Jeru- 
salem, and  from  Judea,  and  from 
beyond  Jordan. 

CHAPTEE  Y. 

1  Christ  heginneth  his  sei-mon  in  (he  mount :  "^declar- 
ing who  are  blexxed,  13  who  are  (he  sal(  of  the  ear(h, 
14  (he  light  of  the  world,  (he  city  on  a  hill,  1.5  (he 
candle:  17  that  he  came  to  fulfil  the  law.  21  What 
it  is  to  kill,  27  (o  commi(  adultery,  S3  to  sivear :  88 
cxhorteth  to  suffer  wrong,  44  to  love  even  our  ene- 
mies, 48  and  (o  labour  after  perfec(ness. 

ND  seeing  the  multitudes,  ^'he 


A.  D.  31. 


'ch.  9. :;;. 

Mark  1.21, 

Luke  4.  l."», 

44. 
°  ch.  24. 14. 

Mark  1.14. 
"  Mark  1. 34. 


y  Mark  3.  7. 


A^ 


went  up  into  a  mountain : 
and  when  he  was  set,  his  disciples 
came  unto  him : 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and 
taught  them,  saying, 

3  ^Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit: 
for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  " Blessed  are  they  that  mourn : 
for  they  shall  be  comforted. 

5  ''Blessed  arc  the  meek:  for  ''they 
shall  inherit  the  earth. 

G  Blessed  are  they  which  do  hun- 
ger and  thirst  after  righteousness : 
'for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  arc  the  merciful:  ^for 
they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

8  ''Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart: 
for  '  they  shall  see  God. 

9  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers : 
for  they  shall  be  called  the  children 
of  God. 

10  "^  Blessed  are  they  which  are 
persecuted  for  righteousness'  sake : 
for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

1 1  '  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall 
revile  you,  and  persecute  you,  and 
shall  say  all  manner  of '"evil  against 
you  'falsely,  for  my  sake. 


'  Mark  3.  13. 


bLukeC.  20. 

Seel's..^!. 

17. 

Prov.  IC.  I'J. 

&  29.  2:i. 

\s.  :,7. 15.  & 

GO.  2. 
'Is.  CI.  2,  .3. 

Luke(!.  21. 

John  K).  'jd. 

2  Cor.  I.  T. 

Rev.  21.  4. 
JPS.  37.  11. 
'  See  Rom. 4. 

13. 


fis.  .55.  1.* 

(io.  13. 
SPS.  41.  I. 

ch.  li.  14. 

Muik  I1.2.'r. 

2  Tiin.l.lU. 

llcb.  (>.  10. 

James  2.  13. 
li  Ps.  15. 2.  & 

24.  4. 

Ileb.  12.  14. 
il  Cor.  13.12. 

1  John  3.  2, 

3. 


k  2  Cor.  4. 17. 
2  Tim.  2.12. 
1  Pet.  .3. 14. 


1  Luke  6. 22. 

■»lPet4. 14. 
f  Gr.  li/ino- 


ChrisVs  sermon 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


on  the  mount. 


A.  D.  31. 

"  Luke  6.  23. 

ActN.i.  41. 

Koni.  5.  a. 

.lunics  I.  'i. 

1  I'et.  4.  IJ. 
•2  Chr.  36. 

I(J. 

Nch.  1).  2fl. 

oh.-j.-!.;i4,.-ir. 

Acts  7.  .i2. 
1  Thcss.  2. 
15. 

P  Mark  9.  .'.n. 
Luke  H.  34, 
35. 


'1  Prov.  4.  I,S. 
Fhil.  2.  15. 


''Mark4.  21. 
Luke  .S.  Hi. 
Si  ll.:vi. 

;]  The  word 
iu  the  ori|^- 
inal  9ii;nili- 
cth  a  meas- 
ure con- 
tniniiuj 
about  apint 
less  i/ian  a 
peck'. 

'1  Pet.  2.  12. 

•John  15.  S. 
1  Cor.  14. 2.1. 


"Rom.  3.31. 
&  10.  4. 
Gal.  ".24. 


'Lukclliir. 


'  James  2.:0. 


yRnm.  !).3I. 
&  10.  3. 


II  Or, 
to  them. 

"^Ex.  lo.  n. 

Dcut.  5.  V. 


njohnS.i:. 


ilThat  !■«, 
Vainjeltow, 
2  Sam.  li.JP. 

i>  James  2.20. 


'ch.8.4.&2.3. 
I'J. 


12  "Kejoice,  and  be  exceeding- 
glad  :  for  great  is  your  reward  in 
heaven :  for  "  so  persecuted  they 
the  prophets  "^^^ich  were  before 
you. 

13  T  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth : 
'but  if  the  salt  have  lost  his  savour, 
wherewith  shall  it  be  salted  ?  it  is 
thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but 
to  be  cast  out,  iind  to  be  trodden 
under  foot  of  men. 

14  •!  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world. 
A  city  that  is  set  on  a  hill  cannot 
be  hid. 

15  Neither  do  men  'light  a  candle, 
and  put  it  under  "a  bushel,  but  on 
a  candlestick;  and  it  giveth  light 
unto  all  that  are  in  the  house. 

IG  Let  your  light  so  shine  before 
men,  'that  they  may  see  your  good 
works,  and  ^glorify  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

17  ^  "Think  not  that  I  am  come 
to  destroy  tlie  law,  or  the  proph- 
ets :  I  am  not  come  to  destroy,  but 
to  fulfil. 

18  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  "^Till 
he^iven  and  earth  pass,  one  jot  or 
one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  from 
the  law,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

19  ""  Whosoever  therefore  shall 
break  one  of  these  least  command- 
ments, and  shall  teach  men  so,  he 
shall  be  called  the  least  in  the 
kingdom  of  heaven :  but  whoso- 
ever shall  do  and  teach  tliem,  the 
same  shall  be  called  great  iu  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

•20  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  ex- 
cept your  righteousness  shall  ex- 
ceed ^'  the  righteousness  of  the  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  case 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

21  ^  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was 
said  "by  them  of  old  time,  'Thou 
shalt  not  kill ;  and  whosoever  shall 
kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judg- 
ment : 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  That ""  who- 
soever is  angry  with  his  brother 
without  a  cause  shall  be  in  danger 
of  the  judgment:  and  whosoever 
shall  say  to  his  brother,  "''Raca, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council : 
but  whosoever  shall  say.  Thou  fool, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  hell  fire. 

23  Therefore  ""if  thou  bring  thy 


gift  to  the  altar,  and  there  remem- 
berest  that  thy  brother  hath  aught 
against  thee ; 

24  ''Leave  there  thy  gift  before 
the  altar,  and  go  thy  way ;  first  be 
reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then 
come  and  ofter  thy  gift. 

25  *  Agree  with  thine  adversary 
quickly,  Svhile  thou  art  in  the  way 
with  him ;  lest  at  any  time  the  ad- 
versary deliver  thee  to  the  judge, 
and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the 
officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 

20  Verily  I  say  unto  thee.  Thou 
shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence, 
till  thou  hast  paid  the  uttermost 
farthing. 

27  *|  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was 
said  by  them  of  old  time,  ^  Thou 
shalt  not  commit  adultery : 

28  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  who- 
soever ''  looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust 
after  her  hath  committed  adultery 
with  her  already  in  liis  heart. 

29  'And  if  thy  right  ej'e  "  offend 
thee,  ''pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from 
thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee 
that  one  of  thy  members  should 
perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

30  And  if  thy  right  hand  offend 
thee,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  from 
thee :  for  it  is  jn'ofitable  for  thee 
that  one  of  thy  members  should 
perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said,  '  AVhosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  let  him 
give  her  a  writing  of  divorcement : 

32  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  '"who- 
soever shall  put  away  his  wife,  sav- 
ing for  the  cause  of  fornication, 
causeth  her  to  commit  adultery: 
and  whosoever  shall  marry  her 
that  is  divorced  committeth  adul- 
tery. 

33  1"  Again,  ye  have  heard  that 
'  it  hath  been  said  bj^  them  of  old 
time,  "Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thy- 
self, but  'shalt  perform  unto  the 
Lord  thine  oaths : 

34  But  I  say  unto  you,  '^  Swear  not 
at  all ;  neither  by  heaven ;  for  it  is 
'  God's  throne : 

35  Nor  by  the  earth ;  for  it  is  his 
footstool :  neither  by  Jerusalem ; 
for  it  is  "the  city  of  the  great  King. 

7 


A.  D.  31. 


<i  Sec  Job  42. 

s. 

ch    I«.  1!). 
1  Tim.  2.  S 
1  Pet.  3.  7. 


•■  Prov.  V,.  H. 
Luke  12  M, 

ra. 

I  See  P«.,')2.6. 
Ib.M.C. 


PEt.  20.  H. 
Deut  5. 18. 


hJob."I.l. 
Prov.  t;.  2.-.. 
Sec  Gen. '1-4. 

2'Sam.  11.2. 


i  ch.  IS.  fi,  ;>. 

JVIark  '.I.  4:;- 

4i. 
II  Or,  do 

cavsr  tlire 

to  ojfcnft. 
k  Sec  ch.  I'J. 

12. 

Kom.  8. 13. 

1  Cor.  1).  27. 

Col.  3.  5. 


IDcut.  24.  I. 
Jer  .3.  I. 
Seech. lO.;;, 
ie. 

Mark  10.  2. 
&c. 

"ch.  19.9. 
Luke  I'i.  l.S. 
Horn.  7.  3. 
1  Cur.  7.  10, 
U. 


"ch.23. 16. 

<•  Ex.  20.  7. 

Lev.  IU.  12. 

Num.  30.  2. 

Deut.  5.  11. 
I"  Deut.23.2-3. 

1  ch.23.1C,I.<!, 
22. 
James  5  12. 

'Is.  CC.  1. 


•Vs.  48.  2.  & 
87  3. 


Chrisfs  sermon 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


on  the  mount. 


A.  D.  31. 


'  CA.  4.  C. 
.I.iiiicao.  12. 


°  V.x.  21.  24. 
Lev.  24.  20. 
Deut.  19.21. 

'Prov.  20.22. 

&  24.  29. 

lAike  «.  29. 

llom.  12.17, 

19. 

1  Cor.  6.  '. 

1  Thcss.  5. 

I.-.. 

I  Pet.  .■?.  9. 
J  Is.  .50.  0. 

Mm.  3.  30. 


'  ch.  27.  32. 
.Mark  10.21. 


"  Deut.  15. 8, 
10. 
I.uke6.30, 


!■  Lev.  19. 18. 

'  Dent.  21. 6. 
I's.  41.10. 
I  Luke  6. 27, 

iVom.  12.14, 
■J). 


Luke  23.34. 
.\cts  7.  tiO. 
1  Cyr.  4. 12, 

n. 

1  Pet.  2.  23. 

i .!.  9. 


•  Job  25.  3. 


'LukoC.32. 


l-G.-n.  17.1. 

Lpv.  a.  44. 

*  19.  •>. 

Liiki-ti.  .'K. 

C-l.  1.  2S.4 

4.  12. 

James  1.  4. 

I  Pet.  1. 1,-,, 

Hi. 
I  Kph.  S.  1. 


il  Or,  right- 

Deut.  24.13. 
1*9.112.9 
Dun.  4.  27. 
2  Cor.  9.  0, 
10. 


3G  Neither  slialt  thou  swear  by 
thy  head,  because  thou  canst  not 
make  one  hair  white  or  black. 

37  ^But  let  your  communication 
be,  Yea,  yea ;  Nay,  nay :  for  what- 
soever is  more  than  these  cometh 
of  evil. 

38  ^  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said,  "An  eye  for  an  eye,  and 
a  tooth  for  a  tooth : 

39  But  I  say  unto  you,  ^That  ye 
resist  not  evil:  ^but  whosoever 
shall  smite  thee  on  thy  right  cheek, 
turn  to  him  the  other  also. 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee 
at  the  law,  and  take  away  thy  coat, 
let  him  have  thy  cloak  also. 

41  And  whosoever  ^  shall  compel 
thee  to  go  a  mile,  go  with  him 
twain. 

42  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee, 
and  ''from  him  that  would  borrow 
of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 

43  ^  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said,  *Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour,  ''and  hate  thine  enemy. 

44  But  I  say  unto  you,  ''Love 
your  enemies,  bless  them  that 
curse  you,  do  good  to  them  that 
hate  you,  and  pray  ^for  them 
which  despitefully  use  you,  and 
persecute  you ; 

45  That  ye  may  be  the  children 
of  your  Father  which  is  in  heav- 
en :  for  Hie  maketh  his  sun  to  rise 
on  the  evil  and  on  the  good,  and 
sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on 
the  unjust. 

46  ^Vov  if  ye  love  them  which 
love  you,  what  reward  have  ye? 
do  not  even  the  publicans  the 
same  ? 

47  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren 
only,  what  do  ye  more  than  others  f 
do  not  even  the  i)u])licans  so  ? 

48  ''  Be  ye  therefore  perfect,  even 
'  as  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
is  perfect. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Christ  contiimr.th  fiix  Kcrmon  in  the  mount,  xpeak- 
i)if/  of  nliii.i,  .">  prayer,  14  for(/ivbii/  our  bretln-en, 
H'tfuKtiiif/,  It)  w/icre  our  trcaaure  ix  to  he  laid  up, 
24  of  HfrvirKj  <!<iil,  and  utainmon:  25  erhorttth  not 
to  be  careful  for  worldly  IhiiujH:  33  bid  to  seek 
God's  kingdom. 

AKE    heed   that    ye    do   not 

your    "alms   before   men,    to 

otherwise    ye 


T 


be   seen   of  them 

8 


A.D.  31. 

II  Or,  with. 

•  Rom.  12. 8. 

II  Or, 

cause  not  a 
trumpet  to 
be  sounded. 


b  LukeU.U. 


'2Kins64.3 


have  no  reward  "of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

2  Therefore  ''when  thou  doest 
thine  alms,  "do  not  sound  a  trump- 
et before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites 
do  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the 
streets,  that  they  may  have  glory 
of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
They  have  their  reward. 

3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let 
not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy 
right  hand  doeth : 

4  That  thine  alms  may  be  in  se- 
cret :  and  thy  Father  which  seeth 
in  secret  himself ''shall  reward  thee 
openly. 

5  *^  And  when  thou  prayest,  thou 
shalt  not  be  as  the  hypocrites  are  : 
for  they  love  to  pray  standing  in 
the  synagogues  and  in  the  cor- 
ners of  the  streets,  that  they  may 
be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  un- 
to you.  They  have  their  reward. 

G  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest, 
''enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when 
thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret;  and 
thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret 
shall  reward  thee  openly. 

7  But   when  ye  pray,  ^use  not  JKcc.5.2. 
vain  repetitions,  as   the  heathen 
do  :  "  for  they  think  that  they  shall 
be  heard  for  their  much  speak- 
ing. 

8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto 
them :  for  your  Father  knoweth 
what  things  ye  have  need  of,  be- 
fore ve  ask  him. 

9  After  this  manner  therefore 
pray  ye:  '^Our  Father  which  art 
in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 

10  Thy  kingdom  come.  '•'Thy 
will  be  done  in  earth,  ''as  it  is  in 
heaven. 

11  Give  us  this  day  our  'daily 
bread. 

12  And  ^  forgive  us  our  debts,  as 
we  forgive  our  debtors. 

13  '  And  lead  us  not  into  tempt- 
ation, but  '"deliver  us  from  evil: 
"For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for 
ever.     Amen. 

14  "For  if  ye  forgive  men  their 
trespasses,  your  heavenly  Father 
will  also  forgive  you : 

15  But  ^'if  ye  forgive   not  men 


•1  Kings  18. 
an,  29. 


fLiikeU. 
&c. 


eeh.2n..'19.42. 

Acts  21.  14. 
I.  Ps.  10.}.  20, 

21. 


i  Sec  Job  23. 
12. 
Prov.  30.  8. 


I  ch.  IS.  21, 


Ich.  ST..  41. 
Luke  22. 40. 
41;. 

1  Cor.lO.I3. 

2  Pet.  2.  9. 
Kov.  3.  ID. 

'"  JohnI7.1.5. 
■■lChr.2i).ll. 


"  Mark  II. 
2.i,  2li. 
Kph.  4.  »2. 
Col.  3. 13. 


P  ch.  IS.  .3.?. 
Jan)0M2.  13. 


Chrisfs  sermon 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


on  the  mount. 


A.  D.  31. 


'I  U.  58.  5. 


••  r.uth  .1.  .^ 

Uiiii.  lU.  3. 


"  Prov.  2."!.  4. 
1  I'im.li.  17. 
Jlcb.  l.J. ,'). 
.7;ime3  5.1, 


•  eh.  19.  21. 
J,ukel2.'«, 
"4.  &  18    22. 
3  Tim.G.19. 
]  Pet.  1.  4. 


"  I.uke  11. 
.34, .;«. 


■  Lukel6.I3. 


5  OiU.  1.  10. 
ITiin.C.  ir. 
.I;imc8  4.  4. 
1  John  2.15. 

'  I's.  .55.  22. 
).ukel2.22, 

J'hil  4.  fi. 
1  F«t.  5.  7. 


'  .Tob  rs.  41. 
]'3.  147.  it. 
l.uke  12.24, 
Stc. 


their  trespasses,  neither  will  your 
Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 

IG  1^  Moreover  ''when  ye  fast, 
be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad 
countenance :  for  they  disfigure 
their  faces,  that  they  may  appear 
unto  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  They  have  their  reward. 

17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest, 
"^ anoint  thine  head,  and  wash  thy 
face ; 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto 
men  to  fast,  but  unto  thy  Father 
which  is  in  secret :  and  thy  Father 
which  seeth  in  secret  shall  reward 
thee  openly. 

19  1  'Lay  not  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  upon  earth,  where  moth 
and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where 
thieves  break  through  and  steal : 

20  *But  lay  np  for  yourselves 
treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither 
moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and 
where  thieves  do  not  break  through 
nor  steal : 

21  For  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

22  "The  light  of  the  body  is  the 
eye:  if  therefore  thine  eye  be 
single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be 
full  of  light. 

23  But  if  thiue  eye  be  evil,  thy 
whole  body  shall  be  full  of  dark- 
ness. If  therefore  the  light  that 
is  in  thee  be  darkness,  how  great 
is  that  darkness ! 

24  *i[  ''jS^o  man  can  serve  two  mas- 
ters :  for  either  he  will  hate  the 
one,  and  love  the  other ;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise 
the  other.  >  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

25  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  'Take 
no  thought  for  your  life,  what  ye 
shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink ; 
nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye 
shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more 
than  meat,  and  the  body  than  rai- 
ment ? 

2G  ""  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air : 
for  they  sow  not,  neither  do  they 
reap,  nor  gather  into  barns ;  yet 
your  heavenly  Father feedeth  them. 
Are  ye  not  much  better  than  they  f 

27  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought 
can  add  one  cubit  unto  his  stat- 
ure! 


28  And  why  take  ye  thought  for 
raiment  1  Consider  the  liliesof  the 
field,  how  they  grow ;  they  toil  not, 
neither  do  they  spin  : 

29  And  yet  1  say  unto  you.  That 
even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was 
not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe  the 
grass  of  the  field,  which  to  day  is, 
and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the 
oven,  shall  he  not  nuich  more  clothe 
you,  O  ye  of  little  foith  I 

31  Therefore  take  no  thought,  say- 


mg,  AVhat  shall  we  eat? 


or.  What 


shall  we  drink  I   or,   AVherewithal 
shall  we  be  clothed  ? 

32  (For  after  all  these  things  do 
the  Gentiles  seek :)  for  your  heav- 
enly Father  knoweth  that  ye  have 
need  of  all  these  things. 

33  But ''seek  ye  first  the  kingdom 
of  God,  and  his  righteousness;  and 
all  these  things  shall  be  added  un- 
to you. 

34  Take  therefore  no  thought  for 
the  morrow  :  for  the  morrow  shall 
take  thought  for  the  things  of  it- 
self. Sutiicient  unto  the  day  is  the 
evil  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Chrht  ending /lis  sermon  in  the  mount,  reproveih 
rash  judgment,  6  forbiddcth  to  cast  holy  tilings  to 
dogs,  7  exhorteth  to  prayer,  13  to  enter  in  at  the  strait 
gate,  15  to  beware  of  false  prophets,  21 7iot  to  be  hear- 
ers, but  doers  of  the  word :  24  like  fiouses  buildedon 
a  rock,  2t)  and  not  on  the  sand. 

JUDGE   ^not,   that  ye  be    not 
j  udged. 

2  For  with  what  judgment  ye 
judge,  ye  shall  be  judged:  ''and 
with  what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall 
be  measured  to  you  again.    • 

3  "'And  why  beholdest  thou  the 
mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye, 
but  considerest  not  the  beam  that 
is  in  thine  own  eye  % 

4  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy 
brother,  Let  me  pull  out  the  mote 
out  of  thine  eye;  and,  behold,  a 
beam  is  in  thine  own  eye? 

5  Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out 
the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye; 
and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to 
cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  broth- 
er's eje. 

G  1  "Give  not  that  which  is  holy 
unto  the  dog's,  neither  cast  ye  your 
pearls  before  swine,  lest  they  tram- 
9 


A.  D.  31, 


!>  See  I  Kings 

;;.  13. 

Pa.  ;;7.2.'). 
Mark  10.:!0. 
I.Mk«12..1l. 
1  Tun.  4.  8. 


"  Lukffi.  .•». 

l!oiii.2. 1.& 

U..;,  4,  10, 

H. 

1  Cor.  4..'?..';. 

Jttines  4.  II, 

12. 
b  Murk  4.  24.' 


■■  l.uke  <i.  41, 
42. 


i  Prov. '.1.7,8. 

&  2i.  y. 

Acte  13.  45, 
4U. 


CJirisfs  sermon 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


0)1  the  mount. 


I   A.  D.  31. 


•ch.21.22. 

Mark  11. -.'4. 

Luke  11.  9, 

10.  &  IS.  1. 

John  1 4.  n. 

&  15.  r.&lli. 

Ki,  ;!4. 

Jainc.-;!. .'.(!. 

1  John .!.  22. 

ft  5. 14,  i.^;. 
f  Prov.  «.  ir. 

Jer.20.12.1'!. 


«I,>ikell.ll, 
12,  1.:. 


k  Gen.  6.  .'..& 
8.21. 


iLukoU.  .".1. 


ULev.  1!».  18. 

ch.  22.  4<l. 

Rimi.  I'i.  8, 

S,  10. 

Gal..-..  14. 

1  Tim.  1..';. 
I  Luke  13. 24. 


BOr,  //'.«•. 


°  Dent.  I.-.  ; 
Jer.  ■£',.  hi. 
ch.  24.  4,  i, 
11.24. 
Mnrk  \X  22. 

Il^MU.  ic.i;, 

l.s. 

Eph.  .■!.  6. 

Col.  2.  8. 

2  Pet.  2. 1,2, 

.1. 

•1  John  4.1. 

"  Mic.  fj.  5. 

2Tim..1..'.. 
•  Acto  20. 211, 

30. 
'  vcr.  20. 

ch.  12.,ir 
'  Lukei;.  43, 

44. 
'  Jcr.11.19. 

Ch.  12.a?. 


•ch.  S.  10. 
Luke  .I.  3.      ' 
John  IS.2,(i.  ' 


'  Hot.  K.  J. 
ch.  2.1.11,12. 
Lukei;.  W. 
*l:|.  Vil. 
A.-Ulll.  n. 
K'.m.2.  M. 
Jamet  1.22. 


pie  them  under  their  feet,  and  turn 
again  and  rend  you. 

7  *l  'Ask,  and"  it  shall  be  given 
you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find;  knock, 
and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you : 

8  For  '^everj^  one  that  asketh  re- 
ceiveth  ;  and  he  that  seeketh  find- 
eth  ;  and  to  him  that  knoeketh  it 
shall  be  opened. 

9  ^Or  what  man  is  there  of  you, 
whom  if  his  son  ask  bread,  will  he 
give  him  a  stone  I 

10  Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give 
him  a  serpent  I 

11  If  ye  then,  ''being  evil;  know 
how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
children,  how  much  more  shall 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
give  good  things  to  them  that  ask 
him  f 

12  Therefore  all  things  '  whatso- 
ever ye  would  that  men  should  do 
to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them  :  for 
^  this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

13  ^  'Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait 
gate:  for  wide  is  the  gate,  and 
broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to 
destruction,  and  many  there  be 
which  go  in  thereat : 

,14  'I  Because  strait  is  the  gate,  and 
narrow  is  the  way,  which  leadeth 
unto  life,  and  few  there  be  that  find 
it. 

15  ^  ""Beware  of  false  prophets, 
"  which  come  to  you  in  sheep's 
clothing,  but  inwardly  they  are 
"ravening  wolves. 

16  PYe  shall  know  them  by  their 
fruits.  ''Do  men  gather  grapes  of 
thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles  ? 

17  Even  so  'ever}'^  good  treebring- 
eth  ibrth  good  fruit ;  but  a  corrupt 
tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit. 

18  A  good  tree  caimot  bring  forth 
evil  fruit,  neither  c«)i  a  corrupt  tree 
bring  forth  good  fruit. 

10  "10 very  tree  that  bringeth  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 
cast  into  the  fire. 

20  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ja 
shall  know  them. 

21  ^j  iS^ot  everyone  that  saitli  un- 
to nie,  'Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  heaven ;  but  he 
that  doclh  I  he  will  of  my  Father 
which  i.s  in  heaven. 

22  Mauv  will  say  to  me  in  that 

10 


day.  Lord,  Lord,  have  we  "not 
prophesied  in  thy  name  I  and  in 
thv  name  have  cast  out  devils? 
and  in  thy  name  done  many  won- 
derful works  f 

23  And  *  then  will  I  profess  unto 
them,  I  never  knew  you:  ^depart 
from  me,  ye  that  work  iniquity. 

24  ^  Therefore  ^whosoever  hear- 
eth  these  sayings  of  mine,  and  do- 
eth  them,  I  will  liken  him  unto  a 
wise  man,  which  built  his  house 
upon  a  rock : 

25  And  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds 
blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house ; 
and  it  fell  not :  for  it  was  founded 
upon  a  rock. 

26  And  every  one  that  heareth 
these  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth 
them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a 
foolish  man,  which  built  his  house 
upon  the  sand : 

27  And  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds 
blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house; 
and  it  fell :  and  great  was  the  fall 
of  it. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Je- 
sus had  ended  these  sayings,  ""the 
people  were  astonished  at  his  doc- 
trine : 

29  ^For  he  taught  them  as  one 
having  authority,  and  not  as  the 
scribes. 

OHAPTEE  VIII. 

3  Christ  cleanndh  the  leper,  5  healeth  the  centicrion^ 
servant,  14  Feter\'!  mother  in  law,  W  arid  many  oth- 
er (Uifeaxed :  18  sheweth  how  he  is  to  be  followed  : 
23  stiUeth  the  tempent  on  the  sea,  28  driveth  the  dev- 
ils md  of  two  men  possessed,  31  and  suffereth  them 
to  ffo  into  the  swine. 

WHEN  he  was  come  down  from 
the  mountain 
tudes  followed  him. 

2  =' And,  behold,  there  came  a  leper 
and  worshipi)ed  him,  saying.  Lord, 
if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me 
clean. 

3  And  Jesus  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  touched  him,  saying,  I  will ;  be 
thou  clean.  And  immediately  his 
lei)rosy  was  cleansed. 

4  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  ''See 
thou  tell  no  man  ;  but  go  thy  way, 
shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and  ofter 
the  gift  that  ''Moses  commanded, 
for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

5  ^  ••  And  when  Jesus  was  entered 


great  multi- 


A.  D.  31. 

"Num.  24. 4. 
John  11.51. 
1  Cot.  13.  2. 


^  ch.  2.5.  12. 
Luke  13.  ::i, 

2Tim.2.i;i. 
'Fs.S.S.  & 

0.8. 

ch.  25.41. 
'Luke  6. 4:, 

&c. 


»ch.  13.  54. 
Mark  1,22. 
&  «.  2. 
Luke  4. 32. 


b  John  7. 4C. 


"  Mark  1.4:1, 
&«. 

Lukes.  12, ' 
&c. 


lich.n. ."». 
Murk  5. 48. 


■^  Lev.  14.3,4, 
10. 
Luke  5. 14. 

i  Luke  7.1, 
Stc. 


The  centurion^s  servant  licated. 


!ST.  MATTHEW. 


Christ  stilleth  the  tcmi)est. 


A.  D.  31. 


•  Lukel.-i.m, 
21. 


r  Pa.  lOr.  20. 


s  Gen.  12. .';. 
Is.  -z.  2, 3.  & 
11.10. 
Mai.  1.  11. 

Lukei;f.  2I». 
Acta  111.  4.5. 
j[ll.l8.  & 
14.  27- 

Kom.'lS.  w  > 
«tc. 

Eph.  s  a 

bch.  21.43. 
'ch.  i:i.42,."iO. 

&  2l'.  l-i.  & 

24.51.&20. 

KO. 

Lukel.'?.28. 

2  Pet.  2. 17. 

Judc  13. 


k  .Mark  1. 29, 

SO,  ."1. 

I-uke  4.  G8, 

39. 
I  1  Cor.  9.  5. 


"'  Mark  l.,'!2, 
&c. 

l.iikc  4.  40, 
41. 


"  Is.  r,X  A. 
1  Pet.  2.  24. 


into  Capernaum,  there  came  unto 
him  a  centurion,  beseeching-  him, 

6  And  sajing,  Lord,  my  servatit 
licth  at  home  sick  of  the  palsy, 
grievously  tormented. 

7  And  Jesus  saitli  unto  him,  I  will 
come  and  heal  him. 

8  The  centurion "  answered  and 
said,  Lord,  ""I  am  not  worthy  that 
thou  sliouldest  come  under  my 
roof:  but  ^ speak  the  word  only, 
and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I  am  a  man  under  author- 
ity, having  soldiers  under  me :  and 
I  say  to  this  ?»«»,  Go,  and  he  go- 
eth ;  and  to  another.  Come,  and  he 
Cometh ;  and  to  my  servant,  Do 
this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

10  When  Jesus  heard  it^  he  mar- 
velled, and  said  to  them  that  fol- 
lowed, Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I 
have,  not  found-  so  great  faith,  no, 
not  in  Israel. 

11  And  I  say  unto  you,  That 
^many  shall  come  from  the  east 
and  west,  and  shall  sit  down  with 
Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven : 

12  But  ''the  children  of  the  king- 
dom 'shall  be  cast  out  into  outer 
darkness :  there  shall  be  weeijiug 
and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

13  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  cen- 
turion. Go  thy  way ;  and  as  thou 
hast  believed,  so  be  it  done  unto 
thee.  And  his  servant  was  healed 
in  the  selfsame  hour. 

14  ^  ''And  when  Jesus  was  come 
into  Peter's  house,  he  saw  'his 
wife's  mother  laid,  and  sick  of  a 
fever. 

15  And  he  touched  her  hand,  and 
the  fever  left  her :  and  she  arose, 
and  ministered  unto  them. 

IG  ^  ""When  the  even  was  come, 
they  brought  unto  him  many  that 
were  possessed  with  devils:  and 
he  cast  out  the  spirits  with  /ri.s  word, 
and  healed  all  that  were  sick : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  iirophet, 
saying,  "Himself  took  our  infirmi- 
ties, and  bare  our  sicknesses. 

18  1"  Now  when  Jesus  saw  great 
multitudes  about  him,  he  gave 
commandment  to  depart  unto  the 
other  side. 


19  "And  a  certain  scribe  came, 
and  said  unto  him,  Master,  I  will 
follow  thee  whithersoever  thou 
goest. 

20  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  The 
foxes  have  holes,  and  the  birds  of 
the  air  have  nests ;  but  the  8on  of 
man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his 
head. 

21  f*  And  another  of  his  disciples 
said  unto  him,  Lord,  "^  suffer  me 
first  to  go  and  bury  my  fatlier. 

22  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Fol- 
low me ;  and  let  the  dead  bury 
their  dead. 

.  23  1^  And  when  he  was  entered 
into  a  ship,  his  disciples  followed 
him. 

24  ''And,  behold,  there  arose  a 
great  tempest  in  the  sea,  insomuch 
that  the  ship  was  covered  with  the  | 
waves  :  but  be  was  asleep.  j 

25  And  his  disciples  came  to  him^  \ 
and  awoke  him,  saying.  Lord,  save ! 
us :  we  perish.  j 

^6  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith  f 
Then  ^he  arose,  and  rebuked  the 
winds  and  the  sea ;  and  there  was 
a  great  calm. 

27  But  the  men  marvelled,  say- 
ing. What  manner  of  man  is  this, 
that  ev^en  the  winds  and  the  sea 
obey  him !  ' 

28  ^  'And  when  he  was  come  to  i 
the  other  side  into  the  country  of  j 
the  Gergesenes,  there  met  him  two ' 
possessed  with  devils,  coming  out  j 
of  the  tombs,  exceeding  fierce,  so 
that  no  man  might  i)ass  by  that  j 
way.  i 

29  And,  behold,  they  cried  out,  j 
saying.  What  have  we  to  do  with , 
thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God  ?  art  i 
thou  come  hither  to  torment  us  be-  , 
fore  the  time  ? 

30  And  there  was  a  good  way  off 
from  them  a  herd  of  manj^  swine 
feeding. 

31  So  the  devils  besought  him, 
saying,  If  thou  cast  us  out,  suffer 
us  to  go  away  into  the  herd  of 
swine. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go. 
And  when  they  were  come  out, 
they  went  into  the  herd  of  swine: 
and,   behold,   the   whole   herd  of 

11 


A.  D.  31. 

°Luke9.  oT, 
is. 


P  T,uko!)..V.i, 

00. 
iS-clKiuv"* 

lit.  20. 


■■  Mark  4.  rr, 
&c. 
l-uke8.  2.-;, 

&c. 


»  Ps.  C7.  7.  «j 
SI.  9.  &  lo,'. 
29. 


'Mark.'..  1, 
&c. 
l.ukeS.  2i:, 


One  side  of  the  palsy  cured. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Christ  justifietJi  his  disciples. 


A.  D.  31. 


°  See  Deut. 

3.  i5. 

I  Kin<^  17. 

IH. 

Luke  5.  a. 

AcU  lU.  3'J. 


'  ch.  4. 13. 


>  Murk  2.  3. 
l^ukc  o.  Is. 


'  ch.  8. 10. 


■I  Ps.  1.19.  '.'. 
1  li.  li  2.5. 
Mark  IJ.l.V 
l.uke  .5.  Ti. 
■'I  li.  S.  &  II. 
4.'.  ill.),-. 


'  Mark  2.  14. 
Luke  j.  2?.' 


f  .Mark  2.  l.-|, 
A:,-. 
Ltike  5.  '£>, 


swine  ran  violently  down  a  steep 
Ijlace  into  the  sea,  and  j)erislied  in 
the  waters. 

33  And  they  that  kept  them  fled, 
and  went  their  ways  into  the  city, 
and  told  every  thing,  and  what 
was  befallen  to  the  possessed  of 
the  devils. 

34  And,  behold,  the  whole  city 
came  out  to  meet  Jesus :  and  when 
they  saw  him,  "they  besought  him 
that  he  would  depart  out  of  their 
coasts. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

3  Christ  curing  one  .sick  of  the  pahy,  9  calleth  Mat- 
them  from  the  receipt  of  custom,  10  eateth  with  pub- 
lican.s  and  sinners,  14  defendeth  his  dUciplesfor  not 
fasting,  20  curcth  the  bloodij  issue,  28  raiseth  from 
death  Jairus'  daughter,  27  giveth  .sight  to  two  blind 
men,  32  healeth  a  dumb  man  possessed  of  a  devil,  30 
and  hath  compassion  of  the  multitude. 

AND  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and 
.  l^assed  over,  ''and  came  into 
his  own  city. 

2  '^And,  behold,  they  brought  to 
him  a  man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying 
on  a. bed:  ''and  Jesus  seeing  their 
faith  said  unto  the  sick  of  the 
palsy ;  Son,  be  of  good  cheer ;  thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

3  And,  behold,  certain  of  the 
scribes  said  within  themselves. 
This  man  blasphemeth. 

4  And  Jesus  ''knowing  their 
thoughts  said.  Wherefore  think  ye 
evil  in  your  hearts? 

5  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say. 
Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee;  or  to 
say,  Arise,  and  walk  1 

6  13ut  that  ye  may  know  that  the 
Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth 
to  forgive  sins,  (then  saith  he  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  Arise,  take 
up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine 
house. 

7  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to 
his  house. 

8  Hut  when  the  multitudes  saw  i^, 
th(!y  marvelled,  and  glorified  God, 
whicli  had  given  such  power  unto 
men. 

9  ^  'And  as  Jesus  passed  forth 
from  thence,  he  saw  a  man,  named 
Matthew,  silling  at  the  receipt  of 
custom:  and  h(3  saith  unto  him, 
Follow  me.  And  he  arose,  and 
followed  him. 

10  1  'And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the  house,  be- 

12 


hold,  many  publicans  and  sinners 
came  and  sat  down.  with,  him  and 
his  disciples. 

11  And  when  the  Pharisees  saw 
it,  they  said  unto  his  disciples. 
Why  eateth  your  master  with 
^publicans  and  ''sinners? 

12  But  when  Jesus  heard  that, 
he  said  unto  them,  They  that  be 
whole  need  not  a  physician,  but 
they  that  are  sick. 

13  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  that 
meaneth,  'I  will  have  mercy,  and 
not  sacrifice :  for  I  am  not  come  to 
call  the  righteous,  ""but  sinners  to 
repentance. 

14  1  Then  can^e  to  him  the  dis- 
ciples- of  John,  saying,  ^  AVhy  do 
we  and  the  Pharisees  fast  oft,  but 
thy  disciples  fast  not  ? 

15  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Can  "the  children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  mourn,  as  long  as  the 
bridegroom  is  with  them  ?  but 
the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridegroom  shall  be  taken  from 
them,  and  "then  shall  they  fast. 

16  No  man  putteth  a  i^iece  of 
"new  cloth  unto  an  old  garment; 
for  that  which  is  put  in  to  fill  it  up 
taketh  from  the  garment,  and  the 
rent  is  made  worse. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wine 
into  old  bottles :  else  the  bottles 
break,  and  the  wine  runneth  out, 
and  the  bottles  perish:  but  thej' 
put  new  wine  into  new  bottles, 
and  both  are  preserved. 

18  *T[  "  While  he  spake  these  things 
unto  them,  behold,  there  came  a 
certain  ruler,  and  worshipped  him, 
saying.  My  daughter  is  even  now 
dead :  but  come  and  lay  thy  hand 
upon  her,  and  she  shall  live. 

19  And  Jesus  arose,  and  followed 
him,  and  .so  did  his  disciples. 

20  ^l  ''And,  behold,  a  woman, 
which  was  diseased  with  an  issue 
of  blood  twelve  years,  came  be- 
hind him,  and  touched  the  hem  of 
his  garment : 

21  For  she  said  within  herself, 
If  I  may  but  touch  his  garment,  I 
shall  be  whole. 

22  But  Jesus  turned  him  about, 
and  when  he  saw  her,  he  said, 
Daughter,   bo    of   good    comfort; 


A.  D.  31. 


Bch.n.  19. 

Luke  .5. 3(>. 

.1:  15.  2. 
t  Gal.  2.  IS. 


i  Hos.  6.  6. 
Mic.G.6,7,8. 
ch.  12.  7. 

k  1  Tira.l.lo. 


I  Mark  2. 18, 
&c. 

Luke  5.  .33, 
&c.  &  18.  12. 


■°  John  3. 20. 


"  Acts  13.2,3. 
&  14.  -a. 
1  Cor.  7.  5. 


II  Or. 

rau\  or.  un- 
ivrottr/ht 
cloth. 


°  Mark  a.  22, 
&c. 

Luke  8.  41, 
&c. 


1-  Mark  .5.  25. 
Luke  8.43. 


TJie  Mind  men  receive  sight. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Christ  sendeth  out  the  ttvelve. 


A.  D.  31. 

■I  Luke  7.  jO. 
&S.48.  &I7. 
19.  &  18.  41'. 

'  Mark  5.  r,H. 

J^ukc  ti.  .51. 
•  See  2  Chr. 

35.25. 


'  Acts  20. 10. 


tiitsjamt. 


°ch.l5.22.& 
20.30,31. 
Mark  10.47, 
48. 

Luke  18.38, 
39. 


■>  eh.  8.  4.  & 
12. 10.  &  17. 
!). 
Luke  5. 14. 

!  Mark  7. 36. 


'  See  ch.  12. 
Luke  11.14. 


"ch.  12.  24. 
Mark  3.  22. 
Luke  11.13. 


t>  Mark  G.  6. 
Luke  13.22. 
'■ch.4.  la. 


J  Mark  C.  31. 


II  Or,  were 
tired  and 
lay  down, 

'  Num. 27.17. 
1  Kings  22. 
17. 

Ez.  34.  5. 
Zech.  10.  2. 


their 
your 


eyes, 
faith 


'^thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 
And  tlio  woman  was  made  whole 
from  that  hour. 

23  'And  when  Jesus  came  into 
the  ruler's  house,  and  saw  'the 
minstrels  and  the  people  making 
a  noise, 

24  He  said  unto  them,  *Give 
place:  for  the  maid  is  not  dead, 
but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed 
him  to  scorn. 

25  But  when  the  people  were  put 
forth,  he  went  in,  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose. 

26  And  "the  fame  hereof  went 
abroad  into  all  that  land. 

27  ^1  And  when  Jesus  departed 
thence,  two  blind  men  followed 
him,  crying,  and  saying,  ""Thou 
Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  us. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into 
fhe  house,  the  blind  men  came  to 
him:  and  Jesus  saith  unto  them. 
Believe  ye  that  I  am  able  to  do 
this?  They  said  unto  him,  Yea, 
Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he 
saying,  According  to 
be  it  unto  you. 

30  And  their  eyes  were  opened ; 
and  Jesus  straitly  charged  them, 
saying,  ^  See  that  no  man  know  it. 

31  ^But  they,  when  they  were 
departed,  spread  abroad  his  fame 
in  all  that  country. 

32  ^\  ^As  they  went  out,  behold, 
they  brought  to  him  a  dumb  man 
possessed  with  a  devil. 

33  And  when  the  devil  was  cast 
out',  the  dumb  spake:  and  the 
multitudes  marvelled,  saying.  It 
was  never  so  seen  in  Israel. 

34  But  the  Pharisees  said,  "'He 
casteth  out  devils  through  the 
prince  of  the  devils. 

35  ^And  Jesus  went  about  all  the 
cities  and  villages,  'teaching  in 
their  synagogues,  and  preaching 
the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and 
healing  every  sickness  and  every 
disease  among  the  people. 

36 1  "^But  when  he  saw  the  multi- 
tudes, he  was  moved  with  compas- 
sion on  them,  because  they  "faint- 
ed, and  were  scattered  abroad,  ''as 
sheej)  having  no  shepherd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples, 


^The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous, 
but  the  labourers  are  few ; 

38  <"  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of 
the  harvest,  that  he  will  send  forth 
labourers  into  his  harvest. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Christ  .icndcih  out  /us  twdvc  apostles,  enabling  them 
tvith  power  to  do  ndruclex,  .5  qii-dh  tlietn  iliiir  rliarge, 
teaclieth  them,  10  com/oridh  than  ai/ainst  pcrseat- 
tions:  49  and  jn'oiniselh  a  blesaing  to  those  that  re- 
ceive them. 

AND  ''when  he  had  called  unto 
XjL  Mm  his  twelve  disciples,  he 
gave  them  power  htf/aiust  unclean 
spirits,  to  cast  them  out,  and  to 
heal  all  manner  of  sickness  and  all 
manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  of  the  twelve 
apostles  are  these;  The  first,  Si- 
mon, Nvho  is  called  Peter,  and 
Andrew  his  brother ;  James  the 
son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother ; 

3  Philip,  and  Bartholomew ; 
Thomas,  and  Matthew  the  pub- 
lican ;  James  the  son  of  Alpheus, 
and  Lebbeus,  whose  surname  was 
Thaddeus ; 

4  '^ Simon  the  Canaanite,  and  Ju- 
das ^Iscariot,  who  also  betrayed 
him. 

5  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth, 
and  commanded  them,  saying,  ''Go 
not  into  the  way  of  the  Gentiles, 
and  into  any  cit}^  of  "^the  Samari- 
tans enter  ye  not : 

6  ^But  go  rather  to  the  ''lost 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  '  And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying, 
■"The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand. 

8  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the  lep- 
ers, raise  the  dead,  cast  out  devils": 
'freely  ye  have  received,  freely 
give. 

9  '" "  Provide  neither  gold,  nor  sil- 
ver, nor  "brass  in  your  purses ; 

10  Nor  scrip  for  ijour  journey, 
neither  two  coats,  neither  shoes, 
nor  yet  ^staves  :  "for  the  workman 
is  worthy  of  his  meat. 

11  ^And  into  whatsoever  city  or 
town  ye  shall  enter,  inquire  who 
in  it  is  worthy;  and  there  abide 
till  ye  go  thence. 

12  And  when  ye  come  into'  a 
house,  salute  it. 

13  "J  And  if  the  house  be  worthy, 

13 


A.  D.  ai 

'  Luke  10.  2. 

■lohii  4.  35. 
*  2The88.3. 

1. 


"  .Mark  3. 13, 
14.  &(!.?. 
Luke  6. 13. 

li  y.  1. 

11  Or,  over. 


hjohnl.  42. 


'  Luke  fl.  1.1. 

Acts  I.  13. 

d  John  13.20. 


••ch.4.1.-.. 


fSec2Kin;-s 
17.  24. 
John  4.9,20. 

ech.15  24. 

Acts  13. 46. 
h  Is.  ,W.  6. 

Jcr.50.«,]7. 

Kz.  34.5,0, 

10. 

1  Pet.  2.  2.<. 
i  Luke  0.2. 
Ich.  3.  2.  & 

4.17. 

Luke  10.0. 


1  1  Acts  8. 18, 
I     20. 


""1  Sum. 9.7. 

MarkO.  ^. 

Luke!).  3.* 

10.  4.  &  22. 

35. 

U  Or,  Get. 
"  See  Mark 

6.8. 

t  Gr.  a  ftnfi. 
"Luke  10.7. 

1  Cor.  9. 7, 

Ac. 

lTim.5.1S. 
P  Luke  10.  ». 


"!  Luke  10.5. 


TJie  apostles  are  instructed, 


ST.  MATTHEW.        and  forewarned  of  persecutions. 


A.D.  31. 
'  Ps.  35. 13. 


'  Mark  C.  11. 
Uiikc  II.  S. 

:i  yj.  10, 11. 


'  Xch.  .1.  13. 
Vets  13.  51. 
&  IS.  6. 

'ch.  11.22, 
.1. 


'  Luke  10. 3. 

rRom.lS.I'J. 
Kph.  5.  1.5. 


'  1  Cor.14.20. 

Phil.  2.  \r,. 
il  Or,  ninple. 
■ch.  24.  0. 

Mark  i:j.  U. 

Luke  12. 11. 

j;;2I.  12. 
!■  Acts  5.  40. 


'Acts  12.1. 
&  24.  10.  & 
25.  7,  -23. 
2  Tim.4.1G. 


.'  Markl3.ll, 
12,  13. 
Liiki- 12.11. 
&2I.  14,  Ij. 

■  Ex.  4.  12. 
Jer.  1. ;. 


'  2  Sam.  23.2. 
Actn  4.  8.  & 
0. 10. 
2  Tim.4. 17. 


«  .Mic.  7.  (i. 
ver.  ^h"!,  »>. 
l>ukc-  :.1.1G. 


b  Luke  21.17. 

i  Dan.  12. 12, 
1.3. 

ch.  24. 1.3. 
Mark  13.13. 


I  ch.  2.  13.  ft 
4.  12.  &  12. 
15. 

AcUfl.  1.& 
:>.  25.  Jc  14. 
i>. 

I'  Or,  tnd,  or, 
jlnuh. 
I  ch.  16.  28. 

"•Luker,.40. 
John  13.  10. 
k  15.  20. 


°ch.  12.  24. 

Mark  3.  'ri. 

l.ukc  M.I.->. 

John  H.  4lt, 

5J. 
tOr. 

lleelztbid. 


°  Mark  4.  22. 
Luke  K.  17. 
li  12. 2,  3. 


let  your  peace  corae  upon  it :  '  but 
if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  peace 
return  to  you. 

14  'And  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive you,  nor  hear  your  words, 
when  ye  depart  out  of  that  house 
or  city,  '  shake  oft"  the  dust  of  your 
feet. 

15  Yerily  I  say  unto  you,  "It 
shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  in  the 
day  of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

IG  •[  ""  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as 
sheep  in  the  midst  of  wolves:  'be 
ye  therefore  wise  as  serijents,  and 
'"harmless  as  doves. 
17  But  beware  of  men :  for  ^they 
will  deliver  you  up  to  the  councils, 
and  ^'they  will  scourge  you  in  their 
j  synagogues ; 

I  18  And  'ye  shall  be  brought  be- 
'  fore  governors  and  kings  for  my 
i  sake,  for  a  testimony  against  them 
}  and  the  Gentiles. 
I  19  ''But  when  they  deliver  you 
;  up,  take  no  thought  how  or  what 
j  ye  shall  speak  :  for  'it  shall  be  giv- 
en you  in  that  same  hour  what  ye 
shall  speak. 

20  '^For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak, 
but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father  which 
speaketh  in  you. 

21  ^Aud  the  brother  shall  deliver 
up  the  brother  to  deatli,  and  the 
father  the  child :  and  the  children 
shall  rise  up  against  their  parents, 
and  cause  them  to  be  put  to  death. 

22  And  •'  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  my  name's  sake :  '  but  he 
that  endureth  to  the  end  shall  be 
saved. 

23  But  ''when  they  persecute  you 
in  this  city,  flee  ye  into  another: 
for  verily  1  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall 
not  "have  gone  over  the  cities  of 
Lsrael,'  till  the  Son  of  man  be  come. 

21  '"The  disciple  is  not  above  Ids 
master,  nor  the  servant  above  his 
lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple 
that  he  be  as  liis  master,  and  the 
servant  as  his  lord.  If  "they  have 
called  the  master  of  the  house 
'Beelzebub,  how  much  more  .s7j«// 
they  call  them  of  his  household  ? 

26  Fear  tlicni  not  therefore:  *'for 
there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall 

J4 


farthing  I  and  one  of  them  shall 
ground   without 


not  be  revealed;  and  hid,  that  shall 
not  be  known. 

27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness, 
that  speak  ye  in  light:  and  what 
ye  hear  in  the  ear,  that  preach  ye 
upon  the  housetops. 

28  ''And  fear  not  them  which  kill 
the  bod}^,  but  are  not  able  to  kill 
the  soul :  but  rather  fear  him  which 
is  able  to  destroy  both  soul  and 
body  in  hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for 
a 

not  fall  on  the 
your  Father. 

30  '^  But  the  very  hairs  of  your 
head  are  all  numbered. 

31  Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are 
of  more  value  than  many  sparrows. 

32  "^  Whosoever  therefore  shall 
confess  me  before  men,  "him  will 
I  confess  also  before  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

33  ^  But  whosoever  shall  deny  me 
before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny  be- 
fore my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

34  "Think  not  that  I  am  come  to 
send  peace  on  earth:  I  came  not  to 
send  peace,  but  a  sword. 

35  For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man  at 
variance  ''against  his  father,  and 
the  daughter  against  her  mother, 
and  the  daughter  in  law  against 
her  mother  in  law. 

3G  And  'a  man's  foes  shall  he  they 
of  his  own  household. 

37  'He  that  lovetli  father  or  moth- 
er more  than  me  is  not  worthy  of 
me :  and  he  that  loveth  son  or 
daughter  more  than  me  is  not 
worthy  of  me. 

38  ''And  he  that  taketh  not  his 
cross,  and  followeth  after  me,  is 
not  w^orthy  of  me. 

39  •'He  that  findeth  his  life  shall 
lose  it :  and  he  that  loseth  his  life 
for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

40  1  'He  that  receiveth  you  re-, 
ceiveth  me ;  and  he  that  receiveth 
me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 

41  "^Ile  that  receiveth  a  prophet 
in  the  name  of  a  prophet  shall  re- 
ceive a  prophet's  reward ;  and  he 
that  receiveth  a  righteous  man  in 
the  name  of  a  righteous  man  shall 
receive  a  righteous  man's  reward. 

42  'And  wliosoever  shall  give  to 


A.D.  31. 


P  Is.  8. 12, 13. 
Luke  12.  4. 
1 1'ft.  3.  14. 


II  It  is  in 
value  half- 
penny tar- 
thtiuj  in  the 
original,  Oj 
lein'j  the. 
tcn'h  part 
of  t fie  Ro~ 
man  pemn/i 
See  on  ch. 
IS.  2S. 

1 1  Sam.  14. 
4.'i. 

2Sam. 14.11. 
Luke  21.  IS. 
Acts  ■n.?A. 

'Luke  12.  S. 
Rom.  10.  "J, 
10. 

•  Kcv.  3.  j. 


I  .Mark  8.  .38. 
Luke  9.  20. 
2  Tim.  2.12. 


"  Luke  12.43, 
51,  52,  53. 


^  Mic.  7.  G. 


yPs.  41.9.  & 

.53.  13. 

.Mic.  7.  a. 

John  1.1.  IS. 
'  Luke  14.20. 


"ch.  1«.  24. 
Murk  8.  .34. 
Luke  !1.  23. 
&  14.  27. 


lich.lG.  25. 
Luke  17.3;!. 
John  12.  25. 


'  ch.  18.  5. 
Luke  ».  48. 
&  10. 10. 
John  12.44. 
*  13.  2". 
Gal.  4.  14. 

<l  1  Kings  17. 
W.k  1«.  4. 
2KinKa4.8. 


•eh. 18..'),  6. 
S  ■-'.■•..  40. 
.Mark  :l.  41. 
Ucb.  «.  10. 


Christ's  testimony 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


concerning  John. 


A.  D.  31. 


•  T-uke 

11),  &c. 
i^oh.  U.3. 


.18, 


""Oen.  49.1(1. 
Num.L'4.17. 
nan.!).  24. 
John  (i.  14. 


a  Is.  29. 18.  & 
R5.  4, 5,  6.  & 
42.  7. 

John  2.  2.'?. 
&  •?.  2.  &  5. 

;>;.  &  in.  25. 
as.  &  14. 1 1. 

'  Ps.  22.  20. 
Is.dl.l. 
I,ukc4.  IS. 
James 2.  5. 


fla.  8.  14, 15. 

ch.  I.!.  .^7.  & 

24.  10.  i  2U. 

.■il. 

Itom.  9.  32, 

S-!. 

1  Cor.  1.23. 

&  2. 14. 

Gal.  5.  11. 

1  Pet.  2  t>. 
«  Luke  7,  24. 
tEph.  4.  14. 


i  ch.  14.  5.  Se 

21.26. 
I,ukel.7G. 
&  7.  20. 

k  Mai.  3. 1. 
Mark  1.  2. 
Luke  1.  76. 

&  7.  27. 


I  Luke  16. 16. 


drink  unto  one  of  tlieso  little  ones 
a  cup  of  cold  water  only  in  the 
name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say  un- 
to you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his 
reward. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

2  John  sendeth  Ids  disciples  to  Christ.  7  ChrisVs  te.sti- 
7)10)11/  co)ice)mi))g  Jo/di.  18  The  opi)iion  of  the  peo- 
j)lt\  both  co))ce)-)ii)icj  Joh)i  a)id  Ch)-ist.  '20  C'h)-ist 
npb)'aideth  the  iDithaith'fubiess  and  wii'ejx)itaiicc 
of  Cho)'azin,  Belhsaidny  (Did  Cape)')ia>i)n :  25  a)id 
praisi)i(i  his  Fdther'x  wisdo))i  i)i  rerealaig  the  r/ospd 
to  the  xi)nple,  28  he  callelh  to  him  all  such  aajccl  the 
burden  of  their  sins. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus 
/A.  had  made   an   end   of  com- 
manding his  twelve  disciples,  he 
departed  thence  to  teach  and  to 
preach  in  their  cities. 

2  -'Now  when  John  had  heard  ''in 
the  prison  the  works  of  Christ,  he 
sent  two  of  his  disciples, 

3  And  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
''he  that  should  come,  or. do  we 
look  for  another  ? 

4  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Go  and  shew  John  again 
those  things  which  ye  do  hear  and 
see: 

5  ''The  blind  receive  their  sight, 
and  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear,  the 
dead  are  raised  up,  and  'the  poor 
have  the  gospel  preached  to  them. 

6  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever 
shall  not  "^be  offended  in  me. 

7  1^  '''And  as  they  departed,  Jesus 
began  to  say  unto  the  multitudes 
concerning  John,  What  went  ye 
out  into  the  wilderness  to  see  ?  ''A 
reed  shaken  with  the  wind  f 

8  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  man  clothed  in  soft  rai- 
ment ?  behold,  they  that  wear  soft 
clothing  are  in  kings'  houses. 

9  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see  ?  A  prophet  ?  yea,  I  say  unto 
you,  '  and  more  than  a  prophet. 

10  For  this  is  he,  of  whom  it  is 
written,  ^  Behold,  I  send  my  mes- 
senger before  thy  face,  which  shall 
prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

11  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Among 
them  that  are  born  of  women  there 
hath  not  risen  a  greater  than  John 
the  Baptist:  notwithstanding,  he 
that  is  least  in  ' 
heaven  is  greater  than  he 

12  ^And  from  the  days  of  John 


the   kingdom   of 


the  Baptist>  until  now  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  "suffereth  violence,  and 
the  violent  take  it  by  force. 

13  "'For  all  the  prophets  and  the 
law  prophesied  until  .John. 

14  And  if  ye  will  receive  it, 
this  is  "Elias,  which  was  for  to 
come. 

15  °He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

10  I  PBut  whereunto  shall  1  liken 
this  generation  f  It  is  like  unto 
children  sitting  in  the  markets,  and 
calling  unto  their  fellows, 

17  And  saying.  We  have  piped  un- 
to you,  and  ye  have  not  (lanced; 
we  have  mourned  unto  you,  and 
ye  have  not  lamented. 

18  For  John  came  neither  eating 
nor  drinking,  and  they  say.  He 
hath  a  devil. 

19  The  Son  of  man  came  eating 
and  drinking,  and  they  say.  Be- 
hold a  man  gluttonous,  and  a 
winebibber,  '^a  friend  of  publicans 
and  sinners.  'But  wisdom  is  just- 
ified of  her  children. 

20  ^  'Then  began  he  to  upbraid 
the  cities  wherein  most  of  his 
mighty  works  were  done,  because 
they  repented  not : 

21  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin ! 
woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida !  for  if 
the  mighty  works,  which  were 
done  in  you,  had  been  done  in 
Tvre  and  Sidon,  thev  would  have 

I.  7  «/ 

repented  long  ago  Mn  sackcloth 
and  ashes. 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  "It  shall 
be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and 
Sidon  at  the  day  of  judgment,  than 
for  you. 

23  And  thou,  Capernaum,  "which 
art  exalted  unto  heaven,  shalt  be 
brought  down  to  hell :  for  if  the 
mighty  works,  which  have  been 
done  in  thee,  had  been  done  in 
Sodom,  it  would  have  remained 
until  this  day. 

24  But  I  say  unto  you,  ^'  That  it 
shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the 
land  of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment, than  for  thee. 

25  ^  ^At  that  time  Jesus  answer- 
ed and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Fa- 
ther, Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
because  ''thou  hast  hid  these  things 

15 


A.  D.  31. 


Or, 
II  yollen  fm 

force,  ana 
thry  that 
t*'vu.*t  men. 
"'  .Mai.  4.  6. 


"  Mill.  4.  5. 
ill.  17.12. 
Luke  1.17. 

"<h.  13.9. 

Liiki-  N.  H. 

lUv    •.'.7,11, 

1",29.  fclLG, 

11,  22. 
P  Luke  7.  31. 


ich.  D.  10. 
M.uke7.  S5. 


"Luke  10.  P, 
:    i.c. 


■  Jonah  3.7,H. 


"ch.  10.  15. 
ver.  24. 


''S:'cla.  14. 
13. 
Lam.  2. 1. 


>  ch.  10. 1.-.. 


Luke  10.21. 


'  Sec  Ps.  8. 2. 

1  Cor.  1.  19. 
27.  &  2.  8. 

2  Cor.  3.  14. 


Christ  reproveth  the  Pharisees.  ST.  MATTHEW.  He  healeth  the  withered  hand. 


A.  D.  31. 


bch.  16. 17. 


'ch  2H.  18. 
Luke  W.-2>. 
John  .i.  .IS.S: 
13.:).&17.^. 
1  Cor.  15.27. 


■I  John  1.  18. 
&  (i.  M;.  Si 
10.  1.3. 


from  the  wise  and  prwdent,  ""and 
hast  revealed  them  unto  babes. 
26   Even    so.   Father;    for   so   it 


'John  13. 15. 
I'hil.  2.  5. 
1  Pet.  2.21. 
I  Jolin  2.  <i. 

I  Zcch.  !l.  0. 
I'hil.  2.7, «. 
f  Jtr  «.  1(! 

h  1  John  5.  .1. 


•  Deut.2.3.2.5. 
Mark  2.  23. 
Luke  6.  1. 


kl  Sam.21.(;. 


•  Ex.  Z',. ."/». 
l*v.  24.  5. 


t  Ex.  29.  .",2. 
33. 
Lev.  8. 31  .A 

'Num. 28.  9. 
John  7.22. 


«2Chr.r,.  18. 
Mai.  3  1. 


(  tloK. R  6 
Mic.  (i.(i.7,8. 
Ch. !)  13. 


seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 

27  "All  things  are  delivered  unto 
me  of  my  Father:  and  no  man 
knoweth  the  Son,  but  the  Father; 
''  neither  knoweth  any  man  the  Fa- 
ther, save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom- 
soever the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

28  1"  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that 
labour  and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I 
will  give  you  rest. 

29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  ""and 
learn  of  me ;  for  I  am  meek  and 
*^lowly  in  heart:  ^and  ye  shall  find 
rest  unto  your  souls. 

30  ''  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my 
burden  is  light. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

I  ChrUt  reproveth  the  Uindness  of  the  Pharisees  con- 
cerniiig  the  breach  of  the  sabbath,  '6  by  Scriptures, 
9  by  reason,  13  a7id  by  a  miracle.  22  He  healeth 
the  mail  possessed  that  was  blind  and  dumb.  31 
Blasphemy  against  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  never  be 
forgiven.  3(i  Accontd  shall  be  made  of  idle  icords. 
38  He  rebuketh  the  unfaithful,  who  seek  after  a 
sign:  49  and  shewcth  who  is  his  brother,  sister,  and 
mother. 

AT  that  time  ^ Jesus  went  on 
_  the  sabbath  day  through  the 
corn ;  and  his  disciples  were  a 
hungered,  and  began  to  j)luck  the 
ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat. 

2  But  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it, 
they  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy 
disciples  do  that  which  is  not  law- 
ful to  do  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

3  But  he  said  unto  them,  Have 
ye  not  read  ^'what  David  did,  when 
he  was  a  hungered,  and  they  that 
were  witli  him  ; 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house 
of  God,  and  did  eat  'tiie  shewbread, 
which  was  not  lawful  for  him  to 
eat,  neither  for  them  which  were 
with  him,  ''but  only  for  the  priests? 

5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  'law, 
liow.that  on  the  sabbath  days  the 
l)ri('.sts  in  the  temple  profauc  the 
sabbath,  and  are  blameless? 

(>  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  in 
this  place  is  'one  greater  than  the 
temple. 

7  liut  if  y(;  hnd  known  what  this 
meaneth,  ^  I  will  have  mercy,  and 
not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have 
condennied  the  guiltless. 

8  For  tlie  Son  of  man  is  Lord 
even  of  the  sabbath  day. 

If) 


9  ''And  when  he  was  departed 
thence,  he  went  into  their  syna- 
gogue : 

10  1^  And,  behold,  there  was  a 
man  which  had  his  hand  withered. 
And  they  asked  him,  saying,  '  Is  it 
lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbatb  days? 
that  they  might  accuse  him. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
man  shall  there  be  among  you, 
that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  ''if 
it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the  sabbath 
day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and 
lift  it  out  I 

12  How  much  then  is  a  man  bet- 
ter than  a  sheep  ?  Wherefore  it  is 
lawful  to  do  well  on  the  sabbath 
days. 

13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man, 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  forth ;  and  it  was  re- 
stored whole,  like  as  the  other. 

14  1^  Then  ^  the  Pharisees  went 
out,  and  "  held  a  council  against 
him,  how  they  might  destroy  him. 

15  But  when  Jesus  knew  it,  ""he 
withdrew  himself  from  thence  : 
"  and  great  multitudes  followed 
him,  and  he  healed  them  all ; 

10  And  "charged  them  that  they 
should  not  make  him  known  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  i)rophet, 
saying, 

18  'Behold  my  servant,  whom  I 
have  chosen  ;  my  beloved,  '^  in 
whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased:  I 
will  put  my  Spirit  upon  him,  and 
he  shall  shew  judgment  to  the 
Gentiles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry; 
neither  shall  any  man  hear  his 
voice  in  the  streets. 

20  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not 
break,  and  smoking  flax  shall  he 
not  quench,  till  he  send  forth  judg- 
ment unto  victory, 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the 
Gentiles  trust. 

22  li  'Then  was  brought  unto  him 
one  possessed  with  a  devil,  blind, 
and  dumb:  and  he  healed  him,  in- 
somuch that  the  blind  and  dumb 
both  spake  and  saw. 

23  And  all  the  people  were  amazed, 
and  said,  Is  not  this  the  Son  of  Da- 
vid! 


A.D.  31. 

1.  Mark  3. 1. 
Luke  6.  6. 


■  Luke  13.14. 
&  14.  3. 
John  y.  Kl. 


k  See  Ex.  23. 
4,5. 
Deuf.  22.  4. 


Ich.  27. 1. 

Alark  3.  fi. 

Luke  (J.  11. 

John  5.  IJ^. 

&  111.  39.  Si 

U.  0-3. 
II  Or,  look 

counsel. 
"■  See  ch.  10. 

23. 

Mark  3.  7. 
°  ch.  19.  2. 


"  ch.  9.  30. 


I'Is.  42.  1. 


Ich.  3.17.  & 
17.5. 


'  See  ch.  9. 
.•i2. 

.Mnik,">.  II. 
Luke  11. 14. 


Of  dlasphemy  a(/ainst 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


the  Holy  Ghost 


A.  D.31. 


"ch.y.  M. 

Mark  :'..  22. 
l.ukcll.l.j. 
t  Gr.  Ikel- 
zcbul :  and 
so  vcr.  2". 

'  rh.  i).  4. 
John  2.  25. 
Kbv.  2.  23. 


"Dan.  2. 44. 

&'.  14. 

Luke  !.:«. 

mi.  2<l.  & 

17.  2(1,  21. 
^  Is.  49.  24. 

Luke  11. 21, 

22,23. 


y  Mark  .1.  28. 
Luki.-12.KI. 
Heb.  (i.  4, 
&c.  Si  lU.  26, 
29. 
I  John  5.16. 

'  Acts  7.  51. 

»ch.ll.l9.& 
13. 5,5. 
John  7. 12, 

52. 

l<lTini.I.13. 

'ch.  7. 17. 
Luke  6.  43, 
44. 


■1  ch.  3.  7.  & 
23.33. 


•  Luke  6.  45. 


24  'But  when  the  Pharisees  heard 
it,  they  said,  This  fellow  dotli  not 
cast  out  devils,  but  by  'Beelzebub 
the  priuee  of  the  devils. 

25  And.Jesus '  knew  theirthouffhts, 
and  said  unto  them.  Every  kinndoin 
divided  against  itself  is  brought  to 
desolation;  and  every  city  or  house 
divided  against  itself  shall  not 
stand : 

2G  And  if  Satan  cast  out  Satan, 
he  is  divided  against  himself;  how 
shall  then  his  kingdom  standi 

27  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  east  out 
devils,  by  whom  do  your  chiUU'en 
cast  them  out?  therefore  they  shall 
be  your  judges. 

28  But  if  1  cast  out  devils  by  the 

Spirit  of  God,  then  "the  kingdom 

of  God  is  come  unto  you. 
»  * 

29  ""Or  else,  how  can  one  enter  in- 
to a  strong  man's  house,  and  spoil 
his  goods,  except  he  lirst  bind  the 
strong  man!  and  then  he  will  spoil 
his  house. 

30  He  that  is  not  with  me  is 
against  me ;  and  he  that  gathereth 
not  with  me  scattereth  abroad. 

31  ®[  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you, 
•  xUl  manner  of  sin  and  blasphemy 
shall  be  forgiven  unto  men:  'but 
the  blasphemy  afjainst  the  Holy 
Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven  unto 
men. 

32  And  whosoever  ^  speaketh  a 
word  against  the  Son  of  man,  ^it 
shall  be  forgiven  him :  but  whoso- 
ever speaketh  against  the  Holy 
Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him, 
neither  in  this  world,  neither  in  the 
ivorld  to  come. 

33  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and 
'his  fruit  good;  or  else  make  the 
tree  corrupt,  and  his  fruit  corrupt : 
for  the  tree  is  known  b.y  his 
fruit. 

34  O  ^  generation  of  vipers,  how 
can  ye,  being  evil,  speak  g-ood 
things  ?  ""  for  out  of  the  abundance 
of  the  heart  the  mouth  speaketh. 

35  A  good  man  out  of  the  good 
treasure  of  the  heart  bringeth  forth 
good  things :  and  an  evil  man  out 
of  the  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth 
evil  things. 

3G  But  I  say  unto  yon,  That  every 
idle  word  that   men   shall   si)eak, 


A.  D.  31. 


fch.  16.  1. 
Mark  «.  II. 
Luke  11. 1«, 
29. 
John  2.  18. 


e  Ib.  .W.  3. 

ch.  I(i.  4. 
Mark  .S.  .38. 
Julm  4.  48. 


'■Jonah  1.17. 


they  shall  give  account  thereof  in 
the  day  of  Judgment. 

37  For  ])y  thy  words  thou  shalt 
be  justiiied,  and  by  thy  words  thou 
shalt  be  condemned. 

38  ^  'Then  certain  of  the  scribes 
and  of  the  Pharisees  answered,  say- 
ing. Master,  we  would  see  a  sign 
from  thee. 

31)  lint  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  An  evil  and  '■'adulterous  gen- 
eration seeketli  after  a  sign ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it, 
but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jonas: 

40  ''  For  as  Jonas  was  three  days 
and  three  nights  in  the  whale's 
belly ;  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
three  days  and  three  nights  in  the 
heart  of  the  earth. 

41  '  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise 
in  judgment  with  this  generation, 
and  ''shall  condemn  it:  'because 
they  repented  at  the  preaching  of 
Jonas?;  and,  behold,  a  greater  than 
Jonas  is  here. 

42  '"The  queen  of  the  sonth  shall 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this 
generation,  and  shall  condemn  it: 
for  she  came  from  the  uttermost 
l)arts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wis- 
dom of  Solomon ;  and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Solomon  is  here. 

43  "When  the  unclean  si)irit  is   "Lukcii.24. 


i  Luke  11.32. 


k  See  Jer.  3. 
II. 
t:z.I«..'.l„52. 

Korn.  2.  27. 
I  Junuh  3.  5. 


"1  Kings  10. 
1. 

2Chr.  9.  1. 
Luke  11.31. 


gone 


out  of  a  man,     he   walketh 


".TobLT. 
1  Pet.  5.  8. 


through   dry  places,  seeking  rest, 
and  tindeth  none. 

44  Then  he  saith,  I  will  return 
into  my  house  from  whence  I  cauie 
out;  and  when  he  is  come,  he  tind- 
eth it  empty,  swept,  and  garnish- 
ed. 

45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh 
with  himself  seven  other  spirits 
more  wicked  than  himself,  and 
they  enter  in  and  dwell  there:  "and 
the  last  state  of  that  man  is  worse 
than  the  tirst.  Even  so  shall  it  be 
also  unto  this  wicked  generation. 

46  ^  While  he  yet  talked  to  the 
peoi)le,  ''behold,  his  mother  and 
'  his  brethren  stood  without,  desir- 
ing to  speak  with  him. 

47  Then  one  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  I  oaLL^* 
stand  without,  desiring  to  sx)eak 
with  thee. 

48  But  he  answered  and  said  un- 

17 


I'  Heb.  C.  4.  & 
1(1.  26. 

2  Pet.  2. 20, 
21,22. 


1  Mark  .3.  .".I. 
Luke  8. 19, 
20,  21. 

'ch    i:(  55. 
.Mark  6.  3 
John  -.  12. 
4  7.  .3.  !, 
Acts  I.  14. 


The  parahle  of  tlie  soiver, 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


and  the  exposition  thereof. 


A-  D-  31.  i  to  him  that  told  him,  Who  is  my 
mother  1  and  who  are  my  breth- 
ren f 

49   And  lie   stretched   forth    his 
hand  toward  his  disciples,  and  said, 
Behold  my  mother  and  my  breth- 
,  ren ! 

•  See  John  50  For  '  wliosocver  shall  do  the 
GaL5.i;.i-  j  ^iii  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heav- 
Hcb^"ii.  ('Hj  the  same  is  my  brother,  and 
sister,  and  mother. 

CHAPTEE  XIII. 

3  The  parable  of  the  sower  arid  the  seed :  18  the  ex- 
position of  it.  24  The  parable  of  the  tares,  31  of  tlie 
mustard  seed,  33  ff  the  leaven,  44  of  the  hidden 
treasure,  45  of  (he  pearl,  47  of  the  draamct  cast  into 
the  sea:  53  and  how  Christ  is  contemned  of  his  own 
coautrijnien. 


•Mark*.  1. 


b  Luke  ».  4. 


'  Luke  5.  3. 


d  Luke  8.  5. 


THE  same  (]ay  went  Jesus  out 
of  the  house,  ="  and  sat  by  the 
sea  side. 

2  ^'And  great  multitudes  were 
gathered  together  unto  him,  so 
that  'he  went  into  a  ship,  and  sat; 
and  the  whole  multitude  sto(5d  on 
the  shore. 

3  And  he  spake  many  things  un- 
to them  in  parables,  saying,  'Be- 
hold, a  sower  went  forth  to  sow ; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds 
fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the  fowls 
came  and  devoured  them  up : 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places, 
where  they  had  not  much  earth: 
and  forthwith  they  sprung  up,  be- 
cause they  had  no  deei^ness  of 
earth : 

G  And  when  the  sun  was  up,  they 
were  scorched;  and  because  they 
had  no  root,  they  withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns; 
and  the  thorns  sprung  up,  and 
chokiMl  them : 

8  But  oth(;r  fell  into  good  ground, 
Gen.2g.i2.   aud  biouglit  forth  fruit,  some  ''a 

I  huiidredrold,  some  sixtyiold,  some 
thirty  fohl. 

y  f  Who  hath  ears  to  liear,  let  him 
hear. 

10  And  tlie  disciples  came,  and 
sjiid  unto  him.  Why  speakest  thou 
unto  them  in  parables  ? 

11  He  ans\v(;i(!d  and  said  unto 
them,  Because  ^it  is  given  unto 
yon  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the 
kingdoui  of  heaven,  but  to  them  it 
is  not  given. 

12  ''For  whosoever  hath,  to  him 

18 


fch.  ll.l.'i. 
.Murk  4.  'J 


'ch.  11.25. 
&  1(J.  17. 
.\Urk4.  II. 
I  Cor.  2.  111. 
1  John-.!./?. 

k  ch.  2,V  2n. 
Mark  4.  2.1. 
Luke  H.  18. 
It  VJ.  2U. 


shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have 
more  abundance :  but  whosoever 
hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken 
away  even  that  he  hath. 
.13  Therefore  speak  I  to  them  in 
parables :  because  they  seeing  see 
not;  and  hearing  they  hear  not, 
neither  do  they  understand. 

14  And  in  them  is  fulfilled  the 
prophecy  of  Esaias,  which  saith, 
'  By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  aud  shall 
not  understand ;  and  seeing  ye 
shall  see,  and  shall  not  perceive : 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is  wax- 
ed gross,  and  their  ears  ""are  dull 
of  hearing,  aud  their  eyes  they 
have  closed ;  lest  at  any  time  they 
should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear 
with  their  ears,  and  should  under- 
stand with  their  heart,  and  should 
be  converted,  and  I  should  heal 
them. 

16  But '  blessed  are  your  eyes,  for 
they  see :  and  your  ears,  for  they 
hear. 

17  For  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
""That  many  prophets  aud  right- 
eous men  have  desired  to  see  those 
things  which  ye  see,  and  have  not 
seen  them  ;  and  to  hear  tliose  things 
which  ye  hear,  aud  have  not  heard 
them. 

18  *[  "Hear  ye  therefore  the  para- 
ble of  the  sower. 

19  When  any  one  heareth  the 
word  "of  the  kingdom,  and  under- 
standeth  it  not,  then  cometh  the 
wicked  one,  and  catcheth  away 
that  which  was  sown  in  his  heart. 
This  is  he  which  received  seed  by 
the  way  side. 

20  But  he  that  received  the  seed 
into  stony  places,  the  same  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word,  and  anon 
p with  joy  receiveth  it; 

21  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  him- 
self, but  dureth  for  a  while:  for 
when  tribulation  or  persecution 
ariseth  because  of  the  word,  bj'^ 
and  by  ''he  is  offended. 

22  '  He  also  that  received  seed 
'among  the  thorns  is  he  that  liear- 
eth  the  word;  and  the  care  of  this 
world,  aud  the  deceitfulness  of  rich- 
es, choke  the  word,  and  he  becom- 
eth  unfruitful. 

23  But  he  that  received  seed  into 


A.  D.  31. 


i  Is.  6.  9. 

Ez.  12.  2. 

JIark  4. 12. 

Luke  S.  111. 

John  iL'.  -11). 

Acts  2S.  20, 

27. 

Kom.  11.  8. 

2  Cor.  3. 14, 

l,i. 
y  Hub.  5.  11. 


Icli.  10.  17. 
LukelU.2.'?, 
LM. 
John  20.  2".). 


"ITcb.lM^. 
1  Pet.  1.  ll«, 
II. 


"  Mark  4. 14. 
Luke  8. 11. 


°ch.  4.  23. 


P  Is.  S«.  2. 

Er.5;;.31,32. 
John  5.30. 


■)  ch.ll.fi. 

2Tini.I.l.V 
'ell.  I'J.  2.!. 

.Murk  10.2^. 

Liik.>lN.24. 

1  •riin.i;  W. 

2  Tim  4.10. 
•Jcr.  4.  3. 


Parable  of  the  tares, 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


and  of  the  hidden  treasure. 


A.  D.  31. 


'  ch.  S.  12. 


"  Is.  2.  :',  3. 
Mic.  4. 1. 
Mark  4. 30, 
&c. 

L,ukel3.18, 
1». 


'  Lukcl3.20, 
&c. 


t  The  word 
in  the 
Greek  is 
a  measure 
contaLiiing 
aliout  a 
peck  and 
a  half, 
wanting  a 
little  more 
than  ajnnt, 

y  Mark  4.  3;!, 
34. 


the  good  ground  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word,  and  nndcrstandeth  it; 
which  also  bcareth  fruit,  and  bring- 
eth  forth,  sonic  a  liundredfokl,  some 
sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  •)[  Another  parable  put  he  forth 
unto  them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  likened  unto  a  man  which 
sowed  good  seed  in  his  field : 

25  But  while  men  slept,  his  ene- 
my came  and  sowed  tares  among 
the  wheat,  and  went  Ids  way. 

20  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung 
up,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  then 
appeared  the  tares  also. 

27  So  the  servants  of  the  house- 
holder came  and  said  unto  him. 
Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed 
in  thy  field !  from  whence  then 
hath  it  tares  ? 

28  He  said  unto  theui.  An  enemy 
hath  done  this.  The  servants  said 
unto  him.  Wilt  thou  then  that  we 
go  and  gather  them  up  ? 

29  But  he  said.  Nay;  lest  while 
ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  u]) 
also  the  wheat  with  them. 

30  Let  both  grow  together  until 
the  harvest:  and  in  the  time  of 
harvest  I  will  say  to  the  reapers. 
Gather  ye  together  first  the  tares, 
and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them:  but  'gather  the  wheat  into 
my  barn. 

31  ^1  Another  parable  put  he  forth 
unto  them,  saying,  'The  kingdom 
of  heaven  is  like  to  a  grain  of  nms- 
tard  seed,  which  a  man  took,  and 
sowed  in  his  field : 

32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all 
seeds :  but  when  it  is  grown,  it  is 
the  greatest  among  herbs,  and  be- 
cometh  a  tree,  so  that  the  birds 
of  the  air  come  and  lodge  in  the 
branches  thereof. 

33  ^[  ''Another  parable  spake  he 
unto  them ;  The  kingdom  of  heav- 
en is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a  wo- 
man took,  and  hid  in  three  'meas- 
ures of  meal,  till  the  whole  was 
leavened. 

34  >  AH  these  things  spake  Jesus 
unto  the  multitude  in  parables; 
and  without  a  parable  spake  he 
not  unto  them: 

35  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 


good 


saying,  'I  will  open  my  mouth  in 
parables;  ^ I  will  utter  things  which 
have  b(H^n  kei)t  secret  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

30  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude 
away,  and  went  into  the  house : 
and  his  disciples  came  unto  him, 
.saying.  Declare  imto  us  the  para- 
ble of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He   answered  and   said  unto 
them.  He  that  sowetli  the 
seed  is  the  Son  of  man ; 

38  ''The  field  is  the  world;  the 
good  seed  are  the  cliildren  of  the 
kingdom;  but  the  tares  are  Hhe 
children  of  the  wicked  one ; 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them 
is  the  devil ;  ''  the  harvest  is  the 
end  of  the  world ;  and  the  reapers 
are  the  angels. 

40  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gath- 
ered and  burned  in  the  fire ;  so 
shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this  world. 

41  The  Son  of  man  shall  send 
forth  his  angels,  '  and  they  shall 
gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all 
"  things  that  oft'end,  and  them 
which  do  iniquity ; 

42  'And  shall  cast  them  into  a 
furnace  of  fire :  ^'  there  shall  be 
wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

43  ''  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine 
forth  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of 
their  Father.  'Who  hath  ears  to 
hear,  let  him  hear. 

44  "ii  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heav- 
en is  like  unto  treasure  hid  in  a 
field ;  the  which  when  a  man  hath 
found,  he  hideth,  and  for  joy  there- 
of goeth  and  ''selleth  all  that  he 
hath,  and  '  buyeth  that  field. 

45  *i  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heav- 
en is  like  unto  a  merchantman, 
seeking  goodly  pearls : 

40  Who,  when  he  had  found  "'  one 
pearl  of  great  price,  went  and  sold 
all  that  he  had,  and  bought  it. 

47  "ii  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heav- 
en is  like  unto  a  net,  that  was  cast 
into  the  sea,  and  "gathered  of  ev- 
ery kind : 

48  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they 
drew  to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and 
gathered  the  good  into  vessels, 
but  cast  the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the 
world :  the  angels  shall  come  forth, 

19 


A.  D.  .-Jl. 

•  I's.  78.  2. 
■Rom.lC.25, 

'.'Ii. 

1  Cor.  2.  7. 
Kph.:i.9. 
Col.  1.36. 


''Ch.24.14.& 

Murk  IS.  15, 

•A). 

l.ukp  24.47. 

Koin.IO.IS. 

Col.  Mi. 

'  Gon.  .-!.  I.l. 

John  8.  44. 

Acts  \:',.  111. 

1  John  ."..  S. 
.1  Joel.;.  I.'!. 

llev.  14. 15. 


'ch.  18.7. 
2IVt.  2.1,2. 


II  Or, 
scandals. 


'ch.ZA2. 

Kev.  l'.l.20. 

&  M.  II). 
fch.S  12. 

ver.  50. 

I.  Dan.  12.3. 
1  Cor.  15.42, 
43,  .W. 

i  ver.  9. 


krhil.3.7,S. 

1I».  5i.  1. 
lie.-.  3. 13. 


">  Prov.  2.  4. 
&.'..  14.  1.5. 

St  H.  10,  11!. 


°  ch.  22. 10. 


HeroiVsi  opinion  of  Christ. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


John  Baptist  beheaded. 


A.  D  31. 

"  ch.  25.  32. 
!■  ver.  42. 


■■  ch.  2.  23. 
Markt;.  ]. 
Luke  4.  lU, 
23. 


1  Cant.  ".  13. 


•  Is.  4'X  7. 
Mark  (i.  3. 
Luke  3.  23. 
John  a.  42. 

'  ch.  12.40. 
"  JIarklJ.iO. 


"ch.ll.fi. 
Mark  0.3, 4. 


y  Luke  4. 24. 
John  4. 44. 


'Mark  0.5,0. 


A.  D.  32. 

beginning. 

'.Mark  0.14. 

Luke  'J.  7. 


!|  Or,  arf 
wrou(jhl 
by  liim. 

A.  n.  .3(1. 
I.  .Mark  0.1 7. 
Luke  3. 1'.l, 
20. 


'  1-cv.  lS.lfl. 
L  21).  21. 


and  "^  sever  the  wicked  from  among 
the  jn&t, 

50  I' And  shall  cast  them  into  the 
furnace  of  tire :  there  shall  be  wail- 
ing and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have 
ye  understood  all  these  things! 
They  say  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord. 

52  Then  said  he  unto  them.  There- 
fore every  scribe  which  is  instruct- 
ed imto  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  is 
like  unto  a  man  that  is  a  house- 
holder, which  bringeth  forth  out 
of  his  treasure  "^things  new  and 
old. 

53  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Jesus  had  iinished  these 
parables,  he  departed  thence. 

54  "^Aud  when  he  was  come  into 
his  own  country,  he  taught  them 
in  their  synagogue,  insomuch  that 
they  were  astonished,  and  said, 
AVhence  hath  this  man  this  wis- 
dom, and  these  mighty  works? 

55  'Is  not  this  the  carpenter's 
son  ?  is  not  his  mother  called 
Mary?  and  'his  brethren,  "James, 
and  Jo.ses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas? 

56  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not 
all  with  ns?  Whence  then  hath 
this  man  all  these  things? 

57  And  they  =^were  offended  in 
him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
>  A  prophet  is  not  without  hon- 
our, save  in  his  own  country,  and 
in  his  own  house. 

58  And  "  he  did  not  many  mighty 
works  there  because  of  their  un- 
belief. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  HerofTs  opinion,  of  ChrLii.  3  TV'Aen/ore  John  Bap- 
tixt  was  bchciukd.  13  Jema  departdh  into  a  (kscrt 
jAace:  \h  v.'here  he  freikth  fim:  thousand  men  with 
five  loauen  and  two  fi.s/tes :  22  he  walketh  on  the  sea 
to  his  disciples:  34  and  kindinqut  Gennesartt,  heal- 
eth  the  sick  by  the  touch  of  the  'hem  of  his  (jarment. 

AT  that  time  "  Herod  the  tetrarch 
JLjL  heard  of  the  fame  of  Jesus, 

2  And  said  unto  his  servants, 
This  is  John  the  liapti.st;  he  is 
risen  from  the  dead;  and  there- 
fore mighty  works  "do  shew  forth 
themselv(;s  in  liiin. 

'6  ^j  ^'For  IJcrod  had  laid  hold  on 
John,  and  bound  him,  and  ])ut 
him  in  i>rison  for  Herodias'  sake, 
his  brotlKn-  Philip's  wife. 

4  For  John  said  unto  him,  'It  is 
not  lawful  lor  thee  to  have  her. 
20 


5  And  when  he  would  have  put 
him  to  death,  he  feared  the  multi- 
tude, ''because  they  counted  him 
as  a  prophet. 

(>  But  when  Herod's  birthday 
was  kept,  the  daughter  of  Hero- 
dias danced  +  before  them-,  and 
pleased  Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with 
an  oath  to  give  her  whatsoever 
she  would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  instruct- 
ed of  her  mother,  said,  Give  me 
here  John  Baptist's  head  in  a 
charger. 

9  And  the  king  was  sorry:  never- 
theless for  the  oath's  sake,  and  them 
which  sat  with  him  at  meat,  he 
commanded  it  to  be  given  her. 

10  And  he  sent,  and  beheaded 
John  in  the  prison. 

11  And  his  head  was  brought  in 
a  charger,  and  given  to  the  dam- 
sel: and  she  brought  it  to  her 
mother. 

12  And  his  disciples  came,  and 
took  up  the  body,  and  buried  it, 
and  went  and  told  Jesus. 

13  1  nVhen  Jesus  heard  of  it,  he 
dei)arted  thence  by  ship  into  a  des- 
ert place  apart :  and  when  the  peo- 
I)le  had  heard  thereof  they  follow- 
ed him  on  foot  out  of  the  cities. 

14  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and 
saw  a  great  multitude,  and  ^was 
moved  with  compassion  toward 
them,  and  he  healed  their  sick. 

15  'l  ^And  when  it  was  evening,  his 
disciples  came  to  him,  saying,  This 
is  a  desert  place,  and  the  time  is 
now  past ;  send  the  nmltitude 
away,  that  they  may  go  into  the 
villages,  and  buy  themselves  vict- 
uals. 

16  But  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
They  need  not  depart;  give  ye 
them  to  eat. 

17  And  they  say  unto  him,  We 
have  here  but  five  loaves,  and  two 
fishes. 

18  He  said,  Bring  them  hither  to 
me, 

1!)  And  he  commanded  the  mul- 
titude to  sit  down  on  the  grass, 
and  took  the  five  loaves,  and  the 
tM'o  fishes,  and  looking  uj)  to  heav- 
en,  'he   blessed,  and   brake,  and 


A.  D.  30. 


Jch.  21.  2fi. 
Luke  20.  0. 


t  Gr.  in  the 
midst. 


A.  D.  .32. 

'ch.l0.23.& 
12.  15. 

Mark  6.  32. 
Luke  9.  10. 
Juhu  (i.  1, 2. 


fch.  9.  .TG. 
Mark  G.  34. 


P  Mark  6. 35. 
Luke  9.  12. 
Johu  6. 5. 


b  ch.  15  .'!C. 


Christ  walketh  on  the  sea. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


A.  D.  33. 


1  Mark  G.  41!. 


k  John  G.  IG. 


1  Job  0.  8. 


I  Or,  itrong. 


m  Ps.  2.  7. 
ch.  IG.  IG.  k 

•JG,  !;■;. 

Mark  1.  1. 
Lukf4.  41. 
John  1.  4',>. 
&  «.  GU.  & 
11.  27. 
Acts  8.  37. 
Koni.  I.  4. 
"MarkG.  53. 


uieu,  beside 


gave  the  loaves  to   his   disciple.s, 
and  the  di.sciph'.s  to  the  mnltitu(U'>. 

20  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
tilled:  and  they  took  np  of  the 
fragments  that  remained  twelve 
baskets  full. 

21  And  they  that  had  eaten  were 
about  five  thousand 
women  and  children. 

22  1  And  straightway  Jesus  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  get  into  a 
ship,  and  to  go  before  him  unto  the 
other  side,  while  he  sent  the  mul- 
titudes away. 

23  '  And  when  he  had  sent  the 
multitudes  away,  he  went  up  into 
a  mountain  ai)art  to  pray:  ''and 
when  the  evening  was  come,  he 
was  there  alone 

24  But  the  ship  was  now  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  tossed  with  waves : 
for  the  wind  was  contrary. 

25  And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the 
night  Jesus  w  ent  unto  them,  walk- 
ing on  the  sea. 

20  And  when  the  disciples  saw 
him  '  walking  on  the  sea,  they  were 
troubled,  saying,  It  is  a  spirit ;  and 
they  cried  out  for  fear. 

27  But  straightway  Jesus  spake 
unto  them,  saying,  Be  of  good 
cheer;  it  is  I;  be  not  afraid. 

28  And  Peter  answered  him  and 
said.  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me 
come  unto  thee  on  the  water. 

29  And  he  said.  Come.  And  when 
Peter  was  come  down  out  of  the 
ship,  he  walked  on  the  water,  to 
go  to  Jesus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind 
I'  boisterous,  he  was  afraid ;  and  be- 
ginning to  sink,  he  cried,  saying. 
Lord,  save  me. 

31  And  immediately  Jesus  stretch- 
ed forth  his  hand,  and  caught  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  O  thou  of  little 
faith,  wherefore  didst  thou  doubt? 

32  xVnd  when  they  were  come  in- 
to the  shii),  the  wind  ceased. 

33  Then  they  that  were  in  the 
ship  came  and  worshipped  him, 
saying,  Of  a  truth  '"thou  art  the 
Sou  ol^  God. 

34  ^,1  "And  when  they  were  gone 
over,  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Geunesaret. 

35  And  when  the  men  of  that 


])lace  had  knowledge  of  him,  they 
sent  out  into  all  that  country  round 
about,  and  brought  unto  him  all 
that  were  diseased ; 
30  And  besought  him  that  they 
might  only  touch  the  hem  of  his 
garment :  and  "as  many  as  touched 
were  made  i)erfectly  whole. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

3  Chriat  reproveth  the  scribes  and  P/iariscesfor  trann- 
yresxinfj  (tocVs  cotnmanc/inents  through  their  own 
(raditiuus :  11  tcadteth  how  that  vliieh  (]odh  into 
the  mouth  doth  not  defile  a  man.  21  //."  heultth  the 
daui/hter  of  the  woman  of  Canaan^  '60  and  other 
great  multitudes:  'A'i  and  with  sei'cn  loaves  and  a 
few  little  fishes  feedeth  four  thousand  men,  beside 
women  and  children. 


A.  D. :«. 


T 


"ch.O.  20. 
.Mark  :i.  10. 
l.uki.'  G.  1«. 
Acts  la.  li 


IlEN  ^came  to  Jesus  scribes  "-Mark?. i 
and  Phari.sees,  which  were  of  I 


Jerusalem,  saying, 

2  ^'Why  do  thy  disciples  trans- 
gress ''the  tradition  of  the  elders? 
for  they  wash  not  their  hands  when 
they  eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answei*ed  and  said  unto 
them,  Why  do  ye  also  transgress 
the  commandment  of  God  by  your 
tradition  ? 

4  For  God  commanded,  saying, 
''Honour  thy  father  and  mother: 
and,  'He"  that  curseth  father  or 
mother,  let  him  die  the  death. 

5  But  ye  say,  Whosoever  shall  say 
to  his  father  or  his  mother,  ^ It  is  a 
gift,  by  whatsoever  thou  mightest 
be  profited  by  me ; 

G  And  honour  not  his  father  or 
his  mother,  he  shall  he  free.  Thus 
have  ye  made  the  commandment 
of  God  of  none  etfect  b}'  your  tra- 
dition. 

7  Ye  ^hypocrites,  well  did  Esaias 
prophesy  of  you,  saying, 

8  ''  This  people  draweth  nigh  unto 
me  with  their  mouth,  and  honoureth 
me  with  their  lips;  but  their  heart 
is  far  from  me. 

9  But  in  vain  they  do  worship 
me,  '  teaching  for  doctrines  the 
commandments  of  men. 

10  ^[  ''And  he  called  the  multi- 
tude, and  said  unto  them,  Hear, 
and  understand : 

11  '  Not  that  which  goeth  into  the 
mouth  defileth  a  man  ;  but  that 
which  Cometh  out  of  the  mouth, 
this  defileth  a  man. 

12  Then  came  his  disciples,  and 
said  unto  him,  Kuowest  thou  that 

21 


i  l>  Mark  7. .'!. 


'  Col.  2.  S. 


i  T.-x.  20.  12. 

I.i'v.  111.  r,. 

DtMit.  .i.  IG. 

I'riiv.  •j:',.22. 

Kpli.  G.  2. 
'E.\.  21.  17. 

Lev.  20. !». 

Dent.  27. IG. 

Pr..v.  20.20. 

&  ,111.  17. 
f. Mark  7.  11, 

12. 


e  Mark  7.  6. 


h  Is.  20. 13. 
Ez.  33.  .31. 


I  Is.  29.  1.3. 
t'ol.  •.'.l>«-22. 
Tit.  1.14. 

k  Mark  7. 14. 


1  Actsin.  ir,. 
Item.  14.14, 
17.  20. 

1  Tim.  4.  4. 
Tit.  1.  IJ. 


The  woman  of  Canaan. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Four  thousand  fed. 


A.  D   32. 


"^John  15.2 
1  Cor.  3. 12. 


^  Is.  n.  Ifi. 
.Mai.  J.  s. 
ch.  23.  li;. 
Luke  ti.  39 


"Mark  7. 1'. 


Teh.  ii;.o. 

Jlark  7.  l". 


"■  1  Cor.  c.  n 


■■  James  S.  G. 


'  Mark  7. 24. 


"ch.lO.  S,B. 
Acta .:.  •^'>. 

»;.  *  1.1. 4ti. 

Kuiu.  1 J.  s. 


'ch.  r.  B. 
Phil.  3.  ■.' 


'  Gen.  6.  5  Si 
S.  L'l. 

Prov.  K  14. 
Jer.  17.  :i. 
Mark  7. 21 


the  Pharisees  were  offeudecl,  after 
they  heard  this  saying  f 

13  But  he  answered  and  said, 
"'Every  plant,  which  my  heavenly 
Father  hath  not  planted,  shall  be 
rooted  np. 

14  Let  them  alone:  "they  be  blind 
leaders  of  the  blind.  And  if  the 
blind  lead  the  blind,  both  shall  fall 
into  the  ditch. 

15  "Then  answered  Peter  and  said 
unto  him,  Declare  unto  us  this  par- 
able. 

IG  And  Jesus  said,  ^Are  ye  also 
yet  without  understanding  ? 

17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand,  that 
"I  whatsoever  entereth  in  at  the 
mouth  goeth  into  the  belly,  and  is 
cast  out  into  the  draught  f 

18  But  'those  things  which  pro- 
ceed out  of  the  mouth  come  forth 
from  the  heart;  and  they  defile  the 
man. 

19  'For  out  of  the  heart  proceed 
evil  thoughts,  murders,  adulteries, 
fornications,  thefts,  false  witness, 
blasphemies : 

20  These  are  the  things  which  de- 
file a  man :  but  to  eat  with  un- 
wa.shen  hands  defileth  not  a  man. 

21  1  '  Then  Jesus  went  thence, 
and  departed  into  the  coasts  of 
Tyre  and  8idon. 

22  And,  behold,  a  woman  of  Ca- 
naan came  out  of  the  same  coasts, 
and  cried  unto  him,  saying.  Have 
mercy  on  me,  ()  Lord,  thou  Son  of 
David ;  my  daughter  is  grievously 
vexed  with  a  devil. 

23  But  he  answered  her  not  a 
word.  And  his  disciples  came  and 
besought  him,  saying.  Send  her 
away  ;  for  she  crieth  after  us. 

24  But  he  answered  and  said,  "  I 
am  not  sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep 
of  the  house  of  Israel. 

2")  Then  came  she  and  worshipped 
him,  saying.  Lord,  help  me. 

26  But  he  answc^red  and  said.  It 
is  not  meet  to  take  the  children's 
bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  'dogs. 

27  And  slu;  said.  Truth,  Lord:  yet 
the  dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which 
fall  from  their  masters'  table. 

28  Then  -lesus  answen^d  and  said 
unto  her,  ()  woninn,  great  is  thy 
faith :  be  it  unto  thee  even  as  thou 

22 


wilt.  And  her  daughter  was  made 
whole  from  that  very  hour. 
20  ^  And  Jesus  departed  from 
thence,  and  came  nigh  Hmto  the 
sea  of  Galilee ;  and  went  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  sat  down  there. 

30  ^And  great  multitudes  came 
unto  him,  having  with  them  those 
that  were  lame,  blind,  dumb,  maim- 
ed, and  many  others,  and  cast  them 
down  at  Jesus'  feet ;  and  he  healed 
them : 

31  Insomuch  that  the  multitude 
wondered,  when  they  saw  the  dumb 
to  speak,  the  maimed  to  be  whole, 
the  lame  to  walk,  and  the  blind  to 
see :  and  they  glorified  the  God  of 
Israel. 

32  ^  ^  Then  Jesus  called  his  disci- 
ples unto  him,  and  said,  I  have  com- 
passion on  the  multitude,  because 
they  continue  with  me  now  three 
days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat:  and 
I  will  not  send  them  awaj^  fasting, 
lest  they  faint  in  the  way. 

33  ''And  his  disciples  say  unto 
him.  Whence  should  we  have  so 
much  bread  in  the  wilderness,  as 
to  fill  so  great  a  multitude  1 

34  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  How 
many  loaves  have  ye  f  And  they 
said,  Seven,  and  a  few  little  fishes. 

35  And  he  commanded  the  multi- 
tude to  sit  down  on  the  ground. 

36  And  '^he  took  the  seven  loaves 
and  the  fishes,  and  ''gave  thanks, 
and  brake  them,  and  gave  to  his 
disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the 
multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
filled:  and  they  took  up  of  the  bro- 
ken meat  that  was  left  seven  bask- 
ets full. 

38  And  they  that  did  eat  were 
four  thousand  men,  beside  women 
and  children. 

39  "^And  he  sent  away  the  multi- 
tude, and  took  shi}),  and  came  into 
the  coasts  of  Magdala. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  77ie  Pfiarisees  require  a  sign,  (i  Jesus  warndfi  his 
disciples  of  the  leaven  of  the  ritarisecs  and  iSaddu- 
cees.  13  The  people's  opinion  of  Christ,  10  and 
Inter's  confession  of  him.  21  Jesus  foresheivcth  fiix 
death,  'i:j  reproving  l\ter  for  dissuading  him  from 
it :  24  and  adnionisheth  those  that  will  follow  him, 
to  bear  the  cross. 

THE  '^  Pharisees  also  with  the 
Sadducees  came,  and  tempt- 


A.  D.  .32. 


r  Mark  7. 31. 
'  ch.  4. 13. 


•  Is.  3.?.  \  G. 
ch.  11.5. 
Luke  7. 2-.>. 


i'M.-irk8.1. 


•■2X111X8  4. 
43 


.'ch  14.19. 


'l  Sam.Ii.M. 
Luke 22.  lU. 


f  Mark  8. 10. 


"  ch.  12. .«. 
Mark  8.  II. 
I.uko  11.16. 
*  12.  .?4-5«. 
1  Cor.  1.  22. 


Christ  warneth  his  disciples. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Peter's  confession  of  Christ. 


A.  D.  32. 


I 


bch.  12.  33. 


'  Mark  8. 14. 


<lLukel2. 1. 


'ch.  14.  17. 
John  6.  D. 


'ch.  15.  M. 


c  Mark  8.  27. 
Luke  9. 18. 


nch.U.  2. 
Luke  9.  7, 

8,9. 


uig  desired  hiiu  that  he  would  shew 
them  a  sign  from  heaven. 

2  He  iiii.swered  and  said  unto 
them,  Wlien  it  is  evening,  ye  say. 
It  will  be  fair  weather :  for  the  sky 
is  red. 

3  And  in  the  morning.  It  will  he 
fonl  weather  to  day:  for  the  skj^ 
is  red  and  lowering.  ()  ye  liypo- 
crites,  ye  can  discern  the  face  of 
the  sky ;  but  can  ye  not  discern  the 
signs  of  the  times  f 

4  'A  wicked  and  adulterous  gen- 
eration seeketh  after  a  sign ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  he  given  unto 
it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet 
Jonas.  And  he  left  them,  and 
departed. 

5  And  ""when  his  disciples  were 
come  to  the  other  side,  they  had 
forgotten  to  take  bread. 

G  i  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
''Take  heed  and  beware  of  the 
leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the 
Sadducees. 

7  And  thej^  reasoned  among  them- 
selves, saying.  It  is  because  we 
have  taken  no  bread. 

8  Which  when  Jesus  perceived, 
he  said  unto  them,  O  ye  of  little 
fiiith,  why  reason  ye  among  your- 
selves, because  ye  have  brought  no 
bread  ? 

9  'Do  ye  not  yet  understand,  nei- 
ther remember  the  five  loaves  of 
the  five  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up  ? 

10  '^Keither  the  seven  loaves  of 
the  four  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up  f 

11  Howls  it  that  ye  do  not  un- 
derstand that  I  sp^ke  it  not  to  you 
concerning  bread,  that  ye  should 
beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Phari- 
sees and  of  the  Sadducees  1 

12  Then  understood  they  how 
that  he  bade  them  not  beware  of 
the  leaven  of  bread,  but  of  the 
doctrine  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducees. 

13  ^i  When  Jesus  came  into  the 
coasts  of  Oesarea  Philippi,  he  ask- 
ed his  disciples,  saying,  *-'Whom 
do  men  say  that  I,  the  Son  of  man, 
am? 

14  And  they  said,  ■>  Some  say  that 
thou  art  John  the  Baptist;  some, 


Elias;  and  other.s,  Jeremias,  or 
one  of  the  prophets. 

15  He  saith  unto  them.  But 
whom  say  ye  that  J  am  ? 

1(5  And  Simon  Peter  answered 
and  said,  '  Thou  art  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  living  (lod. 

17  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon 
Bar-jona :  ^  for  flesh  and  blood 
hath  not  revealed  it  unto  thee,  but 
'  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

18  And  I  say  also  unto  thee.  That 
'"thou  art  Peter,  and  "upon  this 
rock  I  will  build  my  church ;  juul 
"the  gates  of  hell  shall  not  i)revail 
agaiust  it. 

iO  'And  I  will  give  unto  thee  the 
keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven : 
and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  bind 
on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heav- 
en ;  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt 
loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in 
heaven. 

20  '1  Then  charged  he  his  disciples 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  that 
he  was  Jesus  the  Christ. 

21  ^j  From  that  time  forth  began 
Jesus  ""to  shew  unto  his  disciples, 
how  that  he  niust  go  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, and  suffer  many  things  of  the 
elders  and  chief  priests  and  scribes,  i 
and  be  killed,  and  be  raised  again  j 
the  third  day. 

22  Then  Peter  took  him,  and  be- 
gan to  rebuke  him,  .saying,  'Beit 
far  from  thee,  Lord :  this  shall  not 
be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto 
Peter,  Get  thee  behind  me,  'Sa- 
tan: 'thou  art  an  offence  unto 
me:  for  thou  savourest  not  the 
things  that  be  of  God,  but  those 
that  be  of  men. 

24  ^  "Then  said  Jesus  unto  liis 
disciples.  If  any  man  will  come 
after  nie,  let  him  deny  himself, 
and  take  up  his  cross,  and  follow 
me. 

25  For  ^whosoever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it :  and  whosoever 
will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  shall 
find  it. 

2G  For  what  is  a  man  profited,  if 
he  shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and 
lose  his  own  soul  1  or  >  what  shall  a 
man  give  in  exchange  for  his  soul? 

23 


A.  D.  n. 


irh.  14.31. 
.Murk  K.  -JM. 
I.iiko  !l.2(>. 
JdIiii  C.  09. 
.t  ll.L'7. 
AcKS  37.  & 

9.  at. 

llob.  1.2.  n. 
1  .I>>lm4.1j;. 

L  Epli.  2.  8. 


1 1  Cor.  2. 10. 
Gul.  1.  16. 


"John  1.42. 

"  Eph.  2. 20. 

Kcv.  21.  M. 

".lob.TS.  17. 

I's.  9.  13.  * 

1(17.  IS. 

l,s. :».  10. 
Trh.  18.  18. 

Julin  2U.  23. 


ich.l7.9. 
.Mark  8.  30. 
Luke  9. 21. 


'ch.  20.  17. 
Mark  8.  31. 

&9.  .-fi.a 

19.  .33. 
Luke  9.22. 
&  )S.  .31.  & 
24.  G,  7. 


1  Gr.  rUii 
thyself. 


'  See  2  Sam. 
19.  22. 
<  Rom.  8.  7. 


°  eh.  10.  S8. 
.Mark  H  34. 
Luke  9. 23. 
Si  14.  27. 
Acts  14.22. 

1  The8s.3..3. 

2  Tim.  3.12. 


''Lukel7..33. 
John  12.26. 


5  Pa.  49.  7,  8. 


The  transfiyu ration  of  Christ. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


The  lunatic  healed. 


A.  D  32. 

»ch.  L-H.  «. 
Mark  M.  ?A. 

\M\iV  '.I.  ai. 

"  Dun.  7.  lU 
Zi-cli.  11.  i. 

ch.  ai.  ;;i. 

Judc  14 
I'Job-K.  II. 
Ps.  U.'.  IJ 
Pro  V.  .Ml-'. 
Jer   17.  lO.S: 

3l'.  rj. 

Rum.  2.  6. 

1  Cor. :!  ■*. 

2  Cor.  3.  III. 
1  I'ct  1.  17. 
Itev.2.2L'.  k 
22  12. 

'Mark '1.1. 
L,uke  a.  l/. 


•  Mark  0.  2. 
Luke  ».  28. 


V  2  Pet.  1.17. 


'  ch. ;;.  17. 

Markl.  11. 

Luk.-.J.  22. 
'I  Is  42  I. 
•  Dcut.l8.Ii 

I'.t 

Aeta  3.  22, 

23.  I 

r2Pet.  1. 18.  ! 


e  Dan.  «.  IS. 

fc  y.  21.  & 

10.  lU.  It). 


b  ch.  Ifi.  20. 
Murk  N. :» 
*9.  ». 


I  Mai.  4.  0. 
ch.  II.  14. 
Murk  J.  II. 


kMal.  4.  6. 

Luke  1.  lU, 

17. 

AcU  .1.  21. 
Irh.  11.14. 

Mark  3.  12, 

U. 


27  For  'the  Son  of  man  shall 
come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father 
^with  his  angels;  ^and  then  he 
shall  reward  every  man  according 
to  his  works, 

28  Verily  I  say  nnto  you,  'There 
be  some  standing  here,  which  shall 
not  taste  of  death,  till  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  his  king- 
dom. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Th(  Iransjujuration  cf  C/irist.  14  He  healeth  the 
Intialic,  'l-Z  jorelcUdh  Ids  own  passion,  24  and  pay- 
etli  tribute. 

ANU  'after  six  days  Jesus  tak- 
J\,  eth  Peter,  James,  and  John 
his  brother,  and  bringeth  them  up 
into  a  high  mountain  apart, 

2  And  was  transtigured  before 
them:  and  his  face  did  shine  as 
the  sun,  and  his  raiment  was  white 
as  the  light. 

3  And,  behold,  there  appeared 
unto  them  JNIoses  and  Elias  talk- 
ing with  him. 

4  Then  answered  Peter,  and  said 
unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  here:  if  thou  wilt,  let  us 
make  here  three  tabernacles;  one 
for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and 
one  for  Elias. 

5  'While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a 
bright  cloud  overshadowed  them : 
and  behold  a  voice  out  of  the  cloud, 
which  said,  'This  is  my  beloved 
Son,  ''in  whom  I  am  well  ijleased ; 
'hear  ye  him. 

G  "^^Vnd  when  the  disciples  heard 
it,  they  fell  on  their  face,  and  were 
sore  afraid. 

7  And  Jesus  came  and  *■' touched, 
thcin,  and  said,  iVrise,  and  be  not 
atVaid. 

8  And  when  they  had  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save 
Jesus  only. 

0  And  as  they  came  down  from 
j  the  mountain, ''Jesuscharged  them, 
1  saying.  Tell  tlie  vision  to  no  man, 
j  until  the  Son  of  man  be  risen  again 
;  from  tlic  drad. 

10  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying,  '  Why  then  say  tlie  scribes 
that  Klias  n)ust  first  come  1 

\  1  .\nd  ,I(^sus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,    lOIias  truly   shall  first 
come,  and  ''restore  all  things. 
12   'But  I  say   unto  you,  That 
24 


Elias  is  come  already,  and  they 
knew  him  not,  but  "have  done 
unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed. 
Likewise  "shall  also  the  Son  of 
man  suffer  of  them. 

13  "Then  the  disciples  understood 
that  he  spake  unto  them  of  John 
the  Baptist. 

14  ^  i*  And  when  they  were  come 
to  the  multitude,  there  came  to 
him  a  certain  man,  kneeling  down 
to  him,  and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son ; 
for  he  is  lunatic,  and  sore  vexed: 
for  ofttimes  he  falleth  into  the  fire, 
and  oft  into  the  water. 

IG  And  I  brought  him  to  thy  dis- 
ciples, and  they  could  not  cure  him. 

17  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said, 

0  faithless  and  perverse  genera- 
tion, how  long  shall  I  be  with  you  ? 
how  long  shall  I  suffer  you  ?  bring 
him  hither  to  me. 

18  And  Jesus  rebuked  the  devil; 
and  he  departed  out  of  him :  and 
the  child  was  cured  from  that  very 
hour. 

19  Then  came  the  disciples  to  Je- 
sus apart,  and  said,  AVhy  could  not 
we  cast  him  out  ? 

20  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Be- 
cause of  your  unbelief:  for  verily 

1  say  unto  you,  ''If  ye  have  faith 
as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  shall 
say  unto  this  mountain,  Remove 
hence  to  yonder  place ;  and  it  shall 
remove :  and  nothing  shall  be  im- 
possible unto  you. 

21  Howbeit  this  kind  goetli  not 
out  but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

22  li  'And  while  they  abode  in 
Galilee,  Jesus  s;ud  unto  them.  The 
Son  of  man  shall  be  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  men : 

23  And  they  shall  kill  him,  and 
the  third  day  he  shall  be  raised 
again.  And  they  were  exceeding- 
sorry. 

24  Tf  And  'when  they  were  come 
to  Capernaum,  they  that  received 
"tribute  mouci/  came  to  Peter,  and 
said.  Doth  not  your  master  pay 
tribute  I 

25  He  saith,  Yes.  And  when  he 
was  come  into  the  house,  Jesus 
prevented  him,  saying,  AVhat  think- 
est  thou,  Simon  ?  of  Avhom  do  the 


A.  D.  32. 

■"  ch.  14.  3, 

10. 


o  ch.  16. 1'l. 


"ch.  11.  li 


P  Mark  9. 14. 
Luke  9.  a7. 


Ich.  21.21. 
Mark  11. 2.'?. 
Luke  17.  (j. 
1  Cor.  12.  U. 
&.  13.  2. 


'ch.lfl.  21. 

&  211.  17. 
I\Iark«.31. 
&  li.  .'iO.  31. 

&  111.  ;!•■;. 

Luke  !).  2->, 
44.  &1S.  ai. 
&  24.  G,  7. 


'  Mark  9.  X!. 


|1  Called  in 
the  uiiKiiinl, 

beins  hi 
value  fif- 
teen pence  : 
Sec  Ex.  30. 
13.  &  3«.  2U. 


Christ  teacheth  humility. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


To  avoid  offences. 


A.  D.  Si. 


II  Or,  a 
stater.     It 
i:*  luilf  an 
ouiicf  of 
sih'i'r,  ill 
valtiu  -J^Ai'L 
aftiT  ,V<.  tlu- 
ouuce. 


^  .Mark  9.  ?",. 
Luke  y.  W. 
&  t2.  2i. 


'■Pa.  131.2. 
cli.  I'J.  14. 
Mark  10. 14. 
Lukel.S.  K;. 
1  Cor.  14.20. 
1 1'et.  2.  -J. 


"=ch.20.27.  & 
23.11. 


Jch.  10.  42. 
Luke  9. 48. 


'  Mark  9.  42. 
Luke  17. 1, 

2. 


rLiike  17. 1. 
1  Cor.  11.11). 
e  ch.  26.  24. 


k  cli.  r,.  29,.3n. 
Mark  9.  43, 
45. 


A^ 


kings  of  the  earth  take  custom  or 
tribute  f  of  their  owu  cliildren,  or 
of  strangers  ? 

20  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Of 
strangers.  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
Then  are  the  chihlren  free. 

27  Notwitlistanding,  lest  we 
should  offend  them,  go  thou  to  the 
sea,  and  cast  a  hook,  and  take  up 
the  lisli  that  first  cometh  up ;  and 
when  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth, 
thou  shalt  find  "a  piece  of  money: 
that  take,  and  give  unto  them  for 
me  and  thee. 

CHAPTEE  XYIII. 

1  Christ  warneth  hh  disciples  to  be  Jiitmble  and  harm- 
less: 7  to  amid  offences,  and  not  to  despi.se  the  little 
ones  :  15  teacheth  how  we  are  to  deal  with  oiirbrtth- 
ren,  ivhen  they  offend  us  :  2\  and  hoti)  oft  toforgit'c 
them:  23  which  he  setleth  forth  by  a  parable  oftJie 
king,  that  took  account  of  his  serva)its,  o2  and  pun- 
ished hii/t,  who  shewed  no  mercy  to  his  fellow. 

T  '^the  same  time  came  the  dis- 
ciples unto  Jesus,  saying. 
Who  is  the  greatest  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  f 

2  And  Jesus  called  a  little  child 
unto  him,  and  set  him  in  the  midst 
of  them, 

3  And  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
'Except  ye  be  converted,  and  be- 
come as  little  children,  ve  shall 
not  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven, 

4 "  Whosoever  therefore  shall  hum- 
ble himself  as  this  little  child,  the 
same  is  greatest  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

5  And  ^  whoso  shall  receive  one 
such  little  child  in  my  name  re- 
ceiveth  me. 

6  ''But  w^hoso  shall  offend  one  of 
these  little  ones  which  believe  in 
me,  it  were  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  that  he  were  drowned  in 
the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7  1  Woe  unto  the  world  because 
of  offences!  for  Mt  must  needs  be 
that  offences  come ;  but  ^  woe  to 
that  man  by  whom  the  offence 
cometh ! 

8  "Wherefore  if  thy  hand  or  thy 
foot  offend  thee,  cut  them  off',  and 
cast  them  from  thee:  it  is  better 
for  thee  to  enter  into  life  halt  or 
maimed,  rather  than  having  two 
hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast  into 
everlasting  fire. 


9  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee : 
it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into 
life  with  one  eye,  rather  than  hav- 
ing two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell 
fire. 

10  Take  heed  that  je  despise  not 
one  of  these  little  ones;  for  I  say 
unto  you,  That  in  heaven  '  their 
angels  do  always  ''behold  the  face 
of  my  Father  winch  is  in  heaven. 

11  '  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to 
save  that  which  was  lost. 

12  '"How  think  ye?  if  a  man  have 
a  hundred  §heep,  and  one  of  them 
be  gone  astray,  doth  he  not  leave 
the  ninety  and  nine,  and  goeth  in- 
to the  mountains,  and  seeketh  that 
which  is  gone  astra;^'  ? 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it, 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth 
more  of  that  sheep,  than  of  the 
ninety  and  nine  Avhich  went  not 
astray. 

14  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven, 
that  one  of  these  little  ones  should 
perish. 

15  Tj  Moreover  "if  thy  brother 
shall  trespass  against  thee,  go  and 
tell  him  his  fault  between  thee  and 
him  alone :  if  he  shall  hear  thee, 
"thou  hast  gained  thy  brother. 

16  But  if  he  will  not  hear  thee, 
then  take  with  thee  one  or  two 
more,  that  in  'the  mouth  of  two 
or  three  witnesses  every  word  may 
be  established. 

17  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear 
them,  tell  it  unto  the  church :  but 
if  he  neglect  to  hear  the  church,  let 
him  be  unto  thee  as  a  ''heathen 
man  and  a  publican. 

18  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  'What- 
soever ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall 
be  bound  in  heaven ;  and  whatso- 
ever ye  shall  loose  on  earth  shall 
be  loosed  in  heaven. 

19  'Again  I  say  unto  you,  That 
if  two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth 
as  touching  any  thing  that  they 
shall  ask,  '  it  shall  be  done  for  them 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are 
gathered  together  in  my  name, 
there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

21  %  Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and 


A.  D.  32. 


.  Pi..  M.  7. 

Zecli   1.1.7. 

lUb.  1.  14. 
l^  Esth.  1.  14. 

Luke  1. 19. 

I  Luke  9.  5G. 
&  19.  ID. 
.Iolui:t  17. 

«i  12.47. 

"Luke  15.4. 


"Lcr.  19.17. 
Luke  17.  3. 


•James  5.20. 
1  Pet.  3.1. 


''Deut.17.6. 
&  19.  15. 
.lolin  N.  17. 
2  Cor.  13.  I. 
lleb.  10.  2S. 


iRom  16.17. 

1  Cor.  5.  9. 

2  Thess.  3. 
6,  14. 

2  John  10. 
'eh.  IG.  19. 
Jolin  20.  23. 
1  Cor.  5.  4. 


•  cli.  5.  24. 


II  John  3.22. 
&  5.  14. 


Tlie  unmerciful  servant. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Of  divorce  and  marriage. 


A.  D.  32. 


"Lukeir.  4 


"  cli.fi.  14. 
Mark  11.25. 
Col.  3. 13. 


n  A  talent  is 
JSU  ounces 
oftitver, 
which  u/tei- 
jive  shtl- 
hn(/s  the 
ounce  IS 
list.  10s. 

»2Kins94.1. 
»h.  5.  8. 


S  Or,  be- 
sought him. 


Ij  Tlie  Roman 
jtennt/  li  the 
et'jhth  part 
o/an  ouncfi 
which  after 
Jicc  shil- 
/i/il/«  the 
ounce  in 
seven  pence 
halfpenny, 
ch.  20.  2. 


•ProT.21.n. 
cli.«.  12. 
Mark  11.20. 
Jamcii2. 13. 


said,  Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  broth- 
er siu  against  me,  and  I  forgive 
him!  "till  seven  times? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not 
unto  thee.  Until  seven  times:  ""but. 
Until  seventy  times  seven. 

23  •[  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  likened  unto  a  certain  king, 
which  would  take  account  of  his 
servants. 

24  And  when  he  had  begun  to 
reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him, 
which  owed  him  ten  thousand  "  tal- 
ents. 

25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not 
to  i)ay,  his  lord  commanded  him 
J  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  chil- 
dren, and  all  that  he  had,  and  jjay- 
ment  to  be  made. 

20  The  servant  therefore  fell  down, 
and  I' worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord, 
have  ])atience  with  me,  and  I  will 
pay  thee  all. 

27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant 
was  moved  with  compassion,  and 
loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the 
debt. 

28  But  the  same  servant  went  out, 
and  found  one  of  his  fellow  serv- 
ants, which  owed  him  a  hundred 
"pence:  and  he  laid  hands  on  him, 
and  took  Mm  by  the  throat,  saying. 
Pay  me  that  thou  owest. 

29  And  his  fellow  servant  fell 
down  at  his  feet,  and  besought 
him,  saying.  Have  patience  with 
me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

30  And  he  would  not :  but  went 
and  cast  him  into  x>i'i^on,  till  he 
should  pay  the  debt. 

31  So  wlien  his  fellow  servants 
saw  what  was  done,  they  were  very 
sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto  their 
lord  all  that  was  done. 

32  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he 
had  called  him,  said  unto  him,  O 
thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave 
thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou 
dc^siredst  me : 

33  Shouldest  not  thou  also  have 
had  comi)a.ssion  on  thy  fellow  serv- 
ant, even  as  I  had  pity  on  thee? 

34  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and 
delivered  him  to  the  tormentors, 
till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due 
unto  him. 

35  'So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly 

26 


Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from 
your  hearts  forgive  not  every  one 
his  brother  their  trespasses. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

3  Cliriat  healelh  the  sick:  3  annwerelh  the  Pharisees 
cwictridng  divorcement :  10  sheweth  wheii  marriage 
in  necessary  :  13  receiveth  liltle children  :  Winstruct- 
eth  tlie  yoancj  man  how  to  attain  eternal  life.,  20  and 
Jiow  to  be  perfect :  2'S  telleth /lis  disciples  how  hard 
it  is  for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God,  27  and  promiseth  reward  to  those  that  forsake 
any  thing  to  follow  him. 

A  XD  it  came  to  pass,  ^  tliat  when 
JTjl  Jesus  had  finished  these  sav- 
ings,  he  departed  from  Galilee,  and 
came  into  the  coasts  of  Judea  be- 
yond Jordan ; 

2  ''And  great  multitudes  followed 
him  ;  and  he  healed  them  there. 

3  \  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto 
him,  tempting  him,  and  saying  un- 
to him.  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to 
put  away  his  wife  for  every  cause? 

4  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Have  ye  not  read,  'that  he 
which  made  them  at  the  beginning 
made  them  male  and  female. 


'Tor  this  cause  shall 
father   and   mother, 


5  And  said, 
a  man  leave 
and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife:  and 
''  they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh  ? 

6  Wherefore  they  are  no  more 
twain,  but  one  flesh.  What  there- 
fore God  hath  joined  together,  let 
not  man  put  asunder, 

7  They  say  unto  him,  HVhy  did 
Moses  then  command  to  give  a 
writing  of  divorcement,  and  to  put 
her  away  ? 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  Moses  be- 
cause of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts 
suft'ered  you  to  put  away  your 
wives :  but  from  the  beginning  it 
was  not  so. 

9  ^And  I  say  unto  you,  Whoso- 
ever shall  put  away  his  wife,  ex- 
cept it  he  for  fornication,  and  shall 
marry  another,  committeth  adul- 
tery :  and  whoso  marric^th  her  which 
is  put  away  doth  commit  adulteiy. 

10  ^[  His  disciples  say  unto  him, 
''If  the  case  of  the  man  be  so  with 
his  wife,  it  is  not  good  to  marry. 

1 1  But  he  said  unto  them,  '  All 
men  cannot  receive  this  saying, 
save  they  to  whom  it  is  given. 

12  For  there  are  some  eunuchs, 
which  were  so  born  from  their 
mother's    womb :    and    there    are 


A.  D.  ?j2. 


A.  D.  S3. 

"  Mark  10.  1. 
Jolin  10. 40. 


1>  ch.  12.  15. 


'  Gen.  1.  27. 
&  5.  2. 
Mai.  2. 15. 


d  Gen.  2.  24. 
Murk  10.  5- 

Eph.  5.  31. 


"I  Cor. C.  16. 
&7.  2. 


fDeut.  24. 1. 

ch.  5.  31. 


f  oh.  5.  .■52. 
.Mark  10. 11. 
l.iike  lli.lH. 
1  Cor.  7. 10, 
11. 


hrrov.21.19. 


i  1  Cor.  7.  2, 
7,0,17. 


The  danger  of  riches. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Parable  of  the  labourers. 


A.  D.  3:5. 

klCor.r..^^, 
■H.  Sid. 6,15. 


!  Mark  in.  n. 
Luke  IS.lj. 


"  ch.  18.  3. 


■"  Mark  10.17. 

Luke  KS.J.S. 

"Luke  10.25. 


P  Ex.  20.  13. 
Deut.  5.  IT 


Ich.  15.  4. 

'  Lev.  1',).  18 

ch.  2-2.  "a. 

Rom.  1,1.  9. 

(;ul.  I,.  14. 

Jamea  2.  8. 

'ch.  6.  20. 
Luke  12.33. 
&  IS.  !l. 
Acts  2.  4.5. 
&  4.  .34,  .35. 
1  Tim.  6.  IS, 
IS. 


'ch.  13.  22. 
Mark  1(1.24. 
ICor.  l.-JC. 
1  Tim.  G.  9, 
10. 


some  eiimichs,  whicli  were  made 
eunuchs  of  men:  and  ''there  be 
eunuchs,  whicli  have  mmh^  tliem- 
selves  eunuchs  for  the  kin_i>dom  of 
heaven's  sake.  He  that  is  able  to 
receive  it,  let  him  receive  it. 

13  ^[  '  Then  were  there  brought 
unto  him  little  children,  that  he 
should  put  Jus  hands  on  them,  and 
pray:  and  the  disciples  rebuked 
them. 

14  But  Jesns  said.  Sutler  little 
children,  and  forbid  them  not,  to 
come  nnto  me ;  for  '"  of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  h;uids  on  them, 
and  departed  thence. 

IG  ®|  "And,  behold,  one  came  and 
said  unto  him,  "Good  Master,  what 
good  thing  shall  I  do,  that  I -may 
have  eternal  life  f 

17  And  he  said  nnto  him.  Why 
callest  thou  me  good  I  there  is  none 
good  but  one,  that  is,  God :  but  if 
thou  wilt  enter  into  life,  keep  the 
commandments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him.  Which  ? 
Jesus  said,  ^Thou  shalt  do  no  mur- 
der, Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul- 
tery, Thou  shalt  not  steal,  Thou 
shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 

19  "^Honour  thy  father  and  thtj 
mother:  and,  "^Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself. 

20  The  voung  man  saith  unto 
him,  All  these  things  have  I  kept 
from  my  youth  ui3 :  what  lack  I 
yet! 

21  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If  thou 
wilt  be  perfect,  'go  and  sell  that 
thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor, 
aiid  thou  shalt  have  treasure  in 
heaven  :  and  come  and  follow 
me. 

22  But  when  the  young  man 
heard  that  saying,  he  went  away 
sorrowful :  for  he  had  great  jjos- 
sessions. 

23  ^  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his 
disciples.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
That  'a  rich  man  shall  hardly  en- 
ter into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

24  And  again  I  say  unto  you,  It 
is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a  rich 
man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God. 


25  When  his  disciples  heard  it, 
they  were  exceedingly  amaz(Hl, 
saying,  AVho  then  can  be  sav(id  f 

2()  But  Jesus  beheld  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  With  men  this 
is  impossible;  but  "with  God  all 
things  are  possible. 

27  1  "^Then  answered  Peter -and 
said  unto  him,  Jiehold,  ^we  have 
forsaken  all,  and  followed  thee; 
what  shall  we  have  therefore  f 

28  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily  I  say  luito  you.  That  ye 
which  have  followed  me,  in  the 
regeneration  when  the  Sou  of  man 
shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory, 
^  ye  also  shall  sit  upon  twelve 
thrones,  judging  the  twelve  tribes 
of  Israel. 

29  ''And  every  one  that  hath  for- 
saken houses,  or  brethren,  or  sis- 
ters, or  father,  or  mother,  or  wife, 
or  children,  or  lands,  for  my  name's 
sake,  shall  receive  a  hundredfold, 
and  shall  inherit  everlasting  life. 

30  ''But  many  that  are  first  shall 
be  last ;  and  the  last  shall  be  Urst. 

CHx^PTER  XX. 

1  Christ,  Inj  the  similUnde  of  the  laboicrer.'i  in  the  vine- 
yaril,  ulieieetli  that  God  is  debtor  unto  noinaii:  17 
Jordellcth  hi-f  pa.'i.'<io?i. :  20  bij  annweriti<j  the  mother 
of  Zebedee'^s  children  teacheth  his  ditriplcs  to  be 
lovAij :  30  and  <ji"cth  two  blind  men  their  sight. 

FOR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  luito  a  man  that  is  a 
householder,  which  went  out  early 
in  the  morning  to  hire  labourers 
into  his  vineyard. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with 
the  labourers  for  a  "penny  a  day, 
he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the 
third  hour,  and  saw  others  stand- 
ing idle  in  the  marketi)lace, 

4  And  said  unto  them ;  Go  ye 
also  into  the  vineyard,  and  what- 


A.  D.  3.3. 


soever  is   rii>ht  I  will 


give 


you. 


And  they  went  their  way 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the 
sixth  and  ninth  hour,  and  did 
likewise. 

6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he 
went  out,  and  found  others  stand- 
ing idle,  and  saith  unto  them,  Why 
stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle? 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Because  no 
man  hath  hired  us.  He  saith  unto 
them.  Go   ye  also  into  the  vine- 

27 


"■0011.18.14. 

.lob  42.  2. 

Jt-r.  .32.  17. 

Zech.  8.  (i. 

Liikc  L37. 

k  IH  27. 
'Mark  10.28. 

Luke  18. 2«. 
>l)cut.  .'VJ.y. 

ch.  4.20. 

Luke  J.  11. 


'ch.  20.  21. 
Luke  22.28, 
21),  .30. 

1  Cor.  0.  2,3. 
Kev.  2.  2G. 

*  Mark  10.2U, 

.'SO. 

Luke  18. 29, 


kch.  20.  IC. 

k-i\.  :',\.?,>. 

.Mark  10.31. 
Luke  13^. 


H  77<e  Ro- 
man  jienuy 
ist/ic  eif/ftth 
part  0/  an 
otntce, 
which  after 
Jire  shti- 
linfj-*  the 
ounce  is 
sevf'7i  pence 
hall'jiennu, 
ch.  IS.  23. 


Jesus  foretelltth 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


his  oivn  passion. 


A.  D.  33. 


II  Or.  hare 
ronttiiut.d 
onf hour 
only. 


"Rom.  9.21. 

»•  Dcut.  15.  9. 
Prov.  23.  6. 
ch.  «.  23. 


■■  ch.  19.  30. 
•1  ch.  22. 14. 


'MarlclO..".2. 
l.tikplS..;]. 
John  12. 12. 


'ch.  16.21. 


'ch.  27.2. 
Mnrk  l.V  1, 
I'J,  Ac. 
l.ukir  ^.  I. 
John  li*.2«, 
kc. 
Acti  3. 13. 


b  .MiirklO..'U. 
ich.  4.21. 


yard  ;  and  whatsoever  is  right,  that 
shall  ye  receive. 

8  So  when  even  was  come,  tl^e 
lord  of  the  vinevard  saith  unto  his 
steward,  Call  the  labourers,  and 
give  them  their  hire,  beginning 
from  the  last  unto  the  tirst. 

9  And  when  thej'  came  that  were 
hired  about  the  eleventh  hour,  they 
received  every  man  a  penny. 

10  But  when  the  first  came,  they 
supposed  that  they  should  have 
received  more ;  and  the}^  likewise 
received  every  man  a  penny. 

11  And  when  they  had  received 
if,  they  murmured  against  the 
goodman  of  the  house, 

;  12  Saying,  These  last  "  have 
I  wrought  hut  one  hour,  and  thou 
I  hast  made   them  equal    unto   ns, 

which  have  borne  the  burden  and 

heat  of  the  day. 

13  But  he  answered  one  of  them, 
and  said,  Friend,  I  do  thee  no 
wrong :  didst  not  thou  agree  with 
me  for  a  penny  ? 

14  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thy 
way:  I  will  give  unto  this  last, 
even  as  unto  thee. 

15  "Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do 
what  I  will  with  mine  own?  ^Is 
thine  eye  evil,  because  I  am 
good? 

10  'So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and 
the  first  last:  '"for  many  be  call- 
ed, but  few  chosen. 

17  •[  '^And  Jesus  going  np  to 
Jerusalem  took  the  twelve  dis- 
ciples ai)art  in  the  way,  and  said 
unto  them, 

18  "^ Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  the  Son  of  man  shall 
be  Ix't rayed  unto  the  chief  priests 
and  unto  the  scribes,  and  they 
shall  condeimi  him  to  death, 

11)  'vVnd  shall  d(;liver  him  to  the 
(Jentiles  to  mock,  and  to  scourge, 
and  to  crucify /*/»/ ;  and  the  third 
day  he  shall  rise  again. 

20  ^1  ''Tlien  came  to  him  the 
mother  of  '  Zcbcdre's  children  with 
her  .sons,  worsjiijipiiig  him,  and  de- 
siring a  certain  thing  of  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her,  AVhat 
wilt  thou?      SIm'  saith  unto  him 


L  ch.  19.  28. 


Grant   that    thcsi 
"may  sit,   the 


my 

one   on 

28 


two 
thy 


5 

sons 
right 


hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left,  in 
thy  kingdom. 

22  But  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are 
ye  able  to  drink  of  '  the  cup  that  I 
shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  baptized 
with  "the  baptism  that  I  am  bap- 
tized with  f  They  say  unto  him, 
We  are  able. 

23  And  he  saith  nnto  them,  "Ye 
shall  drink  indeed  of  my  cup,  and 
be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that 
I  am  baptized  with :  but  to  sit  on 
my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left,  is 
not  mine  to  °give,  but  it  shall  he 
given  to  them  for  whom  it  is  pre- 
pared of  my  Father. 

24  ^And  when  the  ten  heard  it, 
they  were  moved  with  indignation 
against  the  two  brethren. 

25  But  Jesus  called  them  2into  him, 
and  said.  Ye  know  that  the  i>rinces 
of  the  Gentiles  exercise  dominion 
over  them,  and  they  that  are 
great  exercise,  authority  upon 
them. 

26  But  "^it  shall  not  be  so  among 
you  :  but  'whosoever  will  be  great 
among  you,  let  him  be  your  min- 
ister ; 

27  'And  w^hosoever  will  be  chief 
among  you,  let  him  be  your  serv- 
ant: 

28  ^Even  as  the  ''Son  of  man  came 
not  to  be  ministered  unto,  "^  but  to 
minister,  and  -to  give  his  life  a 
ransom  'for  many. 

29  ^And  as  they  departed  from 
Jericho,  a  great  multitude  follow- 
ed him. 

30  -jl  And,  behold,  Hwo  blind 
men  sitting  by  the  way  side,  Avhen 
tliey  heard  that  Jesus  passed  by, 
cried  out,  saying.  Have  mercy  on 
us,  O  Lord,  thou  Son  of  David. 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked 
them,  because  they  should  hold 
their  i)eace :  but  they  cried  the 
more,  saying.  Have  mercy  on  us, 
O  Lord,  thou  Son  of  David. 

32  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  call- 
ed them,  and  said.  What  will  ye 
that  I  shall  do  unto  you  1 

33  They  say  unto  him.  Lord,  that 
our  eyes  may  be  opened. 

34  So  Jesus  had  compassion  on 
them,  and  touched  their  eyes :  and 


A.  D.  03. 


Ich.efi. 10,42 
Mark  14.31). 
hukc  ■-'2.4^;. 
Jolin  IS.  11. 

"  Luke  12. 
50. 


"Acts  13.  2. 
Rom.  8.  17. 
2  Cor.  1.7. 
Rev.  1.  9. 


I  "ch.  25.  34. 


r  Mark  10.41. 
I. like  22.24, 
25. 


1 1  Pet.  5.  3. 

'ch.  23. 11. 
.Mnrk  ?.  35. 
&  KJ.  43. 


■ch.  18.4. 


'John  13.  4. 
"Phil  2.7. 
"  Liike22.27. 

John  13. 14. 
;  Is.  53.10,11. 

Dim.  U.  24, 

2(J. 

John  11.51, 

52. 

1  Tim.  2.  6. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

1  Pet.  1. 19. 
'  ch.  26.  28. 

Rom.  5.  15, 

Uib.  9.  28. 
•Mnrk  111.46. 

I.ukel8.35. 
b  ch.  9.  27. 


ChrisVs  entry  into  Jerusalem.  ST.  MATTHEW.  He  curseth  the  barren  fig  tree. 


A.  D.  33. 


■  Mark  11. 1. 
Luke  rj.liU. 


I'Zcch.  H.4. 


'Is.  r.2  11. 

Zech.  H.  ;t. 
John  \'J.  15 


d  Mark  11.  4. 


=  2  Kings  9. 

la. 


f  SeeLev.23. 
411. 
John  12. 13 


e  Vs.  118.  25. 


hPs.  118.  2G. 
ch.  23.  C9. 


i  Mark  11. IS. 
J.uke  iy.45. 
John  2.  13, 
15. 


k  ch.  2.  2.3. 
Luke  7.  IB. 

John  (;.  14. 

.%  ".  4u.  &  y. 
1". 

I  Mark  11.11. 
Liikci;).45. 
Juhu  2.  li. 


"  Deut.  14. 
25. 


immediately    their    eyes    received 
sight,  and  they  followed  bim. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Clirist  riddh  into  Jcruxalan  upon  an  axx,'[2drirflh 
the  buyers  and  Ktllrrs  o)d  of  tlie  temple,  \1  curseth 
t/iejiq  tree,  '2o piittit/i  to  sihiiee  the  priests  and  eld- 
ers, '^S  and  rel)Hl,-eth  them  by  the  similitude  of  the 
two  sons,  3o  and  the  hushandtneii^  who  slew  such  as 
were  sent  unto  them. 

A  XD  ""  when  they  drew  nigh  unto 
XJL  Jerusalem,  and  were  come  to 
Bethphage,  unto  ''the  mount  of 
Olives,  then  sent  Jesus  two  disci- 
ples, 

2  Saying  unto  them,  Go  into  the 
village  over  against  you,  and 
straightway  ye  shall  find  an  ass 
tied,  and  a  colt  with  her :  loose 
them,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  aught  unto 
you,  ye  shall  say,  The  Lord  bath 
need  of  them  ;  and  straightway  he 
will  send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  might 
be  fnltilled  which  was  s^^oken  by 
the  prophet,  saying, 

5  'Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sion, 
Behold,  thy  King  cometli  unto 
thee,  meek,  and  sitting  upon  an 
ass,  and  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

6  '^And  the  disciples  went,  and 
did  as  Jesus  conunanded  them, 

7  And  brought  the  ass,  and  the 
colt,  and  "put  on  them  their  clothes, 
and  they  set  him  thereon. 

8  And  a  very  great  multitude 
spread  their  garments  in  the  way ; 
•^  others  cut  dowm  branches  from 
the  trees,  and  strewed  ihern  in  the 
way. 

9  And  the  multitudes  that  went 
before,  and  that  followed,  cried, 
saying,  *^'Hosanna  to  the  Son  of 
David:  ''Blessed  is  he  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord ;  Hosanna 
in  the  highest. 

10  '  And  when  be  was  come  into 
Jerusalem,  all  the  city  was  moved, 
saying,  Who  is  this  I 

11  And  the  multitude  said.  This 
is  Jesus  ""the  i^rophet  of  Xazareth 
of  Galilee. 

12  1  '  And  Jesus  went  into  the 
temple  of  God,  and  cast  out  all 
them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
temple,  and  overthi-ew  the  tables 
of  the  "money  changers,  and  the 
seats  of  them  that  sold  doves, 


13  And  said  unto  them.  It  is  writ- 
ten, "jMy  house  shall  be  called  the 
house  of  prnyer;  but  ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  iliieves. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame 
came  to  him  in  the  temple;  and 
he  healed  them. 

15  And  when  the  eli'uif  priests 
and  scribes  saw  the  Avonderl'ul 
things  that  he  did,  and  the  chil- 
dren crying  in  the  temi)le,  and 
saying,  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  Da- 
vid ;  they  were  sore  displeased, 

10  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  what  these  say  ?  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  them.  Yea;  have  ye 
never  read,  'Out  of  the  mouth  of 
babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  per- 
fected praise  I 

17  "I  And  he  left  them,  and  went 
out  of  the  city  into ''  Bethany ;  and 
he  lodged  there. 

18  'Xow  in  the  morning,  as  he 
returned  into  the  city,  he  hun- 
gered. 

19  'And  when  he  saw  ^a  fig  tree 
in  the  way,  he  came  to  it,  and 
found  nothing  thereon,  but  leaves 
only,  and  said  unto  it.  Let  no  fruit 
grow  on  thee  henceforward  for 
ever.  And  presently  the  fig  tree 
withered  away. 

20  *And  when  the  disciples  saw 
it,  they  marvelled,  saying,  How 
soon    is    the    fi«:    tree    withered 


A,  D.  33. 

■'  1».  6ti.  T. 

".Tcr.  7.11. 
Murk  11.17 
Luke  ISI.-llJ. 


P  Vi.  8.  2. 


iMurkll.n. 
John  11.18. 


'JIark  11.12 


"  Mark  11.13. 
t  Gr.  one  Jig 


'  JIark  11.20. 


-t 


away 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Verily  1  say  unto  you,  "If 
ye  have  faith,  and  ''doubt  not,  ye 
shall  not  only  do  this  which  is  (hue 
to  the  fig  tree,  ^  but  also  if  ye  shall 
say  unto  this  mountain,  I'x^  thou 
removed,  and  be  thou  cast  into  the 
sea  ;  it  shall  be  done. 

22  And  'all  things,  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  in  prayer,  believing, 
ye  shall  receive. 

23  1  ''And  when  he  was  come 
into  the  temple,  the  chief  priests 
and  the  elders  of  the  people  came 
unto  him  as  he  was  teaching,  and 
•"said.  By  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things  ?  and  who  gave 
thee  this  authority  f 

24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  also  will  ask  vou  one 

7  »-  _ 

thing,  which  if  ye 

29 


°  ch.  17.  20. 

Luke  17.  G. 

^  James  l.G. 


'  1  Cor.  13. 2. 


•ch.7.  7. 
Mark  11.24. 
Luke  II.  y. 
.lanteaO.  IG. 
1  John  'J.22. 
&5.  14. 

'Markll.27. 
Luke  20.  L 


!•  Ex.  2. 1 ». 
A(l.^4.  T.lc 
7   27. 


tell   me,   I  in 


The  parable  of  the 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


A.  D.  33. 


'ch.  14.  S. 
Mark  6.  20. 
Lrake  20.  U. 


J  Luke  S.  29, 


'ch.  3. 1.&c. 


fLukc.X  12, 
13. 


«  P>.  80. !). 
Cant.  8.  II. 
U.  ,V  1. 
J.T.  2.  21. 
Mark  IJ.  I. 
JUukc  M.  U. 


kch.Sfi.U,!.';. 


I  Cant. «. 

12. 


k2Chr.24.21. 

Nell.  '.I  2n. 
«h  .V  1.'-  & 
n.34  37 

ActH  r.  .V'. 

1  Thr.s.  2. 

I.'.. 

Ilcb.  11.3C. 

37. 


like  "wise  will  tell  you  by  what 
authority  I  do  tbese  things. 

25  The  baptism  of  John,  whence 
was  it?  from  heaven,  or  of  men  I 
And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying,  If  we  shall  say, 
From  heaven ;  he  will  say  unto 
us.  Why  did  ye  not  then  believe 
him  ? 

2G  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men ; 
we  fear  the  people;  ''ibr  all  hold 
John  as  a  prophet. 

27  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and 
said,  We  cannot  tell.  And  he  said 
unto  them.  Neither  tell  I  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

28  1  But  what  think  ye  f  A  cer- 
tain man  had  two  sons ;  and  he 
came  to  the  lirst,  and  said.  Son,  go 
work  to  day  in  my  vineyard. 

29  He  answered  and  said,  I  will 
not;  but  afterward  he  rei)ented, 
and  went. 

30  And  he  came  to  the  second, 
and  said  likewise.  And  he  an- 
swered and  said,  I  </o,  sir ;  and 
went  not. 

31  Whether  of  them  twain  did 
the  will  of  Ms  father!  They  say 
unto  him.  The  first.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  '^Verily  I  say  unto 
yon,  That  the  i)ublicans  and  the 
harlots  go  into  the  kingdom  of 
(Jod  before  you. 

32  For  Mohn  came  unto  you  in 
the  way  of  righteousness,  and  ye 
believed  him  not;  4)ut  the  publi- 
cans and  the  harlots  believed  him  : 
and  ve,  when  ve  had  seen  it,  re- 
pented  not  afterward,  that  ye 
might  believe  him. 

33  ^  Hear  another  parable:  There 
was  a  certain  householder,  '-'which 
planted  a  rhieyard,  and  hedged  it 
round  about,  and  digged  a  wine- 
jircss  in  it,  and  built  a  tower,  and 
let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 
''  went  into  a  far  country  : 

34  And  when  the  time  of  the 
fruit  drew  near,  he  sent  his  serv- 
ants to  tlic  husl)andni('n,  'that 
they  might  receive  the  fruits  of  it, 

35  "And   the   husbandmen   took 

his   servants,    and  I)eat   one,    and 

killed    another,    and    stoned    au- 

otli(!r. 

30  Again,  he  sent  other  servants 
30 


more  than  the  first : 
uiito  them  likewise. 
37  But  last  of  all 


ivicked  husbandmen . 
and  they  did    a.d.;«. 


he  sent  unto 


them   his   son,   saying,   They  will 
reverence  my  son. 

38  But  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  the  son,  they  said  among 
themselves,  ^  This  is  the  heir ; 
"'come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  let  us 
seize  on  his  inheritance. 

39  "And  they  caught  him,  and 
cast  him  out  of  the  vineyard,  and 
slew  him. 

40  When  the  lord  therefore  of  the 
vineyard  cometh,  what  will  he  do 
unto  those  husbandmen  I 

41  "They  say  unto  him,  ^He  will 
miserably  destroy  those  wicked 
men,  ^and  will  let  out  Ins  vinevard 
unto  other  husbandmen,  which 
shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their 
seasons. 

42  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  '^Did 
ye  never  read  in  the  Scriptures, 
The  stone  which  the  builders  re- 
jected, the  same  is  become  the 
head  of  the  corner :  this  is  the 
Lord's  doing,  and  it  is  marvellous 
in  our  eves  f 

43  Therefore  say  I  unto  you,  'The 
kingdom  of  God  shall  be  taken 
from  you,  and  given  to  a  nation 
bringing  forth  the  fruits  thereof. 

44  And  whosoever  '  shall  fall  on 
this  stone  shall  be  broken  :  but  on 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  "it  will 
grind  him  to  powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees  had  heard  his  parables, 
they  perceived  that  he  spake  of 
them. 

46  But  when  they  sought  to  lay 
hands  on  him,  they  feared  the  mul- 
titude, because  ''they  took  him  for 
a  prophet. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  parable  of  tlie  marriage  of  the  kiiiff'x  son.  0  J7ie 
voctition  of  (he  GeidUes.  Vi  The  pitnishineiit  of  Idrn 
that  wiialed  the  wedding  garment.  15  Tribute  ought 
to  be  paid  to  Ve.iar.  23  Christ  confutcth  the  Saddu- 
cecx  for  the  resurreetion :  ',i\  answereth  the  laiinjer, 
whieh  i.s  the, first  and  great  coimnand.ment :  41  and 
poseth  the  Pharisees  about  the  Jle.'isias. 

AND  Jesus  answered  'and  spake 
JIjL  unto  them  again  by  jiarables, 
and  said, 

2  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like 
unto  a  certain  king,  which  made  a 
marriage  for  his  sou, 


I  Ps.  2.  8. 
Ilcb.  1.  2. 

ni  pg_  2,  2. 

ch.L'ii.  3'.  & 
2'.  1. 

John  11.53. 
Acts  4.  27. 
"  ch.  2C.  50, 
&c. 

Mark  14.40, 
&c. 

Luke  22.54, 
&c. 

John  18. 12, 
&c. 
Act3  2.  23. 


"  See  Luke 

2t».  Hi. 
P  Luke  21.24. 

Heb.  2.  3. 
1  Acts  13.  40. 

&15.7.&18. 

G.  &  2S.  28. 

Kom.  i1,  & 

10,  &  11. 


'  Vs.  lis.  22. 
Is.  28.  IB. 
Mark  12.10. 
Luke  20.17. 
Acts  4.  11. 
Eph.  2.  20. 
lPet.2.G,7. 


» ch.  8. 12. 


'Is.  8. 14,15. 

Zech.12.3. 

Luke  20.18. 

Rom.  il.  a'i. 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 
"  Is.  GO.  12. 

Dan.  2.  44. 


»ver.  11. 
Luke  7. 1(1. 
John  7. 41). 


'  Luke  14.1fi. 
Rev.  l!».  7,9. 


: 


Marriage  of  the  king^s  son. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


The  Sadducees  confuted. 


A.  D.  33. 


b  ProT.  "J.  2. 


■■  Dan.  9.  2G. 
Lukel«.2r. 


.ich.io.n,!:;. 

Acts  13. 40. 


'ch.13.38,47. 


I 


f2Cor.  5.  3. 
Eph.  4.  24. 
Col.  3.10,12. 
Kev.  :>,.  4.  & 
16.IJ.&  la.s. 


Ech.8. 12. 


bch.  20.  Ifi. 


1  Mark  12.1.;. 
Luke  20. 20. 


3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to 
call  them  that  were  bidden  to  the 
wedding  :  and  they  would  not 
come. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  serv- 
ants, saying,  Tell  them  which  are 
bidden,  Behold,  I  have  prepared 
my  diiuier:  ''my  oxen  and  mg  fat- 
lings  are  killed,  and  all  things 
are  ready :  come  unto  the  mar- 
riage. 

5  Bnt  they  made  light  of  it,  and 
went  their  ways,  one  to  his  farm, 
another  to  his  merchandise : 

6  And  the  remnant  took  his  serv- 
ants, and  entreated  them  spitefully, 
and  slew  them. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard  thereof 
he  was  wroth :  and  he  sent  forth 
''his  armies,  and  destroyed  those 
murderers,  and  burned  up  their 
city. 

8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants, 
The  wedding  is  ready,  but  they 
which  were  bidden  were  not  '^wor- 
thy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  high- 
ways, and  as  many  as  ye  shall  tind, 
bid  to  the  marriage. 

10  So  those  servants  went  out  in- 
to the  highways,  and  "gathered  to- 
gether all  as  many  as  they  found, 
both  bad  and  good :  and  the  wed- 
ding was  furnished  with  guests. 

11  ^  And  when  the  king  came  in 
to  see  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a 
man  ^ which  had  not  on  a  wedding 
garment : 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Friend, 
how  camest  thou  in  hither  not  hav- 
ing a  wedding  garment  ?  And  he 
was  speechless. 

13  Then  said  the  king  to  the  serv- 
ants. Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and 
take  him  away,  and  cast  him  '^in- 
to outer  darkness;  there  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

14  ''For  many  are  called,  but  few 
are  chosen. 

15  ^[  'Then  went  the  Pharisees, 
and  took  counsel  how  they  might 
entangle  him  in  his  talk. 

IG  And  they  sent  out  unto  him 
their  disciples  with  the  Herodians, 
saying,  Master,  we  know  that  thou 
art  true,  and  teachest  the  wav  of 
God  in  truth,  neither  carest  thou 


for  any  man:   for  thou  regardest 
nor  the  x)erson  of  men. 

17  Tell  us  therefore,  What  think- 
est  thou  ?  Is  it  lawful  to  give  trib- 
ute unto  Cesar,  or  not  ? 

18  But  Jesus  perceived  their  wick- 
edness, and  said,  Why  tempt  ye  me, 
ge  hypocrites  I 

19  Shew  me  the  tribute  money. 
And  they  brought  unto  him  a 
"penny. 

20  And  he  saith  unto  them,  AVhose 
is  this  image  and  "sujx'rscription  ? 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Cesar's. 
Then  saith  he  unto  them,  '^llen- 
der  therefore  unto  Cesar  the  things 
which  are  Cesar's;  and  unto  God 
the  things  that  are  God's. 

22  AVhen  they  had  heard  these 
tvords,  they  marvelled,  and  left  him, 
and  went  their  way. 

23  1[ '  The  same  day  came  to  him 
the   Sadducees,   '"which    say   that 
there  is  no  resurrection,  and  asked  | 
him, 

24  Saying,  Master,  "Moses  said, 
If  a  man  die,  having  no  children, 
his  brother  shall  marry  his  wife, 
and  raise  up  seed  unto  his  brother. 

25  Now  there  were  with  us  seven 
brethren :  and  the  first,  when  he 
had  married  a  wife,  deceased,  and, 
having  no  issue,  left  his  wife  unto 
his  brother : 

26  Likewise  the  second  also,  and 
the  third,  unto  the  ^seventh. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  woman  died 
also. 

28  Therefore  in  the  resurrection, 
whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  the  sev- 
en 1  for  they  all  had  her. 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Ye  do  err,  "not  knowing  the 
Scriptures,  nor  the  power  of  God. 

30  For  in  the  resurrection  they 
neither   marry,  nor   are   aiven   in 
marriage,  but  Pare  as 
of  God  in  heave^i. 

31  But  as  toucliing' the  resurrec- ! 
tion  of  the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  I 
that  which  was  spoken  unto  you  | 
by  God,  saying,  { 

32  "I  am  the  God  of  Abraham, ! 
and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God 
of  Jacob  f     God  is  not  the  God  of  | 
the  dead,  but  of  the  living. 

33  And  .when  the  multitude  heard 

31 


A.  D.  33. 


II  In  value 
seven  pence 
halffjenny  ; 
ch.  211.  2. 
II  Or, 
inscriptiont 


V  ch.  17.  25. 
llorn.  13. 7. 


I  Mark  12.18. 

Luke  20.27 

""  Acts  23. 8. 


■Deut.25.5. 


t  Gr.  seven. 


'John  20  9. 


given 
the  angels 


riJohnS.  2. 


1  Ex.  X  r,,  16. 
Murk  I2.2li. 
Lukc20.."r. 
Acts  7.  ?,i. 
lleb.  11. 1«. 


The  lawyer  answered. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Tlie  scribes  and 


A.  D.  33, 

■■ch.Z.  28. 
•  Mark  12.28. 


'  Luke  10.25. 


"  Dent.  6.  5. 
S  111.  12.  Sc 

;».  (i. 

Luke  10. 27. 


^  Lev.  19. 18. 

ch.  ly.  I'J. 

Maik  I2.;il. 

Luke  lil.2r. 

Rom.  l.i.U. 

Gal.  .5.  14. 

James  2.  8. 
ych.  (.12. 

1  Tim.  1.  5. 
'Markl2..^5. 

Luke  20.41. 


•P».  110. 1. 
Acts  2.  'M. 
1  Cor.  1o.2j. 
Hob.  1.  !■!. 
&  lU.  12,  U. 


t-  Luke  14.  fi. 

'  Mark  I2.."r4. 
Luke  20. 40. 


■Nrh.8.4,«. 
Mnl.  2.  7. 
Mark  12..'IH. 
Luko  20.4.'i. 


t-Rom.  2. 19, 

Ac. 
'L.ikcU  4n. 

AcU  I.V  10. 

Uftl.  U.  I't. 


f/jj.s,  "^they  were  astonished  at  his 
doctrine. 

34  *^  'But  when  the  Pharisees  had 
heard  that  he  had  put  the  Saddii- 
cees  to  silence,  they  were  gathered 
together. 

35  Then  one  of  them,  whicJi  was 
*a  hiwyer,  asked  him  a  question, 
tempting-  him,  and  saying, 

3G  Master,  which  is  the  great 
commandment  in  the  law  ? 

37  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "Thou 
shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  first  and  great  com- 
mandment. 

39  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it, 
^  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 
thyself. 

40  ^  On  these  two  commandments 
hang  all  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

41  *^  ^  While  the  Pharisees  were 
gathered  together,  Jesus  asked 
them, 

42  Saying,  What  think  ye  of 
Christ  ?  whose  sou  is  he  ?  They 
say  unto  him.  The  son  of  David. 

43  He  saith  unto  them.  How  then 
doth  David  in  spirit  call  him  Lord, 
saying, 

44  '  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand,  till  I 
make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool  ? 

45  If  David  then  call  him  Lord, 
how  is  he  his  son  I 

40  ""And  no  man  was  able  to  an- 
swer him  a  word,  "neither  durst 
any  man  from  tliat  day  forth  ask 
him  any  more  questions. 

CHAPTER  XXIIL 

1  Chrht  adtnonislidh  the  people  to  follow  the  good  doc- 
trine, not  the  evil  examj)kx,  of  the  .scribes  and  Phar- 
ixees.  5  JJi.i  dixidples  must  beware  of  their  ambition. 
V.i  lie  denonncetk  cirjht  woes  ai/nin.st  their  hijpocri.sy 
ami  bhmhiexa :  34  and  prophesieth  of  the  destruction, 
ofJeruKulem. 

THEN  spake  Jesus  to  the  mul- 
titude, and  to  his  disciples, 

2  Sjiying,  "The  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  sit  in  Moses'  seat: 

3  .;V11  tlicretbre  whatsoever  they 
bid  you  observe,  that  observe  and 
do;  but  do  not  ye  after  their  works: 
for  'tliey  say,  and  do  not. 

4  'For  tlu'v  bind  heavy  burdens 
and  grievous  to  be.  borne,  and  lay 
them  on  men's  shoulders;  but  they 

33 


men,  Eabbi, 


themselves  will  not  move  them  with 
one  of  their  fingers. 

5  But  '^all  their  works  they  do 
for  to  be  seen  of  men  :  '^they  make 
broad  their  phylacteries,  and  en- 
large the  borders  of  their  garments, 

6  ^  And  love  the  uppermost  rooms 
at  feasts,  and  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets, 
and  to  be  called  of 
Rabbi. 

8  ^'But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi: 
for  one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ ; 
and  all  ye  are  brethren. 

9  And  call  no  man  your  father 
upon  the  earth :  ^  for  one  is  your 
Father,  which  is  in  heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters  : 
for  one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ. 

11  But '  he  that  is  greatest  among 
you  shall  be  your  servant. 

12  ''And  whosoever  shall  exalt 
himself  shall  be  abased;  and  he 
that  shall  humble  himself  shall  be 
exalted. 

13  ^[  But  '  woe  unto  you,  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye 
shut  up  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
against  men :  for  ye  neither  go 
in  yourselves,  neither  sufler  ye 
them  that  are  entering  to  go  in. 

14  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  '"for  ye  de- 
vour widows'  houses,  and  for  a  pre- 
tence make  long  prayer:  there- 
fore ye  shall  receive  the  greater 
damnation. 

15  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  com- 
pass sea  and  land  to  make  one 
proselyte;  and  when  he  is  made, 
ye  make  him  twofold  more  the 
child  of  hell  than  yourselves. 

IG  Woe  unto  you, "  ye  blind  guides, 
which  say,  "Whosoever  shall  swear 
by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing;  but 
whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  gold 
of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor  ! 

17  Ye  fools  and  blind:  for  whether 
is  greater,  the  gold,  '^r  the  temple 
that  sanctitieth  the  gold? 

18  And,  Whosoever  shall  swear 
by  the   altar,  it   is   nolhijig;   but 
whosoever   sweareth    by   the 
that  is  upon  it,  he  is  "guilty. 

19  Ye  fools  and  blind :  for  whether 


A.  D.  33. 


•Ich.  6.  1,2, 

5,  16. 
'Xum. 15.38. 

Deut.  «.  8. 

&  22.  12. 

Prov.  3.  3. 


fMarkl2..38, 
.■'.'.). 

Luke  11.43. 
&  L'O.  K. 
o  JuUn  9. 


e  James  3.  1. 
See  2  Cor. 
1.  24. 
1  Pet.  5.  3. 


hJIal.  1.  6. 


ich.  20.2(1,27. 


k  Job  22.  29. 
Prov.  15. 33. 
&  29.  2;i. 
Luke  14.11. 
&  IS.  14. 
James  4.  6. 
1  Pet.  5.5. 


1  Luke  11.52. 


"  Mark  12. 
40. 

Luke  20.47. 
2  Tim.  3.  6 
Tit.  1.  11. 


"ch.  15.  14. 
ver.  24. 
"ch.5.o3,34. 


P  Ex.  00.  29. 


gift 


II  Or,  debtor, 
or,  bound. 


Pharisees  reproved. 


ST.  MATTHEW.  The  destruction  of  Jerusalem, 


A.  D.  33. 

lEi.  29.  sr. 


'  1  Kings  8. 

!■!. 

:;  Chr.  6.  2. 

Ps.  a>.  8.  & 

I  !J.  1-1. 
'  I's.  11.4. 

cli..^.  .'U. 

Acts  r.  49. 


I  I.ukell.4i. 

)  Gr. 

ctnethoJif 
ililJ. 
"  1  Sam.  15. 
2'2. 

Hos.  (>.  0. 
jMic.  ti.  K. 
ch.  3.  13.  & 
12.7. 


»  Mark  7.  4. 
I.ukc-11.3'J. 


»LukeU.44. 

Acts  23.  3. 


'Luktll.4r. 


•Acts".  51, 
hi. 

1  Thcss.  2. 
1.5. 


k  Gen.  15. 16. 
1  Thesa.  2. 
It;. 

'ch.  S.  7.  & 
12.34. 


13  greater,  the  gift,  or  "the  altar 
that  sanctilieth  the  gift  ? 

20  Whoso  therefore  shall  swear 
by  the  altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and 
by  all  things  thereon. 

21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the 
temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by 
'him  that  dwelleth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by 
heaven,  sweareth  by  'the  throne 
of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth 
thereon. 

23  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites !  'for  ye  pay 
tithe  of  mint  and  'anise  and  cum- 
min, and  "have  omitted  the  weight- 
ier matters  of  the  law,  judgment, 
mercy,  and  faith:  these  ought  ye 
to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the 
other  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain 
at  a  gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel. 

25  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites !  ""  for  ye  make 
clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and 
of  the  platter,  but  within  they  are 
full  of  extortion  and  excess. 

2G  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse 
first  that  tvhich  is  within  the  cup 
and  platter,  that  the  outside  of 
them  may  be  clean  also. 

27  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  ^ for  ye  are 
like  unto  whited  sepulchres,  which 
indeed  appear  beautiful  outward, 
but  are  within  full  of  dead  men^s 
bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly 
appear  righteous  unto  men,  but 
within  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy 
and  iniquity. 

29  ^Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hyi^ocrites !  because  ye 
build  the  tombs  of  the  prophets, 
and  garnish  the  sepulchres  of  the 
righteous, 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in 
the  days  of  our  fathers,  we  would 
not  have  been  j)artakers  with  them 
in  the  blood  of  the  i)rophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses 
unto  yourselves,  that  ^ye  are  the 
children  of  them  which  killed  the 
prophets. 

32  ^  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure 
of  your  fathers. 

33  Ye  serpents,   ye   '^  generation 

96 


of  vipers,  how  can  ye  escape  the 
damnation  of  hell  f 

34  1  "Wherelbre,  behold,  I  send 
unto  you  proi)hets,  and  wise  men, 
and  scribes:  and  'some  of  them  ye 
shall  kill  and  crucify;  and  'some  of 
them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your 
synagogues,  and  persecute  them 
from  city  to  city  : 

35  '^That  upon  you  may  come  all 
the  righteous  blood  shed  upon  the 
earth,  ''  from  the  blood  of  righteous 
Abel  unto  '  the  blood  of  Zacharias 
son  of  Barachias,  whom  ye  slew 
between  the  temple  and  the  altar. 

3G  Yerily  I  say  unto  you.  All 
these  things  shall  come  upon  this 
generation. 

37  ''O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou 
that  killest  the  prophets, '  and  ston- 
est  them  which  are  sent  unto  thee, 
how  often  would  "'  I  have  gathered 
thy  children  together,  even  as  a 
hen  gathereth  her  chickens  "  under 
her  Avings,  and  ye  would  not ! 

38  Behold,  your  house  is  left  un- 
to  you  desolate. 

30  For  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  shall 
not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall 
say,  "Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTEll  XXIY. 

1  Chriat foretclkth  the  destruction  oftfie  temple :  3  what 
and  how  great  calamitk's  shall  be  before  it :  29  the 
si(/iis  of  his  comiitff  to  judgment.  '6ii  And  bccaicse 
that  day  and  hour  is  nukiiow/t,  42  we  owjht  to  watch 
like  govikscrvants,  expecting  every  moment  our  mas- 
ter's coming. 

AND  =" Jesus  went  out,  and  de- 
JTjL  parted  from  the  temple :  and 
his  disciples  came  to  him  for  to 
shew  him  the  buildings  of  the  tem- 
ple. 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  See 
ye  not  all  these  things!  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  ^  There  shall  not  be 
left  here  one  stone  upon  another, 
that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  ^\  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount 
of  Olives,  '^the  disciples  came  unto 
him  privately,  saying,  ''Tell  us, 
when  shall  these  things  be  I  and 
what  shall  l)e  the  sign  of  thy  com- 
ing, and  of  the  end  of  the  world  f 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  "^  Tjike  heed  that  no 
man  deceive  vou. 


A.  D.  33. 


''eh.21.:i4,.".5. 
Luke  ll.4» 


I  '  .Vets  5.  40. 
I     &  7.  W.  59. 

I    ti  22.  i;i. 

!  'ch.  10.17. 
!     2  Cor.  11.24, 
I     25. 


'  lU'V.  IS.  24. 


Ii  Gen.  4.  8. 

1  Jiihn  ,3.12. 
i  2  Chr.  24.20, 

21. 


l<Lukcl3.34. 
1 2  Chr.24.21. 


■"  Deut.  .32. 
11,12. 


'  W.  17.  8.  i 
ill.  4. 


"Ps.  118.28. 
ch.  21.  a. 


•  Mark  13.  1, 
Luke  21.  6. 


For  ^many 


shall 
33 


come  m  my 


l'lKinK5  9.7. 
,I(r.  2(j.  18. 
Mic.  3.  12. 
Luke  10. 44. 


.Mark  1.3. 3. 


rhc38.5.L 


'npii..'!.  6. 

C  ()1. 2.  ,i,  18. 
2  rhes.s.2..3. 
1  John  4.1. 
.!,r.  14.14. 
;.  2;J.  21,  25. 
v,T.  24. 
Juhn  5.43. 


The  signs  of  ClirisVs 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


coming  to  judgment. 


A.  D.  33. 


e  ver.  11. 


k2Chr.lS.6. 
Is.  IS.  2. 
Ha".  2.  22. 
Zech.  H.l.i. 


I  ch.  10.17. 
M«rkl3.9. 
I,ukc21.1J. 
John  li.'J). 
&  1(5.  2. 
Acts  4.  2,  3. 
&  7.  5'X  k 
12  l.ic. 

1  Pet.  4.  Hi. 
Rev.  2. 10, 
13. 

kch.  ll.fi.  & 
1.1.  .W. 

2  Tim.  1.1.^. 
<i4.  10,  Hi. 

Ich.  7. 1.^. 

Acta  20.  29. 

2  Pet.  2.1. 
■l  Tim.  4.1. 

ver.  5,  24. 


■  ch.  10.  22. 
Mark  1.1.  IT 
lleb..i.(;.U. 
llev.  2.  lu. 


,  23.  & 


•ch.  4. 

9.  3i. 
*Rom.l0.I.S. 

Col.  1. 0.  2.1. 


1  Marti".!  4 
L,uku21.2(J. 


'Dan.  9  27. 

<c  12.  II. 
•  Dan.  'J.  23. 

25. 


•Luke  21.29. 


•  Dan.  9.  20. 
k  I*.  I. 
Joel  2.  i. 


name,  sajiug,  I  am  Christ;   ^'and 
shall  deceive  many. 

G  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and 
rumours  of  wars:  see  that  ye  be 
not  troubled :  for  all  these  things 
must  come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is 
not  yet. 

7  For  ''nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  king- 
dom :  and  there  shall  be  famines, 
and  pestilences,  and  earthquakes, 
in  divers  places. 

8  All  these  are  the  beginning  of 
sorrows. 

9  '  Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up 
to  be  attlicted,  and  shall  kill  you: 
and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  nations 
for  my  name's  sake. 

10  And  then  shall  many  "be  of- 
fended, and  shall  betray  one  an- 
other, and  shall  hate  one  another. 

11  And '  many  false  proj^hets  shall 
rise,  and  "'  shall  deceive  many. 

12  zind  because  iniquity  shall 
abound,  the  love  of  many  shall  wax 
cold. 

13  "But  he  that  shall  endure  unto 
the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  And  this  "gospel  of  the  king- 
dom f  shall  be  x>reached  in  all  the 
world  for  a  witness  unto  all  na- 
tions; and  then  shall  the  end 
come. 

15  '^  When  ye  therefore  shall 
see  the  abomination  of  desolation, 
spoken  ot  l)y  '  Daniel  the  i^ophet, 
stand  in  the  holy  place,  ("whoso 
readeth,  let  him  understand,) 

IG  Then  let  them  which  be  in  Ju- 
dea  flee  into  the  mountains : 

17  Let  him  which  is  on  the  house- 
top not  come  down  to  take  any 
thing  out  ot  his  house : 

18  Neither  let  him  which  is  in  the 
field  return  back  to  take  his  clothes. 

11)  And  'woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  (^hild,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck  in  those  days  ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  ill  tlie  winter,  neither  on 
the  sabljalh  day: 

21  For  "then  shall  be  great  trib- 
ulation, such  as  was  not  since  the 
beginning  of  the  world  to  this 
time,  no,  nor  (;ver  shall  be, 

22  And  except  those  days  should 
be  shortened,  there  should  no  flesh 

34 


be  saved :  ^but  for  the  elect's  sake 
those  days  shall  be  shortened. 

23  '  Then  if  any  man  shall  say  un- 
to you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or  there ; 
believe  it  not. 

24  For  Hhere  shall  arise  false 
Ohrists,  and  false  prophets,  and 
shall  shew  great  signs  and  won- 
ders; insomuch  that,  ''if  it  ivere 
possible,  they  shall  deceive  the 
very  elect. 

25  Behold,  I  have  told  you  before. 

2G  Wherefore  if  they  shall  say  un- 
to you.  Behold,  he  is  in  the  desert; 
go  not  forth :  behold,  he  is  in  the 
secret  chambers ;  believe  it  not. 

27  ^For  as  the  lightning  cometh 
out  of  the  east,  and  shineth  even 
unto  the  west ;  so  shall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

28  "^For  wheresoever  the  carcass 
is,  there  will  the  eagles  be  gather- 
ed together. 

29  1  ^Immediately  after  the  trib- 
ulation of  those  days  '^  shall  the  sun 
be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall 
not  give  her  light,  and  the  stars 
shall  fall  from  heaven,  and  the 
powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be 
shaken : 

30  ^And  then  shall  appear  the 
sign  of  the  Son  of  man  in  heav- 
en: ^and  then  shall  all  the  tribes 
of  the  earth  mourn, ''  and  they  shall 
see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  the 
clouds  of  heaven  with  power  and 
great  glory. 

31  'And  he  shall  send  his  angels 
II  with  a  great  sound  of  a  trumpet, 
and  they  shall  gather  together  his 
elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  one 
end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

32  Now  learn  ''a  parable  of  the 
fig  tree;  When  his  branch  is  yet 
tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall 
see  all  these  things,  know  'that  "it 
is  near,  even  at  the  doors. 

34  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  "'This 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all 
these  things  be  fulfilled. 

35  "  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away,  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
away. 

3G'1  "But  of  that  day  and  hour 
knoweth  no  manj  no,  not  the  an- 


A.  D.  33. 

»ls.  65.  8,9. 

Zech.14.2,".. 
>.Markl:!.2l. 

1-uke  17.2;;. 

&  21.  S. 


'Deut.  1.1.1. 
ver.  .%  n. 
2  'I'liess.  2. 
9,  111,  11. 
Rev.  M.  i;;. 

*John  ().  .17. 
&  10.  28,  2!!. 
Itoin.  8.  2.S, 
29. 10. 
2  Tim.  2.1'J. 


b  Luke  17.24. 


"Job  39.  .10. 
Luke  17. 37 


■i  Dan.  7.11, 

12. 
'  l.s.  13.  10. 

Ez.  32.  7. 

Joel  2.10,31. 

&  .1.  15. 

Amos  .5.  20. 

&  8.  9. 

Mark  1.1.24. 

Luke  J1.L.5. 

Acts  2.  20. 

Rev.  6.  12. 


fDan.  7. 11 


SZech.12.12. 

kch.  1(3.  27. 
Mark  1.1.  2(1. 
Rev.  1.  7. 


ich.  13.41. 

1  Cor.  15.,i2. 

1  Thess.  4. 

KJ. 
II  Or,  wit/i  a 

trwnpet, 

Uiitt  a  tjrcat 

voice. 


>•  Luke  21.2;) 


1  James  5.  9. 
il  Or,  he. 

°'eh.lC.2.'i.  & 
21. 10. 

Mark  11.  111. 
Luke  21.  .12. 


"  Pit.  102.  2«. 
I.S.  SI.fi. 
,Icr.  31.  ;«, 

.10. 

ci(.  r>.  I  a 

Mark  1.1.  .11. 
Lnkc'21..11. 
Ilcb.  1.  11. 
°  .Mark  M.."J. 
Acts  1.  7. 

1  Thess..*). 2. 

2  Pet.  3.  l!i. 


Exhortation  to  ivatchf illness. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Parable  of  the  ten  virgins. 


A.  D.  33. 


P  Zech.  14. 7. 


1  Gcn.fi.  .'5,4, 
5.  &  7.  a. 
l,ukel7.2B. 
1  Vet.  3.  -JO. 


'Luke  17.34, 


'ch.25.13. 

Mark  13.  .30, 

Luke  21. 36. 


<  Luke  12.  .39. 

1  Thess..5.*J. 

2  Pet.  3. 1(1. 
Rev.  3.  3.  & 
16. 15. 


"ch.  25.  1.3. 
1  Thess.5.G. 


'  Lukel2.42. 
Acts  20.  28. 
1  Cor.  4.  2. 
Ueb.  3.  5. 


J  Rev.  10. 15. 


*ch.2.5.21,23. 
Luke  22. 2y. 


c«(  rttni  off. 


*ch.8.12.  & 
25.30. 


gels  of  heaven,  'but  ray  Father 
only. 

37  But  as  the  clays  of  Noe  were,  so 
shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of 
man  be. 

38  ''  For  avS  in  the  days  that  were 
before  the  flood  tbev  were  eating 
and  drinking,  marrying  and  giving 
in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noe 
entered  into  the  ark, 

39  And  knew  not  until  the  flood 
came,  and  took  them  all  away ;  so 
shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of 
man  be. 

40  '  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  field ; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  oth- 
er left. 

41  Two  ivomen  shall  he  grinding  at 
the  mill;  the  one  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  other  left. 

42  ^[  MVatch  therefore;  for  ye 
know  not  what  hour  your  Lord 
doth  come. 

43 '  But  know  this,  that  if  the  good- 
man  of  the  house  had  known  in 
what  watch  the  tliief  would  come, 
he  would  have  wafched,  and  would 
not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be 
broken  up. 

44  "Therefore  be  ye  also  ready: 
for  in  such  an  hour  as  ye  think  not 
the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

45  ''Who  then  is  a  faithful  and 
wise  servant,  whom  his  lord  hath 
made  ruler  over  his  household, 
to  give  them  meat  in  due  sea- 
son! 

4G  'Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom 
his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find 
so  doing. 

47  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That 
'he  shall  make  him  ruler  over  all 
his  goods. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant 
shall  say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  de- 
layeth  his  coming ; 

49  And  shall  begin  to  smite  his 
fellow  servants,  and  to  eat  and 
drink  with  the  drunken ; 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall 
come  in  a  day  when  he  looketh 
not  for  him,  and  in  an  hour  that 
he  is  not  aware  of, 

51  And  shall  "cut  him  asunder, 
and  appoint  him  his  i^ortion  with 
the  hypocrites  :  ^  there  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


CHxVPTER  XXV. 

1  Tlie  parable  of  the  ten  viiyiiis,  14  (ind  of  the  talents. 
3L  Aho  the  description  of  the  laxt  jitdijinent. 

THEN  shall  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  be  likened  unto  ten 
virgins,  which  took  their  lam]).s, 
and  went  forth  to  meet  'the  bride- 
groom. 

2  *'And  five  of  them  were  wise, 
and  five  ivere  foolish. 

3  They  that  were  foolish  took  their 
lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with  them  : 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their 
vessels  with  their  lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried, 
=  they  all  slumbered  and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  ''there  was  a 
cry  made,  Behold,  the  bridegroom 
cometh ;  go  ye  out  to  meet  him. 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose,  and 
'^trimmed  their  lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the 
wise.  Give  us  of  your  oil ;  for  our 
lamps  are  "  gone  out. 

9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying, 
Not  so;  lest  there  be  not  enough 
for  us  and  you :  but  go  ye  rather 
to  them  that  sell,  and  buy  for  your- 
selves. 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy, 
the  bridegroom  came  ;  and  they 
that  were  ready  went  in  with  him 
to  the  marriage :  and.  *^the  door  was 
shut. 

11  Afterward  came  also  the  other 
virgins,  saying,  '^'Lord,  Lord,  open 
to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  ''I  know 
you  not. 

13  '  Watch  therefore ;  for  ye  know 
neither  the  day  nor  the  hour  where- 
in the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

14  ^  "For  the  Idngdom  of  heaven  is 
'as  a  man  travelling  into  a  far 
countrj^,  who  called  his  own  serv- 
ants, and  delivered  unto  them  his 
goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gave  five 
I  "talents,  to   another   two,  and   to 

another  one:  '"to  everv  man  ac- 
cording  to  his  several  ability ;  and 
straightway  took  his  journey. 

16  Then  he  that  had  received  the 
j  five  "talents  went  and  traded  with 
I  the  same,  and  made  them  other  five 
j  talents. 

35 


A.  D. 


'Eph.  5.29. 

■■)l. 

Uev.iy.7.  & 

21.2. '.1. 
Hch.).X4r.  ii 

22.  lU. 


'  IThesB.S.C. 

<)ch.  24.  .31. 
1  Thess.  4. 

le. 


'Luke  12.35. 


II  Or, 
going  out. 


'Luke  13. 25. 


«ch.7.21,22, 
■Si. 


h  Ps.  5.  5. 
Hub.  1.  13. 
JoliG  ».  31. 


ich.  24.42,44. 
-Mark  1.5. 33, 

Luke  21.. 1«. 

1  Cor.  m.I3. 

I  Thcss.5.i;. 

1  Put.  5.  H. 

lUv.  <i;.  1.5. 
k  Luke  19.12. 
I  ch.  21.  S3. 


If  A  talent  ifi 

l.s;/.  ]()<. 

ch.  is.  24. 
"Rom.  12.6. 

1  Cor.  12.  7. 

11,29. 

EpU.4. 11. 


Fardhle  of  the  talents. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Tlie  last  judgment  described. 


A.  D.  33. 


"  ch.  24.  <:. 

ver.  .'J4.  4U. 
LuKe  l-.'.44. 

i  22.  ■£),  ■•X). 

-2Tini.2.1.>. 
Ueb.  12.  2. 
1  Pet.  1.  8. 


P  Tcr.  21. 


Vh.ir  12. 
Mark  4.  2.'>. 
Luke  R.  in. 

*  r.t.  2<;. 

John  Ij.  2. 


17  And  likewise  be  that  had  re- 
ceived two,  lie  also  gained  other 
two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received  one 
went  and  digged  in  the  earth,  and 
hid  his  lord's  money. 

19  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of 
those  servants  cometh,  and  reck- 
oneth  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received 
five  talents  came  and  brought 
other  five  talents,  saying,  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  nnto  me  five 
talents :  behold,  I  have  gained  be- 
side them  five  talents  more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well 
done,  thou  good  and  faithful  serv- 
ant :  thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a 
few  things,  "  I  will  make  thee  ruler 
over  many  things :  enter  thou  into 
"  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received  two 
talents  came  and  said.  Lord,  thou 
deliveredst  unto  me  two  talents : 
behold,  I  have  gained  two  other 
talents  beside  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him,  PWell 
done,  good  and  faithful  serv^ant; 
thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a  few 
things,  I  w  ill  make  thee  ruler  over 
many  things :  enter  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received 
the  one  talent  came  and  said,  Lord, 
I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  a  hard 
man,  reai^ing  where  thou  hast  not 
sown,  and  gathering  where  thou 
hast  not  strewed : 

25  And  I  was  afraid,  and  went 
and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth:  lo, 
there  thou  hast  that  is  thine. 

2G  His  lord  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Thou  wicked  and  sloth- 
ful servant,  thou  knewest  that  I 
rc^aj)  where  I  sowed  not,  and  gath- 
er Avlicn;  1  have  not  strewed: 

27  Tiiou  oughtest  therefore  to 
have  put  my  money  to  the  ex- 
cliaiigers,  and  then  at  my  coming 
I  should  have  reccivc^d  mine  own 
with  usury. 

2.S  Take  therefore  the  talent  from 
him,  and  give  it  unto  hiui  which 
hath  ten  talents. 

20  '  For  luito  every  one  that  hath 
shall  be  given,  and  ho  shall  have 
abundance :  but  from  liim  that 
3fi 


hath  not  shall  be  taken  away  even 
that  which  he  hath. 

30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable 
servant  "^into  outer  darkness :  there 
shall  be  weeijing  and  gnashing  of 
teeth. 

31  ^  'When  the  Son  of  man  shall 
come  in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holj^ 
angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit 
upon  the  throne  of  his  glory : 

32  And  '  before  him  shall  be  gath- 
ered all  nations :  and  "  he  shall 
separate  them  one  from  another, 
as  a  shepherd  divideth  his  sheei) 
from  the  goats : 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on 
his  right  hand,  but  the  goats  on 
the  left. 

34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto 
them  on  his  right  hand,  Come,  ye 
blessed  of  my  Father,  ''inherit  the 
kingdom  ''prepared  for  you  from 
the  foundation  of  the  world  : 

35  ^For  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye 
gave  me  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and 
ye  gave  me  drink :  ^I  was  a 
stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in : 

36  ^ Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me:  I 
was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me:  ''I 
was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto  me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  an- 
swer him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw 
we  thee  a  hungered,  and  fed  thee  ? 
or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink  f 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger, 
and  took  thee  in  I  or  naked,  and 
clothed  thee  f 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or 
in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee? 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer 
and  say  unto  them.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  "^  Inasmuch  as  ye  have 
done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of 
these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done 
it  unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  say  also  nnto 
them  on  the  left  hand,  •=  Depart 
from  me,  ye  cursed,  *^into  everlast- 
ing fire,  prepared  for  f-'the  devil 
and  his  angels : 

42  For  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye 
gave  me  no  meat:  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  no  drink : 

43  1  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took 
me  not  in :  naked,  and  ye  clothed 
me  not:  sick,  and  in  prison,  and 
ye  visited  me  not. 


A.  D.  33. 


■•ch.S.  12.  & 
24. 51. 


'  Zech.  14.  .5. 
ch.  IB.  27.  t 
I'.l.  28. 
Mark  8.  38. 
Artsl.  11. 

1  Thess.  4. 

in. 

2  Thesa.l.?. 
Judel4. 
Kev.  J.  7. 

'Rom.  14. 10. 

2  Cor.  .5.  10. 

Rev.  20.  12. 
"  Ez.  20.  .38. 

&  M.  17,  20. 

ch.  li.  49. 


'Rom.  8.17. 

1  Pet.  1.4,9. 

&  8.  9. 

Rev.  21.  7. 
>  ch.  20.  2.3. 

Maikl0.40. 

1  Cor.  2.  9. 

Heb.  11.  it>. 
'  I.S.  58.  7. 

Ez.  18.  7. 

James  1.27. 
•  Hcb.  1.3.  2. 

3  John  5. 

b  James  2.15, 
Ifi. 
'  2  Tim.1.16. 


i  Prov.14.31. 
&  19.  17.. 
ch.ll).  42. 
Mark  9.  41. 
Hcb.  6. 10. 


"■  Ps  fi.  8. 

ch.  7.23. 

Luke  13.27. 
fch.  13.40,42. 

5  2  Pet.  2.  4. 
Jude  C. 


A  conspiracy  against  Christ.  ST.  MATTHEW. 


Christ  eateth  the  passdver. 


A.  D.  33. 


hProv.  14.31. 
bU.5. 
Zech.  2.  8. 
AcU  9.  5. 


i  nan.  12.  2. 
John  .').  21). 
K.iin.  2.  7, 
«:c. 


"  Mark  U.  1. 
Luke  22. 1. 
John  13.  1. 


b  P«.  2.  2. 
John  11.  47, 
Acts  4.  25, 
&c. 


'  Mark  14.  3. 

John  11.1,2 

&  12.  .">. 
■Ich.  21. 17. 


'John  12.  4. 


'Dent.  15.11. 
John  12.  b. 


44  Then  shall  they  also  answer 
him,  sayin<j:,  Lord,  when  saw  we 
thee  a  hungered,  or  athirst,  or  a 
stranger,  or  naked,  or  siek,  or  in 
prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto 
thee  I 

45  Then  shall  he  answer  them, 
saying-,  Verily  I  say  unto  yon, 
''  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one 
of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not 
to  me. 

46  And  '  these  shall  go  away  into 
everlasting'  punishment:  but  the 
righteous  into  life  eternal. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  7-ulc7-s  conspire  againxt  Christ.  6  The  woman 
anointeth  his  head.  14  Judas  sellith.  him.  17 
Christ  eate/h  tlie  passoivr:  20  instil itteth  his  holy 
supper :  36  prayeth  in  the  garden :  47  arid  being 
betrayed  with  a  kiss,  57  in  carried  to  Caiaphas,  69 
a7id  denied  of  Peter. 


to 


when 


AND  it  came  to  pass, 
.  Jesus  had  finished  all  these 
sayings,  he  said  unto  his  disci- 
ples, 

2  "^Ye  know  that  after  two  daj^s 
is  the  feast  of  the  passover,  and 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  to  be 
crucified. 

3  ''Then  assembled  together  the 
chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  elders  of  the  people,,  unto  the 
palace  of  the  high  priest,  who  was 
called  Caiaphas, 

4  And  consulted  that  they  might 
take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill 
him. 

5  But  they  said,  Xot  on  the  feast 
day^  lest  there  be  an  uproar  among- 
the  people. 

6  n[  ^Xow  when  Jesus  was  in 
■^Bethany,  in  the  house  of  Simon 
the  leper, 

7  There  came  unto  him  a  woman 
having  an  alabaster  box  of  very 
precious  ointment,  and  poured  it 
on  his  head,  as  he  sat  at  meat. 

8  ""But  when  his  disciples  saw  it, 
they  had  indignation,  saying.  To 
what  purpose  is  this  waste  ? 

9  For  this  ointment  might  have 
been  sold  for  much,  and  given  to 
the  poor.  ! 

10  When  Jesus  understood  ?7,  he  ■ 
said  unto  them,  AVhy  trouble  ye  , 
the  woman  ?  for  she  hath  wrought 
a  good  work  upon  me. 

11  ^For  ye  have  the  poor  always 


with  you;   but  ^me  ye  have  not 
always. 

12  For  in  that  she  hath  poured 
this  ointment  on  my  body,  she  did 
it  for  my  burial. 

13  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Where- 
soever this  gospel  shall  be  preach- 
ed in  the  whole  world,  there  shall 
also  this,  that  this  woman  hath 
done,  be  told  for  a  memorial  of 
her. 

14  1[  ''Then  one  of  the  twelve, 
called  'Judas  Iscariot,  went  unto 
the  chief  priests, 

15  And  said  unto  tlicm,  ''AVhat 
will  ye  give  me,  and  I  will  de- 
liver him  unto  you?  And  they 
covenanted  with  him  for  thirty 
pieces  of  silver. 

IG  And  from  that  time  he  sought 
oi)portunity  to  betray  him. 

17  1^  'Now  the  first  day  of  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread  the  dis- 
ciples came  to  Jesus,  saying  unto 
him.  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  pre- 
pare for  thee  to  eat  the  pass- 
over? 

18  And  he  said.  Go  into  the  city 
to  such  a  man,  and  say  unto  him. 
The  Master  saith.  My  time  is  at 
hand ;  I  will  keep  the  passover  at 
thy  hou.se  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus 
had  appointed  them  ;  and  the}' 
made  ready  the  passover. 

20  ""  Now  when  the  even  was 
come,  he  sat  down  with  the 
twelve. 

21  And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  one  of 
you  shall  betray  me. 

22  And  they  Avere  exceeding  sor- 
rowful, and  began  every  one  of 
them  to  say  unto  him,  Lord,  is 
it  I? 

23  And  ho  answered  and  said, 
"He  that  dippeth  his  hand  with 
me  in  the  dish,  the  same  shall  be- 
tray me. 

24  The  Son  of  man  goeth  "as  it 
is  written  of  him:  but  ''woe  unto 
that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of 
man  is  betrayed  !  it  had  been  good 
for  that  man  if  he  had  not  been , 
born.  I 

25  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed 
him,  answered   and  said,  Master, 

37  1 


A.  D. 


«  Sec  eh.  IS. 
20.  ft  28. 20. 

.I.ihii  M.-'iS. 
&  14.  IH.  & 
II'..  5,  28.  A 
17.11. 


b  Mark  14.10. 
Luke  22.  3. 
John  13.2, 
30. 

ich.  10.  4. 

lZech.11.12. 
ch.  27.  3. 


IEX.12.C,18. 
Mark  14. 12. 
Luke  22.  7. 


■"  Mark  14. 
17-21. 

Luke  22. 14. 
John  13.21. 


"  Ps.  41.  n. 
Luke  22.21. 
John  13.  IS. 


"Ps.  22. 

u.  m. 

Oan.O.  2C. 
Mark  V.  12. 
Luke  24.2."i, 
2(5.  4li. 

Actsl7.2..r 

k  20.  22, 23. 

1  Cor.  14.  5. 

l'Johul7.I2. 


Christ  praijeth  in  the  garden, 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


and  is  hetrayed  with  a  hiss. 


A.  D.  33. 


1  Mark  14.25. 

LukeW.ia. 
'  1  Cor.11.33, 

•J4, 25. 
1,  Many 

Greek  rop- 

ics  have-, 

tUanh*. 
Sec  Mark 
0.41. 
•ICor.lO.lC. 


'  Mark  14.25. 

"  Sec  Ex.  24. 

M. 

Lev.  17. 11. 
»  Jer.  31.  .U. 
!  ch.  20.  28. 

Rom.  5.  l.i. 

llcb.  2.  22. 
•  Markl4. !'.■.. 

Luke  22.  KS. 

•Acta  10. 41. 


bMarkl4.2G 
J  Or,  ptalm. 


'Mnrkl4.2r. 
John  K.  ::■>. 
■ich.  U.  li. 

'  Zech.  13. 7. 


fch.28.7,in, 
li;. 

Mark  14.28. 
k  lO.  7. 


«Markl4.".0. 
Luke  22..H. 
Jobnl3.3H. 


h  Mark  14. 
.IJ-H. 

J -like  22..'!). 
John  Itt.  1. 


ich.  4.  21. 


IJnhn  12.27. 


I  Mark  14.  rv;. 

Luke  22.  42. 

Heh.  .5.  7. 
'"John  12.27. 


is  it  I  ?    He  said  unto  him,  Thou 
hast  said. 
26  1"  "^  And  as  they  were  eating, 

j '  Jesus  took  bread,  and  "  blessed 
if,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  it  to  the 
disciples,  and  said,  Take,  eat;  'this 

I  is  my  body. 

I  27  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  gave  it  to  them,  say- 
ing, '  Drink  ye  all  of  it ; 

■  28  For  "this  is  my  blood  ''of  the 
new  testament,  which  is  shed  -for 

,  many  for  the  remis.sion  of  sins. 

29  But  'I  say  unto  you,  I  will 
not  drink  henceforth  of  this  fruit 
of  the  vine,  ^imtil  that  day  when 
I  drink  it  new  with  you  in   my 

!  Father's  kingdom. 

30  ''And  when  they  had  sung  a 
'I  hymn,  they  went  out  into  the 
mount  of  Onves. 

31  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them, 
''xVll  ye  shall  ''be  offended  because 
of  me  this  night :  for  it  is  written, 
•=1  will  smite  the  Shepherd,  and 
the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall  be  scat- 
tered abroad. 

32  But  after  I  am  risen  again,  *^I 
will  go  before  you  into  Galilee. 

33  Peter  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Though  all  men  shall  be  of- 
fended because  of  thee,  yet  will  I 
never  be  offended. 

34  Jesus  said  unto  him,  ^  Verily 
I  say  unto  thee,  That  this  night, 
before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt 
deny  me  thrice. 

35  Peter  said  unto  him.  Though 
I  should  die  with  thee,  yet  will  I 
not  deny  thee.  Likewise  also  said 
all  the  disciples. 

30  1  ''Then  cometh  Jesus  with 
them  unto  a  place  called  Geth- 
seniane,  and  saith  unto  the  dis- 
ciples. Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  and 
pray  yonder. 

37  And  lie  took  with  him  Peter 
and  '  the  two  sons  of  Zebedee,  and 
began  to  be  sorrowful  and  very 
heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them,  ''My 
soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful,  even 
unto  death:  tarry  ye  here,  and 
watch  with  me. 

39  And  he  wc^nt  a  little  further, 
and  fell  on  his  fac<',  and  '  ])rayed, 
saying,   "U   my  Father,   if  it   be 

3S 


possible,  "let  this  cup  pass  from 
me:  nevertheless,  "not  as  I  will, 
but  as  thou  wilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  dis- 
ciples, and  flndeth  them  asleep, 
and  saith  unto  Peter,  What,  could 
ye  not  watch  with  me  one  hour  ! 

41  p  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  en- 
ter not  into  temptation  :  the  spirit 
indeed  is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is 
weak. 

42  He  went  away  again  the  sec- 
ond time,  and  prayed,  saying,  O 
my  Father,  if  this  cup  may  not 
pass  away  from  me,  except  I  drink 
it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  them 
asleep  again :  for  their  eyes  were 
heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  went 
away  again,  and  prayed  the  third 
time,  saying  the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  dis- 
ciples, and  saith  unto  them.  Sleep 
on  now,  and  take  your  rest:  be- 
hold, the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the 
vSon  of  man  is  betrayed  into  the 
hands  of  sinners. 

46  Else,  let  us  be  going :  behold, 
he  is  at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 

47  1^  And  '^  while  he  yet  spake,  lo, 
Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  came, 
and  with  him  a  great  multitude 
with  swords  and  staves,  from  the 
chief  priests  and  elders  of  the 
people. 

48  Now  he  that  betrayed  him 
gave  them  a  sign,  saying.  Whom- 
soever I  shall  kiss,  that  same  is 
he ;  hold  him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Je- 
sus, and  said.  Hail,  Master;  "^and 
kissed  him. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
'Friend,  wherefore  art  thou  come  I 
Then  came  they,  and  laid  hands  on 
Jesus,  and  took  him. 

51  And,  behold,  'one  of  them 
which  were  with  Jesus  stretched 
out  his  hand,  and  drew  his  sword, 
and  struck  a  servant  of  the  high 
priest,  and  smote  otf  his  car. 

52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him. 
Put  up  again  thy'  sword  into  his 
place:  "for  all  they  that  take  the 
sword  shall  perish  with  the  sword. 

53  Thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot 


A.  D.  .3.3. 

"  ch.  20.  22. 
"John  5.30. 

&  ti.  ». 

I'liil.  2. 8. 


P  Mark!  3.33. 
&  14.  .'«. 
Luke  22.40, 
41!. 
Kph.  6. 18. 


1  MarkU.4.r 
Luke  22.47. 
Jolin  18.  .J. 
Acts  1. 16. 


'2Sam.20.9. 


'Ps.  41.!1.  & 
55.13. 


•John  13. 10. 


"  Gen.  0.  G. 
Kev.  13. 10. 


Christ  carried  to  Caiaplias. 


ST;  MATTHEW. 


Peter  dcnieth  Christ 


A.  D.  33. 

"i^  Kings  6. 
Dan.  7.  10. 


5  I».  5.1.",&c. 
vor.  -.'4. 
l.iike  24.25, 
44,  10. 


'Lam.  4.  20. 

vor.  54. 
"  S.-e  John 

1?.  15. 


bM.irkl4..W. 
I.uke  22.  J4. 
J.  ■1,11  IS.  12, 


'  Vs.  27. 12. 

&  15.  11. 

Murk  14.  .'iS. 

So  .\ets6. 

1-.. 
A  Ueut.l!).15. 
'  ch.  27. 40. 

John  2.  lU. 


fJIarkH.CO. 


nia.S-'i.r. 
ch.  27.12,14. 


b  Lev.  5.  1. 
1  riam.  14. 
at,  20. 


'  Dan.  7. 1.3. 
ch.  16.27.  & 
24.  ao.  &  25. 
31. 

Luk"  21.27. 
John  1.  51. 
K)tn.  J4.10. 
1  Thesa.  4. 

Kov.  1.  7. 
kPs.  110. 1. 

Aot.s7.  55. 
1 2  Kings  IS. 

27.  &  ly.  1. 


now  pray  to  my  Father,  and  he 
shall  presently  give  me  ""  more 
than  twelve  legions  of  angels  ? 

54  Bnt  how  then  shall  the  Scrip- 
tures be  fuliilled,  ^  that  thus  it  must 
be? 

55  Tn  that  same  hour  said  Jesus 
to  the  multitudes,  Are  ye  come 
out  as  against  a  thief  with  swords 
and  staves  for  to  take  me  ?  I  sat 
daily  with  you  teaching  in  the 
temple,  and  ye  laid  no  hold  on 
me. 

5G  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the 
'Scriptures  of  the  proi)hets  might 
be  fulfilled.  Then  %all  the  disci- 
ples forsook  him,  and  fled. 

57  1  'And  they  that  had  laid  hold 
on  Jesus  led  him  away  to  Caiai)has 
the  high  priest,  where  the  scribes 
and  the  elders  were  assembled. 

58  But  Peter  followed  him  afar 
off  unto  the  high  priest's  palace, 
and  went  in,  and  sat  with  the  serv- 
ants, to  see  the  end. 

59  Now  the  chief  priests,  and 
elders,  and  all  the  council,  sought 
false  witness  against  Jesus,  to  put 
him  to  death ; 

GO  But  found  none :  yea,  though 
'^many  false  witnesses  came,  yet 
found  they  none.  At  the  last 
came  ^  two  false  witnesses, 

61  And  said,  This  fellow  said,  '1 
am  able  to  destroy  the  temple  of 
God,  and  to  build  it  in  three  days. 

62  ^  And  the  high  priest  arose,  and 
said  nnto  him,  Answerest  thou 
nothing  ?  what  is  it  which  these 
witness  against  thee  ? 

63  But  ^  Jesus  held  his  peace. 
And  the  high  priest  answered  and 
said  unto  liim,  ""I  adjure  thee  by 
the  living  God,  that  thou  tell  us 
whether  thou  be  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  God. 

64  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Thou 
hast  said :  nevertheless  I  say  unto 
you,  'Hereafter  shall  ye  see  the 
Son  of  man  ^sitting  on  the  right 
hand  of  power,  and  coming  in  the 
clouds  of  heaven. 

65  '  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 
clothes,  saying.  He  hath  spoken 
blasphemy;  what  further  need  have  | 
we  of  witnesses  ?  behold,  now  ye , 
have  heard  his  blasphem}-.  | 


66  What  think  ye  ?  They  answer- 
ed and  said,  "'He  is  guilty  of  death. 

67  "Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face, 
and  bufi'eted  hini;  and  "others 
smote  him  with  "the  palms  of  their 
hands, 

68  Saying,  ''Prophesy  unto  us, 
thou  Christ,  Who  is  he  that  smote 
thee  ? 

69  ^  "^Isrow  Peter  sat  without  in 
the  i^alace :  and  a  damsel  came 
unto  him,  saying,  Thou  also  wast 
with  Jesus  of  Galilee. 

70  But  he  denied  before  them  all, 
saying,  I  know  not  what  thou  say- 
est. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out 
into  the  porch,  another  maid  saw 
him,  and  said  unto  them  that  were 
there.  This  fellow  was  also  with 
Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

72  And  again  he  denied  with  an 
oath,  I  do  not  know  the  man. 

73  And  after  a  while  came  unto 
him  they  that  stood  by,  and  said 
to  Peter,  Surely  thou  also  art  one 
of  them  ;  for  ^hy  'speech  bewray- 
eth  thee. 

74  Then  ^  began  he  to  curse  and 
to  swear,  sayinij^  I  know  not  the 
man.  And  immediatelj^  the  cock 
crew. 

75  And  Peter  remembered  the 
word  of  Jesus,  which  said  unto 
him,  ^Before  the  cock  crow,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he 
went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Christ  is  delivered  hound  to  Pilate.  3  Judas  hang- 
eth  himself.  19  Pilate,  adinonished  of  his  wife,  ^14 
washeth  his  hands:  20  and  looseth  liar  abbas.  29 
Christ  is  crowned  vjilh  thorns,  34  crucified,  40  re- 
viled, 50  dieth,  a7id  is  buried:  GG  his  sepulchre  is 
sealed,  and  watched. 

WHEX  the  morning  was  come, 
^all  the  chief  priests  and 
elders  of  the  people  took  counsel 
against  Jesus  to  jjut  him  to  death: 

2  And  when  they  had  bound  him, 
they  led  him  away,  and  'delivered 
him  to  Pontius  Pilate  the  governor. 

3  1  'Then  Judas,  which  had  be- 
traj^ed  him,  when  he  saw  that  he 
was  condemned,  repented  himself, 
and  brought  again  the  thirty  pieces 
of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and 
elders. 

4  Saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I 

39 


A.  D.  38. 

"  Lev.  24.10. 
John  lU.  r. 
"  Is.  .'jO.  fi.  Sc 

ell.  27.  .■». 
"Liikf  22.(3. 

John  111.;;. 
II  Or,  rodi. 


"•M;irkI4.(W. 
Luk<!2-J.U4. 


'MnrkH.GG. 
Luke  22.5.';. 
John  18.  lU, 
17,25. 


'  Luke  22.59. 


•  -Mark  14.71. 


«vcr.  S4. 
Mark  U..^. 
Luke  22.G1, 
I!.'. 
John  13.  38. 


■P».2.2. 
Murk  1.5.  1. 
Liike22.ti6. 
&  if.  1. 
John  18.  28. 


bell.  20.  19. 
Acts  3. 13. 


'ch.  26.14,15. 


Judas  hangeth  himself. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Barabhas  is  released. 


A.  D.  33. 


<l  2  Sam.  17. 
Acta  1. 18. 


•Acts  1.  in. 


'Zwh.ll.lJ. 
13. 


I  Or,  irhnni 
they  tiouf/Ut 
of  the  chil- 
dren of 
Uraet. 


'Markl.'!.  2. 
Luke  -ii. :'.. 
Juhn  18.  :i3. 


»Johnl8.S7. 
1  Tim.  6.1.!. 


ich.  2«.  (11. 
John  I'J.  'J. 


kch.26.f.>. 
John  lU.  10. 


■  Mark  I.V  i',. 
Luke'/;<.17. 
John  18.  M. 


have  betrayed  the  innocent  blood. 
And  they  said,  What  is  that  to  us! 
see  thou  to  that. 

5  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of 
silver  in  the  temple,  ''and  depart- 
ed, and  went  and  hanged  himself. 

6  And  the  chief  priests  took  the 
silver  pieces,  and  said.  It  is  not 
lawful  for  to  put  them  into  the 
treasury,  because  it  is  the  price  of 
blood. 

7  And  they  took  counsel,  and 
bought  with  them  the  potter's  field, 
to  bury  strangers  in. 

8  Wherefore  that  field  was  called, 
"  The  field  of  blood,  unto  this  day. 

9  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which 
was  spoken  by  Jeremy  the  proph- 
et, saying,  '^And  they  took  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  price 
of  him  that  was  valued,  n  whom 
they  of  the  children  of  Israel  did 
value ; 

10  And  gave  them  for  the  potter's 
field,  as  the  Lord  appointed  me. 

11  And  Jesus  stood  before  the 
governor:  ^and  the%overnor  ask- 
ed him,  saying.  Art  thou  the  King 
of  the  Jews  ?  And  Jesus  said  un- 
to him,  ''Thou  sayest. 

12  And  when  he  was  accused  of 
the  chief  priests  and  elders,  'he 
answered  nothing. 

13  Then  said  Pilate  unto  him, 
^  Hearest  thou  not  how  many 
things  they  witness  against  thee? 

14  And  he  answered  him  to 
never  a  word;  insomuch  that  the 
governor  marvelled  greatly. 

15  'Now  at  that  feast  the  govern- 
or was  wont  to  release  unto  the  peo- 
ple; a  ]>ris()n('r,  whom  they  would. 

1()  And  they  had  then  a  notable 
prisonen-,  called  Barabbas. 

17  Therefore  when  they  were 
gathenid  together,  Pilate  said 
unto  them,  Whom  will  ye  that  I 
release  unto  you  ?  Jiariibbas,  or 
Je.sus  which  is  called  ('hrist? 

18  For  h(;  knew  that  for  envy 
they  h;i(l  delivered  him. 

1!)  •{  When  he  was  set  down  on 
the  judgment  seat,  his  wile  sent 
Muto  him,  saying,  Have  thou  noth- 
ing to  do  with  that  just  man  :  for 
I  have  snflered  many  things  this 
day  in  a  dream  b(;cause  of  him. 
40 


20  ™But  the  chief  priests  and 
elders  persuaded  the  multitude 
that  they  should  ask  Barabbas, 
and  destroy  Jesus. 

21  The  governor  answered  and 
said  unto  them.  Whether  of  the 
twain  will  ye  that  I  release  unto 
you  !     They  said,  Barabbas. 

22  Pilate  saith  unto  them.  What 
shall  I  do  then  with  Jesus  which 
is  called  Christ  ?  They  all  say  un- 
to him.  Let  him  be  crucified. 

23  And  the  governor  said,  Wliy, 
what  evil  hath  he  done?  But 
they  cried  out  the  more,  saying, 
Let  him  be  crucified. 

24  1[  When  Pilate  saw  that  he 
could  prevail  nothing,  but  that 
rather  a  tumult  was  made,  he 
"  took  water,  and  washed  his  hands 
before  the  multitude,  saying,  I  am 
innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  just 
person  :  see  ye  to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  jDcople, 
and  said,  "His  blood  he  on  us,  and 
on  our  children. 

26  ^  Then  released  he  Barabbas 
unto  them :  and  when  p  he  had 
scourged  Jesus,  he  delivered  Mm 
to  be  crucified. 

27  "^  Then  the  soldiers  of  the  gov- 
ernor took  Jesus  into  the  "common 
hall,  and  gathered  unto  him  the 
whole  band  of  soldiers. 

28  And  they  stripjied  him,  and 
'put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe. 

29  T[  'And  when  they  had  plat- 
ted a  crown  of  thorns,  they  put  it 
upon  his  head,  and  a  reed  in  his 
right  hand:  and  they  bowed  the 
knee  before  him,  and  mocked  him, 
saying.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 

30  And  'they  spit  upon  him,  and 
took  the  reed,  and  smote  him  on 
the  head. 

31  And  after  that  they  had  mock- 
ed him,  they  took  the  robe  oft"  from 
him,  and  put  his  own  raiment  on 
him,  "and  led  him  away  to  cru- 
cify him. 

32  ""  And  as  they  came  out,  ''  they 
found  a  man  of  (\vrene,  Simon  by 
name  :  him  they  compelled  to  bear 
his  cross. 

33  'And  when  they  were  come 
unto  a  x)lace  called  Golgotha,  that 
is  to  say,  a  place  of  a  skull, 


A.  D.  33. 

■"  Mark  15. 
11. 

I.uke  23.  l.s. 
John  18.  W. 
Acts  3. 14. 


°  Deut.  21. 6. 


"  Dcutl9.10. 
Josh.  2.  I'.i. 
2  Sam.l.Ki. 
1  Kings  2. 

Acts  5.  as. 

P  Is.  M  5. 
Mark  15.15. 
Luke  23.10, 
2-t,  23. 
John  19.  1, 
IG. 

'I  Markl5.It;. 

John  la.  V. 
11  Oi-,goyefji- 

ijr'6hunst'. 


'^Luke2o.n. 


» Ps.  ra.  19. 
13.53.  S. 


'  Is.  ,in.  r,. 

cll.  2ti.  Iji". 


'  Is.  53.  ; 


"  Xum.I.'i..''.5. 
I  Kings  ::1. 

Acts  7.  iS. 

lU'b.  1.1.  12. 

>  .Mark  15  21. 

Luke  23.:%. 


'  Mark  15.22. 
I,uke2.1..«. 
John  lil.  17. 


Chrisfs  crucifixion. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


and  death. 


A.  D. 33. 

•  Ps.  C9.  21. 
See  ver.  48. 


b\I.irkl5.24. 
Luke  2.1.  .M. 

Jolln  111.  24. 


'  Ps.  22. 18. 


d  vor.  54. 


'Marklj.2fi. 
Luke  ■£^:.^«. 
John  19.  ly. 


'Is.  .W.  12. 
Mark  15.  2*. 
Luke  2a.32, 
Xi. 
John  19. 18. 


ePs.  22.".& 
KB.  25. 
Mark  15.23. 
Luke  23.ci5. 


bch.  26.m. 
John  2.  1». 


Sch.2C.63. 


k  Ps.  22. 8. 


IMark  I5.:!2. 
Luke23.;iU. 


'  Amos  8.  ri. 
Mark  15.  .Cf. 
LuKe2o.  44. 


°  Ilcb.  5.  ". 


•Ps.  22. 1. 


PPii.  fin.  21. 
Mark  15. :». 
l>uke  23.:«). 
John  la.  29. 


34  ^  ''They  gave  him  viuegar  to 
drink  mingled  with  gall :  and  when 
he  had  tasted  thereof^  he  would  not 
drink. 

35  ""And  they  crucified  him,  and 
parted  his  garments,  casting  lots : 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophet,  '^  They 
X)arted  my  garments  among  them, 
and  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast 
lots. 

30  ''And  sitting  down  they  watch- 
ed him  there ; 

37  And  '^set  up  over  his  head 
his  accusation  written,  THIS  IS 
JESUS  THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS. 

^%  '^Then  were  there  two  thieves 
crucified  with  him ;  one  on  the 
right  hand,  and  another  on  the 
left. 

39  1"  And  ^  they  that  passed 
by  reviled  him,  wagging  their 
heads, 

40  And  saying,  ""Thou  that  de- 
stroyest  the  temple,  and  buildest 
it  in  three  days,  save  thyself.  '  If 
thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  come  down 
from  the  cross. 

41  Likewise  also  the  chief  i)riests 
mocking  him^  with  the  scribes  and 
elder.s,  said, 

42  He  saved  others ;  himself  he 
cannot  save.  If  he  be  the  King  of 
Israel,  let  him  now  come  down 
from  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe 
him. 

43  "He  trusted  in  God;  let  him 
deliver  him  now,  if  he  will  have 
him  :  for  he  said,  I  am  the  Son  of 
God. 

44  '  The  thieves  also,  which  were 
crucified  with  him,  cast  the  same 
in  his  teeth. 

45  ""Now  from  the  sixth  hour 
there  was  darkness  over  all  the 
land  unto  the  ninth  hour. 

40  And  about  the  ninth  hour 
"Jesus  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  say- 
ing, Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani! 
that  is  to  say,  °My  God,  my  God, 
why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  f 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood  there, 
when  they  heard  that^  said.  This 
man  calleth  for  Elias. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them 
ran,  and  took  a  sponge,  ^and  filled 


it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a 
reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink. 

40  The  rest  s.'iid,  Let  be,  let  us 
sec  whether  Elias  will  come  to  save 
him. 

50  ^  Mesus,  when  he  had  cried 
again  with  a  loud  voice,  yielded 
up  the  ghost. 

51  And,  behold,  'the  vail  of  the 
temple  was  rent  in  twain  from  the  ! 
top  to  the  bottom ;  and  the  earth  I 
did  quake,  and  the  rocks  rent ;         | 

52  And  the  graves  were  opened ;  j 
and  many  bodies  of  the  saints  t 
which  slept  arose,  ' 

53  And  came  out  of  the  graves ' 
after  his  resurrection,  and  went  in- 
to the  holy  city,  and  ajjijeared  un- 
to manj^ 

54  'Now  when  the  centurion,  and 
they  that  were  with  him,  watching 
Jesus,  saw  the  earthquake,  and 
those  things  that  were  done,  they 
feared  greatly,  saying,  Truly  this 
was  the  Son  of  God» 

55  And  many  w^omen  were  there 
beholding  afar  off,  *  which  followed 
Jesus  from  Galilee,  ministering  un- 
to him : 

50  "Among  which  was  Mary 
Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mother 
of  James  and  Joses,  and  the  moth- 
er of  Zebedee's  children. 

57  ''When  the  even  was  come, 
there  came  a  rich  man  of  Arima- 
thea,  named  Joseph,  who  also  him- 
self was  Jesus'  disciple : 

58  He  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged 
the  body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pihite 
commanded  the  body  to  be  deliv- 
ered. 

59  And  when  Joseph  had  taken 
the  body,  he  wrapped  it  in  a  clean 
linen  cloth, 

00  And  ^laid  it  in  his  own  new 
tomb,  which  he  had  hewn  out  in 
the  rock:  and  he  rolled  a  great 
stone  to  the  door  of  the  sepulchre, 
and  departed. 

01  And  there  was  IMary  Magda- 
lene, and  the  other  Mary,  sitting- 
over  against  the  sepulchre. 

02  •[  Now  the  next  dav,  that  fol- 

II  aj     7 

lowed  the  day  of  the  preparation, 
the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees 
came  together  unto  Pilate, 

03  Saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that 

41 


A.  D.  33. 


1MRrkl5..-!7. 
Luke23.4ti. 


Tx.  2f..  ?,\. 
2  Chr.  .t.  14. 
.Mark  15,  "M. 
Luke 'S^.  45. 


■  vcr.  r.i:. 
Mark  15.  IW. 
Luke2:;.4r. 


'Luke8.2,.3. 


"  Mark  15. 

40. 


'M.-irkl.'i.4J. 
Luke  ii.  .MP. 
Johu  rj.  o8. 


y  L>.  53. 3. 


Christ  ajypearcth  to  the  women,  ST.  MATTHE  .V. 


and  to  the  eleven  disciples. 


A.  D.  33. 

'ch.lfi.  21.& 
17.  'Si.  &20. 
I'J.  &■_>(;.  Kl. 
.Mark  8.  31. 

.<t  10.  :u. 
l.uke  tt.  22. 
.t  IS.  .•«.  & 
24.  li,  7. 
John  2. 19. 


'  Dan.  C.  17. 


•  Mnrk  IC.  1. 
Luke  24. 1. 
Jahn2U.  1. 


b  ch.  27.  ae. 


II  Or, 

hatl  been. 
'  See  Mark 

lii.  .5. 

I.uke  24.  4. 

Juhn  20.  12. 


d  Dan.  10.  «. 


'rii.  12.40.* 
M.  21.*I7. 


ic'.\.v,.r.o. 

Murk  l(i.  7 


that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was 
yet  alive,  ==  After  three  days  I  will 
rise  again.       * 

G4  Command  therefore  that  the 
sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the 
third  day,  lest  his  disciples  come 
by  night,  and  steal  him  away,  and 
say  unto  the  people,  He  is  risen 
from  the  dead:  so  the  last  error 
shall  be  worse  than  the  first. 

G5  Pilate  said  unto  them.  Ye  have 
a  watch :  go  your  way,  make  it  as 
sure  as  ye  can. 

GO  So  they  went,  and  made  the 
sepulchre  sure,  "sealing  the  stone, 
and  setting  a  watch. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  ChrisVs  resurrection  is  declared  by  an  angel  to  the 
women,  y  Jle  himself  appeareth  utito  them.  11 
The  high  priests  give  the  soldiers  money  to  say  that 
he  was  stolen  out  of  his  sepulclire.  16  Christ  ap- 
peareth. to  his  disciples,  19  a)id  sendeth  them  to  bap- 
tize and  teach  all  nations. 

X  the  "end  of  the  sabbath,  as  it 
began  to  dawn  toward  the  first 
daij  of  the  week,  came  Mary  Mag- 
dalene ''and  the  other  Mary  to  see 
the  sepulchre. 

2  And,  behold,  there  "was  a  great 
earthquake:  for 'the  angel  of  the 
Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and 
came  and  rolled  back  the  stone 
from  the  door,  and  sat  upon  it. 

3  ''  His  countenance  was  like 
lightning,  and  his  raiment  white 
as  snow : 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  the  keep- 
ers did  shake,  and  became  as  dead 
men. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and 
said  unto  tlie  women,  Fear  not 
ye :  for  I  know  that  ye  seek  Je- 
sus, which  was  crucified. 

G  He  is  not  here :  for  he  is  risen, 
'as  he  said,  (^ome,  see  the  i)lace 
where  the  Lord  lay. 

7  And  go  (juickly,  and  tell  his 
<lis<'ipl«'s  that  Ik;  is  risen  from  the 
dead;  and,  behold,  Hie  goeth  be- 
fore you  into  Galilee;  there  shall 
ye  see  liim  :  lo,  I  have  told  you. 

8  And    they    departed    quickly 

42 


from  the  sepulchre  with  fear  and 
great  joy;  and  did  run  to  bring 
his  disciples  word. 

9  1  And  as  they  went  to  tell  his 
disciples,  behold,  '^  Jesus  met  them, 
saying,  All  hail.  And  they  came 
and  held  him  by  the  feet,  and  wor- 
shipped him. 

10  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them. 
Be  not  afraid :  go  tell  "my  breth- 
ren that  they  go  into  Galilee,  and 
there  shall  they  see  me. 

11  *^[  Xow  when  they  were  going, 
behold,  some  of  the  watch  came 
into  the  city,  and  shewed  unto  the 
chief  priests  all  the  things  that 
were  done. 

they  were  assem- 
elders,    and    had 


12  And  when 
bled  with  the 
taken    counsel. 


they 


gave 


large 


money  unto  the  soldiers, 

13  Saying,  Say  ye.  His  disciples 
came  by  night,  and  stole  him 
mi'tty  while  Ave  slept. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  ihe  gov- 
ernor's ears,  we  will  persuade  him, 
and  secure  you. 

15  So  they  took  the  money,  and 
did  as  they  were  taught :  and 
this  saying  is  commonly  reported 
among  the  Jews  until  this  day. 

IG  *lf  Then  the  eleven  disciples 
went  awav  into  Galilee,  into  a 
mountain  ^  where  Jesus  had  ap- 
pointed them. 

17  And  when  they  saw  him, 
they  worshipped  him :  but  some 
doubted. 

18  And  Jesus  came  and  spake 
unto  them,  saying,  ""All  power  is 
given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in 
earth. 

19  1  'Go  ye  therefore,  and 
"'  I'  teach  all  nations,  baptizing 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost: 

20  "Teaching  them  to  observe  all 
things  whatsoever  I  have  com- 
manded you :  and,  lo,  I  am  with 
you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of 
the  world.    Amen. 


A.  D.  33. 


s  Sec  Mark 
li;.9. 
Juhn  20. 14. 


h  See  John 
2().  17. 
Rom.  8.  29. 
Ueb.  2. 11. 


•  ch.2fi.  32. 
ver.  7. 


k  Dan.  7.  1."!, 
14. 

ch.  11.27.  & 
l(i.  28. 
Luke  1.  32. 
&  10.  22. 
John  3.  35. 
&  ."i.  22.  & 
13  3.  i  17.2. 
Aets  2.  3(i. 
Koin.  14.  9. 
1  t.'or.  l.i.27. 
Kph.  1.  10, 
21. 

Phil.  2.9,10. 
llel>.  1.2.  it 
2.8. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
Kev.  17. 14. 

I  Mark  1(!.  1.5. 
■"Is.  .W.  1(1. 

Luke  24.(7. 
Aets2.:w,;i9. 
Kom.10.18. 
Col.  1.  23. 

II  Or,  make. 

(yiristHtnH 
o/'ri//  na- 
tion:!. 
"  Acts  2. 42. 


A.  I).  36. 
endinj;. 


"  Matt.  14.".1. 
Ijuke  1.  155. 
John  1.34. 


kMal-.^.l. 
jMatt.  11. 10. 
I.uke  7.  27. 


•■  Is.  40.  ^. 
Matt.  3.  ••?. 
I.uke3.  4. 
John  1. 15, 
2.3. 


H  :Matf.  X  1. 
Luke  3.  3. 
John  3.  23. 

U  Or,  unto. 
'  Matt.  3.  5. 


fMatt.  3.  4. 


5  Lev.  11.22. 

h  Matt.  3.  11. 
John  1.27. 
Acts  13.  25. 


i  A"ts  1  a.  & 

11.  lli.  &  HI. 
4. 

k  Is.  44.  3. 

Joel  2.  2S. 
Act.*  2.  4.  & 
]().  4.i.  &  11. 
1.-),  Iti. 
1  Cor.  12.13. 

A.  D.  27. 

I  Matt.  .3.  13. 

Luke 3.  21. 

">  Matt.  3.  IR. 
John  1.  32. 


II  Or,  cloi-en, 
or,  rent. 


"  Ps.  2.  7. 
Matt.  .3.  17. 
ch.  '.I.  7. 


THE   GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO 

ST.  MARK. 


l)eginnino- 


of  the  gospel 
Christ,  ''the  Sou  of 


CHAPTEE  I. 

1  77ie  office  of  John  the  Baptist.  9  Jesus  is  baptized, 
12  tempted,  14  he  preacheth  :  16  calleth  Rter,  A)i- 
drew,  James  and  John  :  23  healeth  one  that  had  a 
dei'il,  29  Peter'' s  mother  hi  lair,  32  many  diseased 
pel-sons,  41  and  cltanseth  the  leper. 

THE 
of  Jesus 
God; 

2  As  it  is  written  iu  the  proph- 
ets, ^Behold,  I  seud  my  messen- 
ger before  thy  face,  which  shall 
prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

3  'The  voice  of  one  crying  in 
the  wilderness,  Prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

4  ''John  did  baptize  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  preach  the  baptism  of 
repentance  "for  the  remission  of  sins. 

5  ^  And  there  went  out  unto  him 
all  the  land  of  Judea,  and  they  of 
Jerusalem,  and  were  all  baptized 
of  him  in  the  river  of  Jordan,  con- 
fessing their  sins. 

6  And  John  was  ''clothed  with 
camel's  hair,  and  with  a  girdle  of 
a  skin  about  his  loins ;  and  he  did 
eat  ^locusts  and  wild  honey; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  *' There 
Cometh  one  mightier  than  I  after 
me,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I 
am  not  worthy  to  stoop  down  and 
unloose. 

8  '1  indeed  have  baptized  you 
with  water:  but  he  shall  baptize 
you  ''with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

9  'And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  Jesus  came  from  Xaz- 
aretli  of  Galilee,  and  was  baptized 
of  John  in  Jordan. 

10  "And  straightway  coming  up 
out  of  the  water,  he  saw  the  heav- 
ens "opened,  and  the  Spirit  like  a 
dove  descending  upon  him  : 

11  And  there  came  a  voice  from 
heaven,  saying,  "Thou  art  my 
beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased. 


12  °And  immediately  the  Spirit 
driveth  him  into  the  wilderness. 

13  And  he  was  there  in  the  wil- 
derness forty  days  tempted  of  Sa- 
tan ;  and  was  with  the  wild  beasts ; 
''and  the  angels  ministered  unto 
him. 

14  '^  Now  after  that  John  was  put 
in  prison,  Jesus  came  into  Galilee, 
'preaching  the  gospel  of  the  king- 
dom of  God, 

15  And  saying,  'The  time  is  ful- 
filled, and  'the  kingdom  of  God  is 
at  hand:  repent  ye,  and  believe 
the  gospel. 

16  "Now  as  he  walked  by  the  sea 
of  Galilee,  he  saw  Simon  and  x\.n- 
drew  his  brother  casting  a  net  into 
the  sea :  for  they  were  fishers. 

17  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Come  ye  after  me,*  and  I  will 
make  you  to  become  fishers  of 
men. 

18  And  straightway  ''they  forsook 
their  nets,  and  followed  him. 

19  ^  And  when  he  had  gone  a  lit- 
tle further  thence,  he  saw  James 
the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother,  who  also  Avere  in  the  ship 
mending  their  nets. 

20  And  straightway  he  called 
them :  and  they  left  their  father 
Zebedee  in  the  ship  with  the  hired 
servants,  and  went  after  him. 

21  ^And  they  went  into  Caper- 
naum ;  and  straightway  on  the 
sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the 
synagogue,  and  taught. 

22  ^  And  they  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine :  for  he  taught  them 
as  one  that  had  authoritj^,  and  not 
as  the  scribes. 

23  ""And  there  was  in  their  syn- 
agogue a  man  with  an  unclean 
spirit ;  and  he  cried  out, 

24  Saying,  Let  its  alone;  "^what 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus 
of  Nazareth  f  art  thou  come  to  de- 

43 


A.  D.  27. 

"  Matt.  4.  1. 
Luke  4. 1. 


P .Malt. 4.  II. 


A.  D.  30. 

ending. 
'I  .Matt.  4.  12. 

'  Matt.  4.  23. 


•Dan.  9.25. 

(Jul.  4.4. 

Lph.I.lO. 
'  Mutt.  .3.  2. 

&  4. 17. 


"  Matt.  4. 18. 
Luke  5.  4. 


'  Matt.  19.27. 
Luke5.  IL 


r  Matt.  4.  21. 


.\.D.  31. 

'  .M.itt.  4. 13. 

Luke  4.  31. 


■  Matt.  r.  28. 


l  Luke  4.  33. 


»  Matt.  8.  29. 


Ulirist  healeth  many 


ST.  MAEK. 


diseased  i)ersons. 


A.D.  31. 


liver.  34. 


•ch.9.  20. 


fMalt.8.  H. 
Luke  4.  UU. 


«Mr.tt.  «.  IR. 
Lukd.  4U. 


fcch..1. 12. 

Luke  4.  41. 

S»ee  Acts  Hi. 

17,  \». 
Ii  f)r.  In  "fir/ 

Ihut  lliru 

kiuw  hint. 

Luke  4.  4:2. 


k  Luke  4.  4.T 


Hf.  Kl.  I. 
John  Hi.  -M. 
Ic  17.  4. 

■»  Mutt.  4.  21. 
Luko4.  44. 


stroy  us  ?  I  know  thee  who  thou 
art,  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

25  And  Jesus  **  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing, Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out 
of  him. 

2G  And  when  the  unclean  spirit 
Miad  torn  him,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  came  out  of  him. 

27  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
insomuch  that  they  questioned 
among  themselves,'  saying.  What 
thing  is  this?  what  new  doctrine 
is  this!  for  with  authority  com- 
mandeth  he  even  the  unclean  spir- 
its, and  they  do  obey  him. 

28  And  immediately  his  fame 
spread  abroad  throughout  all  the 
region  round  about  Galilee. 

20  "^And  forthwith,  when  tliey 
were  come  out  of  the  synagogue, 
they  entered  into  the  house  of  Si- 
mon and  Andrew,  with  James  and 
John. 

30  But  Simon's  wife's  mother  lay 
sick  of  a  fever ;  and  anon  they  tell 
him  of  her. 

31  And  he  came  and  took  her  by 
the  hnnd,  and  lifted  her  up ;  and 
immediately  the  fever  left  her,  and 
she  ministered  unto  them. 

32  ^And  at  even,  when  the  sun 
did  set,  they  brought  unto  him  all 
that  were  diseased,  and  them  that 
were  possessed  with  devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered 
together  at  the  door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that  were 
sick  of  divers  diseases,  and  cast  out 
many  devils ;  and ''  suffered  not  the 
devils  "to  speak,  because  they 
knew  him. 

35  And  '  in  the  morning,  rising  up 
a  great  while  before  day,  he  went 
out,  and  departed  into  a  solitary 
place,  and  there  prayed. 

30  And  Simon  and  they  that  were 
with  liiiu  foUowed  after  him. 

37  And  when  they  had  found 
him,  th<;y  said  unto  him,  All  men 
seek  for  tli(;e. 

38  And  h(;  said  unto  them,  ''Let 
us  go  into  tlie  next  towns,  that  I 
may  jjreach  there  also:  for  '  there- 
fore came  I  forth. 

30   "'And    h(5   preached   in   their 
synagogues  tlironghout  all  Galilee, 
and  cast  out  devils. 
44 


40  "And  there  came  a  leper  to 
him,  beseeching  him,  and  kneeling 
down  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him. 
If  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me 
clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  com- 
passion, put  forth  Ms  hand,  and 
touched  him,  and  saith  unto  him, 
I  will ;  be  thou  clean. 

42  And  as  soon  as  he  had  spok- 
en, immediately  the  leprosy  de- 
parted from  him,  and  he  was 
cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  charged  him, 
and  forthwith  sent  him  away  ; 

44  And  saith  unto  him.  See  thou 
say  nothing  to  any  man :  but  go 
thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest, 
and  offer  for  thy  cleansing  those 
things  °  which  Moses  commanded, 
for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

45  PBut  he  went  out,  and  began 
to  publish  it  much,  and  to  blaze 
abroad  the  matter,  insomuch  that 
Jesus  could  no  more  oj^enly  enter 
into  the  city,  but  was  without  in 
desert  places :  "^  and  they  came  to 
him  from  every  quarter. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Christ  healeth  one  sick  of  the  palsy,  14  calleth  Mat- 
thewfroin  tlie  receipt  of  custom,  15  eateth  with  pub- 
licans and  sinners,  18  excuseth  his  disciples  for  not 
fasting,  2'S  and  for  plucking  the  ears  of  corn  on  the 
sabbath  da?/. 

]^D  again  ""he  entered  into  Ca- 


A.  D.  31. 

°  Matt.  8.  2. 
Luke  5. 1.^ 


"Lev.  14.3, 
4, 10. 
Luke  5. 14. 

P  Luke  5. 15. 


A^ 


l)ernaum  after  some  days; 
and  it  was  noised  that  he  was  in 
the  house. 

2  And  straightway  many  were 
gathered  together,  insomuch  that 
there  was  no  room  to  receive  them, 
no,  not  so  uuich  as  about  the  door: 
and  he  jDreached  the  word  unto 
them. 

3  And  they  come  unto  him,  bring- 
ing one  sick  of  the  palsy,  which 
was  borne  of  four. 

4  And  when  they  could  not  come 
nigh  unto  hira  for  the  press,  they 
uncovered  the  roof  where  he  was : 
and  when  they  had  broken  it  u]), 
they  let  down  the  bed  wherein 
the  sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 

5  When  Jesus  saw  their 
said   unto   the    sick    of 
Hy,    Son,    thy    sins    be 
thee. 

G  But  there  were  certain  of  the 


faith,  he 
the  Y)ixi- 
forgiven 


ich.  2.  iri. 


»  Matt. 
Luke 


9.  1. 

5.  IS. 


Mattlieiv  the  publican  called. 


ST.  MAEK. 


Christ  excuseth  his  disciples. 


A  .  D.  31. 


i..T,>l>U.4. 
la.  4;i.  :a. 


■•  Matt.  9.  4. 


J  .^latt.  9.  5. 


"  Matt.  0.  9. 


I  Matt.  n.  9. 
I.uke  5.  21. 


1 1  Or, 

/i(  the  place 
where  the 
custom  was 
received. 

e  Matt.  9. 10. 


b  Matt.  9. 12, 
Vi.Si  IS.  11. 
I.uke.i.  :;i, 
:i>.  &  19. 10. 
1  Tim.  1.15. 


i  Matt.  9.  14. 
Luke  o.  3u. 


scribes  sitting  there,  and  reason- 
ing in  their  liearts, 

7  Why  dotli  this  man  thus  speak 
blasplieniies  f  ^  wlio  can  forgive 
sins  but  God  only  ? 

8  And  innnediately,  '^when  Jesus 
perceived  in  his  spirit  that  they 
so  reasoned  ^vitliin  tliemselves,  he 
said  unto  tliem,  AVhy  reason  ye 
these  things  in  your  hearts  ? 

9  ''Whetlier  is  it  easier  to  say 
to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Thy  sins 
be  forgiven  thee ;  or  to  say,  Arise, 
and  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  I 

10  But  that  ye  may  knovt^  that 
the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on 
earth  to  forgive  sins,  (he  saith  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,) 

11  I  say  unto  thee.  Arise,  and 
take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  thy  way 
into  thine  house. 

12  And  immediately  he  arose, 
took  up  the  bed,  and  went  forth 
before  them  all ;  insomuch  that 
they  were  all  amazed,  and  glori- 
fied God,  saying,  AVe  never  saw 
it  on  this  fashion. 

13  'And  he  went  forth  again  by 
the  sea  side;  and  all  the  multi- 
tude resorted  unto  him,  and  he 
taught  them. 

14  '^And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw 
Levi  the  son  of  Alpheus  sitting 
II  at  the  receipt  of  custom,  and 
said  unto  him.  Follow  me.  And 
he  arose  and  followed  him. 

15  ^'And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  his  house, 
many  i^ublicans  and  sinners  sat 
also  together  with  Jesus  and  his 
disciples ;  for  there  were  many, 
and  they  followed  him. 

10  And  when  the  scribes  and 
Pharisees  saw  him  eat  with  pub- 
licans and  sinners,  they  said  un- 
to his  disciples,  How  is  it  that  he 
eateth  and  drinketh  with  publi- 
cans and  sinners  ? 

17  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith 
unto  them,  ''They  that  are  whole 
have  no  need  of  the  physician, 
but  they  that  are  sick :  I  came  not 
to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners 
to  repentance. 

18  'And  the  disciples  of  John 
and  of  the  Pharisees  used  to  tiist : 
and  they  come  and  say  unto  him, 


Why  do  the  disciples  of  John  and 
of  the  Pharisees  fast,  but  thy  dis- 
ciples fast  not ! 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Can  the  children  of  the  bridecham- 
ber  fast,  while  the  bridegroom  is 
with  them  I  as  long  as  they  have 
tlie  bridegroom  with  them,  they 
cannot  fast. 

20  But  the  days  will  come,  when 
the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken 
away  from  tliem,  juid  then  shall 
they  fast  in  those  days. 

21  No  man  also  seweth  a  piece  of 
"new  cloth  on  an  old  garment; 
else  the  new  piece  that  filled  it  up 
taketh  away  from  the  old,  and  the 
rent  is  made  worse. 

22  And  no  man  x)ntteth  new  wine 
into  old  bottles ;  else  the  new  Avine 
doth  burst  the  bottles,  and  the 
wine  is  spilled,  and  the  bottles  will 
be  marred :  but  new  wine  must  be 
put  into  new  bottles. 

23  ""And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he 
went  through  the  corn  fields  on 
the  sabbiith  day  ;  and  his  disciples 
began,  as  they  went,  '  to  ijluck  the 
ears  of  corn. 

24  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  why  do  they  on  the 
sabbath  day  that  which  is  not  law- 
ful? 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Have 
ye  never  read  "'what  David   did,,, 
when  he  had  need,  and  was  a  hun- 
gered, he,  and  they  that  Avere  with 
him  1 

26  How  he  went  into  the  house 
of  God  in  the  days  of  Abiathar  the 
high  x)riest,  and  did  eat  the  sliew- 
bread,  "  w  hich  is  not  lawful  to  eat 
but  for  the  priests 
also  to  them  which 
him? 

27  And  he  said  unto  them,  The 
sabbath  was  made  for  man,  and 
not  man  for  the  sabbath  : 

28  Therefore  "the  Son  of  man  is 
Lord  also  of  the  sabbath. 

CHAPTER  TIL 

1  Christ  healeth  the  withered  hand,  10  and  many 
other  infirmities :  W  rebuketh  the  unclean  spirits: 
13  chooseth  his  twelve  apostles :  23  convinceth  the 
blaiqihemy  of  casting  out  devili  by  Beelzebub:  31 
and  sheweth  who  are  his  brother,  sister,  and  mother. 

AND  ^he  entered  again  into  the 
jljL  synagogue ;  and  there  was  a 
45 


A.  D.  31. 


tl  Or,  ra»r,or, 
unwrvught. 


k  Matt.  12.  1. 
J^ukc  U.  1. 


I  Deut.  20.25. 


•1  Sam.  21. 


and 
were 


gave 
with 


"  Ex.  29.  .■!2, 
Lev.  24.  9. 


°  Matt.  12.  8. 


■Matt.  12.9. 
Luke  «.  G. 


Hie  withered  hand  htiled. 


ST.  MAEK. 


The  apostles  chosen. 


A.  D.  31. 


t  Gr.  Arisf, 
stand  fortli 
in  the  midst. 


I  Or. 
blmdneta. 


b3|att.  12.14. 


'JUtt.  22.16. 


d  Luke  C.  17. 


O  Or,  rvthcil. 


«ch.l.2r!.2(. 
Luke  4.  41. 


fM»ttI4..r.. 
ck.  1.  1. 


IMott.l.'.K,. 


tMattin.  1. 
Luke  6.  12. 
Jt9. 1. 


man  there  which  had  a  withered 
hand, 

2  And  they  watched  him,  w^hether 
he  woukl  heal  him  on  the  sabbath 
day;  that  they  might  accuse  him. 

3  And  he  saith  unto  the  man 
wliich  had  the  withered  hand, 
t  Stand  forth. 

4  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Is  it 
hiwful  to  do  good  on  the  sabbath 
days,  or  to  do  evil  ?  to  save  life,  or 
to  kill  ?     But  they  held  their  peace. 

5  And  when  he  had  looked  round 
about  on  them  with  anger,  being 
grieved  for  the  "hardness  of  their 
hearts,  he  saith  unto  the  man. 
Stretch  forth' thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  out :  and  his  hand  was 
restored  whole  as  the  other. 

6  "^  And  the  Pharisees  went  forth, 
and  straightway  took  counsel  with 
'the  Herodians  against  him,  how 
they  might  destroy  him. 

7  But  Jesus  withdrew  himself 
with  his  disciples  to  the  sea:  and 
a  great  nuiltitude  from  Galilee  fol- 
lowed him,  '^and  from  Judea, 

8  And  from  Jerusalem,  and  from 
Idumea,  and /row  beyond  Jordan; 
and  they  about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a 
great  multitude,  when  they  had 
iieard  what  great  things  he  did, 
came  unto  him. 

9  And  he  si^ake  to  his  disciples, 
that  a  small  ship  should  wait  on 
him  because  of  the  multitude,  lest 
they  should  throng  him. 

10  For  he  had  healed  many ;  in- 
somuch that  they  "pressed  upon 
him  for  to  touch  him,  as  many  as 
had  plagues. 

11  "^And  unclean  spirits,  when 
they  saw  him,  fell  down  before 
him,  and  cried,  saying,  'Thou  art 
the  Son  of  God. 

12  And  '-'he  straitly  charged  them 
that  they  should  not  make  him 
known. 

13  ''And  he  goeth  up  into  a 
mouiitn'm,  and  calleth  nnto  Mm 
whom  ho  would:  and  they  came 
unto  liiin. 

14  And  ho  ordained  twelve,  that 
they  should  bo  with  him,  and  that 
hemiglit  sond  th<'m  f<Mlli  to  iiroach, 

15  And  to  have  ])()wor  to  hoal 
sicknesses,  and  to  cast  out  devils : 

4() 


16  And  Simon  'he  surnamed 
Peter ; 

17  And  James  the  son  of  Zebedee, 
and  John  the  brother  of  James ; 
and  he  surnamed  them  Boanerges, 
which  is.  The  sons  of  thunder: 

18  And  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and 
Bartholomew,  and  Matthew,  and 
Thomas,  and  James  the  son  of  Al- 
pheus,  and  Thaddeus,  and  Simon 
the  Canaanite, 

19  And  Judas  Iscariot,  which  also 
betrayed  him  :  and  they  went "  into 
a  house. 

20  And  the  multitude  cometh  to- 
gether again,  ''so  that  they  could 
not  so  much  as  eat  bread. 

21  And  when  his  "friends  heard 
of  it,  they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on 
him  :  '  for  they  said,  He  is  beside 
himself. 

22  ^  And  the  scribes  which  came 
down  from  Jerusalem  said,  "'He 
hath  Beelzebub,  and  by  the  prince 
of  the  devils  casteth  he  out  devils. 

23  "And  he  called  them  iinto  Mm, 
and  said  unto  them  in  parables. 
How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  1 

24  And  if  a  kingdom  be  divided 
against  itself,  that  kingdom  can- 
not stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided 
against  itself,  that  house  cannojt 
stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against 
himself,  and  be  divided,  he  can- 
not stand,  but  hath  an  end. 

27  °No  man  can  enter  into  a 
strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his 
goods,  except  he  will  first  bind  the 
strong  man;  and  then  he  will  spoil 
his  house. 

28  p Verily  I  say  unto  you.  All 
sins  shall  be  forgiven  unto  the 
sons  of  men,  and  blasphemies 
w^herewith  soever  they  shall  blas- 
pheme : 

29  But  he  that  shall  blaspheme 
against  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  nev- 
er forgiveness,  but  is  in  danger  of 
eternal  damnation : 

30  Because  they  said.  He  hath  an 
unclean  spirit. 

31  ^\  ''  Th(3re  came  then  his  breth- 
ren and  his  motlier,  and,  standing 
without,  sent  unto  him,  calling 
him. 


A.  D.  31. 


i  John  1.  42. 


J  Or,  home. 


k  ch.  G.  31. 


II  Or, 
kinsmen. 


1  John".  J.  & 
10.  20. 


"Matt.  9.34. 
&  10.  25. 
Luke  11.15. 

John  7. 10. 
&  8.  4H,  52. 
&  10.  20. 

°  Matt.l2.2J. 


019.49.24. 
3Iatt.l2.29. 


PMatt.l2..'?I. 
Luke  12.10. 
1  John5.1(>. 


iM11tt.i2.4r,. 
Luke  8.  I'J. 


The  parable  of  the  soiver. 


ST.  MARK. 


/•jT/te  meaning  thereof. 


A.  D.  31. 


I 


•Matt.  13.1. 
Luke  8.  4. 


bch.  12.  58. 


'John  1.3.5. 
Col.  1.  6. 


.1  Matt.  13.10. 
Luke  8.  9, 
&c. 


32  And  the  multitudo  sat  about 
him,  and  they  said  nnto  him,  Be- 
hold, tliy  niotlier  and  tliy  brethren 
withont  seek  for  thee. 

33  And  he  answered  tliem,  say- 
ing. Who  is  my  mother,  or  my 
brethren  ? 

34  And  he  looked  round  about 
on  them  which  sat  about  him, 
and  said,  Behold  my  mother  and 
my  brethren ! 

35  For  whosoever  shall  do  the 
will  of  God,  the  same  is  my  broth- 
er, and  my  sister,  and  mother. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  parable  of  the  sower,  14  and  the  meaning 
thereof.  21  We  must  cutninunicate  the  light  of  our 
knowledge  to  others.  2(i  The  parable  of  the  seed 
growing  secretly,  oO  and  of  the  mustard  seed.  o5 
Christ  stillcth  the  tempest  on  the  sea. 

AND  ^he  began  again  to  teach 
u  by  the  sea  side:  and  there 
was  gathered  unto  him  a  great 
multitude,  so  that  he  entered  into 
a  ship,  and  sat  in  the  sea ;  and  the 
whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea 
on  the  land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many 
things  by  parables,  ""and  said  unto 
them  in  his  doctrine, 

3  Hearken;  Behold,  there  went 
out  a  sower  to  sow : 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way  side, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  air  came  and 
devoured  it  up. 

5  And  some  fell  on  stony  ground, 
where  it  had  not  much  earth ;  and 
immediately  it  si^rang  up,  because 
it  had  no  depth  of  earth : 

6  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it 
was  scorched ;  and  because  it  had 
no  root,  it  withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thcn'ns, 
and  the  thorns  grew  up,  and  chok- 
ed it,  and  it  yielded  no  fruit. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground. 


you  it  is  given  to  know  the  mys- 
tery of  the  kingdom  of  God:  but 
unto  'them  that  are  without,  all 
these  things  are  done  in  parables : 

12  ^That  seeing  they  may  see,  and 
not  perceive ;  and  hearing  they 
may  hear,  and  not  undc^rstand ; 
lest  at  any  time  they  should  be 
converted,  and  their  sins  should  be 
forgiven  th(^m. 

13  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know 
ye  not  this  ])arable  I  and  how  then 
will  ye  know  all  parables  f 

14  ^[  ^  The  sower  soweth  the 
word. 

15  And  these  are  they  by  the 
way  side,  where  the  word  is  sown ; 
but  when  they  have  heard,  Satan 
Cometh  immediately,  and  taketh 
away  the  word  that  was  sown  iiJ 
their  hearts. 

IG  And  these  are  they  likewise 
which  are  sown  on  stony  ground ; 
who,  when  they  have  heard  the 
word,  immediately  receive  it  with 
gladness;    , 

17  And  have  no  root  in  them- 
selves, and  so  endure  but  for  a 
time :  afterward,  when  affliction  or 
persecuti(m  ariseth  for  the  word's 
sake,  immediately  they  are  of- 
fended. 

18  And  these  are  they  which  are 
sown  among  thorns ;  such  as  hear 
the  word, 

10  And  the  cares  of  this  world, 
''and  the  deceitfulness  of  riches, 
and  the  lusts  of  other  things  en- 
tering in,  choke  the  word,  and  it 
becometh  unfruitful. 

20  And  these  are  they  which  are 
sown  on  good  ground;  such  as 
hear  the  word,  and  receive  it,  and 
bring  forth  fruit,  some  thirtyfold, 
some  sixty,  and  some  a  hundred. 

21  "i^  '  xVnd  he  said  unto  them.  Is 
'and  did  yield  fruit   that  sprang  j  a  candle  brought  to  be  put  under  ^ 
up    and    increased,    and    brought   a  "bushel,  or  under  a  bed?    and  I 


A.  D.  31. 


M  Cor.  5. 12. 

Col.  4.5. 

1  Tliess.  4. 

\i. 

1  Tim.  .3.  7. 
fl«.  C. '.I. 

Matt.  1.3. 14. 

l.iikf  N.  III. 

JdIiii  U'.  4<i. 

ActH  ■M',.  -ji;. 

Uoiu.  U.  8. 


eMoft.i3.in. 


li  I  Tim.  G.  n, 
V. 


forth,  some  thirty,  and  some  sixty, 
and  some  a  hundred. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  He  that 
hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  ''And  when  he  was  alone, 
they  that  were  about  him  with 
the  twelve  asked  of  him  the  par- 
able. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto 


not  to  be  set  on  a  candlestick  1 

22  Tor  there  is  nothing  hid, 
which  shall  not  be  manifested; 
neither  was  any  thing  kept  secret, 
but  that  it  should  come  abroad. 

23  '  If  anj^  man  have  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

24  And  he  said  unto  tln^n.  Take 
heed  what  ve  heai\    "'With  what 

47 


i  Matt.  5.1.'!. 
Luke  K.  Iti. 
&  1I.;J3. 

II  The  word 
in  thenri^^i- 
nal  pi'tnifi- 
etti  a  less 
nicii>;ure,  as 
Matt.  5.  ir,. 

k  Matt.  10.26. 
Luke  Vi.  -L 


1. Matt.  11. 15. 
ver.  9. 


"  Matt.  7.  2. 
Luke  e.  38. 


Parable  of  the  mustard  seed. 


ST.  MAEK. 


Christ  casteth  out  devils. 


A.  D.  31. 


"  'latt.  13.12. 
Ik  ia.  •£). 
J.MkeK.  18. 
i  IS).  -X, 


'  Matt.  13.24. 


'Matt.l3..'«. 
Juliu  IG.  12. 


i  Or,  ripe. 
V  liav.  U.  15. 


I.Miitt.  IH..-!!. 
Lukel.J.lN. 
Aet!i2.41.& 
4.  4.  &  5. 14. 
&19.a). 


•  Matt.  8.  18, 
l.'ikeS.  22. 


measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  meas- 
ured to  you;    and  unto  you  that 

1  hear  shall  niore  be  given. 

25  "For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall 

be  given ;    and  he  that  hath  not, 

from  him  shall  be  taken  even  that 

which  he  hath. 

2G  ^  And  he  said,  "So  is  the  king- 

'.  dom  of  God,  as  if  a  man  should 
cast ^eed  into  the  ground; 

27  And  should  sleep,  and  rise 
night  and  day,  and  the  seed  should 
spring  and  grow  up,  he  knoweth 
not  how. 

28  For  the  earth  bringeth  forth 
fruit  of  herself;  first  the  blade, 
then  the  ear,  after  that  the  full 
corn  in  the  ear. 

29  But  when  the  fruit  is  n  brought 
forth,  immediately  ^he  putteth  in 
the  sickle,  because  the  harvest  is 
come. 

30  1  And  he  said,  <iWhereunto 
shall  w^e  liken  the  kingdom  of 
God!  or  with  what  comjjarison 
shall  we  compare  it  ? 

31  li  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard 
seed,  which,  when  it  is  sown  in  the 

I  earth,  is  less  than  all  the  seeds  that 
be  in  the  earth : 

32  But  when  it  is  sown,  it  grow- 
eth  up,  anci  becometh  greater  than 
all  herbs,  and  shooteth  out  great 
branches ;  so  that  the  fowls  of  the 
air  may  lodge  under  the  shadow 
of  it. 

33  "^And  with  many  such  parables 
spake  lie  tlie  word  unto  them,  as 
they  were  able  to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a  parable  spake 
he  not  unto  them :  and  when  they 
wen^  alone,  lie  expounded,all  things 
to  his  disciples. 

35  *And  the  same  daj^,  when  the 
even  was  come,  he  saith  unto 
thoni,  Let  us  i)ass  over  unto  the 
other  side. 

30  And  when  they  had  sent  away 
the  multitude,  tliey  took  him  even 
as  h(;  was  in  th(;  sliij).  And  there 
were  also  w4th  him  other  little 
.si  lips. 

37  And  there  arose  a  great  storm 
of  wind,  and  the  waves  beat  into 
the  ship,  so  that  it  was  now  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  jjart 
i  of  the  ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow : 
I  48 


and  they  awake  him,  and  say  unto 
him.  Master,  carest  thou  not  that 
we  perish  ? 

39  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the 
wind,  and  said  unto  the  sea.  Peace, 
be  still.  And  the  wind  ceased,  and 
there  was  a  great  calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
are  ye  so  fearful  ?  how  is  it  that 
ye  have  no  faith  ! 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly, 
and  said  one  to  another.  What 
manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even 
the  wind  and  the  sea  obey  him  ? 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  ChrM  delivering  the  jjossessed  of  the  legion  of  devils, 
lo  they  enter  irtto  the  swine.  25  He  healeth  the  wo- 
man of  the  bloody  issue,  35  and  raiseth  from  death 
Jairus'  daughter. 

AND  nhey  came  over  unto  the 
i\.  other  side  of  the  sea,  into  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes. 

2  And  when  he  was  come  out  of 
the  ship,  immediately  there  met 
him  out  of  the  tombs  a  man  with 
an  unclean  spirit, 

3  Who  had  his  dwelling  among 
the  tombs ;  and  no  man  could  bind 
him,  no,  not  with  chains  :    • 

4  Because  that  he  had  been  often 
bound  with  fetters  and  chains,  and 
the  chains  had  been  plucked  asun- 
der by  him,  and  the  fetters  broken 
in  pieces :  neither  could  any  man 
tame  him. 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he 
was  in  the  mountains,  and  in  the 
tombs,  crying,  and  cutting  himself 
with  stones. 

C  But  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar  off, 
he  ran  and  worshipped  him, 

7  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  said.  What  have  I  to  do  with 
thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the  most 
high  God?  I  adjure  thee  by  God, 
that  thou  torment  me  not. 

8  (For  he  said  unto  him.  Come  out 
of  the  man,  thou  unclean  spirit.) 

9  And  he  asked  him,  AVliat  is  thy 
name  ?  And  he  answered,  saying. 
My  name  is  Legion :  for  we  are 
many. 

10  And  he  besought  him  much 
that  he  would  not  send  them  away 
out  of  the  country. 

11  Now  there  was    there 
unto  the  mountains  a  great  herd 
of  swine  feeding.       , 


A.  D.  31. 


nigh 


■  Matt.  8.  28. 
Luke  8.  26. 


They  enter  into  the  sivine. 


ST.  MAEK. 


J  aims'  daughter  raised. 


A.  D.  31. 


b  Matt.  8. 
AcU  lU. 


'  Luke  8.  ,TS. 


d  Matt.  9. 
Luke». 


"  Matt.  9. 
Luke  8. 


12  Aud  all  the  devils  besought 
him,  saying-,  Send  us  into  the 
swine,  that  we  may  enter  into 
them. 

13  And  forthwith  Jesus  gave 
them  leave.  And  the  unclean 
spirits  went  out,  and  entered 
into  the  swine;  and  the  herd  ran 
violently  down  a  steep  place  into 
the  sea,  (they  w^ere  about  two 
thousand,)  and  were  choked  in  the 
sea. 

14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine 
fled,  and  told  it  in  the  city,  and  in 
the  country.  And  they  went  out 
to  see  what  it  was  that  was  done. 

15  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and 
see  him  that  was  possessed  with 
the  devil,  and  had  the  legion,  sit- 
ting, and  clothed,  and  in  his  right 
mind ;  and  they  were  afraid. 

10  And  they  that  saw  it  told 
them  how  it  befell  to  him  that 
was  possessed  with  the  devil,  aud 
aho  concerning  the  sw  iue. 

17  And  ^they  began  to  pray  him 
to  depart  out  of  their  coasts. 

18  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  ship,  ''he  that  had  been  pos- 
sessed with  the  devil  prayed  him 
that  he  might  be  with  him. 

19  Howbeit  Jesus  suffered  him 
not,  but  saith  unto  him.  Go  home 
to  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how 
great  things  the  Lord  hath  done 
for  thee,  and  hath  had  compassion 
on  thee. 

20  And  he  departed,  and  began 
to  publish  in  Decapolis  how  great 
things  Jesus  had  done  for  him: 
and  all  men  did  marvel. 

21  'And  when  Jesus  was  passed 
over  again  by  ship  unto  the  other 
side,  much  people  gathered  unto 
him ;  and  he  was  nigh  unto  the 
sea. 

22  'And,  behold,  there  cometh 
one  of  the  rulers  of  the  synagogue, 
Jairus  by  name ;  and  when  he  saw 
him,  he  fell  at  his  feet, 

23  And  besought  him  greatly, 
saying.  My  little  daughter  lieth 
at  the  point  of  death:  1 2) ray  thee, 
come  and  lay  thy  hands  on  her, 
that  she  may  be  healed ;  and  she 
shall  live. 

24  And  Jesus   went  with   him; 

67 


A.  D.  31. 


'I,cv.  15.  2J. 
Matt.  U.  -M. 


'  Luke  6. 19. 
&  8.  40. 


and  much  people  followed    him, 
and  thronged  him. 

25  And  a  certain  woman,  ^  which 
had  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 

26  And  had  suffered  many  things 
of  many  physicians,  and  had  s])ent 
all  that  she  had,  and  was  nothing 
bettered,  but  rather  grew  worse, 

27  When  she  had  heard  of  Jesus, 
came  in  the  press  behind,  and 
touched  his  garment. 

28  For  she  said.  If  I  may  touch 
but  his  clothes,  1  shall  be  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  fountain 
of  her  blood  was  dried  up ;  aud 
she  felt  in  her  body  that  she  was 
healed  of  that  plague. 

30  And  Jesus,  immediately  know- 
ing in  himself  that  ^  virtue  had 
gone  out  of  him,  turned  him  about 
in  the  press,  and  said,  Who  touch- 
ed my  clothes  f 

31  And  his  disciples  said  unto 
him.  Thou  seest  the  multitude 
thronging  thee,  and  sayest  thou, 
Who  touched  me  I 

32  And  he  looked  round  about  to 
see  her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman  fearing  and 
trembling,  knowing  what  was  done 
in  her,  came  and  fell  do\vn  before 
him,  and  told  him  all  the  truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her.  Daugh- 
ter, ^  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole ;  go  in  peace,  and  be  whole 
of  thy  plague. 

35  'While  he  yet   spake,   there  I  i-^ke 8.49, 
came  from  the  ruler  of  the  syna-  | 
gogue's  house  certain  which  said, 
Thy  daughter  is  dead ;  why  troub- 
lest  thou  the  Master  any  further  ? 

30  As  soon  as  Jesus  heard  the 
word  that  was  spoken,  he  saith 
unto  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue, 
Be  not  afraid,  only  believe. 

37  And  he  suffered  no  man  to  fol- 
low him,  save  Peter,  and  James, 
and  John  the  brother  of  James. 

38  And  he  cometh  to  the  house 
of  the  ruler  of  the  sj^nagogue,  and 
seetli  the  tumult,  and  them  that 
wept  and  wailed  greatly. 

39  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he 
saith  unto  them.  Why  make  ye 
this  ado,  and  weep  f  the  damsel  is 
not  dead,  but  ""sleepeth. 

40  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn. 

49 


I  Matt.  9. 22. 

c-li.  10.52. 
Acts  14.  9. 


Ii  John  11. 11. 


Christ  is  contemned. 


ST.  MAEK. 


He  sendeth  out  the  tivelve. 


A.  D.  31. 


I  Acts  9.  40. 


"  Matt.  8.  4. 
<c  y.  :X).  Sc 
12. 10.  i  17. 
9. 

eh.  3.  12. 
Luke  5. 14. 


■  Mstt.  13.  54. 
Luke  4.  lU. 


I>  John  6. 42. 


'  See  Matt. 
1-2. 4«. 
Ual.  1. 13. 


<iMatt.  ll.C. 


•  Matt.  13.5T. 
John  4.  44. 


fBMOea.19. 

22.  *  JK.  2.'.. 
Matt.  I.l.&H. 
ch.  9.  23. 


tU.  SB.  10. 


k  .Matt.  I).  .IS. 
Luke  13.22. 


iMnM.  10.  1. 
ch.:i.  l.\M. 
Luke  9.  1. 


'But  when  lie  had  put  them  all 
C'^t,  he  taketh  the  father  and  the 
Lf other  of  the  damsel,  and  them 
that  were  with  him,  and  entereth 
in  where  the  damsel  was  lying. 

41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by 
the  hand,  and  said  unto  her,  Tal- 
itha  cumi ;  which  is,  being  inter- 
preted, Damsel,  (I  say  unto  thee,) 
arise. 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel 
arose,  and  walked ;  for  she  was  of 
the  age  of  twelve  years.  And  they 
were  astonished  with  a  great  aston- 
ishment. 

43  And  ""he  charged  them  strait- 
ly  that  no  man  should  know  it; 
and  commanded  that  something 
should  be  given  her  to  eat. 

CHAPTER  YI. 

1  Christ  is  contemned  of  his  coimtrymen.  7  He  giv- 
elh  the  twelve  power  over  unclean  xpirits.  14  Divers 
opinions  of  Christ.  18  John  Baptist  is  beheaded, 
29  and  biwied.  30  The  apostles  return  from  preach- 
ing. 34  The  miracle  of  Jive  loavc.'i  and  two  fishes. 
4»  Christ  walkelh  on  the  sea:  53  atid  healeth  all 
that  touch  him. 

AND  ""  he  went  out  from'  thence, 
_  and  came  into  his  own  coun- 
try ;  and  his  disciples  follow  him. 

2  And  when  the  sabbath  day  was 
come,  he  began  to  teach  in  the 
synagogue  :  and  many  hearing  him 
were  astonished,  saying,  ^From 
whence  hath  this  wjart  these  things! 
and  what  wisdom  is  this  which  is 
given  unto  him,  that  even  such 
mighty  works  are  wrought  by  his 
hands  ? 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the 
son  of  Mary,  Hhe  brother  of  James, 
and  J  OSes,  and  of  Juda,  and  Si- 
mon ?  and  are  not  his  sisters  here 
with  us  ?  And  they  ^  were  offend- 
ed at  him. 

4  lint  Jesus  said  unto  them,  'A 
proi)het  is  not  without  honour,  but 
in  his  own  country,  and  among 
his  own  kin,  and  in  his  own 
house. 

5  ^And  ho  could  there  do  no 
mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid  his 
hands  upon  a  few  sick  folk,  and 
beaUMl  them. 

6  And  *-'he  marvelled  because  of 
their  unbelief.  ''And  he  went 
round  about  the  villages,  teaching. 

7  "j  'And  he  called  unto  him  the 
twelve,  and   began  to  send  them 

50 


forth  by  two  and  two;  and  gave 
them  power  over  unclean  spirits ; 

8  And  commanded  them  that  they 
should  take  nothing  for  their  jour- 
ney, save  a  staff  only ;  no  scrip, 
no  bread,  no  "money  in  tlieir  purse: 

9  But  ^he  shod  with  sandals;  and 
not  x)nt  on  two  coats. 

10  'And  he  said  unto  them.  In 
what  place  soever  ye  enter  into  a 
house,  there  abide  till  ye  depart 
from  that  place. 

11  ""And  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive you,  nor  hear  you,  when  ye 
depart  thence,  "shake  off  the  dust 
under  your  feet  for  a  testimony 
against  them.  Yerily  I  say  unto 
you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for 
Sodom  ^and  Gomorrah  in  the  day 
of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

12  And  they  went  out,  and  i^reach- 
ed  that  men  should  repent. 

13  And  they  cast  out  many  dev- 
ils, "and  anointed  with  oil  many 
that  were  sick,  and  healed  tliem. 

14  ''And  king  Herod  heard  of  him; 
(for  his  name  was  spread  abroad ;) 
and  he  said,  That  John  the  Bap- 
tist was  risen  from  the  dead,  and 
therefore  mighty  works  do  shew 
forth  themselves  in  him. 

15  '^  Others  said,  That  it  is  Elias. 
And  others  said.  That  it  is  a  proph- 
et, or  as  one  of  the  prophets. 

16  'But  when  Herod  heard  there- 
of he  said.  It  is  John,  whom  I  be- 
headed :  he  is  risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent 
forth  and  laid  hold  upon  John,  and 
bound  him  in  prison  for  Herodias' 
sake,  his  brother  Philip's  wife ;  for 
he  had  married  her. 

18  For  John  had  said  unto  Herod, 
'  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  thy 
brother's  wife. 

19  Therefore  Herodias  had  "a 
quarrel  against  him,  and  would 
have  killed  him ;  but  she  could 
not: 

20  For  Herod '  feared  John,  know- 
ing that  he  was  a  just  man  and  a 
holy,  and  "observed  him;  and 
when  he  heard  him,  he  did  many 
things,  and  heard  him  gladly. 

21  "And  when  a  convenient  day 
was  come,  that  Herod  ''on  his 
birthday   made   a    supper   to    his 


A.  D.  31. 


n  The  word 
sii^nitieth 
a  jnece  of 
brass  mon- 
ey, in  value 
sonicu-hat 
lesx  than  a 
fart/ting, 
iMatt.  10.  9. 
but  here  it 
is  tiiiken  in 
general  for 
money, 
Luke  y.  3. 

k  Acts  12.  8. 

I  Matt.  10.  II. 
Luke  tl.  4.  & 
10.  r,  s. 

"■Matt.lO.H. 
Luke  10. 10. 

"AetslS.Sl. 
&  18.  6. 


t  Gr.  or. 


"James  5.14. 


P  Matt.  14.  1. 
Luke  9.  7. 


1  Jlatt.  16.14. 
ch.  8.  28. 


'  Matt.  14.  2. 
Luke  3. 19. 


A.  D.  30. 


•Lev.  IS.  IC. 
&  20.  21. 


II  Or, 

an  inioard 
grudge. 


'  M.itt.  14.  5. 
&  21.  2«. 


II  Or.  kept 
him.  or, 
sated  him. 


A.  D.  .32. 
"Matt.  14. «. 
»  Gen.  40. 20. 


John  the  Baptist  heheaded. 


ST.  MARK. 


Christ  fecdeth  five  thonsand. 


A.  D.  32. 


r  Esth.  5.3,6. 
&7.i. 


«  Matt.  14.  9. 


II  Or,  one  of 
his  guard. 


'Luke  9. 10. 


t>  Matt.  14.13. 


'  ch.  3.  20. 


•1  Matt.  14.13. 


'  Matt  9. 
&  14. 14. 


,36. 


lords,    high    captains,    and    chief 
estates  of  Gahlee ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of  the 
said  llerodias  came  in,  and  danced, 
and  pleased  Herod  and  them  that 
sat  with  him,  the  king  said  unto  the 
damsel.  Ask  of  me  whatsoever  thou 
wilt,  and  I  will  give  it  thee. 

23  And  he  sware  unto  her,  ^  What- 
soever thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will 
give  it  thee,  unto  the  half  of  my 
kingdom. 

24  And  she  went  forth,  and  said 
unto  her  mother,  AVhat  shall  1  ask  f 
And  she  said,  The  head  of  John  the 
Baptist. 

25  And  she  came  in  straightway 
with  haste  unto  the  king,  and  asked, 
saying,  I  will  that  thou  give  me  by 
and  by  in  a  charger  the  head  of 
John  the  Baptist 

26  ^And  the 
sorry ;  yet  for  his  oath's  sake,  and 
for  their  sakes  which  sat  with  him 
he  would  not  reject  her 

27  And  immediately 


king  was  exceeding 


tho)  king  sent 

executionei-j'"U^  com m anded 

i[>e  brought:    and  he 


"an 

his  head  to 

went  and   lieheaded 


him   in    the 


prison, 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a 
charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  damsel ; 
and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her 
mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard 
of  it,  they  came  and  took  up  his 
corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb. 

30  -'And  the  apostles  gathered 
themselves  together  unto  Jesus, 
and  told  him  all  things,  both  what 
i\\Qj  had  done,  and  what  they  had 
taught. 

31  ^And  he  said  unto  them.  Come 
ye  yourselves  apart  into  a  desert 
place,  and  rest  a  while:  for  'there 
were  many  coming  and  going,  and 
they' had  no  leisure  so  much  as  to 
eat. 

32  ''And  they  departed  into  a 
desert  place  by  ship  privately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them  de- 
parting, and  many  knew  him,  and 
ran  afoot  thither  out  of  all  cities, 
and  outwent  them,  and  came  to- 
gether unto  him. 

34  "^  And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out, 
saw  much  peoi)le,  and  was  moved 


with  compassion  toward  them,  be- 
cause they  were  as  sheep  not  hy  - 
ing  a  shepherd:  and  "^ he  began  cO 
teach  them  many  things. 

35  ^And  when  the  day  was  now 
far  spent,  his  disciples  came  unto 
him,  and  said,  This  is  a  desert  place, 
and  now  tlie  time  is  far  passed : 

30  Send  them  away,  that  they 
may  go  into  the  country  round 
about,  and  into  the  villages,  and 
buy  themselves  bread:  for  they 
have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Give  ye  them  to  eat.  And 
they  say  unto  him,  ''  Shall  we  go 
and  buy  two  hundred  "pennyworth 
of  bread,  and  give  them  to  eatf 

38  He  saith  unto  them.  How  many 
loaves  have  ye  ?  go  and  see.  And 
when  they  knew,  they  say,  '  Five, 
and  two  fishes. 

39  And  he  commanded  them  to 
make  all  sit  down  by  companies 
upon  the  green  grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks, 
by  hundreds,  and  by  fifties. 

41  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  he 
looked  up  to  heaven,  ''and  blessed, 
and  brake  the  loaves,  and  gave 
them  to  his  disciples  to  set  before 
them;  and  the  two  fishes  divided 
he  among  them  all. 

42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
filled. 

43  And  they  took  up  twelve 
baskets  full  of  the  fragments,  and 
of  the  fislies. 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the 
loaves  were  about  five  thousand 
men. 

45  ^And  straightway  he  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  get  into 
the  ship,  and  to  go  to  the  other  side 
before  "unto  Bethsaida,  while  he 
sent  away  the  people. 

40  And  when  he  had  sent  them 
J»way,  he  departed  into  a  mountain 
to  pray. 

47  "And  when  even  was  come, 
the  ship  was  in  the  midst  of  the 
sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land. 

48  And  he  saw  them  toiling  in 
rowing  ;  for  the  wind  was  contrary 
unto  them :  and  about  the  fourth 
watch  of  the  night  he  cometh  unto 

51 


A.  D.  32. 


'Luke  9.  U. 


«Mott.  14  15. 
Luke  11.12. 


bNum.11.13, 
22. 

2  Kin|;e  4. 
4.3. 

II  The  Ro- 
man penny 
is  seven 
pence  half- 
pen  nv  :  as 
Matt.IS.  2». 

i  Matt.  14. 17. 
Luke  y.  13. 
John  <;. '.». 
SeeMatt.l5. 
.34. 
ch.S.  5. 


^  1  Sam.9. 13. 
Mutt.  2G.  26. 


1  Matt.  14. 22. 
John  G.  17. 


II  Or.  over 
against 
Jielhsaida. 


■"  Matt.14.23. 
John  U.  16, 
17. 


Christ  walketh  on  the  sea. 


ST.  MARK. 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


A.  D.  32. 
■^  See  Luke 


"ch.  8. 17,18. 


P  ch.  3.  i.  tc 
li;.  14. 
t  Matt.H.34. 


them,  walking  upon  the  sea,  and 
"would  have  passed  by  them. 

49  But  when  they  saw  him  walk- 
ing upon  the  sea,  they  supposed  it 
had  been  a  spirit,  and  cried  out : 

50  For  they  all  saw  him,  and  were 
troubled.  And  immediately  he 
talked  with  them,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Be  of  good  cheer :  it  is  I ; 
be  not  afraid. 

51  And  he  went  up  unto  them 
into  the  ship  ;  and  the  wind  ceas- 
ed :  and  they  were  sore  amazed  in 
themselves  beyond  measure,  and 
wondered. 

52  For  "they  considered  not  the 
miracle  of  the  loaves;  for  their 
^  heart  was  hardened. 

53  'lAnd  when  they  had  passed 
over,  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Gennesaret,  and  drew  to  the  shore. 

54  And  wheu  they  were  come  out 
of  the  ship,  straightway  they  knew 
him, 

55  And  ran  through  that  whole 
region  round  about,  and  began  to 
carry  about  in  beds  those  that  were 
sick,  where  they  heard  he  was. 

5G  And  whithersoever  he  entered, 
into  villages,  or  cities,  or  country, 
they  laid  the  sick  in  the  streets, 
and  besought  him  that  'they  might 
touch  if  it  were  but  the  border  of 
his  garment :  and  as  many  as 
touched  "  him  were  made  whole. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  Fhariseexjittd  fault  at  the  disciples  for  eating 
with  unwashen  hands.  8  They  break  the  cormnand- 
riicnt  of  God  by  the  traditions  of  men.  14  Meat 
dejikth  not  the  man.  24  He  healeth  the  Syropheni- 
cian  ii)oman''s  daughter  of  an  unclean  spirit,  81  and 
'      one  that  was  deaf  and  stammered  in  his  speech. 

•Mattui.  I  rpHEX  ''came  together  unto  him 
I  A.    the  Pharisees,  and  certain  of 
the  scribes,  which  came  from  Jeru- 
sal(!ni. 

2  And  when  they  saw  some  of 
his  disciples  eat  bread  with  "de- 
tiled,  that  is  to  say,  with  unwashen 
hands,  they  found  fault.  ^ 

3  For  th«5  Pharisees,  and  all  th^ 
Jews,  except  they  wash  tlicir  hands 
"oft,  eat  not,  holding  the  tradition 
of  the  elders. 

4  And  when  they  come  from  the 

market,   except    they   wash,   they 

eat  not.     And  many  other  things 

there  be,  which  they  have  received  ' 
52 


»  Matt.  9. 20. 
c\\..'>.'J7,M. 
Acts  19. 12. 


II  Or,  it. 


II  Or, 
common. 


to  hold,  as  the  washing  of  cups, 
and  "pots,  brazen  vessels,  and  of 
"  tables. 

5  ^  Then  the  Pharisees  and  scribes 
asked  him.  Why  walk  not  thy  dis- 
ciples according  to  the  tradition 
of  the  elders,  but  eat  bread  with 
unwashen  hands  1 

6  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Well  hath  Esaias  prophesied 
of  you  hypocrites,  as  it  is  written, 
"This  people  honoureth  me  with 
their  lips,  but  their  heart  is  far 
from  me. 

7  Howbeit  in  vain  do  they  wor- 
ship me,  teaching  for  doctrines  the 
commandments  of  men. 

8  For  laying  aside  the  command- 
ment of  God,  ye  hold  the  tradi- 
tion of  men,  as  the  washing  of 
pots  and  cups :  and  many  other 
such  like  things  ye  do. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  Full 
well  ye  "reject  the  commandment 
of  God,  that  ye  may  keep  your 
own  tradition^ 

10  For  Mos^s  «a)id,  "^Honour  thy 
father  and  thy  toother;  and,  "Who- 


II  Or.  ifiti- 
Ifpntli/ :  in 
thi-  nrij5in- 
nl.  u'ilfi  the 
finl :  The- 
ophylact. 
Ml*  lo  the 
elbow. 


SO   curseth  father   ovj  mother,   let 
him  die  the  death  : 

11  But  ye  say,  If  a  man  shall  say 
to  his  father  or  mother.  It  is  ^  Cor- 
ban,  that  is  to  say,  a  gift,  by  what- 
soever thou  mightest  be  profited 
by  me ;  he  shall  be  free. 

12  And  ye  suffer  him  no  more  to 
do  aught  for  his  father  or  his 
mother ; 

13  Making  the  word  of  God  of 
none  effect  through  your  tradition, 
which  ye  have  delivered:  and 
many  such  like  things  do  ye. 

14  *l  ^And  when  he  had  called  all 
the  people  unto  him,  he  said  unto 
them.  Hearken  unto  me  every  one 
of  you,  and  understand: 

15  There  is  nothing  from  without 
a  man,  that  entering  into  him  can 
defile  him:  but  the  things  which 
come  out  of  him,  those  are  they 
that  defile  the  man. 

1() ''  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

17  'And  when  he  was  entered  in- 
to the  house  from  the  j)eoi)lc,  his 
disciples  asked  him  concerning  the 
parable. 


A.  D.  32. 

II  Sextariua 
is  about  a 
pint  and  a 
half. 

B  Or,  bed$. 

b  Matt.  15.  2. 


'Is.  29.  13. 
Matt.  U.  8. 


II  Or. 
frustrate. 


i  Ex.  20. 12. 

Deut.  5. 16. 

Matt.  15.  4. 
'Ex.  21.1". 

I,ev.  20.  9. 

Prov.20.20. 


f  Matt.  15.  5. 

&  23. 18. 


K  Matt.  15.10. 


h  Matt.  11.15. 


I  Matt.  15. 15. 


^ 


Tlie  Canaanite's  daughter  healed. 


ST.  MAliK. 


Christ  feedeth  four  thousand. 


A.  D.  32. 


k  Gen.  (i.  5. 
&  s.  'Jl. 
Matt.  15. 19. 


f  Gr.  covet- 
n€»ses. 


I  Matt  15. 21. 


II  Or,  Gentile. 


"■  A!att.  15. 
29. 


"  Matt.  9.  R2. 
Luke  11. 14. 


18  And  he  saith  luito  them,  Are 
ye  so  without  understandiug  also  1 
Do  ye  not  i)erceive,  that  whatso- 
ever thing  from  without  entereth 
into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile  him ; 

19  Because  it  entereth  not  into 
his  heart,  but  into  the  belly,  and 
goeth  out  into  the  draught,  purg- 
ing all  meats! 

20  And  he  said,  That  which  com- 
eth  out  of  the  man,  that  detileth 
the  man. 

21  ""For  from  within,  out  of  the 
heart  of  men,  proceed  evil  thoughts, 
adulteries,  fornications,  murders, 

22  Thefts,  *  covetousness,  wicked- 
ness, deceit,  lasciviousness,  an  evil 
eye,  blasphemy,  pride,  foolishness : 

23  All  these  evil  things  come 
from  within,  and  defile  the  man. 

24  T[  'And  from  thence  he  arose, 
and  went  into  the  borders  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon,  and  entered  into  a 
house,  and  would  have  no  man 
know  it:  but  he  could  not  be  hid. 

25  For  a  certain  woman,  whose 
young  daughter  had  an  unclean 
spirit,  heard  of  him,  and  came  and 
fell  at  his  feet : 

2G  The  woman  was  a  "Greek,  a 
Syrophenician  by  nation  ;  and  she 
besought  him  that  he  would  cast 
forth  the  devil  out  of  her  daughter. 

27  But  Jesus  said  unto  her.  Let 
the  children  first  be  filled:  for  it 
is  not  meet  to  take  the  children's 
bread,  and  to  cast  it  unto  the  dogs. 

28  And  she  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Yes,  Lord :  yet  the  dogs 
under  the  table  eat  of  the  children's 
crumbs. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her.  For  this 
saying  go  thy  way ;  tlie  devil  is 
gone  out  of  thy  daughter. 

30  And  when  she  was  come  to 
her  house,  she  found  the  devil  gone 
out,  and  her  daughter  laid  upon 
the  bed. 

31  *{[  "And  again,  departing  from 
the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
he  came  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
through  the  midst  of  the  coasts  of 
Decapolis. 

32  And  °  they  bring  unto  him  one 
that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  impedi- 
ment in  his  speech  ;  and  thej^  be- 
seech him  to  put  his  hand  upon  him. 


"ch.R.  23. 
Jolm  9.  0. 


rch.fi.  41. 

John  11.41. 

&  17.  1. 
1  John  11.33, 

an. 

'U.V,.  .1, 8. 
Matt.  11.  5. 


•ch.  a.  48. 


'  Matt.l5. 32. 


33  And  he  took  him  aside  from    a.d.32. 
the  multitude,  and  put  his  fingers 
into   his  ears,  and  ''he  spit,  and 
touched  his  tongue ; 

34  And  'looking  up  to  heaven, 
ihe  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him, 
Ephphatha,  that  is.  Be  opened. 

35  'And  straightway  his  ears  were 
opened,  and  the  string  of  his  tongue 
was  loosed,  and  he  spake  plain. 

36  And  'he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man :  but  the 
more  he  charged  them,  so  nnich 
the  more  a  great  deal  they  pub- 
lished it ; 

37  And  were  beyond  measure 
astonished,  saying.  He  hath  done 
all  things  well:  he  maketh  both 
the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to 
speak. 

CHAPTEE  VIIL 

1  Christ  feedeth  the  people  miraculoiidy :  10  reficieth 
to  give  a  sign  to  the  Phariseex:  14  admonisheth  his 
disciples  to  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees, 
and  of  the  leaven  of  Herod:  22  givcth  a  blind  man 
Jiis  sight:  27  acknowledgeth  that  he  is  the  Christ, 
ivho  shoxdd  suffer  and  rise  again  :  34  and  cxhorteth 
to  patience  in  persecution  Jor  the  profession  of  tlie 
gospel. 

IN  those  days  ^the  multitude 
being  very  great,  and  having 
nothing  to  eat,  Jesus  called  his 
disciples  unto  him,  and  saith  unto 
them, 

2  I  have  compassion  on  the  mul- 
titude, because  thej'  have  now  been 
with  me  three  days,  and  have  noth- 
ing to  eat : 

3  And  if  I  send  them  awav  fast- 
ing  to  their  own  houses,  they  will 
faint  by  tlie  way:  for  divers  of 
them  came  from  tar. 

4  And  liis  disciples  answered  him. 
From  whence  can  a  man  satisfy 
these  men  with  bread  here  in  the 
wilderness  f 

5  'And  he  asked  them,  How  many 
loaves  have  ye!  And  they  said. 
Seven. 

6  And  he  commanded  the  people 
to  sit  down  on  the  ground :  and 
he  took  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  his 
disciples  to  set  before  them;  and 
the}^  did  set  them  before  the  people. 

7  And  they  had  a  few  small  fishes: 
and  'he  blessed,  and  commanded   ^^iJ^^'^i'^- 
to  set  them  also  before  them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled : 

53 


l>Matt.1.5..'54. 
Seech.e.Sti. 


Clirist  warneth  Ms  disciples. 


ST.  MAEK. 


He  (jivetli  a  l)lind  man  sight. 


A.  D.  32. 


ilHatt.  15.39. 


•  Matt.  12.38. 
&  1«.  1. 
John  (J.  30. 


'Matt.  16.  5. 


K  Malt.  IC.  B. 
Luke  1;^  1. 


k  Matt.  16.7. 


ich.6.52. 


k  Malt.  14.20. 
ch.«.  4.1. 
Luko  ;•.  \T. 
John  U.  13. 


I  Matt.  V, 
vcr.  M. 


■"  ch.  B.  52. 
vcr.  17. 


and  they  took  up  of  the  broken 
meat  that  was  left  seven  baskets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were 
about  four  thousand :  and  he  sent 
them  away. 

10  T^  And  "^  straightway  he  entered 
into  a  ship  with  his  disciples,  and 
came  into  the  parts  of  Dalma- 
nutha. 

11  ^  And  the  Pharisees  came  forth, 
and  began  to  question  with  him, 
seeking  of  him  a  sign  from  heaven, 
tempting  him. 

V2  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his 
spirit,  and  saith,  AVhy  doth  this 
generation  seek  after  a  sign  ?  ver- 
ily I  say  unto  you.  There  shall  no 
sign  be  given  unto  this  generation. 

13  And  he  left  them,  and  entering 
into  the  shij)  again  departed  to  the 
other  side. 

14  ^  ^Now  tlie  discijjles  had  for- 
gotten to  take  bread,  neither  had 
they  in  the  shij)  with  them  more 
than  one  loaf. 

15  ^  And  he  charged  them,  saying, 
Take  heed,  beware  of  the  leaven  of 
the  Pharisees,'  and  of  the  leaven  of 
Herod. 

16  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying,  It  is  ^because 
we  have  no  bread. 

17  And  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he 
saith  unto  them,  AVhj'  reason  ye, 
because  ye  have  no  bread!  'per- 
ceive ye  not  yet,  neither  under- 
stand ?  have  ye  your  heart  yet 
hardened  I 

18  Having  eyes,  see  ye  not  f  and 
having  ears,  hear  ye  not?  and  do 
ye  not  remember  1 

10  "AVlien  1  brake  the  five  loaves 
among  five  thousand,  how  many 
baskets  full  of  fragments  took  ye 
up  ?     Tliey  say  unto  him.  Twelve. 

20  And  'when  the  seven  among 
four  thousand,  how  nuuiy  baskets 
full  of  fragments  took  ye  up  !  And 
they  said,  Seven. 

21  And  he  said  unto  them.  How 
is  it  that  "'ye  do  not  understand  ! 

22  •,  Ami  he  comi.'th  to  iiethsai- 
da;  and  they  bring  a  blind  man 
unto  him,  and  l^esought  him  to 
toucli  him, 

2'.i  And  he  took  the  blind  man  by 
the  hand,  and  led  him  out  of  the 

54 


town ;  and  when  "  he  had  spit  on 
his  eyes,  and  put  his  hands  upon 
him,  he  asked  him  if  he  saw 
aught. 

24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I 
see  men  as  trees,  walking. 

25  After  that  he  put  his  hands 
again  upon  his  eyes,  and  made 
him  look  up ;  and  he  was  restored, 
and  saw  every  man  clearly. 

26  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his 
house,  saying,  Neither  go  into  the 
town,  ""nor  tell  it  to  any  in  the 
town. 

27  ^  pAnd  Jesus  went  out,  and 
his  disciples,  into  the  towns  of 
Cesarea  Philippi :  and  by  the  way 
he  asked  his  disciples,  saying  unto 
them,  Whom  do  men  say  that  I 
am? 

28  And  they  answered,  '^  John  the 
Baptist :  but  some  say,  Elias ;  and 
others.  One  of  thfe  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them.  But 
whom  say  ye  that  I  am  ?  And 
Peter  answereth  and  saith  unto 
him,  'Thou  art  the  Christ. 

30  *And  he  charged  them  that 
the  J  should  tell  no  man  of  him. 

31  And  *he  began  to  teach  them, 
that  the  Son  of  man  must  suiFer 
many  things,  and  be  rejected  of  the 
elders,  and  of  the  chief  priests,  and 
scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  after 
three  days  rise  again. 

32  And  he  spake  that  saying 
oi)enly.  And  Peter  took  him,  and 
began  to  rebuke  him. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned  about 
and  looked  on  his  disciples,  he  re- 
buked Peter,  saying.  Get  thee  be- 
hind me,  Satan  :  for  thou  savourest 
not  the  things  that  be  of  God,  but 
the  things  that  be  of  men. 

34  If  And  when  he  had  called  the 
people  unto  him  with  his  disciples 
also,  he  said  unto  them,  "Whoso- 
ever will  come  after  me,  let  him 
deny  himself,  and  take  up  his  cross, 
and  follow  me. 

35  For  "whosoever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it;  but  who.soever 
shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  and 
the  gospel's,  the  same  shall  save  it. 

36  For  what  shall  it  profit  a  man, 
if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  his  own  soul  ? 


A.  D.  32. 


°  ch.  7.  33. 


°  Matt.  8.  4. 
ch.  5.  43. 


P  Matt.  16.13. 
Luke  9. 18. 


"i  Matt.  14.  2. 


■•  Matt.  IB.ie. 

John  6.  63. 

&  U.  27. 
•Matt.  16. 20. 


'  Matt.  16.21. 
&  17.  22. 
Luke  9.  22. 


"Malt.  10.38. 
.%  U;.  24. 
Luke  :>.  23. 
&  14.  27. 


»  John  12.25. 


Tlie  transfiguration  of  Christ. 


ST.  MARK. 


Of  the  coming  of  Elias. 


A.  D.  3-2. 


5  Matt.  10.33. 

Luke  y.  ai. 

k\l.  i1. 
^  See  Kom, 

I.  l(i. 

■>  Tim.  1.  8. 

&  2.  11!. 


•  Matt.  1B.2S. 
Luke  U.  27. 


!>  Matt.  24.30. 
&  2.').  31. 
Luke  22.18. 

=  Matt.  17.  1. 
Luke  a.  28. 


d  Dan.  7.  9. 
Matt  28. 3. 


•  Matt.  17.  9. 


37  Or  what  shall  a  man  give  in 
exchange  for  his  soul  I 

38  ^  Wiiosoever  therefore  'shall  be 
ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words, 
in  this  adnlterons  and  sinful  gen- 
eration, of  him  also  shall  the  Son 
of  man  be  ashamed,  when  he  Com- 
eth in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with 
the  holy  angels. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

«  Jesus  is  transfigured.  11  He  vtstrudcth  his  disci- 
j)Ies  conceridng  the  coming  of  Elias:  14  casteth 
forth  a  dumb  and  deaf  spirit:  30  forctcHcth  his 
death  and  resurrection  :  33  exhorteth  his  disciples 
to  humility:  '6>i  bidding  them  not  to  prohibit  such 
as  be  not  against  them,  nor  to  give  offence  to  any  of 
the  faithful. 

A  ND  he  said  unto  them,  ''Verily 
/A.  I  say  unto  you,  That  there 
be  some  of  them  that  stand  here, 
which  shall  not  taste  of  death,  till 
they  have  seen  ^the  kingdom  of 
God  come  with  power. 

2  7  ''And  after  six  days  Jesus 
taketh  with  him  Peter,  and  James, 
and  John,  and  leadeth  them  up 
into  a  high  mountain  apart  by 
themselves :  and  he  was  transfig- 
ured before  them. 

3  And  his  raiment  became  shin- 
ing, exceeding  ^  white  as  snow ;  so 
as  no  fuller  on  earth  can  white 
them. 

4  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
Elias  with  Moses:  and  they  were 
talking  with  Jesus.  • 

5  And  Peter  answered  and  said 
to  Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  here :  and  let  us  make  three 
tabernacles ;  one  for  thee,  and  one 
for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias. 

6  For  he  wist  not  what  to  say; 
for  they  were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  there  was  a  cloud  that 
overshadowed  them :  and  a  voice 
came  out  of  the  cloud,  saying. 
This  is  my  beloved  Son :  hear 
him. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had 
looked  round  about,  they  saw  no 
man  any  more,  save  Jesus  only 
with  themselves. 

9  'And  as  they  came  down  from 
the  mountain,,  he  charged  them 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  what 
things  they  had  seen,  till  the  Son 
of  man  were  risen  from  the  dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying 
with  themselves,  questioning  one 


with  another  what  the  rising  from 
the  dead  should  mean. 

11  1  And  they  asked  him,  say- 
ing. Why  say  the  scribes  ^tliat 
Elias  must  first  come  ? 

12  And  he  answered  and  told 
them,  Elias  verily  cometh  first, 
and  restoreth  all  things  ;  and  *-'how 
it  is  written  of  the  Son  of  man, 
that  he  must  suffer  many  things, 
and  ''be  set  at  nought. 

13  But  I  say  unto  you.  That 
'  Elias  is  indeed  come,  and  they 
have  done  unto  him  whatsoever 
they  listed,  as  it  is  written  of  him. 

14  1  ""And  when  he  came  to  Ms 
disciples,  he  saw  a  great  nmltitude 
about  them,  and  the  scribes  ques- 
tioning with  them. 

15  And  straightway  all  the  peo- 
ple, when  they  beheld  him,  were 
greatly  amazed,  and  running  to 
him  saluted  him. 

IG  And  he  asked  the  scribes. 
What  question  ye  "  with  them  ? 

17  And  '  one  of  the  multitude 
answered  and  said.  Master,  I  have 
brought  unto  thee  my  son,  which 
hath  a  dumb  spirit ; 

18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh 
him,  he  n  teareth  him ;  and  he 
foameth,  and  gna.sheth  with  his 
teeth,  and  pineth  away:  and  I 
spake  to  thy  disciples  that  they 
should  cast  him  out ;  and  they 
could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and  saith, 
O  faithless  generation,  how  long 
shall  I  be  with  you  f  how  long 
shall  I  suffer  you?  bring  him  un- 
to me. 

20  And  they  brought  him  unto 
him  :  and  '"  when  he  saw  Uim, 
straightway  the  spirit  tare  him ; 
and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and 
wallowed  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How 
long  is  it  ago  since  this  came  unto 
him  ?     And  he  said,  Of  a  child. 

22  And  ofttimes  it  hath  cast  him 
into  the  fire,  and  into  the  waters, 
to  destroy  him :  but  if  thou  canst 
do  any  thing,  have  compassion  on 
us,  and  help  us. 

23  Jesus  said  unto  him,  °If  thou 
canst  believe,  all  things  are  pos- 
sible to  him  that  believeth. 

55 


A.  D.  32. 


fMal.  •)..'5. 
Mutt.  17.10. 


«  P».  22.  fi. 
In.  il.  2,  ic. 
Dan.  U.  26. 


I' Luke  23.11. 
Phil.  2.  7. 


>  Mutt.  11.14. 
,^17.  12. 
Luke  1.17. 


k  Matt.  17.14. 
Luke  a.  37. 


II  Or,  among 
yourselves  f 

iMatt.  17. 14. 
Luke  a.  38. 


|iOr,rf(uAe(A 
him. 


"•ch.  1.  26. 
Luke  9.  42. 


".Matt.  17.20. 
ch.  11.2:!. 
J>uke  J  7.  6. 
John  11. 40. 


Christ  foretelleth  his  own  death. 


ST.  MARK. 


He  teacheth  to  avoid  offences. 


A.  D.  32. 


"Matt.  17. 19. 


TMatU7.2-2. 
I.uke  ».  44. 


1  Mate.  IS,  I. 
I,ukc'.l.4G. 

tc\il.2-L. 


'Matt.  20. 2(1, 
27. 
Ch.  10.  4.3. 


•  Matt  1«.  2. 
ch.  10.  l(i. 


•M«ai0.40. 
Luke  U.  40. 


24  And  straightway  the  father  of 
the  child  cried  out,  and  said  with 
tears,  Lord,  I  believe;  help  thou 
mine  unbelief. 

25  When  Jesus  saw  that  the  peo- 
ple came  running  together,  he  re- 
buked the  foul  spirit,'  saying  unto 
him,  Thou  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I 
charge  thee,  come  out  of  him,  and 
enter  no  more  into  him. 

26  And  the  spirit  cried,  and  rent 
him  sore,  and  came  out  of  him : 
and  he  was  as  one  dead ;  insomuch 
that  many  said.  He  is  dead. 

27  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the 
hand,  and  lifted  him  up;  and  he 
arose. 

28  "And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  house,  his  disciples  asked  him 
privately.  Why  could  not  we  cast 
him  out  ? 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  This 
kind  can  come  forth  by  nothing, 
but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

30  ^\  And  they  departed  thence, 
and  passed  through  Galilee;  and 
he  would  not  that  any  man  should 
know  it. 

31  pFor  he  taught  his  disciples, 
and  said  unto  them,  The  Son  of 
man  is  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
men,  and  they  shall  kill  him  ;  and 
after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall  rise 
the  third  day. 

32  But  they  understood  not  that 
saying,  and  were  afraid  to  ask  him. 

33  •[  'iAnd  he  came  to  Caper- 
naum :  and  being  in  the  house  he 
asked  them.  What  was  it  that  ye 
disputed  among  yourselves  by  the 
way  ? 

34  But  they  held  their  peace :  for 
by  the  way  they  had  disputed 
among  themselves,  who  should  he 
the  greatest. 

35  And  he  sat  down,  and  called 
tin;  twelve,  and  saith  unto  them, 
'  If  any  man  d(\sire  to  be  lirst,  the 
same  shall  be  last  of  all,  and  serv- 
ant of  all. 

.")()  And  "he  took  a  child,  and  set 
him  in  the  midst  of  them:  and 
when  he  had  taken  him  in  his  arms, 
he  said  unto  them, 

37  Who.soever  shall   receive  one 

of  such  children  in  my  name,  re- 

ceiveth  me;  and  'who.soever  shall 
50 


receive  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but 
him  that  sent  me. 

38  1  "And  John  answered  him, 
saying.  Master,  we  saw  one  casting- 
out  devils  in  thy  name,  and  he 
folio weth  not  us ;  and  we  forbade 
him,  because  he  followeth  not  us. 

39  But  Jesus  said.  Forbid  him 
not:  ''for  there  is  no  man  which 
shall  do  a  miracle  in  my  name,  that 
can  lightly  speak  evil  of  me. 

40  For  ^  he  that  is  not  against  us 
is  on  our  part. 

41  ''For  whosoever  shall  give  you 
a  cup  of  water  to  drink  in  my  name, 
because  ye  belong  to  Christ,  verily 
I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  not  lose 
his  reward. 

42  ''And  whosoever  shall  offend 
one  of  these  little  ones  that  believe 
in  me,  it  is  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the 
sea. 

43  '^  And  if  thy  hand  n  offend  thee, 
cut  it  off:  it  is  better  for  thee  to 
enter  into  life  maimed,  than  hav- 
ing two  hands  to  go  into  hell, 
into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched : 

44  *=  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

45  And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut 
it  off:  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter 
halt  into  life,  than  having  two  feet 
to  be  cast  into  hell,  into  the  fire 
that  never  shall  be  quenched : 

46  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

47  And  if  thine  eye  "offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out :  it  is  better  for  thee 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
with  one  eye,  than  having  two 
eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell  fire : 

48  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

49  For  every  one  shall  be  salted 
with  fire,  ''and  every  sacrifice  shall 
be  salted  with  salt. 

50  "  Salt  is  good :  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  saltness,  wherewith 
will  ye  season  it?  ^Have  salt  in 
yourselves,  and  ^have  peace  one 
with  another, 

CHxVPTER  X. 

3  Chrixt  dinpiUefh  with   the   Pharhcea  touching  di- 
voixcinetil :  14  bksscth  the  children  that  are  brought 


A.  D.  32. 


°Niim.ll.28. 
Luke  y.  4y. 


^1  Cor.  12. 3. 


y  See  Matt. 
12.30. 


'Matt.  10. 42. 


•  Matt.  18.  6. 
Luke  17. 1. 


bDeut.1.3.  6. 
Matt.  5. 29. 
&  18.  8. 

11  Or,  cause 
thee  to  of- 
Jend:  and 
BO  vcr.  45, 
47. 


"13.66.24. 


II  Or, 

cattfie  thee 
to  offend. 


>t  Lev.  2.  l.S. 
Lz.  4.1.  24. 


'Matt.  5.  IP). 
Luke  14  34. 


I  Eph.  4.  20. 

Col.  4.  «. 
K  Rom. 12. 18. 

&  14.  I'.l. 

2  ("or.  1.1.11. 

Ueb   12.14. 


Christ's  answer 


ST.  MxVRK. 


concerning  divorce. 


A.  D.  33. 


'  Matt.  19. 1. 
.loliii  10.  40. 
&  11.  7. 


b  Matt.  19.  3. 


i 


■"  Deut.  24. 1. 
Matt.  5.  ai. 
&  19.  7. 


d  Gen.  1.  27. 
&5.  2. 


'  Gen.  2.  24. 
1  Cor.  ti.  10. 
£ph.  i.  31. 


r  Matt.  .1.32. 
i  19.  9. 
Luke  l(i.l8. 
Rom.  7.  3i 
1  Cor.  7. 10, 
11. 


e  Matt.  19.1.1. 
Luke  1S.15. 


ti  1  Cor.H.20. 
1  Pet.  2.2. 


>  Matt.  18.  3. 


7iti(o  him:  17  rcsolvcth  a  rich  mait  hom  fie  may  in- 
herit life  emrlasliufj :  2^i  Ullelh  his  discl/jlc^  of  the 
ihuKjer  of  riches  :  28  proniiselh  rewards  to  thnu 
that  forsake  any  thiiifj  for  the  i/ospcl :  '.i2  forete'.ttth 
his  death  and  resurrection  ■  3,5  biddeth  the  two  am- 
bilious  suitors  to  think  ralher  of  suffering  with  hint.  : 
40  and  resloreth  to  Bartiincus  his  su/ht. 

AND  ^he  arose  from  thence,  and 
JLX  cometli  into  the  coasts  of  Ju- 
dea  by  the  farther  side  of  Jordan  : 
and  the  people  resort  nnto  him 
again ;  and,  as  he  was  wont,  he 
tanght  them  again. 

2  *i\  ''And  the  Pharisees  came  to 
him,  and  asked  him,  Is  it  lawful 
for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife! 
tempting  him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  What  did  Moses  command 
you  f 

4  And  they  said,  "^  Moses  suffered 
to  write  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and 
to  put  her  away. 

5  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  For  the  hardness  of 
your  heart  he  wrote  you  this  pre- 
cept. 

*  ()  But  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation  '^  God  made  them  male  and 
female. 

7  '  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave 
his  father  and  mother,  and  cleave 
to  his  wife ; 

8  And  they  twain  shall  be  one 
flesh:  so  then  they  are  no  more 
twain,  but  one  flesh. 

9  What  therefore  God  hath  joined 
together,  let  not  man  put  asunder. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disciples 
asked  him  again  of  the  same  matter. 

11  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
'^AVhosoever  shall  put  away  his 
wife,  and  marry  another,  commit- 
teth  adultery  against  her. 

12  And  if  a  woman  shall  put  away 
her  husband,  and  be  married  to 
another,  she  committeth  adulterv. 

13  ^  s^i^d  tiiey  brought  young 
children  to  him,  that  he  should 
touch  them;  and  his  disciples  re- 
buked those  that  brought  them. 

14  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was 
much  displeased,  and  said  unto 
them,  Sufier  the  little  children  to 
come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them 
not;  for  "of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

15  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  'Whoso- 
ever shall  not  receive  the  kingdom 


of  God  as  a  little  child,  he  shall  not 
enter  therein. 

IG  And  he  took  them  up  in  his 
arms,  put  his  hands  upon  them,  and 
blessed  them. 

17  ^1  "And  when  he  was  gone 
forth  into  the  way,  there  came  one 
running,  and  kneeled  to  him,  and 
asked  him,  Good  JNIaster,  what  shall 
I  do  that  I  may  inherit  eternal  life? 

IS  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Why 
callest  thou  me  good  ?  there  is  none 
good  but  one,  tJtat  is,  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  conunand- 
ments,  'Do  not  commit  adultery, 
Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not 
bear  false  witness,* Defraud  not, 
Honour  thy  father  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  un- 
to him.  Master,  all  these  have  I 
observed  from  my  youth. 

21  Then  Jesus  beholding  him 
loved  him,  and  said  unto  him,  One 
thing  thou  lackest:  go  thy  way, 
sell  whatsoever  thou  hast,  and  give 
to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have 
"'treasure  in  heaven:  and  come, 
take  up  the  cross,  and  follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  saying, 
and  went  away  grieved :  for  he  had 
great  ijossessions. 

23  1^  "And  Jesus  looked  round 
about,  and  saith  unto  his  disciples. 
How  hardly  shall  they  that  have 
riches  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God! 

24  And  the  disciples  were  aston- 
ished at  his  w^ords.  But  Jesus  an- 
swereth  again,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Children,  how  hard  is  it  for 
them  "that  trust  in  riches  to  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God ! 

25  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

20  And  they  were  astonished  out 
of  measure,  saying  among  them- 
selves. Who  then  can  be  saved  ? 

27  And  Jesus  looking  upon  them 
saith.  With  men  it  is  impossible, 
but  not  with  God  :  for  'with  God 
all  things  are  possible. 

28  '^i  ''  Then  Peter  began  to  say 
unto  him,  Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and 
have  followed  thee. 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said, 

57 


A.  D.  33. 


k  Matt.  19.1(1. 
Luke  U.IU. 


1  Ex.  20. 
Kom.  13.  9. 


™  Matt.  6. 19, 
20.  &  19.  21. 
Luke  12.33. 
&  16.  9. 


°  Matt.  19.2.'!. 
Luke  IS.  24. 


"Job  31.  24. 
Ps.  .^2.  7.  at 
62. 10. 
1  Tim.  C.  17. 


PJer.  .'i2. 17. 
.Mutt.  I'.t.-j;. 
Luke  1.37. 

<1  Matt.  19.27. 
Luke  IS-'O. 


I 


Christ  foretelleth  his  own  death.  ST.  MAKK. 


Mind  Bartimeus  receiveth  sight. 


A.  D.  33. 


'2Chr.  25.0. 
liUke  ltj.30. 


•Matt.  19.30. 
k  20.  10. 
Luke  13.30. 

'Matt.  20. 17. 
Luke  1».  31. 


■ch.8.  31.  & 
9.31. 

Luke  9.  22. 
&  16. 31. 


*  Malt  20. 20. 


Verily  I  say  unto  yon,  There  is  no 
man  that  hath  left  house,  or  breth- 
ren, or  sisters,  or  father,  or  mother, 
or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands,  for 
my  sake,  and  the  gospel's, 

30  'But  he  shall  receive  a  hund- 
redfold now  in  this  time,  houses, 
and  brethren,  and  sisters,  and 
mothers,  and  children,  and  lands, 
with  persecutions ;  and  in  the 
world  to  come  eternal  life. 

31  'But  many  that  are  first  shall 
be  last ;  and  the  last  first. 

32  1  '  And  they  were  in  the  way 
gbing  up  to  Jerusalem ;  and  Jesus 
went  before  them :  and  they  were 
amazed;  and-  as  they  followed, 
they  were  afraid.  "And  he  took 
again  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell 
them  what  things  should  happen 
unto  him, 

33  Saj/ing,  Behold,  we  go  up  to 
Jerusalem;  and  the  Son  of  man 
shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief 
priests,  and  unto  the  scribes ;  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 
and  shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gen- 
tiles : 

34  And  they  shall  mock  him,  and 
shall  scourge  him,  and  shall  spit 
upon  him,  and  shall  kill  him ;  and 
the  third  day  he  shall  rise  again. 

35  1  ''And  James  and  John,  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  come  unto  him, 
saying,  Master,  we  would  that 
thou  shouldest  do  for  us  whatso- 
ever we  shall  desire. 

30  And  he  said  unto  them,  AVhat 
would  ye  that  I  should  do  for 
you! 

37  They  said  unto  him,  Grant 
unto  us  that  we  may  sit,  one  on 
thy  right  hand,  and  the  other  on 
thy  left  hand,  in  thy  glory. 

38  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Ye 
know  not  what  ye  ask:  can  ye 
drink  of  the  cup  tliat  I  drink  off 
and  be  baptized  with  the  baptism 
that  I  am  bai)tized  Avitli? 

39  And  they  said  unto  him.  We 
can.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Ye  shall  iiidc^ed  drink  of  tlie  cup 
that  1  drink  of;  and  with  the  bap- 
tism that  I  am  baptized  withal 
shall  ye  be  baptized: 

40  But  to  sit  on  my  right  hand 
and  on  my  left  hand  is  not  mine 

58 


to   give;   but  it  shall  he  given  to 
them  for  whom  it  is  prepared. 

41  ^  And  when  the  ten  heard  it, 
they  began  to  be  much  disijleased 
with  James  and  John. 

42  But  Jesus  called  them  to  him, 
and  saith  unto  them,  ''Ye  know 
that  they  which  "are  accounted 
to  rule  over  the  Gentiles  exercise 
lordship  over  them ;  and  their  great 
ones  exercise  authority  upon  them. 

43  ''But  so  shall  it  not  be  among 
you :  but  whosoever  will  be  great 
among  you,  shall  be  your  minister: 

44  And  whosoever  of  you  will  be 
the  chiefest,  shall  be  servant  of  all. 

45  For  even  ^the  Son  of  man 
came  not  to  be  ministered  unto, 
but  to  minister,  and  "to  give  his 
life  a  ransom  for  many. 

40  If  ''And  they  came  to  Jericho : 
and  as  he  went  out  of  Jericho 
with  his  disciples  and  a  great 
number  of  people,  blind  Barti- 
meus, the  son  of  Timeus,  sat  by 
the  highway  side  begging. 

47  And  when  he  heard  that  it 
was  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  he  began 
to  cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou 
Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

48  And  many  charged  him  that 
he  should  hold  his  peace:  but  he 
cried  the  more  a  great  deal,  Thou 
Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

49  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and 
commanded  him  to  be  called. 
And  they  call  the  blind  man,  say- 
ing unto  him.  Be  of  good  comfort, 
rise  ;  he  calleth  thee. 

50  And  he,  casting  away  his  gar- 
ment, rose,  and  came  to  Jesus. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  AVhat  wilt  thou  that  I 
should  do  unto  thee?  The  blind 
man  said  unto  him.  Lord,  that  I 
might  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Go 
thy  way;  Hhy  faith  hath  "made 
thee  whole.  And  immediately  he 
received  his  sight,  and  followed 
Jesus  in  the  way. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  ChnKi  riddh  wilh  trixmph  into  Jerusalem :  12  ctirs- 
eth  the  friiilless  leafy  tree:  15  purtjeth  the  temple: 
20  exhortcth  his  disciples  to  sicadjastness  of  faith, 
a7id  to  forgive  their  enemies:  21  and  ckfendeth  the 
lanfuliicss  of  his  actioiix,  by  the  witness  of  John, 
who  luas  a  man  sent  of  God. 


A.  D.  3a. 


yMatt.20.'.'4 


•  Luke  22.25. 

HOr. 
think  good. 


'  Matt.  20.26, 
2S. 

cli.  9.  35. 
Luke  9. 48. 


b  John  13.14. 
Phil.  2.  7. 


"  Matt.  20.28. 
1  Tim.  2. 6. 
Tit.  2.  14. 

J  Matt.  20.29. 
Luke  18.35. 


"  Matt.  9.  22. 

cli.  5.  34. 
II  Or, 

saved  thee. 


Christ's  entry 


ST.  MARK. 


into  Jerusalem. 


A.  D  a3. 

•>rntt.  21.1. 
Luke  I'J.At. 
JohalL'.  14. 


b  Matt.  21. 8. 


'Ps.llS.  2G. 


i  Ps.  14S.  1. 


"  Matt.  21.12. 


f  Matt.  21.13. 


s  Matt.  21.19. 


AND  'when  they  came  nigh  to 
_  Jerusalem,  unto  Bethphage 
and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  of 
Olives,  he  sendeth  forth  two  of 
his  disciples, 

2  And  saith  nnto  them.  Go  your 
way  into  the  village  over  against 
you :  and  as  soon  as  ye  be  entered 
into  it,  ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied, 
whereon  never  man  sat ;  loose 
him,  and  bring  Mm. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  you. 
Why  do  ye  this  ?  say  ye  that  the 
Lord  hath  need  of  him  ;  and 
straightway  he  will  send  him 
hither. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and 
found  the  colt  tied  by  the  door 
without  in  a  place  where  two  ways 
met;  and  they  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  of  them  that  stood 
there  said  unto  them,  What  do  ye, 
loosing  the  colt? 

6  And  they  said  unto  them  even 
as  Jesus  had  commanded :  and 
they  let  them  go. 

7  And  they  brought  the  colt  to 


Jesus,  and  cast  their 


garments  on 


him  ;  and  he  sat  upon  him. 

8  ''And  many  spread  their  gar- 
ments in  the  way ;  and  others  cut 
down  branches  off  the  trees,  and 
strewed  them  in  the  way. 

9  And  they  that  went  before,  and 
they  that  followed,  cried,  saying, 
''Hosanna ;  Blessed  is  he  that  com- 
eth  in  the  name  of  the  Lord : 

10  Blessed  he  the  kingdom  of 
our  father  David,  that  coraeth  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord:  ''Hosanua 
in  the  highest. 

11  ''And  Jesus  entered  into  Jeru- 
salem, and  into  the  temple  :  and 
when  he  had  looked  round  about 
upon  all  things,  and  now  the  even- 
tide was  come,  he  went  out  unto 
Bethany  with  the  twelve. 

12  *l  '^And  on  the  morrow,  when 
they  were  come  from  Bethany,  he 
was  hungry : 

'  13  ^And  seeing  a  fig  tree  afar  off 
having  leaves,  he  came,  if  haply 
he  might  find  any  thing  thereon : 
and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found 
nothing  but  leaves;  for  the  time 
of  figs  was  not  yet. 
14  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 


unto  it,  No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee 
hereafter  for  ever.  And  his  dis- 
ciples heard  it. 

15  1  ''And  they  come  to  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  Jesus  went  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  began  to  cast  out  them 
that  sold  and  bought  in  the  tem- 
ple, and  overthrew  the  tables  of 
the  money  changers,  and  the  seats 
of  them  that  sold  doves ; 

16  And  would  not  suffer  that 
any  man  should  carry  any  vessel 
through  the  temple. 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto 
them.  Is  it  not  written,  'My  house 
shall  be  called  "of  all  nations  the 
house  of  prayer  ?  but  ''  ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

18  And  '  the  scribes  and  chief 
priests  heard  it,  and  sought  ho^ 
they  might  destroy  him :  for  they 
feared  him,  because  "'all  the  jjeo- 
ple  was  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he 
went  out  of  the  city. 

20  ^  "And  in  the  morning,  as 
they  i)assed  by,  they  saw  the  fig 
tree  dried  up  from  the  roots. 

21  And  Peter  calling  to  remem- 
brance saith  unto  him,  Master,  be- 
hold, tlfe  fig  tree  which  thou  curs- 
edst  is  withered  away. 

22  And  Jesus  answering  saith 
unto  them,  n  Have  faith  in  God. 

23  For  "verily  I  say  unto  you, 
That  whosoever  shall  say  unto  this 
mountain.  Be  thou  removed,  and 
be  thou  cast  into  the  sea;  and 
shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but 
shall  believe  that  those  things 
which  he  saith  shall  come  to  pass ; 
he  shall  have  whatsoever  he  saith. 

24  Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
p  What  things  soever  ye  desire, 
when  ye  pray,  believe  that  ye 
receive  them,  and  ye  shall  have 
them. 

25  And  when  ye  stand  praying, 
•i  forgive,  if  ye  have  aught  against 
any ;  that  your  Father  also  which 
is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you  your 
trespasses. 

20  But  'if  ye  do  not  forgive,  nei- 
ther will  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  forgive  your  trespasses. 

27  ^  And  they  come  again  to  Je 
rusalem:  'and  as  he  was 

59 


walking 


A.  D.  33. 


I  Mntt  21.12. 
l.uku  lU.4i. 
John  2.  14. 


I  Is.  X.  7. 

I)  Or. 

u  house  of 
pt  ni/er  Jor 
uHuationt* 

kJer.  7.  n. 


I  Matt.  21. 45, 
if,. 
Luke  19.47. 


"Malt.  7. 28. 
ch.  1.  22. 
Luke  4.  32. 


»Matt.aJ9. 


I|  Or.  Hare 

the  faith  of 

(Jtxl. 
'  Mntt.  17.20. 

i2l.2l. 

Luke  17.  d. 


P  Matt.  7.  7. 
Luke  11.9. 
John  14.  13. 
&  15.  7.  & 
li;.24. 
James  1.5,6. 


1  Matt.  6. 14. 
Col.  3. 13. 


'  Matt.  18.35. 


•Malt.  11.23. 
LuKe  20.  1. 


The  parable  of  the  vineyard 


8T.  MAliK. 


let  out  to  wicked  husbandmen. 


A.  D.  33. 


U  Or,  th.ing. 


t  Matt.  3.5.  & 
14.6. 
ch.  G.  a. 


*  Matt.  21  .m. 
Luke  -M.  'J. 


in  the  temple,  there  come  to  him 
the  chief  i)riests,  and  the  scribes, 
and  the  eklers, 

28  And  say  unto  him.  By  what 
authority  doest  thou  these  things  f 
and  who  gave  thee  this  authority 
to  do  these  things  ? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
nnto  them,  I  will  also  ask  of  you 
one  "question,  and  answer  me,  and 
I  will  tell  you  by  what  authority  I 
do  these  things. 

30  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  men  ?  answer 
me. 

31  And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say, 
From  heaven ;  he  will  say.  Why 
then  did  ye  not  believe  him  ? 

*32  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men ; 
they  feared  the  peoi)le:  for  *all 
men,  counted  John,  that  he  was  a 
prophet  indeed. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said 
unto  Jesus,  AVe  cannot  tell.  And 
Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them. 
Neither  do  I  tell  you  by  what  au- 
thority I  do  these  things. 
CHAPTER  XII. 

\  In  a  parable  of  the  vbieyard  let  out  to  unthank- 
ful hunbaudiuen,  Chriat  foretelleth  the^probation 
of  the  Jews,  and  the  callinaof  the  Genmea.  13  He 
avoideth  the  snare  of  the  Pharisees  and  Herodians 
about  payuiq  tribute  to  Cesar:  18  couvinceth  the 
error  of  the  Sadducees,  who  denied  the  resurrection  : 
28  resolveth  the  scribe,  who  questioned  of  the  first 
commandment:  35  refuteth  the  opinion  that  the 
scribes  held  of  Christ:  38  bidding  the  jxojyle  to  be- 
ware of  their  ambition  and  hypocrisy:  41  ai^d 
commendeth  the  poor  widow  for  her  two  mites,  above 
all. 


he  began  to  speak  unto 
them  by  i)arables.  A  certain 
man  planted  a  vineyard,  and  set 
a  hedge  about  it,  and  diffjred 


irite' 


a 


place  for  the  winefat,  and  built 
a  tower,  and  let  it  out  to  hus- 
buiiduien,  and  went  into  a  far 
country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to 
the  husbandmen  a  servant,  that 
hv  miglit  re('<'ivefrom  tlie  husband- 
men of  the  fruit  of  the  vineyard. 

3  And  they  caught  /<n»,  and  beat 
him,  and  sent  him  away  empty. 

4  And  again  he  sent  unto  them 
another  servant;  and  at  him  they 
cast  stones,  and  wounded  him  in 
th<'  head,  and  sent  him  away  shame- 
fully handled. 

5  And  again  he  sent  another;  and 

()0 


him  they  killed,  and  many  others ; 
beating  some,  and  killing  some. 

6  Having  yet  therefore  one  son, 
his  well  beloved,  he  sent  him  also 
last  unto  them,  saying.  They  will 
reverence  my  son. 

7  But  those  husbandmen  said 
among  themselves.  This  is  the 
heir;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and 
the  inheritance  shall  be  ours. 

8  And  thev  took  him,  and  killed 
Mm,  and  cast  Mm  out  of  the  vine- 
yard. 

9  What  shall  therefore  the  lord 
of  the  vineyard  do !  he  will  come 
and  destroy  the  husbandmen,  and 
will  give  the  vineyard  unto  others. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this 
Scripture;  ""The  stone  which  the 
builders  rejected  is  become  the 
head  of  the  comer : 

11  This  was  the  Lord's  doing,  and 
it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

12  'And  they  sought  to  lay  hold 
on  him,  but  feared  the  people ;  for 
they  knew  that  he  had  spoken  the 
parable  against  them :  and  they 
left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

13  "i  ''And  they  send  unto  him  cer- 
tain of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the 
Herodians,  to  catch  him  in  Ms 
words. 

14  And  when  they  were  come, 
they  say  unto  him.  Master,  we 
know  that  thou  art  true,  and  carest 

for  thou  regardest  not 


A.  D.  33. 


for  no  man 

the  person  of  men,  but  teachest 
the  way  of  God  in  truth :  Is  it  law- 
ful to  give  tribute  to  Cesar,  or  not! 
15  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not 
give  ?  But  he,  knowing  their  hy- 
pocrisy, said  unto  them,  AYhy  tempt 


bring  me  a 


penny,  that  I 


ye  me  I 
may  see  it. 

10  And  they  brought  it.  And  he 
saith  unto  them.  Whose  is  this 
image  and  superscription  ?  And 
thev  said  unto  him,  Cesar's. 

17  And  Jesus  answering  said  ini- 
to  them.  Render  to  Cesar  the  things 
that  are  Cesar's,  and  to  God  the 
things  that  are  God's.  And  they 
marvelled  at  him. 

18  1  ''Then  come  unto  him  the 
Sadducees,  "^  which  say  there  is  no 
resurrection ;  and  they  asked  him, 
saying, 


bPs.  118.  22. 


'  Matt.21.45, 
41). 

ch.  11.18. 
John  7.  25, 
30,44. 


i  Matt.  22.15. 
Luke  20.20. 


I|  Valuinjof 
our  nioiify 
seven  pence 
llalti)ennv, 
as  .Mutt.  is. 
2S. 


•  Matt.  22.2.1. 
Luke  20.27. 
'Acts  23. 8. 


The  Sadducees  confuted. 


ST.  MAEK. 


The  imor  ividow^s  two  mites. 


A.  D.  33. 


CDeut.25.fi. 


hlCor.15.42, 
49,  52. 


i  Ex.  3.  6. 


k  Matt.  22.35, 


1  Dcut.  fi.  4. 
Luke  10.  'JT. 


""LeT.lO  18. 
Matt.  •2■^.  39. 
Rom.  13.9. 
Gal.  .5.  14. 
James  2.  8. 


19  Master,  ^ Moses  wrote  unto  us, 
If  a  man's  brother  die,  and  leave 
his  wife  hehind  him,  and  leave  no 
children,  that  his  brother  should 
take  his  wife,  and  ;^raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother, 

20  Now  there  were  seven  breth- 
ren :  and  the  first  took  a  wife,  and 
dying  left  no  seed. 

21  And  the  second  took  her,  and 
died,  neither  left  he  any  seed :  and 
the  third  likewise. 

22  And  the  seven  had  her,  and 
left  no  seed :  last  of  all  the  woman 
died  also. 

23  In  the  resurrection  therefore. 


when  they  shall  rise, 


whose  wife 
for  the  sev- 


shall  she  be  of  them? 
en  had  her  to  wife. 

24  And  Jesus  answering  said  un- 
to them.  Do  ye  not  therefore  err, 
because  ye  know  not  the  Scrip- 
tures, neither  the  power  of  God  ? 

25  For  when  they  shall  rise  from 
the  dead,  they  neither  marry,  nor 
are  given  in  marriage ;  but ''  are  as 
the  angels  which  are  in  heaven. 

26  And  as  touching  the  dead,  that 
they  rise  ;  have  ye  not  read  in  the 
book  of  Moses,  how  in  the  bush 
God  spake  unto  him,  saying,  '  I  am 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God 
of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ? 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead, 
but  the  God  of  the  living:  ye  there- 
fore do  greatly  err. 

28  1  ''And  one  of  the  scribes 
came,  and  having  heard  them  rea- 
soning together,  and  perceiving 
that  he  had  answered  them  well, 
asked  him,  Which  is  the  first  com- 
mandment of  all  ? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  him,  The 
first  of  all  the  commandments  is, 
'  Hear,  O  Israel ;  The  Lord  our  God 
is  one  Lord : 

30  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind,  and  with  all  thy  strength: 
this  is  the  first  commandment. 

31  And  the  second  is  like,  namehj 
this,  '"  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself.  There  is  none 
other  commandment  greater  than 
these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him, 


Well,  Master,  thou  hast  said  the 
truth:  for  there  is  one  God;  "and 
there  is  none  other  but  he  : 

33  And  to  love  him  with  all  the 
heart,  and  with  all  the  understand- 
ing, and  with  all  the  soul,  and  with 
all  the  strength,  and  to  love  his 
neighbour  as  himself,  °is  more  than 
all  whole  burnt  ofl'erings  and  sacri- 
fices. 

34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he 
answered  discreetly,  he  said  unto 
him.  Thou  art  not  far  from  the 
kingdom  of  God.  PAnd  no  man 
after  that  durst  ask  him  any  ques- 
tion. 

35  1"  ''And  Jesus  answered  and 
said,  while  he  taught  in  the  tem- 
ple, How  say  the  scribes  that  Christ 
is  the  son  of  David  f 

30  For  David  himself  said  '^by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  'The  Lord  said  to  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 
till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  foot- 
stool. 

37  David  therefore  himself  calleth 
him  Lord;  and  whence  is  he  then 
his  son  ?  And  the  common  people 
heard  him  gladly. 

38  1^  And  'he  said  unto  them  in 
his  doctrine,  "Beware  of  the  scribes, 
which  love  to  go  in  long  clothing, 
and  ""love  salutations  in  the  mar- 
ketplaces, 

39  And  the  chief  seats  in  the  .syn- 
agogues, and  the  uppermost  rooms 
at  feasts : 

40  ^  Which  devour  widows'  houses, 
and  for  a  pretence  make  long- 
prayers  :  these  shall  receive  great- 
er damnation. 

41  1  'And  Jesus  sat  over  against 
the  treasury,  and  beheld  how  the 
people  cast "  money  -^  into  the  treas- 
ury :  and  many  that  were  rich  cast 
in  much. 

42  And  there  came  a  certain  poor 
widow,  and  she  threw  in  two  "  mites, 
which  make  a  farthing. 

43  And  he  called  unto  him  his 
disciples,  and  saith  unto  them.  Ver- 
ily I  say  unto  you.  That  ^  this  i)()or 
widow  hath  cast  more  in,  than  all 
they  which  have  cast  into  the  treas- 
ury: 

44  For  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their 
abimdance;    but  she  of  her  want 

61 


A.D. 

'  Dent.  4.  .19. 
Ih.  45.  6, 14. 

&  40.  9. 


°1  Ram.  15. 

ilrw.  r,.  fi. 
Mic.  G.  ti,  7, 
8. 


P  Matt.  22.48. 


1  Matt.  22.41. 
Luke  2U.  41. 


'■2Sam.23  2. 

•Pb.  nu.  1. 


'ch.  4.  2. 

"  Matt.  23. 1, 
&e. 
Luke  20. 46. 

"  Luke  11  43. 


S' Matt.  23.14. 


'Luke  21.  I. 


11.4  piece 
of  hj-aM 
iiioneff : 
Sue  .Matt. 
1(1.9. 

•2  Kings  12. 
9. 

II  It  is  the 
seventh 
part  of  one 
piece  of 
tliat  bnus 
money. 


b  2  Cor.  8. 12. 


I 


Christ  foretelleth  the  signs 


ST.  MAEK. 


and  calamities  preceding 


A.  D.  33 


'  Dent.  -24.  fi. 
1  John  3.17. 


•Matt.  24.1. 
Luke  21. 5. 


<>  Luke  19.44. 


'  Matt  24.  r,. 
Luke  21.  7. 


JJer.  29.  8. 
Kph.  J.  «. 
lThe8».2.3. 


•  Matt  24.  8. 
I  The  word 

tn  tlic  orig* 

inal  im- 

portfth 

the  ffaitm  of 

a  woman  in 

trai-ail. 
'Mntt.  10.17, 

IH.  k  ^4.  !l. 

Kcv.  2.  lU. 


did  cast  in  all  that  she  had,  ''even 
all  her  living. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Christ  foretelleth  the  destruction  of  the  temple :  9  the 
pemecutioiis  for  the  gospel :  10  that  the  gospel  must 
be  preached  to  all  nations:  14  that  great  calamities 
shall  happen  to  the  Jews:  24  and  the  maimer  of  his 
coining  to  judgment:  '32  the  hour  whereof  being 
known  to  none,  every  man  is  to  watch  and  pray, 
that  we  be  not  found  unprovided,  when  he  cometh  to 
each  one  jiarticularly  by  tutath. 

AND  "^as  he  went  out  of  the 
.  temple,  one  of  his  disciples 
saith  unto  him.  Master,  see  what 
manner  of  stones  and  what  build- 
ings are  here  ! 

2  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
him,  Seest  thou  these  great  build- 
ings? "^  there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

3  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount 
of  Olives,  over  against  the  temple, 
Peter  and  James  and  John  and 
Andrew  asked  him  privately, 

4  'Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things 
be  1  and  what  shall  he  the  sign  when 
all  these  things  shall  be  fulfilled  ? 

5  And  Jesus  answering  them  be- 
gan to  say,  ""Take  heed  lest  any 
man  deceive  you : 

6  For  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ;  and 
shall  deceive  many. 

7  And  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  rumours  of  wars,  be  ye  not 
troubled:  for  such  things  must  needs 
be;  but  the  end  shall  not  he  yet. 

8  For  nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  king- 
dom: and  there  shall  be  earth- 
quakes in  divers  places,  and  there 
shall    be    famines    and    troubles: 


(Mat  1. 24.14. 


k  Mutt.  10.19. 
Luke  12.  II. 
It  21.  14. 


these  are  the  beginnings  of 


'sor- 


rows. 

1    9  1^  But  ^ take  heed  to  yourselves: 
i  for  they  sliall   deliver  you  up  to 

councils;    and  in  the  synagogues 
!  ye  shall   be  beaten:   and  ye  shall 

be  brought  before  rulers  and  kings 

for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony  against 

them. 

10  And  ^the  gospel  must  first  be 
published  among  all  nations. 

1 1  ''  P)Ut  when  they  shall  lead  you, 
and  deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought 
beforehand  what  ye  shall  speak, 
neither  do  ye  ])remeditate:  but 
whatsoever  shall  be  given  you  in 

G2 


that  hour,  that  speak  ye :  for  it  is 
not  ye  that  speak,  'but  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

12  N^ow  ''the  brother  shall  betray 
the  brother  to  death,  and  the  father 
the  sou ;  and  children  shall  rise  up 
against  their  parents,  and  shall 
cause  them  to  be  put  to  death. 

13  'And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  my  name's  sake:  but  ™he 
that  shall  endure  unto  the  end,  the 
same  shall  be  saved. 

14  'W  "But  when  ye  shall  see  the 
abomination  of  desolation,  "spoken 
of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  standing 
where  it  ought  not,  (let  him  that 
readeth  understand,)  then  "let  them 
that  be  in  Judea  flee  to  the  mount- 
ains : 

15  And  let  him  that  is  on  the 
housetop  not  go  down  into  the 
house,  neither  enter  therein,  to  take 
any  thing  out  of  his  house : 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the  field 
not  turn  back  again  for  to  take  up 
his  garment. 

17  ''But  woe  to  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck  in  those  days ! 

18  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  the  winter. 

19  ^For  in  those  days  shall  be 
affliction,  such  as  was  not  from  the 
beginning  of  the  creation  which 
God  created  unto  this  time,  neither 
shall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord 
had  shortened  those  days,  no  flesh 
should  be  saved :  but  for  the  elect's 
sake,  whom  he  hath  chosen,  he 
hath  shortened  the  days. 

21  'And  then  if  any  man  shall 
say  to  you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ ;  or, 
lo,  he  is  there ;  believe  him  not : 

22  For  false  phrists  and  false 
I)rophets  shall  rise,  and  shall  shew 
signs  and  wonders,  to  seduce,  if  it 
ivere  possible,  even  the  elect. 

23  But  'take  ye  heed:  behold,  I 
have  foretold  you  all  things. 

24  1  "But  in  those  days,  after 
that  tribulation,  the  sun  shall  be 
darkened,  and  the  moon  shall  not 
give  her  light, 

25  And  the  stars  of  heaven  shall 
fall,  and  the  i)owers  that  are  in 
heaven  shall  be  shaken. 


A.  D.  33. 

>  Acts  2.  4.  & 
4.  8,  31. 


k  Mic.  7.  6. 
Matt.  ID.  21. 
&  24.  1(1. 
Luke  21.16. 


I  Matt.  24.  9. 

Luke  21.17. 
"Dan.  12.12. 

Matt.  10.22. 

&  24.  13. 

Kev.  2.  10. 


°  Matt.  24.15. 
°  Dan.  9.  27. 


PLuke2L21. 


1  Luke  21.23. 
i2o.  29. 


'Oan.n.26. 
&  12.  1. 
Joel  2.  2. 
Matt.  24. 21. 


■  Matt.  24  2n. 
Luke  17. 2;i. 
&  21.  a. 


«2  Pet.  3. 17. 


"Dnn.7.  in. 
Zeph.  1. 1.s. 
Mutt.  24.  29, 
ftc. 
Luke  21. 25. 


his  second  coming. 


ST.  MAKK. 


A  conspiracy  against  Christ. 


A.  D.  33. 

^  Dan.  7.  13, 
14. 

Matt.  16.27. 
&  114.  .">0. 
ch.  14.  (il'. 
Acts  1.11. 

1  Tiiess.  4. 

k;. 

2  Thess.  1. 
7,  10. 
Kev.  1. 7. 


y  Matt.  24.32. 
Luke  21. 29, 
&c. 


'  Is.  40. 8. 


Matt.  24  42. 

&  25.  i;5. 

Luke  12. 40 

&  21.  :!4. 

Rnin.13. 11 

1  Thcss.5.0 

Matt.  24.45. 

&  25.  14. 

■^  Matt.24.  42, 
44. 


'  Matt.  26.  2. 
Luke  22.1. 
John  11.55. 
i£  13. 1. 


2G  ''And  then  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  comiuo-  in  the  clouds 
with  great  power  and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his  an- 
gels, and  shall  gather  together  his 
elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  earth  to  the 
uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

28  ^Now  learn  a  parable  of  the 
fig  tree :  AVhen  her  branch  is  yet 
tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  summer  is  near: 

29  So  ye  in  like  manner,  when  ye 
shall  see  these  things  come  to  pass, 
know  that  it  is  nigh,  even  at  the 
doors. 

30  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  this 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all 
these  things  be  done. 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away:  but  ^my  words  shall  not 
pass  away. 

32  ^\  But  of  that  day  and  that 
hour  knoweth  no  man,  no,  not  the 
angels  Avhich  are  in  heaven,  neither 
the  Son,  but  the  Father. 

33  ^Take  ye  heed,  watch  and 
pray:  for  ye  know  not  when  the 
time  is. 

34  ^For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a 
man  taking  a  far  journey,  who  left 
his  house,  and  gave  authority  to 
his  servants,  and  to  every  man  his 
work,  and  commanded  the  porter 
to  watch. 

35  ''Watch  ye  therefore:  for  ye 
know  not  when  the  master  of  the 
house  Cometh,  at  even,  or  at  mid- 
night, or  at  the  cockcrowing,  or  in 
the  morning : 

36  Lest  coming  suddenly  he  find 
5"ou  sleeping. 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you  I  say 
unto  all,  Watch. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  A  conspiracy  against  Christ.  3  Precious  ointment 
is  poured  on  his  head  by  a  ivoman .  \0  Judas  sell- 
etft  his  Master  for  mmiey.  12  Christ  himself  fore- 
telleth  how  heshall  be  betrayed  of  one  of  his  disciples: 
22  after  the  passover  prepared,  and  eaten,  institnieth 
his  supper:  2(!  declarelh  aforehand  the  flit jht  (fall 
his  disciples,  and  Peter's  denial.  43  Judas  betrayeth 
him  with  a  kiss.  46  He  Ls  apprehended  in  the  gar- 
den, 53  falsely  accused,  and  impiously  condemned 
of  the  Je-ws'  council :  65  shamefully  abused  by  them: 
66  and  thrice  denied  of  Peter. 

AFTER  "two  days  was  the  feast 
.  of  the  passover,  and  of  unleav- 
ened bread:   and  the  chief  priests! 
and  the  scribes  sought  how  they  j 


might  take  him  by  craft,  and  put 
him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said,  Xot  on  the  feast 
day,  lest  there  be  an  uproar  of  the 
people. 

3  1  '^And  being  in  Bethany,  in 
the  house  of  Simon  the  leper,  as 
he  sat  at  meat,  there  came  a  wo- 
man having  ar9  alabaster  box  of 
ointment  of  "spikenard  very  pre- 
cious ;  and  she  brake  the  box,  and 
poured  it  on  his  head. 

4  And  there  were  some  that  had 
indignation  within  themselves,  and 
said.  Why  was  this  waste  of  the 
ointment  made  ? 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for 
more  than  three  hundred  "pence, 
and  have  been  given  to  the  poor. 
And  they  murmured  against  her. 

6  And  Jesus  said,  Let  her  alone ; 
why  trouble  ye  her  ?  she  hath 
wrought  a  good  work  on  me. 

7  For  '^ye  have  the  poor  with  you 
always,  and  whensoever  ye  will  ye 
may  do  them  good :  but  me  ye 
have  not  always. 

8  She  hath  done  what  she  could : 
she  is  come  aforehand  to  anoint 
my  body  to  the  burying. 

9  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  AVhereso- 
ever  this  gospel  shall  be  preached 
throughout  the  whole  world,  this 
also  that  she  hath  done  shall  be 
spoken  of  for  a  memorial  of  her. 

10  ^  ''And  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of 
the  twelve,  Avent  unto  the  chief 
priests,  to  betray  him  unto  them. 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  they 
were  glad,  and  j)romised  to  give 
him  mone}^  And  he  sought  how 
he  might  conveniently  betray  him. 

12  •[  ''And  the  first  day  of  un- 
leavened bread,  when  the}-  "killed 
the  passover,  his  disciples  said 
unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou  that 
we  go  and  prepare  that  thou  may- 
est  eat  the  passover  ? 

13  iVnd  he  sendeth  forth  two  of 
his  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Go  ye  into  the  city,  and  there  shall 
meet  you  a  man  bearing  a  i)itcher 
of  water:  follow  him. 

14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  go 
in,  say  ye  to  the  goodman  of  the 
house,  The  Master  saith.  Where  is 
the  guestchamber,  where  I   shall 

63 


A.  D  33. 


h  Matt.  £6  6. 
Juhii  12.1  3. 
See  Luke 
7.37. 


P  Or.  pura 
7i«r(?,  or, 
Ixquiii  nard. 


II  Sec  Matt. 
18.28. 


°Dent.l5.n. 


JMatt.2fi.l4. 
Luke  22.  3, 
4. 


•  Matt.  2C.17. 

Luke  22.  7. 
ilOr. 

sacrificed. 


Christ  eateth  the  passover. 


ST.  MAEK. 


His  agony  in  the  garden. 


A.  D.  33. 


f  Matt.  26.20, 

tiC. 


t  Malt.  26.24. 
Luke  ■I2.-2-J. 


I>  Matt  26.20. 
Luke  22.1'.). 
1  Cor.  n.Ji. 


1  Mitt.  26. 30. 
I  Or, ptalm. 

k  Matt.  26.31. 

I  Zcch.  13. 7. 

">  ch.  16.  7. 


"Mnll.2«.a'J. 

■M. 

i.iik«22..r). 
.',1 

Jnlin  13.3;. 
3B. 


eat   the   passover  with  my  disci- 
ples? 

15  x\nd  he  will  shew  you  a  large 
upper  room  furuished  and  pre- 
pared :  there  make  ready  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth, 
and  came  into  the  city,  and  found 
as  he  had  said  unto  them :  and 
they  made  ready  the  passover. 

17  '^And  in  the  evening  he  Com- 
eth with  the  twelve. 

18  And  as  they  sat  and  did  eat, 
Jesus  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
One  of  you  which  eateth  with  me 
shall  betray  me. 

19  And  they  began  to  be  sorrow- 
ful, and  to  say  unto  him  one  by 
one,  Js  it  If  and  another  said,  Is 
it  I? 

20  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  It  is  one  of  the  twelve, 
that  dippeth  with  me  in  the  dish. 

21  f'The  Son  of  man  indeed  goeth, 
as  it  is  written  of  him  :  but  woe  to 
that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of 
man  is  betrayed  !  good  were  it  for 
that  man  if  he  had  never  been 
born. 

22  ^[ ''  And  as  they  did  eat,  Jesus 
took  bread,  and  blessed,  and  brake 

'  it,  and  gave  to  them,  and  said, 
Take,  eat ;  this  is  my  body. 

23  And  he  took  the  cup,  and 
when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
gave  it  to  them:  and  they  all 
drank  of  it. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them,  This 
is  my  blood  of  the  new  testament, 
which  is  shed  for  many. 

25  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  will 
drink  no  more  of  the  fruit  of  the 
vine,  until  that  day  that  I  drink  it 
new  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

20  1  'And  when  they  had  sung 
a  I' hymn,  they  went  out  into  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

27  "And  Jesus  saith  unto  them. 
All  ye  shall  be  otfended  because 
of  me  this  night :  for  it  is  written, 
'  I  will  smite  the  Shepherd,  and  the 
sheep  shall  be  scattered. 

28  r,ut  "after  that  I  am  risen,  I 
will  go  ])ef()re  you  into  Galilee. 

29  "But  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Althougli  all  shall  be  offended,  yet 
wilt  not  I. 

30  And  Jesus    saith   unto   him, 

64 


Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  That  this 
day,  even  in  this  night,  before  the 
cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt  deny 
me  thrice. 

31  But  he  spake  the  more  vehe- 
mently', If  I  should  die  with  thee, 
I  will  not  deny  thee  in  any  wise. 
Likewise  also  said  they  all. 

32  "And  they  came  to  a  place 
which  was  named  Gethsemane : 
and  he  saith  to  his  disciples,  Sit 
ye  here,  while  I  shall  pray. 

33  And  he  taketh  with  him  Peter 
and  James  and  John,  and  began 
to  be  sore  amazed,  and  to  be  very 
heavy ; 

34  And  saith  unto  them,  ^My 
soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful  unto 
death :  tarry  ye  here,  and  watch. 

35  And  he  went  forward  a  little, 
and  fell  on  the  ground,  and  praj^ed 
that,  if  it  were  possible,  the  hour 
might  pass  from  him. 

30  And  he  said,  ''Abba,  Father, 
'all  things  are  i)ossible  unto  thee  ; 
take  away  this  cup  from  me :  'nev- 
ertheless, not  what  I  will,  but  what 
thou  wilt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  findeth 
them  sleeping,  and  saith  unto 
Peter,  Simon,  sleepest  thou?  could- 
est  not  thou  watch  one  hour  ? 

38  Watch  ye  and  pray,  lest  ye 
enter  into  temptation.  '  The  spirit 
truly  is  ready,  but  the  iiesh  is  weak. 

39  And  again  he  went  away,  and 
prayed,  and  spake  the  same  words. 

40  And  when  he  returned,  he 
found  them  asleep  again,  (for  their 
eyes  were  heavy,)  neither  wist  they 
what  to  answer  him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third  time, 
and  saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on  now, 
and  take  your  rest :  it  is  enough, 
"the  hour  is  come;  behold,  the 
Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into  the 
hands  of  sinners. 

42  ''  llise  up,  let  us  go ;  lo,  he  that 
betrayeth  me  is  at  hand. 

43  1  *'And  immediately,  while  he 
yet  spake,  cometh  Judas,  one  of 
the  tw(;lve,  and  with  him  a  great 
multitude  with  swords  and  staves, 
from  the  chief  i)riests  and  the 
scribes  and  the  elders. 

44  And  he  that  betrayed  him  had 
given  theui  a  token,  saying,  Whom- 


A.  D.  33. 


°  Matt.  2(!.36. 
Luke  22..'Sa. 
John  18.  1. 


P  John  12. 27. 


•<  Rom.  S.  15. 

Gal.  4.  6. 

'  Heb.  5.  T. 

'^John  5.30. 
&  «.  38. 


<  Rom.  7.  2.3. 
Gal.  5.  17. 


"John  13. 1. 


'  Mntt.26.4C. 
John  18.1,2. 


y  Mutt.  26.47. 
Luke  22.4r. 
John  18.  3. 


Judas  hetrayeth  Christ. 


ST.  MAliK. 


Peter  denieth  Christ. 


A.  D.  33. 


'  Matt  2fl.M. 
Luke  ii.52. 


"  Ps.  22.  6. 

Is.  o.'!.  7,  &c. 

I.uke22.3(. 

&  24.  44. 
b  I's.  .SS.  8. 

ver.  'S. 


'  Matt.  2G.57. 
Luke  22. 54. 
John  18.  13. 


d  .Matt.2C.J9. 


•eh.  15.  2y. 
Johu  2.  19. 


fMatt.  26.G2. 


a  thief,  witli  swords  aud 


soever  I  shall  kiss,  that  same  is  he ; 
take  him,  and  lead  Jdm  away  safely. 

45  And  as  soon  as  he  was  come, 
he  goeth  straightway  to  liim,  and 
saith,  Master,  Master;  aiid  kissed 
him, 

4G  ^  And  they  laid  their  hands 
on  him,  and  took  him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood 
by  drew  a  sword,  and  smote  a 
servant  of  the  high  priest,  and  cut 
off  his  ear. 

48  'And  Jesus  answered  aud  said 
uuto  them.  Are  ye  come  out,  as 
against 
ivith  staves  to  take  me  ? 

49  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the 
temple  teaching,  and  ye  took  me 
not:  but  ^the  Scriptures  must  b6 
fultilled. 

50  ^And  they  all  forsook  him,  and 
fled. 

51  And  there  followed  him  a  cer- 
tain young  man,  having  a  linen 
cloth  cast  about  his  naked  hody  ; 
and  the  young  men  laid  hold  on 
him  : 

52  And  he  left  the  linen  cloth, 
and  fled  from  them  naked. 

53  1^  ''And  they  led  Jesus  away 
to  the  high  priest :  and  with  him 
were  assembled  all  the  chief  priests 
and  the  elders  and  the  scribes. 

54  And  Peter  followed  him  afar 
off,  even  into  the  palace  of  the 
high  priest:  aud  he  sat  with  the 
servants,  and  warmed  himself  at 
the  fire. 

55  "^And  the  chief  x>riests  and  all 
the  council  sought  for  witness 
against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death ; 
and  found  none. 

56  For  many  bare  false  witness 
against  him,  but  their  witness 
agreed  not  together. 

57  And  there  arose  certain,  and 
bare  false  witness  against  him,  say- 
ing, 

58  ^Ye  heard  him  say,  *  I  wfll  de- 
stroy this  temple  that  is  made  with 
hands,  and  within  three  days  I  will 
build  another  made  without  hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  wit- 
ness agree  together. 

60  ^And  the  high  priest  stood  up 
in  the  midst,  and  asked  Jesus,  say- 
ing, Answerest  thou  nothing?  what 

6S 


is  it  tvMch  these  witness  against 
thee  ? 

61  But  ^he  held  his  peace,  and 
answered  nothing.  ''  Again  the 
high  priest  asked  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  Blessed  I 

62  And  Jesus  said,  I  am :  '  and 
ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man  sitting 
on  the  right  hand  of  power,  and 
coming  in  the  clouds  of  heaven. 

63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 
clothes,  and  saith,  AVhat  need  we 
any  further  witnesses  ? 

64  Ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy : 
what  think  ye  ?  And  they  all  con- 
demned him  to  be  guilty  of  death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on 
him,  and  to  cover  his  face,  and  to 
buffet  him,  and  to  say  unto  him. 
Prophesy :  and  the  servants  did 
strike  him  with  the  palms  of  their 
hands. 

ij(y  •[  "^  And  as  Peter  was  beneath 
in  the  palace,  there  cometh  one  of 
the  maids  of  the  high  priest : 

67  Aud  when  she  saw  Peter 
warming  himself,  she  looked  upon 
him,  and  said.  And  thou  also  wast 
with  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I  know 
not,  neither  understand  I  what 
thou  sayest.  And  he  went  out  in- 
to the  porch ;  aud  the  cock  crew. 

69  'And  a  maid  saw  him  again, 
and  began  fo  say  to  them  that 
stood  by.  This  is  one  of  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again.  "'And 
a  little  after,  they  that  stood  by 
said  again  to  Peter,  Surely  thou 
art  one  of  them:  "for  thou  art  a 
Galilean,  and  thy  speech  agreeth 
thereto.  * 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  and  to 
swear,  saying,  I  know  not  this  man 
of  whom  ye  speak. 

72  "And  the  second  time  the  cock 
crew.  And  Peter  called  to  mind 
the  word  that  Jesus  said  uuto  him. 
Before 'the  cock  crow  twice,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  "when 
he  thought  thereon,  he  wept. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Jesjis  hronght  hound,  and  acaised  before  Pilate.  15 
Upcm  the  clamour  of  the  common  peojie,  the  mur- 
derer Barabba-s  w  loosed,  and  Jexus  delivered  up  to 
be  crucified.  17  Jle  is  crowned  with  thom.i,-l9  spit 
071,  and  mocked:  2lfainteth  in  bearing  his  cross: 

G5 


A.  D  33. 

t  U.  M.  7. 
k  Matt.  2C.G3. 


■  Matt.  24. 30. 
&  2li.  M. 
Luke  22.  UO. 


kMatt.26J8, 
(S>. 

l.uke  22..«. 
John  18.  Iti. 


I  Matt.  2C.71. 
l.uke  22.58. 
John  18.  25. 


■"  .Matt.26.'3. 
I.ukc  22.  fiO. 
John  IH.  M. 


'  Acts  2.  7. 


"Matt.  26.75. 


H  Or,  he  wept 

or,  he  began 
to  weep. 


Jesus  accused  he/ore  Pilate. 


ST.  MARK. 


His  cruciftxioyi, 


•  Ps.  2.  2. 
Matt  ■27.\. 
Luke  -22.  (iti. 
&Z^.  I. 
John  18  L'S 
Acta  .'1.  13. 
&4.  2U. 


•Matt.2r.I3 


<i  I».  i3.  7. 
John  1».  9. 


•  Matt.  2".1j. 

Luke  ai.ir 
John  IH.  39. 


T       I 


A.  D.  Si.  27  Tianqeth  hehoeeii  two  thieves  :   29  xuffereth   the 

triumphbif/  reproaclies  of  the  Jew-t :  39  but  confessed 
by  the  centurion  to  be  the  lion  of  God:  43  and  is 
honourably  buried  by  Joseph. 

AXD  ^  straightwa J-  in  the  morn- 
_  ing  the  chief  priests  hekl  a 
consultation  with  tlie  elders  and 
scribes  and  the  whole  council,  and 
I  bound  Jesus,  and  carried  /ti»iaway, 
and  delivered  him  to  Pilate. 
bMatt.27.11.  2  ''And  Pilate  asked  him,  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  I  And 
he  answering  said  unto  him,  Thou 
say  est  it. 

3  And  the  chief  priests  accused 
him  of  many  things;  but  he  an- 
swered nothing. 

4  "^And  Pilate  asked  him  again, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing? 
behold  how  many  things  they  wit- 
ness against  thee. 

5  ''But  Jesus  yet  answered  noth- 
ing ;  so  that  Pilate  marvelled. 

G  Now  '^at  that  feast  he  released 
unto  them  one  prisoner,  whomso- 
ever they  desired. 

7  And  there  was  one  named  Ba- 
rabbas,  whicli  lay  bound  with  them 
that  had  made  insurrection  with 
him,  who  had  committed  murder 
in  the  insurrection. 

8  And  the  multitude  crying  aloud 
began  to  desire  him  to  do  as  he  had 
ever  done  unto  them. 

9  But  Pilate  answered  them,  say- 
ing. Will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you 
the  King  gf  the  Jews  ? 

10  For  he  knew  that  the  chief 
priests  had  delivered  him  for  envj^ 

11  But   '^the  chief  priests  moved 
'  the  people,  that  he  should  rather 

release  P>arabl)as  unto  them. 

12  And  Pilate  answered  and  said 
again  unto  them.  What  will  ye 
then  that  1  sh.uU  do  unto  him  whom 
ye  call  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 

13  And    they   cried   out 
Crucify  him. 

14  Then  JMlatc  said  unto  them. 
Why,  what  evil  hath  he  d(me  ? 
And  th(».y  cried  out  the  more  ex- 
ceedingly. Crucify  him. 

1~)  *\  ^'And  .so  Pilate,  willing  to 
content  the  ix'ople,  released  liarab- 
bas  unto  them,  and  delivc^red  Je- 
sus, when  he  had  scourged  him,  to 
be  crucitied. 

IG    ''And   the    soldiers  led    him 
m 


rMatt.  27.3U. 
AcU  3. 14. 


f  Matt  2r.2f.. 
John  I'J.  1. 
Iti. 


agani, 


kM«tt!7.27. 


away  into  the  hall,  called  Preto- 
rium ;  and  they  call  together  the 
whole  band. 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with 
purple,  and  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  about  his  head, 

18  And  began,  to  salute  him. 
Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the 
head  with  a  reed,  and  did  spit  upon 
him,  and  bowing  their  knees  wor- 
shipi3ed  him. 

20  And  when  they  had  mocked 
him,  they  took  oft"  the  purple  from 
him,  and  put  his  own  clothes  on 
him,  and  led  him  out  to  crucify 
him. 

21  ^And  they  compel  one  Simon 
a  Cj-renian,  who  passed  by,  coming 
out  of  the  countrv,  the  father  of 

t,     7 

Alexander  and  Eufus,  to  bear  his 
cross. 

22  ''And  they  bring  him  unto  the 
place  Golgotha,  which  is,  being  in- 
terpreted. The  place  of  a  skull. 

23  'And  they  gave  him  to  drink 
wine  mingled  with  myrrh :  but  he 
received  it  not. 

24  And  when  they  had  crucified 
him,  "'they  parted  his  garments, 
casting  lots  upon  them,  what  every 
man  should  take. 

25  And  "it  was  the  third  hour, 
and  they  crucified  him. 

26  And  °  the  superscription  of  his 
accusation  was  written  over,  THE 
KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

27  And  ^with  him  they  crucify 
two  thieves ;  the  one  on  his  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  his  left. 

28  And  the  Scripture  was  fulfilled, 
which  saith,  ''And  he  was  number- 
ed with  the  transgressors. 

29  And  'they  that  passed  by  rail- 
ed on  him,  wagging  their  heads, 
and  saying.  Ah,  "^thou  that  destroy- 
est  the  temple,  and  bulkiest  it  in 
three  days, 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down 
from  the  cross. 

31  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests 
mocking  said  among  themselves 
with  the  scribes,  He  saved  others ; 
himself  he  cannot  save. 

32  Let  Christ  the  King  of  Israel 
descend  now  from  the  cross,  that 
we   may   see   and   believe.      And 


A.  D.  33. 


i  Matt.  27.32. 
Luke  •J3.-M. 


k  Matt.  27.33. 
Luke  2:j..r.. 
John  la.  17. 


1  Matt.  27. 34. 


■"  Ps.  22.  IS. 
Luke  -JS.M. 
John  10.  23. 


"  See  Matt. 

27.  45. 

Luke  2-3.44. 

John  111.  14. 
"  Matt.  27 ..•;7. 

John  19.  ly. 


P  Matt.  27.38. 


1 1s.  S3. 12. 
Luke  22.37. 


■■  Ps.  22.  7. 


'ch.l4.  SS. 
John  2.  l'.l. 


(Icatli^  and  hurial. 


ST.  MARK. 


Christ's  resurrection. 


A.  D.  33. 

'Matt  27.44 
I>ukc2:)..'iU 

"M.itt.L'7  45 
Luke  -SJ.  44. 


'  Ps.  22.  1. 
Mutt.  2".  46. 


y  Mfttt.  27  4.'!. 
Jolin  19.  ai. 


'  Pa.  69.  21. 


"  ;Matt.  27  ,50. 
Luke  2.'5.4(l. 
John  19.  3(1. 

bMntt.27..51. 
Luke  -23.  4j. 


""  Matt.  27.54. 
Luke  1«.  47. 


i  Matt.27.5.1. 
Luke  23. 49. 
'P6.38.  11. 


f  Luke  8. 2,3. 


eMatt.27..57. 
Luke  2;j.5(l. 
John  19.38. 


h  Luke  2. 

as. 


25, 


'they  that  were  crucified  with  him 
reviled  him. 

33  And  "when  the  sixth  lionr  was 
come,  there  was  darkness  over  the 
whole  land  until  the  ninth  hour, 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  sayin<;-, 
''Eloi,  Eloi,  lama  sabachthani  ? 
which  is,  beinij:  interpreted,  My 
God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  for- 
saken me  ? 

35  And  some  of  them  that  stood 
by,  when  they  heard  if,  said.  Be- 
hold, he  calleth  Elias.         ■. 

36  And  -one  ran  and  filled  a 
sponge  full  of  vinegar,  and  put  it 
on  a  reed,  and  ^gave  him  to  drink, 
saying.  Let  alone ;  let  us  see  w  heth- 
er  Elias  will  come  to  take  him 
down. 

37  ^And  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

38  And  ^'the  vail  of  the  temple 
was  rent  in  twain  from  the  top  to 
the  bottom. 

39  ^  And  '^when  the  centurion, 
whicli  stood  over  against  him,  saw 
that  he  so  cried  out,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost,  he  said,  Truly  this  man 
was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  ''There  w^ere  also  women  look- 
ing on  %afar  off:  among  whom  was 
Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  James  the  less  and  of 
Joses,  and  Salome ; 

41  Who  also,  when  he  was  in 
Galilee,  '^ followed  him,  and  minis- 
tered unto  him ; .  and  many  other 
women  whicli  came  up  with  him 
unto  Jerusalem. 

42  ^  ^And  now  when  the  even 
was  come,  because  it  was  the  prep- 
aration, that  is,  the  day  before  the 
sabbath, 

43  Joseph  of  Arimathea,  an  hon- 
ourable counsellor,  which  also ''wait- 
ed for  the  kingdom  of  God,  came, 
and  went  in  boldly  unto  Pilate,  and 
craved  the  body  of  Jesus. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he 
were  alreatly  dead :  and  calling  un- 
to Jiim  the  centurion,  he  asked  him 
whether  he  had  been  any  while 
dead. 

45  And  when  he  knew  it  of  the 
centurion,  he  gave  the  body  to 
Joseph. 


m. 

Liike2S..Vi. 
Juliii  19.  4(1. 


•  Matt.  28. 1. 
Luke  24. 1. 
JulinlJO.  i. 


i>Lukc23.a;. 


'Luke  24. 1. 
Jolm20. 1. 


40  'And  he  bought  tine  linen,  and    a.  u.  as. 
took  him  down,  and  wrapped  him  !  ■M.M.27.fi« 
in  the  linen,  and  laid  him  in  a  sep- 
ulchre which   was  hewn   out  of  a  ' 
rock,  and  rolled  a  stone  unto  the  ' 
door  of  the  sei)ul('hre. 

47   And    Mary    Magdahme    and 
IMary  the  mother  of  Joses  beheld  : 
where  he  was  laid. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  An  angel  (ledareth  the  resurrection  of  Christ  to  three 
women.     9  (Jhrid  hintgelf  (ipjxareth  to  Mary  Mag- 
dalene: 12  to  two  going  into  tite  country :  14  then 
,  to  the  aposllex,  15  whom  he  xendeth  forth  to  preach 
the  go.'ipel :  19  and  ascendeth  into  heaven. 

AND  ''when  the  sabbath  was 
.  past,  Mary  Magdalene,  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and 
Salome,  ^'had  bought  sweet  spices, 
that  they  might  come  and"  anoint 
him. 

2  '^And  very  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, the  first  day  of  the  week,  they 
came  unto  the  sepulchre  at  the 
rising  of  the  sun. 

3  And  they  said  among  them- 
selves. Who  shall  roll  us  away  the 
stone  from  the  door  of  the  sepul- 
chre ? 

4  And  when  they  looked,  they 
saw  that  the  stone  was  rolled  away : 
for  it  was  very  great. 

5  ''And  entering  into  the  sepul- 
chre, they  saAV  a  young  man  sitting 
on  the  right  side,  clothed  in  a  long 
white  garment;  and  they  were 
affrighted. 

G  'And  he  saith  unto  them.  Be 
not  affrighted :  ye  seek  Jesus  of 
Xazareth,  which  was  crucified :  he 
is  risen ;  he  is  not  here :  behold 
the  place  where  they  laid  him, 

7  But  go  your  way,  tell  his  dis- 
ciples and  Peter  that  he  goeth  l)e- 
fore  you  into  Galilee:  there  shall 
ye  see  him,  ^as  he  said  unto 
von. 

8  And  they  went  out  quickly,  and 
fled  from  the  sepulchre ;  for  they 
trembled  and  were  ailiazed:  ^'nei- 
ther said  they  any  thing  to  any 
man;  for  they  were  afraid. 

9  ^[  Now  when  Jesus  was  risen 
eaii}^  the  first  darj  of  the  week,  ''he 
appeared  first  to  Mary  Magdalene, 
'out  of  whom  he  had  cast  seven 
devils. 

10  ^And  she  went  and  told  them 

G7 


><  Luke  24.  X 
Juhii  20.11, 
12. 


'  Matt.  28.  ,■;. 
e,  /. 


f  .Matt.  26.  S2 
ch.  14.  -a. 


B  See  Matt. 
2>>.  S. 
Luke  24.  9. 


hJohn  20.14. 


■  Luke  H.  2. 


k  Luke  24.10. 
John  -JU.  18. 


Christ  ajypeareth 


ST.  LUKE. 


to  Ms  disciples. 


A.  D.  33. 


ILnke  24.11. 


as 


they 


■»  Luke  24. 
13. 


"  Luke24..T6. 

.lohn  J}.  I'J. 

1  Cor.  15.  5. 
COr, 

together. 


■'  Matt.  28.in. 
John  15. 16. 
1'  Col.  1.  23. 


•  Heb.  2.  S. 

I  Pit.  .5. 1. 

■J  Pet.  1.  lii. 

IJolin  I.  1. 
■>  Murk  I.  I. 

John  15.  27. 


'  ActK  15. 19, 
2.'5,2«. 
1  Cor.  7.  40. 


<  Acts  11.4. 
•AcUl.l. 


r  John  20.  .^1. 


Belbrc  the 

C'tmnion 
artniint 
cnll.fl  An- 
no I)(»||,M 
the  "ixth 
year. 

'Matt.  2.  1. 
liIChr.24.IO, 

19. 

Neh.  12.4, 

17. 


that  had  been  with  him, 
mourned  and  wejDt. 

11  'And  they,  when  they  had 
heard  that  he  was  alive,  and  had 
been  seen  of  her,  beheved  not. 

12  *![  After  that  he  appeared  in 
another- form  '"unto  two  of  them, 
as  they  walked,  and  went  into  the 
country. 

13  And  they  went  and  told  it  un- 
to the  residue :  neither  believed 
they  them. 

14  ^  "Afterward  he  appeared  un- 
to the  eleven  as  they  sat  "  at  meat, 
and  upbraided  them  with  their  un- 
belief and  hardness  of  heart,  be- 
cause they  believed  not  them  which 
had  seen  him  after  he  was  risen. 

15  "And  he  said  unto  them.  Go 
ye  into  all  the  world,  ^and  preach 
the  gospel  to  every  creature. 


16  '^  He  that  believeth  and  is  bap- 
tized shall  be  saved ;  ^  but  he  that 
believeth  not  shall  be  damned. 

17  And  these  signs  shall  follow 
them  that  believe;  '*In  my  name 
shall  they  cast  out  devils;  Hhey 
shall  speak  with  new  tongues ; 

18  "They  shall  take  up  serijents  ; 
and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing, 
it  shall  not  hurt  them  ;  "^  they  shall 
lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they 
shall  recover. 

19  1  So  then,  ''after  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  them,  he  was  ^receiv- 
ed up  into  heaven,  and  ''sat  on  the 
right  hand  of  God. 

20  And  they  went  forth,  and 
preached  every  where,  the  Lord 
working  with  them,  ^'and  confirm- 
ing the  word  with  signs  following. 
Amen. 


THE   GOSPEL   ACCORDING   TO 

ST.  LUKE. 


CHAPTER  L 

1  The  preface  of  Luke  to  h  is  whole  gos-pel.  5  The  con- 
ception of  John  the  Bapti.st,  2(5  a)Hl  of  Christ.  39 
The  prophecy  of  EHmbeth,  and  of  3Iary,  concern- 
ing t'hrist.  .57  The  nativity  and  c i re u incision  of 
John.  67  The  propJiecy  of  Zachiirias,  both  of 
Christ.,  76  and  of  John. 

FORASMUCH  as  many  have 
taken  in  hand  to  set  forth  in 
order  a  declaration  of  those  things 
which  are  most  surely  believed 
among  us, 

2  "Even  as  they  delivered  them 
unto  us,  which  'from  the  begin- 
ning were  eyewitnesses,  and  min- 
isters of  the  word ; 

3  "It  seemed  good  to  me  also, 
having  had  jierfect  understanding 
of  all  things  from  the  very  first,  to 
write  unto  thee  "in  order,  "^most 
excellent  Tiieophihis, 

4  ^That  thou  iiiight(\st  know  the 
certainty  of  tho.sc  thing.s,  wherein 
thou  Jiast  Ix'cn  in.structed. 

5  ^  rililKRE  was  ^'iu  the  days 

JL  of  Herod,  the  king  of  Ju- 
dea,  a  certain  priest  name'l  Zaclia- 

I  rias,  ''of  the  course  of  Al)ia :  and 
his  wife  was  of  the  daughters  of 

I  68 


Aaron,  and  her  name  loas  Elisa- 
beth. 

6  And  they  were  both  '  righteous 
before  God,  walking  in  all  the 
commandments  and  ordinances  of 
the  Lord  blameless. 

7  And  they  had  no  child,  because 
that  Elisabeth  was  barren;  and 
they  both  were  now  well  stricken 
in  years. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while 
he  executed  the  priest's  office  be- 
fore God  ''in  the  order  of  his 
course, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the 
priest's  office,  his  lot  was  '  to  burn 
incense  when  he  went  into  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  "And  the  whole  multitude  of 
the  jjeople  were  praying  without 
at  the  time  of  incense. 

11  And  there  appeared  unto  him 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  on 
the  right  side  of  "  the  altar  of  in- 
cense. 

12  And  when  Zacharias  saw  him, 
"he  was  troubled,  and  fear  fell  up- 
on him. 


A.  D.  3.3. 

"l  John  3. 18, 

36. 

Acts  2.  .■«.  & 

1«.  30, 31, .12. 

Rom.  lU.  9. 

1  Pet.  3.  21. 
'Johnl2.4.S. 
•Luke  10.17. 

Acts  5. 16.  & 

8.  7.  &  16.18. 

&  IH.  12. 
'  Acts  2.  4.  & 

10.  46.  &  19. 

6. 

1  Cor.  12.10, 

28. 
•  LukelO.19. 

Acts  28.  5. 
»  Acts  5.  15, 

]«.  &  9.  17. 

&28.  8. 

James  5.  14, 

15. 
»  Acts  1.2,3. 

'  Luke  24.51. 

•Ps.  110.1. 
Acts  7.  55. 


h  Acts  5. 12. 
&  14.  3. 
1  Cor.  2. 4,5. 
Ueb.  2.  4. 


Before  the 
account 
called  An- 
no Domini 
the  sixth 
year. 

'Gen.  7. 1.& 
17.  1. 

1  Kings9.4. 

2  Kings  20. 
3. 

Job  1.1. 
Acts  2.3.  1. 
&  J4. 16. 
Phil.  3.  6. 


klChr.  24. 
19. 

2  Chr.  8. 14. 
&  31.  2. 


1  Ex.  .'iO.  7,  8. 
1  Sam.  2.28. 

1  Chr.2n.l3. 

2  Chr.2y.U. 


"  LcT.  1G.17. 
Rev.  8. 3, 4. 


°  Ex.  30.  1. 


Mudg.fi.  22. 
.<:  1"..  22. 
l>an.  10.8. 
vcr.  29. 
ch.  2.  9. 
Acts  10.  4. 
KcT.  1. 17. 


The  conception  of  John, 


ST.  LUKE. 


and  of  Christ. 


Before  the 
account 
called  An- 
no Domini 
the  sixth 
year. 

P  ver.  GO,  G3. 


1  ver.  58. 


fNum.fl.3. 
Judc.  l.i.  4. 

ch.  /.  33. 


■Jor.  1.5. 
Gttl.l.  15. 


<  Mai.  4.  5,  G. 


"Mill.  4.  5. 
Mutt.  11.14. 
Mark  U.  li'. 


I  Or,  by. 


^  Gen.  17.17. 


y  Dan.  8. 16. 
& !).  21,  22, 
2^. 

Matt.  18. 10. 
Ueb.  1.  14. 


'  Ez.  ,•?.  26.  & 
24.  27. 


'Sce2King8 
11.5. 
1  Chr.  9, 25. 


13  But  the  Jinoel  said  unto  him, 
Fear  not,  Zachaiias:  for  thy  prayer 
is  heard  ;  and  thy  wife  Elisabeth 
shall  bear  thee  a  son,  and  'thou 
shalt  call  his  name  John. 

14  And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and 
gladness;  and  "^ many  shall  rejoice 
at  his  birth. 

15  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  '  shall  drink 
neither  wine  nor  strong  (Jrink;  and 
he  shall  be  tilled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  *eveu  from  his  mother's 
womb. 

10  ^And  many  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  he  turn  to  the  Lord 
their  God. 

17  "And  he  shall  go  before  him  in 
the  spirit  and  power  of  Elias,  to 
turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers  to 
the  children,  and  the  disobedient 
II  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just ;  to 
make  ready  a  people  prepared  for 
the  Lord. 

18  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the 
angel,  ^Whereby  shall  I  know  this? 
for  I  am  an  old  man,  and  my  wife 
well  stricken  in  years. 

10  And  the  angel  answering  said 
unto  him,  I  am  ^Gabriel,  that  stand 
in  the  presence  of  God;  and  am 
sent  to  speak  unto  thee,  and  to 
shew  thee  these  glad  tidings. 

20  And,  behold,  'thou  shalt  be 
dumb,  and  not  able  to  speak,  un- 
til the  day  that  these  things  shall 
be  performed,  because  thou  believ- 
est  not  my  words,  which  shall  be 
fulfilled  in  their  season. 

21  And  the  i^eople  waited  for 
Zacharias,  and  marvelled  that  he 
tarried  so  long  in  the  temi)le. 

22  And  when  he  came  out,  he 
could  not  speak  unto  them :  and 
they  perceived  that  he  had  seen  a 
vision  in  the  temple ;  for  he  beck- 
oned unto  them,  and  remained 
speechless, 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
soon  as  "^the  days  of  his  ministra- 
tion were  accomplished,  he  depart- 
ed to  his  own  house. 

24  And  after  those  days  his  wife 
Elisabeth  conceived,  and  hid  her- 
self five  months,  saying, 

25  Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt  with 
me  in  the  days  wherein  he  looked 


on  wie,  to  ^'take  away  my  reproach 
among  men. 

20  And  in  the  sixth  month  the 
angel  Gabriel  was  sent  from  God 
unto  a  city  of  Galilee,  named  Kaz- 
areth, 

27  To  a  virgin  'espoused  to  a  man 
whose  name  was  Josei)h,  of  the 
house  of  David;  and  the  virgin's 
name  was  Mary. 

28  And  the  angel  came  in  unto 
her,  and  said,  ''Hail,  thou  that  art 
II highly  favoured,  "the  Lord  is  Avith 
thee :  blessed  art  thou  among  wo- 
men. 

29  And  when  she  saw  him,  ^she 
was  troubled  at  his  saying,  and 
cast  in  her  mind  what  manner  of 
salutation  this  should  be. 

30  And  the  angel  said  unto  her. 
Fear  not,  Mary  :  for  thou  hast 
found  favour  with  God. 

31  ^And,  behold,  thou  shalt  con- 
ceive in  thy  womb,  and  bring  forth 
a  son,  and  ''  shalt  call  his  name 
JESUvS. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  '  and  shall 
be  called  the  Son  of  the  Highest ; 
and  ^  the  Lord  God  shall  give 
unto  him  the  throne  of  his  father 
David : 

33  '  And  he  shall  reign  over  the 
house  of  Jacob  for  ever;  and  of  his 
kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  said  Mary  unto  the  an- 
gel. How  shall  this  be,  seeing  I 
know  not  a  man  I 

35  And  the  ange!  answered  and 
said  unto  her,  '"The  Holy  Ghost 
shall  come  upon  thee,  and  the 
power  of  the  Highest  shall  over- 
shadow thee :  therefore  also  that 
holy  thing  which  shall  be  born  of 
thee  shall  be  called  "the  Son  of 
God. 

30  And,  behold,  thy  cousin  Elisa- 
beth, she  hath  also  conceiv^ed  a  son 
in  her  old  age;  and  this  is  the  sixth 
month  with  her,  who  was  called 
barren. 

37  For  "with  God  nothing  shall 
be  impossible. 

38  And   3Iary  said,   Behold   the 
handmaid  of  the  Lord ;  be  it  unto  ' 
me  according  to  thy  word.     And  I 
the  angel  departed  from  her.  j 

39  And  Mary  arose  in  those  days, ' 

ao  1 


Di  fore  the 

UCCOIJIlt 

culled  An 
NO  Domini 
the  htxth 
year. 

••  Gen  3U.23 
Ik  4   1.  & 
64.  1,4. 


'  Matt.  1.18. 
ch.  2.  4,  5. 


J  Dan. H.  2a. 
&  lU.  lU. 

II  Or, 

yraciotutly 
uccepteiiy 
or,  much 
graced  : 
See  ver.  30. 

'Judii.C.  12. 

f  ver.  12. 


eis.  7.  14. 
Matt.  1.21. 


Iich.2.  21. 


I  Mark  5.  7. 


k2Sam.7.U, 

12. 

1*8.  1.S2.  11. 

Is.  a.  0,  7.  & 

Hi.  5. 

Jer.  23.  J. 

Hcv.3.7. 
I  Dun.  2.  44. 

&•  7.  14,  L'7. 

Obnd.  21. 

Mic.  4.7. 

John  12.34. 

Ueb.l.U. 


"Matt.  1.20. 


°  Matt.14.33. 

&  2<:.  (i.",  lA. 

.Murk  I.  1. 
John  1.34. 

&  2(1.  :il. 

Acts.  ».  37. 
Roni.  1.  4. 


"Gen.  18. 14. 
Jer  32.  17. 
Zech.  «.  6. 
Mutt,  ly.  2«. 
Mark  lU.  27. 
ch.  18.  21. 
Horn.  4.  21. 


Mary's  song  of  thanlisgiving. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  'prophecy  of  Zavharias. 


lieforc  the 
account 
calliU  AN- 
Nil  Uo.MIM 
the  sixth 
J  car. 

I"  Josh.  21. 9. 
I>M1. 


■"JiidS.d.  24 
ver  JS. 


II  Or,  tiAic/i 
believed 
that  Ihcie. 


■I.  Sam.  2.1. 
I'd.  :H.  -2,  a. 
&  .».  11. 
Uab.  3. 18. 


■]  Sam.  1.11. 
P..  138.  «. 


'  .Mol  3.  12. 
ch.  11.27. 


"  1*3.  n.  VJ. 

&  iJi.  2,  3. 

•l'».  lll.l). 
>  lien.  ir.". 

r.x.  2".  u. 
is.  10.;.  17, 
i». 


'r..!w.  1.& 
111.  I.-.. 

M.'J.  *.<2. 
l'>. 
•  Pt.  .•!:!.  10. 
1  Pit.  i.  J. 

'•  I  Sam.  2.  «, 
«c. 

Job.-..  II. 
P«.  113.  li. 


•  1  Sam.  2.  i. 
P«.  .H.  lu. 


J  P».  W.  3. 

.1  IT.  .■;!.. 1,20. 
'Oen.l7.  l:i. 

IN.  l;lL'.  II. 

Itiim.ll.at. 

Gal.  3.  10. 


aud  weut  iuto  the  hill  country  with 
haste,  Pinto  a  city  of  Jmla; 

40  And  entered  into  the  house  of 
Zacharias,  and  saluted  Elisabeth. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  Avhen 
Elisabeth  heard  the  salutation  of 
JVlary,  the  babe  leaped  in  her 
womb ;  and  Elisabeth  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost: 

42  Aud  she  spake  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said,  '^  Blessed  art  thou 
amon^  women,  and  blessed  is  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb. 

4'*  And  whence  is  this  to  me,  that 
the  mother  of  my  Lord  should 
come  to  me  ! 

44  For,  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of 
thy  salutation  sounded  in  mine 
ears,  the  babe  leaped  in  my  womb 
for  joy. 

45  And  blessed  is  she  "that  be- 
lieved: for  there  shall  be  a  per- 
formance of  those  things  which 
were  told  her  from  the  Lord. 

4G  And  Mary  said,  'My  soul  doth 
magnify  the  Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in 
God  my  Saviour. 

48  For  'he  hath  regarded  the  low 
estate  of  his  handmaiden  :  for,  be- 
hold, from  henceforth  'all  genera- 
tions shall  call  me  blessed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  "hath 
done  to  me  great  things  ;  and 
"^  holy  is  his  name. 

50  And  ^  his  mercy  is  on  them 
that  fear  him  from  generation  to 
generation. 

51  'He  hath  shewed  strength  with 
his  arm;  ^he  hath  scattered  the 
proud  in  the  imagination  of  their 
hearts. 

52  "Ho  hath  x)ut  down  the  mighty 
from  their  seats,  aud  exalted  them 
of  low  degree. 

53  'H(;  hath  filled  the  hungry 
with  good  tliing.s;  and  the  rich  he 
hath  sent  (MiijUy  away. 

54  He  hath  holjx'n  his  servant  I.s- 
rael,  ''in  remcMubrancc; of  Ais  mercy; 

55  -^As  Ik;  spake  to  our  fathers,  to 
Abraham,  aud  to  his  seed  for 
ever. 

50  And  aviary  abode  with  her 
about  three  mouths,  and  returned 
to  h(!r  own  house. 

57  Now  Elisabeth's  full  time  came 
70 


that  she  should  be  delivered ;  and 
she  brought  forth  a  son. 

58  And  her  neighbours  and  her 
cousins  heard  how  the  Lord  had 
shewed  great  mercy  upon  her ;  and 
'  they  rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  ^on 
the  eighth  day  they  came  to  circum- 
cise the  child ;  aud  they  called  him 
Zacharias,  after  the  name  of  his 
father. 

60  And  his  mother  answered  and 
said,  ''  Xot  so  ;  but  he  shall  be  call- 
ed John. 

01  And  they  said  unto  her.  There 
is  none  of  thy  kindred  that  is  call- 
ed by  this  name. 

02  And  they  made  signs  to  his 
father,  how  he  would  have  him 
called. 

03  And.  he  asked  for  a  writing 
table,  and  wrote,  saying,  'His 
name  is  John.  And  they  marvel- 
led all. 

04  ''And  his  mouth  was  opened 
immediately,  and  his  tongue  loosed, 
and  he  spake,  and  praised  God. 

05  And  fear  came  on  all  that 
dwelt  round  about  them :  and  all 
these  "  sayings  were  noised  abroad 
throughout  all '  the  hill  country  of 
Judea. 

00  And  all  they  that  heard  them 
"'laid  them  up  in  their  hearts,  say- 
hig.  What  manner  of  child  shall 
this  be!  And  "the  hand  of  the 
Lord  was  with  him. 

07  Aud  his  father  Zacharias  "was 
tilled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
prophesied,  saying, 

08  "Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel ;  for  '^  he  hath  visited  and  re- 
deemed his  people, 

09  "^And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of 
salvation  for  us  in  the  house  of  his 
servant  David ; 

70  ^As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of 
his  holy  prophets,  which  have  been 
since  the  world  began : 

71  That  we  should  be  saved  from 


our  enemies,  aud  from  the  hand  of 
all  that  hate  us ; 

72  ^To  perlbrm  the  mercy  jwom- 
ised  to  our  fathers,  and  to  remem- 
ber his  holy  covenant; 

73  "The  oath  which  he  swaro  to 
our  father  Abraham, 


Befoie  the 
account 
called  .4n- 

.NO    Do\TIM 

"the  sixth 
year. 


fver.  14. 

'Gen.  17.12. 
Lev.  12.  3. 


I"  ver.  13. 


■  ver.  13. 


k  ver.  20. 


II  Or,  things. 
1  ver.  31). 


'ch.  2.19,51. 


°  Gen.  30.  2 
Ps.  80.  17.  & 
»).  21. 
Acts  11.  21. 

"Joel  2. 28. 


•■  I  Kings  1. 

48. 

Ps. -11.13.  & 

72. 18.  &  lOG. 

48. 
lEx.  3. 11!.  & 

4.31. 

Ps.  III.  9. 

ch.  7.  l(i. 
•  Ps.  132. 17. 


•Jcr.  23  6,0. 
&  .30.  10. 
Dan.  9.  24. 
Acts  3.  21. 
Kom.  1.  2. 


>l,ev.  2fi.  42. 

Ps.  98. .).  ;i£ 

10.5.  «,  9.  He 

IIW.  4,5. 

Kz.  16.  tW. 

ver.  .54. 
»  Gen.  12.  .3. 

&  17.  4.  & 

22.  Iti,  17. 

Hub.  G.  13, 

17. 


TJie  Mrth  of  Christ. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  circumcision  of  Christ. 


Before  the 
account 
called  An- 
no Ukmim 
the  .sixth 
ycur. 

''Kom.  (i.  is, 

ITeb  "J.  14. 
J.ler.  32.  oil, 
411. 

i:i>h   4.  24. 
•jTlies.:i.l3. 
•.'Tini.!    y. 
Tit.  ■.;.  12. 

1  IVt.  1.  1,1. 

2  IVI.  1,  4. 

•  Is.  4". :;. 

Mill.  .-..  1. 
it  4.  .">, 
Matt.  11.10. 
ver.  1". 

■.Mark  1.4. 

eh.  :i.  J. 
I;  Or,  Jor. 

i;or. 

toiveh  of 
the  inttcy. 
I]  Or. 

or,  biilitrh, 

Mum,  24.17, 

I*.  11.  1. 

Zech.  3.  8. 

&  ti.  12. 

Mai.  4.  2. 
>>Is,il.2.  .it42. 

7.  A:  4tf.  H. 

Malt.  4.  I(i, 

Acts  2t;.  18. 
■ch.  2.40. 

•I  >ratt.  3.  1. 
&11.  7. 


Before  the 
account 
culled  An- 
no DOMl-VI 
the  tifth 
year. 

II  Or. 
otrolletl. 
»  Acts  5.  37. 


hlSam.16.1, 
4. 
John  7.42. 

'Malt.  1.16. 

ch.  1.27. 


^  Matt.  1.18. 

cli.l.  27. 


'JIatt.1.25. 


74  Tb«at  he  would  grant  unto  us, 
tbat  we,  being-  delivered  out  of  the 
hand  of  our  enemies,  might  ^  serve 
him  without  fear, 

75  'In  holiness  and  righteousness 
before  him,  all  the  days  of  our  life. 

7G  And  thou,  eliild,  shalt  be  called 
the  prophet  of  the  Highest:  for 
'thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of 
the  Lord  to  prepare  his  ways ; 


/  i 


To 


give 


knowlediie  of  salva- 


AND  it  cam 
JIjl  days,  tha 


tion  unto  his  people  ^ "  by  the  remis- 
sion of  their  sins, 

78  Through  the  "  tender  mercy  of 
our  God  ;  whereby  the  I'dayspring 
from  on  high  hath  visited  us, 

79  'To  give  light  to  them  that  sit 
in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of 
death,  to  guide  our  feet  into  the 
way  of  peace. 

80  And  'the  child  grew,  and  wax- 
ed strong  in  spirit,  and  ''was  in  the 
deserts  till  the  day  of  his  shewing 
unto  Israel. 

CHArTER  IL 

1  AugnMua  iaxeth  all  the  Roman  empire.  6  The  na- 
tivity of  Christ.  8  Oite  attgel  relalelh  it  to  the  shep- 
herds: 13  many  sing  praixes  to  God  for  it.  21 
Christ  isi'ircitnicised.  22  JIary  purified.  28  Sim- 
eon and  .i)uia  prophesy  of  Christ :  40  who  increas- 
eth  in  wisdom.,  4(j  qneMionvth  in  the  temple  with  the 
doctors,  51  and  is  vbedient  to  his  parents. 

me  to  pass  in  those 
it  there  went  out  a 
decree  from  Cesar  Augustus,  that 
all  the  world  should  be  n  taxed. 

2  ((^And  this  taxing  was  tirst  made 
when  Cyreuius  was  governor  of 
Syria.) 

3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every 
one  into  his  own  city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from 
Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Nazareth, 
into  Judea,  unto  Hhe  city  of  Da- 
vid, which  is  called  Bethlehem, 
(because  he  was  of  the  house  and 
lineage  of  David,) 

5  To  be  taxed  with  Mary  ''his 
espoused  wife,  being  great  with 
child. 

6  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they 
were  there,  the  days  were  accom- 
plished that  she  should  be  deliv- 
ered. 

7  And  "^she  brought  forth  her 
firstborn  son,  and  wrapped  him  in 
swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him  in 
a  manger;  because  there  was  no 
room  for  them  in  the  inn. 


8  And  there  were  in  the  same 
country  shepherds  abiding  in  the 
held,  keeping  "watch  over  their 
tlock  by  night. 

9  And,  lo,  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  them,  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  shone  round  about  them ; 
'  and  they  were  sore  afraid. 

10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them. 
Fear  not :  for,  behold,  I  bring  you 
good  tidings  of  great  joy,  '^^  which 
shall  be  to  all  peoi)le. 

11  ''For  unto  you  is  born  this  day 
in  the  city  of  David  'a  Saviour, 
^  which  is  Christ  the  Lord. 

12  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto 
you  ;  Ye  shall  find  the  babe  wrap- 
ped in  swaddling  clothes,  lying  in 
a  manger. 

13  'And  suddenly  there  was  with 
,tlie  angel  a  multitude  of  the  heav- 
enly host  praising  God,  and  saying, 

14  "'Glory  to  God  in  the  highest, 
and  on  earth  "peace,  ''good  will 
toward  men. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
angels  were  gone  away  from  them 
into  heaven,  '  the  shepherds  said 
one  to  another,  Let  us  now  go  even 
unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this. thing 
which  is  come  to  pass,  wdiich  the 
Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us. 

IG  And  they  came  with  haste,  and 
found  Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the 
babe  lying  in  a  manger. 

17  And  when  they  had  seen  it, 
they  made  known  abroad  the  say- 
ing which  was  told  them  concern- 
ing this  child. 

18  And  all  they  that  heard  it  won- 
dered at  those  things  which  were 
told  them  by  the  shepherds. 

19  "But  Mary  kept  all  these 
things,  and  pondered  them  in  her 
heart. 

20  And  the  shepherds  returned, 
glorifying  and  i)raising  God  for  all 
the  things  that  they  had  heard  and 
seen,  as  it  was  told  unto  them. 

21  ''And  when  eight  days  were 
accomplished  for  the  circumcising 
of  the  child,  his  name  was  called 
'JESUS,  which  was  so  named  of 
the  angel  before  he  was  conceived 
in  the  womb. 

22  And  when  'the  davs  of  her 
I)urification  according  to  the  law 

71 


licfbro  the 
account 
culled  An- 
no  IJOMINI 
the  lirth 
year. 

II  Or, 
the  ini/ht 
uJaluhat. 


'ch.  1.12. 


S(!en.I2.  .X 

Matt.  2K  1». 

Mark  l.li. 

ver.  ;il.:t2. 

eh.  24.47. 

Col.  1.  23. 
1'  Is.  y.  C. 
'  -Matt.  1.  21. 

k  Matt.  1.  16. 
A  It).  16. 
eh.  1.  4.). 
Acts  2.  36. 
Ik  111.  .'16. 
I'hil.  2. 11. 


Gen.  28. 12. 

&  :ij.  1,2. 

1'!..  10.!  21), 

21.  Si  148.2. 

l>an.  7.  II). 

llcb.  1.  14. 

Kev.  j.  11. 
""ch.  10.  ,-!8. 
I     Kph.1.6.  & 
I     ;!.  10,  21. 

Kev.  .).  13. 

"  Is. :,:.  la. 

I     ch.  1,  79. 
1     Koin.  5.  I. 

Kph.  2.  17. 

Col.  1.20. 
"John.!.  1«. 

Kph.  2.4,7 

2  Thess.  2. 

ii;. 

1  John  4.  9, 
10. 
lOr. 

thtt  men  the 
sJttp/ttrds. 


P  r,cn.  W.ll. 
ch.  1.  66. 
ver.  51. 


Hefbre  the 
account 
cillert  An- 
no Do.viis'i 
the  fourth 
year. 

'Gen.  17.12. 
Lev.  12.  3. 
ch.  I..W. 
'  Matt.  1.  21, 
25. 
ch.  1.  31. 

"  Lev.  12.  2, 
3,  4,  6. 


Simeon  and  Anna 


8T.  LUKE. 


prophesy  of  Christ. 


Eefore  the 
actiunl 
called  An- 
no DoviNt 
the  fourth 
year 


»Ex  13.  2.  & 
2-.'.  2y  Sc  J4- 
ly 

Num.  t   1,!. 
&«.  1".  & 
18  16 


"Lev.  12.  2, 
6,8. 


»  Is.  40.  1 . 
Mark  16.43. 
ver.  38. 


*  Tf.  Kl.  48. 
Ueb  11.  i. 


•Matt  4.1. 


•Gen  46. 'S). 
l>hil.  1.  -Si. 


H».  A2.  10. 
ch  3.6. 


'1».  9.  2  i 
42.6  fc4;)fi 
»«i  1.  2.  i. 
Mntt  4   IK 
Acts  l.'i  4;. 
A  2a.  28. 


<ll>.8.14. 
Hn  14.0 
Matt.  21.44 
Mum.  'J.  3.', 
3:1. 

1  Cor.  1  2 !, 
24 

2  Cor   2   li. 
I  Tel.  i  :.i 

•  Act*  2>*.  ■.'.■. 
'  P«  4':.  III. 
John  IJ.  2.''. 


of  Moses  were  accomplished,  they 
brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  to  pre- 
sent him  to  the  Lord ; 

23  (As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  ^  Every  male  that  openeth 
the  womb  shall  be  called  holy  to 
the  Lord ;) 

24  And  to  offer  a  sacrifice  accord- 
ing to  "that  which  is  said  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  A  pair  of  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pigeons. 

25  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man 
in  Jerusalem,  whose  name  was 
Simeon ;  and  the  same  man  ivas 
just  and  devout,  ''waiting  for  the 
consolation  of  Israel :  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  upon  him. 

2G  And  it  was  revealed  unto  him 
by  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should 
not  '  see  death,  before  he  had  seen 
the  Lord's  Christ. 

27  And  he  came  'by  the  Spirit 
into  the  temple:  and  when  the 
parents  brought  in  the  child  Jesus, 
to  do  for  him  after  the  custom  of 
the  law, 

28  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his 
arms,  and  blessed  God,  and  said, 

29  Lord,  ^'now  lettest  thou  thy 
servant  depart  in  peace,  according 
to  thy  word : 

30  For  mine  eyes  ^have  seen  thy 
salvation, 

31  AVhich  thou  hast  prepared  be- 
fore the  face  of  all  people ; 

32  ^A  light  to  lighten  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  the  glory  of  thy  people 
Lsrael. 

33  And  Joseph  and  his  mother 
marvelled  at  those  things  which 
were  spoken  of  him. 

34  And  Simeon  bles.sed  them,  and 
said  unto  Mary  his  mother.  Behold, 
this  child  is  set  for  the  *'fall  and 
rising  again  of  many  in  Israel; 
and  for  'a  sign  which  shall  be 
sy)okcn  again.st ; 

35  (Vea,  "^a  sword  shall  pierce 
tlnougli  thy  own  soul  also;)  that 
the  thoughts  of  many  hearts  may 
he  revealed. 

.'»(>  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a 
pr<>phetes.s,  the  daughter  of  IMia- 
nuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Aser :  she  was 
of  a  great  age,  and  had  lived  with  a 
husband  seven  years  from  her  vir- 
ginity ; 

72 


37  And  she  tvas  a  widow  of  about 
fourscore  and  four  years,  which  de- 
parted not  from  the  temple,  but 
served  God  with  fastings  and  pray- 
ers s  night  and  day. 

38  And  she  coming  in  that  in- 
stant gave  thanks  likewise  unto 
the  Lord,  and  spake  of  him  to  all 
them  that  ''  looked  for  redemi)tion 
in  I' Jerusalem. 

39  And  when  they  had  performed 
all  things  according  to  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  they  returned  into  Gali- 
lee, to  their  own  city  Nazareth. 

40  'And  the  child  grew,  and 
waxed  strong  in  spirit,  filled  with 
wisdom ;  and  the  grace  of  God 
was  upon  him. 

41  Now  his  parents  went  to  Jeru- 
salem ''every  year  at  the  feast  of 
the  i)assover. 

42  And  when  he  was  twelve 
years  old,  they  went  up  to  Jeru- 
salem after  the  custom  of  the 
^ast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled 
the  days,  as  they  returned,  the 
child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  Joseph  and  his  mother 
knew  not  of  it. 

44  But  they,  supposing  him  to 
have  been  in  the  company,  went 
a  day's  journey ;  and  they  sought 
him  among  their  kinsfolk  and  ac- 
quaintance. 

45  And  when  they  found  him 
not,  they  turned  back  again  to 
Jerusalem,  seeking  him. 

46  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
after  three  days  they  found  him 
in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst 
of  the  doctors,  both  hearing  them, 
and  asking  them  questions. 

47  And  '  all  that  heard  him  were 
astonished  at  his  understanding 
and  answers. 

48  And  when  they  saw  him,  they 
were  amazed :  and  his  mother  said 
unto  him,  Son,  why  hast  thou  thus 
dealt  with  us!  behold,  thy  father 
and  I  have  sought  thee  sorrowing. 

49  And  he  said  unto  them.  Plow 
is  it  that  ye  sought  me?  wist  ye 
not  that  I  must  be  about  '"my 
Father's  business  ? 

50  And  "  they  understood  not  the 
saying  which  he  spake  unto  them. 


Before  the 
account 
called  An- 
no Domini 
the  fourth 
year 


*Acts26  7. 
ITim.  5  o. 


t  Mark  15.4.3. 
ver.  2b. 
ch.  24  21. 

II  Or,  IsraeL 


ich.  1.  80. 
ver.  52. 


k  Ex.  21.  ].■;. 
17.  &  :i4.  -J-r 
Deut.  16.  1, 
16. 

A.  D.  8. 


1  Matt.  7.  2S. 
Mark  1.22. 
ch.  4.  22,  .■52. 
Joliu7.  15, 
4t>. 


"■  .John  2.  IG. 


"ch.  11.45.  ft 
18.  .14. 


The  2)reacJnnff  and 


ST.  LUKE. 


l)a])tism  of  John. 


A.  D.  8. 


°  Dan   7.  28. 
vcr.  19. 


r  1  Snm.2.2C. 
vcr.  40. 

U  Or,  age. 


A.  D.  20. 


'Johnll.^fl, 

il.  &  IS.  IJ. 
Acta  4.  U. 


b  Matt.  3.  1. 
Mark  1. 4. 


«ch.l.  7". 


d  Is.  40.  3. 

Matt.  3.  3. 
Mark  1.  3. 
John  1.  23. 


'  Ps.  98.  2. 
Is.  52.  10. 
ch.  a.  10. 


f  Matt.  3.  7. 


lOr, 
nieet  for. 


f  Matt  7. 19. 


51  And  he  went  down  with  thorn, 
and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was 
subject  nnto  them :  bnt  his  mother 
°  kept  all  these  sayings  in  her 
heart. 

52  And  Jesns  ^increased  in  wis- 
dom and  "stature,  and  in  favour 
wi^h  God  and  man. 

CHAPTETl  III. 

1  T/ie  preachin;)  and  baptlsjn  of  John:  15  his  testi- 
mony of  Christ.  20  Herod  nnprisoneth  John.  21 
Christ  baptized,  rcceiveth  tc.ttitnony  from  heaven. 
23  The  age.,  and  ijenealotjij  of  Christ  Jrom  Joseph 
vpwards. 

NOW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of 
the  reig-n  of  Tiberius  Cesar, 
Pontius  Pilate  being-  governor  of 
Judea,  and  Herod  being  tetrarch 
of  Galilee,  and  his  brother  Philip 
tetrarch  of  Iturea  and  of  the  region 
of  Trachonitis,  and  Lysanias  the 
tetrarch  of  Abilene, 

2  '^ Annas  and  Caiaphas  being  the 
high  priests,  the  word  of  God  came 
unto  John  the  son  of  Zacharias  in 
the  wilderness.  ^ 

3  ^And  he  came  into  all  the  coun- 
try about  Jordan,  i)reaching  the 
baptism  of  repentance  ''for  the  re- 
mission of  sins ; 

4  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  words  of  Esaias  the  prophet, 
saying,  ''The  voice  of  one  crying 
in  the  wilderness,  Prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  i^aths 
straight. 

5  Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and 
every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be 
brought  low ;  and  the  crooked  shall 
be  made  straight,  and  the  rough 
ways  shall  he  made  smooth ; 

6  And  ""all  flesh  shall  see  the  sal- 
vation of  God. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude 
that  came  forth  to  be  baptized  of 
him,  "^O  generation  of  vipers,  who 
hath  warned  you  to  flee  from  the 
wrath  to  come  ? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits 
"worthy  of  repentance,  and  begin 
not  to  say  within  yourselves.  We 
have  Abraham  to  our  father:  for  I 
say  unto  you.  That  God  is  able  of 
these  stones  tD  raise  up  children 
unto  Abraham. 

9  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid 
unto  the  root  of  the  trees :  ^  every 
tree  therefore  which  bringeth  not 


forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 
cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him, 
saying,  ''What  shall  we  do  then  f 

11  He  answereth  and  saith  unto 
them,  '  He  that  hath  two  coats,  let 
him  impart  to  him  that  hath  none ; 
and  he  that  hath  meat,  let  him  do 
likewise. 

12  Then  ""came  also  publicans  to 
be  baptized,  and  said  nnto  him. 
Master,  what  shall  we  do  f 

13  And  he  said  unto  them,  '  Ex- 
act no  more  than  that  which  is  ap- 
pointed you. 

14  And  the  soldiers  likewise  de- 
manded of  him,  saying.  And  W'hat 
shall  we  do  I  And  he  said  unto 
them,  "Do  violence  to  no  man, 
"'neither  accuse  any  falsely;  and 
be  content  with  your  "  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  were  "in 
expectation,  and  all  men  "mused 
in  their  hearts  of  John,  whether  he 
were  the  Christ,  or  not ; 

IG  John  answered,  saying  unto 
iheni  all,  "I  indeed  baptize  you 
Avitli  water ;  but  one  mightier  than 
I  copieth,  the  latchet  of  whose 
shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose : 
he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  and  with  tire : 

17  Whose  fan  i.s  in  his  hand,  and 
he  will  thoroughly  purge  his  floor, 
and  "will  gather  the  wheat  into 
his  garner;  but  the  chaff  he  will 
burn  with  tire  unquenchable. 

18  And  many  other  things  in  his 
exhortation  jireached  he  unto  the 
people. 

19  ''But  Herod  the  tetrarch,  be- 
ing reproved  by  him  for  Herodias 
his  brother  Philip's  wife,  and  for 
all  the  evils  wiiich  Herod  had  done, 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that 
he  shut  up  John  in  prison. 

21  Now  when  all  the  people  were 
baptized,  "^it  came  to  i)ass,  that 
Jesus  also  being  baptized,  and 
praying,  the  heaven  was  oi^ened, 

22  And  the  Holy  Ghost  descend- 
ed in  a  bodily  shape  like  a  dove 
upon  him,  and  a  voice  came  from 
heaven,  which  said,  Thou  art  my 
beloved  Son;  in  thee  I  am  well 
pleased. 

23  And  Jesus  himself  began  to  be 

73 


A.  D.  26. 


t  Acts  2.  37. 


'ch    11   41. 
2  Cor.  8.  14. 
Jitiiict<2. 15, 
111. 

l.Iohn3.17. 
Jli4.  20. 


k  Matt.  21. .32 
ch.  ;.  29. 


1  ch.  19.  8. 


II  Or.rutnn 
man  ntjcur. 
■"Ex.  23.  I. 

Lev.  19.  11. 
!:Or, 

allffwancc. 
II  Or, 

tn  suspen.^. 
II  Or, 

reasoned ., 

or,  detiUted. 


°  Matt.  3.  n. 


"  Mic.  4. 12. 
Matt.  13.30. 


A.  B.  .-in. 

P  Matt.  14.  ■■ 
MarkG.  \7 


A.  D.  27. 

1  Matt.  3.  13, 
John  1. 32. 


The  genealogy  of  Christ. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ's  temptation. 


A.  D.  27. 


'  See  Num. 

4.  -3,  .15, 39, 

4^,4^. 
'.Matt.  13.  ,55. 

Juliu  6.  ii. 


'about  thirty  years  of  age,  be- 
ing (as  was  siipi)osed)  'the  son  of 
Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of 
Hell, 

24  Which  was  the  son  of  Matthat, 
which  was  the  son  of  Levi,  which 
was  the  son  of  Melchi,  which  was 
the  son  of  Jauua,  which  was  the  son 
of  Joseph, 

25  Which  was  the  son  of  Matta- 
thias,  which  was  the  son  of  Amos, 
which  was  the  son  of  Naum,  which 
was  the  son  of  Esli,  which  was  the 
son  of  Nagge, 

26  Which  was  the  son  of  Maath, 
which  was  the  son  of  Mattathias, 
which  was  the  son  of  Seniei,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Juda, 

27  Which  was  the  son  of  Joanna, 
wliich  was  the  son  of  Ehesa,  which 
was  the  son  of  Zorobabel,  which 
was  the  son  of  Salathiel,  which  was 
the  son  of  Neri, 

28  Which  was  the  son  of  Melchi, 
which  was  the  son  of  Addi,  which 
was  the  son  of  Cosam,  wliich  was 
the  son  of  Elmodam,  which  was 
the  son  of  Er, 

29  Which  was  the  son  of  Jose, 
which  was  the  son  of  Eliezer,  which 
was  the  son  of  Jorim,  which  was 
the  son  of  Matthat,  which  was  the 
son  of  Levi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Simeon, 
wliich  was  the  son  of  Juda,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Jonan,  which  was  the 
son  of  Eliakim, 

31  AVhich  was  the  son  of  Melea, 
which  was  the  son  of  Meuaii,  which 
was  the  son  of  Mattatha,  which  Avas 

zorh.12  12. !  the  son  of  'Nathan,  "which  was  the 

• /Mini. 5.1 4.  J-  T  ^  •   t 

son  oi  David, 

32  '■  Which  was  the  son  of  Jesse, 
whicli  was  the  son  of  Obed,  which 
was  the  son  oi  B«^oz,  which  was  the 
son  of  Salmon,  which  was  the  son 
of  Naasson, 

33  Whicli  was  the  son  of  Amina- 
dab,  which  was  the  son  of  Aram, 
which  was  the  son  of  Esrom,  which 
was  the  son  of  riiares,  which  was 
tJtc  so)i  of  .Juda, 

34  Which  was  the  son  of  Jacob, 
which  was  the  son  of  Isaac,  which 

locn.iiM,   ,^^^^y  ^j^^  ^^^^  ^£  Abraham,  ^  which 

74 


I  Chr  3  l>. 

'  liutli  4.  IS. 

Ac. 

1  Chr.-J.  10, 

Jkc. 


was  the  son  of  Thara,  which  was 
the  son  of  Nachor, 

35  Which  was  the  son  of  Saruch, 
which  was  the  son  of  Eagau,  which 
was  the  son  of  Phalec,  which  was 
the  son  of  Heber,  which  was  the  son 
of  Sal  a, 

3G  ^  Which  was  the  son  of  Oainan, 
which  was  the  son  of  Arphaxad, 
'which  was  the  son  of  Sem,  which 
was  the  son  of  Noe,  which  was  the 
son  of  Lamech, 

37  AVhich  was  the  son  of  Mathu- 
sala,  which  was  the  son  of  Enoch, 
which  was  the  son  of  Jared,  which 
was  the  son  of  Maleleel,  which  was 
the  son  of  Oainan, 

38  Which  was  the  son  of  Enos, 
which  was  the  son  of  Seth,  which 
was  the  son  of  Adam,  ^  which  was 
the  son  of  God. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1  The  temptation  and  Jasiiiig  of  Christ.  13  He  over- 
cometh  the  dtvil :  14  beijimieth  to  preach.  16  The 
people  of  Nazareth  admire  his  gracious  words.  33 
He  curtth  out  possessed  oj  a  devil,  38  Peter^s  mother 
111  law,  40  and  divers  other  sick  persons.  41  The 
devils  acknowledge  Christ,  and  are  reproved  for  it. 
43  He  preacheth  through  the  cities. 

ND   ''Jesus   being   full  of  the 


A.  D.  27. 


A^ 


Holy  Ghost  returned  from 
Jordan,  and  ^  was  led  by  the 
Spirit  into  the  wilderness, 

2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of 
the  devil.  And  'in  those  days  he 
did  eat  nothing :  and  when  they 
were  ended,  he  afterward  hun- 
gered. 

3  And  the  devil  said  unto  him, 
If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  com- 
mand this  stone  that  it  be  made 
bread. 

4  And  Jesus  answered  him,  say- 
ing, ''It  is  written,  That  man  shall 
not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by 
every  word  of  God. 

5  And  the  devil,  taking  him  up 
into  a  high  mountain,  shewed  un- 
to him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
world  in  a  moment  of  time. 

C  And  the  devil  said  unto  him, 
All  this  power  will  I  give  thee, 
and  the  glory  of  them:  for  'that 
is  delivered  unto  me ;  and  to 
whomsoever  I  will,  I  give  it. 

7  If  thou  therefore  wilt  hvorship 
me,  all  shall  be  thine. 

8  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto   him,    Get    thee   behind   me, 


'  See  Gen. 
11.12. 


•  Gen.  .5.  r>, 
&c.  &  11. 10, 
&e. 


b  Gen.  5. 1,2. 


»  Matt.  4. 1. 
Mark  1. 12. 


bch.  2.  27. 
ver.  14. 


'  Ex.  .14.  28, 
1  Kings  I'J. 


■1  Deut.  8.  3. 


Mohn  12.31. 
Jt  14.  .'(K. 
Hev.  lo.  2,7. 


II  Or, 

Jail  dotvn 
bejorc  me. 


Christ  l)€ginncth  to  preach. 


ST.  LUKE. 


He  casteth  out  a  devil. 


A.  D.  27. 


e  Matt.  i.  5. 


""  Va.  31.  11. 


i  Deut.  6.  IG. 


k  John  14..'?0. 

Heb.  4.  lo. 

\.  1).  30. 
1  Matt.  -4.  12. 

John  4.  43. 
"  ver.  1. 
"  Acts  10.  37. 


A.  D.  31. 

"  Matt.  2.  23. 

&  13.  M. 

Mark  6.  1. 
PActsl3.14. 

&  ir.  2. 


1  Is.  61. 1. 


'P3.45.  2. 
Matt,  l.i.54. 
Mark  i;.  2. 
ch.  J.  4r. 


Satan :  for  ^  it  is  written,  Thon 
slialt  worship  tlio  Lord  thy  God. 
and  him  only  shalt  tliou  serve. 

9  ^And  lie  brought  him  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  set  him  on  a  pinnacle 
of  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him. 
If  thou  bo  the  Son  of  God,  cast 
thyself  down  from  hence : 

10  For  ''it  is  written,  He  shall 
give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
to  keep  thee : 

11  And  in  their  hands  they  shall 
bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

12  And  Jesus  answering  said  un- 
to him,  'It  is  said.  Thou  shalt  not 
temi)t  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  And  when  the  devil  had  ended 
all  the  temptation,  he  departed 
from  him  ''for  a  season. 

14  1  'And  Jesus  returned  "'in  the 
power  of  the  Spirit  into  "  Galilee : 
and  there  went  out  a  fame  of  him 
through  all  the  region  round  about. 

15  And  he  taught  in  their  syna- 
gogues, being  glorified  of  all. 

16  ^  And  he  came  to  "Nazareth, 
where  he  had  been  brought  up : 
and,  as  his  custom  was,  ''he  went 
into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath 
day,  and  stood  up  for  to  read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto 
him  the  book  of  the  prophet  Esaias. 
And  when  he  had  opened  the  book, 
he  found  the  jjlace  where  it  was 
written, 

18  'I  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
me,  because  he  hath  anointed  me 
to  preach  the  gospel  to  the  poor ; 
he  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  bro- 
kenhearted, to  preach  deliverance 
to  the  captives,  and  recovering  of 
sight  to  the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty 
them  that  are  bruised, 

19  To  preach  the  acceptable  year 
of  the  Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  book,  and 
he  gave  it  again  to  the  minister, 
and  sat  down.  And  the  eyes  of  all 
them  that  were  in  the  synagogue 
were  fastened  on  him. 

21  And  he  began  to  say  unto 
them.  This  day  is  this  Scripture 
fulfilled  in  your  ears. 

22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and 

■^ wondered  at  the  gracious  words, 
which  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth.  \ 


And  they  said,  'Is  not  this  Joseph's 
son! 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  will 
surely  say  unto  me  this  proverb. 
Physician,  heal  thyself:  whatso- 
ever we  have  heard  done  in  ^Ca- 
pernaum, do  also  here  in  "thy 
country. 

24  And  he  said.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  No  "  prophet  is  accepted  in  his 
own  country. 

25  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  'many 
widows  were  in  Israel  in  the  days 
of  Elias,  when  the  heaven  was  shut 
up  three  years  and  six  months, 
when  great  famine  was  throughout 
all  the  land ; 

2G  But  unto  none  of  them  was 
Elias  sent,  save  unto  Sarepta,  a  city 
of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman  that  ivas  a 
widow. 

27  ''And  many  lepers  were  in  Is- 
rael in  the  time  of  Eliseus  the 
prophet ;  and  none  of  them  was 
cleansed,  saving  Naaman  the  Syr- 
ian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  synagogue, 
when  they  heard  these  things,  were 
tilled  with  wrath, 

29  And  rose  up,  and  thrust  him 
out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto 
the  "brow  of  the  hill  whereon  their 
citj'^  was  built,  that  they  might  cast 
him  down  headlong. 

30  But  he,  ^passing  through  the 
midst  of  them,  went  his  way, 

31  And  'came  down  to  Caperna- 
um, a  city  of  Galilee,  and  taught 
them  on  the  sabbath  days. 

32  And  they  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine :  'for  his  word  was 
with  power. 

33  1^  ''And  in  the  synagogue  there 
was  a  man,  which  had  a  spirit  of  an 
unclean  devil,  and  cried  out  with  a 
loud  voice, 

34  Sayiug,  "Let  ns  alone;  what 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou  Je- 
sus of  Nazareth  ?  art  thou  come  to 
destroy  us!  ""I  know  thee  who 
thou  art;  'the  Holy  One  of  God. 

35  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing. Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out 
of  him.  And  when  the  devil  had 
thrown  him  in  the  midst,  he  came 
out  of  him,  and  hurt  him  not. 

36  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and 

75 


A.  D.  31. 

•Johnti.  42. 


'  Matt.  4.  13. 

&  11.  •£!. 
'  Mutt.l3..M. 

Mark  ti.  1. 


^  Matt.  i;!..W. 
-Mark  ti.  4. 
Johu  4.  44. 

y  1  Kings  17, 
'.I.  k  IS.  1. 
Jaiiicii  i.  17. 


•2King35.14. 


II  Or,  edge. 


•  John  «.  59. 
&.  10. 3U. 


h  Matt.  4.  13. 
Mark  1.  2l. 


'  :Matt.  7.  28, 
•-".1. 
Tit.  2. 15. 

d  Mark  1. 23. 


1  Or,  Away. 


•vcr.  41. 

I  r».  16.  10. 
l)an.!>.  24. 
ch.  1.  05. 


Pttefs  mother  in  law  healed. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  miraculous  draught  of  fishes. 


A  D  31. 


'Matt.  H.  M. 
Mark  1.  2-J. 


L  Matt,  H- 16. 
Mark  1.  32. 


Mark  1.  34. 
fc3  11. 


k  Mark  1.  25. 
34. 
ve'r.  34.  !iS. 

\,  Or,  lo  tay 
that  they 
kncu!  ItitH  to 
be  Christ. 

I  Mark  1.35. 


"Mark  1.39. 


•Malt.  4.  IS 
Mark  1.  Hi. 


spake  among  themselves,  saying, 
What  a  word  is  this !  for  with  au- 
thority and  power  he  commandeth 
the  unclean  spirits,  and  they  come 
out. 

•37  And  the  fame  of  him  went  out 
into  every  place  of  the  country 
round  about. 

38  *^[  f-And  he  arose  out  of  the 
synagogue,  and  entered  into  Si- 
mon's house.  And  Simon's  wife's 
mother  was  taken  with  a  great 
fever ;  and  they  besought  him  for 
her. 

39  And  he  stood  over  her,  and  re- 
buked the  fever ;  and  it  left  her : 
and  immediatelv  she  arose  and 
ministered  unto  them. 

40  ^  ''  Now  when  the  sun  was  set- 
ting, all  they  that  had  any  sick 
with  divers  diseases  brought  them 
unto  him;  and  he  laid  his  hands 
on  every  one  of  them,  and  healecj 
them. 

41  'And  devils  also  came  out  of 
many,  crying  out,  and  saying,  Thou 
art  Christ  the  Son  of  God.  And 
"he  rebuking  them  suffered  them 
not  "  to  speak :  for  they  knew  that 
he  was  Christ. 

42  'And  when  it  was  day,  he  de- 
parted and  went  into  a  desert  place : 
and  the  jieople  sought  him,  and 
came  unto  him,  and  stayed  him, 
that  he  should  not  dei)art  from 
them. 

43  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  must 
preach  the  kingdom  of  God  to  other 
cities  also :  for  therefore  am  I  sent. 

44  '"  And  he  preached  in  the  syna- 
gogues of  Galilee. 

CHArTER  V. 

1  Chrht  tcachdh  the  people  out  of  Pciet-'ii  .ihip  :  4  in  a 
m'lraciUoun  takim/  ojjixhes,  ahcweUi  how  he  will  make 
hint  and  hU  parlnera  Jl.sher.s  oj  men :  I'i  cleaitseth  the 
leptr:  \i\  prayeth  in  the  wiUlerneas:  IH  heal eth  one 
nick  of  the  jHilioj :  27  calleth  Matthew  the  publican: 
29  eatelh  with  .'<in)iers,  as  beiii(j  the  physician  of 
Koitls  :  '.iiforetelleth  thefastivf/s  and  afflictions  of  the 
ajioatlen  after  his  a.fcension :  30  and  likeneth  Jaint- 
hearted  and  weak  duciples  to  old  bottles  and  worn 
garments. 

AND  Mt  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
XA.  the  peopl(»  pressed  upon  lum 
to  liear  the  word  of  (iod,  he  stood 
by  the  lake  of  (Jennesaret, 

2  And  saw  two  ships  standing  by 
the  lake:  but  the  tishermen  wqyg 
gone  out  of  them,  and  were  wash- 
ing their  nets. 

76 


3  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the 
ships,  which  was  Simon's,  and 
prayed  him  that  he  would  thrust 
out  a  little  from  the  land.  And  he 
sat  down,  and  taught  the  people 
out  of  the  ship. 

4  Now  when  he  had  left  speaking, 
he  said  nnto  Simon,  "Launch  out 
into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your 
nets  for  a  draught. 

5  And  Simon  answering  said  unto 
him.  Master,  we  have  toiled  all  the 
night,  and  have  taken  nothing: 
nevertheless  at  thy  word  I  will  let 
down  the  net. 

6  And  when  they  had  this  done, 
they  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of 
fishes :  and  their  net  brake. 

7  And  they  beckoned  unto  their 
partners,  which  were  in  the  other 
ship,  that  they  should  come  and 
help  them.  And  they  came,  and 
filled  both  the  ships,  so  that  they 
began  to  sink. 

8  When  Sinjon  Peter  saw  it,  he 
fell  down  at  Jesus'  knees,  saying, 
•'Depart  from  me;  for  I  am  a  sin- 
ful man,  O  Lord. 

9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all 
that  were  with  him,  at  the  draught  I 
of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken :  I 

10  And  so  was  also  James,  and 
John,  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  which 
were  partners  with  Simon.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  Fear  not; 
''from  henceforth  thou  shalt  catch 
men. 

11  And  when  they  had  brought 
their  ships  to  land,  ''they  forsook 
all,  and  followed  him. 

12  ^  'And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  was  in  a.  certain  city,  behold  a 
man  full  of  leprosy;  who  seeing 
Jesus  fell  on  his  face,  and  besought 
him,  saying.  Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou 
canst  make  me  clean. 

13  And  he  i)ut  forth  his  hand,  and 
touched  him,  saying,  I  will:  be 
thou  clean.  And  immediately  the 
leprosy  departed  from  him. 

14  f-'Aud  he  charged  him  to  tell 
no  man :  but  go,  and  shew  thyself 
to  the  priest,  and  otler  for  thy 
cleansing,  ''according  as  Moses 
commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto 
them. 

15  But   so  much  the  more  went 


A.  D.  31. 


bjohn  21.  6. 


"2  Sam.  6.  9. 
1  Kings  17. 
IS. 


i  .Matt.  4.  ]!1. 
Mark  1. 17. 


'  Matt.  4.  20. 
Sl  19.  27. 
Mark  1.  18. 
ch.  18.  28. 

fMatt.  8.  2. 
Mark  1.  40. 


«  Matt.  8.  4. 


Iil.cv.  14.  4, 
10,  21,  22. 


Tlie  palsy  healed. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  excuseth  his  disciples. 


A.  D.  31. 

■  Matt   4.  25. 
Mark  .S  7. 
Johiiti.  2. 


1.  Matt.  14.2."!. 
.Mark  6.  id. 


1  .Matt.  9.  2. 
Mark  2.  3. 


"  Matt.  9.  3. 
Mark  -J.  6, 7. 


°  P3.  32.  5. 
Is.  43.  25. 


I 


°  Matt.  9.  9. 
Mark  2. 13, 
14. 


there  a  fame  abroad  of  liim :  '  and 
great  multitudes  came  together  to 
hear,  and  to  be  healed  by  him  of 
their  iutirmities. 

IG  ^[  ""And  he  withdrew  himself 
into  the  wilderness,  and  prayed. 

17  And  it  came  to  i)ass  on  a  cer- 
tain day,  as  he  was  teaching,  that 
there  were  Pharisees  and  doctors 
of  the  law  sitting  by,  which  were 
come  out  of  every  town  of  Galilee, 
and  Judea,  and  Jerusalem :  and 
the  power  of  the  Lord  was  present 
to  heal  them. 

18  ^  'And,  behold,  men  brought 
in  a  bed  a  man  which  was  taken 
with  a  palsy:  and  they  sought 
means  to  bring  him  in,  and  to  lay 
/ii»i  before  him. 

19  And  when  they  could  not  find 
by  what  ivay  they  might  bring  him 
in  because  of  the  multitude,  they 
went  upon  the  housetop,  and  let 
bim  down  through  the  tiling  with 
his  couch  into  the  midst  before 
Jesus. 

20  And  when  he  saw  their  faith, 
he  said  unto  him,  Man,  thy  sins  are 
forgiven  thee. 

21  "'And  the  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  began  to  reason,  saying, 
Who  is  this  which  speaketh  blas- 
phemies 1  "  Who  can  forgive  sins, 
but  God  alone  ? 

22  But  when  Jesus  perceived  their 
thoughts,  he  answering  said  unto 
them,  W^hat  reason  ye  in  your 
hearts  ? 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say,  Thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee;  or  to  say, 
Else  up  and  walk  I 

24  But  that  ye  may  know  that 
the  Son  of  man  hath  power  upon 
earth  to  forgive  sins,  (he  said  unto 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  I  say  unto 
thee,  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  couch, 
and  go  into  thine  house. 

25  And  immediately  he  rose  up 
before  them,  and  took  up  that 
whereon  he  lay,  and  departed  to 
his  own  house,  glorifying  God. 

26  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and 
they  glorified  God,  and  were  filled 
with  fear,  saying.  We  have  seen 
strange  things  to  day. 

27  1  "And  after  these  things  he 
went  forth,  and  saw  a  publican. 


named  Levi,  sitting  at  the  receipt 
of  custom :  and  he  said  unto  him. 
Follow  me. 

28  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and 
followed  him. 

29  'And  Levi  made  him  a  great 
feast  in  his  own  house :  and  ''  there 
was  a  great  company  of  publicans 
and  of  others  that  sat  down  with 
them. 

30  But  their  scribes  and  Phar- 
isees murmured  against  his  disci- 
l)les,  saying,  AVhy  do  ye  eat  and 
drink  with  publicans  and  sinners  ? 

31  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them.  They  that  are  whole  need 
not  a  physician ;  but  they  that  are 
sick. 

32  ""I  came  not  to  call  the  right- 
eous, but  sinners  to  repentance. 

33  ^\  And  they  said  unto  him, 
^AVhy  do  the  disciples  of  John  fast 
often,  and  make  prayers,  and  like- 
wise the  disciples  of  the  Pharisees ; 
but  thine  eat  and  drink  ? 

34  And  he  said  unto  them,  Can 
ye  make  the  children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  fast,  while  the  bridegroom 
is  with  them  f 

35  But  the  days  will  come,  when 
the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away 
from  them,  and  then  shall  they  fast 
in  those  days. 

3G  ^  *And  he  spake  also  a  para- 
ble unto  them 
X)iece  of  a 
old;  if  otherwise,  then  both  the 
new  maketh  a  rent,  and  the  i^iece 
that  was  taken  out  of  the  new 
agreeth  not  with  the  old. 

37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine 
into  old  bottles ;  else  the  new  w  ine 
will  burst  the  bottles,  and  be  spill- 
ed, and  the  bottles  shall. perish. 

38  But  new  wine  must  be  jout 
into  new  bottles ;  and  both  are  i)re- 
served. 

39  No  man  also  having  drunk  old 
ivine  straightway  desireth  new ;  for 
he  saith,  The  old  is  better. 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  Christ  reproveth  the  Pharisees^  blmdness  about  the 
observation  of  the  sabbath,  by  Scripture,  reojfoii,  ami 
miracle:  13  chooseth  twelve  apostles :  17  healeth  the 
diseased:  20  preachcth  to  his  diiciples  before  the 
people  of  blessings  and  curses:  27  how  we  must  love 
our  enemies:  46  and  join  the  obedience  of  good 
works  to  the  hearing  of  the  word :  lest  in  the  evil  day 
oftemjytation  we  fall  like  a  house  built  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth,  without  any  foundation. 

77 


A.D.  31. 


,  Ko  man  putteth  a 
new  garment  upon  an 


P  Matt.  9. 10. 
Mark  2. 15. 
IcU.  15. 1. 


'  Mntt.  9. 13. 
1  Tim.  1.15. 


■  Matt.  9. 14. 
Mark  2. 18. 


>  Matt.  9. 16. 
17. 
Mark  2. 21, 


Christ  reproveth  the  Pharisees. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  twelve  apostles  chosen. 


A.  D.  31. 

■  Matt.  li!.  1. 
Mark  2.  -JS. 


b  Ex.  20. 10. 


'lSam.21.C 


•1I.«V.24.  9 


'Matt.  12  9. 
Mark  .3,  1 . 
Sec  ch.  m. 
14.  &  H.  3. 
John  9.  IG. 


f.Matt  H.  2T 


A^ 


IS'D  ''it  came  to  pass  on  the  sec- 
ond sabbath  after  the  first, 
that  he  went  throngh  the  corn 
fields;  and  his  disciples  plucked 
the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub- 
bing them  in  their  hands. 

2  And  certain  of  the  Pharisees 
said  unto  them.  Why  do  ye  that 
•^  which  is  not  lawful  to  do  on  the 
sabbath  days  ? 

3  And  Jesus  answering  them  said, 
Have  ye  not  read  so  much  as  this, 
'what  David  did,  when  himself  was 
a  hungered,  and  they  which  were 
with  him ; 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house 
of  God,  and  did  take  and  eat  the 
shewbread,  and  gave  also  to  them 
that  were  with  him;  ''which  it  is 
not  lawful  to  eat  but  for  the  priests 
alone  I 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  That 
the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  also  of  the 
sabbath. 

6  *  And  it  came  to  pass  also  on 
another  sabbath,  that  he  entered 
into  the  synagogue  and  taught: 
and  there  Avas  a  man  whose  right 
hand  was  Avithered. 

7  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
watched  him,  whether  he  would 
heal  on  the  sabbath  day;  that  they 
might  find  an  accusation  against 
him, 

8  But  he  knew  their  thoughts, 
and  said  to  the  man  which  had  the 
withered  hand,  Rise  up,  and  stand 
forth  in  the  midst.  And  he  arose 
and  stood  Ibrth. 

1)  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  I 
will  a.sk  you  one  thing;  Is  it  law- 
ful on  tlie  sabbath  days  to  do  good, 
or  to  do  evil  ?  to  save  life,  or  to 
destroy  it  ? 

10  And  looking  round  about  up- 
on tlH'in  nil,  lie  said  unto  the  man, 
Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And  he 
did  so:  and  his  hand  was  restored 
whole  as  the  other. 

11  An<l  tliey  were  filled  with  mad- 
ness; and  con)niun('(l  one  witli  an- 
other what  they  might  do  to  .Jesus. 

12  "^And  it  came  to  ])a.ss  in  those 
days,  that  he  went  out  into  a 
monnfain  to  i)ray,  and  continued 
all  night  in  ]>ray<'r  to  God. 

13  ^  And  when  it   was  day,  he  , 

7H 


called  nnto  him  his  disciples:  ''and 
of  them  he  chose  twelve,  whom 
also  he  named  apostles ; 

14  Simon,  (''  whom  he  also  named 
Peter,)  and  Andrew  his  brother, 
James  and  John,  Philip  and  Bar- 
tholomew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James 
the  son  of  Alpheus,  and  Simon 
called  Zelotes, 

16  And  Judas  Hhe  hrother  of 
James,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  which 
also  was  the  traitor. 

17  1^  And  he  came  down  with 
them,  and  stood  in  the  plain,  and 
the  company  of  his  disciples,  "^and 
a  great  multitude  of  peojjle  out  of 
all  Judea  and  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
which  came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be 
healed  of  their  diseases ; 

18  And  the^y  that  were  vexed 
with  unclean  spirits:  and  they 
were  healed. 

19  And  the  whole  multitude 
'sought  to  touch  him:  for  "'there 
went  virtue  out  of  him,  and  healed 
them  all. 

20  1"  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on 
his  disciples,  and  said,  "  Blessed  he 
ye  poor :  for  yours  is  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

21  "Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger 
now:  for  ve  shall  be  filled.  ^  Bless- 
ed  are  ye  that  weep  now :  for  ye 
shall  laugh. 

22  ^Blessed  are  ye,  when  men 
shall  hate  you,  and  when  they 
'shall  sei)arate  you  from  their  com- 
pany, and  shall  reproach  7jo%i,  and 
cast  out  your  name  as  evil,  for  the 
Son  of  man's  sake. 

23  ^Rejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and 
leaj)  for  joy :  for,  behold,  your  re- 
ward is  great  in  heaven:  for  'in 
the  like  manner  did  their  fathers 
unto  the  i)rophets. 

24  "But  woe  unto  you  ^that  are 
rich!  for  'ye  have  received  your 
consolation. 

25  ^AVoe  unto  you  that  are  full ! 
for  ye  shall  hunger.  *AVoe  unto 
you  that  laugh  now !  for  ye  shall 
mourn  and  weep. 

2() ''  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men 
shall  s])eak  Mcll  of  you  !  for  so  did 
their  fathers  to  the  false  prophets. 


A.D.  31. 


R  Matt.  10. 1. 


1.  John  1.42. 


iJudel. 


k  Matt.  4.  25. 
Mark  3.  < . 


I  V.M.  14. 3C, 
"  .Mark  5.30. 
ch.  8.  4C. 


"  .Matt.  5.  X 
&1I.5. 
James  2.  5. 


"Is.  55. 1.  & 

65. 13. 

Matt.  5.  6. 
P  Is.  (il.  3. 

Matt.  5.  4. 


iMatt.  5. 11. 
1  Pet.  U'.  ly. 
&  3.  14.  &  4. 
14. 

'JohnlG.  2. 


'Matt.  .^.  12. 
Acts  .5.  41. 
Col.  1.  24. 
Junies  1.  J. 

'Acts'.  51. 


"AmosC.  1. 
James  5.  1. 
V-h.  12.21. 
•«  M.itt.  G.2,.5, 

lli. 

ch.  IG.  2.'). 
'  Is.  Go.  13. 

"Trov.  14.13. 


1>  John  15.19. 
1  John  4.  5. 


Christ  teacheth  lessons 


ST.  LUKE. 


of  moral  duty. 


A.  D.  31. 

'  Ex.  -r,.  4. 

Pmv.  l':..-.'l. 
.Mutt.  ::  44. 
ver.  'i.1. 
Horn.  12.20. 

i  ch.  -ir !». 

Acts  7.  UO. 


'  Matt.  5.  33. 


fl  Cor.  C.  7. 


»  Deut.  15.  r, 

8,  10. 

l'rov.21.26. 
Mutt.  o.  4-. 


k  Matt.  ".  12. 


i  Matt.  5.  46. 


k  Matt.  0.  42. 


1  ver.  27. 


"  Ps.  .17.  26. 
ver.  30. 


"  Matt.  5.  45. 


"Matt.  5.  48. 


f  Matt.  7.  I. 


1  Prov.l'J.17 


■•Ps.  79. 12. 
■  Matt.  7.  2. 

Mark  4.  H. 

James  2. 13. 


•Matt.  13.14. 


°  Matt.  10.24. 

John  1.;.  le. 

&  lo.  iO. 
II  Or,  shnit  be 
perjectfd  as 

»  Matt.  7. 3. 


27  1  'But  I  say  unto  you  which 
hear,  Love  your  enemies,  do  good 
to  them  whieli  hate  you, 

28  l^less  them  that  eur.se  you,  and 
••pray  for  them  which  despitefully 
use  you. 

20  'And  unto  him  that  .smiteth 
thee  on  the  one  eheek  otter  also  the 
other;  *^and  him  that  taketh  away 
thy  cloak  forbid  not  to  talce  thy  coat 
also. 

30  ^Give  to  every  man  that  ask- 
eth  of  thee ;  and  of  him  that  taketh 
away  thy  goods  ask  tlicm  not  again. 

31  ''And  as  ye  Avould  that  men 
should  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to 
them  likewise. 

32  '  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love 
you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  sin- 
ners also  love  those  that  love  them. 

33  And  if  ye  do  good  to  them 
which  do  good  to  you,  what  thaidv 
have  ye  ?  for  sinners  also  do  even 
the  same. 

34  ""And  if  ye  lend  to  them  of 
whom  ye  hope  to  receive,  Avhat 
thank  have  ye  ?  for  sinners  also 
lend  to  sinners,  to  receive  as  much 
again. 

35  But '  love  ye  your  enemies,  and 
do  good,  and  "'lend,  hoping  for 
nothing  again;  and  your  reward 
shall  be  great,  and  "ye  shall  be  the 
children  of  the  Highest :  for  he  is 
kind  unto  the  unthankful  and  to 
the  evil. 

30  "Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as 
your  Father  also  is  merciful. 
*  37  p  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not 
be  judged :  condemn  not,  and  ye 
shall  not  be  condemned:  forgive, 
and  ye  shall  be  forgiven  : 

38  ''Give,  and  it    '     " 
unto  you ;  good  measure,  pressed 
down,  and   shaken   together,  and 
shall  men  give  into 
For  ^with  the  same 


A.  D.  31. 


shall  be  given 


runumg  over, 

your  '  bosom. 

measure   that  ye   mete  withal   it 

shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

39  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them;  *Can  the  blind  lead  the 
blind  f  shall  they  not  both  fall  in- 
to the  ditch  ! 

40  "The  disciple  is  not  above  his 
master :  but  every  one  "  that  is  per- 
fect shall  be  as  his  master. 

41  ''And  why  beholdest  thou  the 


»  Sec  ProT. 
18. 17. 


»  Matt.  7.  IC, 
17. 


'  Matt.  12.."."!. 


♦  Gr.  o 

grape. 
b  Matt.  12.35. 


mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  I 
but  perceivest  not  the  beam  that  | 
is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 

42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to 
thy  brother,  Brother,  let  me  pull 
out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine  eye, 
when  thou  thyself  beholde.st  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye? 
Thou  hypocrite,  -cast  out  ti'rst  the 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and 
then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull 
out  the  mote  that  is  in  thy  broth- 
er's eye. 

43  'For  a  good  tree  bringeth  not 
forth  corrupt  fruit;  neither  doth  a 
corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

44  For  ''every  tree  is  known  by 
his  own  fruit.  For  of  thorns  men 
do  not  gather  figs,  nor  of  a  bram- 
ble bush  gather  they  '  grapes. 

45  ^A  good  man  out  of  the  good 
treasure  of  his  heart  bringeth  forth 
that  which  is  good;  and  an  evil 
man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  of  his 
heart  bringeth  forth  that  which  is 
evil :  for  ''of  the  abundance  of  the  '  'Matt.12.34. 
heart  his  mouth  speaketh. 

4G  °i  '^And  why  call  ye  me.  Lord, 
Lord,  and  do  not  the  things  which 
I  say? 

47  ''AATiosoever  cometh  to  me,  and 
heareth  my  sayings,  and.  doeth 
them,  I  will  shew  you  to  whom  he 
is  like : 

48  He  is  like  a  man  which  built  a 
liouse,  and  digged  deep,  and  laid 
the  foundation  on  a  ro'ck :  and 
when  the  flood  arose,  the  stream 
beat  vehemently  upon  that  house, 
and  could  not  sliake  it ;  for  it  was 
founded  upon  a  rock. 

40  But  he  tliat  heareth,  and  do(?th 
not,  is  like  a  man  that  without  a 
foundation  built  a  house  upon  the 
earth ;  against  which  the  stream 
did  beat  vehemently',  and  imme- 
diately it  fell ;  and  the  ruin  of  that 
house  was  great, 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  Christ  fiiideth  a  greater  faith  in  the  centurion  a 
Gentile.,  than  in  any  of  the  Jews:  10  healeth  his 
sermtit  being  absent:  11  raiscth  from  death  the 
widow's  so/i  at  Nain:  19  answereth  John's  mes- 
sengers with  the  declaration  of  his  miracles:  24 
testijiet?i  to  the  people  what  opinion  he  held  of  John: 
'30  inveighcth  against  the  JewSy  who  with  neither  the 
manners  of  John  nor  of  Jcsiis  could  be  won:  36  and 
shcweth  by  occasion  of  Mary  Magdalene,  how  he  is 
a  friend  to  sin7iers,  not  to  ynaintain  them  in  xins, 
but  to  forgive  them  their  sins,  iqjon  their  faith  and 
repentance. 

79 


■I  Mai.  1.6. 
Matt.  7.  21. 
A  Z',.  II. 
ch.  13.  ■25. 


•Matt.  7.  24. 


The  centurioiVs  servant  healed. 


ST.  LUKE. 


TJie  widow''s  son  raised. 


A.  D.  31. 


'  >tatt.  8.  5. 


iGr. 


N' 


OW  when  lie  liad  ended  all 
liis  sayings  in  the  audience 
of  the  people,"  ''he  entered  into 
Capernaum. 

2  And  a  certain  centurion's  serv- 
ant, who  was  dear  unto  him,  was 
sick,  and  ready  to  die. 

3  And  when  he  heard  of  Jesus, 
he  sent  unto  him  the  elders  of  the 
Jews,  beseeching  him  that  he 
would  come  and  heal  his  servant. 

4  And  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
they  besought  him  instantlj',  say- 
ing. That  lie  was  worthy  for  whom 
he  should  do  this : 

5  For  he  loveth  our  nation,  and 
he  hath  built  us  a  synagogue. 

G  Then  Jesus  went  with  them. 
And  when  he  was  now  not  far 
from  the  house,  the  centurion  sent 
friends  to  him,  saying  unto  him. 
Lord,  trouble  not  thyself ;  for  I  am 
not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  en- 
ter under  my  roof: 

7  Wherefore  neither  thought  I 
myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee : 
but  saj'  in  a  word,  and  my  servant 
shall  be  healed. 

8  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under 
authority,  having  under  me  sol- 
diers, and  I  say  unto  ^one.  Go,  and 
he  goej;h ;  and  to  another.  Come, 
and  he*cometh  ;  and  to  my  servant, 
Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

9  When  Jesus  heard  these  things, 
he  marvelled  at  him,  and  turned 
him  about,  and  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple that  followed  him,  I  say  unto 
yoii,  I  have  not  found  so  great 
faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

10  And  they  that  were  sent,  re- 
turning to  the  house,  found  the 
servant  whole  that  had  been  sick. 

117  And  it  came  to  pass  the  day 
after,  that  he  went  into  a  city  call- 
ed IS' ain  ;  and. many  of  his  disci- 
ples went  with  him,  and  much 
I)eople. 

12  Xow  when  he  came  nigh  to  the 
gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there  was 
a  (lead  man  carried  out,  the  only 
son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a 
widow:  and  nnich  ])eople  of  the 
city  was  will)  her. 

13  And  when  tin;  Lord  saw  her, 
he  had  c()mi)as.si()n  on  her,  and 
said  unto  her,  Weep  not. 

80 


14  And  he  came  and  touched  the 
"bier:  and  they  that  bare  him 
stood  still.  And  he  said.  Young 
man,  I  say  unto  thee,  *•  Arise. 

15  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up, 
and  began  to  speak.  And  he  de- 
livered him  to  his  mother. 

IG  'And  there  came  a  fear  on  all : 
and  they  glorified  God,  saying, 
''  That  a  great  prophet  is  risen  up 
among  us;  and,  ^That  God  hath 
visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went 
forth  throughout  all  Judea,  and 
throughout  all  the  region  round 
about. 

18  '^And  the  disciples  of  John 
shewed  him  of  all  these  things. 

19  ^  And  John  calling  unto  him 
two  of  his  disciples  sent  tliem  to 
Jesus,  saying.  Art  thou  he  that 
should  come!  or  look  we  for  an- 
other ? 

20  AVhen  the  men  were  come  unto 
him,  they  said,  John  Baptist  hath 
sent  us  unto  thee,  saying.  Art  thou 
he  that  should  come?  or  look  we 
for  another  ? 

21  And  in  that  same  hour  he 
cured  many  of  their  infirmities  and 
plagues,  and  of  evil  spirits;  and 
unto  many  that  were  blind  he  gave 
sight. 

22  ^Then  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  them,  Go  your  way,  and  tell 
John  what  things  ye  have  seen 
and  heard ;  ''  how  tliat  the  blind 
see,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead 
are  raised,  '  to  the  i)Oor  the  gospel 
is  preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever 
shall  not  be  ofiended  in  me. 

24  ^  ''And  when  the  messengers 
of  John  were  departed,  he  began 
to  speak  unto  the  people  concern- 
ing ,Iohn,  What  went  ye  out  into 
the  wilderness  for  to  see  ?  A  reed 
shaken  with  the  Avind  1 

25  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  man  clothed  in  soft  rai- 
ment? Behold,  they  which  are 
gorgeously  apparelled,  and  live 
delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts. 

2G  But  what  Avent  ye  out  for  to 
see  ?  A  i)rophet  ?  Yea,  I  say  unto 
you,  and  much  more  than  a  prophet. 


A.  D.  31. 

11  Or,  coffin. 


bch.&M. 
Jrhnll.  43. 
A-ls  9.  40. 
Koni.  4. 17. 


'  ch.  1.  65. 


J  ch.  24. 10. 

John  4.  19. 

&  (i.  14.  &  9. 

17. 
'ch.  1.  68. 


fMatt.  U.2. 


S  Matt.  11.4. 


b  Is.  3.5.  5. 


ich.  4. 13. 


VMatt  11.7 


Chrisfs  testimony  of  John. 


ST.  LUKE. 


ChrisVs  feet  anointed. 


A.  D.3I. 


I  Mai.  3. 1. 


"  Matt  3.  5. 
ch.  3. 12. 


II  Or. 

"  Acta  M.  27. 

11  Or.  iciyftin 

tliemseb>:s. 

"Matt.  11.16. 


P  Matt.  3.  4. 
-Mark  1.  6. 
ch.  1.  15. 


1  Matt.  11.19. 


'  IMatt.  20.  fi. 
Mark  14.  .-!. 
John  11.  L'. 


27  This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  writ- 
ten, '  Behold,  I  send  my  messeng^er 
before  thy  face,  wlilch  shall  pre- 
pare thy  way  before  thee. 

28  For  I  say  nnto  yon,  Amonc;- 
those  that  are  born  of  women 
there  is  not  a  iiveater  proi)het 
than  John  the  l>ai)tist:  bnt  he 
that  is  least  in  tlie  kingdom  of 
God  is  greater  than  he. 

29  And  all  the  jx^ople  that  heard 
him,  and  the  pnblieans,  jnstihed 
God,  "'being  baptized  with  the 
baptism  of  John. 

30  But  the  Pharisees  and  law- 
yers "rejected  "the  counsel  of  God 
"  against  themselves,  being  not 
baptized  of  him. 

31  *^  And  the  Lord  said,  "Where- 
unto  then  shall  I  liken  the  men 
of  this  generation  1  and  to  what 
are  they  like  ? 

32  They  are  like  nnto  children 
.sitting  in  the  marketplace,  and 
calling  one  to  another,  and  say- 
ing. We  have  piped  nnto  you, 
and  ye  have  not  danced ;  we  have 
mourned  to  you,  and  ye  have  not 
wept. 

33  For  pJohn  the  Baptist  came 
neither  eating  bread  nor  drinking 
wine ;  and  ye  say.  He  hath  a  devil. 

34  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eat- 
ing and  drinking;  and  ye  say. 
Behold  a  gluttonous  man,  and  a 
winebibber,  a  friend  of  publicans 
and  sinners ! 

35  iBut  wisdom  is  justified  of  all 
her  children. 

36  1  '  And  one  of  the  Pharisees 
desired  him  that  he  would  eat 
with  him.  And  he  went  into  the 
Pharisee's  house,  and  sat  down  to 
meat. 

37  And,  behold,  a  woman  in  the 
city,  which  was  a  sinner,  when 
she  knew  that  Jesus  sat  at  meat 
in  the  Pharisee's  house,  brought 
an  alabaster  box  of  ointment, 

38  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind 
him  weeping,  and  began  to  wash 
his  feet  with  tears,  and  did  wipe 
them  with  the  hairs  of  her  head, 
and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed, 
them  with  the  ointment. 

39  Kow  when  the  Pharisee  which 
had  bidden  him  saw  it,  he  spake 

69 


within  himself,  saying,  "This  man, 
if  he  were  a  ])ropli('t,  would  have 
known  who  and  what  manner  of 
woman  tJtis  is  that  toucheth  him; 
for  she  is  a  sinner. 

40  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  him,  Simon,  I  have  some- 
what to  say  nnto  thee.  And  he 
saith,  Master,  say  on. 

41  There  was  a  certain  creditor 
which  had  two  debtors :  the  one 
owed  five  hundred  n  x'^^^ce,  and 
the  other  fifty. 

42  And  when  they  had  nothing 
to  pay,  he  frankly  forgave  them 
both.  Tell  me  therefore,  which 
of  them  will  love  him  most  I 

43  Simon  answered  and  said,  I 
suppose  that  he,  to  wiiom  he  for- 
gave most.  And  he  said  unto 
him.  Thou  hast  rightly  judged. 

44  And  he  turned  to  the  woman, 
and  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou 
this  woman  ?  I  entered  into  thine 
house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water 
for  my  feet :  but  she  hath  washed 
my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  them 
with  the  hairs  of  her  head. 

45  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss :  but 
this  woman,  since  the  time  I  came 
in,  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 

40  'My  head  with  oil  thou  didst 
not  anoint :  but  this  woman  hath 
anointed  my  feet  Avith  ointment. 

47  "Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee. 
Her  sins,  which  are  many,  are  for- 
given ;  for  she  loved  much :  but  to 
whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same 
loveth  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  ''Thy 
sins  are  forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with 
him  began  to  say  within  them- 
selves, -  AVho  is  this  that  forgiveth 
sins  also  ! 

50  And  he  said  to  the  woman, 
'Thy  faith  hath  saved  thee;  go  in 
peace. 

CHAPTER  YIIL 

3  ITomen  miuinlei'  unto  Christ  of  their  substance.  4 
Christ,  after  he  had  jveached  from  place  to  place, 
attended  with  his  ajwstles.  propoundeth  the  parable 
of  the  sower,  IG  a/id  of  the  caudle :  21  declare! h  who 
are  his  inotlter,  and  brethren :  22  rebuketh  the 
winds :  26  ca.steth  the  legiou  of  devils  out  of  the  man 
into  the  herd  of  swine :  37  is  rejected  of  the  Gada- 
renes  :  43  hcaleth  the  ivoman  (f  her  bloody  Lvnie,  49 
arid  raiscthfroin  death  Jairus''  dawjhter. 

AKD  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
.    that    he    went    throughout 

81 


A.  D.  31. 

•  ch.  IJ.  2. 


II  See  Matt. 
IS.  ai. 


'  Ps.  23.  5. 


•ITim.l.H. 


"Matt. 9.  2. 
Mark  i.  5. 


y  .Matt.  9.  3. 
Mark  2.  7. 


'  Aratt.  9. 22. 
Mark  5.  M. 
&  1(1  52. 
ch.8.  4** 
is.  12. 


The  i)ardhle  of  the  sower. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  stilleth  the  tempest. 


A.D.31. 


'Matt  27.55. 
56. 


b  Mark  1G.9. 


every  city  and  village,  preaching 
the  fflad  tiding.s  of 


and  shewing 


'  Matt.  13.  2. 
Mark  4. 1. 


J  Matt.  I.'J.IO. 
Mark  4. 10. 


•  I«. n.  fl. 
Mark  4  12 


f  Matt.  13.  H. 
Mark  4. 14. 


the  kingdom  of  God :  and  the  twelve 
icere  with  him, 

2  And  ''certain  women,  which  had 
been  healed  of  evil  spirits  and  in- 
firmities, Mary  called  Magdalene, 
'ont  of  whom  went  seven  devils, 

3  And  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza 
Herod's  steward,  and  Susanna,  and 
many  others,  which  ministered  unto 
him  of  their  substance. 

4  ^]  'And  when  much  people  were 
gathered  together,  and  were  come 
to  him  out  of  every  city,  he  spake 
by  a  parable : 

5  A  sower  went  out  to  sow  his 
seed:  and  as  he  sowed,  some  fell 
by  the  way  side ;  and  it  was  trod- 
den down,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air 
devoured  it. 

G  And  some  fell  upon  a  rock ;  and 
as  soon  as  it  was  sprung  up,  it 
withered  away,  because  it  lacked 
moisture. 

7  x^nd  some  fell  among  thorns ; 
and  the  thorns  sprang  up  with  it, 
and  choked  it. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground, 
and  sprang  uj),  and  bare  fruit  a 
hundredfold.  And  when  he  had 
said  these  things,  he  cried.  He  that 
hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

9  "And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying,  "What  might  this  parable 
be! 

10  And  he  said.  Unto  you  it  is 
given  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the 
kingdom  of  God:  but  to  others  in 
parables;  'that  seeing  they  might 


not  see,  and  hearing  they 


might 


not  understand. 

11  "^Now  the  parable  is  this:  The 
seed  is  the  word  of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way  side  are  they 
that  hear;  then  cometh  the  devil, 
and  taketh  away  the  word  out  of 
their  hearts,  lest  they  should  be- 
lieve and  be  saved. 

V.\  They  on  the  rock  are  they, 
which,  when  they  hear,  receive  the 
word  with  joy  ;  and  these  Imve  no 
root,  which  lor  a  while  believe,  and 
in  time  ot  tc'uiptation  fall  awny. 

14  And  that  which  fell  auioiig 
thorns  are  they,  which,  when  they 

have    heard,    go    forth,    and    are 

82 


choked  with  cares  and  riches  and 
pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no 
fruit  to  perfection. 

15  But  that  on  the  good  ground 
are  they,  which  in  an  honest  and 
good  heart,  having  heard  the  word, 
keep  it,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with 
I^atience. 

IG  "Y  ^'IsTo  man,  when  he  hath 
lighted  a  candle,  covereth  it  with  a 
vessel,  or  putteth  it  under  a  bed ; 
but  setteth  it  on  a  candlestick,  that 
they  which  enter  in  may  see  the 
light. 

17  ''For  nothing  is  secret,  that 
shall  not  be  made  manifest;  nei- 
ther any  thing  hid,  that  shall  not  be 
known  and  come  abroad. 

18  Take  heed  therefore  how  ye 
hear :  '  for  whosoever  hath,  to  him 
shall  be  given ;  and  whosoever 
hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken 
even  that  which  he  "seemeth  to 
have. 

19  ^  ''Then  came  to  him  his 
mother  and  his  brethren,  and  could 
not  come  at  him  for  the  press. 

20  And  it  was  told  him  by  cer- 
tain which  said.  Thy  mother  and 
thy  brethren  stand  without,  desir- 
ing to  see  thee. 

21  And  he  answered  and  said  un- 
to them.  My  mother  and  my  breth- 
ren are  these  which  hear  the  word 
of  God,  and  do  it. 

22  "i  '  aSow  it  came  to  pass  on  a 
certain  day,  that  he  went  into  a 
shij) .  with  his  disciples :  and  he 
said  unto  them.  Let  us  go  over 
unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake. 
And  they  launched  forth. 

23  But  as  they  sailed,  he  fell 
asleep :  and  there  came  down  a 
storm  of  wind  on  the  lake;  and 
they  were  filled  tcith  water,  and 
were  in  jeopardy. 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and 
awoke  him,  saying,  Master,  Mas- 
ter, we  perish.  Then  he  arose, 
and  rebuked  the  "\\ind  and  the 
raging  of  the  water :  and  they 
ceased,  and  there  was  a  calm. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Where 
is  your  faith!  And  they  being 
afraid  wondered,  saying  one  to 
another,  AVhat  manner  of  man  is 
this  !  for  he  commandeth  even  the 


A.  D.  31. 


e  Matt.  .■;.  15. 
Mark  4.  21. 
ch.  11.  33. 


h  Matt.  10.2G. 
ch.  12.  2. 


i  Matt.  13. 12. 
&  25.  2a. 
ch.  19.  2C. 


!0r, 
t/iiiiKeth 
thnt  lie 
hiilh. 

k  Matt.  12.46. 
Mark  3.  31. 


1  M.-itt.  !>.  23. 
Mark  4.  35. 


The  legion  of  devils  cast  out. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  healeth  the  lloody  issue. 


A.  D.  31. 


""  Matt.  8. 1'S. 
Murk  5. 1. 


■Rev.  20.3. 


"  Matt.  8.  S4. 


winds  and  water,  aud  tliey  obey 
him. 

2G  If  '"And  tliey  arrived  at  tlie 
country  of  the  Gadarenes,  a\  hich 
is  over  against  Galilee. 

27  And  when  he  went  forth  to 
land,  there  met  him  out  of  the 
city  a  certain  man,  which  had 
devils  long-  time,  and  ware  no 
clothes,  neither  abode  in  any 
house,  but  in  the  tombs. 

28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he  cried 
out,  and  fell  down  before  him,  and 
with  a  loud  voice  said,  What  have 
I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son 
of  God  most  high  I  I  beseech  thee, 
torment  me  not. 

29  (For  he  had  commanded  the 
unclean  spirit  to  come  out  of  the 
man.  For  oftentimes  it  had  caught 
him  :  and  he  was  kept  bound  with 
chains  and  in  fetters ;  and  he  brake 
the  bands,  and  was  driven  of  the 
devil  into  the  wilderness.) 

30  And  Jesus  asked  him,  saying. 
What  is  thy  name  1  And  he  said. 
Legion :  because  many  devils  were 
entered  into  him. 

31  And  thej^  besought  him  that 
he  would  not  command  them  to 
go  out  "into  the  deei). 

32  Aud  there  was  there  a  herd  of 
many  swine  feeding  on  the  mount- 
ain :  and  they  besought  him  that 
he  would  sutler  them  to  enter  into 
them.     And  he  suffered  them. 

33  Then  went  the  devils  out  of 
the  man,  and  entered  into  the 
swine :  and  the  herd  ran  violently 
down  a  steep  place  into  the  lake, 
and  were  choked. 

34  When  they  that  fed  them  saw 
what  was  done,  they  fled,  and  went 
and  told  it  in  the  city  and  in  the 
country. 

35  Then  they  went  out  to  see 
what  was  done;  and  came  to  Je- 


sus, and  found  the 


man,  out   of 


whom  the  d^evils  were  departed, 
sitting  at  the  feet  of  Jesus,  cloth- 
ed, aud  in  his  right  mind:  and 
they  were  afraid. 

30  They  also  which  saw  it  told 
them  by  what  means  he  that  was 
possessed  of  the  devils  was  healed. 

37  1  "Then  the  whole  multitude 
of  the  country  of  the  Gadarenes 


round  about  'besought  him  to  de- 
l)art  from  them  ;  lor  they  were 
taken  with  great  fear  :  and  he 
went  up  into  the  ship,  and  return- 
ed back  again. 

38  Now  ^  the  man,  out  of  Avhom  the 
devils  were  de])arted,  besonght 
him  that  he  might  be  with  him : 
but  Jesus  sent  him  away,  saying, 

39  Return  to  thine  own  house, 
aud  shew  how  great  things  God 
hath  done  unto  thee.  And  he 
went  his  way,  and  i)ublished 
throughout  the  whole  city  how^ 
great  things  Jesus  had  done  un- 
to him. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Jesus  was  returned,  the 
people  gladly  received  him :  for 
they  were  all  waiting  for  him. 

41  T[  ''And,  behold,  there  came 
a  man  named  Jairus,  and  he  wtis 
a  ruler  of  the  synagogue ;  and  he 
fell  down  at  Jesus'  feet,  and  be- 
sought him  that  he  would  come 
into  his  house : 

42  For  he  had  one  only  daughter, 
about  twelve  years  of  age,  and  she 
lay  a  dying.  But  as  he  went  the 
people  thronged  him. 

43  1^  ''And  a  woman  having  an 
issue  of  blood  twelve  j'cars,  which 
had  spent  all  her  living  upon  phy- 
sicians, neither  could  be  healed  of 
any,    • 

44  Came  behind  him,  and  touch- 
ed the  border  of  his  garment :  and 
immediately  her  issue  of  blood 
stanched. 

45  And  Jesus  said.  Who  touched 
rae  ?  When  all  denied,  Peter  and 
they  that  were  with  him  said.  Mas- 
ter, the  multitude  throng  thee  and 
press  thee^  and  sayest  thou,  W^ho 
touched  me  ? 

40  And  Jesus  said,  Somebody 
hath  touched  me :  for  I  perceive 
that  ^  virtue  is  gone  out  of  me. 

47  And  when  the  woman  saw  that 
she  was  not  hid,  she  came  trem- 
l)ling,  and  falling  down  before  him, 
she  tleclared  unto  him  before  all 
the  people  for  what  cause  she  had 
touched  him,  and  how  she  was 
healed  immediately. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daugh- 
ter, be  of  good  comfort :  thy  faith 

83 


A.  D.  31. 


fActuKi.aa. 


1  Mark  5. 18. 


'  Matt.  9.  18. 
Mark  i.  'ti. 


'  Matt.  a.  20. 


'  Jfark  .5.  30. 

ch.  (J.  19. 


The  cqwstles  sent  forth. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  feedeth  five  thousand. 


A.  D.  31. 


'  Mark  i.  33. 


•John  11.11, 
13. 


Xch.  r.  14. 
John  11.43. 


•Matt.  8. 4.  A 

y. ;«. 

Slark  5.  43. 


•  Matt.  10. 1. 
.Murks.  13. 
&U.  7. 


!■  Matt.  10  7, 

H. 

.Mirk  C.  12. 

ch   ID.  1,  U. 


'  Malt,  in,  9. 
MnrkG.M. 
ch   II)  4.  & 
ZJ..3o. 


<l  Matt.  10.11. 
.Mark  ti.  lU. 


'Matt.  111.14. 


'Acts  13.  51. 


hath    made    thee    whole ;    go    in ' 
j)eaee. 

49  •[  "While  he  yet  spake,  there 
Cometh  one  from  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue's  house,  saying  to  him, 
Thy  daughter  is  dead ;  trouble  not 
the  Master. 

50  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he 
answered  him,  saying.  Fear  not: 
believe  only,  and  she  shall  be  made 
whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the 
house,  he  suffered  no  man  to  go 
in,  save  Peter,  and  James,  and 
John,  and  the  father  and  the 
mother  of  the  maiden. 

52  And  all  wept,  and  bewailed 
her:  but  he  said,  Weep  not;  she 
is  not  dead,  ''but  sleepeth. 

53  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn, 
knowing  that  she  was  dead. 

54  And  he  i)ut  them  all  out,  and 
took  her  by  the  hand,  and  called, 
saying.  Maid,  ^  arise. 

oo  And  her  spirit  came  again,  and 
she  arose  straightway :  and  he 
commanded  to  give  her  meat. 

5G  And  her  parents  were  aston- 
ished :  but  '  he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  what  was 
done. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Christ  sendeth  his  apostles  to  vjork  miracles,  and  to 
preach.  7  Herod  desired  to  see  Christ.  17  Christ 
Jeedeth  five  thousand:  18  inqidreth  what  opinion 
the  v)ortd  had  of  him  :  foreielleth  his  jMSsion:  23 
proposeth  to  all  the  }Mtteru  oj  his  patietice.  28  The 
transfiguration.  37  He  healeth  the  lunatic :  43 
again  forewarnelh  his  disciples  of  his  passion:  46 
commendeth  humility:  h^  biddeth  them  to  shew 
miUhiess  towards  aL\  without  desire  of  revenge.  57 
Jjivera  would  follow  him,  but  upon  conditions. 

TIIEX  Hie  called  his  twelve  dis- 
cii)les  together,  and  gave  them 
power  and  authority  over  all  devils, 
and  to  cure  diseases. 

2  And  'he  sent  them  to  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  to  heal 
the  sick. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
nothing  for  your  journey,  neither 
staves,  nor  scrip,  neither  bread, 
neitlier  money;  neither  have  two 
coats  [i])i('ce. 

4  'And  wliatsoever  hou.se  ye  en- 
ter into,  tliere  abide,  and  thence 
d(;p;irt. 

5  'And  whosoever  will  not  receive 
you,  when  ye  go  out  of  that  city, 
'shake    off   the    very    dust    from 

84 


your  feet  for  a  testimony  against 
them. 

6  ^And  they  departed,  and  went 
through  the  towns,  i3reaching  the 
gospel,  and  healing  every  where. 

7  1  "Now  Herod  the  tetrarch 
heard  of  all  that  was  done  by  him : 
and  he  was  perplexed,  because  that 
it  was  said  of  some,  that  John  was 
risen  from  the  dead ; 

8  And  of  some,  that  Elias  had  ap- 
peared ;  and  of  others,  that  one  of 
the  old  prophets  was  risen  again. 

9  And  Herod  said,  John  have  I 
beheaded ;  but  who  is  this,  of 
whom  I  hear  such  things!  'And 
he  desired  to  see  him. 

10  ^[  ''And  the  ax)ostles,  when 
they  were  returned,  told  him  all 
that  they  had  done.  'And  he  took 
them,  and  went  aside  privately  in- 
to a  desert  place  belonging  to  the 
city  called  Bethsaida. 

11  And  the  people,  when  they 
knew  it,  followed  him  :  and  he  re- 
ceived them,  and  spake  unto  them 
of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  healed 
them  that  had  need  of  healing. 

12  '"And  when  the  day  began  to 
wear  away,  then  came  the  twelve, 
and  said  unto  him.  Send  the  mul- 
titude away,  that  they  may  go  in- 
to the  towns  and  country  round 
about,  and  lodge,  and  get  victuals : 
for  we  are  here  in  a  desert  place. 

13  But  he  said  unto  them.  Give 
ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  said. 
We  have  no  more  but  live  loaves 
and  two  fishes ;  except  we  should 
go  and  buy  meat  for  all  this  people. 

14  For  they  were  about  five  thou- 
sand men.  And  he  said  to  his  dis- 
ciples. Make  them  sit  down  by  fif- 
ties in  a  company. 

15  And  they  did  so,  and  made 
them  all  sit  down. 

10  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves 
and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up 
to  heaven,  he  blessed  them,  and 
brake,  and  gave  to  the  disciples  to 
set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  tliev  did  eat,  and  were  all 
filled :  and  there  was  taken  up  of 
fragments  that  remained  to  them 
twelve  baskets. 

18  ^\  "And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
was  alone  praying,   his  disciples 


A.  D.  31. 


e  Mark  6. 12. 


A.  D.  33. 

b  Matt.  14.  1. 

Mark  ti.  14. 


i  ch.  23.  8. 


k  Mark  6.  3U. 


I  Matt.  14.13. 


'°Mott.l4.15. 
Mark  «.  M. 
Juhnti.  l,o. 


°Matt.lC.I3. 
Murk  S.  27. 


The  transfiguration  of  Christ. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  heah'th  a  lunatic. 


A.  D.  33. 


"Mtttt.  14.2. 
ver.  7, 8. 


rMatt.lG.16. 
JohnC.Oy. 


"iMatt.lS.20. 


'■Mntt.lG.21. 
&  17. 1'J. 


•  Matt.  10.38. 
&  111.  -M. 
Mark  8.  ^. 
ch.  14.  27. 


<Matt.lG.2G. 
Mark  8.  ;iO. 


''Matt.10.f53. 
Mark  S. ;«. 
2  Tim.  2.12. 


'  Matt.lfi.28. 
Mark  9.  1. 


JMatt.  17. 1. 

Mark  0.  2. 

II  Or,  things. 


'Dan.  S.  IS. 
&  lU.  9. 


were  with  him;  and  he  asked 
them,  saying,  Whom  say  the  peo- 
ple that  T  am  ? 

11)  They  answerin*^  said,  Mohn 
the  Baptist ;  but  some  saij,  Ehas ; 
and  others  sai/,  that  one  of  the  old 
prophets  is  risen  again. 

20  He  said  unto  them.  But  whom 
say  ye  tliat  1  am  ?  '' Peter  .'mswer- 
ing  said.  The  Christ  of  (lod. 

21 1  And  he  stiaitly  cliarged  them, 
and  commanded  them  to  tell  no 
man  that  thing ; 

22  Saying,  'The  Son  of  man  must 
suffer  many  things,  and  be  rejected 
of  the  elders  and  chief  priests  and 
scribes,  and  be  slain,  and  b(i  raised 
the  third  day. 

23  1  ^  And 'he  said  to  them  all.  If 
any  man  will  come  after  me,  let 
him  deny  himself,  and  take  uj)  his 
cross  daily,  and  follow  me. 

24  For  whosoever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it:  but  whosoever 
will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake,  the 
same  shall  save  it. 

25  'For  what  is  a  man  .advant- 
aged, if  he  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  himself,  or  be  cast  away  ? 

2G  "  For  whosoever  shall  be 
ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words, 
of  him  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
ashamed,  when  he  shall  come  in 
his  own  glory,  and  in,  liis  Father's, 
and  of  the  holy  angels. 

27  ^But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth, 
there  be  some  standing  here,  which 
shall  not  taste  of  death,  till  they 
see  the  kingdom'of  God. 

^8  *i[  5' And  it  came  to  pass  about 
an  eight  days  after  these  "sayings, 
he  took  Peter  and  John  and  James, 
and  Avent  up  into  a  mountain  to 
pra3^ 

29  And  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion 
of  his  countenance  was  altered, 
and  his  raiment  was  white  and 
glistering. 

30  And,  behold,  there  talked  with 
him  two  men,  which  were  Moses 
and  Elias : 

31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and 
spake  of  his  decease  which  he 
should  accomplish  at  Jerusalem. 

32  But  Peter  and  they  that  were 
with  him  ''were  heavy  with  sleep: 
and  when  they  were  awake,  they 


A.  D.  3i. 


•  Matt  3. 17. 
b  Acts  3.  22. 


•  Matt.  17. 9. 


saw  his  glory,  and  the  two  men 
that  stood  with  him. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
departed  from  him,  Peter  said  un- 
to Jesus,  Mast(;r,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  here :  and  let  us  make  three 
tabernacles ;  one  for  thee,  and  one 
for  ]Moses,  juid  one  for  Elias :  not 
knowing  what  he  said. 

34  While  he  thus  spake,  there 
came  a  cloud,  and  overshadowed 
them :  and  they  feared  as  they 
entered  into  the  cloud. 

35  And  there  came  a  voice  out  of 
the  cloud,  saying,  ^  This  is  my  be- 
loved Son:  ^ hear  him. 

3G  And  when  the  voice  was  past, 
Jesus  was  found  alone.  ^  And  they 
kept  it  close,  and  told  no  man  in 
those  days  any  of  those  things 
which  they  had  seen. 

37  1  '^And  it  came  to  pass,  that  ^V""'"" 

-,,'',     Mark  9.  14, 

on  the  next  day,  when  they  were 
come  down  from  the  hill,  much 
people  met  him. 

38  And,  behold,  a  man  of  the  com- 
pany cried  out,  saying,  Master,  I 
beseech  thee,  look  upon  my  son; 
for  he  is  mine  only  child. 

39  And,  lo,  a  spirit  taketh  him, 
and  he  suddenly  crietli  out;  and 
it  teareth  him  that  he  foameth 
again,  and  bruising  him,  hardly 
departeth  from  him. 

40  And  I  besought  thy  disciples 
to  cast  him  out;  and  they  could 
not. 

41  And  Jesus  answering  said,  O 
fjxithless  and  ])erverse  generation, 
how  long  shall  I  be  with  you,  and 
suffer  you?     Bring  thy  son  hither. 

42  And  as  he  was  }  et  a  coming, 
the  devil  threw  him  down,  and 
tare  him.  And  Jesus  rebuked  the 
unclean  si)irit,  and  healed  the 
child,  and  delivered  him  again  to 
his  father.  ' 

43  *",j  And  they  were  all  amazed ' 
at  the  mighty  power  of  God.     But 
while  they  wondered  every  one  at 
all  things  which  Jesus  did,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples, 

44  'Let  these  saj'ings  sink  down 
into  your  ears :  for  the  Son  of  man 
shallbe  delivered  into  the  hands 
of  men. 

45  ^But  they  understood  not  this 

85 


'  aUtt.  17.22. 


f  Mark  n.  32. 
eh.  2.  M.  & 
18.34. 


James  and  John  reproved. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  seventy  sent  forth. 


A.  D.  32.    ! 


e  Matt.  IS.  1. 
Mark  S).  34. 


b  Matt.10.40. 
&  IS.  a. 
MarkSl.rff. 
John  1:>.  44. 
&  13. 1!U. 


1  Matt,  aril, 

1:;. 


kMarkO.S,'*. 
Sec  Num. 
11.28. 


1  Sec  Matt. 
yi.  311. 

cii.  11.  -a. 


"  Mark  IC. 

19. 
Acts  1.  2. 


"John  4. 4,9. 


•2KinK»l. 
10, 12. 


"•John-Tir. 
It  12.  47. 


1  Matt  8. 13. 


saying,  and  it  was  liid  from  them, 
that  they  perceived  it  not:  and 
they  feared  to  ask  him  of  that  say- 


messengers  before 


'Malta  21. 


mg. 

4G  ^  ^-'Then  there  arose  a  reason- 
ing among  them,  which  of  them 
should  be  greatest. 

47  And  Jesus,  perceiving  the 
thought  of  their  heart,  took  a 
child,  and  set  him  by  him, 

48  And  said  unto  them,  "Whoso- 
ever shall  receive  this  child  in  my 
name  receivethme;  and  whosoever 
shall  receive  me,  receiveth  him  that 
sent  me :  '  for  he  that  is  least  among 
you  all,  the  same  shall  be  great. 

49  ^  ^And  John  answered  and 
said,  Master,  we  saw  one  casting 
out  devils  in  thy  name ;  and  we 
forbade  him,  because  he  followeth 
not  with  us. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  For- 
bid him  not:  for  ^he  that  is  not 
against  us  is  for  us. 

51  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  time  was  come  that  "'he  should 
be  received  up,  he  steadfastly  set 
his  face  to  go  to  Jerusalem, 

52  And   sent 
his  face:  and  thej^  went,  and  en- 
tered into  a  village  of  the  Samari- 
tans, to  make  ready  for  him. 

53  And  "they  did  not  receive  him, 
because  his  face  was  as  though  he 
would  go  to  Jerusalem. 

54  And  when  his  disciples  James 
and  John  saw  this,  they  said,  Lord, 
wilt  thou  that  we  command  fire  to 
come  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sume them,  even  as  "Elias  did? 

55  ]iut  he  turned,  and  rebuked 
them,  and  said.  Ye  know  not  what 
manner  of  spirit  ye  are  of 

50  I'or  I' the  Son  of  man  is  not 
come  to  destroy  men's  lives,  but 
to  save  them.  And  they  went  to 
anotlier  village.' 

57  •,  ''And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
as  they  went  in  the  way,  a  certain 
nwn  s;ii(l  luito  him.  Lord,  I  will 
follow  thee  wliithersoever  thou  iro- 
est. 

58  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Fox- 
es have  holies,  and  birds  of  the  air 
have  nests;  l)ut  the  Son  of  man 
hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

5i)  'And   he   said   unto   another. 


Follow  me.  But  he  said,  Lord, 
suifer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 
father. 
GO  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Let  the 
dead  bury  their  dead  :  but  go  thou 
and  preach  the  kingdom  of  God. 

61  And  another  also  said,  Lord, 
^1  will  follow  thee ;  but  let  me  first 
go  bid  them  farewell,  which  are  at 
home  at  my  house. 

62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No 
man,  having  put  his  hand  to  the 
plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Christ  sendeth  out  at  once  seventy  disciples  to  work 
miracles,  and  to  j^reach:  17  admonisheth  them  to  be 
humble,  and  wherein  to  rejoice :  21  thanketh  his  la- 
ther for  his  grace:  23  rnagnifieth  the  happy  estate 
of  his  church :  25  teacheth  the  lawyer  how  to  attain 
eternal  life,  and  to  take  every  one  for  his  neighbour 
that  needeth  his  mercy:  41  reprehendcth  Martha, 
and  comrnendeth  Mary  her  sister. 

AFTEPv  these  things  the  Lord 
_  appointed  other  seventy  also, 
and  ^  sent  them  two  and  two  before 
his  face  into  every  city  and  place, 
whither  he  himself  would  come. 

2  Tlierefore  said  he  unto  them, 
^  The  harvest  truly  is  great,  but  the 
labourers  are  few:  '^pray  ye  there- 
fore the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that 
he  would  send  forth  labourers  into 
his  harvest. 

3  Go  your  ways  :  "^behold,  I  send 
you  forth  as  lambs  among  wolves. 

4  '  Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip, 
nor  shoes:  and  ^salute  no  man  by 
the  way. 

5  ^'And  into  whatsoever  house  ye 
enter,  first  say,  Peace  he  to  this 
house.  , 

6  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there, 
your  peace  shall  rest  upon  it:  if 
not,  it  shall  turn  to  you  again. 

7  ''And  in  the  same  house  remain, 
'eatings  and  drinking  such  things 
as  they  give:  for  "the  labourer  is 
worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from 
house  to  house. 

8  And  into  whatsoever  city  ye  en- 
ter, and  they  receive  you,  eat  such 
things  as  are  set  before  you : 

0  'And  heal  the  sick  that  are 
therein,  and  say  unto  them,  '"The 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto 
you. 

10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye 
enter,  and  they  receive  you  not,  go 


A.  D.  3-2. 


'  Seel, Kings 
19.20. 


'Matt.  10.1. 
Mark  6. 7. 


1-Matt.  9.  37, 

as. 

John  4.  35. 
«2Tlie3s.  3. 
1. 


d  Matt.  10.11!. 


'  Matt.  10. 9, 

11). 

Mark  C.  S. 

ch.  y.  3. 
'2  Kings  4. 

29. 
E  Matt.  10.12. 


t  Matt.  10.11. 

>  1  Cor.  10.27. 

k  Matt.  10.10. 
1  Cor.  9.  4, 
&c. 
1  Tim.  5.18. 


1  ch.  9.  2. 


■"  Matt.  3.  2. 
&4. 17.&10. 


vcr.  11. 


•I 


The  seventy  return  with  joy. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Parahle  of  the  good  Samaritan. 


A.  D.  32. 


"  Matt. 1(1. 14. 
cl<.  ',1.  .i. 
.\i-ti.  ri.  51. 

&  is.  t;. 


"Matt.  10. 1,'-.. 
Mark  0.11. 


P  Matt.  11.21. 
1  Ez.  3.  6. 


'  Matt.  11.23. 

•  See  Gen. 

11.4. 

Deul.  1.  28. 

Is.  U.  l;i. 

Jer.  51.  o3. 
'  See  Ez.  26. 

2IJ.  &  :U.  l.S. 
"  Matt  10.41). 

MarkO  37. 

Julm  13.  20. 
» 1  Thess.  4. 

8. 

>  John  5.  23. 
^  ver.  1. 


•John  12. 31. 

&  Hi.  1 1. 
Kev.  St.  1.& 

12. 8,  a. 


b.MarklO.lS. 
Acta  28.  5. 


'  Ex.  32.  32. 

Ps.  tiSl.  28. 

18.4.3. 

Dan.  12.  I. 

riiil.  4.  3. 

Ueb.  12.  23. 

Kev.  13.  8. 

&  20.  12.  & 

21.  27. 
■I  Matt.  11.25. 


'Matt.  2,S.18. 
John  3.35. 
&  5. 27.  &  17. 
2. 

II  Many  an- 
cient copies 
add  these 
words,  And 
turning  to 
his  dtgcL- 
ptfs.  Ac 
sal  a, 

fJohnl.18. 
&  ti.  44,  4(i. 


your  ways  out  into  the  streets  of 
the  same,  and  say, 

11  "Even  the  very  dust  of  your 
city,  M'lncli  cleavetli  on  us,  Ave  do 
wipe  off  against  you:  notwith- 
standing, be  ye  sure  of  tliis,  that 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh 
unto  you. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  "it 
shall  be  more  tolerable  in  that  day 
for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city. 

13  ''Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin ! 
woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida!  ''for  if 
the  mighty  works  had  been  done 
in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  liave 
been  done  in  you,  they  had  a  great 
while  ago  repented,  sitting  in  sack- 
cloth and  ashes. 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable 
for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  judg- 
ment, than  for  you. 

15  'And  thou,  Capernaum,  which 
art  'exalted  to  heaven,  ^shalt  be 
thrust  down  to  hell. 

10  "  He  that  heareth  you  heareth 
me ;  and  '^  he  that  despiseth  you 
despiseth  me ;  ^  and  he  that  despis- 
eth me  despiseth  him  that  sent  me. 

17  ^  And  ^the  seventy  returned 
again  with  joy,  saying.  Lord,  even 
the  devils  are  subject  unto  us 
through  thy  name. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them,  ^I  be- 
held Satan  as  lightning  fall  from 
heaven. 

19  Behold,  ^I  give  unto  you  pow- 
er to  tread  on  serpents  and  scor- 
pions, and  over  all  the  power  of 
the  enemy ;  and  nothing  yhall  by 
any  means  hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding,  in  this  re- 
joice not,  that  the  spirits  are  sub- 
ject unto  you ;  but  rather  rejoice, 
because  '^your  names  are  written 
in  heaven. 

21  ^  ''In  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced 
in  spirit,  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O 
Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
that  thou  hast  hid  these  things 
from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and 
hast  revealed  them  unto  babes: 
even  so.  Father ;  for  so  it  seemed 
good  in  thy  sight. 

22  •''I All  things  are  delivered  to 
me  of  my  Father:  and  ^no  man 
knoweth  who  the  Son  is,  but  the 
Father ;  and  who  the  Father  is,  but 


the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the  Son 
will  reveal  him. 

23  1  And  he  turned  him  unto  his 
disciples,  and  said  privately,  ^'Bless- 
ed are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things 
that  ye  see : 

24  For  I  tell  you,  Mhat  many 
X)rophets  and  kings  have  desired 
to  see  those  things  which  ye  see, 
and  have  not  seen  them  ;  and  to 
hear  those  things  which  ye  hear, 
and  have  not  heard  them. 

/25  1  And,  behold,  a  certain  law- 
yer stood  up,  and  temi)ted  him, 
saying,  '  Master,  what  shall  I  do  to 
inherit  eternal  life  I 

2G  He  said  unto  him,  What  is 
written  in  the  law  ?  how^  readest 
thou  ? 

27  And  he  answering  said,  ""Thou 
shalt  love  the  Lord  tliy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  Avith  all  thy  strength,  and  Avith 
all  thy  mind;  and  'thy  neighbour 
as  thyself. 

28  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou 
hast  answered  right:  this  do,  and 
■nhou  shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  willing  to  "justify  him- 
self, said  unto  Jesus,  And  who  is 
my  neighbour  f 

30  And  Jesus  answering  said,  A 
certain  man  went  down  from  Jeru- 
salem to  Jericho,  and  fell  among 
thieves,  which  stripped  him  of  his 
raiment,  and  wounded  him,  and 
departed,  leaving  him  half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  there  came 
down  a  certain  priest  that  way ; 
and  when  he  saw  him,  "he  j)assed 
by  on  the  other  side. 

32  iVnd  likewise  a  Levite,  when 
he  was  at  the  place,  came"  and 
looked  on  him,  and  passed  by  on 
the  other  side. 

33  But  a  certain  p  Samaritan,  as 
he  journeyed,  came  where  he  Avas ; 
and  when  he  saw  him,  he  had  com- 
passion on  him, 

34  And  went  to  him,  and  bound 
up  his  wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and 
wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own  beast, 
and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and 
took  care  of  him. 

35*  And  on  the  morrow  when  he 
departed,  he  took  out  two  "pence, 
and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and 

87 


A.  D.  32. 


"Matt.  13.16. 


!■  1 1'ct.  1. 10. 


'  Matt.  lO.lC. 
&  22.  35. 


k  Deut.  6.  S. 


1  Lev.  13. 18. 


■"  LcT.  18.  S. 

Neh.  y.  29. 

Ez.20.11.13. 

21. 

Horn.  10.5. 
"ch.lG.  15. 


•  P«.  38.  IL 


•'John  4. 9. 


B  Sec  Matt. 
•JJ.2. 


Christ  teachetk  to  jyray. 


ST.  LUKE. 


He  casteth  out  a  devil. 


A.  D.  32. 


IJohnll.l. 
&  1^.  2, 3L 


'1  Cor.  7. 32, 

kc. 
•ch.  8.  35. 

ACU22.3. 


'  P«.  27.  4. 


A.  D.  33. 


•  Matt.  C.  9. 


i  Or,  for  the 
day. 


said  unto  him,  Take  care  of  hiiii» 
and     whatsoever    thou,     spendest 

I  will 


more. 


when  I  come  again, 


repay  thee. 

30  Which  now  of  these  three, 
thinkest  thou,  was  neighbour  unto 
him  that  fell  among  the  thieves  f 

37  And  he  said.  He  that  shewed 
mercy  on  him.  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  like- 
wise. 

38  ^  Xow  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
went,  that  he  entered  into  a  certain 
village :  and  a  certain  woman 
named  'i Martha  received  him  into 
her  house. 

39  And  she  had  a  sister  called 
Mary,  'which  also  'sat  at  Jesus' 
feet,  and  heard  his  word. 

40  But  Martha  was  cumbered 
about  much  serving,  and  came  to 
him,  and  said.  Lord,  dost  thou  not 
care  that  my  sister  hath  left  me  to 
serve  alone  I  bid  her  therefore  that 
she  help  me. 

41  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  Martha,  jMartha,  thou  art 
careful  and  troubled  about  many 
things : 

42  But  'one  thing  is  needful ;  and 
Mary  hath  chosen  that  good  part, 
which  shall  not  be  taken  awav 
from  her. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  Christ  teachelh  to  pray^  and  that  instantly:  11  aa- 
surinij  that  God  so  will  give  us  good  thinys.  14  lie, 
casliny  out  a  dumb  devil,  rebukelh  the  blasphemous 
Pharisees :  28  and  sheweth  ivho  are  blessed :  29 
preachcth  to  the  people,  37  and  reprehendeth  the 
outward  skew  of  holiness  in  the  Pharisees,  scribes,  and 
laivyers. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  he 
.XjL  was  praying  in  a  certain 
place,  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his 
disciples  said  unto  him,  Lord,  teach 
us  to  pray,  as  John  also  taught  his 
disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  When 
ye  pray,  say,  '  ( )iir  Eat  her  which  art 
in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Tliy  will  be 
done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in  earth. 

3  (Jive  us  "day  by  day  our  daily 
bread. 

4  And  forgive  us  our  sins;  for  we 
also  forgive  every  one  that  is  in- 
debted to  us.  And  lead  us  not' in- 
to temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from 
evil. 

88 


5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Which 
of  you  shall  have  a  friend,  and  shall 
go  unto  him  at  midnight,  and  say 
unto  him,  Eriend,  lend  me  three 
loaves ; 

G  For  a  friend  of  mine  "in  his 
journey  is  come  to  me,  and  I  have 
nothing  to  set  before  him  ? 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  answer 
and  say.  Trouble  me  not :  the  door 
is  now  shut,  and  mv  children  are 
with  me  in  bed ;  I  cannot  rise  and 
give  thee. 

8  I  say  unto  you,  '^  Though  he  will 
not  rise  and  give  him,  because  he 
is  his  friend,  yet  because  of  his  im- 
portunity he  will  rise  and  give  him 
as  many  as  he  needeth. 

9  'And  I  say  unto  you,  Ask,  and 
it  shall  be  given  you ;  seek,  and  ye 
shall  find;  knock,  and  it  shall  be 
opened  unto  you. 

10  Eor  every  one  that  asketh  re- 
ceiveth  ;  and  he  that  seeketh  find- 
eth ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it 
shall  be  opened. 

11  ''If  a  son  shall  ask  bread  of 
any  of  you  that  is  a  father,  will  he 
give  him  a  stone?  or  if  he  ask  a 
fish,  will  he  for  a  fish  give  him  a 
serpent  ? 

12  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will 
he  ^  ofter  him  a  scorpion  ? 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know 
how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
children ;  how  much  more  shall 
your  heavenly  Eather  give  the 
Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask  him  ? 

14  ^  '^Aud  he  was  casting  out  a 
devil,  and  it  was  dumb.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  devil  w^as 
gone  out,  the  dumb  spake ;  and  the 
people  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said,  ^He 
casteth  out  devils  through  *  Beel- 
zebub the  chief  of  the  devils. 

10  And  others,  tempting  him, 
"^  sought  of  him  a  sign  from  heaven. 

17  "But  4ie,  knowing  their 
thoughts,  said  unto  them.  Every 
kingdom  divided  again.st  itself  is 
brought  to  desolation ;  and  a  house 
divided  against  a  house  falleth. 

18  If  Satan  also  be  divided  against 
himself,  how  shall  his  kingdom 
stand !  because  ye  say  that  I  cast 
out  devils  throuch  Beelzebub. 


A.  D.  .^3. 


11  Or,  out  of 
his  way. 


l>ch.l8.1,&c. 


'  Matt.  7.  7. 
&21.  22. 
Mark  11.  24. 
John  15.  7. 
James  1.  U. 
1  John  3. 22. 


d  Matt.  7.  9. 


t  Gr.  give. 


'  Matt.  9.  .32. 
&  12.  22. 


rMntt.  9.34. 
&  12.  24. 

tGr.  Keelze- 
but,  and  bo 
vcr.  18,  I'J. 


f  Matt.  12.3.S. 

&l(i.  1. 
hMatt.  12.2.".. 

.Mark  3.  24. 
lJohn2.  2j. 


Who  are  truly  blessed. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


A.  D.  a3. 


k  Ex.  8. 19. 


1  Matt.  12.29. 
.Murk  3.  27. 


"Is.  ,W.  12. 
Col.  2.  15. 


"Matt.12.30. 


» .Matt.  12.-t3. 


PJohn  5. 14. 
Heb.  G.  4. 

&  W.  2ii. 
2  Pet.  2.  20. 


Ich.  1.2S,4S. 


'Matt  7. 21. 

ch.  S.  21. 
Jumes  1.25. 


•Matt.12.38, 
39. 


*  Jonah  1. 17. 
&  2. 10. 


°  1  Kings  10. 


19  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out 
devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons  cast 
them  out  ?  therefore  shall  they  be 
3'our  judij^es. 

20  liut  if  1  'Mvith  the  finger  of  God 
cast  out  devils,  no  doubt  the  king- 
dom of  God  is  come  upon  you. 

21  'When  a  strong  man  armed 
keepeth  his  palace,  his  goods  are  in 
peace : 

22  But  '"when  a  stronger  than  he 
shall  come  upon  him,  and  overcome 
him,  he  taketh  from  him  all  his 
armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and 
divideth  his  spoils. 

23  "He  that  is  not  with  me  is 
against  me ;  and  he  that  gathereth 
not  Avith  me  scattereth. 

24  "When  the  unclean  spirit  is 
gone  out  of  a  man,  he  walketh 
through  dry  i^laces,  seeking  rest; 

none,  he  saith,  I  will 


finding 


my 


house  whence  I 


and 

return  unto 

came  out. 

25  And  when  he  cometli,  he  f\ud- 
eth  it  swept  and  garnished. 

26  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  to 
him  seven  other  spirits  more  wick- 
ed than  himself;  and  they  enter 
in,  and  dwell  there:  and  ^the  last 
state  of  that  man  is  worse  than  the 
first. 

27  "f  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
spake  these  things,  a  certain  wo- 
man of  the  company  lifted  up  her 
voice,  and  said  unto  him,  ''Blessed 
is  the  womb  that  bare  thee,  and 
the  paps  which  thou  hast  sucked. 

28  But  he  said.  Yea,  'rather,  bless- 
ed are  they  that  hear  the  word  of 
God,  and  keep  it. 

29  1^  'And  when  the  people  were 
gathered  thick  together,  he  began 
to  say,  This  is  an  evil  generation : 
they  seek  a  sign ;  and  there  shall 


no 


sign 


be  given  it,  but  the  sign 
of  Jonas  the  prophet. 

30  For  as  'Jonas  was  a  sign  unto 
the  Ninevites,  so  shall  also  the  Son 
of  man  be  to  this  generation. 

31  "The  queen  of  the  south  shall 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  the 
men  of  this  generation,  and  con- 
demn them  :  for  she  came  from  the 
utmost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Solomon;  and,  be- 
hold, a  greater  than  Solomon  is  here. 


32  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise 
up  in  the  judgment  with  this  gen- 
eration, and  shall  condemn  it:  for 
''they  repented  at  the  preaching  of 
Jonas ;  and,  behold,  a  great(?r  than 
Jonas  is  here. 

33  ^No  man,  when  he  hath  light- 
ed a  candle,  putteth  it  in  a  secret 
place,  neither  under  a  n  bushel,  but 
on  a  candlestick,  that  they  which 
come  in  may  see  the  light. 

34  'The  light  of  the  body  is  the 
eye:  therefore  when  thine  eye  is 
single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full 
of  light ;  but  when  thine  eye  is  evil, 
thy  body  also  is  full  of  darkness. 

35  Take  heed  therefore,  that  the 
light  which  is  in  thee  be  not  dark- 
ness. 

3()  If  thy  whole  body  therefore  he 
full  of  light,  having  no  part  dark, 
the  whole  shall  be  full  of  light,  as 
when  ^the  bright  shining  of  a  can- 
dle doth  give  thee  light. 

37  1  And  as  he  spake,  a  certain 
Pharisee  besought  him  to  dine  with 
him  :  and  he  went  in,  and  sat  down 
to  meat. 

38  And  ^when  the  Pharisee  saw 
it,  he  marvelled  that  he  had  not 
first  washed  before  dinner. 

39  ''And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Now  do  ye  Pharisees  make  clean 
the  outside  of  the  cup  and  the  plat- 
ter; but  "^your  inward  part  is  full 
of  ravening  and  wickedness.  , 

40  Ye  fools,  did  not  he,  that  made 
that  which  is  without,  make  that 
which  is  within  also  ? 

41  "But  rather  give  alms  "of  such 
things  as  ye  have;  and,  behold,  all 
things  are  clean  unto  you, 

42  "^But  woe  unto  you,  Pharisees  !  ' 
for  ye  tithe  mint  and  rue  and  all 
manner  of  herbs,  and  pass  over 
judgment  and  the  love  of  God: 
these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and 
not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

43  "^Woe  unto  you,  Pharisees! 
for  ye  love  the  ui^permost  seats  in 
the  synagogues,  and  greetings  in 
the  markets. 

44  '^Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites !  ''  for  ye  are 
as  graves  which  appear  not,  and 
the  men  that  walk  over  them  are 
not  aware  of  them. 

89 


A.  D.  33. 


'Jonahs,  i. 


'  Malt.  .■;.  1.'.. 
.Murk  4.'.^1. 
ch.  8.  Ifi. 

II  Sec  Mntt.J. 

li. 


'Matt.  6. 22. 


tGr. 

o  candle  hy 
it.<  tiriyht 
shiiiinr/. 


•  Mark  7. 3. 


k  Matt.23.25. 


'  Tit.  1. 15. 


i  U.  58.  7. 

Dan.  4.  27. 

ch.  12. ;«. 
Ij  Or,  ax  tjou 

arc  able. 

•  Matt.  23.23. 


fMatt.23.  6. 
Markl2. 38, 
39. 


t  Matt.  23.27. 
b  Ps.  i.  9. 


Christ  teacheth 


ST.  LUKE. 


to  avoid  hypocrisy. 


A.D.33. 


« Matt  23. 4. 


k  Matt.  23.29. 


I  Matt  23.34. 


"■  Gen.  4.  8. 

°  2  Chr.  24. 
20,21. 


•Matt  23.13. 


(lOr. 
/orbade. 


*  Markl2.13. 


•  Matt.  18.  n. 
Mark  8.  15. 


45  ^\  Then  answered  one  of  the 
lawyers,  and  said  unto  him,  Mas- 
ter, thus  saying  thou  reproachest 
us  also. 

46  Atid  he  said,  Woe  unto  you 
also,  ye  lawyers  !  '  for  ye  lade  men 
with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne, 
and  ye  yourselves  touch  not  the 
burdens  with  one  of  your  fingers. 

47  "  Woe  unto  you !  for  ye  build 
the  sepulchres  of  the  projDhets,  and 
your  lathers  killed  them. 

48  Truly  ye  bear  witness  that  ye 
allow  the  deeds  of  your  fathers : 
for  they  indeed  killed  them,  and  ye 
build  their  sepulchres. 

49  Therefore  also  said  the  wisdom 
of  God,  'I  will  send  them  prophets 
and  apostles,  and  some  of  them  they 
shall  slay  and  persecute : 

50  That  the  blood  of  all  the  proph- 
ets, which  was  shed  from  the  foun- 
dation of  the  world,  may  be  requir- 
ed of  this  generation ; 

51  "'From  the  blood  of  Abel  unto 
"  the  blood  of  Zacharias,  which  per- 
ished between  the  altar  and  the 
temple :  verily  I  saj^  unto  you.  It 
shall  be  required  of  this  generation. 

52  "Woe  unto  you,  lawyers!  for 
ye  have  taken  away  the  key  of 
knowledge :  ye  entered  not  in  your- 
selves, and  them  that  were  enter- 
ing in  ye  "hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things 
unto  them,  the  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  began  to  urge  him  ve- 
hementlj',  and  to  provoke  him  to 
si)eak  of  many  things : 

54  Laying  wait  for  him,  and 
p  seeking  to  catch  something  out 
of  his  mouth,  that  they  might  ac- 
cuse him. 

CHArTER  XIL 

1  Christ  prcachclh  to  his  disnples  to  avoid  Jiypocrisy, 
and  Jcarfubicxs  in  piMishuic/  his  doctrine:  13 
wanicth  the  people  to  beware  oj  covetonsuess,  by  the 
parable  of  the  rich  man  who  set  up  greater  barns. 
ii'J  We  must  vol  be  o>'er  careful  of  earthly  thinr/s,  31 
but  seek  the  kiuydoni  oJ  God,  33  yire  alms,' Uii  be 
ready  at  a  knork  to  ojku  to  our  Lord  whensoever  he 
Cometh.  41  (JhrisVs  tninisters  are  to  see  to  their 
cfianje,  40  and  look  for  jrersccnl ion.  54  The  people 
must  take  thts  tiini  <f  r/race,  M  lierause  it  is  a  fear- 
ful thintj  to  die  without  reconciliation. 

IN  "the  mean  time,  wlien  there 
were  gathered  together  an  in- 
numerable multitude  of  people,  in- 
somuch that  they  trode  one  upon 
another,  he  began  to  say  unto  his 

90 


disciples  first  of  all,  ^Beware  ye  of 
the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  which 
is  hypocrisy. 

2  '^For  there  is  nothing  covered, 
that  shall  not  be  revealed ;  neither 
hid,  that  shall  not  be  known. 

3  Therefore,  whatsoever  ye  have 
spoken  in  darkness  shall  be  heard 
in  the  light ;  and  that  which  ye  have 
sj^oken  in  the  ear  in  closets  shall 
be  proclaimed  upon  the  housetops. 

4  '^And  I  say  unto  you  ^  my  friends. 
Be  not  afraid  of  them  that  kill  the 
body,  and  after  that  have  no  more 
that  they  can  do. 

5  But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom 
ye  shall  fear:  Fear  him,  which 
after  he  hath  killed  hath  power  to 
cast  into  hell ;  yea,  I  say  unto  you. 
Fear  him. 

6  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for 
two  "farthings,  and  not  one  of 
them  is  forgotten  before  God  ? 

7  But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your 
head  are  all  numbered.  Fear  not 
therefore:  ye  are  of  more  value 
than  many  sparrows. 

8  ^Also  I  say  unto  you.  Whoso- 
ever shall  confess  me  before  men, 
him  shall  the  Son  of  man  also  con- 
fess before  the  angels  of  God : 

9  But  he  that  denieth  me  before 
men  shall  be  denied  before  the  an- 
gels of  God. 

10  And  s  whosoever  shall  speak  a 
word  against  the  Son  of  man,  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him :  but  unto 
him  that  blasphemeth  against  the 
Holy  Ghost  it  shall  not  be  forgiven. 

11  ''And  when  they  bring  you  un- 
to the  synagogues,  and  unto  magis- 
trates, and  powers,  take  ye  no 
thought  how  or  what  thing  ye 
shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say: 

12  For  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach 
you  in  the  same  hour  what  ye 
ought  to  say. 

13  ^l  Ancl  one  of  the  company 
said  unto  him.  Master,  speak  to 
my  brother,  that  he  divide  the  in- 
heritance with  me. 

14  And  he  said  luito  him,  'INLin, 
who  made  me  a  judge  or  a  divider 
over  you  ? 

15  And  ho  said  unto  them,  ''Take 
heed,  and  beware  of  covetousness : 
for  a  man's  life  cousisteth  not  in 


A.  D.  33. 


b  Matt.16.12. 


■^  Matt.  10.26. 
Mark  4.  22. 
ch.  8.  n. 


<1  Is.  .51.  7,  8, 

KM.-i. 

Jer.  1.  .S. 

iMatt.  10.28. 
'John  15. 14, 

15. 


li  See  Matt. 
10.  2'J. 


rMatt.]n.,?2. 
Mark  S.  3S. 
2  Tim.  2.12. 
1  John  2.2;j. 


S  Matt.  12.31, 
32. 

Mark  ?>.  28. 
lJuhn5.16. 


h  Matt.  10.19. 
Mark  l.'i.U. 
ch.  21.  14. 


i  John  18. 36. 


k  1  Tim.  6.  r, 


Against  ivorliUy  carefuhiess. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  duty  of  ChrisVs  mbiisters. 


A.  D  33. 


lEcc.  n.9. 
1  Cor.  15.»>. 
James  5.  5. 


II  Or,  do  they 

require  thy 

aoul. 
"'Job  20.22. 

&  27.  8. 

Pa.  52.  7. 

James  4. 14. 

"  Ps.  ;?,i.  u. 

Jer.  17.  U. 


"  Matt.  6.  20. 
ver.  o3. 
1  Tim.  6.18, 
19. 
James  2. 5. 


P  Matt.  C.  25. 


iJobSS.  41. 
Ps.  147.  y. 


II  Or,  Ux-e  not 
in  careful 
suspense. 


the  abundance  of  the  things  ^vllich 
he  jiossesseth. 

IG  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them,  saying,  The  ground  of  a  cer- 
tain rich  man  brought  forth  plenti- 
fully: 

17  And  he  thought  within  himself, 
saying,  AVIiat  shall  1  do,  because  I 
have  no  room  where  to  bestow  my 
fruits  ? 

18  And  he  said,  This  will  I  do  :  I 
will  pull  down  my  barns,  and  build 
greater ;  and  there  will  I  bestow 
all  my  fruits  and  my  goods. 

19  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul, 
'  Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods  laid 
up  for  many  years;  take  thine 
ease,  eat,  drink,  aud  be  merry. 

20  But  God  said  unto  him.  Thou 
fool,  this  night  "'"thy  soul  shall  be 
required  of  thee :  "  then  whose  shall 
those  things  be,  which  thou  hast 
provided  f 

21  So  is  he  that  layeth  up  treas- 
ure for  himself,  "and  is  not  rich  to- 
ward God. 

22  T[  And  he  said  unto  his  disci- 
ples, Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
f'Take  no  thought  for  your  life, 
what  ye  shall  eat ;  neither  for  the 
body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  meat,  and 
the  bodj^  is  more  than  raiment. 

24  Consider  the  ravens :  for  they 
neither  sow  nor  reap;  which  nei- 
ther have  storehouse  nor  barn ;  and 
"^  God  feedeth  them  :  how  much 
more  are  ye  better  than  the  fowls! 

25  And  which  of  you  with  taking 
thought  can  add  to  his  stature  one 
cubit  f 

26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do 
that  thing  which  is  least,  why  take 
ye  thought"  for  the  rest  ? 

27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they 
grow :  they  toil  not,  they  spin  not ; 
and  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that  Solo- 
mon in  all  his  glory  was  not  array- 
ed like  one  of  these. 

28  If  then  God  so  clothe  the  grass, 
which  is  to  day  in  the  held,  aud  to 
morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven  ;  how 
much  more  will  lie  clothe  you,  O  ye 
of  little  faith  ! 

29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall 
eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink,  i'  neither 
be  ye  of  doubtful  mind. 


oO  For  all  these  things  do  the  na- 
ti(ms  of  the  world  seek  after :  and 
your  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have 
need  of  these  things. 

31  ^[  ■'l^nt  rather  seek  ye  the  king- 
dom of  God ;  and  all  these  things 
shall  be  added  unto  von. 

32  Fear  not,  little  flock;  for  ^it  is 
your  Father's  good  i^leasure  to  give 
you  the  kingdom. 

33  *Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give 
alms ;  "  provide  yourselves  bags 
M'hich  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in 
the  heavens  that  faileth  not,  where 
no  thief  approacheth,  neither  moth 
corrupteth. 

34  For  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  alsOo 

35  ""  Let  your  loins  be  girded  about, 
and  ^your  lights  burning; 

36  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto 
men  that  wait  for  their  lord,  when 
he  will  return  from  the  wedding; 
that,  when  he  cometli  and  knock- 
eth,  they  may  oijen  unto  him  im- 
mediately. 

37  ^Blessed  are  those  servants, 
whom  the  lord  when  he  cometh 
shall  find  Avatching :  verilv  I  sav 
unto  you,  that  he  shall  gird  him- 
self, and  make  them  to  sit  down 
to  meat,  and  will  come  forth  and 
serve  them. 

38  x\nd  if  he  shall  come  in  the 
second  watch,  or  come  in  the  third 
watch,  and  lind  them  so,  blessed 
are  those  servants. 

39  ^'And  this  know,  that  if  the 
goodman  of  the  house  had  known 
what  hour  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  have  watched,  and  not 
have  sulfered  his  house  to  be  bro- 
ken through. 

40  ''  Be  ye  therefore  ready  also : 
for  the  Son  of  man  cometh  at  an 
hour  when  ye  think  not. 

41  ^  Then  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  speakest  thou  this  i)arable 
uiito  us,  or  even  to  all ! 

42  And  the  Lord  said,  nVho  then 
is  that  faithful  and  wise  steward, 
whom  his  lord  shall  make  ruler 
over  his  household,  to  give  them 
their  portion  of  meat  in  due  season  ! 

43  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom 
his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find 
so  doing. 

91 


A.  D.  33. 


'Matt.  6. 33. 


■  Matt.  11.25, 

iU. 


'Matt.  10.21. 

Acts  2.45.  & 

4.  .■'.4. 
"  Matt.  C.  20. 

cli.  li;.  9. 

1  Xiui.  (i.l9. 


'Eph.fi.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  1.). 
5  Matt.  25. 1, 

SiC. 


•  Matt.  24.46. 


•  Matt.  24.4.';. 

1  'rhe8K..5.2. 

2  Pet.  .-i.  10. 
Kev.  S.  3. 
&  lU.  15. 


H  Matt.  24.44. 
k  25.  13. 

-Murk  n.zr.. 
cii.2i.;i4,.%. 

1  ThcsK.S.I). 

2  Pet.  3. 12. 


'  Matt.  24.45. 
&  2.5.  21. 
1  Cor.  4. 2. 


Divisions  on  account  of  the  gospel.  iST.  LUKE. 


The  parable  of  the  fig  tree. 


A.  D.  33. 

i  Matt  24.4?. 


■  Matt.  24.48. 


II  Or, 

cut  him  ojT^ 
Matt.  24.51. 


fN'um.15.30. 
Deut.  25.  2. 
John  U.  41. 
k  15.  22. 
Acts  j".  30. 
James  4.  ir. 


ei>v.i.  17. 
1  Tim.  J.  13. 


b  ver.  CI. 


I  Matt.  20.22. 
Alark  lOM. 


IJ  Or^pained. 

k  Matt.  10.34. 
ver.  49. 


I  MIc.  7.  0. 

John  7.  4!. 

&'.).  lU.  4ilO. 

I'J. 
".MattlCSa. 


■  irott.  IC  2. 


44  '^  Of  a  trutli  I  say  unto  yon, 
that  be  will  make  liiin  ruler  over 
all  that  he  hath. 

45  "  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in 
his  heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his 
coming;  and  shall  begin  to  beat 
the  menservants  and  maidens,  and 
to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be  drunk- 
en; 

4C  The  lord  of  that  servant  will 
come  in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not 
for  Mm,  and  at  an  hour  when  he  is 
not  aware,  and  will  "cut  him  in 
sunder,  and  will  appoint  him  his 
portion  with  the  unbelievers. 

47  And  "^that  servant,  which  knew 
his  lord's  will,  And  prepared  not 
himself  neither  did  according  to 
his  will,  shall  be  beaten  with  many 
stripes. 

48  ^  But  he  that  knew  not,  and  did 
commit  things  worthy  of  stripes, 
shall  be  beaten  with  few  stripes. 
For  Tuito  whomsoever  much  is  giv- 
en, of  him  shall  be  much  required ; 
and  to  whom  men  have  committed 
much,  of  him  they  will  ask  the 
more. 

49  ^  ''  I  am  come  to  send  fire  on 
the  earth ;  and  what  will  I,  if  it  be 
already  kindled  ? 

50  But '  I  have  a  baptism  to  be 
bajitized  with ;  and  how  am  I 
"straitened  till  it  be  accomplished ! 

51  "^  Siippo.se  ye  that  I  am  come 
to  give  peace  on  earth?  I  tell 
you,  Is^ay ;  '  but  rather  division : 

52  "'For  from  henceforth  there 
shall  be  five  in  one  house  divided, 
three  against  two,  and  two  against 
three. 

53  The  father  shall  be  divided 
against  the  son,  and  the  son  against 
the  father ;  the  mother  against  the 
daughter,  and  the  daughter  against 
the  mother;  the  mother  in  law 
against  her  daughter  in  law,  and 
the  daughter  in  law  against  her 
motlier  in  law. 

54  ^1  And  he  said  also  to  the  peo- 
ple, "When  ye  see  a  cloud  rise  out 
of  the  w{!st,  straightway  ye  say. 
There  cornel h  a  shower;  and  so  it  is. 

55  And  when  ye  see  the  south 
wind  blow,  ye  say,  There  will  be 
heat;  and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

5G  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern 
92 


the  face  of  the  sky  and  of  the  earth ; 
but  how  is  it  that  ye  do  not  dis- 
cern this  time  ? 

57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  your- 
selves judge  ye  not  what  is  right? 

58  ^  °  When  thou  goest  with  thine 
adversary  to  the  magistrate,  ^as 
thou  art  in  the  way,  give  diligence 
that  thou  mayest  be  delivered  from 
him ;  lest  he  hale  thee  to  the  judge, 
and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the 
officer,  and  the  officer  cast  thee  into 
pri.son. 

59  I  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  de- 
part thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the 
very  last "  mite. 

CHAPTEE  XIII. 

1  Christ  prencheth  re}xntance  xqmn  the  punishment 
of  the  Galileans,  and  others.  6  2'he  fruitless  Jig 
tree  may  not  stand.  11  He  healeth  the  crooked  wo: 
man  :  18  sheiveth  the  powerful  working  of  the  word 
ill  the  hearts  of  his  chosen,  by  the  parable  of  the 
grain  of  mustard  seed,  and  of  leaven :  24  exhorteth 
to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate,  31  atid  reproveth  Her- 
od and  Jerusalem. 

THEEE  were  present  at  that 
season  some  that  told  him  of 
the  Galileans,  whose  blood  Pilate 
had  mingled  with  their  sacrifices. 

2  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them.  Suppose  ye  that  these  Gali- 
leans were  sinners  above  all  the 
Galileans,  because  they  suffered 
such  things  ? 

3  I  tell  you,  Kay :  but,  except  ye 
repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  iDcrish. 

4  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom 
the  tower  in  Siloam  fell,  and  slew 
them,  think  ye  that  they  were  "  sin- 
ners above  all  men  that  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  ? 

5  I  tell  you,  !Nay :  but,  except  ye 
repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

0  ^  He  spake  also  this  parable ; 
^A  certain  man  had  a  fig  tree  plant- 
ed in  his  vineyard;  and  he  came 
and  sought  fruit  thereon,  and  found 
none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser 
of  his  vineyard.  Behold,  these  three 
years  I  come  seeking  fruit  on  this 
fig  tree,  and  find  none :  cut  it 
down  ;  why  cumbereth  it  the 
ground  ? 

8  And  he  answering  said  unto 
him.  Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year 
also,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and 
dung  it : 

0  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  well :  and  if 


A.  D.  .3.3. 


°Prov.  25.  8. 

Matt.  5.  25. 
P  See  Ps.  32, 

6. 

Is.  55.  6. 


II  See  Mark 
12.  42. 


(I  Or.dehtort, 
Matt.  18. 24. 
ch.ll.  4. 


•  Is.  5.  2. 
Matt.  21. 19. 


An  infirm  woman  healed. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Of  the  strait  gate. 


A.  D.  33. 


H  Mark  1G.18. 
Acta  a.  17. 


■■  Ex.  20.  9. 


J  MaK.:2.;?. 
Mark  :i.  ^ 
ch.B.  7.  & 
14.3. 


'  ch.  14.  5. 


fch.  19.  a. 


s.Matt.l^.'il. 
Mark  4.  30. 


B  See  Matt. 
13.  33. 


Mark  6.  0. 


not,  then  after  that  thou  shalt  cut 
it  down. 

10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one 
of  the  synagogues  on  the  sab- 
hath. 

11  *]\  And,  helioUl,  there  was  a 
woman  which  liad  a  spirit  of  in- 
firmity eighteen  years,  and  was 
bowed  together,  and  could  in  no 
wise  lift  up  herself. 

12  iVnd  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he 
called  her  to  him,  and  said  unto 
her,  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from 
thine  infirmity. 

13  ''And  he  laid  his  hands  on  her: 
and  immediately  she  was  made 
straight,  and  glorified  God. 

14  And  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue 
answered  with  indignation,  because 
that  Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  and  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, ''There  are  six  days  in  which 
men  ought  to  work :  in  them  there- 
fore come  and  be  healed,  and  ''not 
on  the  sabbath  day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  him, 
and  said,  Thoit  hypocrite,  ''doth 
not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath 
loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the 
stall,  and  lead  him  away  to  Avater- 
ing? 

16  And  ought  not  this  woman, 
'^ being  a  daughter  of  Abraham, 
whom  Satan  hath  bound,  lo,  these 
eighteen  years,  be  loosed  fi-om  this 
bond  on  the  sabbath  day  1 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these 
things,  all  his  adversaries  were 
ashamed:  and  all  the  people  re- 
joiced for  all  the  glorious  things 
that  were  done  by  him. 

18  7  sThen  said  he,  Unto  what  is 
the  kingdom  of  God  like!  and 
whereunto  shall  I  resemble  it? 

19  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard 
seed,  which  a  man  took,  and  cast 
into  his  garden ;  and  it  grew,  and 
waxed  a  great  tree ;  and  the  fowls 
of  the  air  lodged  in  the  branches 
of  it. 

20  And  again  he  said,  Whereunto  | 
shall  I  liken  the  kingdom  of  God ! 

21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a 
woman  took  and  hid  in  thr(.'e 
"measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole 
was  leavened. 

22  ''And  he  went   through  the 


cities  and  villages,   teaching,  and 
journeying  toward  Jerusalem. 

23  Then  said  one  unto  him,  Lord, 
are  there  few  that  be  saved  ?  And 
he  said  unto  them, 

24  1  'Strive  to  enter  in  at  the 
strait  gate:  for  ''many,  I  say  unto 
you,  will  seek  to  enter  in,  and  shall 
not  be  able. 

25  'When  once  the  master  of  the 
house  is  risen  up,  and  '"hath  shut 
to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand 
without,  and  to  knock  at  the  door, 
saying,  "Lord,  Lord,  open  unto  us; 
and  he  shall  answer  and  say  unto 
you,  °I  know  you  not  whence  ye 
are :  . 

20  Then  shall  ye  begin  to  say, 
We  have  eaten  and  drunk  in  thy 
presence,  and  thou  hast  taught  in 
our  streets. 

27  ^But  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you,  I 
know  you  not  whence  ye  are ;  i  de- 
part from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  in- 
iquity. 

28  'There  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth,  'when  ye  shall 
see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob, and  all  the  i)rophets,  in  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  you  your- 
selves thrust  out. 

29  And  they  shall  come  from  the 
east,  and  from  the  west,  and  from 
the  north,  and  from  the  south,  and 
shall  sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

30  ^And,  behold,  there  are  last 
which  shall  be  first ;  and  there  are 
first  which  shall  be  last. 

31  ^  The  same  day  there  came 
certain  of  the  Pharisees,  savinc:  un- 
to  him,  Get  thee  out,  and  depart 
hence;  for  Herod  will  kill  thee. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go  ye, 
and  tell  that  fox.  Behold,  I  cast  out 
devils,  and  I  do  cures  to  day  and 
to  morrow,  and  the  third  day  "I 
shall  be  perfected. 

33  Nevertheless  I  must  walk  to 
day,  and  to  morrow,  and  the  day 
following :  for  it  cannot  be  that  a 
prophet  perish  out  of  Jerusalem. 

34  ''O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem, 
which  killest  the  proj)hets,  and 
stonest  them  that   are   sent   unto 

I 

thee;    how   often    Avould    I    have 

gathered  thy  children  together,  as 

93 


A.  T>.  .3:5. 


1  Matt.  7. 13. 
k  See  John  7. 

Kom.  9.  31. 


1  P».  32.  C. 
Ia.  5o.  6. 
"Matt.Zfi.lO. 


'  ch.  6.  4C. 


»  Matt.  ".  23. 
&  ■^.  12. 


P  Matt.  7.  23. 

&  -JS.  41. 

ver.  25. 
1  Ps.  6.  8. 

Matt.  25. 41. 


'Matt.  8. 12. 

&  1.!.  42.  & 

24.51. 
•Matt.  8.11. 


<  Matt.  19.30. 
Si-M.  Ifi. 
JIark  10.31. 


"  Ucb.  2. 10. 


•Matt.  23.37, 


The  panible  of 


ST.  LUKE. 


the  marriage  su2)per, 


A.  D.  .33. 


'Lev.2C.  31. 
32. 

Ps.  C9.  23. 
I6.  1.7. 
Dan.  y.  •J7. 
Mic.  3. 11'. 

'Ps.  118.  2<;. 
Matt.  21.  11. 
Mark  11.11). 
cli.  r.t.  to. 
Jolin  12. 13. 


•Matt  12.in. 


•  Sx.  T,.  K. 
:jcut.  22  *. 
Ch.  13.  i.',. 


Trov. ; 


a  lieu  doth  gather  her  brood  uuder 
her  wings,  aud  ye  would  not ! 
35  Behold,  ^  your  house  is  left  un- 
to you  desolate :  and  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  me,  un- 
til the  time  come  when  ye  shall  say, 
'  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

2  Christ  healeth  the  dropsy  on  the  sabbath :  7  teacheth 
humUitij :  12  to  feast  the  poor :  15  imder  the  parable 
of  the  great  supjjcr,  sheweth  how  worldly  rnUided 
men,  icho  contemn  tlte  word  of  God,  shall  be  shut 
out  of  heaven.  2.5  Those  who  will  be  his  discijdes,  to 
bear  their  cross  must  make  their  accounts  aforehand, 
lest  with  shame  they  revolt  from  him  afterivard,  34 
and  become  altot/ether  unprofitable,  like  salt  that 
hath  lost  his  savour. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went 
_  into  the  house  of  one  of  the 
chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on  the 
sabbath  day,  that  they  watched 
him. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a  certain 
man  before  him  which  had  the 
dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus  answering  spake  un- 
to the  lawyers  and  Pharisees,  say- 
ing, ''Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the 
sabbath  day  I 

4  And  they  held  their  peace.  And 
he  took  him,  and  healed  him,  and 
let  him  go ; 

5  And  answered  them,  saying, 
^  Which  of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or 
an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit,  and  will  not 
straightway  pull  him  out  on  the 
sabbath  day  I 

G  And  they  could  not  answer  him 
again  to  these  things. 

7  ■[  And  he  put  forth  a  parable  to 
those  which  were  bidden,  when  he 
marked  how  they  chose  out  the 
chief  rooms  ;  saying  mito  them, 

8  AVhen  thou  art  bidden  of  any 
man  to  a  wedding,  sit  not  down  in 
the  liigliest  room;  lest  a  more 
liononnible  man  than  thou  be  bid- 
den of  liiin ; 

1)  And  lie  that  bade  thee  and  hira 
come  and  say  to  thee.  Give  this 
man  })lacc;  and  thou  begin  with 
sliMinc  to  take  tlie  lowest  room. 

10  lint  wlH'n  thou  art  bidden,  go 
and  sit  <loNvn  in  tlui  lowest  room; 
that  when  he  that  bade  thee  com- 
eth, he  may  say  unto  thee,  Friend, 
go  up  liiglier:  then  shnlt  thou  have 
worship  in  th(;  ])re.sence  of  them 
that  sit  at  meat  with  thee. 
94 


11  ''For  whosoever  exalteth  him- 
self shall  be  abased;  and  he  that 
humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

12  ^[  Then  said  he  also  to  him  that 
bade  him.  When  thou  makest  a  din- 
ner or  a  supper,  call  not  thy  friends, 
nor  thy  brethren,  neither  thy  kins- 
men, nor  thy  rich  neighbours;  lest 
they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a  rec- 
ompense be  made  thee. 

13  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast, 
call  ''the  poor,  the  maimed,  the 
lame,  the  blind : 

14  And  thou  shalt  be  blessed;  for 
they  cannot  recomi^ense  thee:  for 
thou  shalt  be  recompensed  at  the 
resurrection  of  the  just. 

15  1^  And  when  one  of  them  that 
sat  at  meat  with  him  heard  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him,  'Blessed 
is  he  that  shall  eat  bread  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

IG  ^Then  said  he  unto  him,  A  cer- 
tain man  made  a  great  supi^er,  and 
badfe  many : 

17  And  ^  sent  his  servant  at  sup- 
per time  to  say  to  them  that  were 
bidden,  Come;  for  all  things  are 
now  ready. 

18  And  they  all  with  one  consent 
began  to  make  excuse.  The  first 
said  unto  him,  I  have  bought  a 
piece  of  ground,  and  I  must  needs 
go  and  see  it:  I  pray  thee  have  me 
excused. 

19  And  another  said,  I  have  bought 
five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove 
them :  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I  have  mar- 
ried a  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot 
come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and  shew- 
ed his  lord  these  things.  Then  the 
master  ot  the  house  being  angry 
said  to  his  servant.  Go  out  quickly 
into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the 
cit}^  and  bring  in  hither  the  poor, 
and  the  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and 
the  blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said,  Lord,  it 
is  done  as  thou  ha.st  commanded, 
and  yet  there  is  room. 

23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the 
servant.  Go  out  into  the  highways 
and  hedges,  and  compel  them  to 
come  in,  that  my  house  may  be 
filled. 


A.  D.  33. 

d  Job  22.  29. 
I's.  IS.  27. 
Vrov.  29.2.3. 
Matt.  23. 12. 
ch.  18.14. 
James  4.  G. 
1 1'et.  5.  5. 


•Neh.8.10, 
12. 


f  Key.  19.  9. 


8  Matt.  22.  2. 


hPiov.  9.2,5. 


of  the  lost  sheep,  and 


ST.  LUKE. 


of  the  prodigal  son. 


A.  D.  33. 

■  Matt.  21. 43. 
&  li2.  8. 
Acts  13.  40. 


k  Dcut.  13.  G. 

&  >■!.  9. 

Matt.  10.:i7. 
I  Kom.  9. 13. 


"■  Rev.  12.11. 


"  Matt.lfi.24. 
M  ark  S.  34. 
ch. !).  2,'!. 
2  Tim.  3.12. 


"  Prov.  24.27. 


I 


f  Matt.  5. 13. 
Mark  9. 50. 


■Matty.  10. 


b  Acts  11. 3. 
Cial.  2. 12. 


■=  Matt.  18.1 2. 


24  For  I  say  unto  yon, '  That  none 
of  those  men  which  were  bitkk^n 
shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

25  "Ij  And  there  went  great  multi- 
tudes with  him:  and  he  turned,  and 
said  unto  them, 

20  ''If  any  man  come  to  me,  'and 
hate  not  his  father,  and  mother,  and 
wife,  and  children,  and  brethren, 
and  sisters,  '"yea,  and  liis  own  life 
also,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

27  And  "whosoever  doth  not  bear 
his  cross,  and  come  after  me,  can- 
not be  my  disciple. 

28  For  "which  of  you,  intending 
to  build  a  tower,  sitteth  not  down 
first,  and  counteth  the  cost,  wheth- 
er he  have  sufficient  to  finish  itf 

29  Lest  haply,  after  he  hath  laid 
the  foundation,  and  is  not  able  to 
finish  it,  all  that  behold  it  begin  to 
mock  him, 

30  Saying,  This  man  began  to 
build,  and  was  not  able  to  finish. 

31  Or  what  king,  going  to  make 
war  against  another  king',  sitteth 
not  down  first,  and  consulteth 
whether  he  be  able  with  ten  thou- 
sand to  meet  him  that  cometh 
against  him  with  twenty  thousand? 

32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet 
a  great  way  olf,  he  sendeth  an  am- 
bassage,  and  desireth  conditions  of 
I)eace. 

33  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be 
of  you  that  forsaketh  not  all  that 
he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

34  ^  PSalt  is  good:  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  seasoned  f 

35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land, 
nor  yet  for  the  dunghill;  hut  men 
cast  it  out.  He  that  hath  ears  to 
hear,  let  him  hear. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  parable  of  the  lost  sheep :    8  of  the  piece  of  sil- 
ver: II  of  the  prodigal  w«. 

THEiSr  nlrew  near  unto  him  all 
the  publicans  and  sinners  for 
to  hear  him. 

2  And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes 
murmured,  saying.  This  man  re- 
ceiveth  sinners,  ''and  eateth  with 
them. 

3  1  And  be  spake  this  parable 
unto  them,  saying, 

4  ''What  man  of  you,  having  a 


hundred  sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of 
them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety 
and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go 
after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he 
find  it  I 

5  And  when  he  hath  found  it,  he 
layeth  i^on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing. 

0  And  when  he  cometh  home,  he 
calleth  together  his  friends  and 
neighbours,  saying  unto  them,  Ke- 
joice  with  me;  for  I  have  found 
my  sheep  ''which  was  lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise 
joy  shall  be  in  heaven  over  one 
sinner  that  repenteth,  '^more  than 
over  ninety  and  nine  just  i)ersons, 
which  need  no  repentance. 

8  •[  Either  what  woman  having 
ten  "  j)ieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one 
l^iece,  doth  not  light  a  caudle,  and 
sweep  the  house,  and  seek  diligent- 
ly till  she  find  it  f 

9  And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she 
calleth  her  friends  and  her  neigh- 
bours together,  saying.  Rejoice  with 
me ;  for  I  have  found  the  piece 
which  I  had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you,  there 
is  joy  in  the  presence  of  the  angels 
of  God  over  one  sinner  that  repent- 
eth. 

-11  ^  And  he  said,  A  certain  man 
had  two  sons : 

12  And  the  younger  of  them  said 
to  his  fatlier.  Father,  give  me  the 
portion  of  goods  that  falleth  to  me. 
And  he  divided  unto  them  ^his 
living. 

13  And  not  many  days  after  the 
younger  son  gathered  all  together, 
and  took  his  journey  into  a  far 
country,  and  there  wasted  his  sub- 
stance with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all, 
there  arose  a  mighty  famine  in  that 
land;  and  he  began  to  be  in  want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  him- 
self to  a  citizen  of  that  country ; 
and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to 
feed  swine. 

10  And  he  would  fain  have  filled 
his  belly  with  the  husks  that  the 
swine  did  eat :  and  no  man  gave 
unto  him.  ^„.,-- 

17  And  when  he  came  to  himself, 
he  said.  How  manj^  hired  servants 
of  my  father's  have  bread  enough 

95 


A.  D.  Xi. 


J  1  Pet.  2. 10, 
2i. 


'  ch.  J.  32. 


[)  Drachma, 
horc  truijB- 
lalcd 

fi  niice  of 
fitrer,  is 
tllf  eighth 
part  (ifaiv 

(HUICC, 

which 
Cdineth  to 
seven 
pence  half- 
jienny,  and 
IS  equal  to 
the  Konian 
pennv, 
JIalt."l{t.  28. 


f  Mark  12.44. 


Parable  of  the  prodigal  son. 


ST.  LUKE. 


anil.of  the  unjust  steward. 


A.  D.  33. 


r  AcU  2.  TO. 
Eph.  2.  )3, 


b  Pb.  il.  i. 


1  ver.  32. 
Kph.  2.1.& 
i.  14. 
KcT.  3. 1. 


and  to  spare,  and  I  perisli  with 
hunger ! 

18  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  fa- 
ther, and  will  say  unto  him,  Father, 
I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and 
before  thee, 

19  And  am  no  more  worthy  to  be 
called  thy  son :  make  me  as  one  of 
thy  hired  servants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his 
father.  But  ^when  he  was  yet  a 
great  way  off,  his  father  saw  him, 
and  had  compassion,  and  ran,  and 
fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed  him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him. 
Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heav- 
en, ''and  in  thy  sight,  and  am  no 
more  worthy  to  be  called  thy 
son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  serv- 
ants, Bring  forth  the  best  robe,  and 
put  it  on  him ;  and  put  a  ring  on 
his  hand,  and  shoes  on  Ms  feet : 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted 
calf,  and  kill  it;  and  let  us  eat,  and 
be  merry : 

24  'For  this  my  son  was  dead, 
and  is  alive  again ;  he  was  lost, 
and  is  found.  And  they  began  to 
be  merry. 

25  Xow  his  elder  son  was  in  the 
field:  and  as  he  came  and  drew 
nigh  to  the  house,  he  heard  music 
and  dancing. 

20  And  he  called  one  of  the  serv- 
ants, and  asked  what  these  things 
meant. 

27  And  he  said  mito  him.  Thy 
brother  is  come;  and  thy  father 
hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  because 
he  hath  received  him  safe  and 
sound, 

28  And  he  was  angry,  and  would 
not  go  in:  therefore  came  his  father 
out,  and  entreated  him. 

2!)  And  he  answering  said  to  his 
father,  Lo,  these  many  years  do  I 
serve  thee,  neither  transgressed  1 
at  any  time  thy  commandment; 
juid  yet  thou  never  gavest  me  a 
kid,  that  1  might  make  merry  with 
my  friends : 

^()  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was 
come,  wliich  hath  devoured  thy 
living  with  liMilots,  thou  hast  killed 
lor  him  th(5  tatted  calf. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him.   Son, 


thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that 
1  have  is  thine. 

32  It  was  meet  that  we  should 
make  merry,  and  be  glad :  ''for  this 
thy  brother  was  dead,  and  is  alive 
again ;  and  was  lost,  and  is  found. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  The  parable  of  the  unjust  steward.  14  Christ  re- 
pro7jeth  the  hypocrisy  of  the  covetous  Pharisees.  19 
The  rich  glutton,  and  Lazarus  the  beggar. 

AND  he  said  also  unto  his  dis- 
.  ciples.  There  was  a  certain 
rich  man,  which  had  a  steward ; 
and  the  same  was  accused  unto 
him  that  he  had  wasted  his  goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  How  is  it  that  I  hear 
this  of  thee?  give  an  account  of 
thy  stewardship ;  for  thou  mayest 
be  no  longer  steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within 
himself.  What  shall  I  do  f  for  my 
lord  taketh  away  from  me  the 
stewardshij) :  I  cannot  dig ;  to  beg 
I  am  ashamed. 

4  I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that, 
when  I  am  put  out  of  the  steward- 
ship, they  may  receive  me  into 
their  houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his 
lord's  debtors  v.nto  him,  and  said 
unto  the  first.  How  much  owest 
thou  unto  my  lord  ? 

G  And  he  said,  A  hundred  "meas- 
ures of  oil.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Take  thy  bill,  and  sit  down  quick- 
ly, and  write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to  another.  And 
how  much  owest  thou  ?  And  he 
said,  A  hundred  "measures  of 
wheat.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Take  thy  bill,  and  write  fourscore. 

8  And  the  lord  commended  the 
unjust  steward,  because  he  had 
done  wisely:  for  the  children  of 
this  world  are  in  their  generation 
wiser  than ''the  children  of  light. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  'Make  to 
yourselves  friends  of  the  "mammon 
of  unrighteousness;  that,  when  ye 
fail,  they  may  receive  you  into 
everlasting  habitations. 

10  'He  that  is  faithful  in  that 
which  is  least  is  faithful  also  in 
much:  and  he  that  is  unjust  in  the 
least  is  luijust  also  in  nuich. 

11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been 


A.  D.  33. 


kver.  24. 


II  The  -n-ord 
Batii^in  the 
original 
containetk 
nine  ;:al- 
lons  three 

?uiirts;  See 
;z.  45.  10, 
11,14. 


II  The  word 
liere  inter 
pretcd  a 
meaftio-e  in 
the  oii;rinnl 
containeth 
nhout  four- 
teen bush- 
eU  and  a 
pottle. 


•John  12  36. 
Kiih.  5.  8.      ' 

I  The.ss.5..5. 

V.  Dan.  4.  27. 
Matt.  U.  ly. 
.<;  lit.  L'l. 
eh  11.41. 
I  Tim.  0.17, 
KS.  111. 

II  Of,  riches. 


'Matt.2.'>.2I. 

ch.  ij.ir. 


The  rich  man  and  Lazarus. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  teacheth  forgiveness. 


A.  D. :«. 

B  Or,  riches. 


•".Matt.  C.  24 


', "Matt.  23.14. 


fcli.lf).  2;». 
I  1  Sam. U'.r. 


iMatt  4.  17 
Jill.  IJ,  I J 
iti.7.2'J. 


V  Pa.  102.  2G. 

is.'  40.  8.  & 

."Mnlf.  .1.  H. 
1  Pet.  1.  2o. 

iMutf.  .5.. 12. 
.V  r.t  9. 
-Murk  in.  11. 


1  Cor. 
U. 


.10, 


faithful  in  the  imriiihteous  "mam- 
mon, who  Avill  commit  to  your  trust 
the  true  richea  f 

12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faith- 
ful in  that  wliieh  is  another  man's, 
who  shall  oive  vou  that  which  is 
your  own  ? 

13  ^  ''No  servant  can  serve  two 
masters :  for  either  he  will  hate  the 
one,  and  love  the  other;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  the  one,  and  desj)ise 
the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

14  And  the  Pharisees  also,  Mvho 
were  covetous,  heard  all  these 
things  :  and  they  derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  are 
they  which  "^justify  yourselves  be- 
fore men  ;  but  ^  God  knoweth  your 
hearts:  for  ''that  which  is  hifthlv 
esteemed  among*  men  is  abomina- 
tion in  the  sight  of  God. 

IG  '  The  law  and  the  prophets  were 
until  John :  since  that  time  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  preached,  and 
every  man  presseth  into  it. 

17  "And  it  is  easier  for  heaven 
and  earth  to  j^ass,  than  one  tittle 
of  the  law  to  fail. 

18  '  Whosoever  putteth  away  his 
wife,  and  marrieth  another,  com- 
mitteth  adultery:  and  whosoever 
marrieth  her  that  is  put  away  from 
her  husband  committeth  adultery. 

19  *ii^  There  was  a  certain  rich  man, 
which  was  clothed  in  purple  and 
tine  linen,  and  fared  sumi)tuously 
every  day : 

20  And  there  was  a  certain  beg- 
gar named  Lazarus,  Avhich  was  laid 
at  his  gate,  full  of  sores, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the 
crumbs  which  fell  from  the  rich 
man's  table:  moreover  the 
came  and  licked  his  sores. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the 
beggar  died,  and  was  carried  by 
the  angels  into  ^Vbraham's  bosom  : 
the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was 
buried ; 

23  And  in  bell  he  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  being  in  torments,  and  seeth 
Abraham  afar  oft",  and  Lazarus  in 
his  bosom. 

24  And  he  cried  and  said.  Father 
Abraham,  have  mercy  on  me,  and 
send  Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip  the 


dogs 


tip  of  his  linger  in  water,  and  "'cool 
my  tongue;  for  I  "am  tormented 
in  this  tlame. 

25  But  Abraham  said,  Son,  "re- 
member that  thou  in  thy  lifetime 
receivedst  thy  good  things,  and 
likewise  Lazarus  evil  things :  but 
now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art 
tormented. 

2,0  And  beside  all  this,  between 
US  and  you  there  is  a  great  gulf 
fixed :  so  that  they  which  would 
l)ass  from  hence  to  you  cannot; 
neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  that 
would  come  from  thence. 

27  Then  he  said,  I  pray  thee  there- 
fore, father,  that  thou  wouldest 
sen(l  him  to  my  father's  hou.se  : 

28  For  I  have  live  brethren  ;  that 
he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest  they 
also  come  into  this  place  of  tor- 
ment. 

29  Abraham  saith  unto  him, 
^'They  have  Mo.ses  and  the  proph- 
ets ;  let  them  liear  them. 

30  And  he  said,  Xay,  father  Abra- 
ham :  but  if  one  went  unto  them 
from  the  dead,  they  will  rejjent. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they 
hear  not  Moses  and  the  prophets, 
"1  neither  will  they  be  per.suaded, 
though  one  rose  from  the  dead. 

CHAPTER  XYIL 

1  CJirist  ieacluth  fo  avoid  occasions  oj  offence.  ."  One 
to  Jorf)ii'C  another.  G  The  }w>Kcr  oJ' faith.  7  JJoi" 
we  are  bound  to  God,  and  not  he  to  ux.  1 1  J/e 
Iteakth  ten  lepers.  22  Oj  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
the  coininc/  of  the  Son  of  man. 

THEN  said  he  nnto  the  disci- 
ples, 'It  is  iiijpossible  but  that 
offences  will  come :  but  woe  unto 
him,  through  whom  they  come! 

2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  he  cast  into  the  sea,  than 
that  he  should  ofiend  one  of  these 
little  ones. 

3  ''i  Take  heed  to  your.selves:  ''If 
thy  brother  trespass  against  thee, 
'rebuke  him ;  and  if  he  repent,  for- 
give him. 

4  And  if  he  trespass  against  thee 
seven  times  in  a  day,  and  seven 
times  in  a  day  turn  again  to  thee, 
saying,  I  repent;  thou  shalt  for- 
give him. 

5  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Increase  our  faith. 

V7 


A.  I),  a'}. 

"Zcdi  14.12. 

.Markll  44. 

".I"l)  21.1.'). 
rh.U.  24. 


I-Io.  8.  20.  * 
:U.  1«. 
.loliii.;.  39. 
4.i. 

Art*  1.?.  21. 
iir.  11. 


l.Ji)hii  12.10, 
II. 


•Matt.  IS  G, 

.Vl^rk  '.).  42. 
1  Cur.  11.1'J. 


1.  Matt.  18.1i, 
21. 


'  Lev.  P.).  17. 
Prov.  ir.lO. 
Jumcki.  Itf. 


Christ  healeth  ten  lepers. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Of  the  Idngdom  of  God. 


A.  D   3.3. 

i  Matt  I?  •3> 
ii-i\    21. 
Miiik!).  Zi 


'dull!.  37. 


ijobi::  3.4 
Si  ?. 

1*a»l.».--o 

I'liilcni 

1.1.. 

'l.ukc9. 

51 

Juliii  4. 

4. 

l  Lev.  n 

4(i. 

'\xv.  in  2. 

&  H   2 
.Matl.  H  4 
ch.  .'>  II 


I  Malt.  !>.  E2. 
Murk  k.  .K. 
ft  10  .'>.'. 
cl>.  7.iil.  * 
6.  48.  «i  l». 


L 


G  'And  the  Lord  said,  If  ye  bad 
faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed, 
ye  Dii^ht  say  imto  this  sycamine 
tree,  Be  thou  phicked  np  by  the 
root,  and  be  thou  phujted  in  the 
sea ;  and  it  shouhl  obey  you. 

7  But  which  of  you,  having  a 
servant  ph)ughing  or  feeding"  cat- 
tle, will  say  unto  him  by  and  by, 
when  he  is  come  from  the  field, 
Go  and  sit  down  to  meat  ? 

8  And  will  not  rather  say  unto 
him.  Make  ready  wherewith  I  may 
sup,  and  gird  thyself,  'and  serve 
me,  till  I  have  eaten  and  drunken; 
and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and 
druik  ? 

9  Doth  he  thank  that  servant  be- 
cause he  did  the  things  that  were 
commanded  him!     I  trow  not, 

10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall 
have  done  all  those  things  which 
are  commanded  you,  say.  We  are 
'  un[)i()titable  servants:  we  have 
done  that  which  was  oui  duty  to  do. 

1 1  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  ''as  he 
went  to  Jerusalem,  that  he  passed 
through  the  midst  ot  Samaria  and 
Galilee, 

12  And  as  he  entered  into  a  cer- 
tain village,  there  met  him  ten 
men  that  were  lepers, ''  Avhich  stood 
atar  of! : 

lo  ^Vnd  tliey  lifted  up  their  voices, 
and  said,  Jesus,  Master,  have  mer- 
cy on  us. 

14  And  when  he  saw  them^  he  said 
unto  them,  'Go  shew  yourselves 
unto  the  priests.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  that,  as  they  went,  they  were 
cleans(Ml. 

l.>  And  one   of  them,  when  he 
saw   that   he   was  healed,  turned 
back,  and  with  a  loud  voice  glori 
tied  (Jod, 

10  And  fell  down  on  his  face  at 
his  (cct,  giving  him  thanks:  and 
he  was  a  Samaritan. 

17  And  Jesus  answering  said, 
Were  there  not  ten  cleansed  f  but 
where  are  the  nine  ? 

15  There;  an?  not  found  that  re- 
turned to  give  glory  to  God,  save 
this  !btrang<'r. 

10  ''And  he  said  unto  him,  Arise, 
go  thy  way:  thy  faith  hath  made 
thee  whole. 

98 


20  1"  And  when  he  was  demanded 
of  the  Phari.sees,  when  the  king- 
dom of  God  should  come,  he  an- 
swered them  and  said.  The  king- 
dom of  God  Cometh  not  "with  ob- 
j  servation : 

j    21   'Neither  shall   they   say,   Lo 
j  here !    or,    lo   thei-e !    for,   behold, 
"the  kingdom  of  God  is  "within 
vou. 

t/ 

22  And  he  said  unto  the  disciples, 
"The  days  will  come,  when  ye  shall 
desire  to  see  one  of  the  days  of  the 
Sou  of  man,  and  ye  shall  not  see  it. 

23  And  they  shall  say  to  you,  See 
here;  or,  see  there:  go  not  after 
them.,  nor  follow  them. 

24  p  For  as  the  lightning,  that 
lighteneth  out  of  the  one  part  un- 
der heaven,  shineth  unto  the  other 
part  under  heaven;  so  shall  also 
the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  day. 

25  ''  But  first  must  he  suffer  many 
things,  and  be  rejected  of  this  gen- 
eration. 

2G  'And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of 
Noe,  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days 
of  the  Son  of  man. 

27  They  did  eat,  they  drank,  they 
married  wives,  they  were  given  in 
marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noe 
entered  into  the  ark,  and  the  flood 
came,  and  destroyed  them  all. 

28  ^Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the 
days  of  Lot ;  they  did  eat,  they 
(hank,  they  bought,  they  sold,  they 
planted,  they  builded ; 

20  But  ^  the  same  day  that  Lot 
went  out  of  Sodom  it  rained  fire 
and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and 
destroyed  them  all. 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the  day 
when  the  Sou  ot  man  "is  revealed. 

31  In  that  day,  he  ''which  shall  be 
upon  the  housetop,  and  his  stuff  in 
the  house,  let  him  not  come  down 
to  take  it  away :  and  he  that  is  in 
the  field,  let  him  likewise  not  re- 
turn back. 

32  ^  Kemember  Lot's  wife. 

33  'Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save 
his  life  shall  lose  it ;  and  whosoever 
shall  lo.se  his  life  shall  preserve  it. 

34  ^I  tell  you,  in  that  night  there 
shall  l)e  two  men  in  one  bed;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other 
shall  be  left. 


A.  D.  .33. 


II  Or,  with 
outward 
ihew. 

1  ver.  23. 


"'Rom.14.17 

llOr, 

among  yo^i. 
John  1.  2G 


"  See  Matt. 
Vt.  1.5 
Joliii  17.12. 


"  Matt.  24.23. 
Mark  13.21. 
cli.  21.  8. 


P  M.ilt.  24.27. 


1  Mark  8.  31. 

&'.!.  31.  & 
111.  33. 
ell.  'J.  22. 


■■Gen   7. 
Mutt.  24.37. 


'  Gcii.  19. 


'Gen.  lO.lU, 
24. 


>'2The9s.  1. 


>■  .Matt. 24. 17. 
Mark  13.1:.. 


>  Gen 

I'J  211 

'  iMalt.  I".3',> 
\-  1(1.  2,5 
.■Mark.S.Sj 
<:h    11.24 
Julili  12.  2.-. 

'.Matt.  24.41) 
41. 

1  Tlieua.  4. 
17. 

The  imjwrlKuate  widow. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  Pharisee  and  pnhUcan. 


B  This  .TGth 
verso  IS" 
wantin;;  ill 
nio>t  (►!' 
tlic  (Ireck 
copies. 


•ch.  11.,').  & 

21.  30. 

Rom  12. 12 

Epii.  (i.  I.S. 

Col.  4.  2 

1  Thess.  5. 

17. 
t  Gr.  in  a 

certain  city. 


A.D.33.  I  35  Two  women  shall  be  fj^riiidinj? 
together;  the  one  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  other  left. 

30  "Two  men  shall  be  in  the  field; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  oth- 
er left. 

37  And  they  answered  and  said 

'jiaul^f^s.   "^^^  \\\m,  MVhere,  Lord?    And  he 

said  unto  them,  AVheresoever  the 

body  is,  thither  will  the  eagles  be 

gathered  together. 


CHAPTER  XVIIL 

3  Of  the  importunate  icidow.  9  0/  tlit  PJiariste  and 
the  publiaiii.  15  Children  brought  to  Christ.  18  ,4 
ruler  that  would  Jollow  Christ,  but  is  hindered  by 
hix  riches.  28  The  rctvard  of  them  that  have  all  for 
his  sake.  31  He  foreshewetli  his  death.,  35  and  rc- 
storeth  a  blind  man  to  hit  siff/tt. 

A  ND  he  spake  a  parable  nnto 
Jl\.  them  to  this  end,  that  men 
onght  -^always  to  pray,  and  not  to 
faint ; 

2  Saying,  There  was  '  in  a  city  a 
judge,  which  feared  not  God,  nei- 
ther regarded  man: 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in  that 
city ;  and  she  came  nnto  him,  say- 
ing, Avenge  me  of  mine  adversary. 

4  And  he  would  not  for  a  while: 
but  afterward  he  said  within  him- 
self. Though  i  fear  not  God,  nor 
regard  man ; 

5  "^  Yet  because  this  widow  troub- 
letli  me,  I  will  avenge  her,  lest  by 
her  continual  coming  she  wearv 
me. 

G  And  the  Lord  said.  Hear  what 
the  unjust  judge  saith. 

7  And  ''shall  not  God  avenge  his 
own  elect,  which  cry  day  and  night 
unto  him,  though  he  bear  long  with 
them  ? 

8  I  tell  you  ''that  he  will  avenge 
them  speedily.  Nevertheless,  when 
the  Son  of  man  cometh,  shall  he 
find  faith  on  the  earth  f 

9  And  he  spake  this  parable  un- 
to certain  ^  which  trusted  in  them- 
selves I'  that  they  were  righteous, 
and  despised  others : 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the 
temple  to  pray ;  the  one  a  Thari- 
see,  and  the  other  a  publican. 

11  The  Pharisee  'stood  and  pray- ' 
ed  thus  with  himself,  »God,  I  thank 
thee,  that  I  am  not  as  other  men  [ 
are,  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers,  j 
or  even  as  this  publican.  j 


ticli.  11.8. 


'  Rev.  6. 10. 


diieb.in..'!r 

2  ret.  3.  i>,  SI. 


•  ch.  10.  29. 
&  hi.  Ij. 

riy/tteous. 


fPs.  135.  2. 

Pis.  1.  l.j.  & 
M.  2. 
Key.  3.  IT. 


12  1  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I  give 
tithes  of  all  that  1  possess. 

13  And   the   ])ublican,    standing 
afar  off,  would  not  lift  uj)  so  much 
as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but  sinote 
upon   his  breast,   saying,   God  be ; 
merciful  to  me  a  sinner. 

14  I  tell  you,  this  man  went  down 
to  his  house  justified  rather  tlian 
the  other:  'for  every  one  that  ex- 
alteth  himself  shall  be  abased;  and 
he  that  hunibleth  himself  shall  be 
exalted. 

15  'And  they  brought  unto  him 
also  infants,  that  he  would  touch 
them:  but  when  his  disciples  saw 
it,  they  rebuked  them, 

IG  But  Jesus  called  them  vnto 
him,  and  said.  Suffer  little  children 
to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them 
not:  for ''of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

17  '  Yerilv  I  say  nnto  you,  AVho- 

t  »'  •,'7 

soever  shall  not  receive  the  king- 
dom of  God  as  a  little  child  shall 
in  no  wise  enter  therein. 

18  "And  a  certain  ruler  asked  him, 
saying,  Good  INlaster,  what  shall  1 
do  to  inherit  eternal  life  I 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Whv 

7  t. 

callest  thou  me  good  f  none  is 
good,  save  one,  that  is,  God. 

20  Thou  knowest  the  command- 
ments, "Do  not  commit  atlultery, 
Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal,  Do  not 
bear  false  witness,  "Honour  thy 
father  and  thy  mother. 

21  And  he  said,  All  these  have  I 
kept  from  my  youth  u]). 

22  Now  when  Jesus  heard  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him.  Yet  lack- 
est  fliou  one  thing:  'sell  all  that 
thou  hast,  and  distribute  unto  the 
poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treas- 
ure in  heaven :  and  come,  follow 
me. 

23  And  when  he  heard  this,  he 
was  very  sorrowful :  for  he  was 
very  rich. 

24  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he 
was  very  sorrowful,  he  said,  ''How 
hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  !. 

25  For  it  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  | 
go  thi-ough  a  needle's  eye,  than  for ! 
a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  king-  j 
dom  of  God. 

1)9 


A.D.  «. 


•>  .Tob  22.  29. 
.M^ilt.  2.'!.  IJ. 
ch.  11.11. 
JiiineR  4.0. 
1 1'et.  i.  3,li 


iMatt.m.  ir; 
Mark  lu.  lu 


k  1  Cor.14.20 
1  I'et.  2.  2. 


I  Mark  lO.U. 


"M.itt.Ui.lf. 

Maik  lu.ir 


°  Ex.  2P.  12. 
10. 
IJcut.  5. 10- 

Koni.  1.1.  ;i. 
"Eph.O.  2. 
Col.  3.  20. 


PMatl.  0.  ]!l. 
2"l.  J<;  I!l.  21. 
1  Tiiii.C.l'J. 


'll'rnv.11.28. 
Matt.  I'.i.  2':. 
Mark  IU.2^. 


Christ  foretelleth  his  death. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  visiteth  Zaccheus. 


A.  D.  33. 


'Jer.  32. 1'. 
Zech.  8.  6. 
Matt.  W.  ^. 
ch.  1.  3?. 


» Matt.  10. 27. 


'Dout.  33.  9. 


"Jib  42.  10. 


•>  Matt.16.21. 
S:  ir.  -It.  & 
M  \T. 
Mark  10.32. 


>  Ps.  -22. 
Is.  5>. 


'  :Matt.  27.  2. 
.h.  SI.  1. 
.(.>tin  18.28. 
Acta  :i.  13. 


•  Mark  f).  .32. 
ch.  2.  SI).  & 
!l.  4.-.. 

.lohn  in.  G. 
.<!  12.  16. 


I  M::tt.20.2!l. 
.Mark  K).4«. 


2G  And  they  that  heard  it  said, 
Who  then  can  be  saved  I 

27  And  he  said, '  Tlie  things  which 
are  iiii])ossible  with  men  are  i)ossi- 
ble  with  God. 

28  'Then  Peter  said,  Lo,  we  have 
left  all,  and  followed  thee. 

29  And  he  said  nnto  them,  Yerily 
I  say  nnto  yon,  *  There  is  no  man 
that  hath  left  honse,  or  parents,  or 
brethren,  or  wife,  or  children,  for 
the  kingdom  of  God's  sake, 

30  "  Who  shall  not  receive  mani- 
fold more  in  this  present  time,  and 
in  the  world  to  come  life  everlast- 
ing. 

3i  1"  ""Then  he  took  unto  him  the 
twelve,  and  said  nnto  them,  Be- 
hold, we  go  ni)  to  Jernsalem,  and 
all  things  -that  are  written  by  the 
prophets  concerning  the  Son  of 
man  shall  be  accomplished.    • 

32  For  'he  shall  be  delivered  nn- 
to the  Gentiles,  and  shall  be  mock- 
ed, and  spitefully  entreated,  and 
spitted  on : 

33  And  they  shall  sconrge  him, 
and  put  him  to  death ;  and  the 
third  day  he  shall  rise  again. 

34  ''And  they  understood  none  of 
these  things :  and  this  saying  was 
hid  from  them,  neither  knew  they 
the  things  which  were  spoken. 

35  "i  ^xVnd  it  came  to  pass,  that 
as  he  was  come  nigh  nnto  Jericho, 
a  certain  blind  man  sat  by  the  way 
side  begging : 

3()  And  hearing  the  multitude 
pass  by,  he  asked  what  it  meant. 

37  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus 
of  Nazareth  passeth  by. 

38  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus, 
tliOH  Son  ot  David,  have  mercy  on 
me. 

30  And  they  which  went  before 
rebuked  him,  that  he  should  hold 
his  peace  :  but  he  cried  so  nuich 
the  more.  Thou  Son  of  JJavid,  have 
mercy  on  me. 

40  And  Jesus  stood,  and  com- 
niMuded  him  to  be  brought  nnto 
Ilim  :  and  when  he  was  come  near, 
he  ii.sked  liini, 

41  Saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  I 
shall  do  unto  thee?  And  he  said, 
Jx))(l,  that  1  may  receive  my 
sight. 

too 


42  And  Jesns  said  nnto  him,  lie- 
ceive  thy  sight:  =thy  faith  hath 
saved  thee. 

43  And  immediately  he  received 
his  sight,  and  followed  him,  '^glo- 
rifying God:  and  all  the  people, 
when  they  saw  it,  gave  i)raise  un- 
to God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Of  Zaccheus  a  piiblicnn.  llTheteiipiecfsqfmMiey. 
28  Chrhit  ride.th  into  Jerusalem  with  triumph  :  41 
weepeth  over  it :  4.5  driveth  the  buyers  and  sellers 
out  of  the  temple:  47  teaching  daily  in  it.  The 
rulers  woidd  hat-f-  destroyed  him,  but  for  fear  of  the 
people. 

XD  Jesus  entered  and  i)assed 


A^ 


through  Jericho. 


2  And,  behold,  there  ivas  a  man 
named  Zaccheus,  which  was  the 
chief  among  the  publicans,  and  he 
was  rich. 

3  And  he  sought  to  see  Jesns  who 
he  was;  and  could  not  for  the  press, 
because  he  w^as  little  of  stature. 

4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed 
up  into  a  sycamore  tree  to  see  him; 
for  he  was  to  pass  that  tvay. 

5  And  when  Jesus  came  to  the 
place,  he  looked  up,  and  saw  him, 
and  said  nnto  him,  Zaccheus,  make 
haste,  and  come  down ;  for  to  day 
I  must  abide  at  thy  house. 

G  And  he  made  haste,  and  came 
down,  and  received  him  joyfullj^ 

7  And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all 
murmured,  saying,  ^  That  he  was 
gone  to  be  guest  with  a  man  that 
is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zaccheus  stood,  and  said 
unto  the  Lord;  Behold,  Lord,  the 

I  give   to  the 
I   have  taken  any 
from  any  man  by  ^'talse  ac- 
cusation, 'I  restore  him  fourfold. 

9  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  This 
day  is  salvation  come  to  this  house, 
forasmuch  as  ''he  also  is  'a  son  of 
Abraham. 

10  'For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to 
seek  and  to  save  that  which  was 
lost. 

11  And  as  they  heard  the.se  things, 
he  added  and  spake  a  parable,  be- 
cau.se  he  was  nigh  to  Jeru.salem, 
and  because  '-'they  thought  that  the 
kingdom  of  God  should  immediate- 
ly appear. 

12  ''He  said  therefore,  A  certain 
nobleman  went  into  a  far  country 


half  of  my 
poor;    and    if 
thing 


goods 


A.D.  33. 


«  ch.  17. 19. 


li  ch.  5.  26. 
Acts  4.  21. 
&  11.  13. 


=  Matt.  n.  U. 
ch.  5.30. 


bch.  3. 14. 

'  Ex.  22. 1. 

1  Sam.  12.3. 

2  Sam.  12.6. 


.1  Rom.  4. 11, 

12,  16. 

Gal.  •■!.  7. 
'ch.  I'J.  Hi. 
fMatt.  IS.II. 

Si'f  .Matt. 

111.  U.  &  15. 

24. 


5  Acts  1.  C. 


tiMntt.2.-.14. 
Mark  1,!.34. 


The  ten  pieces  of  money. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem. 


A.  D.  33. 


(.Vi'nn,  here 
translated 
a  pound, 
is  twelve 
onncos  and 
a  hull' : 
which  ac- 
cording; to 
five  shd- 
lin^s  the 
ounce  is 
three 

pounds  two 
shillings 
and  six- 
pence. 
iJohnl.  11. 


t  Or.  .•!t7!'«r, 
and  so  ver. 

23. 


>.  .Ntatt.2.5.21. 
eh.  Its.  10. 


1  Matt.  25.24. 


"'2  Sam.  1. 

Job  15.  B. 
Matt.  12.:!r. 

"  Matt.25.2ti. 


"  Matt.  1S.12. 

.i  L'j.  2'.l. 
Mark  4.  25. 
eh.  8. 18. 


to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom, 
and  to  return. 

13  And  bo  called  his  ten  servants, 
and  delivered  them  ten  "pounds, 
and  said  unto  them.  Occupy  till  1 
come. 

14  '  But  his  citizens  hated  him, 
and  sent  a  messafie  after  him,  say- 
ino-,  We  will  not  have  this  man  to 
reign  over  us. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
he  was  returned,  having'  received 
the  kingdom,  then  he  commanded 
these  servants  to  be  callcMl  unto 
him,  to  whom  he  had  given  the 
*  money,  that  he  might  know  how 
nuicli  every  man  had  gained  by 
trading. 

IG  Then  came  the  first,  saying. 
Lord,  thy  i)ound  hath  gained  ten 
pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Well, 
thou  good  servant :  because  thou 
hast  been  ''faithful  in  a  very  little, 
have  thou  authority  over  ten  cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying, 
Lord,  thy  jjouud  hath  gained  five 
pounds. 

11)  And  he  said  likewise  to  him. 
Be  thou  also  over  five  cities. 

20  And  another  came,  saying. 
Lord,  behold,  here  is  thj^  pound, 
which  I  have  kept  laid  uij  in  a 
napkin : 

21  '  For  I  feared  thee,  because 
thou  art  an  austere  man :  thou 
takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not 
down,  and  reapest  that  thou  didst 
not  sow. 

22  And  he  saith  luito  him, ""  Out 
of  thine  own  mouth  will  I  judge 
thee,  thou  wicked  servant.  "Thou 
knewest  that  I  was  an  austere  man, 
taking  up  that  I  hiid  not  down,  and 
reaping  that  I  did  not  sow : 

23  AVherefore  then  gavest  not 
thou  my  money  into  the  bank, 
that  at  my  coming  I  might  have 
required  mine  own  with  usury  f 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  that 
stood  by.  Take  from  him  the  j^ound, 
and  give  it  to  him  that  hath  ten 
pounds. 

25  (And  they  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
he  hath  ten  pounds.) 

20  For  I  say  unto  you,  "That  un- 
to every  one  which  hath  shall  be 


given  , 


jmd  from  him  that  hath 
not,  even  that  he  hath  shall  be 
taken  away  from  him. 

27  But  those  mine  enemies,  which 
would  not  that  I  sliouhl  reign  over 
tliem,  bring  hither,  and  slay  them 
before  me. 

28  ^\  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 
en, ""he  went  before,  ascending  up 
to  Jerusalem. 

29  "^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  nigh  to  Bethphage  and 
Bethany,  at  the  mount  called  tlte 
mount  of  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  his 
disciples, 

30  Saying,  Go  ye  into  the  village 
over  against  you  ;  in  the  which  at 
your  entering  ye  shall  find  a  colt 
tied,  whereon  yet  never  man  sat: 
loose  him,  and  bring  him  hither. 

31  And  if  any  man  ask  you.  Why 
do  ye  loose  him  f  thus  shall  ye  say 
unto  him.  Because  the  Lord  hath 
need  of  him. 

32  And  they  that  were  sent  went 
their  way,  and  found  even  as  he 
had  said  unto  them. 

33  And  as  they  were  loosing  the 
colt,  the  owners  thereof  said  unto 
them,  AVhy  loose  ye  the  colt  I 

34  And  they  said,  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  him. 

35  And  they  brought  him  to 
Jesus:  'and  they  cast  their  gar- 
ments upon  the  colt,  and  they  set 
Jesus  thereon. 

30  'And  as  he  went,  they  spread 
their  clothes  in  the  wav. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh, 
even  now  at  the  descent  of  the 
mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multi- 
tude of  the  disciples  began  to  re- 
joice and  praise  God  with  a  loud 
voice  for  all  the  mighty  works  that 
thej^  had  seen ; 

38  Saying,  'Blessed  'be  the  King 
that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord:  "peace  in  heaven,  ap.d  glory 
in  the  highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  Pharisees 
from  among  the  multitude  said 
unto  him.  Master,  rebuke  thy  dis- 
ciples. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said  un- 
to them,  I  tell  you  that,  if  these 
should  hold  their  peace,  Hhe  stones 
would  immediately  cry  out. 

101 


A.  D.  33. 


f  MarklO,.!?. 


iMatt.  21. 1. 
MarkU.l 


'2KinKR 

fl. 

l:J 

.Matt.  21 

(. 

.Mark  11 

7. 

John  12. 

14. 

•  .Matt.  21 

.8. 

■Ps.  118.  2C. 
ch.  13.  .5. 


°ch.  2.  H. 
Eph.  2. 14. 


'Ha'j.  2.11. 


Christ  rUleth  into  Jerusalem. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Parable  of  the  vineyard. 


A.  D.  3:1 


5  John  11.33. 


'  Is.  Kl. ."..  ■«. 

.itr.  <;..",(;. 
ch.  :;i.  iO. 


"  1  Kinss  9. 

;..s. 

Mic.  3. 12. 

1-  Matt.24.  2. 
Mark  li.  2. 
ch.  21.U. 


•^Daii.n.  24 

ch.  I.IW 
1  i\t.  2.  1 


iS. 


d  Matt.  21.12. 
Mark  11.11, 

John  2. 14, 
15. 


'  Is.  56.  7 


'Jcr.  7. 11. 


«  Mark  II. 18. 
John  7.  lU. 
AH.-JT. 


I;  Or.  hanged 
on  ftmiy 
Acb  lU.  14. 


•.Matt.21.2;'.. 


Ii  Acta  4.  7.  ft 
7.27. 


41  ^r  And  when  he  was  come  near, 
he  beheld  the  city,  and  ^  wept  over 
it, 

42  Saying-,  If  thou  liadst  known, 
even  thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day, 
the  things  ivhich  belong  unto  thy 
peace !  but  now  they  are  hid  from 
thine  eyes. 

43  For  the  days  shall  come  upon 
thee,  that  thine  enemies  shall  'cast 
a  trench  about  thee,  and  compass 
thee  round,  and  keep  thee  in  on 
every  side, 

44  And  '  shall  lay  thee  even  with 
the  ground,  and  thy  children  with- 
in thee;  and  ''they  shall  not  leave 
in  thee  one  stone  upon  another; 
'because  thou  knewest  not  the  time 
of  thy  visitation. 

45  ''And  he  went  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  began  to  cast  out  them 
that  sold  therein,  and  them  that 
bought; 

40  Saying'  unto  them,  ''It  is  writ- 
ten. My  house  is  the  house  of  pray- 
er; but  *^ye  have  made  it  a  den  of 
thieves. 

47  And  he  taught  daily  in  the 
temple.  But  °the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  and  the  chief  of  the 
people  sought  to  destroy  him, 

48  And  could  not  lind  what  they 
might  do  :  for  all  the  people  "  were 
very  attentive  to  hear  him. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Christ  awudieth  his  aulhority  by  a  qHe.1ti.071  of 
JolaCs  baptism,  i)  Tlte  parable  of  the  viiicijard. 
VJ  Of  ffuiui;/  tribute  to  Cesar  27  He  coiivuieetli 
the  Sndducees  that  denied  the  rexurrevtion.  41  Hum 
Chrinl  in  the  Son  <f  David.  4,5  He  warneth  his  dis- 
ciples to  beware  of  the  scribes. 

AND  ^it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
J\.  one  of  those  days,  as  he  taught 
the  people  in  the  temple,  and 
preaciied  the  gospel,  the  chief 
priests  and  the  scribes  came  upon 
him  witli  the  elder.s, 

2  And  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
Tell  us,  by  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things?  or  who  is  he 
that  gave  thee  this  authority? 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  un- 
to them,  1  will  ul.so  ask  you  one 
thing;  and  answer  me: 

4  I'he  baptism  of  .lohii,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  num  t 

.")  And  they  ri^isoniMl  with  th(Mn- 
selves,    saying,    If    we    shall   say, 
102 


From  heaven;   he  will  say.  Why 
then  believed  ye  him  not  ? 

G  But  and  if  we  say,  Of  men  ;  all 
the  people  will  stone  us:  '^for  they 
be  persuaded  that  John  was  a 
prophet. 

7  And  they  answered,  that  they 
could  not  tell  whence  it  tvas. 

8  And  Jesus  said  imto  them,  Nei- 
ther tell  I  you  by  what  authority 
I  do  these  things. 

9  Then  began  he  to  speak  to  the 
people  this  parable ;  ''  A  certain 
man  planted  a  vineyard,  and  let  it 
forth  to  husbandmen,  and  went  in- 
to a  far  country  for  a  long  time. 

10  And  at  the  season  he  sent  a 
servant  to  the  husbandmen,  that 
they  should  give  him  of  the  fruit 
of  the  vineyard :  but  the  husband- 
men beat  him,  and  sent  him  away 
empty. 

11  And  again  he  sent  another 
servant:  and  they  beat  him  also, 
and  entreated  him  shamefully,  and 
sent  him  away  empty. 

12  And  again  he  sent  a  third : 
and  they  wounded  him  also,  and 
cast  Itim  out. 

13  Then  said  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard, What  shall  I  do  I  I  will  send 
my  beloved  son :  it  may  be  they 
will  reverence  him  when  they  see 
him. 

14  But  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  him,  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying.  This  is  the 
heir:  come,  let  us  kill  him,  that 
the  inheritance  may  be  ours. 

15  So  they  cast  him  oiit  of  the 
vineyard,  and  killed  him.  What 
therefore  shall  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard do  unto  them  f 

IG  He  shall  come  and  destroy 
these  husbandmen,  and  shall  give 
the  vineyard  to  others.  And  when 
they  heard  it,  they  said,  God  for- 
bid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and  said. 
What  is  tills  then  that  is  written, 
'The  st<me  which  the  builders  re- 
jected, the  same  is  become  the  head 
of  the  corner  i 

18  Whosoever  shall  fall  upon  that 
stone  shall  be  broken;  but  'on 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will 
grind  him  to  powder. 


A.  D.  .33. 


'  Mutt.  14. 
&  21.  2ti. 
ch.  7.  2'J. 


d  Matt.  21  .X?. 
Mark  12.  1. 


'I's.lIS.  22. 
Matt.  21. 42. 


fDnii.  2.  ni, 

Mntt.21.44. 


Of  giving  tribute  to  Cesar. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  SaiJducees  confuted. 


A.  D.  83. 


eMatt.22.1o. 


Ii  Mntt.22.  ](!. 
iMark  12.14. 


liOr, 
oi  a  truth. 


t  See  Matt. 
IS.  ai. 


matt.22.2.1. 

MurkliMS. 

V  Acts  23.0,8. 


1  Deut.  25.  5. 


19  ^  Aud  the  chief  i)i'iests  and 
the  scribes  the  sauie  liour  sou<ilit 
to  lay  hands  on  him ;  and  they 
feared  the  peopk' :  for  they  i)er- 
ceived  that  he  had  spoken  this 
parable  against  them. 

20  ^'And  they  Avatehed  /*/)»,  and 
sent  forth  spies,  uhich  shonld  feiun 
themselves  jnst  men,  that  they 
might  take  hold  of  his  words,  that 
so  they  might  deliver  him  unto  the 
power  and  authority  of  the  gov- 
ernor. 

21  And  they  asked  him,  saying, 
''Master,  we  know  that  thou  say- 
est  and  teachest  rightly,  neither 
acceptest  thou  the  person  of  ang, 
but  teachest  the  way  of  God  "  truly : 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give  trib- 
ute unto  Cesar,  or  no  ? 

23  But  he  perceived  their  crafti- 
ness, and  said  unto  them,  Why 
tempt  ye  me  ? 

24  Shew  me  a  "penny.  Whose 
image  and  superscription  hath  it  f 
They  answered  and  said,  Cesar's. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ren- 
der therefore  unto  Cesar  the  things 
which  be  Cesar's,  and  unto  God 
the  things  which  be  God's. 

2G  And  they  could  not  take  hold 
of  his  words  before  the  peoi)le :  and 
they  marvelled  at  his  answer,  and 
held  their  peace. 

27  ^\  '  Then  came  to  him  certani 
of  the  Sadducees,  "^  which  deny  that 
there  is  any  resurrection ;  and  they 
asked  him, 

28  Saying,  Master,  '  Moses  wrote 
unto  us.  If  any  man's  brother  die, 
having  a  wife,  and  he  die  without 
children,  that  his  brother  should 
take  his  wife,  aud  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother. 

29  There  were  therefore  seven 
brethren :  and  the  first  took  a  wife, 
and  died  without  children. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to 
wife,  and  he  died  childless. 

31  And  the  third  took  her;  and 
in  like  manner  the  seven  also :  and 
they  left  no  children,  and  died. 

32  Last  of  all  the  woman  died 
also. 

33  Therefore  in  the  resurrection 
whose  wife  of  them  is  she?  for 
seven  had  her  to  wife. 


34  And  Jesus  answering  said  un- 
to them,  The  children  of  this  world 
marry,  and  are  given  in  marriage: 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  ac- 
counted Avorthy  to  obtain  that 
world,  and  the  resurrection  from 
the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor  are 
given  in  marriage : 

3()  Neither  can  they  die  any  more: 
for  '"they  are  equal  unto  the  an- 
gels; and  are  the  children  of  (jod, 
"being  the  chihh'cn  of  the  resur- 
rection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  are  raised, 
"even  Moses  shewed  at  the  bush, 
when  he  calleth  the  Lord  the  God 
of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a  God  of  the 
dead,  but  of  the  living:  for  'all 
live  unto  him. 

39  1  Then  certain  of  the  scribes 
answering-  said^  Master,  thou  hast 
well  said. 

40  And  after  that  they  durst  not 
ask  him  any  question  at  all. 

41  And  he  saul  unto  them,  '^  How 
say  they  that    Christ   is    David's 

SOfcl? 

42  And  David  himself  saith  in  the 
book  of  Psalms,  'The  Loud  said 
unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
hand, 

43  Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him 
Lord,  how  is  he  then  his  son  ? 

45  "i  'Then  in  the  audience  of  all 
the  people  he  said  unto  .his  disci- 
ples, 

40  'Beware  of  the  scribes,  which 
desire  to  walk  in  long  robes,  and 
"love  greetings  in  the  markets,  and 
the  highest  seats  in  the  synagogues, 
and  the  chief  rooms  at  feasts; 

47  ''Which  dev^our  widows' houses, 
and  for  a  shew  make  long  ])rayers  : 
the  same  shall  receive  greater  dam- 
nation. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Christ  commoideih  tlie  poor  widow.  5  lie  forctcU- 
et/i  the  ikntrnction  of  the  tcmjAe,  ami  of  the  vttij  Jc- 
riLS'ileni.:  2.5  the  .si(/>is  ol.'<o  which  ahfill  be  bi fore  the 
last  day.     "A  lie  exhorteth  them  to  be  watchful. 

A  XD  he  looked  up,  ''and  saw  the 
XjL  rich  men  casting  their  gift.s 
into  the  treasury. 

2  And  he  saw  also  a  certain 
10:3 


A.  U  33. 


■"  1  Cor.  1.5. 
•1.',  -I'.l,  .1:!. 
1  John  :l.  2. 

"I'.oni.  8.  a3. 


'Kx  .1  6 


rKnm.f;  10, 
U. 


1  Nratt.  25.42. 
.Markl.'.3J. 


Th  110.  1. 
Acts  ■>.  :n. 


•Matt.  2;!.  1. 
Mark  12.j8. 


'  .Matt.  2-3.  J. 


"cli.11.43. 


^  Matt.  23.14. 


•M.irkl.'.4I. 


m 


TJte  poor  widoiv's  two  mites.  ST.  LUKE.  Signs  of  ChrisVs  second  coming. 


A.  D  :«. 

II  See  Mark 


I.  'J  Cor.  8. 12. 


'  Matt.  24.  1. 
Mark  13. 1. 


dch.  19.  44. 


•  Mott.  24.  4. 
Mark  l.i. .'.. 
Eph.  .I.  (J. 
2  ThCbii.2..i. 


II  Or,  and. 
The  lime. 
Matt.  3.  2. 
<i  4.  1'. 


'Matt.  24. 


•  Mark  1.1.  ». 
Kcv.  2.  10. 


I"  Act*  4.  X  * 
i.  m.  &  i.' 
4.  &  lli.  24 
•  Acn  25.  2:i 
k  I  let.  2.  1.) 

I  Phil.  1  W. 
2Tlieu.l  .'> 


"•  MatU  10. 
ID 

.Mark  Till 
ch.  12. 11 


'Act^fl  in. 


•Mic  7.(1 
Mark  13.12. 


poor  widow  casting  iu  thither  two 
"mites. 

3  Aud  he  said,  Of  a  truth  I  say 
iiuto  you,  ^that  this  poor  widow 
hath  cast  in  more  than  they  all : 

4  For  all  these  have  of  their 
abundance  cast  in  unto  the  offer- 
ings of  God :  but  she  of  her  penury 
hath  cast  in  all  the  living  that  she 
had. 

5  ^  "^And  as  some  spake  of  the 
temple,  how  it  was  adorned  with 
goodly  stones  and  gifts,  he  said, 

G  As  for  these  things  which  ye 
behold,  the  days  will  come,  in  the 
which  ^  there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

7  And  they  asked  him,  saying. 
Master,  but  when  shall  these  things 
be  ?  and  what  sign  ivill  there  he 
when  these  things  shall  come  to 
pass  ?  , 

8  And  he  said,  ""Take  heed  that 
ye  be  not  deceived :  for  many  shall 
come  in  my  name,  saying,  I  am 
Christ;  "and  the  time  draweth 
near:  go  ye  not  therefore  after 
them.  • 

I)  But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  commotions,  be  not  terrified: 
for  these  things  must  first  come  to 
I)ass ;  but  the  end  is  not  by  and  by. 

10  ^Then  said  he  unto  them,  Na- 
tion shall  rise  against  nation,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom: 

11  And  great  earthquakes  shall 
be  in  divers  places,  and  famines, 
and  pestilences;  and  fearful  sights 
and  great  signs  shall  there  be  from 
heaven. 

12  "But  before  all  these,  they 
shall  lay  their  hands  on  you,  and 
persecute  you,  delivering  you  up  to 
the  synagogues,  and  ''  into  prisons, 
'being  brought  before  kings  and 
rulers  Mbr  my  name's  sake. 

II]  And  '  it  shall  turn  to  you  for  a 
testimony. 

14  '"kSettle  it  therefore  in  your 
hearts,  not  to  meditate  before  what 
ye  shall  an.swer : 

15  For  I  will  give  you  a  mouth 
and  wi.sdom,  "which  all  your  ad- 
versaries shall  not  be  able  to  gain- 
say nor  resist. 

10  "And  ye  shall  be  betrayed  both 
104 


by  i^arents,  and  brethren,  and  kins- 
folks, and  friends;    and  ^some  of 
'  you  shall  they  cause  to  be  put  to 
death. 

17  And  "ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  mv  name's  sake. 

18  "^But  there  shall  not  a  hair  of 
your  head  perish. 

19  In  your  patience  possess  ye 
your  souls. 

20  *And  when  ye  shall  see  Jeru- 
salem compassed  with  armies,  then 
know  that  the  desolation  thereof  is 
nigh. 

21  Then  let  them  which  are  in 
Judea  flee  to  the  mountains ;  and 
let  them  which  are  in  the  midst  of 
it  depart  out;  and  let  not  them 
that  are  in  the  countries  enter 
thereinto. 

22  For   these    be    the    days   of 


vengeance,  that 


^all  things  which 


are  written  may  be  fulfilled. 

23  "But  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck,  in  those  days  !  for  there  shall 
be  great  distress  in  the  land,  and 
wrath  upon  this  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  shall  be  led 
away  captive  into  all  nations :  and 
Jerusalem  shall  be  trodden  down 
of  the  Gentiles,  "^  until  the  times  of 
the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled. 

25  ^  ^And  there  shall  be  signs 
iu  the  sun,  and  in  the  moon,  and 
in  the  stars;  and  upon  the  earth 
distress  of  nations,  with  perplexity; 
the  sea  and  the  waves  roaring ; 

2G  Men's  hearts  failing  them  for 
fear,  and  for  looking  after  those 
things  which  are  coming  on  the 
earth:  ''for  the  jjowers  of  heaven 
shall  be  shaken. 

27  Aud  then  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  =^  coming  in  a  cloud  with 
power  and  great  glory. 

28  And  when  these  things  begin 
to  come  to  pass,  then  look  up,  and 
lift  up  your  heads;  for  ^your  re- 
d(un])ti()n  draweth  nigh. 

2i)  ^And  he  spake  to  them  a  par- 
able; Behold  the  fig  tree,  and  all 
the  trees ; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth,  ye 
see  and  know  of  your  own  selves 
that  summer  is  now  nigh  at  hand. 


A.  D.  3:3. 

P  Acts  7.  5'J. 
&  12.  2. 


1  Matt.  10.  22. 


■•Matt.10.30. 


'Matt.  24.1.5. 
Mark  13.14. 


■  Dan.  9.  2G, 
Zech.  11.  1. 
"Matt.  24.]'.). 


'  Dan.  !).  ZT. 
&  12.  7. 
Bum.  11.  2.--. 

>  Matt.  24.-.!i. 
iMark  l3.-.:4. 
2  Pet.  3.  111. 
12. 


■  Matt.  24.-.;i. 


"  Matt.  24."ii. 
Hcv.  1.  7.  .t 
14.  11. 


i'Rom..S.  i:i. 


'  Matt.  24.."..'. 
.Murk  13.2S. 


Exhortation  to  u'atclifulness. 


ST.  LUKE.  Hie  apostles  prepare  the  passover 


A.  D.  a3. 


i  >latt.21.3j 


'Rom.  mi.",. 
1  Tliess..i,ti, 
1  I'et.  i.  7. 


flThos6..';.L>. 
L'  Pet.  :i.  lU. 
Kcv.  .3. .!. 
&  lU.  Ij. 


e  Matt.  2442. 

&  2.5.  l.i. 

Murk  lo.oS. 
tell.  1S.1. 


iPs.  1.5. 

Eph.  B.  13. 


kJohnS.  1,2. 

ich.  22,  ay. 


■  Matt.  26.  2. 
Mark  U.  1. 


I-  Ps.  2.  2. 
John  11.47.- 
Aclis4.  27. 


'  Mntt.  2f!.U. 
Mark  14.  11) 
John  I'j.  2, 
27. 


d  Zech.U.12 


31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see 
these  thin<>\s  come  to  ])ass,  know  ye 
that  the  kiiiytlom  of  God  is  uigh  at 
hand. 

32  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Thi.s 
generation  shall  not  pass  away,  till 
all  be  fill  111  led. 

33  ''Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away ;  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
away. 

34 1[  And  '"take  heed  to  yourselves, 
lest  at  any  time  your  hearts  be 
overcharged  with  surfeiting,  and 
drunkenness,  and  cares  of  this  life, 
and  so  that  day  come  upon  you 
unawares. 

35  For  '^as  ;l  snare  shall  it  come  on 
all  them  that  dwell  on  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth. 

30  ^  Watch  ye  therefore,  and ''  pray 
always,  that  ye  may  be  accounted 
worth}'  to  escape  all  these  things 
that  shall  come  to  i)ass,  and  'to 
stand  before  the  Son  of  man. 

37  ""And  in  the  daytime  he  was 
teaching  in  the  temple;  and  'at 
night  he  went  out,  and  abode  in  the 
mount  that  is  called  the  mount  of 
Olives. 

38  And  all  the  people  came  early 
in  the  morning  to  him  in  the  temple, 
for  to  liear  him. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  Jew.tcoiixpire  against  Chrid.  Z  Satan  prepareth 
Judas  to  betray  hiiu.  7  The  nposths  prepare  the 
passover.  lU  Christ  instittiteth  his  liolij  sii/iper,  21 
covertbj  foretelltlh  (if  ttie  traitor,  24  dehurttth  the  rest 
qfhis  a/x)stles  fruin  ambition,  '61  assnrcth  Peter  his 
fait/i  should  not  fail :  o4  and  ijel  he  should  deny  him 
thrice.  39  He  prayeth  in  the  mount,  and  siveutith 
blood,  47  is  betrayed  with  a  kiss:  50  he  healeth  Mal- 
chus'  ear,  54  lie  is  thrice  denied  of  I'der,  OIJ  shame- 
fully  abused,  60  and  cunfesseth  himself  to  be  the  ik>n 
of  God. 

NOW  ^  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread    drew   nigh,    which   is 
called  the  i)assover. 

2  And  '■  the  chief  iniests  and  scribes 
sought  how  they  might  kill  him; 
for  they  feared  the  people. 

3  ^  'Then  entered  Satan  into  Ju- 
das surnamed  Iscariot,  being  of  the 
number  of  the  twelve. 

4  And  he  went  his  way,  and  com- 
muned with  the  chief  priests  and 
ca])tains,  how  he  might  betray  him 
unto  them. 

5  And  they  were  glad,  and  "cove- 
nanted to  give  him  money. 

0  And  he  promised,  and  sought 


opportunity  to  betray  him  unto 
them  "in  the  absence  of  the  mul- 
titnde. 

7  1  "Then  came  the  day  of  un- 
leavened bread,  when  the  passover 
must  be  killed. 

8  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John, 
saying,  Go  and  prepare  us  the  i)ass- 
over,  that  we  may  eat. 

0  And  they  said  unto  liim,  Where 
wilt  thou  that  we  ju'epare? 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Be- 
hold, when  ye  are  entered  into  the 
city,  there  shall  a  man  meet  you, 
bearing  a  pitcher  of  water;  follow 
him  into  the  house  where  he  enter- 
eth  in. 

11  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the 
goodman  of  the  house.  The  blaster 
saith  unto  thee,  Where  is  the  guest- 
chamber,  where  I  shall  eat  the 
passover  with  my  disciples  ? 

12  And  he  shall  shew  you  a  large 
upper  room  furnished :  there  make 
ready. 

13  And  they  went,  and  found  as 
he  had  said  unto  them:  and  they 
made  ready  the  passover. 

14  '^  And  when  the  hour  was  come, 
he  sat  down,  and  the  twelve  apos- 
tles with  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  "With 
desire  I  have  desired  to  eat  this 
passover  with  you  before  I  sulfer : 

10  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
any  more  eat  thereof,  ^  until  it  be 
fulfilled  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  said.  Take  this,  and 
divide  it  among  yourselves : 

18  For  ''  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
drink  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 
the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come. 

11)  ■  'And  he  took  bread,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  un- 
to them,  saying,  This  is  my  body 
which  is  given  for  you :  •'this  do  in 
remembrance  of  me. 

20  Likewise  also  the  cup  after 
supper,  saying,  'This  cup  is  the  new 
testament  in  my  blood,  which  is 
shed  for  you. 

21  "i  '"iiut,  behold,  the  hand  of 
him  that  betrayeth  me  is  with  me 
on  the  table. 

22  "And  truly  the  Son  of  man  go- 
eth,   °as   it   was   determined:  but 

105 


A.  D.  3S. 


II  Or,  without 
titinuit. 


'Mull.2f,.l7. 
Mark  14.12. 


fMatt.  2G.20. 
.Mark  14.17. 


ilOr,  rtiavr 
hiiartily  d€- 
sirtU. 


«ch.  14.  l.i. 
Acts  10.  41. 
Kcv.  I'J.  y. 


h  .Matt.  2C.2!'. 
Mark  14. 2.-,. 


i  Matt.  20.  2*;. 
Murk  14.22. 


k  1  Cor.n.24. 


1  1  Cor.lO.lO. 


"Tf.  41.  n. 
.Matt.  •20.21, 

.Mark  14.  IH. 
John  l.i.  il, 
20. 


"  Matt.  2G.24. 
"Acts  2.  'SI. 
&4.  28. 


Christ  dissiiacleth  from  ambition. 


ST.  LUKE. 


His  agony  in  the  garden. 


A.  D.  33. 


f  Matt.  26.22. 
John  13.  J2, 


■1  Mark  9.  34. 
ch.  U.  46. 


'  ^ratt.  20.2.J. 
Mark  10.4:i. 


•  Matt.  iX/S: 
1  I'et.  .5.  .■!. 
■  ch.  9.  4S. 


'ch.12. 


"  Matt.20.2S. 
.I,)hii  l.i.  l.(, 
14. 
Thil.  2.  7. 


1  Itel).4. 15. 

'  .Malt.  24.47. 
ch.  12.  ••!-'. 
:^Cor.  1.  7. 
2  Tim.  2.12. 


"Matt.  8.11. 

ch.  14.  l.i. 

Ilcv.  I'.l.  'J. 
h  Ps.  49.  14. 

.Matt.  I9.iS. 

1  Cor.  i;.  2. 

Kev.  .J.  21. 


'  1  Pet.  5.  8. 
d  iVnios  'J.  9. 


Mohnl7.0, 
11,  I.-.. 
tl'«.  .')1.  i:!. 


John 
Iti,  17. 


1. 1.5, 


«  MBtt.2r..:!4. 
Mark  14..l». 
John  IJ.M. 


>>  MatL  10.  9. 
ih.  9.  3.  k 
10.  4. 


woe  unto  tliat  mau  by  whom  he  is 
betrayed ! 

23  "And  they  began  to  inquire 
among  themselves,  which  of  them 
it  was  that  should  do  this  thing. 

24  1  "^And  there  was  also  a  strife 
among  them,  which  of  them  should 
be  accounted  the  greatest. 

25  "^And  he  said  unto  them,  The 
kings  of  the  Gentiles  exercise  lord- 
ship over  them  ;  and  they  that  ex- 
ercise authority  upon  them  are  call- 
ed benefactors. 

2G  'But  ye  shall  not  he  so:  *but 
he  that  is  greatest  among  you,  let 
him  be  as  the  younger;  and  he 
that  is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve. 

27  "For  whether  is  greater,  he  that 
sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth  I 
is  not  he  that  sitteth  at  meat  f  but 
'^  I  am  among  you  as  he  that  serv- 
eth. 

28  Ye  are  they  which  have  con- 
tinued with  me  in  ^  my  temptations. 

2i)  And  'I  appoint  unto  you  a 
kingdom,  as  my  Father  hath  ap- 
pointed unto  me ; 

30  That  ''ye  may  eat  and  drink 
at  my  table  in  my  kingdom,  ^'and 
sit  on  thrones  judgiug  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel. 

31  ^[  And  the  Lord  said,  Simon, 
Simon,  behold, '  Satan  hath  desired 
to  have  you,  that  he  may  ''sift  you 
as  wheat : 

32  But  'I  have  prayed  for  thee, 
that  thy  faith  fail  not :  ^  and  when 
thou  art  converted,  strengthen  thy 
brethren. 

33  And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
I  am  ready  to  go  with  thee,  both 
into  prison,  and  to  death. 

.'U  ^And  he  said,  1  tell  thee,  Peter, 
the  cock  shall  not  crow  this  day, 
before  that  thou  shalt  thrice  deny 
that  thou  kuowest  me. 

35  '.Vud  li«i  sai<l  unto  them.  When 
I  s(;nt  you  without  purse,  and  scrip, 
and  shoes,  lacked  ye  any  thing? 
And  llicy  said,  Nothing. 

3(i  Then  .sai(l  he  unto  them,  But 
now,  he  that  hath  a  ])urse,  let  him 
take  itj  and  likewise  his  .scrip:  and 
he  that  hath  no  sword,  let  him  sell 
his  garuM'ut,  and  buy  on(;. 

37  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  this 
that  is  written  must  yet  be  accom- 


plished  in  me,  'And  he  was  reck- 
oned among  the  transgressors :  for 
the  things  concerning  me  have  an 
end. 

38  And  they  said.  Lord,  behold, 
here  are  two  swords.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  It  is  enough. 

39  1  ''And  he  came  out,  and '  went, 
as  he  was  wont,  to  the  mount  of 
Olives;  and  his  disciples  also  fol- 
lowed him. 

40  "And  when  he  was  at  the  place, 
he  said  unto  them.  Pray  that  ye  en- 
ter not  into  temptation. 

41  "And  he  was  withdrawn  from 
them  about  a  stone's  cast,  and 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed, 

42  Saying,  Father,  if  thou  be  '  will- 
ing, remove  this  cup  from  me:  nev- 
ertheless, "not  my  will,  but  thine, 
be  done. 

43  And  there  appeared  ^an  angel 
unto  him  from  heaven,  strengthen- 


nig  him 


A.  D.  33. 

il«.  .W.12. 
Mark  15.28. 


44  '^And  being  in  an  agony  he 
prayed  more  earnestly :  and  his 
sweat  was  as  it  were  great  drops 
of  blood  falling  down  to  the  ground. 

45  And  when  he  rose  up  from 
prayer,  and  was  come  to  his  dis- 
ciples, he  found  them  sleeping  for 
sorrow, 

40  And  said  unto  them,  AVhy  sleep 
yej  rise  and  'pray,  lest  ye  enter 
into  temptation. 

47  1  And  while  he  yet  spake,  'be- 
hold a  multitude,  and  he  that  was 
called  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve, 
Avent  before  them,  and  drew  near 
unto  Jesus  to  kiss  him. 

48  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Ju- 
das, betrayest  thou  the  Son  of  man 
with  a  kiss  ? 

49  When  they  which  were  about 
him  saw  what  would  follow,  they 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  shall  we  smite 
with  the  sword  I 

S'O  1  And  '  one;  of  them  smote  the 
servant  of  the  high  priest,  and  cut 
off  his  right  ear. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said. 
Sutler  ye  thus  far.  And  he  touch- 
ed his  ear,  and  healed  him. 

52  "Then  Jesus  said  unto  the 
chief  priests,  and  captains  of  the 
tenii)le,  and  the  elders,  which  were 
come  to  him,  Be  ye  come  out,  as 


k  Matt.2fi.36. 

Mark  14.32. 

John  IS.  1. 
Ich.  21.  37. 


"Matt.  6. 13. 
&  -M.  41. 
Mark  14.38. 
ver.  46. 


"  Matt.2fi.39. 
Mark  14.35. 


t  Gr.  irtlltug 
to  rejuove. 


"John  5.30. 
Si  (>.  88. 


PMatt.  4.  U. 


'I  John  V2. 27. 
Heb.  5.  7. 


■•  vcr.  40. 


'Matt.  20.47 
Mark  14.4.3. 
John  IS.  3. 


iMatt.2li..M. 
ilark  14.47. 
John  IS.  10. 


"  Matt, •.'«..■..■). 
Mark  H.4.S. 


Peter  denieth  Christ. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  accused  hefore  Filate. 


A.  D.  33. 


'  John  12.1.'". 


.Matt.  2C.57. 


'  Matt.  2C.,W. 
John  18.  15. 


"  Matt.  LT>.nO. 
Mark  14. i«. 
John  IS.  ir, 
IS. 


b^Iatt.  2fi.n. 
Mark  I4.i:'.l. 
John  IS.  :,'5. 


■■  Matt.  :r,.7X 
Mark  14.711. 
John  IS.  X. 


d  Matt.  %.7.'}. 
Mark  14. 7J. 


'Matt.  iC.rA, 
John  13.  38. 


f  Matt.  20  ar, 

.Mark  14.  Oo. 


c  .Matt.  27. 1. 

li  .\ct,s  4.  2C. 
.See  Acts  22. 


i  Matt.  2C.  r,3. 
Mark  14.  «1. 


agaiust  a  thief,  with  swords  and 
staves  ? 

53  When  I  was  daily  with  jou  in 
the  temple,  ye  stretched  forth  no 
hands  against  nie:  "^  bnt  this  is  your 
hour,  and  the  power  of  darkness. 

54  *^i  >Then  took  they  him,  and 
led  him,  and  brought  him  into  the 
high  i)riest's  house.  ^  And  Peter  fol- 
lowed afar  oft'. 

55  ^And  when  they  had  kindled  a 
tire  in  the  midst  of  the  hall,  and 
were  set  down  together,  Peter  sat 
down  among  them. 

5G  But  a  certain  maid  beheld  him 
as  he  sat  by  the  lire,  and  earnestly 
looked  upon  him,  and  said.  This 
man  was  also  with  him. 

57  And  he  denied  him,  saying. 
Woman,  I  know  him  not. 

58  ^And  after  a  little  while  an- 
other saw  him,  and  said.  Thou  art 
also  of  them.  And  Peter  said, 
Man,  I  am  not. 

59  ""And  about  the  space  of  one 
hour  after  another  contidently  af- 
iirmed,  saying,  Of  a  truth  this  fel- 
low also  was  with  him ;  for  he  is  a 
Galilean. 

GO  And  Peter  said,  Man,  I  know 
not  what  thou  sayest.  And  im- 
mediately, while  he  yet  spake,  the 
cock  crew. 

Gl  And  the  Lord  turned,  and 
looked  upon  Peter.  ''And  Peter 
remembered  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
how  he  had  said  unto  him,  'Before 
the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me 
thrice. 

G2  And  Peter  went  out,  and  wept 
bitterly. 

G3  ^1  ^\nd  the  men  that  held  Je- 
sus mocked  him,  and  smote  him. 

G4  And  when  they  had  blindfolded 
him,  they  struck  him  on  the  face, 
and  asked  him,  saying.  Prophesy, 
who  is  it  that  smote  thee  I 

G5  And  many  other  things  blas- 
phemously spake  they  against  him. 

GG  *!  *-' And  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
''the  elders  of  the  people  and  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came 
together,  and  led  him  into  their 
council,  saying, 

G7  'Art  thou  the  Christ  ?  tell  us. 
And  he  said  unto  them.  If  I  tell 
you,  ye  will  not  believe : 


A.  D.  38. 


k  Matt.  Vi.CA. 
.Murk  14  liL'. 
Il.l).  1.3.  «£ 
S.  1. 


1  Matt.  20. 04. 

.Murk  l4.U'i. 
"■  Miitl.Jii.lL',. 

Murk  14.UJ. 


"  Matt,  27.  2. 
.Mark  1.').  I. 
John  IS.  28. 


b.\ctiil7.  ; 


•■  Sec  Matt. 
17   27.  &22. 
21. 
.Mark  12. 17. 

■"John  10. 12. 


Alatt.  27.11. 
1  Tim.  U.13. 


G8  And  if  I  also  ask  you,  ye  will 
not  answer  me,  nor  let  me  go. 

Gl)  '^Hereafter  shall  the  Son  of 
man  sit  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
power  of  God. 

70  Then  said  they  all.  Art  thou 
then  the  Son  of  God!  ^Vnd  he 
said  unto  them,  'Ye  say  that  I  am. 

71  "'And  they  said.  What  need  we 
any  further  witness?  for  we  our- 
selves have  heard  of  his  own 
mouth. 

CHAPTER  XXIIL 

1  Jesic.i  ix  acciiKed  before  Pilate,  and  se)it  to  Herod.  8 
Jlrrod  inoc/ccth  Itini.  Vi  Jit  rod  and  Pilate  arc  made 
frioids.  18  Barabhaa  is  desired  of  the  people,  and  i!i 
loosed  by  Pilate,  and  Jesus  in  i/iivn  to  be.  crucified. 
27  He  tclktii  the  women,  that  lament  him,  the  de- 
struction, (f  Jerusalem :  'S-i  pray eth  for  his  enemies. 
39  7'(i'0  ei'il  doers  are  crucified  with  him.  40  His 
death.     50  His  burial. 

AND  ''the  whole  multitude  of 
J\.  them  arose,  and  led  him  unto 
Pilate. 

2  And  they  began  to  accuse  him, 
saying,  AVe  found  this  fellow  ''per- 
verting the  nation,  and  'forbidding 
to  give  tribute  to  Cesar,  saying 
''that  he  himself  is  Christ  a  king. 

3  '=And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying, 
Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  t 
And  he  answered  him  and  said, 
Thou  sayest  it. 

4  Then  said  Pilate    to  the  chief 
priests   and  to  the  i)eople,  'T  lind   'iPet.2.22. 
no  fault  in  this  man. 

5  And  they  were  the  more  fierce, 
saying.  He  stirreth  up  the  i)eople, 
teaching  throughout  all  Jewry, 
begiiuiing  from  Galilee  to  this 
13lace. 

G  AVhen  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee, 
he  asked  whether  the  man  were  a 
Galilean. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  he 
belonged  unto  t' Herod's  jurisdic- 
tion, he  sent  him  to  Herod,  who 
himself  also  was  at  Jerusalem  at 
that  time. 

8  ^  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus, 
he  was  exceeding  glad :  for  ''  he 
was  desirous  to  see  him  of  a  long 
season,  because  'he  had  heard  many 
things  of  him ;  and  he  hoped  to 
have  seen  some  miracle  done  by 
him. 

9  Then  he  questioned  with  him  in 
many  words ;  but  he  answered  him 
nothing. 

107 


«  ch.  3. 1. 


b  ch.  9.  9. 


i  Matt.  34.  1. 
.Murk  G.  14. 


Barabhas  is  released. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  crucifixion  and 


A.D  33. 


k  Is.  53.  3. 


I  Acts  4.  27. 


"Matt.W.sn. 
.Mark  IJ.H. 
John  IS. 38. 
t  I'J.  4. 


»ver.  1,2. 


•  vcr.  4. 


P  Matt.  27.26. 
Juliu  VJ.  1. 


•l.Matt.27.1.1. 
Mark  l.').ti. 
John  18.  3'J. 

'  Acts  3.  14. 


'  Molt.  2r.2r.. 

Murk  I. >.!.>. 

Jiihn  I'J.  !•>. 
II  Or. 

anfenteil. 

Kjl.  ii.  -i 


'  MtttL  17.32. 
Mark  I.V.'l. 
Sue  John 
lU.  17. 


10  And  the  chief  priests  aud 
scribes  stood  and  vehemently  ac- 
cused him. 

11  ''And  Herod  with  his  men  of 
war  set  him  at  nought,  and  mocked 
him^  and  arrayed  him  in  a  goroeous 
robe,  and  sent  him  again  to  Pilate. 

12  \  And  the  same  day  'Pilate 
and  Herod  were  made  friends  to- 
gether; for  before  they  were  at 
enmity  between  themselves. 

13  *[  "'And  Pilate,  when  he  had 
called  together  the  chief  i^riests 
and  the  rulers  and  the  people, 

14  Said  unto  them,  "Ye  have 
brought  this  man  unto  me,  as  one 
that  perverteth  the  people;  and, 
behold,  "I,  having  examined  Mm 
before  you,  have  found  no  ftiult  in 
this  man  touching  those  things 
whereof  ye  accuse  him  : 

15  No,  nor  yet  Herod  :  for  I  sent 
you  to  him  ;  and,  lo,  nothing 
worthy  of  death  is  done  unto  him. 

10  p  I  will  therefore  chastise  him, 
and  release  Mm. 

17  ('For  of  necessity  he  must  re- 
lease one  unto  them  at  the  feast.) 

18  And  'they  cried  out  all  at  once, 
saying.  Away  with  this  ?>?««,  and 
release  unto  us  Barabbas : 

1{)  (Who  for  a  certain  sedition 
made  in  the  city,  and  for  murder, 
was  cast  into  prison.) 

20  Pilate  therefore,  willing  to  re- 
lease Jesus,  spake  again  to  them. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying.  Crucify 
/ti»j,  crucify  him. 

22  And  he  said  unto  them  the 
third  time,  AVhy,  what  evil  hath 
he  done?  I  have  found  no  cause 
of  death  in  him:  I  will  therefore 
chastise  him,  and  let  Mm  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  with 
loud  voices,  re(iuiring  that  he 
might  be  cruciticd  :  and  the  voices 
of  them  and  of  the  chief  priests 
prevailed. 

24  And  "Pilate  "gave  sentence 
that  it  should  be  as  they  required. 

25  And  he  released  unto  them 
him  that  for  sedition  and  murder 
was  cast  into  ])rison,  whom  they 
had  desired ;  but  he  delivered  Je- 
sus to  their  will. 

2()  'And  as  they  led  him   away, 

they  laid  hold  ui)()n  one  Simon,  a 

108 


Cyrenian,  coming  out  of  the  coun- 
try, and  on  him  they  laid  the  cross, 
that  he  might  bear  it  after  Jesus. 

27  *^  And  there  followed  him  a 
great  company  of  people,  and  of 
women,  which  also  bewailed  and 
lamented  him. 

28  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them 
said,  Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep 
not  for  me,  but  weep  for  yourselves, 
and  for  your  children. 

29  ''For,  behold,  the  days  are 
coming,  in  the  which  they  shall 
say.  Blessed  are  the  barren,  and 
the  wombs  that  never  bare,  and 
the  paps  which  never  gave  suck. 

30  "^Then  shall  they  begin  to  say 
to  the  mountains.  Fall  on  lis;  and 
to  the  hills.  Cover  us. 

31  ^  For  if  they  do  these  things  in 
a  green  tree,  what  shall  be  done  in 
the  dry  ? 

32  ^And  there  were  also  two 
others,  malefactors,  led  with  him 
to  be  put  to  death. 

33  And  ^  when  they  were  come  to 
the  place,  which  is  called  "  Calvary, 
there  they  crucified  him,  and  the 
malefactors,  one  on  the  right  hand, 
and  the  other  on  the  left. 

34  1  Then  said  Jesus,  Father, 
''forgive  them;  for  Hhey  know  not 
what  they  do.  And  ^  they  parted 
his  raiment,  and  cast  lots. 

35  And  '  the  people  stood  behold- 
ing. And  the  ^rulers  also  Avith 
them  derided  /j/j?j,  saying.  He  sav- 
ed others;  let  him  save  himself,  if 
he  be  Christ,  the  chosen  of  God. 

36  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked 
him,  coming  to  him,  and  offering 
him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying.  If  thou  be  the 
King  of  the  Jews,  save  thyself. 

38  ^'And  a  superscription  also  was 
written  over  him  in  letters  of  Greek, 
and  Latin,  and  Hebrew,  THIS  IS 
THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

30  1  ''And  one  of  the  malefactors 
which  were  hanged  railed  on  him, 
saying.  If  thou  be  Christ,  save  thy- 
self and  us. 

40  But  the  other  answering  re- 
buked him,  saying,  Dost  not  thou 
fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the 
same  condemnation  ? 
I    41  And  we  indeed  justly;  for  we 


A.  D.  33. 


''Matt.24.lS. 
eh.  21.  23. 


'^Is.  2.  19. 
Hos.  lU.  K. 
Uev.U.  lU. 
&  U.  6. 


yProv.ll.ni. 
Jer.  2.5.  2^. 
Ez.  2U.  47. 
&  21.  3,  4. 
1  Pet.  4.  17. 

'Is.  S3.  12. 

Matt.  27. 38. 


'Matt.  27.  .a3. 

Mark  15. 2-'. 

Johu  lU.  17, 

18. 
11  Or, 

I'he  place 

oj  a  ikidl. 


h  .Matt.  h.  44. 

Acts  7.  C). 

1  Cor.  4.  IJ. 
■^AetsS.  17. 
d  Ma;t.  27..3J. 

Mark  1.5.24. 

John  lU.  23. 
'  1»».  22.  17. 

Zech.  12.1!l. 
f  .M  att.  27..3:i. 

Mark  15. 2;i. 


^  Matt.  27.37. 
.Murklj.2(i. 
John  HI.  111. 


k  Matt.  27.44. 
Murk  15.32. 


death  of  Christ. 


ST.  LUKE. 


His  resurrection. 


i  >tatt.  27.4.1. 
-Mark  lo.SS, 


II  Or,  land. 


1.  Aiatt.2r..-i. 

Jlark  1.5.3)5. 


I  ?.■<.  "1.  5. 
1  Pet.  2.  23. 


"Matt.SZ.Sn. 
Mark,].!.  S". 

John  ly.ao. 

"  Matt.'>r..''4. 
Mark  lo.yy. 


A.  D.  .3.3.  !  receive  the  due  reward  of  our 
dee<ls:  but  this  mau  liath  done 
nothing'  ami.ss. 

42  And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
remember  me  when  tliou  comest 
into  thy  kini;(h)m. 

43  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Ver- 
ily I  say  unto  thee,  To  (hiy  shalt 
thou  be  witli  n)e  in  paradise. 

44  'And  it  was  about  the  sixth 
hour,  and  there  was  a  darkness 
over  all  the  "earth  until  the  ninth 
hour. 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened, 
and  Hhe  vail  of  the  temple  was 
rent  in  the  midst. 

4G  ^l  And  when  Jesus  had  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  he  said, '  Father, 
into  thy  hands  I  commend  my 
spirit:  "'and  having  said  thus,  he 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

47  "Xow  when  the  centurion  saw 
what  was  done,  he  glorified  (iod, 
saying,  Certainly  this  was  a  right- 
eous man. 

48  xVnd  all  the  people  that  came 
together  to  that  sight,  beholding 
the  things  which  were  done,  smote 
their  breasts,  and  returned. 

49  "And  all  his  acquaintance,  and 
the  women  that  followed  him  from 
Galilee,  stood  afar  olf,  beholding 
these  things. 

50  ^  PxVnd,  behold,  there  was  a 
man  named  Joseph,  a  counsellor; 
and  he  was  a  good  man,  and  a  just: 

51  (The  same  had  not  consented 
to  the  counsel  and  deed  of  them :) 
he  was  of  Arimathea,  a  citj^  of  the 
Jews ;  "i  who  also  himself  waited  for 
the  kingdom  of  God. 
'52  This  man  went  unto  Pilate,  and 
begged  the  body  of  Jesus. 

53  'And  he  took  it  down,  and 
wrapped  it  in  linen,  and  laid  it  in  a 
sepulchre  that  was  hewn  in  stone, 
wherein  never  man  before  was  laid. 

54  And  that  day  was  'the  prepa- 
ration, and  the  sabbath  drew  on. 

55  xVnd  the  women  also,  'which 
came  with  him  from  (Jalilee,  fol- 
lowed after,  and  "beheld  the  sep- 
ulchre, and  how  his  body  was  laid. 

oG  And  they  returned,  and  ^  i)re- 
j  pared  spices  and  ointments  ;  and 
'  rested  the  sabbath  day  ^according 
I  to  the  commandment. 


"  Pii.  .18.  n. 

.Matt.  27.  ,1.1. 
.M  Ilk  1.1.40. 
.See  John 
I'J.  25. 


l'Matt.27..i7. 
.Maikli.42. 

John  19.38. 


^Markls.4^. 
cli.2.  2o,  3». 


■•  Matt.  27. 59. 
Mark  15. 40. 


'  .Matt.  27.  fi2. 


1  ch.  8.  2. 


'Mark  15.47. 


'MarklG.  1. 


r  Ex.  20. 10. 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  C/n-ist\i  rcsiirrecHon  is  (kclared  by  two  aiigdx  to  the 
ivoiiie)!  t/tut  roiiif  to  the  sepulchre.  It  77/c.ve  report  it 
to  others.  13  Chri.\t  himself  appeareth  to  the  tiro 
disciples  that  went  to  Eimnaus:  30  afterwards  he 
nppearelh  to  the  apostles,  and  reprovcth  their  itiihe- 
lief:  47  (/ireth  them  a  charge:  4{)  jtroiituieth  the 
llobj  Ghost :  51  and  so  ascendeth  into  heaven. 

NOW  ^u])on  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  very  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, they  came  unto  the  sepulchre, 
^'bringing  the  spices  which  they 
had  prepared,  and  certain  others 
with  them. 

2  "And  they  found  the  stone  roll- 
ed away  from  the  sepulchre. 

3  ''And  they  entered  in,  and  found 
not  the  body  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  much  i)erplexed  thereabout, 
'behold,  two  men  stood  by  them 
in  shining  garments: 

5  And  as  thev  were  afraid,  and 
bowed  down  their  fac(?s  to  the 
earth,  they  said  unto  them.  Why 
seek  ye  "  the  living  among  the 
dead  f 

G  He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen:  *^ re- 
member how  he  spake  unto  you 
when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee, 

7  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  nuist 
be  delivered  into  the  hands  of  sin- 
ful men,  and  be  crucified,  and  the 
third  day  "rise  again. 

8  And  ^they  remembered  his 
words, 

9  'And  returned  from  the  sepul- 
chre, and  told  all  these  things'  un- 
to the  eleven,  and  to  all  the 
rest. 

10  It  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and 
'  Joanna,  and  Mary  the  mother  of 
James,  and  other  women  that  were 
with  them,  which  told  these  things 
unto  the  apo.stles. 

11  ''And  their  words  seemed  to 
them  as  idle  tales,  and  they  be- 
lieved tluun  not. 

12  '  Then  arose  Peter,  and  ran 
unto  the  sepulchre;  and  stooping 
down,  he  beheld  the  linen  clothes 
laid  by  themselves,  and  departed, 
wondering  in  himself  at  that  which 
was  come  to  i)ass. 

13  ®i  "And,  behold,  two  of  them 
went  that  same  day  to  a  village 
called  Emmaus,  which  was  from  Je- 
rusalem ahont  threescore  furlongs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of 

109 


A.  D.  33. 


•  Matt.  28. 1. 

.Mark  Id.  1. 

I     John  20.  1. 


kch.  23.  5C 


'  >Tatt.  28.  2. 
Murk  1«.  4. 


<lMttrk  1G.5. 
vcT.  \a. 


'John  20.12. 
AcUl.  10. 


II  Or,  him 
l/ial  liietJi. 


I  -Matt.  10.  21. 
&  17.  2;!. 
Mark  8.  31. 

&!i.;!i. 
ch.  U.  22. 


e  John  2. 22. 


I'  Matt.  2S.  S. 
MarklG.  10. 


ich.8.3. 


kMark10.11. 
vcr.  25. 


I  John  20.3,G 


"  Slark  10. 
12. 


Christ  appeareth  to  his  disci2)les 


ST.  LUKE. 


after  his  resurrection. 


A.  D.  33. 


•  Matt.18.20. 
ver.  oti. 


"John  20.  H. 
&  21.  4. 


•>  John  19.23. 


'Matt.  21.11. 
ch.  7.  li;. 
Jdhii  :;.:;.& 

4.  r.t.  &  G.14 

Acts  ;;.  -.'2. 
'  Acts  7.  22. 
•ch.  23.  1. 

Acu  13  27, 

28. 


'ch.  l.«.  .% 
2.  :w. 
Acts  I.e. 


■  Matt.  28.  «. 
Mark  Ki.lO. 
ver.  !P,  III. 
John  2U.  18. 


»  »cr.  12. 


» Tcr.  4fl. 

Act<  17.1. 

I  I'ct.  l.ll. 
•  ver.  45. 

•HAH.ScaiA. 
k  4'.).  III. 
NllTll.  21.  ». 
I  J.' It.  M.I.-.. 

i-p.  ii;.!i.io. 

*  ^j.  Jh  l:12. 

II. 

I»  7.14.  *n. 

t;.*4ii.iiMi. 

jii.vi.ii.  a;>i. 

Jcr.  Si.  .•>.  * 
.•<■<   14,  !.'>. 
Ks.:H.2.I.A 
.-17.  2.1. 
Unn.il.  21. 
Mic.  7.  'M. 
Mai.  .X  1.  & 
4.  2. 

ScconJohn 
1.45. 


all  these  things  which  had  hap- 
pen ed. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while 
they  couiiuuned  together  and  rea- 
soned, "Jesus  himself  drew  near, 
and  went  with  them. 

10  But  "their  e^es  were  holden 
that  they  shouhl  not  know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  AVhat 
manner  of  communications  are 
these  that  ye  have  one  to  anoth- 
er, as  ye  walk,  and  are  sad  ? 

18  And  the  one  of  them,  f  whose 
name  was  Cleopas,  answering  said 
unto  hira.  Art  thou  only  a  stranger 
in  Jerusalem,  and  hast  not  known 
the  things  which  are  come  to  pass 
there  in  these  days  ? 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
things!  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
1  which  was  a  proi)het 'mighty  in 
deed  and  word  before  God  and  all 
the  people : 

20  *And  how  the  chief  priests  and 
our  rulers  delivered  him  to  be  con- 
demned to  death,  and  have  cruci- 
fied him. 

21  But  we  trusted  Hhat  it  had 
been  he  which  should  have  redeem- 
ed Israel:  and  beside  all  this,  to 
day  is  the  third  day  since  these 
tilings  w^ere  done. 

22  Yea,  and  "certain  women  also 
of  our  company  made  us  astonish- 
ed, which  were  early  at  the  sepul- 
chre ; 

23  And  when  they  found  not  his 
body,  they  came,  saying,  that  thej' 
had  also  seen  a  vision  of  angels, 
wliich  said  that  he  was  alive. 

24  And  "^  certain  of  tliem  which 
were  with  us  went  to  the  sepul- 
chre, and  found  it  even  so  as  the 
women  had  said:  but  him  they  saw 
not. 

2.")  Then  he  said  luito  them,  O 
fools,  and  sh)\v  of  heart  to  believe 
all  that  the  projihets  have  spoken: 

2()  'Ought  not  Chri.st  to  have  suf- 
fered tli('.s<3  tilings,  and  to  enter  in- 
to his  glory  t 

27  'And  bcglmiing  at  "INIoses  and 
''all  the  prophets,  lie  exixiunded 
unto  them  in  all  tlic  Scnptm-es  the 
things  f'onf'crning  himself, 

28  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 

110 


village,  whither  they  went:  and 
•^he  made  as  though  he  would  have 
gone  further. 
20  But  '^  they  constrained  him, 
saying,  Abide  with  us ;  for  it  is 
toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  far 
spent.  And  he  went  in  to  tarry 
with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat 
at  meat  with  them,  ''he  took  bread, 
and  blessed  it,  and  brake,  and  gave 
to  them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  opened, 
and  they  knew  him  ;  and  he  "  van- 
ished out  of  their  sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Did  not  our  heart  burn  within  us, 
while  he  talked  with  us  by  the  way, 
and  while  he  ox)ened  to  us  the 
Scriptures  1 

33  And  they  rose  up  the  same 
hour,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem, 
and  found  the  eleven  gathered  to- 
gether, and  them  that  were  with 
them, 

34  Saying,  The  Lord  is  risen  in- 
deed, and  '  hath  appeared  to  Simon. 

35  And  they  told  what  things  were 
(lone  in  the  way,  and  how  he  was 
known  of  them  inbreaking  of  bread. 

30  ^  ^And  as  they  thus  spake, 
Jesus  himself  stood  in  the  midst 
of  them,  and  saith  unto  them. 
Peace  he  unto  you. 

37  But  they  were  terrified  and  af- 
frighted, and  supposed  that  they 
had  seen  ''a  spirit. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
are  ye  troubled  ?  and  why  do 
thoughts  ari.se  in  your  hearts  ? 

30  Behold  my  hands  and  my  feet, 
that  it  is  I  myself:  '  handle  me,  and 
see;  for  a  spirit  hath  not  fiesh  and 
bones,  as  ye  see  me  have. 

40  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
lie  shewed  them  his  hands  and  his 
feet. 

41  And  while  they  yet  believed 
not  "tor  joy,  and  wondered,  he  said 
unto  them,  '  Have  ye  liere  any 
in(?at  ? 

42  And  they  gave  him  a  ])ieee  of 
a  broile<l  llsli,  and  of  a  honeycomb. 

43  '"And  he  took  it,  and  did  eat 
before  tlicm. 

44  And  h(5  said  unto  them,  "Tlie.se 
are  the  words  which  I  spake  unto 


A.  D.  as. 

■■See  Gen. 
.S2.  2«.  &  42. 

-Vlark  C.  48. 

d  Gen.  19.  .3. 

Acts  IB.  15. 


'Matt.  14.19. 


11  Or,  ceased 
t<j  f.c'  sec/i 
of  them. 
SeecK.4.SiJ. 
John  8.  5'.i. 


flCor.  13.  5. 


f  Mnrklfi.H. 
.lohii  Lll.  ly. 
1  Cor.  15.  5. 


b  Mark  G.  49. 


i  John  20. 20, 
27. 


l.Ccn.45.2(i. 
I  .John  21.  5. 


"'Acl<  10.41. 
"  Milt.ir,.-.'!. 

&  ir.  L'2.  & 

L'll.  J.f. 

.Mark  8.31. 

ch.  :i.  22.  & 

l.S.  .•;!. 

vw.  ti. 


The  divinity^  humanity, 


ST.  JOHN. 


and  office  of  Jesus  Christ. 


A.  D.  33. 


"ActslG.  U. 


P  vcr.  2G. 

Vs.  V-J. 

Is.  M.  (i.  & 

5:1.  2.  ,tc. 

Acts  17.  3. 
1  Dan.  11.24. 

Acts  13.  ;i.s, 

41:. 

1  .lo!iii2.1-.'. 
'(:<■».  12.  :!. 

I's.  22.  27. 

U.  i:>.  G,  22. 

Jfr..!l.34. 

ll<«.  2.  2i. 

Mil'.  4.2. 

.Mtil.  1.11. 
•John  I.i.  27. 

Aftsl.,'<.22. 

&  2.  32.  Ic  3. 

15. 


yon,  while  T  was  yet  with  you,  that 
all  thin<i'.s  must  be  fullillcd,  which 
were  written  in  the  law  of  JNFoses, 
and  i)i  the  i)roi)hets,  and  in  the 
psahns,  concerning-  nie. 

45  Then  "opened  he  their  under- 
standing, that  they  might  under- 
stand the  Scriptures, 

40  And  said  unto  them,  ^Thus  it 
is  written,  and  thus  it  behooved 
Christ  to  sutler,  and  to  rise  from 
the  dead  the  third  day : 

47  And  that  repentance  and  ''re- 
mission of  sins  should  be  ])reached 
in  his  name  "^ among  all  nations,  be- 
ginning at  Jerusalem. 

48  And  'ye  are  witnesses  of  these 
things. 


49  1  ^And,  behold,  I  send  the 
promise  of  my  Father  upon  you: 
but  tarry  ye  in  the  city  of  Jerusa- 
lem, until  ye  be  endued  with  pow- 
er from  on  high. 

50  1  And  he  led  them  out  "as  far 
as  to  Bethany,  and  he  lifted  up  bis 
hands,  and  blessed  them. 

51  ''And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
he  blessed  them,  he  was  i)arted 
from  them,  and  carried  up  into 
heaven. 

52  'And  they  worshipped  him, 
and  returned  to  Jerusalem  Avith 
great  joy : 

53  And  w^ere  continually  4n  the 
temple,  praising  and  blessing  God. 
Amen. 


•  Prov.  R.  22, 

2.i,  &c. 

Ceil.  I.  17. 

1  .lohn  1.  1. 

Kfv.  1.2.  & 

1<(.  13. 
l>  Prc.v.  8.  30. 

ch.  17.  0. 

1  John  1.2. 
'Phil.  2.fi. 

1  Jdhn  5.7. 
d  Gen.  1.  1. 
"^  Ps.  .'J.'!.  0. 

ver.  1(1. 

E|>h..i.  9. 

Oil.  1.  1«. 

Iltb.  1.  2. 

Kev.  4.  11. 
!ch.  .'>.  2G. 

lJohn5.ll. 
8ch..S.12.&!). 

.^.Si  12.:!,"j,4i;. 
h  ch.  3.  lU. 


A.  D.  20. 

iM.il.3. 1. 
Miitt.  3.  1. 
Luke  3.2. 

vcr.  .'"I. 
k  Acts  19.  4. 


1  ver.  4. 
Is.  49.  G. 
1  John  2.  8. 


"■  ver.  3. 
Heb.  1.  2.  & 
11.3. 


"  Lnkein.H. 
Acts  i.  2G. 
&  13.  4(1. 


THE  GOSTEL  ACCORDING  TO 


ST.  JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  diviiiU)/,  hiananitij,  and  office  of  Jeans  Christ. 
15  Tlie  iesliinoHij  of  John.  39  The  calling  of' An- 
drew, Peter,  d:c. 

IN  the  beginning  '^  was  the  Word, 
and  the  Word  was  ''with  God, 
■^and  the  Word  was  God. 

2  ''The  same  was  in  the  beginning 
with  God. 

3  ''All  things  were  made  by  liim; 
and  without  him  was  not  any  thing 
made  that  Avas  made. 

4  ^In  him  was  life;  and  '^the  life 
was  the  light  of  men. 

5  And  ■'  the  light  shineth  in  dark- 
ness ;  and  the  darkness  compre- 
hended it  not. 

G  1  '  There  Avas  a  man  sent  from 
God,  whose  name  was  John. 

7  ''The  same  came  for  a  witness, 
to  bear  witness  of  the  Light,  that 
all  men  through  him  might  believe. 

8  He  Avas  not  that  Light,  but  was 
sent  to  bear  w  itness  of  that  Light. 

d'^That  was  the  true  Light,  which 
lightetli  every  man  that  cometh  in- 
to the  Avorld. 

10  He  was  in  the  world,  and  '"the 
Avorld  Avas  made  by  liini,  and  the 
WH^rld  knew  him  not. 

11  "He  came  unto  his  own,  and 
his  own  received  him  not. 


12  But  ''as  many  as  received  him, 
to  them  gave  he  "  poAver  to  become 
the  sons  of  God,  even  to  them  that 
belicA'e  on  his  name: 

13  •' Which  Avere  born,  not  of  blood, 
nor  of  the  Avill  of  the  flesh,  nor  of 
the  will  of  man,  but  of  God. 

14  ''And  the  Word  'Avas  made 
^ flesh,  and  dAvelt  among  us,  (and 
'Ave  beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  as 
of  the  only  begotten  of  the  Father,) 
"full  of  grace  and  truth. 

15  ^1  ''John  bare  Avitness  of  him, 
and  cried,  saying,  This  Avas  he  of 
whom  I  spake,  ^He  that  cometh 
after  me  is  i)referred  before  me ; 
'for  he  Avas  before  me. 

IG  And  of  his  'fulness  haA'e  all  we 
received,  and  grace  for  grace. 

17  For ''the  law  was  given  by 
Moses,  hut  'grace  and  ''truth  came 
by  Jesus  Christ. 

18  'No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any 
time;  /the  only  begotten  Son, 
which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father, 
he  hath  declared  him. 

10  *^1  And  this  is  'the  record  of 
John,  Avhen  the  Jcavs  sent  priests 
and  Levites  from  Jerusalem  to  ask 
him,  AVho  art  thou  ? 

'vcr.  14.    ch.  .3.1c,  18.    IJohn  4.  9.    A.  D.  30.    fch.  5.  S3. 
Ill 


A.  D.33. 

'  Ts.  44.  3. 
Joel  2.  28. 
John  14   IG, 
2G.  it  15.  2«. 
&  IG,  7. 
.Alts  I.  4.  81 
2. 1,ic. 


"AcUl.  12. 


"2  Kin(;s2. 
II. 

Mark  1G.19. 
John  211.  17. 
Acts  1.9. 
Kph.  4.  ». 


y  M«tL  28.  9, 

ir. 


'  .Acts  2.  4C. 
Hii.  42. 


A.  D.  26. 

"  Is.  5<i.  5. 

Koni.  8.  15. 

Gal.  .3.  2G. 

2  1Vt.  1.4. 

1  .John  3. 1. 
II  Or,  Ihe 

iitilil,  or, 

piiiilegc. 
I'rh.  3.  5. 

June...  I.  IS. 

1  Pet.  l.J.;. 
1  .Matt.  1.  IG, 

2". 

I.nkc  1.  3], 

.'*'».  &  2.  7. 

1  i  ini.  8.IC. 
'  RoMi.  1.3. 

U;il.  4.  4. 

•I Id).  2.  II, 

14,  IG.  17. 

•  Is.  411.  .5. 
Matt.  17.2. 
eh.  2.  11. 

.t  11.411. 

2  Pet.  I.  17. 
"C  1.  1.  19. 

.^i  2.  .3,  9. 

*  vcr.  32. 
ch.:t.  32.  * 

'  .Mutt.  .3.  11. 

.M:irk  1.7. 

Luke  3.  IG. 

ver.  27,  .30. 

ch.  .3.  31. 
»ch.  KM. 

Col.  1.  17. 
'ch.  .3.  .34. 

i;|)h.l.G.7,8. 

Col.  I.  19. & 

2.  9,  HI. 
^  Ex.  -20.  1, 

(k  . 

Dcut.  4.  44. 

Sii.l.ti  33. 

4. 
bRom.  S.  24. 

&  ,■>.  21.  k  6. 

14. 
'ch.  8.32.  & 

1 1.  G. 
d  Ex.  .33.  20. 

Dent.  4.  12. 

.Mntt.  11.27. 

Luke  HI.  22. 

ch.G.  4G. 

1  Tim.  1.17. 

KG.  IG. 

1  John  4. 12, 


JoliiVs  testimony 


ST.  JOHK 


concernina  Christ. 


A.  D.  30. 

s  Luke  .!.  15. 
rh  ::.  as. 
Acts  I.{.  25. 


hMaI.4..1. 
.Mat..  ir.lO. 

■  Dcut.  18.15. 

IS. 
1  Or. 

u  prophet  f 


k  ^ratt.  S  .■!. 
.Mark  1.  .1. 
Luke  .1.  4. 
eh.  3.  2(i. 


I  Is.  40.  3. 


"M.itt.".  11 
"  Mai.  3. 1. 


"vcr.  I.').  ?A 
Acta  I'J.  4. 


V  JudR.  -.  24. 
ch.  10.  W. 


I  Ex.  12. 3. 

Is.  5.'!.  7. 

ver.  .'Ht. 

Acti  .S.  .12. 

1  l"et  1.  13. 

Kcv.  6.  (i, 

&c 
'I.H.  .W.  11. 

I  Cor  1.';.  .1. 

C;:il.  1.  4. 

llcb.  1..!.  & 

L'.K.&it.is. 

1  I'et.  i.  -^4. 

1  .lulin  2  '.'. 

Sc  ■!.  .5  &  4. 

10 

K.v.  1.  5. 

a  Or. 

Uareth. 
'  vcr.  1.5,  27. 
'.Mai.  .-!.  1. 

iMatt.  .'(  tl. 

Luke  1.  17. 

7ii,  77.  *3. 

.!.  4. 

"  .Matt.  r..  n; 

.Murk  I.  10 
Luke  -i.  2i. 
ch.  S.  3i. 


'Matt.  ,T  II. 
Act»I.  .5.  & 
•J.  4.  ft  10.44. 
*  I'J.  li. 


20  And  ^lie  confessed,  and  denied 
not;  but  confessed,  I  am  not  tlie 
Christ.  • 

21  And  tlaey  asked  him,  What 
then  f  Art  thou  ''  Elias  I  And  he 
saith,  I  am  not.  Art  thou '"that 
Prophet  ?     And  he  answered,  ISo. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who 
art  thou  ?  that  we  may  give  an 
answer  to  them  that  sent  us.  What 
sayest  thou  of  thyself? 

23  ""He  said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one 
crying  in  the  wiklerness.  Make 
fitraight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as 
'said  the  prophet  Esaias. 

24  And  they  which  were  sent  were 
of  the  Pharisees. 

25  And  they  asked  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  baptizest  thou 
then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ,  nor 
Elias,  neither  that  Prophet? 

20  John  answered  them,  saying, 
""I  baptize  with  water:  "but  there 
standeth  one  among  you,  whom  ye 
know  not ; 

27  °He  it  is,  who  coming  after  me 
is  preferred  before  me,  whose  shoe's 
kitchet  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose. 

28  These  things  were  done  ^in 
Bethabara  beyond  Jordan,  where 
John  was  baptizing. 

29  ^  The  next  day  John  seeth 
Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith, 
Behokl  nhe  Lamb  of  God,  "^  which 
I'  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  Avorld  ! 

30  'This  is  he  of  whom  I  said, 
After  me  cometh  a  man  which  is 
l)referred  before  me ;  for  he  was  be- 
fore me. 

31  And  I  knew  him  not :  but  that 
he  should  be  made  manifest  to  Is- 
rael, "therefore  am  1  come  baptiz- 
ing with  water. 

32  "And  John  bare  record,  say- 
ing, I  saw  the  Spirit  descending 
from  heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it 
abode  u[Hm  him. 

33  And  1  knew  him  not :  T)ut  he 
that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  water, 
th(i  same  said  unto  me,  U[)on  whom 
thou  shalt  s('(!  tlu;  Spirit  descend- 
ing, an«l  remaining  on  him,  ''the 
same  is  he  which  baptizeth  with 
the  Holy  (ihost. 

34  And  I  saw,  and  bare  record 
that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

35  *i[  Again  tlie  next  day  after, 

112 


John  stood,  and  two  of  his  disci- 
ples ; 

36  And  looking  upon  Jesus  as  he 
walked,  he  saith,  >  Behold  the  Lamb 
of  God ! 

37  And  the  two  disciples  heard 
him  speak,  and  they  followed 
Jesus. 

38  Then  Jesus  turned,  and  saw 
them  following,  and  saith  unto 
them,  What  seek  ye?  They  said 
unto  him,  Rabbi,  (which  is  to  say, 
being  interpreted,  Master,)  where 
"dwellest  thou? 

39  He  saith  unto  them,  Come  and 
see.  They  came  and  saw  where  he 
dwelt,  and  abode  with  him  that 
day:  for  it  was  "about  the  tenth 
hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  which  heard 
John  spcali,  and  followed  him,  was 
^Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother. 

41  He  first  findeth  his  own  brother 
Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  We 
have  found  the  Messias,  which  is, 
being  interpreted,  "  the  Christ. 

42  And  he  brought  him  to  Jesus. 
And  when  Jesus  beheld  him,  he 
said.  Thou  art  Simon  the  son  of 
Jona:  ''thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas, 
which  is  by  interpretation,  "A  stone. 

43  *f  The  day  following  Jesus 
would  go  forth  into  Galilee,  and 
findeth  Philip,  and  saith  unto  him. 
Follow  me. 

44  Now  ^'Philip  was  of  Bethsaida, 
the  city  of  Andrew  and  Peter. 

45  Philip  findeth  'Nathanael,  and 
saith  unto  him.  We  have  found 
him,  of  whom  ''Moses  in  the  law, 
and  the  'prophets,  did  w^rite,  Jesus 
*^ of  Nazareth,  the  son  of  Joseph. 

4G  And  Kathanael  said  unto  him, 
^Can  there  any  good  thing  come 
out  of  Nazareth  ?  Philip  saith  un- 
to him.  Come  and  see. 

47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming 
to  him,  and  saith  of  him,  Behohl 
'•an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is 
no  guile ! 

48'  Nathanael  saith  unto  him. 
Whence  knowest  thou  me!  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  him.  Be- 
fore that  Philip  called  thee,  when 
thou  wast  under  the  fig  tree,  I  saw 
thee. 

49  Nathanael  answered  and  saith 


A.  D.  30. 


y  ver.  29. 


I  Or,abidest. 


II  Thnl  v?as 
two  hours 
bcjoreniijht. 


'Matt.  4.  18. 


II  Or,  t!ie 
Anointed. 


"Matt.  10.18. 
II  Or,  Peter. 


bch.l2.  21. 


"ch.  21.2. 


H  Gen.  .■?.  15. 

Hi  4').  10. 

Ueut.  1.S.18. 

hee  oil 

Luke  24.  27. 
'Is  4.2.  &r. 

14.  .ty.  li.  i 

Mie.'j.  2. 
Zeeli.i;.  12. 
.t  '.I.  y. 
See  lurtrc 
on  Luke  24. 
L'7. 

'  .Matt.  2.  23. 
Luke  2.  4. 


■^eli. 


.  4L42, 


h  Ps.  32.  2.  -t 
73.  1. 
eh.  8.  ?a. 
Kom.  2.  18, 

::y.  &  y.  u. 


tlk 


Christ  turneth  water  into  ivine. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Hepurgeth  tlie  temple. 


A.D. 


i  Matt.  14. 3.3. 
k  Matt  L'l.  .5. 

ftL"/.  II,4J. 

ch.  18.  37.  ii 

ly.  3. 


1  Ocn.  28. 12. 
Matt.  4.  11. 
l.iikc  •>.  y, 
l.i.  &  2-.'.  43. 
&  L'4.  4. 
Acts  1.  10. 


*  See  Josh. 
lU.  28. 


l-ch.  19.  2G. 


■•  So  2  Sam. 
li:.10.  &ia. 


<l  ch.  7.  G. 


•  Mark  7.  3. 


fch.  4.  46. 


I'^' 


unto  him,  Eabbi,  'tliou  art  the  Son 
of  God ;  thou  art  "^  the  Kin^  of  Is- 
rael. 

50  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I 
saw  thee  under  the  li^  tree,  believ- 
est  thou  ?  thou  shalt  see  greater 
things  than  these. 

51  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Yerily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  '  Hereafter 
ye  shall  see  heaven  open,  and  the 
angels  of  God  ascending  and  de- 
scending upon  the  Son  of  man. 

CHAPTER  II. 

I  Christ  turneth  water  into  wine,  12  departeth  into 
Capernaum',  and  to  Jerusalem,  14  where  he  puri/eth 
the  temple  of  bui/ers  and  xellcrs.  19  7/«  foretelleth 
hi.s  death  and  reanrreclion.  23  Many  believed  because 
of  his  miracles,  but  he  would  not  trust  himself  with 
them. 

AND  the  third  day  there  was  a 
_  marriage  in  ="  Cana  of  Galilee ; 
and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there : 

2  And  both  Jesus  was  called,  and 
his  disciples,  to  the  marriage. 

3  And  when  they  wanted  wine, 
the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto 
him,  They  have  no  wine. 

4  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  ^AVoman, 
'^what  have  I  to  do  with  thee  f 
''mine  hour  is  not  yet  come. 

5  His  mother  saith  unto  the  serv- 
ants. Whatsoever  he  saith  unto 
you,  do  it. 

0  And  there  w^ere  set  there  six 
waterpots  of  stone,  ^  after  the  man- 
ner of  the  j)urifying  of  the  Jews, 
containing  two  or  three  firkins 
apiece. 

7  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Fill  the 
waterpots  with  water.  And  they 
lilled  them  up  to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Draw 
out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  gov- 
ernor of  the  feast.  And  they  bare 
it. 

9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had 
tasted  ^the  water  that  was  made 
wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  was, 
(but  the  servants  which  drew  the 
water  knew,)  the  governor  of  the 
feast  called  the  bridegroom, 

10  And  saith  unto  him,  Every  man 
at  the  beginning  doth  set  forth  good 
wine ;  and  when  men  have  well 
drunk,  then  that  which  is  worse: 
but  thou  hast  kept  the  good  wine 
until  now. 

71 


11  This  beginning  of  miracles  did  I 
Jesus  in   Cana   of   Galilee,   ^  and  i 
manifested  forth  his  glory;  and  his 
disciples  believed  on  him. 

12  1  After  this  he  went  down  to 
Cai)ernaum,  he,  and  his  mother, 
and  ''  his  brethren,  and  his  disci- 
ples ;  and  they  continued  there  not 
many  days. 

13  1  'And  the  Jews'  passover  was 
at  hand,  and  Jesus  went  up  to  Je- 
rusalem, , 

14  ''And  found  in  the  temple  tho.se 
that  sold  oxen  and  sheep  and  doves, 
and  the  changers  of  money  sit- 
ting : 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a 
scourge  of  small  cords,  he  drove 
them  all  out  of  the  temple,  and  the 
sheep,  and  the  oxen ;  and  poured 
out  the  changers'  money,  and  over- 
threw the  tables ; 

10  And  said  unto  them  that  sold 
doves,  Take  these  things  hence ; 
make  not  'my  Father's  house  a 
house  of  merchandise. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered 
that  it  was  written,  "'The  zeal  of 
thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up. 

18  ^[  Then  answered  the  Jews  and 
said  unto  him, "  What  sign  shewest 
thou  unto  us,  seeing  that  thou  do- 
est  these  things  ? 

19  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  "Destroy  this  temple,  and  in 
three  days  I  will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Fortj"  and 
six  years  was  this  temple  in  build- 
ing, and  wilt  thou  rear  it  up  in 
three  days  ? 

21  But  he  spake  ^of  the  temple  of 
his  body. 

22  When  therefore  he  was  risen 
from  the  dead,  ''his  disciples  re- 
membered that  he  had  said  this 
unto  them ;  and  they  believed  the 
Scripture,  and  the  word  which  Je- 
sus had  said. 

23  ^[  Now  when  he  was  in  Jeru- 
salem at  the  passover,  in  the  feast 
day,  many  believed  in  his  name, 
when  they  saw  the  miracles  which 
he  did. 

24  But  Jesus  did  not  commit  him- 
self unto  them,  because  he  knew 
all  men, 

25  And  needed  not  that  any  should 


A.D.  30. 


Kcli.  1.  14. 


h  Malt.  12.48. 


'F.x.  12.  14. 
Di^^ut.  16.  1, 
1(1. 

ver.  23. 
cli.  .V  l.&G. 
4.  Sc  11.  U. 

I  Matt.  21.1 2. 
M.irkll.l.V 
Luke  I'J.  to. 


1  Luke  2. 49. 


"  Ps.  09.  9. 


»  Matt. 12.38. 
ch.  0.30. 


»  Matt.  26.61. 
&  L'7.  411. 
.Mark  14.  M. 
&  15.  29. 


P  Col.  2. 9. 
1Kb.  8.  2. 
So  I  Cor.  3. 
lO.  jt  0.  ly. 
■^  Cur.  0. 16. 


1  Luke  24.  8. 


Christ's  conference 


ST.  JOHN. 


with  Nicodemus, 


A.  U.  30. 

'1  Sam.  1(1.7. 
1  Chr.  28.  a. 
JIatt   !).  4. 
Mark  L'.  K 
ch.  (i.  (A.  & 
Ifi.  M. 
Acts  1.  24. 
Kev.  a.  13. 


•ch.  7..50.  & 
lU.  3y. 


bch.9.16..'t.. 
Acts  V.  ^2. 


'  Acts  10. 38. 


ilch.  l-M. 

linl.  li.  l.'i. 

Tit. ::. .'.. 

Jamcbl.  IK. 

1  I'et.  l.lTt. 

1  John^.  U. 
I  Or, 
/rum  above. 


•  Mark  IC.IC. 
Acta  -1.  'M. 


BOr, 

Jrom  rVjove. 
'Ecc.  II.  J. 
1  Cor.  -2.  n. 


•  ch.C.52,00. 


k  Matt.  II. ■•'7. 

cli.  I.  I-*,  tl 

7.  !<!.  *.H.Vi. 

ft  1.^.  4'.l.  & 

14.  24. 
iver.  32. 


k  Trov.  no  4. 

ch.ii.  .Tl.:w, 
&I,t>2. «  lit. 

Act*  2.  ."M. 
1  Cor.  I.'..47. 
J::ph.4.'J,U). 


testify  of  man ;  for  'he  knew  what 
was  in  man. 

CHAPTEE  III. 

1  Christ  teachetli  Xiaidemus  the  necessitij  of  reffenera- 
iion.  14  Offdith  in  his  death.  10  The  (jrcat  love 
of  God  towardx  the  world.  18  Condemnation  for 
nnhtlief.  '2'.i  The  haptisiii,  witness  and  doctrine  of 
Joint  concerning  Christ. 

THERE  was  a  man  of  the  Phar- 
isees, named  Nicodemus,  a  rul- 
er of  tlie  Jews : 

2  'The  same  came  to  Jesus  by 
night,  and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi, 
we  know  tliat  thou  art  a  teacher 
come  Ironi  God:  for  'no  man  can 
do  these  miracles  that  thou  doest, 
except  ''God  be  with  him. 

3  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee, 
''Except  a  man  be  born  "again, 
he  cannot  see  the  kingdom  of 
God.- 

4  Nicodemus  saith  unto  him.  How 
can  a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old  ? 
can  he  enter  the  second  time  into 
his  mother's  womb,  and  be  born  ? 

5  Jesus  answered,  Verily,  verilj^, 
I  say  unto  thee,  "^  Except  a  man  be 
born  of  Avater  and  of  the  Si)irit,  he 
cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

G  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh 
is  flesh ;  and  that  which  is  born  of 
the  Spirit  is  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto 
thee.  Ye  must  be  born  "again. 

8  "^The  wind  bloweth  where  it  list- 
eth,  and  thou  hearest  the  sound 
thereof,  but  canst  not  tell  whence 
it  Cometh,  and  Avhither  it  goeth : 
so  is  every  one  that  is  born  of  the 
Spirit. 

!)  Nicodemus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  ^llow  can  these  thiniis 
be? 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel, 
and  knowest  not  these  things  t 

J 1 "  Verily,  verily,  1  say  unto  thee. 
We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and 
testify  that  we  have  seen  ;  and  'ye 
receive  not  our  witness. 

12  If  1  have  told  you  earthly 
things,  and  ye  believe  not,  how 
shall  ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  of 
hen  von  ly  things  ? 

l.'j  .^Vnd  no  man  hath  ascended 
up  to  heaven,  but  ho  that  came 
114 


begotten 


down  from  heaven,  even  the  Son 
of  man  which  is  in  heaven. 

14  *[  'And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the 
serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so 
'"  must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted 
up: 

15  That  whosoever  belie veth  in 
him  should  not  perish,  but  "have 
eternal  life. 

IG  1  °For  God  so  loved  the  world, 
that  he  gave  his  only  begotten 
Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in 
him  should  not  perish,  but  have 
everlasting  life. 

17  r'For  God  sent  not  his  Son  in- 
to the  world  to  condemn  the  world ; 
but  that  the  world  through  him 
might  be  saved. 

18  1  "  He  that  believeth  on  him 
is  not  condemned :  but  he  that  be- 
lieveth not  is  condemned  already, 
because  he  hath  not  believed  in 
the  name  of  the  only 
Son  of  God. 

19  And  this  is  the  condemnation, 
'that  light  is  come  into  the  world, 
and  men  loved  darkness  rather 
than  light,  because  their  deeds 
were  evil. 

20  For  ^  every  one  that  doeth  evil 
hateth  the  light,  neither  cometh  to 
the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should  be 
"reproved. 

21  But  he  that  doeth  truth  com- 
eth to  the  light,  that  his  deeds 
may  be  made  manifest,  that  they 
are  Avrought  in  God. 

22  ■[  After  these  things  came  Je- 
sus and  his  disciples  into  the  land 
of  Judea ;  and  there  he  tarried  with 
them,  'and  baptized. 

23  •]  And  John  also  was  baptizing 
in  Enon  near  to  "Salim,  because 
there  was  much  water  there :  ""and 
they  came,  and  were  baptized. 

24  For  ^  John  was  not  yet  cast  in- 
to prison. 

25  "j  Then  there  arose  a  question 
between  some  of  John's  disciples 
and  the  Jews  about  purifying. 

2(1  And  they  came  unto  John,  and 
said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  he  that  was 
with  thee  beyond  Jordan,  'to  whom 
thou  barest  witness,  behold,  the 
same  baptizeth,  and  all  men  come 
to  him. 

27  John  answered  and  said,  ''A 


A.  D.  30. 


1  Num.  21.  9. 


■"  ch.  8.  28.  & 
12.  32. 


"  ver.  ?.fl. 
ch.  U.  47. 


"Rom.S.  S. 
lJohn4.  9. 


P  Luke  9.  -A. 
ch. .').  45.  & 
H.  13.  JtlJ. 
47. 
l,lohn4.14. 


ich.  5.  24.  & 
U.  411,  47.  & 
20.  ai. 


■■ch.  1.4,9,10, 
11.  &B.  12. 


'Job  24. 1.'?, 
17. 
Eph.  5. 13. 


II  Or. 
discovered. 


'ch.  4.  2. 

"  1  Sam.  9. 4. 
»  Malt.  3.J,C. 

5  Matt.  14.  3. 


•ch.  1.  7,  15, 

27,34. 


•1  Cor.  4.  7. 
Hob.  a.  4. 
James  1. 17. 


^ 


Christ  talketh  unth 


ST.  JOHN. 


a  tvoman  of  Samaria. 


A.  D.  30. 

II  Or.  take 
Wifo  him~ 
setj'. 

'■ch.  1.20,27. 

''Mai.  3.  1. 

.Mark  1.  2. 

Luke  l.ir. 
i  Matt.  22.  2. 

2  Cor.  11.2. 

Eph.  5.  25, 

27. 

Rev.  21.  9. 
'  Cant.  S.  1. 


fver.  M. 

ch.  S.  2'!. 
BMatt.2.S.lS. 

ch.  1.  1.1,27. 

Kiim.  \K  5. 
hlCor.lS.47. 
ich.  G.  ."i. 

1  Cor.  1.5.47. 

Eph.  1.21. 

Phil.  2.  y. 

kver.  11. 
ch.  S.  20.  & 
15. 15. 


IR<mi..1.  4. 
1  John  5.10. 


"■ch.  I.  10. 


"ch.l.  10. 


"Matt.  11.27. 

&  2S.  IS. 

Luke  111.22. 

ch.5.  21),  22. 

&  13. 3.  i  17. 

2. 

Heb.  2.  8. 
P  Hab.  2.  4. 

ch.  1.  12.  & 

0.47. 

ver.  15, 10. 

Kom.  1.  17. 

lJohu5. 10. 


•ch.3.22,2G. 


bGon..03.19. 
&  4H.  22. 
Josh.  24.  32. 


man  can  "receive  nothing,  except 
it  be  given  liini  from  heaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness, 
tliat  I  said,  ^'I  am  not  the  Christ, 
but  ^that  1  am  sent  before  him. 

29  'He  tliat  Iiath  tlie  bride  is  the 
bridegroom :  but  'the  friend  of  the 
bridegroom,  wliieh  standetli  and 
lieareth  liim,  rejoicetli  greatly  be- 
cause of  the  bridegroom's  voice: 
this  my  joy  therefore  is  fultilled. 

30  He  must  increase,  but  I  must 
decrease. 

01  'He  that  cometli  from  above 
^is  above  all:  ''he  that  is  of  the 
earth  is  earthly,  and  speaketh  of 
the  earth :  '  he  that  cometh  from 
heaven  is  above  all. 

32  And  ''what  he  hath  seen  and 
heard,  that  he  testilieth ;  and  no 
man  receiveth  his  testimony. 

33  He  that  hath  received  his  testi- 
mony 'hath  set  to  his  seal  that 
God  is  true. 

34™Forhewhom  God  hath  sent 
speaketh  the  words  of  God:  for 
God  giveth  not  the  Spirit "  by  meas- 
ure imto  him. 

35  'The  Father  loveth  the  Son, 
and  hath  given  all  things  into  his 
hand. 

3G  ^'  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
hath  everlasting  life :  and  he  that 
believeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see 
life ;  but  the  wrath  of  God  abide th 
on  him. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Chi-Lit  talketh  u'lth  a  tvurnaii  of  Samay-ia,  and  rc- 
vealdh  hbnuclf  unto  her.  27  His  dUciples  marud. 
31  He  deelarcth  to  tliem  /lis  zeal  to  God's  glory.  '6\) 
3Iaiuj  S((iiianlans  bdicve  on  hiia.  43  He  departet/i 
into  (ralilee,  and  healeth  the  rider'' s  son  that  lay  sick 
at  Caixrnaum. 

WHEN  therefore  the  Lord  knew 
how  the  Pharisees  had  heard 
that  Jesus  made  and  "baptized 
more  disciples  than  John, 

2  (Though  Jesus  himself  baptized 
not,  but  his  disciples,) 

3  He  left  Judea,  aud  departed 
again  into  Galilee. 

4  And  he  must  needs  go  through 
Samaria. 

5  Then  cometh  he  to  a  city  of  Sa- 
maria, which  is  called  Sychar,  near 
to  the  parcel  of  ground  ^  that  Jacob 
gave  to  his  son  Joseph. 

6  Now  Jacob's  well  was  there. 
Jesus  therefore,  being  wearied  with 


/lis  journey,  sat  thus  on  the  well : 
and  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 

7  There  cometh  a  woman  of  Sa- 
maria to  draw  water :  Jesus  saith 
unto  her.  Give  me  to  drink. 

8  (For  his  disciples  were  gone 
away  unto  the  city  to  buy  m(?at.) 

9  Then  saith  the  woman  of  Sama- 
ria unto  him.  How  is  it  that  thou, 
being  a  Jew,  askest  drink  of  me, 
which  am  a  woman  of  Samaria? 
for  nhe  Jews  have  no  dealings 
with  the  Samaritans. 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of 
God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith  to 
thee,  Give  me  to  drink;  thou 
wouldest  have  asked  of  him,  and 
he  would  have  given  thee  '  living 
water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him. 
Sir,  thou  ha.st  nothing  to  draw  with, 
and  the  well  is  deep  :  from  whence 
then  hast  thou  that  living  water  f 

12  Art  thou  greater  than  our 
father  Jacob,  which  gave  us  the 
well,  and  drank  thereof  himself, 
aud  his  children,  and  his  cattle  t 

13  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her.  Whosoever  drinketh  of  this 
water  shall  thirst  again  : 

14  But  'whosoever  drinketh  of  the 
water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall 
never  thirst;  but  the  water  that  I 
shall  give  him  ^shall  be  in  him  a 
well  of  water  springing  up  into 
everlasting  life. 

15  '■'The  woman  saith  unto  him. 
Sir,  give  me  this  water,  that  I  thirst 
not,  neither  come  hither  to  draw. 

IG  Jesus  wSaitli  unto  her,  Go,  call 
thy  husband,  and  come  hither. 

17  The  woman  answered  aud  said, 
I  have  no  husband.  Jesus  said 
unto  her.  Thou  hast  well  said,  I 
have  no  husbaud : 

18  For  thou  hast  had  five  hus- 
bands; and  he  Avhom  thou  now 
hast  is  not  thy  husband:  in  that 
saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  ''1  perceive  that  thou  art  a 
prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  worshipped  in  '  this 
mountain ;  and  ye  say,  that  in  ''Je- 
rusalem is  the  j)lace  where  men 
ought  to  worship. 

115 


A.  D.  30. 


■^2  King!  17. 
24. 
I.ukc  0.  52, 

Acta  10.  28. 


J  Ib.  12.  3.  & 
44.  .3. 

Jcr.  2.  1.3. 
Zoch.  13. 1. 
Si  14.  tj. 


'  ch.  C.S5,5a. 


fch.  7.3S. 


f  Sec  ch.  fi. 
34.  <i  17.  2, 
3. 

llom.  0.  2i 
1  John  5.20. 


b  Luke  7.  10. 
&  24.  1«. 
ch.  0.  14.  & 
7.40. 

iJudg.  9.  7. 

k  Dcut.  12. 5, 

lKinK8  9.3. 
2  Chi.  7.  U 

Many  Samaritans 


ST.  JOHK 


Relieve  in  Christ. 


A.  D.  30. 

'Mai.  1.  n. 
1  Tim.  2.  8. 


"■2  Kings  1". 

2U. 


■■  Is.  2.  ". 
Luke  24.47. 
Kom.  "J.  4,5. 


0  Phil.  3.  3. 

»'ch.  1. 17. 


1 2  Cor.  3. 17. 


'ver.  29,  39. 

•  Matt.  26.63, 
(;4. 
iMark  14.61, 

Ch.  9.  37. 


<  Tcr.  25. 


•Job  23. 12. 
ch.  i>. :».  Sc 

J'.  4.  &  19. 


«  Mall.  9.  37. 
J.iikeia2. 


)  Dan.  12.  .3. 


21  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman, 
believe  me,  the  hour  cometh,  'when 
ye  shall  neither  in  this  mountain, 
nor  yet  at  Jerusalem,  worship  the 
Father. 

22  Ye  worship  ""ye  know  not 
what :  we  know  what  we  worship ; 
for  "  salvation  is  of  the  Jews. 

23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now 
is,  when  the  true  worshippers  shall 
worship  the  Father  in  ''spirit  ^'and 
in  truth:  for  the  Father  seeketh 
such  to  worship  him. 

24  "  God  is  a  Spirit :  and  they  that 
worship  him  must  worship  Mm  in 
spirit  and  in  truth. 

25  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  I 
know  that  Messias  cometh,  which 
is  called  Christ :  when  he  is  come, 
'he  will  tell  us  all  things. 

26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  'I  that 
speak  unto  thee  am  he. 

27  1  And  upon  this  came  his  dis- 
ciples, and  marvelled  that  he  talked 
with  the  woman  :  yet  no  man  said. 
What  seekest  thou  I  or,  Why  talk- 
est  thou  with  her  1 

28  The  woman  then  left  her  wa- 
terpot,  and  went  her  way  into  the 
city,  and  saith  to  the  men, 

29  Come,  see  a  man,  ^  which  told 
me  all  tilings  that  ever  I  did :  is 
not  this  the'Christ? 

30  Then  they  went  out  of  the  city, 
and  came  unto  him. 

31  ^  In  the  mean  while  his  disci- 
ples prayed  him,  saying,  Master, 
eat. 

32  But  he  said  unto  them,  I  have 
meat  to  eat  that  ye  know  not  of. 

33  Therefore  said  the  disciples 
one  to  another,  Hath  any  man 
brought  him  umjht  to  eat  I 

34  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "My 
meat  is  to  do  the  will  of  him  that 
sent  me,  and  to  finish liis  work. 

.'55  Say  not  ye,  I'lien^  are  yet  four 
monllis,  and  then  cometh  harvest? 
beliold,  I  say  unto  you,  Lift  up 
your  eyes,  and  look  on  the  fields ; 
"for  they  are  white  already  to  liar- 
vest.  # 

30  'And  he  that  reapeth  rcceiveth 
wages,  and  gathereth  fruit  unto 
life  eternal :  tliat  botli  he  that  sow- 
eth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice 
together. 

116 


37  And  herein  is  that  saying  true. 
One  soweth,  and  another  reapeth. 

38  I  sent  you  to  reap  that  where- 
on ye  bestowed  no  labour:  other 
men  laboured,  and  ye  are  entered 
into  their  labours. 

39  1  And  many  of  the  Samaritans 
of  that  city  believed  on  him  ^for  the 
saying  of  the  woman,  which  testi- 
fied, He  told  me  all  that  ever  I 
did. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  were 
come  unto  him,  they  besought  him 
that  he  would  tarry  with  them : 
and  he  abode  there  two  davs. 

41  And  many  more  believed  be- 
cause of  his  own  word ; 

42  And  said  unto  the  woman, 
Now  we  believe,  not  because  of 
thy  saying :  for  ^  we  have  heard 
him  ourselves,  and  know  that  this 
is  indeed  the  Christ,  the  Saviour  of 
the  world. 

43  *f  Now  after  two  days  he  de- 
parted thence,  and  went  into  Gali- 
lee. 

44  For  ''Jesus  himself  testified, 
that  a  prophet  hath  no  honour  in 
his  own  country. 

45  Then  when  he  was  come  into 
Galilee,  the  Galileans  received  him, 
Slaving  seen  all  the  things  that  he 
did  at  Jerusalem  at  the  feast:  ''for 
they  also  went  unto  the  feast. 

46  So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana 
of  Galilee,  ®  where  he  made  the  wa- 
ter Avine.  And  there  was  a  certain 
"nobleman,  whose  son  was  sick  at 
Capernaum. 

47  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was 
come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee,  he 
went  unto  him,  and  besought  him 
that  he  would  come  down,  and  heal 
his  son :  for  he  was  at  the  x^oint  of 
death, 

48  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  ^Ex- 
cept ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye 
will  not  believe. 

49  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him. 
Sir,  come  down  ere  my  child  die. 

50  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Go  thy 
way;  thy  son  liv^eth.  And  the  man 
b(?li(wed  the  word  that  Jesus  had 
spoken  unto  him,  and  he  went  his 
way. 

51  And  as  he  was  now  going 
down,  his  servants  met  him,  and 


A.  D.  30. 


'  ver.  29. 


»ch.  17.  8. 
lJoba4.14. 


l>Matt.l3..5r. 
Blark  B.  4. 
Luke  4.  24. 


'  ch.  2.  2,"}.  Se 
3.  2. 
dDeut.16.16. 


i  'ch.  2. 1, 11. 


II  Or, 

courtier,  or, 
ruler. 


n  Cor.  1.  22. 


The  impotent  man  cured. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  sheweth  who  he  is. 


A.  D.  30. 


A.  D.  31. 
•  Lev.  2!.  2. 
Deut.  Hi.  1. 
ch.  2. 13. 


bNeh.3.1.& 

12. 3a. 
II  Or,  gate. 


him,    sayiug,    Thy   son    liv 


"  Matt.  9.  6. 
Mark  2. 11. 
Luke  o.  24. 


dch.g.  H. 


J>^' 


told 
eth. 

52  Then  inqnired  he  of  them  the 
honr  when  he  began  to  amend. 
And  they  said  luito  him,  Yesterday 
at  the  seventh  hour  the  fever  left 
him. 

53  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was 
at  the  same  honr,  in  the  which  Je- 
sns  said  nnto  him,  Thy  son  liveth : 
and  himself  believed,  and  his  whole 
house. 

54  This  is  again  the  second  mira- 
cle that  Jesus  did,  when  he  was 
come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  Jcsiis  on  the  sabbath  day  cureth  him  that  was  dis- 
eased eight  and  thirty  years.  10  The  Jews  therefore 
cavil,  and  persecute  him  for  it.  17  He  answereth  for 
Idnhself  and  reprovelh  them,  sheiriny  by  the  testi- 
laony  of  his  Father, '62  of  Joh7>,  3G  of  his  works.  39 
a}id  of  the  tScriptui-es,  who  he  is. 

'TER  ''this  there  was  a  feast 
of  the  Jews ;  and  Jesus  went 
up  to  Jerusalem. 

2  IS^ow  there  is  at  Jerusalem  ^by 
the  sheep  n  marhet  a  i)ool,  which  is 
called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  Be- 
thesda,  having  five  porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude 
of  impotent  folk,  of  blind,  halt, 
withered,  waiting  for  the  moving 
of  the  water. 

4  For  an  angel  went  down  at  a 
certain  season  into  the  pool,  and 
troubled  the  water  :  whosoever 
then  first  after  the  troubling  of  the 
water  stepped  in  was  made  whole 
of  whatsoever  disease  he  had. 

5  And  a  certain  man  was  there, 
which  had  an  infirmity  thirty  and 
eight  years. 

6  When  Jesus  saw  him  lie,  and 
knew  that  he  had  been  now  a  long 
time  in  that  case,  he  saith  nnto  him, 
AVilt  thou  be  made  whole  I 

7  The  impotent  man  answered 
him,  Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when  the 
water  is  troubled,  to  put  me  into 
the  pool :  but  while  I  am  coining, 
another  steppeth  down  before  me. 

8  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  'Rise,  take 
up  thy  bed,  and  walk. 

9  And  iunuediately  the  man  was 
made  whole,  and  took  up  his  bed, 
and  walked :  and  '^on  the  same  day 
was  the  sabbath. 

10  ^  The  Jews  therefore  said  un- 


to him  that  was  cured.  It  is  the 
sabbath  day:  'it  is  not  lawful  for 
thee  to  carry  thij  bed. 

11  He  answered  them,  He  that 
made  me  whole,  the  same  said  un- 
to me,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and 
walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him,  What 
man  is  that  which  said  unto  thee, 
Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ? 

13  And  he  that  was  healed  wist 
not  who  it  was :  for  Jesus  had  con- 
veyed himself  away,  "a  multitude 
being  in  that  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him 
in  the  temple,  and  said  nnto  him, 
Behold,  thou  art  made  whole:  "^sin 
no  more,  lest  a  worse  thing  come 
unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed,  and  told 
the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus,  which 
had  made  him  whole. 

10  And  therefore  did  the  Jews 
persecute  Jesus,  and  sought  to  slay 
him,  because  he  had  done  these 
things  on  the  sabbath  day. 

17  T  But  Jesus  answered  them, 
^My  Father  worketh  hitherto,  and 
Invork. 

18  Therefore  the  Jews  ''sought 
the  more  to  kill  him,  because  he 
not  only  had  broken  the  sabbath, 
but  said  also  that  God  Avas  his  Fa- 
ther, 'making  himself  equal  with 
God. 

19  Then  answered  Jesus  and  said 
unto  them,  Yerily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  ""The  Son  can  do  nothing 
of  himself,  but  what  he  seeth  the 
Father  do :  for  what  things  soever 
he  doeth,  these  also  doeth  the  Son 
likewise. 

20  For  'the  Father  loveth  the 
Son,  and  sheweth  him  all  things 
that  himself  doeth:  and  he  will 
shew  him  greater  works  than  these, 
that  ye  may  marvel. 

21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up 
the  dead,  and  quickeneth  them; 
■"even  so  the  Son  quickeneth  Avhom 
he  will. 

22  For  the  Father  judgetli  no 
man,  but  "hath  committed  all 
judgment  unto  the  Son  : 

23  That  all  men  should  honour 
the  Son,  even  as  they  honour  the 
Father.     "He  that  hononreth  not 

117 


A.  D.  31. 

•  Ex.  20. 10. 
Nch.  I.'t.  III. 
.I.T.  17.  21, 
Sic. 

Mall.  12.  2. 
.Mark  2.  24. 
&  .'t.  4. 
l.iiki'  G.  2. 
it  lo.  14. 


II  Or, 

Jrom  the 
ttiuttttude 
that  was. 


f  Matt.  12.4.5. 
ch.B.  11. 


Cc-h.  9.  4.  & 
14.  lU. 


1.  eh.  -.  19. 


ich.  10.30,33. 
PbU.  2.  U. 


V  vcr.  30. 
cli.  8.  2S.  & 
U.4.&12.4a. 
&  14.  lU. 


1  Matt.  3.  17. 
ell.  3.  .35. 
2  Pet.  1. 17, 


"Luke  7.14. 

*  8.  54. 
ch.  11.25,43. 


°  .Matt.U.27. 
&  28.  18. 
vcr.  27. 
ch.3.35.& 
17.2. 

Acts  17.  .31. 
1  Pet.  4.  5. 


"  1  John  2.23. 


Christ  proveth 


ST.  JOHK 


his  oivn  mission. 


A.  D.  31. 


T  ch.  3. 16.18. 
&  U.  40,  47. 
i8.  51.  & 
20.31. 


11  John  3.14. 


'ver.  28. 
Eph.  2.1,5. 
&  .5.  14. 
Col.  i.  13. 


•  ver.  22. 

Acts  10.  42. 

s  17.  31. 
>  Dan.  7. 13, 

11. 


°l8.  2fi 

19. 

ICor. 

15.52. 

IThe 

ss.  4. 

IC. 

»  Dan 

JO    o 

.Matt. 

.i5.32, 

■Jii.Vi. 

5  Ter.  1». 


'  Matt.  2fi.'». 
ch.  4.  3(.  Si 
ii.3tS. 


•  See  ch.  8. 
14. 
Rev.  3  14. 

!■  Mntt.  3. 17 
&  17.  o. 
ch.  «.  18. 
IJohn5.  6, 
7,U. 


'ch.  1.15,19, 
27,32. 


■I  2  Pet.  1. 19. 

'  Sec  Matt 
Vi.M.lcH. 
2B. 
Mark  6.  20. 

a  John  5.9. 

t  ch.  .i.  2  ft 
10.  25.  &  15. 
24. 


k  Mntt.  3. 17. 
«f  17.5. 
ch.  6  27.  ft 


the  Son  Louonreth  not  the  Father 
which  hath  sent  him. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  yon, 
''He  that  heareth  my  word,  and 
believeth  on  him  that  sent  me, 
hath  everlasting-  life,  and  shall  not 
come  into  condemnation;  '^but  is 
passed  from  death  nnto  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
The  hour  *is  coming",  and  now  is, 
when  'the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice 
of  the  Son  of  God :  and  they  that 
hear  shall  live. 

20  For  as  the  Father  hath  life  in 
himself;  so  hath  he  given  to  the 
Son  to  have  life  in  himself; 

27  And  'hath  given  him  authority 
to  execute  judgment  also,  "^ because 
he  is  the  Son  of  man. 

28  Marvel  not  at  this:  for  the 
hour  is  coming,  in  the  which  all 
that  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear 
his  voice, 

29  "And  shall  come  forth ;  '^  they 
that  have  done  good,  unto  the 
resurrection  of  life ;  and  they  that 
have  done  evil,  unto  the  resurrec- 
tion of  damnation. 

30  ^I  can  of  mine  own  self  do 
nothing:  as  I  hear,  I  judge:  and 
my  judgment  is  just;  because  ^I 
seek  not  mine  own  will,  but  the 
will  of  the  Father  which  hath  sent 
me. 

31  ^  If  I  bear  witness  of  mvself, 

•/  7 

my  witness  is  not  true. 

32  •[  ^  There  is  another  that  bear- 
eth  witness  of  me;  and  I  know 
that  the  witness  which  he  witness- 
eth  of  me  is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  *^and  he 
bare  witness  unto  the  truth. 

34  r>ut  I  receive  not  testimony 
from  man :  but  these  things  I  say, 
that  ye  might  be  saved. 

35  lie  was  a  burning  and  ''a  shin- 
ing light :  and  'ye  were  willing  for 
a  season  to  rejoice  in  his  light. 

3()  ■[  But  '  I  liave  greater  witness 
than  that  of  John:  for  ^^ the  works 
which  the  Father  hath  given  me 
to  linish,  th(^  .same  works  that  I  do, 
bear  witness  of  me,  that  the  Father 
hath  sent  me. 

37  And  th(>  Father  himself,  which 
hath  sent  me,  '  liath  borne  witness 
of  me.     Ye  hav<^  neither  heard  his 

118 


voice  at  any  time,  'nor  seen  his 
shape. 

38  And  ye  have  not  his  word 
abiding  in  you :  for  whom  he  hath 
sent,  him  ye  believe  not. 

39  •[  ^  Search  the  Scriptures ;  for 
in  them  ye  think  ye  have  eternal 
life :  and  '  they  are  they  which 
testify  of  me. 

40  ™And  ye  will  not  come  to  me, 
that  ye  might  have  life. 

41 "  I  receive  not  honour  from  men. 

42  But  I  know  you,  that  ye  have 
not  the  love  of  God  in  you. 

43  I  am  come  in  my  Father's 
name,  and  ye  receive  me  not :  if 
another  shall  come  in  his  own 
name,  him  ye  will  receive. 

44  "How  can  ye  believe,  which 
receive  honour  one  of  another,  and 
seek  not  ^the  honour  that  cometh 
from  God  only  ? 

45  Do  not  think  that  I  will  accuse 
you  to  the  Father:  'i there  is  one 
that  accuseth  you,  even  Moses,  in 
whom  ve  trust. 

4G  For  had  ye  believed  Moses,  ye 
would  have  believed  me:  'for  he 
wrote  of  me. 

47  But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writ- 
ings,  how  shall  ye  believe  my 
words  f 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Christ  feedeth  jive  thousand  men  with  five  loaves  and 
two  fishes.  1.5  Therexqwn  the  jxvple  would  have 
made  him  king.  16  llut  withdrawinc/  himself,  he 
tvalketh  071  the  sea  to  his  disciples:  2ii  reprovelh  the 
people  flocking  after  him,  and  all  theflcahhj  hearers 
of  his  icord:  o2  dcclarelh  Jiimsdfto  be  the  bread  of 
life  to  believers.  00  Many  disciples  depart  from 
him,     OS  Uter  confcsseth  him.     70  Judas  is  a  devil. 


K 


FTEE  ^  these  things  Jesus  went 
over  the  sea  of  Galilee,  which 
is  the  sea  of  Tiberias. 

2  And  a  great  multitude  followed 
him,  because  they  saw  his  miracles 
which  he  did  on  them  that  were' 
diseased. 

3  And  Jesus  went  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  there  he  sat  with 
his  discii)les. 

4  ^And  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
the  Jews,  Mas  nigh. 

5  ^[  '^When  Jesus  then  lifted  up 
his  eyes,  and  saw  a  great  comi)any 
come  unto  him,  he  saith  unto  Phil- 
ip, Whence  shall  we  buy  bread, 
that  these  may  eat? 

G  And  this  he  said  to  prove  him : 


A.  D.  31. 

iDeut.  4.12. 
ch.  1.  18. 
1  Tim.  1.17. 
lJohu4.1i 


1 18»8.  29.  & 

34.16. 

Luke  16. 29. 

ver.  4G. 

Acts  17. 11. 
1  Deut.  18.13, 

18. 

Luke  24.27. 

ch.  1.45. 
"ch.l.  11.& 

3.19. 


"  ver.  .'M. 
1  Thes3.2.6. 


°  ch.  12. 43. 


f  Rom.  2.  29. 


'I  Rom.  2. 12. 


'  Gen.  3. 15. 
&12. 3.&18. 
18.  &  22.  IS. 
&  4!).  10. 
Deut.  1S.15, 
IS. 

ch.  1.45. 
Acts  26.  22. 


A.  D.  33. 

•.Alatt.  14.1.5. 
.Alurk  U.  ;15. 
Luke  9. 10, 
12. 


li  Lev.  23.5,7. 

Deut.  16.  I. 

ch.  2.  13.  ft 

5.  1. 
"^.M.itt.  14.14. 

Mivl-k  6.  35. 

Luke  9.  12. 


Christ  feedeth  five  thousand. 


ST.  JOHN. 


He  reproveth  the  2)eo2)le. 


A.  D. :« 


f^  See  Num. 


"2  Kings  4. 
4t>* 


fGcn.  40.  II). 
Dcut.  1S.15, 
].S. 

Matt.  11..?. 
fh.  1.  L'l.  .% 

4  iu,:jc>.&r. 

40. 


e  Matt.  14.2.3. 
Mark  G.  47. 


for  he  liiniself  knew  what  he  woiikl 
do. 

7  Phili])  answered  liiin,  ''  Two 
hundred  pennyworth  of  bread  is 
not  suflieient  for  them,  that  every 
one  of  them  may  take  a  little. 

8  One  of  his  di.sciple.s,  ^Vndrew,  Si- 
mon Peter's  brother,  saith  nnto  him, 

9  There  is  a  lad  here,  whieh  hath 
five  barley  loaves,  and  two  small 
fishes :  '  but  what  are  they  among 
so  many  ! 

10  xVnd  Jesus  said.  Make  the  men 
sit  down.  Now  there  was  much 
grass  in  the  place.  So  the  men  sat 
down,  in  number  about  five  thou- 
sand. 

11  And  Jesus  took  the  loaves; 
and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
distributed  to  the  disciples,  and  the 
disciples  to  them  that  were  set 
down ;  and  likewise  of  the  fishes 
as  much  as  they  would. 

12  When  they  were  filled,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples.  Gather  up  the 
fragments  that  remain,  that  noth- 
ing be  lost. 

13  Therefore  they  gathered  them 
together,  and  filled  twelve  baskets 
with  the  fragments  of  the  five  bar- 
ley loaves,  which  remained  over 
and  above  unto  them  that  had 
eaten. 

14  Then  those  men,  when  they 
had  seen  the  miracle  that  Jesus 
did,  said,  This  is  of  a  truth  ^that 
Prophet  that  should  come  into  the 
world. 

15  ^\  AYhen  Jesus  therefore  per- 
ceived that  they  would  come  and 
take  him  by  force,  to  make  him  a 
king,  he  departed  again  into  a 
mountain  himself  alone. 

IG  ^And  when  even  was  now  come, 
his  disciples  went  down  unto  the 
sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a  ship,  and 
went  over  the  sea  toward  Cai)erna- 
um.  And  it  was  now  dark,  and 
Jesus  was  not  come  to  them. 

18  And  the  sea  arose  by  reason 
of  a  2Teat  wind  that  blew. 

19  So  when  they  had  rowed  about 
five  and  twenty  or  tliirty  furlongs, 
they  see  Jesus  walking  on  the  sea, 
and  drawing  nigh  unto  the  ship  : 
and  they  were  afraid. 


20  Put  he  saith  unto  them,  It  is  I; 
be  not  afraid. 

21  Then  they  willingly  received 
him  into  the  sliii) :  and  immediate- 
ly the  ship  was  at  the  land  whither 
they  went. 

22  1  The  day  following,  Avhen  the 
]>eople,  which  stood  on  the  other 
side  of  the  sea,  saw  that  there  was 
none  other  boat  there,  save  that 
one  whereinto  his  disciples  were 
entered,  and  that  Jesus  went  not 
with  his  disciples  into  the  boat, 
but  that  his  disciples  were  gone 
away  alone ; 

23  Ilowbeit  there  came  other 
boats  from  Tiberias  nigh  unto  the 
place  wh(;re  they  did  eat  bread,  aft- 
er that  the  l^ord  had  given  thanks: 

24  AVhen  the  peoi)le  therefore  saw 
that  Jesus  was  not  there,  neither 
his  discii)les,  they  also  took  ship- 
ping, and  came  to  Capernaum, 
seeking  for  Jesus. 

25  And  when  they  had  found  him 
on  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  they 
.said  unto  him,  Eabbi,  when  earnest 
thou  hither  t 

20  Jesus  answered  1»hem.and  said. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Ye 
seek  me,  not  because  ye  saw  the 
miracles,  but  because?  ye  did  eat  of 
the  loaves,  and  were  filled. 

27  "Labour  not  for  the  meat  which 
perisheth,  but  'for  that  meat  Avhich 
endureth  unto  everlasting  life, 
which  the  Son  of  man  shall  give 
unto  you:  'for  him  hath  Clod  the 
Father  sealed. 

28  Then  said  they  unto  him.  What 
shall  we  do,  that  we  might  work 
the  works  of  God  f 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  ^This  is  the  work  of  God, 
that  ye  believe  on  him  whom  he 
hath  sent. 

30  They  said  therefore  unto  him, 
'What  sign  shewest  thou  then,  that 
we  may  see,  and  believe  thee! 
what  dost  thou  Avork  f 

31  "'Our  fathers  did  eat  manna  in 
the  desert;  as  it  is  written,  'He 
gave  them  bread  from  heaven  to 
eat. 

32  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Yerily,  verilj',  I  say  unto  you, 
Moses  gave  you  not  that  bread  from 

119 


A.  D.  32. 


C  Or, 

IVork  not. 
bviT.  .'".4. 
cli.  4. 14. 


i  Mutt.  3. 17. 
&  \7.o. 
Murk  1. 11. 

&  ;>.  7. 

l.ukcS.  22. 
&  !).  .-(.5. 
ch.  I. ."«•;.& 6. 
;c.  &«.!«. 
Acts  2.  22. 
2  lVt.1.17. 


k  1  John3.33. 


I  Mntt.  12. 38. 
&  l(i.  1. 
Mark  8.  II. 
1  Cor.  1.  22. 


"Ex.  Ifi.li. 

Num.  11.7. 

N.'h.  y.  15. 

1  Cor.  10.  8. 
"Ps.  78.24,25. 


Christ  dedareth  liimselfto  l)e 


ST.  JOHK 


the  J)read  of  life  to  lelievers. 


A.  D.  32. 


•Seech.4.15. 


Fyer.  48.  58. 

Sch.  4. 14.  fc 

7.37. 


'Ter.  26,64. 


•  ver.  45. 

I  Matt.  24.24. 
ch.  lU.-JS.-.li. 
2  Tim.  2.i:i. 
1  Juhu  2.1U. 


»  Matt.  2fi.'». 
ch.  5.  3U. 
»ch.4.  34. 


J  ch.  10. 23.  & 
17.1i«[  i».y. 


•  Tcr.  27,47, 
M. 

ch.  S.  15, 16. 
&  4.  14. 


•  Matt.  V...',5. 
Mark  6.  :t. 
Luke  4.  XI. 


k  Cant.  1.4. 
▼cr.  lis. 


•  la.  M.  I.r 
Jtr.  .11.  .T4. 
Mic   4.  2. 
Ilcb.  H.  10. 
*  HI.  ll{. 

*  Ter.  37. 


•eh.l.lS.  Ii 

«.  :I7. 

t.Mnlt.  II  ST. 
l.ukplO.  2-.'. 
ch.l.lH.  Jkr. 
23.  k  «.  IV. 


heaven  ;  but  my  Father  giveth  you 
the  true  bread  from  heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  he 
which  Cometh  down  from  heaven, 
and  giveth  hfe  unto  the  world. 

34  "Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Lord,  evermore  give  us  this  bread. 

35  And  Jesus  said  unto  tliem,  ^I 
am  the  bread  of  life :  "  he  that  Com- 
eth to  me  shall  never  hunger ;  and 
he  that  believeth  on  me  shall  never 
thirst. 

3G  "^But  I  said  unto  you,  That  ye 
also  have  seen  me,  and  believe 
not. 

37  ^111  that  the  Father  giveth  me 
shall  come  to  me;  and  'him  that 
Cometh  to  me  I  will  in  no  wise  cast 
out. 

38  For  I  came  down  from  heaven, 
"not  to  do  mine  own  will,  ^but  the 
will  of  him  that  sent  me. 

30  And  this  is  the  Father's  will 
which  hath  sent  me,  -that  of  all 
which  he  hath  given  me  I  should 
lose  nothing,  but  should  raise  it  up 
again  at  the  last  day. 

40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him  that 
sent  me,  Hhat  every  one  which 
seeth  the  Son,  and  believeth  on 
him,  may  have  everlasting  life: 
and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  "at 
him,  because  he  said,  I  am  the  bread 
which  came  down  from  heaven. 

42  xVnd  they  said,  'Is  not  this  Je- 
sus, the  son  of  Joseph,  whose  father 
and  mother  we  know?  how  is  it 
then  that  he  saith,  I  came  down 
from  heaven  ! 

4.')  Jesus  therefore  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Murmur  not  among 
yourselves. 

44  ^  No  man  can  come  to  me,  except 
the  Father  wliich  liatli  .sent  me  draw 
him :  and  1  will  raise  him  up  at  the 
last  day. 

45  'Jt  is  written  in  the  prophets. 
And  they  sliall  be  all  taught  of  (iod. 
'' I'vvciy  m;in  therelore  that  hath 
Irciiid,  and  liath  learned  of  the 
Fatiicr,  Cometh  unto  me. 

40  'Not  that  any  man  hath  seen 
the  Father,  ^save  he  which  is  of 
God,  h(!  hath  seen  the  Father. 

47  Verily,  verilv,  1  say  unto  you, 

120 


^  He  that  believeth  on  me  hath  ever- 
lasting life. 

48  ^  I  am  that  bread  of  life. 

40  'Your  fathers  did  eat  manna  in 
the  wilderness,  and  are  dead. 

50  "  This  is  the  bread  which  Com- 
eth down  from  heaven,  that  a  man 
may  eat  thereof,  and  not  die. 

51  I  am  the  living  bread  'which 
came  down  from  heaven:  if  any 
man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live 
for  ever :  and ""  the  bread  that  I  will 
give  is  my  flesh,  which  I  will  give 
for  the  life  of  the  world. 

52  The  Jews  therefore  "strove 
among  themselves,  saying,  "How 
can  this  man  give  us  his  flesh  to 
eat? 

53  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Except  p  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son 
of  man,  and  drink  his  blood,  ye 
have  no  life  in  you.. 

54  "J Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and 
drinketh  my  blood,  hath  eternal 
life ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the 
last  day. 

55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed, 
and  my  blood  is  drink  indeed. 

56  He  that  eateth  my  flesh,  and 
drinketh  mv  blood,  'dwelleth  in 
me,  and  I  in  him. 

57  As  the  living  Father  hath  sent 
me,  and  I  live  by  the  Father ;  so 
he  that  eateth  me,  even  he  shall 
live  by  me. 

58  'This  is  that  bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven:  not  as  your 
fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are 
dead :  he  that  eateth  of  this  bread 
shall  live  for  ever. 

50  These  things  said  he  in  the 
synagogue,  as  he  taught  in  Caper- 
naum. 

60  ^Many  therefore  of  his  disci- 
ples, when  they  had  heard  this, 
said.  This  is  a  hard  saying;  who 
can  hear  it ! 

61  AVhen  Jesus  knew  in  himself 
that  his  disciples  murmured  at  it, 
he  said  unto  them,  Doth  this  of- 
fend you  ? 

62  ""What  and  if  ye  shall  see  the 
Son  of  man  ascend  up  where  he 
was  before  ? 

63  ''It  is  the  Spirit  that  quicken- 
eth;    the  flesh  proflteth  nothing: 


A.  D.  ,32. 

ech.3.16,18, 

ver.  40. 
b  ver.  33, 35. 

i  ver.  31. 


k  ver.  51,  58. 


1  ch.  3. 13. 


■"  neb.  10.  5, 
lU. 


»  ch.  7.  43.  & 
9. 16.&1U.1'J. 
"ch.S.a. 


P  Matt.  26.26, 


1  ver.  27,  40, 
Go. 
ch.  4.  U. 


MJohn3.24. 
Si  4. 15,  IG. 


■  ver.  40,  50, 
51. 


'  Mntt.  11.  6. 
ver.  GG. 


"Markin.l!). 
cli.3.  1.1. 
Acts  I.  ;i. 
Eph.  4.  8. 


•  2  Cor.  3.  6. 


Feter^s  confession  of  Christ. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  teacheth  in  the  temple. 


A.  D.  32. 


J  ver.  3G. 

'  ch. '.'.  24,25. 
&  13.  II. 


*  ver.  41,  45. 


b  ver.  60. 


'  Acts  5.  20. 


i  Matt.  16.1fi. 

Murk  H.  -.'J. 
Luki-'.l.  21). 
ch  1.  4I>.  & 
11.27. 


'  Luke  6. 13. 
fch.  13.  27. 


''ch.5.16,18. 


b  Lev.  23. 34. 


'  Matt.  12.46. 
Mark  3.  31. 
Acts  1. 14. 


d  Mark  3.  21. 


'  ch.  2. 4.  & 

8.  211. 
ver.  S,  30. 

(ch.  15. 10. 


the  words  tluit  I  speak  unto  you, 
they  are  spirit,  and  thctf  are  life. 

04  But  ^  there  are  some  of  you 
that  believe  not.  For  'Jesus  knew 
from  the  beginning  who  they  were 
that  believed  not,  and  who  should 
betray  hiiu. 

05  And  he  said,  Therefore  ''said  I 
unto  you,  that  no  man  can  come 
unto  me,  except  it  were  given  un- 
to him  of  my  Father. 

00  '^l  ^From  that  time  many  of  his 
disciples  went  back,  and  walked 
no  more  with  him. 

07  Then  said  Jesus  unto  the 
twelve.  Will  ye  also  go  away  ? 

08  Then  Simon  Peter  answered 
him,  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go  ! 
thou  hast  'the  words  of  eternal 
life. 

09  '^And  Ave  believe  and  are  sure 
that  thou  art  that  Christ,  the  Sou 
of  the  living  God. 

70  Jesus  answered  tbem,  ''Have 
not  I  chosen  you  twelve,  "^and  one 
of  you  is  a  devil  ? 

71  He  spake  of  Judas  Iscariot  the 
son  of  Simon :  for  he  it  was  that 
should  betray  Mm,  being  one  of 
the  twelve. 

CHAPTEE  YII. 

1  Jex^cs  reproveth  the  ambition  and  boldness  of  hia 
kinsmen :  10  goeth  np  from  Galilee  to  the  feast  of 
tabernacles :  14  teacheth  in  the  temple.  40  Divers 
opinions  of  him  anion;/  the  people.  45  The  Phari- 
sees are  angry  that  their  officers  took  him  7iot,  and 
chide  with  Nicodemusfor  taking  his  part. 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus  walk- 
_  ed  in  Galilee:  for  he  would 
not  walk  in  Jewry,  ^because  the 
Jews  sought  to  kill  him. 

2  ^Xow  the  Jews'  feast  of  taber- 
nacles was  at  hand. 

3  "His  brethren  therefore  said  un- 
to him,  Depart  hence,  and  go  into 
Judea,  that  thy  disciples  also  may 
see  the  works  that  thou  doest. 

4  For  there  is  no  man  that  doeth 
any  thing  in  secret,  and  he  him- 
self seeketh  to  be  known  openly. 
If  thou  do  these  things,  shew  thy- 
self to  the  world. 

5  For  "^  neither  did  his  brethren 
believe  in  him. 

0  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
*My  time  is  not  yet  come:  but 
your  time  is  always  ready. 

7  ^The  world  cannot  hate  you; 


I  go 
''  for 


but  me  it  hateth,  ^' becau.se  I  testify 
of  it,  that  the  works  thereof  are 
evil. 

8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast : 
not  up  yet  unto  this  feast; 
my  time  is  not  yet  fall  come. 

9  When  he  had  said  these  words 
unto  them,  he  abode  stiU  in  Galilee. 

10  ^  But  when  his  brethren  were 
gone  up,  then  went  he  also  up  un- 
to the  feast,  not  openly,  but  as  it 
were  in  secret. 

11  Then  'the  Jews  sought  him  at 
the  feast,  and  said,  W^here  is  he  I 

12  And  ''there  was  much  mur- 
muring among  the  people  concern- 
ing him :  for  '  some  said.  He  is  a 
good  man  :  others  said,  Nay ;  but 
he  deceiveth  the  jjeople. 

13  Howbeit  no  man  si)ake  openlj' 
of  him  "'for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  *1[  Now  about  the  midst  of  the 
feast  Jesus  went  up  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  taught. 

15  "And  the  Jews  hiarvelled,  say- 
ing. How  knoweth  this  man  "let- 
ters, having  never  learned  I 

10  Jesus  answered  them,  and  .said, 
"jNIy  doctrine  is  not  mine,  but  his 
that  sent  me. 

17  ''If  any  man  will  do  his  Avill, 
he  shall  know  of  the  doctrine, 
whether  it  be  of  God,  or  whether  I 
speak  of -myself. 

18  "^He  that  speaketh  of  himself 
seeketh  his  own  glory:  but  he  that 
seeketh  his  glory  that  sent  him,  the 
same  is  true,  and  no  unrighteous- 
ness is  in  him. 

19  'Did  not  Moses  give  you  the 
law,  and  yet  none  of  you  keepeth 
the  law  I  ^Why  go  ye  about  to 
kill  me  ? 

20  The  people  answered  and  said, 
'Thou  hast  a  devil:  who  goeth 
about  to  kill  thee  f 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  have  done  one  work,  and 
ye  all  marvel. 

22  "Mo.ses  therefore  gave  unto  you 
circumcision  ;  (not  because  it  is  of 
Moses,  "^but  of  the  fathers;)  and  ye 
on  the  sabbath  day  circumcise  a 
man. 

23  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath  day 
receive  circumcision,  "  that  the  law 
of  Moses  should  not  be  broken; 

121 


A.  D.  33. 
<  ch.  3. 19. 


bch.8.  20. 
ver.  U. 


ich.n.JC 


k  ch.  9. 16.  k. 

10. 19. 


1  JIatt.2I.4G. 
Luke  7.  Iti. 
ch.U.  14. 
ver.  40. 


■"ch.9.  22.  A 
12.42.  3cl'J. 
3a. 


"  .Matt.  13.54. 

Mark  ti.  •>. 

Luke  4.  22. 

AcLi  2.  7. 
II  Or, 

learning. 


"ch.  3.  11.  & 
8.  28.  &  12. 
4!l.  t  14.  10, 

•n. 

Pch.  8.43. 


ich.  J.4L& 
8.50. 


'  Ex.  24. 3. 
Dent.  .33.  4. 
ch.  1.  17. 
Acta  7.  38. 

'  .Matt.  12.14. 
Mark  3.  (!. 
ch   5.11),  18. 
&  10  31,39. 
ill.  S3. 


'ch.8.  4.S,52. 
&  10.  20. 


"  Lev.  12.  3. 


'Gen.  17.10. 


1;  Or  wrilhout 
Oreakmff 
the  law  cf 

JlOKS. 


Divers  opinions 


ST.  JOHK 


concerning  Christ. 


A.  D.  32. 

5  eh  5.  8.  a. 
16. 


'Dent  1.16. 
17. 

Prov.  24.  23. 
ch.  8.  1.',. 
Jaiueil'.  1. 


•Tcr.48. 


kMatt.l3..W. 
Mark  (i.  3. 
Luke  4.22. 


•See  ch.8.14. 


'  ch.  5.  43.  ft 

8.42. 
'ch.i.32.  & 

8.  2e. 

Rom.  3.  4. 
rch.l.  18.  & 

8.55. 
e. Matt. 11. 27. 

ch.  lU.  15. 

I- Mark  11.18. 

Luke  1U.47. 

t  3).  lit. 

ver.  I'J. 

ch.  8.  37. 
'  ver.  44. 

ch.  H.  20. 
I  Matt.  12.23. 

ch.  3.  2.  & 

ti.3U. 


Ich.  1.T.33. 
fc  la  16. 


■  nod.  S.  C. 
ch.  K.  21.  ic 
13.33. 


•la.  11.  12. 

Jame*  1.1. 

1  Pel.  1.1. 
|Or,  CrVcol-a. 


•'Ltr.2S.36. 


fU.iS.  I. 
ch.  6.  ■«. 
Ilev.  22. 17 


are  ye  angry  at  me,  because  ^  I  have 
made  a  man  every  whit  whole  on 
the  sabbath  day  f 

24  ''Judge  not  according  to  the 
appearance,  but  judge  righteous 
judgment. 

25  Then  said  some  of  them  of 
Jeru.salem,  Is  not  this  he,  whom 
they  seek  to  kill  f 

20  Butj  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and 
they  say  nothing  unto  him.  ''Do 
the  rulers  know  indeed  that  this  is 
the  very  Christ  ? 

27  ''Howbeit  we  know  this  man 
whence  he  is:  but  when  Christ  com- 
eth,  no  man  knoweth  whence  he  is. 

28  Then  cried  Jesus  in  the  tem- 
ple as  he  taught,  saying,  "^  Ye  both 
know  me,  and  ye  know  whence  I 
am  :  and  ^I  am  not  come  of  myself, 
but  he  that  sent  me  Ms  true,  ^whom 
ye  know  not. 

20  But  ^I  know  him;  for  I  am 
from  liim,  and  he  hath  sent  me. 

30  Then ''  they  sought  to  take  him : 
but  'no  man  laid  hands  on  him, 
becau.se  his  hour  was  not  vet  come. 

31  And  ''many  of  the  jjeople  be- 
lieved on  him,  and  said,  When 
Chri.st  Cometh,  will  he  do  more 
miracles  than  these  which  this  man 
hath  done  f 

32  ■'  The  Pharisees  heard  that  the 
people  murmured  such  tilings  con- 
cerning him ;  and  the  Pharisees  and 
the  chief  i^riests  sent  officers  to  take 
him. 

33  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them, 
'  Yet  a  little  while  am  I  with  you, 
and  then  I  go  unto  him  that  sent 
me. 

34  Ye  "'shall  seek  me,  and  shall 
not  find  mc:  and  where  I  am,  thith- 
er ye  cannot  come. 

35  Then  said  the  Jews  among 
tlicm.scl  ves,  Whitlier  will  he  go,  that 
we  shall  not  lindhim?  will  he  go 
unto  "the  di.spcrsed  among  the 
"Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gentiles? 

3()  What  manner  of  saying  is  this 
that  lie  sjiid,  Ve  shall  seek  me,  and 
.shall  not  timl  mc:  and  where  1  am, 
thither  ye  cannot  come  ? 

37  "In  the  last  day,  that  great  (lay 
of  the  fea.st,  Jesus  stood  and  cried, 
saying,  ''If  auym;in  tliir.st,  let  him 
come  unto  nic,  and  think. 
122 


38  iHe  that  believeth  on  me,  as 
the  Scripture  hath  said,  "^out  of 
his  belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living 
water. 

39  ('But  this  spake  he  of  the  Spir- 
it, which  they  that  believe  on  him 
should  receive:  for  the  Holy  Ghost 
was  not  yet  given;  because  that 
Jesus  was  not  yet  ^glorified.) 

40  ^  Many  of  the  people  therefore, 
when  they  heard  this  saying,  said. 
Of  a  truth  this  is  "the  Prophet. 

41  Others  said,  ^  This  is  the  Christ. 
But  some  said,  Shall  Christ  come 
•out  of  Galilee? 

42  ''Hath  not  the  Scripture  said. 
That  Christ  cometh  of  the  seed*  of 
David,  and  out  of  the  town  of  Beth- 
lehem, ''where  David  was? 

43  So  ^  there  was  a  division  among 
the  peoi^le  because  of  him. 

44  And  '^some  of  them  would  have 
taken  him  ;  but  no  man  laid  hands 
on  him. 

45  "[  Then  came  the  officers  to  the 
chief  jniests  and  Pharisees;  and 
they  said  unto  them,  Why  have  ye 
not  brought  him  ? 

4(3  The  officers  answered,  ''^ever 
man  spake  like  this  man. 

47  Then  answered  them  the  Phar- 
isees, Are  ye  also  deceived  ? 

48  '  Have  any  of  the  rulers  or  of 
the  Pharisees  believed  on  him  ? 

49  But  this  people  who  knoweth 
not  the  law  are  cursed. 

50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them, 
(''he  that  came  Ho  Jesus  by  night, 
being  one  of  them,) 

51  ^Dotli  our  law  judge  anij  man, 
before  it  hear  him,  and  know  what 
he  doeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Art  thou  also  of  Galilee  ? 
Search,  and  look :  for  ''  out  of  Gali- 
lee ariseth  no  prophet. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  his 
own  house. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Christ  deUvcreth  the  woman  taken  in  adultery.  13 
Jle  prcachdli  himself  the  lUjht  of  the  world,  o)id  ju4- 
ifieth  hU  du<  trine:  o'.j  nnswcrcth  the  Jews  that  boast- 
ed of  Abraham,  59  and  conveyeth  himself  frmn  their 
cruelty. 

JESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of 
Olives. 
2  And  early  in  the  morning  he 
came  again , into  the  temple,  and 


A.  D.  33. 

■I  Dcut.18  15. 
'■Prov.l.S.4. 

I.s.  12.  3.  & 

44.3. 

ch.  4. 14. 

'  Is.  44. .". 
Joel  2.  2S. 
ch.  li;.  7. 
Acts  2. 17, 
33,38. 


'ch.  I2.ie.& 
Ili.  r. 


°Deut,1815, 

IS. 

ch.  1.21.  & 

i;.  14. 
"ch.  4.42.  & 

(;.  CO. 

Sch.l.4G. 

ver.  52. 
^  Ps.  l:!2. 11. 

Jer.  23.  o. 

Mic.5.  2. 

Matt.  2.  5. 

Luke  2.  4. 

»1  Sara.  16. 

1.4. 
tver.  12. 

ch.M.  16.  & 

10.  la. 

«  ver.  30. 


i  Matt.  7.  29. 


""eh.  12.  42. 
Acts  G.  7. 
1  Cor.  1.  20, 
26.  &  2.  8. 


fch.  3.  2 
(  Gr.  to  him. 


SDeut.l.  ir. 
&  17.  8,  &c. 
J^:  in.  15. 


I'  Is.  0.  1,  2. 
Matt.  4. 15. 
ch.  1.  46. 
ver.  41. 


The  woman  taken  in  adultery. 


ST.  JOHK 


Christ  justifieth  his  doctrine. 


A.  D.  32. 


•Lev.  20. 10, 
Dcut.  2-.'.:':'. 


IDeut.  17.  7 
Koin.  2. 1. 


■^Rom,  2.  22. 


<1  Luke  9.  56. 

&  12.  14. 

ell.  3. 17. 
'ch.  5.  U. 


fch.l.4,.'J,9. 
&.'i.  19.*:  SI 
5.  &\2.J5, 
■M,iii. 


8ch.  ,5.  SI. 


'■  See  ch.7.28. 
&  9.  29. 


'  ch.  7.  24. 
k  ch.  3. 17.  & 

12.  47.  &18. 

3ti. 


all  the  x)eoplc  canio  unto  liiiii ;  and 
he  sat  down,  and  tanght  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
bronn'ht  nnto  him  a  woman  taken 
in  adnltery ;  and  when  they  had 
set  her  in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  nnto  him.  Master,  this 
woman  was  taken  in  adnltery,  in 
the  very  aet. 

5  ''IS'ow  Moses  in  the  law  com- 
manded us,  that  such  should  be 
stoned :  but  what  sayest  thou  I 

0  This  they  said,  tempting  him, 
that  they  might  have  to  accuse 
him.  But  Jesus  stooped  down, 
and  with  his  finger  wrote  on  the 
ground,  as  though  he  heard  them 
not. 

7  So  when  they  continued  asking 
him,  he  lifted  up  himself,  and  said 
unto  them,  ''He  that  is  without  sin 
among  you,  let  him  first  cast  a 
stone  at  her. 

8  And  again  he  stooped  down, 
and  wrote  on  the  ground. 

9  And  they  which  heard  it,  ^ being 
convicted  hj  their  own  conscience, 
went  out  one  by  one,  beginning  at 
the  eldest,  even  unto  the  last :  and 
Jesus  was  left  alone,  and  the  wo- 
man standing  in  the  midst. 

10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up  him- 
self, and  saw  none  but  the  woman, 
he  said^unto  her.  Woman,  where 
are  those  thine  accusers!  hath  no 
man  condemned  thee  ! 

11  She  said,  Xo  man.  Lord.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  her,  ''Neither  do 
I  condemn  thee:  go,  and  ^sin  no 
more. 

12  *l  Then  spake  Jesus  again  un- 
to them,  saying,  ^I  am  the  light  of 
the  Avorld:  he  that  followeth  me 
shall  not  walk  in  darkness,  but 
shall  have  the  light  of  life. 

13  The  Pharisees  therefore  said 
unto  him,  ^Thou  bearest  record  of 
thyself;  thy  record  is  not  true. 

14  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Though  I  bear  record  of  my- 
self, yet  my  record  is  true;  for  I 
know  whence  I  came,  and  whither 
I  go;  but ''ye  cannot  tell  w^ hence  I 
come,  and  whither  I  go. 

15  'Ye  judge  after  the  flesh;  ''I 
judge  no  man. 

16  And  yet  if  I  judge,  my  judg- 


ment is  true  :  for  '  I  am  not  alone, 
but  I  and  the  Father  that  sent  me. 

17  "'It  is  also  written  in  your  law, 
that  the  testimony  of  two  men  is 
true. 

18  I  am  one  that  bear  witness  of 
myself,  and  "the  Father  that  sent 
me  beareth  witfiess  of  me. 

19  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Where  is  thy  Father?  Jesus  an- 
swered, "Ye  neither  know  me,  nor 
my  Father :  ''  if  ye  had  known  me, 
ye  should  have  known  my  Father 
also. 

20  These  words  spake  Jesus  in 
"ifhe  treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the 
temple:  and  'no  man  laid  hands 
on  him;  for  'his  hour  was  not  yet 
come. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto 
them,  1  go  my  waj^,  and  'ye  shall 
seek  me,  and  "shall  die  in  your  sins: 
whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come. 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he 
kill  himself!  because  he  saith, 
Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  ''Ye 
are  from  beneath ;  I  am  from 
above :  ^  ye  are  of  this  w  orld  ;  I 
am  not  of  this  world. 

24  'I  said  therefore  unto  you,  that 
ye  shall  die  in  your  sins :  ''for  if  ye 
believe  not  that  I  am  he,  ye  shall 
die  in  your  sins. 

25  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who 
art  thou?  And  Jesus  saith  unto 
them.  Even  the  same  that  I  said  un- 
to you  from  the  beginning. 

20  I  have  many  things  to  say 
and  to  judge  of  you:  but  ''he  that 
sent  me  is  true;  and  ^I  sx)eak  to 
the  world  those  things  which  I 
have  heard  of  him. 

27  They  understood  not  that  he 
Spake  to  them  of  the  Father. 

28  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them. 
When  ye  have ''  lifted  up  the  Son  of 
man,  '^then  shall  ye  know  that  I  am 
he,  and  ^that  I  do  nothing  of  my- 
self; but  s  as  my  Father  hath  taught 
me,  I  speak  these  things. 

29  And  ''  he  that  sent  me  is  with 
me:  'the  Father  hath  not  left  me 
alone ;  ''for  I  do  always  those  things 
that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words,  'many 
believed  on  him. 

123 


A.  D.  33. 

I  ver.  29. 

oh.  IB.  .32. 
"'  Dint.  17.C. 

A  19.  l.'i. 

Matt.  IS.  10. 

2  Cor.  13. 1. 

lleb.  10.  2». 


°  ch.  5.  37. 


°  vcr.  .W. 
ch.  10.3. 
I'ch.  14.7. 


1  Mark  12. 

41 

■•ch.  7.  30. 

'ch.  7.  8. 

•  ch.  7.  34. 
13.  33. 
"  ver.  24. 

& 

^  eh.  3. 31. 

y  ch.  15. 19.  & 
ir.  Iti. 
lJohn4.5. 

'ver.  21. 

»  Mark  16.20. 


k  eh.  7.  28. 

'eh.3.  32.& 
15. 15. 


.ich.  3. 14.  & 
12. 32. 

'Kom.  1.4. 
'  ch.  5. 19, 30. 
Sch.  3.  il. 

hch.  14.10,11. 
i  ver.  16. 

k  eh.  4.  54.  & 

S.JO.tcb.M. 


'ch   /  31.  Se 
lU.42.&li.45. 


Christ  ansivereth  the  Jeivs. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ's  authority  and  dignity. 


A.  D.  32. 


"  Rom.fi.  14, 

IH.-Jri.  &$■■>. 

Jnmeo  l.'.U. 

&  2.  U 
°  Lev.  ai.  42. 

Matt.  3.  U. 

vcr.  3U. 


°  Rora.  6.  IC, 
V). 
•i  ret.  2.  13. 


P  Gal.  4.  30. 


.1  Kom.  8.  2. 
Gal.  A.  1. 


'ch.r.  19. 
ver.  4U. 


•ch.S.  32.  * 

.1.  in.  .10.  & 

H.  lU,  M. 


« Matt.  3. 9. 
ver.  3U. 
•  Rom.  2.  28. 

&  y  7 
Gala. 7,  29. 


»  ver.  37. 


»  ver.  2G. 


r  Juda  a. 


■  la.  m.  10.  & 
64.  «. 
Mai.  1.  U. 

•lJohn5.  1. 


Vch.lfi.  27.  fc 

17.  H.  25. 
'ch./l.  41.4 

7.  28.  29. 


<lch.  r.  17. 


•Matt.  n.3«. 
1  John  3.  8. 


31  Then  said  Jesus  to  those  Jews 
which  believed  on  him,  If  ye  con- 
tinue in  my  word,  then  are  ye  my 
disciples  indeed ; 

32  And  ye  shall  know  the  truth, 
and  '"the  truth  shall  make  you 
free. 

33  ^  They  answered  him,  "We  be 
Abraham's  seed,  and  were  never  in 
bonda<4e  to  any  man :  how  sayest 
thou.  Ye  shall  be  made  free  ? 

34  Jesus  answered  them.  Verily, 
verilj',  I  say  unto  you,  "AVhosoever 
committeth  sin  is  the  servant  of 
sin. 

35  And ''the  servant  abideth  not 
in  the  house  for  ever :  liit  the  Son 
abideth  ever. 

3G  "  If  the  Son  therefore  shall  make 
you  free,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed. 

37  I  know  that  ye  are  Abraham's 
seed;  but  'ye  seek  to  kill  me,  be- 
cause my  word  hath  no  place  in 
you. 

38  'I  speak  that  which  I  have 
seen  with  my  Father:  and  ye  do 
that  which  ye  have  seen  with  your 
father. 

39  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  'Abraham  is  our  father.  Jesus 
saith  unto  them,  "If  ye  were  Abra- 
ham's children,  ye  would  do  the 
works  of  Abraham. 

40  "  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  a 
man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth, 
5  which  I  have  heard  of  God :  this 
did  not  Abraham. 

41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your  father. 
Then  said  they  to  him.  We  be  not 
born  of  fornication ;  'we  have  one 
Father,  even  God. 

42  Jesus  said  unto  them,  "^  If  God 
were  your  Father,  ye  would  love 
me:  ^for  I  proceeded  forth  and 
canie  from  God ;  ''neither  came  I  of 
mys(;lf,  but  he  sent  me. 

43  '  Why  do  ye  not  understand 
my  speech  !  even  because  ye  can- 
not h(;ar  my  word. 

44  ^  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil, 
and  the  lusts  of  v(»ur  father  ve  will 
do:  lie  was  a  niiuderer  from  the 
be;;iiinin<,^,  and  "^ abode  not  in  the 
truth,  because  there  is  no  truth  in 
him.  When  he  s])eaketh  a  lie,  he 
speak<'th  of  hi.s  own:  for  ho  is  a 
liar,  and  the  father  of  it. 

124 


45  And  because  I  tell  you  the 
truth,  ye  believe  me  not. 

46  Which  of  you  convinceth  me 
of  sin  ?  And  if  I  say  the  truth, 
why  do  ye  not  believe  me  ? 

47  ^He  that  is  of  God  heareth 
God's  words:  ye  therefore  hear 
theyn  not,  because  ye  are  not  of 
God. 

48  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and 
said  unto  him.  Say  we  not  well 
that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and 
^  hast  a  devil ! 

49  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a 
devil ;  but  I  honour  my  Father,  and 
ye  do  dishonour  me. 

50  And  'I  seek  not  mine  own 
glory:  there  is  one  that  seeketh 
and  judgeth. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
■"If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall 
never  see  death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him, 
Now  we  know  that  thou  hast  a 
devil.  ^Abraham  is  dead,  and  the 
prophets;  and  thou  sayest.  If  a 
man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never 
taste  of  death. 

53  Art  thou  greater  than  our 
father  Abraham,  which  is  dead? 
and  the  prophets  are  dead :  whom 
makest  thou  thyself  I 

54  Jesus  answered,  '"If  I  honour 
myself,  my  honour  is  nothing:  "it 
is  my  Father  that  honoureth  me ; 
of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is  your 
God: 

55  Yet  "ye  have  not  known  him ; 
but  I  know  him:  and  if  I  should 
say,  I  know  him  not,  I  shall  be  a 
liar  like  unto  you :  but  I  know  him, 
and  keep  his  saying. 

50  Y^our  father  Abraham  p  rejoiced 
to  see  my  day :  "^and  he  saw  if,  and 
was  glad. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto 
him,  Thou  art  not  yet  lifty  years 
old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abra- 
ham I 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Before  Abra- 
ham was,  'I  am. 

59  Then  Hook  they  up  stones  to 
cast  at  him  :  but  Jesus  hid  himself, 
and  went  out  of  the  temple,  'going 
through  the  midst  of  them,  and  so 
passed  by. 


A.  D.  32. 


Sch.  10.26,27. 
lJohn4.  6. 


h  ch.  7.  20. 
HI.  20. 
ver.  52. 


■  ch.  5.  41.  & 

7.18. 


k  ch.  5.  24.  & 
11.  26. 


IZcch.  1.5. 
lleb.  11. 13. 


"  ch.  5.  31. 

°ch.5.41.& 
l(i.l4.«:17.1. 
AoC!>  o.  13. 


°ch.7.28,29. 


P  Luke  10.24. 
■illcb.11.13. 


'F.K.X  11. 

l8,  4:;.  13. 

ch.  17.  .'>,24. 

Col.  1.  17. 

Rev.  1.  8. 
•ch.  10.31,39. 

&!1.8. 
<  Luke  4.  30. 


One  horn  blind  receiveth  sight. 


ST.  JOHN. 


The  Pharisees  are  offended  at  it. 


A.  D.  32. 


•rer.Sl. 


lich.  11.4. 


'  ch.  4.  M.  & 

5. 19,  :k.  & 
ll.il.  .«  12. 
oj.  &  U.  4. 


dch.l.i.n. 

&  a.  i:).  &  H. 

12.  &  12.  35, 
4(). 
'  Mark  7.  a3. 

&S.  23. 

[[  Or,  spread 
the  ctfitf  up- 
on the  ejtes 
or' the  htintl 
maiu 


fNeh.  3.15. 


PSee2King3 
5.14. 


!■  ver.  6,  T. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1  T/te  man  that  wax  born  blind  restored  to  night.  8 
lie  is  brought  to  the  Pharisees.  I'.i  They  are  offend- 
ed at  it,  and  erconanwiicate  him:  35  but  he  in  re- 
ceived of  Jesus,  and  confcsseth  him.  3U  Who  they 
are  whom  Christ  enlightencth. 

A  ND  as  Jesus  passed  by,  lie  saw 
JTjL  a  man  Avliieh  was  bliud  from 
his  birtli. 

2  And  his  disciples  asked  liim,  say- 
ing, Master,  ^  who  did  sin,  this  man, 
or  bis  parents,  that  be  was  born 
blind? 

3  Jesus  answered,  Neither  hath 
this  man  siimed,  nor  his  parents : 
^  but  that  the  works  of  God  should 
be  made  manifest  in  him. 

4  '^I  must  work  the  works  of  him 
that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day :  the 
night  Cometh,  when  no  man  can 
work. 

5  As  long  as  I  am  in  the  world, 
""I  am  the  light  of  the  world. 

6  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  ''he 
spat  on  the  ground,  and  made  clay 
of  the  spittle,  and  he  "anointed  the 
eyes  of  the  blind  man  with  the 
clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him,  Go,  wash 
•^in  the  pool  of  Siloam,  (which  is  by 
interpretation.  Sent.)  ^He  went 
his  way  therefore,  and  washed,  and 
came  seeing. 

8  1  The  neighbours  therefore,  and 
they  which  before  had  seen  him 
that  he  was  blind,  said,  Is  not  this 
he  that  sat  and  begged  ? 

9  Some  said.  This  is  he:  others 
said,  He  is  like  him :  l)ut  he  said,  I 
am  he. 

10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him. 
How  were  thine  eyes  opened  I 

11  He  answered  and  said,  ''A  man 
that  is  called  Jesus  made  clay,  and 
anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto 
me.  Go  to  the  pool  of  Siloam,  and 
wash :  and  I  went  and  washed,  and 
I  received  sight. 

12  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Where  is  he!  He  said,  I  know 
not. 

13  1^  They  brought  to  the  Phari- 
sees him  that  aforetime  was  blind. 

14  And  it  was  the  sabbath  day 
when  Jesus  made  the  clay,  and 
opened  his  eyes. 

15  Then  again  the  Pharisees  also 
asked  him  how  he  had  received  his 


sight. 


He  said  unto  them.  He  put 
clay  u])on  min§  eyes,  and  I  wash- 
ed, and  do  see. 

IG  Therefore  said  some  of  the 
Pharisees,  This  man  is  not  of  God, 
because  he  keepeth  not  the  sab- 
bath day.  Others  said,  '  How  can 
a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such  mir- 
acles ?  And  "^  there  Avas  a  division 
among  them. 

17  They  say  unto  the  blind  man 
again.  What  sayest  thou  of  him, 
that  he  hath  opened  thine  eyes  I 
He  said,  '  He  is  a  prophet. 

18  But  the  Jews  did  not  believe 
concerning  him,  that  he  had  been 
blind,  and  received  his  sight,  until 
they  called  the  parents  of  him  that 
had  received  his  sight. 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying. 
Is  this  your  son,  who  ye  say  was 
born  blind  I  how  then  doth  he  now 
seef 

20  His  parents  answered  them 
and  said,  AVe  know  that  this  is 
our  son,  and  that  he  was  born 
blind : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now 
seeth,  we  know  not ;  or  who  hath 
opened  his  eyes,  we  know  not :  he 
is  of  age ;  ask  him  :  he  shall  sj^eak 
for  himself. 

22  These  words  spake  his  parents, 
because  '"they  feared  the  Jews: 
for  the  Jews  had  agreed  already, 
that  if  any  man  did  confess  that 
he  w\as  Christ,  he  "should  be  i)ut 
out  of  the  synagogue. 

23  Therefore  said  his  parents,  He 
is  of  age ;  ask  him. 

24  Then  again  called  they  the 
man  tliat  was  blind,  and  said  unto 
him,  ""Give  God  the  praise:  ''we 
know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner. 

25  He  answered  and  said.  Wheth- 
er he  be  a  sinner  or  no,  I  know 
not :  one  thing  I  know,  that,  where- 
as I  was  blind,  now  I  see. 

20  Then  said  they  to  him  again. 
What  did  he  to  thee  I  how  opened 
he  thine  eyes  ? 

27  He  answered  them,  I  have 
told  you  already,  and  ye  did  not 
hear :  wherefore  would  ye  hear  it 
again?  will  ye  also  be  his  disci- 
ples ? 

28  Then  they  reviled  him,  and 


A.  D.  32. 


i  vcr.  33. 
ch.  3.  2. 


k  ch.  7. 12,43. 
&  10.  19. 


I  Ph.  4. 
(i.  14. 


19.  & 


"•ch.  7.13.& 
12.  42. .%  19. 
38. 
ActsS.  13- 


"vcr.  34. 
ch.  Iti.  2. 


"Josh.  7.  19. 
1  Sam.  0.  5. 
P  ver.  16. 


Christ  is  the  door. 


ST.  JOHX. 


and  the  good  shepherd. 


A.  D.  33. 


9ch.8.14. 


'ch.  3. 10. 


■Job  27.9.4: 
35.  lii. 
p«.  1S.4I.& 
34.  lo.  &  liC. 
18. 

Prov.  1.28. 
&  !.■>.  2y.  & 

zay. 

Is.  I.  lo. 
Jer  tl.U.& 
14.  IJ. 
Ez.  «  18 
Mic.3.  4. 
Zcch.  I.  n. 

•vcr.  IB. 


•ver.  2. 


H  Or,  cxcom- 
mtjiitcafet^ 
Aim. 
ver.  22. 


'  Matt.l4.a3 

&  Hi.  ii; 

.Mark  1.  1. 
ch.  10.  .■Hi. 
lJohni.l3. 


said,  Thou  art  his  disciple  ;  but  we 
are  Moses'  disciples. 

29  We  know  that  God  spake  un- 
to Moses:  as  for  this  fellow,  ''we 
know  not  from  whence  he  is. 

30  The  man  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  'AVhy  herein  is  a  mar- 
vellous thing,  that  ye  know  not 
from  whence  he  is,  and  yet  he  hath 
opened  mine  eyes. 

31  Now  we  know  that  'God  hear- 
eth  not  sinners :  but  if  any  man  be 
a  worshipper  of  God,  and  doeth  his 
will,  him  he  heareth. 

32  Since  the  world  began  was  it 
not  heard  that  any  man  opened  the 
eyes  of  one  that  was  born  blind. 

33  '  If  this  man  were  not  of  God, 
he  could  do  nothing. 

34  They  answered  and  said  unto 
I  him,  "Thou  wast  altogether  born 

in   sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us? 
And  they  "cast  him  out. 

35  Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast 
him  out ;  and  when  he  had  found 
him,  he  said  unto  him.  Dost 
thou  believe  on  "^  the  Son  of 
God  I 

30  He  answered  and  said.  Who 


Ich.4.2(;. 


■eh.. 5. 22, 27. 
8pcch.:!.17. 
&  U.  47. 

•  Matt.  13.13. 


Hloin.2. 10. 


•ch.15.22,24. 


is  he.  Lord,  that  I 


might  believe 


on  him  I 

37  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Thou 
hast  both  seen  him,  and  ^  it  is  he 
that  talketh  with  thee. 

38  And  he  said,  Lord,  I  believe. 
And  he  worshipped  him. 

39  1  And  Jesus  said,  ^For  judg- 
ment I  am  come  into  this  world, 
^that  they  which  see  not  might 
see;  and  that  they  which  see  might 
be  made  blind. 

40  iVnd  some  of  the  Pharisees 
which  were  with  him  heard  these 
words,  ^'and  said  unto  him.  Are  we 
blind  also? 

41  .Icsus  said  nnto  them,  '^If  ye 
were  blind,  ye  should  have  no  sin: 
but  now  ye  say.  We  see;  therefore 
your  sin  remaineth. 

CILVPTER  X. 

1  Cfirint  in  (hr  ihx)i\  itiid  Ifit:  r/ood  nhiphrrd.  '^'^  Divera 
opinions  iif/iiin.  24  lie  jirovd/i  tiij  liU  works  that 
lif  in  Vhrixt  the  Son  of  Oixl :  IJ'.t  CKCapctk  ttie  Jews, 
40  and  tirut  aijam  bryond  Jordan,  where  ma7ty  be- 
lieved on  him. 

VETULY,  verily,  T  say  luito  you, 
He  tliat  ciitnvtli'not  by  the 
door  into  tlio  shecptbld,  but  climb- 

12(J 


eth  up  some  other  way,  the  same  is 
a  thief  and  a  robber. 

2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the 
door  is  the  shepherd  of  the  sUeep., 

3  To  him  the  x)orter  openeth;  and 
the  sheep  hear  his  voice:  and  he 
calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name, 
and  leadeth  them  out. 

4  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his 
own  sheep,  he  goeth  before  them, 
and  the  sheep  follow  him :  for  they 
know  his  voice. 

5  And  a  stranger  will  they  not  fol- 
low, but  will  Hee  from  him ;  for  they 
know  not  the  voice  of  strangers. 

G  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto 
them ;  but  they  understood  not 
what  things  they  were  which  he 
spake  unto  them. 

7  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them 
again.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep. 

8  All  that  ever  came  before  me 
are  thieves  and  robbers :  but  the 
sheep  did  not  hear  them. 

9  '^I  am  the  door:  by  me  if  any 
man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved, 
and  shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find 
pasture. 

10  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for 
to  steal,  and  to  kill,  and  to  destroy: 
1  am  come  that  they  might  have 
life,  and  that  they  might  have  it 
more  abundantly. 

11  'T  am  the  good  shepherd:  the 
good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for 
the  sheep. 

12  But  he  that  is  a  hireling,  and 
not  the  shepherd,  whose  own  the 
sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  com- 
ing, and  '^leaveth  the  sheep,  and 
lieeth ;  and  the  wolf  catcheth  theiyi, 
and  scattereth  the  sheep. 

13  The  hireling  fleeth,  be(^ause  he 
is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the 
sheep. 

14  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and 
'know  my  sheej),  and  am  known  of 
mine. 

15  ''As  the  Father  knoweth  me, 
even  so  know  I  the  Fatlier:  '^and 
I  lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheep. 

K)  And  *"  other  sheep  1  have,  which 

are  not  of  this  fold:  them  also  I 

must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my 

voice;  ''and  there  shall  be  onefold, 

1  and  one  shepherd. 


A.  D.  32. 


"ch.l4.  G. 
Eph.  2.  IS. 


His.  40.11. 
Ez.. ■14. 12,2.3. 

&  -.rr.  24. 

Hcb.  1.).20. 
1  Ptt.  2.  25. 


'  Zcch.U.lC, 
17. 


d2Tim.2.10. 


=  Matt.  11.27. 
Tell.  lo.  13. 


KIs.  4C.  8. 


h  Ez.  .37.  22. 
E|)li.  2.  14. 
1  IVt.  2.  25. 


His  unity  with  the  Father. 


ST.  JOHN. 


The  sickness  of  Lazarus. 


A.  D.  33. 

<  Is.  Si.  7,  8, 
Ucb.  ».  9. 


kch.  2. 10. 

Ich.fi.  ."S..t 
15.  10. 
Acts  2.  24, 
32. 


■"011.7.43.  & 
9.  IG. 


"ch.  7.  'JO.  & 
S.  4S,  5J. 


"Ex.  4.  II. 
Ps.  !I4  9.  & 

He;.  ,s. 

Peh.ii.fi,  7, 

;iL'.a-!. 
A.  D.  33. 


i.\cts.^n. 

&  5.  l:.'. 


II  Or, 
Ao///  !f.«  in 


'ch.  3.  2.  & 

,5. ;«. 
ver.  3S. 


•ch.  S.  47. 
lJohn4.«. 


'ver.  4, 14. 


"  ch.  S.  .T7.  & 
17. 11,12.  & 
18. 9. 


"ch.  14.  21. 
'  ch.  17.  2,  G, 
&c. 


»ch.l7.11,22. 
■  ch.  8.  J9. 


kch.  5. 18. 


17  Therefore  dotli  my  Father  love 
me,  'because  I  hiy  down  my  life, 
that  I  might  take  it  again. 

18  Ko  man  taketli  it  from  me,  but 
I  lay  it  down  of  myself.  I  have 
power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I  ^have 
power  to  take  it  agafn.  '  This  com- 
mandment have  I  received  of  my 
Father. 

J  0  *f  '"  There  was  a  division  there- 
fore again  among  the  Jews  for  these 
sayings. 

20  xVnd  many  of  them  said,  "He 
hath  a  devil,  and  is  mad ;  why  hear 
ye  him  1 

21  Others  said.  These  are  not  the 
words  of  him  that  hath  a  devil. 
"Can  a  devil  i'oi)en  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  I 

22  ^  And  it  was  at  Jerusalem  the 
feast  of  the  dedication,  and  it  was 
winter. 

23  And  Jesus  walked  in  the  tem- 
ple 'in  Solomon's  porch. 

24  Then  came  the  Jews  round 
about  him,  and  said  unto  him.  How 
long  dost  thou  n  make  us  to  doubt  ? 
If  thou  be  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly. 

25  Jesus  answered  them,  I  told 
you,  and  ye  believed  not :  ^  the 
works  that  I  do  in  my  Father's 
name,  they  bear  witness  of  me. 

2G  But  'ye  believe  uoj:,  -because 
ye  are  not  of  my  shee^),  as  I  said 
unto  you. 

27  *My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and 
I  know  them,  and  they  follow  me : 

28  And  I  give  unto  them  eternal 
life;  and  "they  shall  never  perish, 
neither  shall  any  man  ijluck  them 
out  of  my  hand. 

20  "^My  Father,  ^ which  gave  them 
me,  is  greater  than  all ;  and  no  man 
is  able  to  pluck  them  out  of  my  Fa- 
ther's hand. 

30  'I  and  my  Father  are  one. 

31  Then  ^  the  Jews  took  up  stones 
again  to  stone  him. 

32  Jesus  answered  them.  Many 
good  works  have  I  shewed  you 
from  my  Father;  for  which  of  those 
works  do  ye  stone  me  ? 

33  The  Jews  answered  him,  say- 
ing. For  a  good  work  we  stone 
thee  not ;  but  for  blasphemy ;  and 
because  that  thou,  being  a  man, 
''makest  thyself  God. 


34  Jesus  answered  them,  "^Is  it 
not  w^ritten  in  your  law,  I  said,  Ye 
are  gods  ? 

35  If  he  called  them  gods,  ''unto 
whom  the  word  of  (lod  came,  and 
the  Scripture  cannot  be  broken ; 

36  Say  ye  of  hiuj,  ''whom  the  Fa- 
ther hath  sanctilied,  and  '^sent  into 
the  world.  Thou  blasphemest;  *-' be- 
cause I  said,  I  am ''  the  Son  of  God? 

37  '  If  I  do  not  the  w^orks  of  my 
Father,  believe  me  not. 

38  But  if  I  do,  though  ye  believe 
not  me,  ''believe  the  works;  that 
ve  mav  know,  and  believe,  '  that 
the  Father  is  in  me,  and  I  in  him. 

39  "'Therefore  they  sought  again 
to  take  him ;  but  he  escaped  out 
of  their  hand, 

40  And  went  away  again  beyond 
Jordan  into  the  place  "  where  John 
at  Urst  baptized ;  and  there  he 
abode. 

41  And  many  resorted  unto  him, 
and  said,  John  did  no  miracle : 
"  but  all  things  that  John  spake  of 
this  man  were  true. 

42  PAud  many  believed  on  Mm 
there. 

CHAPTER.  XI. 

1  Christ  7'aiseih  Lasarus,foiir  dayx  buried.  4.')  Mamj 
Jews  believe.  47  The  high  priests  and  Phnrlttrs 
gather  a  eouncil  ctgainst  Christ.  4'.)  Caiaphas  proph- 
esieth.  54  Jesus  hid  himself.  5.5  ,i^  the  passover  they 
inquire  after  him.,  aicd  lay  wait-for  him. 

NOW  a  certain  man  was  sick, 
named  Lazarus,  of  Bethany, 
the  town  of  ^  Mary  and  her  sister 
Martha. 

2  (""It  was  that  Mary  which  anoint- 
ed the  Lord  watli  ointment,  and 
wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair,  w  hose 
brother  Lazarus  was  sick.) 

3  Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto 
him,  saying.  Lord,  behold,  he  whom 
thou  lovest  is  sick. 

4  When  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said, 
This  sickness  is  not  unto  death, 
''but  for  the  glory  of  God,  that  the 
Son  of  God  might  be  glorified 
thereby. 

5  Now  Jesus  loved  INIartha,  and 
her  sister,  {uid  I^azarus. 

G  When  he  had  heard  therefore 
that  lie  was  sick,  ''he  abode  two 
days  still  in  the  same  place  where 
he  was. 

7  Then  after  that  saith  he  to  his 

127 


A.  D.  33. 


«  Ps.  82.  6. 


d  Rora.  13. 1. 


•  ch.  G.  27. 

fch.  .^17.  & 
.■;. .!«,  37.  & 
8.  42. 

Kch.. '..17, 18. 
ver.  ;!(). 

hLuke  I.. 35. 

cii.  9.  ;!,'■.,  ;i7. 

ich.  15.  24. 


k  ch.  5.  3«.  & 
14.  Ill,  11. 

ich.  14.10,11. 
&17.  21. 


™cli.7..30,«. 
&  8.  X). 


°cU.  1.  28. 


°ch.  3.  30. 


I'ch.  8.30.  & 
11.  45. 


» Luke  10.3S, 
39. 


1.  Matt.  20.  7. 
Jlark  14.3. 
ch.  12.  3. 


"ch.  3.  .3. 
ver.  40. 


dch.  10.40. 


Tlie  deatJi  of  Lazarus. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  raiseth  Lazarus 


A.  D.  33. 


•ch.  10.31. 


fch.9  <. 


(ch.  12.  35. 


V  So  Deut 
:!1.  lU. 
Dan    12  2. 
Matt  y.  -Ji. 
Acts?  (VI. 
1  Cor.  15. 18, 
i\. 


tThatii, 
ahffut  two 
miUt. 


I  eh.  0.31. 


disciples,   Let   us   go   iuto  Judea 


kT.aVeH.H 
cU.  6.  £). 


again. 

8  His  disciples  say  unto  liim,  Mas- 
ter, "the  Jews  of  late  sougbt  to 
stone  thee ;  and  goest  thou  thither 
again  f 

9  Jesus  answered,  Are  there  not 
twelve  hours  in  the  day?  'If  any 
man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stumbleth 
not,  because  he  seeth  the  light  of 
this  world. 

10  But  ^'if  a  man  walk  in  the 
night,  he  stumbleth,  because  there 
is  no  light  in  him. 

11  These  things  said  he:  and  after 
that  he  saith  unto  them,  Our  friend 
Lazarus  "  sleepeth ;  but  I  go,  that  I 
may  awake  him  out  of  sleep. 

vl  Then  said  his  disciples,  Lord, 
if  he  sleep,  he  shall  do  well. 

13  How  belt  Jesus  spake  of  his 
death:  but  they  thought  that  he 
had  spoken  of  taking  of  rest  in 
sleep. 

14  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them 
plainly,  Lazarus  is  dead. 

15  And  1  am  glad  for  your  sakes 
that  I  was  not  there,  to  the  intent 
ye  may  believe;  nevertheless  let 
us  go  unto  hjm. 

l(j  Then  said  Thomas,  which  is 
called  Didymus,  imto  his  fellow 
disciples,  Let  us  also*  go,  that  we 
may  die  with  him. 

17  Then  w^hen  Jesus  came,  he 
found  that  he  had  lain  in  the  grave 
four  days  alreadj\ 

18  Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto 
Jerusalem,  "about  fifteen  furlongs 
off: 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  came 
to  Martha  and  Mary,  to  comfort 
them  concerning  their  brother. 

20  Tiien  Martha,  as  soon  as  she 
h(!urd  tliat  .T(;sus  was  coming,  went 
and  met  him:  but  Mary  sat  still 
in  tlic  liou.se. 

21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus, 
Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my 
l)r<)tli('r  h;nl  not  died. 

22  ]>iit  i   know,   that  even  now, 
'  what.socvcr  tliou  wilt  ask  of 
God  will  give  it  thee. 

23  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thy 
brother  slinll  ri.se  ngnin. 

2  4   Martha    saith    unto    liim,    ""I 
know   that    he    shall    rise 
128 


Ood, 


agaui 


in    the    resurrection    at    the    last 
day. 
25  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I  am  '  the 
resurrection,   and    the   "life:    "he 


that  believeth  in  me, 


though 


he 


were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live : 
2G  And  whosoever  liveth  and  be- 
lieveth in  me  shall  never  die.     Be- 
lie vest  thou  this  ? 

27  She  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord: 
°I  believe  that  thou  art  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  God,  which  should  come 
into  the  world. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she 
went  her  way,  and  called  Mary 
her  sister  secretly,  saying.  The 
Master  is  come,  and  calleth  for 
thee. 

29  As  soon  as  she  heard  that,  she 
arose  quickly,  and  came  unto  him. 

30  Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come 
into  the  town,  but  was  in  that 
place  where  Martha  met  him. 

31  pThe  Jews  then  which  were 
with  her  in  the  house,  and  com- 
forted her,  when  they  saw  Mary, 
that  she  rose  up  hastily  and  went 
out,  followed  her,  saying.  She  go- 
etli  unto  the  grave  to  weep  there. 

32  Then  when  Mary  was  come 
where  Jesus  was,  and  saw  him, 
she  fell  down  at  his  feet,  saying 
unto  him,  '^Lord,  if  thou  hadst 
been  here,  my  brother  had  not 
died. 

33  AVhen  Jesus  therefore  saw  her 
weeping,  and  the  Jews  also  weep- 
ing which  came  with  her,  he  groan- 
ed in  the  spirit,  and  ^  was  troubled, 

34  And  said,  Where  have  ye  laid 
him  I  They  say  unto  him.  Lord, 
come  and  see. 

35  "^  Jesus  wept. 

36  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold 
how  he  loved  him  ! 

37  And  some  of  them  said.  Could 
not  this  man,  'which  opened  the 
eyes  of  the  blind,  have  caused  that 
even  this  man  should  not  have 
died? 

38  Jesus  therefore  again  groan- 
ing in  himself  cometli  to  the  grave. 
It  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone  lay  up- 
on it. 

39  Jesus  said.  Take  ye  away  the 
stone.  Martha,  the  sister  of  him 
that  was   dead,   saith   unto    him, 


A.  D.  3.3. 


Ich.  5.21.& 

C.  30,  40,  44. 
'°cll.  1,  4.  & 

6.  35.  &14.l>. 

Col. .').  4. 

IJohn  1.1, 

L'.  &  .5.11. 
"  ch.  -i.  :!(!. 

l.loluii.IO, 

Jtc. 


"Matt.lG.in. 
ch.  4.  4.'.  & 
U.  14,  «U. 


Prcr.  19. 


1  ver.  21. 


tGr. 

he  troubled 
himaetj. 


'  Luke  19.41. 


'  ch.  9.  & 


from  the  dead. 


ST.  JOHK 


Chrisfs  feet  anointed. 


A.  D.  33. 


'  ver.  4, 23. 


"ch.  12.30. 


■  ch.  20.  7. 


y  ch.  2.  23.  & 
1(1.  42.  &  12. 
11,  IS. 


'  Ps.  2.  2. 

Matt.  ■X.  .3. 
Mark  14.  I. 
Luke  22.  2. 


•ch.  12.  19. 
Acts  4.10. 


l>Liil<p3.  2. 
ch.  \H.  14. 
Acts  4.  U. 


'ch.  18.14. 


<J  18.49  G. 

1  John  2.  2. 
'ch  If  I.  IC,. 

£ph.  2. 14. 

15, 10, 1". 


Lord,  by  this  time  he  stinketh :  for 
he  hath  been  dead  four  days. 

40  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Said  I  not 
unto  thee,  that,  if  thou  wouhlest 
beUeve,  thou  shouldest  'see  the 
glory  of  God  ? 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone 


together 


for  to  put 


from  the  place  where  the  dond  was^^  with  his  disciples 
laid.     And  Jesus  lifted  up /u'.s  eyes, 
and  said,  Father,  I  thank  thee  that 
thou  has't  heard  me. 

42  And  1  knew  that  thou  hearest 
me  always:  but  "because  of  the 
people  which  stand  by  I  said  it, 
that  they  may  believe  that  thou 
hast  sent  me. 

43  And  when  he  thus  had  spoken, 
he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus, 


come  forth 

44  And  he  that  was  dead  came 
forth,  bound  hand  and  foot  with 
graveclothes ;  and  ''his  face  was 
bound  about  with  a  napkin.  Jesus 
saith  unto  them,  Loose  him,  and 
let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which 
came  to  Mary,  ^  and  had  seen  the 


took  counsel 
him  to  death, 
54  Jesus  '^ therefore  walked  no 
more  openly  among  the  Jews;  but 
went  thence  unto  a  country  near  to 
the  wilderness,  into  a  city  called 
'Ephraim,    and    there    continued 


things 


which  Jesus  did,  believed 


on  him. 

4G  But  some  of  them  went  their 
ways  to  the  Pharisees,  and  told 
them  what  things  Jesus  had  done. 

47  ^  ^Theu  gathered  the  chief 
priests  and  the  Pharisees  a  council, 
and  said,  ^What  do  we?  for  this 
man  doetli  many  miracles. 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  men 
will  believe  on  him ;  and  the  Eo- 
mans  shall  come  and  take  away 
both  our  place  and  nation. 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  ^  Caia- 
phas,  being  the  high  priest  that 
same  year,  said  unto  them,  Ye 
know  nothing  at  all, 

50  ''Nor  consider  that  it  is  expedi- 
ent for  us,  that  one  man  should  die 
for  the  people,  and  that  the  whole 
nation  perish  not. 

51  And  this  spake  he  not  of  him- 
self: but  being  high  priest  that 
year,  he  prophesied  that  Jesus 
should  die  for  that  nation  ; 

52  And  ''not  for  that  nation  only, 
'  but  that  also  he  should  gather  to- 
gether in  one  the  children  of  God 
that  were  scattered  abroad. 

53  Then  from  that  day  forth  they 

7i 


55  ^[ ''  And  the  Jews'  passover  was 
nigh  at  hand :  and  many  went  out 
of  the  country  up  to  Jerusalem  be- 
fore the  passover,  to  purify  them- 
selves. 

50  '  Then  sought  they  for  Jesus, 
and  spake  among  themselves,  as 
they  stood  in  the  temple.  What 
think  ye,  that  he  will  not  come  to 
the  feast  ? 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and 
the  Pharisees  had  given  a  com- 
mandment, that,  if  any  man  knew 
where  he  were,  he  should  shew  it, 
that  they  might  take  him. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

\  Jr/iH-i  excufieth  Mary  miuinthig  his  fed.  9  T7i€  peo- 
ple jiock  to  see  Lazarus.  10  T/ie  hujh  prie.'ifs  cousitlt 
to  kill  him.  12  ^Christ  ridelh  into  Jerusalem.  20 
Greeks  desire  to  see  Jesus.  2'.i  He  foretelleth  his 
death.  37  The  Jews  are  generally  blinded:  43  yet 
many  chief  rulers  believe,  but  do  not  confess  him: 
44  therefore  Jesus  calleth  earnestly  for  confession  of 
faith. 

THEN  Jesus  six  days  before  the 
passover  came  to  Bethany, 
^  where  Lazarus  was  which  had  been 
dead,  whom  he  raised  from  the  dead. 

2  'There  they  made  him  a  sui)per ; 
and  Martha  served:  but  Lazarus 
was  one  of  them  that  sat  at  the 
table  with  him. 

3  Then  took  'Mary  a  x^ound  of 
ointment  of  spikenard,  very  costly, 
and  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and 
wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair:  and 
the  house  was  tilled  with  the  odour 
of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples, 
Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  which 
should  betray  him, 

5  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold 
for  three  hundred  ijence,  and  given 
to  the  poor  ? 

G  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared 
for  the  poor ;  but  because  he  was  a 
thief,  and  ''had  the  bag,  and  bare 
what  was  put  therein. 

7  Then  said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone: 
against  the  day  of  my  burying  hath 

she  kept  this. 

129  J 


A.  D.  33. 


fch.4.1,3.  & 
7.1. 


f  See  2  Chr. 

1!.  lU. 


'  ch.  2. 1.3.  & 
S.  1.  &  6.  4. 


ich.  7. 11. 


'ch.  11. 1,4.3 


>•  Matt.  2r..  r,. 
Mark  14.  3. 


'Luke  10. 33, 
.T.I. 
ch.  11.  2. 


d  ch.  1.3.  2i). 


Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem. 


ST.  JOHN. 


He  prayeth  to  his  Father. 


A.  D.  3:J. 

'Matt  a>ll. 
Mark  14. 7. 


rch.n.«l.44 


(L.ukcl6.ni. 


kch  11.42. 
TCt    18. 


I  Mall.  31   K 
Mark  II   H 
l.ukelU  3i. 
36,  Ik. 


8  For ''the  poor  always  ye  havewith 
yon;  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

9  MiK'h  people  of  the  Jews  there- 
fore knew  that  he  was  there :  and 
they  came  not  for  Jesus'  sake  only, 
but  that  they  niijTht  see  Lazarus 
also, '  whom  he  had  raised  from  the 
dead. 

10  ^i  "But  the  chief  priests  con- 
sulted that  they  might  put  Lazarus 
also  to  death ; 

11  ''  Because  that  by  reason  of  him 
many  of  the  Jews  went  away,  and 
belieyed  on  Jesus, 

12  •[  '  On  the  next  day  much  peo- 
ple that  were  come  to  the  feast, 
when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was 
coming  to  Jerusalem, 

13  Took  branches  of  palm  trees, 
and  went  forth  to  meet  him,  and 
cried,  ^  Hosanna :  Blessed  is  the 
King-  of  Israel  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

14  'And  Jesus,  when  he  had  found 
a  young  ass,  sat  thereon ;  as  it  is 
written, 

15  "Fear  not,  danglfter  of  Sion : 
behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sitting 
on  an  ass's  colt. 

10  These  things  "understood  not 
his  disciples  at  the  first :  "but  when 
Jesus  was  glorified,  ^'then  remem- 
bered they  that  these  things  were 
written  of  hiu],  and  that  they  had 
done  these  things  unto  him. 

17  The  people  therefore  that  was 
with  him  when  he  called  Lazarus 
out  of  his  graye,  and  raised  him 
from  the  dead,  bare  record. 

18  "iFor  this  cause  the  people  also 
met  him,  for  that  they  heard  that 
he  had  done  this  miracle. 

11)  The    Pharisees  therefore  said 

among    tliemselyes,   'Perceiye   ye 

;  iiow  ye  preyail  nothing!    behold, 

the  world  i.s  gone  after  him. 

•Aetiir.*,  I    20    *\    iVnd    there    'were    certain 

'iM?"*   '  Oreeks  among  them  'that^ame  ui) 

AiuAST.     to  worship  at  the  feast: 

21  Th(5  same  came  therefore  to 
•ch.i.«.      IMiili]),   "which    was   of   Bcthsaida 

of  ( ialilcc,  jumI  desired  him,  saying, 
►Sir,  wc  would  see  Jesus. 

22  IMiilip  cometh  and  telle^h  An- 
dr<'w:  and  again  Andrew  and 
rhilij)  tell  Jesus. 

23  "J  And  Jesus  answered  them, 

Vii) 


L  V:  lia.  25. 

ai. 


I  Matt.  21. 


'  Zech.  9.  9. 


•  Luke  l.t.34 
•ch.  7  a». 
'ch.  14  JS. 


<Ter.ll. 


'eh.ll.4r,4>i. 


saying,  ''The   hour  is  come,  that 
the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified. 

24  Yerilj^,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
^  Except  a  corn  of  wheat  fall  into 
the  ground  and  die,  it  abideth 
alone:  but  if  it  (be,  it  briugeth 
forth  much  fruit. 

25  'He  that  loyeth  his  life  shall 
lose  it ;  and  he  that  hateth  his  life 
in  this  world  shall  keep  it  unto  life 
eternal. 

2G  If  any  man  serye  me,  let  him 
follow  me ;  and  "  where  I  am,  there 
shall  also  my  seryant  be:  if  any 
man  serve  me,  him  will  my  Father 
honour. 

27  ^'Now  is  my  soul  troubled; 
and  what  shall  I  say?  Father, 
save  me  from  this  hour:  '^but  for 
this  cause  came  I  unto  this  hour. 

28  Father,  glorify  thy  name. 
''Then  came  there  a  voice  from 
heaven,  sayiuff,  I  have  both  glori- 
fied it,  and  will  glorify  it  again. 

29  The  people  therefore  that  stood 
by,  and  heard  it,  said  that  it  thun- 
dered :  others  said.  An  angel  spake 
to  him. 

30  Jesus  answered  and  said, '  This 
voice  came  not  because  of  me,  but 
for  your  sakes. 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this 
world :  now  shall  '  the  prince  of 
this  world  be  cast  out. 

32  And  I,  =if  I  be  lifted  up  from 
the  earth,  will  draw  ''  all  men  unto 
me. 

33  '  This  he  said,  signifying  what 
death  he  should  die. 

34  The  people  answered  him,  ■"  We 
have  heard  out  of  the  law  that 
Christ  abideth  for  ever :  and  how 
sayest  thou.  The  Son  of  man  must 
be  lifted  up?  who  is  this  Son  of 
man  ? 

35  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Yet  a  little  wliile  'is  the  light  with 
you.  "Walk  while  ye  have  the 
light,  lest  darkness  come  upon 
you:  for  "he  that  walketh  in  dark- 
ness knoweth  not  whither  he 
goeth. 

3()  While  ye  have  light,  believe  in 
the  light,  that  ye  may  be  "the  chil- 
dren of  light.  These  things  spake. 
Jesus,  and  departed,  and  ^'did  hide 
himself  from  them. 


A.  D. ;«. 


^ch.  1.3.  C2. 

&  ir.  1. 


5  1  Cor.lJ.T6. 


'  Matt.  in.7.). 
&  IH.  -25. 
Mark  N.  ■"..".. 
hukf  H.  -.'4. 
&  17.  o^. 


»rh.  14.n.& 
17.  24. 
1  Thet,a.  4. 
17. 


t>Matt-2G.."s. 

I.iikel2.  .V). 
ch   13  21. 

•■  Luke  2-.'  .>1. 

ch,  w.  ar. 


<1  Slatt.  3.  17. 


■■  ch.  11.  42. 


fMatt.  12.2!1. 

Luke  111.  IS. 

eh    14. :». 

*  10   11. 

Acts  Li;  IS. 

2  Cor.  4.  4. 

Eph.  2.  2.  & 

C.  12. 
f  ch.  Z.  14.  Si 

S.  28. 
bKnm..!.  18. 

Ueb.  2.  'J. 
i  ch.  l.S.  G2. 


V  Ps.  89  ."!(;. 
37.  &  nil.  4. 
I.'^  II.  7.  i 
,V!.  S 

K^.  r.T.  -25. 
Dan.  2  44. 
*7.  14.27. 
Mic.4.  7. 


ich   1.9 
12.  Jk  9. 
ver  411 

■".lor  i: 
Lph.  5 

.Ui 

"ch.ll 
1  Juhn 

in. 

2.11 

"Lukelfi.  8 

Kiih.  .i  K. 

I  Tlies>..',..'. 

1  John  2.  '.I 

lU,  II 
F  ch   8.  i'J.  & 

11.54. 


The  Jetvs  are  generally  Minded. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Jesus  washelh  the  disciples'  feet 


A.  B.  a3. 


1Is..>1.  1. 

Kom.  lO.Ifi. 


'Is.  fi  9.  in 
Matt.  l:i.  14. 


•Is.  6.1. 


'  ch.  '.  13:  & 


'  ch.  n.  u. 


^  Mark  i).  ?,7. 
1  I'et.  1.  L'l. 


Jch.  14.  0. 


'  ch.  ;i.  1!».  & 

8.  iL'.  &;)..■), 
at. 

ver.  Ho,  .T6. 


■ch.5. -13.  & 

8. 15,  211. 

i«ch.  y.ir. 


'LukelO.IC. 


■1  Deut.l«.in. 
Mark  16.  lU, 


•ch..S.  y8.  .1: 
H.  10. 


fDeut.lS.18. 


37  •[  But  though  he  had  (Iou(i  so 
many  uiiracles  before  them,  yet 
thjy  believed  not  ou  liim  : 

38  That  the  saying  of  Esaias  the 
])roi)het  might  be  fuKilled,  whicli 
he  spake,  ''Lord,  who  hatli  believ- 
ed our  report?  and  to  whom  hath 
the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  revealed  ? 

31)  Therefore  they  could  not  be- 
lieve, because  that  Esaias  said 
again, 

40  'He  hath  blinded  their  eyes, 
and  hardened  their  heart ;  that 
they  should  not  see  with  tlieir  eyes, 
nor  understand  Avitli  their  heart, 
and  be  converted,  and  I  should 
heal  them.  ^ 

41  '  These  things  said  Esaias,  when 
he  saw  his  glory,  and  spake  of  him. 

42  ^[  Nevertheless  among  the 
chief  rulers  also  many  believed  on 
him  ;  but  'because  of  the  Pharisees 
they  did  not  confess  him,  lest  they 
should  be  put  out  of  the  synagogue : 

43  "For  they  loved  the  praise  of 
men  more  than  the  x)raise  of  God. 

44  1]  Jesus  cried  and  said,  ''He 
that  believeth  on  me,  believeth  not 
on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me. 

45  And  ^  he  that  seeth  me  seeth 
him  that  sent  me. 

4(3  '1  am  ct)me  a  light  into  the 
world,  that  whosoever  believeth  on 
me  should  not  abide  in  darkness. 

47  And  if  any  man  hear  my  words, 
and  believe  not,  'I  judge  him  not: 
for  'T  came  not  to  judge  the  world, 
but  to  save  the  world. 

48  '^  He  that  rejecteth  me,  and  re- 
ceiveth  not  my  words,  hath  one 
that  judgeth  him:  ''the  word  that 
I  have  spoken,  the  same  shall 
judge  him  in  the  last  day. 

49  For  'T  have  not  si)oken  of  my- 
self;  but  the  Father  which  sent  me, 
he  gave  me  a  commandiyent,  '^  what 
I  should  say,  and  what  I  should 
speak. 

50  And  I  know  that  his  command- 
ment is  life  everlasting:  whatso- 
ever I  speak  therefore,  even  as  the 
Father  said  unto  me,  so  I  speak. 


CHAPTER  XHL 

1  Jesun  yashdh  t/ie  disciplis'fcet :  cx/iortelh  them  to 
hitmilitij  and  charity.  IS  He  foretclltl/i,  and  (/i.s- 
coverdJi  to  Joint  bij  a  token,  that  Jiulaf.  flioidd  betray 
him  :  yi  coiumaiideth  tlicm  to  love  one  another,  30 
andfureicarnelh  I'eter  of  his  denial. 


NOW  'before  the  feast  of  the 
])assover,  when  Jesus  knew 
that  'his  hour  was  come  that  he 
should  depart  out  of  this  world  un- 
to the  Father,  having  loved  his  own 
which  were  in  the  world,  he  loved 
them  unto  the  end. 

2  And  supper  being  ended,  '^the 
devil  having  now  put  into  the  heart 
of  ,Tudas  Lscariot,  Simon's  son,  to 
betray  him ; 

3  Jesus  knowing  ''that  the  Father 
had  given  all  things  into  his  hands, 
and  that  he  was  come  from  God, 
and  went  to  God  ;  , 

4  "^He  risetli  from  supper,  and  laid 
aside  his  garments;  and  took  a 
towel,  and  girded  himself. 

5  x\.fter  that  he  poureth  water  into 
a  basin,  and  began  to  wash  the 
disciples'  feet,  and  to  wipe  tliem 
with  the  towel  wherewith  he  was 
girded. 

0  Then  cometh  he  to  Simon  Peter: 
and  'Peter  saith  unto  him.  Lord, 
^dost  thou  wash  my  feet? 

7  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  What  I  do  thou  knowest  not 
now  •,  ''but  thou  shalt  know  here- 
after. 

8  Peter  saith  unto  hin).  Thou  shalt 
never  Avash  my  feet.  Jesus  an- 
swered him,  'If  I  wash  thee  not, 
thou  hast  no  i)art  with  me. 

1)  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him. 
Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also  my 
hands  and  my  head. 

10  Jesus  saith  to  him.  He  that  is 
washed  needeth  not  save  to  wash 
his  feet,  but  is  clean  every  whit: 
and  ""ye  are  clean,  but  not  all. 

11  For  'he  knew  who  should  be- 
tray him  ;  therefore  said  he.  Ye  are 
not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  lie  had  washed  their 
feet,  and  had  taken  his  garments, 
and  was  set  down  again,  he  said 
unto  them.  Know  ye  what  I  have 
done  to  you  f 

13  '"Ye  call  me  Master  and  Lord : 
and  ye  say  well ;  for  .so  I  am. 

14  "If  i  then,  your  Lord  and  Mas- 
ter, have  washed  your  feet :  "  vc  also 
ought  to  wash  one  another's  feet. 

15  For  f  I  have  given  you  an  ex- 
ample, that  ye  should  do  as  1  have 
done  to  vou. 

131 


A.  D. 'i? 


•  Matt.  -JO 


I'ch.l2.  23  & 
17.1.11. 


'  I-ukc  22.  3. 
ver.  27. 


•1  Mutt.  11.27 

&  2H.  I.S. 

cll.  .1.  35  .1- 

17.  2. 

Aot«  2.  ?*;. 

1  Cor.  I5.-.7 

IK-b.  2.  8. 
'ch.  8  42.  .\: 

Iti.  28. 
'1, like  22  27 

Hiil.  2.  7,  ». 


\  Gr.  he. 

E  Sec  Matt.; 
14. 


I'vcr.  12. 


■  ch.  3.  .5. 
1  Cor.  i;.  II. 
Eph.  5.  20. 
Tit.  3.  5. 
llcb.  10.  22. 


w  cll.  15.  3. 
I  eh.  6.  01. 


"■■  Mntt.  23.8, 
Id 

l.ukefi  40. 
1  Cor.  t.  b.X: 

12  :;. 

I'hil  2  ;i. 
■  Luke  22.27. 
°  Rom.  12  10 

Gill  t.  :.  2. 

1  IVt.  5   5. 

•"Matt  11. '.D 
Phil   2..^. 
1  Pet  2  21 
1  John  2.  I). 


Christ pointeth  out  the  traitor. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  comforteth  his  disciples. 


A  D.  33. 

•^  Matt.  10.24. 
Luke  6.  40 
ch.  15.  -JM. 


■■James  1.25 


•PS.  41.9. 
Matt.  X.  23. 
ver.  21 . 

•ch.  14  29.  St 

Hi.  4 
!!  Or  from 

hriicvorlh. 


'  Matt  10  40. 
»2A  40. 
Luke  10  16. 


'  Malt  2C.21. 
.Mark  14. 1» 
LukcJ-.'.  L'l 

>cli   li27. 


1  Juhn  2.1»    I 


"cli  10  20  .« 
20.  2.  A  21.;, 
SW.24. 


I  Or,  mor$eL 


k  Luke  22  3 
ch.  U.  7{}. 


'eh.l2.C. 


16  "1  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  yon, 
The  servant  i*  not  <;reater  than  his 
lord  ;  neither  he  that  is  sent  greater 
than  he  tliat  sent  him. 

17  'It  ye  know  these  things,  happy 
are  ye  if  ye  do  them. 

18  1^  I  speak  not  of  you  all :  I 
know  whom  I  have  chosen :  but 
that  the  kSeripture  may  be  fulfilled, 
*He  that  eateth  bread  with  me  hath 
lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

19  ' "  Now  I  tell  you  before  it  come, 
that,  Avhen  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye 
may  believe  that  I  am  he. 

^0  "  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
He  that  receiveth  whomsoever  I 
send  receiveth  me ;  and  he  that  re- 
ceiveth me  receiveth  him  that  sent 
me. 

21  ''When  Jesus  had  thus  said, 
•he  was  troubled  in  sxjirit,  and 
testified,  and  said.  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  that  'one  of  you  shall 
betray  me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one 
on  another,  doubting  of  whom  he 
spake. 

23  Now  '' there  was  leaning  on 
Jesus'  bosom  one  of  his  disciples, 
whom  Jesus  loved. 

24  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckoned 
to  him,  that  he  should  ask  who  it 
should  be  of  whom  he  spake. 

25  He  then  lying  on  Jesus'  breast 
saith  unto  him.  Lord,  who  is  it! 

20  Jesus  answered.  He  it  is,  to 
whom  I  shall  give  a  "sop,  when  I 
have  dii)ped  it.  And  when  he  had 
dipped  the  sop,  he  gave  it  to  Judas 
Iscariot,  tJie  son  of  Simon. 

27  ''And  after  the  sop  Satan  en- 
tered into  him.  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  him,  That  thou  doest,  do 
quickly. 

2.S  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew 
for  what  intent  he  spake  this  unto 
hini. 

2!)  For  some  of  them  thought,  be- 
cause 'Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Je- 
sus had  said  unto  him,  liny  those 
thiiKjs  that  we  have  need  of  against 
the  f(;ast ;  or,  that  he  should  give 
something  to  the  poor. 

liO  He  tluui,  having  received  the 
Sop,  went  immediately  out;  audit 
was  night. 

ol  °  Therefore,  when  he  was  gone 
132 


out,  Jesus  said,  '^Now  is  the  Son 
of  man  glorified,  and  ''  God  is  glori- 
fied in  him. 

32  "^If  God  be  glorified  in  him, 
God  shall  also  glorify  him  in  him- 
self, and  s  shall  straightway  glorify 
him. 

33  Little  children,  yet  a  little 
while  I  am  with  you.  Ye  shall 
seek  me ;  ''  and  as  I  said  unto  the 
Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 
come ;  so  now  I  say  to  you. 

34  'A  new  commandment  I  give 
unto  j'ou,That  ye  love  oneanother; 
as  I  have  loved  you,  that  ye  also 
love  one  another. 

35  ''By  this  shall  all  oncn  know 
that  ye  are  my  disci])les,  if  ye  have 
love  one  to  another, 

36  ^[  Simon  Peter  said  unto  him. 
Lord,  whither  goest  thou?  Jesus 
answered  him.  Whither  I  go,  thou 
canst  not  follow  me  now;  but '  thou 
shalt  follow  me  afterwards. 

37  Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord,  why 
cannot  I  follow  thee  now  I  I  will 
"'lay  down  my  life  for  thy  sake. 

38  Jesus  answered  him.  Wilt  thou 
lay  down  thy  life  for  my  sake  I 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee.  The 
cock  shall  not  crow,  till  thou  hast 
denied  me  thricCo 

'  CHAPTEE  XIV. 

1  ChrUt  comforteth  his  dixciples  with  the  hope  of  heav- 
en :  G  projesseth  hlniM-IJ  the  ivay,  the  truth,  and  the 
life,  and  one  ivith  the  Father:  13  assnreth  their 
prayers  in  his  name  to  be  effectual :  15  requesttth 
love  and  obedience,  16  promiseth  the  Holy  Ghost  the 
Comforter,  27  atal  kaveth  his  peace  with  them. 

LET  ""not  your  heart  be  troub- 
led:   ye  believe  in  God,  be- 
lieve also  in  me. 

2  In  my  Father's  house  are  many 
mansions  :  if  ii  were  not  so,  I  would 
have  told  you.  'T  go  to  prepare  a 
place  for  you. 

3  And  if  1  go  and  prepare  a  place 
for  you,  'I  will  come  again,  and 
receive  you  unto  myself;  that 
''where  I  am,  there  ye  may  be 
also. 

4  And  whither  I  go  ye  know,  and 
the  way  ye  know. 

5  Thomas  saith  unto  him.  Lord, 
we  know  not  whither  thou  goest; 
and  how  can  we  know  the  way  ? 

6  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  "the 
way,  '^the  truth,  and  « the  life:  ''no 


A.  D.  33. 

•I  ch.  12.  23. 

'ch.  14.  13. 

1  Pet.  4.11. 


fch.  17.  1,  4, 
5,6. 


Ech.  12.  23. 


I  ch.  7.  34.  & 
8.21. 


i  Lev.  19.  IS. 

ch.  15.12,17. 

Ejjh.  5  2. 

1  Thcss.4.1). 

James  2.  8. 

1  Pet.  1.22. 

1  John  2.  7, 

8.  &  3. 11,23. 

&  4.  21. 
1 1  John  2.  5. 

&  4.  20. 


leh.  21.  IS. 
2  Pet.  1.  14. 


■n  Matt.2G.S3, 
34, ;«. 
.Mark  14.20, 
311,  31. 
Luke  22. 33, 
34. 


"  ver.  27. 
ch.  16.22,23. 


l.ch.l3.33,.3C. 


■■vor.  IS,  28. 
Acts  1. 11. 


Jch.  12.  26. 
&  ir.  24. 
1  Thesa.  4. 
17. 


•  neb.  9.  8. 
fch.  1.17. & 

S.  32. 
'ch.  1   4.  & 

II    25. 
1.  ch.  10.  9. 


His  unity  with  the  Father. 


ST.  JOHK 


The  Holy  Glwst  i)romised. 


A.  D.  33. 


i  ch.  8. 19. 


kch.  12.  45. 
Col.  1.  15. 
Ueb.  1.  a. 


:ch.  l(i..'!8.  & 
ir.  I'l.  :i3. 
ver.  J). 


"'ch.5. 19.  & 
7.  l(i.  &  8.:i8. 
&  ll'.  49. 


"  ch.  5.  GO.  & 
10.38. 


'>^1M.1\.1\. 
Murk  lii.ir. 
Luke  10.17. 


P  Matt.  7.  7  & 
•2\.Ti. 
Mark  11.24. 
Luke  11.  U. 
ch.  15.  7, 1(). 
*  Iti. -jri.-.M. 
.Jiimes  1.  5. 
1  John  3.*JJ. 
&  5. 14. 


■1  ver.  21 .  2:1 
cli.  15.111,14. 
1  John  5.  3. 


■•  ch.  15. 26.  St. 
l(i.  7. 
Rom.  8.  15, 


"ch.  15.2G.& 

lU.  l.t. 

1  John  4.  (!. 
'  1  Cor.  2. 14. 


"  1  John  2.27. 


'  Matt.28.20. 

II  Or. 
orfjlianit, 

>  ver.  S,  28. 


'  ch.  IG.  IC. 
"1  Cor.  15.20. 


b  ver.  10. 
ch.  10.  .W  & 
17.21.23,21). 


man  cometh  uuto  the  Father,  but 
by  me. 

7  '  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should 
have  known  my  Father  also :  and 
from  henceforth  ye  know  him,  and 
have  seen  him. 

8  Philip  saith  unto  him,  Lord, 
shew  us  the  Father,  and  it  suf- 
ticeth  us. 

9  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Have  I 
been  so  long  time  with  you,  and 
yet  hast  thou  not  known  me, 
Philip?  ''he  that  hath  seen  me 
hath  seen  the  Father ;  and  how 
sayest  thou  then,  Shew  us  the  Fa- 
ther! 

10  Believest  thou  not  that '  I  am 
in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in 
mej  the  words  that  I  speak  unto 
you  "'I  speak  not  of  mjself :  but 
the  Father  that  dwelleth  in  me,  he 
doeth  the  works. 

11  Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  aud  the  Father  in  me:  "or 
else  believe  me-  for  the  very  works' 
sake. 

12  °  Yerily,  verily,  I  .say  unto  j^^ou. 
He  that  believeth  on  me,  the  works 
that  I  do  shall  he  do  also;  and 
greater  n-orls  than  these  shall  he 
do ;  because  I  go  unto  my  Father. 

13  ''And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
in  my  name,  that  will  I  do,  that  the 
Father  may  be  glorified  in  the  Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  a.sk  any  thing  in 
ray  name,  I  will  do  it. 

15  *![  ""If  ye  love  me,  keep  my 
commandments. 

16  And  I  will  pray  the  Father, 
and  "^he  shall  give  you  another 
Comforter,  that  he  may  abide  with 
vou  for  ever : 

17  FJuen  'the  Spirit  of  truth; 
^whom  the  world  cannot  receive, 
becau.se  it  seeth  him  not,  neither 
knoweth  him  :  but  ye  know  him ; 
for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  "and 
shall  be  in  vou. 

18  ^I  will  not  leave  you  "comfort- 
less :  >  I  will  come  to  you. 

19  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the 
world  seeth  me  no  more;  but  'ye 
see  me:  'because  I  live,  ye  shall 
live  also. 

20  At  that  dav  ve  shall  know 
that  'I  am  in  my  Father,  and  ye  in 
me,  and  I  in  you. 


21  'He  that  hath  my  command- 
ment.s,  and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is 
that  loveth  me :  and  he  that  loveth 
me  shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and 
I  will  love  him,  aud  will  manifest 
myself  to  him. 

22  ''Judas  saith  unto  him,  not  Is- 
cariot.  Lord,  how  is  it  that  thou 
wilt  manifest  thy.self  unto  us,  and 
not  unto  the  world  ? 

23  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  ""If  a  man   love 


A.  D.  3:3. 

"  ver.  15,  2."). 
1  John  2.  5. 
&6.  3. 


me,  he  will 


Father   gave 
even   so 
hence. 


I    do.    Arise,  let  us  go 


CHAPTER  XY. 

Tlic  consolation  and  tiiulual  lovi  between  Christ  and 
Ins  tnembers,  under  the  parable  of  the  Tine  18  A 
comfort  in  the  hatred  and  persecution  of  the  ivorld. 
26  'The  office  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  of  the  apos- 
tles, 

13.3 


dLukeO.  16. 


'  ver.  15. 


n  John  2. 24. 
Kev.  3.  20. 


ech.5.19,.<» 
&7.  lii.  &8. 
28.  &  12.49. 
ver.  10. 


b  Luke  24.43. 
ver.  10. 
ch.  15.  20.  Jk 
l(i.  7. 

i  ch.  2.  22.  & 
12.16.&1U.IH. 
I  John  2.20, 


t  Phil.  4.  7. 
Col.  3.  15. 


keep  my  words:  and  my  Father 
will  love  him,  and  ^we  will  come 
unto  him,  and  make  our  abode 
with  him. 

24  He  that  loveth  me  not  keepeth 
not  my  sayings:  and  ^the  word 
which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but  the 
Father's  which  sent  me. 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  being  yet  present  with 
you. 

26  But  ''the  Comforter,  which  is 
the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  the  Father 
will  send  in  my  name,  'he  shall 
teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  all 
things  to  your  remembrance,  what- 
soever I  have  said  unto  you. 

27  *"  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my 
peace  I  give  unto  you :  npt  as  the 
world  gi  veth,  give  I  unto  you.    '  Let   '  ver.  i 
not  your  heart  be  troubled,  neither 
let  it  be  afraid. 

28  Ye  have  heard  how  '"I  said  un- 
to you,  I  go  away,  and  come  again 
unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye 
would  rejoice,  because  I  said,  "I  go 
unto  the  Father :  for  "my  Father  is 
greater  than  I. 

29  And  ''now  I  have  told  you  be- 
fore it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  it 
is  come  to  pass,  ye  might  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk  much 
with  you:  "for  the  prince  of  this 
world  cometh,  and  hath  nothing  in 
me. 

31  But  that  the  world  may  know 
that  I  love  the  Father;  and  'as  the 

me   commandment. 


■»  ver.  3, 18.     ' 


"ver.  12. 

ch.  1(1.  IG.  & 

20.  17. 
°  See  ch.o.hS 

&  10.  -M. 

Phil.  2.  G. 

Pch.  13.  19. 
&  lU.  4. 


ich.  12.  31. 
&1G.11. 


'ch.  10.18 
Phil.  2.  8. 
Ueb.  b.  e. 


The  mutual  Jove  of 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  and  his  members. 


A.  D.  33. 


•  Matt.  15.13. 


t-ch-in.  10. 
fi  U.  17. 
Kph.  5.  jr,. 
1  Pet.  1.  22. 


'Col.  1.23. 
IJohnZ.G. 


d  Ufw.  14.8. 

Phil.  I.  11. 

it  4. 1.!. 
(  Or,  Kvered 

Acts  4.  1.'. 
'  Matt.  3. 10. 

S:  7. 19. 


'ver.  IB. 
ch.  14.13,14. 
Si  l(i.  23. 


>  Matt. .;.  16. 

Phil.  1.  II. 
fc  ch.  8.  .31. 

Jli  13.  35. 


'Ch.  14.15,21, 
23. 


k  ch.  ir,.  24. 
.V  17.  13. 
1  John  1.  4. 

•  ch.  I'>.  34. 
1  Thciiii.4.'.» 
1  IVl.  4. «. 
iJohn  .>.!! 
it  4.  21. 


••ch.  10  II. 
l.V 

Kom   !>  /.>) 
hiih  .S  2 
Mohn  3  IC 

■  S<T  .M.tt. 
12  .V) 
Ch.l4I.V23 


•  Se»  Oeti. 

IN    l> 

ch    I/.  V 

Act*  2il  27 
>ch  0  7(t  k 

n.  I». 

I  John  4.11), 

111 
1  Matt.28.1'J 

.Murk  lli.lj. 

Col.  l.U 


I 


AM  the  true  viue,   and    my 
Father  is  the  husbaudman. 

2  ''Every  branch  in  nie  that  bear- 
eth  not  IVnit  he  taketh  aAvay :  and 
every  h ranch  that  beareth  fruit,  he 
purgeth  it,  that  it  may  bring  forth 
more  fruit. 

3  ^'Xow  ye  are  clean  through  the 
word  which  1  have  spoken  unto 
you. 

4  *=  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As 
the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  it- 
self, except  it  abide  in  the  vine ;  no 
more  can  ye,  except  ye  abide  in  me. 

5  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the 
branches.  He  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  bringeth 
forth  much  '^ fruit;  for  "without  me 
ye  can  do  nothing. 

6  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  'he  is 
cast  forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  with- 
ered ;  and  men  gather  them,  and 
cast  them  into  the  fire,  and  they 
are  burned. 

7  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words 
abide  in  you,  '  ye  shall  ask  what  ye 
will,  and  it  shall  be  done  unto  you. 

8  *>' Herein  is  my  Father  glorified, 
that  ye  bear  much  fruit ;  'so  shall 
ye  be  my  disciples. 

9  As  th^  Father  hath  loved  me,  so 
have  I  loved  you :  continue  ye  in 
my  love. 

10  'If  ye  keep  my  commandments, 
ye  shall  abide  in  my  love;  even  as 
I  have  kept  my  Father's  command- 
ments, and  abide  in  his  love. 

11  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  that  my  joy  might  re- 
main in  you,  and  ^that  your  joy 
mi<;ht  be  full. 

12  'This  is  my  commandment. 
That  ye  love  one  another,  as  1  have 
loved  you. 

13  '"Greater  love  hath  no  man 
tlian  this,  that  a  man  lay  down  his 
hlc  for  his  friend.s. 

14  "Ye  are  my  friend.s,  if  ye  do 
whatsoever  I  coninuind  you. 

1.")  llciK'cforth  I  call  you  not  serv- 
ants; Ibr  llu!  servant  knowcth  not 
what  his  lord  doeth:  but  1  have 
called  you  fricuuls;  "for  all  things 
that  1  have;  heard  of  my  Father  I 
have  made,  known  unto  you. 

1()  'Yi!  ha\e  not  chosen  me,  but 
1  have  chosen  you,  and  ''ordained 


you,  that  ye  should  go  and  bring 
forth  fruit,  and  that  your  fruit 
should  remain;  that  'whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my 
name,  he  may  give  it  you. 

17  ** These  things  I  command  you, 
that  ye  love  one  another. 

IS  ^  If  the  world  hate  you,  ye  know 
that  it  hated  me  before  it  hated  you. 

19  "If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the 
world  would  love  his  own ;  but 
"^  because  ye  are  not  of  the  world, 
but  I  have  chosen  you  out  of  the 
world,  therefore  the  world  hateth 
you. 

20  Eemember  the  word  that  I  said 
unto  you,  ^  The  servant  is  not  great- 
er than  his  lord.  If  they  have  per- 
secuted me,  they  will  also  persecute 
you ;  'if  they  have  kept  my  saying, 
they  will  keep  yours  also. 

21  But  ""all  these  things  will  they 
do  unto  you  for  my  name's  sake, 
because  they  know  not  him  that 
sent  me. 

22  ^  If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken 
unto  them,  they  had  not  had  sin ; 
'but  now  they  have  no  "cloak  for 
their  sin. 

23  ''  He  that  hateth  me  hateth  my 
Father  also. 

24  If  I  had  not  done  among  them 
'the  works  which  none  other  man 
did,  they  had  not  had  sin :  but  now 
have  they  both  seen  and  hated 
both  me  and  mv  Father. 

25  But  this  cometh  to 2>(iss,  that  the 
word  might  be  fulfilled  that  is  writ- 
ten in  their  law,  ^They  hated  me 
without  a  cause. 

2G  ^'But  when  the  Comforter  is 
come,  whom  I  will  send  unto  you 
from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of 
truth,  which  proceedeth  from  the 
Father,  ''  he  shall  testify  of  me : 

27  And  '  ye  also  shall  bear  witness, 
because  *"  ye  have  been  with  me 
from  the  beginning. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Chriat  conifortcth  Ai'.s-  di.sri/jfe'!  af/ninxt  tribulati07i  by 
t/ie  proiiiiac  of  t/ie  Jloly  Ulio.st,  and  bij  his  resume- 
tioii.  and  asceiisk»i :  28  assiinl/i  l/i/ir  prai/rrs  viadc 
in  his  itanie  to  be  acceptable  to  his  Judher.  iJo  l\ace 
in  Christy  a/id  in  the  world  mftiction. 

THESE   things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  that  ye  ^should  not 
be  offended. 
2  'They  shall  put  you  out  of  the 


A.  D.  33. 


'ch.  14.  1.".. 
ver.  7. 


'  ver.  12. 


>  1  John  3.  1, 
13. 


"lJohn4.  5. 


^ch.  17.  H. 


>Matt.l().i;4. 
l.ukf  li.  40. 
ch.  13.  lU. 


'Ez.  3.  7. 


'  Matt.  10.22. 
&  24. 1). 
ch.  16.  3. 


bch.  9.41. 


■■Rom.  1.20. 
James  4. 17. 
li  Or,  excuse. 

■I  1  John2.23. 


'ch.3.2.&7. 
31.  &  y.  32. 


fPs..35. 19.  & 
CO.  4. 


«Lukc24.49. 

eh.14.17.2(i. 

Jt  U;  7.  I.'!. 

Act8  2.  .Ti. 
h  1  John  .'i.  G. 
iI-uke24.4,S. 

ActsI.K.-.'l, 

22.  .4  2.  .32.  & 

3   1.-..  &4.'J). 

3!.  &  ,',.  :)!'. 

&  IIP   .39.  & 

1.1.  .il. 

I  Pet.  5.  1. 

2I\t.  i.m. 

t  I.uke  1  2. 
lJuhul.1,2. 


•Mutt.  1  I.e. 
Hi  24.  10.  & 

a;.  31. 

boh  9.22,34 
&  12.  42. 


Christ  comforteth  his  disciples 


ST.  JOHK. 


against  tribulation. 


A.  D.  33. 

'  AetsS.  1.  * 

'.I.  I.  &  a;,  y, 
UMi. 

•U-h.  1.')  21. 
Horn.  10.  2. 
1  I 'or.  2.  .S. 
1  Tim.  l.ia. 


■■(.•ii.n.  19.  & 

14.  2'J. 


f.'?ceMatt.9. 
10. 


1  ;.  S.  &  14. 
vcr.  10,  IG. 


Ich.  H.  1. 
vcr.  22. 


i  c!i.  7.  ?,0.  .1- 
14.  Iti,  20.  & 
1.-..  2G. 

1.  Acts  2.  ns. 

Kph.  4.  S. 


II  Or. 
cvni'ince. 


1  Aets2.  22- 


■"  Acts  2.  32. 
"  eh.  3.  14.  Si 
J.  32. 


"Acts  26.  18. 
PLukelD.lS. 

ch.  12.31. 

tph.  2.  2. 

CI.  2.  15. 

Il^b.  2.  14. 

1  Mark  4.3.x 
1  Cor.  .-f.  2. 
Hcb.  5. 12. 

'ch.  14.17.  & 

15.20. 
'ch.  H.  2«. 

1  John  2.20, 


•Matt.  11.27. 
ch.  3.  ;S5.  St 
13.  3.  &  17. 
10. 


"  ch.  7.  sr>.  & 
13.  33.  &  14. 
1!P. 
ver.  10. 

»ch.l3.3. 
ver.  28. 


synagog'ne.s 


yea,  the  time  cometh, 
that   Avhosoever  kiUcth   you  will 
think  that  lie  doeth  God  serviee. 

3  And  ''  these  thing-.s  will  they  do 
unto  you,  because  tliev  have  not 
known  the  Father,  nor  uie. 

4  But  'these  things  have  I  told 
you,  that  when  the  time  shall  come, 
ye  may  remember  that  1  told  you 
of  them.  And  '^  these  things  I  said 
not  unto  you  at  the  beginning,  be- 
cause I  was  with  you. 

5  But  now  *^I  go  my  way  to  him 
that  sent  me;  and  none  of  you  ask- 
eth  me,  AVhither  goest  thou  I 

G  But  because  I  have  said  these 
things  unto  you, ''  sorrow  hath  filled 
your  heart. 

7  Nevertheless  I  tell  you  the  truth ; 
It  is  exi)edient  for  you  that  I  go 
away :  for  if  I  go  not  awaj',  '  the 
Comforter  will  not  come  unto  you  ; 
but  ''if  I  depart,  I  will  send  him 
unto  you. 

8  And  when  he  is  come,  he  will 
"reprove  the  world  of  sin,  and  of 
righteousness,  and  of  judgment: 

9  '  Of  sin,  because  they  believe  not 
on  me ; 

10  "'Of  rigvhteousness,  "because  I 
go  to  my  Father,  and  ye  see  me  no 
more ; 

11  "Of  judgment,  because  ^the 
prince  of  this  worhl  is  judged. 

12  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say 
unto  you, "  but  ye  cannot  bear  them 
now. 

13  Howbeit  when  he,  'the  Spirit 
of  truth,  is  come,  ^he  will  guide 
vou  into  all  truth :  for  he  shall  not 
speak  of  liimself ;  but  whatsoever 
he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he  speak: 
and  he  will  shew  you  things  to 
come. 

14  He  shall  glorify  me :  for  he 
.shall  receive  of  mine,  and  shall 
shew  it  unto  vou. 

15  *A11  thing's  that  the  Father  hath 
are  mine :  therefore  said  I,  that  he 
shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall  shew 
it  unto  you. 

16  "A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not 
see  me :  and  again,  a  little  while, 
and  ye  shall  see  me,  "because  I  go 
to  the  Father. 

17  Then  said  some  of  his  disci- 


Ijles 


among 


themselves.  What  is 


this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me : 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye 
shall  see  me :  and,  Because  I  go 
to  the  Father  ? 

18  They  said  therefore.  What  is 
this  that  he  saith,  A  little  while? 
we  cannot  tell  what  he  saith. 

19  Now  Jesus  knew  that  they 
were  desirous  to  ask  him,  and  said 
unto  them.  Do  ye  inquire  among 
yourselves  of  that  I  said,  A  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me : 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye 
shall  see  me  I 

20  Veril}^,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
That  ye  shall  weep  and  lament, 
but  the  world  shall  rejoice;  and 
ye  shall  be  sorrowful,  but  your  sor- 
row shall  be  turned  into  joy. 

21  'A  woman  when  she  is  in 
travail  hath  sorrow,  because  her 
hour  is  come :  but  as  soon  as  she 
is  delivered  of  the  child,  she  re- 
membereth  no  more  the  anguish, 
for  joy  that  a  man  is  born  into  the 
Avorld. 

22  'And  ye  now  therefore  have 
sorrow :  but  I  will  see  you  again, 
and  '^yoiir  heart  shall  rejoice,  and 
your  joy  no  man  taketh  from  you. 

23  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask 
me  nothing.  ^'Verily,  verily,  I  say 
Tuito  you,  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
the  Father  in  my  name,  he  will 
give  it  you. 

24  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing 
in  my  name :  ask,  and  ye  shall  re- 
ceive, ^that  your  joy  may  be  full, 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you  in  "proverbs:  but  the 
time  cometh,  when  I  shall  no  more 
speak  unto  you  in  "proverbs,  but 
I  shall  shew  you  plainly  of  the  Fa- 
ther. 

26  '^At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in 
my  name  :  and  I  say  not  unto  you, 
that  I  will  pray  the  Father  for  you : 

27  'For  the  Father  himself  loveth 
you,  because  ye  have  loved  me, 
and  *^have  believed  that  I  came 
out  from  God. 

28  *-'!  came  forth  from  the  Father, 
and  am  come  into  the  world:  again, 
I  leave  the  world,  and  go  to  the 
Father. 

29  His  disciples  said  unto  him, 

135 


A.  D.  33. 


'  Is.  2G.  17 


'  ver.  6. 


M-ukc  24.41, 

ch.  14. 1,27. 
&  A*.  2U. 
Acta  2.  46. 
&  13.  o2. 
1  Pet.  1.8. 
b  Matt.  7.  7. 
ch.  14.13.4 
15.  10. 


"ch.  15.  II. 


II  Or, 
parables. 


l!Or, 
jiarabUs, 


i  vcr.  23. 


'ch. 14.21,23. 


fch.3.  1.1.  A; 
17.8. 
vcr. .». 

K  ell.  13.3. 


Christ i)raijeth  for  his  apostles, 


ST,  JOHN. 


and  for  all  helievers. 


A.  D.  33. 

I!  Or, 
parable, 
bch.21. 17. 


i  ver.  27. 
ch.  17.8. 


kMatt.26.1I. 
Mark  U.L-?. 


Ich.  2<1.  10. 
n  Or,  Am 

oten  Uumc. 
"■ch.  X.  I'.i.  St 

U.  10,  u 

•  Is.  n.  f.. 

ch.  U.  •-'7. 
Rom..).  I. 
Epii. ::.  U. 
Col.  I.  -JU. 
"cli.li.lU.Lli, 
21. 
V  Tim.  3. 1-.'. 

Pch.  14.1. 
n  Rom.  8.  .-17. 

1  Joha  -1.  4. 

If  6.  4. 


•ch.  12.23.  & 
13. 3:2. 


»Dan.r.  14. 
.Mutt.  Il.;f7. 

kM.  IH. 
cli.  A  oi.  It 
&.I7. 
1  Cor  IS.iJ, 

•a. 

Pliil.  2.  10. 

Ileb.  2.  8. 
'ch.6.  .'87. 

ver. «.  a,  -.'4. 
dia.  .I'i.  11. 

Jcr  U.  24. 
'1  Cor.  8  4. 

lTheM.1.9 
»ch.3..14.  & 

4.  3(1,  :i7.  tc 

(i.  2!i,  .'.7   & 

7  2il.  &  10. 

36.  mi   42. 
«ch.  13  CI. 

ti  14.  I't 
»ch  4.  .34.* 

6  .'Iti.  &  U  3. 

k  U  .'HI. 
ich   14.31.  It 

15  10 
kch.  I.  1,2. 

ft  10  30  ft 

14  a. 

Phil.  2. 1!. 

Col.  I  I.'..I7 

Hub  I   i.l). 
I  Pi  2-i.  •«. 

ver  21) 
■  ch.  l).-;7,'a. 

ft  10.  20.  ft 

li.  lU. 

Tcr  2,0,11. 


•ch.«.2«.ft 

12.  4U.  ft  14.   1 

10. 

"ch.lB.27  ,.10    1 

ver.  2i. 

Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and 
speakest  no  "proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  Hhou 

j  knowest  all  thing-s,  and  needest  not 

I  that  anj'  man  should  ask  thee :  by 

this 'we  believe  that  thou  earnest 

forth  from  God. 

j    31  Jesus  answered  them,  Do  ye 
!  now  believe  ? 

I    32  ''Behold,  the  hour  cometh,  yea, 

.  is  now  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scat- 

:  tered,  '  every  man  to  "  his  own,  and 

shall  leave  me  alone:  and  '"yet  I 

am  not  alone,  because  the  Father 

is  with  me. 

I  33  These  things  I  have  spoken 
unto  you,  that  "in  me  ye  might 
have  peace.  "  In  the  Avorld  ye  shall 
have  tribulation:  ''but  be  of  good 
cheer ;  '^  I  have  overcome  the  world. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  ChriM  praijeth  lo  Ids  Father  to  f/lorlfij  him,  6  to 
prexerve  his  apoalles,  11  in  loiiti/,  17  and  truth,  20 
to  (jlorifij  them,  and  all  ot/ier  believers  with  him 
in  heaven. 

THESE  words  spake  Jesus,  and 
lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven, 
and  said.  Father,  ''the  hour  is 
come;  glorify  thy  Sou,  that  thy 
Sou  also  may  glorify  thee  : 

2  ''As  thou  hast  given  him  power 
over  all  flesh,  that  he  should  give 
eternal  life  to  as  many  "^as  thou 
hast  given  him. 

3  And  ''this  is  life  eternal,  that 
they  might  know  thee  '"the  only 
true  God,  aud  Jesus  Christ,  '^whom 
thou  hast  sent. 

4  -I  have  glorified  thee  on  the 
earth:  ''I  have  finished  the  work 
'  which  thou  gavest  me  to  do. 

f)  And  now,  O  Father,  glorify 
thou  me  with  thine  own  self  with 
the  glory  "^  which  1  had  with  thee 
befor(}  the  world  was. 

()  '  I  liave  manifested  thy  name 
uuto  tlje  m(Mi  "'whidi  thou  gavest 
me  out  of  the  world:  thine  they 
were,  aud  tljou  gave.st  them  me ; 
and  fluiy  have  kept  thy  Mord. 

7  Xow  they  have  known  that  all 
thiiig.><  wliatsoever  thou  hast;  given 
nit'  ;ir<'  ol"  [\\vi\ 

8  For  I  h;iv(^  given  unto  them  the 
words  "which  thou  gavest  me; 
and  they  have  n^ccivcd  them,  "and 
have  known  surely  that  I  came 
out    from    thee,    aud    they    have 


that    thou    didst     send 


believed 
me. 

9  I  pray  for  them:  ^I  pray  not 
for  the  world,  but  for  them  which 
thou  hast  given  me ;  for  they  are 
thine. 

10  And  all  mine  are  thine,  and 
"^ thine  are  mine;  and  I  am  glori- 
fied in  them. 

H  "^And  now  I  am  no  more  in  the 
world,  but  these  are  in  the  world, 
and  I  come  to  thee.  Holy  Father, 
'keep  through  thine  own  name 
those  whom  thou  hast  given  me, 
'that  they  may  be  one,  "as  we  are. 

12  While  I  was  with  them  in  the 
world,  ''I  kept  them  in  thy  name: 
those  that  thou  gavest  me  I  have 
kept,  and  ^uone  of  them  is  lost, 
'  but  the  son  of  i^erdition  ;  *  that  the 
Scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 

13  And  now  come  I  to  thee ;  and 
these  things  I  speak  in  the  world, 
that  they  might  have  my  joy  ful- 
filled in  themselves. 

14  ^'I  have  given  them  thy  word; 
''and  the  world  hath  hated  them, 
because  they  are  not  of  the  world, 
''even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world. 

15  I  pray  not  that  thou  shouldest 
take  them  out  of  the  world,  but 
'that  thou  shouldest  keep  them 
from  the  evil. 

IG  '^They  are  not  of  the  world, 
even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world. 

17  ^Sanctify  them  through  thy 
truth :  ''  thy  word  is  truth. 

18  'As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the 
world,  even  so  have  I  also  sent 
them  into  the  world. 

19  And  "for  their  sakes  I  sanctify 
myself,  that  they  also  might  be 
"sanctified  through  the  truth. 

20  Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone, 
but  for  them  also  which  shall  be- 
lieve on  me  through  their  word ; 

21  'That  they  all  may  be  one;  as 
'"thou.  Father,  artm  me,  aiul  I  in 
thee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in 
us:  that  the  world  may  believe 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

22  And  the  glory  which  thou  gav- 
est me  I  have  given  them ;  "  that 
they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are 
one : 

23  I  in  them,  aud  thou  in  me, 
"tliat  they  may  be  made  perfect  in 


A.  D.  .33. 


i'lJohiio.19. 


"Ich.  IG.  15. 


'ch.  13. 1.  & 
16.28. 


•  1  Pet.  1.  5. 
Judel. 


'ver.  21,  fee. 
"  ch.  10.  30. 


>ch.6.  30.  & 
10.  28. 
Hub.  2.rJ. 

J  ch.  18.  9. 

1  Jolin2.i0. 
'ch.  (;.  711. 

&  Vi.  Mi. 
»  Ps.  101).  8. 

Acts  1.  •;:i). 


bver.  8. 

'ch.l5.18,7f». 

lJohn3.JJ. 


i  ch.  8.  23. 
ver.  16. 


«  Matt.  0.  i:. 
Gnl.  1.4. 
2Thfss.3."'. 
IJuiiu  o. L6. 

fvcr.  H. 


Ech.  !.■;..•?. 

Acts  l.j.  II. 

Eph.  ,i.  2U. 

1  I'et.  1.  2.'. 
b2  Sum.7.-J,s 

I'a.  ll'J.  Uj 

1.51. 

ch.  8.  40. 
ich.  20.  21. 

kl  Cor.  l.'J, 
:io. 

1  'riless.4  " 
Ilob.  10.  1.1 
II  Or,  Inihl 
iancttjicd. 


Ich.  in.  IG. 

vul    11,22, 

2.'f. 

Kom.  12.  0 

Ual.  3.  2S. 
"'ch.  10.38. 

&  11.11. 


•ch.  14.  20. 
1  John  i  3 
ft  3.  24. 


'Col.  .3.  U. 


Judas  betrayeth  Jesus. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  is  apprehended. 


A.  D.  33. 


Pch.  12.  20.  & 
14.  -i. 
lThcsB.4.ir. 


'ver.  5. 


'ch. 

1.5. 

21.  S; 

Jii. 

J. 

•eh. 

7_ 

2;).  & 

S.5J 

.&11I.IJ. 

<cli. 

l(i 

27. 

ver 

b. 

"ch 

I.i 

15. 

vtr 

li. 

"  ch.  li.  y. 


»  Matt.  SG.nfi. 

Mark  U..!J. 

Luke  22.:S). 
<•  2  Sam.  15. 

23. 


*=  Luke  21.; 
&  22. 3a. 


■t  Mntt.26  47. 
Markn  4:1. 
Luke  22.47. 
Acts  1. 1(j. 


•ch.  17. 12. 


one  ;  and  that  the  workl  may  know 
that  thou  hast  sent  nie,  and  hast 
lo^  .mI  tlieni,  as  thou  liast  loved  nie. 

24  '^Fatliei',  I  Mill  that  they  also, 
whom  thou  hast  jLiiven  me,  be  with 
me  where  I  am  ;  that  they  may  be- 
hold my  glory,  wliieh  thou  hast 
given  me :  ''  for  thou  lovedst  me  be- 
fore the  foundation  of  the  world. 

25  O  righteous  Father,  "■  the  world 
hath  not  known  thee:  but  ''I  have 
known  thee,  and '  these  have  known 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

20  "And  I  have  declared  unto 
them  thy  name,  and  will  declare  it; 
that  the  love  ''wherewith  thou  hast 
loved  me  may  be  in  them,  and  I  in 
them. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Judan  belrnijeth  Jesiix.  G  T/ie  offlcern  fall  to  the 
grouitd.  \0  Pcler  saiitdh  off  MaldiH.s"  (ur,  12  e/e- 
««.s  is-  taken,  and  led  tciito  Annas  and  Calaphas.  15 
Peter's  denial.  19  Jexns  examined  before  VaiapJiax. 
28  Ilia  arraignment  before  PiUUe.  3(J  His  kingdom. 
40  The  Jews  ask  Barabbas  to  be  let  loose. 

WHEX  Jesus  had  spoken  these 
words,  ""he  went  forth  with 
his  disciples  over  ^' the  brook  Cedron, 
where  was  a  garden,  into  the  which 
he  entered,  and  his  disciples. 

2  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed 
him,  knew  the  place:  ^for  Jesus 
ofttimes  resorted  thither  with  his 
disci])les. 

3  "'Judas  then,  having  received  a 
band  of  men  and  otiicers  from  the 
chief  priests  and  Pharisees,  cometh 
thither  with  lanterns  and  torches 
and  weapons. 

^  4  Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all 
things  that  should  come  upon  him, 
went  forth,  and  said  unto  them, 
Whom  seek  ye  ? 

5  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of 
iS'azareth.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
I  am  he.  And  Judas  also,  which 
betrayed  him,  stood  with  them. 

0  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said 
unto  them,  I  am  he,  they  went 
backward,  and  fell  to  the  ground. 

7  Then  asked  he  them  ^  again, 
Whom  seek  ye  I  And  they  said, 
Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

8  Jesus  answered,  I  have  told  you 
that  I  am  he :  if  therefore  ye  seek 
me,  let  these  go  their  waj' : 

9  That  the  saying  might  be  ful- 
filled, which  he  spake,  '  Of  them 


which  thou  gavest  me  have  I  lost 
none. 

10  ^Then  Simon  Peter  having  a 
sword  drew  it,  and  smote  the  high 
priest's  servant,  and  cut  ott'his  right 
ear.  The  servant's  name  was  Mal- 
chus. 

11  Th(ni  said  Jesus  unto  Peter, 
Put  up  thy  sword  into  the  sheath : 
^'the  cup  which  my  Father  hath 
given  me,  shall  I  not  drink  it? 

12  Then  the  band  and  the  captain 
and  otiicers  of  the  Jews  took  Jesus, 
and  bound  him, 

13  And  ''led  him  away  t(5  'Annas 
first;  for  he  was  fiither  in  law  to 
Caiaphas,  which  was  the  high  priest 
that  same  year." 

14  ''Now  Caiaphas  was  he,  which 
gave  counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it 
was  expedient  that  one  man  should 
die  for  the  x)t'ople. 

15  1  'And  Simon  Peter  followed 
Jesus,  and  so  did  another  disciple :  | 
that  disciple  was  known  unto  the 
high  x)riest,  and  went  in  with  Jesus 
into  the  palace  of  the  high  x)riest. 

10  '"But  Peter  stood  at  the  door 
without.  Then  went  out  that  other 
disciple,  which  was  known  unto  the 
high  priest,  and  spake  unto  her 
that  kept  the  door,  and  brought  in 
Peter. 

17  Then  saith  the  damsel  that 
kept  the  door  unto  Peter,  Art  not 
thou  also  one  of  this  man's  disci- 
ples ?     He  saith,  I  am  not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  officers 
stood  there,  who  had  made  a  fire 
of  coals,  for  it  was  cold ;  and  they 
warmed  themselves  :  and  Peter 
stood  with  them,  and  warmed  him- 
self. 

19  I  The  high  priest  then  asked 
Jesus  of  his  disciples,  and  of  his 
doctrine. 

20  Jesus  answered  him,  "  I  spake 
openly  to  the  world ;  I  ever  taught 
in  the  synagogue,  and  in  the  tem- 
ple, whither  the  Jews  always  re- 
sort ;  ifud  in  secret  have  I  said 
nothing. 

21  Why  askest  thou  me?  ask  them 
which  heard  me,  what  I  have  said 
unto  them :  behold,  they  know 
what  I  said. 

22  Antl  when  he  had  thus  spok- 

137 


A.  D.  3.3. 


(M;ltt.2fi..')I. 
Mark  14.47 
Luke  22.  4.1, 
W. 


«  .Mjtt.  20.22. 
&  20.  .TU,  42. 


I  See  Matt. 

ai.  .')7. 

•  Luke  3.  2. 


[I  yUitI  Annns 
Sint  Christ 
hotftii/  unto 
C>tin}ihiis 
the  hiijh 

ver.  24. 
kch.  11.50. 


I  Matt.2B.5a. 
Mark  14.54. 
L  VI  ke  22.54. 


""  Matt  20.60. 
Jlarkl4.«;. 
Luke  22.54. 


"  Matt.  2G..55. 
Luke  4.  15. 
ch.  7.14,20, 
■2tS.  i  9.  2. 


Peter  denieth  Christ 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  is  scourged, 


A.  D   33. 

"Jer  20.2. 
.•Vets  Zi.  2. 

with  a  rod. 


r  Mntt.  20.57. 


''Matt.26.C0, 
71. 
Mark  14.  t,'^). 


'Matt.  2*;.  74. 
Mark  14.72. 
l.ukc  22.00. 

cii.  1.)  ;«. 

•  .Matt  27  2. 

.Mark  15.  1. 

J.uke^.;.  1. 

Acts  3.  13. 
[Or, /'i/afe'» 

.Matt.  27. 27. 
'  .Vets  10.  28. 
till.  J. 


'  Malt. 20.19. 
til.  12.32, «. 


'.Mall.27.11. 


'ITini.l.n. 
"  iJan.  2.  44. 

*7    14. 

l.ukf  12. 14. 

ch.  ti.  15.  ft 

^1. 15. 


en,  one  of  the  officers  wliicli  stood 
by  "struck  Jesus  i' with  tbe  palm  of 
his  hand,  saying-,  Answerest  thou 
the  high  priest  so  ? 

23  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I  have 
spoken  evil,  bear  witness  of  the 
evil :  but  if  well,  why  smitest  thou 
me  ? 

24  ''Now  Annas  had  sent  him 
bound  unto  Caia^jhas  the  high 
priest. 

25  And  Simon  Peter  stood  and 
warmed  himself.  *  They  said  there- 
fore unto  him,  Art  not  thou  also 
one  of  hfs  disciples !  He  denied  it, 
and  said,  I  am  not. 

20  One  of  the  servants  of  the  high 
priest,  being  his  kinsman  whose  ear 
I*eter  cut  otf,  saith,  Did  not  I  see 
thee  in  the  garden  with  him  ? 

27  Peter  then  denied  again ;  and 
'immediately  the  cock  crew. 

28  *i  'Then  led  they  Jesus  from 
Caiaphas  unto  "the  hall  of  judg- 
ment; and  it  was  early;  *and  they 
themselves  went  not  into  the  judg- 
ment hall,  lest  they  should  be  de- 
filed ;  but  that  they  might  eat  the 
passover. 

29  Pilate  then  went  out  unto 
them,  and  said,  What  accusation 
bring  ye  against  this  man  I 

00  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  If  he  were  not  a  malefactor, 
we  would  not  have  delivered  him 
up  unto  thee. 

01  Then  said  IMlate  unto  them. 
Take  ye  him,  and  judge  him  ac- 
cording to  your  law.  The  Jews 
therefore  said  unto  him.  It  is  not 
hnvfiil  for  us  to  put  any  man  to 
death: 

32  "That  the  .saying  of  Jesus  might 
be  ftiUilied,  Avhich  lie  spake,  signi- 
fying what  death  he  should  die. 

3;}  'Then  Tilatc!  entered  into  the 
judgment  hall  again,  and  called 
.lesu.s,  and  .said  unio  hinj.  Art  thou 
the  King  of  the  Jews  I 

M  Jesti.s  answered  him,  Sayest 
thou  Ihi.s  thing  of  thyself,  or  did 
others  tell  it  thee  of  me  '! 

35  Pilate  answered,  iVm  I  a  Jew? 
Thine  own  nation  and  the  chief 
IH'iests  have  delivered  thee  unto 
me:  what  liast  tlM)udone? 

30  'Jesus  answered,  'My  langdom 

138 


is  not  of  this  world :  if  my  kingdom 
were  of  this  world,  then  would  my 
servants  fight,  that  I  should  not  be 
delivered  to  the  Jews :  but  now  is 
my  kingdom  not  from  hence. 

37  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  a  king  then  ?  Jesus  an- 
swered. Thou  sayest  that  I  am  a 
king\  To  this  end  was  I  born,  and 
for  this  cause  came  I  into  the  world, 
that  I  should  bear  witness  unto  the 
truth.  Every  one  that  ''is  of  the 
truth  heareth  my  voice. 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him,  What  is 
truth  I  And  when  he  had  said  this, 
he  went  out  again  unto  the  Jews, 
and  saith  unto  them,  ^I  find  in  him 
no  fiiult  at  all. 

39  '^But  ye  have  a  custom,  that  I 
should  release  unto  you  one  at  the 
passover:  will  ye  therefore  that  I 
release  unto  you  the  King  of  the 
Jews  ? 

40  "^Then  cried  they  all  again, 
saying,  Not  this  man,  but  Barab- 
bas.    "^ Now  Barabbas  was  a  robber. 

CHAPTEK  XIX. 

1  Christ  is  scoxryed,  crowned  with  ihonis,  and  beaten. 
4  Pilate  is  desirous  to  release  hlin,  hut  beint/  ocer- 
come  with  the  outrage  of  the  Jews,  he  delivered  him 
to  be  criieijied.  23  They  cast  lots  for  his  (jarments. 
2tj  He  commendeth  his  mother  to  John.  28  He  dieth. 
31  His  side  is  pierced.  3S  He  is  buried  by  Joseph 
and  Xicodemus. 

THEN  '^Pilate  therefore  took 
Jesus,  and  scourged  Jtim. 
2  And  the  soldiers  platted  a  crown 
of  thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head, 
and  they  put  on  him  a  y)urple  robe, 
«3  And  said.  Hail,  King  of  the 
Jews !  and  they  smote  him  with 
their  hands. 

4  Pilate  therefore  went  forth 
again,  and  saith  unto  them.  Be- 
hold, I  bring  him  forth  to  you, 
'that  ye  may  know  that  I  find  no 
fault  in  him. 

5  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wearing 
the  crown  of  thorns,  and  the  pur- 
ple robe.  And  Pilate  saith  unto 
them.  Behold  the  man  ! 

0  '^When  the  chief  priests  there- 
fore and  officers  saw  him,  they 
cried  out,  saying.  Crucify  him,  cru- 
cify him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them. 
Take  ye  liim,  and  crucify  him:  for 
I  find  no  fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  an.swered  him,  ''We 
have  a  law,  and   by  our  law  he 


A   D.  33. 


•ch.  S.  47. 
1  John  3.19. 
&4.  C. 


I' Matt.  27.24. 
i.uke2.!.  4. 
ch.  I'J.  4,  G. 

'Matt.  27.1.5. 
Mark  15.  (i. 
Luke  23.17. 


i  Acts  3.  14. 


'Luke  23.19. 


'Matt.  20.19. 
&  27.  20. 
.Mark  15.1.5. 
Lukcl!j.33, 


l-ch.  18.  .18. 
ver.  U. 


'  Acts  3.  13. 


0  Lev.  24.  IC. 


mocked,  and  crucified. 


ST.  JOHN. 


ChtisVs  death. 


A.  D.  33. 

'  Matt.  L'C.Hi. 
rh.  5.  IS.  & 


.Matt.  'J.!.  12, 


t  I.ukc  22.53. 

cU.  7.  ao. 


!■  Luke  23.  2. 


"  Acts  1" 


I  Matt.  27.02. 


1  Gen.  40. 10. 


'"  Matt.27.26, 


.Marklo.  l.i. 
L.uke  23.24 


"  .Matt.27..31, 
Marklj.21, 
Luke  23.20. 

"Num.lo.^> 
lleb.  13.  12. 


P  Matt.  27.;!7. 
Mark  13.20. 
Lukt  23.3«. 


ouglit  to   die,  because  'he  made 
himself  the  Sou  of  God. 

8  ^[  AVheu  rihite  therefore  heard 
that  say iu<;-,  he  was  tlie  more  afraid ; 

9  Aud  weut  af»;aiu  iuto  the  judg- 
ment hall,  and  saith  unto  Jesus, 
Whence  art  thou?  "^But  Jesus  gave 
him  no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him, 
Speakest  thou  not  unto  me  f  kuow- 
est  thou  not  that  I  have  power  to 
crucify  thee,  and  have  power  to  re- 
lease thee  I 

11  Jesus  answered,  ^Thou  could- 
est  have  no  i)ower  at  all  against 
me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from 
above :  therefore  he  that  delivered 
me  unto  thee  hath  the  greater  sin. 

12  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate 
sought  to  release  him :  but  the 
Jews  cried  out,  saying,  "^  If  thou  let 
this  man  go,  thou  art  not  Cesar's 
friend:  'whosoever  maketh  him- 
self a  king  speaketh  against  Cesar. 

Vd^l  When  Pilate  therefore  heard 
that  saying,  he  brought  Jesus  forth, 
aud  sat  down  in  the  judgment  seat 
in  a  place  that  is  called  the  Pave- 
ment, but  in  the  Hebrew,  Gab- 
batha. 

14  And  ''it  was  the  preparation 
of  the  pa.ssover,  and  about  the  sixth 
hour:  and  he  saith  unto  the  Jews, 
Behold  your  King ! 

15  But  they  cried  out,  Away  with 
/ti/H,  away  with  him,  crucify  him. 
Pilate  saith  unto  them.  Shall  I  cru- 
cify your  King  ?  The  chief  priests 
answered,  '  We  have  no  king  but 
Cesar. 

16  '"Then  delivered  he  him  there- 
fore unto  them  to  be  crucilied. 
And  they  took  Jesus,  and  led  him 
away. 

17  "And  he  bearing  his  cross 
"went  forth  into  a  jjlace  called  the 
place  of  a  skull,  which  is  called  in 
the  Hebrew  Golgotha : 

18  AVhere  they  crucitied  him,  and 
two  others  with  him,  on  either  side 
one,  and  Jesus  in  the  midst. 

ID  *lf  I' And  Pilate  wrote  a  title, 
and  put  it  on  the  cross.  And  the 
writing  was,  JESUS  OF  NAZA- 
RETH THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS. 

20  This  title  then  read  many  of 


the  Jews ;  for  the  ])lace  where  Je- 
sus was  crucitied  was  nigh  to  the 
city  :  and  it  was  written  in  Hebrew, 
and,  Greek,  and  Latin. 

21  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of 
the  Jews  to  Pilate,  AVrite  not.  The 
King  of  the  Jews;  but  that  he 
said,- 1  am  King  of  the  Jews. 

22  Pilate  answered,  AVhat  I  have 
written  I  have  written. 

23  1  ''Then  the  soldiers,  when 
they  had  crucified  Jesus,  took  his 
garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to 
every  soldier  a  part;  and  also  Im 
coat :  now  the  coat  w  as  without 
seam, "  woven  from  the  top  through- 
out. 

24  They  said  therefore  among 
themselves.  Let  us  not  rend  it,  but 
cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be : 
that  the  Scripture  might  be  fulfill- 
ed, which  saith,  'They  parted  my 
raiment  among  them,  and  for  my 
vesture  they  did  cast  lots.  These 
things  therefore  the  soldiers  did. 

25  ^l  ^Now  there  stood  by  the 
cross  of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his 
mother's  sister,  INIary  the  wife  of 
" '  Cleoi)has,  and  Mary  Magdalene. 

20  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his 
mother,  and  "the  disciple  standing 
by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto 
his  mother,  ''Woman,  behold  thy 
son ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple, 
Behold  thy  mother  !  And  from 
that  hour  that  disciple  took  her 
^unto  his  own  home. 

28  ^  After  this,  Jesus  knowing 
that  all  things  were  now  accom- 
plished, Hliat  the  Scripture  might 
be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst. 

29  Now  there  was  set  a  vessel 
full  of  vinegar:  and  Uhey  filled  a 
sponge  with  vinegar,  and  put  it 
upon  hyssop^  and  put  it  to  his 
mouth. 

30  When  Jesus  therefore  had  re- 
ceived the  vinegar,  he  said,  'It  is 
finished :  and  he  bowed  his  head, 
and  gave  up  the  gho.st. 

31  The  Jews  therefore,  •=  because 
it  was  the  preparation,  ''  that  the 
bodies  should  not  remain  upon  the 
cross  on  the  sabbath  day,  (for  that 
sabbath  day  was  a  high  day,)  be- 
sought Pilate  that  their  legs  might 

189 


A.  D.  33. 


1  Matt.  27  ..n,"!. 
Mark  1.5.24. 
Luke  23.34. 


II  Or. 
vjiought. 


Ts.  22.  13. 


•  Matt.  27. .').'.. 
Mark  1.'..40. 
Luke  2.3. 4'J. 


1]  Or, Clopa.i. 
'Luke  24.18. 


"cli.l3.2.3.& 
211  2.  &  21.7, 
2U,  24. 

^  ch.  2.  4. 


Jrh.  1.11.& 
10.  32. 


'  Ps.  C9.  21. 


'  Matt.  27.48. 


l.ch.  17.  4. 


'  Mark  13.42. 
ver  42. 
■JDeut.2123 


Chris fs  hurial. 


ST.  JOHN. 


His  resurrection. 


A.  D.  33.    I 


'  I  John  5. 6. 
6. 


I  Ex.  12  ir,. 
Num.  9.  1.' 
Ps.  iH.  -JJ. 


'  Ps.  22.  Ifi. 
K. 

Zech.  12.10 
Kiv.  1    7. 

b  Mntt.  2r..'.;. 
Mark  I.V4i. 
Luke  XJ.^i). 

ich.  9  22.4c 


Ich.  S  1.2. 
&  7.W. 


I  Act!  5.  6. 


'I.  83.9. 
•vcr.  31. 


■Mntt.  2S.  I. 
.Mirk  li'>.  I. 
Luke  'H.  1 


be  broken,  and  tliat  they  might  be 
taken  away. 

32  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and 
brake  the  legs  of  the  tirst,  and  of 
the  other  which  was  criicihed  with 
bin]. 

33  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
and  saw  that  he  was  dead  already, 
they  brake  not  his  legs: 

34  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a 
spear  i)ierced  his  side,  and  forth- 
with ''came  there  out  blood  and 
water. 

3.J  And  he  that  saw  it  bare  rec- 
ord, and  his  record  is  true;  and  he 
knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that  ye 
might  believe. 

30  For  these  things  were  done, 
"■that  the  Scripture  should  be  ful- 
filled, A  bone  of  him  shall  not  be 
broken. 

37  And  again  another  Scripture 
saith,  ^'They  Shall  look  on  him 
whom  they  pierced. 

38  ^  ''And  after  this  Joseph  of 
Ariniathea,  being  a  disciple  of  Je- 
sus, but  secretly  'for  fear  of  the 
Jews,  besought  Pilate  that  he 
might  take  away  the  body  of 
Jesus:  and  Pilate  gaye  7»im  leaye. 
He  came  therefore,  and  took  the 
body  of  Jesus. 

31)  And  there  came  also  ''Xicode- 
mus,  (which  at  the  first  came  to 
Jesus  by  night,)  and  brought  a 
mixture  of  myrrh  and  aloes,  about 
a  hundred  pound  weight. 

40  Then  took  they  the  body  of 
Jesus,  and  '  wound  it  in  linen 
clothes  with  the  spices,  as  the 
manner  of  the  Jews  is  to  bury. 

41  'Sow  in  the  place  where  he 
was  crucified  tliere  was  a  garden; 
and  in  the  garden  a  new  sepulchre, 
wherein  was  neyer  man  yet  laid. 

42  "'There  laid  they  Jesus  th(!re- 
fore  ''because  ot  the  Jews'  prepa- 
ration (Ifn/  ;  for  the  sex)ulclue  was 
uigh  at  hand. 

(CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Mary  comcili  tu  tli<  .sijinlt/n-c :  3  ao  do  Pdn  and 
Jnhii,  ii/>iii)<i>it  oj  till.  rt.sK ncct'wii  11  Jf.\it\  <i/>]X(ir- 
(ih  (o  Miirt/  A/iti/dnltjir,  li>  and  to  /n.s  disriploi.  ™4» 
'J'/ir  iiii icilitlili/,)i>iil  coiijesukni  oJ  'I'ltvmas  30  Tlic 
tkfiplnvc  is  unpiciail  tv  Kulvntion. 

TITE  '  first  (Jfiji  of  the  week  com- 
ctli    Mary    MagchihMio    eni-ly, 

when  it  was  yet  dark,  unto  tlie  sep- 
140 


ulchre,  and  seeth  the  stone  taken 
away  from  the  sepulchre. 

2  Then  she  runneth,  and  cometh 
to  Simon  Peter,  and  to  the  'other 
disciple,  whom  Jesus  loyed,  and 
saith  unto  them.  They  have  taken 
away  the  Lord  out  of  the  sepulchre, 
and  we  know  not  where  they  have 
laid  him. 

3  'Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and 
that  other  disci^de,  and  came  to  the 
sepulchre. 

4  So  they  ran  both  together :  and 
the  other  disciple  did  outrun  Peter, 
and  came  first  to  the  sepulchre. 

5  And  he  stooping  down,  and  loolc- 
ing  in,  saw ''the  linen  clothes  lying; 
yet  went  he  not  in. 

6  Then  cometh  Simon  Peter  fol- 
lowing him,  and  went  into  the  sep- 
ulchre, and  seeth  the  linen  clothes 
lie, 

7  And  •'the  napkin,  that  was  about 
his  head,  not  lying  with  the  linen 
clothes,  but  wrapped  together  in  a 
place  by  itself. 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other 
disciple,  which  came  first  to  the 
sepulchre,  and  he  saw,  and  be- 
heved. 

9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the 
•^ Scripture,  that  he  must  rise  again 
from  the  dead. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away 
again  unto  their  own  home. 

11  ^  fc'But  INIary  stood  without  at 
the  sei)ulchre  weeping :  and  as  she 
wept,  she  stooped  down,  and  looked 
into  the  sepulchre, 

12  And  seeth  two  angels  in  white 
sitting,  the  one  at  the  head,  and 
the  otlier  at  the  feet,  where  the 
body  of  Jesus  had  lain. 

13  And  they  say  unto  her,  Wo- 
man, why  weepest  thou  ?  She  saith 
unto  them.  Because  they  have  tak- 
en away  my  Lord,  and  I  know  not 
wlieie  they  have  laid  him. 

14  ''And  when  she  had  thus  said, 
she  turned  herself  back,  and  saw 
Jesus  standing,  and  'knew  not  that 
it  was  Jesus. 

15  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  AVoman, 
why  weepest  thou  !  wliom  seekest 


tliou?     She 


him  to  be 


,  supposing 

the  gardener,  saith  unto  him,  Sir, 

if  thou  have  borne  hiui  hence,  tell 


A.  D.  33. 


i'ch.l".23  & 
ly.  -.'B.  &21. 
7,  20,  21. 


■=  Luke  24.12. 


Jch.  19.  40 


'ch.  U.  ■f^. 


fPs.  Ifi.  in. 
Acts  -2.  2.i- 
■M.Sin.M, 


EMarklG.  5. 


1.  Mntt.2.'!.!l. 
Muik  10.  'J. 


!Liikc21.]C, 

ol. 

ch.  21.4. 


Christ  appeareth  to  his  disciples. 


ST.  JOHN. 


The  incredulity  of  Tliomas. 


A.  D.  33. 


l  p^_  22.  22. 
Mattil'sriO 
Kdin.s  -Ji). 
Heb.2.  II. 

lull.  It;.  28. 

'"Eph.  i.ir. 

"  M.itt. -.8.111. 
Luk(.-24.1ii. 


"Mark  in, 14. 
Luke  24.. ■'.(;. 
1  Cor,  15.  5. 


Pch.  in.  C2. 


1  .Matt.  2S.1S. 
eh.17. 1.H.iy. 
2  Tim.  2.  2. 

iicb.  a.  1. 


'  Matt.  16.19. 
&  18.  IS. 


'ch.  11   IG. 


UJolin  1.  1. 


me  wliere  tlion  lia.st  laid  liim,  and 
I  will  take  him  away. 
IG  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary. 
She  turned  herself,  and  saith  unto 
him,  Ilabboui ;  which  is  to  say, 
IMaster. 

17  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Touch  me 
not ;  for  I  am  not  yet  ascended  to 
my  Father:  but  go  to  ''my  breth- 
ren, and  say  unto  them,  '  I  ascend 
unto  my  Father,  and  your  Father; 
and  to  '"my  God,  and  your  God. 

18  "Mary  Magdalene  came  and 
told  the  disciples  that  she  had  seen 
the  Lord,  and  that  he  had  spoken 
these  things  unto  her. 

19  ®[  "Then  the  same  day  at  even- 
ing, being  the  tirst  day  of  the  week, 
when  the  doors  were  shut  wliere  the 
disciples  were  assembled  for  fear 
of  the  Jews,  came  Jesus  and  stood 
in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Peace  le  unto  you. 

20  And  when  he  had  so  said,  he 
shewed  unto  them  his  hands  ancF 
his  side.     ^Then  were  the  disciples 
glad,  when  they  saw  the  Lord. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again, 
Peace  he  unto  you:  ''as  my  Father 
hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I  you. 

22  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he 
breathed  on  tliem,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Receive  ye  the  Holy  Ghost : 

23  '  AVhosesoever  sins  ye  remit, 
they  are  remitted  unto  them;  and 
whosesoever  sins  ye  retain,  they 
are  retained. 

24  1  But  Thomas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  'called  Didymus,  was  not 
with  them  when  Jesus  came. 

25  The  other  disciples  therefore 
said  unto  him,  We  have  seen  the 
Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them.  Ex- 
cept I  shall  see  in  his  hands  the 
l)rint  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  fin- 
ger into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and 
thru.st  my  hand  into  his  side,  1  will 
not  believe. 

20  *1[  And  after  eight  days  again 
his  disciples  were  within,  and 
Thomas  with  them :  then  came 
Jesus,  the  doors  being  shut,  and 
stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  Peace 
J)e  unto  you, 

27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas, 
Reach  hither  thy  tinger,  and  be- 
hold my  hands;  and  'reach  hither 


thy  hand,  and  thrust  it  into  my 
side ;  and  be  not  faithless,  but  be- 
lieving. 

28  And  Thomas  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  My  Lord  and  my 
God. 

29  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas, 
because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou 
hast  believed:  "blessed  are  they 
that  have  not  seen,  and  yet  have 
believed. 

30  ^  ''And  many  other  signs  truly 
did  Jesus  in  the  presence  of  his 
disciples,  which  are  not  written,  in 
this  book : 

31  >But  these  are  written,  that 
ye  might  believe  that  Jesus  is  the 
(Jhrist,  the  Son  of  God;  'and  that  be- 
lieving ye  might  have  life  through 
his  name. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Christ  appearing  acjain  to  hin  disciples  was  known 
of  Ihein  by  the  great  (Irain/Zii  o/ftx/us.  12  He  dineth 
7vilh  them:  U-)  earnestbj  ro)inu<uideth  Peter  to  feed 
his  lambs  and  sheep:  "['tiforetelleth  him  of  his  death: 
22  rebuketh  his  curiosity  touching  Joh/i.  25  2'he 
conclusion. 

A  FTER  these  things  Jesus  shew- 
XjL  ed  himself  again  to  the  disci- 
ples at  the  sea  of  Tiberias ;  and  on 
this  wise  shewed  he  himself. 

2  There  were  together  Simon  Pe- 
ter, and  Thonias  called  Didymus, 
and  'Nathanael  of  Cana  in  Galilee, 
and  ^the  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two 
other  of  his  disciples. 

3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I 
go  a  fishing.  They  say  unto  him, 
We  also  go  with  thee.  They  went 
forth,  and  entered  into  a  ship  im- 
mediately ;  and  that  night  they 
caught  nothing. 

4  But  when  the  morning  was  now 
come,  Jesus  stood  on  the  shore ;  but 
the  disciples  "^knew  not  that  it  was 
Jesus. 

5  Then  •'Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
"Children,  have  ye  any  meat! 
They  answered  him,  Xo. 

G  And  he  said  unto  them,  ''Cast 
the  net  on  the  right  side  of  the 
ship,  and  ye  shall  find.  They  cast 
therefore,  and  now  they  were  not 
able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude  of 
fishes. 

7  Therefore  ^that  disciple  whom 
Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It  is 
the  Lord.  JS'ow  when  Simon  Peter 
141 


A.  D.  .33. 


'  2  Cor.  5. 7. 
1  I'et.  1.  8. 


'  ch.  21.  25. 


>  Luke  1.4. 


'ch.l.  15.16. 
.%  .■■..  24. 
H'et.  1.8,9. 


'ch.  1.4:;. 


b  Matt.  4.  21. 


'ch.  20.  14. 


•I  Luke  24.41. 

II  Or,  Sirs. 


■  Luke  5.4,6, 


fch.  13.  23.a 
20  2. 


ChrisVs  repeated 


ST.  JOHN. 


charge  to  Feter. 


A.  D.  33. 


«  Acts  10. -(I. 


I  Sec  ch.  20 
lU.  'A>. 


lAcl«20.  2H 
llfb  l:i  .<• 
1  I'd  :{  JA 
hi  i  ^ 


heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he  girt 
his  fisher's  coat  unto  Mm^  (tor  he 
was  naked,)  and  did  cast  himself 
into  tlie  sea. 

8  And  the  other  disciples  came  in 
a  little  ship,  (for  they  were  not  fjir 
from  land,  bnt  as  it  were  two  hund- 
red cubits,)  dragging'  the  net  with 
fishes. 

9  As  soon  then  as  they  were  come 
to  laud,  they  saw  a  fire  of  coals 
there,  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and 
bread. 

10  Jesus  saitli  unto  them.  Bring 
of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now 
caught. 

11  8imon  Peter  went  up,  and  drew 
the  net  to  land  full  of  great  fishes,  a 
hundred  and  fifty  and  three :  and 
for  all  there  were  so  many,  yet  was 
not  the  net  broken. 

12  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  ''Come 
and  dine.  And  none  of  the  dis- 
ciples durst  ask  him.  Who  art  thou? 
knowing  that  it  was  the  Lord. 

13  Jesus  then  cometh,  and  taketh 
bread,  and  giveth  them,  and  fish 
likewise. 

14  This  is  now  ''the  third  time 
that  Jesus  shewed  himself  to  his 
disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen 
from  the  dead. 

13  *^,  8o  when  they  had  dined,  Je- 
sus saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon,  son 
of  Jonas,  lovest  •  thou  me  more 
than  these?  He  saith  unto  him. 
Yea,  Lord;  thou  knowest  that  I 
love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him, 
Feed  my  lambs. 

]()  He  saith  to  him  again  the  sec- 
ond time,  Simon,  mn  of  Jonas,  lov- 
est thou  me?  He  saith  unto  him, 
Yea,  Lord;  thou  knowest  that  1 
love  thee.  'He  saith  unto  him, 
j  Feed  my  sheep. 

17  He  s;iith  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest 
142 


thou  me  ?  Peter  w  as  grieved  be- 
cause he  said  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Lovest  thou  me!  And  he 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  ""thou  knowest 
all  things;  thou  knowest  that  I 
love  thee.  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
Feed  my  sheep. 

18  'Verily,  verilj^,  I  say  unto  thee, 
When  thou  wast  young,  thou  gird- 
ed st  thyself,  and  walkedst  whither 
thou  wonkiest:  but  when  thou  shalt 
be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy 
hands,  and  another  shall  gird  thee, 
and  carry  thee  whither  thou  wonki- 
est not. 

19  This  spake  he,  signifying  "'by 
what  death  he  should  glorify  God. 
And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he 
saith  unto  him,  Follow  me. 

20  Then  Peter,  turning  about, 
seeth  the  disciple  "whom  Jesus 
loved  following ;  which  also  leaned 
on  his  breast  at  supper,  and  said, 
Lord,  which  is  he  that  betrayeth 
Thee  f 

21  Peter  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus, 
Lord,  and  what  shall  this  man 
do  f 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  I  will 
that  he  tarry  "till  I  come,  what  is 
that  to  thee?  follow  thou  me. 

2.'3  Then  went  this  saying  abroad 
among  the  brethren,  that  that  dis- 
ciple should  not  die :  yet  Jesus  said 
not  unto  him.  He  shall  not  die ; 
but.  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I 
come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  testi- 
fieth  of  these  things,  and  wrote 
these  things:  and  'we  know  that 
his  testimonv  is  true. 


A  D.  :«. 


kch.2.24.i 
&  lli.  3U. 


1  ch.  n. .%. 
Acta  Vl.o,  4. 


"■2  Pet.  1.14. 


"ch.  1.^23,25 
&  2U.  2. 


>'  Matt.  IG.  27. 
2«.  &  25.31. 
1  Cor.  4.  5. 
&  1 1 .  2I>. 
Rev.  2. 25  & 

.-!.  n  &-£z. 

7,-M. 


Pch.  11)  M 
3Johul2. 


1:0 


And  there  are  also  manv  other  i  •■ch.aa-o 


things  which  Jesus  did,  the  which, 
if  they  should  be  written  eveiy  one, 
'  I  suppose  that  even  the  world  it- 
self could  not  contain  the  books 
that  should  be  written,    ximeu. 


'Amos  7.  U), 


-•' — ' ■ rii  r  I 


A.  D.  33. 


•Luke  I.e. 


»Mnrkini!l. 

Luke  II.  ol. 

&i!4..M. 

ver.  1). 

lTini.:i.  Hi. 
'  Matt.-J.S.I:i. 

Mark  ID.  I.i. 

Joliii  .11.  -•!. 

th.  10.41, ^•.'. 


•IMnrklii.n. 
Luke  24.  .".Ci. 
.lolin  I'll.  l:i, 
M..tL'l.l.l4. 
1  Cor.  15.  5. 


THE 


«  Luke  24.4.'!, 
4!l. 
\{  Or,  rnting 

with  t/tcin. 


'Luke 24.  40. 
Jolin  14.  111. 

a;,  jr.  .t  i.-.. 
liii.  &  i«.  r. 
ci\  2. .;;. 

i  Matt  .111. 

ch.  11.  lii.  s 

rj  4. 
I  .loel  n.  is. 

ch.  -J.  4.  & 

11.15. 


i  Matt.  24.  3. 

k  I«.  1.  2(i. 
Dan   7.  J". 
Auiob  '>  II 

IMatt.24.;». 
Mark  I.!.  :\J. 
1  Tlietb.S.l 


'"ch.2.  1,4. 

I,  Or,  t/ie 
jioictr  of  thr 
Huh/  (ilio^t 

COntinij  Itp- 

OT,  1/nu. 
"Luke 24  4;i 
°LukeL'4.4.s 

Johii  I.';  27. 

ver.  22. 

ch.  2.  32. 


ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Cfirist,  prepariui)  Ins  ((/)<>stles  to  the  beholding  ofhix 
ascoixhm,  (jatlicnlli  thi'ia  tiH/it/icr  into  the  uiomit 
(Hint,  coniiiiividith  tliem  to  (j-pcd  in  JeruxaJein  the 
xendiufi  down  oj  the  Holij  (ihost^prouiiseth  uflerfew 
d<i//s  to  send  it:  bij  viitnc  whereof  they  should  be 
U'ilnesses  unto  him,  eiien  to  the  vtniost  parts  of  the 
eartli.  '.)  After  his  asrensio)i  they  are  warned  by  two 
angels  to  depart,  and  to  sd  their  i/iinds  upon  his  sec- 
ond coming.  12  They  accordingly  return,  and, giv- 
ing themselves  to  prayer,  choose  Matthias  apostle  m 
the  place  oJ  Judas. 

THE  former  treatise  have  I 
made,  O  "  Tbeoi)hiliis,  of  all 
that  Jesus  began  both  to  do  and 
teach, 

2  'Until  the  day  in  which  he  was 
taken  up,  after  tliat  he  through  the 
Holy  Ghost  'had  given  command- 
ments unto  the  apostles  whom  he 
had  chosen : 

3  ''To  whom  also  he  shewed  him- 
self alive  after  his  passion  by  many 
infallible  proofs,  being  seen  of  them 
forty  days,  and  speaking  of  the 
things  pertaining  to  the  kingdom 
of  God : 

4  'And,  "being assembled  together 
with  them,  commanded  them  that 
they  should  not  depart  from  Jeru- 
salem, but  wait  for  the  ])romise  of 
the  Father,  'which,  saith  he,  ye  have 
heard  of  me. 

5  f^For  John  truly  baptized  with 
water;  'but  ye  shall  be  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many 
days  hence. 

0  When  they  therefore  were  come 
together,  they  asked  of  him,  say- 
ing, 'Lord,  wilt  thou  at  this  time 
''restore  again  the  kingdom  to  Is- 
rael ? 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  '  It  is 
not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or 
the  seasons,  which  the  Father  hath 
put  in  his  own  jjower. 

8  '"  But  ye  shall  receive  "  i)Ower, 
"after  that  the  Holy  Ghost  is  come 
upon  you:  and  "ye  shall  be  wit- 
nesses unto  me  both  in  Jerusalem, 
and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria, 


and  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
earth. 

9  'And  when  he  had  spoken  these 
things,  while  they  beheld,  ''he  was 
taken  up ;  and  a  cloud  received 
him  out  of  their  sight. 

10  And  while  they  looked  stead- 
fastly toward  heaven  as  he  went 
up,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them 
'in  white  api)arel ; 

11  Which  also  said,  'Ye  men  of 
Galilee,  why  stand  ye  gazing  up  in- 
to heaven  ?  this  same  Jesus,  wliich 
is  taken  up  from  you  into  heaven, 
'shall  so  come  in  like  manner  as  ye 
have  seen  him  go  into  heaven. 

12  "Then  returned  they  unto  Je- 
rusalem from  the  mount  called  Oli- 
vet, wliich  is  from  Jerusalem  a  sab- 
bath day's  journey. 

13  And  when  they  were  come  in, 
they  went  up  ''into  an  upper  room, 
where  abode  both  ^  Peter,  and 
James,  and  John,  and  Andrew, 
Phili]),  and  Thomas,  Bartholomew, 
and  Matthew,  James  the  son  of  Al- 
pheus,  and  "^  Simon  Zelotes,  and 
'Judas  the  hrother  of  James. 

14  'These  all  continued  with  one 
accord  in  prayer  and  supplication, 
with  'the  women,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  Jesus,  and  with  ''his 
brethren. 

15  ^  And  in  those  days  Peter 
stood  up  in  the  midst  of  the  dis- 
ciples, and  said,  (the  number  "of 
names  together  were  about  a  hund- 
red and  twenty,) 

IG  Men  and  brethren,  this  Scrip- 
ture must  needs  have  been  fultill- 
ed,  *^which  the  Holy  Ghost  by  the 
mouth  of  David  spake  before  con- 
cerning Judas,  ^' which  was  guide 
to  them  that  took  Jesus. 

17  For  ^  he  was  numbered  with 
us,  and  had  obtained  part  of  '  this 
ministry. 

18  ''jS^ow  this   man   purchased  a 

143 


A.  I)  33. 


n  Luke  24  .M. 
Jnhu  6.  G2 
t  ver.  2. 


'Matt.  2R 
Murk  111 
Luke  24. 
,lohn  20. 
ch.  10.3, 

3. 

4. 
12 

30 

"ch.2.  7, 
13.  31. 

& 

'  Dan.  7. 
Matt.  24. 
Mark  13. 
Luke  21. 
•Ic.hii  14. 

1  Tlu-ss. 
Ill  Ik  4.  I 

2  Thess. 
III. 
Kcv.  1.7 

3. 
Ml 
2*1 
2" 

l" 

;. 
1. 

"  Luke24 

5-.' 

''ch.9.37 
&  21).  8. 

Sll 

>  Matt.  10 
3,4. 

O 

'Lukefi.  I.-. 
'Judel. 
tch  2.  l,4fl. 


'Luke23.4:i, 
.V,.  *  24.  11). 
■1  Matt.  13.ij 


'  Kcv.  3.  4. 


IVs  41  0 
John  13  IS 


B  Luke  22. 47 
Johu  18  3. 

li  Matt.  10.  4. 

LukcG.  IG. 
i  ver.  25. 

ch.  12  2.5  & 

20.  24  &  21. 

IX 
k  Matt.  27  .5, 

7,  S. 


The  descent  of  the 


THE  ACTS. 


Holy  Ghost  upon  the  apostles. 


A.  D   33. 

1  Matt  Ji;.  15. 
2  Pet.  ■2. 15. 


'  Ps.  C9.  25. 


»  P».  109.  a 
|l  Or,  ojhre, 
or,  charge. 


•Mark  1.1. 


Pver.  9. 

"l.lohnl5.27. 
ver  S. 
eh.  4.  ■'53. 


'ch  15.22. 


■ISam.l';.'. 

1  Chr.  ■.«.  a. 

&  A>.  \7. 

Jcr.  11  .'JO. 

&  17   10 

ch   15  8. 

Rev.  -2  23. 
'vcr.  IT, 


•  Lcr.  Zt  1.5. 

Dcut.  |i;.  U. 

ch  2"  liJ. 
bch.  1.  M. 


'ch.  4.  31 


field  with  '  tbe  reward  of  iniquity ; 
and  falling  headlong,  he  burst  asun- 
der in  the  midst,  and  all  his  bowels 
gushed  out. 

19  And  it  was  known  unto  all  the 
dwellers  at  Jerusalem ;  insomuch 
as  that  field  is  called,  in  their  prop- 
er tongue,  Acekhima,  that  is.to  say. 
The  field  of  blood. 

20  For  it  is  written  in  the  book 
of  P.salms,  "'Let  his  habitation  be 
desolate,  and  let  no  man  dwell 
therein:  and,  "His  ubishoprick  let 
another  take. 

21  Wherefore  of  these  men  which 
have  companied  with  us  all  the 
time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went  in 
and  out  among  us, 

22  ^Beginning  from  the  baptism 
of  John,  unto  that  same  day  that 
"he  was  taken  up  from  us,  must 
one  be  ordained  ''to  be  a  witness 
with  us  of  his  resurrection. 

23  And  they  appointed  two,  Jo- 
seph called  'Barsabas,  who  was  sur- 
named  Justus,  and  Matthias. 

24  And  they  prayed,  and  said. 
Thou,  Lord,  'which  knowest  the 
hearts  of  all  men,  shew  whether  of 
these  two  thou  hast  chosen, 

25  'That  he  may  take  part  of 
this  ministry  and  apostleship,  from 
which  Judas  by  transgression  fell, 
that  he  might  go  to  his  own  place. 

2G  And  tliey  gave  forth  their  lots; 
and  the  lot  fell  ui)on  Matthias;  and 
he  was  numbered  with  the  eleven 
ai)ostles. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  The  apo.^tlcx,  filled  with  Vie  Holy  Ghoxt,  and  apeak- 
iiuf  diners  IdiK/nuf/es,  are  admired  by  mniic,  and  de- 
rided by  fillierx  14  Whom  I'cter  dixproriwj,  and 
xfieii-iii;/  t/iat  the  a/MjslUs  spake  by  (lie  jxxiier  of  the 
lliity  (r'/ionly  that  .JenHS  was  risen  from  the  di<id,  as- 
cended into  heanen,  had  poureil  doivn  the  same  Holy 
Ghost,  and  was  the  Mcssias,  a  tnan  known  to  them 
to  be  approired  of  (Jtjd  by  /lis  niirarle.i,  wonders,  and 
nujns,  and  not  crnrijbd  leithonl  his  determinate 
counsel  and  foreknowbd(/e :  '61  he  baptizidh  a  ijreat 
iiHmbrr  that  ii'tre  eoni'erled.  41  Who  nflcrieards  de- 
vantly  and  charitably  converse  tot/ether:  the  apostles 
workini/  many  tniraclcs,  and  God  dady  inereasiny 
hilt  church. 

A  ND  when  ^the  day  of  Pentecost 
l\.  was  Inlly  come,  'tliey  were  all 
with  one  accoid  in  one  i)lace. 

2  And  suddenly  there  came  a 
sound  from  heavtui  as  of  a  rushing 
mighty  wind,  and  'it  filled  all  th^ 
hou.se  when;  they  were  sitting. 

3  And  there  ajux'ared  unto  them 

144 


cloven  tongues  like  as  of  fire,  and 
it  sat  upon  each  of  them. 

4  And  ^  they  were  all  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  began  ^to 
speak  with  other  tongues,  as  the 
Spirit  gave  them  utterance. 

5  And  there  were  dwelling  at  Je- 
rusalem Jews,  devout  men,  out  of 
every  nation  under  heaven. 

6  Now  *  when  this  was  noised 
abroad,  the  multitude  came  togeth- 
er, and  were  "confounded,  because 
that  every  man  heard  them  speak 
in  his  own  language. 

7  And  they  were  all  amazed  and 
marvelled,  saying  one  to  another. 
Behold,  are  not  all  these  which 
speak  ^  Galileans  ? 

8  And  how  hear  we  every  man  in 
Qur  own  tongue,  wherein  we  were 
born  f 

9  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and  Elam- 
ites,  and  the  dwellers  in  Mesopota- 
mia, and  in  Judea,  and  Cappadocia, 
in  Pontus,  and  Asia, 

10  Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in 
Egypt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Libya 
about  Cyrene,  and  strangers  of 
Eome,  Jews  and  proselytes, 

11  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  do 
hear  them  speak  in  our  tongues 
the  wonderful  works  of  God. 

12  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and 
were  in  doubt,  saying  one  to  an- 
other. What  meaneth  this  ? 

13  Others  mocking  said.  These 
men  are  full  of  new  wine. 

14  ^  But  Peter,  standing  up  with 
the  eleven,  lifted  up  his  voice,  and 
said  unto  them.  Ye  men  of  Judea, 
and  all  ye  that  dwell  at  Jerusalem, 
be  this  known  unto  you,  and  heark- 
en to  my  words : 

15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  as 
ye  suppose,  "seeing  it  is  hut  the 
third  hour  of  the  day. 

10  But  this  is  that  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophet  Joel ; 

17  ''And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  last  days,  saith  God,  'I  will 
pour  out  of  my  Spirit  upon  all 
fiesh :  and  your  sons  and  ^  your 
daughters  shall  i)rophesy,  and  your 
young  men  shall  see  visions,  and 
your  old  men  shall  dream  dreams : 

18  And  on  my  servants  and  on 
my  handmaidens  I  will  pour  out 


A.  D.  33. 


dch.  1.5. 

•Markll).17. 
ch.  10.40.  & 
11).  I!. 
1  Cor.  12.10, 

2«, ;»).  &  i;j. 

1.&14.2, 

&c. 


t  Gr.  mhen 
ttns  voice 
was  made. 

I!  Or,iroubled 
III  mind. 


fch.l.  a. 


c  1  Thcs3.  S. 
7. 


I>*«.44.  3. 
Ez.  11.19.* 

;«;  Ml. 

Joel  2.28,29. 
Zcch.  12.10 
John  7.  M. 

ich   10  «. 

k  eh.  21.  9. 


Peter's  sermon  o)i 


THE  ACTS. 


the  day  of  Pentecost. 


A.  D.  33. 

ich.  ^1.  ■l.U, 

in. 

1  Cor.  12.10, 

iS.  &  H.  1, 

&c. 
".loci 2.  30, 

ul. 


"  Mn(t. -24.29. 

Murk  1.!. -.'4. 
Lukeiil.^O. 


"Rom.  10.13. 


P  John  3.  2.  & 
14.  1".  U. 
cli.  10.  :!.s. 
Uub.  2.  4. 


1  Matt.  2C.24. 

l.uke  2'J.22. 

&  24.  44. 

ch.  S.  IS.  & 

4.  28. 
'  ch.  5.  30. 


■  ver.  32. 
ch.  .i.  15.  & 

4    10.  *  10. 

411.  &  r;.  rji, 
■■■A.  &  17.  :;i. 

Kdin.  4.24. 

&,s.  u. 

1  Cor.  U.  14. 
&  1.5. 15. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 
(Jul.  1.  1. 
tpli.  I.  :;0. 
Col.  2.  12. 

1  Thess.  1. 
10. 

Heb.  13.  20. 
1  IVt.  1.  21. 
'  Ps.  Hi.  6. 


t  Or,  1  may. 

"  1  kings  2. 
10. 
ch.  13.  30. 


^2  9Qm.7.12, 
15. 

I'a.  1.32. 11. 
l,uke  1.  32, 
60. 

Kora.  1.  3. 
2  Tim.  2.  8. 


in  those  days  of  my  Spirit ;  '  and 
tbey  shall  ]m)])hesy: 

19  "'And  1  ^vill  shew  wonders  in 
heaven  above,  and  sii;ns  in  the 
earth  beneath  ;  blood,  and  hre,  and 
vapour  of  smoke : 

20  "  The  sun  shall  be  turned  in- 
to darkness,  and  the  moon  into 
blood,  before  that  ,i>reat  and  nota- 
ble day  of  the  Lord  come : 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  i)ass,  that 
"whosoever  shall  eall  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  waved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these 
words ;  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  a  man 
approved  of  God  among  you  ''by 
miracles  and  wonders  and  signs, 
which  God  did  by  him  in  the  midst 
of  you,  iis  ye  yourselves  also  know: 

23  Him,  "being  delivered  by  the 
determinate  counsel  and  fore- 
knowledge of  God,  'ye  have  taken, 
and  by  wicked  hands  have  cruci- 
tied  and  slain : 

24  "Whom  God  hath  raised  up, 
having  loosed  the  pains  of  death  : 
because  it  was  not  possible  that  he 
should  be  holden  of  it. 

25  For  David  speaketh  concern- 
ing him,  'I  foresaw  the  Lord  al- 
ways before  my  face ;  for  he  is  on 
my  right  hand,  that  I  should  not 
be  moved  : 

2G  Therefore  did  my  heart  rejoice, 
and  mj'^  tongue  was  glad ;  more- 
over also  my  flesh  shall  rest  in 
hope : 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave 
my  soul  in  hell,  neither  wilt  thou 
sulfer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

28  Thou  hast  made  known  to  me 
the  ways  of  life ;  thou  shalt  make 
me  full  of  joy  with  thy  counte- 
nance. 

29  Men  and  brethren,  "let  me 
freely  speak  unto  you  "of  the  pa- 
triarch David,  that  he  is  both  dead 
and  buried,  and  his  sex)ulchre  is 
with  us  unto  this  day. 

30  Therefore  being  a  prophet, 
''and  knowing  that  God  had  sworn 
with  an  oath  to  him,  that  of  the 
fruit  of  his  loins,  according  to  the 
flesh,  he  would  raise  up  Christ  to 
sit  on  his  throne ; 

31  He,  seeing  this  before,  spake 

73 


of  the  resurrection  of  Christ,  'that 
his  soul  was  not  left  in  hell,  neither 
his  fle.sh  did  see  corruption. 

32  'This  Jesus  hath  God  raised 
uj),  'whereof  we  all  are  witnesses. 

33  Therefore  ''being  by  the  right 
hand  of  God  exalted,  and  'having 
received  of  the  Father  the  promise 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  ^hath  shed 
forth  this,  which  ye  now  see  and 
hear. 

34  For  David  is  not  ascended  into 
the  heavens :  but  he  saith  himself, 
^The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit 
thou  on  my  right  hand, 

35  Until  I  make  thy  foes  thy  foot- 
stool. 

30  Therefore  let  all  the  house  of 
Israel  know  assuredly,  that  God 
'hath  made  that  same  Jesus,  whom 
ye  have  crucified,  both  Lord  and 
Christ. 

37  1  Now  when  they  heard  this, 
°they  were  pricked  in  their  heart, 
and  said  unto  Peter  and  to  the  rest 
of  the  apostles.  Men  and  brethren, 
what  shall  we  do  ? 

38  Then  Peter  said  unto  them, 
''Kepent,  and  be  baptized  every 
one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ  for  the  remission  of  sins, 
and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

39  For  the  promise  is  unto  you, 
and  'to  your  children,  and  ""to  all 
that  are  afar  ott',  even  as  many  as 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words 
did  he  testify  and  exhort,  saying. 
Save  vourselves  from  this  unto- 
ward  generation. 

41  «[  Then  they  that  gladly  re- 
ceived his  word  were  baptized: 
and  the  same  day  there  were  added 
unto  them  about  three  thousand 
souls. 

42  'And  thej^  continued  steadfast- 
ly in  the  apostles'  doctrine  and  fel- 
lowship, and  in  breaking  of  bread, 
and  in  prayers. 

43  And  fear  came  upon  every 
soul :  and  '"  many  wonders  and 
signs  were  done  by  the  apostles. 

44  And  all  that  believed  were  to- 
gether, and  "had  all  things  com- 
mon ; 

45  And  sold  their  possessions  and 

145 


A.  D.  33. 

»  Ps.  16.  10. 

ch.  13.  35. 


*  ver.  24. 
•ch.  1.8. 

bch.5.  31. 

Phil.  2.!). 

Uul).  10.  12. 
'.lohn  14. 2G. 

&  LV  it>.  & 

16.  7,  1.!. 

ch.  1.  4. 
rfi-h.  id.  45. 

Kpli.  4.  a. 


'Ps.  no.  1. 

Matt.  22.  44. 
1  Cor.l5.  25. 
Eph.  1.  20. 
lleb.  1. 13. 


fch.  5.  31. 


S  Zcch. 12.10. 
l.uke .{.  10. 
ch.  il.  ti.  & 
10.30. 


k  Luke  24.47, 
ch.  3. 19. 


■  Joel  2.  28. 

ch.  3.  25. 
kch.  10.  45. 

&  11.  1.5, 18. 

&  14.  27.  .t 

15. ;;,  !S,  14. 

Kph.  2. 13, 

17. 


Ich.  1.14. 
ver.  -Vi. 
Rom.  12. 12. 
Ki)h.(;.  18. 
Col.  4.  2. 
Ueb.  10.  25. 


■"  Mark  16. 
17 

ch   4.  SJ.  & 
5. 12. 


°  ch.  4.  32,.04. 


Hie  lame  man  healed. 


THE  ACTS. 


Peter's  exhortation. 


A.  D.  3:5. 
"I*.  08.  7. 
Pch.  1. 14. 

1  Luke  24.53. 

ch.  5. 4J. 
'ch.20.7. 
(Or 

at  home. 


'Luke 2.  52. 

ch.  4. ;« 

Kotn.  14.18. 
<  ch.  5. 14.  & 

11.24. 


•oh.  2  4C. 
bPa.  55.  ir. 


'ch  14.8. 


ajohn9. 8 


•ch.4.  10. 


'b.  35  G. 


ich.4.1(:,21. 


k  Like  John 
J).«. 


goods,  and  'parted  them  to  all  men, 
as  every  man  bad  need. 

4G  pAnd  they,  conthuiiug  daily 
w'itli  one  accord  ''in  the  temple, 
and  'breaking-  bread  Mrom  house 
to  house,  did  eat  their  meat  with 
gladness  and  singleness  of  heart, 

47  Praising  God,  and  'having  fa- 
vour with  all  the  people.  And  '  the 
Lord  added  to  the  church  daily 
such  as  should  be  saved. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  I}[ter  preaching  to  the  people  that  came  to  see  a  lame 
man  rextonil  to  hixfeet,  \2  projcsxet/i  t/i(  care  not  to 
have  been  wroH(/ht  by  his  or  John's  oioii  jiower,  or 
holiness,  hut  by  O'od^  and  hh  Son  J(i<us,a}id  IhrowjU 
faith  in  hit  name:  i:>  withal  reptehoidiiiy  them  Jot 
crHcifyiiii/  JesHK.  17  W/ilrh  bnause  they  did  it 
through  it/uoraiue.  and  that  thereby  n-ere  Julfitleil 
(iod'n  di'termiriate  counsel,  and  tite  Scriptures  :  m 
he  eihorteth  them  by  repentunit  and  faith  tosrekre- 
misfiioii  of  their  nins,   and  saleation  in  the  same 

Jt-.sUS. 

nVTOW  Peter  and  John  went  up 
±\  together  ^into  the  temple  at 
the  hour  of  prayer,  ^  being  the  ninth 
honr. 

2  And  "a  certain  man  lame  from 
his  mother's  womb  was  carried, 
whom  they  laid  daily  at  the  gate 
of  the  temi)le  which  is  called  Beau- 
tiful, 'Uo  ask  alms  of  them  that  en- 
tered into  the  temjde; 

3  Who,  seeing  Peter  and  John 
about  to  go  into  the  temple,  asked 
an  alms. 

4  And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes 
upon  him  with  John,  said.  Look  on 
us. 

5  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them, 
exi)ecting  to  receive  something  of 
them. 

G  Then  Peter  said,  Silver  and  gold 
have  I  none;  but  such  as  I  have 
give  I  thee:  In  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Nazareth  rise  up  and 
walk. 

7  And  he  took  him  by  the  right 
hand,  and  lifted  liim  up:  and  im- 
mediately his  feet  and  ankle  bones 
received  strength. 

8  And  he  ^]eai)ing  up  stood,  and 
walk(Ml,  and  entered  with  them  in- 
to the.  tenii)l(;,  walking,  and  leap- 
ing, and  jMaisiiig  (iod. 

y  •'And  all  tiie  people  saw  him 
w.'dking  and  i>rai.sing  (Jod: 

10  And  (hey  knew  that  it  was  he 
which  'sat  for  alms  at  the  Jieau- 
tiful  gate  of  the  temple :  and  they 
14H 


were  filled  with  wonder  and  amaze- 
ment at  that  which  had  happened 
unto  him 

11  And  as  the  lame  man  which 
was  healed  held  Peter  and  John, 
all  the  people  ran  together  unto 
them  in  the  porch  'that  is  called 
Solomon's,  greatly  wondering. 

12  *^|  And  when  Peter  saw  it,  he 
answered  unto  the  people.  Ye  men 
of  Israel,  why  marvel  ye  at  this? 
or  why  look  ye  so  earnestly  on  us, 
as  though  by  our  own  power  or 
holiness  we  had  made  this  man  to 
walk  I 

13  ''The  God  of  Abraham,  and  of 
Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of  our 
fathers,  '  hath  glorified  his  Son  Je- 
sus; whom  ye  "delivered  up,  and 
'denied  him  in  the  presence  of  Pi- 
late, when  he  was  determined  to 
let  Mm  go. 

14  But  ye  denied  "the  Holy  One 
f^and  the  Just,  and  desired  a  mur- 
derer to  be  granted  unto  you ; 

15  And  killed  the  "Prince  of  life, 
'  whom  God  hath  raised  from  the 
dead  ;  '  whereof  we  are  witnesses. 

10  'And  his  name,  through  faith 
in  his  name,  hath  made  this  man 
strong,  whom  ye  see  and  know : 
yea,  the  faith  which  is  by  him  hath 
given  him  this  perfect  soundness 
in  the  jiresence  of  you  all. 

17  And  now,  brethren,  I  wot  that 
'through  ignorance  ye  did  it,  as  did 
also  your  rulers. 

18  But  "those  things,  which  God 
before  had  shewed  ''by  the  mouth 
of  all  his  prophets,  that  Christ 
should  sufier,  he  hath  so  fulfilled. 

19  1  ^  Iiei)ent  ye  therefore,  and  be 
converted,  that  }our  sins  may  be 
blotted  out,  when  the  times  of  re- 
freshing shall  come  from  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord ; 

20  And  he  shall  send  Jesus  Christ, 
which  before  was  preached  unto 
you : 

21  'AVhom  the  heaven  must  re- 
ceive unlil  the  times  of  M-estitu- 
tion  of  all  things,  'which  (Jod  hath 
spoken  by  the  mouth  of  all  his  holy 
prophets  since  the  world  began. 

22  For  JNIoses  truly  said  unto  the 
fathers,  'A  Prophet  shall  the  Lord 
your  God  raise  up  unto  you  of  your 


AD  a-}. 


;jnhn  in.  23. 
ch.  5. 12. 


I  ch.  5.  30. 


iJohn'.nO. 

&  \>.  lU  i 

1,M. 
"•  Matt.  -27.  2. 
"  Matt  l7.-J<i. 

Maikl/..  11. 

I,uke23.  IS. 

211.  L'l. 

John  IS.  40. 

&  I'J.  15. 

ch.  1:'.  28. 
'■  IV.  K;  10. 

Mark  I.  24. 

l,ukel.?.5. 

ch.  2.  27.  Si 

4.27. 
Ich.  7.  52.  & 

22.  14. 
II  Or, 

Aittlioi\ 

llth   2.10. 

&  5   it 

1  JuhiiS.ll. 
'icli.  2.  24. 
'ch.2  32. 
'Matt. '.I.  22. 

ch.  4.  10.  & 

14.9. 


•Luke 23  .34. 

•loliM  1(1.3. 

ch.  13  27. 

1  Coi .  2.  8. 

ITim.l  13 
"  Luko24.44 

ch.  21:.  22. 
'I's   22. 

Is.  50.  tl.  & 

53.  5.  ic. 

Oun  ;i  2fi. 

1  I'lt  I.IU. 

11. 
1  ch.  2.  38. 


'ch.l.  11. 
•Matt.  17.11. 
1'  Luke  L  70. 


••Dcut.  18.15, 
IM.  l;i. 
ch.  7. 37. 


Peter  and  John  are 


THE  ACTS. 


hrouglit  hefore  the  council. 


A.  D.  33. 


dch.  2  rffl. 
Kom.il.  4. 8. 
&  1.5'  S. 
Ual.  3.  26. 


'Gen.l2.."!.& 
l.v  IS,  &  «. 
l,s  &  W.  4. 
.'(t2.S.  14. 
Gal.  3.  8. 

'Matt.  10.5. 

&  l.i.  24. 

Luke -.'4.47, 

ch.I3.32,:!y, 

4(i. 

t  vcr.  22. 
b  Matt.  1.21 


II  Or,  ruler, 
Luke  22.  4. 
ch.  5.  24. 

•  Matt.  22.2.3. 
Acts  23.  8. 


b  Luke  3.  2. 

Jolinll.4'J. 
&  IS.  13. 


"Ex.  2. 14. 

Jliitt.  21.23. 
cli.  ;.  '27. 


brethren,  like  imto  nie;  liini  shall 
ye  hear  in  all  things  whatsoever  he 
shall  say  nnto  yon. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
every  soul,  Avhieh  will  not  hear  that 
Prophet,  shall  be  destrc^yed  from 
among-  the  people. 

24  Yea,  and  all  the  proydiets  from 
Samuel  and  those  that  follow  after, 
as  many  as  have  spoken,  have  like- 
wise foretold  of  these  days. 

25  ''  Ye  are  the  children  of  the 
prophets,  and  of  the  covenant 
which  God  madt^  with  our  fathers, 
saying-  unto  Abraham,  'And  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  kindreds  of  the 
earth  be  blessed. 

2G  '^Unto  you  first  God,  having 
raised  up  his  8ou  Jesus,  ""sent  him 

turning   away 
in- 


to bless  you, 
every  one  of 
iquities. 


"  in 

you   from    his 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Tfie  ritJrrx  of  the  Jeivx  offendid  7vith  Ptier''s  scrnion, 
4  {l/iOHf/h  thuHKiiiids  of  the  people  were  cdnvcrled  that 
heard  the  word,)  iinprisoii  him  and  John.  5  After, 
upon  fxatnbtation  Peter  boldly  avoachhifj  the  lame 
man  to  be  healed  by  the  name  of  Jesus,  and  that  by 
the  same  Jesus  ouiy  we  must  be  eternally  sared,  18 
they  command  him  and  John  to  preach  no  more  in 
that  'name,  adding  also  threatening,  23  n'herenpon 
the  church  fleetli  to  prayer.  31  And  God,  by  riiociiif/ 
the  place  inhere  they  were  a.tsembled,  testified  that  he 
heard  their  prayer :  co?ifirminf/  the  church  with  the 
U'fl  ^f  '^'^  IMy  Ghost,  and  with  mutual  love  and 
charity. 

AND  as  they  spake  nnto  the 
l\.  peoi)le,  the  priests,  and  the 
"captain  of  the  temple,  and  the 
Saclducees,  came  upon  them, 

2  ^  Being  grieved  that  they  taught 
the  people,  and  preached  through 
Jesus  the  resurrection  from  the 
dead. 

3  And  they  laid  hands  on  them, 
and  put  tliem  in  hold  nnto  the  next 
day  :  for  it  was  now  eventide. 

4  Howbeit  many  of  them  which 
heard  the  word  believed ;  and  the 
number  of  the  men  was  about  live 
thousand. 

5  ^1  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  their  rulers,  and  eld- 
ers, and  scribes, 

G  And  ''Annas  the  high  priest, 
and  Caiaphas,  and  John,  and  Alex- 
ander, and  as  many  as  were  of  the 
kindred  of  the  high  priest,  were 
gathered  together  at  Jerusalem. 

7  And  when  they  had  set  them  in 
the  midst,  they  asked,  'By  what 


power,  or  by  what  name,  have  ye 
done  this  ? 

8  "Then  Peter,  filled  with  the 
Holy  Ghost,  said  unto  them.  Ye 
rulers  of  the  people,  and  elders  of 
Israel, 

9  If  we  this  day  be  examined  of 
the  good  deed  (lone  to  the  impo- 
tent man,  by  what  means  he  is 
made  whole ; 

10  Be  it  known  unto  vou  all,  and 
to  all  the  people  of  Israel,  'that  by 
the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Naza- 
reth, whom  ye  crucified,  '^whom 
God  raised  from  the  dead,  even  by 
him  doth  this  man  stand  here  be- 
fore you  whole. 

11  ^'This  is  the  stone  which  was 
set  at  nought  of  you  builders,  which 
is  become  the  head  of  the  corner. 

12  ''  Neither  is  there  salvation  in 
any  other :  for  there  is  none  other 
name  under  heaven  given  among 
men,  whereby  we  must  be  saved. 

13  *f  Now  when  they  saw  the 
boldness  of  Peter  and  John,  'and 
perceived  that  they  were  unlearn- 
ed and  ignorant  men,  they  marvel- 
led ;  and  they  took  knowledge  of 
them,  that  they  had  been  with 
Jesus.  - 

14  And  beholding  the  man  which 
was  healed  "^  standing  with  them, 
they  could  say  nothing'  against  it. 

15  But  when  they  had  command- 
ed them  to  go  aside  out  of  the 
council,  they  conferred  among 
themselves, 

10  Saying,  'What  shall  we  do  to 
these  men  i  for  that  indeed  a  nota- 
ble miracle  hath  been  done  by 
them  is  '"manifest  to  all  them  that 
dwell  in  Jerusalem ;  and  we  can- 
not deny  it. 

17  But  that  it  spread  no  further 
among  the  people,  let  us  straitly 
threaten  them,  that  they  speak 
henceforth  to  no  man  in  this  name. 

18  'And  they  called  them,  and 
commanded  them  not  to  sj^eak  at 
all  nor  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

19  But  Peter  and  John  answered 
and  said  unto  them,  "Whether  it 
be  right  in  the  sight  of  God  to 
hearken  unto  you  more  than  unto 
God,  judge  ye. 

20  "For  we  cannot  but  speak  the 

147 


A.  D.  :i3. 


d  Luke  12.11, 
12. 


•  ch.  3.  G,  16. 


f  ch.  2.  24. 


ePs.  IIS.  22. 
Is.  2.S.  W. 
Matt.  21.  42. 


•".Matt.  1.  2L 
cli.  II).  43. 
1  Tim.2.o,ti. 


■  Matt.  II.  2.'). 
1  Cot.  I.  27. 


k  ch.  3.  II. 


1  John  U.  47. 


"■  ch.  3. 9. 10. 


'  ArII'II. 

ch.  5.  40. 


°  Ch.  5.  29. 


Pch.1.8.  & 
2.32. 


Tlie  church  prayeth  to  God. 


THE  ACTS. 


Tlie  sin  of  Ananias 


A.  D.  33. 

1  ch.  22. 15. 
IJohul.  1, 
3. 


'•Matt.21.2fi. 
Luke  20.  U, 
VJ.  &  22.  2. 
ch.  5.  26. 

•ch.  3.  7,8, 


<ch.  12. 12. 


"  2  Kings  19. 
Ij. 


»  Ps.  2. 1. 


J  Matt.  2G.  3. 
l.ukc  22.  2. 
a-js.  1,8. 

•  Luke  1.  rii. 

•  Luke  4. 18. 
John  lU.  M. 


kcli.  2. 23.  fc 
2.  i»/ 


'vcr.  1\31. 
ch.  II.  27.  & 
l'(.4t;.Scl4< 

.•til 'J.  8.4 
2<1.  2t;.  *  28. 

Kph.  t;.  19. 
•I  ch.  2.43.41 

fi.  12. 

'ch.  .1.0, 10. 
f  TCT.  27. 


(ch. 2.  2, 4.11 
10.  21). 


»  ver.  29. 


Ich.  5  12. 

llttni.  ],%.  A. 

«. 

2  Cor.  1.1.1 1. 

Phil.  1.27.  4 

2.2. 

1  Pet.  .1.  8. 
tch.  2.  44. 


things  which  "^we  have  seen  and 
heard. 

21  So  when  they  had  farther 
threatened  them,  they  let  them  go, 
finihng-  nothing  how  they  might 
punish  them,  'because  of  the  peo- 
ple :  for  all  men  glorified  God  for 
'that  which  was  done. 

22  For  the  man  was  above  forty 
years  old,  on  whom  this  miracle  of 
healing  was  shewed. 

23  \  And  being  let  go,  *they 
went  to  their  own  company,  and 
reported  all  that  the  chief  priests 
and  elders  had  said  unto  them. 

24  And  when  they  heard  that, 
they  lifted  np  their  voice  to  God 
with  one  accord,  and  said,  Lord, 
"thou  art  God,  which  hast  made 
heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is ; 

25  AVho  by  the  mouth  of  thy  serv- 
ant David  hast  said,  ^Why  did  the 
heathen  rage,  and  the  i)eople  im- 
agine vain  things  ? 

2G  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood 
np,  and  the  rulers  were  gathered 
together  against  the  Lord,  and 
against  his  Christ. 

27  For  'of  a  truth  against  ^thy 
holy  child  Jesus,  •''whom  thou  hast 
anointed,  both  Herod,  and  Pontius 
Pilate,  with  the  Gentile.s,  and  the 
people  of  Israel,  were  gathered  to- 
gether, 

28  ^  For  to  do  whatsoever  thy  hand 
and  thy  counsel  determined  before 
to  be  done. 

20  And  now,  Lord,  behold  their 
threatenings :  and  grant  nnto  thy 
servants,  "that  with  all  boldness 
they  may  s])('ak  tliy  word, 

30  Py  sti'ctcliing  forth  thine  hand 
to  Ileal;  ''and  that  signs  and  won- 
ders may  be  done  ''by  the  name  of 
'thy  holy  clilhl  Je.sus. 

31  •  And  wluni  thoy  had  prayed, 
^the  i)la('e  was  shaken  where  they 
were  assembh*d  togetlier;  and  thej 
were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  (Ihost, 
''and  they  s])ake  the  word  of  God 
with  boldness. 

32  And  the  nniltitude  of  them 
tliat  believed  '  were  of  one  heart 
and  of  one  soul:  ''neither  said  any 
of  tJirm  that  auij^ht  of  the  thinjrs 
which  he  possessed  was  his  own; 

148 


but    they    had    all    things    com- 
mon. 

33  And  with  'great  power  gave 
the  apostles  "'witness  of  the  res- 
nrrection  of  the  Lord  Jesns:  and 
"  great  grace  was  niDon  them  all. 

34  Neither  was  there  any  among 
them  that  lacked:  "for  as  many  as 
were  possessors  of  lands  or  houses 
sold  them,  and  brought  the  prices 
of  the  things  that  were  sold, 

35  PAnd  laid  them  down  at  the 
apostles'  feet :  '^  and  distribution 
was  made  nnto  every  man  accord- 
ing as  he  had  need. 

36  And  Joses,  who  by  the  apostles 
was  snrnamed  Barnabas,  (which  is, 
being  interpreted.  The  son  of  con- 
solation,) a  Levite,  and  of  the  coun- 
try of  Cyprus, 

37  "^  Having  land,  sold  it,  and 
brought  the  money,  and  laid  it  at 
the  apostles'  feet. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  After  that  Ananias  and  SapjMra  his  wife  for  their 
hypocrisy  at  Petefs  rebuke  had  fallen  down  dead, 
12  and  that  the  rest  of  the  apostles  had  wrought 
many  miracles,  \i  to  the  increase  of  the  faith:  17 
the  apostles  are  again  imprisoned,  19  btU  delivered 
by  an  angtl  bidding  them  to  ])reach  ojoenhj  to  all: 
21  when,  after  their  teaching  accordingly  in  the 
temple,  29  and  before  the  coiuicil,  33  they  are  in  dan- 
ger to  be  killed,  through  the  advice  of  Gamaliel,  a 
great  counsellor  among  the  Jews,  they  be  kept  alive, 
40  and  are  but  beaten:  for  which  they  glorify  God, 
and  cease  no  day  from  preaching. 

UT  a  certain  man  named  An- 


anias, with  Saj)x>hira  his  wife, 
sold  a  possession, 

2  And  kept  back  jmrf  of  the  price, 
his  wife  also  being  privy  to  it,  ^'and 
brought  a  certain  i)art,  and  laid  it 
at  the  apostles'  feet. 

3  ''But  Peter  said,  Ananias,  why 
hath  *=  Satan  filled  thine  heart  Ho 
lie  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to  keep 
back  2)art  of  the  price  of  the  land  I 

4  While  it  remained,  was  it  not 
thine  own  I  and  after  it  was  sold, 
was  it  not  in  thine  own  power  I 
why  hast  thou  conceived  this  thing 
in  thine  heart  ?  thou  hast  not  lied 
unto  men,  but  unto  God. 


5 


And    Ananias    hearing    these 


words  ''fell  down,  and  gave  up  the 
ghost :  and  great  fear  came  on  all 
them  that  heard  these  things. 

6  And  the  young  men  arose, 
''wonnd  liim  np,  and  carried  him 
out,  and  buried  Jiim. 

7  And  it  was  about  the  space  of 


A.  D.  .3.3. 


Ich.  1.8. 
■"  ch.  1.  22. 


°  ch.  2. 47. 


"ch.  2.  45. 


P  ver.  37. 

ch.  5.  2. 
•>oh.2.4o.& 

6.1. 


'rer.  .31,35. 
ch.  5. 1,2. 


•ch.  4.  37. 


b  Num.  ."iO.  2. 

neiit.2:!.21. 

Ecc.  5.  4. 
'  Luke  22.*3. 
II  Or. 

to  aeceive, 

ver.  9. 


dvcr.  If),  11. 


Mohnl9.40. 


and  Sapphira. 


THE  ACTS. 


The  apostles  imprisoned. 


A.  D.  33. 


f  Matt  i.  7. 
ver.  3. 


s  ver.  5. 


h  ver.  5. 
ch.  2.  43.  & 

13.  ir. 


i  ch.  2.  «.  & 
14.  3.  &  19. 
II. 

Rom.  1.5.  in. 
2Cor.  IJ.lL'. 
Ileb.  1'.  4. 

kch.  3.  11.  & 
4.  32. 


I.Tohn9.  22. 

&  I.'.  42.  & 

1».3S. 
■"ch.  2.47.& 

4.21. 


I!  Or,  in 
every  stixet. 


"  -Matt.  9. 21. 
&  14.  -M. 
ell.  I'J.  12. 


"  IVfark  lfi.l7, 
lt<. 
John  14. 12. 


Pch.  4.1,2,6. 


1  Or,  envy. 


1  Luke  21.12. 


'ch.  12.  7.& 
16.20. 


three  liours  after,  when  his  wile, 
not  knowing  what  was  done,  came 
in. 

8  And  Peter  answered  unto  her, 
Tell  nie  whether  ye  sold  the  land 
for  so  nincli  I  And  she  said,  Yea, 
for  so  much. 

9  Then  Teter  said  unto  her,  How 
is  it  that  ye  have  agreed  together 
"^to  teu)pt  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord! 
behold,  the  feet  of  them  which  have 
buried  th}^  husband  are  at  the  door, 
and  shall  carry  tliee  out. 

10  ^'Then  fell  she  down  straight- 
way at  his  feet,  and  yielded  up  the 
ghost :  and  the  young  men  came 
in,  and  found  her  dead,  and,  carry- 
ing her  forth,  buried  her  by  her 
husband. 

11  ''And  great  fear  came  upon  all 
the  church,  and  upon  as  many  as 
heard  these  things. 

12  "ii  And  '  by  the  hands  of  the 
apostles  were  niauy  signs  and  won- 
ders wrought  among  the  people; 
(''and  they  were  all  with  one  ac- 
cord in  Solomon's  porch. 

13  And  '  of  the  rest  durst  no  man 
join  himself  to  them :  "'  but  the 
people  magnified  them. 

14  And  believers  were  the  more 
added  to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both 
of  men  and  women  ;) 

15  Lisomuch  that  they 
forth  the  sick  "into  the  streets,  and 
laid  them  on  beds  and  couches, 
"that  at  the  least  the  shadow  of 
Peter  passing  by  might  overshadow 
some  of  them. 

IG  There  came  also  a  multitude 
out  of  the  cities  round  about  unto 
Jerusalem,  bringing  °sick  folks, 
and  them  which  were  vexed  with 
unclean  spirits :  and  they  were 
healed  everj'  one. 

17  1^  pTheu  the  high  priest  rose 
up,  and  all  they  that  were  with 
him,  (which  is  the  sect  of  the  Sad- 
ducees,)  and  were  filled  with  "in- 
dignation, 

18  'lAud  laid  their  hands  on  the 
apostles,  and  put  them  in  the  com- 
mon prison. 

19  But  'the  angel  of  the  Lord  by 
night  opened  the  prison  doors,  and 
brought  them  forth,  and  said, 

20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the 


brought 


temple  to  the  i^eople  "all  the  words 
of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  that, 
they  entered  into  the  temple  early 
in  the  njorning,  and  taught.  ^But 
the  high  i)riest  came,  and  they  that 
were  with  him,  and  called  the 
council  together,  and  all  the  senate 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  sent 
to  the  prison  to  have  them  brought. 

22  But  when  the  oihcers  came, 
and  found  them  not  in  the  jjrison, 
they  returned,  and  told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly  found 
we  shut  with  all  safety,  and  the 
keepers  standing  without  before 
the  doors :  but  when  we  had  opened, 
we  found  no  man  within. 

24  Xow  when  the  high  priest  and 
"the  captain  of  the  temple  and  the 
chief  priests  heard  these  things, 
tliey  doubted  of  them  whereuuto 
this  would  grow. 

25  Then  came  one  and  told  them, 
saying.  Behold,  the  men  whom  ye 
put  in  prison  are  standing  in  the 
temple,  and  teaching  the  people. 

20  Then  went  the  captain  with  the 
otlicers,  and  brought  them  without 
violence :  ^  for  they  feared  the  peo- 
ple, lest  they  should  have  been 
stoned. 

27  And  when  they  had  brought 
them,  they  set  them  before  the 
council :  and  the  high  priest  asked 
them, 

28  Saying,  'Did  not  we  straitly 
command  you  that  ye  should  not 
teach  in  this  name  f  and,  behold,  ye 
have  filled  Jerusalem  with  your 
doctrine,  'and  intend  to  bring  this 
man's  ''blood  upon  us. 

29  °i\  Then  Peter  and  the  other 
apostles  answered  and  said,  'We 
ought  to  obey  God  rather  than  men. 

30  'The  God  of  our  fathers  raised 
up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew  and ''  hanged 
on  a  tree. 

31  '^Him  hath  God  exalted  with 
his  right  hand  to  he^a  Prince  and 
^a  Saviour,  ''for  to  give  repentance 
to  Israel,  and  forgiveness  of  sins. 

32  And  'we  are  his  witnesses  of 
these  things;  and  so  is  also  the 
Holy  Ghost, "  whom  God  hath  given 
to  them  that  obey  him. 

33  °i  'When  they  heard  that,  they 

1*49 


A.  D.  33. 

'John  6.68. 
&I7.  3. 
1  John  £.11. 


<  ch.  4.  5,  6. 


"  Luke  22.  4. 
ch.  4. 1. 


'  Matt.  21.2a 


J  ch.  4. 18. 


'  ch.  2. 23. 36. 
&  3.  li.  &  7. 

52. 
•  Matt.  23.35. 

&27.  25. 

bch.4. 19. 


'  ch.  3. 13,15. 

&  22.  14. 
dch.in.  39.& 

1.!.  29. 

Gnl.3. 13. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 

'ch.2..33,36. 

Phil.  2.  9. 

ileb.  2. 10. 

&  12.  2. 
I  ch.  3. 15. 
E  .Matt.  1.21. 
h  Luke  24.47. 

ch.  3.  26. 

&  13.  :'jH. 

Eph.  1.7. 

Col.  1.  14. 
i  John  15.  26, 

27. 
k  ch.  2.  4.  & 

10.  44. 

I  ch.  2.  37.  & 
7.54. 


Gamaliel's  advice. 


THE  ACTS. 


Seven  deacons  chosen. 


A.  D.  33. 


"•ch.  22.  3. 


The  third 

year  before 
the  account 
called  As- 
MO  Do.MIM. 


II  Or, 
believed. 


•Prov.21..T0. 

I*.  H.  10. 

Matt.  U.  13. 

•Luke21.1.'i. 
1  Cor.  1. 25. 

Pch.7.Jl.& 
9.  5.  &  2a.  1). 

Ich.4.  18. 

'  Matt.  10.17. 
kia.»4. 
Mark  13.  9. 

•  Matt.  R.  12. 

Bom.  5.  ••!. 

2  Cor.  12.10. 

Phil.  1.  L'J. 

Heb.  10.  •■H. 

Janiv.i  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  4.  13, 

10. 
'«h.  2.«. 
"ch.  4. 20,20 

•ch.  2.  41.ft 
4. 4.  ft  .',.  14. 
k  vor.  7. 


kch.  !).20.  * 
11.20. 


were   cut   to  the   heart,   and   took 
counsel  to  slay  them. 

34  Then  stood  there  up  one  in  the 
council,  a  Pharisee,  named  '"Gama- 
liel, a  doctor  of  the  law,  had  in 
reputation  amon*j^  all  the  people, 
and  commanded  to  put  the  apostles 
forth  a  little  space ; 

35  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  men 
of  Israel,  take  heed  to  yourselves 
what  ye  intend  to  do  as  touching 
these  men. 

3G  For  before  these  days  rose  up 
Theudas,  boasting  himself  to  be  | 
somebody ;  to  whom  a  number  of 
men,  about  four  hundred,  joined 
themselves:  who  was  slain;  and 
all,  as  many  as  "obeyed  him,  were 
scattered,  and  brought  to  nought. 

37  After  this  man  rose  up  Judas 
of  Galilee  in  the  days  of  the  taxing, 
and  drew  away  much  people  after 
him  :  he  also  perished ;  and  all,  even 
as  many  as  obeyed  him,  were  dis- 
persed. 

38  And  now  I  say  unto  you,  Ee- 
frain  from  these  men,  and  let  them 
alone:  "for  if  this  counsel  or  this 
work  be  of  men,  it  will  come  to 
nought : 

39  "But  if  it  be  of  God,  ye  cannot 
ovei'throw  it ;  lest  haply  ye  be 
found  even  ''to  fight  against  God. 

40  And  to  him  they  agreed :  and 
when  they  had  '•called  the  apostles, 
"^and  beaten  them,  they  commanded 
that  they  should  not  speak  in  the 
name  of  Jesus,  and  let  them  go. 

41  *r  And  they  departed  from  the 
presence  of  the  council,  "rtyoicing 
that  they  were  counted  worthy  to 
suffer  sham«^  for  his  name. 

42  And  daily  'in  the  temple,  and 
in  every  house,  "they  ceased  not  to 
teach  and  preach  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  YL 

1  The  npostlfx,  (kxiroiut  to  have  the  poor  regarded  for 
Voir  bodihj  xii.stoiaiice,  as  iiUo  cartful  theinxelnes  to 
tlLs/jeiise  the  juord  of  Ood^  the  food  of  the  xoul,  '6  ap- 
point the  ojflce  of  deacon  ship  to  scmi  c/iosin  men. 
5  ()fwhoiii  Stephen,  a  tnanfuU  oj  faith,  and  of  the 
Jloty  (rhimt,  u  one.  12  W'/io  U  taken  of  those,  whom 
hceonfiinniled  in  ilis/>utin(/,  V.i  and  ojler  falsely  ac- 
ClMcd  of  blasphemy  aijainst  the  law  and  the  temple. 

AND  in  those  days,  ''when  the 
XjL  number  of  the  di.sciples  was 
multiplied,  .fhere  arose  a  nnn-mur- 
ing  of  fhe  '(Irocians  again.st  the 
Hebrews,  becau.so  their  widows 
150 


were  neglected  ''in  the  daily  min- 
istration. 

2  Then  the  twelve  called  the  mul- 
titude of  the  disciples  ^into  them, 
and  said,  ''It  is  not  reason  that  we 
should  leave  the  word  of  God,  and 
serve  tables. 

3  AVherefore,  brethren,  Mook  ye 
out  among  vou  seven  men  of  hon- 
est  report,  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
and  wisdom,  whom  we  may  ap- 
point over  this  business. 

4  But  we  '^will  give  ourselves  con- 
tinually to  prayer,  and  to  the  min- 
istr}^  of  the  word. 

5  ^  And  the  saying  jjleased  the 
whole  multitude:  and  they  chose 
Stephen,  *^  a  man  full  of  faith  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  'Philip, 
and  Prochorus,  and  Nicanor,  and 
Timon,  and  Parmenas,  and  'Nico- 
las a  proselyte  of  Antioch ; 

6  Whom  they  set  before  the  apos- 
tles: and ''when  they  had  prayed, 
'they  laid  their  hands  on  them. 

7  And  '"the  word  of  God  increased; 
and  the  number  of  the  disciples 
multiplied  in  Jerusalem  greatly; 
and  a  great  company "  of  the  priests 
were  obedient  to  the  faith. 

8  And  Stephen,  full. of  faith  and 
power,  did  great  wonders  and  mir- 
acles among  the  people. 

9  ^  Then  there  arose  certain  of 
the  synagogue,  which  is  called  the 
synagogue  of  the  Libertines,  and 
Cyrenians,  and  Alexandrians,  and 
of  them  of  Cilicia  and  of  Asia,  dis- 
puting with  Stephen. 

10  And  "they  were  not  able  to  re- 
sist the  wisdom  and  the  spirit  by 
which  he  spake. 

11  PThen  they  suborned  men, 
which  said,  AVe  have  heard  him 
speak  blasphemous  words  against 
Moses,  and  against  God. 

12  And  they  stirred  up  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  elders,  and  the  scribes, 
and  came  upon  him,  and  caught 
him,  and  brought  him  to  the  coun- 
cil, 

13  And  set  u])  false  witnesses, 
which  said.  This  man  ceaseth  not  to 
speak  blasphemous  words  against 
this  holy  place,  and  the  law : 

141  For  we  have  heard  him  say, 
that  this  Jesus  of  Nazareth  shall 


A.  D.  33. 


■'ch.  4.  35. 


i  Ex.  18. 17. 


'  Dent.  1. 13. 
ch.  1.21.  & 
Hi.  2. 
1  Tim.  3.  7. 


fch.  2.  42. 


6ch.  11.  24. 

hch.  8.5,2G. 
&  21.  8. 


i  Rev.  2.0,  IS. 


kch.  1.24. 

1  ch.  8.  17.  & 

y.  17.  &  I3..3. 

1  Tim.  4.14. 
&  .5.  22. 

2  Tim.  I.e. 
™ch.  12.24.  & 

V.I.  20. 
Col.  1.  fi. 

"John  12. 42. 


"Luke  21 .15. 
ch.  0.  3'J. 
See  Ex.  4. 
12. 
Is.  54. 17. 

PI  Kings  21. 

111,1::. 

Matt.  20.  i9, 
00. 


1  ch.  25. 8. 


Stepheii^s  apology. 


THE  ACTS. 


Stephen^s  apology. 


A.  D.  33. 

■■  Dan.  9.  2G. 
(  Or,  rites. 


•  ch.  22. 1. 


^Gcn.  12. 1. 


'Gen.  11.01. 
&  1:!.  4,  5. 


d  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  l.S.  If,.  & 
13.  .■!,  18.  & 
ir.8.&2G.3. 


«  Gen.  16.13, 
IB. 


fEx.  12.  40. 
Ual.  3.  17. 


'Ex.  3. 12. 


b  Gen.  17.9, 

111,  II. 
■  (ien.  21.  2, 

3,4. 


k  Gen.  25. 2G. 

I  Gen.  29.  ."51, 
tc  &  30.  5, 
&c.  i35.1S, 
23.  • 

"  Gen.  37.  4, 
11,  2«. 
Ps.  105. 17. 

■■  Gen.  39.  2, 
21,23. 


■^ destroy  this  i^lace,  and  shall  chan«^e 
the  I'  customs  which  Moses  deliver- 
ed lis. 

15  And  all  that  sat  in  the  council, 
looking  steadfastly  on  him,  saw  his 
face  as  it  had  been  the  face  of  an 


angel. 


OHArTER  VII. 


I  SteplieUfpermitted  to  anxivcr  to  the  accuxntion  ofblas- 
p/iei/nj,  2  s/ii'ifet/i  that  Abrahcitn.  wurxhipptd  God 
ri(/htlij,  and  how  God  rho.se  the  fathers  "JO  btjore  JIo- 
,sr.s  «!((.<  boni,  <i)td  b'fore  the  tubeniade  (vid  temple 
v;erc  bnilt :  o7  that  Closes  himself  wit>ie.s.sed  of  Christ : 
44  and  tliid  all  outward  cereinoriieK  were  ordained 
acairdliif]  to  the  hvaixnly  pattern,  to  last  hut  Jor  a 
time:  51  reprehendimj  their  rebellion,  and  rniirder- 
in;/  if  Christ,  the  Just  One,  whom  the  prophetx  fore- 
told should  come  iido  Hie  world.  54  U  hereupon  they 
.<o)ie  him  to  death,  who  eommen.deth  his  soul  to  Jesus, 
and  humbly  prayeth  for  them. 

THEX  said  the  high  priest,  Are 
these  things  so  ! 

2  And  he  said,  ''Men,  brethren, 
and  fathers,  hearken ;  The  God  of 
glory  appeared  unto  our  father 
Abraham,  when  he  was  in  Mesopo- 
tamia, before  he  dwelt  in  Oharran, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  ""Get  thee 
out  of  thy  country,  and  from  thy 
kindred,  and  come  into  the  land 
which  I  shall  shew  thee. 

4  Then  ""came  he  out  of  the  land  of 
the  Chaldeans,  and  dwelt  in  Char- 
ran  :  and  from  thence,  when  his  fa- 
ther was  dead,  he  removed  him  in- 
to this  land,  wherein  ye  now  dwell. 

5  And  he  gave  him  none  inherit- 
ance in  it,  no,  not  so  much  as  to  set 
his  foot  on  :  ''yet  he  promised  that 
he  would  give  it  to  him  for  a  pos- 
session, and  to  his  seed  after  him, 
when  as  yet  he  had  no  child. 

G  And  God  spake  on  this  wise, 
'That  his  seed  should  sojourn  in  a 
strange  land;  and  that  they  should 
bring  them  into  bondage,  and  en- 
treat them  evil  *^four  hundred  years. 

7  And  the  nation  to  whom  they 
shall  be  in  bondage  will  I  judge, 
said  God :  and  after  that  shall  they 
come  forth,  and  ^  serve  me  in  this 
X)lace. 

8  ''And  he  gave  him  the  covenant 
of  circumcision:  'and  so  Abraham 
begat  Isaac,  and  circumcised  him 
the  eighth  day;  ''and  Isaac  hcgat 
Jacob  ;  and '  J  acob  begat  the  twelve 
patriarchs. 

9  ™And  the  patriarchs,  moved 
with  envy,  sold  Joseph  into  Egypt : 
"but  God  was  with  him. 


10  And  delivered  him  out  of  all 
his  attlictions,  "and  gave  him  fa- 
vour and  wisdom  in  the  sight  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt ;  and  he 
made  him  governor  over  Egypt 
an<l  all  his  house. 

11  'Now  there  came  a  dearth  over 
all  the  land  of  Egyi)t  and  Chanaan, 
and  great  affliction :  and  our  fa- 
thers foxind  no  sustenance. 

12  ""But  when  Jacob  heard  that 
there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  he  sent 
out  our  fathers  first. 

13  "^And  at  the  second  time  Jo- 
sei)h  was  made  known  to  his  breth- 
ren ;  and  Joseph's  kindred  was 
made  known  unto  Pharaoh. 

14  'Then  sent  Josei)li,  and  called 
his  father  Jacob  to  him,  and  ^all 
his  kindred,  threescore  and  fifteen 
souls. 

15  "So  Jacob  went  down  into 
Egypt,  ""and  died,  he,  and  our  fa- 
thers, 

IG  And  ^were  carried  over  into 
Sychem,  and  laid  in  Hhe  sepulchre 
that  Abraham  bought  for  a  sum  of 
money  of  the  sons  of  Emmor,  the 
father  of  Sychem. 

17  But  when  ""the  time  of  the 
promise  drew  nigh,  which  God  had 
sworn  to  Abraham,  ^the  people 
grew  and  multii)lied  in  Egypt, 

18  Till  another  king  arose,  which 
knew  not  Joseph. 

19  The  same  dealt  subtilely  with 
our  kindred,  and  evil  entreated 
our  fathers,  ''so  that  they  cast  out 
their  young  children,  to  the  end 
they  might  not  live. 

20  ''In  which  time  Moses  was 
born,  and  ''was  "exceeding  fair,  and 
nourished  up  in  his  father's  house 
three  months : 

21  And  '^when  he  was  cast  out, 
Pharaoh's  daughter  took  him  up, 
and  nourished  him  for  her  own 
son. 

22  And  Moses  was  learned  in  all 
the  wisdom  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
was  ^mighty  in  words  and  in  deeds. 

23  ''And  when  he  was  full  forty 
years  old,  it  came  into  his  heart  to 
visit  his  brethreu  the  children  of 
Israel. 

24  And  seeing  one  o/i/j  cm  suffer 
wrong,     he     defended     him,    and 

151 


A.  D.  33. 

"Gen.  41.  ST. 
&42.  U. 


'Gen.  41.54. 


1  Gen.  42. 1. 


'Gen.  45.  4, 

1«. 


•  Gen.  45.  9, 

27. 

'  Gen.  4fi.  27. 
Dcut.  10.23. 


■  Gen.  46.  6. 

'Gen.  49.33. 
Ex.  1.  B. 


y  Ex.  1.'?.  19. 

Jssh.  24. 32. 
'Gen.2>.l6. 

&  33. 19. 


•Gen.  15. 13. 

ver.  ti. 


!■  Ex.  1.7,8,9. 
Ps.  1U5.  24, 

25. 


'  Ex.  1.  82. 


4  Ex.  2. 2. 

'Ileb.  11.23. 
\l  Or, /air  to 
God. 


f  Ex.  2.  3-10. 


K  Luke  24.19. 
t  Ex.  2.U,12. 


Ste2)he}i's  apology. 


THE  ACTS. 


Steplien^s  apology. 


A.  D.  33. 


I  Or,  Xow. 


rEx.  2. 13. 


k  See  Luke 
12. 14. 
eh.  4.  7. 


I  Ex.  2. 15,22. 
&4.2U.fel8. 
!,4. 


'Ex.  3.  2. 


■  M«tt.22-12. 
Ueb.  ll.Ki. 


•  Ex.  3.  5. 
loth.  5. 15. 


'Ex.3.  7. 


1  Ex.  14. 19. 


'Ex.  12.41.* 

33.  I. 
•  Ex.  7.  k  8, 

k  U,  &  III,  Ic 

II,*  14. 

p».  in-..  ■/:. 

•Ex.14.  21, 

27,  W,  29. 
"'Ex.lG.1,.35. 


avenged  him  that  was  oppressed, 
and  smote  the  Egyptian  : 

25  "For  he  supposed  his  brethren 
wouhl  have  understood  how  that 
God  by  his  hand  wouUl  deliver 
them ;  but  they  understood  not. 

20  'And  the  next  day  he  shewed 
himself  unto  them  as  they  strove, 
and  wouhl  have  set  them  at  one 
again,  saying.  Sirs,  ye  are  breth- 
ren ;  why  do  ye  wrong  one  to  an- 
other I 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour 
wrong  thrust  him  away,  saying, 
''Who  made  thee  a  ruler  and  a 
judge  over  us  I 

28  Wilt  thou  kill  me,  as  thou 
didst  the  Egyptian  yesterday  f 

29  '  Then  tied  Moses  at  this  say- 
ing, and  was  a  stranger  in  the  laud 
of  Madian,  where  he  begat  two 
sons. 

30  ""xVnd  wlien  forty  years  were 
expired,  there  appeared  to  him  in 
the  wilderness  of  mount  Sina  an 
angel  of  the  Lord  in  a  flame  of  fire 
in  a  bush. 

31  When  Moses  saw  it,  he  won- 
dered at  the  sight :  and  as  he  drew 
near  to  behold  it,  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  him, 

32  Saying,  "I  am  the  God  of  thy 
fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob.  Then  Moses  trembled,  and 
durst  not  behohl. 

33  niien  said  the  Lord  to  him. 
Put  off  thy  shoes  from  thy  feet: 
for  the  place  where  thou  standest 
is  holy  ground. 

34  '1  have  seen,  I  have  seen  the 
affliction  of  my  people  which  is  in 
I'^^ypt,  and  J  have  heard  their 
grojuiiiig,  and  am  come  down  to 
deliver  them.  And  now  come,  I 
will  send  thee  into  Egyi)t. 

35  This  Closes  whom  tliey  refused, 
saying.  Who  made  thee  a  ruler  and 
a  judge  ?  the  same  did  God  send 
to  he  a  ruler  and  a  deliverer  ''by 
the  hand  of  tlu;  angel  which  ap- 
peared to  him  in  the  bush. 

30  'He  brought  them  out,  after 
that  he  had  'shewed  wonders  and 
signs  in  the  land  of  JCgypt,  'and  in 
the  lied  sea,  "and  in  the  wilder- 
ness forty  years. 

152 


37  1  This  is  that  Moses,  which 
said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  ''A 
Prophet  shall  the  Lord  your  God 
rai.se  up  unto  you  of  your  brethren, 
"like  unto  me;  -him  shall  ye  hear. 

38  '^This  is  he,  that  was  in  the 
church  in  the  wilderness  with  ^  the 
angel  which  spake  to  him  in  the 
mount  Sina,  and  ivith  our  fathers : 
''who  received  the  lively  '^ oracles  to 
give  unto  us : 

39  To  whom  our  fathers  would  not 
obey,  but  thrust  Mm  from  them, 
and  in  their  hearts  turned  back 
again  into  Egypt, 

40  ''Saying  unto  Aaron,  Make  us 
gods  to  go  before  us:  for  as  for 
this  Moses,  which  brought  us  out 
of  the  laud  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not 
what  is  become  of  him. 

41  ''And  they  made  a  calf  in  those 
days,  and  oftered  sacrifice  unto  the 
idol,  and  rejoiced  in  the  works  of 
their  own  hands. 

42  Then  ^God  turned,  and  gave 
them  up  to  worship  ^  the  host  of 
heaven ;  as  it  is  written  in  the  book 
of  the  prophets,  ^  O  ye  house  of  Is- 
rael, have  ye  offered  to  me  slain 
beasts  and  sacrifices  hy  the  space  of 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness  f 

43  Yea,  ye  took  up  the  tabernacle 
of  Moloch,  and  the  star  of  your  god 
liemphan,  figures  which  ye  made 
to  worship  them :  and  I  will  carry 
you  away  beyond  Babylon. 

44  Our  fathers  had  the  tabernacle 
of  witness  in  the  wilderness,  as  he 
had  appointed,  "siieakingunto  Mo- 
ses, '  that  he  should  make  it  accord- 
ing to  the  fashion  that  he  had 
seen. 

45  ''Which  also  our  fathers  "that 
ca!ne  after  brought  in  with  Jesus 
into  the  possession  of  the  Gentiles, 
'  whom  God  drave  out  before  the 
face  of  our  fathers,  unto  the  days 
of  David ; 

40  '"Who  found  favour  before 
God,  and  "desired  to  find  a  taber- 
nacle for  the  God  of  Jacob. 

47  "But  Solomon  built  him  a 
house. 

48  Howbeit  Uhe  Most  High 
(hvelleth  not  in  temples  made 
with  hands;  as  saith  the  prophet, 

49  1  Heaven   is   my   throne,  and 


A.  D.  as. 

^  Deut.18.15, 

is. 

ch.  3.  22. 


II  Or, 

as  myself, 
y  Matt.  17.  5. 
''£x.ia..3,17. 

» Is.  n.!.  9. 

Gal.  3.  19. 
Heb.  2.  2. 


b  Ex.  21.1. 
Duut.  5.  27, 
3I.&.'8.  4. 
John  1.  17. 

■=  Rom.  3.  2. 


i  Ex.  32. 1. 


«Deut.  9.  16. 
Ps.  100. 1'J. 


fPs.  S1.12. 

Ez.lV. 25,^0. 

Rom.  1.  24. 

2  Thess.  2. 

11. 
s  Deut.  4. 19. 

&17.3. 

2  Kings  17. 

](i.  &  21.  H. 

Jer.  19.  13. 
>>  Amoso.  2o, 

26. 


II  Or, 
tiho  spake. 

'Ex.  2.5.40.  a 
26. 30. 
Ueb.  8.  5. 


k  Josh..1.  H. 

II  Or,  having 

feceived. 


1  Nch.  9.  24. 
Ps.  44.  2.  * 
78.55. 
ch.  l.i.  19. 

■"ISam.lfi.l. 

2. Sam.  7. 1- 

P».  «i.  19. 

ch.  lo.  22. 
"1  KiiiKS  S. 

17. 

1  Chr.  22.  7. 

l'».  1.".'.4,.-,. 
"1  KinL'3  6.1. 

1  Chr.  17.12. 

2  Chr.  :'..  1. 
PI  Kings  8. 

27. 

2  Chr.  2.  U. 
&  6.  \H. 
ch.  17.  24. 

1 1s.  vn.  1,  2. 

Btatt.  :<.  .U 
35.  Si  23.  22. 


Stephen  is  stoned. 


THE  ACTS. 


Simon  the  sorcerer  haiJtized. 


A.  1).  33. 


■•Ex.32.  9.  & 

at.  IJ. 

Is.  W.  4. 
"Lev.  L'd.  41. 

Ucut.  lO.li;. 

Jcr.  4.  4.  & 

0. 10.  ,<i !).  a;. 

Ez.  44.  !i. 

'2Clir..-!G.lG. 
MuU.21.;i,5. 
&  ■-'.■!.  .'M, ."?. 
1  The68.  2. 
15. 


"ch.  .■!.  14. 


"Ex.W.  1. 
Gal. .-!.  I'J. 
Ueb.  :;.  2. 


ych.  5.33. 


•ch.  G.  5. 


•Ez.  1. 1. 

Matt.  3. 16. 

cli.  10.  11. 
b  Dau.  T.  13. 


'  1  Kings  21. 

13. 

Luke  4.  29. 

Ueb.  13.  U. 
il  Lev.  24.  IG. 
«  Dcut.  13.  y, 

10.  k  17.  7. 

ch.  H.  I.  Si 

22.20. 

fch.  9. 14. 


ePs.  31.  .'!. 

Luke  23.  4C. 
hch.il.  40.  & 

20.  36.  Si  21. 

5. 
■  Matt.  5;«44. 

Luke  0.  2». 

&23.  34. 


earth  ii'  my  footstool :  wliat  liouse 
will  ye  bnild  me  ?  saitli  the  Lord : 
or  what  is  tlie  place  of  my  rest? 

50  Hath  not  my  hand  made  all 
these  things  I 

51  1  Ye  ""stittnecked  and  'nncir- 
cnracised  in  heart  and  ears,  ye  do 
always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost:  as 
yonr  fathers  did,  so  do  ye. 

52  MVhich  of  the  prophets  have 
not  your  fathers  persecuted!  and 
they  have  slain  them  which  shewed 
before  of  the  coming  of  "the  Just 
One ;  of  whom  ye  have  been  now 
the  betrayers  and  murderers : 

53  ""Who  have  received  the  law 
by  the  disposition  of  angels,  and 
have  not  kept  it. 

54  '%  'When  they  heard  these 
things,  they  were  cut  to  the  heart, 
and  they  gnashed  on  him  with 
their  teeth. 

55  But  he,  'being  full  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  looked  up  steadfastly  into 
heaven,  and  saw  the  glory  of  God, 
and  Jesus  standing  on  the  right 
hand  of  God, 

50  And  said.  Behold,  ''I  see  the 
heavens  opened,  and  the  '^  Son  of 
man  standing  on  the  right  hand  of 
God. 

57  Then  they  cried  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  stopped  their  ears,  and 
ran  upon  him  with  one  accord, 

58  And  "^cast  him  out  of  the  city, 
^  and  stoned  him :  and  '^  the  wit- 
nesses laid  down  their  clothes  at  a 
young  man's  feet,  whose  name  was 
Saul. 

50  And  they  stoned  Stephen,  '^  call- 
ing upon  God,  and  saying.  Lord  Je- 
sus, ^receive  my  spirit. 

00  And  he  ''kneeled  down,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  '  Lord,  lay 
not  this  sin  to  their  charge.  And 
when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell 
asleep. 

CHAPTER  YIIL 

1  Jiy  occasion  of  the  persecution  in  Jerusalem,  the 
church  being  planted  in.  Samaria,  5  by  I'hilip  the 
deacon,  who  preached,  did  tniraclcs,  and  baptized 
many,  among  the  rest  Simon,  the  mrcerer,  a  great  se- 
ducer of  tlie  people :  14  2'eter  and  John  come  to  con- 
firm and  enlarge  the  church  :  where,  by  prayer  and 
imposition  of  hands  giving  the  Holy  Glioat,  18  luhert 
Simon  would  have  bought  the  like  power  of  them,  20 
Peter  sharply  reproving  his  hyjmcruvj,  and  covetous- 
iiess,  and  exhorting  him  to  repentance,  together  with 
John  preaching  the  word  of  the  Lord,  return  to  Je- 
rusalem.  26  ^ut  the  angel  sendeth  Philip  to  teach 
and  baptize  the  Ethiopian  eunuch. 


AND  ''Saul  was  consenting  unto 
XA.  his  death.  And  at  that  time 
there  was  a  great  persecution 
the  church  which  was  at 
^  they  were  all 
throughout   the 


against 
Jerusalem;    and 


scattered   abroad 

regions  of  Judea  and  Samaria,  ex 

cejjt  the  apostles. 

2  And  devout  men  carried  Stephen 
to  his  hurial,  and  'made  great  lam- 
entation over  him. 

3  As  for  Saul,  ''he  made  havoc  of 
the  church,  entering  into  every 
house,  and  haling  men  and  women 
committed  them  to  prison. 

4  Therefore  *"  they  that  were  scat- 
tered abroad  went  every  where 
preaching  the  word. 

5  Then  'Philip  went  down  to  the 
city  of  Samaria,  and  i)reached 
Christ  unto  them. 

0  And  the  people  with  one  ac- 
cord gave  heed  unto  those  things 
which  Philip  spake,  hearing  and 
seeing  the  miracles  which  he  did. 

7  For  s  unclean  spirits,  crying  with 
loud  voice,  came  out  of  many  that 
were  possessed  tvith  them :  and 
many  taken  with  palsies,  and  that 
were  lame,  were  healed. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that 
city. 

9  But  there  was  a  certain  man, 
called  Simon,  which  beforetime  in 
the  same  city  ''used  sorcery,  and 
bewitched  the  people  of  Samaria, 
'  giving  out  that  himself  was  some 
great  one : 

10  To  v/hom  they  all  gave  heed, 
from  the  least  to  the  greatest,  say- 
ing. This  man  is  the  great  power 
of  God. 

11  And  to  him  they  had  regard, 
because  that  of  long  time  he  had 
bewitched  them  with  sorceries. 

12  But  when  they  believed  Philip 
preaching  the  things  "concerning 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ,  they  were  bax)tiz- 
ed,  both  men  and  women. 

13  Then  Simon  himself  believed 
also:  and  when  he  was  baptized, 
he  continued  with  Philip,  and  won- 
dered, beholding  the  *  miracles  and 
signs  which  were  done. 

14  Now  when  the  apostles  which 
were  at  Jerusalem  heard  that  Sa- 

153 


A.  IX  34. 


•eh.7.58.  & 
22.  20. 


b  ch.  11. 19. 


'  Gen.  23.  2. 

St  M.  10. 
2  Sam.  3.31. 

J  eh.  7.  58.  ft 
y.  1,  1.3,  21. 
&  22.  4.  &  20. 
10,  11. 
1  Cor.  15.  9. 
Gnl.  1.  13. 
Phil.  3.  G. 
1  Tim.  1.13. 

'  Matt.  10.23. 
ch.  U.  19. 


fch.  6.i 


BMarklGJT. 


h  ch.  13.  G. 


I  ch.  5.  36. 


k  ch.  1. 3. 


t  Gr.  sigiis 
a»ff  great 
miravla. 


Peter  rejyroveth  Simon. 


THE  ACTS. 


Philip  Mptizetli  the  eunuch. 


A.  D.  U. 


Ich.3.38. 


"■ch.  19.  2. 

■Matt.  28.19. 

ch.  2.  38. 
''ch.l0.4!i.& 

19.5. 


P  ch.  6.  6.  Sc 
19.  C. 
Uct).  C.  2. 


1  Matt.  10.  8. 

See  2  lCiD;;s 

i.  W. 
'ch.  2.  38.& 

10.  iS.  &  11. 

17. 


•Dan.  4.  27. 
2  Tim.  2.25. 


•neb.  12. 15. 


■  Gen.  20. 7, 
17. 

Kx.  8.  8. 
Num.  21.7. 
1  Kin{(»  I'i. 
6. 

Job  42.  M. 
Jamci  i.  10. 


*Zeph.3.10. 


>Johnl2.20. 


maria  had  received  the  word  of 
God,  they  sent  iiuto  them  Peter 
and  John : 

15  Who,  Avhen  they  were  come 
down,  prayed  for  tliem,  '  that  they 
might  receive  the  Holy  Ghost : 

10  (For  ""as  yet  he  was  fallen  up- 
on none  of  them :  only  "  they  were 
baptized  in  "  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus.) 

17  Then  "laid  they  f/teir  hands  on 
them,  and  they  received  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

18  And  when  Simon  saw  that 
through  laying  on  of  the  apostles' 
hands  the  Holy  Ghost  was  given, 
he  offered  them  money, 

11)  Saying,  Give  me  also  this  pow- 
er, that  on  whomsoever  I  lay 
hands,  he  may  receive  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Thy 
money  perish  with  thee,  because 
nhou  hast  thought  that' "^ the  gift 
of  God  may  be  purchased  with 
money. 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot 
in  this  matter :  for  thy  heart  is  not 
right  in  the  sight  of  God. 

22  Eepent  therefore  of  this  thy 
wickedness,  and  pray  God,  4f  per- 
haps the  thought  of  thine  heart 
may  be  forgiven  thee. 

23  For  I  perceive  that  thou  art  in 
*the  gall  of  bitterness,  and  in  the 
bond  of  iniquity. 

24  Then  answered  Simon,  and 
said,  "  Pray  ye  to  the  Lord  for  me, 
that  none  of  these  things  which  ye 
have  spoken  come  upon  me. 

25  And  they,  when  they  had  test- 
ified and  preached  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and 
])reaclied  the  gospel  in  many  vil- 
lages of  the  Samaritans. 

2()  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Philip,  saying.  Arise, 
and  go  toward  the  south,  unto  the 
way  that  goetli  down  from  Jerusa- 
lem unto  (iaza,  which  is  desert. 

27  And  he  arose  and  went:  and, 
behold,  ^a  man  of  Ethiopia,  a 
eunuch  of  great  authority  under 
Candace  queen  of  the  P^tliiopians, 
wlio  had  the  charge  of  all  her  treas- 
ure, and  >had  come  to  Jerusalem 
for  to  worship, 

154 


28  Was  returning,  and  sitting  in 
his  chariot  read  Esaias  the  propliet. 

29  Then  the  Spirit  said  unto  Philip, 
Go  near,  and  join  thyself  to  this 
chariot. 

30  And  Philip  ran  thither  to  him, 
and  heard  him  read  the  prophet 
Esaias,  and  said,  Understandest 
thou  what  thou  readest  1 

31  And  he  said.  How  can  I,  ex- 
cept some  man  should  guide  me  ! 
And  he  desired  Philip  that  he 
would  come  up  and  sit  Avith  him. 

32  The  place  of  the  Scripture 
which  he  read  was  this,  ^He  Avas 
led  as  a  sheep  to  the  slaughter ; 
and  like  a  lamb  dumb  before  his 
shearer,  so  opened  he  not  his 
mouth : 

33  In  his  humiliation  his  judg- 
ment was  taken  away:  and  who 
shall  declare  his  generation  ?  for 
his  life  is  taken  from  the  earth. 

34  And  the  eunuch  answered 
Philip,  and  said,  I  pray  thee,  of 
whom  speaketh  the  prophet  this? 
of  himself,  or  of  some  other  man  ? 

35  Then  Philip  opened  his  mouth, 
^'and  began  at  the  same  Scripture, 
and  preached  unto  him  Jesus. 

36  And  as  they  went  on  their  way, 
they  came  unto  a  certain  water : 
and  the  eunuch  said.  See,  here  is 
water;  ^what  doth  hinder  me  to 
be  baptized  f 

37  And  Philip  said,  '^If  thou  be- 
lievest  with  all  thine  heart,  thou 
may  est.  And  he  answered  and 
said,  ''I  believe  that  Jesus  Christ 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

38  And  he  commanded  the  char- 
iot to  stand  still :  and  they  went 
down  both  into  the  water,  both 
Philip  and  the  eunuch  j  and  he 
baptized  him. 

39  And  when  they  were  come  up 
out  of  the  Avater,  '^the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  caught  away  Philip,  that  the 
eunuch  saw  him  no  more :  and  he 
Avent  on  his  Avay  rejoicing. 

40  But  Philip  Avas  found  at  Azo- 
tus:  and  passing  through  he  i)reach- 
ed  in  all  the  cities,  till  he  came  to 
Cesarea. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Smil,  going  towards  Damascus,  4  is  stricken  down  to 
the  earth,  10  is  called  to  the  apostleship,  18  and  is 
baptised  bj  Ananias.    20  He prcacheth  Christ  bold- 


A.  D.  34. 


'Is.  53.  7,  8. 


•  Luke  24.27. 
ch.  18. 28. 


i.ch.  10.  47. 


'  Matt.  2S.19. 
MarklB.lt;. 


<lMiitt.lG.16. 

J()hii(i.(>'.i.& 

'.I.  :;•).  as.  & 
II.  -^1. 

ch.  9.  20. 
1. 1  i)h  114.15. 
Si  5.  5, 13. 


MKinRslS. 
12. 

2Kin);92.1B. 
E2.U.  12,14. 


The  conversion  of  Saul. 


THE  ACTS. 


The  Jews  seek  to  kill  him. 


A.  D.  .T). 


•ch.fi.  3. 
Gal.  1.  IX 
1  Tim.  1.13. 


t  Or.  orthe 
u'uiy :  So 
ch.  ly.  U,  23. 


bch.  22.  C.  & 
•M.  12. 
1  Cor.  15. 8. 


■=  Matt.  25.40, 


dch.  5.39. 


'Luke.^ln. 
ch.  2.  S7.  Si 
l(j.3U. 


'Dan.  10.7. 
Si-c  cli.22.'J. 
&  2G.  13. 


(ch.22.12. 


kch.  21.39.  & 
22.3. 


ly.  23  The  Jews  lay  wait  to  kill  him :  29  so  do  the 
Gnciausi,  but  he  cxcapelh  both.  31  27ie  church  hav- 
itig  rest,  I'ctcr  heuMh  Eneas  of  the  pnlsi/,  oO  and  re- 
storcth  Tabitha  to  Uj'e. 

A  ND  •'  Saul,  yet  breathing  out 
j\.  threaten  in  «]:s  and  slaughter 
a<j^ainst  the  disciples  of  the  Lord, 
went  unto  the  high  priest, 

2  And  desired  of  him  letters  to 
Damascus  to  the  synagogues,  that 
if  he  found  any  ♦  of  this  way,  wheth- 
er they  were  men  or  women,  he 
might  bring  them  bound  unto  Je- 
rusalem. 

3  And.  ^  as  he  journeyed,  he  came 
near  Damascus:  and  suddenly  there 
shined  round  about-him  a  light  from 
heaven ; 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and 
heard  a  voice  saying  unto  him, 
Saul,  Saul,  ''why  iiersecutest  thou 
me! 

5  And  he  said.  Who  art  thou, 
Lord?  And  the  Lord  said,  I  am 
Jesus  whom  thou  persecutest:  ''if 
is  hard  for  thee  to  kick  against  the 
pricks. 

G  And  he  trembling  and  astonish- 
ed said,  Lord,  ''what  wilt  thou  have 
me  to  do  f  And  the  Lord  said  un- 
to him.  Arise,  and  go  irtto  the  city, 
and  it  shall  be  told  thee  what  thou 
must  do. 

7  And  *^the  men  which  journeyed 
with  him  stood  speechless,  hearing 
a  voice,  but  seeing  no  man. 

8  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth ; 
and  when  his  eyes  were  opened,  he 
saw  no  man  :  .but  they  led  him  by 
the  hand,  and  brought  him  into 
Damascus. 

9  And  he  was  three  days  without 
sight,  and  neither  did  eat  nor  drink. 

10  ^[  And  there  was  a  certain  dis- 
ciple at  Damascus,  ^  named  Ana- 
nias ;  and  to  him  said  the  Lord  in 
a  vision,  Ananias.  And  he  said. 
Behold,  I  am  here,  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Arise,  and  go  into  the  street  which 
i%  called  Straight,  and  inquire  in 
the  house  of  Judas  for  one  called 
Saul,  ''of  Tarsus:  for,  behold,  he 
prayeth, 

12  And  hath  seen  in  a  vision  a 
man  named  Ananias  coming  in, 
and  putting  his  hand  on  him,  that 
he  might  receive  his  sight. 


13  Then  Ananias  answered.  Lord, 
I  have  heard  by  many  of  this  man, 
'how  nuich  evil  he  hath  done  to 
thy  saints  at  Jerusalem  : 

14  And  here  he  hath  authority 
from  the  chief  j^rifests  to  bind  ail 
■"that  call  on  thy  name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Go  thy  way:  for  'he  is  a  cho.sen 
vessel  unto  me,  to  bear  my  name 
before  "'the  Gentiles,  and  "kings, 
and  the  children  of  Israel : 

10  For  "I  will  shew  him  how 
great  things  he  must  suffer  for  my 
name's  sake. 

17  PAnd  Ananias  went  his  way, 
and  entered  into  the  house ;  and 
•1  putting  his  hands  on  him  said. 
Brother  Saul,  the  Lord,  even  Jesus, 
that  appeared  unto  thee  in  the  way 
as  thou  cam  est,  hath  sent  me,  that 
thou  mightest  receive  thy  sight, 
and  "^be  tilled  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  immediately  there  fell 
from  his  eyes  as  it  had  been  scales : 
and  he  received  sight  forthwith, 
and  arose,  and  was  baptized. 

19  And  when  he  had  received 
meat,  he  was  strengthened.  'Then 
was  Saul  certain  days  with  the  dis- 
ciples which  were  at  Damascus. 

20  And  straightway  he  preached 
Christ  in  the  synagogues,  ^  that  he 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

21  But  all  that  heard  him  were 
amazed,  and  said;  "Is  not  this  he 
that  destroyed  them  which  called 

'  on  this  name  in  Jerusalem,  and  came 
hither  for  that  intent,  that  he  might 
bring  them  bound  unto  the  chief 
priests  ? 

22  But  Saul  increased  the  more  in 
strength, ""  and  confounded  the  Jews 
which  dwelt  at  Damascus,  ijroving 
that  this  is  very  Christ. 

23  ^[  And  after  that  many  days 
were  iultilled,  ^the  Jews  took  coun- 
sel to  kill  him : 

24  ^But  their  laying  wait  was 
known  of  Saul.  And  they  watched 
the  gates  day  and  night  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  the  disciples  took  him  by 
night,  and  ^let  Mm  down  by  the 
wall  in  a  basket. 

26  And  ''when  Saul  was  come  to 
Jerusalem,  he  assayed  to  join  him- 
self to  the  disciples :  but  they  were 

155 


A.  D.  35. 


"  ver.  1. 


k  ver.  21. 
eh.  7.  59.  & 
22.  !(!. 

1  Cor.  1.2. 

2  Tim.  2.22. 
Ich.  l;i.  2.  & 

22.  21t  i  2G. 
17. 

Kom.  1.  1. 
1  Cor.  15.10. 
Gill.  I.  15. 
Kiili.  :i.  7,H. 

1  'I'ini.  2.7. 
2Tim.l.n. 

"'Horn.  1.5. 

&  11.  l.'i. 

Gul.  2.  7, 8. 
"ch. 25.22,2?. 

&  2(i.  1,  &c. 
>'ch.20.23.& 

21.11. 

2  Cor.  11.23. 
i'ch.22.12,13. 
Ich.  8.  17. 


'ch.  2.4.&4. 
31.  *  K.  17. 
i!  13, 52. 


•  ch.  2G.  20. 


■  ch.  8.  31. 


°  ch.  8.  3. 
ver.  1. 
Ual.l.l3;33. 


■ch.  18.  28. 


A.  D.  37. 

J  ch.  23. 12.  & 
2.'..  3. 
2  Cor.  11.26. 

'2  Cor.  11.32. 


•  So  Josh.  2. 
l.'i. 
I  Sam.l9.I2. 

bch.  22. 17. 
Gal.  1.17,18. 


Peter  healeth  Eneas. 


THE  ACTS. 


Cornelius  sendeth  for  Peter. 


A.  T).  37. 


«ch.4.  36.  t 
13.2. 


<1  ver.  20, 22. 


'  GaL  1. 18. 


rch.  fi.  1.  & 

11.  LU 
E  ver.  23. 

2  Cor.  U.26. 


>>  Seech.  8.1. 


A.D.  38. 
icli.S.  14. 


kch.3.6,  IC. 
&  4. 10. 


1 1  Chr.  r,.  10. 
"ch.  11.21. 


[Or. 

iJucnr.Ttof. 
■1  Tim.VlU. 

TiU  a.  8. 


•ch.  1.  n. 


nor, 
be  grieved. 


all  afraid  of  him,  and  believed  not 
that  he  was  a  disciple. 

27  'But  Barnabas  took  him,  and 
brought  Mm  to  the  apostles,  and 
declared  unto  them  how  he  had 
seen  the  Lord  in  the  way,  and  that 
he  had  spoken  to  him,  ''and  how  he 
had  preached  boldly  at  Damascus 
in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

28  And  "he  was  with  them  coming 
in  and  going  out  at  Jerusalem. 

29  And  he  spake  boldly  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  dis- 
puted against  the '^ Grecians:  ^but 
they  went  about  to  slay  him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren  knew, 
they  brought  him  down  to  Cesarea, 
and  sent  him  forth  to  Tarsus. 

31  ''Then  had  the  churches  rest 
throughout  all  Judea  and  Galilee 
and  Samaria,  and  were  edified; 
and  walking  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  comfort  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  were  multiplied. 

32  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Pe- 
ter passed  'throughout  all  quarters, 
he  came  down  also  to  the  saints 
which  dwelt  at  Lydda. 

33  And  there  he  found  a  certain 
man  named  Eneas,  which  had  kept 
his  bed  eight  years,  and  was  sick  of 
the  palsy. 

34  And  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Eneas,  "^  Jesus  Christ  maketh  thee 
whole:  arise,  and  make  thy  bed. 
And  he  arose  immediately. 

35  And  all  that  dwelt  at  Lydda 
and  'Saron  saw  him,  and  "turned  to 
the  Lord. 

3()  li  Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a 
certain  disciple  named  Tabitha, 
which  by  interpretation  is  called 
"Dorcas:  this  woman  was  full  "of 
good  works  and  almsdeeds  which 
slie  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  sh(5  was  sick,  and  died : 
whom  when  they  had  washed,  they 
laid  her  in  "an  upper  chamber. 

38  And  forasmuch  as  Lydda  was 
nigh  to  Joi)pa,  and  the  disciples 
liad  hear«l  that  Peter  Avas  there, 
they  sent  unto  him  two  men,  desir- 
ing him  that  he  would  not 'i  delay 
to  come  to  them. 

30  Then  Peter  arose,  and  went 
with  them.     When  he  was  come, 


they  brought  him  into  the  upper 
chamber :  and  all  the  widows  stood 
by  him  weeping,  and  shewing  the 
coats  and  garments  which  Dorcas 
made,  while  she  was  with  them. 

40  But  Peter  ^put  them  all  forth, 
and  '^ kneeled  down,  and  prayed; 
and  turning  him  to  the  body  "^said, 
Tabitha,  arise.  And  she  opened 
her  eyes :  and  when  she  saw  Peter, 
she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and 
lifted  her  up;  and  when  he  had 
called  the  saints  and  widows,  he 
presented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  throughout 
all  Joppa;  'and  many  believed  in 
the  Lord. 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he 
tarried  many  days  in  Joppa  with 
one  ^  Simon  a  tanner. 

CHAPTEE  X. 

1  Corneliuif,  a  devout  man,  5  hehiq  commanded  by  an 
angel,  sendeth Jor  Peter:  11  ivho  by  a  vmon  15,20  is 
taught  not  to  denpise  the  Oentiles.  34  As  he  j^reach- 
eth  Vhrid  to  Cornelins  and  his  company,  44  the 
Holy  Ghost  falleth  on  them,  48  and  they  are  baptised. 

THERE  was  a  certain  man  in 
Cesarea  called  Cornelius,  a 
centurion  of  the  band  called  the 
Italian  hand, 

2  ^A  devout  man,  and  one  that 
''feared  God  with  all  his  house, 
which  gave  much  alms  to  the  peo- 
ple, and  prayed  to  God  always. 

3  '^He  saw  in  a  vision  evidently, 
about  the  ninth  hour  of  the  day, 
an  angel  of  God  coming  in  to  him, 
and  saying  unto  him,  Cornelius. 

4  And  when  he  looked  on  him,  he 
was  afraid,  and  said,  What  is  it. 
Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy 
prayers  and  thine  alms  are  come 
up  for  a  memorial  before  God. 

5  And  now  send  men  to  Jopi)a, 
and  call  for  one  Simon,  whose  sur- 
name is  Peter : 

0  He  lodgeth  with  one ''Simon  a 
tanner,  whose  house  is  by  the  sea 
side:  'he  shall  tell  thee  what  thou 
oughtest  to  do. 

7  And  when  the  angel  which 
spake  unto  Cornelius  was  depart- 
ed, he  called  two  of  his  household 
servants,  and  a  devout  soldier  of 
them  that  waited  on  him  continu- 
ally; 

8  And  when  he  had  declared  all 


A.  D.  38. 


P  Matt.  9.  25. 
Ich.  7.  GO. 
'Mark  5.  41, 
John  11.  43. 


•.Tohn  11.45. 
&12. 11. 


<  ch.  10.  6. 


A.  D.  41. 


'ver.  22. 

ch.8.2.&22. 

12. 
l>Ter.  35. 


'  ver.  30. 
ch.  11. 13. 


J  ch.  9.  43. 


•ch.  11. 14. 


.1^ 


Peter^s  lieavenly  vision. 


THE  ACTS. 


JSe  goeth  to  Cesarea. 


A.  D.  41. 


fch.ll.5,&c. 


Ech. -.  Jfi. 
Kev.  la.  11. 


li  Lev.  11.4. 
&  -M.  25. 
Deut.  14.  3, 
7. 
Ez.  4.  14. 

iMatt.lo.  11. 
vcr.  iS. 
Rom.  14. 14, 
iT.'M- 

1  Cor.  10:25. 
1  Tim.  4.  4. 
Tit.  1. 15. 


I  ch.  11. 12. 


1  ch.  15.  7. 


"rer.  1,  2, 
&c. 


»ch.22. 12. 


these  things   unto   them,   he   sent 
them  to  Joppa. 

9  ^  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went 
on  their  journey,  and  drew  nigh 
unto  the  city,  '^  Peter  went  up  upon 
the  housetop  to  pray  about  the 
sixth  hour : 

10  And  lie  became  very  lumgry, 
and  woukl  have  eaten :  but  while 
they  made  ready,  he  fell  into  a 
trance, 

11  And  ^  saw  heaven  opened,  and 
a  certain  vessel  descending  unto 
him,  as  it  had  been  a  great  sheet 
knit  at  the  four  corners,  and  let 
down  to  the  earth : 

12  Wherein  were  all  manner  of 
fourfooted  beasts  of  the  earth,  and 
wild  beasts,  and  creeping  things, 
and  fowls  of  the  air. 

13  And  there  came  a  voice  to 
him.  Rise,  Peter ;  kill,  and  eat. 

14  But  Peter  said,  Not  so.  Lord ; 
''  for  I  have  never  eaten  any  thing 
that  is  common  or  unclean. 

15  And  the  voice  spalce  unto  him 
again  the  second  time,  '  What  God 
hath  cleansed,  that  call  not  thou 
common. 

16  This  was  done  thrice :  and  the 
vessel  was  received  up  again  into 
heaven. 

17  Now  while  Peter  doubted  in 
himself  what  this  vision  which  he 
had  seen  should  mean,  behold,  the 
men  which  were  sent  from  Corne- 
lius had  made  inquiry  for  Simon's 
house,  and  stood  before  the  gate, 

18  And  called,  and  asked  whether 
Simon,  which  was  surnamed  Peter, 
were  lodged  there. 

19  ^  While  Peter  thought  on  the 
vision,  ^the  Spirit  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  three  men  seek  thee. 

20  'Arise  therefore,  and  get  thee 
down,  and  go  with  them,  doubting 
nothing :  for  I  have  sent  them. 

21  Then  Peter  went  down  to  the 
men  which  were  sent  unto  him 
from  Cornelius;  and  said.  Behold, 
I  am  he  whom  ye  seek:  what  is 
the  cause  wherefore  ye  are  come  1 

22  And  thej^  said,  '"  Cornelius  the 
centurion,  a  just  man,  and  one  that 
feareth  God,  and  "of  good  report 
among  all  the  nation  of  the  Jews, 
was  warned  from  God  by  a  holy 


angel  to   send  for  thee   into  his 
house,  and  to  hear  words  of  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  them  in,  and 
lodged  them.  And  on  the  morrow 
Peter  went  away  with  them,  "and 
cevrtain  brethren  from  Joppa  ac- 
companied him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after  they  en- 
tered into  Cesarea.  And  Cornelius 
waited  for  them,  and  had  called 
together  his  kinsmen  and  near 
friends. 

25  And  as  Peter  was  coming  in, 
Cornelius  met  him,  and  fell  down 
at  his  feet,  and  worshipped  him. 

26  But  Peter  took  him  up,  say- 
ing, "Stand  up;  I  myself  also  am 
a  man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he 
went  in,  and  found  many  that  were 
come  together. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
know  how  ''that  it  is  an  unlawful 
thing  for  a  man  that  is  a  Jew  to 
keep  company,  or  come  unto  one 
of  another  nation;  but  '^God  hath 
shewed  me  that  I  should  not  call 
any  man  common  or  unclean. 

29  Therefore  came  I  itnto  you  with- 
out gainsaying,  as  soon  as  I  was 
sent  for :  I  ask  therefore  for  what 
intent  ye  have  sent  for  me  f 

30  And  Cornelius  said.  Four  days 
ago  L was  fasting  until  this  hour; 
and  at  the  ninth  hour  I  prayed  in 
my  house,  and,  behold,  "a  man 
stood  before  me  4n  bright  clothing, 

31  And  said,  Cornelius,  "thy 
prayer  is  heard,  ""and  thine  alms 
are  had  in  remembrance  in  the 
sight  of  God. 

32  Send  therefore  to  Joppa,  and 
call  hither  Simon,  whose  surname 
is  Peter ;  he  is  lodged  in  the  hou.se 
of  one  Simon  a  tanner  by  the  sea 
side :  who,  when  he  cometh,  shall 
speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately  therefore  I  sent 
to  thee ;  and  thou  hast  well  done 
that  thou  art  come.  Now  there- 
fore are  we  all  here  present  before 
God,  to  hear  all  things  that  are 
commanded  thee  of  God. 

34  %  Then  Peter  opened  his 
mouth,  and  said,  ^  Of  a  truth  I  per- 
ceive that  God  is  no  respecter  of 
persons : 

157 


A.D.41. 


"  vcr.  45. 
ch.  11. 12. 


Pch.l4.14,lS. 
Kcv.  lil.  10. 

&  -'!'.  a. 


1  John  4. 9.  & 
l.S.  •>». 
ch.  W.S. 
Gal.2. 12,14. 


'ch.15.  8,  9. 
Eph.  3.6. 


'ch.  1. 

W. 

'  .Matt. 

28.  3. 

.Murk  K.  .5. 

Lul<c 

24.4. 

"Dan. 

10.12. 

ver.  4 

&c. 

»llcb. 

t;.io. 

y  Dcnt.io.ir. 

2  Chr.  19. 7. 
Job  34. 19. 
Rom.  2. 11. 
Gal.  2.fi. 
Eph.  (i.  9. 
Col.  3.  25. 
1  Pet.  1. 17. 


Peter  }}ai)tizeth  Cornelius. 


THE  ACTS. 


l^eter  niaketh  Jiis  defence. 


Lord.     Theu  prayed  they  him  to 
tarry  certain  days. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Peter,  being  accused  for  going  in  to  the  Gentiles,  5 
maketh  hix  defence,  18  which  is  accepted.  19  Tlie 
goitpel  being  iqiread  into  Phenice,  and  Cyprus,  and 
Antioch,  Barnabas  is  sent  to  confirm  them.  2H  The 
disciples  there  are  first  called  Christians.  27  They 
send  relief  to  the  brethren  in  Judea  in  time  of  fam- 
ine. 

A  ND  the  apostles  and  brethren 
XJL  that  were  in  Judea  heard  that 
the  Gentiles  had  also  received  the 
word  of  God. 

2  And  when  Peter  was  come  up 
to  Jerusalem,  ''they  that  were  of 
the  circumcision  contended  with 
him, 

3  Sayins:,  ^Thou  wentest  in  to 


A.  D.  41. 

•ch.  1.5.  9. 
Rom.  •.'.  13, 
•J.'.  &  i.  •-'■J, 
•Jfi.  Si  10.  \>, 

1  Cor.  12.13. 
Gal.  •!.  -M. 
Eph.  2.  l.i, 
IS.  &  3.  0. 
•Is  57.1!). 
Epii.-J.  14, 

!•;.  17. 

Col.  1.20. 
bMatt.  2S.1.S. 
Rom.IO.lJ. 
1  Cor.  15.27. 
Epii.  \.Ji, 

i'Pet.  X  22. 
Rev.  17.  U. 
ti  11).  IG. 
'Luke4.  H. 

i  Luke  i.  IS. 
ch.  2.  22.  & 
•1. 27. 
Ugb.  1.  9. 


•John  3.  2. 


»ch.  2.  32. 


fch.  5.  30. 

hch.2.24. 

i  John  14. 17, 
''2. 
ch.  13.  31. 

kLuke24.."», 
4.«. 
John  21. 13. 


1  Matt.  23. 19, 
20. 
ch.  1.  8. 

"John  5. 22, 

27. 

ch.  17.  31. 
■Rom.  14.9, 

lU. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 

2  Tim.  4.  1. 

1  Pet.  4.  S. 
»Ih.  .V!.  II. 

Jer.31..»4. 

Dnn.  !l.  24. 

.Mic.  7.  l(t. 

Zech.  I'l.  1. 

Mnl.  4.  2. 

ch.  ai.  22. 
•"ch.  1.5.  y.  It 

20.  I«. 

Koin.  10,11. 

Gul.:!.22. 
Ich.  4..!l.i 

8.  I.'i.  Ki,  17. 

All.  IS. 
'  irer.  23. 


•ch.I1.18. 
Gal.  3. 14. 


'ch.n.17.* 

I.'..  K  '.I. 
Uom.  10.12. 

"I  Cor.  1.17. 
'cli.2.3».  * 
H.  16. 


35  But  'in  every  nation  he  that 
feareth  him,  and  worketh  right- 
eousuess,  is  accepted  with  him. 

30  The  word  which  God  sent  un- 
to the  children  of  Israel,  "preach- 
ing peace  by  Jesus  Chi'ist:  (''he  is 
Lord  of  all :) 

37  That  word,  I  saij,  ye  know, 
which  was  published  throughout 
all  Judea,  and  '^  began  from  Gali- 
lee, after  the  baptism  which  John 
preached ; 

38  How  ^God  anointed  Jesus  of 
Xazareth  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
with  power :  who  went  about  do- 
ing good,  and  healing  all  that  were 
oppressed  of  the  devil;  ^for  God 
was  with  him. 

39  And  'we  are  witnesses  of  all 
things  which  he  did  both  in  the 
laud  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem;  °whom  they  slew  and  hang- 
ed on  a  tree ; 

40  Him  "God  raised  up  the  third 
day,  and  shewed  him  openly  ; 

41  '  Not  to  all  the  i^eople,  but  un- 
to witnesses  chosen  before  of  God, 
even  to  us,  ""who  did  eat  and  drink 
with  him  after  he  rose  from  the 
dead. 

42  And  'he  commanded  us  to 
preach  unto  the  i)eople,  and  to 
testify  '"that  it  is  he  which  was  or- 
dained of  God  to  he  the  Judge  "of 
quick  and  dead. 

43  "To  him  give  all  the  prophets 
witness,  that  through  his  name 
''whosoever  believeth  in  him  shall 
receive  remission  of  sins. 

44  ^  While  Peter  yet  spake  these 
words,  •'the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all 
them  which  heard  the  word. 

45  'And  they  of  the  circumcision 
which  believed  were  astonished,  as 
many  as  came  with  Peter,  "because 
that  on  the  Gentiles  also  was 
poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

40  For  they  heard  them  speak 
with  tongues,  and  magnify  God. 
Tli(!ii  answcit'd  Peter, 

47  Can  any  man  forbid  water,  that 
these  should  not  be  baptized,  which 
have  received  the  Holy  Ghost  'as 
well  a.s  wo? 

48  "And  he  commanded  them  to 
be  baptized  "in  the  name  of  the 

158 


men  uncircumcised,  '^and  didst  eat 
with  them. 

4  But  Peter  rehearsed  the  matter 
from  the  beginning,  and  expound- 
ed it  ^hy  order  unto  them,  saying, 

5  '^I  was  in  the  city  of  Joppa  pray- 
ing :  and  in  a  trance  I  saw  a  vi- 
sion, A  certain  vessel  descend,  as  it 
had  been  a  great  sheet,  let  down 
from  heaven  by  four  corners ;  and 
it  came  even  to  me : 

0  Upon  the  which  when  I  had 
fastened  mine  ejes,  I  considered, 
and  saw  fourfooted  beasts  of  the 
earth,  and  wild  beasts,  and  creep- 
ing things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

7  And  I  heard  a  voice  saying  un- 
to me.  Arise,  Peter ;  slay  and  eat. 

8  But  I  said,  Xot  so.  Lord:  for 
nothing  common  or  unclean  hath 
at  any  time  entered  into  my  mouth. 

9  But  the  voice  answered  me 
again  from  heaven.  What  God 
hath  cleansed,  that  call  not  thou 
common. 

10  And  this  was  done  three  times: 
and  all  were  drawn  up  again  into 
heaven. 

11  And,  behold,  immediately  there 
were  three  men  already  come  unto 
the  house  where  I  was,  sent  from 
Cesarea  unto  me. 

12  And  Hhe  Spirit  bade  me 
go  with  them,  nothing  doubting. 
Moreover  *=  these  six  brethren  ac- 
companied me,  and  we  entered  into 
the  man's  house: 

13  ""And  he  shewed  us  how  h*e 
had  seen  an  angel  in  his  house, 
which  stood  and  said  unto  him. 


A.  D.  41. 


'  ch.  10.  4.5. 
Gal.  2.  12. 


kch.  10.  28. 
'  Gal.  2. 12. 


i  Luke  1. 3. 
«ch.l0.9,ic. 


Mohn  16.13. 
ch.  10. 19.  i 
15.7. 

t  ch.  10.  23. 


I  ch.  10.30. 


Spread  of  the  gospel. 


THE  ACTS. 


I*eter  is  imprisoned. 


A.  D.  41. 


lch.2.  H. 


k  Matt.  3.  n. 

Joliii  l.JG, 

Si. 

ch.  1.  5.  & 

lit.  4. 
I  Is.  44.  .t. 

Joel  2.  28.  & 

"ch.  15.  8,9. 


"  ch.  10.  47. 


"Rom.  10,12. 
If.  &  15.  y, 
10. 


Pch.  8. 1. 


1  ch.  C.  1.  & 


'Lukcl.CG. 
ch.  1'.  4'. 


■ch.  9.  35. 


A.  D.  43. 


•ch.  9.  27. 


"  ch.  13.  43. 
&  11.  22. 


"  ch.  C.  5. 

^ch.a.U. 
ver.  21. 


A.  D.  43. 

'  ch.  9.  .TO. 


Send  men  to  Joppa,  and  call  for 
Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter; 

14  Wlio  sliall  tell  thee  words, 
whereby  thou  and  all  thy  house 
shall  be  saved. 

15  And  as  I  began  to  speak,  the 
Holy  Gliost  fell  on  them,  'as  on  us 
at  the  beginning'. 

IG  Then  remembered  I  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  how  that  he  said, 
''John  indeed  bai)tized  with  water; 
but '  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

17  "" Forasmuch  then  as  God  gave 
them  the  like  gift  as  he  did  unto 
us,  who  believed  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  "what  was  I,  that  I  could 
withstand  God  I 

18  When  they  heard  these  things, 
they  held  their  peace,  and  gloritied 
God,  saying,  "Then  hath  God  also 
to  the  Gentiles  granted  reijentance 
unto  life. 

19  ^[  'Now  they  wbich  were  scat- 
tered abroad  upon  the  persecution 
that  arose  about  Stephen  travelled 
as  far  as  Phenice,  and  Cyprus,  and 
Antioch,  preaching  the  word  to 
none  but  unto  the  Jews  oidy. 

20  And  some  of  them  were  men 
of  Cyprus  and  Cyrene,  which,  when 
they  were  come  to  Antioch,  spake 
unto  •'the  Grecians,  preaching  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

21  And  'the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  with  them  :  and  a  great  num- 
ber believed,  and  'turned  unto  the 
Lord. 

22  °i  Then  tidings  of  these  things 
came  unto  the  ears  of  the  church 
which  was  in  Jerusalem:  and  they 
sent  forth  ^Barnabas,  that  he  should 
go  as  far  as  Antioch. 

23  Who,  when  he  came,  and  had 
seen  the  grace  of  God,  was  glad, 
and  "exhorted  them  all,  that  with 
purpose  of  heart  they  would  cleave 
unto  the  Lord. 

24  For  he  was  a  good  man,  and 
^fuU  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of 
faith:  'and  much  people  was  add- 
ed unto  the  Lord. 

25  Then  departed  Barnabas  to 
'■  Tarsus,  for  to  seek  Saul : 

2G  And  when  he  had  found  him, 
he  brought  him  unto  Antioch. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that  a  whole 


year  they  assembled  themselves 
II  with  the  church,  and  taught  much 
peoi)le.  And  the  disciples  were 
called  Christians  first  in  Antioch. 

27  1  And  in  these  days  came 
^  prophets  from  Jerusalem  unto 
Antioch. 

28  And  there  stood  up  one  of 
them  named  ''Agabus,  and  signi- 
fied by  the  Spirit  that  there  should 
be  great  dearth  throughout  all  the 
world :  which  came  to  pass  in  the 
days  of  Claudius  Cesar. 

21)  Then  the  disciples,  every  man 
according  to  his  ability,  determined 
to  send  '^relief  unto  the  brethren 
which  dwelt  in  Judea  : 

30  ^  Which  also  they  did,  and  sent 
it  to  the  elders  by  the  hands  of 
Barnabas  and  Saul. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  King  Herod  j)erxe<nt1eth  the  Christians,  killeth  James, 
and  i)iiprisomih  Peter ;  whom  an  auyel  delivereth 
upon  the  prayers  of  the  church.  20  In  hbi  pride 
taking  to  himself  the  honour  due  to  God,  he  is  strick- 
en bij  an  angel,  and  dieth  miserably.  24  After  his 
death,  the  ivordof  God  prospereth. 

NOW  about  that  time  Herod 
the  king  "stretched  forth  his 
hands  to  vex  certain  of  the  church. 

2  And  he  killed  James  '^  the  broth- 
er of  John  with  the  sword. 

3  And  because  he  saw  it  pleased 
the  Jews,  he  proceeded  further  to 
take  Peter  also.  (Then  were  Hhe 
days  of  unleavened  bread.) 

4  And  ''when  he  had  apprehend- 
ed him,  he  i)ut  him  in  prison,  and 
delivered  him  to  four  quaternions 
of  soldiers  to  keep  him  ;  intending 
after  Easter  to  bring  him  forth  to 
the  people. 

5  Peter  therefore  was  kept  in 
I)rison :  but "  prayer  was  made  with- 
out ceasing  of  the  church  unto  God 
for  him. 

G  And  when  Herod  would  have 
brought  him  forth,  the  same  night 
Peter  was  sleeping  between  two 
soldiers,  bound  with  two  chains: 
and  the  keepers  before  the  djoor 
kept  the  prison. 

7  And,  behold,  ''the  angel  of  the 
Lord  came  upon  him,  and  a  light 
shined  in  the  i^rison:  and  he  smote 
Peter  on  the  side,  and  raised  him 
up,  saying.  Arise  up  quickly.  And 
his  chains  fell  off"  from  his  bands. 

159 


A.  D.  43. 

II  Or,  III  the 
church. 


"ch.  2. 17.  & 
1.!.  1.&  15. 
.■U.  &L'1.«. 
1  Cor.  12.  28. 
Kph.  4.  11. 

bch.  21.10. 


•■  Rnm.!.").  2fi. 

1  (  or.  1().  1. 

2  Cor. '.1.1. 

i  ch.  12.  2.';. 

A.  D.  44. 


I  Or,  began. 


'  Mntt.  4.  21. 
&  20.  23. 


IiEt.  12.14, 
15.  i:  23.15. 


'John  21. 18. 


II  Or.in^tant 
ami  earnest 
ftraifer  was 
niutle, 
2  Cor.  1.11. 
Eph.  li.  IS. 
1  Thess.  5. 
17. 


i  ch.  5. 19. 


Peter's  miraculous  deliverance. 


THE  ACTS. 


Herodh  miserable  end. 


A.  D.  44. 


•P«.126. 1. 


fch.  10.  3,ir. 

&  11.  5. 


«ch.  IG.  26. 


bPs.  :m  r. 

Uan.  J.  28. 

*  «.  ■-'.'. 

lltb.  I.  14. 
■  Job  r,.  lit. 

P8..«.  1*,19. 

&  34.  2-.'.  & 

41- J.  &  97. 

to. 

2  Cor.  1. 10. 
2  Pet.  2.  S. 


Ich.  4.  23. 
Ich.  15.37. 


've».5. 


COr, 

to  ask  tcho 
was  there. 


'Gfn.iH.V,. 
Matt.  18.  lU. 


•ph.  13. 16.  ft 
19. 33.  ii  21. 
4U. 


8  And  the  angel  said  unto  him, 
Gird  thyself,  and  bind  on  thy  san- 
dals: and  so  he  did.  And  he  saith 
unto  him,  Cast  thy  garment  about 
thee,  and  follow  me. 

9  And  he  went  out,  and  followed 
him ;  and  "  wist  not  that  it  was  true 
which  was  done  by  the  angel ;  but 
thought  "^he  saw  a  vision. 

10  When  they  were  past  the  first 
and  the  second  ward,  they  came 
unto  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth 
unto  the  city;  ^ which  opened  to 
them  of  his  own  accord :  and  they 
weut  out,  and  ^jassed  on  through 
one  street;  and  forthwith  the  an- 
gel dei)arted  from  him. 

11  And  when  Peter  was  come  to 
himself,  he  said,  Kow  I  know  of  a 
surety,  that  ''the  Lord  hath  sent 
his  angel,  and  'hath  delivered  me 
out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  from 
all  the  expectation  of  the  people 
of  the  Jews. 

12  And  when  he  had  considered 
the  tiling,  ^he  came  to  the  house  of 
Mary  the  mother  of  'John,  whose 
surname  was  Mark;  where  many 
were  gathered  together  ""  praying. 

13  And  as  Peter  knocked  at  the 
door  of  the  gate,  a  damsel  came 
"to  hearken,  named  Ehoda. 

14  And  when  she  knew  Peter's 
voice,  she  opened  not  the  gate  for 
gladness,  but  ran  in,  and  told  how 
Peter  stood  before  the  gate. 

15  And  they  said  unto  her.  Thou 
art  mad.  ]iut  she  constantly  af- 
firmed that  it  was  even  so.  Then 
said  they,  "  It  is  his  angel. 

10  P>ut  Peter  continued  knocking: 
and  when  they  had  opened  the  door, 
and  saw  him,  they  were  astonished. 

17  Put  he,  *•  beckoning  unto  them 
with  the  hand  to  hold  their  peace, 
declared  unto  them  how  the  Lord 
had  brought  him  out  of  the  prison. 
And  he  said.  Go  shew  these  things 
unto  .James,  and  to  the  brethren. 
And  l»e  dei)arted,  and  Aveut  into 
anotlier  place. 

18  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
there  was  no  small  stir  among  the 
soldiers,  wlint  was  become  of  Peter. 

19  And  when  Herod  had  sought 
for  liim,  and  found  him  not,  he 
examined   the  keeijers,  and   com- 


manded  that  they  should  be  put 
to  death.  And  he  went  down  from 
Judea  to  Oesarea,  and  there  abode. 

20  ^  And  Herod  "was  highly  dis- 
pleased with  them  of  Tyre  and  Si- 
don  :  but  they  came  with  one  ac- 
cord to  him,  and,  having  made 
Blastus  t  the  king's  chamberlain 
their  friend,  desired  peace ;  because 
p  their  country  was  nourished  by 
the  king's  country. 

21  And  upon  a  set  day  Herod,  ar- 
rayed in  royal  apparel,  sat  ui)on  his 
throne,  and  made  an  oration  unto 
them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a  shout, 
saying,  It  is  the  voice  of  a  god, 
and  not  of  a  man. 

23  And  immediately  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  "^  smote  him,  because  "^he 
gave  not  God  the  glory :  and  he 
was  eaten  of  worms,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost. 

24  %  But  ^  the  word  of  God  grew 
and  multiplied. 

25  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  return- 
ed from  Jerusalem,  when  they  had 
fulfilled  their  "ministry,. and  'took 
with  them  "John,  whose  surname 
was  Mark. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Paul  mid  Barnabas  are  cJiosen  to  go  to  the  Gentiles. 
7  Of  Herfjiics  Paultis,  and  Ely  mas  tlie  sorcerer.  1-4 
Paul  preacheth  at  Antioch,  that  Jesus  is  Christ.  42 
The  (reiitiles  believe:  45  bid  the  Jews  gainsay  and 
blaspheme :  46  luhereupon  they  tnrn  to  the  Gentiles. 
48  As  manTj  as  were  ordained  to  life  believed. 

NOW  there  were  ^  in  the  church 
that  was  at  Antioch  certain 
prophets  and  teachers;  as  ^Barna- 
bas, and  Simeon  that  was  called 
Niger,  and  '^ Lucius  of  Cyrene,  and 
Manaen,  "which  had  been  brought 
up  with  Herod  the  tetrarch,  and 
Saul. 

2  As  thev  ministered  to  the  Lord, 
and  fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost  said, 
''Separate  me  Barnabas  and  Saul 
for  the  work  'whereunto  I  luave 
called  them. 

3  And  '^when  they  had  fosted  and 
prayed,  and  laid  their  hands  on 
them,  they  sent  them  away. 

4  1  So  they,  being  sent  forth  by 
the  Holy  Ghost,  dei)arted  unto 
Seleucia;  and  from  thence  they 
sailed  to  *>' Cyprus. 

when  they  were  at  Sala- 


A.  D.  44. 


II  Or,  bare 
(t  hostile 
minfl.  in- 
tending 
icur. 


tGr.  that 
wag  over 
thv  ki}ig*3 
bedcham- 
ber. 

P  1  Kings  5. 
n,  11. 
Ez.  27.17. 


1 1  Sam.  25. 

SH. 

2  Sam.  24. 

17. 
'  Ps.  115.  1. 


'Is.  55. 11. 
cli.U.7.&19. 
"0. 
Cul.  1. 6. 


Ii  Or,  charge f 
eh.lI.2y,.'-M. 

'eh.  13.5,13. 
&  15.  37. 

"  ver.  12. 


A.  D.  45. 
"eh.  11.27.& 

14.  20.  &  15. 

35. 
beh.  11.  22- 

20. 


"^  Rom.  10.21. 

11  Or,  Her- 
od'sjoster- 
brother. 


5  And 


J  Num.  S.  14. 

ell.  II.  15.  & 

22.  21. 

Horn.  1.  1. 

(;jil.  1. 15.& 

2.  U. 
'  .Mutt.  !).  .38. 

I'll.  14.  20. 

Koin.  10.15. 

K|ili.:i.  7,8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.11. 
liib.  5.  4. 

fch.O.  0. 


Sell.  4.  3G. 


JElymas  smitten  with  Mindness. 


THE  ACTS. 


Paul  preacheth  at  Antioch. 


A.  D.  45. 


b  ver.  40. 


Iih.  12.  25. & 
15.  K". 


k  ch.  8.  9. 


)Kx.7. 11. 
a  Tim.  3.  8. 


"°  eh.  4. 8.- 


°  Matt.  13.->S. 
Johns.  44. 
I  John  3.  6. 


"Ex.  9.3. 
1  Sam.  5.  6. 


J'ch.15.  CJ. 


"!ch.lfi.]3.& 
17. 2.  &  18.4. 


'Lnke4.  IG. 
ver.  27. 


•Heb.  13.22. 


'ch.l2. 17. 

"  ver.  26,  42, 
43. 
ch.  10.  35. 


mis,  ''they  preticbed  the  word  of 
God  in  the  Byiiagogues  of  the 
Jews :  and  they  had  also  ^  Johu  to 
uu'ir  minister. 

G  And  when  they  had  gone 
through  the  isle  unto  Paphos,  they 
found  *"»■  eertain  sorcerer,  a  false 
prophet,  a  Jew,  Avhose  name  was 
iiar-jesus : 

7  Which  was  with  the  deputy  of 
the  country,  Sergius  Paulus,  a  pru- 
dent man ;  who  called  for  Barna- 
bas and  Saul,  and  desired  to  hear 
the  word  of  God. 

8  But  'Elymas  the  sorcerer  (for 
so  is  his  name  by  interpretation) 
withstood  them,  seeking  to  turn 
away  the  deputy  from  the  faith. 

9  Then  Saul,  (who  also  is  called 
Paul,)  -"filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
set  his  eyes  oh  him, 

10  And  said,  O  full  of  all  subtilty 
and  all  mischief,  ""thou  child  of  the 
devil,  thou  enemy  of  all  righteous- 
ness, ivilt  thou  not  cease  to  per- 
vert the  right  ways  of  the  Lord! 

11  And  now,  behold,  °the  hand 
of  the  Lord  is  upon  thee,,  and  thou 
shalt  be  blind,  not  seeing  the  sun 
for  a  season.  And  immediately 
there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and  a  dark- 
ness ;  and  he  went  about  seeking 
some  to  lead  him  by  the  hand. 

12  Then  the  deputy,  when  he  saw 
what  was  done,  believed,  being  as- 
tonished at  the  doctrine  of  the 
Lord., 

13  IS^ow  when  Paul  and  his  com- 
pany loosed  from  Paphos,  they 
came  to  Perga  in  Pamphylia :  and 
■John  departing  from  them  return- 
ed to  Jerusalem. 

14  ^  But  when  they  departed 
from  Perga,  they  came  to  Antioch 
in  Pisidia,  and  '^  went  into  the  syn- 
agogue on  the  sabbath  day,  and 
sat  down. 

15  And  "^  after  the  reading  of  the 
law  and  the  prophets,  the  rulers  of 
the  synagogue  sent  unto  them, 
saying,  Ye  men  and  brethren,  if  ye 
have  'any  word  of  exhortation  for 
the  people,  say  on. 

IG  Then  Paul  stood  up,  and 
'beckoning  with  his  hand  said. 
Men  of  Israel,  and  ""ye  that  fear 
God,  give  audience. 

74 


17  The  God'  of  this  people  of  Is- 
rael '^  chose  our  fathers,  and  exalt- 
ed the  peoi)le  ^when  they  dwelt 
as  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
'and  with  a  high  arm  brought  he 
them  out  of  it. 

18  And  'about  the  time  of  forty 
years  ^suffered  he  their  manners  in 
the  wilderness. 

19  And  when  ^'he  had  destroyed 
seven  nations  in  the  land  of  Oha- 
naan,  ''he  divided  their  land  to 
them  by  lot. 

20  And  after  that  ''he  gave  unto 
them  judges  about  the  space  of  four 
hundred  and  fifty  years,  Umtil 
Samuel  the  x)rophet. 

21  '^And  afterward  they  desired  a 
king:  and  God  gave  unto  them 
Saul  the  sou  of  Cis,  a  man  of  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  by  the  space  of 
forty  years. 

22  And  *''when  he  had  removed 
him,  ''he  raised  up  unto  them  Da- 
vid to  be  their  king ;  to  whom  also 
he  gave  testimony,  and  said,  'I 
have  found  David  the  son  of  Jesse, 
''a  man  after  mine  own  heart, 
which  shall  fulfil  all  my  will. 

23  '  Of  this  man's  seed  hath  God, 
according  "to  his  promise,  raised 
unto  Israel  "  a  Saviour,  J  esus : 

24  "When  John  had  first  preach- 
ed before  his  coming  the  baptism 
of  repentance  to  all  the  peox)le  of 
Israel. 

25  And  as  John  fulfilled  his 
course,  he  said,  ^'Whom  think  ye 
that  I  am  ?  I  am  not  he.  But, 
behold,  there  cometh  one  after  me, 
whose  shoes  of  his  feet  I  am  not 
worthy  to  loose. 

2G  Men  and  brethren,  children  of 
the  stock  of  Abraham,  and  whoso- 
ever among  you  feareth  God,  "^to 
you  is  the  word  of  this  salvation 
sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  at  Jerusa- 
lem, and  their  rulers,  ^  because  they 
knew  him  not,  nor  yet  the  voices 
of  the  prophets  "which  are  read 
every  sabbath  day,  *they  have  ful- 
filled them  in  condemning  Mm. 

28  "And  though  they  found  no 
cause  of  death  in  him,  ''yet  desired 
they  Pilate  that  he  should  be  slain. 

29  >'And  when  they  had  fulfilled 

161 


A.  D.  45. 

"  Deut.7.C,7. 
'Ex.  1.1. 

\'».  in:,.  2.*;, 

24. 

cli.  7.  17. 

■  Ex.  (i.  «.  & 
13. 14, 10. 


"Ex.  1(5.3'.. 

Num.  14.33, 

."4. 

I's.  95. 9, 10. 

fh.  7.m. 
f  (ir.etropo- 

purlmpH  for 

f-trojihO' 

phoresetif 

(lore,  or,  Jed 

them,  an  a 

imrne  bear' 

eth,tiT,reed- 

eth  her 

chihl, 

Ueut.  1.  31. 

according 

totheLXX. 

and  so 

(.'hrysoa- 

toni. 

I'Deut.  7. 1. 

'Josh. 14.1,2. 
I'h.  78.  5a. 

>l  Jud?.  2.  li). 

■■  1  Sam.3.2l). 

fl  Sam.  8.5. 
Ik  10. 1. 


6 1  Sam.  15. 
2;!,  2(j,  28.  & 

ii:.  1. 

Hos.  13. 11. 
1 1  Sam.  16. 

13. 

2  Sam.  2.  4. 

&S.3. 
'  Ps.  89.  20. 

11  Sam.  13. 
14. 
ch.7.46. 

Ub.  11. 1. 

Luke  1.  32, 

W. 

ch.2.  30. 

Kom.  1.  3. 
'"2Sum.7.12. 

Ps.  l.;2. 11. 
"  -Matt.  1.  21. 

Kom.  11.26. 
"  JIatt.  3.  1. 

Luke  3.  3. 


P  Matt.  3.  11. 
Mark  1.7. 
Luke  .X  16. 
John  1.  20, 

2i . 


IMatt.  10.6. 
Luke  24. 47. 
eh.;j.  26. 
\  er.  46. 

'Luke23..34. 

<-h.3.  17. 

1  Cor.  2.  8. 
'  ver.  14,  1.5. 

ch.  15  21. 
>  Luke  24.2U, 

44. 

ch.  26.  22.  & 

28.  23. 
"  Matt.  27.22. 

.Mark  1.5.13, 

14. 

Luke  23. 21, 

22. 

Jolin  19.  6, 

15. 

»ch..3. 13,14. 
5  Lukel8.31. 

&  24.  44. 

John  19.  28, 

30,  36,  37. 


Paul  preacJietJi  at 


THE  ACTS. 


Antioch  in  Pisidia. 


A.  D.  45. 

■Matt.  27.59. 

Mark  1.5.40. 

I^ukc  Si.Si. 

John  19.  as. 
"  Matt.  28.  e. 

ch.2.24.ii. 

1.!,  l.%  Jli.  & 

5.  .JO. 

b  Matt.  28.1G. 
ch.  1.  3. 
1  Cor.  15.  3, 
6,7. 

'ch.  1.  11. 
■ich.  1.8.&2. 

32.  &  3. 15.  & 

5.32. 


•  Gen.  3.  IS. 
i  12.  3.  &  22. 
IH. 

ch.  26.  6. 
Rf.m.  4.  n. 
Ud.  3.  16. 


fPs.  2.  7. 
llcb.  1.  5.  * 
5.  5. 


ei8.55.  .r 

t  Gr.  <a  ofia, 
holff,  or  Just 
thiii'js: 
which  word 
the  LXX. 
both  in  the 
place  of  Is. 
So.  3.  and  in 
many  oth- 
ers, UHC  for 
that  which 
i«  in  the 
Hebrew, 
Tfiercics. 

k  Ps.  16.  10. 
ch.  2.  31. 

\\  Or,  after  he 
haul  in  hU 
own  age 
Krveti  the 
will  of  God, 
Pa.  78.  72. 
vcr.  22. 

iIKinK9  2.10. 
ch.  2.  29. 


kjcr.  .IL.'M. 

Dan.'J.  24. 

Luke  24.47. 

1  John  2.12. 
I  la.  .W.  11. 

Rom.  S.  28. 

&  8.  3. 

lleb.  7.  19. 


"1«.  29. 14. 
llab.  1.5. 


♦  Or.  in  the 

week  V- 

ttvern,  or, in 

the  nrihfmth 

between. 


all  that  was  written  of  him,  ^  they 
took  him  down  from  the  tree,  and 
laid  Mm  in  a  sepulchre. 

30  ^  But  God  raised  him  from  the 
dead : 

31  And  '^  he  was  seen  many  days 
of  them  which  came  up  with  him 
"from  Galilee  to  Jerusalem,  '^vho 
are  his  witnesses  unto  the  peox)le. 

32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad 
tidings,  how  that  '^  the  promise 
which  was  made  unto  the  fathers, 

33  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same 
unto  us  their  children,  in  that  he 
hath  raisied  up  Jesus  again ;  as  it 
is  also  written  in  the  second  psalm, 
'  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  have  I 
begotten  thee. 

34  And  as  concerning  that  he 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  notv 
no  more  to  return  to  corruption, 
he  said  on  this  wise,  ^  I  will  give 
you  the  sure  '  mercies  of  David. 

35  Wherefore  he  saith  also  in 
another  psalm,  ^  Thou  shalt  not 
suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

30  For  David, "  after  he  had  served 
his  own  generation  by  the  will  of 
God,  'fell  on  sleep,  and  was  laid 
unto  his  fathers,  and  saw  corrup- 
tion : 

37  But  he,  whom  God  raised  again, 
saw  no  corruption. 

38  1[  Be  it  known  unto  you 
therefore,  men  and  brethren,  that 
■^  through  this  man  is  preached  un- 
to you  the  forgiveness  of  sins : 

39  And  '  by  him  all  that  believe 
are  justified  from  all  things,  from 
which  ye  could  not  be  justified 
by  the  law  of  Moses. 

40  Beware  therefore,  lest  that 
come  upon  you,  which  is  spoken 
of  ill  '"the  ])rophets; 

41  Jiehohl,  ye  despisers,  and  won- 
der, and  i)erish :  for  I  work  a  work 
in  your  days,  a  work  which  ye 
shall  in  no  wise  believe,  though  a 
man  dcclju-e  it  unto  you. 

42  And  when  the  riews  were  gone 
out  of  the  synagogue,  the  Gentiles 
besought  tiiat  these  words  might 
be  pr(;ached  to  them  *the  next  sab- 
bath. 

43  Xow  when  the  congregation 
was  broken  up,  many  of  the  Jews 

162 


and  religious  proselytes  followed 
Paul  and  Barnabas;  who,  speak- 
ing to  them,  "persuaded  them  to 
continue  in  "the  grace  of  God. 

44  ^  And  the  next  sabbath  day 
came  almost  the  whole  city  togeth- 
er to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

45  But  when  the  Jews  saw  the 
multitudes,  they  were  filled  with 
envy,  and  p  spake  against  those 
things  which  were  spoken  by  Paul, 
contradicting  and  blaspheming. 

46  Then  Paul  and  Barnabas  waxed 
bold,  and  said,  ^It  was  necessary 
that  the  word  of  God  should  first 
have  been  spoken  to  you:  but 
'seeing  ye  put  it  from  you,  and 
judge  yourselves  unworthy  of  ever- 
lasting life,  lo,  'we  turn  to  the 
Gentiles. 

47  For  so  hath  the  Lord  com- 
manded us,  saying,  *  I  have  set  thee 
to  be  a  light  of  the  Gentiles,  that 
thou  shouldest  be  for  salvation  un- 
to the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gentiles  heard 
this,  they  were  glad,  and  glorified 
the  word  of  the  Lord :  "  and  as  many 
as  were  ordained  to  eternal  life 
believed. 

49  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was 
published  throughout  all  the  re- 
gion. 

50  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the 
devout  and  honourable  women, 
and  the  chief  men  of  the  city,  and 
''raised  persecution  against  Paul 
and  Barnabas,  and  expelled  them 
out  of  their  coasts. 

51  >  But  they  shook  off  the  dust  of 
their  feet  against  them,  and  came 
unto  Iconium. 

52  And  the  disciples  'were  filled 
with  joy,  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Paul  and  Barnabaa  are  jyeiseculed  from  Iconium. 
8  At  Lystra  Paul  healeth  a  cripple,  u'hereupon  they 
are  reputed  as  gods.  19  Paul  is  xitoned.  21  lltey 
2)ass  through  tlivers  churches,  conjirmijig  the  dis- 
ciples ill  faith  and  patience.  2(5  Peturniiig  to  Anti- 
och, they  report  what  God  had  done  with  iheni. 

A  NX)  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium, 
J\.  that  they  went  both  together 
into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews, 
and  so  spake,  that  a  great  multi- 
tude both  of  the  Jews  and  also  of 
the  Greeks  believed. 

But    the    unbelieving    Jews 


2 


A.  D.  45. 


''ch.ll.2.1.  & 

14.  22. 
"Tit.  2.  11. 

lleb.  12.  15. 

1  Pet.  5. 12. 


P  ch.  18.  6. 
1  Pet.  4.  4. 
Jude  10. 


1  Matt.  10.6. 
ch.  3.  26. 
rer.  26. 
Rom.  1. 16. 


"•Ex.  32. 10. 

Ueut.  32.21. 

Is.  5.5.  5. 

Matt.  21.  43. 

Rom.  10.19. 
'  ch.  18.  6.  & 

28.28. 


t  Is.  42.  6.  & 
49.  6. 
Luke  2.  32. 


"  ch.  2.  47. 


^2Tim.3.11. 


y  Matt.  10.14. 
Mark  6.  11. 
Luke  9.  5. 
ch.  18.  6. 


'  Matt.  .V  12. 
Jolin  Iti.  22. 
cU.  2.  46. 


Paul  healeth  a  cripple. 


THE  ACTS. 


Paul  is  stoned. 


A.  D.  45. 


"MnrklC.20. 
ileb.  1'.  4. 


A.  D.  46. 


bch.l3.  3. 


'■2Tim.3.1]. 


i  JIatt.  10.23. 


•ch.  3.  2. 


-Matt.  8. 10. 

&  y.  a>,  2U. 


Els.  35.  C. 


ich.  8.10.  & 
28.  G. 


■  Dan.  2.  46. 


i  Matt.  26.05. 


1  ch.  10.  26. 
"■.lameso.l?. 

Rev. lU.  1(1. 
"1  Sam.  12. 

21. 

1  Kings  16. 

13. 

Jer.  14.  22. 

Amos  '_'.  4. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 
"IThess.l.g. 


stirred  up  the  Gentiles,  and  made 
their  minds  evil  att'ected  against 
the  bretln'en. 

3  Long  time  tlierefore  abode  they 
speaking  bohlly  in  the  Lord, 
'which  gave  testimony  nnto  the 
word  of  his  grace,  and  granted 
signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by 
their  hands. 

4  Bnt  the  mnltitnde  of  the  city 
was  divided :  and  part  hekl  with 
the  Jews,  and  part  with  the  ^apos- 
tles. 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault 
made  both  of  the  Gentiles,  and 
also  of  the  Jews  with  their  rulers, 
"to  use  them  despitefully,  and  to 
stone  them, 

G  They  were  ware  of  it,  and  ''fled 
unto  Lystra  and  Derbe,  cities  of 
Lycaonia,  and  unto  the  region  that 
lieth  round  about : 

7  And  there  they  preached  the 
gospel. 

8  ^l  "And  there  sat  a  certain  man 
at  Lystra,  impotent  in  his  feet,  be- 
ing a  cripple  from  his  mother's 
womb,  who  never  had  walked : 

9  The  same  heard  Paul  speak: 
who  steadfastly  beholding  him,  and 
*^ perceiving  that  he  had  faith  to  be 
healed, 

10  Said  with  a  loud  voice,  ^"  Stand 
upright  on  thy  feet.  And  he  lea]3- 
ed  and  walked. 

11  And  when  the  people  saw  what 
Paul  had  done,  they  lifted  up  their 
voices,  saying  in  the  speech  of 
Lycaonia,  ^  The  gods  are  come 
down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  men. 

12  And  they  called  Barnabas,  Ju- 
piter; and  Paul,  Mercurius,  because 
he  was  the  chief  speaker. 

13  Then  the  priest  of  Jupiter, 
which  was  before  their  city,  brought 
oxen  and  garlands  unto  the  gates, 
'  and  would  have  done  sacrifice  with 
the  people. 

14  Which  when  the  apostles,  Bar- 
nabas and  Paul,  heard  of,  "they 
rent  their  clothes,  and  ran  in  among 
the  people,  crying  out, 


living  God,  "which  made  heaven,!  a. d.4o 


and   earth,   and   the  sea,  and  all   loenii. 

-  '  p«.  ;)•■!.  6.  & 

]4(i.  6. 
Kov.  14.  r. 
'IPs.  SI.  12. 
cli.  17.  :J0. 
1  Pet.  4.  3. 


15  And 
these  things  ? 


saymg. 


Sirs,  '  why  do  ye 
We  also  are  men 
with    vou,    and 


of   like   passions   witn    you, 
preach  unto  you  that  ye  should 
tiu^n  from  "these  vanities  °unto  the 


things  that  are  therein 

IG  "Who  in  times  past  suffered 
all  nations  to  walk  in  their  own 
ways. 

17  'Nevertheless  he  left'  not  him- 
self without  witness,  in  that  he  did 
good,  and  "gave  us  rain  from  heav- 
en, and  fruitful  seasons,  filling  our 
hearts  with  food  and  gladness. 

18  And  with  these  sayings  scarce 
restrained  they  the  people,  that 
they  had  not  done  sacrifice  unto 
them. 

19  ^  'And  there  came  thither  cer- 
tain Jews  from  Antioch  and  Ico- 
nium,  who  persuaded  the  people, 
"and,  having  stoned  Paul,  drew 
him  out  of  the  city,  suiiposing  he 
had  been  dead. 

20  Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood 
round  about  him,  he  rose  up,  and 
came  iiito  the  city :  and  the  next 
day  he  departed  with  Barnabas  to 
Derbe. 

21  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  gospel  to  that  city,  '^  and  +  had 
taught  many,  they  returned  again 
to  Lystra,  and  to  Iconium,  and  An- 
tioch, 

22  Confirming  the  souls  of  the 
disciples,  and  ^exhorting  them  to 
continue  in  the  faith,  and  that  'we 
must  through  much  tribulation  en- 
ter into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

23  And  when  they  had  ^ordained 
them  elders  in  every  church,  and 
had  prayed  with  fasting,  they  com- 
mended them  to  the  Lord,  on  whom 
they  believed. 

24  And  after  they  had  passed 
throughout  Pisidia,  they  came  to 
Pampliylia. 

25  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  word  in  Perga,  they  went  down 
into  Attalia : 

2G  And  thence  sailed  to  Antioch, 
•"from  Avhence  they  had  been  *=  rec- 
ommended to  the  grace  of  God  for 
the  work  which  thev  fulfilled. 

27  And  when  they  were  come, 
and  had  gathered  the  church  to- 
gether, ''they  rehearsed  all  that 
God  had  done  with  them,  and  how 
he  had  ''opened  the  door  of  faith 
unto  the  Gentiles. 

163 


"■ch.ir.  27. 
Kom.  \.-J). 


'  Lpv.  26.  4. 
Ucllt.  11.14. 
&  L'S.  1 2. 

Job  r,.  10. 

Ps.  65.  W.f: 

68.  y.  &  iir. 

8. 

Jc-r.  14.  L'2. 

Matt.  5.  45. 


'  ch.  13.  45. 


"2rrir.n.2.';. 

■2Tim.3.1J. 


'  Matt.  29.10. 

f  Gr.  Imil 
mar/e  7uait-f 
discijjles. 


5cli.l1.23.a 

13.  43. 
'  Mfitt.  lO.as. 

&  16.24. 

I>uke22.2.'-, 

20. 

Kom.  8.  ir. 

2Tiiii.2.1l, 

12.  &  3.  12. 
'Tit.  1.5. 


I>ch.l3.  ],  3. 
'  ch.  15.  40. 


i  ch.  15.  4,12. 
&21.  10. 


'ICor.  16.0. 
2  Cor.  2.  12. 
Col.  4.  3. 
Rev.  3. 8. 


Great  dissension  ariseth 


THE  ACTS. 


touching  circumcision. 


A.  D.  46. 


A.  D.  51. 
»  Gal.  2.  12. 


bJohn7.22. 

TCT.  5. 

(lal.  5.  2. 
Phil.  ri.  2. 
Col.  2.8, 11, 
16. 

A.  D.  52. 

'Gen.  17. 10. 

LcT.  12. 3. 


J  Gal.  2. 1. 


'  R07I1.15. 24. 
1  Cor.  10.  U, 
11. 

fch.  14.  27. 


'  VCT.  12. 
ch.  14.  27. 
&  21.  13. 

Or,  rose  up, 
said  they, 
certain. 

li  ver.  1. 


lch.I0.20.  & 
U.  12. 


V  1  Chr.  28.9. 
ch.  1.  24. 
I  eh.  10. 44. 


"  Rom.  in. 

II. 
"ch.  10.  Ifi, 

2M,i'). 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  22. 

"  Mutt  sn.  4. 

Gal.  S.  1. 


28  And  there  they  abode  long 
time  with  the  disciples. 

OHAPTEE  XV. 

1  Great  dlisension  ariseth  touching  circumcision.  6 
The  apoxtles  consiiU  about  it,  23  and  send  their  de- 
tei'mination  by  letters  to  the  churches.  36  Paul  and 
Barnabas,  thinking  to  visit  the  brethren  together, 
fall  at  slrife'aud  dcjmrt  asunder.  • 

AND  ''certahi  men  which  came 
XjL  down  from  Judea  taught  the 
brethren,  and  said,  ^Except  ye  be 
circumcised  "^  after  the  manner  of 
Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

2  AVhen  therefore  Paul  and  Bar- 
nabas had  no  small  dissension  and 
disputation  with  them,  they  de- 
termined that  ''Paul  and  Barnabas, 
and  certain  other  of  them,  should 
go  up  to  Jerusalem  unto  the  apos- 
tles and  elders  about  this  ques- 
tion. 

3  And  ^ being  brought  on  their 
way  by  the  church,  they  passed 
through  Phenice  and  Samaria,  '^de- 
claring the  conversion  of  the  Gen- 
tiles: and  they  caused  great  joy 
unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to 
Jerusalem,  they  were  received  of 
the  church,  and  of  the  apostles  and 
elders,  and  J?  they  declared  all  things 
that  God  had  done  with  them. 

5  But  there  "rose  up  certain  of 
the  sect  of  the  Pharisees  which  be- 
lieved, saying,  ''That  it  was  needful 
to  circumcise  them,  and  to  com- 
mand them  to  keep  the  law  of 
Moses. 

6  1  And  the  apostles  and  elders 
came  together  for  to  consider  of 
this  matter. 

7  And  when  there  had  been  much 
disputing,  Peter  rose  up,  and  said 
unto  them,  'Men  and  brethren,  ye 
know  how  that  a  good  while  ago 
God  mad(;  clioice  among  us,  that 
tlie  (icntilcs  by  my  mouth  sliould 
hear  the  word  of  the  gospel,  and 
believe. 

8  And  God,  '^  which  knowetli  the 
hearts,  bare  thcni  M'itness,  'giving 
the  Ml  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  as  he 
did  unto  us; 

9  ""And  put  no  difference  between 
us  and  tliem, "  purifying  their  hearts 
by  faith. 

10  ^'ow  therefore  why  tempt  ye 
God,  "  to  put  a  yoke  upon  the  neck 

164 


of  the  disciples,  which  neither  our 
fathers  nor  we  were  able  to  bear  I 

11  But  Pwe  believe  that  through 
the  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
we  shall  be  saved,  even  as  they. 

12  1  Then  all  the  multitude  kept 
silence,  and  gave  audience  to  Bar- 
nabas and  Paul,  declaring  what 
miracles  and  wonders  God  had 
'1  wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by 
them. 

13  ^  And  after  they  had  held 
their  peace,  "^  James  answered,  say- 
ing. Men  and  brethren,  hearken 
unto  me : 

14  'Simeon  hath  declared  how 
God  at  the  first  did  visit  the  Gen- 
tiles, to  take  out  of  them  a  people 
for  his  name. 

15  And  to  this  agree  the  words 
of  the  prophets ;  as  it  is  written, 

16  *After  this  I  will  return,  and 
will  build  again  the  tabernacle  of 
David,  which  is  fallen  down ;  and 
I  will  build  again  the  ruins  there- 
of, and  I  will  set  it  up : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  might 
seek  after  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
Gentiles,  upon  whom  my  name  is 
called,  saith  the  Lord,  who  doeth 
all  these  things. 

18  Known  unto  God  are  all  his 
works  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world. 

19  "WTierefore  "my  sentence  is, 
that  we  trouble  not  them,  which 
from  among  the  Gentiles  ''are  turn- 
ed to  God : 

20  But  that  we  write  unto  them, 
that  they  abstain  ^  from  pollutions 
of  idols,  and  "^from  fornication,  and 
from  things  strangled,  -'and  from 
blood. 

21  For  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in 
every  city  them  that  j^reach  him, 
'*  being  read  in  the  synagogues  ev- 
ery sabbath  day. 

22  Then  pleased  it  the  apostles 
and  elders,  with  the  whole  church, 
to  send  chosen  men  of  their  own 
company  to  Antioch  with  Paul  and 
Barnabas;  namely,  Judas  surnamed 
'^Barsabas,  and  Silas,  chief  men 
among  the  brethren : 

23  And  they  wrote  letters  by  them 
after  this  manner;  The  apostles 
and  elders  and  brethren  send  greet- 


A.r).52. 


P  Rom.  3. 24. 
Eph.  2.  8. 
Tit.  2.  11. 
&  3.  4,  5. 


Ich.  14,27. 


■■ch.  12. 17. 


'  ver,  7. 


'  Amos  9. 11, 
12. 


"  See  ver.  2a 


'IThc&s.l.O. 


y  Gen.  35.  2. 

Ex.  20. 3,23. 

Ez.  20.  30. 

1  Cor.  8. 1. 

&  10.  20,  28. 

Kev.  2.  14, 

20. 
'  1  Cor.  6.  9, 

18. 

Gal.  5.  19. 

Eph.  5.  .3. 

Col.  .3.  5. 

1  Thcss.4.3. 

1  IVt.  4.  3. 
'Gen.  9.  4. 

Lev.  3.  17. 

Deut.  12.16, 

2.3. 
lich.13.15,27. 


'  Ch.  1.  23, 


The  case  of  Gentile 


THE  ACTS. 


converts  decided. 


A.  D.  52. 


•t  ver.  1. 
Ual.  L>.  4.  & 
R.  12. 
Tit.I.10,U. 


•  ch.  11.  scr. 

&  14.  11). 
lCor.l.i.30. 
'>  Cor.  Jl. 
23,  2G. 


t  Gr.  u-ord. 


fver.  20. 

ch.  21.  25. 

Rev.  2. 14, 

20. 
e  Lev.  17.14. 


fiOr,€xhort- 
alion. 


hch.M.  22. 
&  18.  23. 


MCor.lB.ll. 
Ueb.  11.  31. 


kch.  13.1. 


A.  D.  53. 


Ich.  1.3.4,1.3, 
14,  51.  &  14. 
1,  6,  24,  25. 


ing  unto  the  brethren  which  are 
of  the  Gentiles  in  Antioch  and 
Syria  and  CiUcia : 

24  Forasmuch  as  we  have  lieard, 
that  ''certain  which  went  out  from 
us  have  troubled  you  with  words, 
subverting  your  souls,  saying,  Ye 
must  be  circumcised,  and  keep  the 
law;  to  Avhom  we  gave  no  such 
commandment : 

25  It  seemed  good  unto  us,  being 
assembled  with  one  accord,  to  send 
chosen  men  unto  you  with  our  be- 
loved Barnabas  and  Paul, 

26  ''Men  that  have  hazarded  their 
lives  for  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

27  We  have  sent  therefore  Judas 
and  Silas,  who  shall  also  tell  you 
the  same  things  by  ^  mouth. 

28  For  it  seemed  good  to  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  to  us,  to  lay  ujjon 
you  no  greater  burden  than  these 
necessary  things ; 

29  ^Tliat  ye  abstain  from  meats 
offered  to  idols,  and  ^from  blood, 
and  from  things  strangled,  and 
from  fornication :  from  which  if  ye 
keep  yourselves,  ye  shall  do  well. 
Fare  ye  well. 

30  So  when  they  were  dismissed, 
they  came  to  Antioch :  and  when 
they  had  gathered  the  multitude 
together,  they  delivered  the  epistle: 

31  Which  when  they  had  read, 
they  rejoiced  for  the  "consolation. 

32  And  Judas  and  Silas,  being 
prophets  also  themselves,  ''exhort- 
ed the  brethren  with  many  words, 
and  confirmed  them. 

33  And  after  they  had  tarried 
there  a  space,  they  were  let  '  go  in 
peace  from  the  brethren  unto  the 
apostles. 

34  Notwithstanding  it  jileased 
Silas  to  abide  there  still. 

35  ^Paul  also  and  Barnabas  con- 
tinued in  Antioch,  teaching  and 
preaching  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
with  many  others  also. 

36  1  And  some  days  after,  Paul 
said  unto  Barnabas,  Let  us  go 
again  and  visit  our  brethren  'in 
every  city  where  we  have  preached 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see  how 
they  do. 

37  And  Barnabas  determined  to 


take  with  them  ""John,  whose  sur- 
name was  Mark. 

38  But  Paul  thought  not  good  to 
take  him  with  them,  "who  departed 
from  them  from  Pamphylia,  and 
went  not  with  them  to  the  work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so 
sharp  between  them,  that  they  de- 
parted asunder  one  from  the  other : 
and  so  Barnabas  took  Mark,  and 
sailed  unto  Cyprus ; 

40  And  Paul  chose  Silas,  and  de- 
parted, "being  recommended  by 
the  brethren  unto  the  grace  of 
God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Syria  and 
Cilicia,  ''confirming  the  churches. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  Paid  having  circumcised  Timothy,  7  and  being  call- 
ed by  the  Spirit  from  one  country  to  another,  14  con- 
verteth  Lydia,  10  castcth  out  a  spirit  of  divination. 
19  i'br  which  cause  he  and  JSilas  are  whipped  a7id 
imprisoned.  26  The  2})'ison  doors  are  ojxned.  31 
The  jailer  is  converted,  37  and  they  are  delivered. 

THEN  came  he  to  ""  Derbe  and 
Lystra :  and,  behold,  a  certain 
disciple  was  there,  ^  named  Timo- 
theus,  nhe  son  of  a  certain  woman, 
which  was  a  Jewess,  and  believed; 
but  his  father  was  a  Greek  : 

2  Which  ''was  well  reported  of  by 
the  brethren  that  were  at  Lystra 
and  Iconium. 

3  Him  would  Paul  have  to  go 
forth  with  him  ;  and  ''took  aiwi  cir- 
cumcised him  because  of  the  Jews 
which  were  in  those  quarters :  for 
they  knew  all  that  his  father  was 
a  Greek. 

4  And  as  they  went  through  the 
cities,  they  delivered  them  the  de- 
crees for  to  keep,  '^that  were  or- 
dained of  the  apostles  and  elders 
which  were  at  Jerusalem. 

5  And  '^so  were  the  churches  es- 
tablished iu  the  faith,  and  increas- 
ed in  number  daily. 

6  Now  when  they  had  gone 
throughout  Phrygia  and  the  region 
of  Galatia,  and  were  forbidden  of 
the  Holy  Ghost  to  preach  the  word 
in  Asia, 

7  After  they  were  come  to  Mysia, 
they  assayed  to  go  into  Bithynia : 
but  the  Spirit  suliered  them  not. 

8  And  they  passing  by  Mysia 
^  came  down  to  Troas. 

9  And  a  vision  appeared  to  Paul 

]65 


A.  D.  53. 

■"011.12.12, 

2,').  &  13.  5. 

fill.  4.  1(1. 

2  Tim.  4.11. 

l'hilcm.24. 
■■011.13.13. 


'ch.  14.  20. 


Pch.  16.; 


=  ch.  14.  6. 


bch.  19.  22. 
Rrim.  16.21. 
1  Cor.  4.  ir. 
Phil.  2.  19. 
1  Thcss.3.2. 

1  Tim.  1.2. 

2  Tim.  1.2. 
'  2  Tim.  1.  5. 

J  ch.  6.  3. 


I  '  1  Cor.  9.  20. 
Gal.  2.  3. 
See  Gal.5.2. 


rch.15.28,29. 


Rch.  15.41. 


1"  2  Cor.  2.  12. 
2  Tim.  4.13. 


Lijdia  is  converted. 


THE  ACTS. 


Faiil.  and  Silas  imprisoned. 


A.  D.  53. 

ich.  10.  30. 


k.  2  Cor.  2. 13. 


I  Phil.  1.1. 
B  Or,llieJirtt. 


\  Gr.  sa'jbatli 


"  Luke  24. 

a. 


"Gen.in.8. 

iiuig.  rj.2i. 

Luke  24.  ^J. 
Ueb.  W.  2. 

"  18am  .28.  r. 
oj  Python. 
Teh.  I'J.  24. 


1  See  Mark 

1.  r.,  M. 


'  Mark  10.17. 


•ch.lO.  25,26. 


"2  Cor.  6.  5. 


in  the  iiigbt ;  There  stood  a  '  man 
of  Macedonia,  and  prayed  him, 
saying,  Come  over  into  Macedonia, 
and  help  us. 

10  And  after  he  had  seen  the  vi- 
sion, immediately  we  endeavoured 
to  go  Mnto  Macedonia,  assuredly 
gathering  that  the  Lord  had  called 
us  for  to  preach  the  gospel  unto 
them. 

11  Therefore  loosing  from  Troas, 
we  came  with  a  straight  course  to 
Samothracia,  and  the  next  day  to 
Neapolis ; 

12  And  from  thence  to  '  Philippi, 
which  is  "the  chief  city  of  that  part 
of  Macedonia,  and  a  colony:  and 
we  were  in  that  city  abiding  cer- 
tain days. 

13  And  on  the  *  sabbath  we  went 
out  of  the  city  by  a  river  side, 
where  i^rayer  was  wont  to  be  made ; 
and  we  sat  down,  and  spake  unto 
the  women  which  resorted  thither. 

14  ^  And  a  certain  woman  named 
Lydia,  a  seller  of  purple,  of  the 
city  cff  Thyatira,  which  worshipped 
God,  heard  us:  whose  "'heart  the 
Lord  opened,  that  she  attended 
unto  the  things  which  were  si)oken 
of  Paul. 

15  And  when  she  was  baptized, 
and  her  household,  she  besought 
«s,  saying.  If  ye  have  judged  me 
to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord,  come  in- 
to my  house,  and  abide  there.  And 
"she  constrained  us. 

1(3  ^1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we 
went  to  x^rayer,  a  certain  damsel 
"possessed  with  a  spirit  "of  divina- 
tion met  us,  which  brought  her 
masters  'much  gain  by  soothsay- 
ing : 

17  The  same  followed  Paul  and 
us,  and  cried,  saying,  3?hese  men 
are  the  servjuits  of  the  most  high 
God,  which  shew  unto  us  the  way 
of  salvation. 

ItS  And  this  did  she  many  days. 
But  l*aul,  ''  being  grieved,  turned 
and  said  to  the  spirit,  I  command 
thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ 
to  come  out  of  her.  'And  he  came 
out  the  same  hour. 

19  1  And  "when  her  masters  saw 
that  the  ho])e  of  their  gains  was 
gone,  Hhey  caught  Paul  and  Silas, 


market- 


and  "drew  them  into  the 
place  unto  the  rulers, 

20  And  brought  them  to  the  mag- 
istrates, saying.  These  men,  being 
Jews,  ""do  exceedingly  trouble  our 
city, 

21  And  teach  customs,  which  are 
not  lawful  for  us  to  receive,  neither 
to  observe,  being  Eomans. 

22  And  the  multitude  rose  up  to- 
gether against  them ;  and  the  mag- 
istrates rent  off  their  clothes,  ^  and 
commanded  to  beat  them. 

23  And  when  they  had  laid  many 
stripes  upon  them,  they  cast  them 
into  prison,  charging  the  jailer  to 
keep  them  safely : 

24  Who,  having  received  such  a 
charge,  thrust  them  into  the  inner 
prison,  and  made  then*  feet  fast  in 
the  stocks. 

25  ^  And  at  midnight  Paul  and 
Silas  prayed,  and  sang  praises  un- 
to God:  and  the  prisoners  heard 
them. 

20  'And  suddenly  there  was  a 
great  earthquake,  so  that  the  foun- 
dations of  the  prison  were  shaken : 
and  immediately  ""all  the  doors 
were  opened,  and  every  one's  bands 
were  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
awaking  out  of  his  sleep,  and  see- 
ing the  prison  doors  open,  he  drew 
out  his  sword,  and  would  have  kill- 
ed himself,  supposing  that  the  i^ris- 
oners  had  been  fled. 

28  But  Paul  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying.  Do  thyself  no  harm : 
for  we  are  all  here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a  light,  and 
sprang  in,  and  came  trembling,  and 
fell  down  before  Paul  and  Silas, 

30  And  brought  them   out,  and  i 
said,  ^  Sirs,  what  must  I  do  to  be 
saved  I 

31  And  they  said,  '^Believe  on  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt 
be  saved,  and  thy  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  him  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  to  all  that 
were  in  his  house. 

33  And  he  took  them  the  same 
hour  of  the  night,  and  washed  their 
stripes ;  and  was  baptized,  he  and 


A.  D.  53. 

"Matt.10.18. 
U  Or,  court. 


^  1  Kings  18. 
17. 
cli.  17.0. 


y2Cor.  6.  5. 
&  11.2.3,25. 
1  Thcs3.2.2. 


'  ch.  4.  31. 


•ch.  .5.  m.  & 
12.  7,  lU. 


all  his,  straightway. 
34  And  when  he  had  brought  them 


b  Luke  3. 10. 
ch.  2.  37.  & 

y.  D. 

■^John.T  Irt, 
.'if!.  Hi  (i.  47. 
IJohuO.  10. 


Paul  'preachetli  at  Thessalonica. 


THE  ACTS. 


Tlie  Jews  raise  an  uproar. 


A.  D.  53. 

•I  Luke  5.  29. 
&  I'J.  C. 


•  ch.  22.  25. 


fMatt.8.  34. 


Ever.  14. 


•  Luke  4. 16. 
ch.  a.  20.  & 

13.  5,  14.  St. 

14.  1.  &1U. 
13.  &  IS.  8. 

b  Luke  24.26, 
4U. 

ch.  18.  28. 
Gal.  3. 1. 


t  Or,  whom, 
said  he,  1 
preach. 

'  ch.  28.  24. 


i  ch.  15.  22, 
27,  32,  40. 


iuto  liis  bouse,  ''he  set  meat  before 
tbeni,  and  rejoiced,  believmg  in 
God  witli  all  bis  bouse. 

35  And  when  it  was  day,  tbe 
magistrates  sent  the  Serjeants,  say- 
ing-. Let  tbose  men  go. 

30  And  tbe  keeper  of  tbe  prison 
told  tbis  saying  to  Paul,  Tbe  mag- 
istrates bave  sent  to  let  you  go: 
now  tberefore  dei)art,  and  go  in 
peace. 

37  But  Paul  said  unto  tbem,  Tbey 
bave  beaten  us  openly  uncondem- 
ned,  ''being  Ilomans,  and  bave  cast 
us  iuto  prison;  and  now  do  tbey 
tbrust  us  out  privily  ?  nay  verily  ; 
but  let  tbem  come  tbemselves  and 
fetcli  us  out. 

38  And  tbe  Serjeants  told  tbese 
words  unto  tbe  magistrates :  and 
tbey  feared,  wben  tbey  beard  tbat 
tbey  were  Ivomans. 

39  And  tbey  came  and  besougbt 
tbem,  and  brougbt  them  out,  and 
•^  desired  them  to  dei)art  out  of  tbe 
city. 

40  And  tbey  went  out  of  tbe  pris- 
on, Sand  entered  into  the  house  of 
Lydia :  and  wben  tbey  bad  seen 
tbe  bretbren,  tbey  comforted  tbem, 
and  departed. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Paid  preojcheth  at  Thessaloidcn,  4  where  some  believe, 
and  others  persecute  him.  10  He  is  se7it  to  Herea, 
and  2>reacheth  there.  V.i  Being  persecuted  at  Thessa- 
lonica, 15  he  coineth  to  Athens,  and  dispnteth,  and 
preacheth  the  living  Ood  to  them  unknown,  o4  wherc- 
bij  many  are  converted  unto  Christ, 

NOW  wben  tbey  bad  passed 
tbrougb  Ampbipolis  and 
Apollonia,  tbey  came  to  Tbessa- 
lonica,  wbere  was  a  synagogue  of 
tbe  Jews : 

2  And  Paul,  as  bis  manner  was, 
''went  in  unto  tbem,  and  tbree 
sabbatb  days  reasoned  with  tbem 
out  of  tbe  Scriptures, 

3  Opening  and  alleging,  ^tbat 
Christ  must  needs  have  suffered, 
and  risen  again  from  tbe  dead; 
and  that  this  Jesus,  "whom  I 
Ijreacb  unto  you,  is  Christ. 

4  ''And  some  of  tbem  believed, 
and  consorted  with  Paul  and 
'  Silas ;  and  of  the  devout  Greeks 
a  great  multitude,  and  of  the  chief 
women  not  a  few. 

5  1  But  the  Jews  which  believed 


not,  moved  with  envy,  took  unto 
tbem  certain  lewd  fellows  of  tbe 
baser  sort,  and  gathered  a  com- 
pany, and  set  all  tbe  city  on  an 
uproar,  and  assaulted  the  house  of 
•^  Jason,  and  sought  to  bring  them 
out  to  the  people. 

G  And  when  tbey  found  them  not, 
tbey  drew  Jason  and  certain  bretb- 
ren unto  tbe  rulers  of  the  cit  j^,  cry- 
ing, *^  Tbese  tbat  bave  turned  the 
world  u]3side  down  are  come  hither 
also ; 

7  Whom  Jason  bath  received  : 
and  these  all  do  contrary  to  tbe 
decrees  of  Cesar,  '^'saying  that  there 
is  another  king,  one  Jesus. 

8  And  tbey  troubled  the  people 
and  the  rulers  of  the  city,  when 
tbey  beard  these  things. 

9  And  when  they  bad  taken  se- 
curity of  Jason,  and  of  the  others, 
they  let  tbem  go. 

10  *l  And  ''the  brethren  imme- 
diately sent  away  Paul  and  Silas 
by  night  unto  Berea :  who  coming 
thither  went  into  the  synagogue  of 
tbe  Jews. 

11  These  were  more  noble  than 
those  in  Thessalonica,  in  that  tbey 
received  the  word  with  all  readi- 
ness of  mind,  and  'searched  the 
Scriptures  daily,  whether  tbose 
things  were  so. 

12  Tberefore  many  of  tbem  be- 
lieved ;  also  of  honourable  women 
which  were  Greeks,  and  of  men, 
not  a  few. 

13  But  when  the  Jews  of  Thes- 
salonica had  knowledge  that  the 
word  of  God  was  preached  of  Paul 
at  Berea,  tbey  came  thither  also, 
and  stirred  up  the  people. 

14  ''And  then  immediately  the 
brethren  sent  away  Paul  to  go  as 
it  were  to  the  sea:  but  Silas  and 
Timotheus  abode  there  still. 

15  And  tbey  that  conducted  Paul 

and 

a  commandment  unto 
Silas  and  Timotheus  for  to  come 
to  him  with  all  speed,  tbey  de- 
parted. 

IG  ^  Kow  while  Paul  waited  for 
them  at  Athens,  "'bis  spirit  was 
stirred  in  him,  wben  he  saw  the 
city  "  wholly  given  to  idolatry. 

167 


brought   him   unto   Athens 
'  receiving 


A.  D.  M. 


•Ilom.  10.21. 


fch.  10.  20. 


B  Luke  23.  2. 
.Ii.liii  in.  12. 
1  Pet.  2. 13. 


li  oil.  9.  25. 
vcr.  14. 


i  Is.  34. 16. 
Luke  Hi.  29. 
John  5.  39. 


k  Matt.  10.23. 


I  ch.  IS.  5. 


A.  D.  54. 


"  2  Pet.  2.  8. 


||Or,/ui/o/ 
idols. 


Paul  preacheth  at  Athens^ 


THE  ACTS. 


and  at  Corinth. 


A.  D.  54. 


nor, 

base  fellow. 


n  Or,  Man' 
hill.    It  was 
the  hijchest 
court  lu 
Atbeut, 


II  Or,  the 
court  fit'  the 
Areopa' 
gittt. 


g  Or,  godt 
that  ye 
irnrMip, 
2  Xbc83.2.4. 


•  ch.  U.  15. 


•Matt.  11.25. 
Pch.7.  <8. 


^Pi.ro.s. 

'Gon.  2.  7. 
Num.  lU.W. 
Job  12.  10. 
*  27.  .(.It  a.-!. 
4. 

I*.  42.  5.  «i 
57.  10. 
Zcch.  12.  1. 


•  Deut.  32. «. 


■Rom.  1.20. 


■ch.  H.  17. 


»CoI.  1.17. 
llcb.  1.  a. 


17  Therefore  disputed  he  in  the 
synagogue  with  the  Jews,  and  with 
the  devout  persons,  and  in  the 
market  daily  with  them  that  met 
with  him. 

18  Then  certain  philosophers  of 
the  Epicureans,  and  of  the  Stoics, 
encountered  him.  And  some  said. 
What  will  this  "babbler  say  ?  other 
some.  He  seemeth  to  be  a  setter 
forth  of  strange  gods  :  because  he 
preached  unto  them  Jesus,  and  the 
resurrection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and 
brought  him  unto  "Areopagus, 
saying.  May  we  know  what  this 
new  doctrine,  whereof  thou  speak- 
est,  is  f 

20  For  thou  bringest  certain 
strange  things  to  our  ears :  we 
would  know  therefore  what  these 
things  mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians,  and 
strangers  which  were  there,  spent 
their  time  in  nothing  else,  but 
either  to  tell  or  to  hear  some  new 
thing.) 

22  t  Then  Paul  stood  in  the 
midst  of  "Mars'  hill,  and  said,  Ye 
men  of  Athens,  I  perceive  that  in 
all  things  ye  are  too  superstitious. 

23  For  as  I  passed  by,  and  be- 
held your  "devotions,  I  found  an 
altar  with  tliis  inscription,  TO 
THE  UXI^^OWN  GOD.  Whom 
therefore  ye  ignorantly  worship, 
him  declare  I  unto  you. 

24  "  God  that  made  the  world  and 
all  things  therein,  seeing  that  he 
is  "Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
''dwellcth  not  in  temples  made 
with  hands ; 

25  ISleither  is  worshipped  with 
HKni's  hands,  ''as  though  he  need- 
ed any  thing,  seeing  'he  giveth  to 
all  life,  and  breath,  and  all  things; 

2(1  And  hath  made  of  one  blood 
all  nations  of  men  for  to  dwell  on 
all  the  face  of  the  eartli,  and  hath 
determined  the  times  before  ap- 
pointed, and  "the  bounds  of  their 
habitation ; 

27  'That  they  should  seek  the 
Lord,  if  haply  they  might  feel  after 
him,  and  find  him,  "though  he  be 
not  far  fiom  every  onci  of  us: 

2b  For  ''in  him  we  live,  and  move, 
168 


and  have  our  being ;  ^  as  certain 
also  of  your  own  poets  have  said. 
For  we  are  also  his  offspring. 

29  Forasmuch  then  as  we  are  the 
offspring  of  God,  ^we  ought  not  to 
think  that  the  Godhead  is  like  unto 
gold,  or  silver,  or  stone,  graven  by 
art  and  man's  device. 

30  And  ^  the  times  of  this  igno- 
rance God  winked  at ;  but  ^  now 
commandeth  all  men  every  where 
to  repent : 

31  Because  he  hath  appointed  a 
day,  in  the  which  ''he  will  judge 
the  world  in  righteousness  by  that 
man  whom  he  hath  ordained;  ivhere- 
o/he  hath  "given  assurance  unto  all 
7nen,  in  that  "^he  hath  raised  him 
from  the  dead. 

32  ^  And  when  they  heard  of 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  some 
mocked :  and  others  said.  We  will 
hear  thee  again  of  this  matter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  among 
them.  • 

34  Howbeit  certain  men  clave  un- 
to him,  and  believed :  among  the 
which  urns  Dionysius  the  Areopa- 
gite,  and  a  woman  named  Damaris, 
and  others  with  them. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

3  Paul  lahoureth  with  his  hands,  and  preacheth  at 
Corinth  to  the  Gentiks.  9  The  Lord  encourageth 
him  in  a  vision.  13  He  is  accused  before  Gallio  the 
deputy,  bat  is  dismi.^sed.  18  Afterv}ards  passing 
from  city  to  city  he  strengtheneth  the  disciples.  24 
Apollos,  being  more  perfectly  instructed  by  Aquila 
and  Priscilla,  2S preacheth  Christ  with  great  efficacy. 

A  FTER  these  things  Paul  de- 
Xjl  parted  from  Athens,  and  came 
to  Corinth ; 

2  And  found  a  certain  Jew  named 
^Aquila,  born  in  Pontus,  lately  come 
from  Italy,  with  his  wife  Priscilla, 
(because  that  Claudius  had  com- 
manded all  Jews  to  depart  from 
Eome,)  and  came  unto  them. 

3  And  because  he  was  of  the  same 
craft,  he  abode  with  them,  ''and 
wrought :  (for  by  their  occupation 
they  were  tentmakers.) 

4  ''And  he  reasoned  in  the  syn- 
agogue every  sabbath,  and  per- 
suaded the  Jews  and  the  Greeks. 

5  And  "^  when  Silas  and  Timotheus 
were  come  from  Macedonia,  Paul 
was  ''pressed  in  the  spirit,  and 
testified  to  the  Jews  that  Jesus 
^^was  Christ. 


A.  D.  54. 


y  Tit.  1. 12. 


'  Is.  40. 18. 


•ch.  14.  IG. 

Rom.  3.  -.a. 
b  Luke  24.4". 

Tit.  2. 11.12. 

1  Pet.  1. 14. 

4:4.3. 


'.ch.  10.42. 
Rom.  2. 10. 
&  14.  10. 


II  Or,  offered 
faith. 
dch.  2.24. 


■Rom.  Ifl.  .^ 
ICor.  lii.lil. 
2  Tim.  4.  lU. 


bch.LU  .34. 
1  Cor.  4.1-'. 

1  Tlless.L.'.i. 

2  Thcsa.S.S. 


«ch.  17. ; 


■Ich.  17.  14, 
15. 


'Job  33.  IS. 

ch.  17.  3. 

vcr.  28. 
II  Or,  is  the 

Christ. 


Paul  accused  lefore  Gallio. 


THE  ACTS. 


Apollos  preacheth  at  Epiiesus. 


A.  D.  54. 

fch.  IS.  45. 

1  Pet.  4.  4. 

"SNcli.  ,i.  l.X 
JIntt.  1(1.  14. 
ch.  l;!.  .'.l. 

b  Lev.  20.  9, 
11,12. 

2  Sain.  1.16. 
Ez.  IS.  l.'i.  & 
33.  4. 

i  Ez.  :1.  IS,  19. 

a  33.  9. 

ch.  20.  2(1. 
kch.  13.  46.  & 

2S.  2S. 


U  Cor.  1.14. 


■"011.23.11. 


"Jcr.  1.18,19. 
Matt  2S.  20. 


tGr. 
tat  there. 


A.  D.  .55. 
ending. 


.ch.23.29.  S: 
25. 11, 19. 


PI  Cor.  1.1. 


6  And  ^when  they  opposed  them- 
selves, and  blasphemed,  ''he  shook 
his  raiment,  and  said  unto  them, 
''  Your  blood  he  upon  your  own 
heads;  'lam  clean:  ''from  hence- 
forth I  will  go  unto  the  Gentiles. 

7  1  And  he  departed  thence,  and 
entered  into  a  certain  ma  it's  house, 
named  Justus,  one  that  worshii)ped 
God,  whose  house  joined  hard  to 
the  synagogue. 

8  'And  Crispus,  the  chief  ruler  of 
the  synagogue,  believed  on  the 
Lord  with  all  his  house ;  and  many 
of  the  Corinthians  hearing  believed, 
and  were  baptized. 

9  Then  ™  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul 
in  the  night  by  a  vision,  Be  not 
afraid,  but  speak,  and  hold  not  thy 
peace : 

10  "For  I  am  with  thee,  and  no 
man  shall  set  on  thee  to  hurt  thee : 
for  I  have  much  people  in  this 
city. 

11  And  he  ^continued  there  a  year 
and  six  mouths,  teaching  the  word 
of  God  among  them. 

12  ^  And  when  Gallio  was  the 
deputy  of  Achaia,  the  Jews  made  in- 
surrection with  one  accord  against 
Paul,  and  brought  him  to  the  judg- 
ment seat, 

13  Saying,  This  felloiv  persuadeth 
men  to  worship  God  contrary  to 
the  law. 

14  And  when  Paul  was  now  about 
to  open  his  mouth,  Gallio  said  unto 
the  Jews,  "If  it  were  a  matter  of 
wrong  or  wicked  lewdness,  O  ye 
Jews,  reason  would  that  I  should 
bear  with  you : 

15  But  if  it  be  a  question  of  words 
and  names,  and  of  your  law,  look 
ye  to  it ;  for  I  will  be  no  judge  of 
such  matters. 

16  And  he  drave  them  from  the 
judgment  seat. 

17  Then  all  the  Greeks  took 
pSosthenes,  the  chief  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  and  beat  him  before 
the  judgment  seat.  And  Gallio 
cared  for  none  of  those  things. 

18  1^  And  Paul  after  this  tarried 
there  yet  a  good  while,  and  then 
took  his  leave  of  the  brethren,  and 
sailed  thence  into  Syria,  and  with 
him  Priscilla  and  Aquila ;   having 


•5 shorn  his  head  in  " Cenchrea :  for 
he  had  a  vow. 

19  And  he  came  to  Ephesus,  and 
left  them  there:  but  he  himself 
entered  into  the  synagogue,  and 
reasoned  with  the  Jews. 

20  When  they  desired  him  to  tar- 
ry longer  time  with  them,  he  con- 
sented not ; 

21  But  bade  them  farewell,  say- 
ing, 'I  must  by  all  means  keep  this 
feast  that  cometh  in  Jerusalem : 
but  I  will  return  again  unto  you, 
Mf  God  will.  And  he  sailed  from 
Ephesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at 
Cesarea,  and  gone  up,  and  saluted 
the  church,  he  went  down  to  An- 
tioch. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some 
time  there,  he  departed,  and  went 
over  all  the  country  of  "Galatia 
and  Phrygia  in  order,  ^strengthen- 
ing all  the  discii)les. 

24  ®[  ^And  a  certain  Jew  named 
Apollos,  born  at  Alexandria,  an  el- 
oquent man,  and  mighty  in  the 
Scriptures,  came  to  Ephesus. 

25  This  man  was  instructed  in 
the  way  of  the  Lord;  and  being 
'fervent  in  the  spirit,  he  spake  and 
taught  diligently  the  things  of  the 
Lord,  '^knowing  only  the  baptism 
of  John. 

20  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly 
in  the  synagogue:  whom  when 
Aquila  and  Priscilla  had  heard, 
they  took  him  unto  them,  and  ex- 
pounded unto  him  the  way  of  God 
more  perfectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed 
to  pass  into  Achaia,  the  brethren 
wrote,  exhorting  the  disciples  to 
receive  him:  who,  when  he  was 
come,  **  helped  them  much  which 
had  believed  through  grace : 

28  For  he  mightily  convinced  the 
Jews,  and  that  publicly,  '^shewing 
by  the  Scriptures  that  Jesus  "  was 
Christ. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

6  77ie  IToJy  Ghost  is  given  by  PanVs  hands.  9  The 
Jews  blaspheme  his  doctrine,  which  is  confirmed  by 
miracles.  13  The  Jewish  exorcists  16  are  beaten  by 
the  devil.  19  Conjuring  books  are  burnt.  24  De- 
metrius,  for  love  of  gain,  raiseth  an  uproar  against 
Paul,  35  which  is  appealed  by  the  toivnclcrk. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while 
.  ^Apollos  was  at  Corinth,  Paul 

169 


A.  D.  55. 

ending. 

iNtim.B.lS. 
ch.  21.  24. 
'  Koni.  m.  1. 


'ch.l9.21.& 
20. 1«. 


'1  Cor.  4.  in. 
lleh.  (;.  3. 
James  4. 15. 

A.  D.  50. 


"Gal.  1.2.  & 

4.14. 

»ch.  14.  22. 
&  15.  32, 41. 


J  1  Cor.  1.12. 
&  3.  5,  6.  & 
4.6. 
Tit.  3. 13. 


^Eom.l2.U. 


»ch.  19.  S. 


blCor.  3.C. 


■^ch.  9.  22.  & 

17.3. 

ver.  5. 
II  Or,  U  the 

Christ. 


"1  Cor.l.  13. 
&  3.  5,  G. 


Paul  preacheth  at  J^jphesus. 


THE  ACTS. 


Demetrius  raiseth  an 


A.  D.  56. 


b  See  1  Sam. 
cii^S.  16. 


'ch.  18.  25. 

i  Matt.  3.  n. 
John  1.  15, 
•-'7,  :v>. 
eh.  1.  5.  & 
U.  Hi.  &  !3. 
•-'4,  26. 


'ch.  8.  16. 


fch.  B.  6.  i 


tch.  2.  4.  i 
ID.  46. 


kch.ir. 
IS.  4. 


ich.  1. 
1'3.  -JS. 


2.  & 


;.  & 


A.  D.  57. 
kiTim.1.15. 

2  Put.  2.  2. 

Judc  lU. 
l.Sccch  n.2. 

fc22.4.i24. 

14. 

ver.  23. 


"  Sec  ch.  20. 
31. 


'Mork  10.20. 
ch.  14. :). 


"See  2  Kinci 
4.  2«. 
ch.  i.  15. 


A.  D.  (W. 

P  .Malt.  12.27. 
1  Sec  .Mark 

Luke  9. 49 


having  passed  through  the  upper 
coasts  came  to  Ephesus ;  and  tiud- 
ing  certain  disciples, 

2  He  said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
received  the  Holy  Ghost  since 
ye  believed  I  And  they  said  unto 
him,  ^MVe  have  not  so  much  as 
heard  whether  there  be  any  Holy 
Ghost. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Unto 
what  then  were  ye  baptized?  And 
they  said,  '  Unto  John's  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  ''John  verily 
baptized  with  the  baptism  of  re- 
pentance, saying  unto  the  people, 
that  they  should  believe  on  him 
which  should  come  after  him,  that 
is,  on  Christ  Jesus. 

5  When  they  heard  tins,  they 
were  baptized  'in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

G  And  when  Paiil  had  Haid  Ms 
hands  upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost 
came  on  them;  and  ^they  spake 
with  tongues,  and  prox)hesied. 

7  And  all  the  men  were  about 
twelve. 

8  ''And  he  went  into  the  syna- 
gogue, and  spake  boldly  for  the 
space  of  three  months,  disputing 
and  persuading  the  things  'con- 
cerning the  kingdom  of  God. 

9  But  ""when  divers  were  hard- 
ened, and  believed  not,  but  spake 
evil '  of  that  way  before  the  multi- 
tude, he  departed  from  them,  and 
separated  the  disciples,  disputing 
daily  in  the  school  of  one  Tyran- 
nus. 

10  And  "'this  continued  by  the 
space  of  two  years;  so  that  all 
they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard 
the  word  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  both 
Jews  and  Greeks. 

11  And  "God  wrought  special 
miracles  by  the  hands  of  Paul ; 

12  "So  that  from  his  body  were 
brought  unto  the  sick  handker- 
chiefs or  aprons,  and  the  diseases 
departed  from  them,  and  the  evil 
spirits  went  out  of  tliem. 

13  1  ''Then  certain  of  the  vaga- 
bond Jews,  exorcists,  "^took  ui)on 
them  to  call  over  them  which  liad 
evil  spirits  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  saying,  We  adjun^  you  by 

Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth. 
170 


these  things  were 


14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of 
one  Sceva,  a  Jew,  and  chief  of  the 
priests,  which  did  so. 

15  And  the  evil  spirit  answered 
and  said,  Jesus  I  know,  and  Paul 
I  know ;  but  who  are  ye  f 

16  And  the  man  in  whom  the 
evil  spirit  was  leaped  on  them, 
and  overcame  them,  and  prevailed 
against  them,  so  that  they  fled  out 
of  that  house  naked  and  wounded. 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all  the 
Jews  and  Greeks  also  dwelling  at 
Ephesus;  and  'fear  fell  on  them 
all,  and  the  name  of  the  Lord  Je- 
sus was  magnified. 

18  And  many  that  believed  came, 
and  ^confessed,  and  shewed  their 
deeds. 

19  Many  of  them  also  which  used 
curious  arts  brought  their  books 
together,  and  burned  them  before 
all  men:  and  they  counted  the 
price  of  them,  and  found  it  fifty 
thousand  2>ieces  of  silver. 

20  *So  mightily  grew  the  word 
of  God  and  prevailed. 

21  1  "After 
ended,  Paul  ''purposed  in  the  si)ir- 
it,  when  he  had  passed  through 
Macedonia  and  Achaia,  to  go  to 
Jerusalem,  saying,  After  I  have 
been  there,  ^  I  must  also  see  Eome. 

22  So  he  sent  into  Macedonia  two 
of  Hhem  that  ministered  unto  him, 
Timotheus  and  ''Erastus;  but  he 
himself  stayed  in  Asia  for  a  season. 

23  And  ^the  same  time  there 
arose  no  small  stir  about  ^that 
way. 

24  For  a  certain  man  named  De- 
metrius, a  silversmith,  which  made 
silver  shrines  for  Diana,  brought 
''  no  small  gain  unto  the  craftsmen ; 

25  Whom  he  called  together  with 
the  workmen  of  like  occupation, 
and  said.  Sirs,  ye  know  that  by 
this  craft  we  have  our  wealth. 

20  Moreover  ye  see  and  hear,  that 
not  alone  at  Ephesus,  but  almost 
throughout  all  Asia,  this  Paul  hath 
persuaded  and  turned  away  much 
people,  saying  that  "they  be  no 
gods,  which  are  made  with  hands : 

27  So  tbat  not  only  this  our  craft 
is  in  danger  to  be  set  at  nought ; 
but  also  that  the  temple  of  the 


A.  D.  58. 


'Luke  1.65. 
&  7.  16. 
ch.  2.  43.  & 
5.  5, 11. 


'  Matt.  3.  G. 


<ch.  G.  7.  & 
12.  24. 


A.  D.  50. 
"  Kom. 15.25. 

Gal.  2.  1. 
''ch.20.  22. 


>  ch.  18.  21.  & 
2-i.  11. 
Rom.  15.24- 

28. 

'  ch.  13.  5. 

•Rom.  16.23. 
2  Tim.  4.20. 


b2Cor.  L8. 
'^Seech.y.2. 


ach.l6.16,lD. 


•Ps.  lis.  4. 

Is.  44.  J 0-20. 
Jcr.  10. 3. 


uproar  against  Paul. 


THE  ACTS. 


Paul  goeth  to  Macedonia. 


A.  D.  59. 


fnom.lG.23. 

1  Cor.  1. 14. 
e  rh.  'JO.  4.  & 

lT.  •>. 

Col.  4.  10. 

rhUem.  2i. 


blTim.1.20. 
2  Tim.  4.14. 
i  di.  li  17. 


(Gr. 

the  temple 
keei^er. 


great  goddess  Diana  should  be 
despised,  and  lier  magnificence 
should  be  destroyed,  whom  all 
Asia  and  the  world  worshippeth. 

28  And  when  they  heard  these 
sayings,  they  were  full  of  wrath, 
and  cried  out,  saying,  Great  is 
Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

29  And  the  whole  city  was  filled 
with  confusion :  and  having  caught 
^ Gains  and  ''Aristarchus,  men  of 
Macedonia,  Paul's  companions  in 
travel,  they  rushed  with  one  accord 
into  the  theatre. 

30  And  when  Paul  would  have 
entered  in  unto  the  i)eoi)le,  the 
disciples  suffered  him  not. 

31  And  certain  of  the  chief  of 
Asia,  which  were  his  friends,  sent 
unto  him,  desiring  Mm  that  he 
would  not  adventure  himself  into 
the  theatre. 

32  Some  therefore  cried  one  thing, 
and  some  another :  for  the  assem- 
bly was  confused;  and  the  more 
part  knew  not  wherefore  they  were 
come  together. 

33  And  they  drew  Alexander  out 
of  the  multitude,  the  Jews  putting 
him  forward.  And  ''Alexander 
'beckoned  with  the  hand,  and 
would  have  made  his  defence  unto 
the  people. 

34  But  when  they  knew  that  he 
was  a  Jew,  all  with  one  voice 
about  the  space  of  two  hours  cried 
out.  Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ei)he- 
sians. 

35  And  when  the  townclerk  had 
appeased  the  people,  he  said.  Ye 
men  of  Ephesus,  what  man  is  there 
that  knoweth  not  how  that  the  city 
of  the  Ephesians  is  ^a  worshipper 
of  the  great  goddess  Diana,  and  of 
the  image  which  fell  down  from 
Jupiter  f 

3G  Seeing  then  that  these  things 
cannot  be  spoken  against,  ye  ought 
to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  nothing 
rashly. 

37  For  ye  have  brought  hither 
these  men,  which  are  neither  rob- 
bers of  churches,  nor  yet  blas- 
phemers of  your  goddess. 

38  Wherefore  if  Demetrius,  and 
the  craftsmen  which  are  with  him, 


have  a  matter 


against 


any  man, 


"the  law  is  open,  and  there  are 
deputies :  let  them  implead  one 
another. 

39  But.  if  ye  inquire  any  thing 
concerning  other  matters,  it  shall 
be  determined  in  a  i'  lawful  assem- 
bly. 

40  For  we  are  in  danger  to  be 
called  in  question  for  this  day's 
uproar,  there  being  no  cause  where- 
by we  may  give  an  account  of  this 
concourse. 

41  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
he  dismissed  the  assembly. 

CHAPTEE  XX. 

1  Paul  goeth  to  Macedonia.  7  He  celehratcth  the  IjOrd^s 
Slipper,  and  preachcth.  'i  Entyclius  having  fallen 
down  dead,  10  is  raised  to  life.  17  At  Miletnm  he 
calleih  the  elders  together,  telleth  them  what  shall  be- 
fall to  himself,  28  comndtteth  God^s  Jlock  to  them, 
29  varnelh  them  of  false  teachers,  32  commendelh 
them  to  God,  86  prayclh  with  them,  and  goeth  his 
way. 

AKD  after  the  uproar  was  ceas- 
±1l.  ed,  Paul  called  unto  him  the 
disciples,  and  embraced  tliem,  and 
•^  departed  for  to  go  into  Macedo- 
nia. 

2  And  when  he  had  gone  over 
those  imrts,  and  had  given  them 
much  exhortation,  he  came  into 
Greece, 

3  And  there  abode  three  months. 
And  ^  when  the  Jews  laid  wait  for 
him,  as  he  w^as  about  to  sail  into 
Syria,  he  i)urposed  to  return 
through  Macedonia. 

4  And  there  accompanied  him  in- 
to Asia  Sopater  of  Berea;  and  of 
the  Thessalonians,  *=Aristarchus 
and  Secundus ;  and  ^  Gains  of  Der- 
be,  and  '  Timotheus ;  and  of  Asia, 
^Tychicus  and  ^Trophimus. 

5  These  going  before  tarried  for 
us  at  Troas. 

6  And  we  sailed  away  from  Phi- 
lippi  after ''  the  days  of  unleavened 
bread,  and  came  unto  them  'to 
Troas  in  five  days ;  where  we 
abode  seven  days. 

7  And  upon  ''the  first  day  of 
the  week,  when  the  discijiles  came 
together  'to  break  bread,  Paul 
preached  unto  them,  ready  to  de- 
part on  the  morrow ;  and  continued 
his  speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  were  many  lights  '"in 
the  upper  chamber,  where  they 
were  gathered  together. 

171 


A.  D.  59. 

II  Or,  the  . 
court  (lays 
arc  kept. 


II  Or, 
ordinary. 


'  1  Cor.  IG.  5. 
1  Tim.  1.  3. 


A.  D.   00. 


b  ch.  9.  K.  & 
2;!.  12.  &  25. 
••i. 
2  Cor.  U.26. 


'  ch.  19. 29.  & 

27.  2. 

Col.  4.  10. 
i  ch.  19.  29. 
'ch.  IG.  1. 

'  Eph.  6.  21. 

Col.  4.  7. 

2  Tim.  4. 12. 

Tit.  3.  12. 
•^ch.  21.29. 

2  Tim.  4.20. 


b  Ex.  12. 14, 
15.  &  23. 15. 

ich.lG.  8. 
2Cor.  2. 13. 
2  Tim.  4. 13. 


kl  Cor.  in.  2. 
Rev.  1.  10. 


Ich.  2.  42,4G. 
1  Cor.  ID.IG. 
&  11.  20,  &c. 


■  ch.  1. 13. 


Eutyclius  restored  to  life. 


THE  ACTS. 


PauVs  charge  to  the 


A.  D.  60. 


"1  King*  17. 

21. 

2  Kings  4. 

5i. 
°  Matt.  9.  24. 


Pch.l8.21.«£ 
19.  21.  &  21. 
4,12. 

ich.  24.  1". 

'ch.  2.  1. 
1  Cor.  1«.  8. 


'ch.18. 10.* 
lU.  1, 10. 


•rer.S. 


•  vcr.  27. 


9  And  tliere  sat  in  a  window  a 
certain  young  man  named  Euty- 
clius, being  fallen  into  a  deep 
sleep  :  and  as  Paul  was  long 
preaching,  he  sunk  down  with 
sleep,  and  fell  down  from  the  third 
loft,  and  was  taken  up  dead. 

10  And  Paul  went  down,  and 
"fell  on  him,  and  embracing  him 
said,  ° Trouble  not  yourselves;  for 
his  life  is  in  him. 

11  AVhen  he  therefore  was  come 
up  again,  and  had  broken  bread, 
and  eaten,  and  talked  a  long  while, 
even  till, break  of  day,  so  he  de- 
parted. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young 
man  alive,  and  were  not  a  little 
comforted. 

13  T^  And  we  went  before  to 
ship,  and  sailed  unto  Assos,  there 
intending  to  take  in  Paul :  for  so 
had  he  appointed,  minding  himself 
to  go  afoot. 

14  And  when  he  met  with  us  at 
Assos,  we  took  him  in,  and  came 
to  Mitylene. 

15  And  we  sailed  thence,  and 
came  the  next  day  over  against 
Chios ;  and  the  next  day  we  arrived 
at  Samos,  and  tarried  at  Trogyl- 
lium ;  and  the  next  day  we  came  to 
Miletus. 

16  For  Paul  had  determined  to 
sail  by  Ephesus,  because  he  would 
not  spend  the  time  in  Asia:  for 
■"he  hasted,  if  it  were  possible  for 
him,  ''to  be  at  Jerusalem  '^the  day 
of  Pentecost. 

17  ^  And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to 
Ephesus,  and  called  the  elders  of 
the  church. 

18  And  when  they  were  come  to 
him,  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know, 
"from  the  first  day  that  I  came  into 
Asia,  after  what  manner  I  have 
been  with  you  at  all  seasons, 

19  Serving  the  Lord  with  all  hu- 
mility of  mind,  and  with  many 
tears,  and  temptations,  which  be- 
fell me  '  by  the  lying  in  wait  of  the 
Jews: 

20  And  how  "I  kept  back  nothing 
that  was  prolitablc,  loito  you,  but 
have  shewed  you,  and  have  taught 
you  publicly,  and  from  house  to 
house, 

172 


21  ^^  Testifying  both  to  the  Jews, 
and  also  to  the  Greeks,  ''repentance 
toward  God,  and  faith  toward  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

22  And  now,  behold,  ^I  go  bound 
in  the  spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not 
knowing  the  things  that  shall  be- 
fall me  there : 

23  Save  that  Hhe  Holy  Ghost 
witnesseth  in  every  city,  saying 
that  bonds  and  afflictions  "abide 
me. 

24  But  ^'none  of  these  things  move 
me,  neither  count  I  my  life  dear 
unto  myself,  '^  so  that  I  might  finish 
my  course  with  joy,  "^and  the  min- 
istry, "^  which  I  have  received  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of 
the  grace  of  God. 

25  And  now,  behold,  ^I  know  that 
ye  all,  among  whom  I  have  gone 
preaching  the  kingdom  of  God, 
shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

26  Wherefore  I  take  you  to  record 
this  day,  that  I  am  ^pure  from  the 
blood  of  all  men. 

27  For  ''I  have  not  shunned  to 
declare  unto  you  all  '  the  counsel 
of  God. 

28  1  ""Take  heed  therefore  nnto 
yourselves,  and  to  all  the  flock,  over 
the  which  the  Holy  Ghost  'hath 
made  you  overseers,  to  feed  the 
church  of  God,  "  which  he  hath 
purchased  "  with  his  own  blood. 

29  For  I  know  this,  that  after  my 
departing  "shall  grievous  wolves 
enter  in  among  you,  not  sparing 
the  flock. 

30  Also  Pof  your  own  selves 
shall  men  arise,  speaking  perverse 
things,  to  draw  away  disciples 
after  them. 

31  Therefore  watch,  and  remem- 
ber, that  '^by  the  space  of  three 
years  I  ceased  not  to  warn  every 
one  night  and  day  with  tears. 

32  And  now,  brethren,  I  commend 
you  to  God,  and  'to  the  word  of  his 
grace,  which  is  able  Ho  build  you 
up,  and  to  give  you  *an  inheritance 
among  all  them  which  are  sancti- 
fied. 

33  "I  have  coveted  no  man's  sil- 
ver, or  gold,  or  apparel. 

34  Yea,  ye  yourselves  know,  '^  that 
these  hands  have  ministered  unto 


A.  D.  60. 

^  ch.  18.  5. 
y  Mark  1.  1.5. 

Luke  24.47. 
ch.  2.  3S. 


'ch.  19.  21. 


»ch.  21.4,11. 
IThess.a.O. 


«Or, 
wait/or  me. 


bch.  21.13. 
Rom.  S.  r>5. 
2  Cor.  4.  IS 

=  2Tim.  4.  7. 

tlch.  1.17. 

2  Cor.  4.  1. 
"Gal.  1.  1. 

Tit.  1.  3. 


fver.  38. 
Kom.  15. 2.3. 


Bch.  18.  & 
2  Cor.  7.  2. 


t  ver.  20. 

i  Luke  7. 30. 
John  15.  15. 
Eph.  1.  11. 

kl  Tim.  4.16. 
1  Pet.  5.  2. 


II  Cor.  12.28. 


■"  Eph.  1.  7, 
14. 

Col.  1.  14. 
Heb.  9. 12. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 
Rev.  5.  y. 

■■  See  Heb.  9. 
14. 
"  Matt.  7. 13. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 


PI  Tim. 1.20. 
lJohu2.1U. 


Ich.  19.10. 


'  Ilcb.  1.3.  9. 

■ch.9.  .31. 
'ch.  26.1?. 

Eph.  1.  IS. 

Col.  1.12.  & 

3.  24. 

Heb.  9.  IS. 

1  Pet.  1.  4. 
"  1  Sam. 12.3. 

1  Cor.  9.  12. 

2  Cor.  7.  2. 
All.  9.  Si  12. 
17. 

'ch.  18.  ,3. 

1  Cor.  4. 12. 
lTheB8.2.!l. 

2  Thess.3.8k 


elders  of  Ephesus. 


THE  ACTS. 


Paul  cometh  to  Jerusalem. 


A.  D.  00. 


SRnm.l5. 1. 
1  Cor.  H.  12. 
■JCor.  U.i), 
12.&lli.  la. 
Enh.  4.  28. 
1  Thess.  4. 
11.  &5.  14. 
2Thc6S.C.8. 


'ch.  '.«!.& 
21.5. 


T,rn.4,-.  14. 
i  41 ;.  -.v. 


^  vcr.  25. 


»eh.  20.  23. 
ver.  12. 


bell.  20.  SC. 


'John  1.11. 


my  necessities,  and  to  tliein  that 
were  with  nie. 

35  I  have  shewed  you  all  things, 
^how  that  so  labouriug  ye  ought 
to  support  the  Aveak,  and  to  re- 
member the  words  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  how  he  said.  It  is  more 
blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

3G  ^[  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 
en, he  'kneeled  down,  and*  prayed 
with  them  all. 

37  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and 
^'fell  on- Paul's  neck,  and  kissed 
him, 

38  Sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the 
words  "^  which  he  spake,  that  they 
should  see  his  face  no  more.  And 
they  accompanied  him  unto  the 
ship. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Paul  will  not  by  any  means  be  dissuaded  from  go- 
ing to  Jerusalem.  9  Philip''s  daughters  prophetesses. 
17  Paul  cometh  to  Jerusalem:  27  where  he  is  appre- 
hended, and  in  great  danger,  31  6^^  by  the  chief  cap- 
tain is  rescued,  and  permitted  to  sjjeak  to  the  people. 

A  XD  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
J^\.  we  were  gotten  from  them, 
and  had  launched,  we  came  with  a 
straight  course  unto  Coos,  and  the 
day  following  unto  Ehodes,  and 
from  thence  unto  Patara : 

2  And  finding  a  ship  sailing  over 
unto  Phenicia,  we  went  aboard,  and 
set  forth. 

3  Xow  when  we  had  discovered 
Cyprus,  we  left  it  on  the  left  hand, 
and  sailed  into  Syria,  and  landed 
at  Tyre :  for  there  the  ship  was  to 
unlade  her  burden. 

4  And  finding  disciples,  we  tar- 
ried there  seven  daj- s :  "^  who  said 
to  Paul  through  the  Spirit,  that  he 
should  not  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

5  And  when  we  had  accomplished 
those  days,  we  dej)arted  and  went 
our  way ;  and  they  all  brought  us 
on  our  way,  with  wives  and  chil- 
dren, till  2ve  were  out  of  the  city : 
and  ''we  kneeled  down  on  the 
shore,  and  prayed. 

6  And  when  we  had  taken  our 
leave  one  of  another,  we  took  ship ; 
and  they  returned  '^home  again. 

7  And  when  we  had  finished  our 
course  from  Tyre,  we  came  to  Ptol- 
emais,  and  saluted  the  brethren, 
and  abode  with  them  one  day. 

8  And  the  next  day  we  that  were 


of  Paul's  company  departed,  and 
came  unto  Cesarea ;  and  we  enter- 
ed into  the  house  of  Philip  "the 
evangelist,  *  which  was  one  of  the 
seven  ;  and  abode  with  him. 

9  And  the  same  man  had  four 
daughters,  virgins,  ^  which  did 
prophesy. 

10  And  as  we  tarried  there  many 
days,  there  came  down  from  Judea 
a  certain  i^rophet,  named  '^Agabus. 

11  And  when  he  was  come  unto 
us,  he  took  Paul's  girdle,  and  bound 
his  own  hands  and  feet,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  the  Holy  Ghost,  "So 
shall  the  Jews  at  Jerusalem  bind 
the  man  that  owneth  this  girdle, 
and  shall  deliver  him  into  the  hands 
of  the  Gentiles. 

12  And  when  we  heard  these 
things,  both  we,  and  they  of  that 
place,  besought  him  not  to  go  up 
to  Jerusalem'. 

13  Then  Paul  answered,  '  What 
mean  ye  to  weep  and  to  break 
mine  heart?  for  I  am  ready  not 
to  be  bound  only,  but  also  to  die 
at  Jerusalem  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

14  And  when  he  would  not  be 
persuaded,  we  ceased,  saying,  ^  The 
will  of  the  Lord  be  done. 

15  And  after  those  days  we  took 
up  our  carriages,  and  went  up  to 
Jerusalem. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  cer- 
tain of  the  disciples  of  Cesarea, 
and  brought  with  them  one  Mna- 
son  of  Cyprus,  an  old  disciple,  with 
whom  we  should  lodge. 

17  'And  when  we  were  come  to 
Jerusalem,  the  brethren  received 
us  gladly. 

18  And  the  day  following  Paul 
went  in  with  us  unto  "'James; 
and  all  the  elders  were  present. 

19  And  when  he  had  saluted 
them,  "he  declared  particularly 
what  things  God  had  wrought 
among  the  Gentiles  °by  his  min- 
istry. 

20  And  when  they  heard  it,  they 
glorified  the  Lord,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  seest,  brother,  how 
many  thousands  of  Jews  there  are 
which  believe;  and  they  are  all 
p  zealous  of  the  law : 

173 


A.  D.  60. 


d  Enh.  4.11. 
2  'rim.  4.  ow 

'ch.  0.  .•;.  & 

«.  2G,  40. 


fJotl2.28. 
ch.  2.17. 


fch.n.28. 


hch.  20.23. 
ver.  33. 


i  ch.  20.  24. 


k  Matt.  0.  10. 
&  211.  42 
Liikf  11.2. 
&  22.  42. 


I  ch.  15.  4. 


■"oh.  1,5.13. 
Gal.1.19.  & 

2.  9. 


"ch.  15. 4,12. 
Rom.  15. 18, 
19. 

"ch.  i.ir.  & 

20.24. 


Pch.  22.3. 
Rom.  10.2. 
Gal.  1. 14. 


Paul  is  assaulted 


THE  ACTS. 


in  the  temple. 


A.  D.  60. 


1  Num.  (!.  1, 

l.i,  IS. 

ch.  IS.  18. 


'ch.  15.20^. 


•ch.24. 18. 
•Num.  CM. 


°  ch.  24. 18. 


»ch.  20. 1'l. 


»  ch.  24.  r,,  <;. 


'  ch.  20.  4. 


•ch.at.  21. 


21  And  they  are  informed  of  thee, 
that  thou  teachest  all  the  Jews 
which  are  among  the  Gentiles  to 
forsake  Moses,  saying  that  they 
ought  not  to  circumcise  their  chil- 
dren, neither  to  walk  after  the 
customs. 

22  What  is  it  therefore  ?  the  mul- 
titude must  needs  come  together : 
for  they  will  hear  that  thou  art 
come. 

23  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say 
to  thee :  We  have  four  men  which 
have  a  tow  on  them  ; 

24  Them  take,  and  x)urify  thyself 
with  them,  and  be  at  charges  with 
them,  that  they  may  •*  shave  their 
heads :    and   all   may   know   that 

I  those  things,  whereof  they  were 
informed  concerning  thee,  are 
nothing;  but  that  thou  thyself 
also  walkest  orderly,  and  keepest 
the  law. 

25  As  touching  the  Gentiles  which 
believe,  "^we  have  written  and  con- 
cluded that  they  observe  no  sucli 
thing,  save  only  that  they  keep 
themselves  from  things  offered  to 
idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from 
strangled,  and  from  fornication. 

2G  Then  Paul  took  the  men,  and 
the  next  day  purifying  himself 
with  them  'entered  into  the  tem- 
ple, *to  signify  the  accomplish- 
ment of  the  days  of  purification, 
until  that  an  offering  should  be 
offered  for  every  one  of  them. 

27  And  when  the  seven  days  were 
almost  ended,  "the  Jews  which 
were  of  Asia,  wben  they  saw  him 
in  the  temple,  stirred  up  all  the 
people,  and  Maid  hands  on  him, 

28  Crying  out.  Men  of  Israel, 
help :  Tliis  is  the  man,  'that  teach- 
eth  all  men  every  where  against 
the  people,  and  the  law,  and  this 
place:  and  further  brought  Greeks 
also  into  tlie  temple,  and  hath  pol- 
luted tliis  lioly  i)lace. 

21)  {Vov  they  had  seen  before  with 
him  in  tlie  city  'Tro])]iimus  an 
Epliesian,  whom  tliey  sni)[)ose(l 
that  Paul  h;id  bnmght  into  the 
temi)le.) 

.10  And  'nil  the  city  was  moved, 
and  tlu;  p('()i)le  ran  together:  and 
they  took  Paul,  and  drew  him  out 
174 


l'ch.23.27'.& 
24.7. 


"  ch.  20.  23. 
ver.  11. 


of  the  temple:  and  forthwith  the    a.d.go. 
doors  were  shut. 

31  And  as  they  went  about  to 
kill  him,  tidings  came  unto  the 
chief  captain  of  the  band,  that  all 
Jerusalem  was  in  an  uproar :    . 

32  ''Who  immediately  took  sol- 
diers and  centurions,  and  ran  down 
unto  them :  and  when  they  saw 
the  chief  captain  and  the  soldiers, 
they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  captain  came 
near,  and  took  Mm,  and  ''com- 
manded him  to  be  bound  with  two 
chains ;  and  demanded  who  he  was, 
and  what  he  had  done. 

31  And  some  cried  one  thing, 
some  another,  among  the  multi- 
tude :  and  when  he  could  not  know 
the  certainty  for  the  tumult,  he 
commanded  him  to  be  carried  into 
the  castle. 

35  And  when  be  came  upon  the 
stairs,  so  it  was,  that  he  was  borne 
of  the  soldiers  for  the  violence  of 
the  people. 

3G  For  the  multitude  of  the  peo- 
ple followed  after,  crying,  ''Away 
with  him. 

37  And  as  Paul  was  to  be  led  in- 
to the  castle,  he  said  unto  the  cliief 
captain.  May  I  speak  unto  thee  ? 
Who  said,  Canst  thou  speak 
Greek? 

38  ''Art  not  thou  that  Egyptian, 
which  before  these  days  madest  an 
uproar,  and  leddest  out  into  the 
wilderness  four  thousand  men  that 
were  murderers  ? 

39  But  Paul  said,  ^I  am  a  man 
which  am  a  Jew  of  Tarsus,  a  city 
in  Cilicia,  a  citizen  of  no  mean 
city :  and,  I  beseech  thee,  suf- 
fer me  to  sjjeak  unto  the  peo- 
ple. 

40  And  when  he  had  given  him  I 
license,  Paul  stood  on  the  stairs,  \ 

and  « beckoned  ^vith  the  hand  unto   eoh.12.1r 
the  people.    And  when  there  was  ! 
made  a  great  silence,  he  spake  un- 
to   them   in    the    Hebrew  tongue, 
saying, 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Paul  declareth  at  Jnrcje,  how  he  was  converted  to  the 
fiiitfi,  17  a7td  called  to  his  ajwstlc.ihip.  22  At  the 
very  nientioHine/  of  the  Gentiles,  the  people  exclaim 
on  him.  2-i  J/c  should  have  been  .scoiitycd,  25  but 
claiming  tlw  privilege  of  a  Jionian,  he  escapeth. 


<lLuke2.3.1S. 
John  r.i.  15. 
ch.  22.  22. 


This  Egyp- 
tian rose 
A.  D.  55. 

"Seech.S.SC. 


fch.  9. 11.& 
22. 3. 


Faul  declaretli  his  conversion. 


THE  ACTS. 


and  call  to  the  a2)ostles]iip. 


A.  D.  GO. 


•ch.  7.  2. 


bch.  SLOT. 
2  Cor.  11. i.'. 
Phil.  3.  5. 


■  Dent.  m.  .'5. 
2  Kiii^s  4. 

l.ukc  10.  39. 
i  ch.  .5.  34. 
•ch.2(i.  5. 
rch.  21.20. 

Gal.  1.  14. 
s  Rom.  10.  2. 

hch.S.  .1.  & 
2<i.  11. 111,11. 
I'hiL.S.B, 
1  Tim.  1. 13. 


lLuke22.Cfi. 

ch.  4.  5. 
kch.  il.  2.  & 

26.  10, 12. 


Ich.  9.  3.  & 
26. 12, 13. 


"Dan.  10.7. 
ch.  y.  7. 


°«h.  9. 17. 

"  eh.  10. 22. 
'  PI  Tim. 3. 7. 


MEN,   •'  brotliren,  and  fatliers, 
heiir  yo  my  defence  which  I 
mah'  now  nnto  yon. 

2  (And  Avlien  tlu^y  heard  that  he 
spake  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  to 
them,  they  kept  the  more  silence : 
and  lie  saith,) 

3  '^  I  am  yerily  a  man  which  am 
a  Jew,  born  in  Tarsus,  a  city  in 
Oilicia,  yet  bron<>ht  up  in  this 
city  'at  the  feet  of  ^' Gamaliel,  and 
tanght  •=  according  to  the  perfect 
manner  of  the  law  of  the  fathers, 
and  ^was  zealous  toward  God,  ^as 
ye  all  are  this  day. 

4  ''And  I  persecuted  this  way  un- 
to the  death,  binding  and  deliy- 
ering  into  x)risons  both  men  and 
women. 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  doth 
bear  me  witness,  and  '  all  the  es- 
tate of  the  elders :  "  from  whom 
also  I  received  letters  unto  the 
brethren,  and  went  to  Damascus, 
to  bring  them  which  wete  there 
bound  unto  Jerusalem,  for  to  be 
punished. 

6  And  'it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
I  made  my  journey,  and  was  come 
nigli  unto  Damascus  about  noon, 
suddenly  there  shone  from  heayen 
a  great  light  round  about  me. 

7  And  I  fell  unto  the  ground,  and 
heard  a  voice  saying  unto  me,  Saul, 
Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  f 

8  And  I  answered.  Who  art  thou. 
Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  me,  I  am 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  thou  per- 
secutest. 

9  And  "'they  that  were  with  me 
saw  indeed  the  light,  and  were 
afraid ;  but  they  heard  not  the 
voice  of  him  that  spake  to  me. 

10  And  I  said.  What  shall  I  do, 
Lord?  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me,  Arise,  and  go  into  Damascus ; 
and  there  it  shall  be  told  thee  of 
all  things  which  are  api)ointed  for 
thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I  could  not  see  for 
the  glory  of  that  light,  being  led 
by  the  hand  of  them  that  were 
with  me,  I  came  into  Damascus. 

12  And  °one  Ananias,  a  devout 
man  according  to  the  law,  "having 
a  good  report  of  all  the  ^Jews 
which  dwelt  there, 


13  Came  unto  me,  and  stood,  and 
said  unto  me,  l^rother  Saul,  r(?ceive 
thy  sight.  And  the  same  hour  I 
looked  uj)  upon  him. 

14  And  he  said,  "  The  God  of  our 
fathers  ^  hath  chosen  thee,  that 
thou  shouldest  know  his  will,  and 
''see  *that  Just  One,  and  "should- 
est hear  the  voice  of  his  mouth. 

15  ''For  thou  shalt  be  his  witness 
unto  all  men  of  ^  what  thou  hast 
seen  and  heard. 

1()  And  now  why  tarriest  thou? 
arise,  and  be  baptized,  %ind  wash 
away  thy  sins, ""  calling  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

17  And  'it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  I  was  come  again  to  Jeru- 
salem, even  while  I  prayed  in  the 
temi^le,  I  was  in  a  trance ; 

18  And  ^saw  him  saying  unto  me, 
''Make  haste,  and  get  thee  quickly 
out  of  Jerusalem  :  for  they  will  not 
receive  thy  testimony  concerning 
me. 

19  And  I  said,  Lord,  ''they  know 
that  I  imprisoned  and  '^beat  in  ev- 
ery synagogue  them  that  believed 
on  thee : 

20  ^And  when  the  blood  of  thy 
martyr  Stephen  was  shed,  I  also 
was  standing  by,  and  ''  consenting 
unto  his  death,  and  kept  the  rai- 
ment of  them  that  slew  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  me.  Depart : 
'  for  I  will  send  thee  far  hence  unto 
the  Gentiles. 

22  And  they  gave  him  audience 
unto  this  word,  and  then  lifted  up 
their  voices,  and  said,  ""Awaj^  with 
such  a  fellow  from  the  earth  :  for  it 
is  not  tit  that '  he  should  live. 

23  And  as  they  cried  out,  and 
cast  oif  their  clothes,  and  threw 
dust  into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  captain  commanded 
him  to  be  brought  into  the  cas- 
tle, and  bade  that  he  should  be 
examined  by  scourging;  that  he 
might  know  wherefore  they  cried 
so  again.st  him. 

25  And  as  they  bound  him  with 
thongs,  Paul  said  unto  the  centu- 
rion that  stood  by,  ™Is  it  lawful 
for  you  to  scourge  a  man  that  is  a 
Eoman,  and  uncondemned  ? 

2G    When    the    centurion    heard 
175  i 


A.  D.  60. 


Ich.  .3.  13.  Sc 

:,.  30. 

'rh.  9.15.  Sc 
2«.  16. 

"1  Cor.  9.1. 

&  1 .0.  H. 
'  ch.  .3.  14.  & 

7.  52. 
"  1  Cor.11.2.3. 

(ial.  1.  12. 
'ch.  23.11. 
5  ch.  4.  21).  & 

26.  16. 


'ch.2.  .38. 

lleb.  10.  22. 
"oh.  9.  14. 

Rom.  10. 13. 


l>ch.9.  2G. 
2  Cor.  12. 2. 


'  vcr.  14. 
<l  Matt.  10.14. 


•  ch.  S.  .3. 
ver.  4. 
f  Matt.  10. 17 


f  ch.  7.  58. 


l>Lukcn.4S. 
ch.  8.  1. 
Rom.  1.32. 


ich.  9.  l.-!.  & 

13.  2,  46,  47. 

.■i  '.8.  6.  & 

21).  17. 

Rom.  1..'!.  .4 

11.1.3.  Silo. 

Hi. 

Gal. 1.15,16. 

&  2.  7,  «. 

Enh.  3.7,R. 

1  Tim.  2. 7. 

2Tim.l.ll. 
tch.  21.36. 
1  ch.  25.  24. 


■"  ch.  16.  37. 


Paul pleadeth  Ms  cause. 


THE  ACTS. 


God  encourageth  him. 


A.D.  (50. 


0  Or,  tor- 
tured Aim. 


*  ch.  24  IG. 
1  Cor.  4. 4. 
■.'  Cor.  1.  K. 
A4  2. 
^  Tim  IS. 
Ueb  13.  18. 


I  1  King*  22 
24 

•Icr  20  2. 
John  18.  22 


•  I-«r.  19,  Si. 
Dcut  25.  1, 

John  7.  fil. 


4ch.  24.1". 


•  Ex.  22.  2«. 
f:<:c  111.  211. 
2  I'll.  2.  10. 
JuduH 


'ch.  2r..  «. 
IMiil.  ».  S. 


«ch.  24.  1.5, 
21.  tc  ■Mi.  H. 
U  2H.  V). 


that,  he  went  and  told  the  chief 
captain,  saying,  Take  heed  what 
thou  doest ;  for  this  man  is  a  Eo- 
man. 

27  Then  the  chief  captain  came, 
and  said  unto  him.  Tell  me,  art 
thou  a  Roman  f     He  said.  Yea. 

28  And  the  chief  captain  answer- 
ed, AVith  a  great  sum  obtained  I 
this  freedom.  And  Paul  said,  But 
I  was  free  born. 

29  Then  straightway  they  depart- 
ed from  him  which  should  have 
"  examined  him :  and  the  chief  cap- 
tain also  was  afraid,  after  he  knew 
that  he  was  a  Eoman,  and  because 
he  had  bound  him. 

30  On  the  morrow,  because  he 
would  have  known  the  certainty 
wherefore  he  was  accused  of  the 

I  Jews,  he  loosed  him  from  his 
bands,  and  commanded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  their  council  to  ap- 
pear, and  brought  Paul  down,  and 
set  him  before  them. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  As  Paul  pkadeth  his  cause,  2  Ananias  commandeth 
them  to  xinite  him.  7  Dissension  among  his  ac- 
cusers. 11  God  encourageth  him.  14  The  Jews^ 
laying  wait  for  Paul  20  is  declared  unto  the  chief 
captain.     27  He  sendeth  him  to  Felix  the  governor. 

AND  Paul,  earnestly  beholding 
.  the  council,  said,  Men  and 
brethren,  ^I  have  lived  in  all  good 
conscience  before  God  until  this 
day. 

2  And  the  high  priest  Ananias 
commanded  them  that  stood  by 
him  ^'to  smite  him  on  the  mouth. 

3  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God 
shall  smite  thee,  thou  whited  wall : 
for  sittest  thou  to  judge  me  after 
the  law,  and  ^commandest  me  to 
be  smitten  contrary  to  the  law  I 

4  And  they  that  stood  by  said, 
Revilest  thou  God's  high  jmest! 

5  'J'licu  said  l*aul,  "1  wist  not, 
brethren,  that  he  was  the  high 
priest:  for  it  is  written,  ^Thou 
shalt  not  speak  evil  of  the  ruler  of 
thy  ])('oi)]('. 

()  iJiit  when  Paul  perceived  that 
the  one  part  were  Sadducees,  and 
the  other  IMiarisees,  he  cried  out  in 
the  council,  Men  and  l^rclhrcn,  '^1 
am  a  Pharisee,  the  S(m  of  a  Pliari- 
see:  *-'of  the  hope  and  re;;urrection 
of  the  dead  1  am  called  in  question. 
17G 


7  And  when  he  had  so  said,  there 
arose  a  dissension  between  the 
Pharisees  and  the  Sadducees :  and 
the  multitude  was  divided. 

8  ''For  the  Sadducees  say  that 
there  is  no  resurrection,  neither 
angel,  nor  spirit:  but  the  Phari- 
sees confess  both. 

9  And  there  arose  a  great  cry: 
and   the  scribes   that  ivere  of  the 


A.  D.  60. 


and  strove, 
evil  in  this 


Pharisees'  part  arose, 

saying,  '\Ye  find  no 

man:  but  ""if  a  spirit  or  an  angel 

hath  spoken  to  him,  'let  us  not 

fight  against  God. 

10  And  when  there  arose  a  great 
dissension,  the  chief  captain,  fear- 
ing lest  Paul  should  have  been 
pulled  in  pieces  of  them,  com- 
manded the  soldiers  to  go  down, 
and  to  take  him  by  force  from 
among  them,  and  to  bring  him 
into  the  castle. 

11  And '"the  night  following  the 
Lord  stood  by  him,  and  said.  Be 
of  good  cheer,  Paul:  for  as  thou 
hast  testified  of  me  in  Jerusalem, 
so  must  thou  bear  witness  also  at 
Rome. 

12  And  when  it  was  day, "  certain 
of  the  Jews  banded  together,  and 
bound  themselves  "under  »  cm'se, 
saying  that  they  would  neither  eat 
nor  drink  till  they  had  killed  Paul. 

13  And  they  were  more  than 
forty  which  had  made  this  con- 
spiracy. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief 
priests  and  elders,  and  said,  We 
have  bound  ourselves  under  a 
great  curse,  that  we  will  eat  noth- 
ing until  we  have  slain  Paul. 

15  Now  therefore  ye  with  the 
council  signify  to  the  chief  captain 
that  he  bring  him  down  unto  you 
to  morrow,   as   though   ye   would 

more  perfectly 

him:   and  we,  or  ever 

near,  are  ready  to  kill 


iiHpiire 


something 


concerning 
he  come 
him. 

IG  And  when  Paul's  sister's  son 
heard  of  their  lying  in  wait,  he 
went  and  entered  into  the  castle, 
and  told  Paul. 

17  Then  Paul  called  one  of  the 
centurions  unto  him,  and  said, 
Briug  this   young   man  unto  the 


k  Matt.  22.23. 
Markl2. 18. 
Luke  20.27. 


■  ch.  25.25.  & 

2G.  31. 
kch.22.r,l", 

18. 
I  ch.  5.  39. 


"ch.  18.  9.& 
27.  23,  24. 


"  ver.  21,  30. 
ch.  25.  3. 


Or,  with 
on  oath  of 
execration. 


TJie  Jeivs  lay  wait  for  Paul. 


THE  ACTS. 


He  is  accused  before  Felix. 


A.  D.  GO. 


»  ver.  12. 


Pch.21.33. 
ec24.T. 


Ich.  22.  30. 


*ch.lS.15.Sc 
25.19. 

•c1i.:;g.  31. 


chief  captain :  for  he  hath  a  cer- 
tain thing-  to  tell  him. 

18  So  lie  took  him,  and  bronght 
him  to  the  chief  captain,  and  said, 
Paul  the  prisoner  called  me  nnto 
him,  and  prayed  me  to  bring  this 
young  man  unto  thee,  who  hath 
something  to  say  nnto  thee. 

11)  Then  the  chief  captain  took 
him  by  the  hand,  and  went  with 
him  aside  privatelj^,  and  asked  him, 
What  is  that  thou  hast  to  tell  me  I 

20  And  he  said,  "The  Jews  have 
agreed  to  desire  thee  that  thou 
wouldest  bring  down  Paul  to  mor- 
row into  the  council,  as  though 
they  would  incpiire  somewhat  of 
him  more  perfectly. 

21  But  do  not  thou  yield  unto 
them :  for  there  lie  in  wait  for  him 
of  them  more  than  forty  men,  which 
have  bound  themselves  with  an 
oath,  that  they  will  neither  eat  nor 
drink  till  they  have  killed  him : 
and  now  are  they  ready,  looking- 
for  a  promise  from  thee. 

22  So  the  chief  captiiin  then  let 
the  young  man  depart,  and  charged 
him,  iSee  thou  tell  no  man  that  thou 
hast  shewed  these  things  to  me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  Mm  two 
centurions,  saying,  Make  ready  two 
hundred  soldiers  to  go  to  Cesarea, 
and  horsemen  threescore  and  ten, 
and  spearmen  two  hundred,  at  the 
third  hour  of  the  night ; 

24  And  i)rovide  them  beasts,  that 
they  may  set  Paul  on,  and  bring 
him  safe  unto  Felix  the  governor. 

25  And  he  wrote  a  letter  after  this 
manner : 

20  Claudius  Lysias  unto  the  most 
excellent  governor  Felix  scndeth 
greeting. 

27  pThis  man  was  taken  of  the 
Jews,  and  should  have  been  kill- 
ed of  them :  then  came  I  with  an 
army,  and  rescued  him,  having  un- 
derstood that  he  was  a  Eoman. 

28  ''And  when  I  would  have  known 
the  cause  wherefore  they  accused 
him,  I  brought  him  forth  into  their 
council : 

29  Whom  I  perceived  to  be  ac- 
cused "^of  questions  of  their  law, 
'but  to  have  nothing  laid  to  his 
charge  worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds. 

73 


30  And  '•when  it  w\as  told  me 
how  that  the  Jews  laid  wait  for 
the  man,  I  sent  straightway  to 
thee,  and  "gave  commandment  to 
his  accusers  also  to  say  before  thee 
what  they  had  against  him.  Fare- 
well. 

31  Then  the  soldiers,  as  it  was 
commanded  them,  took  Paul,  and 
brought  him  by  night  to  Anti])atris. 

32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the 
horsemen  to  go  with  him,  and  re- 
turned to  the  castle : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to  Ces- 
area, and  delivered  the  epistle  to 
the  governor,  presented  Paul  also 
before  him. 

34  And  when  the  governor  had 
read  the  letter,  he  asked  of  what 
province  he  was.  And  when  he 
understood  that  he  ivas  of ""  Cilicia ; 

35  -I  will  hear  thee,  said  he,  when 
thine  accusers  are  also  come.  And 
he  commanded  him  to  be  kept  in 
^Herod's  judgment  hall. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Paul  being  accused  by  Terhillun  the  07-ator,  10  an- 
mvereth  for  his  life  and  doctrine.  24  lie  preacheth 
Christ  to  the  governor  and  his  wife.  26  The  governor 
hopeth  for  a  bribe,  but  in  vain.  27  At  last,  going 
out  of  his  office,  he  leaveth  Paul  in  prison. 

AKD  after  ^five  days  ^Ananias 
a\.  the  high  priest  descended 
with  the  eld(?i'S,  and  with  a  cer- 
tain orator  named  Tertullus,  who 
informed  the  governor 
Paul. 

2  And  when  he  was  called  forth, 
Tertullus  began  to  accuse  him,  say- 
ing. Seeing  that  by  thee  we  enjoy 
great  quietness,  and  that  very  wor- 
thy deeds  are  done  unto  this  na- 
tion by  thy  providence, 

3  W^e  accept  it  always,  and  in  all 
places,  most  noble  Felix,  with  all 
thankfulness. 

4  Xot withstanding,  that  I  be  not 
further  tedious  unto  thee,  I  pray 
thee  that  thou  wouldest  hear  us  of 
thy.  clemency  a  few  w^ords. 

5  ''For  we  have  found  this  man 
a  pestilent  fellow,  and  a  mover 
of  sedition  among  all  the  Jews 
throughout  the  world,  and  a  ring- 
leader of  the  sect  of  the  Xaza- 
renes : 

6  "^  Who  also  hath  gone  about  to 
profane    the    temple:    whom    we 

177 


against 


A.  D.  CO. 


'  viT.  20. 


°ch.24.S.  & 
25.0. 


'ch.  21.39. 

'ch.  24. 1.10. 

&  25. 10. 


'■  Matt.27.27. 


■ch.  21.27. 
I  ch.iS.  2,30, 
So.  &  25.  2. 


'  Luke  23.  2. 

ch.  a.  i.f.  & 

]«.  20.  &  I". 
6.  &  21.  28. 
J  Pet.  2. 12, 
15. 


d  ch.  21.  28. 


Paul  answer eth  in  defence 


THE  ACTS. 


of  Ms  life  ami  doctrine. 


A.  D.  60. 
•John  18.31. 
fch.  21.  33. 


Sch.23.30. 


A.  D.  53. 

Felir  made 
procurator 
over  Jiulea. 


kch.  21.26. 

ver.  17. 
i  ch.  2.5. 8.  Sc 

».  17. 


k  Sec  Amoa 

8.14. 

ch.  !i.  2. 
12  Tim.  1.3. 


"  ch.  26. 22. 
&2t*.23. 


»ch.2r!.n.  * 
2«.G,7.j£2«. 
•M. 

•  Dan.  12.  2. 
Joha  i.  W, 


Peh.  23. 1. 


Ich.  U.  2n, 
HO.  A  21).  Hi. 
Rom.  |.'>.:i"i. 
2  Cor.  M.  4. 
Oal.  2.  10. 


'ch.  21.26.27. 
«  W.  21. 


•ch.  2rt.  .TO. 
k  22.  10. 


took,  and  would  "have  judged  ac- 
cordiug  to  our  law. 

7  '^But  the  chief  captain  Lysias 
came  upon  iis,  and  with  great  vio- 
lence took  Jiim  away  out  of  our 
hands, 

8  ^'Commanding  his  accusers  to 
come  unto  thee :  by  examining  of 
whom  thyself  mayest  take  knowl- 
edge of  all  these  things,  whereof 
we  accuse  him. 

9  And  the  Jews  also  assented, 
saying  that  these  things  were  so. 

10  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  gov- 
ernor had  beckoned  unto  him  to 
speak,  answered.  Forasmuch  as  I 
know  that  thou  hast  been  of  many 
years  a  judge  unto  this  nation,  I  do 
the  more  cheerfully  answer  for 
myself: 

11  Because  tl&at  thou  mayest  un- 
derstand, that  there  are  yet  but 
twelve  days  since  I  went  up  to  Je- 
rusalem *"  for  to  worship. 

12  'And  they  neither  found  me  in 
the  temple  disputing  with  any  man, 
neither  raising  up  the  people, 
neither  in  the  synagogues,  nor  in 
the  citj^ : 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  the 
things  whereof  they  now  accuse 
me. 

14  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee, 
that  after  ^  the  way  which  they  call 
heresy,  so  worship  I  the  'God  of  my 
fathers,  believing  all  things  which 
are  written  iu  '"  the  law  and  in  the 
prophets : 

15  And  "have  hope  toward  God, 
which  they  themselves  also  allow, 
"that  there  shall  be  a  resurrection 
of  the  dead,  both  of  the  just  and 
unjust. 

1()  And  f  herein  do  I  exercise  my- 
self, to  have  always  a  conscience 
void  of  olfeuce  toward  God,  and 
toward  men. 

17  Now  after  many  years  T  came 
to  bring  alms  to  my  nation,  and 
oilL'rings, 

18  '  Whereupon  certain  Jews  from 
Asia  found  me  purilied  in  tlie 
temple,  neither  with  multitude,  nor 
with  tumult. 

11)  'Wlio  ought  to  have  been  here 
before  thee,  and  object,  if  they  had 
aught  against  me. 

178 


20  Or  else  let  these  same  here  say, 
if  they  have  found  any  evil  doing 
in  me,  while  I  stood  before  the 
council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one  voice, 
that  I  cried  standing  among  them, 
'Touching  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead  I  am  called  in  question  by 
you  this  day. 

22  And  when  Felix  heard  these 
things,  having  more  perfect  knowl- 
edge of  that  way,  he  deferred  them, 
and  said.  When  "Lysias  the  chief 
captain  shall  come  down,  I  will 
know  the  uttermost  of  your  matter. 

23  And  he  commanded  a  centu- 
rion to  keep  Paul,  and  to  let  him 
have  liberty,  and  ""that  he  should 
forbid  none  of  his  acquaintance  to 
minister  or  come  unto  him. 

24  And  after  certain  days,  when 
Felix  came  with  his  wife  Drusilla, 
which  was  a  Jewess,  he  sent  for 
Paul,  and  heard  him  concerning 
the  faith  in  Christ. 

25  And  as  he  reasoned  of  right- 
eousness,  temperance,  and  judg- 
ment to  come,  Felix  trembled,  and 
answered.  Go  thy  way  for  this 
time;  when  I  have  a  convenient 
season,  I  will  call  for  thee. 

26  He  hoped  also  that  ^  money 
should  have  been  given  him  of 
Paul,  that  he  might  loose  him : 
wherefore  he  sent  for  him  the  oft- 
ener,  and  communed  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years  Porcius 
Festus  came  into  Felix'  room :  and 
Felix,  ^willing  to  shew  the  Jews  a 
pleasure,  left  Paul  bound. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

3  T7ie  Jews  accuse  Paul  before  Feasts.  8  He  anxweretTi 
for  hunsclf  11  and  appealeth  u)ito  Cesar.  14 
Afterwards  Festus  openet/i  Ms  matter  to  king  Agrip- 
2>a,  23  and  he  is  brought  forth.  25  Festus  cleareth 
him  to  have  done  nothing  U'orthy  of  death. 

NOW  when  Festus  was  come 
into  the  province,  after  three 
daJ^s  he  ascended  from  Cesarea  to 
Jerusalem. 

2  "Then  the  high  priest  and  the 
chief  of  the  Jews  Uiformed  him 
against  Paul,  jind  besought  him, 

3  And  desired  favour  against  him, 
that  he  would  send  for  him  to  Je- 
rusalem, 'laying  wait  in  the  way  to 
kill  him. 

4  But  Festus  answered,  that  Paul 


A.  D.  60. 


'ch.  23.  6.  & 

28.20. 


"rcr.  7. 


"ch.  27.  3.& 
28.  lt>. 


r  Ex.  23.  8. 


A.  D.  03. 


•  E.T.  23.  2. 

ch.  12.  3.  & 
25.  y,  H. 


•ch.  24.  I. 
ver.  15. 


bch.'23.12,15. 


.gill 


JSe  (qypealetli  unto  Cesar. 


THE  ACTS. 


Agriirpa  desireth  to  see  Paul. 


A.  D.  03. 


'  ch.  ]S.  14. 
vcr.  18. 


II  Or, ns  some 
copies  read, 
Hft  more 
than  eight 
or  ten  days. 


i  Mark  15.  3. 
Luke  23.  2, 
111. 
ch.  24. 5, 13. 


'ch.  fi.  W.  & 
24. 12.  &  28. 
17. 


fch,:4.  27. 


E  vcr.  20. 


hver.  25. 
ch.  18.  14.  & 
2.3.  29.  &  26. 
31. 


i  ch.  2fl.  32.  & 
28.19. 


lch.24.27, 


I  ver.  2, 3. 


slioukl  be  kept  at  Cesarea,  aud  tliat 
lie  himself  would  depart  sliortly 
thither. 

5  Let  them  therefore,  said  he, 
which  among'  you  are  able,  go 
down  with  me,  and  accuse  this 
man,  4f  there  be  any  wickedness 
in  him. 

0  And  when  he  had  tarried  among 
them  "more  than  ten  days,  he 
went  down  unto  Cesarea;  and 
the  next  day  sitting  on  the  judg- 
ment seat  commanded  Paul  to  be 
brought. 

7  And  when  he  was  come,  the 
Jews  which  came  down  from  Jeru- 
salem stood  round  about,  ""and 
laid  many  and  grievous  complaints 
against  Paul,  which  they  could 
not  prove. 

8  While  he  answered  for  himself, 
'^Xeither  against  the  law  of  the 
Jews,  neither  against  the  temple, 
nor  yet  against  Cesar,  have  I  of- 
fended any  thing  at  all. 

9  But  Festus,  'willing  to  do  the 
Jews  a  pleasure,  answered  Paul, 
and  said,  ^  Wilt  thou  go  up  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  there  be  judged  of 
these  things  before  me  f 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at  Ce- 
sar's judgment  seat,  where  I  ought 
to  be  judged:  to  the  Jews  have  I 
done  no  wrong,  as  thou  very  Avell 
knowest. 

11  'Tor  if  I  be  an  offender,  or 
have  committed  any  thing  worthy 
of  death,  I  refuse  not  to  die:  but 
if  there  be  none  of  these  things 
whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
may  deliver  me  unto  them.  'I 
appeal  unto  Cesar. 

12  Then  Festus,  when  he  had 
conferred  with  the  council,  an- 
swered. Hast  thou  appealed  unto 
Cesar?  unto  Cesar  shalt  thou  go. 

13  And  after  certain  days 'king 
Agrippa  and  Bernice  came  unto 
Cesarea  to  salute  Festus. 

14  And  when  they  had  been  there 
many  days,  Festus  declared  Paul's 
cause  unto  the  king,  saying,  "^  There 
is  a  certain  man  left  in  bonds  by 
Felix : 

15  'About  whom,  when  I  was  at 
Jerusalem,  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews  informed 


me^    desiring     to    have    judgment 
against  him. 

10  "'To  whom  I  answered.  It  is 
not  the  manner  of  the  Pomans  to 
deliver  any  man  to  die,  before  that 
he  which  is  accused  have  the  ac- 
cusers face  to  face,  and  have  license 
to  answer  for  himself  concerning 
the  crime  laid  against  him. 

17  Therefore,  when  they  were 
come  hither,  "without  any  deUiy 
on  the  morrow  I  sat  on  the  judg- 
ment seat,  and  commanded  the 
man  to  be  brought  forth. 

18  Against  whom  when  the  ac- 
cusers stood  up,  they  brought  none 
accusation  of  such  things  as  I  sup- 
posed : 

19  "But  had  certain  questions 
against  him  of  theii'  own  super- 
stition, and  of  one  Jesus,  which 
was  dead,  whom  Paul  affirmed  to 
be  alive. 

20  And  because  "I  doubted  of 
such  manner  of  questions,  I  asked 
him  whether  he  would  go  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  there  be  judged  of  these 
matters. 

21  But  when  Paul  had  appealed 
to  be  reserved  unto  the  "hearing 
of  Augustus,  I  commanded  him  to 
be  kept  till  I  might  send  him  to 
Cesar. 

22  Then    ^  Agrippa    said    unto 
Festus,  I  would  also  hear  the  man 
myself 
slialt  hear  him 

23  And  on  the  morrow,  when 
Agrippa  was  come,  and  Bernice, 
with  great  pomp,  and  was  entered 
into  the  place  of  hearing,  with  the 
chief  captains,  and  principal  men 
of  the  city,  at  Festus'  command- 
ment Paul  was  brought  forth. 

24  And  Festus  said,  King  Agrip- 
pa, and  all  men  which  are  here 
present  with  us,  ye  see  this  man, 
about  whom  ''all  the  multitude  of 
the  Jews  have  dealt  with  me,  both 
at  Jerusalem,  and  also  here,  crying 
that  he  ought  "^not  to  live  any' 
longer. 

25  But  when  I  found  that  'he 
had  committed  nothing  worthy  of 
death,  'and  that  he  himself  hath 
appealed  to  Augustus,  I  have  de- 
termined to  send  him. 

179 


To  morrow,  said  he,  thou 


A.  D.  62. 


'ver.  4,5, 


°  vcr.  C. 


"ch.  18.15.  i 
23.29. 


II  Or,  Iwa$ 
doubtful 
how  to  in- 
guire  here- 
of. 


II  Or, 
judgment 


1"  See  ch.  9. 
15. 


■J  ver.  2,  3,  7. 


'Ch.22.22. 


'ch. 23. 9,29. 
&26.31. 


<  ver.  11, 12. 


PauVs  defence 


THE  ACTS. 


he/ore  Agrippa. 


A.  D.  62. 


•cli.2-2.  ri.  & 
•H.  n.  i  24. 

1'.,  21. 

Phil.  .■!.  5. 
bch. -itB. 

'  Gen.  ri.  l.-i. 
&yj.l.s.&  •_'•;. 
4.  &  4'J.  W. 
Di'iit.  M.1.5. 
2  Sam.  7.12. 
I',    1)2.  II. 
la.  4.  2.  &  7. 
14.  it  U.  •>.  & 
40.  lU. 
Jcr.  2n. .'..  * 
.'M.  14.  i:>,  Hi. 
Ex.  -M.  ■£>.  ti 
87.24. 
Uan. !).  24. 
Mic.  7  211. 
ch.  I.I.  .-W. 
Koin.  I.V  H. 
Tit.  2.  11. 
•1  Jnmcft  I.  1, 
f  Or  niffht 
and  day. 
•I,uVn2.n7. 

1  'rhcBA.  'I. 

1(1. 

1  Tim. ,'..  .'.. 
'Phil.  .T  11. 
Mchn  1(1.2. 

1  Tim.  1.13. 


hch.  fl.  3. 
Unl.  1. 13. 


26  Of  whom  I  Lave  no  certain 
thing  to  write  unto  my  lord. 
Wherefore  I  have  brought  him 
forth  before  you,  and  specially 
before  thee,  O  kiug  Agrippa,  that, 
after  examination  had,  I  might 
have  somewhat  to  write. 

27  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreason- 
able to  send  a  x^i'isoner,  and  not 
withal  to  signify  the  crimes  laid 
against  him. 

CHAPTER  XXYI. 

2  Paul,  in  the  presmcp  of  Af/rippa,  dedareth  Ms  life 
from  his  childhood,  12  a7id  how  ndracidoushj  he  ivas 
converted,  and  called  to  his  apostlexhip.  24  Festus 
chargeth  him  to  he  mad,  lohereunto  he  aimwereth 
modeMly.  28  Arp-ippa  is  almost  persuaded  to  be  a 
Chrisdnu.  31  The  whole  company  pronounce  him 
innoceid. 

THEX  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul, 
Thou  art  permitted  to  speak 
for  thyself.  Then  Paul  stretched 
forth  the  hand,  and  answered  for 
himself: 

2  I  think  myself  happy,  king 
Agrippa,  because  I  shall  answer 
for  myself  this  day  before  thee 
touching  all  the  things  whereof  I 
am  accused  of  the  Jews ; 

3  Especially  because  I  Imow  thee 
to  be  expert  in  all  customs  and 
questions  which  are  among  the 
Jews :  wherefore  I  beseech  thee  to 
hear  me  x^atiently. 

4  My  manner  of  life  from  my 
youth,  which  was  at  the  first  among 
mine  own  nation  at  Jerusalem, 
know  all  the  Jews ; 

5  AVliich  knew  me  from  the  be- 
ginning, if  they  would  testify,  that 
after  '■'  the  most  straitest  sect  of  our 
religion  I  lived  a  Pharisee. 

0  ''And  now  I  stand  and  am  judg- 
ed for  the  h()i)e  of  ''the  promise 
made  of  (iod  unto  our  fathers: 

7  Unto  which  promise  ''our  twelve 
tribes,  instantly  serving  God  ^'^day 
and  night,  ^hoi)e  to  come.  For 
which  liope's  sake,  king  Agrippa, 
1  am  accused  of  the  Jews. 

8  Why  should  it  be  thought  a 
thing  incredible  with  you,  that  God 
.should  raise  the  dead  ? 

\)  ^V  verily  thought  with  myself, 
that  I  ought  to  do  many  things 
contrary  to  the  name  of  Jesus  of 
Na/arcth. 

10  'Which  thing  T  also  did  in  Je- 
rusalem :  and  nuuiy  of  the  saints 
180 


did  I  shut  up  in  prison,  having  re- 
ceived authority  'from  the  chief 
I)riests;  and  when  they  were  put 
to  death,  I  gave  my  voice  against 
them. 

11  ''And  I  punished  them  oft  in 
every  synagogue,  and  compelled 
them  to  blaspheme ;  and  being  ex- 
ceedingly mad  against  them,  I  per- 
secuted them  even  unto  strange 
cities. 

12  'Whereupon  as  I  went  to  Da- 
mascus with  authority  and  com- 
mission from  the  chief  priests, 

13  At  midday,  O  king,  I  saw  in 
the  way  a  light  from  heaven,  above 
the  brightness  of  the  sun,  shining 
round  about  me  and  them  which 
journeyed  with  me. 

14  And  when  we  were  all  fallen 
to  the  earth,  I  heard  a  voice  speak- 
ing unto  me,  and  saying  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue,  Saul,  Saul,  why 
l^ersecutest  thou  me  I  it  is  hard 
for  thee  to  kick  against  the 
pricks. 

15  And  I  said.  Who  art  thou. 
Lord !  And  he  said,  I  am  Jesus 
whom  thou  persecutest. 

16  But  rise,  and  wStand  upon  thy 
feet :  for  I  have  appeared  unto  thee 
for  this  purpose,  "'to  make  thee  a 
minister  and  a  witness  both  of 
these  things  which  thou  hast  seen, 
and  of  those  things  in  the  which  I 
will  appear  unto  thee ; 

17  Delivering  thee  from  the  peo- 
ple, and  from  the  Gentiles,  "  unto 
whom  now  I  send  thee, 

18  ''To  open  their  eyes,  and  "to 
turn  tltem  from  darkness  to  light, 
and  from  the  power  of  Satan  unto 
God,  '^that  they  may  receive  for- 
giveness of  sins,  and  "^inheritance 
among  them  which  are  'sanctified 
by  faith  that  is  in  me. 

io  AVhereupon,  O  king  Agrippa, 
I  was  not  disobedient  unto  the 
heavenly  vision : 

20  But  ^shewed  first  unto  them 
of  Damascus,  and  at  Jerusalem, 
and  throughout  all  the  coasts  of 
Judea,  and  thm  to  the  Gentiles, 
that  they  should  repent  and  turn 
to  God,  and  do  "works  meet  for 
repentfince. 

21  For  these  causes  ''the  Jews 


A.  D.  G2. 

lch.9. 14,21. 
Si  22. 5. 


kch.  22. 19. 


I  ch.  9.  3.  & 

22.0. 


■»  ch.  22. 15. 


°  ch.  22.  £1. 


"  Is.  Sj.  5.  & 

42.7. 

l.,ukc  I.  79. 

John  IS.  12. 

2  (.'or.  4.  4. 

Enh.  1.  18. 

lThess.5.S. 
f  2  Cor.  G.  14 

Eph.  4.  18. 

&5.  8. 

Col.  1.  13. 

1  Pet.  2.  9, 

2.i. 
'il.ukc  1.77. 
'Eph.  1.  11. 

Col.  1.  12. 
»ch.  20.  32. 


'ch.n.  20,  22, 
2'.l.  &11.2ti.& 
l:i,  &  14,  & 
Hi,  &  17,  & 
IK,  &  HI,  & 
2(),  &  21. 


»  Matt.  3.  8. 


»  ch.21.30,3L 


I 


Paul  declared  innocent. 


THE  ACTS. 


His  voyage  toward  Home. 


A.  D.  02. 


yLiike  24.27, 

44. 

ch.  H.  14.  & 

as.  23. 

Kom.  3.  21. 
=  Jol\n  ."i.  40. 
"  Luke  24. 

■X,  4t;. 

I' 1  Cor.  1.1.20. 

Col.  LIS. 

Kev.  1.  .5. 
'  Luke  2.  32. 


■1  2  Kings  9. 
11. 

John  10.  20. 
1  Cor.  1.  2,3. 
&  2.  l.".,  14. 
&  4.  10. 


•1  Cor.  7.  7. 


fch.  2.1.0, 29. 
&  25.  25. 


Ech.  25.  U. 


•ch.  25. 12, 

as. 


caught  me  iu  the  temple,  and  went 
about  to  kill  me. 

22  Haviug  therefore  obtained 
help  of  God,  I  continue  unto  this 
day,  witnessing  both  to  small  and 
great,  saying  none  other  things 
than  those  ^  which  the  prophets 
and  'Moses  did  say  should  come: 

23  '^That  Christ  should  sufter,  and 
■"that  he  should  be  the  first  that 
should  rise  from  the  dead,  and 
''should  shew  light  unto  the  peoi>le, 
and  to  the  Gentiles. 

24  And  as  he  thus  spake  for  him- 
self, Festus  said  with  a  loud  voice, 
Paul,  "^tliou  art  beside  thyself; 
much  learning  doth  make  thee 
mad. 

25  But  he  said,  I  am  not  mad, 
most  noble  Festus ;  but  speak  forth 
the  words  of  truth  and  soberness. 

2(>  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these 
things,  before  whom  also  I  speak 
freely :  for  I  am  persuaded  that 
none  of  these  things  are  hidden 
from  him ;  for  this  thing  was  not 
done  in  a  corner. 

27  King  Agrippa,  believest  thou 
the  prophets  ?  I  know  that  thou 
believest. 

28  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul, 
Almost  thou  persuadest  me  to  be 
a  Christian. 

29  And  Paul  said,  ''I  would  to 
God,  that  not  only  thou,  but  also 
all  that  hear  me  this  day,  were  both 
almost,  and  altogether  such  as  I 
am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
the  king  rose  up,  and  the  governor, 
and  Bernice,  and  they  that  sat  with 
them : 

31  And  when  they  were  gone 
aside,  they  talked  between  them- 
selves, saying,  ^This  man  doeth 
nothing  worthy  of  death  or  of 
bonds. 

32  Then  said  Agrippa  unto  Fes- 
tus, This  man  might  have  been  set 
at  liberty,  ^  if  he  had  not  appealed 
unto  Cesar. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Paul  shipping  toward  Rome,  10  foretelleih  of  the 
danger  of  the  voyage,  11  but  is  'not  believed.  14  They 
are  toxxed  to  and  fro  toith  tempest,  41  and  suffer 
shipwreek,  23,  34,  44  yet  all  come  safe  to  land. 

XD  when  ""  it  was  determined 
that  we  should  sail  into  Italy, 


A^ 


Augustus' 


they  delivered  Paul  and  certain 
other  i)risoners  unto  one  named 
Julius,  a  centurion  of 
band. 

2  And  enterhig  into  a  ship  of 
Adramyttium,  we  launched,  mean- 
ing* to  sail  by  the  coasts  of  Asia ; 
one  'Aristarchus,  a  Macedonian  of 
Thessalonica,  being  with  us. 

3  And  the  next  day  we  touched  at 
Sidon.  And  Julius  '^  courteously 
entreated  Paul,  and  gave  Mm  lib- 
erty to  go  unto  his  friends  to  re- 
fresh himself. 

4  And  when  we  had  launched 
from  thence,  we  sailed  under  Cy- 
prus, because  the  winds  were  con- 
trary. 

5  And  when  we  had  sailed  over 
the  sea  of  CJilicia  and  Pamphylia, 
we  came  to  Myra,  a  city  of  Lycia. 

6  And  there  the  centurion  found 
a  ship  of  Alexandria  sailing  into 
Italy ;  and  he  put  us  therein. 

7  And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly 
many  days,  and  scarce  were  come 
over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not 
suffering  us,  we  sailed  under  "  Crete, 
over  against  Salmone ; 

8  And,  hardly  passing  it,  came 
unto  a  place  which  is  called  the 
Fair  Havens ;  nigh  whereunto  was 
the  city  of  Lasea. 

9  Xow  when  much  time  was  spent, 
and  when  sailing  was  now  dan- 
gerous, ''because  the  fast  was 
now  already  jjast,  Paul  admon- 
ished them, 

10  And  said  unto  them.  Sirs,  I 
perceive  that  this  voyage  will  be 
with  "  hurt  and  much  damage,  not 
only  of  the  lading  and  ship,  but 
also  of  our  lives. 

11  Xevertheless  the  centurion  be- 
lieved the  master  and  the  owner 
of  the  ship,  more  than  those  things 
which  were  spoken  by  Paul. 

12  And  because  the  haven  was 
not  commodious  to  winter  in,  the 
more  part  advised  to  depart  thence 
also,  if  by  any  means  they  might 
attain  to  Phenice,  and  there  to 
winter ;  which  is  a  haven  of  Crete, 
and  lieth  toward  the  southwest 
and  northwest. 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  blew 
softly,   supi^osing   that   they  had 

181 


A.  D.  62. 


i-ch.  19.  29. 


'rh.24.  23.  & 
28.  IG. 


I  Or,  Candy. 


<1  The  fast 
waa  on  the 
tenth  (liiy  of 
the  seventh 
niontli, 
Lev.  23.  27, 
23. 


I  Or,  injury. 


Paul  foretelleth  a  shijnvrecJc. 


THE  ACTS. 


They  suffer  shijnvi'ecJv. 


A.  D.  62. 


1  Or,  beat. 


<  Jonah  1. 


fch.  23.  U. 


'  Dan.  n.  K,. 
I{<MII.  I. '.). 
2Tiui.  1.^ 


>'l.iikel.4«. 
H/jm.  4.  i«l, 
21. 
•JTlm.I.I2. 

Ich.  28.1. 


loosing" 


obtained    their    inivpose, 
thence,  they  sailed  close  by  Crete, 

14  But  not  long  after  there  "arose 
again.st  it  a  tempestuous  wind, 
called  Euroclvdon. 

15  And  when  the  ship  was  caught, 
and  could  not  bear  up  into  the 
wind,  we  let  her  drive. 

IG  And  running  under  a  certain 
island  wliich  is  called  Clauda,  we 
had  much  work  to  come  by  the 
boat : 

17  Which  when  they  had  taken 
up,  they  used  helps,  undergirding 
the  shij);  and,  fearing  lest  they 
should  fall  into  the  quicksands, 
strake  sail,  and  so  were  driven. 

18  And  we  being  exceedingly 
tossed  with  a  tempest,  the  next 
daif  they  lightened  the  ship  ; 

19  And  the  third  (hnj  "we  cast  out 
with  our  own  hands  the  tackling 
of  the  ship. 

20  And  when  neither  sun  nor  stars 
in  many  daj^s  appeared,  and  no 
small  tempest  lay  on  us,  all  hojje 
that  we  should  be  saved  was  then 
taken  ^way. 

21  But  after  long  abstinence,  Paul 
stood  forth  in  the  midst  of  them, 
and  said,  Sirs,  ye  should  have 
hearkened  unto  me,  and  not  have 
loosed  from  Crete,  and  to  have 
gained  this  harm  and  loss. 

22  And  now  I  exhort  you  to  be 
of  good  cheer:  for  there  shall  be 
no  loss  of  an  If  man^s  life  among 
you,  but  of  the  ship. 

23  "^For  there  stood  by  me  this 
night  the  angel  of  God,  whose  I 
am,  and  '^whom  I  serve, 

24  Saying,  Tear  not,  Paul ;  thou 
must  be  brought  before  Cesar: 
and,  lo,  God  hath  given  thee  all 
them  that  sail  with  thee. 

25  AVherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good 
cheer:  ''for  1  believe  God,  that  it 
shall  be  even  as  it  was  told  me. 

20  Jlowbeit  'wo  must  bo  cast  up- 
on a  certain  i.sland. 

27  liut  when  the  fourteenth  night 
was  come,  as  mc  were  driven  up 
and  down  in  iVdria,  about  mid- 
night the  shii)men  deemed  that 
they  drew  near  to  some  country; 

2H  And  soun<led,  and  found  it 
twenty  fatiioms :  and  when  they 
182 


had  gone  a  little  further,  they 
sounded  again,  and  found  it  fifteen 
fathoms. 

29  Then  fearing  lest  we  should 
have  fallen  ui)on  rocks,  they  cast 
four  anchors  out  of  the  stern,  and 
wished  for  the  day. 

30  And  as  the  shipmen  were  about 
to  flee  out  of  the  ship,  when  they 
had  let  down  the  boat  into  the  sea, 
under  colour  as  though  they  would 
have  cast  anchors  out  of  the  fore- 
ship, 

31  Paul  said  to  the  centurion  and 
to  the  soldiers,  Except  these  abide 
in  the  ship,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

32  Then  the  soldiers  cut  otf  the 
ropes  of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall 
oft'. 

33  And  while  the  day  was  coming 
on,  Paul  besought  them  all  to  take 
meat,  saying.  This  day  is  the  four- 
teenth day  that  ye  have  tarried 
and  continued  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing. 

34  Wherefore  I  pray  you  to  take 
some  meat;  for  this  is  for  your 
health:  for  "^ there  shall  not  a  hair 
fall  from  the  head  of  any  of  you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  sijoken, 
he  took  bread,  and  ^gave  thanks 
to  God  in  presence  of  them  all ; 
and  when  he  had  broken  it,  he  be- 
gan to  eat. 

36  Then  were  they  all  of  good 
cheer,  and  they  also  took  some 
meat. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the  ship 
two  hundred  threescore  and  six- 
teen °' souls. 

38  And  when  they  had  eaten 
enough,  they  lightened  the  ship, 
and  cast  out  the  Avheat  iuto  the 
sea. 

39  And  when  it  was  day,  they 
knew  not  the  land :  but  they  dis- 
covered a  certain  creek  with  a 
shore,  into  the  whicU  they  were 
minded,  if  it  were  i)ossible,  to 
thrust  in  the  shi]). 

40  And  when  they  had  "taken  up 
the  anchors,  they  committed  them- 
selves unto  the  sea,  and  loosed  the 
rudder  bands,  and  hoised  up  the 
mainsail  to  the  wind,  and  made 
toward  shore, 

41  And  falling  into  a  place  where 


A.  D.  62. 


V  1  Kings  1. 

Matt.  10. 30. 
Luke  12.  7. 
&  21.  18. 


IlSam.n.l.^ 
Mntt.  ].5.;3C. 
Slark  8.  fi. 
John  6.  II. 
1  Tim.4.3,4. 


■"011.2.  41.  & 
7.  14. 

Rom.  13.1. 
1  Pet.  a  2U. 


II  Or.  cut  i/if? 
anchoys, 
then  lt,r'l 
thfin  in  the 
sea,  Ifc, 


A  viper  fasteneth  on  PaiiVs  liand.         THE  ACTS. 


PatiVs  arrival  at  Home. 


A.  D.  62. 


"•iCoT.lVZS. 


'ch. 


,  2G. 


l.Rom.1.  14. 
1  Cor.  14.11. 
Col.  3.  11. 


"  Mark  lfi.18. 
Luke  10. 19. 


■Ich.  14. 11. 


two  seas  met,  "  they  ran  the  ship 
aground;  and  the  forepart  stuck 
fast,  and  remained  unmoveable, 
but  tlie  liinder  part  was  broken 
with  tlie  violence  of  the  waves. 

42  And  the  soldiers'  counsel  was 
to  kill  the  prisoners,  lest  any  of 
them  should  swim  out,  and  escape. 

43  lUit  the  centurion,  willing  to 
save  Paul,  kept  them  from  their 
purpose  ;  and  comniandcHl  that 
they  which  could  SM'im  should  cast 
thcmselres  first  into  the  sea,  and  get 
to  land : 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards, 
and  some  on  hrol'en  pieces  of  the 
ship.  And  so  it  came  to  pass, 
'that  they  escaped  all  safe  to  land. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Paul  after  his  ahipwrcck  is  kindly  entertained  of  the 
barbarians.  5  The  viper  on  his  hand  hurtcth  him 
iiot.  8  He  healeth  many  diseases  in  the  mand.  11 
They  depart  towards  Rome.  17  He  deelareth  to  the 
Jews  the  cause  of  his  coming.  24  After  his  pi'cach- 
ing  some  were  persiiaded^  and  some  believed  not.  30 
Yet  he  preachcth  there  two  years. 

AND  when  they  were  escaped, 
J\.  then  they  knew  that  Hhe 
island  was  called  Melita. 

2  And  the ''  barbarous  i)eople  shew- 
ed us  no  little  kindness:  for  they 
kindled  a  fire,  and  received  us  ev- 
ery one,  because  of  the  i3resent 
rain,  and  because  of  the  cold. 

3  And  when  Paul  had  gathered  a 
bundle  of  sticks,  and  laid  them  on 
the  fire,  there  came  a  viper  out  of 
the  heat,  and  fastened  on  his  hand. 

4  And  when  the  barbarians  saw 
the  venomous  beast  hang  on  his 
hand,  they  said  among  themselves, 
Xo  doubt  this  man  is  a  murderer, 
whom,  though  he  hath  escaped  the 
sea,  yet  vengeance  suflEereth  not 
to  live. 

5  And  he  shook  off  the  beast  into 
the  fire,  and  ''  felt  no  harm. 

G  Howbeit  they  looked  when  he 
should  have  swollen,  or  fallen 
down  dead  suddenly :  but  after 
they  had  looked  a  great  while,  and 
saw  no  barm  come  to  him,  they 
changed  their  minds,  and  "^  said  that 
he  was  a  god. 

7  In  the  same  quarters  were  pos- 
sessions of  the  chief  man  of  the  isl- 
and, whose  name  w  as  Publius ; 
who  received  us,  and  lodged  us 
three  days  courteously. 


8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the 
father  of  Publius  lay  sick  of  a  fever 
and.  of  a  bloody  fiux:  to  wliom 
Paul  entered  in,  and  "prayed,  and 
'laid  his  hands  on  him,  and  healed 
him. 

9  So  when  this  was  done,  others 
also,  which  had  diseases  in  the  isl- 
and, came,  and  were  healed : 

10  Who  also  honoured  us  with 
many  ^honours  ;  and  when  we  de- 
parted, they  laded  lis  with  such 
things  as  were  necessary. 

11  And  after  three  months  we  de- 
parted in  a  ship  of  Alexandria, 
which  had  wintered  in  the  isle, 
whose  sign  was  Castor  and  Pol- 
lux. 

12  And  landing  at  Syracuse,  we 
tarried  there  three  days. 

13  And  from  thence  we  fetched  a 
compass,  and  came  to  Ehegium : 
and  after  one  day  the  south  wind 
blew,  and  we  came  the  next  day  to 
Puteoli : 

14  Where  we  found  brethren,  and 
were  desired  to  tarry  with  them 
seven  days :  and  so  we  went  toward 
Rome. 

15  And  from  thence,  when  the 
brethren  heard  of  us,  they  came  to 
meet  us  as  far  as  Appii  Forum,  and 
the  Three  Taverns ;  whom  when 
Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God,  and 
took  courage. 

16  And  when  we  came  to  Rome, 
the  centurion  delivered  the  prison- 
ers to  the  captain  of  the  guard: 
but ''  Paul  was  sufiered  to  dwell  by 
himself  with  a  soldier  that  kept 
him. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
three  days  Paul  called  the  chief  of 
the  Jews  together :  and  when  they 
were  come  together,  he  said  unto 
them.  Men  and  brethren,  'though  I 
have  committed  nothing  against 
the  people,  or  customs  of  our 
fathers,  yet  ^  was  I  delivered  pris- 
oner from  Jerusalem  into  the  hands 
of  the  Romans : 

18  A^Tio,  ^  when  they  had  examin- 
ed me,  would  have  let  me  go,  be- 
cause there  was  no  cause  of  death 
in  me. 

19  But  when  the  Jews  spake 
against  it,  ""l  was  constrained  to 

183 


A.  n.  C2. 


'.Tiuncs  J. 14, 

li. 
'  Murk  C.  .5. 

&  r.'ii'.  &  10. 

IS. 

i.uki!  4.  40. 

cli.  lU.  11, 

Tcor.  12.9, 


PMntt.lS.B. 
ITira.a.ir. 


A.  D.  63. 


h  ch.  24.  25. 
&  a".  3. 


i  ch.  24. 12, 

13.  &  2£.  8. 


t  ch.  21. 


Ich.22.  24.  ft 
24.  10.  &  25. 
8.  &  2G.  31. 


"ch.  25.11. 


Paul prcacheth  at  Home 


EOMANS. 


for  tivo  whole  years. 


A.  D.  «3. 


■■  ch.  26.  6,  7. 


Eph. .!.  l.i 
4.  l.&B.ai. 
2Tim.l.lC. 
&  2. 1). 
Philem.  10, 
13. 


PLmke2.34. 
eh.  24.5,  U. 
1  Pet.  2. 12. 
&4. 14. 


«  Luke  24.27. 
ch.  17.  3.  & 
19.8. 


'See  on 

ch.  2(J.  6, 22. 


•ch.  14.  4.  & 
17.  4.&1U.9. 


A.  D.  60. 


•AcU22.  21. 

1  Cur.  1.  1. 
Gal.  1. 1. 
ITim.  l.n. 
*2.7. 
2Tiin.  1  11 

k  Aef«  9.  15 

tt  I.'i.  't. 

Oal    1.  I.'>. 
•  See  on 

Acta  M.  0. 

Tit.  1    2. 
<ch.  .1.  21.  Ji 

Id.  21!. 

Oal.  .1.  H. 
•MnU.  1.6, 

10. 

hukcl  .12. 

AcU  2.  .H) 

2  Tim.  2.  8. 
rjnhn  I.  14. 

Oal.  4.  4. 
I  Or. 
dttermined. 

I  Acta  1.1.  33 
k  Ueb.  9. 14. 

ch.  12.  .3.  * 

15.  n. 

1  Cor.  l.'..in. 
I  Gill.  1. 15.  & 

Eph.  3.  R. 


appeal  unto  Cesar ;  not  that  I  had 
aught  to  accuse  my  nation  of. 

20  For  this  cause  therefore  have  I 
called  for  you,  to  see  ?/o»,  and  to 
speak  with  yon  :  because  that  "for 
the  hope  of  Israel  I  am  bound  with 
"this  chain. 

21  And  they  said  unto  him,  We 
neither  received  letters  out  of  Ju- 
dea  concerning  thee,  neither  any 
of  the  brethren  that  came  shewed 
or  spake  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee 
what  thou  thiukest :  for  as  concern- 
ing this  sect,  we  know  that  every 
where  ^  it  is  spoken  against. 

23  And  when  they  had  appointed 
him  a  day,  there  came  many  to  him 
into  his  lodging  ;  "^  to  whom  he  ex- 
pounded and  testified  the  kingdom 
of  God,  persuading  them  concern- 
ing Jesus,  'both  out  of  the  law  of 
IVIoses,  and  out  of  the  prophets, 
from  morning  till  evening. 

24  And  ^some  believed  the  things 
which  were  spoken,  and  some  be- 
lieved not. 

25  And  when  they  agreed  not 
among  themselves,  they  departed, 
after  that   Paul  had   spoken   one 


word.  Well  spake  the  Holy  Ghost 
by  Esaias  the  prophet  unto  our 
fathers, 
2G  Saying,  *  Go  unto  this  people, 
and  say.  Hearing  ye  shall  hear, 
and  shall  not  understand ;  and  see- 
ing ye  shall  see,  and  not  perceive : 

27  For  the  heart  of  this  people 
is  waxed  gross,  ^nd  their  ears  are 
dull  of  hearing,  and  their  eyes  have 
they  closed;  lest  they  should  see 
with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with  tlieir 
ears,  and  understand  with  their 
heart,  and  should  be  converted, 
and  I  should  heal  them, 

28  Be  it  known  therefore  unto 
you,  that  the  salvation  of  God  is 
sent  "unto  the  Gentiles,  and  that 
they  will  hear  it. 

29  And  when  he  had  said  these 
words,  the  Jews  departed,  and  had 
great  reasoning  among  themselves. 

30  And  Paul  dwelt  two  whole 
years  in  his  own  hired  house,  and 
received  all  that  came  in  unto  him, 

31  ^Preaching  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  teaching  those  things 
which  concern  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,    with    all    confidence 


no 


man  forbidding  him. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

ROMANS. 


CHAPTER  L 

1  Ihnl  commendeth  fiLi  calling  to  the  Romans,  9  and 
fds  desire  to  come  to  them.  16  What  hin  (joapel  is, 
and  the  ri//hteoiiiS7iess  which  it  sJieweth.  18  God  is 
aiif/nj  with  all  umnner  of  sin.  21  What  were  the 
sin.i  of  tfie  Gentiles. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  Jesus  Christ, 
"called  to  he  an  apostle,  ^sep- 
arated unto  the  gosi)el  of  God, 

2  ("Which  he  had  promised  afore 
*'  by  his  prophets  in  the  holy  Scrip- 
tures,) 

3  Concerning  his  Son  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  '  wliich  was  ^made  of  the 
seed  of  David  according  to  the  flesh; 

4  And  'Hledared  to  he  the  Son  of 
God  with  power,  according  ''to  the 
Spirit  of  holincs.s,  by  the  resurrec- 
tion from  the  dead : 

5  By   whom   '  we  have    received 

184 


grace  and  apostleship,  "for ''obedi- 
ence to  the  faith  among  all  nations, 
'  for  his  name : 
C  Among  whom  are  ye  also  the 
called  of  Jesus  Christ : 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Bomc,  beloved 
of  God, "'  called  to  he  saints :  "  Grace 
to  you,  and  x)eace,  from  God  our 
Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

8  First,  "I  thank  my  God  through 
Jesus  Christ  for  you  all,  that ''your 
faith  is  spoken  of  throughout  the 
whole  world. 

1)  For  'God  is  my  witness,  'whom 
I  serve  "  with  my  spirit  in  the  gos- 
pel of  his  Son,  that  'without  ceas- 
ing I  make  mention  of  you  always 
in  my  prayers ; 

10 


^  Making 


request,   if  by   any 


A.  D.  63. 


'  la.  C.  9. 

Jer.  5.  21. 
Ez.  I'J.  ■>. 
Matt.  13. 14. 
15. 

Mark  4.  12. 
Luke  8  10. 
John  12.  4(1. 
Rom.  11.  S. 


"Matt.  21.41. 
4:i. 
ch.  13.46,47. 

&  IS.  i;.  & 
22.21.  &::(;. 

17, 18. 
Koiu.  11.11. 


A.  D.  C5. 


^ch.4.  31. 
Eph.  0.  I'J. 


A.  D.  (!0. 

II  Or,  to  the 
obedience 
offnilh. 

k  Acts  (i.  7. 
ch.  Hi.  2«. 

I  Acts  9. 15. 

"  ch.  9.  24. 

1  Cor.  1.  •_■. 
IThcss.  4.7. 

"1  Cor.  l.:i. 

2  Cor.  1.  ■!. 
Gal.  1.  0. 

°I  Cor.  1.4. 

I'hil.  1.;;. 

C.>1.  1.3.4. 

IThcsK.  1.2. 

Pliilcm.  4. 
P  ch.  Hi.  19. 

IThosa.  1.8. 
1ch.9.  I. 

2  (.'or.  1.  21. 

Phil.  1..K. 

lThc.ss.2.5. 
■■  Acta  27.  '.'.1. 

2  Tim.  1.  '■)■ 

II  Or,  ill  tny 
siiirit, 
John  4.  25, 
24. 

Phil.  3.  3. 
'1  Thcss.3. 

10. 
'ch.l.';.23,.12. 

1  Thcss.  3. 

10. 


The  apostle  descriheth  the 


KOMANS. 


corruption  of  the  Gentiles. 


A.  P.  60. 


"  JauieB4.15. 


^  ch.  15.  20. 


fl  Or,  t'K  you. 

JTit.  1.  4. 
2  I'et.  1. 1. 


'  ch.  15.  23. 


•Sec  Acts  IG. 

7. 

I  Thess.  2. 

18. 

b  Phil.  4.  17. 
II  Or,  in  you. 
'  1  Cor.  y.  lU. 


i  Vs.  40.n,io. 

Mark  8.  .'IS. 
2  Tim.  l.S. 
'ICor.  1.18. 
&  15.  2. 

fLuke  2.  30, 

31,  32.  &  24. 

47. 

Acts  3.  2G. 

&  13.  2(i,  id. 

ch.  2.  It. 
B  ch.  3.  21. 


b  Hab.  2.  4. 

John  3.  .%. 

Gal.  .3.  11. 

Phil.  3.  U. 

Heb.  10. 38. 
i  Acts  17.  30. 

Eph.  5.  G. 

Col.  3.  C. 


k  Acts  14.  17. 
^  Or,  to  them. 
I  John  1.  9. 


"Ps.  19. 1, 
ic. 

Acts  14. 17. 
&  17.  27. 


I  Or,  that 
they  may  be. 


»  2  Kings  17. 

Jer.  2. 5. 
Eph.  4. 17, 
18. 


"Jer.  10. 14. 


T  Deut.  4. 16, 
&c. 

Ps.  lOG.  20. 
Is.  40. 18, 25. 
Jer.  2. 11. 
Ez.  8.  10. 
Acts  17. 29. 


means  now  at  length  I  raiglit  have 
a  prosi)erous  journey  "by  the  will 
of  God  to  eonie  nnto  you. 

11  Tor  I  long  to  see  yon,  tbat  ""I 
may  impart  unto  you  some  si)irit- 
ual  gift,  to  the  end  ye  may  be  es- 
tablished; 

12  That  is,  that  I  may  be  com- 
forted together  "  with  you  by  ^  the 
mutual  faith  both  of  you  and  me. 

13  Now  I  would  not  have  you 
ignorant,  brethren,  that  'oftentimes 
I  purposed  to  come  unto  you,  (but 
•^was  let  hitherto,)  that  I  might 
have  some  ^ fruit  "among  you  also, 
even  as  among  other  Gentiles. 

14  '^  I  am  debtor  both  to  the  Greeks, 
and  to  the  Barbarians ;  both  to  the 
wise,  and  to  the  unwise. 

15  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am 
ready  to  preach  the  gospel  to  you 
that  are  at  Eome  also. 

IG  For  '^  I  am  not  ashamed  of  the 
gospel  of  Christ :  for  "  it  is  the  pow- 
er of  God  unto  salvation  to  every 
one  that  belie veth ;  ^to  the  Jew 
first,  and  also  to  the  Greek. 

17  For  ^therein  is  the  righteous- 
ness of  God  revealed  trom  faith  to 
faith :  as  it  is  written,  ^  The  just 
shall  live  by  faith. 

18 '  For  the  wrath  of  God  is  reveal- 
ed from  heaven  against  all  ungod- 
liness and  unrighteousness  of  men, 
who  hold  the  truth  in  unrighteous- 
ness; 

19  Because  ''that  which  may  be 
known  of  God  is  manifest  "in  them; 
for  •  God  hath  shewed  it  unto 
them. 

20  For  '"the  invisible  things  of 
him  from  the  creation  of  the  world 
are  clearly  seen,  being  understood 
by  the  things  that  are  made,  even 
his  eternal  power  and  Godhead; 
I'  so  that  they  are  without  excuse : 

21  Because  that,  when  they  knew 
God,  they  glorified  him  not  as  God, 
neither  were  thankful ;  but  "  be- 
came vain  in  their  imaginations, 
and  their  foolish  heart  was  dark- 
ened. 

22  "Professing  themselves  to  be 
wise,  they  became  fools, 

23  And  changed  the  glory  of  the 
uncorruptible  ^  God  into  an  image 
made  like  to  corruptible  man,  and 


to  birds,  and  fourfooted  beasts,  and 
creeping  things. 

24  ''  AVherefore  God  also  gave 
them  up  to  uncleanness,  through 
the  lusts  of  their  own  hearts,  ^  to 
dishonour  their  own  bodies  "be- 
tween themselves : 

25  Who  changed  *the  truth  of 
God  "into  a  lie,  and  worshipped 
and  served  the  creature  "more  than 
the  Creator,  who  is  blessed  for  ever. 
Amen. 

2G  For  this  cause  God  gave  them 
up  unto ''vile  aftections ;  for  even 
their  women  did  change  the  natu- 


is 


agamst 


things 


ral  use  into  that  which 
nature : 

27  And  likewise  also  the  men, 
leaving  the  natural  use  of  the 
woman,  burned  in  their  last  one 
toward  another ;  men  with  men 
working  that  which  is  unseemly, 
and  receiving  in  themselves  that 
recomiiense  of  their  error  which 
was  meet. 

28  And  even  as  they  did  not  like 
"  to  retain  God  in  their  knowledge, 
God  gave  them  over  to  "a  repro- 
bate mind,  to  do  those 
^'  which  are  not  convenient ; 

29  Being  filled  with  all  unright- 
eousness, fornication,  wickedness, 
covetousness,  maliciousness ;  full 
of  envy,  murder,  debate,  deceit, 
malignity ;  whisperers, 

30  Backbiters,  haters  of  God,  de- 
spiteful, i^roud,  boasters,  inventors 
of  evil  things,  disobedient  to  jja- 
rents, 

31 
nant-breakers,  "  without  natural  af- 
fection, implacable,  unmerciful : 

32  Who,  '^knowing  the  judgment 
of  God,  that  they  which  commit 
such  things  ""are  worthy  of  death, 
not  only  do  the  same,  but  "^have 
pleasure  in  them  that  do  them. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  27iey  that  niii,  ihour/h  they  condemn  it  in  othem.^  can- 
not excnae  thimselvex,  (j  and  much  les.i,  escape  the 
judgment  of  God,  9  whether  Ifiey  be  Jevjs  or  Gentilea. 
14  The  Geidiles  cannot  escape,  17  nor  yet  the  Jews, 
25  whom  their  circiuncisiou  shaU  not  /^>"o/i?,  if  they 
keej}  not  the  law. 

THEREFOEE  thou  art  ^inex- 
cusable, O  man,  whosoever 
thou  art  that  judgest:  ''for  where- 
in thou  judgest  another,  thou  con- 

185 


Without  understanding,  cove- 


A.  D.  60. 


iPn.  81.12. 

Acts  7.  42. 
Kph.  4.  18, 

in. 

2  Thc88.  2. 

11,  12. 
M  Cor.  CIS. 

1  TheMs.4.4. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
•  Lev.  18.  22. 

'1  T)u-»s.l.!l. 
l.lulm.'i.  20. 

"  Is.  44.  20. 

.Icr.  1II.14.& 

13.  25. 

Anios  2.  4. 
II  Or,  rather. 


'  Lev.  18. 22. 
23. 

Eph.  ,5.  12. 
JudelO. 


II  Or,  to  ac- 
knowledge. 

II  Or,  a  mind 
void  of 
judijment. 

J  Eph.  5.  4. 


II  Or, 
unsociable. 


'  ch.  2. 2. 


"  ch.  6.  21. 
\\  Or,  consent 

with  them. 
b  Ps.  50.  18. 

Hos.  7.  3. 


•ch.  1.  20. 


l>2Sam.  12. 
6,  B,  7. 
Watt.  7. 1,2. 
John  8.  9. 


God^s  impartud  judgment. 


EOMAI^S. 


Sin  cannot  go  unimnislied. 


A.  D.  60. 


'  ch.  9.  23. 

Eph.  1.  7.& 

a.  4,  7. 
<1  ch.  3.  2.5. 
*  Ex.  34.  B. 
Ms.  30. 18. 

U'  Pet.  3.  a, 

15. 


PDcut.  32.34. 
James  5. 3. 


,    bJobSl.  II. 
Ps.  62.  12. 
Prov.  24. 12. 
Jer.  17.  10. 
*ri2.  19. 
Matt  16.  27. 
ch.  14.  12. 

1  Cor.  3.  8. 

2  Cor.  5. 10. 
Rev.  2.  2i. 
&  20.  12.  St 
22.12. 


ijob  24.  13. 

ch.  1.  1«. 
2  Thea(i.lA 


k  Amos  3.  2. 

Luke  12. 47, 

4S. 

1  Pet.  4.  17. 
\  Gr.  Greet. 
11  Pet.  1.7. 


t  Gr.  Greek. 

"  Deut.  10. 
17. 

2  Chr.  19.  7. 
Job  .-M.  19. 
Acts  10.  VA. 
Gul.  2.  6. 
Eph.  0.  9. 
Col.  .3.  2.5. 
1  Pet  1. 17. 


°  Matt.  7. 21. 
James  1.22, 
23,  2.'.. 
1  John  3.  7. 


B  Or,  «A« 
co'i-<riVnr< 

.with  them. 


demuest    thyself;    for   thou    that 
judgest  doest  the  same  things. 

2  But  we  are  sure  that  the  judg- 
ment of  God  is  according  to  truth 
against  them  which  commit  such 
things. 

3  And  thinkest  thou  this,  O  man, 
that  judgest  them  which  do  such 
things,  and  doest  the  same,  that 
tliou  shalt  escape  the  judgment  of 
God? 

4  Or  despisest  thou  ''the  riches  of 
his  goodness  and  '^forbearance  and 
'iongsuflfering ;  *^not  knowing  that 
the  goodness  of  God  leadeth  thee 
to  repentance  I 

5  But,  after  thy  hardness  and  im- 
penitent heart,  ^'treasurest  up  unto 
thyself  wrath  against  the  day  of 
wrath  and  revelation  of  the  right- 
eous judgment  of  God ; 

6  ''  Who  will  render  to  every  man 
according  to  his  deeds : 

7  To  them  who  by  patient  contin- 
uance in  Avell  doing  seek  for  glory 
and  honour  and  immortality,  eter- 
nal .life : 

8  But  unto  them  that  are  conten- 
tious, and  '  do  not  obey  the  truth, 
but  obey  unrighteousness,  indigna- 
tion and  wrath, 

9  Tribulation  and  anguish,  ux)on 
every  soul  of  man  that  doeth  evil ; 
of  the  Jew  ''first,  and  also  of  the 

*  Gentile ; 

10  '  But  glory,  honour,  and  peace, 
to  every  man  that  worketh  good ; 
to  the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the 

*  Gentile : 

11  For  ""there  is  no  respect  of 
persons  with  God. 

12  For  as  many  as  have  sinned 
without  law  shall  also  perish  Avith- 
out  law;  and  as  many  as  have 
sinned  in  the  law  shall  be  judged 
by  the  law ; 

13  (For  "not  the  hearers  of  the 
law  arc  just  before  God,  but  the 
doers  of  the  law  shall  be  justified. 

14  For  when  the  Gentiles,  Avhich 
have  not  the  law,  do  by  nature  the 
things  contain(id  in  the  law,  these, 
having  not  the  law,  are  a  law  unto 
themselves : 

15  Which  shew  the  work  of  the 
law  written  in  their  hearts,  "their 
conscience  also    bearing   witness, 

•   186 


and  their  thoughts  "  the  mean  while 
accusing  or  else  excusing  one  an- 
other ;) 

16  "In  the  day  when  God  shall 
judge  the  secrets  of  men  pby  Jesus 
Christ ''  according  to  my  gospel. 

17  Behold,  "^thou  art  called  a  Jew, 
and  'restest  in  the  law,  "^and  mak- 
est  thy  boast  of  God, 

18  And  "knowest  Ms  will,  and 
'I '^  appro  vest  the  things  that  are 
more  excellent,  being  instructed 
out  of  tlie  law ; 

19  And  ''art  confident  that  thou 
thyself  art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a 
light  of  them  which  are  in  dark- 
ness, 

20  An  instructor  of  the  foolish,  a 
teacher  of  babes,  ''which  hast  the 
form  of  knowledge  and  of  the  truth 
in  the  law. 

21  ''Thou  therefore  which  teach- 
est  another,  teachest  thou  not  thy- 
self? thou  that  preachest  a  man 
shoiild  not  steal,  dost  thou  steal  1 

22  Thou  that  sayest  a  man  should 
not  commit  adultery,  dost  thou 
commit  adultery  ?  thou  that  ab- 
horrest  idols,  ^dost  thou  commit 
sacrilege  ? 

23  Thou  that  '^makest  thy  boast 
of  the  law,  through  breaking  the 
law  dishonourest  thou  God "? 

24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blas- 
phemed among  the  Gentiles 
through  you,  as  it  is  '^'written. 

25  ''For  circumcision  verily  profit- 
eth,  if  thou  keep  the  law :  but  if 
thou  be  a  breaker  of  the  law,  thy 
circumcision  is  made  uncircumci- 
sion. 

20  Therefore,  ^if  the  un circum- 
cision keep  the  righteousness  of 
the  law,  shall  not  his  un  circum- 
cision be  counted  for  circumcision  ? 

27  And  shall  not  uncircumcision 
which  is  by  nature,  if  it  fulfil  the 
law,  '■'judge  thee,  who  by  the  let- 
ter and  circumcision  dost  trans- 
gress the  law  ? 

28  For  ''  he  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is 
one  outwardly;  neither  is  that  cir- 
cumcision, which  is  outward  in  the 
flesh : 

29  But  he  is  a  Jew,  '  which  is  one 
inwardly ;  and  "^  circumcision  is  that 
of  the  heart,  '  in  the  spirit,  and  not 


A.  D.  60. 

\\Or. hetwCfin 
themselves. 


°  Ece.  12. 14. 
Matt.  25.31. 
Jolm  12.  48. 
ch.  3.  6. 

1  Cor.  4.  S. 
Kev.  20.  12. 

P  John  5.  22. 
Acts  10.  42. 
&17.  31. 

2  Tiin.4.1,8. 
1  Pet.  4. 5. 

ich.  1G.25. 

1  Tira.l.U. 

2  Tim.  2.  8. 
'  Matt.  3.  9. 

Jolin8. :«. 

ch.  II.  6,  7. 

2  Cor.  11.22. 
•  Mic.  3.  11. 

ch.9.  4. 
'  Is.  45.  25.  & 

48.  2. 

John  8.  41. 
"  Deut.  4.  8. 

Ps.  147. 19, 

20. 
II  Or,  triest 

the  things 

that  differ. 
^  Phil.  1. 10. 
JM.itt.lS.U. 

&  2.'i.  Hi,  17, 

r.i,  24. 

John  9.  34, 

40,41. 
»ch.  e.  17. 

2  Tim.  1.13. 

&3.  5. 
'  Ps.  50.  IG, 

&c. 

Matt.  23.  3, 

&c. 


I  Mai.  3. 8. 


'  ver.  17. 


i  2  Sam.  12. 
14. 

Is.  52.  ."i. 
Kz.  3«.  20, 

'  Gal.  5.  S. 


f  Acts  10.  34, 


C  Matt.  12.41, 

42. 


b  Matt.  3.  9. 
John  8.  39. 
eh.  9.  6,  7. 
Gal.  ti.  1,5. 
Kcv.  2.  9. 


■>  1  Pet.  3.  4. 
k  Phil.  3.  3. 

Col.  2.  11. 
I  ch.  7.  6. 

2  Cor.  3.  6. 


The  Jcios'  lyrerogative. 


EOMAIS^S. 


No  flesh  justified  hy  the  law. 


A.  D.  60. 


•Deut.  4.7,8. 

Ps.  147.  Ill, 

LH). 

ch.  2. 18.  & 

U.  4. 
kch.  10.16. 

Ueb.  4.  -'. 
■■Num.L'S.l!). 

ch.  II.  6.  & 

11.  2U. 

■>  Tim.  2.13. 
•I  Job  411.  S. 
'  John  3.  33. 
fPs.  ()2.  0.  i: 

IIU.  11. 
ePs.  ol.  4. 


bch.  0.  19. 

Gal.  .3.  15. 
■  Gen.  18.  25. 

Job  8. 3.  & 

34.17. 


kch.  5.20. & 
0.  1,  lo. 


[Gr. 

charged^ 

ch.l.28,&c. 

&  2.  1,  &c. 
I  ver.  25. 

Gal.  3.  22. 
■»Ps.l4.  1,2, 

3.&J3. 1. 


"  Ps.  .5.  9. 
Jer.  5. 16. 


°  Ps.  140. 3. 


f  Pb.  10.  7. 


in  the  letter ;  '"  whose  x>raise  is  not 
of  men,  but  of  God. 

CHAPTEK  III. 

1  The  Jews'  2^i''^>'0(/citu'e:  o  which  they  have  not  lost  : 
9  howbcit  the  law  convinctth  than  also  of  sin:  20 
therefore  )io  flesh  is  jusiiflcd  by  the  law,  28  but  all, 
without  lUfferencc,  by  faith  only:  31  ami  yet  the 
law  is  not  abolished. 

WHAT   advantage  then  liath 
the  Jew  ?   or  what  profit  is 
there  of  circumcision  f 

2  Much  every  way:  chieflj^,  be- 
cause that  "unto  them  were  com- 
mitted the  oracles  of  God. 

3  For  what  if  'some  did  not  be- 
lieve? ^shall  their  unbelief  make 
the  faith  of  God  without  eft'ect  ? 

4  ''God  forbid:  yea,  let  "^God  be 
true,  but  *^ every  man  a  liar;  as  it 
is  written,  ^'That  thou  mightest 
be  justified  in  thy  sayings,  and 
mightest  overcome  when  thou  art 
judged. 

5  But  if  our  unrighteousness  com- 
mend the  righteousness  of  God, 
what  shall  we  say  f  Is  God  un- 
righteous who  taketh  vengeance! 
C'l  speak  as  a  man) 

G  God  forbid :  for  then  '  how  shall 
God  judge  the  world? 

7  For  if  the  truth  of  God  hath 
more  abounded  through  my  lie 
unto  his  glory;  why  yet  am  I 
also  judged  as  a  sinner? 

8  And  not  rather^  (as  we  be  slan- 
derously reported,  and  as  some 
affirm  that  we  say,)  ""Let  us  do 
evil,  that  good  may  come  ?  whose 
damnation  is  just. 

9  What  then  f  are  we  better  than 
they  f  No,  in  no  wise :  for  we  have 
before  ^  proved  both  Jews  and  Gen- 
tiles, that '  thej"  are  all  under  sin ; 

10  As  it  is  written,  "'There  is  none 
righteous,  no,  not  one : 

11  There  is  none  that  understand- 
eth,  there  is  none  that  seeketh 
after  God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  of  the 
way,  they  are  together  become 
unprofitable;  there  is  none  that 
doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

13  "Their  throat  is  an  open  sep- 
ulchre ;  with  their  tongues  they 
have  used  deceit;  "the  poison  of 
asps  is  under  their  lips : 

11  p  AVhose  mouth  is  full  of 
cursing  and  bitterness : 


15  •»  Their  feet  are  swift  to  shed 
blood : 

IG  Desitruction  and  misery  are 
in  their  ways  : 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have 
they  not  known : 

IS  "^  There  is  no  fear  of  God  be- 
fore their  eyes. 

19  Now  we  know  that  what 
things  soever  ^  the  law  saith,  it 
saith  to  them  who  are  under  the 
law:  that  *  every  mouth  may  be 
stoj)ped,  and  "all  the  world  may 
become  "  guiltv  before  God. 

20  Therefore  ''by  the  deeds  of  the 
law  there  shall  no  flesh  be  justified 
in  his  sight :  for  ^  by  the  law  is  the 
knowledge  of  sin. 

21  But  now  Hhe  righteousness  of 
God  without  the  law  is  manifested, 
''being  witnessed  by  the  law  ''and 
the  prophets ; 

22  Even  the  righteousness  of  God 
tchich  is  "by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ 
unto  all  and  upon  all  them  that 
believe;  for  ''there  is  no  difier- 
ence: 

23  For  '^  all  have  sinned,  and  come 
short  of  the  glory  of  God ; 

21  Being  justified  freely  ^by  his 
grace  ^through  the  redemption 
that  is  in  Christ  Jesus : 

25  Whom  God  hath  "set  forth 
^  to  he  a  proi)itiation  through  faith 
'  in  his  blood,  to  declare  his  right- 
eousness "^ for  the  "remission  of  'sins 
that  are  past,  through  the  forbear- 
ance of  God ; 

2G  To  declare,  I  say,  at  this  time 
his  righteousness :  that*  he  might 
be  just,  and  the  justifier  of  him 
which  believeth  in  Jesus. 

27  "'Where  is  boasting  then  ?  It 
is  excluded.  By  what  law  ?  of 
works?  Nay;  but  by  the  law  of 
faith. 

28  Therefore  we  conclude  "  that  a 
man  is  justified  by  faith  without 
the  deeds  of  the  law. 

29  Is  he  the  God  of  the  Jews  on- 
ly ?  is  he  not  also  of  the  Gentiles  ? 
Yes,  of  the  Gentiles  also : 

30  Seeing  "it  is  one  God,  which 
shall  justify  the  circumcision  by 
faith,  and  uncircumcision  through 
faith. 

31  Do  we  then  make  void  the 

187 


A.  D.  60. 

1  Prov.  1.  16. 
U.  ii>.  7, ». 


'  Pa.  3G.  1. 


•John  10.34. 
&  1.3.  25. 


•Job  5.  16. 

Ps.  107.  42. 

Kz.  10.  (B. 

ch.  1.  20. 

&  2.  1. 
"ch.  2.2. 

ver.  1),  23. 

II  Or,  subject 

to  thf  jufjt/' 

jupnt  of 

Cud. 
^  Ps.  143.  2. 

Acts  1.3.  ,39. 

Gal.  2.16.  & 

3.  II. 

Epli.  2.  8,  3. 

Tit.  3.  5. 
y  ch.  7.  7. 
'  Acts  15.  11. 

ch.  1.  17. 

Pliil.  ,3.  9. 

Ilcb.  11.  4,» 

&c. 
•Johns.  46. 

Acts  20.  Zi. 
bch.  1.2. 

1  Pet.  1. 10. 
■^ch.  4. 
throughout, 
dch.  10.  12. 

Gal.  3.  28. 

Col.  3.  U. 

'  Ter.  9. 
ch.  11.  32. 
Gal.  3. 22. 

fch.  4. 16. 

Eph.  2.  8. 

Tit.  3.  5,  7. 
f  .Matt.  20.28. 

Eph    1.  7. 

Col.  1. 14. 

1  Tim.  2.6. 

lleb.  y.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 

10. 

li  Or,  fore- 
ordained, 
I  Lev.  16. 15. 

1  John  2.  2. 

&  4.  10. 
i  Col.  1.  20. 
I  Acts  13.  38, 

.S'J. 

1  Tim.  1. 15. 
ji  Or,  passijty 

over. 
1  Acts  17.  30. 

Heb.  9. 15. 


"ch.  2. 17,23. 
&  4.  2. 

1  Cor.  1.  20, 
31. 
Eph.  2.  9. 


»  Acts  13.  38, 
39 

ver.20,21,22. 
ch.  8.  .3. 
Gal.  2. 16. 


°ch.  10.12,1.3. 
Gal.  3. 8, 20, 

28. 


Ahraham''s  faith  ivas  imputed 


EOMA:^fS. 


to  him  for  righteousness. 


A.  D.  60. 


«I8.SI.2. 

Matt.  .3.  9. 

John  8.  33, 

39. 

2  Cor.  11.22. 
bch.3.20,27, 

28. 


'Gen.  15.  C. 
Gal.  3.  H. 
Jaincs  2. 23. 

Jch.  U.G. 


•Josh.  24.  2. 


fP8.32.1,2. 


«Gen.  ir.lO. 


b  Lukn  19  0. 
virr.  12,  16. 
0»1.  3.  7. 


law  through   faith  ?     God  forbid : 
yea,  we  establish  the  law. 

CHAPTER   IV.» 

1  Abraham's  faith  was  imputed  to  him  for  righteons- 
nesfs,  10  before  he  was  circumcised.  I'S  By  faith  only 
he  and  his  seed  received  the  promise.  1*5  Abraham 
Is  the  father  of  all  that  believe.  2i  Our  faith  also 
shall  he  imputed  to  us  for  righteousness. 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then  that 
'Abraham  our  father,  as  per- 
tain ing  to  the  flesh,  hath  found  ? 

2  For  if  Abraham  were  ''justified 
by  works,  he  hath  whereof  to  glory; 
but  not  before  God. 

3  For  what  saith  the  Scripture? 
Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was 
counted  unto  him  for  righteousness. 

4  ISTow  '4o  him  that  worketh  is 
the  reward  not  reckoned  of  grace, 
but  of  debt. 

5  But  to  him  that  worketh  not, 
but  believeth  on  him  that  justifleth 
"the  ungodly,  his  faith  is  counted 
for  righteousness. 

G  Even  as  David  also  describeth 
the  blessedness  of  the  man,  unto 
whom  God  imputeth  righteousness 
without  works, 

7  Saying,  ^Blessed  are  they  whose 
iniquities  are  forgiven,  and  whose 
sins  are  covered. 

8  Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom 
the  Lord  will  not  impute  sin. 

9  Cometh  this  blessedness  then 
upon  the  circumcision  o)ilg,  or  up- 
on the  uncircumcision  also  1  for 
we  say  that  faith  was  reckoned  to 
Abraham  for  righteousness. 

10  How  was  it  then  reckoned  I 
when  he  was  in  circumcision,  or  in 
uncircumdsion  I  Not  in  circum- 
cision, but  in  uncircumcision. 

11  And  ^'he  received  the  sitrn  of 
circumcision 


a  seal  of  the  right- 


lOen.  ir.  4, 
*c. 
Gal.  3.  23. 


eousness  of  the  faith  Avhicli  he  had 
yet  being  uncircumcised :  that  ^he 
might  bo  the  father  of  all  them 
that  believe,  though  they  be  not 
circumcised ;  that  righteousness 
might  be  imputed  unto  them  also : 

12  And  tiie  father  of  circumcision 
to  tluMU  who  are  not  of  the  circum- 
cision only,  but  who  also  Avalk  in 
the  steps  of  tiint  faith  of  our  father 
Abraham,  which  he  had  being  yet 
uncircumcised. 

11)  For  th(;  jironiise,  Hint  he  should 
be  the  'heir  of  the  world,  teas  not 
188 


to  Abraham,  or  to  his  seed,  through 
the  law,  but  through  the  right- 
eousness of  faith. 

14  For  ^  if  they  which  are  of  the 
law  l)e  heirs,  faith  is  made  void,  and 
the  promise  made  of  none  effect: 

15  Because  'the  law  worketh 
wrath:  for  where  no  law  is,  there 
is  no  transgression. 

IG  Therefore  it  is  of  faith,  that  it 
might  l)e  ""by  grace;  "to  the  end 
the  promise  might  be  sure  to  all 
the  seed ;  not  to  that  only  which  is 
of  the  law,  but.  to  that  also  which 
is  of  the  faith  of  Abraham ;  "who  is 
the  father  of  us  all, 

17  (As  it  is  written,  pI  have  made 
thee  a  father  of  many  nations,)  "  be- 
fore him  whom  he  believed,  even 
God,  ^^who  quickeneth  the  dead, 
and  calleth  those  '  things  which  be 
not  as  though  they  were: 

18  Who  against  hope  believed  in 
hope,  that  he  might  become  the 
father  of  many  nations,  according 
to  that  which  was  sjioken, '  So  shall 
thy  seed  be. 

19  And  being  not  weak  in  faith, 
^he  considered  not  his  own  body 
now  dead,  when  he  was  about  a 
hundred  years  old,  neither  yet  the 
deadness  of  Sarah's  womb : 

20  He  staggered  not  at  the  prom- 
ise of  God  through  unbelief;  but 
was  strong  in  faith,  giving  glory  to 
God; 

21  And  being  fully  persuaded, 
that  what  he  had  promised,  "he  was 
able  also  to  perform. 

22  And  therefore  it  was  imputed 
to  him  for  righteousness. 

23  Now  ""it  was  not  written  for  his 
sake  alone,  that  it  was  imputed  to 
him; 

24  But  for  us  also,  to  whom  it 
shall  be  imputed,  if  we  believe  ^'on 
him  that  raised  uj)  Jesus  our  Lord 
from  the  dead ; 

25  "Who  was  delivered  for  our 
offences,  and  ^  was  raised  again  for 
our  justification. 

OHAPTER  V. 

1  Iking  justified  by  faith,  we  have  peace  with  Ood,  2 
and  joy  in  our  hope,  8  that  since  we  were  reconciled 
by  his  blood,  when  we  were  enemies,  10  we  shall  much 
more  be  saved  being  reconciled.  12  As  sin  and  death 
cante  by  .Adam,  17  so  much^  more  righteousness  and 
life  by  Jesus  Christ.  20  ]Vherc  sin  abounded,  grace 
did  superabound. 


A.  D.  CO. 


k  Gal.  3. 18. 


1  ch.  3.  20.  & 
5.  l:l,  20.  &  7. 
8,10,11. 

1  Cur.  15.56. 

2  Cor.  .3.7,11. 
Gal.;).10,19. 
lJohu3.  4. 


">  ch.  3.  24. 
"  GaL  3,  22. 


"19.51.2. 
ch.  U.  8. 


P  Gen.  17.  5. 

II  Or,  like 
unto  him. 


1ch.8.  11. 

Eph.  2. 1,5. 
'ch.'.).  21). 

1  Cor.  1.  28. 

1  Pet.  2. 10. 


"  Gen.  15. 5. 


'Gen.  17. 17. 
&18.  11. 
Heb.  11.11, 
12.      • 


"  Ps.  115.  3. 
Luke  1.37, 
45. 
Ueb.  11. 19. 


"  ch.  15.  4. 

1  Cor.  10. 6, 
11. 


y  Acts  2. 24. 

&  l.'i.  30. 
'  Is.  .W.  5,  fi. 

ch.  3.  2.1.  & 

5.  0.  Si  8.  32. 

2  Cor.  5. 21. 

Gal.  1.  4. 

Iloh.U.  28. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 

jt :;.  IS. 
■ICor.  15.17. 

1  Pet.  1.  21. 


TJie  advantages  and  extent 


EOMANS. 


of  justification  hy  faith. 


A.D.  60. 

"  Is.  "2. 17. 
JoKn  K,  X% 
rh.  3.  lis,  SO. 

I'Kpli.  2.  14. 
Col.  1.  20. 

■■John  10.9. 

&14.(>. 

Eph.  ■>.  18. 

&  3.  12. 

lleb.  10.  19. 
.11  Cor.  15.1. 
*•  lleb.  3.  G. 

f  Matt.  .5.  11, 

12. 

Acts  5.  41 . 

2  Cor.  12.10. 

Phil.  2.  17. 

James  1.  2, 

12. 

1  Pet.  3. 14. 
s  James  1..'!. 
b  James  1.12. 

"Phil.  1.20. 

k  2  Cor.  1.22. 
Gal.  4.  6. 
Eph.  1.  13, 
U. 


BOr, 

accor/Unfj 
to  the  time, 
Gal.  4.  4. 

Ich.  4.  25. 
ver.  8. 


"John  15.1.?. 
1  Pet.  o.  IS. 
1  John  ".IG. 
&  4.  y,  10. 


"  ch.  3.  2.5. 
Eph.  2.  IX 
Heb.  M.  14. 
1  John  1.  7. 

»ch.  1.  18. 

1  Thess.  1. 
10. 

1'  ch.  8.  32. 
1  2  Cor.  5. 18, 

19. 

Eph.  2.  IG. 

Col.  1.20,21. 

'John  .1.  20. 
&  14.  19. 

2  Cor.  4.  10, 
11. 

■ch.  2.  17.& 
:!.  211,  ."0. 
Gal.  4.  9. 

I,'  Or,  recon- 

ciliatiitn, 

ver.  1(1. 

2  Cor.  5.  13, 

19. 
'  Gen.  3.  G. 

1  Cor.  15.21. 
"Gen.  2.  17. 

ch.G.  ■£>.. 

1  Cor.  15.21. 
(Or, 

in  whom. 

'  ch.  4. 15. 
1  John  3.  4. 


J 1  Cor.  15. 
21,  22,  45. 


THEREFORE  '^ being  justified 
by  faith,  we  have  ''peace  with 
God  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ : 

2  '^By  wlioni  also  we  liave  access 
by  faith  into  this  grace  '"wlierein 
we  stand,  and  ''rejoice  in  hope  of 
the  glorv  of  (7od. 

3  And  not  only  .so,  but  ^  we  glory 
in  tribulations  also;  *-' knowing  that 
tribulation  worketh  patience ; 

4  ''And  patience,  experience ;  and 
experience,  hope: 

5  'And  hope  maketh  not  ashamed; 
■^  because  the  love  of  God  is  shed 
abroad  in  our  hearts  by  the  Holy 
Ghost  which  is  given  unto  us. 

6  For  when  we  were  vet  without 
strength,  "in  due  time  '  Christ  died 
for  the  ungodly. 

7  For  scarcely  for  a  righteous  man 
will  one  die:  yet  perad venture  for 
a  good  man  some  would  even  dare 
to  die. 

8  But  "'God  commendeth  his  love 
toward  us,  in  that,  while  we  were 
yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us. 

9  Much  more  then,  being  now 
justified  "by  his  blood,  we  shall  be 
saved  "from  wrath  through  him. 

10  For  'if,  when  we  were  enemies, 
'^  we  were  reconciled  to  God  by  the 
death  of  his  Son;  much  more,  being- 
reconciled,  we  shall  be  saved  "^by 
his  life. 

11  And  not  only  .so,  but  we  also 
'joy  in  God  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  we  have 
now  received  the  "atonement. 

12  Wherefore,  as  *  by  one  man  sin 
entered  into  the  world,  and  "  death 
by  sin ;  and  so  death  passed  upon 
all  men,  "  for  that  all  have  sinned : 

13  (For  until  the  law  sin  was  in 
the  world :  but  ^  sin  is  not  imputed 
when  there  is  no  law. 

14  Nevertheless  death  reigned 
from  Adam  to  Moses,  even  over 
them  that  had  not  sinned  after  the 
similitude  of  Adam's  transgression, 
■  who  is  the  figure  of  him  that  was 
to  come. 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also 
is  the  free  gift :  for  if  through  the 
offence  of  one  many  be  dead, 
much  more  the  grace  of  God,  and 
the  gift  by  grace,  tvhich  is  by  one 


man,  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded 
'unto  many. 

10  And  not  as  it  was  by  one  that 
sinned,  .so  is  the  gift:  for  the  judg- 
ment was  by  one  to  condemnation, 
but  the  free  gift  is  of  many  ofl'ences 
unto  j  ustilication . 

17  For  if  "by  one  man's  off'ence 
death  reigned  by  one ;  much  more 
they  which  receive  abundance  of 
grace  and  of  the  gift  of  righteous- 
ness shall  reigu  in  life  by  one,  Je- 
sus Christ.) 

18  Therefore,  as  "by  the  offence 
of  one  judgment  came  upon  all  men 
to  condemnation;  even  so  "by  the 
righteousness  of  one  the  free  gift 
came  ''ui^on  all  men  unto  justifica- 
tion of  life. 

19  For  as  by  one  man's  disobedi- 
ence many  were  made  sinners,  so 
by  the  obedience  of  one  shall  many 
be  made  righteous. 

20  Moreover  ''the  law  entered, 
that  the  ofl:ence  might  abound. 
But  where  sin  abounded,  grace  did 
much  ""more  abound: 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto 
death,  even  so  might  grace  reign 
through  righteousness  unto  eternal 
life  by  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

.     CHAPTER  VI. 

1  We  may  not  live  in  sin,  2  for  loe  are  dead  unto  it, 
3  «.s'  appearcth  by  our  baptism.  12  Let  not  niii  rcitpi 
any  more,  18  because  v:c  have  yielded  oicrsclves  to  the 
service  of  rir/hteousness,  23  and  for  that  death  is  the 
wages  of  sin. 

WHAT    shall   we    say   then? 
■"Shall  we   continue   in  sin, 
that  grace  may  abound  ? 

2  God  forbid.  How  shall  we, 
that  are  ''dead  to  sin,  live  any 
longer  therein  ? 

3  Know  ye  not,  that  '"so  many  of 
us  as  "were  baptized  into  Jesus 
Christ  ''  were  baptized  into  his 
death  ? 

4  Therefore  we  are  ''buried  with 
him  by  baptism  into  death :  that 
Hike  as  Christ  was  raised  up  from 
the  dead  by  ^the  glory  of  the  Fa- 
ther, ''  even  so  we  also  should  walk 
in  newness  of  life. 

5  'For  if  we  have  been  i)lanted 
together  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death,  we  shall  be  also  in  the  like- 
ness of  Ms  resurrection : 

0   Knowing   this,    that   ''our   old 
189 


A.  D.  60. 

'Is. ,'.:!.  n. 

.Matt.  20.  28. 

&  26.  28. 


H  Or,  hy  one 
oj/ence. 


II  Or,  bit  one 
ojf'cncc. 


II  Or,  by  one 
righteous- 
ness. 

•John  12.32. 
Ucb.  2.  9. 


t>  John  15. 22. 
ch.  3.  20.  & 
4.  IS.  &  ".  8. 
Gal.  3.19,23. 


"  l.ulcc  7.  47. 
1  Tim.  1. 14. 


♦ch..'!.  8. 
ver.  15. 


^  ver.  11. 

ch.  7.  4. 

G;.1.2. 19.& 

«.  14. 

Col.  .3.  3. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 
"  Gal.  3.  27. 
II  Or,  are. 
i  1  Cor.  15.29. 


"  Col.  2.  12. 


fch.8.  11. 

1  Cor.  G.  14. 

2  Cor.  1.!.  4. 
ejohn2. 11. 

&  11.  40. 
I'  Gill.  G.  15. 

Eph.  4.  22, 

23,  24. 

Col.  3.  10. 
i  Pha.3.10,U. 


k  Gal.  2.  20. 
&.  5.  24.  &  6. 
14. 

Eph.  4.  22. 
Col.  3.  ;■,  9. 


Christians  obliged  to  holiness. 


EOMAXS. 


Death  the  wages  of  sin. 


A.  D.  (50. 
I  Col.  2. 11. 


•"  1  Pet.  4. 1. 

tGr. 

justified. 

''2Tim.2.11. 


"  Rev.  1. 18. 


r  neb.  0.  zr, 

28. 


1  Luke  20.38. 

'ver.  2. 
•  Gal.  2. 19. 


'  Vs.  m.  13.  & 
119. 133. 


■  ch.  7.  .5. 

Col.  3.  5. 

James  4. 1. 
t  Gr.  nrmt, 

OT,iceaitoii?. 
*ch.  12.  I. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 

&4.  2. 


»ch.  7.  4,  6. 

iH.  2. 
Gal.  5.  18. 


■  1  Cor.  9.  21. 


•  Mntt.  0,  24. 
Juhii  H.  .■J4. 
2  Pet.  2. 1'J. 


!•  2  Tim.  1.13. 

f  Gr.wlirrrto 
ye  uere  </t- 
Jiferct/. 

'  John  «.  32. 
1  Cor.  7.  •£i. 
Gill..'..  1. 
1  Pet  2.  IC. 


man  is  crucified  witli  him^  that 'the 
bodj^  of  sill  might  be  destroyed, 
that  henceforth  we  should  not 
serve  sin. 

7  For  "'he  that  is  dead  is  t freed 
from  sin. 

8  Now  "if  we  be  dead  with  Christ, 
we  believe  that  we  shall  also  live 
with  hiui : 

9  Knowing  that  °  Christ  being 
raised  from  the  dead  dieth  no 
more  ;  death  hath  no  more  domin- 
ion over  him. 

10  For  in  that  he  died,  "he  died 
nnto  sin  once :  but  in  that  he  liv- 
eth,  "he  liveth  unto  God. 

11  Likewise  reckon  ye  also  your- 
selves to  be  "■  dead  indeed  unto  sin, 
but  'alive  unto  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

12  'Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in 
your  mortal  body,  that  ye  should 
obey  it  in  the  lusts  thereof. 

13  Neither  yield  ye  your  "mem- 
bers as  ♦  instruments  of  unright- 
eousness unto  sin :  but  "^  yield  your- 
selves unto  God,  as  those  that  are 
alive  from  the  dead,  and  your  mem- 
bers as  instruments  of  righteous- 
ness unto  God. 

14  For  ^  sin  shall  not  have  domin- 
ion over  you :  for  ye  are  not  under 
the  law,  but  under  grace. 

15  What  then?  shall  we  sin,  ^be- 
cause we  are  not  under  the  law, 
but  under  grace  ?     God  forbid. 

IG  Know  ye  not,  that  "^to  whom 
ye  yield  yourselves  servants  to 
obey,  his  servants  ye  are  to  whom 
ye  obey;  whether  of  sin  unto  death, 
or  of  obedience  unto  righteousness  I 

17  But  God  be  thanked,  that  ye 
were  the  servants  of  sin,  but  ye 
have  obeyed  from  the  heart  ^'  that 
form  of  doctrine  ♦which  was  deliv- 
ered you. 

18  Being  then 
sin,  ye  became 
righteousness. 

l\)  I  speak  after  the  manner  of 
UKMi  because  of  the  infirmity  of 
your  flcsli :  for  as  ye  hjive  yielded 
your  membeis  servants  to  un- 
cleanne.ss  and  to  ini(iuity  luito 
iniquity;  even  so  now  yield  your 
members    servants    to 

ness  unto  holine.s.s. 
]90' 


""made  free  from 
the   servants   of 


righteous- 


20  For  when  ye  were  "^the  serv- 
ants of  sin,  ye  were  free  ^from 
righteousness. 

21  ''What  fruit  had  ye  then  in 
those  things  whereof  ye  are  now 
ashamed  ?  for  ^  the  end  of  those 
things  is  death. 

22  But  now  ^  being  made  free 
from  sin,  and  become  servants 
to  God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto 
holiness,  and  the  end  everlasting- 
life. 

23  For  ''  the  wages  of  sin  is  death ; 
but '  the  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  YIL 

1  Xo  laio  hath  power  over  a  man  longer  than  he  Uveth. 
4  Btit  we  are  deacl,to  the  law.  7  Yet  in  not  the  law 
sin,  13  but  Jiohj,  just,  good,  16  as  I  acknowledge,  who 
am  grieved  because  I  cannot  keep  it. 

KNOW  ye  not,  brethren,  (for  I 
speak  to  them  that  know  the 
law,)  how  that  the  law  hath  do- 
minion over  a  man  as  long  as  he 
liveth  ? 

2  For  ""the  woman  which  hath  a 
husband  is  bound  by  the  law  to  her 
husband  so  long  as  he  liveth ;  but 
if  the  husband  be  dead,  she  is  loosed 
from  the  law  of  her  liusband. 

3  So  then  ^'if,  while  her  husband 
liveth,  she  be  married  to  another 
man,  she  shall  be  called  an  adul- 
teress :  but  if  her  husband  be  dead, 
she  is  free  from  that  law ;  so  that 
she  is  no  adulteress,  though  she  be 
married  to  another  man. 

4  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  ye  also 
are  become  'dead  to  the  law  by  the 
body  of  Christ ;  that  ye  should  be 
married  to  another,  even  to  him 
who  is  raised  from  the  dead,  that 
we  should  ''bring  forth  fruit  unto 
God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh, 
the  ♦  motions  of  sins,  which  were  by 
the  law,  *"did  work  in  our  mem- 
bers '^to  bring  forth,  fruit  unto 
death. 

C  But  now  we  are  delivered  from 
the  law,  "  that  being  dead  wherein 
we  were  held;  that  we  should  serve 
'-'in  newness  of  spirit,  and  not  in 
the  oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  AVhat  shall  we  say  then?  Is 
the  law  sin?  God  forbid.  Nay, 
''  I  had  not  known  sin,  but  by  the 
law:  for  I  had  not  known  "lust, 


A.  D.  60. 

H  John  S.  34. 
iGi.lo  right- 
eousness. 

"  eh.  7.  5. 


fch.  1.  32. 


E  John  8.  32. 


liGen.2. 17. 

eh.  5.  12. 

James  1. 15. 
i  ch.  2.  7.  & 

.■).  ir,  21. 

1  Pet.  1.  4. 


"1  Cor.  7. 39. 


b  Matt.  5.  32. 


'  ch.  S.  2. 
Gnl.2.19.  & 
5.  IS. 

Kph.  2. 15. 
Col.  2. 14. 


d  Gal.  5.  22. 


tGr.. 
passions 

'  ch.  6.  13. 

fch.  r,.  21. 
(inl.  5.  19. 
James  1. 15. 


(I  Or, 

Uing  dead 

to  Hint, 

ch.  ti.  2. 

vcr.  4. 
Cch.  2.  29. 

2  Cor.  3.  6. 


b  ch.  S.  2(). 
II  Or.  concu- 
pucencc. 


^L 


The  law  of  sm  in  our  members. 


EOM^VNS. 


Works  of  the  flesh  and  JSpirit. 


A.  D.  (iO. 

;  Ex.  20.  17. 
Uoiit..'!.:;!. 

Acts  lH).  ;;.■!. 

ch.  13.  U. 
tell.  4.1i.  & 
5.20. 


1 1  Cor.  lo.m. 


""Lev.  IS.  .•;. 

Ez.L'O.Il,!!, 

21. 

2  Cor.  I'.  T. 


°P8.]!>.S.  k 

111). ;.«,  i.",r. 

1  Tim.  1.  tj. 


"1  Kings  21. 

20,  -Ji. 

2_Kings  17. 

17. 
t  Gr.  f:noH\ 

Ps.  1.  (j. 
f  Gal.  0.  17. 


1  Gen.  6. 5.  & 
8.21. 


'Ps.l.  2. 

"2Cor.  4.]fi. 

Eph.  .i.  Hi. 

Col.  3.9,10. 
■Gal.  5.  17. 
"011.0.13,19. 


am  carnal,  °sold 


except  the  law  had  said,   '  Thou 
slialt  not  covet. 

8  But  ""sin,  takiu<j^  occasion  by 
the  comniaiiduient,  wrought  in  me 
all  manner  of  concupiscence.  For 
'  without  tlu;  law  sin  was  dead. 

9  For  I  was  alive  without  the  law 
once:  but  when  the  conunandment 
came,  sin  revived,  and  1  died. 

10  And  tlie  connnandment,  '"which 
n-as  ordained  to  life,  I  found  to  he 
unto  death. 

11  For  sin,  takin,g  occasion  by  the 
commandment,,  deceived  me,  and 
by  it  slew  me. 

12  Wherefore  "the  law  is  holy, 
and  the  commandment  holy,  and 
just,  and  good. 

13  Was  then  that  which  is  good 
made  death  unto  me '?  God  forbid. 
But  sin,  that  it  might  appear  sin, 
working  death  in  me  by  that  which 
is  good ;  that  sin  by  the  command- 
ment might  become  exceeding  sin- 
ful. 

14  For  we  know  that  the  law  is 
spiritual:  but  I 
under  sin. 

15  For  that  which  I  do,  I  ^  allow 
not:  for  ^what  I  would,  that  do  I 
not ;  but  what  I  hate,  that  do  I. 

10  If  then  I  do  that  which  I  would 
not,  I  Qonseut  imto  the  law  that  it 
is  good. 

17  Kow  then  it  is  no  more  I  that 
do  it,  but  sin  that  dwelleth  in  me. 

18  For  I  know  that  '^in  me  (that 
is,  in  my  flesh,)  dwelleth  no  good 
thing:  for  to  will  is  i^resent  with 
me;  but  hoiv  to  perform  that  which 
is  good  I  find  not. 

19  For  the  good  that  I  would,  I 
do  not:  but  the  evil  which  I  Avould 
not,  that  I  do. 

20  Now  if  I  do  that  I  would  not, 
it  is  no  more  I  that  do  it,  but  sin 
that  dwelleth  in  me. 

21  I  find  then  a  law,  that,  when  I 
would  do  good,  evil  is  present  with 
me. 

22  For 
God  after  Hhe  inward  man 

23  But  M  see  another  law  in  "my 
members,  warring  against  the  law 
of  my  mind,  and  bringing  me  into 
captivity  to  the  law  of  sin  which  is 
in  my  members. 


I  '^  delight  in  the  law  of 


2-4  O  wretched  man  that  I  am  ! 
who  shall  deliver  me  from  "  the 
body  of  this  death  ? 

25  ''I  thank  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.  8o  then  with  the 
mind  I  myself  servo  the  law  of 
God ;  but  with  the  flesh  the  law 
of  sin. 

CHAPTER  Till. 

1  T/icy  that  are  in  Christ,  and  live  according  to  the 
Spirit,  are  free  from  condcrnnatioyi.  5,  13  What 
harm  cometh  of  the  flesh,  0,  14  and  ti'hat  r/oo'l  of  the 
Hpirit:  11  M  1x1  ivhat  of  bciiif/  God's  child,  Id  whose 
glorious  deliverance  all  thi/ir/s  long  for,  2',)  was  be- 
foi'chand  decreed  from  God.  3S  What  can.  sever  vs 
from  his  love? 

nnilERE  is  therefore  now  no 
Jl  condemnation  to  them  which 
are  in  Christ  Jesus,  who-  •''  walk  not 
after  the  flesh,  but  after  the  Spirit. 

2  For  Hhe  law  of  Hhe  Spirit  of 
life  in  Christ  Jesus  hath  made  me 
free  from  '^the  law  of  sin  and 
death. 

3  For  "^what  the  law  could  not  do, 
in  that  it  was  weak  through  the 
flesh,  ^God  sending  his  own  vSon  in 
the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh,  and  "for 
sin,  condemned  sin  in  the  flesh : 

4  That  the  righteousness  of  the 
law  might  be  fulfilled  in  us,  ^who 
walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after 
the  Spirit. 

5  For  ''they  that  are  after  the 
flesh  do  mind  the  things  of  the 
flesh ;  but  they  that  are  after  the 
Spirit,  '  the  things  of  the  Spirit. 

(>  For  ^Ho  be  carnally  minded  is 
death  ;  but  *  to  be  spiritually  mind- 
ed is  life  and  peace. 

7  Because  ♦ '  the  carnal  mind  is 
enmity  against  God :  for  it  is  not 
subject  to  the  law  of  God,  '"neither 
indeed  can  be. 

8  So  then  they  that  are  in  the 
flesh  cannot  please  God. 

9  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but 
in  the  Spirit,  if  so  be  that  "the 
Spirit  of  God  dwell  in  you.  Now 
if  any  man  have  not  "tlie  Spirit  of 
Christ,  he  is  none  of  his. 

10  And  if  Christ  l)e  in  you,  the 
body  is  dead  because  of  sin ;  but 
the  Spirit  is  life  because  of  right- 
eousness. 

11  But  if  the  Spirit  of  ^him  that 
raised  up  Jesus  from  the  dead 
dwell  in  you,  <»  he  that  raised  up 
Christ  from  the  dead  shall  also 

191 


A.  D.  60. 

ilOr, 
tfiu  bncfy  of 
dtdth  1 

"ICor.lS.OT. 


"  vpr.  4. 
Gal.5.1G,25. 


l>  .John  8.  ?A. 

cli.t).  IS.  22. 

Gal.  2. 13.  .<!£ 

5.1. 
M  Cor.lS.4.'i. 

2  Cor. :).  G. 
A  ch.  7. 24,25. 

'  Acts  13.  ,39. 
ch.  3.  20. 
Heh.  7.  18, 

ly.  &  10. 1, 

2, 10, 14. 
f2  Cor.  5.21. 
Gal.  3.  13. 

II  Or,  by  a 
JOT  sin. 


Sver.  1. 


li  John  .3.  fi. 
1  Cor.  2. 14. 


i  Gal.5.22,25. 
k  ch.  0.  21. 

VIT.  13. 

Gal.  U.  8. 

1  Gr.  the 
intndiiig  of 
llic  flesh: 
So  ver.  7. 

tGr.  the 
vnyi'ting  of 
the  Sjiirit. 

I  Gr.  the' 
iniittJtiifl  of 
thejiesh. 

I  James  4.  4. 
■°1  Cor.  2.14. 


"  1  Cor.  3.  IC. 
&.  (i.  19. 


"John  3.  .34. 
Gal.  4.  e. 
Phil.  1.  19. 
J  i'ct.  1. 11. 


I"  Acts  2.  24. 


1  ch.  G.  4,  5. 

1  Cor.  G.  14. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 
Eph.  2.  5. 


The  ground  and  assurance 


EOMANS. 


of  the  Christian's  hope. 


A.  D.  60. 

P  Or,  bfcaufe 
ofhisSpirit, 
'ch.6.  7,  14. 


'  ver.  fi. 
Gal.  G.8. 


<Eph.  4.  22. 
Col.  3.  5. 


■Gal.  5. 18. 


'I  Cor. 2. 12. 

Ileb.  2.  lo. 
J  2  Tim.  1.7. 

1  John  4.18. 
'  Is.  K.  5. 

Gal.  4.  5,  G. 
•  Mark  14.30. 


b  2  Cor.  1.22. 
&  5.  5. 
i;ph.l.l3.& 
4.3U. 


'  .\ct8  2f..  la 

Gal.  4.  7. 
■1  Acts  14.  22. 
Phil.  1.  2!i. 
2  Tim.  2.11, 
12. 


'2  Cor.  4. 17. 
IPet.  l.G,7. 
&  4. 13. 


12  Pet.  3.  13. 


»lJohn3.2. 

k  Gen.  3. 19. 
ver.  'iL 


(  Or,  'fry 
creature, 
Mark  l(i.  Ij;. 
Col.  I.  21!. 

IJer.  12. 11. 


1 2  Cor.  S.  r,. 

Kph.  1. 14. 
l2Cur.  i.  2, 

4. 


"  Luke  20. 

'v\. 
•  Luke  21. 

2S. 

£ph.  4.  30. 

'2  Cor.  fl.  7. 
Uvb.  II.  1. 


quicken   your  mortal  bodies   "by 
bis  Si)irit  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  "^ Therefore,  brethren,  we  are 
debtors,  not  to  the  flesh,  to  live 
after  the  flesh. 

13  For  4f  ye  live  after  the  flesh, 
ye  shall  die :  but  if  ye  through  the 
Spirit  do  '  mortify  the  deeds  of  the 
body,  ye  shall  live. 

14  For  "as  many  as  are  led  by 
the  Si)irit  of  God,  they  are  the  sons 
of  God. 

15  For  ''ye  have  not  received  the 
sjiirit  of  bondage  again  'to  fear; 
but  ye  have  received  the  'Spirit 
of  adoption,  whereby  we  cry,  ^Ab- 
ba, Father. 

•IG  'The  Spirit  itself  beareth  wit- 
ness with  our  spirit,  that  we  are  the 
children  of  God : 

17  And  if  children,  then  heirs; 
'heirs  of  God,  and  joint  heirs  with 
Christ;  ""if  so  be  that  we  suffer 
with  him,  that  we  may  be  also 
glorified  together. 

18  For  I  reckon  that  '^the  suffer- 
ings of  this  present  time  are  not 
worthy  to  he  compared  with  the 
glory  which  shall  be  revealed  in  us. 

19  For  '^the  earnest  expectation 
of  the  creature  waiteth  for  the 
^'manifestation  of  the  sons  of  God. 

20  For  ''the  creature  was  made 
subject  to  vanity,  not  willingly, 
but  by  reason  of  him  who  hath 
subjected  the  same  in  hope ; 

21  Because  the  creature  itself  also 
shall  be  delivered  from  the  bond- 
age of  corruption  into  the  glorious 
hberty  of  the  children  of  God. 

22  For  we  know  that  "the  whole 
creation  'groaneth  and  travaileth 
in  pain  together  until  now. 

23  And  not  only  they,  but  our- 
selves also,  which  have  Hhe  first- 
fruits  of  the  Si>iiit,  '  even  we  our- 
selves groan  within  ourselves, 
"waiting  for  the  adoption,  fo  idt, 
the  "red('ni])tion  of  our  body. 

21  For  we  are  saved  by  hope:  but 
"hope  that  is  seen  is  not  hojx^:  for 
what  a  inan  sceth,  why  doth  he 
yet  hope  for? 

25  JUit  if  we  liope  for  that  we  see 
not,  then  do  we  with  patience  wait 
for  //. 

2G  Likewise  the  Spirit  also  help- 
192 


eth  our  infirmities:  for  ^we  know 
not  what  we  should  pray  for  as  we 
ought :  but "  the  Spirit  itself  mak- 
eth  intercession  for  us  with  groan- 
ings  which  cannot  be  uttered. 

27  And  "^he  that  searcheth  the 
hearts  knoweth  what  is  the  mind 
of  the  Spirit,  "  because  he  maketh 
intercession  for  the  saints  ^accord- 
ing to  the  ivill  of  God. 

28  And  we  know  that  all  things 
work  together  for  good  to  them 
that  love  God,  to  them  *who  are 
the  called  according  to  his  pur- 
pose. 

29  For  whom  ""he  did  foreknow, 
""  he  also  did  predestinate  ^  to  he  con- 
formed to  the  image  of  his  Son, 
'that  he  might  be  the  firstborn 
among  many  brethren. 

30  Moreover,  whom  he  did  pre- 
destinate, them  he  also  ''called: 
and  whom  he  called,  them  he  also 
''justified:  and  whom  he  justified, 
them  he  also  '^glorified. 

31  AVhat  shall  we  then  say  to 
these  things?  ''If  God  he  for  us, 
who  can  he  against  us  ? 

32  '^He  that  spared  not  his  own 
Son,  but  '^  delivered  him  up  for  us 
all,  how  shall  he  not  with  him  also 
freely  give  us  all  things  ? 

33  Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to  the 
charge  of  God's  elect  1  ^It  is  God 
that  justifieth. 

34  ''Who  is  he  that  condemneth? 
It  is  Christ  that  died,  yea  rather, 
that  is  risen  again,  *who  is  even  at 
the  right  hand  of  God,  ''who  also 
maketh  intercession  for  us. 

35  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the 
love  of  Christ  ?  shall  tribulation,  or 
distress,  or  persecution,  or  famine, 
or  nakedness,  or  peril,  or  sword  ? 

3G  As  it  is  Avritten,  '  For  thy  sake 
we  are  killed  all  the  day  long ;  we 
are  accounted  as  sheep  for  the 
slaughter. 

37  '"Nay,  in  all  these  things  we 
are  more  than  couipierors  through 
him  that  loved  us. 

.')8  For  I  an]  persuaded,  that  nei- 
ther death,  nor  life,  nor  angels, 
nor  "principalities,  nor  powers,  nor 
things  present,  nor  things  to  come, 

39  Nor  height,  nor  de])th,  nor  any 
other  creature,  shall  be  able  to  sep- 


A.  D.  60. 

f  Matt.  20.22. 

James  4.  3. 
1  Zcch.12.10. 

Epti.  e.  18. 


■•IChr.'S.g. 
Ps.  7.  II. 

Prov.  17.  .•!. 
Jer.  11.  21). 
&  17.  10.  & 
20.  IL'. 
Acts  1.24. 
1  ThesB.2.4. 
Rev.  2.  23. 

II  Or,  that. 

"  1  John  5.14. 


ich.9.11,23, 
24. 
2  Tim.  1.  U. 


"See  Ex.33. 
12,17. 
Ps.  I.e. 
Jer.  1.5. 
Matt.  7.  23. 
ch.  11.2. 
2  Tim.  2.19. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 
^Eph. 1.5,11. 
yjohnl7.22. 

2  Cor. :?.  18. 
Phil.  3.  21. 
1  John  3.  2. 

^  Col. 1.15,18. 

Ilcb.  l.H. 

Kev.  1.  5. 
»ch.  1.  G.  & 

9.  24. 

Eph.  4.  4. 

Heb.  9.  1.5. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 
Ill  Cor.  (5. 11. 
"John  17.22. 

Eph.  2.  6. 

J  Num.  14. 9. 
Ps.  IIS.U. 

<■  ch.  5.  C,  10. 
f  ch.  4.  25. 


e  Is.  50.  S,  9. 
Kev.  12.  10, 
11. 

l>Job34.  29. 


■  Mark  16. 19. 

Col.  3.1. 

Hub.  1.."..  & 

.S.  1.  &  12.2. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
klleb.  7.  25. 

^t  9.  24. 

1  John  2.1. 


I  Ps.  44.  22. 

1  Cor.  15.30, 
Ml. 

2  Cor.  4. 11. 


•"ICoT-A.-i.rJ. 
2(:or.  2. 14. 
1  Joliii  -1.4. 
.Vi  5.  4.  5. 
Kev.  12.  11. 


"  Kph.  1.  21. 
&  i;.  12. 
Col.  1. 10.  & 
2.  15. 
1  Pet.  3. 22. 


God  hath  mercy 


IIOMANS. 


on  whom  he  ivill. 


A.  D.  60. 


"ch.  i.n. 

L' Cor.  1.23. 

.<i  n.  "i.  & 
: .'.  lit. 

(Jill.  1.20. 
I'liil.  l.M. 
I  Tim.  1!.  7. 
I'Ch.  10.  1. 


'  Kx.  32.  32. 

li  Or, 


i  ncut.  7.  C. 
'  Ex.  4.  22. 

Dtut.  14.1. 

Jer.  31.9. 
fl  Sam.  4.21. 

IKingsS.ll. 

Ps.  (a.  2.  & 

78.  (il. 
K  Acts  3.  25. 

lleb.  S. 8, U, 

It). 

I!  Or, 

testajnents- 
hPs.  147.1'.). 
illeb.  9.1. 
k  Acts  13. 32. 

ch.  3.  2. 

Eph.  2. 12. 
I  Ucut.  10.1,5. 

ch.  II.  2«. 
"Luke  3. 23. 

ch.  1.3. 
"  Jer.  2!.  6. 

John  1.1. 

Acts  2tl.  28. 

lleb.  1.8. 

1  .Jolin  5. 20. 
"Num. 23.13. 

ch.."..  3. 
IMohn8.39. 

ch.  2.  28,v<J. 

It  4.  12,1(1. 

Gal.  (J.  16. 
1  Gal.  4.  23. 
'Gen. 21. 12. 

Hcb.  11.  IS. 


"  Gal.  4.  28. 


'  Gen.  18. 10, 
14. 


»Gen.2J.21. 


»ch.4. 17.  & 

8.  28. 

»  Gen.  25.23. 
II  Or. 

greater. 
U  Or,  lesser. 

'  See  Deut. 

21.15. 

Prov.  13.  24. 

Mai.  1.2,  .3. 

JIatt.  10.  37. 

Luke  14. 2«. 

John  12.  25. 
•  Deut.  .32.  4. 

2Chr.  19.7. 

Job  8.  3.  & 

34.  10. 

Ps.  92. 15. 


arate  us  from  tbe  love  of  God,  which 
is  iu  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Paul  is  so}-ry  for  the  Jew:^.  7  All  the  seed  of  Abra- 
fiiim  were  7io(  the  chilitre/i  of  the  proynise.  18  God 
hath  mercy  upon  whom  he  will.  21  The  potter  may 
do  with  hia  clay  what  he  list.  25  The  calling  of  the 
Gentiles  and  rejecting  of  the  Jews  were  foretold.  o2 
The  ca7i.se  why  so  few  Jews  embraced  the  righteous- 
ness of  faith. 

I^'SAY  the  truth  in  Christ,  I  lie 
not,  my  conscience  <ilso  bearing 
me  witness  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

2  ''That  I  have  great  heaviness 
and  continual  sorrow  in  my  heart. 

3  For  "^I  could  wish  that  myself 
were  "accursed  from  Christ  for  mj 
brethren,  my  kinsmen  according  to 
the  flesh ; 

4  ''Who  are  Israelites;  Ho  whom 
pertaineth  the  adoption,  and  Hhe 
glory,  and  ^the  "covenants,  and 
''  the  giving  of  the  law,  and  '  the 
service  of  God,  and  ''the  promises; 

5  'Whose  are  the  fathers,  and 
""of  whom  as  concerning  the  flesh 
Christ  came,  "who  is  over  all,  God 
blessed  for  ever.     Ainen. 

6  "Not  as  though  the  word  of  God 
hath  taken  none  effect.  For  Pthey 
are  not  all  Israel,  which  are  of 
Israel : 

7  'i  Neither,  because  they  are  the 
seed  of  Abraham,  are  they  all  chil- 
dren :  but,  In  '  Isaac  shall  th}^  seed 
be  called. 

8  That  is.  They  which  are  the 
children  of  the  flesh,  these  are  not 
the  children  of  God:  but  'the  chil- 
dren of  the  promise  are  counted  for 
the  seed. 

9  For  this  is  the  word  of  i)rom- 
ise,  'At  this  time  will  I  come,  and 
Sarah  shall  have  a  son. 

10  And  not  only  th'iH  ;  but  when 
"Rebecca  also  had  conceived  by 
one,  even  by  our  father  Isaac, 

11  (For  the  children  being  not  yet 
born,  neither  having  done  any  good 
or  evil,  that  the  purpose  of  God  ac- 
cording to  election  might  stand,  not 
of  works,  but  of  ''him  that  calleth;) 

12  It  was  said  unto  her,  ^The 
I'  elder  shall  serve  the  "  younger. 

13  As  it  is  written,  'Jacob  have  I 
loved,  but  Esau  have  I  hated. 

14  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  ^Is 
there  unrighteousness  with  God? 
God  forbid. 

7« 


15  For  he  saith  to  Moses,  "I  will 
have  mercy  on  whom  I  will  have 
mercy,  and  I  will  have  compassion 
on  whom  I  will  have  compas- 
sion. 

16  So  then  it  is  not  of  him  that 
willeth,  nor  of  him  that  runneth, 
but  of  God  that  sheweth  mercy. 

17  For  'the  Scripture  saith  unto 
Pharaoh,  ''Even  for  this  same  pnr- 
pose  have  I  raised  thee  up,  that  I 
might  shew  my  power  in  thee,  and 
that  my  name  might  be  declared 
throughout  all  the  earth. 

18  Therefore  hath  he  mercy  on 
whom  he  will  hare  mercy,  and 
whom  he  will  he  hardeneth. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then  unto  me. 
Why  doth  he  yet  find  fault?  For 
''who  hath  resisted  his  will  I 

20  Nay  but,  O  man,  who  art  thou 
that  "repliest  against  God?  ^ Shall 
the  thing  formed  say  to  him  that 
formed  it,  Why  hast  thou  made  me 
thus  ? 

21  Hath  not  the  Spotter  power 
over  the  clay,  of  the  same  lump 
to  make ''one  vessel  unto  honour, 
and  another  unto  dishonour  ? 

22  What  if  God,  willing  to  shew 
his  wrath,  and  to  make  his  power 
known,  endured  with  much  long- 
suffering  '  tbe  vessels  of  wrath  "  ''fit- 
ted to  destruction  : 

23  And  that  he  might  make 
known  'the  riches  of  his  glory  on 
the  vessels  of  mercy,  which  he  had 
'"afore  prepared  unto  glory, 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  called, 
"  not  of  the  Jews  only,  but  also  of 
the  Gentiles  ? 

25  As  he  saith  also  in  Osee,  "I 
will  call  them  my  people,  which 
were  not  my  people  ;  and  her  be- 
loved, which  was  not  beloved. 

20  ''And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  in  the  place  where  it  was  said 
unto  them,  Ye  are  not  my  peoi)le ; 
there  shall  they  be  called  the  chil- 
dren of  the  living  God. 

27  Esaias  also  crieth  concerning 
Israel,  "^  Though  the  number  of  the 
children  of  Israel  be  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea,  "^a  remnant  shall  be 
saved : 

28  For  he  will  finish  "the  work, 
and  cut  it  short  in  righteousness : 

193 


A.  D.  60. 


b  Ex.  33. 19. 


■^Scc  Gal.. 3. 
8,22. 
i  Ex.  9. 10. 


•  2  Chr.  20.  fi. 
Job  9.  12.  Si 
•SI.  13. 
Oun.  4.3,5. 

II  Ur, 

aaswcrest 
again,  or, 
t/is/jntest 
with  (loilf 
Job  •«.  l.i. 

fis.  29.  IS.  k 
45.9  &t;4.8. 

e  Prov.  lU.  4. 
Jer.  IS.  l>. 


1 2  Tim.  2.20. 


i  1  The3s.5.9. 
II  Or, 

itiatle  up. 
k  1  Pet.  2.  8. 

Jude  4. 

Ich.  2.4. 
Eph.  1.  7. 
Cul.  1.  27. 

"■  ch.  8.  28, 
29,30. 


°ch.  3.  29. 


"  IIos.  2.  23. 
1  Pet.  2.  10. 


P  nos.  1.  10. 


1  la.  10. 22.23. 


'ch.  11..5. 


II  Or,  the 
account. 


The  necessity  of  preaching 


EOMANS. 


to  the  Gentiles  inferred. 


A.  D.  60. 

•Is.M.22. 

•Is.  1.0. 

Luiii.  r,.  22. 
"  I«.  I'!.  1'.'. 

Jcr.  W.  40. 

'rh.  4. 11.  .t 

I    10  a). 


Ich.  1.17 


'  ch.  10.  2.  & 
11.7. 
•  Gal.  5.  4. 


l>Luke2.  .'M. 
1  Cor.  1.  i!. 


*  Ps.  IK.  22. 

Is.  H.  14.  Si 

2>i.  ir.. 

Miitt.2I.42. 

1  I\t.  2.  ti, 

7,  S. 
*ch.  10.  II. 

I  Or, 
con/'ouiuled. 


•Acts  21.  J5. 

Gal.  1.14.  J: 
4.17. 
Seech.  9..11. 


kch.  1. 17.  fc 
t*. ;». 

«  Phil.  .X  9. 


<•  Matt.  S.  17. 
Vttl.  ».  24. 


•I-*T.  10.  .'.. 

Nch.  !•.  /•. 
Kz..1).  II, 
n.  21. 
Gal.  .3. 12. 


fn«iit..10.12, 
1.1. 


*  because  a  short  work  will  the  Lord 
make  ui^on  the  earth. 

29  And  as  Esaias  said  before, 
'Except  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth  had 
left  us  a  seed,  "we  had  been  as 
Sodoma,  and  been  made  like  unto 
Gomorrah. 

30  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  "  That 
the  Gentiles,  which  followed  not 
after  righteousness,  have  attained 
to  righteousness,  ^even  the 
eousuess  which  is  of  faith. 

31  But  Lsrael,  'which  followed  aft- 
er the  law  of  righteousness,  ^hatli 
not  attained  to  the  law  of 
eousuess. 

32  AVherefore  I      Because 
sought  it  not  by  faith,  but 
were  by  the  works  of  the  law 
^they  stumbled  at  that  stumbling- 
stone  ; 

33  As  it  is  written,  '^  Behold,  I  lay 
in  Sion  a  stumblingstone  and  rock 


right- 


right- 


they 

as  it 

For 


of  otfeuce:    and 
lieveth     on     him 
II  ashamed. 


**  whosoever   be- 
shall    not    be 


CHATTER  X. 

5  The  ScripUire  xheweth  the  difference  betwixt  the 
rifihteonxness  of  the  law,  and  ^/iw  of  faith,  11  and 
that  all,  both  Jew  and  Gentile,  that  believe,  xhall  Jtot 
he  confounded,  18  and  that  the  Gentiles  shall  receive 
the  word  and  believe.  19  Israel  was  not  ignorant  of 
these  things. 

BRETHREN,  my  heart's  desire 
and  prayer  to  God  for  Israel 
is,  that  they  might  be  saved. 

2  For  I  bear  them  record  ^that 
they  have  a  zeal  of  God,  but  not 
according  to  knowledge. 

3  For  they,  being  ignorant  of 
**  God's  righteousness,  and  going 
about  to  establish  their  own  ^right- 
eou.sness,  have  not  submitted  them- 
selves unto  the  righteousness  of 
God. 

4  For  "^Christ  is  the  end  of  the 
law  for  righteousness  to  every  one 
that  believ(;th. 

5  For  Mos(;s  dcscribeth  the  right- 
eousness whidi  is  of  the  law,  ''That 
tlic  ni;ni  which  <loeth  those  things 
.shall  live  by  them. 

()  But  th(5  righteoii.sne.ss  Miiich  is 
of  faith  speaketh  on  this  wise,  ^Say 
not  in  thine  iK^art,  Who  shall  as- 
cend into  heaven  ?  (that  is,  to  bring 
Christ  down  /Vo»i  above:) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the 
194 


deep  I  (that  is,  to  bring  np  Christ 
again  from  the  dead.) 

8  But  what  saith  it  I  ^The  word 
is  nigh  thee,  even  in  thy  mouth,  and 
in  thy  heart :  that  is,  the  word  of 
faith,  which  we  preach ; 

9  That  Mf  thou  shalt  confess  with 
thy  mouth  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
shalt  believe  in  thine  heart  that 
God  hath  raised  him  from  the  dead, 
thou  shalt  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart  man  be- 
lieveth  unto  righteousness ;  and 
with  the  mouth  confession  is  made 
unto  salvation. 

11  For  the  Scripture  saith, '  Who- 
soever believeth  on  him  shall  not 
be  ashamed. 

12  For  "^  there  is  no  difference  be- 
tween the  Jew  and  the  Greek :  for 
'the  same  Lord  over  all  "'is  rich 
unto  all  that  call  upon  him. 

13  "For  whosoever  shall  call  nip- 
on  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
saved. 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on 
him  in  whom  they  have  not  be- 
lieved f  and  how  shall  they  believe 
in  him  of  whom  they  have  not 
heard?  and  how  shall  they  hear 
p  without  a  preacher  I 

15  And  how  shall  they  preach, 
except  they  be  sent  ?  as  it  is  writ- 
ten, "How  beautiful  are  the  feet 
of  them  that  preach  the  gospel  of 
peace,  and  bring  glad  tidings  of 
good  things  ! 

IG  But  'they  have  not  all  obeyed 
the  gospel.  For  Esaias  saith, 
'Lord,  who  hath  believed  t  our 
"  report  ? 

17  So  then  faith  comcth  by  hearing, 
and  hearing  by  the  word  of  God. 

18  But  I  say,  Have  they  not  heard  ? 
Yes  verily,  Hheir  sound  went  into 
all  the  earth,  "and  their  words  unto 
the  ends  of  the  world. 

19  But  I  say,  Did  not  Lsrael  know? 
First  Moses  saith,  ''I  will  provoke 
you  to  jealousy  by  them  that  are  no 
people,  and  by  a  -foolish  nation  I 
will  anger  you. 

20  But  Esaias  is  very  bold,  and 
saith,  'I  was  found  of  them  that 
souglit  me  not;  I  was  made  mani- 
fest unto  them  that  asked  not  after 
me. 


A.  D.  60. 


!Deut.30.H. 


I  Matt.  ]n..1_'. 
l.uke  12.  S. 
Acts  8.  37. 


1  Is.  2S.  IC.  & 
411.  23. 
Jer.  17.  7. 
ch.  D.  33. 


k  Acts  15. 1». 
ch. :',.  22. 
Gal.  3.  28. 

I  Act.'!  10.  r,G. 

ch.  3.  29. 

1  Tim.  2.  5. 
■"  Eph.  1.  7. 

&  2.  4,  7. 
"  Joel  2.  32. 

Acts  2.  21. 
*  "Acta 9. 14. 


f  Tit.  1.  3. 


lis.  52.  7. 
Nal).  1. 15. 


'ch.  3.  3. 
Heb.  4.  2. 


'Is.  5.3.  1. 

John  12. 38. 
tGr. 

t/ie  hearing 

of' us? 
II  Or, 

preaching  ? 


'Pa.  19.  4. 

Matt.  24. 14. 

&  2S.  ]'.). 

iNI.TrklU.  15. 

Col.  1.  B,  Zi. 
".SeclKings 

18.  ID. 

Matt.  4.  8. 

'  r)cut.32.21. 
ch.  U.  II. 


JTit.  3.  3. 


'la.  G5.  I. 
ch.  9. 30. 


m 


The  Gentiles  may  not 


KOMAN8. 


})oast  against  the  Jews. 


A.  D.  (JO. 


•  Is.  65.  2. 


M  Spm.  12. 

jcr.  31 .  .",7. 

b  2  Cor.  11. i'. 

I'UU.  i.  5. 


'  ch.  8.  29. 

tGr. 
in  Elias  t 


d  1  Kings  19. 
10,  1-4. 


'1  Kings  19. 
18. 


f  ch.  9.  27. 


ech.  4.  ■),  5. 
Gal.  .i.  4. 
See  Deut. 
9.  4,  5. 


bch.O.m.  & 

lU.  3. 


I  Or, 

hardened^ 

2  Cor.;!.  14. 
i  Is.  29.  10. 
liOr, 

reHior.<c. 
lDcut.29.4. 

Is.  6.  9. 

Jcr.  .5.  21. 

Ez.  1.'.  J. 

Mutt.  l.S.  14. 

John  12.  40. 

Acts  28.  26, 

27. 
I  Ps.  C9.  22. 


"Pb.G9.23. 


"Acts  13. 46. 
&1S.6.  S!22. 
18, 21.  &  28. 
24,28. 
ch.  10. 19. 


21  But  to  Israel  he  saitb,  -^All 
day  \ou<i;  I  luxve  stretched  forth 
my  hands  unto  a  disobedient  and 
gainsaying'  people. 

CHxVPTER  XL 

1  Ood  hath  not  cast  off  all  Israel.  7  Some  were  eleclecl, 
thoiajh  the  rest  were  hardened.  16  Tliere  u  hope  of 
their  converxiori.  IS  The  Gentiles  uuiy  not  insult 
upon,  them  :  '2i)for  there  is  a  proniuie  of  their  salva- 
tion.    o'S  God's Jiid[/)nerits  are  unsearchable, 

I  SAY  then,  -'  Hath  God  cast  away 
his  people!  God  forbid.  For""! 
also  am  an  Israelite,  of  the  seed  of 
Abraham,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 

2  God  hath  not  cast  away  his  peo- 
ple which  "he  foreknew.  Wot  ye 
not  what  the  Scripture  saitli  ^of 
Elias !  how  he  niaketh  intercession 
to  God  against  Israel,  saying, 

3  '^Lord,  they  have  Idlled  thy 
prophets,  and  digged  down  thine 


altars;  and 


I  am  left  alone,  and 


they  seek  my  life. 

4  But  what  saith  the  answer  of 
God  unto  him!  'I  have  reserved 
to  myself  seven  thousand  men, 
who  have  not  bowed  the  knee  to 
the  image  o/Baal. 

5  *^Even  so  then  at  this  i^resent 
time  also  there  is  a  remnant  ac- 
cording to  the  election  of  grace. 

G  And  ^'if  by  grace,  then  is  it  no 
more  of  works  :  otherwise  grace  is 
no  more  grace.  But  if  it  he  of 
works,  then  is  it  no  ihore  grace : 
otherwise  work  is  no  more  work. 

7  What  then  ?  ''  Israel  hath  not 
obtained  that  which  he  seeketh  for; 
but  the  election  hath  obtained  it, 
and  the  rest  were  "blinded 

8  (According  as  it  is  written, '  God 
hath  given  them  the  spirit  of  n  slum- 
ber, "eyes  that  they  should  not  see, 
and  ears  that  they  should  not  hear;) 
unto  this  day. 

9  And  David  saith,  '  Let  their  ta- 
ble be  made  a  snare,  and  a  trap, 
and  a  stumbling-block,  and  a  rec- 
ompense unto  them : 

10  ™Let  their  eyes  be  darkened, 
that  they  may  not  see,  and  bow 
down  their  back  alway. 

11  I  say  then.  Have  they  stum- 
bled that  they  should  fall  ?  God 
forbid:  but  rather  "through  their 
fall  salvation  is  come  unto  the 
Gentiles,  for  to  provoke  them  to 
jealousy. 


12  Now  if  the  fall  of  them  he  the 
ricJies  of  the  world,  and  the  "dimin- 
ishing of  them  the  riches  of  the 
Gentiles ;  how  much  more  their 
fulness  I 

13  For  I  speak  to  you  Gentiles,  in- 
asmuch as  "  I  am  the  apostle  of  the 
Gentiles,  I  magnify  mine  office : 

14  If  by  any  means  I  may  pro- 
voke to  emulation  them  ivhich  are 
my  flesh,  and  p might  save  some  of 
them. 

15  For  if  the  casting  away  of  them 
he  the  reconciling  of  the  world,  what 
shall  the  receiving  of  them  he,  but 
life  from  the  dead  ? 

1()  For  if  1  the  flrstfruit  he  holy, 
the  lump  is  also  holy :  and  if  the 
root  he  holy,  so  are  the  branches. 

17  And  if  ""some  of  the  branches 
be  broken  off^  'and  thou,  being  a 
wild  olive  tree,  wert  graffed  in 
"  among  them,  and  with  them  par- 
takest  of  the  root  and  fatness  of 
the  olive  tree ; 

18  ^  Boast  not  against  the  branch- 
es. But  if  thou  boast,  thou  bearest 
not  the  root,  but  the  root  thee. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then.  The  branch- 
es were  broken  off,  that  I  might  be 
graffed  in. 

20  Well;  because  of  unbelief  they 
were  broken  off,  and  thou  standest 
by  faith.  "Be  not  highminded,  but 
"  fear : 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the  nat- 
ural branches,  take  heed  lest  he  also 
spare  not  thee. 

22  Behold  therefore  the  good- 
ness and  severity  of  God :  on  them 
which  fell,  severity;  but  toward 
thee,  goodness,  ^if  thou  continue 
in  his  goodness:  otherwise  Hhou 
also  shalt  be  cut  off. 

23  And  they  also,  ^'if  they  abide 
not  still  in  unbelief,  shall  be  graff- 
ed in :  for  God  is  able  to  graff  them 


A.  D.  60. 


in  agani. 


24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of  the 
olive  tree  which  is  wild  by  nature, 
and  wert  graffed  contrary  to  na- 
ture into  a  good  olive  tree;  how 
much  more  shall  these,  which  be 
the  natural  hranches,  be  graffed 
into  their  own  olive  tree  I 

25  For  I  would  not,  brethren,  that 
ye  should  be  ignorant  of  this  mys- 

195 


II  Or,  rffcay, 
or,  los:i. 


°  ActsO.l.-i..^ 

]:1.2.&2L'.21. 

ch.  l.i.  |i;. 
Gul.  i.n:. '. 

2.  2,  7,  S,  9. 
Kph..').  K. 
1  Tim.  2.  7 
2Tim.I.n. 

PI  Cor.  7.  Hi 

&  :i.  22. 

1  Tiin.4.1i; 
Jjincs  o.  2'J. 


'I  Lev.  2.1.  in. 
Nutii.  hj.ls, 
lU,  20,  21. 


'Jcr.  11.  1(1. 

"  Acts  2.  3il. 
r.pli.  2.  12, 
l:!. 

a  Or. 
Jul-  them. 


<  1  Cor.10.12 


"  ch.  12.  IG. 

'  Prov.28.14. 
Is.  «>.  2. 
I'hil.  2.  12. 


'1  Cor.  1.12. 

Ilii)..;.(;,i4. 

'John  15.  2. 


"2  Cor.  3.16. 


GocVs  judgments  nnsearchaNe. 


ROMANS. 


Exhortation  to  lioliness. 


A.  D.  60. 


b  ch.  12. 16. 
*"  vcr.  7. 

!>  Cor.  3.  14. 
I  Or, 

hardness. 
d  Luke  21 .24. 

Rev.  7.  9. 


f  Is.  59.  20. 
See  Ps.l4.". 


fis.  2r.  9. 
•ler.  ai.  31, 
4;c. 

llL-b.  S.  8.  & 
10.  IG. 


•;  Dcut.  ".R..V 

y.  5.&io.ii. 


1.  N"um.23.iy. 

I  Eph.  2.  2. 
Col.  .J.  7. 
H  Or,  obei/ed. 


B  Or,  obeyed. 


I  ch.  r,.  9. 
Gal.  3.  22. 

I.  Or,  s/iu< 
them  rill  up 
together. 


1  Pa.  30. 6. 


■".Job  11.  7. 
I's.  S»2.  i. 


»  Job  1.1.  8. 

Is.  40.  l.i. 

.ler.  2:1.  IS. 

I  Cor.  2. 16. 
•.loh.-Jli.  22. 
l',)(il>.-».  7.4t 

41.11. 
1 1  Cor.  8.  6. 

Col.  1.  Hi. 
'  Gal.  1.  .'>. 

I  Tim.  1.17. 

2'riin.4.  H. 

Ilcb.  n.  21. 

1  I'cH.  11. 

2I'H.3.  1«. 

Jiidci". 

Ilev.  1.1!. 

t  Ur.  /iwii. 


tery,  lest  ye  should  be  Svise  in 
your  own  conceits,  that  ' "  blindness 
in  part  is  happened  to  Israel,  ''  un- 
til the  fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be 
come  in. 

26  And  so  all  Israel  shall  be  sav- 
ed :  as  it  is  written,  '  There  shall 
come  out  of  Sion  the  Deliverer, 
and  shall  turn  away  ungodliness 
from  Jacob : 

27  '^For  this  is  my  covenant  unto 
them,  when  I  shall  take  away  their 
sins. 

28  As  concerning-  the  gospel,  tliey 
are  enemies  for  your  sakes :  but  as 
touching  the  election,  they  are  ^be- 
loved for  the  fathers'  sakes. 

29  For  the  gifts  and  calling  of 
God  are  ''without  repentance. 

30  For  as  ye  '  in  times  past  have 
not  "believed  God,  yet  have  now 
obtained  mercy  through  their  un- 
belief: 

31  Even  so  have  these  also  now 
not  "believed,  that  through  your 
mercy  they  also  may  obtain  mercy. 

32  For  '^''God  hath  "concluded 
them  all  in  unbelief,  that  he  might 
have  mercy  upon  all. 

33  O  the  depth  of  the  riches  both 
of  the  w  isdom  and  knowledge  of 
God!  'how  unsearchable  are  his 
judgments,  and  ""his  ways  past 
linding  out ! 

34  "For  who  hath  known  the 
mind  of  the  Lord?  or  "who  hath 
been  his  counsellor  1 

35  Or  "who  hath  first  given  to 
him,  and  it  shall  be  recompensed 
unto  him  again  ? 

30  For  ''of  him,  and  through  him, 
and  to  him,  are  all  things:  'to 
♦  whom  be  glory  for  ever.     Amen. 


•2  Cor.  10. 1. 


k  I  Pet.  2. ,'.. 
•P«..y).i:i.l4. 

ch.B.  11,11s 

ID. 

I  Cor.  n.  13, 

20. 
J  Ilcb.  10.20. 

•I  Pel.  I.H. 

1  John  2.1.'.. 
I  F:ph.  1. 1H.«i 

4.  /l. 

Col.  1.21,22. 

ic  3. 10. 


I 


CHAFTER  XII. 

1  God's  mercies  must  muve  us  to  please  God.  3  No 
man  must  think  too  well  of  himself,  6  but  attend 
every  one  on  that  calling  wherein  he  is  placed.  9 
Jyot'e,  and  many  other  duties,  are  required  of  us. 
19  litwcnge  is  .specially  forbiilden. 

''BESEECH  you  therefore, 
l)ret]uen,  by  the  mercies  of 
(}o(l,  'that  ye  "^  present  your  bodies 
'u  living  .sacrilice,  holy,  acceptable 
unto  God,  tvhich  is  your  reasona- 
ble service. 

2  7\n(l    be  not  conformed  to  this 
world:  but  M)e  ye  transformed  by 
the  renewing  of  vour  mind,  that 
1% 


ye  may  ^  prove  what  is  that  good, 
and  acceptable,  and  perfect  will  of 
God. 

3  For  I  say,  ''through  the  grace 
given  unto  me,  to  every  man  that 
is  among  you,  '  not  to  think  of  him- 
self move  h\g\\\y  thun  he  ought  to 
think;  but  to  think  +  soberly,  ac- 
cording as  God  hath  dealt  "to  ev- 
ery man  the  measure  of  faith. 

4  For  '  as  we  have  many  members 
in  one  body,  and  all  members  have 
not  the  same  office : 

5  So  "'we,  leing  many,  are  one 
body  in  Christ,  and  every  one 
members  one  of  another. 

G  "Having  then  gifts  diff'ering 
"according  to  the  grace  that  is 
given  to  us,  Tvhether  p  prophecy, 
let  us  irrophesy  according  to  the 
proportion  of  faith ; 

7  Or  ministry,  let  us  wait  on  our 
ministering;  or ''he  that  teacheth, 
on  teaching ; 

8  Or  'he  that  exhorteth,  on  ex- 
hortation :  'he  that  "giveth,  let  him 
do  it  "with  simplicity;  ^he  that 
ruleth,  with  diligence;  he  that 
sheweth  mercy, "  with  cheerfulness. 

9  ""Let  love  be  without  dissimula- 
tion. ^ Abhor  that  which  is  evil; 
cleave  to  that  which  is  good. 

10  ^_Be  kindly  aft'ectioned  one  to 
another  "with  brotherly  love;  ''in 
honour  preferring  one  another ; 

11  Not  slothful  in  business;  fer- 
vent in  spirit ;  serving  the  Lord ; 

12  ^Rejoicing  in  hope;  '^patient 
in  tribulation ;  ''continuing  instant 
in  prayer ; 

13 ''Distributing  to  the  necessity 
of  saints  ;  ^ given  to  hospitality. 

14  ^' Bless  them  which  persecute 
you :  bles;5,  and  curse  not. 

15  ''Rejoice  with  them  that  do 
rejoice,  and  weep  with  them  that 
weep. 

IG  'Be  of  the  same  mind  one  to- 
ward another.  ''Mind  not  high 
things,  but  "condescend  to  men  of 
low  estate.  '  Be  not  wise  in  your 
own  conceits. 

17  "'Recompense  to  no  man  evil 
for  evil.  "Provide  things  honest 
in  the  sight  of  all  men. 


ICor.l.lO.    Pliil.  2.  2.  &  3. 16.    1  Pet.  3.  8.     k  Pa.  1.11. 1,  2.    Jcr.4.?.5. 
tentrd  with  mrnn  thinys.     I  Prov. .3.  7.  &  26.  12.    Is-.V  21.    ch.ll.  2.'). 
Matt.  b.  39.     1  Thess.  6.  15.    1  Pet.  3.  9.     "  ch.  14. 16.    2  Cor.  8.  21. 


A.  D.  60. 

'-  Eph.  5.  10, 
17. 
1  Thcs3.4.3. 

lich.1.5.  & 

15.  15. 

1  Cor.  .3.  lU. 

&  15. 10. 

GA.  2.  9. 

Eph.  3.  2,  7, 

8. 
i  ProT.  23.  27. 

Ecc.  7.  16. 

ch.  11.  20. 
tGr. 

to  sobriety. 
V  1  Cor.  12.  7, 

11. 

Eph.  4.  7. 
1 1  Cor.  12.12. 

Eph.  4.  16. 
"  1  Cor.  10. 

17.  &  12.  20, 

27. 

Eph.l.23.& 

4.25. 
"1  Cor.  12.4. 

1  Pet.  4. 10, 

11. 

"  ver.  3. 
P  Acts  11.  27. 

1  Cor.  12.10, 

28.  &  13.  2. 

&  14. 1,6,29, 

31. 

I  Acts  13.  1. 
Gal.  6.  6. 
Eph.  4  11. 

I  Tiiii.  5. 17. 
^  Acts  15.  .32. 

1  Cor.  14.  3. 
".Matt.  6. 1,2, 

3. 

II  Or, 
impartelh. 

II  Or, 
hbrralh/, 

2  Cor.  8.  2. 
<  Acts  20.  28. 

1  Tim.  5.17. 

Hub.  13.  7, 

24. 

1  Pet.  5.  2. 
»  2  Cor.  9.  7. 
"1  Tim.  1.5. 

1  Pet.  1.  22. 
>  Ps.  34.  14. 

X:3i;.  4.  &97. 

10. 

Amos  5.  15. 
'lleb.  13.  1. 

1  Pet.  1.22. 
&  2. 17.  &  3. 
8. 

2  Pet.  1.7. 

II  Or,  111  the 
love  nj  the 
brethren. 

•  Phil.  2.  .3. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 
b  Luke  10.20. 

ch.  5.  2.  iL 

15.  13. 

Phil.  3.  I.  & 

4.4. 

1  Thess.  5. 

16. 

lleb.  3.  6. 

1  Pot.  4.  13. 
■^  Luke  21. 19. 

1  Tim.U.lI. 

lleb.  10.  36. 

&  12.1. 

J.ime3  I.  4. 

&5.  7. 

1  Pet.  2. 19, 

20. 
.1  Luke  IS.  1. 

Acts2.42.  & 

12.5. 

Eph.  6.  18. 

Col.  4.  2. 

1  Thess.  5. 
17. 

'1  Cor.  16.1. 

2  Cor.  9.1, 
12. 

lleb.  fi.  10. 

&  13.  16. 

1  John  3. 17. 
fl  Tim.  3.  2. 

Tit.  1.8. 

lleb.  13.  2. 

1  Pel.  4.  9. 
c  Mutt.  5.  44. 

Luke  6.  28. 

&  2'1.  34. 

Acts  7.  60. 

1  Cor.  4. 12. 

I  Pet.  2.  23. 
&  3.  9. 

h  1  Cor.12.26. 
ich.  15.5. 

II  Or,  Ite  con- 
•"Prov.20.  22. 


Of  subjection  to  magistrates. 


ROMANS. 


To  avoid  giving  offence. 


A.  D.  CO. 

»  Mark  9.  .W. 
ch.  H.  HI. 
iUb.  12. 14. 

r  Lev.  19. 18. 
I'rov.a4.ka. 
vcr.  ir. 


1  r)ciit.:iL'..1.">. 
Hfb.  10.  3U. 


'  Ex.  23.  4,  n. 

Ptov.^.ai, 

2'J. 

Matt.  5.  44. 


•Tit.  3.1. 

1  Pet.  ■2. 1.1. 
b  Prov.  8. 15, 

Hi. 

Dan.  2.  21. 

&  4.  32. 

John  19. 11. 
II  Or 

ordered. 

'  Tit.  3. 1. 


i  1  Pet.  2. 14. 
&  3. 13. 


•Ecc.  8.  2. 
fl  Pet.  2. 19. 


«  Matt.  22.21. 
Mark  12. 17. 
Luke  2U.  2.5. 


hver.  10. 

Gul.  5.  14. 

Col.  K.  14. 

1  Tiin.  1.  o. 

James  2.  8. 
I  Ex.  20.  13, 

ic. 

Deut.  5. 17, 

&c. 

JIatt.  19. 18. 


18  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as 
lieth  ill  you,  "live  peaceably  with 
all  men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  Paveng-e  not 
yourselves,  but  rather ^ixa  place  un- 
to wrath :  for  it  is  written,  "^  Venge- 
ance is  mine ;  I  will  repay,  saith 
the  Lord. 

20  'Therefore  if  thine  enemy  hun- 
ger, feed  him;  if  he  thirst,  give  him 
drink :  for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt 
heap  coals  of  fire  on  his  head. 

21  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but 
overcome  evil  with  good. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Snbjedion,  ami  many  other  duties,  vie  owe  to  the 
mayiKtratex.  H  Love  u  the  fitlfilUiif/  of  the  law.  11 
Ghittonij  and  drunkenness,  and  the  works  of  dark- 
ness, are  out  of  season  in  the  time  of  the  (/o.yjel. 

LET  every  soul  "^  be  subject  unto 
the  higher  powers.  For  ^  there 
is  no  power  but  of  God :  the  pow- 
ers that  be  are  "ordained  of  God. 

2  AVhosoever  therefore  resisteth 
Hhe  power,  resisteth  the  ordinance 
of  God :  and  they  that  resist  shall 
receive  to  themselves  damnation. 

3  For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to 
good  works,  but  to  the  evil.  Wilt 
thou  then  not  be  afraid  of  the  pow- 
er? ''do  that  which  is  good,  and 
thou  shalt  have  praise  of  the  same: 

4  For  he  is  the  minister  of  God 
to  thee  for  good.  But  if  thou  do 
that  which  is  evil,  be  afraid ;  for 
he  beareth  not  the  sword  in  vain  : 
for  he  is  the  minister  of  God,  a  re- 
venger to  execute  wrath  upon  him 
that  doeth  evil. 

5  Wherefore  ^  ye  must  needs  be 
subject,  not  only  for  wrath,  ^but 
also  for  conscience'  sake. 

G  For,  for  this  cause  pay  ye  trib- 
ute also:  for  they  are  God's  min- 
isters, attending  continually  upon 
this  very  thing. 

7  s  Render  therefore  to  all  their 
dues :  tribute  to  whom  tribute  is 
due;  custom  to  whom  custom;  fear 
to  whom  fear;  honour  to  whom 
honour. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to 
love  one  another :  for  ''  he  that  lov- 
eth  another  hath  fulfilled  the  law. 

9  For  this,  '  Thou  shalt  not  com- 
mit adultery,  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 
Thou  shalt  not  steal,  Thou  shalt 
not  bear  false  witness,  Thou  shalt 


not  covet;  and  if  there  he  any  oth-  |  a. d. go. 
er  commandment,  it  is  briefly  com 


prehended  in  tliis  saying,  namely, 
''Tliou  shalt  love  thv  ueiglibour  as 
thyself. 

10  Love  worketh  no  ill  to  his 
neighbour:  therefore  'love  is  the 
fulfilling  of  the  law. 

11  And  that,  knowing  the  time, 
that  now  it  is  high  time  "'to  awake 
out  of  sleep :  for  now  is  our  salva- 
tion nearer  than  when  we  believed. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day 
is  at  hand:  "let  us  therefore  cast 
oif  the  works  of  darkness,  and  "let 
us  put  on  the  armour  of  light. 

13  'Let  us  walk  "honestly,  as  in 
the  day;  "^ not  in  rioting  and  drunk- 
enness, 'not  in  chambering  and 
wantonness,  'not  in  strife  and  en- 
vying : 

14  But  *put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  "make  not  provision  for 
the  flesh,  to  fulfil  the  lusts  thereof. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

3  Men  may  not  contemn  nor  condemn  one  the  other  for 
thinys  indifferent:  Vibut  take  heed  that  they  fjive  no 
offence  in  them ;  1.5  for  that  the  apostle  proveth  un- 
lawful by  many  reasons. 

HIM  that  Ms  weak  in  the  faith 
receive  ye,  hut  "not  to  doubt- 
ful disputations. 

2  For  one  believeth  that  he  ^may 
eat  all  things :  another,  who  is 
weak,  eateth  herbs. 

3  Let  not  him  that  eateth  despise 
him  that  eateth  not;  and  'let  not 
him  which  eateth  not  judge  him 
that  eateth :  for  God  hath  received 
him. 

4  ''Who  art  thou  that  judgest  an- 
other man's  servant?  to  his  own 
master  he  standeth  or  falleth;  yea, 
he  shall  be  holden  up :  for  God  is 
able  to  make  him  stand. 

5  ^One  man  esteemeth  one  dav 
above  another :  another  esteemeth 
every  day  aUke.  Let  every  man 
be  "fully  persuaded  in  his  own 
mijid. 

G  He  that  ^"regardeth  the  day, 
regardetli  it  unto  the  Lord ;  and 
he  that  regardeth  not  the  day,  to 
the  Lord  he  doth  not  regard  it. 
He  that  eateth,  eateth  to  the  Lord, 
for  ^he  giveth  God  thanks ;  and  he 
that  eateth  not,  to  the  Lord  he 
eateth  not,  and  giveth  God  thanks. 

197 


kl,cv.  19. 18. 
Matt  22.;'.!). 
Mark  12.  .'n. 
Gal.  ,5.14. 
Jaiuca  2.  8. 


I  Matt.  22. 40. 
ver.  8. 


"  1  Cor.  15. 
M. 

Enh.  ,5.  14. 
1  ThesB.  5. 
5,  U. 


"Eph..5. 11. 

Col.  3.  8. 
°  Enll.  (i.  13. 

lThe85.5.8. 

"Phil.  4.  8. 

1  Thes.s.  4. 

12. 

1  Pet.  2. 12. 
II  Or, 

decently. 
1  Prov.  2.-!.20. 

I.iikc21.34. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
'  1  Cor.  B.  9. 

Eph.  5.  5. 
•James  3. 14. 
'  Gal.  3.  27. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

Cul.  3.  lij. 
"  Gal.  5.  in. 

IPet.  2. 11. 


'ch.  15. 1.7. 

1  Cor.  S.  :i, 

11.  &  ;i.  22. 
li  Or,  not  to 

judije  his 

douotjul 

thoughts. 
tver.  14. 

1  Cor.  111.2,-,. 

1  Tim.  4.  4. 

Xit.  1.  1.:.. 


'  Col.  2.  IC 


J  James  4.1* 


'  G.il.  4.  10. 
Col.  2.  10. 


II  Or.  JuUy 
anAured. 


I  Gal.  4.  10. 

II  Or. 
oiiierveth. 


El  Cor.l0..11. 
1  Tim.  4.  3. 


To  avoid  giving  offence. 


EOMANS. 


We  must  imitate  Christ. 


A.  D.  60. 

hi  Cor. 6. 19, 
•1}. 

(;:il.  2.  20. 
1  Thcss.  5. 
in. 
I  Pet  4.  2. 


1 2  Cor.  5.  15. 


t  AcU  10.  3G. 


I  Matt  25. 31, 
32. 

Acts  10.  42. 
&  17.  31. 
2  Cor.  .5.  10. 
Jude  14,  15. 

■^  Is.  45.  2-'?. 
Phil. :'..  10. 


•  Matt.  12JC. 
Gal.  U.  5. 
1  Pet  4.  5. 


"1  Cor.  8.  9, 
13.  &  10.  02. 


f  Acta  10. 15. 

ver.  2.  20. 

1  Cor.  10. 25. 

I  Tim.  4.4. 

Tit  1. 15. 
fGr. 

common. 
1 1  Cor.  8.  ", 

10. 
fOr. 

common. 

accorflinff 
to  charity. 
M  Cor.  8. 11. 


•ch.  12.17 


'  1  Cor.  8. 8. 


•  2  Cor.8.  21. 


'  P..  34.  14. 

ch.  12.  IH. 


T  eh.  15.  2. 
1  Cor.  14. 12. 
I  Theu.  5. 
H. 

•  ver.  15. 

•Molt  15.11. 

Actn  10.  I.'). 

vrr.  14. 

Tit  I.  15. 
l>lCor.  8.  9, 

10,  11.  12. 
'  1  Cor.  8. 13. 


7  For  ^  none  of  us  livetli  to  liim- 
self,  and  no  man  dieth  to  him- 
self. 

8  For  whether  we  live,  we  live 
unto  the  Lord;  and  whether  we  die, 
we  die  unto  the  Lord :  whether  we 
live  therefore,  or  die,  we  are  the 
Lord's. 

9  For '  to  this  end  Christ  both  died, 
and  rose,  and  revived,  tbat  he 
miffht  be  "  Lord  both  of  the  dead 
and  living. 

10  But  why  dost  thou  judge  thy 
brother  ?  or  why  dost  thou  set  at 
nought  thy  brother  I  for  '  we  shall 
all  stand  before  the  judgment  seat 
of  Christ. 

11  For  it  is  written,  ""'As  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord,  every  knee  shall 
bow  to  me,  aud  every  tongue  shall 
confess  to  God. 

12  So  then  "every  one  of  us  shall 
give  account  of  himself  to  God. 

13  Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one 
another  any  more :  but  judge  this 
rather,  that  "no  man  put  a  stum- 
blingblock  or  an  occasion  to  fall 
in  his  brother's  way. 

14  I  know,  and  am  persuaded  by 
the  Lord  Jesus,  p  that  there  is  noth- 
ing Umclean  of  itself:  but  ''to  him 
that  esteemeth  any  thing  to  be 
*  unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean. 

15  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved 
with  thij  meat,  now  walkest  tbou 
not  ♦  charitably.  ^  Destroy  not  him 
with  thy  meat,  for  whom  Christ 
died. 

10  ^Let  not  then  your  good  be 
evil  si)okeii  of: 

17  ^For  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  meat  and  drink;  but  right- 
eousness, and  i>eace,  and  joy  in  the 
Holy  Gho.st. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things 
serv(;th  Christ  "  is  acceptable  to 
God,  and  approved  of  men. 

11)  "  Let  us  therefore  follow  after 
the  things  which  make  for  peace, 
and  things  wherewith  ^one  may 
edify  another. 

20  '  For  meat  destroy  not  tlui  work 
of  God.  "All  things  indeed  are 
pure;  'but  it  is  evil  for  that  man 
who  eateth  with  offence. 

21  It  is  good  neither  to  eat  'fleish, 

nor  to  drink  wine,  nor  any  thing 
VJd 


whereby  thy  brother  stumbleth,  or 
is  offended,  or  is  made  weak. 

22  Hast  thou  faith  f  have  it  to 
thyself  before  God.  ''  Happy  is  he 
that  condemueth  not  himself  in 
that  thing  which  he  alloweth. 

23  And'  he  that  i'  doubteth  is 
damned  if  he  eat,  because  he  eateth 
not  of  faith :  for  '^whatsoever  is  not 
of  faith  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  strong  must  bear  vAth  the  weak.  2  We  may 
not  please  ouri<eh'es,  3  for  Christ  did  not  so,  7  but 
receive  one  the  other,  ax  Christ  did  us  all,  8  both  Jews 
9  and  Gentiles.  15  Paul  excuseth  hi.s  writiny,  28 
and  promiseth  to  see  them,  30  and  requesteth  their 
pi-uijers. 

WE  ^  then  that  are  strong  ought 
to  bear  the  ^inlirmities  of 
the  weak,  and  not  to  i)lease  our- 
selves. 

2  '^Let  every  one  of  us  please  his 
neighbour  for  his  good  '^to  edifica- 
tion. 

3  ''For  even  Christ  pleaseil  not 
himself;  but,  as  it  is  written,  *^The 
reproaches  of  them  that  reproached 
thee  fell  on  me. 

4  For  ^'whatsoever  things  were 
written  aforetime  were  written  for 
our  learning,  that  we  through  pa- 
tience and  comfort  of  the  Scrij)- 
tures  might  have  hope. 

5  ''iS^ow  the  God  of  patience  and 
consolation  grant  you  to  be  like- 
minded  one  toward  another  "ac- 
cording to  Christ  Jesus : 

G  That  ye  may  'with  one  mind 
and  one  mouth  glorify  God,  even 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

7  Wherefore  ''receive  ye  one  an- 
other, 'as  Christ  also  received  us, 
to  the  glory  of  God.     . 

8  Now  I  say  that  "'Jesus  Christ 
was  a  minister  of  the  circumcision 
for  the  truth  of  God,  "to  confirm 
the  promises  made  unto  the  fathers : 

9  And  ''that  the  Gentiles  might 
glorify  God  for  his  mercy ;  as  it  is 
written,  ''For  this  cause  I  will  con- 
fess to  thee  among  the  Gentiles, 
and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again  he  saith,  "Eejoice, 
ye  Gentiles,  with  his  people. 

11  And  again,  'Praise  the  Lord, 
all  ye  Gentiles ;  and  laud  him,  all 
ye  people. 

12  And  again,  Esaias  saith,  'There 


A.  D.  60. 


dlJohn3.21. 


II  Or,  dis- 
cern fit  li  and 
pu'telh  a 
(ti_ff'tfrtnce 
beticeet^ 
meats. 

'  Tit  1. 15. 


»  Gal.  6.  1. 
bch.  14. 1. 


'  1  Cor.  9.  i;t, 
22.  S:  10.  24, 
3.-'..  &  13.  5. 
Phil.2.  4,  .5. 

ich.  14.19. 

•  Matt.  2G.39. 
John  5.  30. 

&  u.  .'is. 
f  Ps.  a».  u. 


Cch.4.23,24. 

1  Cor.  9. !). 
10.  &  111.  11. 

2  Tim.  3. 16, 
17. 


hch.  12.  IG. 
1  Cor.  1.  10. 
Phil.  3.  10. 

OOr, 
after  the 
ejcainplc  of. 

i  Acts  4.  24, 

32. 


ich.  14.  1,3. 
1  ch.  5.  2. 


■"  Matt.15.24. 
John  I.  11. 
Acts  3.  2.1, 
20.  &  13.  41;. 

"ch.  3.  3. 
2  Cor.  1.  20. 


"John  10.16. 
ch.  9.  23. 


P  Pa.  18.  49. 


">  i)cut.32.43. 


'Vt.  117.1. 


•I«.  11.1, 10. 
Rev.  5.  5.  & 

22.  W. 


The  cxtensiveness 


ROMAKS. 


of  PauVs  preaching. 


A.  D.  GO. 


'ch.12.12.  & 

n.ir. 


"2  Pet.  1.12. 

lJohn2.21. 


'1  Cor.  8.1, 
7,10. 


"ch.  1.5.  & 
].'.  3. 

CJal.  1.15. 
Kph.  3.  r,  8. 

Sell.  11.  U. 
G;il.2.7,N,S». 
1  Tim.  2.  7. 
a  Tim.  1.11. 


II  »••.  .^   . 
tmcnjicing. 

=  I<.  Oj.  211. 

I'liU.  2. 17. 


'lleb.  5. 1. 


l>  .Vets  21. 19. 

Gal.  2.  «. 
■■cli.l.o.&lG. 

2(i. 


d  Acts  19. 11. 
2  Cor.  12.12. 


Ech.1.13. 

1  Thess.  2. 

17,18. 
||Or,  nia«y 

icftys.  or, 

oj'tentiiiics. 


i  -Vets  19.  21. 
eh.  1.  11. 
ver.  32. 


•  2  Cor.10.13, 
15,  IG. 


fis.  £2.15. 


shall  be  a  root  of  Jesse,  and  lie  that 
shall  rise  to  reign  over  the  Gentiles; 
in  him  shall  the  Gentiles  trust. 

13  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you 
with  all  'joy  and  peace  in  believ- 
ing, that  ye  may  abound  in  hope, 
through  the  x)ower  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

14  And  "I  myself  also  am  per- 
suaded of  you,  my  brethren,  that 
ye  also  are  full  of  goodness,  ''till- 
ed with  all  knowledge,  able  also  to 
admonish  one  another. 

15  Nevertheless,  brethren,  I  have 
written  the  more  boldly  unto  you 
in  some  sort,  as  ])utting  you  in 
mind,  ^because  of  the  grace  that  is 
given  to  me  of  God, 

IG  That  'I  should  be  the  minis- 
ter of  Jesus  Christ  to  the  Gentiles, 
ministering  the  gospel  of  God,  that 
the  "'oftfering  up  of  the  Gentiles 
might  be  acceptable,  being  sancti- 
fied by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  I  have  therefore  whereof  I 
may   glory   through   Jesus   Christ 

in  those  things  which  pertain  to 
God. 

18  For  I  will  not  dare  to  speak  of 
any  of  those'  things  ^  which  Christ 
hath  not  wrought  by  me,  'to  make 
the  Gentiles  obedient,  by  word  and 
deed, 

19  '^  Through  mighty  signs  and 
wonders,  by  the  power  of  the  Spirit 
of  God ;  so  that  from  Jerusalem, 
and  round  about  unto  Illyricum,  I 
have  fully  x^i'cached  the  gospel  of 
Christ. 

20  Yea,  so  have  I  strived  to  preach 
the  gospel,  not  where  Christ  was 
named,  'lest  I  should  build  upon 
another  man's  foundation : 

21  But  as  it  is  written,  "^To  whom 
he  was  not  spoken  of,  they  shall 
see :  and  they  that  have  not  heard 
shall  understand. 

22*  For  which  cause  also  ^I  have 
been  "  much  hindered  from  coming 
to  you. 

23  But  now  having  no  more  place 
in  these  parts,  and  ''  having  a  great 
desire  these  many  years  to  come 
unto  you ; 

24  AVhensoever  I  take  my  journey 
into  Spain,  I  w  ill  come  to  you :  for 
I  trust  to  see  you  in  my  journey, 


'  and  to  be  brought  on  my  w'ay 
thitherward  by  you,  if  first  I  be 
somewhat  filled  *with  your  com- 
immj. 

25  But  now  ""I  go  unto  Jerusa- 
lem to  minister  unto  the  saints. 

20  For  '  it  hath  pleased  them  of 
Macedonia  and  Achaia  to  make  a 
certain  contribution  for  the  poor 
saints  which  are  at  Jerusalem. 

27  It  hath  pleased  them  verily; 
and  their  debtors  they  are.  For 
"if  the  Gentiles  have  been  made 
partakers  of  their  spiritual  things, 
"their  duty  is  also  to  minister  unto 
them  in  carnal  things. 

28  AVhen  therefore  I  have  per- 
formed this,  and  have  sealed  to 
them  °this  fruit,  I  will  come  by 
you  into  Spain. 

29  fAnd  I  am  sure  that,  when  I 
come  unto  you,  I  shall  come  in  the 
fulness  of  the  blessing  of  the  gos- 
pel of  Christ. 

30  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
for  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake, 
and  '^for  the  love  of  the  Spirit, 
'that  ye  strive  together  with  me 
in  your  prayers  to  God  for  me ; 

31  'That  I  may  be  delivered  from 
them  that  "do  not  believe  in  Ju- 
dea;  and  that  'my  service  which 
I  have  for  Jerusalem  may  be  ac- 
cepted of  the  saints ; 

32  "That  I  may  come  unto  you 
with  joy  ''by  the  will  of  God,  and 
may  with  you  be  'refreshed. 

33  Now  'the  God  of  j)eace  he  with 
you  all.     Amen. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

3  Paul  willeth  (he  brcthre?i  ta  greet  many,  17  and  ad- 
viseih  them  to  take  heed  of  those  which  cause  dissen- 
sion and  offences,  21  and  after  siindnj  salutations 
endeth  with  praise  and  Ihayiks  ft  God. 

I  COMMEND  unto  you  Phebe 
our  sister,  which  is  a  servant 
of  the  church  which  is  at  -^Ceu- 
chrea : 

2  ''That  ye  receive  her  in  the 
Lord,  as  becometh  saints,  and  that 
ye  assist  her  in  whatsoever  busi- 
ness she  hath  need  of  you :  for 
she  hath  been  a  succourer  of  many, 
and  of  mj^self  also. 

3  Greet  '^Priscilla  and  Aquila,  my 
helpers  in  Christ  Jesus : 

4  Who  have  for  my  life  laid  down 
their  own  necks:  unto  whom  not 

199 


A.  D.  60. 

i  Acta  15.  3. 

I  Or. 
vith  you, 
vcr.  32. 

k  Acts  111.21. 
&  -J).  22.  & 
21. 17. 

I I  Cor.lC.1,2. 
2  Cor.  >.  1.& 
9.  2, 12. 


"eh.  11.17. 


"  1  Cor.  9.11. 
Ual.  0.  ti. 


'  Phil.  4. 17. 


Pch.  1.11. 


I  Phil.  2.  1. 

'2  Cor.  1.11. 

Col.  4. 12. 
'2Thess.3.2. 

II  Or,  nre 

f/iV  o  jetlient. 
'  2  Cor.  8.  4. 
"eh.  l.IO. 
'^  Acts  18.21. 

1  Cor   4.  19. 
Janiea  4. 15. 

nCor.lG.18. 

2  Cor.  7. 1.3. 
2Tiin.l.lG. 
Pliilein.  7, 
2U. 

'ch.  16.20. 

1  Cor.  14.3.3. 

2  Cor.  13.11. 
riiil.  4.  9. 

1  Tliess.  5. 
23. 

2  ThcsB.  3. 
1«. 

Ueb.  13.  20. 


'  Acts  18. 18. 


hPliil.  2.29. 
3  Joll]l5,  6. 


'  Acts  18.  2, 

18, 2*;. 

2  Tim.  4.19. 


Paul  sendeth 


EOMANS. 


divers  salutations. 


A.  D.  60. 


aiCor.lfi.VJ. 
Col.  4. 10. 
Pliilem.  a. 

•ICor.lU.li. 


fOal.  1.  ^2. 


lOr.friends. 


I  Or.frieuds. 


CiJohnl. 


k  1  C0r.lfi.2n. 
2Cor.  l.').l-.i, 
1  ThcsB.  5. 

1  Pet.  fl.  14. 

I  AcU  1.5.  1. 

a,  'J*. 

1  Tim.  C.  .1 

I I  Cor.  a.  il, 
II. 

Z  The.i.  X 
S,  14. 

Z  Tim.  .1.  .V 
Tit.  3.  111. 
'JJuhn  lU. 


only  I  give  thanks,  but  also  all  the 
churches  of  the  Gentiles. 

5  Likewise  greet  ''the  church  that 
is  in  their  house.  Salute  my  well 
beloved  Epenetus,  who  is  Hhe 
firstfruits  of  Achaia  unto  Christ. 

6  Greet  Mary,  who  bestowed 
much  labour  on  us. 

7  Salute  Andronicus  and  Junia, 
my  kinsmen,  and  my  fellow  pris- 
oners, who  are  of  note  among  the 
apostles,  who  also  ^were  in  Christ 
before  me. 

8  Greet  Amplias,  my  beloved  in 
the  Lord. 

9  Salute  Urbane,  our  helper  in 
Christ,  and  Stachys  my  beloved. 

10  Salute  Apelles  approved  in 
Christ.  Salute  them  which  are  of 
Aristobulus'  "  household. 

11  Salute  Herodion  my  kinsman. 
Greet  them  that  be  of  the  "  house- 
hold of  N^arcissus,  which  are  in  the 
Lord. 

12  Salute  Try  phena  andTryphosa, 
who  labour  in  the  Lord.  Salute 
the  beloved  Persis,  which  labour- 
ed much  in  the  Lord. 

13  Salute  Rufus  ^'chosen  in  the 
Lord,  and  his  mother  and  mine. 

14  Salute  Asyncritus,  Phlegon, 
Hernias,  Patrobas,  Hermes,  and 
the  brethren  w  hich  are  with  them. 

15  Salute  Philologus,  and  Julia, 
Nereus,  and  his  sister,  and  Olym- 
pas,  and  all  the  saints  which  are 
with  them. 

10  ''vSalute  one  another  with  a 
holy  kiss.  The  churches  of  Christ 
salute  you. 

17  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
mark  them  '  which  cause  divisions 
and  offences  contrary  to  the  doc- 
trine wliich  ye  have  learned;  and 
''avoid  them. 

200 


18  For  they  that  are  such  serve  not 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  but  'their 
own  belly;  and  "by  good  words 
and  fair  speeches  deceive  the  hearts 
of  the  simple. 

19  For  "your  obedience  is  come 
abroad  unto  all  men.  I  am  glad 
therefore  on  your  behalf:  but  yet 
I  would  have  you  "wise  unto  that 
which  is  good,  and  "simple  con- 
cerning evil. 

20  And  nhe  God  of  peace  ''shall 
"bruise  Satan  under  your  feet 
shortly.  'The  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  he  with  you.     Amen. 

21  'Timotheus  my  workfellow, 
and  *  Lucius,  and  "Jason,  and  ''So- 
sipater,  my  kinsmen,  salute  you. 

22  I  Tertius,  who  wrote  this  ei)is- 
tle,  salute  you  in  the  Lord. 

23  ^  Gains  mine  host,  and  of  the 
whole  church,  saluteth  you.  '■  Eras- 
tus  the  chamberlain  of  the  city 
saluteth  you,  and  Quartus  a 
brother. 

24  ="  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  T)e  with  you  all.     Amen. 

25  Now  Ho  him  that  is  of  powder 
to  stablish  you  '^according  to  my 
gospel,  and  the  preaching  of  Jesus 
Christ,  ''according  to  the  revela- 
tion of  the  mystery,  '^  which  w%is 
kept  secret  since  the  world  be- 
gan, 

28  But  '^now  is  made  manifest, 
and  by  the  Scriptures  of  the  proph- 
ets, according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  everlasting  God,  made 
known  to  all  nations  for  ^the  obe- 
dience of  faith : 

27  To  ''God  only  wise,  he  glory 
through  Jesus  Christ  for  ever. 
Amen. 


1  Written  to  the  Romans  from  Corinthus,  mid 
sent  by  Phebe  servant  of  the  church  at  Cenchrea. 


A.  D.  60. 

1  Phil.  3.  10. 

lTim.6.  5. 
"  Col.  2.  4. 

2  Tim.  :!.i;. 

Tit.  1.  10. 

2  P^t.  2.  3. 


"ch.  1.  8. 


"Matt.  10.1  fi. 

1  Cor.  14.»i. 
11  Or, 

harmless. 


fch.  15.  33. 
iGen.  3. 15. 
II  Or,  tread. 

'ver.  24. 

1  Cor.  l(i.2.':. 

2  Cor.  13.14. 
Phil.  4.  ■>■',. 

1  Thess.  5. 
28. 

2  Thess.  3. 
18. 

Rev.  22.  21. 

•  Acts  k;.  1. 

Phil.  2.  lU. 

Col.  1.  1. 

1  Thusa..-!.-:. 

ITini.  1.2. 

Ileb.  13.  2.;. 
'Acts  13.  1. 
"Act.sl7.  5. 
"  Acts  20.  4. 
J  1  Cor.  1.14. 
'Acts  10.  2^. 

•J  Tim.  4.20. 


•  vcr.  20. 
1  Thess.  o. 

28. 

bEph..?.  20. 

1  Thesa.  3. 
13. 

2  Thcss.  2. 
17.  i  3.  3. 
Jude  24. 

'ch.2.  IG. 
A  Eph.  I.  9. 

&  3.3,4,.';. 

Col.  1. 11. 
'  1  Cor.  2. 7. 

Eph.  3.  .i,  ■.!. 

Col.  1. 2a. 


fEph.  1.0. 
2Tini.l.lil. 
Tit.  1.2,  .3. 
1  Pet.  1.  20. 


5  Acts  6.  7. 
ch.  1.  5.  & 
15.  18. 

hlTim.l.ir. 
&  (!.  Hi. 
Judc  25. 


A.  D.  5n. 


"Rom.  1.  1. 

l>2Cor.  t.t. 

£ph.  1.1. 

Col.  1.1. 
'  AcU  IS.  17 


dJudel. 
«Johnir.  19. 

Acts  15.  y. 
f  Rom.  1.7. 

•1  Tiia  1. 9. 

e  Acts  9. 14, 

ai .  &  -il.  lU. 

2  Tim.  -l.-ll. 
Lch.  8.  6. 
iRom.;!.  22. 

U  10. 12. 
kRom.  1.  7. 

2  Cor.  1.  2. 

Eph.  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.2. 


1  Bom.  1.  S. 


"011.12.8. 
2  U)r.  «.  7 


°ch.  2.  1. 
2  Tim.  l.S. 
Kev.  1.  2. 


"Phil.. 1.20. 

Tit.  2.  i;t. 

2Pet.  3. 12. 
fGr. 

revtlafion^ 

Col. :).  l. 
P  1  Thess.  3. 

13. 
1  Col.  1.22. 

1  Thess.  .i. 

23. 

'19.49.7. 

ch.  ll>.  13. 

1  Thess.  5. 

24. 

2Thess.3.3. 

Heb.  lO.i-i 
•John  1.'..  4. 

&  17.21. 

IJohn  1..3. 

&  4.  13. 

•Rom.  12.1fi. 

&  13.  ,5. 

2Cor.I3.  II. 

Phil.  2.  2.  & 

3.  16. 

1  Pet.  3. 8. 
IGr. 

schisms, 

ch.  11. 18. 


THE  FIEST  EriSTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

CORINTHIANS. 


CHAPTER  1. 

Afler  his  sahilation  and  thaukxf/ii'iiiff,  10  he  exhortetJi 
them  to  imUy,  and  12  reprovtth  (heir  di-s.s) iisions. 
IS  Ood  dcxtroijeth  the  wisdom  of  the  wixe,  -1  bij  the 
foolishness  of  preach  in  fj,  and  20  calleth  not  the  wise, 
mighty,  and  noble,  but  27,  28  the  foolish,  weak,  and 
men  of  no  account. 

PAUL,  •''called  to  he  an  apostle 
of  Jesus  Christ  Hhrough  the 
will  of  God,  aud  ""Sostheoes  our 
brother, 

2  Unto  the  church  of  God  which 
is  at  Corinth,  '•to  them  that  '^are 
sanctified  in  Christ  Jesus,  ^called 
to  he  saints,  with  all  that  in  every 
place  '^call  upon  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ  ^  our  Lord,  '  both  theirs  and 
ours : 

3  "^  Grace  he  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4  'I  thank  my  God  always  on 
your  behalf,  for  the  grace  of  God 
which  is  given  you  by  Jesus  Christ; 

5  That  in  every  thing  ye  are  en- 
riched by  him,  "'in  all  utterance, 
and  in.  all  knowledge ; 

G  Even  as "  the  testimony  of  Christ 
was  confirmed  in  you : 

7  So  that  ye  come  behind  in  no 
gift;  °  waiting  for  the  *  coming  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

8  ^' Who  shall  also  confirm  you  un- 
to the  end,  "^  that  ye  may  he  blame- 
less in  the  day  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

9  '  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye 
were  called  unto  '  the  fellowship 
of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

10  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
by  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  Hhat  ye  all  speak  the  same 
thing,  and  that  there  be  no  *  divi- 
sions among  jow,  but  that  ye  be 
perfectly  joined  together  in  the 
same  mind  and  in  the  same  judg- 
ment. 

11  For  it  hath  been  declared  unto 
me  of  you,  my  brethren,  by  them 
tvMch  are  of  the  house  of  Chloe, 


12 
one 
and 


that  there  are  contentions  among 
you. 

Now  this  I  say,  "that  every 
of  you  saith,  I  am  o£  Paul; 
I  of  "  Apollos ;   and  I  of  '  Ce- 
phas ;  and  I  of  Christ. 

13  ^Is  Christ  divided?  was  Paul 
crucified  for  you  ?  or  were  ye  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  Paul  ? 

14  I  thanl»  God  that  I  baptized 
none  of  you,  but  "*  Crispus  and 
^'  Gains ; 

15  Lest  any  should  say  that  I  had 
baptized  in  mine  own  name. 

IG  And  I  baptized  also  the  house- 
hold of '  Stephanas :  besides,  I  know 
not  whether  I  baptized  any  other. 

17  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to  bap- 
tize, but  to  preach  the  gospel:  'hiot 
with  wisdom  of  n  words,  lest  the 
cross  of  Christ  should  be  made  of 
none  effect. 

18  For  the  preaching  of  the  cross 
is  to  ''them  that  perish,  '^ foolishness; 
but  unto  us  '''which  are  saved,  it  is 
the  ''  power  of  God. 

19  For  it  is  written, '  I  will  destroy 
the  wisdom  of  the  wise,  aud  will 
bring  to  nothing  the  understand- 
ing of  the  prudent. 

20 ''Where  is  the  wise?  where  is 
the  scribe?  where  is  the  disputer 
of  this  world?  '  hath  not  God  made 
foolish  the  wisdom  of  this  world  ? 

21  '"For  after  that  in  the  wisdom 
of  God  the  world  by  wisdom  knew 
not  God,  it  i^leased  God  by  the 
foolishne'fes  of  preaching  to  save 
them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  "Jews  require  a  sign, 
and  the  Greeks  seek  after  wisdom : 

23  But  we  preach  Christ  crucified, 
"unto  the  Jews  a  .stumbliftgblock, 
and  unto  the  Greeks  ''foolishness; 

24  But  unto  them  which  are  call- 
ed, both  Jews  and  Greeks,  Christ 
''the  power  of  God,  and  'the  wis- 
dom of  God. 

201 


A.  D.  50. 


"  ch.  3.  4. 


'  Acts  18.  24. 
&  19.  1. 
ch.  10. 12. 

>  John  1.42. 

'2  Cor.  11.4. 

Eph.  4.  5. 


•  Acta  IS.  8. 
b  Rom.  10.2.';. 


'ch.16.15,17. 


dch.  2.1,4,13. 

2  Pet.  l.lt!. 

II  Or,  speech. 


'2Cor.  2. 1.1. 
fAct.sl7.  18. 

ch.  2.  14. 
«ch.  15.  2. 
h  Rom.  1.  IG. 

ver.  24. 
i  Job  .5. 12,13. 

Is.  2",l.  14. 

Jer.  8.  9. 


k  Is.  .33. 18. 


l.Tobl2.17,2n, 
24. 

Is.  44.  2.5. 
Rom.  1.22. 

"  Sec  Matt. 
11.  2.5. 
7,nkel0.21. 
Rom.  1.20, 
21,28. 


"  Mntt.l2.3S. 

&  hi.  1. 

jNlurkS.  II. 

1-ukell.lii. 

John  4.  48. 
°I8   S.  14. 

M.ntt.  11.(1. 

&  l:;.  .',7. 

Luke  2.  :M. 

John  (J.  tXI, 

(Hi. 

Rom.  9.  .32. 

Gill.  5.  11. 

1  Pot.  2.  8. 
Pvcr.  IS. 

ch.  2.  14. 
iRom.  1.4, 

Ki. 

vcr.  18. 
'  Col.  2.  3. 


Paul  dedareth  the 


I.  COEmTHIA:N"S. 


manner  of  his  lyreaching. 


A.  D.  59. 


•John".  4S. 


•Matt.  11.25. 
James 2.  5. 
Siei;  Ps.S.  2. 


"  Rom.  4. 17. 

'  ch.  2.  G. 


J  Rom.  S.  27 
Eph.  2.  U. 


'  ver.  24. 

'Jcr.  2.3.  5,6. 

Uom.  4.  25. 

2  Cor.  5.  21. 

Phil.  ■■',.  9. 
'.John  17. 19. 
'  £pli.  1.  7. 

d  Jer.  9.2-'!,24. 
2Cor.lU.17. 


'ch.  1.17. 

vcr.  4, 1.3. 

2  Cor.  10.10. 

Jkll.  «. 
l-ch.  1.  «. 


'  Ottl.  8. 14. 
PhU.  3.  8. 


*  .\cts  IS.  1, 

II,  12. 
■•  2  Cor.  4.  7. 

&  HI.  1,111. 

It  11.  .TO.  <e 

I '..  5, 11. 

lai.  4.  1.3. 


'  vcr.  1. 
ch.  1.17. 
2  I'et.  1.  16. 

ltrrma*ihU. 

«I^.m.l.'^.l!l. 

1  ThfHs.1.5. 

tOr.ic. 

k2Cor.  4.  7. 
ftU.7. 


Ich.  14.20. 

Ki.h.  4.  1.3. 

Phil.  .3.  I,',. 

Heh. .',.  n. 
kch.  1.20.  & 

.3.  I'.l. 

vcr.  1,  13. 

2  Cor.  1.  12. 

Jnmca  .3. 15. 
Ich.  1.28. 


25  Because  the  foolisbuess  of  God 
is  wiser  than  men ;  and  the  weak- 
ness of  God  is  stronger  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling,  breth- 
ren, how  that  'not  many  wise  men 
alter  the  flesh,  not  many  mighty, 
not  many  noble,  are  called : 

27  But  'God  hath  chosen  the  fool- 
ish things  of  the  world  to  confound 
the  wise ;  and  God  hath  chosen  the 
weak  things  of  the  world  to  con- 
found the  things  which  are  mightj^ ; 

28  And  base  things  of  the  world, 
and  things  which  are  despised, 
hath  God  chosen,  yea,  and  "things 
which  are  not,  "^  to  bring  to  nought 
things  that  are : 

29  ^  That  no  flesh  should  glory  in 
his  presence. 

30  But  of  him  are  ye  in  Christ 
Jesus,  who  of  God  is  made  unto 
us  ^wisdom,  and  "" righteousness, 
and  '' sauctification,  and  '^redemp- 
tion : 

31  That,  according  as  it  is  written, 
''He  that  glorieth,  let  him  glory 
in  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  II. 

He  dedareth  that  fiis  preaching,  1  though  it  bring  not 
excellency  of  speech,  or  of  4  human  wisdom:  yet 
coii.si.stetJi  in  the  4,  5  power  of  God  :  and  so  far  ez- 
celleth  G  the  wisdom  of  this  loorld,  and  9  human 
sense,  as  that  14  the  natural  mati  cannot  under- 
stand it. 

ND  I,  brethren,  when  I  came 


M 


to  you,  ^  came  not  with  excel- 
lency of  speech  or  of  wisdom,  de- 
claring unto  you  ^the  testimony 
of  God. 

2  For  I  determined  not  to  know 
any  thing  among  you,  'save  Jesus 
Christ,  and  him  crucified. 

3  And  '  I  was  with  you  '  in  weak- 
ness, and  in  fear,  and  in  much 
trembling. 

4  And  my  speech  and  my  preach- 
ing ^ica.s  not  with  "enticing  words 
of  man's  wisdom,  M)ut  iif  demon- 
stration of  the  Si)irit  and  of  power: 

5  That  your  faith  should  not 
•stanil  in  the  wisdom  of  men,  but 
''in  the  ])ower  of  (Jod. 

()  lIo(\l)('it  we  speak  wisd(mi 
among  tluihi  'that  are  perfect:  yet 
not  Hhe  wisdom  of  this  world,  nor 
of  the  princes  of  this  world,  '  that 
com(;  to  nought: 

7  But  we  speak  the  wisdom  of 
202 


God  in  a  mystery,  even  the  hidden 
ic'isdom,  ™  which  God  ordained  be- 
fore the  world  unto  our  glory ; 

8  "Which  none  of  the  princes  of 
this  world  knew:  for  "had  they 
known  it,  they  would  not  have 
crucified  the  Lord  of  glory. 

9  But  as  it  is  written,  ^'Eye  hath 
not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  neither 
have  entered  into  the  heart  of  man, 
the  things  which  God  hath  j)re- 
l)ared  for  them  that  love  him. 

10  But  "^  God  hath .  revealed  them 
unto  us  by  his  Spirit:  for  the 
Spirit  searcheth  all  things,  yea,  the 
deep  things  of  God. 

11  For  what  man  kuoweth  the 
things  of  a  man,  ""save  the  spirit  of 
man  which  is  in  him  ?  'even  so  the 
things  of  God  knoweth  no  man, 
but  the  Spirit  of  God. 

12  Now  we  have  received,  not  the 
spirit  of  the  world,  but  '  the  Spirit 
which  is  of  God;  that  we  might 
know  the  things  that  are  freely 
given  to  us  of  God. 

13  ''Which  things  also  we  speak, 
not  in  the  words  which  man's  wis- 
dom teacheth,  but  which  the  Holy 
Ghost  teacheth ;  comparing  spirit- 
ual things  with  spiritual. 

14  ''But  the  natural  man  receiveth 
not  the  things  of  the  Spirit  of  God: 
-for  they  are  foolishness  unto  him: 
^neither  can  he  know  them,  because 
they  are  spiritually  discerned. 

15  ''But  he  that  is  spiritual  "judg- 
eth  all  things,  yet  he  himself  is 
"judged  of  no  man. 

IG  ""For  who  hath  known  the 
mind  of  the  Lord,  that  he  ^may 
instruct  him?  'But  we  have  the 
mind  of  Christ. 

CHAPTER  III. 

3  Milk  is  Jit  for  children.  3  Strife  and  division,  ar- 
guments of  a  fleshly  mind.  7  He  that  planteth,  and 
Ae  that  watereth,  is  nothing.  V)  The  )jtinisters  are 
God's  fellow  workmen.  11  Christ  the  oidy  founda- 
tion, 16  Men  the  temples  of  God,  which  17  mu.ft  be 
kept  holy.  V.)  The  wisdom  of  this  world  is  foolish- 
ness with  God. 

ND  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak 
unto  you  as  unto  "spiritual, 
but  as  unto  'carnal,  even  as  unto 
'babes  in  Christ. 
2  I  have  fed  you  with  ^  milk,  and 
not  with  meat:  ''for  hitherto  ye 
were  not  able  to  hear  it,  neither  yet 
now  are  ye  able. 


A^ 


A.  D.  59. 

""  Rom.16.25, 

2ti. 

Eph.3.,';,9. 

Col.  1.  2U. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
"  .Matt.  11. 25. 

John  7.  4.S. 

Acts  13.  27. 

2  Cor.  3. 14. 
"  Luke  2.3.34. 

.\cts  3.  17. 

Sec  John 

Ki.  3. 
f  la.  04.  4. 


1  .Matt.  13.11. 
&  16.  17. 
John  14.26. 
&  16.  13. 
1  John  2.27. 


■■  Prov.  20.27. 

&  27.  in. 

Jer.  17.  9. 
'  Rom.  11.33, 

34. 


'  Rom.  8. 1^. 


"  2  Pet.  1.1  fi. 
See  cli. 1.17. 
ver.  4. 


■«  Matt.16.23. 


>"ch.  1.18,23. 

» Rom.  8.5,6, 
7. 
Jude  19. 

'  Prov.  28.  5. 
1  Tliess.  5. 
21. 
1  John  4. 1. 

II  Or, 
discer-neth. 

II  Or. 

hJob  15.  8. 

Is.  40.  13. 

Jer.  23.  18. 

Rom.  11. 34. 
t  Gr.  shall. 
<^  John  15. 15. 


•ch.  2.  15. 

beh.  2.  14. 

■'lleb.C.  13. 

•illcb.  5.  12, 

1  Pet.  2.  2. 
••  John  16. 12. 


Christians  are  God's  temple. 


I.  COEINTHIANS. 


How  to  esteem  ministers. 


A.  D.  59. 

(eh.  1.  U.& 

11.  IS. 

(;:il.,-).20,21. 

Jami'ii3. 16. 
II  Or, 

r'acttons, 
(Gr. 

according 

to   7UtOl  f 

ech.l.  12. 


bch.  4.  1. 
2  Cor.  3.  3. 
'Kom.l2.  3, 
t>. 

1  Pit.  -1. 11. 

k  Acts  IS.  4, 

8,11. 

ch.  4.  1.'..  & 

■J.  1.  &1.'>.  1. 

•2  Cor.  10.14, 

15. 
I  Acts  18. 24, 

27.  &  lit.  1. 
•■"ch.l.SO.  & 

1.).  10. 

2  Cur.  ,'i.  5. 
"2Cor.I2.11. 

Gal.  0.  3. 


°  Ps.  62.  12. 
Rom.  2.  6. 
cli.  4.  5. 
Gal.  (;.  4,5. 
Kev.  2.  23. 
&  22.  12. 

P  Acts  15.  4. 
2  Cor.  6.  1. 

Il  Or,  tillage. 

1  Eph.  2.  20. 

Col.  2.  7. 

Hcb.  3.  3,4. 

1  Pet.  2.  5. 
'  Rom.  1.5.  & 

12.  3. 

•  Rom.  15.20. 

ver.  (1. 

ch.  4.  15. 

Rev.  21. 14. 
'  1  Pet.  4. 11. 


"  Is.  28.  16. 
Matt.  16. 18. 
2  Cor.  11.4. 
Gal.  1.  7. 

"Eph.  2.20. 


!  ch.  4.  5. 

»  1  Pet.  1.7.  & 

4.  12. 

"Luke  2.  35. 
tGr. 

is  revealed. 


l>  ch.  4.  5. 


'  Jude  23. 


Jch.  G.  19. 
2  Cor.  6. 16. 
Eph.  2.  21, 
22. 

llel).  3.  6. 
1  Pet.  2.  5. 

II  Or,de»troy. 


'  Prov.  .3.  7. 
Is.  5.  21. 


3  For  ye  are  yet  carnal :  for 
^whereas  there  is  amon^'  you  envy- 
ing, and  strife,  and  n  divisions,  are 
ye  not  carnal,  and  walk  *as  men  I 

4  For  wliile  one  saith,  ^'  I  am  of 
Paul ;  and  another,  I  am  of  xVpol- 
los ;  are  ye  not  carnal  ? 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  is 
Apollos,  but  ''ministers  by  whom 
ye  believed,  '  even  as  the  Lord 
gave  to  every  man  ? 

G  ""I  have  planted,  'Apollos  water- 
ed ;  '"  but  God  gave  the  increase. 

7  So  then "  neither  is  he  that  plant- 
eth  any  thing,  neither  he  that  wa- 
tereth ;  but  God  that  giveth  the 
increase. 

8  Xow  he  that  planteth  and  he 
that  watereth  are  one:  "and  everv 
man  shall  receive  his  own  reward 
according  to  his  own  labour. 

9  For  p  we  are  labourers  together 
with  God :  ye  are  God's  "  husband- 
ly,  ye  are  '^  God's  building. 

10  'According  to  the  grace  of  God 
which  is  given  unto  me,  as  a  wise 
masterbuilder,  I  have  laid  ^  the 
foundation,  and  another  buildeth 
thereon.  ]3ut  4et  every  man  take 
heed  how  he  buildeth  thereupon. 

11  For  other  foundation  can  no 
man  lay  than  "that  is  laid,  ^  which 
is  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Kow  if  any  man  build  upon 
this  foundation  gold,  silver,  pre- 
cious stones,  wood,  hay,  stubl)le ; 

13  ^  Every  man's  work  shall  be 
made  manifest:  for  the  day  ^ shall 
declare  it,  because  Mt  +  shall  be  re- 
vealed by  tire;  and  the  fire  shall 
try  every  man's  work  of  what  sort 
it  is. 

14  If  any  man's  work  abide  which 
he  hath  built  thereupon,  'he  shall 
receive  a  reward. 

15  If  any  man's  work  shall  be 
burned,  he  shall  sufi'er  loss :  but 
he  himself  shall  be  saved;  '^yet  so 
as  by  tire. 

16  ''Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the 
temple  of  God,  and  that  the  Spirit 
of  God  dwelleth  in  you  ? 

17  If  any  man  "detile  the  temple 
of  God,  him  shall  God  destroy ;  for 
the  temple  of  God  is  holy,  which 
temple  ye  are. 

18  ''Let  no  man  deceive  himself. 


If  any  man  among  you  seemeth  to 
be  wise  in  this  world,  let  him  be- 
come a  fool,  that  he  may  be  wise. 

19  For  'the  wisdom  of  this  world 
is  foolishness  with  God:  for  it  is 
written,  ''He  taketh  the  wi.se  in 
their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again,  ''  The  Lord  know- 
eth  the  thoughts  of  the  wise,  that 
they  are  vain. 

21  Therefore  '  let  no  man  glory 
in  men  :  for  ''  all  things  are  yours ; 

22  Whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or 
Cephas,  or  the  world,  or  life,  or 
death,  or  things  x)i'esent,  or  things 
to  come ;  all  are  yours ; 

23  And  '  ye  are  Christ's ;  and 
Christ  is  God's.       , 

CHAPTEE  IV. 

1  In  what  account  the  mitiiaterfi  ought  to  be  had.  7  We 
have  nothhilj  ivhich  we  have  not  received.  '  9  The 
apusilcs  spectades  to  the  world,  angelx,  aiid  men,  13 
t/tejilth  and  offscourhtg  of  the  world :  15  yet  our  fa- 
thers in,  Christ,  Hi  whom  we  ought  to  follow. 

LET  a  man  so  account  of  us, 
as  of  ''the  ministers  of  Christ, 
'and  stewards  of  the  mysteries  of 
God. 

2  Moreover  it  is  required  in  stew- 
ards, that  a  man  be  found  faithful. 

3  But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small 
thing  that  I  should  be  judged  of 
you,  or  of  man's  ^judgment:  yea, 
I  judge  not  mine  own  self. 

4  For  I  know  nothing  by  myself; 
•^  yet  am  I  not  hereby  justitied:  but 
he  that  judgeth  me  is  the  Lord. 

5  ''Therefore  judge  nothing  before 
the  time,  until  the  Lord  come,  'who 
both  will  bring  to  light  the  hidden 
things  of  darkness,  and  will  make 
manifest  the  counsels  of  the  hearts : 
and  '^then  shall  every  man  have 
praise  of  God. 

G  And  these  things,  brethren,  ^1 
have  in  a  tigure  transferred  to  my- 
self and  to  Apollos  for  your  sakes ; 
''  that  ye  might  learn  in  us  not  to 
think  of  men  above  that  which  is 
written,  that  no  one  of  you  '  be 
pufled  up  for  one  against  another. 

7  For  who  t  maketh  thee  to  differ 
from  another  f  and  "^  what  hast  thou 
that  thou  didst  not  receive?  now  if 
thou  didst  receive  it,  why  dost  thou 
glory,  as  if  thou  hadst  not  received 
itf 

8  Now  ye  are  full,  'now  ye  are 

203 


A.  D.  59. 


fch.  1.  20.  i 
2.U. 


«Job5.  13. 


bPs.  04.  II. 


loh.  1.  12.  & 

4.ii.    ■ 

ver.  4,  5,  6. 
k  2  Cor.  4.  5, 

15. 


I  Rom.  14.8. 
eh.  11.3. 
2  Cor.  in.  7. 
Gal.  3.  2'J. 


"Matt.  24. 45. 

<h.3.  5.  &S. 

17. 

2  Cor.  G.  4. 

Col.  1.  2.1. 
I.  I,ukcl2.42. 

Tit.  1.  7. 

1  I'ct.  4. 10. 


t  Gr.  day, 
ch.  3. 13. 


'  .lob  n.  2. 

Ps.  130.  3.  * 

1 13.  2. 

Prov.  21.  2. 

Kniii.3.  20. 

&  4.  2. 
A  M;itt.  7.  1. 

Kom. 2.1,16. 

k  14.  4,  10, 

13. 

Rev.  20. 12. 
•■  ch.  3.  13. 


fRom.  2.  20. 
2  Cor.  5. 10. 


Bch.  1.12.  & 
3.4. 


b  Rom.  12.  3. 


ich.  3.21.  & 
5.  2, 6. 


t  Gr.  diitin- 

gifinheth 

thee. 
k  John  3.  27. 

James  1. 17. 

1  Pet.  4.10. 


I  Rev.  3. 17. 


Afflictions  of  the  apostles. 


I.  OOKINTHIANS. 


Incest  reproved. 


A.  D.  59. 


might 


reign 


H  Or,  us  the 

last  apos- 

tJe.*,  ((,<. 
""  Ps.  44.  a.'. 

Rom.  ft. :«. 

eli.l5.:)0,.'tl. 

•2  Cor.  4.  II. 

&  G.  y. 

"Ileb.lO.SS. 
t  (jT.tlieatie. 
•>  ch.  2.  ;). 
f  Acts  ir.  IS. 

&  L'li.  24. 

ch.I.lS.&c. 

&  2.  14.  &  .!. 

l.S. 

Sec  2  Kings 

9.  II. 

''2  Cor.  1.3.  9. 
'  2  Cor.  4.  8. 

Mill.  4.  12. 
•Job  22.  G. 

Rom.  K. ;«. 
'  -Vets  23.  2. 
"  Acts  IS.  3. 

&  2fl.  :;4. 

1  Tliiis.2.9. 

2TI>C8S.:i.8. 

1  Tim.  4. 10. 
'  Matt.  5.  44. 

l.ukc  <;.  2.-1. 

&  -Ji.  :!4. 

Acts  7.  IX). 

Kom.  12.14, 

2<). 

1  PcL  2. 23. 

&  3. 9. 
>  Lam.  3.  45. 


'lThc8s.2. 
11. 


".Vets  18.11. 
Kom.  15.  :^J. 
<:h.  ■!.  G. 
Gal.  4.  19. 
I'hilcm.  10. 
JamcH  1. 14. 

"c!!.  II.  1. 
Phil. .!.  17. 

1  Thiss.l.i;. 

2  The)i8.3.9. 


'  Act«  19.  22. 
ch.  IG.  II). 
Pliil.  2.  r.i. 

1  Tlits«..;.2. 
J  I  Tim.  1.2. 

2  Tim.  1. 2. 
'ch.  11.  2. 

'ch.  7.  17. 
«  ch.  14. 33. 

k  ch.  S.  2. 


I  Act.  19.  21. 

ch.  IG.  a. 

2  Cor.  1.  1.5, 

23. 
I  Act»  IH.  21. 

lU»in.l.'i..i2. 

ll.b.l).3. 

Jamci  4.  15. 

Ich.  2.4. 
1  Thcu.l  J. 


"■2  Cor.  10.2. 
&  1.1.  lU. 


ricb,  ye  have  reigned  as  kings  with- 
out us :  and  I  would  to  God  ye  did 
reign,  that  we  also 
with  you. 

9  For  I  think  that  God  hath  set 
forth  "us  the  apostles  last,  "'as  it 
were  appointed  to  death:  for  "we 
are  made  a  ^  sjjectacle  unto  the 
world,  and  to  angels,  and  to  men. 

10  nVe  are  ^ fools  for  Christ's  sake, 
but  ye  are  wise  in  Christ;  ''we  are 
weak,  but  ye  are  strong;  ye  are 
honourable,  but  we  are  despised. 

11  'Even  unto  this  present  hour 
we  both  hunger,  and  thirst,  and 
'are  naked,  and  *are  buifeted,  and 
have  no  certain  dwelling-place; 

12  "And   labour,   working    with 
our  own 
we  bless 
suffer  it : 

13  Being  defamed,  we  entreat: 
■we  are  made  as  the  filth  of  the 
world,  and  are  the  offscouring  of 
all  things  unto  this  day. 

14  I  write  not  these  things 


hands:    ''being   reviled 
,    being  persecuted, 


7 

we 


to 
shame  you,  but  'as  my  beloved 

sons  I  warn  you. 

15  For  though  ye  have  ten  thou- 
sand instructors  in  Christ,  yet  hare 
ye  not  man 3^  fathers :  for  ^in  Christ 
Jesus  I  have  begotten  you  through 
the  gospel. 

16  Wherefore  I  beseech  you,  ''be 
ye  followers  of  me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I  sent  un- 
to you  ''Timotheus,  ''who  is  my  be- 
loved son,  and  faithful  in  the  Lord, 
who  shall  bring  you  "^into  remem- 
brance of  my  ways  which  be  in 
Christ,  as  I  *^  teach  every  where  ^in 
every  church. 

18  "Now  some  are  puffed  up,  as 
though  I  would  not  come  to  you. 

19  '  But  I  will  come  to  you  short- 
ly, "if  the  Lord  will,  and  will  know, 
not  the  speech  of  them  which  are 
puffed  up,  but  the  power. 

20  For  'the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  in  word,  but  in  power. 

21  What  will  ye  I  '"shall  T  come 
unto  you  with  a  rod,  or  in  love, 
and  in  the  spirit  of  meekness? 

CIIArTER  V. 

1  TTir  inrcxtunwi  pmtnn  6  is  caiixc  rnlhrr  of  Rhamc  un- 
to them,  than  ofrcjoirinrj.  7  The  old  learcn  us  to  be 
purged  out.  10  lleinous  offenders  are  to  be  shunned 
and  avoided. 

204 


IT  is  reported  commonly  that 
there  is  fornication  among  you, 
and  such  fornication  as  is  not  so 
much  as  ""  named  among  the  Gen- 
tiles, ^that  one  should  have  his 
'^father's  wife. 

2  ''And  ye  are  puffed  up,  and  have 
not  rather  '^mourned,  that  he  that 
hath  done  this  deed  might  be  taken 
away  from  among  you. 

3  ^For  I  verily,  as  absent  in  body, 
but  present  in  spirit,  have  "judged 
already,  as  though  I  were  present, 
concerning  him  that  hath  so  done 
this  deed, 

4  In  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  when  ye  are  gathered  to- 
gether, and  my  spirit,  ^with  the 
power  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

5  ''To  deliver  such  a  one  unto 
'Satan  for  the  destruction  of  the 
flesh,  that  the  spirit  may  be  saved 
in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  ""Your  glorying  is  not  good. 
Know  ve  not  that '  a  little  leaven 
leaveneth  the  whole  lump  I 

7  Purge  out  therefore  the  old 
leaven,  that  ye  may  be  a  new 
lump,  as  ye  are  unleavened.  For 
even  "Christ  our  "passover  I'is 
sacrificed  for  us : 

8  Therefore  °  let  us  keep "  the  feast, 
Pnot  with  old  leaven,  neither  '^  with 
the  leaven  of  malice  and  wicked- 
ness; but  with  the  unleavened 
bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  j'ou  in  an  epistle 
■^not  to  company  with  fornicators : 

10  'Yet  not  altogether  with  the 
fornicators  *of  this  world,  or  with 
the  covetous,  or  extortioners,  or 
with  idolaters;  for  then  must  ye 
needs  go  "out  of  the  world. 

11  But  now  I  have  written  unto 
you  not  to  keej)  company,  ''if  any 
man  that  is  called  a  brother  be  a 
fornicator,  or  covetous,  or  an  idol- 
ater, or  a  railer,  or  a  drunkard,  or 
an  extortioner;  with  such  a  one 
^no  not  tofeat. 

12  For  what  have  I  to  do  to  judge 
'them  also  that  are  without?  do 
not  ye  j  udge  ""  them  that  are  within  I 

13  But  them  that  are  without 
God  judgeth.  Therefore '' put  away 
from  among  yourselves  that  wuck- 
ed  i)erson. 


A.  D.  59. 


»  Eph.  5.  3. 

bLev.  IS.  8. 

l)uut.  22.30. 

&  l7.  20. 
"  2  Cor.  7. 12. 
dch.  4.  IS. 

'2Cor.  7.  7, 
10. 


f  Col.  2.  5. 


II  Or, 
determined. 


SMatt.lS.lP. 

&  IS.  IS. 

John  20.  2.3. 

2  Cor.  2.  lU. 

&  l.J.  3,  10. 
hJob  2.  G. 

Ps,  109.  G. 

1  Tim.  1.20. 
■  Acts  2G.  18. 


k  vcr.  2. 

ch.  3.  21.  & 

4.  19. 

James  4.  IG. 
Ich.  15.33. 

Onl.  ,5.  9. 

2  Tim.  2.17. 


"  Is.  53.  7. 
John  1.  2). 
ch.  15.  .3. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 
Rev.  5.0,1 2. 

■"  John  19.14. 

II  Or. 

Li  slairi. 
"Ex.  12.15. 

&  13.  G. 
II  Or. 

holidar/. 
PDeut.  10.  n. 
1  Miitt.  IG.  G, 

12. 

Mark  S.  15. 

I-uko  13.  1. 
'  See  ver.2,7. 

2  Cor.  G.  14. 
Eph.  5.  11. 
2  Thess.  3. 
14. 

"ch.  10.  27. 
'  ch.  1.  20. 


"John  17.15. 
1  John  5.19. 


'=Mntt.lS.17. 
Roiii.lG.  17. 
2Thcs3.3.G, 
14. 
2  John  10. 


5  Gal.  2.  12. 


'Mark  4. 11. 

Col.  4.  5. 

1  Thcss.  4. 

12. 

1  Tim.  3.  7. 
*ch.6.  l,2,:i, 

4. 
k  Dcut.  13.  .5. 

&17.7.  .'ii21. 

21.*  22.  21, 

22,24, 


Against  going  to  law. 


I.  COEINTHIANS. 


Against  fornica  tion. 


A.  D.  59. 


•  Pa.  40. 14. 
Dan.  7.  22. 
Miitt.lli.  i'S. 
I,\iki'  22.  m. 
Kov.  2.2(1.  & 
o.21.S:20.  4. 


1'  2  Vet.  2.  4. 
Jude  ii. 


"ch.  5.  12. 


i  Pro V.  20.22. 
Matt.  5.  .-Ja, 
40. 

J^uke  fi.  29. 
Kom.  I2.ir, 
I'.t. 

1  Thess.  5. 
15. 


'  1  Thess.  4. 
6. 


fch.  15.  .';n. 

Gal.  o.  21. 
Eph.  5.  .1. 
1  Tim.  1.  9. 
Ileb.  12.  14. 
&  13.  4. 
Kcv.  22. 15. 


Ech.l2.  2. 
Eph.  2.  2.  Sc 

4.  22.  &  .5.  8. 
Col.  .'i.  7. 
Tit.  X  S. 
hch.  l.."/1. 
Heb.  10.  22. 


Ich.l0.2.'5. 

II  Or, 
profitable. 


OHArTER  VI. 

1  The  CorinOuaiix  must  not  vex.  (lair  brethren,  in  go- 
ing to  law  irith  them  :  6  e.iperialh/  under  infiikls.  9 
2 he  unrighCeoux  shall  not  inherit  the  kiiigdoni  of 
God.  15  Our  bodies  are  the  )ne)nbers  of  Christ,  1!) 
and  temples  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  10,  17  Theij  nncst 
■not  therefore  be  defdcd. 

DAliE  any  of  you,  having  a 
matter  against  anotlicr,  go  to 
law  before  the  unjust,  and  not  be- 
fore the  saints  ? 

2  Do  ye  not  Icnow  that  ''the  saints 
shall  judge  the  world  I  and  if  the 
world  shall  be  judged  by  you,  are 
ye  unworthy  to  judge  the  smallest 
matters  I 

3  Know  ye  not  that  we  shall 
\judge  angels  f  how  much  more 
things  that  pertain  to  this  life  I 

4  'If  then  ye  have  judgments  of 
things  i)ertaining  to  this  life,  set 
them  to  judge  who  are  least  es- 
teemed in  the  church. 

5  I  speak  to  your  shame.  Is  it  so, 
that  there  is  not  a  wise  man  among 
you  ?  no,  not  one  that  shall  be  able 
to  judge  between  his  brethren? 

6  But  brother  goetli  to  law  with 
brother,  and  that  before  the  un- 
believers. 

7  Now  therefore  there  is  utterly 
a  fault  among  you,  because  ye  go 
to  law  one  with  another.  ''Why  do 
ye  not  rather  take  wrong?  Why 
do  ye  not  rather  suffer  yourselves  to 
be  defrauded  ? 

8  Nay,  ye  do  wrong,  and  defraud, 
'^and  that  your  brethren. 

9  Know  ye  not  that  the  unright- 
eous shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom 
of  God?  Be  not  deceived:  'nei- 
ther fornicators,  nor  idolaters,  nor 
adulterers,  nor  eifemiuate,  nor 
abusers  of  themselves  with  man- 
kind, 

10  Nor  thieves,  nor  covetous,  nor 
drunkards,  nor  revilers,  nor  extor- 
tioners, shall  inherit  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

11  And  such  were  ^some  of  you: 
''but  ye  are  washed,  but  ye  are 
sanctified,  but  ye  are  justified  in 
the  name  of  the  .Lord  Jesus,  and 
by  the  Spirit  of  our  God. 

12  'All  things  are  lawful  unto  me, 
but  all  things  are  not "  expedient : 
all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  I 
will  not  be  brought  under  the  pow- 
er of  any. 


13  ''Meats  for  the  belly,  and  the 
belly  for  meats:  but  God  shall  de- 
stroy both  it  and  them.  Now  the 
body  is  not  for  fornication,  but '  for 
the  Lord;  '"and  the  Lord  for  the 
body. 

14  And  "God  hath  both  raised  Up 
the  Lord,  and  will  also  raise  up  us 
"by  his  own  power. 

15  Know  ye  not  that  ^your  bod- 
ies are  the  members  of  Christ  ? 
shall  I  then  take  the  members  of 
Christ,  and  make  them  the  mem- 
bers of  a  harlot  ?     God  forbid. 

1()  AYhat !  know  ye  not  that  he 
which  is  joined  to  a  harlot  is  one 
body  ?  for  '^  two,  saith  he,  shall  be 
one  flesh. 

17  'Bat  he  that  is  joined  unto  the 
Lord  is  one  spirit. 

18  ^Flee  fornication.  Every  sin 
that  a  man  doeth  is  without  the 
body;  but  he  that  coinmitteth  for- 
nication sinneth  ^against  his  own 
body. 

19  What!  "know  ye  not  that  your 
body  is  the  temple  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  which  is  in  you,  which  ye 
have  of  God,  ''and  ye  are  not  your 
own? 

20  For  ^'ye  are  bought  with  a 
price :  therefore  glorify  God  in 
your  body,  and  in  your  spirit, 
which  are  God's. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

2  He  trcateth  of  marriage,  4  shewing  it  to  be  a  remedy 
against  fornicalion:  10  and  that  the  bond  thereof 
ought  not  lightly  to  be  dissolved.  IS,  20  Every  man 
must  be  content  loith  his  vocation.  25  Virginity  where- 
fore to  be  embraced.  35  And  for  what  respects  we 
may  either  marry,  or  abstain  from  marrying. 


N 


ow 


concernmg 


the    things 


whereof  ye  wrote  unto  me : 
'Jf  is  good  for  a  man  not  to  touch 
a  woman. 

2  Nevertheless,  to  avoid  fornica- 
tion, let  every  man  have  his  own 
wife,  and  let  every  woman  have 
her  own  husband. 

3  ''Let  the  husband  render  unto 
the  wife  due  benevolence:  and  like- 
wise also  the  wife  unto  the  hus- 
band. 

4  The  wife  hath  not  power  of  her 
own  body,  but  the  husband :  and 
likewise  also  the  husband  hath  not 
power  of  his  own  body,  but  the 
wife. 

205 


A.  D.  59. 

k  Matt.  1.1.17. 
K..ni.l4.I7. 

Cul.2.  2L',J1. 

1  vcr.  15,  I'J, 
2(1. 

1  Tlicss.  4. 
3,7. 

"•  Epli.  5.  2.3 

"  Kom.C.i.S. 
&  H.  11. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 

"  F.ph.  1.  19, 

211. 

P  Kom.  12.  5. 
cli.  12.  27. 
i;p)i.  4.  12, 
l.>.  lU.  &6. 

;;o. 


1  Gen.  2. 24. 
M:itt.  1!).  5. 
Kph.  5.  31. 

'John  17.21, 

22,  2-3. 

i:pii.4. 4.& 

.5.  .■«. 

'  Horn.  6.  12, 
1.3. 
llcb.  13.  4. 


'Rom.  1.24. 
1  Thes8.4.4. 


•'ch..3. 10. 
2  Cor.  G.  16. 


■"  Rom.  14. ; 


y  Acta  20. 18. 
ch.  7.  23. 
Gal.  3.  13. 
Hch.  i).  12. 

1  I'et.  1.  la, 
I'.i. 

2  Pet.  2. 1. 
Ittv.  5.  9. 


"  ver.  8,  23. 


l>Ex.  21. 10. 
1  Pet.  3.  7. 


Directions  concerning 


I.  COEINTHIANS. 


the  marriage  of  virgins. 


A.  D.  59. 

'=Joel2.  W. 
Zech.  I.  3. 
See  Ex.  li). 
15. 

1  Sam.  21.4, 
5. 

■1 1  Thess.  S. 


'vcr.  12,  W. 

2  Cor.  s. «. 

&11.  17. 
rActsiiC.ffl. 
Cch.  •).  S. 
hMatt.  r.).]2. 

ch.  12.  11. 


iver.  1,2G. 


1 1  Tim.5.14. 


I  8ce  rcr.  12, 

2o,40. 
■"  Mai.  2. 14, 

IG. 

MntL  a.  .•?2. 

&  r.t.  (i.  'J. 

Mark  10.11, 

12. 

JLukel&lS. 


°  Tcr.  G. 


•Mol.  2.1.5. 


'Rom. 12.18. 

Ii  14  111. 

ch.  14.  .ll. 

licl).  1;^.  14. 
tOr. 

in  i>tam. 

11  Pet  3.1. 
f  Or.  what. 


'ch.  4.  17. 
2  Cor.  11.28. 


5  ''Defraud  ye  not  one  the  other, 
except  it  he  with  consent  for  a  time, 
that  ye  may  give  yourselves  to  fast- 
ing and  prayer;  and  come  together 
again,  that  ''Satan  tempt  you  not 
for  your  iucoutinency. 

6'  But  I  speak  this  by  permission, 
^and  not  of  commandment. 

7  For  ^I  would  that  all  men  were 
"^  even  as  I  myself.  But  ^  every 
man  hath  his  proper  gift  of  God, 
one  after  this  manner,  and  another 
after  that. 

8  I  say  therefore  to  the  unmar- 
ried and  widows,  '  It  is  good  for 
them  if  they  abide  even  as  I. 

9  But  ""if  they  cannot  contain,  let 
them  marry:  for  it  is  better  to  mar- 
ry than  to  burn. 

10  And  unto  the  married  I  com- 
mand, ^yet  not  I,  but  the  Lord, 
'"Let  not  the  wife  depart  from  her 
husband : 

11  But  and  if  she  depart,  let  her 
remain  unmarried,  or  be  reconciled 
to  her  husband :  and  let  not  the 
husband  put  away  his  wife. 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  "not 
the  Lord:  If  any  brother  hath  a 
wife  that  belie veth  not,  and  she  be 
pleased  to  dwell  with  him,  let  him 
not  ])ut  her  away. 

13  And  the  woman  which  hath  a 
husband  that  believeth  not,  and  if 
lie  be  pleased  to  dwell  with  her,  let 
her  not  leave  him. 

14  For  the  unbelieving  husband 
is  sanctified  by  the  wife,  and  the 
unlx^lieving  wife  is  sanctified  by 
the  hus])and:  else  "were  your  chil- 

I  dren  unclean ;  but  now  are  they 
holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbelieving  depart, 
let  him  depart.  A  brother  or  a 
sist(!r  is  not  under  bondage  in  such 
casfin  :  but  God  hath  called  us  •'  ♦  to 

i  peace. 

1(>  For  what  knowest  thou,  O 
wife,  whether  thou  shalt  "^  save  thy 
husband?  or  Hiow  knowest  thou, 
()  man,  whetlKU'  thou  shalt  save  thy 
wife  ? 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed  to 
every  man,  as  the  Lord  hath  called 
eveiy  one,  so  let  him  walk.  And 
'vSO  oi'dain  T  in  all  clmrches, 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  cir- 

206 


cumcised  f  let  him  not  become  un- 
circumcised.  Is  any  called  in  un- 
circumcision  ?  ^let  him  not  be  cir- 
cumcised. 

19  ^Circumcision  is  nothing,  and 
uncircumcision  is  nothing,  but  "the 
keeping  of  the  commandments  of 
God. 

20  Let  every  man  abide  in  the 
same  calling  wherein  he  was  called. 

21  Art  thou  called  leing  a  serv- 
ant ?  care  not  for  it :  but  if  thou 
may  est  be  made  free,  use  it 
rather. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the 
Lord,  heing  a  servant,  is  ""  the  Lord's 
t  freeman :  likewise  also  he  that  is 
called,  heing  free,  is  ^Christ's  serv- 
ant. 

23  ''Ye  are  bought  with  a  j^rice; 
be  not  ye  the  servants  of  men. 

24  Brethren,  ''let  every  man, 
wherein  he  is  called,  therein  abide 
with  God. 

25  Now  concerning  virgins  ^I 
have  no  commandment  of  the 
Lord :  yet  I  give  my  judgment,  as 
one  ''that  hath  obtained  mercy  of 
the  Lord  ''to  be  faithful. 

26  I  suppose  therefore  that  this  is 
good  for  me  present  "distress,  I 
say,  ''that  it  is  good  for  a  man  so 
to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a  wife  ? 
seek  not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou 
loosed  from  a  wife?  seek  not  a 
wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  marry,  thou 
hast  not  sinned;  and  if  a  virgin 
marry,  she  hath  not  sinned.  Nev- 
ertheless such  shall  have  trouble  in 
the  flesh :  but  I  spare  you.    " 

29  But  *^this  I  say,  brethren,  the 
time  is  short:  it  remaineth,  that 
both  they  that  have  wives  be  as 
though  they  had  none ; 

30  And  they  that  weep,  as  though 
they  wept  not ;  and  they  that  re- 
joice, as  though  they  rejoiced  not; 
.and  they  that  buy,  as  though  they 
possessed  not ;    • 

.'U  And  they  that  use  this  world, 
as  not  1^' abusing  it :  for  ''  the  fashion 
of  this  world  passetli  away. 

32  But  I  would  have  you  without 
carefulness.  'He  that  is  unmarried 
careth  for  the  things  ♦  that  belong 


A.  D.  59. 


•Actsl.5.1,5, 

HI,  24.  28. 
Gal.  5.  2. 

'  Gal.  5.  6.  & 

G.  1.5. 
"John  15. 14. 

1  John  2.  3. 

&  3.  24. 


^  John  8..%. 

Koin.  (J.  IS, 

22. 

Philem.  IG. 
tOr. 

made  free. 

Jch.  9.21. 

Gal.  5.  !.•!. 

Eph.  G.  6. 

1  Pet.  2. 1«. 
^ch.  (i.  20. 

1  Pet.  1.  18. 

H). 

See  Lev.  25. 

42. 
'  ver.  20. 


bver.  0,10,40. 
2  Cor.8.S,10. 


■^1  Tim.  1.16. 


d  ch.  4.  2. 
1  Tim.  1.12. 


II  Or, 

utceasiti/. 
'ver.  1,8. 


fRom.1.3.11. 

1  Pet.  4.  7. 

2  Pet.  3. 8,  a. 


Reh.9. 18. 
h  Pa.  3i).  6. 

Jamen  1.  10. 

&4.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  24. 

•t  4.  7. 

1  John  2. 17. 
il  Tim.  5.  5. 
f  Gr.  of  I  lie 

Lord,  an 

ver.  34. 


Of  eating  meats 


I.  COKINTHIANS. 


offered  to  idols. 


A.  D.  59. 


I  Luke  10. 
40,  &c. 


I  Ilcb.  13.  4. 


"Rom.  7.  2. 


»  2  Cor.  6. 14. 


"ver.  "Jo. 
PlThess.  4. 
8. 


'  Acts  15.  20, 
ch.  10. 19. 

b  Rom.  14.14, 

22. 
'Rom.  14.3, 

10. 


d  ch.  13.  8,  9, 

12. 

Gnl.  S.  3. 

1  Tim.  6.  4. 

'  Ex.  33.  12, 

17. 

N.ah.  1.  7. 

Matt.  7.  23. 

Gal.  4.  9. 

2  Tim.  2. 19. 

to  the  Lord,  how  he  may  please  the 
Lord : 

33  But  he  that  is  married  careth 
for  the  things  that  are  of  the  world, 
how  he  may  please  his  wife. 

34  There  is  dilt'erence  also  between 
a  wife  and  a  virgin.  Tl»e  unmar- 
ried woman  ''careth  for  the  things 
of  the  Lord,  that  she  may  be  holy 
both  in  body  and  in  spirit :  but  she 
that  is  married  careth  for  the  things 
of  the  world,  how  she  may  please 
her  husband. 

35  And  this  I  speak  for  your  own 
profit ;  not  that  I  may  cast  a  snare 
upon  you,  but  for  that  which  is 
comely,  and  that  ye  may  attend 
upon  the  Lord  without  distraction. 

36  But  if  any  man  think  that  he 
behaveth  himself  uncomely  toward 
his  virgin,  if  she  pass  the  flower  of 
her  age,  and  need  so  require,  let 
him  do  what  he  will,  he  siuneth 
not:  let  them. marry. 

37  Nevertheless  he  that  standeth 
steadfast  in  his  heart,  having  no 
necessity,  but  hath  power  over  his 
own  will,  and  hath  so  decreed  in 
his  heart  that  he  will  keep  his  vir- 
gin, doetli  well.  , 

38  'So  then  he  that  giveth  her  in 
marriage  doeth  well ;  but  he  that 
giveth  her  not  in  marriage  doeth 
better. 

39  "'The  wife  is  bound  by  the  law 
as  long  as  her  husband  liveth ;  but 
if  her  husband  be  dead,  she  is  at 
liberty  to  be  married  to  whom  she 
will ;  "  only  in  the  Lord. 

40  But  she  is  happier  if  she  so 
abide,  "after  my  judgment :  and  ^I 
think  also  that  I  have  the  Spirit 
of  God. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  To  abstain  from  mcatx  offered  to  idols,  8,  9  Wc 
niuxt  not  abiuic  our  Christian  liberty,,  to  the  offence 
of  our  hrethren :  11  but  must  bHdle  our  knowledge 
with  charily. 

NOW  *as  touching  things  offer- 
ed unto  idols,  we  know  that 
we  all  have  ^knowledge.  ''Knowl- 
edge j)uffeth  up,  but  charity  edi- 
fieth. 

2  And  "^if  any  man  think  that  he 
knoweth  any  thing,  he  knoweth 
nothing  yet  as  he  ought  to  know. 

3  But  if  any  man  love  God,  'the 
same  is  known  of  him. 


4  xVs  concerning  therefore  the  eat- 
ing of  those  things  that  are  olfered 
in  sacrifice  unto  idols,  we  know 
that  *^an  idol  is  nothing  in  the 
world,  ^-'and  that  there  is  none  other 
God  but  one. 

5  For  though  there  be  that  are 
''called  gods,  whether  in  heaven 
or  in  earth,  (as  there  be  gods  many, 
and  lords  many,) 

G  But  '  to  us  there  is  hut  one  God, 
the  Father,  ''of  whonr  arc  all 
things,  and  we  "in  him;  and  'one 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  "by  whom  are 
all  things,  and  we  by  him. 

7  Howbeit  there  is  not  in  every 
man  that  knowledge:  for  some 
"with  conscience  of  the  idol  unto 
this  hour  eat  it  as  a  thing  offered 
unto  an  idol ;  and  their  conscience 
being  weak  is  "defiled. 

8  But  "meat  commendeth  us  not 
to  God :  for  neither,  if  we  eat,  "  are 
we  the  better;  neither,  if  we  eat 
not,  "are  we  the  worse. 

9  But  'I  take  heed  lest  by  any 
means  this  "liberty  of  yours  be- 
come ""a  stumblingblock  to  them 
that  are  weak. 

10  For  if  any  man  see  thee  which 
hast  knowledge  sit  at  meat  in  the 
idol's  temple,  shall  not  'the  con- 
science of  him  which  is  weak  be 
^emboldened  to  eat  those 
which  are  offered  to  idols ; 

11  And  through  thy  knowledge 
shall  the  weak  brother  perish,  for 
whom  Christ  died  ? 

12  But  "when  ye  sin  so  against 
the  brethren,  and  wound  their 
weak   conscience,   ye   sin 


things 


agamst 


Christ. 

13  Wherefore,  "if  meat  make  my 
brother  to  offend,  I  will  eat  no  flesh 
while  the  world  standeth,  lest  I 
make  my  brother  to  ofteud. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  JTe  nheiceth  his  liberty,  7  and  t/iat  the  minister  ought 
to  lii:e  by  the  gospel :  lo  yet  that  himself  hath  of  his 
oim  accord  abstained,  18  to  be  cither  chargeable 
unto  them,  23  or  offensive  icnto  a7iy,  in  matters  in- 
different.    34  Our  life  is  like  unto  a  race. 

""  AM  I  not  an  apostle?  am  I  not 
XJL  free  I  **  have  I  not  seen  Jesus 

Christ  our  Lord?  ""are  not  ye  my 

work  in  the  Lord  ? 
2  If  I  be  not  an  apostle  unto 

others,  yet  doubtless  I  am  to  you : 

207 


A.  D.  59. 


fie.  41.24. 

cli.  10.  19. 
«Deut.  4..39. 

&  (i.  4. 

la.  44.  S. 

.Mark  12.:9. 

ver.  Ci. 

Eph.  4.  fi. 

1  Tim.  2.  5. 
hJohulO..':4. 


i  M.il.  2.  10. 

Eph.  4.  (J. 
V  Acts  17.  L8. 

Rui».11.3U. 
II  Or. 

Jor  hvn, 
IJohn  13.1.3. 

Acts  2.  3G. 

ch.  12.  3. 

Eph.  4.  5. 

Thil.  2.  11. 
■"John  1.3. 

Col.  i.ir,. 

llcb.  1.  2. 

"  ch.  10.  28, 
29. 


"Rom.  14.14, 

a;. 

P  Rom.  14.17. 

I]  Or.harc  we 
the  more. 


II  Or.have  ue 
the  less. 

I  Gal.  5.  l:i. 

II  Or,  power. 

■•Rom.  14.13, 

20. 


'  ch.  10.  2S, 

32. 


t  Gi.edified. 


'  Rom.  14.1,1, 
20. 


"  ^tatt.25.40, 
45. 


^Rom.14.21. 
2  Cor.  11.19. 


•Acts  9. 15. 
&13.2.&26. 
17. 

2  Cor.  12.12. 
Gal.  2.  7,  8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.11. 
b  Acts  9.3,17. 

&18.9.&22. 
14, 18.  &  23. 
11. 

ch.  1.5.  8. 
'  ch.  3.  6.  & 
4.15. 


PauVs  Christian  liberty. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


His  selfdenial. 


A.  D.  59. 

H  2  Cor.  ••3.  2. 
&  12.  12. 


'  vcr.  14. 

1  'rhcss.2.C. 

2  Thcss.a.a. 


B  Or.troman. 

f  Matt.  l.'J.SJ. 

Mark  ti.  -i. 

],uki-(;.  15. 

Gal.  1.  la. 
f  .Matt.  S.  14. 
1 2  Thess.  3. 

t(,9. 

■  2  Cor.  10.  4. 

1  Tim.  1.18. 
&  6.  12. 

2  Tim.  2.  3. 
&4.  7. 

k  Deut.  20.  fi. 
Prov.27. 18. 
ch.  3.(!,',s. 

lJohn21.  15. 
1  Pet.  S.  2. 


»  Deut.  Z'>A. 
1  Tim.S.lS. 


■2  Tim. 2. 6. 


•Rom.  15.27. 
Ual.  6.  & 


P  Vets  20.  rw. 

vcr.  15,  18. 

2  Cor.  11.  7, 

!l.  fc  12.  I.i. 

1  Thc«».2.6. 
l2Cor.ll.l2. 


'  I.CV.  C.  IG, 

Vt.  ti  7.  (i, 

kc. 

Num.  a.  0. 

ID.Ji  18.H-20. 

Deut.  10.  a. 

Ic  18.  1. 
I  Or,/ced. 


•M«tt.l0  10. 
Luke  in.  7. 

•  (jtti.  0.  n. 

lTim.i.17. 


■vcr.  12. 
Acta  18.  .r  ft 
20.  M. 
ch.  4.  12. 
lThn>».2.9. 
•2  Thc»».:i.«. 

«  2  Cor.ll.fa 


for  "the  seal  of  mine  apostlesliip 
are  ye  in  the  Lord. 

3  Mine  answer  to  them  that  do 
examine  me  is  this  : 

4  'Have  we  not  iDOwer  to  eat  and 
to  drink  I 

5  Have  we  not  power  to  lead 
abont  a  sister,  a  "  wife,  as  well  as 
other  apostles,  and  as  ^the  breth- 
ren of  the  Lord,  and  « Cephas  ? 

6  Or  I  only  and  Barnabas,  ''  have 
not  we  power  to  forbear  working  I 

7  Who  '  goeth  a  warfare  any  time 
at  his  own  charges?  wlio  ''plaut- 
eth  a  vineyard,  and  eateth  not  of 
the  fruit  thereof !  or  who  'feedeth 
a  flock,  and  eateth  not  of  the  milk 
of  the  flock ! 

8  Say  I  these  things  as  a  man  ? 
or  saith  not  the  law  the  same  also  I 

9  For  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  "  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the 
mouth  of  the  ox  that  treadeth  out 
the  corn.  Doth  God  take  care  for 
oxen  ? 

10  Or  saith  he  it  altogether  for 
our  sakesf  For  our  sakes,  no 
doubt,  this  is  written:  that  "he 
that  plougheth  should  plough  in 
hope ;  and  that  he  that  thresheth 
in  hope  should  be  partaker  of  his 
hope. 

11  °If  we  have  sown  unto  you 
spiritual  things,  is  it  a  great  thing 
if  we  shall  reap  your  carnal  things? 

12  If  others  be  partakers  of  this 
power  over  you,  are  not  we  rather? 
I"  Nevertheless  we  have  not  used 
this  power;  but  suft'er  all  things, 
''lest  we  should  hinder  the  gospel 
of  Christ. 

13  'Do  ye  not  know  that  they 
which  minister  about  holy  things 
"live  of  the  thinf/s  of  the  temple? 
and  tliey  which  wait  at  the  altar 
are  i)artakers  with  the  altar  ? 

14  Even  so  'hatli  the  Lord  ordain- 
ed '  that  they  which  preach  the  gos- 
pel sliould  live  of  the  gospel. 

15  I>ut "  I  liave  used  none  of  these 
thiiig.s:  n(;ith(n"  liave  I  written  these 
thiiig.s,  that  it  shouhl  be  so  done 
unto  me :  for  *it  were  better  for  me 
to  die,  than  that  any  man  should 
make  my  glorying  void. 

U)  For  though  1  preach  the  gos- 
pel, I  have  nothing  to  glory  of: 
208 


for  >' necessity  is  laid  upon  me;  yea, 
woe  is  unto  me,  if  I  preach  not  the 
gospel ! 

17  For  if  I  do  this  thing  willingly, 
^I  have  a  reward:  but  if  against 
my  will,  a  "dispensation  of  the  gos- 
2)el  is  committed  unto  me. 

18  What  4s  my  reward  then  ? 
Yerihj  that,  ""when  I  preach  the 
gospel,  I  may  make  the  gospel  of 
Christ  without  charge,  that  I  ''abuse 
not  my  power  in  the  gospel. 

19  For  though  I  be  "  free  from  all 
men,  yet  have  ""I  made  myself  serv- 
ant unto  all,  '^that  I  might  gain  the 
more. 

20  And  5  unto  the  Jews  I  became 
as  a  Jew,  that  I  might  gain  the 
Jews ;  to  them  that  are  under  the 
law,  a.s  under  the  law,  that  I  might 
gain  them  that  are  under  the 
lawj 

21  ''To  '  them  that  are  without 
law,  as  without  law,  (''being  not 
without  law  to  God,  but  under  the 
law  to  Christ,)  that  I  might  gain 
them  that  are  without  law. 

22  '  To  the  weak  became  I  as 
weak,  that  I  might  gain  the  weak : 
"I  am  made  all  things  to  all  men, 
"that  I  might  by  all  means  save 
some. 

23  And  this  I  do  for  the  gospel's 
sake,  that  I  might  be  partaker 
thereof  with  you. 

24  Know  ye  not  that  they  which 
run  in  a  race  run  all,  but  one  re- 
ceiveth  the  prize?  ''So  run,  that 
ye  may  obtain.  ___ — 

25  And  every  man  that  Pstriveth 
for  the  mastery  is  temperate  in  all 
things.  Now  they  do  it  to  obtain 
a  corruptible  crown ;  but  we  "^  an 
incorruptible. 

26  I  therefore  so  run,  *■  not  as  un- 
certainly; so  flght  I,  not  as  one 
that  beateth  the  air : 

27  'But  I  keep  under  my  body, 
and  Hn-ing  it  into  subjection:  lest 
that  by  any  means,  when  I  have 
preached  to  others,  I  myself  should 
be  "a  castaway. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  sacramenU  of  the  Jews  6  are  types  of  ours,  7 
and  their  punixhrnents,  11  examples  for  us.  14  IVe 
7iiH!tt  fli/  from  idolatry.  21  We  muKt  not  make  the 
Jjn-cVs  table  the  table  of  devils :  24  ajid  in  things  in- 
different we  must  have  regard  of  our  brethren. 


A.  D.  59. 


5  Rom.  1. 14. 


'  ch.  .3. 8, 14. 

»ch.  4.  1. 
(ial.  2.  7. 
Phil.  1.  17. 
Col.  1.  25. 


bch.  10.  ao. 

2  Cor.  4.  5. 
&11.7. 

'ch.  7.  31. 


over.  1. 
'  Gal.  5. 13. 


fJMatt.  18.15. 
1  Pel.  3.  1. 


8  Acts  IG.  3. 
&  1«.  18.  & 
21.  23,  &c. 


b  Gal.  3.  2. 
i  Rom.  2.  12, 
14. 
k  ch.  7.  22. 


lRnm.I5.  1. 
2  Cor.  11.20. 


""  ch.  10.  33. 


"Rom.  11. 14. 
ch.  7. 16. 


"  Gal.  2.  2.  & 

5.7. 

Phil.  2.10.  & 

3.  14. 

2  Tim.  4.  7. 

1Kb.  12. 1. 
I'Kph.ti.  12. 

1  I'im.li.ri. 

2  I'im.  2.5. 
&4.  7. 

12 Tim.  4.S. 

Janicii  1. 12. 

IPet.  1.4.& 

5.4. 

l!ev.2.10.& 

3.  II. 
'  2  Tim.  2. 5. 


'Rom.  8. 13. 
Col.  a.  5. 
'Rom.rt.  18, 

■ly. 


"Jcr.  6.  .30. 
2  Cor.  13.  5, 
ti. 


Christians  must  flee  idolatry.  I.  COEINTHIANS.  Concerning  things  indifferent. 


A.  D.  50. 


'Ex.  I.r21. 

.14  40.  'M. 

Nntn.  ii.  IS. 

&  14.  U. 

Dout.  l..«. 

Nfh.  a.  ]•-', 

lil. 

Pa.  "S.  H.  & 

103.  39. 
bEx.  U.  22. 

Num.  .'V!.  ,S. 

Josh.  4.  •-.'j. 

Ps.  7S.  13. 
'  Ex.  16.  15, 

Neh.  9.  15, 

20. 

Ps.  78.  24. 
dEx.  17.fi. 

Num.  2(1.11. 

Ps.  7S.  15. 
EOr,  V'fnf 

it'i7/i  them, 

Dout.  9.  21. 

Pb.  lUo.  41. 


'Xum.14.29, 

.•i2,;i.'i.  &26. 
I!4,  65. 
Ps.  lilfl.  26. 
Ikl)..3.  17. 
Judc  5. 
I  Gr. 
our  figures. 

fXum.ll.  4, 
.■«,  34. 
Ps.  106. 14. 

R  s-er.  14. 

t  Ex.  32. 6. 


1  ch.  6.  IS. 
Rev.  2.  14. 


^  Num.25.], 
il. 
Ps.  106.  29. 


I  Ex.  17.  2,  7. 
Num.  21.. \ 
Deut.  6.  K. 
Ps.78.  l,S,5<i. 
&  95.  9.  & 
106.  14. 

■"Num.  21.6. 
"  Ex.  16.  2.  & 

17.2. 

Num.  14.  2, 

29.  &  16.  41. 
"Num. 14.37. 

&  16.  49. 
P  Ex.  12.  21. 

2Sani.24.16. 

IChr.  21.15. 

II  Or,  types. 
IRom.  15.  4. 

ch.  9.  10. 
'ch.  7.  29. 
Phil.  4.  5. 
Hcb.  10.  25, 

1  John  2. 13. 
•Kom.U.20. 


II  Or, 

moderate, 
'ch.  1.9. 
"  Ps.  1-25.  3. 

2  Pe».  2.  9. 


*Jer.  20.  11. 


Jver.  7. 

2  Cor.  6. 17. 

lJohno.21. 
•  ch.  8. 1. 

•Matt.  26.26, 
27,  28. 


MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  would 
not  tliat  ye  should  be  igno- 
rant, how  that  all  our  fathers  were 
under  Hhe  cloud,  and  all  passed 
through  ''  the  sea ; 
2  And  were  all  baptized  unto 
Moses   in   the   cloud  and  in   the 


sea ; 


3  And  did  all  eat  the  same  ''spir- 
itual meat ; 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same 
''spiritual  drink;  for  they  drank  of 
that  spiritual  Rock  that  "followed 
them  :  and  that  Rock  was  Christ. 

5  But  with  many  of  them  God 
was  not  well  pleased :  for  they 
'were  overthrown  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

C  Now  these  things  were  ^  our  ex- 
amples, to  the  intent  we  should  not 
lust  after  evil  things,  as  '^they  also 
lusted. 

7  ^I^^either  be  ye  idolaters,  as  were 
some  of  them ;  as  it  is  written,  ^  The 
peoi)le  sat  down  to  eat  and  drink, 
and  rose  up  to  play. 

8  '  Neither  let  us  commit  fornica- 
tion, as  some  of  them  committed, 
and  ''fell  in  one  day  three  and 
twenty  thousand.  » 

9  Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,  as 
'  some  of  them  also  tempted,  and 
'"  were  destroyed  of  serpents. 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  "some 
of  them  also  murmured,  and  "were 
destroyed  of  ^  the  destroyer. 

11  Now  all  these  things  happen- 
ed unto  them  for  "  ensami^les  :  and 
•ithey  are  written  for  our  admoni- 
tion, "^upon  whom  the  ends  of  the 
world  are  come. 

12  Wherefore  *let  him  that  think- 
eth  he  standeth  take  heed  lest  he 
fall. 

13  There  hath  no  temptation  taken 
you  but  such  as  is  n  common  to  man : 
but  'Grod  is  faithful,  "who  will  not 
suffer  you  to  be  tempted  above 
that  ye  are  able  ;  but  will  with  the 
temptation  also  ''make  a  way  to 
escape,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear 
it. 

14  Wherefore,  my  dearly  beloved, 
>  flee  from  idolatry. 

15  I  speak  as  to  'wise  men ;  judge 

ye  what  I  say. 

IG  ^The  cup  of  blessing  which  we 
7r 


bless,  is  it  not  the  counn union  of 
the  blood  of  Christ?  niie  bread 
which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  com- 
munion of  the  body  of  ('hrist? 

17  For  ''we  hcing  many  are  one 
bread,  and  one  body  :  for  we  are  all 
partakers  of  that  one  bread. 

18  Behold  "Israel  'after  the  flesh: 
^  are  not  they  which  eat  of  the  sac- 
riflces  ])artakers  of  the  altar  f 

19  AVhat  say  I  then!  nhat  the 
idol  is  any  thing,  or  that  which  is 
otfered  in  sacrifice  to  idols  is  any 
thing  f 

20  But  Isa7j,  that  the  things  which 
the  Gentiles  ''  sacriflce,  they  sacri- 
fice to  devils,  and  not  to  God  :  and 
I  would  not  that  ye  should  have 
fellowship  with  devils. 

21  'Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of 
the  Lord,  and  ^  the  cup  of  devils : 
ye  cannot  be  partakers  of  the 
Lord's  table,  and  of  the  table  of 
devils. 

22  Do  we  'provoke  the  Lord  to 

than 


stronger 


jealousy?   ""are  we 
he? 

23  "All  things  are  lawful  for  me, 
but  all  things  are  not  expedient: 
all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  all 
things  edify  not. 

24  "Let  no  man  seek  his  own,  but 
every  man  another's  ivealth. 

25  p  Whatsoever  is  sold  in  the 
shambles,  that  eat,  asking  no  ques- 
tion for  conscience'  sake : 

2G  For  ''the  earth  is  the  Lord's, 
and  the  fulness  thereof. 

27  If  any  of  them  that  believe  not 
bid  you  to  a  feast,  and  ye  be  dis- 
posed to  go ;  '  whatsoever  is  set  be- 
fore you,  eat,  asking  no  question 
for  conscience'  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you, 
This  is  offered  in  sacrifice  unto 
idols,  eat  not  'for  his  sake  that 
shewed  it,  and  for  conscience'  sake : 
for  '  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness  thereof: 

29  Conscience,  I  say,  not  thine 
own,  but  of  the  other:  for  "why  is 
my  liberty  judged  of  another  tnan^s 
conscience  ? 

30  For  if  I  by  n  grace  be  a  partak- 
er, why  am  I  evil  spoken  of  for  that 
""  for  which  I  give  thanks  ? 

31  ^'Whether  therefore  ye  eat,  or 

209 


A.  I).  .59. 

>•  Acts  2.  42, 
46. 

cli.11.2:!.  ■_•; 


•'Rom.  12.5. 
ch.  12.  27. 


•I  Rom.  4.  12. 

(ial.  6.  16. 
'Horn.  4.1. 

Si  9.  3,  5. 

2  Cor.  11.18. 
f  Lev.  3.  3.  & 

7.  1,5. 
Ech.  8.  4. 


h  liPV.  17.  7. 
Deut.  32.17. 
I's.  106.  .37. 
Rev.  9.  20. 


1 2  Cor.  6. 15, 
16. 

k  Ueut.32.38. 


lDeut.32.2L 
""  Ez.  22.  14. 

°  ch.  6.  12. 


»Rom.l5.1,2. 
vcr.  :«. 
ch.  13.  5. 
Pliil.2.4,21. 

P 1  Tim.  4.  4. 


1  Ex.  19.  a. 
Deut.  10.14. 
Ps.  24.  1.  & 
511.  12. 
vcr.  28. 


'Luke  10.  r. 


■ch.8.10,12. 


« Deut.  10.14. 

Ps.  24.  1. 
ver.  26. 


"Rom.  14.16. 


II  Or,  (AanJt»- 
giiiiig. 

^Rom.H.  B. 

1  Tim.4.3,4. 
>■  Col.  3. 17. 

1  Pet.  4.  U. 


Mules  for  divine  ivorship. 


I.  COEmTHIANS. 


Of  the  Lord's  supper. 


A.  D.  5fl. 


•Rom.  14.13. 

ch.  8.  l.i. 

2  Cor.  «.  3. 
t  Gr.  Greeks. 

•  Acts  20.  as. 

ch.  11.  22. 

1  Tim.  3.  5. 
k  Rom.  13.  2. 

ch.  y.  I'J,  22. 
'ver.  2<. 


•ch.  4.  IG. 
Eph.  5.  1. 
Phil.  .3.  ir. 

1  Thess.1.6. 

2  Thes8.3.9. 

boh.  4.1". 

=  ch.  7. 1". 

II  Or. 

trailttionfi, 
2  Thess.  2. 
15.  &  3.  G. 

d  Eph.  5.  as. 

'  Gen.  3.  lii. 

1  Tim.  2. 11, 

12. 

1  Pet.  3. 1, 

5,  «. 
f  John  14.  28. 

ch.  .3.  2:i.  it 

15.  2",  28. 

Phil.2.".8.3. 
8ch.  12.10,28. 

&  U.  1,  iic. 

1.ACU21.9. 


i  Deut  21.12. 


k  Num.  e.  1«. 
UeuU  22.  5. 


lOen.  1.2rt. 
27.  &  5. 1.  & 
U.ti. 


■■  Gen.  2.  21, 
22. 


■  Ocn.  2. 18, 
21,23. 


°  Ocn.  24.0.'. 
II  That  i«,  'I 
coiTriiiy,  i;l 

*/j»;  M  iin'ler 
the  pntrrr 
of  her  huM- 
bon'l. 

r  Ecc. .'..  r,. 

«  Gal.  3.  28. 


drink,  or  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all 
to  the  glory  of  God. 

32  '  Give  noue  offence,  neither  to 
the  Jews,  nor  to  the  ^  Gentiles,  nor 
to  ^  the  church  of  God : 

33  Even  as  ^I  please  all  men  in  all 
tJdnc/s,  'not  seeking  mine  own 
proht,  but  the  profit  of  many,  that 
they  may  be  saved. 

CHAPTEE  XL 

1  He  reprovetJi  them,  because  in  holy  Msemblies  4  their 
men  jirayed  with  ttieir  heads  covere<i,  and  G  women 
with  their  head.'i  uncovered,  17  and  txcause  generally 
their  meetings  iccre  7wt  for  the  better  but  for  the 
worse,  as  21  namely  in  profaning  with  their  orvn 
feasts  the  Lord's  supper.  23  Lastly,  he  calleth  them 
to  the  first  institution  thereof. 

BE  ^'ye  followers  of  me,  even  as 
I  also  am  of  Christ.  * 

2  ISTow  I  praise  you,  brethren, 
Mhat  ye  remember  me  in  all  things, 
and  'keep  the  "ordinances,  as  I  de- 
livered tJiem  to  you. 

3  But  I  would  have  you  know, 
that  Hhe  liead  of  every  man  is 
Christ ;  and  '  the  head  of  the  wo- 
man is  the  man;  and  ^the  head  of 
Christ  is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  ^proph- 
esying, having  his  head  covered, 
dishonoureth  his  head. 

5  But  *■  every  woman  that  prayeth 
or  prophesieth  with  her  head  un- 
covered dishonoureth  her  head: 
for  that  is  even  all  one  as  if  she 
were  '  shaven. 

6  For  if  the  woman  be  not  cover- 
ed, let  her  also  be  shorn :  but  if  it 
be  "a  shame  for  a  woman  to  be 
shorn  or  sliaven,  let  her  be  covered. 

7  For  a  man  indeed  ought  not  to 
cover  his  head,  forasmuch  as  '  he  is 
the  image  and  glory  of  God:  but 
the  woman  is  the  glorj'  of  the 
man. 

8  For  ""  the  man  is  not  of  the  wo- 
man ;  but  the  woman  of  the  man. 

U  "Neither  was  the  man  created 
for  the  woman ;  but  the  woman  for 
tlie  man. 

10  For  this  cause  ought  the  wo- 
man "to  have  "power  on  her  head 
''because  of  the  angels. 

1 1  Xevertlieless  '  neitlier  is  the 
man  without  the  woman,  neither 
tlie  woman  without  the  man,  in 
tlie  Lord. 

12  For  as  tlic  woman  is  of  the 
man,  even  so  is  the  man  also  by 

210 


the   woman  :    '  but   all 


things 


of 


God. 

13  Judge  in  yourselves :  is  it 
comely  that  a,  woman  pray  unto 
God  uncovered  I 

14  Doth  not  even  nature  itself 
teach  you,  that,  if  a  man  have  long- 
hair, it  is  a  shame  unto  him  I 

15  But  if  a  woman  have  long  hab, 
it  is  a  glory  to  her :  for  her  hair  is 
given  her  for  a  "  covering. 

16  But  4f  any  man  seem  to  be 
contentious,  we  have  no  such  cus- 
tom, *  neither  the  churches  of  God. 

17  Xow  in  this  that  I  declare  unto 
you  I  praise  you  not,  that  ye  come 
together  not  for  th*e  better,  but  for 
the  worse. 

18  For  first  of  all,  when  ye  come 
together  in  the  church, "  I  hear  that 
there  be  "  divisions  among  you ; 
and  I  i^artly  believe  it. 

19  For  ^  there  must  be  also  "her- 
you,  ^  that  they  which 


esies  among 


are  approved  may  be  made  mani 
fest  among  you. 

20  When  ye  come  together  there- 
fore into  one  place,  ^^this  is  not  to 
eat  the  Lord's  supper. 

21  For  iu  eating  every  one  taketh 
before  other  his  own  supper:  and 
one  is  hungry,  and  "^  another  is 
drunken. 

22  What !  have  ye  not  houses  to 
eat  and  to  drink  in  I  or  despise  ye 
Hhe  church  of  God,  and  \shame 
II  them  that  have  not  ?  What  shall 
I  say  to  you  ?  shall  I  praise  you  in 
this  f     I  praise  you  not. 

23  For  'I  have  received  of  the 
Lord  that  which  also  I  delivered 
unto  you,  ''That  the  Lord  Jesus, 
the  same  night  in  which  he  was 
betrayed,  took  bread : 

24  And  when  he  had  given  thanks, 
he  brake  it,  and  said.  Take,  eat; 
this  is  mj^  body,  which  is  broken 
for  you:  this  do  "in  remembrance 
of  me. 

25  After  the  same  manner  also  he 
took  the  cu}),  wlien  he  had  sui)ped, 
saying,  Tliis  cup  is  tlie  new  testa- 
ment in  my  blood :  this  do  ye,  as 
oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remembrance 
of  me. 

20  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this 
bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  "ye  do 


A.  D.  .59. 


'Rom.  11.36. 


I  Or,  vail. 
>lTira.  6.4. 


'ch.  7. 17.  & 
14.33. 


■^ch.  1.10,11, 
12.  &  3.3. 

II  Or, 
schisms. 


^  Matt.  IS.  7. 
Luke  17.  1. 
Act,i20.  "li. 

1  Tim.  4.  I. 

2  Pet.  2. 1,2. 
II  Or,  sects. 

y  Luke  2.  3.1. 
I  John  2.  ID. 
See  Deut. 
1.^.  3. 

!  Or,  lie  can- 
not eat. 


'2  Pet.  2.13. 
Jude  12. 


"ch.  10.  ,32. 
h  James  2. G. 

il  Or, 

thcrn  that 
are  poor  f 


"ch.  13  .3. 
Gal.  1.1,11, 
12. 

'1  Matt.  2G.2G. 
Mark  14.22. 
Luke  22.  I'J. 


11  Or, 

/or  a  re- 
membrance. 


•lOT,shewye. 


Of  spiritual  gifts. 


I.  CORINTHIANS.  Christians  one  mystical  hody. 


A.  D.  59. 


•John  14.3. 
&  21.  22. 
Acts  1.  11. 
ch.  4.  5.  & 
15.  23. 

1  Thess.  4. 
IC. 

2  Thess.  1. 
Kl 

Jude  14. 

Rt>v.  1.  r. 
/Num.9.  10, 

13. 

John  G.  r,\, 

(if,  (M.  &  13. 

27. 

ch.  10.  21. 
P  2  Cor.  13.  5. 

Gal.  li.  4. 


11  Or, 
t'uigmcnt^ 
iiom.  13.  2. 


b  Ps.  32.  5. 
1  John  1.  9. 


iPs.94. 12,1.3. 
Heb.  12.  5- 
11. 


k  ver.  21. 

I  vcr.  22. 

II  Or 
juf/gment. 

■"ch.".  1'. 

Tit.  1.  J. 

"  ch.  4. 19. 


'ch.l4.1,.'!i 


bch. «.  n. 

Eiih.  2.  11, 
12. 

1  The8s.l.9. 
Tit.  ■■',.  .3. 
1  Pet.  4.  .3. 
"  Ps.  115.  5. 


i  Mark  9. 39. 

1  John  4. 2, 
3. 

II  Or. 

aiKilhema. 
'Matt.  10.  ir. 

John  15.  2H. 

2  Cor.  3.  5. 


fRom.12.4, 

&c. 

Heb.  2.  4. 

1  Pet.  4.  10. 
«  Eph.  4.  4. 
k  Rom.  12.  C, 

7,8. 

Kph.  4.  11. 
II  Or, 

ministries. 


>  Eph.  1.  23. 


Lord's    death    nill    he 


shew  the 
come. 

27  '^  Wherefore  whosoever  shall 
eat  this  bread,  and  drink  thin  cnp 
of  the  Lord,  unworthily,  shall  be 
guilty  of  the  body  and  blood  of 
the  Lord. 

28  But  ^let  a  man  examine  him- 
self, and  so  let  him  eat  of  that 
bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drink- 
etli  unworthily,  eateth  and  drink- 
eth  "damnation  to  himself,  not  dis- 
cerning the  Lord's  body. 

30  For  this  cause  many  are  weak 
and  sickly  among  you,  and  many 
sleep. 

31  For  ''  if  we  would  judge  our- 
selves, we  should  not  be  judged. 

32  But  when  we  are  judged,  'we 
are  chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we 
should  not  be  condemned  with  the 
world. 

33  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  when 
ye  come  together  to  eat,  tarry  one 
for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  ''hunger,  let 
him  eat  at  'home;  that  ye  come 
not  together  unto  "condemnation. 
And  the  rest  ""will  I  set  in  order 
when  "I  come. 

CHAPTER  XTL 

1  Spirittud  gifts  4  are  divers,  1  yet  all  to  profit  withnl. 
8  And  to  that  end  are  diversely  bestowid:  12  t/iat 
by  t/ie  like  jiroportion,  as  tite  members  of  a  yiatiiral 
body  tend  all  to  the  10  mutual  decency,  22  service, 
and  2(j  succour  of  the  same  body  ;  27  .so  we  should 
do  one  for  another,  to  make  up  the  mystical  body  of 
Christ. 

NOW  "concerning  spiritual  gifts,, 
brethren,  I  would  not  have 
you  ignorant. 

2  Ye  know  ^  that  ye  were  Gentiles, 
carried  away  unto  these  'dumb 
idols,  even  as  ye  were  led. 

3  Wherefore  I  give  you  to  under- 
stand, "that  no  man  speaking  by 
the  Sph'it  of  God  calleth  Jesus  "  ac- 
cursed :  and  "  that  no  man  can  say 
that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

4  Now  '^  there  are  diversities  of 
gifts,  but  ^the  same  Spirit. 

5  ''And  there  are  ditferences  of 
"administrations,  but  the  same 
Lord. 

6  And  there  are  diversities  of  op- 
erations, but  it  is  the  same  God 
'  which  worketh  all  in  all. 


7  "But  the  manifestation  of  the 
Spirit  is  given  to  every  man  to 
prolit  withal. 

8  For  to  one  is  given  by  the  Spirit 
'  the  word  of  wisdom ;  to  another 
'"the  word  of  knowledge  by  the 
same  Si)irit ; 

I)  "To  another  faith  by  the  same 
Spirit;  to  another  "the  gifts  of 
healing  by  the  same  Si)irit ; 

10  ''  To  another  the  working  of 
miracles;  to  another  ''proi)hecy; 
'to  another  discerning  of  spirits; 
to  another  "divers  kinds  of  tongues ; 
to  another  the  interpretation  of 
tongues : 

11  But  all  these  worketh  that  one 
and  the  selfsame  Spirit,  'dividing 
to  every  man  severally  "as  he  will. 

12  For  ""as  the  body  is  one,  and 
hath  many  members,  and  all  the 
members  of  that  one  bodj-,  being- 
many,  are  one  bodv:  ^so  also  is 
Christ. 

13  For  'by  one  Spirit  are  we  all 
baptized  into  one  body,  '^whether 
ive  he  Jews  or  ^  Gentiles,  whether 
we  he  bond  or  free  ;  and  ''have  been 
all  made  to  drink  into  one  Spirit. 

14  For  the  body  is  not  one  mem- 
ber, but  many. 

15  If  the  foot  shall  say.  Because  I 
am  not  the  hand,  I  am  not  of  the 
body;  is  it  therefore  not  of  the 
body  ? 

IG  And  if  the  ear  shall  sav,  Be- 
cause  I  am  not  the  eye,  I  am  not 
of  the  body  ;  is  it  therefore  not  of 
the  body  f 

17  If  the  whole  body  were  an  eye, 
where  were  the  hearing  ?  If  the 
whole  were  hearing,  where  ivere  the 
smelling  ? 

18  But  now  hath  'God  set  the 
members  every  one  of  them  in  the 
body,  ''as  it  hath  pleased  him. 

II)  And  if  they  were  all  one  mem- 
ber, where  irere  the  body  I 

20  But  now  are  they  many  mem- 
bers, yet  but  one  body. 

21  And  the  eye  cannot  say  unto 
the  hand,  I  have  no  need  of  thee : 
nor  again  the  head  to  the  feet,  I 
have  no  need  of  you. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  mem- 
bers of  the  body,  which  seem  to  be 
more  feeble,  are  necessary : 

211 


A.  D.  59. 


V  Rom.  12.  6, 
7.8. 

ch.  14.21!. 
Enli.  4.  7. 

1  Pet.  4. 10, 
11. 

I  Ch.  2. 6,  7. 

"ch.  1.  5.  & 
13.  2. 

2  Cor.  8.  7. 


"  Matt.  17.19, 

2(1. 

ch.  13.  2. 

2  Cor.  4.  13. 
"  Mark  10.18. 

Junica  5. 14. 

^  ver.  2H,  2!). 

Mark  10. 17. 

Ga!.  3.  5. 
1  Rom.  12.  fl. 

ell.  1.3.  2.  & 

14.  ],&c. 
'eh.  14.29. 

1  John  4.  1. 
■  Acts  2.  4.  & 

HI.  40. 

ch.  13.  1. 


'  Rom.  12.  (i. 

eh.  7.  7. 

2  Cor.  10.13. 

Eph.  4.  7. 
"John  ,3.  8. 

Heb.  2.  4. 
'Rom.  12.4, 

5. 

Eph.  4.4,16. 

Jver.  27. 
Gul.  3. 16. 


'  Rom.  0.  5. 

•  Gal.  3.  28. 

Eph.  2.  13, 

14,  10. 

Col.  3.  11. 
t  G  r.  Greeks. 
bJohn  (!.  63. 

.!■  7.  37,  38, 

39. 


"^  ver.  28. 


J  Rom.  12.  3. 
ch.  3.  5. 
ver.  11. 


The  praises 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


of  charity. 


A.  D.  59. 


I  Or,  put  on. 


II  Or, 


'  R-im.  12.  5. 

Eph.  1.23. 

&4.  12.  Sio. 

Zl.  -TQ. 

Col.  1.  24. 
r  Eph.  5.  .TO. 
«  Eph.  4.  11. 
hEph.  2.  20. 

tcS.S. 
i  Acts  l.T.  1. 

Rora.  12,  6. 
V.ver.  10. 

I  ver.  9. 

°  Num.  II. 

ir. 

"11001.12.8. 
1  Tim.  5. 17. 
Hcb.  13.  ir, 
24. 

II  Or,  hindt, 
ver.  10. 

11  Or,  powers. 


"ch.  14. 1,39. 


•ch.  12.  «.9, 

10,  2.H.  k  14. 

1,  Ate. 

Sec  .Matt.  7 

ii. 

b  Malt.  17.20 

Mark  11.23 

Lukcl7.fi. 

'Matt.  CI,  2 

"iProT.  10.12. 
I  Pet.  4.  8. 


23  And  those  members  of  the  body, 
which  we  think  to  be  less  honour- 
able, upon  these  we  "  bestow  more 
abundant  honour;  and  our  un- 
comely i)arts  have  more  abundant 
comeliness. 

24  For  our  comely  parts  have  no 
need :  but  God  hath  tempered  the 
body  together,  having'  given  more 
abundant  honour  to  that  jM/'t  which 
lacked : 

25  That  there  should  be  no "  schism 
in  the  body,  but  f/mf  the  members 
should  have  the  same  care  one  for 
another. 

2G  And  whether  one  member  suf- 
fer, all  the  members  suffer  with  it ; 
or  one  member  be  honoured,  all 
the  members  rejoice  with  it. 

27  Now  \ye  are  the  body  of  Christ, 
and  ^  members  in  particular. 

28  And  ^  God  hath  set  some  in  the 
church,  first  ''apostles,  secondarily^ 
'prophets,  thirdly  teachers,  after 
that  "miracles,  then  'gifts  of  heal- 
ings, "'  helps,  "  governments,  "  di- 
versities of  tongues. 

29  Are  all  apostles  I  are  all  proph- 
ets! are  all  teachers  f  are  all  n  work- 
ers of  miracles  ! 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing  ? 
do  all  si^eak  with  tongues  1  do  all 
interpret ! 

31  But  "covet  earnestly  the  best 
gifts :  and  yet  shew  I  unto  you  a 
more  excellent  way. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  AU  fjJftK,  2,  3  liow  excellent  soever,  are  nothing  worth 
wUluml  charity.  4  The  praises  thereof,  and  13/)>'e- 
Intioii  before  hope  and  faith. 

THOUGH  I  speak  with  the 
tongues  of  men  and  of  angels, 
and  liuve  not  charity,  I  am  become 
as  sounding  brass,  or  a  tinkling 
cymbal. 

2  And  though  I  have  the  gift  of 
''proi)hecy,  and  understand  all 
mysteries,  and  all  knowledge;  and 
though  I  have  all  faith,  ''so  that  I 
could  remove  mountains,  and  have 
not  charity,  I  am  nothing. 

3  And  '  though  I  bestow  all  my 
goods  to  f«'(Ml  the  jwor,  and  though 
I  give  my  body  to  be  burned,  and 
have  not  charity,  it  profiteth  me 
nothing. 

4  ''Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is 

212 


kind ;  charity  envieth  not ;  charity 
I'vaunteth  not  itself,  is  not  jjufled 
up, 

5  Doth  not  behave  itself  unseem- 
ly, ^  seeketh  not  her  own,  is  not 
easily  provoked,  thinketh  no  evil ; 

6  ^^Rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but 
^rejoiceth  "in  the  truth; 

7  ''Beareth  all  things,  believeth 
all  things,  hopeth  all  things,  en- 
dureth  all  things. 

8  Cliarity  never  faileth :  but 
whether  there  he  prophecies,  they 
shall  fail ;  whether  tlwre  he  tongues, 
they  shall  cease ;  whether  there  he 
knowledge,  it  shall  vanish  away. 

9  '  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we 
prophesy  in  part. 

10  But  when  that  which  is  per- 
fect is  come,  then  that  which  is  in 
part  shall  be  done  away. 

11  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake 
as  a  child,  I  understood  as  a  child, 
I  "  thought  as  a  child :  but  when  I 
became  a  man,  I  put  away  childish 
things. 

12  For  ''now  we  see  through  a 
glass,  *  darkly ;  but  then  '  face  to 
face:  now  I  know  in  part;  but 
then  shall  I  know  even  as  also  I 
am  known. 

13  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope, 
charity,  these  three ;  but  the  great- 
est of  these  is  charity. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Prophecy  is  commended,  2,  3,  4  and  preferred  before 
speaking  with  tongues,  6  by  a  comparison  drawn 
from  musical  instruments.     12  Jioth  must  be  refer- 
red to  edification,  23  as  to  their  true  and  proper 
26  The  true  use  of  each  is  taught,  27  atid  the 
34  Women  are  forbidden  to  speak  in 


after  charity,   and 
but 


etid. 

abuse  taxed. 

the  church 

FOLLOW 
''desire    spiritual    gifts, 
rather  that  ye  may  prox)hesy. 

2  For  he  that  ""speaketh  in  an  ini- 
Icnown  tongue  speaketh  not  unto 
men,  but  unto  God:  for  no  man 
^  understandeth  him ;  howbeit  in 
the  spirit  he  speaketh  mysteries. 

3  liut  he  that  i)rophesieth  speak- 
eth unto  men  to  edification,  and 
exhortation,  and  comfort. 

4  He  that  speaketh  in  an  vnlinown 
tongue  edifietJi  himself;  but  he  that 
prophesieth  edifieth  the  church. 

5  I  would  that  ye  all  spake  with 
tongues,  but  rather  that  ye  proph- 
esied :  for  greater  is  he  that  proph- 


A.  D.  59. 

II  Or, 
is  not  rash. 


'ch.  10.24. 
Phil.  2.  4. 


fPs.  10.  3. 

Rom.  1.  32. 
5  2  John  4. 
II  Or,  with 

the  tt-uth. 
b  Rom.  1,5. 1. 

Gal.  6.  2. 

2  Tim.  2. 24. 


i  ch.  8.  2. 


II  Or, 
reasoned. 


k  2  Cor.  3. 18. 

SCO.  7. 

PhU.  3.  12. 
tGr. 

in  a  riddle. 
1  Matt.  la.  10. 

1  John  3,  2. 


"ch.  12.31. 
i.Num.ll.a3, 


■^  Acts  2.  4.  & 
lU.4ti. 


IGr. 
heareth. 
Acts  22.  9. 


Prophecy  preferred 


I.  COEINTHIANS. 


to  the  gift  of  tongues. 


A.  D.  59. 


>1  ver.  2G. 


]  Or,  tmxes. 


tGr. 
significant. 


tGr.  .  . 
o/  spirits. 


'Eph.5.  19. 
Col.  3.  10. 


tVs.iT.T. 


Ech.  11.  24. 


esietli  than  lie  that  speaketh  with 
tongues,  except  he  interpret,  that 
the  church  may  receive  edifying. 

6  Now,  brethren,  if  I  come  nnto 
you  speaking  with  tongues,  what 
shall  I  x)rotit  you,  except  I  shall 
speak  to  you  either  by  ''revelation, 
or  by  knowledge,  or  bj'  prophesy- 
ing, or  by  doctrine  f 

7  And  even  things  without  life 
giving  sound,  whether  pipe  or 
harp,  except  they  give  a  distinc- 
tion in  the  "sounds,  how  shall  it 
be  known  what  is  piped  or  harped  i 

8  For  if  the  trumpet  give  an  un- 
certain sound,  who  shall  prepare 
himself  to  the  battle  ? 

9  So  likewise  ye,  except  ye  utt,er 
by  the  tongue  words  ^easy  to  be 
understood,  how  shall  it  be  known 
what  is  spoken  ?  for  ye  shall  speak 
into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many 
kinds  of  voices  in  the  world,  and 
none  of  them  is  without  significa- 
tion. 

11  Therefore  if  I  know  not  the 
meaning  of  the  voice,  I  shall  be 
unto  him  that  speaketh  a  barba- 
rian, and  he  that  speaketh  shall  he 
a  barbarian  unto  me. 

12  Even  so  ye,  forasmuch  as  ye 
are  zealous  ^of  spiritual  gifts,  seek 
that  ye  may  excel  to  the  edifying 
of  the  church. 

13  AVherefore  let  him  that  speak- 
eth in  an  unlawwH  tongue  pray 
that  he  may  interpret. 

14  For  if  I  pray  in  an  unknown 
tongue,  my  spirit  prayeth,  but  my 
understanding  is  unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then  I  I  will  pray 
with  the  spirit,  and  I  will  pray 
with  the  understanding  also:  ''I 
will  sing  with  the  spirit,  and  I 
will  sing  '^with  the  understanding 
also. 

16  Else,  when  thou  shalt  bless 
with  the  spirit,  how  shall  he  that 
occupieth  the  room  of  the  unlearn- 
ed say  Amen  ^at  thy  giving  of 
thanks,  seeing  he  uuderstaudeth 
not  what  thou  sayest  ? 

17  For  thou  verily  givest  thanks 
well,  but  the  other  is  not  edified. 

18  I  thank  my  God,  I  speak  Avith 
tongues  more  than  ye  all : 


19  Yet  in  the  church  1  had  rather 
speak  five  words  with  my  under- 
standing, that  hg  mg  voice  I  might 
teach  others  also,  than  ten  tliou- 
sand  words  in  an  unknown  tongue. 

20  Brethren,  'be  not  children  in 
understanding :  howbeit  in  malice 
'  be  ye  children,  but  in  understand- 
ing be  *men. 

21  ""In  the  law  it  is  ^  written.  With 
men  of  other  tongues  and  other 
lips  will  I  speak  unto  this  people ; 
and  yet  fbr  all  that  will  they  not 
hear  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Wherefore  tongues  are  for  a 
sign,  not  to  them  that  believe,  but 
to  them  that  believe  not :  but 
prophesying  serveth  not  for  them 
that  believe  not,  but  for  them  which 
believe. 

23  If  therefore  the  whole  church 
be  come  together  into  one  place, 
and  all  speak  with  tongues,  and 
there  come  in  those  that  are  un- 
learned, or  unbelievers,  "'will  they 
not  say  that  ye  are  mad  ? 

24  But  if  all  prophesy,  and  there 
come  in  one  that  believeth  not,  or 
one  unlearned,  he  is  convinced  of 
all,  he  is  judged  of  all : 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of  his 
heart  made  manifest;  and  so  fall- 
ing down  on  his  face  he  will  wor- 
ship God,  and  report  "that  God  is 
in  you  of  a  truth. 

20  How  is  it  then,  brethren?  ^en 
ye  come  together,  every  one  of  you 
hath  a  psalm,  °hath  a  doctrine,  hath 
a  tongue,  hath  a  revelation,  hath 
an  interpretation.  ^Let  all  things 
be  done  unto  edifying. 

27  If  any  man  speak  in  an  un- 
kno7cn  tongue,  let  it  he  by  two,  or 
at  the  most  hg  three,  and  that  by 
course ;  and  let  one  interpret. 

28  But  if  there  be  no  interpreter, 
let  him  keep  silence  in  the  church; 
and  let  him  speak  to  himself,  and 
to  God. 

29  Let  the  proi)liets  speak  two  or 
three,  and  'let  the  other  judge. 

30  If  ang  thing  be  revealed  to  an- 
other that  sitteth  by,  "^let  the  first 
hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  prophesy  one 
by  one,  that  all  may  learn,  and  all 
may  be  comforted. 

213 


A.  D.  59. 


hPe.  131.2. 
Matt.  11.  M. 
&  l,s.  3.  & 

i;i.  H. 

It<jm.lfi.l9. 

ch.  ;!.  1. 

Kph.  4.  14. 

Ileb.  5.  12, 

13. 
i  Mntt.  18.  3. 

1  Pet.  2.  3. 
t  Or.perfecl, 

or, oja  ripe 

ogc, 

ch.  ■>.  G. 
k  John  1(1. 34. 
Us.  lis.  11,12. 


■»  Acts  2. 13. 


■■18.45.14. 
ZecU.  8.  23. 


°  vcr.  6. 
ch.  12.  8,  9, 
10. 

t'ch.12.  7. 
•>  Cor.  12.19. 
Eph.  4. 12. 


1  ch.  12. 10. 


'1  ThcKS.  5. 

i»,aj. 


I 


Of  Chi'isfs  resurrection. 


I.  COEINTHIAKS. 


Resurrection  of  the  l)ody. 


A.  D.  59. 


•  1  John  4. 1. 


tGr. 

'ch.  a.  IG. 
"11101.2.11, 
12. 


'ch-ll.^ 
Eph.  5.  -£1 
Col.  3.  IS. 
Tit.  2.  J. 
1  Pet. :!.  1. 

y  Qua.  3.  lU. 


'  2  Cor.  10. 7. 
1  Johu  4.  G. 


•ch.  12.  .11. 
1  Theu.  £. 

ao. 


brer.  33. 


■  Q»l.  1. 11. 

b  Bom.  5.  2. 

'Rom.  I.IC. 

ch.  1.21. 
II  Or, 

hiAilfatt. 
f  (iT.bu  what 

tprcch. 
d  Gal.  .1.4. 
•ch.  11.2,23. 
'Oil.  I.  12. 
«  Hi.  22.  15, 

kc. 

Ii.  &!.£,«, 

Dan.  ».  M. 
Zrrh.ll.  7. 
I.iikc  M.  a, 
Vi. 
Acl»3.18.* 

at.;fi. 

1  IM.  1. 11. 

*  2.  24. 
•«  P».  2.  I.  h 

Hi.  ID. 

I..  .VI.  10. 

Un,  n.  i. 

Luke  2<.2R. 

*i 

Aclii  2.  2»  - 

SI.*  l:l.:», 

M.  Hi.  ii  2B. 

K,23. 

1  I'ct.  I.  II. 
•  LnVe  24..''.4. 
»Mnff.2«.17. 

Mark  III  I «. 

I,iikc24..'lll. 

John  -J)).  I'J, 

SB.         * 

Acts  10.  41. 


32  And  'the  spirits  of  the  proph- 
ets are  subject  to  the  prophets. 

33  For  God  is  not  the  author  of 
t  confusion,  but  of  peace,  *as  in  all 
churches  of  the  saints. 

34  "Let  jour  women  keep  silence 
in  the  churches :  for  it  is  not  per- 
mitted unto  them  to  speak;  but 
"thejf  are  commanded  to  be  under 
obedience,  as  also  saith  the  ^aw. 

35  And  if  they  will  learn  any 
thiug,  let  them  ask  their  husbands 
at  home:  for  it  is  a  shame  for 
vromeu  to  speak  in  the  church. 

3()  What !  came  the  word  of  God 
out  from  you  f  or  came  it  uuto  you 
only? 

37  'If  any  man  think  himself  to 
be  a  prophet,  or  si)iritual,  let  him 
ackuowledge  that  the  things  that  I 
write  uuto  you  are  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord. 

38  But  if  any  man  be  ignorant, 
let  him  be  iguorant. 

39  Wherefore,  brethren,  ^  covet  to 
prophesy,  and  forbid  not  to  speak 
with  tongues. 

40  ^Let  all  things  be  done  decent- 
ly and  in  order. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

3  By  Chi-iifs  resurrection,  13  he  proveth  the  necessity 
of  our  resurrection,  ayainst  all  such  as  deny  the  res- 
urrectioH  of  the  body.  21  The  fruit, 'ib  and  man- 
ner thereof,  51  a?id  of  the  chanyiny  of  thein,  that 
shall  be  found  4flive  at  the  last  day. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  de- 
clare unto  5^ou  the  gospel 
^Avluch  I  preached  unto  you,  which 
also  ye  have  received,  and  ^where- 
in ye  stand ; 

2  "By  which  also  ye  are  saved, 
if  ye  "  keep  in  memory  *  what  I 
])r(Ni('h<'d  unto  you,  unless  ''ye  have 
behfjved  in  vain. 

3  For']  (h'liveved  unto  you  first 
of  all  that  •^wiiich  I  also  received, 
how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins 
•^act'ording  1o  llie  Scri])tures; 

4  And  that  Ik;  wa.s  buried,  and 
that  he  ro.se  again  the  third  day 
''acc(mling  to  tlie  Scriptures: 

5  'And  tliat  Ik;  was  seen  of  Ce- 
phas, then  ''of  the  twelve: 

<>  Aftrr  tliMt,  he  was  .seen  of  above 
five  hundred  l)r('tln(;n  at  once;  of 
whom  t lie  greater  part  remain  un- 
to this  present,  but  some  are  fallen 
asleep. 

214 


7  After  that,  he  was  seen  of  James; 
then  '  of  all  the  apostles. 

8  ""And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of 
me  also,  as  of  "one  born  out  of  due 
time. 

9  For  I  am  "the  least  of  the  apos- 
tles, that  am  not  meet  to  be  called 
an  apostle,  because  "I  persecuted 
the  church  of  God. 

10  But  f"  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am 
what  I  am:  and  his  grace  which 
was  hestowed  upon  me  was  not  in 
vain ;  but  ^  I  laboured  more  abund- 
antly than  they  all :  ""yet  not  I,  but 
the  grace  of  God  wluch  was  with 
me. 

11  Therefore  whether  it  tvere  I  or 
they,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye  be- 
lieved. 

12  Now  if  Christ  be  preached  that 
he  rose  from  the  dead,  how  say 
some  among  you  that  there  is  no 
resurrection  of  the  dead  t 

13  But  if  there  be  no  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead,  'then  is  Christ 
not  risen : 

14  And  if  Christ  be  not  risen,  then 
is  our  preaching  vain,  and  your 
faith  is  also  vain. 

15  Yea,  and  we  are  found  false 
witnesses  of  God ;  because  '  we 
have  testified  of  God  that  he  raised 
up  Christ :  whom  he  raised  not  up, 
if  so  be  that  the  dead  rise  not. 

16  For  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then 
is  not  Christ  raised : 

17  And  if  Christ  be  not  raised, 
your  faith  is  vain;  "ye  are  yet  in 
your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  are  fall- 
en asleep  in  Christ  are  perished. 

19  ^If  in  this  life  only  we  have 
hope  in  Christ,  we  are  of  all  men 
most  miserable. 

20  But  now  'is  Christ  risen  from 
the  dead,  and  become  'the  first- 
fruits  of  them  that  slept. 

21  For  ^ since  by  man  came  death, 
''by  man  came  also  the  resurrection 
of  the  dead. 

22  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so 
in  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 

23  But  ''every  man  in  his  own 
order :  Christ  the  firstfruits ;  after- 
ward they  that  are  Christ's  at  his 
coming. 

24  Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he 


A.  D.  59. 

I  Luke  24.  £0. 
Acts  1.  3,  4. 

"  Acts  9.  4, 
17.  &2i'.  ]4, 
18. 
ch.  9.  1. 

II  Or, 

an  abortive. 

°Eph.  3.  8. 


"  Acts  8. 3.  & 

;i.  1. 

Gal.  1.  K. 
Phil.  3.  G. 
lTim.1.1.';. 
!■  Eph.  3. 7, 8. 


,12Cor.ll.23. 
&  12.  U. 
'.Matt.  11).  20. 
lloin.15. 18, 
10. 

2  Cor.  3.  5. 
Gal.  2.  8. 
Eph. :;.  7. 
Phil.  2.  13. 


'  1  Thess.  4. 
14. 


•Acts  2.  24, 

32.  S;4.  in, 

33.  &  13. 30. 


"  Rom.  4.  25. 


'2  Tim.  3.12. 


1 1  Pet.  1.  3. 

•Acts  26. 23. 
ver.  23. 
Col.  1.  18. 
lU-v.  I.  J. 

»  Koni.  5.  12, 

17. 
l'Johnn.2.'i. 

Kom.  G.  23. 


^  vcr.  20. 
1  Thcss.  4. 
15,  IG,  17. 


The  manner  of 


I.  CORINTHIA:NrS. 


the  refill rrectio7i. 


A.  D.  59. 

>l  Dan.  7. 14, 
27. 


'Ps.  no.  1. 
ActsL'.:u,;a. 

Kph.  1.  L'L'. 
Ileb.  l.ia.& 
1(1.  l:!. 
f2  Tim.  1.10. 
Rev.  20.  U. 

e  Va.  S.  C. 
Matt.  •_'«.  IS. 
llch.  L>.  s. 
1 1'et.  3.  L'2. 


hPhil.  3.  21. 


>  ch.  3.  23.  Si. 
11.3. 


k2Cor.ll.26. 
Gul.  5. 11. 


II  Some  read, 

our. 
'  1  Thess.  2. 

19. 
'"  Kora.  8. 36. 

ch.  i.  9. 

2  Cor.  4.  10, 

1I.&11.2;5. 
II  Or.to  speak 

after  the 

inminer  of 

men. 
"2  Cor.  1.8. 
°  Ecc.  2.  24. 

Is.  22.  13.  & 

.K.  12. 

Luke  12. 19. 
P  ch.  5.  6. 


iRom.lS.ll. 
Eph.  5.  14. 

'■lThess.4.,';. 

'ch.  C.  5. 


'  Ez.  37.  3. 


"John  12.24. 


shall  have  delivered  up  '"the  king- 
dom to  God,  even  the  Father; 
when  he  shall  have  put  down  all 
rule,  and  all  authority  and  power. 

25  For  he  must  reign,  'till  he  hath 
put  all  enemies  under  his  feet. 

20  'The  last  enemy  that  shall  be 
destroyed  is  death. 

27  For  he  *-'hath  ])ut  all  things 
under  his  feet.  But  when  he  saith, 
All  things  are  put  under  him,  it  is 
manifest  that  he  is  excepted,  Avhich 
did  put  all  things  under  him. 

28  ''  And  when  all  things  shall  be 
subdued  unto  him,  then  'shall  the 
Son  also  himself  be  subject  unto 
him  that  put  all  things  under  him, 
that  God  may  be  all  in  all. 

29  Else  what  shall  they  do  which 
are  baptized  for  the  dead,  if  the 
dead  rise  not  at  all  I  why  are  they 
then  baptized  for  the  dead  I 

30  And  ''why  stand  we  in  jeop- 
ardy every  hour  ? 

31  I  protest  by  "'your  rejoicing 
which  I  have  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord,  '"I  die  dailv. 

32  If  "after  the  manner  of  men  "I 
have  fought  with  beasts  at  Ephesus, 
what  ad^antageth  it  me,  if  the  dead 
rise  not?  "let  us  eat  and  drink; 
for  to  morrow  we  die. 

33  Be  not  deceived:  ^evil  com- 
munications corrui^t  good  manners. 

34  '1  Awake  to  righteousness,  and 
sin  not;  'for  some  have  not  the 
knowledge  of  God :  'I  speak  this  to 
vour  shame. 

35  But  some  man  will  say,  *How 
are  the  dead  raised  up  f  and  with 
what  body  do  they  come  ?' 

36  Thou  fool,  "that  which  thou 
sowest  is  not  quickened,  except  it 
die: 

37  And  that  which  thou  sowest, 
thou  sowest  not  that  body  that 
shall  be,  but  bare  grain,  it  may 
chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some  other 
grain : 

38  But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it 
hath  pleased  him,  and  to  every  seed 
his  own  body. 

39  All  flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh : 
but  there  is  one  lind  0/ flesh  of  men, 
another  flesh  of  beasts,  another  of 
fishes,  and  another  of  birds. 

40  There  are  also  celestial  bodies, 


and  bodies  terrestrial:  but  the 
glory  of  the  celestial  is  one,  and 
the  f/hry  of  the  terrestrial  is  an- 
other. 

41  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun, 
and  another  glory  of  the  moon, 
and  another  glory  of  the  stars ;  for 
one  star  differeth  from  another  star 
in  glory. 

42  ''So  also  is  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead.  It  is  sown  in  corruption, 
it  is  raised  in  incorruption  : 

43  'It  is  sowu  in  dishonour,  it  is 
raised  in  glory  :  it  is  sown  in  weak- 
ness, it  is  raised  in  power : 

44  It  is  sown  a  natural  body,  it  is 
raised  a  spiritual  body.  There  is  a 
natural  body,  and  there  is  a  spirit- 
ual body. 

45  And  so  it  is  written,  The  first 
man  Adam  ^was  made  a  living 
soul ;  "■  the  last  Adam  was  made 
'a  quickening  spirit. 

46  Howbeit  that  was  not  first 
which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which  is 
natural ;  and  afterward  that  which 
is  si^iritual. 

47  '^The  first  man  is  of  the  earth, 
''earthy:  the  second  man  is  the 
Lord  '^^from  heaven. 

48  As  is  the  earthy,  such  «rc  they 
also  that  are  earth}' :  '  and  as  is 
the  heavenly,  such  are  they  also 
that  are  heavenly. 

49  And  ^as  we  have  borne  the  im- 
age of  the  earthy,  ""we  shall  also 
bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 

50  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that 
'  flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit  the 
kingdom  of  God ;  neither  doth  cor- 
ruption inherit  incorruption. 

51  Behold,  I  shew  you  a  mystery ; 
''AYe  shall  not  all  sleep,  'but  we 
shall  all  be  changed, 

52  In  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling 
of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump:  "'for 
the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the 
dead  shall  be  raised  incorruptible, 
and  we  shall  be  changed. 

53  For  this  corruptible  must. put 
on  incorruption,  and  "this  mortal 
must  put  on  immortality. 

54  So  when  this  corruptible  shall 
have  put  on  incorrui)tion,  and  this 
mortal  shall  have  put  on  immor- 
tality, then  shall  be  brought  to 
pass  the  saying  that  is  written, 

215 


A.  D.  59. 


'Dan.  12.  .3. 
Matt.  13. 43. 


y  Phil.  3.  21. 


'  Gen.  2.  7. 

'  Rora.  5.  14. 

'■John  5.21. 
Si  (1.  SJ,  39, 
40,  54,  57. 
Phil.  3.  21. 
Col.  3.  4. 


■^  John  3.  31. 

''Gen.  2.7. & 

3.  19. 
'  Jolm  3.  13, 

31. 


f  Phil.  3.  20, 
21. 


«  Gen.  5. 6. 

h  Rom.  «.  29. 
2  Cor.  3.  18. 
&4   11. 
Phil.  3.  21. 
1  John 3.  2. 


■  Matt.  16. 17. 
John  3.3,5. 


1.1  Thess.  4. 

l.>,  16,  17. 

I  Phil.  3.  21. 


""Zcch.9.14. 
Matt.  24. 31. 
John  5.  25. 
1  ThesB.  4. 
16. 


■■  2  Cor.  5.  4. 


Exhortation  to  steadfastness. 


I.  corixthia:ns. 


Seasonable  admonitions. 


A.  D.  59. 

•Is.  25.  8. 

Heb.  •-'.  14, 

15. 

Kev.20.  U. 
r  Ho3.  1.x  14. 
l;  Or,  hell. 


"!  R«m.  4. 15. 

&  5.  13.  Si  7. 

5.  13. 

'  Rom.  '.  25. 
•IJohnS.  4, 

5. 


«2Pet.  3. 14. 


•ch.3.8. 


•Acta  11.  29. 
1124.17. 
Bom.  15. 26. 
2  Cor.  8.4.  «c 
9.  1,  \I. 
Gal.  2. 10. 


*  Acta  20.  7. 
Rev.  1.  lU. 


«  2  Cor.  8. 19. 


t  Gr.  irin, 

2  Cor.  8. 4,6, 

19. 
<  2  Cor.  8. 4, 

19. 

•  Acta  19. 21. 
2  Cor.  1. 16. 


'  Acta  1. VS. 
A  17.  15.  It 
21.5. 

Rom.  1.'..  24. 
2  Cor.  1.  IC. 


•  Acta  18.  21. 
ch.  4.  19. 
Junes  4.  IS. 


k  Acta  14.  27. 
2  Cor.  2.  12. 
Col.  4.  X 
Kcv.  .T  R. 

>  Acta  19.  9. 

k  Acta  11)  22. 
ch.  4.  17. 


"Death   is   swallowed  up  in  vic- 
tory. 
55  PQ  death,  where  is  thy  sting  I 

0  "grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 

50  The  sting  of  death  is  sin  ;  and 
•^  the  strength  of  sin  is  the  law. 

57  'But  thanks  he  to  God,  which 
giveth  us  'the  victory  through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

58  '  Therefore,  my  beloved  breth- 
ren, be  ye  steadfast,  unmoveable, 
always  abounding  in  the  work  of 
the  Lord,  forasnuich  as  ye  know 
"that  your  labour  is  not  in  vain  in 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XYI. 

1  He  exhorteth  them  to  relieve  the  want  of  the  brethren 
at  Jerumkm.  10  Commendeth  Timothy,  13  arid 
after  frieitdty  admonitions,  16  shutteth  up  his  epis- 
tle with  divers  saluialions. 

NO\y  concerning  Hhe  collection 
for  the  saints,  as  I  have  given 
order  to  the  chiu*ches  of  Galatia, 
even  vso  do  ye. 

2  ^  Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week 
let  every  one  of  you  lay  by  him  in 
store,  as  God  hath  prospered  him, 
that  there  be  no  gatherings  when 

1  come. 

3  And  when  I  come,  ''whomsoever 
ye  shall  ax)prove  by  your  letters, 
them  will  I  send  to  bring  your 
♦liberality  unto  Jerusalem. 

4  ''And  if  it  be  meet  that  I  go  also, 
they  shall  go  with  me. 

5  Now  I  will  come  unto  you,  '^  when 
I  shall  i)ass  tluough Macedonia:  for 
I  do  ])ass  throngh  Macedonia. 

G  And  it  may  be  that  I  will  abide, 
yea,  and  winter  with  you,  that  ye 
may  Hmng  me  on  my  journey 
wliitliersoever  I  go. 

7  For  1  will  not  see  you  now  by 
tlie  way ;  but  I  trust  to  tarry  a 
while  with  you,  ^'if  the  Lord  per- 
mit. 

8  But  I  will  tarry  at  Ephesus  un- 
til B(*ntecost. 

9  For  'a  great  door  and  effectual 
is  ojK'ued  unto  me,  nud^  there  are 
many  adversaries. 

10  Now  Mf  Timotheus  come,  see 
that  ho  may  be  with  you  without 

21G 


fear :  for  '  he  worketh  the  work  of 
the  Lord,  as  I  also  do. 

11  ""Let  no  man  therefore  despise 
him :  but  conduct  him  forth  "  in 
peace,  that  he  may  come  unto  me : 
for  I  look  for  him  with  the  breth- 
ren. 

12  As  touching  our  brother  °Apol- 
los,  I  greatly  desired  him  to  come 
unto  you  with  the  brethren :  but 
his  will  was  not  at  all  to  come  at 
this  time ;  but  he  will  come  when 
he  shall  have  convenient  time. 

13  p Watch  ye,  ''stand  fast  in  the 
faith,  quit  you  like  men, '  be  strong. 

14  ^Let  all  your  things  be  done 
with  charity. 

15  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  (ye 
know  ^  the  house  of  Stephanas,  that 
it  is  "the  flrstfruits  of  Achaia,  and 
that  they  have  addicted  themselves 
to  ''the  ministry  of  the  saints,) 

IG  ^  That  ye  submit  yourselves 
unto  such,  and  to  every  one  that 
helpeth  with  us,  and  'laboureth. 

17  I  am  glad  of  the  coming  of 
Stephanas  and  Fortunatus  and 
Achaicus :  ""  for  that  which  was 
lacking  on  your  part  they  have 
supplied. 

18  ""For  they  have  refreshed  my 
spirit  and  yours :  therefore  "  ac- 
knowledge ye  them  that  are  such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute 
you.  Aquila  and  Priscilla  salute 
you  much  in  the  Lord,  ''with  the 
church  that  is  in  their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you. 
"  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a  holy 


21  *^The  salutation  of  me  Paul 
with  mine  own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  ^^'love  not  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  ''let  him  be  Anathe- 
ma, 'Maran  atha. 

23  ''The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  he  with  you. 

24  My  love  he  with  you  all  in 
Christ  Jesus.     Amen. 

1[  The  first  epistle  to  the  Corinthians  was  written 
from  Philippi  by  Stephanas,  and  Fortunatus, 
and  Achaicus,  and  Timotheus. 


A.  D.  59. 


1  Rom.  10.21. 

Phil.  2.  10, 

2-2. 

lTheB9.3.2. 
"  1  Tim.  4. 

12. 
"  Acta  15. 33. 


"ch.  1.  12.  * 

3.5. 


P  Matt.  24.42. 

&  2.5.  13. 

1  Thess.  5. 

(i. 

1  Pet.  5.  8. 
■"ch.  15. 1. 

Phil.  1.  27. 

&4.  1. 

1  Thess.3.8. 

'.'  Thess.  2. 

15. 
'  Eph.  G.  10. 

Col.  1.11. 
'ch.  H.  1. 

1  Pet.  4.  8. 
'ch.  1.  16. 
"  Rom.  16.  5. 
»  2  Cor.  8.  4. 

&  9. 1. 

Heb.  6. 10. 
>  Heb.  13. 17. 

•  Heb.  6. 10. 


•2Cor.n.9. 
Phil.  2.3(1. 
Philem.  13. 


b  Col.  4.  8. 

'Phil.  2.29. 
1  Thess.  5. 
12. 


cl  Rom.  16.  5, 
15. 
Philem.  2. 


"Rom.  16.16. 

'Col.  4.  18. 
2  Thess.  3. 

17. 

c  Eph.  6. 24. 
Ii  Gal.  1.8,9. 
ijudc  14,15. 
k  Bom.16.20. 


A.D.  60. 


"1  Cor.  1.1. 
Eph.  I.  1. 
Col.  1. 1. 

1  Tim.  1. 1. 

2  Tim.  1. 1. 


b  Phil.  1.1. 
Col.  1.  2. 


'Rora.l.  7. 

1  Crtr.  1.  3. 

Gal.  1.  3. 

Phil.  1.  2. 

Col.  1.  2. 

lThess.1.1. 

2Thess.l.2. 

Philem.  3. 
dEph.  1..3. 

1  Pet.  L  3. 


•Acts  9.  4. 
ch.4.  10. 
Col.  1.  24. 


foh.  4. 15. 

DOr, 
in  wrought. 


SRom.8. 17. 
2  Tim.  2. 12. 


»  Acts  19. 23. 
1  Cor.  15.32. 
&  16.  9. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OP  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

CORINTHIANS. 


II  Or, 
answer. 


CHAPTER  I. 

3  77ie  apostle  cncouragdh  them  against  troubles^  hij  the 
comforts  and  deliverances  which  God  had  given  him, 
as  in  all  his  afflictions,  8  so  jxirtindarhj  in  his  late 
danger  in  Asia.  Vi  And  calling  both  his  own  con- 
science and  theirs  to  witness  of  his  sincere  manner 
of  preaching  the  immutable  truth  of  the  gospel,  15 
he  excuseth  his  not  coming  to  them,  as  proceeding 
not  of  lightness,  but  of  his  lenity  towards  them. 

PAUL,  ''an  apostle  of  Jesns 
Christ  by  the  will  of  God,  and 
Timothy  our  brother,  unto  the 
church  of  God  which,  is  at  Corinth, 
Mvith  all  the  saints  which,  are  in 
all  Achaia : 

2  *=  Grace  1)6  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  ''Blessed  le  God,  even  the  Fa- 
ther of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Father  of  mercies,  and  the  God  of 
all  comfort ; 

4  Who  comfortetli  us  in  all  our 
tribulation,  that  we  may  be  able 
to  comfort  them  which  are  in  any 
trouble,  by  the  comfort  wherewith 
we  ourselves  are  comforted  of 
God. 

5  For  as  "^  tlie  sufferings  of  Christ 
abound  in  us,  so  our  consolation 
also  aboundeth  by  Christ. 

6  And  wiiether  we  be  afflicted, 
^it  is  for  your  consolation  and  sal- 
vation, which  I' is  effectual  in  the 
enduring  of  the  same  sufferings 
v/hich  we  also  suffer:  or  whether 
we  be  comforted,  it  is  for  your 
consolation  and  salvation. 

7  And  our  hope  of  you  is  stead- 
fast, knowing,  that  *^as  ye  are  x)ar- 
takers  of  tlie  sufferiugs,  so  shall  ye 
he  also  of  the  consolation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren, 
have  you  ignorant  of  ''  our  trouble 
which  came  to  us  in  Asia,  that 
we  were  pressed  out  of  measure, 
above  strength,  insomuch  that  we 
despaired  even  of  life : 

9  But  we  had  the  "sentence  of 
death  in  ourselves,  that  we  should 


'  not  trust  in  ourselves,  but  in  God 
which  raiseth  the  dead : 

10  ""Who  delivered  us  from  so 
great  a  death,  and  doth  deliver: 
in  whom  we  trust  that  he  will  yet 
deliver  us; 

11  Ye  also  '  helping  together  by 
prayer  for  us,  that  '"for  the  gift 
hestoived  upon  us  by  the  means  of 
many  persons  thanks  may  be  giv- 
en by  many  on  our  behalf. 

12  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the 
testimony  of  our  conscience,  that 
in  simplicity  and  "godly  sincerity, 
"not  with  fleshly  wisdom,  but  by 
the  grace  of  God,  we  have  had  our 
conversation  in  the  world,  and 
more  abundantly  to  you-ward. 

1.3  For  we  write  none  other  things 
unto  you,  than  what  ye  read  or 
acknowledge  ;  and  I  trust  ye  shall 
acknowledge  even  to  the  end ; 

14  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged 
us  in  part,  ^that  we  are  your  re- 
joicing, even  as  '^ye  also  are  ours 
in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

15  And  in  this  confidence  'I  was 
minded  to  come  unto  you  before, 
that  ye  might  have  'a  second 
II  benefit ; 

16  And  to  pass  by  you  into 
Macedonia,  and  '  to  come  again  out 
of  Macedonia  unto  you,  and  of  you 
to  be  brought  on  my  way  toward 
Judea. 

17  When  I  therefore  was  thus 
minded,  did  I  use  lightness?  or 
the  things  that  I  j^urpose,  do  I 
purpose  "according  to  the  flesh, 
that  with  me  there  should  be  yea, 
yea,  and  nay,  naj^  ? 

18  But  as  God  is  true,  our  n  word 
toward  you  was  not  yea  and  nay. 

19  For  ^the  Son  of  God,  Jesus 
Christ,  who  was  preached  among 
you  by  us,  even  by  me  and  Silva- 
nus  and  Timotheus,  was  not  yea 
and  nay,  ^  but  in  him  was  yea. 

217 


A.  D.  60. 

iJer.  17.5,  7. 
i2Pet.  2.  9. 


1  Rom.  15.."0. 

Phil.  1.  11). 

Philem.  22. 
^  ch.  4. 15. 


°ch.  2. 17.  & 

4.  2. 
°1  Cor.  2.  4, 

13. 


f  ch.  5. 12. 

1  Phil.  2. 16. 

&4.  1. 

1  Thtss.  2. 

19,  20. 
'  1  Cor.  4. 13. 


'Rom.  1.11. 
II  Or,  grace. 


« 1  Cor.  16.  5, 
6. 


»  ch.  10.  2. 


II  Or, 
preaching. 


^  Mark  1.1. 
l.uke  1.  'io. 
Acts  9.  20. 


y  Heb.  13.  8. 


The  excommunicated 


II.  COKIKTHIANS. 


person  forgiven. 


A.  D.  60. 


^  Rom.15.8,9. 


■1  John  2.20, 
27. 


bEph.  1. 13. 

&  4.  31}. 

2  Tim.  2. 19. 

Rev.  2.  ir. 
•ch.  5.  5. 

Eph.  1.  14. 

a  Rom.  1.9. 

ch.  II.  .il. 

Ga\.  1.  'JO. 

Pliil.  1.  S. 
'I  Cor.  4.21. 

ch.2..J.«tl-'. 

20.i  13.  2,10. 
fl  Cor.  3.  5. 

1  Pet.  5.  :i. 

«Rom.  11.20. 
1  Cur.  IJ.  1. 


■ch.  1.23.  & 

12.  2<),  21.  3c 

13.  lU. 


kch.12.21. 


«ch.7.1G.  i 
8.22. 
GoL  5. 10. 


<ch.  7. 8,9,12. 


"1  Cor.  5.  1. 
rOal.  4. 12. 


I  Or, 

eeiuurr. 
» I  Cor.  .'..4/.. 

1  Tim.  .V  211. 
k  Qal.  U.  1. 


20  'For  all  the  promises  of  God 
in  him  «re  yea,  and  in  him  Amen, 
unto  the  glory  of  God  by  us. 

21  Now  he  \vhich  stablisheth  us 
with  you  in  Christ,  and  ''hath 
anointed  us,  is  God ; 

22  Who  ^'hath  also  sealed  us,  and 
•=  given  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit  in 
our  hearts. 

23  Moreover  ''I  call  God  for  a 
record  upon  my  soul,  "that  to  spare 
you  I  came  not  as  yet  unto  Corinth. 

24  Not  for  Hhiit  w-e  have  domin- 
ion over  your  faith,  but  are  helpers 
of  your  joy ;  for  -^  by  faith  ye  stand. 

CHAPTEK  II. 

1  ITnving  sJiewed  the  reason  ivhy  he  came  not  to  them., 
6  he  requireth  them  to  forr/'we  and  to  comfort  thai 
excommunicated  person,  10  even  as  himself  also  upon 
his  true  repentance  had  forgiven  him,  12  declaring 
withal  whij  he  departed  from  Troas  to  Macedonia, 
14  a?id  the  happy  success  which  God  gave  to  his 
preaching  in  all  places. 

BUT  I  determined  this  with  my- 
self, =*  that  I  would  not  come 
again  to  you  in  heaviness. 

2  For  if  I  make  you  sorry,  who  is 
he  then  that  maketh  me  glad,  but 
the  same  which  is  made  sorry  by 
me? 

3  And  I  wrote  this  same  unto  you, 
le.st,  when  I  came,  'I  should  have 
sorrow  from  them  of  whom  I  ought 
to  rejoice;  '^having  confidence  in 
you  all,  that  my  joy  is  the  joy  of 
you  all. 

4  For  out  of  much  affliction  and 
anguish  of  heart  I  wrote  unto  you 
with  many  tears;  '4iot  that  ye 
should  be  grieved,  but  that  ye 
might  know  the  love  which  I  have 
more  abundantly  unto  you. 

5  ]^ut  ''if  any  have  caused  grief, 
lie  liatli  not  ^grieved  me,  but  in 
part:  tliat  I  may  not  overcharge 
you  all. 

()  Suflicient  to  such  a  man  is  this 
I'  pnni.shment,  which  ivas  inflicted 
*-'<)f  many. 

7  ''So  that  contrariwise  ye  ouf/ht 
rather  to  forgive  liini,  and  comfort 
him,  lest  ])erliaps  such  a  one  should 
be  swallowed  up  with  overmuch 
sorrow. 

8  Wherefore  T  beseech  you  that 
ye  would  eonlirm  yonr  love  toward 
liim. 

9  For  to  this  end  also  did  T  write, 
that  I  might  know  the  proof  of 

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you,  whether  ye  be  '  obedient  in  all 
things. 

10  To  whom  ye  forgive  any  thing, 
I  forgive  also :  for  if  I  forgave  any 
thing,  to  whom  I  forgave  it,  for 
your  sokes  forgave  I  it  "in  the  per- 
son of  Christ ; 

11  Lest  Satan  should  get  an  ad- 
vantage of  us :  for  we  are  not  ig- 
norant of  his  devices. 

12  Furthermore,  ''when  I  came  to 
Troas  to  preach  Christ's  gospel,  and 
■a  door  was  oijened  unto  me  of  the 
Lord, 

13  ""I  had  no  rest  in  my  spirit, 
because  I  found  not  Titus  my 
brother ;  but  taking  my  leave  of 
them,  I  went  from  thence  into 
Macedonia. 

14  Now  thanks  ie  unto  God,  which 
always  causeth  us  to  triumph  in 
Christ,  and  maketh  manifest  "the 
savour  of  his  knowledge  by  us  in 
every  i:>lace. 

15  For  we  are  unto  God  a  sweet 
savour  of  Christ,  ''in  them  that  are 
saved,  and  "in  them  that  perish : 

16  ''To  the  one  tee  are  the  savour 
of  death  imto  death;  and  to  the 
other  the  savour  of  life  uuto  life. 
And  ''who  is  sufficient  for  these 
things  f 

17  For  we  are  not  as  many,  which 
II 'corrupt  the  word  of  God:  but  as 
*  of  sincerity,  but  as  of  God,  in  the 
sight  of  God  speak  we  "  in  Christ. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Le.'it  their  false  teachers  should  charge  him  with  vain- 
glorTj,  he  sheweth  the  faith  and  graces  of  the  Corin- 
thians to  be  a  sujflcient  commendation  of  his  minis- 
try. 6  Whereupon  entering  a  comparison  between 
the  ministers  of  the  law  and  of  the  gosjxl,  12  he 
proveth  that  his  ministry  is  so  far  the  more  excellent, 
as  the  gospel  of  life  and  liberty  is  more  glorious  tlian 
the  law  of  condemnation. 

DO  ""we  begin  again  to  com- 
mend ourselves  I  or  need  we, 
as  some  others,  ^epistles  of  com- 
mendation to  you,  or  letters  of  com- 
mendation from  you? 

2  'Ye  are  our  epistle  written  in 
our  hearts,  known  and  read  of  all 
men : 

3  Forasmnch  as  ye  arc  manifestly 
declared  to  be  the  epistle  of  Christ 
"ministered  by  us,  written  not  with 
ink,  but  with  tlie  Spirit  of  the  liv- 
ing God;  not  ''in  tables  of  stone, 
but  4n  fleshly  tables  of  the  heart. 


A.  B.  60. 


i  ch.  7. 15.  & 
10.6. 


»  Or. 
lit  the  sight. 


k  Acts  16.  8. 
&  20.  6. 


1 1  Cor.  16. 9. 


■»  ch.  7.  5,  6. 


°  Cant.  1.  3. 


"  1  Cor.  1.  IS. 

Pch.4.  3. 

1  Luke  2.  .34. 
John  9.  39. 
1  Pet.  2.  7,8. 


M  Cor.  15.10. 

ch.  3.  5,  6. 
11  Or,  <lcnl 

ikceilJuUy 

with. 
'  ch.  4.  2.  & 

11.  13. 

2  Pet.  2.  3. 
•ch.  1.  12.  & 

4.2. 
II  Or,  of. 


"ch.  5. 12.  & 
10.  .S,  12.  & 
12.  11. 

i>  Acts  18.  27. 


1  Cor.  9.  2. 


d  1  Cor.  3. 5. 
'■  10  X.  24.12.  St 

.■14. 1. 
I  I's.  40. 8. 

Jcr.  31.  .^3. 

Ez.  11.19.  & 

3t;.  2ii. 

lleb.  8. 10. 


Of  the  gospel  ministration. 


II.  COEmTIIIA:N^S. 


FauVs  zeal  in  iireaching. 


A.  D.  GO. 


K  John  15.  5. 
ch.  L'.  10. 


I>  1  Cor.1.5.10. 
Phil.  2.  13. 


ilCor..1.5.& 
IS.  10. 
ch. .',.  18. 
Eph.  3.  7. 
Col.].  :;5,29. 

1  Tiiii.  1.11, 
12. 

2  Tim.  1.11. 
kjrr.  :!l..".l. 

.Matl.  -X,.  L'S. 
Ileb.  S.  (i,  .S. 

I  Horn.  2.  2r, 
2y.  i  7.  G, 

'"H.>ni.. 1.2(1. 

&4.  l.i.  &7. 

9,  111,  11. 

Gal.  3.  10. 
"John  (i.  i;3. 

Horn.  s.  2, 

II  Or, 
(juickanelh. 

"Rom   ".  10. 
1"  Ex.34. 1,28. 

Deut.  10.  1, 

&c. 
<1  Ex.  34.  29, 

30,  35. 
■■  Gal.  3.  5. 


•Rom.  1.17. 
&  3.  21. 


'ch.  7.  4. 
Eph.  G.  19. 

nor, 

boldness. 
°  Ex.  34.  33, 
35. 


'Rom.  10.  4. 
Gal.  3.  23. 


yjs.  R.  10. 
Matt.  13. 11, 
14. 

John  12.40. 
Acts  2S.  2G. 
Koiii.  11.  7, 
S,  25. 
ch.  4.  4. 


^  Ex.  .'54.  .34. 
Rom.  11. 23 

2(>. 
"18.25.7. 


blCor.lS.45. 
vcr.  6. 


"  1  Cor.13.12. 
'1  ch.  4.  4.  fi. 

1  Tim.  1.11. 
•Rom.  8.  29. 

1  Cor.  15.49. 

Col.  3. 10. 


4  And  such  trust  have  M'C  through 


Christ  to  God-ward : 

5  sNot  that  wo  are  sufficient  of 
ourselves  to  think  any  thing"  as  of 
ourselves ;  but  ''  our  sulliciency  is 
of  God; 

0  Who  also  hath  made  us  able 
'ministers  of ''the  new  testament; 
not '  of  the  letter,  but  of  the  spirit : 
for '"the  letter  killeth,  "but  the  spir- 
it "giveth  life. 

7  But  if  "the  ministration  of  death, 
''written  and  engraven  in  stones, 
was  glorious,  "^  so  that  the  children 
of  Israel  could  not  steadfastly  be- 
hold the  face  of  Moses  for  the  glo- 
ry of  his  countenance ;  which  glory 
was  to  be  done  away ; 

8  How  shall  not '  the  ministration 
of  the  spirit  be  rather  glorious  I 

9  For  if  the  ministration  of  con- 
demnation he  glory,  much  more 
doth  the  ministration  ^of  righteous- 
ness exceed  in  glory. 

10  For  even  that  Avhich  was  made 
glorious  had  no  glory  in  this  re- 
spect, hj  reason  of  the  glory  that 
excelleth. 

11  For  if  that  which  is  done  away 
was  glorious,  much  more  that  which 
remaineth  is  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have  such 
hope,  *we  use  great  "plainness  of 
speech : 

13  And  not  as  Moses,  "" which  put 
a  vail  over  his  face,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  could  not  steadfastly 
look  to  ""the  end  of  that  which  is 
abolished: 

14  But  ^  their  minds  were  blind- 
ed: for  until  this  day  remaineth 
the  same  vail  untaken  away  in  the 
reading  of  the  old  testament;  which 
vail  is  done  away  in  Christ. 

15  But  even  unto  this  day,  when 
Moses  is  read,  the  vail  is  upon 
their  heart. 

IG  Nevertheless,  Mvhen  it  shall 
turn  to  the  Lord,  ^the  vail  shall  be 
taken  away. 

17  Now  Hhe  Lord  is  that  Si)irit : 
and  where  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
is,  there  is  liberty. 

18  But  we  all,  with  open  face  be- 
holding "^as  in  a  glass  ''the  glory 
of  the  Lord,  ''are  changed  into  the 
same  image  from  glory  to  glory, 


even    as    "by    the    Spirit    of    the 
Lord. 

CHAPTETl  IV. 

1  Jle  dcclaret/t  Iiow  he  hath  used  all  sincerity  atid 
faithful  diliijcHce  in  preachiug  the  f/os2jel,  7  ami 
how  the  troubles  and  persecutions  which  he  daily 
endured  for  the  same  did  redound  to  the  praise 
of  (rod\t  jwwer,  \2  to  the  benefit  of  the  churcii,  IG 
a7id  to  the  apostle\t  own  eternal  (jlonj. 

THEREFORE,  seeing  we  have 
*this  ministry,  ^as  we  have 
received  mercy,  Ave  faint  not; 

2  But  have  renounced  the  hidden 
tilings  of  *  dishonesty,  not  walking 
in  craftiness,  "nor  handling  the 
word  of  God  deceitfully ;  but,  ''  by 
manifestation  of  the  truth,  "  com- 
mending ourselves  to  every  man's 
conscience  in  the  sight  of  God. 

3  15 ut  if  our  gospel  be  hid,  4t  is 
hid  to  them  that  are  lost : 

4  In  whom  ^the  god  of  this  world 
•"hath  blinded  the  minds  of  them 
which  believe  not,  lest  'the  light 
of  the  glorious  gospel  of  Christ, 
""who  is  the  image  of  God,  should 
shine  unto  them. 

5  ^For  we  preach  not  ourselves, 
but  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord ;  and 
"'ourselves  your' servants  for  Jesus' 
sake. 

6  For  God,  "  who  commanded  the 
light  to  shine  out  of  darkness,  4iath 
•"shined  in  our  hearts,  to  give  ^the 
light  of  the  knowledge  of  the  glory 
of  God  in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ. 

7  But  we  have  this  treasure  in 
"earthen  vessels,  ^that  the  excel- 
lency of  the  power  may  be  of  God, 
and  not  of  us. 

8  We  are  'troubled  on  every  side, 
yet  not  distressed ;  ive  are  i^erplex- 
ed,  but  II  not  in  despair ; 

9  Persecuted,  but  not  forsaken ; 
'cast  down,  but  not  destroyed; 

10  "x\lways  bearing  about  in  the 
body  the  dying  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
"that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  might 
be  made  manifest  in  our  bod3^ 

11  For  we  which  live  ^  are  alway 
delivered  unto  death  for  Jesus' 
sake,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus 
might  be  made  manifest  in  our 
mortal  flesh. 

12  So  then  'death  worketh  in  us 
but  life  in  you. 

13  We  having  Hhe  same  spirit 
of  faith,  according  as  it  is  written, 
'"I  believed,  and  therefore  have  I 

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A.  D.  CO. 

II  Or,  of  the 
Loril  the 
Spirit. 


"ch.  3.  C. 
M  Cor.  7.  2.5. 
1  Tim.  1.13. 


t  Or.  i/iinif, 

Koiri.  1.  IG. 

&  C.  21. 
•  ch.  2.  17. 

1  Thcss.  2. 

3,  5. 
rfch.G.  4,  7. 

&  7.  14. 
'  ch.  5. 11. 


fl  Cor.  1.18. 
ch.  2.  15. 
2  ThesB.  2. 
10. 

'John  12.31. 

&  li.rM.Si 

Ki.  11. 

Ei)h.  G.  12. 
b  Is.  C.  10. 

.lohn  12.  40. 

ch.  3.  14. 
ich.3.b,y,ll, 

18. 

vcr.  e. 
kjohnl.18. 

&  12.  45.  & 

14.  y. 

Phil.  2.  G. 
Col.  1.  15. 
llcb.  1.  .3. 
1 1  Cor.  1.  1.3, 
2; J.  &  10.  ,33. 

"■1  Cor.  9. 19. 
ch.  1.  24. 

"  Gen.  1.  3. 

t  Gr.  is  he 
who  hath. 

"2  Pel.  1.19. 

''  ver.  4. 
1  Pet.  2.  9. 


Ich.  S.  1. 
'  1  Cor.  2.  5. 
ch.  12.  9. 


•ch.  7.5. 


II  Or,  not 
altogether 

without 
hel/i,  or, 
means. 
■Pa  37.24. 

"  1  Cor.l5..31. 
ch.  1.  .5,  9. 
(Jnl.  6.  17. 
Pliil.  3.  10. 

^Rom.S.  17. 

2  Tim.  2.11, 

12. 

1  Pet.  4. 13. 
y  Ps.  44.  22. 

Rom.  8. 36. 

1  Cor.  15.31, 

49. 


J    I 


•  ch.  13.  9, 


•Rom.  1.12. 
2  Pet.  1.1. 


b  Ps.  IIG.  10. 


PauVs  hope  of 


II.  COEINTHIANS. 


immortal  glory. 


A.  D.  60. 


'  Rom.  «.  11. 
1  Cor. «.  14. 


J 1  Cor.  3. 21. 

ch.  l.U. 

Col.  1.24. 

2  Tim.  2.10. 
'ch.  1.  11. fc 

S.H».&'J.U, 

12. 


fRnm.7.  22. 
Eph.  3.  1«. 
Col.  3. 10. 
1  Pet.  3.  4. 

f  Matt.  5. 12. 
Rom.  H.  18. 
IPct.l.C.k 
i.  10. 


h  Kom.  8.  24. 
ch.  4.  7. 
Ueb.  U.  I. 


•Job  4.  19. 
ch.  4.  ". 
2  PcU  1. 13, 
1*. 


>•  Bom.  8.  23. 


■  Ri-r.  n.  la 
II  lU.  U. 


•  U.  29.  33. 
Eph.  3. 10. 


'Rom.  8.  23. 
rh.  1.  W. 
Kph.  1.14. 
k4.  30. 


'Rom.  fl.  24, 

TCor.  13.12. 
ch.4.  in. 
Ucb.  11.1. 


spoken;  we  also  believe,  and  there- 
fore speak ; 

14  Knowing  that  'he  which  rais- 
ed up  the  Lord  Jesus  shall  raise  up 
us  also  by  Jesus,  and  shall  present 
us  with  you. 

15  For  ''all  things  are  for  j'our 
sakes,  that  'the  abundant  grace 
might  through  the  thanksgiving 
of  many  redound  to  the  glory  of 
God. 

IG  For  which  cause  we  faint  not ; 
but  though  our  outward  man  per- 
ish, yet  "^the  inward  man  is  renew- 
ed day  by  day. 

17  For  Sour  light  affliction,  which 
is  but  for  a  moment,  worketh  for 
us  a  far  more  exceeding  and  eter- 
nal weight  of  glory ; 

18  ''While  we  look  not  at  the 
things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the 
thiugs  which  are  not  seen :  for  the 
things  which  are  seen  are  tempo- 
ral ;  but  the  things  which  are  not 
seen  are  eternal. 

CHxVPTER  V. 

1  T/iat  in  his  axsicred  hope  of  immortal  glory,  9  and 

in  expectance  of  it,  and  of  the  general  judgment,  he 

"laboureth  to  keep  a  good  conscience,  Vi  not  that  he 

•  may  herein  boast  of  himself,  14  but  as  one  that, 
having  received  life  from  Christ,  endeavoureth  to 
live  as  a  new  crpaturc  to  Christ  only,  18  and  by  his 
niinUlry  of  reconciliatioji  to  reconcile  otfiers  also  i7i 
Christ  to  God. 

FOR  we  know  that,  if  ''our 
earthly  house  of  this  taber- 
nacle were  dissolved,  we  have  a 
building  of  God,  a  house  not  made 
with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

2  l''(H'  in  this  "^  we  groan,  earnestly 
desiring  to  be  clothed  upon  with 
our  house  which  is  from  heaven : 

y>  If  so  be  that  '^ being  clothed  we 
shnll  not  be  found  naked. 

4  l'\jr  we  that  are  in  this  taber- 
nacle do  groan,  being  burdened: 
not  for  that  we  would  be  uncloth- 
<'d,  but  ''clothed  upon,  that  mortal- 
ity might  be  swallowed  up  of  life. 

5  Now  '  he  that  l»ath  wrought  us 
for  tli(i  selfsame  thing  is  God,  who 
also  Hiath  given  unto  us  the  earn- 
est of  the  Spirit. 

()  Thrrcforc!  wr  are  always  confi- 
dent, knowing  th.it,  whilst  we  are 
at  home  in  the  body,  we  are  absent 
from  the  Lord  : 

7  (For  '"'we  walk  by  faith,  not  by 


sight :) 


220 


8  We  are  confident,  I  say,  and 
^  willing  rather  to  be  absent  from 
the  body,  and  to  be  x>resent  with 
the  Lord. 

9  Wherefore  we  "labour,  that, 
whether  present  or  absent,  we  may 
be  accepted  of  him. 

10  '  For  we  must  all  appear  before 
the  judgment  seat  of  Christ ;  ^that 
every  one  may  receive  the  things 
done  in  his  body,  according  to  that 
he  hath  done,  whether  it  he  good 
or  bad. 

11  Knowing  therefore  'the  terror 
of  the  Lord,  we  persuade  men ;  but 
"we  are  made  manifest  unto  God; 
and  I  trust  also  are  made  manifest 
in  your  consciences. 

12  For  "we  commend  not  our- 
selves again  unto  you,  but  give 
you  occasion  ''to  glory  on  our  be- 
half, that  ye  may  have  somewhat 
to  answer  them  which  glory  Mn 
appearance,  and  not  in  heart. 

13  For  p  whether  we  be  beside 
ourselves,  it  is  to  God :  or  whether 
we  be  sober,  it  is  for  your  cause. 

14  For  the  love  of  Christ  con- 
straineth  us ;  because  we  thus 
judge,  that  ^if  one  died  for  all,  then 
were  all  dead : 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  '"that 
they  which  live  should  not  hence- 
forth live  unto  themselves,  but 
unto  him  which  died  for  them,  and 
rose  again. 

10  'Wherefore  henceforth  know 
we  no  man  after  the  flesh :  yea, 
though  we  have  known  Christ  aft- 
er the  flesh,  ^yet  now  henceforth 
know  we  him  no  more. 

17  Therefore  if  any  man  "Z>e  in 
Christ,  "/le  is  ^a  new  creature:  -old 
things  are  passed  away;  behold, 
all  things,  are  become  new. 

18  And  all  things  are  of  God, 
'who  hath  reconciled  us  to  himself 
by  Jesus  Christ,  and  hath  given  to 
us  the  ministry  of  reconciliation ; 

19  To  wit,  that  ^  God  was  in  Christ, 
reconciling  the  world  unto  himself, 
not  im])uting  their  trespasses  unto 
them;  and  hath  *  committed  unto 
us  the  word  of  reconciliation. 

20  Now  then  we  are  ''ambassa- 
dors for  Christ,  as  "^  though  God  did 
beseech  you  by  us :  we  pray  you  in 


A.  D.  60, 


h  Phil.  1.23. 


I  Or 
endeavonr. 


•  Matt.  25. 31, 

32. 

Kom.  14.10. 
k  Rom.  2.  6. 

Gal.  G.  7. 

Eph.fi.  8. 

Col.  3.24,25. 

Kcv.  22. 12. 


lJob3I.23. 
Ileb.  10.31. 
Jude  23. 

'"ch.4.  2. 


■■  ch.  3. 1. 


"ch.  1.14. 


tGr. 

in  tli9  face. 


Pch.11.1,16, 
17.  &  12.  U, 
11. 


IRoip.  5.15. 


'Rom.  G.  11, 
12.  &  14. 7,8. 
1  Cor.  «.  la. 
Gal.  2.  20. 
1  Thess.  5. 
10. 
1  Pet.  4.  2. 


•Matt.  12.50. 
John  15.  14. 
Gal.  .5.  B. 
Pliil.  3.  7,  8. 
Col.  3.  11. 

'John  0.  63. 


"Rnm.  8.9. 
&  11).  7. 
Gal.  U.  15. 

let  hmi  be. 
'^Gal.  5.G.  & 

6.  15. 
>  Is.  4.3.18,19. 

i  05.  17. 

Eph.  2.  1.5. 

Kev.  21.  .5. 
'Horn.  5. 10. 

Eph.  2.  10. 

I'ol.  1.20. 

1  J.ilin  2.2. 

&  4.  10. 

•Rom.  3.  24, 
25. 


2>ut  in  us. 


bjobai.  23. 

Mai.  2.  7. 

ch.  3. 1!. 

Eph.  »>.  20. 
'  ch.  6. 1. 


Paul's  faithful  mimstry. 


II.  CORINTHIxVNS. 


JExhortation  to  Iwliness. 


A.  D.  60. 


'1  Is.  M.  G,  9, 

lli. 

Gal.  3.  n. 

I  Put.  2.  a!, 

L'4. 

1  John  3.  y 
"Rom.l.  17. 

&  5.  111.  &  10. 

3. 


"ICor.  3.  9. 
bch.  5.  20. 
'  Heb.  12. 15. 

<il3.49.  8. 


•  Rom.  14.13. 
1  Cor.  y.  12. 
&  10. 32. 

)  Gr.  com- 
mending, 
ch.  4.  2. 

fl  Cor.  4.  1. 


sch.  11.  23, 

II  Or.      . 
in  tossings 
to  andjro. 


h  ch.  4.  2.  & 

7.14. 
i  1  Cor.  2.  4. 
kch.  10.  4. 

Eph.  ti.ll, 

13. 

2  Tim.  4.  7. 


lch.4.2.&5. 

11.  &11.0. 
■"  1  Cor.  4.  n. 

eh.l.U.  &4. 

10,  11. 
"Pa.US.lS. 


"ch-Z.S. 


rch.  12.1.5. 


Christ's  stead,  be  ye  reconciled  to 
God. 

21  For  'he  hath  made  him  to  l)c 
sin  for  us,  who  knew  no  sin  ;  that 
we  miglit  be  made  ' 
ness  of  God  in  him. 


the  righteous- 


CHArTEE  YI. 

1  That  he.  Jiath  appnn'ed  himself  a  faitlifnl  minister' 
of  Christ,  both  by  his  exhortations,  3  and  b;/  integ- 
rity of  life,  4  and  by  patient  enduring  all  kinds  of 
affliction,  and  disgraces  for  the  gospel.  10  Of  which 
tie  speaketh  the  more  boldly  ainongst  them,  because 
his  heart  is  open  to  them,  13  and  he  expecteth  the  like 
affection  from  them  again,  iA  exhorting  tojlee  the  so- 
ciety and  pollutions  (f  idolaters,  as  being  themselves 
temples  of  the  living  God. 

WE  then,  as  '^  workers  together 
with  him,  ^'beseech  you  also 
Hhat  ye  receive  not  the  gTace  of 
God  in  vain. 

2  (For  he  saith,  ''I  have  heard 
thee  in  a  time  accepted,  and  in  the 
day  of  salvation  have  I  succoured 
thee:  behold,  now  is  the  accepted 
time ;  behold,  now  is  the  day  of 
salvation.) 

3  ''Giving  no  offence  in  any  thing, 
that  the- ministry  be  not  blamed: 

4  But  in  all  things  ♦  approving 
ourselves  '^as  the  ministers  of  God, 
in  much  patience,  in  afflictions,  in 
necessities,  in  distresses, 

5  ^In  stripes,  in  imprisonments, 
"in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watch- 
ings,  in  fastings ; 

6  By  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by 
longsuftering,  by  kindness,  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  by  love  unfeigned, 

7  ''By  the  word  of  truth,  by  ' the 
power  of  God,  by  ""the  armour  of 
righteousness  on  the  right  hand 
and  on  the  left, 

8  By  honour  and  dishonour,  by 
evil  report  and  good  report:  as  de- 
ceivers, and  yet  true ; 

9  As  unknown,  and  '  yet  well 
known ;  '"  as  dying,  and,  behold, 
we  live ;  °  as  chastened,  and  not 
killed; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  alway  re- 
joicing; as  ijoor,  yet  making  many 
rich;  as  having  nothing,  and  yet 
possessing  all  things. 

11  O  ye  Corinthians,  our  mouth 
is  open  unto  you,  "our  heart  is  en- 
larged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us, 
but  Pye  are  straitened  in  your  own 
bowels. 


13  Now  for  a  recompense  in  the 
same,  C*  I  speak  as  unto  my  chil- 
dren,) be  ye  also  enlarged. 

14  'Be  ye  not  unequally  yoked  to- 
gether with  unbelievers:  for  ''what 
fellowship  hath  righteousness  with 
unrighteousness  I  and  what  com- 
munion hath  light  with  darkness? 

15  And  what  concord  hath  Christ 
with  Belial  ?  or  what  part  hath  he 
that  believeth  with  an  infidel  f 

16  And  what  agreement  hath  the 
temple  of  God  with  idols?  for  'ye 
are  the  temple  of  the  living  God ; 
as  God  hath  said,  "I  will  dwell  in 
them,  and  walk  in  them;  and  I  Avill 
be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my 
people. 

17  "^  \Ylierefore  come  out  from 
among  them,  and  be  ye  separate, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  touch  not  the 
unclean  thing ;  and  I  will  receive 

18  ''And  will  be  a  Father  unto 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  my  sons  and 
daughters,  saith  the  Lord  Alaiighty. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  He  proceedcth  in  exhorting  them  to  purity  of  life, 

2  and  to  bear  him  like  affection  as  he  doth  to  them. 

3  Whereof  lest  he  might  seem  to  doubt,  he  declareth 
what  comfort  he  took  in  his  afflictions,  by  the  report 
■which  Titus  gave  of  their  godly  soTrow,  which  his 
former  epistle  had  wrought  in  them,  13  and  of  their 
loiiingkindness  and  obedience  towards  Titus,  answer- 
able to  his  former  boastings  of  them. 

HAYIXG  nherefore  these 
promises,  dearly  beloved,  let 
us  cleanse  ourselves  from  all  filth- 
iness  of  the  flesh  and  spirit,  per- 
fecting holiness  in  the  fear  of  God. 

2  Receive  us;  we  have  wronged 
no  man,  we  have  corrupted  no 
man,  ^we  have  defrauded  no  man. 

3  I  speak  not  this  to  condemn 
you:  for  "I  have  said  before,  that 
ye  are  m  our  hearts  to  die  and 
live  with  you. 

4  '^  Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech 
toward  you,  'great  is  my  glorying 
of  you:  ^I  am  filled  with  comfort, 
I  am  exceeding  joyful  in  all  our 
tribulation. 

5  For,  "When  we  were  come  into 
Macedonia,  our  flesh  had  no  rest, 
but  ""M'e  were  troubled  on  every 
side ;  '  without  tvere  fightings,  with- 
in luere  fears. 

6  Nevertheless  ''God,  that  com- 
forteth  those  that  are  cast  down, 

221 


A,  D.  CO, 


1 1  Cor,  4. 14. 


"^00111.7.2,3. 

ICor.S.a.Jt 

7.  39. 
■  1  .Sum.  5.  2, 

3. 

1  Kin^B  18, 

21. 

1  Cor.  10.21. 

Eph.  5. 7,11, 


•ICor.  3. 10. 

St  «.  19. 

Eph.  2.  21, 

22. 

llcb.  3.  C. 
"E-x.  29.45. 

Lev.  21).  12. 

Jer.:n.a3.& 

32.  38. 

Ez.11.20.  & 

.36.  28.  St  37. 

2ls  SiC. 

Zceh.8.8.& 

13.  9. 
"  Is.  a-2. 11. 

ch.  7.  I. 

Kev.  13.  4, 


TJer..31.1,9. 
Kev.  21.  7. 


•ch.fi.  17.  IS. 
1  John  3.3, 


l.Act9  2n.  33. 
ch.  12.  17, 

'^ch.6.11,12. 

Jch.  3 

12. 

"ICor 
ch.  1. 

.1.4. 
14, 

fch.  I. 
I'hil. 
Col.l 

4. 

2.17. 

.24. 

8ch.  2. 

13. 

bch.4. 

8. 

i  Deut. 

32.25. 

Ich.  1. 

4. 

Good  effect  of  godly  sorrow. 


II.  COEINTHIANS. 


The  liberality  of 


A.  D.  GO. 


.  See  ch.2  13. 


"ch.  2.4. 


J  Or,afcor(/- 
iHff  to  GoiL 


'  1  Sam.  12. 
1.!. 
Malt.  36.75. 

■-  Prov.  ir.22. 


*  ch.  2.  4. 


1  nom.U.32. 


( Or.  V>io«I», 
ch.  n.  12. 


'ch.2.  9. 
Phil.  2.  12. 


comforted  us  by  ^  the  coming  of 
Titus ; 

7  And  not  by  bis  coming  only, 
but  by  the  cousoUition  wherewith 
he  was  comforted  in  you,  when  he 
told  us  your  earnest  desire,  your 
mourning,  your  fervent  mind  to- 
ward me;  so  that  I  rejoiced  the 
more. 

8  For  though  I  made  you  sorry 
with  a  letter,  I  do  not  repent, 
"'though  I  did  repent:  for  I  per- 
ceive that  the  same  epistle  hath 
made  you  sorrj^,  though  it  ivere 
but  for  a  season. 

9  Now  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were 
made  sorry,  but  that  ye  sorrowed 
to  repentance:  for  ye  were  made 
sorry  "after  a  godly  manner,  that 
ye  might  receive  damage  by  us  in 
nothing. 

10  For  "godly  sorrow  worketh  re- 
pentance to  salvation  not  to  be 
repented  of:  °but  the  sorrow  of 
the  world  worketh  death. 

11  i'or  behold  this  selfsame  thing, 
that  ye  sorrowed  after  a  godly  sort, 
what  carefulness  it  wrought  in 
you,  yea,  what  clearing  of  your- 
selves, yea,  what  indignation,  yea, 
li'hat  fear,  yea,  what  vehement  de- 
sire, jea,  what  zeal,  yea,  lohat  re- 
venge !  In  all  things  ye  have  ap- 
proved yourselves  to  be  clear  in 
this  matter. 

12  AVherefore,  though  I  wrote 
unto  you,  I  did  it  not  for  his  cause 
that  had  done  the  wrong,  nor  for 
his  cause  that  suffered  wrong,  ^but 
that  our  care  for  you  in  the  sight 
of  (lod  might  ajipear  unto  you. 

13  Therefore  we  were  comforted 
in  your  comfort:  yea,  and  exceed- 
ingly tlie  more  joyed  we  for  the 
joy  of  Titus,   because   his    si)irit 

'was  refreshed  by  you  all. 

14  For  if  1  have  boasted  any 
tiling  to  him  of  you,  I  am  not 
ashamed  ;  but  as  we  spake  all 
things  to  you  in  truth,  even  so  our 
boa.sting,  which  J  made  before  Ti- 
tus, i.s  found  a  (vuth. 

15  AikI  Ills  'inward  aftection  is 
more  abundant  toward  you,  whilst 
he  remembereth  'the  obedience  of 
you  all,  how  with  fear  and  trem- 
bling ve  received  him. 

222 


16  I  rejoice  therefore  that  'I  have 
confidence  in  you  in  all  things, 

OHAPTEE  VIIL 

1  He  xtirrefh  them  up  to  a  liberal  contribution  for  the 
poor  saints  at  Jerusalem,  by  the  example  of  the  Mac- 
cdoiiians,  7  by  coinmendalion  of  their  fonner  for- 
wardness, 9  by  the  example  of  Christ,  14  a?id  by  Jie 
spiritual  profit  that  shall  redound  to  themselves  there- 
by :  1(5  commending  to  them  the  integrity  and  will- 
ingness of  Titus,  and  those  other  brethren,  who 
upon  his  request,  exhortation,  and  commendation, 
were  purposely  come  to  them  for  this  business. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  we  do 
you  to  wit  of  the  grace  of 
God  bestowed  on  the  churches  of 
Macedonia ; 

2  How  that  in  a  great  trial  of  af- 
fliction, the  abundance  of  their  joy 
and  "^  their  deep  poverty  abounded 
unto  the  riches  of  their  Uiberality. 

3  For  to  their  power,  I  bear  rec- 
ord, yea,  and  beyond  their  jiower 
they  were  willing  of  themselves  ; 

4  Praying  us  with  much  entreaty 
that  we  would  receive  the  gift, 
and  talie  npon  us  ^'the  fellowship 
of  the  ministering  to  the  saints. 

5  And  this  they  did,  not  as  we 
hoped,  but  first  gave  their  own 
selves  to  the  Lord,  and  unto  us  by 
the  will  of  God. 

6  Insomuch  that  '^wfe  desired  Ti- 
tus, that  as  he  had  begun,  so  he 
would  also  finish  in  you  the  same 
"grace  also. 

7  Therefore,  as  '^ye  abound  in 
every  thing,  in  faith,  and  utter- 
ance, and  knowledge,  and  in  all 
diligence,  and  in  your  love  to  us, 
see  'that  ye  abound  in  this  grace 
also. 

8  ^I  speak  not  by  commandment, 
but  by  occasion  of  the  forwardness 
of  others,  and  to  prove  the  sincer- 
ity of  your  love. 

9  For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ^that,  though 
he  was  rich,  yet  for  your  sakes  he 
became  poor,  that  ye  through  his 
poverty  njight  be  rich. 

10  And  herein  ''  I  give  my  advice : 
for  'this  is  expedient  for  you,  who 
have  begun  before,  not  only  to  do, 
but  also  to  be  *'^  forward  a  year  ago. 

1 1  Now  therefore  perform  the  do- 
ing of  it;  that  as  there  was  a  readi- 
ness to  will,  so  there  may  he  a  per- 
formance also  out  of  that  which  ye 
have. 


A.  D.  60. 

''2The63.3.4. 
Plulem.  8, 
21. 


=  Murkl2.«. 

tGr. 

simplicity, 
ch.  y.  11. 


b  Acts  11.29. 
&  24.  1". 
Rom.  15. 25, 
26. 

1  Cor.  16.  1, 
3,4. 
ch.  9. 1. 


<■■  ver.  17. 
ch.  12. 18. 


II  Or,  gift, 
ver.  4, 19. 

i\  Cor.  1.5. 
&  12.  13. 


"  ch.  9.  8. 


n  Cor.  7.  6. 


e  Matt.  S.  20. 
I,iike9.  58. 
Phil.  2.  C,  7. 


ii  1  Cor.  7. 23. 

i  Prov.  10. 17. 

Matt.  1(1.  42. 

1  Tim.  CIS, 

19. 

llcb.  13.  16. 
f  Gr.WiWt'njr. 
k  eh.  y.  2. 


(lie  Macedonians. 


II.  COEINTHIANS, 


A  hnsgiving  recommended. 


A.  D.  CO. 

I  Hark  12.  -l.t, 
44. 
Luke  21. 3. 


■"Ex.  16. 18. 


■■  ver.  G. 


"eh.  IL'.  IS. 


I'lCor.  IG. .:;, 

4. 

II  Or,  g:fl, 
ver.  4,  fi,  7. 
ch.  ii.  8. 

1  ch.  4.  15. 


■■Rom.l'i.ir 
l'liil.4.  8. 
1  Tot.  2. 12. 


||Or,hehatli. 


•Phil.  2.  25. 


«ch.7. 14.  & 
9.2. 


12  For  '  if  tliere  be  lirst  a  williug- 
mind,  it  is  accepted  according-  to 
that  a  man  liatli,  and  not  accord- 
ino'  to  that  he  hath  not. 

13  For  /  mean  not  that  otlicr  men 
be  eased,  and  ye  burdened : 

14  But  by  an  eciuality,  that  now 
at  this  time  your  abundance  may 
he  a  suppli/  for  their  want,  that 
their  abundance  also  may  be  a 
supplj/  for  your  want;  that  there 
may  be  eciuality : 

15  As  it  is  written,  "'lie  that  had 
(jathered  much  had  nothing  over ; 
and  lie  that  had  gathered  little  had 
no  lack. 

IG  But  thanks  he  to  God,  which 
X)nt  the  same  earnest  care  into  the 
heart  of  Titus  for  you. 

17  For  indeed  he  accepted  "the 


exhortation 


but  being  more 


for- 


ward, of  his  own  accord  he  went 
unto  you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  him 
'the  brother,  whose  praise  is  in  the 
gospel  throughout  all  the  churches ; 

19  And  not  that  only,  but  who 
was  also  ^  chosen  of  the  churches 
to  travel  with  ns  with  this  "  grace, 
which  is  administered  by  us  ^to  the 
glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and  decla- 
ration o/your  ready  mind: 

20  Avoiding  this,  that  no  man 
sliould  blame  ns  in  this  abundance 
which  is  administered  by  us  : 

21  'Providing  for  honest  things, 
not  only  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
but  also  in  the  sight  of  men. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them 
our  brother,  whom  we  have  often- 
times proved  diligent  in  many 
things,  but  now  much  more  dili- 
gent, upon  the  great  conhdence 
which  11/  have  in  you. 

23  AVhether  ang  do  inquire  of 
Titus,  he  is  my  partner  and  fellow 
helper  conceming  you :  or  our 
brethren  he  inquired  of,  they  are 
'the  messengers  of  the  churches, 
and  the  glory  of  Christ. 

21  Wlun-efore  shew  ye  to  them, 
and  before  the  churches,  the  proof 
of  your  love,  and  of  our  '  boasting 
on  your  behalf. 

CHAPTEE  IX. 

1  He  yieldeth  the  reason  trhy,  thowjh  he  knew  their 
forwardness,  yet  he  sent  Titus  and  his  brethren  be- 


forehand. 0  And  he  proceedeth  in  stirring  them  up 
to  a  bonntfid  (Utns,  as  beinc]  but  a  kind  of  sowing  of 
seed,  10  wliich  shall  return  a  great  increase  to  them, 
I'i  and  occasion  a  great  sacrijicc  of  thanksgivings  un- 
to Ood. 

FOE  as  touching  ''  the  minister- 
ing to  the  saints,  it  is  super- 
fluous for  me  to  write  to  you : 

2  For  I  know  Hhe  forwardness  of 
your  mind,  'for  which  I  boast  of 
you  to  them  of  Macedonia,  that 
''Achaia  was  ready  a  year  ago ;  and 
your  zeal  hath  jDrovoked  very 
many. 

3  ''Yet  have  I  sent  the  brethren, 
lest  our  boasting  of  you  should  be 
in  vain  in  this  behalf;  that,  as  I 
said,  ye  may  be  ready : 

4  Lest  haply  if  they  of  Macedonia 
come  with  me,  and  find  you  uni)re- 
pared,  we  (that  we  say  not,  ye) 
should  be  ashamed  in  this  same 
confident  boasting. 

5  Therefore  I  thought  it  neces- 
sary to  exhort  the  brethren,  that 
they  would  go  before  nnto  you, 
and  make  up  beforehand  your 
Uiounty,  "whereof  ye  had  notice 
before,  that  the  same  might  be 
read}',  as  a  matter  of  bounty,  and 
not  as  of  covetousness. 

6  ^But  this  I  sag,  He  which  sow- 
etli  sparingly  shall  reap  .also  spar- 
ingly ;  and  he  which  soweth  boun- 
tifully shall  reap  also  bountifully. 

7  Every  man  according  as  he  pur- 
poseth  in  his  heart,  so  let  him  give; 
^'not  grudgingly,  or  of  necessity: 
for  ''  God  loveth  a  cheerful  giver. 

8  'And  God  is  able  to  make  all 
grace  abound  toward  you;  that 
ye,  always  having  all  sutiicienc}"  in 
all  things,  may  abound  to  every 
good  work  : 

9  (As  it  is  written,  ■'He  hath  dis- 
persed abroad;  he  hath  given  to 
the  poor:  his  righteousness  remain- 
etli  for  ever. 

10  Xow  he  that '  ministereth  seed 
to  the  sower  both  minister  bread 
for  your  food,  and  multiply  your 
seed  sown,  and  increase  the  fruits 
of  your  "'righteousness :) 

11  Being  enriched  in  every  thing 
to  all  I'*  bountifuluess,  "which  cans- 
eth  through  us  thanksgiving  to 
God. 

12  For  the  administration  of  this 

223 


A.  n.  GO. 


•Act«n.29 
Horn.  15. 2« 
1  Cor.  16. 1 
ch.  8.  4. 
Gal.  2.  10. 

!>  ch.  8.  1!». 

'  ch.  8.  24. 

i  ch.  8. 10. 

•ch.S.6,17, 
18,  22. 

tGr. 

Gen.  ;i?.  11. 
1^.101.25.27, 
2  Kings  5. 
lo. 

II  Or.  vhich 
hath  heeii  no 
mvch  upok- 
en  of  6e- 
Jore. 

'Prov.  11.24. 
&  Jil.  17.  Si 

22.  ;t. 

Uul.  G.  7,  9. 


e  Dent.  15.7. 

b  Ex.  25.  2.  & 

••55. 5. 

Prov.  II.  2.'-,. 

Koni    12.  S. 

ch.  ,s.  l2. 
iProv.  11.24, 

25.  &  28.  27. 

Phil.  4. 1'J. 


k  P.s.  112.  9. 


I  Is.  55.  10. 


"Hoa.  10.12. 
Matt.  G.  1. 


HOr, 

Uberahly. 
♦  Gr 

strnplicitj/^ 

ch.8.  2. 
"ch   1.  U  & 

i  15. 


Against  false  ajwstles. 


11.  CORINTHIANS. 


PauVs  spiritual  power. 


A.  D.  60. 


•cli.8.14. 


f  Matt.  5.  IG. 


1  Ucb.  13.16. 


'ch.  8. 1. 
■James  1.17. 


•Bom.  12.  1. 


hrer.  10. 

ch.lii.'.O. 
II  Or. 

in  oulward 

apptar- 

ance. 

•I  Cor.  4.21. 
ch.  13. :!,  10. 


II  Or,  rtekxm. 


*  Enh.  0.  l.r 

ITIicsn.  ."-..H. 
•ITim.l.lX. 

•i  Tim.  'i  .J. 
I  AcU  7.  22. 

1  Cor.  2.  i. 

ct>.  «.  7.  k 

1».  .•?,  4. 

I  Or.  (o  r;ori. 
«Jcr  1.  10. 

k  I  Cor.  1.  13. 
k  .3.  lU. 

II  Or, 
rtwnningt. 


•  eh.  13  2,1b 


kch.  2.  n  * 

7  I.'.. 
I  John  r  24. 

i-h.  a.  12.  * 

11.  IH 
■ICor.Ur 

1  JohD4.  tt 


"  1  Cor  !J.  23 
ft  ».  I. 
ch.  11.  Z). 

•ch-n.  10. 


service  not  only  "supplieth  the 
want  of  the  saints,  but  is  abund- 
ant also  by  many  thanksgivings 
unto  God ; 

13  While  by  the  experiment  of 
this  miui.stration  they  ''glorify  God 
for  your  professed  subjection  unto 
the  gospel  of  Christ,  and  for  your 
liberal  **  distribution  unto  them,  and 
unto  all  men; 

14  And  by  their  prayer  for  you, 
which  long  after  j'ou  for  the  ex- 
ceeding "^  grace  of  God  in  you. 

15  Thanks  he  unto  God  'for  his 
unspeakable  gift. 

CHAPTER  X. 

Against  the  false  apostles,  who  disgraced  the  weakness 
of  h'ls  person  and  bodily  presence,  he  setteth  out  the 
spiritual  might  and  authority,  wit/u  which  he  is 
armed  against  all  adversary  powers,  7  assuriitg  them 
that  at  his  coming  he  ivill  be  found  as  mighty  in  word, 
as  he  is  ivow  in  writing  being  absent,  12  and  withal 
taxing  tftemfor  reaching  out  themselves  beyond  their 
compass,  uiiid  vaunting  themselves  into  other  men's 
labours. 


NO^Y  ''I  Paul  myself  beseech 
you  bj'"  the  meekness  and 
gentleness  of  Christ,  ^  who  "in  pres- 
ence am  base  among  you,  but  be- 
ing absent  am  bold  toward  you  : 

2  But  I  beseech  you,  nhat  I  may 
not  be  bold  when  I  am  present 
with  that  confidence,  wherewith  I 
think  to  be  bold  against  some, 
which  "  think  of  us  as  if  we  walked 
according  to  the  flesh. 

3  For  though  we  walk  in  the  flesh, 
we  do  not  war  after  the  flesh : 

4  ('For  the  weapons  ''of  our  war- 
fare are  not  carnal,  but  ^mightj^ 
"through  God  ^'to  the  pulling  down 
of  strong  holds ;) 

5  ''Casting  down  "imaginations, 
and  every  high  thing  that  exalteth 
itself  against  the  knowledge  of 
God,  and  bringing  into  captivity 
every  thought  to  the  obedience  of 
Clu-ist; 

G  '  And  having  in  a  readiness  to 
revenge  all  disobedience,  when 
"your  obedience  is  fulfilled. 

7  '  Do  ye  look  on  tilings  after  the 
outward  apiH^arance  ?  "If  any  man 
trust  to  himself  that  he  is  Christ's, 
let  him  of  himself  think  this  again, 
that,  as  he  is  Christ's,  even  so  are 
"we  Christ's. 

S  I'or  tliough  T  should  boast  some- 
what more  "of  our  juithority,  which 
224 


the  Lord  hath  given  us  for  edifica- 
tion, and  not  for  your  destruction, 
p  I  should  not  be  ashamed  : 

9  That  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I 
would  terrify  you  by  letters. 

10  For  his  letters,  ^say  they,  are 
weighty  and  powerful;  but  '^his 
bodily  presence  is  weak,  and  his 
"^  speech  contemptible. 

11  Let  such  a  one  think  this,  that, 
such  as  we  are  in  word  by  letters 
when  vre  are  absent,  such  ivill  we  he 
also  in  deed  when  we  are  present. 

12  ^For  we  dare  not  make  our- 
selves of  the  number,  or  compare 
ourselves  with  some  that  commend 
themselves:  but  they,  measuring 
themselves  by  themselves,  and  com- 
paring themselves  among  them- 
selves, "  are  not  wise. 

13  *  But  we  will  not  boast  of 
things  without  our  measure,  but 
according  to  the  measure  of  the 
"rule  which  God  hath  distributed 
to  us,  a  measure  to  reach  even 
unto  you. 

14  For  we  stretch  not  ourselves 
beyond  our  measure,  as  though  we 
reached  not  unto  you ;  "for  we  are 
come  as  far  as  to  you  also  in  preach- 
ing the  gosi)el  of  Christ : 

15  Not  boasting  of  things  with- 
out our  measure,  that  is,  ''of  other 
men's  labours;  but  having  hope, 
when  your  faith  is  increased,  that 
we  shall  be  "enlarged  by  you  ac- 
cording to  our  rule  abundantly, 

IG  To  preach  the  gospel  in  the 
regions  beyond  you,  and  not  to 
boast  in  another  man's  "line  of 
things  made  ready  to  our  hand. 

17  ^'  But  he  that  glorieth,  let  him 
glory  in  the  Lord. 

18  For  'not  he  that  commendeth 
himself  is  approved,  but  ''whom 
the  Lord  commendeth. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  Out  of  Ids  jealousy  over  the  Corinthians,  w?io  scnn- 
ed  to  make  more  accomit  ofthejalsc  apostles  than  of 
him,  he  entcreth  into  a  forced  commendation  of  hini- 
self  .5  of  tiis  (quality  with  the  chiif  apostles,  7  of  his 
preaching  the  gospel  to  them  freely,  atid  without  any 
their  charge,  VS  sheieing  that  he  was  not  inferior  to 
those  deceitful  workeis  in  any  legal  prerogatiec,  23 
and  in  the  service  of  Christ,  and  in.  all  kind  of 
sufferings  for  his  mirdstry,  far  superior. 

WOULD  to  God  ye  could  bear 
with  me  a  little  in  ""  my  folly : 
and  indeed  "  bear  with  me. 


A.  D.  60. 


P  ch.  7. 14.  & 

12.  6. 


tGr. 

saith  he. 
'HCor.2.3,4. 
ver.  1. 
ch.l2..^,7,0. 
Gal.  4.  13. 

'  1  Cor.  1. 17. 
&  2.  1,  4. 
ch.  11.  6. 


■ch.  3.  1.  & 
5.12. 


II  Or,  under- 
statiditnot. 
<  ver.  15. 


I  Or,  line. 


°  1  Cor.  3.  5, 
10.  &  4. 15. 
&9. 1. 


"Rom.  15.20. 


I  Or,  magni- 
Jied  in  you. 


I  Or,  rule. 


y  Is.  05.  IG. 
,Ter.  a.  24. 
1  Cor.  1.  31. 

■  Prov.  27.  2. 


"  Rom.  2.  29. 
1  Cor.  4.  5. 


"ver.  10. 
ch.  5.  13. 

II  Or, 

ye  do  hear 
with  ine. 


Faul  cxcuseth  his 


II.  CORINTHIAKS. 


forced  sclfcommendation. 


A.  D.  00. 

b(;al.4.1",18. 
•Ilos. 2.10,2(1. 
1  Cor.  4.  15. 
<i  Col.  1.  28. 

'  Lev.  21. 13. 


f  Gen.  S.  4. 
Julmtj.  44. 


S  Eph.  6.  24. 
Col.  2.  4,  8, 
l,s. 

1  Tim.  1.  S. 
&  4.  1. 
Ik'b.  1.!.  9. 

2  IVt.  3.  \7. 


I.  Gal.  1.  7,  S. 


f|Or,u'i(/i  mc. 

ilCor.15.  10. 
cli.  12.  11. 
Gal.  2.  0. 

HCor.  1.  17. 

&2.  I,  l.-l. 

ell.  111.  10. 
I  Eph.  a.  4. 
'"  eh.  4.  2.  & 

,i.  11.  &12. 

IJ. 


"  .\cts  IS.  3. 
lCor.'J.i;,12. 
ch.  10.  1. 


"  .\cts  20.  33. 
ch.  12.  1.3. 

1  Thes8.2.n. 

2  Thess.3.S, 

y. 

I"  Phil.  4. 10, 
1  j,  Iti. 


Ich.  12.14,10. 


'Rom.  9.1. 

tGr. 
this  hoa!!t' 
inj  shall  not 
he  stopped 
111  me. 

■  1  Cor.  9. 15. 

'ch.  G.  11.  & 
7.3.  &  12.15. 


"  1  Cor.  9. 12. 


^  -\cts  15.  24. 

Rom.  hi.  IS. 

Gal.  1.  7.  & 

G.  iJ. 

Phil.  1.15. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 

1  Jolin  4.  1. 

Kev.  2.  2. 
>  ch.  2.  17. 

Phil.  3.  2. 

Tit.  1.10,11. 
'  Gal.  1.  8. 


2  For  I  am  ^jealous  over  you  with 
godly  jealousy ;  for ''I  have  espous- 
ed you  to  one  husbaud,  ''that  1  may 
])resent  you  "as  a  chaste  virgin  to 
Christ. 

3  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any  means, 
as  ^the  serpent  beguiled  Eve 
through  his  subtilty,  so  your 
minds  ^  should  be  c()rru])ted  from 
the  simi)lieity  that  is  in  C'hrist. 

4  For  if  he  that  eometh  i)reacheth 
another  Jesus,  whom  w(;  have  not 
l)reached,  or  if  ye  receive  another 
spirit,  Avhicli  ye  have  not  received, 
or  ''another  gospel,  Avhieh  ye  have 
not  accepted,  ye  might  well  bear 
"with  liim. 

5  For  I  suppose  '  I  was  not  a  whit 
behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles. 

G  But  though  ''J  1)6  rude  in  speech, 
yet  not  'in  knowledge;  but  '"we 
have  been  thoroughly  made  mani- 
fest among  you  in  all  things. 

7  Have  I  committed  an  offence 
"in  abasing  myself  that  ye  might 
be  exalted,  because  I  have  x>reach- 
ed  to  you  the  gospel  of  God  freely? 

8  I  robbed  other  churches,  taking 
wages  of  them,  to  do  you  service. 

9  And  when  I  was  present  with 
you,  and  wanted,  "I  was  charge- 
able to  no  man :  for  that  which 
was  lacking  to  me  Pthe  brethren 
which  came  from  Macedonia  suj)- 
plied:  and  in  all  things  I  have 
kept  myself  "^from  being  burden- 
some unto  you,  and  so  will  I  keep 
m  If  self . 

10  ^As  the  truth  df  Christ  is  in 
me,  ^'no  man  shall  stop  me  of  this 


boasting  in  the  regions  of  Achaia 

'because  I 


love 


11  Wherefore? 
you  not  ?  God  knoweth. 
'  12  But  what  1  do,  that  I  will  do, 
"that  I  may  cut  off  occasion  from 
them  which  desire  occasion ;  that 
wherein  they  glory,  they  may  be 
found  even  as  we. 

13  For  such  ""are  false  apostles, 
"f  deceitful  workers,  transforming 
thepiselves  into  the  apostles  of 
.Christ. 

14  And  no  marvel;  for  Satan 
himself  is  transformed  into  'an 
angel  of  light. 

15  Therefore  it  is  no  great  thing 
if  his  ministers  also  be  transformed 

78 


as  the  nninisters  of  righteousness ; 
**  whose  end  shall  be  according  to 
their  works. 

IG  'I  say  again.  Let  no  man  think 
me  a  fool ;  if  otherwise,  yet  as  a 
fool  II  receive  me,  that  I  may  boast 
myself  a  little. 

17  That  wliich  I  speak,  ''I  speak 
it  not  after  the  Lord,  but  as  it  were 
foolishly,  'in  this  conlidence  of 
boasting. 

18  '^  Seeing  that  many  glory  after 
the  flesh,  1  will  glory  also. 

19  For  ye  sufl'er  fools  gladly, 
'^seeing  ye  yourselves  are  wise. 

20  For  ye  suffer,  ''if  a  man  bring 
you  into  bondage,  if  a  man  devour 
you,  if  a  man  take  of  you,  if  a  man 
exalt  himself,  if  a  man  smite  you 
on  the  face. 

21 1  speak  as  concerning  reproach, 
'  as  though  we  had  been  weak. 
Howbeit,  ''whereinsoever  any  is 
bold,  (I  speak  foolishly,)  I  am  bold 
also. 

22  Are  they  Hebrews  ?  '  so  am  I. 
Are  they  Israelites  I  so  am  I.  Are 
they  the  seed  of  Abraham  ?  so  am  I. 

23  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ  ? 
(I  speak  as  a  fool,)  I  am  more ;  "in 
labours  more  abundant,  "in  stripes 
above  measure,  in  j^risons  more 
frequent,  °in  deaths  oft. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received 
I  ^ forty  stripes  save  one. 

25  Thrice  was  I  '^  beaten  with  rods, 
■^once  was  I  stoned,  thrice  I  'suffer- 
ed shipwreck,  a  night  and  a  day  I 
have  been  in  the  deep ; 

2G  7«  journeyings  often,  in  perils 
of  waters,  in  perils  of  robbers,  *  in 
perils  by  mine  own  countrymen, 
"  in  perils  by  the  heathen,  in  perils 
in  the  city,  in  perils  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  jjerils 
among  false  brethren ; 

27  In  weariness  and  painfnlness, 
''in  watchings  often,  ^  in  hunger 
and  thirst,  in  fastings  often,  in  cold 
and  nakedness. 

28  Beside  those  things  that  are 
without,  that  which  eometh  upon 
me  dailv,  'the  care  of  all  the 
churches. 

29  ''AVho  is  weak,  and  I  am  not 
weak?  who  is  offended,  and  I 
burn  not  ? 

225 


A.  D.  CO. 

'•"  ch.  3.  9. 
b  I'hil.  3. 19. 


'ver.  I. 
ell.  12.0,11. 


1  Or,  t^f^er. 


i  1  Cor.  7.  6. 
12. 


'  ch.  9.  4. 


'Phil.  3. 3,  4. 


E 1  Cor.  4. 10. 

b  Gal.  2.  4.  ii 

4.9. 


i  ch.  10.  10. 
k  Phil.  ,3.  4. 


I  Acts  22.  3. 
Rom.  II.  1. 
Plul.  3.  5. 


"■ICor.W.lO. 

°  Acts  9.  16. 
&  111.  23.  & 
21.  11. 
ch.  G.  4,  5. 

"1  Cor.l5..30, 
31,. 32. 
ell.  1. 11.10.  & 
4.  11.  &G.  9. 

I'  Deut.  25.  3. 

T  -Vets  10.  22. 

'.lets  14.  19. 
•  Acts  27.  41. 


<Acts9.  23.  & 
13.  50.  &  14. 
5.  .«,-17.5.  & 
20.  3.  &2I. 
31.  &  2.3.  10, 
II.  &  25.  3. 

"Acts  14.  5. 
&  19.  2.3. 


'  AcU  20.  31. 
oh.  C.  5. 
J  1  Cor.  4. 11. 


•Sec  Acts 20. 
IS,  &c. 
Rum.  I.  14. 


"  1  Cor.  8. 13. 

*  9.  22. 


Paul  glorieth  in 


II.  COEINTHIANS. 


7m  infirmities. 


A.  D.  60. 

k  ch.  12.  S,  9, 
10. 


'Rom.  1.9. 

&9.  1. 

ch.  1.  25. 

Gal.  I.  -JO. 

IThess.a.i. 
iRom.'J.S. 


•  Acts  9.  24, 
2a. 


t  Gr.  Fnr  I 
will  come. 


•Rom.  Ifi.  r 
ch.S.  17. 
Gal.  1.  22. 


»  AcU  22. 17. 


A.  D.  4fi. 
KtL'iHra, 
Acts  14.  U. 


•Luke  23.43. 
potnble.        I 


<ch.ll.CO. 


•eh.  10.  8.* 
11. 1«. 


f  See  Ez.  Sfl. 

24. 

U>l.4.13,14. 
«Joh2.  7. 

Luke  13.  lU. 


»  Bfr  Deut. 
3.  2.T-27. 
Mtll.2e.44. 


30  If  I  must  needs  glory,  ^I  will 
glory  of  tlie  tilings  which  concern, 
mine  infirmities. 

31  '  The  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  '^  which  is  bless- 
ed for  evermore,  knoweth  that  I 
lie  not. 

32  'In  Damascus  the  governor 
under  Aretas  the  king  kept  the  city 
of  the  Damascenes  with  a  garrison, 
desirous  to  apprehend  me  : 

33  And  through  a  window  in  a 
basket  was  I  let  down  by  the  wall, 
and  escaped  his  hands. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  For  commending  of  hix  apostleship,  thorujh  Tie  miqht 
glory  of  hit  wonderful  revelations,  9  yet  he  rather 
choo-teth  to  glory  of  his  inflrinitiex,  11  blaming  them 
for  forcing  him  to  this  vain  boasting.  14  He  prom- 
iselh  to  come  to  them  again :  but  yet  altogether  in 
the  affection  of  a  father,  20  although  he  feareth  he 
shall  to  his  grief  Jind  many  offenders,  and  public 
disorders  there. 

IT  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubt- 
less to  glory.     *  I  will  come  to 
visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord. 

2  I  knew  a  man  ^  in  Christ  above 
fourteen  years  ago,  (whether  in  the 
body,  I  cannot  tell;  or  whether 
out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell :  God 
knoweth ;)  such  a  one  ^  caught  up 
to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I  knew  such  a  man,  (wheth- 
er in  the  bodj-,  or  out  of  the  body, 
I  cannot  tell :  God  knoweth ;) 

4  How  that  he  was  caught  up  in- 
to "paradise,  and  heard  unspeaka- 
ble words,  which  it  is  not  "lawful 
for  a  man  to  utter. 

5  Of  such  a  one  will  I  glory :  "^yet 
of  myself  I  will  not  glory,  but  in 
mine  infirmities. 

C  For  Hhough  I  would  desire  to 
glory,  I  shall  not  be  a  fool ;  for  I 
will  say  the  truth:  but  )io?r  I  for- 
bear, lest  any  man  should  think  of 
mo  above  that  which  he  seeth  me 
to  he,  or  that  he  heareth  of  me. 

7  And  lest  I  should  be  exalted 
abov(;  measure  through  the  abund- 
ance of  the  revelations,  there  was 
given  to  me  a  *^ thorn  in  the  flesh, 
'^the  nuvssenger  of  Satan  to  buffet 
m(^,  lest  1  should  be  exalted  above 
measure. 

8  ''For  this  thing  I  besought  the 
Lord  thrice,  that  it  might  depart 
from  me. 

0  And  he  said  unto  me.  My  grace 


is  sufficient  for  thee:  for  my 
strength  is  made  perfect  in  weak- 
ness. Most  gladly  therefore  '  will 
I  rather  glory  in  my  infirmities, 
''that  the  power  of  Christ  may  rest 
upon  me. 

10  Therefore  '  I  take  pleasure  in 
infirmities,  in  reproaches,  in  neces- 
sities, in  persecutions,  in  distresses 
for  Christ's  sake :  "'  for  when  I  am 
weak,  then  am  I  strong. 

11  I  am  become  "a  fool  in  glory- 
ing ;  ye  have  compelled  me :  for  I 
ought  to  have  been  commended  of 
you:  for  "in  nothing  am  I  behind 
the  very  chiefest  apostles,  though 
''I  be  nothing. 

12  "^  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle 
were  wrought  among  you  in  all 
patience,  in  signs,  and  wonders, 
and  mighty  deeds. 

13  'For  what  is  it  wherein  ye 
were  inferior  to  other  churches, 
except  it  he  that  ^I  m3^self  was  not 
burdensome  to  you  I  forgive  me 
'this  wrong. 

14  "Behold,  the  third  time  I  am 
ready  to  come  to  you ;  and  I  will 
not  be  burdensome  to  you:  for  ''I 
seek  not  yours,  but  you:  ^ for  the 
children  ought  not  to  lay  up  for 
the  parents,  but  the  i^arents  for  the 
children. 

15  And  'I  Avill  very  gladly  spend 
and  be  spent  ''for  ^you;  though 
■"the  more  abundantly  I  love  you, 
the  less  I  be  loved. 

IG  But  be  it  so,  '^I  did  not  burden 
you :  nevertheless,  being  crafty,  I 
caught  you  with  guile. 

17  ""Did  I  make  a  gain  of  you  by 
any  of  them  whom  I  sent  unto 
you  ? 

18  ^I  desired  Titus,  .and  with  him 
I  sent  a  ^brother.  Did  Titus  make 
a  gain  of  you  ?  walked  we  not  in 
tliG  same  spirit  ?  tvalked  we  not  in 
the  same  steps  ! 

19  '-'Again,  think  ye  that  we  ex- 
cuse ourselves  unto  you  f  ^  we 
speak  before  God  in  Christ:  'but 
u'e  do  all  things,  dearly  beloved, 
for  your  edifying. 

20  For  I  fear,  lest,  when  I  come, 
I  shall  not  find  you  such  as  I  would, 
and  that  ^1  shall  be  found  unto 
you  such  as  ye  would  not:    lest 


A.  D.  60. 


■  ch.  11.  30. 


k  1  Pet.  4. 14 


I  Rom.  n.  3. 
ch.  7.  4. 


"ch.  13.  4. 


"ch.ll.l.li;, 
17. 


"ch.  11.5. 
G^l.  2.  (;,7,.S. 


P 1  Cor.  3.  7. 

&  15.  8,  9. 

Eph.  3.  ». 
'lRom.l5.1.s, 

i:>. 

1  Cor.  9.  2. 
ch.  4.  2. 1 1;. 
4.  &  11.  ii. 


■•  1  Cor.  1. ; 


•1  Cor.  n.  12 

ch.  u.a. 


ich.  11.7. 
"ch.l.j.  1. 


■'Acts 20.  ;;f7. 

1  Cor.  lO.'V!. 
>  1  Cor.  4. 14. 

15. 


'Phil.  2.  17. 

1  The».s.2.s. 
"Joliii  10.11. 

ch.  1.  0. 
Col.  1.24. 

2  Tim.  2.  111. 
t  Gr.  t/our 

souls. 

bch.(i.l2,l.".. 
'ch.  11.  9. 


d  ch.  7.  2. 


'  ch.  S.  G,  Hi, 
fch.  8. 18. 


Bch.  5.  12. 

k  Rom.  9. 1. 

nil.  11.31. 

i  1  Cor.  10.33. 


k  I  Cor.  4.  21. 
ch.  10.  2.  * 
13.  2,  10. 


Paul  threateneth 


GALATIANS. 


tinreclaimed  offenders. 


A.  D.  CO. 


1  oh.  2. 1,  4. 


^  ch.  13.  2. 


°1  Cor.  5.1. 


•ch.  12.14. 

b  Niim..^.5.10. 
Dent.  17.0. 
&  I'l.  1.^. 
Matt.  18. 10. 
John  8.  1". 
IK'b.  10.  28. 

'  ch.  10.  2. 


i  ch.  12.  21. 


■•ch.  1.  23. 


f. Matt.  10.20. 
1  Cor.  r,.  i. 
cli.  2.  10. 

eiCor.  9.  2. 

bPhil.2.r,.S. 

1  Pet.  3.  IS. 

i  Rom.  6.  4. 

k  See  ch.  10. 

3,4. 
II  Or, 

with  him. 


U  Cor.  11.28. 


A.  D.  58. 


»ver.  11,12. 

b  Acts  9.  6.  & 
22.10,1.5,21. 
&  26.  16. 
Tit.  1.  3. 

'  AcU  2.  24. 

■J  Phil.  2.  22. 
&  4.  21. 
'ICor.  XCl. 


there  J)e  debates,  eavyings,  wraths, 
strifes,  backbitiugs,  whisperings, 
swellings,  tumults : 
21  And  lest,  wlieu  I  come  again, 
my  (j()d  '  will  humble  me  among 
you,  and  that  I  shall  bewail  many 
"'which  have  sinned  already,  and 
have  uot  repented  of  the  unclean- 
ness  and  "fornication  and  lascivi- 
ousness  which  they  have  commit- 
ted. 

CHAPTEE  XIII. 

1  He  ihreateueUi  severity,  and  Ihe  power  of  his  apostle- 
ship  arjainst  obdinate  siimers.  5  Aud  adrising  them 
to  a  trial  of  their  faith,  7  and  to  a  reformation  of 
their  sins  before  his  coming,  11  he  concludeth  ?iis 
epistle  with  a  general  exhortation  and  ajirayer. 

THIS  is  Hhe  third  time  I  am 
coming  to  you.  ''  In  the  mouth 
of  two  or  three  witnesses  shall  ev- 
ery word  be  established. 

2  "^I  told  you  before,  and  foretell 
you,  as  if  I  were  present,  the  sec- 
ond time;  and  being  absent  now 
I  write  to  them  ^  which  heretofore 
have  sinned,  and  to  all  other,  that, 
if  I  come  again,  '^I  will  not  spare : 

3  Since  ye  seek  a  proof  of  Christ 
^speaking  in  me,  which  to  you- 
ward  is  not  weak,  but  is  mighty 
^-'in  you 

4 
through  weakness,  yet  'he  liveth 
by  the  power  of  God.  For  ''we 
also  are  weak  "  in  him,  but  we  shall 
live  with  him  by  the  power  of  God 
toward  you. 

5  '  Examine  yourselves,  whether 


''For  though  he  was  crucified 


ye  be  in  the  faith  ;  prove  your  own 
selves.  Know  ye  not  your  own 
selves,  ""how  that  Jesus  Clirist  is 
in  you,  except  ye  be  "  rei)robates  ? 

6  But  I  trust  that  ye  shall  know 
that  we  are  not  reprobates. 

7  Kow  I  pray  to  God  that  ye  do 
no  evil ;  not  that  we  should  appear 
approved,  but  that  ye  should  do 
that  which  is  honest,  though  °we 
be  as  reprobates. 

8  For  we  can  do  nothing  against 
the  truth,  but  for  the  truth. 

9  For  we  are  glad,  Pwhen  we  are 
weak,  aud  ye  are  strong :  and  this 
also  we  wish,  '^even  your  perfection. 

10  "^  Therefore  I  write  these  things 


being   absent,  lest 


being 


present 


I  should  use  sharpness,  *  accord- 
ing to  the  j)ower  which  the  Lord 
hath  given  me  to  edification,  and 
not  to  destruction. 

II  Finally,  brethren,  farewell.  Be 
perfect,  be  of  good  comfort,  "  be  of 
one  mind,  live  in  peace ;  and  the 
God  of  love  ""and  peace  shall  be 
with  you. 

12  >  Greet  one  another  with  a 
holy  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  you. 

14  ^The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
"  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
he  with  you  all.    Amen. 

1  The  second  epistle  to  the  Corinthians  was  writ- 
ten from  Philippi,  a  city  of  Macedonia,  by  Titus 
and  Lucas. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 


GALATIANS- 


CHAPTER  L 

()  He  wondereth  that  they  have  so  soon  left  him  and 
the  (josjiel,  8  and  accurselh  those  that  preach  any 
other  gospel  than  he  did.  11  He  learned  the  gospel 
not  of  tiven,  but  nf  God:  14  and  shewelh  what  he 
was  before  his  calling^  17  a7id  what  he  did  presently 
after  it. 

PAUL,  an  apostle,  (*not  of  men, 
neither  by  man,  but  ^by  Jesus 
Christ,  and  God  the  Father,  'who 
raised  him  fj;«m  the  dead ;) 
2  And  all  the  brethren   ''which 
with  me,  *uuto  the  churches 


are 


of  Galatia : 


3  '^  Grace  he  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Father,  aud  from 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

4  ^Who  gave  himself  for  our  sins, 
that  he  might  deliver  us  ''from 
this  present  evil  world,  according 
to  the  will  of  God  and  our  Fa- 
ther ; 

5  To  whom  he  glory  for  ever  and 
ever.    Amen. 

6  I  marvel  that  ye  are  so  soon 
removed  'from  him  that  called  you 

227 


A.  D.  60. 


"■Rom.  8.  in. 

Ual.  4.  19. 

"1  Cor.  9. 27. 


"  cli.  G.  9. 


I'l  Cnr.4.10. 
ch.U..'SO.  A 
12.  o,  9,  10. 

11  ThcBB.  3. 

10. 
'\  Cor.  4.  21. 

cli.  2.  3.  ft 

10.  2.  &12. 

20,21. 

•Tit.  1.1.3. 
•ch.  10.  8. 


"Rom.12.16, 

18.  &  IS.  u. 

1  Cor.  1.  10. 

Phil.  2.  2.  & 

3.  16. 

1  Pet.  3.  8. 
^Rom.li.3.;. 


yRom.lG.lC. 
1  Cor.  16.-.H. 
I  Thtss.  5. 

1  Pet.  5.  H. 


'  Hom.lO.  21. 


■  Phil.  2. 1. 


A.  D.  58. 

fRom.  l.r. 

1  Cor.  1.3. 

2  Cor.  1.2. 
Kph.  1.  2. 
Phil.  1.  2. 
Col.  1.  2. 

1  Thess.1.1. 
2Tl)css.l.2. 

2  John  .3. 

e  Matt.  20.2S. 

Rom.  4.  25. 

ch.  2.  20. 

Tit.  2.  14. 
I<  See  Is.  6fi. 

U. 

John  1.').  19. 

& ir.  14. 

neb.  2.  5. 

&6.  5. 

1  John  5. 10. 


i  ch.  «.  S. 


PaiiVs  doctrine  not  from  man. 


GALATIANS. 


PauVs  zeal  for 


A.  D.  58. 


1. 2  Cor.  11. 4. 

1  Acts  l.'«  1, 
-t. 
;;  Cor.  2. 17. 

ch.  5. 10, 12. 
"I  Cor.lG. 


°  Deut.  4. 2. 
&  12.  32. 
I'rov.  SO.  6. 
Rev.  22. 18. 


"IThess.'.!. 
I  1  Sam.2J.7. 

.Malt.  28. 14. 

1  John  ?-  I'J. 
•i  IThei!5.2.4. 

James  4.  4. 


'  1  Cor.  13. 1. 


M  Cor.  15.1, 
3. 
ver.  1. 

'  Eph.  3.  3. 


■.\Ct9  3.1.& 

22.4.A-2ii.ll. 
I  Tim.  1.13. 

'  Acta  8.  3. 


\  Or.  tquuU 

in  years. 

>  AcU  22  3. 

&  2i;.  u. 
rhil.  3.  c. 
'..Vr  'J  14. 
Matt.  1.1.  2. 
Mark  7.  i. 

A.  D  :«. 

•  Is.  4!».  1,  5. 

Jcr.  1.5. 

.Vets  0.  !.'>. 

A:  1.3. 2.  &  22. 

1 1,  15. 

iiom.  1. 1. 
I.  2  Cor.  4  0. 
'  .VcU  9. 15. 

&22.  21.  * 

■M.  IT,  IH. 

l^.m.  11.13. 

Kph.  3.  8. 
•lMatt.l«.I7. 

1  Cor.l5. 5U. 

£pb.  U.  12. 


A.  D.  as. 

•  Act«  0.  ». 
lOr, 
returned. 

<  1  Cor.  9.  5. 

■  .Matt.  13.55. 
Mark  6.  3. 


tRom.  9. 1. 


into  the  grace  of  Christ  uuto  an- 
other gospel : 

7  ''Which  is  not  another;  but 
there  be  some  'that  trouble  you, 
and  would  pervert  the  gospel  of 
Christ. 

8  But  though  "'we,  or  an  angel 
from  heaven,  lu-each  any  other  gos- 
pel unto  you  than  that  which  we 
have  preached  unto  you,  let  him 
be  accursed. 

9  As  we  said  before,  so  say  I 
now  again,  If  any  man  preach  any 
other  gospel  unto  you  "than  that 
ye  have  received,  let  him  be  ac- 
cursed. 

10  For  °do  I  now  ^  persuade  men, 
or  God?  or  "do  I  seek  to  please 
men  ?  for  if  I  yet  i)leased  men,  I 
should  not  be  the  servant  of  Christ. 

11  'But  I  certify  you,  brethren, 
that  the  gospel  which  was  preach- 
ed of  me  is  not  after  man. 

12  For  'I  neither  received  it  of 
man,  neither  was  I  taught  it,  but 
'  by  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ. 

13  For  ye  have  heard  of  my  con- 
versation in  time  past  in  the  Jews' 
religion,  how  that  "beyond  meas- 
ure I  persecuted  the  church  of 
God,  and  "^  wasted  it : 

14  And  jn-ofited  in  the  Jews'  re- 
ligion above  many  my  ^^  equals  in 
mine  own  nation,  ^  being  more  ex- 
ceedingly zealous  ^of  the  traditions 
of  my  fatluirs. 

15  But  when  it  pleased  God, "  who 
separated  me  from  my  mother's 
womb,  and  called  me  by  his  grace, 

IG  ''To  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that 
•=!  might  ])reach  him  among  the 
heathen;  immediately  1  conferred 
not  with  "lle.sh  and  blood: 

17  iS'eitlier  went  1  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem to  them  which  were  apostles 
before  me ;  but  1  went  into  Arabia, 
and  returned  again  unto  Damas- 
cus. 

is  Then  after  tliree  years  ''I  i' went 
up  to  Jcsrusalcm  to  see  Peter,  and 
abode  with  him  lifteen  days. 

11)  But  ^  other  of  the  ajMJstles  saw 
T  HOIK!,  save  Mames  the  Lord's 
brotlier. 

20  Now  tlie  things  which  I  write 
uuto  you,  ''  behold,  before  God,  I 
lie  not. 

228 


21  'Afterwards  I  came  into  the 
regions  of  Syria  and  Cilicia ; 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face 
•"  unto  the  churches  of  Judea  which 
'  were  in  Christ : 

23  But  they  had  heard  only.  That 
he  which  persecuted  us  in  times 
past  now  i)reacheth  the  faith  which 
once  he  destroyed. 

24  And  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Heshcweth  ivhen  he  went  up  again  to  Jerusalem,  and 
for  u'hat  purjwse :  3  a?id  that  Titus  was  -not  circnm- 
ciaed :  11  and  that  he  resided  Feler,  and  told  him 
the  reason,  14  why  he  and  other,  being  Jews,  do  be- 
lieve in  Christ  to  be  justified  by  faith,  and  iiot  by 
loorks  :  20  and  that  they  live  not  in  sin,  who  are  so 
justified. 

THEN"  fourteen  years  after  *I 
went  up  again  to  Jerusalem 
with  Barnabas,  and  took  Titus  with 
7ne  also. 

2  And  I  went  up  by  revelation, 
''and  communicated  unto  them  that 
gospel  which  I  preach  among  the 
Gentiles,  but  "privately  to  them 
which  were  of  reputation,  lest  by 
any  means  ''I  should  run,  or  had 
run,  in  vain. 

3  But  neither  Titus,  who  was  with 
me,  being  a  Greek,  was  comi)elled 
to  be  circumcised : 

4  And  that  because  of  ''false 
brethren  unawares  brought  in,  who 
came  in  privily  to  spy  out  our  ''lib- 
erty which  we  have  in  Christ  Jesus, 
•■that  they  might  bring  us  into 
bondage : 

5  To  whom  we  gave  i)lace  by  sub- 
jection, no,  not  for  an  hour ;  that 
^^  the  truth  of  the  gosi)el  might  con- 
tinue with  you. 

0  But  of  those ''  who  seemed  to  be 
somewhat,  whatsoever  they  were, 
it  maketh  no  matter  to  me :  '  God 
accepteth  no  man's  person :  for 
they  who  seemed  to  he  somewhat 
■"in  conference  added  nothing  to 
me: 

7  But  contrariwise,  '  when  they 
saw  that  the  gospel  of  the  uncir- 
cumcision  '"  was  committed  unto 
me,  as  the  gospel  of  the  circumcis- 
ion was  unto  Peter; 

8  (For  he  that  wrought  effectu- 
ally in  Peter  to  the  Rpostleship  of 
the  circumcision,  "  the  same  was 
"mighty  in  me  toward  the  Gentiles;) 

9  And  when  James,  Cephas,  and 


A.  D.  58. 
''  Acta  9.  30. 


*■  1  Thess.  2. 
14. 
1  Kom.  IG.  7. 


A.  D.  53. 
•  Acts  10.  2. 


b  Acts  15. 12. 


II  Or, 
scveralli/. 


Thil.  2.  1(>. 
1  Thess.  3.5. 


■I  Acta  15.  1, 
24. 
2  Cor.  11. 2U. 

'ch.  .■!.  25.  .t 
5.  1,  13. 


f2Cor.ll.20. 
cli.  4.  3,  U. 


s  ver.  14. 
ch.  .3.  1.  & 
4.  1«. 

!•  ch.  «.  3. 


■  Acts  10.  .34. 
Kom.  2.  11. 


V  2  Cor.  12. 
11. 


1  Acts  13.  411. 
Kiiin.  1.5.  & 
11.  13. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1. II. 
"  1  Tlicss.  2. 

4. 


°  Acts  0.  15. 

&  13.  2.  &  22. 

21.  &2U.  17, 

IH. 

1  Cor.  15. 10. 

ch.  1.  II!. 

Col.  1.  29. 
"Ch.  3.5. 


the  Gentiles'  freedom. 


GALATIANS. 


Of  justification  hij  faith. 


A.  n,  58. 

PMatt.  Ki.lS. 

Epli.  2.  20. 

Kcv.  21.  U. 
''  Horn.  I.  5. 

&  1 L'.  :i, «.  & 

I."..  1.-.. 

1  Cor.  I.VIO. 

Eph.  3.  ». 


'Acts  11.30. 
&24.  1". 
Kom.  I.';.2.^. 

1  Cur.  1(!.  I. 

2  Cor.  8,4  ;i, 
chapters. 

•  Acta  15.  35. 


<  Acts  10.  28. 
&  11. 3. 


"  vcr.  5. 

'lTim..-.2<l. 
!  Acts  lU.  28. 
&I1.  3. 


'Acts  15.  10, 

11. 
"Matt.  n.  11. 

Eph.  2.3,1.'. 
b  Acts  13.  3S, 

3a. 


'Rom.  1.17. 
&  3.  22,  2S. 
&8.  3. 
cl\.  3.  24. 
lleb.  7. 18, 
I'J. 


<;  Ps.  143.  2. 
Kom.  3.  20. 
ch.  3.  11. 


•lJohu3.  8, 
9. 


fRom.8.  2. 
'  Rom.  C.  14. 

&  7.  4.  «. 
h  Rom.  «.  11. 

2  Cor.  5. 15. 

1  Thess.  5. 

10. 

Hcb.  9.  14. 

IPet.  4.  2. 
•  Roiii.  C.  U. 

ch.  5.  24.  & 

6.14. 
k2  Cor.  5.15. 

1  Thess.  5. 

10. 

1  Pet.  4.  2. 


John,  who  seemed  to  be  PpiUars, 
perceived    *■  the    graee    that    was 


given 


unto  me,  they  aave  to  me 


and  Barnabas  the  right  liands  of 
feHowship  ;  that  we  sliontd  (jo  unto 
the  lieathen,  and  they  unto  the  cir- 
cumcision. 

10  Only  they  would  that  we  shoukl 
remember  the  poor;  '  tlie  same 
which  I  also  was  forward  to  do. 

11  ^But  when  Peter  was  come  to 
Antioch,  I  withstood  him  to  the 
face,  because  he  was  to  be  blamed. 

12  For  before  that  certain  came 
from  James,  ^he  did  eat  with  the 
Gentiles :  but  when  they  were  come, 
he  withdrew  and  separated  himself, 
fearing  them  which  were  of  the 
circumcision. 

13  And  the  other  Jews  dissembled 
likewise  with  him ;  insomuch  that 
Barnabas  also  was  carried  away 
with  their  dissimulation. 

14  But  when  I  saw  that  they 
walked  not  uprightly  according  to 
"  the  truth  of  the  gospel,  I  said  un- 
to Peter  "^  before  tlicm  all,  'If  thou, 
being  a  Jew,  livest  after  the  man- 
ner of  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do  the 
Jews,  why  compellest  thou  the 
Gentiles  to  live  as  do  the  Jews  ? 

15  ''We  who  are  Jews  by  nature, 
and  not ""  sinners  of  the  Gentiles, 

IG  ^'Knowing  that  a  man  is  not 
justified  by  the  Avorks  of  the  law, 
but  'by  the  faith  of  Jesus  Christ, 
even  we  have  believed  in  Jesus 
Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not  by 
the  works  of  the  law  :  for  ''by  the 
works  of  the  law  shall  no  flesh  be 
justified. 

17  But  if,  while  we  seek  to  be 
justified  by  Christ,  we  ourselves 
also  are  found  *"  sinners,  is  there- 
fore Christ  the  minister  of  sin! 
God  forbid. 

18  For  if  I  build  again  the  things 
which  I  destroyed,  I  make  myself 
a  transgressor. 

19  For  I  '^  through  the  law  ^am 
dead  to  the  law,  that  I  might ''  live 
unto  God. 

20  I  am  '  crucified  with  Christ : 
nevertheless  I  live ;  yet  not  I,  but 
Christ  liveth  in  me:  and  the  life 
which  I  now  live  in  the  flesh  ""I 


live  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of  God, 
'  who  loved  me,  and  gave  himself 
for  nu'. 

21  I  do  not  frustrate  the  grace  of 
God :  for  "'if  righteousness  come  by 
the  law,  then  Christ  is  dead  in 
vain. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  IFe  askdh  what  moved  them,  to  have  the  faith ^  and 
han(j  upon  ilie  law  f  G  They  that  believe  are  fiisti- 
Jled,  U  and  blcxsed  with  Abraham.  10  A7id  this  he 
sheweth  by  many  reasons. 

O  FOOLISH  Galatians,  •''who 
hath  bewitched  you,  that  ye 
should  not  obey  Mhe  truth,  before 
whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ  hath  been 
evidently  set  forth,  crucified  among 
you  ? 

2  This  only  would  I  learn  of  you. 
Received  ye  Hhe  Spirit  by  the 
works  of  the  law,  ''or  by  the  hear- 
ing of  faith  I 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish?  *  having  be- 
gun in  the  Spirit,  are  ye  now  made 
perfect  by  ^  the  flesh  ? 

4  sHave  ye  suffered  "so  manj'^ 
things  in  vain  ?  if  it  he  yet  in 
vain. 

5  He  therefore  ""that  ministereth 
to  you  the  Spirit,  and  worketh  mir- 
acles among  you,  docth  he  it  by  the 
works  of  the  law,  or  by  the  hear- 
ing of  faith? 

G  Even  as  '  Abraham  believed 
God,  and  it  was  "accounted  to  him 
for  righteousness. 

7  Know  ye  therefore  that  ""they 
which  are  of  faith,  the  same  are 
the  children  of  Abraham. 

8  And  '  the  Scripture,  foreseeing 
that  God  would  justify  the  heathen 
through  faith,  i)reached  before  the 
gospel  unto  Abraham,  saying,  "'In 
thee  shall  all  nations  be  blessed. 

9  So  then  they  which  be  of  faith 
are  blessed  with  faithful  xibra- 
ham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  the 
works  of  the  law  are  under  the 
curse:  for  it  is  written,  "Cursed  is 
every  one  that  continueth  not  in 
all  things  which  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  "that  no  man  is  justified 
by  the  law  in  the  sight  of  God,  it 
is  evident:  for,  ^  The  just  shall  live 
by  faith. 

12  And  *>  the  law  is  not  of  faith : 

229 


A.  D.  58. 

Ich.  1.4. 
Knh.  5.  2. 
Tit.  2.  14. 


■"ch.  .3.  21. 
Ik'l).  7.  11 
See  Rom. 
11.  i;. 
ch.  5.  4. 


I  "ch.; 


'  i'ch.2. 14.  & 
J.  7. 


"■  Acts  2.  .3."^. 

&N.  15.  &  U). 

47   Jt  15.  8. 

ver.  14. 

Eph.  1.  1.3. 

Ucb.  (i.  4. 
>l  Kom.  10.1(1, 

17. 
'ch.  4.  ». 

'  Uch.  7.  Ifi. 

&  y.  10. 

sileh.  10.  35. 

2  John  8. 
II  Or, 
so  great. 

Ii  2  Cor.  C.  8. 


I  Gen.  15.  C. 
Kuni .  4.  3, '.), 
21,2-2. 
James  2.  2.3. 

II  Or. 
i)i)putefl. 

I  Jolm  H.  3a. 
Kom.  4.  11, 
12,  IG. 


1  Sec  Rom.  9. 
17. 
ver.  22. 


"■Gen.  12.  .3. 
&  IS.  18.  & 
22.  18. 
Acts  3.  25. 


"  Deut.27.26. 
Jur.  11.3. 


°ch.  2. 16. 


P  nab.  2.  4. 

Rom.  1.17. 

Heb.  10.  ;J6. 
1  Rom. 4. 4,5 

&10.  5,G.& 

11.0. 


All  hcUevers  are  justified. 


GALATIAKS. 


Christ  freed  us  from  the  law 


A.  D.  58. 


'Lev.  18.  5. 

Xeh.  9.  29. 

Kz.  20.  11. 

Rom.  10.  5. 
•Rom.  8. 3. 

•J  Cor.  5.  iJ. 

ch.  4.  5. 


>  Dent  21.23. 


°  Rom.  4.  9, 
16. 


»  Is.  32.  IS.  A 

44.3. 

J  er.  .31. 33.  ft 

."-'.  40. 

Kz.  11.19.  & 

:•■.;.  27. 

.loel  2.28,29. 

Zech.  12.11). 

JjIiiw.  .•». 

AcU  2.  83. 
>  :icb.  9.  17. 
I  Or, 

lestcanent. 


•Gen.12.3,7 
.:;  17.  7. 
\cr.  8. 


•  1  Cor.  12.12. 


•  Kx.  12. 40, 
41. 


'  Rom.  4. 13, 
II. 
ver.  21. 

a  Rom.  8. 17. 

'  Rom.  4. 14. 


1  .Tohn  15. 22. 

Kora.  4.  U. 

fi  .J.  20.  &  7. 

fi.  1.1. 

1  Tim.  1.  9. 
n  vcr.  16. 
V  AeU  7. .«. 

Ilcb.  2.  2. 
I  Kx.  20.  19. 

21 ,  22. 
l>t!Ut.  S.  S, 

22.  .i?,  27, .SI. 
.)'>hn  I.  17. 
AcU  7.  W. 

I  Tim.  2.  S. 
k  Rom.  3.  29, 
30. 


I  ch.  2. 21. 


"*  Tcr.  8. 

"  Rom.  3.  9, 
l'.i,£t.  *11. 
3J. 

-Horn.  4.  11, 
12,  IC. 


f  Matt  0.  17. 
K<im.  m.  4. 
Col.  2.  17. 
Ucb.  9.9,10. 


but,  "^The  man  that  doetli  them 
shall  live  in  them. 

13  'Christ  hath  redeemed  ns  from 
the  corse  of  the  law,  being  made 
a  curse  for  us:  for  it  is  written, 
'  Cursed  is  every  one  that  hangeth 
on  a  tree : 

14  "That  the  blessing  of  Abraham 
might  come  on  the  Gentiles  through 
Jesus  Christ;  that  we  might  receive 
■"the  x^romise  of  the  Spirit  through 
faith. 

15  Brethren,  I  speak  after  the 
manner  of  men ;  ^  Though  it  he 
but  a  man's  "coveuant,  yet  if  it  he 
confirmed,  no  man  disannulleth,  or 
addeth  thereto. 

IG  Xow  'to  Abraham  and  his  seed 
were  the  promises  made.  He  saith 
not,  And  to  seeds,  as  of  many ;  but 
as  of  one,  And  to  thy  seed,  which 
is  *  Christ. 

17  And  this  I  say,  that  the  cove- 
nant, that  was  confirmed  before  of 
God  in  Christ,  the  law,  ^  which  was 
four  hundred  and  thirty  years  aft- 
er, cannot  disannul,  'that  it  should 
make  the  promise  of  none  eftect. 

18  For  if  '^  the  inheritance  he  of 
the  law,  ""it  is  no  more  of  prom- 
ise :  but  God  gave  it  to  Abraham 
by  i)romise. 

19  Wherefore  then  serveth  the 
law?  ^It  was  added  because  of 
tran.sgressions,  till  ^'the  seed  should 
come  to  whom  the  promise  was 
made;  and  it  was  ''ordained  by  an- 
gels in  the  hand  '  of  a  mediator. 

20  Now  a  mediator  is  not  a  medi- 
ator of  one,  ''but  God  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  the 
promises  of  God?  God  forbid: 
'  for  if  there  had  been  a  law  giv- 
en which  could  have  given  life, 
verily  righteousness  should  have 
been  by  the  law. 

22  TUit  '"the  Scripture  hath  con- 
clnd<'(l  "all  under  sin,  "that  the 
promi.se  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ 
might  be  given  to  them  that  be- 
lieve. 

2.'>  I>ut  before  faith  came,  we  were 
kept  under  the  law,  shut  up  unto 
the  faith  which  should  afterwards 
be  revealed. 

21  Wherefore  ''the  law  was  our 
schoolmaster  to  bring  us  unto 
230 


N 


Christ,  ithat  we  might  be  justified 
hy  faith. 

25  But  after  that  faith  is  come, 
we  are  no  longer  under  a  school- 
master. 

2(5  For  ye  ''are  all  the  children 
of  God  by  faith  in  Christ  Jesus. 

27  For  ^as  many  of  you  as  have 
been  baptized  into  Christ  'have 
put  on  Christ. 

28  "There  is  neither  Jew  nor 
Greek,  there  is  neither  bond  nor 
free,  there  is  neither  male  nor  fe- 
male :  for  ye  are  all  '^  one  in  Christ 
Jesus. 

29  And  ^'if  ye  he  Christ's,  then 
are  ye  Abraham's  seed,  and  'heirs 
according  to  the  promise. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  We  were  under  the  law  till  Christ  came,  as  tJte  heir  is 
under  hia  guardian  till  he  be  of  age.  5  But  Chriat 
freed  us  from  the  law:  7  therefore  we  are  servants 
no  longer  to  it.  14  He  remembereih  their  good  will 
to  him,  and  his  to  them,  2:3  and  sheweth  that  we  are 
the  sons  of  Abraham  by  the  free  ivoman. 

OW  I  say.  That  the  heir,  as 
long  as  he  is  a  child,  difier- 
eth  nothing  from  a  servant,  though 
he  be  lord  of  all ; 

2  But  is  under  tutors  and  govern- 
ors until  the  time  appointed  of  the 
father. 

3  Even   so  we,   when  we  were 
children, 
the  "  elements  of  the  world 

4  But  ''when  the  fulness  of  the 
time  was  come,  God  sent  forth  his 
Son,  ''made  ''of  a 
under  the  law, 

5  "^To  redeem  them  that  were  un- 
der the  law,  s  that  we  might  receive 
the  adoption  of  sons. 

6  And  because  ye  are  sons,  God 
hath  sent  forth  ''the  Spirit  of  his 
Son  into  your  hearts,  crying,  Ab- 
ba, Father. 

7  Wherefore  thou  art  no  more  a 
servant,  but  a  son  ;  '  and  if  a  son, 
then  an  heir  of  God  through  Christ. 

8  Howbeit  then,  ''when  ye  knew 
not  God,  '  ye  did  service  unto  them 
which  by  nature  are  no  gods. 

9  But  now,  '"after  that  ye  have 
known  God,  or  rather  are  known 
of  God,  "  how  turn  ye  "  again  to 
"the  weak  and  beggarly  "elements, 
whereunto  ye  desire  again  to  be  in 
bondage  ? 


were  in  bondage  under 


woman,  •'made 


A.  D.  58. 

1  Acts  1.1.  3!). 
ch.  2.  16. 


'John  1.  12. 
Kom.  S.  14, 
15,  16. 
ch.  4.  5. 
1  John  3.  1, 

'  Rom.  6.  3. 

<  Rom.  13.14. 

"  Rom.10,12. 
1  Cor.  12.13. 
ch.  5.  6. 
Col.  3.  11. 

'John  10.16. 
&  17.  20,  21. 
Kph.  2.  14, 

15, 16.  &  4.  4, 
25 

>  Gen.  21. 10, 
12. 

Rom.  9.  7. 
lleb.  11.18. 

"Kom.  8.  17. 
ch.  4.  7,  28. 
Kph.  3.  6. 

'  ver.  9. 
ch.  2. 4.  ft  5. 
1. 

Col.  2.8,20. 

Heb.  9.  10. 
liOr, 

rudiments. 
I- Gen.  49. 10. 

Dan.  9.24. 

Mark  1.  IS. 

Eph.  1.  10. 
"John  1.  14. 

Rom.  1.3. 

I'hil.  2.  7. 

Ilcb.  2.  14. 
i  Gen.  3.  15. 

Is.  7.  14. 

Mic.  5.  .3. 

Matt.  1.23. 

l.ukel.31. 

&  2.  7. 
'  Matt.  5.  17. 

I-ukt  2.  27. 
f  .Matt.  20.28. 

cli.  3.  1,?. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

lleb.  9.  12. 

1  Pet.  1. 18, 

19. 
?John  1.  12. 

ch.3.  26. 

Eph.  1.5. 
!■  Kom.  5.  5. 

.1! «.  15. 
i  Rom.  8. 16, 

17. 

ch.  3.  29. 
k  Eph.  2. 12. 

1  TlKsa.4.5. 

I  Kom.  1.  25. 
1  Cor.  12.  2. 
Eph.  2.  11, 
12. 

1  Thos8.1.9. 
"■  1  Cor.  H.  3. 

*  13.  12. 

2  Tim.  2.19. 
"  ch.  3.  3. 

Col.  2.  20. 

II  Or,  back. 
"Ro?n.8..3. 

lleb.  7.  18. 
II  Or, 

nuhmenU, 
ver.  3. 


TJie  allegory  of  Agar  and  Sara. 


GALATIANS. 


The  liberty  of  the  gospel. 


A.  D.  58. 

Pllom.  14.5. 

Col.  2.  16. 
'I  vh.  2.  2.  & 

.'..  2,  4. 

1  ThCBS.S.J. 


'2  Cor.  2.  S. 


"  1  Cor.  2.  .1. 
2  Cor.  11. 3(). 
&  12.  7,  U. 

•ch.  I.e. 


"  2  Sam.  19. 
2". 

See  Zech. 
12.8. 
Jlal.  2. ". 

^  Matt.  10.40. 

I.ukelO.  10. 

John  1.!.  2tl. 

1  Thess.  2. 

1,-!. 
I  Or,  jr/iat 

was  then. 


3fch.2.o,  14. 


'  Rom.  10.  2. 
2  Cor.  11.  2. 


1  Or,  vs. 


»1  Cor.  4. 1.'!. 
Pliilem.  10. 

J.Tinesl.  18. 


H  Or,  7am 
jifvpiexed 
J'or  you. 


!•  Gen.  16. 15. 
'  Gen.  21.  2. 

<!  Rom.  9.7,8. 

•Gen.  18. 10, 
14.&21.1.2. 
Ilcb.  :i.  11. 


nor, 

Icstamaits. 
f  Gr.  Sina. 
fDeut.  33.  2. 


(Or,  IS  in 
the  same 
jank  with. 

eis.  2.  2. 
Heb.  12.  22. 
Rev.  3.  12. 
&  21.  2, 10. 


10  p  Ye  observe  days,  and  months, 
and  times,  and  years. 

11  I  am  afraid  of  yon,  "^lest  I 
have  bestowed  ui)on  you  kiboiir  in 
vain. 


12  Brethren,  I  beseech 


be 


you, 
aslrtm;  fori  am  as  ye  are:  ""ye 

have  not  injured  me  at  all. 

13  Ye  know  how  'through  in- 
lirmity  of  the  flesh  I  preached  the 
gospel  unto  you  ^  at  the  lirst. 

14  And  my  temptation  which  was 
in  my  floi^;!!  ye  despised  not,  nor 
rejected;  but  received  me  "as  an 
angel  of  God,  ""even  as  Christ 
Jesus. 

15  "  Where  is  then  the  blessedness 
ye  spake  of  ?  for  I  bear  you  rec- 
ord, that,  if  it  had  been  possible,  ye 
would  have  plucked  out  your  own 
eyes,  and  have  given  them  to  me. 

IG  Am  I  therefore  become  your 
enemy,  'because  I  tell  you  the 
truth? 

17  They  ^zealously  affect  you,  hut 
not  well;  yea,  they  would  exclude 
"  you,  that  ye  might  affect  them. 

18  But  it  is  good  to  be  zealously 
affected  always  in  a  good  thing, 
and  not  only  when  I  am  present 
with  you. 

19  ^  My  little  children,  of  whom  I 
travail  in  birth  again  until  Christ 
be  formed  in  you, 

20  I  desire  to  be  present  with  you 
now,  and  to  change  my  voice ;  for 
''  I  stand  in  doubt  of  vou. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be 
under  the  law,  do  ye  not  hear  the 
law? 

22  For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham 
had  two  sons,  ^'  the  one  by  a  bond- 
maid, "  the  other  by  a  free  woman. 

23  But  he  ivho  was  of  the  bond- 
woman "^was  born  after  the  tlesh; 
"  but  he  of  the  free  woman  tvas  by 
promise. 

24  Which  things  are  an  allegory : 
for  these  are  the  two  "  covenants ; 
the  one  from  the  mount  ♦  ^  Sinai, 
which  gendereth  to  bondage,  which 
is  Agar. 

25  For  this  Agar  is  mount  Sinai 
in  Arabia,  and  "  answereth  to  Je- 
rusalem which  now  is,  and  is  in 
bondage  with  her  childi'cn. 

26  But  ^  Jerusalem  which  is  above 


is  free,  which  is  the  mother  of  us 
all. 

27  For  it  is  written, ''  Rejoice,  thou 
barren  that  bearest  not ;  break 
forth  and  cry,  thou  that  travailest 
not:  for  the  desolate  hath  many 
more  children  than  she  which  hath 
a  husband. 

28  Now  we,  brethren,  as  Isaac 
was,  are  '  the  children  of  promise. 

29  But  as  then  ""he  that  was  born 
after  the  flesh  persecuted  him  that 
was  horn  after  the  Spirit,  '  even  so 
it  is  now. 

30  Nevertheless  what  saith  '"the 
Scripture  ?  "  Cast  out  the  bondwo- 
man and  her  son  :  for  °the  son  of 
the  bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir 
with  the  son  of  the  free  woman. 

31  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  not 
children  of  the  bondwoman,  ''but 
of  the  free. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

1  He  moveth  them  to  stajid  in  their  liberty,  3  and  not 
to  observe  circtimcisioti :  13  but  rather  love,  tvhich  is 
the  sum  of  the  law.  19  He  reckoncth  tip  the  works 
of  the  fle.'ih,  2:3  and  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit,  25  and 
exhorteth  to  walk  in  the  /Spirit. 

STAND  fast  therefore  in  Hhe 
libert}^  wherewith  Christ  hath 
made  us  free,  and  be  not  entangled 
again  ''  with  the  yoke  of  bondage. 

2  Behold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you, 
that  '^if  ye  be  circumcised,  Christ 
shall  prolit  you  nothing. 

3  For  I  testify  again  to  every  man 
that  is  circumcised,  ''that  he  is  a 
debtor  to  do  the  whole  law. 

4  ""  Christ  is  become  of  no  effect 
unto  you,  whosoever  of  you  are 
justified  by  the  law ;  *^ye  are  fallen 
from  grace. 

5  For  we  through,  the  Spirit  ^  wait 
for  the  hope  of  righteousness  by 
faith. 

G  For ''  in  Jesus  Christ  neither  cir- 
cumcision availeth  any  thing,  nor 
uncircumcision ;  but  '  faith  which 
worketh  by  love. 

7  Ye  ^  did  run  well ;  ' "  who  did 
hinder  you  that  ye  should  not  obey 
the  truth  ? 

8  This  persuasion  cometh  not  of 
him  "'  that  calleth  you. 

9  "A  little  leaven  leaveneth  the 
whole  lump. 

10  "  I  have  confidence  in  you 
through  the  Lord,  that  ye  will  be  j 

231  i 


A.  1).  58. 


bis.  54.  1. 


i  Acts  3.  25. 
Rom. !».  8. 

cli.  :;.  20. 
kGen.  21.  9. 


lch.5. 11.* 
6.  12. 


■"011.3.8,22. 

"Gen.  21.10, 
12. 
"John  8.35. 


I*  .Tohn  8.  ?J\. 
cli.  5. 1, 13. 


"Johns.  32. 
Roni.O.  18. 
1  Pet.  2.  16. 


k  Acts  15.  10. 
ch.  2.  4.  *  4. 

y. 

'  XcH  15.  1. 
See  Acts  16. 
3. 


<1  ch.  3. 10. 


'Iiom.9.31. 
32. 
ch.  2.  21. 

flleb.  12.  15. 


e  Rom.  8.  24, 
L'tim.  4.  8. 


h  1  Cor.  7. 19. 
ch.  3.  28.  ft 
0.  15. 
Col.  3.  11. 

■  I  The8a.l..3. 
James  2. 18, 

20,22. 

W  1  Cor.  9.  24. 
lcl\.  3.  1. 
l',Or,wfiodUl 

drire  you 

back. 


"  ch.  1. 6. 

"  1  Cor.  5.  6. 
Sc  15. 33. 


"2  Cor.  a.  a 
*  8. 22. 


r 


The  fruits  of  the  Spirit. 


GALATIAKS. 


Paul  glorieth  in  Christ  only. 


A.  D.  58. 

Pch.  1.  7. 
l2Cor.I0.fi. 


'ch.  6.12. 

•  I  Cor.  lS..in. 

ch.  4.  -M.  k 

6.17. 
« 1  Cor.  1.  23. 


■Josh.  7. 2.5. 
1  Cor.  5.  I.l. 
ch.  1.  S,  3. 

*  Acts  I  J.  1. 
2,M. 

y  1  Cor.  8.  9. 

1  Pi't.  2.  1«. 

2  Pi-t.  2.  IJ. 
Judu4. 

■  1  Cor.  9. 19. 
eh.  6.  2. 

■  M«tt.  7.  12. 
ft  22.  40. 
James  2.  8. 

*  Lev.  19.  18. 
Mmtt.  22.  .TU. 
Boiii.l3.ti,». 


•  Rom.  C.  12. 

ft  8. 1,  4, 12. 

ft  13.  14. 

Ter.  2i. 

IPct.  2.  11. 
I  Or. 

Juljitnol. 
*Rom.7.  23. 

ft  8. 0,7. 


•Rom.  7. 15, 
19. 


f  Rom.  6.14. 
ft  8.  2. 


1 1  Cor.  3. 3. 
Eph.  y  X. 
Col.  3.  .'5. 
Jimea  3.  U, 


k  1  Cor.  A.  9. 
Eph.  5. 6. 
Col. ».  «. 
Her.  22.  1 J. 


Ijohnl-V  1 
Eph.  i.  9. 


liCol.  S.  12. 
Jkmct.t.  17. 
IRom.l.V  M. 
"  1  Cor.  n.7. 
•  1  Tim.  1.  9. 


"Rom.B.«. 
ft  I':.  M. 
ch.  2.  -.n. 

1  I'flt.  2.  II. 
lOr, 

IXUtl'oflJ. 

»Hnm.ti.4,.?. 
Ter.  III. 
irhiLlS. 


none  otherwise  minded :  but  ''  he 
that  troubleth  you  "^  shall  bear  his 
judgment,  whosoever  he  be. 

11  'And  I,  brethren,  if  1  yet  preach 
circumcision,  '  why  do  I  yet  suffer 
persecution!  then  is  'the  offence 
of  the  cross  ceased. 

12  "I  would  thc}^  were  even  cut 
off ""  which  trouble  you. 

13  For,  brethren,  ye  have  been 
called  unto  liberty;  only  ^  «se  not 
liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh, 
but  "■  bv  love  serve  one  another. 

14  rJr  '  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in 
one  word,  even  in  this ;  ^  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

15  But  if  ve  bite  and  devour  one 
another,  take  heed  that  ye  be  not 
consumed  one  of  another. 

10  This  I  say  then,  -^Walk  in  the 
Spirit,  and  "  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the 
lust  of  the  flesh. 

17  For  ''the  flesh  lusteth  against 
the  Spirit,  and  the  Spirit  against 
the  flesh :  and  these  are  contrary 
the  one  to  the  other;  'so  that  ye 
cannot  do  the  things  that  ye 
would. 

18  But  ^if  ye  be  led  of  the  Spirit, 
ye  are  not  under  the  law. 

19  Now  °the  works  of  the  flesh 
are  manifest,  which  are  these,  Adul- 
tery, fornication,  uncleanness,  las- 
civiousness, 

20  Idolatry,  witchcraft,  hatred, 
variance,  enudations,  wrath,  strife, 
seditions,  heresies, 

21  Envyings,  murders,  drunken- 
ness, revellings,  and  such  like:  of 
the  which  I  tell  you  before,  as  I 
have  also  told  you  in  time  i)ast, 
that  'tlicy  which  do  such  things 
shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

22  But '  the.  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is 
love,  joy,  peace,  longsuflering, 
''g('ntlen<!.ss,  'goodness,  "'faith, 

'Jo    .Me(n<ne,s.s,    temperance:    "  a- 
gainst  such  there  is  no  law. 
'24   And    tliey    that    are   Christ's 
"havi^  crucilicd  the  flesh  with  the 
"affections  and  lusts. 

2.")  '■  If  we  liv(;  ill  the  Spirit,  let  us 
also  walk  in  tlie  Spirit. 

2(>  '•  Ia'X   us  not   bo  desirous    of 
vainglory,  ])rovoking  one  another, 
envying  one  another. 
232 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1  He  moi<eth  them  to  deal  mildly  with  a  brother  that 
hath  slipped,  2  a?irf  to  bear  one  another^ »  burden:  6 
to  be  liberal  to  their  teacherx,  9  and  Jtot  weary  of  well 
doing.  12  He  sheweth.  ivhat  they  intend  that  preach 
circumcixion.  14  He  glorieth  in  nothing,  save  in  the 
cross  of  Christ. 

BRETHEE:N",  ^'Mf  a  man  be 
overtaken  in  a  fault,  ye 
''which  are  spiritual,  restore  such 
a  one  "in  the  spirit  of  meekness; 
considering  thyself,  ''lest  thou  also 
be  tempted. 

2  '^Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens, 
and  so  fulfil  'the  law  of  Christ. 

3  For  °if  a  man  think  himself  to 
be  something,  when  ''he  is  noth- 
ing, he  deceiveth  himself. 

4  But  'let  every  man  prove  his 
own  work,  and  then  shall  he  have 
rejoicing  in  himself  alone,  and  ''not 
in  another. 

5  For  '  every  man  shall  bear  his 
own  burden. 

G  '"Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the 
word  communicate  unto  him  that 
teacheth  in  all  good  things. 

7  "Be  not  deceived;  "God  is  not 
mocked:  for  i' whatsoever  a  man 
soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap. 

8  '^  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh 
shall  of  the  flesh  reap  corruption ; 
but  he  that  soweth  to  the  Spirit 
shall  of  the  Spirit  reap  life  ever- 
lasting. 

9  And  '^let  us  not  be  weary  in 
well  doing :  for  in  due  season  we 
shall  reap,  'if  we  faint  not. 

10  ^As  we  have  therefore  oppor- 
tunity, "let  us  do  good  unto  all 
men,  especially  unto  them  who  are 
of  ''the  household  of  faith. 

11  Ye  see  how  large  a  letter  I 
have  written  unto  you  with  mine 
own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make  a 
fair  shew  in  the  flesh,  ^'they  con- 
strain you  to  be  circumcised ;  'only 
lest  they  should  ^sufler  persecu- 
tion for  the  cross  of  Christ. 

13  For  neither  they  themselves 
who  are  circumcised  keep  the  law ; 
but  desire  to  have  you  circumcised, 
that  they  may  glory  in  your  flesh. 

14  Uiut  God  forbid  that  I  should 
glory,  save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  "by  whom  the  work\ 
is  ''crucified  unto  me,  and  I  unto 
the  world. 


A.  D.  58. 


"Rnm.  14.1. 

&l.i.  1. 

Hib.  12.  1!. 

JaniL's  5.  li*. 
II  Or,- 

although. 
bICor.  2.  15. 

&  3.  1. 
''ICor.  4.  21. 

2  Thess.  .;. 

15. 

2  Tim.  2.25. 
i  I  Cor.  r.  5. 

&  10.  12. 
"Rom.  I.-.  1. 

ch.  5.  l.S. 

1  Thess.  5. 

14. 
f  John  13.  H, 

15,  S4.  &  lo. 

12. 

James  2.  B. 

1  John  4.21. 
SRom.  12..".. 

1  Cor.  8.  2. 
ch.  2.  (i. 

t>  2  Cor.  3.  5. 

&  12.  11. 
U  Cor.n.2S. 

2  Cor.  l--.!.  5. 
k  See  Luke 

18. 11. 
1  Rom.  2.  fi. 
1  Cor.  S.  S. 

■"Rom.lo.LT. 
1  Cor.  'J.  11, 
14. 


"  1  Cor.  «.  0. 
&  15.  3.3. 

°Jobi;;.  9. 

Pl,iikcl(;.25. 

Rom.  2.  tj. 

2  Cor. !).  6. 
1  Job  4.  .S. 

Prov.  II.IS. 

&  22.  8. 

Hos.  8.  7.  & 

HI.  12. 

Rom.8.  ir,. 

James  3.  Is. 


■•  1  Cnr.U.rA 
2  Thess.  3. 
13. 


'.Matt.  24.1". 

lIeb.3.(i,H. 

&  10.  sa.  &: 

12.  3,  ,5. 

Rev.  2. 10. 
'John  '.>.  4. 

Sc  12.  :i;. 
"  1  Thess.  5. 

1.5. 

1  Tim. '■..IS. 

Tit.  3.  M. 
'  Eph.  2.  r.'. 

lleb.  3.  0. 


Sell.  2.  0,14. 
»  Phil.  3.  IS. 
»cb.  ,■>.  11. 


1'Pliil.3..' 
8. 


nor, 

wberehjj. 

'  Rom.  n.  C. 

ch.  2.  20. 


Pmd  hlesseth  God. 


EPHESIANS. 


TJie  exaltation  of  Christ. 


A,D.  58. 

il  1  Cor.  -.19. 

ch.  .■).  (!. 

Col.  .'i.  II. 
•2Cor.5.  U. 


fPs.  IZt.S. 
Rl'hil.  S.IC. 

b  Kom.  2.29. 
&  4.  I'J.  Jt'.l. 
G,  7,  8. 
eh.  X  7,n,29. 
Pliil.  3.  3. 


A.  D.  64. 


•  2  Cor 

1. 

1. 

b  Rom. 
•-'  Cor. 

1. 
1. 

i! 

■■  1  Cor. 
ch.  (1. 
Col.  1 

4. 
L'l 

\7. 

J  Gnl. 
Tit.  1 

.r 

4. 

'2  Cor.  1.3. 

1  Pet.  1. 3. 

II  Or,  thinf;s, 
ch.  (;.  lu. 
IRotn.8.  28. 

2  Thess.  2. 

■JTirn.l.n. 
James  2.  o. 
1  Pet.  1.  2. 
&  2.  1). 
e  1  Pet.  1.  2, 

20. 

b  Luke  1.7>. 
ch.  2.  10.  & 
5.  27. 
Col.  1.  22. 

1  Thess. 4. 7. 
Tit.  2.  12. 

;Rom.8.2J>, 

30. 

vcr.  U. 
k.lohn  1.12. 

Kom.  8. 15. 

2  Cor.  «.  is. 
Gal.  4.  5. 

1  John  3.  1. 
l.Matt.  11.  20. 

Luke  I2.".2. 

I  Cor.  1.21. 

ver.  U. 
"Kom.  3. 24. 

&  5.  !.■). 
°  Matt.  3.  17. 

&  17.  5. 

John  3. 35. 

&  lU.  17. 
"  Acts  20.  as. 

Rom.  .3.  24. 

Col.  1.  14. 

Hob.  9.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 
19. 

Rev.  5.  9. 
P  Rom.  2.4. 

&  3.  24.  & 

9.23. 

ch.  2.  7.  & 

3.  8.  IB. 

Phil.  4. 19. 
1  Rom. Hi.  25. 

ch.  3.  4,  9. 

Col.  1.  26. 
■•eh.  3.  11. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 


15  For  ''in  Christ  Jesus  neither 
circiuneision  nvaileth  any  thing', 
nor  nncircumcisiou,  but  "a  new 
creiiture. 

10  '^And  as  many  as  walk  ^ac- 
cording to  tliis  rule,  peace  l)e  on 
them,  and  mercy,  and  upon  ''the 
Israel  of  God. 


17  From  henceforth  let  no  man 
trouble  me:  for  'I  bear  in  my  body 
the  marks  of  the  J^ord  Jesus. 

18  Brethren,  ""the  grace  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  l)e  with  your 
spirit.     Amen. 

U  Unto  the  Galatiaus  written  from  Rome. 


THE   EriSTLE   OF   PAUL   THE  AFOSTLE    TO   THE 

EPIIESIANS. 


CHAPTEE  I. 

1  After  the  .mlntation,  3  and  (fiaiikxgiving  for  the 
Uphesidiix,  4  /le  treateth  of  our  elcetioii,  G  and  adop- 
tion by  grace,  11  trfiich  is  the  true  and  proper  fount- 
ain of  )nan'x  saluation.  I'.i  And  becanne  the  height 
of  this  inijgtery  cannot  easily  be  attained  unto,  10  he 
prayeth  that  they  may  come  18  to  the  full  knowledge 
and  )iO  possession  thereof  in  Christ. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  =^by  the  will  of  God, 
'to  the  saints  which  are  at  Eph- 
esus,  '^and  to  the  faithful  in  Christ 
Jesus : 

2  ''Grace  he  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  ''Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath 
blessed  us  with  all  spiritual  bless- 
ings in  heavenly  ^^ places  in  Christ : 

4  According  as  'be  hath  chosen 
us  in  him  f^  before  the  foundation 
of  the  world,  that  we  should  ''be 
holy  and  without  blame  before 
him  in  love : 

5  '  Having  predestinated  us  unto 
''the  adoption  of  children  by  Jesus 
Christ  to  himself, '  according  to  the 
good  pleasure  of  his  will, 

6  To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of 
his  grace,  '"wherein  he  hath  made 
us  accepted  in  "  the  beloved : 

7  °In  whom  we  have  redemption 
through  his  blood,  the  forgiveness 
of  sins,  according  to  •'the  riches  of 
his  grace ; 

8  Wherein  he  hath  abounded  to- 
ward us  in  all  wisdom  and  jiru- 
dence ; 

9  *!  Having  made  known  unto  us 
the  mystery  of  his  will,  according 
to  his  good  pleasure  'which  he 
hath  purposed  in  himself: 


earth ;  even 


10  That  in  the  dispensation  of 
'the  fulness  of  times  'he  might 
gather  together  in  one  "all  things 
in  Christ,  both  which  are  in  ^heav- 
en, and  which  are  on 
in  him : 

11  ^In  whom  also  we  have  ob- 
tained an  inheritance,  'being  pre- 
destinated according  to  '^the  pur- 
pose of  him  who  worketh  all  things 
after  the  counsel  of  his  own  will : 

12  "^That  we  should  be  to  the 
praise  of  his  glory,  ''w^ho  first 
"  trusted  in  Christ. 

13  In  whom  ye  also  trusted,  after 
that  ye  heard  'the  word  of  truth, 
the  gospel  of  your  salvation :  in 
whom  also,  after  that  ye  believed, 
''ye  were  sealed  with  that  Holy 
Spirit  of  promise, 

14  ''Which  is  the  earnest  of  our 
inheritance  '^until  the  redemption 
of  ^the  purchased  possession,''  unto 
the  praise  of  his  glory. 

15  Wherefore  I  also, '  after  I  heard 
of  your  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
love  unto  all  the  saints, 

16  ''Cease  not  to  give  thanks  for 
you,  making  mention  of  you  in  mj^ 
prayers ; 

17  That  'the  God  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glory, 
'"  may  give  unto  you  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  revelation  "in  the 
knowledge  of  him : 

18  "The  eyes  of  your  understand- 
ing' being  enlightened;  that  ye. 
may  know  what  is  "the  hope  of 
his  calling,  and  w^hat  the  riches  of 
the  glory  of  his  ''inheritance  in  the 
saints, 

233 


A.  D.  68. 

12  Cor.  I..'!. 

&4.  lO.&U. 

2.3. 

ch.  .■!.  II. 

Col.  1.  24. 
k 2 Tim.  4.22. 

Philcm.  25. 


A.  D.  64. 

•Gal.  4.  4. 

Heb.  1.  2. 

&  9.  10. 

I  Pet.  1.20. 
'  1  Cor.  3.  22, 

2-3.  &  11.3. 

ch.  2. 15.  & 

3.  15. 
"Pliil.2.9.10. 

Col.  1.  20. 
tGr.  the 

heavens. 
'  .Acts  20.  ,32. 

&  2(i.  18. 

Rom.  8.17. 

Col.  1.12.  Ji 

3.  24. 

Tit.  3.  7. 

Jumcs  2.  .1. 

1  Pet.  1.  4. 
y  vcr.  5. 
M.«.  40. 10.11. 
»vc-.  (J,  14. 

2  Thess.  2. 
13. 

I' James  1.18. 
II  Or,  hoped. 

'John  1.  17. 
2  Cor.  (i.  7. 


•I  2  Cor.  1.22. 
ch.  4.  30. 


'2  Cor.  1.  22. 

&  5.  5. 
fl.ukc  21.28. 

Rom.  8.  2;i. 

ch.  4.  .30. 
«  Acta  20.  28. 
b  ver.  (j,  12. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 
1  Col.  1.  4. 

Philcm.  5. 


kRom.l.  9. 
I'hil.  1.3,4. 
Col.  1.3. 

1  Thess. 1.2. 

2  Thess.l.u. 


I  John  20. 17. 


"  Col.  1.  9. 

D  Or, /or  <A« 
acl'nuwl- 
e'tfjment. 
Col.  2.  2. 

"  Acts  26: 18. 


°ch.  2. 12.  * 
4.4. 


Prcr.  11. 


TJie  exaltation  of  Christ. 


EPHESIANS. 


Salvation  T)y  Christ. 


A.  D.  64. 

1  ch.  3.  7. 

Col.  1.29.  & 

•-'.  12. 
1  Gr.n/tha 

I  ,iljhi  of 

1,1.1  power. 
'  .Veto  2.  24, 

MV  110. 1. 
.\cU  7. 55, 

c'il.  ,•).  1. 

Ileb.  1.  3.& 

10. 12. 
•  Phil.  2.9,10. 

Col.  2.  10. 

Ileb.  1.  4. 
■Ilom.  «..■». 

Col.  1. 10.  & 

2.15. 
"  Ps.  8.  6. 

Mutt.  2S.  18. 

1  Cor.  15.2?. 

llcb.  2.  8. 
J  ch.  4.  l.',,16. 

Col.  l.ls. 

Mcb.  2.  7. 
'  Rom.  12.  5. 

1  Cor.  12.12, 

27. 

ch.  4.  12.  & 

.1.  2n. :»). 

Col.  1.1N24. 
*Col.2.  U. 
kl  Cor.  12.6. 

ch.  4.  in. 

Col.  3.  11. 


'.Tohn.'!.  24. 

Col.  2. 13. 
*•  \'cr.  5. 

ch.  4.  IS. 


•1  Cor.  C.  11. 

ch.  4.  22. 

Col.  1.21.& 

M.  7. 

lJohn5.I9. 
dch.  6.  12. 


'ch. /!. «. 
Col.  3.  C. 


fTit.  .1.  3. 
1  IVt  4.  3. 


«  Gal.  5.  IR. 

tr.r. 

the  wilU. 

II'..  il.5. 
lUm.  5.  12, 
It. 

I  Kom.  10.12. 
ch.  1.7. 
vcr.  7. 


k  nom.  5.  fi, 

H,  10. 
vrr.  1. 
I  llnm. «.  4..';. 
I  nl.  2.12,13. 
ft  3.  1,  3. 

ror. 

f/f/  whOMf 

pritre :  Ht« 
AcU  15.  11. 

VIT.  H. 

Tit.  3.  i. 
"ch.  i.ao. 


"  TI«.  R.  4. 
•Item.  3.  24. 

VtT.  5. 

2  Tim.  I.O. 
flUim.  4.  IB. 
•'Mall.  1fl.l7. 

John  li.  44, 

l\S. 

Rom.  10. 14, 

1.'.,  17. 

ch.l.lO. 

l>hU.  1.  29. 


19  And  what  is  the  exceeding 
greatness  of  his  power  to  us-ward 
who  believe,  "^  according  to  the 
working  ^  of  his  mighty  i)ower, 

20  Which  he  wrought  in  Christ, 
when  ^he  raised  him  from  the 
dead,  and  "set  him  at  his  own  right 
hand  in  the  heavenly  places, 

21  'Far  above  all  "principality, 
and  power,  and  might,  and  domin- 
ion, and  every  name  that  is  named, 
not  only  in  this  world,  but  also  in 
that  which  is  to  come : 

22  And  ^hath  put  all  tilings  under 
his  feet,  and  gave  him  ^  to  1)e  the 
head  over  all  things  to  the  church, 

23  '  Which  is  his  body, ""  the  fulness 
of  him  Hhat  fiUeth  all  in  all. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  By  comparing  u'hat  we  were  bij  3  nature,  mth  what 
we  are  5  by  grace:  10  he  declarelh,  that  we  are 
made  for  good  icorks  ;  and  13  being  brought  near 
by  Christ,  nhould  not  live  as  11  Gentiles,  and  12  for- 
eigners ill  time  past,  but  as  19  citizens  ivith  the 
saints,  and  the  family  of  God. 

AND    ^you    hath   he  qiiiclcened, 
_  ^who  were  dead  in  trespasses 
and  sins ; 

2  ''Wherein  in  time  past  ye  walk- 
ed according  to  the  course  of  this 
world,  according  to  *'the  prince  of 
the  power  of  the  air,  the  spirit  that 
now  worketh  in  '^the  children  of 
disobedience : 

3  ^Among  whom  also  we  all  had 
our  conversation  in  times  past  in 
^the  lusts  of  our  flesh,  fulfilling 
*the  desires  of  the  flesh  and  of  the 
mind;  and  ''were  by  nature  the 
children  of  wrath,  even  as  others. 

4  J>ut  God,  '  who  is  rich  in  mercy, 
for  his  great  love  wherewith  he 
loved  us, 

5  ''ICveu  when  we  were  dead  in 
sins,  hath  '  (piickened  us  together 


ye 


are 


with    Christ,    ("by    grace 
saved  ;) 

(>  And  hath  rai.scd  «.s  up  together, 
and  mad(;  us  sit  together '"in  heav- 
enly places  in  Christ  Jesus: 

7  'I'liat  in  the  ages  to  come  he 
might  .sh(!\v  the  (exceeding  riches 
of  Ills  grace,  in  "his  kindness  to- 
ward us,  through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  "For  by  grace  are  ye  saved 
^through  faith;  and  that  not  of 
yourselves :  ''  it  is  the  gift  of 
God: 

234 


9  "^Not  of  works,  lest  any  man 
should  boast. 

10  For  we  are  ^  his  workmanship, 
created  in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good 
works,  *  which  God  hath  before 
"  ordained  that  we  should  walk  in 
them. 

11  Wherefore  "  remember,  that  ye 
heing  in  time  past  Gentiles  in  the 
flesh,  who  are  called  Uncircum- 
cision  by  that  which  is  called  ""  the 
Circumcision  in  the  flesh  made  by 
hands ; 

12  >'That  at  that  time  ye  were 
without  Christ,  ^  being  aliens  from 
the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and 
strangers  from  ^  the  covenants  of 
promise,  ^  having  no  hope,  "  and 
without  God  in  the  world  : 

13  ''But  now,  in  Christ  Jesus, 
ye  who  sometime  were  ''far  off* 
are  made  nigh  by  the  blood  of 
Christ. 

14  For  4ie  is  our  peace,  ^  who  hath 
made  both  one,  and  hath  broken 
down  the  middle  wall  of  partition 
letiveen  us  ; 

15  ^  Having  abolished  '  in  his 
flesh  the  enmity,  even  the  law  of 
commandments  contained  in  ordi- 
nances; for  to  make  in  himself  of 
twain  one  ''new  man,  so  making- 
peace  ; 

16  And  that  he  might  'reconcile 
both  unto  God  in  one  body  hy 
the  cross,  °' having  slain  the  enmi- 
ty "thereby: 

17  And  came  "and  preached  peace 
to  you  which  were  afar  oft',  and  to 
"them  that  were  nigh. 

18  For  ^*  through  him  we  both 
have  access  '^  by  one  Spirit  unto 
the  Father. 

19  Now  therefore  ye  are  no  more 
strangers  and  foreigners,  but  "^ fel- 
low citizens  with  tlie'  saints,  and 
of  '  the  household  of  God ; 

20  And  are  'built  "upon  the 
foundation  of  the  ="  apostles  and 
prophets,  Jesus  Christ  himself  be- 
ing ^the  chief  corner  stone; 

21  ''In  whom  all  the  building  fitly 
framed  together  groweth  unto  *a 
holy  temple  in  the  Lord : 

22  ''  In  whom  ye  also  are  builded 
together  for  a  habitation  of  God 
through  the  Spirit. 


A.  D.  64. 

'Rom.  3.  20, 
27,  2.S.  Sl  4. 2. 

&;».  n.&ii. 

1  Cor.  1.29, 
30.  .'11. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
Tit.  3.  5. 

'  Dent.  32.  6. 
Va.  ]m.3. 
Is.  19.  25.  St 
•J'.i.  2.-;.  &  44. 
21. 
.I<ihn3..3.5. 

1  Cor.  3.  9. 

2  Cor.  5.  5, 
17. 

ch.  4.  24. 

Tit.  2.  14. 
'ch.  1.4. 
II  Or, 

]>repared. 
"  1  Cor.  12.  2. 

ch.  ,').  8. 

Col.  1.21.& 

2.13. 
^  Rom.  2.  28, 

2!). 

Col.  2.  11. 
>ch.4.  18. 

Cul.  1.21. 
'  See  Ez.  13. 

il. 

John  10. 16. 

"Rom.  9. 4,8. 
!■  1  Tlics-s.  4. 

13. 
"■  Gal.  4.  8. 

1  Tliess.4.5. 
.1  Gal.  3.  28. 
'  Acts  2.  39. 

ver.  17. 


f  Mic.  5.  n. 

John  l(i.  33. 

Acts  10.  .36. 

Rom.  5. 1. 

Col.  1.20. 
'  John  10. 16. 

Gal.  3.  28. 

h  Col.  2.  14, 

20. 
i  Col.  1.  22. 


k  2  Cor.  .1. 17. 
Gul.i;.  15. 

ch.4.24. 

1  Col. 1.20,21, 


'"Rom.  fi.f). 

,^  8.  3. 

Col.  2.  14. 
II  Or, 

!H  himsf{f. 
»  Is.  57. 19. 

Zecli.  9. 10. 

Act.s2.39. 

Si  10. ;'.(;. 

Koiii.5. 1. 

vcr.  I",  14. 
"  I'a.  148. 14. 
I'JohnlO.  9. 

,^  14.  G. 

Rom.  5.  2. 

<'ll.  3.  12. 

I1(1>.4.IC.& 

10.  19.  20. 

1  I'ct.  3. 18. 
1 1  Cor.12.13. 

ch.  4.  4. 
'I'hil.3.20. 

Ileb.  12.22, 

■  Gil.  fl.  10. 

ell.  3. 15. 

'1  Cor.  3.  9, 
II). 
ch.  4. 12. 

1  Pet.  2.  4, 5. 
"  Matt.  10.18. 

Gnl.  2.9. 

Kev.  21. 14. 
»  1  Cor.12.28. 

ch.  4.  11. 
sPs.  118,22. 

Is.  28.  l(i. 

Mutt.  21.42. 
'ch.  4.15,16. 

•  1  Cor.  3. 17. 
&  (i.  19. 

2  Cor.  6. 16. 
b  1  Pet.  2.  i. 


Tlie  salvation  of 


EPHESIANS. 


the  Gentiles  revealed. 


A.  D.  G4. 


•Acts  21.. TS. 
&  -iS.  17,  -M. 
ch.4. 1.&6. 

Phil.  1.7,13, 

II,  Hi. 

Col.  4.  .MS. 

2  Tim.  l.,S. 

&  2.  'J. 

riukMn.1,9. 
l>Oal.  5.  II. 

tol.  1.24. 

2  Tim.  2. 10. 
•  Honi.1.5. 

&  11.13. 

1  Cor.  4. 1. 

cli.  4.7. 

Col.  1.  25. 

J  Acts  9. 15. 

.<:  I:i.  2. 

Horn.  12.  3. 

(ill.  I.IG. 

vtr.  iS. 
'Acts  22. 17, 

21.&2G.  17, 

IS. 

f(!al.l.l2. 
1^  Kom.  1(1.25. 

Col.l.2(i,27. 
hch.1.9, 10. 
II  Cr,  a  little 

before. 
i  1  Cor.  4. 1. 

ch.  Ci.  19. 
t  Acts  10.  28. 

Kom.  IG.  25. 

ver.  9. 
I  ch.  2.  20. 
■"  Gal.  3.  28, 

29. 

ch.2. 14. 
"ch.  2. 1.5,16. 
"Gal.  3. 14. 


PRom.l.-i.lG. 
Col.  1.2:;,2o. 
1  Rom.  1.5. 


'  Rom.  15.18. 

c  11.1.19. 

Col.  1.29. 
•  1  Cor.  15. 9. 

1  Tim.  1.13, 

15. 

'  Gal.  1. 16.  & 

2.8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 
2Tim.l.U. 
"ell.  1.7. 
Col.  1.  27. 


^cli.1.9. 
vcr.  3. 

JRom.ie.25. 
vcr.  5. 
1  Cor.  2. 7. 
Col.l.2G. 

•  Vs.  33.  G. 

John  1.. 3. 

Col.  I.IG. 

lleb.  1.  2. 
■1  Pet.  1.12. 
b  Rom.  8. 38. 

ch.  1.  21. 

Col.  I.IG. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
'  1  Cor.  2.  7. 

ITim.o.lG. 


■lch.1.9. 


•ch.2. 18. 
fUcb.4. 1(5. 


f  Acts  14.  22. 

Phil  1.14. 

1  Thess.3.3. 
•>  ver.  1. 
'  2  Cor.  1. 6. 


CHArTER  111. 

5  77ie  hifhlen  myxtery,  6  that  the  Gentiles  .'iJtorild  be 
saved,  8  was  made  known  to  Paul  hij  r epilation :  8 
and  to  him  was  that  i/raec  given,  that  l)  he  should 
})i-cach  it.  13  Jfe  desireth  them  not  to  faint  for  his 
tribulation,  14  and  prayeth  1!)  that  they  may  j^er- 
ccive  the  great  love  of  Christ  toward  them. 

Foil  this  cause  I  Paul,  Hlic 
prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ  ^'Ibr 
you  Gentih^s, 

2  If  ye  have  heard  of  ""the  dispen- 
satiou  qX  the  grace  of  God  ''which 
is  given  me  to  you-\vard : 

3  "How  that  ^by  revelation  '^he 
made  known  unto  me  the  mys- 
tery ;  C'  as  I  wrote  "  afore  in  few 
words ; 

4  Whereby,  when  ye  read,  ye  may 
understand  my  knowledge  '  in  the 
mystery  of  Christ,) 

5  "^  Which  in  other  ages  was  not 
made  known  unto  the  sons  of  men, 
'  as  it  is  now  revealed  unto  his  holy 
apostles  and  jirophets  by  the 
Spirit; 

G  That  the  Gentiles  "'  should  be 
fellow  heirs,  and  "  of  the  same 
body,  and  "partakers  of  his  prom- 
ise in  Christ  bj?^  the  gosi)el : 

^7  PAVhereof  I  was  made  a  minis- 
ter, ''according  to  the  gift  of  the 
grace  of  God  given  unto  me  by 
"^the  effectual  working  of  his  power. 

8  Unto  me,  "  who  am  less  than 
the  least  of  all  saints,  is  this  grace 
given,  that  ^  I  should  preach  among 
the  Gentiles  "the  unsearchable 
riches  of  Christ ; 

9  And  to  make  all  men  see  what 
is  the  fellowship  of  ""  the  mystery, 
^  which  from  the  beginning  of 
the  world  hath  been  hid  in  God, 
^who  created  all  things  by  Jesus 
Christ : 

10  ""  To  the  intent  that  now  ''  unto 
the  principalities  and  powers  in 
heavenly  places  ''might  be  known 
by  the  church  the  manifold  wisdom 
of  God, 

11  ^  According  to  the  eternal  pur- 
pose which  he  purj)osed  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord : 

12  In  whom  we  have  boldness  and 
''access  *^with  confidence  by  the 
faith  of  him. 

13  s  Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye 
faint  not  at  my  tribulations  ''for 
you,  '  which  is  your  glory. 

14  For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees 


unto  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ, 

15  Of  whom  ^  the  whole  family  in 
heaven  and  earth  is  named, 

IG  That  he  would  grant  you, 'ac- 
cording to  the  riches  of  his  glory, 
'"to  be  strengthened  with  might 
by  his  Spirit  in  "  the  inner  man  ; 

i7  "That  Christ  may  dwell  in 
your  hearts  by  faith;  that  ye,  ^ be- 
ing rooted  and  grounded  in  love, 

18  ''May  be  able  to  comprehend 
with  all  saints  'what  is  thebrc^adth, 
and  length,  and  depth,  and  heiglit; 

19  And  to  know  the  love  of  Christ, 
which  passeth  knowledge,  that  ye 
might  be  filled  'with  all  the  fulness 
of  God. 

20  Now  *unto  him  that  is  able  to 
do  exceeding  abundantly  "above 
all  that  we  ask  or  think,  ''according 
to  the  power  that  worketh  in  us, 

21  '  Unto  him  l)e  glory  in  the 
church  by  Christ  Jesus  through- 
out all  ages,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  exhorteth  to  %mity,  7  and  declareth  that  God 
therefore  giveth  divers  11  gifls  unto  men,  that  his 
church  might  be  13  edified,  and  16  grown  up  in 
Christ.  18  He  calleth  thou  from  the  impurity  of 
the  Gejitiles,  24  to  pni  on  the  new  man,  25  to  cast 
offlyint/,  and  29  corrupt  communication. 

I  THEREFORE,  nhe  prisoner 
'I  of  the  Lord,  beseech  you  that 
ye  ''  walk  worthy  of  the  vocation 
wherewith  ye  are  called, 

2  '^With  all  lowliness  and  meek- 
ness, with  longsuflering,  forbearing 
one  another  in  love ; 

3  Endeavouring  to  keep  the  unity 
of  the  Spirit  ''in  the  bond  of  peace. 

4  ""  There  is  one  body,  and  "^one 
Spirit,  even  as  ye  are  called  in  one 
^iiope  of  your  calling  ; 

5  ''  One  Lord,  '  one 
baptism, 

0  '  One  God  and  Father  of  all, 
who  is  above  all,  and  "'  through  all, 
and  in  you  all. 

7  But  "  unto  every  one  of  us  is 
given  grace  according  to  the  meas- 
ure of  the  gift  of  Christ. 

8  Wherefore  he  saith,  "When  he 
ascended  up  on  high,  ^  he  led  "  cap- 
tivity captive,  and  gave  gifts  unto 
men. 

9  (' Now  that  he  ascended,  what 
is  it  but  that  he  also  descended 

235 


faith,   ^  one 


A.  D.  64. 


kch.l.lrt. 
Pllil.2.9,ia 
U. 


ll^)m.9.  2.3. 

ch.  1.7. 

Phil.4.1il. 

Col.  1.27. 
'"ch.G.  10. 

Col.  1.11. 
"  Rom.  7.22. 

2  Cor.  4.  IC. 

"John  14.  23. 
ch.  2.  22. 
''Col.  1.23.  & 


lch.1.18. 

'  Rom.  10.  S, 
11, 12. 


'John  1.16. 
cli.  1.2.3. 
Col.  2.  9, 10. 

'  Rom.  Ifi.  25. 
Judc  24. 
"  1  Cor.  2. 9. 


Col.  1.29. 


yRom.ll.3G. 
&  !•;.  27. 
llc'b.  13.21. 


»ch.  3.  1. 

Philtm.1,9. 
II  Or,  in  the 

Lord. 
i'Pliil.1.27. 

Col.  1.10. 

1  Thess.  2. 

12. 
'  Acts  20.  19. 

Gal.5.22,2.3. 

Col.3.12,l3. 


■1  Col.  3.  14. 

■•Rom.  12.5. 

1  Cor.  12.12, 
1.". 

ch.  2.  16. 
'  1  Cor.  12. 4, 

11. 

Pch.  1.18. 
hi  Cor.  1.13. 

&  S.  G.  &  12. 

5. 

2  Cor.  U.  4. 
1  ver.  13. 

Judc  3. 
k  Gal.  3.  27, 

28. 

lleb.  6.  6. 
I.Mai.  2.  W. 

1  Cor.  8.  C. 

&  12.  C. 
'"Kom.11.36. 
"  Rom.  12. 3. 

(i. 

1  Cor.  12.11. 
"Te.  C8.  18. 

f  JudK.5. 12. 
Col.  2. 15. 

B  Or,  n  mul- 
titude oj 
captives. 

"!  John  3.  13. 
&  G.  33.  62. 


Exhortations  to 


EPHESIA:f»rS. 


unity ^  holiness,  &c. 


A.  D.  04. 


'Actsi.rt.n. 

lTim.:!.lt;. 
Ucb.  4.  U. 

ft  7.  a;.  &  8. 

1.  i9.  24. 
•  Acta  2.  33. 
II  Or.  /oljil- 
'1  Cor.  12.28. 

ch.  2.  20. 

■  Acts  21.  8. 
2  Tim.  4.  .5. 
«  AcU  20.  28. 
I  Rom.  12.'. 
» 1  Cor.  12.  7. 


•lCor.14.20. 
kch.  1.2:1. 
Col.  1.  24. 

]  Or,  into  the 
vnity. 
'  Col.  2.  2. 

*  1  Cor.14.20. 

Col.  1.  28. 
J  Or,  age. 


'  Is.  28.  9. 
1  Cor.  14.20. 
flleb.  13.9. 
CMutt.11.7. 


k  Rnm.  1B.I8. 
2  Cor.  2.  17. 


I  Zcch.  «.  IC. 

2  Cor.  4.  2. 

ver.  2.^. 

lJuhii.ri8. 
fl  Or.  h^ing 

sincere. 
kch.  1.22.  & 

2.  21. 

I  Col.  1. 18. 
-  Col.  2. 19. 


•ch.2.1,2,-1. 
Tor.  22. 
Col.  3.  7. 
1  ret.  4.  3. 

•Rom.  1.21. 

»Act«2C.  IS. 

Ifh.2.12. 
Unl.  4.  ». 
1  rhrM.4..'.. 


'  Rom.  1.  21. 

nor. 
h'irttnejm. 

•  1  Tim.  4.  2. 

<  i{om.  1.  24, 

91. 

1  I'ct.  4.  3. 


•ch.  1.13. 
'Col.  2.11.* 

3   M,  It. 

llrli.  12.1. 

1  IVt.  t.  1. 

'ch.2.  2,  .3. 

Ti-r.  17. 

Cnl.  .'I.  7. 

1  I'ct.  4.  3. 
•Rom.fi.  0. 


first  into  the  lower  parts   of  the 
earth  I 

10  He  that  (lesceiided  is  the  same 
also  ""that  ascended  u])  far  above 
all  heavens,  '  that  he  might  "  fill  all 
things.) 

11  *And  he  gave  some,  apostles ; 
and  some,  prophets ;  and  some, 
"evangelists;  and  some,  ^pastors 
and  ^  teachers ; 

12  '^For  the  perfecting  of  the 
saints,  for  the  work  of  the  minis- 
try, ''for  the  edifying  of  Hhe  body 
of  Christ : 

13  Till  we  all  come  "  in  the  unity 
of  the  faith,  ^and  of  the  knowledge 
of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  ''a  perfect 
man,  unto  the  measure  of  the  "stat- 
ure of  the  fulness  of  Christ : 

14  That  Ave  hencefortli  be  no  more 
'children,  ''tossed  to  and  fro,  and 
carried  about  with  every  ^wiud  of 
doctrine,  by  the  sleight  of  men, 
and  cunning  craftiness,  "whereby 
they  lie  in  wait  to  deceive ; 

15  Bat  'II  speaking  the  truth  in 
love,  ''may  grow  up  into  him  in 
all  tilings,  '  which  is  the  head,  even 
Christ : 

IG  '"  From  whom  the  whole  body 
fitly  joined  together  and  compact- 
ed by  that  which  every  joint  sup- 
plieth,  according  to  the  effectual 
working  in  the  measure  of  every 
part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body 
unto  the  edifying  of  itself  in 
love. 

17  This  I  say  therefore,  and  testify 
in  the  Lord,  that  "ye  henceforth 
walk  not  as  other  Gentiles  walk, 
"in  the  vanity  of  their  mind, 

IS  'Having  the  xuulerstanding 
j  daikcned,  'being  alienated  from 
;  the  life  of  God  through  the  igno- 
rance that  is  in  them,  because  of 
the  'II blindness  of  their  heart : 

11)  'Who  being  ]>ast  feeling  'have 
given  them.selves  over  unto  lasciv- 
ioiisnes.s,  to  work  all  uncleanness 
with  greediness. 

20  r.nt  ye  have  not  so  learned 
Christ ; 

21  "If  so  be  that  ye  have  heard 
him,  and  have  been  taught  by  him, 
as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus: 

22  That   y(^   'put   otf  roncerniug 

>thc  former  conver.sulion  'the  old 
23(5 


man,  which  is   corrupt  according 
to  the  deceitful  lusts  ; 

23  And  ^  be  renewed  in  the  spirit 
of  your  mind ; 

24  And  that  ye  ''put  on  the  new 
man,  which  after  God  'is  created 
in  righteousness  and  "  true  holiness. 

25  Wherefore  putting  away  lying, 
''speak  every  man  truth  with  his 
neighbour:  for  ^we  are  members 
one  of  another. 

26  '^Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not:  let 
not  the  sun  go  down  upon  your 
wrath : 

27  ^'Neither  give  place  to  the  devil. 

28  Let  him  that  stole  steal  no 
more :  but  rather  ''  let  him  labour, 
working  with  his  hands  the  thing 
which  is  good,  that  he  may  have 
II  to  give  '  to  him  that  needeth. 

29  ''Let  no  corrupt  communica- 
tion proceed  out  of  your  mouth, 
but '  that  which  is  good  "  to  the  use 
of  edifying,  "that  it  may  minister 
grace  unto  the  hearers. 

30  And  "grieve  uot  the  Holy 
Spirit  of  God,  "whereby  ye  are 
sealed  unto  the  day  of  ''redemption. 

31  "^Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath, 
and  anger,  and  clamour,  and  "^evil 
speaking,  be  put  away  from  you, 
Mvith  all  malice: 

32  And  ^be  ve  kind  one  to  an- 
other,  tenderhearted,  "forgiving 
one  another,  even  as  God  for 
Christ's  sake  hath  forgiven  you. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

2  After  fjcnrrnl  exhortatlonit,  to  love,  Stofly  fornication, 
4  and  all  uncleanness,  7  7iot  to  converse  with  the 
wicked,  1.5  to  walk  warily,  and  to  be  IS  fdled  with 
the  Spirit,  22  hedescendeth  to  the  particular  duties, 
how  wives  our/ht  to  obey  their  husbands,  25  atid 
hm^ands  owjkt  to  love  their  ivive.'s,o2  even  as  Christ 
doth  his  church. 

E  ''ve  therefore  followers  of 
God,  as  dear  children ; 

2  And  ^walk  in  love,  %is  Christ 
also  hath  loved  us,  and  hath  given 
himself  for  us  an  otlcring  and  a 
sacrifice  to  God  ''for  a  sweetsmell- 
ing  savour. 

3  But  '^fornication,  and  all  un- 
cleanness, or  covetousness,  Het  it 
not  be  once  named  among  you,  as 
becometh  saints ; 

4  ''Neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish 
talking,  nor  jesting,  ''which  are 
not  convenient:  but  rather  giving 
of  thanks. 


'    A.  D.  f)4. 


'Rom.  12.  2. 
Col.  3.  10. 


bRom.n.  4. 

2  Cor.  5.  ir. 

Gal.  C.  15. 

ch.(!.  11. 

Col.  3.  10. 
•=  ch.  2.  10. 
(I  Or, ?ioIines.< 

of  truth. 

i  Zech.  8. 16. 
ver.  15. 
Col.  3.  9. 

'Rom.  12.  5. 


fPs.  4.4.  & 

37.3. 


S2Cor.  2. 10. 
11. 

James  4.  7. 
1  Pet.  5.  9. 

li  Acts  20.  3.1. 

1  Thess.  4. 
11. 

2  Thess.3.S, 
11,12. 

I  Or,  to 

distribute. 
i  Luke  3.  11. 
t  Matt.  l-2.'M. 

ch.5.  4. 

Col.  3.  8. 

I  Col.  4.  (i. 

1  Thess.  5. 

11. 
\\  Or,  to  crli/]/ 

profitoblij. 
■»  Col.  3.  iV,. 
"  Is.  7.  13.  & 

03.  11). 

Ez.  li!.  43. 

1  Thesti.  5. 

19. 
"ch.  I.  13. 
I"  Luke  21  .'-'R. 

Roiu.  8.  2J. 

ch.  1.  14. 
1  Col.  3.8,19. 
'Tit.  .3.  2. 

James  4. 11. 

1  Pet.  2.  1. 
»  Tit.  3.  3. 
•2Cor.  2. 10. 

Col.  3.12.13. 
"Matt.  (1.  14. 

Mark  11.25. 


"  Matt.  5.  45, 

48. 

Luke  fi.  .30. 

cli.  4.  32. 
b  John  13.34. 

&  15.  12. 

1  Thess.4.9. 

IJ..I111.3. 11, 

23.  i:4.  21. 
■^  Gal.  1.4.  .1 

2.  20. 

lleb.7.27.i 

9.  14,  20.  & 

10.  10,  iL'. 

1  John  3. 10. 
d  Gen.  8.  21. 

Lev.  1.  i). 

2  Cor.  2.  15. 
'  Rom.  0.  1.".. 

1  Cor.  0.  18. 

2  Cor.  12.21. 
ch.4.  19,20. 
Col.  3.  5. 

1  The88.4.3, 

&c. 

rl  Cor.  5.1. 
E  Matt.  12.35. 

ch.  4.  2'J. 
h  Rom.  1.2s. 


The  duties  of 


EPHESIANS. 


ivives  and  Tiushands. 


A.  D.  64. 

i  1  Cor.  «.  9. 

Gal.5.1'J,21. 
kCnI.:i.  5. 

1  Tiin.  G.17. 
Ki.il.  ,1.  21. 

Kcv.  22.J5. 


"■  .Tcr.  29.  8. 

Matt.  24.  4. 

Col.  2.  4,  8, 

IS. 

2  Tliess.2..". 
"  Itoin.  1.  18. 
"til.  2.  2. 

;i'>r. 

Col.  3. 6. 


fls.  9.  2. 
Matt.  4.  IC. 
Acts  2(1.  18. 
Kom.  1.21. 
ch.  2.11,1-'. 
&  4.  18. 
Tit.  3.  3. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 
'I  .John  8. 12. 

&  12.  46. 

2  Cor.  S.  18. 
>t  4.  t). 

1  Thcs9.5.5. 

1  Jolm  2.  9. 
M.ukc-  1«.  S. 

John  IJ.  yu. 
'  Ual.  5.  22. 
'Rom.  12.2. 

Phil.  I.  II). 

1  Thess.  5. 

•1. 

1  Tim.  2.  3. 
'■  1  Cor.  5.  9, 

II.  &  111.29. 
2Cor.  (i.  14. 

2  Thesb.u.G, 
U. 

'Rom.  6.21. 

&  13. 12. 

Gal.  (i.  8. 
y  Lev.  19.17. 

1  Tim.  5.20. 
'  Koni.  1.  24, 

L'tJ. 

ver.  3. 
Mohn3.20, 

21. 

Ueb.  4.  13. 
II  Or, 

'Uncovered. 
I!  Or,  it. 
■  Is.  CO.  1. 

Uom.  13.11, 

I  J. 

1  Cor.  15.34. 

1  Thcs6..5.G. 

■■  John  5.  25. 

Kom.  G.  4, 5. 

cli.  2.  5. 

Col.  3.  1. 
>l  Col.  4.  .i. 

'  Gal.  <;.  in. 

Col.  4.  5. 
fKcc.  U.2.S: 

IJ.  1. 

.Iohnl2.  a5. 

ch.  U.  13. 
t  Col.  4.  5. 
I'  Kom.  12.  2. 
'  1  Thcss.4.3. 

&  5.  18. 
I.  Prov.20.  1. 

.t  23.  2(1,  .31). 

Is.  5.  11,22. 

I.uke21.34. 

1  -Vets  Ifi.  23. 
1  Cor.  14.2(>. 
Col.  .3.  10. 
■lames  5. 13. 


'"  Ps.  34.  1. 

Is.  U.3.  7. 

Col.  3.  17. 

1  Thess.  5. 

18. 

2Thess.l.3. 
"  Ueb.  13. 15. 

1  Pet.  2. 5. 

&4.  11. 
"  Pliil.  2.  3. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 


1'  Gen.  3. 16. 

1  Cor.  14.34. 

Col.  3.  18. 

Tit.  2.  5. 

1  Pet.  3. 1. 
'ich.6.  5. 
'1  Cor.  11.3. 


5  For  this  ye  know,  that  'no 
whoremonger,  nor  nnclean  person, 
nor  covetous  man,  *"  who  is  an  idol- 
ater, '  liath  any  inheritance  in  the 
Ivingdom  of  Christ  and  of  God. 

G  '"Let  no  man  deceive  you  with 
vain  words:  for  because  of  these 
things  "cometh  the  wrath  of  God 
"  upon  the  cliildren  of"  disobedience. 

7  Be  not  ye  therefore  partali:ers 
with  them. 

8  ''For  ye  were  sometime  dark- 
ness, but  now  "^are  ye  light  in  the 
Lord  :  walk  as  ''children  of  light ; 

9  (For  'the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is 
in  all  goodness  and  righteousness 
and  truth ;) 

10  'Proving  what  is  acceptable 
unto  the  Lord. 

11  And  "have  no  fellowship  with 
""the  unfruitful  works  of  darkness, 
but  rather  ^reprove  them. 

12  ^For  it  is  a  shame  even  to 
speak  of  those  things  which  are 
done  of  them  in  secret. 

13  But  •■'all  things  that  are  "re- 
proved are  made  manifest  by  the 
light :  for  whatsoever  doth  make 
manifest  is  light. 

14:  Wlierefore  "he  saith,  '"Awake 
thou  that  sleepest,  and  '^  arise  from 
the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  give 
thee  light. 

15  ''See  then  that  ye  walk  circum- 
spectly, not  as  fools,  but  as  wise, 

10  ''Eedeemiug  the  time,  ^because 
the  days  are  evil. 

17  *=' Wherefore  be  ye  not  unwise, 
but ''  understanding  '  what  the  will 
of  the  Lord  is. 

18  And  "be  not  drunk  with  wine, 
wherein  is  excess;  but  be  tilled 
with  the  Spirit ; 

19  Speaking    to 


yourselves  '  in 
l)salms  and  hymns  and  spiritual 
songs,  singing  and  making  melody 
in  your  heart  to  the  Lord ; 

20  "'Giving  thanks  always  for  all 
things  unto  God  and  the  Father 
"  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ ; 

21  "Submitting  yourselves  one  to 
another  in  the  fear  of  God. 

22  p  Wives,  submit  yourselves  un- 
to your  own  husbands,  'as  unto 
the  Lord. 

23  For  '  the  husband  is  the  head 


of  the  wife,  even  as  '  Christ  is  the 
head  of  the  church :  and  he  is  the 
Saviour  of  ^  the  body. 

24  Therefore  as  the  church  is  sub- 
ject unto  Christ,  so  let  the  wives 
he  to  their  own  husbands  "  in  every 
thing. 

25  ""  Husbands,  love  your  wives, 
even  as  Christ  also  loved  the 
church,  and  ^gave  himself  for  it; 

20  That  he  might  sanctify  and 
cleanse  it  '■  with  the  Avashing  of 
water  '•'  by  the  word, 

27  ''That  he  might  present  it  to 
himself  a  glorious  church,  ''not 
having  spot,  or  wrinkle,  or  any 
such  tiling ;  ''  but  that  it  should  be 
holy  and  without  blemish. 

28  So  ought»men  to  love  their 
wives  as  their  own  bodies.  lie 
that  loveth  his  wife  lovetli  himself. 

29  For  no  man  ever  yet  hated  his 
own  flesh ;  but  nourish eth  and 
cherisheth  it,  even  as  the  Lord  the 
church : 

30  For  ''we  are  members  of  his 
body,  of  his  flesh,  and  of  his  bones. 

31  '^For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
shall  be  joined  unto  his  wife,  and 
they  ^  two  shall  be  one  flesh. 

32  This  is  a  great  mystery  :  but  I 
speak  concerning  Christ  and  the 
church. 

33  Nevertheless, ''  let  every  one  of 
you  in  particular  so  love  his  wife 
even  as  himself;  and  the  wife  see 
that  she  '  reverence  her  husband. 

CHAPTEE  YL 

1  The  duty  of  cliildren  towards  their  parents,  5  of 
servants  towards  their  masters.  10  Uiir  life  is  a 
warfare,  12  }iot  oidi/  again.it  Jiesh  and  blood,  but  also 
spiritual  enemies.  I'd  The  complete  armour  of  a 
C'hristian,  18  and  how  it  ought  to  be  used.  21  Tych- 
icus  is  commended. 

CHILDREN,    ^obey   your  par- 
ents in  the  Lord:  for  this  is 
right. 

2  ''Honour  thy  father  and  moth- 
er; which  is  the  first  command- 
ment with  promise ; 

3  That  it  may  be  well  with  thee, 
and  thou  mayest  live  long  on  the 
earth. 

4  And,  'ye  fethers,  provoke  not 
your  children  to  wrath  :  .but  ''bring 
them  up  in  the  nurture  and  ad- 
monition of  the  Lord. 

237 


A.  D.  64. 

■ch.  1.  22. & 

4.  15. 

Col.  1. 18. 
<  ch.  1.  23. 


>■  Col.  3.  20, 
22. 
Tit.  2.  9. 

*  Col.  3.  19. 
1  Pet.  3.  7. 


1  Acta  20.  28. 

Gttl.  1.  4.  It 

2.  20. 

ver.  2. 
'John  3.  5. 

Tit.  .3.  .■). 

Heb.  10,  22. 

1  John  5.  ti. 
"John  1.';.3. 

&ir.  r. 

l'2Cor.  11.2. 

Col.  I.  22. 
'  Cunt.  4.  7. 

Jch.  1.  4. 


•  Gon. 

o 

2.1. 

Kom. 

.5. 

1  Coi- 

6 

15. 

&  12. 

''7 

fGeii. 

■_). 

24. 

.Malt. 

i: 

.5. 

.Mark  lU 

•!■, 

8. 

e  1  Cor 

c. 

16. 

k  ver.  2.5. 
Col.  3.  19. 


i  1  Pet.  3.  6. 


'  Prov.  23.22. 
Col.  3.  20. 


b  Ex.  SO.  12. 
Deut.  5.  16. 
.t  27.  lij. 
Jer.  .".5.  18. 
Ez.  22.  7. 
.Mai.  1.6. 
.Matt.  \r,.  4. 
Mark  7. 10. 


"■  Col.  3.  21. 
d  Gen.  IS.  19. 

iJeut.  4.9.* 

6.7,20.  &  11. 

19. 

Ps.  78.  4. 

Prov.  19.18. 

&  22. 6.  &  29. 

17. 


The  complete  armour 


EPHESIANS. 


of  a  Christian. 


A.  D.  64. 

'  Col.  a.  22. 

1  Tim.«.  1. 

Tit. :;.  !t. 

1  Pet.  i  Iti. 
{•2  Cm.  7.15. 

PhU.  2.  i-2. 
•  IChr.Jil.l?. 

Col.  3.  L'J. 
k  Col.  3.  22, 

23. 


IRom.2.  fi. 
2  Cor.  y  10. 
Col.  3.  24. 


k  G»l.  a.  28. 
Col.  .1. 11. 
I  Col.  *.  1. 

I  Or, 

moderating. 
"Lev  2J.4.".. 
y  Some  road, 

loth  ijour 

and  ihtir 

Matter. 
"John  1.1.1.1. 

1  Cor.  7.  2-J. 
•Rom.  2. 11. 

Col.  3.  23. 

Pch.1.10.  & 
3.  1«. 
Col.  1.11. 

iRom.l".!-.'. 
2Cor.  i;.  7. 
ver.  1.1. 
1  Tbcs8.5.8. 


t  Or.  hlood 

and  Jlnsh. 
'Matt.  10.17. 

1  Cor.  15.il). 
•Rom.  «.  38. 

cli.  1.21. 

Col  2.  1.".. 
'  I.uko  •.'.'..Vi. 

John  l.'..:i. 

k  M. '>i. 

ch.  2.  2. 

Col.  1.  i.r 

I!  Or,  irickeJ 
ifiirit^. 

ror, 

hfaveult/,ll» 
ch.  1.  .!. 
•2  Cor.  1(1.  4. 
ver.  II. 

»ch.  i.  i<;. 

I  Or,  haying 

overcome 

all. 
»!..  11.  5. 

I.uke  12."!.?. 

ll'tU  1.1.1 


5  'Servants,  be  obedient  to  them 
that  are  your  masters  according  to 
the  flesh,  "^with  fear  and  trembling, 
^in  singleness  of  your  heart,  as  un- 
to Christ ; 

6  ''  Not  with  eveservice,  as  men- 
pleasers;  but  as  the  servants  of 
Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God  from 
the  heart ; 

7  With  good  will  doing  service, 
as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  to  men : 

8  'Knowing  that  whatsoever 
good  thing  any  man  doeth,  the 
same  shall  he  receive  of  the  Lord, 
''whether  he  he  bond  or  free. 

9  And,  ye  '  masters,  do  the  same 
things  unto  them,  ""'forbearing 
threatening:  knowing  that  ""your 
Master  also  is  in  haaven  ;  "neither 
is  there  respect  of  jiersons  with 
him. 

10  Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong 
in  the  Lord,  and  ^'in  the  power  of 
his  might. 

•i  Put 


on 
that 


the 


ye 


stand  against 


whole   armour 
may    be    able 


the  wiles  of  the 


11 
of    God, 
to 
devil. 

12  For  we  wrestle  not  against 
♦■■flesh  and  blood,  but  against 
'principalities,  against  powers, 
against  Hhe  rulers  of  the  darkness 
of  this  world,  against  "spiritual 
wickedness  in  "high  j;/rtc^5. 

13  "Wherefore  take  unto  you  the 
whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may 
be  able  to  withstand  ''in  the  evil 
day,  and  "having  done  all,  to 
stand. 

14  Stand  therefore,  ^having  your 
loins  girt  about  with  truth,  and 

238 


^having  on  the  breastplate  of  right- 
eousness ; 

15  ^  And  your  feet  shod  with  the 
preparation  of  the  gospel  of  i>eace ; 

IG  Above  all,  taking  ^the  shield 
of  faith,  wherewith  ye  shall  be 
able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts 
of  the  wicked. 

17  And  ''take  the  helmet  of  sal- 
vation, and  ''the  sword  of  the 
Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God : 

18  ''Praying  always  with  all  pray- 
er and  supplication  in  the  Spirit, 
and  ^watching  thereunto  with  all 
perseverance  and  ^supplication  for 
all  saints ; 

19  ''And  for  me,  that  utterance 
may  be  given  unto  me,  that  I  may 
open  my  mouth  '  boldly,  to  make 
known  the  mystery  of  the  gospel, 

20  For  which  ""I  am  an  ambassa- 
dor '"in  bonds;  that  "therein  ""I 
may  sj^eak  boldly,  as  I  ought  to 
speak. 

21  But  "that  ye  also  may  know 
my  afliairs,  and  how  I  do,  "Tychi- 
cus,  a  beloved  brother  and  faith- 
ful minister  in  the  Lord,  shall 
make  known  to  you  all  things : 

22  PWhom  I  have  sent  unto  you 
for  the  same  purpose,  that  ye  might 
know  our  affairs,  and  that  he  might 
comfort  your  hearts. 

23  ''Peace  he  to  the  brethren,  and 
love  with  faith,  from  God  the  Fa- 
ther and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

24  Grace  he  with  all  them  that 
love  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  '^"in 
sincerity.    Amen. 

1  Written  from  Rome  unto  the  Ephesians  by 
Tycliicus, 


A.  D.  64. 

'  Is.  .VJ.  17. 

2  Cor.  6.  7. 

1  Thcfs.o.S. 
•16.52.7. 

Rom.lU.  i;. 

bl  John  5.  •! 


'  Is.  59.  17. 

1  Thess.5.8. 
JUcb.  4.12. 

Rev.  1.  Hi. 

&  2.  m.  &  11). 

15. 

'Luke  IS.  I. 
Rom.  12. 12. 
Cul.  4.  2. 
1  Thcss.  5. 
17. 

fMatt.  2G.41. 

Mark  I'i.  3.3. 
6ch.  1. 1(!. 

Phil.  1.  4. 

1  Tim.  2. 1. 
b  Acts  4.  L9. 

Col.  4.  3. 

2  Thess.3.L 

i  2  Cor.  3. 12. 


k  2  Cor.  5.  20. 

I  Acts  2fi.  29. 
&  28.  20. 
ch.3.  1. 
PhU.  1.7,1.0, 
14. 

2  Tim.  1.10. 
&  2.  9. 
Philem.  10. 

II  Or,  ill  a 
chain. 

II  OT,lhcreo/. 

■"ActB2S.31. 

Phil.  1.  20. 

1  Tliess.2.2. 
°  Col.  4.  7. 

°  Actf,  2fl.  4. 

2  Tim.  4. 12. 
Tit.  3.  12. 

f  Col.  4.  8. 


1 1  Pet.  5.  14. 


"■  Tit.  2.  7. 
II  OT,with  in- 
currupiiuu. 


A.  D.  C4. 


»1  Cor.  1.  2. 


bRom.  1.7. 
2  Cor.  1.  2. 
1  Pet.  1.  2. 


<=  Rom.  1.8,9. 
1  Cor.  1.4. 
Eph.  1.15, 
16. 
Col.  1.  .i. 

1  Thess.I.J. 

2  Tliess.l.a. 
II  Or, 

OieHtiotU 

d  Rom.  12.13. 
&  1  j.  2«. 
2  Cor.  S.  1 . 
eh.  4. 14, 1 J. 


^John  fi.  20. 

1  Thf»s.l.3. 
II  Or,  will 

fiuifh  it. 
fver.  10. 
II  Or,  ye  have 

mc  in  your 

heart. 


B2Cor.  3.  2. 
&7.  3. 

hEph.3.  1.& 

6.  2<). 

Col.  4.  .3,18. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 
i  ver.  17. 
I  ch.  4.  14. 
li  Or,  ))ar- 

tctkers  ictlh 

mcof  grace. 
1  Rom.  1.  U.  ii 

•J.  1. 

Gal.  1.  20. 

1  Thess.2.5. 
"■  ch.  2.  2<i.  & 

4.1. 
°  1  Thess.  3. 

12. 

Philem.  G. 


P  Or,  »enw. 
"  Rom.  2.  IS. 

&  12.  2. 

Eph,  5.  10. 
II  Or,  t,-y. 
A  Or,  differ. 
P  Acts  2J.  11!. 

1  Thess.  .3. 

13.  &  o.  2:i. 
11  Cor.  1.8. 
'John  15.4.5. 

Eph.  2.  10. 

Col.  1.  fi. 


THE  EriSTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

PHILIPPIANS. 


CHAPTER  1. 

3  He  texi{fle(h  hut  (hnnkfulncis  to  God,  and  his  lore 
toward  them.,  for  the  fruits  of  their  faith,  and  fel- 
lowship in  Jiis  sufferiitijs^  9  daily  prayini/  to  him  for 
their  increase  »i  (/race:  12  he  mfieweth  what  good  the 
faith  of  Christ  had  received  by  his  troubles  at  Rome, 
2i  and  how  ready  he  is  to  glorify  Christ  either  by 
his  life  or  death,  27  exhorting  them  to  unity,  28 
ami  to  fortitude  in  persecution. 

PAUL  and  Tiinotlieiis,  the 
servants  of  Jesus  Christ,  to 
all  the  saints  "^  in  Christ  Jesus 
which  are  at  Philippi,  with  the 
bishops  and  deacons : 

2  '^  Grace  he  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father  and  from 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     ■ 

3  "=1  thank  my  God  upon  every 
I'  remembrance  of  vou, 

4  Always  in  every  prayer  of 
mine  for  yo'u  all  making*  request 
with  joy, 

5  '^For  your  fellowship  in  the 
gospel  from  the  first  day  until 
now ; 

G  Being  confident  of  this  very 
thing,  that  he  which  hath  begun 
^a  good  work  in  you  "  will  i^er- 
form  it  ^  until  the  day  of  Jesus 
Christ : 

7  Even  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to 
think  this  of  you  all,  because  "  I 
have  you  ^  in  my  heart ;  inasmuch 
as  both  in  ''  my  bonds,  and  in 
'the  defence  and  confirmation  of 
the  gospel,  ""ye  all  are  "ijartakers 
of  my  grace. 

8  For  '  God  is  my  record,  "'  how 
greatly  I  long  after  you  all  in  the 
bowels  of  Jesus  Christ. 

9  And  this  I  pray,  "that  your 
love  may  abound  yet  more  and 
more  in  knowledge  and  m  all 
"judgment; 

10  That  °  ye  may  "  approve 
things  that  "  are  excellent ;  *'  that 
ye  may  be  sincere  and  without 
ofifence  nill  the  day  of  Christ; 

11  Being  filled  with  the  fruits  of 
righteousness,  "^  which  are  by  Jesus 


Christ,  *unto  the  glory  and  praise 
of  God. 

12  But  I  would  ye  should  under- 
stand, brethren,  that  the  things 
which  h(q)pened  unto  me  have  fall- 
en out  rather  unto  the  furtherance 
of  the  gospel ; 

13  So  that  my  bonds  "in  Christ 
are  manifest  4u  all  "the  palace, 
and  "  in  all  other  lylaces  ; 

14  And  many  of  the  brethren 
in  the  Lord,  waxing  confident  by 
my  bonds,  are  much  more  bold 
to  speak  the  word  without  fear. 

15  Some  indeed  i)reach  Christ 
even  of  envy  and  "strife;  and 
some  also  of  good  will : 

16  The  one  preach  Christ  of 
contention,  not  sincerely,  suppos- 
ing to  add  affiiction  to  my  bonds: 

17  But  the  other  of  love,  know- 
ing that  I  am  set  for  ^  the  defence 
of  the  gospel. 

18  What  then  ?  notwithstanding, 
every  way,  whether  in  pretence,  or 
in  truth,  Christ  is  preached;  and  I 
therein  do  rejoice,  yea,  and  will 
rejoice. 

19  For  I  know  that  this  shall 
turn  to  my  salvation  'through 
your  prayer,  and  the  supply  of 
^  the  Spirit  of  Jesus  Christ, 

20  According  to  my  ''earnest  ex- 
pectation  and  my   hoi^e,  that  ^  in 


nothing  I 


shall  be  ashamed,  but 


that  ''with  all  boldness,  as  always, 
so  now  also  Christ  shall  be  mag- 
nified in  my  body,  whether  it  be 
by  life,  or  by  death. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and 
to  die  is  gain. 

22  But  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  thi.s 
is  the  frnit  of  my  labour :  yet  what 
I  shall  choose  I  wot  not. 

23  For  ""I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt 
two,  having  a  desire  to  Uiepart, 
and  to  be  with  Christ;  which  is 
far  better : 

239 


A.  D.  M. 

'John  15.8. 
Eph.  1.  12, 

14. 


I!  Or, 

Jor  Cfirist. 
'ch.  4.  22. 
II  Or.  Cesar's 

court. 
II  Or.  lo  ail 

vthtrs. 


"  Ch.  2.  3. 


5'2Cor.l.  11. 


"  Rom.  8.  9. 
•Rom.  8.19. 
l>Rom.5.  5. 


'  Eph.  C.  19, 
20. 


<i  2  Cor.  a.  8. 


''2Tim.  4.  C. 


Paul  exJwrteth  to  unitij. 


PHILIPPIANS. 


He  commendetli  Timothy. 


A.  D.  64. 


'ch.  2.  24. 


t2Cor.  1. 14. 
4:5.  Li. 


bTph.  4.  1. 
Col.  1.  10. 
1  Thess.  2. 
1^.  i  4. 1. 


ich.  4. 1. 


k  1  Cor.  1. 10. 
IJudeS. 


■»  2  ThcM.  1. 
5. 


»  Rom.  8. 17. 
2Tim.2.Il. 


°Act«  J.  41. 

ICuiu.  5.  3. 

P  £ph.  2.  «. 


1  Col.  2.1. 

'AcUlC.19, 
Ac. 
1  Thc«3.2.2. 


•2Cor.l3.l4. 
b  Col.  3. 12. 

'John  .•?.  29. 
J  l'.om.l2.1B. 

.V  1.-..  i. 

1  Ciir.  1.  10. 

2Cor.  li.ll. 

cli.1.27.  * 

ri.  10.  k  4.  2. 

I  t'ci. .!.  ». 
•  f.al.  A.  2<;. 

('1.  i.i.'..ir,. 

JamcM  't.  14. 

ntiim.  12.10. 

Inh.  .'..il. 

I  I'ct.  i.  i. 

» I  Cor.lO.24, 
Xi.  h  13.  A. 


kM«tt.ll.2!>. 
.Inlin  |:l.  I.-,. 
I  IVI.2.  21. 

1  .Idhii  2.  <:. 
■  J..hn  1.1,2. 

*  17. .'.. 

2  Cor.  4.  4. 
(•"I.  I.  1.-,. 
llcb.  I..'!. 

'  .(ohn  .-..  l.S. 

*  10.  .13. 

I  r».  2S.  fi. 
I..  W.  .'1. 
Dm   :>.  2fl. 
Mark  !".  12. 
Uom.  l.i.  3. 


24  Is'evertheless  to  abide  in  the 
flesh  is  more  ueedful  for  you. 

25  And  '^ having  this  confidence,  I 
know  that  I  shall  abide  and  con- 
tinue with  you  all  for  your  fur- 
therance and  joy  of  faith ; 

2G  That  '-'your  rejoicing  may  be 
more  abundant  in  Jesus  Christ  for 
me  by  my  coming  to  you  again. 

27  Only  ''let  your  conversation  be 
as  it  becometh  the  gospel  of  Christ: 
that  whether  I  come  and  see  you, 
or  else  be  absent,  I  may  hear  of 
your  affairs,  '  that  ye  stand  fast  in 
one  spirit,  ''with  one  mind  '  striving 
together  for  the  faith  of  the  gospel ; 

28  And  in  nothing  terrified  by 
your  adversaries:  "'which  is  to 
them  an  evident  token  of  perdi- 
tion, "but  to  you  of  salvation,  and 
that  of  God. 

29  For  unto  you  "it  is  given  in 
the  behalf  of  Christ,  'not  only  to 
believe  on  him,  but  also  to  sufifer 
for  his  sake ; 

30  1  Having    the 
■^  which  ye  saw  in  me,  and  now 
hear  to  he  in  me. 


same    conflict 


CHAPTEE  11. 

1  Ne  cxhortdh  them  to  unity,  and  to  all  Jntmbleness  of 
riiind,  by  the  example  of  Christ's  humility  and  ex- 
altation: 13  to  a  careful  proceeding  in  the  ivay  of 
sali'ation,  that  they  be  as  lights  to  ilie  wicked  world, 
10  and  comforts  to  him  their  apostle,  who  is  noio 
ready  to  be  offered  up  to  (Jod.  19  He  hopcth  to 
send  Timothy  to  them,  whom  he  greatly  commend- 
eth,  25  «.s-  £pa2)hroditus  also,  whom  he  j^reseutly 
sendeth  to  them. 

IF  there  he  therefore  any  consola- 
tion in  Christ,  if  any  comfort 
of  love,  ^'if  any  fellowship  of  the 
Spirit,  if  any  '^bowels  and  mercies, 

2  'Fulfil  ye  my  joy,  "that  ye  be 
likeminded,  having  the  same  love, 
hcing  of  one  accord,  of  one  mind. 

3  ''Let  nothing  he  done  through 
strife  or  vainglory;  but  ^in  lowli- 
ness of  mind  let  each  esteem  other 
better  than  themselves. 

4  t-'Look  not  every  man  on  his 
own  things,  but  every  man  also  on 
the  things  of  others. 

5  "Let  this  mind  b(;  in  you,  which 
was  also  in  Clirist  .I(;sus: 

0  Wlio,  'being  in  tlie  form  of 
God,  "thought  it  not  robbery  to 
be  equal  with  (Jod: 

7  ']iut  made  liini.sclf  of  no  rep- 
utation, and  took  u]>on  him  the 
240 


form  "'  of  a  servant,  and  "  was  made 
in  the  "likeness  of  men  : 

8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as 
a  man,  he  humbled  himself,  and 
'became  obedient  unto  death,  even 
the  death  of  the  cross. 

9  Wherefore  God  also  ^hath  high- 
ly exalted  him,  and  ''given  him  a 
name  which  is  above  every  name  : 

10  'That  at  the  name  of  Jesus 
every  knee  should  bow,  of  things 
in  heaven,  and  things  in  earth,  and 
things  under  the  earth ; 

11  And  ""that  every  tongue  should 
confess  that  Jes4is  Christ  is  Lord, 
to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 

12  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  ^as  ye 
have  always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my 
presence  only,  but  now  much  more 
in  my  absence,  work  out  your 
own  salvation  with  "fear  and  trem- 
bling : 

13  For  ""it  is  God  which  worketh 
in  you  both  to  will  and  to  do  of 
his  good  pleasure. 

14  Do  all  things  ''without  mur- 
murings  and  nlisputipgs: 

15  That  ye  may  be  blameless 
and  "harmless,  "the  sons  of  God, 
without  rebuke,  'in  the  midst  of 
'a  crooked  and  perverse  nation, 
among  whom  "^'ye  shine  as  lights 
in  the  world ; 

16  Holding  forth  the  word  of  life; 
that  ""I  may  rejoice  in  the  day  of 
Christ,  that  ^I  have  not  run  in 
vain,  neither  laboured  in  vain. 

17  Yea,  and  if  ^1  be  ♦offered  upon 
the  sacrifice  ''and  service  of  your 
faith,  'I  joy,  and  rejoice  with  you 
all. 

18  For  the  same  cause  also  do  ye 
joy,  and  rejoice  with  me. 

19  "But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
to  send  ''Timotheus  shortlj'^  unto 
you,  that  I  also  may  be  of  good 
comfort,  when  I  know  your  state. 

20  For  I  have  no  man  '"like- 
minded,  who  will  naturally  care 
for  your  state. 

21  For  all  '"seek  their  own,  not 
the  things  which  are  Jesus  Christ's. 

22  But  ye  know  the  ])roof  of  him, 
"that,  as  a  son  with  the  father, 
he  hath  served  with  me  in  the 
gosi)el. 

23  Him  therefore  I  hope  to  send 


A.D.  64. 

"Is.  42.1.  & 

4'.).  .3, 6.  8:52. 

13.  &  .«.  11. 

1:2.34.23.24. 

Zcch.  3.  8. 

jMatt.  20.  2H. 

Luke  22. 27. 
".John  1.14. 

Rnni.  1.  3. 

&  «.  3. 

Gal.  4.  4. 

Heb.  2. 14, 

17. 
;:  Or,  hohit. 

"  .^latt.  x.na, 

42. 

John  10. 18. 

llcb.  5.  8.  & 

12.  ■>. 
1' John  17. 1, 

2,  5. 

Acts  2.  33. 

Heb.  2.  y. 
'I  Eph.  1. 20, 

21. 

lleb.  1.  4. 
^Is.  45.  2.3. 

JIatt.  28. 18. 

Kniii.  14.11. 

Kev.  5. 13. 
■John  1.3.1.3. 

Acta  2.  36. 

Kom.14.9. 

1  Cor.  8.  6. 

&12.3. 
'th.  1.5. 


"  Epli.  G.  5. 


■"■2  Cor.  3.5. 
lleb.  13.  21. 


>  1  Cor.lO.in. 

1  Pet.  4.  y. 

'  Kom.  14.  1. 


!!  Or,  fiiicere. 
*  Matt.  5.  4o. 
EpIi,  5. 1. 
!>  1  Pet.  2. 12. 
■■  Dent.  32. 5. 

liOr, 
^/itite  ye. 
'1  Matt.  5.  14, 

Eph.  5.  8. 

'2Cnr.  1.14. 
I  These.  2. 

( Cial.  2.  2. 
1  Tlie»s.3.5. 

S2Tim.4.fi. 
(  (ir.  poured 
J'irlh. 

hl'.oni.I.^.lG. 

i  2  Cor.  7.  4. 

Col.  1.  24. 


!l  Or, 

.yureover. 
<  Honi.ll!.21. 

1  'i'hus3.3.2. 


1 1^.  .W.  13. 
II  Or,  .«o  </ear 
unto  mc. 


"1  Cnr.  10. 
24,  33.  &  13. 


;  Tim.  4.10, 


ii;. 


"1  Cor.  4. 17. 

1  Tim.  1.  2. 

2  Tim.  1.  2. 


Paul  giveth  up 


PHILIPPIANS. 


all  for  Christ. 


A.  D.  C4. 


"ch.  1.25. 
I'hik'm.  22. 


P  ch.  4. 18. 


1  Philcm.  2. 
'  .'  Cor.  8.  23. 
•2  Cor.  11.3. 
ch.  4.  IS. 

<ch.l.  8. 


11  Or,  honour 

fitch. 
"  I  Cor.lfi.18. 

1  Thess.  5. 

12. 

1  Tim.  5. 17. 


»1  Cor.  16,17. 
ch.  4.  10. 


■GCor.l.'l.ll. 
cli.  4.  4. 
1  These.  5. 
Hi. 


1.  Is.  .W.  10. 

Gal.  5.  15. 
"^  2  Cor. U.  1.3. 
'I  Rom.  2.  28. 

Gal.  o.  2. 

•  Deut.  10. 

IIJ. &.!0.  G. 

Jcr.  4.4. 

Kom.  2.  29. 

&4.  11,  12. 

Col.  2.  11. 
fJohn4.  2.3, 

24. 

Rom.  7.6. 
6  Gal.  6.  14. 
h  2  Cor.  11. 

18,  21. 


I  Gen.  17.12. 
k2Cor.n.22. 
^Rom.  11.  1. 
"2  Cor.  11. 

22. 


presently,  so  soon  as  I  shall  see 
how  it  will  <>■()  with  me. 

24  But  °  I  trust  in  the  Lord  that  I 
also  myself  shall  come  shortly. 

25  Yet  1  sui)posed  it  necessary 
to  send  to  you  'Kpaphroditus,  my 
brother,  and  companion  in  labour, 
and  ''fellow  soldier,  'but  your  mes- 
senger, and  'he  that  ministered  to 
my  wants. 

2G  *ror  he  longed  after  you  all, 
and  was  full  of  heaviness,  because 
that  ye  had  heard  that  he  had 
been  sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh 
unto  death :  but  God  had  mercy 
on  him;  and  not  on  him  only,  but 
on  me  also,  lest  I  should  have  sor- 
row upon  sorrow. 

28  I  sent  him  therefore  the  more 
carefully,  that,  when  ye  see  him 
again,  ye  may  rejoice,  and  that  I 
may  be  the  less  sorrowful. 

29  Receive  him  therefore  in  the 
Lord  with  all  gladness  ;  and  " "  hold 
such  in  reputation : 

30  Because  for  the  work  of  Christ 
he  was  nigh  unto  death,  not  re- 
garding his  life,  ''to  supi)ly  your 
lack  of  service  toward  me. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  Jle  warneth  them  to  beware  of  the  fahe  teachers  of 
the  circximcisdon,  4  shewing  that  hiin.'ielf  hath  great- 
er canxe  than  they  to  trust  in  t/ie  riffhteonsfiess  of  the 
late:  7  which  notwithstandin;]  he  conntetli  a.s  dung 
and  loss,  to  gain  Christ  and  his  righteousness,  12 
therein  acknowledging  his  own  imperfection.  15  He 
exhorteth  them  to  be  thus  minded,  17  and  to  imitate 
him,  18  a?id  to  decline  the  ways  of  carnal  Christians. 

FINALLY,  my  brethren,  '^re- 
joice in  the  Lord.  To  write 
the  same  things  to  you,  to  me  in- 
deed is  not  grievous,  but  for  you  it 
is  safe. 

2  ^Beware  of  dogs,  beware  of 
'evil  workers,  ''beware  of  the  con- 
cision. 

3  For  we  are  Hhe  circumcision, 
*^  which  worship  God  in  the  spirit, 
and  °  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus,  and 
have  no  confidence  in  the  flesh. 

4  Though''!  might  also  have  con- 
fidence in  the  flesh.  If  any  other 
man  thinketh  that  he  hath  where- 
of he  might  trust  in  the  flesh,  I 
more : 

5  '  Circumcised  the  eighth  day,  ^of 
the  stock  of  Israel,  '  of  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin,  "'a  Hebrew  of  the  He- 

79 


brews;    as    touching  the   law,   "a 
Pharisee ; 

G  "  Concerning  zeal,  ^  persecuting 
the  church;  ''touching  tluj  right- 
eousness which  is  in  the  law, 
'blameless. 

7  But  '  what  things  were  gain  to 
me,  those  I  counted  loss  for  Christ. 

8  Yea  doubtless,  and  I  count  all 
things  J)ut  loss  *  for  the  excellency 
of  the  knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus 
my  Lord :  for  whom  I  liave  suffer- 
ed the  loss  of  all  things,  and  do 
count  them  hut  dung,  that  I  may 
win  Christ, 

9  And  be  found  in  him,  not  hav- 
ing "mine  own  righteousness,  which 
is  of  the  law,  but  '^  that  which  is 
through  the  faith  of  Christ,  the 
righteousness  which  is  of  God  by 
faith : 

10  That  I  may  know  him,  and  the 
power  of  his  resurrection,  and  ^  the 
fellowship  of  his  sufferings,  being 
made  conformable  unto  his  death; 

11  If  by  any  means  I  might  '^at- 
tain unto  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead. 

12  Not  as  though  I  had  already 
'attained,  either  were  already 'per- 
fect :  but  I  follow  after,  if  that  I 
may  apprehend  that  for  which  also 
I  am  apprehended  of  Christ  Jesus. 

13  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself 
to  have  apprehended  :  but  this  one 
thing  I  ^?o,  forgetting  those  things 
which  are  behind,  and  ''reaching 
forth  unto  those  things  which  are 
before, 

14  'I  press  toward  the  mark  for 
the  prize  of  '^the  high  calling  of 
God  in  Christ  Jesus. 

15  Let  us  therefore,  as  many  as 
be  *^x>6rfect,  ''  be  thus  minded:  and 
if  in  any  thing  ye  be  otherwise 
minded,  God  shall  reveal  even  this 
unto  you. 

IG  Xevertheless,  whereto  we  have 
already  attained,  '  let  us  walk  ''  by 
the   same 
same  thing 

17  Brethren,  ""be  followers  togeth- 
er of  me,  and  mark  them  which 
walk  so  as  "  ye  have  us  for  an  en- 
sample. 

18  (For  many  walk,  of  whom  I 
have  told  you  often,  and  now  tell 

241 


A.  D.  64. 


rule,  '  let  us  mind  the 


"  .\ctg  23.  6. 

.<;  21;.  4,  5. 
"  ActH  22.  3. 

Gill.  1.13,14. 
I'  Acts  8.  3. 

&'.i.  I. 
iKom.  10.5. 

'  Luke  1.  6. 

*  Matt.  13.44. 


■Ih.  .Vl.  11. 
.I'T.l).  2.-!,24. 
.lolin  17.3. 
1  Cor.  2.  2. 
Col.  2.  2. 


"  Rom.  10.  3, 

0. 

'  Rom.  1.  17. 

&.!.  21,22. 
& '.).  30.  ii 
lit.  .3,  6. 
Gnl.  2. 16. 


J  Rom.  6.  3, 
4,  .5.  &  8.  17. 
2  Cor.  4. 10, 
11. 

2  Tim.  2.11, 
12 
I  Pet.  4.  13. 

'  Acts  26.  7. 


"1  Tim.6.12. 
b  Ueb.  12.  23. 


'  Ps.  45.  10. 

Luke  9.02. 

2  Cor.  5.  16. 
d  1  Cor.  9.  24, 

26. 

Ueb.  6. 1. 


"2  Tim. 4.7,8. 
llel).  12.  1. 
Mleb.  3.  1. 


B  1  Cor.  2.  6. 
.4:14.  20. 
b  Gal.  i.  10. 


i  Rom.  12.16. 
&15.  5. 
b  Gal.  6.  16. 
Ich.  2.2. 


"  1  Cor.  4.16. 
kU.  1. 
ch.  4.  9. 
1  Thess. 1.6. 

"IPet.  5.  3. 


Tlie  liberality 


PHILIPPIANS. 


of  the  Phi1ipi)ians. 


A.  D.  64. 

"Gal.  i.r.  & 

2.  •.'!.&  0.12. 

ch.  1.15,  !«. 
P2  Cor. 11.15. 

il'et.  L'.  1. 
1  Rim.  Ifi.lS. 

1  Tim.  tj.  o. 
Tit.  1.  11. 

'  llos.  4.  7. 

2  Cor.  11.12. 
Gul.  C.  l.'i. 

•Rom.  8.5. 
•  Eph.  -.MnIO. 

Col.  3.  1,  3. 
»  Acts  1.  II. 
»1  Cor.  1. '. 

1  Tlies*.  1. 

in. 

Tit.  2.  13. 
J  1  Cor.  15. 

*!,  -tfi,   4:1. 

Col. .;.  4. 

lJuhn.3.  2. 
«  Eph.  1. 19. 


•  1  Cor.  15. 
36,27. 


•ch.  1.8. 

1.2  Cor.  1.14. 

cli.  2.  16. 

1  ThCMi.  2. 

ly,  20. 
'ch.  1.  27. 

•I  ch.  2.  2.  & 
3.  16. 


•  Rom.  IC.  3. 
ch.  1.  27. 


'  Ex.  .12.  .-a 

r«.  fi!).  2H. 
Uan.  I.'.  I. 
Luke  10.  21). 
Rev.  1.  5.  & 
M.  ».  «  in. 
12.  *  21.  27. 
«I^.m.l2.I2. 
ch.  3.  I. 
I  Thix.  5. 

in. 

1  r.  t.  4.  13. 
klloh.  10. -,'5. 

Jiiiri4-N.VM,:i. 

1  I'ct.  4.  7. 

2lVt. .!.  K.». 

tH'c2Theu. 

■i.  2. 
I  P..  .V,.  22. 

I'mv.  jii.  .3. 

.Matt.  li.  2.'>. 

1  i-Kl.  6.  7. 


'John  14.27. 
lUni..-..  1. 
Col.  S.  15. 


rrrKroUe. 


1 1  ThcH.  5. 
22. 


!  you  even  weeping,  that  they  are 
j  "the  enemies  of  the  cross  of  Christ: 
1  19  p  Whose  end  is  destruction, 
I ''  whose  God  is  their  bell}',  and 
j '  whose  glory  is  in  their  shame, 
^  who  mind  earthly  things.) 

20  For  ^  our  conversation  is  in 
heaven ;  "  from  whence  also  we 
'^  look  for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ : 

21  ^'  AVho  shall  change  our  vile 
body,  that  it  may  be  fashioned  like 
unto  his  glorious  body,  ^according 
to  the  working  whereby  he  is  able 
^  even  to  subdue  all  things  unto 
himself. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1  Fi'om  particular  adinoniiwti.%  4  he  proceedeth  to 
general  exhortation!^,  10  s/iewinrj  how  he  rejoiced  at 
their  liberality  towards  him  lying  in  priso7i,  not  no 
mack  Jor  the  sitp/ily  of  his  oii'n  wa>it.i,  as  for  tlie 
grace  of  G(kI  in  them.  19  And  so  he  concludeth 
with  prayer  and  salutations. 

THEREFORE,  my  brethren 
dearly  beloved  and  ""  longed 
for,  ''my  joy  and  crown,  so  ^stand 
fast  in  the  Lord,  my  deiU'ly  beloved. 

2  I  beseech  Euodias,  and  be- 
seech Syntyche,  "that  they  be  of 
the  same  mind  in  the  Lord. 

3  And  I  entreat  thee  also,  true 
yokefellow,  help  those  women 
which  ''laboured  with  me  in  the 
gospel,  with  Clement  also,  and 
icith  other  my  fellow  labourers, 
whose  names  are  in  '  the  book  of 
Ufe. 

4  ^Rejoice  in  the  Lord  always: 
and  again  I  say,  Rejoice. 

5  Let  your  moderation  be  known 
unto  all  men.  ''The  Lord  is  at 
hand. 

G  '  Be  careful  for  nothing ;  but 
in  every  thing  by  i)rayer  and  sup- 
plication with  thanksgiving  let 
your  re<iuests  be  made  known 
unto  God. 

7  iVnd  "  the  peace  of  God,  which 
pa.sseth  all  understanding,  shall 
kcej)  your  hearts  and  minds 
through  Chri.st  .lesus. 

8  Finally,  l)i('tlnen,  whatsoever 
things  arci  true,  whatsoever  things 
are  "honest,  whatsoever  things  arc 
ju.st,  what.s()('v«'r  things  are  pure, 
whatsoever  thingsrtrc  lovely,  'what- 
soever things  are  of  good  report ;  if 
there  he  any  virtue,  and  if  there  he 
any  prai.se,  think  on  these  things. 


through 


9  '"Those  things,  which  ye  have 
both  learned,  and  received,  and 
heard,  and  seen  in  me,  do :  and 
"the  Godof  i)eace  shall  be  with  you. 

10  fiut  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord 
greatl/.  that  now  at  the  last  "your 
care  of  me  n  hath  flourished  again ; 
wherein  ye  were  also  careful,  but 
ye  lacked  opportunity. 

11  Not  that  I  speak  in  respect  of 
want :  for  I  have  learned,  in  what- 
soever state  I  am,  ^  therewith  to  be 
content. 

12  '^  I  know  both  how  to  be  abased, 
and  I  know  how  to  abound :  every 
where  and  in  all  things  I  am  in- 
structed both  to  be  full  and  to  be 
hungry,  both  to  abound  and  to 
suffer  need. 

13  I  can  do  all  things 
Christ  which  strengtheneth  me. 

14  Notwithstanding,  ye  have  well 
done,  that  *ye  did  communicate 
with  my  affliction. 

15  Now  ye  Philippians  know  also, 
that  in  the  beginning  of  the  gospel, 
when  I  departed  from  Macedonia, 
'no  church  communicated  with  me 
as  concerning  giving  and  receiving, 
but  ye  only. 

IG  For  even  in  Thessalonica  ye  sent 
once  and  again  unto  my  necessitj'. 

17  Not  because  I  desire  a  gift: 
but  I  desire  "fruit  that  may  abound 
to  3'our  account. 

18  But  "I  have  all,  and  abound: 
I  am  full,  having  received  ''of 
Epaphroditus  the  things  tvh  ieh  were 
sent  from  you,  >an  odour  of  a 
sweet  smell,  '^a  sacrifice  acceptable, 
well  pleasing  to  God. 

19  But  mj^  God  ""  shall  supply  all 
your  need  'according  to  his  riches 
in  glory  by  Christ  Jesus. 

20  ''Now  unto  God  and  our  Fa- 
ther he  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

21  iSalute  every  saint  in  Christ 
Jesus.  The  brethren  ''which  are 
with  me  greet  you. 

22  xVU  the  saints  salute  you,  'chief- 
ly they  that  are  of  Cesar's  house- 
hold. 

23  'The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  he  with  you  all.     Amen. 

t  It  was  written  to  the  Philippians  from  Rome  by 
Epaphroditus. 


A.  D.  64. 


""ch.  3. 17. 


■■  Rom.  15.33. 
&  16.  20. 

1  Cor.  14.;i3. 

2  Cor.  13.11. 
1  Thess.  5. 
23. 

Heb.  13.  20. 
°2Cor.  11.  9. 
II  Or, 

is  revived. 


P 1  Tim.  6.  6, 

8. 


■■l  Cor.  4. 11. 
2  Cor.  6.  10. 
&11.  27. 


^  John  15.  5. 
2  Cor.  12.  9. 


»ch.  1. 


'  2  Cor.  11.  8, 

9. 


"Rom.  15.28. 
Tit.  3. 14. 


!l  Or,  7  hm-e 
rtceiveU  all. 
'  ch.  2.  25. 


y  Heb.  13.  IG. 
'  2  Cor.  9. 12. 


"Ps.  23. 1. 

2  Cor.  9.  8. 
liEph.l.  7.  & 

3.  IB. 


«Rom.  lfi.27. 
Ual.  1.  5. 


A  Gal.  1.  2. 


'ch.  1. 13 


!  Rom.  1G.24. 


A.  D.  C4. 


•Eph.  1. 1. 


b  1  Cor.  4. 17. 
Eph.  G.  :il. 


<^  Gal.  1.3. 


ril  Cor.  1.4. 
Eph.  1.  10. 
I'hil.  1.S.& 
4.  G. 


'  Eph.  1. 15. 

vcr.  St. 

Philem.  5. 
I  Heb.  G.  10. 


P2Tim.  4.  8. 
1  Pet.  1.  4. 


Ii  Matt.  24.14. 

-Mark  IG.IJ. 

Rom.  10.  IS. 

ver.  23. 
i  Mark  4.  8. 

John  15.  IC. 

Phil.  1.  11. 

1 2  Cor.  6. 1. 

Eph.  .•!.  2. 

Tit.  2.  II. 

1  Pet.  5.  12. 
Ich.  4. 12. 

Philem.  23. 

■"SCor.1 1.2.1. 
1  Tim.  4.  «. 


"Rom.l5..'?0. 

"Eph.  1.15, 
16. 
ver.  3,  4. 

P 1  Cor.  1.  5. 

1  Rom.  12. 2. 

Eph.  5. 10, 

17. 
■•Eph.  1.8. 


'Eph.  4.1. 
Phil.  1.  27. 

1  Thesa.  2. 
12. 

'lThess.4.1. 
"John  15.10. 

2  Cor.  !).  ,S. 
Phil.  1.  11. 
Tit.  3.1. 
Ueb.  13.  21. 

''Eph.  3. 16. 
&6. 10. 


J  Eph.  4.  2. 

'Acts  5.  41. 
Rom.  S.  3. 


THE  EnSTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  ArOSTLE  TO  THE 


COLOSSIANS. 


CHArTEE  1. 

1  After  sahitadoTi  fie  thanketh  Cihd  for  their  faith,  7 
confirnu'th  the  iloctrine  of  Epr  ihras,  'J  praj/eth  fur- 
ther for  their  increase  in  fj.are,  14  dcxcribeth  the 
true  Christ,  21  encourageth  them  to  receive  Jestis 
Chrkt,  and  commendeth  his  own  ministry. 

PAUL,   ^an   apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  by  the  will  of  God,  aud 
Tiinotheus  our  brother, 

2  To  the  sn-iits  \and  faithful 
brethren  in  Christ  which  are  at 
Colosse :  "  Grace  he  uuto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  "We  give  thanks  to  God  and 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  praying  always  for  you, 

4  SSince  we  heard  of  your  faith 
in  Christ  Jesus,  and  of  "^the  love 
which  ye  have  to  all  the  saints, 

5  For  the  hope  ^  which  is  laid  up 
for  you  in  heaven,  whereof  ye  heard 
before  in  the  word  of  the  truth  of 
the  gospel ; 

G  Which  is  come  unto  you,  ''  as  it 
is  in  all  the  world;  aud'bringeth 
forth  fruit,  as  it  doth  also  in  you, 
since  the  day  ye  heard  of  it,  and 
knew  ""the  grace  of  God  in  truth  : 

7  As  ye  also  learned  of '  Epaphras 
our  dear  fellow  servant,  who  is  for 
you  "'a  faithful  minister  of  Christ; 

8  Who  also  declared  unto  us  your 
"  love  in  the  Spirit. 

9  "For  this  cause  we  also,  since 
the  daj^  we  heard  it,  do  not  cease 
to  pray  for  you,  and  to  desire  ''that 
ye  might  be  filled  with  '^  the  knowl- 
edge of  his  will  'in  all  wisdom  and 
spiritual  understanding ; 

10  "That  ye  might  walk  worthy 
of  the  TiOrd  '  unto  all  pleasing, 
"being  fruitful  in  every  good  work, 
and  increasing  in  the  knowledge 
of  God; 

11  "^  Strengthened  with  all  might, 
according  to  his  glorious  power, 
y  unto  all  patience  aud  longsuffer- 
iug  ^  with  joyfulness ; 


12  ''Giving  thanks  unto  the  Fa- 
ther, which  hath  made  us  meet  to 
be  i>artakers  of  ^'tlie  inheritance  of 
the  saints  in  light : 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from 
Hhe  power  of  darkness,  '^and  hath 
translated  ns  into  the  kingdom  of 
t  his  dear  Son : 

14  "  In  whom  we  have  redemption 
through  his  blood,  even  the  forgive- 
ness of  sins  : 

15  Who  is  '^the  image  of  the  in- 
visible God,  ^  the  firstborn  of  every 
creature : 

IG  For  ''by  him  were  all  things 
created,  that  are  in  heaven,  and 
that  are  in  earth,  visible  and  invis- 
ible, whether  they  he  thrones,  or 
'  dominions,  or  principalities,  or 
powers :  all  things  were  created 
''by  him,  and  for  him  : 

17 'And  he  is  before  all  things, 
and  by  him  all  things  consist : 

18  And  "'  he  is  the  head  of  the 
body,  the  church :  who  is  the 
ginning,  "the  firstborn  from 
dead;  that  "in  all  things  he  might 
have  the  preeminence. 

19  For  it  pleased  the  Father  that 
""in  him  should  all  fulness  dwell ; 

20  And,  "'having  made  peace 
through  the  blood  of  his  cross,  ''by 
him  to  reconcile  'all  things  unto 
himself;  by  him,  I  say,  whether 
they  he  things  in  earth,  or  things  in 
heaven. 

21  And  you,  '  that  were  sometime 
alienated  and  enemies  "in  your 
mind  *by  wicked  works,  yet  now 
hath  he  reconciled 

22  "In  the  body  of  his  flesh  through 
death,  ""to  i)resent  you  holy  and 
unblameable  and  unreproveable  in 
his  sight : 

23  If  ye  continue  in  the  faith 
•grounded  and  settled,  and  he  'not 
moved  away  from  the  hope  of  the 
gospel,  which  ye  have  heard,  ""and 

243 


be- 
the 


A.D.  64. 

•  Eph.  5.  20. 

ch.  3.  15. 
li  Arts  2<i.I8. 

Eph.  1. 11. 


•■  Eph.fi.  12. 
Il''l).2.  14. 

1  Pet.  2.  y. 
'I  1  Thcss.  2. 

12. 

2  Pet.  1.11. 
i  Gr.  Ilir  Son 

of  his  iore. 
Mm.  ,3.  17. 
Eph.  1.  U. 
"Eph.  1.7. 

f2Cor.  4.  4. 

Heb.  1.3. 
«  Rev.  3. 14. 


I' John  1.3. 
1  Cor.  S.  G. 
Eph.3. '.t. 
Heb.  1.  2. 


■  Rom.  !^.Xi. 
Eph.  1.21. 
ch.  2.  111,1.5. 
1  Pet.  3.  22. 

tRom.  IL.X 
llel).  2.  10. 

lJohnl.1,.3. 
.t  17.  5. 
1  Cor.  8.  G. 

•"1  Cor.  11.3. 
Ej)h.  1.  10, 
22.  .t  4.  15. 

Si  5.  23. 

"  Acts  2(!.  23. 

1  Cor.  l,i. . 

20,  ■_'.■!. 

Rev.  1.5. 
II  Or, 

among  aH. 


"Johnl.lfi. 

&  3.  34. 

ch.2.».  i-.3. 

11. 
II  Or,  maiing 

P  Eph.  2.14, 
15, 16. 
1  2  Cor.  5. 18. 
'  Epli.  1. 10. 


•Eph.  2. 1,2, 

12,1!).  &4. 18. 
I]  Or,  litj  your 

itimil  in 

wickfd 

works. 
■Tit.  1.15,16. 

°  Eph.  2.  15, 

IG. 
'  liukc  1.  ".">. 

Eph.  1.4.  & 

5.  27. 

IThess.  4.7. 

Tit.  2. 14. 

Jude24. 


^  Eph.  3. 17. 
ch.  2.  7. 
'John  1.5.  C. 

»  Rom.  10.18. 


-J 


Exliortation  to  steadfastness. 


COLOSSIANS. 


The  ritual  laiv  abolished. 


A.  D.64.    1 

'•ver.6. 
'  Acts  1.  IT. 

2  Cor.  .'!.<;.  &  ! 

4.  l.Si.'..  18. 

Eph..rr.     I 

ver.  il. 

1  Tim.  i.  7.    ' 
<t  Rnm..?  3. 

a  Cor.  7  4. 
'Eph.  3.1.13. 
'2  Cor.  1.5.0. 

Phil.  3.  10. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 
A  2.  10, 

»  Eph.  1.  23. 

^  1  Cor.  9.  ir. 

Oal.  2.  7. 

Eph.  3.  2. 

ver.  23. 
t  Or,/u//|f 

to  preach 

thu  word  of 

Got, 

Rom.  15. 19. 

'  Rom.  lfi.2.'i. 

1  Cor.  2.  7. 
Eph.  3.  9. 

k  Matt.  13.11. 

2  Tim.  1. 10. 

1  2  Cor.  2. 14. 

"•Horn.  9.23. 
Eph.  1.  7.  & 

5.  8. 

[  Or,  among 
t/ou. 
•1  Tim.  1.1. 

•  AcU  2IK  20. 
27,31.' 


'•2  Cor.  11.  2. 
Eph.  i.  27. 
ver.  22. 


'  I  Cor.I2.10. 

'ch.  2.1. 
•Eph.  1.19. 
ft  3.  7,  29. 


I  Or, /ear, 

or  care. 
•Phil.  i.ao. 

ch.  I.  29. 

1  Theu.2.2. 


k|  Cor.  I.e. 

'  ch.  a:  i«. 


'  Phil.  3. 8. 
eh.  1.9. 


fOr. 

'  I  Cor.  1.  a. 

h  i.  n,  7. 

Eph.  1.8. 

ch.  IV 
■  Rnm.  te.lN. 

2  Cor.  11.13. 

Eph.  4. 14. 

*.->  «. 

ver  8,  18. 
*  1  Cor.  ».  3. 

1  ThcM.  %. 

17. 

kICor.ll.4(). 
i  I  Pet.  5.  9. 


klThfM.4.1. 
Ju(lc3. 


which  was  preached  ''to  every  creat- 
ure which  is  under  heaven ;  '^where- 
of I  Paul  am  made  a  minister; 

24  ^  AYho  now  rejoice  in  my  suf- 
ferjnfi^s  ''for  you,  and  fill  up  ''that 
which  is  behind  of  the  afflictions 
of  Christ  in  my  tlesh  for 'his  body's 
sake,  which  is  the  church : 

25  Whereof  I  am  made  a  minis- 
ter, accordino^  to  ''the  dispensation 
of  God  Avliich  is  given  to  me  for 
you,  "to  fulfil  the  word  of  God; 

26  Even '  the  mystery  which  hath 
been  hid  from  ages  and  from  gen- 
erations, ^  but  now  is  made  mani- 
fest to  his  saints : 

27  'To  whom  God  would  make 
known  what  is  ""the  riches  of  the 
glory  of  this  mystery  among  the 
Gentiles;  which  is  Christ  "in  you, 
"  the  hope  of  glorj" : 

28  AVhom  we  preach,  "warning 
every  man,  and  teaching  every 
man  in  all  wisdom  ;  ^  that  we  may 
l)resent  every  man  j^erfect  in  Christ 
Jesus ; 

29  "  "NVhereunto  I  also  labour, 
"■  striving  'according  to  his  work- 
ing, which  worketh  in  me  might- 

iiy. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  He  MM  exhorteth  them  to  be  conxtayit  in  ChHxt,  8  to 
beware  of  phUoaophy^  and  vain  tr(uUtio7i.%  18  wor- 
x/iippii)!/  of  an<jch,  20  and  legal  ceremo7iies,  which 
ore  ended  in  Christ. 

FOR  I  would  that  ye  knew  what 
great "  ^  conflict  I  have  for  you, 
and  for  them  at  Laodicea,  and  for 
as  many  as  have  not  seen  my  face 
in  the  flesh ; 

2  ''That  their  hearts  might  be 
comforted,  "being  knit  together  in 
love,  and  unto  all  riches  of  the  full 
assurance  of  understanding,  ''to  the 
ackiiow  Icdgmcut  of  th<^  mystery  of 
G<h1,  and  of  the  Father,  and  of 
Chri.st; 

3  "'  In  whom  are  hid  all  the  treas- 
ures of  wi.sdoui  and  knowledge. 

4  And  tliis  I  say,  Mcst  any  man 
should  bcguihi  you  with  enticing 
woi'ds. 

5  For  though  T  be  absent  in  the 
flesh,  yet  am  T  with  you  in  the 
si)irit,  joying  and  beholding  ''your 
order,  and  the  '  steadfastness  of 
your  faith  in  Christ. 

G  ''As  ye  have  therefore  received 

244 


Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  so  walk  ye 
in  him : 

7  '  Eooted  and  built  up  in  him, 
and  stablished  in  the  faith,  as  ye 
have  been  taught,  abounding  there- 
in with  thanksgiving. 

8  "Beware  lest  any  man  spoil  you 
through  philosophy  and  vain  de- 
ceit, after  "the  tradition  of  men, 
after  the  "  "rudiments  of  the  world, 
and  not  after  Christ. 

9  For  Pin  him  dwelleth  all  the  ful- 
ness of  the  Godhead  bodily. 

10  ''And  ye  are  complete  in  him, 
'which  is  the  head  of  all  ^princi- 
pality and  power: 

11  In  whom  also  ye  are  'circum- 
cised with  the  circumcision  made 
without  hands,  in  ""  putting  otf  the 
body  of  the  sins  of  the  flesh  by  the 
circumcision  of  Christ : 

12  ''Buried  with  him  in  baptism, 
wherein  also  *  ye  are  risen  with 
him  through  'the  faith  of  the  op- 
eration of  God,  ''who  hath  raised 
him  from  the  dead. 

13  ''And  you,  being  dead  in  your 
sins  and  the  uncircumcision  of  your 
flesh,  hath  he  quickened  together 
with  him,  having  forgiven  you  all 
trespasses ; 

14  '^  Blotting  out  the  handwriting 
of  ordinances  that  was  against  us, 
which  was  contrary  to  us,  and  took 
it  out  of  the  .way,  nailing  it  to  his 
cross ; 

15  And  ''having  spoiled  ''princi- 
palities and  powers,  he  made  a 
shew  of  them  openly,  triumphing 
over  them  "  in  it. 

16  Let  no  man  therefore  ^ judge 
you  I'  '^  in  meat,  or  in  drink,  or  "  in 
respect  ''  of  a  holy  day,  or  of  the 
new  moon,  or  of  the  sabbath  days  : 

17  'Which  are  a  shadow  of  things 
to  come ;  but  the  body  is  of  Christ. 

18  T^et  no  man  "beguile  you  of 
your  reward  Mn  a  voluntary  hu- 
mility and  worshipping  of  angels, 
intruding  into  those  things  'which 
he  hath  not  seen,  vainly  puftbd  uj) 
by  his  fleshly  mind, 

11)  And  not  holding  '"  the  Head, 
from  which  all  the  body  by  joints 
and  bands  having  nourishment 
ministered,  and  knit  together,  in- 
creaseth  with  the  increase  of  God. 


I    A.  D.  64. 


I  Eph.  2.  21, 
22.  &  3.  17. 
ch.  1.  23. 


■»  Jer.  29.  8. 

Rom.  10. 17. 

Eph.  5.  6. 

ver.  18. 

Heb.  1.-;.  9. 
°  Matt.  15.  2. 

Gal.  1.  14. 

ver.  22. 
II  Or, 

elements. 
"  Oal.  4.  3,  9. 

ver.  20. 
PJohn  1.14. 

ch.  1.  lU. 

IJohn  I.IG. 

'  Eph.  1.  20, 

21. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
'ch   1.  IS. 
'  Deut.  10.16. 

&  .'SO.  6. 

Jer.  4.  4. 

Rotn.  2.  29. 

Phil  3.  .3. 
"  Rom.  (J.  «. 

Eph.  4.  22. 

ch.  3.  8,  9. 


^Rom.G.4. 
Teh.  3.1. 

'  Eph.  1. 19. 

&  .'i.  T. 
'  Acts  2.  24. 


b  Eph.  2. 1,5, 
U,  11. 


'  Eph.  2. 15, 
Id. 


i  Gen.  3. 15. 

Ps.  US.  18. 

Is.  5!.  12. 

Matt. 12.  2i). 

Luke  10.  IS. 

&  II.  22. 

J..hn  12.31. 

&  16.  11. 

Eph.  4.  8. 

Heb.  2.  14. 
'  Eph.  6. 12. 
II  Or. 

in  himself. 
t  Rom.  14.  3, 

10,  13. 
II  Or. /or 

eatintj  anil 

(trinkitig. 
t  Rom.  14.  2, 

17. 

1  Cor.  8.  8. 
[I  Or,  in  part. 
h  Kom.  14.  5. 

Gal.  4.  10. 
•  Hob.  8.  .5.  .4 

9.9.  &10.  1. 

k  ver.  4. 

Il  Or,  ri'la' 
tujatnut  you. 

1  Gr.  lietnff  a 
fohttitan/ 
in  hwmlittj. 
ver  25. 

I  Ez.  13.  3. 
I  Tim.  1.7 

"■  Eph.  4.  15, 
lU. 


Exhortation  to 


colossia:n^s. 


several  duties. 


A.  D.  04. 

"  Rom.  fi.  3. 

,5.  &  7.  4,  (i. 

Gill.  2.  l!i. 

Eph.  -1.  15. 
"  vcr.  8. 
II  Or, 

elements. 
I'Gnl  4.  3.'J. 
•I  1  Tim.  4.  3. 


'  Is.  20.  l.r 
Matt.  IS.  !). 
Tit.  1.  14. 

'  1  Tim.  4.  8. 

'  ver.  18. 

II  Or,  piimsh- 
inr;,  itr,  not 
spariiiff. 


'  Rom.  C.  5. 
Kph.  2.  (i. 
ch.  2. 12. 

!•  Rom.  8.  M. 
Epli.  1.20. 


I  Or,  mind. 


'Rom.  G  2. 

Gal.  2.  20. 

ch.  2  20. 
H  2  Cor.  5.  7. 

cli.  1.  5. 
'lJohn3.  2. 
'John  11.2o. 

&  14.  6. 
tl  Cor.  15.4.3. 

I'hil.  3.  21. 
I'  Rum.  8.  13. 

Gal.  5.  24. 
■  Rom.  6. 13. 

t  Eph.  5.  3. 

llThess.4.5. 

'  Eph.  5. 5. 


"  Rom.  1.  IS. 

Eph.  5.  0. 

Rev.  22. 15. 
•  Eph.  2.  2. 


PRom.C.  19, 

20.  &  7.  5. 

1  Cor.  6.  11. 

Eph.  2.  2. 

Tit.  3.  3. 
'I  Eph.  4.  22. 

Heb.  12.  1. 

James  1.  21. 

1  Pet.  2.  1. 
'  Eph.  4.  2y. 

&5.  4. 


'Lev.  19.  11. 

Eph.  4.  25. 
'  Eph.  4.  22, 

24. 


"Rom.  12.  2. 

>  Eph.  4.  23, 
24. 
5  Eph.  2. 10. 

'Rom.  10.12. 
1  Cor.  12.13. 
Gal.  3.  28. 
&  5.  <;. 
Eph.  6. 8. 

"Eph.  1.23. 


20  AVherefore  if  ye  be  "  dead  with 
Christ  from  "the  "  riidiineuts  of  the 
worhl,  'why,  as  thou«:;h  living-  in 
the  worhl,  are  ye  subject  to  ordi- 
nances, 

21  (^  Touch  not ;  taste  not ;  handle 
not; 

22  Which  ;ill  are  to  perish  with 
the  using;)  'after  the  command- 
ments and  doctrines  of  men  f 

23  ^  Which  things  have  indeed  a 
shew  of  wisdom  in  ^  will-worship, 
and  humilit}',  and  "  neglecting  of 
the  body ;  not  in  any  honour  to 
the  satisfying  of  the  flesh. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  He  shcweth  where  we  should  seek  Christ.  .5  He  ex- 
horteth  to  mortification,  10  to  put  off  the  old  man, 
and  to  put  on  Christ,  1 2  exhorting  to  charity,  humility, 
and  other  several  duties, 

IF  ye  then  -^  be  risen  with  Christ, 
seek  those  things  which  are 
above,  where  *"  Christ  sitteth  on  the 
right  hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  "afltection  on  things 
above,  not  on  things  on  the  earth. 

3  'For  ye  are  dead,  ''  and  your  life 
is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 

4  "^  When  Christ,  who  is  *^our  life, 
shall  appear,  then  shall  ye  also  ap- 
pear with  him  ^  in  glory. 

5  ''  Mortify  therefore  '  your  mem- 
bers which  are  upon  the  earth ; 
''  fornication,  uncleanness,  inordin- 
ate afi'ection,  '  evil  concupiscence, 
and  covetousuess,  '"which  is  idol- 
atry : 

G  "For  which  things'  sake  the 
wrath  of  God  cometh  on  °the 
children  of  disobedience : 

7  ''In  the  which  ye  also  walked 
sometime,  when  ye  lived  in  them. 

8  ^But  now  ye  also  i)ut  olf  all 
these ;  anger,  wrath,  malice,  blas- 
phemy, 'filthy  communication  out 
of  your  mouth. 

9  'Lie  not  one  to  another,  ^seeing 
that  ye  have  put  off  the  old  man 
with  his  deeds ; 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new  man, 
which   "  is  renewed  in  knowledge 
"^  after 
ated  him 

11  Where  there  is  neither  'Greek 
nor  Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncir- 
cumcision,  Barbarian,  Scythian, 
bond  nor  free:  ^but  Christ  is  all, 
and  in  all. 


the  image  of  him  that^cre- 


12  ^'Put  on  therefore,  %as  the  elect 
of  God,  holy  and  beloved,  ''  bowels 
of  mercies,  kindness,  lunnbleness 
of  mind,  meekness,  longsuflering; 

13  '  Forbearing  one  another,  and 
forgiving  one  another,  if  any  man 
have  a  "  quarrel  against  any :  even 
as  Christ  forgave  you,  so  also  do 

ye. 

14  *^And  above  all  these  things 
^2>i(t  on  charity,  which  is  the  ''bond 
of  perfectness. 

15  And  let '  the  peace  of  God  rule 
in  your  hearts,  ''to  the  which  also 
ye  are  called  '  in  one  body ;  "'  and 
be  ye  thankful. 

IG  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell 
in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom ;  teach- 
ing and  admonishing  one  another 
"in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spirit- 
ual songs,  singing  "with  grace  iu 
your  hearts  to  the  Lord. 

17  And  I"  Avhatsoever  ye  do  in 
word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  ''giving  thanks  to 
God  and  the  Father  by  him. 

18  'Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto 
your  own  husbands,  '  as  it  is  fit  in 
the  Lord. 

19  ^Husbands,  love  your  wives, 
and  be  not  "bitter  against  them. 

20  '^  Children,  obey  your  parents 
^  in  all  things:  for  this  is  well  pleas- 
ing unto  the  Lord. 

21  'Fathers,  provoke  not  your 
children  to  anyer,  lest  they  be  dis- 
couraged. 

22  -^Servants,  obey  ^ in  all  things 
your  masters  '^ according  to  the 
flesh  ;  not  with  eyeservice,  as  men- 
pleasers ;  but  iu  singleness  of  heart, 
fearing  God: 

23  ''And  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  it 
heartily,  as  to  the  Lord,  and  not 
unto  men ; 

24  •=  Knowing  that  of  the  Lord  je 
shall  receive  the.  re  ward  of  the  in- 
heritance: ^for  ye  serve  the  Lord 
Christ. 

25  But  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall 
receive  for  the  wrong  which  he  hath 
done:  and  ^ there  is  no  respect  of 
persons. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1  He  cxhorteth  them  to  be  fervent  in  prayer,  .5  to  walk 
wisely  toward  them  that  are  not  yet  come  to  tite  true 
knowledye  of  Christ.  10  He  sahdeth  them,  arid 
wisheth  litem  all  prosperity. 

245 


A.  D  64. 

'  Eph.  4.  24. 
'IThesfi.  1.4. 

1  IVt.  1.2. 

2l'et.  1.  10. 
■1  Gill.  .1.  22. 

i:pli.4.2,:)2. 

I'hil.  2.  1. 
'  .Mark  11.25. 

Eph.  4.2,32. 

II  Or. 
cumplaiitt. 


fl  Pet.  4.  8. 

'  John  13.34. 

Rom.  13.  8. 

1  Cor.  13. 

Eph.  ^2. 

ch.2.2. 

IThese.  4.9. 

1  Tim.  1.  5. 

1  Jo1hi3.2:J. 

&  1.  21. 
I.  Eph.  4.3. 
iRoin.  14.17. 

Phil.  4.  7. 
klCor.7.  15. 
1  Eph.  2.  Ifi, 

17.  &4.  4. 
"  ch.  2.  7. 

ver.  17. 


"ICor.  14.2G. 
Ei)h.  5.  19. 
•>  ch.  4.  0. 


PlCor.  10.31, 


IRom.  1.8. 

Eph.  .";.  20. 

ch.  1. 12.  & 

2.7. 

1  Thcss.  «. 

18. 

IIcb.l3.  l,'.. 
'  Eph.  5.  22. 

Tit.  2.  5. 

1  Pet.  3.  1. 
'  Eph.  5.  .3. 
'  Epli.  5.  25, 

28, ;«. 

I  Pet.  3.  7. 
"  Eph.  4.  31. 
»Eph.  G.  1. 

J  Eph.  5.  24. 
Tit.  2.  9. 


'  Eph.  6. 4. 


•  Eph.  6. .?, 

.Ic. 

1  Tim.  C.  1. 

Tit.  2.  9. 

1  Pet.  2.  18. 
ti  vcr.  20. 
■^  Philem.  10. 


>lEph.G.6,7. 


'  Eph.  G.  8. 


flCor.  7.22. 


B  Rom.  2. 11. 

it'et.  1.17. 
See  Oeut. 

10.17. 


Divers  precepts 


I.  THESSALONIAI^S. 


and  salutations. 


A.  D.  64. 
*  Eph.  6. 9. 


bLiike  18.1. 
Rom.  12. 12. 
Eph  G.  18. 

1  Thtss.  5. 
1",  1-*. 

'ch.2.7.  & 

3.15. 
<!  Eph.  G.  19. 

2The9a.3.1. 
'ICor.  1G.9. 

2  Cor.  2.  12. 
f.Miitt.  n.ii. 

1  Cor.  4.  1. 
Eph.  «.  V.K 
ch.  1.2G.& 

2  2. 

e  E|)h.  0.  20. 
Phil.  1.  7. 

k  Eph.  5.  IJ. 

1  Thcss.  4. 

12. 
•  Eph.  5. 10. 


I  Ecc.  10. 12. 
cli..i.  Ki. 
'.V.rkO.SO. 
"'IPet.S.lJ. 


°  Eph.  6. 21. 


'Eph.  0.22. 


r  Fhllem.  10. 


'    'Acta  10.  29. 
fc  Ji.  4.  & 

HhUi':m.  24. 
'  AcU  1.5.  .r. 
2  Tim.  4.11. 


A.  D.  .M. 


•2ror.  1.19. 
VThcsK.!.!. 
1  Pel.  6. 12. 


k  Eph.  1.2. 


-  Rom.  1.  It. 
Eph.  1.  IG. 
Fhllem.  4. 


MASTEES%  give  imto  your 
servjiiits  that  which  is  just 
and  equal;  knowing-  that  ye  also 
have  a  Master  in  heaven. 

2  'Continue  in  prayer,  and  watch 
in  the  same  ''with  thanksgiving- ; 

3  **  AVithal  praying  also  for  us, 
that  God  would  "^open  uuto  us  a 
door  of  utterance,  to  speak  'the 
nivsterv  of  Christ,  ^  for  which  I  am 
also  in  bonds: 

4  That  I  may  make  it  manifest,  as 
I  ought  to  speak. 


0  ''  Walk  in  wisdom  toward 


them 
the 


that  are  without,  '  redeeming 
time. 

6  Let  your  speech  he  always  ''with 
grace,  'seasoned  with  salt,  ""that 
ye  may  know  how  ye  ought  to  an- 
swer every  man. 

7  "  All  my  state  shall  Tychicus 
declare  unto  you,  icho  is  a  beloved 
brother,  and  a  faithful  minister  and 
fellow  servant  in  the  Lord : 

8  "Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you 
for  the  same  purpose,  that  he  might 
know  your  estate,  and  comfort 
3'our  hearts  J 

9  With  'Onesimus,  a  faithful  and 
beloved  brother,  who  is  one  of  you. 
They  shall  make  known  unto  you 
all  tilings  which  are  done  here. 

10  ''Aristarchus  my  fellow  prison- 
er saluteth  you,  and  'Marcus,  sis- 
ter's sou  to  Barnabas,  (touching 
whom  ye  received  commandments: 


if    he    come    unto    you,    receive 
him ;) 

11  And  Jesus,  which  is  called 
Justus,  who  are  of  the  circumcision. 
These  only  are  my  fellow  workers 
unto  the  kingdom  of  God,  which 
have  been  a  comfort  unto  me. 

12  'Epaphras,  who  is  one  of  you, 
a  servant  of  Christ,  saluteth  you, 
always  i' 'labouring  fervently  for 
you  in  prayers,  that  ye  may  stand 
"perfect  and  "complete  in  all  the 
will  of  God. 

13  For  I  bear  him  record,  that  he 
hath  a  great  zeal  for  you,  and 
them  that  are  in  Laodicea,  and 
them  in  Hierapolis. 

14  ""Luke,  the  beloved  physician, 
and  >'Demas,  greet  you. 

15  Salute  the  brethren  which  are 
in  Laodicea,  and  Nymphas,  and 
'the  church  which  is  in  his  house. 

16  And  when  ''this  epistle  is  read 
among  you,  cause  that  it  be  -read 
also  in  the  church  of  the  Laodi- 
ceaus;  and  that  ye  likewise  read 
the  epistle  from  Laodicea.  . 

17  And  say  to  ''Archippus,  Take 
heed  to  Hhe  ministry  which  thou 
hast  received  in  the  Lord,  that  thou 
fulfil  it. 

18  "^The  salutation  by  the  hand 
of  me  Paul.  '^  Kemember  my  bonds. 
*^  Grace  l)e  with  you.     Amen. 

U  Written  from  Home  to  the  Colossians  by  Tychi- 
cus and  Onesimus. 


A.  D.  64. 


THE  FIEST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

The  T/ir.<imIo)iiiiiiii  are  r/ixen  to  itndcrxtand  both  how 
tnindful  of  tliim  Saint  Rtul  wan  at  all  tiin/'.'i  in 
t/iitiiksrjiiniiij,  and  prayer:  5  a«rf  also  fiow  well  he 
wm  jM-nfuadtd  of  the  truth  and  sinccritij  of  their 
faith,  and  conversioH  to  God. 

and  Ti- 
urch  of 
the  Th(;,ssalonians  which  is  in  God 
the  Father,  and  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ:  '"Grace  he  unto  you,  and 
])<'ac(>,  from  (iod  our  Father,  and 
tlie  Lord  .Icsus  Christ. 
2  ''^X^i  give  thanks  to  God  always 

24(5 


P.\UL,  and  ^Silvanus,  a 
niorticus,  unto  tho  chii 


for  you  all,  making  mention  of  you 
in  our  prayers ; 

3  ''  Eemembering  without  ceasing 
''your  work  of  faith,  '^and  labour 
of  love,  and  patience  of  hope  in 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  sight 
of  God  and  our  Father; 

4  Knowing,  brethren  "beloved, 
^  your  election  of  God. 

5  For  ''  our  gospel  came  not  unto 
you  in  word  only,  but  also  in 
power,  and  '  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 
''  and  in  nuich  assurance ;    as  '  ye 


'ch.i.r. 

Philera.  23. 


II  Or, 

*  striving. 

'  Rom.  15.30. 

°  Matt.  5.  48. 

1  Cor.  2.  6. 

Sc  14.  20. 

Phil.  3.  13. 

Ileb.  .5.  14. 
l\  Or,  filled. 


^2Tim.4.11. 

y  2  Tim. 4. 10. 
Philem.  24. 


'Rom.  IK.  5. 

1  Cor.  IG.IU. 

'  1  Thess.  5. 

27. 


b  Philem.  2. 
•■ITim.i.a. 


•11  Cor.lG.21. 

2  Thess.  3. 
1". 

'  Heb.  1.3.  3. 
f  Hub.  13.25. 


A.D.  54. 

dch.  2.  13. 
'.lolm  G.  29. 

Gill.  ,i.  U. 

cli.  3.  «. 

2  Thess.l.S, 

11. 

Jamcfl  2. 17. 
IRom.lG.  G. 

llcb.  i.  10. 
II  Or.  hclovc<l 
o/iioii.your 
ek'Ction. 
ECol.  .3.  12. 

2  ThcBs.  2. 

13. 
Ii  Mark  1G.20. 

1  Cor.  2.  4. 
&  4.  20. 

i  2  Cor.  G.  G. 
k  Col.  2.  2. 

llcb.  2.  3. 
Ich.  2.  1,5. 

ID,  11. 

2  Tht'33.5.7. 


Tlie  manner  of  PaiiVs 


I.  THESSiU:iONIA^S.     j;reac7ti««7  to  the  TJiessalonians. 


A.D.54. 

■"  1  Cor.  4.1G. 

&1I. 

1. 

I'luL. 

;!.  17. 

ch.  ■> 

14. 

■2  Thcs3.3.9. 

"  Acts 

,■;.  41. 

Ueb. 

1U.34. 

°  Rom.  10.18. 


PRom.  l.S. 


1  eh.  2. 1. 

■■ICoi-.  12.2. 

Gal.  4.  «. 
"Rom.  2.  7. 

Phil. .-}.  21). 

Tit.  2.  la. 

2Pet.  .■!.  12. 

Rev.  1.  -. 
'Acts  1.  11. 

ch.  4.  IC. 

2  Tliess.1.7. 
"  Acts  2.  24. 
"  Matt.  3.  7. 

Rom.  ,1.  y. 

ch.  5.  y. 


•ch.  1.  5,  9. 


bActslU.  22. 

■^ch.  1.  5. 
i  Acts  17.  2. 
'Phil.  1.  SO. 

Col.  2.  1. 
f2Cor.  7.  2. 

ver.  5. 

2  Pet.  1.  16. 
e  1  Cor.  7.  25. 

1  Tim.  1.11, 
12. 

!■  I  Cor.  fi.  17. 

Gal.  2.  7. 

Tit.  1.  3. 
i  Gal.  1.  10. 
I'Prov.  17.3. 

Rom.  8.  27. 

I  Acts  20.  33. 

2  Cor.  2.17. 
&4.  2.  &  7. 
2.  &  12.  17. 

■"Rom.  1.9. 
"John  5.  41, 
44.  &  12.  43. 

1  Tim.  5.17. 
"  1  Cor.  9.4,6, 

12,  IS. 

2  Cor.  in.  1, 
2.  10,  11.  & 

13.  10. 

2  Thess.3.9. 
Philem.  S,9. 

II  Or,  used 
authority. 

•"2  Cor.  11.9. 

&  12. 13,  14. 

2  Thess.3.8. 
1 1  Cor.  9.  1, 

2,5. 
'1  Cor.  2.  3. 

&  9.  22. 

2  Cor.  13.  4. 

2  Tim.  2.24. 


know  Avliiit  inaniH'r  of  men  we 
were  anions  you  for  your  sake. 
C  And  "'ye  became  followers  of 
us,  and  of  the  Lord,  liaviiig-  re- 
ceived the  word  in  much  afflic- 
tion, "  with  joy  of  the  Holy 
Ghost : 

7  So  that  ye  were  en  samples  to 
all  that  believe  in  Macedonia  and 
Achaia. 

8  For  from  you  °  sounded  out  the 
word  of  the  Lord  not  only  in  Mac- 
edonia and  Achaia,  but  also  ''in 
ever}^  place  your  faith  to  God-ward 
is  spread  abroad ;  so  that  we  need 
not  to  speak  any  thing*. 

9  For  they  themselves  shew  of  us 
''what  manner  of  entering'  in  we 
had  unto  you,  "^  and  how  ye  turned 
to  God  from  idols  to  serve  the  liv- 
ing and  true  God ; 

10  And  "^  to  wait  for  his  Son  *  from 
heaven,  "  whom  he  raised  from  the 
dead,  even  Jesus,  Avhicli  delivered 
us  "^  from  the  wrath  to  come. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  In  what  manner  the  gospel  was  brought  and  preach- 
ed to  the  Thessalonians,  aiid  in  what  sort  also  they 
receined  it.  18  ^l  reason  is  rendered  both  whij  Saint 
Paul  ivas  so  long  abseid  from  tftein,a7id  also  why  he 
was  so  desirous  to  see  them. 

FOR  ^  yourselve^s,  brethren,  know 
our  entrance    in   unto    you, 
that  it  was  not  in  vain : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had  suf- 
fered before,  and  were  shamefully 
entreated,  as  ye  know,  at  ^Philippi, 
'we  were  bold  in  our  God  ''to  speak 
unto  you  the  gospel  of  God  "^  with 
much  contention. 

3  ^For  our  exhortation  was  not  of 
deceit,  nor  of  unclean ness,  nor  in 
guile : 

4  But  as  ^  we  were  allowed  of  God 
''  to  be  i)ut  in  trust  with  the  gospel, 
even  so  we  speak;  'not  as  pleas- 
ing men,  but  God,  ''which  trieth 
our  hearts. 

5  For  '  neither  at  any  time  used 
we  flattering  Avords,  as  ye  know, 
nor  a  cloak  of  covetousness ;  '"God 
is  witness : 

G  "]S"or  of  men  sought  we  glory, 
neither  of  you,  nor  yet  of  others, 
when  °  we  might  have  "  been 
''burdensome,  '^as  the  apostles  of 
Christ. 

7   But  ''we  were  gentle  among 


you,  even   as  a  nurse  cherisheth 
her  children : 

8  So  being  affectionately  desirous 
of  you,  we  were  willing  'to  have 
imparted  unto  you,  not  the  gospel 
of  God  only,  but  also  ^  our  own 
souls,  because  ye  were  dear  unto 
us. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brethren,  our 
labour  and  travail :  for  "labouring- 
night  and  day,  ""  because  we  would 
not  be  chargeable  unto  any  of  you, 
we  preached  unto  you  the  gospel 
of  God. 

10  >  Ye  are  witnesses,  and  God 
also,  ^how  holily  and  justly  aiul 
unblameably  we  behaved  ourselves 
among  you  that  believe : 

11  As  ye  know  how  we  exhorted 
and  comforted  and  charged  every 
one  of  you,  as  a  father  doth  his 
children, 

12  '-'  That  ye  would  walk  worthy 
of  God,  ''  who  hath  called  you  unto 
his  kingdom  and  glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  we 
God  •=  without  ceasing,  because, 
when  ye  received  the  word  of  God 
which  ye  heard  of  us,  ye  received 
it ''  not  as  the  word  of  men,  but,  as 
it  is  in  truth,  the  word  of  God, 
which  effectually  worketh  also  in 
j^ou  that  believe. 

14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  fol- 
lowers ^of  the  churches  of  God 
which  in  Judea  are  in  Christ  Je- 
sus: for  ^ye  also  have  suffered  like 
things  of  vour  own  countrvmen, 
^'  even  as  they  Itare  of  the  Jews : 

15  "Who  both  killed  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  'their  own  prophets, 
and  have  i' i)ersecuted  us;  and 
they  please  not  God,  ''and  are  con- 
trary to  all  men : 

10  '  Forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the 
Gentiles  that  they  might  be  saved, 
"'  to  fill  up  their  sins  always :  "  for 
the  wrath  is  come  ui)ou  them  to 
the  uttermost. 

17  But  we,  brethren,  being  taken 
from  you  for  a  short  timer  "in  pres- 
ence, not  in  heart,  endeavoured  the 
more  abundantly  ^  to  see  your  face 
with  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have 
come  unto  you,  even  I  Paul,  once 
and  again ;  but  "^  Satan  hindered  us. 

247 


A.  D.  54. 


•Rom.  1.11. 
&15.  2il. 


'  2  Cor.12.15. 


"  Acta  20.  34. 

1  Cor.  4.  12. 

2  Cor.  11.9. 
2  Theis8.3.8. 

»  2  Cor.12.13, 
14. 


>ch.  1.5. 

'  2  Cor.  r.  2. 
2  The8a.3.7. 


"  Eph.  4. 1. 

Phil.  1.  27. 

Col.  1.10. 

ch.  4.  1. 
1. 1  Cor.  1.  9. 

ch.  .■;.  24. 

2  Thoss.  2. 

14. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
"^ch.  1.  3. 


tl  Matt.  10.40. 
Gal.  4. 14. 
2  Pet.  3.  2. 


'  Gal.  1.  22. 


f  Acts  17.  5, 
13. 


e  Ilcb.  10. 33, 

34. 
h  AcU  2.  23. 

&3.  1.5.  &5. 

.JO.  &  7.  52. 
i  Matt.  5.  12. 

&  2.!.  :>»,  .37. 

Luke  13. 33, 

.34. 

Acts  7.  52. 
I;  Or,  chafed 

us  out. 
k  Esth.  3.  8. 
1  Luke  II.. 52. 

Acts  13  50. 

&  14.  ,5, 19. 

&  17  5.  13. 

&  18.  12.  & 

19.  9.  &  22.  • 

21,22- 
"■  Gen.  1.5.1fi. 

Matt.  23.32. 
■■  Matt.  24.  6. 

14. 

» 1  Cor.  5.  3. 
Col.  2.  S. 


fch.  3. 10. 


t  Rom.  L  li 
&15.  23. 


PauTs  great  love  for 


I.  THESSALONIANS. 


the  TJiessalonians, 


A.  D.  54. 

'2  Cor.  1.14. 

Phil.  •-'.  IG. 

&4.  1. 

•Prov.  16..31. 
HOr, 

fflortfing  f 
'1  Cor.  1.5.23. 

ch.  3.  13. 

Rev.  l.r.  & 

Hi.  12. 


'  ver.  5. 
bActa  17. 15. 


«Rom.lB.21. 

1  Cor.  18.10. 

2  Cor.  1.  ly. 


*Eph.3.13. 

•  Acts  S.  IR. 

ft  U.  -^J.  It. 

ai.  23.  ft-Jl. 

11. 

1  Cor.  *.  9. 

2  Tim.. 3.  12. 

1  Put.  2.  21. 

fAcU  20.24. 

*Tcr.  I. 


»lCor.7.  5. 
2  Cor.  11. 3. 


<  Oal.  2.  2.  ft 

4.  II. 

PIUl.  2.  IG. 
k  AcU  18. 1, 

5> 


I  Phil.  1.  8. 


-2  Cor.  1.4. 
ft7.  ti,  r,  13. 


•PhlL4.1. 


•ch.  1.  2. 


»  Acta  «  7. 

jTlm.  l.X 
*Rom.  1. 10, 

II.  ft  I.V.32. 
'ch.  2.17. 
'2  Cor.  1,3.  0, 

II. 

Col.  4. 12. 


ROr,  giiiile. 
<Mwk  1.3. 
■ch.  4.  10. 
»ch.4.  0.  ft 

S.liS. 

2  Pet.  1.  7. 


19  For  '  what  is  onr  hope,  or  joy, 
or  ^  crown  of  "rejoiciug?  Are  not 
even  ye  in  the  presence  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  '  at  his  coming  ? 

20  For  ye  are  our  glory  and  joy. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Saint  Paul  textifieth  his  great  Iwe  to  the  TTiexsaloni- 
a7ix,  partly  by  scndiiiy  Timothy  wito  them  to 
sirenythen  and  comfort  them  :  partly  by  rejoicing  in 
their  ivell  doing :  10  a?id  partly  by  praying  for  them, 
and  desiring  a  safe  coining  unto  them. 

WHEREFORE  ''when  we 
could  no  longer  forbear,  ^  we 
thought  it  good  to  be  left  at  Athens 
alone ; 

2  And  sent  "  Timotheus,  our 
brother,  and  minister  of  God,  and 
our  fellow  labourer  in  the  gospel 
of  Christ,  to  establish  you,  and  to 
comfort  you  concerning  your  faith  : 

3  ''  That  no  man  should  be  moved 
by  these  afflictions :  for  yourselves 
know  that "  we  are  appointed  there- 
unto. 

4  ^  For  verily,  when  we  were  with 
you,  we  told  you  before  that  we 
should  suffer  tribulation  ;  even  as 
it  came  to  pass,  and  ye  know. 

5  For  this  cause,  ^when  I  could 
no  longer  forbear,  I  sent  to  know 
your  faith,  •"  lest  by  some  means 
the  tempter  have  tempted  you,  and 
'  our  labour  be  in  vain. 

G  ""But  now  when  Timotheus  came 
from  you  unto  us,  and  brought  us 
good  tidings  of  your  faith  and  char- 
ity, and  that  ye  have  good  remem- 
brance of  us  always,  desiring  great- 
ly to  see  us,  '  as  we  also  to  see 
you : 

7  Therefore,  brethren,  "'we  were 
comforted  ov(!r  you  in  all  our  afflic- 
tion and  distr(;ss  by  your  faith  : 

8  For  now  we  live,  if  ye  "  stand 
fast  in  the  Lord. 

9  °  For  wluit  thanks  can  we  render 
to  God  again  for  you,  for  all  the 
joy  wherewith  we  joy  for  your 
sakes  before  our  (Jod; 

30  'Night  and  day  ''praying  ex- 
ceedingly Mhat  we  might  see  your 
face,  \Mnd  might  perfect  that  which 
is  lacking  in  your  faith  ? 

11  Now  Go(l  liiins(!lf  and  our  Fa- 
ther, and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
"  'direct  our  way  unto  you. 

12  And  thr  Lord  "nutke  you  to 
increase  and  aljoiuid  iu  love ''one 

248 


toward    another,   and    toward   all 
7nen,  even  as  we  do  toward  you : 

13  To  the  end  he  may  Establish 
your  hearts  unblameable  in  holi- 
ness before  God,  even  our  Father, 
at  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  "^  with  all  his  saints. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  exJiorteth  them  to  go  on  forward  in  all  manner 
cf  godliness.,  6  to  live  holily  and  justly,  9  to  love  one 
another,  11  and  quietly  to  follow  their  own  busitiess: 
13  and  last  of  all  to  sorrow  moderately  for  the  dead. 
17  And  unto  this  last  exhortation  is  annexed  a  brief 
description  of  the  resurrection,  and  second  coming  of 
Christ  to  judgment. 

FURTHERMORE  then  we  "  be- 
seech you,  brethren,  and  n  ex- 
hort yoH  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  ""  that 
as  ye  have  received  of  us  ^  how  ye 
ought  to  walk  "  and  to  please  God, 
so  ye  would  abound  more  and 
more. 

2  For  ye  know  what  command- 
ments we  gave  you  by  the  Lord 
Jesus. 

3  For  this  is  "the  will  of  God, 
even  ''your  sanctification,  *^that  ye 
should  abstain  from  fornication  : 

4  ^  That  every  one  of  you  should 
know  how  to  possess  his  vessel  in 
sanctification  and  honour; 

5  "Not  in  the  lust  of  concupis- 
cence, '  even  as  the  Gentiles  ^  which 
know  not  God : 

G  '  That  no  man  go  beyond  and 
"  defraud  his  brother  "  in  any  mat- 
ter :  because  that  the  Lord  '"  is  the 
avenger  of  all  such,  as  we  also  have 
forewarned  you  and  testified. 

7  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto 
uncleanness,  "  but  unto  holiness. 

8  °  He  therefore  that  "  despiseth, 
despiseth  not  man,  but  God,  p  who 
hath  also  given  unto  us  his  Holy 
Spirit. 

0  But  as  touching  brotherly  love 
•i  ye  need  not  that  I  write  unto  you : 
for  "^ye  yourselves  are  taught  of 
God  ■*  to  love  one  another. 

10  ^And  indeed  ye  do  it  toward 
all  the  brethren  which  are  in  all 
Macedonia :  but  we  beseech  you, 
brethren,  "that  ye  increase  more 
and  more ; 

11  And  that  ye  study  to  be  quiet, 
and  "  to  do  your  own  business,  and 
^  to  work  with  your  own  hands,  as 
we  commanded  you ; 

12  'That  ye  may  walk  honestly 


A.  D.  54. 


»!  Cor.  1.8. 
Pliil.  1.  10. 
ch.  .').  2"!. 
•J  Tliess.  2. 
17. 

1  John  3.20, 
21. 

'Zech.14.5. 
JudcU. 


Ii0r,  request, 

llOr, beseech. 

'  Phil.  1 .  27. 

Col.  2. 0. 
I>ch.  2.  12. 

"■-  Col.  1. 10. 


J  Rom.  12.  2. 

Eph.  5. 17. 
'  Epii.  5.  27. 
fl  Cor.  (i.lj, 

1,S. 

Eph.  5.  3. 

Cul.  3.  5. 
6Rom.«.  1!1. 

1  Cor.  6. 15, 
18. 

b  Rom.  1.  24, 

211. 

Col.  3.  5. 
i  Eph.  4.  17, 

18. 
k  I  Cor.l5..'H. 

Gul.  4.  8. 

Eph.  2.  12. 

&  4.  !t). 

2  Thess.1.8. 
ILev.  1».  11, 

13. 

1  Cor.  e.  8. 
II  Or, 
oppref.^.  or, 
overreach. 

IfOr,  iu  the 

matter. 
"  2  Thcss.  1. 

8. 
"Lev.  11.44. 

&  19.2. 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 

llcb.  12.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  14, 

15. 
"  Lulce  10.10. 
II  Or, 

rejecteth. 
f  1  Cor.  2. 10. 

&  7.  40. 

1  John  3.24. 
Ich.  ,5.  1. 
'Jer.:!1.34. 

John  (».  45. 

fc  u.  2i;. 

Hch.  8.  11. 
1  Jdhii  2. 
20,  27. 
"  Matt.  22."0. 
John  1'!.  .A. 

fi  \r,.  12. 

Eph.  ,5.  2. 

1  Pet.  4.M. 

1  John  .i.ll, 

23.  &  4.  21. 
'ch.  1.7. 
"ch.  3.  12. 
^  2  Tlicss.  3. 

11. 

1  Pet.  4.  1.'). 
y  Acta  20.  ■■'.:,. 

Epii.  i.  28. 

2  Thess.  3.7, 
8,  12. 

■  Kom.  1.3.13. 
2  Cor.  8.  21. 
Col.  4.  .1. 
1  Pet.  2. 12. 


Gf  Christ's  second  coming. 


I.  THESSALONIANS. 


Divers  exhortations. 


A.  D.  54. 

it  Or, 
CI/  HO  man. 


*  Sec  Lev.i;). 
•jx. 
Deut.  H.  1, 

2Sam.l2.-J0. 
i>Eph.  2.1  J. 
'ICor.  15.1.!. 
•i  ]  Cor.15.18, 

2.1. 

ch.  3. 13. 


'  I  Kinps  1.3. 

ir.  is.i20. 

riCor.lJ.51. 


s  Matt.  24.30, 
31. 

Actsl.  11. 
2Thess.  1.7. 


l>  ICor.  15.52. 
'  1  Cor.  15.23, 
52. 

klCor.  15.51. 


lActsl.  0.- 
Kev.  11. 12. 

"'JohnI2.2(;. 
&H.3.&17. 
24. 

°ch.  5.  11. 
II  Or,  exhort. 


"Matt  24.  3, 

30. 

Acts  1.  ;. 
bch.  4.  9. 


Matt.  24.4.3, 

44.  &  25.  13. 

Luke  12. 39, 

40. 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 

Kev.  3.  3.  & 

1«.  15. 
d  Is.  13.  B-fl. 

Luke  17.2", 

2«,  2'J.  &  21. 

34,35. 

2  Thess.1.9. 
•Jer.  1.3.21. 

Hos.  13. 13. 

fRom.  13.12, 
13. 
1  John  2.  8. 


8  Eph.  5.  8. 


li  Matt.  23.  5. 

i  Slatt.  24. 42. 

&  25.  13. 

Rom.  13. 11, 

12, 13. 

1  Pet.  5.  8. 
k  Luke  21.34, 

3<j. 

Rom.  13. 1.3. 

1  Cor.  15..')4. 

Eph.  5.  14. 
1  Acts  2. 15. 
"  Is.  59.  17. 

Eph.  6. 14, 

16, 17. 


toward  them  that  are  without,  and 
that  ye  may  have  kick  "  of  nothing. 

13  But  I  would  not  have  you  to 
be  ionorant,  brethren,  concerning' 
them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sor- 
row not,  ""  even  as  others  ^  which 
have  no  hope. 

14  For  Mf  we  believe  that  Jesus 
died  and  rose  again,  even  so  ''them 
also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will  God 
bring  with  him. 

15  For  this  we  say  unto  yon  "^  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  that  ^we 
which  are  alive  and  remain  unto 
the  coming  of  the  Lord  shall  not 
prevent  them  which  are  asleei). 

IG  For  ethe  Lord  himself  shall 
descend  from  heaven  with  a  shout, 
with  the  voice  of  the  archangel, 
and  with  ^  the  trump  of  God :  '  and 
the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise  first : 

17  ^  Then  we  which  are  alive  and 
remain  shall  be  caught  up  together 
with  them  '  in  the  clouds,  to  meet 
the  Lord  in  the  air :  and  so  '"  shall 
we  ever  be  with  the  Lord. 

18  °  Wherefore  "  comfort  one  an- 
other with  these  words. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  He  proceedeth  in  (he  former  description  of  ChrisVs 
coming  tojiidgmctit,  16  and  (jiveih  divers  precepts, 
23  and  so  concludeth  the  epistle. 

BUT  of ""  the  times  and  the  sea- 
sons, brethren,  ^  ye  have  no 
need  that  I  write  unto  you. 

2  For  yourselves  know  x>erfectly 
that "  the  day  of  the  Lord  so  cometh 
as  a  thief  in  the  night. 

3  For  when  thej^  shall  say.  Peace 
and  safety ;  then  '^  sudden  destruc- 
tion cometh  upon  them,  '  as  travail 
upon  a  woman  with  child;  and 
they  shall  not  escape. 

4  ^But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in 
darkness,  that  that  day  should 
overtake  you  as  a  thief. 

5  Ye  are  all  ^'the  children  of  light, 
and  the  children  of  the  day :  we  are 
not  of  the  night,  nor  of  darkness. 

6  ''  Therefore  let  us  not  sleep,  as 
do  others ;  but '  let  us  watch  and  be 
sober. 

7  For  ''they  that  sleep  sleej)  in 
the  night ;  and  they  that  be  drunk- 
en '  are  drunken  in  the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  who  are  of  the  day, 
be  sober,  '"putting  on  the  breast- 


plate of  faith  and  love ;  and  for  a 
helmet,  the  hope  of  salvation. 

9  For  "God  hath  not  appointed  us 
to  wrath,  ""but  to  obtain  salvation 
by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

io  ■'Who  died  for  us,  that,  wheth- 
er we  wake  or  sleep,  we  should 
liv^e  together  with  him. 

11 1  Wherefore  "comfort yourselves 
together,  and  edify  one  another, 
even  as  also  ye  do. 

12  And  we  l3eseech  you,  brethren, 
"■  to  know  them  which  labour  among 
you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord, 
and  admonish  you ; 

13  And  to  esteem  them  very 
highly  in  love  for  their  work's  sake. 
^And  be  at  j^eace  among  your- 
selves. 

14  Now  we  "exhort  you,  breth- 
ren, *  warn  them  that  are  "  unruly, 
"comfort  the  feebleminded,  ''sup- 
X)ort  the  weak,  ^be  patient  toward 
all  men. 

15  ^See  that  none  render  evil  for 
evil  unto  any  man  ;  but  ever  '^fol- 
low that  which  is  good,  both  among 
yourselves,  and  to  all  men. 

IG  ^  Rejoice  evermore. 

17  "=  Pray  without  ceasing. 

18  ^  In  every  thing  give  thanks  : 
for  this  is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ 
Jesus  concerning  you. 

19  "  Quench  not  the  Spirit. 

20  ''Despise  not  prophesyings. 

21  e Prove  all  things;  "hold  fast 
that  which  is  good. 

22  'Abstain  from  all  appearance 
of  evil. 

23  And  "  the  very  God  of  peace 
'  sanctify  you  wholly ;  and  I  pray 
God  your  whole  spirit  and  soul  and 
body  "'  be  preserved  blameless  unto 
the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

24  "Faithful  is  he  that  calleth  you, 
who  also  will  do  it. 

25  Brethren,  "  pray  for  us. 

2G  p  Greet  all  the  brethren  with  a 
holy  kiss. 

27  I  "charge  you  by  the  Lord, 
that  'ithis  epistle  be  read  unto  all 
the  holy  brethren. 

28  ""The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  })e  with  you.     Amen. 

H  The  first  ejnstle  unto  the  Thessalonians  was  writ- 
ten from  Athens. 

249 


A.  D.  54. 


°  Rom.  9.  '.2. 
ch.  1.10. 

1  IV  t.  2.  8. 
Jude  4. 

"  2  Thess.  2. 

13,  14. 
P  Rom.  14.  8, 

9. 

2  Cor.  5.  15. 


1ch.4.  18. 
II  Or,  eahort. 


M  Cor.  16.18. 
Phil.  2.  29. 
1  Tim.  5. 17. 
Heb.  13.7, 
17. 


•  Mark  9.  50. 


II  Or,  beseech. 

« 2  These.  3. 

11,12. 
II  Or, 

(luorderly. 
°Ueb.l2. 12. 
'  Rom.  14.  1. 

&  15.  1. 

Gal.  C.  1,  2. 
J  Gal.  5.  22. 

Eph.  4.  2. 

Col.  3.  J  2. 

2  Tim.  4.  2. 
'  Lev.  19.  18. 

Prov.  20. 22. 

*  24.  29. 

Matt.  5.  39, 

Rom.  12. 17. 

1  Cor.  G.  7. 

1  Pet.  3.  9. 
"  Gal.  C.  10. 

ch.  3.  12. 
>>2  Cor.  G.  10. 

Phil.  4.  4. 
"  Luke  18.  1. 

&2i.;iG. 

Rom.  12. 12. 
Eph.  G.  IS. 
Col.  4.  2. 
1  Pet.  4.  7. 

li  Eph.  5.  20. 

Col.  .3.  17. 
'Eph.  4.  .30. 

1  Tim.  4. 14. 

2  Tim.  1.  «. 
See  1  Cor. 
14.  .30. 

a  Cor.  14.  1, 
39. 

ei  Cor.  2.11, 

15. 

1  John  4. 1. 
bPhil.  4.  8. 
■  ch.  4.  12. 
k  Phil.  4.  9. 
I  ch.  .3. 13. 
"ICor.  L8. 


°  1  Cor.  1.  9. 
&  10.  13. 
2  ThesB.3.3. 


"Col.  4.  3. 
2  Thess.3.1. 
PRom.lG.lG. 


II  Or,  adjure, 

■)  Col.  4.  16. 
2  Thess.  3. 
14. 

'  Rom.  16.20, 
24. 

2  These.  3. 
18. 


A.  D.  54. 


■2  Cor.  1. 19. 


blThess.!.!. 


'ICor.  1.  3. 


<llTh«s.l.2, 
3.  &  .i.  (>.  U. 
eh.  2.  13. 


'  2  Cor. ".  14. 

& ;».  •!. 

1  Thesa.  2. 

I'J,  au. 
flThe»8.1..3. 
K  1  Thcsa.  2. 

14. 


liPhn.  1.28. 


1 1  Thcds.  2. 
14. 


k  Hcv.  C.  10. 


I  Rot.  14. 13. 
■■  1  ThcM.  4. 

I«. 

Ju(lel4. 
t  Or.  tht 

anffelti  of 

hin  jiow^r. 
•Ilcb.  10.27. 

*  \i.  2U. 

2  ivt.  3.  r. 

II  Or 
yir.lilinff. 

'  Ph.  "!I.  6. 

1  Tho.t.a. 
f  Rom.  2.  K. 
1  Phil.  .3.  19. 

2  Pel.  3.  7. 

'  Dcut.  Xi.  2. 
In.  2.  19. 
Ch.  2.  8. 

•  Pi.  TO.  7. 

<Pf.68.33. 


THE  SECO:jn)  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Saint  Paul  certificth  them  of  the  ijood  opinion  which 
he  had  of  their  faith,  love,  and  patience:  11  and 
tlierewithal  uneth  divers  reasons  for  the  comforting 
qftftem  in  persecution,  whereof  the  chiffest  is  taken 
from  the  ru/hteom  judgment  of  God. 

PAUL,  Mnd  Silvaiius,  and  Ti- 
motheus,  unto  the  church  of 
the  Thessaloniaus  'in  God  our  Fa- 
ther and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2  'Grace  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

3  ''We  are  bound  to  thank  God 
always  for  you,  brethren,  as  it  is 
meet,  because  that  your  faith  grow- 
eth  exceedingly,  and  the  charity 
of  every  one  of  you  all  toward  each 
other  aboundeth ; 

4  So  that  '^we  ourselves  glory  in 
you  in  the  churches  of  God,  ^for 
your  patience  and  faith  ^in  all 
your  persecutions  and  tribulations 
that  ye  endure : 

5  Which  is  ''a  manifest  token  of 
the  righteous  judgment  of  God, 
that  ye  may  be  counted  worthy 
of  the  kingdom  of  God,  '  for  which 
ye  also  sutt'er : 

G  ''Seeing  it  is  a  righteous  thing 
with  God  to  recompense  tribula- 
tion to  them  that  trouble  you ; 

7  And  to  you  who  are  troubled 
'rest  with  us,  when  "'the  Lord  Je- 
sus shall  be  revealed  from  heaven 
with  'Ids  mighty  angels, 

8  "In  tiaming  fire  n taking  venge- 
ance on  them  "that  know  not  God, 
and  'that  obey  not  the  gospel  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 

9  "Who  shall  be  punished  with 
everlasting  di^struction  from  the 
presence  of  th(5  Lord,  and  'from 
the  glory  of  his  ])ower; 

10  'When  h<i  shall  come  to  be 
glorified  in  his  saints,  '  and  to  be 
adminul  in  all  them  that  believe 
(becnuse  our  testimony  among  you 
was  believed)  in  that  day. 

250 


11  Wherefore  also  we  pray  always 
for  you,  that  our  God  would  " "  count 
you  worthy  of  this  calling,  and  ful- 
fil all  the  good  pleasure  of  his  good- 
ness, and  ''the  work  of  faith  with 
power : 

12  ^That  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  may  be  glorified  in 
you,  and  ye  in  him,  according  to 
the  grace  of  our  God  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  He  willeth  them  to  continue  steadfast  in  the  truth  re- 
ceived, 3  sheweth  that  there  shall  be  a  departure  from 
the  faith,  9  and  a  discovei~y  of  antichrist,  before  the 
day  of  the  Lord  come.  15  And  thereupon  repeateth 
?iisfo)-mer  exhortation,  and praijeth  for  them. 

NOW  we  beseech  you,  brethren, 
^by  the  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  ''and  hy  our  gather- 
ing together  unto  him, 

2  '^That  ye  be  not  soon  shaken 
in  mind,  or  be  troubled,  neither  by 
spirit,  nor  by  word,  nor  by  letter  as 
from  us,  as  that  the  day  of  Christ 
is  at  hand. 

3  ''  Let  no  man  deceive  you  by  any 
means :  for  that  day  shall  not  come, 
'except  there  come  a  falling  away 
first,  and  '^that  man  of  sin  be  re- 
vealed, ^the  soil  of  perdition  ; 

4  Who  opposeth  and  ''exalteth 
himself  '  above  all  that  is  called 
God,  or  that  is  worshipped ;  so 
that  he  as  God  sitteth  in  the  tem- 
ple of  God,  shewing  himself  that 
he  is  God. 

5  Remember  ye  not,  that,  when  I 
was  yet  with  you,  I  told  you  these 
things  ? 

0  And  now  ye  know  what  "  with- 
holdeth  that  he  might  be  revealed 
in  his  time. 

7  For  "the  mystery  of  iniquity 
doth  already  work :  only  he  who 
now  letteth  will  let,  until  he  be 
taken  out  of  the  way. 

8  And  then  shall  that  Wicked  be 
revealed,   '  whom    the    Lord   shall 


A.  D.  54. 

II  Or 

vouv/tsq/e, 
°ver.  5. 


^IThess.  1. 
3. 


y  1  Pet.  1. 7. 

&  4. 14. 


"1  Thess.  4. 

Hi. 
iiJIatt.  24.31. 

Murk  13. 27. 

1  Thess.  4. 

17. 

"  Matt.  24. 4. 
Enh.  5.  6. 
1  John  4. 1. 


i  Matt.  24.  4. 
Eph.  o.  tj. 


•1  Tim.  4.1. 

fDan.  7.25. 

1  .John  2.  IS. 

Kev.13.11, 

&c. 

e  John  17. 12. 
I>  Is.  14.  13. 

Ez.  28.2,0,9. 

Dan.  7.25.  & 

11.. 36. 

Kev.  13.  6. 
i  1  Cor.  8.  5. 


1  Or.holdeth. 


k  1  John  2.18. 
&4.  3. 


I  Dan.  7. 10, 
11. 


The  idle  and 


II.  thessaloni2v:n^s. 


disorderly  censured. 


A.  D.  54. 

"'Job  4.  9. 

Is.  11.  -1. 

llos.  f'i.  5. 

Kcv.  2.  lli.  & 

19. 15, 20, 21. 
"ch.  1.8,9. 

Ilcb.  II).  2". 
"Johns.  41. 

Kph.  2.  2. 

Hcv.  IS.  2.-!. 
P  See  Dciit. 

1.!.  1. 

Mutt.  24.  24. 

KfV.  I.;.  13. 

&  19.  20. 
1  2  Cor.  2. 15. 

&4.  3. 


■•Rom.  1.24, 

SiC. 

See  1  Kings 

22.  22. 

Ez.'ii.  9. 
•  Matt.  24. 5, 

11. 

1  Tim.  i.  1. 


'Rom.  1.32. 

"  ch.  1.  3. 


''■lThess.1.4. 
>■  Epli.  1.  4. 


^  Luke  1.  "o. 
1 1'et.  1.  -. 


»  John  1".  22. 

1  Thess.  2. 

12. 

I  Pet.  5. 10. 
b  1  Cor.lG.13. 

Phil.  4.  1. 
■^ICor.  11.2. 

ch.  3.  0. 


>Ich.  1. 1,  2. 


"  1  John  4.10. 
Kcv.  1.5. 


flPet.  1.  3. 

siCor.  l.S. 
1  Thess.  3. 

r;. 

1  Pet.  5. 10. 


■  Eph.  G.  19. 
Col.  4.  3. 
1  Thess.  5. 
25. 

(Gr. 
niu^  run. 


1)  Rom.  15.31. 

t  Gr.  absurd. 

'  Acts  2.S.  24. 
Koni.  10.  Iti. 
J  1  Cor.  1.  9. 

1  Thess.  5. 
24. 

•John  17. 15. 

2  Pet.  2.  9. 
f2Cor.  7.16. 

Gal.  5.  10. 


consume  "'with  the  spirit  of  his 
moutli,  and  shall  destroy'  "  with 
tlic  brightness  of  his  coming' : 

9  Even  him,  who.se  coming  is  "aft- 
er the  woiking  of  Satan  with  all 
power  and  ^  signs  and  lying  won- 
ders, 

10  And  with  all  deceivableness  of 
nnrighteousness  in  '  them  that  i)er- 
ish ;  because  they  received  not  the 
love  of  the  truth,  that  they  might 
be  saved. 

11  And  'for  this  cause  God  .shall 
send  them  strong  delusion,  Hhat 
they  .should  believe  a  lie: 

12  That  they  all  might  be  damned 
who  believed  not  the  truth,  but 
^had  pleasure  in  unrighteousness. 

13  But  "we  are  bound  to  give 
thanks  always  to  God  for  you, 
brethren  beloved  of  the  Lord,  be- 
cause God  ^hath  >  from  the  be- 
ginning chosen  you  to  salvation 
'  through  sauctification  of  the  Spir- 
it and  belief  of  the  truth : 

14  Whereunto  he  called  you  by 
our  gospel,  to  'the  obtaining  of  the 
glorj^  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

15  Therefore,  brethren,  'stand  fast, 
and  hold  ''the  traditions  which  ye 
have  been  taught,  whether  by  word, 
or  our  epistle. 

10  ''  ISTow  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
himself,  and  God,  even  our  Father, 
*=  which  hath  loved  us,  and  hath 
given  us  everlasting  consolation 
and  "^good  hope  through  grace, 

17  Comfort  your  hearts,  =and 
stablish  you  in  every  good  word 
and  work. 


CHAPTER  IIL 

1  lie  craveth  their prcujers  for  hiinselj]  3  iesiifieth  tvhat 
coitjideiice  he  hath  la  thon,  .5  mnketh  request  to  God 
in  their  behalf,  (J  giveth  them  divers  precepts,  espe- 
cially to  shun  idleyiess,  and  ill  company,  Ki  and  last 
of  all  eoncludcth  with  prayer  and  salutation. 

FIXxVLLY,  brethren,  ''pray  for 
us,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
^  may  have  free  course,  and  be  glo- 
rilied,  even  an  it  is  with  you : 

2  And  'that  we  may  be  delivered 
from  t  unreasonable  and  wicked 
men :  ""  for  all  men  have  not  faith. 

3  But  ''the  Lord  is  faithful,  who 
shall  stablish  you,  and  "  keej)  ijou 
from  evil. 

4  And  ^  we  have  confidence  in  the 


Lord  touching  you,  that  ye  both 
do  and  will  do  the  things  which 
we  command  you. 

5  And  ^  the  Jjord  direct  your 
hearts  into  the  love  of  God,  and 
into  I'  the  patient  waiting  for  Christ. 

6  Kow  we  command  you,  breth- 
ren, in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  ''  that  ye  withdraw  your- 
selves '  from  every  brother  that 
walketh  ''  disorderly,  and  not  after 
'  the  tradition  which  he  received 
of  us. 

7  For  yourselves  know  "'how  ye 
ought  to  follow  us :  for  "  we  be- 
haved not  ourselves  disorderly 
among  you ; 

8  Neither  did  we  eat  any  man's 
bread  for  nought ;  but  ''  wrought 
with  labour  and  travail  night  and 
day,  that  we  might  not  be  charge- 
able to  any  of  you : 

9  ""Not  because  we  have  not  pow- 
er, but  to  make  **  our.selves  an  en- 
sample  unto  you  to  follow  us. 

10  For  even  when  we  were  with 
you,  this  we  commanded  you,  "^that 
if  any  would  not  work,  neither 
should  he  eat. 

11  For  we  hear  that  there  are 
some  ^  which  walk  among  you  dis- 
orderlj^,  ^working  not  at  all,  but 
are  busybodies. 

12  "  Now  them  that  are  such  we 
command  and  exhort  by  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  ""  that  with  quietness 
they  work,  and  eat  their  own  bread. 

13  But  ye,  brethren,  *"be  not 
weary  in  well  doing. 

14  And  if  any  man  obey  not  our 
word  I'  by  this  epistle,  note  that 
man,  and  '  have  no  company  with 
him,  that  he  may  be  ashamed. 

15  ''Yet  count  him  not  as  an 
enemy,  ''but  admonish  him  as  a 
brother. 

16  Now  "  the  Lord  of  peace  him- 
self give  you  peace  always  by  all 
means.     The  Lord  T)e  with  you  all. 

17  "^  The  salutation  of  Paul  with 
mine  own  hand,  which  is  the  token 
in  every  epistle :  so  I  write. 

18  '  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you  all.    Amen. 

U  The  second  epistle  to  the  Thessalonians  was 
written  from  Athens. 

251 


A.  D.  54. 


B 1  Chr.29.18. 


II  Or. 

the  patience 
<tl'  f'fittit, 
1  Thess. 1.3. 


liRoni.lG.il. 
ver.  14. 

1  Tim.  C.  5. 

2  J.ihu  10. 
UCor.  5.  11, 

13. 
k  1  Thess.  4. 

11.  &5.  14. 

ver.  11,  12, 

14. 
Ich.  2. 15. 
'"  1  Cor.  4.10. 

.t  II.  1. 

1  Thess. l.G, 

7. 
°  1  Thess.  2. 

10. 


"  .\ct3  IS.  3. 
.%  20.  34. 
2  Cor.  11.  9. 
1  Thc8SJ!.9. 


P  1  Cor.  9.  e. 
1  Thess.2.t» 
ivcr.  7. 


'  Gen.  3. 19. 
1  Thess.  4. 
11. 


"  ver.-6. 

'1  Thess.  4. 
11. 

1  Tim.  a.l^ 
1  Pet.  4.  15. 

"  1  Thess.  4. 
11. 


^  Eph.  4. 28. 


J  Gal.  6.  9. 

jlOr, 
Juint  not. 


!|  Or,  signify 

that  man  by 

an  epistle. 
»  Matt.  18.17. 

1  Cor.  5.  9, 

11. 

ver.  6. 
•  Lev.  19. 17. 

1  Thess.  5. 

14. 
b  Tit.  3.  10. 


■^Rom.lo.S^. 
&  IG.  -Jii. 

1  Cor.  14..13. 

2  Cor.  13.11. 
1  Thess.  5. 
23. 

i  1  Cor.l6.2L 
Col.  4. 18. 


•Rom. 10.24. 


A.  D.  C3. 


•Acts  9. 15. 

Gal.  1.1, 11. 
bch.  2.  3.* 

4.  10. 

lit.  1..1.  * 

2.  10.  &  3.  4. 

Judc  25. 
'  Col.  1.  27. 
JActslfi.  1. 

1  Cor.  4.  17. 

Phil.  2.  I'J. 

1  The8!i.3.2. 
'  Tit.  1.  4. 
fGal.  1.3. 

2Tiin.l.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 

«AcU2"l.l,.1. 
Phil.  2.  24. 


b  Gal.  1.  0.  7. 
ch.6.  3, 10. 


ich.  4.7.&6. 

4,20. 

2  Tim.  2. 14, 

H!,  L3. 

Tit.  1.  14.  U 

3.  a. 
k  ch.  C.  4. 


I  Rom.  13.  8, 

10. 

Gal.  S.  14. 
"  2  Tim.  2. 

22. 


D  Or,  not 
aiming  aL 


'  ch.  6.  4,  20. 


•ch.a4. 


f  Rom.  7. 12. 


«Oal.  3.  13. 
«».23. 


THE  FIEST  EPISTLE  OP  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO 

TIMOTHY. 


'ch.n.^. 

2  Tim.  4.  3. 
Tit.  !.».* 
2.1. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Timothy  it  pnt  in  mind  of  the  charge  ivhich  was 
given  unto  him  by  Find  at  his  c/oing  to  Macedonia. 
5  Of  the  right  luse  and  end  of  the  law.  11  Of  Saint 
Paul's  calling  to  be  an  apontle,  20  and  of  Eymenem 
and  Alexander. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  "^  by  the  commandment 
^of  God  our  Saviour,  and  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  "tvhich  is  our  hope; 

2  Unto  ''Timothy,  'my  own  son 
in  the  faith:  ^ Grace,  mercj^,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

3  As  I  besought  thee  to  abide  still 
at  Ephesus,  ^when  I  went  into 
Macedonia,  that  thou  mightest 
charge  some  ^  that  they  teach  no 
other  doctrine, 

4  '  Neither  give  heed  to  fables  and 
endless  genealogies,  ''which  min- 
ister questions,  rather  than  godly 
edifying  which  is  in  faith :  so  do. 

o  Now  '  the  end  of  the  command- 
ment is  charity  ■"  out  of  a  pure 
heart,  and  of  a  good  conscience, 
and  of  faith  unfeigned : 

G  From  which  some  "liaving 
swerved  have  turned  aside  unto 
"vain  jangling; 

7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the 
law;  "understanding  neither  what 
they  say,  nor  whereof  they  altirm. 

8  lint  we  know  that  •'  the  law^  is 
good,  if  a  man  use  it  lawfully ; 

9 ''Knowing  this,  that  the  law  is 
not  made  for  a  righteous  man,  but 
for  the  lawless  and  disobedient,  for 
the  ungodly  and  for  sinners,  for 
unhoiy  and  profane,  for  nuu-derers 
of  fathers  and  nuu'derers  of  moth- 
ers, for  nianslayers, 

10  For  whoremongers,  for  them 
that  dclilc  tln'insclves  with  man- 
kind, lor  iiHiiistealers,  for  liars,  for 
perjured  persons,  and  if  there  be 
any  other  thing  that  is  contrary 
'to  .';()nn<l  doctrine; 
I    11  According  to  the  glorious  gos- 


pel of 'the  blessed  God,  *  which  was 
committed  to  my  trust. 

12  And  I  thank  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord,  "who  hath  enabled  me,  ^for 
that  he  counted  me  faithful,  '  i)ut- 
tiug  me  into  the  ministry ; 

13  ^  Who  was  before  a  blasphemer, 
and  a  persecutor,  and  injurious: 
but  I  obtained  mercy,  because  -^  I 
did  it  ignorantly  in  unbelief. 

14  ^And  the  grace  of  our  Lord 
was  exceeding  abundant  "^  with  faith 
''and  love  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

15  'This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that 
^  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the  world 
to  save  sinners;  of  whom  I  am 
chief. 

16  Howbeit  for  this  cause  ^I  ob- 
tained mercy,  that  in  me  first 
Jesus  Christ  might  shew  forth  all 
longsutfering, ''  for  a  pattern  to  them 
which  should  hereafter  believe  on 
him  to  life  everlasting. 

17  Now  unto  '  the  King  eternal, 
^  immortal,  '  invisible,  '"  the  only 
wise  God,  "&e  honour  and  glory  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

18  This  charge  "I  commit  unto 
thee,  son  Timothy,  p  according  to 
the  i>rophecies  which  went  before 
on  thee,  that  thou  by  them  might- 
est 'i  war  a  good  warfare ; 

19  'Holding  faith,  and  a  good 
conscience ;  wliich  some  having  put 
away,  concerning  faith  'have  made 
shipwreck : 

20  Of  whom  is  ^  Hymeneus  and 
"  Alexander ;  whom  I  have  ""  deliv- 
ered unto  Satan,  that  they  may 
learn  not  to  ^blaspheme. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  Tliat  it  If  meet  to  pray  and  give  thanks  for  all  men, 
and  the  rea,son  why.  9  I/ow  uomen  should  be  attir- 
ed. I'i  They  are  not  pernntted  to  teach.  1.5  They 
shall  be  saved,  notwithstanding  the  te.stini07vies  of 
G<xVs  wrath,  in  childbirth,  if  they  contiince  in  faith. 

EXHORT  therefore,  that,  first 
of  all,   supplications,   praj^ers. 


I 


A.  D.  65. 

'ch.6.  15. 
•  1  Cor.  9. 17. 

Gal.  2.  7. 

Col.  1.  25. 

lThess.2.4. 

ch.  2.  7. 

2Tim.l.U. 

Tit.  1.  3. 
"2  Cor.  12.  9. 
"1  Cor.  7.2.5. 
y  2  Cor.  3.  5, 

6.  Jt  4.  1. 

Col.  1.25. 
'  Acts  8.3.  i 

9.  1. 

1  Cor.  15.  9. 
Phil.  3.  G. 

''Luke2:i.34. 

John  y.  31), 

41. 

Acts  3.  17. 

&  26.  9. 
bRom.  3.20. 

lCor.15. 10. 
'2  Tim.  1.13. 
<i  Luke  7. 47. 

'ch.3.  1.& 
4.9. 

2  Tim.  2.11. 
Tit.  3.  8. 

f  Matt.  9.  13. 

Mark  2.17. 

Luke  5.  32. 

&  19.  10. 

Rom.  5.  8. 

1  John  3.  5. 
6  2  Cor.  4.  1. 


b  Acts  13.  39. 


!  Ps.  10. 16. 

&  145.  13. 

Dan.  7.  14. 

ch.  6.  IS,  16. 
k  Rom.  1.  2.). 
IJohn  1.  IS. 

Ileb.  11.27. 

lJohn4.I2. 
■"Rom. 16.27. 

Jude  25. 
"IChr.SG.ll. 
°ch.  6. 13,14, 

20. 

2  Tim.  2.  2. 
I'ch.4.  14. 

1  ch.  6.  12. 
2  Tim.  2.3. 
&4.  7. 


'ch.  S.  9. 


'ch.6.  9. 


'2  Tim. 2. 17 

"2  Tim.  4.14. 
» 1  Cor.  5.  i. 


>  Acts  13.  45. 


I  Or,  tiestre. 


Prayer  for  all  men. 


I.  TIMOTHY. 


OfMslifyps  and  deacons. 


A.  D.  65. 


»  Ezra  R.  10. 
Jer.  '."J.  7. 
■■  Kom.  Ki.  1. 

,\Or,  eminent 


place. 


'  Rom.  12.  2. 

ch.  :,.  4. 
•ich.  1.  1. 

liTiiii.  1.  9. 
'  Ez.  IS.  ffi. 

.John  u.  1(), 

17. 

Tit.  2.  11. 

2  Pit.  3.  9. 
f  John  17.3. 

2  Tim.  2.23. 
<:  Rom.  ."!.  29, 

.■«).  .^  1(1. 12. 

Gal.u.  211. 
k  Hcb.  8.  6. 

&  9. 15. 

i  Matt.  20.28. 

Mark  10.45. 

Eph.  ;.  7. 

Tit.  2.  U. 
klCor.  l.P. 

2  Thess.  1. 

10. 

2Tim.  1.  8. 
;  Or,  a 

testimony. 
I  Rom. .';.  G. 

Gal.  4.  4. 

Eph.  1.  9. 

sa.  .i. 

Tit.  1.  3. 
"'Eph.  3.7,8. 

2  Tim.  1.11. 
"  Rom.  9.  1. 
"Rom.  11.13. 

&15.  10. 

Oal.  l.lfi. 
PMal.  1.  11. 

John  4.  21. 
IPs.  134.2. 

Is.  1.  15. 
'1  Pet.  3.3. 


[\0i,  plaited. 


"  1  Pet.  3. 4. 


'  1  Cor.  14.34. 
"  Eph.  5.  24. 


"060.1.27. 
&  2.  IS,  22. 

1  Cor.  11.  8, 
9. 

J  Gen.  3.  f5. 

2  Cor.  11.3. 


•ch.l.  15. 

h  Acts  20.  28. 

Phil.  1.  1. 

'■  Eph.  4. 12. 

JTit.l.G.fcc. 

•  ch.  5.  9. 


intercessioDS,  and  giving  of  thauks, 
be  made  for  all  men ; 
2 'Tor  kings,  and  ^'for  all  that  are 
in  "  authority  ;  that  we  may  lead  a 
quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all  god- 
liness and  honesty. 

3  For  this  is  "  good  and  acceptable 
in  the  sight  ''  of  God  our  Saviour ; 

4  "  Who  will  have  all  men  to  be 
saved,  *^and  to  come  unto  the 
knowledge  of  the  truth. 

5  ^For  there  is  one  God,  and  ''one 
mediator  between  God  and  men, 
the  man  Christ  Jesus  ; 

G  'Who  gave  himself  a  ransom 
for  all,  ^  II  to  be  testified  '  in  due 
time. 

7  '"  Whereunto  I  am  ordained  a 
preacher,  and  au  apostle,  ( "  I  si)eak 
the  truth  in  Christ,  and  lie  not,)  "a 
teacher  of  the  Gentiles  in  faith  and 
verity. 

8  I  will  therefore  that  men  pray 
■'  every  w  here,  ''  lifting  up  holy 
hands,  without  wrath  and  doubt- 
ing. 

9  In  like  manner  also,  that  "^  wo- 
men adorn  themselves  in  modest 
apparel,  with  shamefacedness  and 
sobriety ;  not  with  n  braided  hair, 
or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  costly  array ; 

10  '  But  (which  becometh  women 
professing  godliness)  with  good 
works. 

11  Let  the  woman  learn  in  silence 
with  all  subjection. 

12  But  ^  I  suffer  not  a  woman  to 
teach,  "nor  to  usurp  authority  over 
the  man,  but  to  be  in  silence. 

13  For  ''Adam  was  first  formed, 
then  Eve. 

14  And  ^' Adam  was  not  deceived, 
but  the  woman  being  deceived  was 
in  the  transgression. 

15  Notwithstanding  she  shall  be 
saved  in  childbearing,  if  they  con- 
tiuue  in  faith  and  charity  and  holi- 
ness with  sobriety. 

CHAPTER  in. 

3  JIoiij  bishops,  and  deacons,  and  their  wives  shoidd  he 
qualiflcd,  14  a)id  to  what  end  Suint  I'aid  wrote  to 
Timotltij  of  these  thinfjs.  15  Of  the  church,  and  the 
blessed  truth  therein  taught  and  professed. 

THIS  "^is  a  true  saying.  If  a  man 
desire  the  office  of  a  ''  bishop, 
he  desireth  a  good  'work. 

2  ''A  bishop  then  must  be  blame- 
less, "  the  husband  of  one  wife,  vig- 


ilant, sober,  "of  good  behaviour, 
given  to  hospitality,  ^ipt  to  teach; 

3  ''"Not  given  to  wine,  ''no  strik- 
er, 'not  gre(Mly  of  filthy  lucre;  but 
''patient,  not  a  brawler,  not  covet- 
ous; 

4  One  that  ruleth  well  his  own 
house,  '  having  his  children  in  sub- 
jection with  all  gravity ; 

5  (For  if  a  man  know  not  how  to 
rule  his  own  house,  how  shall  he 
take  care  of  the  church  of  God  ?) 


C  Not  II  a  novice,  lest 


being  lifted 
the 


up  with  pride  "'  he  fall   into 
condemnation  of  the  devil. 

7  Moreover  he  must  have  a  good 
report  "of  them  which  are  with- 
out; lest  he  fall  into  reproach  °and 
the  snare  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  must  ^ the  deacons  Z>e 
grave,  not  double-tongued,  "^not 
given  to  much  wine,  not  greedy  of 
filthy  lucre ; 

9  '^  Holding  the  mystery  of  the 
faith  in  a  pure  conscience. 

10  And  let  these  also  first  be 
proved ;  then  let  them  use  the  of- 
fice of  a  deacon,  being /o»>uZ  blame- 
less. 

11  'Even  so  must  their  wives  he 
grave,  not  slanderers,  sober,  faith- 
ful in  all  things. 

12  Let  the  deacons 
bands    of  one    wife, 
children    and    their 
well. 

13  For  *  they  that  have  "  used  the 
office  of  a  deacon  well  purchase 
to  themselves  a  good  degree,  and 
great  boldness  in  the  faith  Avhich 
is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

14  These  things  write  I  unto 
thee,  hoping  to  come  unto  thee 
shortl  J' : 

15  But  if  I  tarry  long,  that  thou 
raayest  know  how  thou  oughtest 
to  behave  thyself  "  in  the  house  of 
God,  which  is  the  church  of  the 
living  God,  the  pillar  and  "  ground 
of  the  truth. 

16  And  without  controversy  great 
is  the  mystery  of  godliness:  ""God 
was  ^  manifest  in  the  flesh,  ^'justi- 
fied in  the  Spirit,  ^seeu  of  angels, 

preached  unto  the  Gentiles,  ^  be- 


be  the  hus- 
ruling  their 
own    houses 


lieved  on  in  the 
up  into  glory 


world,  "=  received 


A.  D.  65. 

II  Or,  modest. 

f2  Tim.  2. 24. 

"  vcr.  8. 
Tit.  1.  7. 

II  Or, 
i\o/  read)/ 
to  quarrel^ 
and  offer 
wroiit/,  as 
one  in  ivine. 

k  2  Tim.  2.24. 

i )  Pit.  5.  2. 

k  2  Tim.  2.24. 

1  Tit.  1.  0. 


II  Or,  one 
nri/'lj/  come 
to  thejaith. 

■»  Ib.  14. 12. 


"  Aotn  22.  12. 
1  Cor.  5. 12. 

1  Thcss.  4. 
12. 

"ch.r,.  9. 

2  Tim.  2. 20. 

P  Acts  0.  3. 

t  Lev.  10.  9. 
Ez.  44.  21. 
ver.  3. 


'ch.  1.19. 


"  Tit.  2. 3. 


253 


'  .See  Matt. 

2.5.  21. 
II  Or, 

ministered. 


"Eph. 2.  21, 

22. 

2  Tim.  2.  20. 
|i  Or,  slay. 
»  John  1.14. 

1  John  1.  2. 

f  Gr.  mnni- 
fefted. 

I  Matt.  3.  Ifi. 
John  1.  .12, 
.•«..'i:l.').  2ti. 

&  k;.  s,  9. 

Rom.  1.4. 

1  Pet.  .■!.  18. 

]  John  5. G, 

«ie. 
'  .Matt.  28.  2. 

Mark  Iti.  5. 

Luke  2. 13. 

.%  24.  4. 

John  20.  12. 

Eph.  .J.  10. 

IPct.  1.12. 
"Acts  ]0.:'A. 

&  I'i.  4(i,  48. 

Rom.  10.18. 

Gal.  2.  8. 

Eph.3.,V".,8. 

Col.  I. '27, 28. 

ch.  2.  7. 
k  Col.  1.6,23. 

'Luke  24.51. 
Acts  1.  9. 
1  Pet.  3. 22. 


I 


A  great  apostasy  foretold. 


I.  TIMOTHY. 


Concerning  widoivs. 


A.  D.  05. 


"John  lfi.I3. 
•J  Thess.i'.-i. 
2  Tim.  ;i.  1, 
&c. 
2  Tft.  3. ."?. 

1  John  2. 18. 
Jude4.  IS. 

bl  Pet.  1.2(1. 
'2Tim.r!.l.",. 

2  Pet.  2.  I 
Rev.  IG.  Vi 

J  Dan.  U.  35, 

:!7,  .-w. 

Rev.  3.  20. 
'  Matt.  7.  ].;. 
■  lloin.  Iti.  IS. 

2  Pet.  2.  3. 
(Eph.4.  I'J. 
'l  Cor.  7.28, 

36,  .-W. 

Col.2.2fl.21. 

Ueb.  1.;.  4. 
1.  Rom.  14.  3, 

17. 

1  Cor.  8.  8. 
i  Gen.  1.  2!l. 

&  9.  3. 
W  Rom.  14.  fi. 

1  Cor.  li)..W. 
I  Rom.  14. 14, 

2". 

1  Cor.  10.25. 

Tit.  1.  15. 


"'2TiniJ.14, 
15. 


■ch.  1.4.  & 

6.  211. 

2  Tim.  2.1(5, 

■£i.  Si  4.  4. 

Tit.  I.  14. 
"  Ilcb.  5.  14. 
I'  1  Cor.  «.  8. 

Col.  2.  23. 
[Or,  ./or  a 

titth  ttme. 
tch.  0.  (i. 
'  P«.  .37.  4.  & 

84. 11.&112. 

2,  3.  Sc  145. 

r.i. 

M«tt.  r,.  .3.3. 

*  r.t.  2'.i. 

.Mark  ID.  .30. 
Rom.  M.  28. 
•ch.  l.IJ. 

'  I  Cor.  4. 11, 
\2. 


°ch.C.  17. 
'  Pi.  SB.  fi.  A 
1U7.  2,C,iic. 


'  ch.  C.  2. 


■iror.lfi.ll. 

Til.  2.  15. 
•  TiL  2.  7. 

1  Pet.  5.  3. 


WJTVm.l.C. 

•ch.  1.  IS. 

<l  Acta  (i.  li.  !c 
8. 17.*  1.3.  .3. 
k  11).  i;. 
ch..1.  22. 
2  Tim.  I.e. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Jfe  foretelleth  that  in  the  latter  times  there  sJiall  be  a 
departure  from  the  faith.  6  A?id  to  the  end  that 
Timothij  might  not  fail  in  doing  his  duty,  he  fur - 
nixheth  him  with  dii-ers  precepts  belonging  thereto. 

NOW  the  Spirit  ^speaketli  ex- 
pressly, that  Mu  the  latter 
times  some  shall  dej^art  from  the 
faith,  giving-  heed  'to  seducing 
spirits,  ''and  doctrines  of  devils ; 

2  "  Speaking  lies  in  hypocrisy ; 
''having  their  conscience  seared 
with  a  hot  iron  ; 

3  "Forbidding  to  marry,  ^'and  com- 
manding to  abstain  from  meats, 
which  God  hath  created  '  to  be  re- 
ceived "  with  thanksgiving  of  them 
which  believe  and  know  the  truth. 

4  For  '  eveiT  creature  of  God  is 
good,  and  nothing  to  be  refused,  if 
it  be  received  with  thanksgiving : 

5  For  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word 
of  God  and  prayer. 

G  If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  re- 
membrance of  these  tilings,  thou 
shalt  be  a  good  minister  of  Jesus 
Christ,  '"nourished  up  in  the  words 
of  faith  and  of  good  doctrine,  where- 
unto  thou  hast  attained. 

7  But  "refuse  i)rofane  and  old 
wives'  fables,  and  ""  exercise  thyself 
rather  unto  godliness. 

8  For  •'bodily  exercise  profiteth 
"little:  ''but  godliness  is  profitable 
unto  all  things,  'having  promise 
of  the  life  that  now  is,  and  of  that 
which  is  to  come. 

9  ^This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation. 

10  For  therefore  *  we  both  labour 
and  suffer  rejiroach,  because  we 
"trust  in  the  living  God,  ''who  is 
the  Saviour  of  all  men,  specially 


of  th()s(»  that  believe. 

11  ^  These  things  command  and 
teach. 

I'J  'Let  no  man  despise  thy  youth; 
but  Mjc  thou  an  example  of  the  be- 
lievers, in  word,  in  conversation,  in 
charity,  in  sjjirit,  in  faitii,  in  purity. 


i;j  T\n  1  couie. 


give 


attendance 


to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  doc- 
trine. 
1 1  ''Xeglect  not  the  gift  that  is  in 


the<' 


wli 


ich 


was 


gu'en 


thee   " bv 


l)roi)li('cy,  ''with  the  laying  on  of 

the  hands  of  the  presbytery. 

15  Meditate  uixm   these  things: 
2.-)t 


give  thyself  wholly  to  them ;  that 
thy  profiting  may  appear  "  to  all. 

16  '^Take  heed  unto  thyself,  and 
unto  the  doctrine ;  continue  in 
them  :  for  in  doing  this  thou  shalt 
both  ^  save  thyself,  and  ^  them  that 
hear  thee. 

CHAPTEE  V. 

1  links  to  be  observed  in  reproving.  3  Of  widows.  17 
Of  elders.  23  A  precept  for  Timothifs  health.  ■  24 
Some  rnenKt  ,sw»s  go  before  unto  judgment,  and  some 
7nen^s  do  follow  after. 

REBUKE   ^not    an   elder,   but 
entreat  Mm  as  a  father ;  and 
the  younger  men  as  brethren  ; 

2  The  elder  women  as  mothers ; 
the  younger  as  sisters,  with  all 
purity. 

3  Honour  widows  ^that  are  wid- 
ows indeed. 

4  But  if  any  widow  have  children 
or  nephews,  let  them  learn  first  to 
shew  "piety  at  home,  and  'to  re- 
quite their  parents:  ''for  that  is 
good  and  acceptable  before  God. 

5  '^Xow  she  that  is  a  widow  in- 
deed, and  desolate,  tru^teth  in  God, 
and  ^continueth  in  supplications 
and  prayers  ^  night  and  day. 

G  ''  But  she  that  liveth  "  in  pleas- 
ure is  dead  while  she  liveth. 

7  'And  these  things  give  in  charge, 
that  they  may  be  blameless. 

8  But  if  any  provide  not  for  his 
own,  ""and  specially  for  those  of 
his  own  "house,  'he  hath  denied 
the  faith,  "'and  is  worse  than  an 
infidel. 

9  Let  not  a  widow  be  "  taken  into 
the  number  under  threescore  years 
old,  "having  been  the  wife  of  one 
man, 

10  Well  reported  of  for  good 
works ;  if  she  have  brought  up 
children,  if  she  have  "lodged 
strangers,  if  she  have  f' washed  the 
saints'  feet,  if  she  have  relieved 
the  afflicted,  if  she  have  diligently 
followed  every  good  work. 

11  But  the  younger  widows  re- 
fuse: for  when  they  have  begun 
to  wax  wanton  against  Christ,  they 
will  marry ; 

12  Having  damnation,  because 
they  have  cast  off  their  first  faith. 

13  'UViid  withal  they  learn  to  he 
idle,  wandering  about  from  house 
to  house;  and  not  only  idle,  but 


A.  D.  65. 

II  Or, 

iti  all  thmgii. 

=  Acts  20.  28. 


fEz.  33.9. 
e  Rom.  11.14. 

1  Cor.  y.  22. 
James  5. 20. 


»  Lev.  19. 32. 


tver.  5,16. 


'  See  Gen. 

45.  10, 11. 

Matt.  15.  4. 

Eph.  6. 1,2. 
<lch.  2.3. 
'1  Cor.  7. 32. 


f  Luke  2.  37. 
&  18.  1. 

e  Acts  26.  7. 

b  James  5.  5. 

II  Or, 
delicateli/. 

i  ch.  1.  3.  & 
4. 11. &  I).  17. 


k  Is.  58.  7. 
Gal.  6.  10. 

11  Or, 
kindred. 

12  Tim.  .3.  5. 
Tit.  1.  16. 

"■  Matt.18.17. 

II  Or,  chosen. 


"Luke  2. 36. 
cli.  3.  2. 


°  Acts  16.  15. 

llcl).  13.  2. 

1  IVt.  4.  9. 
r  Gen.  18.  4. 

&  j;i.  2. 

Luke  7.  as, 

44. 

John  13.  6, 

14. 


1 2  Thess.  3. 
11. 


Concealing  elders. 


I.  TIMOTHY. 


The  duty  of  servants. 


A.  D.  (io. 


'ICor.  r.  9. 


■ch.G.  1. 

Tit.  2.  8. 
f  Or. 
fnr  their 

railing. 


'  Tcr.  3,  5. 

"Rom.  12.  S. 
1  Cor.  9. 10, 
H. 

Gal.  6.  fl. 
I'liil.  2.  2!1. 
1  Thess.  5. 

12,  i;!. 

Hub.  13.  7, 

U. 

",1016  28.  10. 
>  Deut.  2.j,  4. 

1  Cor.  9.  9. 

'■  Lev.  19.  13. 
Deut.  24.14, 

15. 

Matt.  in.  in. 

Luke  10.  7. 

II  Or,  under. 
»Deut.l9.15. 


liGal.  2.  11, 

14. 

Tit.  1.  13. 
■■Deut. 13.11. 
il  ch.  (i.  13. 

2  Tim.  2.14. 

&4. 1. 


II  Or.tcitliout 
pri^udice. 


*■  Acts  G.  6.  & 

13.3. 

ch.  4.  14. 

2  Tim.  I.e. 
f  2  John  11. 


:Ps.  104.  15. 


t  Gal.  5. 19. 


» Eph.fi.. "i. 
Col.  3.  22. 
Tit.  2.  9. 
1  Pet.  2.  18. 


b  Is.  52.  .5. 
Rom.  2.  24. 
Tit.  2.  5, 8. 


tattlers  also  and  busybodies,  speak- 
ing- things  which  they  ought  not. 

14  -^l  will  therefore  that  tlie 
younger  women  marry,  bear  chil- 
dren, guide  the  house,  'give  none 
occasion  to  the  adversary  ^  to  speak 
reproachfully. 

15  For  some  are  already  turned 
aside  after  Satan. 

10  If  any  man  or  woman  that  be- 
lieveth  have  widows,  let  them  re- 
lieve them,  and  let  not  the  church 
be  charged ;  that  it  may  relieve 
*them  that  are  widows  indeed. 

17  "Let  the  elders  that  rule  well 
''be  counted  worthy  of  double  hon- 
our, especially  they  who  labour  in 
the  word  and  doctrine. 

18  For  the  Scripture  saith,  'Thou 
shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  that  tread- 
eth  out  the  corn.  And,  'The  la- 
bourer is  worthy  of  his  reward. 

19  Against  an  elder  receive  not 
an  accusation,  but  "''before  two  or 
three  witnesses. 

20  ^Them  that  sin  rebuke  before 
all,  '=that  otliers  also  may  fear. 

21  ''I  charge  tliee  before  God,  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  elect 
angels,  that  thou  observe  these 
things  "without  preferring  one 
before  another,  doing-*  nothing-  by 
partiality. 

22  '^Lay  hands  suddenly  on  no 
man,  '^  neither  be  partaker  of  other 
men's  sins :  keep  thyself  pure. 

23  Drink  no  longer  water,  but  use 
a  little  wine  ^for  thy  stomach's 
sake  and  thine  often  infirmities. 

24  ''Some  men's  sins  are  open  be- 
forehand, going  before  to  judg- 
ment; and  some  men  they  follow 
after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  works 
of  some  are  manifest  beforehand ; 
imd  they  that  are  otherwise  cannot 
be  hid. 

CHAPTER  YL 

1  Of  the  duty  of  .servants.  3  Not  to  have  fellowship 
with  newfangled  teachers.  6  Godliwss  t.s"  great  gain, 
10  and  love  of  moiiey  the  root  of  all  eiil.  11  What 
Timothy  i.5  to  flee,  and  what  to  follow,  17  and  vhere- 
of  to  admoninh  the  rich.  20  To  keep  the  purity  of 
true  doctrine,  and  to  avoid  profane jangiings. 

LET  as  many  ''servants  as  are 
under  the  yoke  count  their 
own  masters  worthy  of  all  honour, 
^that  the  name  of  God  and  his 
doctrine  be  not  blasjihemed. 


2  And  they  that  have  believing 
masters,  let  them  not  despise  them, 
'  because  they  are  brethren ;  but 
rather  do  them  service,  because  they 
are  "faithful  and  beloved,  partak- 
ers of  the  benefit.  ''These  things 
teach  and  exhort. 

3  If  any  man  '^  teach  otherwise, 
and  consent  "^not  to  wholesome 
words,  even  the  words  of  our  Lord' 
Jesus  Christ,  ^'  and  to  the  doctrine 
which  is  according  to  godliness  ; 

4  He  is  "proud, ''  knowing  nothing, 
but  'I  doting  about  '  questions  and 
strifes  of  words,  whereof  cometh 
envy,  strife,  railings,  evil  surmis- 
ings, 

5  ''"Perverse  disputings  of  ^  men 
of  corrupt  minds,  and  destitute  of 
the  truth,  '"  s\ipposiug-  that  gain  is 
godliness :  "  from  such  withdraw 
thyself. 

6  But  -godliness  with  content- 
ment is  great  gain. 

7  For  ^'we  brought  nothing  into 
this  world,  and,  it  is  certain  we  can 
carry  nothing  out. 

8  And  "i  having  food  and  raiment, 
let  us  be  therewith  content. 

9  But '  they  tliat  will  be  rich  fall 
into  temptation  'and  a  snare,  and 
into  many  foolish  and  hurtful  lusts, 
'which  drown  men  in  destruction 
and  perdition. 

10  "For  the  love  of  money  is  the 
root  of  all  evil :  which  while  some 
coveted  after,  they  have  "  erred 
from  the  faith,  and  pierced  them- 
selves through  with  many  sorrows. 

11  ^But  thou,  >0  man  of  God, 
flee  these  things ;  and  follow  after 
righteousness,  godliness,  faith,  love, 
patience,  meekness. 

12  'Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith, 
'lay  hold  on  eternal  life,  w^hereunto 
thou  art  also  called,  'and  hast  pro- 
fessed a  good  in-ofession  before 
many  witnesses. 

13  '^  I  give  thee  charge  in  the  sight 
of  God,  ''who  quickeneth all  things, 
and  before  Christ  Jesus,  ''who  be- 
fore Pontius  Pilate  witnessed  a 
good  "  confession ; 

14  That  thou  keep  this  command- 
ment without  spot,  unrebukeable, 
*^  until  the  ax)peariug  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ : 

255 


A.  D.  65. 


"001.4.1. 


II  Or, 

hctirving. 
<ich.4.  11. 


'ch.L.r 

fch.l.in. 
2  Tim.  1.13. 
&  4.  3. 
Tit.  1.9. 

e  Tit.  L  1. 


HOr,  a  fool. 
li  1  Cor.  8.  2. 

ch.  1.7. 
II  Or,  sick. 
ich.1.4. 

2  llm.  2. 23. 

Tit.  3.  9. 


kl  Cor.ll.lC. 
ch.l.O. 

II  Or,  fall- 
ings one  of 
aiivlher. 

1  2  Tim.  ,3.  8. 

■"Tit.  1.  11. 
2  Pet.  2.  3. 

°R()m.l(;.17. 
2  Tim.  3.  5. 

"  Ps.  37. !«. 
Piov.  15.16. 

&  It;,  s. 

lleb.  13.  5. 
P  Job  1.21. 
Vs.  49.17. 
Prov.  27.  24. 
Ecc.o.  15. 


1  Gen.  28. 20. 
llcl).  13.5. 


■■  ProT.  15.27. 

&20.21.& 

■>».  20. 

Matt.  13. 22. 

James  5. 1. 
»ch.3.  7. 

'  ch.  1. 19. 


'"  Ex.  23.  8. 
l>eut.  16.19. 


II  Or,  berrt 
seduced. 


^2Tim.2.22. 

>  Deut.  .3.3. 1. 

2  Tim.  3.17. 


'  1  Cor.  9. 25, 

26. 

ch.  1.  18. 

2  Tim.  4.  7. 
'  Pliil.  3.  12, 

14. 

ver.  19. 
i<  Ueb.  13.2.3. 


'  oh.  5.  21. 

d  Dcut.32.39. 

1  .Sam.  2.  6. 

John  5.  21. 
=  Matt.  27.11. 

John  18.  37. 

Rev.  1.5.  & 

,3.  14. 
II  Or, 
profession. 


rphil.  1.6,10. 
1  Thess.  3. 
13.  &  5.  23. 


Divers  exlwrtations 


II.  TIMOTHY. 


to  Timothy. 


A.  D.65. 
t  ch.  1.  U,17- 

h  Rev.  17. 14. 
&19. 1«. 

ich.  1. 17. 
k  Ex.  ."Vi.  'JO. 

John  (j.  «;. 
iEph.:{. -'1. 

Phil.  •».:*). 

Jude  -i^ 

Rev.  1.6.  & 

4. 11.*  7. 12. 
■"  Job.';i.'.J4. 

Pa.  .V.'.  7.  & 

t;.'.  lit. 

Mark  10. 24. 

Luke  l-.'.2l. 
IGr. 

unctntiiiity 

ot' riches, 
'  Prov.  2;!.  5. 
•IThess.l.'J. 

ch.3.  IJ.  i 

4.10. 
P  Acts  14.  17. 

&  17.  25. 
'1  Luke  12.21. 

ch.  i.  10. 

Tit.  3.  H. 

James  2.  5. 

■  Rom.  12.13. 


15  Whicli  in  his  times  lie  shall 
shew,  who  is  ^  the  blessed  and  only 
Potentate,  ^  the  King*  of  kings,  and 
Lord  of  lords ; 

16  '  Who  only  hath  iminortality, 
dwelling  in  the  light  which  no  man 
can  approach  unto ;  "^  whom  no  man 
hath  seen,  nor  can  see  :  '  to  whom 
be  honour  and  power  everlasting. 
Amen. 

17  Charge  them  that  are  rich  in 
this  world,  that  they  be  not  high- 
minded,  "'  nor  trust  in  ^ "  uncertain 
riches,  but  in  nhe  living  God,  ^  who 
givetli  us  richly  all  things  to  enjoy; 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  ^  they 
be  rich  in  good  works,  "■  ready  to 


distribute,  "'willing  to  communi- 
cate ; 

19  '  Laying  up  in  store  for  them- 
selves a  good  foundation  against 
the  time  to  come,  that  they  may 
"lay  hold  on  eternal  life. 

20  O  Timothy,  ^  keep  that  which 
is  committed  to  thy  trust,  '  avoid- 
ing profane  and  vain  babblings, 
and  oppositions  of  science  falsely 
so  called : 

21  Which  some  professing  ^have 
erred  concerning  the  faith.  Grace 
he  with  thee.     Amen. 

H  The  first  to  Timothy  was  writteq,  from  Laodi- 
cea,  which  is  the  cbiefest  city  of  Phrygia  Paca- 
tiana. 


A.  D.  06. 


•2  Cor.  1.1. 


bEph.3.  C. 
'lit.  1.  2. 
Heb.  9. 15. 

•ITim.  1.  2. 


i  Rrtm.  1.  8. 

Eph.  1.  16. 
•  A<-U  2-.'.  3. 

It 'Si.  I.&24. 

\\.kH.'£i. 

Rom.  l.tf. 

U>1.  1.  14. 
llThPMa.2. 

fc  3.  10. 

fch.  4.  0,  2t. 


kl  Tim.  1.8. 
«4.G. 


I  AcU  IC.  I. 


L  1  'ITir...  f,. 

lit. 

ITim.  4. 14. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO 

TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER  L 

I  BiuVs  love  to  Timothy^  and  the  unfeigned  faith 
which  was  in  Timothy  himself  fiis  mother,  and 
grandmother.  6  He  is  exhorted  to  stir  up  the  gift 
of  God  which  was  in  him,  8  to  be  steadfast,  and  pa- 
tient in  persecution,  13  and  to  persist  in  the  form 
and  truth  (f  that  doctrine  which  he  had  learned  of 
him.  lo  J'hygellus  and  Ilermogenes,  and  such  like, 
are  noted,  aiul  Onesiphorus  is  highly  commended. 

PAUL,  •''an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  by  the  will  of  God,  ac- 
cording to  ''the  promise  of  life 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus, 

2  'To  Timothy,  mn  dearly  belov- 
ed son:  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Father  and  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

3  ''I  thank  God,  "whom  I  serve 
from  mrj  forefathers  witli  pure  con- 
science, that  '^  without  ceasing  I 
have  remembrance  of  thee  in  my 
prayers  night  and  day ; 

4  ^'Greatly  desiring  to  see  thee, 
being  mindful  of  tliy  tears,  that  I 
may  be  lilled  with  Joy; 

5  When  I  call  to  remembrance 
''  the  unfeigned  faitli  that  is  in  thee, 
which  dwelt  lirst  in  thy  graiid- 
motiier  Jvois,  and  'thy  mother 
Eunictr,  and  1  am  persuaded  that 
in  thee  also. 

6  Wh(;refore  I  i)ut  thee  in 
remembianee,  ''tlint  thou  stir   up 


A.  D.  65. 

II  Or.socioiJe. 
"Gal.  fi.fi. 

ll.;b.  Li.  lU. 
I  .Matt.  G.  -JO. 

.<:r.i.  21. 

Luke  12. 3.3. 

&  ID.  U. 

"  ver.  12. 

^2Tlni.l.l4. 

Tit.  l.U. 

Rev.  3.  ?,. 
>ch.  1.4,  6. 

&4.  7. 

2  Tim.  2.14, 

Hi,  23. 

Tit.  1.14.  & 

3.  a. 

'ch.  l.fi.lil. 
2  Tim.  i.lS. 


the 


gitt 


of    (Jod,    which    is    in 
256 


thee   by   the   putting  on  of   my 
hands. 

7  For  '  God  hath  not  given  us  the 
spirit  of  fear ;  '"but  of  power,  and 
of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind. 

8  "  Be  not  thou  therefore  ashamed 
of  "the  testimony  of  our  Lord,  nor 
of  me  "his  prisoner:  "^  but  be  thou 
partaker  of  the  afflictions  of  the 
gospel  according'  to  the  power  of 
God; 

9  "^  Who  hath  saved  us,  and  'called 
us  with  a  holy  calling,  *not  accord- 
ing to  our  works,  but  "according 
to  his  own  purpose  and  grace, 
which  was  given  us  in  Christ  Jesus 
''before  the  world  began  ; 

10  But  >  is  now  made  manifest  by 
the  appearing  of  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  'who  hath  abolished  death, 
and  hath  brought  life  and  immor- 
tality to  light  through  the  gospel : 

11  'AVhereunto  I  am  appointed  a 
preacher,  and  an  apostle,  and  a 
teacher  of  the  Gentiles. 

12  ^'YoY  the  which  cause  I  also 
sulfer  these  things:  nevertheless  I 
am  not  ashamed;  "for  I  know 
whom  I  have  "believed,  and  am 
persuaded  that  he  is  able  to  ''keep 
that  which  1  have  committed  unto 
him  'against  that  day. 


A.  D.  G6. 


I  Rom.  8. 15. 


">  Lukc24.49. 

Acts  1.  8. 


"  Rom.  1.  111. 

"1  Tim.  2.  a 
Kev.  1.  2. 

P  Eph. .".  1. 

Phil.  1.  7. 
1  Col.  1.  24. 

ch.  4.  5. 


n  Tim.  1.1. 

Tit.  3.  4. 
"  1  Thcss.4.7. 

Heb.  3.  1. 
•  Knm.  3.  20. 

&ii.  11. 

Tit.  3.  5. 
"  Rom.  ».  28. 


"  Rom.  16.25. 

Kph.  1.  4.  St 

3.  II. 

Tit.  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  20. 
J  Rom.  lfl.2G. 

K|)li.  1.11. 

Col.  1.  2t!. 

Tit.  1.  3. 

1  IVt.  1.20. 
'  1  Cor.15.54, 

Heb.  2.  14. 
•Acta!).  15. 
Kpli.  3.  7,8. 
1  Tim.  2.  7. 
ch.  4.  17. 


h  Eph.  3.  1. 
ch.  2.  9. 


M  Pet.  4.  10. 
II  Or,  trusted. 
J 1  Tim.0.20. 


"  vcr.  18. 
ch.  4.  8. 


Timothy  exhorted 


II.  TIMOTHY. 


to  steadfastness. 


A.  D.  C6. 

fch.  3.  H. 

Tit.  1. !). 

Iltb.  10.  2.3. 

liev.  •^.  lis. 
•  R<iin.  2.  :;o. 

&  (i.  ir. 

I  1  Tim.  1.10. 
&  U.  a. 

i  ch.  2.  2. 

II  Tim.  1.14. 
1  1  Tim.  (i.L'O. 
'"  Kom.  S.  11. 
■  Acts  19. 10. 

°ch.  4.10,10. 


P  Matt.  5.  7. 

'icli.  4.  19. 
'  I'liilcm.  7. 
•vcr.  3. 

'  Acts  28.  20. 
£ph.  6.  ^0. 


"  Matt.  25 

S4 

-40. 

»  2  Thess 

1. 

10. 

ver.  12. 

J'Ucb.C. 

10. 

"  1  Tira.l.  2. 
ch.  1.  2. 

!■  Epli.  6. 10. 


'ch.l.VLSi 
:'..  10,  14. 
II  Or,  by. 

■I  1  Tim.  1. IS. 

'I  Tim.  3.  2. 
Tit.  1.  y. 


fch.  1.  S.  & 
4.  ,">. 
El  Tim. 1.18. 


i  1  Cor.  9.  25. 


!  1  Cor.  9.  25, 


11  Cor.  9. 10. 

II  Or, 
The  hus- 
bandnian^ 
labouring 
Jii:tt,  vitti't 
be  partaker 
vfthe/ruits. 


I  Acts  2. 30.  & 

13.  2-J. 

Rom.  1.3,4. 
■"1  Cor.  15.1, 

4,20. 
"Rom.  2.  16. 


13  '  Hold  fast  niie  form  of "  sound 
words,  '  wliicli  thou  hast  heard  of 
me,  ""ill  faith  and  love  whieli  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

14:  'That  good  thing  -whieli  was 
eommitted  unto  thee  keep  by  the 
Holy  Ghost  '"which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15  This  thou  knowest,  that  "all 
they  whieh  are  in  Asia  bo  "turned 
away  from  me  ;  of  whom  are 
rhygellus  and  llermogenes. 

10  The  Lord  ''give  mercy  unto 
1  the  house  of  Onesiphorus ;  ^  for 
he  oft  refreshed  me,  and  *was  not 
ashamed  of  '  my  chain: 

17  But,  tv'hen  he  was  in  Eome,  he 
sought  me  out  ver}^  diligently,  and 
found  me. 

18  The  Lord  grant  unto  him  "that 
he  may  find  u'lercy  of  the  Lord  ''in 
that  day  :  and  in  how  many  things 
he  'ministered  unto  me  at  Ephe- 
sus,  thou  knowest  very  Avell. 

OHArTER  IL 

I  He  is  exhorted  again  to  constancy  and  pemeverance, 
and  to  do  the  duty  of  a  faithful  servant  of  the  Lord 
in  diridinfj  the  word  arii/ht,  and  stayiny  profane 
and  rain  babblinys.  17  Of  Ilymeneus  and  Flnlcius. 
19  The  foundation  of  the  Lord  i.t  sure.  22  He  is 
taught  whereof  to  beware,  and  ivhat  to  follow  after, 
and  in  what  sort  the  servant  of  the  Lord  ought  to 
behave  himself. 

THOU  therefore,  ""  my  son,  ^  be 
strong  in  the  grace  that  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

2  ""xlnd  the  things  that  thou  hast 
heard  of  me  n  among  many  wit- 
nesses, ''  the  same  commit  thou  to 
faithful  men,  who  shall  be  'able  to 
teach  others  also. 

3  '"Thou  therefore  endure  hard- 
ness, ^as  a  good  soldier  of  Jesus 
Christ. 

4  ''No  man  that  warreth  entan- 
gleth  himself  with  the  affairs  of  this 
life ;  that  he  may  please  him  who 
hath  chosen  him  to  be  a  soldier. 

5  And  '  if  a  man  also  strive  for 
masteries,  yet  is  he  not  crowned, 
except  he  strive  lawfully. 

0  "^  II  The  husbandman  that  labour- 
eth  must  be  first  x^artaker  of  the 
fruits. 

7  Consider  what  I  say;  and  the 
thee  understaudinff  in 


give 


Lord 

all  things. 

8  Eemember  that  Jesus  Christ '  of 
the  seed  of  David  "'  was  raised  from 
the  dead,  "according  to  my  go.spel : 

HO 


9  'Wherein  T  sulfer  trouble,  as  an 
evil  doer,  ^'cven  unto  bonds;  "but 
the  word  of  God  is  not  bound. 

10  Therefore  'I  endure  all  things 
for  the  elect's  sake,  'that  they  may 
also  obtain  the  salvation  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus  with  eternal 
glory. 

11  ^It  is  a  faithful  saying :  For  "if 
we  be  dead  with  him^  we  shall  also 
live  with  him : 

12  ''If  we  suffer,  we  shall  also 
reign  with  him:  '  if  we  deny  him, 
he  also  will  deny  us : 

13  'If  we  believe  not,  yet  he 
abidetli  faithful:  ""he  cannot  deny 
himself. 

14  Of  these  things  put  them  in  re- 
membrance, ''charging  tliem  before 
the  Lord  Hhat  they  strive  not  about 
Avords  to  no  profit,  T)ut  to  the  sub- 
verting of  the  hearers. 

15  Study  to  shew  thyself  approv- 
ed unto  God,  a  workman  that 
needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  right- 
ly dividing  the  word  of  truth. 

IG  But  ''shun  profane  and  vain 
babblings:  for  they  will  increase 
unto  more  ungodliness. 

17  And  their  word  will  eat  as 
doth  a  II  canker :  of  whom  is  '  Hy- 
meneus  and  Philetus ; 

18  Who  'concerning  the  truth 
have  erred,  ^saying  that  the  resur- 
rection is  past  already ;  and  over- 
throw the  faith  of  some.  * 

19  Nevertheless  ''  the  foundation 
of  God  standeth  "sure,  having  this 
seal.  The  Lord  '  knoweth  them  that 
are  his.  And,  Let  every  one  that 
nametli  the  name  of  Christ  dei)art 
from  iniquity. 

20  ""But  in  a  great  house  there 
are  not  only  vessels  of  gold  and  of 
silver,  but  also  of  wood  and  of 
earth;  'and  some  to  honour,  and 
some  to  dislionour. 

21  "'If  a  man  therefore  purge 
himself  from  these,  he  shall  be  a 
vessel  unto  honour,  sanctified,  and 
meet  for  the  master's  use,  and  "pre- 
pared unto  every  good  work. 

22  Flee  also  youthful  lusts :  but 
"follow  righteousness,  faith,  charity, 
peace,  with  them  that  ''call  on  the 
Lord  'i  out  of  a  pure  heart. 

23  But   '■foolish    and    unlearned 

257 


A.  D.  66. 

"  Acts  ',).  16. 

ch.  I.  12. 
I'Eph.  .3.  I. 

I'hil.  17. 

Col.  4.:;,  18. 

'I  Acts  2S.  31. 

Kph.  G.  19, 

2<l. 

I'liil.  1.  13, 

14. 
'E|>h.  3.  13. 

Col.  1.  24. 
•2  Cor.  I.e. 

"ITim.  I.].',. 
"l{om.li.5,8. 
2  Cor.  4. 10. 


"Kom.  8.  17. 

irct.4.13. 
>  Matt.  I0..13. 

.Mark  8.  .38. 

Luke  12.9. 

»  Rom.  3.  3. 
&  9.  (J. 
"  Nuni.23.19. 


1' ITim.  5.21. 

&  li.  13. 

th.4.  1. 
'  1  Tim.  1.  4. 

.<;  r..  4. 

Tit.3.9,  U. 


<J  ITim.  4.7. 
&  <i.  20. 
Tit.  1.  14. 


li  Or, 

yungrent. 
■•ITim. 1.20. 

(lTim.C.21. 

f  lCor.15.12. 


h  Matt.  24.24. 

Kom.  8.  ."vj. 

1  John  2.19. 
II  Or,  steady. 
■  Nnh.  1.7. 

John  10. 14, 

27. 

iSee  Num. 

lij.  0. 


1. 1  Tim. 3.15. 


lllom.9.  21. 


"  .See  Is.  52. 
II. 


"ch.3. 17. 
Tit.  3. 1. 


"I  Tim. CH. 
I'  Acts  9  14. 

1  Cor.  1.2. 
'il  Tim.  1.5. 

&  4.  1.'. 
'1  Tim.  I.  4. 

&4.  7  &0.4. 

ver.  10. 

Tit.  3.  9. 


Tlie  enemies  of  the  truth. 


11.  TIMOTHY. 


PauVs  solemn 


A.  D.  66. 


■  Tit.  3.  2. 


UTim.3.2,';. 

TiU  1.  U. 
II  Or, 

Juiixaiinrj. 
'Gal.  «.  1. 

ITini.C.ll. 

ll'ct.;;.  IJ. 
'  .\ct»  8.  2-.'. 
»1  Tim.  2.4. 

ch.  ■!.  7. 

Tit.  1.  1. 

t  Gr.  oujoXe. 
•  1  Tim.  3. 7. 

tGr.  laltn 
tUive. 


■1  Tim.  4.1. 
ch.  4.  a. 
2Het.3.  3. 
1  John  2.18. 
Judv  18. 


k  Phil.  2.21. 

'2  Pet.  2.  .3. 
ajudclC. 
•1  Tim.  6.  4. 
fl  Tim.  I. -11. 

21'tt.  •-'.  U'. 

Judc  10. 
(Rom.  1.30. 
kRom.  1.  31. 
IRom.  1.  31. 

11  Or. 

Tit.  2.  .3. 
I  2  Pet.  3.  3. 

12  Pet.  2. 10. 

■  Phil.  .3.  10. 
3  Pet.  2.  13, 

Jude  4, 19. 


■  I  Tim.  a.  8. 

Tit.  1.  k;. 
•2TheM.3.r,. 

1  Tim.  C.  S. 
F  Miitt.J3.H. 

Tit.  1. 11. 


'  I  Tim.  2.  4. 


'Ex.  7.  11. 


•I  Tim.  B.  8. 

•Rmn.  1.28. 

•i  <;.ir.  13.  A. 

Til.  I.  It;. 
I  Or,  of  no 

jwiginenlm 


•E*.  M2.« 
8. 18.  li  11.  II. 


'Phil  2.22. 
I  Tim.4. «. 

Il  Or,  thou 
hnathfrri  n 
dihgrnt  tiA 
lowtr  of. 


»  Acbi  13.  4«, 
•  Act*  \K.2fi, 


questions  avoid,  knowing  that  they 
do  gender  strifes. 

24  And  'the  servant  of  the  Lord 
must  not  strive ;  but  be  gentle  un- 
to all  ?»t'«,  'apt  to  teach,  "patient; 

25  "In  meekness  instructing  those 
that  oppose  themselves;  ^if  God 
peradventure  "will  give  them  re- 
pentance ^to  the  acknowledging 
of  the  truth ; 

2G  And  that  they  may  ♦recover 
themselves  'out  of  the  snare  of  the 
devil,  who  are  'taken  captive  by 
him  at  his  will. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  He  advertiseth  him  of  the  times  to  come,  6  describeth 
the  enemies  of  the  truth,  10  propoundeth  unto  him 
Am  own  example,  16  and  commendeth  tfie  holy 
Scriptures. 

THIS  know  also,  that  "in  the 
last  days  perilous  times  shall 
come. 

2  For  men  shall  be  ^lovers  of  their 
own  selves,  ^covetous,  ** boasters, 
"  proud,  ^  blasphemers,  ^  disobedient 
to  i)arents,  unthankful,  unholy, 

3  "^  Without  natural  affection, 
' trucebreakers,  "false  accusers,  ''in- 
continent, fierce,  despisers  of  those 
that  are  good, 

4  'Traitors,  heady,  highminded, 
"lovers  of  pleasures  more  than 
lovers  of  God ; 

o  Having  a  form  of  godliness,  but 
"denying  the  power  thereof:  "from 
such  turn  away. 

6  F(fr  I' of  this  sort  are  they  which 
creep  into  houses,  and  lead  captive 
silly  women  laden  with  sins,  led 
away  with  divers  lusts, 

7  Ever  learning,  and  never  able 
•"  to  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth. 

8  'Now  as  Jannes  and  Jambres 
withstood  Moses,  so  do  these  also 
resist  the  truth  :  "  men  of  corrupt 
minds,  ^"reprobate  concerning  the 
faith. 

\)  lint  they  shall  proceed  no  fur- 
ther: for  their  folly  shall  be  man- 
ifest unto  all  tjicH,  "as  theirs  also 
was. 

10  '  I'.ut  I'  thou  ha.st  fully  known 
my  doctrine,  maniKT  of  life,  ])ur- 
po.sc,  faith,  longsutlering,  charity, 
pati<'nce, 

11  Persecution.s,  afllictions,  which 
came  unto  me   ^  at  Antioch,  "^at 

258 


Iconium,  ""at  Lystra;  what  perse- 
cutions I  endured :  but  ^  out  of 
them  all  the  Lord  delivered  me. 

12  Yea,  and  ''all  that  will  live 
godly  in  Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer 
l)ersecution. 

13  'But  evil  men  and  seducers 
shall  wax  worse  and  worse,  deceiv- 
ing, and  being  deceived. 

14  But  ^continue  thou  in  the 
things  which  thou  hast  learned 
and  hast  been  assured  of,  knowing 
of  whom  thou  hast  learned  the^n  ; 

15  And  that  from  a  child  thou 
hast  known  *^the  holy  Scriptures, 
which  are  able  to  make  thee  wise 
unto  salvation  through  faith  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

10  *^A11  Scrii^ture  is  given  by  in- 
sijiration  of  God,  ^  and  is  profitable 
for  doctrine,  for  reproof,  for  cor- 
rection, for  instruction  in  right- 
eousness : 

17  '  That  the  man  of  God  may  be 
Ijerfect,  "''thoroughly  furnished  un- 
to all  good  works. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  ezhorteth  him  to  do  his  duty  with  all  care  and 
diligence,  6  certifieth  him  of  the  nearneas  of  his 
death,  9  tvilleth  him  to  come  speedily  unto  him,  and 
to  bring  Marcus  ivith  him,  and  certain  other  things 
which  he  wrote  for,  14  ivarneth  him  to  beware  of 
Alexander  the  smith,  16  informeth  him  what  had 
befallen  him  at  hi,s  first  ansrverittg,  19  and  soon 
after  he  concludeth. 

I  =^  CHARGE  thee  therefore  be- 
fore God,  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  ''who  shall  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead  at  his  appearing  and 
his  kingdom ; 

2  Preach  the  word;  be  instant 
in  season,  out  of  season ;  reprove, 
'^ rebuke,  ''exhort  with  all  longsuf- 
fering  and  doctrine. 

3  '^Eor  the  time  will  come  when 
they  will  not  endure  "^  sound  doc- 
trine ;  ^  but  after  their  own  lusts 
shall  they  heap  to  themselves 
teachers,  having  itching  ears ; 

4  And  they  shall  turn  away  their 
cars  from  the  truth,  and  ''  shall  be 
turned  unto  fables. 

5  But  watch  thou  in  all  things, 
'  endure  afHictions,  do  the  work  of 
''an  evangelist,  "make  full  proof  of 
thy  ministry. 

G  For '  I  am  now  ready  to  be  offer- 
(h1,  and  the  time  of  "'my  departure 
is  at  hand. 


A.  D.  66. 


'  Acts  14. 19, 

b  P«.  34.  m. 

2  Cor.  1.10. 

ch.  4. 17. 
'  Ps.  34.  19. 

Matt.  l(i.  24. 

John  17. 14. 

Acts  14.  L'2. 

1  Cor.  IJ.IM. 

1  Thes3.3.3. 
i  2  Thcss.  2. 

II. 

1  Tim.  4. 1. 

ch.  2.  le. 


•ch.l.  13.  & 
2.2. 


'  John  5.  39. 


B2Pet.  1.  20, 
21. 
k  Kom.  15.  4. 


il  Tim. 6.11. 

II  Or, 

]i<n-fected. 
k  ch.  2.  21. 


•lTim.S.21. 
&  U.  13. 
ch.  2.  14. 

b  Acts  10.  42. 


'1  Tim. -.20. 

Tit.  1.  n.a 

2.  l.i. 

dl  Tim.  4.13. 
•  ch.  3.  1. 

fl  Tim.  1.10. 

Kch.  3.  G. 


hi  Tim.  1.4. 
&4.  7. 
Tit.  1.  14. 


ich.  1.  8.  & 

2.3. 
k  Acts  21.8. 

Kph.  4. 11. 
\\Or. fulfil. 

110111.1.1.19. 

Col.  1.25.  * 

4.  17. 

iPhil.  2.  17. 
■"Phil.  1.2-!. 

Sec  2  Pet.  1. 

14. 


charge  to  Timothy. 


TITUS. 


l*aid  deserted  hy  all. 


A.  D.  66. 

"  1  Cor.  9. 2-J. 

25. 

Phil.  3.  H. 

ITim.O.li. 

lltb.  12.  1. 


"  1  Cor.  9.  2.5. 

James  1. 12. 

1  Pet.  5.  4. 

Rev.  2.  10. 
I"  Ch.  1. 12. 


1  Col.  4.  14. 
Philcin.  24. 
'lJohn2.15. 


•Seech.1.15. 
•Col.  4.  14. 

Philem.  24. 
'Acts  12.  25. 

&  I.i.  ST. 

Col.  4. 10. 


»  Acts  20.  4. 
Eph.  (i.  21. 
Col.  4.  r. 
Tit.  3.  12. 


'  Acts  19.  ?.r 
1  Tim.  1.2(1. 

'2Sam..^.39. 
Ps.  28.  4. 
Rev.  18.  6. 


[|  Or,  our 
preachings. 


A.  1).  a5. 


'2  Tim.  2.25. 

''I  Tim.3.16. 

&  G. :;. 

II  Or,  For. 
•^2X101.1.1. 

ch.  3. ". 
<iNum.3.3.19. 

2  Tim.  2.13. 
'Rom.  10.2.";. 

2  Tim.  l.!l. 

1  Pel.  1.  ai. 
f2Tim.  1.10. 

KlThcss.2.4. 

1  Tim.  1.11. 
hi  Tim.  1.1. 

&  2.  3.  &  4. 

10. 


7  "I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I 
have  finished  my  course,  I  have 
kept  the  faith : 

8  Henceforth  there  is  hiid  up  for 
me  "a  crown  of  rigliteousness, 
which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
judge,  shall  give  me  ^at  that  day: 
and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all 
them  also  that  love  his  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  short- 
ly unto  me :        , 

10  For  '•Demas  hath  forsaken  me, 
"^  having  loved  this  present  world, 
and  is  departed  unto  Thessalonica; 
Crescens  to  Galatia,  Titus  unto 
Dalmatia. 

11  ^Only  *Luke  is  with  me.  Take 
"Mark,  and  bring  him  with  thee: 
for  he  is  profitable  to  me  for  the 
ministry. 

12  And  ''Tychicus  have  I  sent  to 
Ephesus. 

13  The  cloak  that  I  left  at  Troas 
with  Carpus,  when  thou  comest, 
bring  with  thee,  and  the  books,  hut 
especially  the  parchments. 

14  ^Alexander  the  coppersmith 
did  me  much  evil :  '  the  Lord  re- 
ward him  according  to  his  works : 

15  Of  whom  be  thou  ware  also; 
for  he  hath  greatly  withstood  "our 
words. 


16  At  ray  first  answer  no  man 
stot)d  with  me,  •'  but  all  men  for- 
sook me :  ^'/  j>my  God  that  it  may 
not  be  laid  to  their  charge. 

17  '^Notwithstanding  the  Lord 
stood  with  me,  and  strengthened 
me;  ''that  by  me  the  preaching 
might  be  fully  known,  and  that 
all  the  Gentiles  might  hear :  and 
I  was  delivered  '^out  of  the  mouth 
of  the  lion. 

18  *^And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  me 
from  every  evil  work,  and  will  pre- 
serve me  unto  his  heavc^nly  king- 
dom: *''to  whom  he  glory  for  ever 
and  ever.    Amen. 

19  Salute  ^  Prisca  and  Aqnila, 
and  'the  household  of  Onesipho- 
rus. 

20  ""Erastus  abode  at  Corinth:  but 
'  Trophimus  have  I  left  at  Miletum 
sick. 

21  '"Do  thy  diligence  to  come  be- 
fore winter.  Eubulus  greeteth 
thee,  and  Pudens,  and  Linus,  and 
Claudia,  and  all  the  brethren. 

22  "  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with 
thy  spirit.  Grace  he  with  you. 
Amen. 

If  The  second  ephtleunto  Timotheus,  ordained  the 
first  bishop  of  the  church  of  the  Ephesians,  was 
written  from  Rome,  when  Paul  was  brought  be- 
fore +  Nero  the  second  time.  n 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO 

TITUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  For  what  end  Titus  wcut  left  in  Crete.  6  Boio  they 
that  are  to  be  chosen  ministers  ought  to  be  qnnlijied. 
11  Theniotiths  of  evil  teachers  to  be  stopped :  12  and 
what  manner  of  men  they  be. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  God,  and  an 
apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  accord- 
ing to  the  faith  of  God's  elect,  and 
^  the  acknowledging  of  the  truth 
^  which  is  after  godliness ; 

2  I'  ''In  hope  of  eternal  life,  which 
God,  ''that  cannot  lie,  promised 
^  before  the  world  began  ; 

3  *^But  hath  in  due  times  mani- 
fested his  w^ord  through  jn'eaching, 
^  which  is  committed  unto  me  ''  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of 
God  our  Saviour : 


4  To  '  Titus,  ^  mine  own  son  after 
'  the  common  faith :  '"Grace,  mercy, 
and  peace,  from  God  the  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour. 

5  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in 
Crete,  that  thou  shouldest "  set  in 
order  the  things  that  are  "wanting, 
and  "  ordain  eiders  in  every  city,  as 
I  had  appointed  thee  : 

6  'If  any  be  blameless,  "  the  hus- 
band of  one  wife,  "■  having  faithful 
children  not  accused  of  riot  or 
unruly. 

7  For  a  bishop  must  be  blame- 
less, as  Hhe  steward  of  God;  not 
selfwilled,   not    soon    angry,   'not 

259 


A.  D.  66. 
•ch.  1. 15. 

!<  Acts  7.  CO. 


'  Mutt.  10.19 
Acts  2.3.  11. 
&27.23. 

«  Acts  9.  15. 

&2(;.i7, 18. 

Eph.  3.  8. 


•Ps.  22.  21. 
2  Pet.  2.  a. 


'Ps.  121.7. 


«Rom.lI..'?ti, 
Gal.  1.  5. 
lleb.  13.  21. 

h  Acts  18.  2. 

Rom.  10.  3. 

i2Tim.  l.li;. 


k  Acts  19.  22. 

Rom.  10. 23. 
1  Acts  20.  4. 

&  21.  2U. 


""  ver.  9. 


"Oal.C.  18. 
Philem.  25. 


tGr. 

CesarKero, 
OT,thc  cm- 
peror  Sero. 


A.  D.  65. 

12  Cor.  2.  1.3. 

&  7. 13.  &  8. 

(!,  Ifi,  23.  k 

12.  IS. 

Gal.  2.  .3. 
klTim.  1.2. 
IRom.l.  12. 

2  Cor.  4.  13. 

2  Pet.  1.  1. 
■"Eph.  1.2. 

Col.  1.2. 

1  Tim.  1.2. 

2  Tim.  1.2. 
"  1  Cor.  II. 34. 
t  Or,  left 

vmtone 
■■Acts  14.  23, 

2  Tim.  2.  2. 
'1  Tim.  3.2, 

&c. 
''lTim.3.12. 

1  Tim.  3. 4, 

12. 


•Matt.  24.45. 

1  Cor.  4.1. 2. 
•  Lev.  10.  9. 

Eph.. ^.18. 

1  TimJ.3,8 


PauVs  directions  unto  Titus 


TITUS. 


for  Ms  doctrine  and  life. 


A.  D.  65. 

"  lTim.3.3,8. 

1  Pet.  5.  2. 

"  1  Tim.  .3.  2. 

i;  Or,  yood 
things. 


y2Thcss.2. 

15. 

■.'Tim.  1.13. 
•  1  Tim.  1.15. 

^  4. 9.  &  B.  3. 

•>  Tim.  2.  2. 
t  Or, 

m  teaching. 
'  1  Tim.  I.IH. 

&  (i.  3. 

■-'  Tim.  4.  3. 

ch.  2.  1. 
1  I  Tim.  1.  fi. 
'  Rom.  1(;.1». 
>l  Acta  15.  1. 


'  Matt.  23.14. 
2  Tim.  3.  6. 


'1  Tim.  6.5. 

'  Acts  17.  28. 


given    to   wine,   no    striker,   "not 
given  to  filthy  lucre; 


l.2Cor.l.3.10. 
2  Tim.  4.  2. 


•  ch.  2. 2. 

I  1  Tim.  1.4. 

*4.  7. 

J  Tim.  4.  4. 
■  Is.  21).  13. 

.Matt.  15.  9. 

Col.  2.  22. 
"I.ukcll. 

19,  41),  41. 

Rom.  14. 14, 

J). 

I  Cor.  fi.  12. 

It  10.  2.3,  25. 

I  Tim.4.3,4. 
'  Rom.l4.2;J. 


"J  Tim.  3.5. 
Jude4. 

PRnm.  1.2«. 

2  Tim. .!.  s. 
i'  Or,  I'OlJ  of 
judgmeat. 


•1  Tim.  1.10. 
ft  G.  3. 

2  Tim.  1.1.3. 

ch.  l.U. 
li  Or. 

vigilant. 
b  ch.  1.  1.3. 


M  Tim.  2.0, 
10.  A3.  II. 

1  I'ct.  3.  3,4. 

;,  l}r,  hnig 
icoinen. 
Or 
tnal-f^tff, 

2  Tim.  3.  3. 


•;  Or,  wite. 
■•1  Tim..-,.  14. 

'I  ror.U..34. 
Kph.  .1.  22. 
Col.  3.  IK. 
I  Tim.  2.11. 
I  IV  I.  X  1,5. 


8  '^  But  a  lover  of  hospitality,  a 
lover  of  "  good  men,  sober,  just, 
holy,  temperate ; 

9  -^  Holding  fast  'the  faithful  word 
I' as  he  hath  been  taught,  that  he 
may  be  able  ""  by  sound  doctrine 
both  to  exhort  and  to  convince  the 
gainsayers. 

10  For  ''there  are  many  unruly 
and  vain  talkers  and  ''deceivers, 
"  specially  'they  of  the  circumcis- 
ion : 

11  Whose  mouths  must  be  stop- 
ped, "  who  subvert  whole  houses, 
teaching  things  which  thfey  ought 
not,  ^for  filthy  lucre's  sake! 

12  ^One  of  themselvesj  even  a 
propliet  of  their  own,  said.  The 
Cretiaus  are  always  liars,  evil 
beasts,  slow  bellies. 

13  This  witness  is  true.  ''Where- 
fore rebuke  them  sharply,  that  they 
may  be  '  sound  in  the  faith ; 

14  ""Xot  giving  heed  to  Jewish 
fables,  and  'commandments  of  men, 
that  turn  from  the  truth. 

15  "'  Unto  the  pure  all  things  are 
pure  :  but "  unto  them  that  are  de- 
tiled  and  unbelieving  is  nothing- 
pure  ;  but  even  their  mind  and  con- 
science is  defiled. 

10  They  profess  that  they  know 
God;  but  "in  works  they  deny  Jiim, 
being  abominable,  and  disobedient, 
^  and  unto  every  good  work  i'  rep- 
robate. 

CIIxVrTER  II. 

1  Directiimx  qivcn  unto  Titus  both  for  his  doctrive  and 
life,  y  Of  the  duty  of  nervanl-s,  and  in  rjeneral  of 
all  ChrLilia/is. 

UT  speak  thou  the  things 
which  become  ""  sound  doc- 
trine : 

2  That  the  aged  men  be  "  sober, 
grave,  tc^mperate,  ''  sound  in  faith, 
in  diarity,  in  ])atienc(^ 

.'5 '  The  aged  women  likewi.se,  that 
thet/  he  in  behaviour  as  becometh 
"  liolin(!.s.s,  not  n  false  accusers,  not 
given  to  much  wine,  teachers  of 
good  tilings  ; 

I  'i'liat  they  may  teach  the  young 
wonuMi  to  be  "  sober,  ''to  love  their 
husbands,  to  love  their  children, 

5  To  he  discreet,  chaste,  keepers  at 
home,  good,   obedient  to  their  own 


B 


husbands,  ^that  the  word  of  God 
be  not  blasphemed. 

6  Young  men  likewise  exhort  to 
be  "  soberminded. 

7  ^  In  all  things  shewing  thyself 
a  pattern  of  good  works:  in  doc- 
trine slieu'ing  uncorruptness,  gravi- 
ty, ''sincerity, 

8  'Sound  speech,  that  cannot  be 
condemned ;  ""that  he  that  is  of  the 
contrary  part  'mav  be  ashamed, 
having  no  evil  thing  to  say  of  you. 

9  Exhort  ™  servants  to  be  obedi- 
ent unto  their  own  masters,  and  to 
please  tliem  well  "in  all  things;  not 
I'  answering  again ; 

10  Not  purloining,  but  shewing 
all  good  fidelity;  °that  they  may 
adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Sa- 
viour in  all  things. 

11  For  Pfhe  grace  of  God  "that 
bringeth  salvation  "^  hath  appeared 
to  all  men, 

12  Teaching  us  'that,  denying  un- 
godliness ^and  worldly  lusts,  we 
should  live  soberly,  righteously, 
and  godly,  in  this  present  world ; 

13  '  Looking  for  that  blessed 
"hope,  and  the  glorious  ''appearing 
of  the  great  God  and  our  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ ; 

14  ^Who  gave  himself  for  us,  that 
he  might  redeem  us  from  all  iniq- 
uity, ^and  x>urify  unto  himself  ""a 
peculiar  jjeople,  "^  zealous  of  good 
works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  ''ex- 
hort, and  rebuke  with  all  author- 
ity.    ''  Let  no  man  despise  thee. 

CHAPTEE  in. 

1  Titus  is  yet  further  directed  bij  Paul,  both  concern- 
iny  the  thiugs  he  xhould  teach,  and  not  teach.  10  JIc 
is  willed  also  to  reject  obstinate  hei-etics:  12  xchich 
done,  lie  appoiuteth  him  both  time  and  place,  ichere- 
in  he  should  come  u)ito  him,  and  .so  concludcth. 

PUT  them  in  mind  Uo  be  sub- 
ject to  principalities  and  pow- 
ers, to  obey  magistrates,  ''  to  be 
ready  to  every  good  work, 

2  "  To  speak  evil  of  no  man,  ^  to 
be  no  brawlers,  hut  "gentle,  shew- 
ing all  "^meekness  unto  all  men. 

3  ]^\)r  *-'  we  ourselves  also  were 
sometime  foolish,  disobedient,  de- 
ceived, serving  divers  lusts  and 
plea.sures,  living  in  malice  and  en- 
vy, hateful,  and  liating  one  another. 

4  But  after  that  ''  the  kindness 


A.  D.  05. 

fRom.  2.  24. 
1  Tim.  6.  1. 


II  Or, 

discreet. 
ElTim.4.12. 

1  Pet.  5.  3. 


l  Eph.  6.  24. 
■  1  Tim.  6.  3. 

k  Nch.  5.  9. 
1  Tim.. '■..14. 
1  Pet.  2. 12, 
15.  &  3.  IG. 

I  2  Thess.  3. 
14. 

"■  Eph.  6.  5. 
Col.  3.  22. 
lTim.6.1,2. 
1 1'et.  2.  IS. 

"  Eph.  5.  24. 

II  Or. 
gainsaying. 

°  Matt.  5.  1(>. 

Phil.  2.  15. 
P  Rom.  5. 15. 

ch.  3.  4,  5. 

1  Pet.  5. 12. 
II  Or,  that 

bringeth 

sah-atioti  to 

all  ntcn, 

hath  a;)- 

peared. 
1  Luke  3.  6. 

John  1.  9. 

1  Tim.  2.  4. 
■■I.iikc  1.7.1. 

Rom.i;.  19. 

JOph.  1.  4. 

Col.  1.  22. 

1  Thes3.4.7. 

»1  Pet.  4.  2. 

IJohn  2.1(i. 
'1  Cor.  1.7. 

Phil.  3.  20. 

2  Pet.  3.  12. 
"  Acts  24. 1.i. 

Col.  1.  5,  23. 

ch.  1.  2.  &  3. 

7. 
"  Cnl.  3.  4. 

2Tim.4.1,8. 

Ileb.  9.  2.S. 

1  Pet.  1.7. 

1. John  3.  2. 
>  Gal.  1.  4.  & 

2.  20. 

Kiili.  .5.  2. 

1  Tim.  2.  G. 
'  Ileb.  9.  14. 
»  Ex.  15.  IG. 

«:  19.  .i. 

Dent.  7.fi.  & 

14.  2.  &  2G. 

IS. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 

bEph.  2.  10. 
ch.  3.  S. 
'2  Tim.  4. 2. 
cl  1  Tim.4.12. 


"Rom.l3. 1. 
1  Pet.  2. 13. 


I'CoI.  1.10. 
2  Tim.  2.  21. 
Ileb.  13.  21. 


■^  Eph.  4.  .31. 
il  2  Tim.  2.24, 

2.^3. 

'  Phil.  4.  5. 
f  Eph.  4.  2. 

Col.  3.  12. 
Kl  Cor.  (1.11. 

Eph.  2.  1. 

Col.  1.21.& 

3.  7. 

1  Pot.  4.  3. 


Uch.  2.  11. 


Obstinate  heretics 


pniLEMo:N^. 


to  he  rejected. 


A.  D.  C5. 

tl  Or,  ptUJ. 
>  1  Tim.  2.  S. 
kKimi.3.  20. 

& ;).  11.  li 

II.  i;. 

Gal.  2.  IC. 
Kph.  2.  4,.S, 
9. 

2  Tim.  1.9. 

1  Jciliii  3.  3,  5. 

Eph.  5.  2(i. 

1  Pc-t.  3. 21. 

'"EZ..T0.25. 

Joel  2.  28. 

Jolm  1.  Ifi. 

Acts2.  33.  & 

10.  4,1. 

Kom.  5.  5. 
t  (Jr.  richly, 
'  Rom.  3.  24. 

Gal.  2.  lU. 

ch.  2. 11. 
"  Rom.  S.  23, 

24. 
fell.  1.2. 


"11  Tim. 1.15. 
ch.  1.  9. 


'ch.  2. 14. 
ver.  1, 14. 


"1  Tim.  1.4. 

2  Tim.  2.23. 
ch.  1.14. 

'2  Tim.  2.14. 


A.  D.  64. 


»  Eph.  3.  1.  & 
4.  1. 

2  Tim.  1.8. 
ver.  y. 


ir  Phil.  2.  25. 


''Coi.4.  ir. 

•I  Phil.  2.  2j. 

<■  Rom.  K;.  .5. 

1  Cor.  it;.iu. 


fEph.  I.  2. 


e  Eph.  1.  IG. 

1  Thcss.1.2. 

2  Thess.1.3. 

k  Eph.  1. 15. 
Col.  1.  4. 


■  Phil.  1.9,11. 


and  "  love  of  '  God  our  Saviour  to- 
ward man  appeared, 

5  ''ISTot  by  works  of  rigliteousness 
whit'li  we  have  done,  but  accordiniH' 
to  liis  mercy  lie  saved  us,  by  '  the 
washing  of  re^i^eneration,  and  re- 
newing of  the  Holy  Gliost; 

6  '"  AVliicli  he  shed  on  us  ^  abund- 
antly through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour ; 

7  "That  being  justified  by  his 
grace,  °we  should  be  made  heirs 
''according  to  the  hope  of  eternal 
life. 

8  "^This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
these  things  I  will  that  thou  affirm 
constantly,  that  they  which  have 
believed  in  God  might  be  careful 
'to  maintain  good  works.  These 
things  are  good  and  i)rofitable  un- 
to men. 

9  But  ^  avoid  foolish  questions, 
and  genealogies,  and  contentious, 
and  strivings  about  the  law;  *for 
they  are  unprofitable  and  vain. 


10  A  man  that  is  a  heretic,  "after 
the  first  and  second  admonition, 
''reject; 

11  Knowing  that  he  that  is  such 
is  subverted,  and  sinneth,  'being 
condennied  of  himself. 

12  When  I  shall  send  Artemas 
unto  thee,  or  'Tychicus,  be  diligent 
to  come  unto  me  to  Nicopolis :  for 

I  have  determined  tlu^re  to  winter. 

13  Bring  Zenas  the  lawyer  and 
''Apollos  on  their  journey  diligent- 
ly, that  nothing  be  wanting  unto 
tliem. 

14  And  let  ours  also  learn  ^to 

II  maintain  good  works  for  necessa- 
rv  uses,  that  they  be  '  not  unfruit- 
ful. 

15  All  that  are  with  me  salute 
thee.  Greet  them  that  love  us  in 
the  faith.  Grace  he  with  you  all. 
Amen. 

TI  It  was  written  to  Titus,  ordained  the  first  bishop 
of  the  church  of  the  Cretians,  from  Nicopolis  of 
Macedonia. 


A.  D.  65. 

"2  Cor.  13. 2. 


"  Mntt.lH.17. 

R.jm.Ui.ir. 

2  ThebS.u.G, 

14. 

2  Tim.  3.5. 

2  John  )(l. 
y  AcU  13.  40. 


•  Acts  20.  4. 
2  Tim.  4.12. 


"  AcU  18.  24. 


•>  ver.  8. 

II  Or,  profess 

hoitcKt 

irttfirs, 

Eph.  4.  28. 
'  Rom.  15.28. 

Phil.  1.  11. 

m.v. 

Col.  1.  10. 
2  Pet.  1.  8. 


THE   EPISTLE   OF   PAUL   TO 


PHILEMON. 


-pAUL, 

X      Christ, 


1  Jle  rejoiceth  to  hear  of  the  faith  and  love  of  Phile- 
mon, 9  ichoni  he  desireth  to  forf/ive  hif  servant  Ones- 
imus,  and  lovingbj  to  receive  him  again. 

a    prisoner  of   Jesus 
and     Timothy     our 
brother,  unto  Philemon  our  dearly 
beloved,  ^and  fellow  labourer, 

2  And  to  our  beloved  Apphia, 
and  ''Archippus  ''our  fellow  sol- 
dier, and  to  "the  church  in  thy 
house : 

3  "^  Grace  to  jou,  and  peace,  from 
God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ. 

4^1  thank  m}^  God,  making  men- 
tion of  thee  always  in  my  prayers, 

5  ''  Hearing  of  thy  love  and  laith, 
which  thou  hast  toward  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  toward  all  saints ; 

G  That  the  communication  of  thy 
faith  may  become  effectual  '  by  the 
acknowledging  of  every  good  thing 
which  is  in  you  in  Christ  Jesus. 

7  For  we  have  great  joy  and  con- 


solation in  thy  love,  because  the 
bowels  of  the  saints  ""are  refreshed 
by  thee,  brother. 

8  Wherefore,  '  though  I  might  be 
much  bold  in  Christ  to  enjoin  thee 
that  which  is  convenient, 

9  Yet  for  love's  sake  I  rather  be- 
seech thee,,  being  such  a  one  as 
Paul  the  aged,  "and  now  also  a 
prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  I  beseech  thee  for  my  son 
"Onesimus,  "whom  I  have  begot- 
ten in  my  bonds : 

11  AVhich  in  time  past  was  to 
thee  unprofitable,  but  now  i^rofita- 
ble  to  thee  and  to  me : 

12  Whom  I  have  sent  again :  thou 
therefore  receive  him,  that  is,  mine 
own  bowels : 

13  Whom  I  would  have  retained 
with  jne,  "that  in  thv  stead  he 
might  have  ministered  unto  me  m 
the  bonds  of  the  gospel : 

14  But  without  thy  mind  would 

261 


A.  D.  64. 


k  2  Cor.  7.  1.",. 
2Tim.l.lU. 
ver.  20. 

1 1  Thes3.2.G. 


'  ver.  1. 


"  Col.  4.  9. 
■■  I  Cor.  4.  15. 
Gul.  4.  19. 


P I  Cor.lfi.U. 
Piul.  2.  3(1. 


Chrisfs  jrreeminence 


HEBEEWS. 


above  the  angels. 


A.  D.  64. 
<l2Cor.  9.  7. 


'SoGen.W. 

5,8. 


•  Matt.  23.  8. 
1  Tim.  6.  L'. 


>CoL  3.  22. 


•2Cor.8.23. 


A.  D.  &4. 


'Num.  12. 6, 


lDeut.4.30. 

Oul.  4.  4. 

Eph.  1.  10. 
•John  1. 17. 

ft  1.^.  15. 

ch.  J.  X 
i  P«.  2.  H. 

Mntl..il.38. 

ll  £^.  It. 

J'>hn  .').  K. 
Rom.  8. 17. 
•John  1.3. 

1  Cor.  «. «. 
Col.  l.lrt. 

(John  1. 14. 
*  14.  9. 

2  Cor.  4.  4. 
Col.  I.  U. 

(John  1.4. 

Col.  1. 17. 

Rev.  4.  II. 
kch.  7.  27.  * 

V.  li^U.Jfi- 
•Pi.  111).  1. 

Fph.  I.  J). 

eh.n.l.ftlo. 

12.  *  12.  2. 

1  P»l.  .X  22. 
»  Eph.  1.  21. 

riUl.  2.U,li). 


I  P«.  2.  7. 

AcU  n.  .TJ. 

ch.4.6. 
■2Siim.7.14. 

lChr.22.1(l. 

A  2S.  a. 

Pi.  WW.v?. 
J  Or.  H7m,i 

Ac  nriag'th 

agaH, 


I  do  nothing;  ''that  thy  benefit 
should  not  be  as  it  were  of  neces- 
sity, but  willingly. 

15  "^For  perhaps  he  therefore  de- 
parted for  a  season,  that  thou 
shouldest  receive  him  for  ever ; 

IG  Not  now  as  a  servant,  but 
above  a  servant,  "a  brother  belov- 
ed, specially  to  me,  but  how  much 
more  unto  thee,  'both  in  the  flesh, 
and  in  the  Lord  ? 

17  If  thou  count  me  therefore  "a 
partner,  receive  him  as  myself. 

18  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  or 
oweth  thee  aught,  put  that  on  mine 
account ; 

19  I  Paul  have  written  it  with 
mine  own  hand,  I  will  repay  it : 
albeit  I  do  not  say  to  thee  how 
thou  owest  unto  me  even  thine  own 
self  besides. 


20  Yea,,  brother,  let  me  have  joj^ 
of  thee  in  the  Lord:  "" refresh  my 
bowels  in  the  Lord. 

21  ^Having  confidence  in  thy 
obedience  I  wrote  unto  thee,  know- 
ing that  thou  wilt  also  do  more 
than  I  say. 

22  But  withal  prepare  me  also  a 
lodging :  for  ^  I  trust  that  ^  through 
your  prayers  I  shall  be  given  unto 
you. 

23  There  salute  thee  ^Epaphras, 
my  fellow  prisoner  in  Christ  Je- 
sus; 

24  *=  Marcus,  ^  Aristarchus,  *=  De- 
mas,  *^  Lucas,  my  fellow  labour- 
ers. 

25  ^  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  he  with  your  spirit.    Amen. 

H  Written  from  Kome  to  Philemon,  by  Onesimus 
a  servant. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE   TO  THE 

'  HEBREWS. 


CHAPTER  L 

1  ChrUt  in  these  last  times  coining  to  us  from  the 
Father,  4  is  preferred  above  the  antjels,  both  in  person 
and  office. 

GOD,  who  at  sundry  times  and 
"in  divers  manners  spake  in 
time  i)a8t  unto  the  fathers  by  the 
prophets, 

2  Hath  4n  these  last  days  ''spoken 
unto  us  by  his  Son,  ''whom  he  hath 
appointed  heir  of  all  things,  'by 
whom  also  he  made  the  worlds ; 

3  'Who  being  the  brightness  of 
his  glory,  and  the  express  image 
of  his  person,  and  « upholding  all 
things  by  the  word  of  his  power, 
''when  he  had  by  himself  purged 
our  sin.s,  'sat  down  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high ; 

4  Jieing  made  so  much  better  than 
the  angcl.s,  u.s  "he  hath  by  inlierit- 
anco  obtained  a  more  excellent 
name  than  they. 

5  For  unto  which  of  the  angels 
said  ho  at  any  time,  'Thou  art  my 
►Sou,  tlii.s  day  liav<^  l  begotten  theef 
And  again,  "'  I  will  be  to  him  a  Fa- 
ther, and  he  shall  be  to  me  a  Son  ? 

G  "And  again,  when  he  bringeth 

2(52 


in "  the  firstbegotten  into  the  world, 
he  saith,  "And  let  all  the  angels  of 
God  worship  him. 

7  And  tof  the  angels  he  saith, 
PWho  maketh  his  angels  spirits, 
and  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son  he  saith, "  Thy 
throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever: 
a  sceptre  of  ^  righteousness  is  the 
sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness, 
and  hated  iniquity ;  therefore  God, 
even  thy  God,  "hath  anointed  thee 
with  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy 
fellows. 

10  And,  "Thou,  Lord,  in  the  be- 
ginning hast  laid  the  foundation  of 
the  earth ;  and  the  heavens  are  the 
works  of  thine  hands. 

11 '  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  re- 
mainest:  and  they  all  shall  wax 
old  as  doth  a  garment ; 

12  And  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou 
fold  them  np,  and  they  shall  be 
changed:  but  thou  art  the  same, 
and  tliy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels  said 
he  at  any  time,  "Sit  on  my  right 


A.  D.  64. 
^  ver.  7. 


y  2  Cor.  7. 10. 


•  Phil.  1.  25. 
&  2.  24. 
»  2  Cor.  1.11. 


I.  Col.  1.  7.  Sc 
4.12. 


'  Acta  12.  12, 

25. 
i  Act3  19.  29. 

&27.2. 

Col.  4. 10. 
•  Col.  4. 14. 
f  2  Tim.  4.11. 
1 2  Tim.  4.22. 


A.  D.  64. 

"Rom.  8.29. 

Col.  1.18. 

Rev.  1.5. 
°Deut.  32.43,- 

LXX. 

Ps.  97.  7. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
f  Gr.  mtto. 
r  Ps.  1U4.  4. 

IPs.  45.  6,  7. 


t  Gr.  right- 

riess.  or, 

straight' 

ness/ 


■■  Is.  61.1. 
Acts4. 27.  & 
10.38. 


•  Pa.  102.  25, 
&c. 


<  Is.  .34.  4.  i 
51.  (i. 

Mutt.  24.  .v.. 
2  l'et..!.-,10. 
Rev.  21.  1. 


"Pa.  110.  1. 
Matt.  22.  44. 
Murk  12.  .W. 
Luke  20. 42. 
vcr.  3. 
ch.  10.  12. 


}]niy  Christ  assumed 


HEBREWS. 


human  nature. 


A.  D.  64. 

»  Gen.  19. 16. 
&:i>.\,  •2,-24. 
Ps.  34.  7.  & 

m.  11.. 4103. 

•J>\-21. 

UHll.li.'JS.  & 

7.10.1;  10.11. 
Mtttl.  IK.  10. 
I-uke  1.1'J. 
&  2.  y.  i;!. 
Acts  lA  7, 
&c.»i27.'2!i. 
I  Rom.  8. 17. 
Tit.  3.  7. 
Juincs  2.  5. 
1  I'et.  3.  7. 


t  Gr.  rtin  out 

as  lenk'ing 

vessels. 
'  Deut.  ,1^  2. 

I's.  tW.  17. 

Acts  7.  53. 

Gal.  3.  19. 
b  Num.15.30, 

31. 

Deut.  4.3.  & 

17.  a.  A,  12.  & 

27.  2(i. 
'  ch.10.28,29. 

&  12.  25. 
a  .Matt.  4.  17. 

Mark  1. 14. 

ch.  1.  2. 
•Luke  1.2. 


(.MarklG.20. 
Acts  14.  3. 
&  111.  U. 
Kom.  15.18. 
19. 

1  Cor.  2.  4. 
E  Acts  2.  22, 

43. 
II  Or,  (Usiri- 

butions. 
hi  Cor.  12. 4. 

7,11. 

i  Eph.  1.  5,  9. 
Vch.C.  5. 

2  Pet.  3. 13. 


1  Job  7. 17. 
Ps.  8.  4,  &c. 
&  144.3. 


D  Or,  a  little 
irhite  in- 
jerior  to. 


■"  Matt.28.18. 
1  Cor.  15.27. 
Kph.  1.  22. 
cU.  1. 13. 


"  1  Cor.I5.25. 


'Phil.  2. 7,  8, 

y. 


II  Or,  6y. 
P  Acts  2.  33. 


lJohn.3.16. 

&  12.  32. 

Rom.  5. 18. 

&  8.  32. 

2  Cor.  5.  15. 

1  Tim.  2.  6. 

1  John  2.2. 

Rev.  5.  9. 
'Luke  24.46. 
•Rom.  11.36. 
«  Acts  3. 15. 

&  5.  31. 

ch.  12.  2. 
"  Luke  13.32. 

ch.  5.  9. 


band,  until  I  make  tliine.  enemies 
thy  footstool  ? 

14  ="  Are  they  not  all  ministering 
spirits,  sent  forth  to  minister  for 
them  who  shall  be  'heirs  of  sal- 
vation 1 

CHAPTEK  II. 

1  We  ou/jht  to  be  obedient  to  Chri.'it  Jexu/t,  5  a??d  tfiat 
because  he  vonchKofcd  to  take  our  nature  upon  him, 
14  rt,s  it  was  necesfiari/. 

THEREFORE  we  ought  to  give 
the  more  earnest  heed  to  the 
things  which  we  have  heard,  lest  at 
any  time  we  should  Uet  them  slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  "spoken  by 
angels  was  steadfast,  and  ^  every 
transgression  and  disobedience  re- 
ceived a  j  ust  recompense  of  reward ; 

3  ''How  shall  we  escape,  if  we 
neglect  so  great  salvation  ;  '^  which 
at  the  first  began  to  be  spoken  by 
the  Lord,  and  was  ''confirmed  unto 
us  by  them  that  heard  him  ; 

4  '^God  also  bearing  them  witness, 
8  both  with  signs  and  wonders,  and 
with  divers  miracles,  and  " ''  gifts  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  'according  to  his 
own  will? 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he  not 
put  in  subjection  ""the  world  to 
come,  whereof  we  speak. 

G  But  one  in  a  certain  x)lace  testi- 
fied, saying,  'What  is  man,  that 
thou  art  mindful  of  him  ?  or  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

7  Thou  madest  him  "a  little  lower 
than  the  angels;  thou  crownedst 
him  with  glory  and  honour,  and 
didst  set  him  over  the  works  of  thy 
hands : 

8  '"Thou  hast  put  all  things  in 
subjection  under  his  feet.  For  in 
that  he  put  all  in  subjection  under 
him,  he  left  nothing  that  is  not 
put  under  him.  But  now  "we  see 
not  yet  all  things  put  under  him. 

9  But  we  see  Jesus,  °who  was 
made  a  little  lower  than  the  an- 
gels "for  the  suffering  of  death, 
p crowned  with  glory  <and  honour; 
that  he  by  the  grace  of  God  should 
taste  death  "for  every  man. 

10  "^For  it  became  him,  'for  whom 
are  all  things,  and  by  whom  are  all 
things,  in  bringing  many  sons  un- 
to glory,  to  make  Uhe  captain  of 
their  salvation  "perfect  through 
sufferings. 


11  For  ^both  he  that  sanctifieth 
and  they  who  are  sanctified  ^  are 
all  of  one:  for  which  cause  'he  is 
not  ashamed  to  call  them  brethren, 

12  Saying,  '  I  will  declare  thy 
name  unto  my  brethren,  in  the 
midst  of  the  church  will  I  sing 
praise  unto  thee. 

13  And  again,  ''I  will  put  my 
trust  in  him.  And  again,  ''Behold 
I  and  the  children  ''which  God  hath 
given  me. 

14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  chil- 
dren are  partakers  of  flesh  and 
blood,  he  '  also  himself  likewise 
took  part  of  the  same;  '^that  through 
death  he  might  destroy  him  that 
had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the 
devil ; 

15  And  deliver  them,  who  ^through 
fear  of  death  were  all  their  lifetime 
subject  to  bondage. 

16  For  verily  ^he  took  not  on  him 
the  nature  of  angels ;  but  he  took 
on  him  the  seed  of  Abraham. 

17  Wherefore  in  all  things  it  be- 
hooved him  'to  be  made  like  unto 
his  brethren,  that  he  might  be  '  a 
merciful  and  faithful  high  priest  in 
things  2)ertaimng  to  God,  to  make 
reconciliation  for  the  sins  of  the 
people. 

18  ■'For  in  that  he  himself  hath 
suffered  being  tempted,  he  is  able 
to  succour  them  that  are  temi)ted. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Christ  is  more  worthy  than  Moses,  7  therefore  if  we 
believe  not  in  him,  we  shall  be  more  worthy  punish- 
ment than  hardhearted  Israel. 

WHEREFORE,  holy  brethren, 
partakers  of  "  the  heavenly 
calling,  consider '' the  Apostle  and 
High  Priest  of  our  profession,  Christ 
Jesus ; 

2  AVho  was  faithful  to  him  that 
*  appointed  him,  as  also  "Moses  was 
faithful  in  all  his  house. 

3  For  this  man  was  counted 
worthy  of  more  glory  than  Mo- 
ses, inasmuch  as  ''  he  who  hath 
builded  the  house  hath  more  hon- 
our than  the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by 
some  man;  but  "he  that  built  all 
things  is  God. 

5  "^Aud  Moses  verily  was  faithful 
in  all  his  house  as  ^a  servant,  ''for 

263 


A.D.64. 

»  ch.l0.1l),14. 
JActh  17.  2(1. 
»  .Matt.  2S.1I). 

John  2U.  17. 

Rum.  8. 29. 

•  Ps.  22.  22, 

25. 


k  Pn.  18.  2. 

Is.  12.  2. 
'  1».  8.  18. 

<i  John  10. 29. 
&  17. 6, 9,11, 


'John  1.14. 

Rom.  8.  .3. 

Phil.  2.  7. 
1 1  Cor.  15.54, 

Col.  2. 15. 
2  Tim.  1.10. 


e  Luke  1.  74. 
Rom.  8. 15. 
2  Tim.  1.  7. 


f  Or.  he 
tiiketh  not 
hold  of  an' 
grls.  hut  of 
the  sted  of 
Ahraham  he 
laketh  hold. 


k  Phil.  2.  7. 

Ich.  4.  15.* 
5.  1,  2. 


kch.  4. 1.5,16. 
4  5.  2.  &  7. 
25. 


•Rom.  1.7. 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 
Eph.  4.  I. 
Phil.  3.  14. 

2  Thess.  1. 
11. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 

2  Pet.  1.10. 
I'Roni.  I.',.  8. 

ch.  2.17.. Hi  4. 

14.  *  5.  T,.  * 

6.  20.  ft  8.  1. 

&9  ll.&lU. 

21. 
f  Gr.  made, 

I  Sam.  12. 6. 
'  Num.  12.  7. 

vcr.  5. 

ilZcch.6.  12. 
Matt.  IC.  18. 


'  Eph.  2. 10. 

.t  h.  9. 

h.  1.  2. 
'  ver.  2. 
e  Ex.  14.  .31. 

Num.  12. 7. 

Deut.  .3. 24. 

Josh.  1.2.  & 

8..';i. 

h  Dcut.18.15, 

IS,  19. 


The  danger  of  uiiheUef, 


HEBREWS. 


Tlie  imwer  of  God's  tvord. 


A.  D.  64. 


lch.1.2. 

klCor.  3.1G. 
k  t>.  19. 
■i  Cor.  C.  10. 
Epli.  2,  ai, 

1  Tim.  3. 15. 
1  I>et.  2.  5. 
1  -Matt.  10.  •►!. 
&  24.  13. 
Koin.  5.  2. 

Col.  ].  as. 

ver.  14. 

ch.0. 11.* 

10.35. 
"■2  Sam.  23. 

2. 

Act»  1.  16. 
■  I'x.  ■.•■•).  7. 

ver.  15. 


tGr.  Ij'thfii 
ihall  tnter. 


•Tcr.e. 


I-Tcr.  7. 


1  Nam.  14.  2, 
4,  II.W.'IU. 
Ueut  1.  34, 

m,M. 


'Num. 11.22, 

2),  lie.  kV>. 

M. 

Pi.  100.  2fi. 

1  f.'or.  10.  :,. 

JiiiK'  A. 
•Niim.  M.-TO. 

U«ut.  l.M, 

35. 

<ch.  4.0. 


•ch.  12.  U. 


a  testimony  of  those  things  which 
were  to  be  spoken  after ; 

6  But  Christ  as  '  a  sou  over  his 
own  house;  "^ whose  liouse  are  we, 
'if  we  hold  fast  the  coutidenee  and 
the  rejoicing  of  the  hope  firm  unto 
the  end. 

7  AVherefore  as  ""the  Holy  Ghost 
saith,  "To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his 
voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in 
the  provocation,  in  the  day  of 
temi)tation  in  the  wilderness: 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
proved  me,  and  saw  my  works 
fortv  years. 

10  Wherefore  I  was  grieved  with 
that  generation,  and  said,  They  do 
always  err  in  their  heart ;  and  they 
have  not  known  my  ways. 

11  So  I  sware  in  my  wrath,  ^They 
shall  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  there 
be  in  any  of  you  an  evil  heart  of 
unbelief,  in  departing  from  the  liv- 
ing God. 

13  But  exhort  one  another  daily, 
while  it  is  called  To  day ;  lest  any 
of  you  be  harckuied  through  the 
deceitfulness  of  sin. 

14  For  we  are  made  j)ar takers  of 
Christ,  °if  we  hold  the  beginning 
of  our  confidence  steadfast  unto 
the  end ; 

15  While  it  is  said,  ""To  day  if  ye 
will  hear  his  voice,  harden  not  your 
hearts,  as  in  the  provocation. 

10  ''  For  some,  when  they  had 
heard,  did  provoke:  howbeit  not  all 
that  .came  out  of  Egypt  by  Moses. 

17  But  with  whom  was  he  grieved 
forty  years?  ?r«,s  it  not  with  them 
that  had  sinned,  'whose  carcasses 
fell  in  tlu;  wilderness  ! 

18  And  "to  whom  sware  he  that 
they  should  not  enter  into  his  rest, 
but  to  tlKMu  that  bclicncd  not? 

11)  'So  we  see  that  they  could  not 
enter  in  because  of  unbelief. 

CM  APT  Eli  IV^ 

1  Tlif  rc»(  of  ('/irintiuiiii  in  nttithiitl  by  fnilh.  12  The 
juiinrv  of  fjoftx  word.  14  lij/  our  /ii<//i  jiriist  Jc.ius 
the  Son  of  (t'lxl,  stihjrrt  to  i/iJIniiUks,  but  Jiol  niii, 
10  uv  tnit-H  a/Ill  iitoij  i/i,b<ilillij  lo  the  throne  oj' (jraic. 

LET  Mis  therefore  fear,  lest,  a 
promise  being  left  m  of  en- 
tering  into    his    rest,  any  of  you 
shijukl  sL-em  to  come  short  of  it. 
24  J4 


2  For  unto  us  was  the  gospel 
preached,  as  well  as  unto  them : 
but  *  the  word  i^reached  did  not 
profit  them,  "not  being  mixed  with 
faith  in  them  that  heard  it. 

3  ''For  we  which  have  believed 
do  enter  into  rest,  as  he  said,  ''As 
I  have  sworn  in  my  wrath,  if  thej' 
shall  enter  into  my  rest :  although 
the  works  were  finished  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a  certain  place 
of  the  seventh  day  on  this  wise, 
''And  God  did  rest  the  seventh 
day  from  all  his  w^orks. 

5  And  in  this  i)lace  again,  If  they 
shall  enter  into  my  rest. 

6  Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth 
that  some  must  enter  therein,  '^and 
they  to  whom  n  it  was  first  i)reach- 
ed  entered  not  in  because  of  un- 
belief: 

7  Again,  he  limiteth  a  certain  day, 
saying  in  David,  To  day,  after  so 
long  a  time;  as  it  is  said,  ^To  day 
if  ye  will  hear  his  voice,  harden  not 
your  hearts. 

8  For  if  "Jesus  had  given  them 
rest,  then  would  he  not  afterward 
have  spoken  of  another  day. 

9  There  remaineth  therefore  a 
"rest  to  the  people  of  God. 

10  For  he  that  is  entered  into  his 
rest,  he  also  hath  ceased  from  his 
own  works,  as  God  did  from  his. 

11  Let  us  labour  therefore  to  en- 
ter into  that  rest,  lest  any  man  fall 
^  after  the  same  example  of  "  unbe- 
lief 

12  For  the  word  of  God  is  ^  quick, 
and  powerful,  and  'sharper  than 
any  ''twoedged  sword,  piercing 
even  to  the  dividing  asunder  of 
soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the  joints 
and  marrow,  and  is  '  a  discerner 
of  the  thoughts  and  intents  of  the 
heart. 

13  "'Neither  is  there  any  creat- 
ure that  is  not  manifest  in  his 
sight :  but  all  things  are  naked 
"  and  opened  unto  the  eyes  of  him 
with  wiiom  we  have  to  do. 

14  Seeing  then  that  we  have  °a 
great  high  priest,  ^that  is  passed 
into  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son 
of  God,  '  let  us  hold  fast  our  pro- 
fession. 


A.  D.  64. 


tGr. 
the  word  of 
hcariiiij, 

(j  Or,  f/ecaute 
they  rcere 
not  vnUeil 
byj'aitli  to. 

bch.  3.  14. 

'Ps.  05.  11. 
ch.  3. 11. 


i  Gen.  2.  2. 
E.x.  20.  U. 

&  31.  ir. 


'  ch.  3. 19. 

ff  Or,  the  got- 
pel  was  fir  1^ 
preached. 


IPs.  95.  7. 
ch.  3.  7. 


II  That  is, 
Joshua. 


II  Or, 

kecpin(j  of 
a  sablmth. 


Bch.3.12,]S, 

1!). 

II  Or,  dis- 
obedience. 
h  Is.  49.  2. 

Jer.  2.3.  29. 

2  Cor.  10.  4, 

5. 

IPet.  1.23. 
i  Prov.  .5.  4. 
kEph.  (i.  ir. 

Kuv.  1.  10. 

&  2.  II). 

11  Cor.  14.24, 
25. 


"Ps.  33. 13, 
14.  ,<:  IKI.  .V. 
&  139. 11,1.'. 


"  Jf>h  20.  0. 
&34.  21. 
Pniv.  l,).ll. 

"ch.3. 1. 

nch.r.  20.  ft 
9.  12,  24. 


'icli.  10.  23. 


Of  Christ's  jiriesthood. 


HEBREWS. 


The  clanger  of  ajwstasy. 


A.  D.  C4. 

'Is.  5."!.  3. 
ch.  2. 18. 
■Luke  22.28. 


'2  Cor.  n.  21. 
ch.  7.  20. 
1  Pet.  2.  22. 
IJohiia. ,-.. 

"Eiih.2.  IS. 
&;i.  12. 

cii.io.  iy,2i. 


•ch.8.3. 

bch.2. 1". 

'  ch.  8.  .3, 4.  & 
9.!t.&10. 11. 
&11.4. 

<ich.2.1S.& 

4.  la. 

If  Or,  can 
rcasonahhj 
bear  icif/i. 

«ch.r.28. 


fLev.4..n.  & 
9.  7.  S:  ii;.  •;, 
1.-.,  I«,  I", 
ch.r.  2r.& 

9.7. 


S2Chr.  2(5. 
18. 
John  3.  27. 

hEx.aS.l. 

Num.  IG.  5, 

40. 

1  Chr.  2.3.1.;. 
i  Juhn  8.  54. 

V  Ps.  2.  7. 
ch.  1. 5. 


IPs.  110.4. 
ch.  7. 17,21. 


"  Matt.2l).30, 
42. 44. 
Murk  U.  CI), 

John  17. 1. 
"  Ps.  22.  1 . 
M.itt.  27.  4i;, 
.W. 
Mark  15.  .34, 

°  Matt.  -X.sr 
Mui-kl4.L;U. 

II  Or, /or 
hi^  piety. 

r  Matt.  2i;.;',7. 

Mark  14.  •■'..:. 

Luke  22.  4!. 

John  12.  27. 
ich.n. «. 
'  Pliil.  2. 8. 
'ch.  2.10.  & 

11.  40. 


'  ver.  C. 

ch. «.  .0. 
"John  1(1. 12. 

2  Pet.  3. 10. 


»  Mutt.  13.15 


F 


15  For  "^we  have  not  a  high  priest 
which  eaiinot  be  touched  with  the 
feeling  of  our  inlinuities;  but  "was 
in  all  ])oints  tempted  like  as  we  are, 
^ yet  without  sin. 

IG  "Let  us  therefore  come  boldly 
unto  the  throne  of  grace,  that  we 
may  obtain  mercy,  and  tind  grace 
to  help  in  time  of  need. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  authorifi/  ami  honour  of  our  Sariour''s  prieni- 
hood.  11  XajlUjcHce  in  Vie  kuowlcdye  thereof  is 
reproved. 

OR  every  high  priest  taken 
from  among  men  ^^is  ordain- 
ed for  men  '^'in  things  pertaining 
to  God,  'that  he  may  offer  both 
gifts  and  sacrifices  for  sins: 

2  ''  AVho  II  can  have  compassion  on 
the  ignorant,  and  on  them  that  are 
out  of  the  way;  for  that  "^he  him- 
self also  is  compassed  with  infirm- 
ity. 

3  And  *^by  reason  hereof  he  ought, 
as  for  the  people,  so  also  for  him- 
self, to  offer  for  sins. 

4  ^'And  no  man  taketh  this  hon- 
our unto  himself,  but  he  that  is 
called  of  God,  as  ^'was  Aarop. 

5  '  So  also  Christ  glorified  not 
himself  to  be  made  a  high  priest ; 
but  he  that  said  unto  him,  ""Thou 
art  my  Son,  to  day  have  I  begot- 
ten thee. 

G  As  he  saith  also  in  another 
place,  ^  Thou  art  a,  priest  for  ever 
after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

7  Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh, 
when  he  had  '"offered  np  prayers 
and  supplications  "with  strong  cry- 
ing and  tears  unto  him  °that  was 
able  to  save  him  from  death,  and 
was  heard  "pfn  that  he  feared; 

8  '^  Though  he  were  a  Son,  yet 
learned  he  "^  obedience  by  the  things 
which  he  suffered ; 

9  And  'being  made  x>crfect,  he 
became  the  author  of  eternal  sal- 
vation unto  all  them  that  obey 
him ; 

10  Called  of  God  a  high  x)riest 
*  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

11  Of   whom    "we    have    many 
to  say,  and  hard  to  be  ut- 


things 


tered,  seeing  ye  are  ''dull  of  hear- 


ing- 


12   For  when   for   the   time   ye 


ought  to  be  teachers,  ye  have  need 
that  one  teach  you  again  which  he 
^  the  first  i^rinciples  of  the  oracles 
of  God;  and  are  become  such  as 
have  need  of  'milk,  and  not  of 
strong  meat. 

13  For  every  one  that  iisetli  milk 
Hs  nnskilful  in  the  word  of  right- 
eousness :  for  he  is  ^  a  babe. 

14  But  strong  meat  belongeth  to 
them  that  are  "of  full  age,  even 
those  who  by  reason  n  of  nse  have 
their  senses  exercised  ''to  discern 
both  good  and  evil. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  He  exhortcth  not  to  fall  hack  from  the  faith,  11  btttto 
be  steadfiixt,  12  dilif/ent,  aud  patiexi  to  wait  upo7i 
God,  I'd  becaicse  God  is  most  sure  in  his  promise. 


HEREFORE 


^leaving  Hhe 


JL  principles  of  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  let  ns  go  on  unto  perfec- 
tion ;  not  laying  again  the  founda- 
tion of  repentance  ^from  dead 
works,  and  of  faith  toward  God, 

2  ''Of  the  doctrine  of  baptisms, 
''and  of  laying  on  of  hands,  "and  of 
resurrection  of  the  dead,  ^and  of 
eternal  judgment. 

3  And  this  will  we  do,  f'if  God 
liermit. 

4  For  ^it  is  impossible  for  those 
'  who  w^ere  once  enlightened,  and 
have  tasted  of  ''the  heavenly  gift, 
and  '  were  made  partakers  of  the 
Holy  Ghost, 

5  And  have  tasted  the  good  word 
of  God,  and  the  x)owers  of  "'the 
world  to  come, 

G  If  they  shall  fall  away,  to  renew 
them  again  unto  repentance;  "see- 
ing they  crucify  to  themselves  the 
Son  of  God  afresh,  and  i)ut  him  to 
an  open  shame. 

7  For  the  earth  which  drinketh  in 
the  rain  that  cometh  oft  upon  it, 
and  bringeth  forth  herbs  meet  for 
them  I' by  whom  it  is  dressed,  "re- 
ceiveth  blessing  from  God : 

8  PBut  that  wliich  beareth  thorns 
and  briers  is  rtyected,  and  is  nigh 
nnto  cursing ;  whose  end  is  to  be 
burned. 

0  But,  beloved,  we  are  persuaded 
better  things  of  you,  and  things 
that  accompany  salvation,  though 
we  thns  speak. 

10  "^  For  '  God  is  not  unrighteous 

2G5 


A.  D.  01. 


>  ch.  C.  1. 


=  1  Cor.  3. 1, 
2,3. 

f  Gt.  hothnn 

CT/fCrience. 
•  1  Cor.  1.{.U. 

.t  14.  20. 

Kph.  4.  14. 

1  IVt.  2.  2. 
II  Or. 

]}eru'c\ 

1  Cor.  2.  C. 

Eph.  4.  13. 

Phil.  3.  li. 
II  Or,  or  a 

hafnt,  or, 

per/ection. 
\'  Is.  7.  15. 

1  Cor.  2. 14, 

la. 


12, 


"Phil.  3 

13,  14. 

ch.  5.  12. 
II  Or.  Ihi: 

word  of  the. 

itegUijiiug 

of  Chriit. 

bch.  9.  14. 


■■  Acta  rj.4,.). 

i  Acts  8. 14. 

15,  Ifi,  17.  S: 

19.  0. 
'Acts  17.31, 

32. 
f  Acts  24.  2.';. 

Komi.  2. 10. 
SActelS.  21. 

1  Cor.  4. 19. 

hMott.  12.31, 
32. 
ch.  10.  20. 

2  Pet.  2.  20, 

1  John  5.10. 
i  eh.  10.  .32. 
k  John  4. 10. 

&  0.  32. 

Eph.  2.  8. 
I  G.il.  3.  2,  5. 

eh.  2.  4. 

'°ch.  2.  5. 


"ch.  10.  29. 


II  Or, /or. 
"  Ps.  05.  10. 


Pis.  5.  G. 


"iProv.U.3!. 

.Matt.  10.4.. 

&  25.  40. 

John  13.20. 
'■Roni..3.  4. 

2  Thcss.l.O, 


Christ  a  priest 


HEBEEWS. 


of  a  "higher  order 


A.  D.  64. 

•  IThees.  1.3. 

•  Rom.  15.25. 
■J  Cor.  8.4.4 
'.'.  1,  \>. 
•-'Tim.  1.18. 

•  ch.  3.  e,  14. 


*  CoL  2.  2. 


J  ch.  10.  30. 


•  r.en.  22. 16, 
17. 

Ps.  Iftl.  9. 
Luke  1.  73. 


»Ex.22.U. 


►ch.  11.9. 
>  Kom.11.29 

tGr. 

xnterposed 
himttUby 
€kn  outh. 


i  ch.  12. 1. 


•  I.*T.  16. 15. 
ch. !).  7. 


•ch.4.  14.  « 
Kl.k  y.  24. 

«ch.3. 1.4  5. 
6,10.*  7. 17. 


•  neu.  14.18, 


to  forget  'your  work  and  labour  of 
love,  which  ye  have  shewed  toward 
his  name,  in  that  ye  have  ^  minis- 
tered to  the  saints,  and  do  minister. 

11  And  we  desire  that  "everv  one 
of  you  do  shew  the  same  diligence 
^to  the  full  assurance  of  hope  unto 
the  end : 

12  That  ye  be  not  slothful,  but 
followers  of  them  who  through  faith 
and  patience  ^inherit  the  promises. 

13  For  when  God  made  promise 
to  Abraham,  because  he  could 
swear  by  no  greater,  ^he  sware  by 
himself, 

14  Saying,  Surely  blessing  I  will 
bless  thee,  and  multiplying  I  will 
multiply  thee. 

15  And  so,  after  he  had  patiently 
endured,  he  obtained  the  promise. 

IG  For  men  verily  swear  by  the 
greater:  and  *an  oath  for  confirm- 
ation is  to  them  an  end  of  all 
strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  willing  more 
abundantly  to  shew  unto  'the  heirs 
of  promise  'the  immutability  of  his 
counsel,  'confirmed  it  by  an  oath: 

18  That  bj'  two  immutable  things, 
in  which  it  was  imijossible  for  God 
to  lie,  we  might  have  a  strong  con- 
solation, who  have  fled  for  refuge 
to  lay  hold  ui)on  the  hope  ''set  be- 
fore us : 

19  AVhich  hope  we  have  as  an 
anchor  of  the  soul,  both  sure  and 
steadfast,  'and  wliich  entereth  into 
that  within  the  vail; 

20  ^Whither  the  forerunner  is  for 
us  entered,  even  Jesus,  ^made  a 
high  priest  for  ever  after  the  order 
of  Melchisedec. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  CIirM  Jcmn  is  a  priest  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec, 
11  and  so,  far  more  excellent  than  the  priests  of 
Aaron's  order. 

FOR  this  "Melchisedec,  king  of 
Salcin,  prie.^t  of  the  most  high 
(iod,  who  met  Abraham  returning 
from  the  shuigliter  of  the  kings, 
and  blessed  liim ; 

2  Tc  wliom  also  Abraham  gave  a 
tenth  part  of  all;  tirst  being  by  in- 
terpn't;ition  King  of  ligljteousne.ss, 
ami  after  that  also  King  of  Salem, 
wliich  is.  King  of  ])('ace; 

3  Without  father,  without  mother, 

2GG 


'without  descent,  having  neither 
beginning  of  days,  nor  end  of  life  j 
but  made  like  unto  the  Son  of  God; 
abideth  a  priest  continually. 

4  Now  consider  how  great  this 
man  was,  ^unto  whom  even  the 
patriarch  Abraham  gave  the  tenth 
of  the  spoils. 

0  And  verily  Hhey  that  are  of  the 
sous  of  Levi,  who  receive  the  office 
of  the  x)riesthood,  have  a  command- 
ment to  take  tithes  of  the  people 
according  to  the  law,  that  is,  of 
their  brethren,  though  they  come 
out  of  the  loins  of  Abraham : 

G  But  he  whose  "descent  is  not 
counted  from  them  received  tithes 
of  Abraham,  ''and  blessed  '^^him 
that  had  the  promises. 

7  And  without  all  contradiction 
the  less  is  blessed  of  the  better. 

8  And  here  men  that  die  receive 
tithes  ;  but  there  he  receiveth  them, 
^  of  whom  it  is  witnessed  that  he 
liveth. 

9  And  as  I  may  so  say,  Levi  also, 
who  receiveth  tithes,  paid  tithes  in 
Abraham. 

10  For  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of 
his  father,  when  Melchisedec  met 
him. 

11  ^If  therefore  perfection  were 
by  the  Levitical  priesthood,  (for 
under  it  the  people  received  the 
law,)  what  further  need  was  there 
that  anolher  j)riest  should  rise  after 
tlie  order  of  Melchisedec,  and  not 
be  called  after  the  order  of  Aaron  ? 

12  For  the  priesthood  being- 
changed,  there  is  made  of  neces- 
sity a  change  also  of  the  law. 

13  For  he  of  whom  these  things 
are  spoken  pertaineth  to  another 
tribe,  of  which  no  man  gave  at- 
tendance at  the  altar. 

14  For  it  is  evident  that ''  our  Lord 
S])rang  out  of  Juda ;  of  which  tribe 
Moses  spake  nothing  concerning 
priesthood. 

15  And  it  is  yet  far  more  evident: 
for  that  after  the  sitnilitude  of 
Melchisedec  there  ariseth  another 
priest, 

IG  AVlio  is  made,  not  after  the  law 
of  a  carnal  commandment,  but 
after  the  power  of  an  endless  life. 

17  For  he  testitieth,  '  Thou  art  a 


A.  D.  64. 

f  Gr.ivithout 
pedigree. 


!•  Gen.  14.20. 


■  Num.18.21, 

26. 


II  Or, 
pedigree. 


i  Gen.  14.19. 

•Rom.  4.  13. 

Gal.  3.  16. 


fch.5.  0.&6 

20. 


e  Gal.  2.  21. 
ver.  18,  19. 
ch.  8.  7. 


Ms.  11.  1. 
.Matt.  1.  3. 
l.iikf  X  :Vi. 
Hcmi.  1.3. 
Kev.  5.  5. 


IPs.  110.4. 
ch.  .■■,.  B,  10. 
i  6.  20. 


than  that  of  Aaron. 


HEBREWS. 


Aaron's  priesthood  abolished. 


A.  D.  64. 


k  Rom.  .S.  3. 
Gal.  4.  'J. 


I  Acts  n.  ,19. 
Rom.  .■!.  'Jd, 
■2\,2H.i:H.:i. 
Gal.  2.  IB. 
ch.  'J.  <J. 

II  Or,  hut 

it  was  the 
hrhtgiiiff  1)1, 
Gul.  o.  ':;4. 

'"  ch.  6.  IS.  & 

8.6. 
■■  Rom.  5.  2. 

Kph.  L'.  18. 

i  3.  l:i. 

ch.  4.  lU.  & 

10.  19. 
Il  Or,  without 

siveaririff  of 

an  oath. 
"  Ps.  110.  4. 


Pch.8.  6.  & 
9.  15.  &  12. 
■-'4. 


II  Or,  which 
jiasseth  not 
from  one  to 
another. 


HOr, 
evermore. 


1  Rom.  8.  .34. 
1  Tim.  2.  5. 
ch.  9.  24. 
lJohn2. 1. 


'ch.  4.  15. 

•  Eph.  1.  20. 
.t  4.  Id. 
ch.  8.  1. 


'  Lev.  9.  7.  & 

Hi.  6. 11. 

oh.  5. 3.  &  9. 

7. 

"  Lev.  IG.  15. 
« liom.  6.  10. 

ch.  9. 12,28. 

.t  10.  12. 

>  eh.  5.  1,  2. 


'  ch.  2. 10.  & 

.-..  9. 
tGr. 

petfected. 


>Eph.  1 
Col.  3. 
ch.  l.;i. 
12.  &  1: 


.20. 
1. 

410. 
!.  2. 


priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of 
Melehisedec. 

18  For  there  is  verily  a  disannnl- 
Vmg  of  the  comiuandmeiit  ^oin.i? 
before  for  ''the  weakness  aud  uu- 
profitableness  thereof. 

19  For  '  the  law  made  nothing 
perfect,  "  but  the  brin<;ing'  in  of  '" a 
better  hope  did  ;  by  the  which  "  we 
draw  nigh  unto  God. 

20  And  inasmuch  as  not  without 
an  oath  he  was  made  lyriest: 

21  (For  those  priests  were  made 
"  without  an  oath ;  but  this  with  an 
oath  by  him  that  said  unto  him, 
'The  Lord  sware  and  will  not  re- 
pent, Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever 
after  the  order  of  Melehisedec :) 

22  By  so  much  ^was  Jesus  made 
a  surety  of  a  better  testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many 
priests,  because  they  were  not  suf- 
fered to  continue  by  reason  of 
death : 

24  But  this  mwH,  because  he  con- 
tinueth  ever,  hath  "an  unchangea- 
ble priesthood. 

25  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to 
save  them  "to  the  uttermost  that 
come  unto  God  by  him,  seeing  he 
ever  liveth  '^to  make  intercession 
for  them. 

2G  For  such  a  high  priest  became 
us,  ^ivho  is  holy,  harmless,  unde- 
tiled,  separate  from  sinners,  'and 
made  higher  than  the  heavens ; 

27  AVho  needeth  not  daily,  as 
those  high  priests,  to  offer  up  sac- 
rifice, 'tirstfor  his  own  sins,  "and 
then  for  the  people's :  for  "^  this  he 
did  once,  when  he  offered  up  him- 
self. 

28  For  the  law  maketh  ''men  high 
priests  which  have  infirmity;  but 
the  word  of  the  oath,  which  was 
since  the  law,  malieth  the  Son,  ^  who 
is  ^consecrated  for  evermore. 

CHAPTEE  YIII. 

1  By  (he  eternal  priesthood  of  Christ  the  Levitical 
prieMhood  of  Aaron  is  abolished.  7  And  the  tem- 
poral covenant  luith  the  fathers,  by  the  eternal  cove- 
nant of  the  gospel. 

NOW  of  the  things  which  we 
have  spoken  this  is  the  sum : 
We  have  such  a  high  ijriest,  ^  who 
is  set  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
throne  of  the  Majesty  in  the  heav- 
ens ; 


2  A  minister  "of  Hhe  sanctuary, 
and  of  "the  true  tabernacle,  which 
the  Lord  pitched,  and  not  man 

3  For  '^  every  high  priest  is  or- 
dained to  offer  gifts  and  sacrifices  : 
wherefore  ^it  is  of  necessity  that 
this  man  have  somewhat  also  to' 
offer. 

4  For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he 
should  not  be  a  priest,  seeing  that 
"there  are  priests  that  offer  gifts 
according  to  the  law : 

5  Who  serve  unto  the  example 
and  *^ shadow  of  heavenly  things, 
as  Moses  was  admonished  of  God 
when  he  was  about  to  make  the 
tabernacle:  ^for,  See,  saith  he, 
that  thou  make  all  things  accord- 
ing to  the  pattern  shewed  to  thee 
in  the  mount. 

C  But  now  ''hath  he  obtained  a 
more  excellent  ministry,  by  how 
much  also  he  is  the  mediator  of  a 
better  "covenant,  which  was  estab- 
lished upon  better  promises. 

7  'For  if  that  first  covenant 
been  faultless,  then  should 
place  have  been  sought  for 
second. 

8  For  finding  fault  with  them, 
he  saith,  "^  Behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  when  I  will  make 
a  new  covenant  with  the  house  of 
Israel  and  with  the  house  of 
Judah : 

9  Not  according  to  the  covenant 
that  I  made  with  their  fathers,  in 
the  day  when  I  took  them  by  the 
hand  to  lead  them  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt ;  because  they  contjnued 
not  in  my  covenant,  and  I  regard- 
ed them  not,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  For  '  this  is  the  covenant  that 
I  will  make  with  the  house  of  Is- 
rael after  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord;  I  will  ♦put  my  laws  into 
their  mind,  and  write  them  "in 
their  hearts:  and  '"I  will  be  to 
them  a  God,  and  they  shall  be  to 
me  a  people : 


had 

no 

the 


A.  D.  64. 

II  Or,  o/holv 
thinyn. 

l'ch.a.8,12, 
24. 
'ch.9.  11 
Jch.  5. 1 


'  Eph.  5.  2. 
ch.  9.  14. 


11    And    "they 
every    man    his 
every    man    his 
Know  the  Lord : 


shall    not  teach 

neighbour,    and 

brother,   saying, 

for  all  shall  know 


me,  from  the  least  to  the  greatest. 
12  For  I  will  be  merciful  to  their 
unrighteousness,   "and    their   sins 

267 


H  Or,  they 
are  priests. 


f  Col.  2.  17. 
ch.  9.2:;.  Ic 
10.1. 


R  Ex.  2.5.  40. 
4  2ti.  .-JO.  & 

•a.  8. 

Num.  8.  4. 
AcU  7.  44. 


'  2  Cor.  3.  C, 
8,9. 
ch.  7.  22. 


II  Or, 
testament. 


<  ch.  r.  11, 18. 


kJer.  3I..31, 
32,  33,  34. 


1  ch.  10. 16. 


t  Gr.  give. 
II  Or,  upon, 
"  Zcch.  8.  8. 


» Is.  M.  13. 
John  (i.  45. 
1  Joiin  2.27. 


"Rom.  11.27. 
ch.  10.  17. 


The  sacrifices  of  the  law 


HEBEEWS. 


far  inferior  to  that  of  Christ. 


P  2  Cor.  5. 17. 


A-D-e-t.  j  and  their  iniquities  will  I  remem- 
ber no  more. 

13  Pin  that  he  saith,  A  new  cove- 
nant, he  hath  made  the  first  old. 
Now  that  which  decayeth  and 
waxeth  old  is  ready  to  vanish 
away. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  description  of  the  riten  and  bloodij  xacriflrex  of 
the  law,  1 1  far  inferior  to  the  dignity  and  perfection 
of  the  bUjod  and  sacrifice  of  Christ. 

THEX  ^verily  the  first  covenant 
had  also  ''ordinances  of  divine 
service,  and  ^  a  worldly  sanctuary. 

2  'For  there  was  a  tabernacle 
made;  the  first,  '^wherein  was  ^the 
candlestick,  and  ""the  table,  and 
the  shewbread ;  which  is  called 
"  the  sanctuary. 

3  "^And  after  the  second  vail,  the 
tabernacle  which  is  called  the  holi- 
est of  all ; 

4  AVhich  had  the  golden  censer, 
and  ^'the  ark  of  the  covenant  over- 
laid round  about  with  gold, 
wherein  was  ^  the  golden  pot  that 
had  manna,  and  '  Aaron's  rod  that 
budded,  and  ""the  tables  of  the 
covenant ; 

5  And  'over  it  the  cherubim  of 
glory  shadowing  the  mercy  seat; 
of  which  we  cannot  now  speak 
particularly. 

G  Now  when  these  things  were 
thus  ordained,  "'the  priests  went 
always  into  tlie  first  tabernacle,  ac- 
complishing the  service  of  God. 

7  But  into  the  second  went  the 
high  priest  alone  "once every  year, 
not  without  blood,  "which  he  offer- 
ed iiva  himself,  and  for  the  errors 
of  the  people : 

8  "TIk!  Holy  Gho.st  this  signify- 
ing, that  ''the  way  into  the  holiest 
of  all  was  not  yet  made  manifest, 
wliile  as  the  first  tabernacle  was 
yet  standing: 

0  Wliich  was  a  figure  for  the  time 
then  i)r(\sent,  in  which  were  ottered 
both  gifts  and  sacrilices,  'that  could 
not  make  liim  that  did  the  service 
perfect,  as  pertaining  to  the  con- 
sciciM'e ; 

10  Which  stood  only  in  'meats  and 
drinks,  and  Mivcrs  wasliings,  "and 
carnal  "ordinances,  imposed  on  them 
until  the  time  of  rerormation. 

11  But  Christ  being  come  *a  high 
26d 


J  Or, 

ccrcmOHicJ. 
•Ex.  25.  8. 

h  Ex.  26. 1. 

'  Ex.  Hi.  35. 

J  Ex.  !«.  CA. 
•  Ex.  -25.  -a, 

30. 

Lev.  24. 5,6. 
JOr.Aofjr. 

iEx.y>.n, 
w.  ic  40.  y, 

21. 

ch.  6. 1». 


cEx.yi.m. 
ic  2ti.  r.').  & 

40.  3,  irl. 

k  Ex.  10.  as, 

34. 
iNum.U.IO. 

I  Ex.  2r,.  16, 
21.  Sc  .M.  ■£). 
&  *l.  •-'I. 
IJtut.lii.l!..5. 

1  Kiii^!«  4.'J, 

2  Chr.  5. 10. 

I  Ex. 2.0.18,22. 
L«v.  u;.  2. 
1  Kings  H.6, 


"•Num.2S.3. 
Uui.tt.  11. 


■  Ex.  TO.  10. 

Ia:v.  in.  2, 

H,lJ.\:>,M. 

ver.  'i'l. 
'ch.6.3.Sc7. 

27. 


'ch.  10.19,20. 
iJohn  11.0. 


'Ool. 

1.21. 

rh.7. 

i,h. 

»10. 

•I^v. 

11.2. 

Col   2.  Kl. 

'  .N'liin 

.  I'.l.  7, 

*c. 

"  Kpl. 

2.  1.-,. 

Col.  . 

.20. 

rh.  7. 

I'l. 

a  Or,  rilfii. 

or,  11 

lemo- 

niei. 

»ch.3 

.  1. 

priest  ^of  good  things  to  come,  ^by 
a  greater  and  more  perfect  taber- 
nacle, not  made  with  hands,  that 
is  to  say,  not  of  this  building; 

12  Neither  ''by  the  blood  of  goats 
and  calves,  but  ^by  his  own  blood 
he  entered  in  '^once  into  the  holy 
place,  ''having  obtained  eternal  re- 
demi)tion  for  us. 

13  For  if  'the  blood  of  bulls  and 
of  goats,  and  '^the  ashes  of  a  heifer 
sprinkling  the  unclean,  sanctifieth 
to  the  purifying  of  the  flesh ; 

14  How  much  more  *^' shall  the 
blood  of  Christ,  ^  who  through  the 
eternal  Spirit  '"offered  himself 
without  "spot  to  God,  ''ijurge  your 
conscience  from  'dead  works  "'to 
serve  the  living  God  I 

15  "And  for  this  cause  °he  is  the 
mediator  of  the  new  testament, 
pthat  by  means  of  death,  for  the 
redemjitiou  of  the  transgressions 
that  were  under  the  first  testament, 
ithey  which  are  called  might  re- 
ceive the  i)romise  of  eternal  inher- 
itance. 

16  For  where  a  testament  is,  there 
must  also  of  necessity "  be  the  death 
of  the  testator. 

17  For  "^a  testament  is  of  force 
after  men  are  dead :  otherwise  it  is 
of  no  strength  at  all  while  the  test- 
ator liveth. 

18  **  Whereupon  neither  the  first 
testament  was  "dedicated  without 
blood. 

19  For  when  Moses  had  spoken 
every  precept  to  all  the  i)eople  ac- 
cording to  the  law,  4ie  took  the 
blood  of  calves  and  of  goats,  "  with 
water,  and  "scarlet  wool,  and  hys- 
sop, and  sprinkled  both  the  book 
and  all  the  people, 

20  Saying,  "^  This  is  the  blood  of 
the  testament  which  God  hath  en- 
joined unto  you. 

21  INIoreover  ^  he  sprinkled  like- 
wise with  blood  both  the  taberna- 
cle, and  all  the  vessels  of  the  min- 
istry. 

22  And  almo.st  all  things  are  by 
the  law  purged  w  ith  blood ;  and 
'without  shedding  of  blood  is  no 
remis.sion. 

23  It  was  therefore  necessary  that 
Uhe  patterns  of  things  in  the  heav- 


A.  D.  64. 

ych.  10. 1. 

•ch.  8.  2. 


» ch.  10.  4. 

b  Acts  20.  28. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Col.l.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  I'J. 

Rev.  1.5.  & 

5.1). 
''Zech.S.g. 

ver.  21:,  2S. 

ch.  10. 10. 
dDaii.9.  24. 
'Lev.  1«.  11. 

115. 
fNuni.  I'J.  2, 

17,  ic. 


SlPet.  l.i:i. 

IJohn  1.  7. 

Rev.  1.5. 
bRom.  1.4. 

1  Pet.  .S.  Jfi. 
>  Eph.  5.  2. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

ch.  7.  27. 
II  Ot,  fault. 
kch.  1.3.  & 

10.  22. 
Ich.  <;.  1. 
'"Luki:1.74. 

Rom.  6.  ID, 

22. 

I'Pct.  4.  2. 
"lTi.n.2..:. 
»  ch.  7.  22.  & 

8.6.  &  12.24. 
P  Rom.  3.  25. 

&  5.  li. 

1  Pet.  3. 18. 
•i  ch.  3.  1. 


II  Or,?,.    . 
hrought  in. 


'  Gal.  3. 15 


■Ex.  24.C, 

&e. 
i;  Or. 

purified. 


'  Ex.24..?,6,8. 

Lev.  1«.  14, 

15, 18. 
"Lev. 14. 4.6, 

7,  411,51,52. 
II  Or,  purple. 


■•  Ex.  24.  8. 
Matt.  2*;.  28. 


yy.x.  20.12, 
m. 

Lev.H.l.-).!'.!. 
&  16.  14,  15, 
16,  18,  I'J. 


'Lev.  17.  11. 


»ch.  8.  5. 


f 


The  weakness  of 


HEBREWS. 


the  Imv  sacrifices. 


A.  D.  64. 


I'  eh.  fi.  20. 


'  ch.  8.  2. 

"  Rom.  8. 34. 
ch.  7. 25. 
1  John  ■'.  I. 


!  vor.  IJ. 

I'll.  r.i;".  & 

111.  10. 

1  Pet.  3. 18. 
1^  ICnr.lO.U. 

(inl.  4.  4. 

Klih.  1.  10. 

1' Gen.  .3.19. 
Ecc.  X  -M. 

>  ■>  Cor.  ->.  in. 
Rev.  liU.  12, 

lu. 

V  Rom.  fi.  10. 

1 1'et.  3. 18. 
I  1  Pet.  2.  24. 

IJoliii  o.o. 
"'  .Matt.2G.28. 

Rom. ,).  15. 
"  Tit.  2.  13. 

2Pft.  3. 12. 


"Col.  2.  17. 
ch.8.  5.  &9. 

'■ch.  9.  11. 
■■  ch.  9.  9. 

J  vcr.  14. 

li  Or,  thctj 
would  liave 
censed  to  fje 
offered. bc- 

CtlttfC,  C{C. 


'Lev.  Ifi.  21. 
ch.  9.  7. 


f  Mic.  fi.  0,  7. 
ch.  9.  13. 
vcr.  11. 


E  rs.40.f!,  &c. 
&  50.  «.  *c. 
Is,  1.  II. 
Jcr.  li.  20. 
Amoa  5.  21, 

lio'r, 
t/ion  hant 
Jitted  me. 


eus  should  be  purified  with  tliese ; 
but  the  heavenly  thiu<rs  themselves 
with  better  saeritices  than  these. 

24  For  H'hiist  is  not  entered  into 
the  holy  plaees  made  with  hands, 
li'hich  are  the  ligures  of 'the  true; 
but  into  heaven  itself,  now  ''  to  ap- 
pear in  the  presence  of  (Jiod  for  us : 

25  Xor  yet  that  he  should  olfer 
himself  often,  as  "  the  high  priest 
entereth  into  the  holy  place  every 
3"ear  with  blood  of  others ; 

2G  For  then  must  he  often  have 
suffered  since  the  foundation  of  the 
world :  but  now  ^  once  -  in  the  end 
of  the  world  hath  he  appeared  to 
put  away  sin  by  the  sacritice  of 
himself. 

27  ''And  as  it  is  appointed  unto 
men  once  to  die,  '  but  after  this  the 
judgment : 

28  vSo  "^  Christ  was  once  '  offered  to 
bear  the  sins  '"of.many  ;  and  unto 
them  that  "look  for  him  shall  he 
appear  the  second  time  without  sin 
unto  salvation. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  weakness  of  the  law  sacrifices.  10  77ie  sacrifice 
of  Chri.st's  body  once  offered,  14  for  crer  hath  talceu 
awaij  xins.  19  An  exhortation  to  holdfast  the  faith, 
with  patience  and  thanksgii'inr/. 

FOR  the  law  having  ''a  shadow 
^'of  good  things  to  come,  and 
not  the  very  image  of  the  things, 
''can  never  with  those  saeritices, 
which  they  offered  year  by  year 
continually,  make  the  comers  there- 
unto ''perfect. 

2  For  then  "  would  they  not  have 
ceased  to  be  offered  I  because  that 
the  worshippers  once  purged  should 
have  had  no  more  conscience  of 
sins. 

3  ''But  in  those  sacrifices  there  is  a 
remembrance  again  made  of  sins 
every  year. 

4  For  Ht  is  not  possible  that  the 
blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats  should 
take  away  sins. 

5  Wherefore,  when  he  cometh  into 
the  w^orld,  he  saith,  ^'Sacritice  and 
offering  thou  wouldest  not,  but  a 
body  "  liast  thou  prepared  me : 

0  In  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices 
for  sin  thou  hast  had  no  pleasure. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  (in  the 
volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of 
me)  to  do  thy  will,  O  God. 


8  Above  when  lie  said,  Sacrifice 
and  ollering  and  burnt  otferings 
and  offcrinij  for  sin  thou  wouldest 
not,  neither  hadst  pleasure  therein; 
which  are  offered  by  the  law ; 

9  Then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do 
thy  will,  O  God.  He  taketh  away 
the  first,  that  he  may  establish  the 
second. 

10  ''  By  the  which  will  we  are 
sanctified  '  through  the  offering  of 
the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once  for 
all. 

11  And  every  priest  standeth 
■^  daily  ministering  and  ofl'ering 
oftentimes  the  same  sacrifices, 
'  which  can  never  take  away  sins : 

12  "'But  this  man,  after  he  had 
offered  one  sacritice  for  sins  for 
ever,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand 
of  God ; 

13  From  henceforth  expecting '' till 
his  enemies  be  made  his  footstool. 

14  For  by  one  offering  "  he  hath 
perfected  for  ever  them  that  are 
sanctified. 

15  Whereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also 
is  a  witness  to  us:  for  after  that 
he  had  said  before, 

IG  f'This  is  the  covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  them  after  those 
days,  saith  the  Lord;  I  will  \M\t  my 
laws  into  their  hearts,  and  in  their 
minds  will  I  write  them ; 

17  *And  their  sins  and  iniquities 
will  I  remember  no  more. 

18  Now  where  remission  of  these 
fs,  there  is  no  more  ottering  for 
sin. 

19  Having  therefore,  brethren, 
•"I boldness  to  enter  'into  the  ho- 
liest by  the  blood  of  Jesus, 

20  By  'a  new  and  living  way, 
which  he  hath  "consecrated  for  us, 
Hhrough  the  vail,  that  is  to  say, 
his  flesh ; 

21  And  havinff  "a  high  priest  over 
""  the  house  of  God ; 

22  ^  Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart  'in  full  assurance  of  faith, 
having  our  hearts  sprinkled  ^from 
an  evil  conscience,  and  ""our  bodies 
washed  with  pure  water. 

23  'Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession 
of  our  faith  without  wavering;  for 
•^he  is  faithful  that  promised; 

24  And  let  us  consider  one  an- 

269 


A.  D.  04. 


"•••^ 


l>Johiil7.19. 

eh.  l.i.  12. 
ich.  9. 12. 


k  Num.  28.3. 
ch.  7.  27. 


1  ver.  4. 


■"Col.  3.1. 
ch.  1.  3. 


"Ps.  no.  1. 

Acts  2.  3.5. 
1  Cor.  15.25. 
eh.  1.13. 
°ver.  1. 


P  Jer.  31.  3.0, 
"A. 
ch.  8. 10,12. 


t  Some  cop- 
ies linvc, 
Tliai  he 
said.  And 

their. 


I  Rom.  5.  2. 
Eph.  2. 13. 
&  .'J.  12. 

II  Or,  lilierty. 
'ch.9.8, 12. 
Mohii  10.9. 

&14.li. 

ch.9.8. 
.Or, 

ucw  made. 
■ch.9.3.. 


"ch.  4.14. 
"ITim.S.lS. 
,  lch.4. 16. 

'Eph.  3. 12. 

Jumps  ].  6. 

IJoliii.'f.  21. 
I  »c)i.  U.  14. 
l'Ez..'W.2S. 

2  Cor.  7. 1. 


'■ch.4. 14. 

•11  Cor.  1.9. 
&  10. 1.3. 

1  Thcsa.  5. 
24. 

2  Thess.  3..3. 
cU.ll.  11. 


Ezliortation  to  steadfast  faith. 


HEBREWS. 


Tlie  nature  of  faith. 


A.  D.64. 


'  AcU  2. 42. 
Judel». 


J  Bom.  13. 11. 

t  Phil.  4.5. 

2Ptt.3.9, 

11,14. 
k^Tum.  15.30. 
i;.4. 

:;  PcL  2.  20, 

21. 


k  Kz.  X.  a. 
Ziph.  1.18. 
&3.S. 
2  ThesB.1.8. 
ch.  12.  Jt. 


lch.2.2. 

-Deut.17.2. 

6.  &  li).  15. 

Matt  18.  ir.. 

John  8. 1". 

2  Cor.  13. 1. 
°ch.2.3.  & 

12. 2i. 


"lCor.11.29. 
ch.  13.  2U. 


»>  Matt.  12.31, 
32. 
£ph.4.30. 


1  r)cut..i2.«. 

Rom.  12. 1». 


'Deut32.S6. 
Ps.i0.4.& 
133.14. 

■Luke  12. «. 


•OaI..1.4. 
2  John  8. 
•ch.6.4. 

»  Phil.  1.29, 

C0L2.1. 


nCor.4.9. 


•Phil.l.7.ft 
4.  M. 

1  Ihen*.  2. 
14. 


•Phil.  1.7. 

2  Tim.  1.18. 
k. Mitt  .^.  12. 

AcU  .->.  41. 

Jnmcii  1.2. 
II  Or,  that 

l/r  halt  in 

yourtclrci, 

or.foryour- 

trim, 
•Mnlt.n.20. 

*  li>.Jl. 

i,>ikpij..'n. 

1  Tiin.d.l'.l. 
■)  MnU.  5.  12. 
*1U.32. 

•I.iikp21.19. 

Unl.  I>.  !l. 

ch.l2. 1. 
rCol.3.  24. 

ch.U.  1.5. 

1  Pet  1.9. 

«  L'lkp  18. 8. 
2Pet.1.!>. 

kUab.2.3.4. 


other  to  provoke  uuto  love  and  to 
good  works : 

25  *!N^ot  forsaking  the  assembling 
of  ourselves  together,  as  the  man- 
ner of  some  is;  but  exhorting  one 
another:  and  ^so  much  the  more, 
as  ye  see  *''the  day  approaching. 

26  For  ''  if  we  sin  wilfully  '  after 
that  we  have  received  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  truth,  there  remaineth 
no  more  sacrilice  for  sins, 

27  But  a  certain  fearful  looking 
for  of  judgment  and  ''fiery  indig- 
nation, which  shall  devour  the  ad- 
verearies. 

28  '  He  that  despised  Moses'  law 
died  without  mercy  "'under  two  or 
three  witnesses: 

29  "  Of  how  much  sorer  punish- 
ment, suppose  ye,  shall  he  be 
thought  worthy,  who  hath  trod- 
den 'under  foot  the  Son  of  God, 
and  "hath  counted  the  blood  of  the 
covenant,  wherewith  he  was  sanc- 
tified, an  unholy  thing,  ^and  hath 
done  despite  uuto  the  Spirit  of 
grace  1 

30  For  we  know  him  that  hath 
said,  '^Vengeance  helongeth  unto 
me,  I  will   recompense,  saith   the 


Lord.    And 


rri 


The  Lord  shall 


again, 
judge  his  i)eoi)le. 

31  "It  is  a  fearful  tiling  to  fall  in- 
to the  hands  of  the  living  God. 

32  But  '  call  to  remembrance  the 
former  days,  in  which,  "after  ye 
were  illuminated,  ye  endured  ''a 
great  fight  of  afflictions ; 

33  Partly,  whilst  ye  were  made 
5  a  gazingstock  both  by  reproaches 
and  afflictions;  and  partly,  whilst 
'ye  became  companions  of  them 
that  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  me 
"in  my  bonds,  and  ''took  joyfully 
the  sjioiling  of  your  goods,  know- 
ing "in  y<)ur.s<*lves  that  '^ye  have  in 
heaven  a  better  and  an  enduring 
substance. 

35  (!a.st  not  away  therefore  your 
confid<'nce,  "which  hath  great  rec- 
ompense of  rowarfl. 

3(5  'For  ye  hnve  need  of  patience, 
that,  after  ye  liave  done  the  will 


yo 


might 


receive    the 


of   God, 
promise. 
37  For  ^vet  a  little  while,  and  ''he 

i>70 


that  shall  come  will  come,  and  will 
not  tarry. 

38  Now  'the  just  shall  live  by 
faith:  but  if  any  man  draw  back, 
my  soul  shall  have  no  pleasure  in 
him. 

39  But  we  are  not  of  them  ^  who 
draw  back  unto  perdition;  but  of 
them  that  '  believe  to  the 
of  the  soul. 


saving 


CHAPTER  XL 

1  What  faith  is.  6  Without  faith  we  cannot  please 
Ood.  7  The  worthy  fruits  thereof  in  ifie  fathers  of 
old  time. 

NOW  faith  is  the  " substance  of 
things  hoped  for,  the  evidence 
""  of  things  not  seen. 

2  For  ''by  it  the  elders  obtained 
a  good  report. 

3  Through  faith  we  understand 
that  Uhe  worlds  were  framed  by 
the  word  of  God,  so  that  things 
which  are  seen  were  not  made  of 
things  which  do  appear, 

4  By  faith  ''Abel  otiered  unto  God 
a  more  excellent  sacrifice  than  Cain, 
by  which  he  obtained  witness  that 
he  was  righteous,  God  testifying 
of  his  gifts :  and  by  it  he  being 
dead  ^ "  yet  speaketh. 

5  By  faith  'Enoch  was  translated 
that  he  should  not  see  death ;  and 
was  not  found,  because  God  had 
translated  him:  for  before  his  trans- 
lation he  had  this  testimony,  that 
he  pleased  God. 

6  But  without  faith  it  is  impossi- 
ble to  please  him :  for  he  that  com- 
eth  to  God  must  believe  that  he  is, 
and  that  he  is  a  re  warder  of  them 
that  diligently  seek  him. 

7  By  faith  e^oah,  being  warned 
of  God  of  things  not  seen  as  yet, 
"  moved  with  fear, ''  prepared  an  ark 
to  the  saving  of  his  house ;  by 
the  which  he  condemned  the  world, 
and  became  heir  of '  the  righteous- 
ness which  is  by  faith. 

8  By  faith  ''Abraham,  when  he 
was  called  to  go  out  into  a  place 
which  he  should  after  receive  for 
an  inheritance,  obeyed ;  and  he 
went  out,  not  knowing  whither  he 
went. 

9  By  faith  he  sojourned  in  the 
land  of  x>i'<>niise,  as  in  a  strange 
country,  '  dwelling  in  tabernacles 


A.  D.  64. 


i  Rom.  1.17. 
Gal.  3. 11. 


k  2  Pet.  2.  20, 

21. 

1  Acta  16. 30, 
31. 

1  Thes8..5.9. 
2Thes3.2. 
14.       . 


II  Or, 

ground^  or, 
conjidence, 

■Eom.8.24, 

2  Cor.  4. 18. 
&5.7. 
b  ver.  39. 


'Gcn.M. 
Ps. ;«.  6. 
John  1.3. 
ch.1.2. 
2  Pet.  3. 5. 


d  Gen.  4. 4. 

lJohn3.12. 


'Gen.  4. 10. 

Malt.  2::.  35. 

ch.  12.  24. 
II  (jr,  IS  t/et 

spoken  of. 
I  Gen.  3. 22, 

24. 


8  Gen.  B.  13, 


II  Or,  bring 
1. 1  Pet.  3. 20. 


iRom..3.  22. 
&  4.  1.!. 
Phil.  3.  n. 

kGcn.12.1,4. 
Acta  7.2,3,4. 


I  Gen.  12.  8. 
&  I.i.  .3,  18. 
&  18.  1,9. 


Tlie  fruits  of  faith 


HEBREWS. 


in  the  fathers  of  old  time. 


A.  D.  64. 
"ch.  0. 17. 

"ch.  12.  22. 

&  1.!.  H. 
°ch..-:.  4. 

Kpv.  ^1.  2, 

10. 


PGen.l".  m. 
&  1»*.  II,  14. 
&  21.  2. 

'■  Sec  Luke 

1.  ae. 


'Rom.  4.  21. 
ch.  10.  23. 


"  Rom.  4.  m. 
'(Jen.  22.  K. 
Itom.  4.  IS. 


<  Gr.  no- 
coffting  to 
failh. 
"  vcr.  .<». 

"  ver.  2r. 
John  8. 5G. 


J  Gen.  2.'..  4. 
&  47.  ». 

lChr.2ai.-. 
Ps.  .•!!!.  12.  & 

119.  m. 

1  Pet.  1. 17. 

&2.  11. 

'  ch.  1.5.  14. 


having  received  the  promises 
"^hpviiig. 


•Ex.  .3.fi,  l,j. 

Matt.  22.  SJ. 

Acts  7.  r.2. 
k  Phil.  .1.  20. 

ch.  13.  14. 

'  Gec.22.1,9. 


J  James  2.21. 

II  Or,  To. 
'Gen.  21.12. 
Rom.  9. 7. 

f  Rom.  4.17, 
19,21. 


E  Gen.  27. 27, 
39. 


h  Gen.  48. 5, 
1«,  20. 
i  Gen.  47.  31. 


I  Gen.  50. 24, 

2.5. 

Ex.  13.  19. 
flOr.re-*         | 

membered. 


with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  '"the  heirs 
with  him  of  the  same  i)romise : 

10  For  he  looked  for  "a  city  which 
hath  foiunhitions,  "whose  buikler 
and  maker  is  God. 

11  Through  faith  also  ''Sarah  her- 
self received  strength  to  conceive 
seed,  and  "^was  delivered  of  a  child 
when  she  Avas  past  age,  because 
she  judged  him  'faithful  who  had 
promised. 

12  Therefore  sprang  there  even  of 
one,  and  'him  as  good  as  dead,  ^so 
many  as  the  stars  of  the  sky  in 
multitude,  and  as  the  sand  which  is 
by  the  sea  shore  innumerable. 

13  These  all  died  tin  fjiith,  "not 

but 

seen  them  afar  off,  and 
were  persuaded  of  them,  and  em- 
braced them,  and  >  confessed  that 
they  were  strangers  and  i)ilgrims 
on  the  earth. 

14  For  they  that  say  such  things 
'declare  plainly  that  they  seek  a 
country. 

15  And  truly,  if  they  had  been 
mindful  of  that  co«»  if  r// from  whence 
they  came  out,  they  might  have 
had  opportunity  to  have  returned. 

16  But  now  they  desire  a  better 
country,  that  is,  a  heavenly:  where- 
fore God  is  not  ashamed  '  to  be  call- 
ed their  God:  for  ^he  hath  prejjar- 
ed  for  them  a  city. 

17  By  faith  '^Abraham,  when  he 
was  tried,  offered  up  Isaac :  and  he 
that  had  received  the  X)romises 
''ofi'ered  up  his  only  begotten  sou, 

18  I' Of  whom  it  was  said,  'That  in 
Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called : 

19  xVccounting  that  God  Ucas  able 
to  raise  him.  up,  even  from  the 
dead ;  from  whence  also  he  receiv- 
ed him  in  a  figure. 

20  By  faith  ^  Isaac  blessed  elacob 
and  Esau  concerning  things  to 
come. 

21  By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  was  a 
dying,  ''blessed  both  the  sous  of 
Joseph ;  and  'worshipped,  leaning 
upon  the  top  of  his  staff. 

22  By  faith  ''Joseph,  when  he 
died,  "made  mention  of  the  depart- 
ing of  the,  children  of  Israel ;  and 
gave  commandment  concerning  his 
bones. 


23  Bv  faith  '  Moses,  when  he  was 
born,  was  hid  three  months  of  his 
parents,  because  they  saw  he  iras  a 
proper  child ;  and  they  were  not 
afraid  of  the  king's  "'command- 
ment. 

24  By  faith  "Moses,  when  he  was 
come  to  years,  refused  to  be  called 
the  son  of  Bharaoli's  daughter ; 

25  "Choosing  rather  to  suffer  af- 
fliction with  the  people  of  God, 
than  to  enjoy  the  i^lcasures  of  sin 
for  a  season ; 

20  Esteeming  ^the  reproach  "of 
Christ  greater  riches  than  the 
treasures  in  Egypt :  for  he  had  re- 
spect unto  ''the  recompense  of  the 
reward. 

27  By  faith  "^he  forsook  Egypt,  not 
fearing  the  wrath  of  the  king :  for 
he  endured,  as  'seeing  him  who  is 
invisible. 

28  Through  faith  'he  kept  the 
passover,  and  the  sprinkling  of 
blood,  lest  he  that  destroyed  the 
firstborn  should  touch  them. 

29  By  faith  "they  passed  through 
the  Eed  sea  as  by  dry  land :  which 
the  Egyptians  assaying  to  do  were 
drowned. 

30  By  faith  ^the  walls  of  Jericho 
fell  down,  after  they  were  com- 
passed about  seven  davs. 

31  By  faith  >  the  harlot  Eahab 
perished  not  with  them  "that  be- 
lieved not,  when  'she  had  received 
the  spies  Avith  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I  more  say? 
for  the  time  would  fail  me  to  tell 
of  ""  Gideon,  and  of ''  Barak,  and  of 
•^  Samson,  and  of  ''Jephthah;  of 
'^  David  also,  and  ^Sanuiel,  and  of 
the  prophets : 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued 
kingdoms,  wrought  righteousness, 
"^  obtained  promises,  *"  stopped  the 
mouths  of  lions,  j 

34  'Quenched  the  violence  of  fire, 
''escaped  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
'out  of  weakness  were  made  strong,  ' 
waxed  valiant  in  fight,  "'turned  to 
flight  the  armies  of  the  aliens. 

35  "Women  received  their  dead 
raised  to  life  again :  and  others 
were  "tortured,  not  accepting  de- 
liverance ;  that  thej^  might  obtain 
a  better  resurrection : 

271 


A. 

D. 

04. 

IFt 

O 

•> 

Ac 

U7 

20. 

"■Ex.  1.  10, 
22. 


'Ex.  2.10,11. 


°  Ps.  84. 10. 


I-ch.  1.1.13. 

II  Or, /or 
Christ . 


1  ch.  10.  35. 


'Ex.  in.  2S. 
29.  *I2.;)7. 
i  13. 17,  18. 


■  vcr.  13. 


'  Ex.  12.  21. 

&c. 


"  Ex.  14.  22, 

29. 


^  Josh.  G.  20. 


T  Josh.  fi.  2.3. 
Janiea2.  2.5. 

II  Or,  that 
W':re  ftif- 
obedieut. 

'Josh.  2.  1. 


■Jiulp;.6.11. 
k  Jiidg.  4.  6. 
'Jii(lg.l3.24. 
ilJuds.  11.1. 

i  12.  7. 
•1  Sam.  16.1, 

13.  .S:  17.  45. 
fl  Sam.  1.20. 

&  12.  20. 

R2Sam.7.11, 

&c. 
hJudg.H. .% 

G. 

I  Sam.  17. 

.34, ;«. 

Uan.  6.  22. 

■  Dan.  3.  25. 
kl  Sam. 211.1. 

lKiin;»19-3. 

2Kin(;s6.1<i. 
1 2  Kings  20. 

7,  &c. 

Job  42.  10. 

Pa.  (J.  8. 
■"JudR.  15J?, 

15. 

1  Sam.  14. 
13,  &c.  &  17. 
51.. 52. 

2  Sam.  8.1, 
&c. 

■  1  Kings  17. 
22. 
2king84..35. 

°  Acts  22.  ^ 


Exliortation  to  constant  faith, 


HEBEEWS. 


jMitienee,  and  godliness. 


A.  D.  64. 


PGcn..'».20. 
Je;-.  J).  2.  & 
:;r.  15. 

'<\  Kings  a. 

1.!. 

L'Clir.24.21. 

.\cts7.5S.& 

14.19. 
'>Kingsl.& 

Matt.  .■;.  4. 
•  Zech.  13.  4. 


M  Kinesis. 
4.  Si  111.  <J. 


'  Tcr.  2, 13. 


3  Or, 

/oraeen. 
»ch.".  22.  & 

8.6. 
'ch.,'..  9.  & 

12.23. 

Rev.  6. 11. 


•  Col.  r  s. 

I  Pet  2.1. 


'  1  Cor.  9. 24. 

Phil.  3.  13, 

It. 

Item.  12.12. 

ch.  10.  36. 

Or. 

'fffinricr, 
■  I,iikc24.2C. 

riill.J.K.Sic. 

IPel.  l.U. 


Ts.  no.  1. 

rh.  l.y,13. 
fc.s.  1. 
1  Pet.  3.  22. 
I  Molt.  10.24, 
2.5. 
Juhn  IS.  20. 

(Gal.  eg. 


"•I  Cor.  10.1.3. 
cli.  10.32, 
3.1,  M. 


i.ioh  J.  ir. 

ProT.  3.  11. 


kP«.  94.12. 
M  I IV.  7i. 
Pmv.  3.  12. 
Jmiic*  I.  12. 
Kcv.  :i.  18. 

I  Dciit.  8.  S. 
2S«m.7.14. 
Prov.  13.24. 
ft  IV>.  IS.* 


36  And  others  had  trial  of  cruel 
mockings  and  scourgings,  yea, 
moreover  ^of  bonds  and  imprison- 
ment: 

37  '^  They  were  stoned,  they  were 
sawn  asunder,  were  tempted,  were 
slain  with  the  sword:  ^thej  wan- 
dered about  'in  sheepskins  and 
goatskins;  being  destitute,  afflict- 
ed, tormented; 

38  Of  whom  the  world  was  not 
worthy :  thej'  wandered  in  deserts, 
and  in  mountains,  and  Hn  dens  and 
caves  of  the  earth. 

39  And  these  all,  "^  having  obtain- 
ed a  good  report  through  faith,  re- 
ceived not  the  promise : 

40  God  having  "ijrovided  ^some 
better  thing  for  us,  that  they  with- 
out us  should  not  be  '  made  perfect. 

CHAPTEE  XII. 

1  An  exhortation  to  constarit  faith,  patience,  and  ffodU- 
ncxs.  22  A  commendation  of  the  new  tentanient 
above  the  old. 

WIIEEEFOEE,  seeing  we  also 
are  compassed  about  with  so 
great  a  cloud  of  witnesses,  ''let  us 
l;iy  a.'^ide  every  weight,  and  the  sin 
which  doth  so  easily  beset  us,  and 
''let  us  run  "^with  patience  the  race 
that  is  set  before  us, 

2  Looking  unto  Jesus  the  "author 
and  hnisher  of  OHr  faith;  ''who  for 
the  joy  that  was  set  before  him 
endured  the  cross,  despising  the 
shame,  and  'is  set  down  at  the 
right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 

3  "^For  consider  him  that  endur- 
ed such  contradiction  of  sinners 
against  him.self,  ^le.st  ye  be  wea- 
ried and  faint  in  your  minds. 

4  *'  Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto 
blood,  striving  against  sin. 

5  And  ye  have  forgotten  the  ex- 
hortation wliich  speakethunto  you 
as  unto  chihlren,  ']\Iy  son,  despise 
not  tliou  the  chastening  of  the 
Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  re- 
buked of  him : 

0  For  "  whom  the  Lord  lovetli  he 
cliastcncth,  and  scourgeth  every 
son  whom  lie  rcceivcth. 

7  'If  ye  enduri^  cliasteniug,  God 
dcalctli  with  you  as  with  sons  ;  foi' 
what  sou  is  lie  wliom  the  father 
chastenetli  not  ? 

8  J')Ut  if  ye  be  Avitliout  chastise- 

272 


ment,  '"whereof  all  are  partakers, 
then  are  ye  bastards,  and  not  sons. 

9  Furthermore,  we  have  had  fa- 
thers of  our  flesh  which  corrected 
its,  and  we  gave  them  reverence: 
shall  we  not  much  rather  be  in  sub- 
jection unto  "  the  Father  of  spirits, 
and  live  ? 

10  For  they  verily  for  a  few  days 
chastened  us  "after  their  own 
pleasure ;  but  he  for  our  profit, 
"that  we  might  be  partakers  of  his 
holiness. 

11  Now  no  chastening  for  the 
present  seemeth  to  be  joyous,  but 
grievous :  nevertheless,  afterward 
it  yieldeth  ''the  peaceable  fruit  of 
righteousness  unto  them  which  are 
exercised  thereby. 

12  Wherefore  "lift  up  the  hands 
which  hang  down,  and  the  feeble 
knees ; 

13  'And  make  "straight  paths  for 
your  feet,  lest  that  which  is  lame 
be  turned  out  of  the  way ;  'but  let 
it  rather  be  healed. 

14  *  Follow  peace  with  all  men, 
and  holiness,  "without  which  no 
man  shall  see  the  Lord : 

15  ''Looking  diligently  ^'lest  any 
man  "fail  of  the  grace  of  God; 
'lest  any  root  of  bitterness  spring- 
ing up  trouble  you,  and  thereby 
many  be  defiled ; 

10  *Lest  there  he  any  fornicator, 
or  j)rofane  person,  as  Esau,  ^who 
for  one  morsel  of  meat  sold  his 
birthright. 

17  For  ye  know  how  that  after- 
ward, ''when  he  woukl  have  inher- 
ited the  blessing,  he  was  rejected  : 
''for  he  found  no  "place  of  repent- 
ance, though  he  sought  it  carefully 
with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  ''the 
mount  that  might  be  touched,  and 
tliat  burned  with  fire,  nor  unto 
blackness,  and  darkness,  and  tem- 
I^est, 

19  And  the  sou.nd  of  a  trumpet, 
and  the  voice  of  words ;  which 
voice  they  tliat  heard  *^  entreated 
that  the  word  should  not  be  spoken 
to  them  any  more  : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure 
that  which  was  commanded,  ^And 
if  so  nuich  as  a  beast  touch  the 


A.  D.  &4. 

■"  Ps.  -?..  15. 
1  Pet.  5.  9. 


"\um.li;.22. 

Job  IL'.  10. 

Ecc.  12.  T. 

Is.  4.'.  5.  Sc 

oT.  Vi. 

Zech.  12. 1. 
II  Or,  as 

seemed 

good,  or, 

meet  to 

them. 
"Lev.  11.44. 

&  19.  2. 

1  Fet.  1. 15, 

lU. 


P  James  3.13. 


1  Job  4..%  4. 
Is.  35.  3. 


■■  Prov.  4.  26, 

27. 
li  Or,  even. 

'Gal.C.1. 


'Ps.34. 14. 

Kuui.  IL'.IS. 

.t  14.  19. 

L' Tim.  2.  22. 
"  .Matt.  5.  .f. 

2  Cor.  7. 1. 

Kph.  5.  5. 
''  2  Cor.  6. 1. 
>  Gr.l.  5.  4. 

i:or, 

fall  from. 

»Deut.29.ia 

th.  3. 12. 


"  Eph.  5.  3. 
Col.  .3.  5. 

1  T]lCSa.4.3. 

l>  Gen.  25.33. 


'  Gen.  27.34, 
30,38. 


(Ich.  G.  6. 
II  Or,  wail  to 

change  his 

mind. 


'  Ex.  19.  12, 
IS,  19.  &10. 
18. 
Ueut.  4.  11. 

&  a.  22. 

Kom.  C. 
&  8.  15. 
2  Tim.  1. ; 


14. 


fEx.  20.19. 
Deut.  5.  5, 
25.  &  Is.  lU. 


e  Ex.  19. 13. 


Danger  ofrefuaing  the  word. 


HEBREWS. 


Divers  exhortations. 


A.  D.  64. 


li  Ex.  19. 10. 


i  Gnl.  4.  2(1. 

Kev.  .■S.I-J.  & 

21.1',  10. 
k  Phil.  3. 20. 


1  Dout.  XI.  2. 
I's.  tW.  17. 
J  ade  14. 


">  Ex.  4.  22. 

James  1. 18. 

Klv.  14.  4. 
"  Luke  10.20. 

Fllil.  4.  y. 

Rev.  13.  8. 
II  Or, 

enrolled. 
"Gen.  KS.  25. 

I's.  'J4.  2. 
1'  I'hil.  X  12. 

ch.  11.40. 

•ich.s.c.&y. 

15. 

I' Or, 

'  Ex.  24.  8. 

eh.  10.  22. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 
'  Gen.  4. 10. 

ch.  U.  4. 
'ch.  2.  2,  ri.it 

3.  17.  &  10, 

28,  2U. 


"  Ex.  10.  18. 


•^  lias.  2. 6. 


y  Ps.  102.  2G. 
Matt.  24.  35. 
2  Pet.  3. 10. 
Rev.  21. 1. 

[!  Or,  maij  he 
shaken. 


II  Or.Ut  vs 
huldjast. 


'Ex.  24.  17. 
Deut.  4.  24. 
&  it.  3. 
Pa.  50.  o.  & 
H7.  3. 
Is.  (!(!.  15. 
2  ThcBs.1.8. 
ch.  10.  27. 


■Rom.  12.10. 

1  'l'hc9s.4.y. 
)  Pet.  1.22. 
X:2.  17.  &  3. 
8.  &4.  8. 

2  Pet.  1.  7. 

1  Jiihn3.  II, 

&c.&4.7,20, 

21. 
b  Mntt.  25.35. 

Rom.l2.  rs. 

1  Tim.  3.  2. 

1  Pet.  4.  y. 
'  Gen.  18.  3. 

&  ly.  2. 
'1  Matt.  25..3e. 

Rom.  12. 1.5. 

1  Cor.  12.2ti. 

Col.  4.  18. 

1  Pet.  3.  8. 


mountain,  it    shall   be  stoned,  or 
tlu'iist  througli  with  a  dart : 

21  ''And  so  t(U'ribl(3  was  the  sight, 
that  Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear 
and  (juake :) 

22  lint  ye  are  come  '  unto  mount 
Sion,  ''and  unto  the  city  of  the  liv- 
ing God,  the  heavenly  Jeru.salem, 
'  and  to  an  innumerable  company 
of  angels, 

23  To  the  g'eneral  assembly  and 
church  of  "'the  firstborn,  "which 
are  "written  in  heaven,  and  to  God 
"the  Judge  of  all,  and  to  the  spirits 
of  just  men  ''made  i)erfect, 

24  And  to  Jesus  Hhe  mediator  of 
the  new  n  covenant,  and  to  ""the 
blood  of  sprinkling,  that  si)eaketh 
better  things  'than  that  o/"  Abel. 

25  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that 
speaketh  :  for  '  if  they  escaped  not 
who  refused  him  tliat  spake  on 
earth,  much  more  shall  not  we  es- 
cape, if  we  turn  away  from  him 
that  spcalceth  from  heaven  : 

20  "Whose  voice  then  shook  the 
earth :  but  now  he  hath  promised, 
saying,  ''Yet  once  more  I  shake 
not  the  earth  only,  but  also 
heaven. 

27  And  this  word,  Yet  once  more, 
signifieth  -the  removing  of  those 
thing's  that "  are  shaken,  as  of  things 
that  are  made,  that  those  things 
which  cannot  be  shaken  may  re- 
main. 

28  Wherefore  we  receiving  a  king- 
dom which  cannot  be  moved,  I'let 
us  have  grace,  whereby  we  may 
serve  God  acceptably  with  rever- 
ence and  godly  fear : 

29  For  ""our  God  is  a  consuming 
fire. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Dh'cr.t  admonitions,  a.t  to  cfiariti/,  4  to  honexi  life,  .5 
to  avoid  covetousness,  7  to  regard  God's  prcadicrx,  9 
to  take  heed  of  strnnfje  doctrines,  10  to  confens  Vhri.tt, 
l(j  to  (jive  alms,  17  to  obey  (jovernors,  18  to  jjraij  for 
the  apostle.     20  The  conclusion. 

LET  ''brotherly  love  continue. 
2  ""Be  not  forgetful  to  enter- 
tain strangers:   for  thereby  ^some 
have  entertained  angels  unawares. 

3  ''Remember  them  that  are  in 
bonds,  as  bound  with  them ;  and 
them  which  suffer  adversity,  as  be- 
ing yourselves  also  in  the  body. 

4  Marriage  is  honourable  in  all, 

81 


and  the  bed  undefiled :  "^but  whore- 
mongers and  adulterers  God  will 
judge. 

5  iv(;r?/o?/r  conversation  7>r  without 
covetousness ;  and  '  be  content  witli 
such  things  as  ye  have :  lor  he  hath 
said,  '-'I  will  never  leave  thee,  nor 
forsake  thee. 

0  So  that  we  may  boldly  say, ''  The 
Lord  is  my  heli>er,  and  1  will  not 
fear  what  man  shall  do  unto  me. 

7  'Remember  them  which  "have 
the  rule  over  you,  who  have  s])oken 
unto  you  the  word  of  Go<l :  ''whose 
faith  follow,  considering  the  end  of 
their  conversation. 

8  Jesus  Christ  '  the  same  yester- 
day, and  to  day,  and  for  ever. 

9  '"Be  not  carried  about  with  di- 
vers and  strange  doctrines :  for  it 
is  a  good  thing  that  the  heart  be 
established  with  grace;  "not  with 
meats,  which  have  not  profited 
them  that  have  been  occupied 
therein. 

10  °We  have  an  altar,  whereof 
they  have  no  right  to  eat  which 
serve  the  tabernacle. 

11  For  ''the  bodies  of  those  beasts, 
whose  blood  is  brought  into  the 
sanctuary  by  the  high  priest  for 
sin,  are  burned  without  the  camp. 

12  Wherefore  Jesus  also,  that  he 
might  sanctify  the  ])eo])le  Avith  his 
own  blood,  ''sufi'ered  without  the 
gate. 

1 3  Let  us  go  forth  therefore  unto 
him  without  the  camp,  bearing  'his 
reproach. 

14  "For  here  have  we  no  continu- 
ing city,  but  we  seek  one  to 
come. 

15  'By  him  therefore  let  us  offer 
"the  sacrifice  of  praise  to  God  con- 
tinually, that  is,  Mhe  fruit  of  our 
lips,  ♦  giving  thanks  to  his  name. 

10  ^'But  to  do  good  and  to  Com- 
municate forget  not :  for  'with  such 
sacrifices  God  is  well  pleased. 

17  '^Obey  them  that  "have  the  rule 
over  you,  and  submit  yourselves: 
for  ''they  watch  for.  your  souls,  as 
they  that  nuist  give  account,  that 
they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not 
witii  grief:  for  that  ^  unprofitable 
for  you. 

18  '^Pray  for  us:  for  we  trust  we 

278 


A.  D.  04. 

'  1  Cor.  «.  9. 
(;:il.6.iy,21. 
ICpli.  J.."). 
('c.l.:i.  .'.,  0. 
Rev.  22.  15. 


'  Matt.  G.  25, 
:'A. 

Phil.4.11.12. 
1  Tim.(i.i;,S. 

c  Gen.  28. 15. 

Deut.  31.  U, 

8. 

Josh.  1.  i. 

1  Chr.  28.20. 

I's.  .37.  2.5. 
I.  Ps.  27.  1.  & 

.•.<■..  4.11,1.'. 

&  118.  C. 


I  ver.  17. 

II  Or,  are  the 
guides. 

Ich.  6.  12. 


IJohnS.  58. 
ch.  1.  12. 
Rev.  1.  4. 

"•  Eph.  4.  14. 
&  5.  (!. 
Cnl.  2.  4,  8. 
1  Jolinl.  1. 


°  Rom. 14. 17. 
Ccil.  2.  Hi. 
1  Tim.  4.  3. 


"  1  Cor.  n.  13. 
&  10. 18. 


PEx.  20.  14. 
Lev.  4.  11, 
12,21.  &<;. 
.".o.  «,y.  11.& 
Hi.  27. 
Num.  ly.  .3. 


"'JohnI9.]7, 
18. 
AcU  ".  58. 


'ch.  11.2fi. 
1  Pet.  4.  14. 


■  Mic.  2. 10. 
Phil. .;.  -0. 
ch.  11.10,l(i. 
&  12.  22. 


•  Eph.  5.  20. 
1  Pet.  2.  5. 

"  Lev.  7.  12. 

P».  50.14,2.3. 

AilJy.  .'Ml,  31. 

&  107.  22.  & 

lUi.  17. 
'llus.  H.  2. 
f  Gr.  con- 
/i'Aitii}j/  to, 
>  Rom.  12.13. 
»2ror.  0.  12. 

Phil.  4.  IS. 

ch.  G.  10. 

•  Phil.  2.  20. 
1  The69.5. 
12. 

I  Tim. 5. 17. 

ver.  7. 
II  Or,  guide. 
b  Ez.  .3.  17.  & 

3.3.  2,  7. 

Acts  20.  2n, 

28. 
'  Rom.  15..30. 

Epli.G.  ly 

Col.  4.  3. 

1  Thcss.  5. 
25. 

2  rhesB.3.1. 


Of  patience. 


JAMES. 


Of  temptation. 


A.  D.  64. 

i  Acts  23.  1. 

*  L'4.  Iti. 

liCo.-.  1.  IJ. 
' PhUcm.  •!>. 
fRom.  IS.-lt. 

1  Thess.  5. 
23. 

8  AcU  2.  24, 
3-.'. 

Rom.  4.  24. 
&S.  11. 
ICor.  (i.  14. 
&  l.i.  15. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 
Gal.  1.  1. 
Col.  ■-'.  I-.'. 

1  Thcsa.  1. 

10. 

1  Pot.  1.  21. 
kis.  4n.  II. 

Kz.  34.  -Si.  tt 

."7.  24. 

John  10.11, 

14. 

1  Pet.  2. 25. 

&5.4. 
iZcch.  9.  II. 

ch.  10.  2U. 

13. 


have  ""a  good  conscience,   in   all 
things  willing  to  live  honestly. 

19  Bnt  I  beseech  you  'the  rather 
to  do  this,  that  I  may  be  restored 
to  vou  the  sooner. 

20  Now  'the  God  of  peace,  ^hat 
bronght  again  from  the  dead  our 
Lord  Jesus,  ''  that  great  Shepherd 
of  the  sheep,  'through  the  blood  of 
the  everlasting  "  covenant, 

21  ^Make  you  perfect  in  every 
good  work  to  do  his  will,  "'working 
in  you  that  which  is  well  pleasing 
in  ills  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ ; 

Or,  Uslament.    k2  Thcss.  2.  17.  1  I'ct.  i.  10.     ||  Or,  doing.    1  Phil.  2. 


'"to  whom   he  glory  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 

22  And  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
suffer  the  word  of  exhortation  :  for 
""I  have  written  a  letter  unto  you 
in  few  words. 

23  Know  ye  that  "our  brother 
Timothy  Pis  set  at  liberty;  with 
whom,  if  he  come  shortly,  I  will 
see  you. 

24  Salute  all  them  "^  that  have  the 
rule  over  you,  and  all  the  saints. 
They  of  Italy  salute  you. 

25  "^  Grace  he  with  you  all.    Amen. 

U  Written  to  the  Hebrews  from  Italy  by  Timothy. 


A.  D. 

about  t)0. 


THE   GENERAL  EPISTLE  OP 

JAMES. 


•Act*  12. 17. 

&  l.->.  1.1. 

C«l.  1.19.& 

2.  !l. 

Judel. 
k  Tit.  1.1. 
'  AcU  2i;.  7. 
*  Dcut._".2.2n. 

John  7.  .'!.#. 

ActA  2.  5.  k 

H.  1. 

1  Pet.  1.  I. 
•Matt.:..  12. 

AcU.V  41. 

Ilcb.  W.?A. 

1  Pit.  4.  1.-!, 

115. 

M  Pet.  l.B. 
IKom.  £.  3. 


HKinR»3.9, 

11,12. 

Pri.v.  2.  3. 
I  M«tt.  7.  7. 

fc  21.22. 

.MarV  11.24. 

I, lilt.-  11.'.' 

J.ilm  14.  |.^ 

*  1.1.  7.& 

kJiT.  2!).  12. 

IJohna.l4, 

1.-.. 
:  Mark  11.24. 

1  Tim.  2. ». 


'ch.  4.8. 


I  Or,  ytory. 


CHArTER  I. 

1  TFfi  are  to  rejoice  under  the  cross,  .5  to  asJc  patience 
of  God,  13  (Did  in  our  trials  not  to  iinpnte  our 
xeeakness,  or  sins,  unto  him,  19  but  rather  to  hearken 
to  the  word,  to  meditate  in  it,  avd  to  do  thereafter. 
26  Otherwise  men  may  seem,  but  uever  be  truly 
religious. 

""  TAMES,  ''a  servant  of  God  and 
tJ    of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Ho 
the  twelve  tribes  ''  which  are  scat- 
tered abroad,  greeting. 

2  My  brethren,  'count  it  all  joy 
^Avhen  ye  fall  into  divers  tempta- 
tions ; 

3  *■' Knowing  f/jj.s,  that  the  trying 
of  your  faith  worketh  patience. 

4  liut  let  patience  have  her  per- 
fect work,  that  ye  may  be  perfect 
and  entire,  wanting  nothing. 

5  ''If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  'let 
ihim  a.sk  of  God,  that  giveth  to  all 

mill  liberally,  and  upbraideth  not; 
and  ""it  shall  be  given  him. 
(3*'  But  let  liim  ask  in  faith,  noth- 
ing wavering:  for  he  that  wavereth 
is  like  a  wave  of  the  sea  driven 
with  the  wind  and  tossed. 

7  For  let  not  that  man  think  that 
he  shall  receive  any  thing  of  the 
Jvord. 

8  '"A  doubleminded  man  u  un- 
stable in  all  his  ways. 

i)  Let  the  brother  of  low  degree 
"rejoice  in  that  Ik;  is  exalted: 
10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made 
274 


low :  because  "  as  the  flower  of  the 
grass  he  shall  pass  away. 

11  For  the  sun  is  no  sooner  risen 
with  a  burning  heat,  but  it  wither- 
eth  the  grass,  and  the  flower  there- 
of falleth,  and  the  grace  of  the 
fashion  of  it  perisheth :  so  also 
shall  the  rich  man  fade  away  in 
his  ways. 

12  "Blessed  is  the  man  that  en- 
dureth  temptation :  for  when  he  is 
tried,  he  shall  receive  ^  the  crown  of 
life,  '^  which  the  Lord  hath  promised 
to  them  that  love  him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is 
tempted,  I  am  tempted  of  God :  for 
God  cannot  be  tempted  with  "evil, 
neither  tempteth  he  any  man  : 

14  But  every  man  is  tempted, 
when  he  is  drawn  away  of  his  own 
lust,  and  enticed. 

15  Then  'when  lust  hath  conceiv- 
ed, it  bringeth  forth  sin ;  and  sin, 
when  it  is  linished,  'bringeth  forth 
death. 

1 G  Do  not  err,  my  beloved  breth- 
ren. 

17  ^ Every  good  gift  and  every 
perfect  gift  is  from  above,  and 
Cometh  down  from  the  Father  of 
lights,  "with  whom  is  no  variable- 
ness, neither  sluulow  of  turning. 

18  ^Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us 
with  the  word  of  truth,  ^'that  we 


A.  D.  64. 

"•  Gal.  1.  .5. 
2  Tim.  4. 18. 
Rev.  1.  (J. 


°  1  Pet.  5. 12. 


''lThes9.3.2. 
PlTim.e.l2. 


1  ver.  7, 17. 


'  Tit.  3. 1*. 


A.  D. 
about  ()0. 


"Job  14.2. 
Ps..;7.2.  & 
90.  5, 6.  & 

102.  11.  & 

103.  15. 
Is.  40.  6. 

1  Cor.  7.  31. 
ch.4.  14. 
1  Ptt.  1.24. 
lJohn2. 17. 


".Toll  5. 17. 
Prov.  3. 11, 

lleh.  12.  5. 

Kev.  3.  19. 
P 1  Cor.  9.  2o. 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 

ch.  2.  5. 

1  Pit.  -,.  4. 

Kev.  2.  10. 
■1  ,^1:111.10.22. 

&19.  2.S,2U. 

ch.  2.  5. 

II  Or,  evih. 


fjriil.-.  35. 
Ps.  7. 14. 


'Rom.  G. 21, 

23. 


'  John 
1  Cor 

3. 
4 

27. 
7. 

°  Num 
1  Sum 
Mill, 
Kom. 

.2-3.19 
.1,5.29 
:.  (1. 
11.29. 

'.John 
&  3.  3 
I  Cur 
1  Pit. 

1. 

4 
1. 

13. 
V, 

2-i. 

J  Eph. 

1. 

12. 

The  poor  are 


JAMES. 


not  to  he  (leHpised,. 


A.  D. 
about  60. 

'Jer.  2.  3. 
Kev.  U.  4. 

'Kcc.  5. 1. 

fc  Prov.  10.19. 

*  17.  27. 

£cc.  5.  2. 
'Prov.U.  17. 

&  l(i.  .<i2. 

Ecc.  7.  9. 


i  Col.  3.  8. 
1  Pet.  2. 1. 


•  Acts  13.  2(5. 

Rom.  1.  Ifi. 

1  Cor.  lo.  2. 

Eph.  1.  13. 

Tit.  2.  II. 

Heb.  2.  3. 

1  Pet.  I.  9. 
f  Matt.  7.  21. 

Luke  6.  46. 

&I1.  2S. 

Kom.  2.  13. 

lJohn3.  7. 
eiiUkcG.  47, 

&c. 

Seech.  2.14, 

&c. 


h2Cor.  3.  IS. 
ich.  2. 12. 


kJohnl3.17. 
II  Or,  doing. 


1  Ps.  34. 13.  & 
39.  1. 
1  Pet.  3.  10. 


"  Is.  1.  if.,ir. 

&  bS.  6,  7. 
Matt.  25.  -30. 
"  Rom.  12.  2. 
ch.  4.  4. 
1  John  5. 18. 


"  1  Cor.  2.  8. 

t>Ler.  19. 15. 

Deut.  1. 17. 

&  16. 19. 

Prov.  24.23. 

&  2,S.  21. 

Matt.  22. 16. 

ver.  9. 

Jude  IS. 
tGr. 

synagogue. 


II  Or,  well, 
or,  seemly. 


'tirstlruits  of 


should  be  a  kiud  of 
his  creatures. 

10  AVhei'efore,  my  beloved  breth- 
ren,  "let   every  man   be 
hear,   ^'slo^y    to    speak, 
wrath : 

20  For  the  wrath  of  man  worketh 
not  the  righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  -'lay  apart  all  fllthi- 
ness  and  superfluity  of  naughtiness, 
and  receive  with  meekness  the  en- 
grafted word,  "^  which  is  able  to  save 
your  souls. 

22  But  "^be  ye  doers  of  the  word, 
and   not   hearers    only 
your  own  selves. 

23  For  ^-'if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the 


thou  there,  or  sit  here  under  my 


deceiving 


word,  and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like 
unto  a  man  beholding  his  natural 
face  in  a  glass : 

24  For  he  beholdeth  himself,  and 
goetli  his  way,  and  straightway 
forgetteth  what  manner  of  man  he 
was. 

25  But  ''whoso  looketh  into  the 
perfect '  law  of  liberty,  and  contin- 
ueth  therein,  he  being  not  a  forget- 
ful hearer,  but  a  doer  of  the  work, 
•"this  man  shall  be  blessed  in  his 
"deed. 

26  If  any  man  among  you  seem 
to  be  religious,  and  '  bridleth  not 
his  tongue,  but  deceiveth  his  own 
heart,  this  man's  religion  is  vain. 

27  Pure  religion  and  uudefiled 
before  God  and  the  Father  is  this, 
'"To  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows 
in  their  afliiction,  "  and  to  keep 
himself  unspotted  from  the  world. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  It  M  not  agreeable  to  Christian  profe.mon  lo  regard 
the  rich,  and  to  de.sjnse  the  poor  brethren  :  13  rather 
we  are  to  be  loving,  and  merciful:  14  and  not  to 
boa.st  of  faith  where  no  deeds  are,  17  ivhirh  i,s  but  a 
dead  faith,  10  the  faith  of  devils,  21  not  of  Abraham, 
25  and  Hahab. 

MY  brethren,  have  not  the 
faith  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  ""the  Lord  of  glory,  with 
''respect  of  persons. 

2  For  if  there  come  unto  your  *avS- 
sembly  a  man  with  a  gold  ring,  in 
goodly  apparel,  and  there  come  in 
also  a  poor  man  in  vile  raiment ; 

3  And  ye  have  respect  to  him  that 
weareth  the  gay  clothing,  and  say 
unto  him,  Sit  thou  here  "in  a  good 
I)lace ;  and  say  to  the  poor,  Stand 


footstool : 

4  Are  ye  not  then  partial  in  your- 
swift  to  selves,  and  are  become  judges  of 
slow    to   evil  thoughts  f 

5  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren, 
'Hath  not  God  chosen  the  poor  of 
this  world  'rich  in  faith,  and  heirs 
of  "the  kingdom  'wliicli  he  hath 
promised  to  them  that  love  him  f 

0  But  ^  ye  have  despised  the  poor. 
Do  not  rich  men  oppress  you,  ^'and 
draw  you  before  the  judgment 
seats  ? 

7  Do  not  they  blasi)heme  that 
worthy  name  by  the  which  ye  are 
called? 

8  If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law  accord- 
ing to  the  Scripture,  ''Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself,  ye 
do  well : 

9  But '  if  ye  have  respect  to  per- 
sons, ye' commit  sin,  and  are  con- 
vinced of  the  law  as  trans- 
gressors. 

10  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the 
whole  law,  and  yet  offend  in  one 
point,  H\Q,  is  guilty  of  all. 

11  For  "he  that  said,  'Do  not 
commit  adultery,  said  also,  Do  not 
kill.  Now  if  thou  commit  no  adul- 
tery, yet  if  thou  kill,  thou  art  be- 
come a  transgressor  of  the  law. 

12  vSo  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as  they 
that  shall  be  judged  by  '"the  law' 
of  liberty. 

13  For  "he  shall  have  judgment 
without  mercy,  that  hath  shewed 
no  mercy;  and  "mercy  "rejoiceth 
again.st  judgment. 

14  p  Wliat  doth  it  profit,  my  breth- 
ren, though  a  man  say  he  hath 
faith,  and  have  not  works  ?  can 
faith  save  him  ? 

15  "Jlf  a  brother  or  sister  be  na- 
ked, and  destitute  of  dail}'  food, 

10  And  'one  of  you  say  unto  them. 
Depart  in  peace,  be  ye  warmed  and 
filled ;  notwithstanding  ye  give 
them  not  those  things  which  are 
needful  to  the  body ;  what  doth  it 
profit  ? 

17  Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not 
works,  is  dead,  being  ♦alone. 


18  Yea,  a  man  may  say.  Thou 
hast  faith,  and  I  have  works :  shew 
me  thy  faith  "without  thy  works, 

275 


A.  D. 

about  bO. 


'John  7.  48. 
1  Cor.  1.  26, 

28. 

<i  Luke  12.21. 

1  Tirii.  6. 18. 

Kev.  2.  9. 
liOr.  tlinl. 
'Ex.  20.  B. 

1  Siun.2..10. 

Prov.  8.  17. 

Matt.  ."i.  3. 

Luke 6.  20. 

*  12.  .32. 

1  Cor.  2.  9. 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 
ch.  1.  12. 

n  Cor.  11.22. 
e  Acts  13.  an. 

&  17.G.&18. 

12. 

ch.  5.  6. 


1>  Lev.  19.  18. 
Matt.  22.  •  9. 
Kom.  13.8,9. 
Gal.  5.  14.  & 
6.  2. 


'  ver.  1. 


V  Deut.27.2n. 

Matt.  5.  19. 

Gal. .;.  JO. 
\\Or.lhat\B.vr 

which  .«aiV/. 
I  Ex.20.13,14. 


»ch.  1. 


"Job  22.  G, 

&c. 

Prov.  21. 13. 

Matt.  6.  1.5. 

&  l,s.  .-io.  Si 

25.  41,  42. 
°  I  John  4.17, 

18. 
I'lOi.glorieth. 
r  Matt.  7.  26. 

ch.  1.  23. 


1  See  Job  .31. 
19,  20. 
Luke  .3.  11. 

'1  John  3.18. 


I  Gr.by itself. 


II  Som  e 
copies  read, 
bti  th;i 
works. 


Faith  without  ivories  is  dead. 


JAMES. 


Of  governing  the  tongue. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 

•ch.3. 13. 

1  Matt.  S.  29. 
Mark  1.^4. 
Si  .-..  ". 
Luke  4.  .-M. 
Acts  16.  17. 
Sl  Vi.  U. 

°  Gen.  22.  9, 


II  Or. 
Thou  feesl. 
»Ucb.  11.17. 


I  Gen.  15.  C. 
Rom.  4.  3. 
Gal.  3. 6. 


'2Chr.20.7. 
Is.  41.  tj. 


•Joih.  2. 1. 
Ueb.  11.  31. 


0  Or,  breath. 


'  M«K.  23.  8, 
14. 

Kom.  2.  20, 
21. 

1  Pet.  .V  3. 

k  Luke  0.  37. 

II  Or, 
juilgmfnt. 

■  1  Kinva  8. 
¥i. 

2  Chr. «.  .•»!. 
Prrjv.  211.  !). 
Ecc.  7  21). 
IJohn  1.  H. 

*  P».  3^1.  13. 

ch.  l.-.fi. 

1  Pel.  .1.  10. 
'  Matt.  12Jt7. 
(  Pi.  32. 9. 


«  ProT.  12.ia 
A  1.}.  2. 
kP«.  12.  .1.  fc 

73.  .1,  a. 


^and  I  will  shew  thee  my  faith  by 
ID}'  works. 

19  Thou  believest  that  there  is 
one  God ;  thou  doest  well :  ^  the 
devils  also  believe,  and  tremble. 

20  But  wilt  thou  know,  O  vain 
man,  that  faith  without  works  is 
dead  ? 

21  Was  not  Abraham  our  father 
justified  by  works,  "when  he  had 
offered  Isaac  his  son  upon  the 
altar  ? 

22  II  Seest  thou  ''how  faith  wrought 
witli  his  works,  and  by  works  was 
faith  made  j)erfectf 

23  And  the  Scripture  was  fulfilled 
which  saith,  ^Abraham  believed 
God,  and  it  was  imputed  unto  him 
for  righteousness :  and  he  was  call- 
ed 'the  Friend  of  God. 

24  Ye  see  then  how  that  by  works 
a  man  is  justified,  and  not  by  faith 
only. 

25  Likewise  also  "^  was  not  Eahab 
tlie  harlot  justified  by  works,  when 
she  had  received  the  messengers, 
and  had  sent  them  out  another 
way! 

2(>  For  as  the  body  without  the 
"spirit  is  dead,  so  faith  without 
works  is  dead  also. 

CHAFTER  III. 

1  We  are  not  rashhj  or  arrorjanthj  to  reprore  others  : 
5  but  rather  to  bridle  the  tongue,  a  little  member,  but 
a  powerful  instrument  of  much  good,  and  great 
harm.  13  Tlwy  who  be  truly  wise  be  mild,  and 
peaceable,  without  envying,  and  strife. 

Y  brethren,  ^be  not  many 
masters,  ^  knowing  that  we 
shall  receive  the  greater n condem- 
nation. 

2  For  "=in  many  things  we  offend 
all.  ""If  any  man  ortend  not  in 
word,  Hlie  same  is  a  perfect  man, 
and  able  also  to  bridle  the  Avhole 
l)ody. 

.'>  Hehold,  'we  put  bits  in  the 
h()rs(?s'  months,  tliat  they  may  obey 
us;  and  we  turn  about  their  whole 
body. 

4  lichold  also  the  .ships,  which 
tlKMigh  ting  he  so  great,  and  are 
diivcn  of  hem'  MJuds,  yet  are  they 
turned  ;ihont  Avith  a  very  small 
helm,  whithersoever  the  governor 
listeth. 

5  Even  so  nhe  tongue  is  a  little 
member,  and ''  boasteth  great  things. 

27G 


M 


Behold,  how  great  n  a  matter  a  little 
fire  kindleth ! 

G  And  'the  tongue  is  a  fire,  a  world 
of  iniquity :  so  is  the  tongue  among 
our  members,  that  ''it  defileth  the 
whole  body,  and  setteth  on  fire  the 
t  course  of  nature ;  and  it  is  set  on 
fire  of  hell. 

7  For  every  ^kind  of  beasts,  and 
of  birds,  and  of  serpents,  and  of 
things  in  the  sea,  is  tamed,  and  hath 
been  tamed  of  ^mankind : 

8  But  the  tongue  can  no  man 
tame ;  it  is  an  unruly  evil,  '  full  of 
deadly  poLson. 

9  Therewith  bless  we  God,  even 
the  Father;  and  therewith  curse 
we  men, ""  which  are  made  after  the 
similitude  of  God. 

10  Out  of  the  same  mouth  pro- 
ceedeth  blessing  and  cursing.  My 
brethren,  these  things  ought  not 
so  to  be. 

11  Doth  a  fountain  send  forth  at 
the  same  "jjlace  sweet  tvater  and 
bitter  f 

12  Can  the  fig  tree,  my  brethren, 
bear  olive  berries?  either  a  vine, 
figs  ?  so  can  no  fountain  both  yield 
salt  water  and  fresh. 

13  "AVho  is  a  wise  man  and  en- 
dued with  knowledge  among  you  f 
let  him  shew  out  of  a  good  conver- 
sation °his  works  ^with  meekness 
of  wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  ''bitter  envying 
and  strife  in  your  hearts,  '"glory 
not,  and  lie  not  against  the 
truth. 

15  'This  wisdom  descendeth  not 
from  above,  but  is  earthly,  n  sensu- 
al, devilish. 

IG  For  ^  where  envying  and  strife 
is,  there  is  ^confusion  and  every 
evil  work. 

17  But  "the  wisdom  that  is  from 
above  is  first  pure,  then  peaceable, 
gentle,  and  easy  to  be  entreated, 
full  of  mercy  and  good  fruits, "  with- 
out partiality,  ""and  without  hy- 
pocrisy. 

18  ^And  the  fruit  of  righteous- 
ness is  sown  in  i)eace  of  them  that 
make  peace. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  We  are  to. 'Strive  agaiiist  covctousnesa,  4  intemperance, 
5  pride,  11  detract iofi,  and  rash  judgment  of  oth- 


A.  D. 

about  60. 

II  Or,  wood. 
■  Prov.  1«.  27. 


k  Matt.  15.11, 
ix,  l;i,  20. 
Mark  7.  15, 
20,20, 

t  Gr.  wheel. 


t  Gr.  nature. 


\  Gr.  nature 
o/man. 


I  Ps.  140.  3. 


"  Gen.  1.  26. 
&0.1.&9.tJ. 


I  Or,  hole. 


"  Gal.  6.  4. 


°ch.2.  18. 
fch.  1.  21. 


1  Rom.13.13. 

■■  Rom.  2. 17, 

23. 


•  Phil.  3.  m. 

ch.  1.  17. 
WOr.natitralt 

Jude  ly. 


'  1  Cor.  3.  .3. 

Gal.  .5.  20. 
f  Gr.  tumult^ 

or,  unquiet- 

ness. 

"  1  Cor.  2.0,7. 


II  Or,  wilhovt 

tcranylijif/. 
»ltom.  12.' 11. 

1  Put.  1.  22. 

&2.  1. 

l.lohn3.18. 

yProv.lI.IH. 
llos.  111.  12. 
.Matt.  .5.  n. 
Phil.  l.Jl.     . 
lleb.  12. 11. 


Against  ccnsoriousncss. 


JAMES. 


Wiclced  rich  men  threatened. 


A.D. 

about  60. 


II  Or, 

brutvnngs. 
(Or, 

pleasu7-es. 

So  vcr.  3. 
'  Rom.  7.  23. 

Gill.  5.  ir. 

1  Pot.  L'.  U. 
II  Or,  eiiti/. 


kJob27.  9. 

&  M.  1-.'. 

Ps.  18.41. 

Prov.  1.  i8. 

Is.  1.  l,i. 

Jer.  11.11. 

Mic.  X  4. 

Zcch.  7.  13. 
'  Ps.  fiC.  18. 

IJohn  3.22. 

&  5.  14. 
II  Or, 

plfn^ires. 
d  Ps.  73.  27. 
'  1  John  2.1.5. 
f  John  15.19. 

&  17.  14. 

Gal.  1. 10. 


e  See  Gen.  6. 

:,.  &s.  L'l. 

Num.  11. 29. 

Prov.  21. 10. 
II  Or, 

cnvtovsltj  f 
bJob22.  29. 

Ps.  138.  6. 

Prov.  3.  34. 

&  29.  23. 

Matt.  23.12. 

Luke  1.  52. 

&  14.  11.  & 

18. 14. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 
i  Eph.  4.  27. 

&  C.  11. 

1  Pet.  5.  9. 

lv2Chr.l5.2. 
I  Is.  1.  IG. 

"l  Pet.  1.22. 
1  John  3.  3. 
"ch.  1.8. 

»  Matt.  5.  4. 


r  Job  22.  20. 
Matt.  2.3. 12. 
Luke  14. 11. 
&18.  14. 
1  Pet.  5.  G. 


1  Eph.  4.  31. 
1  Pet.  2.  1. 


'Matt.  7.1. 
Luke  G.  ,37. 
Koni.  2.  1. 
1  Cor.  4.  5. 


'Matt.  10.28. 

'  Rom.  14.  4, 
13. 


"Prov.  27.1. 
Luke  12. 18, 
&c. 


ers :  13  attd  not  to  be  covjident  in  the  good  success 
of  imrldlij  businc.^x,  but  luindfid  ever  of  the  uiicer- 
tointy  of  this  life,  to  commit  ourselves  and  all  our 
aflairs  to  G<xVs  providence. 

1I03I  wlionco   come  wars  and 


F 


I  fightings  among  you  I  come 
they  not  beuce,  even  of  your  "lusts 
•'that  war  in  your  members? 

2  Ye  lust,  and  have  not:  ye  Hkill, 
and  desire  to  luive,  and  cannot  ob- 
tain :  ye  fight  and  war,  yet  ye  have 
not,  because  ye  ask  not. 

3  ^Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  'be- 
cause ye  aslc  amiss,  that  ye  may 
consume  it  upon  your  "lusts. 

4  "^  Ye  adulterers  and  adulteresses, 
know  ye  not  that  'the  friendship 
of  the  world  is  enmity  with  God  ? 
'^  whosoever  therefore  will  be  a 
friend  of  the  world  is  the  enemy  of 
God. 

5  Do  ye  think  that  the  ScriiJture 
saith  in  vain,  *^The  spirit  that 
dwelleth  in  us  lusteth  "to  envy  ? 

G  But  he  giveth  more  grace. 
Wherefore  he  saith,  ''  God  resisteth 
the  proud,  but  giveth  grace  unto 
the  humble. 

7  Submit  yourselves  therefore  to 
God.  '  Eesist  the  devil,  and  he  will 
flee  from  you. 

8  ""Draw  nigh  to  God,  and  he  will 
draw  nigh  to  you.  ^  Cleanse  your 
hands,  ye  sinners;  and  "'purify 
your  hearts,  ye  "doubleminded. 

9  "Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and 
weep  :  let  your  laughter  be  turned 
to  mourning,  and  your  joy  to 
heaviness. 

10  •'Humble  yourselves  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  lift 
you  up. 

11  'I  Speak  not  evil  one  of  another, 
brethren.  He  that  speaketh  evil 
of  his  brother,  "^and  judgeth  his 
brother,  speaketh  evil  of  the  law, 
and  judgeth  the  law :  but  if  thou 
judge  the  law,  thou  art  not  a  doer 
of  the  law,  but  a  judge. 

12  There  is  one  lawgiver,  ^who  is 
able  to  save  and  to  destroy:  'who 
art  thou  that  judgest  another! 

13  "Go  to  now,  ye  that  say.  To  day 
or  to  morrow  we  will  go  into  such 
a  city,  and  continue  there  a  year, 
and  buy  and  sell,  and  get  gain  : 

14  Whereas  ye  know  not  what 
shall  he  on  the  morrow.    For  what 


is  your  life  ?  "  "^  It  is  even  a  vapour, 
that  appeaveth  for  a  little  time,  and 
then  vanisheth  away. 

15  For  that  ye  ouyht  to  say,  -Tf 
the  Lord  will,  we  shall  live,  and  do 
this,  or  that. 

IG  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your 
boastings:  'all  such  rejoicing  is 
evil. 

17  Therefore  Ho  him  that  know- 
eth  to  do  good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to 
him  it  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  y. 

1  Wicked  rich  men  are  to  fear  OocVs  venr/eance.  7 
We  ought  to  be  patient  iu  afflictioyix,  after  the  exam- 
ple of  the  prophets,  and  Job :  12  to  forbear  swear- 
in(f,  13  to  pray  in  adversity,  to  sing  in  prosperity  : 
16  to  acknowledge  mutually  emr  several  faults,  to 
2)ray  one  for  another,  19  and  to  reduce  a  straying 
brother  to  the  truth. 

GO  'to  now,  ye  rich  men,  weep 
and  howl  for  your  miseries 
that  shall  come  upon  you. 

2  Your  riches  are  corrupted,  and 
''your  garments  are  motheaten. 

3  Your^bld  and  silver  is  cankered ; 
and  the  rust  of  them  shall  be  a  wit- 
ness against  you,  and  shall  eat  your 
flesh  as  it  were  tire.  ''Ye  have 
heaped  treasure  together  for  the 
last  days. 

4  Behold,  ''  the  hire  of  the  labour- 
ers who  have  reaped  down  your 
fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back  by 
fraud,  crieth:  and 'the  cries  of  tliem 
which  have  reaped  are  entered  into 
the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth. 

5  '^Ye  have  lived  in  pleasure  on 
the  earth,  and  been  Avanton ;  ye 
have  nourished  your  hearts,  as  iu  a 
day  of  slaughter. 

G  ^' Ye  have  condemned  and  killed 
the  just;  and  he  doth  not  resist 
you. 

7  "Be  patient  therefore,  brethren, 
unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord.  Be- 
hold, the  husbandman  waiteth  for 
the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  and 
hath  long  patience  for  it,  until  he 
receive  'the  early  and  latter  rain. 

8  Be  ye  also  patient ;  stablish 
your  hearts :  '  for  the  coming  of  the 
Lord  draweth  nigh. 

9  ''"  Grudge  not  one  against  an- 
other, brethren,  lest  ye  be  con- 
demned: behold,  the  judge  'stand- 
eth  before  the  door. 

10  '"  Take,  my  brethren,  the  proph- 
ets, who  have  spoken  in  the  name 

277 


A.D. 
about  CO. 

II  Or. 
For  it  it. 

''J..b7.7. 

Ph.  10.'.  3. 

cli.  1.  IU. 

1  Pet.  1.24. 

1  John  2. 17. 
>Act«  18.21. 

I  Cor.  4.  19. 

i  IG.  7. 

Heb.  G.  3. 

■  1  Cor.  5.  C. 


•Luke  12.47. 
John  9.41.& 
1.-..  22. 
Rom.  1.20, 

21,32.  &  2. 
17, 18,  23. 


■Prov.  11. 28. 
Luke  (i.  24. 
1  Tim.  G.  9. 


bJobl3.28. 
Matt.  G.  20. 
ch.  2.2. 


•=  Rom.  2.  5. 


dLev.  10.13. 
Job24. 10.11. 
Jer.  22. 13. 
Mai.  3.  5. 


'•Deut.24.15. 


r  Job  21.  13. 
AmoB  6.1.4. 
Luke  IG.  19, 
23. 
1  Tim.  5.  G. 


Beh.2.C. 


II  Or,  Be  long 
jtatif^nt,  or, 
Sujfcr  tviifi 
loiifi  pa- 
tience. 


liDeut.11.14. 

Jer.  5.  -.'4. 

Hon.  G.  3. 

Joel  2.  2.1. 

Zecll.  111.  1. 
i  Phil.  4.  5. 

ileb.  10.  25, 

37. 

1  Pet.  4.  7. 
l.ch.  4. 11. 

i;or. 

Groan,  or, 

Orievc  not. 

I  Matt.  24.  .■». 

1  Cor.  4.  5. 


">  Slatt.  5. 12. 
Heb.  11.  35, 


The  efficacy  of 


I.  PETER. 


fervent  lirayer. 


A.  D. 
about  60. 


°  Pa.  94. 12. 
Matt.  .5.  in, 
U.  &  10.  Si. 

•Job  1.21, 
•J2.  &  2.  10. 

PJob42. 10, 
&c. 

iXmii.14.18. 
Vi.  103.  d. 


'Matt.  5.34, 


•  Eph.  .5.  ID. 
CoL  o.  IG. 


'  Mark  1. 13. 
ii  lli.  13. 


A.  D. 
about  tiO. 


•John'..^'!. 
AcU  2.  &,  9, 
10. 
Jamvt  1. 1. 


••Eph.  1.4. 

ch.  -2.  II. 
'  Rrim.  8.  Z). 

<ill.-j. 
<> '.'  ThcM.  2. 

1.-.. 
•  llib.  10. 22. 

lili.M. 


'Rnm.  l.r. 
I'lVl.  l.i 
Jude2. 

«2Cor.  t..T 
Kpli.  I. :]. 


k  Til  .1.  JS. 
t  tlr.  murh. 
I  JohnX.I,  r>. 

Jaiiii'a  I.  IX. 
k  I  C'<r.\r,.:i). 

I   I  hot.  4. 

14. 

ch.  3. 21. 


I  ch.  i.  4. 


of  the  Lord,  for  an  example  of  suf- 
fering- affliction,  and  of  patience. 

11  Behold,  "we  count  them  happy 
which  endure.  Ye  have  heard  of 
°the  patience  of  Job,  and  have  seen 
nhe  end  of  the  Lord;  that  nhe 
Lord  is  very  i)itiful,  and  of  tender 
mercy. 

12  But  above  all  things,  my 
brethren,  'swear  not,  neither  by 
heaven,  neither  by  the  earth,  nei- 
ther by  any  other  oath :  but  let 
your  yea  be  yea ;  and  your  nay, 
nay;  lest  ye  fall  into  condemna- 
tion. 

13  Is  any  among  you  afflicted? 
let  him  pray.  Is  any  merry!  4et 
him  sing  ])salms. 

14  Is  any  sick  among  you  I 
him    call    for    the    elders    of 


let 
the 


church ;    and 
him. 


let  them  pray  over 
him  with   oil  in 


'anointing 
the  name  of  the  Lord : 

15  And  the  i^rayer  of  faith  shall 
save  the  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall 


raise  him  up;  "and  if  he  have 
committed  sins,  they  shall  be  for- 
given him. 

IG  Confess  your  faults  one  to  an- 
other, and  pray  one  for  another, 
that  ye  may  be  healed.  ""  The  ef- 
fectual fervent  prayer  of  a  right- 
eous man  availeth  much. 

17  Elias  was  a  man  ^subject  to 
like  i^assions  as  we  are,  and  ^he 
prayed  "  earnestly  that  it  might  not 
rain:  ''and  it  rained  not  on  the 
earth  by  the  space  of  three  years 
and  six  months. 

18  And  ""he  prayed  again,  and  the 
heaven  gave  rain,  and  the  earth 
brought  forth  her  fruit. 

19  I3rethren,  ''if  any  of  you  do  err 
from  the  truth,  and  one  convert 
him; 

20  Let  him  know,  that  he  which 
converteth  the  sinner  from  the  er- 
ror of  his  way  "^  shall  save  a  soul 
from  death,  and  ''shall  hide  a  mul- 
titude of  sins. 


THE  riEST  EPISTLE  GENEEAL  OF 


PETER. 


CHAPTER  L 

1  ITe  bleitseth  God  for  his  manifold  spiritual  graces  : 
10  shf.u'iiKj  that  the  salvation  in  Christ  is  no  news, 
but  a  t/tint/  jjrophesied  of  old:  13  and  cxhorleth 
them  arcordi?i!/hj  to  a  q(xlly  conversation,  forasmuch 
as  they  are  now  born  anew  by  the  word  of  God. 

PETER,  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  to  the  strangers  "  scat- 
tered throughout  I'ontus,  Galatia, 
Cappadocia,  Asia,  and  liithynia, 

2  "^ Elect  'according  to  the  fore- 
knowh'dge  of  God  the  Father, 
''  through  sanctitication  of  the 
Spirit,  unto  obedience  and  'sprin- 
kling of  tiie  blood  of  Jesus  Christ: 
^(irace  unto  you,  and  peace,  be 
multiplied, 

3  *^lile.ssed  he  the  God  and  leather 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Clui.st,  which 
••according  to  his 'al)un(laut  mercy 
'hatli  begotten  us  again  unto  a 
lively  hope  'by  the  resurrection  of 
Jesus  Christ  from  th(^  dead, 

4  To  an  inli<'iit;ince  incorruptible, 
and  undehled,  '  and  that  ladeth  not 

278 


away,  ""reserved  in  heaven  "for 
yon, 

5  "Who  are  kept  by  the  power  of 
God  through  faith  unto  salvation 
readj'  to  be  revealed  in  the  last 
time. 

G  "Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice, 
though  now  ''for  a  season,  if  need 
be,  "^ye  are  in  heaviness  through 
manifold  temptations : 

7  That  'the  trial  of  your  faith, 
being  much  more  precious  than  of 
gold  that  perisheth,  though  'it  be 
tried  with  tire,  '  might  be  found 
unto  x)raise  and  honour  and  glory 
at  the  appearing  of  Jesus  Christ: 


8   "Whom 


1  laving 


not  seen,  ye 


love ;  ''  in  whom,  though  now  ye 
see  liim  not,  yet  believing,  ye  re- 
.joice  with  joy  unspeakable  and  full 
of  glory : 
9  Receiving  ^the  end  of  your 
faith,  even  the  salvation  of  your 
souls. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 

■■  Is.  .3.3.  24. 
Matt.  9.  2. 


»  Gen.  20. 17. 
Num.  U.  2. 
Deut.  a.  IS, 
13,  W. 

Josh.  10. 12. 
lSam.l2.1S. 

1  Kings  13. 
6. 

2  Kings  4. 
as.  &  1».  1.5, 
20.  &  20. 2, 4, 
&c. 

Ps.  10.  17.  & 

34.15.  &  145. 

18. 

Prov.  15.2D. 

&  28.  9. 

John  9.  31. 

1  John. '5. 22. 
y  Acts  14.  15. 
^1  Kings  17. 

11  Or,  in 

liis  prayer. 
'  Luke  4.  2.-. 
bl  Kings  18. 

42,  45. 
'  ilatt.  18.15. 


dBom.n.l4. 

1  Cor.  '.I.  22. 

1  Tim.  4.  Iti. 

"  Prov.  10.12. 

1  Pet.  4.  8. 


A.D. 
about  60. 

""  Col.  1.  .i. 
2  Tim.  4.  S. 
B  Or, /or  us. 

"  John  10.2S, 
29.  &  17.  11, 
12,  l.i. 
Jude  1. 


"Matt.  5.12. 

Koin.  12.12. 

2  Cor.  6.  JO. 

ch.  4.  13. 
P  2  Cor.  4. 17. 

ch.  5.  10. 
1  James  1.  2. 

'James  1.  3, 
ch.  4.  12. 

•Job  23.  10. 

Ps.  W.  10. 

Prov.  17.  3. 

Is.  48.  10. 

Zicli.  1.3.  0. 

1  Cor.  3. 1.3. 
'  Rom.  2.  7, 

10. 

1  Cor.  4.  .';. 

2  Thess.  1. 
7-12. 

"1  John  4.20. 
"John  20.29. 

2  Cor.  5.  7. 

Ileb.  11.  1, 


I  Rom.  6.  22. 


ExliortaUon  to  IwlincsSj 


I.  TETER. 


and  to  mutual  love. 


A.  D. 

about  GO. 

'  Gen.  4d.  10. 

Uaii.  >.H. 

IIus.  2.  r. 

Zffli.  (i.  I'.'. 

Mutt.  I.'l.  17. 

I.iikf  lO.L'i. 

■J  IVt.  1.  I'J, 

L11,  -Jl. 
•fli..!.  HI. 

li  I'et.  1.  21. 


•>  Vs.  22.  n. 

Is.  ,V!.S,&C. 
Dan.  '.).  L'B. 
],uke24.L'J, 
L1I,  44,  41!. 
John  IJ.  41. 
Acts  a;.  2--', 

■^  Dun.  9.  24. 

&  lli.  S),  13. 
■lUeh.  U.IS, 

o'J,  40. 


•  Acts  2.  4. 

f  Ex.  25.  20. 
Dan.8.1.".& 
IJ.  o,  (!. 
Eph.3. 10. 

SLnkel2..35. 

Eph.  li.  14. 
bLuke21.H4. 

Kom.l.S.l",. 

1  Thess.S.G, 

s. 

ch.4.  7.  &5. 

8. 
tGr. 

i>er/eclhi. 
iEnkeir.."0. 

1  Cor.  1.  7. 

2  Tlicss.i.7. 
k  Rom.  12.  2. 

ch.  4.  2. 
1  Acts  17.  30. 
1  The6S.4.5. 


°;Lukel.74, 

75. 

2  Cor.  7.1. 

1  Tlie6s.4.3, 

4,7. 

lleb.  12. 14. 

2Pet.  3.  II. 
"Lev.  11.  44. 

&  19.  2.  & 

20.7. 


''DeuUO.17. 
Acts  10.  -M. 
Kom.  2. 11. 

P2  Cor.  7.1. 

I'hil.  2.  12. 

llcb.  12.  28. 
1  2  Cor.  .■).  (1. 

llcb.  11.13. 

ch.  2.11. 
'  1  Cor.  0. 21). 

&7.  23. 


■  Ez.  20.  18. 

ch.  4.3. 
•  Acts  20.  2.S. 

Enh.1.7. 

Ileb.  y.  12, 

14. 

Ilev.  5.  9. 
"Ex.  12.  5. 

Is.  .W.  7. 

John  1.  29, 

3tj. 

1  Cor.  5.  7. 
'  Rom.  3.  2.'5. 

&  10.  2.5,  2(i. 
Eph.  3.9,11. 
Col.  1.  20. 

2  Tim.  1.  9, 
10. 

Tit.  1.  2, ."?. 

Kev.  1.3.  8. 
S  tial.  4.  4. 

Eph.  1.  10. 

Ileb.  1.  2.  & 

9.  20. 

'  Acts  2.  24. 
"  .M,-itt.  28.18. 

Acts  2.  33. 
.    &3. 13. 
'    Eph.  1.  20. 

Phil.  2.  9. 

Ileb.  2.  9. 

ch.  3.  22. 
b  Acts  15.  9. 


10  'Of  which  salv.ation  the  proph- 
ets have  iiKiuircd  and  searched 
diligentlj",  who  prophesied  of  the 
grace  that  sltould  conic  unto  you: 

11  Searching  what,  or  what  man- 
ner of  time  nhe  Spirit  of  Christ 
wliich  was  in  them  did  signify, 
wdien  it  testilied  beforehand  ''the 
snfferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glory 
that  should  follow. 

12  ''Unto  whom  it  was  revealed, 
that  *'not  unto  themselves,  but 
unto  us  they  did  minister  the 
things,  which  are  now  reported 
unto  you  by  them  that  have 
preached  the  gospel  unto  you  with 
'"the  Holy  Ghost  sent  down  from 
heaven;  '^ which  things  the  angels 
desire  to  look  into. 

13  Wherefore  ^'gird  up  the  loins 
of  your  mind,  ''be  sober,  and  hope 
^to  the  end  for  the  grace  that  is  to 
be  brought  unto  you '  at  the  revela- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ ; 

14  As  obedient  children,  ""not 
fashioning  yourselves  according  to 
the  former  lusts  4n  your  igno- 
rance ; 

15  ""But  as  he  which  hath  called 
you  is  holy,  so  be  ye  holy  in  all 
manner  of  conversation  ;         -- -^"^ 

16  Because  it  is  written,  "Be  ye 
holy ;  for  I  am  holy. 

17  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Father, 
"who  without  respect  of  persons 
judgeth  according  to  every  man's 
work,  Ppass  the  time  of  your  ''so- 
journing here  in  fear: 

18  Forasmuch  as  ye  know  'that 
ye  were  not  redeemed  with  cor- 
ruptible things,  as  silver  and  gold, 
from  your  vain  conversation  ''re- 
ceived by  tradition  from  your  fa- 
thers ; 

19  But  *witli  the  precious  blood 
of  Christ,  "as  of  a  lamb  without 
blemish  and  without  spot : 

20  ""  Who  verily  was  foreordained 
before  the  foundation  of  the  Avorld, 
but  was  manifest  ^in  these  last 
times  for  you, 

21  Who  by  him  do  believe  in 
God,  'that  raised  him  up  from  the 
dead,  and  ^gave  him  glory ;  that 
vour  faith  and  hope  might  be  in 
God. 

22  Seeing  ye  ^bave  purified  your 


souls  in  obeying  the  truth  through 
the  Spirit  unto  unfeigned  ''love  of 
tlie  bretlu-en,  see  that  ye  love  one 
another  with  a  i)ure  heart  fer- 
vently : 

23  ''Being  born  again,  not  of  cor- 
ruptible seed,  but  of  incorrui)tible, 
'  by  the  word  of  God,  which  liveth 
and  abideth  for  ever. 

24  II  For  "^all  llesh  is  as  grass,  and 
all  the  glory  of  man  as  the  llower 
of  grass.  The  grass  withereth,  and 
the  flower  thereof  talleth  awav : 

25  ^'But  the  word  of  the  Lord 
endureth  for  ever.  ''And  this  is 
the  word  which  by  the  gosi)el  is 
I)reached  unto  you. 

CHAPTEE  II. 

1  ITe  dcliorlclh  them  from  the  breach  of  charily :  4 
sfiewhifj  thnt  Chrint  is  the  founclatiott  whereupon 
they  m-e  bnilt.  11  Jle  beseechcth  them  also  to  abstain 
from  fleshly  lusts,  13  to  be  obedient  to  mayistrates,  18 
and  teachcth  servants  how  to  obey  their  masters,  20 
2mtiently  suffering  for  well  doing,  after  the  example 
of  Christ. 

WHEREFOEE  ^laying  asidt^ 
all  malice,  and  all  guile,  and 
hj'pocrisies,  and  envies,  and  all 
evil  speakings, 

2  ^As  newborn  babes,  desire  the 
sincere  ''milk  of  the  word,  that  ye 
may  grow  thereby : 

3  If  so  be  ye  have  ''tasted  that 
the  Lord  is  gracious. 

4  To  whom  coming,  as  nnto  a  liv- 
ing stone,  'disallowed  indeed  of 
men,  but  chosen  of  God,  and 
precious, 

5  '^Ye  also,  as  lively  vStones,  Hare 
built  up  ^'a  spiritual  house,  ''a  holy 
priesthood,  to  offer  up  'spiritual 
sacrifices,  "^  acceptable  to  God  by 
Jesus  Christ. 

G  AVherefore  also  it  is  contained 
in  the  Scripture,  '  Behold,  I  lay  in 
Sion  a  chief  corner  stone,  elect, 
precious :  and  he  that  believeth  on 
him  shall  not  be  confounded. 

7  Unto  you  therefore  which  be- 
lieve he  is  II precious:  but  unto 
them  which  be  disobedient,  "'the 
stone  which  the  builders  disal- 
lowed, the  same  is  made  the  head 
of  the  corner, 

8  "xVnd  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and 
a  rock  of  oftence,  "even  to  them 
which  stumble  at  the  word,  being 
disobedient :  ^  whereunto  also  they 
were  ax^pointed. 

279 


A.  D. 
about  (50. 

'  Horn.  12.  9, 
10. 
1  Tlicss.4.9. 

1  Tim.  1.5. 
Ileb.  1,'!.  1. 
ch.2.  17.  & 
.3.  H.  Si  4.  ft. 

2  I'et.  1.7. 

1  John:l.l8. 
&  4.  7,21, 
■Mohn  1.  13. 

K :;.  5. 

Mmncsl.lR. 
1  John  3.  9. 


II  Or,  For 

that. 
fP«.  10.1.15. 

Ik.  40.  C.  & 

.'.I.  12. 
Jumes  1. 10. 


e  Ps.  102.  12, 

20. 

1h.  40.  8. 

l-ukcl(i.l7. 
b  John  1.1,14. 

1  John  1.1,3. 


"  Eph.  4.  22, 
25,  31. 
Col.  3  8. 
Ileb.  12.1. 
Jnmesl.  21. 
&  5.  9. 
ch.  4.  2. 


b  Matt.  18.  3. 
Murk  10. 15. 
Rom.  0.  4. 
1  Cor.  14.20. 
ch.  1.  2.3. 

'  I  Cor.  3.  2. 

Heb.  5.  12, 

13. 
■1  Ps.  .34.  8. 

Ileb.  ti.  5. 


'Ps.  118.  22. 
-Matt.  21.42. 
Acta  4.  11. 


flCph.  2.  21, 

II  Or,  he  ye 

built. 

sileb.  3.  6. 
bIs.Cl.G.  & 

01!.  21. 

ver.  '■). 
i  Ilos.  14.  2. 

Mai.  l.U. 

Rom.  12.1. 

Ileb.  13.  IS, 

10. 
k  Phil.  4.  18. 

ch.  4.  11. 
Us.  28.IC. 

Rom.  9. 33. 


|l  Or,  an 

honour. 
'"Ps.  118.  22. 

Matt.  21.42. 

Acts  4. 11. 


"Is.  8.  14. 

Luke  2.  .34. 

Rom.  9.  .33. 
"1  Cor.  1.23. 


r  Ex.  9.  IB. 
Rom.  9.  22. 
1  Thess.5.9. 
Jude4. 


Of  obedience  to  magistrates. 


I.  PETEE. 


TJie  duties  oj 


A.  D. 
about  60. 

t  Dcut.lO.lo. 
ch.  1.  2. 

'Ex.l9.5,fi. 

Rev.  1.  0.  & 

5.10. 
•John  I",  m. 

1  Cor.  .;.  I". 

a  Tim.  l.'.l. 
'  Dcut.  4.  20. 

&  7.11.  &  14. 

•.'.JtJJ.l.s.l'J. 

Acls  -J).  -M. 

Eph.  I.  14. 

Tit.  2.  14. 
llOr.n 

purchased 

II  Or,  rirtnts. 

"  Acts  a;.  18. 

Eph.  5.  8. 
Col.  1.  l.i. 

1  TUcs».i.4, 
5. 

^Hof.  1.9, 

lit.  &  2.  23. 

Rom.  U.  2.5. 
J  1  Chr.-li.!.!. 

Pb.  XI.  12.  & 

1 1 'J.  111. 

Hib.  11.1.3. 

ch.  1.17. 
'K<mi.l:!.14. 

Ual  5.  lU. 
*  James  4.  1. 
k  Rom.  12.17. 

2  Cor.  H.  21. 
I'hil.  2.  Ij. 
Tit.  2.  8. 
ch.  3.  lU. 

[  Or,  ic/iere- 

ifi. 

'  Matt.  5.  IC. 
a  Lnkd!).44. 
'.Matt.22.il. 

Rom.  l.'l.  1. 

Tit.  3. 1. 


fRom.  13.  4. 


I  Rom.  13.  3. 


k  Tit.  2.8. 
vcr.  IZ 


lGol..'i.  1,1.3. 
1  (jT.  having, 

k  I  Cor.  7. 22. 

1  Rom.  12. 10. 

I'hil.  2.  .3. 
I'  Or,  hlftcem. 
■"lUb.  1.3.  1. 

ch.  I.  22. 
•Prov.  24.21. 

.Mutt.  22.  21. 

Itoni.  1'!.  7. 
•  Eph.  «.  .1. 

Col.  3.  22. 

1  Tim.  0.  I. 

Til.  2.  U. 


n  Or,  thanks 

Luke  e.  32. 

vcr.  J). 
PMatt  A.  10. 

Rom.  1.3.  .5. 

ch. .!.  14. 
Ich.  .3.  14.  k 

4.  14,  U. 


n  Or,  fA<in<-. 
'  Mntt  111.  24. 

Art.  14.  ti. 

)ThcM..1..3. 

2  Tim.  3. 12. 
•ch.  3.  18. 

n  Some  rcul, 

for  i/fjM. 
•John  13.  \f,. 

Phil.  2.  .'i. 

IJohn  2.6. 


9  But  ye  are  ^  a  chosen  generatiou, 
■^a  royal  priesthood,  ^a  holy  nation, 
* " a  peculiar  people ;  that  je  should 
shew  forth  the  "praises  of  him  who 
hath  called  you  out  of  "darkness 
into  his  marvellous  light : 

10  ''AVhichin  time  past  ^rere  not 
a  people,  but  are  now  the  people 
of  God:  which  had  not  obtained 
mercy,  but  now  have  obtained 
mercy. 

11  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you 
^as  stran«j:ers  and  pilgrims,  ^ab- 
stain from  lie.shly  lusts,  ^' which  w^ar 
against  the  soul ; 

12  ** Having  your  conversation 
honest  among  the  Gentiles :  that, 
"whereas  they  speak  against  you 
as  evil  doers,  'they  may  by  your 
good  Mork.s,  which  they  shall  be- 
hold, glorify  God  "in  the  day  of 
visitation. 

l.i  'Submit  yourselves  to  every 
ordinance  of  man  for  the  Lord's 
sake :  whc^.ther  it  be  to  the  king, 
as  supreme; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto 
them  that  are  sent  by  him  '^for 
the  punishment  of  evil  doers,  and 
^'for   the  praise  of  them  that   do 

I  well. 

'   15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that 

I  "^  with  well  doing  ye  may  i)ut  to 

I  silence    the   ignorance   of   foolish 

I  men : 
IG  'As  free,  and  not  Uising  your 

I  liberty  for  a  cloak  of  malicious- 
ness, but  as  Hlie  servants  of  God. 

17 '"Honour  all  we».  "'Love  the 
brotherhood.  "Fear God.  Honour 
the  king. 

j  LS  "Servants,  he  subject  to  your 
niasti'rs  with  all  fear;  not  only  to 

I  the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to 

'  the  fro  ward. 

I  19  For  this  is  "p  thankworthy,  if 
a  niiui  for  conscience  toward  God 
endine  grief,  snilering  wrongfully. 

20  For  'what  glory  is  it,  if,~Miien 
ye  b(5  bufleted  for  your  faults,  ye 
shall    take   it    i)atienUv  I    but    if, 

!  when  y(;  do  well,  and  suffer  for  it, 
yo  take  it  jiaticntly,  this  is  "ac- 
ce[)table  with  (Uh\. 

21  For  'even  hereunto  were  ye 
called:  becau.se  "Clnist  also  suf- 
fered "for  us,  'leaving  us  an  ex- 

280 


ample,  that  ye  should  follow  his 


22  "Who  did  no  sin,  neither  was 
guile  found  in  his  mouth : 

23  ''Who,  when  he  was  reviled, 
reviled  not  again ;  when  he  suf- 
fered, he  threatened  not ;  but 
^"committed  Mmself  to  him  that 
judgeth  righteously: 

24  ^Who  his  own  self  bare  our 
sins  in  his  own  body  "  on  the  tree, 
Hhat  we,  being  dead  to  sins, 
should  live  unto  righteousness : 
^by  whose  stripes  ye  were  healed. 

25  For  'ye  w'ere  as  sheep  going 
astray ;  but  are  now  returned  ''unto 
the  Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  your 
souls. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  lie  teacheth  the  chdy  of  ivives  and  hunhands  io  each 
other,  8  exhorting  all  men  to  unilr/  and  love,  1-1  and 
to  suffer  perxecution.  19  He  declareth  aluo  the 
benefits  of  Christ  toward  the  old  world. 

LIKEWISE,  ^ye  wives,  he  in 
subjection  to  your  own  hus- 
bands ;  that,  if  any  obey  not  the 
word,  ''they  also  may  without  the 
word  'be  won  by  the  conversation 
of  the  wives ; 

2  "While  they  behold  your  chaste 
conversation  coupled  with  fear, 

3  'Whose  adorning,  let  it  not  be 
that  outward  adorning  of  plaiting 
the  hair,  and  of  wearing  of  gold, 
or  of  putting  on  of  apparel ; 

4  But  let  it  he  *^the  hidden  man  of 
the  heart,  in  that  which  is  not 
corruptible,  even  the  ornament  of  a 
meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in 
the  sight  of  God  of  great  price. 

5  For  after  this  manner  in  the 
old  time  the  holy  women  also,  w  ho 
trusted  in  God,  adorned  them- 
selves, being  in  subjection  unto 
their  own  husbands : 

6  Even  as  Sarah  obeyed  Abra- 
ham, p calling  him  lord:  whose 
'daughters  ye  are,  as  long  as  ye 
do  well,  an<l  are  not  afraid  with 
any  amazement. 

7  ''Likewise,  ye  husbands,  dwell 
with  them  according  to  knowledge, 
giving  honour  unto  the  wife, 
unto  the  weaker  vessel,  and 
being  heirs  together  of  the  grace 
of  life;  ""that  your  x^ra^ers  be  not 
hindered. 

8  Finally,  '  he  ye  all  of  one  mind. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


"  Is.  .^3. 9. 

Lul<e2.3.  41. 

John  8.  411. 

2  Cor.  5.  21. 

lleb.  4.  15. 
'  Is.  53.  7. 

Matt.  27.  .39. 

John  S.  48, 

49. 

Heb.  12.  C. 

5Lulfe23.4G. 

I!  Or, 

committed 

liis  cause. 
^  Is.  53.  4,  5, 

C,  11. 

Matt.  8.  17. 

Ileb.  y.  28. 
II  Or,  to. 
'"Rom.  6.  2, 

11.  &  r.  6. 

b  Is.  53.  5. 

■^  Is.  5.3.  6. 

Ez.  .34.  6. 
i  Ez.  ,34.  23. 

&  37.  24. 

JolrnlO.  11, 

14,  Itl. 

Heb.  13.  20. 

ch.  b.  4. 


as 
as 


•  1  Cor.  14.34. 
Eph.  5.  22. 
Col.  3  IS. 
Tit.  2.  5. 


1 1  Cor.  7.  IC. 


■^  Matt.  18. 15. 
1  Cor.  9. 19- 


i  ch.  2. 12. 


'1  Tim.  2.  9. 

Tit.2.3,&c. 


f  Ps.  4.j.  13. 

Rom.  2.  29. 
&  7.  22. 
2  Cor.  4.  IC. 


s  Gen.  18. 12. 

tGr. 
children. 


h  1  Cor.  7.  3. 
Epli.  5.  25. 
Col.  3. 19. 

il  Cor.  12. 2-3. 
lThc»3.4.4. 


>■  See  Job  42. 

8. 

M.itt.  5.  2.3,  • 

24.  &  18.  19. 
lKom.l2.  Hi. 

&  15.  5. 

Phil.  3.  16. 


tvivcs  and  Jiushands. 


l:  PETER. 


Divers  exhortations. 


A.  D. 
about  60. 

■"Rom. 12.10. 

Hub.  I'!.  1. 

ch.  2.  ir. 
i|Or, 

loving  to 

the  breth- 
ren. 
"  Eph.  4.  .32. 

Col.  3.  12. 
"  Prov.  ir.Ki. 

&  111.  22. 

Mutt. .-.  X}. 

Rom.  12. 14, 

17. 

1  Cor.  4. 12. 

1  Thess.  5. 

Ij. 
P  Matt.  23.34. 
"i  Ps.  34.  12, 

&c. 
'Jamesl.2G. 

ch.  2.  1,22. 

Kcv.  U.5. 
»  Ps.  37.  27. 

Is.  1.  l(i.  17. 

3  John  11. 
'Rom.  12. 18. 

&  14.  19. 

Ueb.  12. 14. 

o  John  9.  .31. 
James  5.  lU. 


)  Gr.  ujyon. 


"  Prov.  IG.  7. 
Rom.  8.  28. 


1  Mntt.  5.  10, 

11,  12. 

James  1. 12. 

ch.  2. 19.  & 

4.  14. 
■'Is.  8.  12, 13. 

Jer.  1.  8. 

John  14.  1, 


•Ps.  119.  4G. 
Acts  4.  8. 
Col.  4.  G. 
2  Tim.  2. 25. 


II  Or, 
reverence. 

i-Heb.lS.  18. 

'  Tit.  2.  8. 
ch.  2. 12. 


i  Rom.  5.  fi. 
Heb.  9.  26, 
28. 

ch.  2.  21.  & 
4.1. 


'2  Cor.  13.  4. 
f  Col.  1.21,22. 
KRom.  1.  4. 
&  S.  11. 


h  ch.  1. 12.  & 

4.6. 
i  Is.  42.  7.  & 

48.9.&G1.1. 


iCxP-.G.  3, 
5,  13. 


1  Heb.  11.'    . 

"  Gen.  7.  7. 
k  8. 18. 
2  Pet.  2. 5. 

»  Eph.  5. 26. 


t  against 


having  compassion  one  of  another; 
'""love  as  brethren,  "6c  pitiful,  &e 
courteous : 

9  "Not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or 
railing  for  railing:  but  contrari- 
wise blessing;  knowing  that  ye 
are  thereunto  called,  ''that  ye 
should  inherit  a  blessing. 

10  For  "he  that  will  love  life,  and 
see  good  days,  'let  him  refrain  his 
tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lii)s  that 
they  speak  no  guile : 

11  Let  him  ^eschew  evil,  and  do 
good ;  ^  let  him  seek  i)eace,  and 
ensue  it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are 
over  the  righteous,  "and  his  ears 
are  open  unto  their  prayers :  but 
the  face  of  the  Lord  is 
them  that  do  evil. 

13  ""  And  who  is  he  that  will  harm 
you,  if  ye  be  followers  of  that 
which  is  good  ? 

14  ^But  and  if  ve  suffer  for 
righteousness'  sake,  happy  are  ye : 
and  'be  not  afraid  of  their  terror, 
neither  be  troubled ; 

15  But  sanctify  the  Lord  God  in 
your  hearts :  and  '^  he  ready  always 
to  (jive  an  answer  to  every  man 
that  asketh  you  a  reason  of  the 
hoj^e  that  is  in  you,  with  meekness 
and  II fear: 

JG  ^Having  a  good  conscience; 
"  that,  whereas  they  speak  evil  of 
you,  as  of  evil  doers,  they  may  be 
ashamed  that  falsely  accuse  your 
good  conversation  in  Christ. 

17  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of 
God  be  so,  that  ye  suffer  for  well 
doing,  than  for  evil  doing. 

18  For  Christ  also  hath  ''once 
suffered  for  sins,  the  just  for  the 
unjust,  that  he  might  bring  us  to 
God,  '^ being  jnit  to  death  'in  the 
flesh,  but  s quickened  by  the  Spirit: 

19  By  which  also  he  w-ent  and 
''  preached  unto  the  spirits  '  in 
prison ; 

20  AVhich  sometime  were  disobe- 
dient, ''when  once  the  longsufi'er- 
ing  of  God  waited  in  the  davs  of 
Noah,  while  'the  ark  was  a  i)re- 
pitr'ur,  "'wherein  few,  that  is,  eight 
souls  Acr*^  saved  by  water. 

21  "The  like  figure  w^hereunto 
even  baptism  doth  also  now  save ; 


us,  (not  the  putting  away  of  "the 
filth  of  the  flesh,  "but  the  an- 
swer of  a  good  conscience  toward 
God,)  'by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus 
Christ: 

22  Who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and 
■^is  on  the  right  hand  of  God; 
"angcUs  and  authorities  and  pow- 
ers being  made  subject  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Ife  exhorteth  them  to  ccme  from  .•<in  by  the  example 
of  ChriM,  and  the  consideration  of  the  f/rncral  end 
that  now  apjwoucheth:  V^  and  comfirteth  them 
at/ainut  persecution. 

ORASMUCH  then  Vas  Christ 


F 


hath  suffered  for  us  in  the 
flesh,  arm  yourselves  likewise  with 
the  same  mind:  for  ^he  that  hath 
suffered  in  the  flesh  hath  ceased 
from  sin ; 

2  'That  he  no  longer  ''should 
live  the  rest  of  his  time  in  the 
flesh  to  the  lusts  of  men,  ""but  to 
the  will  of  God. 

3  ^For  the  time  i^ast  of  our  life 
may  suffice  us  ^to  have  wrought 
the  will  of  the  Gentiles,  when  we 
walked  in  lasciviousness,  lusts,  ex- 
cess of  wine,  revellings,  banquet- 
ings,  and  abominable  idolatries : 

4  AVherein  they  think  it  strange 
that  ye  run  not  with  them  to  the 
same  excess  of  riot,  ''speaking  evil 
of  you  : 

5  Who  shall  give  account  to  him 
that  is  ready  '  to  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead. 

G  For,  ft)r  this  cause  ''was  the  gos- 
pel preached  also  to  them  that  are 
dead,  that  they  might  be  judged 
according  to  men  in  the  flesh,  but 
live  according  to  God  in  the  spirit. 

7  But '  the  end  of  all  things  is  at 
hand:  "'be  ye  therefore  sober,  and 
wafccli  unto  prayer. 

8  "And  above  all  things  have 
fervent  charity  among  yourselves : 
for  "charity  "shall  cover  the  multi- 
tude of  sins. 

9  ''  Use  hospitality  one  to  another 
■1  without  grudging. 

10  "^As  every  man  hath  received 
the  gift,  even  so  minister  the  same 
one  to  another,  'as  good  stewards 
of  Hhe  manifold  grace  of  God. 

11  "If  any  man  speak,  let  him 
speal:  as  the  oracles  of  God ;  "if  anj- 
man  minister,  let  him  do  it  as  of 

281 


A.D. 
iibout  60. 

"  Tit.  3.  S. 
I' Rom.  10. 10. 

1  ch.  1. 3. 


'Ps.  lin.  1. 

Rom.  8.  :'A. 

Kph.  I.  20. 

Col.  3.  I. 

Ihb.  1.3. 
•  Roiii.  8.  ,'iS. 

1  Cor.  I.'i.24. 

Eph.  1. 21. 


•  ch.  3. 13. 


i>Rom.6.2,r. 
Gal.  r,.  24. 
Col.  3. 3,  i. 


"Rom.  14.  7. 

ch.  2.  1. 
"1  Gal.  2.20. 

ch.  1.  14. 
"  John  1.  13. 

Rom.  G.  II. 

2  Cor.  5.  l.'i. 

James  1.18. 
I  E/..  44.  G.  & 

45.9. 

Acts  17.  30. 
SEph.  2.2. 

&  4. 17. 

1  Thc»B.4.5. 

Tit.  3.  3. 

ch.  1. 14. 


I>  Acts  13.  45. 
&  18.  6. 
ch.  3.  IG. 


i  Acts  10.42. 
&  17.  .il. 
Rom.  14.10, 
12. 
ICor.  15.SI, 

2'Tim.  4.1. 
James  5.  9. 
k  ch.  3.  19. 

I  Matt.  24. 13, 
14. 

Rom.  1.3. 12. 

Phil.  4.5. 

lleb.  10.  25. 

James  5.  8. 

2  Pet.  a.  9, 

11. 

1  John  2.  IS. 
•°  .Matt.2fi.41. 

I.uke21.34. 

Col.  4.  2. 

ch.  1.13.  & 

5.8. 
°  Col.  3.  14. 

Heb.  1.3.  1. 

"Prov.  10.12. 
1  Cor.  13.  7. 
James  5. 20. 

II  Or,  will. 

P  Rom.  12.1.3. 

Ueb.  13.  2. 
1  2  Cor.  9.  7. 

I'hil.  2.  14. 

Philem.  14. 
'Rom.  12.  C. 

1  Cor.  4.  7. 

•  .Matt.  24.45. 
&  25. 14,21. 
I.ukel2.42. 
ICor.  4. 1,2. 
Tit.  1.  7. 

'ICor.  12.4. 

Eph.  4.  II. 

"  Jer.  23.  22. 

*  Rom.  12.  C, 
7.8. 

1  Cor.  3. 10. 


Comfort  nnder  persecution. 


I.  PETER. 


Exliortation  to  elders. 


A.  D. 
about  60. 

y  Eph.  5.  20. 

ch.  2.  0. 
MTim.G.lC. 

ch.  5.  11. 

Kev.  1.  0. 


•1  Cor.  3.13. 
ch.  1.  r. 


b  Acta  5.  41. 

James  1.  2. 
'Rom.  8.  ir. 

2  Cor.  1.  r. 

4  4.  10. 

Phil. .).  10. 

Col.  1.  24. 

2  Tim.  2. 12. 

ch.  5. 1, 10. 

Rev.  1.9. 
<ich.  1.  ,•!.  6. 
•Matt.  5.  11. 

2  Cor.  12.10. 

James  1.  IJ. 

ch.  2.  19,20. 

&  3.  14. 

f  ch.  2. 12.  Si 
S.  16. 


Ceh.2.20. 


k  1  Theas.  4. 
11. 
1  Tim.  5. 13. 


i  Acta  5. 41. 


kT«.  10. 12. 

Jer.  2i.  29. 

&  49.  12. 

Kz.  9.  6. 

M«l.  3.  5. 
1  Luke  2:i.  31. 
■"  Luke  10. 

12,14. 


■Prov.11.31. 
Luke  23. 31. 


•Pn.  31..':. 
Luke  2.S.  4'!. 
2  Tim.  1.12. 


•Philcm.  U. 

kLukc24.4«. 
AcU  1.M.22. 

.10. 

•  Rom.  a  17, 
M. 
Her.  1.9. 


the  ability  wliich  God  givetli ;  that 
>God  in  all  things  may  be  glori- 
fied through  Jesus  Christ:  ^to 
whom  be  i)raise  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

12  Beloved,  think  it  not  strange 
concerning  ^the  fiery  trial  which  is 
to  try  you,  as  though  some  strange 
thing  happened  unto  you : 

13  ^But  rejoice,  inasmuch  as  ""ye 
are  partakers  of  Christ's  suffer- 
ings; ""that,  when  his  glory  shall 
be  revealed,  ye  may  be  glad  also 
with  exceeding  joy. 

14  'If  ye  be  reproached  for  the 
name  of  Christ,  happy  are  ye;  for 
the  Spirit  of  glory  and  of  God  rest- 
eth  upon  you:  ^on  their  part  he  is 
evil  spoken  of,  but  on  your  part 
he  is  glorified. 

15  But  *^Jet  none  of  you  sutfer  as 
a  murderer,  or  as  a  thief,  or  as 
an  evil  doer,  ^  or  as  a  busybody  in 
other  men's  matters. 

IG  Yet  if  any  man  suffer  as  a 
Christian,  let  him  not  be  ashamed; 
'but  let  him  glorify  God  on  this 
behalf. 

17  For  the  time  is  come  ""that 
judgment  must  begin  at  the  house 
of  God :  and  '  if  it  first  hegin  at  us, 
""what  shall  the  end  T)e  of  them 
tliat  obey  not  the  gospel  of  God  ? 

18  "And  if  the  righteous  scarcely 
be  saved,  where  shall  the  ungodly 
and  the  sinner  appear  f 

19  Wherefore,  let  them  that  suf- 
fer according  to  the  will  of  God 
"commit  the  keeping  of  their  souls 
to 
faithful  Creator. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  lie  exhortcth  the  dders  to  feed  their  flocka,  5  the 
yontifjcr  to  obey,  8  and  all  to  be  sober,  walchfuL  and 
constant  in  the  faith :  0  to  resist  the  cruel  adversary 
the  devil. 

TUVj  elders  which  are  among 
you  I  exhort,  who  am  also  -^  an 
elder,  and  'a  witness  of  the  suffer- 
ings of  (Jhrist,  and  also  %i  par- 
taker of  the  glory  that  shall  be  re- 
vealed : 

282 


him  in  Avell  doing,  as  unto  a 


2  "Feed  the  flock  of  God  n  which 
is  among  you,  taking  the  oversight 
thereof,  "not  by  constraint,  but 
willingly ;  *^uot  for  filthy  lucre,  but 
of  a  ready  mind ; 

3  Neither  as  "» being  lords  over 
''  God^s  heritage,  but '  being  ensam- 
ples  to  the  flock. 

4  And  when  "^  the  chief  Shepherd 
shall  appear,  ye  shall  receive  '  a 
crown  of  glory  "that  fadeth  not 
away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit 
vourselves  unto  the  elder.  Yea, 
"all  of  you  be  subject  one  to  an- 
other, and  be  clothed  with  humili- 
ty: for  °God  resisteth  the  proud, 
and  p  givetli  grace  to  the  humble. 

6  "Humble  yourselves  therefore 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God, 
that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time : 

7  "^  Casting  all  your  care  upon 
him ;  for  he  careth  for  you. 

8  'Be  sober,  be  vigilant;  because 
*your  adversary  the  devil,  as  a 
roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seek- 
ing whom  he  may  devour : 

9  "Whom  resist  steadfast  in  the 
faith,  ''knowing  that  the  same  af- 
flictions are  accomplished  in  your 
brethren  that  are  in  the  world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace, '  who 
hath  called  us  unto  his  eternal  glo- 
ry by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that  ye 
have  suffered  ^a  while,  ""make  you 
perfect,  Establish,  strengthen,  set- 
tle you. 

11  ''To  him  he  glory  and  dominion 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

12  "By  Silvanus,  a  faithful  broth- 
er unto  you,  as  I  suppose,  I  have 
'^  written  briefly,  exhorting,  and  tes- 
tifying ^  that  this  is  the  true  grace 
of  God  w  herein  ye  stand. 

13  The  church  that  is  at  Babylon, 
elected  together  with  you,  saluteth 
you ;  and  so  doth  ^  Marcus  m^'  son. 

14  ''  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a 
kiss  of  charitv.  '  Peace  he  with 
you  all  that  are  iu  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 

H  John  21. 15, 

Hi,  ir. 

Acts  20.  28. 
Il  Or, 

as  7mich  as 
in  you  is. 

'  1  Cor.  9. 17. 
f  1  Tim.3.3,8. 
Tit.  1.  7. 

i;or, 

orerruliug. 
E  Ez.  ?A.  4. 
Mutt.  20. 25, 
2»!. 

1  Cor.  3.  9. 

2  Cor.  1.  24. 
h  Pa.  3;3. 12.  & 

74.  2. 

>  Phil.  3. 17. 
2  Thess..3.9. 

1  Tim.4. 12. 
Tit.  2.  7. 

k  Heb.  13. 20. 

1 1  Cor.  9.  25. 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 
James  1.12. 

"ch.  1.4. 
"Rom.  12.10. 

Eph.  5.  21. 

Phil.  2.  3. 
"James  4.  6. 
f  Is.  57. 15.  & 

0«i.  2. 
")  James  4.10. 


"■  Ps.  :37.  5.  & 
53.  22. 
Matt.  B.  2.5. 
Luke  12. 11, 

Phil.  4.  G. 

Ueb.  13.  5. 
» Luke  2U34, 

,30. 

1  Tliess.5.G. 

ch.  4.  7. 
'  Job  1.  7.  & 

2.2. 

Luke  22. 31. 

Kev.  12.  12. 
"  Eph.  6. 11, 

13. 

.Tames  4.  7. 
"  .\cts  14.  22. 

1  Thess.3.3. 

2  Tim.  3.12. 
ch.2.  21. 

>  1  Cor.  1.  9. 
lTim.(i.l2. 


'  2  Cor.  4. 17. 

ch.  1.  G. 
'  Heb.  13.  21. 

Jude  24. 
l<2Thess.  2. 

17.  &  3.  3. 
"■eh.  4.  11. 

Rev.  1.  G. 


<l  2  Cor.  1. 19. 


'  lleb.  13.  22. 

f  Acts  2fl.  24. 

1  Cor.  15.  1. 

2  IVt.  1. 12. 


S  AcU  12.  12, 

25. 
b  Horn.  Ki.lfi. 

1  Cor.  in. 20. 

2  Cor.  13.12. 
1  Thess.  5. 

ai. 

i  Eph.  6.  23. 


A.  D.  06. 


\',0r. Si/meon, 
Acb>  13.  14. 


^Rom.  1.  12. 
2  Cor.  4.  l.-i. 
Enh.  4.  5. 
Tit.  1.  1. 

t  Gr.  of'oitr 
(jott  anii 
Snviuio\ 
Tit.  2.  1.!. 

l>Dan.4. 1.  & 

I).  L'.'). 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 
Jude  2. 


'John  17.  3. 

J  1  Tliess.  2. 

12.  &  4.  7. 

2  Thees.  2. 

14. 

2  Tim.  1.  n. 

1  Pet.  2.  a.  & 

3. ;). 
II  Or,  hy. 

"■ICOT.-.I. 

r2Cor.  3.  18. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

Heb.  12.  10. 

1  .Tolin  .3.  2. 
Sch.  2.  18,20. 

b  ch.  3.  IS. 


i  1  Pet. 


k  Gal.  6.  10. 
1  Thess.  ;i. 
12.  i  5.  15. 
lJohai4.21. 


t  Gr.  idle. 

1  .Inhn  U,.  2. 

Tit.  3.  14. 


"■1  John  2. 9, 
11. 


"  Eph.  y  26. 
Heb.  a.  14. 
IJohn  1.  7. 

"1  John  3.19. 


THE   SECOND   EPISTLE   GENEEAL   OF 

PETER. 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Confirming  them  In  hope  of  the  increase  of  GocPs 
gnwe.'<,  5  /le  cxhorkth  them,  by  faith,  and  good 
works,  to  make  tlMir  calling  snre:  12  tvhereof  he  is 
careful  to  remember  them,  knowing  that  his  death 
is  at  hand:  1(5  and  warncth  them  to  be  con- 
stant in  the  faith  of  Christ,  ivho  is  the  true  Son  of 
God,  by  the  eyewitness  of  the  apostles  beholding  his 
majesty,  and  by  the  testimony  of  the  Fath^,  and  the 
prophets. 

"  O IMON^  Peter,  a  servant  and 
|>0  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ, 
to  them  tliat  have  obtained  ''like 
l^recious  faith  with  us  through  the 
righteousness  ^  of  God  and  our  Sav- 
iour Jesus  Christ : 

2  ^  Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied 
unto  you  through  the  knowledge 
of  God,  and  of  Jesus  our  Lord, 

3  According  as  his  divine  [)ower 
hath  given  unto  us  all  things  that 
pertain  unto  life  and  godliness, 
''through  the  knowledge  of  him 
"^that  hath  called  us  "to  glory  and 
virtue : 

4  ^Whereby  are  given  unto  us  ex- 
ceeding great  and  ju'ecious  prom- 


ises;   that  bv 


these  ye  might 


be 

•^  partakers  of  the  divine  nature, 
^  having  escaped  the  corruption 
that  is  in  the  world  through  lust. 

5  And  besides  this,  ''giving  all 
diligence,  add  to  your  faith  virtue ; 
and  to  virtue,  '  knowledge ; 

6  And  to  knowledge,  temperance; 
and  to  temperance,  patience;  and 
to  i^atience,  godliness; 

7  And  to  godliness,  brotherly 
kindness ;  and  "  to  brotherly  kind- 
ness, charity. 

8  For  if  these  things  be  in  you, 
and  abound,  they  make  you  that 
ye  shall  neither  he  ♦barren  ^nor 
unfruitful  in  the  knowledge  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these  things 
"is  blind,  and  cannot  see  afar  oti", 
and  hath  forgotten  that  he  was 
"purged  from  his  old  sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  brethren, 
give  diligence  "to  make  your  call- 


ing and  election  sure :  for  if  ye  do 
these  things,  ^  ye  shall  never  f;dl : 

11  For  so  an  entrance  shall  be 
ministered  unto  you  abundantly 
into  the  everlasting  kingdom  of 
our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Wherefore  ^I  will  not  be  neg- 
ligent to  imt  you  always  in  re- 
membrance of  these  things,  "^  though 
ye  know  them,  and  be  established 
in  the  present  truth. 

13  Yea,  I  think  it  meet,  ^as  long- 
as  I  am  in  this  tabernacle,  Ho  stir 
you  up  by  putting  you  in  remem- 
brance ; 

14  "Knowing  that  shortly  I  must 
put  off  this  my  tabernacle,  even  as 
"^  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  hath  shewed 
me. 

15  Moreover  I  will  endeavour 
that  ye  may  be  able  after  my 
decease  to  have  these  things  al- 
ways in  remembrance. 

IG  For  we  have  not  followed 
'cunningly  devised  fables,  when 
we  made  known  unto  you  the 
power  and  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  but  'were  eyewit- 
nesses of  his  majesty. 

17  For  he  received  from  God  the 
Father  honour  and  glory,  when 
there  came  such  a  voice  to  him 
from  the  excellent  glory,  ''This  is 
my  beloved  Son,  in  Avliom  I  am 
well  pleased. 

18  And  this  voice  which  came 
from  heaven  we  heard,  when  we 
were  with  him  in  Hhe  holy  mount. 

19  We  have  also  a  more  sure 
word  of  i)rophecy ;  whereunto  ye 
do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto 
•^a  light  that  shiueth  in  a  dark 
place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and 
•^  the  daystar  arise  in  your  hearts : 

20  Knowing  this  first,  that  '^no 
prophecy  of  the  Scripture  is  of  any 
private  interpretation. 

21  For  ''the  j^rophecy  came  not 

2S3 


A.  D.  CO. 
r  ch.  3.  V. 


iKom.  15.14, 

1.5. 

Phil.  X.  1. 

ch..!.  1. 

]John2.21. 

Jude  5. 
MPct.  .5. 12. 

ch.  3. 17. 


•2Cor.5.1,4. 
'ch.3. 1. 


•  See  Dent. 

4.  21,  22.  & 
.31.  14. 
2Tim.  4.  6. 

"John  21.18. 
19. 


n  Cor.  1.17. 
&  2.  1,  4. 

2  Cor.  2.  17. 
i4.  2. 


»Matt.l7.1,2. 
.Mark  'J.  2. 
John  1.14. 
l.Ji)!in  1.1. 
&4.  14. 


•  Slott.  3. 17. 
k  17.  5. 
Mark  1.  11. 
&  It.  7. 
Luke  3.  22. 

&  y.  35. 


b.ScoEx.S..?. 
Josh.  ."i.  15. 
JIatt.  17.  G. 


'Pf..  119.105. 
John  5.  35. 


*  See  2  Cor. 

4.  4,  G. 

Kcv.  2. 28. 

&  22.  IB. 
•Rom.  12.  C. 


f2Tim.3.16. 
1  Pet  1. 11. 


False  teachers,  and  their 


II.  PETER. 


iviclied  lyrinciples,  described. 


A.  D.  66. 

11  Or, 

at  any  time. 
'■iSatn.L'S.-i. 

I,ukcl.7U. 

Acts  1.  lU. 

&3.  U. 


»Deutl3.1. 


l>Matt.24.n. 
Acts-jn.;«). 

1  Cor.  11. ID. 
ITini.  4.  1. 
liTim..",.!-.'.. 
ljHhii4.  1. 
Judv  18. 

'Ju(le4. 
i  I  Cor.  0.  20. 
Gal.  A.  V.;. 

Eph.  i.r. 

lltb.  lu.  ■£!. 

1  Pit.  I.  IS. 

Rov.  j.  9. 
'  Phil.  .■?.  lU. 
I!  Or,  ia.tciv- 

iuus  tfiiyg^ 

as  some 

copiciiread. 

fRom.lB.lS. 

•_'  Cor.  1:;. 

17,  l-(. 

1  Tim.  G.  5. 

Tit.  1.11. 
f.'Cor.  2.  ir. 

ch.  l.lt;. 
k  Dcut.^2..^5. 

Jude  4, 15. 


iJob4. 18. 

Jude  U. 
kJohn8.  44. 

1  John  X  H. 
■  l.iikeX.  .11. 

Hev.  20. 2,3. 


"Gen.  7.1, 

7,23. 

Ileb.  11.7. 

1  Pet  3.  20. 
°  1  Pet.  3.  la. 
'011.3.6. 


I"  Gen.  m.  24. 
Dent.  29.2.!. 
Jude  7. 


"iNum.ai.lO. 


'  UCD.  19.  IR. 


'P«.  ll!t.  130. 
l.V*. 
£z.  0.  4. 


'P«.  .U17, 
111. 
1  Cor.  10.13. 


"in  old  time  by  the  will  of  man: 
sbut  lioly  men  of  God  spake  as 
they  were  moved  by  the  Iloly 
Ghost. 

CHArTEE  IT. 

1  He  forelellcth  them  of  false  teachers,  shewing  the 
impiety  and  puHishineiU  both  of  them  xind  their 
follower.^:  1  from  ivhich  the  godly  shall  he  delivSed, 
as  Lot  was  out  of  Sodom :  10  and  more  fully  de- 
scribeth  the  manners  of  those  profane  aitd  blasphe- 
mous seducers,  whereby  tliey  may  be  the  better 
known,  and  avoided. 

BUT  *  there  were  false  prophets 
also  among  the  people,  even 
as  ^  there  shall  be  false  teachers 
among  yon,  Avho  i^rivily  shall 
bring  in  damnable  heresies,  even 
"denying  the  Lord  ''that  bought 
them,  ''and  bring  upon  themselves 
swift  destruction. 

2  And  many  shall  follow  their 
"pernicious  ways;  by  reason  of 
whom  the  way  of  truth  shall  be 
evil  spoken  of. 

3  And  "^  through  covetousness  shall 
they  with  feigned  words  ^'make 
merchandise  of  you :  ''  whose  judg- 
ment now  of  a  long  time  lingereth 
not,  and  their  damnation  slumber- 
eth  not. 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  'the 
angels  ""that  sinned,  but  'cast  tliem 
down  to  hell,  and  delivered  tliem 
into, chains  of  darkness,  to  be  re- 
served nnto  judgment ; 

5  And  spared  not  the  old  world, 
but  saved  '"Noah  the  eighth  per- 
son, "a  preacher  of  righteousness, 
'bringing  in  the  flood  npon  the 
world  of  the  nngodly ; 

0  And  I' turning  the 
Sodom  and  Cioniorrah 
condemned  them  with 
throw,  "making  them  an  ensample 
unto  (ho.se  that  after  should  live 
ungodly; 

7  And  -^ delivered  just  Lot,  vexed 
witli  tlie  lilthy  conversation  of  the 
wicked : 

S  (l'\)r  that  righteous  man  dwell- 
ing among  them,  "^in  seeing  and 
hearing,  vexed  his  rigliteous  soul 
from  day  to  day  with  their  unlaw- 
ful deeds:) 

\)  'The  Lord  knoweth  how  to 
(h^liver  the  godly  out  of  teini)ta- 
tion,  and  to  reserve  the  unjust 
unto  i\\o,  day  of  judgment  to  be 
l)unished : 

2S4 


cities    of 

into  ashes 

an    over- 


against 


10  But  chiefly  "them  that  walk 
after  the  flesh  in  the  lust  of  nn- 
cleanness,  and  despise  "govern- 
ment. "^  Presumptuous  are  they, 
selfwilled,  they  are  not  afraid  to 
speak  evil  of  dignities. 

11  AYhereas  ^angels,  which  are 
greater  in  power  and  might,  bring 
not  railing  accusation 
them  before  the  Lord. 

12  But  these,  ^as  natural  brute 
beasts  made  to  be  taken  and  de- 
stroyed, speak  evil  of  the  things 
that  they  understand  not ;  and 
shall  .utterly  perish  in  their  own 
corruption ; 

13  "^And  shall  receive  the  reward 
of  unrighteousness,  as  they  that 
count  it  jdeasure  ''to  riot  in  the 
daytime.  '  Spots  they  are  and  blem- 
ishes, sporting  themselves  with 
their  own  deceivings  while  ^  they 
feast  with  you ; 

14  Having  eyes  full  of  ^  adultery, 
and  that  cannot  cease  from  sin ; 
beguiling  unstable  souls :  ''a  heart 
they  have  exercised  with  covetous 
practices ;  cursed  children : 

15  Which  have  forsaken  the  right 
way,  and  are  gone  astray,  follow- 
ing the  way  of '  Balaam  the  son  of 
Bosor,  who  loved  the  wages  of  un- 
righteousness ; 

16  But  was  rebuked  for  his  in- 
iquity :  the  dumb  ass  sj^eaking 
with  man's  voice  forbade  the  mad- 
ness of  the  prophet. 

17  s  These  are  wells  without  wa- 
ter, clouds  that  are  carried  with  a 
tempest;  to  whom  the  mist  of 
darkness  is  reserved  for  ever. 

18  For  when  'they  speak  great 
swelling  words  of  vanity,  they  al- 
lure through  the  lusts  of  the  flesh, 
through  much  wantonness,  those 
that  'were  "clean  escaped  from 
them  Avho  live  in  error. 

19  While  they  promise  them  "^ lib- 
erty, they  themselves  are  '  the 
servants  of  corruption :  for  of 
whom  a  man  is  overcome,  of  the 
same  is  he  brought  in  bondage. 

20  For  "if  after  tliey  "have  es- 
ca])ed  the  pollutions  of  the  world 
"through  the  knowledge  of  the 
Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
they  are  again  entangled  therein, 


A.  D.  6fi. 

"Jude  4, 7,8, 
10,  1«. 

II  Or,  ,   _ 
iiominiotu 

'■Jude  8. 


y  Jude  0. 


II  Some  read, 
against 
themselves, 

».Ter.  12.  3. 
Jude  10. 


•  Pliil.  3. 13. 


b  Sec  Rom. 
1.3. 13. 
"^  Jude  12. 


<llCor.ll.20, 
21. 


t  Gr.  nn 
adulteress. 


"Jude  11. 


i 


fNum.  22.  5, 

7,  21,  23,  28. 
Jude  11. 


5  Jude  12,13. 


bJudelG, 


i  Acts  2.  40. 

ch.  1.  4. 

ver.  20. 
II  Or,  ./or  a 

Utile,  or,  a 

w/iile,  a.s 

&t>nie  read. 
I  G:il.  5.  1.3. 

1  Pet.  2.  16. 
I  John  8.  ,34. 

Koiu.  6.  la 


'"Mntt.12.4.5. 

l.uki- 11.26. 

llcb.  (i.  4, 

«!C.  &  10.  26, 

27. 
"ch.  1.4. 

ver.  18. 
"Ch.  1.  2. 


Of  Christ's  second  coming. 


II.  PETEll. 


The  day  of  the  Lord  described. 


A.  D.  C6. 


p  r,ukc  i2.<r 

■IS. 

Jnhn  !i.  -11. 

&  1  j. ;;;;. 


1  Prov.  2fi.Il. 


"ch.  1. 13. 


bJude  17. 


n  Tim.  4.1. 
•2  Tim. .!.  1. 
Jude  IS. 

d  ch.  2.  10. 


"Is.,'!,  in. 

Jer.  17.  15. 
Ez.y2.22,2T. 
Matt.  ;i4.  4S. 
Lulse  Li.  io. 


r  Gen.  1.6,0. 
Ps.  S!.  t). 
Heb.  11.  3. 

IGr. 

consistinrj. 
E  Ps.  24.  2.  & 

l.iC.  G. 

Col.  1. 17. 
k  Gen.  7. 11, 

21,  22,  23. 

ch.  2.  5. 


i  ver.  10. 


V  Afntt.  2.'.41. 
2  Xhess.l.S. 


and  overcome,  the  latter  end  is 
worse  with  them  than  the  begin- 
ning. 

21  For  ''it  liad  been  better  for 
them  not  to  have  known  the  way 
of  righteousness,  than,  after  they 
have  linown  it,  to  turn  from  the 
holy  commandment  delivered  unto 
them. 

22  ]>ut  it  is  happened  unto  them 
according  to  the  true  proverb, 
•^The  dog  is  turned  to  his  own 
vomit  again ;  and.  The  sow  that 
was  washed  to  her  Mallowing  in 
the  mire. 

CHArTER  III. 

1  lie  n-fsiarth  them  of  thecertainiij  of  Chrisf\<icomhifj 
to  Jinlgriieiit,  af/ahint  those  scunicrs  who  dixpntc 
against  it:  8  v;ariiiii(/  the  (jodh/,  for  the  lon<j  pa- 
tience of  God,  to  hasten  their  repentance.  10  He 
describcth  also  the  7nanner  how  the  world  shall  be 
destroyed :  11  exhorting  them,  from  the  expectation 
thereof  to  all  holiness  of  life:  1.5  ««</  again,  io  think 
the  patience  of  God  to  tend  to  their  salvation,  as  Faitl 
wrote  to  them  in  his  epistles. 

THIS  second  epistle,  beloved,  I 
now  write  unto  you ;  in  both 
which  ^  I  stir  uj)  your  pure  minds 
by  way  of  remembrance : 

2  That  ye  may  be  mindful  of  the 
words  which  were  spoken  before 
by  the  holy  prophets,  ^  and  of  the 
commandment  of  us  the  aj^ostles 
of  the  Lord  and  Saviour : 

3  "  Knowing  this  fir.st,  that  there 
shall  come  in  the  last  days  scoff- 
ers, ^  walking  after  their  own 
lusts, 

4  And  saying,  '^AVhere  is  the 
I^romise  of  his  coming  I  for  since 
the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things 
continue  as  they  were  from  the  be- 
ginning of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  willingly  are  ig- 
norant of,  that  ^by  the  Avord  of 
God  the  heavens  were  of  old,  and 
the  earth  *»  standing  out  of  the 
water  and  in  the  water : 

G  ''  Whereby  the  world  that  then 
was,  being  overflowed  with  w^ater, 
perished : 

7  But '  the  heavens  and  the  earth, 
which  are  now,  by  the  same  word 
are  kept  in  store,  reserved  unto 
''fire  against  the  day  of  judgment 
and  perdition  of  ungodly  men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant 
of  this  one  thing,  that  one  day  is 
with  the  Lord*  as  a  thousand  years, 


a    thousand    years    as    one 


and 
day. 

9  '"The  Lord  is  not  slack  con- 
cerning his  promise,  as  some  men 
count  slackness;  but  "is  longsuf- 
fering  to  ns-ward,  "not  willing 
that  any  should  perish,  but  •'  that 
all  should  come  to  repentance. 

10  But  nhe  day  of  the  Lord  will 
come  as  a  thief  in  the  night ;  in  the 
which  'the  heavens  shall  pass  away 
with  a  great  noise,  and  the  ele- 
ments shall  melt  with  fervent  heat, 
the  earth  also  and  the  works  that 
are  therein  shall  be  burned  up. 

11  Seeing  then  that  all  these 
things  shall  be  dissolved,  what 
manner  of  jx^rsons  ought  ye  to  be 
'in  all  holy  conversation  and  godli- 
ness, 

12  ^Looking  for  and  "hasting  un- 
to the  coming  of  the  day  of  God, 
wdierein  the  heavens  being  on  fire 
shall  "be  dissolved,  and  the  ele- 
ments shall  ''melt  with  fervent 
heat  ? 

13  N^evertheless  we,  according  to 
his  promise,  look  for  -new  heavens 
and  a  new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth 
righteousness. 

14  Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing 
that  ye  look  for  such  things,  be 
diligent  'that  ye  may  be  fouud  of 
him  in  peace,  without  sjiot,  and 
blameless. 

15  And  account  that  ^the  long- 
suffering  of  our  Lord  is  s.ilvation  ; 
even  as  our  beloved  brother  Paul 
also  according  to  the  wisdom  given 
unto  him  hatli  written  unto  you; 

16  As  also  in  all  his  epistles, 
^speaking  in  them  of  these  things; 
in  which  are  some  things  hard  to 
be  under.stood,  which  they  that  are 
unlearned  and  unstable  wrest,  as 
they  do  also  the  other  Scrij^tures, 
unto  their  own  destruction. 

17  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  ^seeing 
ye  know  iJiese  thi)igs  before,  ''be- 
ware lest  ye  also,  being  led  away 
with  the  error  of  the  wicked,  fall 
from  your  own  steadfastness. 

18  'But  grow  in  grace,  and  in  the 
knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Sa\  iour 
Jesus  Christ.  ^To  him  he  glory 
both  now  and  for  ever.    Amen. 

285 


A.  D.  06. 

1  Pb.  00.  4. 

'"  Mab.  2.  r.. 
Hub.  10.  ;jr. 


°  I«.  .TO.  18. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 

VIT.  1.5. 
■'  Ez.  18.  2.3, 

.32.4:3.3.  11. 
''Knm.2.  4. 

1  Tim.  2.  4. 

1  Mntt.24.43. 

Luke  12..31P. 

1  Thcss.5.2. 

Itcv.  3.  3.  Sc 

K.  15. 
'  Ph.  102.  20. 

1«.  fil.6. 

.Mutt.  24.  .'!,>. 

M.irk  l.!..",I. 

1J..111.H.  12. 

Jlib.  1.  II. 

J{.v.  20.  11. 

i;21.  1. 


•1  Pet.  l.i;^ 


'1  Cor.  1.7. 

Tit.  2.  13. 
11  Or,  ?ta!tfi»g 

the  coming. 


'  Ps.  .Vl.  3. 

U.  -'A.  4. 
'Mic.  1.4. 

yet.  10. 


lIs.C.5.  17. 
.It  tiO.  22. 
Kcv.  21. 1, 
27. 


'1  Cor.  1.8. 

Jtl."..  M. 
I'liil.  1.  10. 
1  Tiles.  3. 
13.  &  5. 23. 


"Rom.  2.  4. 
1  IVt.  3.  M. 
vcr.  a. 


hRom.  R.  10. 
1  Cor.lJ.24. 
1  Thtss.  4. 
IS. 


'  Mark  13.23. 

ch.  1.  12. 
'lEph.4.  14. 

ell.  1.10,11. 

&2. 18. 


'Epli.4. 1 
1  Pet.  2. : 


'2  Tim.  4.1.9. 
Rev.  1.  C 


After 
A.  1).  iiO. 


"John].  1. 
ch.  1. 13. 


("John  1.14. 

2  Pot.  1.16. 

ch.  •».  U. 
'LukeiM.-W. 

Juhii^.'U.  lT. 

a  John  1.  4.* 

11.-J3.  &14. 

C. 
'  Rnm.  ir,.2n. 

1  Tim. ;).!«. 

ch.  3.  i. 

ifjnhn'.'1.24. 
AcU  2.  3i 
tch.5.  20. 
tJohnl.1,2. 


>  AcU  4.  ao. 


k  John  17.21. 
ICor.  i.y. 
ch.  2.  24. 


I  John  1.-..  n. 
2  Jihii  12. 

"ch. ;;.  u. 


■Johnl.O..V 
«.  12.  kll.  ,'). 
tc  12.  30,  :»>. 

'•2Cor.fi.  14. 
ch.  2.  4. 


'ICor.fl.n. 
Ki.h. ).  7. 
ir.h.'.'.  14. 
1  I'll.  1.  111. 
ch.2.  2. 
\{a:v.  I.  S. 

11  Kiiig«8. 

4<1. 

2Chr.n.  .TO. 

Job  II.  2.  k 

].'•.  14.  fc  2u. 

4. 

I'rov.  jn.  0. 

E<T.  ".  211. 

Jaincn  .3.  2. 
'ch.  2.4. 
"  P..  .32.  li. 

Prov.  2M.  13. 
'P..  M.  2. 

Tcr.  7. 


THE  FIEST  EPISTLE  GE:NEEAL  OF 

JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  ITe  dexcj'ibcth  the  person  of  Cfiriit,  in  whom  we  have 
eternal  ?{/<?,  by  a  communion  with  God;  5  to  which 
we  muxt  adjoin  holiness  of  life,  to  testify  the  truth  of 
that  our  communion  and  profession  of  faith,  as  also 
to  «.v.sKre  Its  of  the  forgiveness  of  our  sins  by  ChrisVs 
death. 

THAT  ^  which  was  from  the  be- 
ginning, which  we  have  heard, 
wliich  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes, 
''which  we  have  looked  upon,  and 
""our  hands  have  handled,  of  the 
A\'ord  of  life ; 

2  (For  ''the  life  ''was  manifested, 
and  we  have  seen  it,  'and  bear 
witness,  ^and  shew  unto  you  that 
eternal  life,  *"  which  was  with  the 
Father,  and  was  manifested  unto 
us ;) 

3  '  That  which  we  have  seen  and 
heard  declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye 
also  may  have  fellowship  with  us: 
and  truly  ''our  fellowship  is  with 
the  Father,  and  with  his  Sou  Jesus 
Christ. 

4  And  these  things  write  we  unto 
you,  '  that  your  joy  may  be  full. 

5  '"This  then  is  the  message  which 
we  have  heard  of  him,  and  declare 
unto  you,  that  "God  is  light,  and 
in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all. 

0  If  we  say  that  we  have  fellow- 
ship with  him,  and  walk  in  dark- 
ness, we  lie,  and  do  not  the 
truth : 

7  r.ut  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he 
is  in  the  light,  we  liave  fellowship 
one  with  another,  and  ''the  blood 
of  .I<;.sus  Christ  his  Son  cleanseth 
us  fiom  all  sin. 

8  ''If  we  .say  that  we  have  no  sin, 
wo  d(!ceivc  our.selves,  'and  the 
truth  is  not  in  us. 

9  'Jf  we  confess  our  sin.s,  ho  is 
faitliful  and  Just  to  forgive  us  our 
sins,  and  to  'clean.se  us  from  all 
unriglitcousness. 

10  If  we  .say  that  we  have  not  sin- 
n(Ml,  we  make  him  a  liar,  and  his 
word  is  not  in  us. 

2SG 


CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  comforteth  them  against  the  sins  of  infirmity. 
S  Rightly  to  knoio  God  is  to  keep  his  command- 
rneiits,  9  to  love  our  brethren,  1.5  and  not  to  love  the 
icorld.  18  We  must  beware  of  seducers:  20  from 
whose  deceits  the  godly  are  safe,  preserved  by  jperse- 
verance  in  faith,  and  holiness  of  life. 

MY  little  children,  these  things 
write  I  unto  you,  that  ye 
siri  not.  And  if  any  man  sin,  "^  we 
have  an  advocate  with  the  Father, 
Jesus  Christ  the  righteous : 

2  And  ''he  is  the  in-opitiation  for 
our  sins:  and  not  for  ours  only, 
but  ''also  for  the  sins  of  the  whole 
world. 

3  And  hereby  we  do  know  that 
we  know  him,  if  we  keep  his  com- 
mandments. 

4  ''He  that  saith,  I  know  him, 
and  keepeth  not  his  command- 
ments, 'is  a  liar,  and  the  truth  is 
not  iu  him. 

5  But  '^  whoso  keepeth  his  word, 
^in  him  verily  is  the  love  of  God 
perfected:  ''hereby  know  we  that 
we  are  in  him. 

G  'He  that  saith  he  abideth  in 
him  ''ought  himself  also  so  to 
walk,  even  as  he  walked. 

7  Brethren,  '  I  write  no  new  com- 
mandment unto  you,  but  an  old 
commandment  "'which  ye  had  from 
the  beginning.  The  old  command- 
ment is  the  word  which  ye  have 
heard  from  the  beginning. 

8  Again,  "a  new  commandment 
I  write  unto  you,  which  thing  is 
true  in  him  and  iu  you:  "because 
the  darkness  is  past,  and  p  the  true 
light  now  sliinetli. 

9  ''He  that  saith  he  is  in  the 
light,  and  liateth  his  brother,  is  in 
darkness  even  until  now. 

10  'He  that  loveth  his   brother 
abideth  in  tlie  light,  and  "there  is 
none   ♦  occasion   of 
him. 

11  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother 
is   in   darknes.s,   and    'walketh    in 


stumbling 


m 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


»Rom.8..S4. 
1  Tim.  2. 5. 
Hcb.  7.  25. 
&  y.  24. 


b  Rom.. 3.  2.5. 

2  Cor.  5.  18. 

ch.  1.7.  & 

4. 10. 
'John  1.29. 

&  4.  42.  fc 

11.51,52. 

ch.  4. 14. 


d  ch.  1.  6.  & 
4.  20. 


"ch.  1.  8. 


fJohnl4.  21, 
23. 
Sch.  4. 12. 

b  ch.  4. 1.3. 


■  John  15.  4, 

5. 
lMatt.ll.2n. 

John  13.  15. 

1  Pit.  2.  21. 


12  John  5. 


"ch.  3. 11. 
2  Jolm  5. 


"John  13.34. 
&  15.  12. 


"Rom.  13.12. 
Kph.  5.  S. 

1  Tlictis.  5. 
5,  !S. 

I'Jolin  1.3. 
&  S.  12.  &  12. 

1 1  Cor.  13.  2. 

2  Pet.  I.  i). 
ch.3.i4,15. 


'ch..3.  14. 


'2  Pet.  1.10. 

tGr. 
scandaU 


'John  12.  35. 


Warning  against  seducers. 


I.  JOHN. 


Go(Vs  singular  love  to  tis. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


"  Lukc24.4". 
Acts  4.  I'.'. 
&  111.  4:i.  & 

ch.  1.  7. 


^ch.  1. 1. 


y  Eph.  G.  10. 


'  Kora.  12. 2. 


'  Matt.  0.  24. 
Gal.  I.  lU. 
Jameis  4.  4. 

I 
bEcc.  5. 11. 


"^  1  Cor.  7. 31. 
Jaim-3  1. 1(1. 
&  4.  14. 
1  Pet.  1. 24. 


d  John  21.  5. 
•  Heb.  1.  2. 


f2Thes8.2.3, 
i-c. 

2  Pet.  2. 1. 
ch.  4.  3. 

E  JIatt.  24.  5, 

24. 

2  John  7. 
hi  Tim.  4.1. 

2  Tim.  :i.  1. 
iDeut.l3.I3. 

Ps.  41.  !t. 

Acts  20.  30. 
k  Matt.  24.24. 

John  ij.  37. 

&  lU.  28.  L'.!. 

2  Tim.  2. 10. 

HCor.ll.lO. 


■"2  Cor.  1.21. 

Heb.  1.  U. 

vur.  27. 
"Mark  1.24. 

Acts."..  14. 
"John  10.4, 

5.  .t  14.  2G. 

&  II).  l:{. 

ver.  27. 


Pch.  4.  3. 
2  John  7. 


darkness,  and  knowetli  not  whith- 
er he  goeth,  because  tliat  darkness 
hath  blinded  liis  eyes. 

12  I  write  inito  yon,  little  chil- 
dren, because  "your  sins  are  for- 
given you  for  his  name's  sake. 

13  I  write  unto  you,  fathers,  be- 
cause ye  have  known  him  ""  that  is 
from  the  beginning.  I  write  unto 
you,  young  men,  because  ye  have 
overcome  the  wicked  one.  I  write 
unto  you,  little  children,  because 
ye  have  known  the  Father. 

14:  I  have  written  unto  you,  fa- 
tliers,  because  ye  have  known  him 
that  is  from  tlie  beginning.  I 
have  written  unto  you,  young  men, 
because  ^ye  are  strong,  and  the 
word  of  God  abideth  in  you,  and 
ye  have  overcome  the  wicked  one. 

15  ^Love  not  the  world,  neither 
the  things  that  are  in  the  world. 
'If  any  man  love  the  world,  the 
love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him. 

IG  For  all  that  is  in  the  world, 
the  lust  of  the  flesh,  ^and  tlie  lust 
of  the  eyes,  and  the  in-ide  of  life, 
is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of  the 
world. 

17  And  Hhe  world  passeth  away, 
and  the  lust  thereof:  but  he  that 
doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth  for 
ever. 

18  "Little  children,  '^it  is  the  last 
time :  and  as  ye  have  heard  that 
'^ antichrist  shall  come,  ^even  now 
are  there  many  antichrists;  where- 
by we  know  ''that  it  is  the  last 
time. 

19  '  They  went  out  from  us,  but 
they  were  not  of  us;  for  ^if  they 
had  been  of  us,  they  would  no 
douht  have  continued  with  us  :  but 
thcg  went  out,  '  that  they  might  be 
made  manifest  that  they  were  not 
all  of  us. 

20  But  ™ye  have  an  unction 
"from  the  Holy  One,  and  "ye 
know  all  things. 

21  I  have  not  written  unto  you 
because  ye  know  not  the  truth, 
but  because  ye  know  it,  and  that 
no  lie  is  of  the  truth. 

22  pWho  is  a  liar  but  he  that 
denieth  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ! 
He  is  antichrist,  that  denieth  the 
Father  and  the  Sou. 


23  "Whosoever  denieth  the  Son, 
the  same  hath  not  the  Father: 
[hut]  'he  that  achwwledgeth.  the  Son 
hath  the  Father  also. 

24  Let  that. therefore  abide  in 
you,  "which  ye  have  heard  from 
the  beginning.  If  that  which  ye 
have  heard  from  the  beginning 
shall  remain  in  you,  'ye  also  shall 
continue  in  the  Son,  and  in  the 
Father. 

25  "And  this  is  the  i)romise  that 
he  hath  i)romised  us,  even  eternal 
life. 

20  These  things  have  I  written 
unto  you  ''concerning  them  that 
seduce  you. 

27  But  'the  anointing  which  ye 
have  received  of  him  abid(?th  in 
you,  and  ''ye  need  not  that  any 
man  teach  you:  but  as  the  same 
anointing  ^teacheth  you  of  all 
things,  and  is  truth,  and  is  no  lie, 
and  even  as  it  hath  taught  you,  ye 
shall  abide  in  "him. 

28  And  now,  little  children,  abide 
in  him ;  that,  ^  when  he  shall 
appear,  we  maj^  have  confidence, 
'^aud  not  be  ashamed  before  him  at 
his  coming. 

29  ''If  ye  know  that  he  is  right- 
eous, I'je  know  that  ''every  one 
that  doeth  righteousness  is  born  of 
him. 

CHAPTEE  in. 

1  He  dcclareth  the  singular  love  of  God  towards  us,  in 
making  us  his  sons  ;  3  who  therefore  ought  obcdient- 
hj  to  keep  his  cominandinejits,  H  as  also  brotherly  to 
love  one  another. 

BEHOLD,  what  manner  of  love 
the  Father  hath  bestowed  up- 
on us,  that  '  we  should  be  called  the 
sons  of  God:  therefore  the  world 
knoweth  us  not,  ''because  it  knew 
him  not. 

2  Beloved,  '^now  are  we  the  sons 
of  God,  and  ''it  doth  not  yet  appear 
what  we  shall  be:  but  we  know 
that,  when  he  shall  appear,  ''we 
shall  be  like  him ;  for  "^  we  shall  see 
him  as  he  is. 

3  ^And  every  raan  that  hath  this 
hope  in  him  puritieth  himself,  even 
as  he  is  pure. 

4  AVhosoever  committeth  sin 
transgresseth  also  the  law :  for ''  sin 
is  the  transgression  of  the  law. 

5  And    ye  know   'that    he  w^as 

287 


After 
A.  U.  1)0. 

IJohn  IS.  23. 

2  John  '.I. 
'John  14.7, 

9,  10. 

ch.  4.  la. 


'  2  John  8. 


•John  14.23. 
ch.  1.  3. 


".lohn  17.3. 
ch.  1.2.  & 
i.  11. 


"ch..^.  7. 
2  J4)hn  7. 


5  ver.  20. 


»Jcr.31.  33, 
S4 

n'tb.s.  10, 
11. 

Mohn  14.2C. 
&  10.  13. 
ver.  20. 


]  Or,  it. 


bch.3.2. 


"^ch.  4.  17. 


d  Acts  22.  14. 

II  Or,  know 
Ve. 
'  ch.  3.  7, 10. 


■John  1.12. 


kJohnia.lS, 
10.  Sc  lU.  3.  Ic 
17.25. 

'  Is.  K.  5. 

Rom.  8.  15. 

Gal.  3.26.  & 

4.  U. 

ch.  5.  1. 
J  Kom.8. 18. 

2  Cor.  4.  17. 
••  Rom.  8.  29. 

1  Cor.  15.49. 
Phil.  3.  21. 
Col.  3.  4. 

2  Pit.  1.4. 
'Job  10.  26. 

Pfl.  l(i.  11. 
Matt.  5.  8. 

1  Cor.  13.12. 

2  Cor.  5.  7. 
ech.  4.17. 


IRom.  4.  15. 
ch.5.  17. 


I   ich.1.2. 


Dntij  of  loving  one  another. 


I.  JOHX. 


How  to  try  the  s])irits. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 

krs..«.s,6.ii. 

1  Tim.  1.15. 

1Kb.  1.  S.  Si 

'J.  -Jit. 

1  I'et.  2.  24. 
12  Cor.  5.  21. 

Ueb.  4.  10. 

&  !l.  28. 

1  Pet.  2.  22. 
■"  ch.  2.  4.  & 

4.«. 

.3John  11. 
"■  ch.  2.  2f.. 
°  Ez.  18.  .V9. 

Ifom.  2. 13. 

ch.  2.  29. 
P  .Matt.  IS.-'W. 

John  8.  44. 


iGcn.."?.  1,-). 
Luke  lil.ls. 
JohnU;.  11. 
Ueb.  2.  14. 

'  ch.  5. 18. 
•1  Pet.  1.23. 


•ch.  2.  29. 
"ch.  4.  8. 


»ch.  1.5.  & 

2.7. 

II  Or,  com- 
mandment. 
>  John  13. 34. 

&IA.  12. 

vcr.  23. 

ch.4.  7,  21. 

2Jolin  .1. 
•Gen.4.  4,S. 

licb.  11.  4. 

Jude  a. 


•Johnl.'i.l«, 
111.  *  ir.  14. 
2  Tim.. '..12. 

l-ch.  2.10. 


=  ch.  2.9,  11. 


i  Matt  S.  21, 
22. 
ch.  4.  20. 

•(;«i.  .-i.  21. 

Ilcv.  21.  8. 


f  John  3.10.* 
lA.  ID. 
Rom.  ».  8. 
Klih.iS.2,2j. 
ch.  4.  U,  11. 


»  Dent  I.'..  7. 
Luke  3. 11. 


bch.  4.  20. 


I  Er..  Sn.  .11. 
Kom.  12.  U. 
Kph.  4.  1.-.. 
Jiimcii2.  1.'), 
Ki. 
1  Prt  1.  22. 

IJohn  l«-';7. 

ch.  1.  8. 
♦  Or. 

persuade. 


manifested  ^to  take  away  our  sins; 
and  '  in  bim  is  no  sin. 

6  Whosoever  abideth  in  hitti  sin- 
netb  not:  "wbosoever  sinnetb  liatb 
not  seen  bini,  neitbei*  known  bim. 

7  Little  children,  "let  no  man  de- 
ceive you :  °be  that  doeth  right- 
eousness is  righteous,  even  as  he  is 
righteous. 

8  PHe  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the 
devil ;  for  the  devil  sinnetb  from 
the  beginning.  For  this  purpose 
the  8on  of  God  was  manifested, 
''  that  be  might  destroy  the  works 
of  the  devil. 

9  '■Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth 
not  commit  sin;  for  =bis  seed  re- 
maineth  in  him:  and  he  cannot  sin, 
because  he  is  born  of  God. 

10  In  this  the  children  of  God  are 
manifest,  and  the  children  of  the 
devil :  '  whosoever  doeth  not  right- 
eousness is  not  of  God,  "neither  be 
that  loveth  not  his  brother. 

11  For  ''this  is  the  "message  that 
!  ye  heard  from  the  beginning,  5' that 

we  should  love  one  another. 

!    12  Xot  as  ^Cain,  who  was  of  that 

i  wicked  one,  and  slew  his  brother. 

j  And  wherefore  slew  he  him  ?  Be- 
cause his  own  works  were  evil,  and 

j  his  brother's  righteous. 

!    13  3Iarvel  not,  my  brethren,  if 

;  ^  the  world  hate  you. 

I  14  ^  We  know  that  we  have  passed 
from  death  unto  life,  because  we 
love  the  brethren.     '  lie  that  loveth 

I  not  his  brother  abideth  in  death. 
15  ''  Whosoever  hateth  his  brother 

I  is  a  murderer :  and  ye  know  that 
"'no    murderer    hath    eternal    life 

I  abiding  in  him. 

'    IG  '  i hereby  perceive  we  the  love 

'  of  God,  because  ho  laid  down  his 

,  life  for  us :  and  we  ought  to  lay 
down  our  lives  for  the  brethren. 

17  Hilt  ^' whoso  hath  this  world's 
good,  and  set;th  his  brother  have 

I  necMl,  and  shutteth  up  his  bowels 
of  compassion  IVom  him, ''  howHlwell- 
eth  the  lov<'  ofClod  in  him  I 

'     l.S  .My  little  cliildren,  'let  us  not 

]  love  in  word,  neither  in 

{  but  in  deed  and  in  truth. 

1    11)  And  liereby  we  know  ''that  wo 

j  arc  of  tlu'  trntli,  and  sliall  fissure 

,  our  hearts  before  liim. 

I  288 


tongue ; 


20  '  For  if  our  heart  condemn  us, 
God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and 
knoweth  all  things. 

21 "'  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn 
us  not,  ''then  have  we  confidence 
toward  God. 

22  And  "whatsoever  we  ask,  we  re- 
ceive of  him,  because  we  keej)  his 
commandments,  ^and  do  those 
things  that  are  i)leasing  in  bis 
sight. 

23  "lAnd  this  is  his  command- 
ment. That  we  should  believe  on 
the  name  of  bis  Son  Jesus  Christ, 
'  and  love  one  another,  '  as  he  gave 
us  commandment. 

24  And  'he  that  keepeth  his  com- 
mandments "dwelleth  in  him,  and 
he  in  bim.  And  ''hereby  we  know 
that  he  abideth  in  us,  by  the  Spirit 
which  he  hath  given  us. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  warneth  them  not  to  believe  all  teachers,  wlio 
boast  of  the  Spirit,  but  to  tnj  them  by  the  rides  of 
the  catholic  faith:  7  and  by  many  reasons  exhorteih 
to  brotherly  love. 

BELOVED,  -^  believe  not  every 
spirit,  but  ^try  the  spirits 
whether  they  are  of  God :  because 
"  many  false  prophets  are  gone  out 
into  the  world. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of 
God :  '^  Every  spirit  that  confesseth 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the 
flesh  is  of  God : 

3  And  '^  every  spirit  that  confess- 
eth not  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come 
in  the  flesh  is  not  of  God :  and  this 
is  that  spirit  of  antichrist,  whereof 
ye  have  heard  that  it  should  come; 
and  ^  even  now  already  is  it  in  the 
world. 

4  » Ye  are  of  God,  little  children, 
and  have  overcome  them :  because 
greater  is  he  that  is  in  you,  than 
''  he  that  is  in  the  world. 

5  '  They  are  of  the  world :  there- 
fore speak  they  of  Xha  world,  and 
''the  world  hcareth  tliem. 

0  We  are  of  God  :  'he  that  know- 
eth God  heareth  us ;  he  that  is  not 
of  God  heareth  not  us.  Hereby 
know  we  "the  spirit  of  truth,  and 
the  spirit  of  error. 

7  "  lieloved,  let  us  love  one  an- 
otlier:  for  love  is  of  God ;  and  ev- 
ery on(^  tliat  loveth  is  born  of  God, 
and  knoweth  (iod. 


After 
A.  1).  90. 

1 1  Cor.  4.  4. 


■"Job  22.  26. 

"  Ilcb.  in.22. 

cli.  2.  28.  & 

4.17. 

°Ps..T4.  ].i.& 
14.l.  18,l'.l. 

Piov.  1.V29. 

Jer.  2!!.  12. 

Matt.  7.  8. 

&  21 .  22. 

Mark  11.24. 

Jnlin  14.  1.1. 

&  l.'i.  7.  &  10. 

2.';,  24. 

James  a.  IG. 

eh.  5.  14. 
P  .Tohn  8.  29. 

&'J.  31. 
'I  John  6.29. 

&  17.  3. 
"■Matt.  22.  "!t. 

John  l.S.  34. 

&!■..  12. 

Eph.  5.  2. 

1  Thess.4.9. 

1  Pet.  4.  8. 

ver.  11. 

ch.4.  21. 
'ch.  2.  8,  10. 
'John  14.  23. 

&  15.  111. 

ch.  4.  12. 
"  John  17.  £1, 

&c. 
'Rom.  8.  a. 

ch.  4.  13. 


»  Jer.  29-8. 

Matt.  24.  4. 
Ill  Cor.l4.2y. 

1  Thess.  5. 

21. 

Rev.  2.  2. 
■■  Jlatt.  24.  is 

24. 

.Acts  20.  r.o. 

1  Tim.  4.1. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
ch.  2.  18. 

2  John  7. 
'1 1  Cor.  12.3. 
ch.  5.  1. 


"•ch.2.  22. 
2  John  7. 


f2Thes.«.2.7. 
ch.2. 18,22. 


1-  ch.  5.  4. 


l'.Tohnl2.ni. 

5  14.  ;'0.  Jt 
16   11. 

1  Cor.  2.  12. 

E|)h.  2.  2.  & 

«.  12. 

•John  3.  .31. 
k  John  l.Vli). 

6  17.  14. 
MohnM.  47. 

&  KI.  27. 

1  Cor.  14..'!7. 

2  Cor.  lU.  7. 

"  Is.  S.  20. 
John  II.  17. 


"eh.  3.10,11, 


Exhortation  to  Irotherly  love. 


I.  JOHN. 


TJie  u'itnesses  of  our  faith. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 

"011.2.  4.  & 

.!.  fi. 

'■  \  ur.  10. 
':  lohn  3.  ]G. 

K.un.5.8.& 

cli.  3.  IS. 
'  ch.  5. 11. 


'.Ti.hnl.^.lR. 
Koin.o..S,10. 
i'it.  3.  4. 


"  Matt.  18..^'!. 
Jolm  li.  1.', 

ch.  3.  IG. 

».Iohn  1.  18. 
1  Tim.  G.  lU. 

VLT.  -JD. 

ych.  2.  5. 
vi-r.  IS. 


^.lolin  1-1.20. 

LM.  u.  1^1. 


'.Tohnl.H. 
cii.  1.  1,2. 
l*  John  3.  17. 


'Tlom.  1(1.9. 
cl>.  J.  1,5. 


<l  ver.  8. 
'ch.  .3.  24. 
vcr.  12. 


t  (;  r.  7o!'e 

v.ith  !iS. 

MaineR2.]3. 

cii.  2.  2H.  St. 

3.  19,  21. 
e  ch.  3.  3. 


t  ver.  12. 


ich.  2.4.&3. 

17. 


k  ver.  12. 

I  :Matt.  22. 37, 
3!!. 

Ji.hnl3.  34. 
&  15.  12. 
ch.  3.  23. 


•.Tohnl.12. 

kch.  2.22,23. 

&  4.  2,  15. 

'John  1.13. 

•)  John  15. 23. 


8  He  that  lovetli  not,  "kuoweth 
not  God;  for  •'(lod  is- love. 

9  '^In  this  Ava.K  manifested  the  love 
of  God  toward  us,  because  that 
God  sent  his  only  begotten  Son 
into  the  world,  'that  we  might  live 
through  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  '*not  that  we 
loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us, 
and  sent  his  Sou  '  to  he  the  propiti- 
ation for  our  sins. 

11  Iieloved,  "if  God  so  loved  ns, 
we  ought  also  to  love  one  another. 

12  ''No  man  hath  seen  God  at 
any  time.  If  we  love  one  another, 
God  dwelleth  in  us,  and  'his  love 
is  i)erfeeted  in  us. 

13  "■  Hereby  know  we  that  we 
dwell  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because 
he  hath  given  us  of  his  Spirit. 

14  And  ''w^e  have  seen  and  do 
testify  that  ^'the  Father  sent  the 
Son  to  1)G  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

15  'Whosoever  shall  confess  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  dwell- 
eth in  him,  and  he  in  God. 

IG  And  Me  have  knoAvn  and  be- 
lieved the  love  that  God  hath  to  us. 
''  God  is  love;  and  Mie  that  dwell- 
eth in  love  dwelleth  in  God,  and 
God  in  him. 

17  Herein  is  ^  our  love  made  per- 
fect, that  ^  w^e  ma}^  have  boldness 
in  the  day  of  judgment :  ^  because 
as  he  is,  so  are  we  in  this  world. 

18  There  is  no  fear  in  love ;  but 
l)erfect  love  casteth  out  fear:  be- 
cause fear  hath  torment.  He  that 
feareth  ''  is  not  made  perfect  in  love. 

19  We  love  him,  because  he  first 
loved  us. 

20  '  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and 
hatetli  his  brother,  lie  is  a  liar :  for 
he  that  loveth  not  his  brother  whom 
he  hath  seen,  how  can  he  love  God 
"  whom  he  hath  not  seen  ? 

21  And  'this  commandment  have 
we  from  him.  That  he  Avho  loveth 
God  love  his  brother  also. 

CHAPTEE  V. 

1  He  that  loveth  God  loveth  hLs  children,  and  keepeth 
his  cominandmentK :  3  which  to  the  faithfnl  are 
light,  and  not  grievous.  9  Jemis  is  the  Son  of  God, 
able  to  save  us,  14  arid  to  hear  our  prayers,  which 
we  make  for  ourselves,  and  for  others. 

WHOSOEVER  ^'believeth  that 
''Jesus  is  the  Christ  is  '  born 
of  God :  ^  and  every  one  that  lov- 

83 


ethhini  that  begat  loveth  him  also 
that  is  begotten  of  him. 

2  By  this  we  know  that  we  love 
the  cliildren  of  (Jod,  when  Me  love 
God,  and  keep  his  connnandinents. 

3  'For  this  is  the  love  of  God, 
that  we  keep  his  commandments: 
and  Hiis  connuandmeuts  are  not 
grievous. 

4  For  ^'  whatsoever  is  born  of  God 
overcometh  the  world:  and  this  is 
tlie  victoiy  tliat  overcometh  the 
world,  even  our  faith. 

5  Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the 
world,  but ''  he  that  believeth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God  I 

()  This  is  he  that  came  '  by  water 
and  blood,  even  Jesus  Christ;  not 
by  Mater  only,  but  by  M'ater  and 
blood.  ''And  it  is  the  Spirit  that 
beareth  witness,  because  the  Spirit 
is  truth. 

7  For  there  are  three  that  bear 
record  in  heaven,  the  Father,  '  the 
Word,  and  the  Holy  Ghost :  '"  and 
these  three  are  one. 

8  And  there  are  three  that  bear 
witness  in  earth,  the  si)irit,  and 
the  water,  and  the  blood:  and 
these  three  agree  in  one. 

9  If  we  receive  "the  witness  of 
men,  the  Mitness  of  God  is  great- 
er: "for  this  is  the  Mitness  of  God 
which  he  hath  testified  of  his 
Son. 

10  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
of  God  phath  the  M'itness  in  him- 
self: he  that  believeth  not  God 
'hath  made  him  a  liar;  because 
he  believeth  not  the  record  that 
God  gave  of  his  Son. 

11  'And  this  is  the  record,  that 
God  hath  given  to  us  eternal  life, 
and  ^  this  life  is  in  his  Son. 

12  'He  that  hath  the  Son  hath 
life;  and  he  that  hath  not  the  Son 
of  God  hath  not  life. 

13  "The.se  things  have  I  written 
unto  you  that  believe  on  the  name 
of  the  Son  of  God;  ^  that  ye  may 
know  that  ye  have  eternal  life,  and 
that  ye  may  believe  on  the  name 
of  the  Son  of  God. 

14  And  this  is  the  confidence  tliat 
we  have  "in  him,  that,  ^if  we  ask 
any  thing  according  to  his  will,  he 
heareth  us : 

289 


After 
A.  J).  KO. 


•John  14. 1.?, 

21,2.).  4  15. 

10. 

2  Johns. 
fMif.  B.  8. 

Matt.  11.30. 


i!JohnlB..<n. 
cli.3.9.  &4. 
4. 


h  1  Cor.  15.57. 
ch.  4. 15. 


i  John  19. 34. 


kJohn  14.17. 
.t  \:<.  20.  & 

IG.  13. 

1  Tim.  3. 16. 


I  John  1.1. 
Kev.  U).  13. 
"'John  10.30. 


"  John  8.  17, 
18. 


°  Mntt.  3.  Ifi, 
17.  &  17.  5. 


PRom.  8.  16. 
Uul.  4.  G. 


iJohn  3.33. 
&5.  38. 


'ch.  2.  25. 


■John  I.  4. 

ch.  4.  9. 
'John  3.36. 

&  5.  24. 


'John  20. 31. 


'ch.  1.1,2. 


B  Or,  cor^- 
ccrning 
him. 

'  ch.  3.  22. 


Tlie  Christianas 


11.  JOHN. 


confidence  in  prayer. 


After 
A.  U.  90. 


15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hear 
ns,  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  know 
that  we  liave  the  petitions  that  we 
desired  of  him. 

IG  If  any  man  see  his  brother  sin 
a  sin  which  is  not  unto  death,  lie 
'Job 42. 8     shall  ask,  and  'he  shall  crive  him 

James  5. 14,   '      ,   ,  ,,  ',  ^  .  . 

life  for  them  that  sui  not  unto 
deatli.  "^ There  is  a  sin  unto  death: 
""I  do  not  say  that  he  shall  pray 
for  it. 

1 7  ^All  unrighteousness  is  sin : 
and  tliere  is  a  sin  not  unto  death. 

18  We  know  that  ''  whosoever  is 
born  of  God  sinneth  not;  but  he 


15. 

•Matt.  ILMl, 

M.trk  .1.  2n. 

Luke  IL'.  10. 

Hfh.  6.  4,  i;. 

&  10.  M. 
hjcr.  r.  hi.k 

14.  II. 

John  1".  9. 
'ch. .!.  4. 

d  I  Tot.  1.  23. 
cb.  o.  9k 


that  is  begotten  of  God  ^keepeth 
himself,  and  that  wicked  one  touch- 
eth  him  not. 

19  And  we  know  that  we  are  of 
God,  and  ^  the  whole  world  lieth  in 
wickedness. 

20  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of 
God  is  come,  and  ^hath  given  us 
an  understanding,  ^  that  we  may 
know  him  that  is  true ;  and  we 
are  in  him  that  is  true,  ei'en  in  his 
Son  Jesus  Christ.  '  This  is  the 
true  God,  ^  and  eternal  life. 

21  Little  children,  'keep  your- 
selves from  idols.    Amen, 


After 
A.  1).  90. 


•1  John  .{.IS. 
ver.  X 
3  John  1. 


k  John  8.  K. 
Oal.  •.'.  .'i,14. 
&.l.  I.&.-..7. 
CV.l.  1.5. 
2  ThCiH.  2. 
13. 

1  Tim.  2.  4. 
Ilcb.  10.  Li;. 

'1  Tim.l.'.'. 


*Ter.  1. 


•3  John.!. 


»1  John  2.  r, 
8.*.'!.  11. 

i  John  11. 34. 

*  !.■>.  12. 
Knh. .-..  2. 
J  Ivt.  4.  H. 

1  Jol.n  .T  ■/». 

kjolm  14.  f., 

21.  A  l.V  III. 

1  Jolin  2.  .->. 

*  .S.  .1. 

llJohn2.24. 


THE    SECOND   EPISTLE    OP 

JOHN. 


1  He  exhorteih  a  certain  honourable  matron,  with  her 
children,  to  jiersevere  in  Vhridinu  love  and  belief,  8 
leal  they  lose  the  reward  of  their  former  profexnioii  : 
10  and  to  have  nothiii;/  to  do  with  those  seducers  that 
bring  not  the  trite  doctrine  of  Christ  Jesus. 

THE  elder  unto  the  elect  lady 
and  her  children,  ^  whom  I 
love  in  the  truth ;  and  not  I  only, 
but  also  all  they  that  have  known 
^  the  truth ; 

2  For  the  truth's  sake,  which 
dwelleth  in  us,  and  shall  be  with 
us  for  ever. 

3  '^  Grace  ^be  with  you,  mercy, 
and  peace,  from  God  the  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
the  Son  of  the  Father,  ''in  truth 
and  love. 

4  I  rejoiced  greatly  that  I  found 
of  thy  children  '^  walking  in  truth, 
as  we  have  received  n  command- 
ment from  the  Father. 

5  And  now  I  beseech  thee,  lady, 
^not  as  though  T  wrote  a  new  com- 
maiidnient  unto  thee,  but  that 
which  we  had  from  the  l)egiiniing, 
^  that  we  love  one  another. 

0  And  ''  this  is  love,  that  we  walk 
after  his  commandments.     This  is 
the   commandment,    That,  'as  ye 
2'JO 


have  heard  from  the  beginning. 


ye 


should  walk  in  it. 

7  For  ''many  deceivers  are  enter- 
ed into  the  world,  'who  confess  not 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the 
flesh.  "'  This  is  a  deceiver  and  an 
antichrist. 

8  "Look  to  yourselves,  "that  we 
lose  not  those  things  which  we 
have  'I  wrought,  but  that  we  receive 
a  full  reward. 

9  p  Whosoever  transgresseth,  and 
abideth  not  in  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  hath  not  God.  He  that 
abideth  in  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  he 
hath  both  the  Father  and  the  Son. 

10  If  there  come  any  unto  you, 
and  bring  not  this  doctrine,  receive 
him  not  into  your  house,  •*  neither 
bid  him  God  speed : 

11  For  he  that  biddeth  him  God 
speed  is  jiartaker  of  his  evil  deeds. 


12  '  Having  many 


things  to  write 


unto  vou,  I  would  not  irrite  with 

*/  7 

paper  and  ink :  but  I  trust  to  come 
unto  you,  and  speak  ♦face  to  face, 
^  that  II  our  joy  may  be  full. 
13  'The  children  of  thy  elect  sis- 
ter greet  thee.    Amen. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 

"James  1.27. 


f  Gal.  1.  4. 


SLukc24.«. 
h  John  17.  S. 


ils.n.  6.  ft4l. 

6.  &  54.  5. 

John  2(1.  2X. 

Acts  2().  I'.'S. 

Rom.  »..';. 

1  Tim.  r..K,. 

Tit.  2.  1.!. 

Hcb.  1.8. 
k  ver.  11,  IJ, 

l.J. 
llCor.10.14. 


After 
A.U.  90. 


kl  John4.  i. 
llJohn4.2,:j. 


"  IJohn  2.2i 
&4.0. 


» IWark  !.•?.  0. 
°  Gal.  S.  4. 

Jieb.  10.  ;;.■, 

Il  Or,  gahif'fl- 
Some  eopii-s 
reiid,  iv/iich 
ye  /uive 
gained,  but 
that  ye  re- 
ceive. Sfc. 
I'lJohn2.1i3. 


''Rom.lfiir. 

1  (or.  o.  II. 

&i(;.  2J. 

Gal.  1.  H.  '.i. 

2  Tim. .').  5. 
Tit.  3.  lu. 


'C  John  1,1. 


t  Or.  wnvth 
to  mouth. 

'John  17.1 :. 
1  John  I.  I. 

JlOr,  t/fiur. 

'll'ct.  i.  1:1. 


After 
A.B.  90. 


•2Johnl. 
II  Or,  truly. 

\\  Or,  pray. 


b  2  John  4- 


M  Cnr.  4.1.1. 
Philem.  10. 


t  Gr.  worthy 
of  God. 


*  1  Cor.  9. 12 
15. 


A.D. 

al)()ut  ti(j. 


■  l.ulcc  fi.  16. 

Acta  1.  13. 


THE    THIED    EPISTLE    OP 

JOHN. 


He  commcndeth  Gains  for  hif.  piciy,  5  and  hosqutalUy 
7  to  true  preachers:  t)  coniphnning  of  the  unkind 
dealing  of  ambitious  JJiot replies  on^the  contrary 
side,  11  whose  evil  example  is  not  to  be  followed  :  12 
and  (jiveth  special  testimonij  to  the  good  rejtorl  of 
Demetrius. 

THE  elder  unto  the  well  belov- 
ed Gains,  ''whom  I  love  "in 
the  trntli. 

2  Beloved,  I  "  wish  above  all 
thin<^s  that  thon  uiayest  prosper 
and  be  in  health,  even  as  thy  soul 
fjrospereth. 

3  For  I  rejoiced  greatly,  wlien 
the  brethren  came  and  testified  of 
the  truth  that  is  in  thee,  even  as 
'^  thou  walkest  in  the  truth. 

4  I  have  no  greater  joy  than  to 
hear  that  ''my  children  walk  in 
truth. 

5  Beloved,  thou  doest  faithfully 
whatsoever  thou  dqest  to  the 
brethren,  and  to  strangers ; 

G  Which  have  borne  witness  of 
thy  charity  before  the  church : 
wiiom  if  thou  bring  forward  on 
their  journey  ♦  after  a  godly  sort, 
thou  shalt  do  well : 

7  Because  that  for  his  name's 
sake  they  went  forth,  ^  taking- 
nothing  of  the  Gentiles. 

8  We  therefore  ought  to  receive 


might 


be    fellow 


such,   that  we 
helpers  to  the  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  the  church :  but 
Diotrephes,  who  lovetli  to  have 
the  preeminence  among  them,  re- 
ceiveth  us  not. 

10  Wherefore,  if  I  come,  I  will 
remember  his  deeds  Avhicli  he  do- 
eth,  i)rating  against  us  with  mali- 
cious words:  and  not  content 
therewith,  neither  doth  he  himself 
receive  the  brethren,  and  forbid- 
deth  them  that  would,  and  casteth 
them  out  of  the  church. 

11  Beloved,  'follow  not  that  whicli 
is  evil,  but  that  whicli  is  good. 
•^He  that  doeth  good  is  of  God: 
but  he  that  doeth  evil  hath  not 
seen  God. 

12  Demetrius  ^hatli  good  report 
of  all  men,  and  of  the  truth  itself: 
yea,  and  we  also  bear  record  ;  ''and 
ve  know  that  our  record  is  true.       ' 

13  '  I  had  many  things  to  write,  \ 
but  I  will  not  with  ink  and  pen 
write  unto  thee : 

14  But  I  trust  I  shall  shortly  see 
thee,  and  we  shall  si)eak  *  face  to 
face.  Peace  he  to  thee.  Our 
friends  salute  thee.  Greet  the 
friends  by  name. 


THE    GENERAL   EPISTLE    OF 

JUDE. 


Ee  exhorteth  them  to  be  constant  in  the  profession  of 
the  faith.  4  Fahe  teachers  are  crept  in  to  seduce 
them  :  for  wliose  damnable  doctrine  and  manners 
horrible  punishment  is  prqxired:  20  whereas  the 
godly,  by  the  assistance  of  tJte  Holy  iSpirit,  and 
prayers  to  God,  may  persevere,  and  grow  in  grace, 
and  keep  themselves,  and  recover  others  out  of  the 
snares  of  those  deceivers. 

the  servant  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  ''brother  of  James, 
them   that   are   sanctified    by 


TUBE, 


to 


God  the  Father,  and  ^preserved  in 
Jesus  Christ,  and  'called: 

2  Mercy  unto   you,   and  ''peace, 
and  love,  be  multiplied. 

3  Beloved,  when  I 
igence  to  write  iinto  you 
common  salvation,  it  was  needful 
for  me  to  write  unto  you,  and 
exhort  you  that  'ye  should  earn- 

291 


gave 


all  dil- 
'of  the 


After 
A.  D. !«. 


<•  Ps.  .37.  27. 
l8.  1.  l(i,  17. 
1  Pet.  3. 11. 


n  Jolin2.2y. 

&  y.  (;,  y. 


K 1  Tim. 


'■John  21. 24. 


i  2  John  12. 


i  Gr.  xionth 
to  mouth. 


A.D. 
about  (jfi. 

fcJohnl7.1I, 
12.  l.i. 

1  Pet.  1.5. 
■  Rom.  1.  7. 
J  1  Pet.  1.  2. 

2  Pet.  1.  2. 

•  Tit.  1.  4. 


f  Phil.  1.27. 

1  Tim.  1.  l.s. 
4H.  12. 

2  Tim.  1.1.". 
&4.  7. 


The  j^nnishment  of  certain 


JUDE. 


false  teaclwrs  foretold. 


A.  D. 
about  66. 


?  Gal.  2. 4.       I 
■J  I'll.  J.  1.     I 

h  RiMii.  9.  •-'!, 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 

1 2  Pet.  2.  10. 

kTit.  2. 11. 

llcb.  12.  15. 
;Tit.  I.IB. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 

1  Johu  2. 22. 


""  1  Cor.  10.9.   ' 


■■Xiim.U.Sn, 

r.7.  Jt.li.  W. 

Ps.  lUi.  Hi. 

lUb.  3. 17, 

19. 
"John  8.44. 
II  l)r,  jirinci- 

P2P«t.2.  4. 


IRcv.  20. 10. 


'Gen.  19.  24. 
DiMlt.  2.'.Jti. 
2  Pet  2. 6. 


tOr.  other. 


•  2  Pet.  2. 1». 


'  Ex.  22. 28. 

-0811.10.13. 
ft  12. 1. 
Kcv.12.7. 


V  Pet  2.11. 

>  Zcch.  S.  2. 
•  2  Pet  2. 12. 


estly  couteud  for  tlie  faith  which 
was  once  delivered  unto  the  saiuts. 

4  ^For  there  are  certain  men 
crept  in  unawares,  ''  who  were  be- 
fore of  old  ordained  to  this  con- 
demnation, ungodly  men,  '  turning 
■"the  grace  of  our  God  into  lasciv- 
iousness,  and  'denying  the  only 
Lord  God,  and  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

5  I  will  therefore  put  you  in  re- 
membrance, though  ye  once  knew 
this,  how  that  "the  Lord,  having 
saved  the  people  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  afterward  "destroyed 
them  that  believed  not. 

6  And  "the  angels  which  kept 
not  their  "hrst  estate,  but  left  their 
own  habitation,  "  he  hath  reserved 
in  everlasting  chains  under  dark- 
ness 'I unto  the  judgment  of  the 
great  day. 

7  Even  as'Sodom  and  Gomorrah, 
and  the  cities  about  them  in  like 

over 
after 


•  Gen.  4.  5. 

1  John  3. 12. 
k  Num.  22.  7, 

21. 

2  Pet  2.  li. 

•Num.  W.  1, 
*c. 
iiPtti.  13. 

'lCor.U.21. 


'rroT.25.M. 
2  ivt.  2.  17. 
I  Kplu  4.  14. 


k  Malt  1A.13. 


manner,  giving  themselves 
to  fornication,  and  going 
strange  flesh,  are  set  forth  for  an 
example,  suffering  the  vengeance 
of  eternal  tire. 

8  =* Likewise  also  these j^?^7i 2/ dream- 
ers detile  the  flesh,  despise  domin- 
ion, and  'speak  evil  of  dignities. 

9  Yet  "Michael  the  archangel, 
when  contending  with  the  devil 
he  disputed  about  the  body  of 
Moses,  "durst  not  bring  against 
him  a  railing  accusation,  but  said, 
J  The  Lord  rebuke  thee. 

10  'But  these  speak  evil  of  those 
things  which  they  know  not :  but 
what  they  know  naturally,  as  brute 
beasts,  in  those  things  they  cor- 
rupt themselves. 

1  i  Woe  unto  them !  for  they  have 

gone   in    the  way  "of  Cain,  and 

I 'ran   greedily   after  the  error   of 

I  Bahiam  for  rinvard,  and  jjerished 

i  'in  the  gainsaying  of  Core. 

12  '^  Tliese  are  spots  in  your 
'feasts  of  charity,  wiien  they  feast 
with  you,  feeding  themselves  with- 
out fear:  ^clouds  the}/  arc  without 
water,  ''carricul  about  of  winds; 
trees  whose  fruit;  withereth,  with- 
out fruit,  twice  dead,  ''plucked  u^) 
by  the  roots ; 

292 


13    '  Eaging 


sea. 


^    , ^  of   the  ^v.c*, 

out   their   own   shame; 
'  to  whom  is  re- 
darkness 


of 


against 


murmurers,   com- 


waves 
''foaming 
wandering  stars, 
served  the  blackness 
for  ever. 

14  And  Enoch  also,  "'the  seventh 
from  Adam,  prophesied  of  these, 
saying.  Behold,  "the  Lord  cometh 
with  ten  thousand  of  his  saints, 

15  To  execute  judgment  upon  all, 
and  to  convince  all  that  are  un- 
godly among  them  of  all  their 
ungodly  deeds  which  they  have 
ungodly  committed,  and  of"  all 
their  ''hard  speeches  which  ungod- 
ly sinners  have  spoken 
him. 

1(3  These  are 
plainers,  walking  after  their  own 
lusts;  and  p their  mouth  speaketh 
great  swelling  words,  ^  having  men's 
persons  in  admiration  because  of 
advantage. 

17  'But,  beloved,  remember  ye 
the  words  which  were  spoken  be- 
fore of  the  apostles  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you  '  there 
should  be  mockers  in  the  last  time, 
who  should  walk  after  their  own 
ungodly  lusts. 

19  These  be  they  *who  separate 
themselves,  "sensual,  having  uot 
the  Spirit. 

20  But  ye,  beloved,  ''building  up 
yourselves  on  your  most  holy  faith, 
^' praying  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

21  Keep  yourselves  in  the  love 
of  God,  'looking  for  the  mercy  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  unto  eternal 
life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compassion, 
making  a  difference : 

23  And  others  ''save  with  fear, 
''pulling  them  out  of  the  fire;  hat- 
ing even  Hhe  garment  sjiotted  by 
the  flesh. 

24  "Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to 
keei)  you  from  falling,  and  Ho  pre- 
sent you  faultless  before  the  pres- 
ence .of  his  glory  with  exceeding 

joy, 


2o 


■";   f 


To  the  only  wise  God  our 
Saviour,  he  glory  and  majesty,  do- 
minion and  ijower,  both  now  and 
ever.    Amen. 


A.  D. 
about  C6. 

i  Is.  57.  20. 
k  Phil. ;;.  19. 
12  Pet.  2.17. 


^  Gen.  5. 18. 


''Deiit..''>''..2. 
Dan.  7.  10. 
Zc-ch.  14.  ,5. 
Matt.  23.;il. 
2  Thess.1.7. 
Bev.  1.  7. 


"  1  Sam.  2. 3. 
Ps.  31.  IS.  & 
94.  4. 
Mai.  3. 13. 


P  2  Pet.  2. 18. 

iProv.  28.21. 
tTames  2.  I, 

y. 


f  2  Pet  3.  2. 


»lTim.4. 1. 
2  Tim.  3.  1. 

*:  4. ;;. 

2  Pet.  2. 1. 

&3.3. 


'Prov.  18. 1. 

Ez.  14.  7. 

II0.S.4.U.& 

9.  10. 

lleh.  10.2.5. 
"  1  Cor.  2. 14. 

James  3.  15. 
"001.2.7. 

1  Tim.  1.  4. 

y  Rom.  8.  2(i. 
Eph.  B.  18. 


'Tit.  2. 13. 
2  Pet.  3.  12. 


■Rom.  11.14. 

1  Tim.  4.  Hi. 
b  Amos  4. 11. 

Zeeh.  '•',  2. 

1  Cor.  3.  15. 
«  Zeeh.  3.4,5. 

IUv.3.4. 

i  Rom.lC.25. 

Eph.  3.  20. 

•  Col.  1.  22. 


r  Rom.  111.  27. 
1  Tim.  1. 17. 


A.  T>  OG. 


■Johns.  32. 

&8.'JU.&12. 

4y. 


h  ver.  3. 
ch.  4.  ]. 
"^  eh.  22.  IG. 


i  1  Cor.  1.  6. 

ver. !). 

ch.  (!.  9.  & 

12. 17. 
•IJohnl.l. 


f  Luke  II.  28. 
ch.  22.  7. 


e  Rom.  13.11. 
James  o.  8. 
1  Pet.  4.  7. 
ch.  22.  10. 


i  Ex.  3. 14. 

ver.  8. 
iJohii  1.1. 
k  Zech.  3.  9. 

&4.  10. 

eh.  3.  1.&4. 

5.  &  a.  a. 

I  John  8. 14. 

1  Tim.  CIS. 

ch.  3.  14. 
'"lCor.1.5.20. 

Col.  1.  IS. 
"Eph.  1.20. 

ch.  17.  14.  & 

19. 16. 
"John  13. 34. 

&  l.i.  9. 

Gal.  2.  20. 
PHtb.  9.  14. 

1  John  1.7. 

•i  1  Pet.  2.  5,9. 
ch.  .i.  10. 
&  20.  6. 

MTim.fi.lO. 

llch.  l.i.  21. 

1  IVt.  4.  11. 

&o.  11. 
•Dan.  7.  13. 

JIatt.  24.  30. 

&  2(;.  i;4. 

Acts  1.11. 

t  Zech. 12.10. 
John  19. 37. 


"Is.  41.4.  & 

44.(i.&4.S.12. 

ver.  11,  17. 

ch.2.«.&2l. 

6.  &  22.  13. 
'  ver.  4. 

ch.4.8«:ll. 

17.  &  lU.  5. 


THE  REVELATION 


OF  ST.  JOHN  THE  DIVINE. 


CHAPTER  I. 

■i  John  teriteth  hix  revelatkni  to  the  seven  chtircJies  of 
Ai^ia,  liquified  bi/  the  .sccf;*  (/oldcji  candlesticks.  7 
The  cowiimj  of  Christ.  14  llis  (jlorious  jMwcr  and 
majesty. 

THE  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ, 
''wliich  Cod  o-avc  unto  him,  to 
shew  unto  his  servants  things 
which  ^must  shortly  come  to  pass; 
and  'he  sent  and  signitied  it  by  his 
angel  unto  his  servant  John  : 
2  ^  Who  bare  record  of  the  Mord  of 
God,  and  of  the  testimouv  of  Jesus 


Christ,  and  of  all 


things  "that 


he 


saw. 

3  '^  Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and 
they  that  hear  the  words  of  this 
prophecy,  and  keep  those  things 
which  are  written  therein :  for  *^'the 
time  is  at  hand. 

4  TOHN  to  the  seven  churches 
J   which  are  in  Asia :  Grace  he 

unto   you,    and    peace,   from   him 

was,   and 


''  which   IS 
which  is 


to 


and   '  whicli 
cou)e;  ''and  from  the 


seven  Spirits  Avhich  are  before  his 
throne ; 

5  And  from  Jesus  Christ,  '  who  is 
the  faithful  witness,  and  the  '"first- 
begotten  of  the  (lead,  and  "the 
prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
Unto  him  "that  loved  us,  ''and 
washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his  own 
blood, 

G  And  hath  ''made  us  kings  and 
jniests  unto  God  and  his  Father; 
'to  him  he  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

7  ^Behold,  he  cometh  with  clouds; 
and  every  eye  shall  see  him,  an(l 
'they  also  which  pierc(Ml  him:  and 
all  kindreds  of  the  earth  sludl  wail 
because  of  him.     Ev^en  so,  Amen. 

8  "I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  ending,  saith 
the  Lord,  "^  which  is,  and  which  was, 
and  which  is  to  come,  the  Al- 
mighty. 

9  I    John,    who    also    am    your 


brother,  and  'companion  in  tribu- 
lation, and  ^in  the  kingdom  and 
patience  of  Jesus  Christ,  was  in  the 
isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  -'for  the 
word  of  (lod,  and  for  the  testimony 
of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  'I  was  in  the  Spirit  on  Hhe 
Lord's  day,  and  heard  behind  me 
''a  great  voice,  as  of  a  trumpet, 

11  Saying,  'I  am  Al])ha  and  ()me- 
ga,  *^the  first  and  the  la.st:  and. 
What  thou  seest,  write  in  a  book, 
and  send  it  unto  the  seven  churches 
which  are  in  Asia;  unto  Ejdiesus, 
and  unto  Smyrna,  and  unto  Perga- 
mps,  and  unto  Thyatira,  and  unto 
Sardis,  and  unto  Philadelphia,  and 
unto  Laodicea. 

12  And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice 
that  spake  with  me.  And  being- 
turned,  ^'I  saw  seven  golden  can- 
dlesticks ; 

13  ''And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven 
candlesticks  'one  like  unto  the  Son 
of  man,  "^  clothed  with  a  garment 
down  to  the  foot,  and 'girt  about 
the  paps  witli  a  golden  girdle. 

14  His  head  and  '"his  hairs  were 
white  like  wool,  as  white  as  snow ; 
and  "  his  eves  irere  as  a  flame  of  fire ; 

15  "And  his  feet  like  unto  fine 
brass,  as  if  they  burned  in  a  fur- 
nace;  and  ''his  voice  as  the  sound 
of  many  waters. 

10  'And  he  had  in  his  right  hand 
seven  stars :  and  ^  out  of  his  mouth 
went  a  sharp  twoedged  sword: 
'and  his  countenance  was  as  the 
sun  .shineth  in  his  strength. 

17  And  'when  I  saw  him,  I  fell 
at  his  feet  as  dead.  And  "he  laid 
his  right  hand  upon  me,  saying 
unto  me.  Fear  not;  "I  am  the  first 
and  the  last : 

18  ^I  am  he  that  liveth,  and  was 
dead;  and,  behold,  "^1  am  alive  for 
evermore.  Amen;  and  ^have  the 
kevs  of  hell  and  of  death. 

293 


A.  D.  90. 


jPhil.l. 

7.  .t 

4.  H. 

2  Tim. 

l.S. 

'  K..m.  S 

17. 

2  Tim.  I 

.12. 

'ver.  2. 
ch.  G.  9. 


hAcUlO.  10 

2  Cor.  12.2. 

cli.4.2.&17. 

3.  &  ;;1.  10. 
'John  20. 20. 

Act«  20.  7. 

1  Cor.  10.  2. 
"Ich.  4.  1.& 

19.  8. 
'  ver.  8. 
I  ver.  17. 


S  Ex.  25.  37. 
Zech.  4.  2. 
ver.  lO. 

kch.  2.  1. 

IEz.l.2e. 

1):lm.  7.13. 

&  10.  10. 

eh.  14.  14. 
k  Dan.  10.,',. 
I  ch.  15.  0. 


■"Dan.  7.  9. 


"  D.in.  m.  r.. 

ch.  2.  IS.  .^ 

19. 12. 
»i:z.  1.7. 

]Mn.  ]0.  C. 

ch.  2.  IS. 

!■  Ez.  43.  2. 

IJan.lO.  0. 

ch.l4.  2.  & 

19.0. 
1  ver.  20. 

ch.2.  1.& 

3.1. 
'  is.  49.  2. 

Eph.  0.  17. 

Ilch.  4. 12. 

cli.2.  12,  Id. 

&19.  l.-.,21 
•  Acti  20. 13. 

ch.  10.  1. 

'  Ez.  1. 28. 

"Dan.  8. 1&. 

Si  10. 10. 


»Ts.4I.4.X 

44.  0.  i:  4>i. 

12. 

ch.  2.  8.  & 

22. 13. 

ver.  II. 
y  Rom.  0.  9. 
'ch.4.9.  Hi 

5.14. 
•  Ps.  OS.  20. 

cll.20. 1. 


What  John  was 


EEVELATION. 


commanded  to  icrite 


A.  D.  96. 

'•Ter.l2,&c. 
'ch.  2.1,&e. 
Jch.4.1,«ic. 


'  ver.  IG. 


I  vcr.  12. 

K  Mai.  2.  7. 
ch.  2. 1,  &c. 


h  Zceh.  ■*.  2. 
Matt.  o.  15. 
Phil.  2. 15. 


19  Write  ^ 
hast  seen 


the  things  -which  thou 
and  the  things  which 


■ch.  1.16, 20. 
»ch.  1.13. 


'Ps.i.e. 

ver.»,  W,19. 

ch.3.1,»,15. 


'lJohn4.1. 

"2Cor.H.1.1. 
2  Pet.  2.  1. 


t  Gal.  6.  9. 
Ucb.l2.  3,J. 


'Matt.  21.41, 
43. 


fc  vcr.  15. 


1  Matt.  11.  IS. 
<i  l.'l.  9,  •♦.■{. 
ver.  11,17, 
29. 

rh.  X  r,,  1.1, 
22.  &  l:).  U. 

Vrh.  22.2,U. 
I  UcD.  2.  9. 


■»rh.l.«,  17, 
IH. 


"  ver.  2. 

"I.iiVe  12.21. 
I  'rim.d.lM. 

JilllK'H  2.  't, 

f  Knm.  2.  17, 
2»,29.  li9.U. 


are,  ''and  the  things  which  shall  be 
hereafter ; 
20  The  mystery  "■  of  the  seven  stars 
which  thou  sawest  in  my  right 
hand,  'and  the  seven  golden  can- 
dlesticks. The  seven  stars  are  Hhe 
angels  of  the  seven  churches :  and 
''  the  seven  candlesticks  which  thou 
sawest  are  the  seven  churches. 
CHAPTER  II. 

TV?iat  is  commanded  to  be  written  to  the  angels,  that 
i.s,  the  ministers  of  the  churches  of  1  Ephems,  8 
&oujrna,  12  Penjatuos,  IS  Thyatira:  and  what-is 
commended,  or  found  ivaiding  in  them. 

UNTO  the  angel  of  the  church  of 
Ephesus  write ;  These  things 
saith  ''he  that  holdeth  the  seven 
stars  in  his  right  hand,  ^who  walk- 
eth  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  gold- 
en candlesticks ; 

2  'I  know  thy  works,  and  thy 
labour,  and  thy  patience,  and  how 
thou  canst  not  bear  them  which 
are  evil :  and  ''thou  hast  tried  them 
*  which  say  they  are  apostles,  and 
are  not,  and  hast  found  them  liars : 

3  And  hast  borne,  and  hast  i)a- 
tience,  and  for  my  name's  sake  hast 
laboured,  and  hast  '^not  fainted. 

4  Nevertheless  I  have  someivhat 
against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
left  thy  first  love. 

5  Eemember  therefore  from 
whence  thou  art  fallen,  and  re- 
jjent,  and  do  the  first  works;  '^or 
else  I  will  come  unto  thee  quickly, 
and  will  remove  thy  candlestick 
out  of  his  place,  except  thou  re- 
pent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou 
hatest  tlie  deeds  of  "the  Nicolai- 
tans,  which  I  also  hate. 

7  '  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches ;  To  him  that  overcometh 
will  I  give  ""to  eat  of  'the  tree  of 
life,  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
paradise  of  God. 

8  An<l  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Smyrna  write;  These 
things  saitli  "tiie  first  and  the  last, 
wliicli  wa.s  drad,  and  is  alive; 

9  "  [  know  tliy  works,  and  trib- 
ulation, and  poverty,  (but  thou 
art  ''ricli)  and  I  know  the  blas- 
phemy of  'them  which  say  they 

294 


are  Jews,  and  are  not,  "but  are  the 
synagog^ue  of  Satan. 

10  "^Eear  none  of  those  things 
which  thou  shalt  suffer:  behold, 
the  devil  shall  cast  some  of  you 
into  prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried; 
and  ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten 
days:  'be  thou  faithful  unto  death, 
and  I  will  give  thee  *  a  crown  of 
life". 

11  "He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 
the  churches ;  He  that  overcometh 
shall  not  be  hurt  of  ^the  second 
death. 

12  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church 
in  Pergamos  write;  These  things 
saith  ^  he  which  hath  the  sharp 
sword  Avith  two  edges ; 

13  '  I  know  thy  works,  and  where 
thou  dwellest,  even  ^wliere  Satan's 
seat  is ;  and  thou  boldest  fast  my 
name,  and  hast  not  denied  my 
faith,  even  in  those  days  wherein 
Antipas  u'(is  my  Mthful  martyr, 
who  was  slain  among  you,  where 
Satan  dwelleth. 

14  But  I  have  a  few  things 
against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
there  them  that  hold  the  doctrine 
of  ''  Balaam,  who  taught  Balak  to 
cast  a  stumbling-block  before  the 
children  of  Israel,  Ho  eat  things 
sacrificed  unto  idols,  ''  and  to  com- 
mit fornication. 

15  So  hast  thou  also  them  that 
hold  the  doctrine  "^  of  the  Nicolai- 
tans,  which  thing  I  hate. 

10  Eepent;  or  else  I  will  come 
unto  thee  quickly,  and  '^will  fight 
against  them  with  the  sword  of 
my  mouth. 

17  s  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 
the  churches;  To  him  that  over- 
cometh will  I  give  to  eat  of  the 
hidden  manna,  and  will  give  him 
a  white  stone,  and  in  the  stone  ''a 
new  name  written,  which  no  man 
knoweth  saving  he  that  receiveth 
it. 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Thyatira  write;  The.se 
things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  '  who 
hath  his  eyes  like  unto  a  flame  of 
fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  fine  brass ; 

11)  ^  I  know  thy  works,  and  charity, 


A.  D.  96. 

1  ch.  3. 9. 
'Matt.  10.22. 


'  Matt.  24.13. 


'James  1. 12. 
ch.  o.  11. 


"  ver.  7. 
ch.  13. 9. 


^  ch.  20. 14. 

&.  21.  8. 


J  ch.  1. 15. 


'  vcr.  2. 
"  ver.  9. 


1>  Num. 24.14. 

&25. 1.  &31. 

Ifl. 

2  Pet.  2. 15. 

Jude  11. 
'  Acts  1.';.  20. 

1  Cor.  H.  9, 

10.  &  10. 19, 

20. 

ver.  20. 
J  1  Cor.  C.  13, 

&c. 

'  ver.  G. 


f  Is.  11.4. 

2  The88.2.8. 
ch.  ].]{!.  & 
19. 15,  2). 


ever.  7, 11. 


lich.3.  12.& 
19. 12. 


ich.l.l4,lS. 


k  vcr.  2. 


to  the  angels  of 


EEVELATIOK 


the  seven  churches. 


A.  D.  9(). 


1 1  Kinps  l(j. 

■■n.jc-ji.'2s. 


'"  Ex.  .",4. 15. 

Acts  Ij.  ai, 

■  \K 

i  Cor.  10.19, 

lu. 

>  er.  14. 
"  Rnm.  2.  i. 

cu.  II.  -20. 


"  I  Sam.  Ifi.r. 

1  Chr.  2S.  tf. 
;i  ai.  U. 

::  Chr. «.  30. 
Ps.  7.  9. 
Jer.Jl.  20.& 
ir.  10.  &:^0. 
1.'. 
.John  2.  24, 

7vcts  1.  24. 
itom.  tj.  27, 
e  i's.  U2.  12. 

;^iiitt.iu.27. 

ltom.2.ti.  & 
14.  12. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 
Gal.  6.  5. 

ch.  20.  12. 
1  Acts  15.  2S. 


■^ch.  3.  11. 


"John  6.  29. 

IJohiiS.  23. 
'  .Matt.  19.  IS. 

J.uke  22.29, 

■M. 

1  Cor.  C.  3. 

ch.  3.  21.  & 

:;U.  4. 
"  Ps.  2. 8, 9.  & 

49. 14. 

IJan.  7.  22. 

ch.  12.  5.  & 

19.  15. 


^■2  Vet.  1.19. 
ch.  22. 10. 


J  Ter.  7. 


^ch.  1.4.16. 
&4.0.  &5.ti. 
bch.  2.  2. 


and  service,  and  faith,  and  thy 
patience,  and  tliy  works ;  and  the 
last  to  he  more  than  the  lirst. 

20  Notwithstanding  I  have  a  few 
things  against  thee,  because  thou 
snfilerest  that  woman  '  Jezebel, 
which  calleth  herself  a  pro])hctess, 
to  teach  and  to  seduce  my  servants 
'"  to  commit  fornication,  and  to  eat 
things  sacrificed  unto  idols. 

21  And  I  gave  her  space  "to  re- 
pent of  her  fornication ;  and  she 
rei)ented  not. 

22  Behold,  I  will  cast  her  into  a 
bed,  and  them  that  commit  adul- 
tery with  her  into  great  tribula- 
tion, except  they  repent  of  their 
deeds. 

23  And  I  will  kill  her  children 
with  death;  and  all  the  churches 
shall  know  that  °I  am  he  which 
searcheth  the  reins  and  hearts :  and 
pj  will  give  unto  every  one  of  you 
according  to  your  works. 

24  But  unto  you  1  say,  and  unto 
the  rest  in  Thyatira,  as  many  as 
have  not  this  doctrine,  and  wliich 
have  not  known  the  depths  of  Satan, 
as  they  speak ;  '^  I  will  put  ui)on  you 
none  other  burden. 

25  But  "^that  which  ye  have  al- 
rcadi/,  hold  fast  till  I  come. 

2G  And  he  that  overcometh,  and 
keepeth  'my  works  unto  the  end, 
'to  him  will  I  give  power  over  the 
nations : 

27  "And  he  shall  rule  them  with 
a  rod  of  iron ;  as  the  vessels  of  a 
IJotter  shall  they  be  broken  to 
shivers :  even  as  I  received  of  my 
Father. 

28  And  I  will  give  him  Hhe  morn- 
ing star. 

29  'lie  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Sjjirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

CHAPTER  III. 

2  77ie  angel  of  the  church  of  Sardis  is  reproved,  3  ex- 
horted to  repent,  and  threatened  if  he  do  not  repent. 
8  The  angel  of  the  church  of  Philadelphia  10  in  ap- 
proved for  hi!i  diligence  and  patience.  1.5  The  angel 
of  Laodicea  rebuked,  for  being  neitlier  hot  nor  cold, 
19  and  adnionixhed  to  be  more  zealous,  20  Christ 
standcth  at  the  door  and  knocketh. 

A  ND  unto  the  angel  of  the  church 
XjL  in  Sardis  write ;  These  things 
saith  he  "^  that  hath  the  seven  Spirits 
of  God,  and  the  seven  stars;  ^I 
know  thy  works,  that  thou  hast  a 


name   that   thou   livest,    ^and   art 
dead. 

2  Be  watchful,  and  strengthen  the 
things  which  remain,  that  are  ready 
to  die :  for  I  have  not  found  thy 
works  x^erfect  before  God. 

3  ''liemember  therefore  how  thou 
hast  received  and  heard,  and  hold 
fast,  and  ^repent.  ^If  therefore 
thou  shalt  not  watch,  I  will  come 
on  thee  as  a  thief,  and  thou  shalt 
not  know  what  hour  I  will  come 
ui)on  thee. 

4  Thou  hast  ^a  few  names  even  in 
Sardis  wliich  have  not ''  defiled  their 
garments;  and  they  shall  walk 
with  me  'in  white:  for  they  are 
worthy. 

5  He  that  overcometh,  ""the  same 
shall  be  clothed  in  white  raiment; 
and  I  will  not '  blot  out  his  name 
out  of  the  "book  of  life,  but  "I  will 
confess  his  name  before  my  Father, 
and  before  his  angels. 

G  °IIe  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

7  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church 
in  Philadelphia  write;  These  things 
saith  "he  that  is  holy,  ''he  that  is 
true,  he  that  hath  'the  key  of  David, 
"he  that  openeth,  and  no  man  .shut- 
teth;  and  'shutteth,  and  no  man 
openeth ; 

8  "I  know  thy  works :  behold,  I 
have  set  before  thee  ''  an  open  door, 
and  no  man  can  shut  it:  for  thou 
hast  a  little  strength,  and  hast  kept 
my  word,  and  hast  not  denied  my 
name. 

9  Behold,  I  will  make  'them  of 
the  synagogue  of  Satan,  which  say 
they  are  Jews,  and  are  not,  but  do  | 
lie;  behold,  ^I  will  make  them  to 
come  and  worship  before  thy  feet, 
and  to  know  that  I  have  loved  thee. 

10  Becau.so  thou  hast  kept  the 
word  of  my  patience,  ^I  also  will 
keep  thee  from  the  hour  of  tempta- 
tion, which  shall  come  ui)on  ''all 
the  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell 
''upon  the  earth. 

11  Behold,  ''I  come  quickly: 
'^hold  that  fast  which  thou  hast, 
that  no  man  take  4hy  crown. 

12  Him  that  overcometh  will  I 
make  '^  a  pillar  in  the  temple  of  my 

295 


A.  D.  96. 

'  ICph.2. 1,5. 
1  Tim.  5. «. 


J  1  Tiin.C.'.O. 
2Tiin.  1.13. 
vcr.  11. 

'  vcr.  19. 
'Mntt.  24.42, 

4:.  &  2.'i.  l.J. 

:Mnrkl3.;;.1. 

1-ukc  l2.3'.t, 

40. 

1  TliC8».5.2, 
ti. 

2  Pet.  X  10. 
ch.  lU.  15. 

«  Acta  1.15. 
Mudc23. 


'ch.4.  4.ftO. 
U.&7.U,l;5. 


kch.  19.  S. 


1  E.X.  .12.  32. 

Pa.  09.  20. 
"'  Phil.  4.  .1. 

ch.  13.  ».  & 

17.  S.  &  -M. 
12.  i  21.  27. 
"  Mult.in..'!2. 
Luku  12.  8. 

"ch.2.7. 


P  Acta  3. 14. 
1 1  John  5.20. 

ver.  14. 

ch.  1.  5.&6. 

10.  &  19.  U. 
»"  Is,  22.  ''2. 

i.\i\Ce\''i2. 

ch.  1.  U 
•  .Matt.  Ili.l9. 
Mob  12. 14. 
"  vcr.  1. 

'1  Cor.  16.9. 
2  Cor.  2. 12. 


'ch.2.  9. 


•  Is.  49.  23.  & 
00.14. 


•2  Pet.  2.9. 


b  Luke  2.1. 


'  la.  24.  17. 

dPhil.  4.  5. 

ch.  1.3.&22. 

7,  12,  20. 
'  ver.  3. 

ch.  2.  25. 
fch.  2.  10. 

^  1  Kings  7. 
21. 
Gal.  2.  9. 


The  angel  of  Laodicea  rebuked. 


EEVELATION. 


John  seeth  the  throne  of  God. 


A.D.96. 

kch.  2.  17.*: 
14.1.  ft  2-^.4. 


1  Gal.  4.  2r,. 
Iltb.  IJ.  -22. 
ch.n. -2,111. 


k  ch.  22.  4. 


1  ch.  2.  7. 


n  Or,  m 
Laotlieea, 

■  Is.  63.  1«. 

"ch.  I..5.  ft 

19.11.&2:i.6. 

ver.  7. 
•  Col.  1. 15. 

f  Ter.  1. 


"lHoa.12.8. 
1  Cor.  4.  8. 


'Is.  M.  1. 
Matt.  1.1.44. 
ft  23.  i). 

•2Cor.  5..1. 
ch.  7.  l:!.  * 
16.U.&  1:^.8. 


•Job.'..  17. 
Prov.  ,t.  11, 
12. 

Heb.  12.  .Vfi. 
James  1.12. 


"  Cant  5.  2. 
»  Luke  12.37. 
UohnU.r.. 


«  Malt.  1«.2H. 
Luke  22.  .■». 

1  Cor.  B.  2. 

2  Tim.  2. 12. 
Ch.  2.  2«,  27. 


•ch.2.7. 


•ch.  1.  10. 


God,  aud  lie  shall  go  no  more  out : 
and  "I  ^vill  write  upon  him  the 
name  of  my  God,  and  the  name  of 
the  city  of  my  God,  which  is  'new 
Jerusalem,  which  cometh  down  out 
of  heaven  from  my  God:  ''and  I 
u'ill  write  upon  him  my  new  name. 

13  '  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

14  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  "of  the  Laodiceans  write; 
'"  These  things  saith  the  Amen,  "the 
faithful  and  true  witness,  "the  he- 
ginning  of  the  creation  of  God ; 

15  ^1  know  thy  works,  that  thou 
art  neither  cold  nor  hot :  I  would 
thou  wert  cold  or  hot. 

10  So  then  because  thou  art  luke- 
warm, and  neither  cold  nor  hot,  I 
will  spew  thee  out  of  my  mouth. 

17  Because  thou  sayest,  '^  I  am  rich, 
and  increased  with  goods,  and  have 
need  of  uothhig ;  and  knowest  not 
that  thou  aft  wretched,  and  miser- 
able, and  poor,  and  blind,  and 
naked : 

I    18  I  counsel  thee  ""to  buy  of  me 
I  gold  tried  in   the  fire,  that   thou 
I  raayest  be  rich ;  and   ^  white  rai- 
j  ment,  that  thou  mayest  be  clothed, 
and  that  the  shame  of  thy  naked- 
ness  do  not   appear;  and   anoint 
thine  eyes  with  eyesalve,  that  thou 
mayest  see. 

19  'As  many  as  I  love,  I  rebuke 
and  chasten :  be  zealous  therefore, 
aud  repent. 

20  Behold,  "I  stand  at  the  door, 
and  knock:  "if  any  man  hear  my 
voice,  and  open  the  door,  >I  will 
come  in  to  him,  and  will  sup  with 
him,  and  he  with  me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh  'will 
I  grant  to  sit  with  me  in  my  throne, 
even  as  I  also  overcame,  and  am  set 
down  with  my  Father  in  his  throne. 

22  *  He  thai  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

CirAPTEK  IV. 

2  John  iwrlh  (he  throne  of  (lod  in  heaven.  4  Tliefour 
and  twenty  thler.t.  (i  The  four  bea.it.ifuU  of  ei/c.i  be- 
fore and  behind.  10  The  ciders  lay  down  their 
ctvwiiH,  and  vxn-ithip  him  that  sat  on  the  throne. 

AV'VVAl  this  T  looked,  and,  be- 
.  hold,  a  door  was  opened  in 
heaven :  aud  ''the  first  voice  which 
296 


I  heard  n'as  as  it  were  of  a  trumpet 
talking  with  me;  which  said,  "^Oome 
up  hither,  ^and  I  will  shew  thee 
things  which  must  be  hereafter. 

2  And  immediately  ''I  was  in  the 
Spirit:  and,  behold,  ''a  throne  was 
set  in  heaven,  and  one  sat  on  the 
throne. 

3  And  he  that  sat  was  to  look  up- 
on like  a  jasper  and  a  sardine  stone : 
^and  there  was  a  rainbow  round 
about  the  throne,  in  sight  like  unto 
an  emerald. 

4  ^AwOl  round  about  the  throne 
ivere  four  and  twenty  seats:  and 
upon  the  seats  I  saw  four  and 
twenty  elders  sitting,  ''clothed  in 
white  raiment ;  '  and  they  had  on 
their  heads  crowns  of  gold. 

5  And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded 
■^ lightnings  and  thunderings  and 
voices :  'and  there  were  seven  lamps 
of  fire  burning  before  the  throne, 
which  are "'  the  seven  Spirits  of  God. 

6  And  before  the  throne  there  loas 
°a  sea  of  glass  like  unto  crystal: 
°aud  in  the  midst  of  the  throne, 
and  round  about  the  throne,  u-ere 
four  beasts  full  of  eyes  before  ^  and 
behind. 

7  "J  And  the  fir.st  beast  ^vas  like  a 
lion,  and  the  second  beast  like  a 
calf,  and  the  third  beast  had  a  face 
as  a  man,  and  the  fourth  beast  ivas 
like  a  flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  beasts  had  each 
of  them  ""  six  wings  about  him  ;  and 
they  ivere  full  of  eyes  'within  :  and 
Hhey  rest  not  day  aud  night,  say- 
ing, 'Holy,  holy,  holy,  "Lord  God 
Almighty,  ''which  was,  and  is,  and 
is  to  come. 

9  And  when  those  beasts  give 
glory  and  honour  and  thanks  to 
him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  ^  who 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 

10  'The  four  aud  twenty  elders 
fall  down  before  him  that  sat  on 
the  throne,  "  and  worship  him  that 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  '*  and  cast 
their  crowns  before  the  throne, 
saying, 

11  ''Thou  art  worthy,  O  Lord,  to 
receive  gloiy  and  honour  and 
1)0 wer:  ''for  thou  hast  created  all 
things,  and  for  thy  pleasure  they 
are  aud  were  created. 


A.  D.  96. 


b  ch.  11.  12. 


'ch.  1.  10.  & 
22.  ti. 


dch.  1.  W  f; 

17..3.&J1.1II. 
'Is.  6.  1. 

Jer.  17.  12. 

£z.  1.  26.  & 

10.  1. 

Dan.  7.y. 


:Ez.l.  28. 


S  ch.  11.  1(3. 


h  ch.  .3.  4.  .'i.  & 
C.  II.  &".'.), 
V,,  14.  &  ID. 
14. 

1  ver.  10. 


k  ch.  8.  5. 

&  10.  Iff. 
I  E.\.  "1.  2.1. 

2Clir.  4.20. 

Ez.  1.1.;. 

Zech.  4.  2. 
■"ch.  1.4.  S; 

3. 1.  &  5.  U. 


»  Ex.  .IS.  8. 

ch.  15.  2. 

"Ez.  1.5. 


P  ver.  S. 


iNum.  2.  2. 
&c. 

Ez.  1.  10. 
&10.14. 


■■18.0.2. 

'ver.  6. 

t  Gr.  then 
hare  ito  rest. 
<  Is.  0.  .3. 
"ch.  1.8. 
''ch.  1.4. 


ych.  M.S.  .t 
i.  14.  &  15.  7. 


'011.5.8,14. 


"ver.  9. 
li  ver.  4. 


"'ch.  5.  12. 


d  (Jan.  1.1. 

Acts  17.  24 
Epli.;i.  0.. 
Ceil.  1.  I«. 
ch.  10.  G. 


A  hooJc  sealed  with  seven  seals. 


EEVELATIO:^. 


TJie  opening  of  the  seals. 


A.  I).  !)6. 


'Ez.  2.  9, 10. 


Ms.  i'.t.  11. 
Dan.  l;i.  4. 


'  ver.  la. 


/ 


y 


i  Gen.  40.  9, 
10. 
lleb.  r.  14. 

Ms.  n.  1,10. 

Koin.  1.1. 12. 
ch.  22.  111. 

fver.  1. 
eh.  6.  1. 


5is.  .';3.  r. 

John  1.  29, 

3ti. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 

ch.  l;'..  8. 

ver.  U,  12. 
tZech.  3.  9. 

&  4.  lU. 
ich.  4.5. 


t  oil.  i.  ■:. 


Ich. -1.  S,  10, 


■"  ch.  14.  2.  & 

15.2. 

II  Or,  incense. 
°  Ps.  141.  2. 

eh.  ».  y,  4. 

•Ps.  40.  3. 
ch.  14.  3. 

Pch.  4. 11. 

f  ver.  C. 
'Acts  20.  28. 

Rom.  3.  24. 

1  Cor.  U.  20. 

&  7.  23. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Col.  1.  14. 

lleb.  9.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 
19. 

2  Pet.  2.1. 
IJohnl.  7. 
ch.  14.  4. 

»Dan.4. 1.& 

6.  25. 

ch.  7.  9.  & 

11.9.&14.C. 
«Ex.  19.fi. 

1  Pet.  2.  5,  9. 

ch.4.H.&20. 

6.  &  22.  5. 
"ch.  4.  4,  6. 


CHArTi:R  V. 

1  The  book  acaled  xrith  .scrcn  snih:  9  winch  only  the 
Lamb  l/iiit  ira.t  .sbitti  i.s  irurlhj/  to  open.  1''  There- 
fore the  elders  j)riii.'<e  him,  0  and  covj'exs  that  he 
redeemed  them  lelth  h'wi  blood. 

A  KD  I  saw  in  the  rig-lit  hand  of 
a\_  liini  that  sat  on  tlie  throne  "a 
book  written  within  and  on  the 
back  side,  '"seahnl  witli  seven  seals. 

2  And  1  saw  a  strong'  angel  i)ro- 
clainiing'  with  a  lond  voice,  Who 
is  wortliy  to  open  the  book,  and 
to  loose  the  seals  thereof  t 

3  And  no  man  '^in  heaven,  nor  in 
earth,  neither  nnder  the  earth,  was 
able  to  open  the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

4  And  I  wept  mneh,  becanse  no 
man  was  found  worthy  to  open 
and  to  read  the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

5  And  one  of  the  elders  saith  un- 
to me,  Weep  not:  behold,  ''the  Li- 
on of  the  tribe  of  Juda,  "the  Ivoot 
of  David,  hath  x^i'evailed  to  open 
the  book,  ^  and  to  loose  the  seven 
seals  thereof. 

C  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  and  of  the  four 
beasts,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  eld- 
ers, stood  '''a  Lamb  as  it  had  been 
slain,  having  seven  horns  and  "^  sev- 
en eyes,  which  are  '  the  seven  Spir- 
its of  God  seiit  forth  into  all  the 
earth. 

7  And  he  came  and  took  the  book 
out  of  the  right  hand  "  of  him  that 
sat  upon  the  throne, 

8  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
book, '  the  four  beasts  and  four  and 
twenty  elders  fell  down  before  the 
Lamb,  having  every  one  of  them 
'"hariis,  and  golden  vials  full  of 
"odours,  "which  are  the  jjrajers  of 
saints. 

9  And  "they  sung  a  new  song, 
saying,  ^  Thou  art  worthj'  to  take 
the  book,  and  to  open  the  seals 
thereof:  '^  for  thou  wast  slain,  and 
"^  hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy 
blood  'out  of  every  kindred,  and 
tongue,  and  people,  and  nation ; 

10  'And  hast  made  us  unto  our 
God  kings  and  priests:  and  we 
shall  reign  on  the  earth. 

11  And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard  the 
voice  of  many  angels  "  round  about 
the  throne,  and  the  beasts,  and  the 


elders:  and  the  number  of  them 
was  "  ten  thousand  tinies  ten  thou- 
sand, and  tliousands  of  thousands; 

12  Saying  with  a  loud  voice, 
y Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  was 
slain  to  receive  power,  and  riches, 
and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and 
honour,  and  glory,  and  blessiug-. ' 

13  And  'every  creature  whicli  is 
in  heaven,  and  on  the  earth,  and 
under  tlie  earth,  and  such  as  are  in 
tlie  sea,  and  all  that  are  in  them, 
heard  I  saying,  ""  Blessing,  and 
honour,  and  glory,  and  power,  he 
unto  him  ''  that  sitteth  upon  the 
throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb  for  ev- 
er and  ever. 

14  Wnd  the  four  beasts  said, 
Amen.  And  the  four  and  twenty 
elders  fell  down  and  worshipped 
him  ''  that  li\eth  for  ever  and  ever. 

CHAPTER  YL 

1  The  opcnvig  of  the  xeah  in  order,  and  what  followed 
thereupon.,  containiur/  a  proplieeij  to  the  end  (f  the 
world. 

A  ND  ''  I  saw  when  the  Lamb 
XjL  opened  one  of  the  seals,  and 
I  heard,  as  it  were  the  noise  of 
thunder,  ^  one  of  the  four  beasts 
saying.  Come  and  see. 

2  And  I  saw,  and  behold  'a  white 
horse :  ^  and  he  that  sat  on  him 
had  a  bow ;  '  and  a  crown  was  giv- 
en unto  him :  and  he  went  forth 
conquering",  and  to  conquer. 

3  And  wlien  he  had  opened  the 
second  seal,  ^  I  heard  the  second 
beast  say.  Come  and  see. 

4  ^And  there  went  out  another 
liorse  that  ivas  red :  and  power  was 
given  to  him  that  sat  thereon  to 
take  peac(^  from  tlie  earth,  and  that 
thay  should  kill  one  another :  and 
there  was  given  unto  him  a  great 
sword. 

5  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
third  seal,  ''  I  lieard  the  third  beast 
say.  Come  and  see.  And  1  beliekl, 
and  lo  '  a  black  horse ;  and  he  that 
sat  on  him  had  a  i)air  of  balances 
in  his  hand. 

G  And  1  heard  a  voice  in  the  midst 
of  the  four  beasts  say,  "A  measure 
of  wheat  for  a  pennj^,  and  three 
measures  of  barley  for  a  penny; 
and  ^  see  thou  hurt  not  the  oil  and 
the  wine. 

297 


A.  D.  96. 

» v».  m.  17. 

Dim.  7.  10. 
lUb.  12.  22. 


Teh.  4.  11. 


'Phil.  2.  10. 
ver.  3. 


M(hr.2'.l.ll. 
Uoin.9.  5.  & 

ii;.  ■■-. 

ITim.C.  IC. 
1  lVt.4.  11. 
&.5.  11. 
ch.  1.  G. 

beh.lJ.  16 
7.10. 

& 

• 

"^ch.  19.  4 

<I  ch.  4.  9, 

10. 

"ch.  J.  5,G,7. 


bch.  4. ; 


■■Zech.G.  3. 
eh.  19.  11. 

i  Ps.  4,';.  4, .-. 

LXX. 

'Zerh.  fi.  11. 
ch.  14.  14. 


fch.  4.  7. 


e  ZccU.  6.  2. 


bch.  4.7. 


>  Zech.  8.  2. 


B  The  ■vrord 
cha^nix  ei;;- 
nifieth  a 
nietthure 
containing 
one  wine 
quart,  and 
the  twelltb 
part  of  a 
quart, 
k  ch.  9.  4. 


The  opening  of  the  seals. 


EEYELATIOX. 


The  number  of  the  sealed. 


A.  D.  06. 

ich.  4.  ". 


lech.  C.  3. 


I  Or,  to  him. 
'  Ez.  U.  21. 

°  Lev.  2C.  22. 


Pch.8.3.&9. 
\i.  &  14.  18. 
1  ch.  20.  4. 

'ch.].!). 
•2Timri.8. 

all.  1.'.  IT. 

& ly.  lU. 


'  Sec  Zech. 
I.  12. 

"ciL.rr. 

»ch.  11.18. 
&  19.  J. 


r  ch.  .•!.  4.  5. 
&  ".  9,  14. 


»Heb.n.40. 
ch.  14. 13. 


'ch.  lo.l3. 


bJoeI2. 10,      I 
M.  &■;.  l.i. 
.\Jntt.  L'4.  L'O 
Acta  li.  20. 


'  ch.  8.  10. 
1(9.1. 


<  Or,  (/Tfoj 
Jigi. 


'  Ph.  lOi.  26. 
In.  ."4.  4. 
Ilcb.  1.  12, 
l.J. 

'Jer.  3.  23.& 
4.24. 
ch.  16.  20. 


IU.110. 


'  lion.  in.  R. 
I.uke2.'S.3U. 
ch.  9.  U. 


kf«.in.r,,ftc. 

/.rph.l.  14, 

&C. 

ch.  IC.  H. 


7  And  when  lie  bad  opened  the 
fourth  seal,  '  I  heard  the  voice  of 
the  fourth  beast  say,  Come  and 
see. 

8  ""And  I  looked,  and  behold  a 
pale  horse :  and  his  name  that  sat 
on  him  was  Death,  and  Hell  fol- 
lowed with  him.  And  power  was 
given  "  unto  them  over  the  fourth 
part  of  the  earth,  "to  kill  with 
sword,  and  with  hunger,  and  with 
death,  °  and  with  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
fifth  seal,  I  saw  under  ^the  altar 
■^the  souls  of  them  that  were  slain 
■■for  the  word  of  God,  and  for  'the 
testimony  which  they  held: 

10  And  they  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying,  ^How  long,  OLord, 
""holy  and  true,  ''dost  thou  not 
j'udge  and  avenge  our  blood  on 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth  ? 

11  And  'white  robes  were  given 
unto  every  one  of  them ;  and  it 
was  said  unto  them,  ^that  they 
should  rest  yet  for  a  little  season, 
until  their  fellow  servants  also  and 
their  brethren,  that  should  be  killed 
as  thej^  u'ere,  should  be  fulfilled. 

12  And  I  beheld  when  he  had 
opened  the  sixth  seal,  .="  and,  lo, 
there  was  a  great  earthquake ;  and 
''the  sun  became  black  as  sackcloth 
of  liair,  and  the  moon  became  as 
blood ; 

13  '^And  the  stars  of  heaven  fell 
unto  the  earth,  even  as  a  fig  tree 
casteth  her  "untimely  figs,  when 
she  is  sliaken  of  a  mighty  wind. 

14  ''And  tlie  heaven  departed  as  a 
scroll  when  it  is  rolled  together; 
and  "^ every  mountain  and"  island 
were  moved  out  of  their  places. 

15  And  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
and  the  great  m(Mi,  and  the  rich 
men,  and  the  chief  captains,  and 
the  mighty  men,  and  every  bond 
man,  and  every  free  man,  Hiid 
thems(;lves  in  the  dens  and  in  the 
rocks  of  tlio  mountains  ; 

1()  *-'And  said  to  the  mountains 
and  rocks,  I'all  on  us,  and  hide  us 
from  the  face  of  him  that  sitteth  on 
the  tin-one,  and  from  the  wrath  of 
the  Lamb : 

17  ''  For  the  great  day  of  his  wrath 

298 


is  come ;  '  and  who  shall  be  able  to 


stand  1 


CHAPTER  VII. 


3  An  angel  sealelh  the  aervauts  of  God  in  their  fore- 
heads. 4  The  number  of  them  that  were  .sealed :  of 
the  tribe.'i  of  Israel  a  certain  number.  9  Of  all  other 
nations  an  innumerable  multitude,  lohich  stand  he- 
fore  the  throne,  dad  iit  white  robes,  and  2^alms  in 
tlieir  hands.    14  Their  robes  were  washed  in  the  blood 


A.  D.  96. 


i  Pa.  76.  7. 


"Dan.  7.  2. 
l>ch.  9.  4. 


•^ch.B.  6. 


J  Ez.  9.  4. 

ch.  14.  1. 

•■  ch.  22.  4. 


Bch.  14.  1. 


of  the  Lamb. 

A  XD  after  these  things  I  saw 
JTjL  four  angels  standing  on  the 
four  corners  of  the  eartli,  ''holding 
the  four  winds  of  the  earth,  ''that 
the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the 
earth,  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any 
tree. 

2  And  I  saw  another  angel  as- 
cending from  the  east,  having  the 
seal  of  the  lining  God :  and  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  to  the  four 
angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
hurt  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

3  Saying,  'Hurt  not  the  earth, 
neither  the  sea,  nor  the  trees,  till 
we  have  ''sealed  the  servants  of  our 
God  Mn  their  foreheads. 

4  *^And  I   heard   the  number  of  i'ch.mg. 
them  which  were  sealed:  and  there  \ 
U'ere  sealed  ^a  hundred  and  forty 
and  four  thousand  of  all  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Juda  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Eeuben  were  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. Of  the  tribe  of  Gad  ivere 
sealed  twelve  thousand. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Aser  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Nephthalini  were  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Manas- 
ses  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  icere 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Levi  were  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar 
ivere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Zabulon  ivere 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Joseph  were  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

9  After  this  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  ''a 
great  nniltitude,  which  no  man 
could  number,  'of  all  nations,  and 
kindreds,  and  people,  and  tongues, 
stood  before  the  throne,  and  before 
the  Lamb,  ''clothed  with  white 
robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands ; 


bRom.Il.25. 


i  ch.  5.  9. 


tnh.  3.  5.18. 
&4.4.&(i.H. 
ver.  14. 


The  seventh  seal  opened. 


KEVELATIOK 


Great x)lagnes  on  the  earth. 


A.  D.  96. 

I  Ps.  3.  8. 
Is.  4.!.  11. 

./it.  ;t.  •_'.-;. 

Ho8.  l-l.  HI. 

i-h.  lU.  1. 
"■  ch.  5.  IX 
"  ch.  4.  G. 


"ch.5.13,14. 


I'  vcr.  9. 


'i(h.  0.  i).  & 
ir.  (i. 


"■  Is.  1. 18. 
Hell.  SI.  14. 
1  John  1.7. 
eh.  1.  a. 
Sfc  Zech.3. 
3,  4,  5. 


'  Is.  4.  ."i,  G. 
<-h.  21.  3. 
1  Is.  4'J.  10. 

"Ps.  l'_'l.G. 
ch.  a.  4. 


'  Ps.  23.  1.  & 

.•!(!.  S. 

JohulO.ll, 

14. 
J  Is.  25.  8. 

ch.  21.  4. 


"ch-C.  1. 


l.Matt.lS.10. 

I-ukel.  I'J. 
'  2  Chr.2U.25 

-28. 


\,OT,hd<l\tto 
thepraijers. 
dch.  5.  8. 


10  Aud  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying-,  '  vSalvatioii  to  our  God 
'"wliicli  sittetli  ii])ou  the  throne, 
and  unto  tlie  Lamb. 

11  "And  all  the  angels  stood  round 
about  the  throne,  and  ahout  the 
elders  and  the  four  beasts,  and  fell 
before  the  throne  on  their  faces, 
and  worshipped  God, 

12  "Saying,  Amen :  Blessing,  and 
glorj^,  and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiv- 
ing, and  honour,  and  i)ower,  aud 
might,  he  unto  our  God  for  ever  aud 
ever.    Amen. 

13  And  one  of  the  elders  answered, 
saying  unto  me,  AVhat  are  these 
which  are  arrayed  in  'white  robes  ? 
and  whence  came  they  1 

14  Aud  I  said  unto  him.  Sir, 
thou  knowest.  And  he  said  to 
me,  ''These  are  they  which  came 
out  of  great  tribulation,  and  have 
"^  washed  their  robes,  and  made 
them  white  in  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb. 

15  Therefore  are  they  before  the 
throne  of  God,  and  serve  him  day 
and  night  in  his  temple:  and  he 
that  sitteth  on  the  throne  sliall 
''dwell  among  them. 

16  *They  shall  hunger  no  more, 
neither  thirst  any  more;  "neither 
shall  the  sun  light  on  them,  nor  any 
heat. 

17  For  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  \shall  feed 
them,  aud  shall  lead  them  unto  liv- 
ing fountains  of  waters:  ^  and  God 
shall  wiije  away  all  tears  from  their 
eyes. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  At  the  opening  of  the  seve7ith  seal,  2  seven  angels  had 
seven  trumpcls  given  them.  6  Four  of  than  sound 
their  trumpets,  and  great  plagues  follow.  3  Another 
angel  putteih  incense  to  the  prayers  of  the  saints  on 
the  golden  altar. 

AND  ^when  he  had  opened  the 
Xjl  seventh  seal,  there  was  silence 
in  heaven  about  the  space  of  half 
an  hour. 

2  ''And  I  saw  the  seven  angels 
which  stood  before  God;  'and  to 
them  were  given  seven  trumpets. 

3  And  another  angel  came  and 
stood  at  the  altar,  having  a  golden 
censer ;  and  there  was  given  unto 
him  much  incense,  that  he  should 
"otfer  it  with  ''the  prayers  of  all 


saints  upon   the  golden  altar  which 
was  before  the  throne. 

4  And  "^the  smoke  of  the  incen.se, 
which  came  with  the  prayers  of  the 
saints,  ascended  up  before  God  out 
of  the  angel's  hand. 

5  And  the  angel  took  the  censer, 
and  tilled  it  with  lire  of  the  altar, 
and  cast  it  "into  the  earth:  and 
^' there  were  voices,  and  thunder- 
ings,  and  lightnings, ''  and  an  earth- 
quake. 

0  aVnd  the  seven  angels  which  had 
the  seven  trumpets  ijrepared  them- 
selves to  sound. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  'and 
there  followed  hail  and  fire  mingled 
with  blood,  and  they  were  cast  "^  up- 
on the  earth:  and  the  third  part 
'of  trees  was  burnt  up,  and  all 
green  grass  was  burnt  up. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded, 
'"and  as  it  were  a  great  mountain 
burning  with  fire  was  cast  into  the 
sea :  "  and  the  third  i)art  of  the  sea 
"became  blood ; 

9  ''And  the  third  part  of  the  creat- 
ures which  were  in  the  sea,  and 
had  life,  died;  and  the  third  part 
of  the  ships  were  destroyed. 

10  And  the  third  angel  sounded, 
"and  there  fell  a  great  star  from 
heaven,  burning  as  it  were  a  lamj), 
'and  it  fell  upon  the  third  i)art  of 
the  rivers,  and  upon  the  fountains 
of  waters ; 

11  'And  the  name  of  the  star  i.s 
called  AVorm wood  :  'and  the  third 
part  of  the  waters  became  worm- 
wood ;  and  many  men  died  of  the 
waters,  because  they  were  made 
bitter. 

J2  "And  the  fourth  angel  sounded, 
and  the  third  part  of  the  sun  a\  as 
smitten,  and  the  third  part  of  the 
moon,  and  the  third  jiart  of  the 
stars ;  so  as  the  third  part  of  them 
was  darkened,  and  the  day  shone 
not  for  a  third  i)art  of  it,  and  the 
night  likewise. 

13  And  I  beheld,  ^and  heard  an 
angel  fiying  through  the  midst  of 
heaven,  saying  Avith  a  loud  voice, 
^AVoe,  woe,  woe,  to  the  inliabiters 
of  the  earth  by  reason  of  the  other 
voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three 
angels,  which  are  yet  to  sound ! 

299 


A.  D.  96. 

MCx.  .'10.  1. 
ch.  0.  'J. 

flV.  HI.  2. 
Lukul.JO. 


li  Or,  upon. 

fch.  10. 18. 

1>  2  Sum. 22. 8. 
1  KinKA  i'J. 
11. 
AcU  4.  31. 


i  Ez.  38.  22. 


kch.  lU.  2. 


I  Is.  2. 1.1. 
cli.  U.  4. 


"Jer.  51.  2). 
Amos  7.  4. 


"ch.  IC.  3. 
-  i:z.  14.  19. 
Pch.lG.S. 


lis.  11.  12. 
ch.  U.  1. 


'ch.  16.  4. 


■  Ruth  1.  20. 

>  Kx.  15.  2."!. 
•Ter. '.).  15. 
&  23.  15. 


°  Is.  13.  10. 
Amoa  a  9. 


'ch.  14.  C.  & 
I'J.  ir. 


y  ch.  B.  13.  & 
11. 14. 


The  fifth  angel  soundeth. 


BEVELATIOK 


The  sixth  angel  soundeth. 


A.  D.  96. 


•i.iikcin.is. 

cli.  8.  10. 


b  I.iikc  S.  31. 
ver.  J,  1 1. 
ch.  \7.  H. 
&  -0. 1. 


'Joel  2.  2, 10. 


JEx.in.  4. 
Judt;.  7.  12 


•vcr.  10. 


r<'h.6.C.&; 
fch.8.  r. 


b  Sec  Ex.  12. 

Ez.  n.  4. 

eh.  7.  ■■). 

>  vcr.  10. 

ch.  ii.r. 


k  Jobs.  21. 
If.  2.  I'.i. 
J.r.  K.  ■!. 
ch.  v.  lU. 


I  Jotl  2.  4. 

".\.-ih.3.  1". 
'Dan.'.  8. 

•Joel  I.e. 


rjocl2.5,6,^ 


"I  vcr.  S. 

'E;ih.2.  2. 
•vcr.  1. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1  At  the  sounding  of  the  fifth  angel,  a  star  falleth  from 
heaven,  to  whom  is  given  the  key  of  the  bottomless  pit. 
2  He  openeth  the  pit,  and  there  come  forth  locusts 
tike  scorpions.  V^  The  first  woe  past.  Vo  The  .uxth 
trumpet  .soundeth.  14  Four  angels  are  let  loose,  that 
icere  bound. 

AND  the  fifth  angel  sounded, 
JTjL  ''and  I  saw  a  star  foil  from 
heaven  unto  the  earth  :  and  to  hira 
was  giveu  the  key  of  ''the  bottom- 
less pit. 

2  And  he  oi)ened  the  bottomless 
pit;  ''and  there  arose  a  smoke  out 
of  the  pit,  as  the  smoke  of  a  great 
furnace ;  Jind  the  sun  and  the  air 
were  darkened  by  reason  of  the 
smoke  of  the  pit. 

3  And  there  came  out  of  the 
smoke  ''locusts  upon  the  earth: 
and  unto  them  was  given  power, 
"  as  the  scorpions  of  the  earth  have 
power. 

4  And  it  was  commanded  them 
•■that  they  should  not  hurt  »the 
grass  of  the  earth,  neither  any 
green  thing,  neither  any  tree  ;  but 
only  those  men  which  have  not 
''  the  seal  of  God  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  to  tliem  it  was  given  that 
they  should  not  kill  them,  '  but 
that  they  shoukl  be  tormented  five 
months :  and  their  torment  was  as 
the  torment  of  a  scorpion,  when  he 
striketh  a  man. 

6  And  in  those  days  ^  shall  men 
seek  death,  and  shall  not  find  it; 
and  shall  desire  to  die,  and  death 
shall  fiee  from  them. 

7  And  '  the  shapes  of  the  locusts 
were  like  unto  horses  prepared  un- 
to battle;  "'and  on  their  heads  ivere 
as  it  were  crowns  like  gold,  "  and 
their  faces  were  as  the  faces  of  men. 

8  And  they  had  hair  as  the  hair 
of  women,  and  '  their  teeth  were  as 
the  teeth  of  lions. 

9  And  they  had  breastplates,  as 
it  were  breastplates  of  iron  ;  and 
the  sound  of  tlieir  wings  was  •'as 
the  soiuid  of  chariots  of  many 
horses  running  to  battle. 

10  And  they  had  tails  like  unto 
scorpion.s,  and  there  were  stings  in 
their  tails:  "and  their  power  ivas 
to  hurt  men  fivi;  months. 

11  'And  Ihcy  had  a  king  over 
them,  which  is  Mlie  angel  of  the 
bottomless  pit,  whose  name  in  the 

300 


Hebrew  tongue  is  Abaddon,  but 
in  the  Greek  tongue  hath  his  name 
II  Apollyon. 

12  '  One  woe  is  past ;  and,  be- 
hold, there  come  two  woes  more 
hereafter. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded, 
and  I  heard  a  voice  from  the  four 
horns  of  the  golden  altar  which  is 
before  God, 

14  Saying  to  the  sixth  angel 
which  had  the  trumpet.  Loose  the 
four  angels  which  are  bound  "in 
the  great  river  Euphrates. 

15  And  the  four  angels  were 
loosed,  which  were  prepared  Hfor 
an  hour,  and  a  day,  and  a  month, 
and  a  year,  for  to  slay  the  third 
part  of  men. 

16  And  ""  the  number  of  the  army 
'of  the  horsemen  were  two  hundred 
thousand  thousand :  '^  and  I  heard 
the  number  of  them. 

17  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in 
the  vision,  and  them  that  sat  on 
them,  having  breastplates  of  fire, 
and  of  jacinth,  and  brimstone: 
"  and  the  heads  of  the  horses  were 
as  the  heads  of  lions ;  and  out  of 
their  mouths  issued  fire  and  smoke 
and  brimstone. 

18  By  these  three  was  the  third 
l^art  of  men  killed,  by  the  fire,  and 
by  the  smoke,  and  by  the  brim- 
stone, which  issued  out  of  their 
mouths. 

19  For  their  power  is  in  their 
mouth,  and  in  their  tails:  ''for 
their  tails  were  like  unto  serpents, 
and  had  heads,  and  with  them 
they  do  hurt. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  men  which 
were  not  killed  by  these  plagues 
\yet  repented  not  of  the  works  of 
their  hands,  that  they  should  not 
worship  ''  devils,  ''and  idols  of  gold, 
and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stone, 
and  of  wood;  which  neither  can 
see,  nor  hear,  nor  walk : 

21  Neither  repented  they  of  their 
murders,  '^nor  of  their  sorceries, 
nor  of  their  fornication,  nor  of 
their  thefts. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  A  migjity  strong  angel  nppearctli  with  a  hook  open 
in  his  hand.  0  //e  swcareth  by  him  that  liveth  for 
ever,  that  tlicrc  s/iall  be  no  more  time.  9  John  is 
commanded  to  take  and  cat  the  book. 


A.  D.  96. 


II  That  is  to 
say,  ^-1  de- 
stroyer. 

<  ch.  8.  13. 


"  ch.  16. 12. 


I  Or,  at. 


^Ps.  &■».  ir. 

Dan.  7.  10. 
JEz.  38.  4. 

^ch.  7.  4. 


»]  Chr.  12.S, 
Is.  5.  '2,%  ill. 


bis.  9.  15. 


=  Dcut.  31.29. 


dLcv.  ir.  7. 
IJeut.  •■j.'.ir. 
Vf.  li/ii.  :;7. 

1  Cor.  10.  :;0. 
MN.  115.  4.  & 
l'^5.  15. 
Dan.  5.  23. 


fch. 


.15. 


A  mighty  angel  appcaretli. 


EEVELATION. 


The  two  'prophesying  witnesses. 


A.  D.  Ofi. 

"  Ez.  1.  28. 

'•Matt.  1".  2. 
i-li.  1.  It!. 

■■  ch.  1.  15. 
■lSIatt.28.lS. 


•  ch.  8.  5. 


f  Dan.  8.  26. 
&  12.  -1.  9. 


s  Ex.  G.  8. 
Dan.  12.  7. 


h  Neh.  9.  6. 
cli.4.  11.  & 
14.7. 


i  Dan.  12.  7. 
ch.  16. 17. 


tch.  11. 15. 


I  ver.  4, 


"  Jer.  15. 16. 
KZ.2.S.&3. 
1,  2,  3. 


"  Ez.  3.  3. 


"  Ez.  2. 10. 


A  ND  I  saw  another  miiiiity  an- 
XjL  gel  come  down  fiom  heaven, 
clothed  with  a  ('h)U(l :  "^  and  a  rain- 
bow ivas  upon  his  head,  and  'his 
face  tvas  as  it  were  the  sun,  and 
'  his  feet  as  pilhirs  of  lire  : 

2  And  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little 
book  open :  ''  and  he  set  his  right 
foot  upon  the  sea,  and  his  left  foot 
on  the  earth, 

3  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  as 
when  a  lion  roareth  :  and  when  he 
had  cried,  '  seven  thunders  uttered 
their  voices. 

4  And  when  the  seven  thunders 
had  uttered  their  voices,  I  Avas 
about  to  Avrite:  and  I  heard  a 
voice  from  heaven  saying  unto  me, 
''Seal  up  those  things  which  the 
seven  thunders  uttered,  and  write 
them  not. 

5  And  the  angel  which  I  saw 
stand  upon  the  sea  and  ui)Ou  the 
earth  ^lifted  up  his  hand  to  heaven, 

G  And  sware  by  him  that  liveth 
for  ever  and  ever,  ''  who  created 
heaven,  and  the  things  that  therein 
are,  and  the  earth,  and  the  things 
that  therein  are,  and  the  sea,  and 
the  things  which  are  therein,  '  that 
there  should  be  time  no  longer : 

7  But  ''in  the  days  of  the  voice  of 
the  seventh  angel,  when  he  shall 
begin  to  sound,  the  mystery  of 
God  should  be  finished,  as  he 
hath  declared  to  his  servants  the 
prophets. 

8  And  '  the  voice  which  I  heard 
from  heaven  spake  unto  me  again, 
and  said.  Go  and  take  the  little 
book  which  is  open  in  the  hand  of 
the  angel  which  standeth  upon  the 
sea  and  upon  the  earth. 

9  And  I  went  unto  the  angel,  and 
said  unto  him,  Give  me  the  little 
book.  And  he  said  unto  me, 
"'Take  it,  and  eat  it  up;  and  it 
shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  it 
shall  be  in  thy  mouth  sweet  as 
honey. 

10  And  I  took  the  little  book  out 
of  the  angel's  hand,  and  ate  it  up ; 
"  and  it  was  in  my  mouth  sweet  as 
honey :  and  as  soon  as  I  had  eaten 
it,  °my  belly  was  bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  Thou 
must  i^rophesy  again  before  many 


peoi)les,  and  nations,  and  tongues, 
and  kings. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

3  TIic  two  wittifsxcs  proplicxy.  6  Tlioj  have  power  to 
shut  hcareu,  that  it  ruin  not.  7  77tc  baist  shall  Jb/ht 
m/ainst  thcin,  ami  kill  them.  8  The//  lie  wibarivd, 
Wnml  after  three  dnijx  ami  a  half  rise  again.  1-4 
The  second  woe  is  past.  15  The  seventh  trumpet 
soiindeth. 


A  ND  there  was  given  me  '^a  reed 
J\.  like  unto  a  rod :  and  the 
angel  stood,  saying,  'liise,  and 
measure  tlie  temple  of  God,  and 
the  altar,  and  them  that  worship 
therein. 

2  But  Hhe  court  which  is  without 
the  temple  Ueave  out,  and  measure 
it  not;  ''for  it  is  given  unto  the 
Gentiles:  and  the  holy  city  shall 
they  •=  tread  under  foot  '^ forty  and 
two  months. 

3  And  'I  I  will  give  power  unto  my 
two  ^'Avitnesses,  ''and  they  shall 
prophesy  '  a  thousand  tAvo  hundred 
and  threescore  days,  clothed  in 
sackcloth. 

4  These  are  the  ''two  oli\^e  trees, 
and  the  two  candlesticks  standing 
before  the  God  of  the  earth. 

5  And  if  any  man  will  hurt  them, 
'  fire  proceedeth  out  of  their  mouth, 
and  devoureth  their  enemies :  "'and 
if  any  man  Avill  hurt  them,  he  must 
in  this  manner  be  killed. 

6  These  "have  power  to  shut 
heaA  en,  that  it  rain  not  in  the  days 
of  their  prophecy :  and  °  have  poAver 
over  Avaters  to  turn  them  to  blood, 
and  to  smite  the  earth  Avith  all 
plagues,  as  often  as  they  will. 

7  And  Avhen  they  p shall  liaA^e  fin- 
ished their  testimony,  ^the  beast 
that  ascendeth  "^out  of  the  bottom- 
less pit  'shall  make  war  against 
them,  and  shall  overcome  them, 
and  kill  tliera. 

8  And  their  dead  bodies  shall  lie 
in  the  street  of  'the  great  city, 
Avhich  spiritually  is  called  Sodom 
and  Egypt,  "Avhere  also  our  Lord 
Avas  crucified. 

9  "And  they  of  the  people  and 
kindreds  and  tongues  and  nations 
shall  see  their  dead  bodies  three 
days  and  a  half,  >  and  shall  not  suf- 
fer their  dead  bodies  to  be  jput  in 
graves. 

10  '^  And  they  that  dAvell  upon  the 

301 


A.  D.  96. 


•Ez.40..'5,ftc. 

/^ccll.  2.  1. 

ch.  21.  15. 
b  Num.23.18. 


'Ez.-i0.17,20. 

\V,T. 

cast  out. 
■ll's.  7y.  I. 
Luke  21.  24. 


'  n.in.  8.  10. 
'ch.  W.  5. 


II  Or.  /  win 
yitf  unto 
1111/ tu-o  U'lt- 

ues^ten  that 
th(  y  uuiy 
jnojihcsy. 

Pell.  20.  4. 

bch.  It).  10. 

ich.  12.  6. 

k  V».  52.  8. 
Jur.  11.  16. 
Zucli.  4.S, 
11,14. 


l2Kinesl. 

li».  12. 

.Ii  r.  1.  10.  & 

5.  14. 

V.y.iX^. 

llui.  6.5. 
"'  .\uiu.  16. 

21). 

"  1  Kings  17. 

Jiiints  5. 16, 
17. 

''i:.\.  7. 19. 


i'Lukcl3.32. 

"ich.  13.1,11. 
&  17.  S. 
'  cli.  y.  2. 

•  D.in.  7.  21. 
Zcch.  li.  2. 


<ch.l4.  R.  & 
17.1,5.4:18. 
10. 

"  Heb.  13. 12. 
ch.  18. 24. 


"ch.  17. 15. 


J  Ps.  79.  2,  3. 


»ch.  12. 12. 
&  13. 8. 


The  seventh  trumpet  sounded. 


EEVELATION. 


The  great  red  dragon. 


A.  D.%. 

••  Esth.  9. 19, 
22. 
b  ch.  16. 10. 


'  ver.  9. 

i  Ez. .")-.  5,  9, 
10,  H. 


«I8.  H.  13. 

ch.  1-.'.  5. 
fIs.GO.S. 

Acl8  1.  0. 
«L' Kings  2.1, 

5,  7. 
hch.C.  12. 

i  ch.  16. 19. 


<  Gr.  names 
o^'men, 
ch.  3.  4. 

kjosh.  7.19. 
ch.  14.  7. 
Si  lo.  4. 

ich.S.  l."!.  & 
».12.&la.l. 


"•ch.  10.  7. 

"19.27.13. 

ch.  1«.  17.  & 

19.  «. 
°ch.l2.10. 


Pnnn.2.  44. 
&  7.14,1.S,27. 


"'ch.4.4.i5. 
a.  k  19.  4. 


'ch.  1.4,  8. 

ti1.li.Si  It). 
6. 


•  ch.  11).  6. 

'  Tcr.  2,  9. 

••  D»n. 7.9,10. 
di.  U.  lU. 


'ch.  19. /5. 

Ich.  1.3. 10.4 
IH  fl. 

;f>r, 

Carrttfit. 
•  ch.  Ij.  fi,  8. 


•  rh.  8.  Ti.  ft 
IC.  II*. 


kch.  10.21. 


angel 
great 


earth  shall  rejoice  over  them,  and 
make  merry,  ''and  shall  send  gifts 
one  to  another ;  *"  because  these  two 
l^rophets  tormented  them  that  dwelt 
on  the  earth. 

11  "And  after  three  days  and  a 
half  "the  Spirit  of  life  from  God 
entered  into  them,  and  thej^  stood 
upon  their  feet ;  and  great  fear  fell 
upoQ  them  which  saw  them. 

12  And  they  heard  a  great  voice 
from  heaven  saying  unto  them, 
Oon)e  lip  hither.  "'And  they  as- 
cended uj)  to  heaven  *in  a  cloud; 
^and  their  enemies  beheld  them. 

13  And  the  same  hour  ''  was  there 
a  great  earthquake,  '  and  the  tenth 
part  of  the  city  fell,  and  in  the 
earthquake  were  slain  ^of  men 
seven  thousand :  and  the  remnant 
were  aftrighted,  ""and  gave  glory 
to  the  God  of  heaven. 

14  '  The  second  woe  is  past ;  and, 
behold,  the  third  woe  cometh 
quickly. 

15  And  ""the  seventh 
sounded;  "and  there  were 
voices  in  heaven,  saying,  "The 
kingdoms  of  this  world  are  become 
the  Idngdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  of 
his  Christ;  ^ and  he  shall  reign  for 
ever  and  ever. 

10  And  Uhe  four  and  twenty  eld- 
ers, which  sat  before  God  on  their 
seats,  fell  upon  their  faces,  and 
worsliipped  God, 

17  Saying,  We  give  thee  thanks, 
O  Lord  God  Almighty,  'which  art, 
and  wast,  and  art  to  come ;  because 
tliou  liast  taken  to  thee  thy  great 
power,  "  and  iiast  reigned. 

IS  'And  the  nations  were  angry, 
and  thy  wrath  is  come,  "and  the 
time  of  the  dead,  that  they  should 
be  judged,  and  tliat  tliou  shouldest 
giv(;  nnvard  luito  thy  servants  the 
projiliets,  and  to  tlie  saints,  and 
them  that  fear  thy  name,  ^  small 
and  great;  ^and  sliouldest  destroy 
thcin  which  "dcstrov  the  earth. 

i\)  And  Mhe  temple  of  God  was 
opened  in  lieuve!j,  and  there  Avas 
seen  in  liis  tcnipli^  the  ark  of  his 
testament:  and  "there  were  liglit- 
nings,  and  voices,  and  thunder- 
ings,  and  an  eartlKiuake,  'and  great 
hail. 

302 


CHAPTER  XXL 

1  A  woman  clothed  with  the  sun  travaileth.  4  The 
(/real  red  dragon  standeth  before  her^  ready  to  de- 
vour her  child  :  6  when  she  was  delivered  she  fleelh 
into  the  wilderness.  7  Michael  and  his  angels  fight 
with  the  dragon.,  and  prevail.  13  The  dragon  being 
cast  douni  into  the  earth,  jjerseciiteth  the  woman. 

AND  there  appeared  a  great 
XjL  "  wonder  in  heaven  ;  a  woman 
clothed  with  the  sun,  and  the  moon 
under  her  feet,  and  upon  her  head 
a  crown  of  twelve  stars : 

2  And  she  being  with  child  cried, 
''travailing  in  birth,  and  pained  to 
be  delivered. 

3  And  there  appeared  another 
'I  wonder  in  heaven ;  and  behold  ''a 
great  red  dragon,  "^  having  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns,  ''and  seven 
crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  'his  tail  drew  the  third  part 
•"of  the  stars  of  heaven,  ^and  did 
cast  them  to  the  earth:  and  the 
dragou  stood  ^  before  the  woman 
which  was  ready  to  be  delivered, 
'  for  to  devour  her  child  as  soon  as 
it  was  born. 

5  And  she  brought  forth  a  man 
child,  ''who  was  to  rule  all  nations 
with  a  rod  of  iron :  and  her  child 
was  caught  up  unto  God,  and  to 
his  throne. 

0  And  '  the  woman  fled  into  the 
wilderness,  where  she  hath  a  i)lace 
prepared  of  God,  that  they  should 
feed  her  there  "'a  thousand  two 
hundred  and  threescore  days. 

7  And  there  was  war  in  heaven : 
"Michael  and  his  angels  fought 
"  against  the  dragon ;  and  the 
dragon  fought  and  his  angels, 

8  And  prevailed  not ;  neither  was 
their  jDlace  found  any  more  in 
heaven. 

9  And  p  the  great  dragon  was  cast 
out,  ''that  old  serpent,  called  the 
Devil,  and  Satan, '  which  deceiveth 
the  whole  world :  'he  was  cast  out 
into  the  earth,  and  his  angels  were 
cast  out  with  him. 

10  And  I  heard  a  loud  voice  say- 
ing in  heaven,  *Now  is  come  salva- 
tion, and  strength,  and  the  king- 
dom of  our  God,  and  the  power  of 
his  Christ :  for  the  accuser  of  our 
brethren  is  cast  down,  "which  ac- 
cus(;d  them  before  our  God  day 
and  night. 

11  And  ''thev  overcame  him  by 


A.  D.  96. 


I  Or,  sign. 


'  Is.  CO.  7. 
Gal.  4.  19. 


II  Or,  sign. 
l'C!l  17.  3. 
■^ch.  17.9,10. 

dch.  13. 1. 


'ch.9.10,19. 

fch.  17.  18. 
e  Dan.  8. 10. 


1"  ver.  2. 


i  Ex.  1.  IC. 


I  Ps.  2.  9. 
ch.  2.  27.  & 
19.  li. 


1  ver.  4. 


"  ch.  11.  3. 


"Dan.  10. 13 
21.  &12.  1. 

°  ver.  3. 
ch.  20.  2. 


PLnkc  10.18. 

John  12.31. 
1(Jen.3.  1,4. 

ch.  2(1.  2. 
'cli.  20.  3. 

•ch.  9.  1. 


ich.  11.15.  i 
19.  1. 


■Job  1.  9.  & 
2.  ,5. 
Zcch.  3.  1. 


■•  Rom.  8. ;;."., 
34,  .37.  it  Hi. 
20. 


i 


Tlie  least  with  seven 


EEVELATION. 


heads  and  ten  horns. 


A.  D.  06. 

J  Luke  14.:C. 


'Ps.  no.  II. 

Is.  4'.l.  Ki. 

cli.  l.s.  lU. 
•ch..-*.  13.  & 

11.  lU. 


'  ell.  10.  0. 


'  vcr.  5. 


'1  Ex.  10.  4. 


«  ror.  fi. 
fch.  1".  3. 


e  Dan.  7.  23- 
&  12.7. 


b  Is.  39.  19. 


I  Gen.  3.13. 
ch.  11.  r.  & 
13.7. 

tch.  H.  12. 

II  Cor.  2.1. 
1  .lohn  .5. 10. 
ch.  1.2,  il.  i 
6.  a.  &  2U.  4. 


'Dan. 7.  2,7. 

bch.  12.3.  & 
17.  3,  y,  12. 


H  Or,  names, 
«ch.  17.  o. 
'  Dan.  7.  6. 

i  Dan.  7.  5. 

'Dan.  7.4. 


fch.  12. 9. 

ech.lG.10. 
fcch.  12.  4. 
■  ver.  12, 14. 

t  Gr.  slain. 


the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  bv  the 
word  of  their  testimony;  -and  they 
k)ved  not  their  Hves  unto  the  (k'ath. 

12  Therefore  'rejoiee,  ijc  heavens, 
and  ye  that  dwell  in  them.  'Woe 
to  the  inliabiters  of  the  earth  and 
of  the  sea !  for  the  devil  is  come 
down  unto  yon,  havinu^  ft-reat 
wrath,  ^'because  he  knoweth  that 
he  hath  but  a  short  time. 

13  And  when  the  drag'on  saw 
that  he  was  cast  unto  the  earth, 
he  persecuted  "the  woman  which 
brouji^ht  forth  the  man  diild. 

14  ''And  to  the  woman  were  giv- 
en two  wings  of  a  great  eagle, 
•"that  she  might  lly  "^into  the  wil- 
derness, into  her  place,  where  she 
is  nourished  ''for  a  time,  and  times, 
and  half  a  time,  from  the  face  of 
the  serpent. 

15  And  the  serpent  ''cast  out  of 
his  mouth  water  as  a  t3ood  after 
the  woman,  that  he  might  cause 
her  to  be  carried  away  of  the 
flood. 

IG  And  the  earth  helped  the  wo- 
man"; and  the  earth  o})ened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  up  the  flood 
which  the  dragon  cast  out  of  his 
mouth. 

17  And  the  dragon  was  wroth 
with  the  woman,  '  and  went  to 
make  war  with  the  remnant  of  her 
seed,  ''which  keep  the  conunand- 
ments  of  God,  and  have  '  the  testi- 
mony of  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTEE  XIII. 

1  A  beast  riset/i  out  of  the  .sea  wilh  seven  hea(h  and  ten 
horns,  to  whom  the  dragon  giveth  /^M  iMwer.  11 
Another  beaxt  cometh  up  out  of  the  earth  :  \A  cann- 
eth  an  image  to  be  made  of  the  former  bea.ft,  15  and 
that  men  .should  wor.shi])  it,  10  and  receive  his  mark. 

A  ND  I  stood  upon  the  sand  of  the 
JLjL  sea,  and  saw  ^a  beast  rise  up 
out  of  the  sea,  ^'having  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns,  and  upon  his  horns 
ten  crowns,  and  ui)on  his  heads  the 
'I  name  of  blasphemy. 

2  "^  And  the  beast  which  I  saw  was 
like  unto  a  leopard,  ''and  his  feet 
were  as  the  feet  of  a  bear,  %and  his 
mouth  as  the  mouth  of  a  lion  :  and 
'^the  dragon  gave  him  his  power, 
^and  his  seat,  ''and  great  authority. 

3  And  I  saw  one  of  his  heads  'as 
it  were  ^ wounded  to  death;  and 
his  deadly  wound  was  healed :  and 


A.  D.  90. 


kch.  17.8. 


•°D:in.7.  «, 
ll,2£.&ll. 
3U. 

Ij  Or,  to  male 

uai: 
°rh.ll.2.* 

12.  G. 


!  "Jolinl.ll. 
I     Col.  2.  'J. 


Pn;in.7. '.1. 
cli.  11.7.  A: 
12.17. 

1ch.n.lS..t 
17. 1'5. 


'Ex.  .12.  .12. 

Dan.  12.  1. 

I'liil.  4.  .i. 

ch.3.,',.4:-.0. 

12,13.  «!2l. 

27. 
•ch.  17.  8. 


'=all  the  w^orld  wondered  after  the 
beast. 

4  And  they  Avorshipped  the  drngon  j 
which  gave  i)()wer  unto  the  beast: 
and  they  worshipped  (he  beast,  say-  [ 

ing,  'Who  is  like  unto  the  beast?  lid..  13.1s. 
who  is  able  to  make  war  with  him!  } 

5  And  then^  was  given  unto  liim  ' 
'"a  mouth    speaking  great   things 
and  blasi)hemies ;  and  power  was 
given  unto  him  "to  continue  "forty 
and  two  months. 

()  And  he  opened  his  mouth  in 
blasphemy  against  God,  to  blas- 
pheme his  name,  °and  his  taber- 
nacle, and  them  that  dwell  in 
heaven. 

7  And  it  was  given  unto  him  ''to 
make  war  with  the  saints,  and  to 
overcome  them:  ''and  power  was 
given  him  over  all  kindreds,  and 
tongues,  and  nations. 

8  xVnd  all  that  dwell  upon  the 
earth  shidl  worship  him,  "^ whose 
names  are  not  written  in  the  book 
of  life  of  the  Lamb  slain  ^from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

9  'If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let 
him  hear. 

10  "He  that  leadeth  into  captivity 
shall  go  into  captivity:  '^he  that 
killeth  with  the  sword  must  be 
killed  with  the  sword.  'Here  is 
the  patience  and  the  faith  of  the 
saints. 

11  And  I  beheld  another  beast 
'coming  up  out  of  the  earth;  and 
he  had  two  horns  like  a  lamb,  and 
he  spake  as  a  dragon. 

12  And  he  exerciseth  all  the  pow- 
er of  the  first  beast  before  him,  and 
causeth  the  earth  and  them  which" 
dwell  therein  to  worship  the  first 
beast,  ''whose  deadly  wound  was 
healed. 

13  And  ''he  doeth  great  wonders, 
''so  that  he  maketh  fire  come  down 
from  heaven  on  the  earth  in  the 
sight  of  men, 

14  And  ''deceiveth  them  that 
dwell  on  the  earth  '  by  the  means  of 
those  miracles  which  he  had  power 
to  do  in  the  sight  of  the  beast;  say- 
ing to  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth, 
that  they  should  make  an  image  to 
the  beast,  which  had  the  wound  by 
a  sword,  "^and  did  live. 

303 


<  ch.  2.  7. 


'  la.  r 


'  Gin.  0.  fi. 
Matt.  20.3. 


y  oil.  il  12. 


'cli.11.7. 


*Ter.  3. 


kDeuf.  13.  I. 

2,  .1. 

Mutt.  24.2-1 

2  Thiss.L'.;.. 

ch.  11;.  14. 
'1  Kings  IS. 

38. 

2  Kings  1. 

111,12. 
d  cli.  12.  a.  & 

l-.i.  211. 
'2The»8.2.1l, 

lU. 


f  2  Kings  20. 


The  Lamh  u-ith  his  company 


EEVELATION. 


standing  on  mount  Sion. 


A.  D.  96. 

iOr.breath. 


Ech.lG.  2.  & 

11).  20.  Si  -ju. 

1. 


b  ch.  14.  y.  & 
VJ.:V.&MA. 

(  Gr.  to  give 
i/iem. 


ich.  u.  n. 

I  rh.  i;.  2. 

lih.  17.  9. 
"  ch.  1 J.  2. 
•eh.  21. 17. 


•cli.i. 

C 

keh.  7 

4. 

'c!i.  7 
U.  lU. 

3.  & 

•Ich.  1 

\o.tc 

•ch.S.8. 


fch.5.  3.  & 
lu.  3. 


'  vcr.  1. 


1.2  Cor.  11.  i 

Irh.  3.4.  ft7. 
I.-.,  17.  k  17. 
II. 

t  (!r.  i/Tie 

I  .h. .'..  0. 
I  jAniM  1. 18. 


"•  P«. ."».  2. 

7,nph. .).  13. 
"  r.ph.  H.  27. 

Judo  24. 


"ch.  8.  1.1. 
I'  Epli  3.0.10, 

■jit.  I.l 
<ch.  13.7. 


15  And  he  had  power  to  give  ^life 
iiDto  the  image  of  the  beast,  that 
the  image  of  the  beast  shoukl  both 
speak,  ^'aud  cause  that  as  many  as 
woiikl  not  worship  the  image  of 
the  beast  should  be  killed. 

IG  And  he  causeth  all,  both  small 
and  great,  rich  and  poor,  free  and 
bond^ ''  ♦  to  receive  a  mark  in  their 
right  hand,  or  in  their  foreheads : 

17  And  that  no  man  might  buy 
or  sell,  save  he  that  had  the  mark, 
or  'the  name  of  the  beast,  ''or  the 
number  of  his  name. 

18  'Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him 
that  hath  understanding  count  "'the 
number  of  the  beast:  "for  it  is  the 
number  of  a  man  ;  and  his  number 
is  Six  hundred  threescore  and  six. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  TIte'Lamb  standlntj  on  mount  Sum  with  his  compa- 
nij.  0  An  aiKjd  preacheth  the  gospel.  8  The  fall 
of  Babylon,  lo  The  harvest  of  the  world,  a) id  put- 
till!/  in  of  the  sickle.  20  The  vintage  and  winepress 
of  the  wrath  of  God. 

AXD  I  looked,  and,  lo,  ^a  Lamb 
J\.  stood  on  the  mount  Sion,  and 
with  him  ''a  hundred  forty  and  four 
thousand,  'having  his  Father's 
name  written  in  their  foreheads. 

2  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heav- 
en, ''as  the  voice  of  many  waters, 
and  as  the  voice  of  a  great  thunder: 
and  I  heard  the  voice  of  "harpers 
harping  with  their  harps : 

3  And  Hhey  sung  as  it  were  a 
new  song  before  the  throne,  and 
before  the  four  beasts,  and  the 
(elders:  and  no  man  could  learn 
that  song  ''but  the  hundred  and 
forty  and  four  tliousand,  which 
were  redeemed  from  the  earth. 

4  Tliesf^  are  they  which  were  not 
deliled  with  women;  ''for  they  are 
virgins.  These  are  they  'which 
follow  the  Lamb  whithersoever  he 
goeth.  These  ♦ ''  were  redeemed 
from  among  men,  ^hcinfj  the  lirst- 
fruits  unto  Clod  and  to  the  Lamb. 

5  And  '"in  their  mouth  was  found 
no  guile:  for  "they  are  without 
fault  bcrore  the  thn)iu?  of  Ood. 

()  And  1  saw  anotlier  angel 'fly  in 
tli(i  midst  of  heaven,  'having  the 
everlasting  gosi)el  to  preach  unto 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  land 
to  every  nation,  and  kindred,  and 
tongue,  and  peo])h', 
a04 


7  Saying  with  a  loud  voice,  '^Fear 
God,  and  give  glory  to  him;  for 
the  hour  of  his  judgment  is  come : 
"and  worship  him  that  made  heav- 
en, and  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  the 
fountains  of  w^aters. 

8  And  there  followed  another  an- 
gel, saying,  *  Babylon  is  fallen,  is 
fallen,  "that  great  city,  because  she 
made  all  nations  drink  of  the  wine 
of  the  wrath  of  her  fornication. 

9  And  the  third  angel  followed 
them,  saying  with  a  loud  voice,  ^If 
any  man  worship  the  beast  and  his 
image,  and  receive  his  mark  in  his 
forehead,  or  in  his  hand, 

10  The  same  ^' shall  drink  of  the 
wine  of  the  wrath  of  God,  which  is 
'poured  out  without  mixture  into 
'^  the  cup  of  his  indignation ;  and 
''he  shall  be  tormented  with  'tire 
and  brimstone  in  the  presence  of 
the  holy  angels,  and  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lamb : 

11  And  ''the  smoke  of  their  tor- 
ment ascendeth  up  for  ever  and 
ever:  and  they  have  no  rest  day 
nor  night,  who  worship  the  beast 
and  his  image,  and  whosoever  re- 
ceiveth  the  mark  of  his  name. 

12  'Here  is  the  i^atience  of  the 
saints:  '^here  are  they  that  keep 
the  commandments  of  God,  and 
the  faith  of  Jesus. 

13  And  I  heard  a  voice  from 
heaven  saying  unto  me.  Write, 
^Blessed  are  the  dead  ''which  die 
in  the  Lord  n  from  henceforth :  Yea, 
saith  the  Spirit,  'that  they  may 
rest  from  their  labours ;  and  their 
works  do  follow  them. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  behold  a 
white  cloud,  and  upon  the  cloud 
one  sat  ''like  unto  the  Son  of  man, 
'  having  on  his  head  a  golden  crown, 
and  in  his  hand  a  sharp  sickle. 

15  And  another  angel  "came  out 
of  the  temple,  crying  with  a  loud 
voice  to  him  that  sat  on  the  cloud, 
"Thrust  in  thy  sickle,  and  reap: 
for  the  time  is  come  for  thee  to 
reap ;  for  the  harvest  °  of  the  earth 
is  "rii)e. 

IG  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud 
thrust  in  his  sickle  on  the  earth; 
and  the  earth  was  reai)ed. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out 


A.  D.  96. 

'ch.  11.18.  & 
15.4. 


'Xuh.  9.  fi. 
Ps. :».  6.  & 
1J4.  8.&Hli. 
5.  fi. 

Acts  14. 15. 
&  17.  24. 


'Is.  21.9. 

Jcr.  .51.8. 

ch.  18.  2. 
"Jer.  51.7. 

ch.  11.8.  & 

]i;.  19.  &  17. 

•J,  5.  &  IH. .% 

Ill,  18,  21.  & 

19.  2. 


■^  ch.  13. 14, 
15, 16. 


r  Ps.  75.  8. 
Is.  51.  17. 
Jer.  25. 15. 

'ch.  18.  S. 

=  ch.  10.  19. 

bch.  20. 10. 
'■  ch.  19.  20. 


rt  Ts.  r.i.  in. 

cli.  19.  3. 


'  ch.  13. 10. 


fch.  12.  17. 


SKcc.  4.1,2. 

ch.  20.  (). 
1.1  Cor.  15.18. 

1  Thcss.  4. 

l(i. 
||Or,/ro»i 

hcticeforth 

iituth  the 

Spirit,  Vca. 
i  2  Thcss. 1.7. 

IIch.4.9,10. 

ch.  0. 11. 


kKz.  1.2G. 

Dan.  7.  13. 

ch.  1.  13. 
I  cli.  6.  2. 


°'ch.  IG.  17 


".Tool  3.  13. 
JIatt.  13. 39. 


°.lcr.  ,M.33. 

ch.  13.  12. 

II  Or,  dried. 


^ 


The  seven  last  pJafjues. 


EEYELATIOX. 


Tlie  vials  imured  out. 


A.  D.  96. 


Pch.  IC.  a 


1  Joel  3. 13. 


'ch.  10. 15. 


"  Is.  6.3.  3. 

Lam.  1. 1.5. 
'  Ikb.  ].•!.  1-.'. 

ch.  11.8. 
"  eh.  I'j.  11. 


"011.12.1,3. 


I'ch.  10. 1.  & 
'cli.  14.  10. 


■ich.  4.C.  & 
•-'I.  l,s. 
'  Matt.  3.  U. 


fch.  13.15, 
IG,  17. 


Bch.  .5.  8.  J 
14.2. 


bEx.  !.■;.  1. 
Ueut..il.30. 
ch.  14.  3. 

i  Deut.  32.  4. 
Ps.  I11.2.& 
139.  14. 

k  Ps.  14.5. 17. 
IIos.  14.  U. 
ch.  lU.  7. 

II  Or,na(ions, 

or,  aijes. 
lEx.  15.  14, 

l.i,  IC 

Jur.lO.  7. 

■"  Is.  CG.  23. 


"  See  Num. 
1.50. 
ch.  11.  19. 


"ver.  1. 

n  Ex.  28. 6,8. 
Ez.44.17,18. 
ch.  1. 13. 


of  the  temple  ■which  is  in  heaven, 
he  also  having-  a  shari)  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  ont 
from  the  altar,  'which  had  power 
over  lire ;  and  cried  Avith  a  loud 
cry  to  him  that  had  the  sharp 
siclvje,  saying,  ''Thrust  in  thy  sharp 
sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of 
the  vine  of  the  earth ;  for  her 
grapes  nve  fully  ripe. 

11)  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his 
sickle  into  the  earth,  and  gathered 
the  vine  of  the  earth,  and  cast  it 
into  ""the  great  Avineiiress  of  the 
wrath  of  God. 

20  And  'the  winepress  was  trod- 
den 'without  the  city,  and  blood 
came  out  of  the  winepress,  "even 
unto  the  horse  bridles,  by  the  space 
of  a  thousand  and  six  hundred  fur- 
longs. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  T/ie  nei'eti  angel.s  with  the  xefen  last  plagnex.  3  The 
so)i(j  of  them  that  overcome  the  beast.  7  The  seven 
viahjidl  of  the  wrath  of  God. 

AND  ''I  saw  another  sign  in 
JLjL  heaven,  great  and  marvellous, 
^  seven  angels  having  the  seven 
last  i^lagues;  ^for  in  them  is  filled 
up  the  wrath  of  God. 

2  And  I  saw  as  it  were  ''a  sea  of 
glass  "^  mingled  with  fire :  and  them 
that  had  gotten  the  victory  over 
the  beast,  '^and  over  his  image,  and 
over  his  mark,  and  over  the  num- 
ber of  his  name,  stand  on  the  sea 
of  glass,  ^having  the  harps  of 
God. 

3  And  they  sing  ^  the  song  of 
Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  the 


song  of  the  Lamb,  saying,  '  Great 
and  marvellous  are  thy  works. 
Lord  God  Almighty;  ''just  and 
true  are  thy  ways,  thou  King  of 
"  saints. 

4  'Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O  Lord, 
and  glorify  thy  namef  for  thou 
only  art  holy :  for  '"  all  nations 
shall  come  and  worship  before 
thee ;  for  thy  judgments  are  made 
manifest. 

5  And  after  that  I  looked,  and, 
behold,  "the  temple  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  testimony  in  heaven 
was  opened : 

G  °And  the  seven  angels  came  out 
of  the  temple,  having  the  seven 
plagues,  p clothed  in  pui-e  and  white 

S3 


linen,   and    having    their    breasts 
girded  with  golden  girdles. 

7  ''And  one  of  the  four  beasts 
gave  unto  the  seven  nngels  seven 
golden  vials  full  of  the  wrath  of 
God,  'who  liveth  for  ever  and 
ever. 

8  And  'the  temple  was  filled  with 
smoke  'from  the  glory  of  God,  and 
from  his  power;  and  no  mnn  Mas 
able  to  enter  into  the  temple,  till 
the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven 
angels  were  fulfilled. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

3  Tlie  angchjwur  ovt  their  viah  full  of  ivrath.  6  Tlie 
plagues  that  follow  thereupon.  1.5  Christ  cometh  as 
a  thief     JJlessed  are  they  that  watch. 

A  XD  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of 
Jl\_  the  temple  saying  Ho  the 
seven  angels.  Go  your  ways,  and 
pour  out  the  vials  ^' of  the  w^-ath  of 
God  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured 
out  his  vial  "^upon  the  earth;  and 


grievous 


''there  fell  a  noisome  and 
sore  upon  the  men  ''which  liad  the 
mark  of  the  beast,  and  ujwn  them 
'^  which  Avorshii)ped  his  image. 

3  And  the  second  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  ^'upon  the  sea;  and  ''it 
became  as  the  blood  of  a  dead  man  : 
'  and  every  living  soul  died  in  the 
sea. 

4  And  the  third  angel  poured  out 
his  vial  ''upon  the  rivers  and  fount- 
ains of  waters ;  '  and  they  became 
blood. 

5  And  I  heard  the  angel  of  the 
waters  say,  "Thou  art  righteous,  O 
Lord,  "which  art,  and  wast,  and 
shalt  be,  because  thou  hast  judged 
thus. 

6  For  °they  have  shed  the  blood 
Pof  saints  and  projdiets,  ''and  thou 
hast  given  them  blood  to  drink; 
for  they  are  worthy. 

7  And  I  heard  another  out  of  the 
altar  say.  Even  so,  "^Lord  God  Al- 
mighty, 'true  and  righteous  are 
thy  judgments. 

8  And  the  fourth  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  'upon  the  sun;  "and 
power  was  given  unto  him  to  scorch 
men  with  fire. 

9  And  men  were  "scorched  with 
great  heat,  and  ^blasphemed  the 
name  of  God,  which  hath  i)ower 

305 


A.D.ne. 


•ich.  4.  C. 


MThess.l.g. 
ch.4. '.I.  & 
II).  U. 

'  Ex.  40.  34. 
lKii];;KK.ll). 
2Chr.  5.14. 
U.C.i. 

'2Thess.l.9. 


■ch.  15.1. 


bch.l4. 10.& 
15.7. 


•ch.8.r. 

<i  Ex.  9. 0,10, 
II. 
'ch.l3.1G,17. 


fch.  13. 14. 


'ch.  8.  S. 
I  Ex.  7.17,20. 

i  ch.  8.  9. 


k  ch.  8. 10. 
1  Ex.  7.  20. 


"ch.  15.  3. 

» 
°ch.l.4.«.& 
4.8.&11.17. 


"  -Malt.  23.34, 

ch.  13. 15. 
Pch.ll.lfi. 

&  IS.  211. 
1 1fl.  49.  26. 


'ch.l5.S. 

•ch.  13.  I0.& 
14.10.&  19.2. 


'ch.8. 15. 
"eh.  9. 17, 18. 
&  14.  18. 


II  Or,  burned. 
^  vcr.  11, 21. 


Christ  c&meth  suddenhj. 


EEVELATIOX. 


Vision  of  the  great  tvhore. 


A.  D.  %. 

T  Dan.  5.  22, 

2i. 

ch.  9.  20. 
■ch.  11.13.  & 

14.". 

•ch.13.2. 
bch.  a.  2. 

•ch.u.ia 


dver.  9,21. 


•▼er.  2. 
f  ver.  9. 


tch.9.  H. 

h  See  Jcr.  50. 
3».  &ol.oli. 
ill.  41.  2,  2J. 


klJohn4.I, 
2,3. 
Ich.  12.  3,9. 


"ch.19.20.1: 

2t).  lU. 
•1  Tim.  4. 1. 

Jami'ii  .'i.  15. 
•2ThC8B.2.'.l. 

ch.  l.l.li.U. 

&  19.  20. 

■>Luke2. 1. 

Ich.l7.14.& 

19.19.*  20.S. 


'Matt.  24.4-"!. 

1  Thcfts..'>.2. 

2  I'ct.  .1. 10. 
ch.  .1.  3. 

•2Cor.  .■;.  .1. 
ch.  3.  4,  18. 


«ch.  19.19. 


•ch.  21.C. 


''ch.4.«.ft8. 
fi.  ti  II.  lU. 
>ch.  11.13. 

•Dan.  12. 1. 


•ch.l4.  8.* 
17.  in. 


Vch.  la  «. 

•In.,'.!.  17.22. 
Jor.  25.  li, 

eh.  14.  10. 


'ch.  0. 14. 


•eh.U.  10. 


over  these  plagues:  ''and  they  re- 
pented not  ^to  give  him  glor3\ 

10  And  the  fifth  angel  poured  out 
his  vial  -'upon  the  seat  of  the  beast; 
^and  his  kinadora  was  full  of  dark- 


ness ;    "  and    they 


gnawed 


their 


tongues  for  pain, 

11  And  ''blasphemed  the  God  of 
heaven  because  of  their  pains  and 
'their  sores,  ^and  repented  not  of 
their  deeds. 

12  And  the  sixth  angel  poured  out 
his  vial  ^upou  the  great  river  Eu- 
phrates; "and  the  water  thereof 
was  dried  up,  '  that  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  the  east  might  be  pre- 
pared. 

13  And  I  saw  three  unclean 
•^ spirits  like  frogs  come  out  of  the 
mouth  of '  the  dragon,  and  out  of 
the  mouth  of  the  beast,  and  out  of 
the  mouth  of  ™  the  false  prophet. 

14  "For  they  are  the  spirits  of 
devils,  "working  miracles,  which  go 
forth  unto  the  kings  of  the  earth 
'and  of  the  whole  world,  to  gather 
them  to  ''the  battle  of  that  great 
day  of  God  Almighty. 

15  "^  Behold,  I  come  as  a  thief. 
Blessed  is  he  that  watcheth,  and 
keepeth  his  garments,  'lest  he  walk 
naked,  and  they  see  his  shame. 

IG  'xVnd  he  gathered  them  to- 
gether into  a  i)lace  called  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue  Armageddon. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  into  the  air ;  and  there 
came  a  great  voice  out  of  the  tem- 
ple of  heaven,  from  the  throne, 
saying,  "It  is  done. 

18  And  ^  there  were  voices,  and 
tliunders,  and  lightnings;  ^  and 
there  was  a  great  eartlKpiake,  'such 
as  was  not  since  men  were  upon 
tlio  earth,  so  mighty  an  earthquake, 
and  so  great. 

19  And  Hlie  great  city  was  divid- 
ed into  three  i)arts,  and  the  cities 
of  the  nations  fell:  and  great 
Babylon  'came  in  remembrance 
before  God, ""  to  give  unto  her  the 
cup  of  the  wine  of  the  fierceness 
of  his  wrath. 

20  And  ''every  i.sland  fled  away, 
and  the  mountains  were  not  found. 

21  '=And  there  fell  ujxni  men  a 
great    hail   out  of   heaven,   every 

30G 


came  ''one  of   the 
angels  which  had  the 


talked  with 


me, 


Come  hither;  ''I 


stone  about  the  weight  of  a  talent : 
and  ^men  blasphemed  God  because 
of  ^  the  plague  of  the  hail ;  for  the 
plague  thereof  was  exceeding  great. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

3,  i  A  woman  arrayed  in  purple  ami  scarlet,  with  a 
fjolden  cup  in  her  hand,  silteth  upoti  the  beast,  5 
which  is  great  Babylon,  the  mother  of  all  abomina- 
tions. 9  The  interpretation  of  the  sei'e7i  heads,  12 
and  the  ten  horns.  16  The  punishment  of  the 
whore.     14  The  victory  of  the  Lamb. 

A:N"D   there 
JLJL  seven 
seven  vials,  and 
saying  unto  me, 

will  shew  unto  thee  the  judgment 
of  Hhe  great  whore  ''that  sitteth 
upon  many  waters; 

2  ''AVith  whom  the  kings  of  the 
earth  have  committed  fornication, 
and  '^the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
have  been  made  drunk  with  the 
wine  of  her  fornication. 

3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the 
spirit  ^'into  the  wilderness:  and 
I  saw  a  woman  sit ''  upon  a  scarlet 
coloured  beast,  full  of  'names  of 
blasphemy,  ''having  seven  heads 
and  '  ten  horns. 

4  And  the  woman  ™was  arrayed 
in  i)urple  and  scarlet  colour,  "and 
klecked  with  gold  and  precious 
stones  and  pearls,  "having  a  gold- 
en cup  in  her  hand  pfull  of  abom- 
inations and  filthiness  of  her  forni- 
cation : 

5  And  upon  her  forehead  ivas 
a  name  written,  ^  MYSTERY, 
BABYLON  '  THE  GREAT, 
'^THE  MOTHER  OF  "HAR- 
LOTS AND  ABOMINATIONS 
OF  THE  EARTH. 

G  And  I  saw  Hhe  woman  drunk- 
en "with  the  blood  of  the  saints, 
and  with  the  blood  of  ''the  martyrs 
of  Jesus :  and  when  I  saw  her,  I 
wondered  with  great  admiration. 

7  And  the  angel  said  unto  me. 
Wherefore  didst  thou  mar\el  ?  I 
will  tell  thee  the  mystery  of  the 
woman,  and  of  the  beast  that  car- 
rieth  her,  which  hath  the  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns. 

8  The  beast  that  thou  sawe.st  was, 
and  is  not;  and  ^  shall  ascend  out 
of  the  bottomless  pit,  and  'go  into 
perdition :  and  they  that  dwell  on 
the  earth  ^  shall  wonder,  ^  whose 


A.  D.  96. 
frer.  9, 11. 

e  See  Ex.  9. 
23,  24,  25. 


»  ch.  21.  9. 


b  ch.  16. 19.  & 

18.16,17,19. 


■^Nah.S.  4. 

ch.  I'J.  2. 
<ljer.  51.13. 

ver.  15. 
'  ch.  18.  3. 


f  Jer.  51.  7. 
ch.  14.  8.  Si 
IS.  3. 


Bch.  12.0,14. 

b  ch.  12.  3. 

i  ch.  13. 1. 

k  ver.  9. 

iver.  12. 

""  ch.  IS.  12, 
Ki. 
"Dan.  11. 38. 

t  Gr.  gildeJ. 

»  Jer.  51.7. 
ch.  18.  6. 
P  ch.  14.  8. 


l2Thes8.2.7. 

■•ch.  U.S.  & 

14.  8.  &  10. 

11).  i  18.  2, 

10,  21. 
'  ch.  18.  9.  & 

19.2. 
II  Or./oi-ni- 

cations. 
<  ch.  IS.  24. 

"  ch.  13. 15.  & 

10.6. 
^ch.  6.  9,10. 

&  12. 11. 


Jch.  117  i 

13.  1 
'ch.  13.  10. 

ver.  11. 

•  ch.  13.  S. 
bch.  13.  S. 


The  victory  of  the  Lamh. 


EEYELATION. 


Tlie  fall  of  Bahjlon. 


A.  D.  96. 


'ch.  13.  IS. 
•<  ch.  13. 1. 


'  ver.  8. 


fDan.  7.  20. 
Zech.  1. 18, 
lit,  I'l. 
ch.  13. 1. 


<'ch,lG.H.& 

m.  la. 


b  Deut.10.17. 

1  Tim.  (MS. 

ch.  l;i.  lii. 
'  Jer.  50.  44, 

45. 

Ch.  14.  4. 


kis.  8.  7. 
ver.  1. 


I  ch.  13.  7. 


"Jer.  50.  41, 
4  J. 
ch.  16. 12. 

■'Ez.lfi.37-44. 
ch.  18.  IG. 
"  ch.  18.  8. 


P  2  Thess.  2. 
11. 


^ch.  10.  7. 


'ch.  IG.  19. 
•ch.  12.  4. 


kings  one 


names  were  not  written  in  the 
book  of  life  from  tlie  foundation 
of  tlie  world,  Miien  tliey  beliold  the 
beast  that  was,  and  is  not,  and 
yet  is. 

9  And  "^here  is  the  mind  which 
hath  wisdom.  '"The  seven  heads 
are  seven  mountains,  on  m  hich  the 
woman  sitteth. 

10  And  there  are  seven  kings : 
five  are  fjillen,  and  one  is,  and  the 
other  is  not  yet  come ;  and  when 
he  Cometh,  he  must  continue  a 
short  space. 

11  And  the  beast  that  was,  and  is 
not,  even  he  is  the  eighth,  and  is  of 
the  seven,  ''and  goeth  into  jjerdi- 
tion. 

12  And  ^the  ten  horns  which 
thou  sawest  are  ten  kings,  which 
have  received  no  kingdom  as  yet ; 
but  receive  power  as 
hour  with  the  beast. 

13  These  have  one  mind,  and 
shall  give  their  power  and  strength 
unto  the  beast. 

14  ^  These  shall  make  war  with 
the  Lamb,  and  the  Lamb  shall 
overcome  them :  ^  for  he  is  Lord 
of  lords,  and  King  of  kings :  '  and 
they  that  are  with  him  are  called, 
and  chosen,  and  faithful. 

15  And  he  saith  unto  me,  ''The 
waters  which  thou  sawest,  where 
the  whore  sitteth,  '  are  x>Goples, 
and  multitudes,  and  nations,  and 
tongues. 

16  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou 
sawest  upon  the  beast, "'  these  shall 
hate  the  whore,  and  shall  make 
her  desolate  "  and  naked,  and  shall 
eat  her  flesh,  and  "burn  her  with 
tire. 

17  I' For  God  hath  put  in  their 
hearts  to  fulfil  his  will,  and  to 
agree,  and  give  their  kingdom  un- 
to the  beast,  ''until  the  words  of 
God  shall  be  fulfilled. 

18  And  the  woman  which  thou 
sawest  'is  that  ffreat  city,  ^  which 


reigneth 
earth. 


over   the 


kings 


of   the 


CHxVrTER  XYIII. 

2  Babylon  h  fallen.  4  The  people  of  Ood  commanded 
to  depart  out  of  her.  9  7'he  kings  of  the  earth,  11 
with  the  merchants  and  marinera,  lament  ovejc  her. 
20  The  saints  rejoice  for  the  judgments  of  God  upon 
her. 


K 


ND  "after  these  things  I  saw 
another  angel  come  down 
from  heaven,  having  great  power; 
^ujd  the  earth  was  lightened  with 
his  glory. 

2  And  he  cried  mightily  with  a 
strong  voice,  saying,  'Jiabylon  the 
great  is  fallen,  is  fallen,  and  ''is  be- 
come the  habitation  of  devils,  and 
i\\ii  hold  of  every  foul  spirit,  and  "^a 
cage  of  every  unclean  and  hateful 
bird. 

3  For  all  nations  ^have  drunk  of 
the  wine  of  the  Avratli  of  her  forni- 
cation, and  the  kings  of  the  earth 
have  committed  fornication  with 
her,  ^-'and  the  merchants  of  the  earth 
are  waxed  rich  through  the  "  abund- 
ance of  her  delicacies. 

4  And  I  heard  another  voice  from 
heaven,  saying,  ''  Come  out  of  her, 
my  people,  that  ye  be  not  partak- 
ers of  her  sins,  and  that  ye  receive 
not  of  her  plagues. 

5  '  For  her  sins  have  reached  unto 
heaven,  and  ""God  hath  remember- 
ed her  iniciuities. 

6  '  Eeward  her  even  as  she  re- 
warded you,  and  double  unto  her 
double  according  to  her  works :  ""in 
the  cup  which  she  hath  filled,  "fill 
to  her  double. 

7  "How  mucli  she  hath  glorified 
herself,  and  lived  deliciously,  so 
much  torment  and  sorrow  give  her: 
for  she  saith  in  her  heart,  I  sit  a 
p queen,  and  am  no  widow,  and 
shall  see  no  sorrow. 

8  Therefore  shall  her  plagues  come 
lin  one  day,  death,  and  mourning, 
and  famine;  and  'she  shall  be  ut- 


for  strong 


terlv  burned  with  fire : 

is    the    Lord    God  who    judgeth 

her. 

9  And  'the  kings  of  the  earth, 
who  have  committed  fornication 
and  lived  deliciously  with  her, 
"shall  bewail  her,  and  lament  for 
her, ""  when  they  shall  see  the  smoke 
of  her  burning, 

10  Standing  afar  off  for  the  fear 
of  her  torment,  saying,  '  Alas,  alas, 
that  great  city  Babylon,  that 
mighty  city  !  ^for  in  one  hour  is  thy 
judgment  come. 

11  And  Hhe  merchants  of  the 
earth  shall  weep  and  mourn  over 

307 


A.D.%. 
•ch.ir.  1. 

bKz.  43.  2. 


'  Is.  13. 19.  & 

21 .  ;i. 

Jcr.  ,'il.  8. 

ch.  14.8. 
•lis.  13.  21.  & 

21.8.&.34.14. 

,7iT.  .'.0.3'J.& 

5i.r;7. 

•I».  14.  23.& 
.■H.  II. 
Murk  .-..2, 3. 


fch.  14.  8.  & 
17.2. 


ever.  11,  15. 

Is.  47.  13. 

II  Or,  po\cer. 


I  Ir.  48.  20. 
ft-K.  II. 
.ler.  5U.  8.  & 
51. 1),  45. 
2  Cor.  6. 17. 


i  Gen.  18.  20, 

.iiiV.  51.  9. 
Jonah  1.  2. 
k  ch.  IC.  19. 

I  Ps.  1.37.  8. 

Jor..«).I5,29. 

&51.24,  4','. 

2  Tim.  4.14. 

ch.  13.  lu. 
■"ch.  14.  10. 
"  ch.  IC.  19. 


°  Ez.  28. 2, 
&c. 


Pis.  47.  7,  8. 
Zeph.  2.  15. 


1 1s.  47.  9. 

ver.  1(1. 

'ch.  17.  16. 

•Jer.  50.  .34. 
ch.  11. 17. 


■  Ez.2G.lG,17. 
ch.  17.  2. 
ver.  3. 


"Jer.  50.  46. 

^  ver.  IS. 
ch.  19.  3. 


» la.  21.9. 
ch.  14.  8. 


'ver.  17,  19. 


•Ez.27.27-.TG. 
ver.  3. 


]jahijJon''s  fall  lamented. 


EEVELATIOK 


God  is  praised  in  heaven. 


A.  D.  9(5. 


bch.  17.  4. 


I  Or,  sweet. 


II  Or,  bodies. 
«Ez.  27. 13. 


<lTcr.3, 11. 


•ch.17.4. 


fver.lO. 


1 1».  Z?.  U. 
Kz.  27. 2y. 


l>Ez.27..'»,11. 
ver.  U. 


'  ch.  13.  4. 


kJo«h.7.  fi. 
1  Sam.  4. 12. 
Job  2.  12. 
Ez.  27.  30. 


1  Tcr.  8. 


""111.41.21.  ft 
4!l.  It. 
Jvr.  Al.  \H. 

■l.iikc  II. 
4'.i,  .VI.  • 
ch.  lU.  2. 


"Jcr.  .•<!.  W. 


1(<.2U. 


her;  for  no  man  buyeth  their  mer- 
chandise any  more : 

12  ^  The  merchandise  of  gohl,  and 
silver,  and  previous  stones,  and  of 
pearls,  and  tine  linen,  and  x)wrple, 
and  silk,  and  scarlet,  and  all  "  thy- 
ine  wood,  and  all  manner  vessels 
of  ivory,  and  all  manner  vessels  of 
most  precions  wood,  and  of  brass, 
and  iron,  and  marble, 

13  And  cinnamon,  and  odours, 
and  ointment.s,  and  frankincense, 
and  wine,  and  oil,  and  fine  flour, 
and  wheat,  and  beasts,  and  sheep, 
and  horses,  and  chariots,  and 
"slaves,  and  'souls  of  men. 

14  And  the  fruits  that  thy  soul 
lusted  after  are  departed  from  thee, 
and  all  things  which  were  dainty 
and  goodly  are  departed  from  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  find  them  no  more 
at  all. 

15  ''  The  merchants  of  these  things, 
which  were  made  rich  by  her,  shall 
stand  afar  ott'  for  the  fear  of  her 
torment,  weeping  and  wailing, 

J  6  And  saying,  Alas,  alas,  that 
great  city,  Hhat  was  clothed  in  fine 
linen,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
decked  with  gold,  and  precious 
stones,  and  jjearls ! 

17  '^For  in  one  hour  so  great  riches 
is  come  to  nought.  And  ^ every 
shipmaster,  and  all  the  company  in 
shii)s,  and  sailors,  and  as  many  as 
trade  by  sea,  stood  afar  off, 

18  ''And  cried  when  they  saw  the 
smoke  of  her  burning,  saying, 
'  What  city  is  like  unto  this  great 
city! 

19  And  ^  they  cast  dust  on  their 
heads,  and  cried,  weeping  and 
wailing,  saying,  Alas,  alas,  that 
great  city,  wherein  were  made  rich 
all  that  had  ships  in  the  sea  by 
rea.son  of  her  costliness!  'for  in 
one  liour  is  she  made  desolate. 

20  "'IJcjoicc  over  lier,  tliOK  heav- 
en, and  !/r  lioly  apo.stles  and  i)r()i)h- 
ets ;  for  "  ( lod  hath  avenged  you  on 
hei'. 

21  iVnd  a  mighty  angel  took  up  a 
stone  like  a  great  millstone,  and 
cast  it  into  the  sea,  saying,  "Thus 
with  violenc(5  shall  that  great  city 
Babylon  Ik-  thrown  down,  and 
"shall  be  found  uo  more  at  all. 

30d 


22  "And  the  voice  of  harpers, 
and  musicians,  and  of  pipers,  and 
trumpeters,  shall  be  heard  no 
more  at  all  in  thee ;  and  no  crafts- 
man, of  whatsoever  craft  he  he,  shall 
be  found  any  more  in  thee ;  and  the 
sound  of  a  millstone  shall  be  heard 
no  more  at  all  in  thee ; 

23  "^And  the  light  of  a  candle  shall 
shine  no  more  at  all  in  thee ;  ^  and 
the  voice  of  the  bridegroom  and  of 
the  bride  shall  be  heard  no  more  at 
all  in  thee:  for  ^thy  merchants 
were  the  great  men  of  the  earth ; 
"for  by  thy  sorceries  were  all  na- 
tions deceived. 

24  And  ""in  her  was  found  the 
blood  of  prophets,  and  of  saints, 
and  of  all  that  >'w^ere  slain  upon 
the  earth. 

CHAPTEE  XIX. 

1  God  is  praised   in   heaven  fur  judging  the  great 

whore,  and  avengijig  the  blood  of  hi.'i  saints.     7  The 

marriage  <f  the  Lamb.     10  The  angel  will  not  be 

.     worKhipped.      17   The  fowls    called  to    the   great 

slaughter. 

A  ND  after  these  things  "T  heard 
XJl  a  great  voice  of  much  ijeople 
in  heaven,  saying.  Alleluia ;  ^Sal- 
vation, and  glory,  and  honour, 
and  ijower,  unto  the  Lord  our 
God: 

2  For  ''true  and  righteous  are  his 
judgments ;  for  he  hath  judged  the 
great  whore,  which  did  corrupt  the 
earth  with  her  fornication,  and 
''hath  avenged  the  blood  of  his 
servants  at  her  hand. 

3  And  again  they  said.  Alleluia. 
And  ''her  smoke  rose  u^)  for  ever 
and  ever. 

4  And  ^  the  four  and  twenty  eld- 
ers and  the  four  beasts  fell  down 
and  worshipped  God  that  sat  on 
the  throne,  saying,  ^Amen;  Alle- 
luia. 

5  And  a  voice  came  out  of  the 
thnme,  saying,  ''  Praise  our  God, 
all  ye  his  servants,  and  ye  that  fear 
hin),  'both  small  and  great. 

0  ''And  I  lu^ard  as  it  were  the 
voice  of  a  great  multitude,  and  as 
the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as 
the  voice  of  mighty  thunderings, 
saying.  Alleluia:  for  'the  Lord 
God  omnipotent  reigneth. 

7  Let  us  be  glad  and  rcyoice,  and  | 
give  honour  to  him :  for  '"the  mar-  I 


A.  D.  96. 

1 1s.  24.  8. 
Jer.  7.  34.  & 
1U.9.*-25.10. 
Ez.  2C.  13. 


'Jer.  25.  10. 

■Jer.  7.  34.  i 
](■..!).&  20.1U. 
&33. 11. 


>Is.  23.  S. 


"  2  Kings  9. 

22. 

Nah.  3.  4. 

ch.  17.  2,  o- 
^ch.  17.  «. 


y  Jer.  51.  49. 


'ch.  n.  15. 


l>ch.  4. 11.  & 

7.  lU,  12.  & 
12.  10. 


'ch.  15.3.  & 
16.7. 


d  06111.32.43. 
ch.  (i.  10.  it 
1-S.  20. 


'  I.s.  34.  10. 
ch.  14.  II.  i 

IS.  9,  18. 

fch.  4.  4,0, 
10.  a  o.  14. 


eiChr.lC'ifi. 
Neh.5.  13.& 
S.  (i. 
ch.  5.  14. 


bPs.  1.34.  1..1I 
135.  1. 


ich.ll.  IS. .% 

20.  12. 
k  Kz.  1.  24.  & 

43.  2. 

ch.  14.  2. 


Ich.  11.15,17. 

&  12.  10.  & 

-1.  22. 
'"  Matt.  22.  2. 

&  25.  10. 

2  Cor.  11.2. 

Kph.  .■).  32. 

ch.  21.  2,  y. 


Vision  of  the  Word  of  God. 


EEVELATION. 


iSatan  is  bound. 


A.  D.  96. 


■'Ps.4.-..in.I4. 
Ez.  lii.  w. 
ch.  li.  IS. 

II  Or,  bnght. 
"Ps.  132.  3. 


P:>ratt.22.2,^ 
Luke  U.  1  j, 

it). 


1ch.21.  5.  & 
21'.  G. 


'ch.  22.  S. 


•  Acts  10.  -X,. 
&  U.  14,  Ij. 
ch.  22.  U. 

'  1  John  .5.10. 
ch.  12. 17. 


"  ch.  15.  5. 
^  ch.  C.  2. 


>■  ch.  3.  U. 
•Is.  11.  4. 


'ch.l.  14.  & 
2.  IS. 
b  ch.  «.  2. 

'ch.  2.  17. 
ver.  lij. 


A  Is.  63.  2,  3. 


'John  1.1. 
1  John  5.  7, 


f  ch.  14.  20. 


B  Matt.  28.  3. 
ch.4.4.&  T.'J. 


k  Is.  r,x  ^. 

ch.  14.1U,20. 


Ivor.  12. 


"Dan.  2.  47. 
1  Tim.  6. 15. 
ell.  1?.  14. 


'  ver.  21. 


"Ez.  ^i).  17. 


PEz.39.18,20. 


bis.  11.4. 

2  Thess. 

IX 

ch.  1.  l(i. 

ver.  21. 

>  Ps.  2.  9. 

ch.  2.  27. 

& 

12.  5. 

riage  of  the  Lamb  is  come,  and  his 
wife  hath  made  herself  ready. 

8  And  "to  her  was  f^ranted  that 
she  sliould  be  arrayed  in  line  linen, 
clean  and  "white:  "for  the  line  lin- 
en is  the  righteousness  of  saints. 

9  And  he  saith  unto  me,  AVrite, 
p Blessed  are  they  whicli  are  called 
unto  the  marriage  supper  of  the 
Land).  And  he  saith  unto  me, 
'These  are  the  true  sayings  of 
God. 

10  xVnd  "^I  fell  at  his  feet  to  wor- 
ship him.  And  he  said  unto  me, 
'8ee  thou  do  it  not:  1  am  thy  fel- 
low servant,  and  of  thy  brethren 
'that  have  the  testimony  of  Jesus  : 
worship  God :  for  the  testimony  of 
Jesus  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy. 

11  "And  I  saw  heaven  opened, 
and  behold  ''  a  white  horse ;  and  he 
that  sat  upon  him  was  called 
•Faithful  and  True,  and  'in  right- 
eousness lie  doth  judge  and  make 
war. 

12  ^'His  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of 
fire,  ''and  on  his  head  were  many 
crowns;  ''and  he  bad  a  name  writ- 
ten, that  no  man  knew,  but  he 
himself. 

13  ''And  he  ivas  clothed  witb  a 
vesture  dipped  in  blood:  and  his 
name  is  called-  "^  The  Word  of 
God. 

14  "^And  the  armies  which  were  in 
heaven  followed  him  upon  white 
horses,  ^clothed  in  tine  linen,  white 
and  cleaii. 

15  And  ''  out  of  his  mouth  goeth  a 
sharp  sword,  that  with  it  he  should 
smite  the  nations;  and  'he  shall 
rule  them  with  a  rod  of  iron  :  and 
■^  he  treadeth  the  winepress  of  the 
fierceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty 
God. 

IG  And  'he  hath  on  his  vesture 
and  on  his  thigh  a  name  written, 
"KING  OF  KINGS,  AND  LOUD 
OF  LOEDS. 

17  And  I  saw  an  angel  standing 
ill  the  sun ;  and  he  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying  "  to  all  the  fowls 
that  fly  in  the  midst  of  heaven, 
°  Come  and  gather  yourselves  to- 
gether unto  the  supper  of  the  great 
God; 

18  ^  That  ye  may  eat  the  flesh  of  ■  years 


A.  D.  9(5. 


1  ch. Ifi.  Ifi.  & 
17.  13,  U. 


kings,  and  the  flesh  of  captains, 
and  the  flesh  of  mighty  men,  ami 
the  flesh  of  horses,  and  of  them 
that  sit  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of 
all  men,  hoth  free  and  bond,  both 
small  and  great. 

19  1  And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  and  their  armies, 
gathered  together  to  make  war 
against  him  that  sat  on  the  horse, 
and  against  his  army. 

20  'And  the  beast  was  taken,  and  |  'ch.iG.i3,i4. 
with  him  the  false  prophet  that 
wrought  miracles  before  him,  with 
which  he  deceived  them  that  had 
received  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and 
'them  that  worshipped  his  image. 
*  These  both  were  cast  alive  into  a 
lake  of  fire  "burning  with  brim- 
stone. 

21  And  the  remnant  ^were  slain 
with  the  sword  of  him  that  sat  up- 
on the  horse,  which  sword  proceed- 
ed out  of  his  mouth:  ^  and  all  the 
fowls  'were  filled  Avith  their  flesh. 

CHAPTEE  XX. 

2  Sa(a7i  hound  for  a  thousand  yeavn.  6  T/ie  first  rcs- 
urrection :  i/iey  bles>ied  that  have  part  therein.  7 
Satan  let  loose  again.  8  Goq  and  Magoej.  10  The 
devil  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire  and  brimstone.  12 
The  last  atid  (jcneral  resurrection. 

ND  I  saw  an  angel  come  down 


'ch.lS.lJ.l.'K 

'  ch.  20. 10. 

See  Dan.  7. 

11. 
"ch.14.10.4 

21.8. 

*  ver.  IS. 


'vcr.ir,lS. 


■  ch.  17.  IC. 


A^ 


•ch.  1.18.4; 
U.  1. 


boh.  12.  n. 
See  2  Pet.  2. 
4. 
Jude6. 


dch.16.14,16. 
ver.  8. 


from  heaven,  ''having  the  key 
of  the  bottomless  i)it  and  a  great 
chain  in  his  hand. 

2  And  he  laid  hold  on  ''the  drag- 
on, that  old  serpent,  which  is  the 
Devil,  and  Satan,  and  bound  him 
a  thousand  years, 

3  xVnd  cast  him  into  the  bottom- 
less pit,  and  shut  him  up,  and  'setj  ^Dan.ci 
a  seal  upon  him,  ''that  he  should 
deceive  the  nations  no  more,  till 
the  thousand  years  should  be  ful- 
filled :  and  after  that  he  must  be 
loosed  a  little  season. 

4  And  I  saw  "thrones,  and  thev  i  •T>an.r.o,22, 
sat  upon  them,  and  '^judgment  was  j,';'['„l";5S; 
given  unto  them:  and  /  saw  ^'the 
souls  of  them  that  were  beheaded  I 
for  the  witness  of  Jesus,  and  for ! 
the  word  of  God,  and  ''  which  had 
not  worshipped  the  beast,  '  neither  ich.ms.iG. 
his  image,  neither  had  received  his 
mark  upon  their  foreheads,  or  in 
their  hands ;  and  they  lived  and 
"reiji'ned  with  Christ  a  thousand 


'  I  Cor.  6.; 
«  ch.  C.  9. 


I'ch.  13.12. 


SOU 


kRom.  8. 17. 
2 Tim.  2.12. 
ch.  5. 10. 


The  general  judgment. 


EE^^LATIO:S^. 


A  description  of 


A.  D.  %. 


lch.2.11.«t 

21.8. 
"■Is.  Cl.fi. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 

eh.  l.G.i5. 

10. 
»  ver.  4. 


»  Tcr.  2. 


P  vcr.  3, 10. 


IEl.TS.  2. 
»39.  1. 
'ch.  16.14. 


■  I«.  R.  8. 

E2.3i\.;t,  IS. 


« vcr.  8. 


"ch.  10.20. 


»  ch.l4.I0,ll. 


T  2  Pet  3.  7, 

10,11. 

ch.  Jl.  1. 
•  D»n.  2.  .TJ. 


•ch.  19.  ,■;. 
b  n.n.  7. 10. 


•Pi.GB.  2S. 
lUn.  IJ.  1. 
Pliil.  4.  i. 


<ljer.  17.10. 
4i  .1.!.  I'.). 
MBit.  |i;.  J. 
It/itn.  i.  (i. 

ch.  2.  -a.  h 

•U.  U. 

vcr.  1.1. 
•ch.C.8. 
I!  Or. 

thf.  gravt. 

fvcr.lZ 


'ICnr.l.vy,, 
M.  .v.. 
I>  ver.  0. 

ch.  21.  a 


I  ch.  19.  20. 


5  But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived 
not  again  uutil  the  thousand  years 
were  linished.  This  is  the  first 
resurrection. 

G  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath 
part  in  the  iirst  resurrection :  on 
such  'the  second  death  hath  no 
power,  but  they  shall  be  ™ priests 
of  God  and  of  Christ,  °  and 
shall  reign  with  him  a  thousand 
years. 

7  And  when  the  thousand  years 
are  expired,  °  Satan  shall  be  loosed 
out  of  his  i)rison, 

8  And  shall  go  out  ^to  deceive 
the  nations  which  are  in  the  four 
(piarters  of  the  earth,  '^Gog  and 
Magog,  'to  gather  them  together 
to  battle :  the  number  of  whom  is 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea. 

9  *And  they  went  np  on  the 
breadth  of  the  eartli,  and  compass- 
ed the  camp  of  the  saints  about, 
and  the  beloved  city:  and  fire  came 
down  from  God  out  of  heaven,  and 
devoured  them. 

10  'And  the  devil  that  deceived 
tliem  was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire 
and  brimstone,  "where  the  beast 
and  the  false  prophet  «re,  and 
^^  shall  be  tormented  day  and  night 
for  ever  and  ever. 

11  And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne, 
and  him  that  sat  on  it,  from  whose 
face  >  the  earth  and  the  heaven  fled 
away,  'and  there  was  found  no 
place  for  them. 

12  And  I  saw  the  dead, ""  small  and 
great,  stand  before  God ;  ''  and  the 
books  were  opened:  and  another 
"  book  was  opened,  which  is  the  hooh 
of  life:  and  tlie  dead  were  judged 
out  of  those  things  Avliich  were 
written  in  the  books,  "^according  to 
tlieir  works. 

13  And  tlie  sea  gave  up  the  dead 
which  were  in  it;  'and  death  and 
"hell  delivered  up  the  dead  which 
were  in  them :  "^and  they  were 
judged  every  man  according  to 
their  works. 

14  And  '^ death  and  hell  were  cast 
into  tlie  lake  of  lire.  'This  is  the 
second  death. 

15  And  whosoever  was  not  found 
written  in  the  book  of  life  'was 
cast  into  the  lake  of  fire. 

310 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  A  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth.  10  The  heavenly 
Jerusalem^  with  a  full  description  thereof.  23  Me 
needeth  no  sun,  the  glory  of  God  is  her  light.  24 
The  kings  of  the  earth  bring  their  riclies  unto  her. 

A  ND  ''I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a 
XJl_  new  earth:  ^for  the  first 
heaven  and  the  first  earth  were 
passed  away;  and  there  was  no 
more  sea. 

2  And  I  John  saw  Hhe  holy  city, 
new  Jerusalem,  coming  down  from 
God  out  of  heaven,  prepared  ''as  a 
bride  adorned  for  her  husband. 

3  And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out 
of  heaven  saying.  Behold,  Hhe  tab- 
ernacle of  God  is  with  men,  and  he 
will  dwell  with  them,  and  they 
shall  be  his  people,  and  God  him- 
self shall  be  with  them,  and  he  their 
God. 

4  '^And  God  shall  wipe  away  all 
tears  from  their  eyes;  and  ^^ there 
shall  be  no  more  death,  ''neither 
sorrow,  nor  crying,  neither  shall 
there  be  any  more  pain :  for  the 
former  things  are  passed  away. 

5  And  'he  that  sat  upon  the 
throne  said,  ''Behold,  I  make  all 
things  new.  And  he  said  nnto  me, 
Write:  for  'these  words  are  true 
and  faithful. 

6  And  he  said  nnto  me,  "It  is 
done.  "I  am  Alpha  and  Omega, 
the  beginning  and  the  end.  ° I  will 
give  unto  him  that  is  athirst  of  the 
fountain  of  the  water  of  life  freely. 

7  He  that  overcome th  shall  in- 
herit "all  things;  and  ^I  will  be 
his  God,  and  he  shall  be  my  son. 

8  "^  But  the  fearful,  and  unbeliev- 
ing, and  the  abominable,  and  mur- 
derers, and  whoremongers,  and  sor- 
cerers, and  idolaters,  and  all  liars, 
shall  have  their  part  in  Hhe  lake 
which  burnetii  with  fire  and  brim- 
stone :  which  is  the  second  death. 

0  And  there  came  unto  me  one  of 
"the  seven  angels  Avliich  had  the 
seven  vials  full  of  the  seven  last 
plagues,  and  talked  with  me,  say- 
ing. Come  hither,  I  will  shew  thee 
Hhe  bride,  the  Lamb's  wife. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  "in 
ihG  spirit  to  a  great  and  high 
mountain,  and  shewed  me  "that 
great  city,  the  holy  Jerusalem,  de- 
scending out  of  heaven  from  God, 


A.  D.  96. 


"  Is.  fi5.  17.  * 

»;.  2:i. 

■2  Pet.  S.  13. 
boh.  20. 11. 


■■19.52.1. 

Gal.  4.  'JB. 

lUb.  11.  10. 

&  12.  22.  & 

li.  14. 

ch.  3.  12. 

ver.  10. 
A  Is.  .54.  5.  & 

«1. 10. 

2  Cor.  11.  2. 

'Lev.  20.11, 
12. 

Ez.  43.  7. 
li  Crir.  (!.  IG. 
ch.  7.  15. 


fis.  25.  8. 

ch.7.  17. 
s  1  Cor.  15.26, 

54. 

ch.  20. 14. 
tils.  35.  10.  & 

U1.3.&  65.19. 


I  ch.  4. 2, 5.  & 
5.1.  SiL'O.ll. 

kis.  43.  10. 
2  Cor.  5. 17. 


1  ch.  10.  9. 


"ch.  16. 17. 

"ch.  1.8.& 
L-J.  13. 
"la.  12.3.  & 

.V^.  1. 

John  4.  10, 
14.  &  7.  37. 
ch.  22.  17. 


II  Or, 

tfiese  tJnng!'. 
I'  Zech.  8. «. 
.  Ileb.  S.  10. 
ilCor.6.  3, 

10. 

Gal.  5. 19, 

20,  21. 

Epii.  5.  5. 

1  Tim.  1.  0. 

Ileb.  12.  14. 

ch.  T>.  15. 

'ch.  20.14,15. 


'  ch.ir,.i  fi,-. 


'ch.IO.  7. 

ver.  L'. 
°ch.  1.  10. 

&  17.  3. 


»  Ez.  48. 
ver.  a. 


the  heavenly  Jerusalem. 


EEVELATION. 


The  river  and  tree  of  life. 


A.  D.  96. 


J  ver.  3.1. 
ch.  22. 5. 


'Ez.43.31-34. 


•EZ.48.31-S4. 


k  Afatt.  10.18. 
Gal.  2.  ». 
Eph.  2.  20. 


=  E«.  40.  3. 
Zech.  2.  1. 
ch.  11. 1. 


<1  Is.  54. 11. 


'  ch.  22.  2. 


f  John  4. 23. 


«Is.  24.  23.i! 

m.  r.».  20. 

ver.  11. 
ch.  22.  3. 


11  ^Having  the  glory  of  God: 
and  lier  light  was  like  unto  a  stone 
nio-st  iH'eeious,  even  like  a  jasper 
stone,  clear  as  crystal ; 

12  And  had  a  wall  great  and  high, 
and  had  'twelve  gates,  and  at  the 
gates  twelve  angels,  and  names 
written  thereon,  which  are  the  names 
of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Israel : 

13  ''On  the  east  three  gates;  on 
the  north  three  gates ;  on  the  south 
three  gates ;  and  on  the  west  three 
gates. 

14  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had 
twelve  foundations,  and  ^in  them 
the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  of 
the  Lamb. 

15  And  he  that  talked  with  me 
''had  a  golden  reed  to  measure  the 
city,  and  the  gates  thereof,  and  the 
wall  thereof. 

16  And  the  city  lieth  foursquare, 
and  the  length  is  as  large  as  the 
breadth :  and  he  measured  the  city 
with  the  reed,  twelve  thousand  fur- 
longs. The  length  and  the  breadth 
and  the  height  of  it  are  equal. 

17  And  he  measured  the  wall 
thereof,  a  hundred  and  forty  and 
four  cubits,  according  to  the  meas- 
ure of  a  man,  that  is,  of  the  angel. 

18  And  the  building  of  the  wall 
of  it  was  of  jasper :  and  the  city 
was  pure  gold,  like  unto  clear  glass. 

19  ''And  the  foundations  of  the 
wall  of  the  city  ircre  garnished  with 
all  manner  of  precious  stones.  The 
first  foundation  was  jasper;  the 
second,  sapphire ;  the  third,  a  chal- 
cedony ;  the  fourth,  an  emerald ; 

20  The  fifth,  sardonyx ;  the  sixth, 
sardius ;  the  seventh,  chrysolite  ; 
the  eighth,  beryl ;  the  ninth,  a  to- 
paz; the  tenth,  a  chrysoprasus ; 
the  eleventh,  a  jacinth ;  the  twelfth, 
an  amethyst. 

21  And  the  twelve  gates  were 
twelve  pearls ;  every  several  gate 
was  of  one  pearl :  '  and  the  street 
of  the  city  was  j)ure  gold,  as  it  were 
transparent  glass. 

22  ^And  I  saw  no  temple  therein : 
for  the  Lord  God  Almiglity  and  the 
Lamb  are  the  temple  of  it. 

23  ^And  the  city  had  no  need  of 
the  sun,  neither  of  the  moon,  to 


shine  in  it:  for  the  glory  of  God 
did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb  is  the 
light  thereof. 

21  ''And  the  nations  of  them  which 
avii  saved  shall  walk  in  the  light  of 
it:  and  the  kings  of  the  earth  do 
bring  their  glory  and  honour  into  it. 

25  'And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not 
be  shut  at  all  by  day:  for  "^ there 
shall  be  no  night  there. 

20  'And  they  shall  bring  the  glory 
and  honour  of  the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  °' there  shall  in  no  wise 
enter  into  it  any  thing  that  defileth, 
neither  whatsoever  worketh  abom- 
ination, or  malieth  a  liej  but  they 
whicli  are  written  in  the  Lamb's 
"  book  of  life. 

CHAPTER  XXIL 

1  The  river  of  the  toaterofUfe.  2  The  tree  of  life.  5 
The  lujht  of  the  city  of  Crod  is  himself.  9  The  angel 
will  not  be  xcornhipped.  18  Xothiur/  may  be  added 
to  the  word  of  God,  nor  taken  therefrom. 

A  XD  he  shewed  me  ^  a  pure  river 
JLA.  of  water  of  life,  clear  as  crys- 
tal, proceeding  out  of  the  throne 
of  God  and  of  the  Lamb. 

2  ''In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it, 
and  on  either  side  of  the  river,  was 
there  Hhe  tree  of  life,  which  bare 
twelve  manner  0/ fruits,  and  yielded 
her  fruit  every  month:  and  the 
leaves  of  the  tree  ivere  ''for  the 
healing  of  the  nations. 

3  And  nhere  shall  be  no  more 
curse :  ^  but  the  throne  of  God  and 
of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it ;  and  his 
servants  shall  serve  him : 

4  And  ^'they  shall  see  his  face; 
and  ''his  name  shall  1)e  in  their 
foreheads. 

5  'And  there  shall  be  no  night 
there;  and  they  need  no  candle, 
neither  light  of  the  sun;  for  ''the 
Lord  God  giveth  them  light :  '  and 
they  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

G  And  he  said  unto  me,  ""These 
sayings  are  faithful  and  true:  and 
the  Lord  God  of  the  holy  prophets 
"sent  his  angel  to  shew  unto  his 
servants  the  things  which  must 
shortly  be  done. 

7  "Behold,  I  come  quickly :  ^ bless- 
ed is  he  that  keepeth  the  sayings 
of  the  prophecy  of  tliis  book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things, 
and  heard  them.  And  when  I  had 
heard  and  seen,  ''I  fell  down  to 

311 


A.  D.  96. 


k  In.  m.  3, .?, 
11.  &  00.12. 


1  Is.  CO.  11. 

kin.  00.  20. 
Zcch.  14.  7. 
ch.  22. 5. 

1  Tcr.  24. 


"  I».  K.  8.  k 
62.1.&GD.21. 
Joel ."..  17. 
ch.  22.14,15. 


"  Phil.  4.  3. 
ch.  3..).&  13. 
8.  ii  20.  IZ 


•Ez.  4?.  1. 

Zcch.  14.  8. 


b  Ez.  47.  12. 
ch.21.  21. 


'  Gen.  2.  9. 
ch.  2.  7. 


i  ch.  21.  24. 

•  Zeeh.14.11. 
'Ez.  4S.  35. 


f  Matt.  5.  8. 

1  Cor.  13.12. 

1  John  3.  2. 
h  ch.  3. 12.  & 

14.1. 

ich.  21.23,23. 


k  Ps.  .30.  9.  & 

84.  11. 
1  Dun.  7.  27. 

Kom.  5.  17. 

2  Tim.  2.12. 

ch.  3.  21. 
"ch.  19.  9.  & 

21.5. 


■ch.  l.I. 


°ch.S.  II. 
ver.  10, 12, 

20. 
Pch.  1.3, 


Ich.  19. 10, 


Chrisfs  coming 


EEYELATIOK 


and  eternity. 


A.  D.  96. 


'ch.  19. 10. 


•Diin.8.  26. 
&  \-2.  4,  a. 
ch.  10.  4. 

'ch.1.3. 


■  Er.  3.  27. 
iJan.  V2.  10. 
:.'Tmi.3.l:i. 


*  vcr.  I . 

T  r«.  40. 10.  * 

U.'.  11. 

•  Kom.  2.  C. 
i  14.  12. 
ct.  20.  12. 

•I«.  41.4.  & 
44.  6.  4  4«. 
I.'. 

ch.  1.8,11. 
*  21.  C. 


b  Dun.  12. 12. 
1  Jubu  i>.24. 

'ch.2.r. 

vcr.  2. 
<lch.21.2r. 
•  I  Cor.  6.  a, 

10. 

f;al.J.19,20, 

21. 

Col.  X  C. 

ch.9.  ai,21. 

*  21.  8. 
f  Phil.  3.  2. 


worsliip  before  the  feet  of  the  an- 
gel which  shewed  me  these  things. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me,  "^See 
tliou  (Jo  it  not :  for  I  am  tliy  fellow 
servant,  and  of  thy  brethren  the 
prophets,  and  of  them  wiiich  keep 
the  sayings  of  this  book :  worshij) 
God. 

10  'And  he  saith  unto  me.  Seal 
not  tlie  sayings  of  the  prophecy 
of  this  book:  *for  the  time  is  at 
hand. 

11  "He  that  is  nnjust,  let  him  be 
unjust  still :  and  he  which  is  filthy, 
let  him  be  filthy  still :  and  he  that 
is  righteous,  let  him  be  righteous 
still :  and  he  that  is  holy,  let  him 
be  hoi}'  still. 

12  ''And,  behold,  I  come  quickly; 
and  ^my  reward  is  with  me,  ^to 
give  every  man  according  as  bis 
work  shall  be. 

13  ^I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  end,  the  first 
and  the  last. 

14  "Blessed  are  they  that  do  his 
commandments,  tliat  they  may 
have  right  'to  the  tree  of  life,  "and 
may  enter  in  through  the  gates 
into  the  city. 

15  For  "^  without  are  '^dogs,  and 
sorcerers,  and  wlioremongers,  and 

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murderers,  and  idolaters,  and  who- 
soever loveth  and  maketh  a  lie. 

16  ^ I  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel 
to  testify  unto  you  these  things  in 
the  churches.  ^  I  am  the  root  and 
the  ofispring  of  David,  and  Hhe 
bright  and  morning  star. 

17  And  the  Spirit  and  ''the  bride 
say,  Come.  And  let  him  that 
heareth  say,  Come.  'And  let  him 
that  is  athirst  come.  And  whoso- 
ever will,  let  bim  take  the  water 
of  life  freely. 

18  For  I  testify  unto  every  man 
that  heareth  the  words  of  the 
prophecy  of  this  book,  "^f  any  man 
shall  add  unto  these  things,  God 
shall  add  unto  him  the  plagues 
that  are  written  in  this  book : 

19  And  if  any  man  shall  take 
away  from  the  words  of  the  book 
of  this  prophecy,  "God  shall  take 
away  his  part "  out  of  the  book  of 
life,  and  out  of  Hhe  holy  city,  and 
from  the  things  which  are  written 
in  this  book. 

20  He  which  testifieth  these 
things  saith,  p  Surely  I  come  quick- 
ly :  *>  Amen.  ^Even  so,  come,  Lord 
Jesus. 

21  ^The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  1)G  with  you- all.    Amen. 


THE  END. 


A.  D.  96. 


»ch.  1. 1. 


kch.  5.  5. 

iXum.  24.17. 
Zech.  (>.  12. 
2  Pet.  1.  VJ. 
ch.  2.  28. 

k  ch.  21.  2,  9. 


Us.  55. 1. 
John  7.  37. 
ch.  21.  6. 


"'  Deut.  4.  2. 
&  12.  32. 
Prov.  30.  C. 


"  Ex.  32.  .33. 
Ps.  C9.  28. 
ch.3.5.&1.3. 

8. 

II  Or,  from 
the  tree  of 
life. 

°  ch.  21. 2. 


P  ver.  12. 

1  John  21. 25. 
'  2  Tim.  i.  8. 

'  Rom.  16.20, 

24. 

2  Thess.  3. 

18. 


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